#rnm media

[skenisasleb]

traditional doodles of the bugger /aff

[rez-urrection]

"who had every right to become the villian?"

idc. this man went through SO. MUCH.

he wanted to be good. he was a good husband, he wanted to stay and raise his family. he wanted to be a good person.

and then all because he wanted to be a different kind of Rick, prime ripped all of that from him and made him into a fucking monster, which he had no other actual choice than to become.

c-137 deserves the world. he deserves to be a good person again. he deserves a therapist who cares. he deserves a family that genuinely wants him to change and do better.

he deserves the life he had before Prime ripped it from him.

he deserves fucking justice. everyone in his life failed him from the moment he lost Diane.

[justablanketreally]

i love so much that rick and morty literally accomplishes being an episodic sometimes serialized sci fi show with episodes that hit so hard and then others that flop so bad and they do it with only 10 episodes per season

[the-awful-falafel]

Everywhere I look in online discussions, a lot of people are genuinely happy that the recent R&M S7 episodes seem to be going back to basics / fundamentals with wacky fun adventures combined with the main family cast sincerely getting along and liking each other, and tbh I get it. The sheer cruel cynicism and "everyone is an unlikeable asshole" atmosphere of season 3 - season 5 threw a lot of fans off the show for a reason, especially with various instances of clumsy and deeply problematic writing/humor. So I think this return to early season vibes, but with a developed and less dysfunctional yet still hilariously immoral family, is a necessary palate cleanser for many people. The writers clearly course corrected here from going too "dark" by going back to a more "season 2 but healthy" feel, especially Rick and Morty's bond being stronger than ever, but... *sigh*.

I just wish they didn't pivot so awkwardly and jarringly away from the heavy themes and disturbing lows of Rick's behavior that they were exploring before transitioning to this return to status quo. I wish it felt like the show wasn't obsessed with romanticizing Rick and his love for his family and his capacity for change to the point that the ease of which the themes of familial abuse and codependency are resolved/handwaved feels hollow, unearned, and transparently like a writers' course correction rather than a natural evolution that grapples with the messy consequences instead of paying them only lip service. I wish I didn't find those darker concepts to be sincerely interesting and embedded deep enough in the character writing (particularly Morty's) to the point them being so awkwardly and hamfistedly resolved feels disproportionately upsetting to me and undermines my ability to enjoy the new "clean slate" status quo with everyone else.

(I can respect the argument that several of the dark themes in Rick and Morty season 3 onward weren't written particularly well, or it derailed from the humor or heart or sitcom dynamic, but I feel like the subtler themes of Rick's targeted abuse of Morty + more overt themes of Rick worsening the family through their enablement of him had real potential and nuance, so I got invested regardless. I think the answer to these themes being written a little sloppy wasn't to rush to resolve them in an even sloppier way, but to just write them *better* and more consistently. Unfortunately, only the broader theme of "Rick is a dick to his family" got resolved via Beth growing to not take his shit anymore (while still not changing the status quo much to be fair), and the other many examples of Rick being a uniquely awful person throughout seasons 3 and 4 got little to no follow-up or consequences to the same degree-- like I said before, lip service at most. It really just reads to me like the writers don't really know how to get rid of the pit they dug, so they threw some dirt in, proclaimed that it's now filled and that's a beautiful message about life, and are moving on while ignoring the hole that remains. And some fans will like that because they're eager to get away from having to care about the hole, while I thought the hole could have turned into something genuinely fascinating if they kept working on it, or at bare minimum just bothered to fill it back up completely instead of half-assing it. ... And this metaphor analogy is breaking down lol)

[marsbotz]

good news for all my haters: im not coming back. not properly. i think social media and being around ppl in general is destroying me so im gonna just focus my energy on other stuff

ill probably still be a little bit active occassionally but for now i think il just stick to posting art etc. im moving to sheezy.art (which is down for maintenance rn but opens for registration again on fridays!) bc the energy there is much nicer for me.. but ill still post on here and insta. im also gonna be working on building my own website again!! so bookmark it and maybe some day itll have cool stuff on it.... :]

[canarypost]

saw a post that says multiverse media is boring im going to rip u apart w my nails and leave u in a box at the bottom of the mariana trench

[akc-g]

its weird i feel like that intensity abt the show n the lore etc etc i did back when s3 was dropping except the atmosphere on tumblr is WAY different n all the artists i loved back then are pretty much gone n u have to go thru reblogs of reblogs to find all this art from when it was popular to be into it. its also like emotionally a different experience watching it when in ur late 20s vs early. its odd. im glad this show has been here for me for this long tho if thats not cringe to say. i like how its matured over time with me ig

feeling normalabt rick n morty

[mortypone]

Hiya! I don’t usually make these post but unfortunately I have to. A moot of mine, which she’s pretty well known in RnM tumblr, @fandomwe1rd0 ‘s edit got stolen and reposted. I peacefully ask them to delete it and take it down but they claim it was their edit. It seems like they stole other edits as well other than hers :/

TikTok username who stole her edit is: FIZZYYYY🍖🌈 (just..a.fictional..ship)

Both side by side. NOTE: @fandomwe1rd0 edit is posted hours before the other accounts. Both are uploaded one day ago so the comparison is super hard

Another example:

If you have TikTok: Pls politely tell them that stealing isn’t right and to delete the post- which is hard. It’s self explanatory tbh- If they talk back, honestly just report them- just use a little of your time for this situation. It’s not worth hours or days.

