#(( literal embodiment of death? meh whatever.

[royalreef]

        Meanwhile, apparently a lot of people are scared of the cute pink fish thing! Who knows what makes them happy, anymore.

[smokeybrandreviews]

F*ck Batman

After i finished the first season of His Dark Materials, i figured i might as well check out the other shows I've heard are good but were behind some ridiculous paywall i had no interest overcoming. There were a few candidates, Euphoria and Chernobyl were definitely at the top of that list but i wanted something a little lighter, a little more fantastical so i opted to check out Titans. I’m not a DC dude but my people who are, say this thing is pretty okay. I wanted to see for myself so i ran threw both seasons. I ain’t like. I was entertained but i can’t say I'm fan. There is merit to this show and it might get it’s sh*t together enough going into that third season, also getting that HBO money, but i was left wanting. However, upon my viewing, i noticed some things. This isn’t a review, but more sh*t that made an impression.

I really, really, liked this version of Raven. The youngster they got to portray her, Teagan Croft, is perfect in the role. I absolutely loved every second onscreen, even if that whole “I’m terrified of my powers” arc lasted WAY too long.

How the f*ck was Trigon the very first big bad? How you blow your load that fast? That’s like the DCEU going from zero to Doomsday in two movies. The f*ck?

Speaking of Trigon, those effects were awful. This show really needed that infusion of HBO/ATT money because whoa.

And as if to drive my point home even further, f*cking Dr. Light’s costume is mad terrible. Like, the worst. None of the costumes are really any good, except for Donna Troy’s and kind of Nightwing’s? The rest are high end cosplay at best.

Trigon to Deathstroke? For real? Whatever, bro.

Didn’t expect Ravager so soon. Absolutely love that Ravager is here. Chelsea Zhang is mad dope and embodies the character perfectly. She’s snarky, cunning, violent, and every bit the Rose Wilson i expect.

Surprised to see the Atomic Family in anything, ever. That sh*t was a super-deep cut. I had to look that sh*t up to make sure i was seeing what i was seeing.

Papa Dick is the best Dick.

The guy who plays Jason Todd has a weird f*cking face and it wigs me out every time he’s onscreen.

The music in this show is pretty bloody excellent. I kind of feel like that's where all of the budget went because, goddamn, there are some bops in this thing, for sure. That opening theme is f*cking ridiculous!

What the f*ck is going on with Hawk and Dove? They’re metahumans, literally the personification of war and peace. Who the f*ck greenlit these versions? They’re both just assholes in hockey pads with debilitating anger issues. Sh*t whack son.

Also, Hawk dick don’t work.

And Dove wants the Dick dick.

Lots of filler episodes, man. It feels like I'm watching an old anime from the Nineties.

Starfire took an entire season to grow on me. Anna Diop, the chick who plays her, was awful in at the start of the show but she got much better toward the end. She really came into her own, though, the second they teamed her up with Donna. They have great chemistry together.

Lots of wholesale murder, man. Like, so much murder. Constant stream of bodies, on both sides of the conflict. Sh*t is wild. I don't understand how Supes exist in this world, catching bodies like it's a baseball game out there. Bunch of f*cking costumed psychopaths just out in the streets, brutalizing people to death.

Show suffers from that “too many villains” thing. Just in the second season, you start with Trigon, move on to Doctor Light, then Deathstroke shows up, but the ultimate bad is CADMUS shenanigans. Also, Rachel is still doing her weird demon sh*t on the side, too.

I like Donna as much as i like Raven. Conor Leslie was chef kiss level casting. Also, i mean, she’s gorgeous.

I like the level of diversity in this cast. Lots of representation onscreen. Kind of wish there were more black folks, though.

Lots of melodrama. So much forced melodrama. I get that this is a teeny drama like experience but too much is too much, you know? I can only take so much teenage angst before i completely disconnect.

Titans is a decent watch, not really a decent show. it’s kind of all over the place but i understand the intent. I’m not super into all of the edgy, grimdark, reimaginings and this show has a REAL bad case of that but there are a lot of good ideas in it. I’m not a DC guy so this was a hard sell for me and the pitch was good, but not good enough. I imagine fans of the comics or the old cartoon show might like this take but, for me? Meh.

