#not the shippiest but still ha | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

kess-in-the-perthchimzone · 2 days

Text

✨The✨ PerthChimon Interview

Gif by @spicypussywave While we are all sad and missing them, I want to finally take the time to discuss what I personally believe is PerthChimon’s greatest appearance ever – what I call The Interview, from the morning of their fanmeet in Taipei.

Let’s break down why this is an absolute masterpiece and the most exceptionally MARRIED they have ever been:

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

They open with an adorable little moment where they mess up their introduction and then you get Chimon cheering when they get it right

Then the interviewer asks “Before coming to Taiwan did you two discuss where to go or what to eat here” and Chimon immediately touches Perth’s leg and says “About food, you have to ask Perth”. Which I take away to mean that Perth always picks the restaurant for both of them. MARRIED #1

Perth then adds “actually WE want to ask everyone to suggest US a delicious menu” and Chimon nods along. MARRIED #2

So then, they get asked if they’ve talked about where they want to travel and Perth has a very nice answer for what he wants to do. I love how thoughtfully Chimon watches him while he says this.

Well then, Chimon adds “And WE want to go to the 101 Building, which is quite high” (aka, they talk about things they want to see and do together)

This is when an AMAZING sequence – that will last the whole weekend – kicks off. Because Perth starts excitedly patting him on the arm and says “Ah, that’s because he likes Pikachu!” In response, Chimon gets so sulky and they have an entire back and forth, even looping the interviewer in. MARRIED #3.

And then they whisper and giggle to each other while that’s being translated. MARRIED #4.

I’m not going to document every time they touch each other or sneak glances in this interview because it’s literally constant

Okay so if you’re still reading (we’re only like maybe 15% through), then we get to the absolute best part of the interview. They get asked “Do you dare eat stinky tofu?” Which is when we learn (re-learn?) that Perth enjoys eating “strange” things.

Chimon agrees that he would also try it. To which they ask him, “If Chimon not dare to eat, Perth will eat it all, right?” Chimon jumps in right away (borderline interrupting) to say “YES, YES, YES” with thumbs up.

Well, this is the question answered, right? Um, no. It’s not. Because Perth begins “Actually, whenever we have something, WE’LL SPLIT IT IN HALF AND SHARE WITH EACH OTHER.” Chimon doesn’t want him to say this. Chimon very clear wants him to stop – he both puts a hand on Perth’s leg and says “It’s okay”. But Perth finishes anyway, revealing this secret to us.

They. Always. Split. Their. Food. In. Half. And Share. This is married x1000 but MARRIED #5. It’s really fun loving a branded pair that apparently does the shippiest thing in the entire world constantly but outright refuses to ever show you so

Perth Tanapon is STILL. NOT. DONE. He goes on to say (while Chimon takes a deep breath) “if there’s happiness, we will share together. If there’s suffering, we will share too.” I think this is him trying to cover for the food reveal?? But also that’s one of the most stupidly romantic things I’ve ever heard in my life (also don’t talk to me about this quote and LOL weekend because I will start crying).

Somehow this part is still not done. Because Chimon feels compelled to tell us “Perth is on his way to gain muscle, so has to eat a lot.” OKAY CHIMON. Perth adds (while touching him) “You have started too”. Thank you for using this official interview to flirt with each other and giggle. MARRIED #6.

THE BIRTHDAY

The subject then changes to Perth’s birthday and what he did to celebrate.

They ask Chimon what he gave Perth. He says “I can’t tell you, but it’s similar to a picture frame” and then looks very proud of himself (You didn’t ask, but I think it’s a signed record). Perth says “I like it, I will display it soon”. Again, the way Chimon LOOKS at him. ((Perth is going to hang Chimon’s gift on his wall. That’s cool. I’m not emotional or anything about this)). (((As a reminder Perth also has their Photobook and Wink magazine cover on display, along with paintings of PIKACHU and a fox)))

Perth gets asked who was first to wish him HBD. He says his mom. (the REAL answer however, is Chimon, who surprised him with a cake on stage in Hong Kong)

THEIR CAREERS

They ask Perth about watching Chimon’s work before they got partnered. First, they have a nice exchange about how they worked together on their very first series. Then we learn that Perth “CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE NEXT WORK OF P’MON, LIKE THE GIFTED” (Perth and his minor crush on Chimon since 2017, let’s goo. Perth you totally had a thing for Wave, right??)

PC have a very cute back and forth about how the Gifted has two parts (don’t get me started on the Gifted Graduation though)

For some reason they don’t ask Chimon if he’s ever watched Perth’s past work which HOW DARE

I absolutely hate the next sequence which I find inappropriate and deals with how they can “act like a boyfriend”/”cooperate as a couple”, so I’m not going to give it much airtime. I will note Perth tries to take the fall and be the one to answer it, and then he gives the most dejected “your turn” motion when they call on Chimon to do so as well.

The sheer extent to which PC refuse to give away personal details about themselves however is embodied by the fact that their stock answer for what they have in common is loving the same color. (affectionate)

THE SAGA OF PIKACHU

I want to make it very clear that the question they are next asked is “Today you have been together SINCE MORNING until now. Is there anything interesting or cute about each other that you want to share with us?”

Chimon very adorably excitedly and enthusiastically jumps in to tell us in great detail about Perth’s new haircut. This is when the HANDS really get going in this interview.

THEN, Perth begins. And before he even gets going, Chimon warns him “Say it carefully na” I don’t know WHAT Chimon was scared he was going to say – it clearly wasn’t what Perth did say, so I would love to know where his mind went – but Perth tells us “I feel P’Mon is very cute because when he sleeps he has to hug the doll every day”

PERTH. SIR. They asked about TODAY. Unless you woke up with him before you went to the airport, you did not see him sleep today. Why is this where your mind went?!?

I cannot do justice to the sequence that follows as Perth manages to dig a deeper hole for himself, talking about Pikachu. The way Perth puts both hands on him. The sequence of faces Chimon makes. The way Perth’s voice goes so so soft. MARRIED #7

Also shout out to Chimon who tries so hard to say “Now I like CARS”.

Perth finally realizes he’s in the dog house and so when the interviewer tries to ask Chimon more actually INTERRUPTS to say “Actually have to say first that fans bought a lot of Pikachu for P’Mon.” He further goes on to describe how Chimon’s house is full of them, which is when Chimon jumps in and adds that he no longer has a bed to sleep in. Again, the smiles, the laughs, the hands; the way Perth teases him while the translation is happening. Please watch this part. MARRIED #8

Chimon then gets asked if they know Taiwan has a Pokemon Center. An absolutely adorable exchange ensues where Chimon says he wanted to go quietly without taking any photos and Perth says “Why not take pictures? I’ll take for you” (all while Chimon shushes him) MARRIED #9 ((they actually get called out by the interviewer for how sketchy they are in this part))

Perth very raptly watches Chimon learn more about the Pokemon Center, including that there are “rare editions only available in Taipei”. To which he hits Chimon on the shoulder and very confidently declares “You like it.” They have another conversation just between the two of them, then giggle. MARRIED #10.

