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Miquella is nice
After finishing the DLC, Miquella made me think a lot. Before the DLC, he had a ratherā¦ one-sided image, I don't know what else to call it. He was incredibly kind, and we saw references for his connection to St. Trina initially (because we still remember Gwyndolin, who lived as girl. And we know Fromsoftware loves the archetype of the sad feminine young man). Miquella was a victim, was a martyr, and was an incredibly kind soul who prayed for Godwyn and invented a true miracle - the Golden Needle, which can help to hold the rot.
But the DLC absolutely turned his image upside down! And it makes me very sad to see a character's incredible transition and acquisition of a new layer of morality (gray) labeled as "bad writing" and "fuck GRRM he spoiled my baby boyy :(((((".
Today after talking with my spouse (He always helps me realize any fragments of lore. Sometimes I have a hard time understanding the simplest things that everyone has long understood and accepted. Also! Happy birthday to my beloved!), I could only finally understand why everyone is getting so worked up about Michella, even though we've had a scenario similar to his "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" a long time ago. That was Laurence, everyone's favorite in Bloodborne, and Gwyn (he really wanted good things and it didn't turn out well :/), etc. I'll also remind you that the fandom (in the general sense) of Fromsoftware games is very fond of villains, and that's fine. But for some reason, when Miquella turned out to be not the good guy everyone wanted him to be, no one appreciated it. And I tried to defend him to the last in a discussion with my husband - Miquella sacrificed everything for the "greater good" in his understanding of the word, Miquella went the way of renunciation, Miquella knew how to love and loved his sister, Miquella wanted to correct all the sins of the past.
However, unlike most Fromsoftware villains, Miquella HIDES his atrocities (even from himself). Nashandra, Shabriri, Micolash, anyone - their motives are clear. They have principles, egos, backstories, justifications for wanting to be a destructive factor, some have these reasons built in at birth, some are insane, etc. Miquella, on the other hand, finds followers by Dishonest means, condemns Radahn to suffering for which to end the festival is organized, leaves his sister to die, condemns Mohg to be a puppet in his scheming, and still thinks of himself as a VIRTUE. He believes that the era he is about to found - will be good and bright. And with words of goodness he kills us in battle with Radahn!
Miquella is a golden apple with a very rotten core. We don't know, really, at what point he started to "rot". What's funny is that of the two twins, Malenia was rotten on the outside and he was rotten on the inside.
Miquella's center is in love. He carries self-love everywhere, charming and falling in love with almost everyone. That is why Malenia says, "My brother will keep his promise. He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god - he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all." I think he is the type of child who got used to being loved. The problem with this type is that he can become a wonderful person, or he can turn into a monster who will take love and attention at any cost. (My spouse reminded me here of stories of crazed maniacs who kidnapped those they loved and dreamed of a nonexistent future, not realizing the damage they were doing.)
But there are many questions that, perhaps, everyone should answer for themselves?
What vow did Miquella make to Malenia?
In my opinion, Malenia was not charmed by him. I've always wondered WHY she waits for Miquella at the cocoon in the Tree, even though it clearly shows Miquella being stolen???? She knew, she probably knew his plan originally. She had been waiting for his return like a god. But what had he promised? That when he returned, he would cure her of the rot permanently?
When did Miquella begin his "fall"?
There is no denying that Miquella was a good guy. He tried, he tried to help his loved ones. He looked up to Radahn as a child with respect, as the description of Remembrance of a God and Lord says. Miquella was in harmony with his other self, Trina. But what changed him? Failures? The desire to save everyone at once? The desire to be the most loved? To be perfect - a god? I'm inclined to think it was all of those things that corrupted him at once. After all, as a favorite child, he may have been flawed deep inside from the beginning.
Miquella had resurrected Radahn as a young, beautiful warrior, just as he had been before. But Radahn does not utter a single phrase during the battle, and his movements are more automatic. Radahn feels nothing, and it makes me think more and more that he's more like Miquella's wish come true, his hope of having a worthy consort he loved by his side.
Is Radahn a puppet or a future lord?
