#tvv

[darth-memes]

[toebeans-mcgee]

Vulcan Kitty with a very logical catnip toy ☺️💚🖖🏽

Romulan Kitty, Andorian Kitty, Master List

[turningvioletviolet]

One of the more startling things I've learned about growing up is that often times, you'll internalize life lessons or beliefs that you learned (consciously or unconsciously) from other people, only to find out years later that the person you learned it from has since changed their mind, or was simply having a bad day that day.

Even more startling is the realization that you may have (or may end up having) the same effect on other people, too.

When we're really young, we take for granted that older people know what's right and wrong, know how the world works, know how to handle things. When we get older, we come to realize that sometimes people are wrong about this, but even then we take for granted that they're consistent with their beliefs. But that's not always the case. Sometimes people are wrong about something, and then over time come to realize their mistake, and they'll never think to update you, because why would that occur to them? We value consistency as a civilization and don't make a habit of updating everyone we've ever known every time we change our minds about something.

And sometimes we teach each other bad lessons without even realizing it.

[unfortunate-stranger-losers]

things i think about CONSTANTLY:

daniel handler said that everyone in a series of unfortunate events and the surrounding universe is jewish "unless stated otherwise"

the only time it could possibly have been considered "stated otherwise" is in the netflix tvv, when poe and his wife mention being the only kids in their class without b'nei mitzvahs

literally the only non-jewish characters in this series are the bankers

daniel handler is the funniest man alive

[violetsbaudelaire]

the overalls have won

The time is now.

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

There is one moment in the swedish translation of TVV that is way funnier than it is in english.

”Shit!” she (Violet) said.

Klaus jumped slightly. ”Where?” he said.

”I don’t mean there’s shit in the cell,” she said and hoped it was true.

In english, she apparently says "rats!"

[beatricebidelaire]

the other day i was thinking about olaf being described as tall in the books, and then i paused to consider, was he "much taller than average", or just "seemed tall from a child's perspective"? after all, olaf's age, according to DH, is "however old children think old people are". so when he was described as tall, could that just be that he looked tall to the three kids.

so i thought, were other people described as tall? off the top of my head the one thing i recall is, jacques was described as " not as tall as olaf" and "not as thin as olaf", and possibly the only adult character whose height is directly compared to olaf's iirc

for comparison's sake, i went back to check if other adults were described as tall as well. olaf and each of his disguises were repeatedly described as tall. within his troupe. the bald man has been described as tall, and fernald, while in disguise, has also been described as tall. charles and sir were both described as tall at some point. so were georgina, esme, jerome. and some more.

esme, like olaf and fernald, has also been described as tall when in disguise and using a fake name. she's also been described as slender.

denouements are also tall, and more than once described as "tall and skinny, with legs and arms sticking out at odd angles"

side note: this has nothing to do with height but: georgina is described to have blond hair. this is interesting because in the books it wasn't that often that a character's hair color is specified. aside from georgina, olivia is described to have blonde hair - "with a flick of her wrist, she unraveled the turban, and her long, blond hair fell down around her tearstained face" (she, on the other hand, was not described as tall)

references below:

poe:

 a tall figure striding toward the Baudelaire children. (tbb)

charles:

the children turned to see a very tall man with very short hair. He was wearing a bright blue vest and holding a peach. (tmm)

nero:

a tall man with a violin under his chin and an angry glare in his eyes. (taa)

georgina:

Dr. Orwell was a tall woman with blond hair pulled back from her head and fashioned into a tight, tight bun. (tmm)

esme:

in walked a tall, slender woman, also dressed in a pinstripe suit. (tee)

Officer Luciana was a very tall woman wearing big black boots, a blue coat with a shiny badge, and a motorcycle helmet with the visor pulled down to cover her eyes. (tvv)

a tall, skinny figure walking down the B aisle STOP. (thh)

jerome:

a tall man wearing a suit with long, narrow stripes down it. (tee)

hector:

A tall skinny man in rumpled overalls stood up from one of the folding chairs as the Chief of Police stepped off the platform with a lipsticked smile on.  (tvv)

jacques:

