#mythical arc

[gnomeniche]

i am a eurylochus (from epic the musical) defender forever.

yes, he made deadly mistakes, but get this: so did odysseus. eurylochus is literally Just A Man, even moreso than odysseus. he doesn’t have the benefits of being a king with a capital-h Heroic fate and connections to the divine. he is trying his best to ensure the crew sees their home again while mediating their dissatisfaction and fear (getting into more interpretive territory but that could be a motive for opening the wind bag: to assuage the crew’s suspicion). eurylochus had all the reason in the world to be suspicious of odysseus’s decisions (many of them have unintended consequences!), and as a second-in-command, it is his Job to ask questions to ensure the leader knows what he is doing before the orders are executed.

and i think a lot of people miss that he has his own character arc implied in the background. he is just as affected by all the tragedy as odysseus. his changes of heart aren’t a sign of him being a hypocrite. he’s changing from everything the crew has been through, trying to learn from his horrible mistake with opening the wind bag by putting more trust in his captain. and the trust gets shattered when the king and captain decides to use his power to destroy his own people. he, odysseus, and rest of the crew ALL saw people die. they all went to the underworld. they all have people waiting at home for them. if you went into ANY of their heads, you would hear the “all i hear are screams / any time i dare to close my eyes” refrain. you need to remember this.

one thing about me is that i will always love a character who is a companion of a very powerful/significant Hero who is a) just an ordinary person caught up in the affairs of Gods and Kings and Monsters and Heroes, b) aware and wary of how much more power the Hero has compared to their less powerful comrades, and c) someone who chooses to put their trust in the Hero regardless but has their faith tested, possibly leading to a myriad of painful outcomes and betrayals depending on how careful/not the Hero is with their regard for their companions. it is an excellent character type. it reminds us that, as much as we put ourselves in the shoes of Mythic Heroes like odysseus, we would more likely be one of the ordinary people helping them and caught in the crossfire.

so, i adore how much epic the musical humanizes the crew and emphasizes their pain and desperation. i’ve read adaptations of the odyssey that make the crew out to be a bunch of idiots who ruined everything because they couldn’t just listen to their ruler. and i feel that type of adaptational decision buys too much into narratives of A King’s Rightful Power and Staying In One’s Place. odysseus can call the crew friends and brothers, and i believe epic’s version of him does see them as that, but he is the king and the captain. there is a power differential no matter what. so i love that i never get the feeling of “ugh what idiots these stupid underlings are” from epic. there are valid reasons why people lose trust in their leader, especially after a horrific war and on a difficult journey where people are dropping like flies. odysseus is still sympathetic, of course, but so are the rest of the men. i feel for all of them, and i think the musical is great for giving odysseus and the crew such a compelling relationship. and i love eurylochus because he embodies that relationship.

[sphericalbee]

did brad ?! eat chinese food ?!

[suguruuuuu-chan]

I dreamt the entire Wano arc with the Shirohige pirates btw. Ace lived, and the focus was on their crew instead. I was recovering from fever and I'll never recreate the masterpiece again but I'm so glad 😭😭

[prolibytherium]

Somehow that ongoing 1,500,000+ word The Beatles Paul McCartney x John Lennon fanfiction I read includes like the most absolute minuscule details of the Beatles lore, like tiny little things where I was like "that can't be real" but I looked it up and it was (IE a guy claiming to be Jesus Christ barging in on one of their recording sessions). But it does NOT include the apparently real group masturbation sessions

[scarlet--wiccan]

Thinking #thoughts

[amphibifish]

ok i'm going to bed now snzzzzz !!!

[clvr-the-insect-enthusiast]

Clover's Pokédex: #242: Darkrai

(Artwork from Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon)

By Clover of the Survey Corps

Here's the link to the master post!

Category: The Pitch-Black Pokémon Height/Weight: 1.5m, 50.5kg Conservation Status: There has only been one reported specimen of this cryptid Pokémon, though I am sure there are more out there. Type: Dark Evolution: Darkrai has no evolutionary relatives

Mistakenly thought of as vile and ruthless, Darkrai means no harm with its nightmare-inducing powers. These bizarre, abstract dreams are possibly a method of self-defense. It is attracted to naturally occurring nightmares and, as recent studies have pointed out, can actually feed on them.

[pippin-pippout]

The prehistoric mess and the voodoo voo-dont dumbass (X Drake and Hawkins) seem to not have put together that VINSMOKE Sanji means he’s also Black Stealth, the one they were definitely fangirling over a day before.

[realmythsmoved]

@musesreunite continued from here "But, I don't want you to get hurt." Rawya stared at the Doctor with a sad glance. She didn't realize it, but tears were filling her eyes. "If they know you're a Time Lord like me, they'll come after you. If anything happens to you, I'll never forgive myself. I already lost my mother. I can't lose you too."

