#particularly the well scene

[togaki-kun]

MY DARLING, HAVE I TOLD YOU?

Things have felt different since Tobirama’s return. She has no idea how, or why—but it becomes increasingly clear, over several months, that the fault lies with a certain Uchiha.

Happy birthday, Tobirama!!

#tbrmweek #tobiizu #tobirama senju #uchiha izuna #naruto #founders era #female tobirama senju #canon divergence #this is the second in a slew of seasonal fics for this series!! #honestly i’m very proud of this fic #particularly the well scene #hhhhhhh go read!! #thank you tbrmweek for hosting this event!!

[zukosdualdao]

i'm literally insane about the last agni kai and the lightning scene(s). i swear i've rewatched it 10+ times since my last rewatch of the show (which was my first watch in years) and like. azula sees katara come into view from behind. zuko doesn't. he follows azula's gaze and sees katara and is immediately horrified. he doesn't even think or hesitate because he doesn't have time and for once he doesn't have to look back at azula to figure out what she's doing because he knows what she's doing and he won't let it happen. time dwindling into slow motion as a haunting score plays? and zuko literally yelling out "no!" because that lightning absolutely cannot hit katara. as soon as he sees it there's no chance of that ever happening. and then katara watching in horror as the lightning flashes against features in what is probably one of the most hauntingly beautiful animated moments of the show? zuko hitting the ground still convulsing with lightning and katara crying out "zuko!" and immediately trying to run to him before azula attacks again? and the next scene we cut back to with them, zuko is groaning weakly and trying to lift himself up, and we see katara literally gasp in surprise as she realizes he's still alive (i'm sobbing because i do quite literally think she thought he was dead) and immediately tries to run to him again, nevermind that she knows azula is still there, and the hand katara uses for healing is already doused in water as she reaches for him. but then azula starts attacking again. and zuko, despite literally being in so much pain that he can't stand and can barely even move at all without whimpering, still tries to reach for the spot where he can see azula attacking katara. katara is forced to hide from azula's attacks. and as azula is mocking "zuzu, you don't look so good" down to zuko, the perspective shot is such that you can SEE that katara is also looking at where he lies prone in the distance, surrounded by flame (probably wondering how much time they have before it really is too late) before looking back up at azula and realizing she needs to defeat her as quickly and handily as possible so katara can get to zuko. obviously katara would have done this anyway (the whole reason they were THERE was to halt the continued cycle of the imperialist regime of the fire nation), but the scene is specifically framed as katara trying to figure out how to stop azula so the obstacle to her getting to zuko is no longer in the way. katara's defeat of azula was epic and deserves its own post. but then after making sure azula is securely chained, she runs to zuko, looks at him with such immense sadness and horror and fear as she hears him in so much pain, tenderly turns him over so she can get a good look at the wound. and she cups his head? briefly but so gently? so that he won't hit it as she turns him over? and when she tries to heal him you can tell she is so genuinely unsure if it will even work, and so relieved that she starts crying tears of joy when she sees it has (at least enough to keep him alive and somewhat lessen his pain.) they thank each other (and you can tell it's still really hard for zuko to talk and his eyes are barely open but he thanks her anyways i'm.) and she thanks him back and!!! when he starts to try to sit up she makes a little surprised face and then immediately helps him to do so (and puts a tender hand to his chest while she does!!!) and obviously that last shot of them standing together is also one of emotional support, but katara's hand on his back is also partly because i still think (and certainly katara still thinks) trying to walk/stand on his own would be a bad idea, so it's definitely not happening.

#y'all. let me tell you right now. there was a way to write and animate this scene that didn't play on a dozen romantically coded tropes #and this. uh. wasn't that! #zutara #i know this is basically just reciting what happened ( i almost included the actual way katara defeats azula but that wasn't the point of t #is particular post and also would have made it even longer.) #but #there is nothing about this sequence of events that does not make me feel like i am on drugs. #also you Know zuko immediately after this was like: alright well i guess i've got shit to do! then promptly falls unconscious again. tbh #the joke is on him if he thinks katara is letting him out of sight for a While #atla #zuko #katara #this isn't even particularly analytical i'm just gushing #i'm not joking i will never be over it. #the last agni kai #sozin's comet

[fluffylord]

CARDINAL RICHELIEU The Musketeers | S1E07: A Rebellious Woman

#I know he's hot but in this scene it's shown particularly well #i can fix him #or he can fix me #peter capaldi #cardinal richelieu #the musketeers #bbc one

[shorlinesorrows]

don’t mind me I’m just busy having Feelings over the scene in the Moon Knight tv series where Marc meets the avatars/gods for the first time.

words can’t describe how distressed I got when Harrow showed up and started speaking, dripping poison into the words “he is unwell” with a tint of false concern, just the right amount condescension, and a spoonful of pity

thinking about how from that moment Marc (and the whole system) was disregarded as unreliable despite the fact that the situation had nothing to do with their DID. thinking about how the avatars and their gods stopped listening to him.

thinking about how the moment someone is neurodivergent, or disabled, or different in any way that isn’t palatable, that’s “scary”, they stop being worth listening to

not a person, just something to disregard, lock away, or pity.

And how Harrow got away with it, how he was able to frame himself as the caring “good guy” for revealing this incredibly personal piece of information to a group of people who had no business knowing it, effectively silencing someone who desperately needed to speak. For his own gain.

#Disclaimer: I do not have DID and I’m neurodivergent in a particularly “palatable” way #As in my stuff is much more destigmatized #This scene just hit me really hard #And it kinda makes me tear up in rage but maybe that’s just me and I’m overreacting or something #Idk I’ve just felt this as a young trans person too especially when someone overlaps different aspects of my identity #and I’ve seen it used on some close friends as well #moon knight #ableism #< tagging to be safe #marc spector #steven grant #jake lockley #moon knight thoughts #Mentioned ableism

[vvyapayapa]

Something something Amanda rigging Adam's game so he would die no matter what he did something something Adam is a metaphor for her doubt/ faltering resolve in John's mission something something kill your darlings.

#posting this before i chicken out #i spent way too long on this #and im not even particularly happy with it #oh well #adam stanheight #amanda young #saw #veradraws #pls be kind to my silly little saw theory im trying to make sense of all the plotholes and retcons #thinking so many thoughts about the Saw III script and those deleted scenes

[pepi-nillo]

just passing by to tell yall i'm taking a cinema elective class and i'd love to dissect all of beyond evil's camera angles and shots. my brain flashed BE scenes the entire time my professor was explaining the powerpoint i'm not even joking

the way we were introduced to the characters? those very first scenes? i love how juwon's first and last shots are close ups in a full circle way, but they're entirely different from one another. when we meet him he looks like a git in a bright blue sports car, and when we say goodbye he's smiling softly, almost tearing up, showcasing his character development in his appearance with his hair and clothes

also i think the night they found bang juseon's body is an amazing way to introduce dongsik, with the camera chasing him all shaky in the middle of the night and all, cause that's how the last 20 years have been for him 😀👍

i am, still, going insane over this show

#it may be tricky to make full on analysis posts applying what i learn on classes because it's all in spanish lol #but my obsessive scene analyzer self was made for this class #the introductory unit is kinda boring because history isn't particularly interesting or boring to me #so i don't mind it but i'd rather start on other topics #but yes uni's going well and i'm currently in exams week #so bye lol i've procrastinated too much #beyond evil #be #rant #han juwon #lee dongsik

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Idk if this is interesting but since you brought up the French versions tu/vous situation: in German ganondorf straight up uses the royal "you" for rauru where you refer to a person with the plural pronoun and calls him your majesty and such, while rauru also uses the informal you (du) and his first name for him. Which kinda had me shocked, because in fantasy media kings usually refer to each other with the royal you! It definitely felt disrespectful. But also in the German version ganondorf says, roughly translated: "we ask to be allowed to return (to our place) under the umbrella of the kingdom hyrule, if you'd allow us this grace." So here it's implied the gerudo used to be a vessel state and freed themselves, and STILL he gives them "repeated invitations "??? It's soo off-putting

Hey, thanks for the ask and the absolutely wild input!!

So I did a post a billion years ago detailing my feelings about the french translation of the Show of Fealty scene, its tl;dr being: it's wild they decided to go for the the tu/vous distinction because it just adds 26 layers of subtext to the entire exchange --and I don't know how this works in german, but using "tu" on a fellow adult during a show of power definitively has racist history if the context does apply (and here it's pretty hard not to see colonialist accents to the whole situation).

But it's absolutely buckwild that they gave the gerudos this notion of previously being a vassal state? but like when???? when did it happen, was it all... extremely recent history? like did Zelda just dropped at the end of some sort of unification war, where Ganondorf became a hero of his people for..... very concerning reasons? Like did they need a hero *in that context*?

(cue I need a hero etc my brain will now be haunted for the next day or so)

Like... I don't know I'm sorry if I go a bit insane, but I feel like the implication is either that Hyrule was founded in 10-15 years, given Sonia still looks pretty damn young, mid-thirties at most; or that Rauru/Mineru were trying to handle everything for far longer, and Sonia was a late addition to the picture? And so, in that time, they managed to convince everyone to do a kingdom about it --and that would mean the gerudos had time to either join first/be conquered first, and then revolt, and then join again? Like was Ganondorf forced to submit a first time as a younger king, and then return later with a Molduga army, zero-ing in on the Secret Stones, and then going all Demon King???

Yeah, from what I've seen from literal translations, that seems to be a german exclusive (unless I'm mistaken? let me know!) But it's pretty wild how such small changes in translation literally change the game's fabric and the story it tells.

#thoughts #asks #totk #totk critical #rauru #zonai #when will my brain return from the imprisoning war... #thanks for the ask!! #yeah truly this scene is.... so much #like it's not even particularly well written #(on top of being oot fanfic) #but it's the most packed with any hope for subtext and depth #so #returning there often #ALSO the timeline of events from the zonai perspective is completely opaque like what happened when!!! how old are you!!!! #“tloz and fucked up timelines that make no sense” name a more iconic duo

[itsalwaysforyou]

just remembered a wip i had which was jay at uni meeting normal people and desperately trying to act cool and normal whilst internally screaming about being in a whole new place with all new people and not having his gang with him

#i only wrote one scene where jay meets one of his flatmates #and he’s trying to make casual normal conversation & asks her who her parents are #bc that has always mattered! on the isle or at auradon prep your parentage was also a Conversation Starter #and the girl is just like ……what. why do you want to know that #but she tells him and jay makes it into a joke like hehe oh yes i met them at a soirée once. amazing company #and the girl is like ok who are YOUR parents. knowing full well who he is #and jay says that his dad fosters puppies. and the girl says that sounds like a good life and he’s like ohhh just the BEST #i really. love exploring jay at uni i’ve written a couple of things i’ve never finished #like!!! for the first time for years he’s well and truly all alone!!!! #and at least the isle & ap had similarities. uni is just full of very normal people who don’t particularly give a shit #and jay who is like THE guy who cares about everything so much all the time and how people are reacting to him and he’s desperately trying+ #to be so cool and unbothered whilst trying not to revert to his isle tactics regarding people who may be threats #just. being somewhere so so new. with no one he knows. everyone else is so far away. and jay is missing his gang like he’d miss+ #his body parts. and it’s like. jays always buried his own emotions & hurt so he can better protect his gang #and now he has no gang to protect #and he is just laid absolutely bare. and also constantly stressing about not being there for the others #i just think he’d have an absolutely awful start to uni <3 #descendants #jay son of jafar

[willowcrowned]

seriously considering learning to gif just so I can find a single gifset of magneto’s god-fearing man speech from x men (2000)

#it’s SO rare that any piece of media makes a character recognizably jewish in a way that isn’t just nazis or hannukah #and the specific of framing of that scene… queer jewish magneto talking to a religious right wing senator #saying no. god isn’t a destroyer god is a teacher #what you’re really scared of is *me* #just. like. yeah! that’s it!! #the foundation of Jewish tradition for the past two millennia has been based around the idea #that the Torah was given to moshe on sinai *for us to interpret* #so the fact that magneto so explicitly embraces that while rejecting the christian view of a vengeful god………. #is. uniquely well executed #also. sir ian mckellen absolutely kills it as magneto in that movie #x men (2000) #I also really personally enjoy magneto’s subtextual rejection as god as being particularly relevant to Jewish practice #but that’s just bc it jives with my philosophy

[dol--blathanna]

And then she used the bad outfits to wipe out half the universe

#ok i will try to stop being mean about TWN i swear #it's just that i can't get these godawful costumes out of my head #like ok i don't get book accuracy i don't get yennefer treated fairly i don't get a good edge of the world i don't even get good aguaras #can i AT LEAST get good costumes???? #then lucinda broke into my house spat in my face and said no #and i know i'm being mean but it just sucks that the direction of the costumes and the style of the designer is one that i ABSOLUTELY HATE #and to top it all off there's no real cohesion with the outfits and the world #or even the outfits and the characters themselves #lucinda's interpretations and justifications behind the costumes is just one that i don't particularly like #like if there was good reasoning behind them but they weren't executed well then i wouldn't be as disappointed #or if the reasoning was stupid but the costumes actually looked good (or good enough to not completely break my immersion) #that would be at least something #but I get NEITHER #also shout out to two outfits that didn't make the cut: #the stupid fucking bright purple cloak while yennefer is on the run (does not fit in with the practicality of the narrative or character) #and the leaf/constellation (?) dress in 203 that looks like it's five seconds away from slipping off and flashing us all #it's a nice dress in isolation but for me at least really doesn't work with what's happening in the scene narratively or for yen's characte #anti twn #twn critique #twn critical #twn negativity #anti witcher netflix

