#genuine hot take

[sophielovesbooks]

Actual hot take:

I think maybe a big part of Dracula Daily's success (and perhaps also the success of all those Netflix reality tv shows like Love Is Blind??) is that media has become so asynchronous. You can never really talk to your friends about any shows because either it's "Oh, I haven't seen that but it's on my list" or "I watched that ages ago, I barely remember it, remind me who [character X] was?" or "STOP TALKING, I'm on Season 2, no spoilers!!"

And it's kind of upsetting, because we cannot really discuss media anymore the way people were able to when a show was on TV and everyone kind of experienced it together. Synchronous media is an event, it's fun, everybody can participate! Now we're drowning in recommendations of what we "should watch", and the list gets longer and longer, but even when we do get around to a particular show, we almost never properly discuss it with the friend who recommended it and it's just frustrating.

So yeah. My take is that humans actually kind of really enjoy synchronous media consumption, which has been greatly reduced by streaming, and perhaps Dracula Daily is filling that gap for us right now, you know?

#dracula daily #genuine hot take #what do you think? #dracula #media #streaming #netflix

[myrkulitescourge]

the way that one line from the new epilogue in an astarion romance is going to HAUNT me

just. what a profoundly intense thing to confess to someone.

like, just these six months of newfound happiness with you exerts a force on his heart equal and in direct opposition to two centuries of endless torment, the gnawing hunger and exploitation. this flashbulb-bright fraction of his long life holds the same gravity to him as years upon years of darkness and suffering.

in all likelihood, he hasn’t even known his lover for as long as his worst memory lasted, that year sealed away to go mad from starvation and sensory deprivation, yet he still tells them this brief time has been so fundamentally and powerfully important that the weight of even that unimaginable hell is vanishingly small compared to this present he has now and the future ahead of them both.

how am i supposed to act normal about this.

#i need to lay down #just drop this in there right at the beginning why not! #that’s INTENSE. and completely sincere considering his demeanor at the party. god #he’s so… nice. in the romanced epilogue. i expected him to be a little smug and jokey #if tav told him the others weren’t doing so hot without the two of them around #but he takes it so genuinely and with visible disappointment?? literally shocked me #i thought he would say oh of course their lives have taken a turn without our impressive leadership lol! #and then redirect into something a little less flippant #but man. he just gets sad. astarion six months into a loving relationship is like a stray cat that instantly gets cuddly when you adopt it #dude went cotton candy marshmallow saccharine sweet in a HEARTBEAT #bless the others with your presence he says. i’ll always be here he says. we have forever after all he says. #head in my hands. how could they do this to me #astarion ancunin #astarion bg3 #astarion #bg3 epilogue spoilers #bg3 spoilers #baldur’s gate 3 spoilers #bg3

[comradekatara]

can i be real with you guys for a second. do i have permission to speak my truth without being flayed alive. just for a moment. the way many of you talk about zuka makes me think you guys don’t actually enjoy their relationship. people will be like “oh i love how it’s grumpy x sunshine because zuko is a little grouchy grouch and sokka is funny and flirty and bubbly” and i’m just like……. in what world?????????? i don’t think you guys ship zuck actually i think you guys just wish you could ship zukang without being perceived as weird for age gap reasons. but in no world is zucchini a ship wherein sokka is emotionally uplifting zuko thru the power of love and friendship. they’re literally both suicidal freaks. and yet people love making them not only as boring as possible, but also giving sokka a personality transplant (aang’s personality, to be specific) because they hate the source material or they just see conventionally attractive teenage boys and black out or who knows what. but it’s okay you guys can just ship zukang if that’s really what you want out of their dynamic. i won’t judge

#hot takes #it’s not a bad ship in theory but ever since 2020 ppl have been so intent on reducing it and editorializing it and like #i don’t know those guys. those boys genuinely are strangers to me #it was only good back when gay people hadn’t been invented yet #and 7 people total on this earth actually understood it #but i kind of miss back when everyone was like ‘what a cute bromance’ #bc even if they weren’t being explicitly gay about it they DID Understand the nature of their dynamic #and now it’s like ‘well of course theyre gay’ but they don’t actually interrogate that further #and it’s awful. #literally ruining a freak4freak relationship it’s truly criminal #if u want grumpy sunshine (ugh) just ship zukang no one is stopping you #but that is NOT what’s going on with sokka at ALL #leave him ALONE!!!!!!

[arson-09]

I think about sjm trying to say this was about rhysand in acomaf. like did she read her own writing?? god it pisses me off so much😭 Feyre hadnt even met rhysand at this point im pretty sure plus the suriel directly implicates that it means tamlin “high lords manor” like goddamn feysanders rlly hunting for scraps to justify their shitty little retcon ship.

