#i liked the movie but the series itself isnt amazing

[puffballwarrior-blog]

So I watch the Shadowsides movie with some friends a few days ago and I felt inspired to make Shadowside Magonyan.

Here's his Lightside and Shadowside :3

This won't be canon to actual Spectral Dreams but it was fun to make!

(I went on a rant in the tags oops)

[thealmightyemprex]

Muppet Movies Ranked

I've recently marathoned all 8 theatrical Muppet movies ,and these are my rankings.Keep in mind I think all 8 are good movies,I just prefer some to others

8.The Muppets

I like the nostalgic look back stuff.....But the peoblem is I dont like Walter or the human characters .This film is the most meh to me

7.Muppets From Space

ITs diffrent,being the only non musical in the series ,and I do like that the film focuses on my favorite Muppet Gonzo and doesnt showcase just the Muppet Show guys but the Muppets Tonght guys as well but the story isnt all there,I dont think Jeffrey Tambours villain has the right ending and it is painfully 90's

6.Great Muppet Caper

Oooooh for putting this so low I might get some hate,but I shall explain .This is the most irreverant ,silly and funniest Mupppet movie,if you just want to laugh this is great .THis film is pure Henson wackyness,the film is not taking itself seriously at all.....And while I enjoy that.....I prefer a Muppet movie to have a bit more heart and story to go with the silly FOr me the characters,story and songs are a bit lacking .Again jokes are brillaint,performances are good (Charles Grodin looks like he is in LOVE with Miss Piggy and it is amazing) and it may have my favorite cameo in any Muppet movie .I do like the movie,I just like 5 others better

5.Muppets Most Wanted

This film is VERY similar to Great Muppet Caper ,and while not funnier,I think its more solid .I adore the songs,especially the Big House ,I think the story is really good ,I love Sam and Ty Burrels chemistry ,the cameos are top notch ,Tina Fey as the Russian warden Nadya delivers one of the best human characters in all the Muppet movies and the film has possibly the best villain in all the Muppet movies in Constantine who is good mix of hilarious and threatening .Not all the effects worked and....I really wish someone else other then Ricky Gervais played the secondary villain Dominic Badguy.Overall though its an enjoyable film

4.Muppets Take Manhatten

The one that surprised me .Of the orignal three its the one people dont talk about but ....I love it,its a bit more of a low key Muppet film ,ITs a much more character focused film. .The Dabney Coleman scene cracks me up,Saying Goodbye is tearjerking and the finale is spectacular

3.Muppet Christmas Carol

A legit really good take on a Christmas Carol,possibly one of the best takes .The first film without Jim Henson ,and I think it showed the Muppets could survive .Less about the jokes and more about the heart and artistry while still having fun and humor . the Muppet performers are on top form,especially Gonzo and Rizzo as the narrators ,but the highlight of the film is honestly the phenomenal performance of Michael Caine as the coldhearted Scrooge ,giving off a legit good dramtic performance while talking to Puppets .Also the songs by Pqaul Williams are just top notch

2.The Muppet Movie

The one that started it all,a heartwarming story about a bunch of weirdos coming together in pursuit of a dream,its sweet,its funny ,Paul Williams songs are great (Especially Im Going to Go Back There Some Day and Rainbow Connection),theres some fun cameos (Mel Brooks steals the show ) and Charles Durning gives an underrated performance as a psychotic fast food mogul

1.Muppet Treasure Island

This....WAs one of the first movies I ever saw,and I have never stopped loving it .The muppet mayhem is funny(DEad Toms Dead always gets me ),its exciting ,the songs are all top notch ,and it has the best human cast with Kevin Bishop as the adventurous young Jim .Jennifer Saunders asa bombastic Inn owner,Billy Connolly as old drunkn pirate Billy Bones and the legend himself Tim Curry hamming it up as the villainous Long John Silver in perhaps his greatest performance ,cause he is equally great with the comedy as he is at delivering tender softer moments with Jim as a sort of surrogate father

@amalthea9 @angelixgutz @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @ariel-seagull-wings @themousefromfantasyland @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa @greektragedydaddy @filmcityworld1

[mithliya]

anyways what other lesbian media do you like/rec besides the yuri? any good books, tv, etc?

omg blue is the warmest colour the graphic novel is AMAZINGGGGG i read it when i was first coming out and i bawled omg.

the book the color purple is amazing but it’s very sad & triggering. but if you’re a lesbian who can handle reading books with themes of rape & SA.. i’d recommend reading this book bc just wow. ahead of it’s time & it still continues to be unique decades later.

movies, honestly i also liked the blue is the warmest colour movie but the sex scenes caught me off-guard and go on for a very long time 😭 the male director fucked it up by being a creep bc the movie itself is nice tho the ending is v sad (novel ending is better imo). but i’m a cheerleader is a classic. the handmaiden was amazing. i LOVE i care a lot and how it represents lesbians in a diff way (like the romance isnt the central aspect of it & theyre not lesbians first & foremost. they’re complex women who happen to be lesbians). gia is amazing & based on a true story. badhaai do is a cutsey funny bollywood film about a lavender marriage & depicts lesbians decently too.

my fave media to consume is tv series so! i have a lot of those. the l word is ofc a classic. cheesy & unrealistic & downright ridiculous at many points but it’s memorable and sticks with u. the 100 was hated on for how they dealt with lesbian representation but honestly i liked it overall, just don’t expect a happy ending rly. atypical is cute but there are 0 lesbians just bi women. i loved ratched!!!!! and also the 7 lives of lea. orphan black. the haunting of bly manor. GENTLEMAN JACK OFC!!!! wentworth is amazing. killing eve too. jane the virgin is very cute and the lesbians in it are so dramatic it’s funny. skins is a classic. locked up is also good but major tw, it’s filled with rape and abuse in such an extreme way that i really struggled to watch it. but an actual lesbian plays a lesbian character and she’s amazing

i recommend to not waste ur time on the film “room in rome”. i see it a lot on lesbian film lists and it’s one of the worst ever. they’re literally in a room just talking the whole time and it’s weird bc it’s this hetero woman with a boyfriend and lesbian with a girlfriend and it just gets weird. and they say weird shit about some saudi guy but it’s like weird bc his name translates to donkeys in arabic. it’s just bad. that’s my anti-recommendation. it’s a bad bad movie. the het woman even pressures the lesbian into penetrating her with a glass bottle bc “i’m straight i love penetration”

[talkingandwatching]

What makes us human: Someone who will love you in all your damaged glory

Do you ever wonder what makes you the way you are? What makes you you? Why are you different from other people? Are you different from other people? Dont we all live the same life deepdown? The same, miserable pattern that makes us not wanting to live it at all sometimes, isnt it the same for you as it is for me? How can we stop it?

The thing is, we cant. We cant stop it, you cant and I cant either. You’ll be sitting on a train. You’ll be lying awake in bed. You’ll be watching a movie; You’ll be laughing. And then, all of a sudden, you’ll be struck by the paralyzig truth: Its not what we do that makes us who we are. Its what we dont do that defines us.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is Someone who will love you in all your damaged glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg.

Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s name might be similar for a handful of people, because he is the creator and executive producer of the Netflix hit show, Bojack Horseman and he also wrote this book I would like to talk about today. I’m a HUGE fan of Bojack Horseman, there wasnt a single day when I didnt think of this show and I finished it about a year ago, its probably the greatest thing that happened to me, so I was pretty excited when I heard that the creator of it wrote a book and I bought it online as soon as I got my grabby sticky hands on the money. I can tell you, Someone who will love you in all your damaged glory is probably one of the best books I have ever read and it gave me reassuring that yes, Raphael is amazing at writing stories about humans and how they work, how they feel, which isnt suprising how he managed to make a series about human problems and life with an alcoholic horse as a main character.

The book itself is a collection of short stories about love and relationships. There are shorter ones that are about a page or two pages long, but there are chapters that are longer and more elaborated. For example, there was the chapter A Most Blessed And Auspicious Occasion (which I believe our first longer one) about a couple who are about to get married and theyre preparing for their wedding. However, the girlfriend’s family is stressing them out because they dont know how many goats they need to sacrifice for their wedding, and the boyfriend suggests to not sacrifice goats at all and its just super chaotic and super stressful to them and of course, the wedding eds up being super chaotic as well, but it doesnt matter because the couple is happy together.

