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#thinking about this a lot lately reading stuff about ep too and knowing what i do about mm and so on...
septembersghost · 1 year
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Sometimes I think harry's explanation on fine line(having s*x and feeling sad) suits hs1 better simply because that's all the album is about. I always think about his 2015-16 and I can't imagine it being any other way. Like I think 2015 was his worst year . First taylor left him and showed up with her bf 3 months after leaving him. Then zayn left the band and he definitely hated(atleast resented zayn for that) . He was snarky everytime zayn was brought up. I also felt like the boys also isolated him and blamed him for z.In some bts there was ot3 standing close then there was.......harry. If louis blamed harry in 2019 for breaking band we can imagine how he behaved in 15. on top there was Robin's cancer. So he had a lot to deal with and he was only 21-22. I genuinely don't think I'll be able to go through all that unscathed. So he didn't have a silver lining to look for in that stage and he used sex as a defence mechanism. Taylor left him when he had a bit more less-messy life I don't think hs1 would be this sad and maybe would've been more positive. I felt like tay left him when he desperately needed someone in his life who truly understands him as a support system. While he wrote it as a heartbreak album there is a lot of underlying issues in it. While he asks 'take the pain away' he is not just talking about Taylor. He is talking about everything in his life. I think Olivia perfectly describes how much he needed her companionship at that moment of his life.
that explanation of fine line is so inaccurate, and i think he said that to try and conceal some of its heartbreak/darkness/vulnerability, but it does the record a bit of a disservice. it's much more than that. i do agree that description is more fitting for HS1, though he does tackle some of that in a deeper way there as well.
idk that i'd characterize his response to zayn as hating him, but he definitely was upset/annoyed and played that off with snarky humor. i'd imagine it also frustrated him that zayn expressed some dismissal of the band as a whole, since harry has always openly been very proud of their music and what they achieved and created, but naturally the two of them had disparate experiences and walked away with individual feelings. i haven't necessarily picked up on the other boys blaming him (although i have seen commentary about h being blamed for the "hiatus" and some of the resentment that went along with that, whether unfounded or not), but that could be due to seeing things in hindsight rather than as they happened. (niall and harry seem quite close to me in press for mitam!)
agree that was a very difficult and tumultuous time for him, and it's easy to forget he was still SO young. there's real grief tucked away on a lot of HS1, and masking that with sex is not at all uncommon. the sorrow and feeling of not knowing how to handle everything is probably clearest in ever since new york, especially since he's said that it's about that specific loss, but shades of it and that uncertainty and hurt show up in ftdt/mmith and even two ghosts as well.
keeping in mind she was also very unwell and in an escalatingly bad place at this time, it makes additional sense as to why they never found a safe moment to land or an ability to work that out. two young, adrift people just trying to hold on and make it through various terrible storms weren't going to be able to build a lasting foundation.
While he asks 'take the pain away' he is..talking about everything in his life. definitely. fame itself is such a monster to deal with and to survive, and to be thrown headfirst into that as a teenager and try to surface and cope with early adulthood and finding your sense of self and experiencing such formative events...the trade-off of success and money or whatever for sharing your creativity and talent being that intrusive, incessant fame is nightmarish to consider. the entire concept of scrutiny on that level fills me with dread tbh. and it's been challenging and hard from the advent of popular celebrity, we've seen its destruction on so many people, sadly. it's incredible anyone survives it with their minds and hearts intact at all.
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zykamiliah · 7 months
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Tag game!
I was tagged by @absolmon (thank you! sorry for the wait lol)
3 ships: I have A LOT, how do you expect me to choose? Well, one per fandom, i guess. As of now I'm obsessed with the ineffable husbands (good omens); bingqiu (svsss) is my all time favorite, and i've been thinking a lot about mercelot lately (bbc merlin). Honorary mention to damen and laurent from captive prince.
first ever ship: eh, i think that was tulio and miguel from The Road to El Dorado. I loooved them when I was growing up. But my actual first ship as a teenager was (sighs) jacobella.
last song: Warrior of the Mind, caleb hyles and annapantsu's version
last movie: Fright Night (2011). Obsessed with David Tennant's Peter Vincent. This was the video that compelled me to see the movie.
currently reading: good omens fanfiction 😆
currently watching: i'm in that face where i'm watching a bunch of stuff simultaneously. i'm occasionally watching lucifer, watched the first ep of the one piece live action, rewatching good omens ad infinitum, watched half a season of outlander last week, and also finishing s3 and starting on s4 of the handmaid's tale. watched an episode of torchwood to know what was it about, too. as for anime, i watched the first episodes of Undead Girl Murder Farce and AI no Idenshi.
currently consuming: ginger tea with honey and lemon.
currently craving: not feeling sleepy
tagging my mutuals if they're up to it~ @cum-villain, @fireandgrimstone, @furbygoblinxiv @stardust-falling @alyikav
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steve0discusses · 6 months
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Ep 48 Pt 1: Just Me Thinking too Much About the Shape of Obelisk's Ass
Got swamped by work stuff and sick stuff pushing my stupid fatigue to 11 but hell I need to write about Yugioooooh.
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Last we left off, Isis and Shimon died in order to get Pharaoh back the puzzle so he could pull out the spicy god cards.
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And I need to discuss butt plate.
(read more about Obelisk's ass under the cut)
I know that Obelisk probably never does a big sitty at any point of his day, but considering I have chronic fatigue now and I just big sitty all the time, I think about sitting a LOT. Like a LOT.
Anywhere this man sits down is destroyed. Like anywhere. He's got a gardening hoe for a rear end. This man could kill you with his butt in a way that's just way more devastating than his fists.
Why does this exist? Like have we EVER seen the back of a god card before? Like ever? It's fascinating, and parts of me wonder if whoever was doing this episode started sweating bullets when they realized "Does Obelisk have a butt? And how chiseled is the butt? I'm very concerned like, does he even wear pants? How cheeks are these cheeks?"
And like was the solution between if Obelisk would have a bubble butt or a flat butt to instead put a giant knife on his ass to cover it up? because I can respect it. It's a weird character design decision but so is this entire show.
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And the character design is about to get a little weirder his episode because Yugioh reminded us that fusion exists.
Bakura is true to his word, and so we say "so long" to the theatrical pocket universe where these two yell asides at eachother across the DM table. We will go back to the isekai where Bakura will now become Zorc for the rest of the show.
Does the show give Zorc a British accent, do you ask?
No.
And I'm as confused and disappointed as you are. Alexander the Freakin Great had a British accent. But Obelisk? Absolutely not. Would not make sense. Who would do that?
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Now in case you forgot, because I only do like one of these a month, Seto was left behind at the castle courtyard because Yami did not give him a ride to Kul Elna. You may be asking, isn't the...castle courtyard in the capital? Like right in front of us? Like why would Seto be in the desert?
I don't know.
Maybe that was not the capital where Sad Seto watched his not-wife die? Maybe that was somewhere else? Geography in Yugioh is such a mobius strip I've sort of gotten used to this.
Anyway, Seto is in the desert, and it may have been something we found out and I forgot because my fatigue is kicking my ass but like...I'll accept it because it's very funny to me that he's hiking around sand in that outfit, comes over a dune, and just sees those God card he REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted 4 seasons ago but lost to Yugi Muto just mocking him up there in the sky.
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Also Seto believes in magic now. It was a very abrupt thing but it had to happen eventually. Better late than never, I guess.
