#Any Zane hate will be absolutely not tolerated here

[frenzymutt]

I started binge watching Lego Ninjago today, so here is my obligatory blorbo post featuring my art:

[that-was-anticlimactic]

7 and 8 (disregarding gross ones) for ninjago?

7: least favorite character from ninjago

okay, hmmmm this is hard. okay so, my first thought was vex because i genuinely hate him. like he's not even funny. he's just a terrible person who does terrible things cause he feels like it like... dude??? you're really going to just straight up manipulate zane for no reason other than you're too bitter to have an animal form??? sir??? so like. hate him. you know... okay so like, i was bored last night and made a list of every single ninjago character that i could think of off the top of my head and then looked up a list to see who i missed and you know who i forgot about? fenwick. he's one of those characters that makes me wish i cursed because i wanna call him a little b*tch iuygfcghuiuhgvfghuijuhg oh and ritchie... the only thing that i like about ritchie is that one moment in the speedway five-billion episode where he goes "ninja!" and then jay just glares and goes "ritchie!" that was funny. but he's still a pathetic jerk. okay last one... king vangelis. stupid little piece of-- literally what? sir??? okay first of all: you gave cole more falling trauma by sENDING HIM DOWN A MOUNTAIN AND TRYING TO MURDER HIM so like. that's always a great way to get on my bad side. then, he's a knock off garmadon and like i don't mind but like king vangelis just sucks in general like. sir. you-you enslaved two different populations for YEARS just for vengestone? hm. shady. pretty evil. despicable, actually. plus like... he was going to frame cHOMPY??? LIKE SIR YOU ARE THE REASON YOUR DAUGHTER FELL DOWN A MOUNTAIN??? also he was mean to the upply. and cole. and the ninja. and like literally everyone. i hope he's having fun in jail. tho, i cannot wait to see what the show s going to do with him in s16 !!!

8: least favorite ship from ninjago

okay... other than the nasty ones... idk, i was never a fan of wusako... like... idk, something about then flirting on the dark island in s2 in front of lloyd before lloyd was going to have to, ya know, fight his father just made me 🥴 tho that prolly has a lot to do with my hashtag divorced parents trauma lol ummmm okay so here's the thing: i like bruiseshipping (cole x jay), but i am very picky about who is doing the shipping of them. it used to be like. my ninjago ship and then fans decided to completely mischaracterize jay and make him this smol frail uwu lil traumatized bean when like ??? he is absolutely not ??? and in turn, they made cole big strong himbo obsessed with cake must protecc which is kind of like super racist because everyone draws cole darker than jay--like cole is usually drawn as black and jay is usually drawn as white or with much paler skin. so like. the way people uhhhhh very incorrectly interpret bruise almost made me absolutely despise the ship, no joke. so, mischaracterized bruiseshipping that refuses to explore cole's trauma or acknowledge the fact that cole isn't just jay's emotional support and who refuses to acknowledge that jay is not Anxiety™️: he never was and never will be,,, yeah anyWAYS uhhhh other ships i dislike... cole x vania. they are friends. they are very much so friends. gay and lesbian friends, to be exact. and conya, aka cole x nya. ugh. like, first of all, ninjago didn't handle the love triangle well at all in s3 so i often refuse to acknowledge it because cole is very much so gay, but like... they're just really good friends. they're besties. and that's it. lastly, literally any lloyd ship. lloyd x akita (which is prolly my favorite of the lloyd ships... still don't like it, but i can tolerate it), lloyd and harumi... lloyd and morro... (both of which are really freaking bad for many reasons...). at this point, i think lloyd just doesn't want to be in a relationship. he wants to focus on family and his platonic relationships so much more than romantic ones. he's been traumatized far too many times, imo.

