#my little rant

[talesofdecorum]

Even though I've assumed Rio has always been the other parent for Nicky, I couldn't help but feel super emotional at Jac's confirmation and here is my two cents as to why...

Studio heads don't take risks and will often do what is tried and true and that meant playing it safe, and not offending anyone by never really confirming or denying certain relationships or their backgrounds. It isn't the same but I remember the days of swanqueen and supercorp

So I think Jac and Kathryn has talked in depth about her character's relationship with Rio and Nicky and both of them approached the story line with the assumption that Rio is the father

HOWEVER, Jac has to toe this very delicate line of appeasing the studio execs by not outright saying it because there will be too many questions and notes that it'll never fly, so she doesn't say it. actually shes adds in the script for Agatha to say Nicky is 'made from scratch', so you can possibly assume Agatha is the only parent. Throughout the show, they've insinuated as much as they can without outright stating that they're a family. Get as much past the studio and hopefully the audience can read between the lines.

But NOW? with the massive success of the show and knowing that studio execs probably won't have much to say since confirming it won't affect future storylines (assuming Nicky is really dead), Jac says it and confirms it. out loud.

It was all intentional. Casting a kid that looks like Aubrey, having Agatha give birth near a river (rio), having Nicky say "my 'mother' needs me home", showing how unphased Nicky was upon seeing Rio, Rio asking Nicky to kiss Agatha twice before leaving and Rio being offended with Agatha walking the road with another woman's kid. It was all intentional

It's so unexpected and I assume why Kathryn looked so emotional. Because they've had to quietly navigate this tricky line of telling the story they want to tell but also pacifying the people above. Jac did it!Not only are these two characters queer but she's also saying that they love each other so much they have a kid together. The how isn't important, it just is.

And that is such a power move

[ironyscleverer]

One aspect of Stolas and Octavias relationship that I think deserves a little more attention is the fact that Stolas is traumatized as Fuck, and growing up with a traumatized parent can have a pretty profound impact on you as a kid. Even if they’re a good parent, even if they try their hardest in every way, their issues always seem to have a way of making themselves known. So even though Stolas clearly loves Via to bits, and she him, I wouldn’t be surprised if her relationship with Stolas was more complicated than what we see onscreen, even beyond the “abandoned her for some random imp” of it all.

There’s not a lot of discussion of this in canon, understandably since most of Stolas and Octavia’s immediate issues stem from the divorce, but there’s a hint of it in Loo Loo Land, when Stolas talks about how much Via used to love seeing RoboFizz:

It’s pretty clear in this scene (at least to me) that Stolas is projecting his own love of clowns onto Via, who was in fact terrified by RoboFizz as a child. He goes so far as to misinterpret her tears as “tears of joy.”

That’s a pretty weird detail, and doesn’t really have anything to do with the Divorce, so there’s any number of ways to interpret it. At first, given Stolas’s character in season 1, it comes across as self-absorbed, but looking back, i could see how that self-absorption might be Stolas’s response to always ignoring his own needs and wants for the sake of others. Think about it—Stolas spent 17+ years believing he couldn’t make choices about his own life, and constantly sacrificing his freedom and well-being for others (his father, his wife, his daughter). He spent well over a decade being abused in order to give his daughter a normal, happy childhood. If he’s convinced himself his desires don’t matter, one way around that is to do things because “Octavia likes them.” So if he convinced himself Octavia liked clowns,,, you get the idea.

So anyway, in Sinsmas this side of Octavia’s childhood isn’t really the main issue, but I like to think she is starting to realize not only how weird and sad her dad always was, and how much that may have affected her upbringing. We see a tiny hint of this when she confronts Stolas about his pills:

Of course, Octavia doesn’t know the full story, but she knows enough to be upset. She knows that Stolas was unhappy enough to need the pills, and he stayed in that environment for her. Thats a lot to process at 17. It’s not a nice feeling to realize your childhood was an extension of your parent’s trauma. It’s also not fun to realize your parent chose to harm themself for you, even if they did it to protect you. It makes you feel used, like you’ve been made into an accessory to hurting someone you love. In my mind, Octavia is processing all of this, AND that her dad ran off with a random man.

All this is to say, by my wildly non-canonical interpretation, I really feel for both Stolas and Octavia in this situation. For Stolas, making his own choices and following his instincts for once was important for him to do. For Octavia, it’s reasonable for her to feel upset at her dad, perhaps for more reasons than she realizes. She’s looking back on her relationship with Stolas, and how he raised her, and reevaluating everything. Their relationship is changing, and I hope we get to see a bit of that reflected in season 3.

[redqueenriverjoy]

Do y'all just like ever think Farah Dowling is your mother and you're her long lost daughter and have magical powers and live in Alfea 🪄🧚🏻‍♀️

and Saul Silva is your dad because those idiots have definitely done it and are so obvious it's sick👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻

and it's actually you getting this hug from her because it's the safest place you can imagine being??