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And then the Egyptian Gods freakin biffed it.
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Isis and Shimon would be shaking their heads about how they died for freakin nothing from their afterlife plane, if any of this were in fact actually happening and not a weird simulation in Yami Muto's mind that is in a puzzle wired to Yugi Muto's brain.
Speaking of which, back at Yami's tomb, Yugi is having a meltdown.
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It's part of his creative process, having a meltdown. Yugi would have massive creative block without his routine. That's just world building.
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Yami is also going through his spin cycle, now that the moon blocked out the sun and we don't have any way to fix that.
Except we actually do have away to fix that, we used it in Season 1 when we went up against Mako Tsunami (don't ask me how I remember that random fact but don't remember what I ate for breakfast) but the problem with the ancient Egyptian version of this card game is you can really only summon like 1-3 cards at a time. So, they're boned.
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And now it's Seto's turn to fix Yami's problems, which like, wouldn't be the first time, wouldn't it?
Problem is, this Seto is just SO BAD at cards.
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I really should've put the towel on this shot ps but like...I got tired. I got a bad fatigue week, so we're gonna go au naturale with this episode.
Now one of y'all did a fancy reblog and showed how Zorc looked in the Japanese version which can I say--is SPICY. Like the US version tried to connect the neck more with the neck of the dragon, so it's like a tummy dragon instead of peen but it uh...doesn't work from this angle, does it?
I'm just still reeling about how there is a dragon dick and it aired on kid's tv and they fully got away with it.
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EGYPTIAN ROLAND SIGHTED.
We love Roland.
I'd recognize that bad stache anywhere. Just because you don't got glasses on doesn't mean we don't know you got a Roland doo under that headwrap.
Bless this man.
Also, Roland is shredded? I'm just gonna leave that there.
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And that ends this segment. With the way we do image blocks...I uh will have to end it here. I can't have like more than 30 blocks total? And we're at 15 images? I don't know if it's adding text blocks to image blocks in that addition? I'm not sure how this new post system works so I'll just cut it here anywho.
Until then I'm going to go lay down prone on the ground like Yami muto in the image above. Kinda jealous of him rn not going to lie.
https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono
(and for those who just got here, you can read these caps all in chronological order by using this link right here. Assuming it's the right link. With the new Tumblr post thingy, it has been randomly removing /chrono from the end of my link? Which sucks? anyway, hopefully it works.
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gyarucoded · 5 months
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reviewing loki s2 ep4 (major spoilers!)
i was bit hesitant thowards this ep cuz i started noticing how this season parallels the previous one, which went very downhill after ep3 however, i think it seem to get better this time? 🤔🤭 this is so far my fav episode and hopefull they'll keep this energy for the last 2 eps. ok let's get into it:
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i don't think this was timed like this on purpose but love how we're 3 days away from halloween and this episode fits with it so well. i could be biased as a horror fan but i loved the eeriness (is that even a term?)
brad you stupidass why are you listening to ravonna when she clearly doesn't care about any of your lives on the time line 😭
ooouu the box scene 😧 not miss minutes' psycho ass smiling like she's getting creepier each ep- also as someone who watches gory movies i expected to see what was left of all the prisoners but then i remembered disney tries to keep shit as "family friendly" as possible altough i am not complaining cuz it's a lot more cinematic to just hear the blood droplets & it leaves space for our imagination!
why does it feel like b-15 is lowkey the true leader of the tva now? i can definitely vibe with that.
"which way, wizard?"
B-15 is strong af for not throwing up at *that* scene but ig she has seen more gruesome sights before.
i just know ppl gonna ship o.b, casey & victor as a poly-couple and i'm a 100% there for it lmaoo
even sylvie calling it "bromance" like miss ma'am's gay radar was going havoc, and her smile when HWR death was mentioned plss🤚 😭
i know sylvie meant well when she snapped at mobius for yk, "not reading the room" but i still felt kinda bad for mobius cuz i can deffo see him as the stress eater-type.
loki mentioning thor !!!!
the parallels between thor & jane and loki & mobius hmmm.....hmmmm...
what sylvie said about anhiliation & starting from scratch reminded me of thanos in endgame, sry baby 💀
well despite of that, still think sylvie is in the middle of her positive character arc/development
we're also witnessing loki's growth !! (notice how in 1x04 mobius told him to grow up?) he's possibly even more mature then he was in the sacred time line but that was due his sctripted fate of being a "loser" that sabotaged him from more rational choices but now he's free to think & do what he wants n i love that for him.
goodbye miss minutes i assure you that nobody's gonna miss yew. 💁‍♀️
now why did x-5 had to ruin that wholesome moment this badly ><=$^[_=
despite of sylvie & loki not fully agreeing on moral issues and stuff, i enjoyed them working together, it was finally sylvie's turn to show off her magic 😋
loki was so soft & reassuring with victor timely only for him to be spaghettified ?? i knew they'd probs kill him off but i didn't expect it to be such a weird & immidate death 😭 kinda sad cuz i don't think they'll bring that version of him back.
idk how to feel about ravonna getting pruned. not sure she'll get redeemed cuz it's too late for that now but pruning doesn't kill an invidual so it's likely that her story doesn't just end here.
love the soundtrack in this series generally but in the latest episode it's outstanding ! natalie holt truly added her whole 🐱 into this ost 🙏
the cliffhanger is absolutely killing me, i'll have to absorb all the theories until next friday like i fr cannot wait ngfddjfsvbm
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booasaur · 21 days
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Did you finish Night Country? If so what did you think of it? I loved Navarro—Kali Reis absolutely sells that stately sense capability and strength and hotness lol—and think Jodie/Kali really sold their relationship being the core of the show I also mostly loved how things played out (didn’t see the ending coming at all) but I wish the show had been given more episodes to flesh certain plots and characters out because some things felt a little superficial (it’s interesting to me that so many people were lost because I thought the show made a lot really obvious and could’ve actually used some more mystique) and enhancing them would’ve made things that much better and cohesive. But trying to find balanced criticism or commentary about this show is hard because everyone defaults to racist, misogynistic, no nuance takes on how it’ll never compare to s1 and just refuses to even see a little bit of the good. Idk I feel like you can dislike it and want better and still recognize the good aspects of this season and the value of telling indigenous stories. At this point I almost wish the showrunner had been able to make a new series like she wanted to, instead of having to be tied to the true detective name because maybe people would approach this with more honestly and openness
Hey, sorry for the late reply. Well, I know I've replied a LOT later before and mostly decided to stop saying sorry because I'd have to say every time, but at the moment, I'm having more difficulty than I used to in remembering how I felt when I finished the ep, so I wish I'd just responded at the time.
Let me see... First, I did laugh like an idiot when they took turns falling down the ice caves like idiots, especially Danvers.
Other than that, I liked the ending but it felt a bit too neat... I think if they'd changed around some stuff, it might have offered a bit more tension because, well, at that point, it seemed they'd let more killers go than caught them. Honestly that and all the quibbles I had, where I wish we'd seen some stuff seeded better and elaborated on more at the end, like you said, that all could have been helped with just giving them the two extra eps they should have gotten. I was thinking that too, at the time, lol, I remember now, when I read your ask, I went on this whole rant (to myself, in my head) about those two eps could have done so much, how the streaming model had killed TV, how these shortened seasons were basically like individual movies with an occasional sequel. I know this is an anthology miniseries and the story finished, but still! Too much is suffering for the same reason. I haven't really been able to get into a single new Trek, it's just a different form of storytelling. What can you do in 10 eps every once in a long while, with a full ensemble cast.