Somehow, Chimon’s torment is not over. Because Perth feels compelled to add “I feel like that his face also looks like Pikachu”. Even as Chimon openly gets sulky, Perth continues to elaborate, including making gestures in the air. Again, Chimon protests so much but has a kind of shyly pleased smile on his face after. MARRIED #11.

But then, Chimon realizes he can enact his revenge. And he says “Actually Perth also likes Pikachu”. To which we get what I call Perth’s ‘flirty slap’, which I’ve only ever seen him do to Chimon. Perth says “Nope, when!” And Chimon says “PERTH SAID THAT MON LIKED IT SO HE ALSO LIKED IT.”

Stooop. Perth would. This is also one of the sappiest things I’ve ever heard. Perth doesn’t even protest this!! He just gets shy and says “I have to change the topic too” MARRIED #12

Okay even more happens after this but I am running out of steam. Other highlights include Chimon encouraging Perth to sing and Perth getting very into it, Chimon talking about how he gets through filming a difficult scene (including focusing "on Perth"), and more HANDS.

In conclusion, since I don’t believe anyone has continued reading this far, I can very easily get so delulu over this ridiculously soft, affectionate, domestic interview, and I just think every single PC fan should watch it in full!!

#perthchimon #perth tanapon #chimon wachirawit #extra content deep dive

8 notes · View notes

shadamyheadcanons · 2 years

Note

hi!! so i’ve watched all of shadow and amy’s canon in game interactions (which are very cute, he honestly treats her so much differently than the others ?? like he’s def in love) and, it made me wonder, is there any interactions in the comics between the two that are like, cute?? i dunno LOL. i just crave more semi-canon shadamy. whenever i try to search it just shows me fan-made comics

I don’t know the comics super well, but I do sometimes track down an issue or two if I know Shadow and Amy are in it. Archie has this cool spin-off series called Sonic Universe that tells the stories that go on in the background that Sonic isn’t there for. I love it because it lets other characters--Amy, Shadow, Blaze, Knuckles, you name it--shine. I love Sonic himself, but there are certain dynamics you just can’t see when he’s around, particularly with Amy because he draws so much of her attention. When Sonic’s not around, though, Amy immediately makes a beeline for Shadow. She consistently seeks him out just as she does in the games, and that sticks out to me.

The one I always recommend first is the Treasure Team Tango arc.

It’s Sonic Universe issues 21-24. It’s the shippiest one I’ve found and features Amy playing the role of Shadow’s moral compass just as she did in SA2. In it, Amy leads a pseudo Team Rose--Blaze, Cream, and herself--in search of a Sol Emerald. Team Dark is in pursuit of it, too, and it’s up to Amy to make Shadow see the light and let Blaze have the Emerald her world so desperately needs. Amy and Shadow are at their peak. Blaze is awesome and perfectly in character. Cream and Cheese are adorable as always. Omega is at his funniest for a few reasons I won’t spoil. Unfortunately, Rouge isn’t written very well here, but other than that, the characters, plot, humor, and art are all on-point.

It also has Bean.

I like Bean.

To read it, click here.

Another one I’d recommend is the Shattered arc. It runs from issues 87 to 90, also from the Sonic Universe collection. Amy and Knuckles work with Team Dark to find some Master Emerald shards. It’s not as shippy as the other one, but Amy seeks Shadow out once again, and the two of them do get to squeeze in some childish teasing at the beginning.

Cute. How many characters can make Shadow pout like that? They fight well together later on, too.

This story focuses more on the strained relations between Shadow and Knuckles. Rouge acts as a mediator and tries to get them to play nice, and you can easily read it as “I just want my best friend and my boyfriend to get along for, like, ten minutes.”

Well...I read it that way, at least. Don’t know about anyone else. Rouge also makes peace with Amy here. These things are necessary for any future Knuxouge/Shadamy double dates, y’know?

It’s got good platonic interactions between Shadow and Knuckles, who have more in common than they’d like to admit. Omega is hilarious again. Rouge is a good friend this time around, which is exactly the kind of Rouge I like to see. The end has a really heartwarming conversation between Knuckles and Amy, too.

Not much Shadamy, but still worth a read. Here’s the link.

That’s all I know about for Archie.

IDW has one or two interactions, but Sega’s put such strict mandates on Shadow’s portrayal that Ian Flynn doesn’t like writing him in IDW, so he doesn’t include Shadow often. It’s a damn shame, too, because IDW Amy is great. Love her.

I’m still only 8 issues in. I do know of a couple panels where they show up together later, though I don’t know the context. First off, she almost runs him over at the start of issue #33:

To an outsider, Rouge seems like she’s being sarcastic, but...no. This really IS nice for IDW Shadow, especially considering Amy almost ran him over. He’d snap at most people for that. Notice how he’s civil to Amy but doesn’t even acknowledge Rouge, who’s supposed to be his...*checks notes*...best friend. And she doesn’t seem surprised. Yeah, we’ve fallen pretty far from Archie Shadow:

(To be clear, I photoshopped Amy in there. She fits pretty well, though, doesn’t she?)

Ian Flynn clearly knows how to write this guy, so I don’t know why Sega won’t let him do his thing. I’m still holding out hope that the third movie will nail Shadow’s character the way the second one did for Knuckles. Maybe then Sega could see the value of a more nuanced Shadow. It could happen, right?

The only other bit I know is this panel from issue #36:

I mean...I’m not quite in the camp of “Shadow is definitely in love with Amy” yet, but...if he’s not jealous, then what is this reaction? ;)

#shadamy #shadow the hedgehog #amy rose #sonic the hedgehog #ask #not a headcanon #archie sonic #treasure team tango #idw sonic

81 notes · View notes

mythicalshipping · 1 year

Note

do you have any gmm/more episodes you keep re-watching because it has rhinky content in them?

Well anon, I got into this fandom 17 years after Rhett and Link started on YouTube lmao XD I was always kind of tangentially aware of them but didn't start watching until September 2021 so I'm still in the process of first time watching. So, I'll recommend (imo) the shippiest vid from each year since September 2021:

2021: GMM #2064 - Will It Gummy? Taste Test 2022: GMM#2105 - Will It Umbrella? 2023 (so far): GMM#2323 - Try To Squeeze Into This Challenge

If anyone else wants to recommend any, please do! :3

#rhink ask #gmm rhink

10 notes · View notes

val-of-the-north · 1 year

Note

Name your 5 favorite Bloodborne ships and justify your opinion! (Also if you take too long to respond this ask I will cast a curse on you that will make every pizza slice you hold to sprout pineapple pieces from within AHAHAHAHA! When I am late to reply - this is stress and busy life, when you are late to reply - this is being lazy booboo the fool xD)

This is a hard one for me!!! I am not the shippiest of people (I am more for different scenarios than fixed ships more often than not), but I shall try my best! They aren't in any particular order.

