#the siren episode was insane actually

[toasty-broski]

People making THE siren episode about Destiel piss me off. I’m sorry but be so serious for like 2 seconds and see what’s right in front of you. All Dean wants is his brother!!!! It’s all about Sam!!! Them fighting each other in the end was filled with tension regular brothers shouldn’t even have towards each other. Like yes the siren was spurring it on but that shit didn’t come from no where and we all know it!They’re literally obsessed freaks when it comes down to it and I fucking love them for it.

[bluebedo]

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ART DUMP!!!!!

Didn't have much these months and either way I forgot October so HERE WE GO

Jaykyle as this one episode thing I found and giggled at for an hour

More and more Jaykyle (got obsessed again recently and it won't go away)(I WILL learn to draw Kyle's mask)(I refuse to draw Jason's):

2/3 of the Gotham Sirens cos I can't get Harley to look right

2 pieces from a "Gotham Sirens adopt the batboys" AU

I actually need to go insane about this AU cos I can't keep holding this knowledge to myself I NEED to write Dick getting adopted by Harley

There is also the posted ones:

Stephanie Brown being an icon

My dancing Batfam series

[benoitblanc]

THAT'S THEIR BABY

about to watch xmas carol... yikes...

[istharoth]

HI!!! I hope you don't mind me asking you a whole package of questions but 4, 5, 6, 8 and 15 please? 🥹🙏🩷

Omg I'm honoured to have you here iakhsav no, no I don't mind!! :D

4) Favorite home screen dialogue? THESE TWO Everything that comes out of Ed's mouth is amusing and Ren is a mood, he's a hater. I love him for that.

5) Which character did you choose as your first ghoul and why? I chose Jiro! I really like Frankenstein designs + purple hair + red eyes + glasses sets the entire deal for me 😭

6) Did your first ghoul stay as your favourite ghoul, or did you change your mind afterwards? ...Haku but also Sho I would say. Jiro is still in my Top 5 Ghouls though lol,

8) What's your favorite SSR warding card and favorite SR warding card? OOH I have a lot! I love the art style of these two SSRs! Towa's one is so beautiful, it's my homescreen 😭😭

For SRs! Jiro's so pretty, it's actually insane and the Morpheus, Subaru's warding card! I like the Sun and Moon symbolism, I will consume it in any media lol [+ Morhepus being the son of the God of Sleep? Hello, greek mythology?]

15) Which episode was your favorite so far? Why?

"It Came From the Sea" the Jabberwock episode! Sirens? Yes. I liked the entire story leading from the Kraken to Princess Otohime + Calarami and Peekaboo's friendship is absolutely adorable!! [and we get free Ren screams!]

[kerubimcrepin]

Episode 34 - Heads for no Tails (part 1)

This is THE Kerubim Child Neglect episode, and yet all I can say about its beginning is "what a silly little goofster"

At first, I thought, "Well, at least he put this item at the very top. A normal child might not have climbed that".

And then I paused, and thought to myself, "why is Joris allowed to enter the Evil Cursed Weapons That Kill People storage room to play".

I hate everything about this man, even his stupid bonsai tree. What do you MEAN you're caring for a bonsai tree while Joris is pretty much playing with matches next to a gas pipe.

I need to kill them both, actually. This is so unserious.

I wish he was real, so I could know what his beating him up feels like.

He is so #girlslay

I NEED to beat his ass for not taking this seriously.

Also yeah, the person who these were created to contain was an Ondine. The Ondine named Ondine from the Episode 23, which is all about sirens, who are Ondines, is probably not the Ondine that is mentioned in this Ondine story though.

SAME FUCKING QUESTION, SIMONE. I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.

BUT THE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION IS WHY IS JORIS ALLOWED TO BE THERE ALONE TO BEGIN WITH??

I really hate him for joking like this, especially when we know what happens next.

I would say "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" but this is too sad to joke about.

Kill him. Please. I hate how he laughs after she says that.

His entire character thing is that he hates not being able to solve issues. He will "It's ok, it can be fixed :)" his way though the most insane things — and it's a strength of his, it allowed him to find Lou and have a relationship together for a while after what happened. Chances are, he wouldn't have survived for this long, had he not employed an insane degree of toxic positivity in his personal life.

But it also makes him... extremely obnoxious at times.

He himself knows that this is Not a good situation, and it's starting to sink in, considering he grows more and more worried with each of these animations. Which is a really cool detail. He SHOULD be having a slow panic attack about this. It is what he deserves.

Anyway, here's the real most important moment of the entire show:

[triquery]

listening to the hst episode with jane gatsby is so funny. jreg guy who famously adopts various political views for the bit seems to genuinely find her ideas insane and art chad gets physically sick thinking about the concept of libertarian nation states (relatable). she is rich and using up her savings to write a blog about how we should want more local bureaucracy & also the possibility of horrible human rights violations in the name of libertarianism. fascinating dynamic

I love that her main response to being asked what living in her nation would be like is that *WE* need to imagine what it's like. Go girl, give us nothing.

She's has such evil vibes and I'm completely fascinated & enthralled by her. Like the way she makes other people so uncomfortable but always seems so comfortable in herself? She's a beautiful siren trying to lead people to the evil shores of libertarianism. I choose to blame her for Brogan becoming Prospera-pilled because she's his shadow (I am NEVER getting over that) and because I think it's funnier than if he came to the conclusion of his own free will. She's the secret puppetmaster of the CCCRU, actually.

