#rian rants

[crystalsandbubbletea]

Gotta rant about Nyx in Lore Olympus because I saw her design-

RACHEL WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE TO NYX???

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT IS NYX, THAT IS NOT NYX, NOPE, NO WAY-

I SWEAR ON THE BLOOD OF EVERY SINGLE GOD THAT IS NOT NYX, THAT IS HER DISOWNED TENTH COUSIN FLYX!

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

WHY DID RACHEL MAKE NYX LOOK LIKE A DEMON FROM DEMON SLAYER?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM???

I AIN'T SEEING A DIFFERENCE, Y'ALL, I THINK THAT POST I REBLOGGED THAT SAID KOKUSHIBO AND NYX LOOK ALIKE WAS ONTO SOMETHING-

I cannot say this enough, but Rachel did Nyx dirty 😭

Justice for my girl Nyx, smh

Someone better keep Rachel away from mythology after this.

[thesunwillshineonusagain757]

So I've been seeing again the Sequel trilogy because I'm a masochist, but what I increasingly realise when I watch these films is that Rian Johnson is the Madonna to J. J. Abrams' Lady Gaga. Rian Johnson really created something different with The Last Jedi, and J. J. Abrams, just copied A New Hope in Force Awakens and when he came back for The Rise of Skywalker, he threw away the work of a filmmaker who unlike him didn’t half copy other people by turning their stories into something reductive. Because while he screwed up the last film and ruined the narrative, he took story bits he liked from Johnson's and Luca's work, and gave us a reductive piece of work. And that along with all the films ( different franchises ) in which Abrahms promised a lot but delivered nothing I can now safely say I have beaf with J. J. Abrams and Disney for killing Star Wars for me. Thank god of AO3 and fanfic writers.

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

This lot really think their performative gatekeeping masks their blatant misogyny.

[whiteshipnightjar]

Joanna Newsom on a wish list of actors to see in Poker Face season 2. YES! Absolutely!! Pleaaaaase!!!

[accessible-tumbling]

[ID: Text from the linked article. Headline: Glass Onion Director Explains Hugh Grant's Cameo. By Brett Finger, January 8, 2023.

Lede: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery director Rian Johnson explains the film's Hugh Grant cameo and some potential backstory.

"They’re a couple. His name is Phillip. I just basically thought who would it give me the most joy for Benoit Blanc to be with, and I thought Hugh Grant. He was such a joy to be with, he came to set for one day, did that one disconnected scene and trusted us to put it in the movie. I also love that he’s home baking, trying to make sourdough bread. I don’t know if I see him as the Watson to Blanc’s Sherlock, but it’s good to have separate things, plus that apartment is so nice, I can’t imagine Blanc can afford it, so I think he has a real job."

The decision proved to be funny and insightful, with a flustered Grant emerging from the kitchen wearing an apron in the middle of making sourdough bread in the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery opening. Sourdough starter kits were popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, adding some relatable humor to the scene. Johnson teased that Grant's profession likely pays for much of the couple's expenses, with the idea of Benoit Blanc's detective work being a hobby that isn't very lucrative adds another layer to the viewers' understanding of the beloved mystery-solver. This, in turn, helps characterize Blanc, as it could suggest that he is doing detective work to help others and not just for the money. End ID.]

Source: Screen Rant

Phillip makes bread (get it?) for trophy husband Benoit

[baldursgator]

if la rian drops so much as a single line of romance dialogue with gor tash before they add way more content to wy ll's sparse route I'm leaving

[mirqmarq428]

It's interesting how the "multiverse problem" (stakes) and the canonicity problem (continuity) are discussed with respect to media properties like Star Wars and Marvel, whereas Transformers uses them to solve each other.

In Transformers lore, every last scrap of official material is 100% Canon, just in different universal streams. These continuities are catalogued by only one iteration of the characters, and even they have barely enough power to stop a multiverse level catastrophe. On the other hand, those are rare. Since there's lots of continuities - an arbitrarily high number -, new media can exist on its own and build its own stakes without needing to account for or one-up what came before.

