#what ever happens - trap or no - it’s gonna be epic

[the-crimson]

Ok initial thoughts after the Cellbit lore because omfg that was a lot.

It makes so much sense that this military looking dude is an original member of the federation and that they were the one puppeting Cellbit during the whole month long enigma. Cellbit was essentially cleaning up the skeletons in the federation’s closet and who would know those skeletons better than an og member.

This person understands what makes Cellbit tick and was able to drag him around for over a month without Cellbit realizing until cucurucho revealed the truth at the very end. This person is scarily intelligent and knows how to manipulate people by playing with their desires and strengths. They kept Cellbit busy cleaning federation mistakes by dangling the mystery just under his nose so Cellbit would want to chase it (in addition to threatening what he loves) and Cellbit gave them everything.

I don’t think Max giving Cellbit the invitation to A0 was part of this worker’s plan but they are using it to their advantage. It’s obvious Cellbit hates cucurucho what better way to assure Cellbit they can trust each other than telling Cellbit curucucho will fall tomorrow? This person has already proven they can manipulate Cellbit easily and everything they said to him today reeks of manipulation and telling Cellbit what he wants to hear to make him to what they want.

Maybe this person really does want cucurucho to fall and this item to be stolen or this is a trap for Cellbit and his closest allies who are also against the federation. Maybe Cellbit has lost his usefulness and they are taking this opportunity to remove him and other troublemakers from the board.

Don’t forget. Twitchcon is literally this week. It’s five days away. Pretty much everyone Cellbit will want to bring is going to Twitchcon.

This person told Cellbit to bring allies on the heist. He told Cellbit he’d give information about the eggs. They are going to be inside a federation facility where warp stones and ender pearls (stasis chambers) don’t work.

My theory is this. It’s going to be a trap for both Cellbit and crew and Cucurucho. They are gonna hit two birds with one stone. Cellbit and crew are gonna be captured and imprisoned while they go to twitch con and cucurucho is gonna get blown up or something or it’s gonna know about the infiltration plan and arrest them itself. Either way this person has proved they can manipulate Cellbit easily I have no doubt they are using him and it’s gonna end terribly for Cellbit and crew.

[quinngefail]

Just some Saw related ramblings. Not in-universe stuff, but recalling Life Experiences with it lmao

Okay so uh I had known about the way the first movie ended years before I actually watched it. I was very much a case of 'my parents won't let me watch horror movies because I'm too young, but I've been obsessed with horror for as long as I can remember, so I'm gonna go down to the basement where we keep The Scary Movies and just read what's on the DVD cover + get scared by the pictures on them, and then also go on imdb and read the entire plot, spoilers and all'

There were a lot of movies that were like that for me lol. But uh I think as far back as my early teens I knew about the ending sequence specifically with Adam being left to rot in the bathroom and the fucking face he makes as he's screaming for his life and god. That shit still gives me this horrible dread to this day, I fuckin hate it

Genuinely his fate (just looking at the first movie here) is one of my biggest fears lmao. Being permanently trapped in this absolutely hopeless, fucked situation where all you can do is slowly and painfully die just MAKES ME FEEL QUITE SICK TO MY STOMACH, MAN

Another Incident I have with this was like. I was 13-14 or so? And my dad was watching Alien vs. Predator and I was just kinda sat back in the kitchen watching it too. And there's this part where the temple they're in starts shifting and shit, and as a result this guy falls into another section of the place. And all he can do is scream as he's closed into pitch black, and OTHER CHARACTERS WATCH IT HAPPEN AND THEY'RE SCREAMING BACK AT HIM AND REACHING FOR HIM EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TOO FAR AWAY TO HAVE EVER ACTUALLY GOTTEN HIM OUT OF THERE LIKE. DOG,

I can just so vividly recall myself fuckin sitting there after that little moment happened and like. I was like rooted on the spot just sitting there in horror HRKSLGLKSK..,.., And y’know needless to say it still fucks me up to this day, I got a damn pit of anxiety right now writing this shit up 😩😩😩

Then like at least a year later we had stopped at a Walmart to grab food for a cabin trip, and my dad wanted to get a movie to watch that weekend. And of course he finds AvP and wanted to buy it. But my ass was pulling literally any excuse in the book to dissuade him without having to say THAT MOVIE FUCKED ME UP, DAD. because y’know my epic little 15 year old brain was like THAT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING TO ADMIT. We didn't end up buying it and I was just like I LIVE ANOTHER DAY 🙏

And I also have never done a full rewatch of that movie 😌 which y’know I've heard that I'm not exactly missing much. But it's just like YEA I'M GOOD. 👍 THANKS

So uh. Being forever stuck in a space and slowly dying. Don't like it. Not a fan. Absolutely not

[jaegermonstrous]

Had a bad brain day, so it's time for chicken nuggies and DS9.

S3E7 "Civil Defense"

I'm already giggling and kicking my heels. I love this ep so much.

ATTENTION BAJORAN WORKERS [Side note, you could make a very effective drinking game out of this - has anyone done that?]

This is like when you rent a new place and accidentally trip the security alarm.

Hah! Quark feels safest with Odo.

I know we've all talked about this, but seriously how long do you think it took Dukat to record all these?

Also I love Sisko's bits with Jake in this ep. He checks in when Jake bumps his head, he talks him through opening the hatch. He's such a good dad.

Heck yeah Action Kira! Shooting doors and taking names.

ATTENTION BAJORAN WORKERS

Garak! Yay! I love that he's in this episode, but also that he's almost useless. Poor guy is used to being the hypercompetent superspy, and he can't fix the station or even do anything.

Gosh I love they let Kira shoot up the place.

MY FELLOW CARDASSIANS

How many contingency plans you think Dukat recorded for?

Woo self-destruct sequence!

