#(and personality too; arguably)

[the-star-rigel]

the thing about Jason. Is that even if he’d survived Ethiopia. Even if he’d never even gone to Ethiopia. He would’ve stayed himself - in the sense that the disagreement between Batman and Red Hood began long before Ethiopia. I think the thing about Jason is that the death, the revival, none of it mattered much; that he was a sweet kid, that he was an angry kid, all of that didn’t matter because something in Jason directly opposes something else in Bruce. It’s easy to pin point Jason’s death as the cause of why “everything went wrong” between them, but that’s not really the truth.

[artashipatrick]

“With Tashi, every time she does something that could be read as cruel or manipulative or playing a sort of game,”

“I do think it’s always also coming from a place of her trying to get not just what she needs, but what she thinks these other two people need too—and to take care of them in a way that she feels resentful for having to.”

“But she’s not shirking her responsibility, she’s taking her responsibility of taking care of them very seriously.”

“She has entered into this dynamic somewhat willingly. It’s never the case that someone is doing something for just one reason.” (Justin Kuritzkes on Tashi’s motivations)

[deeppenguinstudent]

If Riko ever turned into a child, the person who'd treat him the best would be Jean. If Jean ever turned into a child, there would be no difference in the way Riko treats him.

[rojekte]

seeing people's takes about the whole watcher situation is just a bit.... mind-boggling.

i think the apology they posted was good in the sense that they admitted to fucking up and walked back on their decision, and i think the model they've settled on now is a lot more reasonable (having content be released earlier for those who choose to subscribe), but like.... that doesn't mean that no one should've ever been mad at them in the first place???

like seriously, why does it seem like people are looking at a "good" apology and thinking "huh! they sure did apologize well! i guess that means that it was ridiculous for people to be mad in the first place! no one should have ever complained!!". if no one complained, they wouldnt have walked back their decision! they would've kept going with their dumb completely paywalled option!

and thats not even getting into the fact that their financial woes seem to come from completely mismanaging their money - hiring people when they can not afford to and spending more money on "high quality productions" when they cant afford to.... these are core issues that im not sure will be completely fixed by this? but idk.

also, this situation i think has really helped my own self come to terms with the fact that i do not enjoy many aspects of their content. i sorta already knew that considering i can not remember the last ghost files video i watched because i find that shit incredibly boring and overproduced, and even things like too many spirits have become a chore to watch bc they decided to extend the Not That Funny drink making portion when i just wanna hear some funny spooky stories.

anyway i guess my ultimate point here is: im glad they acknowledged they fucked up, but i also am not sure how interested i am in their content anymore in the first place. oh well

[ai-the-broccoli]

(what is definitely NOT the way Aka Akasaka came up with Kaguya-sama:)

Akasaka: [looks at Death Note] this is great, but... Akasaka: What if,,,,, this was a heterosexual* high school romcom,,,, where a lawlight-looking meronia was a lovely couple between man and woman,,,,, and Teru Mikami was a cute, rich, anxious schoolgirl who listens to praise kink asmr Akasaka: [actually makes that premise work really well somehow]

[pocketgalaxies]

sorry to say this but matt's keyleth is NOT silly enough.

[thistle-caster]

I’m so normal about the inner lives of all the nsbu nobodies what do you mean

[crismakesstuff]

i feel bad for everyone saying nolan can’t get a redemption arc or that he’s gonna be some big final antagonist

his redemption arc is a huge part of the plot of the comic guys they can’t not do it. Doesn’t mean anyone needs to like him or anything but yea don’t worry he’s gonna pay in his own blood for his crimes. mark got his proneness for getting his ass beat from his father

[hi-i-just]

Zack is so fun as a character bc when it comes to his relationships, whether the nature is romantic or platonic it still works. The chemistry is so fire, the feelings of love and care are sincere. Zack loves the people in his life, the people loves him back. Whether they're similar to him in personality or complete opposites — it still hits off. Zack and Aerith? The OG, first love forreal. Zack and Cloud? The loyalty, the dedication. Zack and Cissnei? Genuine appreciation and trust. Zack and Sephiroth? Treated each other like actual people. Zack and Tseng? The extra mile, the exception. You genuinely can't lose when it comes to shipping with this guy

[blueskittlesart]

hello! im pretty sure the reason dgs herlock isnt called sholmes is because he wasnt public domain yet so i assume they couldnt get all the necessary rights!

that’s what i assumed too when the localization was announced but like shouldn’t tobias gregson, enoch drebber, selden, etc have theoretically also had that rule applied to them??? why were certain borrowed characters left completely unchanged and others localized Like That. not that i pretend to understand international copyright law or whatever the hell the conan doyle estate is doing at any given time but that seems weird to me lmao

[darkfire359]

Izzy, Ed, and Apologies

Reminder that the 2x8 dialogue between Ed and Izzy included the lines:

Izzy: "I'm sorry, I was terrible to you."

Ed: "No, I'm sorry. What are you apologizing for? I should be the one apologizing."

In particular, "What are you apologizing for?" doesn't have any potential of Ed merely forgiving Izzy or downplaying Izzy's actions. Contrast it with "You don't need to apologize," or something similar, which would otherwise fit a very similar narrative beat. Ed literally does not think Izzy did anything to warrant an apology. The only person in canon who thinks Izzy deserved to lose his toes and leg is Izzy.

If you think that Izzy deserved what Ed did to him, you need to be able to say, "Ed was wrong and Izzy was right." Otherwise you're just disregarding Ed's feelings on the issue entirely.

[i3utterflyeffect]

from Alan's perspective, Cho and Dark finding him is probably the single scariest experience of his life, thinking he and SC are both about to get fucking murdered for Alan's own crimes. meanwhile Cho and Dark are having the single most confusing experience of their lives, because Alan is acting Completely Fuckin Bizarre, and also has a baby??? for some reason??? what the fuck??? and SC is just crying because theyre literally babey and theyre So So Stressed

YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! it's just extremely stressful for everyone involved and honestly Chosen probably is the one that has to take the initiative to step up and be like 'hey Alan, can you explain what the fuck is happening????' which is. Extremely confusing for Alan also because he was HORRIBLE to Chosen, why are THEY the one who isn't immediately trying to murder him????

[llycaons]

my standards for lwj in fics may be insane and hyperspecific but I DO notice a rly annoying trend of making him this master of emotional and psychological welfare without even trying and knowing exactly what to do and say all the time and being such a perfect saint when like, I joke he's one of the guys of all time, and he is, but he IS also like, a human with flaws and many MANY times in canon he's got no idea what's going on with wwx, he doesn't know what to say, he doesn't know how to help him, his incorrect assumptions range from mildly endearing to flat-out harmful, he really doesn't communicate very readily, he genuinely struggles to read people, and he took a VERY long time to unlearn his biases and learn to trust other ppl's judgement about their own health and circumstances. he has a good heart and he tries in the ways that make sense to him at the time, but like...that man does NOT know therapy speak im sorry. all the insights he ever made into wwx's health and psyche were hard-won entirely through the years of intense observation and self-reflection in an environment that didn't encourage that type of examination, and that's important! that's why they MATTER so much!!

[nonbinary-strawberry]

don’t forget to vote tomorrow, tumblrinas

[instinctsxbad]

*scratching at the walls thinking about how no one has adapted Peter’s college arcs in a consistent and satisfying way.*

[paranoidgemsbok]

holding my tongue so hard i am bleeding when my dad fucking defends an ongoing genocide by comparing it to the horrifying war crimes the US did after 9/11, because in his logic both are justified