#and she was literally correct about that one

[steamingstewchunks]

Op this is amazing.

Like, straight up. It's so cute and lovely, I just,, you get all of them so so correct, I too am a firm believer that Bulkhead knows what he's doing in the kitchen, and that we needed more fucking scenes of them genuinely taking care of Sari, like,,,, they know she needs to eat sleep and get schooling, but if I remember correctly, we only see the eat and sleep part. Was she getting any sort of schooling, via them or the tutor bot???

I wanna see Optimus being awake late into the night just to hear little Sari shuffle into the room and ask "can we get milkshakes?" But she sounds like she's been crying so of course they get milkshakes and he drinks a barrel while she has her Oreo double whip cream large shake that is in no way good for her but it makes her happy right then.

I wanna see prowl like,,, see her struggle with multiplication and step in only to get confused on the word problems because,

"why do they need that many cupcakes for a birthday party? Only three kids are attending?"

"that's what I'm sayin!"

I want bumblebee to take her to the parks for the socialization part of childhood, only for her total lack of socialization to be incredibly apparent, leading to her either fighting kids or getting bullied and Bumblebee either has to calm her down and talk to her or talk to the parents, (since she's still like, eight years old, and being eight years old with no social skills is rough when you hang with other eight year olds with social skills)

Ratchet could absolutely help when Sari shuts down, doesn't know how to talk anymore, afraid to move because everything is so overwhelming that she simply just freezes. Say she broke something of his, but really she didn't, I mean didn't mean it, but she can't even muster up an apology because Ratchet had raised his voice a little too high, it was a bad day for him too, but, but, but, he stops, and genuinely apologizes while helping her come back out of that shell that clamped down around her. She's not used to discipline, she can't be, she was raised Mostly by non-sentient robots that couldn't even attempt actual discipline.

It's showing, but I have certain feelings for Isaac Sumdac best attempt at parenting, and the obvious neglect that happened because he simply didn't know what to do.

Along with the food, Bulkhead probably really does help when Sari has too many emotions. She's a sassy, petty little kid, there's no doubt so so many emotions about living with aliens after your dad's kidnapped, your home taken from you, and like,,, living with people you've known for like half a year. Sits with her when she needs to get something out, has paper and pencils, crayons, just supplies out to either write or draw, and just sits with her. He's focused on his art (and her), providing a calmer environment while she just ... Feels things.

Sorry this whole thing got outta hand, I just have so many feelings about these guys and the little girl they've literally adopted at one point.

so i just realized something. while sari was living with the autobots in season 2 she had to eat.. and im sure she was able to pull off plenty of “hey can we get mcdonalds after this fight”’s but most definitely i think the autobots know humans survive off of more than just hamburgers and candy bars so what im saying is for the love of g0d where were my scenes of the whole of team prime going grocery shopping and learning how to cook

[lambypop]

so uhm imma just be writting down stuff cause yes (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMENT)

My principal 2 ideas

how this could start is either way patrol goes bad or a Mission with the JL or both combined and everyone is mad at Bruce because yes his paranoia IS a problem but they all could have reacted better beacause THEY KNOW BETTER, Bruce has dedicated his life to try and teach them better than what he knew himself and also had TRIED to keep them out of the "Heroism" beacuse i need to do the reminder that most of them were the ones that started as vigilantes and not Bruce pushing them into that.

his children (imma go more in deep here cause this is the rout i will probably go for):

Dick started because dude has enraged cause his parents died and wanted to track down their killer, and B trained him so he (dick) didnt get killed. Jason was happy being robing cause "it gave him magic" (IT DID, but when a ray of sunshine is to bright the world destroys it)

Tim didn't even wanted to be robin in the first place, i mean ofc he wanted but the baby had many issues, so he looked for Dick and quite literally asked him to "pls be robin again, bat is angy and bein mean to people" by mean i meant HES PUTTING PEOPLE INTO EMERGENCY CARE, eventually i think Dick and Bruce got into troble with BANE and fucking alfred gave the robin suit to an UNTRAINED child and told him "Yo go save them chum" and Tim in his rational mind went to save 2 vigilantes as a child and untrained (alfred IS also the problem),

yes, i havent forgot that Tim did kinda blackmailed Bruce and half-"man-handle" him into self and kind of mental health in some comics, Bruce didn't wanted Tim to be Robin because he still couldn't forget Jason's death wich still haunted him and still does. then Tim almost fckin dies and he needs to stay in bed rest and then

Stephanie is Robin for like a while and then she wither quits or Bruce fires her i think, and she comes back as Batgirl and the Spoiler

Cassandra is literally there by choice, she says it in the comics "Im Batman's Daughter By choice" also she's a trained assasin, she wants to be there, she wants to help and She does not kill.

