#slaying game and watch goddamn

[the-gooblin]

It appears I’m losing my mind

Sick in the head even with this little man

[muirneach]

i haven’t even been checking the preseason scores thats how you know im so busy rn

[kashverse]

your boyfriend coaching a girls’ sports teams is a fascinating study of chaos, discipline, and emotional whiplash. it is also a terrifying display of how much power one person can have over impressionable minds. if anyone ever questions how deeply a coach can shape the future, they need only observe the absolute mayhem that unfolds under the leadership of said boyfriend.

gojo’s football team

“ladies, we must slay,” gojo declares, standing in the middle of the field, sunglasses perched on his nose like he’s about to give a ted talk instead of coaching a group of five- to fifteen-year-olds in a sport that he just barely understands. he claps his hands once. the team stands at attention. the youngest, a tiny but fierce five-year-old named mei, raises a hand. “coach gojo, what’s slay?”

“good question, mei dear!” gojo beams. “slay is when you dominate in style. it’s when you flip your hair after a touchdown, when your cleats match your energy, when—” he pauses dramatically, lowering his shades to wink at them, “—you leave your enemies in the dust and look good doing it.”

“what about actual football?” asks misaki, one of the older girls, clearly tired of his nonsense.

“yes, yes, there’s that too,” he waves a hand dismissively. “but listen, coordination is key. we can’t just play well, we have to look well. what’s our game plan today?”

the team groans in unison: “flip the hair, score the goal.”

“atta girls.”

the game begins, and despite his ridiculous antics, gojo’s training somehow works. every single touchdown is punctuated with a dramatic hair flip. even the girls with short hair have perfected an imaginary one, jerking their heads back in a movement so fierce that their opponents are momentarily stunned. “see?” gojo says smugly as the team wins their game. “dominance. in style.”

geto’s swim team

in contrast, geto’s approach is far calmer. he leans against the pool’s edge, arms crossed, nodding at his team with an approving smile. “good work, everyone,” he says, high-fiving a seven-year-old who looks like she’s about to pass out from exhaustion. “coach, can we rest now?” asks hana, one of the older girls, between gasps for air. “of course,” he says kindly. then he claps his hands together. 

“right after you double up.”

there’s a moment of silence. someone whimpers.

“coach—”

“you heard me,” he says, and suddenly, his previous warmth is gone. “double up.”

“but—”

“double. up.”

and then, like a switch has been flipped, the entire team triples their swimming speed. they slice through the water like sharks chasing prey, their strokes precise, their turns flawless. geto watches with quiet satisfaction, nodding approvingly as a twelve-year-old girl overtakes her teammate with the determination of an olympic athlete. once the session ends and the team is gasping at the edge of the pool, he pats them on the back like nothing happened. “great job today, girls.”

“you’re a menace,” one of them wheezes. he chuckles. 

“i know.”

sukuna’s badminton team

if gojo is chaos disguised as charisma and geto is warmth that turns to terror, sukuna is just terror. “victory at all costs,” he says before every game. before every practice. before every team dinner. it is their mantra, their religion, their unshakable truth. the team does not question it.

“if your opponent is faster, be faster. if they’re smarter, be smarter. if they want it more,” sukuna crosses his arms, voice dangerously low, “rip it from their goddamn hands.”

this is why his team plays like demons. they lunge for the shuttlecock like it’s the last meal on earth, their movements so aggressive that referees often ask if they’ve been trained in hand-to-hand combat. during one particular match, his youngest player, aki, executes a perfect smash that sends the shuttlecock flying into the opposing team’s side with such force that it bounces off the ground and hits the net.

“hell yeah, kid!” sukuna roars, slamming a fist into his palm. aki beams, vibrating with murderous joy. when the match ends and his team emerges victorious, they march off the court like soldiers who have conquered a nation. and then, the moment they step off the court—

“hiiiiiii, coach!” aki chirps, her demon-like aggression completely gone as she waves at him sweetly. “hello, aki,” he deadpans.

“did i do good?”

“you crushed their spirits,” he says approvingly.

“yay!”

the duality is terrifying.

toji’s american football team

if gojo is about style and flair, toji is about pure, unrelenting rage. “alright, listen up, you little punks,” toji snarls, pacing up and down the field. he has the kind of presence that makes even the stadium lights feel dimmer. “you wanna throw that ball? you wanna make it count? then stop thinking like soft little kids and start thinking like warriors.” the team stares at him, waiting. he stops, narrows his eyes. 

“who here has an ex?”

silence. then, one of the older girls, yuki, hesitantly raises a hand. “me.”

“he cheat?”

“…yes.”

“good.” he gestures to the ball. “that’s him. throw him to hell.” 

she blinks, then flings the ball so hard it nearly breaks the goalpost.  “holy shit,” one of her teammates mutters.

toji smirks. “next.”

one by one, the girls line up, channeling heartbreak into sheer destruction. passes become bullets, tackles become acts of war. by the end of practice, the opposing team’s coach is watching in terror as toji laughs darkly from the sidelines. post-practice, toji sits on the bleachers, grinning as his players gather around. he knows his power. “so,” he says casually, leaning forward. “what’s the latest?”

“mai said rena kissed her ex at the pep rally,” one of the girls whispers.  toji nods solemnly. “truly disgusting. use that next practice.”

nanami’s fencing team

nanami does not play games. he does not deal in nonsense. fencing is about skill, precision, discipline. unfortunately, fencing is also mental warfare, and sometimes, nanami indulges.

“focus,” he tells one of his fencers before a match. “your opponent is skilled, but you are better.” she nods, shifting her grip. then, nanami leans in slightly.

“also, i overheard her coach say she doesn’t think you’re fast enough.”

the fencer freezes. her head snaps toward him. “she said what?”

“mm,” nanami hums, adjusting his watch. “just a passing remark. perhaps she was right.”

“she wasn’t.”

the match is over in seconds.

nanami watches as his fencer destroys her opponent, a quiet smirk forming as the referee announces the win. he nods once when his student turns back to him, eyes burning. 

“i knew you had it in you.”

she exhales, looking down at her foil. “…was that even true?” 

nanami checks his watch again. “does it matter?”

choso’s basketball team

how choso became a basketball coach is a mystery, but no one dares to question it. he is too pure, too kind. the girls adore him. even the referees, who should remain unbiased, get emotional when they see him cheering. “you got this,” choso tells his team before a match, his voice soft but certain. “i believe in you.”

his team believes in him. they run faster, shoot cleaner, steal like their lives depend on it. when one of his players gets a foul and has to step off, she almost cries—not from the penalty, but from the fact that she has disappointed choso. “it’s okay,” he says gently, kneeling beside her. “you did your best.”

“…i’ll do better.”

“i know you will.”

by the time the team gets back on the court, they are playing with a vengeance. it is not about winning. it is about making coach choso proud. when they clutch the game-winning basket, choso pulls out a homemade banner. he made it himself.

the girls almost start sobbing.

“you guys did amazing,” choso says, smiling. one of his players full-on cries into his shoulder. 

“he’s too good for this world,” one of the opposing players mutters.

[foxgirlmoth]

I think a significant sign you've made a good game is when people can know the spoilers and see the game and even watch a full playthrough, and you can pick up the game and love it still. Its like what people say for general storytelling, if getting spoiled ruins the whole experience, you most likely didn't make a great story and are relying on shock or sudden twists. A lot of these games can be watched in full and still enjoyed, but I think people find the twists and/or shock value to be the only selling point, and it feels reductive to the rest of the game.

I'm gonna start talking about all videogames the way people talk about slay the princess and outer wilds (and others) I think

Nonononono, don't look anything up about... Dark souls, it's a much better experience finding everything out yourself than to have it absolutely RUINED by SPOILERS

You should play... Uncharted 3 yourself, rather than watching a stream of it, because getting to make the decisions will increase your enjoyment of the game, and nobody has ever played Uncharted after watching it and found it enjoyable the second time around

[socra-time]

Socra’s Naruto Liveblog, Ep. 121-130

Ep 121:

-I’d like to start my commentary by pointing out that the thumbnail for this episode was Akamaru peeing on Kiba’s face

-geez how far did the other twin go to wash his eyes out bc how did he not hear any of the screaming that was going on

-Kiba sitting and petting Akamaru in what could potentially be their last moments is making me sad:(

-Akamaru is so GODDAMN CUTE😭

-Kiba being raised in an all-female household of dog ladies is kind of a peak character detail. He truly is a boyfailure in a family of girlbosses

-anyways I want to know more about his mom and sister. I’m starved for cool female characters

-also how come Kiba’s sister gets to have three whole doggos

-I think it’s kinda hilarious how Choji’s backstory during his fight revealed his struggles being excluded and his history with Shikamaru and then meanwhile Kiba’s is just like “he’s just a dude who loves his dog”. I mean I gotta respect it (because I, too, am a dude who loves her dog), but it’s funny

-I want to see more of Kimimaro’s kekkei genkai. So far his fighting amounts to basically having two “swords” and being really good at melee combat but I know there’s gotta be more impressive-looking stuff in his arsenal

-oh well I got my wish to see more of Kimimaro’s powers. Bone powers are actually pretty cool (and also I could definitely see Orochimaru using them)

-oops I lowkey forgot about Shikamaru’s fight tbh

-I like that Kiba’s battle turned from “actual battle” to “get away and avoid being killed”. It’s a switchup from the other four battles and puts more of a focus on trickery and survival skills

-Tayuya and Shikamaru’s mid-battle banter is very amusing to me and idk why

Ep 122:

-I’m actually very curious to see how Shikamaru handles this battle considering that he is very much not an offensive fighter

-I like how Shikamaru thinks of his battles like shogi games

-my heart is too weak to handle seeing hurt Akamaru

-I will say that all the transitions between the different fights/scenes are kinda jarring, especially because some of the scenes are only a few seconds long

-oooh I like Tayuya’s second stage form

-oh Shikamaru CAN use shadow strangle jutsu. Idk why he hasn’t used it before tho, but maybe he hadn’t learned it yet?

-okay Shikamaru is officially a badass. I feel like that was too easy tho, so Tayuya still probably has something up her sleeve

Ep 123:

-Naruto respectfully your “spam shadow clones” strategy is really not working

-shoutout to Kiba for actually having survival skills (Naruto could never lmao)

-ohhhhh god Naruto finally coming face-to-face with Sasuke is making me anxious

-Sasuke’s deranged laughter is really stupid-sounding ngl

-also Sasuke stepping on a leaf was uh. Not subtle.

