#its still more of a proof of concept i think? but its fun seeing how they solve issues like 'how do we keep the reactor from melting'

[fairyminnie444]

𝕷𝖆𝖜 𝖔𝖋 𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖚𝖒𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓

му ρσѕтѕ ✮⋆˙

your subconscious is simpler than you think it is

you are NOT persisting if you are checking 3D and waiting for you DR!

you don’t try to manifest

Embodying the reality of your imagination

Manifesting is instantly

how should I see the role of other people in my reality?

ENDING the cycle of main frequent doubts that arise in our minds once and for all

“At your command”

EIYPO explained for you to understand and absorb

do you sometimes have that feeling that you NEED TO DO SOMETHING/TAKE ACTION to receive what you want?

“BIG” manifestations

What’s the “secret”?

Why You Can Change Your Physical Appearance and Overcome the Limitations of Biology

Why Others’ Manifestations Can’t Block Yours

I already know everything!! How do I apply this to my routine?

The “Sabbath State”

Yes, it’s perfectly okayyyy if you forget or get distracted by your routine.

affirmations to make it easier and “faster”

the ultimate post u need to LET GO

understanding your EGO so you don’t let it hold you back anymore

how to feel your desire in a natural way even if it seems unlikely?

even a negative view of circumstances can lead you to a positive one

manifesting $100,000 is as easy as manifesting $1

you already understood that! you are already there!

𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕟𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕔𝕚𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤

manifesting is supposed to be fun, light and easy!

~bad moments~ along the way happen, instead of ignoring them how to deal with them?

Act like the GOD you know you are.

Breaking Free from the Need for Proof

࣪˖ ִִֶֶָָ࣪☾.࣪˖ ִֶָ𝓐𝓢𝓚𝓢 ࣪˖ ִִֶֶָָ࣪☾.࣪˖ ִֶָ

i want to increase my height

what if my desires stay in imagination ans never externalize?

can we manifest multiple sps?

time travel (2)

What if others also try to manifest my celebrity sp…

how do you/did you convince yourself that manifesting/LOA is real

dealing with the 3D when it comes to using LOA (living in the wish fulfilled)

doubts affect my manifesting?

How does one take a very famous person « off the pedestal » in order to manifest them?

I want to change my birth name but i have to sign documental stuff

How I could live in the end when revising smth that if materialized would totally change my live in the 3d?

SPEC method

will it still manifest what we want even if we don’t have a clear picture on it?

I need help with my imagination.

how do i know if it's just taking its time or if i'm doing something wrong?

Can you go deeper into days/weeks of the 3D not changing and how to persist throughout the whole day when you're doing things?

What are your thoughts about getting back people who have p@ssed away? REVISION

YT Channels (sub, meditations, mentors)

I want to manifest the absence of something I've been experiencing for a long time (health and wellness related).

work on my self concept / deal with people who criticize or make me feel drained

simple breakdown to help you manifest your SP even if it feels delusional right now

trying to manifest a modeling career

manifest changing appearance and dna, but i also want to change my past to always have been this appearance and my parents too

everytime i think something is "never going to happen" or "hmm i've never seen xyz" it ends up happening?!?!

How can I manifest when I absolutely don't believe that I can?

how can i use daydreaming and listening to songs while manifesting?

someone asked me about my sp. what should I do in this case?

why is consuming more information about this law considered to be coming from lack when doing something in the 3d that "opposes your desire" not considered to be coming from lack?

I have too many things to manifest so what should I do? advice to me in harsh way

struggle with is my celeb sp and my dream job

how would you manifest hectochromia eyes?

EIYPO everything like a puppet and me it’s master pulling the strings? Does it mean that “ancestors,” “angels,” etc. are not existent, only me?

Why Some Manifestations Work Effortlessly

advices for manifesting with mental disorders

can manifest such extreme beauty that everyone in a shopping mall turns to look at me. Even though I'm not the standard and I'm common

I’m manifesting a new face, but visualising it doesn’t make me feel anything?

how do i make sure that happens for certain? i'm scared it won't

What do you think about manifesting being immortal?

+ tips on manifesting a bf/significant other

struggling with feeling the feelings and believing that it’ll happen.

I can never manifest anything related to MONEY purely

date with the guy I like However, I am a very physically insecure girl and I am too scared and nervous.

i dont know what i did wrong, i really thought this would work, i was sure about it but it didn’t and i can’t helped but feel discouraged

I have a fear that some of my manifestation will dissapear

If everything we are seeing in the 3D is assumptions we made through our life, why does sometimes when we are like 100% sure of something and then we figured it is not?

was confident, my affirmation was "no matter how and what, i have all A's" but alas i did in fact not get all A's.

i WANT to see a people who actually manifested things that changed their past, their reality

i wanna manifest more lenient parents

I’m religious so I believe in a higher power/god, but I do still believe in my own power/ Will this hinder my manifestation process because I believe in a higher power?

What am I doing wrong? SP related

how can i.. like manifest or just "undo" it??

I want to manifest my natural hair color being blond, but i have black hair and also my parents, do i have to detail everyone in my family who is blonde for my new genes?

I feel like I can't anymore, that I'm giving in… I feel stuck

i’m really confused in the living in the end thing and others things in my manifestation

I simply want to be like those people who are successful in curing their illnesses

what do you recommend me doing to change my birth year while not ignoring the reality and still living in the end?

Can our negative thoughts manifest if we think them for a long time and then stop thinking them?

How to use chatpgt to clear doubts and manifest

Tips for beginners

why do some people's jokes manifest if they don't assume those jokes are true?

how to stop paying attention to old failed attempts

How do you deal with hopelessness or desperation.

i’m scared that my fears will manifest itself and it’s out of my control

waiting mode

I feel guilty wanting to manifest

I try to live in the 4D but catch myself expecting the 3D to immediately reflect it

࣪˖ ִִֶֶָָ࣪☾.࣪˖ ִֶָ PART 2 ࣪˖ ִִֶֶָָ࣪☾.࣪˖ ִֶָ

[melpomenismask]

Revati, The Messiah.

I’m going to give you a look from the outside in, because I get what you guys feel about Revati naks. We are also watching ourselves in real time. We are aware of how strange it all is, ourselves, our lives, the world around us. But when you already know how things will go, are not confused by the basic existential concept of cause and effect, what the hell are we supposed to do with this big, long, messy trap everyone else calls life? When you can understand everything you see—given you can see yourself—how do you even life a life without knowing every step you take is not your own, but a part of a dance that starts from the womb and ends when you never come back?

Oh, and, everyone thinks you’re either the second coming of christ, or that other guy who shows up when it’s time to get a bit more silly.

Welcome to the Revati conundrum. We hate it here too. That’s why we’re laughing through it. You just don’t get the joke. You think all this stuff matters still. Sorry to see it. Let me know when you’re ready to chill out.

I am a Revati sun AMK in the 12th house and it is time for me to cook 🤓. I love being a Revati. We are everything and nothing. We are simultaneously in and out of the loop. We are the loop. We are the bridge between “reality” and the true order of things. And then there’s all this other stuff. …Yay…so..cool…

Revatis are fundamentally esoteric. We are magical and zany, and we only have to open our eyes to use it. This is no easy task, of course, but it is the only one that matters. Everything else is just noise. But, the noise is fun. Sure. Until everyone takes it far too seriously like that’s all there is to being a person. Then you judge us. Then we’re suddenly crazy, bizzare, unhinged, dangerous. We’re just bearded kids playing in this big, weirdly realistic sandbox. We’re not thinking of you. That’s our power and our flaw. We’re not thinking of you, we’re thinking of everything. If you can grasp that axiom, you will decode us very easily. We love and care deeply—so deeply we have to laugh at how awful everything is. How cruel and selfish and heartless everyone seems, and how it could be fixed if we just followed the obvious guiding signs.

But that’s the thing. They’re not very obvious, are they?

Well then, maybe I should tell everyone what they are!

People think what you’re saying is crazy, and there’s no proof. Maybe we are crazy?

Oh.

Maybe I am crazy.

Maybe I can make it fun.

Revatis usually get no mind nor sympathy when we are young. We are too different and confusing to even try to work with, and we understand things most don’t, but we aren’t sure either, so when no one else gets it, what else can we do other than laugh at the confusion of it all. Because maybe then you’ll let us hang around. Join in.

Right?

Crazy, Crazy Revati!

We literally don’t know what we’re doing. That’s another thing. They sound like the same, but they aren’t. Is that already too confusing? Boo hoo, welcome to Revati. As a Revati, I was born into the world with the sense that there was something bigger than what was around me going on, but with no proof and no sense of where to find it. So I just screwed around instead, and then I found out everyone hates fun Revati. And, I didn’t get any less ignorant than before, but I sure did walk all over everyone in the process!

It’s fair to not be pleased.

Fun Revati is weird. Fun Revati is laughing at jokes that are definitely at your expense. Fun Revati does not care if you feel bad, because it’s not about you, it’s about how you and everything are just so hilarious. Imagine waking up everyday walking over two left feet in “reality”, but with a bunch of mysterious spiritual gifts and esoteric knowledge that is oddly making things work out for us. Most people do not understand Revati while carrying its energy, so understand they are likely confused too, but trying to find the sense of things. It’s when they don’t want to admit they are wrong or have harmed others that the problems start. We look for rules, but the only rules we ultimately get is to have fun. Make the world brighter, happier. Laugh at yourself. Laugh at the world. Enjoy the world, you learn more when you explore. Try not to hurt people in the process. And be sure to smile. Smile, because everything is so sad. Smile, because everyone is so sad and lost. But we know where to go. We’re being led.

…Well, kinda.

Mostly?

I feel like there’s someone else better qualified than me to give you wisdom. I’m just Crazy Revati, remember?

Why are you all looking at me all of the sudden?

Revati, The Wise One.

I find it interesting how the planets resonate as motivations for nakshatra behavior. For my own analysis, I like to point out that mercury is a small, fast planet. We are on the outskirts because we are light years ahead of everyone around us without trying, it’s just what we were given. The downside of that power is that we are light years ahead of everyone without trying. Mercury is smart. It knows it’s smart because no one can keep up. But it is so small and everyone picks on it for being so smart. So it gets bitter. Jealous. Resentful. Hurt. Scared.

