#i want axel screentime too

[jadeazora]

More of this dynamic next season please. I want them to get more screentime. 😂

Seems Scary Girl has a thing for Damien('s screams), she definitely acknowledged him the most compared to the rest of the cast.

[mcsm-confessions]

The show Amphibia reminds me of the Admin trio so much. Although Amphibia aired after MCSM S2, it makes me wish the game handled friendship the way that show did.

Wont get too deep into it: Amphibia has three characters shown in a flashback who were basically BFFs. But something happened that triggered a form of betrayal and caused them to split apart. This had a pretty big impact on the show's world. After decades pass, one of the 3 characters is still alive and in power. Like our Romeo. (Except Xara is alive too but powerless, and Fred is well, dead)

Now where am I going with this, I honestly dont know (mostly forgot what I wanted to type), but I also keep thinking about how the Admins' friendship could've contrasted Jesse/Olivia/Axel's friendship. But Jesse's friends didn't get that screentime or be developed for that… Still fun to think about.

I know they both have WILDLY different circumstances but like, man….. comparing the two really gets my brain gears working

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[catgirl-catboy]

My hopes for S2 of the total drama reboot:

More Axel screentime! Honestly, I felt like Ripper really should have got voted out that ep because he was less useful to the team and the nerds were already annoyed by him. It felt like they booted her just because she's like Eva in the episode where they voted off Eva.

Julia keeps the bun the entire season

Maybe I'm getting my hopes up, but Priya x Millie? You can have it be one-sided if you want to make Priya x Damien canon. But they had just as much, if not more romantic tension then the canonically queer couple! (not a bad thing, I love Rajbow too!)

Speaking of Rajbow, I DON'T want season two to introduce artificial drama between them. I don't think it would make sense from a character driven perspective, because Bowie knows how to play the game too well for that. I think that in season two, its likely he'd put his relationship on hold to better persue the million.

Emma Villain arc, but like in a sympathetic way. She really wants to win the million and prolonged Chase exposure might cloud her judgement on what she will do to get it.

Nichelle and Julia alliance. Or just any interaction between them. Please. I need to know how she'll react to Julia's true colors.

Speaking of Julia, I want to see her come back next season with a new fake personality. Maybe have her be a fake gamer girl idk. Nobodies buying it.

For Priya and Millie, I want to see them both working on a book TOGETHER next season. Maybe a total drama survival guide?

Less fart jokes from Ripper. More of a personality that does not revolve around fart jokes from Ripper.

MK learns from her mistakes and gets farther in the next season. I want her to pull a Noah.

In between seasons, Damien watches Total Drama and becomes a fan. Maybe he and Priya geek out about it?

This one's never gonna happen but if the writers make my Autistic!Priya headcanon official I would literally die of :DDD

Either vote Caleb off first again, or give him something distinct from Justin and Alejandro. This is silly, but the first thing I thought of is that he dislikes his looks because its hard to make genuine connections with other people when all everyone wants to do is get in his pants.

More humor based around Zee being an amputee. As a physically disabled person, I thought it was hilarious and handled respectfully.

Bowie and Emma don't become friends again, so WAYNE takes over trying to help Emma out with Chase.

What do you want to see next season?? Please tell me in the RBs I'm curious!

[briefobservationdreamer]

Missing Potential About Organisation XIII Members

Some things about Organisation XIII members that I thought was a shame we haven't seen (yet)

The events of Chain of Memories being touched on. Like, how do Lea and Riku interact with Aeleus, Ienzo and Even? What about Saïx’s involvement, how much of it was from Xemnas, Saïx or just Axel's initative? Imagine Sora dealing with Marluxia and Larxene in KH3 with their history remembered. And let's not forget Riku Replica.

Marluxia and Larxene actually share very little one-to-one screentime for two villains who are working together, they only have a single short scene in KH3 before other characters show up. What was their relationship as Nobodies like? How did they come to trust each other enough to try and orchestrate a coup together and be loyal enough to die fighting together twice? We know Marluxia didn’t remember his past, but what about Larxene? Does the history of their Somebodies still factor in, even though they might not even remember?

Seeing the Organisation’s earlier history. How and when did they claim the World That Never Was as their base of operations and start working on completing the artificial Kingdom Hearts? How did they all get their powers and weapons and learn how to use them? How was it run before Saïx became mission control, how did he get that job and what kind of training and missions were they assigned to turn it into the Organisation we see in Chain of Memories, Days and 2? What are the details of Axel and Saïx’s story, how they lost their hearts and plotted their coup, how Axel got his teardrop tattoos and how Saïx got that scar and got possessed. How did Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene get recruited (twice)? The original Organisation XIII doesn’t actually get to be an organisation of 13 people for very long, if at all, and there is only a brief period at the beginning of Days where we have a chance to see all members interacting with each other. I know there were at least two coups being plotted but they are never seen acting collectively as a single unit.

Lea still keeps his affinity for fire magic since being recompleted, but what about the other recompleted members of the original Organisation? I’d have to assume that the others still keep their powers post-recompletion too, and if so it’s a shame we don’t get to see the Radiant Garden crew using their powers more. Or Aeleus and Dilan showing off their fighting skills in general (even in a war), they are castle guards after all.

The Radiant Garden crew adjusting back into society after all the human experiments they did, especially if they remain respected authority figures.

