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alphaketoglutaricacid · 6 months ago

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Also i find her naive desperation (cant find the right words for it) to see her adventuring crew as sworn friends wholl go thru hell together even tho shes the newest addition soooo telling. Shes had trouble making friends her whole life she was really hoping! And even the ones who left are willing to go to hell for her n the crew so its not like its not true. Its just not like how it is in her mangas. I think theres a good chance she n namari become like closer after the end of the series.

#dungeon meshi spoilers #So much of her behaviors can be traced back to having difficulty interacting w her peers and instead turning to manga to figure things out #kinda funny how both she n laios are like. Otaku nerds of a sort #Maybe even she and shuro now that shes gotten over how angry the fact his proposal wouldve made falin leave her but that deep down she knew #her feelings werent justified bc falin can make her own decisions but she wants to believe… its not like that and hes scum thats gonna hurt #Falin to justify her anger and make it something more rational (just like what she did w laios) that shes just protecting her and has her #Best interests at heart but i think they both just mutually kind of dont like each other #not for particularly deep reasons after this they just dont vibe #Theyre both more similar than theyd like to admit as ppl who who difficulty getting along w others havent really made many close friends.#tendency for tunnel vision tje touden siblings compelling them to go into the fray and stay at things they arent particularly good at #despite their discomfort for dirty things/confrontation respectively #But i think pointing this out would jsut annoy them both #Putting up a dignified front to hide their loser tendencies (what normal ppl call being a fully realized human being)#At the end stepping up to the roles of their parents (court magician and taking an earnest shot at being the leader of his clan)#the list just goes on and on and on

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atalana · 2 months ago

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but seriously i do find it so funny that ford was like OH GOD MY PRECIOUS REPUTATION after bill possessed him around other people for all of one night

and then he gets back to this dimension after thirty years and this is now the photo the press associates with his name

#we really didn't get to see nearly enough of ford's reaction to all this in the show #i want just several weeks on that boat to be stan continually going oh yeah also- about things he did in ford's name #like that list of crimes from stanchurian candidate where alex hirsch was like yeah i was up until 2am just coming up with dumb puns #but it's like great you are now on record for teaching a bear to drive. 1st degree thermometer theft. burglebezzlement #1st degree llamacide. snacks evasion. pug trafficking. impersonating a dentist. the list goes on #gravity falls #the book of bill #stanford pines #ford pines #stan pines #stanley pines

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tanglepelt · 7 months ago

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Dpxdc 180

Did Danny abuse the fact the GIW needed his parents tech. Yes of course. Danny not phantom seemed to be the trouble maker as of late. His parent threatened to withhold tech and blue prints from them if the GIW touched their kids.

Did he get caught breaking ember and boxy out of a government facility? yes. He expected the lecture he got.

The next jail break. It was not him. It was sam, Then the third. Also not him. That was Val… then it was Tucker. But not him.

The blame fell on him.

He did not expect to be shipped out of state. The GIW were happy to cover all costs. Even got him into a decent highschool. And had an apartment all arranged.

Gotham?

Not where he was expecting.

The assassination attempts. Also surprising.

Not so surprising. Tucker found out the GIW wanted to “silence” him. Offering a lot of money.

Of course his parents don’t listen. He is 15 perfectly fine to be all alone. Even if he is near some place with the nickname crime alley. Nope. He is just being dramatic. They tell him no one wants him dead.

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aroacesetitoff · 4 months ago

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not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing (in the same adventuring party)

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keferon · 2 months ago

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Did you think I was done? Ahahahaha no, I have more.

Because chapter 70 of MOMU gave me the very dynamic between them that I missed so much, I just blacked out and started drawing uncontrollably lmao

Also. ALSO. I noticed a while ago that Prowl has the habit of..like…constantly frowning. So. I did a bit of research and made this graph.

