#dali smart

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A Black Cover Design (ABCD) / ByteDance / Dali Smart / Packaging / 2020

#a black cover design #abcd #bytedance #dali smart #packaging #2020 #symbol #typography

[crehador]

wait so dali really went "i'll approach eiji as a girl to make him let down his guard" and then approached him as a girl... by watching him throw up in the boys' bathroom at school WHAT

#crab watches #migi to dali #migi to dali spoilers #DOES THAT NOT DEFEAT THE PURPOSE LMAO #DALI YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE SMART ONE

[thirstyvampyr]

did i just spend 4 or 6 hours taking screenshots and organizing them into neat little photosets nobody will care about just because im obsessed about this god forsaken movie?

yes, yes i did. and ill fuckin do it again

#cinema #mammal 2016 #how many times have i watched this movie by now #is there any frame i did not screenshot #save me rebecca daly #i gotta write a review at some point #proper review with smart words not some silly shitpost #i need to focus

[5-pp-man]

migi n dali just keeps getting better. ep 10 was crazyyyyy i was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and if i wasnt it was just so sweet or hilarious. this show is the perfect blend of emotions honestly.

#migi to dali #looooved how they did the twin reveal. they just randomly both show up. #i actually rewinded because i noticed it was migi at the table and then right after dali responded. and i was like. huh. are they switching #rlly fast or something. but no. they were just both there lmaooo #AND MARUTAAAA AAAAGH #karen and maruta was so cute actually. #and i love love love that hes their friend now. they did it so well and believable. like thats just a kid. #i rlly like how the kids are written in this. like even if theyre super genius or whatever. they never actually are #but the other kids think so. theyre smart in the kiddie sense. but their reactions and thoughts are still very childlike #and i think its. so sweet how dali is still scared and unsure of how to move on from all the shit that happened to them #but migi is there for him every step of the way... wah... ;-; #also cannot forget my boy akiyama. always ride n die for his bestie hitori(s) #AND THE BE BIRDS.... so good. love these strange furry children. #cant believe we still have 3 episodes. i feel so blessed #tedpost #tedtalks #next ep we'll finally learn abt metry. so excited.

[drswannbond]

New production stills of Léa Seydoux and Dali Bensallah on the set of No Time To Die

#lea seydoux #léa seydoux #dali bensallah #james bond #no time to die #this scene was filmed 4 years ago today #the 007 twitter account keeping us on an nttd lifeline in the year of our lord 2023 #im so curious at all the implications of this “tea that makes you do what you are told” #all the potential for more 00swann suffering #too bad our girl maddie is too smart and ain't ready to take any of that #though looking at the first still i see potential here for some unrequited pining #could safin's lieutenant be persuaded to defect?

[psalmsofpsychosis]

look i'm just saying, it's open season and if i see one more "the curtains are just blue" person in my vicinity i will make do for tonight's dinner

#like #people who can only read surface level superficial details in stories are so incredibly boring to me #the prospect of blowing my brains out suddenly feels much easier when i talk to a ''the curtains are just blue'' person #everything is just an image to these bastards #everything is only about what can be seen can be tasted can be touched can be heard can be smelled YOU'RE SO FUCKING BORING TO ME #god forbid i mention sex to talk about the emotional experience and the internal tug'o'war #fuckers instantly say ''oh actually it's just putting a dick in a hole'' and they feel smart for it too #like they solid think they're so groundbreaking and right for making everything so goddamn cheap and stripping every single experience #of its humanity and complexity #''the curtains are just blue there's nothing to it lmao it's just a casual thing'' it might be but also it's not fun #and i like to exercise my ability to see life as an interwoven web of meanings and paradigms and concepts #and i WILL try to understand w h y the curtains are blue #and this is why i can't interact with so many stories; people just keep endlessly describing events in utterly mundane and boring ways #and fuck emotions and thoughts and the inner workings of paradigms and people i guess #y'all will look a symbol right in the eyes and literally choose to say shit like ''this dog is weird'' #I T ' S A F U C K I N G S Y M B O L #i miss talking to my ''actually here is why blue curtains came to be'' people i miss telling multidimensional stories with people #who dont turn every event into a surface level easy read like #no i want this thing to keep being symbolic #Dali would take one look at these fuckos and immediately die #because they'd look at a warped clock slipping off the edge of an unopened box and say ''lmao this is a painting about a weird clock #and a box'' #i'm so SO incredibly tired of people i need to chew on some Susanna Clarke books to feel human again

[metalandmagi]

The reason I love Migi to Dali so much is because at first you think these kids are going to be cunning geniuses because of the shit they pull off...