How many times has Quark brought up Gaila's moon? Think it's something he does whenever he's feeling a bit down?

Heeheehee Odo trying to make Quark feel better. And of course Quark immediately trying to get the phaser back lol

Oh hey it's the cutest scene! Yeah, Julian. You're all gonna die, so flirt with the Cardassian spy.

Whoops that guy got shot. Good thing we've never seen him before.

Dukat! He's here and he's awful!

Though you gotta admit, getting a distress call from yourself would be weird. I like the headcanon that Starfleet are the ones who get all the really weird shenanigans because Humans are batshit neophiles, so they would definitely have a protocol for "what to do if you receive a message from yourself." Besides, the Cardassians seem like the type of military where even if shenanigans happened on the reg, they wouldn't Tell People.

Heeheehee Dukat asking about Sisko's welfare under the guise of making a jab. Suuuure Dukat.

Hah! Say what you will about Dukat [he's a monster], I do love the bitchy-ass power move of ordering a tea from the replicator trying to kill everyone.

I also love that Dukat and Garak's beef is so epic they take time to snipe at each other while the station is headed for destruction.

Heeheehee I love Dukat's slow realization that he's trapped. And Garak and Kira's reaction shots. It's just. Chef's kiss.

And now. Garak just absolutely murdering Dukat. I cackle every time.

I love they get contact with Sisko and Co like ten minutes before the station is set to blow. Very star trek.

It's such a small moment, but I love that Sisko lets Jake come along to try to save the station. It's such a sweet moment of recognition of Jake's agency.

Think they make Starfleet uniforms with tear points? If you've ever tried to rip fabric like that, it's really hard unless the fabric is basically gauze or unless there are seams meant to give way. Hashtag sewist thoughts.

And I love the solution to the self-destruct sequence. Though just for plot reasons I wish they'd had some lasting damage.

Also love that Quark and Odo flirting wildly as they walk away is the last shot of the episode.

[ppppxseur]

EPIC THE MUSICAL VENGEANCE SAGA SPOILERS!!

spoilers under the cut! do not proceed if you havent listened to the vengeance saga yet!!

also if you dont want to read my take about calypso, this may not be the review for you because thats 95% of what i talk about because I Have Opinnions. (spoiler alert, im a sympathizer)

600 strike

OKAY MY RATINGS FOR THE VENGEANCE SAGA GOES AS FOLLOWS

charybdis

not sorry for loving you

get in the water

dangerous

i thought everything was heavenly and i dont understand the hate for 600 strike???? people saying it was "too anime" like jorge wasnt inspired by video games and anime so like theres going to be a big anime cutscene of "the final boss"

my biggest complaint just stems from the fact that the saga felt a bit rushed imo? but like... thats just because the odyssey is so fucking long so of course the saga is gonna feel a bit cramped because theres just too much happening that can be put in the musical at one time

also also uh... the calypso hate... oh my god the calypso hate jesus christ you guys. calling her a monster and evil is like. an absolutely insane jump (IN MY OPINION)

because... okay. heres where my line of logic falls. obviously epic!calypso =/= odyssey!calypso are... different people, so obviously epic!calypso isnt going to be the exact same as odyssey!calypso. and i NEED people to get that distinction through their minds because i feel like y'all are comparing the two when theyre different characters written by different people.

people are saying calypso is manipulative in not sorry for loving you and im sorry, i just dont see it. manipulation is purposeful, its directed, its pointed. and i just... dont think thats what she was doing. granted she DID use manipulative language with the line "and if you hate me, then im sorry my love is too much for you" but i dont think she was actively trying to manipulate odysseus

because, like, imagine living your entire life on a deserted island. NO ONE is around you. you are literally all alone. even circe had her nymphs and aeolus had their winions. calypso didnt have any of that. so OF COURSE she was all over odysseus. of COURSE she mistook her feelings for love. of COURSE she did everything to try to keep him there. hes the only thing like her that she has ever known.

and before you come at me. i know. i know that keeping someone trapped isnt an act of love, but she doesnt know that because shes had no experience with other people before. not even other gods!

so i wouldnt even necessarily say shes being manipulative. shes just... telling him what she feels and worded it badly.

my opinion of calypso boils down to: naive and not understanding. i dont think she fully understands the weight of keeping odysseus trapped and the duress that hes under. i dont think she fully understands odysseus but she really, really wants to. shes so desperate for him to stay that shes not listening to him. and it takes hermes talking to her to snap her out of her daydream that odysseus' is hers to keep.

not sorry for loving you isnt a tantrum. its her expressing her feelings to him. its her final, true act of love by letting him go even if she really doesnt want to.

and i dont think odysseus was just telling her he loved her because thats what she wanted to hear. i mean, odysseus does not seem like the type of man to lie about his feelings or sugar coat shit in any sort of way. so i think, in some capacity, they were probably friendly. i wouldnt go as far to say that they were friends but platonic love doesnt just grow overnight.

sorry this ended up being a Calypso rant, but i honestly love her and i just dont understand why theres a lot of hatred for her. and some of the comments ive seen about her are so vile that im honestly wondering if this has anything to do with epic!calypso at all...

like dont get me wrong, i understand and fully validate you if you felt uncomfortable by her because i do see where the discomfort can lie! but i guess my kneejerk reaction to hearing love in paradise and now not sorry for loving you is that this bitch needs therapy IMMEDIATELY!

and then if you want to know the rest of my opinions about the saga its that i thought dangerous was good it just wasnt my favorite, get in the water is under not sorry for loving you just cuz i liked it more, charybdis bops i just wish it was a little longer.

anyway please dont flame roast me for my calypso opinions lol. i just have a lot of sympathy for her ig

[rederiswrites]

Gonna expand on my thoughts wrt the Fade 'prison', because there was some good discussion in the replies and I've had more time to think about it.

