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LIKE???!!! They have yet to meet Amumu, Teemo, Braum, Bard or Veigar...

And I won't even talk about my boy #FreeASol!

AndOHMYGOD THEY DON'T KNOW RAMMUS!

arcane is so fun to watch when you know league lore, like yes i know all these people and who they are, i’m better than you average peasant, you weren’t verbally abused by grown men on a video game when you were 14

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Everyone is freaking out over Mel's storyline this season while this is what that whole storyline is looking like to me:

It just makes me laugh because I know what it's about and my brain is genuinely having the most hilarious reaction to this plotline! x)

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"Why are you still on tumblr, it's a dead site" Tumblr is the ONLY site that still works in the way of -Follow this person, see their posts- instead of -you stopped scrolling and stayed on this post for .2 seconds longer than others, here's 100 more posts like it- I hate algorithms. Tumblr has its many issues. But at least I keep my choice of what I see.

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So much to say, so little time... & motivation. X)

My thoughts on Will Byers has powers has widened over the years in a way that includes so much possibilities now that I don't know which one could come into fruition.

There's one particular outcome that I think would be interesting and that nobody has been talking about, at least to my knowledge, it's a Matrix type of situation which I think could explain some events back in Season 1 that doesn't fit with what we know of ST's rules (though they are fluid and subject to change in the show, let's not lie). I'll elaborate in a post right after that soon.

One outcome that I know will not happen is El or Henry type of powers, as in the same powers as them, at least most of them, I know he doesn't have those ones & should not.

But guys, the question is not "does Will have powers ?" Because he already has abilities anyway (Neck-sense, Now Memories & True Sight though that particular ability might be dormant since he isn't as directly connected to the UD as he was back in S2) and he had some of them or others before even being connected to the vines in S1 and even having a part of the Mind Flayer inside of him in S2, the REAL question is what exactly are those abilities and what can or could he do if he were to start training and/or learning more about them ? Additionally, where do they come from too ?

As for "Sorcerer", the title could mean many things and anyone; I do not know why but when I look at that title, it fees vindictive. Like someone is saying it to someone else but it's not used in a nice way. It could also be a Satanic Panic thing, as well as a codename for an object or a protocol. Or even the name of an experiment.

I wouldn't be surprised if it could relate to Will in some way given he is going to be the focus point or one of the focus points of S5 if you prefer, but it could be not something about a specific character like Will, El or Henry but something else entirely that's not a person.

It is episode 4 and usually, the end of episode 3 and episode 4 as a whole, finishes laying out the whole plot and shows us what the emotional story beats of the season are going to be. "The Body", "The Pollywog and Will The Wise", "The Case of the Missing Lifeguard", "The Monster and the Superhero + Dear Billy" and now, "Sorcerer".

No offence to y'all Bylers but Sorcerer is a whole different class from Wizard or Cleric in D&D

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Given the evolution of the world at the moment, I feel like it's time for me to say some things that I was reluctant to talk about given where I wanted to take this blog but since so many people are suffering or unwell because of the many events that have happened the last few years, I feel like I need to reach to some people.

I'll write the post soon, probably drop it in the week-end because it's a spur of the moment kind of thing but I think it's time and some need it. It's something that I've not really done before but this is my way of helping for some people in a way that is feasible for me.

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The prophecy has yet to come true.

I blame the new seasons for this.

Bart to the Future The Simpsons S11 E17 Air Date: March 19, 2000

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THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021) dir. James Gunn

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The Sound of Music (1965) dir. Robert Wise

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One of the reasons, not the only one but one of the reasons regardless.

Here is the hard truth, which no one else has the heart to tell you.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1.02 "The Rogue Prince"

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How ironic.

The Boys 'Assassination Run' (4.08)

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I knew immediately that you were going to latch onto those two specific episodes. X)

Escape from Camazotz and The Right Side Up, I see you

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Stranger Things 5 Episode Titles - Reactions & First thoughts about them.

So here are the episode titles for Stranger Things 5, they don't give much away in and of themselves unless you've probably been like completely into set pictures & possible leaks which I have not, so don't bring that over here!

Some of them sound a bit corny like "The Rightside Up", it's so Reddit-ish and uninspired, ugh... 🙄 Whatever that may mean, new place, real world, The Upside Down changing into something, whatever else... For the time being, I have no idea.

And using "The Vanishing Of..." again feels a bit... tacky but given they are going to explain and go back to what Will experienced in 1983 more clearly, they might explain the weird elements of his dissapearance compared to what other characters experienced after that with whoever or whatever may dissapear. Though it won't be a vanishing to me, a missing is more accurate to what any character or multiple characters may be facing this season since compared to Season 1, they have more of an idea of what's actually going on. Which is why it feels a bit tacky to me.

