#there are no supernatural elements btw
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I have a lot of fondness for clunky Hallmark Christmas romance movies with rock bottom production values, vaguely established and extremely contrived plots, dodgy dialgoue, often questionable line readings, and child actors playing a kid who seems either three years younger or older than themselves. Hallmark have not undermined themselves with glib, self aware irony or attempted to "elevate" the delightful low artform that they excel in. Refreshing, honestly.
#netflix could never#they are incapable of that level of earnest storytelling#for this specific kind of story at least#because they think they're better than it#hallmark knows that none of us are too good for a movie about an autistic marine biologist#who thinks her best friend's brother ghosted her after they hit it off at the friend/sister's wedding#and *tells him* that repeatedly to his face instead of not addressing it#and he's like 'I definitely replied ot your email! you ghosted me! but let's let bygones be bygones. It's The Holidays' for the whole movie#and the resolution is that it got saved in his drafts#amazing#what other studios are delivering this level of banal miscommunication#what other movies have b-plots about learning how to be good at talking to interns as well as seals?#where little kids read poems they wrote at a christmas parties that sound *exactly* like a little kid wrote them?#and not in the 'kids who haven't internalised cliche yet can write some beautiful lines' way#mystic christmas: would recommend to a friend#there are no supernatural elements btw#that's the name of the town#which literally could have been named anything because it doesn't seem to be important to the plot at all#and no one makes any plays on 'mystic' that relate to its literal meaning
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forever obsessed w the fact that in bh lore vampires do actually die and stay dead for a short bit and then come back wrong. something that sadly never really gets elaborated on but that i find deeply fascinating bc it is implied that they remember the afterlife! which is such a cool and insane nugget of lore to give ur vampires like hello. also the implication that it scared the shit out of them, or at least out of mitchell..... can we talk about it!
mitchell eating his stupid fucking noodle box as hes waiting w the newly turned vamp to make sure he doesnt wake up alone and scared even though lauren mocks him for it!
mitchell making sure to remind george to NOT look at what's beyond the threshold when they are preparing to say goodbye to annie when her door shows up!
that little moment when annie decides to tell owen the secrets of the dead to drive him insane and george asks what that was all about and mitchell shakes his head so annie goes ahaha lol i was just improvising even though both her and mitchell know better!!!! thats their best friend who they will protect from the horrors of death as long as (in)humanly possible! they love you alive boy ♡
#me trying to make any post abt a single member of the og trio: ok btw did u notice that all 3 of them loved each other so so much#being human#being human uk#john mitchell#i wish the fact that mitchell remembered Death was used beyond s1 bc it is one of my favourite creative decisions wrt supernatural lore tbh#its not really super prominent and they do keep his fear of death in the later seasons but that specific angle was sooo delicious#especially if u take into account the whole Guilt sitiation george has got going on that hes the only 'alive' member of the household#and as such the only one w a chance to Do Something More w his life and get out of there (he cannot. and hes never getting away from them.)#and how hes torn between wanting A Life bc he still has a chance however flimsy and The House (but it was never going to be human was it?)#and how as much as both annie and mitchell want him to stay bc they belong together (and it is heavily implied that a wolf/vamp/ghost trio#is actually the only truly stable environment for all three categories which is what has kempp and co so freaked out)#they also want him to seize life bc even though they cant he still can and he Should!!! and thats such a great element of tension imo#that sadly gets lost in s4 &5 a bit bc toms relationship to the mortal world is entirely different since he was never a normie so to speak#but yeah. i would make a webweave abt this except i lost all of my fucking episodes Plus my poetry collection when my pc died so#u get this 3 am ramble and if uve read this far u will also get the reminder to fucking make backups of ur stuff!!! do it for me pls!!!#the wise one learns from his mistakes but the genius learns from others mistakes or wtv ...... please learn from my mistakes lol#cavetext
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At the end of S2ep4 when Stede and Ed are talking about going back to the ship, there is a brief moment where the sound of wings flapping is heard and Stede looks around, having heard it. Buttons doesn't finish the bird transformation ritual until just over a minute later, after Stede left. This moment had to have been intentional, a little clue to us that the bird transformation is not what we're told.