Lea losing much of his potential character development in KH3 - exploring what his keyblade and being a wielder means to him, making up for his mistakes and fighting to get his friends back and earning all of those things - in favour of ignoring a lot of the harmful things he did and turning him into comic relief who doesn’t contribute much to the war. He deserved better than that.

The whole possession thing is kind of glossed over in KH3, in that it doesn’t really seem to affect the Real Org members. The way Xigbar described it in DDD makes it sound like some kind of hive mind to me, so I wondered about Xehanort being able to completely control any of them at any time, all of them forced to share the same thoughts and feelings from Xehanort about what he wants them to desire (or even sharing or sensing each other’s thoughts and feelings?), and in the Keyblade Graveyard none of them are themselves at all until their deaths. There was a reason Xehanort did this after all, and it would not only keep the members trapped and make betrayal more difficult, but make it even more impressive that Saïx, Vexen and Demyx were able to pull it off despite this.  

The traitors in the new Org doing more than drop off a replica body at Radiant Garden right when it was needed. Maybe there could have been more communication between the traitors and the guardians to make cooperation easier and give the plan greater chances of success, maybe even pass along information about the organisation's plans and movements (easily done by Demyx if he was always sent on recon missions). This is really more of an idea I had.

Group dynamics in general. So many contrasting personalities and motivations with so much potential for interesting interactions just by putting some of these characters in the same room for a few minutes.

All the former Nobodies adjusting to having a heart again after being recompleted. Even though there would be a lot that's similar for them, I think each of them would experience it in their own way, with their own unique challenges, needs and coping methods about the process.

[namtanlovesfilm]

axelle judges bl shows > Bokura No Shokutaku

summary: Yutaka lives a lonely, boring salaryman life, which lightens up once he meets little boy Tane and his older brother Minoru, who bring him into their lively family life.

where to watch: dramacool

grade: 8,5/10

pros:

this is SUCH a heartfelt show. it's quiet and subtle, but talks about trauma quite extensively & truly allows its characters to FEEL. which makes it immediately in the best jbls I've seen bc it is a love story but it's also more than that & is highly relatable just for that. the writing truly is beautiful & near perfect in my opinion!

the acting is excellent, and I truly felt everything the characters were feeling on screen & much more. minoru's actor has some serious heart eyes on him!!! the kid who plays tane also did an amazing job & was adorable!

similarly, the chemistry was really, really good, and didn't feel awkward at all (unless it was needed, that post-confession conversation in the café still haunts me with how good it is!)

the pace is really good! I feel like some of the episodes kinda felt similar in the beginning, being just yutaka going over to minoru's place for a hang out with tane, but apart from that I think the show utilized its screentime almost perfectly & it was a really engaging show from beginning to end, even with its slower, more contemplative quality!

the characters are so fucking endearing AHHHHH!!! I also was really glad to see there's not that many characters & none of them is truly horrible or "the villain" (even yutaka's brother who gets redeemed eventually), bc they got to be developed quite a lot & really made me attached to them.

cons:

the first episodes aren't super deep or focused on the love story which makes the second part of the show more powerful to me, but at the same time I didn't feel too bored or like I'd stop watching, and in fact only made me want to keep watching even more.

would I rewatch it: yes!

I'm gonna be honest, I started this show expecting it to be very mediocre, but instead I absolutely enjoyed every second of it & it way surpassed my every expectations! I honestly couldn't recommend it more, it's not too long, sweet, extremely well written, heals its characters' trauma & has an absolutely beautiful love story!

[roxasboxas]

The "Luxu is Ventus' Dad" Theory 3rd Anniversary Remastered Edition

AKA: Theorizing two characters are related based on their lack of screentime together. Because this post is now 3 years old and we have some more information, I'm finally rewriting it.

Due to the release and completion of Dark Road, we now have a more solid idea of Luxu's personality and can say with relative certainty that we never met the original Braig. That was always Luxu. This was always likely, since as far back as BBS the guy was trying to snag MoM's keyblade back from Xehanort, but Bragi's mannerisms being revealed as Luxu-isms basically confirms it 100%.

This means that Braig's one (1) shown interaction with Ventus is also Luxu's one (1) shown interaction with Ventus.

The interaction goes as follows:

Braig (who is Luxu): How 'bout you leave the popsicle with me, so you can go have your little fight with Terra. You can't be too happy about him deep-sixing your Master. Aqua: Who are you? Braig: You think you two have got some grand role to play. As if. You're only here so that when I finish you off... Terra will succumb to the darkness. So... who wants to go first? Ventus: Shut up! Braig: Oh, so this kiddo thinks he's a full-fledged Keyblade wielder? He's got the angry look down. Aqua: Go ahead if you want to waste your time. Keep trying to drive us apart with your mind games. It'll never work!

Now, this is admittedly not immediately promising, but it actually gives us a lot to work with. It's their only interaction, and it's not exactly a positive one. Even though it's only a bluff, it's still a pretty heavy threat.

[Please note, lots of things after this point, Tumblr has eaten at least once.]

But then, if it's their only interaction, then...

Why does he talk like there have been more?

For that first bit, we know he's not talking about Roxas at that point in KH2: Roxas doesn't glare at him like that during Days.

And the second image is even more interesting. Most people at this point are seeing Xion as Sora. Axel, one of her best friends, sees Sora's face. Xemnas, the guy who's made of Terra (who trained alongside Ventus for multiple years) and Xehanort (who trained Ventus for a time and grew up dreaming memories of someone else’s life that include him) sees Sora's face.