He wasn’t as tall as Count Olaf, and he wasn’t quite as thin, and there wasn’t dirt under his fingernails, or a nasty and greedy look in his eyes. (tvv)

colette:

a tall skinny woman with curly hair squinting down at them, and in the third was a man with a very wrinkled face who was still asleep. (tcc)

denouement:

He was very tall and skinny, and his arms and legs stuck out at odd angles, as if he were made of drinking straws instead of flesh and bone. (tpp)

even the tall, skinny figure of either Frank or Ernest, who would occasionally rush by them on errands of his own. (tpp)

it was a man, tall and skinny, with his legs and arms sticking out at odd angles, as if he were made of drinking straws instead of flesh and bone. (tpp)

taxi driver from tpp:

the children felt a shadow over them, and looked up to see a tall, skinny figure standing over them. In the darkness the children could not see any of his features, only the glowing tip of a skinny cigarette in his mouth. (tpp)

sir:

The door of the sauna swung open, and Klaus saw a tall, dim figure step into the steam. (tpp)

[bestofsophieturner]

Sophie Turner as Joan Hannington on TvV guide and TV & Satellite

[mayonnara]

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Day 52

[toebeans-mcgee]

Romulan Kitty with a toy ball full of Kali-fal 💚 (might make a catnip disruptor later 😅)

Vulcan Kitty, Andorian Kitty, Master List

[turningvioletviolet]

Okay here. Here's the thing about Los Angeles.

Yes, the weather's phenomenal pretty much all the time. Nobody's disputing that.

Now, because the weather's always fantastic, nobody ever bothers to check the weather when planning events. I mean, why would you? That's not even something you'd stop and consider. At most, you'd contemplate whether people might complain about it being chilly if you were to host an outdoor event, but even though, you don't need to check the weather for that, you just kinda go with how cold it is outside given the time of year

So then, once in a blue moon, in actually rains, and of course nobody saw that coming because when does it ever rain in Los Angeles?

And then suddenly you have DOZENS of people cancelling

for an INDOOR event

because it rained for TWENTY MINUTES in the morning

so now nobody wants to drive anywhere

[unfortunatetheorist]

What were the ulterior motives of Esmé and Olaf?

Recently, I decided to have a quick glance at the Snicket Wiki (to make sure I don't forget any Snicket-related paraphernalia, as one does) when this pair of sentences caught my eye, regarding the Quagmire sapphires:

"After the death of the Quagmire parents, the sapphires started to be in charge of Esmé Squalor. Why Olaf kept on chasing them after that is unknown."

~ Snicket Wiki

Being such an avid theorist (though my 'recent activity' proves otherwise), I decided to pursue this and investigate a potential reason. I have produced the following:

"After the death of the Quagmire parents" means the period between their death in The Miserable Mill and the introduction of Esmé in The Ersatz Elevator. One thing Esmé has a lot of, apart from money, is greed. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants, as we see throughout the series with the sugar bowl, though she (most likely) lost her life in the venture, leading to point number 1:

Esmé wanted the Quagmire sapphires for herself.

It seems logical enough.

Then to the second point, which is a crucial one:

2. Olaf wanted the Quagmire sapphires for himself, after having seen the Quagmires in Prufrock Prep [TAA].

This is, essentially, the basis of the theory of the exchange(s) between Esmé and Olaf between TEE and THH/TCC.

Esmé and Olaf both want the Quagmire sapphires, but Esmé wants the Sugar Bowl MORE.

This led to:

3. Esmé and Olaf tried to manipulate each other into giving themselves what they want.

And that deal went something like this:

Esmé gives Olaf the Quagmire sapphires once he has helped her find the Sugar Bowl.

For a time, this was alright, until the events of TVV happen, most notably the escape of the Quagmires in Hector's Self-Sustaining Hot-Air Mobile Home. Meaning:

4. The deal starts to break down as Olaf realises he will never get his hands on the Quagmire sapphires, as he's in the middle of the Hinterlands with no idea where the sugar bowl is (Esmé doesn't tell him until the end of the episode).

This meant that Olaf was stuck with Esmé trying to find the Sugar Bowl - if the Quagmires were around, he could've "adopted" them and taken their sapphires by force, either from them or Esmé.