[allseeingdirt]

i NEED to get more narrative foils

[righthandman-martyn]

im gay im gay im gay im gay im gay im gay

scarian wedding

[crystalsandbubbletea]

(Small warning for swearing and genocide mentions)

Today in my history class I learned that some reservations JUST got electricity. >:/

How I love being American.

Seriously though, it shouldn't have taken that long.

This is just another reminder of the effects of colonization (AKA mass genocide).

"America is the land of the free!"

Land of the free my ass.

If it's truly the "land of the free", how come the Indigenous Americans are still being discriminated against? Not just Indigenous Americans, but also Muslims, LGBTQIA2S+, Neurodivergents, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and many more. Hell some people are even being full on ATTACKED for siding with Palestine. Not to mention the book bans happening. AND ALSO PEOPLE GET HARASSED FOR HOBBIES (Example: Furries) AND SPIRITUAL BELIEFS (Example: Therians)!

Last time I checked, we had rights to identity and freedom, so why is that being taken away from us?

Which brings me to this point:

We are not free until all of us are free.

Thank you for reading my Rian Rant, hope y'all have a great rest of your day/night. <3

[io-lu-art]

I know we all want redeemed Ben Solo to look and dress like his father at some point. But- ok, hear me out: There hAs to be sOme Lando spirit in there, SOMEWHERE. Like, come on, the CAPE? Are you telling me that Ben Solo, son of Leia Organa, grandson of fashion Queen Amidala, former Jedi padawan and Supreme Fashion Leader himself wouldn't fancy a cape at all? I don't believe u.

Lemme explain.

high waisted Lando pants but put inside the boots.

Shorter cape. Kinda like Lando's in Solo.

High belt, cause it looks good on him and he knows it.

Dark grey. Mid grey. With a bit of off white. (I believe this is self explanatory.)

Later in life, as he grows older, maybe he will start adding some colour to his clothes.

I'm still not decided on my definitive headcanon. The one on the right is still very close to Luke in RotJ despite the grey and higher belt, but I kinda like it? Just cause it looks more elegant. I mean, sure, you could give him a blaster (I... probably will, at some point), depending on where the stories go and how you write him as Ben. I gave him two lightsabers, because, well- I will explain that when my fanfiction is finished. Or maybe I'll abandon the idea till then. :') (Yes, yes they would be white.) Gotta see if it serves the story well or if it's just my old love for young Ahsoka's yellow shoto lightsaber blinding me.

Jeez, there are so many directions you could take this character. Jedi, pilot, smuggler, gambler, senator... there's no end to this. I've seen so much Jedi Ben Solo fanart and I love all of them. I love the robes so much that I went and made some shape exploration with them.

But the thing is I'm not really feeling it. If I were to take the story into a new direction, no Jedi, no Sith, just Force sensitives, a new take on this whole idea, expanding on what Rian Johnson gave us - which, I am - I would probably go away from the traditional Jedi designs. Sure, it all also kinda depends on how you colour it, I guess...

*sighs* there could have been so much to explore and discover in IX. But, eh, let's not turn this into another tros rant.

[teashh]

I still have more tags to add. No but for real. Park Hyung sik supremacy for bringing us this brand of loser men.

I am so glad the new kdramas are bringing back the specific brand of loser men. You know which brand I'm talking about. The Ahn "min min" Minhyuk brand of loser men and I'm loving it. The "I worship this goddess and I'm so in love with her and I can't believe I get to love her. Oh my gods I love her so much" brand of loser men. And we're being fed so well with lovely runner, love next door, no gain no love, my demon, Cinderella at 2am, Hierarchy, Midnight Romance in Hagwon, Queen of tears, welcome to samdal-ri and even good partner (yes it's one sided but the dedication and yuri's couple too).

