#a scientist so preoccupied with whether he could that he didn't stop to think if he should

[doomspaniels]

Tristan wanted that red milkshake cup very, very much 😅

He thought seriously about trying to climb Wheelchair Hill to get up to TV Console Mountain, but ultimately decided the route was insufficient to safely make the climb.

[angelpaperclip]

Ever since that encrypted message about the "ashes of the world" I've had the headcanon that the world outside the Island is in an barren, post-apocalyptic state. Most likely because of nuclear war that killed most of the population and left the land toxic & unlivable.

So my headcanon for q!Tubbo's past has always been that he was one of the scientists that helped in that nuclear war. He didn't start with bad intentions, but he was just always a very curious person dedicated to his career. A Jurassic Park “your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

And current Tubbo doesn't remember any of this, but the guilt still plagues him. Whenever he's alone, or, so. Whenever things get a little too quiet, he begins to feel a deep guilt and doesn't know why, but it still makes him feel like he deserves most of the bad things that happen to him. It makes him secretly think he's unworthy of people's love and trust.

[sweetchcolate]

michel is really embodying the 'your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should' meme

i love the framing in this scene. i love how some of the shots barely reach michel's or rishe's eyes, giving the feeling that there's something off

i also love how michel's eyes lack their light: he looks so distant in that 4rth shot, so far removed from the horror he's implying (finally finding someone who can use black powder for its intended purpose: warfare and destruction), that it's disquieting. plus, his posture is very much nonchalant considering the subject at hand, whereas rishe's screams of discomfort.

really unsettling how this grown ass man is talking about gunpowder and how he's finally met someone who could use its full destructive power while sitting and smiling so carefreely

[princess-of-the-corner]

If we are running more with your AFO characterization. What would theoretically happen if AFO found out about Nitaru?

tbh he might still be haunting Izuku at this point so maybe we'll find out

He'd have. So many thoughts on this.

First an admiration for the act itself. Finding a way to clone people so you can experiment with their Quirks? Fucking fantastic actually! While he did most work with corpses, as it was easier, he did have some live subjects! There were just very few survivors! So he'd love to see how this works in the long run!

But then also a bit pissed at the audacity of 'how fucking dare you try to clone me after my death?!'. Like its absolutely hypocritical but he'd like to have his corpse(or what's left of it) left alone thank you very much!

And ofc he's laughing at them like "In the act of cloning me and teaching my clone to be like me, you're essentially aiming for my resurrection in spirit if nothing else. And you think this is something you can control? Something that won't backfire? Bring out the rest of the Jurassic Park quotes! 'Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should'!"

As for feelings on Nitaru himself.....

He actually likes the kid. Sees him as family even. Is begging to be properly resurrected because come on he could totally be a good father and teach the child crime!!(everyone's like 'you realize that's not going to happen for exactly that reason, right?). ofc if we give Nitaru a redemption arc he still would care for him in the same way he cares for Yoichi in the 'I'm so disappointed I can't have you run a criminal empire with me but you're still family so...'

[dawnthefox24]

I'm a fucking nerd for Dinosaurs and Jurassic park nerd!! I know my fanon Voicelines are for who if this dino collab ever existed!! The most popular one that people will spam!!

Cassidy: They're moving in herds...they do move in herds. (<-everyone will abuse that) Don't move. He can't see us if we don't move(<- the fear people will hear and yet abuse)

Ashe: Mr Hammond. I think we're back in business! (Come on now that suits Ashe people) Dinosaurs eat Man. Woman inherits the Earth(<- badass line!!!)

Venture: They're uh...They're flocking this way... (<-Love this one) I threw up...(<- personal fav) Do-you-think-he-saurus.(<- spam galore)

Ana: Clever girl (the most popular and spam one of all!) Shoot her(<- I love saying that one IRL but if Ana said that...I would be laughing ngl)

Reinhardt: Welcome to Jurassic Park.

