#in words? in action? idk.

[purgaytorysupremacy]

I also tinhat that the big “break” happened over Jensen’s objections to Dean’s death and Jared refusing to support him when they went to the writer’s room about it. Jensen felt really strongly about the ending being the Wrong Ending, but suddenly, Jared—the dude who campaigned (and won) to drop Sam’s demon powers and demon blood thing bc he wanted to play a hero—thought that the actor’s job was to merely be a conduit for a writer’s vision and shouldn’t have any input into the characters.

I think the timeline for statements about doing the show until they won’t let them anymore, to Jensen creating a production company, to announcing the end of the series, to buying the rights… it just all feels very planned long game to me on Jensen’s end. He was the one that got Kaia an ending. He fought for that. I think he was disillusioned about what they’d be able to do with the show under current production, so he wanted to take it elsewhere. Then this was the finale they proposed after Jensen had put all his ducks in row—though none of it was guaranteed��and Jared put his hands in the air and said, it’s none of my business.

For someone who is famously as loyal as Jensen is, I don’t think he could abide that. And based on the virtual panels where he joked he wouldn’t direct an episode of Walker bc it was bad to him running off to the mountains to him not involving Jared in the reboot seem to support that he was just sick of his bullshit.

While I am a fan of Jensen, this isn’t meant to be a like uncritical endorsement of everything about him, and I also don’t think it’s fair to blame Jared for every bad thing about Supernatural, but I do think we can for everything that’s bad about Sam. All the jokes at cons about the fUn PrAnKs have stopped and reveal how irritating he was to work with. He’s not embraced by the rest of the cast at cons, when he even goes. He clearly started calling it in and Sam as a character suffered immensely for it. When two main characters (Sam and Cas) can’t be in scenes solo bc of the behaviour of one of the cast members, the writing is gonna suffer. There’s no way around it.

not to parasocialise but i do kind of think jensen blames jared partially for the cancellation of spnwin (i think there are Many. Many factors that caused spnwin's cancellation. the fandom's distaste for john winchester, the lack of interest in a story focused on an m/f ship esp after november 5th, the lack of conclusion for cas's story, the lack of trust in jensen, the cw execs not appreciating the diverse and gay content in the show... but jared's reaction couldn't have helped)

sorry i have many thoughts

yeah. maybe. i mean if he’d been supportive from the start maaaaaybe more people would have watched but in all honesty the jared stans were never gonna watch a show that jared wasn’t involved in and a lot of the fandom does hate john too much to watcha show that they (wrongly) assumed was just gonna retcon all the john canon from the original show.

i think if anything what jensen blames jared for is his embarrassing and extremely public reaction to the announcement of the winchesters and all the drama that followed that. while jareds entitled to his feelings regarding not being involved in the show, NONE of that needed to be hashed out publicly the way that it was and i think we all can guess how much jensen hates those kinds of displays. so while im sure thats not the only thing that has pissed him off regarding jared im sure it’s one of the biggest ones and he hasn’t forgotten it. but like i said in my tags of that other post i dont think he hates him…i just think theres some lingering frustration and anger and resentment there that’s led to him making some jokes at jareds expense

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Lu Guang is great because he is filled with so so much love and devotion that it’s almost painful and he looks like this about it -> 😐

[valtsv]

my feelings on romance really aren't complex tbh. i enjoy making meaningful and long lasting connections with people and i've definitely loved some of them in ways that wouldn't be considered platonic by an outside observer, but when it comes to the concept of "romance" and romantic relationships i'm just like

