#DELIGHTED at how good this show is

[artistictea]

I had like 3 consecutive dreams about this show after not thinking about it for 20 years so clearly the thing to do here was start it again

#doug funnie #skeeter valentine #roger klotz #patti mayonnaise #doug #myart #DELIGHTED at how good this show is

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 163

Danny pinched the bridge of his nose, taking a deep breath, counting to ten and then letting it out. Why was this always his luck? Alright. Okay. Time to move again thanks to Dan pushing his body too far again, and ending up in his core. This was not how he was expecting to spend his days when he ghost-adopted his clone and sort-of son now actual son. Welp, he’ll throw a dart at the map to figure out where he’ll go next. 

Hm. Well, pack up Ellie! They’re moving to a place called Smallville, you always wanted a horse, right?

#dcxdp #dpxdc #prompts #The Nightingales end up the Kents’ neighbors #Which is probably very useful when a spaceship crashes in the yard #Danny is good at hiding his powers but a baby Dan is in fact Not #Jordan and Clark are inseparable #They’re really good at Bad Cop & Good Cop #Ellie is delighted to be the older sister and encourage all their mischief #Or help them fly (again in Dan’s case) #Martha teaches Danny how to cook without accidentally bringing something to life #Dan is definitely not jealous of how much Clark talks about his new BFF Batman when he starts superheroing #Well as the older-by-a-couple-months person it is his duty to make sure this dude is a good friend for his barely-younger cousin #Somehow he ends up the inbetween of Clark’s optimism & Bruce’s pessimism #He also just sometimes Shows Up at the watchtower after the league is formed despite not being a hero

[softchouli]

#At the training center when Peeta showed Katniss his camouflaged arm #She mentions how good the lighting of the painting is #She's skeptical about him being able to replicate so well how the sun looks when it comes through the foliage #Given that the closest he usually got to something similar is the only tree that his family has at the bakery #But is so easy to picture a tiny Peeta getting the trash out and being mesmerized by the current state of the sky #And probably getting scolded by that moldy bread that was his mother for “taking too long” to coming back #But stubbornly holding onto this habit and never letting go #And just keeping admiring the sky #Because it does have the prettiest colors at sunrise (when bakers are already up) #And at sundown (everyone knows what that means) #Or whenever clouds decide to look like they'd be an absolute delight to get close to #Katniss mentions there's not much beauty to look at in their district #But Peeta's eyes got trained with time to know where to find it #the hunger games #peeta mellark #catching fire #mockingjay #thg

[bibxrbie]

I don't really know how to feel about the fact that Ahsoka has all these things that could help revive the Order, and she just doesn't share it with Luke who is actively trying to revive the Jedi Order. Like, Hyuang is with her as she goes on an intergalactic space trip, and she has holos of Anakin training lightsaber combat, which I would argue she doesn't really need.

And, idk, I wouldn't say it's selfish for her to have these things, that's not really fair on her, and I don't expect her to give them to Luke, but I do hope she shares that knowledge with him.

#i really hope she shares it with him #i dont expect her to give them to luke because hyuang can obviously make his own choices and the holos hold sentimental value #but i just really want luke to have something good of his father with him #some tangible proof that (aside from saving Luke) anakin was agood person #also why doesnt anakin visit luke on his adventures? #you're telling me Vader spent years chasing his son just to be absent when he dies? #anakin “son boy need son boy” skywalker haunts luke and delights himself in their adventures #ahsoka critical #this is isnt really abiut her as a character but rather just how strange it is to have a force centric show in the age of the new republic #and have luke skywalker missing #luke skywalker #star wars #pro jedi

[sometimes-love-is-enough]

[image description: six colorful masks in the style of Commedia Dell’arte. The first is red with golden swirls, a red ribbon and spikes reminiscent of a crown, and is labelled ‘IL PRINCIPE’. The second is light blue with a rainbow string, upquirked eyes, and a single tear running down the side of the face, labelled ‘PADRE’. The third, blue and blocky with simple geometric designs, labelled ‘INSEGNANTE’. The fourth, black with a spiked birdlike nose, shading beneath the eye holes, and patchwork violet details, labelled ‘INQUIETO’. The fifth is a yellow halfmask with snakelike decals and a crack that runs across the bottom, lavelled ‘IL SERPENTE’. The final mask is green and grotesque, with a large nose, huge eyes, and a moustache, and spiky wires emerging from the top - labelled ‘IL DUCA’. End image description]

A continuation of the thoughts from my post about AU fanfiction as modern Commedia Dell'arte - here's the sides as vaguely Commedia-esque masks. Presenting: the archetypal cast of Commedia dell'lati!