SPEAKING of puppets. At one point during the Halloween stream, in the background, she pretends to nurse puppet jreg (which real jreg was not a fan of), & at multiple points makes puppet jreg try to make out with men. Fujo queen

^square of insanity & Dynamics. diagonals not labelled bc I don't even know what I'd say but they're also there and fascinating.

[stormyoceans]

monica watches » sleep with me

summary: harry, an overnight radio DJ who is in a wheelchair, and luna, who suffers from a sleeping condition, navigate their respective disorders and issues from past relationships as they start their romance

details: GL, philippines, 6 episodes, ~20 min each

content warning: ableism

available on: GagaOOLala, iWantTFC

what i liked:

high quality production and amazing performances

great representation of disability

all the characters, even the side ones, are fully fledged and nuanced. this show is actually a great example of how effective visual language and good dialogues can help conveying informations about the characters without falling into exposition dumps that take away from the feeling of immersion in the story. luna’s character development, in particular, is fantastic and the use of colors, lighting and setting to show it is [chef’s kiss]

janine gutierrez (harry) and lovi poe (luna) have a very nice chemistry and the relationship between the two characters feels incredibly natural. instant attraction doesn’t always seem believable to me, but in this case it fully does, maybe because there’s also an initial awkwardness to it that makes it really charming and close to real life: the characters talk over each other, stumble over their words, hesitate over the right thing to say….. it’s a carefully crafted unpolished feeling that makes you forget you’re watching a show   

communication and consent are SO SEXY it’s honestly insane how sexy and hot those are

it features what has become one of my favorite female friendships of all time!!!!

the cinematography is very immersive and atmospheric, you really get to breathe in the night time and inhabit all the different spaces these characters live in, which is also helped by the editing and the framing of each scenes (some of them looks like paintings)

need me the entire soundtrack of this show tbh

what i disliked:

'disliked' is definitely too strong of a word, but this is one of those rare cases where i wish the show was just a little bit longer. around episodes 4 and 5 the pacing feels slightly rushed to me and i would have liked to linger more on the different stages of harry and luna's relationship. i also would have loved to see more of harry's job as a DJ and learn more about why she wanted to become one in the first place

as an italian, seeing spaghetti getting broken in half got kill bill sirens blasting in my head (JOKING IM JOKING) [but also please don't break your damn spaghetti]

notes: a huge thank you to lisa @stickymoonsoul for recommending this to me, i HIGHLY RECOMMEND it too!!!

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

us the voices recommends! shows, and movies! part 1

Larva 11/10

this show is genuinely amazing, I literally have cried multiple times it's genuinely the best show in the whole "potty humour, screaming" genre, literally if you can get past the kinda obnoxious screaming you will be treated with a wonderful show that has so much love put into it.

(most media critics are snobs, this show is awesome. embrace the silly and the cringe.)

Upload (2020) 10/10

black mirror if it was funny and wasn't anti-technology, best take on cyberpunk I've seen in a long time. if you liked black mirror but hated the doomer parts and the trash writing of some of the later seasons and episodes you will adore upload!

(I actually hate black mirror, like it's all short stories at the end of the day and I like some of them so much and others can go in a hole and die genuinely. it's the most mixed bag of a show I've ever seen, because it just kinda is such a doomer show like make up your mind on what it is!!! 4.7/10 overall and 11/10 for select short stories.)

dinosaur king (dubbed) 10/10

if you like "Pokemon" and "Digimon" you will fucking love dinosaur king, it has (for the time) accurate dinosaur facts. the VA's for jessie and James! and I think ash? appear, and it's a all round fun show! lots of dinosaurs and crying to be had!

squid girl (dubbed/subbed) 10/10

if you like anime girl, fish out of water, slice of life, funny shows you will love squid girl! many many squid puns, and general tomfoolery.

Siren: Survive the Island 11/10

a south Korean reality game show, where a bunch of women from different jobs and backgrounds compete to be the last one standing.

it's genuinely the coolest, edge of your seat show I've watched in a long time!

Physical 100 10/10

a reality game show where the top 100 south Korean sports people? compete against each other to win, it's fucking crazy and awesome and I can't believe it's a show.

Star Trek: lower decks 11/10

if you in any shape or form liked Star Trek you will fucking love lower decks! it's a love letter to Star Trek in all ways, it's extremely funny and a fresh take on the Star Trek formula!

(if you think the first ep is a bit meh, stick through it! it gets so much better)

sword art online: abridged 12/10

I have only ever watched, "sword art online: alicization" and so that was my intro to the sword art online series. but after watching the "something witty's" sword art online: abridged I can never go back. it is extremely well written, the characterisation is impeccable, it has the most realistic feel of if a whole bunch of people actually got trapped in a VR game, and is such an amazing version of the show you will wonder why you hadn't heard of it before!

the Red turtle 11/10

if you like beautiful animation, sadness, and to get your brain chemistry changed. you should check out the red turtle! it's a joint production with studio gibbli, and is so visually stunning and mesmerising you will just sob.

this movie is so amazing, and you will adore the hell out of it.

