#the deserter

[frodo-a-gogo]

I even hid one bullet so I'd always have one. For him....

[zkyeline]

Good morning Elysium, today I bring you the sequel to the Rad Cop animatic… COMRADE Cop animatic.

[zukosdualdao]

i actually remember thinking when i was watching as a kid that the pupil jeong jeong was talking about was zuko, only to be Very Surprised when it was actually zhao but it actually makes so much sense that i'm not totally convinced it wasn't intentional on the writers' part. it's a microcosm of zuko trying to be the main antagonist of this book, only for zhao to show him up in that regard, but there's also very much a thematic idea that zhao is who zuko could become if he gives into his father's worldview fully and lets his rage and hate completely overtake him and uses his firebending only for destruction. in a way, zhao is who iroh is trying to prevent zuko from becoming. and the thing is, though zuko obviously still has a loooong way to go, by zhao being the main antagonist of this episode and zuko, in fact, not showing up at all, the episode sends the subtle message that zuko isn't there yet, that there is still hope for him to break away.

[oneatlatime]

In the Deserter, we see that The Blue Spirit has a fire nation wanted poster. Does it specify anywhere on that poster that the blue spirit is a guy/girl in a mask, or are people reading it getting the impression that the Fire Nation literally wants to arrest a spirit?

[tubrasko]

You forgot the most powerful magic of all, the magic of alcoholism and mental illness

And the pjõl trio (+ Zigi)

[paleworldstranger]

Part two of Disco Crossing? Animal Elysium?

Part one

[yarrowdraws]

Discotober 9. - "maybell"

One day the sun, too tired to shine Slept in the deep, green sombre lake And in the darkness, the world did ail Until she came, for all our sake Oh that girl with pearls in her hair Is she real or just made of air I know she'll wait for me She will set me free

[nzcronerd]

this quote gives me literal shivers. the way dros calls the times of revolution and hope "the real world" in contrast to the current state of everything. the way his hopelessness is expressed with the words that there's nothing to be *serious* about. the way he describes the hope he used to have. the way he describes other revolutionaries as those who've been "kind to each other".

[clickityweasel]

i have no original thoughts. i’ve only played it twice and am still very busy going insane over this

[atthecenterofeverything]

has anyone like already made a post about the sexual - well, calling it innuendos would be massively fucking underselling it, in your discussion with The Deserter on the island? like it didn't really register on my first playthrough but this is a direct quote from him:

"I *had* them in my sights, both of them -- him and the whore. I was breathing with them, in phase, and I pulled the trigger and flew on the air until I landed in his mouth..." He begins to smile.

anyone has theories or analyses on the obvious erotic parallel here? is it a parallel to his fixation on Klaasje to show that the fact those obsessions seem both sexual in nature means that neither of them really is? is it another example of what isolation and exposure to the pale does to the mind and how it makes you relate to others? is it a soldier using the obvious metaphor of oral penetration to signify that he killed an enemy - but this is a bit undercut by the "I was breathing with them, in phase" part that has more erotic and sensual undertones? I'm a little lost here

[discoelysiumconfessions]

[yellow-yarrow]

Disco Elysium Jean-Francois Lyotard: Libidinal Economy Mark Fisher: Postcapitalist Desire

I found it really interesting how the Return/revolution is called Girl Child Revolution, and wondered if there was a reason for it being gendered like that. After reading some chapters from Libidinal Economy I thought there were some parallels here. I'm not sure if this is really in the text, this is more of a web-weaving post.

[whaliiwatching]

intentionally low quality gif of insulindian stickbug below 👌

[dreamchasernina]

19 years later and I still hope Jeong Joeng eventually discovered the true meaning of fire bending, because he deserves to not fear his own power.

[hellenic-whore]

Michael was right when he said that schizophrenia was "something like itself."

Not to stigmatize people with said disorder,love y'all,tell me if I get something wrong but lots of mental illnesses like schizophrenia and even less stigmatized ones like anxiety are hard to categorize and play with your senses.

You can't really categorize a mental health diagnosis,you can't just get blood taken that says "you're depressed".

Doctor David exists to show why medical people are so important,and how that position of power can be abused,and it's done so well that I can't even begin to describe how chilling that episode was.

Regardless,

Normally the person diagnosing you will put you in a group of a category of a box of an illness based on symptoms,because that's all they can do.

Just like shades of color.

Just like the fear entities.

The characters in the Magnus archive sort the fears based on paranormal manifestations and "monsters" (the notthem,Michael and helen,the piper,the deserter etc). Symptoms of the fear. Things that make you afraid of the thing they represent,whether that be an unknown figure,your mind playing tricks on you,or a war that is not your own.

The world building in the Magnus archive is top notch.

End of discussion.

Gerry and Jon were right when they called the fears "evil colo(u)rs"

[viejo-yaoi]

🔥JEONG JEONG🔥

Antes de dedicarme a mis dibujos originales, coloreé a este viejo yaoi hermoso, que había dibujado hace un tiempo.

Llenaré Tumblr con fanart suyos😅💙