#mythical arc

[thosewildcharms]

the thing about the grimpop kiss is that it was a GOOD kiss. like subjective opinions about chemistry aside, the writers could have played this MUCH differently. after years of insisting there's zero attraction or desire between them this could have happened mid season as a comedic sort of "freeze two seconds in as they mutually realize this is fucking terrible and pull back in horror" kiss that would finally shut the shippers up but nope! they built it up all season long and when it finally happened they were both LOCKED IN until they weren't. and yeah they can totally walk this back in the first five seconds of the next season OR they can choose to be hilarious about it and have them argue about who kissed who and insist they absolutely did not enjoy it at all and then immediately kiss again.

[laz-kay]

“Brad Bakshi always wears long sleeves”

Y’know, apart from that one time :’)

[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 ?!

[sit-cons]

What did Dana mean about, "I'm the best creative of my generation." ??? No ??? I'm sorry, but no.

[babyonwire]

Ok maybe I'm reading into things too much because I've been a queer!David truther for years but. David specifically referring to himself "coming out" as Fun Dave during the party. David being styled similarly to and channeling the energy of Cary Grant who was rumored to be queer. David singing a song written by Cole Porter, another queer artist. Brad being the only one to recognize and truly *see* David and his references and, even though it was mostly self-serving, still choosing to spend time with him during the party after they get killed. David trying to be more social and putting himself out there directly after the episode where he said he was going to start facing his fears. The whole erection thing with Ian and asking him out to dinner. Is anyone else seeing what I'm seeing?

[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 😭😭

[iamdeltas]

Season 8 of Brooklyn 99 did not have a lot of good writing decisions, but one writing decision that I definitely appreciate now is the decision to not write a pregnancy arc for Rosa despite her actress, Stephanie Beatriz, being pregnant at the time. I don't know for sure why they made that decision--maybe it's because they realized Rosa having children wouldn't make sense for her character, maybe it's because they didn't think there was enough space for a pregnancy arc on top of the other storylines they were (poorly) attempting to tackle in a season that would only be 10 episodes, maybe it was combination of both. But either way, it was definitely a good decision from a character standpoint to not force a pregnancy arc on her simply because her actress was pregnant, even if it meant they had to put Rosa in loose, baggy clothes to hide Stephanie Beatriz's pregnancy. I hadn't really appreciated this at the time because, well, I thought it was an obvious decision. Why would you write in a pregnancy just because the actress is pregnant, if it doesn't make sense for the character? But now, looking back, I am much more appreciative of the writers for doing this. This newfound appreciation certainly has nothing to do with a certain show I'm watching now deciding to write in a stupid ass pregnancy arc for a character that makes zero sense for the character, just because the actress is pregnant, as if they forgot that TV and movies have been covering up IRL pregnancies and letting pregnant actors' characters still be not-pregnant for decades!

[scarlet--wiccan]

Thinking #thoughts

[amphibifish]

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

[texeoghea]

i found my sketchbook guys. returning to my roots

[realmyths]

Lisa is frustrated. Nothing seems to be going right for her. She lets out a sigh, then a groan. Today is not a good day. "Do you ever just have one of those days when you wonder why you bother?"

[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.

[babyonwire]

The best things to come out of MQ season 4 were the entirety of Villain's Feast and Charlie Day's funky little mustache

[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?"

[americankimchi]

hardest part abt the siege of drezen isn't the actual mission it's the 15 minutes it takes for me to convince myself to take camellia because SOMEONE decided he couldn't handle a little camp ambush and dipped so now i have nobody else but her to disarm traps and pick locks 🙄