#and makes sense tonally

[intermundia]

I think one of the reasons that people make fun of the prequel dialogue is that so often the characters like Anakin just say exactly what they mean without disguising it with implications. This writing is great for kids and also appeals to autistic people who appreciate it when people say what they actually mean. The dialogue is often kind of bare, open text.

Obi-Wan is a bit of an exception in that he is sarcastic, but it's pretty obvious when he's joking or being contextually polite. There's sometimes tragic irony in the sense that duplicitous characters like Palpatine can lie in ways that are clear to the audience as deception and manipulation, but he's still not really playing language games.

It all just sounds a bit stilted and awkward because it violates 'normal' adult conversation rules of implying what you mean for unclear social convention reasons. People are always looking to supply those extra implications bc it rings false and flat to people trained to expect those games, but no—the characters really are usually just saying the truest version of their opinions at any moment.

Idk it's a stylistic choice that makes sense for the genre and tone of the films, and the fact that people make fun of it for being literal, obvious, or stilted is kind of frustrating.

#idk man ill die on this hill #i may be alone on this hill #but i don't care #it's cringy bc it breaks rules #but it breaks them in a way that i like #and makes sense tonally #plus as an autistic person im well attuned to parsing all those dumb games all the time elsewhere so it's like... a relief to not have to #it's comfortable to just. have them say what they mean. like thank you #sw

[nocofamilyau]

Out of curiosity, Do you think Cody would still keep in contact with Gwen? And is Ezekiel doing better now atleast?

(me shamelessly asking a random question before asking abt my favorite character to not look suspicious /j)

like in canon (or, at least taking Christine Thompson's word for it..), Cody's attraction to Gwen fizzled out after World tour ended. sure, they kept in contact for a little while after but eventually that came to an end as they naturally moved on with their lives

this was from another ask that's now invisible in my inbox (probably due to the account that asked being deactivated - its pretty much on me for not answering what's in my inbox sooner/being put off trying to put each ask into a coherent order, deepest apologies for that), but it's mainly Cody that constantly wonders how the other TDI contestants (except the ones that he already still sees personally) are going, I guess more as like a passing thought.

(also, yet another retcon, hopefully the last one for a while - I mentioned in an earlier post that Cody was close friends with Sierra, who co-writes for his celeb gossip blog.. well the blog is still a thing, but has long since been abandoned. it was more of a side project Cody did during his 20's, with Sierra occasionally writing some stuff for it here and there. one day however, something clicked in Cody's mind - something that should have clicked long ago, and he stopped spending as much time with Sierra. hell, he probably hasn't seen her in years at this point, probably for the better..)

as for the Ezekiel question... oh man, I was sort of dreading when I would bring this up, since this idea has been stewing in my mind for a good while now, and admittedly, from one Zeke enjoyer to another, this will not a pleasant thing to reveal, but there needed to be a reason for Total Drama to be cancelled in this au, other than to needlessly justify why all newer generations of TD cast members are much younger than they are in canon

Ezekiel's dead. when he fell into that volcano in the World Tour finale, he didn't end up making it out (I mean, dude was submerged in BOILING LAVA - I get its a cartoon but its far from believable that someone could survive that). some say he was put out of his misery, others think it was a perfect example of how greed could ruin a person, but all in all, it was fucked. it was not a pretty death, and the fact that Chris and the TD production crew still had the AUDACITY to keep footage of and broadcast someone's death on international TV was enough to get the show cancelled immediately and get the shit sued out of Chris. at least now he can't terrorise anymore teens, sucks to be him...

#noco family au #noco lore #yea this is kinda dark but I mean.. it makes the most sense to me #sorry for the drastic tonal shift #we'll be back to our regular scheduled programming shortly

[justanotherspeck]

LOCKWOOD & CO. 1.01 | "This Will Be Us"

#lockwood & co #lockwood and co #gifs #lucy carlyle #anthony lockwood #george karim #norrie white #netflix #tonally... this gifset makes no sense... but it makes sense in my heart and that's what matters.

