#SO MANY LAYERS

[superiorsniper]

As did I

Cross, which was the hardest target you have ever tried to hit?

[xtaleunderverse]

Another one sent to the "too much layers to animate you oh my god" Jail

[couterror]

Drawing dump (mostly eridan ampora cuz I’m crazy for her)

[endless-nightshift]

Heaven officials blessing version of this. They fill me with joy <3

[batchsncookies]

Class president Kurama finally makes a move on Hiei, the surly emo kid from AP biology.

[zomaxi]

i’ve noticed in my 6th thousandth deadplate replay every time vince wants to try and get to know rody better his sprites expressions either always end up exasperated confused or insanely awkward. and what’s really interesting to me is most of the time the exasperation seems to be aimed towards himself rather than Rody. Like hes frustrated he simply can’t understand some of rodys thinking processes or the reasons why he does things. Like how he treats Manon for example. You can tell throughout the dialogue he shows a semblance of genuine interest for him….in his own kind of way….but Rody’s entire being is almost like an enigma to Vincent because his personality is such a polar opposite to his own. This observation is also fun to analyze in the romantic sense but ill leave that up for your own imagination and spare you more of my senseless rambling

[simplifydefeat]

I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time because it’s something that keeps me thinking. So many people talk about the fashion in The Nanny, but almost no one mentions the MUSIC. I consider it a key factor in the show as it doesn't feature a lot of music in general. Sure, there are the jingles between scene changes, but I mean actual songs with lyrics. While they aren’t used often, the few times they appear are super meaningful. I recall three (there might’ve been more) but these stand out the most. And two songs are like clues for us to follow, even if indirect, that were supposed to fulfill in few another seasons into the future.

Let’s start with the most obvious one: the final episode and Barbra Streisand’s Memories. I hardly need to explain why this song was so impactful, but I will anyway. The choice of Barbra’s song is so smart as she was brought up in the show so many times as Fran’s muse and the lyrics match the storyline perfectly – it was such a thoughtful decision by the creators. The song ties everything together in the finale, closing the chapter on Fran’s journey in a such beautiful, sentimental way.

Second song is from the Kindervelt Days episode when Fran is supposed to go to a reunion with Eric Estrada, but eventually Maxwell shows up and dances with her to Two Different Worlds. It took me some time to find the exact song, but I was determined to prove my point. Here we go with the lyrics:

Two different worlds We live in two different worlds For we've been told that a love like ours Could never be

So far apart They say we're so far apart And that we haven't the right To change our destiny

When will they learn That a heart doesn't draw a line Nothing matters if I am yours And you are mine

It’s clear that the song choice wasn’t random. The song is a foreshadowing of Fran and Maxwell ending up together, even though this was only the second season. Despite the “will-they-won’t-they” tension that ran through much of the show, the writers were suggesting that Fran and Maxwell were destined to be together, not only by the actions but also by the words in the background.

The third song, most important for me as a C.C. and Niles shipper, is from The Nose Knows episode. C.C. and Niles dance to Our Love is Here to Stay. Given how MEANINGFUL the songs in this show are, I believe this one was deliberately chosen to indicate where their relationship was heading. The title alone, Our Love is Here to Stay, tells us everything we need to know. Look at the lyrics:

It's very clear Our love is here to stay; Not for a year But ever and a day

The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know May just be passing fancies And in time may go But, oh my dear Our love is here to stay Together we're going a long, long way In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble They're only made of clay But our love is here to stay

It was CLEARLY a planned moment, and for anyone who claims their relationship came out of nowhere, I think this song proves otherwise. I believe with my whole little cold heart that the writers were signaling, even if indirectly, that C.C. and Niles were always meant to end up together. Their love was supposed to be just like the lyrics say – I’ll defend that with my life.

And you know what I love most about The Nanny? How it seems to be a silly sitcom, but in reality there are so many layers to uncover if you take the time to look. I really believe the writers used these little details – like the songs – to communicate something deeper. As someone with a literary background, maybe I’m prone to analyzing things a bit more intensely than most people, but it’s so exciting to find hidden gems like these in a 90s sitcom.

Of course, people can enjoy the show without digging into the hidden meanings, but for someone like me, bounded with words both professionally and personally, I can’t help but appreciate the writers’ craft. Eighteen years after I first started watching, I’m still rediscovering new things, and that’s part of what makes the show so brilliant.

So yes, I really do think the music (which is three songs lol) is crucial to understanding the show’s emotional depth. These tiny little details make the experience so much better.

PS. Professionally speaking: this essay sucks, cause there are too many points I’m debating about and there is no sensible conclusion. Thanks for reading anyway.

[entropyofnuance]

Also also also. Let’s talk about John Winchester. Let’s talk about the fact that your abuser can love you and you can love them back. And the way Dean feels his emotions so strongly which leads him to be so full of love and also so full of anger. He is a reflection of John Winchester in this way. Dean loves his father as his father loved him and they are both severely traumatized and they are both soldiers in a war they never asked to be in and have only been taught love and anger and responsibility and failure and fear. When anything threatens their loved ones, even if it’s another loved one, the threat must be taken out. This is absolute. It’s why John was so hard on Dean. It’s why Dean is so hard on Sam and on Cas and on Jack. It’s why they yell so loud and punch so hard and hug so tightly. They are desperate men. At their core they are scared by what they have had to become strong against and a man that has something to lose is a man who should be feared.