Then the deal/relationship between Olaf and Esmé deteriorates further in THH as:

5. Olaf and Esmé go into Heimlich Hospital confident they will get the Sugar Bowl and be happy, with Esmé getting the Sugar Bowl and handing over the Quagmire sapphires.

6. This doesn't happen - instead: Esmé gets nothing and Olaf gets hold of The Snicket File, which suggests that one of the Baudelaire parents may still be alive. This angers both of them, so they take the troupe to lift their spirits in... well, the realm of spirits.

And it is at this point that Olaf loses interest in the Quagmire sapphires - they're not worth chasing anymore, especially as the Baudelaire fortune is much closer to his clutches... (or so he believes).

~ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

[morti0re]

Proč je Daneš nejlepší (hlavní) záporák Stínadelské trilogie

 Řeknu to zkrátka; Mirek Daneš je nejlepší antagonista z celé Stínadelské trilogie. A také vysvětlím proč. Ale nejdřív je asi nutno si trochu projít záporáky před a po něm. 

Š. Mažňák:

Na začátku téhle trilogie, máme Štěpána Mažňáka. Kluka kandidující na pozici Velkého Vonta, jak protivník Oty Losny. Co se o Mažňákovi postupně dozvídáme v průběhu příběhu, je že je velmi vychloubavý, nevadí mu se prakticky rozprodat komukoliv jen aby ho ve volbách volili a klidně se zúčastní věcí jen protože mu to poručil jeho otec/nějak se to jeho otce týká. (např. kapitola 34 - Mažňák začne honit RŠ, protože jeho otci dali prázdnou obálku bez Tleskačova deníku) Také asi věděl, co Em provedl Tleskačovi, ale to je jen pouhá spekulace. Zkrátka to je pravý opak Oty Losny. Je také tak napsaný, abychom Losnovi fandili  a jemu ne.

 Jediný problém co mám s Mažňákem, je nedostatek interakce mezi ním a RŠ. Ono technicky dává smysl, že s ním RŠ moc neinteragují, protože Záhada hlavolamu je pořád ještě mystery román. Hlavní zaměření příběhu, je záhada toho co se stalo Janu Tleskačovi a jeho hlavolamu a proč se po tolika znovu objevil. On je ale Mažňák v příběhu několikrát zmiňován, což z něj technicky dělá takovou hrozbu na obzoru. Nevím jak to popsat. Ale to že je jen zmiňován, z něj dělá oproti ostatním záporákům, takového nedopracovaného. Nenechte se mýlit, celý ten koncept o synovi člověka, který zabil prvního vlastníka hlavolamu, teď kandidující na pozici kde bude mít přístup k tomu samému hlavolamu, mi přijde neskutečně zajímavý. Je v tom taková děsivá ironie.

No ale abych to shrnul, abych se vůbec dostal k Danešovi. Mažňák je zajímavý. Má zajímavý příběh a je škoda že jsme ho v hlavní trilogii neviděli s RŠ více interagovat, myslím že by z toho bylo něco skvělého. (třeba něco na způsob Poslední tajemství Jana T. - velmi doporučuji btw) 

V. Rejholec:

Teď bych se rád přesunul trošku do budoucnosti, na konec téhle trilogie. Zde máme Vendu Rejholce. Kdybych ho měl nějak popsat, tak jedině jako zapomenutelného. Samozřejmě že má toho víc do sebe, ale já si osobně nedokážu vzpomenout na víc než dvě scénky kde byl nějak zajímavý. Jeho charakter by se dal asi popsat tak,  že je to padavka a mění strany když je to pro něj nějak přínosné, ale ani v jednom si nejsem jistý, protože je tak zapomenutelný a tohle vlastně mohly být jen neúmyslné hlavokánony . 