Another one of these longer ones is We men of science, which is about a scientist Yoni, who discovers an alternative universe at the other side of a door in his office, where he himself exists and his wife herself exists, but theyre his literal opposite. The anti-Yoni is more confident, more positive and his anti-wife isnt pregnant and her personality i also different. Eventually, Yoni befriends the two. He regularly meets them and spends time with them, and eventually the Carl, one of Yoni’s coworker dies and right after that, him and his anti-wife starts having sex and it completely messes everything up, obviously.

This book is filled with many many stories like this, stories that are riddiculous and at the same time thought provoking and I loved it. SO MUCH.

If I could describe this book with one word, I’d say “intimacy”. These stories are very intimate and sometimes hard to read, because some of the quotes perfectly describes what one or another might feel. I personally felt connected to multiple quotes of the book, and it perfectly shows the characters as weak, and vulnerable. Because we are. We are weak and vulnerable, and that makes us human. And Raphael knows and shows that perfectly. Let me show some of my favorite ones:

" “I dont think you really love me; I think you’re just terrified or being alone” and you, gesticulating wildly with the spatula, spat back without thinking, “I am alone; you have no idea how alone I am” as if that were some kind of comeback” – The serial monogamist’s guide to important New York City landmarks

“You had every intention of being depressed forever, but as it turns out, there’s work to be done, meals to eat, movies to see, errands to run. You meant to be in ruins permanently, your misery a monument, a gash across the cold hard earth, but honestly, who has the time for that? Instead, you survived-apparently, you both did- and things are shockingly okay.” -Lunch with the person who dumped you

“-I love you. -I love you too.” -Lies we told each other

“I think you’re afraid of putting yourself out there because you’re afraid of getting hurt, because you are -and I believe this is the clinical term- a fucking coward.” – Up-and-comers

Please read this book, its literally so good

Thats it, see ya.

[morphogenetic]

Mediaposting 2023, #37: Jujutsu Kaisen (season 1) and #38, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (movie)

jjk itself isnt winning any awards for originality, and I can't take it seriously when it tries to be dramatic, but when it sticks to being fluid fights and light comedy it's fine. not amazing, not bad. just fine. also it takes WAY too long to get interesting on a deeper level for me lol, like why does it take until the fucking movie to even explain geto's motives a LITTLE (and still not even really explaining the 'why' of it all). you should be establishing the villains motive way the fuck earlier

I know it's a shonen, but like. whyyyy does it take so fucking long to get to megumis backstory when he's a MAIN CHARACTER. idk. it annoys me.

its a solid hamburger, nothing incredible but not bad. however...im vegetarian LOL. however nobara fucking rules i love her

jjk 0 specific: amazing how just having a protagonist that I actually give a shit about [sorry yuuji you are SO boring] improves my enjoyment of this LOL. kinda sucks the main series jjk lore is necessary for this to make any sense & the pacing is fucking weird/uneven but I like this more by like 0.5 out of 10 degrees more.

[happi-dreams]

Okay I see alot of fellow pocoyo fans freaking out as well (as they should because WHAT)

But I really want to ramble about how *silly* this episode is

So uhhh spoilers for pocoyo of all things if you wish for the full ‘what in the goddamn’ experience

So I believe this episode happened because the people who make pocoyo collaborated with another company to make a cool episode together, and so they made a season 4 finale for the series

Now with the episode itself, it starts off pretty normal with Pocoyo saying that he was bored or something of the sorts which then had the narrator talk about this mythic tale about finding the dragon’s tail and being able to fly and touch clouds while being completely dry! ( all neat and riddle-y )

Then all the characters (except pato) immediately want to go on this trip and you may be wondering,

oh wow how did they actually get into the real world???

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THROUGH THE AIRPORT OF COURSE :D

Which this brings up alot of questions in my tism head because, I feel like generally it was thought of that Pocoyo Land was a completely different place compared to the real world or like some people theorise, an imaginary place in Pocoyo’s head.

But them literally just flying there makes it canon that; Pocoyo Land is just — another place on earth in this cartoon?? And it’s just for some reason completely white and has no logical sense??

Like i thought they would take the vammoosh to go to the real world because of how silly Pocoyo’s place is but no! No they just use a plane and bam! Real world!!

Okay so now they’re in the real world which, one has amazing lighting on all the characters and just looks spectacular and makes me wish that Pocoyo could have a genuine movie with these kinds of graphics but anyways—

Now for most of the episode (which is also the normal 8 minutes) they just go from place to place while the dragon sorta looms around in the background with them going through the desert and on mountains and through woods (all of which look amazing and my art brain wants to eat it)

But this brings me to the SECOND holy god moment

PATO HAS CANONICAL COUSINS IN THIS EPISODE????

I think they’re all based on actual birds in the reigion the characters are in but STILL?? THE SUDDENNESS OF IT ALL????

Never would I think that the main crew would actually get some other family members but lookit that! Pato has some silly cousins!

They don’t do much actually — narrator just asks them where the dragon is and they all put signs in completely different directions because they’re silly

So then they go up some mountainous area and Pocoyo starts hearing the heartbeat of the dragon and gets really excited, meanwhile Pato who has been consistently terrified or nervous this trip goes and trips on a rock which causes him to fall off! But it’s alright because he has an umbrella-duex-machina

Which then leads them all the way to the shore of the island, where they are standing on a rocky area of land — but oh wait, this isnt a rocky area of land— it’s the dragon’s tail that they had to find in order to find the dragon!

The dragon that looks like this!!

Personally it looks a bit off to me but I won’t complain too much; it’s a children’s cartoon of all things I’m talking about here with it ending with them all being friends and yayyyy dragon(-ness because apparently it’s a girl) go weee!!

As an episode as a whole this is both the same kind of content; of pocoyo being faced with a challenge and eventually fixing it at the end but it’s just visually so different that i’m surprised there hasn’t been as much promotion for it like — at all

The only way I found the existence of this episode was from a trailer posted years ago on youtube when I was browsing for some pocoyo episodes, not even the english fandom wiki for this episode has any information on it. Only being a transcript of the dialogue for this episode — however the Spanish one has way more info?? Which I suppose makes sense since Pocoyo originated from there. ( I recommend checking it out, it’s way more in depth about the details of this episode as a whole )

Overall this entire episode is amazing and so silly as pocoyo rightfully should be all the time

Hey hi local ceo of pocoyo here

WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME THE SEASON 4 FINALE OF POCOYO LOOKED LIKE THIS??

[pigeonliker420]

been reading a lot lately as in finishing one book every two or three days (several of which i should really go back and reread to let it melt into my brain, they were good) (this is amazing considering my pace for the last few years has been 1 a year) but fucking starship troopers. its hanging me its like hitting a brick wall its meeting a book where im making excuses to not read. and ive hateread stuff (this is a bit of a hateread ig)

i think its a combination of the pacing being both slow as shit and fast as it jumps around, none of the characters being particularly likeable or memorable, and. obviously. thje fascism. its like drenched in it thats why i picked it up actually i wanted to see it for myself. that and. you know. reading the "classics" to inform my own writing and stop me from thinking im being a genius when im just reinventing the wheel (id only seen bits and pieces of the 90s movie, and in high school, glimpsed on others tvs, so when the whole idea of the cap trooper thing realized itself as what it was i was like aw fuck. well i wasnt doing anything new (the dying at the end/not being picked back up might be new but given this im sure theres some dystopias out there with that)) all this said theres something funny about having the workings of its military explained to me and going damn thats something id use for an evil empire

actually i think it might be a combo of thje lack of engaging characters and what id read directly previous. reading a series with an incredibly engaging viewpoint character + amazingly casual inclusion of race gender and lgbt topics is so refreshing so cracking open an ancient tome from a writer i already know i sort of dislike was bound to not impress

what i mean is its fun to read something set in the far future and even if its dystopic its where You are Normal and not worth additional commentary, but also capable of being any sort of important figure or minor throwaway, where nothing about ur identity actually figures into what roles you can or cant have

and then you read sthn written by a straight cis man who has never had to think about himself except egotistically (to put it like that is so cliche, but even in the series id read directly previous to That one i still noticed the like. cliche and contrivance with which he wrote the women, despite them being important and an attempt being made at rounding them out. i feel like the difference might more be along the lines of waving a flag going see? i dont care! i don't care! and actually not caring. but the real problem might be me comparing somewhat of a more amateur author just starting out with one with two series under her belt, though)

but im also only like 6 chapters in (despite trying my hardest) and idfk it could pick up somewhere. i usually only give up on a book after halfway if it isnt working with me but also i didnt even bother to look at how long this was, hoping to read it then watch the movie which i remember as being fun. that might be in like forever

[anandasamsara]

Can i rant a bit about the Cowboy Bebop netflix serie’s being cancelled?