[herefortayloronly]

evermore first impressions 12/19

i think this is the perfect use of this meme for the situation we found ourselves in once again.

i don’t really know how to preface this. it’s a freaking taylor swift album. i’m here for it!! and disclaimer: i’m not doing like an in depth lyrical analysis on this post because i’m dumb. i’m just talking about how i feel about each song. here’s the rankings because i wrote a lot and i feel bad for making you guys read my nonsense.

don’t be fool by how low i’m placing some of the songs. i love them all so much especially marjorie, tolerate it and willow. champagne problems and coney island are slowly climbing but definitely gonna take some time but all the songs i place above them are too good. also, i literally just listened to the bonus tracks as i’m writing this little part so i’m not ready to rank them yet but right where you left me is probably gonna end up pretty high based on first impressions!

and here’s a little surprise folklore ranking.

willow: i am absolutely obsessed with the piano or maybe it’s the glockenspiel in this song. i think i saw someone said, if folklore is for fairies then evermore is for witches and i think this song is a great example of that. 

champagne problems: you know, when i first listened to this one i thought of my best friend who’s in a really long committed relationship and she talked to me about how she doesn’t want to get marry yet. and for some people that would be a red flag. to be in such a long 5-6 years committed relationship and not want to get marry. but really it’s not about not wanting to get marry or not wanting to be with your person forever, it’s about the fear of the things that come after marriage. and she talked about being scared of divorce, her parents got a divorce because their relationship was really toxic and she saw how it really affected her mother. i think it’s very reasonable to have this fear about the next step of your life, i mean who doesn’t?

gold rush: i’m very happy we got a booty popping song in this album lol. i was literally thinking before the album came out, i hope we get a “horny on main” type of song that was missing on folklore. this song really delivers. And while I think this song is super fun, i can see the cynical and almost realistic side of this side. like no body wants to compete for someone else’s affection. that feeling of jealousy would be unhealthy.

‘tis the damn season: god anything with an electric guitar is just like GIMME MOREEEEEE!! Something about this song reminds me so much like a classic late 2000s soft rock song. Like the guitar sounds like something switchfoot or the fray (one of my favorite artists of all time btw) or john mayer would do but never did.

tolerate it: i’m almost sad that this is a first impression post because this song is slowly growing on me. i just think the piano is absolutely beautiful on this song. and the story of doing everything you and trying your best to be the perfect partner and you think it’s still not enough for that other person and at the same time maybe it’s all in your head.

no body no crime: i mean a true crime song hellooooooo? this is going to be an instant classic in taylor’s discography i believe. i’m a little disappointed that haim isn’t singing in the song more but i still think this is a perfect song. such a classic country pop song.

happiness: this one is probably gonna take me a minute. i feel like i’m still working through so many other songs that this song is getting put in the back burner. which sucks because i love the story of acceptance and as much as you want to hate this other person, you also want to remember and to be remembered for all the good times. and i love the bridge in this song, like no matter how many times you try to make the other person the bad guy, you know there’s no point in doing that because it’s gonna cause you even more pain.

dorothea: i don’t know why every time this song comes on i just want to put my arms up and sway. i love how it feels so breezy and easy and very relaxing. this song kinda reminds me of seven. it’s almost like hey remember our youth, remember the time when we just do whatever we want and friendship comes easy and we don’t have this cynical outlook in life. and the cynicism comes from dorothea being this big star and experiencing life outside of this town and this group of friends that she had.

coney island: something you guys don’t know about me but i love romance novels. and a lot of books i read are basically couples losing that love the relationship once had and are getting a divorce and eventually learning how to love each other again. and this song perfectly encapsulate those stories hahahaha. like neither of the narrators in this song hates each other. they just feel very indifferent about each other and wondering where did that love and magic go.

ivy: of course this song is about infidelity but i see it as a metaphor for trying to protect this precious relationship. i see a lot of similarity of this song with other songs like i know places and dancing with our hands tied. i also love seeing everyone’s interpretation of this song!

cowboy like me: best song on the album. hands down. first: the sound. i love how it sounds like it’s straight out of a dive bar. and taylor’s vocals (i feel like i didn’t talk enough about her vocals in this album), it’s so smooth and velvety. i also love the metaphor! guys i love a song that has a good metaphor. y’all know that’s why i love miss americana and the heartbreak prince so much. i love this imagery of two “cowboys” who spent their lives with the wrong people and playing the field and they ended up crossing path. once they crossed path, they fell in love. i love this song so much!

long story short: this song is so much fun. even though i really appreciate the deep and dark takes on how she’s feeling about 2016, i’m glad she’s able to kinda still have fun with it. 