Megamind 11/10

Dreamworks cult classic film, a family movie that breaks down the superhero genre and reinvents it into a tale of redemption, grief, and rejecting what people think of you. one of the best family movies of the 2010s.

bolt 11/10

if Disney wasn't cowards we would have more of these cult classic early to late 2000s 3D movies, but they hate fun.

if you took everything anti-hollywood and a solid critic on the state of cinema and tv and threw in some animals, chucked it in a pot.

you would have this amazing film! genuinely one of the best Disney movies ever, and the fact people don't talk about it more is saddening.

treasure planet 11/10

one of the last 2D Disney movies, it bombed bad in the cinemas but it is an amazing film that deserves love.

the score is amazing, the characters are so weird and wonderful, and it evokes insane feelings.

chicken little 10/10

if you like kinda campy goofy movies about autism coded characters and sci-fi, and also animals you will adore chicken little, it's one of the weirder 2010s Disney movies. lots of fun and a good family movie.

that's all! see you next instalment!

[ode-12-20-23]

Tonight I see is one of those extra painful yearning episodes .. I wanna cry so bad but i know it wont change the fact that your gone ..the stupid day dreams of hoping to run in to you in a store knowing id break down at the slightest glimpse of you actually being in my presence again ,why did i have to love you so.. and why didnt you love me the same the loneliness i feel in the place you carried in my heart so high is brittle as a thin sheet of ice in a faded winter turning to spring i d not dare take a step forward cause the fear of what was once a fire could go out at any moment . So still i stand in what i am well aware is the insanity of a hopeless love affair that was never going to be . Why do i still wait for you to return knowing you were never ment for me i am merely a fool who road her ship straight in to your sirens song repeatedly crashing her ship in your mesmerizing serenade of lies

You promised me you wouldn’t

But yet i lay here in the wreckage of my once strongest ship now to pieces replaying the song you played that took me off course to this inevitable record scratched on my favorite part of your song of lies.

I wish I could hate you..

To you my ode:L71198

[starlight-time-machine]

Week in Review

05/12/2024 – 05/18/2024

Sunday

Week 14 of missing Cipher Academy

Not much to say about Girl Meets Rock except hell yeah Hatocchi get his ass!!!!

UNDEAD UNLUCK IS CRAZY GOOD THIS WEEK WOAGHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHH This battle was predicated on the idea of “imagination”, but now it has developed into the idea of “conviction”, given how Feng’s determination helped power the cannon and plant the seed of doubt in Lang’s mind. BUT ALSO NICO OPENING THE WORMHOLE TO THE MASTER RULES ROOM IS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGG I LITERALLY SCREAMED OUT LOUD LMAOOOOOOOOO it’s simultaneously the funniest shit ever while also being a genius move, and seeing Soul being absolutely flabbergasted is so incredible. But then seeing him appear to feel genuinely frustrated and sad at Lang’s defeat is also really interesting…of course Tozuka would give the villains compassion and care for each other…love is one of the central themes of UU after all…and this makes this war all the more compelling… That last spread is genuinely so beautiful…Lang conceding defeat and granting her foe some happiness in her final moments…NicoIchi marriage…it’s just so peak… I don’t know how UU manages to top itself every week but god it feels good to be a part of the journey.

Obligatory beach episode in Oshi no Ko is fine, there are some fun jokes in there. And the love triangle seems to be resolving itself…if not for the Ruby thing LMAO

I’m glad they got that guy out of the air in Dandadan, because the drawings of hand to hand combat are just gorgeous.

Damn, the information drop in One Piece is actually insane…it feels surreal to be finally hearing history that I first got hints about literally ten years ago…

Ahghhrhghghaeujglhgeayhgj the new SpyFam chapter…Martha/Henry is so so so so so so sooooo good…SpyFam is so good when it’s a genuine war drama because it doesn’t shy away from how war permeates and affects society…the kids going through air siren drills and the talk of drafts and everyone’s futures…Martha suffering the loss of her dream and taking control of her life by enrolling in the army and confessing to Henry, only for the bell of war to toll once more and shove a wedge between them that will last for most of their lives…agh… I really hope they get together, and not just at the end of the manga like a lot of shounen manga like to do because I want to see them explore their new dynamic in their old age… If only every manga was as proactive and caring about romance as Undead Unluck is…

I reread Hoshi Dake ga Shitteru to see if I would want to buy it when the officially licensed book comes out and I think I will…! The writing in this was always pretty refreshing to read, and it’s fun and realistic to watch Kengo and Sora slowly orbit around each other and read each other’s intentions until they finally concede that they’re in love. And the astronomy theming and all this talk about dreams is just the cherry on top because it reminds me of Twin Spica. It’s an 8/10 for me, and I’m looking forward to picking up the physical version.

Finally finished reading If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late… I’ve harped on about my issues with this series enough, so I’ll just say that the gist of my problem with it is that it’s a fairly shallow narrative. I’m sure that kids enjoy it, and I probably did as a kid myself, but it’s not particularly rewarding to revisit as an adult because there’s no added depth to be found. Just a quirky series banking on punny humor and the allure of a big mystery and a secret society that lets kids work for them for whatever reason. Unfortunately I’m committed to seeing this series through to the end, so you’ll probably get a lot more griping from me.

