#on seeing Hammer of Gods is the next episode

[confusedkittensposts]

5x19 Hammer of Gods

I haven't watched this episode, I never will.

I knew about it, but I first time I read the plot and transcript when I was ploting Cauldron of Ink Verse. I logged out that day, and I was just so angry,

There are two Hindu gods in this episode, lord Ganesha and goddess Kali and lord krishna is mentioned.

I am religious, my faith may not drive me, but it keeps me afloat when things get bad.

Kali Mata is an avatar of goddess Parvati. She is firece, she is symbol of woman power and anger. When Maa Parvati went on a rampage as Kali Mata, no one knew how to stop her, God's were scared of stepping in her way, until until lord Shiva took form of a child and appealed to Maa Parvati.

The way she is presented in that episode fills me with rage and disgust, and I know it's a Me problem and I know that the makers of SPN don't share my faith but I can't just ignore that. I already ignore a LOT of problems I have with show, especially the way women are treated. This just too personal, it hurts

People in India would have killed makers and writers of that episode with bare hands. And this is not an exaggeration

[ell-does-stuff]

MAKING A BIG OL POST OF EVERYTHING I GOTTA SAY ABOUT THE NEW SPOOKY MONTH BECAUSE HOLY SHITTTT THERES A LOT

‼️‼️SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY‼️‼️

THE THIEVES ARE BACK WOOOOOOOO!! IVE MISSED THEM SM

also eepy lila

while gathering images for this ive noticed that the "pile of dexter" as im calling it is staring at the thieves the whole time they're in the attic (specifically fat thief)

is he somehow still alive???? just possessing a pile of dead doll????????

so cool to see the big ass spider get some actual relevance!! def gonna be important next episode for sure

ROSS'S DAD!!!!!!!!

also jaune is so pretty with her hair down like omggg... love to see her being such a supportive friend to lila as well

"are you throwing away dad's stuff mom?" WAAAAAA MY POOR BABYYY IM GONNA CRYYY

HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN HI KEVIN

theyre so me

DEXTERRRRJRJRJRHSHSHDBBDBSB!!+!!!!!(!!

"this cat looks sick im taking it to the vet" BULLSHIT i know what you are. 👁️👁️

DEXTER'S MOM!?!?????!?!?!?!?!!!??? i had no idea she would ever show up like wow i did not expect to see her at all

poor little babies and their lack of parents

ok sorry ik im joking here but MAN this scene made me feel bad 😭😭😭

THE FUCK.

pretty sure this dude is the same guy as the "costume bob" in the last episode??? i felt bad for him last time but here he seems like kind of a pathetic and weird ass man ngl lol

RADFORRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!(!!(;+;!;(;;(;??;(;;!!(+!!++!(++!

HES SUCH A GOD DAMN SILLY NERD MAN LIKEEEEE "he even sounds like he does in the movies!!!!!!" BROOOO I LOVE HIMMMMMMMMMM DJJDGWHDHSHFH

he is EXACTLY how i pictured he would be!! my brain is not gonna shut up about him for the next few days i just know it HAHAHAH

also my caramelpopcorn (thats their ship name right?? or was it candycorn??? i forgor lol) heart is completely full, i loved actually seeing him and kevin canonically interact, they are perfect <3

HES IN THE CANDY CLUB OUTFIRTBD RJSHNF EBDJFBSBDJC EJDUFBEBW DKXN SCUEBFNFBRJSJCJCHDB!!!!(!!!!!;+;(;!!(+!!

"im... uh... like an uncle!!" "i just wanna help the children..." BROO??? feeling kinda bad for frank rn, these are like the only kids he genuinely cares about and hes being turned away from em

ik hes a shady guy but STILL

GREGOR LOOKS SO GOOFY DOING THE DANCE JDBDHSHFHD LIKE WHY DOES HE LOOK LIKE THATTTTT

also i made this gif myself yall better like it

aaaaaaaaaand dexter's mom is dead.

like son like mother i guess 💀

love how ignacio's door has small little boards on it from when they bashed it with a hammer HAHAHHA

also, looking at the inside of ignacio's house, is that john's family on the little table there???

one of the images in the arg gives a better look at this, but i had no idea it was in IGNACIO'S HOUSE of all places. why does he have that??? and right by the gun too.... what is this silly cult man planning......

(the arg image in question if yall were wondering)

"we understand you" "we're here for you dude" "thank you guys, i just wish things weren't so..." HATZGANG FRIENDSHIP WAAAAA!!!!!

also ROY HAS BEEN THROUGH SHIT MY POOR GUYYYY i wanna hug him mannnn 🥺

IMAGE LIMIT IS KILLING ME SO IM GONNA REBLOG THIS WITH MORE SHIT TO SAY BECAUSE I AM NOT DONE MANNN‼️‼️‼️‼️

[sometimesraven]

Everyone on xitter is fighting over the midnight streaming release and so many people on both sides of the debate are missing the point

Doctor Who was one of the only shows of its kind that survived the cultural capitalist shift to streaming services. There was a real sense of community that came from sitting down in the same approximate place (on the sofa, with family, in front of the TV) at exactly the same time watching exactly the same thing. Sharing your raw reactions and opinions and theories at exactly the same time that millions of others are doing the same. Logging on after the episode and seeing a rush of people doing the same.

Yes, if you missed the episode you had to avoid spoilers, but largely that was easy because you could just avoid social media for that first couple of hours after the episode airs and the spoilers would taper down afterwards and be easier to avoid.

The pressure of HAVING to watch a streamed show all at once and HAVING to get to it ASAP because if you see spoilers it’s YOUR FAULT for not watching it all yet and the spoilers are all staggered because absolutely everyone is watching at a different time— it’s just exhausting.

The main problem with this midnight release shit is this: it’s the beginning of the end. They’re testing the waters. How long before they decide to drop a whole season of DW at once like they do with streaming shows? The community around it will be utterly crippled as DW, like all live tv shows, relies on staggered individual episodes that people have time to digest and think about before the next one.

I’m sick of this consumerist hellscape and the day it takes DW too will fucking end me

((And before any USAmerican twat comes into my notes saying “well you get Disney+ American shows first” I am hitting you with a hammer. DW is not a streaming show. When you get live aired TV shows we have to wait up to a YEAR to get it on any of our streaming services and god knows which one it’ll end up on and if I have that service or not. Y’all have been getting shit way before us for DECADES.))

[ohmigoshiloveu]

Okay, major spoilers for the suckening episode 5 not below the cut anymore cuz the episode’s out.

In ep 1, when the Fangs vampire is biting into Emizel's neck, Emizel's eyes close involuntarily, he sees himself drifting through a "thick, crimson liquid that seems to stretch on forever", and when he 'opens' his eyes he sees himself from a third person view from somewhere above the fight.

