#audience network

[asexual-fandom-queen]

Okay but can we talk about the Accidental Hetero Couple as an audience surrogate for a second? The show really said, "hello traditional heterosexual monogamous guests of The Odyssey. I see you came aboard without a full understanding of what you're getting into. You're welcome to leave, but actually we'd love it if you stayed." and this couple really went "you know what, yeah! Even if this is different to what we're used to, at the end of the day, this is a boat full of people living their lives the way we're trying to live ours, and what's so incompatible about that?" Because maybe to the general public, stepping into a slowburn polyship feels a lot like accidentally booking a stay on a Gay Themed cruise. It's just not what they went into this expecting. But like our Resident Straight Couple, they can still have a good time here, and still appreciate the people they're on this boat with, even if, when their time together is up, their lives aren't likely to intersect again

[thoughtfulchaos773]

Body Language and words- Sydney, during the table scene- everything he said hit her-I wouldn't even want to do it without you. She slows down, looks up, and pauses. I'm sorry, this is more than work; his words caught her attention...

I don't even think what he was saying to a business partner was hitting Carmy on what it could mean; he was just being honest and speaking from the heart.

"I won't let you." More words from Carmy catch Sydney by surprise, and she realizes she can feel his gaze this time. Did she always notice Carmy staring at her throughout the show, or is this a new? His stare was intense—he wanted her to meet his eyes in that moment. More eye contact- more left unsaid where Sydney holds his gaze and where he needs to look away. That staring into each other's eyes- they were catching up to the vibes and had to break eye contact.

This is a favorite when his breathing slows down at Sydney's expression - like she's taking his breath away, and he's almost frozen. Does she look taken aback? But after that, she's touched by his words - that she's not alone and promises him the same thing.

Fx is right- it was love, intimacy, and devotion spoken between them.

Note: Carmy, you shouldn’t say all those sweet nothings: You make me better at this; I wouldn’t even want to do it without you. You’re not alone, Syd. All of those words were spoken by Carmy, who, just 12 to 16 hours ago, confirmed with Richie that he had a girlfriend. He later told Fak that he liked her, but not that he loved her.

So it's confirmed for us that Carmy isnt in love with Claire- only likes her.

And the next scene as Sydney and Carmy fix the table, was intentionally written to leaves us questioning whether there is love between Sydney and Carmy (not like).

[nebula-gray]

i truly believe that soulnet is the battle network concept of all time. it takes the series' themes of friendship and worldwide connection to their extreme -- a world in which human souls themselves are connected to the internet, where humanity achieves peace by feeling the emotions of others and empathizing. but they are also aware of the problems inherent to such a system, where one bad actor could ruin everyone, which is why tadashi and wily decided to shelve it in the first place.

dr. regal is aware that humanity is not actually fully evil, or else he would not need nebula gray. if the majority were evil, simply connecting everyone would allow evil to thrive. but in a way soulnet is the reason megaman is able to overcome nebula gray at all -- he can feel the emotions of all of his friends on top of lan encouraging him. overloading the system with negative emotions can be impactful, but so can overloading the system with hope and love.

in a way, i think that a lot of other battle network concepts tie into soulnet. full synchro is souls uniting between a navi and operator. soul unison is the souls of two navis uniting. with soulnet, it's everyone. we are all connected.

it's an interesting topic that i think leaves a lot of room for exploration. how does this affect the concept of the individual? how much does it affect behavior? to what extent does it control the lives of everyone? is everlasting peace ever truly possible? it's a lot to think about and i've never seen anybody really talk about it in-depth.

i understand that this is rambly but i hope that i've gotten people to think about it a little more. soulnet is so dear to me and i want people to see the potential behind it. i am always open for discussion if anyone has anything to add

[thepoisonroom]

Is the English teacher good? I believe in bja supremacy but the trailer made it look like very standard sitcom humor

it's honestly pretty solid! i would say it's more toned down than caleb gallo and they're doing something a bit closer to sitcom-brand pseudorealism but a lot of the signature stuff (odd/unnatural-sounding dialogue, the camera work during conversations, the visual gags, the casual absurdism, etc) is still there. i do think that it's not hitting the sort of pat heartwarming triumph beats that i would expect from a standard sitcom with the same premise, and there's a lot of interest in exploring sort of casual self-absorption which has always been an interesting aspect of the characters bja writes/plays. i think it's worth trying out an ep or two and they are only 20 minutes! and his take on what's funny about being gay in sort of a modern american context has always been a lot more interesting and resonant to me than 99% of other "gay comedy" writing

[theblob1958]

if we try hard enough do you think we can make these two the new great big sitcom ship rocking the internet? old lady love will shine through

[altarichiru]

Adventure time! C'mon and grab your friends!

[woahcoolbear]

requiem for the remnant

[fvckw4d]

The concept of queerbaiting annoys me. I was told that it refers to a work of fiction pretending to cater to a queer audience but then pulling back from it to avoid alienating homophobes, which is an incredibly specific thing. But a lot of people seem to think that it instead means "any time there's any gay subtex, metaphor, or ambiguity" or "whenever something from 1995-2012 was being a normal amount of homophobic for the era."

[dejwrld]

please the one thing i will criticize about the black reader tags is that no one and i mean no one seem to not get the rule to not post dump in the x black reader tag. i don't care that you're happy it's eren fics on your dash. i don't care about your unwanted opinions on jjk fics. i don't care about your masterlist post. keep that shit out the tags that's meant for fics. please and thank you.

[badsalmonella]

“My life is a parody of a tragedy “ -Hamlet 2

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[mariocki]

Honor Blackman guest stars as art expert Syd Lewis in Saber of London: Deep in the Heart of Chelsea (1.3, NBC, 1957)

[limerental]

every so often the demons in me are like 'oh yes you could write an Original Fiction book' and then five seconds later I'm smacked with the present reality of what all of that entails. nevermind! at what cost!

[patrocles]

getting caught up in the euphoria of the epic highs and lows of firefighters doing sick rescue missions and being family

and then the copaganda hits

[nancywheeeler]

the only thing funnier than when this website predicts something wrong is when this website predicts something right.

[naarlar]

hot take: Miles and Gwen should NOT end up together during or at the end of Beyond the Spiderverse.

Hear me out, this is not anti gwiles at all.

I think as the audience we get to see the nuances of Gwen’s situation in ATSV and we sympathize with her and understand (well most of us). However, try considering it from Miles’ perspective.

Honestly, if Gwen put me through the crap she put Miles through (intentionally or not), it would take a LONG time before I gave her the chance to be close friends again, let alone dating.

I’m not saying gwiles shouldn’t happen. It can (it is a very cute ship) but it requires a lot of time and healing for both of them, time that honestly I don’t think BTSV is going to have. While I think the movie is probably still going to rush gwiles, I personally think honestly it would be better if at best it was hinted but not outright. But hey, we’ll see.