Look, ok, i get it. It was very different of the anime. Now that’s off the way, HOW FUCKING DARE YOU.

Godammit, the series itself is amazing! It reached the non-otaku audience REALLY well. As a scifi, and as a space opera, it is one of the best ones i’ve seen lately. Like, right below The Mandalorian.

The cg? Amazing. The choice of actors? Brilliant, with one single exception. The characterization? Beautiful, with also one single exception.

“Oh, but it was fanfic” SHUT THE FUCK UP. Have you watched ANY anime? Have you watched ANY OTHER live action EVER?? EVEN the japanese ones?? Yes, they changed a bit of the story, or the characters, or their backstories. This is STILL a fucking amazing story and production. The storytelling was ON POINT. The pace was GOOD. It wasnt intended to the original anime audience, it was intended, as it normally is with this kind of productions, to a wider audience.

I love the anime movie version, which was the only one i could have watched when it was available. I dont remember much, but the series made me go back and watch the original anime. Like people usually do with anime, and go to the original manga.

Being “fanfic” isnt a good enough reason to hate on it. If you wanna hate on Faye’s characterisation, be my guest. On the choice for Ed, I agree with you. But anything else is so great and amazingly done. “Oh, but its too exaggerated” dont you say??? This is not bad! Being exaggerated when you can be is good actually, and also: ITS A FUCKING SCI FI SPACE OPERA, they can exaggerate! Do you think the animators woud have exaggerated more if they could/were paid for back then?

“Oh, but they changed so many characters so much!” Have you heard of diversification as a means to reach a fucking wider audience?? Cowboy Bebop is already diverse enough in the original that the changes they made for the series were actually not bad. Yes, we still deal with a lot of the societal criticisms the anime approaches, but now we have even more, newer questions we can bring to the surface and that only certain kinds of media can do well and be left to the possibility of it. Like fucking Cowboy Bebop.

Anyways, im sad that one of my favorite scifi series EVER was done this dirty by who should have been fans. Do you guys think no anime adaptation from manga should ever be done??? Bc that’s whats happening here. The otaku community keeps destroying itself and they’re apparently too stupid to realize.

[ofcowardiceandkings]

I think you mentioned listening to podcasts? Do you have any favorites to reccommend? I've run out of content :(

that i do !

im not entirely sure what kind of podcast you'd be interested in but i'll throw out a few of the goodies in my huge library of stuff , i'll miss out a few of the HUGE podcasts that have been all over tumblr though

a LOT of it is true crime or human interest stuff , or history because im nerd ,, and a few of these dont have nearly enough attention so [shrug] i'll try to keep this short i guess lol this isnt EVERYTHING ive got in my library or listened series' by any measure

i AM gonna pop a shout to both Stuff You Missed in History Class and Stuff You Should Know from iHeartRadio because their HUGE archives have kept me from losing my mind many times over , and they cover a wide range of both important and wacky topics

BomBARDed (ongoing) this is the only fiction podcast i have happening right now really but its DAMN GOOD ONE .... it's an actual-play D&D 5E podcast in the DMs own musically-inspired world, focussed on a group of multiclass bards going to music school !! and all players (+DM) are members of the Texas band Lindby !! and they actually use and play music in the show with one original song an episode !! Kyle's worldbuilding and storycraft are truly incredible, and (Nick) Goodrich, (also Nick) Spurrier, and Ali's characters are in depth and interesting as well as an absolute powerhouse :') i actually made a piece for its first fanzine, Bardic Dreaming, which published earlier this year and is free to view now, all the players and the community are super wholesome its just very good overall 💙

History & Humans;

Fall of Civilisations (ongoing) legit one of my favourite podcast finds, im so glad my youtube autoplayed one of these ... it took me like 2 hours to realise it was 1) not the same as what was playing before and 2) had been on for 2 hours and wasnt near finished lmao. anyway, this is a series by historical fiction writer Paul Cooper, and is honest to all thats good one of the best documentary series ive encountered in years - and ive consumed a LOT of documentaries. it covered the downfall of various civilisations through history, and the episodes run from an hour to FOUR hours depending on the topic. its so chill to listen to and just get done, but over the pandemic all of the episodes have been given full movie-quality video versions too on youtube if youre more of a visual person.

Casting Lots: A Survival Cannibalism Podcast (on series break) yeah that says that lol ... its a SUPER niche topic but its very interesting and treated very well despite being kind of comical at times, the hosts are just naturally funny lol ... it delves around from the history of cannibalism in whole regions to specific incidents as recently as the 1970s, and of course the first episode is about the Donner Party, and it covers things ive never heard of despite being kind of important ?? anyway Alix and Carmella are good eggs

Sawbones (ongoing) i probably dont need to mention much here other than say that Justin and Sydnee saved me from being SO BORED sooo often, the history of medicine is wacky as hell and its what most of my history GCSE was on so [shrugs]

Cautionary Tales (on series break) this was a wild-card find lol ... it's by Tim Harford "the undercover economist" who writes for the Financial Times, and its topics kind of weave modern topics and science with how to learn from historical errors ... its a bit weird but well worth a go, also each series has a few celebrity guest voice actors which is pretty awesome

Ephemeral (ongoing) this is a very strange but thought provoking series about sounds and other things just barely saved. topics include the last castrato, the hello girls, hand-stamped records, the spread of kīkā kila music, and acoustic fossils of wild places.

Neat! The Boozecast (ongoing) history and bartending whats not to like lol ... hosted by Teylor Smirl and now their dad Tommy, they're just digging around in how important booze is to human culture

True Crime (white collar and weirdness);

Swindled (ongoing) this is an amazing show full stop. A Concerned Citizen details some of the most impactful and unruly things to happen in white collar and corporate crime. very factually accurate but given the sheer bullshit of the topics the deadpan snarking is [chefs kiss] absolutely warranted ..

American Scandal (on series break) this one is a series within a series type, and spends a few episodes at a time poking holes in some of America's biggest scandals, from a dramatised but fact-based point of view. such as what the hell was going on with Enron, how big tobacco was forced to own up to covering its own ass, how Iran-Contra happened, etc. it also now has a sister show called British Scandal, which does the same thing for British cases but with a slightly different format.

Missing in Alaska (finished) this was a fascinating series, a deep dive into what happened to two US government officials who disappeared on a small chartered flight in Alaska in 1972. it goes some really strange places, but it actually turned up a lot of previously unknown information through the audience. John Walczak's new series in a new feed is Missing on 9/11 which looks into what happened to Dr Sneha Philip.

Pretend (ongoing) Host Javier Leiva holds interviews with anyone living a lie, or who have been touched by them. con artists, snake oil salesmen, former cult members, catfishing victims, anyone and everyone.

Power: The Maxwells (finished) hosted by journalist Tara Palmeri, the story of media tycoon Robert Maxwell from nothing to empire to mysterious death and the scandals uncovered after he was gone.

Lets Talk About Sects (ongoing) Sarah Steele covering cults from around the world, in particular those in Australia - where she is from. She often has former members on the show to share their stories, and share knowledge of how they left. each story has the relevant content warnings at the start of each episode.

Brainwashed (finished) investigation of the CIA's covert mind control experiments, centred on the experiments performed at a hospital in Montreal, and its cultural impact.

Dr Death (2 series finished) two series investigating huge cases of fraud and medical malpractice, and how they were brought to a stop. series 1 covers Dr Duntsch and his horribly butchered neurosurgery, series 2 covers Dr Fata and his fraudulent cancer clinic

The Immaculate Deception (finished) untangling the weird and disturbing fertility fraud of Dr Jan Karbaat, who fathered children himself through his fertility clinic, and the impact of his deception. later episodes also touch on other similar cases.