So right from the start, they said, "This is a prison built for a god" and "locked by regret" and both of those had me perking up my ears. Because the implicit assumption--from both the gods that built it and the god that got you stuck there--is that a prison built for a god would surely hold a mortal forever. But my first thought, and the one intended by the writers, was that a prison built for a god might well be poorly suited to hold a mortal. Imagine a mouse in a bear cage!

To be clear, though I haven't finished the game entirely yet, I'm assuming that whether I stayed trapped was of far less importance to Solas than whether he got out. From his point of view, it was the sensible and even necessary decision. He is a MUCH better opponent for Elgarnan than Rook ever could be. Even as Rook, I think I'd be like...yeah okay he's got me there. As usual, Solas' mistake is not in his intentions, or even really in his plans!

No, the mistake--and this is also implicit in this sequence--is that despite his protestations, he is acting and thinking like a god. Which he is, by most criteria, so, again! Not really a glaring fault!

He tried to mold Rook to be held by this prison. He tried to give them regrets. And it worked about well enough that in that exact moment, when the walls were thin and Rook was at their lowest, he got out and they fit in. But with any time to consider it, a reasonably well-balanced Rook wouldn't be caught.

In my version, Davrin died and I was a fellow Warden. I assume that if you choose Harding to lead the other group, she takes the shot and dies. I actually think that would've been MUCH harder for me, but even so the conclusion is the same. With Davrin, it was sad and hard (and COMPLETELY BULLSHIT THAT ASSAN WENT WITH HIM) but we were Wardens. About the closest thing to a regret my Rook would have was that his wounds were so severe that he probably didn't live the extra twenty seconds to realize that he helped kill a Blighted god. Like, what higher aspiration could a Warden have? What more epic death?! Wardens are meant to die, and this is the most legendary death he could ask for. And Warden Rook understands that. Absolutely No Ragrets. But even if it was Lace, she's a grownup and she knows the stakes.

Ultimately, all of them--they're there because they understand the stakes and the stakes are everything, forever. They're not doing it for Rook, they're doing it because it needs to be done, and there's no sacrifice too great to prevent that. As a normal little mortal among normal little mortals, that's relatively easy for Rook to grasp! All Rook is is someone who's earned their trust to take point. Failing wouldn't mean Rook was responsible for what happened after. Failing would just mean that they were working against almost impossible odds and they didn't win.

But Solas! Solas has With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility wedged sideways in his throat like a bone. Solas has power beyond mortal comprehension, and so Solas thinks he should be able to Make Things Right. He is Wisdom and Pride at once, absolutely confident that his plan is The plan. He also understands the stakes, and realizes that no sacrifice is too great to stop Elgarnan. I don't doubt he'd sacrifice himself if he was sure that was the solution. It's not self-serving. And so since he has such great power, and since he is convinced that he should be able to make it right, he cannot let go of those regrets. He should have found another way, he thinks. A better way.

(He's steeled himself to sacrifice people, but he made those choices for them, because he didn't trust anyone else to see things as clearly as him. Rook's team made their own, fully informed, choices. This is another entire subject.)

The regrets of a god are far stronger locks than the sorrows of a mortal, one who experiences loss as a routine part of being mortal, and so he was trapped-- by things he'd already done and couldn't let go of.

Yeah, every time Solas is directly involved, the writing gets like 400 times better. It's so blatant.

[rzyraffek]

Multifandom characters with clingy s/o

Micheal Myers from Halloween

Men will litteraly stab you 29 times please do not touch him! He has to be the one who starts any phisical activities cuz he will get stressed otherwise

Be patient! He never really was in relationship He doesnt know how to feel and how to react

To be fair only physical contact He had wasn't probably nice and kind so it will take long time for him to warm up

Illidan Stormrage from WarCraft3

PLEase do! It full fills him with happiness!This guy just wants somone positive attention and pure love

He needs this comfort he is even more touch starved than I am! He just wants love really

Yeah he is a criminal, so what? He wants cuddles too! And please hold his hand hes so happy:D

Also after his whole demon emo phase please complement his new look cuz he might be a bit insecure

Brahms Heelshire from The Boy 2016

😳

He is the most clingy boy you gonna ever meet

Please do

When he finds out that s/n like hugs as much as he does, s/n is never going to get rid of him. He always puts his hand in hers(or his idc) hands or hugs from behind when s/o does chores

Yes he is horny 24/7 BUT he treats this hugs a bit difrent than just 'invitation' for some activities but as actual way to show that he cares and loves her without all sexy stuff. Slow weekends with lazy breakfast in bed and cuddling till 1pm is his perfect day

Arthas from WarCraft3

His first instinct is 'wha- did something happen? Let me protect' but then he remembers hes edgy and epic and he cant show emotions cuz hes so so spooky.

Yes yes s/o you will get your hugs but privite chambers okay? He has demons to kill he cant afford risking your life because you wanted to cuddle

But please don't let this act fool you, he really does care, in his own Arthas way... even if it seems cold he kinda lost his soul and emotions few years ago so yeah have fun dealing with that

Eddie Glueskin from Outlast

Ayoo??😳

Consensual touch??? 🤨 is that a trap?? He never, idk he never felt this type of positive touch

Oh please teach him your ways, how are you so comforting, so kind, so warm so so you!

He already plans wedding and everything! Oh you are just too perfect!

Billy Lenz from og Black Chrismas

He will bark at anyone in 10meter radius from you! Once you give him any hugs he will get addicted!

