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shadamyheadcanons · 7 months

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I saw a while back you were asked what your favorite interpretations of Shadow and Amy were.

While I don’t disagree (haven’t played heroes so can’t comment there, but have beat SA2) I was curious on your views over Sonic 06 version of Shadow? Ignoring the heavy problems with the game itself, I’m personally a heavy fan of the VA and how he acts.

It may be selfish of me… but I kinda wish Amy got more interactions with Shadow instead of Silver. I get WHY they did it, but I feel like it could of been nice to have them reunite and maybe even contrast the end of SA2 y’know?

First post about my favorite Shadow & Amy portrayals, SA2 and Heroes

Follow-up about Sonic Battle and Sonic Chronicles

I love both Shadow AND Amy in that game!

06 Shadow in particular has been getting a ton of interest in the past few years, and it’s wonderful to see. I considered including it in that first post about my favorites. 06 being such a failure gameplay-wise really screwed things up for the series for a long time. Sega learned all the wrong lessons. No more humans apart from Eggman. No more dark, serious plotlines. One-dimensional characters. No playable characters apart from Sonic in mainline games. None of the others can talk to anyone but Sonic. Obviously there were exceptions to this, but the series lost so much. Sonic 06 is older than most Sonic fans, but we’re only just now getting all of that back with Frontiers, IDW, etc.

This would have been bad enough on its own, but coming off the heels of Sonic 06, it hurt that much more. Sega decided Team Dark weren’t friends directly after their most poignant interactions. Shadow knew who he was. He knew what was important. And he knew he could trust the best friends by his side. When’s the last time he was so self-assured? That’s the downside of the 06 timeline being erased in the end. We know Shadow and Team Dark’s potential, but he doesn’t remember any of it.

That said, I’m ultimately still glad it’s erased. I’d hate for Shadow to go through life knowing the humans would reprogram his own best friend to hunt him down and lock him up forever. It says great things about Shadow, but it makes me like the humans a lot less.

It’s thanks to 06 that I consider Shadow to be the biggest hero in the franchise. This clip encompasses everything that makes his heroism unique:

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“If the world chooses to become my enemy...I will fight like I always have.”

Iconic. Badass. I love the way he drops his inhibitors as he talks. This is Jason Griffith’s delivery at its best.

Sonic fights to protect his friends and the planet he calls home, along with the humans and Mobians who all love him, but there are SO MANY people who’ve treated Shadow like filth, and he still protects them. There’s no one else in canon who’s that selfless, and I also like that 06 doesn’t lean on Maria as the reason he does all this. Shadow himself is a good person and does good things for his own reasons, not just because she told him to.

Heroes proved this, too. Shadow didn’t even remember Maria in that game, but he still made the right call. Maria’s important, but she’s not the only reason he’s a good person.

Jason Griffith does a very good job as Shadow here and elsewhere, but David Humphrey is and always will be my favorite Shadow VA. If Jason is an A-rank, David is S-ranked. I’d be thrilled to have either of them back.

You’ll never see me judge anyone for wanting more Shadow/Amy interactions. I’ve thought the same thing with 06, and I love the Silver/Amy bits, too. She has an adorable scene with him AND starts him on the path to redemption. It’s the Amy Rose Special. I also like how she and Shadow inadvertently worked together to turn him around. Amy raised a question Silver hadn’t thought to ask, and Shadow showed him the answer.

But what this demonstrates to me is that this didn’t have to be an either/or situation.

It would’ve been nice for Amy to reunite with Silver and see how he turned things around. They were both there for the final battle, but they didn’t speak to each other. What if they’d had a scene with all three of them together? I hypothesized about that possibility in headcanon #99.

Side note: I just want to say that I think Amy is great in 06. She has the same cute accidental hug/elevator speech combo she used to turn Shadow around in SA2, but people sleep on it in 06 for some reason. On top of that, a lot of fans willfully misinterpret one particular line of hers. And anyone who knows Sonic 06 knows which one that is.

“If I had to choose between the world and Sonic, I would choose Sonic!”

I’ve seen so many people say she’s a dumb, ridiculous fangirl for this, and I can’t stand it. She’s not saying the rest of the world doesn’t matter, she’s saying that she has so much faith in Sonic as a person that she’d take his side even if the rest of the world said he was wrong. And, uh...she has good reason to! It’s not the first time he’s been falsely accused of something. It’s like these fans conveniently forgot what happened in SA2 the second they saw an opportunity to hurl insults at Amy.

You know what Amy’s line reminds me of most?

“Even if you believe everyone in the world will be against you, know that I’ll always remain by your side. Remember that.”

Yeah. That line everyone loves about ultimate loyalty for someone you care about. The line that many consider to be Rouge’s best. The only difference is that Rouge is a calm young adult talking about a friend, while Amy was an upset young girl whose feelings were too big for careful phrasing and restraint. Combine that with how much hate there was for her at the time, and you have a great, dedicated line absolutely drowned in ice-cold, bad faith takes from the fandom. And Silver needed that fervor to make him question Mephiles, too! It had to be her! It was because he saw how strongly she felt about Sonic that he started having second thoughts. You think a calm statement like Rouge’s could have made him back down from attempted murder?

Much like with Shadow in SA2, it had to be Amy. 06 did a great job with her. Some fans still need to wise up about it. They’ve been recognizing how awesome 06 Shadow is, so maybe, just maybe, they’ll do the same for Amy someday.

#shadow the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #not a headcanon #ask #amy rose #anonymous

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heavysighing-dreamyeyes · 20 days

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Hello Rae! First of all, spoilers for the "Three Jokers" comic, but I just finished reading it, and I'm so confused about the whole Jason and Barbara thing😭 How did DC sweep under the rug Jason's (love?) letter to Barbara at the end?? I think I might misremember things, but I don't recall their relationship being mentioned ever again. In a way, it does make sense, as their relationship can be built on their shared traumas and the whole 'making each other a better person' so I'm a bit dumbfounded that DC? didn't? At the very least, give them a chance? What are your thoughts on this if you've read the comics and would you change it?

Hi, nonnie! Ah, I'm so glad you asked! Jason's love letter literally got swept under the rug. Like actually, after he went and taped it to the door, it fell off. A panel later, we see a janitor come by with a broom and sweep it away with a bunch of trash and dust.

It never gets brought up again because in the letter, Jason says something along the lines of 'if you ignore this, I'll know how you feel and we never have to talk about it. I'll understand and pretend this didn't happen' and something self-deprecating. (From what I remember I read it a few years ago)

Now, my thoughts on Jason and Barbara being together, I don't love it. It's nothing against Barbara, and it's nothing against Jason. I'll elaborate under the cut.

I absolutely see them bonding over their shared trauma, but I've always seen it as a friend way or even as family. (I also don't think trauma is a great thing to build a romantic relationship from, but that's neither here nor there)

Anyway, Barbara was already a teenage/adult (depending on the universe) by the time Jason came around as Robin. So I definitely see him having a childhood crush on her. She's badass and awesome and extremely intelligent.

But when it comes to them actually dating, it's not for me. I really prefer when they have their own cast of characters. (i.e., Jason dating Artemis or Rose Wilson or Isabel)

It's also the fact that Barbara has dated/married Dick Grayson in so many lifetimes. When you think of Dick Grayson and a romantic interest, you either think Starfire or Batgirl, and that's something that won't change. To have her date Jason feels like a disservice to both of their characters.

Once again, Jason is getting Dick's 'leftover support cast'. (Babs is a main character in her own right but I digress) and Babs is once again being used as some kind of 'Fridge Wife'.

Maybe if I saw it written well, it would change my mind, but I really can't see them together, especially for the long term. Especially if Jason is running with The Oulaws and Barbara is running the Birds of Prey (a comic run I actually adored, they were so cool)

Please feel free to convince me otherwise, but that is a ship I don't really see happening, as a fan, and if I try thinking from a creators perspective.

#thank you for asking!#💛#yapping #rae's comic opinions

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headspacedad · 2 years

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I leaped head-first into the rabbit hole that is all things Jason Todd and found myself woefully unprepared for the horror that is the more cruel portrayals of his and Bruce's relationship

Safe to say I'm glueing myself in the corner where everything is sunshine and roses and Bruce is a actual good parent, can I have that? T^T

First off - welcome to the rabbit hole! Its always nice to find friends in one of these. And second -

dang.

yeah.

just -

dang.

I too was pretty unprepared for the absolutely horrid mess that is the Batman and Jason relationship. I'm not quite sure in what world slitting your own son's throat is considered okay. I'm guessing a LOT of comic book writers have shitty relationships with their fathers and don't realize that's Not Standard Practice, nor does it make Bruce look like a 'badass'. It just makes him look bad.

I mean, I'm used to a bit of comic book whiplash. I used to get all four Spider-man comics every month back in the Way Back Times and I remember there were absolutely times you could tell the writers weren't on the same page about how things were supposed to go. In fact, before my time, the story was that MJ and Peter only got married because Stan Lee wrote it happening in the Sunday newspaper comic and surprised more than a few writers who were working on comic books for the character. So I thought I was used to things varying from point to point but - DANG! I was not prepared for the amount of 'Bruce is a supportive dad who still shares burgers with Jason' to 'Bruce beats the shit out of his son to a level he won't even use on the Joker'. Some people who are claiming to be professional writers need to figure out how to make a character bad ass and put conflict in a relationship WITHOUT just resorting to senseless physical violence every single time.

Now fandom - fandom's always been about exploring the side angles and reconstructing things. And I do think a lot of people are either 1. working through their own family trauma in a cathartic safe way through fiction 2. are absolutely disgusted with the way Jason and Bruce's relationship has been treated in canon and just went 'fuck it' and figured if that was what canon was going to give them then fine, that's how canon would get treated and 3. hates either Bruce or Jason and needs to punch downward on the one in order to make the other look better (that last one is a sign of poor writing and a personal pet peeve of mine that's way too common in fanfiction). From what I've seen at least in the corners I lurk in, its usually the first two though and I can respect both of those. I can even enjoy reading both of those if they deal with what that kind of relationship means and does to the characters (usually Jason).

But God bless the writers who look at canon, reach down and pick up Bruce and Jason and carefully wash the yuck off them like they're little fairy penguins caught in an oil spill. Who get them scrubbed clean of canon yuck and then put them in little cute knit sleeveless sweaters somewhere safe where they can recover and feed them tasty things so they thrive together. Bless the Wayne Family Adventures comic creators for it, bless every single one of the fanfic writers for it, bless the fan artists for it and bless the meta writers too. Bless every single person that looks at the mess canon is and goes 'not on my watch'. And bless them for sharing so the rest of us can read something that's healing for our souls and gives us some respite from the world outside our doors. Sometimes all we want to read is the dream of a good father and its wonderful that fandom gives us so many great fics and art of that. Canon may not give it to us but

yeah.

We can have that.

#jason todd

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shieldagent93 · 4 years

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I was wondering, can you tell me your favorite OTPs and BroTPs and total NoTPs? I'm curious about your opinion.

Oohh, good question. This one's gonna be a long post, so I’ll put a line break here.

OTPs

1. Phil Coulson/Melinda May (Agents of SHIELD)

One of my favorite ships of all time. The slowest of slow burns. They just kept missing each other. A ship full of amazing chemistry, but devastating tragedy. May had said that they got more than she thought they would, but they got less than I hoped they would.

Also, the holographic shield kiss was the most iconic kiss of the show. I said what I said.

2. Daisy Johnson/Daniel Sousa (Agents of SHIELD)

This ship was a big selling point for me that not all great ships have to be friends for years before they get together. Sometimes you just meet someone, you get a good feeling, and you form a connection. It was probably the last ship I'd have ever expected to ship (especially since I was lukewarm about Peggy/Sousa), but boy do I ship it.