True Crime (Violent/General);

The Casual Criminalist (ongoing) Simon Whistler of-the-many-youtube-channels cold reads a script about the case of the day, with some of his daft commentary thrown in.

Southern Fried True Crime (ongoing) Crimes from the American South hosted by Erica Kelley, she puts all the facts out there but refreshingly for true crime she doesnt hesitate to tell you if she thinks someone is human garbage lol

They Walk Among Us (ongoing) probably one of the most popular UK crime podcasts, very measured and well put together, not weird or annoying about it either.

All Crime No Cattle (ongoing, feed slowed down for now) specifically about crimes from Texas, hosted by Erin and Shay, they're very sensitive hosts and a lot of the cases they cover shed light on why the Texas criminal system is how it is or show an impact at a national level

Canadian True Crime (ongoing) Canadian crime from an Aussie who's lived there for a decade, Kristi is again a sensitive and measured host covering some important topics

True Crime (Violent/Deep Dive);

Hitman (finished) journalist Jasmyn Morris digs around in the sticky tangle around a book published by fringe publisher Paladin Press, and its apparent use as a blueprint in the killing of a mother, her friend and her 8 year old boy for financial gain.

Camp Hell: Anneewakee (ongoing) this series is exploring how a wilderness camp "correctional facility" was endorsed by the Georgia care and juvenile reform system, despite widespread abuses and shady practices the whole time. warning for csa and child cruelty throughout.

True Crime Bullshit (on series break) this one is a huge huge rabbithole but a very interesting one where the host Josh Hallmark has spent years digging into the life and potential crimes of Israel Keyes. Keyes is often mentioned as a serial killer with no pattern, but in picking it apart thats not quite true, and has sparked some re-evaluations of missing persons cases and stumbling upon information the FBI has redacted organically. there's also a series in the middle looking into the crimes of Kelly Cochran

Forgotten: Women of Juárez (finished) this series looks into the huge numbers of missing women of Ciudad Juárez, the strange circumstances surrounding them, and the potential cover-ups and corruptions on both sides of the border, trying to give a voice to all of the forgotten women and girls and their families without answers. the series itself is finished, but a spanish language edition is being released every week now.

aaaaaand i'll call it there before i list everything lol, i hope you find something to plug your boredom hole with !!

[elricsflower]

wowow time to ramble abt fma 03 (TW//mentions of canon gore)

ok so. this whole thing is probably only gonna make sense to me but yk. i wanna talk abt the transmutation scene from 03 specifically.

anyway, this scene in fullmetal alchemist 03 has so much more of an emotional impact than that of brotherhood’s transmutation scene, in my opinion. this isnt only just because it’s the first scene of the anime in general, but the expressions drawn in 03 are absolutely gut-wrenching and so much more interesting than those drawn in brotherhood. not to say brotherhood’s animation isn’t absolutely amazing, because it is and definitely should be given credit for it- but 03 does a much better job of conveying the complete and utter terror that the characters feel in that first scene, and throughout the entire series.

another amazing example of the way expressions that are drawn in a more exaggerated way can have a better impact is the barry the chopper episode, which is an 03 original plot. while it wasn’t necessarily vital to the plot, or even in the manga, it does an amazing job of conveying just how young edward was at the time (12), since it is only a couple episodes after the infamous shou tucker and nina arc. as much as i love brotherhood, the characters in 03 feel more realistic in certain scenes, specifically because of the way expressions are drawn during intense situations.

returning back to the topic of the opening scene of the show, the transmutation scene, i also feel as if this was done better in 03. as stated before, this is partially due to the way expressions are drawn and the fact that it’s the first thing we see of the show. other good qualities of this scene include the way color and lighting are used, as well as the textures drawn onto the transmuted body itself. colors are especially important in setting tone and making your audience feel specific emotions, and this scene does it flawlessly. the beginning of the scene uses lots of yellows and other bright colors that are associated with joy and hope as they use their alchemy, and their faces are also hopeful as they believe they are going to succeed and bringing their mother back to life. but as the transmutation starts to go wrong, and al’s body is taken away by what i assume to be god himself (considering truth is basically nowhere to be found in fma 03), the colors are brutally and drastically changed into purples and reds. the sudden shift in color is jarring, which is perfect. everything from there goes extremely fast, only cutting away for a second to show ed and al’s somewhat adopted family being confused by what they thought was a scream from ed and al’s house.

when we cut back, the colors are muted- dark grays and smoke have filled the room. as the smoke moves out of the way, we are met with the absolutely horrific sight of the transmuted body that ed and al created. in brotherhood, this was not detailed at all- only being drawn as a shadowy body still covered by the smoke. in 03, there is horrifying details everywhere. an exposed heart pulsing and bleeding onto the floor, chunks of what should be internal organs are spilling everywhere, and a face that resembles a human staring into edward’s eyes, upside down and connected unnaturally to the rest of the "body". it feels like a horror movie compared to brotherhood, and tbh i love that they didnt shy away from how genuinely horrifying it would actually be.

TL;DR: while i love brotherhood with all my heart, i do prefer the transmutation scene in 03 over the one in brotherhood.

[thealmightyemprex]

Columbia Pictures Month :Desperado

First film of Columbia Pictures Month is a sequel ,second film in the El Mariachi trilogy .I have seen the first film El Mariachi ,and the third film Once Upon a Time In Mexico ....I had never seen the second film till today

This 1995 film follow El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) who has been tracking down drug lord Bucho(Joaquim de Almeida )

So having seen this whole trilogy....I am kind of meh on the series as a whole .Now I remember liking El Mariachi and I barely remember Once Upon a Time In Mexico

As for Desperado itself,it has genuinely great moments ....But as a whole its just...OK,maybe Good

Ill start with what I dont like :Bucho is a mediocre villain ,I didnt find him menacing ,plots a bit thin and the film has a good cast but doesnt use it well: My experience with the film was "Hey theres Steve Buscemi as El MAriachis buddy -Annnd hes dead.Hey theres Danny Trejo as a badass assassin-annnnd hes dead .Hey theres Quinton Tarentino-anddddddhes barely there and kind of annoying " I think the worst use was Buscemi who seemed like he could be an interesting character but he is killed off after 3 scenes .Also I felt the reveal of who Bucho is added very little .Basically the films plot is an excuse for cool scenes.....Thats said those scenes are pretty darn cool

Yeah I am not made of stone ,this movie has some pretty cool stuff in it ,it runs on rule of cool .The opening is AMAZING ,with Steve Buscemi entring a bar and describing an absolute bloodbath performed by El Mariachi ,Danny Trejo gets a cool fight ,there a later barfight thats pretty awesome ,a epic "Walking away from explosion " shot and theres an epic fightscene when El Mariachis bandmates come to help (Also should note El Mariachi in the first film was played by Carlos Gallardo while here he is Antonio Banderas ,but Gallardo gets a cameo as one of El Mariachis bandmates Campa )..Cheech Marin has a pretty fun role as a bartender at the bad guy bar ,Salma Hayak has a great roke as the love interest who isnt what she appears and to the surprise of no one now,Antonio Banderas really knows how to play a badass ,and he is really what makes this movie ,you can see why he blew up as a superstar

Sooo look,I like the movie cause its fun but I did find it flawed.However if you want some cool action its worth a watch

@ariel-seagull-wings @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @princesssarisa @minimumheadroom @amalthea9 @angelixgutz @filmcityworld1

[blundergato]

so far, i have watched the first 7 fast and furious movies.

comparing the first movie to the 7th is comical because of how off the rails it becomes.

anyways, the the first two movies are still pretty good. i especially enjoy the second one. roman honestly became my favorite character in the series.

tokyo drift...is a hot f**kin mess. the movie is pretty bad, but i still enjoyed it. sonny chiba is in it playing a yakuza which is cool. i also really like han, who is prolly my second fav character in the series. its funny that the japanese school is WAY more racially diverse than most schools you see in movies that take place in the u.s.

