#noo spoilers it a secret

[kitwasheree]

iris lore

[frost-bitten]

SCAR RED LIFE SKIN!!? SO COOL!!!?

[bettsfic]

i can't stay quiet about this anymore. for weeks now i've thought, noo i won't write about knights of the zodiac on my blog. nobody cares. BUT it is the weirdest fucking movie i've ever seen and i need to tell you about it.

knights of the zodiac is an american made live action adaptation of the anime/manga saint seiya. before this film, i'd never even heard of it, but that doesn't matter, because i watched an interview with mackenyu (who plays seiya) who said that the director told him not to bother watching the anime or reading the manga, because he wanted this movie to be its own thing. you know, which is always a great way to bring in your core audience.

with that said, i'm viewing this film entirely on its own merit, with no context of the source material. so saint seiya fans may not want to read this.

the movie came out this past may. i was excited about it for no other reason than mackenyu starring in an american action movie. i'm honestly a little surprised people weren't more jazzed about that. there aren't a lot of japanese actors starring in big budget american action movies.

other cast members include sean bean (who, spoiler alert, dies), famke janssen, and mark dacascos. in case you don't recognize those names, they are, respectively, boromir/ned stark, jean grey from x-men, and the iron chef. if nothing else, i think it's worth watching for the utterly bizarre casting.

the premise, sort of: mackenyu, who appears to be contractually obligated to play angsty younger brother characters (i think this is the 7th thing i've seen him in where he is an angsty younger brother), has an older sister who is missing. he's a poor orphan boy who gets by on winning cage fights. or something. so boromir finds him and tells him he's destined to be athena's bodyguard, and he gets on board with this alarmingly fast, but not after antagonizing athena (who is not yet athena) and throwing out some snarky one-liners. he trains in the middle of nowhere with a masked lady who repeatedly kicks his ass, and he never changes clothes the entire time. there's other stuff too but it's secondary to the absolute batshittery of this movie.

i saw it on premiere night, which was also the premiere night of the new guardians of the galaxy movie. again, A+ move by the promotional team. so there i was on a saturday at 7pm. prime movie going time. and my best friend and i were the only ones in the theater.

although i had no real expectations for this movie beyond Mackenyu Hits Things And Is Sad, i believed one of two things would happen: it would be as terrible as it sounded, or it would actually be phenomenal. but no, it was neither bad, nor good, but a secret third thing: it scratched a deep and rabid part of my id.

and by that i mean, it appeared to be a very high budget love letter to glaringly submissive men.

here's my letterboxd review that i wrote in the brief hypomanic episode succeeding my initial viewing:

okay so first and most importantly, this scene made me actually scream:

it's a joke line, sure, but 1) he definitely means it, and 2) he immediately calls her "princess," which if you've ever read my fic, you'll know that that's a one-hit KO for me.

(putting this under a cut because it's already long)

you see how athena is framed above seiya? that is one of approximately 1000 shots where this occurs. to every male character. at one point, mackenyu perches gingerly on the back of athena's motorcycle. in fact the only male character who attempts to be dominant aggressive and toxically masculine becomes the punching bag of the film.

in the beginning, seiya is in a cage match where people are getting angry at him for "dancing," which means he doesn't fight so much as avoids getting hit and looks pretty doing it. a solid third of the movie involves a very large lady beating the crap out of him. the premise of the film is getting him to devote his entire life to a goddess and obey protect her at all costs.

i'm probably the only one who watched this movie and was like, hmm is this kink coded? am i insane for seeing this? usually when i think of kink coding i think of quentin tarantino's foot fetish, these long gaudy shots of women's feet hanging out of car windows. it's in the imagery and shot composition and power dynamics.

here, the imagery is a lot of kneeling men, the shot compositions repeatedly place the men lower than the women, and the power dynamics are simply that the women have all the power, and the men have a little, as a treat. jean grey is a straight-up femdom, leather and all.

by the end of the climax, seiya is naked, having been stripped of his (magical and very powerful) armor as pre-athena becomes athena and uh, blasts his clothes off in the process. there's probably something to be said there about, you know, literally stripping him of his power.

i think what i find particularly remarkable about this is that the repeated feminization of the male lead is treated as a good thing. a self-actualizing thing. it's the process through which he accepts himself and his destiny. that's the reason i say it's a love letter--i've known a lot of submissive men and many of them really struggle to accept that part of themselves. i had a friend once who was so ashamed of himself--not just that he was submissive, but that submission was an integral part of his identity--that he had a breakdown in my car over it. so i think it's nice seeing a vaguely positive portrayal of finding oneself through (textually) devotion and (subtextually) submission.

god help me, seiya spends the entire film being irritating and bratty. this movie is my personal kryptonite.

don't get me wrong, it's a terrible movie. the writing is awful, the direction is awful, and if it gets a second film, i'll be shocked. it received a 1.9 (out of 5) on letterboxd and a 4.4 (out of 10) on imdb.

but i've also always been a lover of the star wars prequels (and oh boy there's a lot to be said there about submissive men) and so my patience for bad writing is infinite in the face of interesting things happening on a character level. in a world of disneyfied stock plots and bloated marvel franchises, i appreciate when a movie tries to do something different, even if it doesn't do it very well.

anyway, i can't in good conscience recommend it, but i for one plan to watch it at least a hundred more times.

[semicleanblanket]

=Secret Life spoilers=

I cannot get over the ending of the secret life

the way Pearl was devastated after the Mounders died “NOO MY MOUNDERS NOO IVE FAILED THEM AGAIN” I might be reading into this too much but I don’t think she was just talking about the Mounders the way that in both Secret Life and Limited Life she tried to get her ally’s to win but ended up out living them?! The Moon really is a lonely place.

also is it just me or did Pearl really pull her punches in the final fight with Scar???

[candy616]

A new canon for us, guys! 🙂🙂🙂

This will be the first cutscene in Season 01 in the MW3 Warzone, I swear!🍭

🌸🌺🌺🌺~SPOILERS~🌺🌺🌺🌸

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A secret hospital in [classified].