But they're actually the dumbest kids on the fucking planet. They're only smart when it comes to making plans to fool others. They named their persona "Hitori" as in "one person." They can't do basic math. Migi can't recognize Dali when he's in a wig and a girl's uniform, even though THEY'RE FUCKING TWINS! They can't comprehend that their new mother wears wigs. They're so stupid and unhinged, and I love them so much.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #new favorite show of the season #i realize they were probably left to fend for themselves as children so they wouldn't know certain stuff you learn in school #but the point still stands

[docgold13]

Batman: The Animated Series - Paper Cut-Out Portraits and Profiles

Clark Kent

Heralding from Smallville in rural Kansas, mild-mannered Clark Kent is a reporter for the Daily Planet newspaper of Metropolis.  Smart, quiet and unassuming, Kent is the civilian identity of Superman, a hero possessing awesome powers that he has used to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of justice.   

Kent met Bruce Wayne while writing about a joint venture between Wayne Enterprises and LexCorp.  Although Wayne had primarily traveled to Metropolis because he suspected The Joker was planning on using a large cache of Kryptonite to kill Superman.  Utilizing his X-Ray vision, Superman was easily able to discern Batman’s secret identity as Bruce Wayne; and Batman returned the favor, using old fashion detective work to determine Superman’s alter ego as Kent.  

Putting aside their differences, Batman and Superman joined forces to take down the Joker and save Metropolis.  Despite getting off to a rocky start, Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne would go on to be lifelong friends and allies.  

Actor Tim Daly provided the voice for Clark Kent/Superman, first appearing in the debut episode of Superman: The Animated Series.

#batman the animated series #Batman #Superman #superman the animated series #Tim Daly #cut-out #paper art #DCAU

[haggishlyhagging]

The inequality between the sexes on issues of age is both one of the easiest to spot and one of the hardest to challenge. We cannot make people find the signs of a woman's aging beautiful, you will be saying. At the time Sophie Fontanel was treating her Instagram followers to the slow whitening of her coiffure, I found myself stuck ruminating over one of the comments beneath the pics. It read, "Let's be honest here: this looks awful." (Fontanel is smart enough to know that aggressive comments say more about those who write them, about their self-hatred, than about their objects.) How can we be so oblivious to our conditioning, to the prejudice and the long history of imagery that shapes our gaze and forges our ideas of what is beautiful and what is ugly? Those anonymous trolls who harass feminists on Twitter often say the latter are "ugly." "All rebels are 'ugly,'" according to David Le Breton's analysis. And the American philosopher Mary Daly has observed that "the beauty of strong, creative women is 'ugly' by misogynistic standards of 'beauty.'" To age is to lose your fertility, your seductive powers and your role as the care provider for a husband and children—at least according to the dominant criteria; it makes you a rebel, however unintentionally. To age is to awaken the fear that a woman always inspires when she exists "not only to create and nurture others but to create and nurture her Self," as Cynthia Rich writes. The aging female body acts like "a clear reminder that women have a self that exists not only for others." Given these conditions, how could this body not appear ugly?

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women are Still on Trial

#mona chollet #misogony #aging #beauty ideals

[chiharuhashibira]

𝓗𝓲 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮!

I’m 𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓾-𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷 and I know some knows me already from my KNY fanfics! But here I am! Exploring Migi to Dali as I had seen a comment that there are only few fics for this wonderful anime.

As what I've said before, I will only write for adult Migi and Dali as I am not comfy writing about minor boys. So here we are!

Let's start with a simple HC for these wonderful twin XD emphasise on the WONDERFUL hahaha!