marjorie: i’ve said this before, my grandmother (from my mother side what a coincidence) passed always nearly 3 years ago and she was the only grandparent i knew all my life. i have such a big attachment to her. she babysat me when i was baby up until i was 5 and going to school. my parents worked a lot so she was kinda like another parent to me. she sang to me. she told me stories. i would play dress up with her clothes. out of all of taylor’s songs, this one really hits close to home. despite this song being very sad, there’s also a sense of joy. i take this song as more like celebrating someone’s legacy and your memories of them.

closure: i’m actually glad i’m writing this part for this song after i saw the zane lowe apple music interview. i think the mentions of loyalty in the interview is also very prominent in this song and in no body no crime. they address both extremes of loyalty. no body no crime you’ll do anything for your friend. in closure, that loyalty is broken. i love the emphasis on it being “your” closure. it has selfish intent and only meant to absolve one party of any guilt.

evermore: when taylor said that joe played the piano beautifully, she was talking about this song! i was actually worry about this song being just another exile. and while exile was very good, i felt it was just another good song, like it didn’t really stood out to me in folklore. but they really switched it up for evermore. when the tempo changed, i literally thought something was wrong with the song or it suddenly changed to a different song when i heard it the first time. but oh my god. literally chills. such a great use of justin’s higher register and i actually favored his higher register than his lower. the chaotic nature of the bridge and then bringing it back down at the end really allowed the song to open up. so if you guys don’t know, my favorite collab taylor has ever done is the last time. evermore is coming for her throat!!

so to talk about evermore as a whole, i think this album has the most interesting sounds and lyrics and musical structures in taylor’s entire discography. the imagery is so visceral, it’s almost too much to handle like there’s a lot things going on. and the storytelling is just as sharp as ever.

now to compare this album to folklore. i don’t really want to Hahahaha but I feel like it’s almost inevitable when you label this album as folklore’s sister album and releasing it so close to folklore. they’re pretty on par with each other. i think folklore works as a one cohesive album, you can listen to it top to bottom. it’s also more familiar and easily digestible. evermore can be a little harder to get into despite the fact that it does have more upbeat songs. i think evermore feels like there are a lot ups and downs emotionally but all the songs convey such a strong emotion. it’s less digestible because there’s a lot of strange tempos and structures that aren’t in your normal pop songs. i personally favor folklore more because i love the simplicity but i think each song just flows into the next beautifully but evermore is still a gorgeous album.

[bad-end-ninjago]

Bad End stuff

KAI

•a e s t h e t i c s

•Flashy entrances

•Has a few flecks of glitter always stuck in his hair

•Amazing skin; uses lots of lotion

•Paints his nails

-Almost all of the ninja paint their nails minus Cole, Zane, Lloyd, and Nya

-Okay scratch that then only Jay and Kai paint their nails

-Cole and Zane can’t paint their nails, Lloyd pretty much has claws, and Nya doesn’t care enough to

•Puts on the occasional fashion show

-He’ll force his henchmen to watch

-A few enjoy it

•Always has a bag or two of glitter on hand

•Has a blog

-“What’s up guys, it’s Ninjago’s most fashionable villain here”

•The only time he ever really calms down is when he’s interacting with Nya

•He and Jay are on uneasy terms

-They fight over the sea territory

-However they both can come together when it comes to Nya

•Sells Kai™️ merchandise

•He once bedazzled a snake

•I absolutely adore when Kai and Zane interact because on one hand we have a stoic, cold-hearted robot and on the other we have a dramatic fun-loving psycho who does things for the hell of it

•Hates Lloyd

-He blames Lloyd for literally everything

-He will refer to Lloyd as a witch

NYA

•Give this girl a hug

•Severe depression

•Insomnia

•Cries a lot

•Lack of self-care; needs a lot of help from what’s left of her friends

•Is under the protection of literally all the ninja

-They still love her

-She has mixed feelings about it

•Seeing the ninja hurts her sometimes because it’s just so painful for her to see them in those states

•She likes to visit Cole the most

•Sometimes gets gifts from the ninja, though she usually throws them out

•Drinks :(

•Her hair is an absolute mess

COLE

•Lonely

•Unlike the other ninja, he is not homicidal

-Unless it comes to someone attempting to hurt those under his protection

•Very possessive

•Almost never lets anyone leave his temple

-Except the ninja

-Even with them he’s always reluctant to do so, insisting they stay longer

•Has those ‘tear’ markings etched into his skin

-Probably from crying? Idk can ghosts even cry?

