#especially after s4

[thranduel]

#byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #strangerthingsedit #byler analysis #stranger things analysis #dustin henderson #THIS TOOK ME SO LONG LOL #getting those screenshots was hard work man #also i tried to think of every scene that would work for this post #i think i did pretty good haha #originally i had some paragraphs written but it got so long so i'll just add it to the post later #but ever since i rewatched s3 and heard dustin say that line... it immediately reminded me of mike #like seriously #especially after s4 #that line does NOT just apply to steve #it's about mike too #my edits #stranger things parallels

[chirpsythismorning]

For the last 24 hrs I’ve been trying to find the real motel from that production assistant’s s4 bts pic…

#byler #stranger things #would you guys laugh if I said this is the most fun part of theorizing during hiatus to me #I feel like a private investigator #no leads yet #but I’m living my truth #the truth of delusion #what happens when I find the motel you ask? #probably nothing #but I’ll have my answer #and I’ll search through all the pictures on the website and imagine scenarios that could go down in a flashback #from from s4 but intended to be put in early s5 #related to whatever happened during that two day time jump… #technically the drive from Nevada to Hawkins would have been about 26 hrs #I did the math #which means we’ve got about 22 hrs of missing time give or take… #the implications of a motel stop for one night to rest are high… #especially if they thought they won against vecna at the time after the monologue….. #👀👀👀 #technically the monologue happened late at night? #so maybe that night they slept at a motel? #and then they left early the next morning? #drove all day and not and got back to Hawkins the following morning…?

[sskk-manifesto]

Oh and the way the lights changed from purple (Fyodor's color & generally associated with evil in this franchise) to blue (Fukuzawa's / the agency's color & generally associated with good) when Fukuzawa arrived... This season's direction is a masterpiece

#I'm also under the impression the drawings were especially curated this episode!!!!! I'm so glad... #The other seasons had a visible quality drop one after the other so I was very worried for this one #But it looks like we're back at the first season quality!! #fyodor dostoevsky #yukichi fukuzawa #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd s4 #bsd season 4 #mine

[cottoncandysprite]

Y'all ever look back and realize your least fav character in your fav show was actually the one most painfully similar to who you were when you first watched it

#the guide my love I'm so sorry #to be completely fair tho most of the stuff I relate to in her came after season 3 (the last season when I first watched) #also shes not my least fav anymore I actually love her dearly in s4 and especially 5 #but yeah jesus christ shes so me from 3 years ago... #yall ever fall deeply in unrequited love with your girlbestie #whose cool queer friend group want nothing to do with you bc of how weird and awkward you are #all while dealing with trauma you had buried for years but you now realize severely changed you as a person #anyway. #wwdits #ramblies

[spacedlexi]

i just think a "friended/romanced + saved + trust aj" violet does such a good job rounding out the plot and characters of S4 and i dont say that lightly

she walls people off out of fear just like S3 clem did and learned to grow out of through the compassion of others. feeling like she could have done more to save minnie being what initially makes her step up to lead, but her accepting her love for clem (and clem choosing to save her) is what leads to her Truly accepting the school and everyone inside it as her Home and gives her something to fight for ("i tried my damnedest not to care about either of you. and i still couldnt tell you why." "i know where youre coming from. after losing so many people, sometimes its easier to keep everyone at arms length." "and then you wonder why you fight so hard to stay alive. i dont wonder anymore."). this being the reasoning behind violets detachment from the school, as well as a negative home life impacting her idea of what a home even was. but together they turn ericson from a prison into the home theyve BOTH been looking for, renaming it together, and envisioning it for the future together. the two of them understand each other deeply, from what theyve lost to how its affected them and the poor ways theyve decided to react to it. but through their support of the other, they BOTH get to evolve into more relaxed and confident versions of themselves, who know Exactly what theyre fighting for

her troubled relationship with brody and getting to learn more about what happened with the twins/violets reaction to it and how she ultimately blames herself/brodys guilt about her part in it and how she misses violet. getting the chance to mend that relationship before its too late. the 3 of them becoming closer because of it. and getting to develop clems friendship with brody leads to a more impactful moment later in the basement

