#they're to show who has the power

[queen-mabs-revenge]

i'm sorry but what are we doing what are we doing what are we doing??? 500 people in a hospital just slaughtered - pure act of genocide and what are we doing??? like, yes, just the fact that the numbers out on the streets are what they are is testament to unprecedented failure in the western propaganda murder machine, but at the same time what the fuck are we doing???

because this can't be another blm - record numbers of people out on the streets and what? what happened? what result but deepened reaction and further entrenched state violence? this is an acute genocide that is happening right now we're just gonna do the same shit we've been doing for a decade that we know does worse than doesn't work??

signs at protests shouldn't be begging biden to call for a ceasefire, they should be calling for unions to stand up and collectively refuse to handle genocidal war goods. unions representing newsroom crews and newspaper workers should collectively refuse to produce propaganda of genocide. the fucking politicians aren't gonna fucking stop this shit, it's only gonna be labor shutting it down that's gonna stop it. fuck letters to the senator we gotta stop the fucking death machine and labor is the ones with our hands on the levers.

#palestine #strikes aren't just for better working conditions #they're to show who has the power #without us none of this runs #labor has to step the fuck up and stop this now #we should be writing to labor unions i swear to fuck

[bitchthefuck1]

Tom's line about Shiv being selfish and "find[ing] it very hard to think about me" is actually so telling because while it's absolutely true that she rarely takes his position into consideration, Tom never once thinks about what he can do to help Shiv unless it also benefits him.

Every single time he makes a move or sacrifice that might help her, it's always something that he thinks will give him a leg up. He volunteers to take the fall for cruises, not for Shiv, who is in no way implicated, or even for Waystar, but because he thinks it'll ingratiate him to Logan, and the second it seems like he might have to actually follow through on that, he immediately tries to get out of it and even throws Shiv under the bus. Meanwhile, for all that Shiv disregards his interests, there are a number of things she does that only help him, and she's the one who actually sacrifices something and undermines her position with Logan to beg him not to let Tom go to jail.

It just makes it so clear that no matter how much he might love her (and I think he does, in his own compromised way), for him their relationship was always built on the underlying assumption that it's her job to prop him up, but it's not his job to help her.

#i rewatched that ep a few days ago and this was just cooking in my brain for a bit #their relationship is so messy and interesting i want to watch them get a divorce on a loop forever #and like. the wildest thing is that Tom does occasionally do things that don't serve him to help someone else. but its always greg #which you might say is ultimately down to the power dynamics (shiv can do more for tom than he can for her and tom can do more for greg) #but there are still plenty of points where tom actually does have the power to help shiv and chooses not to #and I love how succession never really has a clear 'what this character is telling you is 100% the truth of the story' moments #anytime a character is making a statement like 'this is who you are/who i am' or 'this is what i really want/what you really want' there's #always some kernel of truth to it but the narrative they're spinning is almost never fully honest #you can't take any of it at face value and it's such a good way of showing how they're always on some level 'playing the game' #and like. at a time when so many stories are basically spoon-feeding their audiences it's so nice to have a story that trusts you to #sort through it all and see what's real and what's not and rewards you for putting that work in #succession #4x07 tailgate #succession season 4 #failmarriage #shiv roy #tomshiv #tom wambsgans #siobhan roy

[avisisisis]

The sun and moon symbolism was used so well in LMK

I love how it wasn't used as a way to tell us about their personalities but instead as a way to reflect their beliefs, their places in the world and how their relationship with it can vary

When you think about sun and moon characters, the first things that comes to mind are "extrovert and introvert", "loud and quiet", "optimistic and realistic (or straight up pessimist)", etc. You think of two labels that are used, to put it simply, as a way to tell us that oh, this character is bright and nice and this other character is quiet and follows them anywhere. And depending on what you think about Shadowpeach, this might suit them! But if we're talking about canon, then it's just... not them

Macaque isn't a shy, timid guy who while he's smart and clever, he doesn't stand up for himself. SWK isn't a happy and cheerful but also dumb guy who tends to be the one to defend Mac when he doesn't do it himself

Here, the sun and moon symbolism is used to explain the nature of their relationship, not their personalities. It's used to give us a simple explanation of why they're that way without showing us a 20 minute backstory scene to make us understand what the fuck happened (though that wouldn't be unwelcome)

The sun shines brightly and gives us its warmth, but in the end, he'll always be alone; no one can get close to her without burning. The moon's brightness comes only from the sun, and she's most noticed when it's night, while the shadows cover the earth

The moon needs the sun to shine, but the sun wouldn't change at all if he wasn't there; Macaque needs SWK to be there for his character to be important. but Sun Wukong's story would have remained almost the same if Macaque had never been his friend. If you want a story where they never knew each other, just read JTTW!

However, while the sun doesn't need the moon at all in real life, these two characters are supposed to be actual people, not a rock and a ball of gas in space. Macaque can be his own person without Sun Wukong being there, and Wukong is strong enough to not need someone fighting by his side but still wants it anyway

They're not soulmates, at least not in the way the wind and the sea are. Sun Wukong's love for Liu'er Mihou isn't a thing destiny wrote. It's not heaven's, not space's, not faith's: it's his. And his love for Macaque is what makes him need him by his side

#idk there's smth about the fates not having written two ppl together in their story but them choosing to be together anyway that haunts me #i think that while swk n mac are a lot like the sun and the moon they're still yk #NOT the sun and the moon #mac might've left behind and swk may be too powerful for common mortals to truly reach him but #mac has (almost) the same power as swk even tho the moon isn't anywhere near to being as bright as the sun #and ig you COULD use it to show how ppl care about the moon as much as they do about the sun but this is about THEM #not abt what other ppl think they are. so it's about the actual sun n moon rather than what they mean to ppl #and #there are some ppl who CAN get close to swk without dying even tho the sun will kill anyone who gets close to it #the way macaque views their relationship is flawed n the way swk views it is #also flawed! #miscommunication and unreliable narrators my beloveds #lmk #lego monkie kid #sun wukong #the six eared macaque #the monkey king #liu'er mihou #swk #shadowpeach #i don't know how to put their relationship into words without it sounding weird #ig that what i'm trying to say is #that they are really important to each other #even if they hadn't needed each other they'd still choose each other #even if they hadn't chosen each other they'd still have needed each other #idk if i'm explaining myself well #the sun and the moon. never touching but always seen together even if they're never by each other's side irl #avis' post

[phoenixcatch7]

As much of a power couple bingqiu is, the funniest is moshangbingqiu, because that is the ULTIMATE power poly. There is not a single thing in the three realms they could not take down, especially as a group. There is not a single pie they don't have their fingers in, no place they cannot reach. There is not a single thing under the blue red or burning skies they don't know about, combined.

It's a tiny group of messed up people. Two terminally online nerds who can't spell romance, a orphaned crybaby with a horny sword, and the world's most emotionally repressed ice cube. And THESE PEOPLE are the realms' most dangerous beings???

#love it #They're all so dumb but by jove will the masses cower in their presence #It's funny that sqq actually has the least inherent status of the lot #There's the half demon warlord emperor centre of the universe #The teleporting ancient bloodline king #The actual bona fide creator of the world #And a Guy™ who (supposedly) teaches kids and gets fridged every weekend #It's his personal connections and the status his body achieved that gives him the power #I'd wax on about all the ways sqq was designed as an underdog by mxtx while still showing him as convincingly powerful #But that's not the point #mxtx #svsss #shen qingqiu #Moshangbingqiu #The ultimate power poly #bingqiu #moshang

[imaginarianisms]

#visenya targaryen. || visage. #daenerys targaryen. || visage. #( alt. ) #thinking about Them #d.any & her moon of my life vibes & her lunar imagery !!!! #bc atp if the velaryons are black in the show & d.aenerys has martell dayne & blackwood heritage?? she's Very mixed poc atp #iirc daenerys & viserys & rhaegar are like. what 1/10th targaryen as aegon & co. they're not even full targaryen or w/e that means lmao #so i interpret daenerys is being like. HEAVILY mixed. like. white black native desi latina & visenya is half black. #hence the alts !! #bc i interpret the blackwoods as indigenous / first nations coded; betha blackwood was an indigenous queen of westeros #bc remember daenerys has non-targaryen heritage too. the daynes of starfall through dyanna dayne mother of aegon v who i interpret as desi. #the martells of sunspear through myriah martell mother of maekar i & i personally interpret the martells to be very mixed desi latine coded #the arryns of the eyrie through aemma arryn mother of rhaenyra i targaryen who were hella white. #house blackwood of raventree hill through betha blackwood mother of jaeherys ii & shaera targaryen who i personally interpret as indigenous #house massey of stonedance through alarra massey grandmother of jaehaerys i & alyssane targaryen who i interpret to be mixed indigenous. #house rogare of lys through larra rogare of lys mother of aegon iv & naerys targaryen. #& finally house velaryon of driftmark through valaena velaryon the mother of aegon i visenya & rhaenys targaryen #& on TOP of that alyssa velaryon mother of jaehaerys i & alyssane targaryen. who in the show the velaryons are canonically black. #like. can you imagine how insane & powerful it would be seeing a mixed girl of color go from a timid abuse victim to becoming a dragon quee #a BEAUTIFUL & POWERFUL dragon queen who rides dragons & ends slavery?? the whole mhysa scene?? that'd be fucking insanity #& on TOP of that she's a CONQUEROR almost taking on a genghis khan role so if she DOES conquer westeros ?? she'd technically be an EMPRESS #but the predominantly white fandom doesnt wanna hear that so lmao #& also my daenerys is allied with the velaryons & the celtigars who're mixed east asian - valyrian & yitish mixed. #betha blackwood was her great grandmother; dyanne dayne her great great grandmother & myriah martell is her great great great grandmother ! #larra rogare is her great(x5) grandmother; aemma arryn is her great (x7) grandmother ! idk i just think its neat lmaoooo #& not to mention even if the targaryens are white originally later on down the lines especially they'd be VERY mixed even w/ the inbreeding

[amaraudermind]

Shazam: Fury of the Gods is obviously about Billy and his journey as a hero and he's the main character or whatever but more importantly the movie is 100% centered around Freddy.

It's about Freddy's self-worth and struggles with being a hero and with how Billy acts about the hero thing(because neither of them understand the underlying reasons that they make the decisions they do) and it's about how unbelievably strong Freddy is and how he doesn't think he is strong even while he is doing things no one else can.

Freddy is constantly doing things that should not be possible for a person to do and he does them anyway but he doesn't think it's enough. It's not fixing everything so it's not enough and all he can focus on is what he can't do.

Even the final act which is very very centered on Billy is about how Freddy can't do anything about this whole situation. Where he is actively pulling off incredible feats but he isn't saving anyone so what good is this.

In conclusion: I am very normal about this movie

#shazam spoilers #shazam: fury of the gods #billy batson #freddy freeman #just freddy is the sole reason that anthea is on their side but he doesn't have his powers so who cares. #freddy can fight kalypso's chaos magic--truly FIGHT it--but he's just kid playing hero to pretend he's not broken to himself. #he powers through the paralyzing fesr effect of atlas' dragon but that hasn't saved the day so it doesn't matter. #time and again the movie shows you. over and over and over. freddy is so fucking powerful. but he can't see it. #he can only see where he fails. it's his fault they're in this mess because he let's himself get captured. #it's his fault ann lost her powers because she was trying to protect him. it's his fault billy dies because he couldn't save him #all he sees are failures. but all he talks about as 'captain everypower' is his success. because as a hero he can focus on the wins #he can feel powerful because he has powers. as soon as he loses them he feels like none of what he can do matters. #he doesn't have powers. so what's the point. #hhhhh i love him so much so so so much #this is such a good movie and everyone should see it

[anghraine]

It's honestly kind of funny when people in Silm fandom go on about how Tolkien's narrative is biased against Fëanor et al., and meanwhile it's like

Tolkien: his name was Curufinwë Fëanáro and he had raven hair and limpid grey eyes like tears (also like my wife, a major fucking hottie) and he was the greatest craftsman of the Elves and a brilliant linguist, he made the Silmarils and invented the tengwar and so many other things, oh and he had a great body and was an incredible warrior, and he and Galadriel were the most amazing of all the Elves in Elf heaven, and he slammed his door in Morgoth's face, and you wouldn't believe what it took to actually defeat him but it was really cool, guys, there were all these Balrogs and

#you know how tolkien talks breathlessly about how amazing and beautiful and cool túrin is while chronicling his disasters? #that's not him being unfairly biased; that's one of his main ways of showing love for a character #the treatment of denethor is also of this type imo—they're very different people but the basic type #of a very cool and powerful and brilliant and beautiful figure who falls tragically but with a weird kind of glamour #is SO much his type #i think that's a large part of why he kept going back to the narn and trying to get it right #and it's part of why the narrative adores fëanor so much (gandalf: imagine. imagine seeing his hands at work O_O) #it's not an uncritical adoration but that's because the character's fuck-ups are part of the appeal in the first place #and yeah i like túrin and denethor a lot more but it's clear that fëanor is treated as the middle-earth apotheosis of that type #anghraine babbles #legendarium fanwank #legendarium blogging #honestly tolkien's treatment of his characters sort of reminds me of my fantastic dm #who will create involved storylines spinning off from dubious player choices rather than #a) just letting them pass or b) aiming to punish them #for him 'your choice has consequences... so many consequences' is fundamentally affectionate #and i feel like tolkien treats his characters similarly tbh

[sskk-manifesto]

(´･ᴗ･ ` )

#I really like the “We're the bad guys' enemy” line. For someone I generally despise Dazai has all my favourite lines in this show… #Idk I can't really vibe with the unbalance that there is between s/kk. #Like when push comes to shove‚ Dazai has the power to keep Chuuya alive or let him die. #I understand why they make a compelling dynamic in their complexity‚ but it just doesn't do it for me. #I'm a little sad my opinion on them hasn't really changed since I watched the anime for the first time... #Also; I really can't vibe with Chuuya allowing Dazai to kill Q. Yes I know Chuuya cares about his comrades deeply. #Yes I know it can be interpreted as Chuuya seeing himself in Q as a living weapon and being disgusted by it #(though I honestly don't think that was intentional of the author). #Yes I know Chuuya is a mafioso and kills people. No I don't think your personal issues justify you being a dick to other people I'm sorry. #Back to my main annoyance with the episode: I must have already talked about this but I hate hate hate the narrative #“the mafia works for the city” “the mafia deeply loves the city too” it's so so sickening and insulting please stop I'm begging. #Please visit any actual city with a rooted mafia presence for once in your life (signed: someone whose hometown was destroyed by the mafia. #The writers really don't know what they're talking about and‚ politely‚ it's offensive.) #Also b/sd keeping being extremely nationalist with Mori (who's largely depicted unsimphatetically for the first part of the episode)– #bringing up western thinkers and subtly mocking Fukuzawa for not knowing them– #and Fukuzawa (the righteous man. the noble spirit and just soul in this episode and Mori's antithesis)– #stepping forward to say that he knows strategists from the east (because who else would he need?) #I don't know if it's meant to symbolize the conflict with an hostile and invading foreign power (the Guild). #But it does come across as. A very isolationist way of thinking. #I know it's subtle but it's really evident for me. And I didn't want to talk about this any further… #But by bringing actual examples of this I hope I can better explain why I think that b/sd holds nationalist views– #and that I'm not just making it up out of nowhere. Otherwise I fear I'd only come off as pettily hostile to b/sd in everything #That's it. I feel like I've been losing a lot of mutuals over my main recently due to not shutting up (sorry) #so I suppose it's only fair I lose them on here too pffttt. #Tune in next week for more bad takes #random rambles

[eugeniedanglars]

[The negative reaction to "Beard After Hours"] echoes a common complaint about the show, that certain arcs are picked up and dropped, that the show meanders too much. To me, it felt like an example of what Ted Lasso dares do that most television doesn't, take precious time to do something weird and tonal (and hang a giant glowy moon in the sky). This episode also established what I think is the best way to watch the show, treating it more like an album than an episode-by-episode drama. Themes flow in and flow out. We get a strange storyline and then never see it again. But it’s the ideas that the show is introducing, the way those ideas pair with each other, that make it an interesting show to watch.

Really enjoyed this analysis of the show and thought it hit the nail on the head regarding a lot of the criticism of this season.

