#and then after season 2 it was pretty fucking obvious hannibal is in love with will but i thought it was just a thing the audience knows

[vilnan]

anyway hannibal lecter's little smile when he admitted to bedelia he's in love with will graham was incredible to me

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I'd love 2, 5, and 8 whenever you can captain.... 🫡

YIPPEE YAY THANK YOU 🫡 sorry this took a while, the third one was hard for me for some reason (mostly because it just seems very obvious to me) and then i got busy.

Romance, queerplatonic, eldritch horror? How would you describe the dynamic these two have?

i know i don’t have to choose between those three but eldritch horror is. it’s kinda accurate i’m ngl. their relationship/dynamic being difficult to define is pretty central to the whole thing. Aeryn has no idea what to call their relationship, has no idea what Gortash’s intentions are, which terrifies and excites him in equal measure. Gortash doesn’t really know what to call what they are either - the burdens of language - but the difference is he simply doesn’t think about it like that. they are what they are.

in terms of just their general dynamic on a day to day basis. season one of Hannibal (fun fact i only watched hannibal for the first time because people kept telling me how similar it was to gortae lmao) also this video i made a while back.

If, by some twist of fate, you'd be stuck in a room with these two, what would you do? What would they do? Would anybody leave that room unhurt? Oh, both know you're responsible for creating Durge the way they are btw.

gortash would thank me for making aeryn so Like That. probably sarcastically. luckily i would be killing myself before he gets the chance, i am NOT being in a room with gort no fucking way. aeryn i could probably handle for a few minutes so long as after i leave (if i’m able) i NEVER see him again. and i’d probably spend the rest of my life wondering what the fuck was wrong with that guy and thanking. whoever. that i made it out alive.

How does each of them view death and dying? Does Gortash hold a similar view to Durge or is Durge’s view on death a bit warped, to put it lightly?

to the surprise of absolutely no one, Aeryn is very infatuated by death. seduced, almost. it’s a blessing, an act of mercy, and a divine duty he takes very seriously. Gort feels nothing when he kills. it’s just culling the weak. i don’t really know what more there is to say on the subject? so yeah. different views i guess!

[peri-hellion]

Notes that I typed while sitting on a plane and going through one HELL of a face journey, later edited and toned down by several degrees of !!!!!!!!! on a different plane (below the cut for spoilers). For the sake of space please imagine the ‘I LOVE EVERYONE IN THIS BAR’ gif every few sentences

So the only I thing I was spoiled for was the Reichenbach dive, which certainly made me excited for the episode but did NOT prepare me. Everything after this is live notes.

Ah, poker game!! I feel like Rudyard would actually be really good at counting cards. That’s what’s happening right.

Oooh love to see a post-Radio Drama Georgie and Chapman friendship

Yessssssss Archivist Rudyard plot returns!

MARJORIE MARJORIE bring her back where IS she

“The next morning Rudyard went to see Marjorie” the HOWARD DEAn yell I let out

Heyyyy well callback!

Zoe being charmed by Antigone’s shadows is very cute. Everyone simps for Antigone 2k22 (edit: in retrospect I am also VERY nervous about this re: Zoe’s interest in the island)

“Rudyard was playing with fire and I was both deeply concerned and terribly excited” I love the reminder that these two escalate the suit out of each other’s antics, Madeline has the brain cell but tosses it out the window at the first sign of enticing literary shenanigans.

I know Marjorie killed a bunch of people but I just think she’s neat. Is this how people feel about Hannibal.

If we had like two more seasons of WO I would want like an experimental episode that’s entirely in Marjorie’s POV

Rudyard and Marjorie: ‘these signs don’t stop us cause we can’t read’ I love them even though Marjorie brings out the worst in him, this is such a good callback to the S1 finale

Remember when they imprisoned Marjorie at the end of S1 and everyone was like “I feel like there’s a lesson we should have learned here but I can’t really remember what it is” I feel like Rudayrd’s breakdown is a callback to that. It is in some way a reversal of S3 progress, but I feel like that kind of relapse also makes sense.

SPY CHAPMAN SPY CHAPMAN I really like how they did this because (and this is one of the reasons why I always liked this in fic) it’s not at all a twist or plot subversion; it’s a pretty obvious answer given Chapman’s behavior and so it makes sense that everyone else on Piffling would be like “yes, and? This man is the most obvious ex-spy ever.

(That did not prevent me from blasting Dashboard Confessional’s ‘Vindicated’ for several minutes)

“I didn’t come here to find you” FUCK ME

If after all this time we get a ‘MI5 is surveilling the spooky shit of Piffling Vale’ plot I will lose my goddamn MIND.

Okay but serious meta time: every season finale of WO is usually a 2-3 arc ep that begins with internal conflict and ends with the Funns & Georgie & Chapman coming back together to face an external enemy (Marjorie, Jerry, the death of Georgie’s Nana). It does seem like the secret agent group that Zoe works for might be the external antagonists of S4 (probably not Zoe herself since she seems cool but maybe this ‘Baron’). I’m calling it now, the finale might be The Piffling crew banding together to save the island (and it seems like specifically Antigone) from Chapman’s former coworkers.

[deans-haunted-baby]

Curious. What do you mean by Dust till Dawn going against it's Characters? I know I have my own feelings, or confusion, with how they left Kate's story.

From Dusk Till Dawn effectively character assassinated every single character in the very last episode including Kate Fuller. No one is acting like themselves in that series finale it's like some deranged fanfic writer came aboard and hijacked the show while no one was looking. If you thought 15x18 & 15x19 of Supernatural were bad and believe me they really are; those episodes are minorly salvageable against the slaughterhouse that Dusk 3x10 was. It utterly contradicts and ignores everything the show put forward in all 3 seasons. I will never watch that episode again.

I'll first explain what that piece of shit did to the show's lead protagonists, the Gecko brothers. Regardless of how you or anyone else feels about Supernatural's series finale; that show was a saint to Sam and Dean's storyline beginning to end compared to how From Dusk Till Dawn definitively butchered Richie and Seth. I'm sad saying this because Zane Holtz and DJ Controna are outstanding as these characters. I freaking love their chemistry man, it's a great rival to J2! They're the badass dark clones of the Winchesters.  Their arc starts out fascinatingly complex because they went from cold-blooded criminals/bad guys and meanwhile during their escape over the Mexican border with this hostage family the audience is told pretty quick by Professor Aiden Tanner that the Geckos are destined to become these foresworn warriors The Mayan Hero Twins in an ancient prophecy (based on real Mesoamerican lore) who battle the Underworld. So right away the show is telling us ahead where Seth and Richie are suppose to end up in their journey and when you introduce a storyline this big I expect a satisfying payoff.

At the end of season 1, Richie Gecko is *SPOILER ALERT* transformed into a culebra (snake-vampire) while Seth Gecko remains human symbolizing their night and day Hero Twin counterparts from the legend. And they're separated in the first half of season 2 where both try to navigate this new supernatural world they've stumbled on individually. What they find, no different than the Winchesters, is that neither can function properly without the other making their destiny all the more valid. That season is practically constructed like their swan song to the criminal lifestyle since the brothers are meant to become more than crooks; and since Richie's a vampire they can't ever go back to basics. Their adopted father aka uncle Eddie actually says the line "this is my swan song" in 2x07 to Seth and Richie in reference to their final heist together which is not a coincidence. That's the writers telling us that the Gecko Brothers' role in the show is going to shift from anti-heroes to heroes very soon. Eddie and Kate Fuller's fates in S2 act as the primary catalysts for this transition taking shape in the finale.