-LEE IS HERE OMG FUCK IT UP MY SON MY LEGEND MY GOAT

-I know Lee takes over but damn Naruto’s fight with Kimimaro was such a nothingburger of a fight. Like legit nothing happened

-Lee catching Kimimaro’s blade was badass as hell

-I love how Genma still has the needle in his mouth even when he’s in the fucking hospital

-oh my god I love Gai so fucking much hfhshsgshwhshdhdhwgdggw. His voice actor is also slaying as always

-I love how Tsunade and Gai keep saying “elixir” instead of “alcohol”. Censorship go brrrr

-LMFAO NOT LEE AND KIMIMARO PAUSING THE FIGHT SO LEE CAN TAKE HIS MEDICINE IM FUCKING WHEEZINGGGGG

-(also Kimimaro just going along with Lee’s request was incredible)

-oh my god drunk Lee is fucking hilarious. Also the whole “unhinged combat monster when drunk” thing is such a peak character detail

Ep 124:

-I bet Lee’s voice actor had so much fun doing the drunk Lee scenes

-oop Shikamaru is kinda losing his battle now

-damn Kiba is really just trucking along with multiple stomach stab wounds

-ohhhh my god drunk Lee just keeps getting funnier and funnier

-also the little story of Team Gai dealing with drunk Lee was great

-god Lee’s fights are just such a joy to watch. The fight choreo is always so snappy and fun

-I love Lee going on a mini tangent about underage drinking while being drunk off his ass

-also I love that when Lee sobers up and sees Kimimaro with his ribs sticking out he’s just like “wtf happened to you”

-damn why is this Kiba versus the twins fight turning into a horror movie

-Ukon just casually wearing Kiba’s jacket is kinda funny to me but is also just a dick move

-YOOOOO IT’S THE SAND HOMIES THEY LOOK SO BADASS

-it’s funny that all of the foreshadowing we got of the sand siblings coming was just Kiba occasionally smelling them

-also hell yeah Gaara got an outfit change!

Ep 125:

-I love that Gaara is just standing there with his arms crossed while Kimimaro attacks him

-it’s interesting seeing Lee and Gaara on the same side after Gaara almost ended Lee’s whole career as a ninja. And the fact that Lee doesn’t hold a grudge is crazy but also is very Lee

-I live for Temari roasting Shikamaru. Put him in his place queen

-YAY A KANKURO FIGHT! He’s definitely someone who I wanna see more of

-oh my god they are NOT holding back with Kankuro’s murder puppets. The Iron Maiden trap and the blood leaking out of it was INSANE

-also I wonder how strong the material Kankuro’s puppets are made of is. It looks like wood but clearly it’s stronger than that

-Temari is girlbossing so goddamn hard. Her just casually destroying the entire upper section of the forest was badass

-I feel like Temari turning around and grinning snarkily at Shikamaru when she says “pretty good, huh?” is the exact moment he starts catching feelings

Ep 126:

-Gaara and Lee are such a weird mix of personalities lol

-Gaara’s face is so deadpan while he blocks Kimimaro’s attacks

-I’m actually not sure how I feel about Gaara’s dub voice. Sometimes it fits and sometimes it really doesn’t

-basically the only word Naruto has spoken for the last couple scenes he’s been in is “SAAAAAASUKE”

-the abrupt cut from Naruto chasing Sasuke into the dark to Kimimaro’s backstory was really weird

-Kimimaro kinda deserved better, he really never had a chance at a normal life

-also WOW Gaara forced Kimimaro to activate his cursed mark SUPER quickly

-Gaara is kinda popping off in this episode

-this is so off-topic but seeing Kimimaro’s clan made me think about how I love when the clans in the show have certain identifying features like facial markings or styles of clothing. Ughhhhh I could talk about my headcanons about clan cultures forever

-WTF ZABUZA AND HAKU CAMEO????? Jesus that was so long ago but rest in peace guys

-I know I’ve said it a million times but I love Orochimaru’s theme so much, every time it comes in it’s epic as hell

-Orochimaru pleaseeeee stop indoctrinating every traumatized child you come across

-oh Kimimaro’s second stage form is uh. Interesting.

Ep 127:

-god Gaara is such a badass

-aw Gaara saved Lee:)

-okay Kimimaro using his spine as a weapon goes hard as fuck

-the Shukaku shield looks stupid

-KABUTO GET OFF MY SCREEN IM TRYING TO WATCH GAARA FIGHT

-Orochimaru is suuuuuch a cult leader

-I know it doesn’t mean anything but it was interesting to me that when Kimimaro fought the Sound 4, Jirobo and Kidomaru got knocked out but Tayuya and Sakon didn’t

-completely unrelated to anything but the color of Gaara’s eyes is very nice

-Jesus Christ that’s a lot of goddamn bones

-I really can’t say enough how much I hate the way Kabuto talks

-I do feel sad for Kimimaro. He’s definitely comparable to Haku, though Haku’s story resonated with me more

Ep 128:

-wow Sasuke both looks and sounds twice as edgy as he did before

-also given that I know that Sasuke doesn’t end up coming back with Naruto, it’s crazy to me how little time Team 7 was actually together. Maybe it’s because I’ve been bingeing the show but it feels like it’s hardly been any time at all

-damn Sasuke really is out here dissing the Konoha kids when several of them were fully willing to die for him

-I know Sasuke is a super traumatized kid and all but ughhhhh he’s pissing me off

-Naruto’s voice actor is doing a good job this episode, you can really feel the intensity of his emotion

-meanwhile I’m not sold on Sasuke’s voice actor’s performance here. Part of it is definitely the writing, but it’s definitely kinda cringey

-like half of this episode is flashbacks. I definitely think flashbacks are good to show during this climactic confrontation, but I feel like they needed to be better about picking and choosing which flashbacks to show and how long to show them for

-I didn’t realize before but it seems like the high-collared shirts Sasuke wears are an Uchiha thing?

-its very sad to me how different Sasuke’s personality probably would’ve been if his clan was still alive. He was so much happier and less reserved as a little kid 😭

-damn Sasuke was straight-up gonna burn Naruto alive

Ep 129:

-I usually don’t comment on the intros but I just gotta point out that Neji and Choji are the only Konoha kids missing from the intro. They really were trying to make viewers believe they were dead lol

-I still can’t get over how Sasuke got ALL of his mom’s genes and none of his dad’s

-also I still don’t like that Itachi doesn’t really sound any different in Sasuke’s flashbacks

-congratulations to Sasuke’s dad for being an extremely mediocre parent. Still better than Hinata’s dad tho.

-(belated shoutout to Choji’s dad for actually being a good father)

-oh shittttt there’s a mystery afoot! I wasn’t expecting to get some lore behind Itachi at this point but I’m very curious about whatever was going on with him and Shisui. Also for some reason I DO believe that he didn’t kill Shisui.

Ep 130:

-Naruto really needs to try to smack Sasuke with a rasengan or something

-yay more Sasuke/Itachi lore! I’m simultaneously very sad about it and very intrigued

-I also like that we’re getting a little lore about the Uchiha clan in general

-bruh why was little Sasuke trying to practice his fire style jutsu in the RAIN

-when Sasuke’s dad started walking away after Sasuke successfully did the fireball jutsu I was so ready to call him an asshole but he actually was pretty nice about it. I guess he gets to keep his title as a mediocre parent

-also Sasuke’s mom seems very nice

-okay Naruto time to go apeshit pls

[radaedan]

...We cannot trust any power mightier than humanity, nor place our hope in their beneficence. No mighty being of such a kind and gentle nature has ever existed save for that person [Xbalanque], one who would never commit appalling evils. I myself am no exception, and that is why we must outlaw all... - Holy Sovereign's Notes (VII)

Watch when it'd be revealed that Xbalanque actually committed appalling evils. What then, you gay ass dipshit (affectionally).

My obsession for toxic doomed yaoi shall never be undone. Love how Xbalanque was viewed as a literal saint by Och-Kan.

But I digress, my whole suspicion with Xbalanque started with how perfect he appeared to be. He was clever, outtricked a dragon sage from a far-advanced civilization, bargained with a god, united the by-then scattered tribes for a single cause of slaying Xiuhcoatl, probably incredibly charismatic, incredibly strong, managed to ascend to the Pyro Throne without costing his humanity, was humble and smart enough to make a system where his archonhood would pass through countless generations instead of keeping it to himself, knew the future, was beloved by all and affectionately nicknamed "Lanque", and according to Och-Kan's (gay) note above, he was incredibly kind & gentle that it was impossible for him to commit evils.

And he did it while being a human (and though various sources contradicted each other, Mavuika said that he was a Natlan native while in some weapons lore it's stated by the characters that he was an outlander.) The characters with comparable feats that I can think on top of my head are Remus, Egeria, Zhongli-Guizhong Assembly, and Ormazd (Gurabad lore is INSANE tbh, it's literally GoT level of historical fuckery I can't believe Hoyo actually dared to put it in their game. But it's balanced by the fact that it's only known through world quests & scattered notes☹️). They were either gods themselves or had a divine aid. Xbalanque only got Ronova & Waxaklahun's help later after he slain Xiuhcoatl.

Listen, I don't know about you, but he just sounds to goddamn perfect. You know how the narrative overperfected Mavuika to the point she has no apparent flaws ? I think it applies to Xbalanque too. We only know him as a historical character so this isn't such a glaring issue compared to Mavuika. Perhaps his one and only flaw is his oversight of appointing Och-Kan as the next ruler after him, letting all the chaos in Och-Kan’s reign ensued.

...Or is it ? Perhaps he was fully aware of it ? He knew the future, after all. He knew that Och-Kan would fuck up Ochkanatlan.

He saw the tainted one [Och-Kan], defiled and devoured by the black abyss, yet nonetheless fighting to the last for humanity's sake.

- A Thousand Blazing Suns, Mavuika’s signature weapon.

And he just... accepted it ? Mf just saw Och-Kan being tainted by the Abyss and suffered for millenia and just went...

"I shall leave hope for the future. So long as the flame does not die, there shall still be 'hope.'"

Translated: "Damn okay, hope for the future though."

Also context: Ronova gave him the vision of the future immediately after Xbalanque slain Xiuhcoatl, even preceding Waxaklahun. Assuming his response was made in front of Ronova, the fact that he could immediately form a decision that would impact his friends and the whole Natlan- and not all of it was positive, especially for his friends- that fast was... fucked-up ? Mf didn't even consult anyone, he just made up his mind right then & there. Also, it kinda reminded me of how Mavuika constantly clamored about "Nobody fights alone" and yet if the traveller isn't present in Natlan, she would fight Gosoythoth alone with no helps with the heroes of Natlan whatsoever.

