#literally just yapping

[ismaeldrawsthings]

Thinking about the contrast between Thetis and Mary mother of Jesus ok I am NOT crazy just hear me out

I'm thinking about how Mary just got married with a man she loved so deeply and was chosen by her God to give birth to his child, still a virgin. She felt honored. Her womb, a blank canvas that would paint an amazing story. Her son the embodiment of God, characterized by his gentleness and compassion, how he spent the years of his life spreading the word of God, messages about loving one's neighbor and peace. His child, whom she saw die humiliatingly and cruelly in the hands of a people who feared his message of love and peace. Who she saw coming back to her even after death.

And then we have Thetis. Thetis, daughter of Nereus, maybe the fairest one of them all. Zeus and Poseidon wanted her, and did she feel honored by this? Did she boast of being the envy of her sisters and cousins? Being desired by Olympians is no small thing. Let's say she did. Let's say she was excited to be chosen by the King Among The Gods and The King Of The Seas to dispute among each other for her hand. But then the prophecy, "greater than his father", came, and she was no longer desired. She was feared. Her womb was feared. They all knew what happens to those Gods who are greater than their fathers; Zeus still reeks of Cronos remains. So she was arranged a marriage to this man she knew nothing of nor cared about. In fact, in the standard myth, Peleus rapes her. He was told how exactly to do it. This mortal, who she hated—she couldn't stand mortal blood—, forced his child into her. They get married and her pregnancy begins. In some versions, Thetis has 6 children before Achilles who she kills because she couldn't stand the idea of having a mortal child. It's not fair. What did she do? Why was she being punished for something that was not up to her to decide? She has her son, and calls him ἄχος, suffering, because isn't that all that thing has caused her? Isn't all her suffering because of this dammed thing that grew inside of her? It should be easy to hate him. In fact, she should hate him.

Yet she doesn't. She loves him. She loves her little suffering. And she loves him so much she finds it all unfair. Unfair he will die and she will live carrying all this sorrow inside of her. She wished there was a way to grant him with godhood, but there is none. He is no God. And that is cruelty, that isn't fair.

Even if she tries to protect him, her suffering is sent to war afar from her. And he's full of hate. And isn't all that hers? He was born out her hatred, out of her rage. That's what he was born to feel, that's what he was made of. No matter how much her or the people around him try to do, his destiny if full of hatred, and violence, and blood, and all things bad. He's named the Best Of The Greeks because of how many Trojans have died by his sword. He steals, and kills, and kidnaps. He's not just her suffering alone, now, he's the people's suffering, Αχιλλεύς. He dies and he doesn't come back, because he's mortal, she can't make him a God. And she will live forever with her sorrow.

Jesus was Mary's blessing. Achilles was Thetis' punishment. And yet they both loved their children like only a mother can.

Also to add to that contrast, Mary is dressed really modestly ofc because she's a virgin and God's mother and she has to have a lot of cloth to cover her. Thetis is illustrated showing a lot of skin most of the time. The cultural differences play game into that fact of course but this comparison is not even like implying that they're equivalent to either religion so wooooo woooooooo

Anyway it's 2 AM why am I yapping this much

[count210bullshit]

emily skeggs did such a fucking amazing job in dinner in america, I wish she was in more movies/tv shows. patty is such a cool character

[kandyzee]

I love season 1 mandy and season 2+ mandy for different reasons. Yeah, they are the same character, but I appreciate the different eras in separate ways. I don't really have a favourite like most people do.

Season 1 mandy is great because it shows us how young she is. We are introduced to a very fun, loving 15-year-old girl. She's sassy and easy to love. Her problems are never talked about with any weight behind it, and to me, that's PERFECT. So many of her actions are framed more "childish" at least in my eyes. Seasons one mandy just makes me appreciate her in later seasons even more.

We need to see that she is a typical young girl. She has boy trouble and gets in arguments with her friends over eyeliner. Mandy has dyed hair and a relatively distinct fashion sense. She's still trying to find herself just like everyone else.

When we watch mandy grow and full into bad situations, s1 mandy is what makes it make sense.

Mandy in the later seasons is amazing cause she shows (VERY WELL) how growing up in an environment like she did can change a person. We see lots of her problems clearly and I think that's because she's at an age where she can really recognise them. It's these seasons we are introduced into her depth as a character.Mandy is s1 called her brothers for help with Ian (ik he did nothing wrong) but she goes to that teachers house herself s3. Mandy matures.

I think a lot of people wouldn't sympathise with mandy nearly as much in later seasons if she straight up introduced as this complex independent and troubled teengirl.

We see her ups and downs. Right before mandy leaves the show and seems to be getting her shit together, it's nice to know that she's gonna start becoming more like that fun loving 15-year-old girl.

PLEASE STOP ACTING LIKE I CAN ONLY LIKE ONE VERSION OF HER.

