#when i say it's overrated

[thundergrace]

You better believe the first thing I saw in the tag was people shipping Gabi and Sir. Now, listen, I get toxic can be sexy sometimes, but honestly, how can someone's brain even do that when nearly half of each episode is flashbacks of Gabi at 16 as his victim???

I do think I could maybe get it - how you can go there- if that wasn't the whole driving factor of the series.

I suppose this is the risk of casting Mark. That man can have chemistry with a paper cup.

But honestly, romance is overrated. I do wish people would embrace more unique dynamics. I feel like romance is just the first place people's minds go when there's intense chemistry, but humans are complicated. It can be something else....

[makiswirl]

can i just say. and this is probably a niche hill to die on. that i am so gobsmacked every time someone vaguely hints at the idea that jotaro doesn't care meaningfully for the other crusaders, usually particularly kakyoin and joseph, when those two actually tend to be the ones he reacts to being hurt the hardest

like he cares for his loved ones!!!! that literally plays into his character motives in every single part he shows up in!!! stop lying to me!!!!!!!

[wolvieshairypussy]

I was watching a YouTube video about the x-men movies and the fox/Disney mess. And the youtuber in the video said how fox does the total opposite in the movies compared to the comics. about how they made "short and ugly" wolverine into "tall and handsome" in the movies. when I tell you I almost screamed like it was a fnaf jumpscare. because I CAN SEE. WITH MY OWN TWO EYES. WHAT COMIC WOLVERINE LOOKS LIKE. AND HE'S SO HANDSOME. HE'S LITERALLY SO FREAKING CUTE. AND I LOOOVEEE HOW HAIRY HE IS. AND HIS HAIR. AND HIS HATS. AND THE WAY HE DRESSES. AND I LIKE HOW HE MAKES JOKES WITH HIS LOVED ONES. AND AND AND-- HE'S NOT UGLY OMD 😭

[lord-squiggletits]

I think the reason that MTMTE remains the most defining, influential, and loved series in the IDW1 run is fundamentally because, despite its many flaws, MTMTE has the power to make you think and wonder about the world beyond what's shown on the page. The character relationships are so strongly developed that it's easy to care about the characters and easy to imagine further adventures they could go on. While the myriad dropped plotlines, underwritten/underutilized characters, and worldbuilding with weird implications are all fucking maddening at times... even if it makes you mad, MTMTE makes you mad because you care and it makes you want to immerse yourself into a world that feels like it's real beyond what's explicitly shown to you on the page. It's a sandbox of a story where there's so much fertile ground for pretty much anyone with any preferred character archetype, storyline, etc to dig in.

It's just... immersive. That's the best way I can put it. It feels like it could be real and it makes you want to spend more time in it than the constraints JRO had. It makes you want to know more about it and come up with theories on how/why things function or happen the way they do. That's why it's loved and that's why it's the best series in IDW1.

[hilacopter]

I will probably be burned at the stake for this but I hate how popular ships in fandoms (ESPECIALLY here) are always based on WhO'S tHe MOsT QuEeRCoDEd iN CanOn and not on whether the ship is actually. good. I won't deny that a lot of these popular ships are good and it would be fine if they didn't become the literal fanon norm and every time someone has other ships for the characters or god forbid, doesn't like the ship, everyone goes "we totally respect your opinion and all but they're literally so gay how can you not see how gay they are you dumbfuck-"

[pftones3482]

I just saw someone on TikTok call Ain't Got Rhythm an underrated Phineas and Ferb song......my guy aside from Gitchee Gitchee Goo and the LITERAL THEME SONG, Ain't Got Rhythm is probably the most recognizable PnF song of all time. Underrated??????

[thecoolsquirrel]

Wdym twisted wonderland isnt an otome game? Jack Howl says otherwise

[fagbearentertainment]

“Bob wouldn’t stop trying to eat you to fuck you” erm maybe not you but he would me

[frogprinsen]

Non-Royal AU where Wilhelm and Simon have been best friends for years. Doing everything together, sharing secrets, telling each other everything first. They were inseparable.