Man…I think I’m genuinely too stupid to understand Monogatari. I finished Nekomonogatari Black today and I just feel confused… Monogatari’s trademark of long-winded conversations just leave me always playing catch up as I try to understand the line I just heard while the next line is being said. I went to go read some essays about Nekomonogatari and I think I get it more now, but I don’t get Araragi at all…I rarely do… Maybe I should read the books, at least I can control the pacing there…but I feel like Monogatari might just not be for me, because I can hardly feel emotionally impacted by it when I can’t tell what’s going on. I really wanted to like Monogatari, though…it seems to mean a lot to a lot of people and I love Cipher Academy by the same author so much so I don’t know why this just isn’t clicking for me…

I watched the second episode of Smartypants and it was about as mildly entertaining as the first. Jess’ presentation felt the most straightforward, just straight up facts rather than jokes lol. Jacob’s was solid and genuinely funny at times and came to a satisfying conclusion, much like Trapp’s in the last episode, but I think my favourite of the three has to be Katie’s for her sheer commitment and enthusiasm. I relate, as an egg lover myself…

Monday

Living Dead…Sleeping Dead… Having now read the ending, the name of the manga hits like a truck… Both can refer to Sada, of course, but I’m also inclined to believe that Living Dead also refers to Mamiya in a way… He was aimless in life, only chasing the one ambition he knew and leaving behind the rest of the world in the process… But Sada brought him back…and tried to keep him there, even using up his last moments to try and impart that message to him… Meanwhile, the Sleeping Dead moniker makes me want to die because it’s what Mamiya desperately wanted for Sada in the end…but of course it couldn’t come to pass… This story was never going to end happily… I was surprised to see Mamiya just straight up admit his feelings, but I suppose it was the last chapter so the mangaka wanted to get things moving along. But god, seeing them being intimate and Mamiya slowly opening up to happiness was so incredible…and it only made the ending all the more tragic. Narratively, I think the story was a bit all over the place and not always in control of what direction it wanted to go in, but that last conversation somehow tied everything together and illuminated the themes of the work so beautifully that I can’t even be mad. But god I feel so miserable…8/10…

At least the new Oni to Tengoku chapter cheered me up somewhat…Aoki and Tengoku’s tentative relationship and its down to earth writing is always fun to read about…

And then I read Koisuru Psycho no Shirayuki-kun lmao It seems to be a quintessential edgy “get revenge on your cartoon bullies” escapist power fantasy, but the BL theming and excellent figure art have intrigued me… I normally wouldn’t read a story like this but sure, I’ll watch the “crazy” guy kill some kids for his crush, why not. Everything about this story is so over the top, though, so let’s see if I get annoyed enough to drop it before it concludes.

Tuesday

I’d been itching to read another Sammy Keyes book so I picked up Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception today and finished it in one sitting lol I love this series so much that I’m trying savour them and not read them all at once, so it’s always a treat when I do get to read one. This entry was pretty cute, with some musings about the value and purpose of art in a way that a younger audience could appreciate and some more progress on the Sammy/Casey romance front, but the highlight for me was definitely seeing Rita take more of an active role in the mystery. It’s nice to learn more about her and see her step out of the “worried guardian” role for a bit, and the old people love quandrangle was really fun to watch play out. Personally I think Rita deserves to have a fling with Lance before marrying Hudson but that’s just me. The mystery was kind of the weakest link here, given how 80% of its runtime was less so about a specific crime and more “things seem suspicious, better investigate”, but it was still decently interesting.

Wednesday

I tried reading Moju by Edogawa Ranpo, but the translation was a little off and filled with typos and grammatical errors that I couldn’t really get into it (and after looking up the translator, it seems like this wasn’t a one-time occurrence). The intro itself was also meh – it seems a little ridiculous that after two run-ins with the blind man, Ranko wouldn’t connect the dots right away that the weird guy wearing sunglasses at her show is the same guy??? And I’m sure the ero-guro stuff was shocking for 1931, but now it just reads as edgy slasher stuff. So yeah, no thanks.

Thursday

DunMesh with a side of excellent spicy noodles today – I used水煮鱼 broth, shanxi noodles, ricecakes filled with cheese, spring onions, and some meatballs I made yesterday and oh my god it was so good. Possibly the best “throw stuff together” meal I’ve ever made for myself. I felt very immersed in the dungeon cooking experience. Watching Izutsumi learn how to actually relate to people and be a part of a team is very cute! Also a nice lesson in learning how to deal with things you don’t like in order to move forward in life.

Friday

Drag Race All Stars 9 huh… I have to be honest…I’m not really feeling this season… I’m glad that they’re competing for these great causes, but now it feels like Drag Race is trying too hard to be a “feel good” activism season and the vibes are just way off. This overly positive tone was fitting when it was the winners season and we were celebrating the girls’ achievements and how skilled they are at their craft, but it’s not really working for me here. I guess part of the issue is that there isn’t anyone I’m particularly rooting for in this group? And then not having eliminations sucked a lot of tension out of the room… I think I’ll actually skip this season entirely. I’ve been watching every main Drag Race and All Stars season since 6 and 3 respectively, but I’m just not compelled enough to continue with this one. I did watch the first episode, though, and it was alright. The song performance was weirdly good in a way where I feel like production stepped in to help (it definitely felt like they were trying to avoid turning the charity song into a meme if one of the verses flopped), but then the sudden perfume themed runway threw me way off. This is something that would’ve been its own main challenge back in the day (flashbacks to that extremely weird animated sidekick challenge from season 9??), and seeing it thrown in here for seemingly no reason was so weird. At least the voiceovers were all pretty funny, and the outfits were nice…except for Gottmik’s. Literally what was that…the placement of the chains was so weird and random and unflattering, and the base was just a basic black dress… Gottmik was a favourite of mine on season 13, so this was a bit of a disappointment. Plastique’s outfit was pretty amazing, I was marvelling at the mechanics of having two sets of wings that closed over each other…it’s definitely a step up from the Courtney Act wings, though those still have a special place in my heart. But yeah, the vibes are just off and I don’t want to watch the rest of the season.