Sombra: It's a UNIX system I know this! (<- The power that Sombra players will abuse)

Sym (or!!) Lifeweaver: Life finds away (<- Everyone knows this but will be spammed more) God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Man, Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs. (<- my favourite line) Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.(<- this one might not be the popular one but my all timed favourite one) That's one big pile of shit...(<- THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!! YET IT'S SO ICONIC!!!)

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Movie Review | Oppenheimer (Nolan, 2023)

While the strength of the editing in Christopher Nolan’s work has been up for debate, I think it’s pretty undeniable the extent to which editing as a storytelling device has been key to his work. You can take the chase scene in The Dark Knight, which you could if you wanted to pick apart as a nightmare of logistics and visual continuity and could cite as a terribly edited sequence, but which nevertheless manages to be thrilling because of that same editing style, which gives it a certain surging momentum. That same trailerized editing style shows up here, serving a few crucial purposes. Nolan assumes most viewers don’t have a background in nuclear physics, so he uses it to evoke the thrill of scientific discovery. He also uses it to give the proceedings a sense of urgency. The Germans are trying to make a bomb and are far ahead of us so we need to make it first and work a lot faster.

In doing those things I think it also captures a certain solipsism, a “technical arrogance”, to take a phrase used by Freeman Dyson in the documentary The Day After Trinity, a concept best explained by another great mind, one with a background in chaos theory, Dr. Ian Malcolm: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”  The movie is very much about grappling with the moral implications of making the atom bomb, and is astute about the ways in which such grappling was compartmentalized (the lines about compartmentalization being protocol play as double entendres) and the wartime and political context was conducive to a certain tunnel vision until the bomb manifested into reality. The structure, of multiple timelines playing concurrently, adds to this quality. There are layers to this movie’s crosscutting.

There’s also an experimental streak in the visual style, one which brings to mind the fractured editing style favoured by Nicolas Roeg, which presents us initially with beautiful abstracted glimpses when the bomb is still very much a matter of theory, but later on renders it in horrifyingly tactile terms, a lecture scene with pulsing shallow focus, blinding white light, peeling flesh and charred corpses intruding upon literal reality, as the consequences of Oppenheimer’s efforts finally sink in. This review from Letterboxd user Macrology I think wonderfully summarizes the impact of the test sequence, which the movie lingers on for an entrancingly and then disturbingly long time, the explosion seen initially almost as the texture of a strange and beautiful surface, until we’re hit with the ear-shattering sound that follows after a prolonged wait. I saw this in a 70mm screening, and although the screen was not of above average size, I’m still glad I came out to the theatre for this if only for this sequence.

I think Nolan has often been concerned with the intersection between the personal and the…let’s say mechanical, for lack of a better word. Here, it’s seen in the way the protagonist’s personality and beliefs are juxtaposed not just against the development of the bomb, but also the entire American security apparatus, of the procedures around security clearings and confirmation hearings, and the ideologies involved. And I think there’s an appreciation for the fact that individuals cannot be fully reconciled to these things, and that they can’t be entirely explained away as cogs in a machine. Between that and the sympathetic ear it lends to unionization efforts, the movie does play interestingly at this moment given the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes going on right now. While I wouldn’t call the movie a political screed, I think it is basically sympathetic to left wing ideas while being distrustful of dogmatism, showing both Oppenheimer’s wife Kitty having been disillusioned with Communism after the death of her previous husband in the Spanish Civil War, and the way rabid anti-Communist fervour was weaponized against Oppenheimer. (Which might make it all the more surprising that James Woods is an executive producer on this, given his views. But I did see a Tweet from him indicating he’s supportive of the strikes, so perhaps there is compartmentalization in his politics.)