5) Gatekeeper x Dores

This one makes sense but basically no one ships them because they are two obscure characters that don’t really impact the story all that much. Fully reasonable lmao. Sadly, I am ALL for obscure characters so they did not escape my radar. I just think they’d have a very fun dynamic, seeing as she is feral and creepy while he is incredibly paranoid and strict. They are into some weird ass shit too, after all they are both insane lol.

4) Damian x Micolash

It was pretty much one of the introductory ships lmao, and it makes great sense too. I view Damian as one of Micolash’s greater enforcers and perhaps even enabler. He is kind of Micolash’s muscle because the scholar wasn’t particularly strong back in the day, and his power only comes from close contact with the Arcane. Damian was probably the least disposable of the people in Yahar’gul which is saying something when it comes to Micolash lol. This one doesn’t end very well though, as the two of them part ways after Damian finally listens to his conscience...

3) Brador x Laurence

This ship has some veeeery good angst potential, and that is one of the aspects that draws me to it. Brador would do anything for Laurence, and the vicar is incredibly greatful for it, despite this attitude somewhat spoiling him in the long run. However, I don’t picture this ship as reciprocated, Laurence only views him as a close, devoted friend, and Brador accepts this despite wishing for so much more... of course he is driven mad by having to kill Laurence, and vows to keep his name and legacy clear for as long as he lives and even beyond. It’s some inhuman dedication that Laurence will never bear witness to.

2) Rom x Ebrietas

It’s one of the more “abstract” of these ships since it’s probably really hard to understand a being like Ebrietas... however, she seems to have a connection with the Rom-like body, mourning it. I believe that to be Rom’s real world body, meaning Ebrietas had to be fond of her at some point. This becomes even more interesting when taking into account that all clues point to Rom having been human(oid) at some point and ascending. A being like Ebrietas caring for something so insignificant to her... even the Choir seems perplexed, wondering why she'd even weep for something like Rom. I think that’s really sweet, if not incredibly sad too... (I do not ignore that Rom could also be her surrogate child of sort, but Great Ones marrying mortals isn’t something entirely new, so who knows for sure?)

1) Two particular Yurie ships

Lol lmao. I could not choose between the ones I have. I’ve always appreciated Yurie, and thinking back at some of these ships makes me feel a bit fuzzy inside. They go waaaay back! The one that makes the most sense is of course her relationship with Rom. I imagine them being very close, and their bond being one of the reasons why she still protects her in Byrgenwerth. If Rom had any importance to the Choir as a whole, they’d probably send more of their ranks to protect her, but it’s just Yurie on her own. Another one is with Damian, and this one is pretty strange I admit ahah... it was a crackship of sorts, but I could ALSO see the potential in it, with both of them having fled their institutions to find themselves in the emptied halls of Byrgenwerth, reflecting upon their mistakes and perhaps bonding over them. Of course the only thing she CAN’T give up is Rom, so when Damian shows up with a curious hunter in tow, she knows what they are there to do and she won’t allow it.

Well, you may have noticed that these ships are all tragic (except Dores & Gatekeeper lol) and DON’T have happy endings... yeah that sounds about right for a Soulsborne game ahah, wish I could be less of a downer but the source material won’t let me :(

#bloodorne #I don't know if I should tag the characters or not lmao #shipping #here we go thanks for the ask!!!#I could probably ramble in more detail about any ship you throw my way #but these are some of the ones I like a lot #though I am versatile #val-responds

5 notes · View notes

erstwhilesparrow · 2 years

Text

trying to put some thoughts in order. under the cut for length.

0: soulmates as straightforward romantic trope

i mean, i get it. sometimes i get sad and go read the sappiest, shippiest, fluffiest fic i can find and it does help. (and yeah, i know it's more complicated than that sometimes but this isn't the point.) it'd be really fucking nice if there was someone out there 'meant for you'. convenient. a little less lonely. someone who gets it when no one else does. someone you can be sure of. someone you can pour your whole heart into, knowing you're doing exactly what you're meant to.

1: soulmates as assigned seating

no frills or bells. you meet them and you know and that's it. what you do with that information is entirely up to you. is it any different from group project assignments handed out by a teacher? is it any different from meeting a person and deciding you like them enough to stick around? what undeniable truth can mark something as ephemeral as a relationship? is it nice just to have someone or something else make the choice for you? would you have even looked at each other without the prompting? did you fail to look at others because you were not prompted? do you wish it was someone else but resign yourself to this anyway because it's not like it matters, you don't have to choose to stick with them? does that become half the reason you're still here, because you could still leave any day now?

2: soulmates as unwelcome imposition

a reaction to an unpleasant intrusion on your life. something binds you to them, and it doesn't feel right or good or any of the things soulmate is supposed to mean when people tell you about those. can you get rid of it? if it can, what does it mean that something supposed to tie you together forever can be removed? if it can't, can you love someone when given no choice? what can you hold on to that is solely your own, once a relationship begins to define you? where do you fit into the worlds of people who are not bothered? do you overcorrect in the other direction and hurt someone who did not mean to inflict this on you? are you being less harsh than you should be because you have been told this is supposed to be good, because you know what it will look like? what will you be made to do to "make up for it"? what evidence will you have to collect to prove you don't want or need this?

3: soulmates as unforgiving want

that thing where you don't realize you're hungry until you're presented with food, but with a whole person, and there is no satisfying that particular hunger. did they meet you and find you lacking? are you somehow lacking because you cannot be sated by what has been given to you? or is it instead that it is supposed to wear on you like this? would you have been this discomfited if it had never been pointed out to you what you could have had? how do you moderate your expectations back to "reasonable", if such a thing exists when it comes to soulmates? will any relationship you have after this measure up now that you know the depth and intensity of feeling you are capable of? have you ruined every pleasure you could experience by indulging too much here? have you ruined it for yourself by refusing to take? does it really get worse the longer you hold back? are you refusing to let go, to let time soothe this ache for you?

4: soulmates as unremarkable prologue

it works. it's good, actually. it's how you met. no preconceptions, only both your futures ahead of you. is this better than all of your previous relationships? what makes it better? would you call any of those previous relationships "real" love now? who did you leave behind in going through with this? do you wish you could have had this sooner? would you rather have had them all your life? is all of this more real because you followed the rules? what might have happened if you had pushed in any direction other than the one you were meant to? could you have done this with another person, a different one that no one chose except you? are you relieved to have the uncertainty taken away from you? do you feel there is another uncertainty about how willing you would have been to care for this person if you hadn't started this relationship knowing? are you going to ask your soulmate these questions? what are you relying on to keep the two of you together?

5: soulmates as pretty veneer

it looks like it works. maybe for a little while it even does. but something's going wrong, though it wouldn't look it from the outside. can you pin it down, to the day, to the hour, to the second? can there be a satisfaction to seeing clearly your coming end? can true love of the kind you were told stories of be like a chain? were you kind of expecting it to be? does true love go sour in that way, or were you always faking it? are you faking it now? are you faking it well enough? is it a kind of love still, to look the enemy of your enemy in the eyes and agree to their proposal? do you understand the shape of your mutual adversary? are you too busy making it all look right so you can finally get that happiness you were promised? do you believe it, when other people say they want what you have? do you believe that they could? do you believe it could have ever worked out? does believing anything help with the reality of it?