Going into season 3 it's business as usual for the boys until the prophecy of the twins officially rips a hole in the damn universe via demon queen Amaru. Who's now possessing Kate. Throughout that season Seth and Richie embark on a journey of heroism; find themselves battling monsters, actually saving civilians and dealing with their own personal demons (guilt and remorse over past sins). That year is presented as their redemption arc and final phase into their new role. No one ever tells them about their destiny (despite most of the other characters knowing) but we as the audience are already aware as we watch the brothers in action. The best episode is without a doubt 3x06 the crown jewel of From Dusk Till Dawn because it's about overcoming the darkness inside. And who best represents that than Richie; the show's most important central character whom began the series as a deadly clairvoyant criminal into the tortured vampire hero struggling with his own humanity. Now I won't spoil the whole episode for anyone who hasn't seen it or the show in general but it's an incredible moment of character development for both the Gecko brothers. Not only does it cement their powerful bond it's the episode that defines who these two are once and for all. The ones who lead the battle between good and evil; keep the balance of light and darkness. One day I plan to do an entire analysis of that episode because it's so fucking brilliant and shot so incredibly eerie at the same time 😁

You want to know what 3x10 does to these characters? It shits all over their entire storyline and pisses away THREE FUCKING SEASONS of character development. Just flushes it all down the toilet rendering everything they've ever done up to that point completely pointless! Their destiny which is the WHOLE POINT OF THE SHOW is suddenly dropped last minute and the Geckos hit reset on their former criminal escapades; dragging Kate along with them. I hate that finale with the fire of a thousand suns for what it does to Richie and Seth 😡

Moving on to Carlos Madrigal. He is the best villain character in the history of show villains hands down. I can actually say that without blinking. Wilmer Valderama is phenomenal, he steals the show as Carlos. He's is so freaking awesome, evil and badass! I just want to keep seeing this man tear things apart while being the sexy asshole he is 😈For all intents and purposes I don't want to spoil his whole storyline on the show for those following me in case they're interested. But what I will say is 3x10 destroys this character; so don't watch it if you want to keep the memory of who he was alive. I'm actually depressed over what was done to him as much as I feel sorry for Wilmer having to perform that shitty script. It's laughable in a very bad way. Gotta hand it to the writers and showrunners of FDTD they certainly knew how to humiliate their best characters in this series. Carlos basically goes from charismatic yet lethal Hannibal Lecter to a very captain obvious Gandolf caricature. Yah you heard that right, it's really fucking sad.

Next we have Freddie Gonzalez; the audience's avatar into the series. This character is connected to everyone on the show for a reason because of the crucial part he plays in this universe. The "Peacekeeper" destined to police the line between the supernatural world from the human world. In the beginning he's a Texas deputy on a quest to avenge the murder of his father figure/partner Earl McGraw via the Gecko Brothers. But once he steps in that territory of monsters there's no going back. And FDTD repeatedly tells him and the audience this in the first 2 seasons. But then 3x10 pulls the ultimate fuckery by giving him the most cliched, nonsensical hallmark ending effectively cancelling out his entire purpose in the series. He instantly forgets that he ever cared about Kate, watching her bleed out on the ground, then leaves the Geckos high and dry rushing his family (who isn't injured) to the hospital. And he stays there while the battle continues 😣

Kate and Scott Fuller OMG words cannot describe my anger over what was done to them so I'll make it fast. I'll begin with Kate the bright light and heart of the series. Her arc in the first two seasons is excellent. It's emotionally driven because she begins as an ordinary girl in broken yet seemingly-happy family to a young woman finding her way around the supernatural world maintaining her faith and moral compos while trying to help her brother after he's *SPOILER ALERT* been turned into a vampire; paralleling the Geckos's situation. Scott being only a 16 year old kid, like Richie, struggles immensely after his transformation; searching for meaning as a cursed individual and coping with his duality. He was already different to begin with so being a vampire adds some interesting layers to his character.

Btw Kate plays a vital role in Richie and Seth's lives, though in my opinion is more strongly connected to Richie. The show even goes as far as developing the early glimpses of a romantic arc between Kate and Richie (seeing as they kiss twice) with angst at the end of season 2 that is never resolved. You want to know why it wasn't? Not only does season 3 mute Kate's voice and agency but 3x10 ruins her character and demolishes her whole arc with Richie (who spent all of season 3 trying to save her) at the last second due to fan pressure of those who shipped her with Seth. They don't exchange one word nor barely look at one another it's like seasons 1&2 never happened. This is the biggest fuck you to fans of these characters I've ever witnessed in a series and they did my boys Adam and Michael so dirty in Supernatural. Poor Scott whom the show enjoyed kicking around all season barely gets a thing to do in that series finale either than listening to his sister and Seth gab about prom lol. Yah you heard me I'm not making this shit up I swear. Then he gets abandoned by Kate while she goes off to be a bank robber with the character assassinated versions of Seth and Richie. How extraordinary 😖

Santanico Pandemonium is really the only character in the series who manages to get out unscathed. HOWEVER her arc is handled very poorly beginning to end. They set up an arc between her and Seth that also goes absolutely nowhere. Give her zero closure with Richie whom she sired, dated and used in S2. And randomly throw her in a scene with Kate that makes no fucking sense after these two had nothing to do with one another all series. On top of that Santanico is barely in season 3 so by the time the show wraps her arc feels incomplete.

Other characters go missing that no one notices, the new bad guy whom they've set up at the end is just left hanging. And Richie Gecko, you know the show’s other lead, is horribly sidelined after 3x06 to make way for the Seth Gecko solo show. When I say FDTD series finale is bad I mean it's really fucking terrible and blasphemous.

[bluinary]

gag anime that you need to watch maybe

 hi hello my name is juli and i will now gently guide ur attention to some top-notch shows, please pay attanetion

(this list is for people who don’t watch much anime or who are new to it. if ur a fucken weeb youve probably seen it all. dont @ me i want to help the kids)

ONE PUNCH MAN (the obvious 1st choice lol)

Genre: Action/ Shounen

Expectation: OP protagonist with riveting backstory fights to become the strongest hero, makes many friends along the way who recognize his talents and pure heart, big bad scary villains make him stronger

Reality: OP protagonist is already the strongest hero. His backstory? After fighting a lobster-man with nipples drawn on him with a Sharpie, Saitama decides to do a workout routine every day, and somehow ends up becoming the most powerful known being in the universe. His main issue is that now, he literally can take down any villain with a single punch, and he’s very bored of it.

Best Qualities: Animation is bomb, music is dope, humor is funnie, and Best Boy is a man whose superpower is riding a bicycle. Also Saitama egg head

If you were in a coma for all of 2015, this is the main thing u missed. Moving on.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki)

Genre: Romance/ Comedy/ Slice of Life

Expectation: Smol shoujo protag girl grows closer to her oblivious crush through a fated, if awkward, incident which reveals an embarrassing secret that has to be kept at all costs. Through one another they gain more quirky friends, help each other grow, and, eventually, the male lead realizes that what he needs has been beside him all along.

