#dd spinoff

[twdmusicboxmystery]

TWD: Daryl Dixon: L'ame Perdu - Analysis

Okay everyone,

I did this as a video. But it took a REALLY long time to make and ended up being long. So, I'd appreciate some feedback. I may not always be able to do the video component. Are you guys good if it's just the audio, podcast style?

Also, would you prefer I broke it up into 10 or 15 minute chunks for easier listening? Or do you like the longer episode? Let me know!

And also what you think about the episode and the analysis, of course! 😉

[8-oz]

i feel like aa7 might be a shithole. capcom isn’t afraid to fuck up characters for the past, as they obviously showed with phoenix. phoenix is probably gonna remain a dumb bitch. maybe a new protag since athena had about 1/2 of two games and capcom will not want to give her a new one. if we’re lucky apollo will go through more trauma and remain the exact same and pretend like nothing happened. klavier and kristoph will never be mentioned ever again. maybe edgeworth will be there. i do not have any expectations tbh.

[prommytheus]

aa4 is my favorite game in the franchise and (in my own, unimportant opinion) a LARGE portion of its flaws come from the fact that it was totally ready for apollo justice ace attorney 2 or a bonus case or something but then DD burst through the door and said fuck you im blowing you up. and then they blew him up

[lionheartamelia]

Towl was never advertised as a story about Rick in the crm, it was advertised as a love story from day one and it was that advertising that drew in both old and new fans alike. The other spinoffs aren’t working because the characters are miserable half the time, DD did a good job in season one just to kill all the characters they wanted you to care about in season two. And don’t get me started on them forcing Maggie to be around negan and never be allowed to experience joy for more than 5 minutes every now and then since Glenn died.

Trying to blame it on the crm being blow up in TOWL is so stupid. For one, it wasn’t even the whole crm, secondly Beale said he had spies all over the world so they could easily play into that in the other spinoffs and finally the other spinoffs should be able to keep people engaged regardless of what’s happening in towl. If they can’t do that then maybe they just aren’t good?

[sameschmidtdiffname]

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•Fanfiction Masterlist•

Mike Schmidt

(Five Nights at Freddy's, 2023)

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Princess • Enemies to Lovers

Summery: You detest having a roommate. You enjoy cheap rent. One of these things is going to have to change at some point, and with the week you're having? There's only so long before people reach a breaking point.

NSFW▪︎AFAB! Reader▪︎One-Shot

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What's One More? • Breeding

Summery: The house is all to you and Mike, which is a strange feeling to Mike as he begins to realize how things are changing. But change isn't always a bad thing, is it?

NSFW▪︎AFAB! Reader▪︎One-Shot w/ Spinoff

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Same Shit, Different Schmidt • Sickness/Comfort

Summery: You are a stubborn ass and Mike is not here to put up with that shit. Where'd you get this attitude, anyways? Is it so hard to just listen?

SFW▪︎Schmidt!GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request▪︎Spinoff to 'What's One More?'

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To All I Think is Safe • Hurt/ Comfort

Summery: After a family dinner gone awry, something guides you somewhere where your mind can safely wander in better memories than the ones you're making right now.

SFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request

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Cherries & Cream • Food Sex

Summery: It's a modest holiday. Spent indoors, soft music on the cassette player... oh, and a collection of bad ideas snowballed into a day of sticky situations

NSFW▪︎AFAB!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request

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Slip • Hurt/Comfort

Summery: At some point or another, the words slip out. It's just that, naturally, you're an idiot who can't pick the right moment.

SFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot

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Wanting, Waiting • Hurt/Comfort

Summery: Overworked and underfed, you'll go to sleep once some decent work is complete. However, a late night turns into a day long fight.

SFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request

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Pretty • Domination/Submission

Summery: Men are so pretty. And they can be so stupid. And who doesn't like stupid, pretty toys?

NSFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request

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Blue Sunrise • Hurt/Comfort

Summery: All is well, yet you aren't. A fact that disturbs and irritates you so, even if it shouldn't.

SFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request

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Wool Over My Eyes • Morning Sex

Summery: Mike always says you have such trouble getting up in the morning. You don't intend to take so long to wake, but Mike is quite confident the solution lays just at his fingertips- and lips.

{Upcoming Works}

NSFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot

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A Comfort or Two • Hurt/No Comfort

Summery: Vices never killed anybody.

SFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎One-Shot

▪︎Professor!Mike x AFAB!Student!Reader

▪︎Dad!Mike

▪︎Vamp!Mike

▪︎Misunderstanding/Jealousy, Female!Reader

▪︎Caught during Sex

▪︎Make-Up Sex

▪︎Drunk Reader

▪︎Jealous of Vanessa

▪︎Loss of virginity, Transmasc!Reader

▪︎Enemies to Lovers, GN!Reader

▪︎Co-worker Jealousy

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▪︎Age-gap Babysitter

And more

Peeta Mellark

(The Hunger Games, 2012-2015)

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Sweet Delights • Public sex

Summery: It's a slow work day in District 12. With rain pouring down outside, who can blame you for wanting to indulge a little? Everything's fine so long as no one walks in... right?

NSFW▪︎AFAB! Reader▪︎One-Shot

《Upcoming Works》

▪︎Sickness/Comfort, Everdeen-Mellark!Male!Reader

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Derek Danforth

(The Beekeeper, 2024)

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Easy Money • Voyeurism

Summery: Minimum wage is a joke these days and we've all gotta make rent somehow. And who knew blonds could be so fun?

NSFW▪︎AFAB!Reader▪︎Sequel Coming Soon

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Tangled • Hurt/Comfort

Summery: The holidays are a miserable time of year, especially when ones mother won't even talk to them to let them know she's not coming, sending Derek into a breakdown and wrapping you up in the process.

SFW▪︎Short!Male!Reader▪︎One-Shot▪︎Request

《Upcoming Works》

▪︎'Easy Money' II

▪︎Enemies to Lovers, Male!Reader

▪︎Sleeping with the Help, Fem!Reader

▪︎Derek is a whore for lead singers, who can blame him, Male!Reader

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Billy

(Burn, 2019)

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'Ghost' Trilogy▪︎Complete

My Ghost • Hurt/Comfort

Summery: You don't know what happened that night. Things were fine, life was good, then your partner is on the news for all sorts of shit you never would've thought him capable of the day prior. He was dead, he was evil, and you were trying to move on. But what's the proper etiquette when the dead show up on your door unannounced?

SFW with brief mentions of sex▪︎GN!Reader▪︎ Request

Repentance • Make-Up Sex

Summery: You know the phrase 'sleeping angels?' Yeah, not in this fucking house. Pretty soon it's gonna be you or him, but Billy may have a trick or two up his sleeve to provide a happy ending for you both.

NSFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎Prequel/Standalone Spinoff

Lapses • Hurt/No Comfort

Summery: In the wake of death our minds begin to wander. To better times, to little moments. Reality is so fickle in the minds of the weak. But he's coming back. Eventually.

SFW▪︎GN!Reader▪︎Sequel to 'My Ghost'

》Upcoming Works《

▪︎Protective Brother!Billy & GN!Reader

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Josh Futturman

(Future Man, 2017-2020)

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Fanboy Futturman Headcanons That Hardly Make Sense Unless You're Deranged (because it's fun) • Headcanons List

Mildly NSFW

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'Familiar Strangers' Series▪︎WIP

Summery: They always say you never know when you'll meet Mister Right. But damn. This is a new level.

SFW w/ brief mentions of adult content▪︎GN!Reader▪︎Request▪︎Coffee Shop/Online Friends AU

Parts:

Maggie's • One

>Upcoming Works<

▪︎Hurt/Comfort, Fem!Reader

▪︎Roleplay Sex

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Character's Coming Soon:

Clapton Davis

(Detention, 2011)

Upcoming Works:

▪︎Breeding Kink, AFAB!Reader

▪︎Coffee Shop/Beach meet cute

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So, now that you've shuffled through all the porn, we have the

Chaotic Everlark

•Masterlist•

I have many Everlark (or, again, Peeniss for the sophisticated people in the crowd,) headcanons. However, here's the best of the best, my creme de la creme, my magnum opus, the masterpieces that make you all say "Dani, get a life."

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Reasons Why Gale Hawthorne Can't Go Home : A Saga of Geese Abuse

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The Difference in Love Language: It's a Lot

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Peeta 'The Youngest' Mellark: Another Saga of Geese Abuse

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Katniss Everdeen's Discovery of Her Malewife's Perversion: It's Borderline Smut

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Comment if you wish to join my taglist for any/specific characters!

[my-mt-heart]

I’ve seen some norman fans saying that “he’s just an actor who is given a script it’s not his fault.” How true do you think that is? Sometimes I’m not sure whether Norman is trying to make us believe he has more power than he does or whether the opposite is true.

