#and the new scary part is that when i have an episode i cant speak well
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people who don't use the tags to be sad and vent are so powerful lmao couldn't be me
#real talk it has been BAD lately#the POTS has gotten MUCH worse lately#for example. yesterday i had to call someone to bring me a sports drink because sitting up in bed made me almost lose consciousness#like i am DREADING leaving the house because im having minor-ish episodes at least twice a day#and the new scary part is that when i have an episode i cant speak well#i can say a few words at a time but thats it#which is scary and also frustrating because people tend to freak out and ask a lot of questions and its hard to answer#and it sucks because i know i cant do certain things when im home alone anymore#like showering (huge trigger) or cooking (also trigger sometimes) because its honestly kinda dangerous now#its very humbling to have to lie down on the floor because painting for 20 minutes triggered an attack#and a lot of the people around me arent handling it well so thats a whole OTHER set of issues#im honestly thinking of writing out a 'what to do during an episode' plan for the people in my family to make it easier#and another 'how we explain this to people' plan because everyone is giving different accounts and kinda minimizing to not scare people#which i get because it all SOUNDS very scary and we dont want people to be worrying (and frankly bothering us about it)#but if i show up to an event or whatever and have an issue or i start using a mobility aid (maybe?) they'll get weird#ANYWAYS this all sucks but also im hanging in there (and yes my doc is on top of this dont worry)#its going to be really interesting to see how things play out over the coming weeks and months
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i highly recommend patricia taxxon’s video on the series, where she talks about how it resonated with her experience in ABA therapy and special education, and how autistic people especially are abused by the education system run by people who don’t see autistic people as sentient. and while i wasnt in special ed and cant speak to that bit myself, i keep seeing other parts of myself in the series as well, like the whole routine the characters are trapped in.
for me, i love routine, i like having a set timeline and schedules. but sometimes, i fall into a repetitive pattern that’s almost agonizing to break. i get bored and frustrated, i feel limited in what i can do, i feel overwhelmed and exhausted, and so i try to break the routine for something, anything new. but when i do, it… is hard to describe. sometimes its a good experience for me but often it’s scary and i feel horribly out of my element. i feel like i’ll be mocked and my efforts are meaningless because they won’t amount to what real human beings can do. the internalized ableism gets at me and stunts me. im trying to work up the will to make a pretty huge life change for myself, but it’s so out of my comfort zone that just taking that first step feels harrowing. and more often than not, i retreat back to the safe routine, because i know it, and it calms me down and brings me comfort. and im back to where i was, wishing desperately for something more but feeling restrained to what my brain has deemed safe.
all that to say that the transport episode of the tv show fucking tore into my soul and ripped that part out. to me, lesley represents comfort and routine that you cannot escape from. and thats not even getting into other stuff like how the puppets are solely dependent on her and even though yellow guy tries to become independent, she has innate power over him that makes his progress feel like nothing. and how i got a taste of real independence with college but lost it, and tbh never really had it to begin with because im not financially independent, and my limitations have made it difficult to get a job that pays.
im not like a superfan of dhmis, i never engage with the fandom besides the analysis videos on youtube, but the more i revisit it, the more special it feels tbh.
#also plenty of people have said it but the independent creativity section in the first web video feels like an overstimulated breakdown#the job episodes ending also sorta gets to me with the timeskip part#echoed voice
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Hello Luta.
Ill try to be polite and keep my rant short but i cant promise anything.
First of all, im from Mexico so english is not my main language so please bear with me and my grammar wrong doings.
So let me give you a bit of context, i first encountered BDSM when i was a 16 yo (Im 20 yo now dw), it was through some fanfic and at that time i didnt really understood what was happening and i started searching a bit about it but i really didn't talk about it, it was like my big secret that i knew about this. Fast forward when i was around 18 i dont know how one night i ended up on BDSM advice reddit and i was so excited to tell my friends about my new discovery but they ignored me lol. So yeah after that i pretty much stopped searching and kept it on lock until KP. I remember that i was thrilled with Kinn and porsche relationship, i loved it and i told one of my friends that i wanted that type of dynamic but then Vegaspete happened and i was gone, the face on pete when Vegas was touching him before the kiss, yeah I want to be him so bad. So i dont even know how i ended up on your Tumblr but i read all your explanations one night and i was shaking in excitement, everything was so fucking clear. So yeah I started to search way more about it and finally understood what Subspace was and oh the way im craving to be able to experience it. So i kept searching and reading and got to the point where i can admit yeah im on the submissive side. Im sorry this is getting long i promise im almost finish. So im also watching LITA and let me tell you my personality is basically Sky BUT seeing rain this last episode was like seeing myself on my last relationship minus the part when Payu was so good and caring for him. When payu was telling him that he needed to focus on School, i wanted to cry because I need someone to tell me that and when i saw rain waiting for Payu for hours only to tell him that he did well, i understood him perfectly. So after seeing the episode i ran to your Tumblr and all of the things i was thinking about their dynamic were right and I came across your post about being a non sexual Dom with your friends and it also clicked for me the way i would always be a bit bratty with my friends but always always waiting for compliments and waiting for them to tell me what to do. So yeah i dont even know why i wanted to tell you all of this right now, i guess it's more of a thank you for making me see lots of things about myself. I dont think im ready to search for the BDSM here in Mexico, i find it pretty scary but at least now i know what is going on with me.
This was morea rant than a question, so im very sorry, just wanted to share.
Thank you so much for your analysis, they helped me a lot to understand and accept myself.
Hey Hey takhun!!!
For English being a second language, you did absolutely beautifully. I understood every bit of this and I appreciate you taking the time to write it in English. It clearly showcases how much of a caring individual you are and I adore you for it.
If you are more comfortable writing in Spanish then please feel free to just know it will take me a bit to translate it. I can read it a lot better than I can speak it though🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ My husband and my kids are all basically fluent, I don't know what's wrong with me. My brain literally goes BIRD BIRD BIRD SQUIRELL when I try to speak it. We went to Mexico this year and everyone talking to me and here is my family answering for me. All that to say I have mad respect for my bilingual peeps.
I remember you reading my stuff. I got notifications. I can always tell when people are really feeling it because suddenly all my D/s posts start getting likes. Trust me , I love it. Headspace is something but don't rush it, it takes the right person to not crash and burn. When you have the right person though, it's like you've hit another dimension.
I'm thrilled that you thought to run to my blog. That makes it worth staying up late to write the review. I really do appreciate the share. If I've helped even one person then it means the world to me. Thank you 💜💜💜
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modern sasha braus dating headcanons
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college!sasha braus x gn!reader
had to write something for my queen 😌✨
- she shares her food with you. I Dont Care She Does
- also since this is a modern au i dont think she would have such an obsession with food as she does in the canonverse (if we can even call it an obsession) i still think she would have a big appetite (and she'd be proud of it tf 😏����) but i just dont see her always being hungry as the fandom makes her out to be
- really likes to hold hands with you
- i think itd be really cute if she was studying to become a baker ?? maybe taking a culinary course at the university you two attend ?? maybe you somehow met there or through a friend
- i think she'd still be insecure about her accent (ig if this is au is set in america she'd be from the south 😐🤚) and would speak kind of like a robot to people she didn't know that well
- connie and jean ALWAYS bring out her accent tho,, like with them she can really be herself
- i think when you were starting to get to know her she would be speaking very formally, and youd take it like shes being kinda stand offish or like,, just doesnt wanna talk so youre thinking "okay maybe she doesnt wanna be friends 😁👍" and would back off
- now sasha's upset because you are so cool and unique and she just wants to know so much about you but youve been very distant lately ?? like did she do something wrong ??
- she tells connie, jean, marco, and niccolo one night and connie and jean are on the side of "find y/n and demand to know why their behavior has changed" while marco and niccolo are on the side of "respectfully dm y/n and ask why they havent been wanting to see sasha recently"
- sasha goes with the latter of the two and dms you after passing you in the dining hall, you two literally keep glancing at each other, texting while you sit with your respective friend groups
- after everything gets cleared up sasha is immediately inviting you to hang out with her crew, and even getting some of her other friends like eren, mikasa, and ymir and historia to come join too
- if she has all the people shes comfortable with there, itll be less scary talking with her accent !
- You Love It. You Think Its Adorable.
- you guys would definitely have a friends to lovers type relationship
- like friendly hugs turn into slightly longer hugs, and now sasha will constantly ask to sit next to you during movie nights
- loves to rest her head on your lap while she spreads across the couch
- i think you two would have your first kiss in niccolos apartment
- you two were sitting in his kitchen, with sasha munching on the leftover food he made that night for your get together
- his mom had called him so he decided to leave to go to his bedroom to answer it
- and slowly you guys just kind of,,,, leaned in 🙈✨
- it was slow and really romantic, kinda rough with the crumbs that were around sasha's lips but you didn't mind
- niccolo barged in and ruined the moment 😐🤚 good going pal 😁👍
- you two were so shocked that you two tried to leave
- ended up just walking down the road in silence like wtf i thought yall were trying to get away from each other 😭😭😭😭
- sasha ended up staying the night 🤩‼️
- NOT in a sexual way
- but in like a,,,, rue and jules kinda way where jules comes in through the window (but only sasha didnt come in through the window she came in the front door with you) and you two held each other and gave each other smooches for the rest of the night
- sasha woke up late and missed her morning classes 😐🤚 didnt even care and went back to sleep with you
- i think for the most part you get along well with her friend group
- youre definitely closer to connie, jean, niccolo, marco, and historia
- ymir teases you guys a lot and you cant tell if what she says is just jokes (it always is) or if shes completely serious
- eren, mikasa, armin, annie, along with reiner and bertholdt are more of aquantances to you, just because you dont see them as often as you do the others
- she has such a weird relationship with her english professor
- will literally complain how much work he gives his class and then the next day will gush about how great he his bc he gave her a granola bar for her effort in her assignment
- girl pick a script and stick to it 😐🤚
- has a collection of stuffies on her bed. i dont make the rules.
- anytime theres a carnival in town she drags EVERYONE there.
- you all agree to split up into groups so you can all check out what you want, but you always agree to meet up and eat funnel cake together 🥺
- sasha tries to get you to win her new stuffies
- if you cant do it, or just want some for yourself, shes calling connie and niccolo up PLEADING with them to come find you guys,
- then she claims theres been an ACCIDENT and that you two need help
- niccolo is zooming bc he cares abt his besties 😌✨
- connie texts jean and marco to come find you guys too 😭😭😭
- who gets a kick and a lecture for lying courtesy of niccolo ? sasha. but who also gets a bunch of stuffies won for her courtesy of niccolo ? sasha.
- for your anniversary i think she'd want to do something really fun with you
- she'd set up a pillow fort and have a bunch ot string lights and stuff, have all of her favourite stuffies (which are the ones she thinks of you when she sees) in there too.
- she has chips, she baked little pastries and cookies, and she ordered your favourite takeout
- you guys just watch whatever you want on netflix or whatever and its such a nice night
- it becomes a tradition for you guys, but you two always take turns with setup
- one year sasha did all of the planning, baking and whatnot ? okay now its your turn 😁👍
- you guys even started doing themes now 🤩
- if you guys play board games with your friends youre on sasha's side whether you want to be or not.
- shes also the kind of person that says "i can win fair and square !" but then when bertholdt starts kicking her ass in monopoly her script changes real quick 🙄
- now its "y/n,,, give me some of ur money" and "y/n, buy this property for me" like girl,,,, what happened to playing fair 😍⁉️
- will try and do all of those s/o pranks you see on tiktok
- its hard to get a genuine reaction out of you bc you can TELL SHES RECORDING but she tries anyways
- we love a perservering queen 😌✨
- will call you at random times of the day asking if you guys can see each other
- "y/n ??? are you there ??" "sasha its 2am wtf do you want 😐" "do you wanna ride your bike with me down to the park 🥺"
- also is very observant, knows when youre overworking yourself
- will try and pull you away from what youre working on like "lets go get you something to drink, or maybe we can watch an episode of that show you like before you continue working !"
- if youre persistent that you just HAVE to finish it tonight and cant stop and take a break she'll respect that, until you stay at your laptop for over an hour 😐
- just softly pulls you away like "no lovebug, lets get some sleep okay ?"
- is also very protective of you
- overheard someone making fun of you ?? talking shit ??? her besties better hold her back before she gets suspended 😤‼️
- and since connie and jean absolutely ADORE you, you better believe theyre helping their girl sasha out
- those three are the LEADERS of the "protect y/n club"
- it just becomes niccolo and marco trying to dissolve the situation before it gets physical, and then reiner and armin joining when they walk directly into the chaos
- armin tells you what happened and as much as youre thankful that sasha cares about you so much that she'd defend you like that, you lecture her, jean and connie on not making scenes like that again
- sasha's love language is kind of like,, a mixture of quality time and physical touch
- she just really loves spending time with you, but also very much enjoys being in your arms
- she doesnt shy away from it, and is usually the one to initiate those things
- will hold your hand PROUDLY down hallways or on streets
- always hypes you up too, shes very much so your personal hypeman
- "oh lovebug you look SO GOOD rn oh my god" "sasha pls im in my pyjamas" "and you look like a model baby !"
- sasha is very stubborn however, and if you guys ever fight she is NEVER the one to apologize first, or seek you out to talk about it
- even if shes in the wrong she cant bring herself to admit it, she dug herself into such a deep hole with the stance she took that she doesnt want to take the walk of shame in admitting that she wasnt right
- this can cause a lot of problems in your relationship, but after you explain how much it affects you, shes trying to change
- will always work on her stubborn-ness and pride
- and it actually makes her feel a lot better being able to admit defeat, or being wrong
- she really likes being communicative and honest, especially with you
- i think overall your relationship with sasha is very very fun, filled with good memories, good food, good friends, and most importantly, love.