Hopefully the edit issue would be solved. I never really went to a situation when someone’s creation was stolen from two DIFFERENT social medias account.. And TikTok seems to have a ton of things stolen/reposted- Someone who put effort in their edits shouldn’t deserve it to be reposted and claimed by someone else.

Anyways pls pls check out @fandomwe1rd0’s other edits and creations! ✨

Thx you all for reading this and if you can repost this, that will be neat!

[thesoftboiledegg]

What i like about rnm is that it's dark humor is not punching down on minorities, it kinda makes fun of people as a whole. But it requires the viewer to have some media literacy so both the dudebros and ppl saying that it's not for women don't really understand it.

Yeah, people have been missing the point of Rick and Morty since season one. Admittedly, it had issues in the start, but the show's current message is "Therapy is good! People can change!" Not "Nothing matters, womenfolk are dumb!!" or whatever people think is going on in this series.

[vhvrs]

i talk abt/ draw summer so little but she is like. my fav fav i love her sooo much n i love the specific niche she presents to the story that i rarely ever see in media but also rnm does a LOT of casual things u rarely see in long form media I LOVE HER!!!!!!!

[skenisasleb]

INTRODUCING TWO OF MY RICKS; RICK L-980 AND TOXIN RICK!! :DD

I’d say go check them out on my Toyhou.se (XSkenIsASlebX) so when I update their full story and lore on there u can see it; but their relationship simplified is that L-980 Rick went to the spa and separated his Toxic Rick (AKA Toxin Rick), and instead of Toxin making contact with his healthy self, he took years to figure out how to break out himself so now he roams the dimensions as an independent Rick :3

He’s also

EXTREMELY evil

maybe not as much as Rick Prime and tampering with other Ricks but he would be executed in like two seconds in today’s society

And his healthy version is just living his life as a biologist in the Citadel and completely unaware that Toxin Rick exists until he actually comes after him

(That isn’t even SCRATCHING THE SURFACE of their lore LMAOOO)

[meggiejolly]

I finished another scene for the RNM RWRB AU, this time the scene at the wedding where Alex dances with Isobel. I have also posted this scene as well as the previous one on AO3 which you can find here. You can find all the posts about this AU here.

Alex came over all princely and handsome with his hair perfectly styled even though it was still growing out of its military regulation cut. Michael wondered if the military really made such high ranking members of the royal family stick to the dress code like that, or if Alex had chosen to cut it. Maybe it had been a publicity stunt to make him look more normal and human. ‘Look at the fancy prince who is just like the rest of them.’ 

Michael couldn’t stand it. He couldn’t stand the whole concept and Alex’s stupid handsome face with the stupid little scar in his forehead that somehow made him look even more perfect.

Alex eyes slid over the three of them, without even meeting Michael's eyes and he gave him and Max a vague nod before he focused on Isobel. Coward. 

"Hello Isobel," he said and offered her his arm in a posh way that made Michael want to gag and Max look like he might be taking notes. "Do you know how to waltz?" Alex asked and Isobel almost looks offended. 

"Of course I do." 

"Good, I'm afraid I might be a bit rusty," Alex said with a bashful smile and a rueful little gesture to his right leg that felt like a gut punch to Michael. With all the fancy clothes and wedding pomp he hadn't even realized that this had to be Alex' first public event without his crutch. 

Michael had been shocked right along the rest of the world when the news about Alex getting injured and loosing his leg in active duty had come out. It had sparked controversy and debate in all directions. Pro military, anti military, expanding the war on terror vs. demilitarizing and the pros and cons of having royalty serve in active duty. It had given fodder to both royalists and people wanting to abolish the monarchy. 

Michael had mostly been pissed at how much the whole thing had distracted him from his finals. 

Alex lead Isobel away, saying "We might have to take this a bit slower than you're used to."

Isobel answer something about not minding, but Michael refused to pay attention. He still watched them walk away though, before taking a gulp of his champagne and turning back to Max. "What's that supposed to be about? Is he trying to show us up by wooing our sister?" 

Max raised an eyebrow. "How is that showing us up?" 

