#But it’s still a meaningful scene

[forgthetheaterkid]

Wait. If Annabeth has never seen a movie, then we miss that moment in Mark of Athena where she mentions Roman Holiday and sees Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck

#I know we probably won’t get that far #But it’s still a meaningful scene #OR MAYBE #she will have watched it with her dad #Like when she returns back home for a bit #Or maybe that happened in the book #Idk man I gotta reread it again #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo fandom #rick riordan #pjo tv show #pjo series #annabeth chase #pjo spoilers #pjo hoo toa #pjo headcanon #pjo show #pjo tv #the heroes of olympus #heroes of olympus #greek mythology

[firstofficerkittycat]

[sexting u] ur 1960s kirk spock internalised homophobia analysis wouldnt make it 5 seconds on twitter

#spirk #shitposting #kind of problematic of u to think the scene where kirk hits spock for talking about his feelings is meaningful :/ it shouldnt exist :/ #ok but tgis made me remember my fav this is problematic post on here in the golden age it was fuckig #''fuck camp camp it made me so uncomfortable when max yelled at the little hitler boy and gave him a panic attack im nauseous rn'' #post of all fucking time i think of her often #tragically it wasnt a popular post i just found it on someones blog and it had like 3 notes so i will never find it again💔 #but ots out there.......somewhere #but also like im glad it didnt get popular cus they were prolly like 15 and would be embarassed about it now #still a national treasure.......apple of my eye.......hitler panic attack post

[yohankang]

Lee Jong Suk as Park Chang Ho and Kwak Dong Yeon as Jerry

(Big Mouth, 2022)

#big mouth #kdramadaily #kdramaedit #asiandramanet #asiandramasource #lee jong suk #kwak dong yeon #baek1nho #userpinenut #useryd #samblr #bmedit #m*gifs #i'm sad we didn't get more meaningful scenes with jerry in the last 2 eps :( he's my best boy #i made like 15 gifs and still couldn't get them to look good together asdfghjs i give up

[lgbtiwtv]

one of my favorite hobbies is in fact making fun of lestat because let’s be honest he does deserve it 99% of the time but then i start rereading tvl and suddenly I’m like….man he really went through so much, huh? he was really traumatized and taken advantage of over and over by both strangers and people he loved….like man he really was stalked, kidnapped, and forcefully made into a vampire against his will….he faced years of abuse from his father and brothers…..he witnessed the death of his only lover and before that his resentment and eventual madness….he really cries every other page and has 10 existential crises before he even becomes a vampire but he wants to be good he wants to be happy he tried to run away to the church he tried to run away with the theatre troupe he just wanted to act and love and be loved and at every turn he was done wrong and hurt and abandoned and nobody ever really helped him and I—

#like. not to be a lestat apologist on main but oh my god the horrors he experienced…..all alone…… #I just kept thinking about the scene where he’s turned and he’s so scared and alone and he still chooses to say no and die human #he didn’t want this!!! and then he’s left all alone again and he’s dying and he’s in pain and #literally screaming and crying and then he has to see a pile of bodies that all look like him and then what???? #he’s supposed to be the same person after all that?? like of course he’s got ptsd of course he’s got terrible coping mechanisms of cours #he acts the way he does because like how do you live with all that unless you turn it into something meaningful in any way you can #and for him that manifests as a god complex and controlling nature and enjoying all of life’s pleasures to mask #his crippling self loathing and fear of abandonment and intense intense trauma. #um. ….anyway…..sorry for lestat posting like this do you guys still think I’m cool #obvs not excusing the bad things he’s done but like……..it still hurts……. #to quote that one post I’ll always taking louis’ side in the divorce but….sometimes I stop and really thing about everything lestat has #been thru and like….I care him…..😔 #iwtv #interview with the vampire #iwtv spoilers #lestat de lioncourt #the vampire chronicles #the vampire lestat #m watches iwtv

[bonefall]

NGL: Stuff like Brambleclaw being a terrible namer is like. really fun but also kinda hits with the 'he;s not some meglomaniacl villain hes just a shitty guy'. like. you could see squirrelflight finding that really endearing. IDK if this is some mastermind shit, or if i'm just reading wayyyyy to into this, but i like how you give characters that are pretty bad dudes very humanising qualities. Especially when they're silly/cute. Kinda reminds you that like. theyre like. a person. well. cat but yknow. and they chose to do bad shit, with influence from their past, rather than being inherently terrible. 👍

YEAH MAN, that's what I'm SAYING

Abusers, ideologues, and other terrible people are not masterminds. They aren't born evil. They're not inherently smart OR stupid. They can love, they can be funny and polite, they do things they believe are justified and want to be good people. They don't think of themselves as villains.

Evil isn't complex. It's really, really not. I feel like that's the #1 cause of confusion when I get a question like, "Why does this person do this malicious act, when it's bad/inconsistent/mean?" The answer is always simple;

They wanted to control someone.

They wanted something and didn't mind who they hurt.

Spite and short-sightedness.

Look for anything deeper and you will not find it. Heroics are complex, being a good person is ongoing and changes over time. We're in a constant state of growing. Malice is childishly simple; it feels good to get what you want.

With Bramblestar especially... it always goes back to what I said here, when talking about the idea of an Evil!Bramble. He's a person, and you ruin everything that's so interesting about him by stripping away that nuance. Squilf and Bramble loved each other, truly, and legitimately. He can be charming. He can be nice. He still hurts her. Reconcile with this.

He is not wiser for what he went through, as a child. His pain doesn't make him better. Man's just a jerk... that's it.

#Sparkpelt deserves that scene from God The Devil and Bob #Where Bob finds out his dad isn't in Hell #And it INFURIATES him #If you haven't seen that scene btw you should. I really love that series #Especially if you're religious OR are like me where you aren't but are still fascinated by more human takes on biblical figures #Btw just... as a side note I am intrigued by how many of my followers are christian. It surprises me? I love you guys tho but like... #I really don't hold back in my critique of hierarchical religion #I'm glad that I am respectful enough to not alienate you guys though #I'm glad you're finding something meaningful too #I am an A-A-A-ATHEIST though with a hard ATH #I just never thought I would have so many religious people following along #OH BTW I hope all my Jewish followers are having a meaningful and somber Yom Kippur* #Bone babble #* = edited I'm an idiot

[stellisketches]

I have a range of ideas planned for how Aph and co. get Laurance back from the nether but the funniest one is after Laurance makes a big speech about how he’s doesn’t need anyone’s help and they don’t really care about him and all that, Garroth just pulls a season 1 ep 99 and knocks that fucker out cold, ties him up, and hauls him back to Phoenix Drop like a sack of very angry bitching flour

#i highly doubt im gonna do it bc i want it to be a meaningful scene but its still pretty funny to imagine #Minecraft Diaries #minecraft diaries headcanons #laurance mcd #garroth ro'meave #aphmau garroth #aphmau laurance #aphblr #Laurance Zvahl #aphmau mcd

[yeommijeong]

Gu Ja Gyeong & Yeom Mi Jeong: the music of My Liberation Notes (2022)

#my liberation notes #edit: my liberation notes #goodbye to my beloved show <3 #perhaps the greatest show i've ever watched while still airing #a journey that was worth each step #the music will forever live in my spotify playlist #and i will always look back fondly at what this show made me feel #(btw just chose the tracks that had meaningful scenes for them lol) #(really struggled with be my birthday and my spring) #might do a gifset of most of their scenes with my spring #but that would mean i have to rewatch all the episodes huh :---) #by:myspringmp3 #editcheenee

[drac-kool-aid]

Something that's been rattling around in my head all day is how isolated the main cast is BEFORE they become the last line of defense between England and Total Vampiric Takeover.

Today's letter from Mina kind of made me realize that neither Mina nor Jonathan talk about their coworkers. Which, Doylist answer, is just because Bram didn't take time to flesh them out since they weren't necessary for the story, but let's play with this concept:

Mina at the beginning of the story is an assistant schoolmistress. A safe assumption for this time period is that this is a large girl's boarding school, and she is part of a larger staff, but I don't think she ever mentions one coworker by name. Despite the fact she is likely living on campus, and these are the people she sees everyday.

