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chocomd · 11 days
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ATLA rewatch: The Storm
Holy crap the parallels between Aang and Zuko in this episode are really hitting deep!!
The episode starts out with beautiful weather and clear skies (not counting Aang's nightmare in the beginning), with no sign of a storm on the horizon. Just like how in the past, the events that would overturn Aang's and Zuko's lives would come suddenly and out of nowhere.
Then we get Aang fearful of the prospect of an impending storm and running away when the fisherman accuses him of abandoning the world, while Zuko wants to plow through and almost ends up dueling his own lieutenant over the issue of respect (until Iroh breaks them up).
When the flashbacks begin, Aang is playing with the other Air Nomad kids, and Zuko wants to join the meeting in the war room and Iroh lets him in. Both are in their usual, everyday settings and nothing seems out of place. Although there are hints that not everything is hunky dory, like Aang being the only master airbender among the kids and Zuko wanting to enter the war room without being explicitly permitted or expected to be there in the first place.
And then the events that lead to their emotional isolation. Aang being told that he's the Avatar, and being set apart by the monks as their savior and being left out from games by the other kids because he's now out of their league. Zuko watching in horror as a general proposes sacrificing an entire division to achieve a greater goal, and speaking out among the men leading the war with an objection that they do not share.
The consequences: The monks decide to send Aang away to make his isolation complete; the Fire Lord isolates Zuko even further by ordering him to fight an Agni Kai against (so Zuko believes) one of the very people in the group among whom he most wished to be accepted.
And what results afterwards is disastrous. Aang overhears the monks and runs away, only to be swallowed up by the storm and wake up one hundred years later in a world where his people no longer exist. Zuko discovers that he is to duel his own father, and submits to him in a sign of respect, which at this point Ozai deems to be the wrong response and burns his face and banishes Zuko until he finds the Avatar - a hopeless and impossible task.
Both Aang and Zuko have lost everything, and not only that - they place the blame on themselves, which gives rise to a deep sense of shame and also anger and intense emotional reactions whenever further loss is threatened (Aang with losing Katara and Appa; Zuko obsessed with regaining his honor through capturing the Avatar).
But when the literal storm worsens, both of them relive the events that led to their isolation in the first place. Aang goes out into the storm again, this time not to run away, but to save someone who needs him (the episode opens with a nightmare about his friends and his people saying "We need you, Aang," which is also repeated by Gyatso in a flashback). Zuko, who Lt. Jee accused of only caring about himself, climbs a ladder to rescue the helmsman from falling.
The storm slams Aang and his friends under the water, just like the time he ran away - but this time, he is able to save himself AND them. Zuko spots Aang flying over the ship, and he has the opportunity to go after him, but instead of risking the lives of his crew to achieve the greater goal of capturing the Avatar, he lets him go. And it's only after Aang and Zuko have redeemed or have vindicated their past actions in this way that they enter the eye of the storm, a place of calm that finally offers relief. And it's in this place where things are set right that Aang and Zuko exchange their first look that isn't one of hostility - they are seeing each other, really seeing each other for the first time.
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runabout-river · 11 months
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Thoughts on JJK chapter 221 (spoiler)
Gojo is out, what a relief that is
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We can see Gege's art style change extremely well with him and also, he looks too good in a black shirt
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With the last bits of his uniform he even looks like a one winged angel
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I wonder if Gojo was able to manipulate his sense of time inside the prism realm. Maybe he managed to stay inside of there for exactly as long as he needed to make a plan for defeating Kenjaku and possibly Sukuna, and that's the things he needs to take care of in the next month
The 24. of December is not a family celebration in Japan, it's a day for couples similar to Valentine's day. The few times Gege has introduced queer elements into the story he did that in a really unobtrusive way and this seems like that as well
Megumi's birthday is December 22 😢
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I'm pretty sure that Gojo was directly talking to Megumi in this scene without mistaking Sukuna for him. He's probably going to do that in the future as well to wake Megumi up
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Megumi's and Gojo's situations are a parallel to each other: both are lost in a deep abyss, one physical, the other in the mind/soul, and both couldn't/can't get out on their own. Gojo's seal had to be broken by others but he still had to fight his way to the surface on his own through the failsafes that Kenjaku had planned for him.
Megumi also needs someone else to break his "seal", or more like, his despair for his first step of freedom. But the rest of the way to the surface he has to go alone. He has to fight Sukuna on his own to regain back his body.
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While we talk about Sukuna: this is the thing that Yorozu told him. What did she create for him and are we going back to that moment again? Why does Sukuna think about that right now? Does he see Gojo as enough of an equal that his loneliness might be pushed back for a while, or does he see Gojo as the lonely person while going through Megumi's memories? And what does Sukuna have to do for Kenjaku?
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Also, Sukuna sidestep and Shoko mood
If the next chapter stays with Gojo and he goes for a reunion with the squad then we'll finally get to confront the question: is Nobara still alive? Because logically, Shoko would've to be the one to save her and also fake her death, any other explanation for her survival would become too contrived
Nobara surviving has one big advantage for the good guys: Sukuna/Megumi think she's dead and therefore she'll be a great asset in the fight against Sukuna. It would also be funny if Nobara went on a broventure with Todo together to find the rest of Sukuna's fingers
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All in all, super chapter, even though I was spoiled with the leaks, but this time I'll forgive everyone. Gojo returning had really everyone talking.
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sepublic · 24 days
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So what they did with Acronix and Krux, with the younger one being into the modern era, while the boomer twin is a luddite, makes sense. But I wonder if they could've done things the other way around?
For Acronix, his trip through time was but a brief moment; Maybe a few minutes, max! And then all of a sudden everything has changed, including everyone. Many of them are gone, even. Wu is an old man, but so is his brother, and it's like watching your twin just age rapidly in front of your eyes. That can't REALLY be Krux, but seeing him like this confirms it.
The world is alien, and Acronix still hasn't quite adjusted to the fact that it changed; It happened too brief and instantly. Sometimes he wakes up, or subconsciously operates on the assumption that everything is still the same as it was; Krux mentions getting a ride and Acronix expects a carriage, only to be met with a car and all of its foreign smells and sounds and textures.
So of course he wants to go back to the past; He's in denial, he hasn't adjusted, he can't accept that he missed out on so much. It's driving Acronix insane.
Conversely, you have Krux: Who got there the long way. The regular, natural way; Seeing each little change happen one at a time, gradually, at a pace he could easily acclimate to, just like everyone else. And as he adjusted and got used to this, got used to being alone, he grew to at least appreciate the little things that changed and improved, if only to distract himself from the absence of his twin brother.
He remembers what it was like back then, so Krux can actually appreciate how things have improved nowadays, compared to some younger folk who glamorize the past as perfect despite never actually living in it. But then Acronix finally returns and he looks the exact same, and in a way it's a twisted relief because Krux doesn't have to adjust to what he missed out on, Acronix is exactly as he left him, they can pick up where they left off like nothing happened, right?
