I am once again pondering the fact that Marty McFly is just such a fantastic character. Like, especially when you look at other male protagonists in the 80s, they all follow a similar trend. A lot are uber cool and suave, with the added side effect of also being a jerk. Many are popular jocks or whatever. Big flirts. Edgy and troubled or sleazy, etc.
And Marty is sort of in his own category entirely. He's cool, but he's not? He skateboards and kills it on guitar but has 2 whole friends--his girlfriend and a disgraced scientist--and crippling self-doubt and can't go a day without falling down or tripping over his own feet or nearly being killed by a car.
He's polite. He's respectful. Won't let anyone mess with the people he loves and doesn't let a moment pass by where he can thank somebody or apologize for a wrongdoing. (seriously, Marty has beautiful manners. Like, it is quite noticeable how often he says, "please," "thank you," "excuse me," or "sorry".)
His emotions are all SO BIG and he doesn't hold back on them. He gets all animated when he's excited and yells when he's scared and cries when he's sad and pulls his friend into big ol' hugs.
He literally never knows what is going on. Marty exists in the constant state of confusion. Between asking Doc to "wait a minute" every other sentence and his ever-changing, scattered thoughts, Marty is just out there trying to survive. Just slow it down, alright? He's a smart guy, but he's also got elevator music playing in his head. Really really fast elevator music.
Time means nothing to him. His watch is broken. He's racking up tardies like it's nobody's business. Stopping by the garage to look for Doc and play some guitar when he should be at school. He's got to get out of that stupid suit RIGHT THIS INSTANT even though he's got one shot at the lightning strike at the clock tower.
Marty just. Does things. There is zero impulse control. A synapse fires and Marty's brain goes "!!!" and that's that. Punch the bully who's twice your size, buy that sports almanac, just Walk Away while Doc is talking to you. Buy that sweet leather jacket. Ignore ALL instructions you're given! Marty, you need constant supervision and I love you for that.
He's just. Marty is the most character. Look at him.
They really knocked it out of the park with this guy.
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Isopuppy update: Legs! So many legs. So many many horrifying legs. I ran out of the sparkle-white yarn so he got gray socks. Highly recommend mismatched legs, they are very joyful.
Also: antennae!
[id: Photos of a crocheted isopuppy from various angles. He has fourteen isopod-esk legs. End id.]
Going to make the shell slightly wider and longer (he needs a little more room to roll now that the legs are on). I'd also like more stability in the neck for when he sits up, which he does fantastically and terrifyingly well (so. many. legs), so I'll likely make that a single piece with the body. The legs are customizable--you can make them short or long to preference extremely easily. Mine is a Leggy Boi.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Toddler saw the finished isopuppy and IMMEDIATELY demanded that it be A) rolled, and B) taken to the hallway to play fetch. Quality assurance testing now in progress.
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hey guys so
i started watching the fallout tv show last night and
if you haven’t already noticed…
this is my personality now and for the foreseeable future. all is mr. ghoul man. there is nothing else.
forgive me for being this way. that is all
(i fuckin love him 💕)
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Warning !! If you take the lobby boy to the beach you must coat him in at least 10 layers of sunscreen!! If you don't he will shrivel up like jerky and die the second he steps into direct sunlight !!
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something something doofenshmirtz "if i had two nickels--"
for making french guys go
"oh you have the math formulations"
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