Stronger.

Mercury never has to stop. That is our curse. We are constantly moving and making things happen. But what is actually worth making happen. Why are you moving so much? What the hell is going on?

Revati stops.

Revati listens.

Revati, with time and support (and patience) understands.

We are all born children, and we all enter the world as if it is an blank canvas as for our own lives. For most other planets this becomes clearly not the case, but Mercury is too fast. Reality can’t even keep up with us. We’re so smart. We’re so clever and brilliant. We’re on top of the world. We deserve it. We should take everything for ourselves. No one ever considered us, so we should take everything we can get. It ours. It’s owed. We deserve to take the world, and we can. It’s justice, not greed. Don’t you know what I’ve been through?

Hello, Jyestha. Dodging therapy sessions, I see.

When you master the game of life, when you can conquer the world like you can wag your pinky, then it’s not that important anymore, is it? Unfortunately Jyesthas don’t figure that out until they destroy all they build, but Revatis slow down sooner. We are still in conflict. We’re so fast we start slowing down. Nothing is ever in perfect order. Nothing is ever “clear”. But that is the clarity.

Everything is as it should be.

That is the truth Revati natives live by. We follow the flow of existence as beat we can. We try to help the world get in tune with it too, hence our humanitarian and nerdy streaks. We want to find a way to make everyone understand, because we can feel how much the ignorance hurts. We see it hurting innocents who only committed the crime of having bad luck, we see it fueling those that are the root of the cause. We try to laugh. But it’s not a laughing matter. And at a certain point, it’s just not funny anymore, and we have to slow down to fall in tune with how out of order yet in order everything is for our own sanity and sensitive hearts.

Still, we are ever misunderstood.

If we are not jesters or fools, we are gods. Messianic. Heroes. We don’t think of ourselves that way if we’re well-adjusted. That’s the opposite of the Revati way. There is no pride, no ego, no leaders, no hierarchy. There is simply Being. We focus too much as Revati as a mere fish, but fish are a part of the whole. You forget, the ocean is one big soul. You forget the ocean of existence, of all things. After you conquer reality, the only thing left is to understand it. And to reach true knowledge, you must leave yourself behind.

Ironically, it is by doing this that Revati natives finally get what they always wanted. To be able to help, to be able to understand, to know what they’re doing. We are tour guides—inexperienced, but just give us minute—to this whole funny game called life. It is at this point Mercury finally slows down and can join in with everyone else; share what it has learned and gathered from all that running instead of keeping it for ourselves.

(Seriously, Jyestha. Therapy. It’s painful to watch you guys make messes. Literally get over yourself and your problems will “magically” disappear. With love, it’s genuinely stupid behavior if you’re so smart. Get over it all and watch the light come in. Obviously not all of you, but the ones who got personally offended. Doesn’t it ever get boring, the same old victim mentality?)

When Revatis finally come into themselves, we are finally able to help everyone else smile about life too, because we know where to find hope, where to find love, where to find certainty (spoiler: there is none). We think it’s obvious until we finally slow down and open ourselves up to our bigger, slower friends. Mercury is clever, but not exactly smart. That’s a whole other ballgame. But it is wise once it finds its way to stop running, and just start riding the waves, because it can show everyone else how to do it too.

As long as you don’t turn us away, that is.

The “ocean” of life is big and wide, unfamiliar, unpredictable, and Revatis are born native to it. We are moved by the waves. We connect with our friends while we wiggle our little fish butts all over the sea, trying to learn as much as we can. When you are one with the sea, you no longer have to fight it to get what you want, where you need to go. It’s not easy for us either.

But we see you. We see how much more lost you are. It surprises us, but we are soft people. We see you, and we want to help. And when we are done, we can finally join the ocean in its grand design, and leave the need to smile behind. It seems harmless, I know. There are worse things to cling to. But when you have all heart and no clarity, when one thing hurts, everything hurts. And we can truly feel everything. We can find joy in it. Even gratitude. Even power. Even freedom.

But we no longer need joy when we are at peace.

That’s what this is all about in the end.

I think.

Maybe.

From a friend. :)

[trekkele]

If Alfred really did put up the memorial case to punish Bruce that would be insanely cruel of him. Why do you think Bruce didn't say anything if we go with your version? And what does Bruce say once Dick confronts him about it, thinking this is another one of Bruce's bad coping mechanisms instead of Alfred's actions? How does their parent/employee and son/employer relationship change after this? Does it at all? Did Bruce just lie down and take it, blaming himself again and thinking he's right to be punished? Does he agree with Alfred that he doesn't deserve to forget even for a second? (Not that he could). Does anybody else know about this??? Dick, Babs, Tim, Leslie or someone?

I'm genuinely curious and interested in this idea and I hope I didn't come across as rude because that wasn't my intention. Would you like to talk more about it? What are your thoughts about these questions?

Hi i actually love all these questions i just have this terrible disease called overthinking my answers to asks and then forgetting to actually answer them!!! So this is going to be a mess, but answered.

Now the fact that Alfred put up the memorial case is something i always thought was canon in the original elseworlds (The Dark Knight Returns) that it originated from, but when i went to look for proof recently i couldn’t find it. So its one of those things where i genuinely dont know if i imagined that or i just cant remember where to look.

Bruce wouldn’t confront Alfred over it because if theres one thing shown consistently in canon its that Alfred has a terrible time respecting Bruces boundaries and decisions if he disagrees with them. Some of this can be reasonable - Bruce does have a very dangerously hobby! And some of this is just bullshit “i raised you so now i can do and say what i want” parenting. So i think Bruce would say nothing because it would accomplish nothing, despite the cave being his space, and also because he has a guilt complex so big he probably thinks he deserves to be confronted with his “failure” every time he’s down there.

I dont think he would tell Dick who put the memorial up for similar reasons - Alfred is one of the people i think Dick had contact with even when he wasnt talking to Bruce, which means if Bruce pushes them apart by revealing what Alfred did, he could risk one of the few stable connections Dick still has to Gotham. And i dont think he would do that, if Dick was already mad at him anyways.

I dont think anyone knows about who put the case up. Remember, at this point Bruce is living alone in the manor with Alfred, and the case is already up (presumably) when Tim starts, Leslie rarely comes down there, and Babs was still recovering from her own Joker attack (which chronologically happened before Jason died). So no. If anyone would know it would be Clark or Diana, because Clark would see how Bruce’s hands shake every time he brushes by it and Diana would ask if this was truly a memorial fitting for Robin, and then realize Bruce wasnt looking at it like someone who chose to see that every day.

And yeah, its very cruel on Alfreds part. It shows a deep misunderstanding of Bruce and his ideals and mission as well, which is fascinating when you take it together with Alfreds encouragement and enabling of Robin as a position, and his constant heckling of Batman as a concept. I think Alfred views Batman, on some level, as a disappointment to the Wayne Legacy. Even if he didnt put it up to punish Bruce in particular, (which is the harshest possible reading, i admit) it is still cruel!

Idk its a fun little concept to play around with isnt it

[rileys-battlecats]

How difficult was it to create a whole another clan, and do you have any tips for those wanting to start? I've always been wanting to make one but honestly my worldbuilding skills are not that great and procrastination levels are high😿

Honestly I never really set out to make an entire clan! It started with just a little handful of OCs, and then it just sort of.... expanded on its own HAHA

My advice would be to start small! I started by focusing on a little handful of characters, really only fleshing out two of them (mudpaw and wrentail), and then branching out from there based on their relationships. Mudpaw needed peers, so the other apprentices were designed and eventually their personalities were developed. Then those apprentices needed mentors, and needed dynamics with those mentors, and then the mentors needed dynamics with each other, and at that point I had so many cats it was just logical to design a leader, deputy, and med cat! And then I just designed a few background characters to fill in some spaces (sometimes reusing old designs I'd made but hadn't used for anything), and then I had an entire clan!

It definitely helps that I LOVE designing cat characters, it's actually so fun for me HAHA. Any excuse to make up a new kitty cat is good enough for me :P

The worldbuilding for the clan was built mostly from what I needed it to be for the characters/story! I've been putting it together piecemeal for quite a long time. Don't feel pressured to figure everything out all at once! I left a lot of blank spaces in the clan's history/culture in the beginning; I only really started filling it out over time and with a lot of help brainstorming from the people leaving their questions and thoughts on this blog! Even now, I still sometimes have new ideas that I want to integrate into the clan's lore

My biggest tip is to just have fun with it! Use concepts that are cool to you, make stories that YOU love, and don't worry about making it appealing to other people. They're your OCs, they're there for you to have fun with! Don't worry about making everything cohesive and finished all at once, you can make things and develop them in little bite-sized bits, then just put them together whenever you want!

A more concrete tip is to think about what little pieces of clan culture affect the characters and their thoughts/feelings/relationships! For instance, I have one of Micaclan's most important traits being that they are deeply insular as a group; this means that outsiders are treated with suspicion, but it also means that they care about their clanmates immensely. Those considered to be part of the "in-group" are met with support, love, and loyalty. So, anything or anyone that breaks from this loyalty is treated very harshly (ex. Possum leaving the clan was seen as a very serious betrayal). This insular trait affects how the clan treats Mudpaw (a perceived outsider), it affects how the clan treats their kits (they all share responsibility for each kitten equally/"it takes a village" approach), and it affects how the clan sees its individual members' shortcomings (ex. Wrentail being seen as a harsh mentor, sure, but ultimately believing him to be a good cat; they can't really conceive one of their own as being in the wrong without some serious proof).

Another tip is to include fun little details that might not seem important to a story, but still add a little bit of flavor to the world! Micaclan values storytelling, and Wrentail was one of their best storytellers. The elder Snaptail keeps clan history alive by imparting old stories to each new generation. The clan teaches their kits to swim at a young age, due to their history of losing cats to a flood and now living close to water. The clan doesn't have frequent access to Starclan, because their holy place is dangerous to approach. The clan's healers meet with Starclan each half moon only symbolically, by traveling to their mountain's peak to stargaze. Little details like that can do a lot to make the clan feel more alive!

I know this is sort of an eclectic mess as far as tips/advice goes, but I hope it helps!!