But his twin... Basically a little brother at this point, he's changed. He's in a crisis because Krux has changed, changed too much that their dynamic is now different. Krux's heart is breaking to see Acronix suffer like this, so he decides, why not? Why not undo all of the decades of progress, all of the present, just to restore the past, just so Acronix can be happy again? So we can grow old together, the normal way, and experience these changes together as we should have?
You can also adjust which Time powers they have, accordingly; For Acronix, he has Forward and Reversal, because he's gone back and forth, he's time-travelled, speeding through time in different directions. For Krux, he has Slow-Mo and Pause, because he got to the future the long way. He took his time, he was able to digest each bit normally, he was patient about it. He's now the older mentor who advises patience to his younger apprentice... Except not exactly, because they're still twins, and also Krux isn't going to make his brother accept what happened, but instead coddle him by breaking reality for Acronix.
Krux looks older and is more mature in a lot of ways, while Acronix is like a stunted child by comparison, because he basically is as someone who didn’t get the chance and time to actually grow up, and is expected to grow up fast but refuses to. Maybe throw in a dynamic with Lloyd, who also had to grow up fast and missed out on a lot, but then actually adjusted to and accepted that. He was the one who chose to grow up literally. And Kai and Nya could parallel the Hands of Time in handling grief in a sense, holding onto some hope that things may come back, but also having to accept change. The fact that Krux is the reason they lost their parents for a while just ties it all together more.
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my scattered thoughts on the finale after a rewatch. I didn't even need to let the episode infuse; I was just basking in the joy. It was thrilling, it was moving, it IS the fantasy I love. I'm so proud of what this show accomplished
- Renna cutting Egwene's hair. Maddie's eyes in that scene... Light
- The flashback of Ishy's imprisonment at the Eye was so good. YES Alexander Karim is incredible. Fares Fares is incredible. I love a good "3000 years ago" Doctor Who title card
- PADAN FAIN MY FAVOURITE LOOSE CANON. His panic when he saw he armed Mat without subduing him had me smirking
- Denial is a river but I'll take Ishy putting all the pieces in place before Falme as proof that the Cairhien train wreck was planned
- Lanfear yeeting Mo and Lan out of the Gateway... enough said
- Loved the way Avi said that many people would wake from the dream. Her tone sounded kind, full of the awareness that many of the people who would die did not choose to fight
- The Mat stuff... Delicious. I had gripes about his arc but they stuck the landing. I adore his shrewdness, his heart, his relief at finding out who he is. And the Horn! I got chills. It looked nothing like I had pictured it but man, I loved it
- Minor thing: I didn't care for the design of the Horn or the blurry motion, but those are strong stylistic choices and I commend the show for making them. This series has a vision and will not settle for generic fantasy look and I LOVE it
- The bond scene got me, truly. I think we all knew that Lan had misinterpreted Moiraine's words but it was nice to get confirmation. I love that it was such a choice to recommit for both of them. The scenery, the music, the weave, the acting...
- When Daniel's face twisted as he was hit with the full force of Moiraine's emotions, I lost it. I cannot believe how good this relationship is. The choice to treat their platonic bond as profoudly as a romantic bond? GENIUS
- I'm fascinated by the way they're depicting Nynaeve's block. It's layered, nuanced, fed by different experiences and traumatic events and makes much more sense than her book block. Zoë portrays Nyn's insecurities SO WELL, it's painful to watch
- I hated that the way of showing Nyn still could be a Wisdom was with her shoving the arrow with the fletching inside Elayne's leg?!?! Remove the large end please!?! Why??!? I winced at that
- Nyn and Elayne's arc was also a miss for me. Since they use the a'dam on a sul'dam, they could figure out as well that sul'dam can channel except we don't see it. So the set-up with Ryma showing them the a'dam leads to nothing for their arc
- Hmmmmmmm, the parallel with the EF5 and the Ishy, Lanfear, Lews bond was perfect. Especially as Rand is part of both groups. Just amazing
- They dress Nyn as a sul'dam to... show that the white character feels bad when Nyn tortures the real slaver? I get the point of the scene for Nyn and Elayne. The optics are just weird for a disguise that does little. Nyn looked so good still!
- Elayne has the patience and control of a mountain though because the situation was extremely tense
- I loved Loial's little speech even if he deserves more screen time: he's right, they are living history. He's a constant delight
- The trope of characters running into each other in the midst of battle is one of my favourites so I was living
- Eggy's arc is so satisfying: from her confrontation with Renna to her getting to protect Rand, she was utterly amazing. As much as I'm disappointed that Nyn and El didn't help here, I appreciate what this isolation is doing for her character
- Will Perrin keep the MAGIC SHIELD? This show is fantasy with all its heart and it's so enjoyable to watch
- Rand finding her broken and exhausted, not even grasping he was here was heartbreaking and gorgeous. Even if they all came to save her, in the end she was alone and had to break herself free. (Also pouring one for Maigan)
- Perrin had the most consistent and enjoyable arc of the EF5. I love everything about the characters he met and who contrast or echo his internal struggles. His horror at Hopper's death and the fury with which he killed Bornhald sr? SO GOOD
- It's so fun that many book readers had theorized Uno would come back as a hero of the Horn and he did!
- Mat has my whole heart too. Truly, the way he cradled Rand in his arms. These kids love each other so much
- Nynaeve watching Rand agonizing, unable to help him. I feel so sorry for her. She needs to rely on others, it's a needed pain here. Still painful though. Contrast that with Moiraine who shut off Lan because she could not protect him
- Moiraine weaving some Greek Fires torpedoes and using the fire of the burning ships to shape a dragon banner was not on my bingo card, but she deserved that after this powerless era. It was so beautiful and cathartic to watch
- I do love Moiraine "I'm not at my strongest with fire" Sedai hurling a giant fireball at an entire fleet. It's a nice way to integrate the scenes of Moiraine creating firewalls and weaving a giant illusion we did not get from book 1
- Love, LOVE the fact that in the end, Lanfear's and Moiraine's goal aligned. Moiraine got to proclaim the Dragon, making history, which Lanfear had planned. Rand will not like that. It's such a good set-up for future conflict between them
- On Rand, for anyone worried about how his powers come off, show-only sister literally just observed that it was funny that he has better control than Nyn who's supposed to be so powerful
- His greatest display of power with Turak is quick, ruthless, perfectly echoing the easiness with which Ishy and Lanfear wields the One Power. It makes sense he would not channel like Eggy and Moiraine, let alone Nyn
- In the end, I love that the show made his standing up and defeating Ishy a collaboration: all of his friends (plus MoLan on the beach) were essential. It was the perfect hopeful counterpoint to the bleakness of the s1 ending (which I loved)
- The Moghedien reveal... That's the second season where they manage to perfectly tease the next season. Now all the Forsaken are loose and the gloves are off.
