#wheel able

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 11/09/2023

Stickerbrush State of Mind

Season 1 Featured on: GilvaSunner's Highest Quality Video Game Rips: Volume 7: Part mm2wood Also on: SiIvaGunner: Starter Kit & Essentials

Ripped by wheel able

I'm going to be as upfront as I can be in today's post. I'm European.

I really don't have a good enough image of the impact of the 9/11 attacks on America, how it affected everyone involved, how its continued to haunt the nation since. I had a hard time picking which rip would even be apt for a day like this one, if it'd be better to just skip it altogether. Althesame, 9/11 was a full-on tragedy, and making light of tragedies of any kind is always a very touchy subject - One SiIvaGunner unfortunately dabbled in during its first year active. In hindsight, its absolutely no wonder that the "9/11 event" on Season 1 of SiIvaGunner was met with such immense backlash as to be cancelled midway through. To date, its likely the most hostile the fanbase has ever been toward the channel and the people behind it. SiIvaGunner's early years, as lighthearted, joyous, and oft emotional as they oft were, are still coated with a thin film of edgy, insensitive and downright hostile flavor of comedy. I'm at least glad that 9/11 day was one project the team knew to denounce, and its alternatives for the Seasons that followed the first have all been filled with the kind of joy I always associated SiIva with.

There was a different kind of sadness that hung over Season 1's 9/11 day in the fallout, however - not every rip made during the event really had hostile or insensitive intent. After the event's official cancellation, the entire day's rips were deleted from the channel, catching a group of genuinely excellent rips in the crossfire. Of these, I'm sure there's none more iconic to the channel than Stickerbrush State of Mind. It took until Season 3 for it to get reuploaded to the YouTube channel, but its lived in the hearts of all SiIva album listeners since it was first saved through the Volume 7: Part mm2wood release in 2016.

Stickerbush Symphony (sorry - that's the official spelling!) is already one of the most hauntingly beautiful tracks within VGM, and both it and its remix in Super Smash Bros. Brawl have been community favorites since Season 1. Stickerbrush State of Mind follows a similar track to what I described in Noonsummer Madness - it mashes this laid-back, calming piece of music with a piece of hip-hop music that would otherwise not quite fit into the meme language SiIvaGunner otherwise speaks. Empire State of Mind by JAY-Z has only been featured on the channel two or three times since this rip debuted it - and both of those instances were almost definitely inspired by the impact this initial time had on the channel's audience.

I'm not American, I'm not an avid listener of hip-hop, and I wasn't even avidly listener to the SiIva albums until a good while into my time following the channel. But Stickerbrush State of Mind has always stuck with me as a kind of time capsule, a reminder of the old times, and an anthem known to us who've been here for so long. To quote a comment SSB_Seal left on the video's reupload five years ago - "I am elated that this rip is finally going to receive the recognition that it has deserved in my eyes for over a year and a half now." It's on Starter Kit & Essentials, it's been safe on the channel since Season 3, and its still a banger - Stickerbrush State of Mind, despite me having so little connection to its joke, the tragedy it was so unfortunately tied to, and the time in which it was first released and archived in, is an eternal vibe and an all-time favorite.

#todays siivagunner #season 1 #siivagunner #siiva #wheel able #donkey kong country #dkc #donkey kong country 2 #dkc2 #diddy kong #dixie kong #donkey kong #rareware #david wise #jay z #hip hop #mashup

[flo-n-flon]

Egwene al'Vere, the Innkeeper's daughter, novice of the White Tower

#egwene al'vere #the wheel of time #wot fanart #wheel of time fanart #wot on prime #show: wheel of time #wot season 2 #character: egwene al'vere #me starting this series: be sure not to draw your favourite characters too soon otherwise you won't be able to finish #me on the second day: egwene #uh #not a wisdom am I

[moxyphinx]

when you see your secret wife for the first time in months but you're in public and supposed to hate each other