[rafesc0kewh0re]

didn’t get to go to any halloween parties bc my period showed up and ruined everything BUT Nash came to visit and we got drunk so it made up for it :)

[ghoulsrules]

i love yvonne ofc she's the og BUT veronica hamel will always be the superior lily to me. she's silly and loving and the way she is so excited to integrate into american culture is so sweet. overall herman and lily's relationship is also much better in this movie , the few 'hate my wife' jokes feel out of place whilst the original serious their relationship makes me uncomfortable.

we have enough girl bosses, let the spooky girls be silly!! (same thing has happened to morticia in like every adaptation after the 90s)

[gl00md0g]

sick to my stomach but i told my mom no. i know what she spends that money on and id rather not feed anything.

the guilt from being homeless still stays with me but regardless this woman is doing this to herself. i can only wish she’ll get better.

[saixria]

The sillies

When even Athena the Virgin goddess whose most intimate encounter was stabbing her bff thinks you’re cooked, you’re definitely cooked

[noornight]

Long distance besties. This definitely happened after the third movie (source: trust me bro)

Based on this

[heartorbit]

figure skating set right now please. thanks

[willowparkfanclub]

the black pauses in the show when a book chapter ends.... cinema like oh my god

[bitchslapblastoids]

i know we're all Quite Aware of this all, but i was rewatching the dan and phil react to phan twitter video and i was suddenly bowled over by the moment when they see the 'watch your step bbgirl' meme and dan goes 'pull up pinof1 i want to see how messy it is'

because then there they are, these men in their mid thirties, in the house they built together, on camera in front of the audience they've grown together, looking at this video of their cherub-cheeked selves from fifteen years ago the first time they met, just so they can remind themselves of what phil's room looked like when they 1. were romantically together for the first time and 2. 'professionally' (even if they didn't have a clue that it was going to become a cataclysmic career move) together filming a video for youtube for the first time.

it is just so insane that this video exists from their first meeting, and that that video has become this foundational cornerstone of their entire careers and their whole public identities. their life's work is inextricably linked to this time capsule of their initial chemistry and love and giddiness and youth and those first couple of days together literally getting to know/falling in love with their soulmate, but it simultaneously being a video that documents the first page in a still-in-progress epic story of them, as a duo, making online content with one another because their chemistry is so profound, building a community largely through their audience's attachment to who they are specifically when they're with one another, of engaging directly with their audience as much as possible (pinof1 being an audience-generated q&a), of cat whiskers becoming a symbol of this niche in-group, of "the most fun i've ever had" becoming a resounding phrase throughout their careers. and just the simple fact of it being their first video together. and they're still here. making videos together. in their 15+ yr long career. but it's also their first time together. and they're still here. spending their lives together in their 15+ yr long ranch metaphor.

it's just wild. you couldn't make this shit up. they are such a unique encapsulation of the digital era and maintaining highly successful careers online and building community and also of deep enduring love. there's the duality of those being two totally different things (careers vs. personal relationship) but also being completely intertwined with one another, and all of the complexities of that coexist in this first ever video!

[auxxrat]

so sick and tired of the “jedi are an evil and abusive cult that steals children” as if half the reason they weren’t protecting these children is bc sith were out killing them or TURNING THEM INTO SITH. they weren’t even STEALING children to begin with I thought we all knew that was Palpatine’s game not Yoda’s.

[14dayswithyou]

Hi, Howdy! Hey! I really love your novel!! I got a little confused by the 4 day, may maybe you help me please? who is it? why we got the bad end staying the night in Ren’s apartment and he disappear of the home screen? I can’t understand “unset memory” game, sorry if I wrote smth wrong or smth sounds rude, I swear that I didn’t mean it if happened, I’m really a fan of the novel, I’ve been playing the game since day 1 or 2 I guess, probably day 1, english isn’t my first language, but I tried lol

⌞♥⌝ I hope you don't mind me answering these as bullet points!! ^^

"It" will be revealed later in the game! So I won't reveal too much right now.

You can only get the Dead End in Day 4 by staying at Ren's apartment — the rest of your choices before that don't matter. I'd also pay closer attention to the black smoke and Ren's reaction towards it!

Ren disappears from the home screen because he promised to help the player out (and stop them from getting the Dead End again). Try replaying the game again from the beginning for a surprise!

"Unsent Memories" was another visual novel (initially being written by @10chimes / @unsentmemory, though the project has since been dropped and handed back to me /pos) and is set in the same universe as 14 Days With You. Its storyline and characters are completely separate from 14DWY, so you don't have to worry about them while playing 14DWY.

[hughesfilm]

no cause this is not quinn hughes, THIS IS HUGGY BEAR HE LOOKS SO SOFT SO COZY

I WANT A HUGGY BEAR

[rafesc0kewh0re]

ik people on here assume things about me that aren’t true and it irks me…

[itsindiana]

i think we don't talk about what the driving force behind each batcher is enough. like if u think abt it hunter often acts out of fear ( not cowardice , fear that his ppl will get hurt duh ) , while crosshair often acts out pain , tech acts with logic , wrecker with love , and echo ? echo acts out of being true hater