Xigbar sees Ventus. I dunno about you, but to me having one hostile interaction with a teenager ten years ago does not override psychic mumbo-jumbo better than knowing that teenager for a cumulative 4 or 5 years. Even if you have amnesia-- especially by Kingdom Hearts rules, those memories are still there, even if you don't have access to them.

(Before that line, he also comments "What a blast from the past." Wouldn't be a "blast" if they met, like, once.)

And, as of Dark Road, we know that Luxu is willing to let the people he cares about die.

Bragi's confrontation with Baldr begins with him saying "You... It was you..." in reference to Baldr having killed, like, a decent chunk of the people they know. This is not an emotionally detached reaction! Luxu cared about these people! Maybe not as peers the way they cared about him, but he did care! He does care about the ones that are still alive!

So what does he say after revealing his identity and disarming Baldr in a single motion?

He's not gonna do shit! He demonstrably could kick this guy's ass, but he chooses not to. Even though he cares about these people. Even though one of them is the grandson of someone he already demonstrably has a connection to from back before he wound up this jaded. That one, which he later on again did nothing to save, even with more and more reasons to do so stacking up.

Let's go back to the scene where Luxu and Ventus actually, you know, talk to each other, because there's actually a subtler detail in it that I want to talk about.

"Oh, so this kiddo thinks he's a full-fledged Keyblade wielder? He's got the angry look down."

In this one line of dialogue, Braig calls Ventus "kiddo." You might be wondering, "What's the big deal? He calls Roxas that all the time!" Yes, he does. He also calls him "Tiger," and Xion gets called "Poppet," both with notable regularity.

Contrast that with how he talks to, say, Sora. He still talks down to him, but he uses nicknames much more sparingly. In fact, he doesn't use any for Sora until Dream Drop Distance. All through Kingdom Hearts 2, the Organization is trying to stir Roxas' consciousness within Sora, but Xigbar doesn't call him any of the nicknames he used for and around the guy the whole time.

Not until DDD, when they've already given up on that plan. He starts out with a "sleepyhead", but there's a very specific moment I want to draw your attention to. A moment I may have neglected to mention earlier in this post, despite its relevance.

Xigbar comments on the thing Sora does that reminds him of Ventus. Then he calls him "Kiddo." And then he never calls him a nickname ever again. I'm not kidding. Never ever.

We don't see a lot of him interacting with young people outside the Heart Hotel, but we do see once in Kingdom Hearts three he calls the Real Organization's Riku Replica "Kid." Not "Kiddo," but "Kid." An interesting distinction, don't you think?

So, to recap so far: One interaction, yet Xigbar talks about Ventus consistently. He's the only one to see Xion with Ventus' face. He uses nicknames more often on kids that remind him of Ventus, and specifically uses a different variation on a kid that doesn't.

"Okay Ace," you're probably thinking, "I can accept that this proves a connection definitely exists between Luxu and Ventus. But why are you so sure that they are father and son specifically?" Well, I have a few reasons.

We don't technically know how old Luxu is, but he is an adult when Ventus is like 10 or 11. It's not impossible for them to be, like, siblings or something, since some people have kids pretty far apart, but it's not dreadfully likely to me. Based on my own experiences with my big sister, they don't really act like siblings to me, but I suppose that's a personal thing. You could say Luxu "sounds young" in Back Cover, but once you hit a certain point a lot of peoples' voices stay the same for a long time.

Nomura has stated that the next part of the series will be focusing on "bloodlines." We already know we're probably gonna be seeing Eraqus' grandfather in ML and that guy's probably gonna be Brain. Xehanort's already descended from Ephemer. Characters are already descended from each other.

Luxu is short for Luxuria, the sin of Lust. So, from a certain perspective, Xigbar canonically fucks.

[longdeadking]

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all im saying is that homestuck is actually a modern epic poem a la gilgamesh the oddesey the journey to the west etc. essay below the cut if you want me to cite my sources

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#onceler essays #i literally wrote my thesis on this

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Disventure Camp S4 Thoughts and Opinions

Another DC post.

Alessio- His personality isn't particularly boring. It's moreso the fact they made it incredibly obvious he's getting booted early. Not first boot per say. But I bet around episode 3 or 4, he's gonna find his spark as an artist and then get eliminated.

Also why do TD and TD inspired shows make Italian characters brown? I don't get it.

Amelie- She's either an early boot or she's gonna stick around for a while and get some development. I hope it's the latter.

Anatasia- A lot of ppl are writing her off as the Riya clone but I like her. I just hope she's not the main villain cuz that would be a bit redundant, especially after All Stars. I could see her as late pre-merge boot.

Benji- See my thing is, comedic relief should come naturally. Just look at some TD's greats like Noah, Lightning or Zee. They're just naturally funny. If you're trying too hard to come across as funny the viewer can notice that.

I get the show's for edgy teens but when the first thing I hear out of this dude's mouth is "I like giving head.. heheheheh." It's like c'mon bruh.

In a perfect world he'd be the first boot but he got a lot of screentime in the trailer so probably not. Since DC is all about realism, Benji better fumble Hannah. Cuz there's no way a dude like this gets bitches.

Diego- His audition tape was alright so I was willing to give bro a chance. But that scene where he was begging Spencer to hold him was cringy asf. If he's gonna fall under the "DC Himbo who only exists to be sexualized and get with the twink" Then please boot him early good god.

If you go more into his culture and personality then he can stick around.

