#i will do this for as many eps as i feel like

[eerna]

When I think about arcane arc 2, I’m just really :/ that it feels like they dropped the ball on their generational trauma theme. Like, we didn’t properly explore Ambessa and Cait’s new dynamic and Caitlyn had no reflection on her mother’s death anymore, Ambessa forgot about Mel??, Jinx was “fixed” by Isha, we have once again sidelined Ekko and his revolutionaries plot, and Vi and Jinx, who were trying to Kill each other two eps ago, are chill now (listen the catty fight was fun but ya know. besides that.) Like what about revolution eating up innocence and your sons and daughters and toxic coping strategies being passed down! Idk, I guess has someone who is a bit of a tragedy enjoyer (tho I like optimistic/happy endings lol) and someone who really likes toxic nuanced relationship (and arcane really focused on familial too!! which I love) I feel they really lost themselves trying to go the fluff route. This just isn’t that type of show. This is also why I think Vander’s character kinda threw a wrench in season 2; was there really a point to be made in bringing him back? Kinda thought he had already served his purpose but Idk! There’s other things to critique, and even things I enjoyed too, but I think if I had to boil down the main sentiment why I didn’t like arc two, it would be losing this character thread. So much of season 1 hinged on it, so many great scenes came out of it, feels bizarre fumbling it so bad in arc 2…

Yeah T.T The Vander one hits especially hard, because like. He really is done here. There is no reason for him to exist in the story anymore. The show even agrees with us, they brought him back ONLY to take him away from the girls again, and that is just stupid and boring. Sure, Warwick has to exist bc LoL, but there was no need to introduce him into the plot - the hints in s1 were plenty enough to give him a backstory.

And the most important part: WHAT ABOUT REVOLUTION EATING UP INNOCENCE AND YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND TOXIC COPING STRATEGIES BEING PASSED DOWN!!! HELLO???? THE MAIN THEME OF SEASON 1???????? It was about a bunch of revolutionaries trying to do good for their families, and how good intentions don't mean good results. Vi learned the passive rejection of a revolution from Vander, Jinx learned individualistic toxic obsession from Silco, Mel rejected her mother's "kill before you get killed" policy. None of this is important in s2 anymore!! I thought Isha would die in an act of revolution, bringing home the "is revolution worth risking the people you are doing it for in the first place" theme, but no. No! Because we are abandoning that line of thought! And you're right, the reason for that is the dumb family fluff they suddenly pivoted into. I adore family stories and relationships, but I'm not buying the Vander-Jinx-Vi-Isha unit for a moment. Jinx-Isha-Sevika, which had good setups, was abandoned and for WHAT!!!! CHEAP FLUFF???? Augh. Sad.

[randomluck-ofthe-universe]

Hi there! Just wanna say always enjoy your posts here.. gotta say I haven't watched any full eps of Arm's podcast (just haven't managed to due to life), and tbh I had not really followed him or Timmy that much all these years but managed to catch up this year but anyway my point is that even as a non-follower I could SEE the marriage was a recipe for trouble (sorry if that sounded rather rude) I found out he got married really young and she's older and then looks controlling, and then we found out how he's treated (like he's not allowed to just dress as himself day to day?? damn if that's how she is in a miniscule setting I can't imagine in the broader spectrum of life). I'm not married but if you're stuck with that kind of life, so restricting and having to always people please, not having your feeling considered, it's a miserable life, no matter if others see it as 'perfect or ideal'. Being someone at the receiving end of it, and having no one to be able to 'see' or understand you for how you are, and what you need, must be really tough. So that comment saying that he did enough to survive hits right on the nail. Sorry this got long I just had to get this out there..

with you about all you said ❤️❤️

when you can find some time I strongly recommend you to watch Armie in his podcast, all the full episodes.

he's so open about everything without putting any barrier to any part of his life, so sincere in getting completely naked until showing all his vulnerability.. he's so true.

I confess at many points he touched and broke me so bad but it’s really worth it, believe me.

if you love Armie, as I think you do, you’ll love him even more.

