#yes I'm still bitter

[ardate]

You know, I've been stuck thinking about that poll that asked people how long they've had their blogs on there, with the 10+ years result not only being high, but being the winner of the poll.

And I'm thinking of the state of the website and the lack of interactions on it.

All this time people have been saying the reason reblogs dwindled was not only due to the results of cringe culture crusades of back then, but because "there are so many new users and they just don't respect our Old Ways, they don't reblog or interact, curse the newcomers"

Well if that post is to be believed, we actually should point at us, the old users, for giving up on what made this website a goldmine of sharing and visibility back in the day.

The new users failing to interact have the excuse of not knowing how this place works and not being used to the site culture (though that's arguable, given they probably copy today's culture, which is to not reblog much at all), but you elders? You've seen what was possible and what used to work. You've seen reblogs taking posts far and wide, you've seen when comments in tags were very common and encouraged further creation. And yet you've stopped doing that?

Yall gave up on a good thing for no reason.

[jackdanielsxorangejuice]

Eurovision be like "We've changed the voting system so that anyone can vote from anywhere in the world! Isn't that nice! But don't worry, we still let those few handfuls of old farts decide who wins. :))))"

[queenwhoneverwasx]

Eve Best as Farah Dowling I Fate: The Winx Saga S1 - S2

I was meant to post this when the one anniversary of season 2 dropped but life happened. (Little bit of a rant coming just fyi)

So the show got cancelled (boo!) and well, this happened. I have to admit this one really hurt. Ugh. I knew this was a possibility since Eve was working on HOTD and schedules were tough especially since they were still protocols to follow. But the writing of it all just made it ten times worse.

At least we got to say goodbye to her in a way in the show, and I know that hug was not only for Bloom but for all of us in this corner of the fandom, the ones who flooded Bryan and Fate's insta accounts with the hashtag 'bringfarahback', I just know they did all of this to give us some sort of closure and while it wasn't what most of us (certainly not me lol) expected at least we got to hear her as Farah one more time.

While I did enjoyed some aspects of S2 (mostly Terra and the fact that we got to see Rob and Ken more on screen) and saw improvements from the first one, sometimes it did feel like a different show than what we first saw. I was left kinda disappointed with the way they handled some characters and their storylines. Sam? What was that?

And don't even get me started on Saul's lack of reaction towards Farah?! I won't ever understand it. And I'm not saying this because I am a shipper but the woman that you fought alongside for years, was friends with for decades died and gave us absolutely nothing? Not a single reaction? Ok. (I have a headcanon to explain this otherwise it just hurts my soul lol)

And hello? The fact that the season was meant to have one more episode and it was scrapped?

It's like they couldn't figure out if they wanted to go full on with this version of the show or go full cartoon version or a mix of both and the result of it is what we got. I really hope that the fans of the cartoon get what they want from a live action soon.

But hey, I got attached to this group of magic fairies (and their teachers lol) and I do miss them.

I could talk about this for hours, but I'm gonna stay with all the positive this show gave me, which is some pretty cool people I got to talk to and fangirl with and all those months we spent theorizing and talking about our favorite trio. When I say I love our corner of the fandom I really do mean it.

PS: I was sure that if the show kept going she would've of come back one way or another, maybe in a future season. But hey, she will be alive and well in all of our fics :)

credit for pics

[xgoddessoffandomsx]

Tyler Hoechlin reading the script for Teen Wolf: The Movie

[msmcgrath]

kinda fucked up that supercorp never kissed if u ask me

[flowerbitz]

violet and leon were literally better options than gilbert my girl violet literally choosed a grown man that has been in love with her since she was 14/15💀

[suzieloveships]

Nothing against Liam Hemsworth, but this was a perfect opportunity for Netflix to fix their mistake and cast a slavic actor as Geralt

[eternallymalec]

apparently d*m and kat are talking about malec in their new podcast episode like d*m didn't throw the f slur around like candy and only posted a badly delivered apology that someone else probably wrote for him because his homophobic ass got caught in 4k 🙃

[soleminisanction]

I couldn't find a place to organically work this specific complaint into Addressing the Acual Elephant but it still really bugs me that, when confronted with a rampaging, glowing white elephant that appears to be made out of light, the one and only person anyone suggests calling for back-up is, specifically, Tim's ex, the college freshman with a decent right hook but no exceptional talents to speak of.

And not, y'know. SIGNAL. The guy on the Bat-payroll with the metahuman ability to control light. Who might have some insight on how to stop an entity made of light. Or at bare minimum be able to use his ability to see a few seconds into the future to help them drive the rampage away from anything that might be potentially important or dangerous.