#wheel of time #twotedit #wotedit #the wheel of time #moiraine damodred #siuan sanche #moiraine x siuan #wlwedit #siuaraine #siuraine #fishwives #fantasyedit #gif #mine #* #wot* #finally back for #siuan sanche sunday #i don't think i was able to capture it #but that almost imperceptible smile siuan has in 1.06 #MAKES ME NUTS #also thinking about the sophie-ism #when she avoids eye contact as a power move #she's BANANAS #anyway #i feel like i've forgotten how to photoshop #so that's fun

[spinaholi]

i like to imagine that gorgug is the only one of the bad kids who owns a driver’s license and everyone else has been winging it by example

#fig WOULD NOT be able to sit the learners theory test #and adaine is already having a panic attack behind the wheel #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #d20 #spina speaks

[casualavocados]

Wetlanders call it "the Waste." It is the Three-Fold Land. A shaping stone to make us, a testing ground to prove our worth, and a punishment for the sin. What sin? Nobody remembers, it was so long ago.

Ayoola Smart as AVIENDHA in THE WHEEL OF TIME 2.05 | Damane

#the wheel of time #wotedit #wheel of time #thewheeloftimeedit #wotcentral #aviendha #ayoola smart #far dareis mai #*cajedit #*gif #tagging some moots/friends too but feel free to ignore #userzhr #userjjessi #hipranparakul #uservid #just to be like hi!! i made a new thing!! #ive been trying to gif this show for the last three weeks so im just glad i was finally able to #*will smith posing meme* Her. #if anyone actually following this show wants me to tag them in (possible) future sets just send me a dm <3 or let me know in tags

[flickering-nightfall]

behold. ARM

(continuation of this)

#it still needs a few edits #(note to self make the indents in the bones where the pivots overlap) #but im tired so here you go for now #3d #flickerdoodles #rain world #things i don't want to think about: how the hell these things are going to turn from side to side #(because the segments can overlap in-game...) #oh god am i gonna have to change the wheels? #or maybe i'll have to make the wheels be able to rotate even though they don't in-game #it's a 2D game so I have to give myself some leeway in translation to 3D i guess #anyways that's a problem for later!!!

[markantonys]

"This is some of the most fun work we’ve seen from the talented actor Dónal Finn all season; he gets that Mat is a depressive character, and so when Mat has moments of joy and elation — whether that’s simply reuniting with his friends or realizing he was born to be the leader of the most legendary assemblage of heroes ever known — he really makes them almost radiate inner sunlight. It’s just a pleasure to see Mat happy." –Vulture

#wotedit #wot #wot on prime #the wheel of time #mat cauthon #mine #wot show spoilers #I WILL NEVER BE OVER THIS EVER #man!!!!!!!!!!!! #'why have they spent 7 episodes harping on about mat being dark and not letting him succeed at anything' #so that i would BAWL MY FREAKING EYES OUT DURING THE HORN SCENE that's why!!! #LOOK AT HIS FACE!!!!! he's so happy so relieved so emotional!!! #it's amazing that they were able to take the massive unplanned change to mat's story caused by barney's departure #and not just work around it but create such a beautiful and moving character arc out of it #show!mat IS different from book!mat. different and BETTER. there i said it

[booasaur]

The Wheel of Time - 2x06

#wotedit #wot on prime #the wheel of time #siuan sanche #liandrin guirale #the wheel of time 2x06 #the wheel of time spoilers #my looovveeee #here to save her wife presumably? #I don't know what the books did #but from what I've been able to very loosely gather this all wasn't even in the books? #so :o

[lesbianshepard]

they should invent a driving a car that isn't scary

#m #i hate driving so much i get so nervous and scared #but i need to in order to be a shovelbum #because i need to #y'knw #get places #i miss charleston i miss college i miss being able to walk places #every time i get behind the wheel im like aaaaaaa #and its genuinely like harming my ability to live life #like i cant bring myself to drive without panicking #but i need to drive to get a job to afford doctors so i can get back on my meds #but i need my meds to be able to bring myself to drive #so you can see the problem here

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

yet another little Treat for myself! do i have a problem? maybe!