I do think he seems to have too much power on the show, but at the same time, sometimes his preferences and ideas have been ignored - like his idea to have Isabelle’s half dead body thrown in Daryl’s cell and for her last dying act to be giving him the key to escape, and him not wanting the cut where he lifts up his arm to be released because he felt it made Daryl seem too obviously heroic. Maybe he actively wanted the Isabelle romance or maybe he was just convinced by others that he should do that. Like he said, “they want you to do leading man things”, or is that just him displacing blame, like when he said Melissa would have pitched canon Caryl if she wanted it?

I’m not saying any of it would be an excuse because it wouldn’t be and he should know better, especially as a man in a relative position of power compared to his female co-star who is receiving the brunt of the harm. But is it possible that the youth angle was a case of him being persuaded by the other male EPs and/or possibly higher-ups at AMC that it’s something he should do?

To be honest, from where I’m sitting, I don’t think he looks innocent at all, but I don’t want to assume. It’s like his back and forth claims about the title - in one interview, he’s saying that he was pushing for it to be called DD and in the next, he’s saying that he fought against it. Could both things be true in context?

I ask this less because I want to excuse Norman and more really because it’s so clear that Melissa loves him and wants to continue working with him. And I can’t understand how that could be true if he’s been as active a party in hurting her and her career as it looks to us.

The first thing to understand is that several parties are at fault for what’s wrong with the spinoff. Norman may as well attach a neon sign to himself that says he’s guilty, but Gimple also played a huge role in initially getting Melissa booted, Zabel and Nicotero are misogynist egomaniacs and bad storytellers, and AMC enables them because they’re also run by cowards misogynists.

But your ask was about Norman, so let’s focus on him. As you’ve pointed out, there are a lot of inconsistencies with Norman’s narrative and that’s because his main strategy for the past few years has been saying whatever he thinks will get him out of trouble, which frequently involves shifting blame onto Melissa. Hence “she needed a break” and “if she wanted romance, she could’ve pitched it.” He also changed his story about the title, but that’s only after it got backlash and then he tried to blame it on a survey. Rule of thumb, if someone’s framing involves blaming, it means they did something wrong and they don’t want anyone to know it. Unfortunately for Norman, most people aren’t as stupid as he wants to believe and now he has absolutely no credibility left. My point being, while it’s not a good idea to take anything that Norman says as gospel (and as a side note: it is common for actors to take credit for other people’s work), you still have to read the subtext. The subtext is very loud in this case and if you know a little bit about Norman’s background as well, then it’s clear as day that he’s the one pulling a lot of the strings when it comes to Daryl’s story and how he’s being marketed this season. Is it normal for studios to allow that? No. Is it a good idea? Absolutely not. But again, misogyny, enabling, short-sightedness, and a complete misreading of who really has the upper hand.

As for Melissa, you have to keep in mind that there are other factors dragging her into the show’s problems. Timing matters. The power structure matters. It doesn’t come down to how she feels or doesn’t feel about Norman 🤷🏻‍♀️

[youmakethelight]

I wanted spinoffs forever, but honestly, I'm probably going to just tune out of everything twd and mentally end the franchise in season 10 of the flagship show. It hasn't been enjoyable since then, and with dz continuing as showrunner and amc's continued dd marketing, it doesn't seem as if that's going to change. So, there's no point in it taking up space in my brain.

I made my tumblr account in August 2024 literally just bc caryl was giving me so much serotonin and I was talking about them all the time, and I didn't want to annoy my friends anymore so I posted about it here instead. Then I (reluctantly) made a twitter account bc I wanted to see updates about tboc. I never intended to post anything. I honestly came here just for fun and ended up caught up in all this bullshit bc amc refuse to treat their fans or their female lead with respect, and I couldn't derive joy from the show or the characters anymore. This was supposed to be fun, actually a source of escapism, and it ended up a visceral reminder of some of the worst parts of real life.

As well as amc and all of the bullshit there, the online bullying has been insane - from caryl fans and other twd fans alike. There have been positives in joining this online fandom space, in spite of everything, but at this point, I am genuinely looking forward to my enthusiasm fading enough that I'll have forgotten all about it.

If I'm still here when s3 is airing, it will be either because something massive changed for the better, or because of the people I've met here.

[that-left-turn]

I might be missing something, but why do amc think a new male audience is the best target audience for dd/caryl?

I know norman, nicotero, and zabel are all leaning to a simple american hero toxic masculine version of daryl, so maybe they think that will attract men who never watched twd before, but twd has been a big enough show for over a decade, how many really have never seen it who would want to start now?