6: soulmates as open wounds

you can't forget them; you aren't allowed to. the mark it leaves on you is obvious, and the absence of your other half even more so. does being told you were born incomplete make it so? is there really something wrong with you? does being hurt by something meant to help mean you're the one who failed? is there something to fail? in what ways do people find themselves indelibly bound to one another for the worse? is it better than forgetting, than being forgotten? does defiance come easier from this? is this punishment for defiance? what do the people who look at you say about that visible absence? will you look past them to something outside their concerns? is there anything out there? is this safer in its consistency?

7: soulmates as puppets that can see their own strings

the question is not one of circumstance or of compatibility or of care. the question is structural, is composed of people pressing buttons and flicking levers in a system where they will never see the end result. does it need to be two? does it need to be love? are any of the words you're using to describe this relationship necessary to talking about what is happening to you? how deeply embedded in romance is the language around relationships? does this simplify aspects of your navigation around and into each other's lives? does it smooth away important nuances? do you find yourself wishing for uglier words to describe this situation? do you find those words? do you find the script? do you recognize it for what it is, or will you keep playing the role it sets out for you? what story ends up getting told here? what does it mean for you?

#sparrowsong #is this. do you get what i'm saying here??#'i am going to be direct and straightforward this time' i said.#'i will not hide my meaning behind several layers of half-finished thoughts and sideways metaphors' i said.#'it will make sense and have answers' i said.#sweet fucking stars.#if i keep doing this i'm going to have to actually come up with a working definition of soulmates #i think there *is* something i'm specifically referring to when i say soulmates but it's not defined well enough to. like.#do more than gesture vaguely with #anyway if you read all that i will accept reading recommendations #the closest you will ever get to falling in love

7 notes · View notes

ichayalovesyou · 2 years

Text

El Hotel De Los Secretos Ep. 12 Reaction

We now return to Julio spewing some absolutely vile but true shit about the Alarcón family at the only living member who isn’t acting freaking awful toward him. Luckily he has Andrés holding him back. Honestly neither of those boys should be going anywhere without the other, inevitably they do stupid shit or have bad things happen to them when separated, case and point? This!

Losing my mind that no matter how prickly and destructive Julio gets Andrés refuses to choose anything other than kindness, than to heal him, than to persist. “Let’s patch the wounds on your body because the wounds on your soul…” I’m gonna lose it!! Julio is throwing an absolute tantrum and all that’s doing is letting Andrés see how badly Julio needs help I can’t DO this 😭😭😭

That being said at least Andrés has the good sense to step away. Seriously tho “I bet you’re glad [Isabel and I] are more than 40 centimeters apart now!” As he pulls himself apart from Andrés is such an UGH. It could be interpreted so many goddamn ways hnnn the queer lense is strong with this one! AGH the gay it hurts!! “Let’s just go to our room, please.” Before he finally gives up and let’s Julio burn himself out? OWW! HELLO??? Is anybody else reading into this?! 👀🔥🔥🔥😫😵‍💫🏳️‍🌈

No… NO! NO!! That’s not real?!?!! That’s some actual fan fiction bullshit! What happened Andrés?? Couldn’t bear another night staring at Julio’s empty bed even though you know he’s at least physically safe and not dead in a ditch somewhere? So you went back to the kitchen, calling him an idiot and HEA in his mostly unconscious state feebly attempts to help you CARRY him back to y’all’s dorm?! Is this REAL??? Oh my god oh my GOD WHAT?! We’re just gonna cross fade to the morning somewhere else after that?! HELLO???

Ah we are back to Chef Lupe struggling to be a good single dad and trying to tell Jacinto trying to explain to his son love isn’t only suffering. Like the teen he is blames Lupe for his mom being gone (guessing she didn’t die) but Lupe still thinks highly of her so like, who knows what the deal is with Lupe’s wife??? Man, it’s in the name of the show but damn EVERYBODY has got secrets around here.

Isabel hiding from Diego in Matilde’s room as she SHOULD. Matilde is all like “you like him don’t you” and she looks her dead in the eyes and tells her “We Are Just Friends” and honestly? Good for her (even if there’s some denial there)!! Definitely not gonna lose it over the fact that Matilde says “I hope you’re right for your sake, whoever gets involved with that waiter will need an endless amount of love to face such rage” as if Andrés didn’t just ‘face such rage’ then carry Julio to bed TWO SCENES AGO! It’s really not just the onscreen chemistry that’s making this shit feel gay, it’s the frickin narrative! I love it!! 😍

“Good morning” Julio says like a kicked puppy “there’s nothing good about it, I couldn’t sleep last night because of you!” OKAY we’re just gonna leave this here. Andrés it’s okay to say “I love you I was worried about you” DAMNIT why are they like this?! I’m gonna eat my teeth about these two idiots, istg this has been THE shippiest episode since episode since they were both walking on air about being reunited in ep.8 fr fr

Oh boy, Mercedes and Felipe are finally getting in trouble with their parents about their little escapades. Now it seems that Elisa (Alfredo’s mother) is missing?? Belén is already using her new position to get a room to herself back, I assume she was sharing with Victoria up until just now after Elisa got here.

Okay not to be Like That but I KNEW IT! I knew Andrés’s whole thing had very to actually do with Belén and mostly to do with really, REALLY wanting to be a dad and not letting that baby (or Belén) to go through the same trauma he and his mother did. He’s also apparently been told his dad was a soldier and died in the war and god this kid has such a complicated relationship with masculinity.

It’s also kinda sad really because Andrés isn’t actively being like, directly sexist, but also it’s 1908. Honey, there’s more to a relationship than being physically attracted to your wife/fiancé and her being the mother of your kid. Now granted Belén isn’t really letting it be anything other than that (because she doesn’t love him either) and that’s such a ‘young kid whose never been in a relationship in their life’ mistake. You have relationships with people of both genders that are closer to what you’re looking for baby she ain’t it! This ain’t gonna fix your daddy issues!! Bitches be out here playing house…

Oh okay LUPE was eavesdropping so now I’m starting to think maybe, is he??? Does he have a thing for Ángela cuz, uhhhhhhh 👀 the way he shoos away Benjamin all protectively that was, hmmm 🤔

Elisa wants to take Sofia to an obstetrician ohhhhh BOY 😬 now Teresa and Doctor Lazaro Vicario (what a cool name, up there with Serapio Ayala) are conspiring to make sure Sofía is not removed from the Hotel at all. Teresa has offered to “keep him company” very flirtatiously among the other things she’s offering him. Listen I hate both of these people but also Evil Couples are inherently sexy and I’d totally be here for that if they’re implying what I think they are 👀

Okay okay okay so Ayala is informing Dagoberto that Julio’s tattoo is from a high security prison reserved for violent offenders who are considered enemies of the state?! Julio is a convict??? Okay okay okay LORE 🌙 (also Werewolf!Julio is so real in my brain now lmfao).