Reality: The crush writes romance manga, and that is literally all the man cares about. It’s not a secret, but when he told people they didn’t believe him. Nozaki and Sakura grow closer, but only because he confuses her confession with a request to be his Beta. They gain quirky friends through one another, but there is zero character development throughout the entire fucking cast. Every episode is run by Idiot Plot. All the characters share a singular brain cell. There’s a tall butch lady turning every girl in the school gay. Please watch

Best Quali-teas: Everyone is baby, lots of gay shenanigans, and toxic masculinity does not exist, the OP is pretty nice, too

I literally heard about this damn show, like, two months ago. This shit was released circa 2015. Pleeze watch

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. / Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan

Genre: Shounen/ Supernatural/ Fucking Everything tbh

Expectation: Slice-of-life supernatural where protag has psychic powers, albeit limited ones, and has to keep them a secret at all costs for fear of his safety. He has a few friends he loves and cherishes, and at least two girls who are in love with him that he has to choose between-- all of which are people he wants to protect from his double-life.

Reality: Kusuo is very aware that he is the protagonist of an anime, and he does not want to be. Born with pink hair? He rewrites the human genome to make colored hair normal. End of the world looming? He just keeps rewinding time so he doesn’t have to deal with it. Harem situation? He actively uses his powers to avoid all love interests at all times (see the above). The plot of each episode is him trying to stop the plot as quickly as possible without killing anyone. The main issue is that everyone around him is either dumb or just generally attractive to plot-driving circumstances, and they all, for some reason, want him to be in on their adventures.

Best Qualities: Heavy “me and the boys” energy, plenty of Idiot Plot, so funny that my 47yo mom who hates anime admitted that it’s funny, meta as fuck, occasionally sweet scenes, equally good dub and sub, Saiki is babie

The fandom for this shit is like. Nonexistent. Apparently it came out the same season as Mob Psycho 100, so that might be why. I almost didn’t watch it, but I got bored and it turned out to be a serious gem. Go watch if ur having a bad day, it will make u cry laughing

Sakamoto Desu Ga/ Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto

Genre: Slice of life/ Comedy

Expectation: God I don’t even know. I’d say a typical slice of life where the quiet kid is bullied but makes friends, there’s a love triangle as they grow up together through high school, yadda yadda, but look at this dude. I can’t imagine him being anything other than what he is-- a legend.

Reality: The entire show is just a question of how extra one man can be, and how well he can pull it off. Sakamoto is an “average” high school senior (in the sense that he has no supernatural abilities), but he’s....far more than that. He’s Sebastian Michaelis if he’d never been a demon. Everything always works out for him in the most ridiculous of ways-- he’s just that good. He makes a McDonald’s uniform look like Prada. He’s so smooth his bully ends up having a crush on him (and yes, it is a gay crush. no heteros in this show). 

Best Qualities: lots of homo content. the side characters, inspired by Sakamoto’s grace, all become better people, and you root for them. The circumstances are always average, but the presentation is fucking riveting. Watch to send ur depression into remission.

Another one no one talks about????? U all were so busy with ur broku no hero macadamias and ur Nartoes that you slept on this. Now’s the time to take back what was lost. Love yourself and binge this shit. 

Nichijou/ My Ordinary Life

Genre: Slice of Life/ Comedy

Expectation: Cute girls do cute, girly things and have fun with Their Close Good Friends (TM).

Reality: Cute girls get into very bizarre situations with extremely manic energies. Sometimes, the situations are normal, but the girls react in a bizarre, manic fashion. It will make you alarm-laugh.

Best Qualities: Adorable art style, little continuity, relatable as fuck

A nice little watch if you’re bored. I think the eps are on YouTube.

Pop Team Epic/ Poputepepiku

Genre: Only God Knows

Expectation: Probably a cutesy 4koma-type thing with 2 schoolgirls having shenanigans.

Reality: A regular acid trip with lesbian icons Popuko and Pipimi who are not schoolgirls, but gods. Like if Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress were turned into omnipotent anime icons. Watch at your own risk.

Best Qualities: Lots of unexpected parodies and references amongst a shitpost of a show. The OP is a bop. Popuko terrifies me, but also empowers me as a young woman because she will not hesitate to kill a bitch. She and Pipimi love each other a whole lot, so it is LGBTQ content, which is always a plus. 

I’m sure you’ve seen this one floating around. It will make you feel fear, and then laugh. Now, finally...

Ouran Highschool Host Club

Genre: Romance/ Comedy

Expectation: The protagonist is a girl who is mistaken for a boy and must be the servant of six rich, handsome young men, all of which are in love with her, and her secret must be kept at all costs. A reverse harem anime with plenty of fanservice.

Reality: Haruhi is a genderfluid queen who doesn’t give a fuck what others think she is. Because she broke a Conveniently-Placed Vase and is relatably poor, she has to pay off her debt by being a host herself-- which means male-presenting when flirting with her female classmates to make her dough. The six rich, handsome young men all share three brain cells, and most of those cells go to the character who has one line per episode (usually, it’s “Yeah”. I hope that VA got paid well). The only love interest-- the “leader” and most popular of the six men-- is so dead-set on their club being his Found Family, he confuses his romantic feelings for Haruhi with paternal ones. This is obvious to everyone but him. He never gets the brain cells. 

Best Qualities: Trans characters!! Lesbians!! Extreme “me and the boys” energy, except they’re all rich, so shenanigans skyrocket. Many 4th wall breaks. The most powerful Host looks like he’s 5. Any “fanservice” is never played straight. Takes the Found Family trope to a whole new level. Nice Parks & Rec-quality balance between hysterical and sweet. Everyone is in drag at some point.

I know all of us senior citizens grew up on this shit, but you younguns need to watch the classics to appreciate the newfangled stuff. I recommend watching when you’re in a cheesy rom-com mood. 

Honorable Mentions:

I can’t count these as gag anime, but they’re still ridiculously funny.

Mob Psycho 100

Scissor Seven

Kill la Kill

Cells at Work!

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure 

Ones I haven’t seen but have heard a lot about

Osomatsu-san

Himouto! Umaru-chan

Azumanga Daioh

Gin Tama

Sgt. Frog

Okay that is all just limke put this in ur feel-good tag because these shows will make you happy and donut for get to like and describe to my channel, where I post literally nothing at all ever good night.

[sanguinariae]

I was tagged by @muddyviolets - thank you so much!

1. NAME: Brianna

2: NICKNAME: Bree, mostly. I think I prefer it sometimes! But I’m too shy to start going by it.

3. ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn (someone who’s more well-versed in astrology explain to me how that’s possible. Hard-working? Determined? Where?)

4. HEIGHT: 5′ 3″

5. LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English.

6. NATIONALITY: American.

7. FAVOURITE SEASON: Spring or fall - mostly spring.

8. FAVOURITE FLOWERS: There’s so much context this depends on. Flowers I find growing on a walk? Flowers I’ve been given in a bouquet? Flowers I’m turning into a perfume or pressing into cookies? Now that I write this all out, I realize the obvious answer is violets. My instagram name is a species of violet - they tick all my boxes. But it’s worth adding the other flowers that capture my heart: bloodroot (wondering where my blog name comes from?), goldenrod (one of my tattooos), carnations (birth flower - my parents sent me a bouquet on my 16th birthday, and I kept those dried flowers for weeks and it solidifies by love of plants), grape hyacinth, roses, skunk cabbage (this counts, this fucking counts - and there’s really two species I’m thinking of called skunk cabbage, but both of them have crazy inflorescences). 

9. FAVOURITE SCENTS: Old paper, vanilla, dry leaves. The air after a storm. And this mystery cologne that I’ll forget about until I catch a whiff of it on somebody on the street - I’d do blood magic to find out what it is. I can’t even describe it, but I wanna smell like it all the time.