Soap: Guys, ye back? Ghost: Johnny! Ye awake? Soap: Aye, got enough sleep for a few years forward. Gaz: You've got a bleedin' bullet in yer head. Soap: Barely scratched me skull. Guess I'm even tougher than I look, eh? Price: I'll make sure to put a bullet right between that sodding bastard's eyes for ya, Soap. And three more from all of us. Just like I did with Shepherd. Soap: whistles Ye killed Shepherd? Nice. Too bad ah couldn't do it meself. But ah certainly will end that Russian bastard wi' pleasure. Ghost: No. Soap: No? Whit dae ye mean, "no"? Ghost: You're stayin' ere, Johnny. We can't risk losin' ya. Again. Price: Simon's right, Sunshine. You ain't in no shape to be fightin' right now. Ya gotta sit this one out. We've put the whole bloomin' show together to cover ya just now. Soap: A show? Gaz: We've scattered yer ashes on the mountain. Soap: Me… Me ashes? Ghost: Aye, Johnny. You're officially dead now. Soap: Why would ye burn me body tae ashes? Couldnae ye gie me a proper ceremony and bury me? I'm a bloody Christian, for Christ's sake. Ghost: Wanna be buried, Johnny? Soap: Weel, no' noo, but ah hope ye would bury me properly next time, L.t. Ghost: There won't be no next time, Johnny. Soap: Whitiver, ah'm comin' wi' ye. Price: No, ya ain't, Soap. You're wounded and vulnerable. And we, 141, we're on the run and on our own now. We're wanted. Makarov's out there somewhere with his dogs. Graves disappeared right after the Congress meeting, and who knows what 'e's plannin' now. Laswell's 'elpin', but she's limited in 'er actions too. That's why you're stayin' 'ere. Yer job now is to rest and recover, understood? Soap: So whit, ah'm a burden noo? Ghost: No, but we'll worry about ya if ya go in such a state. Soap: Worry aboot me, L.t.? So ye dae like me efter all. Ghost: Aye, Johnny. And I still like ya alive.

[robertfettuccine]

My Post-May the Fourth Bad Batch Thoughts

there's lots of 'em

[spoilers]

To start off, I was So excited for the finale I stayed up to watch it when it came out (1am in my time zone) and idk it didn’t feel worth it to do that during finals week after watching the ep

Maybe I had too high expectations but I figured that to wrap up the entire show we’d at least get an hour? Maybe more? I was hoping for something like the s1 premiere but no 51 minutes and you suffer.

Ok I've decided to put my thoughts into 15 minute increments for Organization Purposes

Part One thoughts:

Ok so right away I feel the "wrecker is gonna die" vibes. "Can you make it?" "Try and stop me." It feels very final it feels like he won't. I def thought my first time around that he wasn't gonna make it

The way Hemlock holds that gloved hand... I thought surely that had to be important somehow. I've been wondering about it since he was introduced.

Echo looks like handsome squidward sorry

The way Omega rewires the droid.. Tech. But the way she starts giving orders to the rest of the kids is so Hunter. She really is her fathers' (plural) daughter.

Sidenote the way her theme combines with a light, string-heavy version of the Bad Batch theme while she and the kids are getting ready to leave the vault... mmmm me when music

Ok back to the Batch and ough.. Wrecker is seriously hurt this had me so nervous they're out of med patches I thought for Sure he was gone

Imagine you're in the military and you get sent to some super secret boring base and your whole job is to stand around and guard a submerged lizard (?) and you're already confused and over it and then you find a bunch of kids in your walls???

WOw this is really minor but the cut from the kids and the Zillo to Echo and Emerie at 9:46 felt Really awkward. That's all.

the HAND thing again what is With that Hemlock??

Wrecker again with the Dying

REX MENTION!!!!! WTF IS A BAD HELMET PAINT JOB

"Clone Force 99 died with Tech" what a great line. If only it carried emotional weight within the rest of the story. If only the character's actions made that make sense. Hmm.

"If we all go in, we're not all making it out" see this is why I thought I was getting rogue one'd

"Omega needs you both" is sweet and cool, but she doesn't. She's proved this whole season that she's competent on her own. Idk.

Plan 99 namedrop? Also crosshair's self hatred and guilt is so devastating he's constantly trying to atone and it's so.....

Tech namedrop????? And for WHAT??????????

nOO that stormtrooper.. they done squished his ass

Jax is afraid of heights! Just like Wrecker!! Good character moment for everybody.

Part 1 TLDR: The first third of this episode was full of contrast, which was super interesting to watch. Omega and the kids are doing great, the lighting on them is generally softer and.. idk, lighter. They get hopeful music and they succeed. The Batch on the other hand..... everything is so ominous. It feels like somebody's gonna die (and it feels like it's Wrecker). My main gripes: some of the jump cuts feel like the episode was hastily stitched together and they don't make sense, I don't really know what to do with that knowledge. The Plan 99 conversation didn't make any sense within the context of this season (I'll elaborate later). Positives: Omega is really winning this ep, you can see all of her brothers in her and it's beautiful. What they've done with her theme in the music I Love. That moment with Omega and Jax when he says he's afraid of heights is really sweet.

Part Two Thoughts:

Ok starting off strong, Scorch questioning his orders for a bit? He's going to lose brothers? The door closes before we can hear what he says over the comm? I really thought maybe Scorch redemption.

Ok Hemlock is activating the CXs. There's four of them.

They all have different armor.. and different body types.. very similar to the batch....... hmmmmmmm

CX-2!! *clown noises*

Ok close up on the same CXs from before. One of them uses blades. One has.. sci-fi brass knuckles? CX-2 is there. This feels like Evil Bad Batch.

THE CLOSE UP ON CX-2 SPECIFICALLY WHY IS HE IMPORTANT

wrecker dying again uhnnnnnnhnhhhhhhhhhh

The brass knuckles CX just grabbed a panel of Something and used it as a shield. That's Plan 82. That's Wrecker's job.

WHY IS THERE ONE WITH GOGGLES JUST LIKE TECH'S? WHY

Goggles clone duel wields sword-vibroblades. ?

The one with the staff.. Hunter?

Ok Vibro-Sword CX, why toss the Sword to CX-2 so he can cut off Crosshair's hand? Why not just do it yourself? Those things have enough reach that he could have sliced it off himself.

The way CX-2 talks is Just like Crosshair. The inflections are exactly the same.

Ok I get Hemlock's a sadist but why keep the Batch alive at all? Seems like that's more dangerous than experimenting on them is productive

Echo and Omega's reunion is lovely. "Hey kid. And... other kids." he's doing amazing

Using the Chief Scientist's datapad just like last time Omega escaped... nice.

