#[incoherent screeching]

[darkshrimpemotions]

There's no way I can be even REMOTELY coherent and putting under a read more to make EXTRA sure I don't spoil anyone but MY GOD. OH MY FUCKING GOD. (so many spoilers below the cut, I cannot overstate this lmao)

This episode. This fucking episode. First of all, me and some friends watched The Warriors (1979) - the film Colin references at the start of the episode and the inspiration for the episode's overall plot and premise - a few weeks ago and I have been feral ever since at the Implications and Possibilities. But in the end, I knew they couldn't give us EVERYTHING that a 90-minute movie gave in 25-30 minutes. There are the things I desperately wanted, in order of most to least:

Guillermo being confronted with the vampires and his slayer family and choosing to go with the vampires once and for all.

Guillermo and Nandor argument while broken away from the group that ends in a feverish kiss (yes, I knew this was a very remote possibility, but it was a nonzero chance, Swan/Mercy is SO Nandermo coded!!!).

Guillermo fight scene, Nandor fight scene, OR Guillermo and Nandor fighting back to back against a horde of vampires.

The death of fucking Jerry.

Either no Guidor at all or a solid rejection from The Guide.

A bunch of themed vampire covens facing off with our beloved Staten Island vampires.

Just a big wide-lens look at vampire society overall, maybe with some cool cameos from other vampire media again.

Fun costumes and direct references to the movie beyond just the plot, whether in filming style, music choices, specific lines, etc.

And here's the thing. This episode gave me MOST of what I wanted, some of it in ways I didn't expect, and the only thing it DIDN'T give me that I desperately wanted was the Swan/Mercy parallels with Nandermo. But then...it honestly kind of did still? It was SUCH an episode.

Like I said NONE of this is coherent but once again, Colin Robinson being the MVP of little asides that are so fucking funny when you catch them. Nadja killing spree my ABSOLUTE beloved. More Ladja talking through some of their issues and being thee married couple of all time. THE GOOD GUIDOR i.e. Nandor finally tries to make a move and gets shut down SO hard, with the Guide EXPLICITLY positioning herself as just another check in Nandor's long-standing pattern of chasing after relationships that won't ever work long-term.

And all the vampire family talk! First, Nandor saying Guillermo isn't part of the family anymore (HELLUVA WAY TO FIND OUT HE EVER WAS LMAO) and the rest of them chiming in and egging him on about how he's made it SO clear he wants nothing to do with the vampire world. And what I love is how soundly it reads as utter bullshit. OF COURSE he's still part of the family. They all know it, and so does he honestly.

That's why he doesn't even hesitate later when he says Nandor's his best friend. That's why they immediately call him when they need help, and he of course immediately runs to help them. If anything, that was ONCE AGAIN Nandor trying to get Guillermo to insist on his place at Nandor's side (a la THE LAST THREE SEASONS) and this time the whole family backed him up on it and Guillermo STILL didn't take the bait. Because Guillermo doesn't need to insist on it, he knows where he really belongs and fits. He practically said it himself when he was talking to Miguel about Familia.

And then Nandor being so delighted to meet Miguel...having heard and remembered stories Guillermo has told him about Miguel...saying Guillermo's family are their family and of course Nandor and the others would never hurt him.

AND THE RETURN OF SLAYER MEMO. The way Nandor looked at Guillermo when he killed that guy with a fucking No. 2 pencil. The way they all not only trusted that Guillermo could handle it without them, but also were having such a great time watching and calling out encouragement (Colin again my beloved).

GUILLERMO TELLING MIGUEL ABOUT VAMPIRES AND MIGUEL BEING COOL ABOUT IT. Miguel being ride or die for his primo despite clearly thinking he's lost his mind.

EVERY SINGLE FUCKING OUTFIT. YANA CAMEO MY BELOVED. ALEX SKARSGARD. ALL THE VAMPIRE GANGS WERE SO FUNNY AND PERFECT. FUCKING JERRY IS FUCKING DEAD.

They gave me basically everything I wanted except Nandermo making out in a tunnel as a train rushes by them. But like. I always knew that was Unlikely lol (still, I do have Thoughts and Feelings about it but. Eh...I'm not going to let it ruin my enjoyment of the episode, not with Nandor and Guillermo giving each other all those fucking heart eyes and basically reaffirming that they're family, and Nandor MEETING YET ANOTHER MEMBER OF GUILLERMO'S FAMILY AND BEING ACCEPTED. Introducing his bf in increments).