I literally looked up how many eps Discovery ends at and it's 65. Compare that to my home Trek, Voyager, where it flourished with new life when Seven appears. Guess when that happens. Ep 68! I literally had to chart the two shows:
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Look at those huuuuge Discovery breaks.. It's not just that shows used to be given so much screentime, we just got so much so quickly. I absolutely forget what's going on in between seasons of most shows now. In terms of actual amount of time, Discovery actually lasts longer! But I barely know the characters or their stories. I can't say much different for Picard or SNW (barring what I brought in from before). There's only so much character growth and relationship evolution. How am I supposed to love them? Know them?
Maybe that's why I'm gravitating so much to soaps lately...
Anyway, it's more capitalism than just streaming, of course, which also speaks to your other point; I didn't know Issa Lopez just wanted to make a new show and they put it under the True Detective name?? But isn't that just so typical of all these issues! Like, the fact that they're making an NCIS spin-off with Tony and Ziva? They're retreating to the safest, most conservative ideas they can think of. It's happening with everything, companies dropping DEI initiatives, politics returning to big money white guys. Sticking this female-led extremely Indigenous-sympathetic premise with this particular franchise with its defensive white dudebro fanbase.
I wonder how much that's related to the obligatory bigoted backlash to any media perceived as "woke" now. It's all feeding each other, right, bad actors in each space taking advantage and fanning the flames, but it's beyond annoying now to have watched a normal show and go online and see this rabid overreaction to stuff that isn't even on the screen.
The worst part is, as you said, there's no room for the middle ground. I myself don't want to go into detail about the issues I had because there's so much unfair criticism. Like, if I thought it was a little unsubtle in its messaging at times, how can I say that when these fiends are tearing it apart for daring to even have the message. I'm just glad that Foster and Reis were so good and the show so well received that the fanboys can keep crying to each other about s1.
I will say, a huge part of that ending landing was Diane E. Benson as the older Indigenous Alaskan lady being cool as hell. She was so nonchalant and mischievous and angry as hell underneath it all! That's why I wished there was just a bit more tension, a bit more to that scene in terms of its place in the ep, rather than just its place in the story where it provided a reveal.
The handling of the killer reveal was what I found a bit pat, just being like, well, that happened, okay, bye, but the reveal itself? Freaking loved it. Those men deserved what they got and more. :<
Some things I'm glad they didn't go into more, the accident in the past, and what exactly happened to Navarro. Let me imagine she and Danvers are off together in some liminal space. :P
Anyway...I guess I did remember a lot, lol. And now we have a season 5 ahead. :)
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naneun-no · 1 year
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Forget touching grass, go kiss somebody.
Long rant ahead, you’ve been warned 😬
For a community that relies so much on reading peoples’ body language and tells, the majority of BTS shippers seem to have a concerning lack of understanding of how actual humans living a life work.
I swear. Y’all will sit and analyze the hell out of three seconds worth of slowed-down content, but ignore any and all context, extraneous factors (aka concerns that don’t have anything to do with romance and can make someone appear upset, closed off, or just plain tired) and everything that happens after those all-important three seconds.
Looking at you, anons who I’ve seen all pressed over the fact that in the We Photobook Sketch, Jimin was initiating most of the Jikook moments. Some of y’all are insecure jikookers, some are from another ship trying to have a gotcha moment, and some are probably just new to things, but… keep in mind:
1. Content isn’t always released in chronological order.
Yes, this photoshoot behind the scenes is the most recent content released, but that doesn’t mean it’s the most recent thing that happened. @kanmom51 had a great post about this whole photoshoot, and took a guess that it happened around Sep 2021. I think that’s probably right, based on haircuts/colors and piercings. Which would mean this “distance” between JK and JM that you all think you picked up on took place BEFORE: JK getting his attendance stamps in JM’s room all day every day in late 2021, the infamous and adorable “should I come see you?” birthday vlive, and the ass-grabbing, forehead-touching, finger heart-giving, bridal-carrying Jikookery Foolishness Fest that was PTD Las Vegas.
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And just because late 2021 and 2022 was a gold mine, and because I know y’all try to dismiss concert behavior as fake fanservice, it was also before: “I’ll keep holding Jiminie ✋😛🤚”, “happy birthday BRO,” the attentive giddy love sesh that was aerial yoga, and this flirty ass conversation:
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So… try to orient content on the timeline before making judgments based on it. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
2. Learn the difference between focus and coldness.
Not always, but in general, JK seems to (I’m gonna use an ADHD term because I have it and I strongly suspect he does too but obviously I don’t know for sure don’t come at me) hyperfocus on things, particularly when it’s something like a work photoshoot where there are likely a lot of staff around and there’s a job to get done. Yes, he can goof off at work with the best of them, but for stuff like this (which had a stricter, more professional vibe than say, filming a Run BTS ep), he’s almost always the more reserved one, while Jimin seems to have an easier time shifting between his silly, flirty side and his fierce professional model side. The man can turn it off and on like a light switch, while JK seems to have a harder time shifting his attention and coming in and out of “work mode” (also an ADHD thing, just saying). So yeah, we see JM making eyes at JK in between shots, we see him turning toward JK while JK keeps his gaze on the camera. To me, this does not read as JK being disinterested in JM. It reads as “I have a job to do and I need to stay in the zone or I’ll look dumb as hell in these photos and I’m too pretty for that.” Just my take 🤷‍♀️ Which brings me to…
3. Context is everything.
My spouse and I have been together for nearly 10 years. We still have moments where we are over-the-moon into each other, and we also have moments where work takes priority, where we aren’t as attentive as we should be, where one of us wants attention and the other is focusing on something else (not saying that’s necessarily what was going on during the photoshoot, but it’s possible and a much more reasonable conclusion than JK suddenly falling out of love and JM not noticing). If someone were to make a short video recording us on any given day, our interactions might vary. We might look super close; we might look a little distant. Because real humans in real relationships have normal fluctuations like that. If assorted, curated clips from a 7 minute video (think about that — that shoot probably lasted 4-5 hours at least, and they showed us 7 minutes) are your basis for deciding whether a couple is broken up or still together, you’re basing a whole lot on very little. Which is why I say…
Go Kiss Somebody
Like, not without their permission, but you know what I mean. Go experience falling in love, go connect with someone else and see how every little facial twitch you or they make is not evidence of the deterioration of your whole relationship. When shippers try to make a ship sink or sail based on the micro-expressions on someone’s face during a zoomed-in, slow-mo, three second clip, they reveal that most likely, they’ve only ever experienced romantic relationships in the context of novels, fanfic, tv shows and movies. In other words — stories. Because in a love story, every little detail truly IS about the romantic plot line, otherwise the editors would have cut that superfluous stuff out, because they’ve got a story to tell. But real relationships aren’t like that. Real relationships aren’t streamlined love stories with rising action and a climax and a resolution; they’re real people living meandering lives that happen to include immense love. And that’s the difference. Shit, that’s a whole other post…
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ferretwhomst · 5 months
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i have so many thoughts about that last rnm episode and none of them are super coherent- it is like 4am after all. but thought i'd just talk about them before going to bed
(putting them all under the cut because as usual this got uh... Long.)
