#the inspectors rants

[inspector-m3]

something about the early animations of zoro was just 👌

i prefer it so much and idk why, like both are cool but yk...he be cooler. maybe it's just the art style

especially in skypeia, that was my fave version of zoro. the tank top and goggles were a dangerous mix

gawd DAYUM THOSE ARMS

my apologies, my TED talk seemed to have just turned into thirsting😔

[inspector-m3]

irish skeleton in a suit with old fashioned revolvers

explain your gender in 10 words or less without using boring words like “male”, “female”, “nonbinary”, “masculine”, “feminine” or “androgynous”.

go!

[thetardisisnotourdivision]

I am unreasonably upset about the fact that I've been forced to accept that Gabriel was a Gerald.

For context, in An Inspector Calls, Gerald Croft is engaged to Sheila Birling when he meets a homeless, struggling Eva Smith in a bar, and essentially in return for a home and money he shows her affection (ahem), then gets rid of her once he no longer has a use for her. Now, obviously this isn't a direct translation, but the essentials are - a Gerald is a character who uses another character, in return for something they need, usually masking the fact that they're using them with affection and love.

And against my will I've had to accept that this is exactly what Gabriel does to Nathalie.

Did I want to think he had potential to be better? Did I think he genuinely cared for Nathalie?? Hell, did I just really really want somebody to care about Nathalie???

Probably all of the above but the point is: he's Gerald. And I cannot - I literally can't unsee it now. Their whole dynamic in S3 is like “oh boohoo I'm sorry I wish you didn't have to use the peacock Miraculous and kill yourself over it but uh I need to use your powers” “yeah no that's fine I'm all good”. Which, given the "Gerald" theorem, I'm assuming leads to the fact that what Nathalie needed, above all, was someone to care about her - and Gabriel came along, as Sheila Birling puts it, "like a fairytale prince", and was so caring and gentle and... Yeah. She fell for him. And. Yeah he genuinely did seem to care like twice. But so did Gerald. Gerald actually admits that he did care for Eva, just not the way that she cared for him, and, uh, not enough to not just dispose of her. So he discards her anyway when she stops being useful.

Leading me neatly to my point.

He starts using the peacock Miraculous the second it's fixed, the slimy bastard, HOWEVER. It runs way deeper than that. Assuming I'm right (which I almost DEFINITELY am), then Gabriel only needed Nathalie while she was useful. She didn't stop being useful in season three - she's still scheming for him, helping him with plan after plan. It's only partway through season 5 that she officially servers ties with him, and starts to actively hinder him.

Nathalie stops being useful when she fails as Safari. And I reckon that's when Gabriel and Tomoe decided she had to go.

(It's painfully, I-was-ugly-crying-over-it obvious in Conformation that Gabriel is fully prepared to let Nathalie die - in the original storyboard, her alliance was encouraging her to sleep, and he's very obviously prepared for this moment - I've made a separate post about it that I'll link if I can find it. However, onto the next bit)

With all of this, there's one thing that sticks out to me - Nathalie didn't see any of it until it was already too late. There could be many reasons for this. But you know who would have seen through it? Whose parents were all loving and perfect until she married the wrong man? Emilie. Emilie, who left behind those videos, which on the surface look innocent, but when you look deeper look like a (love confession???????) AHEM a warning. I reckon Emilie noticed what was going on and realised that Nathalie wouldn't see through Gabriel, so she left those videos addressed to Nathalie (not Gabriel, which surely they should have been - they were about him, after all - unless they were there...) as a warning. I don't think the videos were supposed to be about helping Gabriel, I think Emilie was warning Nathalie to get the fuck out of that house, and to take Adrien with her. Because Emilie knew it'd end like this.

Yes I'm still mad ok give me a break.

[inspector-m3]

i got no other moots so it ends here lmao

last song: kryptonite by 3 doors down

Favourite colour: blue, legit any blue bcz im low key colour blind and cant tell the fuckin difference half the time.

last book: i dunno if this is finished or just in general but i finished the day the century ended and im currently on crime and punishment

last movie: The batman, pretty funny tho i dunno if it was mesant to be but he got smacked of a car by a bridge and like flipped here there and everywhere by the force lol. they kissed too much for two people that barely knew each other too.

last t.v. show: what counts as a t.v. show? does anime count? if so it was blue eyed samurai, pretty good.

sweet/spicy/savoury: spicy, and sweet and savoury are kinda tied but ig sweet is slightly better.

Relationship status: single, very lonely and pathetically crushing on someone ._.

last thing i googled: how to get rid of an ulcer quickly (very lame i know but it hurts like a bitch)

Current obsessions: call of duty, crabs, music, art, anime, sleep and reading.

