#thunderthoughts

[how-do-i-name-blogs-istg]

was chaos p2 an allegory for ai?

idk

but it sure seems like it

cough cough robots taking over jobs and doing a horrible job at them

[tea-cub]

Just to be a little Thunderbitch

Back in the TB fandom - all series and all films - after years away and I have pointless things to say:

I hate that they switched Gordon and John's hair-colours in the new series. I loved Gordon as a ginger, not as a blonde. He had the most distinctive look; it was why he was my crush.

Sophia Myles was the best Lady Penelope. I will die on this hill. Love Rosamund Pike but she makes Penny sound like an airhead with a cold.

1960s Alan is my least favourite version of the character; I never warmed to him and it pissed me off that both of the original films both ended up being about him. Ironically, I love the 2004 Alan and I love what they've done with the new version, which feels like a mixture of his predecessors.

Been watching Titanic and I miss Bill Paxton. I loved his version of Jeff.

Fermat was adorable and I miss him.

Kayo is awesome. It feels like they put a fair bit of the 2004 version into the character.

Why does the new series have the characters randomly watching footage from the old series? I know it's meant to be a tribute but watching Kayo 'scanning for information' and just watching footage of her 1960s counterpart going diving with Colonel Casey is weird.

I'm glad the link between the Hood and IR is actually addressed first-hand. The Hood was never named during the series and it was kind of exasperating, as a kid, to have to refer to him as 'bald guy with glowing eyes' if you didn't have merch information to hand. Scott, Gordon and Brains were the ones who had the closest contact with the character in the original series, only Scott saw his face in full (TB4 was attacked and the Hood had his face hidden both times Brains saw him) and it was frustrating that they didn't fully KNOW. I'm glad now that they do.

Speaking of knowing, I'm glad that the boys don't have so much trouble with having to hide their identities; they're given a bit more freedom. As a kid, all the machines seem fun, but 20 years of fanfic have made me gradually realise: it's got to be hard living that kind of life, living separately from the rest of the world and in secret. Of course they all have each other, but family can be your best friend and your worst nightmare; older siblings feel responsible for and boss about the younger and the younger feel like they're not being heard. Plus, as proven by both Tim Casey and Eddie Houseman, it's difficult to maintain friendships with that level of secrecy.

So happy Rhys Darby had a recurring guest-role. Squee.

[thunderg]

Hi! I know I’ve been absent, I’m really sorry about that. Lately, I’ve been super busy with exams and stuff, but I promise I’ll have some content for you soon. Again, I’m so sorry, and thanks so much to everyone who’s started following me! 💕

[stormcloudsbrewing]

my birthday is a tense subject for me.

i take care to remember birthdays and try to make people smile. i want them to be happy, to feel celebrated for being here. not everyone gets the chance.

and then my birthday comes around.

and i get well wishes from friends ive known for only a few months and its nice.

but the people ive known for years? nothing.

i have to remind them.

and it feels silly to be upset about them forgetting. and maybe its just some trauma from my childhood. but i wonder if im not enough to remember.

[seathesilverlinings]

I love that Parker’s idea of causing a distraction is to complain about the food and start throwing chairs 😂

[thundersolstice]

ThunderMeta: On Lion-O’s Age

Headcanon:  In Thundera, 17-year-olds are not legal minors.

I admit this one is a stretch, since there are so many other factors not accounted for in canon, not the least of which being the question of whether or not Thundera even has a legal age of majority in the first place.

Nevertheless, I base this theory mainly on two aspects of canon:

At seventeen years old, Lion-O is regarded as king without any legal question of age (onscreen or off, direct or implied). Multiple characters remark on Lion-O’s youth throughout the series, but none refer to the concept of a regency, or say anything to the effect of expecting an older cat to make decisions on Lion-O’s behalf until he comes of age.

In Episode 5, one of the first things Panthro says to Lion-O straight up is: “If you want to stay alive, you’re going to have to listen to me.” Lion-O immediately answers with: “I’m the king now.” This (and later exchanges in the episode) implies there is no expectation for Lion-O to not take command due to his age; rather, Panthro is initially skeptical of Lion-O’s capacity to command and strongly recommends (lol) Lion-O defer to his judgement, but he doesn’t expect someone else to be in command as a matter of course. His objection to Lion-O’s age therefore must primarily be a question of Lion-O’s experience, not whether or not he’s still a child.

In the first episode, Lion-O wields the Sword of Omens in a formal ceremony which Claudus terms a “sacred rite of passage.” It follows that Lion-O would not be expected to undergo a sacred rite of passage while still a child, and from there, it’s possible he was expected to undergo the ceremony as soon as (or nearly) he reached the Thunderian age of majority.