IL PRINCIPE, the prince, a more thoughtful descendant of the swaggering Il Capitano archetype. He's often seen with his distinctive red sash, and occasionally a bladed weapon. Il Principe is prideful, sometimes to a fault, and deeply romantic.

PADRE, the father, representing family values and an apparent moral compass. Often played as somewhat naive or foolish - sometimes portrayed at hiding something more devious beneath that, depending on the show and situation. He's recognizable by his fondness for wordplay, and his cheerful attitude.

INSEGNANTE, the teacher, the unlistened-to voice of reason, the provider of exposition. His misunderstandings of common metaphorical phrases are frequently the source of comic relief. It's a common plot point for him to be pushed to his limit and snap, revealing genuine emotion behind his mask of impenetrable reason.

INQUIETO, the restless one - the devil's advocate, quick to voice the negatives of a situation and recommend doing something, anything else. Often takes the role of 'jerk with a heart of gold' - frequently is the recipient of misfortune. A key part of his character is his sharp wit and sarcasm against every other member of the cast.

IL SERPENTE, the snake, is cunning and deceptive by nature. He will often emerge onto the stage in the guise of another character, having stolen their mask offstage. The inevitable reveal where he produces his true mask and slots it onto his face is always met with delighted applause. Il Serpente was originally often depicted as the villain of many productions and still sometimes is, although many recent shows have taken to treating him in a much more sympathetic light.

Finally, IL DUCO, the duke - the brother and mirrored counterpart of Il Principe. Some shows choose to tone down his original conception as a graphic and grotesque provider of foul language in order to make him easier to portray, or easier to sympathize with. Other shows turn up the crassness all the way, and make him downright villainous in nature. Il Duco is, chronologically, the most recent addition to the archetypes, but has quickly found his way into being a beloved and fascinating part of many performances.

One of the things separating the more modern Commedia dell'lati from its predecessor, Commedia dell'arte, is its willingness to play with character dynamics. The plots and settings are never certain from one show to the next, and neither are the relationships between the characters. Il Serpente and Inquieto could be in a committed relationship on one stage, and at each other's throats fighting to the death on another - although, it should be noted, the two are never mutually exclusive. Sometimes the morality of characters are black-and-white, sometimes it's all in strokes of grey, but it's all in the name of exploring new aspects of these beloved familiar archetypes.

Everything's fluid when it comes to Commedia dell'lati - but always recognizable, however distant.

#my art #long post #sanders sides #commedia dell'arte #i'm just... VERY delighted by how commedia group dynamics mirror side group dynamics #also apologies if i got any italian stuff wrong! i double-checked as best i could but internet translations ain't perfect #i would have done the other common fanon characters (like Remy and Picani and the rest) but i couldn't think of good enough mask designs #....and of course Character!Thomas isn't common enough in AUs to get a mask of his own #if he ever shows up on stage he's recognizable by the lack of mask or a flower tucked behind the ear

[ctl-yuejie]

ramblings on Li Ming (and Heart) and homosexuality

moonlight chicken has so many things to offer in terms of technical beauty and interesting themes but what i cannot stop thinking about is the different ways they approach homosexuality in the story.

we have Wen who has a rainbow flag on his desk and pictures of him and Alan on the wall. Wen, who openly flirts with Jim and has no qualms talking openly about his one night stand. Wen, whose step father knows about his sexuality and is close enough with him to discuss his love life.

Kaipa we don’t know too much about. But his mom knows and is supportive and some of the vendors and the chicken family seem to know. But if anyone was questioning in what reality this show is set with all the class discussion and corona featuring, his part of the story shows that homophobia exists and he is worried about how he fits in with his own family, the expectations of his mother and possible the awareness that he makes the family he has “different”.

Jim is arguably even more visibly gay than Wen in terms of what we see throughout the show. He opened the shop with his ex, they prayed at the temple together and even though he objected due to proprities sake eventually they loudly declared their love to each other and the whole neighbourhood knows. Wen somehow feels like he is living in the remnants of a bubble: his circle of friends seems very queer, his closest friend and the whole gym seem to be all part of that as well. This only might change now with him questioning his work and breaking up with Alan: some gatherings he won’t attend anymore apparently.