Additional scattered thoughts:

The cast on this thing is insane. Even putting aside the excellent central performances (and on that note, it’s nice to see Robert Downey Jr. actually get to stretch his thespian muscles again), practically every scene you get another recognizable actor in a new role, pretty much all deployed for the sharpest impact. To list all the great roles I would probably go down most of the cast list, but I greatly enjoyed seeing James Remar as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. To be honest he mostly looks happy to be there, but that bomhomie is subverted with the chilling calculation he presents to Oppenheimer, of picking targets on which to drop the bomb. To be honest the only bad performance here is by Gary Oldman as Harry Truman, hamming it up under layers of makeup. While the movie arguably doesn’t spend  much time entertaining the (still horrible) strategic calculation involved in dropping the bomb to defeat the Japanese, this scene plays as more glib than it should even putting aside Truman’s callousness.

I probably shouldn’t project here, but I do wonder if Nolan sees a bit of himself in Oppenheimer’s quirks. With his engineer-like approach to narrative, I’d wager he has a great deal of respect for scientific minds, and we’ve all seen that video of him at the Eminem concert, so he perhaps identifies with his awkwardness as well. In that sense, it’s probably a bit of flex to focus on Oppenheimer’s womanizing, although one could argue there’s some self critique in the handling of Jean Tatlock compared to his frequent use of dead wives as motivation. I do think some of the other Nolan-isms here (the exposition when Downey's Lewis Strauss explains his plans) are clumsy, but I'm willing to forgive them when the movie as a whole is this strong. I'm also pretty thoroughly in the tank for Nolan already, so take my assessment with a grain of salt.

The way I’d heard the sex scenes discussed I’d assumed they’d be like the ones in Munich, Oppenheimer thrusting vigorously while we cut to scenes from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Seeing the actual movie, I can only assume that sex scenes in major American movies of sizable budgets are so rare these days that most people’s brains have been broken by the ones here. Now, because this is a judgment-free zone, I would like to state for the record that I thought they were pretty hot. I didn’t hoot and holler during my screening, but had I seen this at a drive-in, I would have definitely honked my horn. Leave it to a director everyone assumed was a sexless weirdo to turn out something this weird and hot.

[angie-j-kay]

Okay, here are my takes from Barbenheimer, and the messages the movies seem to be pushing:

Spoilers under the cut.

Oppenheimer:

If you're autistic, have anxiety, or are generally sensitive to loud scary noises, be warned that this might set you off. This was very much a horror movie, disguised as a historical thing. Also, Christopher Nolan music is Christopher Nolany. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

The great horror wasn't that the people involved were monsters, it was that they were just people. ANYONE handed enough fear and desperation risks becoming this. Yes, even you.

If the monster feels really, really bad about it after, is he still a monster? (Answer: YES, but you still paid to see this movie so now you're culpable too.)

A discussion of how responsible scientists are for what the powerful and cruel do with their inventions.

Ian Malcolm in the first Jurassic Park movie was right. "You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop and think if you should!"

Hey, it's that actor I had such a crush on when I was 14 and wow, he got old, and OH SHIT I'M OLD TOO... It doesn't matter which actor I'm talking about, MOST of them were that actor to someone or other.

Florence Pugh has nice tits, and Robert Downey Jr. should play more villains. Also, David Krumholz is slowly turning into Alfred Molina.

Spoiler alert: BOOM.

Men suck.

Barbie: This one's gonna get me SO MUCH HATE, because y'all love Barbie, but I'm gonna do it anyway.

They told me it was an empowering movie for women and girls to watch. I went through the whole thing, and was rather insulted by this claim. Yeah, the idea of "women can be whatever we want" was repeated over and over, but the actual movie showed very little of that. Only the DOLLS got to be what they wanted, not the "Real Women."

Barbie not having a vagina is played for laughs, and the first thing that happens when she becomes a Real Woman (Yes, this is a plot point.) is... going to the gynecologist, with her new vagina and uterus. The Mattel board meeting actually had a man ask "I'm a man with no power, does that make me a woman?" How Tumblr hasn't caught the transphobia there is beyond me.

Ha ha, pregnant Midge! Loved that!

Feminism is important, because the patriarchy hurts... Ken. And the other Kens. Look, I get that this plot point was aimed SOLELY at the men who were watching this movie, trying to force them to imagine the role reversal and see how awful it is, but it doesn't change the fact that the main plot point of a supposedly feminist movie was clearly targeted at men. Like... come on.

