#Expectations are way too high

[nationmckinleyscorset]

This is not good for my nerves 😂

The new season sounds scarily like they're trying to split up all the vampires and make excuses to not get nandermo together. Also NO MENTION OF THE GUIDE. HELLO? According to a different article she gets a new friend in the new season. I'm actually so scared, what if they wreck my fave silly vampire show?

[sunlight-shunlight]

attempt to deter the herald of andraste from reading an inaccurate treatise on "the magickal art of dalish fresco" out loud.

5 minutes later, deterrence successful. no one is reading anything.

ouch. anchor malfunction after closing a rift.

two elves, standing 5 feet apart, because they're Emotionally Detached Professionals™

(uhhh pretend the vallaslin is on there, it's deeply annoying to draw on a small scale without ruining the facial expressions fjfsfhg)

[kelin-is-writing]

Not some peoples on here and TikTok going:

“You don’t like the ending because your favorite character died”

Hell yeah? Literally why wouldn’t I be pissed that my favorite character who could be saved died? Dabi has one of the most realistic backstories and best characterizations in Mha, actually not only in Mha but Anime/Manga in general and do you know how taboo of topics domestic violence, child abuse and raping are in Japan? Mind you, Japan is a country that has domestic violence normalized in their country as part of marriage and somehow education too. Y’all might think I’m joking but victims of domestic abuse in Japan are struggling very much to this day, but Japanese peoples rarely talks about it because Japan is a “Family Image” oriented society (Endeavor and the Himuras showed it enough me thinks) so they categorically refuse to let people know abuse happens, especially the abusers.

“Oh BuT aLL aBuSeRs DoN’t WaNt It To Be KnOwN”, I know but in Japan it’s normalized to just live through it and that (together with bullying) it’s one of the reasons the suicide rate in Japan is one of the highest globally, hope it helps to get a better grasp on everything I’m trying to say.

Horikoshi has depicted it perfectly, because you know… He lives there and even the final outcome (Rei becoming Enji’s caretaker after years of abuse) it’s very much Japanese style. Which is why the Todoroki family ending it’s wrong and disturbing. Wrong, and disturbing.

And as if one of Enji’s victims becoming his caretaker isn’t enough, one of his other victims had to die because of his actions.

“No BuT tOuYa WeNt OfF wItH hIs QuIrK oN hIs OwN”, and who was the main reason and cause he went off like that with his Quirk? Endeavor.

Yep. Thought so too.

I don’t get why some of you are bending backwards, doing backflips and cartwheels to defend Endeavor just because he’s an Hero like— I’m sorry but he is the depiction of a realistically fact that even if your job (YOUR JOB!) is to save other people, behind closed doors that same person who saves other people can still be a shitty person who’s a curse to his own family, because Endeavor is just Enji Todoroki’s façade.

And he’s a well-written character because the depiction of abuser Horikoshi did of him it’s accurate to reality. Enji is egotistical, narcissistic, greedy, self-centered and selfish, which are all the characteristics that made him physically unable to actually address any of what he did until Dabi’s reveal, despite knowing that he was dead wrong and that together with the fact that he waited almost a decade to apologize to his family, is the reason why I genuinely don’t give a flying fuck about his “redemption”. If sorrow was eating you alive why didn’t you apologize sooner, trash?

Touya never got the closure he deserved, actually none of the Leagues got it and you know why? Because the whole War arc was rushed, you can tell by the way Shigaraki was offed. From a writing standpoint it was laughable, seriously.

What’s even worse is that… Nothing has actually changed in the Hero society despite the fact that nine years have passed, because people like Touya, Shigaraki and Toga will never be actually saved because Heroes have failed miserably to save the prime examples of what’s to be saved.

And no, they weren’t saved because death isn’t salvation for people who want to live, be accepted and loved. You guys that think this way genuinely scare me and I want y’all far away from me.

Like— To sum what I’m trying to say: We can’t cry and hate Mha’s ending because of all this, but some of y’all can cry, kick sheets, throw up, crashout and hate the ending over fucking ships?

Wow…

[room-surprise]

I have the flu right now so I might just be feeling ornery but every time I see people saying things like "Oooh Kabru is a psychopath he killed those people omggg how scary" I want to grab them and shake them with both hands.