EVIL MORTY WAS FUCKIN GREAT THIS EP. i have nothing specific to say about him but it was nice to have him just. there. being snarky and sarcastic and annoying. love that guy.
NOT TO MENTION THE BIT OF BACKSTORY WE GOT??? GODDAMN. i know on tumblr we all make a case for traumatized teens who get called fucked up for just... Being Teens..... but i also like when they Are actually that fucked up <3 (<- in evil morty's case he Has His Reasons but STILL. also i do mean this affectionately)
they really had prime say "you're me, except, you know, less." while the mortys were onscreen. damn. that definitely won't go anywhere
the scene with the Diane Orb (???) was so funny. she's trying to kill him and he just stares at her and goes "god, i miss that face" what a sentimental little freak <3 i need to study him
something very !!!!!! about rick calling himself a rascal by the way. "rascal" is like an entire gender identity. something special about it
really like the little alliance between evil morty and morty prime. the Heroic Step and the portal closing on him... me too man i've been there
"IF YOU DIE I'M TAKING YOUR STUFF." space cruiser ai and garage ai should be friends LMFAO. SPINOFF SERIES WHEN!!!!!!1
prime calling c137 "wife guy" was really funny to me for some reason. never gonna get that nickname out of my head and i mean that in the BEST way possible
also "i do miss when it was just us!" literally in agony. they keep dropping hints that c137 and prime were actually associated with each other for at least a short period prior to the incident (unless i'm reading it wrong. idk like i said it's late) and i desperately wish we could see more of their dynamic from BEFORE shit hit the fan
i may have laughed a little too hard at prime's pensive emoji-ass expression during the uncle slow bit
THE MOUTH CHAINSAW MADE ME LOSE MY SHIT HONESTLY. just the sort of fucked up thing prime would do of course but it caught me so off guard
i know everyone expected that prime would hold morty hostage or something (at least judging from the fanart) but honestly? i loved the awkward ass conversation he had with "his" morty. "original grandson! this is super weird, obviously!" like yeah good reminder that all ricks are just. Like That (and by that i mean autistic if that wasn't clear LOOL). prime is a terrifying little bastard and he definitely comes off intimidating in his funny little videos but in a real life unscripted scenario he kinda sucks at improvising and he's so real for that
also SHITTY GRANDPA!!!!!!!!!!
morty trying to shake a clearly battered and bloodied rick awake and the fuckin... laser thing (?) falling away to reveal all his guts lying around was. wow.
"we could be like batman and robin!" "eh. i don't need a robin." GET HIS ASS EVIL MORTY!!! also kinda glad they had prime use the word "sidekick". i know it's supposed to show how little regard he has for mortys but it fits the actual power dynamic between ricks and mortys better than the show insisting that they're Partners when they are Clearly not on equal footing in their relationship. my guy that is a 14 year old boy and his abusive 70 year old grandpa!
"schematic booger-aids" who let this man have a child
god the scene where rick just beat the shit out of prime was so fucking cathartic. the way prime's still spewing insults, laughing horribly in rick's face till the very end. FUCK.
also just. "admit it, you would've been me. i just walked into your garage before you walked into mine! and eventually, you did! YOU LIVED IN MY HOUSE!" i have nothing to say about this, my thoughts are too scattered but know that i'm thinking about it. a lot.
"not exactly an alive amount of blood" have i mentioned how much i love evil morty
FUCKING OBSESSED WITH THE PART AT THE END WHICH DIRECTLY MIRRORED MORTY'S DISSOCIATIVE EPISODE AFTER S1E6. THE SAME SONG TOO. GOD. HARMING ME LIKE THIS!!!!!!
(also side note i actually went back to s1e6 to rewatch that scene at the end, and i think it's funny how much Better the show is at gore now. like. just take one look at the shitty blood spatters on the garage walls in the original scene, and then compare it with any of the gore we've seen for the past couple seasons. it's crazy)
okay i think that's all i have to say for now. um. don't know how i'm supposed to recover from an episode like that but sure
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brookheimer · 11 months
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i’m going to be <3 honest <3 and say that roman has never looked hotter then when he was being decisive last ep. like obviously it’s bad BUT i cannot lie it was very refreshing to see him play the game like ken & shiv have been all season !!
i appreciate the honesty this is a space of full support and respect <3 but i must speak my truth as well — while i loved roman this ep truly (read: would kill him if he were real) i’m a long floppy haired roman girl at heart….. the rly short sides this season are an attack against me personally
also yes i’m always a proponent of roman Playing The Game like those r always some of my fav rome eps (see: too much birthday) bc it’s when he’s in that mindset that certain aspects of his way of thinking (ab business/himself/family/the world at large/etc) are like most explicitly shown and it’s always so fascinating and hard to watch at the same time! talked ab this a lot with too much birthday but Playing The Game is EXACTLY the right phrase for what he’s doing bc he, unlike all the other sibs (and everyone but logan, tbh), really does view it as just that: a game to be played. but while logan viewed it like that in a more, like, Everything Can Be Manipulated Everyone Is A Pawn It’s A Chess Match way, roman views it as a game in the Guys Cmon It’s Literally Just A Game It Doesn’t Actually Fucking Mean Anything Why Are You So Mad Is It Just Cuz Im Winning For Once way etc etc etc. agh i wrote a whole ass post ab this last year i’ll go back and find it n link it here in a sec for anyone interested i don’t have the mental capacity to reiterate it in any meaningful way rn LOL
EDIT: okay this is the one about the ‘game’ thing but it’s a lil different from what i’d say now or at least how i’d say it — i emphasized like empathy and how roman is sympathetic and why his actions make sense from a human perspective bc this was right after too much birthday and the general consensus was Roman Is An Evil Sociopath And I Unironically Want Him Dead so a lot of this was me being like guys. guys. calm down. he’s acting like this for a reason. it’s still very shitty but it’s not just pure malice or anything let’s look at this from a character perspective okay etc etc etc. there’s also this one which covers similar stuff that i think i maybe stand by a little more now altho i haven’t read it again lately so who knows! linking it anyways cuz who cares
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i-sveikata · 7 months
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Hi! I first want to say that I really enjoy your work; I remember reading a Steve/Bucky fic of yours years ago and really liking it but I don't think I had a ao3 account at the time so I completely forgot about it. But yesterday while I was (desperately) searching for some more Vegas/Pete fanfic I stumbled upon IFTG and binge read it a full sitting (yes I have been completely unproductive today but I do not consider it a waste as I have enjoyed every minute I spent reading your fic)
Secondly, and sorry if this has already been asked or if these are inapt questions
(I'm more of a lurker when it comes to social platforms so I'm not sure how these things go)
, but I just wanted to know how you got into KinnPorshe and what are you thoughts on the show and it's various ships? I personally got into it a bit late (literally like 2 weeks ago) and was just curious about your experiences with the fandom and opinions and what not
I was also hoping you could recommend some Vegas/Pete stories that you enjoy (I'm always looking for more 😅)
Again love your stories, hope your having a good day.
Omg thanks so much anon that’s really sweet! Oh hahahhaha sounds like a productive day to me lol
Oh don’t be sorry! I would say I’m more of a lurker too in fandom tbh like I’ll still comment on fic I read and stuff but I’m normally more of a hermit coming out of my cave tossing a fic on ao3 and then running for it hahahahah so I understand!
