#breaking brackets

[abqotd]

presenting…

our BREAKING BRACKETS champion:

Breaking Bad 5.14 “Ozymandias”

Written by Moira-Walley Beckett.

Directed by Rian Johnson.

Widely considered to be Breaking Bad’s finest episode, critics have praised “Ozymandias” for its writing, direction, acting, and payoff of storylines set up since the pilot. It is considered to be one of the greatest episodes of television ever produced. At the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, Walley-Beckett won Outstanding Writing for Drama Series for her screenplay; Cranston and Gunn won Lead Actor and Supporting Actress for their performances.

#breaking bad #april ‘23 #breaking brackets

[gilligould]

GUYS! the bracket tournament IS HAPPENING!!! i promise!!! i’m finishing up graphics tonight and will have a post / faq / printable brackets (omg) ready to publish tomorrow!!!!!

#in the meantime! make sure you’re following abqotd #as that is where i shall be hosting #brba #bcs #breaking brackets #k.txt

[crimewave420]

#nick bracket starts in two hours…. #taking a little break from gaming….

[thebestestwinner]

#emmys #succession #breaking bad #emmy awards #bracket tournament #poll #brackets #polls

[sarah-yyy]

Back by popular demand:

✨Gege Bracket, Take 2 ✨

Same as the last time, I picked all the geges first and then used a randomiser to match them - there are a few matches here that I'm personally v 🥺 about because I wanted both geges to go far!!

You can vote for your favourite geges here. Each round is about 4 days long so please rest in between captchas my buddies 😂, and we'll have the Ultimate Gege crowned just before Christmas, so 😊!!

(sorry buddies, logistically, it was still easier to host this on polltab so i only had to set this up once instead of running separate polls on tumblr, so i'm afraid?? you'll still have to suffer through the captchas??? jiejie is really so sorry for all the captcha-related nightmares)

As a bonus followers only activity, you can send me your predictions of the Ultimate Gege before Round 1 ends - I'll randomly pick about 3 correct entries and send through a mini taobao-sourced gift package!! Open to international entries, will ship directly from China, I've got credit on my shipping account because I double-paid when shopping for 11.11 and they've got a no refunds policy :/

Thank you for sticking around in 2023, even though I've not been actually super active in fandoms. Jiejie loves all of you!! 💕✨

#gege bracket #if i've missed your geges it's probably because they're my didis!! 🥺👌🏼 #bai yu is not here because he was the last Ultimate Gege #who am i rooting for this year?? tan jianci ofc #will i do a didi/jiejie/meimei bracket after this??? we'll see!! maybe during the christmas closedown break :) #ya i know on polltab it says 2024 i only picked it up after it went live 🫠 #gege bracket 2023

[silverfoxes-showdown]

Hottest GILF Tournament - Round 2-D

#silverfoxes showdown #bracket #mike ehrmantraut #breaking bad #valkenhayn r hellsing #blazblue #round 2d

[essektheylyss]

I just want to tell you that World Wizard Entertainment is the most fun I’ve had in this fandom in a long time. Thank you for putting it out into the world

Hello! Thank you! I'm really glad people are having fun and participating, which was really the whole goal here.

To break character for a moment, I had been watching polls around this fandom and hadn't really seen a proper tournament bracket. But the thing with polls is that... they really are only popularity contests, not actual fights or games where a lot of chance is involved, unless you go hard into gaming them or everyone's in on a joke. So really what I was trying to figure out was whether or not the Critical Role fandom could make that happen with some kind of setup.

And honestly, even if today's result doesn't turn out any differently from the rest, I still think that we did it! I did get a bit pessimistic at times (and, admittedly, still do, looking at the state of some of my notes), but I do want to shout out the absolute unhinged chaos factor of the Veth contingent, because that kind of participation is really what this is about—making the weirdest, wackiest argument.

I'm very much a proponent of fandom being participatory and collaborative and fun, and doing a funny bit and writing a long and ultimately meaningless argument is fun! And I will not lie, I did get a little teary-eyed when I posted the final to discover that a surprising number of folks had prepped for this and also sat down yesterday to write out whole speeches, which was the whole point!

#I will not get deep into fandom analysis in this answer but #I do think that there is a good portion of fandom who still don't really get that like... #the point of this is not actually 'vote for the best/fave' #like in a perfect world it would be all about the participation and who makes the funniest argument #cuz I hate to break it to some folks but.... guys aabria is also doing a funny bit lmao. please see her comment on veth's big naturals #I blame the tvguide/ew bracket polls of the early '10s 😔 #and also glee but that's for a dissertation lololol #surprise! this was all secretly a study for my eventual dissertation on game theory in fandom! /jk

[dropouttvpollbrackets]

Most Unhinged Dropout Cast Member Poll Bracket (Round 2)

Click here for more info on this poll bracket

Click here for other round 2 polls

#unhinged round 2 #unhinged poll #poll #polls #poll bracket #dropout #dropout tv #game changer #breaking news #true facts about Grant Anthony O'Brien #grant o'brien #ross bryant #make some noise #dirty laundry

[shepscapades]

Drawing all this yogs stuff has kinda put a worm in my brain and rythna briefly took over, so. Them :) @yogscastshipbracket since the rythna poll is going on <3 some boys =w=

#HEHE BRIEF BANGARRY PARVILL BREAK FOR SOME RYTHNA ACTION #it’s a shame bc i honestly love ridgebop so I’m RGHRGRHGH #BUT I GOTTA GO WITH RYTHNA ITS TOO ICONIC #rythna #yogscast #yogshipping #yogship bracket #Rythian #lalna #yogslash #art escapades #lividcoffee #gay panic 24/7 I think. that’s all

[white-boy-bracket]

#jesse pinkman #white boy squirking on the beat #breaking bad #polls #white boy bracket #round 2

[abqotd]

References:

Breaking Bad 5.14 “Ozymandias”

Written by Moira Walley-Beckett.

Directed by Rian Johnson.

Walt goes on the run. Jesse is taken hostage. Marie tries to convince Skyler to tell Junior the truth.

Better Call Saul 6.07 “Plan and Execution”

Written + Directed by Thomas Schnauz.

Jimmy and Kim deal with a last-minute snag in their plan. Lalo is forced to make an unexpected move.

#breaking bad #better call saul #april ‘23 #breaking brackets

[gilligould]

winner lost, killing myself and taking the whole damn tournament with me,

#😖 #breaking brackets #bcs #k.txt

[whos-hotter-jjba]

Hottest JoJo Character Bracket - Match 3-10

#this. this is going to kill me #this one wasn't aimed at me personally like joseph vs rohan but its still so PAINFUL #i feel like this is going to break me and a lot of friendships around #seriously the third round is coming in so strong aaaaaa #diego brando #dragona joestar #steel ball run #jojolands #the jojolands #jojo no kimyou na bouken #jojo's bizarre adventure #jjba #who's hotter jjba #hottest jjba character bracket

[thebestestwinner]

See pinned post for the full bracket!

#emmys #the west wing #breaking bad #emmy awards #best drama #bracket tournament #brackets #poll #polls

[zyzix]

#breaking news: local artist must take the urge to draw comic as far as it will take them #aka i Had to scribble this out #homoerotic betrayal bracket #betrayal propaganda #(vote anthy and utena) #joshneku #twewy #tumblr polls #couch in the void!! couch in the void!! #joshua kiryu #neku sakuraba

[lit-in-thy-heart]

been trying out a new writing technique recently and it's called chilling tf out and reminding myself that fic is written for fun.

#making a little joke but also being genuinely serious #with my merwaincelot wip i've embraced having little overviews in brackets for what i want to happen #but idk how to write it just yet #if i'm feeling stuck or bored #and if i'm getting tired or the idea of writing an ending is getting overwhelming then i just call it a day and do something else #and yeah it's taking longer to write things (perhaps gone are the days when i wrote and posted a fic in the same night) #but it's working wonders with my brain #and it's amazing how as soon as i relax i get hit with several new ideas #just trying to adjust my thinking in that projects over a long period of time are not something to worry about #like i'm also planning a knitting project that i'll be doing well into september #(mainly bc yarn is expensive and my needs are hella specific) #but that's okay! #not everything has to be done and dusted immediately! #i'm glad i took a break from writing and i think it did do me good but damn i'm happy to be back #and enjoy still learning how to get even more out of my hobby #but anyway i'm just feeling a lil proud of myself today so #lit talks #personal