#I like forgiveness arcs

[rayalltheway]

MONKIE KID SEASON 4 SPECIAL SPOILERS//

The monkey bros are making progress. Good for them

#please don’t tag as ship #monkie kid #lego monkie kid #six eared macaque #sun wukong #monkie kid season 4 #monkie kid spoilers #the very fact they’re bakc on speaking terms hits me in the feels shabahba #I like forgiveness arcs #AND BEACH EP AND DAD BOD SWK FOR THE HOME RUN BABY

[teehee-vibes]

Old habits die hard

#jrwi riptide #just roll with it #just roll with it riptide #gillion tidestrider #gillion jrwi #jrwi spoilers #jrwi riptide spoilers #this is so messy forgive me #I would say I’ll clean it up but #no I won’t #ooooooo I want an undersea arc so baddddddd #whether or not there’s a whole war or a takeover has already happened #I wanna go under da watah #I wanna see the elders BURNNNN #I know that the dunjon arc happened but I feel like some personal hellscape growth would be challenged by seeing them face to face #anyway #catch me crying in the club over gill #at all times always #tv’s art

[notmoreflippingelves]

Actually going insane over the implications of Jason asking Dick to be the Robin to his Batman in Battle for the Cowl.

Like I initially took it at the purely surface-level of Jason wanting a partner in the general sense. Which made sense, it's a huge responsibility and a lonely one so an assistant/sidekick/partner seems a no-brainer if you can get one.

But then I really thought about it, because Jason is not asking Dick to be his partner in the general sense; he's not even asking Dick to be his Nightwing. He's asking Dick to be his Robin.

And they both know exactly what Jason means: "Be the light to my darkness. Be the smile to my scowl. Be the hope to my fear. "

He's saying "Be 'Robin'; be the embodiment of Love and Justice and Goodness. Be the exceptional person that you have always been. Be the slightly-less exceptional person that I was when I wore your colors. Be the person that I was in the process of becoming and might have been (or might still be), if only Joker hadn't clipped my wings."

He's saying "I am prepared to become vengeance, become the Night. And I will go further than Bruce ever dared to, because it is what is needed. I will be the necessary evil. But you don't have to be. If Batman is Gotham's curse, Robin has always been its blessing. I will be the brutal punishment to our world, and I am asking you to be its incandescent gift."

He's saying, "Be for me, what we were for Him. Be my anchor, my comfort, my hope. Remind me what it's all for, why it's all worth it. And remind yourself as well."

He's saying "Be 'Robin' again--for both of our sakes."

#dick grayson #jason todd #battle for the cowl #jaydick #dickjay #kinda but also not kinda #batman #dcu #otp: be my robin #'we can rule together as just it always should've been with you as my guiding light and conscience' #is that not in essence; a sort of marriage proposal ? #well no but it's not NOT one either if you catch my drift #i should note that i haven't actually read bftc yet and i know it's considered controversial/bad #and considered ooc for pretty much everyone #so i am not even sure if I will like it #but i am still planning on reading it for the jaydick crumbs #and b/c i am using it and knightfall as the primary inspo for my krisnix au #apparently jason does ask tim to be his robin first and that's interesting as well #but honestly a little less powerful/interesting to me at least since jaytim just doesn't interest me as much as jaydick #and honestly i've looked at the panels and it seems a little more genuine when jason asks dick idk #more like 'last chance; i'll let you live if you join me' for tim vs. 'join me because this feels right' for dick #and honestly even with clumsy execution; just the narrative and emotional richness of this scene is still making me absolutely feral #this arc could be complete trash in any and every other way but if it gives me THEMES; i will forgive anything #it's the former english major occupational hazard #*apollo justice voice *: I'M FINE #(narrator voice: she was not in fact fine)

[yourhighness6]

I've seen a lot of people say that Zutara would just work in the live action if they eliminated Aang's crush on Katara in the first couple seasons and NO. no no no no NO. I want Zutara to happen as much as the next person, but I think Aang's crush should stay intact. If they include the want vs need plot line introduced in "The Guru" in book 2, it could be an easy way to launch some much needed character development for Aang. Having him struggle with letting go of an unreciprocated crush at the beginning of book 3 might actually be a jumping off point for what Bryke tried to do with his arc in the final book, making him seem wiser, more mature, and assertive without coming off as a complete jerk like he did in the animated series.

