#season 1 episode 2

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Sometimes I think Merlin and Arthur started the sacrificing each other to save each other shit too soon into the series.

Then I remember this scene exists.

(Screenshot from S1E2 - Valiant of Merlin bringing the snake head from the enchanted shield to Arthur to warn him that he’s in danger.)

They moved quickly, but they have a damn good reason for it. I honestly can’t say I blame them.

Merlin learned two things about his destiny with Arthur from this episode:

The first is that Arthur will listen when it matters, but his father’s influence runs deep. Arthur cares more about people’s opinion of him than anything else because he’s been groomed his entire life to become the future king, and Uther is tyrannical in his power so he believes that his is the only way to rule. Arthur picked up bad habits, so while he’s still young and learning what kind of man and leader he wants to be, he could still go either way and Merlin can’t yet trust him to always make the best decisions. (Proved in S1E3 when he enlists Morgana to talk to Arthur about the Afank)

The second thing is that Arthur believes in the systems that Merlin knows to be broken, so he learns it’s better to come to Arthur with results rather than warnings, because Arthur believes the systems in place can help, even in situations where they’d be more of a liability.

Both points are then enforced through season 1 and reinforced by Merlin himself in season 2 onwards.

Arthur learned that Merlin is loyal and honest to a fault, but because of the lifelong grooming as royalty and someone who’s supposed to be “above all others” - as proven when Uther says “his life isn’t worthless, it’s worth less than yours” to Arthur in S1E4 when he denies Arthur a group of men to take to save Merlin - it takes a while for it to really sink in that someone can be loyal and genuinely like him without ulterior motive, and when he finally does recognise that Merlin’s devotion is genuinely sincere, he pushes Merlin away (S2E1) in an attempt to keep himself from getting too close and then hurt by what his father would call his own naivety, rather than just admitting that sometimes people are just bad people who do bad things.

He then subconsciously or not learns that Merlin not being by his side is bad so he keeps him around but at a distance with walls built to protect himself. I can go more into that another time. Uther scapegoats Arthur for a lot, and even acknowledges that he’s a bad parent a few times but never does anything to change the behaviour so his apologies aren’t worth shit. Add that to the genocidal tyranny, and you’ve got a fascinating character who somehow isn’t the main villain of the story. I hate him, he should go play hop scotch on quick sand, but damn is he interesting from a writing/analytical standpoint.

So, yeah, they moved from “if anyone wants to kill him, they can go right ahead. I’ll give them a hand” (-Merlin S1E1) to “…Certain death. Few who have crossed the mountains in search of the Mortaeus Flower have made it back alive” “Sounds like fun” (-Gaius and Arthur S1E4) pretty quickly, but it makes sense when you think about why they moved that quickly with context of how they interact and their (assumed) past experiences.

[liar-or-lawyer]

[mattmurdocks]

WENDIGO SUPERNATURAL (2005)

[sith-disease-palps]

“umm, not a bad day”

[onespncap]

s01e02 -- "Wendigo"

[captainfantasticalright]

Today on this scene inspired this other scene in Good Omens:

We have The Time Machine (1960) and The Book (episode 2 of season 1).

General plot of the film:

Time Machine is a 1960 American period post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on the 1895 novella of the same name by H. G. Wells. It was produced and directed by George Pal, and stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, and Alan Young. The story is set in Victorian England and follows an inventor who constructs a machine that enables him to travel into the distant future. Once there, he discovers that mankind's descendants have divided into two species, the passive, childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi.

Sadly I cannot link the original tweet anymore because Douglas’ account is no longer there. But I did screenshot it beforehand.

Here is a side by side comparison of the scene in the film that inspired that scene of Aziraphale reading the book and “the cocoa doth [grew]cold”.

Pay special attention to how things move outside of the windows! That is the most important bit. And of course the relation to time and how the person doing the action is almost static, whereas all around is rapidly changing.

Film trivia:

When George's guests leave for their New Years activities, it is clearly daylight. The clocks in the room said 6:05 pm. Sunset in London on December 31, 1899 was at 4:01 pm. It would have been dark outside. (This is when he is first trying his machine).

Luckily in Good Omens when Aziraphale dashes back into the bookshop, it is dark outside and thus finishes reading when it is light again.

For another this scene inspired this scene: about The Bishop’s wife.

[horror-music]

The Black Donnellys

Nicky Cottero

Season 1 Episode 2

Here you have all of Nicky Cottero from episode 2 <3

[vivaciousoceans]

Kathy was such a good wife. The way she listened to him, the way she tried to ground him, the way she consoled him, the way she kept him up to date with their kids life because he was never there. Ugh.

[midnightdaydream51]

Episode 2 of the Penguin was also amazing! I’m pretty sure that I’m getting attached to Victor and I don’t know what that means yet. I’m scared that something bad will happen to him.

But I also wanted to point in the after credits sequence as the director's/producer's/crew members talk about behind the scenes. Lauren LeFranc talks about how people don’t like Sofia because she’s a girl and I’m sitting over here like, uh, she also was in Arkham for killing other women but sure let’s go with that.

It kinda brought a bad taste to my mouth. Am I still watching this though? Yes! Of course!

[amusementofaprincess]

Rings of Power Episode 2 Thoughts

Of course naked crater man is heavy. Look how tall he is!

Elf boy. You should have kissed pretty healer lady BEFORE jumping into the obvious orc pit

Just because pretty healer lady has a crush on elf boy doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to her. Stupid villagers

What did Elrond do to Durin?

Holy crap the mines of Moria are gorgeous

THE MIRROR TRICK

No guardrails

Ok I don’t blame Durin for being salty

I love Disa

She is the best

Did we really need to hear that bone crack? Did we?

Poor naked crater man. I hope he can digest snail shells

Oh wow cool fire fly trick

Oh no rip fireflies

I don’t trust that guy from the raft. He’s sketchy

Sword fragments that drink blood should be given to your mom

[animeshon-anime-by-blbambeyond]

TADAIMA, OKAERI (2024, JAPAN)

S1 E2 FRIEND

Hikari latches onto the reluctant and gloomy neighbor boy, Yuki. Later, when Masaki falls ill and needs to isolate himself. Hiromi and Company try their best to distract Hikari from "Ma-cha's" absence.

@pose4photoml @bengiyo

[liar-or-lawyer]

Season 1: Episode 2

Ohana

[total-drama-everyday]

[spiceynoodls]

The Bubbler

On Adrien's birthday, Gabriel decides not to let him have a birthday party. Nino goes to try and convince Gabriel to change his mind and is shot down. He is Akumatized into The Bubbler. The Bubbler kidnaps all the adults in Paris and Adrien's classmates, forcing the classmates to attend a party for Adrien. Ladybug and Chat Noir confront The Bubbler at the Agreste mansion. Adrien receives a birthday gift from Nathalie, who lies and says it's from Gabriel. It's actually a scarf from Marinette.

Characters Introduced (in order of appearance):

Akuma Battle:

Akuma(s): Nino Lahiffe / The Bubbler

Motive: To give Adrien a proper birthday party

Akumatized object: Bubble blower

Abilities: combat via bubbles / flight

Weakness(es):

Hero(es): Ladybug, Chat Noir

Civilian(s): Juleka Couffaine; Rose Lavillant; Mylène Haprèle; Ivan Bruel; Max Kanté; Alya Césaire; Chloé Bourgeois; Sabrina Raincomprix; Alix Kubdel; Nathaniel Kurtzberg; Lê Chiến Kim

Lucky Charm: A record / giant wrench

Miraculous Holders:

Gabriel Agreste / Hawkmoth

Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug

Adrien Agreste / Chat Noir

I hate the Bubbler's design. He looks like a weird-ass neon lava lamp. Adrien going with the party is very in-character for a kid who's never allowed to do anything that his father doesn't greenlight. I love how Bubbler ignores the whole "get me the miraculous" thing and threw a whole party. My favorite character in this show so far is the Eiffel Tower. Also Adrien and Nino's bromance is everything to me.

[afoanimes]

[funnytooncaps]

screenshot meme material and self made memes from Rainbow Rangers ep2

Part 1

I know these are usable but I can't think of captions for a lot of them. Here is one I did make

Part 2

most of these were gifs so not much hereout of