10. FAVOURITE COLOURS: Burgundy, green, black.

11. FAVOURITE ANIMALS: I don’t even know if I can pick! I love them all. I’m sure I’ve got a vertebrate bias - particularly mammals and reptiles. If I had to pick one I guess I’d say the tuatara - the first time I saw one I started sobbing. Mason bees are a close second.

12. FAVOURITE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: I’m gonna go with the characters I’ve been a fan of for years: Poison Ivy, Black Widow, Morgan le Fay, Ophelia. I guess I’m a fan of eccentric detective-type characters, too: Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks, Will Graham from Hannibal, Sherlock Holmes (favorite versions: Basil Rathbone, Matt Frewer and Johnny Lee Miller. I wanna fight about it)

13. COFFEE, TEA, OR HOT CHOCOLATE: Coffee. I used to be a big tea drinker, but now I’ll find myself brewing a pot of coffee in the evening just ‘cause nothing quenches my thirst like that bitter bitter bean juice.

14. AVERAGE SLEEP HOURS: Phew, we talking before COVID-19 or now? I usually fell asleep by midnight and slept until 10:00 on days I didn’t have a class to teach or something. Now it’s all over the place - I’ve been oscillating between waking up at 8AM and waking up at 1PM, which then influences whether I fall asleep at 11PM or 3AM. It always seems to settle in about ten hours a night (which I tried to fight tooth and nail until my therapist suggested that maybe that’s just my norm. Now I’ve just gotta settle which ten hours)

15. DOG PERSON OR CAT PERSON: I’d say dog person, just because I’ve been around dogs most of my life - both my parents were allergic to cats. My dog and I are so similar it’s distressing.

16. NUMBER OF BLANKETS YOU SLEEP WITH: One, technically? A flat sheet, a thin blanket and a comforter if it’s cold out. I’d love to drown in fabric every night but I sweat in my sleep.

17. DREAM TRIPS: Fuck, I don’t even know. I have some places I know I want to go, but if the sky’s the limit I don’t know if they’re the dream. I’d love to do a tour of all the national parks in the US. But the only country I’ve been aside from the US is New Zealand, and there are plenty of other places I want to go.

18. BLOG ESTABLISHED: This one specifically? Probably in 2017. I had a blog on here around nine years ago, but I deleted it in a depressive fit. Unwilling to share any of my former blog names here because I have shame 👀

19. FOLLOWERS: 65

20. RANDOM FACTS: A cat gave birth in the passenger seat of my car once; none of her kittens made it and I didn’t get to keep her. I had a twin but we were two months premature and he died a week after we were born. (I just realized these are pretty dark). I have a scar on my abdomen and a birth mark on my ankle, three tattoos and thirteen piercings. I’m working on a Ph.D. in ecology - time will tell if I actually earn it.

I’ll tag @purzelbaumm, @mooonborne, @odetowanderers, anyone who’d like to fill this out.

[sadisim]

All questions for Voteporix ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and a saxy picu

sry i dont have pics of him hes ugly rn

+ thank u @simtai

Gonna skip some that aren’t relevant to his character development.

1. What’s their full name? Why was that chosen? Does it mean anything?

I’ve previously answered this on him.Click here.

2. Do they have any titles? How did they get them?

Not one. He’s that much of a loser

3. Did they have a good childhood? What are fond memories they have of it? What’s a bad memory? 

Heeee kind of died when he was young.Younger than he can recall. The only thing he remembers from his childhood is that he was human.

4. What is their relationship with their parents? What’s a good and bad memory with them? Did they know both parents? 

Does not remember who his parents are/were.

5. Do they have any siblings? What’s their names? What is their relationship with them? Has their relationship changed since they were kids to adults?

He’s sensed that not knowing anything about his past might bring him some interesting surprises.Some of his friends are looking into family ties hoping to find something.

6. What were they like at school? Did they enjoy it? Did they finish? What level of higher education did they reach? What subjects did they enjoy? Which did they hate?

He didn’t attend school.

9. Do animals like them? Do they get on well with animals? 

Not really, all animals seem to hate him. They sense the undead in him and this makes him extremely nervous,especially around dogs.

10. Do they like children? Do children like them? Do they have or want any children? What would they be like as a parent? Or as a godparent/babysitter/ect?

Children are probably his second most hated,after women. He is so easily annoyed by noise and children are very weird in his eyes. He just sees them as a mini snack

12. What is their favourite food? 

Humans. Flesh. Anything in the stomach area is his most favorite and especially on women.

13. What is their least favourite food?

Human food is completely gross to him, not because he cannot eat it but because it simply doesn’t contain any human meat inside it. He kinda likes crackers.

14. Do they have any specific memories of food/a restaurant/meal?

He once feasted on a 12 year old and he couldn’t stop himself from fantasizing about eating more people. He almost got caught after the national police declared a new serial killer is out hunting.

16. Do they collect anything? What do they do with it? Where do they keep it? 

All sorts of things from bottle caps to buttons. But his favorite are human teeth. When he finishes off a victim he carefully removes the teeth in order to not get caught and keeps them as collection or to make jewelry. His friend,Wren, called him tooth fairy once.

17. Do they like to take photos? What do they like to take photos of? Selfies? What do they do with their photos?

He’s an amateur with technology and all of his photos turn out blurry or his fingers cover up the lens, although he really likes snapping pics at times.

18. What’s their favourite genre of: books, music, tv shows, films, video games and anything else

His fave music is grunge,punk,heavy metal,emo stuff. He doesn’t read because he’s illiterate but he loves fucked up shows like hannibal and ahs. The gorier the better.

19. What’s their least favourite genres?

Anything stupid and cheesy like romance,drama and children stuff. Musicals suck too.

21. Do they have a temper? Are they patient? What are they like when they do lose their temper?

He’s pretty patient because he’s laid back and doesn’t care about shit but if he loses his temper his inner undead comes out and he’s unable to control.

22. What are their favourite insults to use? What do they insult people for? Or do they prefer to bitch behind someone’s back?

“Fuckhead” or whatever stupid thing he can make on the spot. Dick and fairy are his favorites at the moment.

24. What is their sleeping pattern like? Do they snore? What do they like to sleep on? A soft or hard mattress?

He snores REALLY loud because he has serious breathing issues, you know being undead and all that. He’s all over the place, turning around and twirling in bed like a ballerina. If you sleep next to him you’ll get seriously punched and kicked. He only sleeps in his bed which has a very soft mattress and helps his back issues.

25. What do they find funny? Do they have a good sense of humour? Are they funny themselves?

He adores dark/creepy humor and anything that makes people uncomfortable. His faves are dead baby jokes and he loves pulling puns and such.

27. What makes them sad? Do they cry regularly? Do they cry openly or hide it? What are they like they are sad?

He does cry from time to time, especially when he’s too high to remember his own name. He simply cries,bails and screams to let it out,crawls on his floor and curls like a worm and cries for hours on end, letting out all the anger and depression he hides behind his creepy mask.

28. What is their biggest fear? What in general scares them? How do they act when they’re scared?

He’s not scared of many things for real, like legit fear. But he’s terrified of falling in love. The idea of it simply brings him to tears 

29. What do they do when they find out someone else’s fear? Do they tease them? Or get very over protective? 

Listen he gets really violent real quick. Once he finds your weak point he’ll tease you to death, make fun of you and pull these strings to make you do whatever he wants. He LOVES to instill fear and terror into his victims or partners in bed, the feeling is overwhelmingly sexual for him.

