yea yea fandom sucks etc etc but I have to say everyone in the wwdits fandom's collective agreement to fully commit to the bit today and be super nice and supportive in the comments of the youtube channel they made for colin's lego videos as if he's a real kid that can read them is actually one of sweetest things I've ever seen :) we are all love baby colin SOOOOOO much I just love how he's literally brought everyone together like this
The problem is that I want to do a Midst relisten to try to piece together all of the small clues that are for sure sitting there like a black goop bread crumb trail except that what I'd actually want is to do it in two days straight locked in a white cell with my headphones, printouts of the appendices and a bucket of chalk so I could scribble it all feverishly upon the walls.
also uh while i'm writing something in this era of s2. are we ever going to talk about that time at the very end of the season that tucker literally murdered a bunch of defenseless children that were the last of what remained of ianite at mianite's behest and the only reason that any survived was because jordan and martha agreed on something for once in their goddamn lives and worked together to hide one where tucker couldn't find it? because im gonna be real right now: what the fuck was that. What the actual fuck. It didn't even lead to anything. Ianite wasn't even revived afterwards so narratively it was all for nothing anyways. Genuinely, what the fuck man.
[VD: Transformers Earthspark clip of the Malto's (The human father, 2 human kids and two bot kids), Bumblebee and Optimus meeting the three new terran transformers (each unique in size and shape, but still in their protoforms, which have more nondescript soft shaped details, in white, metal grey, and glowing blue).
full transcribe below
The Malto's emerging from a collasped cave. Bee walks over them, kneeling, reaching out: Oh thank Primus your alright.
Mo Malto (the human daughter), clinging to her Dad's (Alex) side: Mr. Optimus, we... we lost the emberstone.
Optimus makes a sorrowful expression, Bee nods in understanding. They both gasp as the three new terrans pop out from under the cave's rubble.
Optimus, joyful: But look at all you've gained!
Bee: More terrans!
Optimus goes on one knee to be at better height to greet them: Welcome, young ones. I am Optimus Prime. It warms my spark to meet you. What are you're names?
The terrans all look at each other and shrug.
Robby Malto (the human son) looks to the flashing cyber sleeve on his hand: She's... Hashtag!
The largest of the terrans crouches in front of him, excitedly. She has a visor: [Gasp] You're right! Oh, I didn't have a word for my name, just a feeling!
The shortest and chunkiest of the terrans gestures nervously with his hands: Well, what am I called?
Mo, gasping, walking forward: His name is Jawbreaker! (She takes on of his fingers in both her hands) My favourite candy!
Jawbreaker, softly squelling: Really?!
The remaining terran, tall and narrow, bows theactrically: And I am Nightshade! It is a delight and a surprise to mean you all!
Alex, solemnly: Not all of us, [picking up a name tag reading "Malto"] Mandroid still has Dottie.
All four of his children come in to hug him. Jawbreaker, looks around, upset and clutches his head: [Noise of upset] How do we make the bad feelings go away?
Roddy: We have to save Mom and Megatron.
Twitch Malto (bot daughter), shaking her head: Mandroid is no joke. We barely escaped last time we met him, (nervous gesture, upset tone) and only because... Mom saved us.
Nightshade steps forward: We don't know this "Mom"... [Places a hand to their chest] but we feel your love for her burning through our hearts.
Hashtag, steps forward and points to her chest with a thumb: We want to help!
Jawbreaker, stepping forward, timid: If you'll let us?
All the Malto's smile, touched. Mo runs forward and jumps into Jawbreaker's hands. He catches her and brings her up to hug.
Mo, resting her cheek and hand on his chest plate, looking up: Thank you.
started watching dark im half an ep in and i feel like someones stuck a spoon in my brain and is just fucking swirling it around like its soup. What the hell is going on whats going to happen my neurons are firing so fast rn and i have such an ominous fucking feeling like my skin is lowkey crawling . What
now that i'm thinking about when fate comes knocking again i have to talk about how fucking funny the matrix reference doors from chapter 1 became post-twosday. the guy behind the green door was the only character in the entire series that wasn't played by sky and he just showed up for five seconds and foreshadowed her transition. if i was charlie i'd wake up laughing every morning
suddenly realizing that for the reboot one of the things that i think i Have to hammer in a bit more is the concept of LV as like. just a straight up addiction