#dang what a show

[celluloidbroomcloset]

Something I do really enjoy about Our Flag Means Death is that the central romance actually...makes sense? So many rom-coms fall into the tropes and plot beats without considering what makes them work. The leads fall in love because that's what leads do in romantic comedies, not because of anything intrinsic to their characterizations, external or internal, or the chemistry of the performers.

With Our Flag Means Death, you can see the progression of the love story. You see who Stede is at the start, his emotional and psychological makeup and how he's already beginning to change by the time Ed shows up on his ship. That character arc is already begun before they become friends. Then we get the bits and pieces of Ed's background and relationship to his own legend, and the desires he has that exist independent of Stede but that Stede's presence helps him to express. We see them playing together and laughing and having fun, and the relief in both of them to have someone who truly gets them. And we see that friendship morphing into romantic love, and how that love is complicated because of who they both are and the worlds in which they live.

When they get to the first beach kiss, it's a payoff of everything that has developed over the previous episodes. It makes sense of all the moments and scenes, and not just the big ones - the times that Ed puts his arm around Stede's shoulders or pats his back, the conversation about marmalade, how Ed takes his tea, the conversation about spoons and passive-aggression.

I love that the divide between them is never about them personally overcoming class or race prejudices—though those things are not insignificant to the story or the characters. Where those things come into play, it's the big villains grabbing them and trying to pull them apart because "he's from my world, not yours." And that outer conflict fuels their inner ones, and also gives them both something to push back against that is not each other.

The whole relationship works because the relationship arc is intertwined with their individual character arcs. Stede has to deal with his guilt and sense of inadequacy. Ed has to face his self-hatred. They both have to break away from the people and systems that are trapping them. They have to change in order to love each other better. And how they change makes sense to who they are, together and apart. None of it is forced.

It's just a really good show.

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #edward teach #ed teach #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #gif #taika waititi #rhys darby #ofmd meta #sorry i keep thinking of more things to say #and cannot say them briefly #i hope we get a season 3 but if we don't #dang what a show #they did so much

[targaryenrealnessdarling]

Ewan Mitchell if he had a quid every time someone mentioned Billy in Trigger Point Series 2:

@bottlesandbarricades 🤭

#feeling goofy about it #dang what a show #Lana needs to hand in her notice asap #trigger point #ewan mitchell #billy washington

[moonkhao]

EST SUPHA as PO and WILLIAM JAKRAPATR as THAMEin Thame - Po ・HEART THAT SKIPS A BEAT (2024ISH)

#heart that skips a beat #thamepo #thamepo heart that skips a beat #gmmtv 2024 #estwilliam #william jakrapatr #est supha #Y'ALL THEY GOT ME GOOD WITH THIS TRAILER #IT WAS MY SECOND FAVORITE AFTER THE HEART KILLERS ONE #I WAS EXPECTING AN ESTWILLIAM SHOW BC YK THE HINTS AND EVERYTHING #BUT FOR SOME REASON I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT A SHOW POSSIBLY INCLUDING LYKN AND THEIR IDOL LIFE LOL #BUT DANG I'M INTRIGUED NOW #PLUS I AM VERY MUCH LIKING THEIR CHEMISTRY SO FAR #(ALSO WHAT'S THE ACTUAL INTERNATIONAL TITLE OF THE SHOW ??????) #my edits #gmmtv2024 #gmmtv 2024 part 2 #htsabedit #thame po #thamepo the series

[genericpuff]

lord give me the wisdom to not actually attempt watching all this

#half joking with my husband that if i do commit to it i'll stream it #and like even when i have to go to sleep i'll just pause it and set the stream to lo-fi mode for others to sleep to #make a whole dang survival of the fittest event out of it #seriously tho i couldn't believe this was real when i saw the time stamp #and when i started watching it i was like “surely it's just some prank where it's repeating the same footage over and over again” #“or are they seriously gonna watch every episode” #and yeah that's exactly what it is #they're watching the whole show #and all of its sister shows #to piece together the bumpkinverse #and it's fully commentated with editing and everything #apparently it was late to the april fool's party because it took a whole day to upload like no SHIT #hold my hat i'm going in

[mysticjrs]

Can't outrun Destiny

(shutout to @imminent-danger-came for all the help with ideas and consultation)

(GIF and some stills under read more)

+ the background

#dang this took a while #i was a fool to animate a run cycle! A fool! #if this isn't indicative of how ill this show makes me i don't know what is #well here you go #I still haven't seen the special but someday #lmk #mk lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid #qi xiaotian #mk #animation #gif #video #my art #no sound #lmk s4 #monkie kid

[emdotcom]

The Mario movie thing is so funny to me. Here, look at this:

Sonic movies (1, 2, & w/ 3 on the way) come out, does INCREDIBLE in box office, decimates Marvel films, who previously had a stranglehold

Nintendo sees this, wants a piece of that pie, buckles down to make a Mario movie Incorrect order of events, as pointed out here! Mario movie announced before the public knew about Sonic movie.