no bc i really do love her 😐🤚 lemme marry miss braus rq 😏✨
hope u guys enjoyed !! remember requests are open so if you have anything youd like me to write DONT BE SHY ❤️‼️
#aot#aot imagines#attack on titan#attack on titan headcanons#attack on titan x reader#sasha braus#sasha blouse#sasha braus x reader#sasha blouse x rease#shingeki no kyoujin imagine#shingeki no kyojin#shingeki no kyoujin fanfiction#niccolo aot#connie springer#marco aot#jean aot
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rating disney movie sequels ive seen from worst to best bc i can
12. pocahontas II: journey to a new world - caught sight of it on my tv one time, and as a child who was probably still identifying as republican at that point, i s2g it was so racist i could not finish it. ‘wait till he sees you’ gives me fuckin hives
11. tarzan II - its. tarzan as a kid. like just more young tarzan adventures and dont get me wrong its a cute idea but after about 5 minutes it gets so boring
10. atlantis: milos return - this one gets a lil bit of a pass bc from what i heard it was supposed to be a better sequel but that got canned and they were working on a spin off series too so they just like. took a couple of the episodes they were working on and stitched it into a movie. its like a bootleg parody of the first film and my family and i despite loving the original , once again, could not even finish this one. the only memorable part for me was kida picking up a life preserver presuming its a game and milo telling her you throw it to someone whos drowning and she responds “does this not make it difficult to play the game”
9. beauty and the beast: the enchanted christmas - not that bad, tim curry plays a great villian per usual, its just kinda confusing where and how it fits into the plot of the first film. and its like. Dark? perhaps scary? for a christmas movie??? i remember my mom didnt want me to watch it every year she’d dread it bc it was such a bummer lol
8. brother bear 2 - ok nah introducing the new girl character was actually a baller move, and the concept was pretty cool. they just didnt make it fit very well and ngl the entire rest of the movie also feels disconnected from the first. had a lot of good dots but no good connection ya dig. also even though they tried in the end it was still just a ‘we have to give this character a love interest’ movie which kinda trumps the whole reason the first movie revolved around brotherhood. it aint wife bear
7. cinderella II: dreams come true - i barely remember it i am literally just giving it this high of a rating bc the romance between the baker and one of the stepsisters was so fucking wholesome. that true love lives in my head bitch xoxo
6. the rescuers down under - i never saw the original so when i saw this on tv i thought it was the original , thats how quality it was imo. i just hardly remember it and had no real urge to seek it out again for years. its eye catching but not super duper memorable
5. the little mermaid II: return to the sea - ik most of the plot is just the first movie reversed but i actually rly liked the character melody and how they inverted a lot of the concepts, its just. a lot of it includes secondhand embarrassment and some of it rly is too lazy for me to ignore. solid B- for me
4. the lion king II: simbas pride - INCREDIBLE soundtrack, nothing can beat the first but its still Baller, and the newly introduced characters are all iconic. my only qualm is how like. the concept of bigoted simba is very hard to watch which ik ik it makes some sense with the events of the first movie but jfc my man does not have a great look in this one
3. mulan II - most ppl hate this one?? but i actually rly loved the princess characters and the music as well, i watched it a LOT growing up. the whole mushu trying to break up mulan and shang thing is equal parts entertaining and frustrating. and the animation is a tad bit... off. but like am i ever gonna FORGET mulan hanging off the bridge and reaching for her man and screaming with her entire heart? or the way she kinda parallels his ‘ping, hold on’ from the first movie with ‘shang, hang on’? no
2. peter pan II: return to neverland - broe....... howd they take the racist misogynistic trainwreck that was the first film and make this. its so fucking good, it has emotional depth and speaks to kids who feel they are being forced into growing up too fast by showcasing wendys daughter going thru WORLD WAR II and making her an incredibly realistic portrayal of a traumatized kid, pairing her with the happy go lucky peter pan and the lost boys who CANT grow up, symbolizing the death of her innocence with the way that her not believing in fairies is slowly killing tinkerbell, it all just makes for a really impactful movie. and even in a kids movie sense its just so entertaining and at times really funny and/or whimsical? not to mention the ‘i’ll try’ song/scene gets me crying every single time. beautiful movie dude the only reason its 2nd is bc it is , So emotional that im not always in the MOOD to watch it bc i have to prepare a little
1. the lion king 1 1/2 - god yes i fuckign loved and still love this one so much. the music is fire the comedy still makes me laugh so hard and the whole idea is so fucking genuinely clever. god bless whoever came up with this one i had it on dvd and im p sure i watched it for years till it was so scratched up it wouldnt play anymore, 11/10
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me since book 1 of legend of korra when ever people try to claim mako was a womanizer, gary stu ( which requires a misunderstanding of what a gary stu is nad makos character people have thrown that term around to any character they dont like ) , or creators pet , manipulator , when that was never the case ( he never was mako is a human being who makes mistakes the narrative always acknowledged his flaws as things that needed to be worked on the idea that if a character makes mistakes and isnt specifically punished for them and good things happen to him afterwards its rewarding him for his flaws is nonsense the claim that he needed to suffer or have good things taken from him is bs korra was just as responsible for the love triangle as mako and claim that mako ending the show single was karma is nonsense he shouldnt be punished for not being perfect and making mistakes ( which is why korrasami only became popular due to the hate for mako and a desire for lgbt rep not due to any actual chemistry or because it would make sense ( korrasami was thrown in at the last minute as a retcon and publicity stunt/political statement optimistic view : bryke genuinely thought they would be doing good and helping people they compromised the story narrative by throwing it in at last minute cynical publicity stunt either way they tried to cover their asses by casting aspersions on critics
the narrative they made led to the idea korra would end the show single with possibly a hint to makorra getting back together I cant help but rolly my eyes when I think how certain fans would react to that there would be claims of queerbaiting when they queerbaited themselves nothing hinted at korrasami the only way you could see evidence is if you were wearing shipping goggles or ending up unhappy to be frank I would change ) ( and this was the case ever since I watched b1 ( I was part of the fndm since the first episode came out)
“Censorship explains why we couldn’t get a kiss and an “I love you” in the finale or blatant romantic scenes, not the utter lack of Korra-Asami interaction as a whole. They had six (to six and a half) minutes of interaction in the last season, spread out over six interactions/conversations. They’ve had nearly no on-screen interaction since “Long Live the Queen,” actually. They had the 5 second “I can come to the South Pole” convo in “Korra Alone” (which Korra refused), the single letter, their interactions in “Reunions,” and then the tea scene in “Remembrances.” After that, they don’t speak again until the last two minutes of the finale. The episode after “Remembrances” is the Korra-Mako field trip to the Spirit Wilds and Zaheer’s prison and the culmination of Korra’s recovery arc. Where was Asami? She had two lines in the whole episode, and they were both to Varrick.”
the aspersions Bryan cast on the fandom for not accepting what amounted to a last-minute retcon have been functioning (whether intentionally or not) to shield the creators from any criticism for their own fault in the poor execution of their endgame ship, allowing them to take all of the credit for being “subversive” and none of the blame for breaking their existing narrative to do it.
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it often feels that
I never liked prince wu and the only reason some people liked him was because he bothered mako if I could change prince wu I would follow what ikkinthekitsune said to have mako happy
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Biggest change to the initial setup? No Prince Wu. Instead of an obnoxious overgrown child of a Prince, our heir apparent is introverted, lacks the confidence to refuse just about anything, and is terrified of being in front of crowds. He’s the (implied-to-be illegitimate) child of a distant relative of Hou-Ting and a Republic City citizen. Oh, and he’s all of ten years old. In other words, everything about him screams “Raiko chose this kid as a convenient puppet” (instead of offhandedly implying it once and forgetting about it as was done with Wu). All of the time Wu wastes on comic relief in After All These Years is used to explain the political situation: the prince is a figurehead meant to display the trappings of royalty and legitimize Raiko’s chosen advisors. Kuvira’s supporters hate him not just because he’s royalty but also because they think he’s essentially giving the Earth Kingdom away to an imperialistic foreign power. Mako’s there to protect him both because Raiko ordered him to and because he’s one of the few cops the prince is comfortable around; as such, Mako actually feels bad for the kid and wants to protect him. (This prince is legitimately terrified by the scary adults throwing pies at him and bursts into tears as soon as they’re out of harm’s way. Mako comforts him and makes him feel a little better.) Korra Alone is close to perfect and stays pretty much as-is, albeit with Korra’s loss in the Earth Rumble ring being far less embarrassing – she gets some hits in, and the end makes it even clearer how distracted she was by Dark Avatar Korra. The Coronation follows up on the political changes. Instead of being all excited about how awesome he thinks the ceremony is going to be, the prince is afraid – of being on stage (Mako assures him he’ll do fine), of being king (Raiko assures him that his advisers will do all the work), and of Kuvira (Raiko assures him that she’ll step down). The prince thanks Kuvira and lets her speak the way Wu did in the show, except that it’s sort of implied that he’s looking for an excuse to not have to stay up at the podium for longer than necessary. Kuvira, of course, uses the opportunity to take over… and specifically points to Raiko’s use of the prince to control the Earth Kingdom as a reason why she’s justified in doing so. (The prince hides behind Mako when this happens. =( ) Some of the time saved by not having Wu freak out about the loss of his throne is used to show us the meeting of the world leaders, where they talk about why they think Kuvira is dangerous (she’s very with-me-or-against-me) and what they can do to stop her (not much as long as she limits her ambitions to the Earth Kingdom).
The Republic City part of Reunion is way more tense because Team Avatar are looking for a terrified kidnapped child instead of an aggravating jerk. (The prince still gets to ask Korra to go into the Avatar State because he wants to see her eyes glow, but it’s actually kind of endearing since he’s a little kid.)
and only people who wouldnt like it is mako haters who demonize him for being a human being who makes mistakes and twists him to be something he isnt to point where they claim bs things like claiming he called asami a leech when no it was a figure of speech it was avatar equivalent to ripping off a bandaid.
or whining that he was a bit of a jerk at the start or not immediately nice ( when mako is someone who unlike bolin has an icy demeanor and is wary of bringing new people in to circle but when you are in he will die for you he has been compared to zuko minus angst for a reason he was a jerk with a heart of gold he isnt going to be immediately friendly with people like bolin
( I cant help but think of the people who would say zuko should have suffered at the end )
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Playing Pretend (4)
Requested by: @calkesttiss | Prompt:
Hi! I just watched isi & ossi (rich girl and poor boxer boy AH) on netflix and now i cant stop thinking about cal and fake dating. Do with that what you will 😂
Cal Kestis x Reader
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Cal found a way down the building and walked his way back to the Mobara Palace, one of the few cantinas in the Capital that have docking bays. The Mobara Palace was one of the biggest in the city too; occupying a whole block to cover the bar itself as well as the elaborate network of paths that connect the bays to one another, with the cantina at the starting point of it all.
The Mantis’s entrance ramp hissed and lowered, opening the door before him. An aromatic waft was the first to welcome him upon his entry.
“Looks like Greez is cooking something good,” he comments to BD-1.
As he entered the ship, Greez’s dual pairs of arms were all over the pantry and yet each arm was carefully distributed to a certain task in cooking.
“Smells good, Greez!” Cal beamed.
“Oh good, you’re just in time for dinner—with all that wandering around you’re doing, you’re probably hungry,”
He joined the others at the table as soon as Greez lifted the pot from the stove and served everyone their own plates. The meal was solemn and yet there was a warm aura emanating around them. Cal decided to up the mood by striking a conversation.
“How long do you guys still think we’re gonna stay here until this blows over?”
A silence at the dinner table. Cere’s eyes shifted, she searched Greez’s face and studied his reaction toward Cal’s question. There was only one possible and realistic answer, but the boy doesn’t seem to concur with it.
“Cal,” she clears her throat. “You do understand why…”
Before she could even reiterate her question, Cal already knew this mere dinner table conversation was going to be another lecture.
“I know. We’re hiding from the loan shark that Greez borrowed the money from to get this ship,”
It was an embarrassing truth, but a truth nonetheless. Greez felt like the situation required him to say a piece.
“Look, kid, we can scrape by with what we have. I mean, I still got coin on me—but not that enough to cover the loan plus with its interest!”
“Odd jobs, honest jobs, aren’t gonna cut it in a short time, Greez. At least you would know that, of all people,” Cal argued.
Cal had been wandering around the city looking for a quick way to earn some coin in the quickest way possible. The downtown and underground areas of the planet had some questionable methods of earning money—but they were easy money. Although Cal had grown up with street smarts, part of that knowledge is when and where a solution is either a real solution or another problem later on.
“You know the Sabacc, don’t ya?” Greez whispered with the left corner of his mouth directed to Cal.
“Greez, we are not going with gambling!” Cere sternly exclaimed. The impact of her fork dropping against the plate was just as scary as a fist landing on the table like a gavel.
There was another silence amongst them again. Cere continued on with her own piece.
“We cannot endanger anyone in our crew with something that won’t be worth our while. I don’t mind pretending to be some stranger in a different name just so we can have someplace to stay safe together. But I will not allow anybody in this ship to get into something that would jeopardize themselves or the crew altogether, understand?”
Cere’s outburst hardened the silence. Everybody understands that she hasn’t outgrown her military discipline from her days of participating in the Clone Wars—and she’s utilizing them in predicaments such as these amongst the Mantis crew members.
These episodes of hers were occasional, therefore it made her unpredictable, intimidating, but somehow her aggressive delivery doesn’t outweigh her rationale or true motive. Everybody—Cal, Greez, Merrin, and ultimately BD-1—knew that she means well and that she always will.
Cere processed what just had happened with her. She attempted to recompose herself in the midst of the awkwardness. She cleared her throat.
“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to yell.”
“It’s fine, Cere,” Greez consoles.
The dinner proceeds. Cal wondered if the girl he met yesterday and bumped into just now would be a better subject to talk about.
“I met someone last night. Bumped into her again,”
All heads turn to Cal.
“She frequents a pub not too far from here. I always see her near or inside that place. Maybe if I bump into her again, I’ll ask her where I can find a place to get some cash—and a clean one at that,”
“Are you sure she is to be trusted?” Cere maintained her stern tone even after recomposing herself.
Cal was so sure of his judgment about you. He recalled the moments where you two were together. He felt your kindness and compassion—he knew of your good intentions, you meant no harm—but he also sensed some sort of sadness in you.
“You probably have heard of Senator Bail Organa?” Cere takes the conversation reins.
Cal shrugs, “Yeah sure, I know him. I saw him sometimes in the Senate Building in Coruscant.”
“Well, he knows of our presence here—don’t worry, he doesn’t know about the loan shark at our tail—and he’s invited us to a social function,”
“Social function?” Cal raised his eyebrow at Cere’s unusual choice of word.
“Apparently, this party was being held by a colleague of his. Perhaps they needed to fill the guestlist,”
“Proxies,”
“Exactly.”
“How bad can a few no-show guests be? It’s not like it’s gonna dent their bank account when the catering bill comes!” Greez dryly joked and it was the received likewise.
In light of this new announcement, Cal began to wonder how long does he have to stay in the party before he could sneak back out in the streets and find the unusual girl who had to drag him up a rooftop from the Tipsy Taun-Taun just to ask for some self-defense moves.
The following days passed until the day of the banquet has come. That morning, your mother personally made sure that you don’t sleep in and get yourself ready as quickly as possible. She also announced that the stylists are coming in half an hour.
“Mom, I’m perfectly capable of doing my own makeup!” You detest despite still being groggy from being woken up without your consent.
You force yourself out of bed so that you could take a shower. Unfortunately, you didn’t have the luxury of staying too long in the bath—however, you sorely wished you did. You slid deeper into the cold, ivory and gold-trimmed bathtub until only your eyes are on the surface.
A pounding on the door disturbed your watery peace.
“[y/n], hurry up!” your mother growled from the other side.
“Almost done!” you cried back.
You were actually done minutes ago, you only chose to soak yourself for a bit longer with the wishful thinking that they’ll never realize that you’ve locked yourself in your own bathroom. You’d love that though.
“No one could ever go wrong with black,” you muttered as you pulled out an off-shouldered black cocktail dress with stars and planets embroidered with golden thread.
You made quick work of yourself. You did your hair and makeup: applying minimal makeup as possible, you wore your hair down and clipped a silver headband on both ends with four tiers of golden cords hanging over on top of the other. Staring back at yourself in the mirror, a brush in your hand slides down to the length of your hair; with every stroke, you ponder if all this your parents are doing is ever worth it either for themselves or for the family.
You sigh for an answer, or lack thereof. Afterwards, you donned the dress and the shoes—both pieces were in black. The finishing touch—a personal one at that—was a pair of leather fingerless gloves.
“Here goes nothing,” a mantra you tell yourself before exiting your room in attendance to any social gathering you were obliged to attend.
The party started without you. No surprise in that, you thought. Nevertheless, you made your way to ballroom where the chatter of the guests became more and more audible yet incoherent as their voices meddled.
Immediately, you searched for Tazha in the room. She wasn’t easy to miss. Her glittering dress outshines everyone else’s, literally making her a beacon for you to easily see her. You walk up to her.
“Oh you look great!” she compliments.
“Thanks, you too,”
Suddenly, one of the Ithrel sons, Logan who was the third son and was the same age as you, appears ot be walking toward you with what you thought is the stupidest grin you’ve ever seen on a face. He comes in strong by grabbing you by the waist, reel you in for a kiss except you successfully dodged it with your gloved hand.
“Logan? What the hell are you doing?!”
“Well, your mom paid me to flirt with you until you end up falling in love with me, I’ll have a chance in the Junior Legislator’s Program! Plus, we get to support your family until your dad becomes Senator or whatever, I mean, we don’t have a choice on that, we just gotta roll with it,” he beamed with an imbecile’s optimism. “Big bonus if we ever get married though. I mean, she wanted that to happen. So, marry me?”