Hannah- She's alright. Her doesn't know anything about DC bit didn't come up in the episode. I hope it's not audition tape exclusive because I think that's a really interesting thing to do with a character.

I know I said this before but please do not stick her with Benji. Have her become friends with Amelie or something.

Isabel- If an animated reality tv show character is an influencer, you just know they're gonna be goated.

James: what about me-

Me: This isn't about you!

Anyways Isabel seems really cool. The fact she's willing to play a ruthless game in spite of her religion is interesting. I think it was a smart move on the writers part to make her friends with Natalia. Which basically put an end to the "Isabel is homophobic" rumors.

I want to see Isabel as a finalist. Make it happen ONC.

Ivy- Another alright character. It was interesting to see she's basically the nice version of a villain character. Maybe she learns she has to play like Riya in order to stay in the game.

Her dynamic with Zaid is cool. I'm not sure yet as to where she places but hopefully merge.

Jade- I thought her interactions with Spencer were decent. Other than that, eh.

Logan- Diet Wayne.

Lynda- Mother (literally). Her soccer mom accent is kinda goofy, I love it. And the fact she wants to play like Fiore is interesting.

I see two paths for her character. Either she mothers her way to like final 5 or she falls flat on her face. She's entertaining so I hope it's the latter option.

Marissa- If I said I think she's the most boring girl on this cast so far would ya'll jump me? Anyways nothing about Marissa really stands out. We've seen strong tough women who want to take charge in these types of shows and it usually never ends well. (Axel)

I don't think ONC is gonna make another black first boot. But I could see her being pre-merge collateral.

Natalia- I think she's funny and I like her friendship with Isabel. "Feed the children!" lol.

She's at least making merge.

Richard- I've had enough of old men on this show after Connor's bitch ass.

He's probably gonna be a Miriam type figure for Logan and go in the pre-merge if I had to guess.

Spencer- If you've seen the promo material for DC4 so far. Then you know Diego and Spencer are likely to be the main couple. And after Tomjake in All Stars, I did not have high expectations for these two.

But so far... not overall. I don't think Spencer is terrible? Allow me to explain. The stuff so far with Diego sucks, don't like it. But the fact he's an egotistical nerd who thinks he's better than everyone else does appeal to me. And if they explore his dynamic with Jade "someone who will humble him instead of enable him", could actually cook.

"Gays pay the bills" so he's making merge.

Ted- My goat of DC4. Cocky little shit who reminds me of Ripper from the reboot. Also the fact that he's villainous and wants to play the game? Love it.

I think it'd be cool if he also tried the Fiore strategy. Where everyone thinks he's a bumbling idiot but he's actually pulling the strings.

Like Anatasia and Lynda are the side villains and Ted is the main villain. Would cook so hard.

Tristan- Did not leave any sort impression on me. Meh.

Zaid- He seems cool. He kinda reminds me of DJ, minus the crybaby part. But as we've seen time and time again on these types of shows. If someone actually has a legit reason for wanting to win, they don't win. Bro is probably pre-merge but I'd be pleasantly surprised if they proved me wrong.

Here's my current tierlist.

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WARNING THIS IS A RANT ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️

my opinions on every total drama reboot character yippeeee

these are js my opinions, im rewatching it rn so i can analyze the characters better

rajie ? best boy. BEST. BOY. MY FAVORITE BOY ON THE ISLAND. HE IS AMAZING. HE WAS ROBBED.

wayner : also a best boy , BEST ALLYYYY WE STAN HIM BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF RAJIE

if chris ever tries to separate rajie n wayner im OFFING MYSELFF THEYRE SO WHOLESOME TOGETHER PLEASE FRESH DONT DO ANYTHING TO THEM

bowie : an actual slay queen. prom king AND queen. he shouldve won tbh i would pay sm money thag i dont have rn to see that

zee : yes. he acts high but lowkey hes cool and js overall a good character with cool development, js a likable guy

julia : ooh GIRL. SHE HAS BEEEEFFFF WITH THAT DINOSAUR. when me and my boyfriend watched the season for the first time on a teams call , the dino scene came up and we laughed for an hour straight about it 😭😭 shes iconic. “ crystals are real. prayer hands emoji.”

priya : tbh , i could tell she was gonna win from the first episode. it was really obvious tbh and i feel like the plot wouldve been better if bowie won? her characters cute tho fsfs

emma : girly ate those lil dancey dances UP. her friendship with bowie was so good. and also her mocking mk was so yes “i thought it was haalff 😖”

ripper : HE TOOTS. HE FLASHES. HE THINKS HES A GYM BRO. POOKIE I HATE HIM IDK

caleb ( HELP I ACCIDENTALLY PUT JUSTIN INSTEAD OF CALEB LMAO) : i wish wish wish he wasn’t eliminated first. he had no character development other than being a token hot guy, he had MAYBE 3 lines in the entire first episode before he got ELIMINATED

nichelle : she ate everything up , but what if shes js jerry in a wig. im paranoid.

