#yeah this is a HUGE fucking spoiler which is why if you haven't seen the episode with a VPN or watched the leak on YouTube

[kaythefloppa]

No Name Dream (Wild Kratts Season 7) spoilers.

It's been 13 years and yet Aviva still couldn't design a tail on the Draco Lizard Power Suit??

[sweatandwoe]

bioware da:v stuff

Ohhhhhhh, I forgot about it being multiplayer originally urrrggHHGGG nightmare nightmare

EA/BIOWARE execs I hate your flaccid brains.

They do claim to "have a mastery of the frostbite engine now" but an RPG should never have to be forced into that FIFA engine! It looks so "bloomy" & waxy, the camera jerks around to be "immersive" when the character runs. It feels like they were told to keep adding post processing effects so some suit could say he punched it up.

I still hope the gameplay will be fun/wellmade but I have to admit I personally don't care about how heavily the story is going in on elves as the one important™️ race to the world setting.

I'm playing BG3 & DOS2, trying to tell myself I can't compare Bioware to Larian as they are very different styles of RPG studio but oogh more time passes & the more I enjoy the way Larian does it. As an ancient Bioware game fan, it stings.

BIOWARE CRITICAL (I ranted more than I thought)

Frostbite Engine is probably why we also got an art direction change, that feels closer to Fifa. It wouldn't surprise me if that's also where the hair physics comes in, as Fifa does have that. It doesn't look bad to me, however, I saw someone describe it as Pixar-lite and I can never unsee it. Also, the Megamind Qunari was certainly... a choice.

Also Frostbite used mostly for multiplayer games and the scrapped live service/multiplayer DA game, also got used here. From just a lot of elements that I don't wanna go into here (this post is already very long)

I think the combat actually looks fun but I've seen people call it CRPG still and no, it's an action RPG. I wouldn't expect anyone to go and expect BG3 combat (Or story elements). I do wonder if it'll get old quickly though, and also that the monster designs aren't scary at all and look really goofy. The Ui/hud stuff during fights is also pretty messy and I hope they have options to remove things from it at launch.

Putting the rest under a readmore, I went in depth lmao

Elves are taking certain front, but also it feels like in a weird direction. We're in Tevinter, Dwarves have strong relations with Tevinter but there isn't even a faction related to them? Also, we have a high focus on the elves, which is to be expected with the plot of the last game.

But also we're in Tevinter and I haven't seen, ya know, any mention of the slavery, which elves are a major portion of. Like none of the ads talk about it (which could make sense). No articles I see mention it. It feels... weird. Especially given we're seeing Solas' backstory in this game, and how he freed slaves was important to his character but yeah little to no mention of it

That being said I also have heard nothing about the story spoilers, besides what some people posted on Twitter, and it was scraps. A lot of people who just played the first 7 hours, are releasing their reviews and say the story is good, but won't go into details because of spoilers? Make a spoiler video, I'll watch it, but I wonder if Bioware/EA didn't allow the mention of any story elements to preserve "their surprise choices" (and any story elements hardcore fans would get pissed at)

FOLLOWING IS A SMALL SPOILER (TWO LINES) FOR VEILGUARD, I think it's important to see before you buy it but BE WARNED

God this line pisses me off so much

Solas should have negative traits, actually, and make huge mistakes, like he was known to do in the last DLC released, a decade ago. No matter how many plans he has, he usually fucks it up by going too big.

He literally was chumming it up with Mythal, "she was the best of them", yet here he is pointing at (probably) her and Elgar'nan as they become Gods. I think making him fully against the system from the start and not someone who once enjoyed some benefits of the system, even if he didn't engage in the slavery aspect of it, to become friends/rivalry with the Evanuris but as they grew in power, and eventually murdered the only one of them he considered actually good, the light bulb went off in his head, is like, really a big character retcon to me.

Despite how bad they were, Solas didn't want to lock them away. He despised and loved them. He never killed them, he couldn't, either do to his limited power or due to his friendship with them. He loved his People, that he would cast everything he loves, all away for their freedom.

And when he returns, he doesn't even see the Dalish as elves. He think he's failed them and wouldn't care if they all died, if he could bring back the power to restore his People, even if it means bringing back the Evanuris. And if they go "well he was going to break the veil without trying to actually awake/unlock them", that is dumb writing. He understands that they are the consequences that he will unleash onto the world at the end of DAI and that he thinks life with magic is better to bring back the People, even at the cost of the world itself or the People's freedom at that. The People who he doesn't even consider are modern elves. He doesn't give two shits about modern elves, only the ancient ones he's lost. He seems them as his failures and instead of, ya know, actually trying to help them regain their lost cultures and lands he jumps to "actually you all are horrifying, you can die while I regain my own world"

The Elf!Inquisitor is the only elf he truly sees as a person, the potential to be a member of the People in his eyes. Everyone else is a fool or a tool to him.

BG3 and DSO2 are such healing things for the RPG fantatic soul. They have their problems, but the quality is so much higher than I ever expected to see. The way choices actually matter and have direct consequences in the one game vs having to wait until the sequel to see if collecting ten bear asses for that one dwarf lady gets you a special dialogue option.

Larian has got my support always, they made DSO2 so good, that I pre-ordered BG3 all the way back in Oct 2020. I have no desire to ever pre-order another Bioware game, except maybe some remasters.

[alelelesimz]

splatoon 3: side order ~ ale's 2024 game reviews II

oooooh guess who finished side order (like, actually 100%)! me baby! and yes i've technically been playing splatoon 3 since 2022 and this is for games i finish this year BUT side order is a totally different game mode so it counts :p also it's my review i make the rules

spoilers ahead! although if you've paid any attention online there's no huge spoilers going on.

i finished the tower on my 4th run i think, i'm not that good at this game okay. but i did finish it on the day it released! i got a bit sad because i thought it was too short but then i realized you're supposed to replay this a bunch of times and the story keeps going! so it ended up lasting a couple weeks for me. it could've been faster if it wasn't bc i needed to finish my catalog before the season ended, but hey that's better i think!

i like that the game forces you to do a run with each weapon, cause otherwise i would've done only the shooter and MAYBE the roller. but it was fun! i hate chargers and splatlings, but once you learn how to use the chips and get a bunch of hacks, it becomes easier even with weapons you suck at. also i love overpowering Pearl, it's fun.

the game itself is absolutely gorgeous. i found myself staring at the ink before starting almost every level. i'm a sucker for glittery pastel ink are u kidding me!!!! the design of all the characters outside KILLS me like what the hell they're all SO adorable i want one of those jellies in real life. also cypher's design rules.

the world is so pretty too, i love all the backgrounds in the levels (and that they reused animal crossing fish ugh!!!!), the outside of the building, THE LOBBY????? i can't start a run without running around with the cool lights and music!

i LOVEEEE that we got so much Acht! i was already obsessed with them before the dlc, like their design and persona was such a cool concept for me, and now we get to hang out with them and learn about them before getting sanitized omg i love it so much. also we love an enby in a nintendo game

i also love Pearl and Marina so much, fight me all you want but they're truly the superior idols of splatoon. i love that nintendo let them be so incredibly fucking gay in this game. yeah yeah it's not said out loud but i've never seen two characters more in love than those two bitches. good for them

oh and i fucking love Smollusk wtf. why is it so adorable????????? specially at the end aaaaa him and small fry are my sons

the only things i didn't like about the dlc are that they kinda teased something going on with agent 4 but then there's nothing about them? we have a palette and the clone thing looks like them and then there are a couple mentions here and there but that's it? i would've preferred if they don't mention them at all instead of this. i also would have liked a little cut scene once you finish all the weapons. i was a bit disappointed once i finished eight's palette you're just done with it and well. that's all! smollusk is now friendly and nothing more :/

aaaanyways i really enjoyed myself with this dlc! i'd say i enjoyed it more than return of the mammalians which i still haven't 100%. i've seen people say octo expansion was better but idc cause i never played it! so side order gets 4.5/5⭐️ from me :D love u splatoon

[teddybeartoji]

AAAAAAA SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO WATCH PAPRIKA AAAAAAAAA ITS SOOO GOOODDD!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU DO

isle of dogs omg.. waterfalls from my eyes that movie made me cry especially the ‘idk why i bite’ scene ohh good heavens what did u think of it?