[dailyravi]

this is gonna be a different kind of daily post, but i feel like it needs to be said.

i feel like 911 lone star is doing it better than og 911.

because if you remember when we first started out it was about the calls and not really about the characters. and as 911 grew it moved from less about the calls and more about the people. and as much as i love these characters, i’m getting sick of it ONLY ever being about the characters. i’m of 911 we get like 1 call and it’s only to further the character arc for the season or ep.

but if we look over at lone star, they have a perfect mix of call to character ratio. we get stupid calls like a lady w a harmonica stuck in her mouth that both progresses the episode story AND the characters.

and i also feel like lone star doesn’t give any 1 character more screen time or story than others. and ofc owen will always have a little more than a character like mateo or nancy. but that’s because owen is basically the main character. buck is not. buck has way more than a character like hen or chim. but buck is not the main character. og 911 doesn’t have a main character, yet buck gets treated like one.

i’m sorry i’m getting sick of the guy. buck does not need 47 new arcs in one season. and honestly i’m getting sick of the same thing over and over. hen does not need all her problems based around her kids. Maddie doesn’t need to cry for the 100th time. eddie has been like this since season 2. and how many more time can Athena and bobby save the day together.

lone star is giving us new and fresh things every season, mabye not that much with owen but at the same time i didn’t expect to be a horse girl this season. i wasn’t expecting the twist with campbell. i wasn’t expecting carlos’s dad to die last season. i get actually shocked by some of the reveals. but with regular 911 i can call it. i can tell what the hell is going to happen. recently the only thing to shock me, is the eddie story line from the end of last season.

and ik this post is long but i need to say it. 911, even if they don’t mean to, prioritizes white characters. like kenneth chois acting is phenomenal, yet oliver stark is prioritized. and i’m not saying that oliver stark is a bad actor, he is the furthest thing from bad. but kenneths acting in there goes the groom and aisha’s acting in hero complex (where they get kidnapped) is better than what i’ve seen from stark.

ik this isn’t ravi related but i don’t really care, i wanted to say it.

[mikuni14]

Our Youth - Ep 3

This series is doing things to me people!!

Gosh, I have so many emotions watching Our Youth, which so beautifully shows youth and its complexity and ambiguity ✨

I really like their slowly crystallizing relationship, based a bit on a subconscious realization that in their world of emptiness, fake relationships without any real content, they are starting to finally be with someone, finally belonging to someone with whom they build something lasting, something based on real, true "substance", where feelings and emotions appear - not always good - but always true. I'm sure that Minase misses something permanent in his life, someone who waits for him every day. And Haruki misses someone who saw him at his worst, and is still there.

I'm not surprised that Minase is unable to give up on Harukawa, because he has eyes only for him, focuses only on him, and they have something they share together, something real, their secrets, sad or bad stuff that only they know, their own bubble. I'm also not surprised by Minase's very telling reaction to Harukawa having other people girls in his life 😊

Jin's life is so perfect and proper, he's perfect, his surroundings, his grades, his appearance, even his smell. Everything is perfect… and empty. (It's interesting that Hirukawa wanted to fit into his life with his smell, I interpret it in a million ways).

I admire Haruka, there's an extraordinary honesty, sensitivity, vulnerability and courage in him that attracts his friends and Minase. I love watching scenes with him, when he simply says what he feels, acts according to his needs and beliefs, even those that seem strange.

Btw, it's interesting this return to the word "weird/strange", which always appears in the context of their, hm, relationship. "Am I strange?". Well, I interpret this one in one way only tho :) I'm also very interested in the fact that Minase has already asked directly twice whether Harukawa likes him, always in connection with kisses, and that Harukawa answers evasively, when usually he's so open, hmmm.