WHAT DO YOU THINK SWORDS ARE FOR???? SWORDS ARE FOR KILLING PEOPLE. HE HAS TRAINED SINCE CHILDHOOD TO STAB PEOPLE WITH BLADES.

STABBING PEOPLE WITH BLADES IS THE HONORABLE FAMILY PROFESSION OF THE PERSON WHO TRAINED HIM. SO FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN STABBING PEOPLE WITH BLADES.

THEY LIVE IN A SETTING WHERE STABBING PEOPLE WITH SWORDS IS NORMAL AND HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR A LONG TIME. HE'S JUST GOOD AT HIS JOB.

[mjfass]

I just want everyone to has ever been done wrong by the The Death Riders to come out and help Hangman win. Everyone? EVERYONE.

[st4rry-fruitz]

also only thing that can fully satisfy me is if we get a close up shot of the kingdon hand size difference at some point... like not handing things to each other i mean just. next to each other. bonus points if one of them holds the other's hand to do a physical comparison and they touch palms for a little too long... waittt the buzz your honor....

[bearsinpotatosacks]

Soooo, I finished season 4 of the Bear and here are my thoughts. I'm going to tag it with as many spoiler tags as I can, so here's your warning (i got a spoiler kind of by looking at a reply to a comment on a tiktok :( )

Overall, I loved it, not as shouty, I liked the Ever staff being there, I loved the development of Ebra and the sandwich window, Syd's dilemma and seeing more into her life. Most of the things I wanted were done, more time with Richie and him being a mess, Richie taking Syd to the wedding, more of Syd and Ebra. It wasn't as tense, I laughed more. I loved the family feel to it, I wanted Donna to have changed and one of my favourite parts of the season was her talk with Carmy. It was really good, but...

I finished it feeling disappointed. I know this is because I went into it thinking it was the last season, the ending could just be an open ending since we follow Carmy's arc and he's leaving the restaurant, but I went into thinking this is how it ends and when the entire last episode was a drawn out argument in an alleyway that doesn't even give us an epilogue, I was disappointed.

But okay, that's just because of my preconceived ideas, I've had season 3 for a year, and season 4 for a few days, that makes sense, but I got to the end and felt like nothing happened? There were multiple instances of me feeling like they were filling out the run time. It's important to Carmy character and arc to see him enjoying architecture, and seeing how he reacts to seeing most of his family at Tiff's wedding, I get it. But did there have to be so much time spent with no dialogue, just filming the characters staring at each other, or things. I fully realise that I might have just forgotten that the Bear was like this, I didn't rewatch previous seasons before this one, but I wished we could've had more substance rather than characters staring at each other, it felt like they were deliberately drawing things out.

I wanted more Mikey too. This is another problem with expectations vs reality because we saw flashbacks to Mikey's death, it was mentioned, I saw Ebon and Jon behind the scenes pics and heard they were writing an episode, so assumed we were getting a Mikey episode, like his last day alive or something. Instead we got a 5-10 minute scene, and some flashbacks while Richie had a panic attack. Yet again, I've slowly been focusing more on Richie and Mikey, so have forgotten how little of Mikey there actually is in the show, but I still felt let down. I guess we wouldn't see a lot of Mikey, since we only hear or see him through the characters in the show's eyes, he's not his own character fully so seeing into his psyche on his last day alive might not fit, that's fine, this is what we have fanfiction for.

I will say I adored that the Bear name was Mikey's idea, also Carmy saying that Syd is the Bear further solidifies the metas I've seen saying that Syd and Mikey fulfilled the same role in Carmy's life.

I am sure that there'll be a season 5, despite my hang ups about the cast getting bigger acting gigs, especially Ebon now being in the MCU so I am trying to ignore my fears of them just wringing him dry in terms of acting, meaning that there won't be time.

I'm happy with what they did with Carmy and Claire, there was growth in their characters and I felt like it was a lot more natural in terms of them interacting, not fully shouting at each other, Claire being there for Sydney has fully validated my crackship SydClaire ideas to the point that I have a fic idea for that now. The wedding episode and episode 5 were probably my favourite, also episode 8 because of Jess and Richie's talk while folding napkins.

