#before season two is released

[flamedork]

on the sixth of april, in the year 1812...

#polin #bridgerton #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 #finished #artdork #trash talk #can you believe i was able to make two posters before the season released lmao

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Chapter 110 is 13 pages long welcome to hell!!! so in a lot of ways this is just more fuel for a theory that I've had for a few weeks now, that's only gotten stronger with each recent season 5 episode, which is that the last episode of the season is gonna end on 110, and that Asagiri/Harukawa and Bones have been collaborating to make this happen, specifically because it's a major turning point that would be the only good place to end the season on.

When we started getting especially long chapters again (like from 25-35ish pages, with the exception of 107.5, the last two being some of the longest we've ever had), at first I just assumed that Asagiri/Harukawa got freed up from some other obligations they'd been having to cause the extremely short/half chapters, like promotional stuff for the anime/Beast movie, or working on light novels. But then 109 happened, with the "supposed" death of Dazai, and heavy emphasis at the end on how literally everyone is at their lowest point right now, and I got to thinking. 11 episodes is a strangely specific number for an anime season -- why not 12, or 13, or even 10, like you'd usually see? Why have we gotten suddenly gotten two 35 page chapters out of nowhere, that's almost unheard of at this point? They're both beautiful chapters, don't get me wrong (as always), and maybe A/H simply just didn't want to cut them in halves because they felt like the full emotional impact wouldn't hit/that there were no good cutoff points in them, but you can't deny that it's surprising, after all the shorter chapters we've been getting. Why has the anime been going at such insanely breakneck pacing for the most part ever since around the Sunday Tragedy chapters, even more so than it has in the past? So much so that it feels dangerously close to overtaking the manga?

Well, maybe, just maybe, it's because..... Asagiri decided a long time ago that whatever happens in 110 is the only point that feels "season finale"-worthy enough, in an arc that still isn't anywhere close to being completely wrapped up, and so both the manga and the anime have been specifically coordinated to reach that part within 2 and a half weeks of each other?

I've seen a lot of people now think season 5 will end with 109, and as much as my sadistic side would find that hilarious, I honestly don't think they'd do that and realistically don't want it to happen; it'd be so cruel to cliffhanger the anime for years like that, and just doesn't feel like a season cliffhanger BSD would do, a series that is ultimately hopeful and uplifting. Seasons 2 and 3 had a positive, conclusive ending; the only reasons seasons 1 and 4 didn't was because they're technically not really full seasons of their own, and are more like the first cour of another "season" that also came out that same year (seasons 1 and 2 both aired in 2016, so they're more like one big season, and seasons 4 and 5 have both aired this year, so they're also more like one big season, again taking into account how episodes 12 and 50 are not satisfying finales like episodes 24, 37, and hypothetically, 61, are). I really can't see season 5 ending with Dazai and Fukuzawa's supposed deaths, Sigma being unconscious and maybe close to death, Atsushi being vulnerable and limbless again, everyone we love still vampires, and the entire world being basically doomed; that's just too depressing and not like BSD at all. However, having said that, if it doesn't end there, there really isn't any good place to end the season before that, either, that feels in any way satisfying or like a finale at all. And so, to me, that only leaves after 109: chapter 110.

I think things are really gonna turn around next chapter. Like I said, everyone is at their lowest point right now, it cannot possibly get any worse, the framing of Dazai, Fukuzawa, and sskk at the end of 109 is telling us that; this is the time for the heroes to finally start winning again, with Aya being so close to pulling out the sword, and for all the thematic reasons other people have talked about to death that I don't need to go into here again. This upcoming chapter being so short again makes a part of me wary of 110 being "the one", so to speak, I won't lie, but at the same time, it's very possible that it needs to be that short because that's all the final episode of the season will be able to reasonably fit in, since it's already gonna be VERY close if they do make it all the way to 109. And at the end of the day, I don't doubt at all that Asagiri and Harukawa can make these the most monumental and game-changing mere 13 pages ever if they wanted to; a chapter does not at all need to be extremely long in order to be an important and impactful one, even if short ones we've gotten in the past haven't felt the most important.

