#I'M NOT A HATER

[thequeenofsastiel]

Doing my Angel rewatch, and I've gotta say, though they definitely had a few cute and moving moments, specifically at the end of "You're Welcome", I honestly like Cordelia and Angel as friends more than as romantic partners. We really need more representations of deep and meaningful friendships between men and women. I loved how profound and affectionate their friendship was. It truly disappointed me the first time I watched it as a child that they took that friendship and made it romantic. And as an adult it still feels like a disappointment.

I don't mean this in a hateful way or anything, I love them both as characters, I just feel like they work better as friends.

[nebulouscoffee]

what do you think about the upcoming starfleet academy & section 31 shows?

i feel like while there may be some interesting angles to explore, i really don't want star trek to go down a route of having like too many shows to keep up with & they should've let discovery have more seasons before all this

I completely agree with you! I do like some interconnectedness in my Trek shows, but I'm not a big fan of this general MCU-fication they've got going on. Tbh they announced the Section 31 show years ago and I thought it was a boring idea even then lmao, my opinion hasn't really changed- and I'm personally not very interested in the Starfleet Academy idea either, though I'll keep an open mind. (I think I'm just fundamentally not that interested in Starfleet itself? Like to me it's always just been a means to get my blorbos into space haha)

On top of that, New Trek shows take this weirdly... idk, uncritical? approach to concepts like "Dark and Badasse™️ intelligence agency that needs to exist so that peaceful life can go on" (I feel like Trek very much walked backwards with this, like compare that TNG ep from 1992 where Picard says "torture doesn't work as a way to get information" to that one ep of Enterprise where Archer... tortures someone and gets information. Or that TNG ep from 1991 where the word "terrorist" got thrown around Starfleet admin so much they ended up backing a colonial power, and Picard calls them out on their xenophobia & gullibility and literally violates his orders to protect the Bajorans to ST:Picard where the terrorist conspiracies turn out to be real BOTH times & Picard himself is suddenly uncritically defensive of the Federation. It's a regression imo!) I like New Trek but sometimes it makes me feel like I'm watching Starfleet propaganda😂

I also think you're sooo right about how they should've given Discovery more seasons. And I haven't watched Prodigy yet, but same there! Like imagine if, instead of letting DS9 and VOY complete their runs, they'd cancelled both on like S2 or 3 and then greenlit a whole bunch of other short-lived series & straight-to-DVD 2000s movies instead. It's a bit like that!

[gold-rhine]

Deyha is his new Pyro-wielding, claymore-swinging bestie at the bar. Diluc, we're replacing you with someone hotter and cooler sorry

we're ending catholic grape juice oppression. it's time to learn that ppl can be impassioned with helping others, straightforward, principled AND fun.

[voltageoustitched]

My stance on Monster High G3:

I think it's amazing that Frankie can be representation for those who don't follow the gender binary. That is SO COOL!! I'm happy M.at.tel has been allowing queer characters to shine this day in age. I also love that more body types are being shown as well as various mental conditions.

However, nothing about it save for the designs really speaks to me like Gen 1. And you know, that makes sense. Gen 3 is more suited for the youth of the present. Gen 1 had to be mostly implied with its LGBT rep, but it was still magical and nostalgic for a lot of us.

I don't write Gen 3 Frankie, but I welcome Gen 3 blogs! I myself don't identify as non-binary, so I don't want to speak on issues I don't personally go through through writing, but I love to see those more informed portraying the character.

Please don't be discouraged from following. As someone who is so used to things being 'implied' or lowkey, I'm ecstatic that G3 is able to do things G1 was never allowed to. And yes; making Frankie the non-binary character does not feel forced and I think it makes complete sense.

My Frankie is an ace, heteroromantic ally and will support any monster's journey through gender identity and orientation.

As it stands, I admire G3. It's doing some really wonderful things. I'll always stan G1, but no one should be angry or up in arms about change. It happens, we're getting old, concepts get outdated, things become different, but everything you loved about G1 is still there, untouched.