In 70 chapters, Prowl frowns rougly 104 times. And the intensity of this gesture is very clearly correlated with the development of his relationship with Jazz, as you can see ahahahahah It might be wrong tho don’t take me seriously I’m not good with graphs

#maccadam #transformers #prowl #jazz #jazzprowl #fic fanart #momu fanart #I just #mmmmm #For the whole fic Prowl had to think twice about everything Jazz says #every information could end up being wrong #sometimes even without Jazz realising it #so when Prowl says #he’s trusting Jazz. it’s.#also it totally wasn’t me googling ‘believing and trusting nuance difference in english’#the moment I realised the difference I think my brain started rollercoaster loops #he can’t believe him but he found enough faith to trust him #while. YES. For the whole story Jazz couldn’t fucking be believed #list e n #Jazz did a lot of things for Prowl #fucktons of big and small gestures to show that yes he likes loves and appreciates Prowl #I’m so happy Prowl is returning this energy #like #remember that scene a while back when Jazz kissed Prowl? Cool cool okay. Did Prowl kiss him? nope. It was one sided gestures #*gesture. That kiss didn’t make me feel like it’s truly something precious because Jazz started it but Prowl didn’t do quite the same #but this👆. This feels so much more important for me. Because Prowl #who is for the whole story was mister I calculate every chance of possible betrayal. Prowl whos entire personality is to trust nobody #Prowl goes. Fuck that I trust you. You feel me?#it wouldn’t be the same if he said I love you. Because love is very much something you don’t have a lot of control over.#but to trust someone? It’s a choice Prowl had to consciously make. You see what I mean? I love it. oh fuck I ran out of tags..

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s0fter-sin · 1 year ago

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everyone makes fun of soap when they find out how many hair and skin products he keeps on hand. the cabinet in his bathroom is filled to bursting and he always keeps travel sized bottles on him on missions

when soldiers outside the 141 find out, they call him precious and self-obsessed, a vain pretty boy too preoccupied with his reflection to focus on the enemy. no wonder how he got his callsign. price has given up telling him to leave them on base and just teaches him to individually wrap them so they don’t rattle against each other and give himself away

what they don’t know is that each product contains an ingredient that when mixed with any number of the others, creates potent chemical bombs. he was caught unarmed once, he won’t let it happen again

#ghost picks it up when he watches him meticulously read the ingredients lists on the bottles when he goes shopping with him once #he knows enough about products to know that when you find one that works you keep using it #so hes confused when he sees soap put back a moisturiser hes certain hes seen in his little bag #he waits for him to leave the aisle and checks the bottle #which is when he sees the new and improved formula sticker on the back #he memorises the ingredients and when he checks the bottle in soaps room sure enough theres an ingredient missing #thats when he puts it together #it seems his little intro into guerrilla warfare had sparked some ideas in his sergeant #and hes so damn proud it takes him off guard for a second #he hadnt expected him to keep up with it not when hed rarely need the knowledge #but he is and hes doing it all on his own using his own expertise and forethought #the pride has to make room for a difference kind of warmth at the sheer competency on display in front of him #the next day he drops a new product with the missing ingredient on soaps head #the soldiers around them are shocked that hed indulge in soaps prissiness #hes the only that that sees the feral glint in soaps eye as he thanks him and starts going on about the benefits of looking after your skin #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #ghost x soap #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghost mw2 #cod ghost #cod soap #soap mw2 #soap mactavish #cod mwii #call of duty #we’re a team. ghost team

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goldensunset · 4 days ago

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i’ve been thinking about the pokémon memes where it’s like playing off of that one quote that’s like ‘truly strong trainers should try to win using their favorites’ and it’s like ‘ok well my favorite is [something blatantly overpowered]’ and it’s got me curious. how many people genuinely love pokémon that also happen to be really strong competitively?

so if you will. pick a favorite pokémon (for any reason! whether it’s cuteness or strength or nostalgia etc. no judgment) then go here https://www.smogon.com/dex/sv/pokemon/ and look it up

(you’ll see something that looks like this. see where it says tier and has some gibberish afterwards? don’t worry if you don’t know what that means but tell me what the letters/words are)

also if there are multiple forms and the distinction matters to you make sure you get the right one lol cuz the tiering can be different

edit: forgot to mention i mean specifically in SV! which is what comes up by default. rip every pokémon that either isn’t in SV (it’ll say ‘national dex’) or used to be better but has since fallen off relative to new pokémon

