#great catch anon

[baronessblixen]

I just realized that most x files episodes are built up like the Columbo episodes are, Columbo is known for showing who the murderer of the episode is from the beginning and they do the same thing most of the time!

True! I never thought about that. My parents loved Columbo 😁

#lovely anons #great catch anon #i think this was a thing in the 80s and early 90s? #aww i miss it #columbo was great

[rokhal]

Do you think Goncharov (1973) influenced the character of Eli Morrow?

Yes, but not in the way you'd think.

ANGR's cast and premise draw inspiration from real life, generously spiced with diverse bits of pop culture like Stephen King novels, Tokusatsu, Rumble In The Bronx, etc. Good artists borrow, great artists steal, and Goncharov's contributions to the bridge scene in Issue 10 are particularly obvious. But Eli Morrow is not Ice Pick Joe.

If Ice Pick Joe represents a simple man doomed by the joyful exercise of his natural talents, Eli Morrow stands in contrast as a man who, not satisfied by the doom his natural talents offered him, sought out new, more interesting doom. Doom he could spread around, to his nephews for example. Demonic sacrifice doom.

The text doesn't give us much about Eli's personal history, and it's natural to turn to Goncharov to fill in the blanks. Eli's friendship-turned-sour with Yegor Ivanov offers a clear parallel to our second favorite hitman, but Felipe Smith transforms what he steals, and he loves to subvert classic tropes in interesting ways. I read Eli as an inversion of Josep.

There is a nobility to Ice Pick Joe as he meets his fate. Though the audience knows he is most likely innocent, and Joe does indeed fight like a cornered animal, when he is disarmed he kneels quietly, and in death his hand lies across his chest with two fingers extended in a blessing, an easily-overlooked detail for those whose mother never entered a post-divorce Catholic phase. The film's language is clear: Ice Pick Joe does not hold his killers at fault. The evidence was against him, and he would have done the same.

Eli likewise met his end in an (off-panel) orgy of violence, but unlike Joe, he returned from the grave with the sole project of killing his former boss. Everything he does throughout the three arcs of ANGR (2014) work toward this goal; his revenge stands in contrast to Joe's forgiveness, and I would also venture to guess perhaps Eli was guilty where Joe was innocent. We know what justification Yegor Ivanov gave for Eli's killing, that he was disturbed by Eli's traffic with the supernatural, but if we really want to dig into the Eli Morrow/Ice Pick Joe contrasts, it would make a very pretty picture if Eli had actually been informing on Yegor to the FBI.

Not only does he not forgive his killers, but he was actually guilty. A nail in the coffin for the "noble hitman" trope.

#goncharov #unreality #all-new ghost rider #eli morrow #meta #my meta #meme #great catch anon

[pkmn-smashorpass]

Unofficial poll of if Bidoof was the HM pokemon for everyone? There have been many an HM pokemon, but bidoof stands out to me since it could learn surf (or at least Bibarel could).

#this can also just be favorite or most memorable HM slave #I literally googled most popular HM slaves so don’t come for me if these aren’t great choices #I don’t use HM slaves #most of my life I dedicated myself to a team of 6 #and rarely caught more Pokémon than that #so I’d spread my HMs throughout my team #I only started catching more than 6 in sw/sh and if I recall you don’t even need HMs in that game #so idk what people use #anyway #ask #anon #poll #polls #pkmn poll #pokemon poll #pkmn smash or pass #pokemon smash or pass #smash or pass #pokemon #pkmn #bidoof #bibarel #tumblr polls #tag game #I realize anon was probably asking about gen 4 hm slaves in particular #but this felt more fun

[lydiaas]

S01E02 vs S01E07 (insp.)

#jiara being the same person once again #great catch anon! #jj x kie #outer banks #obx #obxedit #jiaraedit #jiara #outerbanksedit #jj x kiara #jj maybank #kiara carrera #jjmaybankedit #kiaracarreraedit #jiarasource

[starpirateee]

Hi! Could I request some Paul+Ted friendship that's not NOT romance... basically Paul find Ted crying in a bathroom stall and they chat and it's angsty and all that good stuff. Love your writing btw!

BTW Ted has HORENDOUS self-esteem and I will die in that hill.

You can absolutely suggest that! Do you mind if I use this as a continuation to the time loop prompt? I could make that really angsty...

"I wanna go back. I- fuck- I can't take this shit anymore!"