As for existing twd viewers, from where I've been looking the past 13 or so years, the largest fanbase for daryl was women and queer folk. It seems to me that Rick and Negan are the more attractive characters for a cis male audience (yet both of those spinoffs treated their female lead better - maybe dd is over-compensating). And more than half the current male audience for dd keep begging for a rick and daryl reunion. It seems like they only care about daryl in the context of rick, and I don't think norman or andy have any intention on delivering that, as much as amc will keep baiting them as much as they bait carylers with caryl.

I just can't really for the life of me think what persuaded them that daryl dixon was the character to try to pull in a new male audience. His biggest appeal was always his sensitive side and his relationship with carol. Going the way of other shows, like tlou, and leaning into women's interests and queerness, seems to me like it would have been a far more successful move for a spinoff with daryl (and carol) at the helm. I think plenty of men would have followed that too, as they did for daryl and carol's 'badass-ness' in the main show.

But I will say that lots of misogyny came out in public when tboc aired. Male internet users were leaving horrible comments on fans who were speaking up about wanting women to be treated better on the show. "It's daryl's show, so why should melissa be treated better" was a common attitude to fans asking for equal treatment. Others were saying that feminism, diverse representation etc. are not popular anymore. And when fans asked for better, it felt like amc would respond by making increasingly offensive posts (offensive to women, to non-americans, to long-time fans of carol & daryl). In fact, I see a lot more men replying to amc's official posts uplifting women of twd with annoyance at amc's "feminist bs." Do you think those are the type of men amc is trying to appeal to?

All right, it’s a big topic, so this answer is somewhat abridged while still hitting the main points.

Daryl is AMC’s original IP

Daryl doesn’t exist in the comics, which means AMC doesn’t have to pay Kirkman for using the character. They can keep all the profit to themselves. This is also the real reason why Daryl was the most marketed character of the flagship show and why Norman went from support cast to main credits so quickly.

Doing the spinoff with only Daryl would net AMC a larger profit, or so they thought. As evidenced by social media, Norman gets mobbed when he shows up somewhere and AMC made a crucial mistake in thinking that’s because of emotional investment in Daryl or the popularity of the show. In reality, it’s more to do with celebrity culture—people just want to get pictures with someone famous. As such, it’s not an indication of sustainable viewership.

Male audiences are seen as more ‘serious’ fans, committed and invested in lore and story, while female identifying audiences show up for shippy moments and other ‘mushy stuff’

It used to be that genre shows in general had a more male skewing audience and if you look at the earliest seasons, you can clearly see that TWD was intended for the comic book fans and men who are horror or zombie fans. Female characters were entirely relegated to the sidelines, informing the male story arcs but not having much agency of their own. Look at how hated/misunderstood Lori still is. She never had a chance because the audience is meant to see her entire arc through Rick and Shane’s eyes.

There was a time when TWD was must-see TV, so the show has had a very diverse audience for a long time. AMC is just using some seriously outdated marketing models. In the days of syndication, TV execs wanted standalone episodes because networks who licensed the shows needed viewers to be able to watch out of order without getting lost in the plot. This was the time when you could advertise on billboards and at sports events, and people would tune in. Streaming and more cinematic video games, along with COVID, changed how people consume and engage with media.

A segment of male viewers want the immersive experience of feeling like they’re fighting zombies, so they like the cool weapons, special effects and lore—they want TV shows to be more like a gaming experience. Female identifying viewers, on the other hand, are more likely to watch for the story and its characters because representation in visual media is relatively new to them. Women also tend to be more community oriented, so they find strength/comfort in seeing someone else going through experiences similar to their own.

The media strategy from the start has been to foster a pro-Rick environment

One of the mistakes the show made right from the start was that it focused too exclusively on Rick. A TV show is different from something you consume off a page and TWD had an ensemble cast. AMC wanted the built-in audience of the comic book fans to ensure the success of the adaptation, but once the show took on a life of its own (and particularly when they started to aggressively market Daryl), they should have nurtured interest in the cast as a whole by offering more balanced screentime for the characters and less implausible plot armor for the Grimeses.

The Gimple era, when social media really took off, offered a very Greco-Roman view of men looking to each other for companionship and women are largely irrelevant. Rick and Daryl become brothers, there’s the homoerotic antagonism between Rick and Negan. Maggie—the tomboy who transgressed against gender roles—is brought in line with the intended function and purpose of women: having a baby. It became open season on Carol because Rick, who was pushed as the character with whom the audience is supposed to identify and sympathize, condemned her for the deaths of Karen and David. Female friendships turned largely invisible, which fed into the misogyny on the screen, BTS and in AMC's marketing tactics.

It was fair game to pit women against each other and to tear down any character in order to promote the show, as long as Rick was framed as the undisputed and righteous hero.