Jonathan has worked at the Hawkins Law Offices for a number of years now. Even for a small office, there are likely multiple other clerks and solicitors who also work at the office. Never really brought up by Jonathan.

Lucy's only really close friendship is Mina, and doesn't seem to really interact with girls of the same station (remember she's rich, and a suitable match for a lord).

Arthur himself has two close friends, an asylum doctor and an American (rich, but still American). Quincy, as the American in the story, is away from home, and again, seems to only count Seward and Arthur as close friends. And Seward is a workaholic, and despite working in a medical facility with other doctors, doesn't seem to have a close relationship with any of them.

And to round it out, we have Van Helsing, who lost his family.

Like, all evidence points to NONE of these people having friends that quite fit the mold of what is expected, and really only seem close to a few people, and this is the beginning of the story. Once they reach the end, the trauma alone of what they went through probably has a severe effect on how they socialize with others, and that's before you factor in that they are the only ones who know vampires are real.

I guess all that is to say, yes, they experienced horrors beyond comprehension, but at least they found each other and got to have friends who understood and appreciated them.

#dracula daily #re: dracula #dracula spoilers #idk they seen so lonely in the beginning #that the fact that we get the epilouge scenes where they still are all together is nice #contrast/compare with Dracula's loneliness #which never gets resolved and he develops no meaningful relationships #except perhaps in the first bit with Jonathan #but that doesn't count since its a hostage situation #idk what the conclusion im making is #making and maintaining close adult friendships are hard #another point in the “Dracula is actually a coming of age story”

[peniscat]

i know that jesse armstrong is more than capable of knowing when to end a series but the way it was announced that season 4 is going to be the last one kind of made me feel like the whole process behind it is a bit sketchy. they only revealed that s4 is the last one only a month before the premiere, even after posting teaser trailers that never even hinted at the season being the last, and even the cast got the news only during the table read for the final episode. the promotion of season 4 has been disappointing especially when compared to season three. while the actors are not the ones writing the show, most of them have been very clear that they could have seen the show go on for another season and their disappointment over the show ending has been clear as day. while an ambiguous ending will be a very fitting end to succession and i am not against it, i am definitely wondering if the decision to finish with season 4 was something that developed during the filming process instead of it being a clear guideline throughout the creative process of season 4.

#succession #idk my biggest complaint is not telling the actors. like i get it that it might have impacted their performance but still #it is their job and definitely a big and meaningful project for all of them. and if they got to know only in january or something??? #at that point there was already teaser trailers coming out and basically no hints of the season being last. ofc i don't know what goes on #behind the scenes but personally i am a bit annoyed sdjhfdsf #i just keep remembering that one quote from jesse where he said that they're gonna keep going as long as it keeps being fun. huh. #maybe i'm just bitter because my favorite show is ending. but i am not a fan of how this season being last has been handled #but i am glad that at least the reviewers think the season is great and i am incredibly excited to see what happens!!! i just wish the #annoucement had given everyone more time to come to terms with the ending #also this has been bothering me for weeks now and i wanted to get this out of my system before the premiere. please enjoy

[brookheimer]

okay. i need to rewatch the episode probably but i think my current feeling is that i like most of it a lot (rome, ken, the siblings not getting ceo, etc), think the tom ceo makes sense from a logical/character perspective but not sure how i feel about it from a broader more thematic lens (altho i'm leaning towards fine with it), and am very mixed on shiv's ending because i think it's well-conceived and meaningful from a broader thematic lens (shiv becomes her mother, the cycle always repeats, etc) but doesn't quite make sense to me from a logical/character one -- it could've worked, it could've worked brilliantly, but it was far too rushed and forced. it makes sense as an ending for shiv, but not her next step. i'm largely talking about her decision to return to tom, not her decision to vote against kendall (which i think should've been executed better and given more space but can understand given her character, mostly). i'm fine with it as an ending for shiv, but what i'm struggling to stomach is the way it played out -- it didn't feel like a choice the shiv we know would've made. it's an ending that makes sense thematically and for her character arc, but not a decision that makes sense for her character at present. that's kinda where i'm at right now

