#mind boggling how “fans” used to treat him

[archduchessgortash]

Unpopular Opinion

An 'evil power couple ruling Toril together' ending for Durge and Gortash is a horrible idea, and I'm glad that it doesn't happen in Baldur's Gate 3. If it ever did, it would not be a happy ending for either of them.

If that's your kink... cool. It's such a popular ask in the fandom that I'm sure someone already wrote it months and months ago.

My kink is redemption, but hardly anyone seems to want that for Gortash, and it makes me sad. I really think it should have been an option.

Here's why I don't want Durge and Gortash ruling Toril:

Durge and Gortash have both been abused, manipulated, and treated like complete shit by their families, their caregivers, and their gods. Bane's treatment of Gortash isn't exactly clear except that he tortures his soul for failure even though Gortash did everything he possibly could to succeed in the Absolute plot. By the time we meet him in-game, Gortash has become as bad, if not worse, than his abusers. Pre-tadpole Durge was a piece of work, too, although Sceleritas does mention that they struggled to stay the course that Bhaal had set them upon even before their lobotomy.

We know that one of the themes in Baldur's Gate 3 revolves around cycles of abuse. Even when the victim-turned-abuser isn't arguably 'as bad' as the one who hurt them, if they choose the same sort of path, they lose everything they were ever really fighting for: themselves.

I know Ascended Astarion stans will stomp their feet and say he hasn't become Cazador 2.0. To them, I say: 'You're right. He hasn't... yet.' However, he has eternity now and a delusional slave of his very own to bring out the worst in him. There's a reason that spawn Astarion mentions how he felt everything he'd learned since meeting his new friend/partner slipping away when he thanks them for stopping his ascension. Because that is what ascension does to him. Astarion loses. Cazador wins. Even dead, he has won. That the fandom doesn't get that boggles my mind.

Some fans like the idea of evil Durge and Gortash taking out Bhaal and Bane, becoming gods themselves. In my opinion, this is so much worse. Killing or torturing their abusers as revenge isn't 'finally showing them' or proving their strength. It is, in fact, a mirror of their abuser's own weakness manifested in their victim. Gortash has already crossed this line. Dravo Flymm is effectively dead, animated only by his tadpole. This is another reason I wish Karlach had the option to forgive Gortash--not for him--but for her.

Gortash intellectualized his own abuse so hard that he actually thinks he was helping Karlach by giving her to Zariel. He has not truly dealt with anything that was done to him. He projects it onto the people around him and makes his own problems into everyone else's. I believe this is why there's no ending in which he survives. That, and running out of time and money to do him and Wyll justice with their storylines.

I don't like Durge and Gortash becoming worse together. A history of abuse does not excuse its continuation. I don't want to watch them be overtaken by their own weakness, to weep as I gaze upon the manifestation of their inescapable cowardice.

I want to see them win, but my definition of winning is not ruling. My definition of winning is choosing to no longer emulate their abusers, to become what tiny glimpses into their back stories show us they once had the potential to be.

The idea of Durge and Gortash enslaving the world and ruling it brings to mind a line from one of my all-time favorite songs: Veteran of the Psychic Wars by Blue Öyster Cult.

'Did I hear you say that THIS is victory?!'

Well... it is. Just not theirs.

Repeating the cycle of abuse is nothing short of ensuring the legacy of the abuser.

Like I said... I want Durge and Gortash to win.

[lunerna21]

It's been a tough couple of weeks, but I'm okay enough to talk about update!

***SPOILERS FOR BOOK 7 CHAPTER 12 MAIN JPN CONTENT AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED***

***LONG POST AHEAD! MY APOLOGIES BUT IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS!***

Okay, I gotta be honest, I was expecting to maybe find that we were gonna go to Trey's dream first but THE MOMENT I SAW THE BEACH FROM THE STITCH EVENT I LOST MY GODDAMN MIND

Mind you, I had rewatched the stitch event before they released the update, BUT I STARTED SOBBING BEFORE WE EVEN SAW ACE 😭

AND THE FACT THAT ACE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO GREET US JUST SENT MYSELF INTO A TAILSPIN I MISSED ACE SO MUCH!

It was hysterical seeing everyone so weirded out by Riddle and Trey's attire but I LOVE THAT I GOT TO SEE RIDDLE IN HIS CUTE OUTFIT AGAIN!!

....And then when we find out what they were celebrating...

YANA TOBOSO, WHEN I CATCH YOU IM SENDING OVER MY FUCKING THERAPY BILLS HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME?!

ACE TRAPPOLA THINKING ABOUT US IN HIS DREAM?! HE WASN'T THINKING ABOUT BEING A GREAT MAGE OR SOMETHING ELSE, IT WAS ABOUT US AHRKJADUJIEJIAFJ

AND BEING ABLE TO GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN OUR WORLD AND TWST?! OHHHHHHH GOD I WAS LOSING MY MIND

AND TREY MENTIONING HOW SAD ACE, DEUCE AND GRIM GOT WHEN THE CONVERSATION WAS BROUGHT UP?! AND ACE DENYING!? AHHHHH THIS DREAM WAS TOUGH TO GET THROUGH WITHOUT SOBBING 😭

...okay I'm good for now 😂

and then seeing Deuce and Grim trying to wake up Ace made me nervous, as I wasn't sure how he would take hearing about reality and I WAS RIGHT

As I was rewatching, I realized the moment Ace broke from waking up was remembering how upset everyone was in the beginning at Book 7 at Ramshackle AND I NEVER NOTICED IT

HES PROBABLY DID IT BECAUSE HE FELT THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE ABOUT US LEAVING YET HE COULDN'T OPENLY SAY IT YET AHHHHHHH IT HURTS SO BAD 😭

Once Sebek stepping when Ace wasn't believing anyone, I knew this was going to go sour quickly

AND THEN SEBEK SAYING THIS:

😱😱😱

LIKE GODDAMN HE'S JUST THROWING PUNCHES

Ace did bring up good points to jab at Sebek, like everyone being a victim in all of this, to acknowledging that him and the others would be nothing against Malleus Draconia

AND HE STUMPED SEBEK ZIGVOLT OF ALL PEOPLE! THATS MIND BOGGLING 😱

Silver did have every right to lecturing Sebek afterwards but I don't think I've seen Silver get that angry so I was a little taken aback lol

I do see everyone's reasoning for wanting to move on from Ace's dream, but I would be fighting it any way we could to wake him up 😭

But then CATERRRRRRRR I WILL NEVER, EVER UNDERESTIMATE HIM AFTER THIS LOL

Using his unique magic against Ace was diabolical! And the subtle jabs at Leona and the others because he's so protective of his dormmates 😂❤️

Cater getting Ace to acknowledge his fear of fighting Malleus, and tell Ace how cool he was fighting Riddle in Book 1, MY GOD CATER KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING AND I HAVE SO MUCH MORE RESPECT FOR CATER SO MUCH MORE THAN EVER BEFORE!!

Then finally, FINALLY: ACE FUCKING WOKE UP!! AND CRYING NONETHELESS:

I'm so, SO HAPPY WE GOT ACE BACK WITH DEUCE AND GRIM, AND HEARTSHACKLE IS COMPLETE AGAIN!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

(I also love the option to say we actually missed him, and he's stunned by our honesty it's just too cute 🙈❤️)

NEXT: Trey's dream.....

.....I wasn't ready for what I saw in Trey's dream...

I loved his outfit and his SSR card looks good on Trey! But then I saw this...

LIKE WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?!

TREY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BOYS!? MY BOOOYYYYSSS!!!

I understand you wanted to give Riddle treats to make up for all the times he missed out of having treats, BUT NOT LIKE THIS! ITS GIVING OFF HANSEL AND GRETEL VIBES!

I don't know what's scarier, Epel jacked af or THIS!!!