The final scene is something for which I will always respect JBL, they simply know how to do it. 💯

What fascinates me is the uniqueness of this relationship and the uniqueness of Haruki. Usually in such cases the bad boy keeps people at a distance, protects his privacy, his secrets, rejects the helping hand, is lonely, mysterious and gloomy. And his love interest is nice, seeks him out, chases after him, wants to help him. And here Minase is cold and imposing distance, and Haruki is a very rare type of bad boy, a victim of a domestic abuse, who clings to Minase, seeks his company, is super open end even fun with him, is capable of anything, just to be with him, even to his own harm and humiliation (which I have the impression he doesn't even notice he's doing to himself).

I just love them both ok? I love Haruki with his honesty and patheticness, I love Jin with his inability to say "no" to Haruki, how he always gives in to him, I love their relationship: so compelling, lovely and pretty but with that alluring hint of darkness, aggression and kinkiness that only Japan can spice up their BLs.. 💖 Last time I was this obsessed with I Cannot Reach You 🥺

[brb-on-a-quest]

Thanks for the tag!!

Last song? Lofi mix of some videogames I haven't played :D

Last book: I finished House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones and have started reading the complete tales of Winnie the Pooh and Anna Karenina bc one of my English lit friends started pulling comparisons between the two and wrote a banger paper on it so im intrigued enough to look into both ig

Last movie: Mary and the witches flower (2017) cute feel good cartoon/anime style movie that had some beautiful animation, and a very funny protagonist? High charisma, low on smarts (as is appropriate for children allegedly idk if I buy it).

Last TV show: full metal alchemist my beloved (agony among agonies that I'm only watching Like two eps a week bc roommates)

Current obsession: sTUPID FLUFFY HEADCANONS WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE DAMNIT

Sweet/savoury (sorry Iggy) /spicy: I love sweet foods but honestly it's getting to be too much and I crave the savory rn. What kind of savory? Idk

Relationship status: I don't do group projects :)

Last thing I searched for? SpanishDict my beloved

Open tag

10 people i'd like to get to know better tag game:

tagged by @franollie tysm for the tag

last song: red light heaven by Bess Atwell

favorite color: pink ml, unless it’s for hair dye in which case purple any day

last book: got bored last night and finally read the sequel to AGGGTM last night in 3 hours which mentally wiped me out, but I loved it

last movie: the half of it! I recommend (not all of it is good, but the first half of it is epic) I actually want to eat all of their relationships so bad it’s centred around two kids who never get together and focuses on their friendship, and also the 3rd girl that they’re both in love with!

last tv show: arcaneee I love love love it

sweet/savory/spicy: I love sweet but I can only have a little and then savoury all the way. Tragically not got the spice tolerance for comfortably having more spice than chilli heat wave Doritos

relationship status: situationship is low-key over so single and sad about it. I never want to make a move on a friend but I very rarely flirt with ppl I don’t know yet

last thing i searched: was Christina Rossetti a lesbian, I think? I believe she was at least somewhat queer still no matter what Google says

current obsession: women, always. Spent ages today explaining just how beautiful my friend is with another friend who hasn’t met her but knows what she looks like. I don’t even like the friend romantically whatsoever but like she is stupidly beautiful. Vibing with arcane rn and also the odyssey!!! Homer really cooked imo.

looking forward to: arcane finale also!!! Tdp s7! And also I get to go to a ball soon so fancy dresses!!!

No pressure tags: @littlegreekhero @winged-bat @twinklefwinkle @foursixtwonineoh-pizzas-of-lego

[crime-wives]

ouat 1x01 thoughts

god regina, you dramatic bitch. “I shall destroy your happiness if it is the last thing I do” ok darling, you can destroy me if you’d like

henry is so small, his tiny cheeks awww

not to be gay but… emma swan in the pink dress. fuck. i forgot how attracted to her i was. and the HAIR, the fucking princess curls. jesus christ her ARMS.