Ed (and the audience) don't see Buttons become a bird. He goes behind a tree, a bush rustles and a bird is by the tree when Ed looks behind it. This is the kind of show that wouldn't hold back on showing its audience something cool using practical or visual effects like a human to bird transformation. Especially considering the other things the crew brought to life like building the boats to scale, the practical mermaid tail e.c.t. i don't see why we wouldn't be shown the transformation unless it didn't happen.
Buttons must have disappeared off into the woods for reasons we may find out later and the bird was just the bird that flew in earlier. It's a funny coincidence. There's no actual magic going on but it is very on brand of these characters to just roll with it.
#i'm actually 100% fine with the show having supernatural elements btw!#I just don't actually think the Buttons became a bird thing is real#especially after clocking the flapping noise just before like c'mon that's a clear clue#buttons#nathaniel buttons#our flag means death spoilers#our flag means death season 2#ofmd spoilers#ofmd#ofmd season 2 spoilers
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i'm getting even more ideas after fucking writing an essay about it in the tags of my last post but-
i get that they're intentionally keeping Rhea out of the picture until she returns so she gets a huge pop (just like they're doing with Roman) but how cool would it be if she was conducting her own revenge tour while not being on screen at all?
have TJD doing her bidding while always communicating with her through text or phone calls where you never hear her voice. have her have them terrorizing the roster on her behalf. have them go after Liv and remind her that her claims are bullshit bc she never did truly defeat Rhea for the title. Rhea is a goth badass so idfk have her leave traces of her black lipstick on mirrors or some shit to remind everyone of her presence, leave a little blood here and there with notes from her bc she promised she was coming back for blood. she's got dagger iconography (tattoos, necklace) so maybe incorporate that too.
she's the fucking eradicator. a self-described nightmare. this could be the time to introduce perhaps a little supernatural element to her (which i should add that she absolutely does not need but would be fucking baller).
have it look like her shadow is looming around places when it's not actually her. have Liv think she can hear Rhea laughing when no one else can hear her. at first make Liv brush it off but then as Rhea's return looms closer she starts actually getting scared/fearing for her sanity for real. give Liv some throwaway lines about having frequent nightmares. have Dom look like he's a little bit possessed while relaying messages from Rhea (which I think he doesn't even need to be possessed but he absolutely would act like it anyway just to fuck with people).
like come on her theme song is literally about being a 'demon in your dreams' and you're telling me you're just leaving that material there and never using it???
the Liv stalking Dom storyline is played out at this point and I feel sorry (and frankly frustrated) for Dom and that this is how the writers are choosing to continue until Rhea's return. there's so much more they could be doing with her character rn and it's a bit of a shame that isn't happening.
#wwe writers i am available for hire if you wanna talk btw#wwe#rhea ripley#leigh speaks#of course rhea has a right to take a break while she's recovering and if she chose not to work during that time then i respect that#dominik mysterio#a little supernatural element here and there would be so fucking dope and i know it won't happen but i can dream
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OMG TMAGP 13. ISTG. THAT WAS SURPRISINGLY GREAT AAA
#btw im talking about the statement itself#“statement”#not the before and after#although that was great too#BUT OMG?#i wasnt expecting much tbh#like sure dude u got gambling problems where is this gonna go#the supernatural element is definitely vague#but present enough#and for once its not the supernatural im yelling about#its the guy#how infuriating he is at first#just seems like some dude with issues#but AAAAA#the fucking EMOTIONS when he gets to the cliff#that va was really great <3#also celia has a child? okay sure#anyway#tmagp#tmagp vague#the magnus protocol
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Thinking about the Bloodborne isekai AU except it's Lady Maria getting swapped with Winter Ihernglass from the Shadow Campaigns. It takes Marcus d'Ivore and only Marcus an embarrassingly long time to notice the difference*
*Assuming Janus convinces Maria to keep up Winter's appearance if only for the time to get them to swap back. Also Maria starts soloing the Penitent Damned.