Oh well I guess when that first trailer came out it was blowing up on tumblr and I watched it and was intrigued about it (plus I love the Australian/Thai actor and I knew he’d be in it too) and I guess I ended up just sort of vague keeping in the loop about it because so many people were excited. I think I watched it from when it first aired if I remember right? Or a least maybe an Ep or two after that? I kind of do this thing where I stalk all the gifs of a show on tumblr and if I find it interesting then I decide to watch it lol. But yeah I wasn’t hugely involved in the fandom from what I’ve heard a lot of it was on Twitter which I don’t use so I can’t really give much of an general update. All I can say is it was a really exciting time when that first trailer came out and everyone eventually got worried it might never come out when it took so long for them to give an airing date after it
I’ve actually gotten more of a fandom experience since I started writing this fic and people started coming over to tumblr to talk to me!! Which has honestly been really great and a fun way to dip myself into the fandom community for kp
I’m sorry I haven’t actually read that many!! I’ve got an old post where I’ve answered that before but I’ll come back to this ask later and link it for you
At this stage I am actively trying not to read other stuff in the fandom because I don’t really want to be low key influenced by any fic if that makes sense? Like in a fandom you eventually get fandom generated character traits or truths that start to trickle across everyone’s fics and for the moment I’m trying to avoid it.
Thanks so much hope You have a wonderful day too!!
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normalsnails · 7 days
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Oho~ I hope you don't mind if I send a lot! 3, 6, 18 for Ein, 31 for Aikawa and 44, 48, 49 and 50 for both! :D
Aaa i dont mind dww! Ty for asking :DD
Ein ♥️
3, what first drew me to her.
Before Ein and Aikawa my favourite was Aohara, but it quickly changed to adoring Ein, What really drew me to her is her dress actually. I thought “wow her dress is cuteee I’m gonna pay attention to her more” and i fell in LOVE.
6, do i have any petnames / nicknames for her
YES. I call her prettygirl. It stemmed from me rambling about her in class whilst i was persuading my friend to read and watch hri (success, gonna persuade her to join tumblr next >:D). She called her pretty so i was like “yes yes she is prettygirl” so now i just call her prettygirl whenever i talk about her irl XD.
18, do i prefer angst or comfort, or both (for her)
ANGST. Im sorry ein but <\33 i cant resist.
A little comfort is nice at times but angst all the way.
Aikawa!!
31, am i ashamed of liking him?
Sorta, i had a few old friends (just to preface this by saying i didnt leave the friendship because of a manga 😭) that were like “doesn’t he like eugenics 😬” and i told them “yeah i obviously don’t support that hes insane i just like his character” and then I realised that maybe aikawa wasnt the best silly of choice for my brain.
BOTH!!
44, what season do they remind me of?
For ein, definitely spring, 100%. When i think of spring, i think of flowers, and Ein reminds me of flowers for no reason.
For aikawa, id have to say late autumn, specifically late. I dont know why but its so fitting 😭
48, my favourite feature of their designs!
OO OKAY.
So for ein, its the dress and bow. I ADORE lolita fashion sm!!
For aikawa, id have to say his hair, its similar to mine (the type of hair not style) but mines thinner than his. AND HIS HAIR IS SO FUN TO DRAW!
49, favourite personality trait!!
For ein, its her childishness. Its hard to explain but its so cute how she was excited by the rain and scared of thunder 💞. And also the manga panels where shes swinging her legs when she’s sitting on the railings aaaaaa.
For aikawa, its how smart he is. Im not sure if I dreamed about this or something but i so clearly remember him talking about a hypothesis about the lightning power, talking about ionising and stuff like 😍😍 in a world where people die 24/7 he’s casually just making hypotheses about stuff i love him.
50, fav song / playlist / quote / headcanon for them!!
So ein, my FAVOURITE headcanon that people can PRY off of my cold, dead hands is that shes not 12 like the wiki says 😭 have you seen how tall she is shes atleast 14-15.
And also, some lovely quotes:
“Boom” - ep 9 anime
“When enemy comes, you are in my way” - 152.5, extra chapter. (Can be found on tenkuushinpan.com)
ALSO BEFORE SHE COULD SPEAK THE LITTLE NOISES SHE MADE 💞💞💕 cutie pie 4ever.
I dont think i have any songs for her apart from “angry too” by lola blanc (ein revenga au btw haha) and, i dont know how to explain it but Melanie Martinez’s “crybaby” album suits her sm!
And!! For Aikawa, my favourite song i like for him is “oh ana” by mother mother!
(Songs may be slightly ooc but its kinda them)
And some aikawa quotes just because :
“This calms me down like no other.” - ep 9, again. We all know that one scene XD
“Since im inferior, i’ll bleed to death. Fair’s fair. That’s completely in line with my doctrine.” - direct quote from chapter 204
“I wish i could see my mom.. just once more before i die..” - chapter 204, again.
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Some character notes and episode notes for HZ043, writing them down for future reference.
Some callbacks to HZ008 (which was also written by Naruki Nagakawa) with the shopping at the beginning. Roy and Friede getting sidetracked by a line for sweets, neglecting their shopping in the process. Mollie was in a better mood than usual thanks to the cheap stuff she found so she didn't scold them, but she was kind of judging them. Also, Friede is trusting Roy to do his shopping by himself since he was willing to split to go faster. Usually, Friede watches over the kids and stay with them in an unknown city, but now they are growing and can buy groceries by themselves.
As they finish their shopping, Liko notices (thanks to Mibrim) an old man who seems to need help but she finds his expression intimidating so she isn't sure what to do... Roy immediately understands that the old man threw out his back because he is used to his grandpa or Landau scowling when it happens. Loved this casual show of Roy's perceptiveness since he pays a lot of attention to his surroundings usually. Liko and Roy end up helping the old man and Nyahoja gives him a back massage (casual show of Nyahoja's relaxing abilities too, which is nice). The old man is the manager for the store selling the Umidigda sweets so he gives Liko and Roy a box for free to thank them for their help.
In the meantime, Onyx and Sango come to town as well. Onyx is not impressed (but he still tagged along with Sango in the first place). Sango disguises herself to not attract attention and came to town specifically for the sweets. She stood in line like everyone else, but didn't get a box since they were limited... she made a scene but is thrown out of the store. She ends up seeing Liko and Roy with a box of the sweets and gets pissed that they got one despite not waiting in line like everyone else, so she swears revenge (and somehow managed to stick a letter on Hogator's back to tell them to meet at the Kabigon Rock).
Back in the ship, Kanuchan wants food but Dot is busy so she goes where the other Pokemon are to get some. She ends up dropping her plate of food as she tries to go back to Dot's room so Terapagos leads her to Nuoh who shares berries with her. Liked this little moment of Terapagos acting more like a "big sibling" now, especially since he used to be the baby who didn't know anything on the ship. I feel like lots of Pokemon are growing lately (like Mibrim who had responsability over Terapagos a few eps ago, etc). And I just generally like seeing the way different Pokemon interact with each other. Kanuchan went back to Dot's room to share food with Kuwassu and Dot praised her for it (the whole message of sharing and kindness in the ep in opposition to Sango etc).