Nothing has been confirmed. I've also read that Miquella's spell was broken when his rune was split, that's how many NPCs come to their senses and realize everything. But I think his power would be enough to, like a necromancer, control a resurrected one? And honestly, it's unlikely Radahn would have wanted such a fate. He was holding back fate itself, the stars, so that what did happen to him in the DLC wouldn't happen. Thanks to Miquella, Malenia had turned Caelid into a solid rotten mess and blossomed her divine flower, and left Radahn in an insane state waiting for a noble death at the hands of other warriors. Miquella mutilated him. I don't think Radahn would have appreciated his methods, considering how dedicated he is to warriorship and uprightness, and also honors Godfrey.
What would have happened if the Age of Compassion had happened?
I think it would have been VERY bad. And after a major flourish of life and honoring Miquella, there would have been a decline and another Shattering. Miquella shows himself to be a man who does not tolerate dissent. I think there would have been a flowering of the Inquisition, persecution, murder, and brutal tyranny. And Radahn, most likely, would have simply been "squeezed out" by Miquella and destroyed by his boundless love. Yes, Miquella rejects his love, as @jarognieva correctly pointed out. But he rejected, in my understanding (we need a clear translation from Japanese here), his destined love, i.e., his intended spouse, Trina? Just as Radagon was Marika's spouse. Our Marika is a deity, but she is capable of love - her love for her son, Godwyn, caused her heart to break.
Fandom cancelled Mohg, now he is cancelling Miquella. People don't accept and don't want to comprehend the things that make them change points of view. That's how the witch hunt begins! So stop being shitty and decide for yourself what you think of Miquella before claiming him a "bad written character"
Miquella, as a character, has become an incredible bastard, manipulative and truly evil with a mask of piety. He doesn't go into battle as an honest warrior, he uses others. He "sacrifices" himself by actually sacrificing everyone else. But doesn't that make him MORE interesting?
He's broken a lot of headcanons, but I sincerely hope that the wave of love for him as a VERY gray character will still come! After all, he's a worthy villain archetype! A true evil hidden in a pure soul. How many fanfics, how many musings can be spawned from that. No need to deny him, rather try to accept Miquella for who he is. And don't make it into "good" or "evil". There's a particular aesthetic to how awful Miquella is.
#sote spoilers#miquella the unalloyed#miquella the kind#elden ring#elden ring dlc#shadow of the erdtree#IMHO#great spoilers ahead#promised consort radahn#My honest opinion for Miquella! I am feeling too much rn
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I bought the comic! š
I have a couple of my usual little minor nitpicks (as I am want to have), but I donāt even want to get into them because there were so few and they didnāt impact my enjoyment of the comic all that much. I thought it was super cute!
I wonāt spoil anything in case anyoneās interested in buying it for themselves (which, I would sayā¦ yeah, buy it, totally!), but what I appreciated the mostā especially since this is the first issue and itās establishing who the girls are for anyone not super familiar with themā 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, whichā¦ š„¹š«¶) and that makes me feel like, even on a basic level, they get the characters. And thatās reassuring! Yay!