Like at least they're being honest about their pandering from the word go but still. Annoying lack of logic is annoying.

[shadowdarkee]

Pokémon M16: Rewritten  (Or errr….parts of a script for it) 

Context: The year is 2011ish. Get V, set in Poké-New York, is coming to an end. Rumors of a new ‘fairy’ type abounded.  Last we saw Mewtwo, at the end of Mewtwo Returns, and then in cameo appearances in the opening of Destiny Deoxys, and the Advanced Battle theme song (and IIRC, the opening of Rise of Darkrai), he appeared in the shadows of a city skyline which looked very distinctly like NYC, complete with the Empire State Building. If we were ever going to see our favorite genius psychic existential-philosophizing super-scientist Pokémon again, it’d logically be here. And given that Genesect is basically a soft reboot of Mewtwo, it’d be totally awesome to see them fight in the inevitable Genesect movie.

The first poster for the Genesect movie was leaked to Serebii. And then a second, where, amazingly,  Mewtwo was featured. But he looked off. The lines were too soft. We told ourselves that it might be a weird animation decision. Then came the third poster, with something like an altered form of Mewtwo. And it looked horrifyingly cutesy. ‘That looks like a fairy. Why does Mewtwo have a fairy form? Please be a hoax’.  Thankfully, it and a subsequent trailer (where he had a female voice for some God-forsaken reason) were just pranks by GameFreak/Pokémon Inc. Still, nonetheless, they decided to just skip Movie #16 entirely (and anyone who says otherwise is a lying liar who tells lies). 

In the years since, I’ve occasionally speculated on how it M16 have gone. The guidelines for it are simple: 

Kickass fight between Mewtwo and Genesect. Genesect attacks Poké-New York City and Mewtwo defends it?

Show how Mewtwo’s character has evolved since last we saw him. In theory, his arc should come full circle here, the first Genetic Pokémon defending humans rather than attacking them; As a Mewtwo story, it should be somewhat cerebral. Where does the first person to tell Mewtwo that his life has inherent value fit into his worldview?

Like all final movies in a generation, it should give a sneak preview of the next generation. In this case, a sneak preview of Mega Evolution, which functions like Mega Evolution, but is never explicitly stated to be such (after all, it should be formally introduced in the anime within the generation it is a part of). Given Mega-Evolution is supposed to function off the bond between Human and Pokémon (from the in-game text in X&Y, and the Korrina arc in the anime it is likely this was supposed to be linked in some way to the new Affection mechanic), well…see point 2. 

The following are scraps of an attempt at such a script, which I figured some here may be interested in.(Long blocks of italics are flashbacks and internal monologues, etc)

Pokémon Genesect: The Power Within (or something about genetcs or 'Genetic conflict' or such)

For context, Ash and friends arrived in New Tork City after Mewtwo telepatically requested that he come - the clone had been living in the shadows of the city. When they meet, Mewtwo would recap the events of Birth of Mewtwo all the way through Mewtwo Returns (and how Ash et al saved him psychologically - lets face it he's a psychological mess for his whole life up until the end of that special) to Iris and Cilan (while dancing around the whole Mew and I sort of killed Ash bit). He'd ask Ash to help him test a pair of special stones he developed to make him more powerful - inspired by watching a tourist and his own pokémon. The test fails and soon afterwards the Genesect attack. (no idea how to handle Dowse Genesect though)

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This is not a battle between Pokémon called gods, who can fight by rending space or rippling time. But it is no less violent. This is a battle of living weapon versus living weapons, genetically enhanced super clone versus technologically enhanced super predator, each altered to bring their combat abilities to the ultimate level. One-on-one, even with two type disadvantages? Shouldn’t be that hard. But one against four, while trying to prevent collateral damage? This could be a challenge…

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And later on:

The Genetic Pokémon plummeted to the ground, shattering pavement on impact.  A minute later, he found himself pulled to his feet by a grass type’s vine whips and a human. The human. Mewtwo: “I told you to flee to somewhere safe.” Ash: “Why would I do that? I can’t just abandon a friend in need!” Mewtwo: ‘your…friend?’

Flashback:

[QUOTE=Mewtwo Strikes Back]

Mewtwo: “So... you say I am wrong? That you are not this human's servant, you are his friend?” 