OMGGG I ALSO LOVE REWATCHING STUFF INSTEAD OF WATCHING NEW ONES two film bros but on the other ends of the spectrum… (we’re both little nerds)

david flincher ahh he’s so good omg i never watched fight club because i was sooo full of my self and swore i wasn’t “like other film fans” (ummm i was lying i love all the classics) but i secretly wanted to watch it right? but since i never watched it on time the plot twist of the movie was spoiled to me by a video from a comedy youtuber LOLLL i was so annoyed at myself

SOCIAL NETWORKK YESS i loved that movie idk i like jesse eisenberg he’s a silly awkward lil guy he did a good job!!

OH GUY RITCHIE!! dont kill me but i havent seen many of his films aaaa will make sure to check out his stuff aaaaa

TARANTINO LOL no i get it he’s good he has great films i have a pulp fiction poster in my rolm (never beating the film bro allegations) his films are very well done

INDIANA JONES YIPPEEE my first introduction to the franchise was through a lego game my mom got me for christmas… changed the trajectory of my life im afraid…. which indiana jones film is your favorite? mine has to be the last crusade its such a fun movie to me!!!!

i saw u also like video games :333 im a huge video game nerd ehehehe do you have any favorites?

HI HELLO MY FELLOW FILM BRO HIII:333333333333 I HOPE YOU'VE BEEN DOING WELL!!!!!! OKE BUT THE "I DON'T KNOW WHY I BITE" SCENE WAS SOOOO WAHHHH THAT HIS TO HARD:(((((((((((((((((((((((((( i loved that film so fucking much

NOOOO NOT THE SPOILED FIGHT CLUB PLOTT THAT'S SO UNFORTUNATE!!!!!!!!!!!! i actually only saw it like two years back and i truly don't even know how i managed to avoid the spoilers.. or maybe i just like blurred them out in my head bc the plot twist was soo so delicious when i did finally watch it i liked it a lot!!!!!!!!!! but yeah it's one of my feel good films lmao i think it's so so funny and i love the soundtrack too!!! OH AND JESSE EISENBERGG!!!!! HE'S FUCKING AMAZING IN THE SOCIAL NETWORK he scratches my brain so good

AAA DON'T YOU EVEN WORRY ABT GUY RITCHIE!!!!!!!!!!! i really don't judge others for what they have seen and for what they haven't bc like.. ppl have lives and stuff to do and also i feel like people's experiences with films can be so different purely based on their childhoods and their parents. liiike i've always been a big movie Watcher bc of my dad!!!! he took me to the cinema a lot a lot when i was younger so obviously it's like second nature to me in a way. sorry i'm like rambling abt it now but i just remember how at my last workplace i tended to talk abt films a lot too and then my coworkers were constantly apologizing for not having seen most of them and i was just always trying to reassure them that i really don't judge them for it. i was just trying to recommend them stuff in a sense of . i hope you'll remember that i once said it was good and not in like a Oh i hope you go home and watch it right away and report back to me . LIKE NOOO😭😭😭 everybody should watch what they want and when they want. there are like a million billion different films out there it's not really a competition of who gets to watch all of them first lmao

oh this also reminded me of smth that irked me off so bad,, i was talking to this other coworker and i was telling her that i'm gonna go and see babylon. they said that the name doesn't ring a bell and i was just like ohh!! it's by damien chazelle but that didn't ring any bells either WHICH I THINK IS VERY OKAY ppl aren't good with names and i get that, so i brought up whiplash bc yk that's his most known film right and then she was like OHHHH and told me that she's heard abt it but she hasn't seen it. which is again. very normal😭😭😭 i definitely know some ppl who would make a bit of a scene like OH WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T SEEN WHIPLASH IT'S SUCH A BIG FILM WDYM WDYM but i genuinely do not care i just said that ok and that i recommend it to her bc it is good.

and then i remembered that oH la la land also exists lmao and then she just beamed at me like OOOMG I LOVE LA LA LAND IT'S SO GOOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH aaaand then it was my turn to be like. oh i actually haven't seen that one yet lmao

and.

THEN SHE MADE A SCENE ABT IT. ALL HUFFING AND PUFFING WITH HER JAW ON THE FLOOR LIKE😱😱😱😱😱MICKEY THE MOVIE WATCHER HASN'T SEEN LA LA LAND WHAT IS THIS MADNESS HOW CAN THIS BE like can you be fucking serious lmao this made me so mad i would argue that whiplash is bigger than la la land but i didn't say anything abt you not having seen it but now here you are jumping in my face abt la la land............ HHHHHHHHHhh anyway yeah. i think everybody should be a little more calm abt what some ppl have seen and what they haven't thank you for coming to my ted talk hgasghdaghdghashdha

HAHAHHAAH PLSS I WANT THAT PULP FICTION POSTER TOOO that's so cool i would be the proudest film bro ever lmao

ALSO. HELLO. I ALSO PLAYED THE LEGO INDIANA JONES GAME😭😭😭 IT WAS MY FIRST FIRST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED IT SO MUCH i think i still have it somewhere too lmao but yeah indiana jones is my childhood i love the films so much,, mmmmmm if i had to pick my favourite one though........................... HARDEST QUESTION EVER BTWWWWWW god the third one is so fucking good i love the dynamic between indy and his dad sm i adore them buuuut hmmm i think it's either that or the first one for me!!!!! i really can't pick one i'm sorry lmao the second one is amazing too but I LOVEEE MARION SOOOSO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE MEANS SM TO MEEE SHE'S SOO FUCKING COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now now noww... video games.... ohhhhh broooother lmao i could talk abt my faves for hours on end i think but since this reply has gotten so long already i'm just gonna say what they are in an attempt to keep it normal😭😭😭 MY ALLLL TIME FAVOURITE GAME IS THE LAST OF US PART TWOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! genuinely could make like a 12h presentation abt it without any prep lmao i am very obsessed with it. but i also love rdr2, the last two god of war games, tlou1 ofc!!!! UNTIL DAWN!!!!!!!! uncharted!!!!!!! ghost of tsushima!!!!!!!!!!! resident evil but esp the second one and mmmm i recently played the newest dead space remake and i really fucking liked that too that shit was scary as hell wtf...........

I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE GAMES ACTUALLY BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH OK NOW IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK😭😭😭😭😭😭 so please please pretty please tell me abt the video games you like!!!!!!! aand any other movies that come into your head okay i wanna hear all abt them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[catcatb0y]

Now I get it how I probably look when I follow a blog for a couple posts and they turn out to be old af, because I just got a fandom homie following me and uhhhh

Sorry, dude, if you see this I haven't posted about that in months.