Hemlock's hand again.

Ok so crosshair just gets a hand stump and we move on?? This whole scene felt weird and out of place to me but Especially that.

Yeah!! Clone rebellion. Echo is Fives if he won (and had no melanin)

Maybe Electrostaff CX is Wrecker? He seems taller and has a wider build.

But nvm Brass Knuckles CX plays wrecker's part in the batch and Electrostaff doesn't

GOGGLES AGAIN WITH THE SWORDS?? WhY isn't CX-2 fighting with the rest why is he with Hemlock why does he stand out so much WHY

"My work will always be Kaminoan" yeah Nala Se isn't redeemed for me she's still a supremacist and a eugenicist and she and Rampart both deserved what they got. Satisfying ending for them both though.

Part 2 TLDR: This part had a ton of potential. There were a lot of suspenseful and mysterious shots. The story started getting more intense, even though the kids escaped successfully. There was weight there, and as an audience we could tell how much was on the line. I loved watching this part. My main gripes: Honestly none with this part alone. All of it felt pretty in-character, it had depth, it had weight, and it had meaning in the story. It makes less sense when we get to Part 3 though. Positives: I absolutely loved watching this part of the ep. It had me on the edge of my seat trying to figure out just what was going on with the CXs and who wasn't going to make it out. Giving Echo the chance to continue his brother's mission and free the clones was great. Nala Se and Rampart both got a fitting end, I was very satisfied with that as well.

Part Three Thoughts:

Wrecker is fighting Staff Guy (possibly Evil Wrecker) oh that would've been so cool

And they just STABBED HIM?? JUST LIKE THAT?? What was with the focus on CX-2 throughout the ENTIRE SEASON when he literally Didn't Matter At All???

We're not even gonna talk about the hand then huh. Ok.

Closeup of the Goggles Helmet?? What was the purpose. What was it.

And then they have SOmeone pick up the sword and helmet all ominously and then it's just some guy. We see his face. It kinda looks too small for his body. Like bad photoshop

Ok so echo doesn't have lungs? or like..

There is Such a focus on the Goggles. Like we were never supposed to see his face. Like it was maybe supposed to be suspenseful.

Ok why so ominous if Wrecker is just gonna shove his face into a wall instantly? Why all the suspense and cool shots?

When CX-2's ship blew up I thought for sure it was from Rex or Phee's ship. But no. (can regular DC-15s even Do that?)

HNNNNNHG wet hair Hunter

SCORCH?? Ok so he could have been some random guy and it wouldn't have made a difference. What was the purpose. Why did he have a name? Why bring in a Legends character just to get rid of him in the most anticlimactic way possible?

Hemlock threatening Omega literally doesn't make any sense? It carries Zero weight. Omega even brings it up and Hemlock doesn't respond. Because it doesn't make sense for his character. Why.

Nice little callback with Crosshair's shoulder rest

Crosshair shooting Omega's binders off should be a tense moment but it's not. There's nothing at stake here. We know he won't shoot Omega. What am I supposed to be feeling?

Ok seeing Hemlock just get absolutely Pelted was nice

She hugged Crosshair first. Maybe we can start resolving some of his guilt. If we actually took time to show characters processing their emotions.

We're Still not talking about the hand? That feels notable, is that just me???

Ok and everyone just.. leaves. We just leave. It's done? Where was the climax supposed to be genuine question

Ok so we're namedropping now. Project Stardust with a nice subtle imperial march in the background. Okay?

We are back on Pabu now. The clone kids are there. The clones are there. The kids are there. Emerie is there. Everybody's happy.

Where is Phee?

Echo's ending is actually fine. I went into this ep the first time thinking for Sure he was going to die. Instead he's doing what Fives died trying to do. He's the last Domino but he doesn't have to fall and I think that's ok. But why isn't he with Rex in Rebels?

"With Hemlock gone, and his data destroyed, they're finally safe" - M. Night Shyamalan in the ATLA movie because we must Tell our audience Everything. Seriously why are we telling the audience something they can see? Why does Omega say that out loud? Nobody would say that. It's obvious. That line was just SO out of place

No real goodbyes for Echo though? No sweet character moments? No reactions from anyone?

Nice clones theme though. Fives would be proud.

All the dialogue between Omega and Hunter in this final scene just feels so.. off. Lazy. Show us what's going on, don't tell.

Why do Crosshair and Wrecker feel like such an afterthought here? Why is it so Awkward? Why were they over saying goodbye to Echo and Omega and Hunter weren't? It feels like they weren't supposed to make it out. It feels weird. It feels forced.

Part 3 TLDR: This was the part of the ep that just fell flat for me. It had some cool moments, but it felt really rushed and poorly thought out. It feels very out of place with the previous 30mins. It almost feels to me like it was rewritten, although I may just be delusional. My main gripes: This part of the ep should have had the big emotional moments and also wrapped up all the loose ends introduced in the rest of the season. It did none of that for me. Why cut off Crosshair's hand to have none of the characters really acknowledge his sacrifice? That isn't a resolution to his arc. None of the Things that happened to the Batch this season were processed at all, and everyone except Hunter and Omega was pretty much sidelined towards the end. CX-2, who was built up all season, died in a super unsatisfying way. The dialogue and staging of that final scene felt super off. The cavalry never arrived. Positives: As always, the Kiners killed it. The music was great. I love a happy ending, that rarely happens in Star Wars and I would've absolutely eaten it up under the right circumstances. Watching Hemlock finally get it was super satisfying. Echo's ending as a continuation of the Domino Squad's quest for clone individuality was really fitting actually. That One shot of Tantiss... glorious.

Epilogue Thoughts:

The way the city is set up on Pabu makes it look just like Tantiss in the overhead shot.

Aww the red bandana in Omega's hair

Hunter aged much better than Rex.

"We want to keep you safe" "You're our kid Omega" OK WHERE IS THE WE? WHERE IS THE OUR????

Ha she's taller than him short king Hunter wins

"Keep an eye on Wrecker and Crosshair" you're not gonna say bye? They aren't gonna see you off?? No way Wrecker would be ok with that

The GOGGLES :((((

Omega's lil salute like Tech in S2E4 Faster my heart

Where are Crosshair and Wrecker in the epilogue. It feels like a weird choice to leave them out. They're just as much her dads as Hunter is.

