#it's hilarious to me and it doesn't make sense

[lunamond]

The whole "Is Sauron redeemable?" discussion is also quite often missing the most important factor, which is the question "Is Sauron making any effort to redeem himself?"

The answer to this is clearly no.

(Making sad puppy dog eyes at Galadriel under in the guise of Halbrand, or talking with Eonwe just to run away at the slightest sense of adversity don't count, btw)

Saying he wants to heal ME doesn't count when he is simultaneously actively destroying parts of ME. His idea of fixing his past wrongs is to try to install himself as the Godking of all ME, which is quite literally the opposite of redemption for him.

So, while discussing if Sauron is redeemable on a purely hypothetical level is fine (the answer is obvs yes this Tolkien after all). In the actual canon of either the legendarium or Rop Sauron is absolutely an irredeemable villain. Not because he is fundamentally evil but because he willfully and consciously chooses to continue doing evil shit.

Also, whoever is bringing up the last Ringbearer in this argument is absolutely hilarious. Since when are we using fanfic to analyse the morality of a character in the canon story.

Starting to see something more and more in other fandoms but it’s also brewing within Sauron fandom which is I don’t get villianfuckers who are deluded or in denial about the fact their fav is a villain.

Then woobify them to the gods until they resemble very closely of the “good” ML they hate lowkey which is funny.

Your fav did some pretty heinous fucking shit and should be either dead or punished severely for it and that’s what I advocate for in my villain favs cause I ain’t a PUSSY

Sauron is a villain. The reason we like him is because he’s a villain. He chooses villainy when he’s given many chances not to. I genuinely don’t get the urge of wanting to redeem him. Yes he’s complex with a lot of feelings and nuance but he doesn’t want to be redeemed. He’s not an ambiguous anti villain by the time we are in Second Age/Third Age. He’s not Adar

The serious woobification (not the semi-joking kind) needs to stop and frankly it’s lowkey insulting.

[autiezo]

today I learned that "Jean Vicquemare" is pronounced Je-ohn Vic-qu-maar. Like the french way. Not jeans, as in the cool everyday style pants👖 .

At first I was in shock. Then I wanted to keep pronouncing his name as 'Jean' to disrespect him. Besides, didn't the Narrator and Judit call him "Jean" and not "John" anyways?

Then I thought about it more, and went, "Wait, his name is fucking JOHN? As in, super lameass bitchass generic binoclard John? And not the cool hip unique memorable name i never heard of until Disco Elysium? What a LOSER >:D"

So now, armed with this new knowledge, I pronounce Jean's name correctly in a mocking tone.

[egophiliac]

Malleus' bday is coming up, thoughts on what his sleepwear might be?

anticipating that reveal any time now, so gotta get my predictions in real quick (aka extremely fast drawings) (I'm sorry)

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 804: Komari's question

Pag 1

3: Kobayashi!!

5: Ugh.....

Waaaaaaaa

Pag 3

2: A pressure that was.... like gigantic hand....!!

3: I was …. defeated... even before I started running....

Why is my body shaking like this!? Huh!?

5: This is....

Kishigami.... Komari....

6: This is.....

Kyoto Fushimi!

Pag 4

1: Now, please try to answer me, Sugimoto-san

If the one who had gotten a flat tire then hadn't been me....

3: but Sohoku's Onoda

4: “Sugimoto-kun, I got a flat tire, please help me”....

Pag 5

1: If he had asked you to cooperate...

3: I got a flat tire, I have to get back to the team

Sugimoto-kun!!

Pag 6

1: “You can't approach Sohoku during the race”

“That's your condition”

3: I know how hard Onoda is working

I know how hard he worked for the Inter High

(Wait-)

4: If it had been Onoda who had fallen behind...

5: But I...

Pag 7

2: The rules!!

4: I'd follow...

You'd follow the rules? Is that so?

Pag 8

1: Yeah... that's it

3: Wh... you asked such a heavy question, but now so casually....!?

4: Following the rules? Man? That's right

Midosuji-san did say you were a serious bug

5: The rules....

But

6: I had a “pause” when I answered

I ended up thinking I would help Onoda....!!

Pag 9

2: Komari-kun

Yes

3: Sohoku's seventh man is in this race...