I had a huge falling out with the fandom over spoilers and shit to the point where I unfollowed and blocked half the fandom because of how bad it got. I blacklisted the tags, and the only blogs I follow that used to be in those circles don't post any ship content (nor do I for the matter).

No clue why Tumblr is SO dead set on trying to pull me back into this fandom, but I can assure you I don't have any of the content you're looking for.

If you wanna stick around regardless, have fun, but I don't post about or engage with that series anymore and if you dig through my old posts you're gonna find some annoying vents because I fucking hated how people were acting over the spoilers (and I still do some of y'all fucking suck lol), but you know at the end of the day I'm still here to make friends.

For me, individual characters always matter more than shipping, so I really don' tcare about the "canon" status of a ship. I just care if it's respectful to both of the characters in it (which seems to be an unpopular opinion lol), and I just didn't feel like the canon was upholding that of its characters. The final arc (before I left) felt sloppy and poorly done, and everything I've seen past that has been shitty fanservice that I don't want to see or engage with.

So yeah rn I just reblog occasional memes and sometimes document mental breaks. It will probably be a bit jarring on your dash, but idk maybe you already knew that.

[arr-jim-lad]

If you don't mind me asking, could you tell me about DIO and how he became your favourite? I'm curious!

you know what that's a really good question and i wish i had a clear answer but it kinda just happened lmfao. there was some process to it that i can easily narrow down though and i will gladly dive into it and try to explain it because you KNOW i'll take any chance to talk about god damned DIO lmao

im gonna try to make this as coherent as possible but please bear with me, i'm pulling an allnighter and am currently in the 24th hour of awakedness so lmao

ok first; initially kakyoin was actually my favourite for a while, and after a while i'd say i like them the same, but we all knew. we all knew i was a dirty little liar. i have 4 kakyoin figures. i have a DIO shrine. i wrote several analyses of DIO. my god damned phone background is DIO. idk who i was trying to fool lmao

the funny thing is that before i watched jojo i actually fucking hated DIO lmfao, there was a blog here that posted undertale quotes and i really enjoyed it, but then one day the blog decided to just start posting 'you expected x but it was me, dio' memes and it was extremely unfunny and annoying and i hated it and i hated him lmfao

then i watched jojo with my friend and i just thought DIO was funny in like a fucked up way, mind you i watched the dub which made him extra funny with the british accent

i "liked" him but more like as a joke. i did really enjoy just the sheer extent of how vile he was though, making a mom eat her own baby is still one of my favourite fucked up things i've ever seen a villain do. it's the way he had fun with being absolutely reprehensible that made him so much fun to watch. i love when villains are fun.

having seen him in parts 1 and 3 i still kinda liked him as a meme and eventually as like, "i hate that i like him lol"

but like, then i've seen the OVA, and DIO spoke with andrew chaikin's voice in the dub and i was just kinda uh 😳

because like andew chaikin's freaking DIO voice???? hi hello??

also just in general how DIO is in the ova... his design and animation are fucking stellar and he was just a freaking delight to watch, but his voice made him particularly comforting to me.

so yeah it was the ova. the ova is to blame for all of this.

i do feel a need to mention because this is something that would make me super uncomfortable if people misunderstood it, but as i am aro/ace, my love for DIO is not of a romantic or sexual nature at all. i'd describe it more as like.. adoration? i see him as a muse and a comfort character.

the reason i actually really started liking DIO so much and why i consider him a comfort character is because he turned out to be just.. amazingly, delightfully comfortable to draw. i enjoy drawing him so much. i've drawn him 128 times and plan to draw him many more times. i think my art has improved immensely just from how much i've drawn him, especially when it comes to more muscular bodies, which i really didn't enjoy drawing before.

he's so incredibly fun to draw because he combines this macho huge body with fashion and elegance and beauty, and drama and evil and danger and egypt and vampires. there's always something about him that's gonna inspire me to draw another piece of him. i haven't had an art block since i started drawing him (though worth noting is that my mascot Luv has also been a top notch fighter against art block; him and DIO are my main muses to always keep me drawing and experimenting and creating new approaches)

I also think DIO is a hugely interesting character, as it's apparent by how much i've written about him in the past. i think his motivation is so messed up and convoluted and interesting because yeah a fucked up vampire who's been isolated underwater for 100 years would probably not exactly be a stable and rational person lmao

to me as someone with social anxiety, the fact that his main goal is to achieve peace of mind is also really interesting. uh, spoiler for stone ocean here so im gonna cross it through so people won't accidentally catch a glimpse of it but, ok firstly i think DIO's plan was absolutely batshit and definitely not the right thing to do LMAO, but i love that he literally wants to change reality to know what's gonna happen next, because not knowing things in advance is preventing him from achieving his peace. like im not saying i relate to DIO because i really don't, but as someone who's been very familiar with anxiety, it's really interesting to see that as a villain's motivation (also might as well mention i don't think DIO has anxiety, i think it's more like frustration over lack of control with him, also he's a huge paranoic)

i want to also talk about his philosophy that i genuinely love so much, and that is the concept of gravity as he means it on that famous panel. DIO's idea of gravity is a very zen concept, it's the idea that fate will bring you where you need to be, fate will make you meet the people you need to meet, etc. as someone who struggles with anxiety, that is a really compelling idea to me, which helped me overcome stressful situations long before i got into jojo. of course i do understand that to some people the idea of a predetermined fate can be terrifying and tbh i totally get it, but for me, when it comes to anxiety-inducing situations, the idea of "gravity" has helped me be less stressed. it's a very interesting concept and i love that it's something that's so deeply ingrained in DIO's philosophy. (PS just so you know whenever i say DIO's plan was a good idea i am joking 100% of the time, i would not want to live in the world he wanted to create. however, it's funny to say DIO was thinking of us socially anxious folks so im gonna keep saying it lmao)

you know, it's also really funny that like.. DIO ended up being such a massive beloved comfort character of mine, because like up until him, i generally got attached to characters who were very Good and Wholesome lmao. tfw the two characters that served as the most important comfort characters for me in my life were DIO and......... Papyrus from Undertale LMAO

they are almost polar opposites, but what they both have in common is that they are both very confident, and i'd say that while characters who doubt themselves are generally those i personally relate to, characters who are confident are the ones i gravitate towards for "support". Papyrus has been a character who i honestly hold single-handedly responsible for helping me turn my life around and just.. had an amazing impact on my mental health. i dont want to know who i'd be today if i never got into undertale.

with DIO, i feel like part of the reason why im so joyous and loud about how much i love him and why im so open about how much fun im having enjoying his character so much is because if i were to meet this character back then, when i was in college or in high school, i would never allow myself to enjoy this. i think that to me, DIO being such a huge comfort character represents like... something? i can't quite put my finger on it, but i feel a certain kind of pride and freedom about it because i know i overcame something in these past few years, and that i am much better and happier for it in every aspect.

i am very much a person who gets deeply attached to things or characters that i associate with positive changes in my life. because i've been at such a low point once in my life, i cling to things that remind me of how far i've come.

im just like.. really happy to be here as i am and DIO somehow became a deeply ingrained part of that.

[tsuki-sennin]

There're demons afoot. Not Demons, but... demons. Can we live through this evil? All on America's favorite Kamen Rider Revice discussion segment...