“Hold up. She did what now?”
Logan repeated your own mother’s plan, he reiterated that this part wasn’t even in the original agreement. Your mother had to negotiate her way through the Ithrels in promising a much stronger bond of support to your family—therefore, you became a sacrificial lamb.
You and Tazha exchanged glances. Both of you communicated clearly through the furrows of your brows and the hard rolling of your eyes. A gradual burst of rage was flowing in your bloodstreams.
“Oh my God, this is just sad and pathetic of you, Logan,” Tazha condescendingly comments.
“I’m gonna give her a piece of my mind tonight,” you growled, your knuckles were white from gripping the bannister too hard.
You searched for your mother in the ballroom. When you spotted her and your father speaking with some guests, you marched through the sea of people until you reached her.
“Mother, may I speak with you?”
Yasina excused herself from her guest and she was in for a surprise with what is about to go down.
“You paid one of the Ithrel sons to date me?! Because you thought that would strengthen your connection with them just so Dad can secure his win in the election? You did this without me knowing? Whatever the hell happened to consent, Mom!?”
“[y/n] Elvas Torvel, I do not allow you to speak to me with a tone like that in an important event like this!” Yasina hissed, struggling to maintain her composure—both mentally and physically—after just being bombarded with questions by her daughter.
“Did you even ever stop to think how I’d feel if you paired me with a complete imbecile?!”
“[y/n], honey, please listen,” your father intervenes but the argument was heating up between you and your mother.
“The Ithrels are a good family. They uphold a clear reputation. We Torvels and Ithrels would be a great collaborative enterprise,”
“You don’t see the problem here, Mom? I don’t want to get married!”
Yasina was silent. Her face was completely aghast: her eyes wide open, her lip was trembling as if wanting to say something but couldn’t because of so much nerves thrashing underneath her skin.
“You will not ruin this event for your own selfish, adolescent needs, young lady. We are not finished with this discussion.”
“Don’t worry, I don’t plan on ending it soon.”
You walked out from your parents. Turning your back on them to wipe away the tears that was welling up in your eyes.
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People new to medications or scared about: Lamictal, Seroquel, Prazosin, Adderall
So, I've got Bipolar type 2, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, low end of autism spectrum, Depression aaaand I think that's it. I'm seeing all these posts about various mental health medications. And alot of it is SCARY. But I hope this info and personal experience can help a little.
Lamictal/Lamotragine: I take 300mg which is a high dose apparently.
Pros: I'm able to actually register when I'm having a bipolar episode. That means it's easier for me to take action to combat the episode or seek help. Cant fix it if you dont know the problem. Being self aware is so important for everyone especially with MH issues.
Cons: The RASH. Got your attention? This med is supposed to be started SLOWLY. 25mg raise every 2 weeks. Taking an immediate high dose can give you a bad one. I occasionally get a nickle sized non painful rash if I dont take my meds at the same time. Little hydrocortisone and you are good. This also means DONT DOUBLE UP. It is NOT like xanax. You forget short term stuff sometimes. I stutter when I'm thinking faster than I can speak. Say the wrong word like instruments instead of ornaments. But my loved ones caught on fast so they know what I'm trying to say.
Seroquel/Quetiapine: 300mg probably also a high dose
Pros: I can sleep! I usually only get 3 hours a night until I started this. No more creepy monsters in the corners of my room staring at me. It also makes it harder to have a mood switch unwillingly.
Cons: you get the munchies BAD after you take it. And you know what that means, weight gain. I find that if I dont eat a snack after I take it, I wake up feeling like I'm starving to death. SOLUTION. I keep healthy little snacks in my nightstand like fruit snacks, trail mix etc. And I will bring a piece of fruit or some veggies to bed with me. It does make you sluggish in the morning tho 🙄. Also dont take it then fight to stay awake. It will cause hallucinations. NOT FUN ONES.
Prazosin: 1 to 4mg
Pros: this medication is mainly for PTSD nightmares. Which I have alot of normally. Theres a sweet spot for everybody with this one. On this I dont have horribly traumatic nightmares like people getting decapitated, getting limbs cut off, hit by cars, getting pulled in the vaccum of space... isnt trauma fun? I just have weird dreams, or no dreams. It also makes you drowsy so you take before bed. Here's where it gets iffy.
Cons: just as prazosin can stop nightmares... it can also cause them. This is what I meant by the sweet spot. Mine is at 3mg. My brother in law who did 3 tours in iraq 2mg. It takes some experimenting on your part. Try 1 for a week or 2 weeks if that doesnt work just increase the same way. I mostly promise that it will work if you try. I dont get any physical side effects.
Adderall: ugh this one. 5mg immediate, 10mg extended. Does it help you focus? Yes. Do you not eat? Yes. Does it combat the emotional side of ADHD? No. If you dont know about the non focus related ADHD issues I urge you to look it up. Alot of it can cross with autism but THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE AUTISM. Dont WebMD that shit even tho I know you're going to. Get a professional opinion first. Please.
Cons: oof... jitters, potential hostility, weight loss (for those with eating disorders especially), racing heart, anxiety, disassociation, anger, etc. I dont like that I need adderal. Everyone acts like it's super great but it can very easily be abused.
Well, I hope this helps you rather than scares you. And if you want to know more ask a professional. You can ask me but I wont give medical advice. I am open to sharing my experiences.
Stay strong loves!
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alright i think im awake enough to talk about my thots on zero-one from break up to episode 44 so spoilers after the cut in case you havent caught up or youre planning on watching it
so first i guess i should mention the presidential specials, which were just 2 glorified recap episodes that also introduced azu (finally) and the creation of the ark-one key. they are what they are and i get having to just shove it into recap episodes that were released during the point where it was still pretty risky to have actors do anything outside of their homes so i dont really feel much toward them
to the actual point of this, episodes 36-41 i would call good for the most part, there are some things that had to get sidelined due to covid, like fuwa and yua’s whole thing having to be condensed into a scene or two of them talking to Ai, the therapy robot, but it was still alright all things considered and i cant blame them too much since something like this during the airing of rider has never really happened. in regards to the thousman’s redemption, it kinda felt like a mix of covid interference and general not knowing how to properly give such a horrible man any kind of redemption. like, i’ll admit, his backstory about his robot dog named thouser (hilarious) almost got me until he pulled the “youre the only motherfucker that can handle me” with Sony’s New Product Placement Toy, which made it wrap around from being almost decent to funny in a bad kind of way. also the thing with him committing fucking humagear crimes being born from a love of hiden intelligence was so damn stupid, like are they telling me he couldnt have done the things he did out of like jealousy or some blind belief that hiden’s dreams are foolish or something?? fuck man, that was just really dumb. also how much did sony pay to have them shove so much goddamn footage of aibo into that episode
ark zero’s introduction was pretty cool, with him just outright fucking possessing horobi and, at first, making his body move unnaturally until he transformed. that was kinda sick. i feel like the cut to yua being outright terrified of ark would have had more impact had she done more stuff in the show, but i think thats genuinely a good way to show how strong/scary a new enemy can be. im also so glad that naki got their own suit and shit, since i remember us hoping that they would at least use the assault wolf key, but kamen rider naki is just so much cooler. thanks so fucking much kamen rider zero-one
also with ark when aruto just lost to him and got scared that maybe his ideals werent totally right, since in his ideal dream world it is technically possible for an ai to become as corrupted like satellite ark and him having to reaffirm what he believes in after fukuoze comes to him and is like “i need shesta back so we can kick gai out” was good imo. i liked that episode. also the episode where izu ran through multiple simulations was kinda fucked but it ended with her being able to make shit appear in her hands so good for her :)
then with the last of the ark zero shit, horobi uhhhh. hes there. he realizes that maybe sometimes it good to make choices for yourself, i guess. the teamup with him and zero-two was really cool, though. liked that and i liked raiden working with subaru again to take down ark. mostly a good episode if you like the fact that horobi will never change.
i think ive said everything i want to about the episodes i liked so now its time to talk about episodes 42-44, or where zero-one just takes a nosedive into confusing choices that i believe are genuinely bad. to start of with, izu dies. i would feel something about this moment if kamen rider didnt pull this shit all the goddamn time and also if i wasnt at least 50% confident that takahashi is gonna bring her back in some form during the finale like he did with poppy ex-aid. also this is the catalyst that makes aruto turn into ark-one, ditching zero-two after like. two episodes. incredible. this is dumb as hell, im not gonna try to pretend it isnt, because it is far too late in the show for this to happen, even with covid fucking up schedules. there is no reason for aruto to just ditch his morals and become the ultimate evil of zero-one because izu died. this isnt what she would want you moran!! and like, i get it, kind of. they wanted to show that not even good boy aruto, our heroic protagonist, is immune to having malicious feelings. i get killing off izu so aruto can feel malice towards horobi. turning him into ark-one is just dumb imo and they should have done something like his malice being what summons the ark again, but either in a shiny new body, or him using azu, i guess. either way theres no need for aruto to become ark-one.
this part is just nitpicky but during the ark-one fights where it would cut away to ark-one in total darkness, i think it could have been utilized better. like him dodging the shots and attacking everyone else while cutting to those shots would have been really good... had horobi also been visible during the shots they cut to when he was fighting him. like, theres some good potential for symbolism (? i dont really remember film terms too well but i do know what im talking about) here where he just doesnt see anything, except for horobi, who he wants to kill as revenge for izu. it couldve been cool even though this whole thing was really dumb imo!! but it kinda just ended up being a bit confusing in the end.
speaking of dumb shit, i think the fuwa and aruto fight in 44 was wasted in the end. orthoros vulcan is a dope recolor of assault wolf and it had retractable naki claws, so it at least gets points for that. but aruto transforms into zero-two for the first time in 2 episodes which doesnt make sense at first glance since hes ark-one now, but i think they were intending for this fight to be a callback to when zero-one and vulcan were first fighting, which is actually really cool if they meant for it to be this. which i believe so but you never know. anyway this fight was wasted because it doesnt seem to do much?? unless right at the start of 45 aruto’s gonna be like “nah, im not actually gonna fight you, since nobody wants that” but even then, going up to horobi and risking a full on war of humagears against humans is still stupid. why would he do that if he learned from his fight with fuwa. also this would have been a cool moment for fuwa to turn aruto’s catchphrase against him!! it would have been so fucking sick for fuwa at one point to say something like “theres only one person who can save you, and that’s me!” like fuck!!!!! that would be so cool!!!!! im genuinely upset this didnt happen im not even joking
i think this post went off the rails because i never learn that i cant extensively talk about kamen rider or other interests without becoming incredible incoherent so im ending the post here. thanks if you were able to actually read through this mess and also i do think for the most part kamen rider zero-one is a season worth watching. just maybe not the last 4 episodes.
#canned beef#i really thought i was gonna get away with writing something anybody other than me could understand lmao#next time i plan to do this please shut it down immediately unless i can get like. an editor or some shit
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enjoy my theories and me connecting dots that weren’t meant to be connected and also random notes
this is from my third time watching the new episode, including every single tiny detail i noticed because when it comes to theorizing i either dont do anything or go all out
also know that I am terrible at reading facial expressions so most of those parts are likely wrong
(under the cut because on google docs it said it was 7 pages long and i am afraid)
virgil looks automatically anxious and frustrated
logan stutters a lot after roman makes the "take off your glasses" joke and i cant tell if hes confused or if hes actually offended by that
what they all say the first time they yell at logan: virgil: "shut up before i shut you up" thomas: "WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH" patton: "hey now heeeyy nowww" slowly turning into song
thomas calls virgil "the purp man"
references to Sword and the stone? may refer to something?
second time they yell at logan: virgil: "i'm gonna prohibit your BREATHING if you keep this up" (damn virge calm down) thomas: "please stop please i really dont want to think about it" patton doesnt speak (im pretty sure)
virgil glances at thomas a lot
is it just me or around the time virgil says "we're going to talk about something else now" he starts to sound a lot like deceit? Especially with that "sure"
roman gets easily distracted
"of course you're not a chick. You're a metaphysical human being. A chick is a really ??? girl"
why does remus appear behind the TV?
patton notices remus when saying "evil" virgil notices remus when saying "show up" and his tempest tongue comes in
when roman get knocked out the first time virgil looks at thomas like hes frustrated or annoyed maybe he looks at thomas like that because he thought it was thomas that was to blame for him showing up? since he was the one to have those intrusive thoughts?
also why does remus smack roman with a morning star?
all dark sides wear eye shadow confirmed
also this disproves the theory that all dark sides have a more animalistic features, therefore proving the headcanon that deceit just puts on makeup to look like he has scales on his face because hes dramatic
virgil looks kind of scared right before the song starts
during the song: logan looks done with everything thomas looks scared virgil looks furious and maybe defensive (that snarl tho) patton looks confused
why is patton of all sides to be the one to puke out remus (that's probably not the weirdest line i've written)
Remus considers any creativity that isn't dirty or horrific (aka his stuff) to be dull or boring
I think the A-Z part of the song is a reference to this one song video about the ABCs of ways to die but i have no clue
Even early on in the song when logan says "It's fine" it shows that hes trying to sort this out and get to the problem, but Remus prevents him from continuing, then allows Pat and Virge to say their thoughts
ROMAN CALLS REMUS "BRO" 8 MINUTES IN
"recently a snake offered me a morsel from the tree of knowledge" reference to deceit but also adam and eve
one of deceit's hands is holding a gavel reference to SvS
also deceit wears a coat just sayin
"No longer will you deceive yourself about the ugliness within you" this means that deceit really doesn't want thomas to lie to himself
why is deceit always the one with multiple arms when half his face is a snake? snakes dont have arms
Is remus holding up the mirror to thomas a reference to remus and roman basically being mirror images of each other?