[sskk-manifesto]

(*・ω・*)b♪

#I'm a bit late but :) #Mmmhh lots of thoughts about this episode. Nothing really relevant though lol #I like it... Mostly. Well‚ I like Atsushi‚ and I like Atsushi screentime. #I always forget that there's actually a one week timeskip within the Guild arc #I think these chapters were generally better executed in the manga. #But even then it's just... #Why do the make the Guild / Fitzgerald so. dumb. Why do they make them act so wildly irrationally and at the protagonists' advantage #It really gives villain acting entirely mindlessly to make the plot advance and the heroes win. It's really sensless. #I mean especially when Atsushi yielded. Why didn't Fitzgerald take his offer. For real!! #For real. He had NOTHING to gain from proceeding with his plan. He already obtained for Atsushi and the ada to collaborate. #Now they are NEVER going to help him‚ and that's agreat loss for him. #And idk. i hear that little Tumblr post in my voice saying “why would you complain about characters acting irrationally! #Do people irl never act irrationally?” #And yeah I get Fitzgerald was frustrated for losing Mitchell and his fight with Hawthorne. Okay I understand. #But that's definitely too much. That's him acting downright stupid at the heroes' advantage and it's just pretty underwhelming to read? #That said. It's just general notes I'm not particularly annoyed because like. That's just b/s/d to you. Dumbing down the villains a second– #so the author can escape the trap they put themselves into. Very Marvel-esque move lol. #On that exact same note WHY WOULD LUCY HAVE THE DOLL. #The doll is the whole premise for your plan working why would you not protect it with everything 😭😭😭 #I'm not getting in the Lucy / Atsushi scene itself. I love Lucy but I swear every time that scene gets played a femminist dies #(it's me. I'm the femminist dying every time.) #Mmmhh a couple more things. I dislike the ost choice in the scene where Steinbeck is torturing Q it feels so out of place #And I really don't get what's the deal with the Hawthorne / Fitzgerald convo it's so confusing to me. Like it It looks like Hawtorne is– #blaming Fitzgerald for Mitchell's condition (both in health and for her family status) but... #Objectively neither of those things are Fitzgerald's fault? Idk maybe I just have very little media comprehension for this arc because– #a lot of things just seem to happen with no sense. But it's okay #Im complaining a lot lol but its mostly irrelevant things (or like with the dumbification of villains things I've learnt to live with lmao) #But the episode was generally nice. The animation this season is consistently very pretty. #random rambles

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

it'd just be really nice to have a fucked up thasmin kiss to parallel with this

#not that this is particularly fucked up but like #the whole river/doctor thing is fucked up like the more you think about it the more youre like #well. #not that it's like Immoral or anything whatever #just #its wibbly wobbly timey wimey its not a Good love story necessarily #its- #anyway #whatever #but ive been writing fucked up thasmin kiss scenarios #just after lotsd #and like idk a good omens sorta situation doesnt seem out of the question to me #thats kinda where i get to every time #just make them angry enough to kiss abt it #but now its so vivid in my head im seriously frustrated the actual shot doesnt exist #it exists in my head!!! #actually not true the scene ive been writing theyre stuck in a pitchdark cave so like #you wouldnt see anything hkjhgjkgh THEY cant see anything!! #comedy #but like. wheres the kiss #wheres the hannibal deleted scene before they jump off the cliff #i need it

[personishfive]

hi pls talk more about mona im so curious and id like to see the take of another genuine morgana enjoyer

i really like mona. it's like. well. he's a little guy...!!!

he does the whole "non human party member discovers their place in the world/with their friends" thing that the series has done before (though he's not teddie and he's definitely not aigis!) but goes hard every time.

it's neat that in a game that's so much about outcasts we have morgana who is literally a cat (or appears as one at least) who most people can't understand who doesn't even know what his own deal is. i haven't gotten to that one part of the game yet in my replay where they discuss this so no screenshots but you know what i mean!! he's like i don't fit in with you guys... and they're like bud you definitely do! (i believe this is the post-madarame hot pot scene)

the pipeline of being like hmph well im just using you that's all -> i wanna stay! this is where i belong! is cute also. maybe the real best friend is the cat we carried in our bag everywhere we met along the way

