#sam's asks

[mangapeach]

craig,, the blorbo,,,,

my favorite line of his

[wickedlyqueer]

i have to say that it's been very interesting and endearing seeing this new wave of gelphie/glinda fans that have come up from the movie. tho i'm not sure i necessarily agree with this new popular take i've seen going around that glinda is basically the wizard's prisoner after defying gravity. like i love glinda, but she's very morally gray in the musical (maybe in the book too, but it's been a while since i've read it). i'm curious what you're thoughts are on this interpretation.

Oh, it's clear I'm on the outskirts bc i don't remember seeing this take. :')

Regardless, if it's like an idea people like to explore in their fics or art or even just in their mind, that's totally valid. I'm not going to police people's takes they like to explore (and neither should anyone else tbh). That's what fandom is all about, after all!

If it's used to explain canon, then I honestly need more information than your distilled ask tbh? Like, in a very literal sense, Glinda is not the Wizard's prisoner. She could leave if she wants to, making her not a prisoner.

But that doesn't mean Glinda isn't very much trapped and stuck in this idea of being "Glinda the Good". In that sense she is - metaphorically speaking - very much a prisoner in her own prison, which happens to be located in the Wizard's prison.

From the musical's Thank Goodness we know that "all her dreams came true". She's popular, she has her fiancee. She fully believes in this Societal Ideal™ that has been projected onto people, and pursuits it without question.

until she finally gets it and slowly realizes... she's fucking miserable. Of course she is! It's Glinda's tragic flaw that she is so calculating in how to move on the board, that she misses the opportunity to follow her actual heart's desires.

In that sense, I think it's more (canon) accurate that Glinda will always willingly walk into a prison of her own making. Because at least then she knows what to expect. And in a way, that brings safety and control. Even if it comes at the cost of being miserable.

She only steps out of her prison when she realizes Morrible was behind Nessa's death, and tries to salvage what can be salvagable. But by that point, the pieces on the board have already moved too far out of her reach. Her window of opportunity to follow her own heart (and be with Elphie) is gone. And the only logical move, is to walk back into her own prison.

The Wizard doesn't need to keep Glinda as his prisoner. He knows she'll do it herself.

[bannedfromtheaters]

So how was Wicked 2024?

No clue, the earliest screening in my country is December 4th. 😭 I'm going to have to somehow dodge spoilers for two whole weeks!!

[sams-dumping-ground]

Trick or treat : P

Treat!

You get a giant sweet!

I don't know what flavour it is though...

[jojaxcola]

pam's sweet-talking savings victory (much needed) (not exactly sober)

[jojamart mockumentary #6]

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[sams-dumping-ground]

Portia, please. Just trust me on this. He literally stood there and named every single one of us like he was calling out a roster. You'll just be playing into what he wants.

Byrd sits at the top of a high rise, looking down at the street below. He stretches out and lays on his back on the roof, wings stretched to his sides.

Jeez. These are always boring. Nothing interesting happens in the meantime...

*byrd hears jean's voice behind him*

Heya.

[sellyourshadownotyoursoul]

Plant Princess Sam!!!

[wiiwareenthusiast]

Why do you like @metaknight0 's content so much?

because he seems cool and has humorous posts and is nice ig

[teeglass]

tell me this isnt exactly supernatural s6

[hallowvamp]

[demonic0angel]

Justice League Dark being all worried because an ancient and magically powerful pharaoh is going to awaken to his past life memories soon and could usher in a new age of darkness if he isn't stopped.

Tucker, said pharaoh, gains his past life memories and magical power, and ignores it in favor of continuing his internship at Wayne Tech.

Part 2

Wonder Woman frowned. “What are you saying?”

Constantine growled. “I’m saying that if we don’t find this thing fast…. It could bring in a new age of darkness. And trust me, you don’t want to find out what that could mean.”

Wonder Woman turned to Zatanna. “How dangerous is this thing? And how did this happen?”

Zatanna shook her head, also looking worried and confused. “I’m not entirely sure. However, Constantine and I did some spells and we talked to some other psychics, who have all said the same thing. Someone out there in the world will soon gain their past life’s memories and magical power, and with it, they will have the knowledge and capabilities to bring death and chaos to this world. We need to stop them.”

Wonder Woman nodded. “Tell me what we need to do. We must stop this person before anything could happen!”

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“Wait, but didn’t we already know that you’re the reincarnation of a past pharaoh?” Danny said, staring at him in bafflement through the screen. “This isn’t anything new.”

Tucker rolled his eyes. “I know! Like damn, couldn’t I have given these powers in high school?”

“Still wouldn’t get bitches though,” Sam said dryly, not even looking up from where she was trimming her plants.

“Hey!” Tucker complained.

Danny smirked. “Maybe you could say he’s a…. Late bloomer?”

He chortled as they both groaned. Sam picked up her flowers and placed them under her desk to protect them from Danny’s awful puns with a shake of her head. Tucker just gave a long sigh.

Tucker was sullen. “I mean… it’s cool and all, but I don’t need them, y’know? And for some reason, I have voices in my head telling me to start the apocalypse now.”

Sam and Danny stared at him with varying degrees of unimpressed and concern. “Well? Are you?” Sam asked, raising an eyebrow.

Tucker snorted. “Hell no. You know how much I get paid at Wayne Enterprises? I get paid buckets for only an hour a day to write up some software and then I can spend the rest of the time on games. There’s no way I’m going to waste my time on Armageddon when I can make money.”

Danny beamed. “That’s the spirit! Do you want me to come over to exorcise the voices in your head? They’re probably like… ghosts or something, right?”

“Nah, it’s alright. Jazz is going to come over to help. And if it’s insanity from drinking Gotham water, then she’s definitely more qualified than you guys.”

Danny nodded. “Makes sense.”

Sam chuckled to herself. “Who knew that the world could be saved with a billionaire’s money? Oh, wait, I did because—!”

Both boys groaned and settled in for another rant about the ethics of billionaires. Not that they disagreed, but still.

[mangapeach]

some asks

[wickedlyqueer]

Just some thoughts on Glinda not making that final step to go with Elphaba. Elphaba has nothing to lose — she already wants Nessa to be independent, her father sucks, and her only real friend is Glinda (and Fiyero). Glinda has a whole world of people who adore her who she is afraid to leave behind (but unfortunately, she doesn’t quite realize/accept in that moment that Elphie is the one who matters, see: For Good).

But one thing I haven’t seen discussed much… In the immediate time leading up to Defying Gravity, it’s Glinda who is in the most grave danger, over and over! She faces the entire corridor of monkeys punching through glass. She is the first to come face to face with the human guards. She is the one who has to make a leap onto the air balloon. She is the one physically grabbed by a guard trying to drag her out of the basket. She is last off before the balloon collapses in flames. But Glinda goes through all that and repeatedly makes the choice to find and stay with Elphie. It was when she literally is asked to jump off a skyscraper and rely on her friend’s terrifying, newfound powers (which are admittedly shaky, and Glinda has no personal experience using herself), when she has a moment to stop and reflect on the absolute insane gauntlet that she just ran through, that she finally can’t do it anymore. And even then (!!!) she does make the run with Elphie towards the edge—just like she made that jump onto the train to the Emerald City at the last second. And if not for the guards literally ripping Glinda away, maybe, just maybe Glinda would have made that final leap with Elphie.

I'm being attacked in my own inbox, wtf...... 😭😭

[bannedfromtheaters]

hi bannedfromtheaters. long time subscriber first time caller. I first got familiar with your work through the carmilla videos and rapidly you became one of my fav video essayists in the biz. the Wicked one is one of the best analysis I've seen on youtube and I have watched it at least 1.5 times every year since you released it. the one that holds a special place in my heart, however, is the one on Deaf representation in mainstream media which just 🤌🏼 it's just 🤌🏼 sooo good. anyway, I just want to say I love all your work and I wish you peace, health and success on 2025. ✨🎉🫰🏼

ps. it's ok if you don't make this ask public, I just want you to know.

🥹🥹🥹 That means so much to me, anon!!!

Firstly, I can't even believe you stuck around since the Carmilla days!! And thank you for such high praise for my Wicked video!

But most of all, it feels so good to hear someone actually say my Portraying Deaf Characters on Screen video meant so much to them!! I worked so damn hard on that video. From the way to code subtitles to go on top of the screen, to being mindful of the amount of music I put in, to the analysis and the new pixel art style I was incorporating fully for the first time (the Imogen & Laudna vid was a trial run so to speak).

I was so proud of the Deaf representation video, and then... it absolutely bombed on YouTube, views-wise. And it still hurts, tbh. And it's even shitter because YouTube can have such a way of affecting how you look at your own work, y'know? Suddenly you just start to self-doubt if the video was any good at all.

So yeah, it means the absolute world to me that it holds a special place in your heart!! Messages like these genuinely turn my feelings towards the video back to more positive and remind me why I was proud of that video in the first place!

(Also, I hope you don't mind I published your ask regardless, but I really need to have this message on my dash as a reminder that views aren't everything).

[sams-dumping-ground]

TRICK OR TREAT

TRICK!

You've been hit by the Halloween Monster Ray 3000! You've been turned into a Shadow Person!

SpOoOoOoOoOoOoOoky!

[jojaxcola]

"no one told me back then that i was in the glory days."

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