Spoilers, I guess...

-"Vail-san", he says, like he's his friend he met in his math class.

-"Haha yeah, I totally planned that, haha", ok sure Olteca.

-Ohhhh, that ain't good.

-Okay, the Gifu vagina statue is fucking invincible, gotcha! I feel like we should have some sort of... mass produced Driver to arm the Fenix soldiers. I'm sure George will see comparisons to the ZECTroopers and Riotroopers and think it's a good idea to pitch to Direct- OH NEVER MIND I FORGOT WHO'S IN CHARGE WHAT WAS I THINKING.

-Oh boy, Akaishi's busting out the religious references. ...at least, in the sub I'm watching, which I think is Izusubs?

-You talk mad shit for a man in a mirror, Kagero. I love you tho, I'll probably miss you.

-Black and white!

-Don't worry guys, we'll beat Gifu up for child support.

-VICE YOU STOLE MY JOKE, YOU MOTHERFUCKER-

-Oh well, we got more Lovekov dialogue, that was a worthy sacrifice.

-I was gonna make another Weekenders joke for Sakura leaving, but I haven't seen that show on TV since like 2006 lol. There were a lot of cartoons from the early 2000s that were forgotten over the years, like Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, which I think was one of the first times I was exposed to Japanese musicians not named Koji Kondo or Shinkuchi Mitsumune. Puffy also did the theme song for Teen Titans, so they're pretty rooted in my early youth! I... also may or may not have had a crush on them, but that's neither here nor there.

-God, this Drama slaps. The acting, the cinematography, the dialogue, the

-Hi, Buu-san. You uh... wanna help us out, man? :)

-We're in a vicious cycle. Just like the one at 2fort. ...or I guess, Joshscorcher and Alicorn Twilight, if that's a reference you don't mind me making.

-Ohhhh, there they are. Holy Wings and Thunder Gale. ...or I guess... Crow and... Pinwheel, I guess.

-He's free!

-Wow, instant! No hesitation, whatsoever. Poor Akemi-san.

-Oh, that's the reason why it's Live exclusive, seemingly. That... seems a little excessive, George.

-Wow, Akaishi's playing every side. Good on him to be honest, he's earning these little victories.

-I hope you'd pay Kagerou equal wages. ...hell, I hope you pay anyone period.

-A cold-hearted forces a kindhearted man to carry a Cross of Fire for vile purposes of control and destruction. It's funny to think that in that man's own home country, there's another just like him in the almost exact same situation who managed to break free of his chains. Vail may carry the Kamen Rider name, but it seems like it was truly just a name.

-Wait, Noah!? Aw dammit, I was gonna use that name for an OC RIder eventually! Yeah, I know it's just an organization name, but damn. I've been kerpranked.

-Poor Papa.

-Junpei Shiranami and Genta Igarashi. What more does this man hide?

-Good job Karizaki.

-You're not exactly atoning like this, man.

-So, Noah was the original form of the Deadmans Cult... This sort of parallels Shocker evolving into Destron, in a weird way. Like, Shocker was a Nazi remnant organization enforcing a different ideal of evolution while keeping their totalitarian principles of death and violence, but Destron is basically a literal fascist cult of personality that evolved with much of the same ideals.

-Man, we're fucked.

-OHHHHHH THEY CAN SEPARATE

-Another really cool talking shot here.

-I know you're not a puppy, you're a jackal. ...well, I think young jackals are puppies in a sense, but-

-So, if Daiji wins, can he be Live and Evil? I mean, it is his body, and it doesn't seem to have any adverse effects on him. With Kagerou gone, he could carry both modes no problem.

-Shame, I really liked these differing performances, but Wataru Hyuga, I look forward to Kagerou's swan song.

-Oh c'mon, Aguilera! We're busy!

-You seem plenty strong already, homegirl!

-You've been a huge bitch all season Kagerou, you're the baby here!

-Man, they fightin'!

-Y'know Ikki, maybe you could go

-OH SHE BLEEDIN

-Sakura, how hard were you hitting her!?

-Aguilera's investment in Sakura's growth must be a truly tragic means of escapism for her.

-Goddamn Kagerou.

-"All thanks to your kindness that I did." :(

-OH FUCK OFF OLTECA

-This is a man-to-man fight.

-NEW POWER WHAT

-Oh, he's just... stronger.

-Whoa, hey!

-He's all glowy and shit, that means he's like a bajillion times stronger.

-OHHHHHHHHHH THE BREAK

-Kagerou, c'mon man.

-It didn't have to be like this, man!

-Dai-chan :(

-...ok, this uppercut just seems a bit silly.

-That transition from Evil to Kagerou was cool though, I'll give it a pass.

-Scorpion! Grasshopper! Anomalocaris! Genomix!

-Oh, that's horrifying.

-You're all grown up, Dai-chan.

-I am you, and you... are me...

-Holy Wing!

-Daiji... abayo.

-Go shoot 'em up, shoot 'em up, Dai-chan!

-WINGS TO FLY! WINGS TO FLY! HOLY UP! WIND! WING! WINNING! HOLY! HOLY! HOLY! HOLY! HOLY LIVE!

-Ooooooooooooooooooooh, he looks fantastic.

-Birb! Biiiiiirb!

-AW DAMMIT I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK

-Aw, Mama... you're gonna carry the next episode, I can feel it.

-Ok, I'm absolutely not convinced that Kagerou or the Evil forms are gone for good. Toei brings everybody back somehow, but this was a fantastic conclusion to Daiji and Kagerou's shared arc as it stands right now. Reconciling their respective and equally childish kindness and ruthlessness, and spreading their wings to fly. And I for one, very much look forward to seeing Holy Wings soar into a proper asskicking!

-Anyways, I hope you all have a good day, I have to get back to work on my pet projects~! Toodly-doo~! We'll meet again soon, I assure you.

[callemreine]

It hurts a little bit too much

'It’s time to grow up. I’m finally doing something that people enjoy! Something that people take time to pay attention to! Why can’t you understand that!'

Au August

Day/Prompt: Day 2 - Acting

Ship: Prinxiety, brief platonic moxiety

Word count: 1780

Cw: swearing / yelling (I'm sorry) / self-deprecation / crying / La la Land spoilers? (some people haven't watched it)

A/N: This is solely based on La La Land but I changed a few things that may change the direction of the story than what was actually in the film and this is my first time writing something angsty so forgive me angst gods </3 Also, Roman wants to be a Broadway actor but signed as a pop band singer instead. Virgil is still like Mia but not as headstrong

@tsshipmonth2020

Virgil has been with Roman for quite a while now. Roman has recently signed a contract for a pop band with his old friend, Janus, despite their doubt about the guy. Virgil wasn’t exactly pleased with what he witnessed when he was invited to one of his partner’s concerts. With the single confused tear left on the venue floor, Virgil has been worried since then about what Roman has gotten himself into.

~*~*~

Virgil was returning home after his dinner out with his friend, Patton; the only person keeping him stable since Roman left for… Boston? Maybe Dallas? He stopped keeping track a while ago.

When he reached the porch of their apartment, he hears the faint instrumental of ‘Only Us’ playing inside. He continues inside to see his partner setting up the table, his back facing him. “Roman?” The man suddenly drops the pot he’s holding on the table and turns to him. Roman let out a sigh of relief before flashing a small endearing smile to Virgil. “Surprise?” The taller man says in a small breathy voice, almost a whisper. “I have to leave in the morning but, I just had to see you,” he continues.

