Another convo w/ the gf yesterday. This time about Garmadon's first redemption vs his second redemption. There was a lot of stuff we said and it's hard to put in to words but basically I've come to the conclusion that Sensei/Master Garmadon is the man his father and brother always wished he would be. He's a peaceful, wise sensei with a perfect family. He's a man who's sinned and feels he can never atone, but he is trying so hard to do so anyway. Reborn Garmadon (specifically "Roomie" Garmadon, as I call him) is a man who, rather than trying to atone, is trying to heal. Heal both himself and the people he's hurt. He is a man finally given a second chance, a chance to become not the perfect man his father would want him to be, but the good man he SHOULD'VE been, had he never been bit. He is not mature, as Master G was. That is made perfectly clear. But with no venom in his veins he is now capable of maturing.
Other observation: I haven't talked about this on here but I've seen that Oni are a Destructive Order, and Dragons a Creative Chaos (this is why Mystake is such an outlier. An Oni who creates, who embodies a certain chaos that others lack). Garmadon used to be the Order to his brother's Chaos, getting them out of trouble that Wu got them into, covering for him, having his back. The venom brought his evil to the surface, NOT his Oni nature. It actually made him more Chaos. More Dragon. Sensei G is Creative Order, Lord G is Destructive Chaos. They are both combinations of Oni and Dragon tendencies, but in their own way they are still opposites. Roomie G is the version of Garmadon who embodies all four traits. Order, Chaos, Creation, Destruction. His True Oni form in s15 has wings, a distinctly Dragon trait.
Yet Another Observation: The Overlord's plan has ALWAYS been to corrupt the power of Creation. When he possesses Garmadon in s2, he transforms not into an Oni, but a Dragon. In s3 his goal is to take Lloyd's Golden Power. The Overlord has never sought Destruction, he has always sought Darkness, which requires Creation (a'la the Book of Elemental Powers).
Are my thoughts comprehensive? Probably not. Though a bit more than usual (I am running on like 5 hours of sleep and a Vyvanse). But I just thought this was all interesting.
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i thought my laptop was on its last leg because it was running at six billion degrees and using 100% disk space* at all times and then i turned off shadows and some other windows effects and it was immediately cured. i just did the same to my roommate's computer and its performance issues were also immediately cured. okay. i guess.
so i guess if you have creaky freezy windows 10/11 try searching "advanced system settings", go to performance settings, and uncheck "show shadows under windows" and anything else you don't want. hope that helps someone else.
*yes sorry i mean usage i posted this before bed :( i do not mean the hard drive is full aaaaghhhh
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i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.
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the 'what if you played it a little risky' post literally Changed my life but i cant fujkign find it in my blog because its. a tiktok screenshot
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watching bridgerton and obviously there were a lot of things wrong with the way socializing has worked in the past, but honestly the idea of a "calling hour" is so appealing. office hours for friendship. you can show up unannounced at my home between 1 and 3pm. you must leave by 3pm. I may give you a pastry. lets bring that back
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hate when you find a character whose so infuriatingly Your Type that its embarrassing like yeahg no one is gonna be surprised when i announce this is my new Guy Of The Month
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the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right
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