#which is a real shame

[faeleven]

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.

[hacash]

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.

[gaytobymeres]

i think the point of a university-level education is a bit lost on some of my course mates...

[cartridgeconverter]

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.

[trekkie-lkm-archive]

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)

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[yanderechips4]

Me with every fic I write

[maladdy]

suffering through project revisions again

[nattikay]

[revacholian-girl-utena]

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.

[zoideramy]

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!

[silverhalla]

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

[shitpostingkats]

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.

[ratbastarddotfuck]

I am going on a 20 hour flight tomorrow please give me your favourite less well-known narrative fiction podcast recommendations

[fromtheseventhhell]

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?

[ilynpilled]

why must everything that the text clearly states atp be misconstrued like i really dont get it he has plenty of flaws in that relationship but we, and cersei, know that he was ready to kill robert for just the disrespect of the cheating if cersei said the word. he doesnt concern himself with the personal consequences, he is reckless, detached from a lot of things, and can close his eyes at the future if he doesn’t want to acknowledge it. also the concern over the “shame” and ned type judgement feels so overestimated to me atp. he never regrets aerys, he is mad at how he is perceived (but again, notably doesnt try to rectify it by telling the truth for a lot of complex reasons), but he would never take it back. if he believes its the right thing to do, and is not overdosing on copium trying to juggle vows he cares about, he will do it, reputation be damned. though he has selfish concerns regarding being viewed as good, the internal matters so much more than the external: see weirwood dream: who actually shows up? what makes the fire go out? “it was not him. it was never him”, see the trebuchet fiasco, see the choice in adwd. why shouldnt we take cersei at face value when she implies that if jaime knew about the physical abuse he would have killed him? he loves and cares about cersei to an insane degree, even if he can be selfish toxic and unhealthy too. not to mention he would be glad to kill robert anyway lol. i really find it very very difficult to imagine that he wouldnt have killed him based on almost every single part of his characterization.

[gemknightau]

I could have answered with text but decided that a quick doodle would be more fun