#general thoughts

[bobbie-robron]

Teen Karl!Robert’s ladies…

These are some general comments and not very in-depth.

Ollie… a friend for a long time with zero romance of any kind. They just drifted apart as the character was slowly being written out. Shame since a true friendship would have been nice for Robert.

Lucy… Robert’s first girlfriend where he never got further than snogging. When it was time to write out Lucy and her family, Robert got the short end of the stick as he wanted to sleep with her and she really didn’t. They went with humiliating him in the end.

Nicola… while she ‘popped Robert’s cherry’, it wasn’t long before SHE wanted rid of him as he was getting more enamored in her. Nicola wound up using Syd to have Robert see them together. This made Robert mistrustful of women in general.

Elaine… she was decent with some dry wit but once again she and her family were being written out (if they ever need a legitimate long-lost child, perfect candidate here as they were sleeping together before she left) so where to go from there? Get him involved with someone who was out of his reach.

Katie… this pairing came out of nowhere (at least to me) when both started to have growing feelings for each other even though involved with others (namely Andy and Elaine). Robert himself didn’t want to hurt his brother (they made peace with each other) but the pull was too strong and so the affair and eventual official hookup (this was NOT like when Robert wanted revenge against Andy when he returned with a new head on his shoulders, they fell in love against their own better judgment). Katie needed to be written out and enter him sleeping with Sadie again (after having ended things with her months ago) to accommodate that departure.

Sadie… Forbidden fruit with no strings attached (Katie was not enough apparently as Chrissie was later, my own interpretation, so enter Sadie). But the writing seemed mixed here. Robert didn’t want to hurt Katie as he was happy with her yet… almost right away, he was back to sleeping with Sadie. Needed more insight on this turn as he willingly helped her with King information via an unsuspecting Katie.

Donna… simply should have remained as friends without the sexual benefits as with Ollie. They had a longstanding friendship since they were kids that was destroyed by hooking them up unnessarily. The way they were presented on screen, they never came off as boyfriend/girlfriend other than in Donna’s mind that first go round.

Victoria… they had their moments which were not as often as they should have been and you could see that Robert loved his sister yet the producer went to the extreme when he and Katie started their affair and wanted to make sure she didn’t say anything. It’s unfortunate that his exit led to a nine year separation between the two. Robert, in the end, became collateral damage (for his own exit) for having protected his sister (as Jack and Andy most certainly would have done if they were around).

And we still have some time remaining before Karl!Robert’s exit for him to go after Debbie.

#classic ED #robert sugden #karl davies #teen karl’robert’s ladies #general thoughts

[anonzentimes]

It's so hard to find the type of essay videos I want to watch lol, I manage to find them sometimes and adore it when I do, but for the most part sometimes I'm tempted to make my own just to be able to watch what I want. Like, there are so many negative Danganronpa videos I'm so uninterested in and it's so hard to find any positive ones, maybe it just boils down to the fact that I don't really like negativity. Criticism is valid, but I like it when it's done in a kinder way if that makes sense?

maybe i'll make a nagito video one day lol, i want to practice more voice overs anyway

#danganronpa #essay videos #youtube #general thoughts #ramble #midnight ramble #nagito komaeda #danganronpa komaeda #i dont know what else to tag

[cant-think-to-save-my-life]

Sometimes I’ll wonder how we got from going to strip club bc grieving parent to healing arc, but then I’ll remember it’s Charlie slimecicle and then I’m just like, yeah that checks out

#crazy ass stream today eh guys? #general thoughts #qsmp #qsmp slimecicle

[incomingalbatross]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every recklessly idealistic character who’d die for any crusade that comes along must have a more jaded, pragmatic character alongside them who hates crusades but would specifically die to keep this person alive. Both are needed for balance.

#general thoughts #behind every idealist striving to change the world is a cynical friend grouchily following them through the dangerous parts

[subwalls]

things i’d like to see, following this.

speaker from that “team” he mentioned to back him up. (aka evidence of said team)

the mentioned legal action taken and followed through.

everyone to breathe. you can’t control what you didn’t know. kneejerk reactions are rarely useful and often harmful. think it over. sleep on it. wait. let it go, gently, if it hurts. and have patience.

#queue's empty. i'll let this one sit for a bit. #general thoughts

[deapax]

Professor Harkness lives in my head rent free 😮‍💨gotta write a fic with that at some point

#agatha harkness #general thoughts

[scumcoin]

Pondering and Rambling About Isekai A Little Bittttt.....