We need more fictional loser men who worship women to satiate our eldest independent daughter desires.

[dragon-ashes1485]

TROP s2 ep7. A rant.

Firstly, this episode has been such a joy to watch, secondly, my heart rate is concerning.

Galadriel:

I loved the scene where she was in the cage, completely ready to die, because she wants to make things right. The scene with Celebrimbor was fantastic, at any moment I expected it to actually be Sauron, but the gentle way she talks to him and held his face like a child broke my heart. Phenomenal acting on both sides and the music was also amazing. Her kindness towards Arondir broke me. Her advising him against seeking out Adar was pure irony given her hunt against Sauron.

Galadriel sneaking around in that orc cloak was so stressful, even though we know she lives.

She seems kinder than in previous episodes, perhaps a result of no longer being around the ring? Or maybe she's just realising everything is going wrong. Either way, can't wait to see where her character goes next.

Elrond:

This guy. I loved how at first he looked ready for battle, but that he was also terribly afraid. But something seemed to switch in his character when his horse was killed and his pure anger there really shocked me. Also absolute savage for sending that orc flying.

I would like to take a moment to admire that he pauses to briefly mourn his horse.

The stunts that he performed are insane in this episode, and I love how Arondir keeps him safe throughout the later part of the battle.

"Durin will come" was such an important part to me, Elrond really looks like a young boy, as if he were sat on the beach during the third kinslaying again. I think the way that was portrayed was breathtaking.

And how he sits, looking up at Adar, completely ready to give in, broke me, he is utterly defeated. He has been abandoned once more (I know there were reasons but that's probably how Elrond feels). He then tries to stab Adar, but it is clear from where he aims for that he doesn't want to kill Adar, he wants to hurt him. His sigh when Adar got the ring kind of made me laugh, he's so done with all this crap.

I can't wait to see the aftermath of this.

Minor characters:

Camnir: so glad he was not in this episode or I would have cried.

Vorohil: please let this guy live. I will be sad.

Rian: I am sad. But absolute props to her for that savage arrow in her final moments.

Narvi: he just watched his kin be killed by his own king...let Narvi be ok.

Celebrimbor:

Ow. I hurt. Charles Edwards is an absolute gem, no he may not "look right" for Celebrimbor, but his potrayal of Celebrimbors descent was amazing.

Also, props to the set team for the scene where the forge transforms into its true state.

He tries so hard to fight against Sauron, he literally cuts his own thumb off. His own. Thumb. And when he's caught by the guards, he tries so hard to explain. I was so scared they'd just hand him back to Sauron until Galadriel showed her face.

I feel like I need to mention Mirdania. She was another product of Sauron's deception. Her death was horrifying and...I just can't even. Her naivety to believe "Annatar" about Celebrimbor, a man she greatly admired, was so sad, and then for her to spend her last moments believing that Celebrimbor had killed her? Ouch.

Celebrimbor tried so hard to escape, only to do what a true lord of Eregion would do, return to the only place he could protect it from, and the place he had just escaped. His bravery really shines through, and in the end it is he who comforts Galadriel.

ps: shot on the left is fantastic.

Sauron:

Still a bitch. But now with Darth Vader powers for some reason. Probably about to destroy Alderaan. I have no more to say.

Adar:

Yea I'm expecting a full orc rebellion next episode. He doesn't care as much as he did about his children which is why they were loyal to him in the first place. Glûg stayed behind when the others went to fight so I think that says a lot. It'll be interesting to see where that goes. I also hate him now because Arondir.

Durin:

Durin's speech was so middle-earthy I loved it. And then it goes to shit. I love that he got Narvi on side. The scene where he sees Elrond again means so much to me, there has not been enough of these two in this series and I really hope ep8 rectifies that, particularly after what happened (or rather, didn't happen) on the battlefield.

I love that Durin admires Elrond's new hair, as he should, it is fabulous. ALSO WHERE IS DISA. I swear if Disa dies, then I do too.