(Credit to the poster. But if it’s a stolen meme, please let me know the original poster !)

Perhaps him giving "hope for the future" was his way to defy fate, but to me, Xbalanque sounded very fatalistic in this one. Did he just accept that his friends' futures were doomed & didn't find any ways to... you know, defy it ? Did he even tell his friends about this ? "Btw, you guys will get absolutely fucked over by Och-Kan, and I'll make sure it'll pass because the future needs hope. I hope you guys don't mind XD." I'm reminded of Lianca's saying of "seeking her own path." This became ironic with Xbalanque, because he already knew their paths & where it would led them into, their doom.

Idk, maybe it's just me nitpicking, but when the narrative constantly praised Xbalanque and then we have evidences that contradicted his "gentle & kind nature"... perhaps there's something more with his perfection that we currently know of.

To finish this short yap off, let me quote one of my favorite namecards in game. "Natlan: Fleeting Dreams".

Before one could become a sage among dragons, or a king among men, the ploys of one's ambition would have long since turned to naught but dreams. Yet to be incomplete is good; superior, in fact, to perfection.

This namecard always gives me feelings, the kind that makes you keel over and put your hands on your head. Oh Och-Kan, if only you didn't obsess over perfection... perhaps you could be good... at the very least he realized this in the very end...

(The namecard is what inspires the title of "Perfect was the enemy of good" btw😁)

EDIT: How could I forget the most blatant piece of evidence:

Fathom the words of Xbalanque, perceive his thousand-year-old lie. The utmost wisdom births the utmost paranoia, and as he held time and death in his hands, he doomed Natlan to an endgame without any solution.

- Obsidian Ancient Name

I know some of you would say: "But Radaedan, the description is made by the Abyss, of course it would mislead us!" Yeah, I consider that possibility too, but I think this description is a meta lie(?): when the narrator is unreliable so you can't take their words as absolute truth, but so you take them as lies, but if you dig deeper, some of their words are actually truth. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but what does the Abyss actually gain by lying to us at this point? They're defeated, and it's not that they're like a kind of villain that get stronger by the people's belief. And narratively speaking, we don't know any of these Pyro Archons personally. Heck, we even only got Xumucul & Ndenge' names from the AQ, while Cochanina was only mentioned in Mualani's signature weapon lore. How tf we should feel dread by this lie? Unless... it acts as a checkov's gun?

The whole ancient name is so sus.

Even the horror and despair, which humans can never transcend, are mere emotions "simulated" for your benefit once it has understood all that Natlan is.

"Simulated" for our benefit??? Does that means the Abyss know we play Genshin Impact for our entertainment?😭

Lend your ear to Xumucul's roar. Hear the hatred that festered in the heart of the unrivaled warrior a thousand years ago. How he regrets lifting his weapon before the tombs of his companions in days bygone! For if this battle could never have been won, then he was no leader, but a cruel, lonesome king. Look upon the tears of Cochanina — witness her thousand-year-old despair. Resolute she was to the end, but fire, sword, and death never ceased to ravage her homeland. At the last, she would kneel before the icy coffins, and reflect upon the image the rain-puddles painted of her: If it cannot be rejected, why not embrace it? Feel Ndenge's fury, and know his thousand-year madness. He fought for Natlan all his life, shed and spent his fiery blood, only to learn the truth of war from the Sacred Flame once he had attained the throne. He was not a hero, beloved by all — he was but a blind, ignorant clown, for humanity can never hope to conquer the true master.

Compare the descriptions of these past archons with Xbalanque's; while they're described as being furious or despairing, we aren't given any description of Xbalanque's emotional state. Heck, it even can be read that these past Archons are despairing because of Xbalanque's lie.

Think upon Mavuika's plan... No. It can warp history and memory, but it cannot twist your personal experiences.

Now this is so, so, so, sus. Doesn't Mavuika’s plan only consisted of awakening the heroes' ancient name? Where does the "warp history and memory" even come in? And the "but it cannot twist your personal experiences."... why does it sounds like Mavuika’s plan have some Irminsul erasure shenanigans, and we, as a descender, the only ones who know the truth?

Even the boy who cried wolf finally tells the truth once a real wolf appeared. Perhaps the Abyss also tells the truth in this instance.

[legallysoup]

the holidays.... they're over :(

an overview || april 21 to april 27

🧃started colouring my portrait idek why i was procrastinating ;-; 🧃met up with like half my drama class for shenanigans 🧃met up with an old friend of mine :) 🧃FINISHED COLOURING MY PORTRAIT YAYYY 🧃read like three books in the week (thats a lot) 🧃did a little embroidery 🧃watched my friend perform in a musical he was so slay 🧃played in the 2s again we lost 3-1 but i assisted the goal so yay

tracking &. habits

key — ✦ complete || ✧ not done

1.5L water 🌧️ ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ 30 mins exercise 🧦✧✧✦✧✧✦✦ training and games 🏑✦✦

not very much happened this week because it was holidays and i wasn't studying too much. because it's holidays. anyway im sick and NOT READY to go back to school goddamn

[smokeybrandreviews]

Lack of Conviction

Episode five of Ahsoka really hammered home how goddamn ridiculous the entire Clone War situation truly was. Watching Ahsoka on the front lines of that Geonosis battle, a fight where she was canonically fourteen or fifteen, was ludicrous back in the original show, but seeing the character in that situation portrayed by the age appropriate Ariana Greenblatt was f*cking jarring. Greenblatt is sixteen years old, splitting the difference of Aksoka’s age range throughout the Clone Wars. She’s as close to a real, teenage, Tano, that we’re going to get and it is wildly apparent that she is a CHILD. The goddamn Jedi Order, was sending child soldiers to fight in a trade war against an analogous Sith overlord and his army of drones. I don’t care how good at space wizarding your teenager is, they are still just a goddamn teenager! And Ahsoka wasn’t the only one. Barris Offee immediately comes to mind! The age you become a Padawan Learner to a Master Jedi is around twelve. That means there were children as young as twelve taking laser shots to the face, not to mention the wholesale slaughter of these cats during Order Sixty-Six, because of a goddamn trade dispute. How f*cking ridiculous is that? Anakin even said the quiet part out loud when addressing Ahsoka’s hesitation. He told her that Obi-Wan trained him to be a peacekeeper, but Anakin was training Ahsoka to be a soldier. That sh*t was the intent. That was the plan. That was the whole dynamic; Train an army of child astro-sorcerers in the ways of war, by throwing them headlong into one. From anyone’s point of view, that’s f*cked up and lends credence to everything Poppa Paps was talking about. Imagine trying to convince the ludicrously powerful Chosen One you’re in the right, when the only other person outside of his mom and wife whom he genuinely loved, was put in his charge to turn her into a weapon. And then when she turned out to be a fantastic one, they cast her aside the second someone gets murdered in those hallowed Council halls. Cats give Anakin sh*t for slaying them Younglings but how are the Jedi any goddamn different? They literally use children until they are used up. I can only imagine the trauma the kids who survived will have to endure. Hell, we’ve seen a few of them already. Ahsoka, Cade from those absolutely dope games, Hera's dead baby daddy, and that one chick from Kenobi; None of who are healthy, well adjusted, stand-up adults! Absolutely emotional train wrecks, the lot of them!

More than that, this episode proved to me just how much of Anakin is in Ahsoka. They mirror each other as much as Ahsoka and Sabine. It's wild to see in live action, especially getting that from Hayden who finally got to play a complex version of Anakin. Clone Wars went a long way to redeeming that character but seeing him actually force a catharsis in Ahsoka was rough. I've seen them cross lightsabers before and it broke my f*cking heart. I've spoken at length about that, but seeing it here? Knowing this is training from a fully fledged Jedi Master Anakin? I cannot articulate how amazing that is. He pushed Ahsoka to her limits. Forced her to confront the grief and guilt she had for being a weapon, for abandoning Anakin. Hayden gave this role so much depth, so much emotion, it was just breathtaking to witness. Seeing him flit between Vader and Sky Guy was almost too much but it very necessary. It was necessary for Ahsoka. She had to see that, to come to terms with that, in order to move forward. She is everything Anakin is, even Vader, as demonstrated by those Sith eyes when she contemplated the unthinkable. Interestingly enough, even channeling the Dark Side like a champ, you can tell Anakin was concerned for his Padawan. Not that he would be killed, Anakin is beyond even that at this point, but that his Padawan, would fall like he did. Ahsoka did not. She chose life and Sky Guy gave her that smirk, telling Snips there was hope for her yet. F*cking everything. That last exchange was f*cking everything. Especially when you take into account that Anakin pulled her into the World Between Worlds to save her life. As a goddamn Force Ghost. What the f*ck does THAT even mean??

[c-c-cherry]

Return of the king!!!!!!

For the ask game, you know I’ve gotta ask about the slayage #beachepisode

Hello everyone. I got two asks on this one so it's time for a story. (Ask game in question)

"#slay #beachepisode #reigentraintrauma" is the name of a google doc I created around 5am during Fall midterms last year that I never actually filled. This fic in question was manically story-boarded by myself and my roommate in one all-nighter because we needed a fun little reward during exams (but we apparently found some better reward because we never ended up writing it).

I have looked everywhere and cannot find a SINGLE TRACE OF THIS OUTLINE. This document is EMPTY. But the gist of it is under the cut. Buckle up. Does it still have potential?

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Picture this. A well-needed vacation. An expedition to the wonderful Rice Prefecture. A fantastic view of Mochi Mountain. A vacation home on the beachside of (insert another silly rice-related location I've forgotten). The cast is having a well-deserved holiday.

I can't remember how they even got into this situation. I have vague memories of Teru entering some kind of sketchy sweepstakes that won them this place for a few days? I have no idea. All I know is that it's free, they're all invited, and it's definitely not Reigen's idea.

This is supposed to be a calming vacation, but Reigen just cannot relax about it. For some unknown reason, every fibre of his being is entirely against making this trip, and he can't figure out why.

The cheapest transportation option is so clearly the train (which brings up some iffy memories), but he's been okay on them for the most part. Train trips are fine. There's no reason for him to decline a free vacation when everyone is this excited. He's been fine with this before—he should be fine.

The more veiled problem is this goddamn mountain.