But one day, Marcus, Simon's boyfriend of four years decided to propose to him. Simon never really thought about it but didn't see any reason to say no. Besides that's what relationships are heading towards, right? So, he accepted it. There shouldn't be anything wrong but for some reason, it doesn't feel right.

Marcus and him knew each other because of their moms. He was a nice guy, a bit pushy at times, but nice. Simon can't find any fault in him, he's not even sure why he's looking for a fault but there wasn't anything, right? The only thing he really dislikes about him though is how he doesn't get along with his best friend. He doesn't get it. It starts fights sometimes, Simon really hates that Marcus doesn't even try to like him.

Like, who wouldn't love Wille? C'mon, he's the best person in the world. It should be a red flag if he's being honest. But obviously, Wille being the most amazing and perfect person that he is, tries to be accommodating and polite, even if Simon had the feeling that he dislikes Marcus, too. There's nothing he can do about that. He just hopes Marcus will try to like Wille at one point, if he doesn't, he's not sure if this would even work.

The day after, he of course told Wille about it. He's the first person he tells anything to and Wille congratulated him. Simon told Wille that he wants him to be his best man and excitedly talked about how he and Wille can plan it together. Wille responded appropriately, if not a little cold. Simon ignored this nagging feeling of something being wrong with Wille's smile. His bestfriend needs some space sometimes and he'll tell him whatever it is once he's ready.

He wasn't worried. Not at all.

Until... he never heard of him again.

He didn't know it yet but the next day, Simon sent a 'good morning' text to Wille as usual (he's always the first person he texts when he wakes up) but it wasn't going through. He was confused but figured it wasn't a big deal. He'll call him later.

After Simon finished work with still nothing from Wille, he decided to call him. "We're sorry you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service." What the fuck. Simon was confused, he was literally just talking to him on the phone yesterday, like they do everyday. He shrugged it off, maybe Wille broke his phone or something, ignoring the feeling of something being very, very wrong.

He decided to visit him at his apartment and maybe tease him for being clumsy, pulling out the spare key that Wille gave him before. When the door opened, he found it empty. Not empty as in there was no one home, but the apartment was completely bare. As if no one had been there at all. The feeling intensified as he searched for answers, already on the verge of panicking.

Wille's neighbor popped out of his door, and was confused what Simon was doing there when Wille already moved out. Simon was even more confused, moved out? Since when? The neighbor helpfully informed him that he left yesterday, seemingly in a rush and didn't even bother organizing his things, just took everything and left. It must've been an emergency.

The neighbor looked at Simon, "I thought you'd know this already."

Simon felt as empty as the apartment he just left. "Yeah, I thought I would too."

Simon was worried now, wondering what might have happened.

He called Felice next, one of Wille's closest friends, asked if she knew something but she said that he hasn't talked to her. He called around too, all their mutual friends and even some that Simon dislikes but they all said the same thing. No one had any idea where Wilhelm had gone.

That night, Simon cried. He doesn't know what's going on. Where was his best friend, what happened to him? Is he okay?

Days passed, and turned to weeks. Simon felt miserable. It's like Wille took the life out of him and brought it with him. He just felt like crying at random times of the day, he doesn't really know what to do. He has never gotten separated from Wille before and certainly not with absolutely no contact.

Marcus and he had been fighting more because of that, with him accusing him of not even caring about their wedding preparations and honestly? The wedding is the least of his concerns right now. His best friend is missing. That's more important.

One day, he decided to talk to Felice to know if she had some news and caught her on her way to work. He didn't call out to her, seeing she's on the phone but waited until he noticed her.

"I know Wille, I'm so sorry". That caught Simon's attention and came closer.

"Is that Wille?" He accidentally yelled, startling Felice, who looked at him as if she's been caught doing something wrong.