Look at this dwarf in his element. Also eff his dad, his dad is a prick.

He's really starting to come into his own, fighting against the evil. And you can see later how much his father's actions hurt him because not only does it mean he can't aid Eregion, but his father has killed dwarves. His own kind.

Amazon, please be kind to Durin next episode.

Gil-Galad:

Not much to say except from look at this boi in all his regalia. Love it when you see a monarch actually in the fighting, makes you like them. Especially as Gil-Galad has not been the most likeable chap this series.

Arondir:

Anyone needs me, I will be crying. That's all I have to say.

Overall thoughts on episode:

Battle sequence was 10/10. The effort put into this show amazes me. Fantastic acting from everyone, namely Charles Edwards, Charlie Vickers, Robert Aramayo and Morfydd Clark (ok fine, everyone). Well done to all the stunt horses as well, such good horses. Bear McCreary's soudntrack shone this episode, including so many characters themes. Also the last ballad of Damrod in the credits!

I am both anticipating and dreading next episode. What will happen with Celebrimbor? And what of Khazad-Dum? How will Adar use the ring? And will we need a box of tissues?

[phoenixwrites]

do you still do anti-hook rants, or are you past that? because your old rants fuel my soul.

I do! Not as often, only because I don't get as many asks about Hook as I did in the mid 2010s. But my hatred for the character is alive and fresh, my bitterness that had Colin O'Donoghue not been so fucking gorgeous, Captain Swan never would've been a thing, and the way they shafted Neal so epically (SIMILARLY TO HOW RIAN FUCKING JOHNSON SHAFTED FINN FOR KYLO REN I SAID WHAT I SAID) will always stick in my craw.

But Neal now belongs to me, so much so, that I changed his name and gave him his very own full-length novel--which, after "Hell's Heresies" (ALSO A SWANFIRE OG FANFIC!) will be published for the delight of Swanfire/Neal Cassidy fans everywhere.

So keep your eye out for Nolan Jack in the next few years...

[atmosghoul]

Okay now I'm curious...tell me about your other blorbos (even if they're not Ghost related!) and your ocs. Pretty please :)

Oohhohoho you’ve activated my trap card 😈

Strap in for infodump

My other Blorbos include

Bill Cipher(Gravity Falls), Jareth(Labyrinth), Jen and Kira(Dark Crystal), Rian and Deet(Dark Crystal AoR), Just off the top of my head

Now for OCs we have my Ghost people

Rian(yes named for the Dark Crystal character I like the name and didn’t think abt it being so close to Rain’s name but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) they’re a sibling of sin who’s deaf and falls in love with Aether. I’ve written a few ficlets abt them! A couple I’ve posted and a couple sitting in my drafts.

Then my ghoul OC Atmos(hence the name of this blog lol) he’s an Air ghoul turned Quintessence. I used to TikTok’s in his cosplay but I haven’t done anything in months bc I got tired of TikTok.

Now my other OCs are from my original universe

You’ve got a Prince named Chorus and a wayward traveller named Bard. They fall in love (gay) but the kicker is Chorus is trapped inside a soul stone. He has no corporeal form just a spectral one. So through all of time they spend pining and yearning and falling in love, they can never touch.

In that same world you have a wizard called Alistair who is centuries old. He’s a tired immortal who’s bitchy and cunty and I love him.

He has a companion called Stafford. They were best friends (read:gay) in the university where they studied magic centuries ago and Alistair trapped Stafford inside a soul stone much like the Prince is. The difference being where the Prince’s stone is embedded inside a melodica (his chosen instrument in life) Stafford’s gem is housed inside the top of Alistair’s staff. (Because Alistair thought it would be hilarious to put Stafford,,,inside his,,,staff *crowd starts booing*)

Anywayyyssss that’s my rant feel free to ask more questions pls ask more questions I love talking abt my OCs