I remember seeing it leaked on Twitter, and I legitimately thought it was a fan-made image or something BUT ITS NOW ENGRAVED INTO MY BRAIN ITS AWFUL

...But I'm happy we managed to wake up Trey after seeing the abnormal differences between the real and fake Heartslabyul dormmates 😂

LASTLY, RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS DREAM!!!

Riddle's dream was a fucking trip, considering how much happened 😱

First of all, him coming out of a POLICE CAR AND CURSING AT AN OFFICER WAS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD EVER EXPECT TO HEAR!

Also his outfit: 👌🏻❤️

I would DIE TO SEE HIM WEAR THIS AGAIN!! He looks hella cool and cute at the same time 😂❤️

I was definitely getting nervous for Trey when Riddle invited everyone over, and SEEING THE DIFFERENCE HOW GOING TO RIDDLE'S HOME AFFECTED HIM TO THIS:

I HOPE I NEVER MEET RIDDLE'S MOTHER EVER CAUSE SHE CAUSED THIS POOR GUY TO HAVE SEVERE PTSD before even entering the house! I feel bad for Trey so much

And how the pictures on the wall weren't real? It's what the dream gave Riddle for a perfect dream with a perfect family? Yikes

Even the food that his mom made had no seasoning or love, and Riddle thought it was the tastiest treat growing up as a child?! NOPE, FUCK THAT BITCH HE WAS JUST A CHILD LET HIM AND TREY BE KIDS!!

Thank god Ace Deuce, and the others proudly stated how amazing yet dedicated and strict their housewarden is, BUT WHEN RIDDLE AND HIS MOM SHARED THE SAME VOICE AND THEN THIS:

IT'S STRAIGHT OUT OF A HORROR FILM OR VIDEO GAME AND I HATE HOW FUCKING TERRIFYING THIS LOOKS!

ITS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE MOVIE INSIDIOUS, SO I GOT HELLA NERVOUS WHEN THIS HAPPENED

Then Riddle having many references to Alice in Wonderland, from the room filing with tears to everyone growing smaller from possibly eating the food, I LOVE THAT MOVIE SO MUCH

Chenya having to convince everyone to sink deeper in the darkness, and then we see the aftermath if Trey hadn't saved Ace and Deuce from being attacked?! I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT

And Riddle basically being the embodiment of the Queen of Hearts from the animated movie? I knew my least favorite part was coming soon 😂

Remember the ending scene in Alice in Wonderland when the Queen and all the cards chased after Alice? Yeah, that scared the shit out of me as a kid 😂

SO RIDDLE DOING THE SAME THING TO US WAS HELLA SCARY

AND CHENYA INSTIGATING RIDDLE EXACTLY FROM THE MOVIE!? NOPE, NOT A FAN OF THAT!

Then everyone getting separated, and ACE WAS QUICK TO GRAB US FROM DEUCE'S HAND?! AHHHHH DAJJFLDLEA I WAS BLUSHING LIKE A WEIRDO 😂❤️

I can't get over the personal growth of Ace from the prologue to where we are now!

ACE PRETENDING TO BE OTHER VERSION OF HIMSELF SO HE CAN SEND THE DREAM DEUCE AWAY AND WE WERE THE ONLY ONES TO BELIEVE HIS ACT UNTIL SEBEK AND GRIM CAVED?! AHHHHH ACE IS JUST TOOOO MUCH 🙈❤️ (even though he's hella sarcastic here 😂)

And shout out to Sebek for saving our asses to escape, I WANT TO SEE MORE ACE AND SEBEK BANTER IN THE FUTURE!!

Deuce being admired by Leona because of how passionate he is about Riddle and his dorm was so adorable (probably missing Jack and how he admires Leona too 🙈)

....Then when we finally meet up with Ortho and Deuce, and how they only have a matter of seconds to try and stop Riddle, AND THEN RIDDLE KEEPS THROWING MULTIPLE ATTACK SPELLS AND HIS UNIQUE MAGIC AT THEM!? I DID NOT EXPECT RIDDLE TO BE THAT FUCKING BRUTUAL

...Then Ace feeling useless when everyone around him is protecting him, but Ace and us have way too many moments where we could do nothing.

And how everyone was literally backed into a corner, especially without Leona and the others, and Idia without having a connection to his tablet. I never felt so grim about how things were ending up.

Ace wanting the desire to feel useful, and wanting to be as strong as Jack, Epel, Sebek, and Deuce...and then he starts sobbing and wishing to be useful...

Then we see Ace finally earning his unique magic... while we hold his hand and calm him down while he's panicking and worrying about the what ifs and failing everyone…

And Grim giving him that little nudge to push forward…

TO ACE FUCKING COMING IN CLUTCH AND STOPPING FUCKING RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS OF ALL PEOPLE!?

I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW BADLY I WAS SOBBING DURING THIS WHOLE SCENE!!! THIS WAS NEEDED SO BADLY AND IM GLAD WE HAVE HIS UNIQUE MAGIC FINALLY!!: JOKER SNATCH!!!!!!

Folks, I can proudly state that Ace Trappola has without a doubt become my #1 favorite character IN TWISTED WONDERLAND! Even my second favorite character of any series or anime I've watched. I cannot explain the amount of happiness that coursed through me in this scene!!!

I REALLY HOPE HE ACKNOWLEDGES HOW WE HELPED HIM NEXT TIME HE ADDRESSES IT BECAUSE MY FUCKING GOD I LOVE ACE TRAPPOLA SO FUCKING MUCH!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!

AND WHEN RIDDLE FINALLY WAKES UP AND HE GETS TRANSPORTED TO IDIA'S DREAM WITH THIS SHIT ENDING?!:

AHHHHHH GUYS IM SO FUCKING TERRIFIED FOR WHAT THE HELL IS GONNA HAPPEN NEXT!!!

HEARTSLABYUL WAS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GROUP OF DREAMS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE NEXT UPDATE, WHICH IS TOMORROW!!!

I CAN'T CALM DOWN CAUSE SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED!!

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME RAMBLE ABOUT THIS UPDATE!!!😂❤️

(Screenshots are from: https://youtube.com/@gasmask01?si=O_AaQDaYsQFFJjYH )

[mayaruffin]

Hello all,

I’ll try to keep this brief but this IS a stream-of-consciousness so don’t get your hopes up 😅.

First, I’ll introduce myself: My name is Maya. I’m 25 years old. I’ve been a fan of The Rookie since early 2022. And what I’m about to say is in NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM an insult to ANY of the cast or crew (save for maybe Alexi Hawley). But I need to get this off my chest and since I have no IRL friends that watch/care about The Rookie, I’m posting my thoughts here.

Now I’m no wordsmith (I majored in mathematics) so what I’m about to say probably won’t be as succinct and/or poised as some of the other posts I've seen on here discussing the same topic. But the writing for Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen is abysmal, abhorrent, and any other synonym you can think of. And 5x12 is when it all started going downhill.

What I’ve always been drawn to with Chenford, other than their uber-attractiveness, is the fact that they have never, at least not in the first four seasons, beat around the bush with each other. They’ve never been afraid to say whatever it is they need/want to say to each other. I think them having that type of deep relationship with each other as work colleagues made me kind of forget that they don’t really interact outside of work and therefore they were never actually as close as I had them painted in my mind. I think I’ve now realized that that’s why it took THEM so long to realize the attraction we as viewers saw them have for each other from very early on. So it was incredibly mind-boggling to see them constantly go behind each other’s backs and refuse to have the same deep meaningful conversations we’re used to seeing them have with each other once they got together romantically. I, for one, don’t personally think they GOT TOGETHER too fast. I mean, they realized that they both felt something deeper than friendship and acted on it. It’s not that unusual. However, I do feel like they progressed entirely too fast for two people who, again, were never THAT close. I didn’t want to say anything at the time because I, like all the other fans, was just happy to see these two people I had been rooting for finally get together but the whole “grandkids” and “our kids” thing felt very awkward and out of place, especially considering that they’ve since broken up. I just feel like that’s not something you mention, even casually or jokingly, to someone you’ve just started seeing romantically, no matter how long you knew each other beforehand. Now that the lack of quality content we could have seen in Season 5 has been addressed, we can move onto everything wrong with the steaming pile of shit that was Season 6.