Tagging you guys as you commented on my Migi to Dali post before~ @ungovernable-corn-crab @jiya-beloved @dciphe-r

𝓝𝓸𝓷-𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽

𝓓𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑩𝒐𝒚𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐗 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

Content Warnings: None ^^

(Images aren't mine. Credits to the rightful owners)

🍑𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐢🍑

» As you know how emotional your boyfriend is, Migi is always clingy. Yes, it might be funny, but the guy wants you to always assure him how much you love him.

» He never ceases to tell you how pretty you are. He loves comparing you to Sali-chan, who appears to be his first love and who also turned out to be just the persona of his twin brother, Dali. At first, you found it weird. But when you knew about his life, you understood everything and appreciated your boyfriend more.

» Sometimes you end up thinking that Migi's love languages are all five. He's very sweet and affectionate, especially with his words. He loves giving you his time. He is clingy and loves physical affection. Migi is also ready to give you his time, all the gifts in the world, and even all of him if you want to.

» But of course, not every day is sunshine and roses. When there are challenges in your relationship, Migi is the one who will try to approach you first to solve them. He hates fights. He can put up a tantrum sometimes, but after that, he makes sure that he'll make it up to you.

» Migi is very enchanting and enigmatic, especially with how he handles things. You can't help but be amazed at how he moves and solves things. He's smart, and yet, he really needs that push from you. But, of course, things will never change.

» Migi can be so silly but you know that he is the only one who can make you happy.

🍑𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢🍑

» Dali is definitely the serious one in the relationship. He's the rational one. Although he is not particularly outspoken regarding his emotions, the way he looks at you could stop your entire world.

» He isn't the kind of boyfriend who will throw compliments at you. He would rather show it to you instead. Or sometimes, he'll just end up teasing you, even if he meant the other way around. Even without expressing it overtly, the individual genuinely adores your appearance and demeanour. You'll always find him looking at you.

» Dali doesn't believe in love languages. He thinks it is funny. But then, even if he won't notice it, he seems to have the physical touch, quality time, and acts of service. He's sweet but not too sweet. He'll steal touches and kisses, but not always. And yes, he'll make sure to give you time, no matter how busy he is with the university.

» But of course, not every day is sunshine and roses. Dali won't be the one to fix things whenever you fight. Yes, he can be hard on you, and that can be tough. But then, you know his weakness is you, yourself, and so you use that to get his attention again and make up. You'll end up talking about the "logical ways" to solve your issues.

» Dali is very enigmatic. Actually, if you don't know him, you'll think of him as the definition of a mystery. But of course, there are times when he can be vulnerable as well (even if you can just count it on your fingers). But the quantity doesn't matter; it's the quality of relationship you have, and you know you can be proud of him as a boyfriend.

» Dali can be so serious, but you will know that you won't ever be complete without him by your side.

𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰!

Really hope you liked it!

There will be more non-KNY fanfics soon. So be on the look out!

See you on my next fics. Feel free to reblog, request, and comment!

Ja ne~

~𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓾-𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷 🍑

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[stuffymcstuffsworld]

Favorite?

"I don't have one." You stated firmly hands on hips. "Oh, come on, everyone has a favorite. Even Kalego has a favorite." Orias pointed to the brooding demon who sneered at the accusation. "I most certainly do not have a favorite."

You raised an eyebrow and gave him a look. "Your mouth says one thing, but your actions say another." You watched as he stormed off. For someone who is so mature, he can throw so many tantrums.

"I don't have a favorite." You stated again. "That can't be true, what about baby-chan?" Raim asked. You gave her a blank look. "What about my little jellybean? I don't favor her over the others." Robin popped up from behind. "Wouldn't they favor Iruma more anyway he is their flesh and blood."

"That's not a very good reason to favor someone, Robin-San." You state calmly. "I have no favorite." You repeated. "Why, though? It must be hard to remain neutral, yis?" Suzy-san asked. You blinked. "Not really. They're all mine." The stern tone in your voice left no room for arguments.

"How can I not love all of them? Or think that each one has the capability to drive me insane? They are all my children, and I won't let them think that they are second to anyone when it comes to my love."

It wasn't a competition. How dare they try to make you choose. "Okay, but say the building is burning. Who would you grab?" Prompted Dali-San. You glared at him.