Rewatching VS Knights of Lamune & 40 Fire. (mouthful of a title, henceforth 40 Fire)

For the unfamiliar, the Lamune series is SD mecha anime series, comparable to Mashin Eiyuu Wataru and Madou King Granzort. in both TV anime the hero is some bozo kid who gets sucked into a video game (in 40 Fire's case, a CD-ROM game that was inserted into a console that suspiciously resembles a playstation) only to be gilded with the title of the great hero Lamuness: in this case, our new protagonist Lamunedo is christened Lamuness the Third. It's pretty much text that Lamunedo is the son of the previous hero... I honestly don't wanna think about it too hard so I won't but his parents look like Milk, the last show's heroine and love interest, and the original protagonist.

It really be like that.

Given I've already watched this show (albeit over a decade ago and never in Japanese, and I suspect heavily censored as well), I probably won't be doing a lot of posts on it, but I recently rewatched a chunk of the original and I've been thinking about both shows approach to isekai and hell, the approach many other isekai shows take. Shows like this, Fushigi Yuugi, Those Who Hunt Elves, et cetera. There... wasn't much "I died and now I'm permanently in another world"... was there? But I'm not really thinking about those shows because I have seen neither, we're talking about Lamuness, a series aimed at kids. There's a lot to unpack about modern isekai's penchant for escapism in a Japan that's settled into its post-Bubble Era woes, but I'm not qualified to talk about something so culturally heavy nor is it super related. But I do wanna touch on the "method" of being spirited away into another world, and the story structure.

Like I said, it's anything but permanent. There's no truck, no sudden heart attack from overwork. Come, Lamuness, time to save the world. There's no time to waste. Get in the fucking TV. The method is an incredibly accessible one, arguably: getting sold a shady CD-ROM for like a dollar and getting whisked away when it boots.

The premise of this series is very goal-based, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that even if the person in these kinds of older isekai in general comes to love the world and decides to stay, there is always the goal of "get back home". Lamunedo has the hefty weight of defeating the demon god's henchmen before they revive him, and when it all ends he gets to go home (sorry for spoiling an anime that's like 25 years old at this point, but that's how most of these ended). In contrast to newer isekai shows where the story begins with the protagonist's life ending, cementing that this is their new life and that they have no real grand goal... unless the goal is to not die. You have to live your new life, effectively an escape from the old life lived previously. The protagonists often skew older in their original lives, office workers over the age of 20 or NEETs who have wasted their lives and what have you. The issue with a lot of newer isekai media is not that they're paint by the numbers, but that because there isn't much of an immediate goal in most, many cannot deliver on the breadth of the premise or many would consider a gimmick. They drown in trying to tick boxes of "you should know the genre the protagonist is stuck in if you've picked up this book/manga/anime, so I'm not gonna think too hard about it either". It's not a diss or anything, but if your protagonist is just going to live and adapt to a new world and you make it the entire premise then you better have thought of the world building at least a little, or give it an actual plot structure to follow that isn't just you going through a buffet table and piling on more cute girls/boys/etc onto the protagonist's plate. They overwhelm with technicalities like video game stats (STOP!!!!!!! STOP PUTTING STATS IN YOUR SHIT I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF AND YOUR NAME WILL BE IN MY NOTE) and are indulgent in a lot of the wrong ways that may alienate those who do not consume the inspiration of the isekai much.

The best isekai that don't get immediately lambasted by the audience are isekai that dive right into the story without treating the outsider protagonist like someone standing behind the fourth wall at all times, and the rest of the world actually matters. Drawing attention to the fact that other characters are NPCs is tiring and makes me think I'm not supposed to care about them. It creates a vacuum where the only real person in the story is the protagonist and it's difficult to feel for a protagonist when everyone else is treated like an object. Both a literal object to interact with in a video game sense and in many cases a sexual object. Most good isekai will have you forget that the setting is based on something previously assumed to be fictional. It's not enough for the protagonist to be invested in the world, by the way. That's why shit like Shield Hero sucks ass even when you ignore the slavery shit (why would you though?!). I find that I prefer when it seems like the protagonist is in the story just like everyone else, rather than someone who consistently pushes against it. Of course there are many different ways to do it. This is a topic that's way too deep for me, and contrary to what my tone may convey I think that the genre is painted with an unfair brush so a lot of good shows slip through the cracks.