No?? Anyone?

Oh ok I'll go just fuck myself then shall I 😭😭

[multifamdomfan]

I have a Ryan Howard HC, what if his father was mentally abusive or at least yelled a lot during his childhood. I know that it sounds out of pocket but bear with me. Ryan gets terrified when people yell at him and he's immediately willing to say whatever the other person wants to hear to calm them down, he never mentions his dad but talks about his mom, and he's scared to get into committed relationships. I think that he's scared to commit to a full on relationship because he knows what a toxic environment looks like and he's scared to be a part of that again. I also think that his mom was his safe space, someone who loved him unconditionally and took care of him but he took after his father. He always put himself first.

[certaineagledefendor]

Isn’t it ironic how things have shifted? From “he’s the most popular member of the group, the most handsome man in the world, the secret weapon, the one most loved by the general public,” to the excuses Taehyung’s fans are now making?

These same fans spent years accusing Jimin of being fraudulent, claiming his success was solely due to company support and external tools. Yet now, even with Taehyung receiving significant promotion, two music videos, physical CDs, covers, and more yet he still struggles to make a mark on the Hot 100, and they cry sabotage.

Let’s take a step back and entertain their claims for a moment. Suppose the company is sabotaging him, as they allege, and that explains his underperformance. But what about his massive fanbase? With over 60 million Instagram followers and 19 million Spotify followers more than any other BTS member..why has he never debuted with more than 4 million streams on any of his releases? If the company’s sabotage prevents his songs from reaching the general public, does it also stop them from reaching the millions of fans he already has?

For years, Taehyung’s fans have touted his perceived popularity, bragging about views, followers, and titles like “the most handsome man in the world.” Now, they’re acting as though he’s an obscure, struggling artist. Meanwhile, other members, like Jin, are outperforming him and yet, their excuse is still “sabotage.”

The truth is, Taehyung was never as popular for his music as they believed. He’s a pretty face, an Instagram model, and an influencer in the eyes of many fans. They don’t care about his music, and that’s why, despite all their claims of mistreatment, they won’t stream his songs. His performance is abysmal for someone with the popularity they claim he has. At this point, even HL is doing much better than he is.

All of this wouldn’t matter to me (cuz let’s be serious I couldn’t really care less about the man) if his fans could simply accept that their favorite isn’t as popular musically. Instead, they continue to disparage Jimin, accusing him of fraud and favoritism from the company, rather than spending their energy supporting Taehyung. They cannot handle the fact that the member they’ve belittled for years is now more successful than their so-called “final weapon.”

They cling to Remy Ma achievements, like “the biggest debut for a jazz song” or “the biggest debut for a Christmas song,” as if those validate their claims. The reality is that if other members like Jimin, Jungkook, Jin, or Suga ventured into those genres, Taehyung would still be overshadowed.

Perhaps it’s time to accept the truth: his fans are more invested in his looks than his music. No amount of pity or accusations of sabotage will even motivate them to stream his songs….yea that’s little they give a shit about his craft. At this rate, even if centuries pass, they’ll still be blaming everyone but themselves for his extremely underwhelming performance.

They were so excited when “White Christmas” was handled outside of Big Hit, claiming it would do better. Yet, it performed even worse than the previous release. Now it is crickets from them and they are once again trying to cry wolf. The more they come for Jimin the more their fave flops and they would soon get used to him having little or no achievements.

[that-choir-girl]

Why is Harry so underrated in the Harry Potter films? Like, c’mon. He’s my favorite character!

[darkh3artss]

I ate so much today, I literally hate myself sm..

I can’t stop eating help

[verosvault]

I think something that's SO INSANE and honestly explains why I love Dimension20 so much and how it's so different than any other show I've ever seen is that...

Dimension20 manages to CAPTURE GENUINE JOY ON CAMERA!!! It's NOT fake! It's NOT scripted! It's not a joy that has been rehearsed and re-shot multiple times!! It is ACTUAL, TRUE, GENUINE JOY!!!

Something that normal TV shows just CAN'T provide for me??? I'm not saying scripted shows are BAD! That's not at ALL what I'm saying! A majority of them are really good!

But watching Dimension20 and seeing GENUINE expression on the faces of these people! And knowing that everyone there is having a GREAT time and just ENJOYING themselves doing what they're doing! It's- It's a feeling that I can't really wrap my mind/head around and explain to people???

I feel thee MOST happy when I get to watch TRUE moments of happiness and joy that happen with the people that decide to sit at this big table, under this big dome, and have just- the time of their Life!