#lady maria of the astral clocktower#Marcus d'Ivore#Janus bet Vhalnich#the Shadow Campaigns#Bloodborne#btw this post was inspired by how Winter is described as vaguely resembling Maria#if I had two nickels for each white haired butch with Issues in a story with supernatural element taking place in the 1800s#I'd have two nickels which isn't much but it's weird it happened twice and I'm engaging with both simultaneously
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gnawing at the bars of my enclosure because I just thought of some vampire ocs and I wanna draw them so bad but it's 1am and I need sleep
#not monster high ocs btw#but ocs for an oc world ive created that has a lot of supernatural elements including my own versions of heaven and hell which is fun#also vampires and ghosts are like the main creatures i have notes on and ocs of but other things exist too#ive got one guy whos immortal after necromancy went kinda wrong and then death basically decided to punish him for funsies
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I just found out that riverdale and pretty little liars apparently take place in the same universe and I have to tell you that does make a weird amount of sense
#i mean they both got increasingly insane#and every time i see someone say that riverdale is the only teen drama this insane i just think of pll (and glee)#you're upset that a show that started out as a simple mystery suddenly introduced supernatural elements that have no business being there?#been there done that#btw i found this out because i saw someone complain about how if riverdales original timeline is erased (which apparently happens)#then every other show taking place in the same universe does no longer happen#i guess that at least frees us from ezra and aria being canonically married...#pure insanity out here#excuse me while I research how exactly the shows are connected#pll#pretty little liars#riverdale
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I also think that hs/the hs fandom was responding to the way the internet was in the early 2010s. it's probably a cycle of influence but I will say that with books like htn whose authors originally wrote like. complex gothic sff angst fic, that type of writing isn't limited to the hs fandom at all. There was a whole time period where if your fandom was even a little sff oriented you would have people writing these epic fics with fantasy elements where two characters would have a wildly complex and fraught relationship destroying everything else in their path for the same amount of words as the holy bible. It's so hard to describe this vibe but I'd say like, gothic sff melodrama with unreliable narrators really had a moment in fandom in the hs time period. Some of that stuff influences the way I think about fiction to this day and like. I do believe muir a little when she says she didn't take anything in particular from hs because even though there are some similar choices she makes in her writing, that was kinda just the vibe back then too
#i mean i can't speak for everyone but tbh?#htn reminded me of the d*ath note classic those who stand for nothing etc etc#like. the absolutely unrelenting portrayal of mental illness the supernatural elements that are like#hidden away in there underneath a story about awful parties#until htn nothing really had topped that fic for me as far as horrible party scenes and unreliable narrator#i think harrow is a more sympathetic protagonist than light in any universe but you know#oh btw if you look up the fic content warning everything. much like tlt#it is quite literally longer than the bible last it was updated#laura had some stuff come up but i maintain that if she ever wrote a novel it would be the next hugo winner
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I’m honestly kind of tired of how tv shows will purposely avoid any mention of God or faith but will gladly include things about the devil(s) and hell 🙄 I’m halfway through s8 of Vampire Diaries and I’m just here like….. idk, looks to me that a warrior exorcist priest would actually be good here? Since they’re basically professionals in fighting demons? Lol.
#txt#season 8 was TIRING for me#like holy shit the amount of rhetoric#about how you did bad things (even if you did it under thrall or were forced to) means you are automatically destined for hell FULL STOP#not even if you were forgiven or redeemed— those are eternal sins upon your soul and there’s no salvation either way#what defeatist nonsense#I’m so frickin glad that Damon finally snapped out of it#now I just need the dumb sirens & Cade to be gone 🙄#ngl im glad to be almost done with this show 🤪#I just want to see it through#and supernatural doesn’t count. I enjoyed the show until they started bringing a more Christian elements in it which btw was not done well#lol
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your honor, they're the same picture
#accidentally thought about Jake Scandal again. Remember when Liv said 'my father' and he corrected her to 'our father' and then they fucked#“I'm going to become Liv's brother. protect her from our father &marry her. This definitely doesn't parallel my actual dead sister :)”#normal guy jake.#Jake is Dean btw. Liv is Sam. Sam womancoding wins AGAIN.#a Supernatural character stuck in Scandal#any mid elements of Scandal S5 were saved by the actual insanity of Jake's arc#I'm going to become the One Scandalnatural poster. Everyone needs a niche.
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I hate to tell y’all this but. Supernatural by HBO already exists.
