#dude should be long dead

[great-cats]

BLACKOUT BIND? THE EPISODE GOT ALL THE WAY TO BLACKOUT BIND??

Folks, I'm not at all ready for this

CHILD COMPRESS CANON IN THE PREVIEW?

Man, I'm dead 💀

THIS SHOT WAS SO GOOFY THE STILL FRAME WAS JUST SLIDING ALONG

Yeah it's confirmed. I'm not at all ready for this

Over all, the episode was rather shoddy for something that got shown at the jump fest, but I got some Compress content so all is well.

[shaylogic]

Okay, so we know that Charles' polo goes red>burgundy>black and back by the end of the season.

Because there's so much going on, I always missed the exact transitions. This time I specifically tracked them down. (Apologies if this has already been done.)

Charles shirt is bright red through the majority of the Devlin House, even in Hope's Diary scene, when he opens up to Crystal.

Even when he first swings at Mr. Devlin and gets knocked back, his shirt is red.

The very subtle shift to burgundy is after he disappears and first reappears in the loop.

It remains burgundy throughout the entire lighthouse leapers episode and beginning of the two dead dragons.

I finally realized the very last moment we see of Charles in the burgundy is with Crystal. She tells him after the confusing makeout night, "But I think we should be friends," and kind-hearted Charles, of course, respects that and puts on a friendly smile.

It's difficult to see in the next scene with him because of his jacket, the angle he sits at on the ladder, and the lighting, but it's immediately after that when we first see him in the black polo.

My brother in death, you are NOT doing well.

here's another song from Jayden Revri's official Charles playlist, that I think is about this conflict with Crystal:

His shirt is still black during the "I don't wanna be a bad guy" scene.

After Edwin's affirmation of Charles' inherent goodness, it is directly after this scene that the shirt goes back to burgundy!!!

He's still wearing the burgundy during the confession:

BUT IT GOES BACK TO BRIGHT RED LITERALLY RIGHT AFTER EDWIN'S CONFESSION AND THEY ESCAPE HELL TOGETHER!

Yo I equally love Cryland and Payneland but the show canonly said "Crystal hit him in the loneliness and Edwin hit him in the loved"

[lanadelreis]

drake: haha i’m gonna diss kendrick

kendrick lamar’s honest to god reaction:

[luck-of-the-drawings]

FOR A BEAT OF HEART, THE BREATH IS SHOT. AND WITHIN A BREATH, THE HEART IS CAUGHT. THE PIPES ARE BURSTING, UNDER GREAT STRESS, BOLTS TORN ASUNDER, MAKING A MESS. A FINAL COUGH, A FINAL RETCH, A GOREY SLOUGH, CLAIMED BY WRETCH.

[1000emotions]

people who say john was stupid for going to fort mercer with only a revolver need to keep playing the game for 2 more minutes because he pretty much tells bonnie why. he wasn't expecting (maybe wasn't even trying) to survive the encounter with bill

[imminent-danger-came]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how many hats SWK manages to keep crammed on his head in lmk?

That man was doomed by the narrative, is mourned by the narrative, is and was haunted by the narrative AND is haunting the narrative, all at the same time! And lmk isn’t his story, and he doesn’t think of it as his story, and he doesn’t want it to be his story, but it’s also exactly his story, just a little to the left, and he is trying to remove himself from this new story, but also can't escape it because this isn't his story but also it is, and he's taking steps to ensure this don’t end up like his story, and is accidentally contributing to problems that are making it like his story all over again as a result. What a character!

To quote Anne Carson,

"To live past the end of your myth is a perilous thing".

I think, strangely enough, most characters in Lego Monkie Kid are living past the end of their myth (jttw). You have Wukong who is the only original pilgrim still alive and around, you have Tang, Mei, Pigsy, and Sandy who are all reincarnations of the pilgrims (supposedly), and then you have all the antagonists who try and continue their stories in their own way. DBK was freed from under the mountain, almost killing his wife and son in his continued pursuit of world domination. LBD escaped her prison early, continuing her plan for a perfect world which ended in her defeat, her end. Spider Queen refused to accept the end of her empire, and ultimately was killed by LBD for it. Azure Lion had been sealed in the scroll, and after being released immediately tried to continue his rebellion, his hubris, martyrdom, and refusal to change becoming his downfall.