Sousa’s caring and supportive and always wants to be there to pick Daisy back up, while Daisy is fierce and compassionate and isn’t afraid to say what she thinks (even if that’s teasing him for being such a square).

And Daisy finally has a love interest who doesn’t die on her cause he’s already legally dead!

3. Avatar Korra/Asami Sato (The Legend of Korra)

The Korra/Mako/Asami love triangle was dragged out way longer than it should have been, but once it was finally done away with, these two's amazing friendship rose from the ashes. With them quickly getting the awkwardness of both having dated Mako out of the way quickly, it didn’t feel forced at all. And soon, friendship transformed into love and the duo went off into the Spirit World hand in hand to an beautiful score by Jeremy Zuckerman.

Wow, I sounded like a poet. I’m gonna tone it down and try and sound like a real live girl for the rest of this.

Honorable Mentions: Janet/Jason Mendoza (The Good Place), Lexie Grey/Mark Sloan (Grey’s Anatomy), Kara Zor-El Danvers/Kate Kane (Arrowverse)

BroTPs

1. Kara Zor-El Danvers and Alex Danvers (Supergirl)

I love them. The Danvers Sisters own my heart and they should come with a warning. Is there really any more I have to say? That really sums it up perfectly.

2. Daisy Johnson and Melinda May (Agents of SHIELD)

They’re my favorite AoS characters, so you know they’d be my favorite AoS duo. I love how much their journey has evolved, from (mostly) civil teammates for Coulson’s sake, to mentor and mentee, to mother figure and daughter. I love seeing badass women supporting each other.

We even got to see May be the one to surprise Daisy with a hug for like the first time ever. That was adorable.

3. Daisy Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie (Agents of SHIELD)

It’s hard to imagine that when it all began, Mack was one of the leading voices in SHIELD about how Daisy (then Skye) was dangerous. It’s really amazing how much those two have grown since then.

I dunno who thought to make those two partners during the search for new inhumans (I suspect it was Coulson), but I am grateful because these two turned into my second favorite BroTP of AoS. He’s calm and collected and supportive and she’s strong and stubborn and wouldn’t leave him to fight alone.

I mean, Mack gave Sousa the shovel talk on Daisy’s behalf. I usually have mixed feelings on shovel talks, but I thought it was done beautifully and helped reinforce the truth that Mack and the rest of the team were Daisy’s family.

(Also, Mack and Daisy hugs are love. Mack and Daisy hugs are life.)

Honorable Mentions: Arizona Robbins and April Kepner (Grey's Anatomy), Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse), Melinda May and Alphonso Mackenzie (Agents of SHIELD)

NoTPs

Get ready for some ranting and negativity. I have got some very strong feelings in this segment.

1. Daisy Johnson/Grant Ward (Agents of SHIELD)

Ward’s HYDRA. He kidnapped Daisy like three times. He gave Fitz brain damage, killed Eric Koenig and Victoria Hand and Rosalind Price, tried to murder Andrew Garner. Was trying to rebuild HYDRA, which is, you know, a terrorist organization. Whether they have nice chemistry or not (I was kinda meh on them even before the Ward reveal), you will not see me shipping those two. Ever.

2. Kara Zor-El Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supergirl)

I actually used to be super (no pun intended) interested in these two together. And then, well, Lena went off the rails and I looked back at their earlier interactions without the rose covered glasses. It wasn’t good.

It was full of Kara constantly being the one to support Lena instead of a more balanced dynamic. There was Lena making Kryptonite, which was a huge no no from me. There was Lena almost outing Kara’s identity at the Pulitzer Prize Party, another huge no no.

And then the worst offender, Lena going to the Fortress of Solitude (aka the one big piece of Krypton Kara has left on Earth) and programming it to attack Kara, locking Kara (who is claustrophobic) in an ice cube and surrounded by kryptonite (whose affects have been likened to neurotoxins), yelling about how her feelings were hurt, and leaving her there with no way to escape. Kara could have died there.

Lena might have (finally) apologized in the finale, but it doesn’t undo all the bad that happened before. Not shipping them now and I don’t think I’m shipping them ever again.

3. Jackson Avery/Maggie Pierce (Grey’s Anatomy)

Just... who thought that was a great idea when her dad and his mom have been together for years? Yeah, that’s a no from me.

Fingers crossed for Maggie and Winston since they seem pretty sweet so far.

(Dis)Honorable Mentions: Daisy Johnson/Deke Shaw (Agents of SHIELD), Izzie Stevens/George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy), Ray Palmer/Kendra Saunders (Legends of Tomorrow)

#agents of shield #aos #supergirl #grey's anatomy #the legend of korra #philinda #korrasami #melinda may #daisy johnson #korra #asami sato #danvers sisters #anti skyeward #supercorp critical #anti jaggie #dousy #lok #ask

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surveys-at-your-service · 4 years

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Survey #330

“and i don't want ya / and i don't need ya / don't bother to resist, or i'll beat ya / it's not your fault that you're always wrong / the weak ones are there to justify the strong”

If you have a job, do you like it? I'm unemployed. Do you like any kinds of fruit? Well of course. Are you waiting for something right now? Covid and this headache to fuck off, May for my tattoo, to be paid to take some pictures again... What is your favorite kind of animal? Kind, not the actual animal itself? In that case, social species, usually mammals. What kind of Dippin' Dots do you like? Holy shit, I haven't had that in like a damn decade or something. I don't know, I barely remember the taste. Who is the most badass woman that you can think of? My mom. My mother is a fucking warrior. Do you have a Pinterest account? Yeah. I get a lot of photography ideas from there, as well as base pictures to make Mark icons, haha. If you were to write a book, what would it be about? The stories I and my friends have weaved in RP. Have you ever seen the television show The Munsters? AHHHHH YES!!!!! Mom loves that show, so I used to watch it with her growing up. Have you ever written one of those 'Roses are red...' valentines? I don't think so. Would you/have you spent more than $200 on any one person for a holiday? I haven't, but I would for certain people. Do you have a favorite Robin Williams movie? Probably Night at the Museum. Thoughts on Slender Man? Have you even heard of him? I think it's a cool creepypasta; he does look pretty unnerving with his height and especially lack of a face. The movie was good too, btw. Do you know what the Tardis is? I think almost everyone does in this generation, haha. Doctor Who ain't no joke to a whole lot of people. Are there any children's shows that you'd watch today if they were on? Sure, like Pokemon or Avatar: The Last Airbender, among others. I wouldn't at all be opposed to watching The Lion Guard, either. I actually want to, with my whole TLK love. I'm not embarrassed to watch "kids" shows or movies at all. What would you call yourself the King or Queen of? Having not an ounce of knowledge on how to love things in moderation/avoid total obsession with things, haha. If I paid for you to take karate lessons, would you? No, especially not now with my legs. Do you read more fiction or non-fiction? Almost solely fiction. What modern technology are you especially grateful for? Laptops, ig. Do you have a favorite science topic? Genetics. Very fascinating stuff. Have you ever read any Sherlock Holmes stories? No. What is the saddest movie that you've ever seen? Either Johnny Got His Gun or Boy in the Striped Pajamas. What's your most popular post? On what? If Facebook, I don't really know. Possibly my "coming out" one or a lovey-dovey essay when Sara and I were together. On Tumblr, it's definitely the gif I made of Mark and Chica (his dog) with I think over 10k notes. Manga or anime? Anime. I don't read manga, though I've been tempted with Deadman Wonderland since the show only had one season and ends on a ginormous cliffhanger, but there's more story to be had. A card game that you're good at? None, really. A popular book you haven't read yet? To Kill a Mockingbird. I feel like every school student has read it at some point. Favorite Mean Girls quote? I don't know any. It's a fine movie, but I've never understood the hype. Name your top 3 albums from your favorite band/artist. Black Rain, Ozzmosis, and... then I can't choose. I love so, so many very dearly. Name your top 5 music videos. I don't really watch music videos, so I definitely can't name five. My #1 favorite is probably "Wrong Side of Heaven" by Five Finger Death Punch; I absolutely cannot watch it without crying. What are you most passionate about? How did this passion develop? Animals. I was born simply adoring animals and have always wanted to protect them and their environment. Do you like monkeys? Do you believe in evolution? Yes and yes. We've literally watched it in action. What embarrasses you the most in front of other people? Discussing RP if you're not involved in it. I'm terrified of people thinking I'm weird. Have you considered running for president? Absolutely not. Which famous person would you like to be BFFs with? I'd say Mark, but I'd be way too interested in dating him instead of being just friends, haha... So with that said, maybe Bindi Irwin? Would you ever go skinny dipping with the last person who commented you? Lyndsey would be that person, so no. She's a great friend of mine, but realistically I'd probably only ever - if ever - do that with the company of my s/o. Are you still friends with the last person who broke your trust? No. How long did your last relationship last? Around two years. Have you ever been banned from anywhere? Online, yes, as a little kid on the Animal Planet forum, haha... Has anyone kissed you when you weren't expecting it? Yeah, Juan. Did you like it? It was a sweet moment, but I didn't want it. Does your dad smoke? Like a chimney. Is your mom over 50? Yeah. Are you currently listening to anything? Yeah, kinda hooked on "The Horrible People" by Manson. I've found a lot of great music lately. Would you ever consider getting breast implants? No, but once (if...) I lose all the weight I want, it's going to be a moderate priority to get a breast lift. I've hated my body way too fucking long and am dying to be satisfied with it again, and with how much weight I need to lose, I would essentially have grandma tits. :x Do you know anyone who is bisexual? Me, haha. Among some friends. Who would you tell, or who did you tell when you lost your virginity? That's not something I'd just go to tell someone afterwards for no reason... I'd only ever mention having lost my virginity if I was actually asked or if it was relevant to a conversation. Is there something you have been trying to learn lately? I'm really trying to practice opposite action and behavioral activation, among other things I've learned in group therapy. When you think about your future career, do you envision yourself becoming the head honcho or CEO? If not, why not? Well, I want to be my own boss as a freelance photographer. In any other job, I definitely wouldn't want that. Too much responsibility and leadership skills. Can you think of a time when you seriously misjudged a music artist based on their name? I don't think so? Have you ever kissed someone that you didn’t really want to kiss (not assault, just indifference)? Why did you go along with it and how did you feel after? Yes, Tyler. I felt like I was "supposed to." I felt really uncomfortable afterwards. If you have to wake up early for something, what time is just TOO early for you to be there and be presentable and sentient? Have you ever had to be somewhere that early? Probably like, 5:00. No. Have the majority of your romantic relationships started with a physical attraction or a deeper connection? Always an emotional connection. Did you ever write a fan letter to a celebrity? How about submit something to a magazine? No to both. What hair color is the most attractive on the opposite sex? Of natural colors, black, but I like unnaturally dyed hair most. Where do you like to go to when you are stressed? On a carride, so long as I'm controlling the music nice and loud and not talking. Where do you go to get your hair cut/dyed? To a family friend's little salon/small business. Why do you want the career that you want? Because I adore art and think it's pretty darn magical that you can freeze a moment forever to not just remember in your head, but actually see. Have you ever watched iCarly? Yeah, I enjoyed it when I was younger. What was your favorite class during your sophomore year of high school? Art. Do you wear bandanas in your hair? No. Have you ever been on a blind date? No, not interested. How many living grandparents do you still have? None. Have you ever worked in an office? No. Who does the grocery shopping in your house? Mom. Have you ever stayed in a hotel without your parents or older relatives? No. Did you have an Easy-Bake oven when you were little? Sure did. Have you ever seen a donkey? Yeah. Have you ever made out in a hot tub? Pretty sure no. Do you always flush the toilet after you use it? Yes. What were the last words you said to your dad? Probably "bye, love you." Have you cuddled with someone you weren’t dating? Nah. Who has the ability to hurt you the most emotionally? JASON. Are you a really understanding person? Yeah, very. Are you the type of person that enjoys getting hugs? Yes. When’s the last time you wore a wig? For a witch costume many years ago. Why were you last hospitalized? Suicide attempt. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without food? At least 12 hours, but I think I almost went a day once back when recovery started and my appetite was non-existent. What was the last name of your third grade teacher? Mrs. Britt. How was the last chicken you ate cooked? They were chicken tenders. What is your favorite kind of chip? Hot crunchy Cheetos. What grade did you have your first boyfriend? 7th. Have you ever been told that you’ve lost weight? Yeah, back when I actually WAS losing loads of weight. >> Do you have the same political views as your parents? Some things, but definitely not all. Does anyone call you babe/baby? No. Have you ever made a significant other cry? Sadly. If you could make your lips bigger, would you? Maybe just a teeeeny bit. Are you one to sneak food into movie theaters? Yep. Fuck them prices. Are you prone to illness? Definitely not. What races do you usually date? History says Caucasian, but I have no actual preference. I'll date any race. What’s your cup size? C. Ever flirted with a teacher? Yikes, no thanks. Who was the main cook of your Thanksgiving meal last year? My older sister made the most stuff. Have you ever been dumped really harshly? Well, considering it literally traumatized me... Do you have any ex’s you can’t stand anymore? No. Are you more of a phone or a computer person? Computer, definitely. When was the last time you made a sandwich? What did you put on it? Yesterday for lunch. Ham, American cheese, and mustard. Have you ever made friends with someone that you didn’t expect to get along with? Yeah. Do you own any accessories with your name on? No. What brand of eyeliner do you use? I pay no attention to this. Have you ever been sexually harassed? No. Have you ever sent a naughty text message? Suggestive ones, yes. How long have you had your pets? Roman, around two years. Venus, around three or four years. Who was the last person to tell you that they love you, other than family? Sara. Has one of your friends ever tried to hook you up with someone? Colleen tried obnoxiously hard to push Girt and me together. We all went out to eat pizza once just as friends hanging out, and this bitch prefaced an uncomfortable and nosy question to him with an even more uncomfortable "because I'm trying to get you in her pants...", and that, my friends, was the closest occasion I've ever come to slapping someone right across the face. I looked at her in absolute disgust, and Girt was clearly thinking "what the actual fuck" as well. I do not miss her feral mouth. Are you good at staring contests? No. Eye contact is very difficult for me to maintain. Do you like peanut butter? I love peanut butter. When was the last time you had to present something to your class? In this mandatory but entirely pointless entry class at my last college, we all had to do like this PowerPoint introducing ourselves. I hated it. Who was the last person that told you they missed you? I think my friend Chelsea. What store is your favorite shirt from? It's not a real store, but rather an online brand: Cloak. Mark is one of the owners/creators so I obviously support them intensely. Have you ever fell off your bed while you were sleeping? No, thankfully. Do you have something you’re supposed to tell someone, but you haven’t yet? No. What type of food do you never really eat? Vegetables, oops. Have you ever cut someone else’s hair? No. Do you like going to weddings? Not really, if I'm being honest. I'm only interested in photographing weddings for the only the couple pictures and pay, really. I'm not big on formal events. What’s your favorite flavor squash? I don’t like squash. Do you or anyone in your house have a severe allergy? No. Who was the last guest in your house and what were they staying for? Our landlord/family friend, just to hang out for a little bit and chat with Mom. What fad were you actually into? Hm. What was the last spontaneous thing you did? I'm not a very spontaneous person, so I really don't know.