#ted lasso #i read the album analogy and immediately had to share because yes!! that's exactly it!! it's an album!! #that's why it's never bothered me when themes/storylines from one episode aren't directly addressed in the next #because i know they'll come back when and if they're necessary! the story and themes aren't linear! #also i think this person is spot-on in their analysis of the first two seasons #as someone who came into the show the same week 'headspace' aired this show has never been about the power of positivity to me #and the first two seasons (especially s2) did have a lot of the same flaws s3 is now getting eviscerated for #idk what show other people are watching but to me ted lasso remains ted lasso

[purplelea]

I see people getting enthusiastic about the player polycule but will they still be there when I'll start talking about JoshBeat, BeatShiki and Joshiki? not so sure. a shame since those three ships are extremely interesting as well

#you might tell me. but Léa they don't interact a lot! in fact Shiki and Joshua never interacted at all! how can we be there for that? #MY FRIENDS. i don't care <3 #the important part is the POTENTIAL of the dynamic!! what you can create!! #JoshBeat? the funny potential is too powerful here. it could be literally anything. #Beat is just too easy to mess with and Joshua certainly won't hesitate #but tbh i'm also a big fan of the idea of two characters who don't like to show weakness #(Beat because he believes he has to be strong to protect Rhyme) #(And joshua because... it's Joshua. he likes being in control of everything and showing weakness is not being in control #it requires trust. trust in the one you're with that they won't use that weakness against you. trust that they'll help you. #that they won't push you further down.) #and i dunno. the idea of these two trusting eachother enough to be vulnerable with eachother #it's so soft and cute. i love it #BeatShiki? can we talk about beatshiki for a sec. they're so sweet. remember how they immediately became friends when they met? #Beat hating Neku's guts but still accepting to help them because it was for Shiki? #the wait? the wait during 3 years as they were the closest ones from Neku #drifting apart to the point that Beat doesn't recognise Mr Mew anymore? what happened? #the idea of being different but wanting the same thing. aiming for the same goal. sharing something despite these differences #being brought together by that similarity despite everything else and sticking together because they're the only one who get you #they're the only one who knows what it's like to lose someone like Neku. to not know where he is. to wait or look for him everyday #joshiki? did you guys forget how Shiki was the one to ever break Neku's shell of self-isolation against the world? #and how much this characteristic of Neku is paralleled with Joshua? #don't you think it would be interesting to have her meet him? see how much she could change him? #also it would be funny af to have Shiki (extremely easily flustered person) and Joshua (big flirt) interact. you cannot disagree. #it would be hilarious. anyway i'm very normal about these three ships as you can see #léa rambles #twewy #hachicule #beatshiki #joshiki #joshbeat

[veikkoalen]

the inability of the fandom to find a balance between diminishing the role of the human willpower and diminishing the capabilities of extradimensional gods strikes again

#some things should remain schrödingered forever #“is it zane or scratch?” yes #“did alan trapped himself or the dark place?” yes #yeah bro you're just a dumbfuck for self sabotaging we've already explained what to do in fucking songs. keep suffering #will we show you directly what to do? no. have some vague wording. and also you're tom now. reason – you must know yourself #all that rubs me the worst way cuz guess who has been mocked and yelled at for not knowing how to do things without normal instructions #mind you he had no idea he's a fucking parautilitirian. yeah you could just use your sage powers. you couldn't know about them? skill issue #yall just hindsight biased #try to find a meaning in the damn musical song when you keep dying and dying and dying #if you blame the guy for suffering and not the gods for getting mad at him when theyre the ones who have no clue how to say things directly #begone #and if you start the “ohh but that's not how it works in the dark place” bullshit then the dark place *does* have agency #and you just like making the insanity look stupid #no idea how to call this hill but i will die on it #it's not the hell of only alan's making #fuck all the godly vagueposting i fucking hate it. if you talk to the thing that perceives itself as human than talk to it like it's human #and don't blame the human for not following your instructions because they're fucking impossible to comprehend when you die as a hobby

[mars-ipan]

had an absurd amt of fun doodling cal last night so take the other dnd character i've been playing this semester (her campaign just ended </3). her name is pellet (full title sir pellet the rambunctious) she is a spores druid and she is Stinky (i love her dearly)