#pokémon #pokemon #pokeposting #if you want to know what those terms mean #AG stands for anything goes. very few pokémon have ever been in here #the absolute elite. too powerful too broken #Ubers is below that it’s like the normal ban zone where most overpowered pokémon go #OU stands for overused it’s like the ‘standard’ top tier #below that is UU (underused) then RU (rarely used) then ZU (zero used) then PU (this is a pun. pee-yew. because they stink)#LC is little cup which is basically Baby Fight™️ and NFE is not fully evolved so like babies and teenagers basically #and anything with BL (ban list) at the end is like a weird in between state #where they’re too powerful for the tier they were supposed to be in but not good enough for anyone in the tier above them to want to use em #if you’re thinking these are insane ridiculous terms then i agree #slight edit i think i initially got the order of ZU and PU mixed up. so many tiers with negative mean names…#i fixed it in the poll though #that is to say PU is above ZU #and if you’re curious how tiers work. the tier a pokémon is ‘in’ refers to the lowest it can possibly go #but you can use it in any of the higher tiers if you want to (it’s just more likely to get stomped on)#so like if a pokémon is OU that means you can’t use it in UU or RU or NU etc etc #but you can use it in Ubers if you want in addition to OU #most people i believe play in OU bc there’s arguably the greatest game balance #you’re allowed to use powerful pokémon but it isn’t as run wild go crazy no rules as Ubers #i mean even Ubers has rules but. fewer of em #AG has only one rule and that’s ‘you can’t force a standstill endless battle’ lol. otherwise it’s the wild west #OU is popular bc it’s a fine mix of rules that keep the game fair fun and competitive #and pokémon that are powerful and fun to use in battle #but if you have a different style you might like playing in a lower tier where everybody is super weak #*syndrome voice* but if everyone is weak then no one is…#it’s all about scale it’s all relative #edit: KNEW i was forgetting some nuance. some pokémon are stuck in the past aka not available in SV so they’ll say ‘national dex’ oops

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xxplastic-cubexx · 2 days ago

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me Omw to annoy you about more Francesca content 😼😼

you and my entire inbox my friend strap in everyone this is gonna be The Francesca Mega Collection. part one The Bed Collection ft You HAVE To Click/Tap To Read Anything ESPECIALLY The Asks

thank you for joining me for the Francesca Bed Collection im going to pass out

#xmen #xmen comics #cherik #charles xavier #erik lehnsherr #professor x #magneto #francesca the cat #snap sketches #OK HI HERE been tryin to posts this for ten asks now cause i severely underestimate the speed of my inbox once it picks up #ironically my sis dropped her cat off for the weekend so. i have much fran inspo LMAO she loves doing the bed thing i confess..#i will be candid and say right now that like. two(? maybe just one) of the asks in this post arent fran related #theyve been sitting in my inbox for weeks but they were used for inspo in this post SO IT COUNTS IM POSTING IT TO FEEL LESS GUILTY OK !!!!!#these arent meant to be a cohesive story or w/e but i mean if you try it can prob be. at least the last two #i was gonna try to knock out all my fran asks today actually but 1.) i underestimated how slow i draw #2.) i got to the thirdv (i made it first in this list but i mean he cutie in the third too..) comic and my brain decided i drew erik too ho #and ive decided to dedicate the rest of my night praying for forgiveness for my lascivious thinkings <- they will continue #but yeah like i said i have all the comics and the sort sketched out buuut i might redo one of them #its kinda nsft flavored (but still cute + sfw) and thats not usually a prob but the asks themselves are wholesome i felt awkward jerLJLK #maybe ill repurpose the beginning panels ... or hell maybe ill just finish them and post them as is #spoilers its more Superhero Roeplay bullshit so it can def be posted on its own without fran.. idk ...#we know how my brain goes Thats Why We're In This Sitch once im given an inch i run a marathon and i dont stop #i be having such intense visions im gonna throw up. anyway wtf was i saying i forget. oh well thaat means EnjoYWAIT I REMEMBER #im tempted to close my inbox for a bit just until i clear out all the asks i wanna draw and ik i dont HAVE to draw them #but as ive said i get visions so easily ...... and i must see them realized ... but then id miss talking to everyone :(#so we ball is simply the answer. ok fr enjoy now LMAO BYYYYEE im gonna go redraw some old stuff i think to wind down #maybe ill touch one more asks cause . cause like Many Of Them its got stuff ive been wantin to draw all week ... heh ...#ok bye we'll see what happens im not checking over these if theres a mistake then by god theres a mistake BYE