Why is Will Ferrel here? You could have replaced him with a broken lamp in the corner and the movie would have been just fine.

I can't think of a single time that Barbie invited Ken's company. He pursued her, and she tolerated him because that was just sort of her role and she felt she had to. He respected none of her boundaries, just constantly tried to push past them. Then when he went full incel to the point of violence (Yes, I count brainwashing and enslavement as violence and you should too.) and she defeated him, he threw a screaming, public, self-hatred tantrum until SHE was apologising to HIM and consoling HIM, just a few minutes of screen time after a rant about how unfair it is that women are held responsible for men's bad behavior.

Ruth - "I can't let you become a real woman without you understanding what that means." Ruth - shows a montage of babies and motherhood, with some random crap tacked on the end in hopes that we won't notice that.

Being vocally angry about the patriarchy, racism, and enforced femininity is for dumb, angry teenagers with daddy issues who don't know anything about anything, and growing up into REAL feminism involves pink dresses.

The Velveteen Rabbit walked so that Weird Barbie could somersault while doing the splits.

I did cry when Barbie saw the old woman for the first time and called her beautiful. That was nice.

The boy bands of the early 2000s are finally explained.

The only way out of the patriarchy is by women talking to each other and working together, then... men saying they're sorry and totally promising never to do that again. Because that always works.

I mean, the movie wasn't terrible. It just wasn't made for feminists. It was made to get men angry enough to go see the movie so they'd have something to make angry podcasts about, in hopes that a few of them would start to think about what garbage they're spewing. Also, to sell toys, Hummers and Birkenstocks.

Also, I'm not sure this was Greta Gerwig's fault. This whole thing reeks of studio meddling.

OH, and men suck.

[corvatrix]

Theories Are Just Fantasies | The Lost World (Jurassic Park #2)

RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💡 REVIEW

Admittedly it's been around a year since I last found myself adventuring through Crichton's fictional world, so I wasn't super fresh on the details of what happens in Jurassic Park. That's okay, though; the second installment is written well enough to stand alone. It's enhanced by your knowledge of the events in Jurassic Park but you can absolutely read it by itself and still enjoy the hell out of it.

Spoilers below. Please keep spoilers out of the comments!

😍 WHAT I LIKED

This was an incredibly quick read (a couple of hours on a flight + an hour or two, cumulatively, in the car back and forth while visiting family) and was gripping from start to finish. I didn't find myself glossing over paragraphs like I sometimes do with science fiction; indeed, I almost hesitate to label this sci-fi because it's so character driven and spends very little time on the intricacies of InGen's meddling, or Dodgson's ultimate plan, or Malcolm's chaos theory. I would've liked to read more into that, honestly.

The book's pacing is breakneck; once you start, you won't want to stop. Even the setup of the dilemma (Levine returning to Costa Rica and Malcom & Co. following to save him) seems fun and fast-paced as we unravel the mystery of what's happening despite already knowing what's going down (seriously, how does Crichton pull that off?) on Isla Sorna. We're invested in the characters from the jump and understand what's at stake--and feel the tension almost immediately.

Also, Ian Malcolm on morphine is an absolute treasure.

💩 WHAT I DISLIKED

Having the perspective of younger children again (a boy, Arby, and a girl, Kelly) helped make the science feel a little more accessible as a layman; however, having similar players to the first novel (two male scientists, a male bodyguard-type, a female scientist, and two kiddos) made this iteration feel very similar to the first book in a not-great way. I also cringed a bit at Sarah's girl power quips throughout the book (for example: "Absence of proof is not proof of absence. All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.") as they felt a little forced and a little weird coming from a male author. Having Dodgson return as the smarmy, no-good villain was...okay, but it was the same motivation as the first book, and I'm glad that he was bait for the Rex babies.

