#and have strong opinions

[before-whatgod]

im not sure if this is a hot take but i dont love the tma ending. i hate how none of the other characters will hear jon out, how none of them agree that ending the world is the right thing, the merciful thing to do. i understand martin, georgie and to an extent melanie- but basira? who just had to kill her partner bc daisy had turned into something monstrous? it makes sense that martin doesnt bc of his love for jon, but after experiencing sasha’s fate, the unknowing, jane pretiss, and so many other horrors it baffles me that he wouldnt even humor the idea, though ultimately i do agree that that is in line with his character. also like- every single one of the characters had been personally stripped of their agency in one way or another every. single. one. the whole world has been. it does not make sense to me that jon is the only one who thinks ending the world fast, as mercifully as he can, is the only way. no one should have that kind of power, but he does. he does and he is fighting against the web. jon has been hated by these characters, always validly but sometimes to an extent that it was not fair (if that makes any sense). jon has just found out that is whole life has been planned, that no matter what he does it would have always ended like this- obviously his own worse qualities played a part in that, but still. of course jon, who will do whatever to prevent people from getting hurt even if it is horrible and stupid, would think the world dying is the best case scenario. he does not want anyone to go through what he did, what they all did. also i think narratively the world dying makes more sense? the horror comes from the fact no one really has a choice, either you are in the wrong place at the wrong time or you have been marked by a power that you cannot fathom. and it ends with the characters just accepting that and following what the web wants, giving up their last bit of agency just to be free from the pain. i understand that that is the tragedy, that they are now free but at what cost. to me it is just more compelling that the universe is free at the cost of everything the characters know, everything they love, everything on earth. 

[sunshinem0ths]

club meshis

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Whatever the result is, I will attempt to recreate it as a drawing!

[infamousjingle-horse]

i actually think it’s so significant that disco elysium is named after an optional side quest. because the heart of the game is in the margins. same way you don’t get the real ending if you don’t do the (let’s face it, sometimes annoying and disincentivised) cryptozoologist quest line. you have to care about the world and its people, not just grinding through the mystery, to ever really understand anything. which is exactly what the game of suzerainty tells you IF you don’t try to “win”

[starberry-cupcake]

I'm not posting a lot of tng as I watch it but this took me tf out

[thechekhov]

👌Content™

[arsenicflame]

Bonus round! Do you use a queue tag?

[bignaturalsenergy]

To get serious for a moment, you do have to vote.

Biden is not going to save the Palestinians. Trump is not going to save the Palestinians.

You still have to vote.

Surrendering your vote because it feels bad, because it isn't the purest moral action, will literally help nobody. It is a coward's route.

Millions of Americans are organizing and protesting to help save the Palestinian people- those aren't conservatives, they are largely marginalized communities and young people. Conservatives want Palestinian activists and allies dead. Those allies are the people who will have their lives and livelihoods destroyed if Trump takes office.

Ignoring all other harm that puts millions of people in- to focus solely on aide for Palestine-

If American allies have their lives destroyed, they won't have the means to help Palestine any more.

I'm seeing some aggressively anti-voting posts lately. Some of them come from places of genuine hurt and horror. Some of them are the propaganda machine, loud and proud. There is a genocide in Palestine. Anyone would feel reactionary. Anyone would want to avoid voting for someone who makes them feel guilty.

For the love of whatever gods you believe in, do not make this decision based on feelings. Your feelings will not help the Palestinians. Your feelings will not stop a genocide.

Fight smart at every opportunity. Use every avenue of influence against your government, at every level.

You are not fighting a one sided war. There are pro-genocide supporters, and they are using every resource they have to wipe out the Palestinians.

[nell0-0]

Doomed by the narrative

[chloesimaginationthings]

How much securitywaiter/dreamtheory stuff have you seen?

And what do you think of the ship

Tbh I’m shocked I got to see Matpat Yaoi in my lifetime

[redstonedust]

i always appreciated that in shrek 2 when shrek is turned human he's still a big guy with a square jaw and ears that stick out and generally looks like shrek still, but all those women still fawn over him and call him handsome. however it does make the stark difference between human and ogre fiona kind of maddening and i will die on this hill.

[owlheartt]

Something I really like about timebomb is that Ekko actually knows what he's getting into.

I'm not really seeing it get talked about but in season 1 they mention that Ekko and the firelights help people addicted to shimmer get off it and lead more fulfilling lives within the community. I should probably rewatch the scene for the exact wording (might be misremembering tbh) but that comment implies A LOT.

First: Ekko's mission is helping people where he can, he would probably try and help Jinx even if he wasn't in love with her

Second: He has experience dealing with severe mental illness as that often goes hand in hand with drug abuse, namely depression/suicidal ideation like what Jinx was exhibiting

Third: He's probably mapped out best course of action FOR dealing with this and has already figured out his own limits/boundaries. Meaning he knew what he was getting into trying to talk Jinx out of suicide, and was thus more equipped to deal with the aftermath

Fourth: He's probably helped ex members of Silco's gang. The firelights seem to have a theme of healing and repairing and recovering, so they've probably also learned to forgive. If they're mission is to rebuild the lanes into a safe space, they can't exclude people they don't like, they have to make room for them. I think they fought Silco out of necessity, and I doubt Jinx would be the first person they help who's killed one of them.

These all might be a bit of a stretch but I think it really fits. Beyond that, it shows that Ekko can ACTUALLY help Jinx. As much as unconditional love can do, Ekko has the tools for Jinx's recovery and a path ready for her. He also probably knows that her "healthy" will look different from AU Powder's "healthy." On top of that, I expect he knows how to respect her even in the middle of psychotic breaks and won't agitate her already frail mental state

[cigarettewinestain]

I’m thoroughly convinced that Henry Winter would throw up/get a migraine if he saw an AI generated image.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Congratulations to TEAM CHEESE for winning the popular vote on the Charcuterie poll!

[nezierf]

the best part of this show is the background story telling tbh

[sanasanakun]

People try too hard to make Curly an active participant in Jimmy's abuse. Isn't the whole point that he's passive in everything Jimmy does? Abuse occurs because he actively doesn't do anything? Not to call someone out or be mean, but I saw a post saying Anya's ID being in Curly's locker at the beginning shows that he intended to prevent Anya from filing an HR report and I disagree. I get where that interpretation is coming from, but I think it's a little uncharitable. I don't like being too kind to Curly because he's like...a morally mid dude at best lol But if we're going by the HR report interpretation, I would say it's more likely he requested Anya's ID in order to file an HR report on her behalf. After all, the only way to contact Pony (that we see) is in the cockpit, he's the Captain, and Pony Express sucks bad so I wouldn't put it past them to only allow the Captain to use the communication device thing. As we see before, Curly is the only one able to use tools around the ship that you would think other employees could use (ex. Swansea should be able to use the axe if he's the repair guy. Idk why they'd need an ax but that falls under manual labor which Swansea is designated for as the mechanic/fixer dude. But it has to go through Curly). I never got the vibe that Curly moved to actively protect Jimmy. He just lets things happen without say a word; Jimmy walks all over him, and by extension, the whole crew. I get why people would think that because he gives the whole "Hey Jimmy, we can get through this together, bud" spiel right before the crash. This part interests me a lot because there's so many ways to interpret Curly's intentions there. My interpretation is that Curly is on autopilot mode. The responses seem so stilted in comparison to Jimmy's. Like it's the kind of thing Curly's said before again and again and again when Jimmy's gotten in trouble. However, as others previously pointed out, I don't think Curly ever dealt with Jimmy doing something this irredeemable. He doesn't know how to respond, so he just goes for the default "You've gotten through tough situations before. Work through it one step at a time." Like the response is lame af lol I think he was in shock; he was scared (and just so I can say it one more time: he's super lame).

Anyway, this is way longer than I intended and I've said things a billion people have already stated. But uhhh tldr the whole point of Curly's character is he's passive; he never acts. He just watches. Making him an active participant in the abuse by taking actions to cover for Jimmy (like preventing Anya from filing an HR report) defeats the purpose of his character. He's a bystander.