It’s called True Blood. It’s about two siblings whose last living relative dies. One is a psychic whose in love with a monster and the other is a flirt whose constantly in trouble with the law. There’s even murder mysteries, though they usually take more than one episode to solve.
#i watching true blood and i was like oh my god. wait a minute#yeah they dont move around a whole lot and its bot even that similar a premise but its wild how similar they are#also jason goes through a whole bi crisis#they were like hes dreaming about a man in his bed bc his gf killed him!!! its not gay!!!!#actually it totally is they know what theyre doing lmao#this is not a recommendation to watch it btw#if you like supernatural i donr even know if youll like it#the only reason i do is cause i watched it as a kid#but i mean if you like supernatural maybe you will like it bc of those elements#spn#true blood
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Cradles
In which you get to see Dean in his TRUE element
Dad! Dean x Mom! Reader
Warnings: none really unless you don’t like kids
I am not a mother but I tried to be accurate lmao
Also I couldn’t remember for the life of me if the bunker had a couch but it does now stfu
You were on the couch folding clothes, baby clothes to be exact, while Dean was holding the baby. It was a miracle to keep her awake for more then 20 minutes at a time so Dean was more than happy to play with her when she was up, not that baby Charlie was all too happy about it most of the time. You and Dean both knew it was expected for newborns to cling to their mother, but you saw the hurt on Dean’s face whenever his daughter cried as soon as her picked her up, so right now, seeing his smile as she squeaks and coos makes your heart smile.
You feel the couch dip next to you and you turn to see Sam who extends his hand “I can take over laundry if you want to go take a nap” he offers, and as much as you could probably use a little break, you shake your head. “Don’t wanna miss this” you smile and nod over to Dean, Sam smiles. “It’s pretty cool to see him being a dad” Sam’s comment makes you laugh softly. “I’ve been watching him be a dad ever since I met you two” you say, leaning you head on Sam’s shoulder. “You were his kid long before Charlie was” you tell him. Sam doesn’t respond, just pulls you into a hug. When you two go back to watching Dean and the baby, you speak again. “I really hope she’s a daddy’s girl”, you say it so quietly you’re positive Dean couldn’t have heard, but Sam did. “I don’t think any mother ever has said that before” he laughs, and so do you. “Yea well, I think he deserves it” you hum, fully content to just watch Dean be a father. In this moment that’s all that matters. Not monsters, not Chuck, nothing but the little family you’ve built.
You hear the bunker door click open, and look up to see Cas holding groceries. He walks over and hands you an energy drink. “Cas you might have just became my favorite person ever” you chuckle as he smiles “Hello to you too”. Sam follows him to the kitchen, which leaves you and Dean alone again. He walks over and sits beside you on the couch.
“She looks just like her mom” he says, kissing you on the cheek, “speaking of her mom, how are you? You can go shower or sleep, or both. I’ve got her” and you realize for a millionth time that you’ve found your person. “I’m shockingly gonna decline that offer” you say, leaning to rest on Dean’s shoulder. “I wanna stay like this for a second” you whisper, and he kisses your temple. “That sounds nice”. So that’s what you do. Sit there and look at the life you brought into the world and realize that everything truly had been worth it. Saving the world was nothing compared to this.
OMGGGGABSJAKAJSKXKDKS DEAN WINCHESTER DESERVED TO BE A FATHER.
Sorry for my disappearance school made me want to die then drivers ed made want to die then life made me want to die and I still want to die but now I want to die AND write about Dean so like
Tagging @canonically-a-genloser bc they’ve been witnessing my crazy and also think dad Dean is amazing
Btw this is one of the good supernaturals I made in my head so this is post season 15 minus all the bad shit okie love you bye
Remember to reblog and tell me what you think!!! Feedback and reblogs make the world go round!! Love you babes!!
#supernatural#dean winchester#dean supernatural#dean winchester x reader#dean winchester x you#supernatural dean#dean x reader#supernatural x you#spn dean#dean spn#dad!dean#dad dean
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a while ago you said that Starclan cats design kittens and customize them with patterns and colors from their parents genes. So, do the clan cats raise any eyebrows when it comes to people who know cat genetics? Is there a geneticist who is holding their head wondering how these two cats have this colored kit while their starclan designer was just playing around? Or do the Starclan designers still have to stay within the rules?