Now, the blood thing sounds like episode 5 when he reincarnates, and I'd bet actual real life money that the 'third person view' was from his cat's perspective, and I kinda think that maybe Emizel straight up wasn't supposed to be turned here. Like, I think he was always supposed to have nine lives, and maybe it wasn't added in just because he died in ep 4, because the blood thing happens right before he would've died from blood loss here in episode 1. The sequence would've made sense if he 'closed' his eyes again and found himself back in the blood ocean for the next 8 hours. He would've woken up, and because he didn't get the chance to tell Soda to run one last time or distract the Fangs vampire with surprise fatherhood, Soda would likely be dead, and that would've been his motivation for hunting down the Fangs vampire.

However, through the power of being a fucking gremlin, Emizel bites the Fangs vampire back, turns himself, gets up immediately and inadvertently saves Soda's life.

I feel like Soda dying might've deepened Emizel's character, because he's always at his most human and most interesting when he's worried about people and he straight up doesn't know how to handle Shilo's grief and I think this would be the equivalent of smashing in his mental stability with a hammer. I really really really wanna see what that would've done for his characterization but also THANK FUCKING GOD.

Charlie also describes a 'searing pain' and then it being 'peaceful' before the whole blood ocean thing, which i think might be similar to what Charlie describes in ep 4 before Emizel fucking dies, but idk if those are necessarily related.

[lily-alphonse]

So I finally finished watching ATLA (the animated series) all the way through, for the first time. Here's my final reaction post! You can see the others at the first tag listed below (lily's atla reactions)

I had always known it was a good show from what little I saw of it. Im not a big TV watcher because a lot of it gets too intense for me. I can’t separate reality from fiction and get so stressed I would actually die watching something like Game of Thrones lol. So I’ve started going through series from my childhood and of course I was going to start with this classic.

(Im cutting this in case you are like me and took forever to watch this and dont want spoilers)

I unsurprisingly love this series. My boy Zuko stays on top, I love his emo ass. Uncle Iroh is a close second, I know, based lol. I was very pleasantly surprised by the Earth King, an unexpected little side character fave that I latched onto and WILL be writing for.

Honorable mention also to Appa. I adore Appa. His episode broke me. Absolutely broke my heart to see him lose his trust in people, and then when Suki found him OH MY GOD 😭 I was so relieved. (Which, btw, did not expect her to be such a big part of the series that was nice)

Speaking of animals though, the hardest I cried was for Roku dying with his dragon. When the dragon just jumped back in to the flames to die with his master I fucking lost it bro. It reminded me of how Aang and Appa nearly died together, and how Aang’s instinct with his dying breath was to protect them BOTH in that ball of ice BRO I SOBBED ALOUD.

Oh as far as characters I also have to mention the explodey eye guy. I love action and he was SO menacing I was always on the edge of my seat when he was around.

In general I love the scenery, I love pretty scenery and colors and I was so well fed. I am worried that if I continue on to LOK I won't like it as much, considering the time jump to the industrial era. I'm a renaissance faire girlie lol.

I love the heavy messages they didn't shy away from. I think the show probably helped conceptualize a lot of really heavy subjects for kids, and I'm grateful to it for that. How revenge hurts everyone, how mistakes don't define you, how grief works.

I love the friendship and found family, the Zuko adventures episodes were probably my favorite. I can see where everyone is coming from with their various Zuko ships, I'm hearing all of you. If I had to choose one, though, I might actually be pro Zuko/Aang? Which is kind of wild and unexpected because Aang isn't my favorite, but I honestly felt like their characters complemented each other the best. It's funny because I share Zukka art all the time and the only fic Ive read was a Zukka fic lol. They're hot together what can I say? I do like Sokka and Suki together though! I think the show really did them justice as a couple.

There were a couple of really cool moments in the ending. Toph falling onto the metal door and metalbending herself armor? SO badass. And Sokka's boomerang coming in clutch again. I love clever moments in action like that.

Overall, unfortunately... I did not love the ending. I wish I had more of a reaction for you, but I found myself being too critical in it, and that is not how I want to contribute to the fandom. I recognize it is a kid's show and I am an adult, and probably wouldn't have anything to say that hasn't been hammered into the ground over the years since it aired.

I loved the show, expect to see an Earth King fic from me someday (and maybe other ships? who knows). I might watch Gravity Falls next since I can't handle adult television lol. We shall seeeee

[yuurivoice]

Laying in bed having a think.

As I try and tackle three intertwined (four? fuck) narrative stories more meticulously than I've crafted any of my narratives thus far, I find myself making several realizations.

BitterSweet is a product of me being at several mental low points but failing upwards. BitterSweet wasn't even intended to be a real narrative, but rather an introduction to Seth then sort of a choose you own adventure, listen to either "path" type thing. When the story revealed itself to me it was very exciting, but I was just going episode to episode and seeing where I'd end up.

Chapter 2 had more planning, a pretty defined outline, and was executed just about to perfection. I think 2 is probably the strongest in terms of knowing wtf was going on and seeing it through.

Chapter 3 is one I feel deeply conflicted about. Plans had to change on the fly multiple times. The scale got out of hand. I was on the struggle bus and only managed to write an episode two at once. It was a mess. We hit some high marks, and some of my favorite performances are in there, but there's this dark cloud over it for me. It's a shame, but it got done.

I can see really clearly how my struggle with my mental health, ADHD, etc. played significant roles in hindering me. So on one hand, I'm thrilled that I was able to make something cool that so many people appreciate and enjoy despite how challenging it was. On the other hand...there's a lot I wish could have been different.

Those wishes have informed many of the choices I'm making now as I tackle Shattered and Echoes, as well as BitterSweet and the unnamed thing. I'm not hitting the big red launch button until it is complete. I've never done that. But I want my writing to be tighter and more cohesive. I'm lucky that making shit up as I went and hitting the broader strokes I knew were there worked out as well as it did, but also I've tripped over myself a time or two.

As ambitious as I'm trying to be with weaving these stories, I want to make sure that when you step back and look at the big picture, it makes sense, but is also really fucking dope.

That's my hope.

This next batch of work is going to be special for me. I'm in my medicated era, but I'm working with a lot of the bones put in place by a version of me that was operating well below capacity.

Reading those first drafts I wrote last year was humbling. God they were bad. Frustratingly so because when I took a hammer to it, what I cooked up in significantly less time on the second draft was so much better than what felt like I had to pull teeth to accomplish before.

I try and tell myself not to look at all of my work through that lens of "I could have done so much better" but it's frustrating. I've gotta cook with the groceries that version of me brought home lol.

It boils down to this. When these next projects launch and the dust settles, I don't want to be glad it's over. When I finished BS3, I breathed a sigh of relief because it felt like I just got out of a year long brawl.