I will admit that I have not seen a single episode of The Rookie since 6x06 but I have kept up with it on Twitter and Tumblr, so I have some inklings about what’s been going on since the breakup. But let’s start with episode 1. While I understand that Lucy was under a lot of stress and that the particular part of her personality that expects sometimes too much of herself is a direct result of how her parents treated her growing up, I truly feel that she was unfair to Tim and that he was right to give her space to cool off. Moving onto Episode 2, which by the way was INCREDIBLY overhyped and not AT ALL worthy of being episode 100 (it needed to be said and this is MY stream-of-consciousness) where they again had an opportunity to have a deep, meaningful, adult conversation, they totally butchered it. They have a real elephant in the room in terms of their relationship with her wanting to be UC and his issues with his ex-wife in the same career field and all we got was him saying that he would “deal with it” with “by himself” being heavily implied. The rest of season 6 up until he ghosted her was forgettable (I literally don’t remember what happened) so let’s get into when shit (AKA the writing) REALLY hit the fan and all 5 (four if we’re being honest) seasons of Tim Bradford’s character development went down the drain.

So you mean to tell me at his jurassic age, this man (Tim, if you aren’t following), after Lucy said that a relationship with him that didn’t work out WAS NOT WORTH risking their friendship for, convinced her to enter into a romantic relationship with him and said that he loved her while hooked up to a lie detector in a tone that implied that it was crazy she even had to ask, ghosts her for days, KNOWS that she’s fucking spiraling (calling, texting, leaving voicemails), and then shows up to her apartment talking about “I wanted to see you” as if she was just gonna be cool with that? Fully prepared to not explain his actions in the slightest mind you! That scene pissed me off more than any other scene in season 6. AND THEN HE DUMPS HER WHILE SHE’S STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING FOR HIM READY TO SUPPORT HIM! AND USES THE OLDEST LINE IN THE BOOK TO DO SO! It’s not you, it’s me? Really? Like, the worst writer in the world couldn’t have come up with that bullshit. Why introduce a whole new conflict when they had so many issues to deal with already? It makes no logical sense. If the purpose of seasons 5 & 6 was show us that the two of them don’t know each other as well as they thought or as well as we thought, congratulations you fucking nailed it. And then to top it all off, you have her risking her life to save his ass AGAIN being reduced to “kindness”. Of all the things Alexi has said in post breakup interviews, of all the things Melissa has said in post breakup interviews, of all the things Eric has said in post breakup interviews, none of that has convinced me that Chenford aren’t endgame more so than Tim saying he would pay back all “the kindness [she’s] shown [him]”. What an insult to Lucy and what an insult to dedicated and patient fans. I’m heartbroken by that bullshit and I only started watching 3 years ago. I can’t imagine the pain and heartbreak suffered by people who’ve been rooting for them since 1x01.

Moving onto season 7, which again I haven’t seen, we have lost the plot even more, which I have to say, I didn’t think was possible. I know we’re only 2 episodes into a 20 episode season but good lord what is this writing?! They’ve written Tim to be an emotional manipulator and Lucy to be an emotional punching bag. I have to say I’ve never once considered any of Lucy’s storylines to be trauma porn, even when she was kidnapped by a serial killer. But the writing for her character in these first two episodes is downright offensive. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON the two of them should be that chummy with each other after what Tim did her without him having done ANY noticeable work towards bettering himself. All she asked for after he played so viciously with her heart was an adult conversation. Call me crazy but I don’t think that’s THAT much to ask for from someone, especially someone, again, at his jurassic age. And instead of giving her that, he’s all smiley and flirty and “let’s make a bet” with her at work. Now, don’t misunderstand. Lucy is not blameless in this particular situation. While he is being emotionally manipulative, she is without a doubt letting him because why she is acknowledging that bullshit at all is beyond my comprehension. Again, this man has done absolutely no work towards bettering himself. He’s still the same “broken” motherfucker that he was when he broke up with Lucy yet somehow they have this entirely different dynamic? I’m not buying whatever it is they’re trying to sell. And don’t even get me started on the payback line during the food truck scene cuz I don’t wanna touch that bullshit with a ten foot pole. Whoever wrote that can kiss my ass.

All that to say, atp, I really don’t want Tim and Lucy to get back together. Tim was right about one thing: Lucy Chen deserves better. You would think that would mean that he should be better but he clearly doesn’t want to so I feel she should cut her losses and be with someone who appreciates her heart.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

[austinslounge]

I'm sorry I'm gonna vent here. Please don't make anything of it and I'm just frustrated as an Austin fan because I love him very much and I hate that he gets so much shit for doing nothing. Timothee today said he dedicated 5 years to the Bob Dylan movie and everyone was praising him and when Austin said the same everyone acted like he committed a crime or something? Why is there such double standards? I hate this! I also hate there's Austin has no visibility outside of his movies or promos. Is there nobody in his PR team telling him that he needs to improve his public image? Or just post some random instagram pics? Is it that hard? Does he not want to be famous? Why isn't he attending any of the award shows when some random actors are presenting? Why? I don't understand! If he doesn't want to be famous then why did he become an actor? 😭 He should have won an Oscar not that egoistic twink!!! You know what I wish Austin actually had some ego like people think he does he's way too humble for his own good !!! I hate it!!

I love him so much it just hurts that he gets treated like shit !! I hate Hollywood so much i refuse to watch any movies anymore unless it's Austin's!!

Wow! Girl -- You brought up so many things in your post, I don't even know where to begin!

First off, I totally agree w/you regarding the unnecessary hate that Austin gets online for absolutely no good valid reason. It hurts me too, because he's literally the sweetest, most kindest guy ever. 🥹

I created a post with my theory on why I feel that Austin gets a lot of hate for no good reason here.

I too also feel like Timothée hasn't received even half of the amount of hate that Austin received for his "Elvis" press tour, and mentioning that he spent years dedicating himself to the role. When Austin said it, people acted like he was crazy for dedicating 2-3 years to the role. But when Timothée says he spent 5 years of his life dedicated to the prepping and filming the Bob Dylan biopic, all of a sudden, now people are all like, "Oh what dedication! I love how hard working he is!"

They bullied Austin relentlessly for the "Elvis voice" 🙄 thing, instead of just giving him time to shake off whatever remnants of Elvis he may have still had lingering from his filming. But yet, when Timothée used the same exact vocal coach for the Bob Dylan film that Austin used to Elvis, you didn't hear anyone complaining at all.

Austin talks about how he wants to improve his craft and gave many interviews during the Elvis awards season, and he was called "pretentious". Yet Timothée went on stage last night for his SAG award win and told everyone that he wasn't to be one of the "greats", and basically that the award he just won was pretty much just a stepping stone, and yet, he's praised for being "real" and for being "ambitious". 🙄

I don't have anything personal against Timothée, but the double standards and hypocrisy that people have for Austin and other actors is just mind-boggling to me. Make up your mind! 😤

Wrt Austin being seen at awards shows or doing PR stunts or social media posts --- While I would love to see Austin present at the Oscars or pop up unexpectedly somewhere at say the Oscars Vanity Fair After Party or something lol, the truth of the matter is, I'm fine with Austin doing whatever makes him happy. 🥰

If he'd rather disappear right now and not be seen for a while, then that's his choice, and I choose to accept it.

It's hard being a fan of such a private man who can disappear like a ninja rofl 🤣, but hey, as long as he's happy, then I'm happy for him. 🥰

Also, maybe it's just me, but not all actors want to have extreme fame. Some actors just want to act, but don't necessarily want to have larger-than-life fame. Some want to do what they love, but also live a semi-normal life when they're not working, and honestly? I find that much healthier tbh.

