#today was successful

[flamboyant-king]

I bought a Cammy Commission at Youmacon done by the fabulous @vaileigh

I crave more!

#they did cambly so fast for so little. go to their booth its like at the back end of the artist alley facing the exit wall #urgh need more camblies #i found a chansey a blissey and AN OMANYTE #today was successful #i got a snocone. handed out cammies granola and pokemon cards #got my photos taken. found delicious slurpees. but we need manga. wheres all the manga #ill perhaps buy another commish heheh #from somewhere #youmacon

[lizzardtown]

I have mostly learned the chromatic scale and if I do any more I think my fingers will bleed

#today was successful #just need to memorize the letters better and press harder on the strings

[wherewolf]

the responses i’ve seen to shiv’s ending seem very quick to write her off as just another sad victim of the cycle, which isn’t without truth BUT!!! that is not even remotely the summation of shiv’s story.

i don’t think she votes yes to “save kendall” or to try to finally set her brothers free. and i don’t think her main concern was that ken was becoming their dad. she absolutely noticed and didn’t love it, but that was not her motivation in betraying him. she was thinking about herself.

it’s tempting to make a martyr out of her as she is the only female child and we see her suffer the onslaught of misogyny that comes with that. but to make her into a saintlike figure who got beat takes away the power and intelligence behind her decision.

at this point she’s stuck between two non ideal choices, but she recognizes that they have accidentally made her the single most important player in the game. because while she can’t have the outcome she’d prefer, she has the power to decide the fates of everyone else. the written off lone woman now holds in her hands the fate of every man in her life.

so she thinks about the long term benefits of both options and realizes that one side leaves her completely without any leverage.

her brothers have proven to her multiple times in the last few days alone that they will cut her out and walk all over her the first chance they get. siding with them leaves her nothing to bargain with. she would just have to hope that ken would actually take care of her. and that level of vulnerability is not only unacceptable to her, it’s stupid. and shiv fuckin roy is not stupid.

so she thinks about the other side and about what she actually wants for her life. and against her better judgment, it’s becomes unfortunately clear that she wants tom. the way she wants him is not altogether loving or even good but it is necessary to her. she sees relationships as having winners and losers and she chose this man specifically so that she could be confident in her ability to win. except now he’s grown some balls and made himself unavailable to her.

she may not like the way her husband is evolving but she already placed her bets on him, so she’s sure as hell not losing to him now. there’s also a part of her that feels intrigued by this new man she’s married to. it’s interesting to have a sparring partner in him instead of having to looking for excitement outside of their marriage.

so for maybe the first time ever, she processes what tom has said to her and thinks about what he actually wants.

he needs her to prove that she cares. he needs to know that she is capable of sacrifice. if she can’t find it within herself to do this for him, then she will lose him, and by extension, she will lose.

siding with tom gives her the opportunity to once and for all make a grand-stand gesture of love, but more importantly, it creates leverage for her. never again will he be able to hold the moral high ground over her head. never again can he say she doesn’t love him. never again can he call her selfish or uncaring. above all, he can never betray her again, because she just removed all of his moral justification for turning on her. he doesn’t realize it yet, but she’s just taken back all the power in their relationship. just in a more subtle way than she’s used to operating.

and just like that, she has the ceo of a multi billion dollar company in her pocket, while situating herself as the only descendant of logan roy to still be playing the game, having removed her brothers from the equation permanently. she may still be far from the top but she’s creating a path for herself to climb.

so yes, she’ll let tom play king for a day, and she’ll have his baby and say “congratulations,” and play the gracious wife, but tomorrow is a new day with lots of room to maneuver. and when her husband puts out his hand, she’ll place her own on top. but she won’t grasp it because she doesn’t need to.

#🐺 #shivy’s gonna be just fine #okay this ended up being a very long post but #i feel like someone needed to point out her wins #also i’m fully aware that remaining in the toxic world of the family business is not a win rly but #i think her ending is being interpreted as powerlessness #which it is NOT #she chose her spot. she’s calling shots #she may not have won today but she sure as hell didn’t lose #let’s not work so hard to sanctify her that we remove everything about her that makes her such a brilliant character #succession #shiv roy #siobhan roy #scn #tv

[prideprejudce]

imagine being on the board of a billion dollar company voting on its future and you hear I AM THE ELDEST BOY in the next meeting room over like how cringe im screaming

#succession finale #succession #succession spoilers #kendall roy #roman roy #shiv roy #rewatching The Scene again today and I’m laughing #someone said at the end of the day they were all children arguing outside their dads office still #and that cannot be more true

[todayontumblr]

Monday, January 8.

Glamorama at the Globes.

We like our Globes how we like our Rules—Golden (see also: Girls/Bachelors/Compasses/Ratios, etc.) Fortunately, last night saw The 81st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the crème de la crème in film and American television, and they did not disappoint. There were awards to be handed out, a wealth of tea to be spilled, and history to be made. There were also acceptance speeches to be read, and people to thank—unless, of course, in exceptional circumstances.   

a speech for the ages @ouiladybug

#today on tumblr #golden globes #golden globes 2024 #golden globes awards #golden globes red carpet #emma stone #the bear #oppenheimer #barbenheimer #films #movies #filmblr #award season #celebs #ayo edebiri #jeremy allen white #gg 2024 #succession #cillian murphy

[eastgaysian]

the idea that rose died because logan was sick and he couldn't stop it from spreading. And then he grew up and gave all his kids his sickness that he couldn't stop from spreading. Lol

#succession spoilers #if i talk much more about this it's going to get (gameshow host voice) TOO PERSONALLY REVEALING! so thats enough posts for today. #chalkboard

[irlplasticlamb]

nothing's certain but death and taxes.