"The Crawl" has already been explained by everyone already in the fandom, which is probably referring to a dungeon crawl in Dungeon & Dragons, whatever that may lead them into. Possibly metaphorical implications too but I'll leave that for another time.

Some other titles are interesting though like "Sorcerer" which almost sounds vindictive to me for some reason. It's episode 4 so trust that we are going to get the launching main plot points for the rest of the season in that episode, just like with all the other seasons, after the dramatic ending point of episode 3: "The Turnbow Trap", no idea what that is, sorry. "Shock Jock" episode 5, same thing, no idea.

And "The Bridge" as well, but for the moment I have no idea what that may be about. It could mean so many things like a bridge to the Upside Down, maybe how the bigger portal in the middle of Hawkins is called by the characters, it could be something related to a platform, who knows... I would like a tragic bridge moment under the rain but that's just me projecting my drama bias & wants on this episode which is probably not going to about anything like that. It could be both but I think it's likely going to be the former.

However, this episode becomes interesting in the context of the one that comes right before it: "Escape From Camazotz" which is Episode 6, I will elaborate on this further down the line when I actually get to post my posts I've written but Episode 6 in ST1 & ST3, given that ST5 is likely going to parallel those before parralleling ST2 & ST4, is likely going to be the "big revelations episode" of that season which usually reveals what's been going on this whole time during the season and Episode 7 gives us more context and explanation to understand it fully while setting up the final episode with those explanations. It's usually also the episode where all the characters reunite and makes sense of what they've learned or discovered throughout the season.

In ST2 & ST4, it's not the same obviously and is a bit more loose and complicated around that part of the season. They parallel with themselves but not exactly but overall, that structure is present in Episode 7&8, with Episode 7 largely being a revelation episode for those 2 seasons just not done the same way as ST1 & ST3 and also not exactly similar with how ST2 & ST4 parallel each other. ST2's episode 7 being largely a side story centered around El which answers questions only for her characters, ST4's episode 7 is largely tied to the bigger plot points of that season with the important element of the Numbers being the main element of those episodes. However it's in ST2's Episode 8 that we learn more about elements of the main plot of that season while ST4's Episode 8 is more similar to ST1 & ST3 in it's purpose but the characters don't all group up or are aware of what's exactly going on during the story.

Anyway just to say that Episode 6 is likely going to be an important episode with Episode 7 being the conclusion of that while setting up the final episode. However, given it's the final season, I could see the Duffers saving some revelations for the last episode just like Episode 9 of ST4.

As for the "Camazotz" part of it all, well, it depends on which inspiration they're going to use since Camazotz, which is basically a bat god, has been used in so many stories now that it could be referencing so many things. It could be an entity, it could be someone, it could be a creature, it could be a place, it could even be a program or a weapon... Just know that given the elements that are linked to that name, it's probably something bad.

I kinda wished for more episodes because I just don't see how they could pull off a satisfying ending for everyone and everything with only 8 episodes but I'll have to settle for that at the moment.

Remember that the titles can change though, like with ST2 & ST3, probably not all of them but some of them.

Well, here it is, day by day we are coming closer to the last season. Hoping it turns out well for the most part but we'll see. 😉

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Thank you for your response btw!

Added a bit of a follow-up to those tags right after you reblogged just saying that while LoL's canon is definitely chaotic, there are also excellent stories, just like Arcane, that sadly now, have been retconned or are probably going to be retconned. And while some it is old, REALLY old, or didn't always exactly hold up or connect well, it had an overall skeleton to what is was supposed to be.

In terms of purely Piltover & Zaun lore, stories of characters like Skarner or Camille, Clan Ferros in general have now had most of their stories retconned &/or are not as interesting anymore. For Camille & Clan Ferros, there might still be a way to work it into Arcane so all hope is not lost for that part of Piltover's story but still it was, especially after all the newer lore before Arcane that was pumped into the story, one of the better ones of that universe.

Now people will say, for what it was for the most and how it was handled, despite a few excellent stories or events, good riddance! Which sure especially things with Hextech, but still Arcane was good and worked in spite of LoL's lore which was just material &/or inspiration for what it wanted to do with it's own story. And from Riot's point of view, it makes sense commercially speaking to make Arcane, the new canon because it's a huge hit and probably the most known entry that the mainstream audience have of LoL's universe and IP.

Still, it wasn't tied to it like it is now though; which brings me to my fears of what the show will turn out in the end. Because yes, it now serves as lore and backstory for the champions & the universe of those games... which is concerning. Rather than just being it's own take of that universe.