In this show we don’t say I love you we say “I don’t mind if you get me in trouble” apparently. Andrés do you understand how fully and totally Insane you and Julio are about each other I mean, like, seriously?! Y’all have known each other for less than a month and You Are Like This? Hello?? Ffs this bitches gay, good for them good for them.

Every time part of me goes “well maybe somehow and some point maybe Belén has just a tiny lil’ smidge of genuine care for Andrés in her own deeply fucked up way” but then she goes and calls Andrés a fool to Diego while flirting and making out with him as he puts her raise on the record books and then I go “Nevermind I Am Going To Fucking Kill Her 😀” my loathing for Señorita Belén Aguará García knows no fucking bounds for reasons that are much tmi but it’s FINE.

Nooooo now that’s just fucked, Melinda is kicking the shot out of poor pregnant Violeta, Jacinto saves the day thank god. I hope she didn’t kill the baby because I mean, that’s fucking awful obviously. Violeta baby I hope whatever happens you end up somewhere better than here cuz this shot is ROCK. BOTTOM. You know what, maybe I take back what I said, Jacinto’s got a good head on his shoulders, probably

Wow Victoria (Elisa’s pastel pink guard dog) will really just flirt with ANYONE huh? First Pascual, then the new desk guy, and now Natalia! I wonder what Elisa meant by “do what we agreed?” That was ominous as hell. Natalia is honestly terrible with secrets (like Andrés) and just let slip Ángela was there when Sofia fell, hopefully this doesn’t come back to bite the poor dear!

Wow! Doctor Vicario may be aligned with Teresa (which makes him fucking shady and maybe even evil in my book) but he’s surprisingly not sexist for the times! I mean he’s STILL sexist but like, comparatively (kinda like Andrés y’know)? He even calls Isabel his colleague. Although I do have to wonder if he’s doing that specifically to maneuver Isabel into trusting him so that she gives him the benefit of the doubt when he inevitably dies shady shit for Teresa later? 🤔

Yet another interlude of Felipe and Mercedes being insane and horny for each other, this time with window climbing like it’s a teen movie from the 80s! Back to Ayala getting the Lore on Julio! Ohhh okay, so he’s one of the ringleaders of the Cananea riots (looking THAT up later). He’s not only a convict but an escaped one! Ayala pls don’t go ACAB on me (I have a feeling he won’t, he’s a smart guy, not just smart but wise, and the wise hate the rich because THAT is good sense).

Jacinto is having Dr. Vicario save Violeta! Vicario is helping her without question. Hey maybe I misjudged Vicario too, if nothing else he’s willing to lie for patients but he seems to want to help people idk idk he’s interesting, there’s a lot of conflicting facts about him laced together and I am Intrigued by this cagey but nice doctor 👀

So the file on Julio Olmedo says that he wasn’t a political agitator but killed an American Ranger who was trying to control the riot he was part of! That he died before he came to the prison did Julio fake his death?? I hope that doesn’t mean he lied to Andrés about his worried mom (probably not). But also… WHAT?!

Oh right, Julio got picked to serve Diego and Isabel’s little surprise romantic dinner… AWKWARD. 😂😬 ooooof.

1 note · View note

bourbon-ontherocks · 2 years

Note

and yeah, it's so hard finding a song that fits their dynamic! while I was trudging through my music library to find ~the song, I stumbled upon Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival, which somehow rings true. it's not the perfect ship song but it's good enough for now, maybe you'll like it too ⛵

(Julia's adventures with the HPI anon)

Ooooh, thanks for the rec, I do know and love this song!!! 😍 Although I must say, as a Bonnie Tyler stan, I tend to like her version better 😊

W A I T . . .

Total eclipse of the heart completely fits Morgadec, doesn't it?? 😱😱 Okay, just kidding, this song could fit absolutely any ship, it's basically the shippiest song of shippy songs 🤩

Also, after a quick browse through my faves, may I suggest:

Restless heart syndrome by Green Day? It definitely has those pining, opposites attract vibes...

Nightcall -- London Grammar version. Really reminds me of those nightly meetings between Morgane and Karadec, their car drives, and there’s a wholly delicate vibe to this song that I find particularly suitable to them 😍

Couldn’t stop caring by The Spiritual Machines. Personnally I find this one musically too epic/angsty for them, BUT the lyrics kinda hit the nail so well it made me laugh, so I’ll include it still

To keep with the Mylène Farmer trend, I recently stumbled upon Love song which provides a good fit too

Let’s build this playlist ask by ask, shall we? 😂😂

#anon #ask #morgadec #shipping songs #music #julia's adventures with the hpi anon #hpi analysis

1 note · View note

crackships-osc · 3 months

Note

Fanmotepie (Fanny from BFDI (not Fan from II), Remote and Pie)

It ain't gonna be crackshippy enough if you make it crackshippy

So like Fanny would be this angsty, hot headed Starbucks employee with a bad temper that lashes out at anyone that triggers her but she finds calmness in doing art

Remote would be this stoner twitch streamer V-tuber that smokes weed and plays the weirdest video games and her twitch audience is trying to appeal to stoners. She also pirates Netflix since she has no money and she also posts on reddit and edits Fandom pages for fun

Pie would be this former therapist that helped people with their issue to a sassy, girly diva that likes social media, getting her nails done, RNB music or some shit like that. She still helps Fanny with her issues

Yeah that's the most crack shippiest ship I can do

I got my reading glasses on, I'm not going to put Fan II, I promise.

Remote sounds cool.

#crackship chaos #bfb #battle for bfdi #bfb fanny #bfb remote #bfb pie #If I put fan from ii would you be annoyed

1 note · View note

storfulsten · 4 months

Note

Whitty And Bf Personality Swap? Lovely Art By The Way, Truly Inspiring. ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡

hm I guess k, not feeling the most creative but here lol

idk lol

mostly based on this bc idk thought the vibes looked fitting in theory lmao:

#bombeep #whittyxbf #not the shippiest but eh still endgame so still tagging lol #personality swap sort of #couldn't think of much so just general silly vibes I guess ha #based on a very early point in time relationship-wise pre-friendship and all #like right after whitty'd reluctantly accepted bf's offer to stay at his place off the street at least for a lil bit #but still wanting nothing to do with him in general #while bf'd just try his best to make him chill out and relax with his charm and positive vibes but not succeeding very well just yet lol #so ye just imagining that scenario but swapping their places more or less vibe wise while they still look the same as usual counts right?#am not very creative sorry hope it's still passable lmao #bg kinda dumb but felt empty without any I guess so general vague shapes it is #yes I know bf looks too small scale-wise for it and whitty's probably way off too but at this point it's too much work to go back sorry ha #so yea sorry for general wonkyness lol #take it or leave it #enjoy or don't #whatever floats your boat #fnf au #fnf shipping #boyfriend #whitty #bf #I draw what I want #thanks for the suggestion #sorry that it's like 4+ months late ah well here it is anyways lol #stay groovy friendo