prints + merch + dm for commission info

#vic.txt #romencken week let’s goo! today’s prompt was teeth btw! #roman roy #succession #romencken #jeryd mencken #roman x mencken #succession hbo #succession art #roman x jeryd #my art #fav #art #fanart #illustration #artists on tumblr #digital art #character art

[siohbhanroy]

SUCCESSION ↳ 3x08 | 4x07

#succession #successionedit #shiv roy #tom wambsgans #caroline collingwood #succession spoilers #sarah snook #matthew macfadyen #harriet walter #* #insp by many tweets ive seen today

[sylvies-chen]

say what you will about roman being a piece of shit and every word you say will undoubtedly be true. but it means something that I got sick to my stomach watching kendall repeatedly tell roman “you fucked it” when roman is at his absolute lowest, just to manipulate him into being subservient the way logan manipulated kendall himself in the s1 finale. it means something that I was crying watching roman break down completely at the funeral, sobbing in ways no one has seen him sob before as he asks to get his dad out of the coffin like a little kid who can’t fathom death. it means something— everything— that I was nauseous watching roman self-destruct, go looking for a fight all while a loop of his whimpering is going viral and being mocked and the ONLY person even remotely uncomfortable with it is gerri.

it doesn’t matter if you’re a piece of shit. in this world, in this game, emotion like that gets shot down, scarfed on by sharks. nobody deserves that. not in this lifetime anyway.

#ugh my heart broke for many people today but especially roman #also romangerri nation how did we like our small crumb #oh and hats off to connor for being the supportive older brother we know and love #succession #hbo succession #succession hbo #roman roy #romangerri #gerri kellman #succession spoilers #succession 4x09

[arthurmorganson]

being a succession monday girl in a succession sunday world is the most alienating feeling in the world

#THE SPOILERS ARE EVERYWHERE I NEED TO WATCH EP 3 TODAY #succession #me.txt #greatest hits

[youngsamberg]

succession is ending with season 4

#succession #i’m so upset i was not ready for this news today!!!!!!

[girljeremystrong]

the things he kept from the succession set

#losing my grip on reality #too much is happening today #he's kendall irl #jeremy strong #succession

[fightingdragonswithwho]

He kept us outside. But he kept everyone outside. When he let you in... when the sun shone... it was warm. Yeah. It was really... It was warm in the light. But it was hard to be his daughter. I can't not... You know, he was... hard on women. He couldn't fit a whole woman in his head. But he did okay. You did okay, Dad. We're all here and we're doing okay. We're doing okay. So, goodbye my dear, dear world of a father.

SUCCESSION Church and State

#succession #succession spoilers #shiv roy #successiondaily #succgifs #usermandie #userannalise #usergiu #user-clara #tusersadie #userlix #usertree #cinematv #cinemapix #tvedit #' He couldn't fit a whole woman in his head.' can't believe this is a real show we get to watch #sarah snook i am stealing that emmy for u personally #anyway very unwell doing very poorly today #.qp. #ana.gif

[yuri-alexseygaybitch]

On one hand I sympathize with people wanting to feel like they're doing something by participating in these "general strikes" (not really what general strikes are but w/e) because feeling hopeless and disempowered in the face of mass death is real brain poison and God knows organized labor in the imperial core is in fully class traitor mode and can't be bothered to lift a fucking finger for Palestine, but also the amount of young people I've seen waste time on them + other dead-end endeavors like the Starbucks boycott or getting arrested in publicity stunt "direct actions" is fucking depressing. Individualist salvation politics are a blight. This isn't about proving how much you can give up to a cause it's about organizing effectively and efficiently within a mass movement. It's not - and never will - be about you.

#i would 100% still be like this today if i didn't bother to read actually successful revolutionaries and join a party #read. get disciplined. do shit proven to work.

[expelliarmus]

#mine #doctor who #dwedit #peter capaldi #alex kingston #(and greg davies' head) #i think i'll just keep tagging him like this whenever i gif this episode lol #flashing gif #so today the hot chocolate festival started and i went downtown for some!!! #it was a black forest hot chocolate and it was very good #but i really went for the croissant and i got a black sesame one and it was so good #i also tried to do some report cards today... kinda successful? #i'll try again tomorrow though sigh #very excited to try more hot chocolates though

[todayisafridaynight]

journalists underestimate the magnitude of my addiction and how far i'll go for the bit

#snap chats #im lying i physically could not marathon this i got school LMAO BUT IMAGINE #my god speaking of school i signed up for a japanese history class. because of course i did #i also needed an extra class and i didnt know what else to put LMAO but i might swap it or somn #thinkin i should get back into theater..... i got like two months to decide anyway #i was thinking about how im gonna play IW during streams... if the lord will let me i might stream for 2~3 hours or so #im putting such a small time limit due to Aforementioned School but also idk if my computer can record any longer than that #when i tried saving the video to my flashdrive it only lasted about two some hours right ? maybe 3 if i remember right #i decided to record to my computer's hard drive instead of the usb since it has more space so maybe i can record longer #ill prob do a test run later today and record a nonsense video. i WILL delete it i just wanna see what the limit is #cause my plan is to just Record One -> Upload It -> Delete OG yk. Lazy Susan type of plan #didnt mean to type out my whole gameplan in the tags LOL BUT HEY I WANTED TO TALK BOUT IT AT SOME POINT #my final message is that ive Hopefully preordered the ichi statue. i say Hopefully cause i am once again doing it through jp rabbit #and i didnt get the confirmation it was successful yet so I Will Simply Wait. #point is it was a lot cheapter than i thought it was going to be <3 yay <3 #ok im running out of tags tl;dr im gonna marathon IW until my eyes bleed BYYYE