"Alice can control flames, Kerori has ice, which can me melted into water, dropping the temperature and slowing the rate of the fire. Goemon has the power of wind, which, if used properly, can help the flames die out or be redirected. Picero can smother the flames with his earth magic, I have personally made sure that Clara carries at least 10 full fire extinguishers with her everyday as well as med kits and other emergency supplies."

You began counting on your fingers while maintaining eye contact. "That's five capable children that don't need rescuing right there. Next, we have Soi, who is smart enough to always stick by at least one of his classmates at all times. But for the sake of the argument, let's assume he is separate. Soi understands that he can't remain invisible in this situation. Nor is he allowed to remain quiet. He'll have to make noise and be heard so that one of his classmates can reach him if he's in danger and they will come."

"Elizabetta is never alone. There is no scenario where she is, so don't try to convince me otherwise. She's smart enough to know she needs to help the others remain calm in this type of situation. Soi was kind enough to help me help her learn the entire school's layout and all possible escape routes, and both of them will be fine."

You tilled your head a moment. Seven down six to go. "Lied would be able to locate his classmates and figure out which zones are the most dangerous by using their senses. So he'll know which areas are safer for him to reach. Then there's Kamui who will not have the assistance of animals at this time. Kamui needs to find a safe area cause he's a burn risk with those feathers but that doesn't mean he's helpless. His classmates will most likely be using their familiars for help or to track others. Kamui only needs to find one and he's safe."

Nine, you smiled thoughtfully. "To be honest, Sabro is reckless and will jump through the flames without a thought. He'll most like find others while risking the most exposure to the flames. Then there's Allocer who knows about 40 different ways to put out fires, multiple flame resistant spells, has the entire place memorized to a T, and most likely knows where all emergency supplies are all while contacting emergency services on his phone cause I know out of all of them he'll use a brain."

Eleven... leaving iruma and Jazz. "Jazz knows all escape routes for any emergency before he even steps into a building. He has a good sense of magic and is not the kind to just overlook his classmates needing help. He's not gonna give up easily, especially if he thinks someone is counting on him. And as for Iruma." Taking a deep breath you just gave them a plain look.

"Do you honestly think after all that boy has accomplished a mere fire is going to be his downfall? I'd be more worried about the building than the kids." How dare they underestimate your kids.

"So no, I wouldn't save any of them." Folding your arms across your chest, you set a firm line in your belief. Orias whistled. "Little cold, don't you think?" You frowned.

"Cold is not having an ounce of faith that any of them would make it out alive. I don't have favorites. They all get 5 minutes, then I go and grab all of them. There is no only one crap."

You walked out of the room, still pondering. Maybe you should make the kids have backup walkie talkies in case their phones don't work. Kalego-San might take interest in watching them perform in safety situations. Who knows? It might come in handy later.

#orias #orias oswell #mairimashita! iruma kun #welcome to demon school iruma kun #reader #kalego sensei #naberius kalego #agares picero #iruma suzuki #shax lied #ix elizabetta #gaap goemon #jazz andro #soi purson #clara valac #asmodeus alice #allocer schneider #crocell kerori #caim kamui #sabnock sabro #robin sensei #robin bars #dantalion #Raim-san #suzy stolas

[hannahssimblr]

“Give me your artist's perspective, do you like this colour?” Jen wriggles her toes and fixes a small patch with her nail varnish brush.

“It’s black. It’s not a colour.”

“Black is a colour.”

“It’s the absence of colour, it’s a shade.”

“Ugh, annoying.”

“You asked for an artist’s perspective.”

“I’m sorry I bleedin’ did.” She rolls her eyes and lies back on her towel. “I just wanted you to say that you like it. It’s about time you learned about what women really want.”

“Well, alright then, I like it.”

She sniffs and pushes her sunglasses onto her face. They glint in the high sun. “I miss Michelle. She knows how to talk about girl things. You’re useless, you know that? She’d look at my toenails and she’d say, ‘wow, Jen, that’s a nice colour, it really suits you’ and I wouldn’t even have to ask her to do that.”

“Sorry for having a dick,” I say. “It sounds like it’s really hard for you to cope with.”

“Thanks for understanding.”

“Have you heard from her recently?”

