#four more episodes

[cupoteahatter]

Running theory given that we now have proper readings of cases from all of them:

Norris - Personal Connections, the stories with an underlying sense of romance, of regret and most notably of poetry.

Chester - Warnings, telling you to stay away, not to look, not to observe, but curious all the while. A statement of Stop, I can’t make you but Stop before you can’t go back.

Augustus - Historical accounts, Give and take, hunger and legacy, of answering unasked questions, of selfish ambition.

And that’s the vibe I’m getting :D

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #tmagp spoilers #tmagp theory #chester and norris #norris tmagp #chester tmagp #augustus tmagp #I’m sat here like mulling over the themes and how we have four episodes and I need more but #This is my best guess at it.

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: death mention / family death mention / ]

Mhmm I sure love thinking of the reality where we did get more time to really know Karai and her dynamics with the bros. Losing her hit hard in the finale, but it would’ve hit much, much harder had we known Karai longer and really saw her relationships develop with everyone.

I especially would have been interested in her dynamic with Leo, as past iterations often have the two of them clash in ideals and the like while still sharing many characteristics. Two sides of the same coin, and all that. Her specifically being the bros’ Gram-Gram also adds a whole new dynamic as well.

Imagine how interesting it would be, to have Karai start off on Leo’s side for once, showing wholly just how alike the two are at their cores and bonding as family without the worry of betrayal or animosity that other iterations suffer through, only to have Karai die anyway. Their parting hug and the desperate look of horror Leo wears later on would have hit that much harder, I feel.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rise karai #rise leo #rottmnt karai #rottmnt leo #I think a lot about these two in particular #and how that dynamic could have flourished #the way it was depicted in the finale is so purposefully unique and painful like #that hug man #can you imagine how much more heartbreaking that would have been if we knew her longer #not that it wasn’t already sad but we just simply didn’t know her long enough to be completely attached #also imo having more episodes with her and in general would have presented something I’ve been thinking about since the finale #so like - I like to think each bro kinda immediately leans more toward certain family members #Mikey has Draxum #Donnie has April #Raph has Splinter because this is another one that would be SO GOOD and make the finale moment where Raph sees his memories hit harder #if they had an ep or two more of Splinter and Raph together bc I really do feel like Raph respects Splinter most of the four #and finally- Leo has Karai #and then he loses her #imo? this would align with the movie even more #because it was the act of heroism that kinda killed her in a way - makes sense that Leo would initially be leaning away from that #and yet he ends up exactly like her anyway #haha sorry for rambling I just really love the interesting dynamic these two tend to have #and it’s a shame we didn’t get to see it really explored in rise #but yeah make no mistake while I’m focusing on Leo here I wanted more for all the boys and karai #Mikey’s little moments with her were so sweet and we already know how much he yearns for more family #Karai being from an age long gone would mean she’d be super impressed by literally any invention Donnie has (adult validation!!) #and could you imagine her training with Raph - with this training being referenced in the finale?

[lostboywriting]

Okay. Okay, there's a bunch of wildly speculative stuff that I can't quite pin down right now, so for now I'm going to stick with a couple definite points and just a tiny bit of the speculation:

Point 1: The case from TMAGP 4 is dated November 19, 1831, according to its case number. That's only two days before the letter in MAG 127, from Jonathan Fanshawe to Jonah Magnus, that detailed how Albrecht Von Closen died.

Which is interesting not just because of the dates, but because how Albrecht died seems REALLY FUCKING SIMILAR to what we know about what happened to Red Canary. Albrecht took a bunch of books from the Württemberg tomb. He went wildly off the rails. And when he tried to return what he had taken:

"Do I need to tell you what I found, Jonah? Do I need to detail what covered his organs, his bones, the inside of his skin? What clustered together in their dozens, and all turned as one to focus on me as I opened his chest, their pupils constricting in the light, with irises of every hue and color?" (MAG 127)

Point 2: As I said over here, TMAGP 3's case is dated very close to when Anya Villette crossed between realities at Hilltop Road. They're only about three weeks apart, which seems pretty close for coincidence considering Anya's the only character we see definitely make that crossing at any point in TMA. The timing gets closer if you recall that Anya landed in TMA's world two weeks before she went to Hilltop Road in hers.

The tiny bit of speculation that I'm posting for now in a desperate attempt to conserve my sanity:

There's all this emotional/thematic resonance between the case files each voice has read and the characters they each appear to be linked to (if not to be outright), and I've been pretty swept up in that. And still am, won't lie! But I'm starting to suspect that they (or whatever is behind them) are actually searching, very deliberately, for something else entirely, and using potentially significant touchpoints from TMA's world as starting places. And that the cases we're actually hearing, and many of the thematic parallels they contain, may be only tangential to that.