Epilogue TLDR: Honestly I liked that this was their ending. Finally, some Star Wars characters can have peace. With that said, My main gripes: significant lack of Crosshair and Wrecker, who absolutely wouldn't have let omega leave without saying goodbye. Similarly, lack of Phee, who seemed to be becoming a mother figure to Omega. I can't imagine she wouldn't have seen her daughter off. Positives: old Hunter. We don't get to see that many clones age, and Rebels animation, as much as I love it, just didn't quite do it justice. It was great to see some characters get to actually live out full (ish) lives at peace. Also older Omega's character design was peak.

Oooookay so this ended up being a Lot longer than I intended it to be when I started writing it but I just had a lot of thoughts on the finale and needed to put them somewhere. I loved the experience of being a part of the Bad Batch fandom from start to finish, and I made some great memories for sure. While the finale wasn't necessarily what I was hoping for from this show, I loved being delusional with everybody. Plus, this isn't the end. (we know they won't give up the clone wars animation style it makes them too much money)

[love-killed-the-superstar]

The Last Ronin 2: Re-Evolution Issue #1 LIVEBLOG

SPOILERS ABOUND. I'M NOT GOING TO BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS IT'LL PROBABLY GET SUPER LONG

Okay so Casey Marie's muscles are something I'm never going to get over. SHE LOOKS GOOD!!!!! Her getup is feeling a little too reminiscent of a cape-wielding superhero for my tastes to be honest - I really loved the more practical outfits she wore in TLR Lost Years, especially in issue 4 when she was running the training mission for the kids. But ah well, I'm sure this will grow on me. It may not be practical (edna's law of no capes is coming to mind, also PLEASE TIE YOUR HAIR UP WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTING GIRL!!!) but it's very cunty anyway which I appreciate

Straight up thought she killed this guy - what was that sound effect if he's still able to walk??? I fr thought she snapped his neck

IDK if we needed a whole 8 pages of punching and kicking to exposition dump what we kinda already knew from what's been shown in the lost years (esp the lost day special) but IT'S FINE IG... NOW ONTO THE BABIES

SORRY, SORRY. TEENAGERS NOW.

GIGGLING KICKING MY FEET. We're ALREADY getting the leo-v-raph adjacent dynamic with these two and I'm living for it. if one of them drops a stone cold 'fearless leader' jab i will lose my shit

HI? HELLO, EXCUSE ME, MIND-TALKING? PICTURES IN HEAD? ARE WE A FAMILY THAT LUCID DREAMS OR SOMETHING?!?? I DON'T REMEMBER THIS BEING SOMETHING THEY COULD DO?? every new speech bubble here is like a punch to the gut, wdym telepathy wdym secret lair wdym honouring everything master splinter taught you???? (although i'm proud that when this panel dropped on news sites i was immediately like THAT ISN'T THE KITCHEN FROM LOST YEARS. turns out it was a Secret Lair TM)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Seance -- TURTLES COUNT IT OFF!!

not gonna screenshot the whole backstory but they're basically doing a telepathic puppet show explaining the backstory and it's pretty much the mirage origins with a bit of extra tlr flair. as always it HURTS ME seeing the turtles dying so thanks for that tlr2 :'')) icb these kids watch a mind movie of their uncles dying every fucking night. yall are messy

SOBBING AND CRYING,, I WISH YOU'D ALL HAD THE CHANCE TO KNOW HIM TOO!!!!!! I WISH YOU'D GOTTEN TO KNOW ALL OF THEM!!!!! (tlr splinter doesnt count tho because hes a dick)

there was a cool sequence of them rooftop hopping n stuff but i wont cover it bc we already saw it in a bunch of news articles weeks ago

i just did the SHARPEST INHALE. casey marie you and your beautiful muscular arms have aged like the finest wine

YI NO!!!!!

lmaooo moja is JUDGING your taste in women u two

lots of text... blah blah blah jobs, crimerates, blah blah... jiro in pig uniform jumpscare.. casey marie i thought u were going to fix him :(((

YESSSSS KIDS ARE GOING ON A MISSION WITH THEIR MOM, LETS FUCKING GOOOOO

MY BABIES ARE KICKING ASS!!!!!

....,.HUH

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO MY BABY BOY ODIE!!!!!!!!!!! WHO DID THIS TO HIM!!!!!!???? WHAT??!???? HUH/1?!!? EXCUSE ME????

I'M . LIKE WHAT DO I EVEN SAY TO THIS. IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE??? WHAT IS GOING ON!!!

FINAL THOUGHTS:

dude that first issue was wordy but the kids were ON POINT. they were so fun!! their dialogue is fun and they kick ass.

i loved yi announcing the punishment for casey while the others were like NOO SHE DIDNT MEAN THAT DONT LISTEN TO HER. we're getting more of their personalities and it's great!! it was a nice throwback to issue 2 of lost years when they were cleaning - yi refused to help because of how strictly she was following instructions. im picking up that she might be neurodivergent but i did get that from the lost years too - only doing things within strict instructions, getting frustrated at teaching odyn chess, not because of him playing horseys with the knights but that it was Against The Rules Of Chess - and now not picking up on some social cues. It's nice to see!! I love her very much, but it feels like besides rehashing the origin story she took a bit of a backseat to the other three.

i want to know more about why uno said being a rebel was moja's 'thing', since she didn't seem to be any more rebellious than the other three in this issue. we didn't get any unique interactions between her and casey marie which is what i felt was lacking from lost years but i wonder if this is hinting towards a more turbulent mother-daughter dynamic with them... I REALLY HOPE SO!! her and uno butting heads in a leo-raph way is very fun - i don't mind one or two prior group dynamics leaking into the new turtle siblings because they're all so different from the original 4.

uno seems to be taking on slightly more of a leader role than moja so i think he won the title of fearless leader. which is fine, i think it'll be fun to see and he's definitely less of an asshole now than when he was growing up in lost years. still picking on odyn a bit but seems to snipe at moja just as much. even when he was commenting on yi's storytelling he didn't make fun of her, though - i think she may have inherited the 2k3 don ability of being Completely Unbullyable.

i was really pleased that odyn felt more involved!! i feel like he took the backseat a few times in lost years - it was fun seeing more of his personality shine through! he and yi seem to get on the best, and i giggled at them rolling their eyes at moja and uno's raph-leo schtick. i didn't expect him to TURN TO FUCKING STONE THOUGH, so i'm nervous about that. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHO DID THIS TO MY BOY? IS HE GOING TO TURN BACK NEXT CHAPTER OR IS HE OUT OF COMMISSION UNTIL THE END OF THE RUN??? (if it's the latter i'll be a bit annoyed - don't take odyn away from the equation please!!)