•He’s very social

•Does whatever he can to make his ‘guests’ comfortable

•Draws but doesn’t paint, due to the liquids

•Still loves cake

•Only gets upset when people try to leave

-Seriously, he gets extremely scary when that happens

•Had a falling out with Lloyd

JAY

•Still a total babey

•Has a lot of scars

•Bedazzles his eyepatches

•Is one of the tamest ninja

•Steals candy and comics and video games

-Spoil something for him and there’s a high chance you’ll die

•Is one of the few people allowed in Zane’s territory

•Still best friends with Cole

-Brings him stuff all the time & spends the most time with him

•Only lets people into his pirate crew if they’re serious about joining, not if they’re only looking for protection

-If they’re looking for protection he sends them over to Cole

•Hangs out with Lloyd sometimes

-They love to raid candy shops together

•Has tried to have Nya join his crew once or twice, but she declined, and he respected her choices

-Jay is,,,very respectful

•He avoids joining the conflict between the Resistance and SoG because he doesn’t want to get involved. He only does so when needed.

•More of an anti-hero than a villain

LLOYD

•Pulls his dad away from the whole “ruling ninjago” thing to hang out

•Difficult to keep up with him

•Sometimes pokes his own beans

•Manicures his claws

•Braids Garmadon’s hair

•Floofy tail,,,so soft

-He’ll use it to steal shit and hold knives tho

-He will shank you

•Lil’ Nelson is under his protection and is like his younger brother

-Nelson strongly disapproves of all the evilness Lloyd has going for him tho

-Still he does his best to ignore that

•While Kai loathes him, Lloyd doesn’t feel the same towards Kai

•When he begun his transformation into oni, he had growing pains

-Like, that shit h u r t

-Garm took care of him during the process and consoled him the whole time

•Had trouble adjusting to his new body

-He kept tripping over his tail or losing his balance

-And he broke a lot of the stuff he picked up by accident

-Not to mention his horns smacked into things above him

ZANE

•Angery boi

•Hates humanity for various reasons; is only ever tolerant of the other ninja plus a sparse few humans

•Still pretty good friends with Cole and Jay

-He lets Jay into his territory freely

•Rebuilt/Reprogrammed a lot of nindroids to their semi-original states. That includes Cryptor plus Min-Droid

•Echo is Mr. E in this au and Zane finds his parts and rebuilds him

-They have a very long ‘talk’ that spans over days until they finally come to terms with shit between them

-Oh boy I must also add that Zane was pissed at SoG for hurting Echo

-Zane bitch slaps Garmadon, but that is a story for another day

•If he catches you mistreating technology in any way he will pulverize you

-Insult your Alexa at your own risk

•His area is the most technologically advanced

•Sometimes he hears a voice inside his head

-He and Kai are both a part of the “Hearing Voices” club

•Has a semi-rivalry with Cryptor

•One of the most ruthless ninja. He has frozen humans at the edges of his territory as a warning to others

•You rarely ever see his old personality except when he’s interacting with Jay or Cole

SKYLOR

•Shaves some of her hair to keep it out of the way

-It looks 👌

•Part of the Nya Protection Squad™️ along with Pixal and Ronin

-oh yeah ronin got broken out of jail

•Doesn’t like visiting or being around Kai. It just...it makes her feel off

•Gets along with Jay pretty well when interacting with him

•She and Zane mutually respect each other

PIXAL

•Extremely hostile against Cryptor

-Seriously they fight every chance they get

•Zane offered her the chance to join him, but she refused and he respected her decision. He of course said that the offer was always open if she changed her mind, though.

•Nya Protection Squad™️

•Her interactions with Ronin are...tense

[aroninshonour]

YUSSS, ZANE FOREVER <33

I started binge watching Lego Ninjago today, so here is my obligatory blorbo post featuring my art: