#s4 reactions

[laurrelise]

“five and lila actually make total sense” “all these fake fans just don’t understand” “the writers have been planning this since lila was introduced”

my honest reaction:

[vonlipwig]

hey man. uh. you got some gay tragedy in your goofy children's film video game franchise adaptation. no no it's super easy to do so don't worry. it's just. yeah so my kid is watching zoomy multicoloured hedgehogs spewing gen alpha-relevant witticisms while saving the world, and I seem to be watching humanity's saddest evil henchman in a toxic codependent-yet-one-sided relationship pining after his repressed boss for three films before having his feelings reciprocated in front of the entire world and having the only truly good and selfless act his supervillain love interest has ever performed dedicated to him - essentially implying that the world and everyone on it owe their continued existence to his small acts of love and the effect they had on the man he loved. no it's not a problem. I just thought you should know. my kid loves the yellow one by the way - that's their favourite.

[wltsquareih]

Tiny Genya 😭🤏

[renatapatata]

certified diego number two hargreeves moment

[arealtrashact]

That Brain!Sage is the cutest thing she’s so tiny omg

Like their height difference in show is hilarious but the best part so far is how much Homelander seems to genuinely like her character and judgement. Like he said, after being surrounded by sycophants for so long it’s about damn time he has an almost equal to play off of. Her and Firecracker are SUCH good late editions to the cast; I’m curious to see if they will survive post series finale and continue their arcs into Gen V and the other upcoming spin-offs.

It took me a second to warm up to Firecracker (no pun intended) but I agree - she's a fun addition ! The scene between her and Starlight was veeery interesting to me. I think it added a juicy layer of depth to both characters.

Her 'budding relationship' with Homelander is also a point of interest. If Sage and him are Pinky and The Brain, then he and Firecracker are definitely giving off some warped Pepe Le Pew and Penelope vibes.

I also find her cringefail powers strangely endearing. It's always a treat to see supes who are sort of, well--lame. Not everyone is going to be born a Homelander or even a Deep (I'm still confused as to why the show is so adamant on insisting that his powers are lackluster. The man can control the largest mammals on earth.)

[john-does-whimpering]

every time i see someone who has just started malevolent on my recommended i giggle and giggle because oh brother you have no idea what's coming LMFAOOO

[eesttm]

S04E04

[a-rayneart]

Just finished season 4 of MASH

I know this art blog is quickly becoming a MASH rampage (not intentional, I swear) but I really want to give my thoughts on the season 4 finale and this seems like the best place to do it.

An incomplete list of every moment that struck me in S4E24: The Interview:

Hawkeye's demeanour in this episode is entirely different than in 'Yankee Doodle doctor', particularly his behaviour toward the film crew. This is unsurprising, but still significant to me.

I loved hearing Radar talk about his earthworms. I love whenever the characters engage in genuine hobbies outside of their jobs in the army, but hearing Radar babble about his earthworms was especially lovely.

"War is just killing, that's all." - Klinger

Hawkeye is so honest this episode, and he does it all with this completely checked out look, eyes glazed over.

Hawkeye also sums up his whole entire character. He talks about putting on a 'coat' of morale just to make others stop believing in where they are because it's the only way he can feel present. He also get's asked how he stays sane, which is pretty significant foreshadowing, to which he answer with a list of frankly insane things to do. It reminds me of the S1 episode where he pretended to lose it in order to get time off, but also of all the little times in episodes where he did something that was a bit outlandish, a bit crazy, and somehow also made perfect sense, like when he (briefly) pretended to be a corpse in an attempt to get back to his father.

"There's so much more to care about," and "It just doesn't matter anymore," are two things Hawk says in basically one breath and boy is that relatable.

I've already seen this clip but Mulcahy talking about the steam and the bodies in the cold hurts every time.

Genuine, non-sexual focus and appreciation for the nurses and the jobs they do.

Referencing the episode where Radar get's drunk in Tokyo and him looking so abashed about it.

"If I knew all the answers, I'd run for God." -Klinger again

More on Klinger– Usually he takes advantage of any opportunity to display his insanity to higher ups. He doesn't do that here. He talks entirely sincerely about his joy for home and his hate for the war. You can really see every emotion on his face. He is so real.

