#Summer binge watching

[silverdrws]

protective dark haired powerful beings

and their hot headed friend(?) who have mommy and daddy issues

[godbirdart]

today is the first day in a very very long time that i woke up on one of my scheduled days off and didn't feel the Work Panic set in and it's... very surreal. things are quiet. i feel like i could actually read the books i bought months ago or work on the personal projects that got sidelined last year.

not going to elaborate more beyond "working a bit too much overtime and now a year's gone by somehow" but wow,,, maybe i will do an activity for me today ?? the possibilities ...

[charlottedabookworm]

turns out i'm doing this i guess

pjo/epic fic snippet below the cut

"Lady of the palace, sorry to ask this, but-"

"What did you just call me?"

Percy blinks. His brow furrows. "Lady of the palace?" He asks more than says and he was- he's trying to be more polite but he doesn't know where that had come from.

This place is a spa, not a palace, so why-?

C.C. looks at him, her head tilted in a way that looks so very familiar.

(Just like everything else here. Why is everything on this quest so familiar? Why is his heart racing and his palms sweaty and-)

"Who, me?" C.C. says very slowly.

Yes, you? he wants to say.

But she continues. "All I did was reveal their true forms."

What? Percy thinks. "You turned them into pigs," Percy says, his mouth moving before he can think.

What?

He blinks.

His stomach rolls, like he's hung over an edge, ready for freefall. Like he's standing on the deck of a ship, battered by a storm that rages with a fury he's never seen before.

The world is brighter. Like he's just remembered to take off sunglasses he isn't wearing.

"Kírkē?"

The goddess stares at him, paling, and there is pity in her eyes. It should make him angry; he's always hated being pitied.

It doesn't.

"Odysseus," she whispers.

[madelyn-cline]

okay so fuck outer banks

[clowningcrows]

would it be toxic of me to admit that i found a shirt at the thrift store that's nearly identical to dexter morgan's long sleeve green one and i bought it immediately

[autistic-katara]

Edit: if u think it’ll be split/come out weekly just pick whenever u think vol 1 or the first episode will come out :3

[party-lemon]

love when fictional men are nice and happy but, more importantly, when they're sad and pathetic

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

i have been very miserable ill in bed for the last few days and i just wanted to pop on here briefly to thank the lovely, lovely humans who’ve left me such kind and wonderful comments on four walls today - i truly can’t tell you how much they’ve cheered me up 🥹🫶

[rubywolf0201]

Guys, I’m so normal about this hot mess of a man. I don’t care what critics say about this show, but I really just love him so very much!! 💙❤️

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

[theyilinglaozus]

I mentioned this briefly over on MDL yesterday, but since I'm back from my theatre trip I figured I'd say a little something about the Shōgun finale here too.

I've seen quite the divide in how people felt about the ending; some hated it whilst others, myself included, loved it.

I think one of the things that some people feel disappointed by is the fact we never got to see the battle of Sekigahara that the show was building up to. Yet the truth is that Shōgun was never going to show it, because in terms of the story the viewer didn't need to see the battle to know the outcome.

The story was always about Toranaga and the journey he takes towards becoming Shōgun. He is a master strategist, and has been playing the game of war from the very start, just silently and through methods of politics rather than by the sword. He uses every person to his advantage, moving them like pieces on a board for his endgame, even those who he is closest to. Sure, there are moments he likely doesn't account for - the death of his son and the appearance of Blackthorne, for instance - but like any strategist of his level he either adapts them into his plans, or finds a way to use the moment in his advantage. That's what strategists do.

We don't need to see the battle of Sekigahara, because by the end of the show Toranaga has already won. This is what he tries to tell Yabushige before his death. Toranaga's explanation here reminds me to the moment he's talking to his son, with this quote:

'Why is it that only those who have never fought in battle are so eager to be in one?'

War is inevitable, but Toranaga is trying to minimize the number of those who have to die because of it. After all, his goal is for a peaceful era for Japan.

Mariko's death was the final act of Crimson Sky. Her death shakes the foundations enough to cause action to happen, because her death should not have been allowed to happen. Ishido knows this, which is why he sends his ronin to capture, not kill. Mariko's death, while tragic, is the final nail that sparks change. Ochiba, mourning the death of her childhood friend, decides to tell Toranaga in secret not to send the Heir's army to aid Ishido in battle, meaning that without his banner Ishido's war is no longer a lawful one.

While Mariko's death is a tragic one, it is not a meaningless one. It does not feel cheap, and the finale episode allows the viewers to mourn with those who knew and loved or respected her. I thought this was quite beautifully done, as even though she wasn't present in the episode, her spirit was still there, so she was still very much there. Some of the cinematography beautifully alluded to this, especially in moments like when Blackthorne and Fuji are sitting together in silence, yet there's one seat left -- Mariko's. Blackthorne even says then, 'no translator', because once Mariko had been a bridge of communication and understanding between them.

Another thing which I see a lot of confusion upon is Blackthrone's flash-forward scenes -- did he ever return to England? The answer, in my opinion, is told in the finale episode too. No, he didn't. Toranaga tells Yabushige that Blackthorne will never leave Japan, and in the scenes with an older Blackthorne, we see he's holding Mariko's cross. Yet he drops it into the water, showing that he lets it go. The episode title is 'a dream of a dream', and that's what Blackthorne's flash-forwards are: dreams. Another life, another path - but not this one.

The characters of Shōgun are based on real-life people in history -- it's actually really fascinating, and I've been learning more and more about their real-life counterparts whilst following this gem of a show. If you're interested in learning more, look up names like Tokugawa Ieyasu, Miura Anjin (William Adams) and Hosokawa Gracia (Akechi Tama).

All in all, Shōgun to me leaned more into the political intrique side of war, which for some people will be fascinating, and for others, not so much. But this show has so many layers and so much hidden within it, I can see it being one that's analysed for years to come.

[reallyhailey]

I should have done a peach girl theme for my blog bc it’s summer :( but now that summers almost over idk what to do.

[erodingsinner]

It's just me and the shows I binge watch to keep myself from feeling anything against the world

[quieteclipse]

suddenly missing clare siobhan's sims, specifically micah and sammy

[humbuns]

i had friends recommend me anime/manga because they thought it fit my style so if anyone has anything to suggest, pls drop it here!!

[rladpeps]

OMG OMG THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED ANIME TEASER CAME OUT AGGHFJDJSKWOSMSBSMWIWJWNKWWOWJBSNSMWM