31. Do they drink? What are they like drunk? What are they like hungover? How do they act when other people are drunk or hungover? Kind or teasing?

He’s not that much of a drinker but enjoys soda or carbonated drinks a lot. When he’s drunk he acts really mellow,sleepy and sad.

32. What do they dress like? What sorta shops do they buy clothes from? Do they wear the fashion that they like? What do they wear to sleep? Do they wear makeup? What’s their hair like?

He has a really trashy wardrobe. Something among thelines of „fuck this i don’t care as long as i feel comfy” . He loves mixing allcolors at once, wearing darker colors like dark green, washed out colors,black, matching styles like rappers clothing with asian inspiration. However henever wears classy things like shirts, ties, bowties. What describes him bestis „he looks stupid and awkard”. He loves saggy pants, shorts, jeans, bandtshirts, simple tank tops in dark colors,ripped jeans, really large shirts,gloves, socks anything that can be combined. He sometimes wears leather buthe’s always wearing weird materials that chafe on his skin like waterproof,synthetic materials.He loves jackets and weirdly colored socks like bright pinkor whatever that fits in those lines. He also wears sneakers or trainers sonever leather shoes or anything fancy. 

33. What underwear do they wear? Boxers or briefs? Lacey? Comfy granny panties?

He doesn’t wear underwear.

34. What is their body type? How tall are they? Do they like their body?

He’s average tall,about 170ish cm, very slim,like VERY slim. He detests his legs for being really thin and being self conscious about them.

35. What’s their guilty pleasure? What is their totally unguilty pleasure? 

Guilt isn’t a real thing for him but his porn addiction,drugs and killing people definitely count as that.

Unguilty...not sure if there’s any?

36. What are they good at? What hobbies do they like? Can they sing?

He’s very good at dissecting bodies,hiding corpses and such. Being a serial killer has

41. What’s their sexuality? What do they find attractive? Physically and mentally? What do they like/need in a relationship?

He is homoromantic, pansexual. Appearance wise he’s into normal guys,really. Doesn’t fancy anything special but he is dominant by nature so if his partner doesn’t look more submissive he can’t be attracted to him. He prefers shorter men because they are easier to dominate in bed. He’s not the relationship type.

42. What are their goals? What would they sacrifice anything for? What is their secret ambition?

Doesn’t really have a plan or anything. Hasn’t yet settled for world domination so he just goes with the flow for now.

43. Are they religious? What do they think of religion? What do they think of religious people? What do they think of non religious people?

His religion is hentai.

44. What is their favourite season? Type of weather? Are they good in the cold or the heat? What weather do they complain in the most? 

He kind of likes the weather in between. He hates the rain and snow but he despises the sun as well. So darkness+ a light breeze is just about right.

45. How do other people see them? Is it similar to how they see themselves? 

He doesn’t care or know what people think. He never leaves the house during daylight so it’s easier for him to sneak between crowds and such.

46. Do they make a good first impression? Does their first impression reflect them accurately? How do they introduce themselves?

Never. He’s the creepy guy you see across the street that you try to avoid without looking obvious. He’s the type who doesn’t introduce himself because the people he hangs out around aren’t that formal to care so the impression isn’t something that’s important to him at all.

47. How do they act in a formal occasion? What do they think of black tie wear? Do they enjoy fancy parties and love to chit chat or loathe the whole event?

lol,no.

48. Do they enjoy any parties? If so what kind? Do they organise the party or just turn up? How do they act? What if they didn’t want to go but were dragged along by a friend? 

He’s both a party animal and a social events hater. So he parties on his own. Problem solved!

49. What is their most valued object? Are they sentimental? Is there something they have to take everywhere with them?

He’s not really attached to anything but he loves his house. It’s decorated with misc stuff that he calls home.

50. If they could only take one bag of stuff somewhere with them: what would they pack? What do they consider their essentials?

His vape, drugs to last him until he dies and a lighter.

[itsybitsylemonsqueezy]

Gotham 4x05: A Liveblog

Phew... long, long day, super delayed liveblog, but here it is, in all its glory. And frankly, after last time, I am not hoping for much : |

TL;DR - So there was a footrub and- HEY LET’S TALK ABOUT SOLOMON GRUNDY!

You know I’m disappointed in Gotham when I have not been chomping at the bit to see the next episode. If they get ANYTHING right today, I'll be pleased

Buuuutch :c my baby, my angel :cccc

...there’s literally location called “Slaughter Swamp” there’s literally... *throws book on floor* *walks out*

And yeah, I'm sure dumping a mostly dead body in... this swamp is Very Safe and will not lead to Anything Weird Ever. After all, it’s not like the waters in this town have literally resurrected people...

HARVEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. HARVEYYYYY *sobs* Oh god and you look so good and your boyfriend has been AN ALL TIME LOW recently and... HARVEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY *cries into 50 pillows*

This season was supposed to be about you two getting married. And instead what do I get? The divorce. I fucking hate how this show writes Jim. HATE.

Is lil Bruce contemplating murder??? Daaaamn boy. Is this show finally actually going to become ABOUT Batman??? Am I actually going to start giving a fuck about Bruce? Jesus, how the turn tables.

Side note: David was younger here, they shot this episode earlier, not later

MMMM, all them good funeral feels for Bruce, MMMMMM. This is fine. I’m sure he’s... fine.

Jim what the fuck, fuck off. None of your shit now.

Oh my GOD Jim, you’re going to lecture ALFRED about PARENTING??? JIM. JIM. REMEMBER WHAT YOUR USELESS ASS WAS DOING FOR LITERALLY ALL OF LAST SEASON? IT WASN’T FUCKING HELPING BRUCE. FUCK YOU.

Why this show is choosing to make me hate Jim is beyond me. Holy fuck.

Bruce, I know you’re not Batman yet but... Batman is No Killing for a reason buddy. *pets* You gotta learn that lesson.

Babs hair this season continues to be... I don’t even know what her style is this season

HOLY FUCK WHY IS RA’S IN A HANNIBAL CAGE. HOLY FUCK OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD.

How Hannibal is this show going to get??? HOly SHIT.

Don’t tell me they gave Babs the fucking “soft paper, no clips, no staples, do not accept anything he hands you” rules (that BY THE BY we used on Frank too and that will NEVER stop being hysterical, although most of you are probably not in that fandom) too??/ HOLY FUCK WHAT THE SHIT

RA’S IS NOT A SERIAL KILLER, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU JUSTIFY THIS... WHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD

I want to be paid a dollar every time Gotham borrows from Hannibal because... WOW. wow.

Jesus Fucking Christ What Even Just Happened

Oh thank GOD we’re back in Slaughter Swamp, I’m so sorry for what I said about you earlier, NEVER MIND, you are MUCH better than that, VERY welcoming, bless you Slaughter Swamp

...is that Oswald’s murder trailer? Welp, for the purposes of amusing myself, I’m just going to say that it is. Just come full circle on it. That trailer stays in the family.

Apparently none of you have seen Frankenstein or you would know not to wave fire at the recently returned from the dead : ||||

That... I guess that’s as good a way to get a name as any

*groaning about Sofia’s existence*

Is it an f or a ph? does anyone know? Meh

Mmmm... Oswald’s twitchy, he makes bad decisions when he’s twitchy. Of course, why Oswald should be twitchy now is a mystery. I can only hope the decision to abandon Ed isn’t sitting well with him. BUT that might make Too Much Sense because Fuck This Show

Hi Ed. I see your pill addiction is... still a thing. I’m not sure how i feel about the fact that you turn to drugs when you can’t handle shit.