On that note, the dinosaurs involved are...one note. We've got the typical flashy Velociraptors, the annoying (and dino-rabies-ridden) Compys, several herbivore species, a couple of nesting T-Rexes, and a couple of chameleon Carnotauruses. The interactions between our heroes and these animals are always high octane, which is fun for a screenplay but not so much for a book, and I found myself wanting to know more about the animals and how they got there, even though a LOT of the book is centered around learning about their behaviors and way of life. At one point there is even a moment when a blood sample is taken--and nothing really came of it. I WANT MORE DINO SCIENCE DAMMIT.

In conclusion, this was a fine, fun read that got me through a very boring pair of flights and was familiar enough that one could zoom through it without paying too close attention and still come out on the other side feeling like they hadn't missed anything. It is my understanding that this is the only sequel Crichton had ever written for any of his works, and I can definitely see why he would be hesitant to give it another shot. It's a good popcorn book: it wouldn't be satisfying enough to serve as a full meal, but it's great as a snack or a quick bite in-between more full plates.

 🗝️ THEMES

The arrogance of educated people

Survival of the fittest

"You were so preoccupied with if you COULD that you didn't bother to stop and think about whether or not you SHOULD."

📖 TROPES

Returning to a dangerous place

"Ah shit here we go again"

Life-or-death stakes

Will-they-won't-they romance

Smart but callous guy gets schooled

Bad guy gets his come-uppance

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Jurassic Park Quote RP Meme

inspired by @easierxrace​ - feel free to edit or change pronouns for rp purposes

“Life finds a way.”

“On this island there is no such thing as safe.”

"Boy, do I hate being right all the time."

"That's the great thing about bones. They never run away."

“Mommy’s very angry.”

"Monster is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat."

“Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions. You know, as far as I’m concerned, you’re no better than the people who built this place.”

"We can discuss sexism in survival situations when I get back." 

“God help us, we’re in the hands of engineers.”

"So you went from capitalist to naturalist in just four years. That's something."

“There is no doubt our attractions will drive kids out of their minds.”

“Hold on to your butts.”

"Gee, the lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here, uh... staggers me."

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

"When you gotta go, you gotta go." 

Should we chance moving him?”

“Please, chance it.”

“Small versions of adults, honey.”

“Clever girl.” 

"What have they got in there, King Kong?"

"Dinosaurs eat Man. Woman inherits the earth."

You think they’ll have that on the tour?”

“Don’t you mean extinct?”

“You didn’t ask for reality; you asked for more teeth!” 

“Life will find a way.” 

“We’re gonna make a fortune with this place.” 

“So, who’s hungry?”

“It’s hardly appropriate to start hurling generalizations…”

after careful consideration, I’ve decided not to endorse your park.”

“You did it. You crazy son of a b*tch, you did it.”

“That means they only eat vegetables, but for you, I think they’d make an exception.”

"God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Man, Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs." 

“All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!”

our lives are in your hands and you’ve got butterfingers?

“Yeah, but, if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don’t eat the tourists.”

“But again, how do you know they’re all female? Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs’ skirts?” 

“We’re out of a job.”

“Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?”

“He’s gonna eat the goat?”

“What’s the matter, kid? You never had lamb chops?”

“I happen to be a vegetarian.”

"Ah, now eventually you do plan to have dinosaurs on your, on your dinosaur tour, right? Hello?”

"I don't believe it! You're meant to come down here and defend me against these characters, and the only one I've got on my side is the blood-sucking lawyer!"

See? Nobody cares. Nice hat. What are you trying to look like, a secret agent?"

"'Ooh, ahh.' That's how it always starts. But then later, there's running and screaming."

"An extinct animal brought back to life has no rights. It exists because we made it. We patented it. We own it."

"I've been alone in a water tank for eight weeks. I think I can manage the next two minutes without you."

"She's learning where she fits on the food chain, and I'm not sure you want her to figure that out."

"If you want to leave your name on something, fine, but stop putting it on other people's headstones."