#got two lil jars As You All Can See to transfer the hearts into #and then i caved and got myself some snowflakes because i need some stress relief tonight!!! #sprinkle hours sprinkle hours- #photos from the bog #soon i will have Four little sprinkle jars on my shelf! #ohhhh and letti has discovered their refilled scratching circle... #im so glad i was able to go into town and get her a new collar PLUS! scratchy wheel #UPDATE! SHE IS LAYING ON IT! THE QUEEN APPROVES! #actually allow me to gush about her she's such a polite little beast #i had to put her new collar on #and she 1) came when called 2) jumped onto the stool and sat when asked 3) stayed perfectly and Patiently! still as i put the collar on #AND adjusted it! #she didn't complain or squirm one bit! #she let it happen and when i let go she stayed put and politely waited for a treat (or two! we indulge here!) #she looks so fancy... #i still dont know what happened to her other collar! the pendant was so nice! #now she has a shitty fish one </3 #but her collar is a lovely blue with gold sun/moons on it #i thought it would compliment her lovely white & caramel fur! i was Correct!

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 19/06/2023

Become as Gadget

Season 2 Featured on: Inspector Gunner Also on: SiIvaGunner: Starter Kit & Essentials

Ripped by Bleep, wheel able, Solid STRGG

Though likely clouded by a lot of nostalgia, its long been my opinion that SiIva was at its most engaging during Season 2 and Season 3, due to how expertly rips and lore were woven together. Those who followed the channel live as it was uploading in 2017 will know exactly what I mean - almost every rip with a new joke gathered heaps of speculation over its importance to the lore, the profile picture and banners of the channel were always changing to reflect possible story events unfolding behind closed doors, and it just never ceased to surprise.

I don't think there's any better encapsulation of this excitement, this complete immersion into the state of the channel, than Become as Gadget. In the middle of the ongoing story of the Christmas Comeback Crisis, seemingly out of complete nowhere - the supposed villain of the story and at-that-time manager of the channel was dethroned by a bizarro version of famed cartoon character Inspector Gadget. And like a switch had been flipped, suddenly every single rip uploaded was an Inspector Gadget joke. This is what we'd usually call "Takeovers", but this one was different. There was no special anniversary being celebrated. After a day had passed, the takeover kept going. Two days. Three. Suddenly the description of the channel changed. The profile picture, banner. The Twitter account. Everything was being consumed by this demonic interpretation of Inspector Gadget as based on Mike Matei's all-time classic "Minecraft with Gadget". And in the midst of all this, Become as Gadget is uploaded.

And like, it's all still a joke, especially now looking back, right? Its a silly, basic punchline, mashing up super dramatic, emotional music, with a source as absurd and unserious as Minecraft with Gadget. But the emotions were at an ALL TIME HIGH for the channel when this was happening - I URGE you to check out the comments on this rip in particular to see what I'm talking about. Despite being six years old, there are comments as recent as this year still writing at length about how much this event, and this rip, hit them. At a point where the lore-to-rip engagement was at an alltime high, this 10-day stretch of nothing but Inspector Gadget felt haunting, like a curse placed upon the channel we all used to love so much.

This isn't even to mention the rip itself, which almost speaks for itself. Everyone on board making this rip did an immensely good job, be it from the ever-evolving and dramatic visuals to the actual mashup gradually escalating in gadget intensity, weaving in the core DNA of Nier Automata so densely into the rip itself...its a wonder to all see unfold.

#todays siivagunner #season 2 #siivagunner #siiva #Bleep #wheel able #Solid STRGG #minecraft with gadget #mike matei #nier automata #nier #yoko taro #minecraft #inspector gadget #Youtube #Bandcamp

[prompt-master]

#tmnt #rottmnt #michelangelo #baron draxum #ik a lot of people dont like draxums redemption cuz it felt rushed which is totally fair but #dragging him against his will into the found family is so great #the main thing about the episode i would change is when draxum decides on his own to save those humans #because he was def not there yet #i wouldve prefered him not caring until he sees mikey distressed about not being able to get to the ferris wheel #because hes busy with the bounty hunters #and THEN barry goes ''ugh FINE ill save the [gags] humans'' #i think thats a good first step for him. he doesnt save them for necessarily the most heroic reasons but #him caring about what mikey cares about and the willing to save a human for mikey shows progress that fits him