Liko and Roy meet up with Sango after reading the letter of challenge. They banter back and forth because Sango is asking them for the sweets and feels entitled to them, while Roy thinks she is spouting nonsense. Liko offered to give one to her to appease her, but Sango got angry that she opened the box at all. She revealed herself as being from the Explorers (introduces herself to both of them and reveals her name) and Onyx joins her since he was wondering what was taking her so long. Liko wanted to contact Friede to let him know about their situation but Roy was more willing to jump into action (I keep liking the way they react differently about things: Liko thought it was best not to go to the meeting spot while Roy wanted to know what the letter was about, etc). Sango and Onyx challenge Roy and Liko respectively to a battle. Sango felt offended by Roy so she singled him out as an opponent, and Onyx asked Liko politely to be his opponent. When Sango was revealed as a character back in ep 16, I thought she could maybe be a good opponent to Roy, so it's fun that they took this path now (and Roy and Liko both have the type advantage with Sango and Onyx, so).
The battle was nice and highlighted different sides of Liko and Roy. Even though Roy was willing to accept the challenge and battle (while Liko was more cautious), I feel like he gets overwhelmed in these kinds of situations? While Liko performs well and "sees" more clearly under pressure and situations like that, which is interesting to me (in comparison at the beginning of the episode, she was stressing out when the old man scowled because of his back pain, while Roy easily reached out to him). Liko and Roy were on their own this time and managed to hold out despite who their opponents are. It felt like Roy was overwhelmed and paralyzed at some points because he didn't think of using Stomping Tantrum to do something about the ice, but then he remembered it. I like that he has moments of hesitations, too. Liko was shown thinking and tried to strategize too. She used what she learned during her training against Diana back in HZ033 too (that there is always a way to battle against a bigger or stronger foe, with Nyahoja using the fact she is smaller to her advantage to attack her opponent from its blind spot). While Onyx and Sango weren't going all out (from their own admission), Liko and Roy used their knowledge to do what they could and stood their ground and their opponents acknowledged that.
The battle was eventually called off since Onyx got a call about his mission. Onyx prioritizes the mission over the battle so he left and brought Sango with him even though she wanted to stay and finish the battle. They play off each other nicely, honestly. Sango revealed the Explorers' plan to summon Rayquaza before leaving. Onyx was revealed to have a second Pokemon too (a Ptera, which stroke me as curious since it's an ancient Pokemon while the Explorers seem more futuristic given the technology they use in general).
Liko collapsed on the ground after Onyx and Sango left, it felt like the stress left her and she was trying to keep it together the whole time. I love how things like that affect her and that they show the kids get scared but try to be courageous nonetheless. Liko immediately reassured her Pokemon too, even though she was scared, she still makes sure to let them know things are okay.
At the end, Friede meets up with Liko and Roy and they tell him what happened and what the Explorers said about summoning Rayquaza. He makes the connection between the island they mentioned and the strange tower they saw in the pictures of Irukaman in the previous episode. Friede decides to go investigate. Roy gives Cap and Lizardon some sweets before they leave (which was really nice of him). Liko feels uneasy about the Explorers' plan and wonders what they are up to.
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c0nnectingd0ts · 1 year
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Writing this TWD finale reaction/Caryl thoughts for myself to help process. If you want to read it and it helps you do the same, then great!
I’ll also note that a lot of my current processing has been bolstered by the metas and musings of others in the past 20 hours, so big credit to everyone in the fandom for helping me sort my shit.
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Thoughts leading into the finale:
-Pacing of this whole season was off, especially regarding Caryl. Kang was writing towards a Caryl spinoff, so she probably thought she had time to explore their stuff, but there was also a lot of studio interference.
-I was still confident about explicit canon. It was only after I watched 11.23 and realized there was still too much to wrap up that maybe it would just be implied
-I’m of the mind that AMC wanted more action/adventure/MCU universe storytelling and therefore changed the premise of the show (and maybe the location at the same time or after, unclear) which is when Melissa and then Angela backed out, which was what they wanted so they could have a traditional action movie-like setup. It sucks. They did Melissa and Angela dirty.
Thoughts during the finale:
-Even though everything was rushed in this ep, they somehow wasted so. much. time. I thought that some of those beats would allow for an emotional moment between Caryl, but no. Not when they wasted a minute setting Daryl up a transfusion. Not while they saw their friends lose Luke. Not while they watched Judith sleep. Which made Carol’s reactions really weird to me… she kind of seemed off during the whole thing. I thought they were trying to set up that she was absorbing these and feeling feelings and preparing to say something but NO. Just a waste of shots with no payoff. Some beats that could have been explored:
-The shortness of life and how important it is to spend those moments with the people you love
-Daryl fully understanding how Carol must have felt when her children were in danger/dying
-Judith seeing her aunt and uncle together and saying something to them about how nice that is to see
-The final confrontation by the gates was stupid and anticlimactic to me. Wasn’t this supposed to be the rest of the population of 50,000 that were sequestered? There were like 100 people. Also, the Judith yelling “it’s never too late!!” to Pamela was corny-stupid but also was such a callback to Carol’s subconscious saying “it’s never too late” that I thought they would tie that back into some kind of impetus. But again, no.
-Sidebar for beautiful moments that had me tear up:
-ngl, I teared up when Luke died. I thought the ladies acted beautifully. Still a missed moment for Caryl reflection tho.
-I loved all of Rosita’s stuff. I obviously didn’t want her to die but I’m glad there was SOME repercussions to her Great Escape; I literally said “so wait she just survives that???” I thought the rest of it was handled beautifully
-^^that being said, another BIG missed opportunity was Daryl fucking watching Rosita and Eugene like a creeper with no explanation. Like I know Eugene/Rosita aren’t romantic- or it was, but urequited- but now that things had slowed down, they lost one of their own and you see this other important relationship end like that, couldn’t that have pushed him to use his words with Carol?? Especially that beautiful line “I’m glad it was you, in the end”?? But no, instead there is a time card that says “1 year later” to which I said “WTF??? No type of any conversation between Caryl???”
-The ending scenes:
-First of all, I found it confusing as fuck. Where were they? Couldn’t tell if it was Commonwealth, Alexandria, Hilltop, all, none? Daryl is a “cowboy” so he goes out on runs a lot and leaves Carol and the kids behind? Sounds fake but okay
-The Caryl lake scene:
-He was staring at her REALLY intently, especially when she said “it’s a beautiful day” he was looking at her when he said “yeah”
-I think it’s important to remember that she calls him her best friend BEFORE they say I Love You. To me it was harkening back to her brushing him off when he called her that in 10.01. It didn’t necessarily bother me, but I was assuming I would get more clarity after that.
-Side note, the way they are configured in these shots, doesn’t it make it look like not ONLY did he kiss her forehead but that he’s holding her hand???
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-The Final Goodbye
-Okay SO. Judith says to find his happy ending.
-THEN a few seconds later he looks at Carol intently as she’s fussing over him and he says “I Love You.” HE SAYS IT FIRST, WHICH IS KEY. And he is very serious about it.
-She then responds in an “of course I love you, silly!” Way. But it is important to note in her recent interview that she said Daryl was very still and serious and she made it light. SHE did that. Just as Melissa had said back in 10.01 that when Daryl called her his best friend she made fun of him because it felt too serious for her. That is important context and subtext
-Then he CUPS HER FACE before hugging her. I DO think that he took in her response and took a look at her and then she leaned in for a hug and he hugged her, cupping her head. And so, I think he DID mean it in a romantic way. Or at least, a “if it wasn’t clear already, you’re it for me, but it didn’t seem possible so I’m good with us as friends but just want to state for the record that i love you.” And then she responded in her way like “lol get out of here so I can cry in peace” and he was like “okay, that’s fine, I’m leaving anyway.”