76 notes · View notes

tokiro07 · 9 months

Text

Cipher Academy ch.35 thoughts

[Prison Break]

...So Eteshite's gotta be huge to be able to move like an actual bear in that costume, yeah? Like she's deffo a monster under there, unless it's like...an animatronic suit or something. Which would be interesting, but I'd prefer she be jacked as hell. I want her to take off the bear head and she's just Isshin from Undead Unluck

Rikukeito storming Class A's stronghold to retrieve her friends wasn't totally unexpected, as I figured that Class A wasn't going to be able to maintain such an early lead for long, but seeing how seriously she ran in and demanded that her allies be returned, I'm reminded that the rest of the students aren't just brainwashed soldiers with a singular focus on victory for their "country," but children with interests and wants and, most importantly, friends

I've been saying that this is a Friendship arc for a while now, but somehow it didn't occur to me that we'd be seeing the current antagonists valuing their friends just as much as our protagonists

I imagine we're also likely to see someone devaluing Friendship in some way this arc, most likely whoever in Class F has a connection to Anonymity if I had to guess, which will result in a conflict of ideals between them and Iroha

Iroha says that he was inspired to go save Anonymity because of Rikukeito's actions, but honestly if he'd gotten the shackle off on his own, I'm confident he would have gone after her no matter what. Granted, guarding three hostages is probably more important than risking them to save just one, so maybe if she hadn't come he would have chosen to prioritize victory in accordance with Anonymity's wishes. Regardless, Iroha's experience as a hostage makes perfect sense as a motivator in this instance, even if it is effectively just a simulation. Maybe if we're lucky, we'll get to see a flashback about it?

Iroha swooping in to save Anonymity is the shippiest dang thing I've ever seen and I'm all about it. I said a while ago that I want her to just fall hopelessly and idiotically in love with him, and I stand by it. If this ends up a harem manga, I'll be down without question so long as Anonymity gets to be a dumbass in love

This chapter didn't really have a ton of introspection or much in the way of puzzles, so I don't really have much else to say about it, but before I sign off, I do want to talk about Rikukeito's statement: "you think we can't see people if their faces aren't visible?"

This lends into the Friendship theme pretty well, as that sentiment is about understanding people well enough to see them and their habits in their work or the after-effect of their actions. People aren't machines, they leave the fingerprints of their logic, their mentality, their experiences, their very life and soul in everything they do. Iroha is familiar with this concept, as it's how he was able to beat Anonymity in the first place; he recognized who drew which puzzle in Leaky Poker based on the way they were drawn and how they reflected their origins. However, at the time he couldn't read Anonymity herself very well because of Personal Package, which rendered her true face invisible, so despite familiarity with the concept, he still hasn't quite mastered the skills needed for it...until now!

Iroha just landed smack dab in the middle of THREE enemies with hidden faces, and therefore will give him similar trouble to what he had with Anonymity previously. Not much time has passed, but Iroha has shown to grow incredibly fast up to now, so this will be a good opportunity to see how else he's leveled up recently

Whatever happens, Anonymity is definitely the part I'm most excited about (surprising no one). Shame it'll be another week until we get to see what happens...

#cipher academy #fouryearsandananime #4y1a reviews

1 note · View note

vic-chaos · 2 years

Text

I’m gonna reply to a couple of asks all in one go here just so I don’t fill people’s dashboards too much!!

(re: my recent post) Yeah this is a good point actually!! I forgot about Marjorine haha, it’s interesting that they liked him when they didn’t know it was him. Or well, they didn’t like him at first but they managed to reconcile and then have fun together. So maybe something like that could happen with regular Butters, for them to change their minds about him...

My favourite scene from awesom-o is Cartman eating toothpaste in the bathroom, even though its not a buttman moment its SO funny 😭😭😭 like it really is up there as one of the funniest moments in the whole show for me jdjgsdjfgjsdfgjdf

Also YESSS there’s so much otp fuel in that episode 🙏 I'm obsessed with how awesom-o sounds and acts exactly like Cartman, and Butters is instantly like "oh for some reason I love him more than anything in the world" pleaseeee....

But now that I’m thinking of their shippiest episodes....... it’s hard to pick just one bc there’s like 4 or 5 that are impossible to choose from lmao?? My personal fav buttman episode is actually let them eat goo, its kind of average/mediocre plot wise etc. but they behave like SUCH a married couple throughout the entire thing its legit just a buttman fluff fanfic lmao 😭 super fun time does come a very close second too though.

This is an interesting hc omg......... I think I like, semi-agree with you?? Stephen is definitely the kind of person who would be more relieved to see Butters having a friend than caring about what kind of person that friend was or whether they’re a good influence, which is probably why he hasn’t tried to stop him from spending so much time with Cartman lmao. He only seems to have a fairly surface level understanding of Butters’ life and his personality/friends/interests etc because he doesn’t really pay attention to much other than when he’s looking for random things to punish him for.

Stephen is also... hmm.... I want to say less homophobic than he’s usually characterised in fanon, but maybe its just in different ways?? For instance I don’t think he’d ever kick Butters out of the house or beat him up specifically for being gay, which are all things I see super commonly in fic. I can understand why people go for this so often bc of the drama it provides, but it just doesn’t feel so in character to me?

The most glaring example of homophobia from him is obviously sending Butters to that conversion camp, so I think his worst possible reaction would be something else along those lines again, eg. taking him to talk to someone from the church or whatever to try and 'help' him. But this also seems unlikely to me since he supposedly learned why he was wrong at the end of the ep. If I remember right he does scold Butters for “getting gay with his friend” in the ungroundable (the way its always Cartman he’s doing these things with jjdsfjsjdfsdfjsdf 😭) but its a much milder reaction in comparison.

My own hc is like..... since he’s developed as the show has gone on he cares a lot more about appearances now and he wants people in town and the other parents to think he’s progressive. So he would probably make a weird attempt at being accepting, but do it really badly because despite being gay/bi himself, the way he thinks about same sex attraction is still totally backwards. I think he would have a hard time taking the relationship “seriously”? Like, he’d be okay with Butters having a boyfriend but he’d act like it’s just a phase that he’s gonna move on from, and would still expect him to eventually settle down with some nice girl and have a typical nuclear family. To follow in his own footsteps basically.

I don’t know if millionaire (/money in general) would matter at all.... but I do agree with you in how his approval would be different when it was just a boyfriend vs. something as serious as wanting to get married.

Maybe he’d be able to understand and accept it in time, but I think there would definitely be loads of internal family tension and arguments over it. Plus Cartman has a bad temper and 0 patience for anybody, so they’d probably butt heads a lot. Semi-related but I still can’t believe they robbed us of that scene with the two of them arguing in the pandemic special trailer 😭 I’m so desperate to see some kind of conflict between them LMAO.... I love Stephen being genuinely scared for a second there jsdjfsjdfgjdfg

OK LAST ASK I’m so sorry to anyone still reading for how long this is getting, I just have so many thoughts ghsdjksd 😭

Jsksjdkskdks anon you are gonna get us both in trouble with all of those people who insist buttman is irredeemably problematic and evil, and the (entirely different people somehow?) who think you can't ship it unless you accept that it's inherently toxic otherwise you're just denying reality. "Reality" here being their subjective interpretation of the show of course lmao.