I do wonder if by introducing casually that they can PSYCHICALLY CONNECT, the turtles will use that as a technique to reach odyn's mind to make sure he's still in there and piece together what's happened to him. i mean, their casual telepathy has gotta be some sort of chekhov's gun right?

and shit.... april was so fucking mad casey took the babies out so she's going to EXPLODE when she finds out what happened to her baby boy, her beloved favourite, her baby odyn :''(( im giggling rubbing my hands together waiting for the fallout but also if she cries i might cry too. speaking of april, she seems to be working on a new project and i saw nano particles mentioned - are we going to have a roninverse version of nano in this run???? I NEED MY ROBOT SON

as always, casey marie... u have aged like fine wine. u are stunning. disappointed that ur still believing that jiro can do good as a cop when their entire police force and government is corrupt as fuck. just feels very naive of her. i'm excited to see her break down at the concept of losing odyn - in fact i need everyone to mourn this beautiful kid. they tell us so much that shes a super clingy helicopter mom and i am picking up on the strict part, but it would be nice to see more of her just... hugging her kids. holding them. i get why she didnt in this issue but id love more mama casey squishing their cheeks and kissing their foreheads.

i have zero fucking clue what's going on with odyn. im wondering if it's somehow related to nano, or to whatever project April is working on - she says it's to do with clearing the tunnels, but I''m not convinced. who knows, there might be some ulterior motive happening.

Anyway, that's the end of my liveblog!! thanks for reading all the way to the end... go read it wherever you read ur comics!!!

[justyouraveragecsmfan]

"Soo, how much do you love me? "

Characters : Asa Mitaka, Denji, Yoshida, Yoru

Warning : spoilers for Chainsaw Man 2

Asa Mitaka

Asa frowns at your seemingly innocent question. Was it a test? Were you questioning your relationship? Did she not show how much she loves you properly? Are you-

"Asa?? "

".. Why are you asking this so suddenly..? "

"Hmm no reason, kinda like those romance scenes in movies yknow? "

Asa cringed. Did you really expect her to say something cheesy like, "I love you more than anything~" or something equally cliché? Nope, there's no way she would. Nuh-uh. Never.

So she decided to counter back

"Why don't you tell me first? How much do you love me? ", she tried to make it sound aloof but the curiosity behind her eyes was evident.

"Hmm.. I love you enough to never get tired of your kisses, and more than enough to be with you forever!! "

Asa's cheeks flushed red as she glared at you.

"Ugh..you're so embarrassing, how can you say such stuff in public?"

"Hehe.. So can I get a kiss? "

"What? Noijustsaidwe'reinpublic!"

She'll still link arms with you, acting as discreet as possible, while avoiding the knowing looks you give her.

Denji

"Huh?", Denji's heart fluttered. "Wait d'ya want an exact number or something? "

"Noo Denji, just an example or something I guess"

Denji scrunches up his eyebrows in deep thought as he mulls it for a while, before finally responding, looking down at your hand as he softly traces your fingers with his.

" I'm not like, completely sure y'know. I love ya s'much, just being with you is.. Idk calming. But I promise I'll be with you, no matter what happens. "

You both smile softly at each other before Denji leans in, pecking you on the lips before giggling.

"Well at least I love ya enough to study that fucking boring chemistry with ya tomorrow. I'll get a good grade for you on Monday's test, jus' wait and see! "

".. Denji we have a History test on Monday.. "

"Oh"

Yoshida

"Hm? "

Yoshida simply stares at you, his smile unmoving, but you could swear you saw his lips twitch in amusement as he leans closer to you.

"I'm not sure, how much do you think I love you though?"

The glint behind his eyes was as clear as day. You huffed.

"It was a mistake to assume you would even answer straight, forget it, I-"

Yoshida suddenly chuckled before leaning in to kiss you on the cheek.

"It's a secret."

You narrowed your eyes. "So you won't tell me. "

"If I did, it wouldn't be a secret, who knows, I might be too embarrassed to expose my inner thoughts like this"

"....Now I'm not sure I would wanna hear the thoughts of someone with the creepiest smile I've ever seen"

Yoshida chuckled again, looking at you fondly. Maybe he was really a bit embarrassed to say it outright, but it's fine as long as he still gets to spend time with you.

Yoru

"I love you enough not to turn you into a weapon, especially after a question like that idiot. "

You : 👁👄👁 👍

[depressedtheatrekiddo]

FINALLY I got a lil time to sit down and relax so I got to finally advance on Blue Beetle issues (just a bit but whatever it's okay)!! 💙

So, my thoughts on issues from 5 and 6!!! Spoilers below the cut!! <3

+ WHAT the actual fuck (who is park perv?) also not the JL searching for Jaime NOW like he's right he's right and he owes y'all no shit mfs

+ "I'm glad you're back. But they were there for me when you were gone." SHUT UP SHUT UP 😭😭 (this line goes hard)

+ "I just hear voices in my head" Jaime, you and everyone else ✋😔

+ WHAT???? WHAT!!! NO??? NOO!! (Brenda reaction was MY reaction too)

Istg NO partners please LET!! THEM!! BE!! FRIENDS!! 😭😭

+ ALSO HI BRENDAAAA 💓💞💖💗💕💘 (I'm in love with her thanks <3)

+ lmaoooo probably it's because I read too fast and I should pay more attention specially if I'm reading in English BUT

I understood what this cheap ass Polyphemus guy says as "he who deserves evil" and I was like "yeah 👍" before I had to return to read it again to try and understand what was happing 'cause like 🧍 and then I was like "oh sure"

(this is the part I'm talking about 👇)

Also what samaritan, hateman? (I don't know his name I don't wanna learn it just someone kill him already😭😭)

+ NOT COOL BACK OFF OF BONITA'S BABY BACK OFF also LA DAMA COLLECTION?? (Bonita's baby has to survive pleaseplease (and preferably grow up with her parents <3))

+ I mean, if I were Jaime I would've thought the same

+ Jaime not knowing shit represents me while reading this and also what the fuck people appearing on his life and expecting him to just Idk do sum?? But he's just 🧍🪲💙 ??