I loved Luca this season. I forgot he was going to be in it. He's such a breath of fresh air. I loved how positive and down to earth he was, especially with Tina and her timings.

I still hope that next season (i'm going on the assumption that there will be one) will have them uniting with Ebra's sandwich window getting better, the advice he's got, whatever the business guy and the computer were scheming, and Syd and Richie having more of a say. I have less hope that they'll make the place less fancy, since they've gotten a good review doing fancy stuff. But I also think they might, they start the season with Mikey and Carmy planning the Bear and wanting it to be a place where people wanted to go, with Ebra's sandwich window making more money and being so popular, and most of the cooking scenes that were special being about food outside the restaurant (Syd cooking for TJ, Carmy cooking for Donna). They also had Richie mention that the energy at the Beef was great, and had Neil talk about how he feels he can't be himself, so that also kind of hints to me that they won't be a Michelin star wannabe, because as much as I like the Ever people, they make the restaurant feel clinic and military like instead of a warm family business. I want the vibes of the Beef with the skill and passion of the Bear, put together. Maybe season 5, if it's the last one, can end with Sydney making the restaurant her's, and Carmy maybe coming back because he's found his love for cooking again

I am pleased that most of my fanfic ideas are still relevant, but watching season 4 has reminded me of so many little details that I want to add to them now. I'm probably going to add Donna and Carmy into my first Mikey lives AU fic (because I've planned sequels), I'm thinking of how to make things change in a believable way, have the restaurant not be Michelin star, but also having the same characters be involved (I want Jess and the Ever crew, Chef Terry, Luca, to all be in it).

I am disappointed and relieved that we heard nothing about Richie's family, it gives me plenty of room to play with but also makes me sad that we got nothing, we heard a little in each season about them (he's not related to the Berzattos and is Polish in season 1, his Dad was in the Army and he moved around a lot in season 2, he's an only child and calls his daughter a polish nickname in season 3). I guess it was solidifying the found family vibes of it all, that photo of the Bears, that Ted takes. My fic idea for Richie's Dad eating at the restaurant, or him reuniting with his Mum still stands, though, so there's that.

I also didn't like the continuing trend of using clips in trailers that aren't in the show. Season 3 had a few clips, but mainly the "Happy Thursday--- It's Saturday" line. But we saw everyone reading the review in season 4's trailer and didn't see any of that. I'm going to take that it's implied that Richie found Syd with how she helps him take deep breaths before the wedding, and how they promise to talk about their problems, I'll add that to the fanfic ideas list.

I loved Richie being sad at the start. I liked how we learnt a little more about Tiff, and Syd's mum being an actress. This just makes me want a prequel to the Bear, maybe called the Beef, with Richie and Mikey being teens, that focuses on Donna, Jimmy and the Berzattos Dad. I will also add that there were a few moments that I thought Sydcarmy shippers would like, I also feel like Marcus' roommate thinks he and Marcus are in a relationship, but Marcus doesn't, which is a funny idea to think about. Also, Pete got a last name!

Overall very good, but it's left me thinking, at least there's fanfiction

[worstloki]

there is a difference between being born to a throne, maliciously vying for a throne, stealing a throne, and having a throne thrust upon you when you are already in the midst of an identity crisis. And I fear Loki's place in the line of succession has people unable to differentiate between any of these

[missmitchieg]

Hotch is so nice 🥰

[deadlysoupy]

every evening my feelings for the negative backlash of tfe s2/s3 bottle up (especially dependant on whether i went on twitter or not), i go take a shower, all the thoughts form into one super long post where i critique people's expectations of the show, of the decepticons, of the maltos... and then i go to sleep and think "this isn't worth it man". bc at the end of the day there are always going to be people hating on earthspark for a variety reasons, stupid or not, and it doesn't matter if i speak on it or not

the real fans always stay past the "problematic" nonsense and stick to the show. i know where the real fans are, and i love each and every one earthspark fan who adores the show, knows where the faults lie, and still enjoy it. we are the real heroes, not the bosos who keep bringing up the same negative argument they made up out of thin air. i love you earthspark and i love you earthspark fans, forever and ever <3

(special shout-out to @arceespinkgun for keeping me and so many others sane, your efforts aren't wasted, but do take care of yourself <3)

[spookythesillyfella]

"You're not ashamed of only doing unnecessary things – far from it, you're proud of it ; you must be feeling GREAT!"