The Doctor looks at Rawya with a concerned expression. She wants to comfort the younger Time Lady. Of course, she can't guarantee any outcome. But she does want to stop Rawya's tears. "Ya won't lose me. I'm good at surviving, me. Always have been." She puts her hands on Rawya's face, doing her best to wipe the tears away as she stares into the younger woman's eyes. "I don't want to see you get hurt either. Okay?"

She caresses Rawya's cheeks with her hands, hoping to provide some comfort. "I'll be right back, I will. And then we'll go somewhere nice. How about that?"

[texeoghea]

i found my sketchbook guys. returning to my roots

[howlingday]

I just thought of a great idea for a post!

I hope that you know who Rhett and Link are, because besides their show Good Mythical Morning, they used to make various skits.

One of their old series of videos was a series called “Famous Last Words”, and I thought why not have the quotes said by various RWBY characters.

Examples;

Ruby(standing on top of a building): Of course I can fly! I’m wearing a cape.

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Jaune(holding a comically large spider): If I don’t get bitten by a spider, how will I ever get superpowers?

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Qrow(holding a plastic knife surrounded by Grimm): Bring it on Grimm!

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Taiyang(holding a plastics knife surrounded by Ninjas): Bring it on Ninjas!

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Sun+Neptune(holding plastic sporks surrounded by Ninja Grimm): BRING IT ON NINJA GRIMM!!!

Thoughts?

So, I looked into Good Mythical Morning, and to be honest, it gives me some real "10 Minute Power Hour" vibes. Pretty good.

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Sun: When I was down in Menagerie, I had a key-lime pie on a stick, covered in chocolate.

Neptune: ???

Sun: I also saw a lot of grandma boobs, too.

Neptune: (Holds up hand, High fives Sun)

Sun: Thank you. But yeah, it was weird, because I guess this is an annual thing where every old person walks around naked?

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Weiss: You know, there's nothing worse than the feeling on the day after your birthday. Because not only did I not redeem my birthday voucher for a discount coffee at Schnee-Bolts, but also my Nana forgot to message me.

Ruby: Ooh. Did that happen? I mean, she's getting up there, so...

Weiss: She is, which is why I don't question it.

Ruby: But it hurt you. I can see it.

Weiss: ...Yes, but I don't let Nana Schnee know it. It's okay, Nana. Today is my birthday.

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Saphron: When we were younger, back when we were visiting the beach for the summer, I just got license and was learning to drive. We, uh, we picked up some ladies.

Jaune: We had eleven ladies in the back of the truck~.

Saphron: But then there was this gap, um...

Jaune: In her tooth.

Saphron : Ye- NO. No, no, it wasn't that. There was a gap in the road, and me, being the dumb teen that I was, just hauled ass through it, and there was a cop there.

Jaune: And he was in a golf-cart.

Saphron: Yeah, yeah. But, uh, then the ladies jumped out once they found out they weren't in trouble.

Jaune: We never saw those ladies again.

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Yang: (Dressed as a ghost, Wear a mustache) You ready to go?

Blake: (Dressed as Pumpkin Pete) Yes.

Yang: Well, hop on, bunny! I'm taking you on a mustache ride STRAIGHT TO HELL!

Blake: ...That honestly scared me.

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Velvet: (Holding cheesy jalapeño popper) These are kinda warty. (Bites into it) But not like genital warts.

Cardin: ...Just so you all know, I'm done.

Velvet: I was don with periods! So I moved on to genital warts, which have nothing in common. ...Y'know, except for being related to the genitals. ...Which are all beautiful.

Cardin: ...No one's got a problem with them! Least of all, me!

[gracifleur]

🌸 ███ ＂SNOWPOINT. THERE'S A FESTIVAL HAPPENING right now to honor the change of seasons.＂ spoken matter of fact, hands already tugging at dark's arm completely ignoring his fusses. ＂it snows there all year, but i think it would do some good to help the flora in the area bloom a bit here & there. plenty of plants that thrive in the frost but it's been so cold recently up the mountain.

also they have a special iced cream they make outta the snow for the festival. don't you want once a year iced cream ?＂ there is a high probability that the food was the real reason she wanted to go. not obligation or want to make the festival a little more magical( though she was honest in wanting to help show some recognition for the town's gratitude for the seasons, it's just lower on the list underneath food. ) but most assuredly, the ice cream. ＂come on, don't be such a introvert.＂ / @dnangelic bro :)

[bookishlyvintage]

Merciless Saviors (Godly Heathens #2), HE Edgmon

"But stories are so often forced to abandon shades of gray in favor of black and white. A parable cannot teach a lesson about good and evil if there is no evil."

☆☆ || full review

[raayllum]

perseus callum and andromeda rayla i think

[cruoren]

one thing about kylo is that he'll argue and throw hands. you're a jedi? he's criticising the code. sith? he's criticising the code. lovecraftian space horror? lightsaber is ignited. truly, a menace to the cosmos.

[t-u-i-t-c]

Final Chapter: Tomorrow's Legends