+ SHITSHITSHIT

+ La Dama I'm going to fistfight you with the power of lesbianism and then just propose to your niece

+ "not all cops are corrupt" "that's sweet" lmaooooo you tell him Cinetico

+ THEY TOOK THE BABY AHFOWVEIEBKF (the baby also has the name of my mother 😭) plus the transition from Bonita literally stomping on our bug guy while Brenda says "everybody likes Jaime" is WILD.

+ MAN THIS PANEL IS SICK SO FREAKING COOL

(also yeahhh go bug guy <3)

+ "there is no sin in slaying a monster" alright everyone in line let's crush his skull (also I wanna beat the hateman too <3)

+ Bro baby Alina being thrown around like she's a fucking rugby ball 😭👍

+ That— that's no good right? "you're safe from the blue monster" lmaooo and who the fuck you think you are? Someone better? Yeah uh no

+ Apparently he has a 'Peacemaker' tattoo okayyy guess he is peacemaker then or...?

+ HE STILL SUCKS AT FIGHTING!!! (Lmaooo I love you Jaime 🫶)

+ What is cheap Polyphemus even saying? Go back to your shithole already

+ I LOVE that we cannot see what Khaji is saying but guess it when Jaime answers him it's kinda cool like if we were someone around him and he just 🧍

So my summary of this scene:

Khaji: DON'T YOU WANNA GO APESHIT??!!

Jaime: No— NO

Khaji: Well, I don't give a fuck loser guy :b

+ "HE'S THE BLUE BEETLE CHICO" !!!! LET'S FUCKING GOOOO !!!!

+ So what why are they fighting prisoners? I don't get this, those are prisoners right? I mean

+ PACO RUN AVDOWBFOEBJ

+ Peacemaker guy appeared I hope he saves Paco(?) also is baby Alina safe???? Can they return her to her parents please😭😭

+ (1) GO JAIME GO!! (Don't tell his mom lmaooo) (2) oh that guy runs the place? (3) OH FUCK

+ WHAT 😭😭😭😭 ALL OF THIS FOR HER TO STAY???? I mean she didn't ask them for but 🧍

+ AVDIWBDKENJS not Alina's dad signing Jaime up as El Paso superhero

HE!! HAS!! FINALS!! (Don't remind me of school I still got a week of holidays bug guy😭)

+ Okay La Dama knows her shit I'll give that to her it kinda feels good to see a competent person connect the dots of "secret" identities

+ "Accidents happen" yeah well I'm glad then

+ "Jaime wouldn't" THE SCARAB WOULD?? BLUE BEETLE WOULD?? OH MY GODSS LET'S GOOO!!!

*Note: Even if understand just a bit more than Jaime does at the moment this comics are super cool LIKE AVDUWNJEK I love this so much <3

[raspbeyes]

SPOILERS FOR EP 11 DRDT

Since I did a prediction earlier today, time to update!!

OKAY NO HiATUS WHAT NOOOOO! honestly having looked at the time during the livestream, i genuinely was questioning how they were gonna wrap this up by ep 12 like last time and started to wonder if this chapter will be longer as we spent this whole epsiode in david's extended mask off moment. as much as im sad abt the hiatus i am glad this is extended BECAUSE WE DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE ACTUAL CRIME SCENE OR A DEBATE SCRUM tho ughhh noo this hiatus might kill meeee

OKAY DAVID OMG bro lost it AHHHHH i really wanted to believe that david had a good/moral reason for all this but to know he did all this secret maliciously?!!? ik he's not killer for sure so i do wonder how he's gonna be used in next chapters cuz as hot as he lowkey is rn and i do love his biting sarcasm, he's gonna be geninuely such a bitchy force to deal with in future chapters. to have this man constantly causing trouble for no other reason than fun and never trustworthy, i have to wonder if there's any hope left for him. i really hope that his arc actually has him improve cuz u know, poetic irony and all that jazz. Since now we know he doesn't believe what he says, i truly hope drdt takes the time to prove him wrong cuz i really dont want a grimdark killing game proving david (and in some ways, teruko) right. and also, idk why people are surprised david would lie abt being arei's killer and want to get himself killed rn. Bro literally now has lost his career and his public image is ruined. He doesn't have a life anymore for him to go back to. He already mentions how he hates everyone there, so I see zero reason why he wouldn't lie to drag everyone down with him

ACE SLAYS ONCE AGAIN! BRO POPPING OFF WITH THE TRUTH YESSSS AND CALLING OUT PEOPLE'S HYPOCRISY FOR NOT GOING AFTER DAVID WE LOVE TO SEE IT!!! Also j saying that she doubts ace's testimony just cuz she thinks he cant be quiet makes me sadddd

ALSO NICO AND CHARLES!!!! I love that nico comes back in clutch to help actually point out david's suspiciousness. His bluntness is always needed, especially with cutting through david's bs. ALSO CHARLES YESS IM GLAD HE IS NOW GONNA BE CRITICAL TO THIS CASE!!! I like that drdt takes advantage of its video format as normally to have a character interject like that in a mainline dr game would be bad since it's interupting gameplay and taking control out of player's hands. But it works here since we're not actually playing and shows teruko and charles backing each other up and shows people actually getting involved!!!

To the actual crime ... uh i dont know ... clearly this crime is so complicated that we need a TRIAL 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO lmaoo. i mentioned before but charles's comment of "fucking up" at the end seems to strongly imply the time of the murder, and thus everyone's testimonies for that time, are now irrelevant. Since arei was alive in the evening last night (ace does claim 7:30, but i do agree with david that ace might have just said that to back up his point rather than it being true) the death happened the prior night or early that morning. it puts into the question the note, calling for 7:30 but it could be 7:30 am before the motive reveal. however, unless it was something like a trap, such a time is so tight i find it hard to believe. maybe i'll do a post later doing a fully theory as i lose my mind during this hiatus (praying for it be under 6 months)

[sonicasura]

Oohh noo, terrible yet incredible idea for the Hatchlings AU especially for the one where if the Hatchlings are different ages. Also spoilers for everyone else

Ok, imagine after the fight with Kaiju No.10 like in Canon come to capture Kafka after the secret is out but in the AU they don't stop at Kafka but capture all the Hatchlings as well

Kafka's secret is known in both iteration. Also don't tempt me into mixing AUs like Skully or Sonic. That's where true craziness is, in mixed families.

