#i had no idea that i was even ON a plotline!!!!!

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

honestly one thing that confused me about toh is how hunter reacted to the revelation that he was a grimwalker. his initial reaction was realistic but later, he seems more worried about having his friends find out that he's a grimwalker than he was about.. BEING a grimwalker.

think about it. if you found out that you were a CLONE of someone else, made by your abusive uncle to fill a role, wouldn't you spiral into existential crisis? especially if you also have the information that there were a dozen other clones before you, and they were all MURDERED by your super awesome uncle?

just the idea of being a clone and being a replacement for someone else is impossible to wrap your head around. i can't imagine how i would feel if i was faced with such information. what other people would think of it would be the LEAST of my worries.

hunter however seems to readily accept the idea that he's a clone. the only time he seems to even think about caleb is during the montage in the first episode of s3 where he cuts his hair after getting a traumatic flashback. but even that is more connected to belos himself rather than the reality of being a grimwalker.

i understand that the series was cut short but i never understood why they put so much emphasis on how willow, gus and amity would react to the news of hunter being a grimwalker.

on one hand, sure, hunter is afraid of losing his new friends. it makes sense. it's his first time being truly accepted and loved by people, and he doesn't want to lose that.

but on the other hand, it seems like he came to terms with the whole grimwalker thing pretty quickly. he doesn't think of its implications, he doesn't take time to ruminate on it or come to terms with it, he just.. doesn't seem to care about it that much at all.

i feel like one of these things is a bit more important than the other.

i just feel like hunter's entire storyline had so much potential for some serious existential crisis and psychological horror even, but the creators barely scratched the surface.

(and again, i wouldn't be saying this if the creators hadn't chosen to focus on completely unnecessary characters and plotlines with the little runtime they had.)

[ananke-xiii]

Another thing about the lameness of Apocalypse World being the result of "Mary's choice" is that it gives too much weight to Azazel's deal. That demon spent a lot of energy finding his "special children" and had never even noticed Mary before Dean's interference.

Interference that happened because Castiel made Dean travel through time and told him he had to "stop it" just to show him that it wasn't possible. Of course Cas didn't know, back then, about angels basically acting as and for Chuck by manipulating people, time and events for their own benefit. Still, you have to wonder after "In the beginning" whether Cas actually realizes what he has done.

Whether Mary deals with Azazel or not doesn't matter because of the bloodlines. The only difference is that if she said no an angel would fly in, resurrect John and wipe out their memories. Just like Zachariah and Michael tell Dean in S5.

The whole thing about demon blood as necessary in order to be Lucifer's vessel is just there for effect, I think, because neither Dean nor Adam need to be "primed" to be Michael's true vessel who, apparently, is even more powerful than Lucifer. Or, I don't know, to me that doesn't track at all but I might be missing something. I mean, it kinda shows how Kripke was tired of the "special children" plotline but, yk, the awkward, giant elephant in the room is that the foundation of the show is Sam and demon blood so... they had to justify it in some way, I think. But, again, I might miss something here.

The real importance of Azazel's deal is that it highlights Mary's complete loneliness in the world: in an instant her parent and her fiancé are dead. She deals because she bargains her otherwise horrible present (which is still horrible, tbh) for an unspecified future (which she craves. a lot. we've been told. multiple times that she wants to "escape" her current life). The tragedy is precisely that she doesn't know that she's specifically damning Sam's future in the process.

The real, real tragedy, however, is that she has no choice, whatever she does, SHE will always end up there. Because Mary and John are just "placeholders". The angels are basically just waiting for the demons to do the hard and dirt work while, they think, they just have to manipulate low ranking angels and get Dean's consent. Precisely the two things that fuck them in the end because Castiel rebels and Dean doesn't consent.

The other thing about Azazel's deal is that he doesn't need permission to enter Mary's house, that's just an excuse because of the "red tape". He has to bend the rules of the natural order and, in order to do so, he needs to make a deal. His deals are basically asking people to sign and date a blank sheet which is, obvs, a super manipulation, but, because people accept that, the deals "respect" the rules. It's absolutely unfair considering that this seems to apply only to humans while angels bend even the rules of time as they please with no consequences (well... actually, "what goes around comes around" and they will almost all be wiped out, lol).