"Well?" He doesn't care if he's rude at this point. If that's Wille, then he needs to speak to him no matter what.

"Uhh yeah. He just told me that he had some personal business which was why he left. He said it would be long before he can come back."

"Can I speak to him?"

"Sorry but he already hung up."

"Oh. Can you just give me his number? I'll call him instead."

"Um. Sorry, Simon but that's not his phone. He said he used someone else's because he doesn't have his." Felice had a hard time meeting his eyes and he pretended not to notice.

"Oh. Okay." Simon forced a smile and left, knowing she's hiding something. Simon wants to cry. What's going on?

He doesn't understand why Wille disappeared without a word, and why he's hiding like this. Did he commit a crime or something? Or is it his family? He knows that he has a complicated relationship with his family but what made him leave the life he had here?

And more importantly... why did Wille call Felice and not him?

He checked his phone. No missed calls or messages. He knows for a fact that Wille has his number memorized so why hasn't he called him?

Is he... avoiding him?

He goes through his days listlessly, doesn't even care about Marcus nagging at him. Like who cares if this or that needs to be done? What's the point of anything? What's even the point of having a wedding if Wille's not going to be there to be best man? Who cares at this point?

He's been so sad and irritable lately that his friends decided it was time to intervene.

"Speak. What is going on with you?" Rosh glared at him and he told her he just misses Wille.

"I understand that Simme but maybe he's just going through something. You said before that he needs space sometimes, right? You should give him that for now, focus on your wedding."

"Ugh. Why do people always have to bring that up? Am I not allowed to just be sad?"

"Simon, we're not saying you can't be sad but you're getting married in a couple of weeks and it seems like you're not even doing anything?"

"Wait, what? What date is it?"

"Bro, you're joking, right?'

"Uhh..."

"it's like you don't even care about getting married," Rosh laughed "it's a big thing you know?"

"Is it? It's not that big of a deal. Frankly, I'd rather not waste money on it. It's not that different to being in a relationship and living with someone right?"

Rosh and Ayub looked at him skeptically.

"Simon, why do you think people get married?"

"I don't know? Tax benefits?" His friends looked horrified. He doesn't understand. It's not like it means anything. His parents were married and look where that ended up. They still got divorced in the end, so it's nothing unlike dating and breaking up, right?

"Like, okay Simon. That's valid but I'm pretty sure you and Marcus will not be on the same page for that."

"What do you mean?"

"You're kidding, right? Do we really have to spell it out for you?" Rosh and Ayub looked at each other and Simon felt like being left out of a joke. "Please can you just hurry up and tell me. You're both being weird."

"Okay, see, most people get married because they want to spend the rest of their lives with each other. Through the good and the bad, all that shit. It's a promise. To be with each other, to laugh and cry together, hold each other through it all."

"Yeah, you have to be sure of the person because, again, you'll be spending your whole lives together. It has to be someone you love."

"And what does being in love mean?" His friends gave him another incredulous look but decided to humour him.

"Being in love is when you're yearning for someone, you know? You'd want to wake up next to them, you'd be happy just seeing their face, you think of them constantly, miss them when they aren't around and makes you feel unexplainable feelings that make you feel good and giddy. Things like that."

Oh. And that, Simon can understand.

"Do you get it now?"

"Yeah. I do."

"Really? Because I don't think you do."

"I do. I get it, I get what you said."

"Really? Explain it then."

"I mean I can't say it with a lot of words but it's like me and Wille."

"WHAT"

""Yeah, everything you just said, it's like me and Wille. I understand that now."

Speaking of Wille, where is he? Why did he leave? He should be here. Simon needs him to be here because he always makes him feel better. He needs to be here because Simon is worried and confused but Wille makes everything make sense. He should be here to hold him and smile at him and make him feel all kinds of feelings just being by his side, feelings he wouldn't mind having for the rest of his life. Because Wille always makes him happy.