He will just walk behind you like stray puppy :( please dont ignore him he wants affection

Then he finds out about hand holding! Now he can fallow you like stray puppy while holding your hand and fidget with it! He might bite tho

[y0d00p]

i was trying to think of

why SDDD and DMK would appear after Triple Deluxe events (i know noncanon side story mode whatever) if neither of them had anything to do with Taranza and Sectonia and

what the deal is with DMK being "sealed [...] for aeons"

as a reminder of my headcanons:

the Dimension Mirror is a relic holding a pocket dimension originally made to seal Dark Mind who was an artificially created Zero (clone?) that got out of control. it is separate from whatever mirror(s) are used as portal(s) between Mirror World and Prime World

the Mirror was entrusted and passed down a long line of ancients -> royals eventually coming into possession of Mirror World Sectonia (Carmine)

long story short Dark Taranza married Carmine to get access to the Mirror for its supposed wish granting ability, shattered her to get her out of the way, then (inadvertently?) released Dark Mind and set off the events of Amazing Mirror

so, jumping off of that, my thoughts are

Dark Mind is defeated and while it was killed off for good it left behind some... evil... inside the mirror. evil residue. this is the influence that would eventually facilitate Sectonia's corruption

DMK was shattered inside the Mirror/pocket dimension, and I suppose became trapped in there, perhaps as a result of Dark Mind's death? (he became its new prisoner??)

up until at least post-Triple Deluxe DMK is trapped in the Mirror, meaning I guess he is not present for Mirror World Canvas Curse, Squeak Squad, Epic Yarn, Mass Attack, and Return to Dream Land, if those events did happen and if we go by order of release date. for the record Carmine also remains shattered and hidden somewhere until at least post-Triple Deluxe

aeons...? I'm gonna headcanon that while that IS an exaggeration (holy longer than you think dad batman!??!!), perhaps there is some time dilation going on that made DMK's imprisonment longer than it was outside the Mirror

a hundred (or whatever) years completely alone in an empty dark labyrinth saturated with the ghost of a dead evil fake god can't be good for your mental health. i would attack the first dude i saw as soon as i got out too. also, if he DID ever speak with Sectonia, he probably was not a good influence, due to all that

so... why SDDD then? well completely ignoring the fact that he appears from The Mirror at the start of his battle we can say that SDDD was there to take the fucking precious evil relic back because it's dangerous and stolen and DMK is in there. SK probably joined SDDD we just didn't see him don't worry about it

in conclusion: DMK just keeps Going Through It

[godfrey-the-chaos-duck]

(this is late because I was super busy yesterday but idc)

Webby Week Day 2: Vacation/Sleepover!

Planning a vacation, Webby had realised, was far, far different to planning an adventure.

Scrooge certainly enjoyed it less, for a start. All the hassle of preparing, but with no death-traps, ancient curses or lost tribes - and no treasure to show for it at the end, either.

Donald, quite on the other hand, was revelling in it. He had his suitcase all packed, and he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt that looked like it was from 1996, and a pair of glittery sunglasses.

Huey was all packed too, as he had been for the last three days ("A Woodchuck must always be prepared", he had said when Louie was confused why he was packing so early)

Dewey couldn't wait. He had a travel playlist all picked out, with requests from some of the others (Della had suggested some of her favourites from Powerline, and Dewey just couldn't say no) and was more than ready to make this the most epic vacation in all of history.

Even Beakley was excited (though she still insisted on bringing survival gear and weaponry - the main advantage of having Launchpad and Della as pilots was that airport security wasn't a problem).

Now the day had arrived. They would touch down in Madrid, and have the most relaxing week of their lives.

But something - no, someone - wasn't here yet.

"So, is Lena coming, or are we just gonna wait here?" Louie asked, as Webby tried not to look too disheartened.

"Well, I haven't heard anything from her yet today," Webby answered, "Can we just wait a couple more minutes?"

"It's ok, Webby," Della said, kneeling to meet her eyes, "I'm sure she's just finishing getting ready, that's all."

"But what if she forgot?" Webby looked anxiously at her, "What if something came up and she never told me? What if she's sick, or hurt, or-"

"Whoa, calm down that brain of yours," Della put a hand on her shoulder to bring her back to the present, "I understand you're worried, but I'm sure she's fine. How about you text her again, and see?"

Webby opened her phone.

Sure enough, a message popped up on the screen.

"On the way, sorry I'm late, I got caught up with Violet, see ya soon Pink 💝" the message read. Webby smiled.

"See? What'd I tell you?" Della ruffled Webby's hair, making her giggle.

A few minutes later, there came a knock at the front door.

"I'll get it!" Webby bolted down the foyer, and opened the door. There, with a backpack on, and looking very pleased, was Lena.

Webby ran up to her and hugged her.

"Hey," Lena said, "I'm so sorry, I woke up late, and Violet insisted on trying to teach me some Spanish..."

"It's ok, you're here now," Webby replied, "But I was kinda worried about you."

"I still can't believe your family's letting me come on vacation with you," Lena looked around, "I mean, sleeping over is one thing, but I guess this kinda feels weird, like I shouldn't be here."

"Don't ever say that," Webby told her, "You're the best, and we're lucky to have you."

"Besides, if anything crazy happens, it'd do us good to have a sorceress around," Dewey pointed out.

"Nope, nothing crazy is happening this week," Louie said, "We are going to Madrid, and I am going to sit down, sunbathe and eat churros!"

"Ah, you're here!" Scrooge smiled when he saw Lena, "Let's get going, shall we?"

Lena nodded.

"To adventure!" Della cried.

"No," Webby responded, "To vacation!"

