rorykillmore

[rorykillmore]

12 years ago i quit school thinking i would never be capable of going back and that was a very painful failure for a long time. today i graduated with my master's degree :) it feels good.

#and aside from academic achievement ive met so many people and gained so much #in both undergrad and graduate school. im really glad i went back and gave it a chance as a fully formed adult #i half joke that perhaps some decade in the future i will return to get my doctorate if only to complete the set #(i got an associates degree as my first foray back into trying school years ago)

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right as i posted this, rhonda started talking about how he should take a serial killer role in a slasher film -_-

luke james' character is also constantly doing weird creepy shit but what makes me wonder is that they never directly acknowledge that he's killing people. like if you're going to make the choice to basically introduce your killer to us from the start (which is what i assume they want us to believe) then why not commit to it the whole way? it makes me anticipate some kind of misdirect OR some other fuckery is going on (like maybe he doesn't know he's doing it, somehow) but whatever it is, it's an effective tool of suspense because i am always so on edge when he's on screen

#[points] THATS BAIT #them: the scare

[rorykillmore]

luke james' character is also constantly doing weird creepy shit but what makes me wonder is that they never directly acknowledge that he's killing people. like if you're going to make the choice to basically introduce your killer to us from the start (which is what i assume they want us to believe) then why not commit to it the whole way? it makes me anticipate some kind of misdirect OR some other fuckery is going on (like maybe he doesn't know he's doing it, somehow) but whatever it is, it's an effective tool of suspense because i am always so on edge when he's on screen

#them: the scare

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also clearly we are dealing with some supernatural involvement here too given how worried this character is about televisions and reflective surfaces (all of which were notable at the original crime scene) but i can't tell if it's connected at all to season 1 (i don't remember but i don't think the entity there specifically utilized those things)

#them: the scare

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an interesting thing about this season so far is that is isn't really using dawn to be like. "the heroic cop protagonist" or even "the one good cop who tries to stop corruption from within". she's very complicit at times in a way that the narrative acknowledges (like when she starts chasing that guy at the second crime scene and leads the other cops right to him and his baby) but also like, as a black woman, there are still a lot of differences vs. the other cops in how she handles herself in a high stakes situation, how much less reactive she is, how aware of herself and her weapon she is, etc. it's just cop drama being used as a useful tool of analysis in a way you rarely see because shows are too busy either absolving the institution or at least an individual character within it

#them: the scare

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the vibes so far of them season 2 are horrendous (complimentary)

#like they are doing a good job of being extremely unsettling

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"he would not fucking say that" but its about a character being a leftist. he would not fucking believe that

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#killing eve

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#ALMOST FORGOT A NATIONAL HOLIDAY!!! #tagged for me

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If you look at my account and get upset that’s on you I’m just chillin

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don’t think i can call it a hyperfixation anymore fam im afraid im just long term insane about this piece of media

#when youve written killing eve characters for 5 years

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squints is. is the riven remake making catherine white

#noises of displeasure #i was rly excited to see what theyd do with her casting. i mean its just the mocap actress but. hm #riven

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remember when sammy smart was nicolas cage for halloween. what if i also

#but who would be brave enough to be maika monroe with me

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me when i try to decipher the new longlegs cipher and only get the word 'cum' out of it:

#...hm in seriousness could it be in latin? #or... some other languages

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fandom tumblr was another casualty of streaming services. we used to be on here posting about the episodes that were coming out weekly and posting gifs and writing insane shit about the tv shows we liked. now a new season of a show will drop and we’ll talk about it for a week. two weeks tops. and then that show will leave collectively conscious for 1+ year till the next season drops. there’s a reason succession sundays was a blast on here

we used to have real television

[rorykillmore]

How do you control people who no longer believe? You create something to fear.

The First Omen (2024) dir. Arkasha Stevenson

#GOOD MOVIE!!! #the first omen #gif

[rorykillmore]

this is going to sound simplistic + i promise you it's not: stop following people whose entire schtick is being cruel or fighting with others online. even if the ppl deserve it! even if it's not a ~problematic~ cruelty! even if you agree with all of that blog's opinions!

it's one thing if someone snaps back when provoked or posts the occasional "get a load of this guy". nobody needs to play up respectability for people who haven't given them respect in return. but if someone's online identity centers around being needlessly mean for laughs + they're constantly seeking out socially acceptable, easy targets for petty cruelty, that's a red flag. there's a huge difference between not taking shit/cracking a joke + mocking others as your several-hours-a-day hobby.

especially if, when they are inevitably in the wrong + mocking someone mercilessly to their 50k followers over something petty goes south (shocking!), they become extremely defensive or block everyone or play the victim or dismiss it as "well, how was i supposed to know they were autistic? i'm autistic + i don't meow in public" or whatever.

this isn't a "well i knew all along" post bcuz nobody should be shamed for being in the dark about something like this but many of the popular bloggers who have later been exposed for serious harassment or abuse should not have shocked us. if someone's blog is 90% shit like "you should light yourself on fire because you watch x anime" or "look at this so-called lesbian bitch + her ugly fucking boyfriend at a kink convention- it's giving drowned rats", should it really shock you that they are also being cruel or abusive in less internet-acceptable ways? if they've already shown you that they get a such a thrill out of being vicious that they do it daily + are regularly rewarded with thousands of followers?