#THAT SCARES ME

[pigeonwithatinyhat]

the grain has found a copious amount of fish, alas, he is yet to find a mending book.

anywho, i need more grian in gumboots to exist, a task i shall take on happily. till then, have a wompalicious day :D

[theres-an-endless-starry-sky]

THIS IS JAMIE TOO? That’s why this blog pops up on my dash all the time- I thought I was kind of just following you because I kind of just follow a lot of people- I didn’t know this was THE Jamie-

Jamie is everywhere if you look hard enough :)

[serpulalacrymans]

yet another song that made me think about you

Ooh.. This one's really nice. Thank you for sharing. I like whatever genre this is a lot. It feels crispy, if that makes any sense? I, um.. It's also.. Kind of.. Helpful in a way. I guess. Educational somehow.

[shimp-heaven]

🏥

[chirpsythismorning]

I hope I don't sound rude (I saw the theory you reblogged)... I just really hope that what we see in the show is not the consequence of Mike travelling back in time or that the whole show is like a big d&d game.

This is just my personal taste tho. I hope the lab is real, Henry, the lab kids and that tragic past are all real. And have always been real. I'm kinda sure we'll see time manipulation in S5. I just hope that whatever happens, happens as a consequence of what Henry is doing, now. Not whatever Mike did in S1.

When it comes to all the major theories out there (besides maybe byler which i'm 100% confident in), I myself don't subscribe fully.

I don't even subscribe fully to my own theories, and it's because we've got all the answers in front of us, but we're forced to piece together a story backwards basically.

It's more than likely all of us are right in small ways. I think that there is probably even a piece of truth hiding in most of the theories out there, and so when it comes down to me agreeing with this or that theory, it's less me being convinced and wanting it to happen, and more so me just adding it to the pile of:

OKAY. MAYBE. I COULD SEE IT. WE'LL SEE I GUESS.

There are definitely some theories I like more than others bc they feel strongly supported based on what I've found, and so there is an element of bias of course. In the case others hate those theories, they'd probably put those at the bottom of their list.

Currently I'm like 98.9% confident with birthdaygate, 66% confident in twelvegate (it fluctuates), 39% confident in lettergate, 14% confident in flickergate and the rest of the gates are either way lower or somewhere on the low end in between. But you'll notice none of them are zero bc I would be a fool to assume anything is impossible.

When it comes to that theory in particular, parts of it fit and make a lot of sense. Other parts seem like they could be hinting at other things and just fit there as well.

I wonder if this could be part of the Duffers nervousness over the ending of the show being disappointing for fans? The whole time travel theory in general is something a vast majority of fans hate, and the Duffers haven't really talked much on their end about time travel and the show all being a d&d game (why not talk about it...), which does make me wonder if they've planning on the ending bearing some resemblance to a revelation like that, and so then it would make sense for them to be defensive about it. They also might feel an obligation to really work hard in s5 to make it satisfying despite it being something we were convinced we didn't want.

I do agree that time travel/'it was all a d&d game' type theories create this paradox of everything we've seen essentially being pointless. Years upon years of story-building all for nothing. We know that there will be plenty of ga saying that about milkvan in s5 when byler is endgame...

Regardless of whether that theory is entirely on track with what will play out on the show, we are bound to have some things that occur next season that will force us to rethink how we thought about the show from the beginning. Whether that be specific moments/memories having more significance than we thought, or characters having different feelings/motives than we thought, there are a lot of different avenues with which someone is bound to feel cheated.

I do hope that it was all planned from the beginning? Or at least the core of how it ends was in their sights early on? That way we can hope that along the way they kept that ending in mind.

Though what makes this idea also scary is that those kinds of endings can also be quite disappointing for the majority. Think about How I Met Your Mother as one example. That show went on for years with the creators ending it in a way that made most fans feel kind of cheated. Despite them having the ending in their sites the entire time, they spent years making that ending unsatisfying, and they also made no effort to improve upon that ending when the time finally came, to at least match with the story they crafted along the way, instead they kept an ending that satisfied the person watching the pilot episode and basically fuck the rest I guess.

I would hope that whether it was all planned from the beginning or not, they would look at what fans are saying and at least take some of it into consideration. As opposed to just going with an idea they had back in 2015 and not expanding on it or changing it for the better.

The good news is they did come out post-s4 and admit that they did take into account some feedback and as a result went back to tweak s5 a bit. Let's just assume it was to expand on stuff the audience wouldn't have been prepared for if they didn't take that time to improve/expand upon it.

TBH I'm still in my own world with my own theories that sort of contradict that one you mentioned. If anything I respect it because it forces me to rethink my own hypothesis for whats to come. And that's changing every day.

Thanks for the ask!

[dreamwithgeorge]

god i forgot i still had twitter on my ipad and almost accidentally opened it

[permian-tropos]

a fleeting thought: horror fiction terrifies us with the idea that the world is haunted and animated by past anguish, past evil, restless spirits seeking vengeance. and yet reality, where terrible things can be committed, concealed, and forgotten forever, is much more horrifying

[buckieduckie2]

PSA- Not a St3ddie Shipper (no hate ig if u are)

i made a stupid little silly comment on a post about how byler wasnt queerbait and yes omg thats so real yeah okay but so in the reblog i was like "if anything was queerbaiting it was steddie 🤭🤭🤭" and okay but i didnt manage to put the SECOND part of that thought which wouldve been "yeah but it wasnt even queerbaiting lmfao" because I DONT SHIP STEDDIE so obviously NEVER IN MY LIFE have i ever believed they were CANON and yeah i know it was a stupid comment to make in the first place cause yeah now that i think about that most people wouldnt have read it the way i intended because unfortunately people cant read my mind so yeah most people would read it the wrong way BUT DO THE EMOJIS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU 🥺🥺🥺 DO THEY MEAN NOTHING???? aughAUHDFJHDJFH I CANT HAVE PEOPLE GOING AROUND THINKING THAT I SHIP STEDDIE AND THINK THEYRE ENDGAME NOOOO THAT CANT HAPPEN 😟 CAUSE THE OP MADE A POST MENTIONING MY COMMENT AND HOW STUPID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS 😭 AND THEN THEY ASKED IF I "HAD EVEN BEEN WATCHING THE SAME FUCKING SHOW AS THEM"- YES BITCH 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 I WATCHED THE EXACT SAME FUCKING SHOW AS YOU 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 I DONT SHIP STEDDIE I DONT SHIP STEDDIE I DONT- sorry steddie shippers this probably sounds really rude what i SHOULD be saying is I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN STEDDIE ENDGAME NNRHEHRJHRJJJHHH

[inkskinned]

it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.

i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.

the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.

they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?

but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.

so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.

the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.

the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."

the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.

[anxiousangerball]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but

YOU DO NOT NEED TO START A NEW HOBBY!

STEP AWAY FROM THE TEXTILES!

YOU DON'T NEED MORE YARN!

THAT FABRIC IS NOT CALLING TO YOU! LEAVE IT ALONE!

[mychemicalbrromance]

Guys ive been reading peak

[cronchy-baguette]

double posting this comic bc tbh it deserves its own post.... thinking about how elphie was definitely crying after she runs off to hide somewhere following popular... what do the two of them think about afterwards....

[lovely-p-issues]

[spookberry]

this came to me in a vision

[lieutenantlashfaz]

Do you ever see something that makes you want to commit self inflicted amnesia? Because that's what this does for me

Who in their right mind?

This vintage recipe for ham and bananas hollandaise will make you wish you’d never been born.

Even the photo makes me lose my will to live.

http://j.mp/YwfvLB

Via http://j.mp/ZEdGTw