Basically, do the humans notice that some of these clan cats are sparkle cats lol
I try to not get too "lost in the weeds" since the humans aren't the focus of the story, just taking care that they DO have real motivations behind their actions rather than construction crews materializing out of nowhere to Do A Chaos, but...
First, the genetics of cats in Albion are different than humans in equivalent Great Britain.
Partially, this is because I honestly just don't really enjoy learning about in-depth genetics or applying them realistically. I like drawing anime characters and writing anime battles, so they have anime genetics. But more than that, off-screen, the intelligence of cats has altered the timeline of this world.
If cats really were capable of higher thinking, that totally would have had some butterfly effects. I like dropping crazy alt-history and then not elaborating on it, because it's funny. Archimedes' cat helped him invent a death ray, btw.
On that note of genetics though, you guessed right. StarClan designers DO have to work with what they have. Whatever the genetics of this alternate universe of cats are, every kit born still abides by the laws of nature.
Which brings me to...
Second, the researchers do notice that the Clan cats are special. In fact, there is a "study of magic" in this universe-- Thaumatology. "The science of wonder."
(There's no world where magic actually factually exists that science isn't all over it lmao)
Thaumatology facts I haven't shared so far since it's all offscreen and just Bonus Worldbuilding;
It is a "soft science," not a hard one.
It has a LOT of problems with replicability. Thaumatologists and Quantum Physicists have a lot of in-jokes.
The most well known (to the point of being a cliche) is "magic and quantum particles both hate being watched."
Magic is highly variable based on a bajillion very personal factors, like emotion, environment, culture, personal background, etc, so it's severely difficult to re-create it in controlled environments.
Thaumatology has a lot of overlap with sociology, archeology, and theology, so people from these fields work together a lot.
There was absolutely not a dedicated Thaumatologist working in the Research Team early on, sadly.
It was probably discovered when the Battle of the True Eclipse blew out a bunch of field cameras.
It's pretty common that photography equipment fritzes out a bit during "supernatural" times like eclipses, but the damage was extensive enough to be noteworty
The Clan cats were initially notable just for the fact they had advanced culture.
Cats are usually comparable to crows and monkeys, in this universe. So cats with fire and a crude writing system were enough to SHAKE the field of zoology.
The fact they're cats helped a lot. The public loves cats, enough that since their discovery after Speckletail attacked a bulldozer, massive outcry has secretly helped the Clans several times.
The discovery that the culture also has Thaumatological elements is more of a goldmine for a scientist than the public, though.
It's common knowledge that "animals are magic," because humanity projects traits onto them. "Of course they do, they're cats...?"
The Thaumatologist is freaking out because "THE CAT IS PROVABLY DOING ITS OWN THAUMATURGY"
Most people don't know the difference between Thaumaturgy (the functional work it does on the world) and Thaumology (the study of that as a whole), so this particular scientist is going to have a hard time explaining WHY this distinction is so special.
(And possibly even offensive to certain groups, who would insist only humans are capable of this)
In any case, eventually there would be Thaumatological interest in the Clan cats, but they weren't there in the mid to late 2010s when BB!ASC takes place.
#One of the things I like doing with The Researchers is making them relatable to my scientist friends lmaoo#So I like imagining the mundane reality of it all#There's exciting moments that make it all worth it-- but they have to grapple with budget a lot#Or their subjects breaking their equipment#Or an idea not working out the way they imagined it would#And trying to keep the public interested in their REALLY COOL PROJECT!!!#I was reading a paper on the swamp project in delamere and felt Incredibly Violent when i saw that they couldn't extensively re-wet one spo#Because there was a goddamn Go Ape Zipline#SCREW YOUR ZIPLINE OH MY GOD JUST MOVE IT#BITE BITE BITE BITE#''We could not remove the nearby patch of rhodo-motherfucking-dendron because a landowner thinks it's pretty :(''#1000000 US National Park Systems kill this man#Better Bones Au#Millie's Radio Collar
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guys.. I think I know how Uzi stayed in control from Cyn in ep. 8..
(This is a ramble btw)
so I’ve been digging into some religion lately cause I’m bored, and stumbled across a key element that Uzi performs in murder drones ep 8.
this scene is from ep. 7, but you can tell what happened here..