her relationship with tenn reflecting clems relationship with aj, in the way they both made the decision to look after their respective boys after their primary guardians died (ajs parents, tenns sisters). both of them can understand the responsibilities they have taken upon themselves, and how hard it can be to do right. the 4 of them become a tight knit group quickly. especially in EP2 as vi supports clem while tenn supports aj through the marlon fiasco

her confused relationship with minerva introducing interesting conflict both within her relationship with clem (who has her own personal conflict with minerva, which vi still ties into through her relationship with both minnie and tenn) and the over arching plot, which has themes of learning when to let someone go because they are no longer who they once were (clem and lilly "we were family once", mitch about ms martin "you get all caught up in who people used to be, and you cant deal with whats in front of you", violet about minnie "the real minnie? shes been gone this whole time and i have to stop mourning her")

having a saved violet on the boat expanding the conversation with minerva about her motivations with the delta. violet apologizing for never looking for her, minnie saying she knows she would have but that its too late now, so sure this is just the way things have to be. getting to hear minnie say "you can be rewarded, just like i am", giving us insight into her character. and clem getting the last word before she rams the door down, her and violet fighting minnie Together. and violet saves clems life, making the Choice to shoot minerva, which in and of itself is a huge moment for violets character in regards to her relationship with both minnie And clem

and aj shooting tenn on the bridge brings things full circle, by putting violet in the same position louis was in EP2, where aj has killed the most important person to her, in an effort to save her life, and now she must reckon with those feelings the same way louis had to about marlon. not so easy now is it violet? ("so youre mad, but sad" "can i be that for a while?" "yeah, its ok")

just... ough... violets whole character just fits into Everything so well, but in a way that elevates the characters and plots around her, while also developing her into her own

#plus tenn dying with minnie feels like looking at a clem and aj Bad End and that feels intentional #and vi being there fighting minnie for tenns life....the boy she took it upon herself to look out for.. and losing him 😭 #ALSO i feel like the whole point of S4 is raising aj into someone clem trusts. like did you do a good job raising him or not?? #like through the decisions i made i Did naturally trust him in that cave. but after seeing other routes i can def see why some didnt #but even if clem doesnt trust him in that cave he still proves later in the barn that he knows when to make his own call #its more about what clem has to lose/how long it takes for her to trust aj. he knows what hes doing now. clem says as much #none of this is me saying picking louis' route is BAD. im just pointing out the ways violets works on so many levels for me #esp since the season is already so short. all of this really helps to flesh out the plot and side characters in those 4 eps #but anyway this is why i cant stand violet slander especially when people say she was underdeveloped compared to other characters #i just think youre not paying attention to her #but what else is new for female characters #twdg #it speaks

[linusbenjamin]

It was never about the money.

#breaking bad #breakingbadedit #brba #brbaedit #jesse pinkman #aaron paul #gale boetticher #david costabile #tvedit #nikolatexla #jeez after watching this i said this couldn't get any worse than this #and by the mid of s4 i cried the whole time watching him breaking down #especially go kart scene hit hard #also i feel sorry for gale i know i shouldn't #because he should've known the consequences of accepting gus's offer :(

[3lostyears]

and if i said that everything people prophesied would happen if the doctor and rose stayed together actually happened after they were separated what then

#the doctor was much more of a threat after he lost rose #and rose was the least rose like we ever saw her in s4. a strange woman wandering around a different world #i simply do not think that rtd did hubris well in this era generally but especially the torchwood elements #but if there is meta people want to link me to demonstrate otherwise i am happy to read it #but like…they did make each other better and they never stopped helping others together #they were delusionally devoted to one another and the universe was kind of their playground #and sometimes commentary on timepetals being a hubris ship comes across to me as #people not liking the doctor having fun #doctor who #timepetals

[light-lanterne]

it always makes me sad when i read an exquisite analysis of the show (tropes, characters, symbolism,,, anything really) and then bam, they get mike's motivations or personality all wrong, or over-simplify his arc / trauma, or straight up omit things / make stuff up about him in order to vilify him or make him less important to the overarching plot or whatever :(

it happens to every character from time to time, but mike mischaracterisation tends to be rather frequent amidst bylers (the clique i interact more often with), whereas other characters don't get as misrepresented as mike does within these circles and it just makes me sad :\

