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Y'all depression is depressioning

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they should let sofia coppola direct a disney+ series about padmes gay handmaidens its literally her destiny

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Having watched the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew, so far it's exactly what the trailer promised it to be. It's very cute and charming, it doesn't pretend to not be nostalgia bait, but it does so with clear love for what it's doing and a fun adventures along the way. The kids are all adorable, the scenery is pretty, and there are fun little connections to the larger galaxy far, far away without relying on cameos or even setting it on any familiar places. So far, it's low-stakes and fun in the best way.

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Unshakeable Will by Tatsiana Maksimuk

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I…

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#join the boop side

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It doesn't matter if that fic has been in your drafts for years and is now self-indulgent to the point of parody. If Steven Moffatt is allowed to do it professionally, you are allowed to do it for fun.

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Ahsoka Tano, 2021. Painted as a birthday gift to myself when I was feeling like an absolute failure, because Ahsoka's always been such an inspiration to me. ❤️

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i love comparing the fake stories that each twin was told

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ANH Luke Skywalker: “They’re going to kill the princess, I don’t care what Obi-Wan said, I’m going to save her.” 

ESB Luke Skywalker: “They’re torturing my friends, I don’t care what Yoda said, I’m going to save them.” 

ROTJ Luke Skywalker: “I’m going to save you, and I’m going to save you, and I’m going to save you, and I don’t care what anyone says.”

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Okay I have no clue why but I’m 90% sure that things show up in the tags when I post them from this blog and they don’t when I post them from my main blog and i have absolutely no clue why.

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"Let's argue across the stars," the Doctor says, eyes wide as he stares at the man in front of him.

“I’d like that,” Rogue says, and his gaze falls heavily to the Doctor’s lips as he leans in, closer and closer and closer-

There are some moments in time that are the opposite of fixed points; they’re bright opportunities full of possibilities, and time will splinter and bend around them as they pass. As an instant seems to stretch into a millennium, the Doctor realizes he’s at one such point as time ripples, and in every direction, he can see possibilities-

Rogue leans in, and the Doctor brushes a gentle kiss to his cheek, not his lips. He can feel Rogue quiver beneath the touch, and he’s not sure if it’s from happiness or disappointment-

Rogue leans in, and the Doctor freezes like a deer trapped in the headlights; sure, he’d been flirting, sure, he’d thought he’d wanted this, but now that the moment is here he’s so scared, he doesn’t know if he can. Rogue stops, and his eyes search the Doctor’s, looking for some sign. Gently, carefully, he presses his lips to the Doctor’s, and the Doctor is lost in how soft those beautiful lips feel against his-

Rogue leans in, and the Doctor gently presses a kiss to his lips before a noise from the Tardis startles him away. He won’t meet the other man’s eyes as he announces that the trap is ready-

Rogue leans in, and the Doctor kisses him hard and doesn’t stop, shoving him hard until he’s up against the railing; Rogue kisses back just as hard, all tongue and teeth and tension. Soon enough clothes fly in all directions and they burn hot and fast as they hit the ground. The Doctor loses himself here, bliss radiating through him and he doesn’t know or care if he’ll ever find himself again-

Rogue leans in, and the Doctor takes a step back, scared now that the moment is real. It’s as though a curtain draws across the other man’s eyes; he can see him shutting down, retreating back into himself, and the Doctor knows he’s made a mistake-

Rogue leans in, and then pulls back. I’m sorry, he says, I thought I was ready, I thought this was right, but I can’t, I just can’t-

Rogue leans in, and the Doctor falls to meet him; their lips meet, soft and sweet and brilliant. Rogue’s hand cups his head to pull him deeper into the kiss, and the moment is so perfect the Doctor never wants it to end-

The Tardis dings, and the moment shatters, all the possible timelines going up in smoke as reality sets in.

He pulls away, too scared of what he might see reflecting in Rogue’s eyes, of what Rogue might see in his own, of all the possibilities he has seen and the ones he hasn’t.

He will regret this, but not until it’s far, far too late.

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Hey y’all, ignore the Doctor who post I’m about to make, I’m trying out an experiment.

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do you ever re-read your own wips like 'damn the bitch that wrote this oughta finish it'

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I also wonder if the initial success of the Mandalorian was helped greatly by 1) being the first ever live action Star Wars TV show and the first streaming service Star Wars show 2) being released immediately before TROS, when Star Wars hype was incredibly high and 3) the surprise pop culture hit of baby yoda as a concept.

Like, I’m not saying the first season wasn’t good, but I think if it was released today not under those circumstances it would have gotten about the same ratings as the more recent shows.

With the confirmation of The Acolyte not getting a second season, I can't say I'm surprised, the numbers for that show were really bad given what its budgets was, like I kept an eye on The Acolyte's numbers and they were really, really down across the board (Ahsoka's numbers aren't super great either but that's getting its second season because it's Filoni's pet show, I suspect), like set aside all the other complicated stuff, whether it was good or bad, how much of the fandom's reaction was pretty heinous and racist, it just was not getting the numbers it needed and it's making me wonder about how all of these shows are not doing well. Mando is doing all right, OWK did all right, Andor's doing okay, but none of these shows are setting anything on fire anymore (ratings-wise, that is), what would it take to create something that takes off again?

I strongly suspect that The Mandalorian only took off because of Favreau, who really does know how to make something really good and fun in the beginning. Filoni gets a lot of credit for that show, but I'd be willing to put ten dollars on the table that Favreau was driving the vast majority of the success of that series. And that makes me wonder about the future of these shows, because I don't think Filoni is strong enough to really carry a show on his own, most of his best work is when he has a strong partner actively working with him or when he was working under Lucas.

And the creators they bring in to create these shows aren't setting anything on fire, either. Yeah, the sequels made a billion dollars for each movie, but I think it's pretty telling that we're not getting comics or books or games about those characters anymore, the way we did for the prequels characters for more than a decade after they came out. Yeah, Tony Gilroy and Deborah Chow had shows that did solidly well, but they're not anything that Star Wars can build future content off of, they're already backstories for other movies themselves. And I don't think Skeleton Crew is going to light anything on fire, either.

Lucasfilm just doesn't seem to know what to do with Star Wars TV and movies. They had some really good early success with their projects, but almost everything ultimately fizzled out after a few years or ended really badly, and it feels like the only thing that's really hitting with audiences are more Clone Wars-era content and The High Republic novels and maybe still The Mandalorian.

Honestly, if I were Lucasfilm, I'd cut out the live action shows and go back to animation and think long and hard about setting up a new movie series. I think, with the right creative team (and not just who they think is a big name to write/direct), they could have a great trilogy with The Old Republic era stuff, because they have got to expand beyond the PT/OT and the Skywalkers, especially since the sequels put a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths about how Luke, Leia, and Han's stories ended.

(I mean, in my ideal world, we'd get an animated series set in between TPM and AOTC or set like 30 years pre-TPM and getting to see the backstories for characters like Mace and Plo and Shaak and Luminara and Yarael, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.)