When I finish these projects, I want to be proud. I think that's the conclusion I reached. I was not proud of my work, because it was tainted with compromise and frustration that outside factors fucked with several aspects of it.

So I'm trying to prove to myself that I can do better than that. For myself. I've shaken off the frustration that I'm an entire year behind schedule. I've committed myself to completing it all before it sees the light of day. I've streamlined the process. I really tried to set myself up for success.

When I was struggling I'd cut every corner, I'd phone it in, I'd toss out ambitious ideas for the sake of just being able to call it done.

There's a lot less of that happening now. I'm able to at least try and hold myself to something resembling a standard. Now I just hope I can execute.

Thanks for reading. Sorry about all of whatever that was.

[kazz-brekker]

oh babyyyy we are back and in order to process my thoughts i must write my thoughts on hotd season 2 premiere:

i'm a little sad we only got to be in the north for about 5 minutes but, you know, they were a good 5 minutes. winterfell! the wall! ice! cregan teasing jace about being a southerner! i'm a house stark stan and always will be!

i like the new tapestry-like intro, i think the city/family tree concept of the original one was an interesting idea but hard to follow unless you had the whole targ family tree memorized.

i enjoy rhaenys not taking shit from daemon. that's my queen who never was!

rhaenyra mourning luke was good but rough. emma d'darcy actor that you are etc etc. very impressed by how much they were able to do with no dialogue.

alyn of hull sighting! and hugh hammer, later in the episode! however this plot goes, i think it's going to be interesting.

i feel like there is gonna be a lot of discourse about alicent and criston cole sleeping together but honestly i just liked the continued symbolism of criston taking off his white cloak when doing something that breaks his vows.

my sister was sitting next to me as i was watching this episode and can vouch for the fact that i very loudly said "OH NO" when helaena said she was afraid of the rats.

i bet i'm really going to enjoy aegon this season, tom glynn-carney has absolutely fantastic comedic timing and i'm intrigued by aegon's characterization of trying to be a good father and ruler but not really knowing what he's doing.

tyland lannister fighting for his life against a 4-year-old at the council meeting DID make me giggle.

didn't see a lot of aemond this episode but nothing so far has broken my headcanon that he lies in bed at night staring at the ceiling be like "what the fuck have i gotten have i gotten myself into" while pretending to be scary and cool in public.

weirdly excited that they showed rhaenyra dismounting from syrax because they never actually showed that in season 1 and i was starting to wonder how they got on and off the dragons.

mysaria's accent is so much better this season, god bless.

jace trying to get through his report to rhaenyra without crying and not managing it DID get to me.

"i want aemond targaryen" so true my queen i'll fetch him myself, anything for you.

my heart was beating incredibly hard during the last 15 minutes of this episode, not gonna lie.

the execution of blood and cheese is also something i think there will be a lot of drama about but i'll give my 2 cents and say that think it was well done.

vengeance is cool and all but i never really understood why the black used the ability to get men into the red keep to kill a kid when they could have tried to take out someone more important to the war effort instead, so aemond being the original target actually worked for me.

the scene cutting away when blood and cheese ask daemon what they should do if they can't get aemond reminds me of the "heir for a day" part from the pilot–we don't see what happens, but can infer his response.

i was also curious how they were going to include helaena being forced to make a choice if maelor doesn't exist, and i think that was probably the best way it could be managed.

i am so, so, SO glad that we didn't actually see the murder on-screen, the sound effects were bad enough.

that sure was a way to kick off the season! we are definitely back!

[4m4zing-gracie]

Uzi Doorman: How unnecessary romance can ruin a character (Part 1)

This is no flack to Uzi, nor is it to any NUzi shippers (ship what you want, I may be an eNVy lover and I'm happy you got what you wanted, I just hate how it was handled in the show), but can we all just talk about how much the unnecessary romance subplot + the inclusion of it in the show in general absolutely butchered Uzi's character?

I hope to god this gets put under an automatic 'read more/expand' thing, 'cause this is gonna get long.

But in case it doesn't cue the obligatory 'read more'!

Thank you.

Now, I remember watching the pilot and loving the character and the premise, as well as the dynamics in the show. Uzi was one of the characters that stuck out to me the most and was arguably my favourite before that title was given to V in episode three. She was determined to murder the company as well as armies of their other killer robots to save her colony, even if she had no skills AND at the cost of her own life, and she is absolutely willing to take in the robots that are just as much victims in all of this as the worker drones (eg. N).

I overall like to think that despite her flaws, and what her spiteful personality seems to show and probably on the contrary to what she would claim if she talks to anyone about it, Uzi's a much better person than she lets on. Not the most altruistic obviously, but still better than most people in the show. Hell, she didn't kill V on the spot like she did with J, not only because her railgun was still charging, but also because she knew N liked her and doing anything to V would make him sad.

Uzi overall was strong, independent, and didn't take BS from anyone, and despite her abrasiveness was overall wanting the best for robotkind, even willing to team up with those who had been hurt by them to show them the light. And that is what drew me to her and made me like her.

Then comes The Promening. Uzi, who was terrified of N and what he, V and J could be just an episode ago, is meeting up with him again, and what does she do? Ask him to go with her to prom, all blushy-faced and everything, despite having been terrified of him a moment ago. No buildup, no episode dedicated to them making up and realizing that it's okay and they can figure out what is wrong together, just.... out of nowhere crush. And while you could argue that she still needed him there anyways because of the looming danger of whatever Doll and Lizzy were planning, it's still not necessary, and I hate how it continues to stay throughout the episode.

Ladies and gentlemen, your first indication that this next bunch of episodes gonna get long and arduous.

Up next is Cabin Fever. Not my favourite episode-- I mean, it's no Absolute End in terms of garbage-- but not my favourite either.

Okay, so Uzi's learned that the plot is thickening and that she has some kind of solver thing, and so does Doll. So now, she's trying to get some answers about what this thing that she and Doll have is by looking around the camp that her father recommended checking out.

We start with more unnecessary blushing (seriously, where the fuck did this crush come from)?! and then Uzi goes off to find the cabin where she might get answers. Unfortunately, no results.

We then get a moment between her and V. Uzi and V obviously don't see eye to eye (honestly, they needed an episode or a moment where they talk properly and get a better understanding of each other). Uzi wants answers but finds that V is some annoying parasite that only cares about herself and her stomach, and likewise V does not like Uzi, being jealous of her and not wanting her to get involved with the past, as V thinks she knows what is best for N and is trying to 'protect him' (which Uzi does not know why).

N and V are already getting along with the other campers outside, something Uzi envies because they rarely acknowledge her existence at best, or treat her like a monster at worst. In this moment, V is hammering the point home by saying how Uzi needs to stop 'being creepy' and that she plans to make the latter her next victim for sneaking around and snooping, and that N will move on from her. After all, if what she has said is true, the guy has made friends with rocks before!