#like I get what they were trying to do #but it was just such bad writing #like it's just unnecessary drama #which they hopefully won't have time for in the live action if they stick to the eight episode per season cap #I love aang I want him to get the arc he deserved #not whatever crap Bryke thought they were acing or whatever #atla #avatar the last airbender #zutara #katara #aang #anti bryke #everything i post is anti bryke #I will never forgive them for making me care about characters and then not giving them satisfying endings #its like divergent but worse

[king-magppi]

A clown, a crocodile, and some numbered agents. Sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke...

#one piece #one piece fanart #buggy the clown #crocodile one piece #baroque works #mr 5 #ms valentine #mr 3 #ms goldenweek #mr 4 #ms merry christmas #i love their codenames so much but I did not care for the alabasta arc... forgive me. #SORRY FOR NOT DRAWING MR 2 HES MY FAVE ANF LIKE. THE BEST ONE FORGIVE MEEEEE #Also ms doublefinger looks fun to draw too but i forgot about her until now ??? if that makes sense #also why is mr 4 called that but has a baseball gimmick it makes no sense he should have been a GOLFER. BUT THATS JUST ME. #no comment on why mr 1 isnt here lmao

[quietwingsinthesky]

it ever hit you out of nowhere that castiel is living in a dead guy's body and the show just does not care. it does not care. jimmy novak might as well not exist the moment he or claire is out of sight. cas stole a guy's body and his face and his life, and we can't ever talk about it or discuss it in detail because of how fucking horrifying it is that sam and dean's best friend just walks around in a dead guy suit. there's not even a human soul in there anymore. it's just a corpse. stone-cold body snatcher indeed.

#castiel spn #spn #this is not like a Castiel Crime (tm) to be clear. this is more me being (un)surprised that the show is Like This. #castiel is a horror story he is so much a horror story in the rapture #and then they just uh. never bring up again how horrifying and fucked up this is for another like 7 seasons #and when they do its to briefly go :( claire lost her dad :) but its okay! she forgives cas for it! #which!! NO SHE SHOULD FUCKING NOT!!! #but we can't have that discussion. we can't talk about that. because to acknowledge that it's fucked up would mean making cas kind of. evil #in a way that would vastly improve his later character arcs btw. if we had to reckon with not only this massive transgression #but with the fact that cas himself STILL DOESN'T SEE IT AS ONE. #that on a lot of fundamental levels. he is still functioning as he did in s4. a lot of that base programming is still there. #something something how cas never changes out of his suit under his trenchcoat #but it's like. jimmy said yes. so it's fine. that's what it is to him. #anyway. i wish they hadn't been scared of making all three of the boys more fucked up in later seasons. #thank GOD for dean being interesting in how he becomes Worse <3 because they were not bringing that for castiel. #again. good version of spn where jimmy's bloodline is an off-shoot of the lucifer vessel bloodline. explaining a) how lucifer Got In There #and b) letting lucifer possess claire later so that the two of them can have daddy issues together. #something about cas being the monster-not monster that jimmy let in that destroyed his life. #something about lucifer being the monster-not monster that castiel lets in later. the cycles. they are cycling.

[reigen985]

Had a huge long 3-hour chat with my friend about mp100 after rewatching it and man... Mob Psycho 100 really does have an incredibly hopeful view to humanity.

I love how so many of the enemies they face are never lost causes.... Even the unforgivable still have a chance in making themselves better. They're not always outright forgiven but they're never shut down from changing for the better

Idk it's just really encouraging... Everyone is capable of great pain, but to choose kindness and compassion... Despite it ... Man

#mp100 #mob psycho 100 #sorry thinking abt mp100 again #also I dont think mp100 focuses on forgiveness as much as they do with compassion #like. they never say you have to forgive someone. mob is well aware of minoris acts irl but he saves her bc of his compassion #he cares So So Much #the mogami arc is less of him forgiving his tormentors and more accepting that- #people are capable of great evils and even with that fact they are still worth saving bc theyre capable of change #CHRIST #my rants

[they-call-me-haiku]

i hate the whole "the show was cancelled" excuse that toh fans constantly use to justify poor writing choices. i'm as upset as anyone that toh was cut short, but the show writers got an advantage that a lot of other shows didn't. they were allowed to actually end the show. look at infinity train, for example. it had more seasons planned but the execs decided to cancel it without even giving the creators time to write a proper ending.