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fkapommel · 9 months ago

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That Anne Hathaway Twelfth Night photo where she's being kissed and he's being stabbed and she's kissing and stabbing has done more for the TLT fanart community than the invention of color

#the amount of times of seen (and reblogged) diff renditions of that photo has GOT to be in the dozens #theres just so many threesomes to choose from!#tlt #the locked tomb #prryha v nona v cam/pal NOT valid 😡#harrow v alecto v gideon #griddlehark plus ianthe #dios apate major #dios apate minor #gideon v pyrrha v wake #ive seen gideon v cytherea v harrow #that one was my fav #the list goes on an on!#mine

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deconstructivesurgery · 10 months ago

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getting married to lydia in skyrim is so funny it's like hi guys this is my wife. who loves standing directly in front of my fireballs so that when she collapses on the floor charred and on the brink of death i feel immense guilt. one time i forgot her in my grim morthal manor house with nothing but a "skull room" in it. she exclusively refers to me as "thane" even though we're married and I'm not sure if it's a kink thing or not. i have eaten several dragon souls in front of her. one time i also cheated on her by getting married to a hagraven in the middle of the night after partying with actual sanguine but she forgave me and helped me on my drunken crawl towards redemption the next day. actually come to think of it she might still be in the skull room i should probably do something about that. if I don't tell her explicitly to come with me she just kinda stands in one place forever. yeah it's a bit of an issue. maybe we should see a therapist about dependency.

#my list goes on #lydia skyrim #skyrim #the elder scrolls #tesblr #listen she's just somehow the funniest marraige candidate to me oo #i love my warrior wife who also cannot fucking get out of the way of my attacks for the life of her #my beautiful wife and her total lack of spatial awareness #and a tendency to noclip through my stairs

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enemywasp · 3 months ago

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I HATE tiktok and the Internet in general rn for the obsession with "oh this person's smellyyy" "Brother it STINKS over here" "BOO 💧🧼🧽🚿" and stuff like that. I wish I could put into words how demeaning and patronising that whole idea is and people implying anyone they don't like doesn't wash.

For one there's something grating about being insulted in a manner like we're in nursery again. But also WHY is that the go to insult. Why do you associate these things? Especially to those you deem "chronically online". Like I don't want to sound pathetic but it feels so nasty to me.

is it extreme to say this feels tied to ableism? And classism too?

#“take a shower” me sitting here with depression and no will to even move rn. That doesnt make me feel worse or anything #dry to wet change is also evil. and i get decision paralysis a lot and just struggle to motivate myself to do basic human tasks #and thats just me #what about the people with physical disabilities that struggle to find the energy and strength to do these things #And also like environmental factors too?#like kids can be unhygienic cause they arent being cared for and learning properly #people with learning disabilities and neurodiversity too may struggle with not being taught properly as its a “basic thing everyone knows”#people are homeless karen.#people cant afford to wash regularly #people grow up or are forced to live in unhygienic places and surrounded by smokers and alcoholics #people who are smokers and alcoholics and generally people with addiction can smell #people with health issues that cause them to sweat more #Like the list goes on #but idk maybe I'm just sensitive #anti anti #profiction #proship #neurodivergent #cringe culture #ableism #classism

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katabay · 14 days ago

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THE JETSET LIFE IS GONNA KILL YOU, ERIC CARTER!

my laptop charger uhhhhhh. met its end in a very permanent, very fire hazardy kind of way last week. while waiting for a replacement I decided to try and get some work done at the library and was asking around for some urban fantasy (extra points for a mystery plot of some kind) recommendations to check out while I was there

the eric carter series was mentioned a couple of times, AND had the added bonus of having a necromancer for a main character. I love necromancers. someday I'm gonna play one in a game instead of immediately defaulting to vampires.

