#tv returns

[owls-are-not-what-they-seem]

[demigods-posts]

luke fumbling in recruiting percy has to be one of his greatest failures. a beautiful thing the show does regarding luke and percy's relationship is building rapport between them through shared moments like settling into camp, eating meals together, but especially through swordfighting lessons. the swordfighting scene at the beginning of episode 8 not only reveals that percy and luke already share similar beliefs about the fear-based system the gods have cultivated, but it's clear the conversation stays with percy when he fights ares and later calls out zeus on his waning skills as a father and a king. however, luke's plan fell through the moment percy learned that the winged-shoes were meant to drag him to tartarus. not only that, but the shoes nearly killed grover, a friend percy cared for deeply. if nourishing loyalty and trust was the key to ensuring a partnership with percy, then it was luke's faulty planning, arrogance, and impatience that cost him the greatest ally he could ask for.

[strangerathecinema]

silly community textposts pt. 4

[madspeed]

twewy in persona 4... think about it .. .............. (I'm run over by 15 semitrucks)

[poppetsisters]

Fake Reality Prison

[athena-theunicorn]

I saw a post abt this the other day but it's been eating me up inside so I gotta get it in writing. Plus it was in meme format when I saw it so I wanna make sure the gravity of this particular thing is out there somewhere bc I said so.

Annabeth was under the impression for most of her life that she had to earn love and respect from those around her. First from her father after he remarried, and she had to earn his attention back from his wife and kids. Then once she got to camp, she had to earn the admiration of the other campers, her siblings, Chiron and Mr. D, and basically everyone but Luke (because she earned his and Thalia's respect by simply surviving so long after running away). AND THEN she had to earn Athena's respect. That was the ultimate reward in her opinion, because that's kinda what I imagine they teach at camp: "You have to earn the respect of the gods to get them to look at you, let alone respect or, heaven forbid, love you." It's fucked up but its true. It's one of the first things Luke tells Percy upon his arrival. It's how you get claimed, earn a quest, and get all these things that Camp deems so important.

And then Annabeth meets Percy.

Percy, who, despite having his own traumas and tough road to hoe, still knows the feeling of an unconditionally loving home and person. He never had to earn Sally's love. She loved him despite him getting kicked out of school every year, despite him being stubborn and kinda an ass sometimes. She loved him despite his own view of himself. She shoved all that aside and loved her son because THATS HOW PARENTING WORKS.

And then you shove these two little kids together who've had wildly different backgrounds and I bet you'd get some interesting conversations (although they aren't shown a lot in the book or the show). Like Annabeth having to explain all the shit she's done to get her mother's attention and Percy being like "well damn."

And then he starts to notice that she applies this to other relationships too. She starts doing certain things that Percy notices as trying to gain his respect and it gets worse as they get closer and he finally has to be like "hey, you know I like you, right? like you don't have to prove yourself to me" and Annabeth has whiplash because she's never not had to earn love.

It just makes their relationship so much better to me.

[cinematicmasterpiece]

twin peaks: the return (part 8)

[trashedinpluto-jpg]

this is an appreciation post for elle argent's wardrobe 💖

[texaschainsawmascara]

Peggy Lipton, 1970

[owls-are-not-what-they-seem]

Twin Peaks Scenery (57/??)

[olivrsm]

[watchyourbuck]

The ep is very serious but it’s so funny to me how everyone’s so freaked out and trying to get out of the boat and then there’s Bobby who just wants to find his wife DNFJDJSJ

[ladylightning]

i know we talk about this all the time but the early supernatural seasons are sooooo pretty. gorgeous. shot on film. the lighting. the camera work. kim manners my beloved. every shot is breathtaking and interesting and dynamic. they truly do not make television that looks like this anymore and i miss it so much.

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

here at the end of all things

[padmestrilogy]

i saw the tv glow (2024) dir. jane schoenbrun / revenge of the sith (2005) / rots novelization, matthew stover / "i saw the tv glow's ending is full of hope", emily st. james / rots first draft / justice smith unpacks the mysteries of i saw the tv glow / return of the jedi (1983)

[ddagent]

I'd like the apology, actually. You were right. Not good enough. I want a proper apology. No. With the little dance.