chase : ehhhhh ew ngl cos he drove emmas car into a pet store and now shes pressed

mk : i feel like she couldve been cool if she had more development, i feel like she was kinda a wasted side character ://

millie : i have beef with millie for no reason. 😭i js hate her and she pretends to be loyal but girly was so terrible

damien : not bad tbh ! hes nice too so yk

scary girl / lauren : she’s interesting defooo!! im sad that she didnt get that much screentime this season , and im so pissed that shes getting voted off first next season. ALSO THE THEORIES THAT SHES DAWN IN DISGUSE SHDHDNDN 😋😋 ID BE SO HAPPY IF THEY WERE TRUE

axel : wanted to see more of a personality from her, for now shes known to me as a saner version of jo or eva 🥲

chris : NO BFO YOUR VOICE ABSOLUTELY SUCKS BOOTYHOLE TFFFF

chef : consistent since 2009, biotches

[thefreshchannel]

about to start the last two eps but here are some thoughts and criticisms also s2 finalist/winner spoiler (again i havent watched the finale so thoughts not final)

The concept of priyaleb was cute but. It really did take the whole season….like. Its not even a fun will they wont they kinda watch anymore its like when tda hyperfocused on gwent and duncney, like sure u got things going on in the background like the mkulia alliance that was happening and damien finding his edge, but it all feels so minimal compared to the screen time priyaleb gets in my opinion. In contrast, when in tdwt aleheather was the main focus, they shared a lot of their screentime with other things going on in the background or even took the backseat to give other (not so good) plot lines a shot.

Maybe it’s just the 13 ep format instead of the 26 eps the old seasons had, but in here it feels like you want to see more of everyone else so much. Damien and nichelle found an edge, but were pushed to the very back or written out early so not a lot was explored. Ripper and axel got together and nothing else happened with them, sure they can a funny watch but when they realized they didnt want to do anything w them anymore they just sent them out.

I’m on ep 11 rn and raj JUST got kicked out. Theres 2 eps of the season, we barely have enough time to make him learn to be independent from raj??? I feel??? I dont know i dont feel he did much of ANYTHING to guarantee him a spot in the final 3, let alone winning the season. I am just not connecting w him. Like sure he is nice but when i think of him i just see him only as raj’s buddy. We dont know much about him other than he likes hockey, he’s supportive of his friend, he’s nice, he’s not very smart. But nothing in him screams finalist/winner to me? He was just very much in the background until now.

Maybe i’m being too judgy and could change my mind in the next two eps, we’ll see lol

[whataboutsimple]

Magnus is kinda bizarre to me because I can understand why he can’t leave, he’s in boom town and he probably was what kept all the griefers from going out and causing chaos unless people don’t care about the whole king thing and since people can access the nether portal as it’s just there, going to the nether to escape might be risky. But at the same time, does he just camp in there forever? Does he have farms in his tower somewhere that keeps him fed and alive? Also a tower of obsidian would have been obvious so did Magnus have fake bases around to throw others off? Does he loot corpses to keep stock or does he risk going out sometimes?

Good questions, dear Anon!

You see, I kind of been thinking about it since my first playthrough since Magnus like a character was very interesting to me.

But my answer is really depends on if we tall about Complex AU or just in-game events.

So, if you don't mind me, I'm gonna speak here about in-game events and post information about towns of my AU later.

Welcome to !!Bo∅mtoWn!! theory!

I'm going to make here lots of assuming, because clearly we don't have enough of screen time for both Magnus and BoomTown to make certain conclusion.

Basically BoomTown was created by greifers for greifers, it's a place where chaos-loving people can let go their morals and fully go into destroying mode, at the same time being fully aware that they can die there.

So we can't clarify moral limits there, since we for sure saw like people were trying to kill Jesse&Axel and they killed some of each other during that. But! After S1Ep2 we didn't see any greifers anywhere just running around and trying to kill other human beings. So I'm assuming that it's not the fact of the crown, that kept them there, but more of the fact that they can freely kill and destroy without being charged for that. The whole "King" thing? Just to keep some excitement between them, but nothing more.

The thing is, yet again, both BoomTown and Magnus had little of screentime, so there's lots of questions that can't be answered. We didn't had enough of view too see if Magnus had other bases or not, but if he did, still, people are not dumb, they would've start checking every base and eventually find Magnus himself.

I'm assuming the "King" and greifers had some kind of agreement: they can haunt him done while he's outside of the base, but they can't enter the base itself and can't do anything inside, if they somehow got there.

Sure we can see they all are looking for him, but that's probably because they don't know when he's outside and when he's inside.

Still, Magnus is dealing with greifers, he can't blindly trust them, so that's why he built the traps inside. But, they had an agreement, so when Jesse and Axel are going down to him, he probably thinks they either are and outsiders who wants him dead somewhy or greifers who still want him dead too badly.

That's about his base and how they didn't "find" him, now about supplies..

We know they have this "Death Bowl" thing, where any griefer can challenge the king for his crown. Now, my guess is that after or before those battles, Magnus goes and collects some supplies, since we know he had them when he and Jesse were getting ready for battle.

Though, we also know that after the battle greifers can start their attempts on killing Magnus without even waiting for a bit, so they probably have another agreement: before the battle they give him some time to prepare.

How come? Well, you see, before we have the scene of the battle itself, they did prepare some supplies for both Jesse and Magnus, though Magnus said he has his own. They also gathered a crowd, found an announcer and only after that they started a battle. I don't think they would manage to do all of that if greifers were trying to kill Magnus all the time. So the only logical conclusion here is that he has some time before "Death Bowl" starts to prepare himself.

But! I'm very unsure that he manages to collect enough food and ect. while he has this free time, because god knows how long it will take him till the next "Death Bowl", so I'm assuming he does have some farms inside the tower. Maybe there are multiple levels, where he can gather resources, sleep and ect.