An additional thought I've had, though this is much more crack territory than all this already is, is that since we know from Anime Expo that a Stormbringer movie at some point is highly likely (judging from Asagiri's reaction when someone brought it up), it's possible that chapter 110 and thus the final episode will involve the long-anticipated return of Verlaine and/or Adam, or at least some other major reference to Stormbringer, that would naturally and smoothly lead into a Stormbringer movie to explain things to people who haven't read the novel. It would make a lot of sense, especially since the s4 OP has the Old World sign behind Chuuya, which might be a hint that this has been in the works ever since seasons 4/5 were first in planning with Asagiri. We also know that Dazai and Chuuya's voice actors apparently struggled to record their lines together this season, which probably relates to 101 and possibly 109, but it could be 110 too.... I could be very wrong, as I'm no expert on this kind of thing, but I kinda doubt they would bring Chuuya's actor in for just the vampire growls, and Asagiri placing heavy emphasis on Chuuya's importance this season in that one interview gives me the impression that he's talking about much more than just 101/109. But that's the least solid evidence I have, that's just mostly based on vibes I get.

So basically, I think a lot of factors -- the unusual episode count, how close the anime is to catching up to the manga with three whole episodes left, the seemingly arbitrary recent chapter lengths, and the climactic events of 109 -- can tell us that 110 might be a very, VERY big deal. Again, there's of course no way this arc is anywhere near close to being finished, with so much left to address and resolve, but since it is currently incomplete in the manga, unlike the previously adapted arcs, if the anime was going to adapt it at all, they'd have to find a place that feels satisfying enough to end this season, knowing there won't be more anime for a long time after this, and so I think they specifically planned for that, from both Bones' and A/H's sides. 10 episodes might not have been enough to reach that point, but 12 or 13 might have been too many it wouldn't have been if Bones actually decided to slow down and let the story breathe the way it needs to, but this post isn't meant to criticize the anime, so maybe 11 was just right. And maybe Asagiri and Harukawa specifically pushed to make recent chapters longer than usual, in order to make sure that the manga reached the story content in 110 the monthly release right before season 5 was to end.

Is this just copium? Absolutely. Am I going to look like an absolute clown in two days when this post ages like milk? Probably. But the evidence is There, so let me just enjoy my delusions until Sunday, okay 🥂🫡

#bungou stray dogs #seriously call me a clown and point and laugh at me if I'm proven wrong all you want #but I really feel like there's solid evidence for this #either s5 isn't gonna reach 109 at all (but I seriously cannot fathom where you would want to stop before then) or they'll go beyond it #if they really do end it with 109....... well i'll give Bones kudos for having the balls to do that ig lol #maybe i'm underestimating (overestimating???) them idk #also just to clarify I don't wanna make it sound like I think Asagiri let the anime/Bones dictate the manga's pacing #like I'm sure these were his/their (him and Harukawa's) own decisions first and foremost #not that (if this theory is true) the anime had a major impact on how the chapters were split and that it- #-would have been extremely different otherwise #i'm pretty confident in that Asagiri does not do anything with BSD he isn't comfortable with #and he doesn't let anyone tell him how to write his story #I just feel like he worked with Bones to make this near-simultaneous release happen #BUT if this is the case I don't feel like it had any major effect on the writing/final product that is the manga #like the last handful of chapters have been so incredible #so I at least am still perfectly happy lol #(i mean i'm devastated and a nervous wreck but u know 🫡 in a good way lmao) #anyway 110 in two days please let this theory be true because I need some fucking hope already #please let Oda show up as Dazai's guardian angel to help (see what I did there-) #it would be the perfect way to end the collective season that is 4/5 with s4 beginning with Oda and now ending with Oda #Asagiri are you reading me are you picking up what I'm putting down please please a ghost Oda is long overdue please- #Oda Verlaine Adam just GIVE ME SOMEONE ALREADY 😭😭😭 #MAYBE EVEN A TASTE OF THE FYODOR BACKSTORY TO TIE INTO HIM BEING IN ANIME UNTOLD ORIGINS. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS

[whatepisodesopranos]

March 3rd, 2024

S3E13 "Army of One"

Original airdate May 20th, 2001

#sopranos sunday #absolutely horrifying title for a season finale #fun fact: shrek got its wide release in movie theaters two days before this episode's original airdate and i saw it for my birthday :)

[thefirstknife]

Ooooh! What are your first impressions on Season of the Defiance?