Fire Season, Stephen Blackmoore

#i was also told to check out johannes cabal because. again. necromancers. and sandman slim #i'll get around to it next year probably #ive had urban fantasy on the mind ever since I did a full re read of the dresden files and then a SECOND re read of it right after #but from a different starting point and then did an unnecessary examination of harry as an unreliable narrator #with a very specific kind of world vision that does funny things to his perception. idk what purpose that served #ANYWAY. i got a whole list of gritty urban fantasy recommendations to slowly work through next year #i dont really play around with original english language urban fantasy fiction very often because it's like #a lot of what i want out of it I already get out of japanese/korean comics I read and also filipino horror #so I'm not exactly starved for it except that I'm low key kind of starving for it. when will filipino horror return from the war #anyway i appreciate the hate the main character has for spanish colonialism #and as a long time whump enthusiast i love it when a character goes through the absolute wringer #creative liberties were taken. i thought about rolling up the sleeve on his. left? arm and then thought about the tattoos and changed #my mind lmao. i started drawing some of them tho. i once dated a guy who was similarly tattooed and for a minute i thought #'well i can just rip off all of that' and then i thought 'wait i still have to draw it' and decided Not To #eric carter series

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turtleblogatlast · 11 months ago

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Big Mama must have lost some serious standing in the yokai underworld because it’s gotten apparent that she keeps being beaten by a small group of teenagers and the occasional rat man, and when it’s not them then she’s taking L’s from her own schemes working against her.

And in the ensuing power vacuum, the Hamatos accidentally become the most feared crime family known to all the big bads of the Hidden City.

After all, they’ve publicly outplayed Big Mama multiple times, a couple of them have taken out the heads of two of the most well known criminal organizations, one took out Heinous Green, two are responsible for the destruction of Witch Town, they have ties to both the infamous Baron Draxum and Captain Piel, they won the Doom Dome death race, they’re Battle Nexus Champions, they’ve displayed insane feats of power and defeated impossibly strong enemies, most of them have been to jail, and they regularly mingle with humans.

You can just imagine the notoriety they’d accumulate from word of mouth alone.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #rise of the tmnt #I didn’t even list everything the Hamatos are MENACES #it’s so funny #bonus if none of the Hamatos realize how terrifying their presence in the Hidden City has become #every time Leo goes to bother Hueso the guy just has his head in his hands like Pepino…I JUST got my brother out of crime…and now you???’#Leo’s just like ‘lmao what crime’#meanwhile a trail of destruction follows them wherever they go #just look at the library smh #the small time yokai villains hearing about how scary the fam is and having two different reactions #one being no way are we talking about the same babies tripping over themselves and barely beating anyone #the other is oh god I barely escaped with my LIFE huh #sunita listening to all the worry her parents have about this new ‘Hamato Family’ and laughing inside #she tells April and April keeps it a secret to see how long it takes the others to realize it #when accused of crime Donnie accidentally and largely unprompted starts denying his digital asset thefts and then has to deny he denied it #when he learns of what is thought of them Raph has a crisis the poor boy #Mikey’s happy they’re ‘known for being a family!:)’#he - kinda terrifyingly - kinda likes the thought of that lol #Leo: 🤔 think I could go back to that hair spa then? (no)#in their defense while they are MENACES society is ALSO a menace to THEM

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serpentface · 5 months ago

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Meet cute

[At this point Brakul is a prisoner of war, speaks very little Wardi, and understands just enough to get that Janeys is A) asking for him to expand on his given name and B) being mad annoying. So he’s listing off his entire ancestry.]

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Janeys: You must have a name. Mine is Haidamane. "jay-nees hai-dah-mah-nay". You might have heard of it? My father funds the entire Yellowtail route.

Brakul: ...Ok.

Janeys: So you haven't. Well I guess that's to be expected. What's your name then? Your name?

Brakul: Brakul.

Janeys: Brakul what?

Brakul: ...Brakul?

Janeys: What's after that? Don't tell me you don't have a surname.

Brakul: I have.

Janeys: So what is it?

Brakul: Brakul virsum Kuligan, et Dirunys et Fetken et Brakul et Gornaid et Ultarnaith et Bril et Finntaigr et Kulsagh et Guimír et Magdenarch et Ailahstaigr et Fírudai et Borunil

Janeys: Ok.

Brakul: et Kulniad et Brinsaid et Ullyos et Bruníl

Janeys: Ok I get it.

Brakul: et Áibethil et Findelaithe et Bratuvhed

Janeys: Ok yeah you're-. You're fucking with me. That's hilarious.

Brakul: et Maebra

Janeys: You're so funny. You're-. Uh.