Looking forward to: drinking more ginger beer, finishing an art project im already regretting and the treacle tart I've been eying up like a prostitute for the past three days.

and the no pressure tags shall be: no one bcz my bitch ass can't talk to people ;-;

Thanks for the tag @tunguszka20 <3

Last song: Eidolon by Night Ritual

Favourite colour: dark blue

Last book: Rozdroże kruków by A. Sapkowski

Last movie: Deadpool & Wolverine

Last TV show: The Big Bang Theory (I think?)

Sweet/spicy/savoury: savoury and then spicy, and then sweet

Relationship status: single and not complaining

Last thing I googled: USD to PLN

Current obsession: Call of Duty (Ghosts and MW), EPIC the Musical, Homer's epics, and a sprinkle of Red Dead Redemption 2 (my all-time obsession). Ah and The Witcher (another all-time obsession), mostly bc of the newest book that I've just read

Looking forward to: getting the prints from inprnt and Ghost concert in May 2025

No pressure tags: @aoioozora @deadbaguette @ithacantrickster @ihavehomework2dobutimhereinstead @vint-knight @akaittou @akaijisatsu @silaslich @yes-armageddon-it @achillesisnotcomingdown @loveydovey489 @feral-fox-crypt @night-orchids and anyone else who’d like to join!

[thepettymachine]

Ashley wished to go to the Spring Festival and brought Vincent with her.

I did not expect them to get the top score on the love inspector

[rosestormwolf]

The way Murdoch sounded so surprised when Choi asked about the science behind his UV light… 😭 an inspector who actually cares about the science behind his inventions and actively wants to know more?? He deserves this so muchhhh

[crims0nghozt]

DUDE, don francks voiced mok in rock and rule, and he also played a character in heavy metal 1981

susan roman played angel, and martin lavut played mylar, and they're both also in heavy metal

GET THIS, don francks is related to cree summer, and THEY BOTH play in inspector gadget (the cartoon)

???? IDK WHERE IM GOING WITH THIS BUT IT'S JUST INSANE THAT ONE OF MY FAVORITE VOICE ACTORS (cree summers) IS RELATED TO A GUY WHO PLAYED IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES AS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS

AND THERE'S MULTIPLE VOICE ACTORS WHO PLAY IN ROCK AND RULE WHO ALSO PLAY IN HEAVY METAL??

insanely small world i guess 😭

[inspector-m3]

bro i think did sum wrong, why does everyone elses go together so well and mine looks so random??

also bonus thing i found lol:

Hi my friends! I am both interested about my moots and need a fun distraction in my life right now. That means a tag game>:3 MWAHHAHAH those who get tagged are invited to answer there questions below ⬇️ I’ll start!

Go to Pinterest and Search:

1. Color of your phone case + aesthetic

2. Fave animal + aesthetic

3. Name + core

4. Favorite movie + aesthetic

5. Name of favorite song + aesthetic

6. Your birth month + core

Tags!: @gunnrblze @lemonqii @bellspun @spicelold @milkteaarttime @imagoddamnonionmason

[tulipe-rose]

Kazuha, sweetie, I'm not your biggest fan, but I'm going to be incredibly honest with you right now, and that's because I don't really understand what you're expecting from Heiji atp.

You're his self proclaimed, so called, 'older sister'. The first thing you do when you meet a friend of his, or a supposed girlfriend to be more accurate, is introduce yourself as his older sister. Whenever anyone claims that there's any romance between you guys, you refute it and call him your stupid little brother.

GIRL.

EVEN I STARTED TO GET MIXED SIGNALS AT ONE POINT. If not for the blushing we clearly see as the audience I would've been soldified in my belief that it's unrequited love for Heiji. Dramatic irony at it's finest.

Either way– WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HIM?? You keep brother-zoning him to the point where only the Hattori Heji himself could be so stubborn to ignore this weird girl reverse psychology that would keep any other guy at a two meter distance.

Don't think you're any better, though, Heiji. If any third party who had never watched dcmk before had to give their opinion after looking at the overall confession bull crap you've been stalling these past three decades they'd think you're trying to impress Shinichi, not Kazuha. Won't blame them, I myself am pretty confused.

Who is this confession for???? KAZUHA.

THEN WHO TF IS SHINICHI TO THIS RELATIONSHIP AND WHY IS ONE UPPING HIM DETRIMENTAL TO Y'ALL?? WHY DOES HIS OPINION MATTER?? WHAT EVEN IS THE POINT OF THIS CONFESSION ANYMORE?? You're not even trying to think like ‘Oh, I'm doing this because Kazuha only deserves the best’ NO. IT'S ALL BIG BEN THIS KUDO THAT. I feel kinda bad for Kazuha.