[tansyuduri]

Merlin Loregasm Rewatch S1E6 (Part1)

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my rewatch of Merlin focusing on the lore. I am a giant nerd so pretty excited about this. We’re on A REMEDY TO CURE ALL ILLS

(Hoo boy theres gonna be a LOT of lore in this one! Let's go!)

Ok more examples on how medical knowledge in Camalot is HUGLY advanced despite still beliving in Humorism and four elements. Gaius originally blames Morgana's condition on inflammation of the brain perhaps caused by infection. Infection itself was not understood and tended to be blamed on bad air, god, planetary conjunction, or natural disasters (Mostly bad air and god if it was a widespread contagion though) Some folk healers DID know how to tend it with herbs! The idea that an infection could be inside or effect distant areas like the brain in this kinda way is pretty advanced. Again I chalk this up to the world having magic. Another tool to understand what is going on around them that real history did not.

Gaius: see if you can find me some fresh rosemary and Yarrow

Rosemary and Yarrow can be combined to help achy joints, inflamed muscles, nerve pain, wounds, bruises, swelling, inflammation, and sprains Rosemary also stimulates circulation and blood flow

The idea of a remedy to cure all ills was very much a thing. It was called a panacea and was around as an idea from Greek times and named after a Greek goddess of medicine. Elements and Humors ALSO came from greek times, Greeks were hugely influential in science. It was greatly sought by alchemists and people of learning. This is likely part of why Arthur was not like GTFO. (Even if he was not interested in the offer at first out of loyalty to Gauis) More on this in a sec

Arthur: He says he has a remedy to cure all ills

Gaius: Impossible

Arthur: For Morgana's sake surely we should at least hear him out. I mean what have we go to loose. Please father

Gaius: Probably some Charlatan hoping for a quick shilling

Arthur: I don't care if she is about to die what harm can it do!?

Two things to address here. First of all Gaius is not pulling the charlatan idea out of nowere Or the impossible. As much as a Panacrea was believed to exist. There was no proof of the concept. One might hear about it existing in distant lands or the like. But someone like Gaius might be skeptical of the concept after his MANY MANY years spent in medical practice. Its possible he tried and failed to create it himself too. FURTHERMORE selling a supposed Panacrea was a thing MANY MANY charlatans did. It was perfect for praying on desperate people.

Now onto Shilling, I belvie this is the only time a unit of money is mentioned specifically in Merlin. It originalted from an anglo saxon phrase that meant twentieth of a pound. It was intoduced as "Shilling" much later in history. So I belive it is being used here as a generalism for a small amount of money. I don't think there are actually shillings in the Merlin universe. BUT one never knows. There are a lot of other historicaly inacurate things. Its part of what makes the show so fun!

This checks out Alchemy was thought to be the way to create a Panacrea . It was mainly focused on finding a way to create enternal life and gold though the philosophers stone. (More in later eppisodes) But it was also the forerunner of modern chemistry thus a physician would use a LOT of the same equipment!

Okay in Medieval times this would normally be known as apoplexy. It came from, the greek word apoplexia meaning to be stuck down suddenly with violance, Apoplexy meant when a person was struck down for seemlingly no reason without conviousness or motion maintaining pulse and breathing and later came cover things like stokes or Cerebral Hemorrage. It was still though this was caused by Humoral issues. This would presist to near modern day. It was not until 1658 that Cerebral Hemorage was first identified as a thing diferant from other types of Apoplexy So again Medicine in BBC Merlin is WAY ahead of its time. I will chalk it up in these case once again to the existance of magic, but ALSO to the fact that autopsies were likley a thing! (I've said this many times but this is more evidence to my theory as autopsies were integral of seperating apoplexy into diferant things.)

Morgana uses the word Heaven here. While the word usualy has a conotation of christianity/jusdism/islam it can also mean pagan afterlives. Still I'm making a note in case it becomes important later.

Gaius: I wish to see the court records for the time of the great purge

Geoffery: what possible need could you have for those.

Gaius: I fear that the past may have come back to haunt us

Geoffery: all the mroe reason to keep the records hidden

Gaius: I know that neither of us wants to remember that time, but this is a matter of great urgency.

Geoffery: The record are sealed they cannot be oppened. Uther has forbidden it.

Okay we need to examine WHY Uther might have forbidden it. He has no trouble thinking about it. He has no issue mentioning it. The first episode is a celebration of it!

I mean the fact he was later tormented be seeing the souls of those he killed MIGHT hint he had some regrets about what he did? But he might just have been terrified to see them back? And compared to everything else where he seems to have no regrets?

SOOO perhaps It has to do with Ygraine's death and Arthur's birth. But they can't have recorded what they did right? Since that is a big secret? OR DID they somehow record it and Geoffery was actually one of the few in the know? Perhaps he never looked at the documents? WHY WOULD YOU RECORD IT?

If Nimueh was indeed court sorceress perhaps Uther doesnt want Arthur to be able to look at the records and see OH dad had a court sorceress that escaped just after I was born!

I'm KINDA a bit stumped here UNLESS

the line "I know neither of us wants to remember that time" Okay sure it could be Geoferry just doesnt want to remember all the people dying. BUT could it mean he was into magic too? Or had a loved one who was into magic? Was he actually IN on Arthurs birth too? Or told about it. DID THEY ACTUALLY RECORD THAT SHIT? WHY? I think they possably actually recorded it. It makes the most sence because storywise this could then be another hint at the mystery of Arthur's birth that is a bit of a focus this season and is being built up.

Okay Angels are not pagan at ALL. they are christian/jewish/muslim (and a few others) So we have a point towoerd at elast one of those being comon place in the merlin world. I know some fans debate camalot being some form of early christian which is why I am paying attention to all these little religion things.

My currant working theory is that there is a weirdly pagan or pagan-ajasent version of christianity that is left over from when the romans where in control. And has had a long time to blend with the traditional godess religion/culture in isolation of other christian sects. Thus a "New Religon" existing.

This is what he says giving over the records. Which okay? I mean they both likley already know what is inside. but I guess disobeying a direct order from Uther can be a death sentance? I feel like there is somthing I am missing.

I think him mentioning this is really intersting. BECAUSE the dreams are not gonna stop. He has no reason to think they will stop. So by implying they were a warning for her condition. So either he plans to bring the condition back, Or is counting on the fact he is not going to stay for too long. He can chalk them up to her recovering sure. but eventually she will recover. Just an intersting hint that he knows he will not be staying too long.

Gaius: I often wondered what happened to that poor young boy

Edwin: I told you we've never met before

Gaius: I didn't realize who you were until I check the records you used your mother's maiden name. You are Gregor and Jaden's Son

Edwin: They were freinds of yours.

Gaius: They were sorceres

Edwin: They practiced magic, so did a lot of people back them Gaius.

Gaius: Uther will be furrius when he finds out who you are

Edwin: Fine, Fine shall we tell him? lets go tell him. Lets tell him, Lets tell him everything ooh! I know we could also tell him about Merlin?

Gaius: merlin?"

Edwin: you didn't know he was a sorcerer? Tsk, ahhh I wonder what Uther will do. Problubly have him burned? Gaius: you would betray another sorccerer

Edwin: You did when you turned a blind eye and let my parents die at the hands of Uther. At least Merlin doesnt have a son that will try to rescue him from the flames? Okay first of all going back to my post on episode one I wonder if a last name means noble. If so its intersting because Uther did not reconize a noble family because a maiden name was used. Or hes not and last names are a fluke. Also although Gaius later reveals that his parents practiced dark magic he did not bring it up here. Or deny he was freinds with them. Possably because he knew it would not convince Edwin? And not everyone who practiced magic back then (A lot of people) could have used dark magic. This is the first time we realize that Gaius was essentully a colaborater. Its not a good look for him. Not only did he choose to let his freinds die to stick by Uther. HE IS STILL trying to protect Uther. But he is willing to give up Uther to protect Merlin. And is later revealed to have saved Alice. So some part of me wonders how close of freinds they could have been? One thing I wonder is if Gaius actually agreed with Uther on a level. Perhaps there were a lot of people abusing magic. (As hinted at in episode one) So he actually thinks magic is often bad and often corrupts. (To be clear I'm not excusing his behavior.) This is why he is so hesitant to let Morgana know about her magic. And he is so strict with Merlin and his. "Its not good or bad its how you use it." But a lot of people give into power and use it for bad? Is this his view?

I know a lot of people equate magic with being born diferant. I do too. Its part of why I relate to Merlin so much. But it seems like for some people in the merlin world it is less who they are and a means of Power for good or ill. (For others they are totally born with it) It does give people power others do not have (Just like being royalty does for example) I am a firm beliver of the idea that power reveals. And we see this a lot in Merlin, both in the choices Uther VRS Arthur make. and in the choices diferant sorcerers make. Back on topic I'm trying to understand why Gaius makes the choices he does. And I think the most likley thing is the man on some level ACTUALLY is afraid of magic and its capacity to currupt which he has seen a lot of and thus supports Uther one some level, perhaps this is even subconcious.

Again this is Tumblr so I need to make clear I DO NOT THINK HE IS IN THE RIGHT HERE. Gaius if this is true is missing HUGE Aspects he should take into consiteration. And the purge? the things Uther did? Just no!

This is intersting because there were not many developments in real medieval time. Another sigh there medical knowlage is very diferant in the Merlin World AND I'm cutting off here. Party because I accidenly posted partly because there is SO MUCH LORE! I will come with part 2 soon!