#and GODDDDDD Ms. Bellum being thereā¦.. justā¦ā¦. thank you š#there were a couple of things that just made me very very happy#MINI SPOILERS AHEAD =>#I thought Himās little robot destiny test-y guys were cute and fun but heās not really a rooobooottt guuuyyyy ehhhhhh but like whatever#the comic was basically Super Zeroes but for a new comic book run for people not familiar with the charactersā¦#ā¦like I said I think thatās totally fine because the characters are being established!#it had a bit of its own twist and it worked!#buttercupās compliment to blossom at the endā¦ yeah sheās a great loner SHE COULD CARRY A SERIES BY HERSELF SHE IS THAT GREAT š¤#but she must be bubbles and buttercupās brain cellā¦ so of course itās imperative that she leads them haha#there were some weird OOC-ish dialogue but again nothing that made me go like ???????#I could complain but I genuinely feel like this was honestly fine and good and cute and you know what?#hooray and good job to everyone involved I like it š#Iāll totally get the next issue when it comes out BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF IT WORRIES ME LMAOOOOOO#comic#powerpuff girls#ppg
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Remembering how devastating triage was when it hit peak angst and suddenly getting very scared for where 4 minutes could be headed
#SAMMON CAN WRITE ANGST GUYS THAT SHIT HURT SO BADšššš#when TRIAGE SPOILERS AHEAD when tin got shot and died. and sing kept trying to save him and had his hands in his body begging him to tell#toi that heās okay even though he was already gone. that was SO FUCKED UPPPPPPP#I keep getting triage vibes from 4 min too ofc bc itās the same writer blah blah but like itās little things. and Time is important in both#these stories. like tol kept dying at 10:55 until finally it was tin who died instead. so. is Tyme in danger of 11:04 too???#if Great flatlines by 11:04ā¦ what happens to Tymeā¦. idek. Iām just scared bc I know what sammon is capable of#4 minutes#triage#b.txt
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The Captain and his Lady - Tharion x Sathia
#tharion ketos#sathia flynn#sathia ketos#tharion x sathia#satharion#sarion#hofas#hofas spoilers#crescent city#moodboards#gc#LISTEN IT'S NOT LIKE GREAT BUT#this is me trying lmao#I went with the grainy filter because sand and beach you get me lol#hazy future ahead of them BUT#we all know husband and wife will find their way#I'm not good at these but we're deprived and we needs it precious
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I have decided that mob is the best anime protagonist of all time
#heās just such a great human being!!!!#Iām not completely finished but#spoiler alert ahead!!!!!!!!!!#you are warned#donāt keep reading if you havenāt finished mob psycho 100#I just watched the episode wher he gets hit by a car :((((#me and my brother are devastated#we will keep watching tomorrow in the morning#BUT I LOVED THE ALIEN EPISODE!!!!#Iām watching it in Spanish and the voice actress for tome is just so amazing#the Spanish dub is incredible#the aliens were so cuteee!!!!!!#and the animation felt different from other episodes#just amazing#i really enjoyed the animation of that episode#mob psycho 100#shigeo kageyama#mob#the anticipation for mob to be hit by a truck was just painful#it felt really long and it had to be that scene#thereās no way mob would of crossed that street without being hit by a. truck or car#we āwere just waiting for it to happen#edit: I have finished it#peak television
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Holy fuck, man. What a trip Fearne has been on, huh?
You tell her how grateful you are to have her in your life, you flatter her, you tell her you need her, that you have to do this together. You have her make a promise that has this woman, born of chaos and fey, agreeing through shaking hands and a trembling voice.
You make her deceive your friends; you make her follow where they cannot know; you make her help you into this contraption; you make her feed this thing into you despite the fact that you both have been warned extensively of the risks. You make her watch you crumble and splinter and shatter and fracture and burst and implode. You make her watch you die, over and over and over and over, for a minute in agonizing bullet time.
You make her do all these things, because when she tries to back out, when she tries to not be the one who let you do thisāhow could you do thisā
you tell her, "YOU PROMISED."
Because if there's one thing you know, it's that the fey do not break a promise.