Long story short, Uzi gets possessed by the Solver and goes crazy and eats people, and we see her almost about to kill V (something I doubt she'd do if she had free will, as it would make N upset). Only when N swoops in to save them both is when she manages to break free. Blah Blah Blah, N and Uzi have a moment, and they both hug it out together, and they crushily hold hands*, end of episode.

*- Uzi, you didn't need to do that because again, WHERE DID THIS CRUSH COME FROM?

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Apologies in advance for the jarring Picrew, but I needed something to convey my facial expressions rn because I don't have nearly enough unhappy drawings of my 'Sona to show it.

So, as I have mentioned before, I'm an eNVy shipper. And so with this info in mind, you're probably thinking "Well, she's probably making this post to justify why eNVy should be canon". And in another universe where I'm an even bigger bitch than I already am, maybe I would be. But... that's not why we're here. We're talking about how Uzi was utterly RUINED as a character.

So to start, she was great at first. Loveable character, rebellious, surprised her plushie wasn't the second one made because of her popularity.

But then this crush came out of nowhere and so I begin to fear for the future of the show. As I'm watching this, I am partially honestly going "who are you and what have you done with my Uzi?" because while it's good that Uzi is still focusing on the mystery to some degree, it seems that now she's also starting to obsess over an out-of-nowhere crush that has ZERO buildup or anything similar. For god's sake, N and Disassembly drones in general were the objects of her fears at the end of episode two!

I GET that the show is about Uzi and N's friendship, I really do. And I like shows that are buddy-centric. But why does this random romance bullshit have to be squirmed in, when the show was already perfect without any signs of it? Seriously, Liam, this is not how you take things!

Unfortunately, it's only gonna get more arduous from there. So uh... I dunno, "thanks for coming to my TED Talk, stay tuned and keep an eye out for a part two coming later"? I dunno.

[imperatorcaesaraugustus]

the Ds are Hot. the mind has thoughts. ThoughtD: thoughts on HotD is back again for another week. House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6, here we go

they've added Storms End and Rooks Rest to the opening tapestry, that's nice. i like that

Triarchy mentioned! (for those who did not read F&B, the Triarchy is a union between the free cities of Tyrosh, Lys, and Myr that existed at this time)

man, Aemond sucks. i can't wait for all his plans to fall apart around him

you'd think someone with such mommy issues would be just a little more willing to listen to his mother's opinion

i like the choice of Darklyn as the guy who secretly has Targaryen ancestry. the marriage in question is enough generations back to have been before the conquest, a time when we don't have a very detailed Targaryen family tree, and the Darklyns are close enough to Dragonstone that a marriage back when the Targaryens were just a regional power makes sense

it makes sense that, if they were getting people back for Daemon's visions, they'd get Paddy Constantine

"did you say it" i like that, at least in this one thing, they're leaning into the ambiguity of F&B

oh my god Daemon is loosing his mind

i quite like Alys Rivers as a character

can't believe Seasmoke let this man think he was gonna ride him. what a scamp

and now that the search for dragonriders is stalling, here's Addam and Alyn of Hull!

and now that the search for dragonriders is stalling, here's Ulf the White!

if only Aemond knew what his one and only sex worker was saying about him

YES RHAENYRA SLAP THAT MAN

"it suits you" is it just me or is there, like, a sapphic vibe coming from Mysaria this episode?

damn, Larys really thinks he's smooth. "you need a hand. someone... shrewd" yeah alright my guy

they're still not shy about showing us Aegon's wounds, huh?

Aemond! get away from him! he did nothing wrong did many things wrong but he doesn't deserve this!

love Rhaena talking with little Joff. adorable

that's an enormous burn. how did they not notice that earlier?

it has become very clear now that they are, in fact, giving Nettles' plot line to Rhaena. i am incredibly disappointed by this

Alyn* of Hull is pulling an Egg, shaving his head so his Valyrian hair isn't obvious

Mysaria's plan was... a canoe full of produce? what?

MANY produce canoes??

there is war in the reach. will we see the war in the reach? will we see a certain boy riding his beautiful blue dragon in the war in the reach?

DAERON MENTION

we're learning a lot about Daeron this episode. we would learn even more if we ever got to see him no i will not let this go

and now that the search for dragonriders is stalling, here's Hugh the Hammer!

produce canoe riots

this is the second time this season Helaena has gone into town with her mom and had a horrible time. when will it end?

Mysaria lingering there with the Queen, overlooking the sea. i'm once again sensing sapphic vibes? am i just reading into this?

look Larys I can appreciate you sharing your experience with disability with the permanently injured king but for god's sake man, let him have his painkillers

the path to redemption lies through hallucinations of your dead brother grieving his wife

guys, i don't think Daemon's doing okay

"fine, i'll do it myself" - Seasmoke, on being provided with potential new riders

Mysaria tragic backstory unlocked and, uh, holy fuck

guys am i just imagining these sapphic vibes NO APPARENTLY I WAS NOT IMAGINING. this woman already fucked Daemon and now she's going for Rhaenyra, what a legend

once again, loved this episode, loving this season, see y'all next week

*edited because i cannot for the life of me remember which one is Addam and which one is Alyn (Addam is the dragonrider)

[crawlthesky]

DIGIMON ADVENTURE: (2020) Screencaps

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[episodeoftv]

Round 1 of 6, Group 1 of 4

Propaganda is under the cut (671 words) - may contain spoilers

summaries (pulled from imdb or wikis)

propaganda

Chén Qíng Lìng/The Untamed - 1.50 Episode 50

The mastermind who plans everything has appeared. He's not someone who wouldn't think he would be the one who is behind everything, including Wei Wuxian's comeback. Who would that be?

I nominate this final on grounds of CCP information control, censorship and homophobia. They were so scared of the power of wangxian that they ended up banning ao3 in china and in the show they have to inexplicably have them part ways just to hammer home the no-homo. Plus the show is just kind of objectively bad.... but it rewires your brain all the same

Supernatural - 15.20 Carry On

cw: suicide

After Chuck is defeated and someone takes his place, Sam and Dean go about their life of hunting, but things don't turn out as expected.