Don't even get me started on how awkward it is to keep being so possessive over her when y'all aren't even an item (I'M LOOKING AT YOU TOO SHINICHI. GLARING REAL HARD HERE.). If she's seeing some other guy (which would never happen because of course she has fallen head over heals for you. Ugh- this is triggering my gag reflex.) then leave her be, because you either act like a chicken after being all bark and no bite or idk, grow a spine and fricking confess??? You can't go around calling her yours and then noping out of a confession. God my blood pressure keeps spiking because of these blockheaded teenagers I need to go take a few deep breaths.

I would like to know what they actually even talk about or bond over. From what I understood, Kazuha really likes the sound of his katana when he practices, which is high-key weird and makes me feel deaf cause how do you even hear that sort of stuff? And... What does Heiji like about her again? These guys need to explain what they like about their crushes more often. Or at least maybe ask themselves about it every once in a while, yk, just to make sure all of this stress is worth it. I will NOT be talking about Aoko and Kaito purely for the sake of my heart and blood pressure; they can only handle one dcmk couple at a time.

In conclusion, a man with an unresolved inferiority/superiority complex–because he somehow has both–so severe he cannot function without making it about his rival should not be looking for a relationship before seeing a therapist. Thank God his actual friendship with Shinichi isn't an eighth as bad as you'd think it should be; they're one of the most iconic duos ever, let's just keep their love lives outta the mix (Heiji is high-key supportive though, so there's that ig).

Edit: Came back after I realized I phrased my opinion on Heiji and Shinichi's friendship in a way that was easy to misinterpret. What I mean to say is that they're my favorite dcmk duo but I just can't stand how Heiji prioritizes one upping Shinichi rather than getting his feelings out there. I say Heiji ditches Kazuha as a love interest and forms a trio with Shinichi and Shiho. They'd be unstoppable homies that would do the unspeakable for each other.

[inspector-m3]

bro im so fed up of reading fan fics or seeing art of two characters and one of them just gets nerfed.

Like- WHERE'D HIS MUSCLES GO!? they twinkify him (can i still say this? is this word allowed anymore idk) and the other dude still has his muscles?? WHY!?

or in fan fics, suddenly the guy is a blushing mess and he's supper shy when the guy has legit killed and will kill again or like blown shit up before (can't think of good examples but you get what i mean)

i know people can write / draw whatever they want but can people just accept that you can have two buff dudes without turning one into a ridiculously feminine version of themselves?

Can we just have more gay ships where it's just two bros punching each other and rolling around in the dirt because why tf not?

LET THE BUFF SHIPS LIVE!

[lottienatsnumberonefan]

i’m in class right now and someone was just reading an inspector calls explicit fanfiction send help

[some-melon]

small rant abt gadget

So like, I got into inspector gadget around late 2019, and dropped it in mid 2020 (lowkey i feel like out of embarrassment at the time) and didnt touch the show again until recently in 2024 and omfg, istg once you get into inspector gadget it never leaves you... i was going thru my images post 2020 and hes always been in the back of my mind, id doodle him on pages, and occassionally save an image of him LIKE- HES NEVER LEAVING MY HEAD LOOOOOOOOOOOOL i luv u gadget

[neowolf]

Hildibrand quests are main story quests. for me

[11cleyvaart]

This scene is one of the best ones of the 2015 show.

Instead of using it for the first episode, they should have used it as the ending episode and left the show on a cliff hanger if they knew they were cancelled. (don't get me wrong the random Gadget goes to the supermarket to get food and condoms to for his dinner with Quimby was okay for a person like me but not as an ending)

OR, if you're going use it for the first episode make something of it. Make this the cause for his complete disregard of feelings, people and causing his ego trip in the show. He is reset and Penny is like 'Oh no, Uncle Gadget' in such a monotone way when he does need to be restarted.

This is like a reoccurring event I guess when he's dumb and he sticks forks in toaster.

[marble-running]

Oh shit Irratino was helping the whole time wasn't he

[bisidneycarter]

i kind of hate what theyve done to sullivan. like in the few eps that he returned as a guest appearance he was shown to have learnt from Kembleford and how fr browns talents can be used not sent away and ignored. but now he's sending away father brown AND his girlfriend like their opinions mean nothing. and arresting people even more brashly and quickly than before. makes no sense?? i guess if he was acting like he knew everything bc of his london work but then they should make that explicit? and also was he this sexist before idk but 😐

You wouldnt know he worked successfully at a special branch in london either. He's just going back on all character development just like they did with mallory every ep and i hate it

Like because of mrs devine he Should be getting closer to the gang but its just causing a rift which obviously is good to ME bc i dont like them together but they should be having a positive impact its just so weird all of it

ik the point of father brown is that the police dont like him but maybe that's a tired narrative now. if they keep mrs d and sullivan then this has to change he has to develop realistically. otherwise a break ups needed and THEN we'd have a bitter renewed reasoning for him to dislike fr b and mrs d's theories and 'interering'. THAT would be sullivan and explain his brash arrests for sure