#martzipan #she's actually. very difficult for me to draw lmao #she keeps rats in her cloak!! they're her buddies #she's actually very very powerful. fun fact she got the last hit on the bbeg. it was climactic as hell. i had a good ass time with it #would have drawn it but that would have required the effort to put her in the right pose lmao #oh yeah pellet's main deal is necromancy. she's a fan. it's fun for her #that last little doodle with the nine circles is in reference to how that campaign ended #that being. the artificer who was given a very powerful magic item that let her cast wish 3 times before Something Bad Happened uh. #well she used her third wish. at the ceremony in which the party was knighted #because she lost her homunculus servant in the final battle #so she. wanted to kill a party member (the sorcerer) and use his life to revive said homunculus #it. did not work (he counterspelled). the Bad Thing still happened though #a rift opened at that point across all of the planes #the sheer force of the rift instakilled both the artificer and the rogue #pellet and the sorcerer survived. barely (downed pretty hard). they were each transported to random planes #the sorcerer was transported to the infernal plane. where. the flames got him #pellet was transported to the nine circles of hell. she survived her death saves and woke up next to the river styx #and that was how the campaign ended. we won. and then a player nearly tpk'd us lmao #pellet as the sole survivor is great. fits her cockroach unkillable vibe perfectly #perfect setup for a spinoff too. if the dm ever has a campaign set in the nine circles she is for SURE showing up #i love my little goblin druid so much. playing a druid was really really fun actually #my darling. she is hard for me to draw for some reason

[b-rainlet]

Me, going through my blog and seeing I left 'He's so Buffy to me' as a tag under a pic of Scott McCall: I simultaneously understand nothing and everything

#I hadn't seen Buffy at that point but I think I was specifically referring to the S1 scene #Where Buffy goes 'I'm 16 I don't wanna die' #There are a lot of teenage protagonists who go through hell and face more trauma than they should #But Buffy and Scott have similar flavours I guess? #There's a half-formed thought there about taking on responsibility #Not only for the newfound power you have (being a slayer/being a werewolf) #But also for 'civilians' getting in the way #And even your friend group #Even though they are also affected by the supernatural #But somehow you are still the one who has to carry ALL of the responsibility #Even if there are adults involved #It's such a jarring discrepancy and idk if it's down as obv in other shows? #Like in The 100 for example you still have the adults very much acting on their own and even dismissing the kids you know? #Also I'm not sure how many other shows have been as heavy about their protagonist dying (like. Actually being dead) for others #To protect people who don't even know them #They're both martyrs but they're also both 16 and it's very fucked up #Teen Wolf #btvs

[four-color-words]

I know it will never ever happen bc DC doesn't wanna let anyone age anymore and none of the Titans are allowed to have children except Wally and sometimes Roy if we're lucky, BUT --

If Gar ever wound up with a daughter, I think he'd name her Rita

#it's six am and i haven't slept yet #but the concept of little Rita Logan has been turning circles in my brain for a few weeks now #i don't think she'd be a bio-kid i think she'd be some kind of Odo-esque alien shapeshifter who Gar ends up with custody of #bc someone has to teach her to use her powers #and Rita is one of the names he runs by her when they're faking her paperwork and she likes it #(Victoria was also on the list) #(before the shippers show up i'm seeing this as a single-dad scenario this hypothetical baby has no mom but a multitude of aunts) #(im not actually sure how gar would be as a parent (probably not good but i'm biased) but idk this thought occurred to me and wouldnt leave)

[confused-stars]

I talk about toxic Harbinger polycule as if I had any thoughts about it except vampire au power dynamics and sexy times

#genshin #the funniest part of it is that sumeru is having a much more normal vampire crisis #the harbingers show up and nahida is like 'hey this is my emotionally healthy new vampire clan ive made up of humans who volunteered' #liyue is also kinda chill with pretty much all the vampires being super old with working power structures #fontaine just has too many of arlecchino's spawn hanging around but other than that they're good #meanwhile snezhnaya vampire clan is a catastrophe because they have zero unity and can't agree on anything ever

[saxifactumterritum]

I forgot how much fun lu yao bai youning and qiao chusheng are. It's so funny.

#It is TV show my roommate is a detective. Who has what power at any given moment is so all over the place its so fun. They're all gremlins