Michael rolled his eyes, not dignifying the question with an answer. Instead he scanned the dance floor, trying to find Alex and Isobel. It wasn’t hard, quite a few people were watching them and giving them more space than any other dancing couple. Alex looked uncomfortable and like he wanted to be anywhere else. Which was ridiculous, he was dancing with Isobel after all, he should be honored. 

“Do you think he actually likes her?”, Michael asked Max who shrugged in response. 

“I don’t know. It might be a courtesy or for diplomatic reasons, or…” 

In that moment a Royal photographer snapped a picture of Alex and Isobel and Michael snorted. The picture would show up in at least one or two magazines within a week and probably spark ridiculous dating rumors. As if Isobel would date someone like Prince Alex. She had standards. 

“He couldn’t even let his brother get the media attention during his own wedding? Typical.” 

Max started to respond to that with something but Michael waved him off and reached for the nearest champagne bottle instead. Champagne wasn’t his it s preferred drink, but right now he didn’t care as long as it got him drunk.

[crepuscularqueens]

tysm for the tag @sambambucky <3 <3 <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

27

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

193,604

3. What fandoms do you write for?

marvel (mostly sambucky but i've played around with other pairings), the magicians (penntin, queliot, wickoff), ofmd, and one black sails fic (despite that being my main fandom i guess lmao, it's so hard to write for because i can't make it better. i just have to make it worse. and boy do i have plans to make it Worse.) (also i do have an rnm fic, almost forgot about that! i would love to write more i just need the inspiration and motivation to hit at the same time lmao)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

he kisses me softly to wake me up (by a wild amount, which i think was just luck of timing with that fandom blowing up overnight) flowers for the gentleman (first published sambucky fic. looking back on it it's like... cute but could be better. natasha is in it though) held by you (felled by you) (my fav of the ofmd fics i put up, personally) what you wanted (first of my tfatws series that accompanied the show. literally wrote each fic as the episodes came out, it was so fun and idk how tf i kept up with it) hear my name in your mouth and i'm done for (hahaha. yeah.)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i love responding to comments hehehe! bc i love getting responses when i comment on other author's fics idk it just feels so fun! and when you notice the same people commenting on your fics idk it's just. holding hands with all of you love you sm <3

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

omg uhhhh jinx i think mine also be a samsteve one lol. stuck in the bed where we lie bc i love writing angst but i usually resolve it? but they're my favorite tragedy forever.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

hmmm i guess after it all calms down? resolution of my tfatws series

8. Do you get hate on fics?

not on anything that's still up teehee <3

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

it's mainly what i write haha oops

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

crossover is when there are characters from two separate medias in one fic right? not like taking characters from one universe and putting them in the other? if it's the first then... no not anymore. no further questions.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of (i'm not like... overly concerned by the idea)

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

someone once translated a teen wolf fic i wrote into russain

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

no, but i am open to the idea of collaborating like that (i've done events where i drew art to accompany a fic which was really fun and i miss that event a lot)

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

i am so so bad at picking favorites, but if you want to go by what i have the most fics and wips for it would be sambucky

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

i want to finish shores begging for big moons so badly im so sorry to everyone because. it was so so fun to write! and i had this big grand plan and knew how it would all work out and then.... i hit a wall and now it's been years and i cry for her every day. i could save her! i could do it! but i also need to reread it bc i can't remember the details anymore lmao. it's a daunting task.

16. What are your writing strengths?

i think like... rhythm if that makes sense? like i get into a groove of this is what is happening, here are the beats, this is the action and this is the dialogue and it flows so nicely and has a good rhythm to it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

focusing. i get distracted soooo easily, what is that all about haha. ha.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

i love seeing it in fic! i'm always scared to include it bc i don't want to mess anything up, so i usually have it from another character's POV and that they don't know what's being said. which is a cop out, i know. i should probably be better about looking into translations!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

harry potter (i know. there is no need to talk about it)

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

how do i choose! tbh it's a tie between i bit the fruit and holy water. don't read into that.

absolute no pressure tags for @dr-lizortecho @unwholesome-gay @verdanthoney @nymhciv !

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

part of the problem with hotd is that sure, the cast is visibly diverse but they didn't do the work on the characters while adapting to not make every single person around them batshit racist

and that's really the problem with a lot of "diverse media" nowadays (see: rings of power which uses throwaway characters as tokens but like didn't bother racebending legacy characters and kills off/tortures characters of color for white characters alot).