(Potentially because the previous Mario movie was so out there, did poorly, & was disliked by fans & then promptly forgotten,) they pair with Illumination, a studio that is largely known for making very sterile films

Btw, is it just me that finds it weird that there is no mention from Nintendo or online of the previous movie, in all this? Maybe I'm the only one who remembers this film idk

They announce casting. Everyone immediately boos because they cast Chris Pratt as Mario.

Immediate outrage, as Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario for DECADES, was not cast in his claim to fame roll

There is a (unsourced) rumor that a test screening for the film was met with disappointment, making Nintendo unhappy

Slightly corroborating this, Nintendo buys Dynamo Pictures, to make Nintendo Pictures, with the intent to make future movies in-house

Anticipation for the movie likens it to other sterile animated movies of the last 10 years, like the Minions movies

Trailer comes out.

People continue to boo Chris Pratt, a bad cast for a beloved character who is putting 0 effort into his voice, in comparison to all other VAs putting in 110%

Chris Pratt goes to bed "depressed," at seeing the response I was incorrect, that is an older article, about when he was thanking his wife for providing a healthy child, to which people drew immediate parallels to his ex-wife's son, who has many health complications & needed many surgeries.

But with your help, we can make him being depressed after media backlash reality!

Lol, &, may I say, lmao.

#gale chatter #mario movie #chris pratt #sonic movie #btw i 100% believe that rumor you cannot tell me that ain't what happened #also it is transparent that nintendo wanted what sonic movie had #damn maybe i don't do that batim video as my first maybe i do mario movie #my hot take is they should have cast both charles martinet & the super mario bros super show va #& used them interchangeably #bc. that would own #i wanted to mention thr jack black ass thing here but i feel it's too out there & irrelevant #at first reading the quote ppl got mad at i was little like 'oh dang is this not as bad as i thought' #but then i remembered 1) it's chris pratt he says rancid shut all the time & 2) #this response of stating he feels depressed while not like apologizing is just to do nothing but evoke pity #& he easily coulda apologized & been like 'i didn't mean it that way' or 'i wasn't thinking abt it & I'm sorry' #but he's not sorry. he doesn't see anything wrong with what he said. it's the internet's reaction that is thr problem in his mind #so he wants to make them pity him & feel bad that shit is TEXTBOOK manipulation i would know lol

[theloveinc]

There's a lot of validity in the idea that older Bakugo is a traumatized pro-hero with major PTSD... but you know what's kinda fucked up to think about? The fact that Bakugo is also a 22-year-old pro-hero with major PTSD even before that, too.

It's almost easy to imagine that things are actually better when he's older (the therapy finally a routine, the trauma long set and on the path to being healed)... and that it's his whole 20s that are spent as a pool of disaster trying to recover from the war(s).

He looks back and barely even remembers being twenty, much less twenty-five or twenty-seven. Barely remembers how little he slept, not at the hands of trying to balance hero work and getting a degree at the same time, but just out of the pure insomnia that came from trying to move on and every nightmare attached.

Hardly ever showering, never shaving (not that he ever grew much of a beard, but the facial hair was definitely there. There's pictures of him on the news with an awkward, grown out haircut and patches on facial hair that make him look positively... immature), barely even eating more than a few protein bars or an energy jelly drink-a day. It's a blur, and his friends are hardly there to pick him up out of it because they're all going through it, too. Somewhat.

It's definitely weird if you meet him during this period. He's not all there, at least, not all of the time. He doesn't really register your interactions, the friendship you extend to him (a younger, or ever older, version of him would've shown you that deep seeded ferocity in response, tried to bite the hand that fed him, even if it were love... but 20s Bakugo... doesn't seem to notice). Even though only one of his eyes is clouded over, the good one never seems to brighten up.

There's definitely moments when the old him shines through: when he's with Deku, when he's in the midst of battle, when he finds out that Todoroki still does a shitty job at chopping scallions. But it's a long time before he's even close to the same, able to step out from underneath the fog of simply surviving and into the sunshine of recovering.

But I think sticking through it with him is worth it.

(It's a weird moment, a happy moment, the first time you realize that Bakugo has changed. That the pouring rain outside hasn't bothered him since he showed up at your apartment. He forgot his umbrella, he's been quite careless ever since the war—wet and shaggy hair frizzed up, cheeks red from cold—but he doesn't seem to mind, with his bare feet up on your coffee table, his eyes gazing out the window. You hand his tea, and instead of gulping it down in one go, letting it burn in his throat, he winces at the heat.

"Tastes like shit," he says, and you laugh because it always does. Just this time, he noticed.)