Duke is Adopted cause of his parents situation (they are jokerized) and he's a meta (also the only bat that does patrols at Daytime) and he was the lider of the ROBINS club, bro literally had a mini gang of people calling themself's Robins to help Batman (i havent read stuff in a while so FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME)

Barbara was there from the start and even before Dick in some characterizations (or shes as old as Bruce, as she sould be) Girl has gotten DE-aged so many times just to be shipped, GIRL DESERVES BETTER, so she should be older than him atleast by 7 years plssss, and when she started as Batgirl she didn't even worked for bruce.

then there is Maps (Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi) WHICH I will make her appear in the story (she's a student from Gotham Academy, she's also the founder of the "Detective's club") "Her journey as Robin is explored through various comics, including Batman: Black and White. Batman's perspective on Maps' role is officially revealed in The Brave and the Bold #12. Maps isn't just any sidekick; she's a named Robin in Batman's eyes as of 2024." -Google chrome and me cause i read the comic

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it resolves in everyone (exept some) snapping at Bruce and making him for the first time in a LONG time think about throw in the Cowl, yes. imma make it so gutrenching angst and also very fluffy, because Bruce has started to go once a month to a therapy session with Dinah either in person or bya Zoom or somtheing like that and its been doing okay, and the thing is those sessions are just a follow up from the previous stuff he was doing cause in Tim made him go to therapy at first (cause of Jasons death and Bruce's other issues) and this event is just gonna make Bruce just go to france to have a very well needed stayacion.

and well everyone is worried asf beacuse BRUCE WAYNE has dissapeared

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS MONDAY AND HE HASN'T FELL INTO A FOUNTAIN?!

what do you mean he isn't there for the WEEKLY meeting with his workers were he's there just praising how well they work (he has never NOT come)

what do you mean he isnt there for FAMILY DINNER?

what do you mean he is not there for the JL obligatory meet up

what do you mean he isn't on a crazy Yacht party

what do you mean he isn't there when scarecrow gases gotham again? (even tho they can do it perfectly)

what do you mean he isn't at the kent farm like he usually does when he's stressed and he need that pie from Ma' kent

What do you mean he isn't with clark or louis?

What do you mean he isn't with oliver queen doing stupid stuff

What are you in when the Bat-kids (Damian) call the LOA (The League of Assasins) asking if casually they have Bruce (Damian calls Talia to ask if she got her "Beloved" with her)

What do you mean even Ra's Al Ghul is taken aback with the news that his Daughter gave him

Why are the Gotham Villians being nicer???? (B isnt there and they are worried kinda)

What do you mean Bruce Wayne is spotted in DISNEYLAND PARIS with a GROW UP normal child on his shoulder and smiling brighter than a thousand suns with pure and entire Happyness looking at that kid as if it was his entire world??

What do you mean he looks happier without them (he isn't but he really needs a fucking break)

[belit0]

I have a little different request than the usual pace and content of this page but i hope you would do it 🩷

Idk if you have watched boruto but if you did , can you write Indra + All the Uchiha's being reanimated by Sarada to use the power of their mangekyou sharingan against Eida's senryugan and cast a powerful genjutsu to return things back to normal ? How would things unfold ? How would they react ? Esp for Shisui and Itachi after learning that their lovely little brother have grown up and has a daughter...🥲🥹😭

~🥥 anon

I don't watch Boruto. I can't tolerate it, as a diehard Uchiha fan, I can't tolerate it.

I tried the first few chapters until Sasuke reappeared and I literally disliked it so much that I'd rather act like it doesn't exist. The fact that Sarada knows absolutely nothing about her lineage, where she comes from, her predecessors, the creator of the clan, the fourth war where her ancestors defied death itself, HER UNCLE FOR GOD'S SAKE HER UNCLE! I had to do some research in order to answer this, and it is done to the best of my ability. I hope it is correct.

I have no idea what's going on now, but did Sarada learn about her clan? Or is she still absolutely ignorant of her family's past?

(PS: there are many details that I don't remember exactly about each one's eyes at the moment of their death, the last time I re-watched naruto was 2 years ago, so there may be some mistake).

The first thing Indra registers upon awakening is summoning.

A summoner.

A force daring to pull him back from the abyss of time.

His form materializes in the present, body reconstructed by the unnatural force of the Reanimation Jutsu, and his eyes—his ancient, indomitable eyes—snap open.

He is not alone.

Beside him, Madara’s presence is undeniable, radiating power even in this mockery of resurrection.

Izuna follows, always at his brother’s side.

And then, the newer generations—Obito, Shisui, Itachi—all bound to the same forced return.

They do not speak, not at first.

The gravity of their summoning presses down upon them, their revived eyes scanning the warped reality that stretches before them.

A world distorted, rewritten by a power none of them have ever encountered.

And then—they see her.

A girl.

Standing before them, her small frame rigid with defiance, the unmistakable Uchiha fire burning behind her glasses.

Their eyes lock, and in that instant, they understand.

She is the one who called them.

Itachi's sharp inhale is the first sound among them, his hand flexing instinctively.

His gaze flickers over Sarada’s form, then past her—to the broken state of the world around them, to the unnatural pull of an ability that defies even the Sharingan’s comprehension.

And then, it hits.