#I NEED MORE DATA and also oh god we're only four episodes in #the fears may not manifest in the same way here but I am going to be squarely in the spiral before this thing is over #tmagp #tmagp speculation #the magnus protocol #tmagp spoilers #the magnus protocol spoilers #tma spoilers #(kinda) #tmagp 4 #tmagp 3 #tmagp 1

[warlenys]

first bit of this fucks but then ?? what “implication that he’ll be okay” bitch he’s gonna kill himself

#straight people banned from watching house md for one million years #‘i think house becomes a doctor again!!!!’ did you not watch the fucking ending????? #the four episodes dedicated to how house loves wilson more than anything else??? including fucking doctoring????? #risks his entire career for him??? #final episode he literally says yeah doctoring was fun but it doesn’t fulfil me. only wilson does #sorry. sore spot #sorry i just saw ‘more importantly’ #More Importantly????? he destroyed. his entire life. for wilson. #where are you. seriously #house md #hilson #suicide mention #house spoilers #+

[hermanunworthy]

a heavy burden to drag along.

#ive been shedding literal tears over this guy #as always im not sure how to feel about how this drawing turned out #its been a while since i drew any episode art (its bc ive just had such bad fic brainrot lately) #but ig ill have plenty of time to draw more in the next four weeks 😭 #normal oak #normal oak fanart #dungeons and daddies #dndads #dndads fanart #dndads spoilers #dndads s2 spoilers #my art

[trash-and-trash-accessories]

Fox Mulder doesn't have the "I Want To Believe" poster there because he's crazy. He doesn't have it there to broadcast his beliefs or as a mantra or to remind him to always look for aliens.

Fox Mulder keeps that "I Want To Believe" sign above his desk to remind him of his own internal biases.

That sign hangs above Mulder's desk to remind him of his own shortcomings and flaws. He's aware that he's a hack with dangerous beliefs and prone to flights of fancy and maybe even delusions. He's aware that he's desperately searching for aliens and monsters where there are only men doing bad things. And he has to remind himself of that, constantly.

That's why he's thrilled when he meets Scully and she challenges his beliefs, says that logically aliens don't exist. He's thrilled when she tells him to cut the crap in the pilot episode. He needs someone to challenge him. He needs someone who won't take his shit and put up with his flights of fancy. And he knows it. He's been dealing with himself for years and he feels relief and joy when Scully comes in and says enough of your bullshit. We're doing this my way. With science and logic. He isn't smiling and teasing her because he thinks he's smarter and better than her. He's smiling because she's exactly the person he needs in his life.

That's why he tells her right away that he's a UFO freak with trauma about his sister and a true believer. Not because he's trying to convince her to believe, but because he needs her to understand where he's coming from and what's wrong with him. So she can understand that either he's a dangerous lunatic himself, or he's delving into a dangerous conspiracy and either way she could be collateral damage if she stays with him. He spends the pilot episode reckoning with the idea that either he's a maniac or he's pulling this young fresh detective into danger. When she starts agreeing with him he gets upset, talks her out of it.

Mulder keeps that sign above his desk to remind himself to look into the "reasonable logical" explanations. He keeps that sign on his desk because he knows he's flawed and biased and frankly, dangerous.

He tells Scully exactly what he thinks is happening and about all the crazy stuff he believes not because he's trying to convince her to believe too, but so she can be his sounding board. So she can throw his illogical bullshit back in his face and remind him to look past his own biases and paranoia and quasi-religious zealotry. Because he knows he needs that. He knows he's in a conspiracy brained echo chamber of his own making and having a slow-burn mental breakdown. And he sees Scully as salvation from himself. As another figure in his quasi-religious belief system. The savior.

As the series develops he relies on her more and more to reality check him. Literally reality check him and manage what he worries might all be a delusion.

Mulder pretends he's confident and all the constant criticism and sidelong glances don't get to him and that might be true because he doesn't respect those people but he respects Scully. And he needs someone he respects to tell him when he's wrong, when he's being biased or actively delusional. Scully is his salvation. She's compassionate about his trauma and the reasoning behind his beliefs, but confident and logical enough to tell him when it's all bullshit. She's his savior, his rock, and often his only real connection to material reality.