“bail bonds-person” i love her

yesss bitch, strut across the street like you own it. absolute icon behavior, slamming that asshole’s face into the steering wheel.

babe you’re so sad and pathetic with your vanilla cupcake. i bet she wished for family.

not her apartment door saying ‘cast a spell’

“My name’s Henry, and i’m your son” agevgsvegw STOP

her having a panic attack in the bathroom, so real.

once again, her ARMS, i want her so bad

henry’s cute little freckles, i can’t do this.

idgaf abt snow and charming “She poisoned an apple because she thought I was prettier than her” shut up bitch, you know that’s not why

“Oh kid, you’ve got problems” emma swan, insulting children since 1983

ok but the fact that they chose the name ‘emma’ in a fairytale world, lmao

evil queen theme song playing as they enter storybrooke

emma swan wearing the most dyke outfit possible. getting ready to impress milfs

not that there’s any significance, but emma’s license plate is: 836•M4X

snow and charming are so annoying istg

ewww the blue fairy, i hate that bitch (derogatory)

regina running towards henry and wrapping him up in a hug. her eyes are wet. good lord, her first reaction is concern and worry, not anger.

“I found my real mom” my HEART. her face after he said that, so stricken and hurt, baby…

emma’s little flustered, ‘hi’ when talking to a gorgeous milf. ok babe, we get it, you’re gay.

graham leaving bc of emma and regina’s immediate sexual tension. and regina’s eyes roving over emma.

first ‘Miss Swan’ of the show at exactly 21:00 minutes.

emma swan is so desperate to impress regina. it’d be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic (affectionate)

“Sneaky bastard” once again, emma swan insulting children since 1983

crashing into the storybrooke sign like the absolute icon she is

the cgi 💀💀

yay!! curse time :)

emma waking up in a jail cell. she just does not give a fuck about this shit.

her lips parting when she she’s regina, ok babe, she’s hot we get it

LIP SCAR

god mary-margaret pisses me off

go regina, knock over mary-margaret’s shit, absolute queen

“She’s kinda a hardass” yes but that turns you on, doesn’t it?

gina’s so hot when she’s evil

putting a newborn through the wardrobe to save themselves, a+ parenting

henry mills, once again, the most mature one in a situation “You don’t have to be hostile. You like me, I can tell. You’re just pushing me away because I make you feel guilty.”

“I wanted you to have your best chance. But it’s not with me. C’mon, let’s go.” go emma! be the mature adult i know you can be

petition to get emma swan a therapist so she can deal with all her issues (trust me, she’s got a lot of them)

“Look, your mom is trying her best. I know it’s hard, and I know sometimes you think she doesn’t love you, but at least she wants you.” emma swan, standing up for regina mills since the moment they met

mmm regina’s voice is so hot.

her unhinged laughter, i love her so much

“Where are we going?” “Somewhere horrible, absolutely horrible” takes them to maine

emma swan is so fucking desperate for regina’s approval. she wished to not be alone on her birthday, baby…

second ‘Miss Swan’ of the show at 38:43 (i will be keeping count of all of them :D)

regina fidgeting with her blazer pockets, she’s so anxious

first “He’s my son” at 39:01 minutes

“I will destroy you if it is the last thing I do” babe, it’s kinda gay to have a nemesis, just saying

third ‘Miss Swan’ of the show at 39:32

baby… gina is coming apart at the seems

god, not to be gay, but regina’s HANDS at 40:27 agevvegse

emma’s only staying because of regina’s provocations. she wouldn’t have stayed for henry.

gold is so icky.

she’s staying a *only* a week, sure babe, sure.

also side note, i forgot how good the coloring was in ouat. like its very faded, maybe indicative of storybrooke being stuck in the past???

[hoshiina]

pairing: hoshina soushirou x gn!reader (no prns)

summary: in which he realizes you were the one for him

warnings: none i think !

wc: 1100

Hoshina wasn't a player. He wasn't one to say yes to everyone who came his way nor was he one to lightly pursue just about anyone who slightly interested him— not to mention he didn’t fall easily to begin with. He was a busy man in a dangerous line of work so having a relationship simply didn’t make sense most of the time.