Or to be honest... the fact of the matter is that people are biased and judge stuff harshly just because they're a genre that's in vogue right now. Go figure. <-guy who hasn't even watched that many newer isekai shows

I'll make myself clear here: both old and new isekai are escapist fantasy and I dislike it when people try to paint escapism as a pathetic thing that only the NEW bad isekai shows employ. What's more escapist than being sucked into a video game and being told you're the hero that will save the world? You, a normal kid. What I find refreshing about the Lamuness series that I think newer light novels could learn from. There isn't any "I'll use my experience from the old world". Because Lamunedo is a child, and hero can never be an adult.

So that's a modern isekai shorthand immediately eliminated. (Note that I haven't once called anything a cliche in this post, I don't have that kind of scorn for the genre. I think it'd be good for actual critics to remove this buzzword from their vocabulary unless they truly face off against something that is an actual ripoff, because people have now taken the word cliche and turned it into an entirely negative thing, same with the word trope. But I digress.)

The entire point of the series is to be an escapist fantasy for little kids who love RPGs, but you'll never once see a stat block nor will you hear much of bosses in the video game sense. Sure, maybe the tyke will wonder about home every now and then but after this point you're set off into the story with the express goal of saving the world. There's nothing deep to think about. Traversing through different "space"s and RPG village-like places is a given, and it seems like they're made up as you go unless they're on a map explicitly (they are supposedly, but they still feel made up). You won't hear much about what Lamunedo thinks besides the fact that his (and Da Cider's) BIG COOL MECHA has his blood pumping.

This is what I mean by goal driven: it ironically feels much more like a video game without constantly bringing attention to the fact that it's supposed to be a video game. A big greater goal punctuated by smaller goals and pitstops is how a lot of JRPGs progress. Perhaps it's prescient to compare a lot of newer isekais to an open world game: you're doing... something, there are story important cutscenes, but you meander around until you hit them and often you are sidetracked. It works when you're the one doing it, but when an isekai story is overwhelmed by the lack of nothing it is accomplishing that's when the audience disengages and starts wondering why the protagonist is a fucking idiot, and why they won't do something that actually matters. Have you ever watched someone dick around in Skyrim? Unless you really like Skyrim in my opinion it's not very fun to watch.

I find that this is why villainess isekai is so popular. Many employ the otome genre, which are much more linear in comparison. Sure, you make choices that lead you off to other routes and affect what ending you get, but everyone who plays Norn9 for example is playing the same Norn9 that the next person plays. Even with linear RPGs, you could be underleveled, you could favor certain characters, your experience can still be somewhat varied. Therefore, in a villainess scenario where the base is an otome game, there is an enforcement of an in-game clock where events will happen regardless of how much you dawdle. In fact, slacking tends to be punished. I'm aware that there are similar premises that don't employ a villainess or are based on other genres that are associated with women like management sims and mobile games, but in general they tend to emphasize proactiveness (also I'm speaking very broadly). Even the characters are treated with care. Sure, the heroine may casually spoil their supposed fate and metagame with previous knowledge, but they feel like actual characters.

In any case, as I've stated several times I carry no ire towards the genre. You'll catch me dead before I watch crap like Mushoku Tensei and Shield Hero but there's plenty of isekai manga and anime that I've either enjoyed or am looking forward to enjoying, past or present. But rewatching the Lamuness series got me thinking a lot about it. I wasn't even intending on writing most of what I wrote and I'll be honest when I say I don't consider myself a writer: I'm not the most eloquent and I struggle to express how I feel but by god do I express.

#general thoughts #cullen rewatches 40 fire #isekai #any comments feedback and reblogs appreciated :pleading: #anime essay #essay #isekai is such a fascinating genre even though i dont have much exp with it

[resonating-kitty]

/gen thoughts

I like to think there is a particular distinct parallel between Boomer, Cheeseburger, and Peaches and Joseph, Jacob, and John.

Each of these animal allies can be paired with each of the Seed brothers, respectfully.

Cheeseburger and Jacob - Both are larger than the rest and while they aren't tame - they're still very much wild - they're civil but there is still that hint of danger that's always present around them. Both were abandoned/alone at once point in their lives but they were saved and given a better purpose by brothers.