Pikachu: “Pika!“

Mewtwo: “You are as pathetic as the rest.” (Mewtwo psychically throws Pikachu, and Ash falls to the floor to catch him)

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Or alternatively:

[QUOTE=Myuutsu no Gyakushuu]

Myuutsuu: “What did you say? You're not being controlled? You're with the humans because you want to be? To be with them by itself is wrong.” (Myuutsuu psychically throws Pikachu, and Satoshi falls to the floor to catch him)

[/QUOTE]

The Genetic Pokémon begins to smile. Mewtwo:“Ash... I...would like to try to use the stones again” And so the boy holds up his stone, while the Genetic Pokémon puts a hand to the stone on his cape.  A double helix symbol flashes and light flows from one stone to the other.  Mewtwo glows and begins to transform. The clone feels jolts of pain as his body changes in ways it was never designed for, shifting to experimental genetic blueprints of his own devising. His thick tail - the result of an attempt by his creators to stuff additional neurons into him but sufficiently distant to not cause seizures or weigh down his head (human hubris, really, to alter his to fit their own human body plan and neglect the solved problem that already existed with alakazam) - decomposes into a vestigial stub, the matter bubbling up his flesh until the back of his head – brain (with more wrinkles added than could be given to him by mere human blueprints), skull, and all - bloats to massive proportions; His second neck - a now vestigial coaxial cable to connect forebrain to hindbrain- submerges into his first; The hemispheres of his brain merge together, and a new coaxial cable emerges to encourage additional connection between the two sides (a mild seizure arises from the increased rapidity of thoughts, as does a physical headache from the sensation of skin and flesh and bone and cartilage being pulled upwards, but nothing he can't handle); eyes grow to Mew-like proportions - inflaming and taking on an unhealthy blood red hue; already skeletal arms shorten to add layers of protective fat, while large useless legs shrink outright; All the while, nerves shift to accommodate his new frame. 

 The now cape-less transmuted Genetic Pokémon pauses for a moment, getting used to his increased mental capacity (and blinks to discard the small amounts of blood that leaked from his eyes), and then speaks. Mewtwo: “Get the locals to safety. I can handle the Genesect myself." And with that, Mewtwo returns to the fray. The four Genesect each fire a signal beam at their opponent, but the attacks are all quickly reflected back at them followed by shadow balls. This is not a battle between living weapons, engineered by evil organizations for use in world conquest. It is even more violent. This is a battle between the world’s strongest hunters versus the world’s strongest Pokémon. Four against one would be overkill in their natural habitat, but they are 300 million years obsolete. Against their opponent’s full psychic might - raised to 11, the hunters become the hunted. For the first time, Genesect choose flight over fight.  The chase is on. Genesect fly away from the Psychic Pokémon, occasionally turning back to fire back a techno blast or signal beam. Shadow balls and psychic blasts are launched back in return but are eventually found to be too insufficient. Mewtwo’s eyes glow, and it is as if the genesect were each at a point of lowest air pressure or the center of gravity wells. Newspapers, litter, trashcans, bicycles, any objects they pass that are not tied down, and some that are, are pelted at the Paleozoic Pokémon. 

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As the battle goes on, the side effect of un-directed Mega evolution (not that it ever is explicitly stated) takes its toll on even Mewtwo's mind. Slowly, existential philosophy fades to bioweapon instinct. His is the most powerful mind in miles around, but even that does not protect the genius fully. Protecting the city from strange attackers gives way to fighting threats to one's territory.

Eventually, a (truck? metal bench?) gets thrown at the genesect. Red gets away, but it hits and pins down the others.

Floating, the World's Strongest Pokémon stared down at the invaders. He watched them move feebly. But they still moved (even if half unconsciously)- still tried to free themselves. If they freed themselves, they would become a threat once more. This could not be allowed. They would have to be dealt with. Permanently. As the bioweapon charged up a Shadowball, he noticed out of the corner of his eye another of the enemy's kind approach. Good. four instead of three. And then as he moved to throw, it flew in between them and emitted a buzz that sounded almost like "Stop!" and the blast hit Mew's counterpart. Except it didn't fire through Mew's blast, or push it back. It hit something in the middle. And when the smoke clears, he sees the boy glow and fall over, turning to stone. "It can't be." he thinks out loud, "A human tried to stop our fight." This leads to some some kind of internal monologue where Mewtwo realizes his worldview is (at least somewhat) wrong, what he's doing is wrong, and/or that he's been defeated - not physically, but philosophically/psychologically. Mewtwo dispersed the Shadowball and looked around, beholding the destruction he has wrought upon the city in his battle. There had to be another way.

[Will finish writing this when I get around to it.]