Ted's desperate attempt to keep himself in check had backfired drastically. Paul had known from the moment he confronted him that he looked like he was going to have a breakdown... And that had been proven all but true when he'd returned from his lunch break early and heard sobbing coming from behind Ted's office door.

After a moment of hesitation, and a check to confirm that nobody was following him, he knocked on the office door carefully, not wanting to startle him too badly.

"Christ-" Ted's breath hitched when his train of thought was so violently interrupted, and he tried for a moment to pretend like that hadn't scared him shitless. He took a breath, trying for all it was worth to sound even slightly normal. "Wh-what?" He asked, not noticing the way his voice shook.

Hand rested up against the door, Paul sighed softly. "It's just me, Ted."

"... Paul?"

"Yeah. It's just me. Can I come in?"

If Paul was asking that, he probably knew what kind of state he was in. Hell, he'd probably heard most of it anyway, who knows how long he'd been at it?

The panic had caused a tremor in his hands. In some kind of attempt to stop it, he pushed them both into the front of his hair and let his fingers graze through the strands that were trying to remain part of the gathering.

Don't do it. Don't you fucking do it. You're gonna make yourself sound like a madman, Ted. Don't let him in, don't-

"S-sure. Door's open."

Paul pushed his way through, and immediately saw what this state had done to Ted. He was on the ground, pressed up against his desk and hiding his face in his arms. His hair was uncharacteristically unkempt. Sure, Ted wasn't exactly known for keeping his hair neat, but there was so much of it out of the hair tie he normally used that there may as well not have been a hair tie at all.

He closed the door behind him, even though he knew there wasn't enough people in the office for it to matter.

Upon hearing that, Ted's gaze shot up, eyes wide and glistening, face streaked with tears. He tried to compose himself, but quickly realised that he was too far gone to care. Besides, Paul was probably here because he'd heard what was going on, there was no point in trying to hide it now.

"Ted, uh-" Paul hadn't come in with any kind of plan here. This was just plain concern talking, a need to see if there was anything he could do. Are you okay was the wrong question. He was so far from okay that it was almost astounding.

"What happened?"

As Paul chalked up a list of possibilities in his head, Ted tried to chalk up whether telling him straight out would be the right way to go. It was an insane demand, and there was no way Paul would believe him in any capacity. It's been Thursday for the past two and a half months... Yeah, that sounded stupid. And while there was a part of him that did want to be assured that it'd be fine, that he could move on even if it took time, he wasn't going to find himself admitting-

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Huh? What... What d'you mean, 'what"?"

"You just said-"

"Fuck."

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

He'd said that out loud. He'd said that out loud. So much for not wanting Paul to think he was crazy... He couldn't even trust himself to say anything without his mind getting away from him!

It didn't matter. Paul knew now, and he couldn't exactly take it back...

So, he nodded. Better for him to walk out now and forget he ever asked. Better for him not to think he was losing his mind. Better if he said nothing.

But he stayed. Brow drawn, completely silent... He was waiting for something. An explanation, probably. Ted heaved a sigh and forced himself to think about his every word.

"It's- uh- yeah. It's been Thursday for- for weeks. The same Thursday. Yesterday." He motioned for Paul to take a seat somewhere; the way he was just standing there was starting to get intimidating.

With a shrug, Paul walked over and sat against the other side of the desk, to put a little space between them. He leaned back against it, and glanced over at Ted. "I don't think I understand..."

Ted sighed. That made two of them. "I don't- I don't know, okay? Every time I woke up, it- it was the fucking same. Same day, with the same people and the same fucking conversations… I had this whole- I had everything worked out, and now suddenly-"

"It's Friday..?" Paul offered, with a genuine air of sympathy about him.

Ted nodded. "Couldn't have said it better myself. Yeah. It- it's Friday. I thought I'd be glad it was all over, y'know? That things would stop being the same, but it feels like shit, Paul." He reached up to pull out his now redundant hair tie, and scrubbed his hand over his face to collect the loose tears still threatening to fall.

Paul didn't really know, nor did he think he'd understand, but Ted was messed up over it, and he thought he owed it to him to at least make an effort. "So, what, you woke up in the same day?"

"Every day. No matter what I did."

"How long for?"

"Stopped keeping track a couple weeks in. Today's just... It's a lot, y'know? Thought I'd be fine..."