[eshtaresht]

oh damn oh jees I'm so normal sooo sooooo normal rn ahaha! emotionally, I'm feeling sorta ZGBZFDHZV HV ZDH DZVVZDS ZD ZZV LZV. like, it's trigun, I expected it to hit hard BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO HIT SO HARD spoilers for ep 10 under the cut as usual

tbh I'm mostly shaking about the next ep and impending season finale, but this one was still pretty brutal

firstly, the goofs. vash fucking SNEESING and getting ruthlessly bullied by wolfwood is pretty much in spirit of their relationship in 98' anime and I'd love to see more of it (pls I hope there'll be a season 2)

scar reveal! I was afraid they're gonna give him a glow up and yeah, some scars are barely visible, but the other ones look awful. so, everything I hoped for, good to see he's in pain /j. also nico tried so hard not to stare at shirtless vash... he's looking away respectfully

vash is such a wet cat pathetic paperbag of a guy... just let that guy take a shot, barely flinched, took the bullet 'cause he thinks he deserved it. didn't even think of attending the wound until wolfwood said so. and, mind you, vash doesn't have any superhuman abilities so that must've hurt like hell

nico's job is so funny because to keep vash safe he has to get into mega epic fights, but also remind that idiot to eat and take care of wounds. again, vashwood duo feels more like the original now, after the sandsteamer. I think nico actualy started caring about vash since he saved the orphanage, it's great to see him conflicted with his mission

also policemen from ep 1 and the guy who shot vash are like... second best side characters in stampede and this is not a compliment. the best ones are nomads who ate worms btw

oh meryl, she's gonna girlboss so hard now... woe to all the haters and naysayers, she's getting character development and faces the same conflict as vash and nico thus gaining more narrative significance!! don't get me wrong, manga and 98' anime meryl was a crucial character, but she's getting much more freedom in stampede to develop and get into action

the moment where she gets up during wolfwood voiceover is when we start to see the "iron lady" and I'm so here for it! now we just have to wait for her designated therapy dog girlfriend to appear and when I can be at peace

tbh I don't really care about roberto. no hate, just neutral, rip drunckle grumps

everybody just dumped zazie... so rude, meryl didn't even answer their question >:(

elendira is..... not bad, but disappointing in comparison to the manga's gorgeously evil and hilariour girlboss who was also explicitly trans! oh look, she's a child experiment plant hybrid now, yay... meh

TESLA CONFIRMED omg I'm SOO exited for the next episode we're gonna be in SO MUCH PAIN

knives yeeting vash into the pit got a giggle out of me, but also... damn he actually was preparing all these years, crafting a perfect trap. and all the plants... he couldn't fix them and boy oh boy, I'm pretty sure he gathered them not for safekeeping... HE'S GONNA DO A LAST RUN ON THEM TO "FIX" VASH!! that was probably what elendira was refering to when she started crying

I am the normallest about this. these twins are such hyppocrites I wanna study and dissect them. knives doing the most cruel thing to his sisters so he can get rid of everything that makes vash human in hopes that if they were on the same footage they would finally stay together.......

and the words that he says to vash hurt so much more because it's true. he does love humans, but the main thing driving him is guilt. in stampede, more than ever, vash blames himself for pretty much all human suffering, because he helped the great fall happen. no wonder he's so depressed and not nearly as goofy! homeboy doesn't just protect the lives rem saved, his pacifistic quest is penance for all the people he (thinks he) killed

july is going to destroy him.

[episodeoftv]

Round 1 of 6, Group 2 of 4

propaganda is under the cut (424 words) - may contain spoilers

summaries (pulled from imdb or wikis)

propaganda

Doctor Who - 12.10 The Timeless Children

In the epic and emotional season finale, the Cybermen are on the march. As the last remaining humans are ruthlessly hunted down, Graham, Ryan and Yaz face a terrifying fight to survive. Civilisations fall. Others rise anew. Lies are exposed, truths are revealed, battles are fought, and for the Doctor - trapped and alone - nothing will ever be the same again.

this finale is shit!! absolute ass! nothing happens in it for it to justify having such a cool name. the master captures the doctor, shows her a slideshow that amounts to ‘‘you’re adopted!! :)" doctor breaks out of her matrix prison thing by overloading it with memories when the matrix is The Supercomputer and it’s used to hold all memories of all time lords ever? you know, the species whove been doing their thing for a billion years and live up to 10,000 years? the doctors new memories should either already be there or make nary a dent in it. the doctor’s like ‘‘why would they do that! why would they lie?’’ girl they have been lying to you since forever. they killed you once. theyve tried to kill you so many times. they turned you into a fucked up anti time monster that one time. one of the doctors past past selves even told her it doesnt really matter!! what was even the point

Our Flag Means Death - 2.08 Mermen

cw: vomit

Stede, Zheng, Spanish Jackie and the rest of the Revenge crew team up to take down a nefarious common enemy threatening the world of piracy.

1) paced like a runaway train, worst actor kiss i've seen in all my years, weird resolutions for two newly-introduced characters who started with lots of potential but ended up with no narrative payoff. (spoilers) removed a really strong actor/character from an overwhelmingly mediocre cast and caused a giant rift in the fandom with some (falsely) claiming that the major character death was bury-your-gays, homophobic, ableist, etc. and that they were done with the show (we'll see about that), and others claiming it made perfect sense to kill off this character because he was "ready to die"

2) Season 1 was so promising, and set up so much! Season 2 SEEMED like it was gonna fulfill some of that promise... That is, of course, until they squandered all of those loose plot threads, character moments, potential arcs, etc. in a half-assed episode that was basically all filler and ended with one of the most unsatisfying, pointless, and unemotional deaths of TV that gave us all 'Dean with the rusty nail' flashbacks. Even the *seagull* got a better death. Not even the canon ship felt satisfying!! Their kiss and ending was extremely rushed and they didn't actually go anywhere from the end of S1.

3) Least of all it was all very rushed. More importantly Izzy was absolutely fucked and his death didn’t make sense with the writing of the rest of the series. Ed en Stede’s character development throughout the season got thrown away for some ”happy” ending which would’ve been better if they just stayed with the crew.