Saturday

To be honest I was sad today but then a four hour video essay I’ve been anticipating for two years got posted just as I was about to eat dinner so I spent most of my day watching that instead of anything else

[bellmo15-blog]

Villains In Fiction Act Like Villains? *Gasp!*

So, there was a post I saw on Twitter last night that was poking fun of some of the sillier complaints people have about Disney Star Wars and the post contained screenshots of posts from Ticktok complaining about how certain factions, the Empire in particular, had been depicted in Star Wars media recently and these shots contained a bunch of fickle arguments such as “where is the war in Star Wars” as if people don’t understand that war isn’t all just big explosions and screaming “FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY” at the top of your lungs. You know, it was the stereotypical “Disney Star Wars bad” kinda stuff you’d expect to see at this point. However, there were two particular screen shots in this post that bothered me the most. This shot from opening of The Force Awakens where the First Order assaults the village on Jakku which ends with them all being executed, and another shot from one of the recent episodes of The Bad Batch showing that the Empire has started experimenting on kids with that same episode also showing Cad Bane kidnapping a literal baby.

And these complaints, they got to me. Like they actually got to me and not in a good way. Because ignoring the fact that the sequel trilogy actively goes out of it’s way to show the audience that the First Order is A LOT more brutal than the Empire anyway and this opening assault is a great way of showing that and this wasn’t even the first time in cannon that Cad Bane had kidnaped children, they were acting like the Empire being as evil as it is is a new thing. No it is not! This is the same group of people who killed Luke’s aunt and uncle, blew up an entire planet, tortured Princess Leia for information and would of killed her two if Luke, Han and Chewbacca didn’t show up to save her, Darth Vader killed some of his own men just because they fucked up at their job, blackmailed Lando into luring our heroes into a trap and set up a shield generator on a planet they likely didn’t ask the consent of the local Ewoks beforehand. And let’s not forget the Galactic Empire is also being led by a man who manipulated his best solider from childhood, planned a mass genocide on a group of what’s basically Space Samurai wizards and any Jedi that DID survive often ended up working for this new regime to basically hunt down and kill any Jedi who survived Order 66 and let’s not forget Palpatine basically lied his way into power. The Empire experimenting on children in The Bad Batch is no different from how they acted in the past BEFORE Disney brought the rights to this franchise!

However, this post of the Star Wars fanbase just being the Star Wars fanbase also highlights a bigger issue that extends to all works of fiction. Apparently, we can’t have villains in fiction who are irredeemable assholes that do some really horrible shit anymore. And I really have to wonder, do you people NOT know some of the really horrible shit villains have done in fiction over the years. Do you also know that some of them also have no real motivation to do half the shit they do other than “just cause” or because of “insanity?” This really isn’t a new thing or anything!

Don’t believe me? How about we bring up Green Goblin from the first Sam Rami Spider-Man film? This is a villain who literally becomes a villain though a science experiment gone wrong leading to him going insane and he actively takes joy in the horrible stuff he does. Does he have a reason to continue doing evil shit after killing off the Oscorp executives who screw him over at one point? No. Is he still a joy to watch on screen? Yes!

Or how about Risky Boots from the Shantae series. Does she have any deep or personal or sympathetic reason as to why she does half the shit she does in this series, including kidnapping Shantae’s Uncle, stealing her genie magic out of her, inverting Shantae’s Genie Magic to turn her evil or helping the Empress Siren just for the sake of a ship? As far as we know, no! She just really likes being a pirate and stealing shit save for the one time in the series she had no choice but to work with Shantae to stop the Pirate Master. And that’s fine! Because she’s still an incredibly entertaining villain.

Or what about Bowser from the Super Mario franchise. Does he have any detailed reasons as to why he constantly goes after Princess Peach? No! And yes, there is the Super Mario Bros Movie where he wants to marry Peach but that’s a different cannon altogether anyway.

And what about Commander Tartar from Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion who wanted to commit mass genocide on the entire Inkling and Octoling race just because he wasn’t happy with how they had become the new dominant species on earth and wanted to replace them with a new race?

“But Bellmo, we need our villains to be sympathetic otherwise what’s the point of half the stuff they do.” No no no. You can NOT just sit here and tell me making a villain Sympathetic instantly makes that character likable or justifys half the shit they do. Because even the ones who are do some pretty horrible stuff.

Don’t believe me still? How about Magneto in the X-Men movies? Now one look at this guy and you might think that he has a noble goal. He wants mutants to be respected and the X-Men universe mutants are seen as freaks or monsters. Well guess what, Magneto does some pretty awful shit in these films just for that goal. In the original X-Men he was more than willing to sacrifice Rouge, who casual reminder is ALSO a mutant, just to turn a bunch of people into Mutants despite the fact that we see before this point that it does NOT end well if a normal person get’s forcibly turned into a Mutant. X-2 despite helping to stop a plot to wipe out all mutant on the earth he then ends up turning that plan on its head and try’s to have all non mutants wiped out instead. Last Stand he rally’s a bunch of mutants to his side because of a recent “cure” for mutations and his plan is to literally go to the source of the cure, who is a literal child, and probably kill him two. And that’s not even counting some of the stuff he does in the First-Class saga such as being more than willing to blow up American and Russian boats with mislles, thinking the best way to stop the apocalyptic future we see in Day’s of Future Past is to kill Mystic because her actions in the 70’s lead to what happened and willingly working for Apocalypse because he has nothing left anymore. Yeah, I don’t care how much of an activist for mutant rights Magneto is, if I was a mutant I’d be going straight to the school run by the telepath in a wheelchair. Which is ironic for me to say considering Magneto is arguably one of the best parts of these movies. He’s incredibly well acted and his dialogue with other characters is great to listen two.

