#been DEVASTATED he was such a good character

[almondcroissantsandink]

i feel the need--the need for speed!

#top gun #pete maverick mitchell #nick goose bradshaw #top gun goose #top gun maverick #pete mitchell #nick bradshaw #this is NOT military propaganda i PROMISE #i ended up liking these movies way more than i thought so bear with me but know i'm not drawing these like #oh huzzah us military because i am NOT :) #we watched the first top gun and i went into it with the only thing i knew was that goose died and if i hadnt known that spoiler i wouldve #been DEVASTATED he was such a good character #also the first movie was...okay i guess #the amount of french kissing was FRIGHTENING and my entire family screamed and covered our eyes lmao because wtf was that #also i realized maverick tossed goose's dog tags into the ocean in the one scene but that means rooster lost his father and doesn't even #have his dog tags to remember him by?? idk that was whack mav lol #top gun fanart #digitial art #artists on tumblr #illustration #csp #clip studio paint #tom cruise #anthony edwards

[completeoveranalysis]

[4]

AND NOW WE GET PIFFLE CALL BACKS?

Oh Clamp really do love me. This is unreasonably perfect. 

Who else begins the climactic fight of the series with, “Hey, remember this double layered question I posed 135 chapters ago? Let’s revisit that now!”

WHICH IS VERY GENEROUS OF THEM in the way that it signposts an exact conversation for us to think about and realise (without having to reread the whole series yet again) that the whole conversation between Syaoran and Fai in Piffle was REALLY HEAVILY honed in on the secret Lava Lamp crushing guilt and backstory we didn’t know about until now. 

Which is wild in the meta sense knowing that CLAMP planned for that exact sentiment to be the very core of a character we wouldn’t even understand for another 130 chapters, but also on the character level knowing (in hindsight) that Lava Lamp himself was hearing this conversation happen in real time and probably had an absolutely horrible time knowing that they were discussing ethics behind the soul-crushing decision he made that broke the universe and is still suffering AND seeing the consequences of. 

But how absolutely fascinating that after Shara our cloned Syaoran ended up developing such a similar insecurity about messing with timelines and the consequences of doing so completely independently from Lava Lamp. The parallel lives of these parallel people. The hitsuzen of it all. 

AND! Fai gives almost the same advice! 

Last time he said, “You can ponder over that all you want[…] but right now, it won’t do us a bit of good,” and, “If there’s something that you can accomplish if you try, then the thing to do is try. ‘Changing history’ is an idea on too grand a scale for a person to do anything about. It’s also important to accept that there are things you just can’t do.” And he was talking specifically between the Shura/Shara timeline changes at the time, but in relation to Clow? Lava Lamp holds himself accountable for every single thing that happened, but he didn’t do all of that. He was just trying to achieve a goal - which is framed here as a good thing (and is very good advice for dealing with anxiety besides). 

At his core Fai sees this same struggle playing out in each Syaoran and gave them both the same tips - but this time he can reference the previous time and really hammer it home. 

And, deliciously, it echoes even stronger here. The advice is to ignore all the things you can’t control. Just focus on what you want, and do what you can to achieve it.

Lava Lamp might still feel that he ruined the universe, but that won’t help him right now. Like Fai said last time, that’s on too grand a scale for him to ever take on his own. He has one thing he wants to achieve and he should focus on that. The timeline will sort itself out later. 

Which is SUCH a solid Dad moment. Kurogane gets to tell Evil Wolverine to fuck off, Fai and Kurogane get to flirt and insult Evil Wolverine to his face, and now Fai gets to give a touching character moment to Lava Lamp as they all share the final story beat together. It ties the Syaoran experience together (ironically, since the other Syaoran he WAS speaking to is RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM but may or may not have the soul to remember the moment at all), and ties both sides of the plot together into this one big family moment. 

Though I’m slightly suspicious of Fai last time mentioning that It’s also important to accept that there are things you just can’t do. 

#Because THEMATICALLY #It would be SUCH a GOOD character arc for Lava Lamp #If he had to accept Sakura was gone and has been dead this whole time #And that he never really had the power to save her #And that it was never his fault #But EMOTIONALLY? Watching that would be DEVASTATING. #Liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #Tsubasa #Vol 206 #Fai #Lava Lamp Guy #Syaoran #The metaphor of the Sakura frozen in time #Like a regret he was told he had the power to fix #But Evil Wolverine was on the other side of the smoking gun from the start #It was never about Lava Lamp #It wasn’t even really about Sakura #It was just Evil Wolverine from start to finish

[nagararitsu]

choso choso you did so well you were so great I love you. gege akutami on the other hand. it’s on sight

#a beautiful death where he got to be what he’s always wanted to be. the best older brother #but it’s so devastating bc it’s so clear that he’s been imagining a future ahead of this #his biggest regrets are literally leaving yuji alone and not being able to live out life as a human #which tells us that he’s thought about it. losing my mind #so far ​chosos death is the only death after shimetsukaiyuu that makes sense in the narrative #like not just that he died but the way he died #everyone else was done dirty and this includes gojo #god I hate gege why can they write a good story for only some characters. stop being so obvious #jjk 259 #choso kamo #jjk

[velvetjune]

Spoilers for Alan Wake/Control games and DLCs: one of the things I really like in Alan Wake 2 is the confirmation that, no, Alan can’t create something out of nothing. There were implications in-story that supported that, but it was good to have that be a big part in the sequel. The AWE control dlc easily made it seem like Alan himself had a role in the events of the game and the formation of the FBC, and, personally, seeing it through that lens cheapened a lot of the game and Jesse’s story. Instead, having his writing influence the Hiss and try to manipulate (even out of desperation) Jesse/the FBC to end Hartman and get help, fit right into plot and conflicts of Alan Wake 2, with Alan being sympathetic, but also an asshole for trying to change and control people’s lives in his writing.

#since the awe dlc dropped I was slightly worried that it was going the meta route of Alan writing everything in control #but since Alan wake 2 I’ve been. thank god that wasn’t the case 😭 #this way makes everything more complicated and mysterious. which I appreciate. makes everything creepier #will say. it’s still wild how much Alan can influence the narrative. #light spoilers for the final draft but—> makes me think of the writers room video where he doesn’t know what he’ll be at the spirals end #like I don’t think he’ll be Evil or anything. but it’s unnerving #might delete #Alan Wake 2 my beloved #so many times in that game it could’ve gone a direction that would’ve lessened or soured the story but somehow it didn’t lmao #more game spoilers but for ex: Alice coming back at the end instead of leaving it with her demise in the documentary #when I first saw that it was devastating. but also wasn’t sure what to feel if that’s how she’s gone from the story #having her actually manipulate her photos. become art to make Alan think she died. go to the dark place and help him and saga #that last video left me Speechless it was so good. #esp after how much I disliked Control (spoilers here) for quickly ending with Dylan in a coma and not much else. #could not be happier with how the AW2 ending played out and the clear love for all its characters #REALLY hope that Control 2 ends in a good or interesting place. give dylan some focus! #not tagging this bc I’m just yelling my thoughts. but knowing tumblr it will somehow be seen on every tag 😵‍💫

[class1akids]

"I appreciate the realism in the Todoroki family storyline"

says the dude after defending with frothing mouth the lack of realism in Bakugou's storyline. Because it's shonen.

I have news for you, my dude. Nobody appreciates realism for their own favourite character. We all want the feel-good fairy tale and not some RL misery. And I am not saying that I don't want feel-good for Bakugou. I'm saying that I want feel-good for Shouto too.

But apparently that's somehow an outrageous want.

I have never defended or was happy over Bakugou's "death" - even knowing it was fake, it was a bad story-beat. And it's frankly awful how little empathy there is in the Bakugou corner of the fandom for how Shouto fans feel.

It's a terrible conflict of interest for me, because as a TDBK shipper, I love both characters and I follow a lot of Bakugou-centric accounts. But I had to block a lot of people, because I don't want to see people who diss Shouto on my dash / timeline.

#anyways #apparently ONLY bakugou deserves feel-good #and asking for the same for Shouto is an offense to some fans #“he's been dead for a year” #yep #i know most of you haven't cared or read during that year #but it wasn't sunshine and rainbows for anyone #a lot of sad or devastating endgames so far #many characters disrespected #chopped off climax points #like in that same year shouto had not even 2 full chapters of focus

[todayisafridaynight]

genuine question why does everyone make kirin mine so violent? arent kirin meant to be kind creatures actually really interested in the peoples thought processes O_O

in general, kirin/qilin are peaceful and gentle creatures and generally do no harm to others; often so, they're considered one of the strongest creatures in chinese mythology, with the tradeoff they're generally pacifists (so much so they're often depicted walking on clouds to avoid crushing grass and are even thought to be vegetarian- THATS how peaceful they are by default)

its when innocent people are threatened and people act wickedly that they become ferocious and unforgiving, often incinerating people that do wrong with their holy fire

#snap chats #not too dissimilar to mine i fear- right down to coming to be when 'a benevolent leader' is born (i.e. being nearly the same age as daigo) #how kirin deal with the wicked is usually by fire whether that's breathing it or. idk they're body's covered in it LMAO #but i personally choose to believe this is when they choose to stomp people to death. for my personal enjoyment #again like Top Ten Tattoos that are on the money abotu characters mine really is like a kirin its sooooo good #idk if he so much as spreads serenity wherever he goes but . close enough he's not an asshole #mine really just minds his b until daigo gets injured THEEENNN people are catching hands #like with kanda and mine fighting back instead of takin his abuse The Kirin can be devastating when it finally chooses to retaliate #i love kirins so much ... and i love how similar kirin and mine are its really neat #kirin've been my fave mythos creature for years theyre just so cool .. like its a flaming giraffe unicorn idk whats better than that #anywa please talk to me more about kirin i love kirin so much they activate a neuron in my brain

[thefirstknife]

the finale was very powerful, and the moment-to-moment was superb. still, i still can't shake the feeling that rasputin got done dirty in the grand scheme of things. i've been playing and following the lore since the D1 beta, and the idea that one day we'd get to see the warmind(...s at the time,) play a major role in the story was the most exciting prospect ever. yet, despite /technically/ having multiple seasons and an expansion, his arc played on a loop... only breaking it right before dying.

I agree! I think this all could've played out pretty much the same without outright killing him. Obviously the proper sacrifice makes a bigger impact, but I genuinely feel like it would've been the same if he just lost his Warmind powers and was stuck being just an Exo for the rest of his life.

One issue that I have is that this is the second time we've built him up only for him to eventually die after making a grand gesture. In Worthy, we built him up and then he got shut down immediately after, which led to him being gone from the story for three years.

Then we had a story of building him up and then he dies immediately after. It feels like a repeat. There's obviously differences, especially with us actually being able to interact with him this season and learning so much more about him and our past and his actions that had so much influence. But at the end of the day, he died and his story is over before we really got a chance to experience him as a character.

I really would've preferred if he got a chance to be a person after spending so long trying to attain personhood. Again, obviously it's more of an impact if his sacrifice is complete instead of him just giving up the power he has but still being able to walk around and live, but you know. A part of it feels like Bungie really wants to wrap up some of the plots, permanently, and limit the amount of characters we have left to follow. Which is also just how narratives work when we near the end, but people are reasonably upset that Rasputin is the one that had to be on the receiving end, mostly because of how incomplete his story has been right up until he was about to die.

I guess there's always hope that he can be rezed, especially after doing the Guardian thing about sacrifice, but I doubt they'll be bringing him back. This definitely felt like a goodbye to him.

#destiny 2 #destiny 2 spoilers #season of the seraph spoilers #rasputin #ask #i feel like rasputin to bungie is like. a 'safe' character to kill #it's impactful and a devastating blow to our defenses but he's an AI #obviously he's more than that but at its core this is safer than killing someone like zavala #also rasputin may have a dedicated fanbase but that fanbase isn't on the same scale as any other #also ofc rasputin IS a character that always protected humanity. that is his core. so if he had to take a bullet for us he would #in that way it makes sense for him to do this. its not out of character #but its frustrating! because it could've definitely been written without killing him for good #i completely understand people being upset

[bravevolunteer]

michael's physical fate mirroring his emotional trauma is so perfectly engineered to make me fucking insane and that choice was not intentional at AAAALLLL

#love writing a character with barely any/absolutely terrible source material with the rawest fucking concepts and symbolic threads ever. #it doesn't make me lose my mind at all #michael who has his insides hollowed out who is LITERALLY piloted around like a puppet only to be abandoned a shell of who he once was. #doomed to live on as something awful to stay hidden in shadows to despise looking in the mirror the sheer dissociation and dissonance that #comes with it. it is such a good symbolic mirror to how grief trauma and abuse has effected him how he can't look in the mirror without #seeing william. FEELING used after being beckoned to the warehouse under the promise of doing good and being of use and maybe even approved #of or loved only to have the last shred of a possible life taken from him. whatever william Intended in bringing michael to SL can you #imagine how emotionally devastating grappling with it was on TOP of literally fucking rotting. no wonder he finally decided on revenge. #this has been ping ponging around my brain all day and i could just let it keep spiraling sorry #⁂ ･ﾟ: i was looking for a job‚ and then i found a job‚ and heaven knows i’m miserable now ➛ ooc

[milf-harrington]

tara webster, the original pick-me girl

#i wish she wasn't the main character bc i don't CARE #''you know sheep dont kiss. i wonder what made humans decide-'' WE GET IT YOU GREW UP ON A FARM #i love abigail + sammy's plot line in this episode tho #like there's just something so devastating about her getting 9's instead of 10's #and the way sammy is (so far) the only one who's noticed there's something up with her #how gently he asks when she last ate and the way she shoves him away but then almost passes out on the stairs #the way he's stressed out of his mind about his exams bc he HAS to do well or his parents will flip #but he still sticks to abigails schedule bc he knows its important to her #they were everything to me when i was a kid and yknow what?? they still are now even knowing that sammy's gay #i think he does love abigail it's just never been the way he thinks he's supposed to #the way he gives her his good luck bread im going to scream #dance academy

[wizardnuke]

there's a ffic in my head. oouuuag. its Cookin

#domestic little character study of The Bg3 Gang after the everything. in this specific playthrough #tav. grieving karlach and also devastated that astarion can't be out in the sun anymore #more than anything i love Aftermath fics. like who are you once the danger passes #the good and bad things that happen to people when they're no longer constantly in survival mode #it takes a lot longer to actually feel safe. and tavelle has been spearheading this group and still feels so responsible for them #takes her a long time to adjust to not being able to have tabs on anyone and she is SO fucked up about karlach #who tf is astarion when he's de-tadpoled and still spawn. he got to be out in th e sun but not anymore. that's sooo sad #tav can and will trawl thru every enchanter store on the planet until she finds someone who can make like a #sunlight protected item for him #very important for this fic that a) astarion doesn't know that that's what she's up to and #b) is worried about her bc she is clearly up to something and it's also like. visibly upsetting her and #c) when she does finally come up with something she crashes into the room to the degree that he thinks she's being chased or some shit #also this tav is 100% not going to stop adventuring for better or for worse. by adventuring i mean. mercenary work #she's throwing herself into fights still. bc she doesn't know what to do with herself And Specifically to rack up enough money to get #that sun shield thing for astarion #and he will have Words for her abt that #also have an extremely silly idea about the enchanter. very obvious silly idea abt who it is. im gonna name him.. tumas pol

[vaguely-concerned]

everybody gangsta until captain dennison starts crying

#;______; world's best captain mug that broke the camel's back and also my heart #*through a haze of tears* courier's call is extremely good actually please go listen to it #courier's call #skyjacks #im emotionally devastated fhsdakfjsa #I am definitely for sure not sure he's doing the right thing and the mix of anger and betrayal and grief and worry that brought up..... #I worry for my dad I mean former captain and for his moral character and also his magical cat #y'know. he matters to me. he's been such a reasonable and kind authority figure in the face of all kinds of crazy #which is not a type of adult I had around me a lot as a kid lol #(I did start a running tally of all the times dennison is just sitting there with his head in his hands and it's getting up there fhdsjka #former redfeather dragon defeated by the concept of fun money presented to him boldly at seven in the morning) #I should do a proper rec post for both skyjacks proper and courier's call some of these days shouldn't I

[youngpettyqueen]

Henry or Potter?

man as much as I do love Potter, gotta go with Henry here

I like Potter a lot but I do think my interpretation of him is. definitely not what the show intended him to be read as. and for all I love him, he does bring in this softening of the anti-military stance of the show in general which im not a huge fan of. he's a great character, but narratively speaking not always handled the best, and I gotta dock points from him for that. he's funny as hell, he's got some real interesting nuance, but I wish he'd been handled better overall when it comes to how the narrative treats him

Henry is also funny as hell, he's got some really fucking cool nuances to his character, and his spin on the anti-military attitude is really neat imo. I think the fandom has a tendency to dumb him down a lot because he's fairly indecisive- Henry's incompetency is sometimes plain old incompetency, yes, because he was never the sort of person who should've been put in charge, but there was also a decent amount that I think was deliberate incompetency. Henry didnt want to be in charge, and he showed that where he could. but he also stepped up whenever he needed to, I could list examples for hours, but one of my favourites has always been when he had to choose which patient to save- one who would take an hour, or one who would take several hours and more than one surgeon. underrated moment imo

#mash #to be clear they stand on pretty even ground to me #but if I had to choose. Henry #a character who's complexity gets forgotten a lot I think #he gets himbo-fied a lot and I dont agree with doing that to really #any of the characters on MASH #because theyre all smart as hell #but thats a rant for another day haha #Potter on the other hand I just wish was handled. better #and again let me be clear I love him #but he as a character should be critiqued #I wish he'd been more about like. unlearning his pro-military stances #could've been suuuuuuuuch a compelling and tragic arc #he lied to get into WWI! imagine Potter exploring how military propaganda led to him spending most of his life in the military #an old warhorse struggling with realizing that it isnt JUST the war that's shit. its the whole damn military #the whole damn system #could've been so good and devastating #because Potter is anti-war he just isnt anti-military #which I think he really could've become had they gone in that direction #I think about this a lot can you tell

[dunsbar]

the season 5 sciles angst was bad tv to YOU. to me it was incredible and ardently romantic.

#genuinely one of the most romantic (painful) moments in the show imo like it’s TRUE stiles in love with scott implications #and vice versa imo. like scott is SO devastated that he thinks stiles has killed someone in cold blood like that is so devastating and #shocking to him that he can’t even compute it like he can’t absorb it. and meanwhile stiles thinks scott. aka the man he loves. is putting #him down for not being good enough for him not being perfect enough. because for like the first time in their lives there’s been a #miscommunication. theres an interloper making stiles jealous and scott unsure. theo literally homewrecks them. #so theyre in the rain literally homewrecked having this tender and heartwrenching messy breakup conversation IN THE RAIN #and posey and dob are both ACTINGGG and once again it is a RAIN SCENE the best kind of scene #and people can hate on this moment all they want and say it’s ooc or that it makes scott a bad friend (fundamentally misunderstanding #scott’s knowledge of the situation) but the fact remains that 1) it’s refreshing to have serious character conflict between the two BECAUSE #they’re so close. and it’s also like prime prime prime angst. chefs kiss. and theyre also ignoring that neither characters have the full #knowledge of the situation (scott has basically been told by theo that stiles killed in cold blood #and stiles thinks scott has full knowledge of what happened) ON PURPOSE. and that is why they fight. and it’s GOOD. and i actually think it #proves how close scott and stiles are and how good they are for each other. because this miscommunication is such an outlier in their #relationship that people call it OOC. anyway i love that scene its for the sciles girlies #sciles #teen wolf #talk tag #scott mccall #stiles stilinski

[brookheimer]

from the succession podcast it sounds like kieran thinks roman has successfully pushed down the voicemail/possible guilt about logan’s death and is genuinely like .. not thinking about it, which i find really surprising honestly. is that really not going to come back? trying to figure out whether this is a “pre-grieved” situation (read: obviously a failing attempt at repression) which was my original take, of course, but the fact that kieran says, like, “i’ve actually thought about that” makes me think it’s not something that will come up in future episodes — if repressed guilt/fear/self-loathing ab possibly causing logan’s death is part of roman’s ‘arc’ this season, why would kieran say like ‘oh i’ve actually thought about this!’ like, that kinda makes it sound like it never comes up again, so kieran’s come up with his own take. but i mean… we’re supposed to think roman “yeah i pre-grieved” [one episode later] “i’m dead. i’m gone. it’s over for me” roy successfully pushed down the fact that his last ‘interaction’ with his dad was calling him a cunt over voicemail (his first time standing up to him Ever) which logan may or may not have heard before his death — and may or may not have CAUSED that death (we know the phone was found in the toilet, after all)??? successfully pushed it down my ass

#felt like it was such an ingenious direction for roman to go in — feeling like the one time he stood up to dad he killed him — #heartbreaking obviously but so so so full of potential #if roman genuinely is not feeling guilty about logan’s death and that guilt doesn’t come up in the folllowing eps ill be a little #disappointed honestly. like post 4x03 i was so excited to see where they were going with it because it was honestly like the Worst Possible #Situation for roman — logan’s death wouldve been devastating in any circumstances but the way it played out felt so tailored to be the worst #possible way it could’ve fine for rome…. idk man. i was so impressed w how it was like each kid’s nightmare. like the circumstances for each #character were the most painful they could’ve possibly been for that specific character. and rome in particular #like that was some of the most ingenious character writing i’ve seen in a while i was just in awe of how multilayered that experiejce was #for rome in particular like it was just so perfectly conceived to fuck him up the maximum amount possible while not making any of it feel #shock value y or whatever in the slightest #so like… if all of that ends up being kind of forgotten other than Logan Died…. #i will be sad lol. what was the point of all that then!!!!! #it just feels kinda surprising — not bc it’s not following thru on an arc or a detail or whatever but bc on a human level it feels like smth #that would haunt a person for the rest of their life esp someone like roman esp bc it was his dad #succession has plot holes and forgets threads and stuff but typically it’s good at keeping the internal emotional logic of each character #intact so i’m just kinda surprised by the possibility that the whole ordeal might not have any more influence on rome than any other #hypothetical way logan could’ve died. idk. rambling #succession #roman roy

[seoafin]

would you have any interest at all in writing for blue lock!

yes but only for nagi bc i have an outline 80% done for a fic where the mc and reo actively dislike and antagonize the other bc the two of you are determined to get sole custody of nagi but nagi is under the impression that reo is into you and doesn't really know how to deal it considering you were his first

#downright antagonistic!!!!! #also u and nagi r estranged in the beginning bc you are r an aspiring violinist who is crushed #by the fact that you can be great but you'll never be as good as talented as a so-called genius #after two devastating losses nagi sees how upset you are and not so kindly tells you to just give up #good intentions the worst execution #anyway estranged. cue nagi's character development in blue lock. #nagi suddenly develops empathy and realizes maybe he shouldn't have been so harsh #morgan fic concept

[enobariasteeth]

thinking about how good supernatural could’ve been if it’s original target audience wasn’t toxically masculine men and if it took itself seriously in later seasons

#think of the emotional potential #give Jensen ackles a chance to have a deeply emotional role #he gave SO much to Dean #dean is a very tragic character but imagine how much more depth we could’ve gotten #if the show didn’t pride itself on stupid ‘no chick flick moments’ #GIVE US A CHICK FLICK MKMENT #I want to see them screaming and crying and throwing up #I want to see them dealing with their trauma (healthy or not) #because we do see them do that #Dean especially (drinking gambling women) #but it’s all played off as ‘haha look at him go what a cool dude’ #instead of the potential it could’ve had #because his whole personality is 100% a coping mechanism #the only ways we see them canonically deal with their trauma is breaking stuff #which also could’ve had potential if it didn’t magically fix all their problems #sams spiral arc where he gets addicted to demon blood and starts losing himself could’ve been so good #I’ve been listening to preachers daughter so now I need everything to have devastating symbolism yk? #supernatural