“Michelle? Yeah. She we were chatting on MSN the other day. She’s having fun in Malaysia, and it’s mad hot and all of her dad’s family are nice so far. And she saw a dead dog in a bag in the river.”

“Nice, thanks for the update.”

“Why don’t you message her?”

“Because I’m not close to Michelle like you are.”

“I wish you were, she’s important to me.”

“Obviously yes, I know that. We just get on each other's nerves.” She thinks I’m annoying, I think she’s annoying, we’d just never really work as friends. Jen knows this, so I don’t know why she keeps talking about it.

She turns over to look at me, “Well I think you should give her a chance, because you have a lot in common actually, you’re both really good at drawing, and you’re both smart. Also you could really use some practice with being friends with girls, and I mean just friends, not friends that you eventually, you know, fuck.” She whispers that last word because it’s a scandalous thing to say. 

“I don’t fuck.” I hiss back. “I wish you’d stop saying that, people might believe you.”

She snickers, “But you do!”

“No! As far as you’re concerned I've never done it. And I don't really feel like talking about this, it makes me feel weird.”

“Well okay, but when Shell comes back, and when we go back to Dublin you should make an effort with her, and you should use her as practice.”

I groan. “What do you mean?”

“See if you can not seduce a girl who’s close with you.”

“Stop it, I don’t seduce either”

“The girls at school would disagree, you should hear how they talk about you in the changing rooms, it’s all ‘Jude did this, Jude said that, he touched my arm, oh he’s so fine, did you see his arse in those trousers?’ It’s actually disgusting.”

I squint at her, “My school uniform trousers?”

“I think so.”

“I can’t help it if I pull them off. I pull everything off, actually. And I also can’t help it if the girls I make friends with eventually fall in love with me, I’m just naturally very sexy, so I get if you’re nervous about Michelle, because you never know what she might see in me…”

Jen is laughing, “You’re ridiculous. It’s just that you have that slight hint of an American accent, and they go wild for you because they think you sound like someone from 90210.”

“Whatever, I make that work for me too.”

“Well you know Siobhán in Ms Daly’s class? She says that you-”

“Okay, okay, I don’t want to know what she says,” I snap, with irritation that surprises even me, “I’m tired of talking about this now.”

Jen frowns, “Well sorry. Moody.”

“I just don’t want to know all of the weird things girls are saying about me to each other. Would you like it if you heard of yourself being, like, talked about like you’re not even a person and reduced to just body parts? I don’t think you would.”

“Nobody talks about me like that, so yeah, actually, I wouldn’t mind it for once.”

“Well it feels bad. They all talk about me like I’m some conquest.”

“I’d rather be like that than like this.”

“Like what?”

She says nothing. 

“Like what, Jenny?”

She crosses her arms crossly, “Never mind. Just ask yourself, if I was straight, do you think we’d still be friends?” 

Then I frown into her face. I don’t like this question or its abruptness. “Of course we would be. Why would you say that?”

“I’m just wondering, like, in an alternate universe whether things would have gotten complicated between us and then we’d have had to stop being friends out of awkwardness.”

“I don’t think that at all. I think we’d be friends no matter what.”

She chews on her lip anxiously. “Yeah but that proves my point. You think that because I’m not pretty.”

“Come on, Jenny, you are pretty.”

“Uh! I’m not, and I’m also fat, so,”

“You’re not fat.”

She huffs, “Well, I am. It’s a fact. You don’t have to lie. I’ve heard it enough times at school by now to know that everyone thinks so.”

“I don’t know… this conversation is weird. I don’t know what you’re getting at.”

“Well… I don’t know either. You just didn’t get my point.”

“Is there something about being friends with me that, like, makes you feel bad about yourself?” Now I am cold and horrible on the inside. If Jen believes, even in some small capacity, that our friendship exists only because I can’t or won’t date her, then I’m sick with myself. As if I would throw it all away for some lame chance at romance, when really, I’d be friends with Jen no matter what, and forever. No matter if she were straight, or thin or in some way differing in her appearance. I’m friends with her because she’s the best person I know and we are good for one another, not because I’ve merely settled for her. I wish I could communicate this effectively, but I know I can’t, because every time I try to say things like this to people it inevitably comes out wrong and I end up looking stupid.