“But Gannondorf is a sympathetic villain in Zelda Wind Waker. He had good reason for doing what he did.” Yeah, a sympathetic villain who lied his way into the Hylian Royal family and plunged Hyrule and the Sacred Realm into chaos. And that’s just in the Adult Timeline. Don’t even get me started on how he basically used Zant to try and take over Hyrule again in the Child Timeline or how he actually kills OOT Link in the Downfall timeline.

Look, the point I’m trying to get across with all this rambling is that I don’t get why villains acting like villains is such a shocking thing to people nowadays. What, are we going to complain about Heroes being Heroes next? Villains doing villainous shit isn’t a brand new thing nor do they all have to be sympathy to justify the shit they do either. But then again, we live in an age where media literacy is deader than my hopes for that Sands of Time remake to be finished. I know I said this already a while ago but I swear to God, I will NEVER forgive what a lot of overly critical Youtubers from the 2010’s into now have done to an entire generations ability to consume media.

[spookyblazecoffee]

I love it when ranger teams bicker like a little family, you have no idea<3

The reason I came up with kitty cat is because of the whole vampires hissing thing. Although, something relating to bats could work.

Gayest version of Twilight is exactly the vibe. But also some Monster High vibes, too.

Victor and Monty see Brody and Levi rolling around in the dirt and are just standing there with their mouths hanging open bc they're so confused.

I want and also don't want the supernatural creatures thing to be a secret at the same time. Maybe they keep the supernatural thing a secret as rangers and are pretty open about it as "civilians"??

As for more headcanons:

Calvin loves the fact that the suits cover everything because then he's not burning in the sun while trying to fight.

Hayley uses her siren powers against the monsters they fight.

Everyone's always so confused as to why the pink ranger sounds like she has an electronic voice whenever she saves them.

Near the full moon, everyone's worried about the red and gold rangers because they're not fighting as great as they usually do.

Calvin's helmet has ecolocation bc bats<3

Preston spends most of his free time trying to come up with a spell or charm or something that makes it easier for Calvin to be out in the sun. As well as the same things to help the others.

Hayley also uses her powers to soothe the civilians they protect from Odius and Galvanax's monsters. Especially the younger kids.

Brody and Levi both have a soft spot for younger kids and are insanely protective of them because wolves are incredibly protective of their pack and especially their young.

Wolves are matriarchal, so Brody does feel bad about being the leader just because he happened to get the red ninja power star. He often goes to Hayley and Sarah for advice when trying to make decisions for the team just because of instinct.

Dane Romero is probably also a werewolf along with Brody and Levi's mom, most likely. They all had a hard time after Brody and Levi's mom died since there was no longer a natural balance of power in their "pack" (family).

Wait, now I'm thinking about the lack of power balance on Galvanax's ship and how difficult that would've been for werewolf Brody since he was still pretty young when he got taken. Same with Levi because he had to be in hiding for about ten years.

The thing about Levi also makes me wonder. Where did he hide? Did he find a new "pack" to stay with? Did he stay alone? What happened in those years of him hiding from Odius and everything else out to get him? If he did find a new werewolf pack, does he still keep in touch with them? Did he find an actual wolf pack to stay with?

Anyway, getting away from that topic until it takes over my brain.

Whenever Brody and Calvin get a little too mean in their bickering, Hayley and Sarah are both immediately like: "Boys!" with matching looks of disappointment. The first time this happened, Brody got a little upset at himself because he thought they were mad at him. They weren't, but y'know, the whole being raised on an alien spaceship where everyone was mad at him thing can really get to a teenage werewolf. (Trauma for the babey)

Hayley's dad is actually super interested in how Mrs. Thompson made Sarah. Still don't know if he's a siren or if Hayley's mom was. It could also be like that one episode of Creeped Out where the girl was taken in by her parents because they found her in some rocks on the beach and she turned out to be a mermaid/siren.

Sometimes, Brody will get a little too rough when play fighting with someone other than Cal or Levi, and he'll feel really bad about it until they assure him that they're fine.

Brody absolutely adores rough housing with Levi, but sometimes his brother can be a bit too tired to fight, which is when Brody and Calvin are the ones fighting. The first time Brody and Calvin fought, Preston thought they were angry at each other, but in all actuality, they were both just bored, and it was a fun way to blow off steam.

Brody is just like a big wolf puppy from a lack of constant social skills training on Galvanax's ship. That's a big part of why he and Viera get along so well (she's still an alien in this AU, obvs) because neither of them were really taught much about human concepts.

Brody literally learned everything he knows from an alien, a robot, and his parents, who weren't able to teach him much before Galvanax took him.

That's all I have for now<3

Werewolf Brody and vampire Calvin love to poke fun at each other.

Brody's a little too affectionate with Preston or literally anyone in their friend group? Calvin's first reaction is to call him a lap dog.