1) you know why 2) god. where do i fucking start. this episode completely ignores this large cast of characters that were considered family in order to make it the "just two brothers" show again, scrapping basically every shred of character development shown throughout the course of the show, cutting out incredibly important characters at the last second (i.e. eileen being replaced with blurry wife for no fucking reason, cas not being there at all despite the whole love confession/ dying for dean that happened just two episodes before). in the penultimate episode the boys fight god. the finale? a random vampire from an episode of season one, who up until this point had never been mentioned again. then we have Dean being impaled on a very phallic looking spike and, after a speech about it just being about the brothers, dies. he then goes to heaven, where his father figure tells him his abusive dad is just down the road. he hops in his car (also in heaven, somehow) and drives for the next 60 odd years waiting for Sam to die. meanwhile, sam is moving on with blurry wife and i shown with a son named dean (as seen stitched onto his clothes), and we eventually see sam, now old and clad in the crustiest looking wig i have ever seen, die in the hospital. he goes to heaven, meets Dean on a bridge, and the last shot is the entire cast and crew on the bridge saying goodbye, completely shattering the fourth wall because fuck it, who cares anymore. and this isn't even mentioning everything that happened after. just an absolute mess the whole way through. 3) Random villain from season 1 kills one of the main characters, he goes to heaven and drives around while the other main character gets a montage of growing old a horrible wig. And that's not even all. 4) It abandoned 15 years of series theme and character growth, veered away from the natural story line and failed to resolve major plot threads. Dean deserved better, and so did Cas. See also Jared's terrible wig, Dean jr, Dean driving through heaven for five minutes... 5) Dean dies in the most anticlimactic way, cheap wig, blurry wife 6) There was no Castel :( 7) I mean... 8) destroyed every character arc in one fell swoop. the guy who tried to kill himself and struggled with depression throughout the show ended up killing himself anyway! was cas’s death even important? who was blurry wife? why was the absolute ugliest toddler imaginable cast to play Sam’s son? but in order to truly grasp how decimating this finale was, you have to understand the queerbaiting between 15.18 and the finale. why did Misha post that pic in the onion field with Uriel. why was Misha originally credited to be in 19 episodes of the final season on IMDb. why was . Hrrgghh. 9) Do I even need to write propaganda for this one? Even though it was the series finale we are still here after 3 years 😂 Title said 'carry on', but the fandom said 'nah, time for season 16'. 10) Bad old man makeup and no castiel 11) Everything had been neatly wrapped up in the previous episode. Then they decided "Hey you know what would be great? If we just killed one of the main characters." They killed him for no reason. He deserved to live a full life, have a family, retire, but nope! He met his match in a RUSTY NAIL. Not to mention that there were terrible wigs, blurry wives, and subtextual incest vibes involved.

+ After it aired, one of the actors unfollowed everyone who had anything to do with the episode.

[gothushi]

i’m just thinking…. absolutely humiliating rob.

like. tying him to a chair, or using some secure cuffs. his muscles bulge as he tugs at them, testing them, scoffing in amusement at you bc what’re y’gonna do? just keep him strapped to this chair all night?

you tie a vibrator to his cock, not on yet, controlled by an app on your phone. getting comfy and having him repeat the safeword you agreed on, you recline back on the couch and turn on the show you’ve been watching.

he sits in agonizing silence besides the tv, staring at you, confused. is this it? are you gonna turn it on? are you even gonna look at him? no. you fiddle with your phone fifteen minutes into the hour long episode, turning it on low vibrations. he’ll groan, tip his head back, “c’moooon y’can do better than that. i barely feel it.”

another twenty goes by, dull sensation keeping him hard, along with the anticipation. he’s honestly just watching the show as well, occupied with the plot when the vibrations get stronger and make him jolt. he’ll gasp, color blooming over his cheeks, lips parting as his cock starts to leak.

it’s a bit much now, steady buzzing making his thighs clench up as he can’t get away from it, following his heavy cock as he squirms his hips around. the episode ends and as the next begins play, he cums.

he’s panting, immediately starting to tremble because the vibrations don’t stop, torturing his sensitive cock beneath the head as the sticky cum oozes down, dripping from his balls onto the wooden chair. his heart hammers and he groans again, pleading with your name to just turn it down, or off. just for a minute.

ignoring him, you leave it there for five minutes, listening to him pant and whine. eventually you get up and grab some more rope, looping it around his knees or lower thighs, keeping his legs fully spread as you attach it to the chair. he’s watching with hawk eyes, panting, trying to hold back another orgasm as he pleads. “c’mon turn it down” “off, i can’t-.. it’s sensitive” “i need a break honey please”

not saying a word, you’ll kiss his forehead, smiling, tucking hair behind his ear before going into the fucking kitchen to make some popcorn. he cums again whilst you’re out of sight. it squirts up onto his abs, sticking to his skin as it drips down a little.

he’s gasping for air, whining now, calling your name, watching as you come back with a big bowl and some little candies from the stash you two keep in one of the kitchen drawers. you feed him one, a sweet treat with your finger pushing on his tongue. his eyes nearly roll back as he sucks, letting the chocolate melt in his mouth with a moan. “please turn it off”

you haven’t said a word for over an hour now, getting comfy again as he sees your finger swiping on the screen of your phone, up, and it gets more intense.

he flinches with a yell, tossing his head back, hands clenching and unclenching, starting to whimper little sounds as he pleads. “baby- i can’t! i can’t please i can’t cum again it hurts-“ “please turn it off!” “off, off, off” he’ll moan and whine, lips parted, brain starting to go dumb with pleasure. it’s only been two orgasms, you’ve taken worse from him.

he’s noisier and noisier as the minutes go by, and six more later he cums for a third time. it spurts out at first, joining the mess all over his stomach and cock, dripping down the length, covering the vibrator, before it just ozzes out with the stimulation. he can’t get away from it, can’t make it stop, can’t, can’t,

he’s starting to drool, can’t keep his lips closed as he whines and moans, eyes fluttering. the buzzing gets louder, so does his little cries, hands shaking but he isn’t flailing them around anymore, forced to take it.

he cums again only three minutes later, thinner, squirting all over his stomach as he cries, real tears blurring his vision.

“mama, oh god, please,” sparing a glance at him finally, pausing the show because even with subtitles you can’t focus over his whiny babbles. his eyes are fuzzy, brows furrowing up, drool shiney on his chin and lower lip.

he feels pathetic, you’re sitting there seemingly unaffected whilst he’s losing his mind. he can’t seem to get your attention for the life of him, face flushed pink high on his cheekbones, down his neck, skin heated with sweat.

you get up, feed him another piece of chocolate, untie the vibrator from his cock and then kneel down to clean up the mess he made with your tongue and fingers, feeding it to him. he cums once more with your palm rubbing circles on his cockhead and sobs escaping his throat.

its one of the hottest experiences of his life.

[vanillasn0w]

Monster Next Door episode 4 review

Starts off with Diew and God going to the vet. This is Diew's first time on his motorcycle, but we don't see them on it. Diew shows a cute .moment when he is about to grab and hold Diew when it starts thundering. The next scne is beautifully made, with Diew confessing that he wants to talk to God some more. Then, its a beautiful slow motion shot of them in the rain.

We see that God is really a very good guy when he cleans up the trash in Diew’s apartment. In the next scene, we see Diew caring for a sick God, who has a fever. This is when we see the first true signs of how much Diew cares for God, as he wipes him down with a cloth. This has to be one of the most endearing scenes so far out of the episodes I've seen. You can see how thankful God is for his help. Diew kindly lets him stay the night.

