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7B - which had good ideas but suffered because Moff was too busy with the anniversary to edit - managed the revelation that the companion the Doctor believed was supernatural was actually an ordinary woman much much better, because the narrative was constantly pointing out that the Doctor’s fixation was both incorrect and unfair to Clara.
This was more like if Neville was revealed at the end to be the chosen one after following Harry Potter for seven books. You can’t lead the viewers to a conclusion, pull the rug from under them and then laugh at them for not getting it when they were never provided the dots to join.
happened to see this ask right after rewatching the bells of st john but yes exactly! 7b wasn't moffat's best work but he clearly had the conclusion planned out from the start and that was reflected in how the narrative treated clara and the doctor, whereas rtd was setting up something totally different from what he ended up doing. with clara, the doctor (and the audience to an extent) go in thinking she's some crazy, weird, impossible thing, but in 7b itself all the signs continually point to her being an ordinary human and the doctor just ignores that because of his fixation on her "mystery". the exact opposite of s14 where no one thought ruby was anything but human until RTD started surrounding her with weirdness and specifically drawing attention to it. the message he's sending to fans is "don't try to analyze my writing or predict* where I'm going with things, because I don't care about thematic consistency and will just pull plot points out of thin air"
*caveat that I don't necessarily think a twist should be predictable, but I do think that looking back after everything is revealed, you should be able to feel that it was done with intention and not by spinning a wheel.
it's hard to have any real analysis of this series because it doesn't have that sense of being crafted intentionally. some episodes in it were good, but as a whole it's incoherent. any discussion of its themes or ruby's character is necessarily either extremely shallow or driven by fan theories that have taken what little the writing gave us and run with it.
RTD says he wants to provoke reactions, and I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, but I do think he's going about it all wrong. if he made something that had genuine depth and was thought-provoking, fan discussion would naturally follow AND would keep going for a long time. instead he's chosen to chase after moment-to-moment shock value and soundbite reactions, and as a result I don't see this new version of doctor who having much lasting popularity.
#sorry for the rant#it's just. there's people on here still writing essays about clara or martha or rose even 10+ years later.#i cannot imagine in 2034 many people will care that much about ruby sunday#which is a real shame#doctor who#dw negativity#dw spoilers
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Ship them, don’t ship them, would have written things differently, whatever; but whenever I see a post like ‘Ted and Rebecca love each other so they must be more than just friends! they’re proven to be intrinsically connected, that could only equal romance! anything less than romance is such a downgrade for such an amazing and vital relationship!’ I want to panic-vomit. Ideally over the person writing it.
#fangirl problems#here's the deal: i would have been very pro-tedbecca as a ship just from the show#the ted lasso fandom makes me virulently anti it#which is a real shame#anyway happy pride guys! fandom is still super acearophobic when it wants to be!
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i think the point of a university-level education is a bit lost on some of my course mates...
#things are not going to be spoon fed to you you will have to do your own research#seek out your own education guided by lectures and assignments#relish that freedom instead of lamenting it!!#some of these assignments are actually good and ive been able to tailor them to my interests#like rn im learning about the uses of bracken in ancient scotland!#i just did a whole project on tomato grafting (i love solanaceae - tomato family) and whilst it was hard i did enjoy reading about it#we had some mini essays to research and they were so interesting to research and fun to write because one of them was a comparing two#articles and one of them was really bad so it was fun to rip it to shreds and actually apply the knowledge we've been accumulating in class#but i think the point of doing all this is lost on some of them#which is a real shame#maybe im just a nerd?#i very much have the benefit of doing a degree before this so maybe im being harsh#but saying that assessments suck doesnt make them any more interesting#also we have so much free reign over topic that if it sucks it's kind of on you a lil bit#though i will admit some of the assignments are stupid
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There's a recording of Don Giovanni on Spotify with Sunhae Im and Nikolay Borchev Zerlina and Masetto from the 2006 Baden-Baden cast, dated to 2007. In fact, everyone in the cast seems to be from that production, except for Kenneth Tarver, who is definitely not the tenor in the show. Curious.
#the other actor was probably just busy#but this is fun as i do enjoy this zerlina/masetto combination. and i also do quite enjoy kenneth tarver's voice#win win situation#operaposting#ETA unfortunately this prod doesn't have tesoro#which is a real shame#but at least per queste is there. and sunhae im per queste is very fun.