We all know that Austin could easily greatly increase his fame level and Instagram followers by simply just posting way more frequently, tweeting, doing cute little videos, talking to the fans on social media Instagram video stories, going to Hollywood parties, or calling the paps on himself. 😂 But Austin doesn't want to live his life like that. It's pretty obvious.

Lastly, I'll just add that I'm really glad that Austin is a humble guy. 🥰 I don't wish that he changes that part of himself at all.

[istherewifiinhell]

okay. heres what were all here for. tell me why the fuck im supposed to suck the dick of these uk comics

[ID: A man holding up an aged looking paper, with a medieval style drawing of a giant metal fire breathing man. He leans forward serious asking his son "... Did it look like this?" END]

marveltf story line, MAN OF IRON, 9-12 in the UK, or.... 33-34 in the us. alright lol do whatever i guess. first published in 1985

new vibe same procedure: Script: Steve Parkouse art: John Ridgeway (9-10) Mike Collins (11-12) Colours: Joise Fermin (9-10) Gina Hart (11-12) Nel Yomtov (US)* Letters: Richard Starkings Editor: Sheila Cranna and these caps are from the UK classics idw book so: Original Series Edits by Shelia Cranna and Ian Rimmer, editorial notes and assistance by James Roberts, Collection Edits by Justin Eisinger and Alonzo Simon, Collection Design by Shawn Lee (<- hey i know his work from turtles!)

*so the uk comics were part in colour and part B&W, to save costs... including the american reissues? printing costs i guess. but when reprinted in collected books, they would get the full colour treatment. whats not clear to me is WHO did those colours, its not listed anywhere i can find. ill simply have to assume its the same artists... and hope im not discrediting anyone....

AND ALSO the last page in this reprint apparently uses the US comic page, and i have a cap of that last page, so. Yomtov's in here too..... tf franchise the way u treat ur sacred texts breaks my turtles fan heart.

and lastly! the keen eyed may notice, we are back to toy accurate art, the character model designs haven't and wont make their way over until much later, I'm told.

well with all that perfectly convoluted business out of the way, lets explore what tfs is like across the pond.

[ID: The same man, Roy, driving as he thinks to himself "What kind of bozo would want to bomb the castle? The Saxon Liberation Front? The mind boggles…" END]

[spluttering laugh] so the humours a little different!

[ID: The boy, Sammy, climbing a tree, hand outstretched reaching for the arrow he lost. Standing, with his in the canopy is Jazz. Sammy yells in fear. END]

OKAY. so the vibes are little different

[ID: Caption Box: And the apparition was fearful, being a Man of Iron of great height and girth, seeming unheedful of quarrel, spear or sword…" The robot from the illustration, clearly transformer, but blockier, more retro scifi, standing in the middle of a medieval battle, men with chain-mail and swords looking at him with trepidation. Caption Box: The Man of Iron forded the stream at Eldric's Cross, making great strides for the abbey… and some brave souls followed, though none dared come too close…" Two of the fighters shown following him, a body shot with an arrow lays at the other side of the river. END]

damn okay. so the vibes are ALOT DIFFERENT

(no 10) sammy dreams

[ID: Sammy stands on a house rooftop, in his PJ's, looking down at the cobble street, where a seeker in alt mode rests. END]

[ID: Dark and moody art, a barely seen figure towers in the shadows over the residential houses. From a higher angle, its shown to be Mirage, he stands taking up the entire street, backlit and casting shadows. END]

WHAT THE FUCK. that is terrifying

(something about beautiful black inked art + toy model makes them so CREATURE)

[ID: Roy speaks to a man in army uniform. Roy: How large? Soldier: Well… ahh…at a rough estimate? About the size of an ocean-going liner. Roy: Whaat? Roy with a hand to his head in dismay: Well, for god's sake what is it? Solider: We don't know. I've called in extra men and we're going to excavate… END]

somethings! buried under the castle... gee well one wonders what it might be

[ID: Close on Jazz's alt mode dashboard, its filled with lights and screen of alien language. Hes saying: But I'm not a stranger, Sammy. Deep down, you know… don't you? You've been wanting an adventure all your life… Besides. I have something to tell you. Sammy looking doubtful. Jazz continues: Something really important. Sammy has a hand on Jazz's open door: Why not just sit for a while in the front seat? Just pretend you're driving… END]

JAZZ THATS KIDNAPPING BUD....

really get a kick outta this note in the printed version

[ID: REMEMBER: NEVER ACCEPT LIFTS FROM STRANGERS! TO BE CONTINUED! END]

(no 11)

[ID: Jazz speaks to Sammy on the road, a blue and white F1 car pulling up. "My name is unpronounceable in your language… so just call me Jazz! And that's Mirage right behind us!" Jazz takes a exit to a low road, a black camper truck driving alongside. "This is where we rendezvous with Trailbreaker. All set Sammy?" All three driving along, Sammy responds "Sure thing Jazz!" END]

[guitar riff] THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. im so glad all my good friends are here.

[ID: An fiery explosion engulfing Trailbreaker with a "Whaamf!". Wheels coming off, glass shattering, the truck top blowing to bits. Trailbreaker veering off road, a trail of fire and parts behind him calls out "Jazz! I'm hit... I'm hit BAD! END]

TRAILBREAKER NOOOO. who could have seen this coming...

[ID: Jazz narrowing swerving a missile. Exploding behind him, and speedlines trail him, and a wreath in flame around him. The colours are almost delicate, and a reflective glow in his paint. END]

wha. this just looks so cool.... what the hell....

[ID: Bluesteak, smiling speaking to comms "Autobot Bluestreak to patrol leader +++ Just brushed something off your tail, Jazz+++ try to be more careful in future, hmmm? Bluestreak out+" END]

being a cunt in the work slack. king

[ID: Jazz in profile, lit under the starry night sky, soft line-less colours defining the planes of his head in blue greys, and pitch black. To Sammy he says "Not really. It's a shuttlecraft… now stand back…" To comms "Autobot Jazz To Autobot leader+++ Approaching shuttle with Surveillance Subject+++ Request permission to board+++" END]

Wuh. Huh. Jazz u look so fucking cool right now?? And handsome.....

okay whats going on back at the castle (no 12)

[ID: The army soldier half sitting on a desk, holding a phone to his ear, the rotary cradle held resting on his leg. He's saying "IT's not just a question of scale, sir. We simply cannot identify it. END]

whys he kinda... apparently this style of uniform is called temperate barrack dress?? that answers none of my questions im just kinda... whyd u draw him like that tho...

[ID: A seeker, drawn in blues, walking between the ruins of the castle. Off panel someone says "It just seemed to appear from nowhere!" END]

bigfooting it up... AT A CASTLE. oh lads. im done for [blah blah he telePORTS and thats skywarps power but hes blue so WHO is it. dont worry abt it man. dont matter. they apparently change in the various times its been coloured, which is objectively funny imho. keep em guessing]

[ID: Moody and still illustrations of a robot identical to the Man of Iron in stasis, plugged into a bed of sorts. The ship around him is dark but for strips of coloured computer like lights in the walls and floor. Caption boxes narrate: Deep beneath the Autobots feet, in a sealed chamber, a special Autobot lay waiting… He was navigator, warrior and guardian of Autobot destiny… In his long, slow, machine world, a million years were as fleeting seconds. Human history had passed over him. Small inter panels. Mid on the Guardian: Locked in his dormant brain was the location of the planet Cybertron. He waited only to be re-activated, re-integrated with his mission… Restored to life. Close on the Guardian: His attendant was no more, the link between them severed. Laying in profile, just barely defined in the pitch black: Alone in the darkness he patiently beamed his signal. The same pattern of impulses… Waiting. END]

What the actual fuck (its even more somberly dramatic than just that)

[ID: Sammy, from a distance, staring at the castle. Caption Box: Autumn came, leaves fell. Sammy was a year older and a year wiser. He never saw Jazz again… Sammy asleep in bed, moonlight pouring through his paneled window. "But on clear, sharp nights, when stars glittered like needles and the night winds rattled his window… Then he slept a fitful, fearful sleep…" Sammy sleeping, with his dreams projected above him. "And the Man of Iron walked once more through his dreams." The End]

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

um well. okay! thats. fucking crazy. and this is the only tf comic this dude ever did. okay... can u tell he was from the dr who comics...... it ALSO means this doesnt actually speak at all for what the rest of tfuk will be like. which is damn funny. LIKE WOW! THAT WAS CRAZY. anyways.