OHHHH I thought of another more blatant example: (RNM)

mod ali

[cosmic-apotheosis]

there's an interview on youtube that i watched with dan from like 2018 where he talks about the famous show moments that gained a lot of attention (wubba lubba dub etc. but his insistent silence on breaking down the Sichuan sauce bit is insane. that was a cultural reset and funny tbh. it truly shows how much media can influence the worst people like the mcdonald's dude and that alone made sooooo many people hate the show because of that reddit turd bro fanbase)

he mentioned a few times his absolute refusal to look at fan theories reddits anything that shows what people think the show could or should do. which is so wild given that the current writers were totally scouring the internet and especially the rnm tag here finding things people are saying theorizing. i wonder how much of his input as a main show runner goes now? idk how any that works but it's definitely giving like, dan after he returned to community post s4. i personally don't even think he had much say with the amount of incest bits and jokes for s5/6 and the current writers are railing vyvanse and making this shit up as they go unless it's the "canon" moments we get from literal fan theories idk if it's sloppy gotta get this out asap writing or not but i'm not really complaining idc, i like how s6 went off the rails entirely like what the fuck was all of that. i enjoy that the show went from being kinda new adventure everyday nothing really going on in terms of building up character dynamics. now it's balls deep canon lore and everyone has a story things are connected and building even further to a larger plot. i don't think they understood how popular the show would get. sorry lmfao im gonna end up tagging this for my own blog so if i'm not making sense my bad (weed)

anyways four more seasons and a movey babey lets lick tits i love this fucking show. i love reading everyone's theories here keep 'em comin. what did rick call morty in the last episode? buttfart? i cannot stop thinking about that

[lovecolibri]

Being upset is so valid, I know it’s just a show but WHATEVER, you should allow yourself to feel what you feel! And you should also be allowed to have opinions and share them on your blog lmao I’ll be honest, I have several friends irl who watch 911 and ship buddie and we aallll cannot stand this show anymore lmao and it’s very liberating to be able to speak your mind. Sadly fandom, especially Tumblr for some reason, seems to be hellbent on making passive aggressive comments on people who don’t like what they like? I totally agree with you, if people enjoy it good for them, I’m not gonna make posts about how you have to be stupid to like it cause I don’t think that’s the case?? We are just looking for different things in a show and that’s okay! However I am a blocking machine cause I don’t see the point in reading takes that are so different from mine 😂 but it is very frustrating that any negative comment needs to be censured or you become the devil and also you are not capable of understanding long form of media and also you should stop watching the show hskshdk I have stopped watching the show and I still like to check what happened and I still like to complain, what can you do about it 😂 anyway I hope you’re okay, and take care of yourself! I remember when Roswell made me soooo mad and I had to deal with it alone and it sucked 😔 and you don’t have to publish this if you don’t want to, I don’t mean to create drama or anything, just wanted to be supportive 😂

Hey, thanks Nonnie! I think for a lot of people (I'm for sure one of them, yay neurodivergency), when you find something that's a source of serotonin, it can be QUITE the crash when it stops, and no matter how low your expectations, if you struggle with emotional regulation, the rollercoaster can be rough. Curating your experience is a MUST, and knowing how to manage when your brain tries to get the best of you is also a must! Sometimes that means commiserating with others who are also unhappy (NOT going into the inboxes of people who clearly disagree with you. stop that), sometimes it means logging off and doing something else, sometimes it means reading or writing fic or making content that makes you happy about the thing, sometimes it means not looking at ANYTHING about the thing. At the end of the day, we're all just trying to do what works for us.

As a survivor of RNM, I thought I could handle this but I think RNM got SO bad SO fast that it was always a lot of "here are 3 good things that people will make AMAZING fics/metas/content about and 85 things you will need to ignore or you will start seething with rage". Where as 911 was so consistent for so long that watching it struggle so hard (across the board, not just with Buddie, though that seems to get the brunt of it on the "nearly unwatchable" scale whereas other stuff is more "meh. they could have done this better") has been really rough because there is already so much love for the show built up and we have SEEN what it can be when it's at it's very best. And disliking certain arcs or story choices doesn't necessarily mean throwing the whole show out! There are LOTS of things I love about this show, and I'm not at the point for me where I'm ready to let the show go and I've never really understood the "don't like, don't watch" attitude every time anyone brings up a single complaint. It seems very "you HAVE to love every single thing and choice or you can't watch the show" when most people have things they both like and dislike about pretty much everything! It's okay to not like every single choice! (though if you legit find nothing to enjoy about a thing then it's maybe not for you and that's okay!)

Thanks for checking in! I have a lot of other stuff going on right now so it's very much like "why is this the thing we are focusing on, brain? Why are we allowing ourselves to feel like this? It's a show??" but hey! Sometimes our brains do whatever TF they want and we just gotta manage as best we can. At on the bright side, tumblr has filters! You can block tags! You can block content within posts! this will let you remove certain stuff from your experience without necessarily having to unfollow people. BUT! You can also unfollow people! You can block people! Make your experience what you want! And learn what works FOR YOU to manage your disappointment. Some people are "gotta get the anger out to let it go" people, and some are "gotta find the positive spin" people and some are both or neither. Find what works. Do that. Don't be dicks in people's inboxes, and don't drag the cast/crew into the drama on public sm platforms, they don't plan out the storylines.