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The Lord of the Rings fandom.

There’s certain hobbies and interests that aren’t inherently conservative or regressive but do attract a lot of people who are those things or worse and when you’re a progressive person involved in those hobbies hearing that someone else is interested in your hobby usually has to involve some “But are you normal about it?” conversations before you get too excited

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I mean, that gif just says it all....

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I finished reading The Lord of the Rings for the first time in my life. With all of *vague gesture at everything* this going on.

I Am Not Okay

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Kind reminder to everyone this Pride Month: Asking your trans friends if they've considered.... not being trans is a supremely asshole move.

But telling your cis gender-non-conforming friends who are venting to you "have you considered being more gender conforming? It would make your life easier" is also Not Okay.

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I literally heard this in Dai's voice.

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"Now I know what a piece of bacon feels like when it is suddenly picked out of the pan on a fork and put back on the shelf!" "No you don't!" he heard Dori answering, "because the bacon knows that it will get back on the pan sooner or later; and it is to be hoped we shan't. Also eagles aren't forks!" "O no! Not a bit like storks-forks, I mean," said Bilbo sitting up and looking anxiously at the eagle who was perched close by. He wondered what other nonesense he had been saying, and if the eagle would think it rude. You ought not to be rude to an eagle, when you are only the size of a hobbit, and are up in his eyrie at night! [...] It seemed like Bilbo was not going to be eaten after all. The wizard and the eagle-lord appeared to know one another slightly, and even to be on friendly terms.

'Out of the frying-pan into the fire', The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

I think Bilbo agrees with you!

Hey in middle earth is there any ecological consequences for those big fuckin eagles

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I'm two and a half episodes into "Pose", and I need to ask the fandom:

... Are we supposed to root for Angel and the finance bro guy whose name I can't remember? Because I feel like we are and I don't know how I feel about it.

(I do. I want him gone. But that doesn't seem like it's on the table, sadly.)

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I didn't think I needed Wild West Cats. I stand now convinced.

Quick: stop what you're doing and watch Mistoffelees with pistols

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Bobby Nash circa season 2

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In this house we stan Karen.

With all the discourse surrounding the episode, I feel like we aren't giving Karen enough kudos. She saw the tension that two of her friends had with each other, her wife caught in the middle, and navigated it beautifully.

She gently coaxed Athena into talking about it, validates Athena's feelings as normal (you're grieving. so fair can go mind its own damn business), offers her support, expresses her concerns for Athena/Chim/Hen's relationships with each other because of the tension and when Athena expresses what she needs, Karen accepts it. She never once forces the issue, tells Athena what she should or shouldn't feel, or how to handle those feelings.

Her and Athena's conversation on both sides was truly a masterclass on how to handle your emotions in a healthy and adult way while still allowing yourself to feel them.

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Are we going to talk about how this boy, who WAILED in agony at every one of his friends being in danger (not to talk about Bobby actually dying) has been looking empty eyed and vacant for almost two episodes now?

People always talk about being able to feel loved ones after they died. Like, their presence, you know? And I keep on hoping I'm gonna feel his, but... so far... nothing? OLIVER STARK AS EVAN BUCKLEY 9-1-1: 8X17 - Don't Drink The Water

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4x04 / 8x15

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Eddie surprising Buck with Chris.

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i think it's important to point out that eddie's parents stole his kid and were letting people believe they were christopher's parents, yet eddie was gentle as he announced he was taking his son back. yeah, he was petty and left his dad in lubbock, but he also kissed his mom on the forehead as he went to leave.

meanwhile, he is willing to scream and cry and point his finger in buck's face. because he is safe with buck in a way he isn't safe with his parents. the difference is SO LOUD. eddie can't be messy there. they are watching his every move, so he has to keep himself together. but with buck, he knows he can fall apart, and buck will still be there. and that's why LA (buck) will always be home. and why el paso (his parents) can never be.

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I love love love that they're doing so much more with Karen in 8b. Involving her in the central plots, having her interact with more characters, and have meaningful moments with these characters without needing hen to also be there. Thank you 911🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 this is what the show needed.

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Here's the thing. I don't think Hen should be the new 118 captain. Last time she was the captain she let her emotions take over and it cost a guy his life because she decided "drunk drivers are always fine". I don't think she should be in charge.

BUT.

The show clearly doesn't agree with me, considering how Concilwoman Ortiz was treated, and almost every other plot she's had has had her being infallible. From the show's framing, Hen is the perfect candidate for the job. So... stop being pussies and let the black lesbian woman be the firefighter captain, goddamnit!!!

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We're getting so many unutilized character combos in this last episode (Eddie and Hen, Karen and Athena, Buck and Tía Pepa) and I for one I'm loving it.