#acotar #tamlin #a court of thorns and roses #pro tamlin #sarah j maas #rhysand #anti rhysand #feyre #sjm #sjm critical #feysand #anti feysand #it takes a lot to annoy me with writing in books and sjm does it so effortlessly #I like the first acotar book but acomaf can die in a whole #everytime ppl say the suriel meant rhysand a fairy dies #i HATE rhysand so much #he’s genuinely a horrible person but some of yall collapse the second a hot male character is a ‘feminist’ #rhysand is a performative feminist #at least tamlin actually cares about humans and y’know slavery #mr i cant enforce the ban rhysand can go DIE #he shoulve stayed dead in acowar

[fjordfolk]

once again my least favourite type of dog owner is the kind that walks with their dog off leash on public spaces. regardless of the dog's obedience. i'm not interested in spending the last 100 meters before every encounter trying to speculate from context clues about whether or not my dogs are about to be ripped to shreds :)

#✨️ hot take ✨️ but i genuinely do not want to find out what your dogs temperament is

[pearlcaddy]

You feel safe with him. Mr. Lockwood.

LOCKWOOD & CO. 1.02

#lockwood & co #lockwood and co #lockwoodandcoedit #anthony lockwood #anthonylockwoodedit #lucy carlyle #lucycarlyleedit #locklyle #locklyleedit #smallscreensource #tvedit #cinematv #tuserbea #userbelin #pearlcaddyedit #pearlcaddy l&co #500 #the phrasing 'if she takes any liberties' is hot and i can't even explain to myself why #then her lil smile and the way she's genuinely reassured by it #the lingering way he puts the ring in her hand. the finger touch!!!! #then the way he's temporarily stunned by the touch and then turns into a human emoji like 'hmm don't have time to unpack that' #the 'be careful'--it's the way he wants to keep her safe but he can't because this is out of his talent pool #he's comfortable being reckless with his life but not with hers #and then the way he gives her that reassuring nod and that encourages her to close her eyes #because she knows she's safe with them there

[quins-makeshift-menagerie]

Gentle reminder that my kofi link is in my pinned post. While The Other Q’s ER trip won’t financially destroy us it’s still going to be a big hit on top of having to get some major repairs done on the car before winter hits

#I #genuinely hate doing this #I wanted to open commissions instead #so people would at least get something in return that feels worth it #but i haven’t been mentally in the right spot to take those for months and this isn’t helping #at this point doing anything more than silly doodles to try and keep my spirits up feels exhausting #just gotta #hope things will be okay with Q and the car and everything else #sorry I’m just not doing so hot either #I’m still dealing with withdrawals from stopping my medication and now I’m getting a cold from sleep deprivation again #fun times #I’m so tired

[bookiedoodles]

“Zeno is really turning down huntlow stans omg how does it feel to have the va shut down your ship” it feels great actually, thanks for asking! Because Zeno is a Funny Man and he likes trolling fans and I’m glad that he feels comfortable enough to be able to joke around with us like that! Stop being an ass to shippers and find a hobby thanks 🥰🥰

#toh #the owl house #huntlow #omg it’s me back to bitch about the antis 🤭🤭 #nobody is safe anymore 🤗🤗 #this take was on Twitter btw #Twitter antis are SOOO FUNNY #cause they really think they’re Hot Shit for not liking a ship lol #also y’all genuinely think Zeno doesn’t like huntlow?? y’all crazy LOLLL #with how much he goofs around with huntlow fans I highly doubt he’s an anti #antihuntlow salt #FIXED RIP ME SORRY FOR THE WRONG TAG LOLLL

[sciderman]

SCI, we know your opinions on the mcu and dp movies and that, what's your take on the venom movies?

they FUCK!!! stupidest movies i've ever seen. love them so fucking MUCH.

#sci speaks #i love stupid cinema that doesn't pretend to be smart. just plain stupid. these movies are so stupid. and i love them. #better than the deadpool movies (hot take) #i genuinely think the venom movies are smarter than the deadpool movies in that the deadpool movies pretend to be smart but they're not. #the venom movies don't pretend to be anything. they stupid goofy and they know they stupid goofy. and that's so big brained of them.

[bamboozled-distress]

Alfred ready to fuck up nightwings kneecaps so that he can’t leave till hes healed properly is probably one of the only good things that came out from war games 😭 and this is probably the most in character thing that’s come from anyone in the entire event

#man with all the shit that nightwing was going through in the entire event im glad someone is taking care of him #jesus christ im so happy I finished reading war games it was a hot mess omg #I genuinely don’t think it’s capable for dc to write an event in Gotham that isn’t absolute trash #alfred pennyworth #nightwing #dick grayson #war games #batman #dc #the batfam!!!! #laz.exe #batman 633 #the batfamily #laz reads things

[bisexualfbiagents]

working tirelessly on something no one asked for that requires me to dig through screencaps of every episode and i gotta say...... txf s9 is like......... indefensibly bad

#just very forgettable bland lost the plot type shit #i love reyes and doggett as characters but on a different show or something #i can and will defend season 8 though #i genuinely think a lot of those episodes are good #yeah i know this isn't even close to a hot take just felt like letting it out #gabby.txt

[cessmaga]

more cageblind silliness :33

I think they would be a cute couple if they were together :((

they will be silly battle couples :(((

still trying to experiment with some coloring, and I think I enjoyed it that I thought it would

(I'm not shy drawing kissing people anymore :DD)

#mortal kombat #mortal kombat legends #mortal kombat snow blind #mortal kombat cage match #cageblind #snowmatch #johnny cage #kenshi takahashi #hot take but I like mk legends johnny over mk1 johnny #mk1 johnny is alright but idk I feel like legends johnny feels alot more fleshed out imo #I genuinely want a series about legends johnny cuz I actually like him?? #and snow match is a better ship name than cageblind?? #snow match sounds badass and cage blind is literally a tent 💀💀 #otp #otp art #they're made for each other #because I said so #my art #artists on tumblr

[apotelesmaa]

Distressing that people think ruikasa are capable of emotional introspection and self awareness like we are talking about two of the most emotionally dense characters in the game. Canon compliment characterization is them being stupid as all hell. New levels of idiocy are being discovered over here at PXL.

#my personal hot take is tsukasa ‘do now think later’ would say something #but rui would do mental gymnastics to excuse it as friendship only & tsukasa would go oh ok he doesn’t want me. #Guess I’ll Just Suffer Forever. #rui is just like. absolutely horrific at processing his own emotions. & tsukasa is just stupid (fond) #to elaborate he recognizes his emotions he just doesn’t process them at all until they come back later to bite him in the ass #i say pxl bc emunene are included in this and nene is also shit with emotions #emu is the only one here capable of genuine self awareness but she doesn’t communicate her feelings so. net zero emotional competency #all around. love wxs. absolute circus show of dumbassery. (fond) (terminal brain worms).

[kiwisandpearls]

it seems kinda odd to be how iffy some people feel about Becky’s crush on Loid.

like I get it I really do but kids in real life get puppy love crushes on the adults in their lives all the time. It isn’t really a problem it’s just something that happens, it only becomes a problem with the adult reciprocates those feelings, and Loid clearly isn’t lol.

#talk away ⌞🍵🍋 ⌝ #idk i have thoughts #i don’t think this is a hot take #Spy x family #Sxf #becky blackbell #loid forger #I’m not super invested in sxf #but I just don’t get people who say Becky is one of the worst characters #idk she doesn’t seem that bad #she just seems to be acting like a normal kid would #and it is kinda funny how she thought she had a genuine shot w/ marrying Loid lol #And the budding apprenticeship between her and yor is honestly very cute #would love to see a spin off of it

[comradekatara]

"aang didn't experience enough consequences for his actions and that's why he should've been forced to kill a man" do you know how crazy you sound? like, do you know?

#the only person allowed to say this is sokka. and even then. sokka is an asshole #if you - a viewer of the show - watched it and that was your takeaway #i genuinely dont know what to tell you #hot takes #aang #he literally lost his entire people bro.

[shibusawaz]

am i the only one who finds tiktok hate on tumblr a little like. excessive.

let's be real here. tiktok is, by majority i'd say, teenagers. yes, those teenagers sometimes do and say stupid things. but a lot of you guys here are in your twenties, or older. and like, as a teenager who also does and says stupid things, not cool! it's not cool to be an adult making fun of teenagers doing things you know DAMN WELL you'd be doing too if you were our age.

you guys wanna preach and preach your live and let live lifestyle until oh! people on tiktok do something that copies you, and do it differently. oh no! oh my god! it's the end of the world!!! shut up

#tbh i dont think this is a hot take its lukewarm at best but a lot of you guys take tiktok hate wayyy too far #like i used to use it and yeah dumb shit went on but i also made some really good friends there that ive kept over the years #so calm down! chill #zepotha #goncharov #not directed towards u if youre just like poking fun at it but if ur just genuinely hating and being an asshole then like. shut up #also last note. dont forget that again tiktok is a much different platform with different skill levels and again #different ages #so yeah nobodys gonna go in depth as you guys for the fucking bit #so applause to tumblr i guess now get off your high horse