#bakugou x reader #bakugo #this is what crocheting a baby hat does to u #no im jk i was just thinking abt bakugo being like 22 and awkward as h*ck bc he still hasnt recovered from the war #i wanna talk abt what he's like more but this is what came out instead LOL #like i think he's really stubborn abt ... coping with after effects of dying #and then before he knows it he has major depression LMFAOO #and he can like go to work get his degree do all he needs to do as a 20-something year guy #but he's not like. *there*. you know #and you meet him and he's a binch but he's not hard to get along with #and u just sorta take him in and drag him places like idk #your school's halloween night.. or even just a night out with ur friend (he doesn't even know how to order a drink) #and he doesnt even process it all until one day he's like 'dang it feels like ive been asleep for years' #and he kinda was #but he knows youre the one who helped him and now he wants to fix himself for you bc he remembers u being there for him #but he's so funny im imagining him with like. frat boy facial hair and a really outgrown ugly mullet type haircut #and lowkey with like. greasy skin (ik he's perfect but he's in a bad state and it shows) and he eats instant noodles ever day #and only watches japanese top gear #and goes on patrols where he beats the crap outta ppl and then doesnt remember it #DREAM BOY #and then he's big hero later #anyway #caitie post #gen

[multicolour-ink]

Ok everyone listen up

So the One Show did an interview with Chris Pratt and Charlie Day about the Mario Movie, and during this they showed a new clip.

It's shown when the actors and presenters are talking, so you can just barely hear any audio.

Nevertheless, I will not be posting the video with the audio here, but I will be posting gifs and talking about some highlights of this new scene. You can view the clip here (skip to 2.53)

But be warned: if you do not wish to see any new footage until the movie comes out, then skip the video and this post. I will be posting gifs and tagging spoilers so don't go any further if you don't want to be spoilt ⚠️

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In this first bit Mario has come into the warp pipe and is floating in the abyss, and then notices Luigi falling ahead

"LUIGI!"

I slowed the speed down for this bit, but basically Mario and Luigi are spinning out of control through the vortex.

"It's gonna be ok!"

"How is this gonna be ok?!"

There's other dialogue here but it's so incomprehensible, I can't make out what else they are saying.

"It's gonna be ok as long as we're together!"

I can see some of Illumination's style coming through here! Mario's looking a bit stretchy 🤭

Mario just trying to be positive and calm Luigi down 💖 Oh my heart 😭❤💚 Mario will do anything to make sure Luigi feels safe no matter what.

And then...Luigi does this....

NO! No movie you can't do this to me!!! 😭

That look on Luigi's face tells you everything. He trusts Mario's words above anyone else's ❤💚

And dang this will end up being more heavy if it turns out they're orphans and all they have is each other since birth 💖

#dang what a night #i get told of this #and my heart is soaring #I'm a tad annoyed they showed this though... #i mean why not just show an already revealed clip #kind of was looking forward to seeing it first time watching the movie #but oh well #it's out there now #I'm just glad i saw wholesomeness 🥺😭 #super mario #mario #luigi #the one show #super mario movie spoilers #mario movie spoilers #the super mario bros movie #super mario movie #mario movie

[egophiliac]

welcome to the show where a character does nothing except fold an origami animal, and it is a genuinely surprising twist.

#art #super sentai #donbrothers #spoilers #donbrothers spoilers #gosh i hope people have their spoiler tags blocked #when an origami penguin is the most insane thing that happens in an episode about two robots in a neverending space battle #me yelling at this show aimed at japanese five year olds: WHAT DOES IT MEAN. WHAT DOES IT MEEEEAAAN. #how on EARTH does this factor into the already bizarro situation that is jirou #this is the same exact thing they did with miho earlier and i would not have thought they could pull it off again #dang if they didn't get me a second time though

[mewkwota]

Filling an entire page with some babbies, mostly featuring the Babbie #1 and some of her friends. And hey, I wanna un-censor Babbie #3 as much as the next person, but we’re just gonna have to wait.

“Until when?” Yeah.

#I feel like even if I draw them when they were babs I still can't show much #I did this with as little defining traits as I could but nah we're still hiding them ;T #'but what if the artbook never shows anything' well then dang that's the way it has to be then #doodle-daas #xenoblade chronicles #xenoblade 3 spoilers #rex #glimmer #kagiroi #mio #sena #noah #nikol

[angelfishcake]

@floofyfungi

#transformers #dragonformers #starscream #alexis thi dang #sureshock #why she got the doll you ask? Starscream? TC? Someone else? Made it herself? Santa? Who knows! #fyi i have no idea if sureshock is going to show up so do what you will #miracle series #fishyart

[bbeeew]

GOD

Can house and Wilson just f-ck already Jesus Christ on a crucifix in front of his mother Mary WHO IN SCRIPT WRITING DECIDED THERE NEEDED TO BE THIS MUCH QUEERBAITING