...okay, I kinda love that Ed is now bad at everything in a new and entirely understandable way, as opposed to when he was bad at everything but we were SUPPOSED to think he was oh so smart (personally I think there are WAY better writing angles in that in regards to hubris and you know... actual fucking development but, WHATEVER writers, you do you). I have no idea where this will eventually lead, probably nowhere, because this show sucks and is determined not to make any progress of any kind but rather run us round and round in the same circles for all eternity, but this gets props for being entertaining if nothing else

“Butch, I have never had an issue with you” ...Ed. Edddddd. I’m. I’m just going to sit here silently.

Butch, I love you to death, you are everything, please drag Ed, both figuratively and literally, back to your cave and fix him. I love you so so much, please take care of him and then the two of you can be bros for life

Niiiiice, Alfred in his casual Night on the Town clothes, mmhmmmmmm

JIM SHUT YOUR FUCKING USELESS WHORE MOUTH YOU SELF-ABSORBED PRICK, YOU ARE NOTHING BUT DEAD WEIGHT TO EVERYONE HERE, DON’T YOU DARE PRESUME TO TELL ALFRED HOW TO PARENT YOU UNWANTED CODPIECE

NANANANANANANANA BATHOOK!

...you’re kidding me, I’m supposed to believe Bruce has memorized the changing of the guard at Blackgate? *siiiiiigh*

...yes, I also keep my ceremonial murder weapons stuffed down my shirt. It’s almost like you need a utility belt or something

I hope to god Sean flubbed that line and everyone just went with it

“Under crackers” is now the only way I am going to refer to my under garments and/or genitals

...OKAY SO GRUNDYGMA IS THE NEW NYGMOBBLEPOT WE ALL KNOW THAT RIGHT?

Holy shit, I thought y’all were just being crack but THIS IS SUDDENLY THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS SHOW I AM IN LOVE THIS IS PERFECT PLEASE GOD MAY THEY NOT RUIN IT IMMEDIATELY

Holy shit, ONE good scene, ONE good fucking scene in A MILLION years, oh... sweet jesus THANK YOU, I’ve waited SO LONG for literally ANYTHING to be good again and HERE IT IS

Uhhh... is Sofia gonna murder Oswald over lunch? Because if so: No.

Oh boy, back to overplot

...okay, I have no idea what to make of Ra’s al Ghul, if he’s lying or not, not a clue

Ed... Ed you REALLY need friends right now, would you please just TRY to human being for a second. Jesus. You’re stupid and you’re still SO BAD at EVERYTHING.

Awww, see, there you go! There you go sweetie, you can be friends!You can do it, good job not letting your only friend burn to death, that’s a good step forward!

Uhhhhhh oh, Oswald’s having mom feels. Oh boy.

Alfred, confirmed 300% more useful than Jim ever was

Poor Oswald... damn, without an Ed as a clutch for balance, Oswald’s spinning his wheels. This is 100% what I expected when the season started, but I”m a little upset at the pacing. This should have been obvious and building from day 1 and AGAIN, LAST episode should have had a VERY different emotional tenor. His limp is also atrocious right now, he’s very stressed and jumpy and there are obvious reasons why, but they haven’t PLAYED any of them, which is annoying.

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The List Of Things I Could Say Right Now. I’m Just.

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do you know who fucking else has seen Oswald’s fe-EDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

ALL OF THE ANGRY GIFS IN THE WORLD CANNOT EXPRESS MY RAGE

So uh... are you a mummified corpse in all reflective surfaces and you’ve just been avoiding mirrors, or does this trick only work in puddles?

...really milking that death there Alexander. Which is fair, this is a comic book show after all.

GREAT acting on David’s part tho, mad props

Yes, yes, cute jaw drop, very hammy, good job

Jim, I’m pretty sure this is the first time you two have spoken in like... 2 seasons. Just saying. you don’t know each other that well... or at all really.

Also, I‘m not positive killing someone who was immortal and who wanted to die is really murder either. Especially considering he was The Worst. Like... you shouldn’t feel bad, at all, that he’s dead, you’ve actively saved lives by killing him. Even if this is murder, I”m just saying... probably the best murder you could have done. Good job Bruce? Meh, I really don’t have any investment in this storyline, I'll be real.

Ed, why must you lie to your own and only friend? Why Ed? *siiiigh* Baby steps of friendship I guess, baby steps

...annnnnnnnnnnd there it is.

Knew it was too good to be true, couldn’t have ANYTHING nice this season could we. No, no of course not. Ooof course not.

May the all-consuming void swallow me up whole so I don’t have to deal with This.

[this-is-my-decline]

Red Dragon con 3 recap part 3

PART 1 - 2 

Hugh and Bryan Q&A panel summary (well, only Hugh in this post though)

Poor Hugh had to start the panel alone, because Bryan was still taking his time doing his autographs! In the end, the whole panel lasted close to 1hr extra, but I’m not sure anyone really minded! (Also, once again, apologies for possible inaccuracies, but I tried to make this as detailed as I could!)

Hugh

-The panel started with Hugh announcing he would not planning to do any one man reenactments of BDSM practices :’D 

-The first (oh god haha) question was if he did any preparations for his role in Hysteria? Well, he did hand exercises...also, some guy in customs in Israel asked him “did you do that vibrator movie?”

-Dream project? “Besides the obvious?”. Hugh trusts Bryan, and would take part in any of his projects. 

-Will presenting to be “on the spectrum” was a defense mechanism!

-People kept telling Hugh “thank you for being here”, and he just had to emphasize that HE is really happy to be here. (aww)

-Role models: directors who went the extra mile, family, friends.

-Cal is a “very lonely man”. “The last thing I would do would be to practice in front of a mirror”.

-Hugh and Mads joked about Will finding Hannibal’s notes on him, and wondered if Hannibal had a “don’t show this to Will” folder.

-Hugh about Hannibal: Hannibal is an evil genius, getting dressed up in the morning, preparing food etc. “When does that man sleep?”

-Will Graham would be the world’s worst Christian Grey like billionaire: he’d live in the same house, buy more dogs, upgrade his fishing equipment, build a wall around the house...and he’d never take off his glasses.

-Hannibal & Will relationship: To Hugh, when Will asks “is Hannibal in love with me”, it’s weird it hasn’t occurred to him before. Before that question, he saw it as platonic obsessive love. “For both of them it’s a relief from loneliness. Is that not love?”. Meeting a person who answers all your questions, even if they create more questions in the process. The world makes more sense when they’re together. (I really wish I could give a direct quote about this!)

- Will was plenty dark before Hannibal’s influence. Will was born with his mental makeup, as was Hannibal. “It doesn’t matter what kid got eaten”.

-What does Will listen to? “He could be a Deadhead and listens to 70s rock. He could also have a deep love for Austrian chamber music”. Will could be one of those people who are full of surprises, so maybe he played the piano in his house, but it probably came with the house.

-”You could think about these things more in depth. I’m very aware the characters are not real, except Scott’s performance which was rooted in reality”

-”If Will and Hannibal survived the fall...”, “Oh they did”. Maybe Hannibal had a magic toolbox that saved them? The fall was real, not a metaphor. It was a deliberate decision for Will to go off the cliff, he was convinced they both had to go. After the fall, there would be a lot of recuperation going on, and it would allow a kind of character reset. However, a show without Will’s empathy would not the show anymore. 