[milkbreadtoast]

guilty challenge doodle... LMFAOOO🏃🏻

#when the third wheel strikes back #twsb #섭남파업 #서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일 #(this was just practice first attempt... i want to draw cedjesschris doing it...🤧) #guilty challenge #(the guilty challenge is from taemin's new song btw... love u taemin...🫶) #idol au #btw realistically if yeseo did the challenge... i think he'd be too shy and do the modified ver #where u dont stick ur hand under ur shirt KFHDKN (cedric and chris do the original choreo✌️) #also i dont think idol yeseo would be the best dancer🫣 he makes up for it with his vocals and cute face tho...🤧 #like as an idol he'd be able to do the choreography.... but barely DJDHJD and there'd be a noticeable diff when u compare to cedchris🫡 #idol au yeseo means he'd at least have some physical fitness tho ndjfbd but he'd be one of those idols who hates working out #and has to get dragged to the gym by other jock members (cedchris)... #i still want to draw my cedjesschris idea but posting this on its own first cuz idk im impatient #btw idol yeseo would NOT have visible abs‼️ #cedric on the other hand.... well.... u know....🔥🔥 #my art #jung yeseo #jesse venetiaan

[butterflydm]

More s3 hints from interviews (day 2 & Josha!)

@markantonys linked me to a masterthread of More Interviews (twitter.com/GradeKangusBeef/status/1736788980006330448), which I have scoured for more s3 hints, lol. The twitter thread is being updated as they appear, so I definitely recommend the thread as a whole.

From a screenrant interview with Zoë:

Are there any future events or character moments from the books that you know about that you’re excited to get into?

Zoë Robins: Yes, definitely. I’m going to have to tread very carefully, but there’s a moment in season three that I think Wheel of Time book readers will be very, very happy about. It was incredibly exciting to shoot. I think that’s all I can say.

Guessing this will be the Nynaeve-Moghedien confrontation! The word 'exciting' makes me lean that way -- though we may get other key scenes from the books like Lan giving her his ring, not sure that would count as 'incredibly exciting to shoot' and would more likely be described as tender or sweet.

From one with Daniel:

One thing that is less present in the show so far compared to the books is Lan being kind of a mentor figure for Rand. Is there a chance we’ll get a little more of that as the show progresses?

Daniel Henney: I would say that I personally would not bet against it. I'm being shipped off in two months to a place very far away to shoot some really incredible stuff where I have to be in very good shape. I'm eating tree leaves and protein shakes, and I'm in a double training schedule right now, which could include some of the stuff you're talking about.

Another hint that we'll be getting Lan training Rand next season.

From a Dónal one from screenrant; this isn't about s3 but it's sweet:

Dónal Finn: It's great. I love the character very much for that reason. It’s a very human experience that when you're watching, you can go, “I can identify with that, because that person is trying to use levity and humor and lightness to make ease of someone else's difficult situation.” Even though it often can feel like he's kind of punching up or trying to jeer at Rand or something, he knows that it comes from a place of, like, “God, there's so much hard stuff going on for Rand in every day of his life that he needs somebody to do that.” Otherwise, when we meet him in Cairhien, if he doesn't have that—if he doesn't have Mat at that place—he may not laugh, and that's just really crap for your best friend.

I love this point here. I don't think I even realized how miserable as a baseline Rand was this season until we got that contrast of his reunion with Mat. We may be getting that dynamic continuing into s3.

Kate Fleetwood with dragonmount:

KF: Lots of things happen in Season Three... yeah… they sat me down and were like, “This is what we are planning for you in Season Three.” I was, whoaa! Ok…

Very vague, but interesting! I wonder if Liandrin will be a tug-of-rope between Moghedien and Lanfear next season, because Lanfear snagged her from Ishamael but Moggy might snag her from Lanfear.

