#as i said spoilers ahead

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

the eclipse is a comedy [sadly spoilers ahead because it makes it even more fun] 1/?

@flanasmythes

[vigilskeep]

very amused by the fact that a lot of lucanis’ lines were delightfully fitting to sol extremely specifically (the “you like to walk a little too close to the edge” exchange comes to mind, or when he told them optimism was their best and worst quality, both of which work generally but are like knife sharp insightful when said to sol and really took me aback when i first heard them), and i never had to force sol to say anything i didn’t think they would to progress the romance, like i have on certain occasions in da2 and dai. but i saw some of the flirt lines you can say that i missed because sol was not into him yet, and have never gotten a harder They Would Not Fucking Say That. i feel like by sol’s godawful timing i unlocked a secret slightly separate dynamic. and i would have to do it all the exact same way if i played them again

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

WAIIIIIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT HOW DID I JUST NOW LEARN AFTER ALL THIS TIME--

Like, I've known about the religious aspect of Javert's death! Catholic theology taught that suicide was a mortal sin, meaning a sin that would send you to hell--Javert, who is described as exactingly religious (viewing religion as another authoritative structure, in contrast to Valjean's personal faith), was so distraught over the error and failure of his worldview, that he broke what he'd regarded as a sacred rule to punish himself and condemn himself to hell. I've known this! And it's agonizing!!

But then I read a YouTube comment of all things, and maybe this is an old take but it just eviscerated me:

At the time of Javert's death, suicide was a crime in France.

His last act was to break the law.

Mr. Hugo, I'd like to retire now, you're giving me too many emotions to process.

[cent-scratchnsniff]

it was just going to be a few warmup doodles but then she infected the rest of the page like the ever eternal and spreading spores. hod!!! hod. hod :)

[mayomkun]

Rewatching dead boy detectives and I love the music box that starts playing when Charles started hitting the night nurse. Like, the haunting melody went so well with the shock of what we learned about Charles' past and his sudden outburst (spiralling out of control, the feeling of the world beating down on you over and over and even when you try your best, be your best self, it isn't enough and there isn't anything you can do). And then morphed to something more upbeat/thrilling when she fell into the sea, followed by complete silence with Charles' breakdown. Oughhhhhhhhh

[bugeyedfreaks]

I bought the comic! 💖

I have a couple of my usual little minor nitpicks (as I am want to have), but I don’t even want to get into them because there were so few and they didn’t impact my enjoyment of the comic all that much. I thought it was super cute!

I won’t spoil anything in case anyone’s interested in buying it for themselves (which, I would say… yeah, buy it, totally!), but what I appreciated the most– especially since this is the first issue and it’s establishing who the girls are for anyone not super familiar with them– is that the girls end up saving the day together. It shows the importance of them not just being heroes, but also being a team (and also being supportive sisters, which… 🥹🫶) and that makes me feel like, even on a basic level, they get the characters. And that’s reassuring! Yay!

[bobbimorses]

black widow & hawkeye #1

[citrusai]

no veilguard story spoilers in these thoughts but it's actually insane that lavellan was the first person to see solas as he was past the bravado & the act he put up for centuries. and through it all her love and belief in him never wavered like that's insane. what a horrifying thought to spend eternity alone searching for a way to fix your mistake and within the world you see as a failing on your part you find the one person who sees you as you once saw yourself.

[brynnmclean]

saw a post questioning shipping Senua and Thórgestr and started to reblog it with a tag novel-- felt weird about doing that since this is lengthy and potentially derailing, so making my own post instead. Spitballing under the cut:

First off, any time someone is like, "the real reason people ship this is because they find the dude attractive," this is SO funny to me as someone who doesn't find men attractive IRL and has fiercely loved Senua since I played the first game, like-- actually I find the dynamic between those two characters to be compelling and interesting precisely because of all the baggage between them re: their backgrounds, the rough (put mildly!) beginning of their relationship, all the things they don't talk about, and them finding a common enemy/common ground to work with. The explicit parallels between them stated in-game scratched an itch in my brain. The minute they pointed out the dark rot on his arm, it was like, "oh! hello there! NOW I'm interested in whatever your whole deal is" for me. Also, idk man, I too would follow Senua around after she knocked me into the dirt and then showed me a way to fight the giants that I very much wanted to fight instead of appease.

The idea that Thórgestr was part of the Orkney Raid that killed and mutilated Dillion is VERY interesting food for thought, even if I don't personally have that headcanon (surely there are more viking raiding groups than just the Bjorg). I think the Furies or the Shadow said something similar about Fargrimr (his kin murdered yours, you shouldn't save him, etc.) so I completely get that line of thought, but I think the game left it ambiguous enough that it's up for interpretation. Would I read fic with that premise? Yeah, I'd check that out. Could Senua forgive Thorgestr if his people were involved? Sounds fun to explore.

If (ha, when?) I write fic, I'd have to think more about it especially wrt timelines, like when did the Bjorg start specifically raiding for slaves for giant food sacrifices vs. killing people for resources and wealth? How far off are we from the old gods "dying" and the volcano erupting? Was it indeed a different group of raiders who made a deal with Zynbel, attacked Senua's home, and made the sacrifice at that time to Hela?

At the very least, I think there's a time jump between the end of Hellblade I and the beginning of Hellblade II since Senua wasn't alone on that slave ship and at least one of the (brief) survivors knew her by name. I wouldn't mind exploring that gap of time, too.

In any case I do agree that it would take a VERY long time for Senua to consciously catch feelings for anyone let alone Thorgestr with all their collective baggage. The idea of them having a relationship beyond friendship in the far off future of an AU where he survives is the only one that can make sense in my brain, personally. It would take time! Time they didn't get in the game! But I think there are a lot of different roads that could take, and some of them might be healthier than others. Shipping them certainly isn't forgetting or excusing what happened to Dillion-- or even mutually exclusive from still shipping Senua and Dillion. Or, frankly, also shipping Senua and Astridr, because I can see that ship too.

One of the nice things about all the details Ninja Theory didn't expand upon and that they left that ending so open is that the sky's the limit. I'm VERY interested in seeing fandom tackle this game as we get farther from the initial release.

[fookinstevienicks]

hilarious unintended side effect of the BOBs tantrums

I find it reassuring when they start repeatedly screeching "BUCKTOMMY BONES FOR SURE" because like... look at your record babes

[screamting]

"this is impossible!" "oda just broke his lore!" stupid? idiot babies? getting paid for making exaggerated statements?

oda is saying EVERYONE can be free

luffy wants everyone to be free

you, too, can be free.

[edwinas]

A NEUROSURGEON'S DIARY (2024) dir. Yuki Saito & Motohashi Keita | inspo WAKABA RYUYA & SUGISAKI HANA as SANPEI TOMOHARU & KAWAUCHI MIYABI

My heart trusts you, Dr Sanpei. I will never forget you.

[morporkian-cryptid]

I went into the new Night Vale episode honestly thinking they were going to pull another "what do you mean the previous episode ended on a cliffhanger no no nothing happened" and we wouldn't hear of Kevin or the Boy in at least two years.

And then the episode was titled "He is still holding a knife" XD

[bluemew-theturtle]

Still absolutely obsessing over Runa and Cyril's character development in TNC.

Like the book itself was... A little off in terms of other plot lines and pacing, imo? Iykyk. But the Grand Three absolutely stole the show imo and I'm SO excited to see how things between them play out.

[miyasann]

i'm late to the party but i cried 5 times watching the dumpster battle

[mattdrawssometimes]

Just finished the new archon quest, it was... something

Also, don't check tags if u don't wanna spoil urself or read me crying lol