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Info: Ever wonder how Kirk and gang manage to get out of so many scrapes?
Kirk, it turns out, is rather vital to a non-apocalyptic Earth…and Crowley and Aziraphale do so enjoy all the earthly amenities available in the 23rd century.
So they've taken it upon themselves to wander over onto the Enterprise and keep an eye on things, and make sure they don't all manage to disintegrate themselves. And if, in the meantime, Crowley decides to have a little fun on the side with these pretty Starfleet officers…I don't think Aziraphale will necessarily stop him… (thread)
Fill: 1/1
Note: Fill goes up to 19 parts, all saved below but all accessible with the above two links
Author: anonymous
Archive Links: [one] [two] [three] [four] [five] [six]
#archiving#star trek#kink meme#stxik 2#there's crowley and aziraphale in it but the couple seems to be kirk/gaila for what was written#unfortunately it appears to be abandoned from what I can tell#I can't find it other places and author seems to have gotten disheartened when people didn't respond to the latest chapter#which could have been because they had to start a new thread on the comment because the journal pushed the comments over too far#which is a real shame#but maybe if I go further I'll see mention of it again with links to an author if I'm lucky
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Me with every fic I write
#I have all the good scenes line up#And they are so fucking good#in my head anyway#now I just have to connect those scenes#which is a real shame#when they are scattered all throughout the timeline and held there with thumbtacks
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suffering through project revisions again
#ok this is gonna be a long one#I gotta redo a lot of work that just wasn't saved#a lot of it was formatting in Powerpoint which is really tedious#and I'm so picky about how stuff is formatted/designed#especially with colors#it's been a good few hours but I've hardly made a dent in my full workload here#it also means that I have to neglect another assignment that would entail me going somewhere#which is a real shame#my shoulders get really sore since I have horrible computer posture but like#I don't really know how I'm supposed to sit properly when using a laptop#anyway#the situation is kind of dire#but I'll make it through#university diary post
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#HEHEHE THEY'RE SO CUTE I LOVE THEMMM#such a shame these scenes are so brief 😭#avatar#avatar 2#the way of water#sully family#jake sully#neytiri#neteyam#kiri#lo'ak#jeytiri#lì'fya leNa'vi#gif#i'm actually not sure whether Jake is meant to be saying “sloa tsyal” (wide wing) or “slotsyal” (stormglider) here#but i thiiiiiink i hear the -a sound in there#i mean i suppose it doesn't REALLY matter; either one would make sense in this context#and the species name “slotsyal” derives from “sloa tsyal” anyways (as I'm sure you could've guessed hrh)#(btw “syu” is not a real word; just the closest I could come to the “whoosh” sound effect he's making with Forest dialect phonetics hrh)#it sounds like he also says something else before Neytiri says “hufwe” but I can't make out what it's supposed to be#cuz the voiceover narration is talking over it -_-;#in the next shot when Neytiri is running around she also says something#sounds like it might be “tysal latsu” meaning roughly “must be a wing”#or perhaps “tsyal atun” meaning “red/orange wing” which would make sense with Kiri's little Toruk toy#but I think there's an S sound in there so idk#again it's hard to tell because the narration is playing over it#SHUT UP NARRATION JAKE I'M TRYING TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCENE 😭#oh well
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I guess you could say we believe it *because it’s impossible*.
Alt text: Frames from the finale of Revolutionary Girl Utena with overlaid text.
1: Prince Dios lounges on the ground, looking disinterested. Text reads: YOU — "They think their success is a given."
2: The same shot from another angle, showing Akio mirroring Dios as he looks on with a fruity drink nearby. Text reads: "Yes."
3: Anthy bites her knuckle, tears in her closed eyes, looking torn. Text reads: "Whereas we understand"
4: Utena lying crumpled on the ground as the million swords bear down on her. Text reads: "that we'll almost certainly fail,"
5: Utena and Anthy's outstretched hands touching. Utena's hand is visibly bloody. Text reads: "which is what allows us the chance to succeed." End alt text.