fast and furious 4 was pretty boring. this movie felt WAY more serious than the others and it suffered a lot as a result. it was pretty generic all around. legit the most forgettable one. fast and furious 4? more like fast and furious 4gettable.

fast 5 was TONS of fun. they brought in like a bajillion characters and the movie itself was very goofy and fun. i feel like this is the moment when the movies started to go absolutely bananas.

fast 6 was a wild ride from start to finish. at this point, logic isnt even a word that exists in the series. gal gadot dies and that rules so technically its the best film in the series so far. vin diesel leaps across a bridge, catches letty in mid air and crashes into a car on the other side and is perfectly okay. in fact, they play it off like the car was a cushion for him. i just wanted to write this out because it was pure insanity.

furious 7 was absolutely absurd in almost every way and it was great. the rock really just flexed and healed his broken arm, then grabbed a giant chain gun off a drone and shot a helicopter. amazing. that wasnt even the most ridiculous thing that happened in the movie. in fact, when i try to think about what the most ridiculous part of the movie was, i get stuck in an infinite loop of my mind.

cant wait to see what the next 2 films do. 

i think my one issue with the movies is that people literally never take any sort of damage no matter what. vin diesel took a metal pipe straight to the face and only had a tiny bruise after. these bastards get into car crashes where the cars basically disintegrate and the people INSIDE the cars dont have a single scratch. its kind of funny but also distracting.

also, jason statham is not as badass as he thinks he is. he needs to chill.

[internetspacegirl]

the harry potter thing was a joke but alr

anyway gonna use this as an excuse to dump info (my apologies)

And a cartoon being for kids doesn't really matter. Anyone can like cartoons. And theres adult animation on there aswell (Bojack Horseman and Helluva Boss). Things like She-ra and Adventure Time are just kids cartoons That i liked. I'm 17 and they're cartoons which I personally think are amazing. Being able to tell stories of abuse and a lot of symbolism in general. Stories about deeply traumatised individuals and how people are more nuanced than just good and evil. Plus I think they are both amazing LGBT rep on top of that.

Sonic wise, It's a game, comic and movie series I've loved since i was around 4 years old. I literally was so happy when I got the Sonic IDW collection #1 for christmas.

Community is a funny sitcom which I love alongside The IT Crowd. I can understand not liking the humour. Personally I think it's amazing other than Season 4 (which is objectively bad idc who likes it it is just bad) although that's probably because of the change of writer.

The Halo series is a loved collection of Shooter games that changed the fps genre imo and introduced a lot of Multiplayer game modes that I see recreated in newer games such as Splitgate like Oddball. And it's my favourite game franchises (I have spartan funko pops and posters)

Neil Gaiman books are the opposite of shit. They're some of my favourite books full stop and he's an amazing writer. I love the Good omens tv series and I have around 10 of his books that I've read at the front of my bookshelf.

I can understand not liking Wednesday, in fact I really hate the love triangle going on but I love the (whilst it isnt subtle at all) references to Edgar Allen Poe and the story itself. Plus there are things I disagree with like filming the dancing scene whilst Jenna had Covid I think that was a stupid thing for the producers to go ahead with.

Five Nights at Freddy's might fall into your "for three year olds" category i guess? I've played the games since I was 11 and I've grown to love the series. Sometimes I think Matpats theories are a bit ehh? but sometimes he seems good. I think Scott Cawthon is an amazing guy although I find it weird that he donated money to trump despite being supportive of lgbt - a bit contradicting. I love that he supports fan games of his work and is even helping to fund them. I think that's a amazing thing that more companies should strive into doing: supporting fan games instead of banning them for copyright.

The Fantastic Mr Fox poster is specifically the Wes Anderson movie poster, its one of my favourite films and Wes Anderson is my favourite director - ik that probably isn't clear from the image itself so I'm clarifying. I love his cinematography, framing, colour grading. The whole thing is just amazing and as a film student I want to make movies like him one day.

Bojack Horseman is a cartoon that I find funny and also very sad. I love it, its a show that brings me a lot of comfort especially during panic attacks. The View from Halfway Down is my favourite episode and I love all the symbolism in it to a point where I've written down my thoughts and refuse to watch videos on the actual symbolism incase it tells me im wrong but I like the episode and everything about it. The show itself, not every episode is funny but every show has something similar. Not every episode is going to land. The underwater one is just one I find a bit boring in general for instance. It's a show that as a whole is about bettering yourself, drug addiction, and how if you are an awful person you can change. It's about grief and loss and abuse and so many topics. I think that Raphael Bob-Waksberg is a very talented writer.

And Helluva Boss is just a goofy aah show that I love and enjoy from the Voice Actors (Brandon Rogers and Richard Horvitz (i love him bc hes the VA of Caos from Skylanders Academy :D)). I love the story and the animation and the writing and the humour. It is just all round a well put together show and my only criticism is that Millie doesn't have enough of a character and needs more development. So far she's just "the wife who saves her husband from dying" and she needs some more of her own screentime devoted to her character without Moxxies involvement.

But yeah sorry for. the massive info dump 😭 no hate to you specifically im just autistic

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Time for my feels dump thoughts on Diabolical Box...! y’all, this game. this game. I don’t think people give it enough credit for... a lot of what it does, despite the messiness of the plot reveals... but it’s so special and unique, in ways I’m only now appreciating. also this is gonna be really REALLY fucking long I am so sorry, but I have a Lot to say about the ending parts... i just love this game so much...... so i wrote a fucking novel bc of course i did.

also i played this in October, completely unintentionally, so that’s noice.

The amount of voice acting and cutcenes in this compared to CV is amazing, I love it so much, even if it is funny sometimes the dialogue they choose to voice and then abruptly cut off a few lines later.

I had COMPLETELY forgotten about Luke jumping on Chelmey and trying to rip his face off and it’s just the funniest fucking thing omg; Hershel in the background going “NO LUKE THAT’S HIS FACE” is comedic gold.

Will we ever know what Hershel was going to say when Chelmey asked him what Luke’s relationship to him was... dammit Luke why’d you have to cut him off.

Hershel calling the hamster “generously proportioned” is amazing. also “I’ve always said that helping rodents in need is among the duties of every true gentleman” Hershel... please tell me what other situations have made you say that... please...

Why is there an entire subplot about finding this Karen’s dog, just to make Chelmey look like even more of an idiot? if they needed to pad the game out more, they definitely could have done it with flashbacks or in places that I’m... ahem... emotionally invested in

Flora’s treatment in this game is so infuriating to me, like... why did they think this was a good idea? What was the point of bringing her into the plot for NO other reason than to be kidnapped and impersonated? Was it literally just because they needed a way for Hershel and Luke to run into Don Paolo and get the box back from him??? Why couldn’t, idk, Katia run into him in Dropstone and get the box from him and save Flora, that would still get the box to her and keep Flora in the group, and it would tip them off to Katia being related to all this even earlier, and Don Paolo could still be shown there if he absolutely has to make an appearance in each game. I know it’s because he has to be built up and then revealed, and because Hershel always has to have a dramatic point-n’-reveal every game, but whyyyyyy does it have to be at the expense of Flora. :))))) It would have been interesting to see her reactions to Folsense and Anton and everything, and not have Katia be the only female involved in all this; maybe she could, you know, actually have a personality!! hahaaaa who am I kidding...

beluga: “it’s already been a year since she passed away” me: whythehellyoucryingsodamnloud.jpg

Anderson talking about Dropstone and the sacrifices made to found it and how it can’t die out like “other towns”... with the song playing... whythehellyoucryingsodamnloud.jpg

The sheer coincidence of Katia going to Folsense on the same day that Hershel and Luke would end up in Dropstone and then there, and on the 50th anniversary of the town... not a likely one.

Didn’t some versions of the game come with a real version of the train ticket to Folsense? I want it D:

i also want a real Elysian Box, like can i commission someone to make one minus the whole you know actual gold, please, i’ll pay aNYTHING- *sobs*

LUKE HOW COULD YOU FORGET THAT HERSHEL IS AN ARCHEOLOGIST, AFTER ALL THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SHIT YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH

Hershel to “Flora”: “you’re as white as a sheet!” Don Paolo, minutes ago while the others aren’t looking: *furiously powdering his face mask or some shit*

Why was Anton’s diary lying in the street though... it doesn’t make sense that Katia or Beluga would have it, and they couldn’t open it anyhow. probably just a gameplay thing that should go unquestioned but I want to knowwww lol. Also wish Hershel and Luke had reactions to the entries.

