#i really did want to like this season

[zartikus]

Massive Spoilers for Hilda S3; Ignore this post if you yet to watch it

I currently got reminded of a specific quote from kid Johanna, I think I’m getting that mixed up with someone else, which implies that most if not all the magical creatures in Trolberg were originally native to Faerie Country before getting pushed out by the faeries. Now I tend to pretty lenient with the show in terms of continuity, since the show pre-S3 overall had a pretty good track record regarding it beyond some minor things like David’s development after the Eternal Warriors or Amma instead of one of the stated Ancient Giants being a creator of the trolls, but I feel like that statement along with how the deerfoxes were utilized by the series finale really got me miffed about this. So…

I’ma summarize on why that doesn’t make any sense.

I want to preface that this isn’t an attack on the crew who worked on S3 nor is it intended as such. They still did a phenomenal job with the final season in terms of animation, music, voice acting, sound design, storyboarding, etc, even with the bad hand dealt to them by Netflix through corporate meddling. This is more of a critique of S3 in terms of writing, specifically character writing and worldbuilding, and me explaining why I didn’t like the directions they went for this season IMO

Many of the creatures presented in Hilda were clearly designed with Trolberg in mind, with them having mostly natural color palettes and clear design motifs throughout them, many of them having an excessive amount of fur, singular or a limited color variety, etc. Even the more standout ones like the Yule Lads fit within this framework

There’s also the fact that it is stated in the tie-in books and even the show itself that the trolls and the ancient giants that lived in Trolberg were basically there first. It wasn’t until the establishment of humans that they were either pushed out into the mountains or driven off from the world itself

Not only do none of the currently present creatures in the show really reflect the environment that the Faerie Country is, but it kinda detracts from what made the show unique to begin with

For me, the main appeal of the show was that the magical elements weren’t hidden but a common occurrence within the setting, with the worldbuilding and stories reflecting on that and how the natural world conflicted with the encroachment of man through Trolberg and humanity’s history with creatures like the giants, elves, or trolls

By establishing or implying that the creatures introduced throughout the two seasons are a byproduct of another reality, it detracts from the main conceit and in general, the appeal of the show for me

It’s a similar issue with making Hilda and Johanna half-fae, it feels like an excuse to explain something that to be blunt, didn’t need explaining to begin with, and could easily be inferred by general audiences or simply explored through grounded but interesting means. Hell, I’d even take the idea of Hilda inheriting her blue hair from her pops, it fits with the general premise of the show more

Yeah I think I made it pretty clear by now that as much as I hoped and even enjoyed it, I honestly didn’t jive with S3 like I did with S1 and S2, and I’m largely disappointed at the direction it took this final round, especially in regards to the setting, creatures, and characters it established over the years.

[isjasz]

2- Two of Wands

(Planning, Decisions, Discovery)

My piece!! for @the-hermit-arcana :D!!! I had such a blast drawing this piece, though the colors and lighting were actively trying to kill me HSKFNEKWJ. Spot all the empires on the globe 💥💥 (This is also a reference to the original Raider Waite deck!)

And definitely check out the whole arcana HERE! This is SUCH A COOL PROJECT ISTG EVERY CARD IS SO PRETTYYY and the graphics of the booklet are phenomenal <3 go read my description for my card too ;3

[goldensunset]

when people refer to canon story-relevant kingdom hearts games as ‘spinoffs’ it makes me sad not only for the obvious reasons i always say but also bc like man i WISH this series had spinoffs. imagine what they could do if they had permission from nomura to truly go off the rails and ignore the greater canon for a second and just do some fun whimsical plotless thing in an alternate universe. imagine a fishing/boating game on destiny islands. kh fighting game. it is an injustice that we have been deprived of kingdom karts. can anyone hear me

[mroddmod]

little scrapped comic bc it felt a bit ooc to me in hindsight

[cream-and-tea]

what she says: yea i’m fine

what she’s thinking: the story brought both carpenter and faulkner to their inevitable end points that have been foreshadowed from the v first episode of the show ambiguity of carpenters death aside she stood on the banks of the river singing like her nana glass and was gunned down by the military and faulkner was drowned dragged delivered by the god and story he had let devour him but. but. before those things happened right before the narrative reached its end both of them stood up and said no! i want to go forward! i want to find something past this whatever it might be i don’t want it to take me yet im going to keep on walking! and it was too late! the thing is it was too fucking late!!!!!!! the aquifer was already flooding the soldiers were closing in she was to hurt to run he can’t swim. the chance had come and gone at the beginning of the episode for any hope of them reaching each other ever again but even though it was too little too late never ever going to be enough they both looked the site of their doom in the eyes and said i do not accept this. not here. not now. i am staring at you– the thing that will eat me — and resolving to pry open the jaws and choose to use the last moments of my life (whether i know it or not) to run and stumble and crawl and cry and sing in the hopes of reaching the people who matter to me more than being made your meal. and of course they got fucking eaten anyways. of course they did bc they were walking towards it from the beginning. but there is a way out, there is a way forward, there is a land beyond the storm that is possible to reach if you choose to step out of the story that has been built for you to find it. we walk on, with a rough and tarnished hope, and a tangled, ruined love. it can end with love, and it can end with kindness. even as the jaws are closing. ours is a world of miracles.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Thank you all for an incredible 500 days of love and support. I offer you: answers to questions that no one has asked.

(As always, more can be found in the tags <3)

[babacontainsmultitudes]

Not a Francis hater, not a Francis apologist, but a secret third thing (watching him be a fucked up little freak and enjoying the show 🍿)

[littlebitofdnd]

Sandra-Lynn and Sklonda are having a "What Do We Do About Kristen" phone call as we speak

[hguhie]

really wanted ransom to have a silly jab at brad for that thing hes growing on his face

[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

The need in Anthony’s eyes as he thrusts in the air, like just looking at Kate has made him desperate enough to hump the air????

While Kate deliberately walks extremely slowly towards him to prolong the torture and bites her lip in amusement at his neediness????

Oh they are such FREAKS!!!

[lesbianelsas]

alicent + (lack of) bodily autonomy

"This felt like a baptism. Stripping the outer layer, and that f-cking collar [laughs]. Her getting into the lake on her own is embryonic, in a way. It’s weirdly a coming-of-age moment for Alicent—the start of the rest of her life, what she’s about to do, and the woman she’s possibly about to become." (x)

[greatpistachiopie]

our destiny's children

[clarkgriffon]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 7x01 | “Lessons” 

[jadedgenasi]

The more I think about Carla the worse it all feels. RTD did a Racism For Idiots episode and that's cool, but did anyone look over the optics of not only Ruby calling her bio mom her "real" mom in front of Carla, but sitting next to her instead of between her two moms (as in, near Carla)? How many people looked at the part where Carla without Ruby states that she only keeps kids for the money and went "hmm yeah that seems fine," like. I've watched enough British TV to know there's a huge fucking blind spot with them as a whole re racism, especially with regard to black people, but what the fuck. It tastes nasty. And it could have been solved so, so easily by acknowledging - reinforcing - that Carla is Ruby's mother. A large portion of the time we got with Carla wasn't even real, and those times were super shitty.

[mrgaretcarter]

Keeley & Rebecca vs Nate & Ted

[blackthornish]

martin short is a legend!!! his performance in episode 2 of s4 is an emmy tape!!!!! he was brilliant!!and the script for this season is amazing!!! they separated the suspects into two episodes, which I found very interesting!! cuz they didn't interact at all and we can't exclude anyone who has appeared so far…. (SPOILERS IN THE TAGS)