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[bi-kisses]

Can people give me the run down on the post-post-trial Amber Heard/Johnny Depp situation? I feel as though the consensus is still very anti-Heard, but I've seen interesting info arise about withheld evidence and whatnot. So if someone is... Idk, invested? Lmk what the deal is.

FWIW I thought it was public knowledge that Heard mistreated Depp but that he also has a drug and alcohol problem, on top of being an all around asshole, so I'm not so sure he was a perfect non-abusive angel throughout their relationship.

[prettydjarinsoloinspires]

honestly at this point Marvel can do whatever tf they want to with Lokius. they’ve already given me all i need to have one of the greatest ships of all time. it’s a love story that writes itself, even if they refuse to see that. no matter what happens, good or bad, Lokius will always belong together, in my opinion. they compliment, balance and KNOW each other. Loki has come so far in such a short period of time BECAUSE of Mobius. Mobius is the only one who has ever truly seen him. they might never be canon, but they sure as fuck should be.

[isa-ah]

im watching a retrospective about Majora's Masks dungeon progression and realizing a little more every time he says "this game took a lot of very brave steps out to not be ocarina of time" that my disappointment with totk isn't out of place. I've been told "it's breath of the wild 2, why did you expect it to be different?" but like.. it's it's own game. why is it the exact same but with an arguably worse iteration of the story?

[emberdune]

hmmm motion picture film stock kinda yummy

[rabbitcrimes]

Honestly of all my beefs with the untamed, an otherwise flawless media property, it’s that they should have given Lan Wangji some hard core severe back scars

[crimeronan]

niche post that i might have made before but i'm eternally thinking about hennessy glancing at ronan's birth certificate and instantly being like "dude. of Course this is forged. he didn't even try. your da left the fucking fadas in your name"

[sevensoulmates]

Thank you so much for the explanation, because yes I wasn't seeing the bigger picture (about the titles for the episodes) but yes, it's logical that the meaning behind the title will be to set an overall atmosphere for the whole thing. And I didn't knew about that many references to movies/series? mainly becausey I haven't seen most of them 🤦‍♀️ and other references about phrases (I just didn't know the "why" behind the titles).

And of course sometimes the characters don't even know what's going on their minds yet but luckily I'm on the "Eddie/Buck taking their sweet time realizing how they actually feel" side, getting there is half the fun right?

Thanks for the sharing the post by useramor, I didn't knew about it!

Can I ask another thing? I was really curious about some fans panicking over the possibility of Eddie calling Buck "brother" in incoming episodes, where is this coming from and why is this bad? I just don't get it and I feel like I missing some info.

Thank you for your prompt response, I really appreciate you taking the time to do it.

Titles do have some importance but most of the time the original source material doesn't have THAT much to do with it. Such as the movies, etc. Titles can help set the tone, and general themes, but I wouldn't take them wholly literally, as I've seen people be disappointed in the past because a title like "What's Your Fantasy?" didn't immediately equate to Buck and Eddie doing the nasty in that episode.

It's funny you should mention the "brother" thing, cuz that's actually what I was thinking about when I answered your last ask, hence the "CHARACTERS LIE!!" moment LOLOL I was actually debating making a whole post in regards to that but I was on the fence. Your ask gives me the perfect excuse.

For context: the "eddie calls buck his brother" rumors came about from some accounts on twitter and tumblr who claim (without proof) that they have a "source" that works for 911 that is feeding them info and pictures. Even if the source part is true, all of it is still out of context, and therefore anything that is leaked should ALWAYS be taken with the SMALLEST possible grain of salt. Nothing is true until we see it with our own eyeballs on our tv screens.

I feel like I'm one of the few people who didn't immediately be like one of them calling the other brother means it's the end of Buddie!! We already know that this arc is going to revolve around Buck (and possibly Eddie too) being confused and uncertain of where their relationship stands. I think that the purposeful confusion and uncertainty are because neither Buck nor Eddie really understands why their feelings are getting hurt or why the other is acting in certain ways. That, plus all of the last few seasons, have shown that Buck and Eddie don't really talk a lot about who they are to each other. They kind of just....live in that nebulousness and hope no one comes along and points out how odd it is.

Something else I want to point out is that if the rumor is true, we don't know AT WHAT POINT in the episode he says this. What new information might have come to light before this? Additionally, we don't know what acting choices might come along with it. Does Eddie look weird as he says "brother"? Does Buck make an odd face? Is the camera focus on the scene being uncomfortable? Is the "brother" comment accepted easily or hesitantly? Is there romantic/soft or discordant music in the background? What is being said without being said in the moment? There are simply too many unknown variables in the equation including story context, editing, sound, and acting choices for me to immediately be like "damn, guess I'll give up now".

We also don't know if this happens in episode 4 or 5 which also vastly changes the context.

I'll also tell you what my first thought was when I heard the "Eddie calls buck his brother!" rumors. I thought "Oh of course he did, he's still deep in compulsory heterosexuality".