I loved s1, I really did, but this was even greater. Two years for more is torture
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what are your fave kataang moments in the show?
Buddy where do I even start???
"Will you go penguin sledding with me?" AN ICON
“Please don't go, Aang. The world can't afford to lose you to the Fire Nation. Neither can I.” MY HEART
Katara comforting him while he's in the Avatar State at the temple when he finds Gyatso's skeleton and when she comforts him again in the desert--I'm a sucker for Katara's love being the thing that grounds Aang when his pain gets to be too much and he loses control of his powers okayyyyyy
When Aang wears that hat Katara made for Jet lol
Katara giggling at Aang's water bending octopus trick
Aang giving her the necklace he made when her mom's gets stolen SWEETIES GONNA SWEET
Them leaning in for a kiss in the Cave of Two Lovers (also Katara blushing as she suggests that they kiss in the first place)
Aang refusing to learn from Pakku until he stops being such a sexist jerk and then sneaking out to teach Katara whatever he learns even though he could get in massive trouble
When Aang yells "GO KATARA" during their bending match omg MY HEART
Katara realizing Aang is a "powerful bender" in The Fortuneteller and the LOOK ON HER FACE
Aang seeing Katara all dressed up for the Earth Kingdom party (both his reaction and how pleased she was with said reaction)
Aang carrying her bridal style (I can't remember which episode but I squealed)
Their hug after Hope is born in The Serpent's Pass!!! Actually all their hugs but this one felt extra special
Honestly all of the scenes where they're bending together. Katara looks so happy and free to have someone to waterbend with after being the last water bender for so long, and Aang looks so joyful to be with the one he loves and it's SO CUTE to see them having fun together.
The Painted Lady when they have a cute little ecoterrorism date destroying the factory <3 <3 <3
"Why would I choose cosmic energy over Katara?" SO GOOD
WHEN THEY'RE FLYING AWAY FROM BSS ON APPA AND SHE'S CRYING OVER HIS UNCONSCIOUS BODY AND THEN HE OPENS HIS EYES AND SMILES AND SHE HUGS HIM IN RELIEF
When she slides on her knees and hugs him after he goes missing after waking up from his coma
The parallels between Aang begging for Katara's safety in The Avatar State and Katara doing the same for Aang in The Puppetmaster (this post explains the nuances beautifully)
Katara threatening Zuko with m*rder if anything happens to Aang because she lost him once and won't let it happen again
Their dance in "The Headband"
The finale kiss!!!! Absolutely stunning and worth the wait!!!!
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Alternate timeline where everything worked out fine and the owl crew reunited
(They got the Collector to not destroy everything by showing him how to play Owl House- everyone helped keep score as he played tag with Hooty or something. I feel like Hooty would enjoy the social interaction and also after seeing the Hooty Within the Hooty I feel like those two are about on the same power level)
Raine wakes up on Eda’s lap. “Is it over?” they croak
She smiles softly. “Yes, Rainestorm. It’s over.”
They smile back— and then their eyes widen and they scramble upwards and away from her, screeching
“oh my titan I RIPPED OFF YOUR HAND—“
Eda holds up her remaining hand to silence them. “You saved me,” she corrects, and leans in, and finally they kiss
On the other side of the circle, Lilith tosses Darius five snails
“You two just couldn’t have done this before the Day of Unity, could you”
And that’s when the kids come running down from the head
Hunter’s eyes light up when he sees Darius okay and he walks forwards, awkwardly spreading his arms
“The kids at Hexide express relief by doing this weird… parallel arm thing… so…”
Darius rolls his eyes and gives him a hug. It’s pretty much the most awkward hug the Isles have ever known, but hey. They’re trying. Darius stiffly pats Hunter’s head and manages, “I’m glad you’re not dead too, little prince”
Meanwhile, Luz, King, and Eda are owning the Familial Reunion Hug. King and Luz fling themselves at Eda and all of them collapse in a tangle, laughing and sobbing all at once
It takes several minutes for Luz to notice that Eda is only embracing them with one hand
You know that one scene in Gravity Falls where the kids realize Stan’s hands have been stolen by the Hand Witch and Mabel starts shrieking, “HANDS! GRUNKLE STAN! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HANDS?!”
That’s Luz
Eda explains the situation and Luz looks between her and Raine. Raine avoids her gaze, bracing. In the moment the action felt right, but now that the draining spell is stopped, they feel awful
Luz starts to sniffle and whispers, “even if the draining spell had worked, you would have saved her”
Raine nods
Luz throws her arms around them, and King and Eda quickly follow suit, bringing them into the family hug
Lilith quickly joins in, and Hooty takes a (very brief) break from playing with the Collector to curl around them
And then they destroy what’s left of Belos and repair the door, reconcile with Camilia in the human realm, and broker peace between the worlds
The Boiling Isles learns to live with a new normal, Raine becomes their leader, and eventually they marry Eda
And that’s what happened. That’s all that happened. Nothing more
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Okay hold on hold on hold on, I was just listening to the tommee profit cover of chasing cars? (you know the one) WELL it gave me an idea.
What if, in S5 there are so many apocalypse byler moments, sat around a campfire, patching up wounds, isolating together etc etc etc, and one of the storylines of s5 is Mike slowly accepting his feelings with NO intention to do anything about them, thinking Will pushed him towards El, until the painting gets brought up to El (you know the drill)
Well I just had a 4k cinematic daydream that at the end of the season, Will has gone and no one can find him, Mike is losing his shit and then we see them realise Will has gone to Vecna himself, (Deathly Hallows style).
I'm picturing: Will standing in front of Vecna, resigned, Mike's face as he realises all at once where Will's gone and that he loves him back and that he's going to die. Mike sets off running, people screaming at him to come back because they need a plan, but Mike knows there's no time so he stupidly keeps going.
The music builds, some tense, cinematic, heartbreaking score as the camera cuts between Will quietly crying but accepting, Vecna's voice over, and Mike running flat out through the upside down, unheeding of the vines and monsters and literally running so desperately he can't see straight.
But because of this, Vecna feels and sees him coming, so when he arrives Vecna's reaction is immediate and as Mike throws himself in front of Will Vecna severely wounds/impales Mike instead, just to dangle what could've been in front of Will. Just see Will LOSE it.
The others arrive on Mike's heels, El distracts Vecna, Will collapses with Mike in his arms and the music becomes soft and delicate like a lullaby. Mike thinks he's a goner, so he confesses, bleeding out in Will's lap, but Will out right refuses to let him go and is begging for him to stay. To wake up. There's a fight going on in the background but it pales in comparison to the emotions being felt at that moment and the audience realises the show was never about the monsters it was about the characters.
In the end it's the power of Will's love and grief that keeps Mike just alive enough to save him and also helps El finish off Vecna by destroying the upside down. When Mike wakes he's in the hospital paralleling s1, and Will is there paralleling s2, and Will is holding Mike's hand to his face, crushing it in a devil's claw grip like we've only ever seen Mike give. Mike speaks in his Will Voice™, and Will looks up so fast and tries to get out a reprimand to Mike for being so fucking stupid, but he's too busy crying in relief.