His little rampage has him apprehended as the higher ups see their chance to take the man out of Mina's jurisdiction. (9.8 fortitude kaiju on a rampage if scarier in their opinion. Although the man's habit of adopting kaiju doesn't help either.)

The hatchlings were threatened by their goons to not try anything or they will be apprehended for 'treason'. It doesn't stop the kids from interrupting Kafka's impromptu execution once they find out. No old geezers is killing their dad for protecting everyone.

Having human forms make it easier and safer for all 5 to sneak in. (Otherwise the youngest two would have to go in alone.) Riot No.8 immediately calms upon the presence of his whelps since the kaiju side also marked them as his own. It doesn't stop him from growling at Isao so the General doesn't try anything funny.

Kafka collapses out of sheer exhaustion just after Mina runs in the room upon noticing the kids had left to see him.

[thegalaxys-edge]

thoughts on s2e7-8 [spoilers]

xxx

- hey, um, where’s Crosshair?

- why does Rampart have a new sniper?

- and where is Crosshair?

- Echo doesn’t like being alone!! my sweet boy!!

- Rex in civvie clothes is fine✨

- Omega in the senate!!

- you can’t tell me that Rico’s ‘secret’ that she got from R2-C4 isn’t Fox. you can’t. (even though fox canonically dies in the same year as tbb s2)

- i just think Tech bypassing controls n-n

- Tech’s ‘not my best’

- watching the destruction of Tipoca city in the senate was something else

- no way Emperor Palpatine shows up

- i mean, glad to see Rampart gone, but Palpatine is really gatekeep gaslight girlbossing

- no way Palps just insulted the clones with corrie guard in the room

- soundtrack slaying

- WHAT

- ECHO??

- SO PROUD OF HIM BUT YOU CANT LEAVE NOO

- i’m not crying you’re crying

[andreabaideas]

Camila Dunne au headcanons

Spoilers for Djats , if you haven't watched Daisy Jones and the Six , dont read It, or donit at tour own risk.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The au comes from my absolute rejection of Camila's death in canon so....

I have two :

 1- The one she is Alive to live to her 90 years (with Billy or without him, as you prefer).

2- Alternate Au: The one Camila Its tired of Billy and divorces him after the first tour in 1978 ; in Chicago Billy gets some temporary karma of sorts, and loses both women, then he gets Daisy when she's clean out of rehab, way sooner than canon, they are annoyingly "crazy stupid happy". Daisy feels super guilty so she present Camila to the main actor in a musical she's creating music for. Then the actor and Camila (re)marry .He IS like the richest hottest most successfull (and faithfull) actor in Hollywood ever (she deserves nothing less than that). He Its called Adam Stone, my original character™. I can't use Sam Claflin as faceclaim (sad sob here🥺), cause he plays already Billy. Can we have realistically a secret twin?! Noo?!

If not, then I doubt between my two other faves:  Ben Barnes or Robert Pattinson (Help here please !!!!!!) 

Whatever you like, agreeing or disagreeing with my canons, you all should admit that all of them are  better than killing her, divorce Its better than death, obviously. 

That's my canons (and my rant against TJR and Hello Sunshine). 

Have a nice day! 😊👋

[honeyphobia]

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder review (so SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!)

I guess this part isn’t really a review but is my reaction towards some parts throughout the story(also I tried to label which chapter but I got lazy, sorryy)

andie’s dad using past tense??

pippa impersonating Chloe 💀 lowkey would’ve done the same if I had to

WHO THE FUCK WAS WATCHING THEM WHILE WHY WERE CAMPING?!

THE NOTE?!

SECRECT OLDER GUY?

“that’s why her hair is so big it’s full of secrets” that’s literally andie

naomi is a little sus

I thought andie didn’t have a connection w mr ward why would she be calling him an asshole? maybe dress coded her or smth?

what if Elliot Ward is the secret older guy 😨😨

The note nat put in andie’s locker??? she’s def a new suspect

why are adults messing around w Highschooler andie 🤨😨

noo sals Interview kinda makes him look sus 🙁

hippo pippo 💀

jason bell is so ew

yooo are are andie and max so close? 🤨

drink spiking? hmm suspicious

not andie cheating on Sal 😔

why does max have that photo of andie 😨

Ravi staring howie down and lowkey funny and cute at the same time

RAVI BEING PROTECTIVE OF PIP AWHH

NOT ANDIE SELLING DRUGS

Pip and Ravi breaking and entering 💀

ANDIE BEING AT THE INN A FEW WEEKS AGO?!?!

nevermjnd false alarm

chap 24 - MAX KNOWS HOWIE?! BRO GETS MORE AND MORE SUSPICIOUS AND ITS HIS 2nd TIME LYING

THE PHOTO?

SAL IS INNOCENT SAL IS INNOCENT SAL IS INNOCENT!!!

AWHHH RAVI’S REACTION

THE NOTE ON PIPPA’S LAPTOP?!

I CANT BELIEVE IN SAYING THIS BUT WHAT IF IT WAS HER MOM OR DAD

BARNEY NOOO BARNEY

AWHHH PIP I FEEL SO BAD

I FEEL SO BAD FOR RAVI TOO

YAYY RAVI CAME BACK

PARTNERS IN CRIME ARE BACK IN BUSINESS

ANDIE WRITING DOWN NAOMI’S SPARE SIM PHONE NUMBER?! It’s a clue but also kind of useless

the beginning of chapter 39 was a literal jump scare 💀

Cara did it, it was her she likes Butterfinger that’s all the evidence you need

MR WARDS PHONE NUMBER?! BROOO

MR WARD.

pip you’re so smart i aspire to be you

Omg if andie is still alive that would be so much worse

pips going to the house rn so anxious

mr ward finally got arrested

but the girl upstairs didn’t andie so what happened to andie? did she go back home and die there or smth? fucking max I knew he was suspicious

WSIT SO DID BECCA KILL ANDIE?