I might be missing something, but why do amc think a new male audience is the best target audience for dd/caryl?

The ‘break narrative’ fractured the Caryl fandom. Not every Caryler was willing to watch a solo Daryl show. Carol has a dedicated fanbase too and they weren’t impressed with the PR spin that was offered as an explanation for removing Melissa from the project. AMC lost more viewers by that move than they had anticipated.

Because female fans started speaking up against watching and why they made that choice, a certain online demographic (who derive their satisfaction from telling women to shut up) has become very vocal in official online spaces. AMC is mistaking that attention for viewers who care for Daryl or the show. They do not. They care about the instant gratification of putting women in their place.

Many male fans see Daryl as an extension to Rick, which is why AMC has people clamoring for a Rickyl reunion. They want more Rick and might see Daryl as a self-insert because they want that brotherly connection with the ‘real’ protagonist of TWDU. Voices asking for a reunion are primarily interested in and fans of Rick. They’re not going to invest in a 56-year old Peter Pan who gallivants across Europe, so the band aid solution is to bait them into watching by dangling possible Rick hints. Norman has also made it clear, on any number of occasions, that he’s not interested in going back to being the sidekick, so it's just a ploy.

Do you think those are the type of men amc is trying to appeal to?

Bottom line is that AMC doesn’t care if their audience is toxic. The official SM accounts are looking to maximize the engagement on their posts and because X’s algorithm amplifies male alt-right voices, anything that’s hostile towards women and human rights gets a lot of attention. That doesn’t mean these people even watch DarDix and any data derived from the official accounts is too muddled to draw any meaningful conclusions. Comments don’t reflect who’s watching or any kind of accurate interests in the show’s content.

The same basic principle of the toxic dudebros is true for the anti-Carol element. They’re loud because they don’t want the show to do well out of some misguided notion that it somehow builds authority for other shows. (It doesn’t. It just furthers AMC’s impression that female identifying fans are volatile shippers.) They’re not an option for a long-term audience, but they too feel validated by the misogynist marketing for DarDix. Unfortunately, AMC’s marketing department doesn’t seem to grasp that tracking their official accounts is useless in gauging audience behavior insights because they’ve corrupted the data.

The people who are invested in the characters and who’d like to enjoy the show have been made to feel unwelcome both by AMC’s marketing efforts and the stooges’ promotion. The show needs to bring in an independent marketing strategist to repair the damage the studio has caused their own IP. Someone who understands the space and how to nurture and grow a loyal audience is the only way forward.

[thebladeblaster]

Digimon Survive-esque evolutions for some of the spinoff protags

With the idea of the SMT characters fighting alongside their Digimon, they evolve based on the main attack type you have been using since their last form. These also correspond to the vaccine, data, virus trio of types.

The DS duo

Honestly I started with Manticoremon then went backwards. It’s both demonic and angelic which I thought worked well. I liked the idea of going with a chimera route considering he absorbs the other Bels. Machinedramon is a combination of a bunch of ultimate Digimon. Shakamon is a jogress here. I didn’t use Chimeramon mostly because I used Milleniumon for another character.

I kinda already used Lunamon😅. So I used Apollomon’s line instead. I didn’t use Gargomon because it felt very-dex. Of course I had to use Baihumon because of the anime.

DDS (I didn’t know what to do with Sera😅)

Seraph’s starting element is ice so I went with that. I kinda wanted to use Shivamon but I couldn’t think of any way to transition it to that well. So I did a route focusing on the more demonic side to his character. I wish there were more IceDevimon related evolutions. There’s just not a lot of demonic ice Digimon. The white sprite is Omnimon Merciful Mode who I can’t explain for spoilery reasons.

The Persona trio (Sorry I haven’t played the first two)

I decided to have them represent data-vaccine-virus. I didn’t think the other way would work with persona really so I made it more like survive and based on if you make positive dialogue choices and do social links. I imagine the more you choose asshole options and act anti-social you would get the negative ones which is ironically just like Survive.

The idea with going with Dorumon is because it has a death evolution where it evolves through dying. For obvious reasons I thought this was thematic (with death being a big part of P3). Its attacks are also fire based. The first white sprite is Jesmon GX and the other is Death X mon.

I gave him Pulsemon because he becomes a lightning god. Yeah, it’s that simple. Unfortunately that led to me having to reuse some Digimon but it’s kinda unavoidable in some cases wherein there’s not many alternatives especially when it comes to the Ultras. As for going with AxeKnightmon it was more based on his personality in Xros Wars. I feel like the dark version of a persona protagonist would be a lot like him. Also I think the Pulsemon dark evo is best saved for a certain someone. I’m imagining Marie has Fenrirloogamon which he jogresses his Digimon with.