★ alt verzionz under cut :

★ song : "Eh? You're serious? Wait!" – Dobu no Awa

[the-pea-and-the-sun]

this movie almost ended with the three of them in bed together....

[the-jam-to-the-unicorn]

New Year's Greetings from Ze

Dear People!

Behind me stands Mother Ukraine. Ukraine that stands firmly on its feet, does not bow its head, looks ahead, believes in its future and victory over all the evil that Russia has brought us. Ukraine that is capable of achieving a just peace – having a shield and a sword. Defending its people, its colors, its Independence. Today I address all those who value Ukraine, cherish their state, and lovingly call it “Mine.” I thank you for 2024. Our people who endure all difficulties with dignity. People for whom being citizens of Ukraine is a source of pride. And for me, it is a pride to be the President of such people – Ukrainians who prove that no cruise missile can defeat a nation that has wings.

Throughout this leap year, we have proven it every day. And we saw it yesterday. When we were uplifted with happiness because 189 Ukrainians returned from captivity to their native land. Because they will celebrate the New Year at home. Because we are bringing our people back. 1,358 people this year. 3,956 Ukrainians during this time. And I’m giving not estimates but precise numbers, because each one represents a person, our person, a very important person. And with each return – we bring life back to Ukraine.

And every time this happens, we all cry. It doesn’t matter if it’s a moved mother, or it’s a child who finally has their father back, or the President of Ukraine – we all cry because we are all human, and we have kept the light within us.

And it helped us endure through over 1,000 days. To be brave when it was needed most. To be strong when it was so vital. As did our teachers, our medics, our power engineers, our transport workers, as did all our air defense personnel, mobile fire groups. The guys who brought down 1,310 cruise and ballistic missiles this year, and 7800 Iranian “Shahed” drones. Bravo! We are proud! Thank you! We lived through this year together. We overcame everything 2024 brought together. Victories and setbacks. Joys and challenges. Tears of happiness when we succeeded. And tears of pain when our hearts were wounded.

July. Morning. Okhmatdyt. That’s how weaklings and cowards strike. And we will never forget those children’s eyes. We will never forgive them for this! When evil brings death, our response is a human chain. This is what the strength of Ukrainians looks like. And that unity of ours could be seen from space. God saw it. He saw what kind of people we have. What kind of children we have. And I will never forget those incredibly mature and strong eyes of the boy from Okhmatdyt. How much life is in him, energy and dignity! And how much stronger this child alone is than Putin! How much stronger all our children are than their entire evil. Ukrainian boys and girls who are winning this war, gaining knowledge online and even in underground schools, winning global science competitions, raising funds for our army, and inventing technological solutions that help with our defense. You are a phenomenal generation! This is who we are fighting for. This is who our heroes, our warriors, protect above all. Those who stand firm and carry Independence on their shoulders. Where freedom and valor fight every day – even now, on this New Year's night. On all our fronts. On all of them. In the east, where it’s extremely, extremely difficult and challenging right now. But we believe, we know: you will stand strong. Our guys will stand strong. Your spirit and courage will stand strong. All the things that helped you not to surrender our Sumy and Kharkiv, our Kherson and our Zaporizhzhia this year. And the Russians wanted it so badly. But instead – you paid the occupiers back, bringing the war back home to Russia. And the one who sowed evil on our land received it on their own. In the Kursk region and in other places where our response, our justice, came this year.

Justice. Just one word, but behind it stand hundreds of thousands of our people. Our defense industry and our science. Whose minds and work have made us stronger, because 30% of everything our guys had on the battlefield this year – all this was made in Ukraine.

And at one of these facilities, I asked a young engineer: "How did you manage to achieve so much? How were these people able to do all of this?" And the young man joked: "They're not just people, they're missiles."

