#other media: ats

[coffygifs]

ATS 1.22 | BTVS 3.18

[coffygifs]

(comment via @benjaminagunn)

[justafriendofxanders]

it is a little bit wild that by virtue of ats s5 being the last canon tv installment of the buffyverse, spike and angel's arcs culminate in... each other. like spike isn't allowed to rest after his sacrifice because the network needs to pull more viewers his new hero status has to be put to the test against angel. angel can't comfortably rest on his laurels as the vampire with the soul because spike is there. their arcs with buffy shape them into the people they eventually become, but canon deliberately leaves the future of those relationships ambiguous! ats is where they go to figure out how to lead lives without buffy but with the other vampire-with-a-soul in them. and i don't even mean this in the way where spike/angel is somehow more meaningful or romantically endgame than their other relationships, i just mean like... those two old dudes are never gonna escape each other, for better or for worse. like there's literally a whole prophecy to that effect. wild stuff.

[dance-in-the-morning-glow]

blorbo wrapped 2024: you watched 5 movies and 8 shows solely because your favourite actor was in them. you wouldn’t have touched more than two-thirds of them with a ten-foot pole otherwise.

and yet, you rewatched 3.

[quokkabite]

i feel like this comeback is a good time to remind people that a lot of common AAVE words and phrases have been “rebranded” as “gen z slang.”

i think it’s important that we recognize the origins of these words and are aware of the context instead of attributing it to a new form of internet culture. it’s not ���cringe internet slang from 2016.” it’s actual vocabulary derived from black communities.

of course, at times there are overlaps with other dialects that share the same words and phrases as AAVE, but the point is, if you are using these phrases that are not part of your usual vocabulary please take time to educate yourself about the history of these words and why black people have been asking non black people to refrain from using them. take a moment to think about your interactions with these words as well, even if they aren’t part of your vocabulary.

i have found this AAVE carrd extremely helpful and informative. it is a personally made glossary by a black person based off of their and other black peoples experiences. it also includes a guide of more credible sources about the history of AAVE and the dialects terms.

[softscales]

rewatching rwby with a friend and dawntrail is just S4 of rwby LMAO they both:

-are the start of a new arc -have major graphics updates -have a tropical island setting -have a cat girl princess -have the main cast split in an unmeaningful way -forget about the MC / just make a new one -introduce a pointless villain

My friend was like omg no wonder u didn't like DT is was just subconscious rwby S4 flashbacks. LOL I EVEN COMPARED THE SHITTY WRITING TO RWBY UNPROMPTED in my review so I wasn't off. Just thought it was funny how many similarities there were.

[imjustavenuxwithaboomerang]

What's your thoughts on vegan zombies?

huh??? like actual zombies that are vegan?? or the zombies from the zombies movies being vegan???

i'll answer both i guess

i think that since actual zombies need to feed on flesh/brains to stay alive/moving then a vegan zombie would like...die or fall apart (or whatever happens to zombies when they don't feed for a while)

in terms of the zombies from the disney franchise, since they're genetically modified zombies and don't need to feed on brains to stay alive (they canonically still have/had a taste for them tho), them being vegans could be possible. i also feel like out of the three main zombies, eliza would probably be the vegan (i mean she canonically is in the re-animated series so-).

[coffygifs]

BTVS 2.02 | ATS 1.05

[paperlovesadness]

Miles being asked about TLSP in interviews: overdone. Kind of sad & frustrating. Unoriginal. Often bordering on disrespectful.

Alex being asked about TLSP in interviews: innovative. Barely done. Has great potential.

I DARE these interviewers to flip their approach. Come on cowards, go ask Alex about Miles this time.