Personally - my own subjective interpretation here lmao - I genuinely don't see their current friendship in canon as toxic. I think they've reached a point of mutual trust and communication that's legit good for both of them, and I do think they absolutely have the potential to be in a healthy relationship (at least as much as is possible with Cartman) though they do have a deeply problematic and abusive past of course, I think it's developed past that point now.

I think buttman has a reputation as a generally kind of messed up relationship, which IS rightfully earned. But there's also like you said a surprising amount of sweetness to it that doesn't get acknowledged as often?? And yes to them always coming back to each other 🥺❤ I love how unexpectedly soft they can be with each other, especially like you said in comparison to how horrible the world of sp is, but also with how little of that kind of connection they both have elsewhere in their lives. In a lot of ways they’re two very traumatised kids helping each other heal, which is something I love exploring a lot.

And the fact that they’ve managed to come so far over the years too, and create something genuine out of their relationship the longer they spent together........ jsjdfskfds they may be a bit insane but they both found someone perfect for them.......

#x #this is REALLY long lmao #tw for discussions of homophobia #abuse and toxic relationships #if anyone wants to avoid that #its not in too much depth though #buttman

8 notes · View notes

ineffable-endearments · 3 years

Text

Blah blah blah more future talk don't read if you don't wanna see discussion about S2 and A Hypothetical Season 3.

Might revise this a little bit as I think about it.

So if I'm correct and the overall story structure is meant to be a three-act structure, delineated here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-act_structure then there are some more guesses I could maybe make about the story.

First of all, each season obviously has to have its own arc. For example, season 1 clearly is its own standalone story. The novel is a standalone story, but they also couldn't be sure there would be a sequel. But then the arcs in each season probably come together to make a larger, overarching arc. In this sense, you could maybe say that the total trilogy would be something like nine acts. But each trio of acts becomes its own singular act. Whatever, I think you get it.

I think that larger, overarching arc could possibly be a gentle suggestion about the place of humanity in a creation where "higher powers" exist. If we phrase it as a "yes" or "no" question, there are a few ways it can go, and I'm probably missing a bunch.

Is there any real way for humanity to survive in a universe where we're the weakest life forms? Or, more simply put, can humanity survive both Heaven and Hell?

Can Aziraphale and Crowley's peaceful existence last, even if the powers that be decide they've had enough of it?

If angels and demons were "meant" to guide humans toward good or evil, then is there a place for them in the universe if they stop doing so?

Can angels and demons adjust to the idea that maybe they don't have to enact any sort of Plan?

Can Hell be abolished?

Can a soul, human or otherwise, leave Hell once it's there?

Can the angelic and demonic, or any sort of opposites, coexist permanently?

If predestination is real, is there any way to break out of it?

I'm saying these are questions I see being explored because act one essentially is establishing everything about the universe of Good Omens. Then, Crowley drops a big bomb on us for the second time: "For my money, the really big one is gonna be all of us against all of them." What????? Oh nvm let's go have lunch :) But the fact that Crowley brought that up suggests that the series' central question will continue to involve humanity and Heaven and Hell.

If we go by the notions suggested on the Wikipedia page, then act one set up a lot of important stuff, but culminated in, basically, this one question that can be posed a number of ways.

And act two is going to be full of escalation of that question.

I still think the amnesiac angel could be Ligur-returned-to-his-pre-fall-state. It could also be a different angel, or it could be an entirely new character (a very sensible move and a common one in sequels; look at how new witches start to feature in the Tiffany Aching novels even as the core characters remain consistent). But it would be incredibly cool if it was Ligur because I don't know, I just like the idea. I liked Ligur and I love the idea that there is literally, objectively no meaningful difference between demons and angels besides perhaps what they believe about themselves, so a demon brought "back to life" is literally just an angel. There would also be the idea that before Heaven and Hell were "invented" as such, a "dead" immortal being would instead just...lose something, I guess, maybe get sort of moldy out of a sense of having been defeated, but would not disappear like a dead human body does.

Casting Ariyon Bakare also wouldn't actually give anything away, because before we know the story, we can't assume that he isn't just playing Ligur's demon form in flashbacks or time travel sequences. Even when the story starts, the amnesiac angel is going to present us with a mystery, apparently, so we could find out the angel is Ligur in the first minute of the show and then immediately be presented with another mystery to chase, possibly because of a message he delivers or an object he has or any number of things. And that's not even considering the wardrobe department's potential ability to disguise people.

Anyway, Wikipedia says there's probably a core question that ties the whole series together, and there's a whole universe of fascinating questions out there.

Also, while this doesn't look like the shippiest of scenarios on its surface, the implications for Aziraphale and Crowley now that they've chosen to side with humanity are really intense.

15 notes · View notes

nzvalley · 3 years

Text

Rewatching some Star Trek: Enterprise

It’s been a long time since I have done one of these posts. What I kind of expected to happen did happen: once I hit season 3 and saw the network meddling, Trip/T’Pol, and the radical shift in tone of the series, it was hard to keep going. But I’m hoping to power through this season, and get to the much improved fourth season.

Just to remind anyone who is here for the first time. I’m doing a rewatch/analysis around the Archer/T’Pol friendship/partnership/relationship, based on my favorite episodes. I will be focusing on them, because that’s the aspect of the show in which I’m more interested.

Catch up on my previous rewatch posts here!

There will also be spoilers, not just for this episode but for the whole show.

Twilight (3x08)

Even though this is easily the shippiest episode for Archer/T’Pol, this isn’t one I automatically turn on when I’m doing a rewatch.

In part, it’s just too sad to rewatch frequently. Partly because it gets total forgotten with no impact on canon. It’s also just an annoying reminder of when the show and these characters were in a much better place.

However, it’s a really great episode overall and for Archer/T’Pol. It reminds the audience of how devoted T’Pol is to Archer specifically, calling back to T’Pol’s speech to Archer before following him into the Expanse. It feels out of place to the rest of the season, like it could have been written before the network mandates.

Just next episode (“Similitude”) we get a T/T’P plot that is equally a standout episode, but which is fully in everybody’s memories and has lasting impacts on the season. This contrast illustrates the suddenly differing priorities of this season.

Up until now, it’s worth reminding, the backbone of the show was how the relationship between Archer and T’Pol (and Shran!) shaped the formation of the Federation. But even in the worst of times, there seems to be a contingent in the writers room who still felt as strongly about Archer/T’Pol as they did in the first two seasons.

The start hooks you in immediately, with Archer’s confusion mirroring our own. Archer stumbles (shirtless!) into Captain T’Pol’s bridge. Seeing T’Pol commanding in her own right is so cool.