Brakul: et Damaekul et Bisheldir

Janeys: STOP.

Brakul: et Ludseig

#Listing his ancestors names is also a means of invoking their protection especially because he thinks he's about to be sacrificed #but he is mostly just fucking with him. The exact proper way would be to add another 'virsum' before his mother's name (Borunil)#to designate the switch to the female line but he doesn't want to break up the monotony #Janeys will see him pull this same shit years later on other people asking annoying questions about his name and be like #I feel like he's mad at me??????#brakul red dog #janeys haidamane #the white calf #Not really this is like 13 years prior but #Goes in the tag.

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oldtvandcomics · 1 year ago

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This. All of this. You are so right. The thing is, if I HAD found Good Omens season 2 on AO3 in fanfiction format, I would have LOVED it.

The problem is, I generally tend to expect different things from fanfictions and original works, and what made Good Omens the original work so special - namely the witty commentary about human nature and some poking fun of religion - is entirely missing from season 2. The human characters from season 1 / the book did so much of the heavy lifting in that regard, both by being generally fun and interesting, and giving us access to the whole witch part of the world. Adam and the Them meanwhile let us experience things from an innocent child POV. They also all tied into a bigger theme, which was very strong about people coming together and get over their differences (witchfinder and witch, angel and demon).

You are right, I made the same mistake as everyone. Crowley and Aziraphale completely distracted me, and I never fully appreciated all the other characters, until season 2 came out and I noticed how much poorer the story is without them.

I agree that the voiceover narration was missing. The other thing I had a problem with, is that season 2 lacks the crystal-clear theme that season 1 does have. And as you said, the plot is weak. They could have fairy easily remedied this by changing around the structure a little. I probably shouldn’t go too deep down that rabbit hole, because then I’d be just rewriting everything, which is not the point right now.

I am personally also upset by the fact that the book / season 1 had an ending and season 2 does not. It’s more a thing of personal preference, though.

I suppose I will eventually incorporate this into my worldview as you said, as a kind of AU or spin-off. Not sure if I want to do that before season 3 is out, though.

Also: I’d TOTALLY watch the Supernatural spin-off with Castiel as a main character! Maybe not 15 seasons, though. 5 seasons with 26 episodes... Probably. As long as there is some good overarching plot going on, some of the episodes get weird, Sam is also there, and I know for a fact that all of it gets made and there is no risk of it remaining unfinished.

Seeing criticism of Good Omens Season 2 on here is a wild ride for me because I generally seem to agree with everything gomens critical people are saying whilst at the same time still absolutely loving gomens S2.

It's like this: Okay so you have written this super popular book revolving around this precocious kid who happens to be the antichrist whose birth kickstarts the apocalypse. The four horseman turn up as well as these other strange human characters one of which is an actual witch whose great great great grandmother wrote an accurate prophecy book which predicts armaggedon. Through a series of somewhat hilarious events, the kid, his friends, and the other weird humans manage to stop the apocalypse.

Also throughout the whole thing there are these angel and demon characters fussing about getting into arguments but not actually doing anything to forward the plot or make any difference to the main storyline. For some reason everyone reading the book finds these characters far more compelling and entertaining and seems to think they are the main characters. But they are not.

Then the book gets adapted into a show and the focus shifts onto the angel and demon characters because obviously they are the popular ones that everyone loves. So what's a writer to do when the fan favourite characters basically don't have any part in the primary plot points? Give them a more coherent side plot steeped in romantic tropes and claim that they are in love. Boom. Instant fandom catnip.

But then you are presented with a problem. The show has become super successful and everyone wants more story. You may have discussed a sequel over the years with your writing partner but it never really came to anything probably because its difficult to plot out a sequel centred around two characters who weren't the protagonist of the first book, and that story is done and dusted. Whats a writer to do?

Lean into the fans thirst for more angel on demon action and write what amounts to high budget fanfiction pulling the love story b plot of season 1 into the main focus for season 2. Of course book purists are gonna hate that!

Any legitimate sequel to Good Omens should have centered around Adam. The former antichrist now coping with everything he went through growing up a normal human whilst still having a creeping sense that its not quite over, that maybe heaven and hell still have a part for you to play in their grand plan. Sure, Crowley and Aziraphale could have been involved, continuing their b plot love story, but at least this way the sequel would have been more consistent with the plot of season 1.