4: He's not a worthy opponent, just a small fry

I see

He's just a serious insect...but he is a fine thread inside Sohoku

5: And by collecting all the tiny threads, they've been victorious until now....

6: If he's one of them...

Pag 10

1: He must be cut off, that's what I'm thinking...

2: If you have the chance to get close to that insect

I want you to throw a “question” at him

Yeah

3: Yeah, doing that will be enough

4: “Would you help Onoda?”

5: Is the answer important?

6: A “question” only becomes a “question” when it's presented before your eyes

A sharp question penetrates deeper and deeper

And then, soon, it becomes a “chain”. You're always thinking about it, asking the question to yourself

Pag 11

1: What would he do if Onoda were in a pinch?

When Sohoku is in a pinch... can't I help them?

2: He'll involuntarily come up with the answer

Puku

3: “I can't help him”

“Don't help him”

4: That's enough to cut that little thread

5: If the seventh thread is cut, it becomes a powerless dead leaf

Just a small fry in the river, like an insect...!!

6: Understood

I just want to make sure of one thing....

Pag 12

1: If, when he answers, there's even a small “pause”

Then it's proof that it worked

2: I cut it

My flat tire ended up being useful

Now...

It will be a little difficult, but now I have to go alone

3: Should I joing a small scattered group along the way

4: while I aim to get to the lead?

Pag 13

2: After all the top quality meat it “ahead”!!

3: Anyway, he was really an insect, it was so easy leaving them behind

Well

Pag 14

1: It's the selected team after all

Pag 16

3: I'll pass from the right side

4: I'll pass from the right side

Hyeee

5: I'll pass from the right side!

Pag 17

2: They... passed me!?

That ragtag team!?

3: What's this... all of a sudden!?

So he came around!? How!?

4: On a downhill, the fastest group is the one who can control the air resistance

The one who put together this scattered team is....

Pag 18

1: The insect!!

The seventh thread that was cut

2: We ran into an obstacle, but our goal hasn't changed!! Hurry up!! Be careful while riding downhill!!

3: Yessir!!

Hyeee!!

Yessir!

Pag 19

1: Don't tell me that these guys.... are aiming to get to the lead from here!?

2: Sugimoto-san

Sugimoto-san

Sugimoto-san

When he asked you that question... you had a pause, but

3: You said you'd “follow the rules”!!

4: Sugimoto-san really is our leader!!

Pag 20

1: This is interesting, I'll follow!!

I want to see if that small-fry meat can really catch up!!

2: If he really does catch up then I want to touch it with my own hands!!

4: Be glad, everyone, these are good news

But the hard part starts now

5: Now, our 8 minutes distance with the lead.... we'll shorten it until a 4 minutes distance!!

Yeah!!

Hyee!!

[bisaster-energy]

big believer in keiko and kuwabara being besties like. you're my best friend's best friend and instead of it being awkward they realize "hey i really like hanging out with you!" this is ofc extremely detrimental to yusuke who now has two people on his ass

they share textbooks keiko quizzes kuwabara til he drops and she asks for fitness advice. why do i think this? I simply think it'd be funny asf if Keiko randomly got abs of steel. yusuke walks in on them doing sit ups while testing each other on vocab and almost breaks into tears.

"Keiko stop turning kuwabara into a fucking nerd he's wasting all his time studying instead of goofing off" "yusuke shut up and feel my abs" "holy shit these guys are like rock hard" "right??"

Kuwabara gets glasses and yusuke genuinely thinks it's a bit at first but kuwa is like "man seriously I realized part of the reason school was hard was cos I couldn't make out the words in my books half the time I need these things fr" classic yyh collapse in shock moment

Keiko and Kuwa are there for each other when yusuke goes off doing god knows what in Makai. They know he'll be back but it can be shitty not knowing what he's doing when he'll be back. Kuwabara reassures her that Yusuke does give a shit even when he leaves and Keiko reminds Kuwabara of why he doesn't need to drop everything and join him. He'll be back he'll be back he'll be back.