Virgil freezes for a moment before rushing to Roman, dropping everything he’s carrying, wrapping his arms around the other’s neck to kiss him. Roman wraps his arms around Virgil’s waist to keep them steady.

~*~*~

“I’m so glad to be home,” The taller man says with a smile. “Stay,” Virgil replies with a hopeful look; only to be returned with the same look from the other.

The pair are now seated at the dining table across from each other, instrumental music playing in the background.

“How’s your play? Hope you’re not too nervous,” Roman breathes out as he notices the other’s mood shift as he mentions the play. “You know me. I’m nervous about everything,” Virgil jokes with a chuckle. “Plus, what if people show up? I’m gonna perform in front of them. They’ll think I’m terrible,”

“Fuck ‘em” They laugh a little before Roman continues, ”They should be lucky to see it. It’s gonna be incredible. YOU’RE gonna be incredible. I can’t wait.” Virgil looks down on his food with a sad smile.

“I have to leave early tomorrow,” As much as Roman thinks that the statement sounds wrong when it left his lips, he doesn’t want Virgil to worry. “Boise, right?” Virgil inquires still looking at his food. Roman hums in agreement and continues, “You should come,”

“Wish I could. I still have to rehearse cuz’, we’re not all gifted in acting like a certain prince-like man I know,” Virgil teases with a smile. Roman chuckles, “Well, if you wanted me to help you, you could’ve just said so, darling,”

“I guess it’ll have to wait until you’re done with the tour,” Virgil replies with a forced smile. Roman’s face falls. “When are you done?” Virgil continues. “Uhm. Well, we’re only touring so we can make the record. After we’re done, we’re gonna record then, we go back to tour that record…” He trails off.

Virgil processes this information and decides to just let his brain talk. His heart is too soft for this conversation but, it can’t continue hurting for months. Or years.

“Do you like it?” Roman was caught off guard with the question and was confused with what Virgil meant. “The music, the band, the tour, singing on stage. Do you like it?” Virgil clarifies.

“I…” he trails off. “I don’t know how it matters,” Roman doesn’t like where this is going. All this time. All this touring. He thought it was what Virgil wanted him to do. Roman looks Virgil in the eyes, “Do you like the music?”

“I do. I just didn’t think you did…” The pair fell in uncomfortable silence, letting Virgil’s last statement linger between them.

“Why are you doing this? I thought you wanted me to do this. This is what we’ve been waiting for,” Roman is deep into confusion at this point. He’s been in this band for a while, he just wants to know why Virgil hasn’t anything before he signed on the dotted line that would seal his life.

Virgil sighed, “I just wanted to know where you’re theatre is gonna fit into all of this.” He said in such a small voice that, Roman wanted to just sweep Virgil off his feet to make everything better again. “There’s a reason why there are no theatres here because no one is like me. No one likes musicals here. Not even you,” Roman explained.

Virgil can’t take how pathetic Roman thinks of this entire situation. Yes, it’s Virgil that usually overthinks these things and, it’s not entirely impossible for Roman to as well but, this is just pure non-sense to Virgil. “I do like them now, because of you!” He blurted out with a slightly raised voice.

“Well, what am I supposed to do? Wait for you to be successful only for me to build something no one likes? It- It’s time to grow up. I’m finally doing something that people enjoy! Something that people take time to pay attention to! Why can’t you understand that!” Roman exclaimed, determined for Virgil to understand his point of view, not bothering to look at the other.

“Since when did you care about being liked? Why do you care so much about being liked-”

“You’re not an actor! How would you know?!” Roman immediately regrets his statement, knowing he doesn’t mean it. To him, Virgil is the greatest actor he has ever seen and, nothing would ever change that. He glances at Virgil and, sees the destruction his statement has caused slowly unfolding.

“No. No- I- I didn’t mean that, Virgil. I’m sorry. I promise it’s not true-” he tried to reverse his mistake but, to Virgil, the destruction has always been always there, this was just what he needed for everything to fall apart.

“Maybe you just liked me because I made you feel like a better actor,” Virgil stated blandly in a matter-of-fact manner. Roman knew that he was never better than Virgil, as an actor or not. He was heartbroken to hear that his partner thinks that he was just being used. His statement earlier was just a slip-up but this… What Virgil’s feeling is all his fault.

“Are you kidding?” Roman can’t bear to lose someone that he loves so much. Tears well up in his eyes, tempting to let them fall.

“No,” Virgil calmly replied, keeping a stern face.

Both of them, heartbroken, stared at each other, not letting go of what’s left between them.

But before any of them could say anything, Roman’s phone, which he left in the kitchen, rang. His ringtone echoing through the apartment. Roman sighs at the sound but doesn’t stand up. However, Virgil does and eyes for the door. Roman stays frozen for a moment before going after Virgil.

“Virgil, wait-” before he could continue, Virgil had already slammed the door.

~*~*~

You guys can use your imagination to fill in what happens after the argument up to before the next part.

But, if you haven’t watched La La Land, basically, Virgil did the one-man play and Roman didn’t show up and only a few people show up then, he goes back home to his parents in a different state, leaving everything behind. I think that’s all you need to know??

~*~*~

It’s been a few weeks since Virgil came home to his parents. He was devastated to see his old stuff and how hopeful he was to become an actor. Yet, he can’t bring himself to take it all down.

Virgil had abandoned his phone and his laptop to the very back of his closet and sticks to using his mp3 in the meantime. He has been needing some time to rethink his life decisions before facing the real world again. Leaving Roman to pick up whatever he left in Los Angeles.

He was finally enjoying peace and quiet for the first time in a while, until…

HHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

~*~*~

“The fuck are you doing here?!” Virgil whisper-yelled as he walked towards the man, wondering what’s so important that Roman had to follow him all the way to another state.

“Thomas Sanders. The casting director. He was at your play-” Roman began. Just at the mention of the name, Virgil had become more troubled but hopeful at the same time.

“And he loved it so much, he wants you to audition for this HUGE-” Roman stated as he slammed his hand on his car for emphasis, startling Virgil a little. ”-huge movie that he’s got,” He continued with visible excitement.

Virgil shook his head with a little chuckle before running his hand over his mouth, “I- I can’t- I’m not going to that- That.. will kill me,” he continues to shake his head.

“WHAT?!” Roman exclaims, startling Virgil again. “What?! Shh shh! You have to be quiet cuz’ if my neighbors don’t call the police on you, I will,” He attempts to calm Roman down. “No. You have to make sense. You can’t stay here and be miserable for the rest of your life. You need to be reasonable here,” Roman persists.

“Because it’s just another goddamn audition!” Virgil explodes with all the hurt and anger he’s gathered through the years of auditioning for shows. “I’ve been to hundreds of auditions and it’s just the same thing over and over again! I’m sick of it! Yeah, sure, I get callbacks but, where does it end? Another fucking rejection! All of those countless hours of waiting for the phone to ring. Be- because maybe I’m not good enough,” Virgil pauses.

“I’ve been wanting this for years. And, now... Now that I don’t want it anymore. Now that I gave up on it. Another one fucking presents itself to what? Another rejection? I’m- I’m not giving myself another heartbreak, Roman. It hurts a little bit too much,” Virgil admits, already crying. It hurts Roman to see Virgil this way. He’s seen Virgil become so passionate about his play, he needs to let him see that this is not ‘just another audition,’ it’s the reward his hard work is all for. He needs to know.