Let's think about this in two ways:

If Buck comes out as Bi, and Eddie calls him his brother for the first time since they met? That's so strange. Why now all of a sudden is Eddie purposefully trying to immediately shut down the possibility of them being romantic? Why does the idea of Buck having a romantic interest in men suddenly make Eddie feel the need to draw boundaries? One could say it's a homophobic response, or (more likely) an internalized homophobic response. One could also say it's so Buck does not get the idea of a romantic relationship being possible between them, which again, why does he feel the need to draw that distinction if they're both oh so confident they're the best of friends and will never be anything but friends. "Brother" is also distancing language as well. It could be a way for Eddie to distance himself from Buck, and in turn, Buck's queerness. Again, why? No one in his immediate circle is homophobic so why does he feel the need to distance himself in every way possible from even the tiniest idea of queerness being associated with him? All of it screams internalized homophobia and compulsory heterosexuality to me.

Now let's go the non-queer route. Say Buck is still straight as a ruler. They resolve their issue, Eddie reassures Buck that they're best still friends, etc. I am again wondering why Eddie feels the need to use "brother" for the first time in years. It should imply being closer than friends. But Eddie has already proven that he views Buck as closer than his blood family, hence why Buck is in the will, and Eddie's family is not. So why again, "brother" if not to purposely draw attention to the odd (and out of character) word choice. This could once again be Eddie using distancing language, which once again implies all of the stuff I said before. And in this case, it's even odder, because Buck is (as far as Eddie knows) a straight man. So why the need to draw a boundary? That lends more to Eddie having a potential fear of being perceived as queer by Buck. That also lends to internalized homophobia.

And all of that aside, at the end of the day, Buck and Eddie are not blood-related, and they didn't grow up with each other, so even if they call each other brothers...it's always going to be in a metaphorical sense. And there's the fact that FEELINGS. CAN. CHANGE. Eddie might believe he sees Buck as a brother at the moment, but that could change in a single instant. If Eddie's really not had that many other close male friends in his life, he might truly believe that what he feels for Buck is just friendship and not realize that actually...this is something vastly different. Or, like I said, he might be LYING. The writers could also be LYING to us on purpose.

It's possible that it could be used as a red herring, to make the audience believe one thing, and then they plan to subvert it as a "plot twist" at the end. It could be used as a plot device and a stepping stool to so many other things. And additionally, why now? Why in this big episode where it seems like sexuality might come into play? Why not in episode 1 when Eddie could've been like "You're like an uncle to Chris". And of course, again, the biggest point of them all: we already KNOW that Buck and Eddie are the closest of friends. We've seen it, new audiences have seen it. So why suddenly redefine it as "brothers" during an episode where it seems like Buck is getting his own feelings regarding their relationship confused.

The last thing to think about is this: how does doubling down on Buck and Eddie being "brothers" push the story forward? Story needs conflict, and 911 thrives off of creating long-term conflict. How does being "brothers" set up a long-term conflict for them? Or, if being "brothers" is the resolution for their conflict, then what is changing as a result of being "brothers"? How are they getting closer than they already are by being "brothers"? Truthfully, them redefining their relationship to "brothers" changes absolutely nothing about their relationship.

I don't agree with people who say "This shuts down all hope of buddie" because season 6 already pulled them as far apart as they could be. It gave them female love interests to do something with if they wanted to this season but fact of the matter is that the writers didn't want to pursue those stories. They threw Buddie back together so fiercely and chopped their love interests down to less importance than randos on calls.

So what is left that actually can cause Buck and Eddie's relationship to evolve into something we've never seen from them before? The only answer is romance. So, no, I'm not worried about some random "brothers" comment.

[givehimthemedicine]

breaking my silence on the elmax flash studio scene

El has been watching TV alone for a year and change, so okay you can tell me she has some awareness of glamour as a concept, but you cannot look me in the face and tell me El knows how to pose and work her angles or has the charisma to do so out of absolutely nowhere.

the real Eleven would just stand in front of the camera like 🧍‍♀️ until Max has to coach her and pose her like a mannequin to achieve these photos.

I mean, this is the type of photo El knows how to take:

this girl didn't just turn into that girl by osmosis from standing next to Max for 45 seconds I'm sorry

[ricopop]

goodnight, oscillo @cephalonheadquarters @superbellsubways

doodles under cut (cw for blood maybee idk)

Last image is tubby custard btw. dont translaye the binary i couldnt fit the whole text into the. Canvas 🙁

[woahpip]

im not beating the bisexuals are greedy discourse (i have a date tonight)

[haritrash]

officially unfollowing all farming and permaculture related accounts everywhere . too many brainwashed, religious and preachy, ecofascist weirdoes . i'll try to buy organic, but that's it . i die like the urban worker i never wanted to be .

[meanscarletdeceiver]

what do you think of the "steam team" concept

How do I put this diplomatically...

It's stupid.

[bluehairperson]

Apprenticember! Days 1 and 2

Day 1: Introduce your apprentice!