Now last thought about corpses.. I prefer thinking that no, he doesn't do that, because that would be too amoral. And even if he did, that barely would be enough. Greifers probably run around with little no normal inventory: TNT, eggs, maybe an instrument or two and some food. Doubt that would be enough for him to keep himself from hunger or going out of TNT for example.

Anyway, that's all! Hope that answered your question, dear Anon!

[fraudulent-cheese]

OK SO BEFORE THE NEW EPISODES DROP, HERE ARE MY ELIMINATION PREDICTIONS!!!!

Ripper/Axel - yeah this is. A BIG one. Total Drama has a bad habit of eliminating one or both characters in a couple right after becoming official (usually the girl gets the boot too, with two exceptions). To my knowledge 2023 hasn't escaped this pattern in season 1 since Raj got eliminated right after rajbow got established, so there's a pretty big chance Ripper or Axel will get the boot in the next few episodes. Im betting on Ripper, mostly because Axel hasn't screwed up in any major way in challenges before and im assuming that pattern may continue.

Priya - come on, she won last season! She's 100% getting voted off the second her crush with Caleb gets resolved! She's not even the only athletically talented contestant remaining on her team, both Nichelle and Axel are still around so it wouldn't be a big loss to them! I'd prefer pre-merge so the contestants eliminated earlier last season get to shine a little more, but im not too picky.

MK and Julia - the cheating yeah, it's the cheating subplot. It's gonna bite them both in the ass eventually, and im assuming it'll get exposed mid season, maybe episode 8? Just gotta hope they kiss before that tho because if they dont i think half the fandom's gonna want Terry McGurrin's head on a spike

Bowie - Ngl, i think Julia could convince Wayne to vote Bowie by pointing out that he's fine with the cheating and he's lied to Raj about it. Either way, i don't know if Bowie will go far either (he's the canon runner up soooo) but Total Drama has let previous season runner-ups/winners get pretty far in later seasons (Duncan got 5th in WT somehow and Gwen got 4th in AS)

Zee - he hasn't done much this season yet, unless he gets in a ton of drama soon he's probably gonna go... Maybe pre-merge but idk

Nichelle - same thing as with Zee? The writters haven't given her much screentime... At all despite her training?? She might go in this batch of episodes but i hope not. Still a possibility tho!

With that out of the way, im gonna predict Scary Girl will either come back either for mid season or for the finale, and sit back as we wait for the new episodes to leak on youtube!

[miss-bluerose]

TDI23 Season 2 ep 1 thoughts and theories. Spoilers ahead.

*I did see the earlier leak of the teams and first boot btw*

Chris is bonkers as usual and Chef is pretty much the same so far. I expect that to change if my theories about Lauren are right.

The opening being the exact same as last time bugs me a little bit but I guess they are avoiding spoilers that way so meh.

The team names are pretty lame tbh but whatever.

I liked the challenge for the most part and how everyone got to compete. Axe Hatchet is a total badass and I wouldn't mind seeing her again. 10/10 side character.

I feel bad for Sally, Chris is such a turd.

I'm on the fence about the elimination. More on that down below.

Now onto the contestants:

Team Rat Face

Priya:

She's the only winner of season one which I didn't fully expect but it makes sense given her storyline and her parents are insane. Especially her dad, my god. She's an official team leader and is still holding a grudge against Ripper lol. Her concern over Millie in the challenge was sweet. I hope she goes far again and learns to stand up for herself against her parents.

Millie:

Her sassing Bowie was funny to me but she didn't read Priya's Total Drama guidebook and tried way too hard in the first challenge. It kinda seems like she didn't want to come back or something. I hope she reads the guide before she gets eliminated early on like so many people are saying.

Emma:

I'm glad she broke up with Chase but they need to STAY BROKEN UP. Her giving Nichelle the cold shoulder was really mean and a little unexpected. It seems like her and Bowie aren't speaking to each other and I'm curious to see how that plays out. Not sure where she'll place, maybe in the middle?

Caleb:

Seems like he's trying to be strategic instead of villainous so far and struggling a little bit thanks to Millie. I hope he doesn't hurt Priya in some way. It's nice to see him getting more lines and screentime. He'll probably go far.

Damien:

I didn't expect him to still be a scaredy cat after what he said last season. If he doesn't change for the better soon I'm going to be extremely disappointed. No idea where he will place.

Axel:

She says that she's going to try to be nicer this time but I have my doubts and Ripper seems to be the exception lol. She might go far or she might go early again for being hot-headed.

Zee:

My favourite of season one is back and a soda influencer now which I didn't see coming. I really hope it doesn't get him eliminated early like it did in the challenge which was total crap. His soda was "moving" but he wasn't so he should have been fine. I would also like to see him interact with Priya more because I kinda ship them a bit. Both of his closest friends are on the other team so it could happen. I hope he goes far.

Nichelle:

She trained in the offseason and it paid off! I think she'll go far as long as it doesn't go to her head.

Team Skunk Butt

Bowie:

The other official team leader. His sass towards Chase was great but I thought it was weird that he picked him for his team. A lot of the cast is mad at him for last season and with that half-hearted apology, he seems to be digging himself into a deeper hole. His romance with Raj is still sweet and I hope it stays that way. I personally think he'll get booted early.

Raj:

I don't know if he'll go early or later but I think he'll help Emma and Bowie become friends again at the very least.