—Sasuke…— The name falls from his lips, a whisper laced with disbelief.

Shisui stills beside him. His expression goes through a hurricane of emotions, but there is something undeniable in the way his gaze lingers on the girl.

—You’re... his daughter. What's... what's your name?— Shisui voices, way too soft for what's happening around them.

She lifts her chin, unwavering. —I am Uchiha Sarada. And I need your help.—

Obito lets out a breath, somewhere between a laugh and a scoff. —Sasuke has a kid? Guess we really were gone too long.—

Shisui swallows, an unreadable tension in his throat. His mind reels. Sasuke—the boy he once knew, the boy he died for—has lived, has grown, has become a father. There is relief in that thought, but also a twisting in his gut, an ache he does not yet know how to name.

Itachi remains shocked, and beneath the surface, something shifts—something that only those who truly know him would recognize.

The weight of time bears down upon them, heavy with all that has been lost.

Indra observes silently, arms crossed, mind already dissecting the situation. His descendants, different generations, the level of power and chakra accumulated in bodies that should no longer exist. An absurd and realistic look into the future he could not witness through his own eyes.

—A power that rewrites reality itself.— Indra’s voice is cold, analytical.

—A nuisance,— Madara corrects. He steps forward, his towering presence casting a long shadow over Sarada. His Rinnegan flickers to life, appraising her with something caught between curiosity and annoyance.

—You reanimated us to deal with this mess? A mere child using the power of the dead to fix what the living could not?

Sarada does not flinch. —You’re the only ones who can counter her Senrigan with a powerful enough genjutsu. I need you to help me set things right.—

Izuna scoffs, but there is something dangerously amused in his expression. —And what makes you think I care for your version of right?

Shisui says nothing, but his gaze remains sharp. Calculating.

The Uchiha stand at the precipice of war against a power none of them fully understand.

Eida’s Senrigan is absolute—an ability that twists reality itself, rewriting the very nature of hearts and minds.

But the Uchiha are genjutsu.

They are the masters of illusion, the wielders of sight beyond sight.

And so, when they move—it is together.

Indra and Madara lead, their ancient power carving into the fabric of reality itself, their eternal eyes defying even the laws of nature.

Izuna’s presence flickers like a shadow, a deadly counterpart to his brother’s overwhelming force.

Obito’s Kamui bends space, weaving a distortion within a distortion.

Shisui and Itachi—their Mangekyō Sharingan synchronize, the Kotoamatsukami and Tsukuyomi intertwining, forming a counterweight against the Senrigan’s manipulation. Their power seeps into the fabric of the rewritten world, challenging the falsehood Eida has imposed.

Sarada stands at the center, her own Mangekyō flaring, her lineage culminating in the union of past and present.

And then—

The clash.

A battle not of weapons, but of wills. Of illusions layered upon illusions, of rewritten realities collapsing under the weight of something even stronger:

The undeniable truth of the Uchiha’s gaze.

When the battle ends, when the world settles back into its rightful shape, the Uchiha find themselves standing at the crossroads of time once more.

Their purpose fulfilled.

Their existence—a borrowed moment.

Shisui and Itachi’s gazes linger on Sarada, on the last thread of their lineage still left in the world.

Obito exhales, glancing up at the sky, a ghost of something bittersweet in his eyes. —Guess it’s time to go, huh?—

Madara, ever himself, huffs. -You’re lucky I was in a good mood.—

Izuna laughs -Yeah, cause you'd always avoid a good fight instead of facing it, right?-

Indra says nothing, merely watching.

Observing.

And then, one by one, they begin to fade.

Sarada watches them go, her heart heavy with something she cannot name.

But before they vanish completely—

Itachi speaks.

—Take care of him.

A simple request.

A whisper of a legacy left behind.

Sarada clenches her fists.

She will.

[silverview]

further details/thoughts from s/f last night + the one from last week that i never reported on!

LAST NIGHT’S CHARACTER BREAK/HUG. i’ve never previously noticed steve gesturing to someone offstage that he needs to stop. and maybe he’s done this before but it was my first time seeing it — he didn’t get through the hamlet quote. “there are more things in heaven and earth…” (turning away, looking up at the audience, mumbling) “more things…” exit. i absolutely LOVE this take on it. conveys his state of mind and gets fewer giggles. like… performance/theatre is how they live, how they cope, his connection to reece — and it’s failing him. so fucking heartbreaking. i hope they keep it in.

