#the marketing team i mean

[qquicksllver]

wicked marketing go crazy cause why am I dying to see it, I don't care about musicals nor do I even like the wizard of oz

[thissying]

Alex: "Okay US Grand Prix, there was a radio message from GP. He said: 'That exceeded track limits. Don't answer me!' in that British-Italian accent of his."

Max: "Sexy accent."

Alex: "Sexy accent."

Max: "Hmm."

[housederiva]

[cloysterbell]

'Cause that's what us, we mere mortals, do. We die. And sometimes it's not pretty. It's ugly and it's messy and it's painful.

[slythereen]

lestappen playing padel publicly… rbr and christian posting lestappen content… openly supporting their friendship all of a sudden… do you think christian horner sent max on an extraction mission

[klanced]

I still have no idea how Veracxa actually played out in the show but I’m enamored by the idea that the team spends years fighting like the bitchiest most tenacious most androgynous lesbian ever. And then she becomes Lance’s sister-in-law.

[maydaydiaz]

the rainbow in the background, gay eddie diaz s8 confirmed

[fishareglorious]

i find it silly that most of the men in the game are beast characters lmao

[ladyalicentshightower]

I think people overestimate how feminist team black is. If someone brings up how Baela should be the heir to Driftmark, it's always "she would've been Queen if not for the Greens!", ignoring that 1, she would be Queen consort, not a Queen in her own right, and 2 she has a legitimate claim in her own right to Driftmark. Team Black's goal is to crown Rhaenyra, but Rhaenyra becoming Queen isn't a win for feminism because it does nothing to dismantle the rest of the patriarchal system that exists in Westeros. From what we've gotten so far, it reads that Rhaenyra wants to be the exception and not the rule. Rhaenyra has made a lot of bad political decisions, which means she can't acknowledge Baela's claim because it would weaken her own claim (blatantly admitting her eldest sons are illegitimate would not end well for her to say the least). So she betrothes Jace and Luke to Baela and Rhaena to kind of atone for that, like as a consolation prize Baela will be Queen and Rhaena will be lady of Driftmark, neither of them would hold either title in their own right. It's good matches because the kids like each other and will treat each other well, but it's not a feminist win or a feministic liberation. It's usurpation, usurpation that takes place because Rhaenyra has to do damage control after having illegitimate children and after a serious of bad political decisions (both hers and her fathers, Viserys is the arbiter of this entire mess). To me, Rhaenyra is very reminiscent of Mary Queen of Scots, I can see a lot of elements drawn from Mary's history in Rhaenyra's story and character, down to their sons eventually taking the crown they failed to claim/keep.

[ips-northstar-official]

Hello,

From what I've seen of your replies this might be a bit outside of your wheelhouse, but I was wondering if you had any tips for setting up or piloting a Lancaster that doesn't use a MULE Harness or a winch.

The Restock Drones and ACESO Stabilisers seem pretty dang handy, but it can be a difficult deciding what to slot on the mech with its available systems capacity. Only having one weapon mount is precarious and I've been leaning on some personalised systems for redundancy and added durability.

Is there anything you think I'm missing?

Hello! We’re more than happy to assist.

The MULE harness and cable winch are common for a reason—many pilots find they help a Lancaster find a good supportive niche. But don’t worry! There are many other ways to be supportive.

Here are some tips for Lancaster end users who wish to try a different experience than the common Fomorian-pattern MULE:

The Lancaster possesses a rugged, robust sensor and computer processor package! End users are encouraged to use these systems either to debuff enemies or bolster allies as necessary.

While the Lancaster may only possess a single weapon mount, it is an incredibly flexible Main/Aux mount. Try to find two weapons to install on the chassis that compliment both each other and your piloting style. For example, our own Blackspot Targeting Laser is well-suited to be mounted along with a drone nexus for accurate attacks. Many pilots also choose to mount auxiliary melee weapons to take advantage of the extra mobility such systems can offer.

Support comes in many forms! Systems from other mechs (ours and not) such as the Drake, Saladin, Kidd, Hydra, Napoleon, Black Witch, and Emperor can provide you with a variety of support tools to meet your team’s needs. Don’t be afraid to experiment—IPS-Northstar frames are built with compatibility in mind, so no matter what you install we guarantee our hardware will interface with it.

We hope we have given you a better idea of the capabilities of the Lancaster frame. Feel free to contact us with any further questions. Safe travels, pilot!

[barbie-roberts-is-a-goddess]

this is the first post I'm gonna make about Barbie 2023 (and also probably the most negative lol) because it's not technically spoilers but like. the irony of the movie talking about consumerism CRITICISING IT and doing so in regards to Barbie/Mattel's marketing while the marketing of the movie itself is *gestures vaguely at AirBNB and all the collabs* plus the fact that there was basically a car commercial in the movie...

