#And I have a lot of thoughts

[tim-drake-scholar]

Sorry but Tim referring to Bruce as “dad” kills me bc I think he’s like 18/19 here so he’s only been legally adopted for a couple years or so? They really are all siblings and they really are a family! I love that Damian looks so confused about physical affection!!

[solowinged]

[i-wear-the-cheese]

Once the poll is closed I’ll give some context on the conversation but I don’t want to influence peoples initial reactions

[morsmoon]

I just finished season 2 of Yellowjackets.

[longowatchrepair]

[thewhizzyhead]

hi just saw most of ride the cyclone now and im obsessed so expect many many rambles in the next few weeks or months or so because this is an analysis ramble minefield and my brain is vibrating like a sugar-high puppy

[emotionally-unstable23]

No but this is exactly it. And I love it.

When Rick was first writing The Lightning Thief, he didn’t know exactly where he was going with it. But now, he knows exactly how the story is going to end. He’s going and making these changes for two reasons:

He’s adapting for the screen, point blank. Changes need to be made for any book that’s being adapted for the screen.

He has the foresight of how everything turns out, and he knows what changes he can make, while still staying true to the book, that will better the plot.

Virtually every change he’s made so far makes sense.

***spoilers ahead for those who haven’t read the books yet***

When I was younger and reading the books for the first time, I didn’t really understood how Luke was able to get so many demigods on his/Kronos’ side. I never got how he was able to rally so many demigods for an army to go into battle with.

But watching the show and actually seeing how these gods treat not just their own kids, but other demigods as well, I get it.

I would be angry too. I could easily see myself being persuaded to overthrow them.

Because you have these literal children doing everything they can to appease their godly parents. They will do anything they can just to be acknowledged by them, which doesn’t often happen. And on the rare day occasion it does, it’s not always a positive reaction, as we’ve clearly seen with Annabeth, Athena, and the arch.

Imagine being told that one of your parents is a great and powerful god, and that you are expected to worship and be thankful for them and the other gods, only to be completely ignored or even punished for doing the right thing.

You’d be angry and upset and vulnerable enough to the point of being manipulated into joining a cause that aims to take the gods down.

Or

You’d be like Percy and go on to fight for the gods to change their ways.

Another thing I think the changes Rick has made do is further exemplify Percy and Luke’s foil.

If you’ve read the books, then you know how Luke feels about the gods and their treatment of their children.

You also know that Percy has very similar feelings about the same topic. But they both go about those feelings and opinions in completely different ways.

I have so many more thoughts about their foil, I could ramble on about it forever, but I won’t. I’ve gotten away from the original point of this post, which is to say that every change Rick has made is well thought out, he knows what he’s doing, and I’m very much looking forward to the rest of the show.

there’s something strangely gutwrenching about the solstice having already passed. there have been minor changes in the “side adventures” of the trio.

they know they’re entering medusa’s house. they go to the arch for sanctuary against echidna and chimera. they go to waterland to help ares and convince hephaestus to stop being like his family. they go to the lotus hotel to get help from hermes.

in the books they’re getting tricked and distracted and losing all of that time on their quest was an accident. but they still made it in the end.

but in the show? they did everything right. they were aware of where they were at all times. but then they go and ask for help.

they try to ask for athena’s help and she lets monsters into her temple because they “embarrassed her.” they try to ask for hermes’ help but he doesn’t tell them until it’s too late that the lotus hotel messes with time.

they basically did everything right on their quest only for their biggest failures to occur because of the gods.

but poseidon gives him four pearls. four, instead of three. one for sally too. but we already know that she gets left behind.

they tried so hard only for the deadline to lapse.

[yeepof]

I understand that tall men are our POV characters, but surely being like a foot taller than everyone around them would have some occasional consequences

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[sadclowncentral]

I think if a fairy showed up at my house like yeah they are not real but there is narrative precedent for that. a fairy, if it existed, would show up at a house. i just need to suspend one disbelief everything else tracks. it's a big surprise, but a singular one. i would know how to get with the programm pretty quick.

if a walrus knocked at my door there would be many more fucking questions than one. a walrus showing up at my house? knowing that knocking is the required social etiquette? having reasons to knock on my door and somehow the ability to do that despite having no arms? said walrus coming to me of all people?? a walrus being real is the least of my concerns at that point why the fuck does it need my help what kind of problem can I solve that a socially aware and apparently findextrous walrus fucking can't

[buginateacup]

I love that Jack black is giving actual tips, like eyes down and toss hair and all that shit that's supposed to be natural? That is a skill and this movie recognises that. It takes work and ability but also yes toss hair and shake it out and chin down ARE USEFUL FICKING TIPS?

We did not deserve a movie that went this hard

All right. Show me how it’s done. Class is in session.

[evercelle]

bust... or maybe i'll take it all!

[brucie-baby]

the fact that alfred was the one to put up jason's memorial is so important to me