#survey #surveys #questions #lyrics: ''the beautiful people'' by marilyn manson

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m00nslippers · 5 years

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Titans S2E2: Rose, a review, I guess.

Here, have another bullet-pointed, kinda-review. Spoilers ahead!

This episode has awesome stuff, but it’s kind of choppy. We flash pretty quickly from scene to scene between pretty much all the Titans. We get Dick with the kiddos at the tower, Kori and Donna going after Shimmer, Hank and Dawn at their ranch in Wyoming. And then there’s the occasional jump to Rose or Dr. Light. It didn’t jump so much that it was confusing but it gave me the feeling that as soon as I was really into what was happening the scene moved on to something else and that left me disappointed. Luckily everyone seems to be coming together by the end of the episode so hopefully this won’t be an issue going forward.

Dick is getting super into the Big-Bro/Dad/Mentor thing and it’s kind of hilarious. After spending all last season trying to get rid of as much responsibility as possible he’s gone all-in on the mentorship thing to the point that it’s funny to me. He’s over here being super serious with his “Even your eyes can be taken from you!” sensei-thing, and having them read Sun Tzu, and making them food that is apparently terrible. No wonder he goes to that coffee shop all the time, his food is inedible I guess. Like, he’s trying so hard it’s a little manic, but endearing.

Dick is actually pretty great with Jason. Sending Jason with Dick was probably the best thing Bruce could have done because it’s clear that Dick is starting to get Jason where Bruce seemingly didn’t. Jason is complaining about being stuck in Cali and wants to go home to Gotham and Dick’s like, “Me and Bruce don’t think you’re ready, you were joyriding in the batmobile and the thing with the motorcycle and using the batcomputer inappropriately (seems like a porn reference), yada yada,” And Jason seems a bit dejected and upset. And you can see Dick looking at him, seeing how disheartened he is and he seems to get an idea and is like, “and besides, I could really use your help around here, you’re more skilled than the others, they don’t have your experience, everyone looks up to you, etc.” And like, yeah the first part is true, but it’s clear by the others reaction that they really don’t like Jason much or look up to him, Dick is just trying to cheer him up. Jason wants praise and recognition so bad. Even when he’s obviously being manipulated he just wants to believe it so much. That leads me to think this Bruce has been doing typical Bruce-things and maybe not giving Jason much positive reinforcement, which is probably contributing to Jason acting out.

I like Jason but it’s clear the Titans don’t. Last episode we saw bits of Donna and Hank and Dawn not exactly giving Jason a warm reception even though he really didn’t do anything to deserve it. And now in this one Gar and Rachel are icing him out a bit (referring to how he basically adopted Gar and Rachel, Dick says, “but I didn’t help Jason,” and Rachel rolls her eyes and says, “can anyone help Jason?”). Dick said they look up to Jay but that doesn’t seem like the case, I felt like he was just handling Jason. Do they defer to him when it comes to vigilante things, well yeah, maybe, but that’s not quite the same thing. I’m really hoping this isn’t the comics all over again, where everyone was said to pretty much universally dislike him outside of Donna and Eddie (after Jason’s character was rebooted). I know I’m a Jay-fan so I might be biased but aside from being a little cocky and mischievous there’s nothing we’ve seen him do to anyone that really warrants this kind of dislike, IMO. I’m hoping over the course of the season he proves himself to Gar and Rachel at least and they get along better. I want everyone to like Jason but even if they didn’t I would be fine with it if they at least disliked him for good reasons, and right now I haven’t seen anything to suggest their reasons are anything but shallow.

Kori and Donna interacting are a treasure. Kori and Donna clearly bonded over being badass chick who like to beat people up and have the same sassy sense of humor. They are constantly bickering but you get the impression they are loving every second of their verbal repartee. They are so hilarious. It’s interesting to see Kori interact with someone who is an ‘adult’ and isn’t Dick. I feel like with Donna more of that zest that Kori has in the comics but didn’t really last season, comes out. Before she was so focused on her mission she didn’t have time for herself and now she does and it’s great seeing her do Earth-things and finding them fun or interesting and enjoying herself. Kori loving Disco and Donna liking Madonna is so damn appropriate.

Roy foreshadowing!!! Donna’s contact that sent her after Shimmer is shown to be Roy Harper from her phone call. I have to wonder what version of Roy we are getting here. OG Roy-fans and Titans purists are probably going to hate me for this but hear me out...I want it to be the new version of Roy, in terms of personality and looks. Goofy genius-dumbass hillbilly with a heart of gold Roy. Look, I just feel like the other version of his character overlaps way too much with characters we already have, especially Donna. Say what you will about New 52 Roy, but he’s got character and personality, he stands out in a way I feel the other Roy didn’t, especially alongside Wally and Dick, who had very similar personalities, I feel. I’ll be happy with either version because it’s Roy but I think it would be interesting to see the New 52 alongside these characters, with his trucker hat and gadgets. Or maybe they could do a fusion, at least have his aesthetic. Everyone in this show kind of has a sameness that could be shaken up. We could use some comic relief, honestly. I hope we actually do see him this season though and it isn’t just foreshadowing something for next season.

The stuff with Hawk and Dawn was...fine. Basically after getting that ranch, Hank getting clean and presumably getting his surgery and retiring from heroing like they always dreamed/planned it all went up in smoke. I guess it was probably inevitable, to be honest. But there was this whole thing where Hank caught Dawn going out as Dove behind his back after they’d decided to stop and they were having a big important fight about it--and then it’s all rendered moot when Dr. Light destroys their whole life and they have to go to Cali and meet up with Dick. It just kind of seems like too easy of a way for the writers to resolve the situation. I hope this isn’t the end of Hank and Dawn’s argument because it was a really big deal. Hank was giving Dawn a break-up ultimatum if it’s never brought up again I’m going to be annoyed.

Rose has potential. I felt like the actress’s acting was a little stiff but that might have just been the choppiness of the scenes she was in, the sections were too small to get a real feel for her. I like her looks, she’s awesome in the action scenes and she has her powers/healing factor and all her comic abilities which is great. I feel like her writing is good though, and I’m interested to see is she’s actually on her own like she seems or if she’s a mole for her dad (I kind of feel like she’s a mole...). I hope we see JayRose though. I think him being interested in her is just a given, he called her a badass from seeing her fight. Whether she will have any interest in him back is more of a question, but I’m hopeful.

I wanted more Deathstroke. Not gonna lie, I wanted more Deathstroke. We saw a scene at the end where Jason found the connection between Rose and Slade, but that’s it. I have a feeling he’ll be in the next episode though.

Seriously, Ian Glenn is an awesome Batman. We got another great conversation between Bruce and Dick and I loved it so much, you guys. Give Ian Glenn a chance, people. I’m telling you the writing for Bruce is on point and the acting is great. He feels a lot like the DCAU-version to me, the one voiced by Kevin Conroy. I actually really like his voice in particular because it’s sort of deep like Conroy’s is, and he manages to put a lot of buried emotion into more or less flatly spoken words. The writing and the acting absolutely has that Bruce-thing where gives you answers in the most concise but cryptic way possible, acts all dramatic and he’ll seem unhelpful and kind of like a jerk and then he’ll say something profound and meaningful to let Dick know he actually does care about him a lot and it’s like...yeah, that’s the Bruce I’ve wanted, guys. he’s an asshole without really meaning to be but his intentions are good. It’s just so nice to have Titans!Bruce when comics!Bruce is such a nightmare right now...I really hope people who don’t like or doubt him will give Ian Glenn’s Bruce another chance, because I love him so much already. Yeah, his looks aren’t quite right but I’m getting used to it. The core of Bruce is there and that’s what’s really important.

And those were my main thoughts watching this episode. I loved it and it left me wanting more. It had some issues but nothing deal-breaking.

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madlori · 6 years

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So last night I watched “The Meg”

...and it surprised me. Sometimes.

SPOILERS.

Main Character (Jason Statham) deep-sea rescue diver Jonas is of course Haunted by an Incident that happened 5 years ago in which he had to cut a rescue short and leave some people to die or else they all would have died, and he saw the Really Big Shark but nobody believed him so now he’s Bitter and Drunk. This is all pretty bog-standard Action Movie fare.