Mochi Mountain is supposed to be one of the region's wonders. Instead, even the idea looms over him incessantly during the days leading up to the trip. The mountain is logically harmless. Beautiful, even. But looking out the train window and over to that towering peak on the way to the vacation spot makes everything click as to why this terrible gut feeling of his is so insistent. If you're familiar with the ova, it's no surprise. The combination unlocks some kind of trigger that he didn't even know was possible. Like, serious alarm bells are ringing. The type that tell him, "You are totally gonna die alone staring at this thing." The trip there is torturous, but he conceals it (for the most part).

When they finally arrive, Reigen finds that this holiday was more than a fatal mistake. That mountain did not stay with the train like in his past experience. In fact, he has a perfect view of it from the beach house's lounge, wrap-around deck, living room, kitchen, and is it really possible for the mountain to be in every single window view he can find?

He doesn't sleep. His silly businessman sparkle is gone. He opts to stay home while Serizawa takes the others out to do stupid tourist things that should have been fun. Even the isolation from staying inside is just as suffocating as a train car. He's the worst vacationer ever, and he hates it.

And worst of all? He can't stop thinking about what might happen on the ride back. The dread of the future completely ruins the whole point of this "relaxing" trip. He spends the rest of his time tailing the others on the beach or sitting off to the side while they all watch TV or play games, doom-scrolling on his phone as it seems like the only thing that distracts him from this weird limbo of anxiety (it is doing a horrible job).

The espers and Dimple start to notice, and someone finally has enough of Reigen being half-present. We couldn't decide on this next part. Do they take his phone and hide it? Does someone go way too far and accidentally drop it into the sea? Or maybe they pull some kind of light-hearted prank on him where they've all disappeared from his peripheral, just waiting for him to notice? Or use their psychic abilities to launch him into the ocean for a quick dip?

Whatever it is, it is definitely the wrong thing to do. Reigen totally loses it. Everything (embarrassingly enough) bubbles to the surface, and he starts to dissolve. His reaction concerns the kids the most, who feel like its totally come out of nowhere. Meanwhile Dimple's like, "jeeeez I'm used to talking Shigeo down, but how am I supposed to do damage control with something like this?"

And…Serizawa? Maybe he has no choice but to step up and take control of a situation he'd typically be a victim of.

All at once, this beach episode is in total shambles!!!

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And……..I can't remember how it ends. Or if it even had an ending. I'm not sure if we thought that far ahead. It's lost to the ages unless we uncover this outline in an archaeological dig. This would be fun to revisit and write up sometime, maybe as a long two-shot. Beach episode with a little twist? Who knows.

Thanks to anyone who stayed around to read this weird draft!

[destinygoldenstar]

🍀Justice For Lake!🍀 - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 2 Episode 6 “Broke & Back Mountain”

BOW DOWN TO YOUR SAVIOR.

HE SLAYED RIGHTFULLY.

Anyway, we're back. I know it's been awhile. I've been busy doing other things.

But don't worry. We're back now. We're cool. I didn't die.

At least I can watch this show more peacefully, so I'm not bombarded with bigotry every minute! I can hear my conscience again!

Because yeah, last episode's elimination, subverted my expectations in a way that pleased me.

I'm very interested in what's gonna happen next, considering Yul is out now. I mean, slayed or not, James is still an antagonistic character, so I'm ASSUMING he's taking the mantle as villain.

That and we have Krystal as a villain already.

So let's get into this episode:

Oh, no recap this time? We're just gonna...

Aw, I wanted to watch Yul die again :(

Awwwwww, Aiden and his bear, that's so cute ❤️

Why you sleeping with earrings?

Uuuuuuhhhh... why are you two sleeping together? What is going on here?

I guess you guys figured things out.

...

AND NOW I'M EVEN MORE CONFUSED AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

ARE THEY IN A POLYCULE? IS THAT WHAT IT IS?

😂

Riya has my exact reaction XD

"What in Bollywood's name did I witness last night?!"

"I told them not to bring it up until the game was over."

Wait, so why were y'all in the same bed?

That's not a 'friends' thing to do.

So Hunter still hasn't come out yet.

"Fortunately, Yul had to leave the game due to a medical emergency."

Yeah, FORTUNATELY XD

I love that nobody misses him at all.

"Eh, you know, we don't know if he made it or not, but he was kind of a douche, so I should be worried, but I'm just not, you know...?"

"Well, I hope he doesn't get well soon."

XD

YEAH SEE?! XD

DON'T WE ALL?

Idk how many Yul stans there are. All the Yul stans probably blocked me.

"I never liked Yul. His personality and way of expressing himself were horrible."

Why didn't you vote him out then? When you had the chance.

You could've allied with Kai or Connor, and not much about your gameplay changes.

"But all the hate he caused kept me and the girls safe. It was good strategy."

THAT'S your justification?

You and your girls weren't in ANY danger. And Kai would be easy to persuade for a fourth vote. You have majority.

OH. MERGE ALREADY?!

We're only at Episode 6. GODDAMN.

Total Drama 2024 was out for BLOOD trying to beat this.

"PreMerge speedrun! How quickly can we merge our characters?"

"As you may have noticed, we are in the middle of nowhere."

XD

"WELCOME TO THE VOID!!!"

"Excuse me?!"

What's wrong with supplies?

"HOW DARE YOU ENSURE THE PEOPLE'S SAFETY!!"

"Aiden and James are going together."

Oh goddammit. AGAIN?!

I mean yeah James didn't kill Aiden, but THAT'S THE BAR.

I would've loved to see Aiden and Lake pair up tbh.

As friends, obviously.

"Is there a problem with the signal here?"

I'm glad I have subtitles on so I know he said signal.

I heard 'SIGH-NAL'

'SINAL'

Idk, I'm not gonna question it in case this is an accent thing.

"You are in the middle of forest. There is no Internet here."

I thought that'd be obvious. XD

Oh he's gonna LOSE IT

"What?! What year are we in?!"

The year of HELL.

Except I'm in the future. So...

Still hell.

"You seem to know a lot about survival."

"No big deal, I just read it in a book."

Sounds like everyone.

"Sources?"

"Uh... I read a book once. Ten years ago. So yeah, I'm an expert. I know everything there is to know about surviving-OH, HEALTHY BERRIES-*GAGS*"

"Nope. Not another one. Please no."

XD

"NO! NO MORE GIRLS! PLEASE! I DON'T WANT LOVE, PLEASE!!!"

"Can you believe it?! What kind of low budget show leaves its participants without Internet access?!"

BUDDY. IT'S THE WOODS.

I'm surprised you even HAVE wifi at camp.

James is just gonna be complaining the whole time.

"We're in the middle of the woods, James. What did you expect?"

Yeah, exactly. Even the other characters are calling this out.

"Look, the faster we get to camp, the faster you can get back online."

Aiden's like, "So PLEASE, shut your mouth and stop staring at me with predatory eyes. Then maybe I'll get you your precious wifi back. If I don't smash the phone first-"

"I had some differences with James, but what he did for me in the previous ceremony makes me believe that, deep down inside, he's not that bad."

"I mean, HE KILLED YUL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. How can I NOT respect the hell out of him?!"

"Now that the teams are dissolved, I guess you'll go back to your alliance with Lake and I'll be alone again."

Awww, Riya, honey, no...

"If I make an alliance with Lake, you will be also part of it."

ABSOLUTELY.

BEST GIRLS ALLIANCE? HELLO?

Alliance of all the best girls?

"We can dominate the game together and you can beat the shit out of us in the semi-final."

Oh so you WANT to lose to Riya?

Heyo, don't tempt her to slay, Rosa. SHE'LL DO IT.

"Huh, now that you're encouraging me to slay, I think maybe I should slay, you know? Helps with my broke-ass career. People LOVE IT when people SLAY."

Awwwwww

Why is Rosa so good with everyone?

"Maybe I should go higher."

"Don't do it. You could fall and hurt yourself."

LOOK AT YOU SITTING ON THAT THIN-ASS TREE BRANCH. YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.

"Do you care about me?"

Oh... oh that's deep actually... shit...

"Well sure. You are my friend."

"Even though you threaten my senpai's attention away from me."

"Who's your senpai?"

"Good question..."

*Bi Crisis*

"I thought you were just pretending to be nice to me."

Oof. OOF. Girl, I'VE BEEN THERE.

"What? Of course not! I really like you!"

"Don't take that in wrong context! Please, no! I'm not bi! I'm just making a point!"😳

"I admit, at first I pretended to be Tess's friend a bit so Hunter wouldn't feel bad."

Oh, so...

This and the children rage thing. I question your morality a bit Allyson.

Poor Tess.

"This is the last time you take part in a challenge!"

What are you mad at him for?! Ensuring your camper's safety?

...actually that checks out.

"People want to see people suffer and fight for their lives, to see them get hurt and go through the worst of embarrassments! This is what the show is about!"

You sound like a Chris McLean child.

You sound like Chris McLean right now XD

God that's a good line though.

Has someone working at OddNations seen my Total Drama posts where I discussed this exact topic, and said "We should make THAT a major theming of our show!"

"That's why this show went so many years without being broadcast!"

HUH?

HANG ON. BIG QUESTION MARK.

What is the time gap between Season 1 and 2? Exactly?

I THOUGHT it was just one year, but apparently not. It's been several years?

I mean I know the past hosts were criminals, but the show was still aired, right? Or was it not??

I'm confused now.

"I'm saying Lake was right. You ARE worse than Mr McLean!"

*CHOKES*

WAIT WHOA WHAT THE FUCK-?!

I SAID THAT AS A JOKE.

I SAID THAT AS A JOKE, I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST SOME EXECUTIVE'S CHILD-

SHE'S ACTUALLY CHRIS MCLEAN'S DAUGHTER?!

SINCE WHEN DID THAT MAN GET A KID?!

Oh wait cause her name is CHRIS-tal-

I'm an idiot.

I am a fucking idiot.

I bet y'all are laughing so hard at my mental breakdown right now cause you figured this out on day one.

I AM A FUCKING DUMBASS...

Alright I'm calming down. I'm calming down.

So uh... SO MUCH MAKES SENSE NOW.

So... let me get this straight, if I am TRYING to understand the lore here:

Total Drama is CANON to this universe. That's what they're implying. Unless this is an AU.

I THINK when Oliver said "This Show" he meant that SURVIVOR, the show Total Drama is based on, doesn't exist in THEIR universe, and Total Drama IS the equivalent of Survivor in THEIR universe.

Total Drama took place in the years they were airing in real life. So TDI took place in 2007 for example. And the last season, before the reboot anyway, was Pahketiew Island. AKA, the worst TD Season EVER. That aired in...