BECCA OMG GIRL

SO IT WAD HER WHO WENT TO THE INN?

aint no way she drugged pip

SHIT UP IS PIP GONNA DIE

well obviously not because the series has 2 more books 😭💀

why is page 377 so beautifully written

I KINDA FEEL BAD FOR BECCA

“And don’t tell them the only reason you started this project was because you fancied me. You know, think of a more noble reason.” omg ravi 😭😭

”I’m ravishing. Get it? Ravi-shing. Ravi singh.” that was lowkey kinda smooth though

okay review time

Once I got this book in my hands and started reading it I swear, it was one of the best wild roller coaster experiences I've ever had. Still unsteady, blubbering without nails, baffled, and lightheaded, but yet smiling and thrilled!

FANTASTIC CHARACTERIZATION, FAST AND HEART THROBBING PACING, GREAT-SATISFYING ENDING, GREAT STORY TELLING, AND ATTENTION-TAKING PLOT!

While reading, I had too many questions rushing through my mind.

Who actually murdered Andie? Or is Andie truly dead? Did she earn her fate? For the reason that as soon as we find out more about her, we realize that she is a bully, drama queen, drug dealer, and blackmailer! I wanted to punch her for all of her wonderful traits(sarcasm if you couldn’t tell).

Who allocated Sal the blame? Or did Sal actually do it? He is a picture of a kind, modest, and heavenly man. We think he has been hiding something, though. His friends refused to serve as his alibis and changed their testimonies regarding his whereabouts and when he left from their location. Where hence was he when the murder happened?

Who was threatening Pippa with texts to prevent her digging?

Well, I read the book quickly, and my spider senses didnt work properly until the last few pages, I was unable to identify the murderer or murderers. always being five steps behind the author

It was moving, enjoyable, nail biter, mind bending, surprisingly exciting, satisfying read. I enjoyed every page, every clue, every thrilling moments of this book. I highly recommend it!

[donghuamuqing]

#i have so much immortal agnst pent up in me from tog i could unleash it upon the world…. i could do it…. easily in fact… PLEASE GOD I BEG YOU MAL I'M ON MY KNEES SHOVING DOLLAR BILLS INTO UR POCKETS DEAR LORD IN HEAVEN PLEA SE UCA N'T JUST WRITE ALL OF THOSE GOLDEN TAGS AN DLE AV ME HANGING IN MY MISERY WITH THESE HTOUGHTS

GSODBODNDGSJD I CANT DECIDE IF I WANT IT TO BE A FULL HISTORICAL TOG AU OR IF I WANT IT TO BE MORE MODERN

Ok the old guard is a movie on netflix (i cannot recommend this movie enough it has a startlingly hot cast, good action, gay people, and no death) featuring people who die once and wake up again immortal. They can die but they just wake back up again making for some terrifying scenarios (spoiler: one has been stuck in the ocean for 500 years) but they use that power to do good and fight in wars and help people. I cant really make a tog stranger things au fit in my head bc st has so many characters and tog only has like. 7. At most. BUT i can make mike or will immortal, one dies in the others arms tragically and traumatically, and then they resurrect and live happily ever after. Or theyve both been immortal for some time but cant tell each other bc like hello thats a secret but maybe theres a mugging or a break-in and someone gets stabbed and is desperately like omg noo dont call 911 PLS while the other is begging and crying and panicking like WTFFFFFFF

Ok wait mike dies but will doesnt know hes immortal and then goes on to make a centuries worth of art with mike as his muse and mike one day mourning whats sure to be the loss of the love of his life stumbles upon… his face?? In a museum exhibit?? And then they meet again!!

[ru-bwee]

reeling in the lights organised reaction so i dont unleash my neurodivergent wrath on someone . these r very out of order so dont expect it to be cohesive

warning for huge thread and spoilers for reeling in the lights slash mfy5

chapter 1: sweetie.. i dont think stress is why you cant feel anymore and taste.. atleast her dad doesnt seem as horrible as her mum so far AHH MAFUDAD GOT HER LAPTOP BACK oh my god hes confronting mafumom??

chapter 2: mafudad is calling mafumom on her shit oh my god?? mizumafu yayy ^_^ ouggh mizuki reads this girl like a book > mfy no.. shes so deflated..

chapter 3: not many thoughts so far but ohh.. the flashjback... the haunting music again while mafuyu tries to sleep.. NOO ITS A NIGHTMARE.. MFY. MY SWEET GIRL... chapter 4: vocaloid appearance! Not the music again i am dying MIZUKI!! AWW!! THE MIZUKI!!!! LIKE IF YOU THE MIZUKI!!!! the mizumafu rejection parallels here they come i hate you sega and colopalette

HTFDHJKFDGFG.HGF... I AHTE YOU STUPID PINK THING... /POS

chapter 5: NO MAFUYU DO NOT GO HOME all i can think about is that "heyyy" "hey" "what." meme Like mizukis just waiting at the gate for mafuyu so she can probably distract her mind and then give lovely advice . my daughterthing is a saint OH MY GOD MIZUKI CAME TO WALK HOME WITH HER. MIZUKI HELPING MAFUYU KNOWING THEY HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY THE WORLD. THE WORMS. MY NEURODIVERGENT WRATH.

i am going to lose my mind over these virtual girls. mizuki you saint

image flood but ohh... i love them..

NEW OST AND YES.. GO MIZUKI THE GREAT ADVICE GIVER.. i love them so much... chapter 6: FLASHBACK!! I REPEAT WE ARE ETTING A FLASHBACK!! the flashbacks of all her warm memories with mafumom what if i cry. nevermind its the times her dad wasnt there im really gonna cry now. oh my god little baby hears thunder for the first time SHE REMEMBERS!!! MAFUYU REREMEBERS!!!

chapter 7: babby mafuyu.. so little.. no... shes sad.. little mafuyu dont be sad.. aww.. mafudad holding baby mafuyus hand so she wont be scared of a thunder.. as absent as he was atleast he cares

chapter 8: final chapter here we go. watching on my phone.. mafuyu please speak up its now or never YES!! GO MAFUYU!! her dad is supportive WOO MIZUKI HELLO MIZUKI i am so normal about how genuine mizukis smile is around or related to mafuyu MIZUKI5 SECRET REVEAL YEAAA???

okay thats it. thanks for coming to bwee rant come back next niigo event for more