[wackywatchdotcom]

before i go do smth else like smth i think abt often but was thinking abt a few hrs ago in particular is how the circus easily tricks the audience into thinking the circus would be Better Than Real Life. when i think from literally almost any angle you examine it its just as bad (if not worse, depending on your own problems)

i think theres like so many problems its hard to even list them all. some of it is personal taste things. cus i think a lot of people think itd be fun because they enjoy specific aesthetic choices in the circus, or bc of other interest related things. but like. what about people who HATE bright colors. what about people who dont like the idea of not being human. what about people who dont enjoy things like roleplaying. some aspects of the circus are only even appealing to specific tastes in things, making one of the few 'draws' of it not really even being a universal thing

and thats the superficial stuff. because more importantly, if you dont like the real world (for whatever reason), the circus may provide a temporary solution to that, because its so far removed from reality. but i think the circus is way smaller than people realize. theres definitely always going to be things to see since caine can always make things, but its just as limited if not more than the real world, because while the world grows and changes, genuinely new things are created and discovered and stuff. caine will never really get to see that, let alone recreate it for the players- and even then, it still isnt actually that thing. that doesnt even factor in that caine is already operating on limited knowledge of the real world. its not clear how detailed he can get on things, since the accuracy can vary (spudsys being so accurate to the real world, vs the dinner in ep 1 being so flat and lacking almost any detail), but theres a good chance that anything he makes is going to be limited to, at the most, a CONCEPT from the real world, if theres nothing in the real world you like, thats still all youll get, just in a different way.and if you DO like things from the real world, youll never get to truly reexperience it (even if caine remakes it, youll know its not the real thing, and it wont be 100% how you remember it, either)

then theres the safety/pain/horror aspect to what caine makes. i think because there hasnt been gore or anything its easy to assume the circus is still tame, and that anything bad that happens cant be TOO bad. but this is NOT true at all. the teaser of the show establishes that even when caine is not going for horror, he still hurts the players. theres things thatd be physically horrifying to a person like getting possessed, theres physical pain (i see it debated but i think its clear that even if they were to experience less pain, they still DO experience pain, but thats a different topic) or extreme discomfort, theres psychological torment (the exit doors are genuinely very cruel even if that wasnt caines goal, what ep 4 did to jax and gangle. kinger getting taunted in ep 3, etc). its all survivable but even if you like them caine isnt trustworthy enough in this way to never do smth horrific to a person, or cause it through his actions

then theres the complete lack of autonomy, which imo is one of the most frightening things about the circus. bc unless your tastes are always aligning with the exciting, completely family friendly existence of the circus, and you never deviate even a little, you are going to be barred from any semblance of it. its best illustrated in how pomni HATES being touched but caines always prodding her and moving her places and stuff, and in how zooble is denied the option to opt out of adventures even when they state they want to directly by episode 4 implying the choice to even have time to yourself is deeply conditional (plus, the whole lack of an exit entirely meaning that even if you liked the circus, the lack of option to leave would still affect a person. youre getting locked in a big room for the rest of time and youll never get to leave). and also this post

and THEN you factor in the social aspect. because regardless of how you prefer socializing if at all, the circus is a nightmare. if you dont like people, thats great! you dont NEED to be anyones friend! except that you are going to be forced to interact with them eventually, and when you do its going to be repeated. its not gonna be once. and once caine notices hes going to bother you about it. forever

alternatively, if you DO like social interactions in any way, no matter what, if its not you, youre going to see others abstract. you are going to inevitably watch those you care abt struggle and eventually get stuck in a state that Seems Extremely Horrifying To Experience forever. its long and drawn out and itd suck and it wouldnt happen once

then is the easy to forget fact that if you have psychological problems they can and WILL follow you to the circus. gangle and zooble are the biggest examples of this. the circus didnt get rid of their problems, they just gave it a new, horrifying inevitable consequence. i sometimes fall victim to looking at the circus and assuming that ohhh i wouldnt have this problem! because i wont have to deal w it getting set off! but like... yeah i would. i wouldnt stop having this or that in the circus id just have to deal w it while ALSO going on adventures

theres many things. you cant truly eat you cant die you dont get to decide anything when you do die it seems terrifying to experience and youll be stuck in some level of that forever and anything you enjoy is not with you and anything you dont enjoy will follow you too to some degree and the list goes on and on

all this said i dont think any of this is an indicator that the characters lives are meaningless or smth just because it sucks. theres a reason gooseworx has said that the takeaway from the show should be that theres meaning to be found in a stagnant life. theres still meaning in their existence and i dont think its as hopeless as it may seem- but i think its still BAD. and tbh the idea that its worse only HELPS that theme of the show!!! i dont think itd hit as hard as a theme if the circus DIDNT suck

[hesperidia]

i'm thinking about the chapter title: A mysterious thing called "The Heart" and how it ties to Atsushi.