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

Pyramid architecture on Earth!!! And like, not just A Pyramid, but full on Pyramid city stuff! Stuff in the back:

This building and the wall are the same stuff that we can see in the back in Rhulk's Pyramid. This is the same building:

The red image is from Rhulk's Pyramid where you can see the city from the boss room. This looks more like a full on expansion into Earth as a territory than just a Pyramid hovering around. The ships in the sky are also most likely Calus' which is very concerning! Like, it feels like the Earth has actually fallen and is being overtaken by the Witness and the Black Fleet.

Super concerning also because of our theories that the Traveler might be leaving. Really the only way for this type of Darkness expansion into Earth is if... the Traveler is gone. I wonder if we'll get some new info on the Shard of the Traveler at least because that's piece is staying.

Of course, Mara being there and us having to somehow protect her is also interesting. She generally doesn't need any protection from us, but might if something happens to the Awoken and their territory. Also super concerning. And the tagline is "Defy the Witness" which is really interesting as well. Like, we're actively fighting it now and will continue to do so even after the campaign since the seasonal story will go on after we finish the campaign.

And of course, people are speculating that we might finally get Sjur Eido back and I really hope we do in some way. The story that involves Mara and the Awoken could also imply some connection to the Nine, especially if Sjur is involved too. And that kinda fits with some of the other stuff that we know so far like hints of the Taken being on Neomuna that haven't been mentioned formally, the raid description being super weird and generally might be connected to the Nine and Mara being a major character (Mara dealt with the Nine a lot and there's a connection with the Nine and Sjur and Mara).

Super wild guesses ofc. The Nine might be too much of an involvement with everything else going on, I feel like it might be a lot of plot threads and characters to follow, but so far we have an unresolved Taken appearances and a raid that might be related to the Nine shenanigans. If anything, might be a setup for some later stuff that will deal with the Nine.

Also super excited for the season after, being Season of the Deep. Likely a focus on the Hive so possibly Xivu or some other Hive stuff (remaining Worm Gods?). It's also possible that it may deal with, heh, deeper stuff about the Darkness and its origins (more about the Witness? More about the disciples?).

#destiny 2 #season of defiance #ask #losing my mind about the seasons #REALLY glad they announced the season two weeks early and that we already know the name of the one after as well #definitely prefer this to hiding the season until 2 hours before release #now we have two weeks to overthink it and come up with theories!

[sweethome-silly-thoughts]

I still feel like it's pretty ironic and kinda funny that I have lost my SWH special interest two weeks before the release of the season 2 after two and a half year of it

#i'm still into it !!! just like a regular normal person would be #it's a bit sad and frustrating because two years and a half to drop it so little time before release LMAOO #sweet home #i still haven't watched the season btw. i def should start this afternoon

[claiai]

a week off feels so long and yet so short...

#one day left to watch as much anime as I can before I lose all free time #I have two move natsume movies left then im done until another season is release so sad.... I gotta limit rewatches to 2 a year LOL

[ash-halloran]

Oh.

Canon IS getting removed from my brain like an etch-a-sketch.

Thanks David Jenkins

Please pay for my goddamn therapy

I may make a whole ass ramble in a few days so I'm not spoiling everyone and I can make my thoughts semicoherent

#i kinda wish i had spoiled it for myself so i didnt have to watch the agony #genuinly crying right now folks #a follow up to my post the day before the finale released #ofmd season 2 #ofmd season two spoilers #ofmd izzy #our flag means death season 2 #our flag means death season 2 spoilers

[severeweatheralert]

Staring at my post-canon Alice in Borderland fics like. Well. Not so post-canon anymore huh

#help that means i have two novel length fics to finish before the release date. i am in pain #one of them is not even in posting stages :)))) #cautiously optimistic for season 3 dont get me wrong but #okay i'll have to write a more coherent post later for now im just going !!!! ????? !!!!???? #alice in borderland #neither of us were good people #lwh 2

[themthistles]

in my seasonal depressive spiral and i just watched 4 shows in a row which all turned out to be cancelled. idk if it's a cosmic joke of coincidence or the state of media is just that depressing at the moment

#i like a show -> it's cancelled -> repeat #rules for getting renewed: #1. don't be about lesbians #2. actually don't be about any marginalized group unless you can make it palatable to mainstream audiences #3. have population of entire planet binge watch it with no bathroom breaks first day of release #4. also if it's animated just forget about it #yea that seems to be it #sometimes they give shows two seasons before cancelling them if they're nice #not netflix tho they needs funds for kissing booth 6 #well at least last of us is definitely not getting cancelled #so that's something

[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

Going to a concert tonight!!!!!!!