Ilyana tho. Also bootleg Clive asdfghjkl

I LOVE THE TOWER OF HANOI PANCAKE PUZZLES

Am I the only one who doesn’t understand the obsession with the tea set... like yeah it’s fun to serve tea when you actually get it right, but I’m stuck with like two recipes missing and getting frustrated just trying and trying countless ingredient combinations on end because some of the npcs are NOT helpful enough in telling what to make :))))

Obviously Katia can’t reveal anything or say anything about why she’s there at all to keep the suspense till the end, but it would have been cool to see her working together with them and making a plan to get into the castle and help Anton aka I just wanted more scenes with Anton being nice and not flying into a rage over a misunderstanding ugh

It’s honestly pretty impressive some of the deductions/connections Chelmey makes in this game, despite his... other incredibly stupid ones lol

“iSnT iT oBvIoUs?”

WHY DOES HERSHEL RISK KILLING LUKE (AGAIN) WITH THE BOX. And why tf does it not do anything to them since they assumed it would...?

The biggest mystery of the series is how Pavel gets where he does, truly

The music in the forest is truly one of the best osts, god I love it. I also adore the Herzen Castle ost now, I never really noticed it before but it is WONDERFULLY creepy and heavy and melancholic and just... idk, those harpsicords go hard. damn.

Opening the Elysian Box is the best puzzle in the series, because of the meaning behind it. Or at least, it’s my favorite for that reason :^)

Alright folks so I’m gonna be completely, unabashedly honest here, and reveal myself to be the superficial, shallow fucker I am lmao: Anton is super hot and I’m still attracted to him even now, and I hate that we get so little time with younger him dklslskdfkflssd I AM SORRY I CAN’T HELP IT OKAY. BLAME THE VOICE ACTOR, HE HAD NO RIGHT TO SOUND SO UNEXPECTEDLY DEEP AND INCREASE ANTON’S HOTNESS LEVEL BY 1000%... just. god damn. damn. the dining room scene. the lighting. the way he puts his hands down and closes his eyes at one point. the way he says Herzen. the freaking sass with “chalk it up to my bad taste then.” the little clap. his entire design which just oozes Victorian era anime bishie beauty. kudos to the character designer who was like “well they said make someone cool and handsome and i wasn’t sure what to do but i tried and i guess it worked out” GOOD SIR BOY DID YOU SUCCEED. how dare this man turn me on so much, fUCK. And I know it’s super shitty of me to not like his old design as much!!! but just!!! why the beak nose.... why.... he was so gorgeous and then you give him the Bronev nose treatment..... i’m already so sad over the ending but you make him look so much sADDER, THE SADDEST POSSIBLE DESIGN FOR OLDER ANTON. It’s not that I mind him being old, I just wish he looked more like himself... there didn’t need to be such a drastic change. But I know I’m just being petty lmao. anyway stan Anton for most beautiful PL character always 🙏 Descole and Clive’s hotness have nothing on this man

*ahem* But to get back to serious topics, replaying this now when I’m older, with the ones after it in mind, I think I finally realize why this game stands out to me so much from the others, making it my favorite. To put it as best I can, Diabolical Box, to me at least, just has a different feel from all the other PL games. Yes, it’s still definitely a Layton game, you still investigate a mystery, there’s still puzzles everywhere, it still has a relaxing city or country feel to the atmosphere, there’s still lots of charm, but once you hit Folsense and the climax and the ending reveals, the tone sort of... shifts? Not drastically, but enough that’s different from any point in all the other games that I can remember; I feel like Last Spector might have the closest kind of atmosphere to Folsense at certain parts, but even then the plot of that game is nowhere near to having the same tone as this one. Diabolical Box, when you really look close at it and think about it, is dark. Dark in a way that none of the other games are, despite the darkness some of the others do have. And I think part of that is because almost every other game/movie is connected to the overarching story involving Hershel’s past and people involved with him, and so the drama and angst is very much grounded in London or other places Hershel would be/was, and in his time, but Diabolical Box is unique in that the story and characters in it have nothing to do with him. And to reflect this, Anton and Sophia’s story is based in the early 1900′s, the Victorian era, in a city so far separated from, again, everything to do with Hershel, that if you were to just watch their story by itself and take the professor and Luke out of it, and you knew nothing about the series, you could reasonably argue that it isn’t from a Professor Layton game at all. What I mean is that Anton’s story could be an entire anime all on its own surely it’s not obvious how badly I want that, nope, not at all, completely separate from this series, and it would work; it could be its own period era-esque drama series, still with all the supernatural shit intact later on. I can think of a few existing anime similar to what I’m imagining. 

And I really do think it would be amazing, because like I said this story is terribly, terribly dark, and sad; as a PL game, like a lot of the other ones, it can’t go deep into the nitty gritty of what makes Anton’s story so fucking depressing, but just like... Imagine it. Imagine being alone, for so long in that castle, so long that you don’t even know how long it’s been anymore, with virtually no one, after having your heart broken and being abandoned by the person you loved the most, and who you thought loved you, and getting no closure about it. This long post goes a ton of detail about Anton’s character and things he was probably feeling/reasons for his behavior, but in short, Anton’s mother is never mentioned, so combined with how distant he was from his father and the fact that he feels alone in his role in society and that no one truly sees him as a real person, it’s quite possible that he clung to Sophia unconsciously as a mother figure, and, in general, she was the only person who made him feel seen, and loved. The only exception was Beluga, but Beluga leaves the town and Anton behind after quarreling with their father, so... It’s just extremely apparent when you read the diary entries and his dialogue (with the voice acting) that Anton was always alone and terribly insecure, and that Sophia made him the happiest he ever was - and so her leaving him was devastating to him. He was alone for fifty years (and who knows how long it actually felt, to him), in a lonely castle and emptying town, his entire family either left or dead, his body slowly aging without him even knowing it, while he had a daughter and granddaughter born without even knowing it, and all the while he’s left with the misunderstanding that Sophia might have loved someone “better” than him all along, never getting answers, having to live with all that grief and guilt and blame and jealousy and self-hatred over a situation that wasn’t even entirely true. Imagine what your MENTAL STATE would be like, jfc it’s a miracle he’s as sane as he is in the game!! Not to mention everything that crashes down on him within TEN MINUTES AT THE END. Yes, Unwound Future and the prequels very purposefully heap the angst on with Clive/Dimitri and Descole respectively, like “we are trying so hard to make you feel for this guy cry cry cry” and I fall for it like the trash i am love them too, don’t get me wrong, but Anton’s tragedy is much more understated but in my opinion is by far the absolute saddest of them all. I just... i’m crying y’all, this poor man. give him a fucking HUG. Anton Did Nothing Wrong 2k20; he doesn’t even hurt the people he lures in with his vampire scheme!! he lets them go without a scratch!!! what a guy... give him a hug and blankets please i love him so much, him and Sophia- *sobs*

and also as a side note, I honestly think Descole/Desmond would fit perfectly into this game for a lot of these reasons, in the trend of “trying to fit Descole into the first trilogy”; he’s got the right Aesthetic™ for one thing, but mainly just he and Anton have a LOT in common...! actually, now that I think about it, Randall and Anton do too, but I much prefer the notion of Descole and Anton interacting. honestly, I’m toying with the idea of an AU where Desmond and resurrected Aurora end up in Folsense and solve that mystery themselves instead of Hershel and Luke; i think it’d be fascinating.