[psychopompsglomps]

followed by a math girl 😵‍💫😍 i have so much respect for u + ur people (mathematicians) i still dont rly get what a negative nukmber is. teach me a fun math fact pleeeaassee (even tho we arent friends yet ur bio made me so curious)

ooh hehe 1. i should probably update my intro im aconite and im more of a cat than a person or girl nowadays tho still in the area of girl

2. no one ever takes me up on that hehe :3

soooo if that's ur level im gonna assume ur joking but also my first idea for a "relatively low level" thing was induction versus strong induction, which is a Fundamentals of Proofs sorta topic which is! easy enough but functions in a context u likely have no experience in!

so instead im gonna pull up some dates for understanding of 0 and the creation of negatives and such!

first of all tho the fun thing to remember is:

the greeks? those bitches never even dreamt of 0. Pythagoras, Plato with his solids and his platonic ideals? they couldn't even tolerate the barest idea that we could numerically represent an absence, a null, with such a clever and useful tool as 0.

the romans aren't even worth mentioning. i could do an aside about the greeks and irrational numbers but i think u might be starting to realize how rambly i am already ^-^

there are ancient uses of symbols to represent similar ideas to 0, but the oldest proper 0, naught, that we have record of is from the Mayans and probably Olmecs as well, and apparently we have records dated to ~36 bce of that! babylonians had a *placeholder 0,* which the greeks adopted, but that was really just for writing out long numbers, like 101, where it simply represents an absence in the enumeration of digits, nyea? the greeks and romans did start to use their placeholder 0 in astronomical calculations and such but nor in formal mathematics so much, still as the additive identity (the extremely convenient property of not changing a value when added to it) but not so much for its other useful properties (everything going to it when multiplied by it, for instance).

china also had a placeholder 0 for a long while

but where we started seeing 0 used as an actual, proper number that we can do math on is in india, then it travelled via islamic scholarship around. apparently the word root for algorithm is from the persian scholar Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, whose multiplication tables in the 800s ce came to be known in the european powers in the 1100s under the latin title "algorithmi de numero Indorum." so 0 took a long time to spread but really did revolutionize math everywhere it was used.

it's weird and difficult to explain just how much of modern mathematics rests entirely on the concept of 0 as an identity, but it really does!

anyways negatives are an abstraction and they were made to represent subtracting an amount, they're very useful numbers in their own right as a result but that's literally the whole idea. -1 is what you would need to add to 1 to achieve the goal of subtracting and reaching 0, since subtraction was very much invented before negatives :3

one of my favorite numerical bases is base -2, as in u count the digits as 1, -2, 4, -8, 16, -32 etc. very cutesy, forms a legitimate and intensely annoying counting system, practically useless as such but can be helpful to think about

[castlebyersafterdark]

while you guys discuss perceived letterboxed disses, my brain is stuck on the fact that noah and finn had dinner together at a reservation only expensive steakhouse, the kind of place a lot of people use for special events like proposals and anniversaries, with a dress code and how Finn would have probably had to go buy something appropriate to wear for this alone since he owns maybe six casual shirts down there in ATL and im like….. how was that just a bros dinner?!? no wonder why twitter reacted the way we did here too… ITS SUS

anyways noah would never diss a man who went to those lengths hahaha they are both doing things they normally wouldn’t for each other—finn going to pop concerts, noah watching comedies about the history of snl lol

Love all the tiny bits of fuel and how for some it's a never ending need for more more more and other times it's like, this crumb will sustain for months!!!! Hahaha that's how I kinda am with any little info for the show itself - I don't need spoilers and leaks when I'm still kinda reeling from the existing show itself, I have enough to sustain me until season 5 but anything extra is a whole feast. So I enjoy whatever content appears outta nowhere, but I'm already happy 😁 It takes so little to amuse me!

But the restaurant thing is kinda the pinnacle of the concept of FN being real at all and while it's harmless overall to my brain to believe it being real - there's no actual proof of it, to be a realist. It's soooo fun and if true, I think clearly speaks volumes as to the legitimacy of their potential relationship. Because - it's so beyond casual friends if that sort of hang-out is going on. It's so much more. Despite what anyone trying to break it down says, that's not casual behavior. But. Did it happen? It's all words and posts and "secrets" shared but there is no verifiable data. So - tons of fun!! Emotional investment, minimum. Do I believe it? I'm chilling, I'm vibing, yes and no. I can't prove it. Hurts nothing to choose yes, but I'm also not gonna be devastated if no?

What I can prove? Noah specifically logging onto the letterboxd app or website, typing in the SNL movie, clicking the movie log page, clicking on those stars, and telling the world that he only saw that movie for Finn. Whether a close and supportive friend or being cheeky about a secret partner - oh, it's so sweet and really entertaining and lovely to have happened. And we can actually see the context. It's real and indisputable. The meaning is the speculation, where sometimes with other crumbs of content the speculation is the speculation.

I'm just here to have fun!!! Love these guys...

[yujeong]

For all the time I've been losing my mind over Pete's tattoo (to the point of getting it tattooed on my own fucking body), I've never really talked about it here, have I? Well. Let me do it now I guess.

The first thing I would like to present here is the origins of Pete's tattoo from the novels. I know, I know, the novels suck and I wasn't proud of including it in Trust is a fragile thing but it was compelling enough that it fit Pete's characterization. A broken clock shows the correct time twice a day or however the phrase goes. Apparently, Tankhun forced all his bodyguards to get tattoos at some point, and Pete got that one for reasons I'm not aware of. I've heard people say that Daemi found the phrase nice and tbh, I believe those people. The purpose of its usage becomes clear in this snippet taken directly from the novels:

(I can go on a whole ass rant about what we're witnessing here, but I'll spare you the headache.) So, what is the actual origin of the phrase? For the people who don't already know, it's from "All's Well that Ends Well", a play written by Shakespeare. It's about a woman who's given in marriage to the man she longs for, but, because she is of lower rank, he refuses to accept the marriage. The phrase, as always with Shakespeare, has more than one meaning and shouldn't be taken at face value. I had found a wonderful analysis about it here:

I find it fascinating how it works with Pete so well, despite Daemi being oblivious to its true meaning. I also find the fact that it works for Pete no matter how you interpret the phrase, equally fascinating. You can take it literally and connect it with Pete's job; how he's honest about the violence he inflicts, the activity he's enacting for the Theerapanyakuls, how he's accepted the nature of it, how "there are no heroes or villains in this world" and so on. You can add his loyalty in there too and make it even juicier. You can also take it ironically and connect it with Pete as a person; how he's not actually honest - he's not open about himself, his desires, his feelings - so with this, it's like he's admitting that he has no legacy. It encapsulates his lack of personhood and it's fucking brilliant. Him sneering at Vegas slightly when he told him "There's no such thing as honesty in this world" after seeing the tattoo on Pete still gives me brainworms, because both of them are thinking of different things here. To me, Pete is thinking of the literal sense which I described above, while Vegas is talking about how people are deceitful and will just lie through their teeth to get what they want (like him). I don't know if that's what the intention was, but them having completely different concepts in mind is something I believe strongly. Now, one very, very important aspect of Pete's tattoo is its position. In the novels, it's on his chest, more specifically on his left side, where his heart is:

Not so subtle, Daemi, huh? The show changed that, as we all saw, and ooohhh what a glorious choice, I love it so much. For a couple of reasons:

The position is more sexual, which contradicts Pete's seeming naivety in regards to sex and romance in the show (proof being, every interaction he had with Porsche, plus the infamous "Kissing is for people we like only"), making everything he and Vegas did in ep12 not come out of nowhere.

It's super fucking low. Obviously it is, given it's his hip but I implore you to look more carefully at the screenshot I shared above, because the distance between his belly button and his tattoo rivals Kinn's open shirts. Istg you can see faint hints of pubic hair right below "No legacy", I swear I see it I'm not insane.

The tattoo being so low means Pete will only be able to see it when naked. I say only naked because even with only his underwear on, it's still hidden. Almost like it's something he'd want to hide even from himself, hmmm curious.

Another fun thing about the tattoo, which kind of applies to both the novel and the show, is the fact that, since it's a phrase, Pete will not be able to read it unless he looks in a mirror and sees the reflection (something I realized by wanting to read my own lol). Alas, another barrier Pete puts on himself to prevent introspection. (I will not touch upon mirrors here, but Pete and mirrors oooohh, what a concept I would love to explore one day.) I could talk about this all day, but I think I got the main points across. I lovelovelove this so much and I'd love to see if there are more analyses of Pete's tattoo out there. Please bring them to my attention if you have them.

[outeremissary]

Oooh how about telling us a little about The Thousand Mile Fall? 👀

Thank you Ash and @bearvanhelsing for asking!

I want to begin by apologizing- I suspect you were looking for Tristian, but this is the single BG3 thing that was on the list. Jay, idk where you stand on discourse game of the year, but Ash, I know that you're not a fan and have been working on distance. I'm placing the rest under a cut. You can read it or not read it. Either thing is fine with me.

As compensation: the one actual Kingmaker ask I got on this (sorry it's not a flashy one), or a PF2e one about Kasander/Asperia.

Still with me? Thank you, I appreciate it!! Let's see to what degree I'm willing to bare my soul before I get too embarrassed and awkwardly trail off.

Ah: DUrge spoiler warning. And content warning: DUrgetash (sorry)

So! The Thousand Mile Fall, something which was only just starting to go beyond planning (and originally planning for a comic) when my laptop committed die. I was really interested in the concept of the Dark Urge as a character who was always framed as having fallen from grace, and who had also fallen from a state of divinity. The liminal state excited me, and we all know how I feel about a horrible someone who's a horrible failure of an angel. Horrible failure of a demigod occupies a similar space. I think the nature of that failure- that fall- began to occupy me quite a bit, since I had a strong concept for Asperia from very, very early on in my playthrough (long before I knew anything besides the DUrge plot besides that they were a Bhaalspawn, even before I had become convinced Kasander and Asperia existed simultaneously) and at the heart of Asperia was someone who was infallible and convinced of their invincibility- maybe rightly so.

So, this story is set only a bit before the game and is meant to unpick the loss of that perfect favor- in my mind, the loss of Asperia's "godhood," something which is stolen twice. The second and definitive loss is of course to Orin in a singular act of violence, but Orin's path to victory was opened by the slow and insidious poison of having known Enver Gortash. In a "the bar is in hell" turn of things, their... acquaintanceship is the closest thing Asperia has ever experienced to a normal relationship and a normal life. And that glimpse of the other side is what unmakes her. It's always been crucial to Asperia's role in the system to be the one who loves being Bhaal's beloved child, who can reconcile anything with belonging, who buys in so fully that it is unthinkable to be less than a god and it is unthinkable to have desires besides those of a god. Others hold the questions, the fear, the other desires- Kasander and Bride especially- but Asperia wants nothing else in life, and Asperia believes with painful, self-destructive fervor.

