#I would totally watch it if it existed. I'm honestly kinda upset this was just a dream

[rosemirmir]

Last night I dreamed Toei announced a mini series that was focused on Ankh that took place directly after OOO 10th, and when I woke up I think I almost had a mini heart attack

[lakesparkles]

so outside of lila and five, what are your thoughts on s4? because honestly I think it started kinda strong but totally fizzled out.

I'll start this apologizing because I'm sure this answer will be very long as I have.... Opinions.

In general, the word I would use to describe this season is "weird". Since the beggining of it I felt like something was out the place, but I wasn't sure why. The jokes weren't as funny and the characters felt off. Sometimes I even felt uncomfortable.

And one of the reasons for this is because the season had so much potential but too little time, so everything that happened was too fast and even pointless? And this upsets me a lot!

For example, the subway concept was a 10/10 idea, I was super excited to see where this part was going to but it was just an excuse to make Lila and Five kiss, ew. We barely saw any other timeline and it was a very wasted idea.

But focusing more on the characters themselves:

Luther - I liked him :) I mean, he was clearly being dumbed down during the seasons but he was funny to me. What helps is that he has my favorite VA in Brazil (who also voices Mr Peanutbutter, for reference). But Sloane not being important or there at all? I'm mad.

Diego - this one hurt me, he was my first big disappointment with the season. Just like Luther, his personality sudenly became "being dumb" only and his scenes got unfunny pretty fast :/ and no one will ever convince me he would dislike being around his family that much. His plot was weak and only got worse when I realized they might have done it so Five seemed like "the better option" for Lila...

Allison - I don't know how unpopular this opinion is but I really enjoyed seeing her this season, especially her scenes with Klaus when the season got closer to the ending. My only problem was, again, her arc in season 3. After that I kinda expected more? It was as if everything that happened before didn't matter... And I don't even want to start talking about the lack of Ray this season...

Klaus - I saw some people liking him this season and, I'm sorry, I'm not one of them. In fact, I think Klaus was my least favorite (before that Lila and Five mess ofc). I don't understand why his plot is so far away from the rest of the the family when their interactions are the best. And omg his scenes made me so uncomfortable I wanted to skip it everytime Klaus appeared on the screen.

Five - Ew ew I don't want to talk about him. They destroyed his whole character in a way I thought that was impossible.

Ben - before watching the season, I thought his plot would be my favorite. It was not. It was so boring and underwhelming and by the end it didn't even felt like I was watching TUA. Adding Jennifer in the last season was such an odd choice because they had no time to develop a character that was supposed to be that important.

Viktor: one of the only characters that wasn't totally destroyed. His conclusion with Reginald was fair to me but I don't have much to say about him? It was like they forgot he existed during the first half of the episodes.

Lila: who was that random woman in s4? Because it was not her! The part we were told she didn't like bracelets felt like a personal attack /hj

Now the ending? It sucked. What were they trying to tell us with that? "Life sucks and never gets better and it's better to die?" It's even a little dangerous conclusion to me...

[cheesybadgers]

I'm re-watching Hen Begins, and firstly, I must confess, just before I embarked on season 7, I had to re-watch the earlier Begins episodes because I didn't clock that we had actually met Tommy before. I think it was in the episode when Chimney calls on him for help I was like "Wait a minute, Tommy as in Buck's bi awakening Tommy????" and bear in mind, I binge-watched seasons 1-7 in less than 2 months, yet I totally forgot about the existence of Tommy in the space of a few weeks. Sure, I remember some of the 118 being racist/misogynistic jerks to Hen and Chimney, but did Tommy stand out as a character enough for me to remember his name and face? I gotta be honest, no he did not. And yes, I had seen plenty of the Buck/Tommy gifs on here by this point (and actually reblogged some of them before I even watched the show). He just didn't register in my memory as anyone of significance.

Secondly, given everything that has gone down in the fandom these last few months and how vitriolic it has become, a part of me wishes the writers had picked an entirely new character for Buck rather than digging up Tommy...for what reason? Like why did such an important character development moment for Buck need to be with someone so controversial?

UNLESS, of course, we were always supposed to bear this in mind and think he wasn't the right fit for Buck...

Remember I was talking about Sex and the City recently? We had to sit and watch Carrie leave all her friends/her job and move her whole life to Paris to live with Aleksandr, who was clearly not the right man for her and it all fell apart within weeks. Everyone always (angrily) talked about how awful Aleksandr was, how he wasn't a good match for Carrie, how Carrie had made a huge mistake and how Big was the one she should be with. Because that was the whole point. Aleksandr was a plot device character used to get Carrie and Big to realise they should be together.