Uzi is terrified after finding out that that “Tessa” and N plan to kill her.
(Side note- “Tessa”, or now Cyn, wanted to kill Uzi because once a worker drone completely dies, the Absolute Solver can permanently take control of the host. It was never about saving the universe)
But then this happens in ep. 8
ONE episode after this scene
Even I was confused by how she automatically did this on my first watch through
but now, I think I found the answer
you see, these moments tie back to a religion called Christianity
where the God of its people help protect its creations from a fallen Angel named the devil
in this case, Cyn is the devil as she brings destruction and confusion to the creations of this world
Uzi is portrayed as a human with a taste of supernatural powers that one could get
but that leaves a huge blank space,
who is God portrayed as?
most of you probably think it would be Cyn since she did destroy the whole world of that universe, but I disagree.
I think God in this universe is non other than..!
I know, shocker..
but it aligns with everything I’m saying, trust me
As Cyn brings confusion and brings people down by using their weaknesses, Nori uplifted Uzi while in space
(And! The woman haven’t seen her daughter for like 20-ish years! If they were to happen to anyone else they probably would just shimmy away)
and in Christianity, God brings hope and peace to people, and when that happens the devil can’t mess or torment that person.
when Nori told Uzi just to have confidence in herself, Cyn couldn’t bypass that and therefore couldn’t take control of her.
PLUS! Nori pretty much died for Uzi to become the new ruler of the universe
just like Jesus did on the cross in the Bible
if Nori would have never died, Uzi wouldn’t not have been allowed out of the bunker, and could actually learn more about her powers with Doll by her side.
so ya! I think that sums it up pretty well, idk
send me some feedback if you have any ideas about this theory!!
#murder drones#absolute solver#disassembly drones#murder drones ep 8#murder drones cyn#uzi doorman#Murder drones nori#md nori#md uzi#uzi md#nori md#cyn md#flesha#tescyn md#cynwalker
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Please do correct me if I’m missing something, but if Izuku is only able to save “Tenko” and not Tomura, the person Tenko became bc of his trauma, cause he’s too late, it feels like it sends the wrong idea about abuse victims? Like nothing can save them when they’re grown and changed by their trauma, they can only be saved when they’re still young enough (like the Joki Joki kid, who was pretty much Tenko 2)
What do you mean by saved? I made a distinction between Tomura the traumatized destroyer (the one Izuku saved) and Tomura the hero of the villains (the one Izuku couldn't save) for a reason. If there was anything Tomura did ask to be "saved" from, it was from merging with AFO. That's the face Izuku saw that inspired him to save. And Tomura was saved from that fusion. His heart/soul was ALSO saved by Izuku. Remember we're also talking about a story with supernatural/sci-fi elements, and those played a big part in Tomura's fate.
Tomura didn't ask Izuku to save his life, and the story has made pretty clear for a long time that a victim has to want to accept help in order to be saved (note how Touya eventually DID decide he wanted to live before he was saved). This has nothing to do with Tomura being "so broken he can't be saved." Tomura doesn't see anything else he wants to be saved from. Tomura isn't afraid of death. Tomura doesn't ask for Izuku to save him from "being the hero of the villains," which is what Izuku is too late to "save" him from. Tomura did not accept that particular hand that Izuku reached out. The hand he DID accept was the one that saw him as something more than just a destroyer--because he wanted to be acknowledged for something else (a crying little boy, a hero to the villains). I treated "Tomura" as a separate entity from Tenko in the last post because I was mostly talking about his fusion with AFO, but I openly stated it was a rough draft. Like, when I say Izuku was "unable" to save Tomura, I never said abuse victims are unable to be saved. Tomura doesn't stand in for all abuse victims. He stands in for a person who is so sure in who he is (a hero to the villains) that he would never compromise it, even in the face of death (this is the closest we can get to calling him a martyr, btw). What's there to save him from, in this case?
tl;dr The thing Izuku was "too late" to "save" Tomura from was being a hero to the villains. Izuku DID "save" him from his trauma.
#anon ask#ask pika#my hero academia manga spoilers#epilogue arc spoilers#izuku midoriya#tomura shigaraki#tenko shimura
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