Asperia has already been acquainted with Gortash for some good while here, the wheels turning in the scheme of the Absolute. This is the longest positive relationship of any kind Asperia has ever had outside of whatever pseudo-parental thing he has with Scleritas, and it has been wonderful: novel, collaborative, a meeting with someone who resembles an equal despite being a mere mortal. Asperia has begun to see other facets of the world through this, to see the ways the world of the living comes together for purposes besides inevitable execution. It's all an act of devotion, all furthering the will of Bhaal, all what Asperia desires and wants to do. But the further it's gone the more it's started to be fun for its own sake too, and a certain fascination with a frenemy has begun to blossom into dangerous fantasies.

Asperia doesn't fantasize. Asperia can't fantasize. Asperia is a god, and he only wants things which are real and deserved. Bhaal's favor is proof of that: Orin's ugly, messy desires make her a worse worshiper, and she's never had their divine father's love. Asperia is Bhaal's beloved. Asperia is defined by her distance from those mistakes. And so too is Asperia the perfect disciple, a being beyond sin. If something is what Asperia wants, then it must be acceptable.

And this is how Asperia begins to lose Bhaal's favor.

Asperia starts the story at a personal high and only rising- with the world at her fingertips and Bhaal's love behind her, she's preparing for the victory lap and has taken an extra prize in becoming more intimately involved with Gortash. But you can't have your cake and eat it too- this impossible personal high the seed of Asperia's ruin, already sown, takes root and begins to grow. Bhaal's perfect killing machine doesn't play house with Bane's Chosen. And there are more than enough people who fucking hate Asperia already and are ready to take note- as well as Gortash himself, so much older and colder than young, sheltered Asperia. There may be some genuine affection there in some form, but calculation and power take precedent, as does the enjoyment of solving this Bhaalspawn puzzle by picking her apart.

Over time the increasingly clear dissonance between the impossible misalignment- the first Asperia has ever experienced- between what they want and what Bhaal allows them to desire and have drives them to spiral into a state of exceptional vulnerability that ultimately allows Orin to usurp them. The escalating stress causes them to lose time more and more frequently, beyond what they can explain away to themself and make disappear, and they begin to doubt themself. To fear what is happening, and to develop their own doubts about Bhaal- things that should live elsewhere, things that cause other parts to bubble up in ways they notice. Asperia is straying and rivals like Orin can see it, is becoming less dependable and reluctant allies like Ketheric can see it, is becoming a less than perfect disciple and that butler shepherd of Bhaal can see it (not that every part was always perfect- Scleritas has always known that "Asperia" is more than just Asperia, and has long pitted Asperia against themself). And Asperia is vulnerable and open and easier and easier to see- and Gortash, who has solved the part of this puzzle Asperia refuses to see quite well, sees it all and drives the spiral deeper. Pulls Asperia closer, and begins to learn the others without letting Asperia know (this is a piece of how Kasander knows Gortash, has known Gortash before anything).

So y'know. It's all heading for inevitable tragedy, heartbreak, ruin, bad feelings, and a tadpole in the head, as well as a shitty asshole boyfriend conspiring with one's sister who has been waiting for ages for the change to REALLY wreck one's shit. Yikes! Feel like not enough was spent on the family drama and that's sold Orin short, but she's played a damn active hand through it all. Sacrificial Orin, always underestimated, always overlooked, always surviving.

I dunno how to conclude this and I feel like I probably talked too long (half just to remember things I can't access until the new laptop arrives and is set up). All in all, just a fun little project to play with while I continue to fail to finish the last teeny bit of the actual goddamn game (I'm the worst at wrapping up the last little dregs of things after I've cleaned up the most fun stuff).

TLDR: Asperia, main character of life, starts to Lose the Plot and gets written out of the story for a little while

[hollowsart]

I had to make the Morbius variant of Acedia into its own post, but here's some funny concepts n stuff I came up with while working on her with a friend.

Warning for topics with slight discussion and mentions of blood and vampirism.. cuz this is about a vampire lol

enjoy my thought process minus my friend's input that helped with a little back-and-forth to come up with this stuff:

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tfw you're just trying to get some fruit, but this weird ominous looking older man doesn't hesitate when he sees you holding the last perfect honey crisp apple in the whole store.

goth as a subculture apparently didn't exist until the 80s in the UK with the introduction of a specific genre of music. the subculture itself is just heavily music based. it's not fashion based, although most who listen to the music will end up wearing clothes that reflect the music or the styles of those who made the music.

But that's not to say Old Man Morbius couldn't dress very dated and have a more victorian style of dress. gives him that "gothic" look

he stands out from the rest of society at the time in the 50s and he doesn't do much outside of getting necessities and then going back to his penthouse.

there were rumors that he was a vampire, mostly from the younger crowds and some older folks who loved to gossip. Acedia didn't believe it, thought it was rude to spread such things about people without any real proof…. but it didn't stop her from feeling nervous.

boi howdy was she wrong to think he wasn't a vampire.

He followed her from the store and dragged her into an alley and attacked…. taking the dang apple she bought as he fled.

Acedia hating the taste of blood, but the vampire-ness is CRAVING IT.

I think we need a better explanation for "LIVING vampire" as currently, vampirism technically means you're kinda dead tbh. you're dead and you're reanimated differently than a zombie.

I did have a concept where vampires can still eat and drink other things besides JUST blood.

They can eat raw meats and possibly blood sausages, too. they lean a bit further into being carnivorous, but they're not cannibals (not to say there isn't at least one or two vampires who may or may not have gone cannibalistic due to some kind of trauma, but y'know--)

Vampires can go out during the day, but they require coverage from the sun. umbrellas, extra long gloves, big ole hats with massive brims. pants, long sleeves, long dress, etc.

most tend to be nocturnal, but will go diurnal if necessary or for any number of reasons they may have for being awake during the daytime. (like keeping up appearances and trying not to seem so out of place to the regular humans they live around)

AS IF I DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE A SUPER SENSITIVE NOSE AS IS

Morbius!Acedia is a silly fun "non villain" addition to this whole sinistersona concept.

she has no desire to cause harm and, much like Earth-4622's Morbius, she is more of a street-level hero. She uses this for good, not evil. and has her own issues to deal with outside of that world's "Spider-Man"

Acedia: (airhead extraordinaire)

you're not special, Morbius.

me, who knows I'm hungry and should get something to eat yet is still sitting there taking +1 damage every 3 minutes that I'm NOT getting up to get food: …….maybe.. I already AM a living vampire? ..just without the desire to drink blood?

me meeting Morbius and he's like "I haven't had blood in 3 days, I am going to kill someone--"

me: ? only 3 days? the last time I had blood was uhh… 4? 5? days ago?

Morbius: Morbius, now feeling terrified, knowing I'm a variant of him: ….How are you still speaking to me?

me: I have other means of food that tastes better than blood. smells better, too.

I get hungry fast, but I still sit there and tolerate the pain. sometimes I'll drink something to kill the hunger pains. that helps me pass the time.

[mdhwrites]

Ok i was thinking more about the ending of TOH... i suddenly noticed the whole 'human and witch colab society' thing, and its... its so bad? where did this even come from?

did the writers really just dump a 'oh by the way the witches are going to try make friendly contact with the humans, you know, even though witches have voiced digust or superiority to humans, or even though humans are incredibly vicious to anything different and would 100% wage war in a millisecond??'

Like that is such a HUGE FUCKING plot point to just TACK ON at the last 5 minutes with zero reference to this outside of a one off line from gus in the palismen ep???? why is this show that i love written so randomly?!

*goes to get some rope to pull you back with* I... don't get the outrage with this one. It's a harmless element in the finale that implies things are going to get better. It's a throwaway line or background element or whatever it is and it's something that a lot of finales for shows like these are theoretically going to do. It's harmless fun that plays into the fantasy that everything will be okay for the characters. ... Okay but I do actually have a complaint of my own. Not really with the concept of human/witch relations. I don't care whatsoever with that. Again, it's purely throwaway. If it was anything else, Gus might have been a real character or been given some real respect in the finale by going to human world to study. It's more that... Why bother? When is the next time Luz is going to go back to the Human Realm to do anything besides say hi to her mom? Like outside of witches fucking humans and getting to pretend that your own witch will step through the portal and date you, what is the point of even gesturing towards this bit of fluff? Usually it's to imply that peace is achievable or that the fantastical and reality are coming together. Who cares with TOH though? The Isles is barely different from our world besides their denizens having magic. Luz's story is absolutely not about peace BETWEEN worlds. It's just about being happy in her fantasy. When is she even going to bother going home after all? At best, she'll do it to see her mom but that's pretty much it. She has no reason to go home. No reason to find harmony or peace. It's kind of a running issue for me with the finale that I'm not really sure why they bothered with the portal door. Outside of allowing for a SPECK of an ability to say this isn't pure wish fulfillment (which frankly I'd argue the twin worlds life still is maximum thrust on that) and not leaving Vee homeless... What's the point? Do any of the witches have an interest in the human realm? Outside of the dude who has a human fetish, no. Does Luz have any interest in it? No. Will King be going to the human realm? No. So who is spearheading this program? People who see Amity and go "I want to be that! Married to a human!" The human world matters so little, and contrasting against it has meant so little to the show, that I just don't get why they even bothered including classic nods of fluff. If you're going to be dumb fun, be dumb fun. Be over the top and silly, especially if you're going to curb stomp your themes besides "You're special" for your finale anyways? But... TOH wants to be smart. It has no idea how to be smart but it wants to be so it's not going to have the fun it should. So honestly, why not get mad at the fluff? The show wants to claim better than that anyways so its audience is trained to ask these sorts of questions. This ask is literal proof that TOH shoots itself in the foot by trying to claim to be better than other things because it means it can't just have some fluff, even when it's warranted. Not when it would mock other shows for the exact same elements. ========

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black mirror episode scores by me:

s1 e1: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

interesting way to present the series. has a very banskish way of being mysterious with this fucked up twists. It feeds you the crumbs of what will be next; not very in tune with the rest of the series.

s1 e2: ☆ ☆ ☆

I didnt like it. I gave it a chance twice, but is just not my thing. I think that, overall, the whole episode is fine. it makes its point, but I dont like the execution. also the bright colors of the screens makes it very difficult for me to watch. I know its to make the viewer overwhelmed, but still.