The tiniest of s3 hints from Ayoola:

AS: A combination of things, I think like, it’s the writers and it is Naomi, my dialect coach, and I kind of spoke about that, it is that humor that the Aiel have that's kind of, can catch you off guard and isn't necessarily funny to everyone but they find it amusing… just where that hits I think and just kind of the situations and we're able to play with that and bring that in.  Also, Aviendha is kind of a little bit more cheeky than some of the other Aiel that we will encounter and kind of her humor is very much part of who she is. Just kind of playing around with that, and it just, it just came out and felt right.

We're gonna meet some serious Aiel in s3. Not a surprise, but good to hear!

Madeleine talked to decider.com:

So far what we know about next season is it’s going to be hugely inspired by The Shadow Rising. We’re going to see Rhuidean and Tel’aran’rhiod. Egwene is now coming out of being a damane. You know, is there anything about her experience with the Seanchan that might influence how she handles, say, another hard, foreign culture like the Aiel? Absolutely. Look, I think even from Season 1, we see that Egwene’s truly been a novice of the world and is fascinated with what is out there and what other people can teach her and what other cultures can teach her. I think she’s sort of taken little bits of the Two Rivers, the White Tower, the Seanchan… And, you know, she goes on this journey to the Aiel Waste and ultimately will, no doubt, learn a lot there as well. So I think she’s just like a big sponge for the world and wants to learn. 

Confirmation that Egwene is going to the Aiel Waste, which makes sense, given that's her TSR plotline. Also, Egwene as a big sponge for the world and constantly learning is just... absolute 100% Egwene.

Josha talked to looper.com:

For Rand, Season 2 was about finding himself and realizing that he can't run away from it. He needs to do it with the people he loves. Season 3 is finally time for facing what he has to face. He's owning that prophecy more, and we see glimpses of why Rand is the Dragon Reborn and why he'll end up where he needs to end up. As that evolution's taking place, what do you do to get into character as this character is evolving? I'm very lucky that I have 14 books, which I have read, and that has given me a lot. I really understand Rand, and it's a lot of things. It's the conversations I have with Rafe [Judkins], the directors, and the writers. It's playing with all these amazing actors. It's the sets. Everything feels so real, and at the end of Season 3, we go to South Africa for two months, and being in that environment, all those things added up together, that helps you to get into the character.

Very exciting! We know that South Africa is Rhuidean, I believe, so very exciting to hear.

Also, Season 3, that keeps on going, and that is a very interesting area to explore because Lanfear is the Devil, and you can't love the Devil. It feels at times that Lanfear is the only one that really understands Rand, and because Rand is often very lonely in what he feels and sees, it seems like, at times, he can't express it to anyone else, and she's exactly what he needs — but she's the devil. That was very interesting for us to explore, and I secretly hope that Rand and Lanfear marry, but I don't think that will happen.

lol @ Josha. Anyway, yes, they're going to be exploring Lanfear trying to tempt/manipulate Rand more in s3, sounds like, so she isn't going to pay attention to Moghedien's warning for too long.

Again, without spoilers, what's next for Rand and the Emond's Field Five heading into Season 3? What can we expect? That's a good question. What can you expect for Season 3 without getting into spoilers? Well, they're together again. There is way more togetherness than in Season 2. That's exciting. It is fun to follow all of you guys, but there's a lot more momentum when you're all together. That's also quite hard for them, because these main characters all need to become something eventually. Because they are so close, it also creates some inner conflict. Rand, for example — if someone has been to your first birthday parties, it is very hard to become the most powerful channeler in the world and also the most dangerous man in the world, because they know your parents and they know who you were. That is one of the struggles they're facing now that they're together at the start of Season 3.

I would like to paste that last sentence from his first answer directly into the brains of everyone at reddit who believes that s3 is going to start with everyone all split up into separate plotlines and we're not going to get any group interactions.

Great answers from Josha in this one!

Screenrant also talked to him:

How do you interpret Rand’s relationship with Egwene in season 2? It’s romantic in the first season; do you feel like there’s a thread of that still there?

Josha Stradowski: I think a thread of that romantic relationship is definitely still there, because it gives this feeling of home for the both of them. They have been to each other's birthday parties. I think that is, on a human level, very [much] what they both need. But I think it also might transition to something else; more like a brother/sister kind of love. But that’s season three, maybe.