#revolutionary girl utena#disco elysium#shoujo kakumei utena#dios#akio#anthy#utena#this one’s a weird one bc the YOU line there isn’t real lol i made it up#but i needed smth for the rest to be in response to#bc Steban’s dialogue is smth i stumbled across in fayde#it’s not in the game proper#it’s just a lone line of dialogue not connected to any node#but still there in the code#which is a shame bc i would have loved to see what conversation it was supposed to be a part of 😔#anyway uh hi long time no post.#not sure what to say other than it feels weird to be fandomposting right now with everything going on#but this has been nagging at me from the back of my mind for a while now#more and more every day i think about ‘’it’s our way of refusing to accept that the world has to remain like this’’
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Zoids HMM Wild Liger
This kit was much simpler of a build than I was expecting, and a very fun one! Maybe I'm just used to Kotobukiya's over engineering when it comes to their cats, especially their early ones, but I was really surprised by the range of motion it has, as well as the lack of overly fiddly bits and pieces. Overall, a smooth and satisfying build!
#Zoids#ゾイド#Wild Liger#Mecha#Plamo#Model Kits#Kotobukiya#HMM Zoids#Zoids Wild#When the Wild Zoids were first revealed I wasn't a fan#However they've really grown on me since and I think they look fantastic as an HMM#I hope Kotobukiya eventually releases the HMM Gil Raptor that made it to the prototype stage#I was looking forward to them doing more of the Wild Zoids like the Hunter Wolf and Death Rex#Though I unfortunately think those are never happening at this point#I don't think the HMM Wilds sold too well which is a real shame this kit was very good!#At least I have the Fang Tiger in my backlog to look forward to XD#Auklaras Zoids#auklaras hmms#zoids models
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It says something about the spirit of the hero that the first Link was literally Such A Scoundrel. Hylia's first chosen running around breaking chandeliers and antiques for the in universe equivalent of 5 dollars. Sometimes it even COSTS him money to bust into some woman's house and destroy all her precious ceramics and boy oh boy does that not stop him. Sets the local bully up with a spooky ghost girl gf because fuck you. Put a chest in front of him and tell him Absolutely Under No Circumstances Open it, immediately getting his grubby little hands all over it. Half the dialogue options are just the choice to be the most Sarcastic Little Shit. And he's STILL comes off as the calm, serene, levelheaded one of the family.
#Sky IS peaceful and sleepy and cottagecore. He is also filled with Chaos#Makes me sad when people paint him as the boring Perfect Hero#Because it means they have not played skyward sword which is a real shame because this game is an absolute treat#Keep Sky Silly 2k23#legend of zelda#loz#loz skyward sword#skyward sword#video games
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The last post's point on time is incredibly crucial to the discussion - "cheap" travel options do exist (though in this case "cheap" still likely represents a significant chunk of a less-well-off family's annual recreation budget - indeed possibly nearly all of it) - but they almost certainly don't have the time needed to take any kind of lengthy vacation. As noted, the vast majority of Americans simply don't get paid vacation time - hell, even in most professional positions, two weeks is the standard (and even then taking it is frowned upon) - and they also have jobs where, if they aren't constantly available to work, they'll be fired. So even if they can cobble together the funds needed, they'll never have the opportunity.
since moving here ive noticed europeans have no concept of how few americans ever leave USA. every american tourist youve met is of an economic crust that is vastly unobtainable to the other like. 85% generously. no matter what you have believed i can guarantee this. even getting to canada isnt really a possibility and the mexico-US border is highly controlled and militarized.
to put it into perspective. a ~2 hour flight from london to warsaw is like. 30 to 45 USD?