[crystalkleure]

I have a few Beyburst questions and was wondering if you had any theories/headcanons to answer them

Why Azul/Azure Eye and Violet Eye instead of just Blue Eye and Purple Eye? It's not like they called Red Eye Scarlet Eye or Crimson Eye (Yellow and Gray Eye have the excuse that Gold and Silver were taken)

Why is Kurt's gang made up of clowns?

What was the thought process behind Orb Egis's gimmick? Both irl and in the anime, what was going through their minds when designing it

What is Lodin's workout routine and/or diet?

Why does Fumiya look like anime boy Ronald McDonald (and does this mean that in-universe where "anime boy" isn't how he looks he's just Ronald McDonald?)

Azul because Mexico and also because Azul Eye likes to play with words, and Violet because Violet Eye is pretentious. "Purple" was not special and fancy enough for him.

Clowns are cool and sewer clowns specifically are awesome. Free IT reference.

Evel is the mad scientist that was so preoccupied with whether or not he could that he didn't stop to think whether or not he should. Egis is like that because Evel is inventively insane. I still can't believe that fucking tip actually works exactly as intended IRL.

idk. A lot. Just generally in both regards.

Fumiya looks the way he does because he thinks he looks cool and he is correct. He is the only one capable of pulling off that style because he is completely wholeheartedly self-assured and genuinely truly fully confident in the fact that he looks great while walking around dressed like a french fry carton in public. Also Fumiya likes attention. Circus season's Ringleader. You will look at him and he does not care what he has to do to make you do it.

[the-haunted-office]

Jurassic Park [Sentence Starters]

"Hold on to your butts."

"Yeah, but, ___, if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."

"Woman inherits the earth."

"God help us, we're in the hands of engineers."

"The point is, you are alive when they start to eat you."

"Should we chance moving him?"

"Please, chance it."

"The lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here staggers me."

"I think things are a little bit different then you and I had feared..."

"The only one I've got on my side is the blood-sucking lawyer."

"Must go faster."

"Nobody could've predicted that ___ would suddenly jump out of a moving vehicle."

"That's chaos theory."

"We can discuss sexism in survival situations when I get back."

"What's the matter, kid? You never had lamb chops?"

"Well... we're back... in the car again."

"I bring the scientists, you bring a rock star."

"You wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun."

"Clever girl..."

"What's so great about discovery?"

"Boy, do I hate being right all the time!"

"You did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it."

"What have they got in there, King Kong?"

"I'm always on the lookout for a future ex-Mrs. ____."

"You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it."

"I can't wait any longer. Something went wrong."

"You think they'll have that on the tour?"

"That is absolutely out of the question."

"Life finds a way."

"____, I think we're back in business!"

"Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move."

"I told you! How many times?"

"You can't just stroll down the road, you know?"

"We can make it if we run."

"We are being hunted."

"You never had control, that's the illusion!"

"But I made a mistake, too, I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now."

"The only thing that matters now are the people we love. They're out there where people are dying."

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."

"After some consideration, I've decided not to endorse your park."

"____, the phones are working."

[cherryblossomshadow]

Character Motivations in Arcane

I loved them!

Everything about these character decisions makes sense! Of course these oppressed people want to riot. Of course these topsiders are scared of what they don’t understand (or don’t want to understand). Of course both sides try to make shows of power. Of course characters with a sense of responsibility have tried to find workarounds and compromises.

And the main characters are all kids screwing with politics they don't understand. Characters who believe in black and white concepts like righteousness and restitution etc, absolutely mucking it up, making everything worse, because they don't understand the grey of the world. Ugh, it's so good!

Vi is understandably infuriated by the inequality between Piltover and the Lanes and is acting out in ways that Vander is viscerally familiar with. Vander, having suffered terrible losses down the path she’s taking, nudges her the other way, and it’s fantastic! She goes through a character arc within the first two episodes, learning responsibility as a leader and the limits to which you can push society.