last week instead of “when i did that reiki course,” anna said “when WE did that reiki course” then corrected herself LMAO obsessed with the concept of maggie and marcus doing a reiki course together 💀💀 it’s canon to me

in general i just love the theatre gang. i love the vibe of a pre-existing friendship between marcus & vince. i adore vince & maggie hamming it up together and i wish we got more of them interacting out of character. this latest time i paid attention to marcus mouthing along in the trepanning scene and it was lovely. (the bcdr echoes!! the layers!!!) i love that marcus has started yelling “get away” at abby when he comes in for the notes. “i don’t think the warden would understand this technology” is an extremely funny line that never gets what it deserves

obviously always love to see them cracking each other up during kidnappers, but this time i noticed that reece is doing this to miranda as hugo, too. it makes sense, if the increasingly exaggerated antics in kidnappers are driven by a desire to make each other laugh — hugo’s increasingly absurd behaviour is driven by a desire to make her laugh. and it’s ALMOST WORKING. she’s a legend for just about keeping it together lmao. it’s really cute 🥹 really lovely to see the boys performing with other actors and having fun with them as well as with each other

even tommy felt a bit more cartoony at points last night. the delivery on “it is what is known as racist” was — idk how to describe it but it was less naturalistic and extra funny

man this is so nitpicky: when marcus says “we’ll take it from goudron’s line…”, i wish he would say the whole line (with the “my dear” on the end). i think he did this early on (?), but he doesn’t now. i think it was/would be funnier to get his flat delivery immediately echoed by vince’s dramatic delivery, word for word. it’s a very funny line and those two words on the end complete it.

while i’m saying little things i’d like them to bring back — i miss the extended “shelby and drake” “drake and shelby” bit so much. ik they must have their reasons for cutting it but every time i still hope they’ll reinstate it

last night was quite busy. reece laughed and said hello when he saw me 😭🩷 he finally signed my field print!! 😍 while saying “and there i am!” haha there he is!!

so so happy to report that miranda posted about her bracelet, tysm to those who alerted me & conveyed from her that the whole cast liked them 🥹💕💕 literally couldn’t be happier. they’re all so talented & i hope they know how appreciated & admired they are 🩷🩷

[redlenai]

I'll be honest, when I heard these audios the only thing I could imagine was projection, Dylan is really insulting you through what seems to be the very same things that they are doing, sounds like the behavior is theirs.

For a few weeks, I've shared a small server with them that focused on Mouthwashing Ocs, the Server wasn't very active but I remember I felt a bit... odd? When I saw Dylan's character bio, I think it was through their Toy.House or something similar. I remember it struck me as odd the fact they put A LOT of effort in trying to make their Self-Insert's bio to match the Mouthwashing Wiki, I also remember reading the whole thing but noticing there was some... issues connecting certain parts of the backstory, or aspects that weren't mentioned at first but later were. I didn't say anything because well, no one likes unsolicited advice nor I thought it would have been nice to be the only one not complimenting them and especially on some narrative stuff (I ain't a writer so, yeah I just saved it to myself, also don't get me wrong! I admire those that put such effort onto their ocs and fancharacters, I even felt bad I got this feeling specifically with Dylan, unlike others in the MW or even other fandoms)

When the whole incident happen, I wasn't sure about what to do. I've only complimented people there and shared some of my drawings and renders, Dylan wasn't very active there to be honest. And I would say, I also kept my activity to the minimum when I realized the server was 13+, I rather keep my interactions with minors short, I don't mind giving advice, encouraging them on their AUs or creative journey, providing resources or art tools, but that's it. I left the server mostly because I didn't feel safe, yeah, it sounds dumb a 27 years old woman feels unsafe... but having an oc that is being shipped with Jimmy even in a nice AU kind of makes it predictable about the possible outcomes from others, and I also worried a lot for my fellow Anya-shippers friends. At first I wasn't sure if to leave, as I thought that would lead to possible trouble, like giving a "I'm siding with Joetastic" kind of indirect answer. But when the other document dropped, that's when I realized that Dylan left the server, so I deleted everything and did as well. Then I attempted to make a ticket to notify the Wrong Organ server just in case, while I was at it I noticed that Dylan's username went from blue to white, meaning he left.

Something that has been bugging me ever since both your Document and the other one were made public, its the fact that from what it seems Dylan also commited sexual abuse towards one of his ex-partners, besides the emotional and financial abuse, if I'm reading the document correctly as they were subtle about it.

I may be reaching, but considering that they used HE back when they started with their model and all that jazz... like, I feel sorry for those that transition, are still finding themselves and I hope none of them get shoved inside a bag and get generalized, especially today when it is Transgender Day of Visibility, but it seems that Dylan started using she/they as a means to be better seen especially while shipping themselvse with Anya? I mean, by how... twisted they seem to be I think that could be a possibility, Joe didn't misgender them and so didn't other people if we look back at the dates... but now Dylan claimed that Joe misgendered them when in fact Joe apologized when corrected.

Another thing I've been suspecting is the fact that both in Strawpage and Tumblr you can send self-gimmicks/asks. On Strawpage you don't need it, but in Tumblr you'll need to log-in and turn the anonymous filter on if you want to hide your identity while sending yourself an ask, now of course haters would take advantage of being mean towards literally anyone involved. But, it could have been a possibility that either Dylan and/or some of their friends sent anonymous asks as a means to stir more drama, blame Joe and his fans, get pitied, etc... Lying on the internet is easy, typing is easy, especially when cornered.