Peaches and John - Both lived prosperous, high class lives prior to the Collapse. And you can't tell me John Seed won't stare at you straight in the eye and knock a glass off a table just to hear it shatter and then walk away with his nose in the air. He would. He totally would. Both can be vicious but are real big cats at heart.

Boomer and Joseph - Loyal to a fault, whether it be to family or belief. Both end up losing what they valued/loved during the Collapse. Absolutely loved by those that were allied to them and absolutely a nightmare for those that found themselves against.

#far cry 5 #john seed #joseph seed #jacob seed #fangs for hire #general thoughts #headcanon of sorts? #feel free to add more :D

[billnuefan]

Honestly, this movie is kinda overhated ngl, I think it's okay for what it is

That animation is fire tho

#fat albert #fat albert 2004 #movies #general thoughts #movie #animated films

[dogsofardour]

You cannot look me in the eye and tell me Polnareff knows nothing about hair.

I say this as if anyone is disagreeing with me.

Obviously, he needs to know how to upkeep his do, but also he had a little sister.

So you bet he knows all kinds of braids, French (heh), Dutch, three-strand, pull-through, on and on. To keep it out of her face, to copy a classmate, etc.

I bet it was a point of pride for Sherry too! Her friends would ask her who did her hair and she'd hold her chin high and say "My brother, of course!"

Of course, these skills take time to develop, so there was a horrible phase of knotty messes, sore scalps, 'no tear' spray (if that even existed), although J.P and Sherry would never admit it.

#polpol #general thoughts #sherry polnareff #jean pierre polnareff #canon speculation

[sirfowlman]

Tried to go back to Twitter X to see if it somehow improved...

NOPE. In some ways it's gotten worse!

You know the stereotypes of Facebook being filled with grandparents that don't know how to use it? I feel like the same is happening to Twitter, but with a younger demo.

Any popular thread I saw got derailed by self centred blue ticks with either nothing interesting to say or have everything unrelated to say. Some treat threads like they were unrelated general chat rooms.

There's also the general bitching of shit that doesn't matter, which was always a problem. I don't need petty negativity in my life, it's already crap as is.

There's also matter of the awful animal abuse, spam & propaganda that bubbles up more often.

All I wanted was to like & share some cool images & videos with some mates on twitter...

#twitter #elongated muskrat #whining #bitching #thoughts #general thoughts #from the mind of some nobody #from the mind of some chucklefuck #social media #vent post #Twitter hell

[iwanttobepersephone]

I wonder why the culture of today loves to make simply existing to feel like a crime. To feel embarrassed by the fact you are made of flesh. To find humor in ruining other peoples lives. Why?

#dunmo how to tag this tbh #just #general thoughts

[cagedpandababe]

Personal Hobbies and Interests:

Writing/Reading

Knitting

Baking

Cosmetics

Binging shows(anime)

Conversing casually

Listening to music

Writing music

Breaking down theories

Documentaries about B.C. History (Egypt specifically)

Reasons that Prevent Me from Enjoying said Hobbies and Interests:

ADHD

#general thoughts #adhd brain #adhd post #adhd stuff #adhd memes #im not funny #but i try #seriously tho my brain sucks #Now your turn

[duckielover151]

Am I the only one who didn't hate the live action trailer? (I saw some more postive/mixed feelings reviews going up throughout the day. I guess it's a lot faster to just be unwaveringly negative.)

I haven't made it any secret that I really hope this series works out... But for the most part, I really didn't see much to be disappointed about here. I feel like the little details people are griping about are gonna be a on a case by case basis... (I really don't care about the sandals thing. But if they can do Buggy's makeup like that... they absolutely could have drawn on Sanji's swirly eyebrows.)

There's really only one thing I'm concerned about...

Not that long ago, I reblogged a post dissecting the idea that the endless quips you see in movies like... every entry in the Marvel franchise, for instance, are the death of storytelling and comedy in modern movies. What that post basically boils down to is that that particular style of comedy is damaging mainly because a cast of diverse characters with different backgrounds and personalities and experiences shouldn't all have the same sense of humor. Constantly shoving in the director's personal sense of humor can be 4th wall breaking in a jarring, uncomfortable way. It's about being aware of your characters' individual voices.

I saw a bit of that snarky, quippy vibe in this trailer. I think that works for someone like Nami. And I could see some really good banter of that variety between her and Usopp once they settle into that friendship a bit. But I do worry about what it's going to do for Zoro's characterization.