The rest of the party come in later and Lucas wheels Max in and there's a group hug and everyone is absolutely ripping into Mike for being the biggest lovesick idiot they've ever met. Max says he looks like shit and Mike is so offended because she can't even see him— zoom out fade to black etc etc then epilogue :)
This was word vomit at its finest but just listen to the song trust me<3
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what s5 scene could top the running up that hill scene?
ok ill answer for the sake of answering but im dead serious i would be SHOCKED if there is a scene in s5 that takes over as my favorite stranger things scene of all time. i really dont think they will beat that.
but one scene that would be way up there in my rankings that i really want to see is an emotional scene of mike coming out to el. i really want his coming out and their final breakup to coincide. ive seen some people say they think mlvn already broke up or that theyll break up in the first episode but i disagree. it’ll be a big deal! and i want it to be!!!! i want them to have a moment that parallels jonathan comforting will at the pizza place. i need mike to cry from relief when el tells him theres nothing wrong with him and admits that she also would rather just be friends. i hate when people just want mlvn to end and dont care how, they just want it as soon as possible so they can skip to byler. i love both el and mike and they deserve to have a beautiful breakup!!!!!!
that would also be an interesting opportunity to bring up the painting. el would tell him that she doesnt love him romantically either and he wouldnt believe her because of everything will said and then he’d say “but what about the painting?”
i also really want mike to get vecna’d and i know this is so fucking mean but i imagine he would get vecna’d and el piggybacks and tries to fight him off, mike for some reason doesnt see el in his trance and doesnt know shes there, vecna taunts him for being gay and being in love with will and tortures him with “friends dont lie” by saying hes been lying to everyone, then when he wakes up he sees el with blood on her nose and realizes she was there and she knows everything and he freaks out and thats what leads to their emotional breakup scene. I WANT THAT TO HAPPEN SO BAD!!!!
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mlobsters · 4 months
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supernatural s11e16 safe house (w. robbie thompson)
you know the first time i tried to watch the haunting of hill house i noped right out of it because straight out of the gate it was kids in bed and ghosty things and them being scared and hit all the parent of small children alarm bells at once. anyway, similar vibes :p (now all 3 of my kids sleep in the same room [their choosing] and my 5yo told me if he has a bad dream when he wakes up he's not scared because he sees his brothers in the room with him 🥺🥺🥺)
all right. scraped off a sigil, rufus in the thumbnail
SAM Dean we can't just sit around and - and wait for a lead. Plus, it would be nice to get a win, this case seems like a lay-up. DEAN Yeah, when's the last time we had a layup?
we sure never get to see them if they do :p milk run to basketball
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RUFUS. Yeah. Well if by backup you mean you do all the heavy lifting while I watch. It's Shabbat! BOBBY Are you serious? RUFUS Deadly! BOBBY You drove over here, ain't that against the rule? RUFUS Ah, ah, ah! Less talkin', more hunting.
little callback to 6x16
DEAN I got to say, I never figured Rufus for the religious type. BOBBY Well, he didn't exactly keep kosher. He always used to pull the old "can't work on the sabbath" card whenever we had to bury a body.
ugh, i missed him. and he makes me more fond of bobby too (who i don't dislike, i just never really fully connected with). their bickering is top notch
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possible ghost hunt with jackass, i love it
RUFUS What what, my turn? Yo - yo, Bobby. Read my lips, Bobby. I cannot help you. Alright, it is Sabbath. BOBBY It is after sundown, so get to diggin'. RUFUS (Looking around at the darkness around them) Good catch.
so cute. the direct parallels to the boys -> amara / apocalypse are a little much but i'm not gonna complain with all this good food from robbie
BOBBY Been burning the midnight oil. Last couple of weeks. Up for days. Lookin' for ways to stop the apocalypse. Lookin' for - anything. Sam and Dean are right in the middle of this thing. I'm worried about my boys, Rufus. RUFUS Your boys? [BOBBY gives him a look.] RUFUS Hey, hey. Alright, okay, Papa bear. But you know more than anyone, Bobby. Even if we find a way to keep the world spinning, not everyone's going to be on that bus ride home. Sacrifice, greater good. All that jazz.
makin me cry
BOBBY Yeah, I know. RUFUS Oldest rule of hunting, Bobby. You can't save everyone.
rufus 😢
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nosy neighbor / the x-files s2e5 duane berry
this lady was in the duane berry episode of the xfiles which i can't find her in the episode but it was the one with mulder in the red speedo :p
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i like sam's shirt. this back and forth brainstorming is nice (could you pick a more uncomfortable place to perch your ass, sam). also another break from the main plot is a relief
RUFUS What happens to the remains of the souls in the nest? BOBBY Well they wither too, but they stay with the Soul Eater, keeping it fed in lean times. Sorta like a cud. RUFUS Ew.
cosigned
SAM You know it's too bad Bobby and Rufus aren't around to see this stuff. They'd have been great Men of Letters. DEAN Yeah, grumpy old Men of Letters, but yeah.
💔 yeah. thinking about how they don't have that more experienced hunter backup in a person anymore, someone who is gonna be on their side no matter what, just the bunker files and flaky celestial beings. sad trombone
DEAN Which means one of us has to go on there. SAM Yeah. DEAN Not it. SAM Uh, dude.
children, lol
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years or winning with one blip, i don't think sammy's worried
DEAN We are never settling anything with that stupid game again. Ever.
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BOBBY If memory serves, things are about to get hairy. RUFUS You wanna hold my hand?
cute cute. is dean gonna see bobby in the nest?
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ah, a fake dead sam, that's surely a good choice for making his soul vulnerable
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aw, and a fake dead sam and dean for bobby. catch me wondering if those are era-accurate sideburns on sam :p
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bobby and rufus are the slowest painters to paint. come on boys, pick up the pace! good grief. stressin me out :p
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THE SOUL EATER You know your brother wants to go to The Darkness. He needs to go. But I can keep you safe. Both of you. Forever.
seems very trustworthy
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(from earlier in the episode) SAM The Soul Eaters aren't really here or there, but apparently they can muster enough strength to yank their vic's souls out of this world, and into their nest. And then as soon as the vic's in the nest, they're outside of our space and time.
had to go back and see if he said something about the nests not being bound to time, i will admit to sort of zoning out during the details of the monstery stuff. so sam and dean saved bobby from the future, make me cry again
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BOBBY My boys. Both of 'em. Both of 'em dead. And I saw… well I don't know what the hell I saw. RUFUS Yeah well. Forget the oldest rule, Bobby. BOBBY Are you gettin' soft on me, Rufus? RUFUS Yeah, soft this.
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s11e16 / s7e12 (forgot what jody looked like with longer hair!)