Oh hey look at that, he’s pulled back into the fray because his ex-wife is part of an expedition to the bottom of the Marianas Trench AND BENEATH BECAUSE IT’S ACTUALLY DEEPER OMG and her vessel got trapped after being attacked by totally not the giant shark that nobody believed him about

OH LOOK HIS EX WIFE IS PRETTY AND BLONDE now this whole adventure is gonna be one long set up to get them back together hey I saw “The Abyss” you can’t fool me

EXCEPT WAITAMINNIT MAYBE YOU CAN because Blonde Ex-Wife after being rescued is barely in the movie and is a Love Interest Red Herring

WHAT’S THIS? THE ACTUAL LOVE INTEREST IS SMART CHINESE LADY?

AND she’s played by a Chinese actress who is actually being allowed to speak non-perfect accented English

ok you have my attention

Wow this is a motley crew of various characters all here for this action movie

Wow a surprisingly small percentage of them are white

ONE OF THEM’S RUBY ROSE? And she designed this high-tech underwater research habitat? You have more of my attention.

I always forget how charming and naturalistic Rainn Wilson is an actor when he’s not being Dwight Schrute

I should write down right now how many and which of these people are gonna die

Okay there’s a Funny Black Man on the crew, the rules state that he is gonna die (sigh)

Sunyin (Smart Chinese Lady)’s emotionally remote father is also along on this adventure, he is DEFINITELY gonna die

Basically I predict that everyone not-white will die. This prediction is based on every other action movie ever. Except Sunyin, she’s subject to the Love Interest Exception Clause of the Everyone-Not-White-Dies Action Movie Bylaws because they have to kiss at the end.

Is Rainn Wilson evil or not? That affects his Dying Likelihood. He’s a tech billionaire so that could really go either way depending on how the filmmakers feel about Elon Musk

I’m kind of appreciating the way they keep emphasizing how messed up everyone is that one of their friends died in the trench during the rescue and don’t let it be a thing that happened and is never mentioned again as would be the usual thing

Okay wow they did that Sexual Tension Trope thing there a guy opens the door for a woman and she barges right in and somehow doesn’t look at him while she’s talking a mile a minute just so they can then have her suddenly notice that he is Only in a Towel With Abs A-Poppin and then get all flustered, like who actually does that, barge in talking without looking at the other person, but in this case I’m Here For It because this actress is so charming she’s selling it.

THE FIRST GUY TO DIE IS THE HUGE WHITE GUY ALREADY MY PREDICTIONS ARE WRONG

Okay wow they just actually made a joke about how racism is why black people often don’t know how to swim, that’s...surprisingly woke for this setting

A shockingly low number of people have died by the halfway point.

Wow they killed the shark like an hour in, gee, do you think there’s maybe ANOTHER SHARK and WAY BIGGER

also it’s refreshing that the heroes made a plan, executed the plan, and the plan worked. it’s not their fault that there was a Second Bigger Shark corollary that rendered their plan moot

Okay, Sunyin’s father did die, called that one. It’s surprisingly moving. And they did his entire death scene in Mandarin, subtitled.

This just in: Rainn Wilson’s evil. Definitely dying. I guess that answers the question of how the filmmakers feel about Elon Musk.

Chomp chomp karma’s a bitch, baby

Sunyin is a badass, yo. They gave HER the “insanely dangerous doomed to failure endgame kill-the-monster” task that would usually go to the hero

To be fair, the hero does get to hero it up too

WE’VE GOT TO CLOSE THE BEACHES

they’re leaning into the Jaws parallels here

The big beach of people swimming that the heroes have Got To Warn is entirely non-Caucasian and I am all about it

Another plus: they definitely rammed home the whole “humans suck and generally destroy everything about the natural world and discovery is great but also terrible” Ian Malcolm message

Okay the Huge Megashark is finally dispatched by an absolute horde of regular-sized non-prehistoric sharks who descend on its bleeding form and devour it and I’m kind of emotional about Our Shark Friends saving the day right now

WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOBODY ELSE DIED? Just the dad and the bad guy and that one white dude plus Hiro from Heroes who sacrificed himself in the first ten minutes? EVERYONE ELSE LIVES? Surely that’s some kind of violation of the Action Movie Bylaws. Oh no wait, the Jerky Doctor also died. But heroically.

Science nonsense: a creature that has lived for millions of years at insane Marianas Trench pressure couldn’t just...come to the surface. It would explode into gloop. But you know...big shark.

Jason Statham is pleasingly craggy in his advancing years.

THEY DIDN’T KISS AT THE END? How Pacific Rim of them.

I liked this movie. If you enjoy this kind of thing.

#the meg #lori watches movies

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fairietale · 5 years

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this is a starter call for all unfinished / wip characters who don’t have separate starter calls yet:

laena talila stone, elf. was cast out by her family for refusing to partake in a dangerous ritual and marrying an outcast in the elven kingdom. sister to zinnia. + generous. mild mannered. stands up for what she believes in. sweet. loyal. - melodramatic. stubborn. impulsive. indecisive. skeptical.

fox lyari stone, elf. daughter of laena. sister of kymil silveril stone and vissera silvyr stone. niece of zinnia. cousin to elora azraiah, zelphar axilia, rathiain fenain, ellisar folen, tsar eroan, and emalia jade storm. + witty. dependable. independent. compassionate. ambitious. - distrusting. stubborn. suspicious. self - absorbed. willful.

vissera silvyr stone, elf. daughter of laena. sister of kymil siveril stone and fox lyari stone. niece of zinnia. cousin to elora azariah, zelphar axilia, rathiain fenain, ellisar folen, tsar eroan, and emalia jade storm. + independent. funny. caring. loyal. adaptable. - vengeful. drama queen. impatient. clingy. spoiled.

emalia jade storm, elf. went off on her own against her mother’s advice to reunite with her family. niece of laena talila stone. niece of zinnia. cousin to fox lyari stone, kymil siveril stone, and vissera silvyr stone. cousin to elora azariah, zelphar axilia, rathiain fenian, tsar eroan, and ellisar folen. + independent. marches to the beat of her own drummer. kind. loyal. persistent. - temperamental. moody. uncompromising. oversensitive. impatient.

rathiain fenain, elf. was spared by viviana deluca in the uprising. son of zinnia. brother to elora azrariah, zelphar axilia, tsar eroan, and ellisar folen. nephew of laena talila stone. cousin to kymil siveril stone, fox lyari stone, vissera silvry stone, and emalia jade storm. + compassionate. has a heart of gold. helpful. brilliant. generous. - weak willed. easily manipulated. shy. quirky. submissive.

aurelia arwen, fae / vampire hybird. bastard daughter of the seelie queen. true neutral. + clever. quick - thinking. logical. honest to the point of being blunt. intuitive. - secretive. untrusting. obsessive. withdrawn. pretentious.

jason “jase” valois, king of france. married to viviana deluca. brother of maragux valois, jenna valois, rafael valois, lucas valois, theodore valois, and martin valois. + a king of the people. generous. fair. kind. strong. - easily manipulated. willful. obsessive. passive. thoughtless.

margaux valois, french princess. more badass than all her brothers put together. elder sister of jase valois, jenna valois, rafael valois, theodore valois, and martin valois. + strong. intuitive. brilliant. fiesty. wise. - stubborn. paranoid. nagging. opinionated. overly critical and judgemental.

kieran nox, death. the leader of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. + non judgemental. willful. strong. wise. confident. - narcissistic. arrogant. stubborn. willful. uncompromising

erika queen, conquest. the victor of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. + witty. adventurous. passionate. fearless. charming. - always has to be right. blunt. arrogant. shameless. sly.

grace gold, ice dragon. daughter of the earth and moon. sister to tara gold. + warm. sweet. thoughtful. caring. loyal. - passive. rash. judgy. touchy. sanctimonious.

azriel eldrin, elf. the queen’s personal guard. + loyal to death. rational. quick thinking. courteous. brave. - obsessive. prim and proper. arrogant. vain. rigid.

lana zenovia, the key. she is the key that opens other dimensions, along with the gates of hell / hades and the pearly gates themselves. constantly reincarnated. + hopeful. optimistic. generous. kind. strong. - opinionated. paranoid. secretive. nervous. touchy.

ripley savage, princess and the last daughter of the planet ragnum. she goes by the alias ghost or ghost slayer. after the death of her planet, she became an intergalactic outlaw. + clever. witty. keen. intuitive. resourceful. - uncompromising. judgemental. touchy. thoughtless. vain.

commander cleo, commander of caelesti’s armies. works directly under a the god malicious. the best of the best of the second dimension’s soldiers. + strong. brave. unwavering. heroic. loyal. - ruthless. vengeful. arrogant. stubborn. tactless.

arden ignatius, phoenix. prometheus stole fire from mount olympus and gave it to humanity, and, from that fire, he created the first ever phoenix to watch over humanity. + wise. caring. strong. brave. loyal. - prim. lazy. tactless. vague. self - indulgent.

natharia, kelpie. travels through dimensions. + wise. brilliant. clever. witty. funny. - selfish. thoughtless. uncaring. passive. sly.

kendall constance, newborn vampire. after the disappearance of her boyfriend, valentino xavier reyes, kenall went searching for him only to find herself in trouble and a vampire! + loyal. caring. blunt. resourceful. tough. - selfish. arrogant. temperamental. judgy. rash.

joy “jj” jenner, heretic. part of zarya angelov’s growing coven of heretics. + honest. actual royalty. brilliant. daring. straight - forward. - narcissistic. vain. thoughtless. spoiled. petty.

harlow reid, hybird. the first hybrid that was turned by niklaus mikaelson using the blood of the doppelganger that came before katherine pierce. + curious. loyal. clever. quick - witted. warm. - secretive. passive. sly. guarded. willful.

fleur bellerose, empathic vampire. she was trying to find a cure for her dying mother when she learned of viviana deluca’s true identity, but viviana was too late getting there to save fleur’s mother, so she offered to turn fleur instead. fleur has always been empathic. + caring. loving. kind. positive. genuine. - withdrawn. impatient. neurotic. nosy. obnoxious.

caterina gabrielle deluca, light made flesh. she was a gift from the heavens for her mothers, vienna and briar deluca. niece of viviana deluca, gabriel and jenna sharp, and freya sharp. sister to valentino xavier reyes - deluca, avery mae deluca, archer vincenzo deluca, and lucia violetta quintana - deluca. cousin to too many to count. + compassionate. all heart. accepting. warm. caring. - quick to judge sometimes. assuming. stubborn. willful. extreme in everything.

valentino xavier reyes - deluca, werewolf. accidentally killed his best friend in a car crash and triggered his werewolf gene. was found scared and alone by vienna deluca after his first full moon, and she brought him home. adoptive son of vienna and briar deluca. adoptive brother to caterina gabrielle deluca, avery mae deluca, archer vincenzo deluca, and lucia violetta emilia quintana - deluca. adoptive nephew to viviana deluca, gabriel and jenna sharp, and freya sharp. too many adoptive cousins to count. + sweet. caring. compassionate. generous. genuine. - quick to temper. touchy. hesitant. nervous. overly cautious.

avery mae deluca, angel / warlock hybird. in avery’s warlock bloodline, twins have to merge at the age of twenty one, with the stronger twin winning. avery is the twin to archer vincenzo deluca. avery has a growing darkness in her that will end up in her overtaking her brother in the merging and avery turning full - demon, unless the merging is stopped by her adoptive sister, caterina gabrielle deluca, because caterina is made of pure light. also the addoptive sister of valentino xavier reyes - deluca and lucia violetta emilia quintana - deluca. adoptive niece of viviana deluca, gabriel and jenna sharp, and freya sharp. also has too many cousins to count. + witty. resourceful. rational. confident. independent. - dark. sly. secretive. hot tempered. vain.