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(framing this)
-BUT. But but but. I was still waiting. Even when he rode off and they followed him for an unnecessarily long amount of time, I kept thinking he would turn around and go back and be like “fuck it” and kiss her to make sure they were on the same page about what he meant. But he just kept riding. And then they showed Michonne and Rick. And then they went back to… wherever they were with Judith and RJ, and I was STILL WAITING
-In summary: pacing of the episode was shit. Would’ve been great if they had wrapped up the action in the previous ep and dedicated this whole final ep to character stuff. But AMC wants action/adventure/gore/excitement and by god they got it in le spinoff du jour
I was still disappointed at the ambiguity of the ending, even though we knew it was a possibility. Maybe disappointed isn’t the right word; I was angry. I was angry that they hedged their bets to allow everyone to interpret it in the way that suited them best. That they wouldn’t validate a character like Carol who is an unconventional romantic lead by allowing the “heartthrob” lead (who dyes his hair but would otherwise also be gray) to be irrefutably in love with her.
So where does that leave things for me now?
-Based on the interviews that have since come out, I DO think it’s possible that le Daryl series will allow for further emotional reflection (after much shipbaiting with Fleur Delacour, no doubt), and that Carol might show up at the end. But I’m also not sticking around to find out. I’m sure if anything happens in that realm i will hear about it and tune in if it’s worth it, but I can’t care about it anymore.
-I feel like I need to remove myself from the fandom— Tumblr, fanfiction, and all. This week will be the 3-year anniversary of when I fell down the Caryl rabbit hole so maybe it’s fitting. I don’t have any burning desire to create fiction about it or anything anymore anyway, even if there are seeds of fix-its part of me wants to explore
I think the biggest legacy for me is that shipping Caryl got me through quite a bit in the past few years. I started consistently writing and sharing for the first time because of Caryl. Hell, I even learned about myself and my sexuality through this fandom- it was the first time I heard about Demi sexuality (re: Daryl) and after reading the explanations about it I was like “oh shit, it me. This explains so much.”
But the biggest takeaway is that in my anger last night, I had a big epiphany: in general, I want a life in which I build the world that I want. I’m lucky to do that in my daily work, but I also want to do that creatively. I was very unsatisfied with a lot of the story we were given… so why don’t I build worlds of my own for which I control the story? Maybe nobody else will experience it or even like it, but who cares. We are constantly at the mercy of mostly older white men trying to make money off of us. And I’m over it. I relinquish the power I give them.
Thanks for the memories, TWD and the Caryl fandom. Forward.
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silvertsundere · 5 months
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Silver Talks AniManga (29/10/23)
veeeeeeeeeeeeeery late this week I know it's my own fault really, I was warned by my buddy mega that yozakura would be a dense read and take a while but I didn't listen and underestimate how long it'd take, I should've started during the week but I only started reading on saturday NIGHT so no way in hell I was gonna be able to catch up.. by the time I went to bed on sunday I was on 111/200 so oof.. also didn't mon tue or wed so that's why the post is so late but anyhoo
green - new series/new to me pink - catching up
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Frieren Ep8
very good episode like usual, even more for me cause of all the action. looks like the next one will also have quite a bit of it so I'm pogged up
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Undead Unluck Ep4
bro that episode went absolutely INSANE?? HELLO the sakuga was so good I was losing my gourd I'm so glad uu got the adaptation it deserves also my queen yuuki absolutely stole the show, really showing why she's up there with the best of the best, it's gonna be sad not getting more gina til like cour 4 but it'll be worth the wait
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Pokemon Horizons Ep26
pretty chill episode after all the excitement from last week's cour finale, mostly just setting up the plot for the future. tho we also got a new op and it goes absolutely crazy
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Adult Precure Ep4
alright episode, mostly about what saki and mai have been up to, saki being engaged and mai breaking up with her bf. I know that in their shows, from the very start, the girls have crushes on boys (ofc it couldn't be otherwise cause toei are cowards) but you gotta understand how deep in the yuri mines I am. hearing them actually say they're engaged or dating a man gave me whiplash
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Imas Million Live Ep4
good episode as usual, the best part was getting a lot more screentime for some of the girls that were barely in the other eps, tho it still wasn't that much and since this isn't following the og format there's always gonna be some girls that won't get their time to fully shine sadly. also got a couple momoko moments™ including the box so that was funny
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Mission: Yozakura Family Ch1 - 200
wowie that was.. a lot better than I expected. honestly went in not expecting much, and after having just caught up to jujutsu from 1 to current I wasn't expecting yozakura to be so good since jujutsu is so much more popular but, hot take: I think it's way better like sheesh. I talked about it on my server but the only I thing I think jujutsu has over yozakura is the battles, otherwise it's beat in every category. I like the art a lot more, even from ch1 yozakura had waaaaay better paneling than even current jujutsu. and the whole cast is a lot more likeable. like from jujutsu I cared about gojo, nanami, maki and okkotsu. in yozakura we get cooldown chaps were the different family members do their own stuff and interact with each other which helps you get to know them more and in doing so liking them more, while still using these chaps to move the plot along so the pacing isn't too slow (outside of that little side detour with the past heads that got cut short prob by the editor but yknow)
anyway rambling and just repeating what I already said in the server but TL;DR it's good, glad to be caught up, and looking forward to it wrapping up in the near future since we're close to the final arc
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Witch Enforcer Ch1
I started this mostly on a whim cause the art is good (artist's on here too btw @ camellia0x0) but I was pleasantly surprised. there was nothing surprising about the story but it was delivered well and the art was solid through the whole chap (tho the paneling is very basic but I'll give them a pass since it's their first serialization [only some one shots before]) and the concept of a witch making and using mechs is fun. looking forward to seeing this artist's growth as a mangaka, hopefully the series doesn't get axed too early
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Undead Unluck 181
good chap, especially the end tho. never thought this could be a possibility but it makes total sense there'd be a reverse evil union on the side of god. never thought about it since we had under before. really curious to see how the next chap gonna but it's prob just gonna be introducing all those baddies that people will fight in the final arc
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A wonderful morning from your holiday anon. I'm here with, you guessed it, more questions! of all 13 eps which one is your favorite? which 3 things would you change about season 2? do you have 3 favorite fanfic tropes?
Omg hi anon!!! So happy to hear from you again! 😄💚
So sorry for my late reply, but it turns out you stumped me with the first two questions this time, so I went and rewatched the whole series with a notebook and pen in hand (I had to go through all the feels again because of this, how dare you! /affectionately).
My favourite episode: OMG WHAT. I can't choose just one! I liked the first episode of S1, because its an introduction of all the characters, and I like that Farah is in there a lot. I also like the last episode of S1, apart from the fact that Farah gets forced into her nap. My favourite scene is in that episode, with Farah opening up to Bloom and them hugging 🥺. But then I also really like episode 6 of S2, even though that's when we say goodbye to Farah. The whole conversation between Stella and Luna, Bloom's stasis dream with Aisha's words, Farah freeing her after wiping her tear...just, ugh 😭❤️. The problem is that I have things I love and things I don't in every episode of the show, so picking only one is so hard! The best I can do is narrow it down to S1Ep6 and S2Ep6 (hah, both episode 6), which are equally high up my list.