SAM Hey, you said the Soul Eater made you see things. Plural. So… what else did you see? DEAN I saw you. Dead on the floor. SAM Hmm. DEAN What? SAM How messed up are our lives that you seeing a vision of dead me is actually kind of comforting?
indeed it is, on both accounts. also comforting that dean just tells him, doesn't brush it off. is this growth?
thank you again, robbie. giving the people (me) what they like/want/need
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Season 3 Character Highlights - 3 Things
Character: Carlos Reyes
Favorite 3 scenes:
3x08 “In the Unlikely Case of an Emergency”: We got our first “I love you” From Carlos to TK, we saw him try to get through to TK, penetrate the cloud around him. Then we have the airport scenes – watching the plane landing, running onto the tarmac, lifting TK almost off his feet. The vulnerability in the tarmac scene was so powerful to see. For a guy that has always had a lock on outwardly showing his emotions, he wasn’t able to in that moment, and it was beautiful.
3x13 “Riddle of the Sphinx”: No one will ever love TK Strand as much as Carlos, just like no one will ever love Carlos like TK. But watching Carlos coming to terms with not being the primary person to help the most important person in his life was both uncomfortable and beautiful at the same time. The scenes were hard, the emotions were uncomfortable, but the love and acceptance in these scenes were so amazing to watch. – The dinner table scene is my favorite part, the way TK forces the conversation instead of running away, the way Carlos lays his feelings out.
3x18 “A Bright and Cloudless Morning”: The way he looked away from TK after TK asked him to marry him, trying to figure out if he was dreaming or what. That scene is one of my favorites of both Season 3 and the series.
Favorite 3 lines: funny, heartfelt, or ridiculous
3x13 “Riddle of the Sphinx”: “Have fun. But not too much fun.” I know he was having an internal crisis, his brain was short circuiting, but I still laugh at this line. Like, dude, he is going to his 2nd meeting of the day, not a party. His expressions during the entire meeting of Cooper were priceless.
3x04 “Push”: “If I told him what was on my heart, it wouldn’t be very nice.” Carlos has a hard time with things that he has no control over, he knows he can’t make TK live, he doesn’t even really think TK wants him there. But, he sits there, staring at the man he loves, not thinking he can even touch him, hold his hand. It’s very telling that the thing he is most angry about is not being able to touch TK, if this truly was the end.
3x15 “Down to Clown”: “TK, that thing was on me and you didn’t say anything?” followed by “Do not say it crawled.” This whole scene was great, but watching him freak out over Lou was amazing. Seeing this normally calm and cool guy freaking out over the tiny lizard (not that I blame him) was hilarious.
Favorite 3 dynamics:
TK: I don’t have enough words to describe their dynamic, but magical is the one that comes to mind the most with them. We really lucked out on the casting for this show, and particularly with this couple. The way that Ronen & Rafa care about the characters is clear in every action they make.
Nancy, Marjan, & Grace: We really got to see Carlos with more than just TK or Tarlos centered scenes, and I loved each one he shared with these ladies. The way Nancy was supportive of both he and TK during the storm, the way Marjan called him out for the breakup/giving up – also parallels to his relationship with Michelle in S1. I loved 3x11 for the Carlos and Grace scenes, seeing them work together to get their power back was amazing.
Andrea: I loved how she didn’t listen to him about not coming to the hospital for him. The way her heartbreaks for her son and TK when he tells her they broke up, when she tells him that they love TK, you can see the relief in Carlos’ eyes, even though he wasn’t expecting the man to wake up. I need more Andrea Reyes in my life.
3 things we learned:
Vulnerability: I am not sure that we learned what his vulnerabilities are/were, but this was the first time really other than the end of 2x12 that we are allowed to see it, and see it we did. The scenes I chose as my favorites were all scenes where he was showing us what he was feeling, letting us see more than the perfect specimen that is Carlos Reyes. He had a lot of comedic moments too, but the vulnerable ones were my favorites.
Pet Limitations: When you live with TK Strand, you probably have to be somewhat specific on what constitutes a full meal, an acceptable pet, and when to take care of your groceries. I am with Carlos though, I prefer pets that you can actually pet (probably why I have 2 dogs & 5 cats).
Detective/Investigative Skills: It was nice seeing Carlos doing investigative work, things that were separate from TK (even though TK is 100% supportive, he isn’t the most helpful sidekick when it comes to solving mysteries). The man helped the detective solve the kidnapping (really he seemed to do most of the actual legwork), reviewed footage of the Capitol attack on Catherine (even though seeing the real culprit didn’t save them from the drugging), and figuring out who had made the swatting call with Grace & a little help from LAPD. They all showed us how intelligent and observant he is, how much he has learned to trust his instincts.
3 hopes for season 4:
More Reyes Family – I want more Reyes family info, is he an only child?
To have 1 season where he doesn’t have to sit at TK’s hospital bed. –I think that they may flip things on us with 4x08 and hurt Carlos instead of TK.
See more of his friendships with Marjan & Paul – I would be happy with any on screen info they give us about the trio, but I really head cannon that they were a big part of what got him through the break up.
Next up: Marjan Marwani
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howlingmusketeers · 2 years
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alright kinnporsche finale predictions bingo time. watch BoC smack me over the head with a proverbial tray when I get everything wrong.
Kinn giving Porsche a ring - I want it to have the family crest but we know how the show always ties it to responsibility so maybe not. but something that shows Kinn devoting himself to Porsche and elevating him to family and something more especially to everyone else around them. the crest would ensure protection but would also paint a bigger target on him and that would make for some juicy juicy angsting in season 2!!!
Pete clutching at a bloody Vegas and begging for him to not die as a painful parallel to Vegas begging him to not leave him. A bajillion points if he tells him he has to suffer too as a callback to what Vegas said to him in the safehouse. before they get their happy ending I want them to really twist that fcking double edged blade that is their love
DEATH TO THE SHITTY ABUSIVE DADS!!! IT BETTER HAPPEN OR I’M DOING IT WITH MY OWN BARE HANDS! not only do I want it but it would also be so sexy as it sets up the second season angst for the new heads: duty over love. but also lays the groundwork for Kinn and Vegas to break out of their father’s shadows and grow into their own as they’re forced to work together and build something better
Tankhun picking up a gun and wasting a mfer when they break into the panic room he’s hunkered down in with Arm. They’d play it off as comedic but I just wanna see oldest-brother-shoulda-been-heir Khun Tankhun’s eyes go cold as he does what it takes to protect his people. Come on Tankhun baby feed the bloodlust I think it would be so so sexy.
Chay throwing down bc I just know he was proactive with learning more about self defense after the kidnapping. come on BoC show me the feral gremlin trait being an inherited kittisawasd thing!!!
