#amazing strategy

[muffinlance]

We've been working with toddler on using his words instead of screaming when something happens that he doesn't like

Which has lead to:

Toddler, upon accidentally dropping a toy: ANGER ANGER ANGER!

#you're doing it son you're using your words #new life strategy: stare the thing that upsets you dead in the eye #and chant #ANGER #if it's half as freeing as kiddo makes it look you'll soon feel amazing

[ilk-insolence]

Raph Is A Great Strategist

Numerous times in the show Raph has shown to have a preference for straightforwardly punching his problems away rather than think up a more complex solution. Like how his immediate fix to getting Mayhem out of the mirror in Mystic Library was to punch everything in the bathroom but the mirror. However, when Raph understands the situation requires more in depth strategy, he’s shown to be an incredibly capable tactician.

(long post ahead!)

In nearly all the plot heavy episodes like Shadow of Evil, Many Unhappy Returns, and the season finales, Raph gets moments where he’s highlighted for his strategic thinking. In Insane in the Mama Train, he’s the one who figures out which eyeball-button goes to the front car with the dark armor, because “‘it was the only button [the Foot Clan] didn’t want me to press!’” [21:05]. He’s also the one who came up with the scheme to defeat all the (known) combatants in the train, with Leo specifically attributing Raph as the deviser during their mind meld [19:46]. In Many Unhappy Returns, after spending a single night waylaying the Shredder, Raph formulated a plan using all the tricks the team learned, seamlessly transitioning the mystic collar Leo acquired into it [19:53], to defeating the Shredder. Additionally, he’s repeatedly called for a retreat during fights, like in Shadow of Evil, Shreddy or Not (Finale pt 2), and the movie, when he can tactically recognize that a battle couldn’t be won. Each time, the show/movie implied that that was the right call, for the family to lose the fight but win the war.

And it’s not just that Raph is good at strategy when he’s pushed to be more serious; the show characterizes him as passionate about creating plans, he enjoys doing it. Literally in the first episode, Mystic Mayhem, after the turtles’ initial plan failed of getting Splinter out of the living room to touch his Do-Not-Touch Cabinet, Raph immediately started devising a new plan that involved “ten chickens [and] a gallon of rubber cement” [9:35]. It was convoluted, sure, and they didn’t end up using it, but it was inventive and the opposite of reluctant. This is also shown in Bug Busters, where Raph planned out dousing Mikey in honey to attract the oozequitoes [2:52]; Snow Day, with the idea to freeze Ghost Bear like in Jupiter Jim Pluto Vacation 4; and Raph’s Ride-Along (and also Bad Hair Day), where Mind Raph created multiple schemes to get the criminals arrested. The show wouldn’t have made Raph be so creative with his plans if they were trying to characterize him as someone who didn’t like strategizing.

So does why Raph do stupid shit sometimes where he doesn’t think things through at all? Well, even though Raph is good at strategy and enjoys doing it, it’s clear his immediate impulse is still “punch the problem in the face”. In fact, all the turtle boys contain the fascinating dichotomy of being incredibly smart in some areas, and the dumbest teenagers alive in others. Just look at Donnie. It’s also how Raph is a loving protective older brother, and the guy who shoved Leo into a wall so hard he disappeared in one frame for shits and giggles (The Mutant Menace x). None of this means that Raph is bad at strategy though.

tldr: Yeah, Raph has a lot of dumb and, frankly, insane moments in the show, but he’s still an incredible tactician who’s plans consistently saved his family and sometimes the world. He's a great strategist.

#I will die on Strategist Raph hill #i'd even go so far to say that Raph is the tactician of the team instead of Leo #because compared to how many times Raph /actually/ plans his actions to how many times Leo does it #Raph would win by a long shot #Leo to me is honestly more an improviser #he's also repeatedly looked to Raph for the plans when they're in trouble than come up with strategies himself #Mikey and donnie do this too. they look up to him as their big brother leader and IDEAS GUY #I always read that as the show saying Raph is the team's planner #AND HE'S GREAT AT IT #I'm fine with strategist!Leo #I can see how it happened #BUT RAPH BEING BAD AT STRATEGIES? RAPH? #WHAT #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #analysis #raphael hamato #rise raph #rise of the tmnt #HE'S AMAZING I LOVE HIM #rottmnt movie