Remus is SO PALE compared to thomas WHICH IS WEIRD CUZ THOMAS IS ALREADY REALLY PALE
I think remus is actually a lot smarter than he seems he knows how to manipulate thomas into believing hes a bad person by using religious topics and language, something that's been with thomas his whole life
also while remus is singing about hell he turns from normal to fully colored green, similar to all the other sides
Virgil looks so disturbed and frustrated after the song
"I'm really stupid right now" MOOD
when remus agrees with thomas that roman's his creativity he's just like "yeah...." SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS TO A T
Virgil and Remus argue like they know each other super well
Patton's so pure he doesn't even like to say "B-hole" precious dad
Remus uses words that have been said before to back himself up "Why do you want to stifle your own creativity, thomas?" 12 Days of Christmas: "We shouldn't stifle Roman's creative whimsy!" also all the other times roman's admitted to feeling ignored
Virgil's so uncomfortable he might have been afraid that remus would outright say that hes a dark side (bc honestly remus seems like the kind of guy to do that)
Why does remus like Jeffery Dommer so much?
also when remus turned his head to the side at about 10:30 the music matches and sounds like hes cracking his neck
Remus gets confused for a moment when Logan takes his "lot of good that did him!" seriously this seems to be a recurring theme throughout all the dark sides: them being confused by logan taking things literally You think I'm joking? I'm not Virgil early on gets frustrated that logan seems to "only take what he says literally" and I'm pretty sure I remember some time where deceit has to stop to process the fact that logan took one of his metaphors seriously
LOGAN IS A PSYCHOLOGY NERD AND WOULD LIKELY BE A PRETTY DECENT THERAPIST. YOU CAN NOT CHANGE MY MIND
Patton looks so scared when logan asks him to do the experiment. Hes like "what? what do you need me for? what's going on?"
virgil looks so tired and annoyed when he says "good save"
LOGAN GIVING OUT VALIDATION TO PATTON AND THEN LATER TO VIRGIL IS ADORABLE
wait does virgil blow at his bangs whenever he's really annoyed or anxious? because he did that in moving on part 2 while he was dealing with his panic attack in pattons room and then in this episode where he is clearly anxious throughout the whole thing
"No mommy I dont want the mashed potatoes" ROMAN HAS A MOM WHICH MEANS THAT REMUS HAS A MOM BUT WHO TF IS THEIR MOM
when thomas calls remus scary and he responds with that it sounds like a virgil problem Virgil glares at him so clearly defensive and angry remus just smiles like "yeah, i know whats going on"
virgil's the only one who doesnt suspect logan to be deceit when remus claims it
you know when everyone was creating theories about who romans counterpart would be and everyone was expecting them to be extremely elegant and suave? yeah, why the fuck did we think that? If the dark sides are like mirror images of the light sides, then of course remus would be this chaotic demon with literally no elegance whatsoever roman's the elegant, romantic, graceful prince, so of course whatever remus is would be his opposite
Cane and Abel - another biblical reference
also after remus says that virgil looks like hes confused or maybe just deep in thought about something
self-immolate means to set fire to yourself i had to look it up too remus literally wants thomas to strip, set himself on fire and play shake it off
despite all the biblical references reeling thomas in, remus is sooo bad at getting his point across "and then the baby...dies" "AND NO ONE SURVIVES"
a demented version of that "hallelujah" thing plays while hes talking about the baby bird and the airplane
"I am YOUR creativity" at that it flashes to Virgil, who looks like hes thinking about it. probably a sort of build-up to show how long virgil thinks about it before admitting that remus had a point
virgil looks so nervous when remus says that hes never been one to soften the truth
"why would you aspire to be so...boring?" (i feel like the word aspire there is important for some reason)
patton tries so hard to believe that thomas is a good person to the point where he ignores logic
THAT TURN TO LOGAN REMUS DOES IS SO FRICKIN TERRIFYING
it seems like both remus and deceit seem to understand that logan is the most dangerous for them remus threatens logan to try and get him to stop talking deceit chucks logan to the very back of the courtroom in SvS
"TURN INTO A GHOST" "TURN INTO THE HULK"
"I merely gave him a baby...AND A LARGE SHARP KNIFE" ME
"one of you is enough!" I wonder how that line affected Virgil? since it's possible that at this time he was already doubting whether or not hes really grown
PATTON LITERALLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT REPRESSION IS
that voice-crack when virgil says "But what if he's lying?" That might show how he feels about lying and deceit a bit more. he might be terrified at the thought of being lied to
paranoid is definitely a really bad word to virgil and the others know it. virgil and patton turn to look at logan the moment he says it, and logan freezes for a moment to change it into something better
when both virge and remus say "but what about jeffery dommer" virgil just looks so scared, his eyes darting around as if his mind is racing, probably worried that he really hasnt grown
they keep referring back to "that can't be where the bar is"
Logan says "figuratively" to stop Remus
"I LOVE BEING GIVEN TWO D's AT ONCE"
Virgil looks so afraid that he's still the bad guy in this its so sad
both patton and virgil laugh at poop jokes they are 29— they are very mature adults
"I would never hide anything from you" *glances at virgil* I feel like that might have been the moment virgil realized he couldn't just hide him being a dark side much longer
THEY DON'T EVEN LOOKED SCARED WHEN REMUS SCREAMED THEY JUST LOOKED ANNOYED
as the vid goes on remus tries more and more to be noticed
why did logan ask virgil how thomas was feeling instead of patton? was it because he knew thomas was really anxious or because he felt like patton would claim that he was feeling fine?
while everyone's calming down during logan's lecture, virgil just seems to grow more and more anxious, since he knows that he'll probably have to tell thomas that hes a dark side
thomas and virgil STILL dont want to go to a therapist
virgil just looks so guilty when thomas decides to lie down on the couch
"It was just like old times" when remus says that patton and logan just look so mad that he would say that
after that logan glances up at virgil to see how he feels aww
VIRGIL'S SMILE WHEN ROMAN GETS BACK UP IS SO UNSURE YET SO HOPEFUL AT THE SAME TIME
everyone just looks so proud of logan awww
virgil sounds so lost when hes about to reveal himself
he never calls them "the dark sides", just "the others"
virgil looks on the verge of tears when he says "because i was one of them". it shows how much this affects him, and how terrified he is to tell thomas. this is even more terrifying to him than telling them his name, which was shown to be an important thing to him
and afterwards thomas just goes silent, and looks so lost and confused, maybe even betrayed. he clearly needed a moment to think before saying anything
then virgil shrugs and leaves, his eyes red and full of tears, probably too scared to stay any longer
once he leaves thomas just stares at the ground processing the information
i’m bad at theorizing and my thoughts are a mess rn so all of this is probably complete shit
#sanders sides#ts spoilers#tw remus#tw duke#cursing#what i do when theorizing is write down my thoughts the moment i have them and dont look back
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Ehh i think i finally summed up why all of this steven universe diamonds stuff has been so underwhelming.
YES you can redeem a villain
but you have to
actually
TRY
Yes you can write a story about the world’s most fuckin horrible person being really actually sad at heart
Yes you can write a story about an abusive parent actually being able to change
Yes you can write a story about some wild genocidal alien civilization of asshole space rocks actually only doing it because something something societal pressure DESPITE BEING THE ONES IN CHARGE WHO SET THE DAMN RULES I GUESS
But fucking hell its not gonna be EASY and you shouldn’t treat it that way.
All of this shit was SO fucking quick?? And everything else WASNT!
You spent SO long hyping up these guys you spent SO long convincing us that they WERE evil and that they had entirey different motives for what they were doing and EVEN WITHIN THIS FUCKING EPISODE you spent more time showing us White Diamond being absolutely ridiculously existentially horrifyingly awful and refusing every offer everyone gave her to help and refusing every chance and fucking fucking goddamn violating people’s entire minds and just.. fuck.
After all that you cant just fuckin have steven walk up to blue and yellow and say “hey everything you did was bad” and them go “GEE WE NEVER KNEW!” for some reason this time they’re convinced in a single sentence despite it being the same sentence steven said before in every damn episode and pink said to them years before and every person they abused and enslaved and mutilated and KILLED said while they were DYING
And you can’t fucking have white diamond never redeem herself and never change and never admit she’s wrong and steven SOLVE IT WITH FUCKING FIGHTING WHILE SAYING HE DOESNT WANT TO, WHILE THE ENTIRE SHOW TRIES TO CLAIM THE REASON THEY ARE DOING IT THIS WAY IS BECAUSE OF PACIFISM
because seriously he?? just defeated her?? and this made her?? change???
redeeming a villain shouldn’t be easy. redeeming a villain has to have the villain TRY. white diamond has done nothing to prove she really has a heart, prove that she really did all this for sympathetic reasons, prove that she’s able to change, AND ESPECIALLY NOTHING TO MAKE IT UP TO ANY OF THE PEOPLE SHE’S HURT
she just got defeated and basically admitted she’s wrong cos she has no other choice. and i guess her blushing because steven issued a SICK BURN to her is meant to be enough proof that her entire motivation so far has been because of self confidence issues forcing her to put up a false front aka her entire personality we saw so far. If you wanna tell me she’s entirely different to what we saw so far then please could you please give it more screentime than twelve goddamn seconds.
This is like how yellow and blue just suddenly were accepted as part of the family and steven agreed to go with them to homeworld literally just because they realized he “is really pink diamond”. Like they never fucking repented or actually learned to empathise with humans or ever explained why they dont empathise with humans no nope the only answer we got is that they were sad about their sister/daughter/friend dying even though they were already doing all the same evil stuff before that and its what caused her to leave in the first place. no we’re gonna just completely trust them instantly and not even continue making an effort to convince them? we’re gonna trust them so much we’re gonna trust that white diamond will also change just cos we beat her up? COS SERIOUSLY STEVEN FUCKIN DEFEATED BLUE AND YELLOW IN A FIGHT AND THATS THE END OF THEIR ARC, HOW IS THIS PROVING THE POWER OF PACIFISM!! beating everyone up and then saying the same singular sentence again and somehow now it works!! or saying “my mum was pink diamond” and it doesnt convince them but hey if we say it again with magical proof its true then i guess it works now. wow that sure does argue the power of words i guess
everything EVERYTHING they did was just a fuckin misunderstanding cos they dont UNDERSTAND they were doing bad and thus they dont have to face any form of consequences beyond being mildly embarassed i suppose.
if you wanna make that the ending then you need to work to disprove all the hours you spent implying that.. yknow.. they were doing things because they were evil
and even if theyre sympathetic they still did evil things and they still need to work to prove that theyve changed
and ESPECIALLY if you’re making a show very heavy on subjects like LGBT discrimination it shouldnt be FUCKIN WOW UNEXPECTED that the audience would see this plot as a metaphor for stuff like homophobia and abusive parents and.. yknow.. societal oppression in a law system that forces you to live in the closet in constant fear of being discovered and killed. and all the other apparantly accidental undertones of racism and extermination of indigenous people in stolen land which YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED PEOPLE TO SEE WHEN THE PLOT IS LITERALLY EXTERMINATING PEOPLE TO STEAL THEIR LAND
all of that means you need to do MORE work to prove that that isnt actually what the plot is supposed to be, and more work to redeem villains who are very heavily goddamn triggering to a large part of the vunerable audience YOU SPECIFICALLY MARKETED YOURSELF TOWARDS
this was just so fucking overwhelming and somehow rushed despite being an hour long episode, and i hate it because the show spent so much effort on so much other stuff yet decided to half ass it at the really important part that NEEDED to have thought and time put into it if it was gonna nail the landing
especially after ALL THAT FUCKIN TIME AND EFFORT INTO THINGS THAT ONLY AMPED UP THE VILLAINY AND TENSION OF THESE GUYS AND MADE IT SO MUCH WORSE
like fucking hell how can you be so tone deaf??? this has been in the planning for so damn long and theyve been working on it forever and THIS is what they chose to rush over? this is the priorities they thought were important? even just within this episode if youre struggling to fit it all in then like seriously cut out some of the stuff like the montage of unseen fusion forms that did basiclaly nothing but a few jokes, and the equally as rushed bad lars and sadie romance resolution. Which is another thing that needed a lot of work to fix when the introduction we got to these two was a really unhealthy relationship and a dude who refuses to change despite being given twelve chances but suddenly changes COMPLETELY on the thirteenth one and i guess cos he died that proves he’s all good now. Except he acts all weird and creepy in the very next episode and endangers his new friends by acting all possessive over sadie again and getting angry that she has other friends????
i hate it because ive had to deal with the fandom telling all the people who were rightfully uncomfortable with how these subjects were handled that oh we’re just overreacting and oh wait and see cos they totally have a big plan for the ending or something that’ll make it all make sense. And comparing people being triggered by child abuse and racism to “huhu those dumb su criticals who hate the art style” or whatever...
god, man, its just a deflection of what the issue really is
“oh youre saying NO VILLAINS can EVER be redeemed and NOBODY can EVER talk about dark stuff in shows without being SECRETLY BAD AND SUPPORTING IT IN REAL LIFE?”
no im not saying that im just saying the subjects are fucking depressing to people who’ve suffered from the real life stuff and the villain redemption should be GOOD and should THINK ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE if it wants to make up for it
like fucking hell look at how much zuko from avatar went through before his redemption. look at how long he struggled with his morality and how long it took him to realise he was wrong. look at how much detail they showed us on all the people who negatively influenced him into making the bad choices he did. look at how much he went through to make up for what he did and apologise to everyone he hurt. look at how everyone he hurt didnt believe him at first and it took a while for everything to work out. look at how sometimes he messed up and took steps backward before getting to where he needed to be. and look at how he actually changed as a person and continued learning and growing and trying to be a good person even far into the future after the story ended.
hell, fuckin look at PERIDOT! peridot had a full goddamn zuko arc! peridot had more screentime than all of the diamonds combined, and it was way better utilized! she had a full process from being introduced as a scary villain BECAUSE OF MISUNDERSTANDING WHO SHE REALLY WAS, then being revealed as having a fully rounded personality, flaws and redeemable traits while still being a villain. and moments of her proving that she did indeed only become a villain because she didnt understand what she was doing was wrong, and a personality that matched with that reveal rather than having NO INDICATION she was like that until it suddenly happened only after she was defeated. and her redemption came slowly through friendship with steven and it had moments of the other characters not instantly trusting her and also of her making mistakes and struggling with believing steven’s philosophy when it went against everything she knew about life. and speaking of which it was established that she had a very different life which had negative influences pushing these ideas upon her, and tough stuff that made her scared and pressured. Not just being in a high position of ruling over a planet in the lap of luxury and ONLY AFTER BEING DEFEATED do we learn that they feel pressured by the societal expectation to be perfect and they actually would have agreed all along with dismantling the system but they were just too afraid to be honest. Or whatever the fuck that rushed ending was trying to go for! And man even after peridot joins the team she’s NOT redeemed yet, she’s initially only halfway doubting herself and only teaming up with steven because they’re both afraid of the cluster. And she messes up and says horrible shit to her new friends and feels the consequences of her actions and chooses to change. And her ultimate choice to switch sides is REALLY hard, she gets so close to going back to the diamonds and its a great personal sacrifice on her part when she chooses to give it all up and make an enemy of the person she was so scared of!
and GAHHH that good redemption is one in a million episodes that really set up the diamonds Being Bad and should have been a goddamn tally in the “effort required in the fuckin ending” chart!
could we not have even just had one ten minute episode of blue and yellow going around earth and experiencing human life and realizing there’s things worth protecting? or a few damn scenes foreshadowing white being actually insecure and lying to protect herself, rather than GENUINELY ABUSIVE BECAUSE SHE’S BAD?
and seriously even if you hurt people because you hate yourself YOU STILL HURT THEM
a sympathetic backstory should be a reason why they COULD be redeemed, not proof that they already are redeemed just because the backstory was stated in words and nothing else has fuckin changed.
imagine if zuko just lost one fight to aang and said “yes but my dad abused me” and aang was like “oh no now lets team up with zuko to beat up his dad” and none of the bad things zuko did were ever mentioned again and also he keeps his season 1 personality throughout the entire series
imagine if peridot fuckin.. just changed sides cos she’s funny and we like her. people wantedher to change sides as soon as she acted funny and likeable but they still made the effort to actually prove she had changed! the diamonds didnt act remotely harmless or remotely good until they just suddenly are in the very last episode.
hoo
fucking
ray
also why are we constantly just ignoring all these dark things about homeworld? like the episode with holly blue agate and the famethyst slave caste and all the creepy ways the entire place operated. i totally thought thatd.. yknow.. EVER BE REFERENCED AGAIN?? its never even mentioned that anyone even WANTS to go back and save them?? and the human zoo were outright stated to be like.. unsaveable. “oh theyve never known real human life and theyre happy in their slavery so itd be cruel to take them away from it” One off episode, forgotten about. And the creepy as fuck scenes of gems being BUILT INTO THE WALLS AND DOORS AS SECURITY SYSTEMS and the confirmation that more lapis situations are constantly going on yet somehow that singing hairbrush person doesnt get all the sympathy that she did. And steven going daww at the pebbles instead of being horrified that theyre born to work as servants and forced to live in the walls because the noblewomen dont want to look at them? and he asks them to make him a new outfit?? and theres no plot anything involving them except them puttering around in the background outfitting?? like was none of this meant to be seen as PROOF THAT THE DIAMONDS WERE EVIL and PEOPLE WHO NEEDED TO BE SAVED????
goddddd
please say they were rushed or something please say this is all the faultof being given less time than they expected please say there were other plans for other episodes we didnt see that would have given at least slightly more substance to any of this
also why wasnt this even advertised as the last episode if its the last fuckin episode
hhhh well at least obsidian was a great character design and so were the other fusions and new outfits even if they only appeared for twelve seconds. and white’s whole scary evil mind invasion stuff was really good even if it actually hurt the episode by being good, kinda
man im not even mad or anything i just feel mehh and bored and like im actually glad its over. i never wanted to feel that way about a show that used to be so good. i kinda wish the earliest episodes werent so good if the answers to all those well set up mysteries were gonna have so much less effort than the setup itself
...man i should make a whole post about all the mistaken ways i THOUGHT the show was gonna go that actually would have been way more interesting than the real answer.
i’m just super glad that my last theory was wrong cos wow that would have been the only thing worse than this ending! when white pearl first appeared before we’d actually seen white diamond, and it had all this thing that white diamond hadnt been seen in ages.. well i was worried it was setting up some sort of reverse twist where actually white pearl is bodysnatching white diamond instead of vice versa. So the whole evil empire would actually be run by a member of the slave class that its oppressing, and the diamonds/representative of the upper class would actually be poor victims all along. dear god i am so glad i got that wrong! tho im weirded out by how evil white/pink pearl looked in that first hint that she was originally pink pearl??
anyway basicallly im just so fuckin tired
#su spoilers#su critical#more like su dissappointed from someone who started off so damn su positive#su bored su rushed su i just wanted you to care as much about making this redemption good as you cared about other things#it really felt like in general the crewniverse just lost interest in the story around the third hiatus or so#whyyyy did they take so long to reveal anything if all the reveals were gonna be so fast and so bad#you gotta learn that if you hype up a thing you actually have to deliver#like fuckin hell it took a whole season to even introduce a single other gem at all#and so long to introduce homeworld and so long to introduce the diamonds and then whoops blink and its over i guess#also why was jasper hyped up so much and then shitcanned for practically a decade#and her only narrative purpose in the end was just a brief hint at the pink diamond arc
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AHS Apocalypse 8x03 Live Stream
SPOILERS UNDER CUT
Oh I thought the opening scene looked like the Dinah, Coco, Mallory descencum. Damn Michael...