However, by the same token, as much as I LOVE this game and characters for all of those reasons... it also makes no fucking sense ahaha. How the FUCK does the gas work. The illness that started killing people when the ore was first unearthed and is the reason everyone starts leaving, is THAT from the gas I assume?? but like why?? cause eventually it just turns to making the town appear as it was years ago and keeping people young, so...? ARE ALL THE TOWNSPEOPLE NOT ACTUALLY THERE, OR THEY ARE AND ARE JUST YOUNG LIKE ANTON; I’m still not clear on this!! because Hershel at the end says they’re illusions, and yet when you talk to the npcs so many of them complain about being tired and feeling old, so what is the truth!! It would make sense if newcomers see the town as it is in the pictures, but there’s no reason for them to not age... in fact, I don’t understand where the not aging thing comes from at ALL, since if the idea is that the gas makes what you think will happen happen, how tf did that even come about in the first place??? There’s no way everyone who inhaled the gas would think the exact same things and have the exact same hallucination. And if fifty years passed in reality, how long did it feel like to Anton/others; surely it couldn’t have been that long if they never questioned why they weren’t aging? If the gas in the box put Schrader in a coma, what was his theory about what would happen? Why does nothing happen to Hershel and Luke upon opening it when they clearly assume something will happen? Related to other things, how does the box become the source of a rumor, and how does Schrader even get it? Do people just assume Anton is dead or otherwise gone, or do they know/assume he’s still in the castle but don’t try to see him because of the vampire? Does Beluga know Anton is still there, if he does it’s pretty shitty of him to ignore him, and why does he think the box has to do with the fortune of all things if he possibly knew Sophia wanted it and knew it had something to do with her and Anton (seriously I don’t understand Beluga, I really wish they’d done more with him; he looks so shitty even if you give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he knew the least amount possible)??? Did Sammy know that the drugged flowers related to getting into Folsense? Did Katia know how to get into Folsense, and what was she planning to do if she never found the box in order to prove she was who she said she was? Why do some of the npcs act like they know the deep dark secret of Folsense and keep saying Hershel and Luke don’t need to know, and keep talking about the town being cursed, like do they really know the truth?? Or not??? LEVEL-5 I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND I’M TOO DUMB TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWERS. EVEN LAYTON VS. WRIGHT’S STUPID REVEALS MAKE MORE SENSE THAN THIS AAAAAHHHH

anyway DB best game anton hot Even with all the weirdness though that makes this game the most Layton the Layton series has ever Layton’d lmao, I still love Diabolical Box so damn much. I love it so much, guys. It’s not part of a huge narrative, it’s not connected to the main characters; it tells its own little story and it does that perfectly. It’s so unique from all the rest, like I said, the plot has so much depth I don’t really see talked about, Anton and Sophia’s story is so beautifully tragic and underrated on a mature level that none of the other games really reach, and despite how upset I am we don’t get to see more of them, their love story is so impactful and emotional just from what little we do see, despite some of the oddities of how it plays out... they’re so sweet together and I cry so damn much over them ಥ⌣ಥ Iris is one of the most beautiful and touching songs in the series, too, and my favorite. And I’m a sucker for the Victorian era and cute romance lmao, so it just gets me like nothing else does... it’s so wonderful. saddest PL game, I will die on this hill. Even if I seem to talk a lot more about some of the other games/characters simply because there’s more content to talk about and there’s more to say about the more flawed content. you can’t improve perfection *chef’s kiss*, deep down, I think, this game will always be my favorite. ❤️

[wxsuthorn]

ranking every single asian drama/series/movie that i have ever watched

(this isn’t 100% accurate cuz I’ve decided to include shows that are still airing and they may move up or down on the list once they’ve finished airing. Shows with multiple seasons/spin-offs will be counted as one unless I decided that they’re too different to be in one rank. And lastly, I don’t dislike the shows that are low on the list—unless I explicitly say so—I’ve just watched a shitload of dramas, so don’t attack me if ur fave is at 26 or smth lmao)

I did my best to keep the explanations short and avoid spoilers

1. The Gifted

Are you surprised? Do I even need to explain?

2. HIStory 3: Trapped

Again, should be pretty self-explanatory. The plot? The acting? The tropes? Utter perfection. 

3. 3 Will Be Free

Haha. 3wbf... is 3rd place. It’s just amazing and so criminally underrated. 

4. Until We Meet Again

I LOVE THIS SHOW SM I WATCHED IT 7 TIMES KLJFSLKJDFS I JUST LOVE IT PLUS FLUKE’S ACTING AND DEANPHARM ARE JUST SO HEALTHY AND WHOLESOME AND CARING I LOVE THEM.

5. He’s Coming To Me

a GODLY show !!! SO UNDERRATED. Ugh that rooftop scene TT.

6. The Untamed

I know it’s shocking that this isn’t higher up IM SORRY OKAY but this show was so good i cried so much lksjlfjdsfdjlkf GOD TIER.

7. Theory of Love

G O D L Y. It has the best scenes that just punch you in the gut and make you cry while you think about them at night.

8. Great Men Academy

WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT THIS SHOW. anyways i would die for tangmo.

9. Cherry Magic

MY FAVOURITE ON AIR SHOW. It’s so fucking good and it’s sooooo relatable and cute and fun and just GOOD. Ugh it’s a whole blessing. Literally the concept is also just amazing, plus the representation is actually accurate?? LIKE ITS SO RELATABLE JLSJFKJKJKD AND REAL. AND THE CHARACTERS ARE SO KLJLKFJDLKJLSKJD.

10. I Told Sunset About You

THE SETS ARE SO PRETTY. THE VISUALS. ASTOUNDING. THE ACTING KSLJFKJLDF. It exceeded my expectations holy crap and the chinese culture incorporated into it feels so nice and genuine. literally i watched some of it today before my chinese class lmao. OMG AND THE OST.

11. Mr. Heart

ugh this show stole my heart (pun intended).

12. Dark Blue Kiss

SO. GODDAMN. UNDERRATED. THE WAY IT ACCURATELY REPS LGBTQ+ YOUTH’S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PARENTS AND COMING OUT AND EXPECTATIONS G O D L Y

13. Oxygen

SOFT. HEALTHY. CUTE. H E I G H T  D I F F E R E N C E.

14. 2gether

would’ve been higher if it werent for the last two episodes of the show, but still2gether redeemed it quite a bit.

15. HIStory 2: Crossing The Line

QIU ZIXUAN LKDSJFLDJLJFDKJSLJ CUTE AS FUCK.

16. Where Your Eyes Linger

tHAT OST. AND THE LAST SCENE. I MEAN SHIT SLJFSDKJFLSDJFK.

17. HIStory 2: Right or Wrong

it’s so soft and at first i was so hesitant to watch it with the age gap but it was surprisingly like really healthy? and like the mom with the fruit knife?

18. Love By Chance

IM SORRY I PUT THIS SO LOW its just that klano and tumtar were not my cup of tea and i watched it mostly for aepete only for them to be apart at the end of season 1. I like season 2 but this time i only have tincan...

19. Gameboys

okay i was going to put this way higher because ITS SO FUCKING GOOD LITERALLY but then again i felt more impressed/attached to the ones above... BUT LITERALLY PEARL AND CAIREEL ARE JUST SDLSJDFSKDFL THE BEST.

20. Sotus

If i could put multiple shows in one rank i would but ive decided not too cuz then there would only be 6 ranks with 10 shows in each one... that’s why sotus is so low TT SORRY I LOVE IT BUT I LOVE OTHER SHOWS A LITTLE MORE.

21. 2Moons2

it was enjoyable. I didn’t like the main couple much tho.

22. Red Wine In The Dark Night

omg this movie i really liked it especially the ending it was really symbolic and i really like slight-horror type things. also FLUKE !!!! a KING of acting.

23. Transit Girls

SOFT WLW.

24. My Engineer

don’t get me wrong i love this show BUT it’s yet another engineering concept and i just don’t see it going above the other dramas...

25. Why R U

the plot was messy but the chemistry between the actors saved the entire show.

26. TharnType

I KNOW ITS LOW DONT KILL ME the plot was good but i don’t like how lhong was painted as a misunderstood little boi like HE IS A CRIMINAL DONT GIVE HIM A REDEMPTION ARC AND DONT TRY TO MAKE ME PITY HIM. also the non-con was uncomfy as hell.

27. A Round Trip To Love

THE CINEMATOGRAPHY AND SYMBOLISM ON GOD ISLJFDLJD. i don’t see this movie as like... an example of a healthy relationship... but the story itself is really interesting and the way the characters change yet stay the same is cool.

28. The Shipper

i enjoyed watching it but i dont think i could rewatch it. it was good nonetheless, i don’t regret watching it at all.

29. Together With Me

it’s good. but the side plots/side couples were not it. yihwa is a queen tho.