Když o tom víc přemýšlím, tak mi dochází že větší ,,antagonistickou” roli v této knížce bere Cizinec, protože z něj jde aspoň trošku strach, má nějakou autoritu. (Něco jako Daneš ve SsB) Rejholec je, ať se snažím jak se snažím, v mých očích jen klučina, kryjící se za autoritu, (ať je to Cizinec nebo Amazonky) co chce dostat hlavolam pro své a Cizincovy účely. (ani sám nevím proč vlastně Rejholec chtěl ježka, kdyžtak mi někdo prosím řekněte, TVV jsem četl jen jednou takže mám o příběhu menší přehled než o zbylých dvou dílech) 

Když o tom přemýšlím, Rejholec je sám osobě takový nudný antagonista, přijde mi víc jako jen takový pomocníček Cizince. Někdy mi přijde že Cizinec je právoplatný záporák TVV, (idk jestli se opakuju, pokud ano, promiňte mi to) ale zase s Rejholcem tráví RŠ víc času a Cizince potkají jen jednou, pokud mě moje paměť neklame, takže nevím.

 No, abych shrnul tuhle sekci o Rejholci. Přijde mi jako hodně nudný antagonista, s asi jen dvěmi scénami, kde mi přišel fakt zajímavý. Někdy mi přišel i celkem směšný, ale to budu spíš jen já. Mám ho rád, ale ze všech záporáků trilogie asi nejméně. 

M. Daneš:

No, dostali jsme se konečně k našemu zlatému klučinovi, Mirku Danešovi. On technicky by se Široko dal charakterizovat jako ,,hlavní” záporák SsB (aspoň teda ze začátku) ale, podle mě oba Široko a Daneš hrají podobně nebo dokonce stejně velkou roli v příběhu. 

Kdybych měl vyjádřit, proč mám Daneše tak rád, bylo by to na dlouho. Ale kdybych to měl zkrátit, bylo by to protože: 1) interaguje s RŠ, 2) nějak se kvůli němu mění příběh (kapitola 23 - kluci fakt věří že Mirek chce kandidovat ve Stínadlech a pohádají se kvůli tomu) a 3) nějak zanechá dopad na zbytek příběhu. Z toho malinkého množství scén ve kterých vystupuje, výhradně v těch kde interaguje s RŠ, z něj vyzařuje autorita. Je vidět že držením Bubliny, má RŠ zcela v malíku a může si od nich žádat cokoliv, protože ví že chtějí svého psa zpátky. Ale zároveň je vidět, že mu záleží jen na té Vontské kronice a Bublina mu je úplně jedno. Proto se o něj on, ani jeho příslušníci nestarali. Bublina byl pro něj jen nástroj k získání kroniky, nic víc.

 Obecně celá ta DušínXDaneš linka je moje nejoblíbenější z celé trilogie, protože to nutí zbytek RŠ cítit. Nevím jak to popsat, ale prostě RŠ jsou vždycky ukazováni jako ti nejlepší kamarádi, kteří se nedokážou nikdy pohádat a nikdy se nerozdělí . Protože mají být vzorem pro mládež, která ty komiksy a knížky čte. A proto, mám nejradši momenty kdy se nějak rozdělí nebo pohádají, protože je to dělá lidštější. Protože reální kamarádi se pohádají a rozdělí kvůli častokrát blbostem. Tak to prostě je. Tyhle momenty je dělají víc uvěřitelnější, že by skupinka kamarádů jako RŠ opravdu mohla existovat. Také tyhle momenty nutí tyhle postavy cítit emoce, a opět, to je jen dělá víc lidštější. Sám Daneš je tak trochu plochý, protože nic moc kromě téhle linky s Bublinou od něj nedostaneme. Ale já ho nemám rád protože by byl nějaká komplexní postava,  spíš kvůli tomu co on znamená pro zbytek RŠ. 

Co se jeho charakteru týče, moc o něm nezjistíme, ale to co si můžeme, ze scén kde se vyskytuje, odvodit je že Daneš je ambiciózní, zřejmě chce také Stínadlům vrátit zpět svou slávu a respekt jako to chce např. Dabinel. Ale jelikož jsme nikdy neslyšeli žádný jeho proslov dopodrobna, tak můžeme jen spekulovat. Také má očividně nějakou autoritu vůči ostatním Vontům, podle toho jak je popisován jeho tón hlasu (je popisován jako “velitelský”). Je také vidět že má talent na přimění lidí, aby se k němu přidali, protože je vidět že už za ten cca rok co uběhl od 1. dílu dokázal dostat na svou stranu celkem úctyhodný počet přisluhovačů (možná ne tolik, kolik měl na konci třeba Žlutý květ ale stejně). 

