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london has apparently been blessed by the nine muses because

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE OG HADESTOWN CAST IS COMING BACK

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY ADDED TRY TO THE LIGHTNING THIEF MUSICAL

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Art by Palsonart on Twitter (X), of Ekko and Jinx’ hypothetical daughter

https://x.com/palsonart/status/1867958697248337979?s=46

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The gang all together 👍

Sketch v final + refs below!

First pic was reffed from My Own Private Idaho, which ended up being a really bad idea because this focal length was ridiculous to try and flatten out and match with the others lol

Second pic was obvi The Pieta by Michelangelo, but shoutout to my partner for suggesting the role reversal cause I was initially gonna draw Viktor in Jayce's arms again, but having it the other way around gave me the idea for the last piece where they're mutually in each other's arms and on equal ground in the composition

Third pic was reffed from The Blossoming Of Love by Miquel Blay! Had to move Jayce's hand to Viktor's shoulder because he was too yolked for his arm to fit between them lmao

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am i stupid or did anyone else not realize the robes were GREEN??? the scene is pretty dark so i always thought they were black lol but no it was a kale salad in that warehouse

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Sirius: The only rule is no dating my brother

James: Got it

*Sirius finds out about Jegulus*

Sirius: I TOLD YOU NOT TO DATE MY BROTHER

James: You never said anything about your cousin

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Favorite thing about arcane? Any scenes with ekko and jinx in them are going to be fire.

They’re trying to kill each other? Cinematic masterpiece

They’re dancing together in an alternate universe? Paradise.

They’re teaming up after almost killing each other? Iconic.

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i'm weak

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In an alternate universe they're university professors and married I saw it in the wild rune

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thinking about how powder probably realizes ekko's painting of adult vi was real and not just from a dream

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"Always a dance with you."

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glorious evolution

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💫⚒️🦋

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evil viktor (+ a bit of jayce) as textposts [2/?]

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#releasethetimebombcut

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Ever wonder why Ekko always kept close to Jinx during the battle? Like, how he was always at her side within seconds that he realised she's in danger?

Well you see...uhhh....

It's cause of Jinx's signature move "You think I'm dying? No bitch WE dying"

Yeah, Jinx's solution to whenever she's backed into a corner during a fight is to blow herself up, and to hopefully take both of them out.

I love how everyone was awwing at "look at how protective Ekko is of Jinx" when we saw him immediately appear the second she was in danger.

Yeah well ahskkkkshdjk THERE'S A VERY GOOD REASON FOR THAT!

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something old and something new

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I feel like we need a refresher on Watsonian vs Doylist perspectives in media analysis. When you have a question about a piece of media - about a potential plot hole or error, about a dubious costuming decision, about a character suddenly acting out of character -

A Watsonian answer is one that positions itself within the fictional world.

A Doylist answer is one that positions itself within the real world.

Meaning: if Watson says something that isn't true, one explanation is that Watson made a mistake. Another explanation is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made a mistake.

Watsonian explanations are implicitly charitable. You are implicitly buying into the notion that there is a good in-world reason for what you're seeing on screen or on the page. ("The bunny girls in Final Fantasy wear lingerie all the time because they're from a desert culture!")

Doylist explanations are pragmatic. You are acknowledging that the fiction is shaped by real-world forces, like the creators' personal taste, their biases, the pressures they might be under from managers or editors, or the limits of their expertise. ("The bunny girls in Final Fantasy wear lingerie because somebody thought they'd sell more units that way.")

Watsonian explanations tend to be imaginative but naive. Seeking a Watsonian explanation for a problem within a narrative is inherently pleasure-seeking: you don't want your suspension of disbelief to be broken, and you're willing to put in the leg work to prevent it. Looking for a Watsonian answer can make for a fun game! But it can quickly stray into making excuses for lazy or biased storytelling, or cynical and greedy executives.

Doylist explanations are very often accurate, but they're not much fun. They should supersede efforts to provide a Watsonian explanation where actual harm is being done: "This character is being depicted in a racist way because the creators have a racist bias.'" Or: "The lore changed because management fired all of the writers from last season because they didn't want to pay then residuals."

Doylism also runs the risk of becoming trite, when applied to lower stakes discrepancies. Yes, it's possible that this character acted strangely in this episode because this episode had a different writer, but that isn't interesting, and it terminates conversation.

I think a lot of conversations about media would go a lot more smoothly, and everyone would have a lot more fun, if people were just clearer about whether they are looking to engage in Watsonian or Doylist analysis. How many arguments could be prevented by just saying, "No, Doylist you're probably right, but it's more fun to imagine there's a Watsonian reason for this, so that's what I'm doing." Or, "From a Watsonian POV that explanation makes sense, but I'm going with the Doylist view here because the creator's intentions leave a bad taste in my mouth that I can't ignore."

Idk, just keep those terms in your pocket? And if you start to get mad at somebody for their analysis, take a second to see if what they're saying makes more sense from the other side of the Watsonian/Doylist divide.