“I don’t know. It’s alright.” With hands that clutch at her arms she sniffs and looks sharply away from me, down the long strip of the beach where the land whittles down to a spit and tapers into the sea, “I wonder if I text Joe now will he be able to get something from his brother for me tonight. I’m starting to get so bored of being sober.”

My stomach tightens like a fist, “What do you mean? What do you want him to get?”

“I dunno, like something fun for later. Whatever he has.”

“Are you sure that’s a good idea?” 

“Uh!” She looks at me with mock incredulity, “Are you my da? I can do what I want, can’t I?”

“I suppose, but why? It’s just not predictable. You never know what kind of junk you’re going to get when you go to a guy like that.”

“I know but I like that about it,” she takes her phone out and starts texting, “It’s unpredictable. Russian Roulette, right?”

“Yeah… Fine. Whatever. Something like that.”

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#lucky boy #a bit of Jen time! #another character that didn't get enough time in Lucky Girl #readers of that will know what i'm foreshadowing here hehe

[mtdthoughts]

Rejection (Migi & Dali Thought)

*Spoilers* for Episode 11 of Migi & Dali given below

This scene deserves some unpacking.

Objectively speaking, and looking back in hindsight at the end of the episode, Dali was clearly wrong to reject Eiji who was already vulnerable and unstable. But by putting myself in Dali's shoes (or feet?), I can't really blame him for how he feels; if anything, it would have been out of character for Dali to accept Eiji at this moment. It's also worth pointing out that Migi doesn't seem to have internalized this revelation nor has fully accepted Eiji either. He couldn't say anything to calm Dali's rage, and his only justification seems to come from an obedience to his late mother rather than his own feelings.

So what was going on in Dali's head that caused him to lose his cool in such a manner?

It's obvious that Dali wanted revenge much more than Migi did, and of course was carrying much more anger and resentment. After all, he was the "responsible" twin and saw revenge as his duty. Moreover, Metry's death was the cause of the twins being left alone; but as Migi's older brother and (effectively) guardian, Dali felt that he had no choice but to bottle his emotions to ensure the twins' survival in a harsh world. Though Dali may be calm and rational on the outside, he was carrying years of accumulated stress and anger from this injustice that was never alleviated. As a result, he conveniently used his mother's killer (later Eiji) as a target and container for his wrath.

However, in a matter of minutes, Dali's revenge was completely shattered, as I'm sure that he was able to take Reiko's and Eiji's testimonies and construct the actual truth. But he didn't want to acknowledge it because it was such an ugly truth. Eiji was no longer the only one to blame, as all parties involved carried some responsibility: Reiko for starting this whole mess, Akira for being a philandering buffoon, and even Metry for recklessly going after Eiji and leaving the twins behind without saying a word. The very possibility that Metry was partially responsible for Dali's suffering and obsession for revenge was something he was unwilling to entertain, leaving him even more angry than before. Eiji's words only added insult to injury, since not only was he the one who killed Metry, but unlike Dali, Eiji still had a mother (as twisted as she may be) that cared about him. This caused Dali to lash out and reject him.

At this point, Dali was in a very angry and confused state, as shown by him sitting in silence as Eiji walks away. He likely began to question his revenge and pondered the possibility of its emptiness. What exactly does revenge look like now? How was he going to resolve the overwhelming anger he held in his heart? Given such an ugly truth, wouldn't it have been better to never pursue revenge in the first place and instead live as happily as possible with Migi? As smart as Dali is, he is still a traumatized 13-year-old boy, and it is not surprising that he did not handle these developments well. Hopefully, Dali will find answers and finally begin to pursue the happiness he never allowed himself to have.

#migi and dali #migi to dali #spoilers #thought

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Demon 79

This mini movie / episode was quite nice actually. 

Apparently, Demon 79 was originally supposed to be released on a sister series called Red Mirror which would deal with more supernatural things rather than having it all technology based. According to Brooker they might end up doing more Red Mirror episodes depending on the success of this.