Now, the psychology of what actually has happened in this fandom is truly fascinating, even if it's been pure car crash to witness from the sidelines lol. I think a lot of people got swept up in the queer aspect of Buck/Tommy, in a way they wouldn't have done if Tommy was a female character. They've given more grace to Tommy than past female love interests with more screentime have been afforded and they've projected to fuck and back onto him and his very limited romance with Buck. And tbh that would have all been fine and kinda understandable/normal fandom behaviour if it hadn't descended into upsetting the cast and crew the way it did, and the fandom hadn't turned into a battleground. It also ties in with my theory that fandom in general is disproportionately fixated on only liking canon ships these days. It reminds me of the way the Good Omens fandom has behaved at times, especially since season 2 aired.

But I do wonder if a lot of people also forgot/chose to forget about Tommy's role in the Begins episodes as well, or they only watched season 7 and never bothered catching up with seasons 1-6. Because honestly, the extreme hysteria over his character to the levels it has reached is kind of bizarre to me given how he arrived into the show and how little he was in season 7. Like I said before, I'm the first person to understand falling for a side character (hello 3 year longfic my beloved) or a queer canon relationship, but the way someone with so little screentime has literally blown apart the fandom and made it virtually unusable unless you go on a mass blocking spree??? What the actual hell? How does that even happen for goodness sake?! 😂 Surely this can't have been what the writers intended to happen?? Which leads me to believe Tommy was supposed to be the Aleksandr Petrovsky of the 9-1-1 verse.

I’m finally giving 9-1-1 a go and this show is proper batshit 😂 The whiplash of it switching between the most insane emergencies that happen on such a frequent basis in the same city, you wouldn’t ever want to step out of your house (but even then you’d not be safe)…and Buck trying to get laid every 5 seconds.

I thought the vampires in a certain other show were horny, but they’ve got nothing on Buck (and this is before he discovers men are also an option).

[billfarrah]

the lyrics "this is holy, holy" playing over their love scene. aaAAAhhhHH so weak for that kinda thing

simon covering up for sara yet AGAIN with their mom over the whole august thing 😭 I think he's going to forgive her and get over it pretty fast with what he told wille about not wanting august to destroy families

I was really upset abt wille/felice but I'm mostly over it. It is what it is.

I kinda wish there had been more stakes with Marcus? Don't get me wrong, it was funny how Simon was Not really into him, and they had no chemistry whatsoever, but like... what if they did? What if Simon had actually liked him y'know??

I can't stop thinking about the scene where Wille shows up at Simon's house and tells him he would abdicate for him. For them. It's everything, my favorite scene from the season.

Wille puking when he realizes any chance of leaving his role in life behind is gone!!!!!! 😭

* I love that they used another Elias song and that they used it during a love scene. I had been hoping for the use of Revolution during a sex scene but tbh this was even better

* I don’t think he’s gonna forgive her fast and I don’t want him to. What Sara did was beyond fucked up and I want her to have a good, juicy redemption arc, Simon forgiving her right away totally removes all stakes

* I was upset about Wille/Felice too at first but now that I completely understand the thought process behind it and the message that Lisa was trying to convey as she explained in her live (sometimes you try stuff with friends and it doesn’t work and that doesn’t mean it has to totally ruin your friendship) and I absolutely love their classroom conversation and how Felice called Wille out and wille acknowledged his shitty behaviour. I love that it resolved quickly and their friendship recovered. I love how clear it was that Wille was not using Felice to see if he liked girls or not, because that wasn’t the point - he wanted to see it what he felt with Simon could be replicated with someone else and who better than a close friend like Felice, and this just proved to him that no, I can’t feel this way for anyone else, Simon is it for me, and despite that realization, he still decides to let Simon go. I love the på bordet scene and I love Wille yelling at everyone about how stupid and invasive this tradition is. I love how Simon’s face falls as he realizes wille kissed someone else. I love that it lead to petty, jealous Simon; that was a gift. I also love that Simon never took out his jealousy on Felice or directed it towards her. So as much as I hated watching them kiss - it was yucky - I liked what it caused in the story. It basically sets in motion the switch from Wille chasing Simon to the other way around, which was much needed.

* I disagree about Marcus. There were many angles they could have used for this “love triangle” and this is the one they chose; I think it worked brilliantly. Because the point was never about who Simon was going to choose, and ultimately it didn’t matter if Simon really liked Marcus or not; he’s batshit crazy in love with Wille and nothing was gonna change that. The point with Marcus was that the easier option is not always the best or right option. Like yeah, Marcus likes him openly and there’s less drama and it’s chill, but he’s flawed in his own ways. He’s pushy and manipulative and he doesn’t set Simon’s soul on fire like Wille does. Wille makes Simon creative and passionate and a better person; Marcus just made him feel small. The ultimate question was what was Simon willing to sacrifice for love; his priorities needed to be examined and Marcus existed to give him that push, as Lisa said, and Simon ultimately decided fuck it, nothing is certain in life, I just wanna be with Wille. Simon was far too in love with Wille for Marcus to ever have a chance, so I’m honestly glad Simon didn’t feel anything for him.