After the frantic and engaging teaser, we get a massive time jump. A gray-haired Archer wakes and makes his way through a home he doesn’t remember. He finds a devoted… caretaker… whose effort he can’t fully appreciate yet.

The altered dynamic immediately apparent between Archer and T’Pol, and the obvious changes in her look and demeanor, set the tone for the rest of the episode. Jolene Blalock is amazing as usual. She can play any version of T’Pol. There are great performances throughout, especially by Jolene and Scott.

Pretty much everything in this episode, barring the initial crisis itself and T’Pol’s accident, aren’t canon. As far as I can tell, not even the main two remember the alternate timeline, except maybe on an unconscious level. It’s one of those stories that gets completely stricken from the record, which is why it’s hard to fully appreciate.

Archer saving T’Pol at his own expense reminds the audience of how much he cares. Although it gets erased T’Pol repays that sacrifice in turn, devoting her life to his care.

Phlox’s dedication to finding a cure for Archer, and his overall concern, is another aspect of this episode that’s awesome. For me, the trio of Arhcer/T’Pol/Phlox was always the most interesting.

This episode shows one nearly concrete future where the Xindi win, showing how fragile the mission remains. The slow reveal of how complete the Xindi victory was, and the fragility of their settlement, is nice. This storyline was ahead of its time. Just a few years later BSG told a similar story, though much better and in a much-expanded manner.

Jolene does a good job, but has to explain so much story in so little time. This story seems like it should have been given more time to breathe, like it should’ve played out over 3 or 4 episodes. At least one more!’

T’Pol and Soval always have great scenes.

T’Pol: I won’t leave them. Soval: Them? Or Him?

T’Pol reiterates her choice of Archer and the humans over her own species, much as she did when initially choosing to join the mission to the Expanse.

T’Pol reveals she knows Archer’s deepest secrets now, even the proposal that was rejected because Margaret Mullen didn’t want to become a Starfleet widow. Has T’Pol made herself into a kind of Starfleet widow?

“Our relationship has… evolved over the years.”

Future Phlox is looking sharp. T’Pol’s hope about the treatment shines through.

Captain Tucker! Malcolm’s goatee!

Given the seeming romantic bias of the writer, it’s not all that surprising Trip/T’Pol sours pretty quickly in this timeline. Not only did T’pol and Trip’s dalliance fall apart, but they have seemingly stayed apart for years. T’Pol and her concern continues to follow Archer.

I may have missed similar instances before, but T’Pol’s casual, intimate, comforting touch in private is so cute. And a great visual indicator of how much T’Pol has grown. Archer seems on the verge of broaching the topic of the intimacy when he starts, “If this works…”

T’Pol once again turns down a chance to leave Archer’s side, even after he has seemingly healed.

Phlox: I understand I may have a passenger on my voyage home T’Pol: I’m remaining at the settlement for the time being. He may need my help during his recovery. Phlox: Have you told the Captain how you feel about him? It’s obvious you’ve become quite attached.

The blitz of exposition from Phlox and T’Pol to Trip about changing the past… there’s just so much going on in this episode. This story needed at least one more episode… Or maybe this could have been the plot to an Enterprise movie. Which still could work, given that the narrative necessitates the actors be older for most of it.

General Shran!

The bridge is gone. There are so many intense and devastating moments here… and then it all gets totally erased! Ugh.

Archer remains self-sacrificing to the end, deciding to just blow himself up if that’ll destroy the parasites. Ultimately saving the timeline through the same impulse that set it astray in the first place. He tries to get Phlox and T’Pol to save themselves, but they remain as steadfastly loyal as they have ever been. I love these three so much!

All three die carrying through the mission to the end. Phlox, then T’Pol, then Archer. Archer and T’Pol fall together and are laying together when this timeline comes to and end. The closest the ship ever came to being canon… and poof it’s gone.

There’s a tag at the end that’s real, with T’Pol admonishing Archer that he should have left her in the hallway accident that initially debilitated him. This calls back to her similar claim after her experiences on the Selaya. Archer, who has been isolating himself and becoming more ruthless, reverts back to his old self when it comes to T’Pol.

T’Pol: You could have been seriously injured. I told you to leave me behind. Archer: Fortunately, I don’t take orders from you. T’Pol: I believe you wanted to see this? Archer: Rosemary’s Baby? T’Pol: You were obviously looking forward to it. And since you’re not going to be able to attend tonight… Archer: Thanks.

T’Pol is always there for her Captain, whatever the situation! But the second half of the scene kind of ruins the sentiment. For as good as the rest of the episode is, this end scene is muddled in terms of what tone the writer was going for. I don’t think the actors quite got it either. It seems like Archer repays T’Pol’s kindness by being a brat. And when he drops a ‘nurse’ line… do they remember on some level? Or was that just for the audience? Either way, it’s a weirdly comedic end to a heart-wrenching and emotional episode.

#Star Trek Enterprise #Enterprise #Twilight #Captain Archer #T'Pol #Jolene Blalock #scott bakula

38 notes · View notes

confusedcheeseparrot · 3 years

Text

I have a question to catradora shippers. Why do you ship them? why do you like Catra? I think this is just me but I rewatched Shera twice and I just hate Catra more and more until the end. Is it because its lesbians? Is it because Catra handles mental illness and that makes her flawed and relatable to some? I'm sorry but why did you all forgive her for what she did?

She hurt Scorpia consistently, she tried to get Entrapta killed, she manipulated Hordak into taking over Etherea quicker no scratch that she manipulates everyone around her, She conquered Mermista's kingdom and left her with nothing but sadness and bathtub filled with ice scream, she got queen Angelica killed, she treats the side characters like sh*t and she even tried to kill Adora and her friends multiple times with no signs of remorse until the last season where she only apologized to Entrapta as far as I remember.

And to all those people he said there was sexual tension the only time thats true is at princess prom where everyone dances together. Heres a thing that might've made me biased towards hating her but I love most of the characters she hurts which is why I might've found reason to hate her.

The shippiest it gets is in the last season where Catra constantly chases after Adora and I get it Catra wants Adora to focus on her and stay with her instead of just trying to be a heroic figure worth sacrificing but I keep recalling prior moments where in which Catra tries to kill and take advantage of adora any way she can. ( ie drunk adora where Scorpia had stop the mind numbing stone against Catra's will and that dimension clash battle where she kept blaming Adora for all her past mistakes)

I would maybe have given this a shot if they actually let time heal those wounds because it was still fresh she barely apologized to all the people she hurt. Now if I hear someone say "It was because of [mental illness] that she has" yes I understand that her abusive mother and her environment effected her as a person but that doesn't excuse her bad actions. That doesn't make her hurting all those people just to get the girl in the end okay.

Just-- Am I the one in the wrong here cause everyone seems fine with it while I'm not? Am I just sensitive? Just give me an answer to this please.

#catradora #catra shera #Catra #she ra and the princess of power fanart #she ra netflix #Catradora #catra x adora

5 notes · View notes