However, this is not to say he hasn’t had a few relationships here and there. He loved those he dated, he really did. He did not believe in dating for the fun of it nor did he believe in starting a relationship he knew would end at some point, but subconsciously he tried not to get attached. He kept his distance and locked away his heart to keep from getting hurt. Was it unfair? Well yes, but he was scared. Everyone has something that terrifies them greatly, this just so happened to be Hoshina’s.

Yet, recently he could tell that something was different with you. It had only been a few months since you started dating, but he feared the shift in his feelings. He knew what it was— he knew very well, but as soon as he admitted it, it would be over. There’d be no going back for him. He knew he was being rather irrational, he knew that if he sat down and confronted these emotions he’d realize they weren’t that big of a deal, but he couldn’t. He’s never been able to.

However, while fighting this kaiju, it became plain obvious that he was simply in denial. 

It upset him how important you were to him, but more than that it upset him that he knew he was important to you. You had made it so painfully clear that he meant the absolute world to you and that broke him to pieces every single time.

To him it was easy being alone— he just had to make sure his job was complete before he died. If he could ensure everyone’s safety or at least help Mina out, there was nothing more he wished for. Yet while fighting Kaiju no. 10 today, when he saw his life flash before his eyes, his immediate thought was of you. If he died you’d cry. And that alone was going to get him home alive.

He’d rather die than make you cry. Especially not alone.

As he stood up again, he could see his blood dripping from his wounds and immediately it made him chuckle. You’d cry anyways when you see the state he’s in. 

I’ll have to be around to wipe your tears at least, he said to you in his head.

He was incredibly lucky that you didn’t work on the battlefield, his heart simply would not be able to take it. But he did, and for you he’d have to get home safe. Even if no one else cared that much, not even himself, he knew you would.

All of a sudden, it was easy to admit. He was hopelessly in love with you, in a way he didn't know he was capable of. He wished that he would spend the rest of his life with you and he hoped you would spend the rest of yours with him. Perhaps he was just afraid and a little flustered to admit that he was important to someone, especially someone special to him too. He had seen how painful it was for those left behind, a little too often. 

But there was an easy solution to that, he’d just get back to you safe every time. He just won’t make you worry and he’ll be there for you. This was supposed to be a dilemma, something he thought he'd stress over, but in the moment he felt eerily relaxed, definitely not like he was fighting an identified grade kaiju. The rest of the fight was a blur, he couldn't remember much. His head was clear but the fatigue had taken over at that point, but before he knew it, the kaiju laid in front of him still.

He was faintly conscious as they rushed him into an ambulance and patched him up. Once he was properly treated and awake, they had warned him to stay put and take it easy, but all he wanted to do was see you.

As soon as he left his assigned room, he immediately bumped into you. You had been waiting to be let in to see him. You took one look at the way he was patched up and tears welled into your eyes. He could tell you didn't mean to, you didn't want to worry him.

“Please don't cry,” he said softly, wiping your tears away. He couldn't help but smile at the sight of you. “I'm perfectly fine.”

“I'm not crying,” you said with a scowl on your face, but the way your voice cracked was not very convincing. “I'm so glad you're back.”

“Can't live without me?” he teased. He knew you couldn't live without him, but he couldn't either. Yet, now he even hated the thought of you living without him, let alone with someone else, so here he was. And here he always will be.

“Shut up,” you said. “You know I can't.”

He knew, but hearing you say that still made his heart flutter. He reached out with his right hand to grab your left and held it carefully. He leaned in to kiss you, but it was so much sloppier than the careful ones he usually gave you. Forgive him, he was terribly exhausted.

“I can't either,” he said, snuggling his face into your shoulder.

“You can't?” you asked, a little surprised. It broke his heart that he had possibly made you feel such way.

“Not for a second,” he said, still avoiding eye contact. “I'd rather die than wake up without you next to me, actually.”

You wouldn’t reply, so he brought his head back up to look at you.

“Oh, don't cry,” he said and chuckled a little, wiping your tears away as he kissed you again. “I didn't mean to make you cry.”