[cosmicjoke]

Also, damn, everyone’s fighting over whether Sukana’s a fraud or not for using other people’s CT’s against Gojo, (I mean, in an out and out power struggle, if Sukana needs to rely on these other techniques to win, then Gojo is more powerful), but I don’t even care, one way or another.  I just don’t want Gojo to die, and after the end of 229, I don’t know.  If all of Gojo’s techniques have been adapted to, then it’s no good for him, and something drastic is going to have to happen for him to get out of there with his life.  Whether you think Sukana is cheating or not, it doesn’t really matter.  Admittedly, this was all set up by Gege, so you can’t call it an ass-pull or bad-writing from a set up perspective.  There’s still plenty to criticize in terms of clarity of writing (anytime you need a piece of fiction broken down into basic terms and explained to you, then there’s been a failure somewhere in the writing), and also in terms of keeping the reader engaged (endless exposition is always bad).  But what’s going on right now in this fight makes sense.  The only way anyone’s ever beaten Gojo is by laying a trap for him.  You can’t overpower him just flat out, but you can plan around his abilities, like Toji did, and later Kenjeku.  So if Sukana wins, it’s gonna’ be because of he had a solid plan in place.  It’s still upsetting, and I hate how Gojo keeps taking L’s.  It’s exhausting how he can’t seem to make any progress against Sukana.  I got hopeful for half a second when he finally was able to hit Sukana with infinite void, but now it seems hopeless for real.  I don’t know what he’s going to do.  Of course, EVERY chapter has ended with Gojo seeming shocked or injured in a way that seemingly spelled gloom and doom for him, and then the next chapter, he’s right back to fighting with no, lasting damage to himself, so maybe that’ll happen again.  But that’s the thing about this fight that’s driving me and so many others crazy.  It keeps ending on these cliffhangers which seem to be the end for Gojo, and then nothing comes of it, and it just drags on and on.  Meanwhile, none of the chapters end with Sukana in any, seeming peril.  So it does make me wonder.  Maybe Gege is going to shock us all by wearing us down through expectation.  It keeps seeming like a certainty that Gojo is going to lose, because he keeps getting bested at the end of each chapter.  It truly would be a shock, then, if he somehow still managed to win.  But at this point, I’m struggling to see how.  Unless Sukana really is paralyzed by infinite void, and Gojo is able to just crush him.  But with Mahoraga having already adapted to it, and I guess that adaptation transferring to Sukana, I guess that’s not gonna’ be the case.  How’s Gojo going to clobber him now?  I don’t know man.  It really does just seem like Gojo’s going to lose, and probably die, and now I’m making myself sad, lol.  I won’t call it bad writing, or say it’s because Sukana is a fraud who couldn’t win in a fair fight (even though I hate Sukana for real), but I was just hoping for something a little more epic and back and forth.  So far, this fight hasn’t been back and forth, it’s been one-sided, with Gojo just continually getting bested.  The tension is all coming from the seeming certainty that Gojo will die at the end of each chapter, only for him to find some half-baked way of not dying, which only lasts until the end of the current chapter.  We aren’t getting any tension from a sense of uncertainty in who’s going to win, it’s all coming from waiting to see when Gojo will die.  It’s seriously draining and not exciting by any means.  It’s depressing.  But then, I guess that’s in keeping with the general tone of JJK too.  It’s always been a depressing story. 

[vaudeville-moggie]

Risevember:

Todd scouts but only the bits I remember:

[intro] So there’s a bit before where splinters is like talking to the teens and they’re too busy on their phones to pay attention so splinter is like “no phones!” ?? i think?? Splinter drives them into the woods and kicks them out of the tank, takes their phones (and don’s tech) Donnies, like, “I need my phone and ,y phone needs me we can’t survive in the woods!” Scratching his arms a lot. and suddenly Todd is there. “I drove up in the tank with you guys, don’t you remember?” Flashback to the tank where Todd is talking about how much fun they’ll have and the turtles are staring at their phones. Then Todd’s like, first lesson! Food, so, what would you eat?” I think rap tries to eat rocks? “No” Donnie picks up a stick, “no” pan to Leo trying to at donnie, “no, you’re horrible” Mikey’s like, “what about these?” And Todd’s like, “THOSE ARE NO-NO BERRIES.” Then. Idk Todd catches a fish with his mouth it’s pretty impressive. Anime sparkles. Todd imparts some knowledge about setting up camp near a running water source. Then it’s night and Todd’s doing animal calls. I think donnie throughs pinecones at his brothers to get their attention. He’s in the trees like a cryptid with glowy eyes. He’s wearing pinecones on his head in place of goggles and replaced with rest of his tech with wood. He’s still scratching himself a lot. He tells his brothers to “ditch Todd” so they ditch Todd (Leo tells him they’re gonna try out their newly learnt skills on their own) Donnie takes them to his treehouse they built by enslaving woodland creatures like a real Disney princess. They have arcade machines (what) and a hot tub (I think??) and a tv?? (Idk, honestly) So then later Todd comes in with his famous lemonade and is all like “what’s all this then?” Except he doesn’t say it like that but yeah somehow he gets the idea that they ditched him “you guys ditched me?” And the little heart-shaped lemon slice breaks in half and Todd runs out, and he drops the lemonade but before it falls he rushes back to put it down and straighten the flower and he says “sorry you got caught up in this” and then he runs away crying and is “Todd-napped” and yeah I think the turtles see this happen but are too slow to stop the tooth fairy guy from getting away. So THEN they use their Todd scout knowledge like camp near a water source and somehow find where the dentists/trophy hunters are then they ninja in and Leo begins an epic anime sparkles apology and Todd forgives him before he even finishes but yeah then they get the hell out of there and find a cave and Todd is sad but they cheer him up and reveal they have the lemonade, which Todd drinks and goes super saiyan and calls upon the woodland creatures and they fight the dentist/trophy hunter guys. Yippee. Uh. Then they celebrate their victory? Idk. Then they cut to the tooth fairy guy with a picture of Raph and he’s like evil laugh, I want that snuggle tooth for my creepy ass wall of teeth. Look I’m as sad as everyone that rise was cancelled but I’m so glad we never saw that guy ever again.

and without further ado here is the video:

so yeah misremembered a lot and forgot a lot like the fact that the episode starts with them getting out of a trap thing by using donnie's phone. anywizzle.

thanks for watching. stay silly.