Night Vision of the soul? Tell me about your powers!
Lol, spoiler, entitled, helpless.
OMG COCO! Fire Mallory lol
“Something Dark”
DAMN CALL HER SHALLOW!
Og again? He knows Dinah?
SHE’S NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH?!
DINAH IS A WITCH!
MICHAEL CONFIRMED IT!
Ish
Dinah is in the sanctuary!
Evil soul?
Oh nvm, it’s Andre.
Unless Dinah is Andre’s son...?
God this is one opening scene of mind fuckery.
I want Dinah to use some powers
Mallory’s made for that world?
Mallory should want to leave.
Ew what an ugly close up to Michael.
Oh Mallory has a darkness..... Unfun.
MALLORY PUSHED HIM BACK
MALLORY IS A WITCH!
OMG MALLORY PYROKINESISED MICHAEL!
That’s right Mallory! Call his ass right back out!!!!
OMG MY THEORY THAT DINAH MALLORY AND COCO R WITCHES ARE RIGHT!!!
THEY DID DESCECUM WHEN THE OTHER 3 WALK IN!
BEST OPENING SCENE IN AHS HISTORY!!!
I swear the opening theme has been changing scenes every week.
ITS COMMERCIALS AND I AM SCREAMING IN EXCITMENT STILL THAT MALLORY, BILLIE LOURD, AND DINAH, SAME NAME AS BLACK CANARY, ARE WITCHES!!!
I still wonder if Coco’s a witch based on set pics Ryan Murphy released.
I am so excited to find out how Dinah knows Michael.
Adina Porter came out and said the scripts made her mind twist and turn, and well I hope it’s true cause it’ll be interesting to see a strong black witch since Angela Basset is too busy with 911 to come back as Marie.
Omg Michael’s doing a spell, ritual.
I wonder if it’s Tate father of devil father.
OHHHH It’s a scrying!!!
He thought he destroyed them all?
Michael did the witches?!
HE DESTROYED WHO? THE WITCHES?!
I cant with this fucking shit. Omg Witches need to ocme and take hsi ass back.
Boiling blood is actually kind of a cool effect.
Am I the only one whos still scare dof Michael’s demon face that happened earlier?
Oh yay the snakes are still around.
Ave Satanis... “Awaken Satan” right?
Kathy Bate’s voice is so distinct.
Her own self made costume is adorable.
The tricker treatgiver is a famous actress I remember her from places.
Wasn’t Kathy Bates in Rosemary’s baby?
Go Young Kathy Bates! Slap him.
Oh shit, she’s a good fighter!
Oh she’s an agent. This makes sense.
Can we have Kathy Bates in Spy 2?
Can someone inform Melissa McCarthy and 50 Cent Piece to get Kathy in on this?
Oh everything happened on Halloween in Kathy Bates’ life. Nice.
Okay as nice as robot Kathy Bates’ life story is, can we get back to the witches?
I still swear Mallory and Coco are connected because they’re witchy powers keep them together.
I am so validated by this knowledge they were witches.
Awww Venable showing support for Kathy Bates is actually touching.
Omg Venable being so adamant on Michael is very interesting.
“That’s Outrageous”
“If you die here, Justice dies here” Really? you’re the sadists here!
“Kill everyone!” Jeez Kathy, these methods are nice.
“ You’re mean and self invovled enough to survive anything, and I’m a robot”
Oh is this guy the Coco husband who screams “You bitch?”
Someone saw a leaked pic that he appears again I think.
I was a finalist on top chef omg hahahhaa
Omg, he is very good “tracking” her for a year.
No one sees the figure approaching behind him?
I wonder where this guy got the gun.
Wait I guess we know officially that the apocalypse did actually happen.
How come these people can breath fine without pain like the people Michael claims he saw.
mother with kids^
OMG ANOTHER WITCH BREACH?!
STEP FORTH WITCHES PLEASE!!!!!
MADISON I INVOKE THEE!!!
They teleported in already I bet.
Ugh.... Why can’t we just reveal the witches already.
Anyone have any guesses where Michael did the ritual? I am very curious? How do people not notice things that happen in this place?
Apples... cause they’re fucking for Adam and Eve aka UCLA and Jail Girl
lol a nurtition blog!
Oh Venable happy enough to try the red delicious.
Vine providence? Wtf Kathy Bates....
Before they die? Don’t you just kill them anyways?
“Not a bad apple in the bunch?” Is that symbolism for they all deserve to go to the sancutary?
WHERE ARE THE WITCHES?
I could honestly care less about Coco’s husbando bf guy.
How can he breath the air and not the guy in the mask?
This Nuclear fallout is making less and less sense to me.
Less sense than where are the witches of all things.
I ownder how Coco will react ot seeing him.
MALLORY STARE AT THE FIRE AND INVOKE THINGS PLEASE!
Oh another Gray got a speaking line.
God I have a lot of thoughts tonight.
Celebration and Comradery?
Wait the only saved Asian is a Gray....
Victorian Masquerade Ball.... @holypancakes is about to blow it!
What are they going to be able to make in this bunker.
Omg Coco, and Gay Evan Peters destroying Mallory is so relatable and sad.
Omg Stew!!! I love how they love Stew.
“I don’t wanna rub it in for the ones who don’t get picked” lol
“No offense Mallory” BAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAJA
These 1v1′s is hilarious.
OMG WHY THE FACE AGAIN :’(
Oh Mallory’s coming out of the broom closet!
Oh they’re laughing at him.
NO MALLORY ITS NOT THE BLAST!
OMG DARK PHEONIX! Shit thats so meta, with Quicksilver right there lol.
Coco commanding shit.
I know she probably won’t but pleas Mallory do something.
This is such a Cinderella point.
Shit Coco is kind of getting a little far right now.
She totally had a point with Evie’s room.
OH IS THIS WHEN MADISON APPEARS IN THE BEAK MASK TO DINAH OR WHOEVER IN THE TRAILER?!
I know it’s not confirmed but we all know that mask was the same Madison wore for to scare Zoe in Bitchcraft.
LOL “Sweet horses”
Lol Mallory has to introduce her.
LOL THAT BOO
FX WTF DON’T U FUCK UP THE PICTURE AUDIO NOW!
Oh shit Venable knows the Ghosts situation.
I mean if it’s been 18 months, this has happened before.
I wonder how many monologes Sarah Paulson has this season.
WHAT MUSIC WILL PLAY I WONDER?!
No idea what this symbolizes honestly.
Oh UCLA’s wire crown is actually creative.
OMG THE FOG IS ROLLING IN WHICH MEANS THE WITCHES CAN COME!
Madison is not that tall, so idk who that could be.
Mr. Langdon doesn’t seem that tall either.
Is Coco dying? Damn....
I still pray it’s Madison, but still.
Wait Coco got into Harvard?
I hope it’s like by real merit. Not money.
BITCH YOU WERE TRYING TO BE AN INFLUENCER U NEVER MADE IT!
Analingus omg Coco.
Coco’s about to die sigh.
Coco can you not....
Short tongue and sensitive gag reflex. sigh this show.
Oh shit Brock I forgot he was around lol.
HOW DARE SHE INVOKE SUSHI!
Brock doesn’t look happy.
NOOOOOO COCO!!!!!!!!
SOMEONE VITAL VITALUS HER!
WHERE IS MISTY?!
BRING COCO BACK!!!!
COCO WAS SEEN IN OTHER SET PARTS AND SHIT!
Lol festivities and your gun. Bitch, has no clue who Michael is.
So many snakes.
I wonder how bored they must be that this si so thirlling for them.
I wonder how many times these peopl have bobbed for apples. I think it’s harder than this I think.
I also think it’s weird UCLA and Jail Girl are so calm right now about all this. They were about to be murdered last week. I don’t knwo how I could deal with these people.
I wonder how bad this mass suicide will end up.
Oh Gay Evan Peters sis howing signs.
Mallory might be immune?
Oh nvm she threw up.
Oh UVLA had blood on Jail Girl ew.
Gay Evan Peters looked so fake.
I wonder what it’s like to act this scene.
Okay so where is Misty to bring everyone back?
Literally we know Misty is in the first 5 episodes since the trailer promos only filmed the first 5 episodes at time they made it. I thought she’d be in later.
Misty being team Michael would make so much sense based on what we just saw.
“Oh Venable you think you killed everyone? HA! Watch this,” Michael shows Misty who dances around and brings everyone back.
“And here’s the trick” hahahaha
I’m still waiting for Michael to bring Misty in.
I wonder when they’re going to realize Coco’s like head stabbed.
Oh shit he’s just open about the laptop being there lol.
I think this is funny, let alone Michael.
Oh shit, she passed the test!
I wouldn’t do that either.
NO SCARY FACT IS COMING BACK :’(
Oh wait she’s on his side duh #HailSatan
OH SHIT!!! CONCILUM!!!!
BE THAT WARLOCK MICHAEL!
I know why she did it.
Michael’s monologe right now is so confusing.
Not what he’s saying, but how interested I am.
Where is the witches?
Someone from his childhood?!
The Beautiful Boy? I’m still confused by this.
Okay so this song is so calming over these corpses and bile.
Brock is around doing what right now?
OH SONG CHANGE?!
THERE IS A HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS?!
Oh no, it might not be?
OMG THEY’RE COMING!
THEY’RE HERE!
OMG I BET THEY ARE!!!!
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!
THEY’RE IN MY EYE SIGHT!
I SEE THEM!!!
I’M DYING!!!!
I AM CANARY CRYING ALL OVER THE PLACE RIGHT NOW!!!!
OMG MY EYES MY HEART MY LIFE!
I CAN’T HANDLE THIS OMG YASSS BRING THEM BACK!
BRING BACK MALLORY AND CO!
FIND OUR SISTERS YES!!!!!!
I KNEW IT COCO IS A SISTER!
YASSSS RESURGENCE!
Madison looked happy to see them back.
OMG YES MADISON KNEW! SHE GOT THE LAST LINE!
AHHHHH SHE GOT THE LAST LINE!!!!
i am so happy!!!!!
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"God Help You!"
Friday 12th February 2021
Part 2
Hello again everyone! Hope your day has been going well so far! As mentioned in my previous post, this is the second blog following Friday's second episode. I am still planning on writing a blog every day this week in an attempt to catch up fully, if I'm correct, I should be up to date come Thursday's episode. But before we jump into the second episode, some EastEnders news was once again announced that I would love to share with you. Last night EastEnders announced that Brian Conely will be joining the cast as Sonia's long last Father, Terry Cant. We know that before Sonia left the Square, she appeared to be in distress - had she been searching for her Dad? With Sonia's return set to be in late Spring, Terry's arrival on the Square will also happen during Spring time. It's been revealed that the character of Terry is said to be charming, people-pleasing and making himself at home. The big question is how will Sonia react when her Father appears out of the blue? Has he been searching for her also? Either way, I'm super excited to see Brian Conely bring this new character of Terry to life! What do you guys think of the news?!
Now lets focus on Friday's second episode, so its plain to see that it's Valentines Day on the Square and the first people I'm going to mention is Keegan and Tiffany. It's been quite a while since we've seen these two. Can anyone remember when it was we last saw them? From what I recall it was when they revealed to Stuart and Rainie that they can't go through with being their surrogate. Since then, they've kind of been on the down low. Now it's been known that Tiffany is someone who loves getting expensive gifts, loves the lavish items and such - (To be fair now she's married to Keegan, that has since decreased), however it looks as if it's made no secret that she had been longing for a new handbag. At first, it's Stuart who mentions it to the young couple, acknowledging that she's not carrying a new bag, much to Keegan's confusion. Of course, trying to defend her husband she shrugs it off and claims that it's not important because they're trying to save their money. However, it looks as if Keegan notices and claims that if Tiffany really wants a handbag, then he will take her out to buy one! Only, later on when they return from their shopping spree, Tiffany and Keegan are sat in the cafe, Tiffany is gushing over her brand new handbag until Rainie appears, eager to see the bag that apparently Tiffany was so hopeful in getting, only when she sees the small pink bag on the table, she comments that that isn't the one that Tiffany originally showed her. Tiffany looks as if she wants the ground to open up and swallow her whole, poor Keegan is left completely humiliated. His wife tries to reassure him that she's happy with the one that he's bought for her, but it's clear to Keegan that his wife never said anything, because she knows he can't afford it.
It's fair to say that both Keegan and Tiffany haven't had much luck since getting married - struggling for cash to make a living, trying to find somewhere to live on their own, life has been hard for the young couple. Keegan does all he can by making and selling sandwiches and of course Tiffany does all she can to support her husband, but it looks as if Keegan is getting fed up of being skint, not being able to spoil his wife and been made to feel like a waste of space. Later on, without his wife's knowledge, Keegan approaches Dotty at the club, asking whether there are any jobs going. At first, Dotty is concerned that he's even asking in the first place, seeing as he already has a business which gets him up early in the mornings, working till 3am in a bar serving drinks might not be the best idea to add on top of his working schedule. Regardless, Keegan still seems interested. Something tells me this is not going to end well for Keegan, will he end up making himself exhausted and working himself to the ground, just so he can spoil his wife? Who knows?! -- The next thing I need to talk about is Sharon, after the previous episode, she's faced with a huge decision to make. What is she going to do? Sell the Vic back to the Carter's or simply face the consequences of her and Phil's attack on Ian? As she's sat with baby Albie contemplating her next steps, Kathy approaches her, almost as if she's no longer interested in having a blazing row with her, she simply asks her that if Ian does eventually get in touch with her, to please let her know, to which she nods in agreement. As Kathy leaves peacefully, Phil approaches his ex-wife and they happen to reminisce about Dennis, suddenly Sharon drops the bombshell to Phil about what's happened with Linda. Of course Phil is absolutely furious to learn about Linda's threat and takes it upon himself to give her a visit, without Sharon's knowledge. As he arrives at the Carter's apartment, Linda at first doesn't seem phased by his presence, she's come to learn that Phil isn't as scary as he makes out to be. However, things get a little confusing when Phil asks her whether she's spoken to her children lately, what have her children got to do with anything? But as soon as Phil makes himself comfortable in their apartment, Linda feels the need to call her children. At first we see that Nancy is fine, but then when she tries calling her son, Lee, the phone just rings and rings without any answer, it soon becomes clear that Phil is threatening to harm Lee. As Linda begins to worry about her son, Phil shows her a picture of Lee on his phone, which was taken around an hour ago. Now I have to state that, as far as I know, Phil is not a killer, he has never killed anyone - only ever threatened a life to get something he wants. Threatening to harm Lee is plainly a warning to the Carter's to leave Sharon and the Vic alone, otherwise something will happen to their son! He makes the interesting point that they have no idea what it's like to loose a child, whereas of course both Phil and Sharon do! Of course, Linda isn't going to put her children's lives at risk, it look as if she receives his message loud and clear.