And finally, we have Li Ming. At school he doesn’t seem to open up to his classmates on most things and additionally is in the closet. While there wasn’t anything alluding to homophobic rethoric being spread at school we can see how the heteronormativity gets to him and feel that there must be good reason as to why no one knows. And it could just be how Li Ming is judging the situation based on vibes, we don’t know. His mother is or at least was homophobic but at the same time he is raised by his gay uncle who is surrounded by other gay people. And I love how it feels like this might have given him enough security to be comfortable with his own sexuality but how it also isn’t enough to shield him from the world at large.

With so many great shows coming out of Thailand and most of them getting more and more political it just feels so real and 2023 to me that Li Ming is part of a generation that knows who they are but still have to battle with the shadow that homophobia has cast way before they were born.

#moonlight chicken #i had this in my draft for a week now thinking if i'd get the time i could put this more leloquently but that was a lie as it turns out #might edit some stuff later #but for now i just have to write about how fantastic this show is for giving these varied realities of queer life #which are all influenced by their environment but also in the way the characters connect across generations #we don't know if him had a gay mentor who could've guided him #whereas li ming technically has him and his neighbourhood friends to reference #but li ming - understandibly so - seems more closeted than anyone else (minus Heart possigly) #in middle school everyone around me proclaimed how supportive they were of lgbt+ rights #but as soon as one guy came out he become the TALK of the school for weeks #he got reduced to his sexuality #and when he dated a girls some months after he got called attention seeking for coming out as gay before #and most people thought they were doing an open-minded thing #and despite knowing that i know that i am not the only queer kid who decided to not come out lest we'd become that talk of the whole school #and our dating lives scrutinized #even though all of us were super comfortable with who we are #and for me that was mostly the case because i had adult lesbian role models close to my family #so i knew i was good and that nothing strange was going on #but still - this othering made the school environment hostile enough to keep me in the closet #so yes - i am extremely delighted with how they depict this dynamic with li ming

[avoteforme]

it's the same picture as-

#jack robinson dealing with upset women in his life- phryne rosie elsie tizzard anna ross concetta fabrizi #he's that rare thing- a man who is not afraid nor made uncomfortable by a woman's tears #soft-hearted and understanding but NOT soft-headed #instead he pairs it with a no-nonsense grounded approach #the fact that he is like this with women who are mature/experienced makes it charming #ilhsfm #jack robinson #miss fisher's murder mysteries #mfmm #also the 111 scene is when jack gets to see that phryne isn't that larger-than-life peter pan character that i always imagine he pictures #her to be i mean that's delightful and fun and i love how the whole show leaned into that but the moments of vulnerability are good too #reason number 4 why i love this character #number 1 is bc i think he is attractive 😌

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

me? watching dhmis for the 'nth time? its more likely than you think

#when your comfort show is 6 episodes of puppet horror #Theres Three Of Us! Just Three Of Us! Look Closely You Will See~ #i need my dose of these idiots ok #just battled through hell traffic #and moving big ass mattresses #i deserve to watch my comfort puppets & eat my tasty lil beef bowl #and then... perhaps ask answering. or writing. or both #or scribbles!! who knows!!! #wait no. show. beef. Shower. then creative stuff #we will see how i feel.... #absolutely unprompted #i am feeling Very motivated for lights out rn #somebody went through like.... the entire tag and provided their own tag commentary/thoughts #and it was Delightful #i was like 'yes! oh! good thoughts!! excellent point!!! Fantastic Question!!! nodding enthusiastically!!!' #for a second there i was gettin kinda :/ about the au for Multiple Reasons #but they've helped banish those Stressful Thoughts and its like hey! yeah! i Love this au! #but anyway! puppet time! beef time! #time to see my favorite special guest - Unemployed Brendan! (he's me!)

[leporidaisical]

Digital painting practice, featuring a snapper!

[ID: a brown snapper from flight rising looking over their shoulder. Drawn in a lineless, painterly style. End ID.]

(bonus coloured-in sketch below the cut)

[ID: the same snapper as above, this time in a pencil lined style with rough watercolour-style colouring. End ID.]