James | he/she/they | 32 | taurus | april 21th | 178 cm

James is... something. He’s a very spontaneous person. He’s warm, helpful and generally very easy to get along with. If you’re polite enough you’re going to have a good time around him. He’s always available to lend a hand if needed, which makes a lot of people, Asra included, see him as a sort of responsible older sibling figure.

On the other hand, if you dig a little deeper you might get a pretty different picture. James is not used to being disliked. People being mistrustful or giving him a hard time make him easily irritable, which he is at least a little bit decent at hiding. He’s a chronic people pleaser, but instead of bending over to accomodate everyone he resorts to lying to cover up himself and his actions. Lies that always end up accumulating and making him sweat to mantain the charade. He doesn’t do it maliciously, but he’s definitely the type of person who ends up hurting the people he cares about because of his decisions. He thinks (or tries to convince himself of it) he can handle anything alone all the time, which is what usually puts him in these kind of situations. He can also be a massive hypocrite. Asra could swear he wasn’t like this before.

Day 2: Who is their LI? What’s their relationship like?

During the murder investigations his relationship with Valerius, who is mainly his employer, is an absolute mess.

One of the things James is known around town for is how good he is at finding people and things who go missing, them being civilians, wanted criminals or lost valuable items. He obviously uses magic to do it, but because of how unreliable his spells are with his amnesia he doesn’t make it public. So, when he hears that some rich guy at the palace is hiring a bounty hunter to catch a dangerous killer before the Countess’s new hiree that sounds like an easy job, right?

Wrong. Valerius sees almost immediately through his act and James struggles to deceive him about his true intentions. They lie to each other constantly, they’re both extremely secretive and even tho their relationship start as a casual affair they still manage to be pretty possessive and jealous.

They have some rare tender moments of honesty in private but tend to be pretty awkward and tense in public.

[spider-man-2o99]

(water + wood) What are the chances that Miguel comes out of this as some kind of ambush predator that hangs off skyscrapers and murders Fly Boys? Look, no one knows what genre they live in, but I am pretty sure that this all this dehumanization the scientists are doing is just going to result in a Murder Animal that Hates Them.

i can’t properly answer this without potentially spoiling anything, but It Is Interesting That You Would Say That, Anon ! : )

[chronokepts]

If posting this jinxs it all I'll loathe my stupid life forever, but – hopefully! – I won't become entirely jobless next year, like I was shaping up to be, so that's real great actually

[browneyesbrighteyes]

The Mandalorian season 3

Ok so it’s been a week since the season ended and I’ve had time to let my thoughts sit with the show. 

My final opinion is essentially that yeah, I liked it.

But it is absolutely no where near the first two seasons for me. Those two seasons mean everything to me. They are my favorite TV show.

And season 3 was good. Really good at times even. Good enough for me to enjoy. I’m excited for where the show is going to go next and I loved the ending. 

But I will never be able to get over the potential we had at the end of season 2. Because I know what I WANTED for season 3. And all of my criticisms didn’t change as the season finally finished. I still have them.

(rest under the cut because this got long)

I stand by the fact that we could have had the same plot but written better. Because what SHOULD have happened, is that Din and Grogu should have still been separated when the season started. We should have seen Din struggle with his choice to remove his helmet. Because if it was never an issue, if he never had any doubt about his creed? If it wasn’t meant to be a question on whether he would try to “redeem” himself? He never would have taken his helmet off in the first place.

So I would have liked to see him grapple with that. I would have liked to see him get rejected from his covert, like he did in tbobf (they never should have put that episode in another show). And then suffer with the loneliness and have THAT lead him to want to see Grogu again. And sure, get turned away just like in tbobf. It could be exactly the same.

And after he’s turned away by his covert, and then by Ahsoka/Luke, I wanted to see him grapple with the fact that he was truly alone. And I think that could have been a good reason for him to turn fully back to his creed. Reconnect with it and realize he wanted to redeem himself in the waters. You can even have Bo Katan be there, and even have Din need her help on Mandalore, and maybe even have Grogu return to him then. It would have been a great midseason episode to have their reunion AND the mythosaur reveal in one! Can you imagine?

Only it would have all been through a more Din-focused lens. It would have been a good half season to pursue through that idea. And then, Luke offers Grogu the same choice, and Grogu chooses Din, and they get reunited. But not until at least halfway through the season. Any my god, more emotional than it was in tbobf, because having the reunion scene for a few seconds in the middle of a battle? I didn’t like that even then. 

And the second half of the season could have still pulled back from Din a bit and focused on the Mandalorians. Just with a bit more focus on WHY Din doesn’t want the darksaber. on WHY he struggles to wield it (we really never went back to that. Shame). It could have still led to Bo getting the darksaber, and the ultimate battle with Gideon, and the darksaber getting destroyed.

But the show didn’t feel quite the same as the first two seasons. They really stole the weight of the season 2 finale away. It really doesn’t hit the same anymore, because they undercut it before we could even make it to S3. And I’m not upset about the plot points. But they set up a potential that never got realized, and it feels like losing something.

So yeah. I liked season 3. It was good. But I LOVE season 1 and 2. And I hope going forward it feels like that magic again.