-Then a question about the wedding..and Hugh starts with “I couldn’t imagine them having a wedding”, “I mean with Molly”, “oh” (Hugh please..). Anyway, it probably was a simple wedding, just going to the courthouse.

- Hugh had to explain the “mic drop” thing to Mads.

- In Digestivo Will outplayed Hannibal, using the knowledge of Hannibal’s soft spot for him as an advantage. Will also genuinely wanted to break up with Hannibal.

- The dogs were rescue dogs! The scenes with them took a long time because they were not trained.

-Filming was very hard work, you couldn’t come in half prepared. But ”Mads is a very funny person on set, Bryan is very funny, Aaron tries, and Scott...pffft.”

-A big motivation for Hugh coming to the con was seeing Bryan and the cast again, aww!

-What kind of shoes would Hannibal wear to the beach in Cuba? “Probably something as ridiculous as the hat”.

-”Every gentleman should own a pair of slippers and a library card”, Bryan to Hugh...(though I have no idea what the context for this even was????)

-”It was so fucking cold in Toronto”. Then he apologizes for saying “fucking”, of course. They all held hot water bottles to stay warm.

-Trajectory for each season: S1 waking up with feet covered in mud and vomit up an ear. S2 accepting and even desiring Hannibal’s knife and the consummation of Hannibal pushing the knife into him. S3 the horror of being violent and bloody and yet thinking it was beautiful.

-Will would be happy to be at the table, eating Bedelia. Will was only really bitchy with her! He had his claws out with her, and Will would think she had it coming. “Meat is back on the menu!”.

-OK I know there is a direct quote about this going around which you should take a look at, but: Will hadn’t conceived Hannibal could feel love. You would look at Hannibal all “nice suits, nice kitchen, nice conversationalist, nice hair - but not think what a loving guy!”. He didn’t think love being what he experienced with Hannibal.

-Why did Will draw his gun in TWOTL? “Ok now I’m here with TWO psychos”. Will was 50% open to watching Hannibal get killed though.

-Hugh says it’s possible he said something about bellydancing once, because “sometimes you run out of things to say” :’D

-The mic made him sound like he had a really shaky voice or he was crying, and Hugh just joked about it “maybe I should recite some sad poetry”. it was pretty hilarious!

-Hugh wants to do more work on broadway, in NY and London!

-Is Will a good man? “Will is trying to be a good man, but he’s not only a good man...he has good in him, and that other thing”.

-How did Will feel like when Chiyoh pushed him off the train? “How would YOU feel when someone pushed you off a train? I survived ANOTHER thing no human should survive. Now I have to walk like 300 miles and my leg hurts. I’m not a lucky guy”

-”A Little Life” was the last book he had read. 

aaaaand I’ll cut here because this got SO LONG, so next part will be Hugh AND Bryan together! If you have something to add, PLEASE DO, I know I’m missing some details.

[itsybitsylemonsqueezy]

Gotham 4x04: A Liveblog

Once again, friends, I come to you with review and summary of the latest Gotham events. And Ed’s back this time. ...god help us all.

TL;DR - I wonder what’s happening in the REAL Gotham where character motivation still makes sense

Ben, whatever happens, I’m holding you personally responsible

Side Note: what exactly IS an embalming knife? Like... where does a knife come into the embalming process? Is this the knife you use to carve out the mushy bits, is that it? Because like... to my knowledge, embalming is a primary function of embalming liquid. Like... mostly it’s preserving and shit. And I don’t know how a knife preserves fuck all. But maybe someone who knows anthropology or mortician practices can explain this to me.

“That cuneiform is definitely pre-Venetian” ...did... did I just hear that right? Oh, PHOEnician... that makes way more sense. I was just... had a heart attack for a second. Carry on.

Look Bruce, you could have a friend your own age! Or... you know, continue to live alone with your butler like... all normal kids do. I suppose you have Cat but... mmm. mm.

...Ed’s fine. He’s fine. Upside down in his... obsession pit. He’s fine.

It’s a TOTALLY NORMAL and HEALTHY thing to paste thousands of pictures of your ex all over the walls while you contemplate revenge, yeah that... this is fine. It’s all Fine.

You’re uh... looking a little ramshackle and disheveled there Ed, OH HEY KNIFE. HI, uh... Okay. Did you fucking... DRAW sketches of Oswald yourself? Oh my god Ed... oh my god. See you haven’t changed at all really.

Yeah, he seems fine

Meanwhile, stuffed birds all over the place. I’m sure that’s... fine

You know, it’s pretty great how ancient cultures are always keen to write their hellish prophecies on their murder weapons, always appreciate that

UHHHHHH SABER SKELETON. UHHHHHH. UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. *Randall Tier flashbacks* UMMM UMMM UMMM UMMM. I JUST UH. I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE ALLUSIONS YOU’RE MAKING GUYS. YOU DON’T HAVE A WILL GRAHAM TO SAVE YOU.

Just... just all of the safe. All of the safe.

Maybe uh... maybe don’t talk about the Demon’s Head being a person and then cut to a saber skeleton. Maybe we don’t encourage brutal fledgling serial killers hahahahaha. 

That uh... sure is some hair, there, Alexander Siddig. God this show’s aesthetic is fucking weird. 

...this whole sequence has been nothing but Hannibal allusions.

They are REALLY pushing for the Hannibal aesthetics. Got a real crush on that show.

Look Bruce! Your new friend has ALSO been traumatized by witnessing the death of his guardian! You have so much in common!

*frowns* Harvey left and didn’t tell Jim??? Like, given what happened this summer, I can totally understand Donal not being around for filming but... write it better than “Harvey left and didn’t tell Jim” Because that’s bullshit.

I also DO NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE in a love triangle where 2 women fight over Jim’s soul NO NO NO NO NO. So if that’s where this is going FUCK OFF, FUCK EVERYTHING, AND FUCK YOU.

Welp, seeing another dead guardian should stir some shit up for Bruce

At least this sends Jim back to Barbara... I mean, that’s not really a positive, but at least I don’t hate Jim and Barbara, mainly because they have the stamp of canon on them

I don’t know how I feel about Babs hair this season, it’s... different

Okay, HARD NO on Ra’s-al-Ghul’s underlings, HARD NO. I just came from American Gods and THAT IS NOT ANUBIS. For one thing he’s white. What.

Intense staring contest with bowler hat. Oswald’s So Over It.

What’re you expecting Ed to jump out of it? Holy shit Oswald, calm down

I... you didn’t want to be disturbed... during your staring contest with the hat??? I... okay. Also, maybe close your fucking door then, it was wide open. Just saying.

Huh... Oswald and Sofia are meeting. Okay. Better put the masturbation hat away then Oswald, it’s a little too revealing

Hmmm... be careful Oswald. You’re right to be wary of her, don’t let her fool you. Also, Maybe Talk To Jim About This.

...White Rabbit. Really. *long, put upon sigh*

AAAAAAAAAAND the worst rap of all time! Well DONE Ed!

Oswald’s reactions to this are everything. Bless you Oswald. I love you. 100% everything I feel too.

Belated Side Note: Zsasz used to work for Falcone, and Falcone has taken control of him back from Oswald on occasion. Why then does Zsasz offer to stab Sofia? Is he truly loyal to Oswald now? Or was his relationship exclusively with Carmine? OR is it a bluff and Sofia’s already tapped him? Or will she tap him later? Lots of questions... lots of questions.