Radar's compassion for the local Koreans. There's something special about it coming from him specifically that I can't quite pinpoint but I love it. Maybe because he comes from such a similar background but is now in a position where the people he answers to tell him that he's better than them. I think Radar must feel he has more in common with the local farmers than with his own colleagues.

I've never thought about it before, but it makes so much sense that Potter misses being around people his own age, and I could probably go on about that forever but I probably shouldn't.

Father Mulcahy looks so tired.

BJ smiles when he greets his wife and daughter, but when he looks down he looks devastated. How hard must it be to talk to his family through a TV screen. The acting in this episode it amazing.

I think it was BJ who talked about being torn between his love for the people he worked with and wanting to erase them from his memory, which reminded me of a line from the MASH fanfic I wrote before I even watched this episode; 'Nothing makes me happier than having people to miss, and that they’re far enough away that I can miss them.' (Check out my short fic, it's called After Life - Hawkeye's Poem)

The narrator ends by saying that they're doing what they do best but what they'd rather not do in a place they'd rather not be and I think that's just about the point of the show

All said, amazing episode, perfect acting, did what just about every episode of MASH does and gave me a deep sense of melancholy. I've seen a lot about this episode on here and I totally get why but I think we should also give some appreciation to the episode before it (Deluge) because I genuinely believe that that was just as good.

[t-reversal]

[phoebehalliwell]

we're off to see the wizard! charmed, 4.19

[mischiefbuckley]

MY MAN BOBBY IS SOMETHING ELSE

[laurrelise]

the handler watching five kill every single one of her agents with a single butter knife on the infinite switchboard

[hamletshoeratio]

In season 4, I demand more Benedict and Hyacinth interactions. Gregory's off to school, Anthony and Kate are off to India, Eloise and Francesca are off to Scotland, the other two have married and moved out, so these two are the last ones under Violet's roof, I love what we've gotten of them but I need more bonding scenes. They're both hilarious and completely unhinged at times, I need more of this chaotic sibling duo.

[freakinator]

thinking about kab and the thing about her i think is she knows just enough to keep herself safe Generally but not enough to really predict what would happen should something more... complicated??? unforeseen??? idk whats the right word to use but something not covered by someones reputation and/or vids happen, believe it or not this also affects her view of clownpierce (we'll get to that)

for example, mapicc has a reputation for being an violent, angry, & impulsive guy and nothing else which makes sense but is incredibly surface level and something that only really works if you dont have a lot of experience working with him

another is reddoons, his betrayal after the base incident while shocking is not unforeseen but his reputation as being a guy whos seen as being a reasonable person whos fairly loyal to his team made it seem like something he wouldnt do even tho it absolutely is

regarding how it affects her view of clown, since he isnt perfectly aligned with his reputation she instead pivots in the complete opposite direction and forgiving basically every crime he does even tho hes something much more mild and complicated than either his reputation or her view of him will ever be (think madonna-whore complex which is especially obvious when it comes to kabs vs woogies view of him)

another side effect of this Just Enough amount of knowledge aside from being blinded by her own expectations is that it frustrates ppl who think shes oversimplificating things (like me and seemingly several other tumblr users as well) especially when she claims that shes objectively correct and the smartest in the room at any given moment

how this roughness in her analysis affects her in the server still has yet to be fully seen but we do still have at least a couple months until the end but 'til then shes just gonna keep stumbling as more and more complicated situations pop up as is typical in lifesteal to happen and eventually shes gonna have to learn to adapt or else she'll be suffering the consequences one way or another

[jackshiccup]

hiccup being passed around like a fucking hackeysack from bounty hunter to bounty hunter in midnight scrum was INSANE? getting knocked unconscious three separate times with 1) a hit to the head 2) a tranquilizer and 3) a punch to the stomach, being roughly dragged around by metal chains wrapped around his neck, almost falling off a cliff and then losing his metal leg i’m sorry but what in the fresh hell this episode should just be dubbed hiccup and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

[hesagoodone]

I adore Mycroft, I really do, but I'm still incredibly disappointed that he had zero reaction to Mary shooting Sherlock. I can't believe Mycroft 'DO-NOT-FIRE-ON-SHERLOCK-HOLMES!' Holmes could ever let such a thing slide.

I could attribute it to lazy writing, but really even a passing reference from Mycroft would've been nice. Only Mummy Holmes seemed to have an appropriate reaction. From Mycroft, I would've expected nothing less than burning-the-world-down. And then he proceeded to not even notice?!