[sanuske-ramblings]

Having just finished rewatching Season 3, it is wild that it contains 3 of Wally's best moments.

[cr3]

I'm probably not going to start watching campaign 3 again guys, sorry.

[julevanwilde]

Lore Olympus is over?

We're free?

[kulluto]

please excuse my hater moment but i hate when people see two characters that have the most insane dynamic and they’re like but what if it was wholesome :) okay well what if they fucked nasty style and tried to kill each other all the time also

[jq37]

You gotta hand it to Fig. All of the Bad Kids were given foils this season and they got to decide how much they wanted to engage with that part of the plot. Gorgug only interacted with Mary Ann in passing despite them both being on the Owlbears. Fabian noped out of chatting up Ivy once she crossed a line with Mazey. Riz was so busy that he truly had no time to engage with Kipperlilly even though she's obsessed with him. Kristen interacted a bit with Buddy but spent way more time verbally sparring with Kipperlilly. And Adaine was somewhat interested in Oisin but never overtly acted on it.

But Fig?

She's in Ruben's WALLS. She's in his DREAMS. She's faking her alter emo's death. She's got the Fantasy FBI after her. She's SO SO tiny. No one is doing it like Fig's doing it.

[mourn-and-watch]

ekko describing jinx from his timeline to powder as someone who's just different but whose ideas change the world. jayce saying to machine herald!viktor that his imperfections are a part of everything that made him so admirable. powder getting mesmerized when she sees different timeline!ekko before he leaves. jayce building his whole life around the idea he got from different timeline!viktor when he saved him. love does transcend reality after all

[herculeese]

I just found out that 80% of the Tumblr population hate Taylor swift

[i-m-van-goghing-now]

Stay in my open arms

Love in Paradise is my favorite song of the saga...maybe the whole concept album. God, I was in tears.

[gothamite-rambler]

That was actually a good deed, Jason.

Jason Todd walked over to Bruce Wayne scrolling through photos on his phone. He tapped the man on the shoulder.

Jason: You want baby pictures of Damian?

Bruce spat out his coffee in shock. Jason chuckled.

Jason: You have to pay me.

Bruce (frantic): You better not be lying to me because if you have baby pictures of him I will pay you whatever price you ask.

Jason: Um okay I have about 10 I can give you now so $10,000 for each one.

Bruce: Stay there, gotta get my phone and I'll transfer the funds to your bank account.

Bruce ran out of the room leaving Jason Todd with Alfred watching the entire interaction, impressed.

Alfred: Jason, how did you get baby pictures?

Jason: Remember, I knew about his existence before Bruce ever did. I visited the kid for the first 9 years before Bruce found out about him. Talia paid me to take photos of him for memories.

Alfred: That's very wholesome of you.

Jason (confused): I said Talia paid me.

Alfred: Money or not, you did a good deed. Now Master Bruce can have a few photos and trust me, he's been begging Talia for baby pictures for years. Be proud of yourself.

Jason smiled.

Jason: I appreciate you saying that.

Alfred: I mean every word of it. You're welcome.

[godbirdart]

it appears 2024 will continue the trend of art companies proudly representing themselves with the use of art theft generators [aka, AI generators]

original tweet is now deleted, but wacom used a generated image of a dragon for their 2024 lunar new year promo on twitter.

if you're shopping for art tablets, huion, artisul, and XPPen tablets do just as good a job as their wacom equivalents for less, sometimes even half the price.

when you buy a wacom you're paying almost exclusively for the Brand Name, not any actual quality.

[somewhereincairparavel]

i will never understand how people have the heart to hate Jason even after they found out that his Ambrosia tastes like fucking sawdust. Ambrosia being tasty is like one single happy thing a demigod can have despite their tragic lives, because it reminds them of the home they once had, but lost. And Jason doesn't even have that, he doesn't even have a home to lose in the first place.

[buckleydiazmp4]

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