[likealittleheartbeat]

I try to generally be constructive and engaged with the show I love on here, so on this day, I’ll just say that one of the most thematically important aspects for me from the original ATLA is Aang’s emotional core of real shame for running away when he was hurt by the monk’s decision to send him away. People who feel the kind of deep-seated shame that Aang feels from this decision can understand how that kind of all-encompassing shame is not built around a simple failure or a lie they tell themselves; it’s constructed from real misbehaviors and transgressions of their own sense of ethics—lashing out, telling lies, attempting to hurt others intentionally—that then have consequences (abuses, abandonments, or deaths) which seem to far exceed their expectations or even basic logic.

The combination of the misbehavior with exaggerated existential punishments (along with a lack of support and amend-making in the immediate wake of the events) is what transforms a sense of guilt (I fucked up) into shame (I am a forever fuck-up). Then shame, that sense of being a secret monster ‘no matter what I do or how good everyone thinks I am,’ invites all the avoidance strategies (Aang puts on big smiles, makes lots of jokes, constantly tries to make everyone happy, hops from town to town without building deeper connections). One doesn’t want to acknowledge one’s true feelings or let others in to see those feelings and experiences because it’s too painful to face the grief at the same time that you have to look at yourself for being responsible—even when you recognize it wasn’t totally your fault. It’s just that if you had just been good, less emotional, less human, then maybe the world wouldn’t be so messed up. Of course, in a zen view of things, the world will always be messed up in the same way it will always be beautiful. These are constant facts that always coexist in balance, and this is the truth that Aang learns and that undergirds the whole series.

So I always loved that Aang ran away. It was his sin and his salvation. And it becomes this constant tension for the series—he gets hurt in Bato of the Water Tribe and starts to run away from Katara and Sokka, he runs away to the Guru in the Crossroads of Destiny and his best friend is attacked, he and the gaang retreat after the Day of the Black Sun failure, he runs away to meditation in Sozin’s Comet when everyone wants him preparing for war. Aang’s reluctance to be a hero and the attachments and petulance for which he gets criticized are what metamorphasize to become his most noble attributes. They allow him to empathize with others shame and, ultimately, wield the kind of compassion that can deconstruct the power and perfectionism of imperialism.

So yes, Aang ran away from his temple 100 years ago. It wasn’t the mentally healthy choice. It wasn’t the ethical choice. It wasn’t the wise choice. It was human and emotional and shameful and real. Aang is a better character for it. ATLA is a better show because of it. And we are better people when we understand these kind of tragic emotional experiences that people are trying so hard to grow through.

#aanglove #vague posting about the nf adaptation lol #I won’t go off in my posts but I will in my comments #only 17 minutes in tbh #and already amazed at realizing how cool it was that the of series wasn’t told in a linear style lol #I do think the casting department went off for the nf series tho #the kid playing aang is so perf #and all the actors fit their parts so well #but the show doesn’t understand or seem interested in depicting colonial violence at alllll #and the language of the fire nation wanting to ‘take over the world’ is so much more marvel than a colonial rhetoric #and then aang just wanting to ‘go get some air’ to clear his head…😑 #we aren’t allowed to have problematic protagonists anymore I guess #only people with perfect mental health strategies allowed in young adult fiction #because we view fiction from a moralistic standpoint now instead of an empathetic one #but 🤷🏻‍♀️

[petit-papillion]

#how many races has it taken for people to finally notice #what an amazing tyre whisperer charles is #honestly it blows my mind #how much negativity has been spouted at him this season #and I'm so glad he's finally speaking up to defend himself as well #getting acknowledged for his outstanding tyre management #his phenomenal quali performances #him calling his own strategy #it's about fucking time #charles leclerc #tyre management masterclass #japanese gp 2024

[ageless-aislynn]

Nowwwwww, I facetiously mentioned at the bottom of this post about the Halo: Reach achievement:

To do that, you have to go under or close to par time on pretty much each level ON LEGENDARY.

I have beaten Reach on Legendary but it probably took me closer to 30 hours than 3 because I did my slow, methodical strategies to get through. I did the par time achievement by running past everything I could on Easy. Can I combine the two successfully?