Is not really bad, but not my cup of tea at all.

s1 e3: ☆ ☆ ☆

Alright... rather boring and long. good concept. better executed in later episodes; for this reason is rather skipable.

s2 e1: ☆ ☆ ☆

its good... but a bit bland. it could have had a better conflict. that woman was way to sane, I think it needed a squizo turn.

s2 e2: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

damn perfect. I love it so much. interesting as fuck concept, very well executed. I love the liminal space "last of us" sort of vibe. amazing plot twist, not see it coming at all. masterpice.

unnecessary highlight: the girl with the hunter hat is so cute, thanks for that too.

s2 e3: ?????

I cant put stars because I coudnt end it. I find it to be a very bad episode from the beginning, especially after being exposed to the previous episode.

s2 e4: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

there are some parts that I find a bit off, but very nice. Im not sure about the idea of consciousness in an ai to help you out... it seems very forceful,

boys are just having fun with their writing I guess. I do like the concept of direct consciousness in a replicate reality, seems more down to earth. I do find it possible to make people able to see and experience something like dreams in a shared space.

anyway, I did liked it a lot. there are better ones but its basically objectively good.

s3 e1: ☆

anyone. and I mean anyone, even 8-years-olds, could have come up with the plot of this episode.

the pastel aesthethics are almost as painful as the screens in s1 e2. I dont like how is directed, I dislike the main character before and after character development. this episode was a mistake.

s3 e2: ☆ ☆

very fogetable, in fact I almost cant remember it.

the idea is good and I love psychological horror and games but this episode could have been a masterpice and is just ...there.

Also dont put americans in black mirror, sorry not sorry (this was the biggining of evil).

s3 e3: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

fucking masterpice out of a masterpice. fucking top tier plotwist. it has everything, that actor from "the end of the fucking world" who is an out of this world actor, action, suspense, its funny, it has hacking used in a very terrifing and arguable way, it has radiohead (fits like a glove and hits like a truck).

it lets you thinking "the fuck!? really?...but... for real?"

top tier concept. I just love cancel concepts. yeah... feed me those.

s3 e4: ☆ ☆ ☆

Its bad but is good. I will keep saying it: keep americans out of this.

corny, cute, actually made me cry (I think). Obviously based on that viral tumblr 80s pic of two girls playing in an arcade. the person who wrote this has a tumblr account, I dont have proofs neither doubts.

Its an okey experience... (medio goma). but okey, I cant score it with less than 3 stars. Is good.

s3 e5: ?????

I hate action whatever. I coudnt watch it. looks cliché.

s3 e6: ????

ohhhhh.... looks interesting as hell but actually didnt watched it. It was very complex and I just wanted to eat while seeing som light at the time lol.

s4 e1: ☆ ☆

very forgetable, in fact I almost cant rember it fully.

kinda whatever.

s4 e2: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

fuck... this episode. very dark, very on point. terrifing.

this has lit has happened to me. very well writen plot and characters, very real. painful to watch.

s4 e3: ☆ ☆

dense ass episode. Its okey... but it was really difficult for me to end the episode. I just coudnt connect, I didnt care the slightest about the characters. felt like a waiste of time, but I know is not that bad.

s4 e4: ☆ ☆ ☆

It was okey, has this filler episode vibe. It didnt bore me to death, so here you have your three stars.

s4 e5: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

I liked it quite a lot. very engaging and I really like apocalypse stories, so yeah. nice.

something about the ending tho...

s4 e6: ☆ ☆ ☆

the atmosphere is nice, I liked the mysterious touch.

could be better... a bit weak. but would watch it again.

black mirror bandersnatch: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

interactive movie? yes.

cool concept, good plot, good acting.

could have been better? ...yes.

(oh, but you didnt... yes. I did play different endings, bitch)

[the-sour-patch-crew]

Me, every time I think more and more about having OSDD and exactly how far back it may actually go.

I know for a FACT late in life trauma absolutely affected my sense of self and plurality. That's a given. It also took my neurodivergancy up quite a few notches, but that's another story.

I also know I got a lot of things from childhood that I've been realizing over the past few years where actually traumatic, and I've got a whole bag full of trauma responses as proof. Doesn't mean it gave me a CDD, but I can't deny trauma is there at the very least.

But I also know that without a doubt, the plurality I was experiencing prior to my later trauama was entirely an endogenic experience. Every single interaction matches up with what we currently know about plurality outside of CDDs.

So. Once I get to finally sharing all our "lore" with someone who can accurately diagnose what's going on up in this skull, and if it turns out they think I've had a CDD prior to my late 20s, I still don't think I'd ever drop the mixed origin label. Because the plurality I was experiencing back then vs now is still wildly different. I don't think its ableist of me to think this way because it would be more ableist of me to assume that someone with a CDD can't also experience concepts like the multiple selves theory, Jungian archetypes, or creative muses. The sense of self and how we interact with our own understanding of the self and subconscious is not limited to if you do or do not have a CDD. Sure, things become wildly more complex with a CDD, but I wouldn't say it's impossible to still experience endogenic plurality in a pure state before or after a CDD becomes fully apparent or alters develop. I don't think it's wrong to use both to describe your system or plural experience as a whole. Origins are honestly stupid to debate over. I just like being able to share and relate with others. Talking about how endogenic and traumagenic plurality can coexist brings me a lot of dopamine and gets my little fox brain doing the silly thing like in the gif. It's simply, fun.

People don't have to use labels. I just want to stop seeing people throw out how ableist it is to use a label that best matches an experience. Are people just pissed at the label? Or are people pissed at the implications? Or just pissed at seeing different experiences? Why can't we just have nice discussions? I LOVE seeing similar experiences to mine on Tumblr and I don't give a damn on what label they choose to use. I just want discussions on similarities, differences, what helps, what doesn't, and the ilk. Discussions bring about progress and understanding. Hate don't do shit.

[doom-nerdo-666]

Doom Eternal art style/aesthetic/tone stuff

(Just wanted to post an image, this is a YT thumbnail from Nick930)

To this day, there's still a lot of talk about Doom Eternal's art style but i also think some opinions and points of view are more popular than others, so in this post i try to bring up some opinions or observations that are not as popular.

Partially because i like to think of Doom as a series that a lot can be said (And done) with.

But also because there's opinions that i think could be more "agreeable" to people in "different sides" yet seem unpopular.

THIS POST IS HUGE, BE WARNED

2016's tone and it as a "middleground"

When D2016 was revealed, some fans didn't like the visuals for either being too limited in terms of coloring or even criticizing some art style designs, such as the demons looking "like something out of Warcraft" or Doomguy's new armor being heavily compared to Halo's Master Chief.

But since release, fans begin to appreciate parts of this visual and tonal direction.

I also remember this old screenshot edit meant to make 2016 colored like classic Doom:

My one criticism of this image is that it forgets why classic Doom was even that colorfull to begin with: The textures and assets had a certain "variety of context".

So in some floors, there'd be flesh and then there'd be marble walls, then flesh walls with metal pipes and some evil eye candles etc.

This means Eternal tries to "make up" for 2016 and be more colorfull, while either bringing back some classic designs or get more creative.

D3 influence in 2016

D3 did have its influence in this game, specially the red/orange Mars bases, some of the rocky Hell and even the modern Hellknight.

But D3 being a horror game also means some of its designs (For better or worse) were more experimental and extend how weird Hell is.

A contrast to 2016 having a more "unified" aesthetic on its demons, like the chittin anatomy.

D3's tech is also more "outdated" since Doom can often be associated with a "used future" sort of look, while 2016 looks more advanced.

2016 between D3 and Eternal

To some, 2016 has the perfect middleground of being a gritty, brutal game compared to D3's grey corridor horror and Eternal's cartoonyness.

But i also see it as a very limited direction, since both D3 and Eternal can have some variety but through opposite directions.

Be it Eternal wanting to be a nerdy comic book universe or D3's for-better-or-worse experimental surrealistic demons.

This also means that if D3 had a follow up, it could have been to D3 what Eternal is to 2016: Or rather, a game that instead of being between D3 and Eternal, is somehow the opposite and therefore almost an inverse to 2016.

You'll notice people throw around words like "gritty" and "cartoony" when comparing 2016 to Eternal, yet Doom and games like Monolith Productions' Blood are proof that the 2 can coexist and be done in a lot of ways.

I even wrote about how horror always had a place in Doom and can even coexist with action or cartoony fun.

But it's also the difference between an old FPS feeling like a campy B-movie with some eerie practical effects and a "Saturday Morning Cartoon with blood and demons".

How much of classic Doom is in Eternal?

Because there are still concepts of old Doom not in Eternal like specific assets you'd find in the diverse classic Hell or the Phobos UAC bases.

Certain philosophies set by 2016 are still present and maybe Eternal's designs not being 1:1 to old Doom is a good thing: It means you can modernize an old idea and still have a unique take on it.

But it's also because Doom is a series whose setting is not to be taken too seriously, so even some interesting aspects are overlooked.

I even tried to make a post attempting to analyze the OG Doom aesthetic.

It could also be that id had to make these designs feel fresh because anything more faithfull for classic Doom might as well be something already done in fan projects.

"Professsial/goofy/cartoony" in some places and not in others?

People say Eternal is too goofy/cartoony but in some ways, you'll find the game is still trying to be series or professional as an AAA title.

The art style is still very detailed (Be it because of lore, the graphics since id is a tech focused studio or even because of certain trends) while classic Doom's aesthetic had a rather "B-Movie style" method of how some sprites were made and has aesthetics people nowadays won't take it seriously (Or never did to begin with).

Mick Gordon's music tracks are meant to sound aggressive while Bobby Prince's classic MIDI tracks come in a variety of genres and songs that almost sound like jazz or something unrelated to metal or suspense.

(This is also why this meme that i just stole from r/Doom doesn't work because of how poorly treated Mick Gordon was: To add more context, the original meme's use was on cartoony platformers like the one in the right)

Even the writing in Eternal's character lines or codex entries tries to suit an "epic fantasy style" of writing while OG Doom's intermission screens and manuals have campy 90's writing.