#God dang #I'm not even done with the first season #Can't even with this show #Man #But fr #I won't even mind it #I hate sex scenes #But they had one in the first 5 episodes #So you know what #They should have committed #House md #greg house #gregory house #james wilson

[skrrtscree]

Uhhhh uhfhfhfufj I have no excuse for this😭😭

#persona #persona 3 #p3 #minato arisato #makoto yuki #persona 3 protagonist #persona 3art #persona fanart #ig this is me trying some sort of lineless art #as well differnet colour hues/palettes #im planning on draiwng somethi g for jan 31st but im worrie di wlnt be able to get it done #so i actualy have a uni interview up in a few weeks but i nwed to make an interview sketchbook for it #but idk what theu expect for it sicne they didnt tell me the course page doens t ahev any info either #so ig the normal portfolio stuff #its my first time getting interviewed and im worried ill mess it up #or that ill show up on the day and have nothing bc im too lazy to get work done #but dang it i jave to try thus is literally my future #hopefully ill upliad something else b4 reload coems out #GAHHH ONE MORE MONTHHHRHH IDDBSBWBWWBSH #minnidraws

[baa-whatever]

“The Cuphead Show isn’t that funny, these jokes are boring.”

....You’re gonna tell me Demon Kettle wasn’t funny?? Or when Mugman accidentally killed Ludwig (Actually I think he’s still kind of alive)? Or Devil coming out wearing a towel around him when he’s already covered in fur or accidentally killing his demons? Dice flirting with himself in the mirror or running through the gates of hell with dramatic music playing while wearing his suit?? Stickler??

I feel so sad for you.

#Dang I think it's pretty good #The Cuphead Show #Cuphead #Mugman #King Dice #The Devil The Cuphead Show #Henchman The Cuphead Show #Stickler The Cuphead Show #Elder Kettle #Ludwig The Cuphead Show #I rarely watch any cartoons with my brothers and The Cuphead Show is what they actually like

[persephoneflowerpetals]

Can someone please explain to me how Disney’s Descendants had Hades (before he was revealed to be Mal’s father) going from looking like this in the cartoon shorts:

Extremely accurate to his original design. No fire hair since I guess he’s supposed to look more “normal and human-like” but at least the hair style suits him. Looks like a slicked back, sleazy business man hairdo lol.

To frickin this?:

Looks NOTHING like his original design (not even with the hair) and hardly acts like the original Hades (he acts and dresses like a washed up rock star rather than a sleazy, bitter used car salesman, I could tell they tried to make up for it with him being all sarcastic and sassy, but it didn’t have the same effect the original Hades had).

So bizarre to me lmao. I mean, I know the original Hades is hard to replicate since his facial structure borderlines inhuman, but c’mon. I’ve seen the live actors at Disneyworld and Disneyland and I’ve seen cosplayers that do a better Hades than this. I know this is basically a big ol “modern fairytale au” of the Disney universe so everyone looks fairly human, but I mean, if you can’t look like Hades then at least ACT like Hades, y’know?

But then again, I’m not surprised because a lot of the original villains in the Descendants series were ooc. Like Cruella was no longer this snobbish woman who loves all things fashion. She was basically insane. Talking to a fake dog plushie and acting crazy while also having a huge fear/hatred of dogs. Maleficent was no longer the mistress of all evil, very regal and refined, and scared you out of your wits with one look from her. She was turned into this silly, quirky Broadway singing villainess that was obsessed with power. So…yeah, as I said, doesn’t surprise me that Hades’ personality changed in the movie series. But still as a Hades simp, I would’ve really liked to see Hades portrayed accurately.

#okay sorry fangirl rant over lol #I found that bust picture of Hades while looking at compilation of Disney Hades in diffent shows and stuff #and I was like oh dang that ACTUALLY looks like Hades…what went wrong? lmao #as you can tell I’m not a huge fan of Decendants Hades shsjhdjd #no hate if you like descendants though!!! #you do you!!! #it’s just not my cup of tea lmao #should’ve just gotten James Woods to play him lmaooo would’ve been so much funnier #and James Woods could pull off looking like Hades too lol #mini rant #hercules #disney #disney’s descendants #disney’s hercules #hades #hades disney #disney hades #hades hercules #disney descendants #long ramble #rambles

[nikibogwater]

I haven't re-watched BBC's Merlin in like, 6 years, but every couple of months, like clockwork, I think about the scene where that one evil ghost wizard taunts Merlin for choosing to remain Arthur's servant even when he has the opportunity to take over Camelot for himself. And Merlin, without hesitating, shoots back with "Better to serve a good man than rule side by side with an evil one!" And then I always have a small crisis because I don't think I could ever write anything that comes even close to being so iconic and powerful.

#niki rambles #bbc merlin #writing problems #dang what a banger show #why don't they make shows like that anymore