[tags go into ~nuances~]

[kikuism]

it's not a guilty pleasure but i LOVE this specific brand of books with these features:

take place in the winter, in a remote, isolated area; key themes are confinement and isolation

a sense of Otherness that the main character feels, whether from the wilderness or the people

an eerie uncanny feeling that permeates through the story—something's not right....but what could it be.....the townspeople aren't telling me anything....

slowly building dread and paranoia

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

me: oh yeah I've fell down some pretty horrible rabbit holes and basically had to deconstruct basically some weird fringe gore death cult shit I went through somehow as a 6 year old online <3

you guys: BITCH WTF DO YOU MEAN

me: anyway, it was "cannibalism and death as a commodity" is bad and that "life is one of value" and all that <3

you guys: THE ACTUAL NO NO WHAT?

me: yeah. I also engaged in some pretty bad self destructive behaviours bc autocannibalism but yeah, no bad stuff. still have really bad thoughts and feelings and I am 2 seconds away from biting a chunk of my skin off when the urges get bad but nah I'm way better now.

you guys: 0_o

me: long story short I have gotten rid of the worst shit, but the whole drooling about eating people thing never went away ! I see bloody injuries and want to eat it ! like a freak!!!!!

[animationismycomfort]

❗️WARNING❗️ FOR THE THOUGHT OF TECHNICAL CANNIBALISM (nothing actually graphic but it does put the idea of a character doing so and I don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable so just in case) SLIGHT MENTION OF CHARACTERS POSSIBLY EATING OTHER PEOPLE IN CANON

y’all ever thought about how junior ad Maurice probably have ate other animals before…..

and probably will continue to do so..

[gwensy]

Top 5 cartoon adaptations of comic book characters

can i be honest with you. i really dont watch cartoons i dont think i can do this

[paluszine]

Using scraps to plan a zine layout :>

[harrowharkwife]

i am SO fucking exhausted by mainstream media opinions lately and i don't understand why they're frequently SO different from my own? like i genuinely don't think i am approaching anything from that unique of a perspective as a viewer? maybe it's just that i'm too easy to please when it comes to stories or something but like. how is the mainstream, widely accepted consensus on yellowjackets season 2 is that it's "bad" and "doesn't work as a season" and is "riddled with problems." literally what the fuck are you talking about. this is the most fun i have had watching television uhhhhh literally Ever? you're telling me people hated Burial? how? why? like i don't...i just don't GET it. and i'm not playing dumb for kicks here im like genuinely honest to god confused. that was the single best episode of television I've ever watched in my life. like i get that people have different opinions about things and that's fine but HOW am i in the minority here what am i missing

[radiashen]

re: this post i actually have a lot to say about post trimax vash and knives. brothers with no chance of reconciliation ever...

there is. so much to be said from their last fight. about how they see each other and how they interact with the world—based on how they see the other

first of all: they both no longer want to continue in this world. even vash, who we always see is so defined by his undying determination, basically admits he doesnt think he should go on any longer. and its interesting to note the distinction between the two here: vash wants them done with because he thinks they have no use for humanity, vs knives wants them done with because only then does he think they can be free. the immortals crave nothing more than the ability to stop living endlessly

i think not enough people talk abt this, but here knives recognizes that he was the one who pulled away first. who mangled their brotherhood into something like this. he recognizes that they will never see eye to eye. he knows what he did, doesnt regret it, and will never apologize for it. he also cant bear it. deep down, he cant bear that this road means vash will not be there beside him in the end. that vash will always stand in his way. and his solution: either vash or him should be gone

and heres the kicker! as always, vash will be the contradiction. whenever they talk, vash always uses us. its always we for him. its vash and knives, together. he hasnt, will never give up on them. he knows they will always have opposing worldviews. he would choose to save knives anyway, always. like he does anyone else

and knives... doesnt know how to deal with this. doesnt want to deal with it. to know the extent of what you did, and not regret it in a second, and to still have someone take your hand. to hear vash basically say: we still have a chance. because he disagrees. because for knives, if he cant have both of them together, then vash comes first. the apple tree, i think, is never his gift for humans. why would humanity care to accept a gift from him anyway, and why should he care? its his apology for vash. his apology that he chooses to leave first. his admission that he cant coexist with vash, in this world that they hurt. that vash still believes in.

and thats the biggest heartbreak of them all, isnt it? to know that theres someone who couldve been by your side to accompany your lonely eternity. to have that someone hurt you, time and time again. and to still love and care for them because you cant help it. to have that someone choose to leave first, because they think solitude is better than a coexistence of neverending disagreement

and you disagree with that too