(also i don't blame ppl for being annoyed with the "lady ann" thing (persona is really weird about women!!) but it's always read as like. a silly little-brother type crush. to me. and also a joke on the whole "she's cat themed" thing. it's kind of lame/silly but shrug. bro marinated in the collective unconscious for too long so now he thinks a proper gentleman thief means having a lady friend. lmao)

also guys... he's the embodiment of humanity's hope... i feel like we as a society always forget that part. like. wow... he rules in the yaldabaoth fight! he rules a lot! <- i have no structured thoughts on this point it's just very much a thing

also he's just really cute :)

um. mona gender screenshots to finish this off LOL

#bobtalk #ask #p5 spoilers #ive already established that i dont have anything particularly interesting to say so forgive me for. mostly stating the obvious. LOL #one big difference between teddie and mona is like. teddie is blissfully unaware of human stuff meanwhile mona is like To Be A Proper Thief #also the scene where sojiro finds out he can talk is rlly funny. i think those two make a funny duo #im glad joker has a buddy with him going back to his hometown with him. do u think he told his parents he was coming back with a cat #also i just replayed the beginning sections and hes all like 'well you guys mightt kill this guy on accident but shrug' LOL #anyways yeah we cherish mona here. i love that guy

[psqqa]

truly ted lasso gave us the best gift a show could ever give a fandom: complete lack of confirmation or denial either way

#as well as the option of 'it was all a dream' interpretation for any bits of that final montage we didn't like #ted lasso #tbh the show didn't stick the landing as much as i expected it to #but it did so in such a way that we can go hogwild in this sandbox while remaining canon compliant for...most things really #certainly the bits i'm talking about here #namely: the roy-keeley-jamie situation #(which is good because their wrap-up was absolutely the weakest of the bunch) #(although i don't think they did anything particularly effective or affective with nate either #although nick mohammed did kill it in that scene with ted) #canon compliance is 0% a requirement for anything of course #but it does add a little extra something when you can slide something into the realm of 'feasible' #or at least when you don't have to evade or elide critical chunks of the actual story in order to tell yours #this finale's an interesting one from a storytelling analysis perspective #ultimately i would put the failures down to such careful writing over the rest of the season (and entire show) #that they were left with too much space to fill effectually and too little space to meaningfully #weave in any of the smaller outstanding threads #in combination with what i can only think to call.....An American Approach To An End #which is probably unfair of me but to me it felt there was something distinctly American about the lack of ingenuity #too focused on the meta-goodbye rather than effectively closing out the story #anyway #still Rotating #but also Rotating My Eyes

[designernishiki]

man I’m so glad makoto got to heal and live a full happy life rgg studios was so real for that

#she deserved it and I hold zero ‘I wish she stayed with majima :(‘ sentiment whatsoever #I’m glad they gave her a little reconnection of sorts with him before sending her off so they both got closure #that was actually one of the best most emotionally affective scenes in any game I’ve played thus far (and I’ve played most of them now) #I do wish lee also got out and got to live a normal life but. yeah makoto was fucked over for so long. basically her entire life except that #tiny little sliver of time she spent being lee’s assistant/apprentice #cause even when she was young she was harassed and in constant danger due to her race and socioeconomic status #I honestly think they wrote her sendoff very well and as much of a lovable character as she is I wouldn’t particularly want to see her #pulled back into the story at all unless it was some tiny cameo that doesn’t actually involve her in anything big #rambling #makoto #y0

[enbyjane]

the truth is (a perspective on love)

context: edit based off a personal conversation with @onlineproblems about parental love, unconditional love and the love we deserve bonus: her wise perspective:

more bonus:

#i don't make edits nor any other posts in months and then when i do it's based off a personal conversation #anyways a bit of background context for the bad bitches who care about this stuff <3 (i love you bad bitches) #i chose the church scene for 1 for the fact that it's one of the lowest points for jane (and lisbon too arguably) #in our lowest points we are more likely to feel like we are not deserving of love #(particularly if our guardians would have expressed or implied we are not worthy of love respect and consideration if we didn't comply) #and also for the church imagery: that they're in a church and god is said to be unconditionally loving #(but a lot of folks - yours truly included - may not feel so. i am not speaking for everyone tho and my perspective is christian) #the second one is...well i would've wanted to have a shot with both their faces but i simply couldn't get it so i focused on lisbon. #but they both want to be loved as they are. by the other one preferably. and they both love each other. idiots (affectionately) #the third one is rather simple - alex jane is an abusive piece of shit and probably i don't have to explain much here #the fourth one is...well lisbon's mum wasn't present and her dad definitely didn't know how to care for them and offer them love #it is also implied that the mother wasn't very responsible either #and the fifth is...they have each other's love but just as importantly they have the love of their community as well. #the love they give and receive doesn't stop there with each other #they give and receive from their family and friends and community as well; and from themselves #the mentalist #jisbon #wayne rigsby #tm edit #tm meta #my edits #love #parental love