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That episode was a lot and had so much but overall I thought it was pretty good. That last Marina scene was so many mixed emotions and feelings but we got so much from it. 😭 We FINALLY heard Maya speak Italian and Carina was wearing Maya's SFD shirt!!! I'm so bummed that they did Carina dirty yet again for no good reason and felt it was necessary to have her find out that she can't get pregnant but the idea of using Maya's eggs is definitely intriguing and I do hope they continue that story until the end of the season now and we get to at least see some progress made. I do wonder if any of it will be touched on in a big way in episode 7 now.

The FaceTime scene was adorable too. Maya calling Liam probie and Danielle adding in a 'babe' (bless her) was perfect. The only thing missing was a reaction from Carina to Maya wearing her Class A's. But Maya loves her family so much and it's the cutest thing.

As for the other stuff...the audacity of the writers Emily to write Maya apologizing to Beckett for her part in what she did and then to not have Beckett apologize for literally torturing and bullying her for 6 months??? For dumping fake blood on her in a Halloween episode??? So Beckett's actions are excused and fine but Maya apologizes and this dumbass still doesn't trust her and acts like an absolute fool on the call and then Maya has to DOUBLE DOWN and own up to her part again and he says nothing again for the way he treated her?? That was such a slap in the face it's ridiculous.

I did like how they had Andy acknowledge that Maya is always there for her and the call back to them in the academy but they definitely could have done more with that. I guess it's impossible for Maya to ever get any kind of remorse or apology in return though.

Carina mentioning Andrew was too much for me 😭 Liam deserved to have his Zio Andrea in his life and I'll forever be sad that he doesn't have him.

The obsession the writers have with Ross and Sullivan truly needs to be studied. They will never be the epic love story romance that they continue to try and force on us.

But anyway...

“I didn't want to have a family until you showed me...what a family was.”

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Marina Fanfic Recs

Someone asked me for an updated fic rec list so here's a list of fics I've enjoyed so far this year. I made a list last at the end of 2023 putting my faves of the year which you can find here. You're going to see a lot of the same writers on this one because in my opinion they really know how to encapsulate Marina's love in their writing and give us what we don't get to see on the show.

AUs:

i still have faith in you by @gayygabby it's where all the beauty lies by @amaltheazwrites When the sun goes down by darlingbradsofmay until you by bishopluthor Between Nuts and Bolts by @ladstars

Based off Canon:

Like seeing daylight by anencore It's Not Hard To Fall by darlingbradsofmay do for love by interludxs Heaven can't help me now by darlingbradsofmay Più di Prima by @slipperygaloshes You can hear it in the silence by delucaness

Continuation Fics (based on Season 7): 7x01: Home Is Where The Heart Is by LtLasagne In The Clear by WrackWonder

7x02: Light at the End of the Tunnel by LtLasagne When It Rains by WrackWonder

7x03: i'll crawl home to her by @gayygabby Running Home to You by LtLasagne Scott street by anencore War Cry by WrackWonder now i've run out of reasons to pick up the pieces, i just tried to recall what once was by anonmarina

7x04: Here, Now by WrackWonder

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As friends and a company, are there any difficulties and how do you overcome them? How do you keep moral up?

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Moving Past Queer Shame

Reducing Queer Shame: A Guide to Embracing Your Authentic Self 💖🌈

Hey there lovely souls! 🌟

We all have stories and sometimes, they’re marred with shadows of shame.

Here’s a little guide on how we can embrace our queer identities with love and authenticity...

🌷 Understanding Our Childhood Shadows: A lot of us queer folks have these childhood memories where we were told to be more 'this' or less 'that'. Maybe some said we should "man up" or that our fashion choices were “too much”. Sound familiar?

🍀 The Manifestation of Shame: It's heartbreaking when these shadows then slowly turn into self-stigma. The quiet voice that tells us to hide, to conform, or that we’re somehow wrong. This voice can remain with us for many years to come.

🔍 Recognising the Inner Critic: But over time, we can learn to build self-awareness. Next time you find yourself being judgmental to yourself, stop and reflect. Ask why that is. What’s that voice really saying? Whose voice is this really? Is it mine, or the internalised voice of someone else?

🌈 Choosing Love and Acceptance: Remember, there's nothing wrong with being your authentic self. Often, we forget the true nature of who we are, thinking we're somehow less than or not enough.

Emotionally accepting that might take a slow... therapy can be a good friend in this journey.

If you have queer shame and want to do something about it... We at Voda are on this journey with you. Check out the Voda app to try out programmes specifically designed to help reduce queer shame and be your authentic self, our app is designed with LGBTQIA+ therapists.

You can download Voda here.

Love and Light, Voda 💜🌈

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Yasha getting defensive about Beau.

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Hi! I love all the coloring book pages you’ve been posting! I bought both of them and have been slowly coloring some of the pages. It looks like you’ve been coloring then digitally so if that’s the case I wondered if you would mind sharing how you converted them from physical to digital? Thanks! - a fellow critter

Hi! They are indeed colored digitally, using scans of the physical book! The initial scans were done as black and white jpg (to keep the images from coming out yellowed) with a high ppi setting (for a large size to work on), which were then lightly edited using a curve adjustment layer on photoshop for better contrast between the black lines and white background. Depending on your scanner it may not be possible to fit the entire page in one go; these were scanned in two parts and then combined using the photomerge tool in photoshop. I did have help from another fellow critter friend with the actual scanning process so I'm no expert when it comes to details (they shared these details with me to help answer your ask!), but I hope this helps!