so in that case, the writers of toh should consider themselves lucky and make do with what they have. of course, it's most ideal to have the freedom to write the entire show how you want. but when you can't do that but you're allowed to give the series a proper resolution, you have to pick and choose what plot points to focus on.

instead of focusing on the important arcs and plot points (belos's backstory, the collector's origin, hunter's arc, etc) the writers decided to add completely unnecessary ships and additions to further complicate the plot. i'll say it: huntlow was unnecessary, the whole hexside and kikimora thing in s3e2 was unnecessary, the collector's rushed redemption arc was unnecessary. in fact, some of these decisions actively affected the ongoing plot badly (huntlow ruining hunter's arc and bringing him back to square one).

in the end, you're left with more questions than answers. what's with the collector's sudden switch from evil and calculating to poor innocent uwu child? what actually happened in belos's past? how did hunter move on from his trauma without getting any closure and being paired with a person who acts a lot like his controlling uncle? why did amity forgive luz so quickly for lying to her after she asked her not to? what happened to all the witches and citizens of the demon realm who actually followed and worshipped belos?

so yeah, you really can't defend toh with this excuse. if i was making a show and was forced to cut it short, i'd be angry and upset, sure. but i'd try to make the best of it. i would focus on the main plot instead of going after side characters or ships that add nothing of importance to the plot. i still like this show a lot but i'm not going to blindly defend it. it has its flaws and they need to be critiqued.

#toh criticism #toh critical #toh salt #toh discourse #anti huntlow #anti huntl0w #huntl0w negative #i had high hopes for this show i really did #especially around hollow mind era when it really peaked #i was so hyped about belos and how complex he was #but then they scrapped all of the religious trauma in the finale and was like “nah he's pure evil just murder his ass” #i'm not saying i wanted a belos redemption #but his arc was so disappointing #he may not be forgivable but he was a sympathetic character #the reason i loved belos so much in s2 was because of how interesting and well-written he was #they really had to go and ruin that

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

not spop-related but i can't post this on my main blog so.

i do find it funny how most of the fan depictions of belos were far more interesting and detailed than s3 belos. i've seen fanart and fanfics of him where he's a complex villain struggling with religious guilt and then the canon is just like.. lmao yeah he's pure evil. kill him.

#i feel like belos is the opposite of catra #a potentially sympathetic villain who is reduced to Evil Man Who Deserves Death™ #don't get me wrong i'm not saying he should have been forgiven or anything #he didn't deserve forgiveness #and he didnt really need a redemption arc #but did they have to throw away all of his complexity just to appease the anti steven universe community? #that's what it felt like #fun fact: you can write a sympathetic/complex villain and not redeem them #it's perfectly doable #but oh well #toh critical #toh salt #toh criticism #anti toh #toh discourse #belos #emperor belos #philip wittebane #bad writing #i was so excited for his character at first #especially around hollow mind era because the layers were peeling back #and we were seeing a really interesting and intimidating villain in the making #sigh #my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[raayllum]

listen I know we're rooting for "white hair streak" Callum as a symbol / effect of dark magic, and while I think it's more likely than the alternative, given that it has largely been Claudia (and Ziard's) territory thus far, I think we're underselling the tragic potential of Callum being given the corruptive face instead of a white streak

The facial / bodily corruption physically manifesting has solely been demonstrated through Viren thus far, who is Callum's primary foil (even if he, like many others, also has parallels with Claudia and her dark magic use in particular)

We know that just one spell can warrant the corruption (Viren received his after healing Soren) and require it to be hidden

Seeing the corrupted face of himself was enough for Callum to reject being a dark mage in 2x08, but as we know, neither that nor the threat of Aaravos was enough to make him not do it again in 5x08

Just as Viren's dark magic face informs his duality and how honest he's being with himself and others, if Callum wears his / in the lead up to his immediate second possession, it could show a similar erosion of identity (i.e. that Callum has lost himself physically and mentally due to the possession)

We also know there's a way to heal heavy dark magic corruption other than just Purification given the Mushroom mage's spell with Zubeia. Possible symbolism of Callum being returned to normal / uncorrupted and healed once he breaks free?