Because the characters from the games are not the same characters that we find in Arcane, because like you said the character work of the characters in Arcane have far much more nuance & elegance than in the games. Especially the MOBA. Even if you get to something close to the versions of the games, it will not make sense & will ruin a big part of Arcane.

Jinx, Vi, Viktor and Jayce are not the same characters, at all.

Jinx is just a dangerous, psychopathic murder machine, hell apocalypse machine that is a Harley Quinn ripoff.

Vi is a lesbian cop that likes to beat people up for no particular reasons.

Jayce is an asshole.

And Viktor is, well like you said in your tags, just the Machine Herald. (Which I do think became a meme at some point for some reason, which is probably why some people might know about it.) And I hope they don't fully go that route because boy oh boy, it would be dissapointing to say the least.

Heimerdinger is also different, especially his relationship with Hextech which is... X) very different in the game. Like he loves Hextech, very much & he likes to blow up stuff most of the time. With Hextech. XD

As for the rest, Caitlyn is the only one that's close to her character in the games, with Ekko as well.

I'm not going to say anything about Warwick because *SPOILER ALERT*! but we will have at least an explanation about something about him.

Singed is... different and I really don't know what they're going to do with him. Again *SPOILER ALERT*! And we have barely seen anything about him anyway.

Piltover & Zaun, all in all, is faithful except for something about Hextech which again probably *SPOILER ALERT*! Noxus was good though, we've only seen glimpses of it but good to me for what we saw.

All this to say, that if this is the end of road, I don't like it. Because most of these characterizations are horrible compared to Arcane. And this shouldn't be where we end those characters, absolutely not. I don't think it's going to be possible anyway because it's too excellent and too different for them to go that road for those characters and this universe but still...

But people are going to say, they can just change the characters in the game, but here is another problem. Riot has been allergic to make any significant changes, at least to the MOBA one, because the community it's actually catering to, don't like that. In fact, they hate it. Killing a character permanently or changing the gameplay or hell, even the appearance of a character is just not welcome, AT ALL. And as an example of that, if they want Arcane to actually be the new canon or the starting point of it, they should change the appearance & gameplay of characters like Jink, Vi, Viktor, Heimerdinger, etc etc... Not just make a skin about it because that just indicates that in the canon, now, the end point for those characters & part of that universe is the older characterization of those characters. Which again, for most of them is bad.

Games like LoR, Wild Rift or even TFT, are more free in what they can do and how they can or could match better with Arcane lore. (Ambessa is being brought to Wild Rift so there's that...) But since the MOBA LoL game is still the centerpiece of it all and much of where the lore comes from, I am scared of what Arcane will end up being at the end of Season 2 and for the canon in general. It also doesn't help that they still release stories in other medias or games that if Arcane is canon, also doesn't match with the story of the game.

It could have just been a multiverse situation which I know people don't like anymore but LoL's been a multiverse "story" before multiverse "stories" started to become mainstream. And it actually still is a multiversal story anyway so yeah, I think it would've been a better solution.

They could surprise me of course, but it's Riot and we all know how Riot can be. Crossing fingers but I'm warning you, ALL, that to be careful with how it may end up being.

Off topic, but I'm obsessing over Arcane this week because the new season is going to be out this weekend. Any Arcane fans following my Stranger Things blog here?

I am still stunned by how well they developed the universe and the complex character relationships in the first season. Hoping season 2 delivers and continues the story with the same care and depth.

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Welp...

Don't need to look very far, my dear. 😅

Off topic, but I'm obsessing over Arcane this week because the new season is going to be out this weekend. Any Arcane fans following my Stranger Things blog here?

I am still stunned by how well they developed the universe and the complex character relationships in the first season. Hoping season 2 delivers and continues the story with the same care and depth.

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So someone made me notice something that could be very interesting. Keep in mind there is no real proof of what I'm going to talk about yet but you can all help me find it. Especially people who live in the States.

Someone sent me this link to a Reddit post on the main Stranger Things sub.

It talks about the phone number that is on the Surfer Boy Pizza Van. 805-45-PIZZA.

Before, when you would call that number, it would just tell you that it is active.

But now...

It plays Happy Birthday music.

Now I don't have any proof other than that person's claim but if you have the chance to call that number, please let us know.

But Happy Birthday = Surfer Boy Pizza Van = The Byers = Spring Break... 😏

There's the birthday of a certain character in Spring. Which is interesting, especially if the set photos confirms that the Spring Break starts directly or around that day... Which would fit with the Creel murders in 1959...

A date we all know and that we all really want... 😏

BUT HEY! THAT'S JUST A THEORY, A STRANGER THINGS THEORY!