Calvin hisses at Brody when he tries to hug him? Brody calls him a kitty cat.

They're best friends, but they're always making fun of each other, so people outside their little group think they dislike each other when in reality they love each other.

There's tons of play fighting between Calvin and Brody, but also between Brody and Levi (that one's just brothers being brothers)

I don't know if they would still be rangers in this AU, but it would be hilarious if they were.

You know, this is absolutely adorkable. THE INFIGHTING AND THE BICKERING. I LIVE FOR THAT.

AND THE INSULTS??? KITTY CAT AND LAP DOG?? (tho i feel like bat spawn or some other shit like that would be a better insult for Cal XD) but YES the utter CHAOS. Werewolves vs Vampires REAL and TRUE.

Please tell me this also gives a gayest version of twilight with Preston being Bella :D (we all know twilight is cringe but its a cult classic soo)

Brody and Levi DUDE IMAGINE they tackle each other into the dirt all the time. And the others are just like *shrug* there they go again, I guesss *shrug again*.

Literal doggo behaviour I tell you XD BUT YES YES and YES. They should definitely be Rangers in this AU, because 1: ranger drama. and it'd be hilarious to see them trying to keep TWO secret identities (unless the mythical creatures one isn't secret??) and 2: aNyBoDy CaN bE a RaNgEr. Taken to another level. imagine the chaos.

Any more headcanons on this?? 👀

[mystical-one]

im so tempted to make a list of monkees episodes ordered so that it forms a kind of legible plot but idk what would be a good series finale.....

[spectralarrovv]

benny’s outfits ranked

watch me go slowly insane as i try my hardest to avoid this man’s addiction to polo shirts

1. 1.13 “Jesse’s Girl/ReVamped”

this fit changed my life, i saw this episode on tv as a kid and haven’t been the same since. i think seeing benny in such a gorgeous tux after an entire season of horrid polo shirts is enough to put me into anaphylactic shock. he outshined everyone in this episode, 30/10

2. 1.5 “Double Negative/Jilly Putty”

evil benny could have very possibly been my gay awakening at the ripe age of 8, and i will excuse the polo since the leather jacket and asshole attitude carry the outfit. 20/10

3. 2.4 “Flushed”

my standard for this ranking is: the less polo shirts i have to see the higher the ranking. not a single polo shirt in sight this ENTIRE episode, i could cry. the striped long sleeve is a personal favorite of mine and the pink apron is an unironic serve, incredible, 10/10

4. 2.9 “Siren Song”

this look was an absolute serve, benny knows how to make a good fit when it counts. i was already on board with the hair but the cape took it to the next level, 10/10

5. 2.1 “Welcome Back Dusker”

i’m a sucker for flannel, and i don’t know what it is about the green jacket with this flannel because it SHOULDN’T work but it does and i love it. also i would probably wear this, 9/10

6. 1.9 “Blue Moon”/2.10 “Jockenstein”

i’m putting these in the same spot since they’re in the same category: not really outfits, just benny looking good in sports wear over his clothes. and he looks damn good, 9/10

7. 2.7 “Hottie Ho-Tep”/2.8 “Independence Daze”

this jacket instantly makes his outfits bearable, especially with the hoodie in the second pic. and it’s covering his godawful polo shirt in the second pic so i have to give credit where credits due. benny you would benefit from layers, 8/10

8. 2.5 “Mirror/rorriM”

i know the vest was for utility over fashion, but i think it’s cute in a dorky way. 7/10

9. 2.2 “Say You’ll Be Maztak”

i would rather benny be shirtless than have to see some of the horrendous polo shirts he wears at times, lucia did him a favor, 7/10

10. 1.4 “Guys & Dolls”/1.5 “Double Negative/Jilly Putty”

it pains me to include polo shirts at all on this list, but i will say that these are his best polo shirts, they’re tolerable, 5/10

making these lists is actually really fun! i’ll probably do sarah next, which i’m excited for since i love a lot of her outfits… anyways hope you guys enjoyed my suffering

[imnova]

@ashokasforce I missed you yesterday! And nope, I won't ever stop... ;D But you see, you know they're not real but you don't seem to know why that matters, so I'll try to explain it. Do you like Mystery Spot? It's hilarious, right? It's brilliant. It's one of the reasons why, not despite which, people clamoured for Gabriel to be back every time he seems to be dead. If I said "give me all the Mystery Spot fics" or "I'm actually thinking of writing an s8 reverse-Mystery Spot fic," nobody would bat an eye. Well, what is Mystery Spot? Murder spree on one side, the most sadistic psychological torture ever on another. But that's okay to like, because murder somehow isn't gross to like. Or worth being told to 'seek help'. Because you do understand that it's fictional, so it's not like anyone's going out and doing it or advocating it for real. Then you find some porn that is completely fucked up in real life, and this is worth 'seek help' and gets tagged 'go live in Alabama'. If you don't tell Mystery Spot fans to go join some terrorist organization, so maybe they can kill someone in front of their family for real...and then try to revive them (drowning is the best bet, or fake executions, the important thing is that the family member is convinced they're dead)...and kill the poor thing again tomorrow... The fuck do you expect me to do in Alabama, huh? You know, this whole "murder's fine, the important is that nobody dare to get an orgasm in a less than wholesome way" attitude is the reason the rest of the world thinks America is fucking insane. Feeding more porn worms and less murder worms would make you a much better nation. And, for the last time, they're not real. They don't actually have wants or thoughts or anything, so there's nothing for you to promise. So sure, your boys don't want to fuck each other. Mine do. And sobbing won't undo the siren episode. ;D