Viren's corrupted face, even though he covered it up, is something he links to Lissa ultimately leaving him. Meanwhile, one of S6's inversions will seemingly be Callum likewise going to extremes / following in Viren's footsteps, and Rayla being the opposite of Lissa in refusing to leave

#tdp callum #dark magic #mine #text post #s6 speculation #prompts #arc 2 #like do i think this'll be canon? not really / not at all no. fic / fanart wise? fun to play around with #it was just red #rayllum #sort of #just consider ezran or rayla taking his face in their hands while he cries and promising that they still love him #that he's still himself and they know why he did it / forgive him and they're going to fix this for him #bc he's not alone and they'll make sure of it #tag ramble

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

The compelling thing about Jason as a character is that I never doubted that he cared about the world just because there weren’t panels of him being overly zealous about “restorative community care”

I’m not coming after anyone who wants to see that kind of stuff, but I do think seeking | that | as confirmation that Jason cares about the world is pretty narrow

#shoving an arc like that into his comics to “show he cares about people” #after having him repeatedly say things like “nothing I ever did was for good. it was all just selfish anger” in recent comics #would be the final nail in the “see! he's redeeming himself! he CAN be likable!” coffin (pathetic) #it's literally what his antis have been suggesting would make his character “so much better” #kelseethe #see also: “people would have a hard time knowing whether Jason loves them” #why did he gift Thomas' watch to Bruce all those years later + possibly even after utrh happened #why is he always silently forgiving the shitty treatment from his family almost like he wants to maintain some sort of relationship w/ them #as for “showing that he cares about the world” #the most obvious “evidence” is right there #why would he continue to fight tooth and nail to have a place in Gotham as a vigilante #both warding off and enduring harassment after harassment from Bruce while hearing the same message every time #“hey. you're doing this to yourself. you can make it all go away if you just do as I say and quit for good.” #“you'll even get to be my son again” #it’s not like he gets recognition/praise for doing what he does either unlike Bruce Dick or Tim #what could possibly be in it for him #wouldn't it be that much easier to “not give a crap about the world” on a beach in Capri instead of in the Gotham sewers every month #anyway Jason should decapitate rapists and poison more child traffickers and not cry about it five seconds after

[coachbeards]

I think something that bothers me about how the writers handled Rebecca’s actions was that,,, not only were there no mentions of it afterwards save for like two jokes…but nobody was upset with her after she apologized. everyone moved on? The people who knew, anyways. There weren’t any consequences for her, really. higgins, julie, ted, keeley, they all moved on and acted like it wasn’t a big deal. whereas Jamie’s entire three season arc is consumed by his s1 actions. he had to fight tooth and nail to get back into the team’s good graces, to prove himself to the coaches and keeley and everyone. Even in s3, the coaches are shown to not value his growth and keep thinking of jamie “prick” tartt instead of seeing him as someone capable of being better and different. idk. It just bothers me that in a show about forgiveness and being better, rebecca only had to apologize and everything was forgiven, while Jamie literally could not Not be defined by how he was

#you know what I mean? #like if you watch s2 and s3 only then you’d have no idea what Rebecca did in s1 #WHICH WAS HORRIBLE?? #but she was hurting!!! yes she was! and im not blaming the character im upset with the writing #same with Nate’s arc like he had to fight to fix himself and apologize and make it up #ted literally told beard to apologize and forgive him bc ted did that to him 20 years prior #but Rebecca just. apologizes and that’s it! never talked about again! #I think that would’ve added depth to sambecca. if Sam knew about her trying to sabotage the entire club!! #roy should’ve known. beard should’ve known. jamie still doesn’t know she sent him back to man city not ted #but there was NOBODY even a little upset with her that she tried to ruin the lives of several people?? #I think they did keeley a bit of a disservice by having her forgive her off screen and have her not be upset anymore

[bonebabbles]

Snake Gets Done Dirty

Remember, Clear Sky can NEVER have a consequence for his actions. Ever. If you're ever mad at him for any reason, YOU will be punished for being upset. Clear Sky is allowed to do anything he wants to you but if you don't start slurping you're the Real Bad Guy.

Snake: "FUCK YOU! YOU'RE THE REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED"

Clear Sky: "uhhh... well..... oopsie uwu"

Snake:

But don't worry, Snake is punished for the high crime of embarrassing Clear Sky by being dogpiled by the Clap At Baby Crowd.

Because, AGAIN, god forbid Clear Sky ever suffer a consequence of his actions.

WHY ARE YOU BOOING HIM, HE'S RIGHT

Clear Sky poses this dumb speech about fighting One Eye like it's some big, beautiful, selfless act of service. He was ALWAYS going to do this-- HE WANTS HIS AUTHORITY BACK. He's ALWAYS been an ambitious asshole who hates taking orders from other people, and will clobber anyone who embarrasses him or offends his massive ego.