#cant wait for her to fucking pissed for a very long time. shes really packing the entire human experience in a very short period of time.#critical role#cr spoilers#c3e77#fearne calloway#ashton greymoore#bells hells#just gonna get ahead of the um actually mfs and state that i am aware that its not confirmed that thats why ash brought up the promise#but boy howdy would it make for some great drama down the line huh?#edit: apparently i did not get ahead enough cuz ive had to turn off replies#since ppl were somehow interpreting this mini introspection piece as me infantilizing fearne??#anyway the first line is now changed to something a bit more neutral. after sleeping on it i do see how it was a bit aggressive at the top#other than that im not sure how else to reword without completely disregarding the core of the post#i might make more posts addressing this but im not sure yet. i wanna try to approach it in the best way possible.#but if it helps any the point of the post was not to say fearne had no agency. she had plenty of moments where she tilted one way or the#other. the POINT was to just shine some light on the emotional pressure she had been put under.#hasnt your friend ever asked you to keep a secret or promise that felt wrong or unsafe or made you anxious?#it has nothing to do with the amount of agency she had. ash wasnt holding a knife to her throat and forcing her to follow against her will#all i was trying to do was take this detail about his reminder of the promise that i thought was interesting and have some fun writing an#overview of the kinda stress she was under BEFORE theyd reached that scene. this entire ep was everyone discussing how grateful they were#for this family theyd made. and while im not saying ash was PURPOSELY emotionally manipulating fearne..#there is a level of unintentional manipulation when you pair the severity of his request with the convo theyd had 2 seconds prior#as well as the desperate need they all have to save each other NO MATTER WHAT.#ash was giving incredibly strong energy of a friend who peer pressures you into helping them do something that you know in your gut WILL#cause problems. hes a fucked up guy. theyre all fucked up guys. even if he didnt mean to āforceā her into anything the pressure was THERE.#<- i feel like all of this overall gets my message across. i think maybe ill clean it up later into its own post.#im gonna try not to rush myself to get it done tho.#im under no obligation to explain myself. especially when ppl approach the misunderstanding by being rude af. but i do think it CAN#be clarified so id at least like to try to some degree
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After pondering on it for several days, I have officially decided I did not like the direction of KFP4 and have banished it from my brain. It is no longer canon. KFP4? What's that? Don't know what you're talking about.
#spoilers ahead#it wasn't all bad#I really truly loved the scenes with Li and Mr Ping they were wonderfully hilarious#and the music was great#BUT#I just did not like the direction they took Po's story at all.#and I'm kinda furious they subtly undermined Shifu's character#by making him āfineā/ānot fineā with Oogway picking Po as his successor instead of him.#it was only a thing for 2 seconds for the sake of humor but it completely undermines his inner peace character development#first off why can there only be one successor#and second off why can't Po take primarily the fighting side and Shifu take the spiritual side#It FITS HIM#don't know if most people would notice that shifu's character was undermined but because he's one of my favorites I sure did and it HURT#also um the furious five WHY didn't we have them be the main characters with Po instead of the fox chick no one cares about#literally their interactions with Po that's WHY WE'RE HERE DREAMWORKS#also it's become really obvious to me that the fox girl was literally written just so they could cast a specific voice actress in a big rol#nothing against that actress I love her in other stuff but that was a bad move Dreamworks#and another thing#the movie's message about change not always being bad is perfectly fine and good in theory#but such character change is only satisfying from a storytelling perspective if the audience actually WANTS the character to change!!!#I don't WANT Po to stop being the dragon warrior! I don't WANT him to pick a successor! That wasn't satisfying!! like whyyyyyyyyy#Plus he's like way too young?? to be worrying about this??? Oogway didn't worry about it until he was literally 900 years old#Shifu is what in his 60s? 80s? and he hasn't picked one#why would they make shifu worry about po doing that any time soon literally at all#so there dreamworks#I banish this movie#I banish it for one thousand years#kfp4#kung fu panda 4#po kung fu panda
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I lied I have one thing to say before I go to sleep and that is that honestly the way the finale was resolved is pretty much what I would expect for Dimension 20. Not bad, even emotionally impactful in a way, but quick, shallow, mostly played for laughs. This is going to be maybe a very unpopular opinion but I have never thought of D20 as something that's like... that nuanced or thematically interesting. It's a comedy show! And the themes play second fiddle to the comedy, always. Every season. But idk. Something about the start of this season made me feel like it could be different. Maybe it's because sophomore year was genuinely emotionally impactful and had some really beautiful character development, so I was hoping junior year would continue that trend? But instead we got something that was much more reminiscent of freshman year. Which is like, fine, but it isn't what I wanted and now I'm disappointed. In the immortal words of Kipperlilly Copperkettle, may she rest in peace: egg on my face, I guess, for wanting something