[sapphic-agent]

I think the biggest thing I've learnt from the more critical side of MHA is: don't let your favoritism affect your story. I think it's natural that you're gonna like more characters than others. But if it's like noticeable to a point where the audience sees it, it's a big problem. Or if the character is a fan favorite, they'll praise it to sky heaven. The fact that Izuku VS Shigaraki has been oddly side lined so much in favor of Bakugo VS OFA or him rescuing All Might is... weird to me. Like, I get it. He was dead for a year in our time. But... this IS Izuku's story not Bakugo's. Even if Bakugo is a deuteragonist, he's still not the MAIN protagonist. Shouldn't we be shifting more or less to Izuku VS Shigaraki? MHA has been building up their final fight for 8-9 years, and we're oddly all focused on AFO and Bakugo? And for AFO's backstory, I care less for the potato man. Shigaraki is the villain of MHA, not potato man. Such as Izuku is the protagonist of the story, Bakugo isn't. And it's so baffling to me to see MHA twt praise this series to high heaven and just don't oddily notice that Izuku is just oddily fucking quiet through out this fight?? I know he's focused on stopping Shigaraki, but nothing???? Like the Toga and Uraraka and Todoroki Family arcs got all the attention they deserved, so why tf isn't Izuku and Shigaraki?? I understand they were gonna be last, it IS the final battle after all, but it just seems it's gonna go downhill from there.

Plus, how tf is Izuku gonna be able to save Shigaraki?? Izuku is at his witt's end, and Bakugo said he would take care of AFO. Because if it's ACTUALLY Bakugo & Izuku VS Shigaraki. I'll just- I'll be so done. I get the whole "Izuku doesn't have to do everything on his own" but like- Shigaraki literally KILLED Bakugo and got revived from his goddamn blood exploding. (That shit is still funny to me.) like good Lord, can Izuku just have HIS moment??? If all of the cool power ups and cool moments go to Bakugo instead of Izuku, and Bakugo somehow saves the day.

The fucking ending is gonna be ruined by favoritism. Again, this is just an IF. But I felt crazy reading twt's and no one noticing Izuku hasn't said anything of a) Bakugo being brought back to life b) or just reacting to anything. It just seems like Izuku is just there as a device to carry us towards the ending, at this point.

You're right and you should say it.

Mind-boggling how people will look at this shit and still say Horikoshi doesn't favor Bakugou. Like, what? He is 1-v-1-ing the big bad of the series. The villain who killed almost every past OFA user (would also like to add that these are the same users he insulted and looked down on, so if he is the one to finish AFO, that's a slap in the face to every single one of them). The man who incapacitated All Might. The Demon King who's ruled the underbelly of Japan for the past 200 years.

And you mean to tell me that Katsuki Bakugou of all people is his final boss? That's just embarrassing for AFO tbh.

But the fact of the matter is, yeah Izuku's fight with Shigaraki should have been the main event. Instead, it's being treated as a side quest. Hell, it's being treated as less than a side quest as both Uraraka & Toga and the Todorokis & Dabi were given more attention.

It's sad, not only for Izuku but for Shigaraki too. Horikoshi was so close to making him a complex villain, only for all of his character progression from Deika to go down the toilet. He can't be saved because he's been written to be so completely detached from his humanity.

In general, Izuku and Shigaraki should have had more moments together throughout the series. This interaction between them is meaningless because Izuku doesn't understand Shigaraki enough to save him. It's why he's getting frustrated because there's really no feasible way for him to save Tomura. He isn't Eri or Kota who were just kids in danger and who wanted to be rescued.

I hate to say it, but Izuku hasn't had enough development to be able to save Shigaraki. It's not his fault (it's Hori's), but it's true. For him to understand Tomura, he needed to broaden his worldview and Horikoshi hasn't allowed him to do that.

It's an utter disservice to both characters

[coralcatsea]

CARDVERSE USUKUS

REC LIST

I'm a little picky about Cardverse fics, but here are some I've enjoyed! I wrote my own descriptions here, so if you want more info you can also click the link for the author's summary.

Weighing Pride Between Scales

by @demonicpiano

The Kingdom of Spades does not know how to handle the discovery that their queen is a literal beast. It turns out, though, that the king adapts quickly.

Link

A Little Wicked

by DemonicPiano

Queen Arthur tries to work up the nerve to assassinate the King, but it turns out the King isn't what he expected.

Link

Come Into My World

by DemonicPiano

England (the country) and Arthur (Queen of Spades) become acquainted thanks to mirror portals and decide to switch places for a little while. In the process, they meet each other's version of Alfred/America, and upon learning England and America are not romantically involved, Arthur resolves to fix this.

Link

Only a Matter of Time (and Waiting)

by DemonicPiano

Mechanic Arthur is tasked to work on a carriage for King Alfred, who supposedly cannot be looked in the eye because of mind boggling magic.

Link

Up in Each Other's Ropes

by DemonicPiano

Captain Kirkland does NOT want to be Queen. He employs various tactics to make the prince leave him alone, but none seem to faze him. Prince Alfred is still set on insisting they're meant to be, so the pirate forms a new plan to scare him out of the idea. Unfortunately, he's grown somewhat fond of the prince and can't make the threat very convincing, it backfires, and Alfred ends up enjoying himself.

Link

Treating a King Right

by DemonicPiano

Alfred has to do a queen-choosing party, but most people don't appreciate him as a person so he wears something unexpected to test them. His childhood friend, Arthur, is not deterred.

Link

Blind Trust

by ehcanuck

During the wedding ceremony and wedding night, the King is expected to wear a blindfold and stay silent, as is Spadian tradition. He doesn't get to see or speak to his fiance/husband until the next morning, and he's never met him before. Or has he?

Link

Queen of the Company

by @ixbranna16

Magical Strike and Cardverse hybrid in which Alfred inherits Spades Company and wants Arthur to rule by his side as Queen of Spades. Arthur agrees and uses this position to his advantage.

Link

Rock 'n' Royal

by @charlotte--kensington

Modern Cardverse with punk band member Arthur and Prince Alfred, who are both big fans of each other. One day Arthur discovers he has the Queen's mark, which leads to conflicting feelings. He doesn't want to leave everything he's worked for behind, but it's hard to be upset at the man he has a big celebrity crush on.

Link

[stephscassie]

mind boggling that some people still go to real madrid, considering the way they treat players and managers when they're done with them. Like, yeah, sure, you'll win trophies, but can Trent honestly think winning the CL with us is the same as winning with Madrid? I don't think so. If he doesn't want to stay, I'd rather have him leave but he has to know he will be just another player there. It will be a hard awakening for him when he gets skinned by someone on the pitch and he is met with whistles and abuse online, especially considering how quickly racist the fans get.