#in conclusion Dana Scully is Jesus #haha but for real she is #the x files #x files #fox mulder #dana scully #mulder and scully #agent mulder #spooky mulder #okay she might be more of an allegory for the Mother Mary #but she's actually more of a Jesus figure herself #in this essay I will #someone help the media analysis chip in my brain won't turn off #also goddamn this man loves sticking his hand in mysterious substances #in episode four he chases a coyote into the woods by himself this man is crazy #fox mulder is a dangerous maniac #and I love him #I love this whorish delusional man #oh and he puts his hand in and then tastes what he knows is probably poisonous foxglove #honestly there's no substance fox mulder won't stick his hand in and or taste

[newgameplus]

be not afraid [ID: A digital illustration of Vash the Stampede based on the later Trigun Maximum design. He stands among clouds in varying shades of yellow, bending back slightly, his red coat billowing around him. His silhouette is a stark black, his orange glasses the only distinguishable feature on his face. A single white wing sprouts from his right shoulder, arcing upwards and behind him. Grey smoke emanates from an unseen source level with his mid-back, spanning the illustration and eclipsing the clouds. The sky behind Vash is a yellow-to-purple gradient. The illustration is colored mostly in flat colors, the only shadows and highlights placed on Vash's glasses, the underside of his coat, and his left arm prosthesis. end ID] (image description by @laevateinn ) lineless version + id under the cut bc i cldnt decide which one i liked better

[ID: The same illustration lineless. The black of Vash's silhouette and prosthesis are muted red rather than black. end ID]

#clints art #forgot i drew this :v: #for the trigun girlies.... #trigun #trigun maximum #vash the stampede #im so normal about trigun and have a normal number of opinions about it. number one: wolfwoods earlier introduction in the 98 anime i #s the funniest thing in the workd bc it implies he was just doing that. he wasnt sent by legato yet bc demon eye doesnt happen for several #more episodes so he wasnt heading to the church or anything. he was just doing that. dying in the desert for fun. king. #continues talking 2 myself for four hours abt themes and plots while victor nods indulgently

[sarcasticamaleont]

I got whiplash from going to jump in my seat because of ineffable bureocracy to then feel the five stages of grief because of the ineffable husbands

#more like four causes i for sure did not accept that finale #HOW COULD THEY? #i was so happy and then i saw there was half episode left #and like a fool #A FOOL I SAY #i thought they were going to do something nice amd dished out for them #i was HOPING #then i heard the conversation end between aziraphale and metraton #and the horror grabbed me #good omens 2 #good omens #good omens spoilers #ineffable beurocracy #ineffable bureaucracy #ineffable husbands #crowly x aziraphale #aziraphale #crowley #screaming and sobbing

[barissoffee]

Instead of wasting an episode on Rampart, they should of just had Echo and Rex appear with the coordinates to Tantiss base. At least it would make more sense as to why Echo was missing for five episodes and they could explain that he was tracking down the base location with Rex. But instead the writers went with the guy we haven't seen or mentioned in 20 episodes.

#mine #tbb spoilers #tbb #the bad batch #like come on it makes more sense #literally four episodes left and they use it on HIM #get me in the writers room

[trips2saturn]

despite my fierce admiration for angst and every single aspect that it entails — i’m one hundred percent positive that i will be crying during episode four if i see michonne break down, no matter if it’s in anger, grief, etc etc. i will be sobbing!!!!

she’s built so much protection around herself for the sake of finding her husband. even before she started her journey, she NEVER wanted to leave jude and rj behind; judith had to coerce her into even thinking of that possibility. that was never michonne’s choice. those babies are her top priority forever, even during her time away from them. so having to witness the inevitable outcome of her breaking that barrage that she tried to contain is going to HURT. i hate seeing michonne cry, idc. she’s been through so so so so so much, and rick has too, but this is a woman who also had to suffer the loss of her lover for years. almost a decade!!!!!! she needs a release too. she needs someone to bring her back home too (and that will of course be rick). she’s a mother and a warrior but she’s also so drained emotionally and physically, just as much as rick is.

they both deserve the happiest sunshine butterflies and fucking rainbows ending EVER. but michonne is so strong and i love her. i’m prepared for episode 4 because it’s written by beloved danai, but holy fuck. just punch me in the gut now because if anyone knows their character best, it’s danai. this one’s going to cause water works for me i can already tell. certified michonne lover 4L!!!!!!!! 🫶🏼🌟💪🧸

#episode three was top tier but four is going to be GOD TIER #danai is the best writer ever i cannot wait #this will fuel the flames inside of me oh my gosh #a couple more days people!!!!! #trips talks #the ones who live #the walking dead #richonne #michonne grimes #rick grimes #towl spoilers

[youledmehere]

THE ONES WHO LIVE EPISODE FOUR: WHAT WE

#richonne #the ones who live #* #feels like theyve kissed more in four episodes than their entirety on the main show #they know what the people want.