archer vincenzo deluca, angel / warlock hybrid. in archer’s warlock bloodline, twins have to merge at the age of twenty one, with the stronger twin winning. archer is the twin to avery mae, and will end up losing in the merge unless it can be stopped by his adoptive sister, caterina gabrielle deluca. archer is being hunted by his demon grandfather. archer is the adoptive son of vienna and briar deluca, nephew of viviana deluca, gabriel and jenna sharp, and freya sharp. archer’s other adoptive siblings are valentino xavier reyes - deluca, and lucia violetta emilia quintana - deluca. archer has too many cousins to count. + sweet. thoughtful. quiet. trustworthy. polite. - carries around a dark secret. neurotic. pessimistic. weak willed. depressed.

lucia violetta emilia quintana - deluca, demigod. lucia is the biological daughter of neptune, the god of the sea. since lucia’s mother was a practicing wiccan and dabbled in witchcraft, though not a full witch, lucia's demigod powers are used in witch - like ways. lucia’s mother dies, and she ends up in briar deluca’s foster care system for supernatural children, and vienna and briar decide to adopt her. she is the adoptive sister of caterina gabrielle deluca, valentino xavier reyes - deluca, avery mae deluca, and archer vincenzo deluca. she is the adoptive niece of viviana deluca, gabriel and jenna sharp, and freya sharp. she has too many adoptive cousins to count. + peppy. bright. brave. honest. energetic. - vain. vengeful. insecure. jealous. overly critical.

guiliano luther rose - deluca, elf / vampire hybird. almost a thousand years after having their daughters, rowan alessia and stella viktoria, viviana deluca and alyssandra rose decide they want one more child, and, thus, guilano is born. + kind. gentle. thoughtful. free - spirited. curious. - quick to anger. stubborn. willful. arrogant. moody.

rosalie saito, vampire / forest nymph hybird. before she turned, rosalie was unaware that she had any forest nymph in her because it was her great - great grandmother who was the nymph, and her families powers had dwindled with every generation. but when viviana deluca sired rosalie, her nymph abilities were supercharged, and now she has the power to control and communicate with not only nature, but animals, as well. + witty. loyal. logical. protective. responsible. - withdrawn. quiet. depressed. shy. vague.

devyn zezza, vampire. devyn was the cast out of her village, as she was tall and large and manly. but viviana deluca found her fascinating, and devyn became the first vampire viviana turned. ever since then, devyn’s gone by many aliases, but she keeps her last name, zezza, as it’s italian, in appreciation of her italian sire and mentor. + deathly loyal. protective. fierce. strong. unwavering. - vengeful. ruthless. bloodthirsty. cruel. a real predator.

theon chevalier, vampire. theon’s was a french lord, but was unsuited for royal life, so his mother sought out viviana deluca and paid her handsomely to kill her son. and she was in the middle of doing so when theon awoke, and, there was something in his eyes that made her change her mind. he was an awful man, a whore, a pig, but he looked at her with such understanding that he was going to die, and he told her he knew it was his mother’s doing, and she just. she couldn’t kill him. so, she turned him on a trial basis. and, ever since, he’s been blindingly loyal to her, despite continuing with his drunken, whorish ways. + loyal. protective. courageous. never gives up. witty. - weasly. alcoholic. man whore. melodramatic. moody.

aria alleva, seelie princess. in seelie custom, the twelfth born to the seelie queen and king is the official heir to the seelie throne. and, in this generation, aria is the twelfth born. and she put up with her royal duties for awhile, but she so loathed them, and the idea of being queen made her miserable. all she wanted to be was free, so, one day, she ran away. + sweet. naive. wise. compassionate. free. - insecure. cowardly. moody. gullible. easily manipulated.

elizabeth, the first witch. fearing the darkness and magick that filled the land, the first people got together and voted a sacrifice. that sacrifice was elizabeth ( or so she is now known ) and, together, they gathered up all the magick and darkness in the land and sealed it in the body of this one girl. elizabeth is the most powerful being that walks the earth, but the amount of power has driven her completely insane, so she cannot use it all. + wise. thoughtful. genuine. blunt. strong. - unstable. speaks in riddles. terrifying. shy. unable to control her magick.

logan hunter, hellhound. logan was hailed the most vicious and bloodthirsty hellhound the devil had ever trained, and, after five thousand years of loyal service, he granted her a retirement. though, she sees it more as a snub than a gift. now, she works as a supernatural bounty hunter, and she’s trying so hard to return to hell where she belongs. + loyal. protective. principled. strong. fearless. - surly. vain. ruthless. cruel. shoots first, asks questions later.

griffin brooks, hunter. there are many kinds of supernatural hunters. griffin’s line is somewhat supernatural themselves, gaining supernatural strength, speed, reflexes, ect when they come of age at sixteen years old. they also gain a spirit animal that looks after and protects them on hunts, and they take on aspects of their animal depending on what animal it is. since griffin’s is a fox, she is especially charming and clever. + strong. fiesty. brave. true. noble. - impatient. arrogant. vain. cunning. irrational.

cosima nightly, spirit kitsune. a mixture of teen wolf and japenese mythology with a little mythology of the chinese huli jing mixed in. very, very old. has nine tales. + wise. honest. advisor. spiritual. strong in body, mind, and soul. - sly. secretive. cunning. aloof. patronizing.

garrick, wrath. personification of one of the seven deadly sins. + protective. resourceful. smart. witty. resilient. - filled with constant rage. arrogant. temperamental. judgemental. ruthless.

nyx, the goddess of night. in this portrayal, nyx is also the mother of monsters. + loyal. wise. honest. profound. brilliant. - dark. mysterious. easily angered. protective to a fault. cruel.

siena orlena, innocence. she is the previously human personification of innocence, and she was a scottish princess in her human life, but she's evolved to be immortal like most personifications. she likes going back to school every now and again to keep up with modern culture. very soft. very pure. + innocent. pure. soft spoken. kind. wise. - prim and proper. pretentious. pompous. ignorant. easily manipulated.

chase cody, tragedy in human form. new york socialite and budding actress and model. daughter to two of the biggest names in hollywood. at the start of her career ( 15 y/o or so ) she started getting creepy letters from a fan who eventually evolved into a stalker. he became so obsessed with her that he killed everyone he thought was standing in the way of their “relationship" including both her parents, her sister, her boyfriend, and two of her friends. so chase moved to try and escape him because no matter how hard the police and fbi tried, they couldn't capture him so they put her in protective custody. + generous. gracious. compassionate. animal lover. media darling. - rebellious. depressed. withdrawn. guarded. shy.

falcon arcane, “genie.” everyone is born with a gene that gives them what can only be described with superhero or supernatural powers. some are born with this gene activated already, but most aren’t. genies spent centuries and centuries in hiding until world war two when nazi scientists started experimenting on some they found, and they learned that this gene can be activated with brain alteration. they were shut down after the war, and genies went back into hiding, but falcon’s mother picked the experiments back up after her twins, falcon and vincent, showed signs of being genies. her experiments targeted her children, and how to make them even more powerful. she built an empire on these experiments after being successful with her children, and started activating others genie genes. falcon has spent most of her life rebelling against her mother, while her twin brother is their mother’s pride and joy. so, falcon is under constant supervision and imprisonment, until she agrees to work with her mother and bring in the “nobodies” of the world for the experiments. + quick - witted. resourceful. charming. compassionate. tough. - manipulative. rebellious. stubborn. willful. paranoid. cold.

so, like this post for a starter !

comment for a specific muse or i’ll choose for you !

if you’re also a multi muse, please specify the muse you want the starter for !

you’re welcome to more than one !

#write with me u cowards. » starter call.#long post #long post for ts

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So i'm reading dceased, and it's really fun and all, but pairings are just so out of pocket everytime one is revealed i'm just there mouth hanging open.

#like Damian and Cassie?#where did it come from?#and rose/jason wasn't a suprise #but that they're apparently married???#sorry but Jason would never #good for them nontheless #rose and jason are great badasses together #batman #dc comics #jason todd #dc #red hood #dceased #rose wilson #shipping #damian wayne #wonder woman #ravenger #cassie sandsmark

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bugheadfamily · 6 years

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This week the spotlight is on Anna ( @writeradamanteve )! Click the read more link below to get to know our member!

Spotlight by Mila, @jughead-jones | Graphic by Katie, @betty-cooper

Anna | @writeradamanteve

Name: Anna

Age: 40

Location: New Jersey

Any other languages aside from English people can contact you in?: Filipino.

Favourite Riverdale characters and ships?: Aside from Betty and Jughead, I do love the awfulness of Cheryl Blossom and spitfire that is season 1 Veronica.

Cheryl Blossom is unapologetically terrible, and in real life, I would absolutely HATE her, but there’s something to be said about a woman who just goes all in. I get that hardness in her, and I like it that she admires others for it, too. That Toni brings out her soft side is a plus, but I would prefer that she stays true to her character outside of her romantic relationship.

Season 1 Veronica Lodge was a champion of women. I loved that about her. I may not have bought the whole “Betty is my best friend” assertion, but I did like that she was doing it to make amends for her past. S1!Veronica wanted to do better and she looked at Betty and thought Betty was a good person to hang out with to further that. Veronica as a person is methodical. Deliberate. And those are characteristics that can be both good and bad. I like it that Veronica can go both ways. I also mean that in a very gay way. No amount of her sleeping with Archie will convince me that her character can’t be bi. I can’t even say I hate her in season 2. She seemed a little lost there, but she was deciding between her family and her principles. For a while she thought that both could coexist, but when she realized in the end that it couldn’t, she broke away. That’s badass.

As for Betty and Jughead, I have at least 500K worth of words in fanfic that expresses the many ways I love them. But to be clear:

I love Betty for being so steadfast in her beliefs. She may have her insecurities when it comes to how she looks and what her mother may think of her, but when it comes injustice and friends endangering themselves for sex, she isn’t going to let anyone prevent her from doing the right thing. She is a go-getter, from saving Pop’s to saving her relationship (especially when Jughead was pulling away from her). She is a master at wielding household items — a skill, we learned, she got from Alice, who’s clearly handy with a lamp. She’s kinky, and she can be scary stone cold — forcing Cheryl to testify the truth with blackmail, watching Jughead punch Chic in the face without flinching, drowning a man to get him to confess to his sins (although ask me some other time about the morality and racial undertones of that, as that is an entirely different conversation). But she also deeply values her relationships. She cares for her loved ones so much, friend or family. That makes her so strong.

Let me tell you the many Jugheads I love: Soft!Jughead, Smughead Jones, Curious Jones, Snowflake!Jughead, ProudBF!Juggie, and even HaplessSerpent!Jughead. I like him best when he’s writing and when he’s making literary references in regular conversation. I love how sarcastic he could be and how his transition from loner weird kid in Riverdale High to popular serpent prince in Southside High tugs at my heartstrings and makes me mad, too. Like Betty, he cares fiercely for the people he loves. His need to belong becomes real to him, after he tried to deny it for so long. As much as we all have our issues with Season 2 Jughead, it added certain dimensions to Jughead that I love to write about in fanfic.

Favourite moments from S1 & S2?: I think I loved most of season 1, but the moments that stood out to me most were these: When Betty was dancing happily in her Cheerleading uniform, when Betty and Jughead were searching Jason’s room and got caught, when Jughead and Betty went to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy together, when Betty rushed to SSH to save Jughead only to find him laughing at the lunch tables with his newfound friends, when Veronica stood up for Betty at the tryouts, when Veronica showed Cheryl compassion, when the girls all banded together to make Chuck suffer the consequences of his misogyny (again, I have words for this, but mostly — why only him? His wasn’t the only name on that playbook), when Cheryl calls people names, when Jughead protected Betty from her vandalized locker, and of course, when Jughead climbed Betty’s bedroom window. While I can’t get enough of Jughead throwing Betty against the kitchen counter, I have to admit I still loved those other scenes a whole lot more. That said, I will still hope for what I mention in question #7.