Since Lion-O is 17 when he undergoes the rite of passage in question, my tentative assumption is that the age of majority in Thundera is 17 years.

Also possible is that the ceremony generally is (or isn’t) undergone by the crown prince once he reaches the age of majority, but Claudus pushed the ceremony back until he thought Lion-O was ready, or until he couldn’t put it off any longer (more like a driver’s license exam than testing for a diploma). That would make Thunderians legal adults at 16 years or younger.

Also less relevant but still worth mentioning is the series genre. tl;dr it’s common in SF/F for teenagers to be considered adults.

Of course, it’s possible there is no age of majority in Thundera, and young cats take on responsibilities as required by their station/inherit directly regardless of how young they are. But even in that scenario, there should still be some kind of administrative system, however (in)formal, in place for when a king comes to the throne while still a child--if not a single regent to lead, then a formal council of some kind to “advise” the king on decisions and so on.

[autoacafiles]

What species can Sally turn into? I recognize most of them, but a couple of them I'm less certain of, like Stretch.

Acrochimp - Arachnichimp

Trackdown - Vulpimancer

Thunderthought - Celebrocrustacean

Dugout - Terra Manzardil

Sandstorm - Quartzicule

Rollin Beetle - Noxian Scarab

Stretch - Kraaho

Needlegun - Arician

Hang-High - Aerophibian

Kick-Off - Orphopterran

[dvstyx-blog]

People always thought that you are always gonna be there. Because you keep finding. How hurt it is when you off your phone with hope that someone gonna find you like crazy like you did but unfortunately they didn't? How hurt it is that you miss someone so much but you really can't do nothing about it? What if one day you are not here anymore? Are they gonna noticed it?

[crewofomens-blog]

What are your Thunderthoughts about Episode 4?

[cbsoliloquy-blog]

Hitman Reborn has ended.

And this takes me back quite a bit. This sounds nerdy and such, but It was through this manga that I was able to gain friends that I can truly call my brothers. Just reading through the last few pages did not just make me reminisce of older chapters in the manga, but the memories I shared with my friends and how at one point, 4 years ago, it was like none of us could ever be separated. Whenever I write about us I usually say this, but even though we have all gone our separate ways and only a few of us are close now, the times we had together will never be forgotten.

I remember when we first started; we were just some guys hanging out at church playing yugioh. But man that changed quickly. There was a point we'd see each other every week and sometimes almost every day. We'd even have a couple meetings to establish our friendship as a "brotherhood." I guess everything kinda changed when there just started to be laws and we wanted to branch out to other people. It went from a group of six guys to ideas of becoming a fraternity. It was a good idea, but I could not help but feel like it corrupted our friendship and what it stood for. It would have been nice to have a larger network of friends, I guess, but that's just what the basis of our friendship really started as. That's why I think everything kind of crumbled. We started to feel distant because more people started to come in and it just felt, different. It also changed when people started to go against the "laws" that we created. At the time I saw it as a big deal, because there was no group decision in breaking these rules at all. It's not a big deal now, but... it just felt like bonds were broken because of that.

Now, it's 4 years later, and I still feel close to the original six, well, most of them. I still believed in what we stood for, but now times have changed. We each have been able to grow a little more comfortable with the people we have become. To be able to have that feeling of brotherhood back; that would be all I could ever ask for. Maybe it's time for something new, or at least an update on how we work. Maybe we should just take away the laws in general, who knows. But this is a new transition, I believe. I just want to protect whatever we had because our brotherhood was one of THE highlights of my life and I don't want to let it go. Spoiler Alert: Maybe like a NeoVongola.

Haud Frater est Relictus.

-Thunder

[stormcloudsbrewing]

Poem 8

i want someone to be my undoing

to watch as the string unravels from the broken pieces of my soul

to gather all of the toys and trinkets that fall from their hiding place

to hold them in their lap, stroking fingers carefully over their faces

to watch the tears pour from my eyes, from the river of my soul

to hold me in the warmth they create until i am both spring and fall, summer and winter

and undone

[l0kiderhase]

Thunderstorm-Thoughts

Outside is a crazy thunderstorm and i sit in front of my PC and watch doctor who compilations... and this thunderstorm really creates a wonderful atmosphere

[crewofomens-blog]

Thunderthoughts for Episode 6? HO!

UPDATE: Gonna try this for a bit come join us in the chatroom:

http://tinychat.com/crewofomens