Kuwabara can only make simple meals Shizuru forced him to learn and Keiko doesn't really cook even tho her parents own a restaurant so when yusuke is in the human world there's cheers and applause "finally I get to eat 🙏🏼" "aren't you guys graduating college soon how are you surviving when I'm not here" "get back in the kitchen boy" "yeah I need another bowl 😌" "im poisoning ur food"

because girls and guys apparently can't just hang out school mates are sure Keiko is dating kuwabara but some think she's with yusuke and others think the two are fighting over her and she just looks at them like they're stupid if anyone ever asks directly

as for Kuwabara nobody knows whether he has a gf or a bf cos sometimes a polite brunette with a sweet smile visits him on campus and they talk at a picnic table (she's seen hitting him sometimes tho) but other times a guy with slicked back hair and devil may care attitude like. swaggers up to kuwa when he's with some classmates and drops a homemade lunch in his lap "you forgot this dumbass" "ahh thanks yusuke you're a life saver 🥺" "just eat your food" inside is the cutest box lunch and yusuke's glare keeps the people kuwa was with from cracking jokes. kuwabara acts like this is very normal

anyway i just think it'd be cool if they hung out and yusuke was equal parts delighted and grumpy about it

[pardonmydelays]

i never told you this but i actually watched the warriors (movie) and while the concept album is incredible, the movie literally sucks lmao

[pynkhues]

Wait u don’t think they r getting back together?😨 would love to know why!

I think they'll get back together eventually, but it would completely undermine Louis' s1 and s2 arc to have them back together right away. He's just left an almost-century long marriage, and him saying that he's companion enough for himself now in the finale needs to be true for that arc to contain the weight he as a character deserves. Plus Lestat's pretty clearly not in a great place from 2.08 and the s3 teaser, and in a lot of ways, it makes sense for the show to have Lestat do the work on himself that Louis' done on himself before they get back together.

Plus - book spoilers - but honestly, the timeline with TVL and Queen of the Damned works so well! Having them get back together right at the end of TVL, only for Lestat to be abducted by Akasha offers so much emotional carnage both for them as characters, and for us as viewers, haha.

[jinyoungtual]

I JUST REWATCHED PIWON MOVIE AND I HAVE THINGS TO SAY

[trans-yllz]

sorry but the guy playing the ratfish on game changer was truly So fucking annoying

[mariyekos]

Imagining a scenario where at some point Dante and Lady get married purely for practical purposes (like if she gets hospitalized so Dante can visit/make some decisions) but Lady ends up dating Trish so Dante's like

[randomnameless]

Hey, I come crawling to your inbox with another question. Do you know if there's anything said about the position of Prime Minister after Aegir Sr is deposed? Does anyone take over, is it explicitly not filled, or is it just never discussed? Thanks!

Hi!

Hm, in-game properly... no, as far as I remember, nothing is told about the position.

However, in CF endings, Ferdie takes the title again or, in an interesting outcome, if he marries Manuela, she becomes the Prime Minister !

Adrestia could have been an interesting concept to explore, with an Emperor and a Prime Minister and his various ministers (what Edel calls the "Nobles"?) and said Ministers and the Emperor have, apparently, always benn vying for power over the other - but sadly the game doesn't explore this too much.

Sure, it's not a politics 101 game and as it is depicted we could buy the situation being similar to Begnion (and Emperor and a Senate) but when Adrestia's history has an insurrection started because the Emperor wanted to centralise power on himself, and the nobles reacted against him, I wonder if we could have had more...

[sherlock-is-ace]

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[forgotten-daydreamer]

I have too many tabs open on my phone, and I took my meds about 40 minutes ago and was reading fanfiction when I realized I needed to use the bathroom. So I went and came back and opened google again and started reading a fanfiction that I opened before going, and I read a few lines and I I found a sentence super similar to one I wrote and I convinced myself that I actually plagiarized someone and only after like two good minutes I realized that it was my fic and that I opened the wrong tab so maybe it's time to call it a day

[y-a-n-n-a]

dreamt of mckirk at around 3-something am. truly.

[freedarick]

I've been on a binge watching yuri anime and 99% is bait/you have to read the manga to actually get the yuri

[sanjarka]

emma and killian's love story deserved better writers, i mean you're gonna tell me that hook died like a HUNDRED TIMES in season five and then season six comes along and you never mention it? that's something that literally needs to get addressed again are you serious rn.