Season 2 — ah, my goodness. I don’t need to explain how S2 broke my heart in so many good and bad ways. While there were some golden moments, I think most of us are in agreement that there were so many things that could’ve been done better. However, I STILL do have favorite scenes in this Hell Season: Jughead running the gauntlet was amazing, Betty working on Reggie’s car, the entire street race sequence, every time Betty uses a household object to save people (a shovel, a rolling pin, a poker), Jughead and Betty disposing of the car--from her house to the swamp, that entire episode of “The Wicked and the Divine”, Cheryl and Toni finding one another, and the hunger strike scenes.

What are your hopes for S3?:

Bughead summer sex montage.

MOAR Bughead Detective Agency.

A slammin’ Riverdale Parents Flashback episode.

Joaquin stays and Kevin gets better with love and BDE.

Kevin and Josie becoming step-siblings.

Reggie and Sweetpea being half-brothers.

Veronica being the Speakeasy Queen.

Cheryl stirring trouble (even if I know I’ll hate her for it).

Archie getting a clue.

Other fandoms you’re into?: My thing is that I don’t usually fan hard on more than one thing. My past fandoms were Harry Potter, Teen Titans, Anime (many of them at once), Cowboy Bebop, X-Files, Star Trek Voyager, and Firefly. At present, I love Star Wars (all of them — eh, except maybe for Episodes 1, 2, and 3), Wonder Woman, and all the Marvel movies.

What are some of your favourite movies/TV?: Classics: Galaxy Quest, Tropic Thunder, Labyrinth, The Princess Bride, Forest Gump, The Matrix, Constantine, Clueless, The Breakfast Club, Transformers: The Animated Movie, Snatch, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Supernatural (Seasons 1 - 5), X-Files;

Most Recent: Pacific Rim, Black Panther, Wonder Woman, Rogue One, Ready Player One, Anne with an E, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Anthony Bourdaine’s old and new series.

Favourite books?: There are so many, fam, but here are the ones that first come to mind:

Harry Potter 1 - 6 (yeah, sorry, not a huge fan of the 7th)

Emma by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

All of Louisa May Alcott’s books

All of Sharon Shinn

All of L.M. Montgomery

Anne Marston’s Rune Blade Trilogy

Barb and J.C. Hendee’s Noble Dead Saga

The Infernal Devices Trilogy (Cassandra Clare)

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

All of Zilpha Keatley Snyder books

All of Paula Danziger books

Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose

The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi

The Terror by Dan Simmons

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Misery by Stephen King

Favourite bands/musicians?: I shall date myself, thanks:

Queen

Guns & Roses

Metallica

Nikki Minaj

Cardi B

Imagine Dragons

One Republic

The Killers

Lily Allen

Cake

Eminem

Amy Winehouse

Sting

If you could live in any fictional world which one would you choose and why?: Harry Potter, no doubt. I would like to live in a world that relies on magic. I would like to go to a magical school like Hogwarts. I would love to fight in a resistance to overthrow an evil sorcerer. Plus, I would really, really love to meet Hermione.

Favourite food?:

Ramen (the real stuff, not the dried instant ones)

Banh Mi

Bun bo Hue

Sushi

Filipino Food — particularly Adobo

Tacos

Mangos and strawberries

Favourite season?: Summer.

Favourite plant?: This is an odd question to me as I don’t have a favorite plant. They are just there and sometimes they give me grief when I have to tend to the outside of my house because they’ve gotten unruly on some level (like — Fall, why do you have to discard your leaves all over my grounds?)

Favourite scent?: Baby’s breath, food, and freshly changed bed sheets.

Favourite colour?: Victorian pink.

Favourite animal?: Cats and Owls (I am definitely a witch by heart).

Are you a night owl, an early bird, or a vampire?: I sleep late and wake up early. I am an old person who can go on 5 hours of sleep.

Place you want to visit?: Portugal or Prague is next on my list.

Do you have pets? If you do, tell us a little about them: I have two pets. Pootie is a cat. He is a gray tuxedo. He loves me best, but he also hangs around my eldest child a lot. Every once in a while, he bothers my husband. Bob is a hermit crab. Bob bores the hell out of me and I am equal parts terrified that I will find him dead in his cage and tired that I am still taking care of him. His previous companions, Larry and Curly, have perished. When I found them dead, I screamed. Hermit crabs are creepy as fuck when they leave their shells, like I can’t stand them that way. I don’t know why I am stuck taking care of Bob, but he’s here, he is under my care, and God help me, he’s a stubborn bastard.

Tell us a little about yourself?:

For work, I’m a web producer/web developer, and I maintain about 20 sites for my company.

I used to work in publishing.

I went to law school and quit.

I eventually married my high school sweetheart and now we have 3 children.

I was always attracted to women, too, but growing up, I was too afraid to come out as bi. It still intimidates me, coming out to new people now. Most times, I just let them draw their own conclusions.

Fun or weird fact about you?: There’s nothing weird about me that you don’t already know. Fun fact: I kickbox in the nearby UFC gym, and one time, I was practicing with Tai pads with a dude who kicked me in the leg by accident — he just “grazed” me, really. I TRIED VERY HARD to pretend that I was alright. That night, my leg was swollen, and three months later, I saw that same dude fighting in the octagon on TV.

Asks for fanfic authors:

How long have you been writing?: 20 years.

Which is your favourite of the fics you’ve written?: That is impossible to answer. Truly. So I’m going to close my eyes over a list of my stories and where my finger lands, that’s my fave. It’s Drive.

Favourite fic/chapter/plot-point/character you’ve ever written?: This is even harder.

Polly’s character arc in Wicked. I really love how I fleshed her out in that story

The development of Kevin and Jughead’s friendship in Harvest to Home

Jughead’s relationship with Archie and Jellybean in Drive.

Betty’s story arc in Drive.

The twists and turns of Wicked.

The rich ambience of Harvest to Home.

Betty and Cheryl’s friendship in Harvest to Home.

The text conversation in Drive.

Sweet Pea’s background character in Drive.

Cheryl’s character in Wicked.

The car chase scene in Drive.

The hotel scene in Cowboy Jones.

The Peitho kitchen scene in Cowboy Jones.

Which was the hardest to write, and why?: Wicked was hard to write. I had set out to write this story with the twists and turns in mind, and those twists were interlaced. I had to set stuff up all throughout the beginning and middle so that the end would make sense. It was also harder because of Season 2. The background of those episodes in contrast with what I had in mind tended to make me nervous about reader expectations. Like when Hal was suddenly the Black Hood on Riverdale, it felt odd to not make him so terrible in Wicked.

One of the hardest chapters I had to write was a chapter written in Cheryl’s POV. Delving into her psyche was a difficult switch to turn on and at some point, I was doubting whether I can do it, but I did it and there it was. And I don’t regret it at all.

How do you come up with the ideas for you fic(s)? (examples: Do you draw inspiration from real life? Listen to music? Get inspired by TV/movies?) Do you have an process to your writing?: Inspiration is different every time.

For Harvest to Home, I wanted to write a fic about a very domestic Betty who made beautiful things. While I was writing that fic, I was deeply into the show Fixer Upper because we had just moved into our own new home. I was absolutely inspired by the designs I saw on TV and our need to decorate our home. I wanted Betty to be so good at it that she wrote a blog about home making. I had a lot of inspiration for that as well, since in the publishing company I used to work for, I worked with a lot of chefs and homemakers who published books.

For Drive, I was inspired by images of Mechanic!Betty at the start of Season 2. I think I may have seen a couple of fics inspired by the movie Baby Driver, where Jughead drove the getaway cars, and honestly, I got a little mad that Betty was never the driver. So I wrote the damn thing, and suddenly, Jughead was drag racing in Season 2. I wrote that fic with a lot of alternative music in the background. I usually started my chapters with the lyrics of those songs that inspired me.

For Wicked, I started writing it for Halloween and it basically grew too large of an idea to make it to Halloween of that year. I was also hesitant about how the fandom would receive a fic where Betty was a witch. Then there came that article about how Alice was possibly a Spellman. WELL THEN.

Cowboy Jones was absolutely inspired by the Camp Bughead prompts. I figured since I hadn’t been driven out of the fandom by torches and pitchforks because of Wicked, I’d try for some sci-fi, a genre I really love. I aimed to misbehave with Cowboy Jones, so I told myself that this was going to be my smuttiest work yet. I had also put out an X-Files inspired bughead short called The Truth is Here for that same prompt.

I answered the question about my writing process here and some more about character development here.

Idea that you always wanted to write?: Kitchen Confidential type story, where Jughead is an asshole chef who is determined to make his restaurant succeed. Betty becomes his sous chef and shows him a thing or two about cooking and about life.

Favourite character to write?: Betty and Jughead, no doubt.

Best comment/review you’ve ever received?: Well, there are so many commenters who have been so fantastic, but my favorite comments come from those who want to have a discussion with me, mostly because I like to reply to all commenters to express my gratitude and it’s easier to reply when I can pick up a conversation.

Best and worst parts of being a writer?: Best part is finishing a chapter and posting it. Worst part is getting flamed. I have been fortunate enough to have a welcoming group of readers here, but I’ve had my share of flames in other fandoms. I always try to dig deep for something constructive in them — there always is something that can be so useful to my writing, but man, those are TOUGH to handle sometimes.

Do you have any advice to offer?: Few things:

Don’t let fear rule your life. Embrace that fear and get to know it. Find out what makes it frightening, then overcome it.

Practice. That is the only thing that will make you better at anything.

Learn from failure. It’s a bitch of a teacher but it’s the best lesson you’ll ever have.

Find work that you love. It always pays.

This is the eleventh installment of Bughead Family’s Member Spotlight series. Each week, a member’s url is selected through a randomizer and they will be featured in a spotlight post. In order to participate, please join the Bughead Discord (more information found here). Thank you.

#bughead #riverdale #bughead fanfiction #bughead family discord #bugheadfamily #member spotlight

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I was pretty much all in for this movie the minute I saw the first preview. The book series its based on happens to be a series I love when I’m looking for some fast paced, entertaining kind of ridiculous reading. It’s a bit like the printed equivalent of Doritos. I mean, it’s a giant shark movie, so I’m pretty well going to be enthusiastic anyway, but then, I find out Jason Statham is going to be the dude going up against the shark and my level of interest goes up exponentially.

Statham plays Jonas, a rescue diver/general action movie badass who is living in disgrace after a rescue incident went wrong and he claimed to have been attacked by a giant creature in the ocean. His wife survived the expedition and is now working on a huge scientific research station. When the science team dives in a submersible to study the ocean floor, they encounter the monster to nearly disastrous results. Jonas is recruited for this new rescue, and when he brings the team up, the Meg follows. Chaos ensues and Jonas, Dr. Suyin, and Mac have to kill the creature before it does too much damage.

The science in this movie is astonishingly bad. Marine biology doesn’t work like that. Physics doesn’t work like that. The ocean itself doesn’t work like that. And while I have low tolerance for horrible science presented in places claiming to support STEM and purporting to enlighten us, I have very different standards for fiction. “The Meg” is pure, hot, buttered satisfyingly popcorn crunchy fiction. I will continue to giggle about the entire mechanics of getting the megalodon into our world probably for the rest of my life, especially when an amateur like me can call out the flaws in their science easily.

However, the story is great. It’s action-plot paced, so, while it pays homage to many, may films (not just “Jaws”, but “the Abyss”, “Deep Star Six”, and “Finding Dory”) there aren’t some of the dead spots that drag on the original “Jaws” (to be clear, I LOVE “Jaws”, but there are some boring places). I wanted a high-octane shark movie and that’s exactly what I got.

One of the things I loved was Li Bingbing as Dr. Suyin. She’s presented as a brilliant scientist, deserving of respect she’s justifiably earned. Over the course of the movie, she’s snarky and fiery, and, above all, she’s solution-oriented. There’s no waffling or wilting in the face of this seemingly impossible monster presented to her, she sees it for the threat it is and acts accordingly. Of course, there’s got to be the little sideline for a romance subplot, and Dr. Suyin has a kid (the kid, by the way, gets some pretty hilarious scenes in some non-standard comedic relief for movies of this type), but she’s shown to be multifaceted, instead of just some kind of prop for the men to play off to forward their scenes.

