#that's right I'm back with this nonsense

[fritzes]

tennis players + @screenshotsofdespair part 23

[fizpup]

some whiteboard poke friends

[halfbaked00q]

Im soooo weak to when Bond is like casually being used or exploited at his expense for some ostensible Greater Good except the situation doesn't HAVE to come to that, not really, and he's so inured and even numb to it that he barely pays it any mind; meanwhile, Q absolutely minds and is very indignant on his behalf and works overtime to like either try to avert or forestall the situation before it gets to the point where Bond has to dig his own claws into more of his soft underbelly to offer up on the sacrificial alter of politics of all tawdry things, or to manufacture a way in which he does the needless "needful" so as to spare Bond at least one unnecessary additional wound upon his psyche.

bonus if Bond finds out and maybe after being angry or indignant about it - I don't need you to do my job for me, Q, this is what I'm here to do - and either Q tells him/lets slip or he deduces that like, this isn't Q thinking he can't get the job done, this is Q finding him precious and worthy of protecting, and like. he's just very in awe of that and does in fact feel very safe and cherished within the cradle of his Quartermaster's regard

[icantalk710]

The Vaccines were so right for saying, "When I exorcise my demons, I just take them to the gym" 🏋🏽‍♂️😤

[soaringbubblegum]

I finally read Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

Fuck me sideways what was that hot garbage.

I went into Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1 hoping for a nuanced, character-driven exploration of Jason’s early days. A chance to show what makes him distinct from Dick, what makes his story tragic and compelling.

Let’s start with the art. Yes, it’s “pretty” in that washed-out, painterly way, but it does Jason zero favors. He’s stiff, lifeless, and half the time looks more like a haunted mannequin than the vibrant kid he’s supposed to be. There’s no kinetic energy, no spark that says this is the street kid who stole the tires off the Batmobile.

The writing isn’t much better. Jason's dialogue feels either sanitized or wildly generic. Like you could swap his name with any other Robin and not notice. The emotional beats are surface-level at best, cribbing the usual “you’re not Dick” tension with Bruce but never developing it. It all feels like it was written by someone who read Death in the Family once and said, “yeah, I get it.”

Also, where’s the grit? Where’s the moral ambiguity, the frustration, the charisma? Jason Todd is so much more than “the angry Robin.” He’s clever, sarcastic, passionate. He tries too hard and feels too much. None of that comes through here. We’re given a Jason who's already halfway on the path to tragedy, but without the heart that makes you care.

And let’s talk about the utter character assassination of both Bruce and Alfred while we’re at it. This comic acts like Jason Todd showed up and ruined the vibes in the Batcave, when older comics made it clear: Jason brought joy into their lives. Yes, he was a handful. Yes, he was rough around the edges. But he lit up that house in ways Bruce and Alfred desperately needed.

In the classic run, Alfred dotes on Jason. He worries about him. He teases him. Basically his grandpa! But here? Alfred feels cold and emotionally distant, like he’s barely tolerating this kid’s presence AND clocks him as dangerous.

I'm not going to touch Bruce with a ten foot pole.

Anyway. For a comic supposedly about Jason Todd’s early days, it does everything in its power to make you wonder why anyone would have ever wanted him there in the first place.

I'm incandescently angry. I just want like one competent writer for Jay. Just one.

God this is long, I just needed to yell into the void.

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

Watching Severance does feel a bit like reading a fic with 15000 word chapters that are almost entirely world-building and setup and there are only 2/47 chapters published and those came out 3 years apart

[wildsaltair]

he had no right

[a-host-of-dancing-daffodils]

I am So Thirsty for a Tall Tasse of Belgian Cocoa svp & thx

[valerieofavonlea]

There's something really interesting about how the hunger games begins the day the cameras start rolling; reaping day, and closes out when katniss arrives back home, away from the spotlight. and then how catching fire picks up once again on the first day of the victory tour and the return of the cameras, and how mockingjay is largely told through the propos. One of the main theses of the series is the manipulation of media, so the framing of the vast majority of events through literal cameras is brilliant.

I also think this is why details are so sparse at the end of mockingjay, with katniss not even giving the reader the names of her children, as her life is her own again, fully, and she is completely out of the spotlight

[cangrellesteponme]

fuck this is my last day of listening to taylor swift isn't it (<- turning 23 in 9 hours)

[flightyalrighty]

The Ask Box Opens Once More

[pl4yingcards]

"we've got our beacon box, useful box, ...That One!"

you coward say Horny Time With Joel in a video. say it. say it out loud. coward. the pg server is not in fact in the room with us right now and you, my good sir, named the box that

[rebel-hunk-enjoyer]

the beauty of avengers: endgame is that no matter what incredibly gay ship you have for steve rogers, he ends up traveling back in time for what ultimately feels like comphet punishment, you know?

[solar-nightengale]

@lizardthelizard | Fake/Real

[meeple-inc]

A small question for the employees running the blog; what's it like to work at Meeple, or even the HQ specifically if you happen to be there? Any cool workplace stories?

We do in fact work at Meeple HQ, at the MeCloud! Unfortunately, Meeple policies prohibit me from discussing anything about what happens within the workplace in detail, but I get plenty of desk space and I enjoy the presence of my coworkers!

[chanrizard]

don't know if i should get a coffee considering the positively homicidal mood i'm in :}