He's been like this since SUN TRAIL. He's ALWAYS been controlling and fragile with a hunger for power. There has NEVER been a version of Clear Sky that wouldn't have wanted to kill One Eye for taking his toys away, humiliating him publicly.

His piss-poor judgement has gotten DOZENS of people killed in pointless border skirmishes, in the First Battle, and now AGAIN to this tyrant. He had a fit like a child when people tried to warn him it was a bad idea, and he didn't listen!

Snake is the first cat who's done anything about it at this point. The only one who doesn't immediately cave and forgive him after Clear Sky puts on a display of crocodile tears. It's LONG overdue!

And yet, all these cats still gather around to come to his aid. They have NO reason to do this. Clear Sky has proven, OVER AND OVER, that he should NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY OVER PEOPLE. These cats have NO reason to trust him, they've all been screamed at, smacked around, and buried mauled loved ones because of him.

They've seen, at most, a month of two of peace under him following the greatest massacre in history, broken by yet ANOTHER bad call.

Writer's pet! Some guy on the writing team ABSOLUTELY projects themselves onto Clear Sky as some kind of power fantasy. There's no other explanation for this level of utter ineptitude.

#Snake dotc #gif #dotc hate #it's ok that snake has bad judgement with slash later I forgive him #quite frankly I think they did it on purpose so it would make snake less justified in hindsight #Same way they made One Eye Born Evil so he'd make Clear Sky look less bad in comparison #Because this arc snaps its spine bending over backwards for this awful character #Ties itself in knots like a pretzel

[toastereno]

here's my piano cover of "time to set out" from psmd!!

this is the first part of the game that had me in tears…i really liked serene village, and at this point i grew attached to its cozy atmosphere, the villagers, and the classmates. it all felt like a nostalgic memory that i knew wouldn't last. i view psmd as a story of growth, among many other themes. this moment was a huge turning point for the partner and hero, choosing the path of independence and adventure over the safety and innocence of childhood. as someone who was on the cusp of graduating from college, seeing how the game portrayed the bittersweetness of leaving your home/childhood behind really moved me.

and of course, the letters… :'^) simipour, carracosta, and nuzleaf's letters all hit so hard…

#psmd #pokemon super mystery dungeon #super mystery dungeon #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd #also this scene reminded me of the start of the fugitives arc in rescue team which ALSO had me in tears #piano cover #ste plays piano #ste blog #btw dynamics are so hard to get right on this piano... #i got SO lazy on the background for this one pls forgive me this took like over a week to draw lmao

[delusionalmultifandomwriter]

Being on The Clone Wars Tumblr for the first time ever.

First of all, Codywan is slay!

But since when do we simp over Fox!? I thought in 2014 we all simultaniously agreed that we hate him because he shot Fives?! Da fuck!

Disclaimer: I do not mean to attack anyone with this post, i am sure you have your reasons. Please enlighten me.

#clone wars #codywan #commander fox #arc trooper fives #clone trooper fives #fives my boi #when did this happen?! #that episode traumatized me at the ripe age off 9 and i never watched it again #that was 9 years ago #like the episode where ahsoka leaves the jedi order #i legit never watched it again #season 6 episode 4 #yall are better people than me for forgiving him #maybe he is hardworking and carrying for the Coruscant Guards but he shot Fives?! #why do you make him so sweet #he is a monster?! (he made me cry when i was 9 years old and probably still would now and i cant get over it) #no shame to your hcs!

[clouvu]

Back at it again with my delusions

#genshin impact #arledrone #arlecchino #sandrone #so rumors are spreading that arlecchino and sandrone are gonna be fontaine's harbingers and I have never felt so hyped in my life fr #when i first thought abt arledrone it was more of a silly goofy joke a laugh a giggle a chortle cause I knew DAMN well that like #It was incredibly unlikely that we'd get much about them together other than maybe corresponding voicelines abt eachother #but you're telling me they're gonna be TOGETHER in FRANCE on a DATE????? im climbing up a tree and chewing on bark as we speak #there may also be a smidgen of a chance mhy will pull an eisr and against all odds they somehow never actually talk to eachother #or its a different combination of harbingers heading to fontaine #and if that happens my joker arc will start fr this time #unless its arle x bina in france #then maybe ill forgive their sins. Just by a smidge