* Yes, the scene outside Simon’s house is everything, I LOVE that Rosh and Ayub were there. Wille was so brave to speak his truth in front of them, when we know how scared he is of public speaking. He made that risk for Simon. I also love that he kept his distance and literally gave Simon space, and didn’t try to touch him or sway him with anything other than his honest words. “You have to do what’s best for you, Simon.” Things are no longer just on Wille’s terms, as Simon expressed last season. It’s poetic.

* Edvin killer that scene; I genuinely believed he was throwing up, it was so realistic. His performance this season was god-like.

[marshmallowprotection]

Man, I love the Choi twins so freaking much, but when I truly imagine myself in the MC's place, I can't help but question my ability to handle some of the things they go through, especially in Saeran's route. I have ADHD, and from that RSD, which is basically when my brain goes, "Even if it wasn't actual criticism/rejection, here come the tears anyway!"

I honestly think I do a very good job and turning my ADHD into something positive; I make jokes out of the quirks that it comes with, and sometimes I don't even have to try, because things like bursts of rapid-fire questions only for me to answer them myself all within one breath tends to elicit laughter on its own.

But RSD, my emotional sensitivity, I hate it so much. I hate it; I hate crying in front of others. I don't even like it much on my own. I don't care how much people say my feelings are "valid" because sometimes they aren't! Sometimes it's really a stupid thing and yet the tears come anyways even though I don't deserve to cry over that, I don't need to, it's not something to cry over.

...I don't work well under pressure. Under time limits. I freeze up, my brain goes blank. I literally cannot think well until I'm calm, and staying calm can be very difficult. I just... I'm not sure I'd be good enough, strong enough, for either routes, and I know it's not really a big deal, but I can't help but feel a little... disappointed in myself.

I have a better chance in Saeyoung's route; my determination to help him, my stubbornness, could be enough for me to pull through, but I'd probably be so damn hesitant and nervous after his cold demeanor sticks around. Even a quiet, level, but cold, statement such as, "We can't even be friends" would probably bring the tears and UGH I hate it. I hate it I hate it I hate it.

Saeran... that's a special case. And, again, I know it's not a real situation, but I can't help but think about it, and I'm sorry I'm ranting like this, but it just kinda got to me and I needed to write this out kind of in depth. Thank you for reading this far...

Due to a friendship in my past -- my first best friend -- I think I would struggle with him a little. Not so much during his route, although the ADHD and RSD would make that difficult, too. Man... I wouldn't give in, not at all, but you can bet 100% that I would cry at least a little every damn time Suit Saeran came in to verbally torment me. Literally none of what he says would actually hurt me, but just because they're harsh words... And I wouldn't put it past him to actually reach into my insecurity of my ADHD making me annoying and overbearing, because I likely would've mentioned it to Ray once or twice or a million times lol.

But past that, GE Saeran seems to be heavily emotionally dependent on the MC -- no surprise there, but I... My friend. She was like that. Different issues, though: depression, anxiety, self-harm, and eventually suicidal thoughts.

I carried all her secrets, all her problems. I was in middle school. I was eager that someone would trust me so much. I was certain it had no impact on me.

And then it did. And it still does. I took on an... unfavorable habit. I still do it on occasion -- and I do small versions of it everyday. It's a terrible and destructive coping mechanism, but I... I like it.

We had a fight. I told her parents everything. They got her help. I'm happy for her, always still worried about it, but we're not friends anymore. I couldn't take it.

Ever since that, I get cautious around people who show similar behaviours to her -- thinking, I can't deal with a repeat.

Saeran isn't exactly a repeat, and I'd still want to be there for him 100%... but I'm afraid of how it might affect me. I don't know what would happen. Maybe I'd accidentally end up distancing myself from him, or maybe I'd fall back into the position of taking all of his burdens onto myself, as much as he would let me...

I realize Saeyoung would likely also be a little emotionally dependent as well, but I still think I could handle that a little better... maybe... Geez. It's not a big deal now, but... I mean, people like that -- people who are or get emotionally dependent -- exist. And if I meet someone who I really like, platonically or otherwise, and they end up being even a little emotionally dependent, I fear I would unintentionally distance myself, and end up losing an amazing relationship... This is why, I believe, the thing with the Choi twins affects me so much. That, and I know I would really want to help them, but I would struggle with so much feelings of inadequacy... No, I'd struggle with emotional inadequacy itself...

