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Brb, crying over fictional characters

#start wars rebels #rebels #star wars

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(Tress of the Emerald Sea spoilers!)

Boyfriend gets turned into a rodent?💚💙❌

Pirates sailing things that aren’t (liquid) water?💚💙❌

Mean magic lady gets defeated by person who is (happily) glowing?💚💙❌

Magic doctor?💚✖️❤️

Gal goes on rescue mission and becomes the Dread Pirate Roberts?💚✖️❌

Tiny pirate hats?💚✖️❌

hmmmmm...

#tress of the emerald sea #cosmere #hoid #tress of the emerald sea spoilers #cosmemes #brandon sanderson #ssp1 #tress spoilers #CFSBF #spoilers #ssp1 spoilers

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(Major Lost Metal SPOILER ALERT!)

"It is lucky. I ain't never died while wearing that hat." -Wayne

I mean, he hasn’t been proven wrong yet

he wasn’t wearing it when he died, so...

#tlm spoilers #the lost metal #tlm #the lost metal spoilers #cosmere #wayne terrisborn #cfsbf #spoilers #mistborn spoilers #mistborn era 2 #mistborn era 2 spoilers

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My favourite scene from ATLA. It gets me every time. by schlemiel26

#beautiful art

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I love this.

Finished reading the Mistborn series and had an overwhelming desire to draw Spook and Beldre

#mistborn #mistborn spoilers #cosmere #spoilers

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My favorite thing about Bilbo’s adventures is that there’s technically no “”canon”” version of Bilbo’s adventures. 

Like The Hobbit– the book– is canonically a very biased account of events written by Bilbo himself. It’s also Canon that some of things Bilbo wrote were flat-out-lies (Ex. the original version of Riddles in the Dark, where Gollum willingly gives him the Ring as a gift.)

In the books Frodo also says that Bilbo “always jokes about serious things”, makes light of things that were actually important to him or hurt him. Which obviously also puts the bright, jokey tone of The Hobbit in a new light

So the question of…what really did happen, and what was its real effect on Bilbo? Is up in the air. And the only sources you have to piece it together are 1. a ridiculously biased account that’s mostly true but also contains who-knows-how-many lies and half-truths, told by an unreliable narrator aggressively determined to Laugh It All Off, and 2. a few random snippets, some that agree with Bilbo’s account and some that contradict them 

#lotr #general storytelling

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I just finished watching the last Hunger Games movie.

And while I don’t think it’s the best written story of all time (and though I personally think the story would have worked just as well if not better if Gale were a brother or close platonic friend kinda like Finnick rather than fuel for a love triangle), I think the Hunger Games is an important story because of what it says about being human

That love--familial, platonic, romantic--is worth working for

That protecting those you love is more important than fighting those you hate (I appreciated those words in The Last Jedi, even though they weren’t used much in that story)

That choosing to remember something has great power, for good or ill

That there is always hope for better days ahead.

I'm glad that Katniss was able to, or to begin to, find healing. The nightmare that she faced ended, and she and Peeta have a whole life ahead of them to heal together and to learn to truly love. There’s always the future, and there’s always the now.

Even in the worst of times, we always have the choice to love.

Image from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

#the hunger games #hunger games #mockingjay #katniss #hope #primrose everdeen #rue #peeta #finnick odair #haymitch abernathy #gale hawthorne #hunger games spoilers #spoilers #katniss everdeen #the last jedi

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My characters Vera and Noah.  Also, the manta ray’s name is Pancake.  I added a test page that I did last summer….which I’m not terribly fond of, but I guess I’ll just need to work on that some more. X)  

Please do not post this on other sites. ;) 

#general storytelling #lovely art #awesome character design

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Hot Take

Barbie: Magic of Pegasus told basically the same story as Rise of Skywalker more coherently.

RoS is a mess in a lot of ways (though I will say there were several scenes that I personally loved), but I think one of the reasons it didn’t resonate well overall had to do with the way they handled the scene between Rey and the Emperor. 

When Palpatine told her that if she killed him in hatred he’d win, she said, “All you want is for me to hate, but I won’t. Not even you.” But despite her feelings being in complete opposition to his plan, she somehow decided that her friends were toast and gave up anyway. After learning that the path of hatred was obstacle to her goal and knowing that it wouldn’t be worth joining the Emperor if her friends died, it doesn’t make any sense that she’d give up on fighting out of love.

Image from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

On the other hand, Magic of Pegasus showed the protagonist struggling with a similar internal conflict, clearly established that it was Annika’s motivation of protection (rather than anger) that allowed her to use an external force of light for defense, and finished the story with a clear plot and character arc.

Image from Barbie: The Magic of Pegasus

Yes, Rey was able to defeat Palpatine with all the Jedi on her side (which was great--I loved that), but the explanation of how she could access the light side of the force in defense was vague. Kylo Ren’s ‘I Need a Hero’ montage was sweet. If anything, it should have come before her declaration to give her a boost of inspiration. But if she had struck down the Emperor right after her above quote, with all the Jedi on her side and light in her heart despite the darkness threatening to suffocate her, her actions would have packed a much more solid punch. It takes a lot of strength to hold to love when surrounded by anger. That’s what the light side of the force is all about.

tldr: Barbie’s character was better developed than Rey’s and it’s a serious shame (especially considering the serious differences in budget for both films)

#star wars #jedi #star wars rise of skywalker #barbie #writing #skywalker #kylo ren #story analysis #disney #character development #daisy ridley #may the force be with you #star wars spoilers #the rise of skywalker #ben solo #barbie magic of pegasus #rise of skywalker #adam driver #rey #light saber #rise of skywaker spoilers #sw #spoilers #the force is with you #rey and ben solo #the force #rey skywalker #barbie movies

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"There are no happily ever afters at the end of a story, because endings do not exist. All we have is a glimpse. All we can see is the middle part. There is always before and after, and happiness is not made of eternities but of moments." -from House of Stars, by Saltacuentos

What do you do when your world crumbles in front of you? 

When those you care for can’t deliver--even if they want to?

When something--something that happened so fast--breaks things irreparably?

I guess...you keep going. Those loyal friends who are gone would want you to find happiness, even though this new future is so frighteningly uncertain. And who knows how many unseen viewers cheer for you, caring about your story, the good you do.

The series ended so quickly...but maybe that’s a good thing. 

Because it really is just a glimpse. 

You will keep living. Yes, an epoch of your life has come to a close. Yes, it will always be a part of your story. But it’s not the end. Not for you, not for the galaxy.

Not by a long shot. 

There is still more waiting for you.

Image from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Season 7 Episode 12

#star wars #clone wars #clone wars spoilers #Ahsoka #Rex #house of stars #star wars the clone wars #spoilers #tcw #clone wars season 7 #tcw spoilers #the clone wars spoilers #order 66 #star wars spoilers #saltacuentos

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Same, but…I’m a sucker for couples accidentally falling in love with each other several times over with different identities as long as the story actually moves forward *cough* miraculous ladybug *cough*

Raoden...you have spoken to your wife under not one, but TWO secret identities. Just tell her that you’re alive already.

#elantris #I loved that about elantris #ella enchanted #scarlet pimpernel #miraculous ladybug #cosmere #ml is going absolutely nowhere rn #which is so sad because it has a ton of potential for clever character dynamics #and right now the characters seem like caricatures of themselves #elantris spoilers #cfsbf #brandon sanderson #spoilers

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Thing I wanted to see in Clone Wars season 6: 

At least one (1) moment of healthy communication between Anakin and Padme

Ahsoka hearing of corruption and helping people as best she can

Wholesome brother bonding time with Obi Wan and Anakin

A few clones unknowingly prepped to defy Order 66

THINGS I DID NOT WANT TO SEE IN CLONE WARS SEASON 6:

A JARJAR KISS SCENE WHAT THE HECK

My brain’s subconscious, shocked response was ♬ Ducktales, whooooooo ♬ 

Also, ANAKIN, if you can manage a secret marriage, I’m sure there’s SOME WAY you can find some sort of secret relationship therapy.

Image from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Season 6 Episode 6

#star wars #clone wars #spoilers #star wars the clone wars #the clone wars #clone wars anakin #anakin #tcw #jarjar #jarjar binks #clone wars spoilers #the planets in the jarjar episodes were really pretty though ngl #as are the skies as usual #YOU GUYS #THE QUEEN JARJAR LIKES IS THE CHICKEN DUCK LADY THING WAITING IN THE BUSHES OF LOVE #thank you to my friend who pointed this out #i can't

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When Spook is under the influence of “Kelsier” (Ruin) in Hero of Ages/Secret History: 

Photos/original source credit The Lego Batman Movie

#mistborn #secret history #kelsier #cfsbf #cosmere #cosmemes #brandon sanderson #hero of ages #mistborn era 1 #lestibournes #mistborn spoilers #secret history spoilers #mistborn era 1 spoilers #hero of ages spoilers #hoa spoilers #sh spoilers #mistborn: secret history #mistborn: hero of ages #spoilers

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Mistborn fanart! Should’ve been done ages ago, but I’ve been sick since August.

#mistborn #cosmere

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Katara as an earthbender

#avatar the last airbender

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Watching Clone Wars and yeesh, I can see why the Jedi Order fell when (even without Palpatine) everyone on Coruscant and beyond seems to make supremely stupid decisions on a regular basis.

Like, 'Oh hey, let's fake Obi-Wan's death to send him undercover for a minor mission to protect the chancellor from possible danger posed to him by bounty hunters already in space prison rather than increasing security. It's not like faking his murder will be devastating to everyone who cares about him (especially Anakin, Ahsoka, Padme, and Satine the woman who would happily marry him and vice versa if he weren't a Jedi) and potentially send his emotional wreck of a best friend/former padawan into a tornado of anger and potential revenge quest'. 

Honestly, the craziest part here is that Obi-Wan was completely down for the whole thing.

Image from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Season 4 Episode 15

#star wars #clone wars #spoilers #star wars the clone wars #the clone wars #clone wars anakin #anakin #clone wars obi wan #obi wan #clone wars spoilers #ahsoka

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Say what you will about plot simplicity--the concept of the prince in Sleeping Beauty saving the day by listening, simple kindness, and being a good friend in the Strawberry Shortcake version is pretty solid

#strawberry shortcake #sleeping beauty #kids show #cartoon