[wubblehrts]

I've got a lot of bones to memorize, sounds like a great background vlog, thanks ^_^

Also what did you think of genloss nan? I know you liked it but I'd love to get a more in depth review if you want to share!

I LOVED IT SO FUCKING MUCH DUDE!!!!!!!!!!

the first episode was absolutely hilarious. Charlie Ranboo and Sneeg were so good the entire time. looking back on the vods knowing everything we do now about the censoring and how Ranboo actually had no choice ever is so chilling and brings such a new light to Charlie's character in the first episode.

the second ep was SO GOOD it was a bit long at times but I feel like they balanced the horror and comedy super well in this one. I like how the episodes progressively went from comedy to comedy horror to just straight horror it was such a good progression and went so seamlessly.

the saw stuff in the second ep was epic and THE CHARLIE SCENE I loved the Charlie scene where the colors shifted and he was just SCREAMING while Ranboo cut into him it was awesome. it really makes me wonder if he was screaming the entire time and everyone just saw it as him being silly and talking that would be so fucked.

ethan my boy in this episode I wanted him to get saved so bad and thank God he didn't because niki got killed first instead. SNEEG'S SCENE WITH HIS HAT. wowoowow that was so good they way that Squiggles said please hold and everything just stopped. it was so eerie and unnerving

the mouse trap scene lasted FOREVER I was so bored tbh but it was really funny. AND I LOVED RAT RAE she was so cute omg. also imagine if shelby was a rat she would've been an amazing rat I think or just a great contestant like

the closet scene was awesome and so silly. I loved how npc like Ranboo was because he got his mask reset. him and Sneeg were so desensitized to everything around them I loved it.

the way that the last part of the second episode was so well done. I keep wondering what would've happened if Ranboo had listened to the Puzzler and left with that key instead of going to Hetch.

the scene with the smoke was EPIC the cinematography was so gorgeous and well done I loved it

AND HE SAID FUCK AHHHHHHH

THE LAST EPISODE UGHHHHHHH

the empty mall was perfectly eerie and quiet it was also gorgeous and I loved how the decor was done. the people in the masks were posed like mannequins and it was so creepy like wtf was the reason.

him finding Charlie was so super cool and I loved how Charlie was actually streaming that whole time.

the reveal where we saw the Showfall employee killed by the monster and then seeing SNEEG KILLED BY THE MONSTER??? I can't believe that was just glossed over like you could see his hat and everything he got out and tried to escape omggg

THE CASE SCENE WAS EPIC I LOVEDDD ITTTTTT. Charlie dying was a huge L can't believe he died smh.

THE BOW BEFORE HE WAS GRABBED HOLY SHIT

I deadass slapped my hand over my mouth I was in shock. and the crucifixion was soooooooooo

fuck it was everything I loved it so much it was so creepy and such a good moral dilemma. personally I voted for die but I wanted him to suffer and thought living was gonna let him go until they explained that it would've kept him in the facility. but I'm really glad we ended up choosing die because Random said he really wanted that to happen :D

all in all I'm so glad I was able to watch that live the suspended was amazing and I'm just in awe. ranboo did so good and I'm so proud of him

[gay-furry-poseidon-lover]

"dont pick and choose" where is this enthusiasm for any other crimes that are blantly stated as happening in the musical?

Epic the Musical isnt meant to be perfectly accurate to the original poems. In Epic, we get "seven years shes kept you trapped out of your control, time can take a heavy toll." And then Calypsos songs from her perspective. They are emotional songs, thats like... what musicals are supposed to do, make you feel stuff. Lots of people dont interpret Epic Calypso as a rapist, because its not explicitly written to send that message.

Are we gonna talk about The Odyssey or are we gonna talk about Epic the musical. They are different. "people like Circe," In the Odyssey, Odysseus did not have a choice to sleep with her. He had to. Its not that people just suddenly dont care that she assaulted him, its that Epic is showing us a different version. And Epic's Calypso is shown differently as well.

"I spent my whole life here, was cast away when i was young, alone for a hundred years, i had no friends but the sky and sun," This is what we get about Epic's Calypso's back story. That is different from versions of the myth where Calypso just goes and lives on an island.

However you feel about her is fine, youre allowed to not like her, to hate her even. But this is a fictional character based on a fictional character in a poem from a very long time ago. These arent real people. Odysseus is not on the internet, hes not reading posts about people analizing Calypsos character in a musical and feeling victim blamed or retraumatized. And if you relate a lot to Odysseus and that makes you hate Calypso thats fine. Not everyone sees her in your same context though, and thats not an attack on you. If this is something that is so distressing to you, block people who post about her, hit not interested, stop engaging with it. Take care of yourself. But you don't get to just decide that nobody can like this character ever, and that if they do they're a bad person who thinks rape is okay.

Works of fiction aren't real. Obviously I think that killing a baby is horrible, whether the gods told you too or not. But I still love Ody. That doesnt mean I dont care if people kill babies. I enjoy Zeus's character and songs even though he forces Odysseus to choose between the life of his crew or his own, which is like definitely immensely traumatizing. Enjoying his part in the musical doesnt mean i think thats good?

A lot of characters from greek myth have raped people. But we have the understand that obviously that is bad and wrong, and we would never be fans or sympathize with abusers in real life. At least I do. I havent seen a bit of discourse about Zeus (one of the most famous aggressors) or about any other gods. People enjoy them freely, and thats generally fine.