Yeah because WHY would you murder the guy??? It’s WAY more healthy for your psychological state to just... keep him on ice forever. That’s progress.

“I want Ed Nygma” we... we know Oswald. we know.

Always, ALWAYS the fucking docks. Goddddd. PLEASE GET A NEW SPOT YOU TWO.

Also, Oswald, DID YOU NOT LISTEN TO THAT??? That WASN’T a riddle, that was... statements. His brain is SHOT. God knows what a second spell in the ice will do.

Also also, I can guarantee that Ed won’t even be at the docks because he’s a dumbass now. And somehow the obvious answer will be wrong.

Um, frankly, I wouldn’t trust Bruce if I was Alex, Bruce is 100% the person who got Alex’s granddad killed. I’d be super pissed at Bruce. But... y’know, okay, whatever. Moving the plot forward.

Ahhh, Alex is giving Bruce the benefit of the doubt, I see. Nice kid. Very generous in his grief.

Also, why the shit would he come after you? He wanted the KNIFE, that’s it. I mean... I guess you’re a witness, but he didn’t see you so he doesn’t know about you. You’re not in danger kid. At least, not so much danger the police can’t take care of it, for once. You’re very much safe as houses until the plot inevitably fucks this up.

It would be a good idea to give up the knife tho, then you’re really in the clear

How the FUCK is Ra’s-al-Ghul at the library! How does he know to come here? Presumably he knew to come to the antiquities room because he was tracking Bruce because Babs told him to... I guess he could have tracked Bruce here then. Meh.

Ah yes. The creatures. Fuck that.

White people speaking ancient Middle Eastern languages. Mmmm nothing like it.

Ah, the old collapsing book case technique! Because no one thinks to GET OUT OF THE WAY of that shit. Nah, just gotta stand here and be crushed by the 3 ton weight of literature. It was my destiny to die this way.

Oh, I see, you’re just going to make like a harmless academic and this knife has been in your family for generations, of course...

You’re awfully paranoid kid. I mean... I suppose you were attacked now, so... I guess that’s justified

Uhhhh, kid, Bruce is not a Good Example of literally anything. He’s been training to become the world’s most popular vigilante for a few years now and that was born out of this very trauma so... y’know, don’t compare yourself to him. Please don’t. We don’t need more Batmans.

“No, you’re cool” I think you mean wealthy. Wealthy and cool CAN intersect but I feel like this is a classism thing. Let me provide you with a book on Marxism, kid.

If this doesn’t turn into another exploration of sexuality subplot, I’m gonna be disappointed

Uh, if he’s here on international business, like... check his visa Jim, he should have legal paperwork and shit to take that knife back to Nepal

JIM. WHY ARE YOU TELLING A MURDER SUSPECT THAT THERE IS A LIVING WITNESS. YOU’RE ACTIVELY PUTTING THE KID IN DANGER HOLY SHIT. HOLY SHIT NOT GOOD PROTOCOL JIM. Unless you were planning to trip him up on a lie, THIS IS NOT GOOD PROCEDURE JIM. THIS IS A HANNIBAL LEVEL FUCK UP. AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO TELL HANNIBAL, THE ACTUAL CHESAPEAKE REAPER, SENSITIVE CASE DETAILS ALL THE FUCKING TIME. HOLY SHIT NO.

This... this whole interrogation is a shit show, oh my god, not great work, very bad work, the both of you. Awful lying, Get Good.

Welp. I guess Ra’s-al-Ghul can teleport. Or turn fucking invisible. Glad that’s very justified. Everyone know if you get resurrected you get Special Powers. The divine amniotic sack gives to all.

Yeah because Sofia Totally Won’t Challenge Penguin For Power. That Defs Won’t Happen. And It Especially Won’t Involve Jim.

Oswald You Good. You Good Good Good Villain. How I Love Thee.

Brilliant babe who is rightfully suspicious after 3 seasons of this bullshit. Y’all fucking forget that Oswald is a sewer rat, you cannot trick him.

Oh boo hoo Sofia, I don’t trust you as far as I can throw you

Her criticism may be valid, BUT, on the other hand, as I said, Oswald’s lived through 3 seasons of this bullshit, while you lived the high life in Cuba. You might have your father’s perspective, but you don’t have any of Oswald’s hands-on experience. I still stand by Oswald’s decision to just murder them, he’s played the politics here long enough to know there is no loyalty amongst thieves. Not for him.

You know, it’s very considerate of Ra’s-al-Ghul to break shit every time he enters a scene so we know he’s here. Very thoughtful of him.

Oh it’s his fucking creatures again... ugggghhhhhhh...

More quality rapping! Good job Ed! Continuing to be the Best!

HAHAHAHAHA *more Randall Tier flashbacks* HAHAHAHAHAHA! ALL of the Hannibal allusions! Phew!

...no. no to the bone gag. just no.

Yeah, kid’s dead. Good job Ra’s-al-Ghul, at least you come through on your weird ass threats.

I mean... Ra’s totally made you make that call tho Bruce, this is his sick game, it’s on him. No one should have to decide between the death of one innocent or the deaths of millions of innocents. That’s a bullshit moral quandary that doesn’t actually exist. He wants you to think like he thinks, that’s all, this is psychological warfare, that’s the whole point. Remind yourself he did this, not just for the active murder, but more so because he thinks there is something to be gained by making you do this. He’s the asshole responsible.

Ed, I’m just... sweetie, pumpkin, if your point is to prove Oswald is a coward or an idiot, then... you proved it. Running after him sorta... disproves your point. If you want to meet him and murder him then... make that the point. Just... show up and murder him in the first place. *siiiigh* Or invite him to a cordial murder, whatever, but don’t make it a contest of wits if what you rally want is a confrontation. Get your shit together.

*nods* He’s right, they do suck, they were AWFUL

This... that... was bizarre. This was bizarre. What... exactly does Oswald want? I don’t understand. I know Ed isn’t himself anymore, but... you could help him. You could help him become himself again. And you both hate and are afraid of the Riddler. Why... would you want him back? As you just said, you want him only to freeze him. And just... that personality wasn’t even WHOLE, it was a fractured disaster. That wasn’t even a person. Just like this isn’t even a person. Why would you taunt Ed with saying “you’re not him”? I know you want Ed as an equal, but... do you think he can only be your equal as the Riddler? Who you hate and fear? You’ve got some weird ideas floating around in your head, Oswald. I would make the argument that you don’t hate or fear the Riddler nearly as much as you claim to and you want to bang the living daylights out of him, but like... *siiiigh* I dunno. You didn’t always want that. You wanted Ed to be whole and your equal. Nothing you’ve seen of him since he was your chief of staff has been real. None of it, all of it was a mistake, aborted attempts at personalities. And I just don’t know what you want anymore if you won’t take this broken, defunct Ed and help him.

You’re pushing him towards becoming the Riddler again, so I guess that’s what you want. And maybe you’re tired of being his mentor, after all, you tried that, reluctantly, and that went SO well. Maybe you hope/expect him to work it out for himself, and come back to you when he’s ready. That would put your relationship in a WAY different paradigm than it has been... but... okay??? I guess??? I’m having another time of not knowing what the hell the writers want for them

Why. why why why why. I hate everything.

I hate Jim so much

Ben You Done Fucked Up.