[smokeybrand]

F*ck Batman

After i finished the first season of His Dark Materials, i figured i might as well check out the other shows I've heard are good but were behind some ridiculous paywall i had no interest overcoming. There were a few candidates, Euphoria and Chernobyl were definitely at the top of that list but i wanted something a little lighter, a little more fantastical so i opted to check out Titans. I’m not a DC dude but my people who are, say this thing is pretty okay. I wanted to see for myself so i ran threw both seasons. I ain’t like. I was entertained but i can’t say I'm fan. There is merit to this show and it might get it’s sh*t together enough going into that third season, also getting that HBO money, but i was left wanting. However, upon my viewing, i noticed some things. This isn’t a review, but more sh*t that made an impression.

I really, really, liked this version of Raven. The youngster they got to portray her, Teagan Croft, is perfect in the role. I absolutely loved every second onscreen, even if that whole “I’m terrified of my powers” arc lasted WAY too long.

How the f*ck was Trigon the very first big bad? How you blow your load that fast? That’s like the DCEU going from zero to Doomsday in two movies. The f*ck?

Speaking of Trigon, those effects were awful. This show really needed that infusion of HBO/ATT money because whoa.

And as if to drive my point home even further, f*cking Dr. Light’s costume is mad terrible. Like, the worst. None of the costumes are really any good, except for Donna Troy’s and kind of Nightwing’s? The rest are high end cosplay at best.

Trigon to Deathstroke? For real? Whatever, bro.

Didn’t expect Ravager so soon. Absolutely love that Ravager is here. Chelsea Zhang is mad dope and embodies the character perfectly. She’s snarky, cunning, violent, and every bit the Rose Wilson i expect.

Surprised to see the Atomic Family in anything, ever. That sh*t was a super-deep cut. I had to look that sh*t up to make sure i was seeing what i was seeing.

Papa Dick is the best Dick.

The guy who plays Jason Todd has a weird f*cking face and it wigs me out every time he’s onscreen.

The music in this show is pretty bloody excellent. I kind of feel like that's where all of the budget went because, goddamn, there are some bops in this thing, for sure. That opening theme is f*cking ridiculous!

What the f*ck is going on with Hawk and Dove? They’re metahumans, literally the personification of war and peace. Who the f*ck greenlit these versions? They’re both just assholes in hockey pads with debilitating anger issues. Sh*t whack son.

Also, Hawk dick don’t work.

And Dove wants the Dick dick.

Lots of filler episodes, man. It feels like I'm watching an old anime from the Nineties.

Starfire took an entire season to grow on me. Anna Diop, the chick who plays her, was awful in at the start of the show but she got much better toward the end. She really came into her own, though, the second they teamed her up with Donna. They have great chemistry together.

Lots of wholesale murder, man. Like, so much murder. Constant stream of bodies, on both sides of the conflict. Sh*t is wild. I don't understand how Supes exist in this world, catching bodies like it's a baseball game out there. Bunch of f*cking costumed psychopaths just out in the streets, brutalizing people to death.

Show suffers from that “too many villains” thing. Just in the second season, you start with Trigon, move on to Doctor Light, then Deathstroke shows up, but the ultimate bad is CADMUS shenanigans. Also, Rachel is still doing her weird demon sh*t on the side, too.

I like Donna as much as i like Raven. Conor Leslie was chef kiss level casting. Also, i mean, she’s gorgeous.

I like the level of diversity in this cast. Lots of representation onscreen. Kind of wish there were more black folks, though.

Lots of melodrama. So much forced melodrama. I get that this is a teeny drama like experience but too much is too much, you know? I can only take so much teenage angst before i completely disconnect.

Titans is a decent watch, not really a decent show. it’s kind of all over the place but i understand the intent. I’m not super into all of the edgy, grimdark, reimaginings and this show has a REAL bad case of that but there are a lot of good ideas in it. I’m not a DC guy so this was a hard sell for me and the pitch was good, but not good enough. I imagine fans of the comics or the old cartoon show might like this take but, for me? Meh.

[nimueriesa]

TELL ME ABOUT GALAHAD, hows the relationship between sister & brother, what do you think about him, what do you want for them, TELL IT ALL TO ME ~~

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@mactoism

This is going to be messy af, so please bear with me. lol Because, the truth of the matter is my ideal headcanon for Galahad and Nimue comes from a meshing of different reading materials and my own personal need to improve upon the things that MZB royally fucked up. Honestly, Galahad is more of an afterthought in the Mists of Avalon and a lot of his original accomplishments in other variations of the legends are diminished by the fuckery MZB pulls with the holy regalia and the actual impact of the grail on Camelot and court. 

