#too many parallels

[sparrowseagles]

Art saying "you screamed, I never heard anything like it before" and then in 2019 we don't hear his scream... im going to kms

[honeystarfishtzu]

when you buy six of crows from big bazaar

[dinosaurwithablog]

UNMUTE!!!

I, totally, understand how Robin feels. I was shocked to learn that felons can run for president. This episode is so close to what's going on in politics today that is freaky. The Penguin, actually, refers to making Gotham City great again. I'd be laughing a lot more if this wasn't so close to the truth these days. Unbelievable 🤣🤣🤣😢😢 I'm voting for Batman.

[anditendshowyoudexpect]

it’s not that Woo Joo wants to protect him (just like Ji An definitely doesn’t love Dong Hoon as early as in ep3), her innate sense of justice doesn’t allow her to stand and watch Dong Jin being abused, she does that instinctively, despite her ridiculous grand plans of revenge. the parallel is other people misconstruing a relationship that puzzles one side of it and has a hidden agenda for the other, very personal for Woo Joo, nothing personal just business for Ji An. so maybe it’s only a matter of time before it becomes an approximation of this:

[peytonsawycrs]

spelivia is so leyton coded

[mizgnomer]

Parallels - Good Omens Seasons One & Two - Part One

Links to [ Part Two ] [ Part Three ] [ Part Four ] [ Part Five ]

[vriskan8or]

let her go

[soracities]

anyone else have a word they absolutely cannot spell as in no matter how many times you read or write this particular random word your brain just absoltuely will NOT play ball for me its "genius" and "parallel"

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

So Long, London & lyric parallels

part 1 | part 2

[princelevnikolayevichmyshkin]

i might as well change my name to edmund bunny corcoran

[beaulesbian]

- [Nimona]:You should be questioning everything right now. The will of Gloreth, the Institute, the wall. What's it all really for? - [Ballister]: For protecting the realm. - [Nimona]: Oh, you mean from villains like you? Or monsters like me?

[godforbidfate]

FROM THE DESK OF TAYLOR SWIFT Chairman, The Tortured Poets Department (2006-2024)

[reunitedinterlude]

flicks (1, 2)

[psmith73]

Ryan “I love chaos” Bergara

[theraprism]

An aspect of the Theraprism plot element that I think is really important is that, as readers, I fully believe that we are meant to be uncomfortable with it.

It's fitting for Bill to end up in an environment where he is trapped and unable to exert power over others, and the fact that he describes the Theraprism specifically as "overmedicated" is a full-circle moment IMO. As a child, his bodily autonomy was disrespected through the medical abuse he was subject to, and when he became an adult, he abused others through violation of their own bodily autonomy (see: the entire section of the lost Journal 3 pages concerning the possession battle). Bill isn't unpersoned by the narrative -- the book makes clear that he has feelings, no matter how much he denies them -- but the Theraprism unpersons him. In a literal sense, it *will* unperson him by transforming him into a being that lacks higher consciousness. The Theraprism brands itself as an institution that operates on the principle of restorative justice but is in fact fundamentally punitive.

From the angle that Bill needs to face the consequences of his actions, it's perfect. He might not recognize the suffering of others -- he might not even acknowledge his own suffering -- but he will be forced to feel his own suffering either way.

But from the angle that Gravity Falls is a show about healing from the past and moving toward a future with those who love you, Bill's situation is an utter nightmare for someone like him. You can't argue that he isn't a tragic villain at this point because it is so clear by now that he is trapped by the past, both in terms of the flashbacks he is stated to experience and in the way that the Theraprism is a punishment for his past actions. And the Theraprism, when it comes down to it, is not meant to accomodate someone like Bill.

The Theraprism's goal is not to rehabilitate Bill, but to keep him there alone forever. His recommended treatment is "infinite karmic rehabilitation". That's not atonement, it's a plain and simple sentence to life in prison.

I think that tension is very intentional.

[mirefireflies]

claudia as the canary in the coal mine

amc’s interview with the vampire, 2022 / a canary in a coal mine — mort laitner / i know why the caged bird sings — maya angelou / a poem about a slave — imad / what happened to the canary in the coal mine? — kat eschner / canary in a coal mine — mira lightner / canary in a coal mine — the crane wives