He huffs angrily then sadly. All he wants is for him to see him again and then everything will be better. It's always better with Wille.

'Wille, please come back. I need you.'

"What?" Simon snapped out of his trance after Rosh called out to him for what doesn't seem like the first time.

"Simon, are you even hearing yourself right now?"

Oh. He said all of that outloud. Cool.

So what though? It's not like he said something untrue. Why did they look like that?

He looked to Ayub, hoping he had some answers.

"Bro, please. Just really think of everything you said and think of why you said what you did. Just think about it." He's almost begging at this point.

He tried. He went through everything he was just thinking of in detail. All thoughts of marriage and love and Wille and- something clicked. And seeing his friends' horrified looks, realization dawned on him.

Oh.

He's in love with Wille.

Fuck. What is he supposed to do now?

[3416]

I really love equally 16-34-88.

It’s interesting the interchanging of the attitude of the fans and media towards William and Mitch.

For years, William was criticized over and over again. His relaxed and laid back attitude. His game. And his contract year back in 2018, he was in those trenches. And anyone who said anything positive about him was called crazy. And also, Don Cherry and his low key like discriminatory remarks due to the fact that he was Swedish and not the tough goon kind of playing style. He was also kind of the « guinea pig » (always changing line mates, and lines—and last year we saw that too, he’s always moving and they always throw new stuff) and he was , out of the core, the punching bag.

Now, Mitchy has always been criticized because of the toxic hyper masculine mindset of many hockey fans: he’s boyish and not buff and tough and all that jazz. But, he never got the hate and disrespect that he is getting at the end of last season and right now. He was however still well liked and respected and was often associated to Auston and scene in a more favorable light. He was second to Auston in the « it » boy factor. If this NHL documentary was made 2-3 years ago, Mitch would have been considered.

If you would have told that the Toronto fans and media would be all over William two seasons ago, I would have laughed. Like never would I have thought that I would see the day where people would actually give him credit and actually respect him and see the great things he adds. I love seeing that , but at what cost? For Mitch to become the punching bag of the team?

Fans are now saying how amazing Willy is and now figuring out that he is a good player and cool. But those same fans, a couple years ago were dragging him through the mud saying how useless he was and how he needed to get traded. And they liked Mitch. And they respected him. But now, you’ve « always hated Mitch Marner », « He should be traded ».

And I fear that it will always be this: once Mitch will be in the public’s good graces, something with William will happen and back to Mitch. It’s always been like this and will always stay this way. I don’t know why, I guess that’s the dynamic the city chose.

Even when it came to the core’s contracts: Willy and Mitchy always get this EXTRA je ne sais quoi. Like this extra negative energy and they can never satisfy anyone. They are greedy weaklings or whatever.

Also, I was thinking about Auston captaincy and it reminded me about how he was heavily considered in 2019 but the whole allegations and the story about him harassing this woman when he was drunk ruined that chance. And, people did criticize him and he got scrutinized. But, it kind of, I think, it fizzled away pretty quickly within the Toronto scene considering how heavy that story was. It doesn’t haunt him.

Now, if it was Mitch or William, people would bring it up and it would tarnish them way more. They could not escape it.

Sorry for the long ass rant, it’s just so funny and frustrating: if one gains recognition, the other one has to go down.

gonna start out by saying i don't think mitch/auston/other ppl weren't asked about the doc. i think they're way more private esp in a time that was gearing up for the playoffs, lol. and i think anyone with a brain right now knows mitch is still the second best player on the leafs. everyone just gets high off point totals alone from the prior seasons.. like i seriously saw ppl claiming matthew tkachuk would be drafted higher than auston after the 22-23 season, lolll.

i agree there's a divide about them in the coverage and i have a lot of thoughts of my own about this too. i'm not a longterm leafs fan beyond the past couple of years so i can't speak to how willy or mitch were treated before 2022 beyond old headlines/stuff i've seen but not lived through, but i've definitely been here for the shift about mitch lately and well...