I think in Wukong's own way, he does something similar—falling into old habits and becoming his own undoing. His search for the samadhi fire was exactly what Macaque was upset about in the 4x11 argument:

"You're the one always running off! Searching for more power, or more sources of immortality: you're the one who wouldn't quit while we were ahead!"

MK earlier in the special makes the point "Why didn't he just stop, right here? He was already so much stronger than anyone ever needed to be." to which Macaque replies, "Wukong didn't think so, he always thought he had to be stronger—more immortal." And that's what he does in s2 isn't it? He still isn't strong enough. He can't defeat LBD, so he has to go find the power that will make him strong enough to do just that—and Wukong finds the samadhi fire. Which in turn leaves MK behind, and has him relive his life's story again.

Like, this dude is CRAZZZYYYY

[svtskneecaps]

friends and fiends if this truly spells the Over for the qsmp i may let the brainworms that have been festering in me for MONTHS--A YEAR, EVEN--win.

i may summarize the goddamn fucking lore.

[depravedangelbaby]

weird day :) someone tell me they're proud of me please :)

[radioisntdead]

I am SUFFERING AND SOON Y'ALL WILL BE TOO, I AM COOKING SOMETHING [Oc and hazbin which reminds me I'm gonna rewatch it tonight]

[buckys-arm-and-rios-dagger]

I keep seeing this post circling around with people in the tags being like "WhILe tHeN wHy iS hE pLAyInG TrUmP tHeN!?" And like.

Y'all know an actor playing a person doesn't mean they condone their actions or have decided to actively support them now, right?

Like you can argue the ethics of making a biopic about the Orange Menace, that's fine and honestly a discussion I think should be had, but like. I can't imagine it'll frame him in a positive light. And I can't imagine anyone that's not The Daily Wire or Ben Shapiro would attach themselves to something that would. And like I'm not saying Sebastian is perfect or anything, he's done some shit that's a bit ~spicy~ and I can't say I condone, but like. Idk it seems a little shit to judge him for a movie that hasn't even come out yet because he's playing a dude he's actively spoken out against when he talks about him. Like, imo that speaks more to the fact the movie is gonna be critical of Trump. Idk, just my 2 cents

[muffinrag]

i miss playing video games for six hours at a time. i wish i didn't feel immense guilt every time i ignore my friends, roommate, and responsibilities to play video games alone for six hours

[thegoldencourtyard]

I am FINALLY all caught up with Penacony minus the most recent story that came out like yesterday. And now that I am all caught up, I may have some ideas on how I actually wanna write this man now, but I am not 100% sure yet, and idk if I wanna keep all the ideas I had for him from my temp bio or scrap it all, though I still dig the idea (see temp bio if you have not, cuz I am on mobile and also laying in bed and don't feel like linking it to this post pffffft).

I wonder though....

Is G[a]llagher actually dead?????

Did he die with Mikhail?????

Did I miss something????? I feel like I definetly missed something if everyone is saying my dude is dead.

Is that big memory zone boss thingy actually G[a]llagher's?????

[pirefyrelight]

you know I've been seeing a lot of "the Muppets would be the only way to do a princess bride remake properly" and I understand where you're coming from, truly.

But I raise you: Phineas and Ferb crossover.

[relicsought]

my biggest hc + canon divergence for l.ocke : no dead gf in the basement

[weallpartyatybcpatricksfuneral]

you ever think about how patrick had no time to get help in between his kidnapping and his death. after joe died pete and andy were able to get cleaned up. they don't have blood on them when they go confront the vixens. they had time to address their injuries and clean their faces.

patrick did not have that chance. he was injured worse at the police station. he was not offered help in any form. and then the vixens took him back and he died not long after.

[allegorism]

listen, i don't care about what anyone says. hijikata goldenkamuy remains as the supreme character cursed by the narrative that is dead right from the beginning