[im-out-of-it]

part 14 of season 3, episode 8 continued “a heart of darkness”

140. Magnus: by the power of me, I tie you all by my magic so you can go save jace even though he doesn’t deserve it off ya go

141. do I feel for the jace stuck? maybe but not really. I don’t feel for him because there’s a part of him that is similar to jace 2.0- and what I mean by that is how he treats people. I get that jace was throwing tantrums of the aftermath but Magnus risked everything for jace. and when Magnus was having breakdowns, I didn’t see jace caring all that much. all he did was try to talk to Alec but he didn’t push the issue. what a great parabatai Alec has

142. OKAY 🔥

143. I love how Magnus is just standing there putting on a fake smile because he knows that jace was never in competition. 🗣️ JACE WAS NEVER IN THE RUNNING. it literally boggles my mind that they have him say that because not once did Alec ever settle for Magnus. and that’s why it irritates me to the very core that in season one they never settle what feelings Alec did have for Jace. it’s barely talked about. just once between Alec and jace and it’s more of jace using it against Alec. but it should have been talked about at the end of season one

144. and I know there are jalec fans out there that maybe assume Alec settled for Magnus but if y’all have any love for Alec, why would you want him in such a toxic relationship? Jace doesn’t treat him good. I’m sorry I’m not trying to be a bitch but how could anyone be a jalec fan? if you’re a jace fan, I get it but how could you ship that if you’re an Alec fan? you’re basically saying I’m fine if Alec gets used and taken advantage of. I’m really not here to shit on anyone’s ship but I will never tolerate jace and I will never understand the shipping of jalec. Jace is horrendous to Alec and we all know Alec deserves better treatment

also Alexander season 3 mention: 12 (I didn’t want to because Magnus doesn’t say it but I guess it counts)

145. DAMN MAGNUS MAGIC

146. mood throughout this whole storyline and anything involving clace:

147. NOW THATS MAGNUS MAGIC. I always love when jace is being annoying and Magnus shuts him up real quick

148. I think some people forget how powerful Magnus is and how much magic he has at his disposal. but also they forget that he can tire out. Magnus isn’t really shown that often to be tiring out because he does use a great deal of magic

149. Magnus: you really think you’re in competition for my man? you’re lucky I’m a nice person 😊 you’re lucky that Alec feels a need to babysit and that’s why he keeps you around 😊 you’d be dead without Alec- 😊 OKAY ILL STOP LMAO (but you know he’s thinking it)

150. I went ahead and did some of these scenes out of anger but this is later when she drops the sword. I don’t know if the writers were obsessed with trying to make clary this super powerful entity but it got to be so annoying and just overly uncomfortable and unrealistic. the teenager who hardly trains but has all this power? yeah ok 🤡 I’m tired of bland teen girls putting in zero effort and getting all this power. I would rather have wanted this series to not have clace and have this power go to Alec and Izzy or a half downworlder/half shadowhunter. that would’ve been more fascinating to watch

GIF CREDITS FOR PART FOURTEEN:

gif by jalecsource

gif by daddariodaily

gif by nomadicheads

gif by mistressvera

gif by nomadicheads

gif by izzymalec

gif by magsalecs

gif by crestaannie

gif by amethystdruse

I’ve got one more to edit and that’s it for today but there are also four Alec appreciation running in que for today 🍁 the big surprise isn’t today but will be coming soon 😌

[smosh-fessions]

I cannot stand Smoshtwt. This is coming from somebody who’s active there as well as Smoshblr and even the Smosh reddit. That side of the fandom just makes me miserable every time I interact with it, although that could also just be a Twitter thing (which I haven’t used altogether as much anyway). All 3 sides of this fandom have heavy parasocialness regardless but I think it’s the most evident on Smoshtwt. They are very hypocritical when it comes to that topic especially. Many of them talk about, idolize and ostracize the cast like they’re not human beings. As if they’re characters. Smoshblr has this issue as well, but I think it’s much more excessive and disrespectful on Smoshtwt.

My basic, tired example is the way people talk about Damien, considering the fandom is often divided on their stance with him there. personally I don’t have strong feelings towards Damien whatsoever but I audibly GROAN when somebody says something rude about him for the millionth time. And when somebody wants to defend or even show liking toward him as a cast member, they’re the ones accused of being parasocial or something. It’s genuinely ridiculous because you know the same people accusing would start frothing at the mouth for someone “criticizing” their favorite members like Angela or Spencer. It just boggles my mind how openly disrespectful they can be to these real people.

I feel like this behavior only got worse in the last few years so I admittedly think a chunk of newer fans are partially responsible and mostly have that Stan cult mindset that older fans don’t exactly share, not to the same extent. Because the difference in how fans used to talk about Smosh is much different to barely three years ago. I’m sure that’s a reason the entire cast stopped using Twitter and interacting with that side of the audience altogether…

I 100000% think that the rise in how awful Stan culture is correlated to lockdowns and I think that's where a lot of the younger, intensely disrespectful people came in because it became their comfort so hard and so fast in such a weird, weird scary time that it's honestly fucked them up a little. That doesn't mean I condone it in any way, but it's why I think the huge surge happened because pre-2020, I've never seen fandoms this bad except for some very select ones. People used to be kind of bothered to be called Stans, and people of a certain age definitely don't know that it literally comes from an Eminem song about a stalker fan who signed his letters Stan. A lot of people took the meaning of it a little too much to heart, honestly.

The hatred for Damien on twitter especially is confusing to me. The way that all three separate sites treat the same group of people is also wild. On Reddit, they clearly aren't fans of Ian and Anthony. On Twitter they're absolutely awful about Damien, and here they treat him with kid gloves and half of the people seem to absolutely LOVE Ian and Anthony and the other half are either apathetic or do not care. Unfortunately, the vitriol on here seems to be more hidden in things like replies and tags so it ends up missed by the majority of people since it's not out in the open like a tweet.

I've always said it's a great idea to curate the hell out of your internet experience because of how divided stuff like this gets. I know some people feel bad for blocking people for what they feel like is an 'illegitimate' reason, but it's just a simple "I do not want to talk to you. Now or ever. Goodbye." and you are always allowed to do that. Block liberally. My main account on here has probably 800 people or so blocked and I can assure you 80% of them are from fandoms I had been in. There are shit people in every fandom and they're typically the minority, but they all have supersonic megaphones, I swear.

[thelonesomequeen]

I have been a fan of this blog since MK fall pap walks were a thing and this whole AB thing makes me realize how not crazy yall have been. Some of these people and blogs make me worry about their mental health if they truly believe what they are saying. It makes me think of all the stuff Benedict C and his wife and eventually kids went through its scary. The saying they are aren't really together and hounding them. The actual death treats and believing they have actual inside information but being wrong at every turn. I don't think what ce and ab are experiencing is quite as bad but its getting there especially if they do announce and engagement or get married it might send some off the edge. It boggles my mind that some take it to such extremes and have others believing the same thing. I still don't understand how they think AB has the power to force him into a relationship but at the same time needs him to help her out in Hollywood. I kinda get trying to figure out why he would be with someone seemingly different then he's used to but I don't think she is holding him hostage. All that to say thanks to mods for not being crazy and knowing when a break is needed. I think we need to bring back Man Crush Monday and Woman Crush Wednesday to palate cleanse. Maybe a Thot Thursday? Hope yall have a good day.

We’ve worried about that too (the comparison to Benedict and his family). Things aren’t quite that bad yet, but what I’m concerned with is that we’re only seeing stages of what will eventually be something similar. I hope not, but those hopes aren’t high with the kind of fan behavior we’re seeing lately.

Also, I miss bae of the day! Mrs. Potts was always so good at organizing that! 🦎

[travllingbunny]

People who say that the siblings could never run the company (leaving aside the question of, should they even want to, when there are so many better things they could try doing with their lives) because they're not competent enough are so funny because even if that were true, since when is competence the precondition for running Waystar Royco for a long time and being perceived as a success? Since the person who demonstrated their incompetence as CEO the most on the show is Logan.