Mohl bych jít dál, ale to už by trochu zasahovalo do hlavokánon teritoria, takže pokud o to bude zájem, udělám příspěvek speciálně na Daneš hcs. 

To by bylo pro tuhle slohovku vše, děkuji moc že jste mě vyslechli!! 

(a ano, o gramatických chybách vím, není to moje silná stránka lol)

Michal alias morti0re <3

[ocdlingyao]

greedlingg weekk, dayy 4

promptt: hauntedd

modernn fantasyy auu wheree lingg, aa witchh fromm aa veryy largee familyy off powerfull witchess, inheritss aa hauntedd housee andd aa demonn

– afterr hiss fatherss deathh, lingg inheritss onee off hiss manyy housess, aa factt thatt hiss halff-sisterr meii iss moree thann miffedd aboutt, bbut shee promisess tto lett itt ggo iff lingg promisess tto lett herr takee overr thee livingg roomm everyy oncee inn aa whilee forr moviee nightt

– itss aa perfectt placee forr lingg ttoo becausee theress roomm forr himm tto runn hiss magicc shopp onn thee firstt floorr, wheree hhe sellss potionss andd spellss andd alll sortss off charmss, andd plentyy off livingg spacee upstairss andd spacee forr hiss friendss tto hangg outt

– hhe andd hiss catt (aa pamperedd, chubbyy thingg thatt spendss mostt off herr timee sleepingg inn thee shopp whilee lingg workss) movee inn, andd everythingg iss greatt!!

– ….. untill he getss thee distinctt sensee thatt hess nott alonee

– itt startss aas aa vaguee feelingg off beingg watchedd andd shadowyy movementt outt off thee cornerr off hiss eyee, andd progressess inn mostlyy nonn-harmfull wayss, likee findingg thatt hiss thingss havee beenn movedd tto differentt placess orr havingg hiss lightss/televisionn flickk onn andd offf bby themselvess

– lingg putt aa lott off effortt intoo movingg, sso hhe isntt goingg tto lett aa littlee hauntingg drivee himm outt, nnot evenn whenn hhe comess facee tto facee withh thee entityy inn questionn, aa shadowyy redd masss withh aa messs off sharpp teethh andd glowingg eyess whoo…. inn alll honestyy, isntt alll thatt threateningg

– greedd, aas lingg learnss thee entityy iss calledd, iss aa demonn (onee off aa sett off sevenn powerfull siblingss) whoo wass capturedd andd woundd upp boundd tto thiss housee bby lingss fatherr forr onee reasonn orr anotherr

– lingg iss curiouss aboutt greedd, especiallyy givenn everythingg hess learnedd aboutt hiss connectionss tto lingss dadd, sso thee twoo off formm ann arrangementt

– greedd givess upp thee hauntingg andd teachess lingg moree aboutt himselff andd hiss siblingss, andd inn exchangee, lingg searchess forr aa wayy tto unbindd greedd fromm thee housee

– itt turnss outt greedd iss downrightt pleasantt whenn hess nott hauntingg, andd lingg gainss aa surprisee roommatee whoo hhe cann watchh tvv withh andd whoo willl remindd himm tto eatt andd takee hiss medicationss andd whoo evenn thee catt doesntt seemm tto mindd

– pluss, greedd iss surprisinglyy?? cutee?? forr aa shadowy demonn, andd hess funnyy andd charmingg andd ohh nno lingg mightt bbe aa littlee inn lovee withh himm???

– (itss okayy, thoughh, greedd feelss thee samee wayy aboutt thee prettyy littlee witchh boyy whoss helpingg tto freee himm)

– eventuallyy, theyy discoverr thatt greedd needss aa vessell inn orderr tto bbe freedd andd welll, lingss offeringg

– lingss friendss somehoww arentt evenn surprisedd whenn hhe introducess themn tto hiss neww boyfriendd bby gesturingg tto himselff

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

Eridan: if you're a morally dubious man on tvv wwhat you're going to wwant to do is go look at your kids wwhile they're sleeping. then drivve your car somewwhere