Three things I'd change about S2: Ooh are you ready because I have THOUGHTS.
Saul's emotionless reaction to the mention of Farah by Terra. Like, what the heck was that?? I already have a couple HC explanations for it, but I would've much preferred the addition of a small scene where we see a hint of him breaking down or very obviously keeping in his emotions (like punching a tree and then pretending everything is fine while someone looks at him with sad eyes, maybe Sky? *takes note of this for future fic*) to signal that he does, in fact, know about her death and DOES care a GREAT deal! I'm very passionate about this as you can tell.
Bloom and Rosalind's "fight". I don't like how Rosalind just kind of... stands there while Bloom gets ready to flambé her into a crispy piece of chicken. Couldn't they at least have done a little exchange of magical blows or something? Rosalind trying to attack Bloom (futile attempts ofc but still)? At the very least make it so Rosalind doesn't feel so weak in that moment. She's supposed to be a powerful fairy, more than Farah! I actually jumped on this scene for the fix-it event this year, and wrote THIS fic, if you haven't read it yet and want to know more about what I'd change. I even go more in-depth in the comments.👀
The pacing. Most of this season felt rushed. Maybe it would've helped if they'd added another episode and stretched it out a bit (as they initially promised), maybe they should've ended the season with Rosalind's crispyness so they would've had more room for all the previous storylines that season. Then again, we wouldn't have had that final goodby of Farah, unless the show did actually get renewed, in which case they could've scrapped that whole bit and just have Farah come back because Eve Best's filming schedule would've possibly alined better (wishful thinking, I know). Overall, I feel there were a lot of things left out that could've been told, and weren't because they focused on rushing towards Bloom going to the Dark Realm.
Three favorite fanfic tropes: Good god I have to breathe for a minute after that rant😂. I'm glad you put a positive question after that one!
I like to read all sorts of stuff, but the tropes I gravitate towards the most are: Fix-it fics (or canon-divergence AU), because of obvious reasons. Angst/fluff (or hurt/comfort?) fics, because I love me some angst as long as it has a happy ending (although sometimes I like a bittersweet ending too, if I need a good cry). And lastly I love Mutual Pining, because what else would I have my two favorite idiots do?❤️
I hope I understood this question correctly, because I always confuse tropes, genre's and styles? Have a few bonus ones I also enjoy, for if I actually got it wrong: There was only one bed, Five times fic, Missing Scene, and Friends to lovers.
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Derena: The Early Years, A Playlist
Since I had a “derena sads” playlist, I thought it was only fair to make a “derena happies” one, so check it out for all the cutesy s1 romance vibes.
track list and annotations under the cut
Honeybody — Kishi Bashi with Nu Deco Ensemble We begin…with the CRUSHES On that day, we're together in a real way / Under pressure and safe it's so easy
Boyfriend — Walk the Moon Search my memory banks for what to do / I recall 80s movie scenes / Breakfast Club, Fast Times / And I still don't know what girls like
Daydreamer — Adele (I thought this was a perfect Serena pov beginning to notice & crush on Daniel song, and then I read the annotations that said Adele wrote this about a guy she had a crush on as a teenager who was bi and I thought “even more perfect.” Anyways…19 Supremacy!!!!!!) Daydreamer / With eyes that make you melt / He lends his coat for shelter / Plus he's there for you / When he shouldn't be / But he stays all the same / Waits for you / Then sees you through
Something — Beatles Something in the way she knows / And all I have to do is think of her / Something in the things she shows me
Dancing Queen — as performed by Frank Turner Frank turner cover bc Dan.  You are the dancing queen / Young and sweet, only seventeen
Jump Then Fall — tswift The “Serena Is a Smitten Kitten” song I like the way I can't keep my focus / I watch you talk, you didn't notice / I hear the words but all I can think is / We should be together
Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes — Paul Smith w/ Ladysmith Black Mambazo 1.05 Daredevil vibes She's a rich girl / She don't try to hide it / Diamonds on the soles of her shoes / He's a poor boy / Empty as a pocket / Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Perfect. — Bibi Bourelly w/ Earl St. Clair They really fit in a lot of will they/won’t they those first five eps huh. And it really came down to the thesis of this song.  You a little too perfect for me
I Saw Her Standing There — Beatles The next two: Masked Ball energy.  Well, she was just seventeen and you know what I mean / And the way she looked was way beyond compare
Only Wanna Dance With You — Kesha You got to me / You saw through me / You're in for it now
Rollercoaster — Bleachers Something something falling for the idea of a person and then that leads to falling for the reality of the person.  It was summer when I saw your face / Looked like a teenage runaway / Oh god, I never thought we'd take it that far / Some killer queen you are
Crazy for You — Adele They were both Down Bad ok Lately with this state I'm in, I can't help myself but spin / I wish you'd come over, send me spinning closer to you
Birthday Suit — Kesha That victor/victrola build up Well, baby, you get better and better / The more I get to know ya, get to know ya / It's impossible to get you outta my head / And I keep fighting and fighting the feeling / But I want ya, but I want ya, oh / I know I'm gonna love it, but we haven't even done it yet
the snack that smiles back — Shawn Wasabi ft. raychel jay It’s that uh…derena fic “Other Stuff” iykyk I'm gonna be the one you unwrap / Just take me out and break me in half
Closer — Tegan and Sara The energy of “I want you but this is different from how I’ve wanted anyone else before” and all that anxiety and excitement  All you think of lately is getting underneath me / All I dream of lately is how to get you underneath me
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm — as performed by Ingrid Michaelson Never forget that they had the magical after school special christmas eve first time I can't remember a worst December / Just watch those icicles fall / What do I care if icicles fall
Grilled Cheese — Peach Face You got me sleeping in my makeup / Ruining your pillow cases
Gave Me Something — Jess Glyne I spent my weeks running wild / And now my days, they have changed
Adore You — Miley Cyrus School Lies/Thin Line 1x12/1x13 vibes When you say you love me / Know I love you more / And when you say you need me / Know I need you more
I Believe — Jonas Brothers It’s the I Love You plot! 'Cause I'm here to stay through the good and the bad times / Baby, save me a space in your mind
Love song — Lana Del Rey I believe that you see me for who I am…Oh, be my once in a lifetime
And I Love Her — Passenger The Daniel Humphrey energy is SO strong with this one.  She's as new as the springtime / Strong as autumn blows / Warm as the summer / And soft as the snow / She's a thousand miles from here / But she's everywhere I go
Come Away With Me — Norah Jones Idk why, but I feel like this is one these dorks would classify as “their” song.  And I want to wake up with the rain / Falling on a tin roof / While I'm safe there in your arms
Oh My Love — The Score End credits happy love song vibes We'll shape this world like it was meant to be / Made of clay for only you and me / Awake with you is better than a dream
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Please tell me without spoilers if I should look forward to eps 19 and 20. Thank you!
Having watched the eps with subs now, I can say I enjoyed them 🤷‍♀️ I think a lot of people have been reading too many salt takes lately and letting other people freak them out. This is the most plot heavy season we've had, and I for one am having a great time with it. The angst is just enough to create conflict without leaving you feeling too hopeless. Everything they're facing this season is stuff we know they will overcome, and I've enjoyed all of the character development for better and worse.
So, I'd say yeah, look forward to them if you're waiting to watch everything in order. I think this is gonna be a great season, despite what disgruntled fans have to say about certain choices in the love square.
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