#one of my fav bands is playing at a brewery near my apartment #everywhere near me is a brewery that has live music #its wild. but great id you like beer and/or music #anyway #ive seen them perform twice at such cool concerts #one was a storyteller concert (tell the story of writing the song/the msaning behind it in between playing) #and the other was an acoustic concert. their last before taking a season off #this one is to release their new album!! im so excited #i paid for the fucking vip package. thats how much i love them #i get a tshirt. meet n greet. a pre concert. guaranteed seating. its gonna be great #ive been waiting for two months and its finally here!!!!!!! #yay!!!!!!!

[welcometogrouchland]

Was contemplating whether or not to rewatch the specials before watching and dreaming comes out and then I remembered that the last time I watched thanks to them and for the future was...(checks notes) 20 days ago (KEEP IN MIND I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE SPECIALS AT LEAST 4 OTHER TIMES) I think it's safe to say that. I Do Not Need To Do That

#ramblings of a lunatic #toh #i saw that post about needing to rewatch the source material to renew your fandom license (which was a good post and joke) #and now I'm too over cautious. i have seen this show so many fucking times #admittedly it's mostly out of love but some of it is out of neurosis #which is just a little fucked up #tbh rn if i could rewatch any episodes it'd probably be early season 1 since a) they're the most lighthearted #and b) they're the most far removed in my brain rn #I'm so excited for watching and dreaming but I physically cannot fucking think about it or I'll die #I'm rewatching ninjago w/ my friends rn (after having not seen it in YEARS and also only ever watching the first 2 seasons) #and let me tell u it is a Great distraction from the dread #like i said a while back I'm gonna be binging baby comfort media after the finale 😭😭😭 #in the week leading up to it i think I'll make a bingo card with my friends tho depending on if we get new stuff #we got the thumbnail and i feel like a week before the episode they tend to post a clip or two from the ep? #thanks to them had both clips released concurrently at nycc (which was a good few weeks before the episode aired. maybe even a month) #and for the future got one clip a week or so before airing and then the day before airing as well i think #so I'm intrigued to see what the promo timeline will be like for watching and dreaming? they probably can't do too much #not without spoiling us lmao #maybe a week or few days before we'll get just a poster and maybe (if they have time) some crew art/promos #we'll see tho #(<- getting caught up in irl minutiae helps me distract myself. lol <3)

[theprinceandthewitch]

I mean, the reason why I don't think the fanbase has any power to sway the writing team is because these episodes were already written + storyboarded before the process of animation actually started.

Unless the writers had the gift of foresight I don't see how they could anticipate the fandoms reactions and change the story accordingly.

#toh rambles #changing Luz's and Camila's hair in season 3 isn't the same as changing major story developments during animation production #the hair thing was easy to change because people had a problem with their straight hair before the first season #even released #what people don't get is that when a season is finished and being released the next season is #close to being done #and then they immediately start on the one after that. like it takes YEARS to get one season (with 20 or so eps) produced... let alone 3 #granted this season isn't as long as the other two... but it still takes alot of time to ANIMATE the episodes #that's why even if fans have their meltdown it wouldn't change anything.... because the episodes are already done

[snailsaresnails]

As someone who’s been playing sky since rhythm (around 2 and a half years ago now), I’m kinda curious about what peoples favorite seasons are so like

If u wanna, reblog this talking about ur favorite season in the tags and why u like it, I’ll go first

Also for anyone who does not remember, here’s the list of seasons in order from first to latest and when exactly they happened:

Gratitude (July-August 2019)

Lightseekers (September-October 2019)

Belonging (November-December 2019)

Rhythm (January-March 2020)

Enchantment (April-June 2020)

Sanctuary (July-September 2020)

Prophecy (October-December 2020)

Dreams (January-March 2021)

Assembly (April-June 2021)

The Little Prince (July-September 2021)

Flight (October-December 2021)

Abyss (January-March 2022)

Performance (April-June 2022)

Shattering (July- current)

#this sounds like one of those uhh #uhh those posts baiting for attention yknow #but I’m genuinely wondering #anyways ngl I think Abyss has got to be my favorite #i can’t even place exactly why but something about it just felt incredible #I adored the underwater aspect so much and a big memory of mine is glitching into the viewing area for the holding pen for the leviathan fis #before it got released and just watching it swim around #i called it the aquarium #i miss it a lot sometimes #also the last two cutscenes/quests for it were incredibly and heart racing #that scene where it makes it seem like the canoneer died and then your skykid gets eaten and then it just explodes into a bunch of light fis #just incredible #really gotta be my all time favorite with all the seasons I’ve experienced

[br1ghtestlight]

im binge watching bobs burgers rn and it is making me realize there's no way in hell im ever watching survivor FJDMFDMDJDDKSK

#there are 13 seasons of bobs burgers and 43 SEASONS OF SURVIVOR!!!! #and the episodes are longer!!!!!! #WITH 2 NEW SEASON RELEASES A YEAR i would die before finishing that show #bobs burgers is fun btw i like it #im finishing like a season every two days rn but it will probably be a long time #survivor i love u but ur soo long so many episodes. and seasons #txt

[wtylas]

im going through a very heartbreaking thing rn and theres no way to explain it without seeming deranged.

#lasi.txt #so basically: followers of this blog will know that i like the young avengers #you may also recall that theyve been living in my brain for around 2 years now #that is the topic of this post: my daydreaming #the version of the young avengers in my brain was created on purpose i think. it was supposed to be a mcu version of the ya #because i started daydreaming about them when wandavision released and i learned about tommy and billy #the original version of this was very embarassing. notes on it live in my notion. the lineup included harvey keener and many champions. #in the past 2 years that 'storyline' has remained: everything going up in my brain is a show #there are 2 seasons where season 2 is divided into A and B and there is a movie #but also i imagined so much with my lineup. thats where my daydreaming kicks in. #my characters went through everything i went through in the past 2 but as actors in their show #in doing so they became entirely different characters and little versions of me. and theyve been with me. for two. full. years. #this isnt out of the ordinary to me. before this i have 3 different daydream stories that all stuck with me for months #these are constant daydreams. im always thinking of the same little people for months at a time. #but recently a new story has taken over. its a new story im developing #i like thinking about this new story a bunch but one day i realized that i wasnt thinking about the young avengers #something about that shattered my soul inside. these characters that live inside my brain that i will never write anything with are ME. #i dont want to lose them. but this is just a natural process that my own brain. #but i dont want to move on all of a sudden. there is so much that happened in my head with the young avengers #im fighting my own brain trying to bring back things my brain itself made but that my brain itself is trying to take away #i will probably think about the jewel guard (new story) for a few months if not years. but god.. #and im not thinking of them anymore and i keep trying to and i just cant. im losing them #the feeling of my characters (that are not even mine) being taken away makes me want to throw up #these characters were ME. i gave them EVERYTHING. i gave them my fears and they turned them into confidence. #and let me remind you: this is all in my own brain. #goddddd. this is why the base text of this post is what it is cuz i really do sound crazy omg #there really is no way to explain all of this without sounding crazy

[argiopi]

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED

#CONFIRMED 2022 RELEASE??? #i was in a fucking tractor supply store looking for work pants #when my friend messages me #hello????!?!?? #after i decided not to hang around the lodge to watch the bethesda showcase..... #finished training; campsite i'm moving to tomorrow should have electricity; if it comes out during field season my evenings are all set lol #I'M SOOOOOO {]^[*+^[*| ABOUT THE MOVESETS WHAT #that drill attack??? is that one of the equipments?? I'm so pogged about that #NEW AREAS.. MY GOD..... #i am going to.. download the footage before i retreat to wifiless cabin so i can rewatch. hackerman. #i'm not ready i need to beat p5 what the hell #fuckin crowsworn demo soon too the indie gamers are Fed #if i think about the platforming too much my brain will implode it looks so fluid. #WOOHOOOO #COOL ! #addendum the internet is not sufficient to download a video.. it's okay i'll use my precious memories.... #watching two of the crewmembers play chess. looking at their arms in the same position with the same musculature and #appreciating how humans are all built roughly the same. and the polished wood pieces reflecting the sky. world is pretty. #MANNNN FUCK [PREVIOUS RESIDENCE] I'M NEVER MOVING BACK THERE.