*looks it up*

2014.

So if this same logic applies here, then this show takes place in...

2022.

So it's an EIGHT YEAR TIME GAP.

So after Total Drama got cancelled for Chris McLean's island scheme, before the show was revived in 2023, Disventure Camp Season 1 would take place in 2021.

And the original Disventure Camp, the season ran by Derek and Trevor, was aired as a shady site due to their crimes. Which is why they got people messed up in the head and/or desperate for money, to do the show. THEN when they got caught, a year later, the rights of the show went to Krystal, someone of much higher power and Chris McLean's daughter, and she kept the show alive and aired this season.

So it's basically:

TDI-TDA - 2007

TDWT - 2008

TDROTI - 2012

TDAS - TDPI - 2014

DC1 - 2021

DC2 - 2022

TD2023 - 2023

TD2024 - 2024

And if we're sticking with the year gaps, then DC3 is in 2023 in their time.

Idk, I feel like this could be wrong. I'm trying to understand the lore here.

I know, THERE'S ACTUAL LORE IN TOTAL DRAMA NOW.

"I'd rather sleep on the street than keep working on this damn show!"

DAMN.

That's every Gen Z employee now.

Y'all have no idea of the mistreatment we suffer...

Like, old folks, we will be overworking our asses off just to get impossible standards to even get HIRED in the first place. No matter the degree. No matter the experience.

And we will STILL not be able to afford rent.

And WE'RE the problem?!

Ummmmm... hi?

"Lake, get in the helicopter."

What? NO. WHY?

"You're out of the game."

WHAT?!

WHAT WAIT WHAT THE FUCK?!

HANG ON!!!!

Is this because she read you for filth?!

Are you eliminating Lake out of SPITE?

NO. I WON'T ACCEPT THIS. NO SHOT SHE ACTUALLY GETS ELIMINATED HERE.

SHE HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN A CHANCE TO PLEAD HER CASE OR GET VOTED OFF!

"Your father called. He wants you to come home immediately."

Oh so that's why?!

Lake, you don't have to go sweetie! STAND YOUR GROUND AND SAY NO.

"NO, Krystal. I am NOT going anywhere!"

"Unless I get voted off. THEN I'll leave. But not because of my shit father!"

"I could, but your father offered me a generous payment for him to skip certain deals."

Uh, yeah, no.

Lake, you don't have to do this.

"Also, if I remember correctly, you said some nasty things about me in the last challenge."

YEAH I FIGURED THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

LAKE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO.

"I AM NOT GOING. I HAVE TO GET VOTED OFF FIRST."

NOOOOO

NOOOOOOOOO

NOO COME ON

HUNTER!!! YOU'RE WATCHING THIS. DO SOMETHING!!

YOU CAN'T JUST DO LAKE LIKE THAT!

WHAT WAS THE POINT OF HER DEVELOPMENT IF IT WAS GONNA AMOUNT TO NOTHING AND SHE WAS JUST GONNA GO BACK?

WHAT WAS THE POINT?!

"I don't agree with Lake's situation but I admit I feel a little relieved now that I'm on my own."

WOW. YOU SUCK HUNTER.

BRING LAKE BACK! I WANT LAKE BACK RIGHT NOW!! GIVE HER A PROPER ELIMINATION! THAT'S BULLSHIT!!!

I'm so mad...

"Do you have any idea how much content you could be uploading to TikTok right now?"

And Tumblr.

*UNRELATED IMAGE*

"Don't tell me, thunder scares you."

Awwww.

It's actually worse cause they're in a tent.

"And to think I could upload how cute you are when you're terrified! Look at my BABY everyone! Hashtag LOVE!!"

UMMM... SIR. NO.

HE DID NOT SAY THIS WAS OKAY.

THERE IS NO CONSENT HERE.

HOW HARD IS IT TO ASK: "Hey, do you want me to cuddle you? It might help your fears."

"I can't replace your teddy bear. But I can try it."

...I mean it's a sweet gesture at least...

Half the time I can't tell if Aiden is blushing out of crush or DISCOMFORT.

James, I appreciate the effort, but you're still a creep.

Oh god it's HELL...

How is there a fire in the rain?

"It's the boys! Great! Now that I'm an intern, we can be friends again!"

What boys?

Trevor and Derek? They escaped?

WHAAAAAAATTTT IN HELL'S NAME...

WHAT ARE THEY DOING OUT HERE? HELLO?!?

"Kai and I have been living in the forest."

You're completely okay with this? WHY?

"A dance to bring rain!"

WAIT YOU'RE GODS?!

These two have been trying to become the GODS and take over the universe. Holy shit...

Why is Kai jacked? I just noticed that...

Why am I asking this when I have A MILLION other questions.

"Look for the wise man who drinks from the turtle's neck."

WHAT?

"I'm going to find some wood to make a fire."

Girl, IT'S RAINING. It won't work.

...what's wrong with Tess? You're fine.

"I need... I want all this to go away..."

OH...

Wait what she's going through? Is she panicking?

"I do not want to be here."

Does she have some trauma with the cave space?

"No! You do not understand anything! Nobody understands why I came to this place!"

Oh...

Okay, explain then. I want answers.

Honey's going through it right now.

"I told you not to worry, I don't need you."

Tess, come on...

NO DON'T CUT AWAY.

I WANT TO UNDERSTAND TESS BETTER.

WHAT WAS TRIGGERING HER THERE? I DON'T GET IT.

YOU CAN'T JUST CUT AWAY BEFORE I, THE AUDIENCE, UNDERSTAND SOMETHING!

OH LAKE'S STILL HERE. YES!

"Is there a reason father wants me to come back?"

I WONDER WHY.

"It's because of the kisses, right?"

"I haven't exactly come out of the closet, you know?"

"Because of that and because you burned your books, didn't turn in your essays, they found out you hid photos of them and now everyone knows you're bald for being stressed."

Oh. We FINALLY get an answer for that.

I heard that was a real thing that could happen. When people lose their hair out of intense stress. And... yeah.

That says a lot about Lake's character and what she goes through.

Also Krystal FORCED her to do all these things, so why isn't her dad taking it out on Krystal?

"I'm done. I'm sure he'll send me straight to boarding school and I'll have to spend my youth surrounded by cranky nuns."

You're just giving up? GIRL.

"Your parents seem tough, huh?"

"They're the worst."

Yeah. Took you awhile to realize that.

"Since I was born, they have controlled every aspect of my life. From the clothes I should wear, to the tone my skin should have..."

DAMN.

"Well, at least your parents were with you."

Oh, is Chris...

Why am I asking? OF COURSE. OF COURSE CHRIS WAS A SHIT NEGLECTFUL FATHER. I SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED AT ALL.

"When I was a child, I could only see my dad on television."

"And he was torturing teenagers. Now you know where I get it from?"

"What abut your mother?"

"I don't know. Dad never talks about her."

I'm confused on if it was a fling situation or if Chris is married... idk, I don't remember if Chris mentioned having a wife or not.

This could just be a fling he had and whoops, the woman got pregnant.

OH THIS LOOKS LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

I'M SO SORRY GIRLS YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT.

OH NO HUNTER.

WHAT HAPPENED MAN?

"GOLDEN SAID I SUCKED..."

I'M SORRY!! I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SUFFER FOR IT.

"James and Aiden found a bike that Oliver hid, Rosa and Riya put together a raft and are about to arrive as well."

Oh cool. Glad we saw that on screen. /s

"Third place? But Lake is here."

"Where's Hunter?"

"Oh, he died."

"Is that true, Lake? Are you going home?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

I hate this so much.

This sucks.

This is a SHIT elimination for Lake.

"But there was a change of plans. She stays here and she'll just leave this camp, voted out or with a million bucks."

OH WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.

HAVE MY PRAYERS BEEN ANSWERED?!

Also the dad sounds like he's been kidnapped and gagged.

LAKE STAYS!!!!🎉

I wish Lake was the one who stood up to him. But SHE STAYS!!!

"That's right, father, mother, I'm not going anywhere. I will eat as many calories as I want, I will not marry anyone for your selfish interests, and I will not go to that boarding school! Whether I win the million or not, I will never let them control my life again!"

OKAY I'LL TAKE IT!!! I WILL TAKE THAT!!!

👏👏

GET EM QUEEN!!!!

Okay, NOW I get why y'all like her so much.

"There will be no eliminations today!"

Oh cool!

"Don't you want to catch up with your followers?"

"Nah. I'll do it later."

James development too? Hello?

AWWW LOOK AT THEM. THIS IS SO SWEET.

They didn't invite Tess, Allyson, and Hunter?

Oh there they are.

"Hey Ally, what I told you... what I said about pretending to be my friend, well I..."

"Tess. It's okay."

NO STOP INERRUPTING HER.

LET TESS OPEN UP GODDAMMIT.

I WANT A TRAUMA DUMP.

Allyson has a tattoo?

That actually looks kinda sick.

"Will Tess open up her heart to Ally?"

I feel like they can hear me teasing them.

Thing is I can't tell if they have better chemistry with each other than they do with Hunter, cause they'd had good Hunter interactions too...

But I think Hunter is aromantic, so...

And that was Episode 6.

No eliminations today. But I'm fine with it.

This was a pretty good character episode.

It's almost like now that a certain someone is out of the picture, I FEEL LIKE I CAN BREATHE. I CAN ENJOY THINGS AGAIN. I CAN BE INVESTED IN CHARACTER BITS MORE.

Instead of bitching about this one guy.

JUSTICE FOR LAKE.

Like, NOW I see why y'all like her.

I liked her at the start too, but not to the point where I was like "LOVE YA GIRLIEPOP, MUST PROTECT."

And now I am "LOVE YA GIRLIEPOP, MUST PROTECT."

I am SO GLAD that was a fakeout elimination. Because if that was real, I WOULD'VE BEEN PISSED. Because that would've butchered all her character development, made it all pointless, and plus that's just such a cheap and rigged way to eliminate a character.

That's why Leshawna's TDI Elimination is THE worst elimination of all of these shows. AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

THANK GOD THAT WASN'T REPLICATED HERE.

Do I think she's winning? Eh...? Idk. I don't know if a million dollars really suits her character and what they're doing with her, ya know?

If you're asking me who I think is winning: Rosa or Aiden.

Aiden has just been "The Innocent Boy" The entire time, and his association with the SNAKE of the cast is building up to something for sure.

I LOVE that James killed Yul. But in terms of being around Aiden, I'm not won over YET.