And it's blatantly on display since the pilot. From always changing the succession plans on a whim (basically whenever he felt threatened by the idea giving up control to someone); firing people (in the pilot he fires Frank just to placate Roman because he's trying to get him back into the company - he rehires him 3 episodes later) and giving jobs for personal reasons (that's also how Tom gets a job, as a part of Logan placating Shiv and trying to get her to come back, and Greg gets a job is all about Logan's issues with Ewan; this man is consistently using the company as a way to boost his ego and try to control/force or manipulate the people he feels most strongly about to love him) and destabilizing the company...and that's before we find out he put the company in a 3 billion dollar debt secured against Waystar stock in 1985 and came up with no solution whatsoever for 35 years, and also enabled serial rapists and murderers and marred the company in horrific scandals. Both things that he left his children to resolve (and then berated them for it).

When people say the siblings are incompetent because they're immature and unserious people, I agree but if it comes with the admission that they get that from their father, who was extremely unserious, because he was defined by his unresolved personal issues stemming from his abusive childhood, his huge and fragile ego and the dysfunctional relationships he had with everyone. And that's the siblings' problem too, stemming from how he raised and abused them. This is why fight each other instead of working together (except for a short time when they had their Dad to unite against) and make big business decisions based on personal issues ans grudges. It's not the lack of skills, it's the emotional instability.

One last thing: the fandom's treatment "you're not a killer" line is so funny because the whole point of it was to set up the twist at the end of that same episode that proves it wrong. They couldn't have been more obvious, they even scored the final scene with Kendall's press conference with the track named You Have to Be a Killer. But a ton of fans and journalists missed the point and latched onto the "you're not a killer" line like it's some timeless overall statement on Kendall's personality and repeating it ad nauseum... I'm sorry everyone, but I really don't understand how you can watch all 4 seasons and come off with the conclusion "Kendall's problem is that he's just not ruthless enough". He has a lot of issues, but that's not one of them. But I do agree with you it would have been better if Kendall didn't have to be "a killer" and acted like a normal person who can cooperate with others and treat them as equals instead of being pushed and molded by Logan's psycho treatment of him into these increasingly more aggressive and ruthless modes of behavior.

TL;DR People who drank Kool Aid and convinced themselves that Logan was a great businessman to be admired are silly, and when those same people mock his kids, it drives me crazy because they're basically admiring someone for being a terrible father and abusing his children, and mocking and blaming the children for being affected by abuse. It is mind boggling they don't acknowledge the simple fact that, if they are that awful, that's on him as their father and the person who shaped their personalities.

OK IM GOING TO POST A HOT TAKE NOW!!! i think the sibs were actually perfectly capable of inheriting the company. and i think a lot of you guys give logan’s shitty rhetoric with regard to his children being unqualified, like, way more credit than it deserves.

“roman is a moron” “there is something wrong with roman” well, actually, no and no. if asgarov and matsson taught us anything it’s that roman is actually quite politically capable. also, he’s great at delegating and managing people (see jamie laird and even gerri). the second criticism also is literally just very thinly veiled homophobia, it’s genuine nonsense. it’s a reason for logan not to choose roman, not a reason why roman isn’t capable.

“kendall isn’t made for the world” or any variation of “kendall wouldn’t be good at the CEO job” is once again patently false. whenever kendall is tasked with managing waystar it is usually to great success. his alliance with stewy in lifeboats. living+. vaulter when he acquired it and when he gutted it. his friendship with naomi pierce which watered the ground for both PGN deals. there is little evidence that kendall would be fine if not great at CEO, and the fact that he’s “not a killer” is arguably a benefit and not a loss.

even something like “shiv being a woman is a minus” is just a complete lie. it is not a minus for a rich and palatable white woman to run a company like waystar. logan says this to her and then promptly spends the rest of the season begging her desperately to lend her estrogen to his cause, because PGN want a woman CEO, or because waystar is entrenched in a sexual abuse scandal! there is a solid patch of the show where roman and kendall’s favorite shot at shiv is to say that she’s only being considered because of her gender! after season 1 there is almost unanimous agreement that her womanhood is actually a plus.

it baffles me that some people take these criticisms for granted when logan is the father in the Watch These Kids Get Abused By Their Father! show. almost every “reason” he names for why his children can’t lead the company is just a tactic to belittle and hurt them. it is so fucking hurtful to label roman a freak because of his sexual preferences, just like it’s hurtful to say that kendall is incapable after he’s spent his whole life training to be capable, or to reduce siobhan to her sex. “well, the siblings are all incompetent, it never could have been them—” bullshit! the only person who told us that is the person who was determined to keep it from the second they started to want it!

[inonetoomanyfandoms]

Our skyy 2 overall mini ratings

This is just me giving my unneeded opinions. This is all relatively at face value btw.

NLMG: 7/10

Would never expect anything else from the doomed delusional lovers. I honestly really loved Palm in particular in this. Would’ve loved more context for background characters (aka why the fuck is Marc there) but I liked watching them work together a helping others again. Otherwise was good.

SIMM: 4/10

They dragged it too much for my liking. Cute but highly annoying by the time we reached like the end of ep 1. Would’ve been better with just one ep or if they also did sky in your heart. It would’ve been nice to see Prince and Fah again. Also robbed of Sean and Maitee

The Eclipse: 6/10

I think khaofirst’s chemistry saved this. I loved seeing them all together but AkkAyan’s emotional constipation is showing and isn’t solving idk. I also would like to know why they uncomfortably suggested a relationship between Wat and Teacher Sani. Like I know they’re out of school but still. Neo is still gorgeous as ever and Thua still gets on my nerves.

Vice Versa: 7/10

I think the main reason I liked this a lot was cause the lack of product placement. I thought it was actually super cute and I loved Puen and Talay taking care of a child together. I don’t think that would be legal though but yknow. Also I’d love to understand the thought process of giving your nephew to your friends to solve their marriage problems. But apart from that honestly I actually enjoyed it.

MSP: 8/10

I’m too biased to make a legitimate opinion on this so I’ll save my breath. I thought it was a great a idea to swap and I really think they delivered tbh. I just think though that the original series nailed the casting cause as much as I love fourth playing Tinn he just couldn’t nail it like Gemini. This applies the other way around although I do think Gemini did a slightly better job at playing Gun. Literally only problem I have was that it was little awkward.

That and that fucking bullfrog song getting stuck in my head at worst possible times.

ABAAB: 7/10

I understand the timing of it airing but that was cruel to put it in between MSP and BB like cmon. Because a boss and a babe is great and actually the our skyy was pretty damn good considering everything. Gun needs to chill though this man. Also I don’t think I’ll ever get over how cute Zo is. Like if I was Thi I would also treat him the same way he’s so cute. But it really did feel like a nice little special (two) episode, it was nice.

Bad Buddy and ATOTS: 8/10

I am also too biased here to give a stable opinion. This fed all my dreams and more. I loved the parallels both to themselves and also across shows. I understand how phupha and tian are a lot more emotionally constipated than patpran my gosh. But honestly I really loved it despite its rush. They did however spend way too long lost. Like they could’ve fit a bit more character development in those times but I guess you gotta make up the budget so.

Overall thoughts:

giving many 7/10 but honestly most of these were just simply good. Not mind boggling great but I wasn’t disappointed.

Obviously pretty much all of these were rushed and half baked in some sort of way but that was expected considering it’s only two episodes and they’re trying to cater to headcanons and fan service at the end of the day. The callbacks and domesticity of the shows is pretty evident of that.

Overall it was fine to be honest. It was relatively true the way the characters are and it gave us just that extra bit people would like. I can’t complain about being given exactly what I was expecting.

I can’t wait to see all of the actors again!!!

(especially baby Ohm I love him so much)

[captainshadowgirllostfan]

Look no offense to the Jean fans and who say Jean can beat Wanda. Maybe she can, but if there’s anyone I prefer to be the strongest, it’s Wanda.

Wanna know why?

Wanda’s weakness is the people she loves.

It’s not herself. Not really. She does have a moment where she is afraid of her powers but she conquers it. And the strength of Wanda’s powers, and I admit I’m basing what I see in the movies but even what I’ve read of her, seems to lie in the people she love.