And you know, at that moment, I felt ashamed as a citizen that since the 90s, the state hadn’t noticed such people of ours. And I am proud, when meeting them throughout the year I hear: they are happy to be needed by Ukraine. And that Ukraine is once again building its own, its own missiles. And for the first time, it produces over a million drones in a year. Forcing the enemy to learn Ukrainian. Palianytsia, Peklo, Ruta. Making them tremble at the words Neptune and Sapsan. All these are our missiles. Ukrainian. Hor, Vampire, Kolibri, Kamik, Liutyi, Heavy Shot, Firepoint. All these are our drones. Ukrainian. And all these are our arguments, the arguments for a just peace.

It is achieved only by the strong. And we have proven time and again that we are strong. Our athletes. Oleksandr Khyzhniak, our Tank. Olga Kharlan, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, all our Olympians and Paralympians, for whom we cheered, worried, and screamed with joy and pride when the blue and yellow flag was raised. We took the hits and fought back alongside Oleksandr Usyk. All of this is about something bigger than just sports. It’s about our character. It’s about who we are and what we are capable of. It’s about meanings and symbols. It’s about Sashko’s fights, like Ukraine’s daily battles, showing us: it doesn't matter how much bigger the enemy is compared to you, what matters is how much bigger your will is. Then it takes the breath away of the whole world! And all the leaders told me frankly: "We've never seen anything like this – when a full hall of Notre-Dame de Paris is applauding." And those were applause for you. For all our people. This is what respect for Ukraine sounds like. This is what Independence is.

It’s when we don’t give up what’s ours. And when we don’t forget our people. Those who are in captivity. And we will fight for every person who, unfortunately, is still there. And we will fight for all those whom Russia has forced into occupation; but couldn’t occupy their Ukrainian hearts. And no matter how many passports evil hands out at gunpoint, our people say: "You are not our kin, you are temporary." And all those imposed weeds will not take root on our land, will not defeat the natives. I always recall the story about one of our Ukrainian elderly men, whom the occupiers asked: "What time is it?" And he answered: "Time to get off our land." This is what the inner will is, which simply cannot be occupied. And I turn to all those who carry this will in their hearts on the temporarily occupied territories. Dear Ukrainians! I know you are celebrating the New Year according to our time, and now you hear these words. In our Crimea, in Donbas, in Melitopol, in Mariupol – everywhere where Ukraine is awaited. And where, one day, Ukraine will return to be together. And the only thing that will divide Ukrainians is a generously laid table.

I know that all our people will be at this table. Those who are now abroad but have kept Ukraine in their hearts. So today, in the first minute of the New Year, in Warsaw, New York, or Buenos Aires, "Shche ne vmerla…" will sound. In Berlin, Prague or Tokyo, people will say today: “Glory to Ukraine!” And the world will respond: “Glory to the Heroes!” Because Ukraine is not alone. Because we have our friends with us. Since the first minutes of this war, America has stood with Ukraine. I believe that America will also stand with Ukraine in the first minutes of peace.

I remember my conversation with Joe Biden after the Russian invasion. I remember my conversation with Donald Trump after he was elected. All the conversations with Congressmen, Senators, ordinary Americans, with all those who support us in the US, in Europe, and around the world – in those many and varied conversations, there was always unity on the main point: Putin cannot win. Ukraine will prevail.

I thank all Americans for proving these words with deeds. I have no doubt that the new American President is willing and capable of achieving peace and ending Putin’s aggression. He understands that the first is impossible without the second. Because this is not a street fight where you have to calm down both sides. This is the full-scale aggression of a mad state against a civilized one. And I believe that we, together with the United States, are capable of exerting that force. Of compelling Russia into a just peace. That means not forgetting, and not erasing everything Russia has done. Bucha, Olenivka, Avdiivka, all our destroyed towns and villages. This is why a truly just peace cannot be based on the principle of “let’s start with a clean slate.” Because the score is not 0:0. The score is thousands, thousands of Ukrainians whose lives Russia has stolen.

And today, the heart of Ukraine is covered with scars. These are the names of our fallen heroes. May God protect every family in the world from experiencing such losses. I would not wish any leader in the world to experience these feelings – the moment you hand over awards posthumously. You see the eyes of a mother, a wife, or a child of a warrior who gave their life for Ukraine, and you hear them say: "Please, let it all not be in vain." Thousands of our guys and girls have not faded into oblivion. They are with us, they are by our side, always, they are watching over us from the heavens. And we have no right to let them down, and we cannot betray their feat and memory.