And despite the "arcade/self-aware" pick ups, Doom Eternal still tries to make animations satisfying and with a lot of effort and "believability" while classic Doom has obviously limited animations, resolution etc so Glory Kills can't exist there.

("Glory kills" in Doom mods are either animations of Doomguy's hand being seperate from a demon still retaining a pain frame or Brutal Doom's long third person animations)

Just compare chainsaw kills in Eternal vs classic Doom or even how Eternal adds "context" to level environments and classic Doom levels are abstract.

Eternal tries to feel "videogamey" in a self-aware "wink at you" way while old Doom "just is".

It also happens that various objects in Eternal come in different degrees of feedback, between the glowy pickups and the yellow monkey bars trying to fit the environments.

I also thought a cel-shaded art style could work in Doom and even wrote reasons why.

"Safe?"

Doom was always cartoony but what if people worried about Eternal's aesthetics because they thought of it as "safe edgy"?

Sounds like nothing to worry about, although you'll find interviews where Hugo Martin describes the game in some ways like "violent fun for the whole family", "like a bloody Saturday morning cartoon" or mentions of not letting characters curse and the history behind the Whiplash's design.

Maybe Urdak is a big example: Doom finally gets a "Heaven" but it's not a very direct reference to Heaven as if id had to be creative.

Doom was never edgy but i can see someone mention the series coming in a time of the "Satanic Panic" or how we had designs like the Vagary and Cherubs from D3 or even "those holes" behind the Caco's.

At the very least, Doom Eternal's gore did not have the same issue as Mortal Kombat 11 and TLOU2 where devs were forced to look at real gore for the sake of "reference material".

(Anyway, i can see someone say this is the real reason why Doom and AC crossovers even worked)

Cartoon/comics/media influences

Eternal definitely has different influences from old Doom as seen in interviews but even by looking at the game's tone and some details, you get the idea of it.

I recall someone once saying "Eternal wants to be 90's while classic Doom wants to be 80's" but you can also say "It tries to be a comic book but instead is more like a cinematic adaptation of one".

id Software bringing up He-Man or superheroes may seem weird in a series inspired by Aliens, Evil Dead and HR Giger.

Maybe calling Doom "cartoony" sounds off if it comes from the mindset of "cartoons are for kids" despite the notion that animation for adults (That isn't comedy) exists and then you have all these debates about animation or "media literacy".

Because one thing is Doom fans reacting to this, another is id themselves since they're also media nerds themselves.

Maybe if id mentioned something like 2000AD and Heavy Metal as far as comic influences go or the Heavy Metal movie for cartoon influence, some people would be more relaxed i guess.

The UI design

This technically relates to another post of mine: Eternal having a glowy HUD for the sake of feedback but how 2016's HUD was a bit generic.

Then there's also the logo and how simple it is because of minimalism, since classic Doom's logo benefits from the details.

Feedback variety

I already mentioned this part but as Eternal focused more on feedback, you'll notice that objects have different languages.

Lives, secrets and blood punch pickups are glowy objects meant to feel videogamey.

But ammo pickups still resemble objects that technically "exist" in the worlds (Even with a shiny coat).

And then there's the yellow monkey bars and scratches for climbable walls which suit the scenery naturally.

In the series, level objects and pickups always had specific themes (Mostly UAC and Hell) to "suit" the environment, even if classic Doom had sprites always facing one direction.

Eternal technically needed this because its graphics are a lot more detailed and the gameplay is faster (And in 2016, some people were confused with some objects blending in with the environment or the health pickups looking like weird sci-fi things and not something obvious).

But because 2016 even had an Hell version of exploding barrels and automap update, some would love to see the settings of Urdak and Argent D'Nur being expanded through their themes and aesthetics.

The memes and humor

You could say 2016 planted the seeds for what Eternal was going to be, with one example being the reason for the Doomslayer.

And it's not just the obvious "Rip and Tear" 90's comic, there could be more:

That popular Death Battle video where Doomguy loses against Master Chief (And maybe any Doom fan that really hated Halo).

Maybe some imageboard copypastas and comics (Faraz Parsa used to be some comics about Doomguy).

Basically, any time someone tried to push Doomguy as a videogames Chuck Norris.

Brutal Doom but there's also debates around it like the melee in Doom 4.10, Serious Sam 3, how popular the comic was etc.

Because even in the comic, Doomguy says "Rip and Tear" and then he fails to do that to a Cyberdemon and runs way.

Same comic where he gets hit but still fights back, meaning that despite the dialogue, you could see the comic Doomguy as a potential personality of ingame Doomguy (Which is ironic for something made by people that weren't that knowledgeable in the games but y'know, it's Doom).

Maybe the problem with "rip and tear" might be the focus on a comic that wasn't really a significant piece of history despite the memes?

To some, it could be like a Zelda game focusing too much on Morshu from the CD-I Zelda's or Sonic referencing Sanic.

Maybe you could even mention how Doom has a lot of other memes that have yet to be used too much.

Either way, how some people feel about the use of "Rip and Tear" is probably similar to older fans of Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku who suspect later fans are only in the series because of memes.

Doom was never a serious series but that sentiment can be justified, specially in a series where the fans did so many cool things and it's an important gaming series as well.

The stuff at the Fortress of Doom is mostly done for the sake of easter eggs and fun, i'm not even sure if the collectables are canon.

But i can see that being compared to how Duke Nukem would play games about himself or is essentially a "fan of himself".

Visuals vs gameplay?

You know how people complain about the difficulty? I wonder if those people feel a mismatch between gameplay and visuals.

As in: If Eternal was even grittier than 2016 or D3, its challenging gameplay would feel justified.

Or if Eternal was easier, its visuals wouldn't be out of place to these people.

Maybe people also complain at Eternal's gameplay because of the Doomslayer: The logic being that if you play as a canonically very powerfull character, the game should be easy.

Doomslayer and the appeal of the DOOM guy

Even though the Doomslayer is a product of fanservice, there are fans that have different reasons for why the Doomguy is appealing.

To some, it might be an underdog appealing of the one UAC soldier who somehow survived but could have been dead.

From the classic box art showing Doomguy fighting while hurt, to the bloody face in the status bar and the fact that Doomguy shared his green armor with other soldiers.

Romero wanted him to be a blank slate, hence the lack of a name and "Doomguy" being a fanmade term.

2016 changed this by making him as an artifact the UAC discovers and giving him a unique armor.

It's also partially why BattleMode exists in Eternal instead of a deathmatch mode because "there is only one Slayer", even if in fighting games nobody has an issue with there being more than one Ryu, Terry, Scorpion and so on.

D3 also had an "underdog" appeal but it felt different since the some aspects of classic Doomguy weren't carried over, so we never really see the marine with a bloodied face that can still smile.

Even though Eternal did more to reminding the player how great the Slayer is, it still toned down the anonymity and gave him pain voice sounds (Which people thought ruined the "silent/mysterious killing machine" appeal set by 2016).

While a very silent killing machine has appeal, i wonder what if Doom went the opposite direction and did more to disfigure and dismember Doomguy but made him laugh and scream loud like an edgy fanfic.

(Imagine a status bar face Doomguy with half his face peeled off and he cackles maniacally, something i don't think even a Brutal Doom addon did before)

Meanwhile, some people also compared Doomslayer to Guts from Berserk which is interesting because modern Doom almost makes it as if Doomslayer must always be on top whereas Berserk usually shows Guts struggling even if he gets better tools.

(And of course, the kind of content that Berserk has compared to Doom)

Guts and Casca have a brand that made them doomed while Doomguy has a brand that spells doom to his enemies.

Lot of people argued about whether or not Doomguy should show his arms but not enough about his helmet being green when it used to be white/gray.

Let's also not forget when 2016 had Doomguy getting glory killed by his enemies in some game over deaths and even 2016 marketing had him being killed (One trailer even had a death scream).

I just heard that Jason Statham had in a contract that he must never lose a fight in a movie and it reminded me of how in Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Disney didn't want Marvel characters to lose in that game's marketing (Didn't that Avengers games had a QTE section with Thor that you couldn't lose as well?).

I wonder if Doom fans worry about Doomguy having that issue.

Hell and demons

I wonder if most people do care about D2's manual already giving cybernetic demons a backstory (One of the few OG lore bits that the new games retconned) and the aesthetic present in the original games.

Because i already talked so much about how diverse and unique Doom's Hell always was and its potential.

But also how some demons had bizarre designs (Even/specially in D3) and how it compares to 2016 having a "unified chitin biology" sort of rule.

Because with how much you can explain how demons work or the aesthetics of their looks and Hell, you may not want to make them feel limited or too grounded (With the one limit being that shotguns can still kill them).

Because i even said that "horror" in Doom could mean creative, surreal designs and it could complement the power fantasy aspect of the Slayer.

Some people prefer the 2016 Baron over Eternal's but i like to think that the fire/lava aesthetic justifies the "rocky" bits of the modern Baron.

You also barely see certain concepts like the 7 deadly sins or layers of Hell being referenced, even if Doom was never "biblically accurate".

I remember someone's article about Doom saying "where did the weird go" and they even made these observations about Hell being a colorfull fleshy landscape or how the Mancubi got their cannons.

The direction of the lore/story

Some people prefer how 2016 was more subtle and focused while Eternal felt like it wanted to give more and starts off some time after 2016 (Hence people expecting something to fill the gap, like a supposed comic).

Then there's the tone and direction, feeling more like an "adventure" than a "mission", though Eternal wanted to raise the bar in this series in a way never done before.

There's also decisions that divide some fans like Samuel Hayden being the Seraphim: Partially because Sam had an appeal of being this morally questionable company boss as a robot.

But also because of how the UAC is tied to a Maykr after they're already related to demons in a way: Too many connections between different worlds can make a universe feel smaller.

TAG2 had a lot going on with Immora and the Dark Lord but i already explained it in some posts: Let's just say it's usually a matter of "not being epic enough for a series that people want to be super epic".

Because everyone already knows about Doom being a series whose own story barely mattered and was always a mess, but the new games wanted to focus on it with lore, cutscenes and even marketing and products like the "lore book".