When she loses people, her grief strengthens her.

She’s a lot like Magneto in that way which is why I refuse to accept the retcon of her NOT being Magneto’s daughter because it’s this aspect that makes Wanda compelling and tragic. If you want an all-powerful character, you want one whose weakness AND strength lies in the heart.

But Jean?

I’m basing this ALL in the movies but it baffles me how this girl can turn against the people she loved even the ones who’ve raised her since a child.

I get Charles lied to her and she’s confused. Perhaps she believes Charles manipulated and used her. Most likely yes. But to cruelly treat Charles the way she does in Dark Phoenix by forcing him to walk what with his legs not being able to have any feeling letting his entire weight break his bones because of the lack of muscle and nerve movement, the lack of connection he has from his brain to his legs. And then breaking his wheelchair.

Okay I get it, she was twisted by the evil alien but that evil alien comes after. It wasn’t like someone was slowly turning her against the Professor who is probably the closest thing to a dad she has.

Just mind-boggling to me the personality change.

A timid girl who goes from being scared to kill and hurt people to killing and hurting people like nothing in a span of minutes all because she absorbed a cosmic entity that broke the walls the Professor put up in order to protect her from her own trauma...

She goes on saying she doesn’t want to hurt people and she’s scared to... and then she does it. And then she questions why people are afraid of her?

I just don’t understand Jean Grey and maybe that’s why I find it hard in me to sympathize or even LIKE her. I really don’t. She’s a boring character to me, whose badly written... at least in the movies. The only thing that seems to stand out for me is that she’s a pretty redhead who Scott has the hots for (and in the original X-Men movies, Logan has the hots for though tbh I didn’t mind her in X-Men 1 and 2. I thought her character growth was great there until X-Men 3 came around) and everyone is scared of her.

I like X-Men Evolution Jean Grey best tbh. She was my favourite character. 

[janethepegasus]

Random Riddle Headcanon

I think he would be a fan of My Little Pony, he would just like the show though, he’s not gonna dedicate his life and allowance to buying the toys. 

MC/Yuu would introduce him to the show all because he’s in the Equestrian Club, surely he would like a show that stars little horses, right? He sits through the Season 1 two-parter and is like “...Okay maybe one more episode” and soon he watched through the entirety of Season 1 and has been hooked ever since.

His favorite seasons are 1-4.

He likes the fact the show teaches lessons about friendship, it’s sort of educational in a way, which he appreciates.

Favorite Mane 6? Twilight Sparkle. He relates to her in some ways, though he doesn’t like the fact Twilight slowly turned into a friendship preaching saint as the seasons go on.

There are moments in the show he’s...VERY vocal about, and not in a good way. 

First being the whole Alicorn Twilight situation; he was confused at first but assumed she would get her own kingdom just like Cadence did in Season 3. He was VERY disappointed and confused when all she got in Season 4 was a castle, not even ruling Ponyville as her kingdom. Then in Season 9 when Celestia and Luna were retiring and decide to lend their leadership to Twilight, Riddle outright screamed, “THEN WHAT WAS THE FUCKING POINT OF GIVING HER A CASTLE?!”

Then there’s Starlight...oooooh how he HATES how Starlight is treated in the show. Firstly, he HIGHLY disagrees with how The Cutie Map ended, saying that Twilight and her friends should’ve talked to her and make her change her ways instead of chasing her out of town, speaking of that town, he has SOOOO many questions on how Starlight did it; was it an abandoned town before Starlight took over? Where did she get these ponies? Did she kidnap them and their friends and family have no idea where they are? etc. Then comes The Cutie Remark...oh his face was as red as blood in the final act. After he heard Starlight’s backstory (basically her friend got a cutie mark and went away, that’s why she hates cutie marks), he paused the episode and went on a whole rant about it. He went on an even LONGER rant when Starlight got no punishment for anything she done and just becomes part of the main cast

(try to imagine Riddle screaming on the top of his lungs about how Starlight should’ve been punished for her crimes against Equestria and possibly ban her from using magic ever again while Friends Are Always There For You plays in the background)

Even the whole thing with Stygian/Pony of Shadows made Riddle upset, saying he should’ve been locked away in limbo regardless if it means the Elements of Harmony are destroyed in the process.

The whole School of Friendship thing confuses the hell out of him. Like...do they JUST learn about friendship? Do they have lessons in magic or other curriculums? Would any graduates go anywhere in their lives due to their school going against the rules of forming a school? Does Twilight have any plans to allow other transfer students aside from those five kids? His mind is just...boggled.

But aside from those things, he genuinely loves the show. ...Don’t introduce him to G5 or Pony Life, he’ll either be confused as hell or frustrated by everything.

[glorytoukraine2022]

I love all your comments here, @th3p0rtalmaker! And I agree. Watching Rapunzel throughout the series and is very frustrating. Especially when it comes to this conflict. Like you, I never got the impression that Rapunzel actually cared about Varian.

She never treated him as “one of her friends” until season 3. The saying “actions speak louder than words” perfectly describe Rapunzel regarding her conflict with Varian. Like you, I’m not convinced that Rapunzel looked for Varian after the storm just because she asked him where he was in “The Alchemist Returns.” Rapunzel knew that he lived in Old Corona, so naturally would have gone there. And even if she didn’t know where Varian was, she would have found out about the destruction of Old Corona and seen Quirin in the amber. But she didn’t know about any of that until Varian sent her a letter asking for help, so there is no reason to believe that she actively looked for Varian.

Rapunzel failed. As a princess, an adult, and as a decent human being. And I find it mind boggling that Rapunzel fans feel the need to grasp at straws just to excuse her actions (or lack thereof). Rapunzel’s trauma is an understandable reason for her failings and mistakes, but they aren’t an excuse. There is nothing wrong with your favorite character doing things that are morally wrong, as long as the narrative (and other characters) call them out.

The fact that the narrative did not call Rapunzel out on her mistakes throughout the series is the ultimate failure of the show. And I think that it is also the reason why Rapunzel fans feel a need to excuse her. The show depicts Rapunzel as this perfect, sunshine princess who can do no wrong. As a strong ruler that loves her friends and people and would do anything to protect them. But her actions throughout the show contradict this depiction of her.

Rapunzel isn’t compassionate to her friends, and even treats Varian as “lesser” compared to her other friends, as I mentioned previously. The show wants us to see her as this unfettered savior like figure for Cassandra in season 3. As somebody who never gives up on her friends and sees the good in everyone…yet we see her give up on Varian the moment he steals the sundrop flower. Yet, simply because the show depicts her as “the good guy” and in the right, we, the audience should take it at face value. For Rapunzel fans, it’s even easier to accept this narrative because a lot of her fans’ love stems from the original movie. They want to believe that Rapunzel is kind and compassionate as the show insists, because those are the traits that they associate with Rapunzel.

Movie!Rapunzel would never abandon her friends like how she abandoned Varian in the show. So it’s easier for them to believe that she is not in the wrong. But at the end of the day, it is more important to stay true to our moral values than to make excuses for fictional characters. As awful is it is to think about, TTS!Rapunzel was written by an ultra right winger. By one of the very same people who want to throw the United States of America into an autocracy.

By supporting the awful things that Rapunzel does throughout the series, you are supporting the warped mindset of the far right. So please, stop excusing Rapunzel. Instead, try your best to separate your love for movie!Rapunzel from her depiction in the series and condemn the way that TTS!Rapunzel behaves and mistreats people in the show. There is nothing wrong with loving Rapunzel, but there is something wrong with supporting her immoral behavior throughout the series.

My apologies if I got off track😅

varian during qfad: help me please, my dad is dying, you're the only one that can help! *gets kicked out of the castle*

rapunzel: oh my god oh my god oh my god i just turned my back on a desperate friend in need...

rapunzel like one episode later: