#STILL SALTY

[fabulousprancingtrashstallion]

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#anti bryke #I honestly wouldn't have a problem with this if they didn't treat their fans like shit #but they do treat them like shit so here we are #zutara #still salty

[katherynefromphilly]

Hey Sherlock fans —

Remember how Martin “We’re-All-A-Bit-Bisexual-In-Real-Life” Freeman, playing Watson in the Sherlock “drunk scene”, ad-libbed the line “I don’t mind”, and meant it in a sexy way with Sherlock?

Remember that? Because I remembered it randomly this morning and got irritated all over again at What Could Have Been and also in fact What Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch Could Have Really Done With That Show.

#sherlock #bbc sherlock #remember how the showrunners teased that the next season would be ‘groundbreaking’ #and we all thought holy shit they’re actually going to do the private life of sherlock Holmes #like they kept hinting #and with one of the showrunners gay #we thought yes of course #and then not only didn’t they deliver that #they threw away all the character development of the first seasons #and then turned into #like #a Hollywood thing in season four? #i still haven’t watched the last 2 episodes #never will #still salty #if they’re not gay stop teasing it #if they are gay then show it you cowards #but at least - if not that - keep the characters in character!

[ellenembee]

I agree with all the posts out there talking about the Persuasion "adaptation's" character assassination. From what we can see (though I fully admit trailers aren't always true to the movie), Anne is not the calm, reserved, rational, reliable, sensible, and above all self possessed woman of the books, but rather some kind of modern construct built from Austen's more popular women like Lizzie and Emma. (In reality, Anne, Elinor, and Fanny Price would be on a blanket sipping tea while Lizzie, Emma, Catherine, and Marianne were off vexing men and making trouble.)

One thing I haven't seen mentioned, though, is that from the context of the times, Anne was not just being swayed because she valued her family's continued support and Lady Russell's opinion, but because Lady Russell's concerns were real and frightening. Marrying Wentworth *before* he made his fortune was an *incredible* risk to her safety and wellbeing. Throughout the book, we see countless manifestations of "what if" scenarios:

Mr. Elliott as an example of how she likely would've been disowned by her family if she'd married Frederick anyway

Anne's old school friend Mrs. Smith as an example of her life if she'd married anyway, been disowned, and Frederick had died or become injured enough to not be able to properly support her

Benwick and Fanny Harville as an example of what might have happened if she'd kept the engagement but agreed not to marry him until he'd made enough to support them

Her sister Mary's comfortable life as an example of what she might have had if she'd said yes to Charles Musgrove.

Louisa Musgrove as an example of how Anne might have acted if she'd been less risk averse and less prudent in her youth.

You can argue the validity of Anne's situation compared to these manifestations (likely Lady Russell would have risked angering Sir Elliott and taken Anne in with the idea of an eventual reconciliation), but there are countless other examples throughout the book. They are meant to reinforce the point that Anne is reconciled to her own actions, much as she might regret them.

This is not a book where Anne blames herself or her family. She did the "right" thing by breaking it off with Frederick. She just now wishes with her whole being that she hadn't done the "right" thing.

"... but Anne, at seven-and-twenty, thought very differently from what she had been made to think at nineteen. She did not blame Lady Russell, she did not blame herself for having been guided by her ... She was persuaded that under every disadvantage of disapprobation at home, and every anxiety attending his profession, all their probable fears, delays, and disappointments, she should yet have been a happier woman in maintaining the engagement than she had been in the sacrifice of it."

And later, to Frederick:

"If I was wrong in yielding to persuasion once, remember that it was to persuasion exerted on the side of safety, not of risk."

In hindsight, she sees all the risks and all the examples of her possible life choices, and thinks now it would have been worth the pain and risk. To be disappointed by fate would have been far better than the constant estrangement from the man she has loved for eight years.

Anne sees all the possibilities of how her life might have played out in the people around her, and she accepts it.

And the best part is that Frederick acknowledges that Anne was right to be cautious.

"He had imagined himself indifferent, when he had only been angry, and he had been unjust to her merits, because he had been a sufferer from them ... He had learnt to distinguish between the steadiness of principle and the obstinacy of self-will, between the darings of heedlessness and the resolution of a collected mind ...

Fredrick knew he'd been resentful and proud. And he owns up to his mistake of thinking ill of her for so long. He admits he was his own worst enemy when it came to his happiness with Anne. And Anne reinforces this with her words to him near the end:

I have been thinking over the past ... and I must believe that I was right, much as I suffered from it, that I was perfectly right in being guided by [Lady Russell] ... Do not mistake me, however. I am not saying that she did not err in her advice. It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides ...

Anne is calm. She follows her conscience. She is sensible and, yes, resolute when she needs to be. She's amazing as she is and doesn't need to be made into something she's not.

She is appealing because of who she is, and it's also why she's my favorite Austen woman. To divorce Anne of these things is to create a new character and inherently alter the story.

So call it something else. Say it's "inspired by" Persuasion if you want. But don't pretend that you can alter the main character's very personality and still call it Persuasion.

#persuasion #jane austen #i haven't gone this deep into literary critique since my Brit lit days #but Anne deserves better #and she also deserves to be understood in the context of her times #she did what she thought was right #she regretted it #but she never blamed herself or her family #it simply was what it was #time for another read through of the book i guess #not my anne #okay i might be done now #but probably not lbr #still salty #mine

[despazito]

The other month I listened to a feminist anime podcasts review of the soul eater anime as bg noise while walking my dog and they literally only spent one SENTENCE about Marie they just went "yeah uh what's there to say about her :/" then spent a solid 5 minutes talking about Excalibur.

Bro you don't even have to like her if you hate her you could rant about her aspirations being anti feminist or whatever but having absolutely nothing to say about the assigned mom character in your goddamn feminist analysis is wack 😭

#not gonna talk about her thematically vs medusa??? #name your podcast something else then #soul eater #still salty

[qsmpbutwithsignlanguage]

If Wilbur's apology contained the word sorry nearly as often as he said it in the Sorry Boys videos then maybe we would be having a different discussion right now.

#wilbur soot #wilbur soot abuse #sorry boys #still salty

[lucifer-is-a-bag-of-dicks]

I GOT IT

I GOT THE LAST +ANIMA VOLUME I NEEDED

I'M GONNA HAVE THE FULL SET

AS LONG AS THE POSTAL SERVICE DOESN'T LOSE IT LIKE MY COPY OF AGIT

#still salty #lula's life #+anima #I'M SO HAPPY

[waviermylove]

Bianca: God help the fool who ends up dating Wednesday Addams.

Xavier, proudly: I’m dating her!

Bianca: My condolences.

#bianca barclay #still salty #xavier thorpe #wednesday addams #wavier #wenvier #incorrect quotes #wednesday x xavier #wenthorpe #incorrect wenvier quotes #otp #xavier x wednesday

[shkika]

moon getting demolished in the character tournament broke my heart… wdym shes not the most popular rw character what are u talking about what is this

#the ONLH reason this blog isnt jjst moon posting #is because i have a moon blog #trust me id be UNHINGED otherwise #this is my everyone else blog #all the other blorbos that i adore #and them my queen in her own space #wdym she lost while not even close to saint and nsh???? #what are u talking abt #at least pebbles lost too #loser siblings #still salty #smfh #kiki rambles #i wasnt active there but still… #moon is a deep and complex character and i am going to convince yall

[ghostreader16]

i swear to god all the animation's budget went to endou and his two little hair strands

honestly im happy for the boi, he deserves it as compensation for TAKING HIS MELANIN

#still salty #he looks underbaked #put that boy back in the oven #inazuma eleven orion #endou mamoru #ghost rambles

[ebenelephant]

isn't it funny how in the elizabethan period the doctor tells martha to walk about like she owns the place because that usually works for him (thank you, Guy Who Has Only Been On Earth As Ten White Men) and then a few episodes later when she is forced to deal with vile racist abuse due - perpetrated by the doctor as well, albeit unknowingly - due to being placed in a historical setting, he never specifically acknowledges this oversight?

#still salty #doctor who #martha jones #tenth doctor #martha jones deserved better #mine

[reaganridleyenjoyer]

Reagan Ridley X Neglected! Child! Reader Headcanons

Hello there, welcome to another Reagan Ridley headcanon dump from me. Unless this is your first time seeing me, in that case, welcome 🙂.

Obviously these are platonic because this is a child reader and we don't do pedo shit here.

Also this takes place in an AU where Rand doesn't live with Reagan.

Let's go !

● Reagan one day was just driving home from work and that's when she spotted you on the streets.

● She at first didn't think too much about it until she noticed your rather... bad condition.

● Feeling sympathetic, she offered to take you to her place.

● You instantly took up her offer without hesitation.

● After explaining your situation, Reagan felt like she needed to take care of you.

● She knew what it was like to have shitty parents and a bad childhood and she would never wish it upon even her worst enemy.

● And so she offered to adopt and take care of you.

● A lot of tears were shed and hugs were exchanged that day.

Don't have anything to say here so... bai :D.

#reagan ridley #save inside job #renew inside job #fuck netflix #reagan x reader #platonic #child reader #still salty #yeah im still mad

[rom-dot-com]

First off, so cute 🥰

Second, LOOK AT ALL THAT LIGHT. At least 2 of those bulbs should’ve been on when they filmed this.

#still salty #jiara #obx spoilers

[moody-avocado]

Since I am still salty about this

Every time I see a Reylo post, I get reminded just how much I hated the ending of TROS, which includes the abrupt change in Rey’s character, so here’s rant & some lists/meta.

I am still very annoyed by Rey's reaction to Ben' death, so here’s a list of 5 times Rey was grieving or was at least extremely concerned about someone’s well-being vs. TROS ending. The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker are all there. Daisy Ridley is an amazing actress, and this has nothing to do with her.

I am also including a second list of all the times Rey expressed concern and compassion for Ben, almost all of which were more emotionally intense and satisfying than her reaction to his death.

Rewatching all these scenes has reminded me what a sweet character Rey is; she expresses her emotions so easily and is really in touch with her feelings. The ending of TROS is so out of character for her. Making these lists has also reminded me just how frequently Rey experienced tragedy over the course of the three movies.

I wish Ben lived, of course.

Please keep in mind that a good part of this post talks about character deaths in Star Wars, so please proceed with caution. You might find the content triggering; I have used all the trigger warnings/“tw” tags that I could think of.

Let’s go.

1-2 - TFA

1. Han dies

At this point, Rey barely knows Han (I think she has known him for exactly one day here), and still, this is her reaction to him being stabbed/thrown off the bridge. She gets easily attached to people and that she cares deeply. Rey yells, she cries.

Interestingly, her grief lasts in TFA - this is her returning to the Resistance base after Han’s death:

For contrast, here is Rey returning to the Resistance base after Ben Solo’s death; they had known each other for some time and had a very complex relationship, where they were both vulnerable with each other/bonded through the Force, saved each other’s lives multiple times, and were in love/attracted to each other:

It’s almost scary how quickly she gets over the whole thing.

2. Finn get injured

This scene lasts for a a pretty long time - unlike the segment where Ben disappears/dies and Rey is alone. When it comes to the emotional reaction, while you can argue that Rey is aware that she may die as well (the planet is collapsing), and that that adds to her sadness and concern, it’s still pretty clear that she cares about Finn deeply. She is again crying, and she also starts hugging him almost immediately after she finds him passed out.

Bonus - we can feel the despair in this shot of the gloomy forest:

There was nothing to even symbolically indicate Rey’s profound sadness/loneliness/despair after Ben dies. She does end up alone in a desert, but this is presented both as a happy event and unrelated to her Force dyad soulmate dying. The return to the desert was also awful, but that’s a rant for another time.

This is also a beautiful and very dramatic shot:

This TFA scene would make me think that Rey cares more about Finn, even after knowing him for a very short time and very superficially, than she does about Ben at the end of the trilogy, if I were to compare her “shrug emoji” reaction to this one. However, I would assume that she cares about someone that she shares a connection that spans across space and time and that she is in love with, and a person she met that day, who is admittedly very likeable and who has helped her, in equal measure, at least.

Like with Han, this is Rey still being concerned after they get back to the Resistance base; she is reaching out to see if Finn is alright:

3 - TLJ

3. Luke’s death

Luke dies in this one. Rey talks about it with Leia, and says that it was peaceful and purposeful, which I believe is meant to, in part, explain why they are both not grieving more than this:

Please keep in mind that what I say in this paragraph is completely within the confines of the movies/the narrative and fantasy - it does not apply to real life. I guess that something along those lines could be applied to Ben’s death in TROS - that it was with a purpose - saving Rey. However, I just cannot compare Luke - who had a much longer life and a much less tormented existence overall, and who sacrificed himself to “right the wrong that he did”, which was “creating Kylo Ren” in the first place - dying to save the Resistance, to his nephew dying after he knew happiness for probably the first time in his life, after decades of abuse. A digression, but here is Luke vs. Ben, who is shaking, around the time when they made the decision to sacrifice themselves:

TROS had one of the most depressing movie endings I have ever seen.