and a 2 hour flight from one US city to another would be about 130 USD
it was very cheap to fly here. i make over 100k USD now and i dont know if ill ever be able to afford leaving. if that gives you an idea of how prohibitive travel is here. i havent even touched on how the US has Zero guaranteed holidays by the govt. many people here go years without ever having an entire week off of work
this has had a like. massive impact on American Brain and they dont even know it because travel isnt even a consideration economically. they dont even know how much more vacation time european countries have guaranteed
#and yes all alternatives to driving are much more expensive#and/or much harder to come by#trains are virtually non-existent in large swathes of the country#regional flying is expensive and sporadic#international flights are particularly extortionate#even cheap hotels are $60-80 a night now I think?#and camping can run around $40#but time is the crucial factor#95% of Americans simply don't have the opportunity#which is a real shame#and does warp the mindset#as OP noted#(the long arm of the Puritan work ethic)#(...and Puritan xenophobia too)
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I am going on a 20 hour flight tomorrow please give me your favourite less well-known narrative fiction podcast recommendations
#i lean towards horror but i am open to anything#I've listened to a LOT of podcasts so I've heard of. a lot of them. but obviously there are always more.#if you are a person who makes an audio drama you are welcome to reoly and plug yourself#no shame here i need good content#i have a STRONG preference for stuff with carefully laid audio editing#(which doesnt necessarily mean heavy audioscapes or a lot of foley. it just means i like it when editors make a clean product)#(i say this as someone who is extremely meticulous about my own audio production)#(also: hire me? i only have one real example atm but I'm a kickass producer lol)#(but that's off topic)#RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE#podcasts#podcast recommendations#audio drama#audio drama recommendations#fiction podcast#horror podcast#the system speaks
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I also find it funny that fandom will only accept Lyanna being her non-conforming, wild self in the context of saying that Arya isn't meant to be pretty; Any other day we get back-to-back posts about how Lyanna is actually super traditionally feminine cause she sniffled at a song once, so she's actually more like Sansa. Instead of constantly speaking on Arya and Lyanna, how about you guys reflect on why your standards of beauty for women are attached to how well they perform feminity within the patriarchy?
#lyanna stark#arya stark#asoiaf#/Lyanna isn't actually pretty she was a wild tomboy/ Those two things are not mutually exclusive 😭#how you look is not a reflection of your personality and this is also a running theme within the story#we have morally good characters who are ugly and morally bad characters who are beautiful this is like...kindergarten level#Lyanna is idealized in terms of her personality hence /you saw her beauty but not the iron underneath/#and Ned correcting Robert when he said Lyanna wouldn't have shamed him like Cersei had#he's a very shallow misogynistic character and I truly doubt he would've been as attached to the idea of her without surface level beauty#reminds me of people saying that Olivia Hussey is a bad fancast for them because she has a /doll like/ beauty and they're /rougher/ 😭#as though their entire facial structure magically changed once they realized they enjoyed playing with swords instead of sewing sdksdkdsksd#it's giving that one tiktok with the /cat pretty vs doe pretty vs bunny pretty/#even if you wanted to make the case that her beauty is idealized in her death we get Arya described a pretty multiple times?#idk it's just so wild to me to use personality as an indication of looks it just sounds so stupid#Arya/Lyanna can still have /delicate/ features (which is extremely subjective) and still have a wild personality#how about we acknowledge that the perception of both of them is warped by strict patriarchal gender norms instead?#some real analysis just to shake things up idk
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alright single digit days so it’s time for last-minute baseless + unfounded veilguard theories!!!!!!! I’ll go first: the reason spite can’t take over lucanis’ body is because that body is ALREADY being possessed by lucanis, who was in fact dead and buried in the wake and rebound to a new form in the ossuary
#dragon age: the veilguard#veilguard spoilers#datv#datv spoilers#da4 spoilers#lucanis dellamorte#ANYWAYS additional spoilers/expansion on this theory in the tags ->#the whole ‘Zara thought it would be funny if you were the REAL demon of vyrantium’#but it’s about lucanis being the possessor not the possessed…. hmm hmmmmmmm hm#torn between that being done intentionally or them trying to bind spite but lucanis has already moved back in#and if I MAY#worldbuilding on this: flesh golem lucanis still bound to zara’s orders#so when you go to fight Zara and she orders him to kill you ohhh he is trapped inside his own(?) body watching himself try to kill yoj#and at the end of the fight you have the option to kill or spare him#and if you spare him ohohoho enjoy the KNIFE inside you!!!!#(post battle after Zara is killed not by his hands the GUILT the SHAME the HORROR)#(IF he’d even survive it!!!!! and what then!!!!)#anyways all this to say the tags aren’t part of the theory they’re just what I’d do to him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#I do wanna hear other theories I do not care how outlandish and unlikely they are#I want to incorporate em into my worldview#da posting#OH YEAH additional crumb for this theory: caterina being 1) filled with grief and 2) an absolutely evil woman commissioned the new Lucanis#his scruples about blood magic are his OWN right like the crows don’t have a formal stance on blood magic#that’s all lucanis’ moral compass (which illario even comments on in the Wigmaker job)#caterina missed her grandson? WRONG the first talon needs the protege she poured three decades of torture into back
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