John Winchester loved his kids. He loved them enough to want them safe at any cost, even if it made him the villain in their story. Dean knows this kind of love. It’s the only love he’s ever had. He knows it like he knows the beat of his own heart, it’s his as much his as it is his father’s. Fits him like John’s old leather coat. Dean understands the loss his father has gone through. He understands what losing Mary meant. The burdens they carried were the same.

Sam has known a kinder love. The love of his brother. His brother who would keep him safe against any monster. A love that didn’t have the weight of responsibility, and so Sam never posed a threat to the safety of John’s loved ones. Sam understood love to be stolen Christmas presents and the last bowl of cereal and a ruffle of hair during class change. Because of Dean, Sam never understood John’s love, and so he focused on the abuse. He focused on the love he couldn’t find from his father. Oh man oh man oh man. I could write a thesis on them.

Oh god I’m going to keep going. John had to leave. He had to find what killed Mary. He had to leave Lawrence and go on the road and find Azazel. But he refused to leave his kids, the way his dad left him, because he loved them so much. And yes, he would leave to go on hunts, but he always came BACK. John had been hurt before and so he taught his kids how to defend themselves so they would never go through the pain he has felt. He taught them to never turn your back on your family. He taught them how to hunt the ghosts and demons that could take from you those you love most. He was obsessive and so deeply sad and Sam and Dean are cut from the same cloth.

“Everything you’ve done, you’ve done for love”

(I also just want to clarify: I am not condoning John’s behavior. He 100% abused his sons and that was not okay. I also recognize the differences between him and Dean and how important they are. However, I wanted to point out that the static “villain” title for John Winchester is doing a disservice to understanding the beauty and complexity of Sam and Dean both, and his love, however painful, is just as important to the plot as his hate is)

[justr3adin]

After so many Procreate crashes and a really long while I fINALLY FINISHED IT WOOOOOOOOOO

Sorry for the ugly signature but I ain’t gonna let this masterpiece get stolen

Also

It’s thirty seconds for your sake (the original was 8:22)

Truly my masterpiece and the biggest art.

All Henries left to right, up to down:

Valiant Hero, Cleaned ‘em Out, Triple Threat, Special Brovert Ops, Master Bounty Hunter, Free Man, Capital Gains, Little Nest Egg, Pardoned Pals, Stickmin Space Resort, Jewel Baron, Toppat Recruits, Toppat Civil Warfare, Toppat 4 Life, Toppat King, Revenged.

[gxdcomplex]

"rawr imma getcha!!" -- Jaws from the hit movie Jaws

[lilacthebooklover]

I love how many layers purelily has. They're so cute and sweet together, they'd absolutely shower each other with gifts and compliments and affection. They're so angsty, with the whole Dark Enchantress angle and experiments during their school time. But one of my favourite aspects of it is how unhinged you can make them. Canon gives us two ridiculously smart teenagers who perform secret, morally dubious experiments instead of going to class and try to find out how to make the "perfect" being. Then they're adults and White Lily is evil– she’s bitter and angry and still really smart, but now she's got no limitations left. And Pure Vanilla's fighting her, trying desperately to be a good person while wanting to get through to her. Their dynamic is just,,, so complicated and fun. I love them.

[conceptofjoy]

[jarpadandjensens]

#SamWeek2023 | Day two : demon blood

[ @ghostsam @suncaptor ]

[shikai-the-storyteller]

It's taking me ages to write this chapter because every time I look through old VODs / notes to check something, I come across moments like this that make me want to lie down face-first on the floor:

[Context: Pac commits to the idea of taking the Happy Pills so he can create a cure. He's about to write a note to Cellbit to explain his plan.]

Pac: If Cellbit puts himself in this position, it's worse for everyone, because Cellbit is smarter when it comes to coming up with strategic plans, so he is the thinking mind of the Favela Five group, so if he no longer has the mind, he’s not capable of solving this whole problem, you know? But if I put myself in this position to help Cellbit so he can get the cure... You understand? It's better if I'm the bait. Right? I can't- I can't carry things alone guys, I've already lost Mike [...] if I lose Cellbit and I alone had to carry things, I won't be able to. But I think Cellbit can manage better. He is more independent, and he has Roier. He has a husband. I'm trying to– to be lucid here, understand? That's all.

Date: September 11, 2023 || Timestamp: 03:10:10

[lazarrusrising]

Cas has been kept content in a mock up of the bunker's kitchen with unlimited trashy tv? Does that mean the safest and most comfortable he's felt in a while was probably after the attack dog spell when Dean had him all swaddled up watching Netflix at home?

[andreai04]

How could anyone be lost in a house for days anyway?