Every man, woman, demon, angel, god and monster in Supernatural being obsessed with Dean Winchester. Because God and Amara made everyone. And no one is more obsessed with Dean than those deranged siblings

Dean Winchester Derangement level:

catastrophic

[saltysalmonkid]

Guys i cant stop thinking abt wwdits polycule dynamics so heres me infodumping about them yas

Nandor and Laszlo first bc i care them and people don't talk about them enough!!!! Their relationship isn't all that defined (mostly bc theyre geezers who don't know what a queerplatonic relationship is) but they are very tender and sweet to each other when they want to be. No spoken words, just soft touches and little gestures here and there. I also like to think that the manor they live in was first owned by Laszlo and Nadja but then Laszlo met Nandor and they fooled around on and off so much so that Nandor decided to move in because they had a spare room and he spent so much time at the house already anyway.

Colin Robinson and Laszlo next. Shut up he is not a baby i have no fucking clue what you are talking about you sound insane right now. I think i said this before but i stand by the fact that Colin Robinson will constantly try to annoy Laszlo and then get taken aback and embarrassed when Laszlo just finds his antics cute. When Laszlo realises this he does everything in his power to try and fluster Colin Robinson. It only works about 30% of the time. They go out and do gross, unspeakable amounts of pda quite often because Laszlo's a freak and Colin Robinson can get a pretty good meal out of the collective disgust of the onlookers. Also maybe he enjoys it a little bit but he'd never tell.

Now Guillermo and Laszlo. I'm sure its dawning upon you at this point that when I say "wwdits polycule" what i really mean is "laszlo's continuous quest to obtain more and more partners" and tbh i'm not apologising for it. Once he starts seeing Guillermo as an equal they both find each others' company surprisingly pleasant, and Laszlo takes on a sort of mentoral position in Guillermo's life, teaching him various silly things like playing the piano or how to properly tend to the garden. Guillermo enjoys the domesticity of it all and Laszlo enjoys how enthusiastic Guillermo is when learning. Also, when he finds out that Guillerno is trans he offers to bring him to the witches to get gender affirmation surgeries in a much cheaper and less intrusive manner than human doctors can provide(which is how he did it back in the 1800s, as he tells Guillermo) They reminisce about their childhood, compare past experiences, Guillermo asks him what it was like to be trans back when he was still human, so on and so forth. Sometimes he lets Guillermo tag along on his date nights with Nadja.

Nadja and Guillermo now. Guillermo's not strictly into men, perse, but it's very rare that hes actually attracted to any women. Im not sure if they would be that romantically involved with each other, but they definitely care about each other a lot (specially after the London Incident) and they confide in each other very often. Plus theyre almost the same species of girlboss so they get along pretty well. Usually they'll share looks of exasperation whenever nandor and laszlo do stupid shit and gossip about things and go on fun shopping trips (because laszlo has been banned from shopping ever since he tried to go back home with two carts full of electronics from best buy but nadja still enjoys it so she goes with guillermo instead) Nadja also loves to dress Guillermo up because he has "a steaming heap of donkey shit for a fashion sense" and Guillermo doesn't mind because he likes to be doted on.

Nadja and Nandor now. I actually see their relationship as more of a sibling dynamic than anything, especially w the way they treat each other in the show it's really reminiscent of the way two siblings might squabble, like how they act like they hate each other but when one or the other seems to be in genuine distress they soften up and show genuine care and concern for the other's wellbeing. Some notable examples of this are the gail episode (nadja genuinely being worried that nandor is going to have his heart broken again) and the siren episode (nandor doing his best to placate nadja and help her find her dollie). Because of this i imagine Nandor confides in her a lot, or at least under the guise of complaining. Nadja acts like its a HUUUGE hassle for her every single time but she'll still make no move to walk away from him and will even give him advice on occasion. As for Nadja, she has Laszlo to talk to usually, but everytime they have a lover's spat she'll turn to Nandor and Nandor will usually be kind of at a loss for what to do and will end up awkwardly patting her on the back as she clings to him and moans and cries about how terrible her stupid beautiful husband is being to her. Also, after the London Incident she's become very over protective of Guillermo and will scold Nandor every time he makes him upset.

I'm going to do the rest of the Colin Robinson ones in a batch because i have puzzled over them for ages and still can't come up with anything. Anyway I think out of the rest of them he's most friendly with Guillermo, if only because they spend the most time together as daywalkers. Sometimes if he takes pity on Guillermo he'll do the grocery shopping for him for the week. Nadja and Colin Robinson have a tense relationship at best, especially after Colin Robinson tried to make a move on her that one time. She thinks he is a very annoying little man. Colin Robinson finds her easiest to feed on because she is the most easily irritated one in the house, even more than Nandor. And speaking of Nandor, he's sort of got no opinion on the c-man. They kind of just tolerate each other's existences. Though occasionally Nandor will ask Colin Robinson about things he's genuinely interested in because he knows Colin Robinson knows a lot of stupid random trivia and Colin Robinson will indulge him if only so he can go off on several tangents to drain him a wee bit in the process. (Usually all Nandor asks about are horses.)

Okay, that's all for now gimmy ur own hcs if u hv any