I still can't ignore the uh... CONSENTUAL ISSUES between them.

Like, come on, how hard is it to ASK before you snuggle up to someone? Especially if they're NOT your significant other.

And I just love Rosa. And I honestly see no scenario where she could be eliminated.

She's a lot like Owen and Wayne in that sense. Where her whole strategy is just being the nicest person around, and thus nobody wants to vote her off or hurt her.

Plus she actually DOES have some strategic moments with her girls alliance, and she knows morals and stands for them. So, yeah, I'm routing for Rosa.

She can use the money to raise her child. It would be so sweet!

She's a Paddington. That's all I'll say. She is a Paddington and a beacon of light in such a CRUEL, MISERABLE environment where there's so much deception and hate going around. And not only does she refuse to get pushed, but she also says that sweetheart. I SALUTE HER.

I also hope we get to know more about Tess. Idk. MAYBE I was stupid and didn't understand what was going on in that scene. Mostly because they don't explain it.

Like, I get that maybe you don't want an info dump. But I, the audience, needs to understand what's going on. I'm not in the writer's head! I don't know this character! I need to be explained what's going on!

I know she's an orphan. I know she's depressed. I THINK that scene was hinting towards a trauma trigger from either caves or the dark? But I don't know??? I don't know what they were saying there.

Maybe I'm stupid. If someone can explain that scene better, PLEASE. I want to understand this.

But, uh, here's a criticism for Disventure Camp:

There's several times in these episodes where they cut away before things can be explained. And several times it cuts away before I feel like the scene is properly done. It's weird pacing, and it's also depriving the audience of information we SHOULD have.

Like, Hunter says he'll talk to them about the love triangle situation. THEN IT CUTS AWAY. And next time we see them they're in the same bed and a confessional tells us what they talked about.

Like, you don't need a confessional there. You could've just, idk, SHOWN ME the scene where he talks about this to them. Then when we start this episode and they're all in the same bed, I wouldn't be scratching my head, I would be flattered because then I'd know what the conversation was and why they were doing that.

That's just an example. There's multiple others I could use.

Even in Season 1, even if it's not AS bad there, it's still there. Like when it cut away before Jake could tell Ellie his situation. Though, I can excuse THAT, because we the audience already knew of the situation and those aspects of Jake's backstory, so we didn't need to hear it again.

But everything else, idk, I feel like I should know more than I know.

This is like... just an example, The Amazing Digital Circus, only when they're in hell, we DON'T get Pomni breaking down and crying or Kinger's speech about love and memory. After Pomni gets saved from possession, we just go straight to them figuring out how to get past the damned soul corridor.

No, there's not a lot of action of them sitting there, so it's not the most fun scene to make, but it's NECESSARY, and helps you FEEL the characters and understand in full what's going through their heads.

You NEEDED that heart to heart. You NEEDED Pomni to cry. You NEEDED Kinger to explain his dementia. Otherwise you'd just be scratching your head on what the character's context is, because it's context you don't have.

This isn't a mystery show. So I think this criticism is valid.

It's a pacing issue. It's not a criticism I give out of spite. I'm just saying a flaw I have picked up on.

And I do hope they do better with this going forward and we get some really good character moments in the future.

And before you say "Runtime". This isn't Total Drama. This is an indie show that can do whatever they want and run these episodes as long as they want. So they ABSOLUTELY can make episodes 5-10 minutes longer to accompany some backstory and character building.

I know they can't do flashbacks or anything like that in this format, but idk, you could do some visual stuff with the setting to tell the story or something.

(I'm, at this point, asking to be hired as a writer.)

Good episode.

[formerdove]

i miss tlq i think maybe. also been thinking a lot lately bc i bought the game + jtss] been on my dash a lot but. How does it… work.. when ur rlly not tsm and rather just the princess, or a couple of princesses . <= Except lol of fucking course it works this way she’s so goddamn plural andd the vessels are Separate Vessels that exist in their own way before being taken into the whole <= <= Snd im not even being weird abt this rn thats literally how it Works in the Text. in the Game. <= <= <= Plural kinners play slay the princess now or watch the cece gigi stream

[madokasfanficstories]

Kyosaya Shenanigans Ch. 1: MARK ZUCKERBERG!!!

This is a collection of Sayaka and Kyoko reenacting numerous moments from the Let's Play channel, Game Grumps. Basically, Arin Hanson is Kyoko and Dan Avidan is Sayaka. Just take the dialogue from the Grumps and have Sayaka and Kyoko say them and have a good laugh. Warning: Strong language and suggestive content. Readers discretion is advice.

In this chapter, Sayaka & Kyoko are playing video games when Sayaka decides to bring up a particular text conversation they had earlier in the day. What's Kyoko's response?

Sayaka and Kyoko are in the living room, playing Super Mario 64 (well it's mostly Kyoko playing and Sayaka watching) when Sayaka decides to bring up an important text.

Sayaka: Hey Kyoko.

Kyoko: What?

Sayaka: Can I share something with you from earlier today?

Kyoko: What is it, Sayaka?

Sayaka: Well, I sent you a text, early in the morning.

Kyoko: Yeah?

Sayaka: Because I have to go out of town for one weekend this month. And so I was like, Do you have any preference whether I go this weekend or the next weekend?

Kyoko: Yeah.

Sayaka: Your response-

Kyoko: [laughing]

Sayaka: At 9:30 in the morning. MOTHERFUCKING JESSE EISENBERG JESUS CHRIST FUCK GIRL MOTHERFUCKING FACEBOOK MOVIE BULLSHIT JESUS CAN YOU FUCKING BELIEVE THIS SHIT?

Kyoko: [laughing]

Sayaka: I-I was... stunned by it.

Kyoko: You just made my day.

Sayaka: I didn't know what to say?

Kyoko: [still laughing]

Sayaka: So I respond, I have no idea what we're talking about right now.

Kyoko: [giggling]

Sayaka: 45 minutes pass, I get a text from you. GODDAMN CREATED FACEBOOK AND FUCKING LAWYERS AND SHIT RIGHT FUCKING WINKLEVOSS TWINS GODDAMN ROWING THE BOAT FUCK YOUR SHIT I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THIS SHIT HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SHIT? FUCK I JUST WATCHED THIS SHIT FUCK JESSE EISENBERG MAN.

Kyoko: [laughs again]

Sayaka: I respond, Kyoko, you're scaring me. An hour passes, you respond, MOTHERFUCKING SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-MAN YOU PUT IN THE TIME FUCK PUT IN THE TIME MOTHERFUCKING BUILD SHIT WITH HIS BARE HANDS FUCKING BEST FRIEND SHIT JESSE EISENBERG. I'm very tired.

Kyoko: [laughs even harder]

Sayaka: I'm just like, No problem girl, I'll do most of the witch hunting for you today. Immediate like response, I'm talking like five seconds later. NO GIRL I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT THE FACEBOOK MOVIE ALL DAY SHIT GIRL YOU HAVE TO BE SO INTERESTED IN THE SHIT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE FACEBOOK MOVIE FUCK MAN I JUST WATCH IT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FUCK JESSE EISENBERG MAN HE FUCK OVER SPIDER-MAN CRAZY WINKLEVOSS TWINS ROWING TRENT RESIN OR DID THE SOUNDTRACK FUCK THIS GUY WHO INVENTED FACEBOOK I DON'T LIKE DIE I CAN'T THINK OF WHO THE FUCK INVENTED FACEBOOK ALL I CAN THINK IS THE GUY WHO PLAYED THE GUY WHO INVENTED FACEBOOK WHO THE FUCK INVENTED FACEBOOK? And then, in all capital letters, two hours later. MARK ZUCKERBERG!!!

Kyoko: [loses her shit]

Sayaka: What the fuck?

Kyoko: I swear to kami-sama, okay. First of all-

Sayaka: [starts losing it]

Kyoko: I have to wake up supremely early.

Sayaka: I was crying reading those.

Kyoko: Really?

Sayaka: Yeah!

Kyoko: Oh that makes me happy.

Sayaka: Well, I didn't like... I didn't want to call you out and be like "What are you talking about anymore?" cuz I was afraid you'd stop. So I was just like, I'll just calmly keep responding with my own agenda, and see what happens.

Kyoko: Uh I had to wake up way earlier then I usually wake up to take Mami to the airport. And then on the way fucking back-where the fuck is the fucking bridge-on the way back, I was just so tired. And I just saw this wh...

Sayaka: You were texting that while slaying witches?

Kyoko: N-No no no no, here's the thing. That was all Siri.

Sayaka: [burst out laughing]

Kyoko: So that's why it was just fucking nonsense.

Sayaka: [still laughing]

Kyoko: [misses the star] Nope.

Sayaka: That was insane.

Kyoko: Um, but as I was leaving the airport, I saw this fucking kid that looked just like that American actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Sayaka: Ohhh.

Kyoko: And then it got me thinking about Jesse Eisenberg and the Facebook movie, and then I was just, "Fucking Jesse Eisenberg man." and then I had my phone in my hand because I just started GPS situation.

Sayaka: Oh sure.

Kyoko: And then I was just like... [makes Siri noise]

Sayaka: Hee hee.

Kyoko: "Hey, hey uh... text Sayaka, FUCK JESSE EISENBERG MAN!"

Sayaka: [erupted with laughter]

Kyoko: And then it just made me laugh really hard, so I just kept going.

Sayaka: [laughing]

Kyoko: And I was really surprised that it stayed on track  with everything I said.

Sayaka: It is amazing. Can I tell you the voice I think you were talking to Siri in now that I know that?

Kyoko: Yeah.

Sayaka: [mimicking Kyoko] FUCK IT ALL SPIDER-MAN AND SHIT FUCKING DOESN'T EVEN KNOW FUCKING! That's how I imagined it was.

Kyoko: That is exactly how I was...

Sayaka: Wow wow.

Kyoko: And I was just like, "FUCKING JESSE EISENBERG AND SHIT FUCK TRENT REZNOR DID THE MUSIC!"

Sayaka: Trent Resin or.

Kyoko: [laughs]

Sayaka: R-E-S-I-N space O-R. [laughs]

Kyoko: Oh that shit made me-No, but seriously. After I was done with that, I was-that was an actual fucking text when I was like, "What the hell is the guy who made Facebook's name? What the fuck is his name?" 

Sayaka: Yeah.

Kyoko: And I was just like, for fucking two hours of nothing but slaying witches and familiars, I'm like [slaps her knee] "What is his name? All I can think of is Jesse Eisenberg!"