I decided to give the first level "Winter Contingency" a try (after watching some Youtube vids on getting this achievement, of course 😉). Par time is 15 minutes.

That was my third try, the first was 16 and some minutes, the second got it to 15 and some and then that one got under the par by 32 seconds! I should note that this is considered one of the easiest levels to do on Legendary and the guide I watched by the ever-awesome Halo Completionist did it under 12 minutes and you're going to need every spare second you can scrap together to give you a buffer for some of the long, difficult levels. But still!

It's silly, I know, but I feel so proud of me! I'm an old lady (well, middle-aged, if I'm being generous 😜) playing Halo with shaky hands but I made under par time on Legendary! 🥳🥳🥳

PS - Tried it again and got 13:55!

#halo #halo: reach #halo reach #this is my game tag #it's silly i know but i really am proud of me #nobody will ever realize how little i expected to be able to even finish ONE of the mcc games on easy #i wanted to be able to do it but i just didn't think i'd be able to #and then i made it through halo ce #and then the others slowly one at a time #it means something to me #i don't even know why but it does #i'm not good at games but i'm tenacious i'll keep trying #i'll watch different strategies then try to find something that'll work for me #i'll work at it until i get there #it's not pretty nobody would ever want to watch my twitch stream that's for sure lol #but i get it done #i'm proof that you don't have to be some amazing gamer to do some amazing things #i feel like there's a life lesson in there or something i dunno #is anybody still reading down this far in the tags? #have a cookie if you're still here #love you frens #thanks for letting me share with you #ageless aislynn

[0lympian-c0uncil]

I am watching "Troy" and holy fuck is Paris of fucking idiot like bro takes a queen and then thinks that No consequences will happen to him and he tries to act a high in mighty and try to tell his brother how he's going to kill Menelaus a war hardened king, Even though he's never fought in his life, he almost gets killed by him and then his brother has to step in and save him. Like did he think he was going to win by just pure will like, That's not how war works but I hate him so much.

(NOT TO MENTION PARIS WAS FULLY CONTENT WITH THE FACT THAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKE HELEN AND ABANDON HIS HOME SO THAT THE GREASE COULD COME AND MURDER HIS FAMILY HE DID NOT GIVE TWO SHITS)

Also not to mention they made Achilles like insanely straight and Patroclus is his fucking cousin. Look how they massacred my boys!

The only respectable characters in my opinion are Hector who is the only brains of the movie and Ajax. he's not even reasonable. I just like him because he took a spear to the stomach and continue to beat the shit out of Hector.

Although I will say, Achilles personality on point.

Like I am literally rooting for the Greeks because the Trojans are just so fucking stupid in this movie like Greeks just kill them already. I'm begging you please. They're stupidity is hurting the world!

#Just to be clear #I'm saying stupid #Of like not battle strategy cuz their battle strategies amazing. It's impeccable but in general they're just stupid #Also the utter disrespect of patroclus and Achilles oh my god! #anyways can the movie just be over #achilles #helen of sparta #paris of troy #menelaus #greek mythology #greek gods #greek heroes

[panevanbuckley]

honorable mention should go out to oscar for that incredible drive today! the overtakes? the tyre management? closing that gap at the end? pure perfection

#idk why they chose that tyre strategy but even WITH that last minute pit he closed a 10 second gap and made it to the points #AND took fastest lap #FROM NINETEENTH!!! #incredible. talented. amazing. i love him #las vegas gp 2023 #oscar piastri #f1 #formula 1 #he'd have taken 4th if it wasn't for that last stop

[fangswbenefits]

what is the sound effect you mean when Astarion sneak attacks? I don't play the game 😬😮‍💨

Here you go! It's when he uses Sneak Attack (ranged) 🤭🩷

#answered ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ #also I absolutely love Luality #she's amazing at BG3 #the strategies she comes up with are insane 😅

[charleslebatman]

#f1 #formula 1 #charles leclerc #scuderia ferrari #us gp 2023 #ferrari case deserves to be studied in business strategy at university #i insult in french or english? inspiration is vibrating in french it’s almost amazing