Paul shifted ever so slightly closer. Ted was absently twisting his hair tie into various different knots, pulling them out, and then then doing the exact same thing all over again. He'd never seen him this anxious over anything before, it was a strange enough sight on just that. Ted was brash, confident, reckless... The man sitting five feet away from him was shaking, lost, and barely able to string a sentence together without stammering.

There was a part of Paul looking to investigate, to get to the bottom of whatever was playing on his mind. The rest of him knew that spirals like this spiked the nerves, left a guy helpless. Ted probably didn't even know how to explain what was going on in his head, let alone what had apparently happened yesterday.

So, he stopped himself asking too many questions.

"I wanna go back. I know what that sounds like... But I don't fucking care anymore, I wanna go back." A sob racked his chest and he ended up gasping for breath. He found the strength to look at Paul, his eyes wide and frightened. "Saturday's coming. I don't know how I'm gonna cope when I don't even have to come to this shit hole! At least today I could pretend things were normal!"

Paul shuffled so he was facing Ted properly. The latter did the same, feeling a strange sense of being understood here. He didn't even know what it was, but Paul seemed to have understood at least some of that sentiment.

"How are you for the movies tomorrow?"

Paul's question threw him right off guard. He blinked, stared at Paul, then blinked again. "Huh?"

"Would.... Would having some kinda plan make this whole thing any better?"

Yes, goddamnit, I need something normal and set, because I've got two days of this shit and I don't wanna lose my mind before I come back on Monday...

"I dunno.... Uh, maybe?" Then he tried to scoff, tried to gain a semblance of himself. "What, you asking me on a date to the movies, Matthews?"

"Not a date. But... Yeah. It doesn't matter what's on, we could just... Watch for the sake of watching, y'know?"

"... I'll be there."

#starkid #ted spankoffski #paul matthews #void offering #star mail #nova's tags → #this is a great ask #i heard you say paul catches ted crying and i kinda went ‘huh. where have i seen ted crying before?’ #thus the continuation to the time loop prompt! #but god you anons are so nice thank you so much #i'm glad you like what i'm doing out here #also fuck yeah 😌 low self esteem ted so real

[pansyfemme]

i wish i was better at making online friends there are so many ppl that i dont even see on here anymore i thought were sooo cool and then was just too nervous to strike up conversation until it all died down

#i also think about how over the years ive gotten easily over a dozen anons saying they thought i was hot or had a crush on me. #and i know they were anons but like. should i have done something abt that. was that a lost connection #many lost connections? #im just honestly. very very nervous #when i first started blogging i assumed much like ppl i’d seen online that my severe social anxiety wouldnt be as bad online. that isnt true #sometimes i can barely catch my breath when im dming someone #even my close friends know im not a great texter #its sad. i always want to but get too scared to #im not against any of it. friends or dating or anything its just im. perpetually nervous #for some reason posting and replying to posts and sending asks doesnt even feel scary but dming does #and theres also been the rare times that ive had ppl on here i was.. not not into #its rare for me to admit that at all but like idk even what to do with that

[journey-to-the-attic]

Wait I wanna hear more about this 13 and IK dynamic 👀

i'd be glad to oblige because the more i think about it the funnier it gets

basically thirteen sets up cartoony tom-and-jerry/wile-e-coyote style traps for ik, but they're all perfectly safe and they're both having fun, and then once ik's successfully 'captured' thirteen just takes her to get ice cream or something

though thirteen has to time them carefully and also make it clear how cartoony they are, because on more than one occasion she's almost been killed by a demon brother reacting to what they thought was a genuine attempt at kidnap

#answering asks #anon asks #past a certain point the traps can be seen from a mile away because thirteen's not taking any chances #sometimes even that's not enough bc one time she set up this cage falling from the sky #with a giant sign and everything #but mammon still panicked and smashed it into pieces as soon as it started falling #the bit is that thirteen's like 'just catching this runaway soul that i was meant to have reaped ages ago!!' #and ik's like 'wuh oh i've been caught!!!!!' #they're both having a great time meanwhile belphie watches on like :( because he got reminded about doing a murder again

[uncanny-tranny]

I’m not sure how to deal with my own anti-Blackness, the people who have been most interpersonally ableist and transphobic to me have been Black cishet people, and they’ve used their Blackness to diminish the importance of ableism and transphobia as not “real problems”. I think I’ve internalized some of that

I'll be honest, I think I have truly grown from intentionally seeking out Black activists and listening to their perspectives when they talk about it - and not to make any comments or try to correct, you know? Just to listen, to see exactly where they are coming from. I've found that there are so many Black people who will talk about Blackness and how it intersects with things like disability, queerness and transness, and all of that - hell, one of my favourite Black content creators is Kat Blaque who has made a lot of content about being a Black trans woman.