Sorry for this long post, but thank you for reading... ^^"

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There can be a true catharsis in writing out your feelings so I hope that you feel a little better now that you’ve gotten it out. The fun thing about games is that it is allowing you to range outside of your comfort zone and put you on a playing field where you can click things that you may feel too nervous or unsure to do in your actual life! It’s good that you can find comfort in these characters, as well, and I totally get where you’re coming from. 

Here’s the thing, yes, there are hard times emotionally with both of them but do not think for a second that they wouldn’t stop themselves in the middle of what they are doing if you start crying or get upset. Neither of them wants to hurt you or make you cry. They’re both fully aware by the ends of their routes that they’ve got a lot to work on. 

It’s not easy. But, coping and learning how to deal with your trauma in a healthy way takes time. Realistically, the events of the game should happen over a much longer period and that would make it easier to put yourself in the situation and deal with as it comes. Especially with Ray’s Route, specifically. Because there is such a drastic change in his feelings. Falling in love and playing with the line of what he knows and what he doesn’t... that’s a whole thing. 

Yes, to an extent, he leans on his MC. I’ve talked about that before. He’s going to lean on them a lot. He won’t mean to do it but he’s only ever lived his life in the sense that he can please others and do for them. Everyone gave him a reason to be alive and to exist, and now that he doesn’t have that, he doesn’t know what to do and that’s hard. That’s going to be a battle in itself but he’ll get better in time with therapy and positive support from everyone. However, that can be exhausting, so that’s something to take with care. 

Saeran knows that he needs to work on himself and he’ll apologize and work with you when he does that. You just have to be gentle with him and be honest about how exhausted it makes you feel. He’s willing to work with you and take care of this. He wants to get better. He wants to fight for his health. But, Rome isn’t built in a day. If you love him and he loves you, he wants to make this work. 

Saeyoung is hard in the sense that yes, he loves you and he would do anything for you. His issue is that he can be skittish and paranoid. In the events of the SE, he and his brother still have to live with the fact that their father is still out there and could still hurt them. He’s not going to push that fear onto you specifically but it will show in what he does. He sleeps with his back to the wall. He needs to double-check when you go out alone on CCTV. He watches over you and he can get really scared. 

It’s not smothering, per se, but it is something that he needs to work on and very well acknowledge that he is doing. It’s not healthy for him to live like that, but the fear is warranted so that’s hard to fight. He, just like Saeran, understands that he has a long road ahead of him to get better... but he wants to, and the willingness to be ready to fight for yourself is the first step in the long battle. If someone isn’t willing to fight, then it’s not going to work. 

With your own fears, I think they would both be happy to help you work on your own fears and help you in your own battle. Support systems are important, and the Choi boys want you to feel safe and loved too. Fear is fear, but love is love, and it’ll be okay. If you find comfort in them, don’t fear that things would spiral out of control, there will be hard nights, but it will be okay. At the end of the day, you’ve got someone that cares about you as much as you care about them.

It’s about being willing to be honest. 

Being honest is hard, but you have to acknowledge it. It’s something that the three of you can work on together, no matter what timeline this is. Like, to give you a personal example, even though I love Saeran, I would have a hard time myself being there in the physical form. One of my triggers is loud voices, and I would have an issue with Suit Saeran as well even though I tend to try to rationalize anger and fear to combat my anxiety. I can’t control the fact that I cry when people scream at me, though. 

But, I do control how I let it affect me afterward and that’s a part of my personal battle to cope and to heal... and knowing that Saeran is just fighting so hard to control himself and he feels so twisted up, well, I have faith in him even when he is angry and lost. That’s me though, I have faith in people. It’s just good, to be honest with yourself and know that you can find comfort and rationality in that love. 

[sisyphus-prime]

As soneone whos danish honestly "ariel is a danish tale" is still stupid cuz like??? I'm sorry was a bunch of my classmates not real because they have darker skin than what's "typical" here do my neighbours not exist because they have darker skin??? Just say your racist and move on ://

right?? The danish argument doesn’t make much sense.That’s like saying there are no black people exist in montana too. I have about 6 poc classmates, but they exist. ALSO Ariel being white is not essential to the story, unlike Mulan, Pocahontas or Tiana. 

like, idk man, the remakes are kinda low quality, but we can ENJOY them, especially with some of the changes to the story. You didn’t see a bunch of people pissed about King Louie, and he did NOT match at ALL. Yet you change their race and it’s the end of the world.

Even though my mom said I would be upset by them turning my *insert princess* black “Because it changes the story so much” Nah, mama, I would totally love seeing a Repunzal with dreads, or, quoting her example, “A snow white with skin black as coal, lips red as blood, and hair white as snow” HELL YEAH I’d watch that