#my genuine maybe snobby belief is that you simply cannot have a really deep thematically nuanced story in an actualplay format#like. if u want to flesh out your themes you need to plan ahead you need a narrative and character arcs already plotted#actualplay shows are great and a lot of fun and often make me really emotional!! but they aren't like. deep#and yet i forgot that watching this season and was rooting for satisfying and nuanced narrative conclusion. sigh#d20#d20 crit#fhjy spoilers#rlly hope i dont make any enemies with this post
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I really really really dislike Marvel and the whole timeline-bullshitfuckery they've got going on, but I did go to see Deadpool & Wolverine (bc I'm nothing if not a Deadpool fangirl at heart) in the cinema today and when I tell you I was laughing so much at the little wink he does after "pegging isn't new for me, but it is for Disney ;)"
#i'm sorry to be basic on main but i really am a deadpool fan first and person second#i've re-watched the first two movies more than i've watched any other marvel/probably any superhero movies together#and honestly it was so much fun i loved it#spoilers ahead#kinda#the only thing i disliked was the whole āmany deadpools from diverent universesā bit#but the fight was nice and it was over quickly#also the meta commentary just had me nodding along like āyes rhank you for being self aware#this doesn't make it betterā#BUT THE REST WAS GREAT#deadpool#deadpool & wolverine#wolverine#deadpool spoilers
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a mr tesseract thought: the tva has so many infinity stonesā¦ just sitting thereā¦ they might not notice a handful of paperweights go missing
Anon you've got my full attention šš
Absolutely living for all the renewed Mr. Tesseract theories and origin stores going around because he's just too perfect to continue the current story!?? I'd always pictured a Mobius variant eventually entering the picture, having succumbed to the power of the Tesseract after needing to save Loki in some way but never in a million years imagined before now that *our* Mobius could end up in that exact situation...
Plus tbh I almost feel Loki going about their self-sacrifice in such an isolated way, reliving all those centuries determined to find a solution without involving anyone else, had an obviously noble goal but a means in such a misguided way which has almost ensured Mobius will do something similar.
Mobius isn't okay. He's on a timeline that can never be his (partially to escape the memories of Loki by his side everywhere he looks in the TVA and hopefully so that back in the flow of time Loki can at least see him again as some form of company still), looking at a life I think he greatly admires but wouldn't personally want even given the choice, and seemingly the only one left directionless and without purpose with Loki being gone.
It wouldn't be a stretch to think loneliness would turn to frustration (because he's done nothing but repress *everything* in the past and deserves to finally burst and be angry and figure out how to express his emotions), confusion, and finally desperation at the thought he might be the only one who cares enough to burn things to the ground in an attempt to either find Loki again or bring him home. I've been headcanoning that similar to Loki in the last episode, Mobius will start putting himself more and more at risk searching for a solution and cut everyone at the TVA off while doing so to keep them from worrying about what he's getting involved in and stop him, which of course eventually leads right to the Tesseract as potentially one of the only methods left of traveling to what I assume is the end of time or somewhere similar.
Bonus points if Loki is watching every moment, unable to do a thing as the Mobius he knows slips further and further away while experimenting with the Tesseract until finally he can't see him on the timeline at all anymore, and as he mourns a crackle of blue energy opens nearby. Loki immediately realizes what's happened and calls desperately for Mobius, but when the figure who exits steps closer he's all cold, hard lines and an blank, electric blue stare. Temporary amnesia v4.0 let's go but make it even more angsty this time šš
Eventually the Power of Loveā¢ wins out of course but that's pretty much my dream arc for now!
#can you tell this is something that's been on my mind since like... the day after the finale asfjflksk#and don't get me wrong there's every chance the tva gang will reunite and work on a solution together to save the day which is great too lo#but i love angst mr. tesseract and exploring mobius' feelings so honestly feel like he deserves to live his worst life for a while#meaning give in to anything and everything he hasn't allowed himself to do or feel for a millennia or more#also owen clearly enjoys variety in his work and would be INCREDIBLE embodying someone more villainous for a while#thank you so much for this ask btw and letting me get this off my chest even though you absolutely wouldn't have expected such a long reply#well or maybe you did because it's me haha#but regardless tysm again and sending lots of love your way!! hope there's a great day ahead š#ask#loki spoilers#just to be safe even though it's mostly just me rambling as usual lol
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one thing I definitely don't want out of the rest of S2 episodes, and afraid that will come to happen nonetheless due to the "love triangle" interview, or due to stereotypic expectations of "softer love saving from past abuse and toxicity", and also, like, LOTS OF SPOILERY STILLS for the episodes premiering tomorrow... is for Izzy Hands to come out of his fucked up dependent toxic love for Ed into another romantic relationship, especially if it includes Edward.