Now there’s several nods to horror classics in this entry with the score of the shining being used as the title comes up. We also have the poster for the entry itself which looks like it’s playing on the one for that film along with it’s latter sequel Doctor Sleep. Made to evoke 70′s horrors this entry also tackles themes like race, politics and the incoming apocalypse. Centred around a woman named Nida Huq I couldn’t help think that this might be a reference to Brookers real life wife Connie Huq who has co-wrote several episode of the show in the past. 

After the title reveal we come across Nida and can hear bright eyes in the background by Art Garfunkel. This was written for the 1978 movie Watership down and the song itself is about a dreamlike state where someone goes on a journey. This is similar to Nida in the entry and they give a lot of focus to her eyes being wide open at several points. 

Now this episode is packed with a number of different easter eggs and ties back to other black mirror episodes from the off and throughout. There’s a shoe brand called Wolfies Footwear which might be building off the back of the last episode Mazey Day. We see the newspaper clipping talking about how a tipley publican named Robert Daly has died. Robert Daly is a name that has appeared in the series before and this was the character that Jesse Plemons played in USS Callister. This is probably director Tobey Haynes giving a bit of a shoutout to himself as he directed not only this but also that episode as well.  The talisman used to summon the demon also seems like a thinner version of the white bear symbol which actually appears later on in the flashes of Michael Smarts future.

The fictional UKN broadcaster from the universe announces his Britannia party and we learn that Smart actually took power from Michael Callow from National Anthem. However the flash here shows that he was kicked out for Racist remarks and a clipping in Loch Henry showed that he’d rebuke this. It then announced he’d start a new party which leads to the Britannia one which has the union jack in the white bear symbol. There’s also a shot of facial recognition at an eye level being taken out. This could indicated that the ADIs from hated in the Nation came from Smart and we see that they’re used on a black man showing that they have a racial angle to them. We also end up seeing one of dogs from Metal Head. A news ticker in Loch Henry confirmed that they were introduced by Smart and they of course caused a lot of issues in the country. 

It’s funny how Dog is thought to be the titular demon of the episode, when I definitively see it as Smart and hell doesn’t even want him dead because of all the evil he could do. Smart represents the control of the weak minded people who are easily swayed by politicians and he almost somewhat hypnotises Nida’s co-worker into voting for him.

Gaap is also a real life demon from the infernal dictionary who has shape shifting abilities and can show people a past. He states that he’s a misophape which is a lower class demon. 

At one point Nida reads the book Creative Visualisation which is about using the power of imagination to create what you want in life. 

Turns out that murderers can’t count as people who are killed due to them already being damned and thus she has to go after smart. 

Nevertheless the book is a major clue and we have the history with her mother adding to it as well. We know from the other entries that Michael Smart survived and benefits from this attack. 

The episode have the similarities to the son of Sam killings which too took place in the 70s. David Berkowitz said that a demon in the form of a dog told him to do it which though he’s admitted was a hoax could be the basis for this episode itself. 

The morality behind it is : Is it ok to kill someone when he’s a bad person or when he will do despicable things in the future. 

Can someone good and innocent do something terrible and bad for the greater good?

The actors playing the principal roles were perfect, especially the one playing the dancer in Bobby M. 

Why 79? 

Also the prime minister Michael Smart is finally in this entire episode from present to future.

Some good quotes: “- So don’t just hope for a better future. Vote for one!”

“- Cast out into a boundless, cosmic void. And doomed to spend eternity in a vaccum of infinite nothingness. Absence of matter, of time, of space, light, and sound. I would endure a profound, palpable, and ever-present lack of existence, alone in perpetuity, forever more.  - Sound like my life.”

“- My whole life, I never wished harm on anyone. I didn’t. - Uh... You couldn’t have summoned me for my trial if you hadn’t. Well, you had to be corruptible, not beyond corruption. You know what? You must have had some dark force inside you when you touched the talisman. There’s no shame in it.”

“- Then I choose Michael Smart. He’s the one. That’s that.  - Honestly, they are not gonna like it.  - But it’s within the rules, so they can lump it.”

“- So, I mean, you could come with. - Into eternal oblivion?  - Oh no, it’s much worse than that. It’s with me.”