And every day in the coming year, I, and all of us, must fight for a Ukraine that is strong enough. Because only such a Ukraine is respected and heard. Both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.

I thank everyone who has stood by us this year. Our partners, allies, friends, leaders. Leaders indeed, not because it is customary to call them that, but because they prove their leadership by their actions. Those who were not afraid to come to Ukraine, knowing how valuable it is to see us standing shoulder to shoulder. With whom, despite the distance and time difference, we worked together, found solutions and achieved results. Patriots, IRIS-Ts, NASAMS and ATACMS systems, F-16s, SCALPs, Storm Shadows. The Czech initiative and a million shells. The Danish model and hundreds of millions in our domestic production. 27 security agreements and 40 billion to support our army. The European Union and 50 billion to support our economy. The G7 and the decision on 50 billion dollars of frozen Russian assets. This is our great international work. This is our great international victory. I thank our partners, thank you for this; I thank our team. The Army, the Government, the Office, the Parliament, the regions, the communities, the volunteers. All those who strengthen our country from within and care about people.

I thank everyone thanks to whom Ukraine is standing and will stand. It will overcome its path to peace, to a strong Ukraine. And to a European Ukraine. And these are not just words, but a reality that began this June with the opening of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU. And this is a historic result. And this path is irreversible. And Ukraine will be in the European Union. And one day Ukraine will be in NATO and will strengthen the Alliance. It will strengthen the stability of the world. The unity of Europe, which determines the destiny of every nation on the continent. And this unity must be respected by all. By both Budapest and Bratislava. I know the Hungarian and Slovak peoples are actually with us, with Ukraine, with Ukrainians, on the side of truth. The authorities of these countries should also acknowledge the truth. There is no need to be afraid of Ukraine being in Europe. We must do everything to prevent Russia from being in Europe. Its tanks, its missiles, and the evil it will surely spread further if Ukraine does not withstand. If Russia shakes your hand today, it does not mean that tomorrow, it will not start killing you with the same hand. Because Russians are afraid of the free people. Of what they are not familiar with. They are afraid of freedom. They were born under Putin, went to school under Putin, joined the army under Putin and are dying for his sick ideas.

And that is why it is so crucial today to support all peoples who defend freedom. Those who refuse to give it up in Chișinău. Those who are fighting for their future in Tbilisi. And I am sure that the day will come when we will all say: "Long Live Belarus!"

Dear Ukrainians!

May 2025 be our year. The year of Ukraine. We know that peace will not be given to us as a gift. But we will do everything to stop Russia and end the war. This is what each of us wishes for.

Behind all of us stands Mother Ukraine. And she deserves to live in peace. I wish this to all of us. And as the President of Ukraine, as well as a citizen, I will do everything to achieve it in the coming year. Knowing that I will not be alone. I know that you stand shoulder to shoulder with me – millions of Ukrainians. Strong. Free. Beautiful. Independent.

Happy New Year, dear people!

Happy New Year, Ukraine!

Glory to Ukraine!

[annoying--moth]

God I hate long-term school projects that you're supposed to do over the course of the semester. The teacher will introduce it and say "you don't have to start it right now" but then they'll never tell you that you're supposed to start it and then all of a sudden it's been 4 weeks and you realise everyone else has started it but you. There's also hardly any to no in-class time to work on it, so you're expected to do it all at time with your shit time management skills and terrible proneness to procrastinating. And then the entire semester goes by and suddenly there's one week to finish it and you've hardly started, and because you were supposed to be doing it all semester you're not going to have time to finish it properly unless you sacrifice your sleep and mental health, and even then you're probably not gonna do it properly because it probably requires some bullshit like peer review or reading multiple novels and annotating them. I hate long-term projects.

[secriden]

Well, Thailand was certainly a mixed experience.

On the one hand, I was in the most pain I’ve felt in a while.

On the other hand, I did get to see Dunk in the flesh. ☺️

[medinaquirin]

The utter blind hypocrisy of people criticizing Dems for trying to court too far Right while gleefully upholding the Right's obsession with moral purity and making the "right" people suffer.