I want Izzy Hands to be developed as a character, to finally untangle his love towards Ed/Blackbeard, not through falling in love again... but through the love towards the crew, and of them towards him. I want for the trauma pack of attempted Ed Teach murderers to bond, not so hard it's impossible to untangle them from one another, but enough to see "yeah, all these people are together, and they're gonna stay shoulder to shoulder to protect one another".
I want a friend group that did bond through a traumatic experience, but came out trusting one another because of care, not trauma. I want that to be the crux of Israel Hands' development, to be someone who can finally see himself apart from Edward Teach, and apart from "this love he has", like a disease... I want him to embrace what he has yet refused to admit. that he wants to care for his people, his crew, and to be cared for back equally, without any dynamics of power in the way.
#brought to you by aromantic person who thinks coming out of a romantic attraction into another one would just switch gears for Izzy#and not actually like. have him understand that he doesn't have to nurse that shit in his chest and needs to move on#also i want season 2 end on a positive note of Frenchie SOME FUCKING HOW stealing a ship for them#where everyone goes 'yup! Izzy deserves to be captain and have fun' and the lot of them sail off on an adventure... on The Adventure :P#OFMD spoilers#OFMD S2 spoilers#Izzy Hands#Varya rambles#OFMD#Our Flag Means Death#no offense to Steddyhands shippers I just think 'the healing power of romantic love' even if poly SUCKS after a recent toxic relationship#ending after physical and mental abuse for TWO PEOPLE of that pairing. yeah it would be fantastically fucked up#and go ahead if you want that in fic or show like FULL SPEED AHEAD. great dynamic. not for me and not now#text post
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Man I am just SO CONFUSED. About the time line of this game.
No one is telling me how long links been gone! Or how long the botw-totk timeskip was! They all just started selling my stuff again lol. I'm going to have to get everything redyed!
Me: hey random stranger! Lore dump? You look like a lore dumper.
Kindly npc: why hullo there, link ^^! My, I haven't seen you in a while since the calamity ended! I was so worried when they said you and the princess had gone missing! But it's good to see you're well.
Me: aw, thanks. How long has it actually been tho.
Kindly npc: ^u^
#Having a great time btw I've just been chased across a near sea of miasma by stal riders and more! 10/10 nearly died in a high speed chase#Made it out relatively unscathed which is truly amazing lmao#Spoilers ahead: I have had the funniest time doing the great plateau quest chain. Once I sucked it up and made nice with the creepy statue.#He's(?) been alright. Fair trader. Good deals. I've mostly been terrorising kohga in between absolutely failing to craft working vehicles X#His new boss fights are so much easier than the first one lol. Less fun I'll admit but the music is groovy. You can probably make a#Machine and try and dog fight him but with few exceptions the turning circles are decrepit so I just stuck to mild dodging and shooting him#And running over to hit him some more. Kinda bland for a boss fight I'll say. Could have done with a lot more pizazz. It's kohga come on.#Anyway I do feel kinda bad because apparently he's been stuck down there for however many months/years and I AM kinda cheating with the arm#After the first fight he fled to the gerudo mine and the steward very nicely showed me how to get there but never underestimate#My procrastination because I'd already found it by just exploring so I just teleported. In game it must have been terrifying lmao#Racing across an endless void filled only by the light of your rapidly running out of battery glider and the red glow of the gloom away fro#The apparently immortal ancient warrior who beat you up and tossed you down there and there's no sign of perusal so you're probably safe#But you get there and he's already sitting there poking some bananas having wiped out your goons and plundered your supplies.#Like sorry man but the arm comes with the hero territory I can't exactly take it off.#Maybe if you stopped terrorising the people purah would let you have one of her long distance teleportation slates. It comes with photos?#It can't have been long since botw link hasn't grown an inch XD. Also I've been turning the lore timeline over in my head and still no idea#Are we not sure Rauru isn't from some alternate timeline that got fused with the main loz timeline by accident??#loz#legend of zelda#totk#loz totk#tears of the kingdom#loz tears of the kingdom#totk spoilers
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OH SHIT!!!!!!!