Diew gets uncomfortable while talking about a faculty activity. God tells him that rather than do the activity it's better for him to prioritize his own feelings. Well said, God, well said! I couldn’t have said anything more helpful than that. God talks to Diew about how he came to enjoy drums and how it is his “muse.”

Nothing interesting or worth mentioning happens until God brings Diew to his basketball practice with him. In another moment of furthering their friendship (hopefully relationship soon) God teaches Diew how to shoot a hoop. You can truly see how happy God makes Diew in this scene.

Then, God gets drunk with his friends and calls Diew. Wan and Beer leave the restaurant and in a cute moment, Wan leans his head on Beer. Diew comes to rescue God who is absolutely hammered at this point and brings him to the couch.

“My Diew is so cute.” God says, with the episode ending with him almost kissing Diew.

All in all, a great episode with lots of happy emotions and good acting from both leads. I’d give it a 9 out of 10.

[latibulater]

Venture Bros Rewatch notes: Home Insecurity

Fucking hilarious that Underland is designed like a disney princess villain lair but actually with all the executions.

tiger balm....tiger....bomb.....makes me laugh EVERY time honestly all i can think of when i hear tiger balm

Knowing that there are many kids with amputations in Underland from the child mines, like that is crazy the child amputee rate must be one of the highest in the world. i get that its played for jokes and it was funny, but if we are gonna be serious about all of it this counts and is like. mind boggling

whoo! use of the r slur! the way ive had to fucking campaign in my family to get them to stop using it and then i turn on this show and theyre saying it like every other episode makes me want to hunt down hammer and publick

okay but thats a waste of tiger.....

ik we dont learn this till later but i have questions about underland apparently being located right next to michigan.....PLEASSSSE LET ME SEE THE WORLD MAP IK ITS SO FUCKED UP

Brock's blue shirt is so beautiful on him...wish I could unbutton it off him. Dean and his hover boots, honestly those boots should make a come back

Stupid ass racist costume!

I literally choked on my spit and coughed at the same time Doc coughed at Brock's fumes

Okay I think Rusty is just doing a bit with the whole "big man think you can take me on? i knew this day would come" like seriously, the twins are so fucking silly but rusty is so beyond sarcastic he really is just projecting his own issues onto his kids all the time.

HELPER!!!!!!!!! Him going to take care of Rusty and so comically seeing NEW ROBOT blueprints and packing up a knapsack including a pic of child Rusty and Helper, oh my god it is just the sweetest robot and makes me wonder if there is a similar situation like with the red Helper happening with the whole....human brain.

the henchmen fighting and getting distracted till doc wakes up an slides into the panic room LOL

also i do love the underland footmen look as someone who loved tmnt it looks very foot clan

hank and dean may be a little over the top but they did take care of the scorpion and tarantula pretty handily.

Dean and Hank in the panic room and not even knowing when it was built....like seriously how many memories are they missing, consider they repeated being 15/16 over 10 times

Hank choking out Rusty is SO FUNNY Hank is just trying to help!!!!!!! just send them both to a first aid class you will be better for it doc

Rusty lactating!!!!! Milky king!!!!!

The animation and storyboard in this episode flips between dynamic and very getty stock images which is pretty funny

Dr. Girlfriend getting insulted and telling the monarch to use the phone himself...him trying to get an outside line....god i feel so old.

bigfoot baby!

"GUARDO" you fucking idiot Rusty. "I fell asleep" Okay but have we considered the fact  that you just don't have a head for mechanics and need to switch science majors

THE SNACKS FOR COMPANY. And Monarch apparently seeing the Baron for the first time since college and them trying to kill each other at first in a big dick measuring contest.

"how do you even mix it up! augh its like having my dad do the shopping!" ok i need more orphan jokes from the monarch stat seasons 1 he kills with this

its funny to see bigfoot and brock and steve summers meeting is so funny...considering that they all fuck when brock stays with them after he leaves the osi

"do you know how long 6 million bucks takes to pay back on a government salary!" fucking screammmmmmmmmmm

"lab partnership is a sacred trust" SSTILLLLLLLL want to know about how this happened

The Monarch fucking around struggling with his old ass computer makes me SOOOO nostalgic i remember we had a similar computer in the kitchen growing up.

Dean reading Helper perfectly and Doc going through a slumdog millionaire flashback before emotionally manipulating his mommy robot

One henchman became a hench after the plant closed and he only had a GED. one had a crack addiction and got off it. one (gary) got kidnapped) underland minions are drafted and then executed at 38.

"SASBURGER"!!! GOD "Sasquatch gave me a new life" Brock trying not be grossed out but like trying not to let it show (but only because he thinks Sasquatch is a woman at that point and he's bigoted but pro-str8 people always.

"Go team Helper!"

Jesus I really SSOOOOOOOOOOO would fucking fucking fucking kill for an expose episode on how henching works in the world as a job

all the army men are idiots very appropriate. brock getting SOOO weirded out. It is homophobic but also I choose to believe Brock has never seen a cock bigger than his own and got so horny and emasculated he got wigged out.

First mention of the Guild in this episode about filing paperwork on collaboration which i think is funny

Helper not letting Rusty out is SO funny me and my siblings would do that all the time. Truly, there is a lot to be said about Rusty and Helper's relationship. No other relationship has been as long for Rusty as Helper, who has been there sinvce he was a young boy and has always looked out for him.

Overall this episode is really fun and enjoyable, it does very well with having very silly concepts being treated seriously and then serious situations being treated clownishly. always love steve and sasquatch, altho the vbros design is so............he has a face only steve summers loves apparently. and the conversation on paying back the osi for the bionics was good worldbuilding/commentary on real world disability issues of how disability devices are often very expensive and only work at the behest of whoever made the device. my own cousin had a cochlear implant that worked very well but then he was told it was being recalled and he could get new one and now its works awfully for him

would rate this one like a 7/10. very solid but nothing too rib crackling funny or show pausing overly interesting

[justmenoworries]

Lore Olympus Episode 272 Spoilers

Soooo, Hera's not dead.

Shocker.

Not like we've been spending several past episodes hammering it in that gods literally can't die.

Like, the most Apollo and Ouranos could do was sent Zeus into a coma. Metis is a star. Rhea went into hibernation. Hera survived being ripped in two.

Why were we supposed to think Hera would die from Kronos squeezing her a bit?

More importantly, why would Hera think that??

Once again, baby Dionysus has to do all the thinking because his kidnapper adoptive mom is too busy getting stuck in her own tiny tiny head to actually think about solutions. Love how Persie isn't nearly as horrified as she should be that her fucking child is in the same room as a known mass murderer. Oh, and another thing, I know it's petty but I just have to point it out:

Persephone: "I have no idea how you got here but I'm definitely going with a different sitter next time."