Is it because he, being the "bookmark" is the heart of the book and is able to navigate the space and time the book itself distorts? Or is it because he followed his own heart impulse to save Akutagawa, a move that for Atsushi would have been unthinkable before.

[slythereen]

sometimes it feels like lewis has a degree of distance from the rest of the grid that makes it hard to connect to him (i, a newer fan, took a while to even get a proper sense of his vibes). he’s such a legend and icon in the sport there’s always a little bit of separation i think — maybe subconsciously for some of the older drivers, but i think it’s more prevalent in the younger drivers because so many of them actually idolized him for years and are suddenly racing with him. max may be getting there but he also grew up with most of the grid, and he has his funky little hobbies (twitch streaming sim races) that give fans a glimpse of him casually. i’m not sure why lewis doesn’t participate in grill the grid/f1 videos but when you think about it that’s how a lot of people get some more casual impressions of the drivers they don’t follow as closely (or at all), and then he’s not there. there’s just this air of legendary about him so when you see him standing alone it seems intentional, in a way. he is always standing on his own as a leader in many (metaphorical) ways so i can understand why the drivers might see him minding his business during the parade and think he wants the space.

anyway all this to say there is a special kind of happiness in seeing charles decide to break through the wall of godliness to keep lewis company and bring him back to their level. lewis seems so much more engaged and lively and mortal when he’s happy chatting with the other drivers and being a bit mischievous and it’s like oh, i’m finally seeing the lewis hamilton he was before the myth and fame and weight of leadership. i think he’s really going to seem like a whole new person next season with charles and ferrari for those of us who didn’t know that lewis and i really really like the idea of getting to meet him ❤️

[crxzytogether]

Them focusing on Mike(usually by zooming in on him or having him center of the screen) whenever it's about Will will actually be my 13th reason. bc wtf was all that for, why would they do that and then tell us will loves mike and expect us to not want or think mike could love him back-

[captainuranium543]

I always find it strange when people describe erza as someone who expresses love with words over actions. Like she is CAPABLE of doing both for sure and she has definitely improved with words over the years, but generally speaking Erza has consistently been shown to prefer actions over words to express emotions throughout the series.

For example in the beginning her words make her come off as cold and distant, it's her actions that prove to us that despite how unfeeling she comes off, she's one of the most loyal members the guild has.

She doesn't say anything to gray on galuna after he stands up to her and she decides to let him stay, she doesn't have to, he gets the message.

All she really says to Wendy after she lost her guild is that she understands and then asks her to join fairy tail, it's her hand on Wendy's shoulder that makes it impactful, it tells us and Wendy that she means it.

She doesn't say anything when jellal lies about the fiance, she accepts it and gives him space if that's what he needs. She doesn't need to say she loves him, we see it in her actions and he does too.

Early on, it was to the point it was an actual problem because she would work herself to her absolute limits because it was the only way she knew how to show love.

Even now, her go to way of showing affection is through physical touch. Even if it is sometimes played for a joke like when she forgets she's wearing armor and smashes Somones face into it, that's still an act of affection.

Overall erza has been consistently characterized as someone who struggles with emotions and uses actions to express herself rather than words. She has moments where she comforts friends and stuff but in those moments the words themselves are usually less impactful than the actions that come with them. Anyway case and point, erza is like a prime example of someone who shows love with actions, she just does it so effectively that you as an audience understand her love enough for you to forget she didn't actually say anything. Thanks for coming to my ted talk

[bitchapalooza]

I relate to Sanji too much because it really does seem like he’s adopted the mentality that physical and mental abuse is a form of significant affection but only directed towards himself, like he sees it’s wrong and unjust when other people are being abused, but when he’s the victim he feels this conflicted sense of I deserve it and Wow they love me so much! It’s heartbreaking just to think about tbh

[kaeyachi]

Kaeya had always been an efficient and hard-working individual (he had to be to support Diluc in the background as his brother rose thru the ranks after all).