“You’re a baby,” Roman bluntly states. “Maybe I am,” He couldn’t continue arguing anymore. “But, you said it’s time to grow up. And, I’m doing that so, why won’t you help me?” Virgil continues.

“You have an audition at 5:30. I’ll pick you up at 8,” as much as Roman wants Virgil to grab this chance, he can’t force him to if he doesn’t really want to. He loves him too much for that. At least he tried. “You’ll be out front or not. I don’t know,” Roman continues as he gets in his car and drives off, leaving Virgil standing in the middle of the road, staring at the library in front of him. The library that once helped him set his path to acting.

~*~*~

Perhaps Virgil was out front at 7:30 and got accepted in the audition.

Perhaps he wasn’t.

Told ya I'm not good at angst ;-;

[revchainsaw]

Stephen King's Graveyard Shift (1990)

Blessings upon you congregants from your dear Reverend my beloved Cult of Cult! Gather round a receive today's message as hear a word from the writings of Saint Stephen! I have a bit of inside baseball to share with you today, and that is that I love the fact that Hulu curates a list from your watchlist that lets you know what films have been sitting queued up unattended. You know those movies that you kind a want to see and you keep saying "i'll get around to that" right before you binge King of the Hill for the 90th time? Well Graveyard Shift was one of those movies for me, in fact, I frequently decide what films to cover based on what is about to disappear. In many cases the films I sit through are not very engaging or surprising. I think to myself, yeah, this is about what I thought it would be, no wonder I chose not to engage. Graveyard Shift, however, was actually quite a wonderful surprise.

Sermon

Graveyard Shift begins at the overnight shift of a rat infested textile mill. The employee working the machinery has been so severely pushed to the brink by engaging with the little invaders that he begins to toy with them and sets a very tragic precedent for the film by gleefully tossing living rats into the cotton picker. We get some shots of a blood and viscera mixed into the cotton before this son of a bitch is offed by an off screen force. I'm not gonna hold out on spoilers here for you folks, the movies 30 years old and it's a giant mutant bat.

Our hero Hall, a drifter with a tragic past, blows into town and is quickly hired by Warwick, the womanizing and half insane owner of the textile mill. Warwick has an awful habit of giving easy work to the women in his mill who provide him with sexual favors, while punishing those who don't with the most filthy and strenuous work he can find. This abuse also extends to any of his male employees who he sees as competition for their attention. This is why when Hall begins a relationship with Jane, an independent type who has repeatedly told Warwick to back off, they are soon destined to land on the sub basement cleaning project that brings them into contact with our nocturnal beast.

As this plot unfolds Warwick and Hall become increasingly at odds. Hall at this point has been substantially assigned to contend with the hordes of rats in the basement, playing games and almost training them in a way to leave him be. Eventually the time comes for the much feared cleaning of the basement levels of the mill, and our three main characters as well as a slew of murder lambs descend to their doom.

These poor blue collar folk are accosted by rats, floods, collapsing architecture, the Mutant Bat Mama and Warwick himself descends into madness, killing Jane, before he himself is eventually caught in the leathery wings of the blood thirsty beast. This leaves Hall alone to fight the monster. The battle for survival between Hall and the Bat works its way back up to the Mill where Hall uses the cotton picker and ingest the creature in a bloody cottony mess the likes of which I haven't seen since a 13 year old Chainsaw tried to teach himself to shave.

The Benediction

Best Character: Who's the Boss?

Sometimes with certain characters there's a certain intangible something or other that draws a viewer to them. In the case of Warwick it must have been the pure charisma of actor Stephen Macht. He was definitely not the best actor in this film, it was very clearly a phoned in role with some questionable choices, like I don't get what that accent was about. The character was a sleazy heel and I was absolutely satisfied when he was killed. He provided a very realistic menace despite the utter cornball portrayal. This is truly what they mean when they talk about characters you love to hate. Fuck You Warwick, you magnificent bastard. I'm glad you were eaten by that giant bat.

Best Actor: Chucky's Cheesin' It!

Brad Dourif is perhaps the only actor in this movie who was memorable. It's always great to see Dourif outside of the chucky role. He's always bringing his best stuff and although I didn't mention him in this review, Dourif plays an absolutely demented Vietnam Vet/ Exterminator with his little rat catching dog Moxie in this movie. Whenever I think about Graveyard Shift I think about Warwick, Brad Dourif, and the Bat!

Best Kill: Nana nana nana nana BatMess!

Unfortunately for Graveyard Shift most of the deaths that occur are incredibly tame. It's a creature feature that mostly plays like a Who Dunnit. Its honestly the weakest feature of the film. In fact I'm going to call it right here. (Worst Feature: Genre Confusion). In a film that fundamentally does little more than 'Giant Bat Eats Mill Workers in Mild Criticism of Capitalist Exploitation', I'd like to see some people getting absolutely wrecked by this bat. That doesn't really happen. Most of the kills are off screen, or obscured by big leathery wings. The bat looks pretty damn cool, and when it is chewed up by the Cotton Picker it's about the most gore and effects you get in the film. It's a shame that it is the monsters undoing rather than the monsters doing that really shows off the effects. C'est La Vie!

Worst Kill: Rats Off to You!

In the opening scene that fucker is throwing rats into the cotton picker just for being rats. I know there's a ton of them, but it's such a mean spirited bull shit way of eliminating rats. Rat Terrorism is bullshit and I'm against it. Fuck you you weird rat killing guy, Let Brad Dourif do his thing and stop picking the rats up by their tales you asshole.

Summary

Graveyard Shift was a disappointment to Stephen King, who called it just another "quick exploitation picture" and you know what, that's all it had to be to make me happy. Graveyard shift has a cool looking bat creature, that is unfortunately underused. A quick and engaging little story that doesn't try too hard to be too deep, and I know that was probably a huge temptation with the themes of the story. The characters that are notable are over the top and interesting, and those that aren't are the perfect murder lambs, they are just unique enough to differentiate and keep the action moving. It's by far not one of the greatest films you'll ever see. It's a creature feature that doesn't do enough to feature it's creature. It's effects are good when they are shown, and I'm so happy it was made in an era where we didn't get bombarded with weightless grey blobs of CGI rats everywhere. It's exactly what the doctor ordered for a low stakes night in with some pop corn and a coke. Don't let the haters stop you, definitely give Graveyard Shift a shot.

Overall Grade: C

[supersecretcotcliveblog]

Season 1, Episodes 1–32

I got most of the way through season 1 before realizing I wanted to liveblog, so I'll start by highlighting a few episodes that particularly stuck out to me, and then I expect to post more detailed thoughts on each episode going forward.

Overall, I like it so far! Very charming. The characters are cool; Jessica's my favorite. The dialogue is good, which for me is a huge plus in a cartoon, as stiff or inorganic-feeling dialogue is a big turnoff. It isn't too didactic. Most of all, I love that it's just a show about play. It portrays the centrality and importance of make believe to many children's lives way better than any cartoon I've seen before.

Ep 03: "Jessica Goes to the Creek"

I love Jessica, okay? She's adorable first of all.

And her interest in finance—I expected it to hit that trope of a small child is a total genius, you know like Jessica would be more on top of the family finances than her parents. Which is a fine trope, to be clear! I'm not here downplay the capabilities of children or the diversity of their interests.

