#upset the set up

[kala-ya-aan]

Docile...every last one of us...like really wtf?😖✊🏽

#UpsetTheSetUp #BurnTheEstablishment

[nataliescatorccio]

#current mood

[mugentakeda]

category 5 jetko moment

[currymanganese]

They didn't even have or show

Marcus' cousin Terrell (whose graduation he mentioned in Braciole in Season One) attending in his mom's funeral.

Where in God's name was Marcus' family???

[transmechanicus]

WASP moms be like “Your decision to get another tattoo has left me scarred and deformed”

[mayhaps-a-blog]

It's struck me how sharp Edwin is towards Crystal in the first episode. And while I still think a lot of that is his resistance to the change in dynamic, the incursion of a living person (potential threat) into the space he has built for himself, and fear that Charles might leave him - he always said he missed kissing most, and here's this living, breathing, attractive girl who he just played hero to - I'm also wondering if he, well, recognizes Crystal

As a bully.

She's catty, she's sharp, she's mean. She's fun, he quips, with the sharp kind of sneer you'd reserve for, you know, the "fun" kids, the popular ones who everyone loved - everyone but their victims.

And Edwin, well. His bullies killed him.

Oh, bullies killed Charles too, but Charles was friends with them first - and he is, in some ways (but not others), much more forgiving than Edwin. He tries to see the best in everyone - the murdered teens in episode 5, Crystal, even his father, who he downgrades to "rough". It takes a lot more for Charles to give up on someone.

But Edwin was bullied. He was picked on, had his cap stolen, probably more. And then he was dragged from his bed and sacrificed, and had 70 years of torture to stew.

He sees Crystal and he sees someone just like them. Fun! Sharp! Flitting around from game to game, only caring about themselves, abandoning everyone else when things get scary.

And then?

Then he blows up at her. And she agrees. She agrees that the Becky Aspen case is more important than her problems; she begs to help.

She proves herself more than the catty bully he thought she was. And he softens - immediately. They switch to planning mode, together, and Edwin goes from blocking Crystal out to... compliments. Oh, he's still his own brand of catty, but it goes from instantly shutting her down to acknowledging her success, an almost protective (if admittedly patronizing) put-off, and less... sharp poking. Less pointed. Less "fuck off" and more "ugh. You." Instant siblings :)

They open up to each other. They find common ground - genuinely wanting to help, and willing to put others first. And that forms the basis of their eventual friendship - and opens the way for them both to discard their masks of anger, and learn to be kinder.

[cursedvibes]

I'm simply gonna treat jjk like Naruto. If Kenjaku (just like Orochimaru) survives for no apparent reason only to live their happy gay life far away from the protagonists' bullshit, then I fully support it. Who cares about whatever else happened in the ending, about the lack of consequences or gravity to the situation, when Kenjaku and Takaba are having fun and doing comedy together.

If we do get a Part 2, it's just gonna be another Boruto situation. I'm tuning in if we get a glimpse of Pinchan and a hint at Heian lore and that's it.

[kingofmyborrowedheart]

The way that they’re showing the kids be angry/resentful/upset at their godly parent’s lack of involvement in their lives is soooo good. It presents the idea that Percy or Annabeth or any other camper could very easily turn and support Luke later on down the line since that’s the one thing they all have in common.

[elevenenthusiast]

If those leaks about stranger things 5 on twitter are true then i have nothing else to say other than that it sounds ass.

[color-beyond-lines]

It’s Phum’s growth in immediately acknowledging he made a mistake and wanting to make things right.

It’s Peem’s vulnerability in finally admitting how he truly feels about Phum.

It would have been so easy for the argument to escalate into a fight spurred by jealousy. In fact, five episodes ago, that’s what it would have been. But Phum and Peem’s relationship has progressed, and Phum has learned from his past mistakes, so instead we get a beautiful discussion about feelings and expectations and understanding each other.

I also loved how both Phum and Peem had their friends to support them in the midst of it all. Phum actively sought out advice. Peem’s squad didn’t let him isolate himself. The friendships remain critical to the story and the romances.

[khaotunq]

A Scene for a Scene: Kieta Hatsukoi Episode 1 (2021, Japan) ♥ My Love Mix-Up! Episode 1 (2024, Thailand)

[casualavocados]

We are brothers. It's my job to take care of you— I don't need it. If you are that free, go find Zhang Teng. Or you can go back to the headquarters and take care of our boss.

KISEKI: DEAR TO ME Ep. 04

[sableeira]

today I offer you soukoku as that one excerpt of The Fall by Alan Stephens Foster that lives in my brain rent free. tomorrow? who knows.

[anti-rop]

truly do not understand modern Hollywood's obsession with equating a 'strong' female character with having no other option or role but to swing a sword and be a warrior. how can people earnestly look at characters like Galadriel, Arwen, Éowyn, Ioreth, Lúthien, etc., and argue there are no strong, 'feminist icons' and stories within Tolkien's writing—that his works are not 'female-character friendly'. truly living in one of the worst timelines.

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[thesaintofnevergettingitright]

Wait. Hold on. I just finished my second watch of season two and I have a theory…

I think Aziraphale knew he fucked up before he ever got on that elevator.

HEAR ME OUT!

I think the moment that he heard that his big project would be the Second Coming, he instantly realized Crowley was right. As soon as the Metatron mentions the Second Coming, Aziraphale looks directly to Crowley with what I think is very-well-concealed panic. I don’t think that was a wistful gaze at what-might’ve-been. I think that was an instinctive entreaty for help from the person he trusts most in the world, followed by the immediate realization that he can’t ask for Crowley for help without letting the Metatron know something’s wrong.

Because Aziraphale KNOWS that the Second Coming is just a different flavor of Armageddon, it’s literally the rapture. There’s no planet where our boy has changed so much that he’d be willing to bring about the end of humanity, and the fact that he didn’t object to the idea instantly is important. To me, it means that Aziraphale must’ve made a split-second decision to play along. He didn’t have time to tell Crowley what was wrong, and even if he could’ve, he didn’t have enough information to put a stop to it.

Basically, I think that in the moments after the Metatron mentioned the Second Coming Aziraphale realized several things in quick succession

Crowley was right.

He and Crowley were going to have to save the world again.

If they were going to stop another apocalypse, they needed to know what they were up against.

The only way to know was to have a man on the inside.

There wasn’t time to tell Crowley any of it.

Now the question is, how does Aziraphale let Crowley know what’s going on?? Because he can’t stop Armageddon 2 (Electric Bugaloo) by himself.

[enden-k]

btw if i make kaveh say "oh my god" pls imagine him say that EXACTLY the way his english VA does bc its always stuck in my head with how funny and perfect it is ajkcjkab