And the Baron being absolutely on top of his shit, the hair, the robes, the plan, the several kids and a doting husband at home...He is Everything.

Just a great fucking episode! And after last week's very cute fun little episode! I feel like I could lift a bus. No idea how I'm going to sleep.

[sketchy-mf]

[biggiesnails]

AAAAHHHHH I HAVE THINGS TO DO I HAVE THINGS TO GET DONE BUT I AM ALL AWRY AAA

I gotta finish my secret Santa art!!! But! A family member has visited for the first time in 11 years!! And now my schedule has been utterly wrecked! Thrown off! My personal bubble has been popped! Into smithereens!!

AND NOW I HAVE BRAINWORMS ABOUT ECLIPSE! AND I WANT TO DRAW! BUT I AM TIRED! RAAAAHHHH

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS

[kazureicentral]

the whole

“realists will expect the ending” thing is REALLY scaring me

does this mean Kazuki Rei and Miri don’t get a happily ever after?

Kazuki dies?? And Miri gone Rei goes back to his old ways??

Even worse Rei dies, KAZUKI CANT GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN.

I know what we are all hoping for is some kind of uprising that ends with Rei leading the suwa empire with Kazuki at his side. But I’m not sure if that where this is going.

I really hope we don’t end on some major cliffhanger with no season 2

Or worse JUST A SOUR NOTE IN GENERAL

All that is on my bucket list is

Season 2

They don’t all die

pa works PLEASE IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

[totallynotobsessedwithfandoms]

help last night I finally broke the writers block that had been stopping me from working on one of my WIP’s and then this morning I pulled up the new chapter AND ITS GONE

IT DIDNT SAVE

I WANT TO MURDER SOMETHING

[ty--luko]

Listen I Get that people from a Certain Ship's fandom (you know which one) can, at times, be impossibly annoying and wrong and interact with other ships in bad faith. But you don't have to tag your anti posts with every single ship aside from that one. If I go through a ship tag, I want to see ship content, not several samey discourse posts that don't even have anything to do with the tag at all. If all you can do is diss a very specific group of people and Not contribute anything meaningful, then at the very least be respectful of unrelated tags smh

[verfound]

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 Teaser | The Book of Carol

[darlingjmiller]

Me reading the most sheet-gripping toe-curling filthy ao3 smut

vs 

hearing Kaz Brekker say "May I?" before touching Inej on the waist

[railraptor]

I can't even be coherent right now.

Keyleth was just bait? Vax is....dead? Deader? Everything is over? Where did they teleport to? ....What is happening?

[silver-griffincat]

I LOVE DECAVITATOR IT'S SO UNBELIEVABLY FUN AAAAAAAAAAH

really, i barely just tried it out and it's already going up there among my very favorite weapon. the moment is amazing, the kills are satisfying, and! IT COMES WITH INKJET!!!!! FINALLY A WEAPON WITH SOME GOOD SHMOVEMENT AND MY FAVORITE SPECIAL AGAINNN

.. and it's so fun it makes me forget i still can't use splash wall if my life depends on it.

still miss the old enperry splat dualies though, they were the best. (this is a (potentially former) splat dualies one-trick speaking btw)

[galaxyspac3]

new fall out boy album and heart attack rock version have me asphyxiating, screaming, and crying on the floor the fall out boy album slapped so hard and my favorite demi lovato song got a re record

[captain-krow-drozdov]

Not Me Sprinting Full Speed From One End Of The House To The Other Because The Gods-Forsaken-I-Swear-It's-Cursed Laundry Machine Decided To Have A Tantrum

[snail-shell2335]

oh my god he’s so pathetic. i need to **** him and **** *** *** until he **** all over my ****

his little juice box ☹️☹️☹️ i’m just head over heels in love with him

[eleanor-bradstreet]

My brain is too tired to come up with any questions, but I just wanted to stop by and congratulate you on such an amazing milestone! 🥳 I’m so proud of you, my friend! 🫶

*incoherent screeching, incoherent screeching*

Thank you so much my friend 🥹🫶💙 you are the loveliest!

*incoherent screeching*