#flight rising #fr snapper #frfanart #dragons #artists on tumblr #digital painting #my art #im genuinely getting kinda emotional about this one #because for the first time i feel like my art is approaching the artists i used to look up to #like im finally getting to the point where my art looks how i want it to #and ive still got a ways to go #but i can see the path #it struck me while i was drawing this #that if i could go back in time and show it to my younger self #little me would be.. #idk #delighted. ecstatic. blown away #i feel like all the time ive spent is starting to pay off #its a good feeling #i think.

[teamfortresstwo]

….Honestly this has changed my opinion on sooo many ships

#still love VoxAl of course they’re so dear to my heart but definitely changed the way I’ve seen it . gives it an edge almost . #And Voxval???? god !! I mean I’ve always seen them to be somewhat soft but god that was just !!!!! #seeing the Vs so casual and happy with eachother !!! I could cry !!! I did cry !!! this show… #it’s come so far since its first tumble of an episode . #I can ignore every flaw for something so.. beautiful . #it was amazing . all I’ve ever wanted . #goodness!! #hah! #oh. that was a delight . #And god words cannot describe how much I still love Al’s song #eeeek!!! #and we did get hints of Lilith in his fight with Adam so! hm . #also ! Lilith is in heaven?? and maybe evil also??? ahhhh!!! #hazbin spoilers

[kyolypso]

NEW GREAT PRETENDER MOVIE IS SO GOOD BTW.

#i have so many thoughts #i really enjoyed all the new characters!! #i usually dont like it when shows bring back characters that are supposed to be dead but they did it pretty well #dorothy doesnt remember anything from before and she is just living her own life #and the story is about Her first and foremost even if Laurent had his grubby hands all over the case #laurent really has grown a lot in the time since becuase hes keeping his distance he knows he shouldnt be anywhere near the case #and i understand him at the end when hes talking to her at the station. its very clearly a goodbye for him #hes letting go and letting them both go their separate ways #i also really like how unclear edamura's status with the crew is #hes clearly still friends with abby but he doesnt seem to have anything to do with the case #which is so good for him after the shit he went through im glad he actually said no and left #but he still keeps in contact with abby which makes me happy :) #also i did catch the cynthia name drop from i think the like cartel members?? made me gasp #SO SAD we didnt get to see her or abby :( #other notes the lady with the african restaurant was a delight i loved her #ALSO I SWEAR THEY MADE EDAMURA MORE TAN. HELL YEAH #grepre #great pretender #great pretender movie #great pretender movie spoilers

[michael-pemulis]

even if you don’t play DnD definitely go see honor among thieves; it’s super fun and well-done and accessible to people who’ve never played. if you want a slightly enhanced experience, do what I did an go with folks who do play, and ask them some of their favorite settings, character types, creatures, or tropes on the way over so you can be delighted when you recognize something.

#I was so thrilled to know about the underdark #and owlbears and mimics #really enhanced my delight #dndhat #dadhat #idk how long it’s been since I went to the movies #years probably #but it was so much fun #i was really impressed by how enjoyable the movie was for me #not knowing any of the tropes or lore or such #very accessible. they talk in interviews about using structures viewers will be familiar with to ease them into the setting #and they do a good job of not getting bogged down in terminology and just showing what things are/do #at the same time there are tons of settings and creatures and items that the friends I went with could recognize and enjoy #most weren’t plot related but they obviously added to the atmosphere #fight scenes were great #dialogue was funny #and there were a few times where you could even intuit mechanics despite it not being part of the movie #j next to me in the theater: persuasion check #or the dm making a complicated puzzle or obstacle course only for the party to immediately break it or go around #rip thank you for your service

[befuddled-calico-whump]

Stumbled on the series Altered Carbon a few days ago. I'm only five episodes in, but so far so good. The concept is exceptionally whumpy, but the execution is fairly standard for mainstream TV (handwaved injuries, trauma not really acknowledged). It's also a cyberpunk setting that goes heavy on world building, so naturally I love that.