Gentle reminder that the reason Persephone stole Dionysus from Zeus was that she didn't like that Zeus wanted to give Dio to a commune of nymphs instead of raising Dio himself.

Yet here she is, pushing the responsibility of watching Dionysus onto random babysitters we've never even gotten to see. While she herself only spends times with Dio when it's convenient. Dio's been so neglected and ignored he was able to sneak into the Underworld and then into Tartarus unbothered. During a time when everyone was supposedly on high alert.

A+ parenting there Persie, so glad Dio's growing up with you instead of a group of loving attentive nymphs./s

Apparently we're back to Persie not knowing how her new powers work. And needing, I'll say it again the help of a literal baby to realize that maybe her powers changed because she changed in more than one way.

Another cliffhanger because RS will put filler into even the finale even if it kills the pacing.

[therewasatale]

‘m fine

On Ao3.

Summary: After decades the puppets have to do something about their sick and very stubborn human. Thankfully, they get some help on the way, and only one door gets destroyed.

Notes: I got some requests for a sickfic. I hope I gave it justice. Enjoy!

He just had to fix this door, change the hatches and put it back. This one task and finally he could get some rest and sleep until the morning. But damn his headache worsened with every second. Those annoying coughs wouldn't stop no matter how hard he tried to keep them down.  

Gordon knew he was a stubborn bastard; this was the reason why they sent him here at the first place, to shut down the antenna. He didn't care about the people and their fancy places, only to do his job and get out of there as fast as possible. And it was the same when he came here the first time too.

He felt his body shiver as the cold ran through him. Again, he had to stop to cough. It was an annoying barking cough and he needed to lean against one of the sets' walls to take some breath. His head felt light, his body sometimes shivered, and his throat felt like sandpaper. But he needed to fix the door so they could walk-through it in the new episodes.

Finally, he felt the gentle poke on his shoulder.

"Mh? Oh, hey, Pearl. I am just a little tired." Gordon rubbed his forehead; his skin was way warmer than it should have been. "I'll finish soon, don't worry."

The giant bird-puppet watched the human, in fact she did that since he had started working and she became worried after the first heavy cough that made Gordon stop in the work. Again, she gently poked Gordon's arm and the nodded to the nearest bench.

"Hm? Oh, I don't need to sit down, if I do I might-" but he cut his sentence half, he really shouldn't say something scary to them, like the fact that he would probably pass out. They seemed to be very sensitive and worried every time something happened to him. The last time when he accidentally cut his hand, he ended up with multiple layers thick coat of bandages on his arm. "I, well-" he tried to clear his throat when a cough started again. "God darn it."

Pearl gently pinched the human's cloths with her beak and pulled him away. He gave a somewhat surprised yelp.

"Hey? What? All right, I sit down a bit." His legs gave in and leaned against the back of the bench. Hell, his whole body felt like shit. He wasn't even sure how he will get back home. Maybe he could sleep in one of the office rooms. "Thank you, Pearl." He glanced up, and carefully patted the bird's head as she lent closer.

The two wings of the door opened at the side of the stage.

"And here we are!"

Gordon didn't even need to look at the source of the voice, he would recognize Ricky's voice everywhere, and only one puppet had such ground shaking steps.

"What are you two doing here?" He asked as Goblette and Ricky approached him.

"The more important question is what are you doing here, Gordy? You're clearly sick!" Ricky was sitting in one of Goblette's hands, and in front of him was an one open book. "Lets see-"

"What's that?"

"A first aid book," answered the puppet as he turned a page with his nose. "You don't seem to bleed from everywhere."

"No kidding," Gordon scoffed but immediately regretted it as a sudden bout of hammer like headache made him wince.

"Let's check if he has a fever, hm we don't have a thermometer so, we can do it by touching the person's forehead." Ricky read out loud from the book.

And before Gordon could do anything a gigantic hand locked around his entire head. It was actually nice, most of the puppets were colder than the humans. Goblette's hand helped ease his headache for a couple of seconds. He didn't even realise the grateful murmur that escaped him.

Ricky, on the other hand glanced as Goblette, who slowly nodded. So, their human actually had a fever.

Pearl next to them stood from one leg to the other worriedly, and the other puppets around the sets watched them from far.

"I'm fine," mumbled Gordon as his head was released. "I just-, I just-" he needed to start the sentence three times before the coughing stopped. "Just need to fix the door and then you can go home, darn it. I'm almost done."

"Working? What? No!" Ricky shook his head and almost his entire body aswell. "You need a doctor, Gordon."

"I'll be fine, Ricky. It's just probably the flu or maybe just a simple cold." The human waved it off and tried to stand but, only to get gently pushed back by Pearl. "Come on, I don't have time to get sick. I need to finish this door, Ricky." He tried to look up at them, but his throbbing head made it very difficult.

"What you need is a doctor. George!"

The long-armed puppet showed up next to them. "Yes?"

"We're going to get a doctor," Ricky climbed over to his shoulder.

"Yes!"

"I don't need a doctor." He mumbled but of course no one listened to his scratched voice.

"Goblette, can you please bring him to a more comfortable place?"

She tilted her head a bit, then nodded.

"Good, we will back as soon as we can! Onward, George!"

"Yes!"

And off they ran through one of the doors, leaving the blinking human and the remaining worried puppets behind.

Gordon felt their eyes on him, and tried his best to look less than shit than he was actually feeling himself. Unfortunately, the last of his remaining strength failed him. Even the lights' shining around him seemed to stung his eyes and worsened his headache.

"I'll be fine on a couch," Gordon slowly stood up. "Don't worry Gob-WOAH!"

Goblette carefully put down the book from her left, just so she could take the human in to her arms.

"I can walk!" Gordon felt his face turning reader, as he was carried. "Goblette, come on, put me down." But he only got a meaningful look as an answer. "I-, you can't just-" a tired sigh escaped him. Well, he never had a lot of dignity in his life, and the remaining wasn’t much use in his daily life, so losing it might not be that bad. He accepted his faith; he didn't want to risk to hurt the puppet's body if he tried to struggle out of her hands.

Norman hurried next to them and opened the door for Goblette so she could walk out from the main stage. "There ya go, bring him to a big bed, will ya, Goblette?"

Goblette nodded, after years, this one was the most important task in her puppet life. To make sure this human would be safe.

"'m fine," mumbled Gordon as he leaned against the giant puppet. His pride would never let him admit how nice it was to be carried. "Just a bit under the weather," he didn't know when he closed his eyes, and he didn't realise as he fell asleep on the way.

 The next thing he felt was the gentle nudging on his left shoulder.

"Gordy, wake up sleepy head, the cavalry is here."

"Mh-, Ricky?"

"Ah, so you're waking up, good-good. Open your eyes."