I had to use Jokermon my hands were tied. I thought Beezlemon fits well because he’s also edgy and likes using guns. Also despite being a demon lord it’s often used as an anti-hero and has a big rebel vibe. Lucemon isn’t really an ultra. In this case it’s acting as Satanel with being his true mega. Considering Satan mode is supposed to be uncontrollable I thought that fit more for the negative one. The negative one was very hard to do.

For mainline:

[conniestheo]

Anyway.....the DD spinoff doesn't exist to me. In my mind Daryl never left and Donnie are happy together back home.

[twdmusicboxmystery]

The Dialogue That Sent A Ship Reeling And What It Might Mean for the Overall Story Arc

***Possible spoilers for future episodes****

@bookqueenrules:

So, I read a ton of reviews of season 1 before episode 1 aired. Many of the reviews were from “Carlyers”. I am always interested in seeing their perspective.  

They all seemed to agree on a few things.

First and foremost, they HATED Daryl’s response to Laurent in this exchange from episode 1:

 L: “Do you have children, a wife, parents?”

D: “No, nothing like that.”

I believe this exchange at the beginning of the episode speaks VOLUMES about Daryl’s “happy ending”.  We see him think of Judith and Carol, the people he is closest to at home, as he is regaining consciousness.  However, soon after that he does not acknowledge Judith as “his child” nor does he acknowledge Carol as a type of “wife” or “life partner”. 

This tells us that in Daryl and the writer’s minds Daryl has never been a father nor husband/life partner to anyone, yet. 

Being able to be a good husband and father after the abuse and trauma Daryl has experienced, I believe, will be his happy ending. 

Another thing they seem to hate is that by the end of the series, Daryl is torn as to whether he should stay with Laurent and Isabelle or keep trying to go home.  I assume that happens in episode 6 because a DEVOTED Carlyer said that was the hardest episode for her to watch.  Daryl being torn is more understandable when you see the parallels in Daryl’s mind: Isabelle is a platonic friend he becomes close to(Carol), and Laurent is a child that is not his, but that he feels responsible for because the parents are not around (Judith). Now, of course, we all know he will and should choose TF, but just the fact that he is torn should let the viewer know that Daryl still feels he is missing “something”.  Back to that in a minute.  I think it’s helpful to look at all of Daryl’s close relationships during the flagship to see why Daryl is still looking for “something”. That “something” is to belong to someone.

Merle- Daryl did at one time “belong” to Merle. It was just the two of them.  Neither had other close family nor significant romantic partners or friends.  It was a dysfunctional type of belonging, but a “belonging” none the less.  Daryl believed he belonged with Merle.  In season 3, Daryl was torn between his new family(TF) and Merle. He did leave with Merle, but would have returned to TF even if he hadn’t convinced Merle to go back to the prison with him. So, he chose TF over Merle in the end. 

Beth- Beth is the ONLY character that Daryl asks to settle down with him.  HE asks HER to stay at the funeral home and try to make a life.  He gives up looking for Rick, Carol, and the rest of TF. He feels he now BELONGS to Beth. This is an example of functional “belonging” because she restores his faith in himself and in the possibility of good in the world.  This is further emphasized in the “Buttons” episode where Daryl and Aaron are trying to save Buttons the horse.  Oh! Buttons the horse, Daryl’s highlighted button in the promo pictures, and the button on Beth’s necklace… Sorry, I just made that connection as I type!  Major symbolism there. I digress. In that episode, Daryl says of Buttons, “He once belonged to someone, but now he just belongs to himself.”  The implication being that the statement is true of both the horse and Daryl. 

Rick- Rick becomes the better brother Merle never was. However, he can never really belong to Rick in the same way he did Merle because Rick has a family of his own and didn’t live through the same childhood trauma Merle and Daryl did. 

Leah- Daryl is torn between belonging with her, TF, and searching for Rick.  He leaves even though she has issued an ultimatum. It’s only after she is “gone” that he says he belongs with her. I believe that indicates that Daryl really does want to belong to someone, but Leah is not the right one.  He knew it when he walked out on her.

Carol has belonged to Zeke for a long time now. Even when they drifted apart, they drifted back together.  Before him, Carol belonged to herself drifting in and out of storylines fighting her need NOT to belong to anyone. She initiated romantic connections while Daryl was free and clear to form that kind of attachment with if she chose. Zeke is the one that showed Carol she could have her “happy ending” family after the dysfunction she experienced with Ed and Sophia. Though Henry didn’t live, Carol still had six years of a “happy ending”. 