Caitlyn vs Marcus is a very interesting dynamic, because in many ways, Caitlyn is Marcus’ Successor. In the same way that Act 1 Marcus was self-righteous and willing to strike out on his own against the Sheriff's directions, Caitlyn is ready to tear down the backroom deal the Sheriff has with Zaun’s leader. And the audience is rooting for Caitlyn, because she’s a main character and because she’s objectively correct. And yet. We get wonderful glances into Marcus’ point of view with dismissive comments he makes like, “You’re used to getting your way,” and “There’s a chain of command.” I think what I like about this is that I’ve seen these arguments used against antagonistic characters, and it’s so much fun to see them validly levied against a protagonist that I’m rooting for.

Heimerdinger is the Living Voice of History, but he’s so out of touch with the current generation. He doesn’t take into consideration the way shorter-lived humans view time, compared to him. And he is proven wrong (or rather, the Council is proven greedy) on the matter of Hex Gates. These technological marvels that he warned against are sped through development into action to boost the aristocratic council’s pockets. He tries to hearken back to Piltover’s roots as the City of Progress, but the City has Progressed past him. No one wants to listen to him anymore. In the interest of convenience and comfort. From the comfort of our own homes, with nothing on the line, it’s easy to point out the Council’s decisions as a Bad. But Jayce’s arguments sound So Reasonable! The fantasy politics in this show are so much fun.

Viktor, as a scientist by trade, is hungry for scientific advancement. As a terminally ill human being with a worsening prognosis, he is desperate for some hope. And as a Piltovian, he is a believer in the unilateral Good of Progress. “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.” And I cannot fault him in the least for trying so hard to make more Progress. If anything, I’m impressed that he tries to destroy the hexcore not once, but twice, by asking someone he trusts to do it, when he can’t.

Mylo, while a bit of a jerk about it, has some absolutely valid concerns about the success of their jobs, and therefore his safety. The show crafts a good dilemma here, because you can’t help but feel bad for Powder. It wasn’t until the second watch that I paid attention to how Mylo was treated. And I can’t really blame any of them, because they’re all kids. Powder doesn’t deserve the vitriol Mylo spewed at her, but neither does he deserve the treatment he gets from both Vi and Vander.

[justapeskyninja]

i don't know why you don't like Lucrecia? Yeah, she did make some bad choices but I don't see why she gets that much hate than Hojo.

Gonna assume this is references to a pretty old post I made maybe last year? Can tell you my muse doesn't care for her, but me? I absolutely LOATHE her.

And these are pretty much based on canon related facts in FF7 and DoC.

Her series of bad choices just created a domino affect that would effect other people. Hojo is definitely a egotistical bastard who lacks empathy with all the shit he's done and the people he's experimented on all for the sake of science, but he's pretty much up front about all of it. Her? I can make a bullet power point (do people still use power point) essay on why she's just an over all terrible character. Yep, characters do have their flaws, but I struggle to find anything redeeming about her. If there was all of her flaws and poor choices outweighs it.

She made conscience decisions in hurting her own unborn child and Vincent as well. She couldn't even bother to tell Vincent she had worked with his father after finding out she did. And when he inquired about it? He got the cold shoulder and told him point blank it was none of his business. It's his dad who he had a strained relationship with due to his work and you say it's none of his business? WUT???

The whole romance was pretty one sided in which Vincent was more infatuated with her than anything. Showed concern for her well-being and a child not even his and she still jilted him.

Oh she saved him? If she was smart (which she's not) or had any semblance of empathy herself the man was probably better off dying. He won't age like any normal human being and he'll more than likely outlive his friends as well, having to watch them pass as he does not. What kind of life is that? OTL

I feel for Vincent because he'll just be suffering for so long due to her and all the while feeling guilty because of the shit SHE done, but he blames himself like he could have done more when it was all doomed from the start. Lucrecia literally ignored every red flag and rational thinking to the point of being ignorant. ALL for the sake of science much like Hojo's line of thinking in taking whatever risks needed because of their positions.

Only thing that can sum it is this quote:

'Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.' -Ian Malcom

Everything came too little too late and DoC really tried to make the player sympathize with her. But I didn't buy into it. There's usually very few characters I really dislike in FF7, but she's just on the top of the sh!t list.