Something I see missing from this trailer is Zoro's immediate blind loyalty to Luffy, even when following his orders doesn't seem logical. I'd argue especially when following his orders doesn't seem logical. That's a really important component of who Zoro is to me. He's got a simplicity that really complements Luffy. It's part of why the crew runs as well as it does.

But I'm doing my best to remain optimistic. There's been so much talk about how Oda's been involved in every step of this process and how he won't let it be released until it gets his approval. I have to believe he wouldn't have let one of his most important character's characterization get too far off base.

Looking forward to August 31st!

#one piece #one piece live action #trailer dissection #character discussion #general thoughts #I'm optimistic #Youtube

[subwalls]

when you want to reblog a very well-worded post on the topic but they decided to drag Dream’s name through the mud for no reason in it so you can’t :/

Anyway: I feel like I dodged a bullet but I know a lot of people didn’t. I hope y’all are doing okay. I hope she’s happily playing minecraft with her friends on that new smp I see in my recommended and giving the negativity no quarter in her mind.

#general thoughts

[wikiangela]

so, I really liked season 6 - here's some general thoughts and opinions

I mean, I hated what happened to Tara and I don't think I'll ever get over it, she was my fave - I literally took like a month break from watching after 6x19 because I wasn't ready to say goodbye to Tara

but it was a really good season (not close to how amazing s5 was but still great l)

I loved Buffy dealing with being back, though her relationship with Spike was getting annoying tbh 😂 at first I felt bad for Spike with how Buffy was playing with him all the time, up until that bathroom scene tbh

also, tbh in 6x22 I couldn't care less about Spike's side of the episode but omg he got his soul back?? I'm really curious about what's gonna happen now ngl 👀

Willow and Tara were my fave part of this season, loved how they portrayed Willow struggling with her addiction to magic etc - and, again, how could they take Tara away from us 😭💔

I was so here for Dark Willow, I was 💯 rooting for her (tho I probably was supposed to be against her but fuck it, I wanted revenge too) 😂😂 the show could've ended here with Willow actually destroying the world and I'd still be with her, what even is the point without Tara 😭

I think I'm starting to like Anya a bit more (she's still annoying tho) and I like that she's a vengeance demon again

and I definitely dislike Xander now, for many reasons that I ready expressed in other posts I think 😂 he's just so infuriating, and at this point I'm pretty sure part of my dislike must be the actor, because I saw him in criminal minds too and I'm annoyed every second he's on screen (it's never for long but I hope he stops showing up altogether soon lol - I'm on s7 there too 😂) I genuinely wish Willow eneded up killing Xander at the end there lol

and omg I was SO sick of Anya and Xander's relationship and of hearing about the wedding and don't get me started on how Xander just left her at the altar, and how he handled all that (I have a whole other post about it, not gonna get into it again)

I love that Giles didn't die, I genuinely got worried there for a second, but I'm so happy he didn't 😂 missed him when he wasn't there tbh (tho that laughing scene with Buffy was a bit weird and went on for way too long 😂)

the trio weren't the best villains but also not the worst, they were more competent than I initially gave them credit for and Warren was seriously gross and evil and got what he deserved haha

also, I saw that so many people love the musical episode and it's the top rated eps on imdb, but I lowkey hated it - not the worst episode of the series but definitely far from fave 😂 the worst episode of the season was definitely 6x15 - as you were - with fucking Riley back 🤢 god I hated that one so much, almost as much as beer bad (the actual worst episode of the series so far imo) 😂😂

the finale was insane and I loved it - tho that scene with Willow and Xander was kinda meh and lowkey anticlimactic? idk I was underwhelmed 😂😂 him just repeating 'I love you' was too cheesy even for me tbh, and because I don't like Xander, I probably liked it less than I normally would've anyway 😂 (so it might be just my bias, I admit haha)

tho tbh I also wish we got more of Dark Willow than just, what was it, three episodes? would've been even better haha

but overall, it was a good season, tho I'm never gonna forgive them for killing off Tara - despite that, I did enjoy it a lot and can't wait to start s7 soon 😁

#Buffy season 6 #buffy the vampire slayer #Buffy s6 #btvs s6 #btvs #buffyverse #watching buffy #general thoughts #just my opinion #my personal opinion #Buffy s6 finale