Personally, i think Doom's setting works better if it's just a cool idea that can be done differently because it could make it easier to "walk away from the bad ideas".

Because the problem might not even be what will happen but rather what CAN'T happen in a series with fanservice and an "everyone likes it" status.

In both certain games and the fanbase, you can witness a versatility set by Doom and it can be owed to the "unfinished" presentation of the classics and how people viewed them.

Even the new Wolfenstein games are seperate from the previous Wolf titles, that Old Blood cut off RTCW from the new timeline.

So in a way, more of this "Doom universe" could still exist but make it coexist with another version of it like one where Samuel Hayden and the Seraphim are different characters or the Sentinel have different origins. And this could be done for fun and not just for the sake of apologies.

The fanservice can be basic despite its aim being at older fans, because we all know the major focus is on being its own thing and appealing to newer fans (And because i guess "bigger fanservice to older fans" might as well be outright copying ideas from mods).

To some people, Doom Eternal feels like a "diet Warhammer 40K" which i guess is still less far off than comparing Doom to Berserk or Shin Megami Tensei.

I can also see someone say "they turned Doom into the MCU" and maybe there's some truths on what kind of people/influence id had in mind.

I also think the problem with the Sentinel vs Immora fight is how it felt "too soon" while the MCU had build up for its "final fight" in Endgame.

SPECIALLY because we didn't get enough material for a character like Valen and the fact that Doom doesn't have enough characters to suit this "final battle themed reunion" that happens in a lot of other media and sagas.

(And i guess how it involves the Sentinel when Earthling soldiers were the more common concept in the series or even how Earth is okay while the Sentinel are almost extinct?... or even how Doomguy had to go to Earth to use the gate of Divum but the Sentinel still got there?)

But think of the "MCU/Whedon dialogue speak" that's present in so many things right now: Doom Eternal did not have that annoying writing trend and be glad about that.

Still, it feels like Doom only has lore now because other nerd media has it (I think in a 2020 February stream, Hugo Martin even said something like that: Star Wars has a big universe, so why can't Doom?).

Maybe people worry Doom is becoming like other series, specially since its universe was mainly "UAC and Hell" unless Urdak and Sentinels is enough.

Because again with fan content, you get the feeling so much could be done with a small selection of worlds.

What else? Oh yeah Doomguy had a wife and kid but they're just a photo placed somewhere in the Fortress of Doom.

Because the mere idea of Doomguy having a family is easy to miss, it's hard to take him as a "tragic figure" because it's as if id kinda thought "this is one of those ideas that could have been in a 7th gen military FPS or the cancelled D4, that's why we came up with the Sentinels".

(And QC already gave Ranger a family, while Doomguy's case involving a rabbit is more unique)

To some people "expanding" Doom is simply adding anything to the series regardless of canon and that's why i think MetaDoom is one of the best mods: It makes Doom feel bigger than it is.

The direction of Eternal's lore makes it as if Doom "switched genres" due to its original influences vs the new ones.

Kind of like how Planets of the Apes is still about monkeys taking over Earth but you can tell that the recent movies do not have some elements that the first 5 movies had (And if Doom 3 is closer to the original premise but is a more flawed entry, then maybe that's equivalent to the Tim Burton Apes movie?).

Even Turok is like this.

Anyway, Tim Willits lied again because NO: Doomguy was never inspired by WH40K Space Marines, TIM YOU WEREN'T EVEN AT ID UNTIL 1995!!!!

I can also see someone bring up Midnight and this culture of Youtubers but wait when i post the "Doom fanbase status" post here on this blog.

Trends

When i think of why modern Doom looks this way, i see it because of trends.

The aesthetic behind the demons (And maybe the Night Sentinel) can be compared to some franchises.

The demons with the focus on chitin/shells/carapace/etc can be compared to any other series aiming to look "comic book-like" or inspired by Warhammer: If Warcraft, Dota, Darksiders or something else came to your mind, there might be a good reason.

It's something to keep in mind on why Demon Souls fans weren't into the PS5 remaster's changes from the original games.

And even the Night Sentinel can be compared to some interpretations of fantasy involving "magic tech", meaning if they existed before then maybe they could have been more comparable to Heretic and Hexen.

At the same time, this can apply to the originals since lots of older games were also influenced by Aliens and HR Giger.

Still, when trends like these happen i wonder if it has anything to do with industry standards or certain things thought in art schools because there's also a matter of knowing more media and how it can portray sci-fi or fantasy elements.

It's not like the originals and that's fine

Despite all the observations to make, it can also be pointed out that being different from the previous games isn't a bad thing.

I think the reason why people labelled these games as "the one franchise reboot that is JUST LIKE the original" is because the idea of a franchise reboot/revival being good is rare to some.

Though the lesson isn't really "finally, it actually is like the classics" but rather "it's different yet it worked", specially in a series with so much documentation, analysis and on-going fanbase culture and modding.

(Or maybe Doom does have a "reverse Sonic" syndrom where everyone must like it, but maybe i could cover that in a report of something i wrote about the Doom fanbase)

In one of this "Microvideo showcase", i liked that MatthewMatosis even came to this conclusion of "not like the classics but doesn't have to be" because i feel like some people rarely get there.

What else?

This got too big but i don't see a Youtuber bringing up some points here (So feel free to steal some opinions that i also stole from somewhere else).

I hope i added everything i could think of (Even if i said it before in a different post or could say it later) because i fear Tumblr bugs sometimes and forgets things.

At least this can serve as "food for thoughts" for anyone even if they disagree.

[moe-broey]

Realization in. Several parts.

1. I have the thought of mixing black and blue inks on a single comic piece, but am too scared to do it on my Very Serious Very Real I WILL Cry if I Fuck This Up comic

2. I have an old WIP that was always a shitpost which could actually make use of this. So I pick it up again, proof of concept AND fun post let's gooooooo

3. YAAAY DONE now for the background hm. Maybe a stock image will add to comedic effect... wait...... this feels so familiar........ like I've done this before..

4. I've done this before. In a separate piece. That's already on my blog.*

SAD. Well. Nother art piece now 👍

Although this time I figured I should stick to my words before about having a shitty background even if it is shitty as long as it serves its purpose. I won't learn anything new if I just use stock image again, won't be able to apply that to more serious projects. In this way, it serves Two (2) purposes -- its function within the comic itself, and also experimenting with new techniques/testing dif mediums to see what Could work best.

I think I have a really clear idea on how I wanna approach it going forward now though!! YIPPEEEEE 🎉🎉🎉🎉

*Actually editting this I found the Monster Menu comic and it's not quite just one comic where black ink flows into blue in a single piece, it's. A bit funkier than that. But still my point remains I stand by this 🫡

[eryanlainfa]

I am once again revisiting a random Airigo AU for funsies. Its the normal storyline but soulmates are a thing. With the trope of people only seeing in shades of grey until they find their soulmate. But make it ot3 so they each get one primary color to start with, its their eye color, so when you find your soulmate the first time you see the new colors is in their eyes.

(Okay so this was supposed to be a brief haha what if but it ended up being me summarizing their whole original timeline but soulmates are a thing. So it's longer than I intended-)

𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧

Aiden and Var get together much faster because of it, they're young and stupid and who are they to contradict the universe ? They do enjoy each others company and eventually fall in love. But that's not fun, so to compensate I decided whenever one of them gets close to death the other lose the sight of their respective color. Which happens way too many times to them- and all the drama of the series happens, to a point their bond seems more like a curse than a blessing.

So they break up, maybe its for the best, maybe the universe made a mistake, plus they still cant see every color so it must be proof something is wrong. They're fine just being friends, really, or at least they want to believe they are. Meanwhile the colors are slowly fading to the gray they used to be.

Then starts their journey through the 7 kingdoms and arrives Hugo. Who, of course, Varian encounters when the thief is stealing the fire totem from him. And oh when they realise they're soulmates it catches them off guard a LOT. Its difficult to tell which of them hates the idea the most but they're definetly not happy about it.

Hugo is already having a crisis for multiple reasons then Donella sends him to join the little group and he genuinely didnt think it could get worse but then he meets Aiden who is ALSO apparently his soulmate ?? And he's genuinely considering walking away before its too late but how could he go against Donella's orders uh.

Anyway. Just to say I want Hugo mad at the idea of being 'forced' to be with someone by the universe. I feel like he'd secretly like the idea of having a soulmate, someone bond to you no matter how terrible you are? Sure. But then there's the concept HE is the one bonded to someone and there is a lack of control he despises. And then he discovers his soulmates are two goodie two shoes who lived in a castle and they're both practically already together ?? The universe is obviously messing with him.

So you have Hugo trying to use their soul connection to his advantage, Varian who really starts to believe he must be cursed and doesnt want to mess things more, and Aiden who's deep in denial and would rather focus on the concept maybe soulmates are bullshit or the universe really just made a mistake.

But time passes and they go through so much together they all get closer and even if they aren't in love they're at least friends. Very close friends even, but nothing more, obviously- but the colors are back and they're bright, and maybe, just maybe, no mistakes were made and the three of them could really be happy together, maybe they could make that work and they're the best thing to ever happen to each others.

Until they finally complete their quest and they get access to the eternal library. Donella reveals Hugo's betrayal and that Aiden knew about it but told no one. Varian gets mad about it and locks himself in the library. Aiden and Hugo also fight and ends up going on separate ways. They were right since the beggining, this whole thing was a mistake.

Maybe a day or two passes before the color blue disappear from Aiden and Hugo's vision. Something is wrong, they must go back, they must see Varian. The possession happened, his body is there but not his mind, his soul is like asleep. Of course no one from the squad is letting that happen. They're going to get him back and they're going to talk and deal with their bullcrap. Together. And they do.

It takes some time before the three idiots get back together romantically but they get there, eventually, and the world has never been more beautiful and colorful than it is now to them.

The end. Congrats you survived :)

[On a side note I really like the idea of soulmates being a thing but still needing efforts for the relationship to work. Maybe it can happen to have soulmates but after a while of not putting in the work the bond gets broken and you get assigned someone else. Maybe you can really fall for someone who isnt your soulmate but your love is so strong the bond still appears at some point.]