Kim crying like a little bitch for forgiveness from Chay after almost losing him again when people come for him and the dam just breaks. just wanna see him on his knees come onnnnnnn
Porsche and Pete finally having an honest conversation, maybe in Vegas’ hospital room where Pete is standing vigil because he can’t bring himself to leave him alone, not like this, not when he knows just how scared Vegas is of being left alone. extra points if vegaspete are wearing matching chainlink bracelets because that’s their fucking thing.
Porsche/Kinn ready to waste Vegas but seeing Pete plant himself before them, a physical barrier shielding Vegas, a reversal to ep 10 where Porsche fought him to help Vegas escape. I just need to see their faces when they realise that anyone trying to get to Vegas will have to go through Pete first. Pete finally making a stand and making himself Seen and Heard as he laws down the law: no one gets to fucking touch him, no one but me.
Daddy Chan getting to do some fucking bodyguarding jfc
Party at Yok’s because you know damn well they’re gonna be celebrating something and it’ll bring the whole series to a close with a goddamn circle in the most poetic way
Arm doing nerd shit at the computers!!! Arm getting to be violent as he shoots a bitch!!!
Vegas waking up in that hospital with his father’s ring on his finger. I need to see that delicious face journey as he realises what it means: his father is dead, the man he loved in his own way and desperately wanted to love him back. the man who caused him so much pain and suffering in his life is finally gone. I wanna see that teary-eyed agony as he wrestles with his emotions of relief, pain, anger, loss, hurt.
Vegas seeing Pete as he wakes up and realising that no matter what, at least he isn’t alone anymore. I just need that quiet moment between them as Vegas tentatively asks Pete if he’s staying and Pete just “well I’m here now, aren’t I?“.
Pete initiating a kiss with Vegas!!! Pete being the one to set up the foundations for the next step in their relationship just like he did with their sex scene. The future may be uncertain but he shows Vegas that he wants this!!!
I may be in the small majority but I wanna see them set up Chay x Macau for next season because I think it would be very funny to see Kim cry and beg only for Chay to get a new man - one who would be more open and would proudly show off Chay and their relationship. I also think it would set up a hilarious “in-laws” situation with Porsche and Vegas in season 2. like now they have to be fucking civil because of their brothers and Pete and I just need that lightheartedness and it would help bring the two families closer. Chay and Macau would be so soft together and I think they both deserve it okay.
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I'm not understanding why some people think that Tenko is a pure and innocent spirit inside of shigaraki, isn't he the one who felt all that rage for his father and wanted him to die? i think a really good parallel is going to come up in the manga soon as well, where tenko dusts his pseudo-father figure afo just like he did to his actual dad - hand on his face and everything.
Well I think "soon" is being a bit optimistic 😭. We have a looooong ways to go before AFO turns to dust. Shigaraki has....a butt load of character development that HAS to happen and it hasn't even been tapped into yet, before he can even attempt at fighting against AFO. Midoriya isn't even there, and he's a key piece to paving the pathway to that happening. So we've got some stuff to get through first. I'm pretty sure the final showdown with AFO will be one of the last things to happen in the manga.
Before the second concert that is ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_
As for Tenko being the one with all the rage---Yes but also No.
In that moment Tenko felt angry and hurt and scared enough to kill his dad. But keep in mind you're not supposed to look at him doing that and think it was a calculated decision because he genuinely wanted his dad dead. You're supposed to look at it as an intense reaction to all the trauma and loss he experienced seconds before his dad hit him in the face with garden sheers as he was running to him for help, and understand that killing his dad was just that--a reaction.
That's not the same type of rage Shigaraki felt under AFO's custody for 16 years. That rage was a build up of being denied the opportunity to move on from his family's deaths and grieve them properly (hence the severed hands and the dream scape he created before waking up in the war arc), combined with the fact that his memories were suppressed so he wasn't even 100% sure what he was grieving for a good chunk of time. And when he finally remembered, AFO had already convinced him that he did it on purpose because he was born to kill and destroy (hence the name Tomura, which AFO gave him because he was someone who was going to "bring mourning unto the world").
So Tenko felt rage in a moment where it was triggered by loss and trauma. An appropriate reaction.
Tomura on the other hand just feels rage constantly, and until MVA didn't really know why, and he never gets any relief from it:
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Tenko IS the part of Shigaraki that continued holding onto hope of being saved because a small part of Shigaraki never gave up on it happening, and it's the part of him that isn't full of rage and hate. That's why Tomura/Tenko isn't completely absorbed, that's why AFO can't complete his mission of fully taking over. Because the person he is trying to erase is not 100% filled with hate like he assumed he would be by this point.
And keep in mind the timing of Tenko we're seeing is before his family died. He's talking about the friends he talked to his mom about, and his dog. So specifically the Tenko before all the tragedy unfolded is the part that's being channeled. So I mean yeah, he is the innocent child inside of him free of hate and misery. Hence him still being THERE, and not gone.
I had actually wondered back in chapter 334 if AFO was able to feel/hear/whatever little Tenko saying Midoriya's name--so I guess this is confirmation that he wasn't aware of that part of Tomura still existing--a part of him that doesn't hate any and everything and, basically already had his eye on the person he'd hoped would save him.
Surprise! Shigaraki doesn't actually hate everything, not completely, not deep deep DEEP down. No, deep deep DEEP down he wanted someone to save him all along. That's why he's still there.
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A A A A A A A A A H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
NOOOOOO I TOLD Y'ALL I COULDN'T HANDLE CHEST COMPRESSIONS 😭😭😭😭
But also the angstttt 👀👀👀 :DDD
But also AAAHHHHHHHHH H E L P M E 😭😭😭💔💔❤️
BC Y'ALL "NO PULSE" LIKE 😭😭😭😭😭 THE ANGST BUT AAHHHHHHH ANYWAY
COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON
No one:
My brain: I mean hey he's used to kissing Carlos-
Like XDD but NOT THE TIME MAN I'M HAVING AN EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN
AAAHHHHHHHH COME ON P L E A S E E E E 😭😭😭😭😭
NOOOO NOT THE SLOW MO
A A H H H H Y E S BACKUP!!!