#✒️ #💡 #🧸 #mike wheeler #mike wheeler analysis #this post is brought to you by me reading a nice analysis of s3 that poignantly mentioned that mike never even /tried/ to apologise to will #after the rain fight. which uh... he did. and he couldn't and that's still a valid criticism #(especially since it does carry weight in will's overall arc as well as the s4 willelmike dynamics in general) #but it is undeniable that he did try x.x #one of the pivotal characteristics of byler as a relationship is that mike always tries to apologise for his wrongdoings to will; #which in turn validates will's concerns and insecurities and builds his confidence (in himself and their relationship) up. #so erasing that just takes away a huge part of their dynamic :S #(and from mike's entire character. he always tries to apologise to others when he messes up >.< ) #(he's imperfect and makes mistakes aplenty; but he's ultimately just a boy that's still growing up and learning)

[ultradeducing]

im going to talk about yosano too. i hate how little the fandom talks about yosano's character. it makes me truly upset. like first of all lets address the fact that judging by how many of the agency members cringe abt the idea of needing her ability used on them shes almost definitely the only reason they havent all literally been killed. to say nothing of how many times we see it on screen esp in s4 like if yosano had not been there shit would have been worse. and yet barely anyone talks about her even w the slight uptick since her backstory being animated. and her backstory is easily one of the most emotionally devastating ones in the whole story and the depiction of her being like "the door might have been open but i wouldn't have known or been able to leave" because she was so heavily traumatized after is to me as someone w ptsd myself such a harrowingly real feeling that comes w ptsd and being in dissociative states because of it. she was so young and was so traumatized she couldnt even move on her own and until she was rescued by fukuzawa and ranpo she had to endure so much unimaginable pain ESPECIALLY for a child so young at the time. and yet even so today she still pushes through no matter what and is so incredibly strong mentally and physically esp considering we know her past still haunts her enough to where she still feels undeserving of the agency's care and like she has to atone for things she was forced to do (m*ri watch your fuckinf back because every second youre not running i only get closer). and despite feeling that way she still does everything she can to protect the agency and save people now that she can use her ability however she wants without being told when or how she has to use it because all she ever wanted was to save people. the agency owes their very survival to yosano in the most literal sense and i just think everything she's gone through and everything she contributes gets overlooked so so often and i hate it i truly do

#in general the girls and women in bsd get overlooked a concerning amount which is another can of worms #but this is one example of that #anyway please talk about yosano more #she is so important and a character doesn't have to constantly be in the spotlight to be crucial #because it isn't an exaggeration to say she's the only reason the agency has survived on a literal level #and even if that wasn't the case she's so interesting and has such a harrowing backstory #people tend to forget bsd is set post-war #and that becomes very important context with many story elements #whether it's yosano's backstory or ranpo finding fukuzawa while searching for a job at 14 yrs old #because the government set up minors to work after many were orphaned to prevent 'bad behavior' #and yes even fukuchi #because obv hes a dickhead but its not for no reason #especially considering what we've learned in recent chapters that doesn't make him excusable but does make him at least understandable #which is not in Defense of him but he's not just doing shit for what he perceives as no reason #but that and the post-war topic in bsd is another post for another time #but you do have to remember that #and it is obviously very prominent and important in yosano's backstory #and very crucial to understanding the level of trauma she endured #bsd s4 spoilers #bsd spoilers #just in case #bsd #akiko yosano

[bearsbeetsbeskar]

lots of ppl are happy about the mando movie but I am over here like:

#it could mean many things yall #it could mean the show will no longer center around din and grogu and solely focus on bo katan #and that's what I'm afraid of/leaning towards given how they wrapped up season 3 of mando #s3 was such a shitshow hot garbage mess like im sorry to anyone who enjoyed it #but there was so many points where they fumbled the plot or significant star wars lore #or just made din an incompetent little bitch who needed rescuing every gd second when he used to be this badass cunning ruthless hunter #but the way they ended it makes me think that the movie is the end of the line for them despite favreau saying that s4 is written already #im not ready to say goodbye to these two #but pedro couldn't play din forever i suppose #especially not after how his success and demand skyrocketed after tlou #DEEP SIGH #i am just feeling so many feelings #and if anyone is feeling the same way or can speak to this then PLS COME RAID MY INBOX CAUSE I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO SAY #the mandalorian #ugh im gonna go put on s1 of mando from the start and stay in my delusional bubble of s1 and s2 mando glory days

[landonkirbyappreciation]

Aria’s play is providing more content and interviews of him than the last half of legacies did, it’s about time someone acknowledged him and let him speak.