[miyakuli]

I finished Triangle Strategy for the first time and got such a bittersweet ending......I first decided that I'll play again the other stories in the future but now I CAN'T STOP ON THIS ;o;

.....but I bet every endings are like this (;v;) uhhh

#at least I have a save when the route are really separating #but omg I smell angst in all of them x'DDD #BTW THE GAME IS AMAZING #will write a full review when I'll finish everything!!! I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY #triangle strategy #Lola plays games #personal

[eridan-ampora]

my entire strategy in hollow knight is to heal constantly and hit things very fast and very hard until they are dead. this works really great, right up until the part where it doesn't,

#and then i am screwed :) #gray.txt #hollow knight #i never got the hang of nail arts and spells #it is kind of like. being amazing at 2d art. #and then suddenly you HAVE to sculpt something instead #but instead of trying a new skillset you just desperately try to adapt the old one by drawing on the fucking clay #........this simile got out of hand. anyway. #i am really good at my one (1) strategy but my lack of adaptability is gonna make p5 & like ANYTHING with bindings 100% impossible LOL #ive done everythin else tho :) incl. PoP #p5 is the only achievement im missing

[celestinovietti]

celestino vietti during q2 at the san marino gp

#celestino vietti #moto2 #*mygifs! #these shots were incredible amazing beautiful #no woder fantic want rid of him they are like trying to talk strategy and celestino is like lemme just make sure my hair looks incredible #the hair fluffing is just INCREDIBLE #HIS FACE #i love him sm

[goldensunset]

MADE IT PAST THE ELITE FOUR. AGHGHHH

#using some very lowlife- uh i mean clever. clever strategies #no but quite genuinely i am amazed that i won in some very underhanded ways even when underleveled #i’m just that smart baby!!! #goldie plays pokémon black

[thecrowss]

All these rumours about RedBull wanting Charles just confirms to me that if he would finally leave Ferrari and if he would want to join any of the teams on the grid, he would get the seat. Be it RedBull, Aston Martin maybe even Mercedes 👀

#charles leclerc #f1 #formula 1 #ferrari #red bull team #red bull racing #aston martin #marcedes #mclaren #like #everyone on the grid knows charles is an amazing driver like wdc material #but Ferrari is a whole ass circus #their strategy is shit their car is shit #like come on now

[the-eclectic-wonderer]

Ah, also, regarding the latest OFMD episodes, I would like to comment:

WOMEN

#Archie is just. delightful. crawl out of a snake for your birthday with a smile on your face will you? #she’s so sweet!! #spanish Jackie looked so FINE I audibly gasped ngl it was a Look™️ #and finally. my beloved queen zheng yi sao just stole the scene and ATE #she was magnificent incredible showstopping #amazing lines. amazing fighting skills. amazing sheepishness with olu. amazing strategy. #even incredible drama like she lost everything my god I cannot believe she got outsmarted by the prince #good heavens there’s so much to solve in the next episode. so many plot threads!! #but yeah i mean. I’ve been fed. #… I will eventually reblog something about this new breakup but ngl after GO2 nothing can hurt me anymore #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers

[ask-artsy-oncie]

ORAS could have been so good if the gameplay had just been overhauled properly.

#Stupid shit #Pokemon #Like!!! It has AMAZING visuals/redesigns/environment designs/music/writing/the BEST random encounter system in the series #But its post-game is absolutely uncomparable to the original with the exception of how *cool* the deoxys encounter is #And the gameplay does not hold a fucking candle to the original at all. #It's one of those pokemon games you just blow through and that unfortunately makes it not as fun and also relatively forgettable #God... but what could have been if they cared enough to preserve what the original had in terms of gameplay #Like I played Alpha Sapphire and Emerald at around the same time over the last year or so. Revisited them together. #And ORAS did so fucking well in so many ways... and yet Emerald was way more memorable #So many battles in the original games actually mattered and had to be thought about with genuine strategies if you didn't just grind one mo #In ORAS literally none of it matters. There is zero challenge whatsoever. #And I KNOW I know it's because game freak realized that they were releasing this game to a market of kids with 'no attention span' #So their goals were different #But man does it make for a shit turn-based RPG to approach things that way.