i think some of it is by virtue of them playing the same position. everyone 'has an issue' with the core 4 (ive never understood who the fuck the core 4 even refers to.. sometimes its about the forwards, sometimes its about the leadership group flkdjsklf... whatever fits the current narrative ig) being all forwards and taking up the cap bc that's not 'proven', but it's such a bullshit excuse. i think if you look at their contract situations of the past, willy did a lot of things mitch is getting shit for now, lol. he did hold out into the season for money while mitch gets lambasted for using that as a negotiation tactic (which again.. i wasnt around for those negotiations and i get it was ugly to ... leak or use public perception or whatever but) on those first contracts. willy's father was also involved in his holding out in the most recent negotiations but that's not smth i see thrown around at him despite every comment under every post about mitch including paul's name without him so much as uttering the word contract, lol. it's frustrating to me to see the double standards at this point. i understand longtime fans have lived through shit about willy, but i have a hard time imagining the vitriol levels of right now being topped. it's just every single day about every single thing compounded by the fact that leafs fans have even less hope than they used to bc of how many years in a row they've lost.

i admittedly don't love them equally at all, and if anything, the fanfare about willy the past year has made me like him less. it's not really his fault but i do think he's slightly overpaid now (and watching ppl now claim mitch has to take willys deal or less is hilarious) and overhyped for what he actually brings. his playoff stats are being overrated too. since it all comes at a cost to mitch in the media, it's been way worse to watch for me and unavoidable that i come away feeling negative about him, lol.

i'd be interested to see if the tides ever do turn back toward willy now that he's bulked up, grown facial hair, proven he can score with an up-to-this-point useless clutchness. i doubt they will, but i have a hard time envisioning what's gonna happen after mitch signs an extension and who will become the scapegoat w players locked up for more years. the constant hate has to get exhausting at some point, right? like jflkjdsklf... but not with leaf fans so who knows what will happen. i can't really say what would have happened if mitch or willy were ever involved in scandal like that, but i think if it happened right now, ppl would be ready to forgive willy for anything and sentence mitch to death over nothing so. some people were blaming him for his own carjacking when it happened like.. lol. i can't see into the future but all i know is i'm VERY fed up with the way coverage and reaction is right now. and i don't even think the media is an accurate depiction of how a lot of fans feel about any of it, but if it's hammered home enough... idk.

[gojosbf]

Hello, can I ask from this ask game :

https://www.tumblr.com/threecheersforinking/677824836625694720/anime-ask-game?source=share

For anime/manga : Bungou Stray Dogs, Haikyuu, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Thanks 🌻

okay yes let's do this, i am starting of course with

1. Jujutsu Kaisen:

• Favorite Character: geto suguru

• Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: (surprisingly) culling game arc IT WAS SO HYPE also maki's arc yk which one i am talking about

• Character I Think is Underrated: mai, hakari, kirara

• Character I Think is Overrated: gojo, geto, sukuna yk the always talk of town

• Favorite Ship/Pairing: satosugu

• Something I Love About the Show/Movie: the characters, the story writing that has left me attached to these characters after all this time (even when i think it's bad now), their power system (no matter how inefficient) and their dynamics and admirable values.

2. Bungou Stray Dogs:

• Favorite Character: chuuya nakahara

• Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: fifteen arc (dazai and chuuya in it <3), perfect crime and sky casino and kamui revelation arc, also dead apple

• Character I Think is Underrated: yosano, kenji and oda

• Character I Think is Overrated: fyodor and dazai obviously

• Favorite Ship/Pairing: soukoku

• Something I Love About the Show/Movie: the fact that it can be hilarious, nonsensical, touching and comforting and disturbing all at the same time.