For the actual coloring I set the background/line layer to multiply, and also like to duplicate it and lower the opacity on the extra to make the lines more crisp.

I hope you have fun with your coloring!

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CALLING ALL CRITTERS!!

is it possible to buy the mighty nein coloring book as a digital copy somewhere? I REALLY REALLY want it!!

#beauyasha #ashley johnson #critical role #marisha ray #beauregard lionett #beauregard x yasha #yasha nydoorin #the mighty nein #campaign 2

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“Look, the future is scary, but that is part of the fun of it. No one knows what comes next. But that’s what’s so special about marriage. Finding that person that you want to share it with.”

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Maya Bishop's Timeline

Here's a recap of everything Maya wrote on her timeline in 608.

3 years old : Mason was born

3 years old : Cousin's first track meet, she loses

4 years old : "... for first soccer..."

Dad takes me to Atlanta Olympic Games. Fernanda Ribeiro wins 10,000 meters gold.

6 years old. Struggled with reading. Dad wouldn't let me eat dinner till I could read a page without mistakes.

"Wrote the most book reports!" (around 6 years old)

6 years old. Birthday party bouncy house. Parents mad other kids show up.

7 years old. Boy punched me because I said I was better.

7 years old. High school coach tells my dad I have talent for a girl. First time I beat someone with a smile on.

7 years old. Got first pair of track shoes with blue stripes and green laces

8 years old. Dad and I were winning ...

8 years old. Joined the local club team. I was the youngest

9 years old. Started cross country wanted to quit. Dad said only losers quit

9 years old. Dad gets us a family pass for high school track season, sprinted got surprised flack

10 years old. Brandi Chastain was winning USA goal !

11 years old. What I want to be when I grow up presentation. Olympic athlete.

11 years old. Went to the soccer summer camp. No one would pass me the ball. First time someone said my dad was intense and I hit him.

Extra info :

The Atlanta Olympic Games were in 1996 so Maya was, supposedly, 7 years old.

Brandi Chastain won in 1999. That means Maya was 10 in 1999. She was born in 1989.

Maya was 23 when she competed in the 2012 Olympics.

Mason is now canonically the younger brother (it was assumed) and they have a 3-year age gap.

Everything in the timeline was written in red. Except for "blue stripes and green laces" (colors in the text). And "First time someone said my dad was intense and I hit him." (that was in black)

Links :

My initial thread on Twitter

Updated version

Final version with pictures and a visual timeline

Thank you to everyone on Twitter and Tumblr who contributed to this!

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i thought ashley was just a simp for beau, turns out ashley is a simp for marisha. PERIOD.

I miss having them all together 😭

Also, Ashley is all of us

#critical role #cr spoilers #campaign 3 #marisha ray #ashley johnson

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The Orphan Maker

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If something happens to Beau, Matt has to face the wrath of Ashley Johnson

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i really hope matt knows how much this would hurt not only us but i'm pretty sure ashley and marisha would be devastated

To the person who said "I wonder if Matt is going to widow Yasha again tomorrow" I'm biting you I'm biting you I'm biting and slashing and gnawing and killing I do NOT claim that energy goodBYE

#critical role #cr3 #critical role spoilers #beauyasha #cr spoilers #beauregard x yasha #beauregard lionett #yasha nydoorin #ashley johnson #marisha ray

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To the person who said "I wonder if Matt is going to widow Yasha again tomorrow" I'm biting you I'm biting you I'm biting and slashing and gnawing and killing I do NOT claim that energy goodBYE

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Beau and Yasha are going to be really good parents. From Mighty Nein Reunited Part 2

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Thank you for the ride, Critical Role. 

Song is Ashes by the Longest Johns

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i'm having a really hard time right now cause i wanted to start campaign 3 from the start but idk i kinda got bored with it after the first couple of episodes

i'm trying to keep up with it here and there through tweets and recaps and highlight videos so i'm not very familiar with the plot of campaign 3

however i do know that caleb and beau showed up last episode cause i follow certain people so immediately i was excited for more content (especially beau content)

but after that my head started thinking and some scary thoughts came up like "what if sth happens to beau?" and i tried to ignore them but after last nights' episode i'm actually terrified for sth to happen to beau cause it seems to be very likely at this point

so know i'm anxious and my usually foolproof method to calm down is watch the beauyasha story. but now that's just making me more anxious cause i'm terrified that beau is gonna die and they make yasha a widow for the second time (we don't know if they're married but we're not talking about formalities). i know it would break yasha's heart and i know for certain that it's gonna break marisha's and especially ashley's heart and i'm really not okay with that

i really hope matt is not gonna go there but after last nights' episode i don't know anymore. i don't think that he's gonna kill a pc (now npc) from a previous campaign when the players are NOT in control of them but who knows?

so yeah that's my rant and some may think i'm being stupid for being emotional about this but critical role and especially yasha and her relationship with beau helped me when i was in a really, really dark place

it would break my heart

#ashley johnson #critical role #beauyasha #campaign 3 #beauregard x yasha #beauregard lionett #beau x yasha #marisha ray #matt mercer #critical role spoilers