30. Ingredients

SOOOOO CUTE LSKJFDKJJF. but the plot is kinda nonexistent but IT DOESNT MATTER CUZ ITS CUTE AND FLUFFY AND UWU AND JEFF.

31. The Effect

this show gave me depression but damn the theme was so real. 

32. Guardian

everything was going great until the jin ling dude got a girlfriend and the end happened.

33. History 3: Make Our Days Count

i was spoiled for the ending and it ruined my watching experience TT

34. YYY

i love it

35. Addicted

It was my first bl drama and i really liked it but again the non-con/kidnapping thing makes me uncomfy. also IT WAS DISCONTINUED IM SO SAD SLKDJFLSKJDFKSJD IT ENDED ON A CLIFFHANGER THEN WAS CANCELLED TT

36. Make It Right

fuse took too long to break up with his gf honestly oasflsajdfaldj bUT FRAME AND BOOK.

37. My Gear And Your Gown

CUTE but its another engineering x medical student trope and it’s still airing so i dont have too much of an opinion on it.

38. Pearl Next Door

its still airing (only 2 eps are out as of the time im writing this) and istg if pearlex isnt endgame im suing.

39. Friend Zone

first season was good but season two is gripping me by the throat. 

40. Because Of You 2020

CUTE

41. The Lover

i only watched the bl cuts but they were cute

42. Lovesick

season one was great but season 2 was too long i skipped so much of it lmao.

43. Puppy Honey

ngl i only watched it for offgun lmao. season one was good and i watched the hets too but season 2 was when i only watched the offgun scenes lmao

44. En Of Love

tossara was my fave cuz they cute and healthy. 

45. As If You Whisper

it was so short but so nice TT.

46. I’m Tee, Me Too 

still airing... kinda pointless?

47. 2 Moons

the acting... oof

48. My Dream

it started out so promising but THE FUCKING ENDING WAS LKSDJFLKS

49. Kiss + Kiss Me Again

I only watched the petekao scenes lmao.

50. History 1: Away From Me

cutee

51. History 1: Obsession

interesting? 

52. HIStory 1: My Hero

fine

53. My Day

i dropped it... tell me if i should get back into it cuz i kinda just wasn’t feeling it.

54. Lily Fever

cute wlw but it made no sense?

55. Hotel Stars

sorta dry lmao

56. The Best Twins

i dropped it but thor was epic

57. Reminders

PERTH’S ACTING KSJLFDJL but like what was the point? idk it was kinda frustrating.

58. 2Wish

i honestly don’t even remember what happened lmao

59. The Moment; I Need You

i just couldn’t when the guy faked an od. other than that it was eh. second season was better than the first (idk if it counts as a season tho cuz its so short)

60. Waterboyy (series)

DISGUSTING I HATE IT SO MUCH ITS TERRIBLE FUCK THIS SHOW I DESPISE IT

[shattered-catalyst]

♡ + family

Headcanon Meme:: or in the OC verse...This shit is Canon

//accepting

Family and Catalyst are a very complex and twisting topic that often times contradicts itself as he grows . Unfortunately he never had the Cadre Alliance to help him out ( or use him cough) but he also didnt have Xforce or anyone else in his corner. Hes been doing this all solo and thats why hes...An absolute counter intuitive wreck.

Sooo heres a write up since Im in pain and need something to focus on

tw for mentions of abuse,neglect, underage alcohol consumption, and all around Mojoworld Shittiness. If you know much about Mojoworld you know this is literally portrayed in canon I did not make this shit up okay i swear.

So Mojoworld doesnt have family units as we have them. There are no parents and there are seldom children. Children are in a tube being fed videos of violence and bloodshed (canon), they are taken out when they are capable of independent locomotion (something the spineless ones find absolutely disgusting. tune in next time for me to talk about how deep catalyst’s self loathing and self image and concept is affected by this).

Prior to this they are given a purpose and destination; entertainment- bands,singing, stunts,etc, servents, builders, farmers and harvesters, gladiators, and pets. Yes yes that is canon and yes I hate i had to write that.

Catalyst was ‘born’ Isaslan III and placed in the gladiator class to ensure peak anxiety +complex stress to make sure his mutation would activate. But he was also place in intense gameshow and survival show like programming during the off season to try and further speed up his mutation because Mojo is impatient.

Mojo is the godhead, the master programmer, all things lay in his hands.He places the young into units and has them train together in combat with more seasoned gladiators as their trainers. Each creche has a strict pecking order and depending on the personalities of those involved and their trainers the creche is either combative and competitive over their resources or co-operative.

Isaslan III had a co-operative creche, he just was rarely with them when they all weren’t exhausted so he didn’t get much in the way of interaction. When he did it definitely made up for it.

The gladiator class all refers to an internally reinforced honor system and they call each other intimate terms ‘brother’ ‘sister’ ‘friend’ are all used (canon). But it is more of a kinship with suffering and survival than with each other.

Isaslan III would consider them family if he had been with them a bit longer. But after his second season he was taken from the creche (most of his ‘siblings’ had since been killed in combat and only 5 of the original 12 remained) and taken to the more seasoned area all as part of Mojos plan to force a premature mutation. This was his first lost family.

Isaslan III didnt meet anyone else he would consider having a ‘family’ or any sort of bond with. Unless we consider the parasite like way Mojo and Arize both used him. Nah, not until Earth and god it just gets worse.

Here we have an alien who basically treats the world like GTA or any other simulation because Fuck if he knows if this is REAL or not and he doesnt know what LAWS are or how to read or ANYTHING and what does he land in? A fucking bar.

This is the second fucked up ‘family’ like situation he lands in. A bunch of adults who think the mutant kid who ‘likes’ to fight is ‘funny’ and they give him so much alcohol whenever his mutation acts up and it just goes spiraling downhill from there  Once he realizes this is all..A big joke he moves on but hes sworn off the idea of finding ‘family’ or anything like that.

Especially because his ideas are all based on modern cinema. Like he has 0 concepts outside of cinema and fucked up life experiences.

He doesnt consider his mutant town folks family, hes pushed family away as being something he isnt worthy of because it just isnt possible for him, or so he thinks,. He maintains a very distant, cold attitude whenever anyone pries too much or he feels hes becoming dependent on someone.

It makes therapy a bitch and trying to make friendships that seem, full, is extremely difficult. Instead he feels chronically acting and never actually genuinely connecting with others. He gravitates towards others like this; Laura (x-23) being an amazing example of this.

He falls into roles faster when he is older or more powerful than another person ie:” Livvy, Gabby, in some cases Laura (Logan Verse). He is invested in keeping them alive and caring for them but it can be very robotic at times and very much at odds with what is acceptable in terms of safety because hes taking what he learned in Gladiator school, in his creche and mashing it up with modern movies and yes he did try and teach Livvy how to kill someone with a lollipop okay yeah he did.

So the thought of having donors? aka: parents? Terrifies him beyond reason. Hes been raised to believe he can do nothing but fail them, and has it hammered in his head from one too many conversations with Mojo that they will kill him on sight for his own loses in the arenas.

Despite all that hes sorta...Really wanting parents. He really wants that support and guidance in his life. But itll take two years of intense therapy for him to cut the ‘i do not have fathers I have donors’ walls hes built up around himself.

His guilt and shame feed into Mojo’s brainwashing all to form a damning concoction that makes even considering reaching out to ricto.r or shatt.erstar almost impossible.

Though when i do get to write with these characters Catalyst’s curious and inquisitive nature ALWAYS gets the better of him and his progression actually speeds up a bit. TBH I genuinely miss those threads since it really strips all the characters defenseless and sometimes its so AWKWARD and its GREAT.

You can see him playing along with the role when with someone like Fabian Cortez where he willingly falls into a fake family dynamic, knowing full well fabian is manipulating him but he just doesnt care and is too depressed and he just wants to know even if its a lie what thats like. His early life on mojoworld prepared him to act like an idiot under the nose of arrogant men. He knows what hes doing and he has accepted the price this fake family costs him.

Still for Catalyst to genuinely feel like he has a family or to be a part of one will take years for him to build solid strong connections with others and probably a mini series or spin off or two where he gets to play supporting roles for them.