Lucrecia literally exists for the sake of plot.

[princess-of-the-corner]

Doc if hawkmoth tried to pull the robot army shtick in hc: oh i've been wait for some one to try this"he then proceeds to unleash his own steam powered robot army to fight, including an entire steam powered dragon mech, letting out a maniacal laugh as he goes.

Ariel: "............................ I know you well enough to know that this is a "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should." situation but I am a bit concerned that you did this."

[telekinetiq]

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Send ✵ and my muse will answer the following.  ⊱  not accepting

Their first impression of your muse:  01′s weird, quirky nerd brother.  shifty, unpredictable, opportunistic ;  more like a fox than a dog.  the very definition of ‘ulterior motive’ and ‘amoral’.  gives off a bad vibe.  more trouble than he’s worth.

Current impression:  all that and more.  very much reminds him of Rocket’s scientists, but in pokémon form.  respectable intelligence ;  would make a good conversation partner (and perhaps scientific research partner, too) if 02 had some damn restraint and considered the consequences and moral implications of his actions.  as Ian Malcom put it, “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

Are they attracted to your muse?:  on an intellectual level, somewhat.  beyond that, no.

Something they find frightening about your muse:  how similar they are ;  02 reminds Mewtwo so much of his past self, how willing he was (and might still be) to pursue his goals and intellectual interests, damn the consequences or who it hurts in the process, it’s in the name of SCIENCE!  fearful of how easily he could go down that path again, with just the slightest push, the smallest temptation of new knowledge.  being around 02 is dangerous for him.

Something they find adorable about your muse:  his height.  he’s so tiny.  really puts the “pocket” in pocket monster.

Would my muse sacrifice themselves for yours?:  no.  chances are it was 02′s own damn fault anyway.

Would my muse go on a date with yours?  platonic/romantic:  does spending a whole day in a lab doing science stuff and debating about philosophy and such count as a ‘date’?

One word my muse would use to describe yours:  chaotic.

Would my muse slap yours if they could?:  he’s debated doing it plenty of times already.  it’s only a matter of time.

Would my muse hug/kiss yours?:  wtf is affection can they experiment on it

[epitome-of-an-openbook]

my view on Senju Tobirama, the Nidaime Hokage: Loves kids (you'd have to LOVE kids in order to train 6 kids at once ON TOP of having the job of village leader), rightfully bitter (5 full grown adults ripped his little brother into literal shreds when he himself was... 10 at the oldest), basically the jutsu version of a Jurassic Park scientist ("Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Dr. Ian Malcom, Jurassic Park), generally well meaning but still politically minded guy who is human and therefore makes mistakes with lasting impact - did not think that his petty action of putting the Uchiha over there would cause them to be politically snubbed to the extent of eventually being killed off.

My brother's view of Tobirama: Boo bad guy man, everything bad in Naruto is his fault - he's literally the teacher of the evilest guy in the show (Danzo) and he made the Uchiha cops so that everyone would hate them and eventually want to kill them - a completely irredeemable bastard.

My view of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandiame Hokage: Yucky old man who let his friend manipulate a 13 year old into killing his entire clan as a power grab move. Oathbreaker who told Kushina he'd take care of her kid but then proceeded to isolate the kid and let the entire village bully him, while making the whole of the konoha shinobi forces play the the prank of "let's not tell this kid who his parents were". Definitely my personal least favorite hokage.

My brother's view of Sarutobi: He's only the worst hokage because Tobirama has the audacity to be sexy... but since he's Tobirama's student you can blame all of his bad deeds on Tobirama bc freewill apparently doesn't exist.

My view of Uchiha Sasuke: Eww, shut up I dont care. Why are your tits out? We get it, you're sad. You 100% do not deserve cowboy music, and your redemption arc is on thin fucking ice.

My brother's view of Sasuke: Eww, shut up I dont care. Why are your tits out? We get it, you're sad. You 100% do not deserve cowboy music, and your redemption arc is on thin fucking ice.