#long shiv post talking ab this upcoming lol #bc so far i haven't seen like any shiv takes i've actually agreed with #it's either entirely anti ending or pro ending #whereas like. to me the ending works as an ending for the character. it's tragic dark devastating but it works and works well #but shiv making that choice does not make sense for where she is right now. it was rushed writing that forced an ending on her #that would be a satisfying ending but not a satisfying character choice and thus NOT a super satisfying ending #could've been EXTREMELY satisfying. but shiv wasn't there yet. her fatal flaw is blowing up good situations when she feels she's being #disrespected -- she's respect > power when it comes down to it #even tho she thinks she wants power more she NEEDS respect and is unable to stay quiet or make the smart choice in the face of disrespect #or men thinking they're superior etcetcetc. so her making a choice that allots her power (wife of CEO) but is the singular least respecting #outcome imaginable (meekly returning to your husband who betrayed you and stole the job you've been fighting for your entire life right out #of your grasp alongside your closest ally/flirt guyfriend who tapped him to do it explicitly to fuck you over because you're a pregnant #woman and thus inferior to the man who inseminated you -- and EVERYONE KNOWS ALL OF THIS! everyone knows you're the daughter of #the previous CEO and on two separate instances were meant to be CEO and now the weak man you married publicly betrayed you TWICE #but you still meekly return to him and place your hand in his and have his baby like the good pawn you are...) #that does not make sense for shiv. if we saw some development on the power > respect front or had a few more scenes or episodes developing #shiv as someone who would choose to become her mother (powerful and rich yet a disrespected pawn) over literally anything else #given her fundamental fear of being disrespected than maybe this would've made sense. it could be a great meaningful devastating ending #but it's one that just does not track for shiv as we know her right now. #ok tags got long as always sorry LOL i'm gonna write a longer thing explaining my hashtag thoughts bc i haven't seen much i agreed w on thi #front yet oops. ok bye 4 now tee hee #succession #succession spoilers #casey shut the fuck up about shiv roy

[thedanceronthestreets]

I genuinely don't think straight people can even begin to grasp how upsetting the homophobia in the ted lasso fandom is starting to become. It's coming from all sides: casual viewers i speak to in real life who laugh in my face when i mention the possibility of any of the main characters being queer ("there's more than enough gay stuff with colin being there", "you're making the keeley stuff up she's obviously straight cause she's with roy"), people on the internet saying "who even is this colin guy?" after him being on the show for 3 seasons or "baz doesn't need to be gay as well, stop making everybody gay". And this is about the show that's all about be true to yourself! Be curious not judgemental! Be kind! This show managed to curate that kind of audience. It all just feels so fucking impossible sometimes.

#i honestly think ted lasso is gonna fail the vito russo test #cause the potential queer characters they seem to have set up for a queer storyline (excluding keeley cause she'll end up with roy/jamie) #are all minor side characters #and people will be able to skip their isolated 2 minute scenes and just watch the rest of the show uninterrupted #and if the shwo does pass the test then the situation in the fandom is gonna get really fucking nasty #which is fine cause queer people are used to that #i know i say this with ⅔ of the season still ahead of us but then again that means i've seen 7/9 of the whole show #and i don't seem the earnestly turning this thing around in a meaningful way #and as i said even if they do against all odds then the fandom will turn into fight club #meaning queer fans are gonna be the target of hate either way #ted lasso spoilers #just realised how many typos there are in the tags so please ignore that i was Ranting <3

[todayisafridaynight]

would it be okay if u told me why u like aoki😭/gen😭😭😭😭BEEN TRYNA LIKE HIM FOR SO LONG I JUST CANTT but i love ur art so much so i still consume it otherwise lol

i liked tohru adachi in high school and tbh i think that alone is enough of an explanation for why i ended up liking aoki

#snap chats #haha see i told you last post's tags were relevant #anyway vLKVJEVLKAEJVLKJ IM CRYING ANON youre so funny. this is the funniest ask i coulda got thank you so much #i dont know why i like him either <- yes i do #fine lets get Real Talk about it #well first off all i thought he looked hot rolling out the elevator and i was playing the eng dub and i think his voice sounds hot there #and thats like. not athing that happens to me ever <- literally thought sawashiro was hot two frames into the game but anyway #i like politician characters. or characters that are in a position of power ESPECIALLY if they have to act like they dont suck balls #like i very much love the idea of the power of charisma and that type of thing not to mention the 'strategizing' as aoki puts it #that comes with politics. LIKE HE SUCKS DONT GET IT TWISTED HE SUCKS BUT //shrug emoji// #like its why i love the mine rggo stories i like seeing mine's thought process and how he uses his intelligence #smart's sexy to me idk what to tell you but moving on #its fun watching him lose his cool too ESP IN HIS FIGHT LMAO HE STOMPIN HIS FOOT LIKE A TODDLER SHUT UP #i also really love the arakawa family in general and thinking of aoki's relationship with each of them makes my brain explode #especially him and sawashiro that shit is painful to watch and i love it so much #i also thought him going from goth to republican was the funniest shit in the world like i howled at that AND i was distraught #aokis so interesting to me from the notion that he IS loved by his family but he has so much hatred for himself it eats him up #and as a result he cant be happy no matter what he does- how hes constantly seeking validation even if it's nothing meaningful #his lil. Dog-Eat-Dog world world belief to ichi also appealed to my edgy depressed high schooler brain. sorry. #his speech at the lockers also got to me. unfortunately. sorry everyone i empathized too hard it got too real it wasnt funny anymore #like as much as i complain bout the very end the ending is what solidified me liking aoki if not also cause of ichi's impact in those scene #plus... analyzing him and the environment around him is so much fun too.... #idk reasons for why i like aoki also boil down to personal reasons. he still sucks tho so i cant be upset when people hate him LOL #i probably have more reasons or could elaborate more i love rambling but i mean. who really wants to read all that 💀💀 #maybe for a character that WASNT the worst but. aoki is so LMAO #thank you for loving my art regardless :) im sorry i have to be attached to the worst guys ever

[worstloki]

currently going through my fic folder again. i just finished another ragnarok fix-it fic and like, i'm just wondering what the deal is with the tesseract. seriously, was loki just supposed to leave it to float in space, ripe for the taking? it's such a non-issue to me, the only problem here is the horrible timing with thanos' arrival- i will forever hate thor for calling loki 'the worst' over that and letting it be the last thing he ever tells loki. that was fucked up.

i feel like since the planet was about to blow up (see: literally be engulfed in flames and explode via giant sword) taking the Tesseract was... the most easily accessible choice for escape. Unless someone wanted Loki to die causing Surtur to happen there shouldn't be much of a moral argument about taking the Tesseract.

You can't blame him for Thanos showing up because there's no indication that Loki having the Tesseract caused Thanos to show up. Thanos has been after the stones for years anyway.

Thor seeing it that way I can accept, because he has the right to be upset and unreasonable, but Loki taking the Tesseract was fine and made sense. Acting like he was being sneaky and conniving about it makes less sense because what other option was there?

#like what did you want him to do?? DIE?? #Language! #L! #MCU messed up with their narrative and it's not like it was a superb cinematic universe before that point anyway #IW and EG possibly tried being meaningful but didn't really get there #and yeah the entire opening scene was unfortunate :/ #i still think if they'd followed up from IW as foreshadowing for EG it would have at least had some symbolism but nah #we always hate the mouse here

[phoenix-onfire]

#this is definitely not just a ploy to hear all the wonderful pet names you came up with👀 #i chose my own because i felt like Nate deserves something special #i wanted it to be as meaningful as his pet name for MC is #Arya is calling him “szívem” #it means “my heart” #because Nate and Arya complement each other so well #they are definitely soulmates #my heart & my soul #they are each other's lobsters🦞 #I'm a sucker for affection and cute relationship moments #one of my favourite things of book 3 was the reveal of the mutual pet names #i absolutely adored N's reaction when MC first called them by the pet name #i wish we could have had more of an in-game reaction when Nate first called MC ya rouhi #detectives with no knowledge of foreign languages don't even find out what it means🥺 #but luckily my detective is fluent in many #it's such a tender moment when Nate tucks MC in bed #i also loved the alternative first reveal but still prefer the bath scene #n sewell #nate sewell #unit bravo #wayhaven #the wayhaven chronicles #twc book 3 spoilers #twc book 3 #twc #nathaniel sewell #pet names

[blaqueswanzaghouliishiilikeda]

iwtv ep 4 rewatch thoughts

ep 4 starting with a sunrise bc the baby trap—the vampire Claudia—is the start of a new dawn in hell. only just like paul, she’s dead too…

ive shared some thoughts on this opening scene here

it breaks my heart that the first time we see the library with all it’s threads to Louis’ humanity/past (the books, the bench, the rocks etc. etc.) is when we’re properly introduced to Claudia given all she represented in Louis’ undead life. He brought her home to make up for what he was losing in the natural world/humanity (his sister/family etc. etc.) and to make up for his sins. but neither could ever truly live under his expectations or be what he needs (to no fault of theirs. tbc i don’t believe Claudia should have had to be what he needed). Claudia expected to play the role of their eternal child could not survive in their castle of lies in her own truth. a real magnolia tree could not survive within the confines of his penthouse coffin of self imposed (and maybe also imposed/enabled by Armand) delusions.

a magnolia tree is said to symbolize luck and stability (according to my quick google search) it’s first introduction in the show is being juxtaposed against the introduction of a character who suffered terrible luck and whose outcome contributes to Louis’ emotional instability. truly dreadful times.

the pink flowers symbolize: grace and femininity as well as joy, youth and innocence which reflects how Louis wants to remember Claudia i think. also the fact that it symbolizes Grace makes me want to be shot into the stratosphere. like please 😭. This is the pain with the vampire show.

i like the joyful and hopeful tone of the soundtrack as we dive in and get to know who she was. it really doesn’t give away what’s to come. it really speaks to the positive shift her addition to the rue royal townhouse brought, even though there was something much more grim happening beneath it. it also juxtaposes Daniel reading out a passage from her journal that is also bitter against the sweet feel of the soundtrack.

i also like that when Daniel picks up the journal that describes Claudia feeding from POWs there’s a wide shot that includes a blurred branch of the tree. which makes me think about that innocence symbolism in regards to how Claudia and her fate is viewed. Every decision that was made for this scene is encouraging/seducing the viewer to have a nuanced approach in how to we perceive Claudia before we get to the grit of it. Just like Louis/Rashmand encouraging Danny to start from the left—the sympathetic beginning—like i spoke about in the link above.

we see a quick shot of a drawn image of a bell in the journal Daniel picks up to read. bells are usually rung at the beginning and/or the end of something. in this case it is both the beginning and the end as we are introduced to Claudia when she is already dead.

and as we transition into Claudia’s pov Daniel takes the journal closer to the magnolia tree in a shot where the branch is once again blurred in the foreground.

#iwtv ep 4 rewatch #louis de pointe du lac #daniel molloy #armand #claudia #i always go into these rewatch thoughts like im not gonna have anything meaningful to say #i always feel like im just gonna be regurgitating things yall been saying since in came out #and i think i do #but i still love the experience of noticing all the thought that went into each scene in each episode in a way i didn’t #when i was just casually watching. #mw posts

[johndoe-lesbo]

I’m thinking about all the comments I’ve seen about people saying that they’re not excited for season 4 of ‘You’ just because Love isn’t going to be in it anymore and they’re coming up with theories about how she’s going to resurrect like Candace and kill Joe herself. But if you really knew who Love Quinn was, you would know that she is impulsive as hell, that she would have escaped that house as soon as Joe left, tracked down Henry (and most likely kill Dante & Lansing in the process) and taken him with her to hunt down Joe and kill him before he got the opportunity to leave the country or even the state. I really and truly believe she is 100% dead and people need to accept that she isn’t coming back and that she got a HELL of an emotional + impactful death. Please stop holding out hope for her to come back, it’s not happening.

#she had a great death #a meaningful death #and a death scene that makes me sob every time I hear exile #let her go please #she’s still definitely going to be haunting Joe’s subconscious in season 4 #but she’s dead and gone #she was a great character and that’s all that any of us can ask for #joe goldberg #penn badgley #love quinn #victoria pedretti #you netflix #you season 4 #Netflix #tv shows #me post #🖤🖤🖤