[thebatcreature]

I must say I'm sensing a strong aroace aura around Bertie Wooster

#my boy just living his best life can't be bothered to pursue romance #he definitely aromantic you can't convince me otherwise #and i think it's safe to say he's ace #I have four more episodes to watch though hope he doesn't find “love” by the end #like one usually does #jeeves and wooster

[mikeystrawberry]

tired doodle of post-finale/future hairstyles

#Link’s beads are back yippee!!! #he originally took them out around 36/37 because they represented Grant and Marco #and now he has four more for each of his space spouses #dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndads fanart #dndads season 2 #dndads s2 #lincoln li wilson #taylor swift dndads #swiftli #sort of #edit: new episode spoilers this is now canonically at least 3 years later

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

it’s not a coincidence that season four, the season where debbie hits puberty, is the season where the fandom starts to gang up on her.

#even in season three #she starts to hit puberty and is no longer a cute little girl so she’s now ruined #in season four she didn’t even do anything bad she just had a little more attitude #which makes sense considering how in every episode of season three she endured a traumatic event #and in season four frank’s dying- fiona’s in prison cus liam did coke- lip’s at college- and ian’s missing #of course she’s upset she has a lot going on #she used to be the optimist- sure- but frank destroyed that along with her project #and that’s really the only part of her personality that drastically changed #so if that’s the thing you don’t like your hate should be directed at frank and not at her #i’m sorry she snapped at fiona a few times and was a bit cringey #but she was also literally thirteen #shameless #debbie gallagher

[buginateacup]

I just want to scream about Isaac McAdoo and class the contrast of his "only pen I can write my name with" *quack*, just rolos, in no way RP accent, Richmond on twelve "seven...nine...ten..." And how much grace and weight and honour the show gives this Rodan in cleats, this portrait of masculine melancholy, new crowned king caught up in his own head (S2) this man who leads a one braincell team of himbos even when the braincell ran off with someone else and roars "How doth we channel this lack of compromise?" With such passion and agony that if Kola Bokinni announced he was cast in a Shakespearean tragedy I would fly to London tomorrow.

Truly a Renaissance man. I want to see him talking about finishing his classics degree in the off season.

#isaac mcadoo #rodan in cleats #kola bokinni #excuse me while i scream #gonna rewatch this episode at least four more times #i want to yell about sport and class and a hundred things

[thatumbrellaoni]

"I don't want to lose any more friends!! Even if that means my soul should shatter!"

We all know the line. It's Ryou at his most powerful: outsmarting and defeating Bakura all on his own very early on in the series. Not sure for yall, but I've only ever heard and known it in the voice of Kashiwakura Tsutomu (season 0).

So! I was pleasantly surprised to find out that in the YGO × Power Pros collab, there's a soundbite of that very line in the voice of Matsumoto Rica!

Lmao yeah that's Bakura's sprite in the video since he's the playable character in the collab, I think? idk anything about the collab tbh (baseball???) but Ryou has that line at least.

Bakura has his own lines too. They're mostly reworded/rerecorded Battle City ones, including when he shields Ryou from Osiris' attack and, uh, quite the ecstatic/maniacal declaration of "Millennium Eye! Get!" (as in, "The Millennium Eye is mine!") from Duelist Kingdom. Bakura's voice is deeper and a bit raspier. Same quality from Duel Links.

more faithful anime remake when so I dont have to forever cling to this eight-second clip

#yami bakura #bakura ryou #ygo #yugioh #dark bakura #ryou bakura #jp to eng #umbrella #'if you misbehave I will kill us' - essentially what ryou is saying #aka murder-suicide #should be considered a love language maybe #this is the closest we'll get to a monster world remake #look idc hell make it a movie!! #just!!!! give me matsumoto rica talking to herself for 5minutes when the bakuras first meet #if kazama shunsuke made the yugis talk to themselves for FOUR EPISODES #yknow #the ceremonial duel #then matsumoto rica can have 5 minutes!!! #I say more faithful anime remake but can we get a better memory world arc and ending pls #that millennium eye get!!!! is like pokemon satoshis iconic GETTO DA ZE tbh #probably an homage