4-5 - TROS

4. Rey accidentally zaps the ship that she thought Chewbacca was in

I have no idea how close Rey and Chewbacca are, but here’s how she reacts when she is convinced that Chewie is dead:

5. Leia

Leia dies and Rey senses it in the Force. This is probably the most miserable we ever see Rey. She has just lost her mother figure - it is difficult to watch:

Ok, now Rey expressing concern for Ben:

1. TFA - planet collapsing

This is a subtle one, and she is either concerned (she left Kylo Ren/Ben to die, injured) or she is intrigued by their meeting and is reflecting on it (some third option is a possibility - for example, she noticed a ship come pick him up):

2. TLJ - Ben explains to Rey that Luke tried to kill him

She calls him a liar, and while she might also be crying because she is shocked to learn such a thing and is disappointed in Luke, she is clearly sad about the whole thing:

3. TLJ - Rey is mad that Luke tried to kill Ben

Rey is protective when it comes to the people (and droids) she cares about. You could argue that in this scene she is angry about all the events that stemmed from “Luke creating Kylo Ren”, and that that’s why she is in fight mode. Still, it’s shown that she has developed some feelings for Ben:

4. TLJ - Rey sees Kylo getting strangled during the Throne room fight:

5. TLJ - The “you are breaking my heart! You are going down a path that I can't follow” moment:

6. TROS - Rey healing Ben

While she is still overwhelmed and crying due to Leia’s passing, Rey turns towards Ben (my interpretation is that she is also wondering what his feelings concerning his mother’s death are, due to their strained relationship) and then looks at his wound:

Rey informs Ben that she wanted to take his hand after she is done healing him:

She shifts from grieving for Leia, to grieving the relationship that she could have had with Ben.

7. TROS - Rey realizing Ben has arrived to help her fight Palpatine

I love this moment ^

I think that all of these moments show that Rey does care about Ben, deeply. These are her reactions to events that are not as final as his death.

And finally - Ben dying:

The way this scene is presented, it really seems that Rey is frowning primarily because she is confused - she doesn’t understand why Ben is acting all weird:

Rey when she comprehends that Ben is dead:

That’s it. There is no screaming, crying, trying to hold him, nothing.

And then

She doesn’t even mention Ben dying to anyone (there is no discussing Luke’s death-type scene). I am presuming that she has to bring it up, and fast, since this is also the Supreme Leader who has just died, she is the only one who knows for certain he is dead, and Rey and all her friends are... politically involved, but this probably happens off-screen then.

I could add that Rey holds a sort of a funeral for Leia and Luke (burying the lightsabers), but that she does not do anything similar for Ben.

If you have made it to the end of the post, please let me know what your thoughts are!

Thanks for reading, This has been therapeutic.

I do not own any of the materials used/any of the characters, entertainment purposes only.

#reylo #star wars #avocado meta #meta #still salty #tlj #tfa #tros #rey #ben solo #kylo ren #trigger words #tw: death #tw: character death #tw: sadness #tw: parental death #sw #death #tw death #tw abuse #tw: abuse #tw: grieving #tw: grief #tw grief #tw grieving #moody avocado #the last jedi #the force awakens #the return of skywalker

[madohomurat]

"Why cant two people just have a deep and meaningful friendship" only applies when its two people of the same gender in fandom. The second we are talking about the relationship between a man and a woman, you're considered delusional/severely in denial if you interpret it as anything other than a canonically romantic relationship this is about laios and marcille

#cy texts #still salty #tumblr is just my salt pit #all my joy and happiness is reserved for bluesky

[moosethren]

It doesn't feel like the Bad Batch when Tech isn't there.

#the bad batch #still salty

[maiz-of-light]

It’s always “Allura deserved better than to die” and never “Allura deserved better than to be stripped of her culture, command, title, and influence and reduced to the same station as a bunch of teenagers and fated to be one of said teenager’s white picket fence trophy wife broodmare with no identity of her own”

#vld #still salty #anti allurance