He hadn't let go of your hand and although he was gentle, he held it firmly. He didn't say anything, but he vowed to himself that he'd put a ring on it someday. He wasn't letting go of you ever.

You were the one for him.

[buppkizz]

these 2 dragging sniper out of isolation to come hang

[alipeeps]

Oooh that's a nice thought... that he did it himself (taking on the guilt of it - fucking mirroring/foreshadowing Zhuo Yichen's choice in ep 34!!) rather than see her kill herself.

It's also interesting that Wen Xiao seems less her current self in her dream and more like her teenage self from when she lived in the Wildnerness/the original attack by Zhu Yan happened. Like... Pei Sijing's dream was easily recognisable as a dream because she was in the same forest but her dead brother was suddenly there.

But Wen Xiao's dream/nightmare was a flashback to an actual event in her past - complete with location and clothing from the actual event - so was much more disorienting/harder to realise it's just a dream caused by Ran Yi (because she for sure has had exactly this dream many times over the past 8 years) and so it feels to me like maybe she got lost in the memory of it and reacted more as the person she was at the time the event happened would.

Like... she asks him "How do I wake up?" and she should know this... they discussed this as a group, that to wake up from Ran Yi's dreams you have to kill yourself in the dream. But that wasn't Wen Xiao of the Demon Hunting Bureau asking that question... that was teenage Wen Xiao who's just found her master murdered and then been strangled by an out of control Great Demon. She's traumatised and living out the memory.

The conversation after she wakes up, when Pei Sijing shows signs of damage from the spell, is also interesting as hell:

"Then why haven't I been affected? My obsession..."

Your obsession is... what, Wen Xiao? Stronger than Pei Sijing's? Is that what you were going to say?

Pei Sijing's brother has been dead for... what, a few months? But you've been dreaming of Zhu Yan killing you for eight years.

OUCH

(Also, why is she not affected? I'm gonna guess it's because of the Baize token... because with Zhao Yuanzhou there, both halves of the token are in proximity (and they are starting to build a bond, which is necessary for the two halves of the token to work together) so the token is protecting her from the backlash/she is actually already less physically weak because of the token.)

[luck-of-the-drawings]

so REVENGE, HUH? or justice, if that makes you feel better. it tastes the same when cooked just right. 'I REALLY WANTED A BROTHER.' such a shame to burn a bridge you so desperately wanted to keep, especially when it wasnt even you who started the fire. especially when you hope that not a single fragment of that bridge ever washes ashore.[MAY IT ROT FAR FROM MY SIGHTS] an unfortunate loss! atleast he has his friends.

[muninnhuginn]

The thought that goes into the fake science in dungeon meshi can be something so special actually. Using golems to explain crop rotation and how removing predators from an ecosystem can have knock-on effects. Talking about symbiotic relationships and parasites too! And characters are actually interested in the science so they keep explaining about it. Finally, some exposition I can get behind.

[kindahoping4forever]

📸: Emilia Staugaard for Behind The Blinds magazine

[ichijokaoru]

one of my favourite kuuga scenes (Tsubaki and Ichijou, episode 38) and then, it’s bestie (Tsubaki and Godai, episode 47) which I think are interesting to watch back to back…

neither of them feature both Godai and Ichijou, but, espeically put together, they’re two of my fave goichi moments… I have so much I could say about them, that I don’t even know where I’d begin

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

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[mwagneto]

a thing about rtd's era that i really really love seeing again is how he will usually wrap up the plot 10 or even 20 minutes before the episode ends and then the rest of that time is just dedicated to the characters talking to each other and dealing with their emotions and situations. like instead of a last minute win and a two minute goodbye they always get these massive spans of time to really get into everything emotionally and it always makes the episodes hit even harder

[s1lv3rp4w3dc4t]

shout out object shows with canon queer ships. I'm talking on screen kiss or even just verbal confirmation. all things considered it's a bit strange you don't really see them that much when you think about how gay everyone here is. I love you ii but c2bc did what you didn't and I think that's actually really nice.