FIRST AND FOREMOST, one of the things I do actually like about MoA is that Galahad is just as sassy as a child as Nimue is, but it’s in a different way…which I feel is pretty reflective of how they’re both going to grow up. Galahad’s is a self-righteous attitude while Nimue’s is a defiant one. He follows the teachings of Father Griffin to the letter and he idolizes his father, so when Morgaine comes in with her paganry and her ‘I’m better than you’ vibe, he’s immediately on the defensive. And then you have Nimue who is constantly being punished for her ‘impertinence’ and told that everything she does is wrong/sinful, so she’s the one fighting the authority figures and searching for a new truth of her own.

Another thing I do actually enjoy from the book, is that Galahad is always calling Nimue a ‘silly girl’ because she cries when their father tries to hold her ( she didn’t recognize Lance btw, that’s how little he was in their lives ) and she’s always getting into trouble with Father Griffin and their mother. It’s not mean or spiteful, it’s just typical brotherly behavior — especially coming from someone who always minds authority and sees glory in what his sister finds cloistering. What matters is that years down the road, after they’ve been separated for well over a decade, he sees Morgaine and the first thing he can think to say is: ‘You’re the evil woman that stole my sister.’

I’m also very, very fond of the idea that they’re fraternal twins. ( Also the Sun and Moon comparisons, with Galahad being the golden sun and Nim being the silver moon. ) For starters, it just makes Lancelot an even bigger douchebag than what he already is to have impregnated the wife he hates two more times after their first drug induced romp in the hay. Like the first time, yeah you feel bad for him and yes it’s a horrible situation — but anything after that is just….meh. Especially given that he saddles Elaine with these kids and then just fucks off to do Lancelot type things in Lancelot type fashion. 

BUT I’M ALSO fond of the idea of them being fraternal twins because of how their stories parallel one another. Both of them are just two poor kids paying for the sins of their parents and FUCKING DYING AS A RESULT! Nimue is the agreed upon price for Elaine to bag herself a Lancelot and Galahad is the one paying the price for Lancelot cheating with Gwenhwyfar in the first place bc now Lance is sullied and can’t achieve the grail. ( Again, this is meshing other facets of legend together for better storytelling than MoA ) But basically, Fate, Destiny, whatever are all HUGE DICKS to Nimue and Galahad. 

So while Lancelot does as Lancelot pleases and Elaine punishes herself and everyone else from her massive Catholic Guilt, Nimue and Galahad are thrust onto their respective paths at an age where they don’t really have a choice in the matter. Galahad is isolated in a convent by nuns. Nimue is isolated in Avalon by priestesses of the faith. Galahad is taught to live a life devoted to Christ, and that he must make a great sacrifice for his faith. That it’s his destiny to achieve the Sangreal. Nimue is taught to live a life devoted to the Goddess, that she must make sacrifices for her faith. It’s her destiny to bring Avalon back to it’s former glory. BOTH of them are defined by their virginity for some ungodly fucking reason ; it’s the be all and end all component of both of their respective tales.

Did I mention that they both die for nothing? Have I talked about the fact that their deaths aren’t even made to be about them, but about literally everything but them? Have I talked about how both of them basically committed a form of suicide bc once their roles had been played out they had nothing else to live for, no identity save for their ‘great destinies’?

Anywho, I honestly believe that Galahad and Nimue love one another and probably understand each other better than anyone else despite their different religious paths. They’re definitely the closest out of the siblings, given that Gwennie ( and honestly fuck anyone who thinks it’s a great idea to name their child after the woman they wish was their wife ) is about five years younger than Nimue. They also balance one another out remarkably well. She tries to reinforce to him that it’s alright to go out and live his life, he tries to make her see that it’s alright to need someone. ( Even if neither of them follow their own damn advice. ) 

As children they were each other’s nighttime confidantes and in their later years, they’re the shoulder to lean on and the non-judgmental ear to talk to. They both embody the loyalty and sense of duty that Lancelot is applauded for but never followed through on. They see the pain and bitterness in one another that no one else can see, because they’re made of the same earth, molded from the same bit of clay. They get angry for one another where they can’t for themselves, they cheer on their triumphs and come bearing hot tea and long nights in after heartbreak or failure. In modern verses, she’s always trying to set him up on dates and he’s always intimidating tf out of the guys that try to make a conquest out of her.

Honestly speaking, I just want them to be happy? I don’t want them to die alone for a stupid cause that was never originally theirs. I want them to move somewhere far far away and live out a happy contented life with both the highs and lows that come with it so long as it’s their own doing. They deserve holidays together and laughter, those silly little moments that people tend to take for granted. 

Point being: THEY DESERVE TO LIVE. THEY DESERVE A FUTURE OF THEIR OWN.