Wayne:

I would like him to go farther I think but I don't know what storyline he could have if he does. Might be an early boot unfortunately.

Julia:

Her and MK suddenly getting along is super weird and I fully expect one to backstab the other. I was impressed how she took Emma out of the challenge though. Another middle boot?

Chase:

Still dumb and still over confident. I could see him going early just for that and not listening to Bowie during challenges.

MK:

Seems to be on friendly terms with Julia but I think it's an act and she's going to backstab her at some point. Has an idea for the extra intern uniform and her hitching a ride on Caleb's back during the challenge was funny. She might go really far this time.

Lauren/Scary Girl:

Her new outfit is so weird but points for trying to fit in. Her scaring Bowie early on was kinda funny but her elimination was dumb. I don't know what Chef was going to say to her but her speech felt kinda forced and her team forgetting that she's a powerhouse when focused bothers me. I get why they did but still. Plus now they're on her bad side after voting her off. I fully expect her to be living in the woods and giggling in the middle of the night just to mess with them. She could also sabotage challenges somehow and be a genuine threat for everyone on the island. It'd be great to see Chris legitimately be afraid of her and her antics, he hasn't had that reaction to someone in a while. I'm excited to see more of her!

Ripper:

He was friendly to Axel at first, didn't fart at all and knew who Axe Hachet was. Was still rude to the acting team leader but he seems to be a bit better than last season so far. Could stick around a while?

And that's everyone! All of the episodes might come out at once tomorrow like they did in April so if I do another post like this, it'll be after I finish the season. Thanks for reading!

TLDR; I'm rooting for Zee and Priya the most and for them to have more interactions! 👀👍😁

[noahtally-famous]

do you have any total drama (2023) season 2 predictions?

thanks for the ask, anon!

these are all based on the four episodes I've watched and the stuff I've seen circulating tumblr abt the season!

imma split this up to make things easier for everyone-

hopes:

goddammit I need more axel and nichelle screentime pls and tyvm--tumblr has got me shipping them and I can't get out of that hole

but seriously, I hope now that they learned from the mistakes they'd made this season, next season they get far--preferably post-merge

popular take but: CAN CHEMMA FUCKING BREAK UP IN S2?? like emma realizing all this isn't worth it and splitting it off with chase (or, for whatever reason, the other way around--only bc I've seen posts speculating on that happening lmao, or they mutually split it, or what-fucking-ever. I literally do not care how they split or who's the initiator, I just want them split!)

I need more of MK!! I heard she gets booted pretty early :( but I'm hoping in s2, she's back and better than ever!

this is smth I haven't seen a lot when it comes to asks like this, but some solid ripper characterization would be neat--without the fart jokes, might I add. like I saw this post talking abt ripper realizing that his "manly disposition" isn't getting him anywhere and he gets close to certain ppl in the show and have to move past his previous beliefs and embrace his inner soft side that he's repressed.

no but seriously, I don't rlly like ripper all that much rn, so this happening in s2 would be rlly cool to his character!

bisexual emma pls??? and possibly bisexual chase??? idk if fresh will make that happen but a girl can hope, ig lmao

bowie and emma repairing their friendship-

idk I like the idea of a bowie and caleb rivalry bc bowie got caleb voted off, so maybe caleb feels some resentment for that and wants to get even in s2?? and ofc since it's bowie, he's not gonna take that lying down-

need more millie & priya friendship fr

I’ve heard that damien and priya have cute interactions so I hope they get more time to grow??? not strictly as a ship btw but I wouldn’t be opposed to that (my multishipping ass trying to find middle ground here lmao)

I need more damien and scary girl interactions, those two were hilarious

predictions:

I know most of these are my hopes rather than predictions, but what I will say is that there will def be more raj and bowie moments. like that's a no-brainer, Fresh would be pretty dumb not to have that happen

this is more of a combo of a hope and a prediction, but more multi-dimensional characterizations of scary girl, caleb, nichelle, damien, and axel?? none of them got enough screentime to add more to their characters so I'm betting s2 will focus on them...hopefully

chemma breakup--there's no way that ship can be fixed lmao, they're better off not together and--if fresh rlly wants it--with other ppl

bowie's prob gonna make it post-merge but not to the final two again. idk abt priya but I'm hoping it's the same for her too bc I love both of them sm-

I've seen discussions of a potential 'wayne and raj separate teams' arc, and while that would be crushing, I feel like that could happen?? it'd certainly bring forth some sort of tension/drama

these are all that I can think of. maybe once I finish watching the season, I can give a more lengthy list!

[briefobservationdreamer]

Kingdom Hearts Characters: Xion

What I think of the character: Xion is a cute character and sweet kid, but she doesn't have much of a distinct identity. She shares a face with Naminé and Kairi, has the same origins as the Riku Replica and the same story as Roxas, and she doesn't really have much depth in the games. I get that that's kind of the point at the beginning, being a blank slate slowly gaining a personality and identity of her own, but she has a big disadvantage that stops her from really growing out of it like Roxas did, since Roxas is the main POV character with the most screentime. Xion has the least amount of screentime, taking the first third of the game to be part of the trio and spending most of the last third either running away or in a coma, and her dialogue doesn't reveal much about the kind of person she is. It's especially highlighted when compared to the people she shares the screen with - Axel, Roxas and Saïx - who are all very clearly defined and have enough depth to fill a whole character study essay. It's inefficient use of screentime that harms all of them. Without this, Xion becomes a plot device defined by how other people react to her - something for the two sides to use in their plots and for two popular male characters to chase after and angst over. I also kind of feel like the games try too hard to make you care for her and feel sorry for her in a way that feels quite manipulative and obnoxious, milking the angst for all its worth. I like her more in the manga and in fanfiction where she has more of a personality. A simple fix for this is to have Xion arrive on the scene sooner, have her and Roxas investigate their origins together when they get suspicious of Axel and she only goes with Riku (the Org would have drilled it in that he's the enemy to keep her and Roxas away from him) right at the end when she makes Axel cave in about the truth by reminding him that Roxas is in a coma because of this. That way, there's more screentime devoted to developing her personality and bond with Axel and especially Roxas.