(mini review with some spoilers beneath the cut)

Pros:

- Whumpy premise. Rebel/mercenary is taken out of prison by a rich guy who wants to hire him (and who almost verbatim claims him as his property)

- Interesting world, colorful and visually fun

- The concept of resleeving (transferring a person's consciousness into a new body) is used for both comedy and horror and it's great

- Episode 4 is like 30% torture chamber

- The way they illustrate "body death" as cheap makes a lot of sense to me for the the setting

- There's an AI hologram character and I love him

Cons:

- Has the gratuitous violence, nudity, and gore that's become typical for "adult" sci-fi. I don't mind it, (and I love the fight scenes) but half the time it seems like it's just for shock value

- excessive amount of sex scenes. Also makes half the female characters sex workers, and has a few instances of 'violence against women as a plot device'. The extent doesn't seem necessary aside from the "gritty" vibes these shows feel like they need to be taken seriously

- most of the romance feels forced

- oh and the male lead is literally drugged and sexually assaulted, but afterwards it's almost played like it was consensual??

- yeah yeah it's typical for sci-fi protagonists to be super tough and unflinching and it's part of the character but holy cow the lead has minimalist reactions to pain

#calico reviews #despite my complaints its still a good show and ill probably watch more #i know i said i loved the cheap death and hated the shock value in the same breath but im mostly just annoyed #adult media seems to feel the need to go out of its way to prove it's worth a 'mature' rating #and it just feels kinda lame and overdone #dont get me wrong i love violence and gore but its how its portrayed that matters #repo! the genetic opera gets away with it because it fits the sorta campy unapologetic tone #but most media just wants to be gritty and shocking #its not lost on me that the premise is similar to wildefire lol #im actually delighted #whump rec #altered carbon #tw sa mention #tw noncon mention #also a smaller complaint and i know i haven't finished it but #the world revolves around the ability to body swap and NOTHING pertaining to the trans community has even been hinted at #smh

[songofstrawhats]

Whenever fics specifically mention Nami or Sanji buying citrus at port I'm just like.....

That's why they have the tangerine trees???? Tangerines are very much citrus!! They will keep you from getting scurvy!! Like I appreciate the realism but the tangerine trees are very much right there!!!

#the trees are our convenient 'oh dont worry about scurvy' excuse!!! they showed up the arc after the scurvy infodump for a reason!!!! #do you know how much fruit these trees produce??? they flower and fruit at the same time okay and if the skin is thick enough it stays good #and you can make marmalade and stuff and ALL THAT WILL ALSO PREVENT SCURVY #all im saying is that nami would not go out of her way to pay for somwthing that is right there #if nami is buying citrus i expect the next line to be about the terrible citrus greening exposure that made all her trees inedible lmao #ANYWAYS TODAY IN MINOR FIC COMPLAINTS LMAO #my other complaint is that the trees should be drawn with blossoms more #citrus blossoms next to citrus fruit is such a delightful thing and my floridian heart wants more of it!!!! #lori chat

[elfcollector]

Name: Rue Codename: kraehe

#god eater #god eater 2 #rue #dailygaming #gameplaydaily #gamingnetwork #vgedit #videogameedit #gamingedit #her hairs no longer styled in any meaningful way partially cos i love the progression of like #different hairstyles as the story progresses #partially as a show of how post the spiral tree forming and the loss of julius rue is like #MEGAAA depressed. rly not doing Personal Grooming beyond the bare minimum #theyre a good leader even so but ciel and gil are rly worried #i love her. shes fully embracing her butch arc. ciel is delighted #also shotout 2 anyone who knows where the codename ref is from

[itspileofgoodthings]

Also it’s like the time I was teaching much ado about nothing and we were breaking down the Beatrice and Benedick scene where he says “May a man do it” and she says “it is a man’s office but not yours” and I was saying that the point of the scene and the struggle for Benedick is that he needs to say “I am the man for the job because I’m YOUR man” and one of my senior boys just kind of laughed and was like “Miss K. You can’t just SAY things like that to us.”

#much ado about nothing #teaching tag #A FAVORITE memory because it was so funny and real. the class was so quiet #but the thing about teaching teenagers (or really anyone I guess but especially teenagers) is 99% of them are not going to show you #a damn thing about how they’re taking the things you’re saying #(Which really. Thank goodness for because that would be too much) #but every once in a while one of them will put something into words. and he was just like. #‘you can’t be that emotionally honest about this. It’s too overwhelming to listen to’ #(But in a sweet and cheerful way! he was a delight of a student and I loved teaching him) #And I love restraint! And propriety! And I practice it every day in the classroom #But once all the boundaries are set up I love to pull absolutely no punches and just watch them be staggered by an emotional truth #that I’ve just articulated in some way they can understand #and it IS overwhelming it IS too much but what else is literature for #may we all be overwhelmed and then awakened