Cliff Curtis’s Mac is a guy in charge. He’s organizing and coordinating and he can tell immediately everything just went to hell in a sharkskin handbasket. Curtis gives Mac a sense of urgency without ever veering towards unhinged or frantic. He’s leading by example, things will hold together because he is determinedly holding together. All in all, he shows us a man we can believe would play a major role in getting his people home safely.

Ruby Rose plays Jaxx, who engineered the systems on board. She’s full of swagger and presents a world-weary air of a woman who’s had to take way too much crap from an industry that’s anxious to marginalize her. She doesn’t back down from being a badass, even when survival is on the line, but she’s also not stupid about it. There’s no moment in the movie where she does something so monumentally idiotic that you stop rooting for her to survive.

Jason Statham is, well, pretty much exactly what you’d expect Jason Statham to be in a movie like this, which is not actually a criticism. He’s grumpy, he mumbles and sneers and gripes, but he also gets the job done with near manic efficiency. Somehow, in all of it, he manages to make Jonas likeable. The dude is flawed, no question, but he’s not the kind of asshole you don’t want to see in the last scenes of the movie.

“The Meg” hit all the tropes I wanted it to hit and it took some things in surprising directions, mostly in terms of the characters I got to see on screen. It’s enjoyable summer schlock. I did really enjoy it, despite all that horrible science, and it’s one that’s going on my “add to the collection” pile.

#movies #movie reviews #the meg #jason statham #li bingbing #cliff curtis #ruby rose

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bluboothalassophile · 6 years

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A prompt where the JL is considering asking Raven to join the league and they are currently holding a meeting about it (and Nightwing is present since he's leader of the Titans). I think its a good chance to see what people think of her development at that point and what they think of her connection to Red Hood.

Hello,

Okay, I know this didn’t go how you wanted it to go but I hope you enjoy! =)

Comparisons

Dick was not the best at doing comparisons, be that sizingup people or just looking at people and comparing them. He found it a pain inthe ass.

Like Kori and Babs! God those two could drive him nuts, but,Kori wanted to know what Babs had that she didn’t have and Babs wanted to knowwhat Kori had that she didn’t have. And It Drove Him Nuts.

They were two different girls, two different personality,with only him and red hair as the common denominator. It was that simple.

Besides, Kori was WAY better for him as a lover, and Babswas WAY better for him as a friend.

Sometimes he’d entertain the idea of getting them to agreeto a polygamous relationship and just end his own misery, he was sure if thetwo girls weren’t so keen on getting him they’d get along splendidly. And therewas enough Dick to go around (pun totally intended).

Anyways, he still felt comparisons were pointless, whichbrought him to this drab meeting of the JL (of which he still was not a member,nor did he intend to become a member of it), as they looked through the filesfor new recruits.

Obvious people who would be joining the ranks:

-Kara

-Kong Kenan

-Tula

-himself

-Vic

-Jefferson Pierce

-Virgil

Well, one got the idea.

Not obvious picks:

-Raven

-Jason

Dick actually had been shocked by this discussion, as Jason was…well, Jason. And Raven’s epic: Fuck. You. to the JL still had sore points forthe JL. But Raven, being Raven, had raised valid points as to how his own teamsin the Titans operated.

Dick’s own Titans, Donna, Lilith, Garth, Roy, and Wally,they were seamless but they were pretty close, and great friends. Running amission with them was easy, and rarely ended in failure, the only times that ithad ended in failure was when the JL got involved.

Babs’ Birds of Prey was a group of badass women who made theJL look like pussies; and yes, he could say that with ease. Helena, Dinah, andBabs had all straight up told the JL to kiss their very fine asses if the JLeven thought to come for them.

Tim’s Young Justice team was tightknit, but then, Conner,Cassie, Bart, Cissy, and Jaime were always close. The teamwork between the membersof the YJ team was flawless. Stunningly flawless, they had a higher rate ofsuccess on their missions than most JL teams.

And then there was the disaster of Damian’s Teen Titans, afailure from the start with him kidnapping and forcing the members to worktogether. Kori, Garth, and Kaldur’ahm were all vastly unamused, Jon was too usedto Damian’s tactics, and Raven… Well, Raven didn’t put up with ANYONE’Sbullshit and Damian had learned this the hard way.

Raven was now a member of the Outlaws, with Jason, Artemisof Bana-Mighdall, Koriand’r (she’d quit right after Raven and walked onto theOutlaws again) and Bizarro. Hell, even Roy was thinking to leave for theOutlaws again; which had Dick a bit envious because when Roy talked of theOutlaws he talked of a foreign dynamic they all wanted and couldn’t get. Not tomention, Kyle Rayner, Eddie Bloomberg, Rose Wilson, Conner Hawke, and one Alicehad also joined the Outlaws recently; upping the danger factor.

The Outlaws, were just that, outlaws, but they weresomething more. Where the JL and everyone fought for the greatest good of humanity,and stood as change, the Outlaws were known to do some of the dirtiest of dirtywork; truly grim and terrible, even law breaking shit. They operated outside oflaws and were both hated and loved, a necessary evil according to Diana Prince(Wonder Woman).

“So should we ask her?” J’onn asked him which snapped Dickout of his stupor.

“I don’t think Rae will see this as an olive branch,” Vicstarted. Dick was actually inclined to listen to him because Vic and Raven werepractically siblings.

“We are asking Nightwing for his opinion as a man who hadbeen a leader on her team before.” Clark started and Dick sighed.

“No, I don’t think Raven would join this even if we offeredher a reprieve from Hell. She tried to get the JL’s help before and wasrebuffed. I know she came to you guys first, because it’s Raven and even as achild she was annoyingly realistic about her situation, and you rebuffed herbased on her demon heritage.

“She’s dangerous!” Zatanna started.

“I’m not done,” Dick snapped. “Then the JL, rather thanacknowledging that Robin was a terrible, and is still a terrible leader for ateam, proceeded to berate her and cut her down for failing to save everyone inthe city from a tsunami. Raven is powerful, more powerful than any of us here,and she’s more dangerous than all of us, and yes, that power, yes she couldhave saved everyone, or lost control and destroyed everyone, and rather thanher team being responsible, and accepting that, they dumped it all on her whilethey battled a monster.

“I’ve also heard she prefers working with Jason, and no, I’mstill not on speaking terms with Raven because she has refused to speak toanyone associated with the JL who isn’t Vic, because Jason accepts her. Asidefrom when she was on my team everyone shuns her for simply being a demon; shecan’t help it! So yes it’s a terrible, bad idea and she won’t join us. I think,like with Red Hood, you damaged the relationship beyond repair this time.”

“And you are content to leave her on the Outlaws?” Zatannasneered.

“I’m content not having a pissed of demon with the mostdangerous human come barreling up my ass. Because Hood is way more dangerousthan B ever could be, and if you think for a moment he’ll let Raven come at usalone, I’m sorry you’re wrong.”

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Epic Movie (Re)Watch #189 - Spy

Spoilers Below

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: Yes.

Do I remember it: Yes.

Did I see it in theaters: Yes.

Was it a movie I saw since August 22nd, 2009: Yes. #358

Format: Blu-ray

1) So the movie starts by introducing us to a sort of typical white guy spy. A James Bond type, but without the British accent (for some reason). It starts with the familiar, the usual tropes, before really fucking them over when Jude Law (who for some reason is trying to do an American accent and he’s not doing it well) sneezes and accidentally kills a guy.

Which is an excellent joke to introduce is into the film’s wonderfully strong sense of humor. If you think you know how a trope is going to play out, you’re probably wrong. In fact, the entire opening sequence is a strong representative of how the film blends quality action with quality humor which will be consistent throughout the film.

2) Melissa McCarthy as Susan Cooper.

McCarthy is the foundation on which the rest of the film is built. From the very first minute we spend with her character she is established as not only good at her job but incredible at it. It is easy in spy spoofs for the main spy to be a bumbling idiot, but Susan’s continued competence is in fact one of the key factors which makes this film as incredible as it is. Especially considering the fact she does have some insecurities at the beginning, insecurities which are largely unfounded because she is fucking good at her job. McCarthy is able to have incredible warmth, heart, and vulnerability as Susan which she doesn’t always show in her film roles. But also when the script calls for it she can have this amazing brashness and humorous loudmouth/angry quality. Susan goes through an incredible transformation from the moment we meet her to the moment we leave her and McCarthy is able to play that absolutely perfectly. It’s HER story, it’s HER movie, and we are just along for the ride in an amazing way.

3) “Who Else Can You Trust?” is abbreviated in the film’s opening credits (I own the full version found on the album) but feels like a real Bond song with the opening credits feeling like a real Bond opening credits. This is part of the reason Spy is able to differentiate itself from other spy comedies like Austin Powers. It takes the genre, action, and stakes seriously throughout. This is real danger and true villains who are trying to get their hands on a nuke. It’s not like “oh, it’s funny because the spy is stupid and the bad guy’s want to kill all cats” or something like that. This sort of silly comedies can and have worked in the past, but Spy’s comedy is born out of its strong sense of characters and performances from the actor. Not by making fun of the genre, but embracing it in a wonderfully fun and funny way.

4) Jude Law’s Bradley Fine often times steps over the line which divides nice guy from Nice Guy™.

Susan: “Could you imagine me as a spy?”

[Fine, who has seen how badass she was in training, laughs at the idea.]

He’s an idiot and kind of a jackass. He may not actively be trying to belittle her but that’s what he does in pretty much 99% of their conversations. He’ll talk about how great she is but he gives her chores which she is overqualified for like picking up his laundry. It’s frustrating but then it’s supposed to be. It’s one of the key conflicts in the film that Susan is underestimated and belittled by all those around her because she’s not what a spy is “supposed” to be like.

5) This film is pretty freaking great, but it could’ve used a little more Morena Baccarin.

Honestly, everything could use a little more Morena Baccarin.

6) What the fuck is this bullshit? He’s secretly SLEEPING with this bad guy and yet…

Fine [upon being caught by villainess Rayna with a gun]: “An awfully big gun for such a little girl.”

7) Allison Janney is someone who I love in literally everything I’ve seen her in. Even when she’s pretty much the straight man in this, the CIA director, I am just drawn to her. I just really fucking love Allison Janney.

8) Jason Statham as Ford.

Holy fucking shit. Somehow Jason Statham is in a movie with modern day comedic legend Melissa McCarthy and ends up being the funniest person in the film. He is totally committed to Ford’s arrogance, jackass qualities, intensity, and hyper masculinity in a way which is 100% hysterical! It’s a tricky business because Ford doesn’t think he’s funny. Ford doesn’t think he’s weird or an idiot, and Statham plays it like that knowing it will derive the most laughs. Ford is basically the super testosterone filled action hero in every movie ever and Statham doubles that while stealing every single fucking scene he’s in. And his chemistry with McCarthy is off the charts funny! Melissa McCarthy is the bedrock this film rests upon but Jason Statham is the fucking cherry on top (I think I’m mixing my metaphors but whatever), he is absolutely amazing.

9) I love this because it makes me angry.

CIA Director Elaine Crocker [about why Fine pressured Susan to stay out of the field]: “Yeah, he sniped you.”

THIS IS REAL! THIS IS FUCKING REAL! MEN IN CHARGE KEEPING WOMEN DOWN BECAUSE THEY’RE WOMEN, WHETHER THEY KNOW THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE DOING OR NOT! GAH! I mean, the film including it is fucking awesome and handled really fucking well but holy shit it pisses me off that this is even a thing.