I've also come to realize... like, even if I meet a transphobic Black person, it doesn't negate the need for them to not be persecuted or targeted in any way for their Blackness. I don't think bigotry is right coming from anybody, sure, but I also don't think we should be subjugating Black people for bigotries (or assumed bigotries) through Anti-Blackness.

Black people never have been and never will be a monolith, and the idea they are looks like "all Black people mistreat [group]," so I encourage people to always watch out for statements worded like that or statements that defend Anti-Blackness because "well, that's just how it is".

I ultimately don't think I am the sole person to go to for this sort of thing, but also, I don't want the attitude of "Black people are all the same and they'll always be the same" to gain traction, because it doesn't solve the perceived issue.

#ask #anon #antiblackness tw #antiblackness mention tw #rascism tw #transphobia tw #now is a great time to be bad at explaining what i think /s #okay if you want like an analogy... it's like how even if a gay person is transphobic they don't deserve to face homophobia #< like i have experienced that specifically time and time again and even personally. but they will never deserve homophobia #and i know a TON of gay people who are trans allies and the fact trans-positive gay people exist proves that... #...the transphobic gay people aren't transphobic because they're gay. they're transphobic because they are transphobic. #do you catch what i mean. like maybe i'm still not explaining my thoughts right but. yeah #basically: broadening your own mind with different experiences and whatnot will always be a good idea

[skeletalheartattack]

What are your favourite youtubes to eat food to?

i can't say i really have a favourite honestly, it's kind of luck based. i'll usually try to watch streams while i eat food, but if ive run out of the ones i'm interested in watching, it's likely im eating to a much shorter video.

#ask #anon #i tend to watch rtvs vods or rtvs adjacent vod channels. been watching videochess's star fox adventure streams recently for example #before that i was watching their stream of eggs of steel. since that game kind of stuck with me after scorpy streamed it once in the past #i gotta get back to watching facefullabugs' mother 3 stream since they got back into that recently #as for like. non-stream related content #i watch simpleflips stuff when he uploads stuff #urban rescue ranch i watch a lot of. though i try not to watch his stuff while eating food. #same kinda goes for haha ha's videos sometimes. if theyre building stuff for their cats then its a good watch #if they upload a video of them catching and cooking fish for their cats. i try to watch those later #since they tend to show themself preparing the fish in the video. which isnt great to watch while eating. #but otherwise i just like watching their cats #im not subscribed to any but theres a few tf2 channels that upload clip compilations from 2fort and doublecross and the likes #zeyo is the one ik by name. another has a cat icon. the other only has two videos uploaded on their channel so far. #i just kinda watch them when they appear in my reccomendeds #eager to see quintonreviews last part of his icarly+ videos. his stuffs always incredibly fun to watch #but ive also been rewatching waynes sonic adventurequest streams from the beginning so i have some audio while i work #but also im looking for a song he played on stream and i dont remember where it played amongst the 10 streams #uhhh ive been waiting to see billiams third Lost series episode. because of him i watched through the rest of Lost. #i remember my family watching that show when i was a kid. its pretty fun near the beginning but. near the end man. ough. #also if youre wondering why i replied with the channels in the tags. its cause i knew id be talking a lot #and i dont know if i can add a Keep Reading on a post with the version of the tumblr app from last year. #anyway i hope. all of that suffices as an answer for you anon #thank you for the ask!!!!

[wistrearchived]

if u don't like oc x canon ships, just say ur boring tbh and grow up >:[ too bad you'll never experience the joy that comes with it. as someone who's been writing oc's for like three years, honestly? keep doing it. go batshit crazy. hell, even break canon if u have to, it was meant to be broken!! oc writers ur doing great as always, kissing ur wonderful creations on the top of their heads <3

#all of ur oc's are canon to me tbh #if u dont like oc's? that's kinda sad :( #i just got here and i see the anons are being shitty again #why am i not surprised tbh #kissing all my mutuals on the forehead ily all and ur all doing great #i'll fight them for u #they'll have to catch my hands

[buglaur]

have you looked at wrixie's legacy recently? grandpa enda!