The problem with continuing Adam's story is that, and I mean no disrespect here, no one cares about Adam. Adam and his friends are the weakest elements of season 1. People tune into Good Omens for the Crowley and Aziraphale show, and Neil Gaiman knows this.

The plot of Gomens S2 is weak. The mystery around Gabriel is a bit silly, and is only connected to the season 1 plot in the loosest sense. The fact that he and Beelzebub speedrun an angel/demon romance is bizarre and does come out of left field... like something out of fanfiction. It also does indeed rob some of what made Crowley/Aziraphale so special - the fact that they were unique in their love and respect for each other despite being on opposite sides. Also I wish Maggie and Nina were given more development (and less clunky dialogue).

The only criticism I really don't agree with is the criticism that Aziraphale was written out of character, because quite simply, season 1 never ever resolved the fundamental issue at the center of Crowley and Aziraphales relationship. Throughout season 1 Aziraphale constantly insults and berates Crowley, claiming he's the "bad one" and refusing to accept that they aren't on opposite sides. There have been plenty of metas stating that this was all out of fear and a need to protect Crowley, and sure, you can interpret it that way, but not once in season 1 does Aziraphale actually say "yes we are on our side. Yes we are the same. I was wrong to claim you were bad when you've clearly been showing me how good you are for millennia." Its maybe implied that he has learned, but its never truly confirmed, because season 1 wasn't about Crowley and Aziraphale and their relationship. But season 2 takes its lead from that.

It's just rather amusing to me how the discourse that has built around season 2 seems to be fundamentally forgetting these points. GOS2 isn't really a sequel to Good Omens. It's a spin off. It's a spin off about Crowley and Aziraphale and their silly relationship drama whilst they deal with a silly low stakes mystery regarding Heaven and Hell (also characters that were barely involved in the book if at all!). It doesn't really tie into the first story at all.

In my opinion, all it needed to link it more closely to season 1, was to bring back Frances McDormand as God to do the narration. If that had happened, season 2 would have been just fine. As it stands, it comes across rather like a spin off fanfiction. But I love fanfiction, and I have always only ever watched Good Omens for Aziraphale and Crowley. To me, season 2 is fantastic, its like if Supernatural had a spin off show all about Castiel in which he is the lead character, and part of the main A plot is him getting together with Dean finally - Dean being the love interest in this particular show. Amazing. 10/10 would watch another 15 seasons of just that - but general Supernatural fans who aren't fandom specific would probably HATE IT.

So yeah, I do understand the criticism its receiving, but I find it funny, because ultimately Neil Gaiman gave fans exactly what they wanted, he gave them an Ineffable Husbands fanfiction - M/M Romance, F/F OC Side Pairing, Rated: Teen and Up, #Fluff, #Dancing, #Excessive Jane Austen References, #Crack Treated Seriously, #Surprise Final Pairing (check the end notes for spoilers!), #Miscommunication, #Love Confessions, #First Kiss, #Angst #Hurt/No Comfort, #Cliffhanger Ending.

Can any of us really say we wouldn't immediately click "proceed" on this fic and then stay up til 3am reading it til our eyes bled? Me neither.

#I have seen season 1 so many times and it STILL makes me laugh with how witty it is #'how many first-class composers are there in Heaven'#'it would take a miracle for anyone to come and see Hamlet'#'angels don't dance' - cut to Aziraphale partying in an elite Victorian gay club #they unfortunately had to leave out the Dalek that landed with the other aliens and just fell over #but like that was a HIGHLIGHT from the book #Aziraphale lying God to the face and messing with the printing of a Bible to include it #the list just goes on and on and on #season 2 just didn't have these moments #I think that is what I was missing the most #also the ending #I really want Good Omens to have an ending #Good Omens season 2 #good omens

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arrestedexgirlfriendafterhigh · 4 months ago

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Currently reading the 3rd EAH book (the wonderland one) and Lizzie Hearts owns a portion of my heart.

Shes just, painted a lot simpler in the show than in the books. I get that you only can use her dialogue really compared to the book where you basically read her thoughts, but like theres so muchhhhh. Shes complex. And babygirl<3

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