And even though most of D20 is pre-recorded, I'll feel like I'm at the table with them because I'm expressing genuine feelings along with everyone else! 😆😆

[sc3n3-b1tch]

Hey baby’s! To any and all orokabu artists that I follow and correspond with if you ever have any issue with any orokabu art that i post please private message me instead of ranting and raving like a rude lunatic on the picture it’s just bad taste🩷 

[frozenfrogz]

I honestly can’t believe people still ship midleven and here is my biggest reasons why. Why would the duffers make a gay character, in love with his best friend, in the 80s, build it up for 4 now going to be 5 seasons, just to make him alone and sad in the end and make the toxic straight couple endgame? It just doesn’t make sense to me. Also, why wouldn’t they just tell people that byler isn’t endgame so they don’t get their hopes up? If they don’t plan on making byler endgame, why not tell the people that and tell Noah to stop saying stuff about it so people don’t think it is? I don’t even need to use examples from the show to have good solid evidence on why byler is going to be endgame.

[theshy1sout]

Everytime I feel like correcting someone or rant about how wrong is someone about their wrong wrongdoings, I open comment section and write a full angry hateful essay about my expertise on that topic and their idiocy and ignorance

And then I don't send it. I just move on to the next post and pretend that I sent it while I didn't. And everyone's happy

[neoninglitchen]

Um chat what does it mean when something/me or someone touches me and then I have to recreate that feeling on my other side

So more explanation it’s basically like say someone bumps my shoulder I have to then try make that feeling on my other shoulder, like with my hand or a wall. It’s also as well when i’m typing and then i have to even out my typing with the other side or otherwise i can’t type and i feel uncomfortable. It also like when i try recreate a feeling on the other side and i might accidentally touch another part of my body i have to do the same to the other side.

It gets really annoying when i try to get comfy because i keep having to recreate the touch when i or my objects touch me.

I find that different things and people have very different touches so it can be harder to fix the feeling.

Dont know if this would be related but i HAVE to do everything by 2 times tables. I will take two chips at a time instead of one. Doing two squirts of soap instead of one. Always 2,4 or 6 ice cubs in a glass. Tv sound always has to be in the two times table otherwise i just cant do it. When i start a video i will quickly start it again so i will basically watch it twice. Have to skip forward or backwards by 20 seconds instead of 10.

[fictionalmenjusthitdifferent]

I've seen a bunch of edits, where it's like-

Girls: I want to die in my sleep, go out peacefully.

Men: *insert an epic movie moment, last stand, go down fighting*

And I don't know, I'm sure it's not meant to be sexist, but I don't want to just die of old age. I want to go out in glory, swords drawn, fighting for what I believe in, I want my death to matter.

I want my 'for the republic' moment, my 'for frodo' moment, ya hear me ladies?

[mooseung]

my flag is oh seungmin!! the man who cant show enough just how much his family and friends mean to him and remains thankful and humble.. the man whose heart opens up to anyone and shows his soft and gentle side when handling children, the obvious twinkle in his eyes showing just how careful and loving he is towards people in general. he trusts his fans enough to show us a RIB TAT. that has a BEAUTIFUL SPECIAL MEANINGFUL to him (HE LOVES HIS FAMILY). i can’t believe he needs to continue setting his boundaries gently bc some ppl just want more and more it makes me so angry!!!!!! . ur too good for this world oh seungmin i will put my life savings to buy u a paradise for u to relax in with ur loved ones. oh seungmin!!!!!! RAAAAH 🦅

[brain-dead-bunny]

okay it’s come to my attention that absolutely NONE OF YOU know ANYTHING about how cutie marks work. let me say this simply. a cutie mark isn’t a job being assigned, it’s a special TALENT OR SKILL that the pony enjoys. Most of the time it has a directly transferable job for that skill, like if you enjoy baking and are super good at it WOW! baker. If you are really good at writing and telling stories, author. However, there are some cutie marks that could go multiple ways.

twilight sparkle has exceptional magic ability, so she became a scholar, but she could really do anything that required a good magic skill. same with rainbow dash, her weather controlling job isn’t directly linked to her cutie mark, but it does fit the bill for the job.

i was posed the question of what would a murderer pony’s cutie mark be and wouldn’t everyone know. NO. if somehow murder were to be a special skill, the cutie mark might be something like a knife or a shovel. other ponies might just assume you’re good at cooking or gardening. now with cutie marks like apple jacks, their family has a ‘green thumb’ kind of deal so obviously the cutie mark would be hereditary.

so, the reason i made this post. walter white pony’s cutie mark would NOT be blue crystals. it would be a CHEMISTRY FLASK.

[haitiansensationsaint]

Man I just need me that 1 million tax free check and everything will truly be okay for me. I'm a good person and I hate how ghetto this adulthood be sometimes, lol. Y'all keep saying power corrupts, but I been dealing with corrupt mfs for eternity. All I want is to just sleep in and find time to go to the local soup kitchen to help, or like be like one of those people that have extra resources where I can make food and give it out for free. I never cared for fame and to be known for shit, and idc about any images of this world. Good people still exist, but the system will continue to be corrupt, and trying to get closer to it to fix it will eventually corrupt your soul and heart.