Like, it kind of adds up if I keep in mind the document and the timing of things. An abuser changing their gender in order to be shipped with a character that is a victim of sexual abuse, someone who shared similar traits to the protagonist of the game; like the hero complex, narcissism, manipulation, lack of accountability, immaturiry, gaslighting, projection and its tremendously jealous at the point of trying to turn people against the person Dylan feels overshawed by via harassement, lies, etc. And in fact the way how Dylan says it in the audio even seems as if they are repeating words without even realizing its depth and meaning.

It's wild to think that he accuses Joe of sexualising a female character, while... they do the same, just that probably under wraps because Dylan cares about his image and trying to manipulate the narrative by being misleading. Funny how during their rant they go around, making jokes and the irony of trying to call Joe Jimmytastic when in fact the one that has a record in 3 different fandoms for having shitty abusive behavior is them...

To be honest, I don't understand much about the whole non-sharing, aggresive, jealous, sould-bonding thing about self-shipping with a fictional character that doesn't belong to you but I do feel bad for the Yumeshippers, selfshippers that don't go out of their way spreading lies and being abusive, aggressive and completely deranged towards other people instead of counting their losses and know that they cannot control everything and everyone or be possesive over something that is not even their property....

And I hope people to not generalize nor prejudge others because of it.

Tho, what matters is that Joe and all those people that fell Victims of Dylan get better, are able to heal and remember they are supported. So please the rest, either try to apologize if you were mislead, it won't be your fault for being deceived, just remember to offer some love to the victims

They might seem like a nice person in public.

But this is who Dylan/ @anyamusumesonlywife really is behind the scenes.

[the-mpreg-guy]

sometimes i worry i'm being a misogynist when i get angry at mary about some of her actions during season 12 (i dont hate her i just think shes very complex and i am biased bc of my own hang ups with my family) and its like. god i kind of wish there was an easy answer to who is right during season 12 bc sometimes people want dean to be fully wrong or mary to be fully wrong and i just dont think either is completely wrong or right.

For the record, I don't think you're a misogynist for having a bias you're fully aware of and not making other ppls problem. Mary Winchester is a complicated character for me, because on the one hand I do think she's a very complex human and that bringing her back on the show opened new doors for interesting relationship dynamics and plotlines, but on the other hand I was cursed with incredibly messed up Mommy issues that just make her unenjoyable for me personally.

I think a lot of cognitive dissonance that people (me) experience regarding Mary's insertion in the late seasons of Supernatural have to do with how the narrative seemingly punishes Dean for wanting incredibly valid things. He wants another adult to shoulder the burden, he wants a parent around who isn't going to neglect his emotional needs or put protecting Sammy solely to him. Mary diminishes these wants, basically chalking his desires down to him wanting a mother who "cuts the crusts off his sandwiches" and like. Man, that's not what he was asking for. He just wants her there.

And we're all incredibly attached to Dean at this point (we're at 12 seasons and counting after all), so we look at the narrative (and other characters) punishing Dean for these very valid, realistic wants, and are like. Wow, Mary Winchester sucks.

And honestly that's a fair assessment of the situation. She's not being a great mom, she's not being fair to either of her kids, and she is reducing incredibly normal wants down to shallow, ridiculous things that no adult should be demanding of their mother.

But the thing is it's never that simple or black and white.

Mary is so fucking incredibly valid for needing space in season 12. She just came back from the dead, her husband is dead, her kids are in their late 30s/early 40s, the entire world is fucked, and she doesn't have a relationship with these two men who were her babies literally like. An hour ago to her. That's INSANE. That's a situation that there is literally no precedent for. She can't fall back on her husband or literally anyone she knew for support her because they're all dead.

It would be like if it had been 40yrs topside when Dean came back from hell and he found out that his entire family was dead and also he had a kid who is now technically older than him and wants to have a relationship with him. Just to put things into perspective. And we wouldn't blame Dean for needing time and space to process that.

Dean and Mary are both valid. Their feelings and reactions to the situation are valid. But unfortunately being valid doesn't mean you're being fair. Neither of them are fully correct for having expectations of each other, but neither of them are exactly wrong either.

The real villain in the situation is Amara, who didn't bring Mary back because Mary deserved another shot, who didn't bring Mary back because Mary wanted to come back, who didn't bring Mary back because Sam never got to know her as a mom, but brought her back because she assumed there was something wrong specifically in how Dean loved her post-death.

Mary was selfishly brought back on the whim of a god-like being who didn't care that it would bring greater pain to Mary and Dean. She didn't like the way that narrative went, so she, like so many other people in Mary and Dean's life, decided to interfere.

I suspect that the reasons that you and I don't enjoy Mary's inclusion in later seasons is that a) fandom at large blames either Mary or Dean entirely for their conflict and makes out that one of them is a bad person (primarily Dean, which is unfair for a multitude of reasons), b) people act like Amara was correct for her reasoning in bringing Mary back and c) the narrative ultimately punishes both of them by killing Mary again. It's just not fun to watch, not even in a "my faves are suffering" kinda way. We dislike Mary because the Mary plotline is unfair, and we've grown up with a lot of unfairness.

[anyplaceisparadise]

The Use of Colour in Gladiator II: White

I have write ups for multiple colours worn by characters in Gladiator II, and all of them are used to show one specific theme or emotion. However, I argue that white takes on several different meanings throughout the film for multiple characters, so there is going to be multiple themes here.

I'd also like to say that I referred quite a bit to one of my favourite books, The World According to Colour: A Cultural History by James Fox for a few quotes as well as Emperor of Rome and SPQR by Mary Beard while working on this. I highly recommend all of them! These are definitely not mind blowing ideas here, just stuff that came to me because this movie has given me a severe case of brain rot. If you disagree, that's cool. If you've mentioned any of this before, I love that we're on the same wavelength. If you think this is ridiculous and I've gone off the deep end, you are correct. Finally, buckle up, because this is going to get kinda long.

Several characters in Gladiator II wear white throughout the film. While white is usually used to convey peace or innocence, I argue that characters wear white to show four different themes: homecoming (Acacius), purity (Lucilla), godliness (Geta), and honesty (Macrinus).

Let's start with Acacius who wears white to show a homecoming in two sense of the word: a literal return home and a return to what Rome should/could be from what it is now, corrupted and failing.

At this point in the film, Rome has strayed far from "home". The idea of home for Acacius is a uncorrupted state, without the emperors in charge. When Acacius wears white, he is representing that idea.

“We believe that this most pure and perfect colour will eradicate the world’s imperfections, remove even the most stubborn stains and make us immaculate again” (The World According to Colour, pg. 142). The movie opens with his bad deeds. He is seen leading an invasion, conquering lands and people in the name of Rome. He cuts down and kills multiple people, but all of that gets washed away upon his return home to Rome as he wears white and receives laurels from the emperors. His return home in white shows the beginning of Rome's return "home", too.

While meeting with Geta and Caracalla, he speaks about wishing for time to see Lucilla. He also chastises them subtly for their greed and speaks about his care for Rome ("Rome has so many subjects. She must feed them"). Acacius wearing white represents not just his own literal return home, but the idea that Rome will return "home" in a sense as well, back to what Marcus Aurelius wished for, and what Acacius wishes for, too.

He wears the same outfit at the first games in his honour, above. It cannot be stated more clearly, he gives a speech asking the Roman people to pray for strength for Rome. He is representing Rome, his home, negatively abroad. But now, the representation becomes more positive; he has returned home and he is asking for the Roman people to help return Rome back to it's home state (pure, uncorrupted) as well. Again, Rome has strayed far from "home" with the emperors in charge.

He is also wearing white when Lucilla informs him that her son, Lucius, is still alive. Meaning, the hope for Rome to return is still alive too: Rome is on its way "home", with now both Acacius and Lucius returning to Rome, from the same campaign but in two different states.

Later on, Acacius also wears white to the second round of games, this time with a red cloak. I won't get into it here (or Lucilla's yellow dress) because the focus is on white for this post, but his use of white at this point in the film, when the plan is in place to overtake the emperors, is another representation of homecoming, the plan of returning Rome to what it could be and should be is underway. The home they all wish for it to be.

Lucilla wears white throughout the film as well.

Lucilla wearing white is used to show purity. Not necessarily in the sense that she is a good person (even though I think she is), but purity in the sense that really, out of all the characters, she has the best claim to the throne. As the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, she is the prime candidate to take over the throne once it is decided that the twins have got to go. Alas, she is a woman. There's no sense in me going on about the sexism and misogyny of this in this post, but it is even mentioned by her father in the first film: "If only you had been born a man. What a Caesar you would have made." While that quote is from the Gladiator (2000) film, the point is still being made here as well.

She also wears a white veil and a white dress when she confirms for herself the poem that was in Lucius' childhood bedroom:

The purity of Rome, the Rome that Marcus Aurelius imagined and hoped for, is all wrapped up in Lucilla's family.

This is also reinforced when Lucilla meets with Macrinus.

This meeting takes place after the first round of games. Lucius has won the match and Lucilla completes the poem, realizing that Lucius is indeed her son. Macrinus notices this, and during this meeting, he speaks of Marcus Aurelius and also tries to press Lucilla for more information regarding Lucius' true identity. Don't worry, there is more on Macrinus' outfit here later on, as he wears white here as well. The white of her dress is again representing the purity of her bloodline in connection to Marcus Aurelius and now Lucius.

Later, Lucilla wears white and blue during the night scene, when the plans to overtake the emperors is fully exposed.

It is a full betrayal for Geta and Caracalla. Are they more hurt by Acacius or by Lucilla? The hopes and dreams of Rome returning to a pure, uncorrupted state is being fully revealed to the twins in the form of Lucilla (and her dress), and it does not include them.

Lucilla later wears white to watch Acacius die, where the hope for Rome's homecoming (in the form of Acacius) dies as well. She is chained to her seat and is forced to accept what happens. Notably, the dress she wears here is also yellow in some parts. I won't get into the use of yellow, as that is for another post.

Finally, Lucilla wears white to her death. Again, bloodline is pointed out by the commentator: “As punishment for her conspiracy against the empire, for her calumnies against the emperor’s imperial bloodline”.

It is Caracalla's bloodline that is being threatened, by Lucilla's. They know that she is the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, that if anything, her claim to the throne is better than anyone. Using the word 'purity' in association with bloodlines feels icky, but the point stands here.

Moving on. Geta, Geta, Geta. He wears white throughout this film to represent godliness.

Our introduction to the twins has them cosplaying in military wear. However, it is only Geta that wears a long white cape. In this moment, he is not just playing war games, he is also playing god. He is the one to place the laurels on Acacius. He is the one making decisions regarding the conquering of land and people. He says as much to Acacius in this moment: “There are victories yet still to come. Persia, India. Both must be conquered.”

The most obvious moment of godliness is the second instance of Geta wearing white.

He is quite literally channeling the gods by becoming a vessel for them. This speaks to several things, the belief that emperors became gods (usually upon their death), and therefore the arrogance of his belief - he's still alive in this moment. He truly believes that he is a conduit for the gods (watch his eyes flutter and roll back), and he really believes that what he is saying and doing is not only right, but approved by the gods. Obviously this belief is shattered moments later. He is still in white upon returning to the palace.

He is confronted by Caracalla, and pleads with him. He reminds Caracalla that he, Geta, would shield him from their father's blows. “I have always protected you because I love you”, he says. Geta is not just believing he is a god, or playing a god, he really is Caracalla's own personal god, protecting him throughout their lives. And he is doing so again, protecting himself from Caracalla, but protecting Caracalla from Caracalla as well.

Now, from here I diverge for just a moment to Macrinus. Macrinus is a complete chameleon throughout the film and his outfits reflect that. And while it may not seem like it, Macrinus wears white to represent honesty.

Macrinus is not wearing white the first time we see him. The first time we see him wear white is when he speaks with Lucius after taking him on as a gladiator.

Macrinus is actually a pretty honest character! He is just honest...enough. He is honest on his terms.

My apologies for how awful this photo is, I am literally in my living room taking photos of my tv for this. Either way, you can see that the white robes he wears is not completely white like the others. In fact, most instances where Macrinus wears white, it is not fully white, it is patterned or off-white. He is honest with Lucius here.. but only to a point. He is honest about his desire for money and power and he does not have qualms about how he gets either. He is also honest about what he sees in Lucius and why he was chosen: “It is an art, choosing gladiators. Some choose entertainers, some choose brute force, I choose rage.” and, “Rage pours out of you like milk”.

He wears a sort of white outfit again to the party at Thraex's:

Again, it's not an entirely white outfit; he has a dark robe over top. He's honestly showing off his gladiator here, but he's not as upfront about things to anyone, including Thraex and Lucius as he could be. Again honest... to a point.

He is also wearing a combination of colours to meet with Lucilla, as I mentioned earlier. I won't get into the other colours in this outfit. The lining is red and his actual outfit is gold (more on those colours in other posts). But look at the white on top, showing the attempt at looking honest to Lucilla. He's a good guy, trust him! Honestly!

He also wears white and blue to see Thraex in order to take his house:

Once more, it's white with a pattern. Thraex says he can offer Macrinus cattle or art instead of the house and what does Macrinus ask for? "Truth". He wants honesty from Thraex regarding Lucius and the plot against the emperors and he's doing so while wearing a very honest looking white robe. But not too honest, there's still a pattern to it.

Now here I return slightly to Geta.

As stated earlier, Geta's use of white represents godliness. He is a vessel for the gods and he is Caracalla's god as well. His outfit next to Macrinus' is interesting because while they're both wearing white, it is Macrinus that is wearing a more pure white (for the first and only time) with less gold and embroidery. Macrinus is wearing white here to mirror Geta.

It is in this white outfit that Macrinus turns Caracalla against Geta. He dishonestly takes on Geta's godliness, by appearing honest to Caracalla. It is in this outfit that he uses Caracalla's hand to kill Geta, another instance of playing god.

After the death of Geta, this is what Macrinus is wearing:

I wasn't sure where to put this one because to me it was off-white and yellow-ish in other shots. So I'll probably talk about it again when I get to the yellow post. But I'm including it here because the off-white nature of his outfit is again representative of his honest-ish behaviour. His intentions there are not entirely honest, hence the slightly off colour of his outfit.

Interestingly, Caracalla does not wear white in this film (take from that what you will), save the bedsheet which I'm not sure really counts. Another character that wears white is Arishat, who is wearing white just before the Romans invade. If we're counting the bedsheet, it could be argued that they're both representing peace or innocence (which is funny for Caracalla, I know). But let's assume he was peacefully asleep before being awoken abruptly by threats of a coup and violence, just as Arishat wore white as she was peacefully living her life, doing laundry, gardening, and playing with chickens before being abruptly interrupted by the Romans.

There are many different uses for the colour white in Gladiator II, it just depends on which character you are looking at and when. Because white takes on several different meanings, I decided to look at that one first. The next colours I look at only have one meaning or representation. If you read all of this, thank you!

[sigmundthesorcerer]

M would be obsessed with the fact that vault-tec dropped the bombs bc she's a paranoid freak who's been running off a conspiracy theory that america nuked itself as a population control tactic and the rest of the world is doing fine

but the point is that she's supposed to be wrong!!!!!

[bunnyboy-juice]

NO MORE ASSOCIATING THINGS WITH FEMMES ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE PINK!HYPERFEM FEMMES ARE GREAT AND I LOVE YOU CAMPY FEMMES WHO EMBODY PINK BUT ALSO JESUS CHRIST CAN YOU GUYS NOT GO MORE THAN ONE DAY W/O TRYING TO SHOEHORN FEMMES INTO BEING ONLY PINK UWU BABIES. I AM FEMME AS IN GRASS AS IN DIRT AS IN TREE BARK AS IN WEEDS SPROUTING THROUGH THE SIDEWALK CEMENT. FEMME AS IN GENDER NONCONFORMITY AS IN FUCK YOU MY FEMININITY IS WHAT *I* SAY IT IS. FEMME AS IN DEPTH AND DARKNESS AND WARMTH AND TERROR. FEMME AS IN CAVES. FEMME AS IN LIGHTNING. FEMME AS IN AN AMALGAMATION OF TRAITS THAT I HAVE DECIDED ARE FEMININE REGARDLESS OF WHAT SOCIETY SAYS. FUCK IS IT THAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!???

[kraro-school-life]

✦ 15. 4. 24 ✦ 📓 ✦ Monday ✦ Day 13/60 ✦

I stayed after school for a physics lab workshop (kinda?) about solar panels and we got to experiment a bit, I liked it a lot. At home I decided to write my history homework on paper for once, which is ironic, because I still have to type it on the computer, so it turned out to be double the work. But at least my notes look pretty :)

✓ school - history homework ✓ art - started project in art class; art course ✦ sport - //

🌱🌿🪴 - 1h 20min on Forest ♫₊˚.🎧 ▷▷ Void - The Haunting

Have a great day/night !! ~ ♦️

[lesbianralzarek]

trying to not complain about the discrepancy between how much content fictional women and poc have vs the white dudes in every fucking fandom im in, because no one owes me fanart/fic and i can make shit myself, but holy fuck can any of you name a woman?

[crimescrimson]

"Understand The Palm Of My Hand, Bitch."

[butwhatifidothis]

(regarding the Fort Merceus scene)

"Claude doesn't know as much about the Seiros faith because he's an outsider" thanks for ignoring the entire point of Claude's route just to insist he doesn't grow as a character

Ohhh wait, no, it's not that he's not knowledgeable, it's just him definitely lying! Because disagreements? Regarding tenets of a religion? Impossible! Claude must be feigning ignorance and lying because that's all he does as a character! He's tricking the diligent Lorenz into thinking things that aren't true, because Church Bad and Claude would never tell the truth!

[silly-moth-123]

My younger sibling literally blocked my phone number because we got into an argument over capitalism ???

Wow I reached the tag limit on this post

Beware a long vent in the tags lmao

[sexynetra]

Y’all I went feral just over the screenshot, the full video has me actually dead on the floor 😭

[wonder-worker]

"As for the government of the kingdom, [Edward V] had complete confidence in the peers of realm and the queen."

"According to the Crowland continuator, [Elizabeth Woodville] seems to have taken the king's place in listening to his council immediately after Edward IV's death. It does appear that she expected to have some role in her son's kingship, and the Crowland continuator’s report of the letters sent to her by [Richard of Gloucester] indicates that she had good reason to expect to be able to work with him and the other councillors: 'the duke of Gloucester wrote the most pleasant letters to console the queen; he promised to come and offer submission, fealty and all that was due from him to his lord and king, Edward V, the first-born son of his brother the dead king and the queen'."

"[However], in what was Gloucester's first coup, Edward V was separated from his household and Woodville advisors. When the young king questioned the move, Buckingham was reported to have told the boy 'It is not in the business of women but men to govern kingdoms'. The blunt remark referred to the authority of Elizabeth Woodville as queen and the power she must have anticipated within the new political climate left by Edward IV's sudden death. [...] While the veracity of this scene is questionable*, the words attributed to the duke no doubt seemed plausible to Dominic Mancini who believed they exemplified the popular sentiment held by men [...]."

— Dominic Mancini, The Usurpation of Richard the Third / J.L. Laynesmith, The Last Medieval Queens: English Queenship 1445-1503 / Alexander R. Brondarbit, Power Brokers and the Yorkist State, 1461-1485

*One of Mancini's key sources seems to have been Edward V's own doctor, John Argentine, who attended to him in the Tower. It's very likely that he was the one who recounted this scene to Mancini, which suggests that it should probably be considered more credible than not.