But I was pleasantly surprised to have my expectations subverted by a portrayal of a more common childhood experience: that she just mimics what she hears without really understanding it. This was already hinted at in episode 1, but it's further supported here where JP manages to entertain Jessica with a suit and a fancy voice despite lacking the knowledge to replicate the actual program. Anyway, it's cool! It's realistic! It's how children learn! I love it!

Anyway I also like the conflict of this episode because when Jessica is in distress it tugs on my heartstrings. Just today the phrase I'm not a sticker! You're a sticker! has been running through my head on loop.

Ep 08: "Escape from Family Dinner"

This one stuck out to me because of the emotional maturity that Craig's parents displayed in trying to actively communicate with their son. I mean they could and should have been more up-front about their intentions, and they should have asked him when he was free instead of forcing him into a check-in on their schedule. But still, yay for portrayals of much-better-than-average parenting!

Ep 10: "The Curse"

Gay.

Ep 12: "Bring Out Your Beast"

Ep 16: "Under the Overpass"

As far as I can remember, this is the first episode where the mystery is never resolved from the protags' POV and there's no Perfectly Reasonable Explanation that an older viewer might pick up on. So that's neat. Who the fuck was that kid. I'd say the symbols were graffiti but why the barrels. Wonder if this plays into that one spoiler that I wasn't even really spoiled on.

Also the urgency in Kelsey's voice when she talks about how it's a real bow and arrow, like in gym class…crossing that invisible, often blur, but very real line between play and reality. That uh, guys? feeling. Love it.

Ep 22: "Doorway to Helen"

Unlike "Under the Overpass", this one does actually have a mundane explanation: Helen is homeschooled, probably by strict religious parents, and she visits the creek during the day when it's empty and warmer. I am a liiiiiitle bit 👀 at the idea of an alternate dimension because it pattern-matches to The Spoiler, but I'm not holding my breath.

ALSO what does Helen look like. Why didn't she want anyone to see her face. That wasn't resolved. I expect we'll see more of her (haha literally like more of her face) at some point. AND ALSO

Ep 26: "The Kid from 3030"

what the fuck was that ending 👀

Ep 30: "Jextra Perrestrial"

That oh moment, that playtime's over moment.

Ep 31: "The Takeout Mission"

Fuck yeah kids are exactly as competent as you allow them to be.

Obligatory 👀 at the oven turning itself on even though there's a mundane explanation in the kids just pretending that's what happened as a kind of made-up loophole. (God I could be totally wrong. I haven't really been spoiled on anything. There might be zero diegetic magic in this setting. But I feel compelled to keep an eyes out.)

[wackygoofball]

I know the show runners do a lot of shit that makes no sense whatsoever, but another j/c sex scene? After she blew up the Sept no less? That turns my fucking stomach! Haven't we suffered enough of this soap opera esque fan fictiony bullshit?

*sigh*

Okay, where to start…

First of all, I will send ahead that if you are hereby asking for someone to *bash* on the show, I am likely the wrong address to turn to because, despite the issues I also see (though I also see issues with the books… because neither one is gospel to me), I remain a huge fan, I do not consider the show “soap opera esqe fan fictiony bullshit” or even just a derivate of what I quoted from you, and I am very excited about the remaining two seasons.

Like seriously, I can’t wait for the new season.

So if that is what you are asking for, I will not be able to deliver, and I won’t deliver.

There are other people who are more into discussing the fallacies of the show or who are more invested in discussions regarding show vs. books dichotomies in a, let’s say, competitive way. This, by all means, is fine with me, it’s valid criticism, and by saying so I don’t mean to imply that I am somehow *above* such talk. It’s just not what I am here for, it’s not my particular scope or perspective, and it’s nothing I feel huge motivation to discuss in that way in a greater context. There are others who are better addresses to turn to for such discussions - because they are more motivated and invested in talking about those matters, whereas I am not.

So yeah, if you are looking for that alone, sorry, that’s not my kind of jam.

If you need a classic talk-down wrt your potential anxieties about the upcoming season and how the narrative will be designed around Jaime’s, Brienne’s, and Cersei’s arcs, that is something I can however do. Which is not to say that I thus claim to dissolve any anxieties, I am just saying that this is something I can discuss in more detail, and feel more comfortable with negotiating.

So, it appears that you have been going through certain sites on reddit, I assume, and it appears that you have read yet again someone claiming to have huge spoilers he or she posted on that forum.

And it appears that you give weight to that, leading to your apparent upset.

Now, to begin - certain reddit forums are a landmine (reddit in general seems to be oftentimes… though of course, exceptions are possible), because any dumbnut can set up an account, register to the respective subreddits, and then post whatever shit comes to mind.

Especially so-claimed “spoilers” and “leaks” are currently tossed around like confetti for a parade.

Making that shit up is the easist thing on planet earth. You claim to have worked at set x or y. If you are halfway invested into fooling people into believing your bullshit, you will back it up by matching it with confirmed casting, location, etc. spoilers. If you are further smart enough, you will be halfway coherent and not constantly refute your own claims by making too many contradictory statements in a single post.

That already rules out min. half of the bullshit currently being tossed out as spoiler confetti.

The point is this: DO NOT just take whatever leaks or spoilers someone on reddit claims to have as gospel or as fact. That is the first way to reduce anxiety and one of the best ways to maintain general excitement about a show you seem invested enough in to even get that emotional about it that you are that upset about the mere possibility of the narrative going that way.

Nothing is easier than making up spoilers.

I cannot repeat that often enough.

People do it for fun. I constantly make up fake spoilers for funsies - privately, and hey, some sound coherent enough! People do it because it makes them feel superior/smart for successfully fooling others - even if that just means that they are being dicks about it. People do it because they have personal agendas, such as pushing their shippy ideas, to name but one. People do it because they want to bash. People do it because they have nothing else to do. People do it for the currency called ATTENTION. People die for five minutes of fame or some upvotes on reddit.

And some people are just assholes. Never underestimate people’s ability to be assholes.

That leads to a whole lot of confetti, some of which is soggy, some of which is faded, some of which is cheap quality paper, or some of which is just what you get from cleaning out your hole puncher from your desk at last.

That’s just not the kind of confetti you’d want for your parade, or at least, if you want to organize a parade, you want to do a background check on your confetti suppliers.

So, the bottom line of this confetti-filled post at this point of time is this: I can only keep advising people to approach ANY so-claimed leaks and spoilers on e.g. reddit with much more scrutiny than I oftentimes see some people apply when yet another package of confetti is dropped on the front steps. Check the sources, check for contradictions in the story - and you’ll likely be able to tell with little effort that already half of what is being written is bullshit.

And that means you can reward them with a well-researched downvote and toss the confetti where it belongs - the trash can!

Now, to turn more specifically to the spoilers I assume you have read that made you so upset - again, I can only just assume, so if you didn’t read those spoilers… ugh… good for you?

I am hereby taking from the fabulous people at the JBO who have already pointed out that we most likely deal with a free rider who wanted to jump on the Lads train (by which, by no means, I am signing up to Lads spoilers, I don’t trust any spoilers other than casting calls, location spoilers, and pictures until proven otherwise), and now mixes in his/her own fanfic-y versions of what is going to happen in the upcoming season. I don’t want to dig too deeply into those matters right now either, because I am not here to refute those self-proclaimed leakers.