After telling Judith he wouldn’t leave her, why does Daryl leave to explore? There were many others in Alexandria and Hilltop who could have gone.  So, Daryl must have WANTED to go. Judith seems to be OK with it because she connects it to his “happy ending”. Carlyers are interpreting Daryl’s call to the Commonwealth, presumably to Carol, about coming home in a week, as Daryl realizing his “mistake” and wanting to come home to his “happy ending” being Carol and Judith. If that were the case, he would have responded differently to Laurent’s question. 

The Carlyers all LOVED the last minute of the season(We can all guess that is when Carol shows)

They also agree that some of the themes are fatherhood, purpose, and belonging. Curiously, they don’t see the “happy ending” as a theme for the most part. It’s been pretty obvious, but few of them comment on it. I am assuming that episode 5 will be heavily related to the theme of fatherhood based on some vaguely worded reviews. 

  I wanted to mention a couple of other things that I don’t believe you discussed in the video. Forgive me if I just missed them.

Isabelle’s comment in the bath about scars showing you have healed.  I believe that is heavy foreshadowing for Daryl healing his scars from childhood.

Also, I don’t believe you mentioned the radio in the “map room”. Would that be another Sirius/radio connection? I thought it was interesting that Isabelle is caught in a lie about the radio. It is clear that Isabelle is willing to lie and manipulate to get what she wants.  She reminds me of Carol in that way.  She feels the ends justify the means for the greater good. She also reminds me of Carol in the sense that Daryl, Carol, and Isabelle are all characters who were “broken before the world ended”.  It was after the world ended that Beth broke for a moment, but all of these characters have proven they are survivors. It will be interesting to see that play out if/when they all meet. 

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Love, love, LOVE everything you said here! And totally agree! It’s fun to know what the Carylers are saying.

Honestly, I hadn’t thought much about Daryl’s reply about not having a wife and kids. And great call about the foreshadowing there. It’s clear that he’ll have them eventually, and we all know it won’t be with Carol. 

Honestly, I think the reason he’ll be so torn will be Laurent, rather than Isabelle. I was thinking as I read what you wrote is that part of the reason he was willing to leave Judith was 

1) she doesn’t truly need him anymore. She’s okay with him going, which means she a happy, healthy, well-adjusted kid. He still loves and wants to be with her, but if someone else is depending on him as a lifeline physically or emotionally, well, he’s going to stay for as long as they need him. And Judith is such a badass all by herself, that she doesn’t necessarily. 

2) It’s also true that he doesn’t see her as truly “his” and if there’s any chance her real dad (Rick, although biologically that’s a can of worms, lol) is still out there, he wants to bring Rick home to her. So, once again, it’s Daryl doing something for someone else, rather than himself. Which is why Judith says the thing about the happy ending to begin with. She recognizes that he deserves to think about his own happiness every once in awhile, rather than everyone else’s. 

Anyway, I’m actually excited to see the part where he’s torn about staying or going. It plays into Daryl’s changing his mind/what changed your mind theme, which started with Beth and has been constantly in play since S4. 

Isabelle reminds me a lot of Leah. Not in her personality or toxicity, of course. But in the sense that she’s an interesting blend of Carol and Beth. I already like her relationship with Daryl and I can see them becoming close friends. People say Clemence Posey’s performance here is really amazing. Up there with Norman’s. So I’m excited to see more of both of them.

Thanks so much for the post! Absolutely love it! 

Oh, and yes, the radio is a Sirius symbol. Because Sirius Radio XM. It’s also part of the Communication Theme. 

Thanks Dear! 

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My take on what’s been going on with the fandom regarding Melissa McBride. This will get me blocks I’m sure but you have to be careful who you trust. Listen to people but don’t think they are god. Even actors and showrunners have been known to embellish the truth. I do not believe for a second Melissa is being overrun and underminded. She already left the spinoff once and a lot was put in to getting her back on board. That’s not something AMC or Norman/Scott is going to jeopardize again. A lot of talk is going around about a pro Caryl showrunner and rumors of how the men are trying to block that from happening. For one if AMC wanted them they’ll sign them. They have the power over Scott. Another thing is they are not going to refuse to hire someone over their taste in ships. These are professional people who have done this job before.

Keep in mind about who you are getting the information from. If they use the line “you don’t have to believe me” chances are they aren’t being forthcoming. If they become aggressive when you don’t believe them chances are they aren’t being honest. This seems more about a fandom power play then it does as warning to Carylers to make a movement to AMC.