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[shefanispeculator]

He continued, "Five years ago, when you started to date Blake, you'll remember this. We went back to your old house in L.A. and I sat you and Blake down in the kitchen, and I said: 'You guys, pump the brakes. This is not good. This is not gonna work.'"

When asked why he made that comment, Daly had the best response. "I looked at Gwen and I said, 'You're much, much too good for this guy. You're smart. You're intelligent, you're one of my oldest friends, and then there's Blake,'" he said, poking fun at his dear friend while Stefani giggled. 

Then, Daly put a romantic twist on the conversation. "What surprises you most about Blake coming into your life five years later, now you're gonna marry the guy. What do you attribute it too?" he asked Stefani. 

Stefani then said sweetly, "What don't I love about Blake? And what don't we all love about Blake? He's just such a good guy. He's one of the most generous human beings and down to earth. He's so gifted and so unique and talented. He really just is my best friend, and I feel just so excited that I have someone in my life that now I have a chance at happiness. It's just a blessing, the whole thing, and it is a miracle." 

[protectionsquad24601]

So we know Isadora & Duncan Quagmire are named after the dancer Isadoda Duncan because she died tragically; but she also had a pretty unfortunate life. Let me just summarize some of her story for you:

- her father, Joseph Charles Duncan, embezzling funds, leading to

- divorce of her parents, (well, also the fact that Joseph wasn't faithful) which lead to

- the family being in poverty (side point, there were three siblings, like the three siblings in most of the VFD families)

- Joseph and his third wife (sketchy) and his daughter with said wife DYING IN A BOAT ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO ROCKS UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES (???!!!!) and is considered the "greatest disaster in the history of the Atlantic Transport Line to date". Oh and here's a picture of the MASS GRAVE

Wow okay anyway

- this isn't exactly "unfortunate" but she dropped out of school at 10

- she worked with Augustin Daly's theater but didn't enjoy it due to her free-spirited nature, and was thoroughly unhappy in America

- she moved to London (which is an unfortunate event alone) and was quite successful (girl's getting a break) but she didn't like touring or contracts because of the commercialism

- therefore she opens a school in Germany to teach dance, adopts six girls (good for her ig) and calls them the "Isadorables" (WHAT) and also they're her protégés; cute but then she tries opening a school but it closes due to WORLD WAR I

- moves to the United States but she plans to leave, narrowly avoids dying at sea like her dad (ok I'm not kidding; she was going to go on the RMS Lusitania, which was TORPEDOED BY THE GERMANS AND HELPED LEAD AMERICA INTO THE WAR, this is all very ironic because she considered the sea inspiration for her dancing)

- she ended up moving to SOVIET RUSSIA which was not smart bc they didn't support her work like they promised. She had established a school so she left it to one of her daughters/protégés/Isadorables

- oh, somewhere during all this, she has three biological children to three different husbands - THE FIRST TWO PROCEEDED TO DROWN (drown???? Oh my gosh this is a pattern) because their nanny accidentally (?) drove her car into the RIVER SEINE.

-with the first two children dead, Isadora is so desperate for another that she BEGS A STRANGER to get her pregnant. This baby also DIES shortly after birth

- marries a poet, then divorces him soon after (this poet btw, Sergei Yesenin, had a bunch of affairs, got arrested a bunch of times, was accused of anti-semetism, and then committed suicide-by-hanging in a hotel room. Wild.)

- okay so at this point Isadora's going through serious depression. Her three biological children are dead and she feels like she's lost some of the Isadorables to old men, and so her performances are getting more scarce.

- her reputation is tarnished by being drunk in public, her financial struggles, and her now-scandalous love life. She spends the years working on her autobiography (which only gets published posthumously) supported by her few remaining friends and family

- here's the part you've all been waiting for: Isadora Duncan dies on September 14, 1927 at the age of 50. Her silk scarf gets caught in the wheel of the automobile she was riding in, right in front of the person who had given the scarf to her as a gift. Apparently, she was flung out out of the window and died on brutal impact with the ground, almost decapitated by the scarf.

On that note, thanks for reading so far!! Please note that all of this is sourced from her Wikipedia page as well as a few other Wikipedia pages. Here's a picture of her:

Rb if you read to the end ig

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