#rubys watching kamen rider gavv#gavv spoilers#THEY DIDNT JUST TEASE HANTOS UNMASKING IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!#its kindof amazing how long we've been in peak for. this might actually be a great show#really hoping komura nails the ending. if she can this might just be a new modern classic#not calling it ahead of time because who knows when the quality could dip but honestly this is just a really good show
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cr3 is gonna end and the pcās still feel like the same people to me :|
(crcritical content in the tags feel free to skip)
#cr spoilers#cr critical#the pacing of this campaign was shot to shit from the start and i really hope mercer learns from this and takes it into account for cr4#i actually think they need to do mini seasons like d20 does. not in the way that theyāre all completely separate from one another but#the way the unsleeping city had multiple seasons or a crown of candy or fantasy high. connected arcs in a bigger story#it would give mercer more time to plan and pace things and would give both cast and crew more time to prepare things#bc this campaign was. frantic. just full speed ahead with no breathing room. itās a marathon sprint#i still feel like the initial assault on the key was like. maybe a few months ago#IT WAS A YEAR!!!!#what do you MEAN this campaign took place over five months!!! these people donāt know each other!!!! I donāt know them!!!!!!#VM knew each other for YEARS TM9 traveled for a YEAR together#CR3 viewers have been talking about a time skip happening as though itās a guarantee!!! TM9 didnāt end with a time skip and guess what!!#It was a good ending!!! Maybe a few loose threads but they were easily touched upon later with no issues#like idk ppl are allowed to like or even love cr3 i have no issue with that. i just think that from a storytelling perspective itās just#so poorly paced and i think both fans and players deserve better than to be thrown into world ending stakes immediately#the initial assault on the malleus key felt like an endgame event and it was like fifty episodes in. Tm9 got to xhorhas around episode 50#characters deserve time to marinate. cr3 is a pressure cooker#donāt even get me started on braiusā inclusion. sam iām sure your character is cool and complicated but heās been here for like 20 eps#i dont know this man#also i feel like shorter seasons/separate arcs woven together would account more for peopleās personal lives and any medical issues#like what happened with sam. ppl were hounding him asking for his return meanwhile he was being treated for CANCER like I canāt imagine#dealing with that kind of pressure. players deserve privacy however they can get it.#(also fgcās death is to me the only narratively satisfying thing to happen in cr3 iām not kidding#fucking perfect setup and execution. exquisitely done on mr riegelās part#laudna has also had some great story beats along with imogen but i think matt fucked up making delilah come back i really do)#anyway all the love to the cr crew and cast if you see this ily and your stories i just think pacing needs to be taken into account#ātheyāre just friends sitting at a table playing dndā i donāt think they are anymore actually#obviously theyāre still friends playing dnd but like. cr3 feels so produced and i dont mean that in a good way :[ it feels so corporate#off topic i am SO FUCKING EXCITED for the switch to daggerheart! I think itāll really breathe some new light and life into exandria!!!
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Don't you dare give me pity eyes WHAT IS YOUR DEAL-
#did I perhaps miss a lot of content by accident in the university by gunning ahead for Making Your Name. Perhaps.#but seriously what does that mean. āspoiled his plans for your greatnessā WHAT.#[nothing of noteworthiness]#fallen london#fallen london spoilers#technically? since y'know plot stuff
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ill be real it might be good (for all of you) that i haven't been able to liveblog the last two episodes because i think it would be 4 hours of me parroting everything the party says. this cast is so fucking funny together. fantastic interactions.
#i might go ahead and watch them on my own time and liveblog anyway though so you all might not have escaped#okay. i need to pop out briefly im glad i caught that orym and ashton convo though#critical role#cr spoilers#c3e62#cr liveblogging#spar speaks#emily + utkarsh + aimee is really good. and then everyone tegther#great.#NO ONE ROLL A DRAGON WHILE IM AWAY
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