Sayaka: Yeah, and it's another berg name so it's close.

Kyoko: Yeah. And then finally like as I was in the alleyway changing back, I was like, "MARK ZUCKERBERG!" and I had to be like "Text Sayaka. MARK ZUCKERBERG!"

Sayaka: Oh my kami-sama, all caps, all caps. I'm fucking, I mean honestly, knowing that, I'm lucky you didn't just fucking run over to my bedroom window and just start banging.

Kyoko: [laughs] [makes banging sound] Oh my god, that would have been fucking amazing!

Sayaka: While banging my window, just screaming Mark Zuckerberg.

Kyoko: [laughs slightly harder] MARK ZUCKERBERG!

Afterwords, they both resume they gaming session until it was time to go home.

The End

***

More coming soon.

[et-cant-phone-home-no-signal]

The Last of Us HBO - Episode 2 thoughts

Warning: Pure yapping ahead! More thoughts and things I've noticed watching the show, it's not serious and I don't invite arguments (fellow yappers are more than welcome though)

(continuing with my episode by episode analysis of the tlou show, it's a long one folks! all chronologically written as i was watching the episode. spoilers under the cut)

Fantastic opening - love that we get to see the initial discovery in Jakarta and that they speak Indonesian only! It removes the show from a purely American pov and makes it international, which is something I personally missed a little from the game so it's a welcome addition

The little detail that the military men walk so fast, she has to jog a little to keep up

I like the fact that they didn't even try to cover the dead body at all - why would they?

Same girl I'd have that exact same reaction too 💀💀 visceral as shit

The following visual of the cordyceps reaching out of the corpse's mouth.... Eugh

Ibu Ratna's reaction after hearing 14 workers are missing - her shaking so badly she has to put her cup of tea down, her face reads of pure undiluted horror 🙌👌 - worth mentioning that the casting of Christine Hakim is absolutely top tier (she's basically the Dame Judi Dench of Indonesia fr) and she really brings a gravitas to the role

I find it fascinating and refreshing that the first thing the military man does is to ask about a vaccine or medicine to fix this situation, but the scientist/professor, instead says with absolutely certainty that there is nothing, and then proceeds to say with an eerily calm and assertive tone and face that they must bomb the city. Terrifying yet wonderful that they've finally used a different format to this conversation

Ibu Ratna stifling her sobs and asking to go be with her family, because she knows there is no other solution - Brava

That soft, gentle opening shot of Ellie curled up in the sun on a lush bed of green, a single butterfly crossing over *chef's kiss*

Her turning to see Joel and Tess, sat in the shadows on chairs, Joel with his gun drawn lmaooooo that's comedy right there

Ellie's sass at the interrogation 🤌

"There's not gonna be anything bad in here?" "Just you." "Oh, funny." 💀😂

The fact that Joel broke his hand beating that guy to death - the way Tess looks at Joel, all knowing and vaguely soft

Tess defending Ellie indirectly by wanting to continue with bringing her to the state house - Joel wanting to return to the QZ and saying it would be better for FEDRA do shoot her than them 💀

"You need to stop talking about this kid like she's got some kind of life in front of her." Damn Joel, Tess' face says it all

Joel: struggling to break of a piece of EXTREMELY dry and chewy jerky, Ellie: sammich

Ellie in the warm light, Joel in the cold dark, and Tess in the middle of the two?? Gorg

It's so funny how terribly Joel and Ellie get on at this point, like, they basically hate each other my god

"If she so much as twitches.." *Ellie immediately starts twitching* and then Tess's "Don't." She is so done with these two already lmao

The iconic scenery 🙌 the two massive skyscrapers with one leaning on the other? Oooohhh yeah

The fact that Tess stops and answers Ellie's questions :')

I can't stop looking at Ellie's bag it's just so accurate I love it

"Well, I mean, you got some balls on you, sister." SLAY girls support girls ✨

The specific way Ellie says "no" at the boyfriend question 💅

It's interesting that Tess' reaction to hearing the description of what we know to be a bloater, is "shit, I hope not", insinuating perhaps that she and Joel haven't dealt with those before, but then the way that she looks at Joel after Ellie asks about clickers tells me they know exactly what she's talking about with that one

Immediately after we hear a loud ass creepy scream in the distance, okay!

The set designers got this shit so extremely right goddamn, the hotel gotta be one of my favourite locations fr - I love that they still included this location even if it's at a completely different place in the original story, it works so well here and with Tess added on, the humour is great and the way the characters interact is fun and interesting (Joel's little hop into the water especially gets me, he's such a shit lmao)

Ellie is genuinely so fucking funny I love this kid

Joel offering his hand, immediately snatching it back once she's mostly up cause it's his broken one (but you can see it's more than that)

"Fuck, holy shit." "Come on, it wasn't that bad." "You try climbing ten fuckin floors with our knees. See how you feel." 😭😭

Joel's face at being left alone with Ellie lmao

"Nice knife." great conversation starter Joel, but also, reference to his pocket knife Sarah held in the previous episode? He doesn't have it, when did he have time to grab it after all, but yeah. Maybe I'm overthinking this lmao

"Where'd you learn to do that?" "The circus." *Joel rolls his eyes with such exasperation taht I can feel it through my screen*

"How long do infected live?" "Oh, I thought you went to school." "It's a really shitty one."

Joel avoiding answering the question about the FEDRA dude he killed due to Tess returning is peak writing

I really enjoy how the infected are portrayed in the show - they're not just individuals, they're part of a hive mind in a way, the mycelium connects them all one way or another, and they act like it (the way they all react to sunlight and extra so because they all react to each others pain as well, wow)

Added onto that, this extra lore about the way the cordyceps works is fantastic, it makes it even scarier that, according to Tess, you can accidentally wake up and attract infected from somewhere totally different - this means you're never actually safe 💀

Really love how Tess is so damn nice to Ellie all things considered. Still answering her questions, telling her she has to be careful, that just because she's immune doesn't mean there's no danger

"I have a spare hand." "Congratulations." 😭

I do love how quick Joel is to run over to Ellie whenever something happens (her swearing, falling over, gasping loudly)

The look that Joel and Tess share - they think they know and they're probably right

Dad mode™ activated

That building is anxiety central for me

Joel is so jumpy and twitchy it's a little funny tbh, I like it

Ellie's "oh shit whoops" face

Joel helping Ellie up :')

The sound effects 😭💀😭 they got the same team that did the game clicker sounds to do the show ones and I can TELL

The anxiety is palpable!! My stomach is in knots!! The entrance of the first clicker is terrifying!!

Joel's silent, almost sign language like, explanation for Ellie 😌

The clicker actors are fucking amazing jesus christ. And the special effects and makeup? So GOOD wow absolutely grotesque <3

Not me gasping with Ellie

If I were there I'd probably just hide under a table and hold my breathe 😭

I find the clickers to be quite bird-like, in game and in show

The silence as Joel reloads his gun, the sudden much closer clicking, the flashlight shining directly in its face 🤌

Joel now being the one to step on something crunchy 😩 THE WAY THE CLICKER LAUNCHES ITSELF AT HIM AND ELLIE ACROSS THE DISPLAY

Ellie crying out with pure fear and Joel holding the clicker back more so it's on him not her - HIM PUSHING HER BEHIND HIM!

BIG TESS SLAY

Impressed by how calm their reactions all are to seeing Ellie get bit (?) again (I thought it was more of a scratch at first but I assume it to be a bite due to their reactions to it)

"That was scary, this is wood." HA

The way Tess looks at Joel when he's busy wrapping her foot with diligence and care

I think this is the first sign that Tess had been bit, Joel seems to be looking at her like "what the hell is your problem" but listens and goes to watch Ellie anyway

The view line 😭🤌 love how we basically get this exactly from the game, including Joel looking at his watch :'(

The music 🙌

Second time you can really notice that Tess is differently - she handles Ellie harshly for basically the first time ever and totally ignores Joel

Joel moving Ellie away from the dead body

The squelching of the blood EUgH

Go makeup team go!

Oeiii screaming match :( mom and dad are fighting

The step back speaks volumes

"Oops, right?" just stab me it would hurt less, Anna's delivery of that line is heartbreaking

In fact little quick note of love to Anna Torv, she's such a fucking amazing actor and I love her portrayal of Tess so so much, she brought warmth, strength and balls of steel to the character fr!!

The fact that Tess basically confesses her feelings here, proclaims the knowledge that she feels something for Joel that he was never entirely able to reciprocate back, my god - her BEGGING him to take her because she knows nothing about the future but she believes that Ellie can change it in some capacity

Pedro's eye acting here is so potent, he says nothing but his eyes and face say it all

The mycelium!!!!!! Terrifying that in show canon, infected can basically call for backup!!! Brilliant addition and makes them so much more intimidating (also I HATED seeing the mycelium creep under that infected person's nails that really got a shudder out of me)

God bless the extras

Tess my beloved you make me cry so much you're amazing and you deserved better 😭 she's brave as fuck for this

Joel shaking, his lips quivering because fuck, she's going to die, and now he has to be fully responsible of this kid and he can't do this without her but he's gotta - the anxiety and fear in his eyes, his firm resolution after she says "save who you can save", the way he SNATCHES Ellie and walks away, Ellie fighting him tooth and nail but he knew she would, thats why he grabbed her like that.... I'm honestly just in so much awe and pain from this scene

The fear is Tess' face is so 😭😭

FUCK NO THAT ALMOST MADE ME THROW UP I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT JESUS FUCK. That was disgusting what the fuck 😭😭 don't know how to feel about watching the fucked up kiss of death like, eugh

The feeling when after failing to light the damn thing, she finally gets it, feels almost like a relief after all of that

Joel "big sad brown eyes" and Ellie "big traumatised brown eyes" will be the death of me

This is such a fucking sad ending to Tess' character but also, satisfying since she didn't die in vain

That final shot of Ellie alone with the burning state house in the background, sun beating down and a soft breeze in her hair, damn

If you make it to the end, thanks for reading! It's literally just my running thought process whilst watching!! Do you agree with some of my notes, was there anything you noticed that i didn't? Comments and reblogs welcome <3

Episode 1 thoughts:

Episode 3 thoughts:

[bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky]

I’m rewatching the teen wolf movie bc I hate myself and here are some of my thoughts:

First of all, I love the show. I started watching it from the very first episode way back in 2011. I was 15. And I was immediately in love / obsessed with the show. I’m 28 now and I still love it. But this movie is heinous. It’s a disservice to the characters, the actors, and the fans. I still wear my BHHS lacrosse sweatshirt proudly, but goddamn this movie is bad. If anyone cares, my feelings and thoughts are below 🐺

Did they think that we didn’t know who the guy in the black hood was? did they think we couldn’t tell? Did they think that we didn’t know it was Harris? In his first scene, they showed only the bottom half of his face- and it’s so obviously Harris. Then he starts talking, and it’s SO OBVIOUSLY HARRIS. Like did they think it was going to be a big surprise? Did they think it was a reveal??? At least change his voice a little or SOMETHING. Be so fr. When I watched it the first time, he was standing there in his very first scene and I said “oh, Mr Harris is back”. And then at the end they acted like it was some sort of reveal? I know that characters didn’t know, but it was extremely obvious to the viewer.