OH MY GOSH WAIT IS IT THE 126
OKAY NO THAT'S GOOD HONESTLY XDD
A H YES THEY'VE GOT IT THEY'VE GOT THE NARCAN COME ON
AAAHHHHHH YES GIVE IT TO HIM GIVE IT TO HIM
C'MON C'MON C'MON TK
It feels like for the drama he should stab it in but isn't it like an ingested thing XDD
A A A A H H H H H H NO HE IS STABBING IT IN WHOOO THE DRAMA
BUT ALSO AAAHHHHHH CARLOS
COME ON COME ON COME ON
COME ON CARLOS 😭😭😭 TK'S NOT DOING CHEST COMPRESSIONS RIGHT NOW SO YOU BETTER HURRY UP AND WAKE UP 😭😭 X'D
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Y E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S
CARLOS IS ALIVE 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
A A A H H H H H H 😭😭😭😭😭 THE A N G S T OF THE GET OFF ME AND WHAT NOT 😭😭😭😭
PLEASE LET HIM REALIZE PLEASE LET HIM REALIZE 😭😭😭
IT'S OKAY CARLOS IT'S OKAY
Y E S SEE IT IS :'DDDDD
IT'S THEM :'DDDD 😭😭😭😭😭😭
AAAHHHHHHH Y'ALL THEMMMM 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ <3333
(them being tarlos and also Gabriel this time, the previous one being like about Carlos realizing lol)
Y E S :'DDDDDDDD
Y'all the relief :'DDD
AAAHHHHHH LOOK AT THEMMM 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
TK right by his side :')))
AH (awh) yes Andrea XDD
LOL already decorating, yeah you'll probably have to stay there for a while lol
Not a whiiile but I mean you ain't going home today Carlos xD
SLGHSHFKSHFL VORIMGNP I THINK NOT SIR
YEAH EXACTLY TK XDD
Insane man lol
AWWW lol literally <333 xDDD
Very much a TK thing lol
Carlos has joined the ranks 🥰🥰
Yk as we've been saying with the Strand men, but rn I especially mean TK xD
A A A A A H H H H H H H H H YESSS "Thank you for saving my life" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
A A A A A A A A A H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H "I was just holding onto it for a bit" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
A A A A A A A A A A A H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H "It's yours" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Y'ALL CANT KEEP D O I N G THIS TO ME 😭😭😭 XDD
That entire conversation was just one hit after another 😭😭 XD. Killing me again and again lol
Awwwwwwww themmmmm :')))
AAH them :'DDDD
TK and Gabriel this time
WAIT PLEASE ARE WE ABOUT TO GET A "YOU GONNA RIDE WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND PARALLEL?"
C'MON PLEASE CAN WE GET IT PLEEEEAASEEE
AAHHHH okay it might be setting up for one but at the very least this :'DDDD also this is kinda a parallel to the conversation xD the one before the one line of are you gonna ride with your boyfriend xDD
A A A A A A A H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H WAIT YESSSS WE DID GET IT :DDDDDDDD
"You gonna ride with him?" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️ YESSSS LITERALLY :'DDDD
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED 😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️
I mean it would've been even better if he said "with your fiance" but hey I can take what I get XDDD
(still though lol imagine it, better parallel, more specific to their relationship so just 🥰🥰 which includes making it feel more important, and slightly similar but another mention of them being fiances :'DDD I'll take it any time I can get it lol, it being said I mean xD)
Anyway I mean YEAH YOU BETTER TK XD
I was thinking that lol
OKAY GOOD yes xDDD
Awwww :'))))
WAIT ohh noooooo he's calling Owennn 😭😭😭 and he's not gonna ANSWERRRRR 😭😭😭
OWEN C'MONNNN PLEASE
I know he won't but like 😭😭😭 I can have hope, I mean he's not meeting undercover anymore for sure xddd
A H NOT EVEN HEARING OWEN'S VOICEMAIL 😭😭 MESSAGES FULL :'((( 😭😭
I knew it but like 😭😭😭😭 :'((( still, yk? xd
AAHHHHHH AWWWW TKKK 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️💔❤️❤️
My poor baby :'(((
C'mon Owen xdd
Well hopefully this just means more drama in that Owen and TK episode lol
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glowyjellyfish · 2 years
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Some Stranger Things thoughts after finishing s4:
1. I’m not going to say I liked this change or not, because I haven’t digested it enough to know how I feel about it, but I will eat my hat if Vecna being behind everything was what they had in mind from the beginning. From s3, sure, why not. S2, maybe. S1? Nopeity nope. It is… interesting, how the whole vibe pivots and becomes something different with this knowledge.
2. I feel there is approximately zero chance that Max will not wake up sometime in season 5. I think it would make lots of sense if she’s been consumed by Vecna and her mind is sort of trapped within him and will need to be pulled out, but that’s just my first wild guess.
3. By a similar token, I feel it would be rad if the same is true of everyone Vecna has killed, only most of them don’t have a living body they have the chance of going back to.
4. …meaning I would love it if they somehow manage to wrangle a Billy and Max resolution scene in a warped Vecna mindscape or something. Meaning real Billy, after everything he’s been through, and Max getting to say what she needs to say to him and him… I don’t want it to be OOC, but it wouldn’t be a resolution if he didn’t encourage her to live. I don’t know, something!
5. While we’re at it, maybe Barb can have been consumed by Vecna, too? Does Nancy need more closure?
6. Eddie, Eddie, Eddie. I suspected he was going to die as soon as he showed signs of being Precious, I hoped he would last longer and join the party anyway, and I am disappointed he didn’t get to and want to see more of him. But also I understand not wanting to add more characters at this point, I understand they did a respectable if imperfect job of giving him a complete arc, and they gave him some truly epic and memorable shit to do. Still, I would love it if he came back one way or another. Bare minimum, I would appreciate some visible mourning and continuing acknowledgement in s5, and if done with care it could be awesome to have him somehow surviving and being trapped in the upside down (...Dustin thought he died and couldn’t move him with his leg, of course), or being used by Vecna not unlike Billy or the Kas theory maybe.
(I also developed an interest in shipping him with Steve, so I’m bummed that’s going nowhere without AU fanfic. I practically got to the point of shipping all the older teens in some kind of complex polycule.)
7. …I am irritated that of the new characters participating in the weird stuff and allying themselves with the party, Eddie had to be killed off but Argyle, simple comic relief that isn’t my jam, got to stay through to the end. Sure they needed his van and the comic relief but what is that shit.
8. I do have some thoughts percolating about how the Vecna retcon aligns the Upside Down in parallel with Silent Hill a little more. The Otherworld existed before, but was broken into and shaped by a psychically powerful individual (who happened to be a young woman who was abused as a child to bring about her powers, mind you). And it’s a place where your inner demons take physical shape and come out to confront you, and you either face them or die. For Stranger Things, I would guess that this idea could be disassembled a bit, giving pieces to different characters. Eleven is psychically powerful and was abused as a child, and she broke the gate open. Will has been bullied and outcast all his life, and could have shaped the dark town—at least, that’s a theory I like. Vecna’s a powerful malevolence with an interest in bringing people’s emotional pain to the surface to siphon power from them, and has some elements that are similar to Alessa—interest in collecting insects, leaking their own signs of trauma or emotional significance into other people’s minds or paths, severe burns causing a spooky appearance. I am going to have to think about this more, but it’s very interesting to me.
I... might have to watch it again to get my thoughts straight, but it was also so emotionally wrenching that I’m not totally sure I want to? ugh, I’m not sure I like all the Plots but the characters, my god. feelings and development and so much pain. I binged from episode 2 to the end yesterday, because I kept finding myself unable to stop because MY CHILDREN WERE IN PERIL. It was A LOT.
...also I have accumulated a few Simpsons Gifs To Describe the Season, which is a thing I always like the idea of and never follow through on.