oooh!! last thing i saw was adriana winning juniper's bc i think, but i def need to go back and read the whole thing from the start though because i'm admittedly behind 😭

#i'm a great-grandma?? 🥲 #ellie's bc was one of my favourite bcs ever it was so fun #i still remember all the characters and the chaos #no one does bcs like wrixie does 💞 #i'll be catching up tonight thanks for reminding me of it anon! #ask

[searidings]

lena tries meditating but kara unknowingly destroys her efforts by stretching on the couch in front of her with abs fully in view

not to self promote but here's some self promotion this ask is the exact vibe of this silly little fic i wrote a while back

#u right anon u r right #hope you're having a great day #better than lena who simply cannot catch a break when her gorgeous best friend is always there looking gorgeous in front of her salad #asks #anonymous

[snarkspawn]

Your art is breathtaking

Thank you so much! ♥

#anon #replies #yes hi hello I'm back home #hope everyone had a great start into the new year! #it'll take me a moment to catch up so bear with me

[ssreeder]

How I believe random cryptic references with Sokka™ will go:

"Sticks can be a powerful weapon."

Or

"We should sleep in the trees."

Or

Katara: "You don't find cleaning Appa's feet disgusting anymore?"

Sokka: "Nothing compared to guts, I'll survive it."

Katara: "What?"

Sokka: "What?"

Or

Sokka: "Oh, this place reminds me of the time I was hiding under the floorboards with a half dead Zuko."

Or

*people wondering why Sokka and Zuko know how to steal from angry rhino mothers*

Or

Sokka standing over two dead FN soldiers: "Works even better without the sneezing!"

Or

Katara: "Sokka, I'm sure we can trust that earth kingdom girl, she seems nice!"

Sokka: "No, she looks like a traitor."

Or

"I can't believe I still have my shoes, it's been a week!"

Or

*after a nightly escape*

"This was faster than expected, and we didn't even have to carry anyone."

Or

Aang: "Aww those baby rhinos look so cute, they'd make adorable pets!"

Sokka: "Oh absolutely not."

#these are fucking GREAT #ABSOLUTELY NOT #that’s like sokkas catch phrase #awwwww he said it the first time he ever got a little controlling with Zuko #AWWWWWWWW #what? ….what? lol #hahaha & WE DIDNT EVEN NEED TO CARRY ANYONE #hahaha #anon #Annnoooonnnnn #you’re too funny #now I wanna incorporate ALL THESE MWAHAHA #I’m sure after the next few chapters we will have more lol #it’s time for amazing ZUKKA BANTER #damn it I missed the boys #it was nice seeing sad iroh #& sad aang #but it’s TIME FOR THE BOY AGAIN #:D #liab #ria #ask

[twinkodium]

How about... instead of Oscar being sore and swollen from his teeth stuff, he ends up being one of those people who says the most unhinged stuff while he's still out of it on the drugs. That'd be one of those videos Lando has on his phone that can never be shared, haha, like the 6 minute one Daniel has of Lando laugh/crying.

This reminds me of the story @landoom wrote after Vegas, but Lando was the one high on painkillers 😏 Can imagine it the other way around, unhinged text messages and facetime calls 🤭 with Lando being mean and gatekeeping ALL the content, but being bratty enough to mention it from time to time just for teasing purposes 😭

My delulu mind likes to think that Lando wasn’t attending the gala because he’s taking care of Oscar 😌😌 all giggly and bratty while watching the drooling Oscar but immediately getting serious when see the pain in his eyes 🥹 being the best nurse ever and drowning him in affection and trying not losing his shit 🤭

#asks #anon #I’m catching up on my asks finally 😩😩 #no but Lando would be such a great nurse #what if he even dresses up as one? 🥴 #okay that’d only end in having sex 🫣 #Lando & Oscar

[ghost-of-you]

It goes and tells me I’m in the top .005% of listeners for 5sos and all I can think about is that it had Mrs. All American playing. That was also one of the songs I listened to most. I wish I was embarrassed, but this is funny as hell to me

Also, contrary to my initial expectations, it was not SGFG dominating, but rather the debut (you know, the album that came out almost a decade ago)

Darling, I'm literally so obsessed with you kspskspkspskspskspa you go having Mrs All American in your top songs, I LOVE this for you

#honestly self titled still holds up #i do catch myself listening to it in order all the time #its a great album for sure #i was asked #anon 😌