Because I don’t see why I would have to refute them when all they delivered was basically simple as day CLAIMS that, in some cases at least, matched the spoilers we do have for certain at this point. Up until now, the only evidence that’s getting delivered, if it is delivered, is that it matches known spoilers, at which point you’d have to ask yourself if, maybe, just maybe, that is what the so-claimed leaker is building on and uses as means of validation, even if that is all information s/he holds and is making up the rest. Or the CLAIM is “hey, I have seen storyboards,” “hey, I worked at the set and risk my job by giving you people I don’t even know or remotely care about personally the spoilers you are craving,” “hey, I have a friend who has a friend who has an uncle who has a friend who is the brother’s of the brother’s spouse who is doing the catering for one of the sets for GoT and you will not believe what he overheard!”

So long it’s only just claims, anonymously set up on a fan forum, I do tend to approach it with so much caution and scrutiny that I can’t even tell you how important it is to bear that in mind.

Now, yet again more specifically to the scenario you point to:

I guess it could happen that they bang another time *shrugs*. It’s not that it’d particularly please me (lol, obviously), but if we bear in mind that the show has gone the way of delaying the fallout and rearrange timelines for specifically Jaime and Cersei, for reasons I understand and for reasons I don’t understand, then Jaime only covered some things of what would be the book equivalent of his Feast and Dance arcs, which means that they are still to come.

Which yet again means that the disentangling from his Feast and Dance arc may very well take place in season 7. That again points to a narrative set-up for the show (I am here really arguing show narrative only and not in comparison to the books) that starts at a potential point A (where the two still form a union), but ends at a point B which does not equal A (the fallout) and may already entail point C (choosing going North/meeting up with Brienne).

So, during the union phase, sex doesn’t seem outlandish to me - it’s not my favored option, but it’s nothing I can rule out because I lack information to refute that claim. It’d be yet another moment where we’d have to suffer through two actors doing their utter best to make any sex scene between them look anything but hot (you really have to give Lena and Nik credit for that, they make it so wonderfully mechanic that you just know it’s supposed to be just that :) ), but that’s… about it.

To the point you raise wrt the blowing up of the Sept - bear in mind that Cersei in the show is not as entirely incapable as book!Cersei, so she will most likely, if she is halfway smart, blame the Sand Snatches for blowing up the Sept. Cersei ordered for Tommen to be cremated without ceremony as it would have been required for a king, and for the ashes to be spread by the Sept. That means she can easily claim, even if Jaime will likely ask questions, that Jaime would be out of his mind to even assume that she’d blow up the Sept if Tommen was in it (which again, she can claim - and there is no reason for Jaime to *not* believe her, given the evidence he has available to him by the time). So, to him, it could be seeking comfort due to Tommen’s loss with Cersei, who remained unscathed, and sure, have sex with her. It’s not like that this wasn’t what they have been doing forever and ever.

But that doens’t cancel out the following things:

Jaime will not spend the whole season in KL. They’ll be together in KL… not for long, because he’s headed to Highgarden. We have shortened seasons. There is just so and so much time to spend on those matters.

The show potentially laid out the evidence and the one witness he needs to get all info available to get the truth.

As I have said in a previous post, there is the issue of Tommen’s crown. He took it off before doing the Fallout Boy, Cersei didn’t use it for her own coronation. Jaime may potentially find the crown to spread the doubt - because how comes that the crown is in the Red Keep still, if Tommen is supposed to have died in the Sept?

There is still Unella… potentially… hopefully not… I hope for her not… like… how do you explain that with “the Sand Snatches ordered my Frankengregor to do that!”? You know, Jaime can be ruthless, but torture is not his kind of jam. He took Riverrun without greater bloodshed, much in contrast to what Cersei did in KL in the meantime. That very difference was set up for the viewer already last season.

Cersei gets murdergasms, watching Frankengregor smash people’s heads, Jaime gets tentgasms and hairections the further he is away from KL, it’s just the way it goes.

And there is Olenna. Granted that Jaime goes to Highgarden and she tells him everything - because she knows everything, she is the witness it takes, after some doubt was spread in Jaime. She knows about Lancel (which is why the show *could* kill off Lancel without foregoing any means to have that info transmitted to Jaime, even though I would have loved to see that scene adapted on the show, because meeting with Lancel was just wonderful in the books and showed Jaime’s development and true character). She knows about Cersei being responsible for Margaery’s and Loras’ imprisonment. She knows everything. And she can very well send one last fuck-you to Cersei by bringing up her ally, Jaime, against her at last, now that he has an army to command, and turn away from her. What a nice *drops mic* moment for Olenna, right?

Well, and if we consider that stuff from Jaime’s Feast and Dance arcs are still to be covered, then the big corner stones are:

a) Golden Bitch Slap wrt Brienne, which may be adapted in different ways, if it is to be adated, but it can still happen;

b) Jaime burns Cersei’s letter - which is the equivalent to leaving her to her fate, something the show can still adapt even with the time changes, by simply having him leave her instead of refusing to champion for her as she asked in the letter, just because he leaves her for different reasons, perhaps, doesn’t mean this is not the general upshot the show is still aiming for;

c) Riding off with Brienne wrt a mission relating to Sansa/the North more generally.

Now…

I don’t see any opposition to those things still happening, if in different ways?

Like… even if there is such a sex scene, it poses no contradiction to that happening afterwards?

That would be point B where Jaime arrives at the end of season 7, potentially, and we’d then be at a point where the delay in Jaime’s arc is finally over and he hits the corner stones from his Feast and Dance arcs, accompanied by the personal developments that go along with it, i.e. becoming his own person, growing into the Lord Lannister role, realizing who he is in contrast to Cersei, realizing who he is and how that is parallel to folks such as Brienne, speaking of - there is also that romance arc still up to the game.

To close, I will just say something I keep telling myself when I find myself getting upset after reading another load of spoilers and leaks:

Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

I know it sounds used-up and old and corny, but seriously. We still have until friggin’ July to think our heads sore and to theorize wildly. And that is FUN, it should be FUN.

And the confetti will keep raining on our parade.

But right now, a lot of us (I am not excluding myself from having that pattern way too often) get really upset about those chickens not yet hatched. And we already build up negative thoughts as means to “brace ourselves for the worst” and some of us already judge season 7 despite the fact that we have not yet seen it, based on previous experiences and some certain so-claimed spoilers and leaks on reddit.

I mean, you can do that, but I guess your enjoyment will suffer for it.

So… to really come to an end now…

The point is to try one’s best to stay calm, to look at the facts instead of who has the most upvoted or quantatively most spoilers or most outrageous stories, to bother to counter-check and look at any CLAIMS with scrunity, to bear in mind that there are way too many assholes out in this world, a lot of dumbnuts craving ATTENTION, that there is nothing easier than to claim something and to make up FAKE spoilers and leaks, and to really, really, really try (I know it’s hard, it is) to perhaps brace oneself for things one will not enjoy about the upcoming season, but not at the cost of one’s own enjoyment of the show. Which is to say that if you enjoy the show and you are afraid now, don’t try to build up negative expectations only just to build up negative expectations. That will likely leave you even more disappointed than it will to simply see whatever may potentailly happen that you do not approve of.

It’s a long way until July.

It’s a long way until we can all have fun at the parade.

So let’s try our best to purchase the good confetti for ourselves, and otherwise… just wait for the confetti that will be tossed out by the pros… instead of crying over faded, soggy, cheap wannabe-confetti.