Why did Scott not become a vet? He deserved to be a vet!!!

Why tf does Derek own a garage? And he’s also an arson investigator? And he has a son?? This man’s like makes no sense. Who tf is his son’s mother? Why don’t they reference her even a little bit? So weird.

Stiles would never abandon the jeep tbh. When he went away to his FBI internship, he left it to Scott. And at the end of the show, it was stiles who had it. He’d never just ditch the jeep.

Mason is too smart to be a cop. I said what I said.

Allison comes back from the dead with red nails because she died with red nails. But if she came back to life exactly as she was when she died, does that mean she came back to life as a teenager? She died at age 17. And if that’s the case, it’s weird that she and Scott are together at the end. Cause he’s 30. It makes no sense honestly.

Why tf can Parrish not find a woman his own age? He was flirty and weird with Lydia when she was still in high school and in the movie he’s sleeping with Malia who he was friends with when she was 16-17. Very cool and normal.

I’m glad they brought the nogitsune back because it’s my favorite villain from the show, but obviously it doesn’t hit as hard without Stiles.

Eaddy Mays’s triumphant return as Victoria Argent- she serves so much cunt. I love her so much.

One of the only slays of this movie is that Melissa is a doctor now.

This movie is two hours and twenty minutes long and it somehow feels they didn’t do anything in that timeframe. Like obviously there’s a plot that moves along but it just doesn’t feel like anything happens for some reason?

In what universe was it Scott’s fault / Scott’s pack’s fault that Harris got sacrificed? It was the darach who did that- not Scott or his friends. Harris’s motive makes literally no sense. And wouldn’t have the darach known that Harris lived? Wouldn’t her rituals have failed because she needed three of each sacrifice for them to be successful? And since Harris lived, that means that there were only two sacrifices in his category. The nonsense is so strong with this movie

Scott playing in the lacrosse game is so hilarious, this man is thirty

Why do all of Harris’s lines at the game seem to be very poorly mixed ADR? Who edited this? 💀

Why the fuck did Derek have to die- and why did he have to burn alive? Truly he deserved so much better. He went through so much shit in his life and he shouldn’t have fucking burned to death. He deserved a nice quiet life with his kid. And to that point: I do not believe that he would’ve chosen to leave his son like that. Plus, Eli had to watch his dad burn alive! What kind of bullshit is that!

And tbh, the sacrificial death should’ve been Peter. I love Peter, but homie needed a redemption moment after the many many years of bullshit and schemes and double crosses. They should’ve made it so that Peter was there at the nemeton with them at the end. He could’ve stepped up to save Derek and Eli in that moment to show that he’d grown. Sacrificing himself- not just to save others, but to save his family too- could’ve been his redemption. But noooooo. They just had to kill Derek. Trash.

[justafriend-ql]

Thai BL Favorites List Tag Game

thank you to the lovely @firstkanaphans for tagging me! the original prompt list was created by @thatgirl4815. let's get into it!

(note: i'll try my best to not make this entire list about never let me go, but you know who i am)

favorite bl: never let me go (nobody is surprised) it's unique, innovative, the first gmmtv bl series based on an original script rather than adapted from a novel. the lovechild of cringe 90s thai action dramas and BL tropes that p'jojo flirts with or fucks with depending on how he's feeling. palm and nueng live in my head 24/7 and the cinematography of the series drove me to learn how to make gifs (something i would not recommend you do if you value your freetime lol)

favorite pairing: palmnueng :) power imbalance, social expectations, and simmering sexual tension that all breaks loose at the seashore. duty turned to devotion and loneliness turned to love. two 18-year-olds whose life circumstances couldn't be more different yet find mirror images of their own insecurities and lack of self-worth in each other. clinging onto each other only to let go in the name of love. but always returning to each other, their other half, their soulmate. literally everything i could ever want in a pair. bonus: they kiss each other like they actually want to.

most underrated actor: sing! he's great in comedic roles (had me wheezing with laughter in unidentified mysterious girlfriend). but completely slayed as todd in not me. toddblack scenes make me genuinely sick. i would love to see more of him in dark dramas. also you really just have to respect his dedication. he survived infamous early series like slamdance (he was paired with drake) and put his whole pussy into the puppy play in warp effect.

favorite character: palm pannakorn jannaloy my most beloved boy. breaks my heart and heals it at the same time. he's just such a fundamentally good, kind person. and pretty much nothing in his life makes that easy. eternally self-sacrificing, without much love for himself but so so much love for others. even when they leave him behind. look! the very first gif i ever made was of him - see below and kindly disregard the quality.

favorite side character: pa jindapat out of all the series i've watched, pa is probably the character i relate to the most. that's why she's my pfp! i love her messy buns and glasses and over-sized t-shirts. she just feels very real in all her interactions with pat and her cluelessness about her very big crush on ink. the little tremble in her voice in the dark room scene when she tells ink "i liked it. i liked it so much i thought that i was special to you" makes me tear up. she's funny and she's bold and she holds her ground and i love her. very much.

favorite scene: the farewell dance - never let me go, episode 9 there's no dialogue. just music. grief-stricken palm and nueng dancing slowly, somberly in a motel room palm will wake up alone in the next morning. nueng knows he's leaving; deep down, palm probably knows too. their steps slow and palm seeks comfort in a kiss that quickly turns desperate because they're both hurting and the only thing that will numb the pain is each other. the feeling of tears running down palm's face forces nueng to pull away. the look on nueng's face as he wipes palm's tears away is possibly my favorite thing phuwin has ever done. he looks so goddamn heartbroken and guilty, because nueng feels like palm's brokenness is his fault. also one of my favorite performances from pond - and he was in the hospital earlier that day!!

favorite line: "i love you. and i want you to love yourself too." ayan to akk; the eclipse, episode 12, part 1/4. speaks for itself i think.

most anticipated bl and why: dangerous romance although i'm definitely excited for only friends, i have a soft spot for underdogs and this series seems like one (especially if it airs at the same time as only friends). i love perth especially and both chimon and him are crazy talented actors. i hope despite the silly title of the series, the script gives them something good to work with. and i hope that "i hate you" kiss in the rain from the pilot is better in the actual series lmao. the bts photos are making me super excited! also: viewjune let's gooooooo

healthiest relationship in a bl: heartliming these two make me cry. really just the epitome of finding a safe space in another person and providing them with a safe space in yourself. everything about them is beautiful. the amount of effort and care they put into learning how to communicate with each other is incredible. i love that they fight alongside each other. and: "i love it when i'm with him" - sometimes it's really as simple as that.

most toxic relationship in a bl: going to second @firstkanaphans here and say tharntype this almost feels like a cop-out because it's so obvious, but it's true. nothing will ever excuse the things tharn did to type without his consent, and type's internalized and externalized homophobia wasn't dealt with satisfactorily in my opinion. there are good kernels in every story, but the bad overwhelmed the few good ones in this series for me.

guilty pleasure series: love by chance guilty because it's mame and i don't love how aggressive they make ae (the sweetest, gentlest boy) toward the end. to be honest i skipped everything except for the aepete scenes when i watched this so i can't comment on the rest. but i often find myself returning to episode 4, in particular, because ae's feelings realization journey is lovely and soft and seeing baby perth and saint is always a treat. i liked it enough to gif it, so...

bonus! most underrated series: my only 12% created this bonus category so i can beg you to watch this one if you haven't. trust me and suffer through the bad haircuts and slow burn. i knew it was different from other series when seeiw cries while watching a queer movie with his sister, recognizing his own feelings onscreen, then sneaks downstairs to watch the rest by himself in tears later that night. that experience is so fucking real. this series seared me with its portrayal of the nostalgia and grief of childhood friendships and eventual separation, and the role reversal post-reunion is so well done it makes me insane. i was sobbing in my room at 4am and that's the best review i can give a series.

i had a lot of fun doing this and i hope if you read to this point you got... well, something, out of it. tagging @cankersoregirl @first-kanaphan @feralmuskyscentedhoepran @akkpipitphattana @ayan-sukkhapisit @nongnaos and anyone else who may like to do this!

[twisted-tales-told]

seedling, honey and mushroom for the ask game please!

(also hello how are you, hope life is treating you well <3)

My beloved Dorian slay!! I am FINALS SEASON. I exist for nothing but paper writing, exam studying, and the procrastination binge-watching. I hope life is treating you better.

This ask game

Seedling: something I want to begin learning

I want to get my first aid training. I had an experience where I kinda saved a kids life while he was having an asthma attack (almost killed my own lungs in the process honestly) and it kind of hit me that I’ve never done first aid training. What if it was something I couldn’t have done without it?

And it really woke me up to how people don’t take action when there is an emergency!!! Like, the boy couldn’t breathe and one person half-heartedly suggested calling the on campus first aid people & I was standing there like GIVE ME YOUR KEY CARD I WILL RUN RIGHT THE FUCK NOW GET OUT OF MY WAY.

So yeah, first aid training here I come!

Honey: what’s one thing you like about yourself

I really appreciate my ability to grow, change, and adapt. Like, it’s not easy. In fact I hate change. I hate it so much. But I do it anyways because I know I will be happier, and I’m really proud of myself every single time.

Mushroom: what’s a quote I find comfort in

GODDAMN IT I CANT REMEMBER IT RIGHT NOW. I was literally thinking earlier today “wow this quote changed my life” and in this moment I cannot remember what it is. I have sat here. Stumped. For five full minutes. It’s from a movie?? Maybe?? OH WAIT?

It’s from 9-1-1. Something Cap said???

Maybe it was this one?

“a life changing event can’t change your life if you keep pretending it didn’t happen”

Its like?? I am the queen of pretending things aren’t happening. But if I do that I will be so sad because good things are happening too. And good things do come out of bad things all the time.