[tootalltech]

is it just me. or is the tua promotional stuff dodging mentioning the five/lila thing like it’s the plague SHDHHD

like. talking about five’s retirement plan in the q&a with aidan david robert and tom… zero mention of anything related to that. it’s specifically said that he’s all alone just fishing (thanks robert). ritu and justin’s “finish the line” thing doing the scene where diego thinks lila is cheating on him and lila is like “oh my god no that’s five”. noooo joke from either of them about how that ended up working out. i can’t tell if it’s maybe being avoided bc spoiler reasons? or if they just don’t wanna talk about it bc it’s that bad LMAO. it’s just interesting bc ritu and aidan both seemed to not have a huge problem with that whole plot at least according to the one interview with them and david so you’d think they would mention it. i’m gonna say all this and someone is gonna be like “um actually in fifty different clips that you haven’t seen it is mentioned idiot” and then i’ll have to delete my whole blog

[theladyrebecca2]

It's human nature to gain or lose hope when you see Netflix socials promoting Byler or Midleven, but we've gotta pull back the curtain to see the full picture.

First, always remind yourself that the Stranger Things team and Netflix are completely separate entities. Netflix is the vehicle the ST team are driving their story on, but they're not the same people who actually create it. They get little to no say in what the ST writers write.

I say 'little' because the bones of each season will have been greenlit by select Netflix higher-ups (with NDA's signed). But if the Stranger Things team want Storyline A, and Netflix were to say no, what about Storyline B? Then the ST team are absolutely capable of standing their ground and not moving. Perhaps some compromises can be made, but the final say will be down to how stubborn the ST writers can be. This was made apparent by the Duffer Brothers’ open stance on the writing and acting strikes, which directly opposed Netflix. It mattered to them that in the future, writers will continue to have control over their work. That Netflix can't just weasel out of their contracts with shows and write their own endings with AI. Right now, Netflix provide funding, connections, and a platform to host stories on. The ST team provide their content, the original idea, the heart and soul. It's a mutually beneficial relationship.

When it comes to promoting stuff on social media, we have several teams working separately. This leads to exchanges like this from the Netflix Tudum event:

This is two completely different social media teams interacting with each other. Most important to remember though - right now, the Netflix social media team won't know anything about Season 5. The earliest they may be told anything important will be at the start of the Season 5 promotional campaigns, but even then, it's not a given. NDA's will be in effect at Netflix right up until the bitter end. The social media people will be working in tandem with the marketing team, all of them given set content or working under guidelines when told what they can promote/ talk about.

Secondly, they're just ordinary people doing their job. When it comes to liking comments or replying to them, it will all differ depending on which person happens to be logged into the Netflix account at that time.

For ST5, it looks like Dana and Chris are two Senior Social Media Managers at Netflix US:

But look at all the related connections, and you begin to realise just how many people make up these social media teams (and marketing, which is related). And remember, this is just Netflix US - not the ST team.

So just think about how each person has their own opinions, has their own views on the show. How many of these people might ship Byler? How many ship Midleven? I bet they have their own interpersonal work politics behind the scenes, hoping their idealised ending is the right one.

My point is, there's no point freaking out about this occuring underneath Netflix US's recent post about ST S5:

All this shows is that we have a Midleven shipper in the social media team. After Season 4, a lot of people got excited at this:

But again, all this indicates is that we also have a potential Byler shipper in the Netflix UK team. It's just as pointless getting happy and excited about pro-Byler stuff on there, as it is to get worried or upset about pro-Midleven stuff.

[dykesynthezoid]

I do think people love to hate on Madeline Miller just bc it’s cool (???) and bc they hate that she happened to inspire the wave of myth “rewrites” that came after tsoa but then it’s like. Her prose and her understanding of the mythos are not bad actually. Like she has an understanding of the context of the period. And she’s just doing her own thing with it. And it’s well-written enough. And it’s like. Literally fine. Like it’s fine.

[slythereen]

the fact that max dgaf about media. he would not let the media team make participate in smth useless like a sticker war w/ ferrari. if that ever happened we’d know that max did it on his own free will (and 99% sure he would stick it onto charles because max is the #1 chirlie)

i have faith in max’s obsession w charles being strong enough to overcome his hatred of media. someone get that boy a sticker pack immediately

[sunshineandlyrics]

Blackstar Agency have been behind the Faith in the Future album and All Of Those Voices documentary launches.

Blackstar website x

Creative Commission article x

Sandbox campaign 2022 x

Some of Blackstar Agency's tweets promoting Louis since 2022 until recently for All Of Those Voices' vid on 17 May 2023 x