The tragedy in the tragedy of the tragedy is that Dean understands that's about the souls. "In the beginning" makes a point of telling us that's not about that but I don't think it's true. Yes, Azazel won't come knocking in ten years with his hellhounds but he's bargaining a soul for a soul. Liddy's husband, if Azazel had managed to deal, wouldn't have died; Charlie's father would have lived; John would have died etc. So, in this episode at least because I don't remember the parents of the other special children tbh, Azazel is exchanging the life or death of 1 parent with the future of 1 of their children. At the end of the day, this is what the deal is about: it's a 1 for 1. This is also why he can't resurrect Mary's parents. Well, because he doesn't care, obviously, but because he doesn't have to: John's resurrection for Sam's future (which Mary has no idea about and neither does Azazel, he's also signing a blank sheet).

And this is so interesting because demons must follow the rules but angels don't because they are SO certain that they will end Time. They think they will put an end to everything and finally have their "paradise". When it doesn't come to pass, when the end doesn't arrive as promised, everybody has to face the consequences of their actions.

[hainethehero]

The basketball thing is weird though, a lot of people look at that whole scene and the break up scene and put it all down to "bad writing". Obviously it all comes down to preferences, of course if one is a bt fan then that person is going to criticise the scene as bad writing, because they are upset by what they see on screen. But isn't there also the chance it was "deliberate writing" to somehow show that tommy doesn't fully understand buck/pay attention? Like at least then it would go someway towards explaining the break up

No. I mean, I could say the same thing about the scene where Buck gets the boils and Eddie is somehow disgusted by it, that he can't even look at him and tells him to see a dermatologist. A lot of buddie stans thought that was "out of character" for Eddie, when Eddie's always had that type of best friend banter with Buck. Not to mention, a lot of them think Eddie is in love with Buck when Eddie keeps saying he's "straight" both in interviews and also in the show as well.

The fact is, both Tim and Oliver sold a weird idea of Buck and Tommy being committed to learning about their newfound relationship, when in fact, Oliver didn't even know they were going to break up at the last minute. So yeah, it's horrible writing. Then again, 911 isn't exactly known for their stellar plotlines & amazing acting so...

[arcadiabaytornado]

Can we please talk about what happened to Alderman??? The way he disappears in the game was so quick and out of nowhere. It's genuinely nuts. The man was just trying to do his job and POOF he no longer exists???? That's fucking....crazy man.

Oh don't get me started on this! The idea of Max's powers driving a man to have a mental breakdown so bad that it lead's to his erasure from existence is easily the most batshit concept that a LIS game has ever come up with, and it does NOTHING WITH IT!

It makes me so upset because the concept is SO good! Like, that's a genuinely crazy plotline, and Max's choice to either try and save him or save herself could have led to so much character introspection on Max's end.

Who is she after she tried and failed to save the people she cares about? Is she still someone who'd put herself in harm's way just for a CHANCE to save a life? Or is she someone who will put her own life first, giving up on trying to change other people's fates?

That would be such a neat question for the game to go into...but no the entire plotline is dropped except for a few texts?? Like WHAT HAPPEND??? That had to be a dropped plotline, right? There's no way the dev team came up with something that interesting and then had no intention of ever elaborating....right?!

I'm not going to lie, the more I think about Double Exposure the less I like it. And not even because I think it's that bad of a game. I think it's fine overall. I just...it had so much SO MUCH potential. It could have been so good, and it wasn't, and that's so much more annoying than a game being so bad it's unsalvageable.

[dabidagoose]

Holy shit just finished the Miranda murdering the entire water polo team plotline and god DAMN was that a twist!!!!

[dolokhoded]

my one season 4 complaint is Where The Fuck Was Aneesa

[nexus-nebulae]

every day i wish that Rats SMP was a cartoon bc it would make the greatest show ever i think

[jessicas-pi]

makes me giggle when someone says that i must have put a lot of thought into the plot of time heals. like on the one hand yes i do spend at least 1 hour per day thinking about it. on the other hand. babygirl you have no idea how many of the plotlines have shown up out of absolutely nowhere.

[steelhazes]

i will never understand it when new players - and emphasis on new players - decide to story skip, and the further the story skip is, i firmly believe the worse it gets. it's not just shooting yourself in the foot lorewise. that doesn't really have an impact on gameplay, if at all. but when you decide to do combat content with other people, how tf do you parse all of the mechanics thrown at you when you skipped the entire learning process it takes to be able to get at the point when you can do so relatively easily??? how do you find fun when you die over and over to a boss and you have no clue as to what's going on or what killed you???