Later on, Phil returns to the pub with a little teddy bear in hand for Albie. He informs Sharon that she has nothing to worry about and that Linda is going to be off their case. Little Albie is in his playpen next to Phil, as Sharon is thankful to Phil for helping her, it looks as if their relationship and feelings for each other as slowly reappearing. Sharon leaves the room very briefly to take a call, leaving Phil alone with her young son. This particular moment really moved me, considering the history he has with the small child - neglecting him after finding out that he biologically wasn't his. Placing the small teddy in the young boy's playpen he interreacts with the infant, smiling and laughing speaks very softly "Dennis would have loved you!" - Almost on que, Sharon walks in to hear Phil bonding with her young son and acknowledges the possibility of Dennis enjoying being an older brother. Phil then does something which genuinely surprised me, he apologises for the way he treated young Albie when he was first born, to be fair, it was completely understandable - he was led to believe the youngster was his, his heart was broken when he found out the truth, he seems to have another sense of thought - that Albie is Dennis's half-brother, regardless of who Albie's biological Father is, he's someone important to Dennis. Both Sharon and Phil look as if they've come full circle, could there be a possibility that they're both wanting to rekindle their romance?! -- The third thing I have to mention is Whitney and Kush, with it being Valentines Day and both of them being single, they agree to have a "Housemate Date" where they just watch a good action movie, with pizza and beer, no roses or hearts or rings or anything of that kind! What better way to spend Valentines Day if you don't have someone to celebrate it with? However, as their day progresses, all sorts of unpredicted lovey-dovey things begin to happen. Firstly, Jack leaves a bunch of flowers on Kush's stall after being rejected by Denise, as Kush grabs hold of them to possibly throw away, he turns to see Whitney standing behind him, much to her surprise - of course they laugh it off! The second thing is when they're chatting away on the Square with Bernadette, who's happily eating a packet of sweets. As they're discussing what alcohol and snacks to grab for their movie night, Kush hollers Bernie to share out her sweets, as she chucks them over, Kush misses the catch and they fall out all over the floor. The three of them pick them all up but as Kush does so, without even realising from the looks of things, he picks up a Haribo ring and attempts to pass it to Whitney as she stands up - almost looking as if he's proposing to her - once again, they laugh it off! It's ironic but somewhat funny! These two minor signs were just the beginning of what was to come in the evening, almost as if the universe was trying to tell them something. It truly was a mate-date gone wrong.
Later on as they get ready for their movie, as Kush flicks through all the channels on the TV, every station is playing something romantic, to which he responds with putting on a DVD that has action, fire and guns! The funny thing also is that when their pizza arrives, the pepperoni is only decorated in the shape of a heart! Both Whitney and Kush cannot believe how their day has turned out, plus the last thing to top if off, the electrics all blow in the house, causing them to light some candles. As they contemplate the day they have both had, it looks as if they're both sharing the same thoughts. Should they listen to the signs that the universe is obviously trying to tell them? As almost as if it was written in the stars, Kush and Whitney begin to kiss and get intimate. Unfortunately, the one thing that crosses my mind - Gray! We know that Kush is going to be leaving soon and Gray has already approached Whitney about his feelings towards her, if he finds out about her night with Kush, he is not going to be happy! I feel as if he'll think if he can't have Whitney, no one can! Will Kush possibly be Gray's next victim? Simply out of jealousy?! As much as I love Kush, I worry for his character now - I've always hoped that they would keep the door open for him to return one day, what do you think?! Do you think it's possible that Kush could be Gray's next victim?! Will he maybe be able to fight against Gray? Or will Gray simply warn him or blackmail him in some way to stay away from Whitney and potentially leave Walford?! --
The final thing I have to mention is Denise and Lucas. After learning the truth about his daughter's intentions and how she really feels about him, it looks as if Lucas had done another vanishing act. Both Denise and Chelsea are fretting, claiming if Lucas isn't around to do the job that needs to be done, Caleb could come for them. Chelsea then states that it simply has to be her, because if the job isn't done, she'll be dead! Of course Denise doesn't want her daughter to put her life at risk for someone who is clearly very dangerous, especially when it means drug trafficking and running the risk of being caught and being sent to prison! Denise realises that they actually need Lucas, as much as it sickens her to say it, in a desperate attempt to find Lucas's whereabouts, she visits Pastor Lawrence at the church, asking for help or even information as to where Lucas could be. She claims that he needs to be found as they need him, more than they actually realised, whereas the Pastor seems reluctant to give her any information, Lucas appears from another room, as if he's listened to every word she's said. The Pastor decides to leave them to it and have their discussion, it's then that Denise informs Lucas that if he's really wanting to do the right thing, to put his family first, he needs to step up and do this job for Chelsea, otherwise it'll be her life on the line, she'll either end up dead or in prison. Would he really want his child to go through what he has been through?
I love the way Denise talks to Lucas, I don't know what it is but she certainly has a way of talking to him, using the right words to make him understand what needs to be done and how desperate they are for his help, to save their daughter. Later on, Denise returns home and Lucas slowly follows, it looks as if Denise's words have sunk in to him. He's come to realise the seriousness of the situation and how much he is actually needed. He reveals that he will go to Ibiza to deliver the drugs, he attempts to sound a little optimistic, claiming that if all goes well and to plan, he'll get a nice holiday out of it. But when Chelsea drops the scenario if it doesn't go to plan, what is going to happen then? Lucas looks as if he's lost for words, but as sad as it sounds, he reveals that it won't matter. He claims if he hasn't got his daughter, there's nothing left for him on the outside world, so his life won't matter. He's basically putting his life before hers - which is something a Dad should do! He's finally stepping up, he's doing this for his family, for his daughter, to keep them safe! Part of me does believe that Lucas has changed, I'm unsure where this storyline is going to go - but I'm hoping everything goes to plan. Even though Lucas has a very dark side, I have to be honest, I have always loved his character, I find him so interesting! I'd be gutted if they were to bring him back, just to kill him off! As Chelsea thanks both her Mum and Dad for helping her with her situation, Denise warns her ex-husband that their daughter's life is in his hands and he needs to make sure everything goes to plan, if not - things could look very bad for the Fox family!
Overall a really good episode! I apologise for this post being late, but I'm eager to make sure I get completely up to date by Thursday! Thank you all for reading! I'm really looking forward to finding out what happens next! Please feel free to leave me a comment or a message, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thank you again everyone! Enjoy the rest of your day! Love you all xXx
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December 21st, 2017 CTP Archive
The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on December 21st, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST. The chat focused on Legendary Beings Ara & Celi by NAAN.
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✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Legendary Beings Ara & Celi by NAAN~! (https://tapas.io/series/AraandCeli) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~!
With that said, let us begin with this first question~!
QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
I thought the opening was pretty strong since it started with a lot of tension
made me excited to see where that was going to lead up to
snuffysam
The opening scene was a really strong hook, agreed.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
hook! yeah that's the word for it
NAAN
slips in here, nobody notice me vibrating
✨Tenor✨
-Flops on NAAN!- :D
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
OLLEH
snuffysam
NAAN alert!
hey everyone!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
hai
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
hiiiii NAAN~!
✨Tenor✨
UUUGH I don't have a fav sceeeeene. I've pretty much enjoyed the whole trip so far x3
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yeah the opening scene was definitely very interesting. especially in terms of scale because when looking back in retrospect you can see the difference in terms of epicness? i cant think of a good word
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Yeah, the art style is really something
NAAN
Hello, hello!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
*notices no vibrating lives in blissful ignorance *
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Hi there!
Kabocha
I'm gonna agree with Draco! The opening scene was my favorite so far -- mostly because Angels vs Demons is often pretty cool
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Great to see ya @NAAN(edited)
And yeah, that opening was spectaculat
Kabocha
also, I really got very curious about the nature of Ara and Celi themselves, so I'm looking forward to finding out more about them. (They're both intriguing and a little scary...)
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
That scene of everyone doing battle in outer space
NAAN
screams on all these thoughts so far
snuffysam
I think the opening scene also helps bring the other scenes up- because while you're reading through the comic, the thought that this sort of scene may happen again in the future is always in the background.
NAAN
"Intriguing and scary" - this made me laugh so hard
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
is this character's art style intentional
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hello. ^^ I think my fave was actually when Ara said that Miyara wasn't a chosen one, this is just the way things happened to turn out.
NAAN
MY FAVE PANEL
snuffysam
I love when the art style changes like that. really shows that sort of emotion
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
yes
snuffysam
@MathTans the Pun Prince that was an incredible line, yeah
MathTans the Pun Prince
I like how the art style stays that way until Miyara comes to terms with her emotion.
NAAN
I do that on purpose @snuffysam, so that makes me happy to hear(edited)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
@math yes definitely i have to say that is my fave scene actually. i really like how the toning was used and it had a spectacular atmosphere
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
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snuffysam
the most recent scene, where ara is explaining miyara's role, is also a strong contender for the best
Kabocha
I am extremely curious to find out what exactly Miyara did in the past to Ara, though. "Surely you don't expect me to forget what she did then!" Gyaaaaaaaaaaaah, I'm expecting something sordid
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
I wish I had found out about this comic sooner
Do you plan on returnnig to it someday, NAAN?
I'd love to share live updates of the comic as new pages are rolled out
NAAN
@MathTans the Pun Prince one of my favorite lines to write. And it was a new edit too. I'd written something else previously.
MathTans the Pun Prince
Oh, cool. Interesting how these edits can play into things.
Maybe it happened during one of her supposed blackouts?
(The thing that was done in the past I mean.)
NAAN
Oh yes, I will be returning to it once I graduate in May! It's on hiatus bc of grad school, and that + insanity of graphic design makes for no comics.
Kabocha
aaaaaaaaaaaaaa grad school. D: D: D:
snuffysam
real life always finds a way to butt its head into comics (edited)
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yis :<
sorry if i get distracted, i'm lining a page atm too
MathTans the Pun Prince
Related to the blackouts, the dad's a cool character.
NAAN
@Kabocha and @MathTans the Pun Prince your questions are related -- no spoilers but a hint: the blackouts are related, but it didn't happen during
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah, i liked her dad a lot too
he was different than i expected, in a good way
MathTans the Pun Prince
He had stealth skillz.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
and i liked that she cared about his well being
Kabocha
oh, also, this page amused me too:
NAAN
also @Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨ the screenshots you posted, I find it enlightening and heartwarming (for me) -- because I'd submitted the comic to a collective once, and most people HATED those XD
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i liked how he just shrugged to the fact she stayed home from school XD
NAAN
also, fujiro is a lot of fun to write ad you will definitely see more of him ; ))))
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lol
XD
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yaaaay~!
MathTans the Pun Prince
I'm guessing when he has his somewhat scary wife to deal with, he takes things in stride.
NAAN
also yes @Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨ those panels were intentional. (sorry I missed this question, so many comments brEEZING)
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
XD
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
thats mean math. that is clearly best wife. O_O how can you not like the waifu?
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
we need more sudden/funny art shifts
cause I feel like they work when done right
NAAN
the panel that Kabocha posted, can you all read the tiny text? I've always worried you can't see that
Kabocha
yeah, it's readable on my computer
MathTans the Pun Prince
Heh. I dunno. She has strange vibes, even the friend picked up on that.
snuffysam
not at the scale discord shows for thumbnails, but if I click it I can read it yes
MathTans the Pun Prince
What snuffy said, aye.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lo
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah I can read it~!
NAAN
oh good! it's meant to be small, hehe. i've been going through the pages today for future lettering edits and that was one of them
especially for print
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yeah the tiny text is readable even on my tiny screen
NAAN
i'm a huge believer in shifting the art between humorous / dramatic, just because it lightens the tension. like a small break before continuing
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
yes i agree it can definitely be used to lighten the tension for sure
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
hahah, it reminds me of old school clamp
that technique
NAAN
old school clamp was a huge influence on wee bab NAAN (edited)
MathTans the Pun Prince
I'm kind of bad for noticing techniques. ^.^
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
heehee
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah, i love old school clamp~
snuffysam
oh yeah, i guess it is kind of clamp-y
NAAN
I got something related to the waifu~ exclusive, 2nd chapter back cover for the printed edition
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
OMG
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
lol omg XD
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Cute!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
thats is adorable~!
NAAN
may be quiet now, feels like she's derailing the entire discussion(edited)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
nah dont worry about it. sometimes it happens cause i think most ppl are multitasking at the same time.
i wanna say i really like how wyda(sp?) looks. like of all the things in the comic that struck me as the most clamp like
but in the good way of course
where i got all nostalgic
MathTans the Pun Prince
I'm so bad with names too. ^.^
NAAN
;w; sniffs
wyda is an extremely new character to the cast, compared to the others. I created her recently when I realized some parts of the story needed reworking
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lol
I'm kind abad with names as well
NAAN
she ended up being a good foil for ara imo, when I wrote her voice separately
snuffysam
Did you redo old pages at some point, or are you just referring to scripting things?
NAAN
so she stay wyda, u stay
re: wyda, I mean script. HOWEVER, save for the last...3 pages of the first chapter, that was entirely redone
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
gonna go afk for a bit to respond to some friends in pm
Kabocha
So, how is her name pronounced? for some reason I was imagining Wyda's name to be pronounced as "Vida"(edited)
NAAN
originally hosted it on comic genesis, and when I moved to comicdish, I just decded to redo them.
some of the pages even then, were redone for the print edition
let me show you
snuffysam
and I think you're working on a new site too, iirc?
NAAN
some of the old ones on comicdish before I edited/redid them for the print version (later the actual official thing, christ so many edits)
Yep! I am, hosted at ac.jadinerhinestudios.com (I goofed up in domain registrations, so it's a subdomain for now) @snuffysam People are helping me with the code for it, haha(edited)
snuffysam
cool! yeah, whatever works, ha ha.
NAAN
@Kabocha Her name comes from a part of a classmate's name, so Wee-dah. (Or Wí-dah)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
QUESTION 2. Though reluctant and rather unwilling, Miyara accepts her destiny and chooses to become one of Ara’s “bodies.” How do you think these new powers will affect Miyara’s life? Will everything go back to the way it was (relatively speaking) or will she, as was ominously mention, lose things she once had? What about her “episodes” that cause her to violently punch her father? Will she be over them or will they continue? What are her episodes anyway and do they relate to her status as one of Ara’s chosen?
NAAN
oh snap, it's a goodie
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
you know what's hard about this is that we didn't really see much of her life before
so we don't have much to compare it to
so we'd have to mostly make assumptions based on the little bit we do know that what comes from here after is new
MathTans the Pun Prince
Well, she seems to have lost her ability to dream with this, that's an interesting side effect. I feel like Miyara will TRY to have everything the way it was, even though she can't, which will cause issues.
snuffysam
It was an interesting choice that the "episodes" weren't even mentioned until after the museum scene...