"The hell are you doing in my home?" Gordon blinked, then closed his eyes as the room was slowly spinning around him. "Damn. And why are you in my bed?"

"In your bed? You're in our bed, in fact, Gordy. Wake up, we got the best doctor, he is-" he felt silent.

"My name is Dr. Clegane," an unfamiliar voice helped the sock-puppet out.

Finally, Gordon opened his eyes and looked around. He was lying in a bed. He would have admitted it was a very comfortable one, but it wasn't his in fact. It was in a large room, with three doors.

"Hey, Gordon, how are you?" Ricky got in his vision.

But the answer was only a tired grumble.

"Let me examine him," said the one who identified himself as Dr. Clegane. "Can you tell me your name, sir?"

"Gordon," he glanced up the man next to his bed. His was in his 40s maybe late 40s, short brown hair, warm but serious brown eyes and his clothes were clean. "Gordon O'Brian. Why are you here?"

"Your puppet friends found my clinic, I was about to close it, when they quiet literally broke down my door."

"We needed to find help," answered Ricky, almost embarrassed. "And George put it back into the doorframe all neat, it only the glass needed to change. And we said we're sorry."

"They indeed did. Can you tell me how old are you, sir?" Asked the doctor as he put a stethoscope around his neck and stepped closer at the edge of the bed.

"It depends, I think he's in the middle of his 50, but if we count the years it took to became such a cynic then he's probably close to be 126."

Both of them turned towards Ricky and gave him a look.

"I'm sorry, I'm becoming chatty when I'm nervous." Apologized the sock-puppet.

Gordon scoffed but immediately regretted it. Even that felt exhausting. "Damn-, yeah sure, Ricky. I'm 53, actually, and I'm fine, doc. Just caught some nasty bug, but a good night of sleep will fix me right up." He managed to halt the coughing at the end of his speech before it started.

"Even without examination I can already tell that's not really true, that cough did not sound pleasant. When did the symptoms started?"

"I don't know, maybe three days ago, I had a sore throat, but I didn't have the time to deal with it."

"Hm," Dr. Clegane took out a thermometer and placed it under Gordons armpit before checking his throat. He also measured his blood pressure and listened to his lungs. "I think you got a nasty flu, Mr. O'Brian." He took out the thermometer and shook his head.

"Gordon," he coughed into his elbow, "Gordon is fine."

"All right, Gordon, I can give you some pills, but your body needs to rest. The fever means your body already fighting the illness, but it will need time, and if you neglect to rest it will turn into serious pneumonia." He took out a bottle and gave two pills to Gordon.

"We can make sure he's sleeping." Spoke up Ricky. During the conversation he watched what the doctor was doing like a hawk. "And get him food, I remember how some of the stuff cooked, and ordered food. He needs to eat hot food, right? We can order pizza, that is hot."

Dr. Clegane smiled a bit, as he packed away his instruments "I think some soup would be the best in this time, or tea."

Like just a lightbulb turned on, Ricky moved his head side to side enthusiastically. "Oh yes, tea, now I remember. Tea is the miracle that can defeat the cold monsters inside the body!"

Gordon slowly blinked at the puppet. "What are you talking about?"

"I think he refers to one of their episodes," answered Dr. Clegane as he cut a piece of gauze and packed it into a small square. "Season two I recall, the 26th episode, when Martin got the cold and he couldn't enjoy anything for a while."

"Yes! That! You were a fan, doctor?" asked Ricky.

"I sometimes watched one or two episodes; the stories were innocent enough. It was a nice change for my younger self." Clegane began walking to one the doors. “I believe I seen a toiler here.”

While he was away the sock-puppet beamed at Gordon and gently nudged his shoulder with his head. "See? They need us."

"Yeah, yeah." Gordon raised his hand and put it on the puppets head. He knew he was getting light-headed, but it didn't bother him as much as any other time would.

Clegane walked back and put the now wet gauze on Gordon's forehead. "There, this could help with the fever until the pills take effect."

"Daaamn," the man let out a grateful mumble. "Thanks, Doc. You're a life-saver."

"You're welcome, but it's my job, and I didn't need to use a defibrillator either." Dr. Clegane glanced at sock-puppet with a mysterious smile.

"A defibrillator? Why would you-"

"I told you we watched some tv shows when everyone was away," Ricky didn't meet either of their eyes. "Documentum films, news, action movies, and once we save a series with doctors and everything. And there was that fibrillatory thingy, I'm not entirely sure how can it be used, but you looked really bad, Gordon and in the show it always worked. I had to make sure the doctor is ready for everything!" Ricky looked at his shoulder then glanced his left and right, like he always did when he was overcome with emotions. "And maybe I forgot some things from the episode about the cold, and sickness. It was a really long time ago. But we were just really worried and-" he went silent as Gordon gently patted his head.

"You're crazy, but I'm glad. Thanks, Ricky, you're a good friend."

The sock-puppet stared at him. "Dear heavens doctor, he must be really sick!"

Gordon snorted, but Dr. Clegane just smiled.

"I think he's just tired, Ricky. I'll go now, you and your friends can take care of him." He took out a small paper and wrote a couple of things before handing it to Ricky “I wrote up some antibiotics for him, get it tomorrow from the pharmacy down the road, he should take it for a week just in case. Can you, do it?”

"Yes, of course." Nodded the puppet whole-heartedly.

"I can take care of myself," Murmured Gordon weakly, mainly from pride, but it too got exhausted quickly. "Thanks everything, doc."

"You're welcome, Gordon."

"George will walk you out, Dr. Clegane. And sorry about the door, again."

The doctor waved it off, "You two were in great hurry. The door can be fixed. This time it was on me, but next time you have to replace it." He stopped in the door and glanced back over his shoulder. "Will the Neighborhood come back to television?"

"We're working on it." Ricky nodded and he was able to hear Gordon mumbling something similar.

"I'm glad, I always wanted to watch some new episodes with my daughter. Good luck." Dr. Clegane stepped out and closed the door behind him.

"He's a nice doctor," Ricky slid closer to him. "Do you need anything?"

Gordon waved a no, and focused on the cool feeling on his forehead. His headache finally became bearable, and it seemed the fever was slowly started to fade. After a couple of seconds, he blinked once, twice, then closed his eyes and just enjoyed the darkness, the soft bed under him and the sheets over him. Faintly he could make out the different voices of the puppets at the other side of the door.

"The others?" He mumbled already half-asleep.

"Outside, everybody wanted to make sure you're okay. For the last decades or so we haven't seen a sick human."

Gordon felt as a faint weight resting on his shoulders, he lifted his hand and gently patted Ricky's head. "I'll be okay, I just need to-" the end of the sentence turned into soft gentle snoring. His chest rose and sank with each deep breath. Sometimes he seemed to cough, however this didn’t wake him up.

Ricky listened and watched him for a while, just to be sure that their human friend was completely safe and all right.