[1997nikeairs]

watching house md and jesus. early 2000s tv was really at an interesting place. this episode house lusts after the seventeen year old daughter of a patient and it’s framed with an almost charming atmosphere. in this episode it’s a small respite from existential angst and chronic pain, this filling of the void with an underage perky blonde. i mean he’s clearly meant to be a sleazebag in the show but him openly having a thing for jailbait is…definitely not presented in a critical way

[quietwingsinthesky]

I think the nature of Clara haterism on Tumblr can’t be fully understood without the historical context of 2013. Namely that by the time of DW season 7b Moffat was widely hailed as The Bogeyman Of All Misogyny Ever. Clara was considered THE prototypical Shallow Moffat Girl, and she became a sort of figurehead for everything wrong with the show. (Bc everyone was maybe 14 and Smith was too beloved to insult.) Consequently, she evokes a kneejerk bad faith reading response in many users even today.

yeah, alright, i can see that. i am surprised that, at least as far as i’ve seen, amy & river don’t get the same treatment? or if they did, it hasn’t persisted half as long as opinions on clara have. Because having now seen how all three of them were written, amy got treated. so much worse with The Misogyny™️, and River bounces between ‘actually a fascinating character’ and ‘moffat wrote a sexy girlboss who wants to fuck the doctor’ so hard it gives me whiplash. (and i say this as a River enjoyer, I love her and she deserves so much better lmao.)

Of the three of them, I think Clara actually comes out a lot better written overall? She’s allowed more space to be a character rather than be a woman, if that makes sense. Sure, bit of a rocky start in s7, and I can certainly see why the Impossible Girl thing could be aggravating to some people. (I think it was. Fine. fantastic episode conceptually that sort of fell apart when it came to actually doing anything.) but Clara in s8 (and the start of s9) is fantastic. Her relationship with Danny and the Doctor is messy and deceptive and so understandable. “Listen” as an episode almost felt like ‘hey what if the clara putting herself in the doctor’s past was actually interesting and impacted him’. Her becoming more like the Doctor, especially after losing Danny, both as an effort to hold on tight to the only person she perceives as keeping her moving forward and giving her a purpose AND because to her, the Doctor is able to lose so much and not be destroyed by it and she wants that (without really understanding just how much this life is fucking him up, too.), is just. fantastic.

where was i going with this. i have no idea. my point, i think, is: i guess i can see how initial reactions to clara might color a less than flattering picture of the rest of her, but :( consider: i love her so so much and everyone should be niceys to her.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

fr if taylor and philip don't kiss then what's this all been about. (the entire series of billions) what is it all for

[t4t4t]

I think the Simpsons was already influenced by nuclear power shock and pulp fiction and non fiction that already existed for a few decades. They're not really to blame uniquely for any lasting anti nuclear ideas in the popular consciousness, I don't think. Are you even aware of this triple album ? No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future (1979) ? "We almost lost Detroit" might be the most famous song to appear on it, but I wonder how many people actually know that song, or Gil Scott Heron. Springsteen and Chaka Khan are on there, though, Crosby Stills & Nash, Tom Petty.

[vivitalks]

“Is someone dying?”

“No! It's nothing like that.”

“Okay, I just had to check!” Luke pauses. “Am I dying? Am I dead and this is the afterlife?”

“What about this situation—”

“Maybe it’s a test to get into heaven! Like I have to comfort my friend in order to prove— I don’t know, man! I’ve never…” Luke swallows. “I’ve never seen you cry before.”

The faint amusement on Alex’s face wilts away. He breathes out, shakes his head, and then inhales deeply. “I, uh…” He sits on the armrest of their ratty sofa. “I came out to my parents.”

“Oh, shit,” Luke whispers.

hi. julie and the phantoms fanfiction for you and yours.

[vaugarde]

also ig this is a bit of a hot take for mlp? but i don’t think i’m opposed to the idea of starlight glimmer being redeemed. like the whole point of the show is that friendship wins the day, so many characters being redeemed makes sense for the show’s themes and such. nor do i necessarily think she should have to suffer to earn her respect back. 

i do think the way it was handled was still awful tho like the entire bit with her town forgiving her instantly was a whole joke

[infizero]

thinking about the aromantic guy from i wanna be your girl......