[capn-twitchery]

too tired to coherent-ify my thoughts but there's a devastating link somewhere between twitch looking for immortality and also losing the majority of their life to being a red honey hive

they can't have been Twitch for much longer than 5 years or so, but everything before that is Gone!! and it didn't really belong to Twitch either, it belonged to whoever they were before

twitch as Twitch effectively has less time than everybody else bc they started existing in the middle of someone else's life,,,so they want unlimited time to make up for it

(whether they even know they've had less time than everyone else is a different conversation entirely)

#i am very sleepy but the dots connected. somehow. if this makes sense #i really need to figure out just how much twitch Knows about their situation #sorry to interrupt silly cartoon twitch shenanigans with red honey but i love tonal whiplash #londonmusings #twitchery

[nyxofdemons]

i think the best way i can articulate why this episode is my favorite of the whole show so far is that it was so emotionally gratifying i don't even care about the pacing issues

#like there was a scene i thought could have been cut. and i felt like it went a tiny bit too fast in some areas. #i don't actually think fizz and blitz's relationship mending was rushed or forced but ik that's an unpopular opinion. #but like..... i am a WRITER. picking apart narratives and storytelling functions is literally what i do entirely #and it is a very good skill to be able to detach yourself from the technical meta and know when to just... allow yourself to be entertained #not to say you can't ever criticize writing; or the writing of this show specifically; because it CAN struggle #(i think s2e5 had some massive tonal/pacing issues that can't really be overlooked) #but there comes a point at which you can decide to cling to nitpicks and tear the show apart #or just. accept that its a silly low stakes comedy cartoon and focus on how it makes you FEEL instead #again like s2e5 is a good example i feel bc the writing was SO underwhelming that it was actively distracting from the story #but in s2e6 i was so emotionally invested and consistently entertained that i didn't even MIND the rushed scenes or anything #like. im banging pots and pans together does this make any sense. this show is meant to be entertaining first and foremost not #subject to rutheless criticism of the writing and technical development. learn to have fun with it and if its not fun you can leave!!! #mine #helluva boss #helluva boss oops #e: oops

[skunkes]

OMG you like moral orel?? who is your favorite character :]c *Blinking and fluttering my eyelashes beautifully*

i watched the whole thing in a few days, ended yesterday. My faves are nurse bendy and joe (together and as a unit), stephanie (individually and then as a unit with the reverend but i dont like him individually), + danielle, of course

#idk how to feel about it in general i know there was more planned but it got cancelled but it still ended too suddenly ykwim #i liked what we saw at the end with orel finding family elsewhere (before he grows up) #i like orel himself outside of the wacky edgy adult themes of it all as a Kid who is Good #when i was watching that last episode i got a bizarre kind of emotional bc when he first poses the Big Question i Knew #that the answer was that the only good thing abt his father was that he had a hand in making him #i get so sad with stories involving children like dis 😭 #i feel like even if it was fully complete the show had more potential ykwim....i know the Tonal Shift makes the impact more...impactful #but i feel it cldve been handled differently or in different amounts. idk! #skunk mail #pawzcore #i also get its bc the eps are short but nature 1 and 2 didnt impact me the way it did others #like. idk. i knew beforehand it was the serious moment(s)/episode(s) but it wasnt presented in a way that #actually shifted My mood when watching it...clay's nonchalance from the eyes of me as a viewer #just comes off as humorous rather than serious ykwim? not that its funny but it doesnt feel high stakes at all #the whole thing didnt feel high stakes or serious unless u remove it from the context of the show youve been watching #for 2 seasons #its fucked up when you see it on paper but then in the show its different....if that makes sense

[landfilloftrash]

A bunch of aggie doodles ft. a couple of my partners joining in with contributions

#my art #friend's art #IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE ! /jov #Donald Morgan #Jean Valjean #Javert #Addrus Strakeln #Charles the Grim Reaper #Endreh Nailo #Aniki Torfreys #J'Harla Blackmane #Imrae Daltiuiri #Fan Jun #Sovann Folchart #Captain Starburst #all of my drawings were requests made by Kore (except Sovann; Sovann was Hypnos' /jov) #fun fact for the one saying Valjean lost his memory; that's fanart for a fic I'm reading (How does he know? by PoemAboutCitylights) #however I drew him so soft that my partner Kore drew a bunch of kisses and hearts on him so he was just. covered in kisses the entire board #which was HILARIOUSLY out of the tonal element of the text I hid them so it would make more sense here but it was genuinely so cute #rea’s trash

[fellhellion]

"why does miguel purport two contradictory understandings of the canon framework" <- idealogical doublebind anchored by guilt.

also, important to remember the context of the second understanding (miles is an anomaly that can therefore can only cause harm) only appearing when miguel has emotionally cracked. all his supppressed doubt abt his path surfaces in a moment of high emotional tension and so he tries to cram his understanding of miles back into that framework from the opposite direction (no longer spiderman, instead as an outlier beyond it's boundaries: an anomaly), even though it cannot work. because miles' very presence is a beacon of doubt that he's accidentally doomed people all over again, and he's terrified he's done so.

#i feel like. analysis of miguel would benefit a lot from examining his actions with the question of 'why does this character suppress doubt' #in mind. as well as thinking about WHEN he purports certain views when the context clues to this character reinforce his sincere desire to #protect people from harm. #theres also something AGAIN surfacing imo about how miguel conceptualises his own spiderman identity given he still seems to be an #engineered spiderman and miles mirrors him in this not seemingly being Ordained by the canon. but thats speculation rn and we don't have #the info to actually. posit concrete analysis. but yeah one of the things i think people are getting tripped up by w miguel. is assuming he #is consciously considering both incompatible concepts simultaneously. when i think - given WHEN the second one surfaces and miguel's guilt #doublebind AND the tonal presentation of his breakdown - this makes the most sense to be something he's repressing. #tunes talks spiderverse

[werentloyaltome]

I want to make an actual edit with it but here’s my crosshunt playlist

#crosshunt #it’s in chronological order from the betrayal -> back to friends -> to lovers (?) #thousand eyes is a tone setting prologue #plainsong is to act as a bookend to cold’s intro #‘i was cold as I mouthed the words… your name like ice into my heart’ -> #“’it’s so cold it’s the cold like you were dead… sometimes you make me feel like I’m living at the edge of the world’ #i tried to keep the songs tonally similar to one another ik if you’re not familiar with TS then it’ll seem jarring but it all makes sense #within da plot of the playlist…. #hurricane is the midpoint and signals the beginning of the end aka eventual reconciliation #also I’m your man into cardigan is just too good especially if you listen with a fade #posing for cars is the penultimate track. giving an ambiguous sense of closure. will they won’t they type of thing. #plainsong closes them out and answers that question. for me at least. #crosshair’s the cocky sob who says it’s just the way he smiles #crosshair #hunter tbb

[literalnobody]

Hi can I ask about The Water Dog? When is it going out (no pressure), could you share what it's going to be about, or if it's already out and I missed it could you direct me to it. ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you

Hi there! No worries, The Water Dog is not out yet but it's a pretty major project I plan to develop during the hiatus of my webcomic, and I'm not sure when it'll be out as I'm hoping to pursue getting it published when it's finished ^_^ I can tell you the general premise though!

The story follows a young nurse named Sybil who has to suddenly upend her life to care for her estranged grandfather, who lives on an extremely remote and insulated island off the western coast of Ireland (the story is set in 1930). She arrives amidst the tensions of the islanders and the Irish soldiers who are there to enforce a mandatory evacuation of the entire (very small) population to the mainland in the wake of a series of violent and mysterious deaths. The island has no police force, no fire fighters, one doctor, no social services and a population rapidly aging out of able bodied labour. Are wild dogs to blame for the sudden deaths, or is the ferocious monster that the islanders believe in actually real? 🤔 Ultimately this is a story about community, found family, romance, horror, and most importantly, the dignity and kindness we owe to one another ^_^ I hope you'll consider checking it out when it's finished, which I hope to be in Spring of next year!

#even if i cant get it professionally published I will either self publish or make it available online #just not sure how things will pan out right now. I just gotta write it and hope for the best! #i started developing this story in Easter but once RTR goes on hiatus I'm planning to- #-basically do a nanowrimo type month to get the first draft written #and then i'd like to hire a professional editor because I've been saving #and i'd like this to be my like. published debut if that makes sense #since its tonally more serious than my other work and also much closer to #-my own personal lived experiences #asks #the water dog

[dreamlanddeluxe]

This thing is so silly I’m only reading the comic he’s from for him

#I love silly robots. you all know this #the story for the comic is interesting but I mainly struggle with its sense of tone #it struggles to find a foothold between comedic quips and the cover of heavy topics #to where even if the point made is right and the character in the wrong is definitely portrayed as being in the wrong #the tonality of it all just makes the discussion of the topic to begin with come off as insensitive #anyways this is just a long way of saying some jokes could’ve been done without lol #but I like him. found this guy on the search for lesser discussed media with robot characters #also it may just be the red and yellow color scheme but he reminds me of Edgar

[honorthysalad]

can’t believe they didn’t have Yoshiki connect his experience with being possessed to that one guy who broke into the school grounds and killed himself.

#I also doubt he’s going to connect it for the old man he also just watched die #Idk I just feel like we missed a window of opportunity #Because it’d seem insincere for him to only make the connection now right? Like it feels like a lot of time has passed even #if it’s only been 2 days. It’s going to be coming a whole volume later. The audiences sense of time is skewed #And like the diner scene is so tonally jarring? The slapstick faces and casual air to everything #And I guess it’s supposed to be scary but it literally made me laugh so hard seeing the ghost under the table #And the ghost going ‘YOOOOOO’ also sent me #“I won’t treat death lightly anymore” #“Huh? Someone died? When did that happen? Anyway I have to study for my math test” #I’m not saying I want Yoshiki to be crippled emotionally every time something bad happens #But just like acknowledging the tragedy of an innocent person being forced to do something like that and offering empathy? #Because Yoshiki could’ve suffered the exact same fate. He only didn’t because he aligned himself with ‘Hikaru’ #the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #hgsn spoilers #idk you’re free to disagree with this. Emotional scenes are just what I like and ‘spooky scary ghosts’ aren’t #So obviously I’d prefer an emotional scene over yet another ghost trying to tickle Yoshiki #My hgsn shit

[bonnieisaway]

anyway so since they atleast actually confirmed s4 would come to netflix some time in the next seven thousand years i got a little silly and a little bored the other day and i was like what if i put together literally every scissor seven edit i've made (which were all made between the two seasons being released)

ANYWAY, IT'S THIRTY FIVE FUCKING MINUTES LONG. I'VE MADE OVER SIXTY, APPERENTLY.

#scissor seven #alot of these i never posted here #some of them never went on my tiktok #a very select few my friends never even saw #kinda mad my first edit here was on 9/11 imma be fr #you can see the peak of where the songs i used makes sense and then it falls off over time /j #killer seven #wu liuqi #seven #thirteen #plum blossom thirteen #edit #meihua shisan #this is like the mega whiplash compliation #every other edit you WILL get tonal whiplash it's just a consequence of how i function #i am so mentally ill #i need therapy so badly #you can actually watch my text style develop and then settle at laziness /j #also this has so many copywrited songs the video's blocked in russia #rip to my russian followers ig? do i even have followers in russia #Youtube

[mummer]

been rewatching barry s1 and 2 and it is. Insane. How. The looney tunes of it all. Wiley coyote. It's all so stupid None of it means anything. and they dont know they dont realize. and then. And then

#HANK AND CRISTOBAL ARE LITERALLY STUPID NOTHINGS. THE MOST INSANE SETUP OF ALL TIME #they're literally paper dolls theyre so ros and guil theyre the roadrunner im in shambles. plot devices. joke machines. Until #s2 perhaps one of the greatest seasons of television ever made. in the world #i can see the farce i can see the mirage flickering like it's such a tonal tightrope. and s3 is the collapse! #it's like a finely tuned oiled up motorcycle. vs s3 which is a freight train #in the best way possible ofc #barry #like i forgot how much in s1 sally just like... is hardly a character... doesnt really even get b plots on her own #shes just there for barry! hanks not even necessary for THAT he LITERALLY was gonna get killed off ep1 #which makes sense because s1 is About barry teaching himself how to be a person (badly) #literally when the characters become sentient and demand interiority in the show about acting and performance . man

[akkivee]

i saw an opinion on the rhyme anima episode i didn’t particularly agree with lol so i did want to say yes it’s silly but it’s not so silly i’d say tonal wise it’s sillier than the first season. the first episode is clearly setting up Stuff to be discussed further down the line which is already more than what season one did lol so i’d say based on the first episode, it’ll be just as zany as the season one but with a bit more bite to it

#this is vee speaking #like season one plot only really happened in the last two episodes lol #the first episode was on speed which is why it’s on par with season one since every episode was also on speed lol #but from the get go you know there’s an overarching antagonist and there’s already stuff being implied in the details lol #the music direction to me at least was also a bit of a tonal shift like idk you could feel gravity in the scenes #it’ll be just as weird as season one i think!!!!!!!! but i feel like since it’s not character introductory we’re getting more story #if that makes sense lol i’m having a hard time articulating the vibe i felt

[ahsterism]

which muses should i give fnaf verses

#yea this is necessary now sorry KSMDJF #brainrot! #live action muses are the highest contenders bc. would make the most sense tonally #unless you want me to put anime guys in five nights st freddys idk #demons in my brain that know i could write other fnaf characters/oc-ify so many. THE VOICES #anyway this is to be pondered later bc im literally on break during class im just #aware of people following me here from michael yet i have no characters or verses lmao #✧ ooc