3. Haikyuu

• Favorite Character: kuroo & oikawa

• Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: tokyo training arc

• Character I Think is Underrated: asahi, suga and yamaguchi

• Character I Think is Overrated: none

• Favorite Ship/Pairing: iwaoi & kuroken

• Something I Love About the Show/Movie: it's rewatchbility, it's a comfort show and sometimes gets me so emotional it's simple yet inspiring in certain ways yk.

4. Attack on Titan

• Favorite Character: jean

• Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: okay where do i begin with this because i literally love all of it, there are certain episodes though that will never not manage to give me chills like that episode 16-17 in s3, the episode of s4 with declaration of war, fight with war titan, then that scene of levi in middle of forest surrounded by his comrades who were titans, the betrayal from s2, the whole fight sequences with kenny, hange's final moments you get the idea.

• Character I Think is Underrated: annie, gabi, ymir

• Character I Think is Overrated: eren

• Favorite Ship/Pairing: eremika, yumihisu

• Something I Love About the Show/Movie: the thought provoking plot, the fact that it makes you face the reality of wars and genocide, explains every character so well that you cannot just pick sides, everyone has a reason and it's valid from their pov i love the moral dilemma so much.

5. Demon Slayer

• Favorite Character: tengen, obanai, sanemi

• Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: entertainment district, swordsmith village and infinity castle arc

• Character I Think is Underrated: gyomei, zenitsu, tamayo

• Character I Think is Overrated: none sorry

• Favorite Ship/Pairing: obamitsu

• Something I Love About the Show/Movie: first of all the art, the glorious art, the fact that they execute your "typical shounen" themes so well, the heartbreaking backstories of each hashira, the stern personalities of each characters just everything overall.

[andrrrgynous]

im not even kidding when i say these songs are teaching me everything i need to know rn

[honeyvenommusic]

❗️NEWGLASSANIMALSGLASSANIMALSGLASSANIMALSGLASSANIMALSGLASSANIMALSGLASSAN-

[yannfredericks]

being online rn is such a fucking nightmare oh my god!!!

[p1nkc4lyps0]

I hope that everyone who comments/tags something about how "x character shouldn't be here" on your overrated female characters post gives you 50 dollars

bro if we were counting the tiktok audience too. i could buy a house.

the thing with this post is that, everyone whos being on the defences and arguing against primarily vriska and rose is failing to realise that im not saying ''these characters did no wrong because they're women'' im saying ''these characters actually acted in a very understandable way, given their circumstance. but because they're all female, very few people are actually looking into the motives behind their bad actions due to fandom misogyny'' and then everyone proceeds to prove my point 10 times over by just looking at their actions and judging on that as opposed to practicing enough empathy to understand why they acted like that.

vriska was raised on baby hell murder planet, was constantly under the threat of being eaten by her giant spider mother unless she killed other trolls for her to eat, was groomed by The Fucking Devil at age 13 and lives under a society where if you don't have like 4 partners at age 16 theyll just fucking killlll you??? and i had several people refusing to acknowledge how maybe growing up in the no morals zone with 0 positive influences and needing to be an unrelenting bitch to win the game would maybe be reason to why vriska, kills, disables and in one case sexually assaults characters. vriska very much shouldn't have done all that shit but given her enviroment, fuck i'm not gonna really be blaming her for it now am i?

overall, ill give you tumblrinas a thumbs up for at least having more bewilderment than aggression than the tiktokers because fuck me running the amount of people who missed the point so hard they wouldn't get it if it hit them in the fact, tumblr isn't completely innocent but at least the comments are hard enough to navigate that i stopped trying to read them all.

[no1ryomafan]

Battle Network being the only MM series that I didn’t get deeply invested into that I still haven’t played most of the games is so funny despite this year basically being it’s year of relevancy again because I do know facts off handily about it and one of the things that jumpscares me every time I remember it is something that wasn’t even in the games: It’s the fucking fact in the anime they said “let’s make this a Tokusatsu” in like the fourth game arc onward and this will never not throw me off despite being the mf who’s favorite mm series is literally ZX.