10) I find it endlessly frustrating (and I think I’m supposed to) that all of Susan’s aliases and spy gear are not the “sexy” stuff but things which could be considered “frumpy”. Why can’t she be a gorgeous baroness with a super slick ride and men on her shoulders? Have you seen Melissa McCarthy? She’s fucking gorgeous.

11) Melissa McCarthy has a very strong chemistry with Miranda Hart, who plays Susan’s best friend Chummy in the film. Their relationship in many ways is much more important than the ones Susan has with any other character in the film, including Fine. And you understand how good friends they are with each other as the movie continues. It’s really great.

12) Ugh.

Ford [after McCarthy points out he didn’t even like Fine]: “It’s called the rivalry of men!”

As a man I can say, “The rivalry of men,” is the equivalent of, “who’s dick is bigger,” because society has convinced us that we’re not a “real man” unless we’re the “biggest” man in the room. It’s fucking stupid.

13) One of the key things that makes Susan as strong a character as she is are her motivations. You understand what is driving her VERY clearly: her memory of Fine. It evolves into more than that as the film goes, it evolves into her just doing her job, but you understand why she does things which are outside of her norm. It’s because she is in pain over Fine’s (supposed) death and needs to make right by him. It’s clear and powerful and helps make the film as good as it is.

14) Aldo - as portrayed by Peter Serafinowicz (legendary character actor who can be found in Shaun of the Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy, the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I, and most recently “The Tick” on Amazon) is incredibly funny. Every overly sexualized moment with him & just his general chemistry with McCarthy makes him a worthy addition to the already stellar ensemble cast.

15) As I mentioned in note #10, I don’t understand why McCarthy is given all the frumpy gadgets and covers when she can pull this off:

She’s fucking gorgeous.

16) I’ve mentioned this with a few pairings before, but McCarthy and Statham have this intense/incredible comedic chemistry which is born out of their strong bickering. This is most plainly seen when they're both at the hotel/casino arguing and I think the fact I’ve mentioned it so often is just a sign of how well put together this fucking cast is.

17) There is an incredible sense of tension that plays through most scenes (for example: when Chummy is trying to kill power to the casino) which ties into what I mentioned in note #3: it helps elevate the film over silly spy spoof into this engaging and riveting action comedy.

18) Rose Byrne as Rayna.

Rayna was apparently originally written as a 19 year old girl (this according to IMDb’s trivia section), which makes a LOT of sense considering how much of a BRAT she is. Don’t get me wrong, Byrne is absolutely excellent at giving of the appearance of this elegant and sophisticated socialite. But that’s where the humor is from. The juxtaposition between what you expect from her (a refined Bond villainess) and what she actually is: a moronic spoiled brat. Byrne plays the humor and juxtaposition perfectly. The key part is that - like Statham - she’s not actively going for laughs. She’s not hyping up the stupidity or the silliness, acting like Rayna knows she’s stupid, but instead trusting the script and playing it in a way where Rayna takes herself seriously. And THAT’S the gag! And it’s great!

19) At this point Rayna has called Susan a child multiple times, compared her to a depress homeless clown, and insulted her ability to address herself.

Susan [to Rayna]: “Why are you being so nice to me?”

20) I’m starting to sound like a broken record but McCarthy’s ability to hold her own against how Byrne plays Rayna’s horridness is a testament to her talents as an actress and the chemistry between the pair. God, this movie is just so fucking funny.

21) I mentioned earlier that McCarthy gets the chance to play Susan as both more reserved and brash. It is when McCarthy is acting like “Amber Valentine” (the cover Susan uses to make Rayna trust her) that she gets to show off this aggression WONDERFULLY. It’s also wildly cathartic because a lot of people - including Rayna - have just been consistently putting Susan down for the ENTIRE film. Now she gets to go off on them and it’s amazing.

22) I’d like to point out that very few women die or get “fridged” in this film, not when compared to the men. I think during the entire movie only one woman dies but that’s a nice proportion swap to most male dominated action films. (How many women have died on Bond movies versus the men?)

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23) The Budapest car chase scene is one of the strongest action set pieces in the film. It’s filled with this intense and enjoyable action, sprinkled with just enough jokes to make it hysterical, it’s well choreographed, and just altogether a fun ride.

24) But even the Budapest car chase can’t compare with the kitchen fight.

The action is INCREDIBLY well done. The fight choreography and energy throughout is just truly kinetic and it just grabs your attention and NEVER lets go. It’s just insanely well done and by far the best scene of the film.

25) I would like to point out - similarly as I did in note #4 - that Fine is kind of a jerk to Susan. He attributes her continued success to Rayna’s inexperience just casually, like it’s no big deal, not realizing he just undermined all the amazing things she just did in this film. Meanwhile the creepy sexpot of Aldo supports Susan and reminds her she’s been doing an incredible job in this film.

26) When Susan learns that Fine is alive, her entire initial motivation for going the distance of being a spy is gone. But that doesn’t matter because she’s not doing this for any man anymore. She’s doing this because it’s the right thing to do and because she knows she CAN do it. I love that. And when Susan embraces this and kicks some serious ass, Fine sees her for who she is.

27) Wait…I just realized that Ford didn’t actually DO anything in this film. He just kept getting caught and screwing up.

I love that! It’s so much funnier for me that way! :D

28) I love that it’s Chummy who saves Susan in the end. Not Fine, not Ford, but her best gal pal. Friendship over romance/sexual attraction is something I really appreciate.

29) And by the time the film ends, all three of the main guys - Aldo, Fine, and Ford - want Susan now. But she doesn’t chose a guy, she choses Chummy. She choses a night out with her girls instead of even Fine, the guy she’s been pining over FOREVER. I love that.

Spy is an incredibly funny and heartfelt film with a powerful message about competence/self worth. Melissa McCarthy gives an absolutely stellar performance and is surrounded by a just as strong supporting cast, with Jason Statham being a particular stand out. The action is crazy, the humor is spot on, the characters are well developed, and the relationships are pure. All in all, it’s just a really freaking good movie I think everyone should see.

#Spy #Susan Cooper #Melissa McCarthy #Jason Statham #Rose Byrne #Jude Law #Paul Feig #Miranda Hart #Morena Baccarin #Allison Janney #Peter Serafinowicz #Epic Movie (Re)Watch #Take That Sexism #Movie #Film #GIF

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🎶 music box asks 🎶

1) a song you can listen to on repeat

Dumb Dumb Dumb - Red Velvet

Rhythmically, there’s just something addicting about this song that you can’t help but replay several times just to figure out what’s going on in the music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGdbaEDVWp0

2) a song from one of your favorite albums

Missing You - All Time Low (Future Hearts)

Their songs are great, but this song stood out to me during my dark times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhbVUTZn7A

3) a song you loved when you were a teenager or kid

Love Story - Taylor Swift

I was obsessed with this song when it first came out and I quickly indulged in all of her songs. But as I grew older, I don’t listen to much modern songs anymore, thus revoking my Swiftie status I guess (cuz I have yet to listen to her latest album)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E

4) a song that makes you feel strong

Cry Me A River - Michael Buble

Badass song. But it’s most probably the bass, strings and the brass. and the guitar. and Mr.Buble’s voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab6eXLDUq1w

5) a song that makes you sad

For Forever - Dear Evan Hansen

That moment where you don’t really have a best friend, so you make a makebelieve one and making yourself think it’s reality..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdPRcY0k4o

6) a song that cheers you up

Mune ga dokidoki - Detective Conan Opening 1

Childhood right there. I can’t help but smile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0GOxh1l5YI

7) a song that reminds you of your friend(s)

If I Ruled The World - Big Time Rush

It reminds me of the school fair and me and my best friends danced to this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9cxIOli1ZI

8) a song that reminds you of an ex partner or crush

King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men

He liked the band so I listened to it, but then we broke things off and now it’s just a bittersweet memory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76a_LNIYwE

9) a song that reminds you of yourself

12 Variations of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Mozart

From when we were young, we were simple and looked at the world with the eyes of a child. But as we grew up, we know more, we gain influence from our surroundings, we become more complex. But in the end, we are still who we are deep inside.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhv-z9wUHyI

10) a song that brings back bad memories

Sorry - Nothing But Thieves

I was in a low place during this time and my self-esteem was nonexistent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9_BsjMi4bM

11) a song that brings back good memories

The Second Star To The Right - Disney Soundtrack

I grew up with Disney and one of my favorite movies was Peter Pan. It just reminds me that even in the darkest places, there is still a star that shines for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmI9fVrHaf0

12) a song that grew on you

Wolf - EXO

CHOGIWA. I heard this song when it came out. The cringe was real. But as I returned to it 8 years later with better ears, I came to appreciate its creativity. the CHOGIWA is still cringe, but a good cringe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAal8xHfV0c

13) a song from a musical

Room Where it Happens - Hamilton

This is a bop and the brass is a delicious flavor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_deimNzW-w8

14) a song with a great music video

Basically any kpop music video out there

15) a song that’s better as a cover

Moon River - Jacob Collier

As a musician, this is the breaking the rules of music theory and doing it excellently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPLCk-FTVvw

16) a song that’s better acoustic

Shake It Out - Florence + The Machines

It’s more peaceful and hits more on a personal level, me thinks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-8r4CzvMGE

17) a song with great lyrics

The Technicolor Phase - Owl City

“I am the red in the rose, the flowers on the blankets on your bedroom floor. And I am the gray in the ghost that hides with your clothes behind your closet door.

I am the green in the grass that bends back From underneath your feet. And I am the blue in your back alley view Where the horizon and the rooftops meet.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kLPbllx9GI

18) a song for summer

What Time Is It? - High School Musical 2

SUMMER TIME. IT’S OUR VACATION.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hOP7qPDyI4

19) a song for heartache

Love Of My Life - Queen

it hurts my heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T73WhWTawCE

20) a song for car rides

Smile - McFly

Old but gold. You can’t help but jam to this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA8gL5GHUxI

21) a song for the rain

Coffee - Lu Han & Kris Wu

The chill beats and it’s in chinese, so you can vibe to it without having to concentrate too much on the lyrics. But the lyrics are pretty good too. Also, it makes you drink coffee on rainy days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gPltH46H_k

22) a song for dancing

Might as Well Dance - Jason Mraz

Just as the title says, might as well dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P-680IQcf8

23) a song for making out

I’ll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men

umm...y’know, it’ll lead to more..but the harmonies make the kisses much better..(I’ve also never made out with any one so take this song suggestion with a grain of salt)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62eW7EbP1Qc

24) a song for a lover

For Life - D.O. (EXO) English Version

tbh, I want to play this song on my wedding day. It’s such a beautiful song and the melody is sublime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCEXwa0ief8

25) a song from before you were born

Mamma Mia - ABBA

My dad loves ABBA so we’d have ABBA songs and those old time bands playing in my house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BogW-2X_X6k

26) a song from a band that’s no longer together

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

the Beatles were the og boy band fight me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_O1QKQCsGs

27) a song you’ve seen live

Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin (Yuja Wang as soloist and Vienna Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel)

Best concert in my life. Nothing can top that experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa6PjETd6Q4

28) a song you want to see live

Green Day (all of their songs)

Green Day was supposed to come to my area in 2020. I was saving up for the concert. But then covid-19 happened so...bummer

29) a song by a band you don’t usually like

Lie - Jimin (BTS)

Before ARMY starts pouring in here, lemme just tell you that people can have different tastes in music. I’m pretty sure a majority of ya’ll gonna fall asleep on my favorite classical pieces. So, even if BTS’s music isn’t my style, I do like Jimin’s Lie. As a musician, this is a good example of text painting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwsUXOjYTVk

30) a song you recommend

Last Night on Earth - Green Day

My favorite song of Green Day. It’s a beautiful rock ballad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksYp5as6e1o

#me #music #music ask #doing it cuz im bored again #green day #michael buble #all time low #jacob collier #gershwin #the beatles #queen #abba #jason mraz #mcfly #exo #red velvet #bts

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