Her particular traits as a replica are mixed. Xemnas using a replica to copy Sora makes a lot of sense. Everyone seeing her differently helps to explain Saïx's behaviour, but how would it go unnoticed by eight people for over a year and how could people like Xemnas, Vexen and Saïx expect her to pass as a Nobody with that in mind? Maybe instead they originally intended to use her like Riku Replica but she unexpectedly developed her own appearance and identity because the person she copied wasn't a complete person at the time, so they had no choice but to integrate her into the organisation and pretend she was like the other Nobodies, and Saïx would just be aware her appearance was just a kind of unfixed illusion (at least until she grows a heart of her own). The whole memory thing and being forgotten just seems like a very convenient and poorly justified way to write her thoroughly in and out of existence when the writers want and solve a problem that came from her being retconned into the series in the first place, and just artificially inflates the angst and melodrama even more.

I do like Xion herself, just not the writing surrounding her.

Headcannons: These are inspired by the manga.

Since the person Xion was originally meant to copy was not a complete person at the time with an intact heart, she never locked onto a particular identity to copy and absorb completely like the Riku Replica. As a result, she can copy anyone’s powers and weapons temporarily with some kind of trigger, and she prefers to do this by holding hands with the person she is replicating. It becomes easier, the effects more lingering, as she copies a particular power more frequently.

When she’s comfortable around someone, Xion expresses a lot of her affection physically with lots of nudges, cuddles and hand holding.

Has a fondness for animals in general no matter what they look like, especially dogs. Maybe she could bond with Isa over this, since it's a trait they both share?

Relationships:

Roxas and Lea/Axel: I have a couple of problems with the trio, and one of them is about what I said before. Xion doesn’t have a lot of depth, so her relationships can’t have much depth either. Without a enough of a distinct personality, a character can’t bounce off of other character’s personalities and develop a relationship with them. Xion has the least amount of screentime of the trio, doesn’t say much that tells a lot about her as a person, and isn’t involved in the more meaningful clocktower conversations. As a result, Roxas and Axel are the only ones who have any kind of chemistry. It’s especially lacking with Axel, and in fact it’s actually surprising how little direct screen-time they share together that doesn’t involve Axel keeping her in the Organisation in some way. I still like the idea a lot though, the dynamic can be pretty cute with Axel being like a big brother and I enjoy portrayals of them where Xion is more of a character.  

Isa/Saïx: These two are going to have quite a grace period to get through, but I imagine Isa is going to try and be so gentle with her after everything that happened. I headcannon that Saïx took her under his wing in the Real Organisation XIII, taught her how to fight with his claymore and use the Berserk form and the two eventually came to an understanding at least. I like the idea of them mending fences and him becoming a mentor/father/big brother figure eventually, once they’ve sorted everything out.

Hayner Pence and Olette: They have yet to share any screen time really, but they’d be good friends her age to hang out with and show her what normal teenagers are like.

[chrismcleaneatspants]

Hot take: I prefer Damien in season 1 over 2. Sure he had a shorter run, but he at least made better use of his screentime and made the most of each episode he was in. His interactions definitely felt more important there too with Priya, Millie, Ripper, and Scary Girl despite competing in less episodes. Even his elimination episode was better (despite the farting) since at least he was relevant the entire time and there was a more valid reason for him getting booted (not properly communicating with his team that he wanted to stay).

Compared to season 2 where he's likable, but kinda meanders a lot more despite lasting twice as long with only the idol plot as his main plot (though that didn't begin til the merge). And his interactions are a lot less with only Priya, Zee, and Millie's interactions with him across 10 episodes being relevant with his friendship with Nichelle being in the background, his interaction with the Hockey Bros being off-screen (despite Wayne apparently seeing him as his number 2). And his elimination episode had him written out of the challenge halfway through and still felt tertiary in the episode compared to Priya, Caleb, and Julia, his brief conflict with Julia feeling tacked on purely to justify why Priya wasn't voted out by Julia. Of course this falls under the greater issue of season 2 gradually making only Julia, Priya, and Caleb the sole focus of the season as the merge went on (with Ripper/Axel getting booted early in the merge becoming Gidgette 2.0, Raj and Wayne kinda hit a lull in relevance and become purely comic relief after Bowie's elimination and don't become plot relevant again until the final 5 onward, Zee's booted the moment his role in keeping Prileb's secret is done) with Damien's writing being among the casualities of this.

I should probably clean out my inbox cuz I've been given a bunch of essays about reboot season 2 being doodoo lol

but yeah, i agree. damien lasts double the episodes in rematch but it doesn't feel like it. it's like they tried to be subversive with him because his arc post season 1 seems too obvious but instead it just came across as self sabotage. they were unironically better off just telling a familiar but good story instead