I'm really glad they asked him about Egwene!

Rand only reunites with his friends from the Two Rivers at the end of the season, and we haven’t seen how they are around him [after] knowing that he’s the Dragon yet. Can you say anything about what that dynamic is for season 3? Are they afraid of him?

Josha Stradowski: I think for all the main characters, they get what they need, and that is each other, but for all of them comes the internal conflict that they also feel like they need to become something else. It's like this growing pain, and I think Rand has that quite a lot. I feel like he wants to be there for his friends, he knows that he needs to be there for them to protect them, and the other way around as well, but he also needs to become the most dangerous men alive. How can you do that with someone that knows your dad, or the girl who kissed you for the first time? I don't know if that's Egwene, but in my head it is. So, I feel like they all struggle with this growing pain, but you see why they are friends, and you see why they are together; why they are the main characters of this story.

More that implies that we're going to be seeing EF5 interactions before they split up.

Collider also talked to him:

I've been reading the books, as well, and I think that's one of the sadder parts of Rand's journey, as you see how he's viewed through other characters, and the sadness of them reconciling their memories of him with the person that he now is kind of forced to become. Speaking of love relationships, though, I talked to Ceara and Rafe about Rand and Elayne's first meeting. What was important to capture in hinting at what this relationship is going to be, as well as the surprise of that connection? It feels like these are two people looking at each other for the first time and thinking, “You're going to be someone special.” STRADOWSKI: Yes. And that's what I take away, quite often, from the books as well. I have that with Selene, for example. There are a lot of moments where Rand can't get a word out of his mouth because he's so in shock at the beauty of this woman in front of him — and we didn't really have that with Selene, not like that in the TV show, but we did have it for Elayne. It's, like you said, a hint of what it could be, but I feel like it's subtle. It's a gradual thing which needs to be organic, and we might have some of that in Season 3, but I can't spoil that.

He talks a lot more openly about Selene/Lanfear in general -- which makes sense, because that's the relationship that was on the screen in front of us, while the Elayne relationship is gonna have a lot more spoilers involved -- but we get this hint here and I like hearing that the plan for Rand & Elayne is to be gradual and organic (which will be a big contrast to how the Rand/'Selene' relationship was introduced).

I will point out that Josha seems pretty careful overall about spoilers, mostly talking about things pretty vaguely and with ambiguity, so it feels like part of why he's talking about Lanfear so much is because she's one of the few things he's allowed to openly talk about at this point.

Lan training Rand is something that I think fans are excited to see, so I'll ask you the same question that I asked Daniel: can we look forward to that in Season 3? STRADOWSKI: What did Daniel say? He said he's back on the Warder diet, but then he also referenced your recent Instagram post and said that he needs to trim up to stand next to you. STRADOWSKI: Well, you can tell him I'm on the Dragon diet. Like you said, I'm also very excited to finally see some Lan/Rand swordfighting. I think it's time.

It cracks me up that Josha feels out how much Daniel might have spoiled before he says anything.

#wot s3 speculation #wot speculation #wot #wheel of time #wot on prime #wot s2 spoilers #wot 2x8 spoilers #wot book spoilers #the fires of heaven #we're supposed to get more interviews dropped tomorrow i think #but i am also leaving to go visit family for the holidays tomorrow #so i may or may not be able to look through them #depending on when they get released

[markantonys]

THE WHEEL OF TIME | 2x03 → 2x08

#wotedit #wot #wot on prime #the wheel of time #elayne trakand #egwene al'vere #nynaeve al'meara #mine #wot show spoilers #elayne is Officially part of the gang now!!! 😭😭😭 #it must've meant so much to her to hear that and especially to hear it from nynaeve #elayne wants to be needed! she wants to be able to Do Things for her friends!

[flo-n-flon]

Perrin Aybara, blacksmith, Goldeneyes

#the wheel of time #wot fanart #perrin aybara #wheel of time fanart #wot on prime #I should be able to do Mat before the premiere #I could have spent more time trying to understand what Perrin was wearing but nah #show: wheel of time #character: perrin aybara #fanart