He has so much free time because he completes all his work way ahead of schedule. And if he still has enough time, he adds more to the workload in secret.

And once all of that was done and over with, he makes time for everyone. He has to. He feels as if every moment has to be given to someone else.

No one knows how he does it. No one has to know.

Every mission has a dozen strategies in line, and every battle plan is made with efficiency in mind. His perfect record will not be tarnished. He can't risk it (even if it baffles others that he would willingly activate a ruin guard just to prevent a failed mission. Jean disagrees with his methods, but Kaeya can say that the results say otherwise)

He needs to be quick.

Efficient.

Perfect.

And so he comes and goes like the wind.

Kaeya values time because he knew every second counted. He can't just stand there as if he were frozen. Time could run out in an instant.

Kaeya had only been late once his entire life.

He'd rather he never be late ever again.

It took one day of being of being imperfect for everything to fall apart. On that tragic day...had he gotten there on time... then maybe...

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" Come on, let's get moving, traveler. We're not frozen in place after all. " Kaeya teasingly says. He stiffles a giggle at the traveler's exhasperated sigh.

"Yeah yeah, we've heard enough of you calling us a slacker. Can't you be a bit more patient?" Paimon whines at him.

Kaeya snorts, but acquiesces, hiding the shaking of his hands at the thought of being idle.

He imagines hearing a clock ticking.

Kaeya knows that that is his own problem. He tries his hardest to relax as he waits for the traveler to finish whatever they're making on the alchemy table because, seriously, it is supposed to be a relaxing day. There's nothing major going on, and his schedule is once again empty as intended. What's the hurry?

Kaeya taps his foot on the ground as he waits. He wishes he could take his own damn advice when he tells others to relax.

[sunnykeysmash]

Man of words

[coconut530]

BREAK THOSE CHAINS BOI

[electroniccollectiondonut]

I have not been in this fandom long enough to reasonably judge others' takes however. "EPIC fans are so silly to characterize odysseus as feeling guilty for his actions don't you know he's a war criminal" is definitely a wild one. like first of all to each their own so settle down and let people enjoy things ok. and secondly making choices with a bad outcome, even knowingly and deliberately, does not exclude the possibility of feeling bad about it later. in fact it makes for a much more in depth character because then you get to explore what he does or doesn't feel guilt over, and why, and if that guilt ever edges into regret or not.

[impossiblekittydelusion]

Imagine hearing about a wrestler named CM Punk for the first time only to find out that not only is he not a punk, he's also got the massive logo of a mega corporation tatooed on his shoulder. And he's a an entitled abusive asshole too, the opposite of the whole punk ideology.

It's like a guy that calls himself 'Heavy Metal Bob' except he doesn’t like metal music, thinks he's above any of the metalhead concert activities like the pit or crowd surfing, and he only barely dresses metal sometimes.

[thelilylav]

Wait no you're totally right, seeing Briar and raven interact more could've been awesome cause of that, trauma bonding✨️ /hj

WHAT I'M SAYINGGGG!! They're both VERY antagonistic towards each other for much of the beginning of the show (WAYYY more than they are to other characters, like Raven doesn't even treat Apple the way she treats Briar when she's mad at her imo) and I really believe it's cause their hurt comes from the same place. They're both trying to cope with their place in the system and neither think the way the other is doing it is right. AND THEN, when Briar drops the Storybook down the well and it seems like the two might finally be on the same page, RAVEN DECIDES TO SIGN!!! Like imagine being Briar, I couldn't even imagine the amount of betrayal she felt in that moment. Especially seeing how happy Apple became with Raven's decision while she knew that Apple didn't approve of her rejection of her own destiny, but she didn't want to lose her friendship so she went to Wonderland anyway and sees Raven sign the book! The book she said she never would! Sees her break the one vow that Briar based her life on, sees her go back on what she said on Legacy Day to keep the book from Courtly, and what a gut punch. You have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing indeed

[mariocki]

Colin Baker makes some excellent faces as an unnamed town hall clerk, assisting Frank Marker with his case in Public Eye: The Man Who Didn't Eat Sweets (5.9, Thames, 1971)