Mewtwo notices the moon, possibly has a flashback to Meowthtwo's argument from Mewtwo Returns about everyone seeing the same moon , and then sees Red Genesect. Thus does Mewtwo race forward, telekinetically grab the hunter and begin rapidly ascending. As they pass the stratosphere, the psychic's body shutters - bones snap and reform - neurons twist - mass oozes back into place painfully as the artificial transformation is undone. Soon they come to a stop, above the atmosphere, inhabiting a bubble of air. [Insert here a cheesy philosophical speech about home and the moon and ones place in life that is inspired by everything Mewtwo has experienced up until this point] Red Genesect is convinced, and they head back down.

After battle ends, includes a Genesect asking why Mewtwo is helping them build a nest which drifts into something like

“What? You ask Why? Why "are you helping me?” Asked the psychic. It didn’t make sense. The boy had no reason to be here. He had no reason to care about him. “Well, for one thing, you saved my Pikachu. That's a good reason.” And so needlessly endanger themselves further just to repay him? Was that all? “The only one?” There had to be something he was missing “Do you always ne- -ed a reason to help somebody?” Answered Mewtwo. And then he returned his focus to the work below, eyes glowing as the building material for the nest began levitating into place once more.

Then before Ash et al leave, Mewtwo talks to Ash and after confirming that he won't erase anyone's memories (and has resolved to watch over the city at least for the time being), tells him that the latter is more powerful than the former could ever be in the ways that matter (in that that Mewtwo is alone, while Ash has a lot of friends - 'I could take on and defeat the entire Pokémon League, but I would be doing so completely alone. If I ever got hurt, no one would be there for me', cutting to a short flashback of Pikachu crying over Ash's petrified body), and briefly invoking truth and ideals in some way, and the camera would pan out and then back down to the main cast leaving the city, as Mewtwo telepathically finishes his monologue with something along the lines of "and for your continued journey, I would like to give you and your Pokemon: Best Wishes". )

With the final words, briefly show the

POKéMON Best Wishes

anime title card then immediately cut to credits

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Credits would of course show some scenes of him visiting the other clones (to fit the whole friendship/home theme that Cataquack Warri brought up). Also, scenes involving Genesect in their new home, and Ash introducing Iris and Cilan to previous friends over the video phone (Cilan on video phone with Brock, each in an apron, comes to mind).

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Logic for the Mental degradation is that it appears both in the Mega-Lucario arc in the anime and the Gen VII pokédex and is thus probably supposed to be a thing (which GameFreak was probably unable to figure out how to implement as anything other than flavor-text). See also perhaps Gen II's Berserk Gene having an amplified effect on him. That he's able to snap himself out of it on his own is in and of itself a result of his intelligence - rather than the degradation being a result of an insufficiency thereof. That the cause goes unanswered (and the degradation itself unobserved by Ash and friends) exists as foreshadowing/setup for the Mega-Lucario arc where it would be resolved.

The brutality of the mega evolution is an attempt to make Mewtwo's awfully unthematic mega design actually fit Mewtwo's design theme of being twisted and brutal and unnatural and wrong.

Similarly, with regards to Mewtwo having a mega stone/evolution in the first place. Frankly, it doesn't make much sense for one of the stones that were created 3000 years ago to be perfectly suited to allow an artificial Pokémon that can't be more than a decade old to mega evolve. It does make sense for those stones to be artificial, and lets face it, Mewtwo making them as a science experiment and/or to prove (to himself) that he isn't inferior to pokémon that do have them is perfectly feasible and in character. It may not be in a cave, in this case, but it is with a box of scraps. This is probably entirely in line with the capabilities of the guy who mastered genetic engineering in a few weeks or months (and beyond the knowledge possessed by his creators) entirely out of spite and need to prove a lack of inferiority.

[liliesandparchment]

so guys i have been living under the glorious delusion that everything from endgame and onwards was just some fanfiction given the distasteful nod for the big screen because Natasha Romanoff, the first lady of the mcu, badass bitch™ is NOT dead on some far flung godforsaken purple fucking planet in the middle of nowhere and i gotta let u in on the secret guys this has done absolute wonders for my mental health i 10/10 recommend

[na-na-namine]

I know I’m several months too late for this, but someone should recreate the Season 2 intro replacing Willow and Gus with Hunter, to make it more accurate XD

[lewisunlight]

a 4.3s pitstop...

[its-towarzysz]

Subtitles used as artistic expression rather than accessibility device incident 7 injured 15 dead

[queerhockey]

okay I know I'm new to sports but what's the point of rules if they're not applicable to everyone?

[swordsonnet]

"i have feelings for you too" "i wasn't talking about you" SAVAGE