#text #aria shahghasemi #my posts #i mean #maybe he didn't wanna talk about legacies in the last seasons #which is totally fair #i wouldn't blame him if that was the case #but i wouldn't be surprised if those in charge just did nothing #especially after how he was treated on the show #imagine having no interviews with the male lead of your show for the last season #and there was barely anything for s3 as well #so glad we're finally seeing and hearing more from him now #it's also better content than all of s4 put together #i said what i said

[veryintricaterituals]

The show drops a video finally addressing Nandermo.

Me automatically:

#i have faith #especially after freddie #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandermo #guillermo de la cruz #wwdits s4 spoilers #nandor the relentless #nandor

[raayllum]

i’m currently *obsessed* with the scene of rayla and callum talking on the storm spire. Callum’s face the entire time is literally HEARTBREAKING and the colors and lighting are gorgeous. Plus the soren callback was funny too and all around, despite being pretty short, I think it was my favorite scene the entire season

One of my favourite details in that scene is how it parallels Rayla approaching Callum on their first morning together in 1x04 and their last morning together in 3x09 (which already paralleled each other). A worthy edition to "Rayla walking up to him with a legs shot" trifecta I think

And even the way he mostly seems despondent and tired and his face only falls after she says "certain death" like girl!!

How she crawls around to see his face and asks if he's okay and is the only person in the season to get an initially honest answer of "Not really" instead of a "Yeah" that quickly crumbles

The way she references the time he saved her / their first "I love you" in the spot he wanted to first confess to her to, before Soren interrupts (yet again) with so much more being left unsaid now

The way they now sit the opposite way that they did on their first morning in 1x04, too! Now Callum has his legs kicked out more with Rayla cross-legged - they've become so much more like each other even after their time apart (and even during their time apart) and it drives me insane!!

It's so good and I love it so much

#rayllum #s4 #4x05 #arc 2 #4x05 my beloved #like truly every episode after 4x02 is Especially a banger #and 4x02 is SO good for the themes / mage fam like mm chef's kiss #s4 is my best friend #EVERY SEPARATION IS INDEED A LINK Y'KNOW? #little details

[spaceprincessem]

i need gar to know that kory has a leather jacket that says "we 💜 gar"

#garfield logan #koriand'r #dc titans #titans s4 #ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT EPISODE

[that-was-anticlimactic]

how about... and hear me out... we stop reducing cole ninjago’s personality to food?

#literally so sick of it like it isn't even funny anymore #and this is at the fandom more than the show right now #like first of all - cole Clearly had an eating disorder and while that probably wasn't intentional on the writers' parts... #i mean. cole Literally started binge eating after watching his friend explode. come on. he was Never like that before s4. #and like he is Clearly at least a little insecure about it but no let's make jokes about how cole eats all the time hahaha #like the amount of times i have clicked out of fics or refused to reblog art solely because all the ninja are doing their thing and then oh #look there's cole eating cake hahaha so silly not like he's a ninja or anything :D #do better #it just infuriates me Especially since it is CANON that cole stress eats (because making fun of stress eating is so funny... show / fandom) #and he's my favorite character and it sucks to see him constantly portrayed as this food obsessed ninja who has no depth aside #from the 'there's not gonna be cake?' throwaway joke from s2 that Clearly only became a reoccuring thing because the fandom flipped out and #became obsessed with it like Yes it was funny but my God y'all have taken it to an entirely different level and the show bounced off of that #not to say that no one should ever draw or write or mention cole with food but if all you draw him with is food or if he's doing something #with food every time you write for him then you should Prolly take a step back and ask yourself why you're doing that and how you're #portraying cole as a character because he CERTAINLY has more depth than 'i love cake and also junk food tehehe protecc' #this has been in my drafts for a month and i just saw something along these lines on insta so i’m angry and posting it lol #ninjago #cole brookstone #cole ninjago

[madwheelerz]

Today on things that I don't get-

People being so upset about how s3 Mike has such a personality swap from s2, but refusing to acknowledge how traumatizing watching his best friend be possessed and send people to their death was

#byler #mike wheeler #like especially after s4 #when we see max's complete personality swap from s3 to s4 #it's just so weird #not to mention the corpses #and the demodogs