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DVD Commentary: "They’re trying to erase history.” Ed sounded horrified. “Anything that could counter their arguments would be destroyed, so it looks like everyone agreed with them.”
“You got it. They’re taking books and works from universities, too. Al told me–”
Winry froze. The sound of a body slamming against the wall rang in her ears, followed by Ed’s furious sneer.
“You know where Al is?!”
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“I’m sorry,” Fritz said as he rearranged his monocle and massaged his shoulder. “Al told me not to say anything until you’d gotten your drinking under control. I was going to tell you tonight.”
“How did you even know–”
Fritz cast him a long look. “Edward. No offence, but it was becoming glaringly obvious.
“Al called me the night he left. He asked me to keep an eye on you in case things got really bad. He hoped you would have a wake-up call and finally quit, but he was worried it might be your breaking point, too.”
Ed stared at him, feeling every muscle relax one by one and his anger be washed away in a syphoning sound of relief and shame.
Al was okay. Al still cared enough to ask Fritz to keep an eye out for him. Al had been worried about his shitty excuse of a brother. It made Ed’s heart break into a million fragments, a kaleidoscope of undeserved love and crushing guilt.
“Where- where is he?” He croaked." What were some other Fritz scenes that you considered for this? What behind the scenes can you share between Al and Fritz and what it was like for Fritz to watch his friend/employee descend into alcoholism and then later be left alone with no clue about a sobriety journey? Very intrigued!!
Hello hello and thank you for your question!
SO (I had to dig out my outlining notebook for this) in the very first version Fritz was supposed to voluntarily say that he had heard from Al and that would be the thing that prompted Ed's recovery and withdrawal process. But then I thought that Ed's motivation had to be as internal as possible and it would make more sense to have him already started the process and hearing about Al is the thing that prompts him to really take his recovery seriously. Also I found the thought of Fritz getting slam-dunked into a wall for hiding stuff really funny.
On another note I find Fritz's dual function as both comedic relief but also historical exposition really fun to use. He gets thrown into a wall but we also get to learn about the world in 1933 and his struggle as a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany. His divorce with Thea Harbou was finalised on April 20th, 1933, and she did give a pro-choice speech a few years prior. And yes, his meeting with Goebbels actually happened (also parallels a similar meeting Winry had in her past hint hint if you've read chapter 11)
That's a very good question! Fritz has known Ed since Ed was 18 and Al since he was a teenager. He's watched them both grow into adulthood and likely used Ed for research purposes into his films (he had Oberth as a consultant for Woman On The Moon IRL). He's seen Ed struggle to find the balance between being a brother but also having to parent Al through the teenage years, he's seen Ed be in love with Noah and have a home with her and Al and seen that home be obliterated by Ed's own actions. I'm sure Fritz has both facilitated the drinking (after all, he and Thea used to throw huge parties) until he realised it was becoming a problem. Then he likely tried to have conversations with Ed - and I'm sure Al also came to him and expressed his worries about Ed - which Ed probably shut down and dismissed. Ed and Al also travelled quite a bit so I'm sure there have been times where Fritz was anxiously wondering if they were both okay.
So I don't think he was surprised when Al called him. Relieved in a way for Al, I think. But probably just as terrified for Ed as Al was, and it must have been hard not to incessantly call Ed to check up on him and tell him to get his act together. Ed (behind the scenes) went on a complete bender and didn't answer any calls post-chapter 1 so Fritz was extremely relieved to hear his voice and have an excuse to get him to come to set (namely Winry). And Fritz also recognised the potential between Ed and Winry and called Ed a jerk before he could do irreparable damage to his relationship with her.
Anyway before I write another novel, I hope this answered any curiosities!
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HEARTBREAK
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The first time I reached for stories as conscious scripture was after the end of my first relationship, freshman year of college. The rupture was so intense and all-consuming that I left school for six months. During this period I scrambled for every possible spiritual antidote to the ache that would not leave my chest: I tried meditating and attending Catholic mass, saw a questionable psychic twice, started manifesting on full and new moons, spent $50 on a moss agate crystal necklace. (I also developed an eating disorder that left me hospitalized a year later, but that's a whole other chapter.)
The only lasting salvation for me was stories—songs, poems, movies, long form literature, internet miscellany. Scroll down and you'll find a list of the most important ones.
While I read them, I gave myself permission to live in the words completely. To rest in the soft crook of someone else's life experience that could parallel my own at any serendipitous moment. I'd collect these storytellers' sage reflections like a frenzied squirrel gathers and hoards acorns, repeating quotes like “time heals all wounds” (someone forever ago) and “how empty of me to be so full of you” (Jody Yeary) and "sometimes you get so close to someone you end up on the other side of them" (Richard Siken) until their words turned into my mantras, sacred texts. Something to latch onto while my world eroded.
I once heard that to love is to be changed. Through heartbreak, I want to give us permission to hold onto all of those changes, really feel the weight and texture and temperature of them in our hands. It's painful and it's proof that something real and worthwhile occurred. I give us permission to lean into the ache of another person's absence and fill it with our own words—write a letter we'll never send (at least not now), talk to our friends or the mirror or the sky, document it all for ourselves or maybe someone else who will need a warm jumble of words to wrap themselves up in one day. I give us permission to hold on and accept that some kinds of love we never quite "get over" (and so what if it makes us soft? Isn’t the softness what makes us human? For the record: it’s been 3 years and I still wake up with things to tell you.)
On Sand (pg. 15) by Caroline Cappelletti (poem // time and loss)
The Fist by Derek Walcott (poem // letting go)
The Long and Short of It (hybrid poem/essay // rumination, to be changed)
Excerpt: I’ve been rereading your story. I think it’s about me in a way that might not be flattering, but that’s okay. We dream and dream of being seen as we really are and then finally someone looks at us and sees us truly and we fail to measure up. Anyway: story received, story included. You looked at me long enough to see something mysterioso under all the gruff and bluster. Thanks. Sometimes you get so close to someone you end up on the other side of them.
The Weight of It All (podcast episode // immediate aftermath of a breakup, moments of great comedic relief too)
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksburg (short story collection // love in all its forms)
The Unsent Project (website // browse unsent messages and submit your own -- beautiful and cathartic)
Good Riddance by Gracie Abrams (album // woodsy breakup rumination from all angles)
History of A Feeling by Madi Diaz (album // parting in its entirety)
Crushing by Julia Jacklin (album // a cpmplete relationship arc)
Playlist by me about being broken up with (compiled over 3yrs!)
How'd you get away? Cause oh, good heavens, we abided by the night But there are darker things than the absence of light And they still creak through our halls
I would build a city out of you and me There would be crime, but still a local grocery If you'd stay
Maggie Rogers, "Blood Ballet" (on playlist)
Playlist by me about being the one to call it off
Playlist by me about reaching for closure and forgiveness
(Bonus: Here and here are poems I've written about my own breakup experiences.)
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