MathTans the Pun Prince
As to the episodes thing, I feel like that's not linked to the chosen thing directly. Might play a role in having her somewhere she doesn't remember going.
Her dad could also have been joking? Like, it's a bit of an odd time to bring that up. Or maybe dad can sense what's going on, that's why he said it?
Kabocha
I think Miyara's screwed. (lol) I think it was mentioned in Ch3/World 3 that Miyara's episodes are related to how her powers aren't like, fully bound to her quite yet? So she's not in a good position as a human, magical girl, or incarnation of an angel's power. SUCKS TO BE YOU MIYARA.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
lolol
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i wonder if her episodes are actually dreams tho? cause what if they arent full dreams so keep happening
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
I was thinking maybe they were memories of her past life or something
MathTans the Pun Prince
Oy, what if she has dreams but they're not really dreams. o.O
Kabocha
The impression I got is that Miyara's human life will basically be subsumed by her life as Ara's servant -- but interestingly, the key that she was given in ch 3 seems to have both an angel and a demon wing...? o_o Is Miyara the link between Ara and Celi somehow?
MathTans the Pun Prince
Why wouldn't Celi want there to be a link then? What with the killing and all.
snuffysam
So far, it seems this magical girl stuff has only made Miyara's life worse. Will it eventually get better when she fully fills that role?
Kabocha
Because if there's a link between her and Ara, that means something's going to be pulled into balance, maybe?
or at least, that's what I would assume. Things seem to be off kilter between Ara and Celi themselves. And Celi's kind of nuts.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Indeed
MathTans the Pun Prince
I feel like Miyara's life was a little off the wall in the first place. Perversely, this might calm her down, giving her an outlet for her more crazy side.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah~
true~!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Celi needs a hug.
(I don't think Miyara will be in the mood to give her one.)
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Relievant
Kabocha
Miyara will probably try to kill Celi as payback lol But Celi will then be like "Nope, listen, you can't pay attention to Ara, she's not as good as you think she is. Either you go along with me (since you're no longer easy to kill), or I'll basically make sure your life ends horribly right here."
...also maybe I'm starting down the path to crack theories.
MathTans the Pun Prince
That's a bit of a contradiction though, if she's not easy to kill and ending her life.
Maybe someone should take out a new life insurance policy.
Kabocha
Nah, it'd be an empty threat.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
lol Math
Kabocha
'cause if Miyara still is in the dark about a lot of stuff, Celi would then have that on her side.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Have comics ever delt with insurance before?
MathTans the Pun Prince
Does Celi need bodies too, maybe? Or did she at some time in the past, and it went badly, so she's jealous...?
snuffysam
Maybe she's trying to get by without them
NAAN
(bad cell camera, but couldn't resist)
snuffysam
lol NICE
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
nah celi is evil. evil sustains you O_O
MathTans the Pun Prince
Heh, nice.
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
I love it @NAAN XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
Ara respects Celi still though. Why respect evil...?
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
cause there has to be balance in the force
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
maybe its also sort of villain respect. you know when like arch rivals are like "ah yes this is a worthy opponent"
Kabocha
Celi tried to rebel against the creator in the beginning. So it's easy enough to say that Celi is EXTREMELY powerful. Maybe that's part of what makes Celi crazy though.
Ara had to split herself into different bodies, while Celi kept it all in.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
oh thats definitely an interesting theory
that they started the same but couldnt handle all dat power
snuffysam
maybe keeping all your power inside you makes you stronger, but it's a riskier move somehow
Kabocha
That could also be why Ara has some level of respect for Celi -- they were once the same.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
i like that theory
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Me too
Kabocha
OR you shouldn't disrespect something that powerful, because that means you're gonna get cocky and THEY WILL KILL YOU FOR SURE
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hmm! I like that theory. Celi just needs to let it all out... maybe she can't? Maybe that's why she doesn't like Ara, she got the shorter end of the stick?
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
or maybe ara is just nice and is fond of respect, politeness, and good manners
which is why miyara is clearly her mortal enemy in that respect
MathTans the Pun Prince
Heh. Gotta teach Miyara table manners in Book 4.
The loss of temper felt realistic. Also shows that Ara has flaws and a breaking point.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah~
NAAN
so many theories, so many good ones
MathTans the Pun Prince
(All of them wrong, but good theories. )
snuffysam
just because a theory is completely bonkers doesn't mean it isn't good
Kabocha
Indeed. :'3
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
they said allah at one point, i was wondering if there's an islam backing to the story or if that was them capturing several religions in one invocation
Kabocha
Well, Celi did ask "Which creator" at the start, didn't she?
snuffysam
I think there were multiple religions referenced on that page
Kabocha
(sorry I've now decided CELI IS MY FAVORITE)
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
i'm gonna do some stuff AFK, if I don't make it back in time thanks for having me!
snuffysam
see ya!
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
bye super~!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
Bye-Bye!
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah, it seemed to be a mixture of religions~ they mentioned jinns too
in one of the invocations
NAAN
@Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨ thank you for coming and for all your feedback!
Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨
You're welcome! It was great checking out your comic @NAAN
Cute illustration too X3
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i actually enjoyed that is referenced a mixture of religions. it made it a lot more interesting to me and made me want to know how everything works together. like whats the worlds explanation for tying them all together
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah I enjoy the mixture feeling as well
MathTans the Pun Prince
OMG, NAAN, you drew something that fast? O.o
NAAN
I can sketch stuff like this pretty quickly XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
I's impressed.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
was curious what the inspiration behind the religious portions of the story were~
NAAN
so long as I don't pay attention to proportions, though lmao
oh! this I can answer, it's not necessarily a huge spoiler i've said it to some people, but I'd really like to try to interpret/show how different religions interpret the idea of an angel + devil (or other beings like the jinn)
like how angels in Buddhism are called dakini -- skydancers
cue the show opening for skydancers the toy(edited)
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
oooh~ that's really neat
NAAN
i want to try showing diff religions through that too, but that's a slight back seat haha. too epic for me
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
hahah that'll keep me reading to see how you incorporate the different ideologies
Kabocha
bwahahahahaha
MathTans the Pun Prince
Mmm, that's interesting. Ambitious.
snuffysam
so essentially these characters are beings that were interpreted by different religions and cultures throughout history?
NAAN
most of them are my own take/understanding, some may be the literal interpretation by diff religions and cultures, yes ^^ (the latter because sometimes you just have to, especially when it's a religion that has had bare representation)
like
water angels are going to be punk aesthetics
and they won't subscribe to one religion, it's p "whatever mang"
snuffysam
oh ok, cool
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
religious mythos is pretty untapped beyond christianity in western stories so it'll be nice to see something that uses a broader scale(edited)
NAAN
@Kabocha good celi go౦ԁ cEli thats some goodceli rightthere rightthere if i do ƽaү so my self i say so thats what im talking about right there right there (chorus: ʳᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ) mMMMMᎷМ НO0ОଠOOOOOОଠଠOoooᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ Good shiz
snuffysam
lol next question time
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
QUESTION 3. Ara mentions that she needs 11 bodies to survive. Will we meet these other bodies in some form (whether flashback, astral projection, etc.)? If so, what do you think they’re like? If you don’t think they’ll meet, why not? Speaking of bodies, who is Samsa? Is it Miyara? Somehow Miyara and not Miyara? Is it someone else entirely?
the question was summoned
NAAN
@🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄 yep! that's what I'd like to do, since even I get bored XD;;
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
spooky finger wave
MathTans the Pun Prince
Were the other bodies even human, necessarily?
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
w
snuffysam
@MathTans the Pun Prince you mean, like, one's a dog?
NAAN
an example of some of the water punk angels, sans wings
snuffysam
cute!
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
oooooh, they look bad ass~!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Yeah, or a dolphin or something. Like, we're not the only intelligence on the planet.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
those are some awesome designs
snuffysam
i mean that's a possibility. i feel like most of the other bodies are probably human though.
Kabocha
Also ooh, I like the punk angels!
MathTans the Pun Prince
Extending a little less then, would they be female?
snuffysam
hmm that's a trickier one to answer
the prototypical magical girl leagues are typically filled with... like... girls
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
im curious about the fact that when wyda came ara mentioned something about having trouble "with the one here ." so does that mean that theyre in different cities? different times? other planets
snuffysam
but I suppose there's nothing saying a boy can't be one of them
MathTans the Pun Prince
And would they also be as young as Miyara? Like, maybe one was an 80 year old woman. And she's passed away, hence why we might not be meeting her.
bends all the rules
NAAN
nyuck nyuck
@snuffysam there's a hint in my DA gallery
MathTans the Pun Prince
It might be fun to meet some ghosts.
snuffysam
the story's themes are pretty multicultural as far as the mystical beings go, yet so far we've stuck to Japan for the human side. so I'm thinking the other bodies will be from other countries.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i would be really interested in seeing an 80 year old magical angel girl XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
Miyara did have that one panel where she was old and missing her juice.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
me too XD
80yr old magical girl for the win
snuffysam
I suppose if the magical girls get old and die eventually, that explains why Ara needed a new one right now?
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
but do we know for sure they age
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
idk if they get old. im unclear but it kind of sounds like theyre giving up their physical bodies for a higher purpose
Kabocha
They might not live long enough
snuffysam
true true. that could be one of the things Miyara loses
MathTans the Pun Prince
They live long enough to get new threads.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
they're really just energy dolls that get eaten
you are my eleven energy pod meals
Kabocha
See, this is why we should deal with celi instead
MathTans the Pun Prince
At least with her, you know where you stand?
(In front of a firing squad?)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
im getting suspicious that Kabocha is trying to bring us to the dark side
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
kabo must like the dark side
as long as it's not an angels vs. demon where the demons are right story
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hah! NAAN, you're hilarious.
Also, so fast.
Kabocha
Hey, I don't trust Ara very much. I'll trust Celi, who wants to kill everyone instead. At least we know where she stands
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
to be fair i dont trust ara that much either. i feel ara is very much a use them and lose them sort of person cause omg higher purpose yadda yadda yadda
not to say i think celi is right, just i imagine theres a little bit of ara sucks as motivation
MathTans the Pun Prince
Ara is, I think, not used to pushback.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yeah i don't trust ara either
ara seems too high strung and emotional to be logically rational
snuffysam
But Miyara could be the one to change her ways
MathTans the Pun Prince
(Maybe that's why she picked Miyara on some level. She needs someone to challenge her.)
snuffysam
exactly
MathTans the Pun Prince
wavelengths
As far as Samsa goes, I think that's a type of fried food. Or possibly the person Miyara turns into when she has episodes.
(Episodes when she craves fried foods.)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
the impression i get is samsa was a past life or something
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
i was confused by the samsa thing
snuffysam
maybe she
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
but my assumption is that i'm meant to be at this point
snuffysam
's the 80yr old who died
that Miyara is replacing
Kabocha
I feel like Celi's been slowly destroying Ara's spare bodies.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
if thats the case why cant celi touch miyara now as ara stated?
Kabocha
but if Ara is the Universe. And she has multiple bodies... does that make each body a parallel universe?
MathTans the Pun Prince
Hm, maybe Samsa is a past life, and that's what Miyara's reliving when she has episodes.
NAAN
whispers into the wind 'there's a hint in chapter three ~re: samsa~
tiny
MathTans the Pun Prince
Haaha, now I want to see all the characters in short shorts.
NAAN
they can be more comfortable than a short dress, that's for sure 8'D
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
samsa is the beetle?(edited)
Kabocha
"I am the obscure object of desire, that which gods eye; my unkown origin I am she of transcendence I am she of dirt I contain the knowledge of Good and Evil but she has allowed the Living God ---"
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
"The Egyptian god Khepri, Ra as the rising sun, was often depicted as a scarab beetle"
is it related to that, lol
MathTans the Pun Prince
(When I do an image search on "samsa", I still just get fried food. Maybe it thinks I typed "samosa".)
Kabocha
I actually thought "Samsa" was short for "Samsara"
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
oh good
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
oh noice~!
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i thought i was the only one who thought samsara XD
NAAN
@🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄 no beetles involved, sadly
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
when i saw samsa
NAAN
cockroaches though
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
I kept thinking of samson
shot
Kabocha
:'3
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
tear for no beetles
NAAN
dedication in reading and transcribing what it says on page 3, Kabocha XD
Kabocha
You hide stuff in little details
>:3 so it's a good hunt
MathTans the Pun Prince
Check behind the fridge.
NAAN
nah, that's where fujiro's hiding from nonka
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
lolol
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i dont think theres a lot of space behind the fridge for that O_O
MathTans the Pun Prince
You're not thinking 5th dimensionally. (That's where all the other bodies are, in the 5th dimension.)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
ah i see my mistake XD
so i wonder what this promise samsa made was O_O that miyara cant escape
like the slavery promise
the i hate celi too promise
MathTans the Pun Prince
The you can have my first born child promise.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
looooooooool
make them babies
MathTans the Pun Prince
smol Celi?
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
thinking teen preg is highly improbable in this XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
Art Gallery is not the best place to pick up guys.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
d'aaaaaw
Kabocha
The art gallery is a good way to pick up incarnations of oneself though
and targets for murder.
MathTans the Pun Prince
"Oh look, I'm in that painting of 50 years ago. ... ... Waaaaait."
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
it's like that episode of yugioh
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
ah these are super cute pics~!
QUESTION 4. The comic opens showing a war between Celi and Ara. While it’s implied that Ara won the battle, what exactly happened is unclear. What do you think the spell that stopped Celi was? What was the war about/what exactly are Celi’s goal? Who is Celi to Ara? Why has Celi returned only now?(edited)
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
yus ;3;
i assumed it was a good vs. evil battle
MathTans the Pun Prince
Could be chaos vs order. Maybe Celi wants to sow chaos.
Kabocha
At first, yeah, I was like, "ooh, Lucifer analogue"
but if it's chaos vs order, then Celi and Ara are inextricably linked :3
ONE CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT THE OTHER
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
maybe
it's inside someone's head
the inner battle of the mind
MathTans the Pun Prince
Maybe the goal is to devour the other and have one being for both then.
(I make up weird theories a lot.)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
tbh i was leaning towards celi is trying to destory the system and isnt a fan of the ara angel thing and the servant stuff. and celi just mad cause she somehow feels used.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
aaaaah yeah that's my leaning as well
because that's generally what i assume with angels vs demons
NAAN
(aw man, they're inversed. oh wELL)
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
lol omg XDXD
MathTans the Pun Prince
I want to believe. ^.^
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
i wonder where celi has been this whole time
cause i wouldve assumed imprisoned but ara seemed surprised
well not surprised
but definitely didnt have a concrete when
MathTans the Pun Prince
That's a good question. Why not attack Miyara when she was younger and less able to defend herself? I don't think they exist out of time...
Kabocha
Celi shows up when she wants.
But tbh I think she's more likely to show up where/when Ara exists
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
great now all i can picture is celi sitting back and talking about how everyone needs to chill out and how time is a construct of man to control ppl and how the sheeple need to wake up
Kabocha
see, I was imagining something more... Cartman like
"Screw you guys, I do what I want!"
MathTans the Pun Prince
Celi's been on the talk show circuit.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
hmm but back more on track, is it possible that by ara scoping out miyara that somehow summoned celi in and of itself. cause they both get a fair shot at the bodies.
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
i don't think celi actually wants her dead
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
and so it goes like Ara: Ah man you killed the body this time. Celi: I know right. Well see you next century. Good luck~!
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
but to use her
MathTans the Pun Prince
Could be. Actually, does Celi have minions? Why take action when you can send underlings?
Maybe the underlings failed? (All they did was make her eat lots of buns.)
Kabocha
Celi prefers to do things herself. ;3
besides, why share the power. It's so much better in one body
MathTans the Pun Prince
Celi originally wanted her dead. Unless that was all an act to get her in Ara's clutches. O.o
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
idk tho cause in that opening scene it kind of seemed multiple ppl were fighting each other vs. attacking just celi
MathTans the Pun Prince
(The big twist is they've been working together the whole time...)