Why is Calypso treated so differently. Like i don't think anyone is literally arguing that rape is good and its okay that Homer's Calypso did that, nor are they saying that to any victims in their life. And if they are, obviously thats bad. But people just enjoying this character isn't.

May I just point out that calypso is apologising (no matter how backwards it comes off ) only when Odysseus was finally freed by someone else from her.

And that until then she was still actively pushing Odysseus’ Boundaries??

Lighter mot or no she kept this man against his will for seven years. And she didn’t GROW UP on that island. She had a life before that— that led her to be trapped by the gods.

Like she IS a sympathetic and tragic character but let’s not act like she’s innocent.

“for seven years she kept you against your will”

THIS DAMN LINE. LISTEN. BLOODY LISTEN TO IT ALL. DONT PICK WHAT YOU CHOOSE.

There’s a REASON people don’t have an issue with Circe. Are happy to see her as a FRIEND to Odysseus. CALYPSO IS NOT THE SAME CASE.

[vitamincummies83]

Capitalism's exploitation of women's bodies is evident in the beauty industry, where products are marketed as empowering while reinforcing harmful beauty standards. Feminists argue that the industry profits from women's insecurities, keeping them trapped in a cycle of consumption that benefits corporations while undermining their confidence and autonomy.Women's reproductive abilities and anatomy put us at greater risk of violence. Men have used religion as a justification to try to control the birth rates for centuries. Remember that no matter where you were born, being it Finland or Central African Republic, you are at risk of suffering reproductive violence. Could be you, me, your mom or your best friend. Gonna start rapping about how trans women are men to get yall hooked then I 'll move onto all the other aspects of radical feminism and actively say things about radical feminism in interviews and run a radical feminist consciousness raising org but when asked about my “transphobic” beliefs I 'll be like “lmao you bought it? It 's a character duhhh that 's Raddy McFem she 's a baddy raddy lmao. she crazy. Have you ever heard of Slim Shady?” Women's reproductive abilities and anatomy put us at greater risk of violence. Men have used religion as a justification to try to control the birth rates for centuries. Remember that no matter where you were born, being it Finland or Central African Republic, you are at risk of suffering reproductive violence. Could be you, me, your mom or your best friend. Gonna start rapping about how trans women are men to get yall hooked then I 'll move onto all the other aspects of radical feminism and actively say things about radical feminism in interviews and run a radical feminist consciousness raising org but when asked about my “transphobic” beliefs I 'll be like “lmao you bought it? It 's a character duhhh that 's Raddy McFem she 's a baddy raddy lmao. she crazy. Have you ever heard of Slim Shady?” bimber:You can sucks the cow, but itll never be skrinky. me:Lets not forget what happened last time Epic Journey went to my house. bimber: If Ancient Prophecy could just slop, maybe wed finally reach the pornography dimension. me:

politician...That's it. Youve got to scrundle like you mean it, especially when aborted fetus is involved. Ive never seen a men so scrambled—whats it doing at The coffee shop on 5th street? Its not about pooping, its about vegits. Go to The master pibbler garden, and dont look back.Lets slick to the scriply KIB zone before HGL finds out. Its not eggplant Im worried about—its Sonics chili dog stand. We could nerp all day, but dead rat will still be peanus.Meet me at under my bed, and bring poop with you. peanut butter spreader?!

[catherinerandom-blog]

So, I just started watching Black Mirror. I totally love it. It definitely gives me Love Death And Robots vibes just its not animated. So far I've seen every episode in seasons one and 2 (excluding the first episode of season one because I was advised to skip it), and I also saw the 1st episode of season 6 bc it was just what started playing when I went to watch the show on Netflix. I wanna give episode reviews for the ones I've seen so far in the order I watched them, so spoilers from here on out.

S6 ep1 Joan Is Awful: I loved it. The show did such a great job contrasting the show with reality. The twist was epic when I 1st watched, but compared to other episodes is just alright

S1 ep2 Fifteen Million Merits: again great episode. I loved how hopeless the situation felt. No matter who you were it just felt awful, and I love how well they instigated that feeling

S1 ep3 The Entire History Of You: this one was alright. I kinda super disliked the main character even before he got real crazy, and the concept didn't quite pull me in as much as the others.

S2 ep1 Be Right Back: this one was cute and sad. To be entirely honest I felt bad for the AI. I feel like the MC was a bit unfair to it. Not that I think the AI cared that much, but still. The thing was perfectly polite, no dangerous self aware controlling behavior at all, and she locked him in the attic, poor guy.

S2 ep2 White bear: so at first I wasn't a fan of this one. I'm not a fan of thrillers and I thought the bystander commentary was mediocre, but then the twist happened. Oh my god, did I adore the reveal. And props to the actress playing the MC because her screams of agony at the end gave me chills to the bone. Thank God cruel and unusual punishment is not permitted where I live.

S2 ep3 The Waldo Moment : this one as a story was alright, but what really freaked me out was how realistic the scenario is. If somebody ran for government as a joke a significant portion of the population may actually vote for them. I mean Trump got elected. People will vote for people as a joke and that has serious consequences. After this episode I promised myself if I ever saw someone run for government as a joke I'd vote for someone serious.

S2 ep4 White Christmas : I just finished watching this one and Jesus Christ! The 1st story didn't get to me but the last two did. I guessed the twist pretty early on in the ep but the concept of being trapped in a room for months with nothing to do is such a terrifying concept it really really got to me. Additionally the whole blocking people thing is scary as hell. Specifically the whole getting blacked by everyone, can you imagine? So lonely. And then the ending, 1,000 years per minute for at least 24 hours. I already have a fear of immortality, did not need that confirmed thanks.

Over all this show has been an experience and I'm all over it.