#clams jams

[clamsjams]

mia and mia season 2 critique pt 3 under the cut:

i have more to say on the centopia parts of the show than the live action ones, but that makes sense bc it’s the main part of the show and also the live action is giving me nothing to work with

with the centopia segments, every episode so far has just felt so, disjointed, if that makes sense? it’s definitely not helped by that lack of connection to the live action segments. it feels like plot points are kind of happening but also none of them are related to each other? like they came up with a basic plot summary for the episodes and the ideas for a few scenes and then sent it off to be animated without actually writing how they were all going to be relevant to each other

in season 1, the episodes actually like had flow and good pacing, and there was foreshadowing that helped. for example, mia get an oracle abt a bridge, she and yuko go to that bridge, we cut to panthea telling gargona to go to that same place to get unicorns, and we as the audience can put the pieces together, oh there’s going to be a confrontation there. the second season has none of that so far

like in the beginning of the first episode onchao is fighting with his friend ekko (also nice to get more named unicorn characters finally) and then i assumed “oh that will come back later, right? maybe they’ll get in a fight again and onchao will run away bc he’s mad, and then he’s alone and vulnerable” but nope! just doesn’t come up

another thing the first season had is that every episode felt like it had its own self contained plot arc. except for the last 2 episodes, which makes sense as they’re basically a season finale, each episode would have its own individual conflict, and that conflict would be resolved at the end of the episode

but when the first 2 episodes of season 2 ended i was genuinely like “that it?” because there was never really any satisfying conclusion to them. episode 2 kinda tried to have one i think, but the poor pacing made it really unsatisfying

it took the characters 2 episodes to even find out that rixel was a bad guy, despite him being so insanely obvious. u could argue that they’re trying to do a season premiere type thing but it just. didn’t work

the first episode they basically just meet rixel and show him around and then in the second episode they do the same thing, (and the whole time he’s being sketchy as hell abt onchao) then there’s like 3 minutes of the circus show, mia and yuko sneak backstage for like half of that and mo comes to the conclusion that rixel is hypnotizing the animals into performing despite the fact that the only thing rixel is doing is yelling at them through a megaphone, and like seriously what was up with that? they couldn’t have animated like a glow effect or something? some kind of magic sparkle? or if it’s hypnotism, why not give him one of those like rings on a string they use?? also why is he hypnotizing them on stage in the first place?? why not have him hypnotizing them backstage and have yuko and mia see him when they sneak in??? also is this “hypnosis” ever gonna come up again or is it just a one time thing for this episode?

anyways yeah then mo starts booing and everyone else boos for some reason despite the fact that he only told like 3 other ppl abt the hypnosis thing, rixel runs away, there’s like half a second of confrontation where mia and yuko lock him in a cage and release all the animals, and that’s it. also gargona was there too but her contributions were so insignificant and irrelevant that i couldn’t be bothered to mention them. it’s a mess. i think a big reason for why that is, is because of the way they handled rixels character, but the rest of the characters aren’t great either

i think i’m gonna need to make a 4th post abt that

[teatreejammer]

Glitched JAG from beta, according to the post author.

[snail-noodle]

okay I'm just gonna ramble about my oc x shadow milk cookie now lmao 😭

Art credit @98chao 🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙 go check them out!!

Okay okay I have an oc, Oracle Cookie, who I ship with Shadow Milk Cookie, and every time I think about them, it's always the moment when they finally see each other after centuries have passed!

No, Oracle cookie did not approve of Shadow Milk cookie or his friends corruption. She couldn't bare to watch her lover and her friends act this way, so she stayed far away from them and remained with her family, even after they were imprisoned. She only found out that they were imprisoned when she received a letter from the faerie king himself!

And despite it all, despite who Shadow Milk Cookie had become, she was still in love with him. She keeps trying to deny it but once she sees him again... well, she can't lie to herself anymore.

I keep thinking of how they would hold eachothers faces so tenderly and lovingly 😭💖💕💖💕 he'd probably whisper her promises of how he'd keep by his side from now on and how they'll rule earthbread together once he regains his full power.

My girl may be in love, but she's no fool! I'm still debating on her being locked away in some dimensional pocket that shadow milk created to keep her, er, safe from the other cookies. Perhaps this could be a way for her to find out what exactly caused him to become the beast he is now.

But I also want her to travel alongside Gingerbrave and his friends. She's a bit of a recluse, so traveling with them will help her see that she doesn't have to remain in the past, especially when there's so much hope for the future :']

[jt1674]

[shadowkira]

People asked about how I romanced Karlach and Shadowheart on PS5... And I just got a comment asking why I didn't romance Halsin too.

Buddy, have you heard of lesbians.

[cheryllclayton]

Mary Andrews…still a saint and one of the best characters on this show

[trailshome]

not tlh related but hnnnnnng dragon's dogma 2.....!!! the sphinx!! she looks amazing!!! foaming at the mouth and sobbing at Grigori 24/7

it's so nice to see my fave dragon back in the limelight. can't wait to fight him again -- I wonder if the story will be as... 'bleak' as the previous one? hmmmm

[thundercrack]

sorry guys. we're getting into railway history this week.

[kenniiblogss]

early morning jam sessions!!

[clamsjams]

whoever has the url clam-meditation i’m coming for ur fucking life

[lepiidopterophobia]

savathun, forcing her favorite guardian(s) to explain why they named one of the symbols of her language "rock out with your cock out."

[danielpowell]

Can you spell it out for us ?

Run it back in slow motion

What makes you feel so important ?

[dandelionjack]

you can flip out with your clit out!

you can rock out with your cock out, you can hang out with your wang out, but you can't do jack shit with your cunt out. you just can't.

[bakedbakermom]

i am burning a cd for the first time since college this is awesome peace and love on planet earth

[bakedbakermom]

Me who found my old iPod a few months ago and never has to pay or listen to ads again:

(yes Canned Heat is on my Jam Out with Your Clam Out playlist)

Everyone: *shares their Spotify 2022 Wrapped*

Me who uses Youtube Music:

[quieteating]

Speedboat Bar

It has a kind of weird name.  If I was trying to come up with a name for a restaurant, the first to come to mind would not be Speedboat.  Even if it was planning to be a sporting institution, names such as the Horse & Coaches, The Greyhound or other such names might be more suitable and acceptable in England. These are I assume photos of the Thai royals.  Something I have seen in other Thai…