"So the plan is I attack, you save her, you get the body, I get the soul?"
NAAN
( having too much fun with these, let me know if it gets annoying though )
reads and still vibrates in the meantime
MathTans the Pun Prince
OMG, not annoying at all. You're so good.
Also, I know my theory doesn't really hold water because of the whole transformation thing. ^.^
NAAN
I like everyone's theories for celi's purpose especially. She does have a good reason....( of course i think it's good, i wrote it lmao )
MathTans the Pun Prince
'Tis better to die as the girl you were, than to become a slave to my sister...
Kabocha
of course Miyara would enjoy Kafka lol
is she slowly gonna become a bug
is that how people will see her from now on?
slowly, Miyara becomes a creature beyond her ken -- but yet pitiable somehow.
MathTans the Pun Prince
I think that'd bug her.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
XD
Kabocha
Come now, let's not ANTagonize with bad puns
NAAN
tis better to roach her than to rooster her(edited)
i tried
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
someone better tell her that shes truly looking like the pest she is if she starts looking like a bug
mostly ara
MathTans the Pun Prince
Puns is, like, actually my name though. ^.^ Flea now.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
so on a different note im curious what wyda's relationship to ara is
like how do they know each other
did they meet at starbucks
MathTans the Pun Prince
Good point. There's fire deities and water deities, maybe they all have parties?
Oh, maybe Wyda was an old body of hers?
Or maybe she simply officiates at the weddings.
Kabocha
"Yo, I heard you like Caramel Macchiatos -- wanna fight your evil twin sister together?"
Wydanno the answers
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
loooool
MathTans the Pun Prince
There was that interesting parallel conversation too, like Wyda wasn't going to stick around for the heavy stuff.
Kabocha
Well, I'm pretty sure she's seen what happens when people are Celi-ng their soul to Ara.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
well it does sound like wyda just mostly came to "witness," whatever that means in this context
but why would there need to be a witness
is it like getting married for real XD
MathTans the Pun Prince
They exchange magic rings. There's many tears.
Kabocha
Hey, wait
is... Is Ara wearing two rings on one hand
DAMMIT IT ALL COMES BACK TO ZENCHAV
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
looooool omg noooooo
MathTans the Pun Prince
Familiar ring to it?
Kabocha
but serious question -- is it "Celi" pronounced "Seli" -- or is it "Celi" pronounced "Sealy"
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
i keep reading it as sealy
MathTans the Pun Prince
Miyara climbs out of a well "I have seen the cursed video tape!"
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
so before we close out does anyone have any final thoughts they want to share?
MathTans the Pun Prince
Huh, I read it as Seli.
Kabocha
I kept reading it "seli" ahaha
(hence the "Selling" pun)
MathTans the Pun Prince
Falling sequences were well done, I'll toss that out there.
NAAN
I would pronounce it "seli" -- however, I usually tell people to pronounce it as ce-lai, because my understanding has been that Americans don't know how to pronounce spanish sounding words right. and then it turns out, everyone's pronouncing it correctly anyway! XD for real though, the pronounciations of the names isn't so much a big thing? unless it's like wyda, where it's there haha (I did like the vida idea though)
🎄🌟Draco ⭐ Plato 🌟🎄
i thought the falling sequence was done really well as well
Kabocha
Ahahaha, well, with Wyda, I went all german on it so I mean
'cause I keep seeing german pop up in comic
NAAN
That would be a good presumption though! And probably if the comic were translated into German, that'd happen XD(edited)
I keep saying the f sound anytime I see someone with a germanic sounding last name though (like Justin Verlander, pfft)
Kabocha
Ahahaha
Kabocha
Well, in any case, I do look forward to seeing how the comic progresses once you're done with grad school
MathTans the Pun Prince
Well, here's hoping Miyara comes to terms with whatever she needs to come to terms with.
✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨
Unfortunately, the scheduled Comic Tea Party is now complete~! Thank you everyone so much for joining this week’s chat~! That being said, if you would like to continue discussing the comic, we encourage you to do so~! We want to give a big thank you to NAAN, as well, for volunteering Legendary Beings Ara & Celi for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support NAAN’s efforts. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about CTP, please feel free to PM me, or e-mail me at [email protected].
With that said, next week’s Comic Tea Party will focus on Cosmic Fish by Cosmographia. Please use this week to read as much of the comic as you would like. Hope to see you next Thursday (December 28th) from 5PM to 7PM PST~! Until then~! Comic: http://cosmicfishes.com/
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the rise of skywalker = good
spoilers under cut you were warned
we love sheev the movie
best movie? no. room for improvement? yes. a really good movie overall and the characters were good and made overall good/decently logical choices? absolutely.
fin good. i love him. and the obvious hint he can use the force is 10/10 he did so much work in this movie. i like poe/fin or rey/fin. or all three together, fuck it, they all hugged in the end anyways
poe is good he’s a good boy him and finn are so good. poe gets a lot of development and care and we love that he struggles but loves his friends and wins in the end by believing in others to come. (he did think they lost but only for a second. he was proven right that people would come. thanks lando we appreciate you here.)
rey is amazing and her growth/struggle is great i love that she’s a palpatine that’s so metal. and she stays good oough yess. palpatine wins in the end? or at least A palpatine? the only survivor? no more sith OR jedi. just. rey palpatine and any other new force users like fin. FINALLLY, evil wins! kinda lmao hahhaahhaha
i like how technically the series stared with palpatine and ended with rey.
it started with a slave child in the desert (anakin) who became dark, and ended with a child soldier in the dark who became light at the end (ben)
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the sheev-ening. we love emperor step peppers. he’s so good in this. force storm ya’ll!!
“hiS pLaN MakEs nO sEnSe!!1!”
shut tf up. either he possesses rey once she killed him, or he sucks the life outta her and restores himself once he found out about that bond power with ben or force healing whatever it was if she refused (like he did), or just kills her and sends his troops out to take everything over like. that’s not a bad plan bro. he wins either way. the only reason he lost is because the dummy killed himself with his own force lighting (AGAIN, DIDNT YOU LEARN FROM EPISODE 3 OLD MAN????). she did not strike him down, she defended. he killed himself, technically. she pulled a luke in that sense. it was not the jedi way. (though i guess by the end she is neither sith nor jedi)
plus he made an armada in secret the man was geared for success and had access to cloning tech too, as shown by snoke. if he couldnt have rey, he would have cloned himself or some shit. he has space voodoo, the man is scary and i love him for it.
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ben was. ok. kylo was much more intimidating and straight forward with his actions at least. and ben switching sides made sense. what i didnt like was his ending very much. why tf did he and rey kiss????? they were enemies for 2 and 3/4 movies. they didnt even speak until he showed up to help fight palpatine.
there is a bit of tension but not romantic whatever, he just poofed once he resurrected rey anyways. rip all skywalkers 2019
she is an adopted skywalker and that’s nice.
side tangent bc i’ve been seeing some fans crying over ben’s death, which i get it if you are a big fan of him:
((i guess i was just way more invested into rey as a character than ben solo. he was. there. he was alright, i could see the struggle but the tone-shift from TLJ really threw things wack and i just ended up not caring too much when he died unforntuately. i wish i did more. i mean it was sad, it would have been neat if he lived, but i kinda saw it coming as soon as rey “died”
im like, oh, he’s gonna climb up bc of course he’s fine and then save her since he saw her use force healing, so he’s gonna try it. he’s resurrecting the dead so it’s either gonna kill him or really make him weak. we got the former so. yeah. it was anticipated kinda. leia dying was much more emotional for me i guess. the love between her and her son was way more impactful than ben and rey.
like i said!! they were enemies for so long!! he tried to reach out, but he was a slimey dark side bitch who was trying to convert her and she knew it and wasnt down with that shit!! that aint romantic ya’ll!! christ! he was only good for 20 minutes before he died and they didnt even talk before he just showed up! if they had more time really getting into it and if he was good and reached out to her to talk, that would have been way better and more convincing is all im saying.
sure they fought together on snoke’s ship and talked, but it was still very. scary for rey. and then he attacked her friends and rebellion again! bitch, why did she kiss him!?
nothing against reylo shippers, i really dont care, that’s your business, i personally enjoy fin/rey much more, im just saying it seems forced in this situation. they tried to kill each other so many times. that’s animosity, not love.))
WHERE WAS ANAKIN AND OBI FORCE GHOST UGH. at least we got all of the voices of the jedi past helping rey in the climax that was awesome (including jin, obi, yoda, anakin, luke, leia, ect)
yeah also rip leia. she should have died in the second movie but she was good in this and it really hit the feels since carrie is... dead for real.
luke was good in this!!!! helpful boy!!! nice boy!!! i liked the flash back to when he trained leia it was so sweet to see them young again, if only for a moment.
the han solo scene was good ough my heart.
all of the character’s choices were overall good and made sense in the scheme of things, everything was streamlined bc it had to be.
it kinda felt like 2 movies crammed into 1 but it kinda worked and that makes sense bc of TLJ’s.... choices and changes in direction.
i dont think this movie was a train wreck. it’d place it as my 3rd fav star wars movie. for now, i may shift things around but you get the idea.
my current rankings so far for main line live action sw movies
(rogue one would be at 4 along with revenge of the sith and i didnt care enough to see solo.)
1. empire strikes back (obvious pick)
2. a new hope (luke is best boy)
3. rise of skywalker (as listed above)
4. revenge of the sith (clone wars show really got me to like older anakin. and obi is just. 10/10 in general. speaking of generals, i love grievous. and commander rex. rip all clones and jedi tho. F)
5/6. return of the jedi/force awakens (about even)
[the thing about return of the jedi is that the ending whole section with the death star and vader and palpatine and the struggle against jabba were really good! it just a lot of other stuff is... meh in the film]
7. the last jedi (sorry had to do it to ya. also rip Phasma)
8/9. phantom menace/attack of the clones (ya’ll know why)
im so glad im rewatching the clone wars show it was so good and oughghghg so good. i love the clones so damn much and everyone so much
star wars good ya’ll
anyways, i already loved palpatine and im just wildin’ right now we love a emperor. a queen. a bad bitch you cant kill. just vibin. like damn, iconic. he said “do it” and everything. a meme legend and godsend
in sheev we trust. you belong with sheev. real sheev hours. the sheev-ening. palpatine-ception. you name it, we vibe with it
NOW I WANT A NICE AU WHERE THE CHARACTERS LIVE AND PALPATINE IS JUST A GRANDDAD. scary but nice granddad to rey or some shit. anakin is still around, they are all still around. just silly fun alright?
LMFAO ROTTEN TOMATOES PUTS IT AT A 56% BUT HAS AN AUDIENCE RATHING OF 86% WTF LMFAOOOO THESE PEOPLE ARE HACKS
the reverse of TLJ and i can see why the stupid irony lmFAO
the “thank you rian johnson” tag trending on twitter is wack and it’s dumb. his movie was dumb ya’ll. that’s my take and im not alone. im not some crazy hardcore fan either nor do i care that much about the politics or what ever. the characters in TLJ made REALLY dumb decisions that got their butts kicked and people killed over and over and it was not fun to watch everyone being dumb and dying, alright? wack. bad vibes.
i didn’t care for the “thank you jj abrams” tag either bc both tags ended up just being one taking pot-shots at the other and it was full of nasty vibes. just a lot of negative bullshit and only a few good comments just saying what they liked about those movies. i appreciate when people just say they like something. even if it’s something i PERSONALLY dont like, it’s neat to see. but when people bitch and moan, even if i agree personally, it isnt that fun. it’s annoying as hell, esp if it’s mostly unfounded or just repeated a million times.
like months later, or also about something from years ago, people still havent shut up about it. that’s when i get pissed off. like, sure, hate something. say you hate it, whatever. your blog your platform, go off queen, but then shut up please and dont drag it out forever. people dont like negativity so expect people to leave your ass behind if you keep at it. or get blocked or whatever.
negative shit all the time just aint a good look is all im saying. just love what you love and show it. it’s nice. the good part about fandoms is sharing love for media.
but hey, it’s your life. you do whatever, who am i to say anything?
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5 moments from The Handmaid’s Tale that are scary because they’re true.
Based on the novel written by Margaret Atwood over thirty years ago, The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu isn’t afraid to punch us in the gut. In truth, the show is so relevant that it’s actually extremely uncomfortable to watch.
There are many moments in the first season of The Handmaid’s Tale that are so disturbing because they seem so real, but I’m only limiting myself to five because if I didn’t, the list would be upwards of 100.
So, here are (only) five moments from The Handmaid’s Tale that are way too real.
1. Whose fault is it? Her fault
In a flashback at the red center, where they train potential handmaids for duty, one character named Janine confesses to being sexually assaulted as a teenager. Aunt Lydia, their handler, asks her group of girls who is to blame for what happened to Janine.
The handmaids raise their red arms in unison, point accusatory fingers to Janine, and chant, “Her fault.” If that is not an allegory for the victim-shaming that is still so prevalent in cases of sexual assault, then I don’t know what is.
When people ask victims of sexual assault today, “What were you wearing? Did you have a lot to drink?” what they are really asking is, “Whose fault is it?” And what they’re really saying is the answer is it’s your fault.
2. A group of men sign new bill into law. What’s wrong with this picture?
The show takes place in a country where female reproductive habits are governmentally regulated to such a degree that it’s virtually impossible for women to decide when and how they get pregnant. Did I mention it’s called Gilead and not the United States? Really, in The Handmaid’s Tale they are one in the same.
It’s not overtly stated, but I cant help but notice the abundance of Y chromosomes in any scenes involving Gilead’s lawmakers. I need only remind you of that photo of President Trump signing an anti-abortion executive order last January featuring lots of white men and nobody else. No matter your beliefs about female reproductive rights, representation is important.
3. The shunting aside of Serena Joy
One of the most fascinating characters of the show is Commander Waterford’s wife, Serena Joy, played by Yvonne Strahovski. She’s married to one of the most powerful men in Gilead, but she’s a woman, and that means she has very little power.
Serena Joy was the one to come up with the idea of handmaids in the first place, and yet, she resents her handmaid the most. She helped create a society whose regulations she thought wouldn’t affect her daily life, but they do, and now she can’t do anything about it.
Serena Joy is a cautionary tale that even though you may think an issue doesn’t affect you now it may become one of the biggest issues of your life.
4. The fate of Emily and her lover
By far one of the most disturbing images in The Handmaid’s Tale occurs in episode 3, “Late”. In Gilead, homosexuality is illegal, so as lesbians, Emily and her lover are arrested. Because Emily is fertile and fertility is a rare commodity in Gilead, she isn’t given the death sentence.
She’s handcuffed and gagged, unable to defend herself at her own trial, and watches her lover be strung up and hanged as the van she rides in drives away. There is so much to unpack in this scene, not to mention the allusions to violence against the LGBTQ community that still happen, but Alexis Bledel’s vivid blue eyes speak so much even though she’s not allowed to speak at all during this episode.
If that weren’t enough of a gut-punch, there’s the final scene. To cure Emily’s sinful sexual impulses, they’ve performed female genital mutilation on her body without her consent. As the realization of what happened dawns on Emily, we are reminded of “cures” like conversion therapy for LGBTQ individuals, and that female genital mutilation is still practiced in many countries today.
5. This will all be normal
Offred’s introduction to the red center and her new role as a handmaid is brutal, to say the least. She is brainwashed and witnesses disobedient handmaids chastised with cattle prods.
All the while Aunt Lydia soothes her by saying though it seems strange now, “Soon this will all be normal.” Although we do not live in Gilead, we wonder along with Offred how things that are just part of normal life now like school shootings were once extraordinary.
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