I’ve seen so much division in the Caryl fandom throughout several platforms. And it’s to much competition that often times makes it unbearable. There’s a few “leaders” who are constantly at odds with each other and fight for their place at fandom Queen. It’s childish and mean girl behavior.

FYI a true leader is someone who uplifts everyone regardless of how they feel about you. Not a dictatorship which some of you are guilty of. I’ve seen you guys shut down people and try to push them out of the fandom for having the same opinion earlier that you have now. So maybe think on that before you judge next time. None of us are ever 100 percent right all the time.

Some of you really need to let that high school mantra go. I don’t believe the ones being the loudest have any true connection to higher ups at AMC or the DD/BOC show. And I don’t believe Melissa is being strongholded. She is an EP and has a say in Carol’s story. AMC official accounts are using the Caryl hashtag. There’s a lot to look forward to. She’s been a part of the show from day one giving input and helping on and off screen even before she was an EP. Melissa was a huge part of season one even without the title. Actors have always raved about how she’s made them better and the same holds true with this show. So you all need to relax. Melissa is valued.

I can tell you this with certainty the one claiming to have this insider information is the same person who would dm a wide range of accounts that seemed to have information and beg them for whatever information they could. And when she got information she refused to share any. Which is what they are doing now. Talking about a female show runner but will not name names. Put your money where your mouth is if you think you have accurate information. And I will tell you this stalking and dming crew members or production members for a tid bit of information is not a source. It’s borderline harassment. You know who you are.

Now in closing this person also claimed that if Carylers were loud enough to AMC that the spinoff would not happen. Yes they were going to waste all that money or sets and contracts. Melissa was also already there when they were trying to make this movement lol. Stop acting like they are the Buddha to the Caryl fandom like you have no common sense and can’t function without them. There are many strong Caryl fans who don’t spread misery on a daily basis you can talk to. To calm your fears or just to talk about happier things to look forward to. These so called leaders seek out emotional people that they can control who are looking for guidance. This was once the greatest fandom in the land and could be again if we would break ties with the ones holding us down. So just think about that before being sucked down with the rest. Great things are coming. I promise you that.

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Beth likes to journal with her book, do you think the Daryl could do something similar with a recorder like in his spinoff , Beth gets him a cassette recorder, I don't see him being the type to write things down but maybe this would be an easier way

I don't know. In TWD DD, Daryl making the recording was an integral part of the story. He hoped if something happened to him, word would get back home that he tried to return, as he had promised to do. The S1 story was advanced when he lost it. It set everything in motion for Genet and her squad to find out who the American was, and to come after him. It pulled the whole story together.

I don't think I'd be able to weave it into a story, but I bet there are other writers out there who could.

Thank you so much my friend!❤️

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Three hours into his shift, a few decent tips, and one party that made it very clear it was girls night out, which he was currently pouring out the next rounds for. That was where Peter's night was when his co worker suddenly walked over and knocked on the bar counter to get his attention, "Parker, you're needed in the back." he glanced over and twisted to see the clock to check the time. It wasn't exactly too early for this kind of thing but someone seemed to be getting a head start on their night.

"Yeah, I got it." he finished out pouring the last of the shots and set the bottle back down behind the counter as the party downed them and cheered. There was a barely audible grunt of acceptance from one of the other regulars and Peter took enough time to pause at the sink and wash his hands before heading back. Away from the voices and the commotion, the sound of the news playing that he'd barely glanced as he passed the screen, and headed straight for the back door to the bar. Careful to push it open, in case whoever it was that came by was either next to it or collapsed against it again. Slamming a door into someone who was already banged up and maybe barely conscious was a literal insult to injury.

No weight against it, and it took Peter about four seconds to spot the brightly colored hero on the ground. Who seemed awake at least, but not in the best of shape. She really didn't seem to be the last two times she dropped by either, "Well, I can safely say," he said then, taking the few steps over to LoveBug and crouch down next to her, trying to get her attention and see exactly how bad off she was, "that you look slightly better than the last time I saw you. I was starting to think you, DD, and Castle were competing for worst beating taken." Peter joked, or tried to, "...can you stand and walk?"

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when you stop to think about, Shin Megami Tensei is a really funny franchise

Started out as Digital Devil Story, a series of novels.

Megami Tensei, a video game adaptation of DDS, completely overshadowed it.

Shin Megami Tensei, a reboot of MT, completely overshadowed that.

Now Persona. a spinoff of the reboot of the video game adaptation of Digital Devil Story, has overshadowed all of its ancestors and become one of the biggest Japanese video gaming icons out there