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oddberryshortcake · 3 months

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I think a lot of people miss the bits of nuance in Kalim and Jamil in chapter 5.

It’s a shame their loose ends weren’t tied up all that well at all, and they never actually get to talk to each other in this chapter, but you see them starting to understand each other in really subtle ways that I just appreciate.

I think Kalim is a lot more emotionally intelligent than Jamil and way more emotionally intelligent than he thinks he is. He’ll often stop his thoughts by cutting himself off, claiming he doesn’t know if he’s making sense, but he does.

Jamil witnesses Kalim putting in effort to understand and empathize with him in at least two instances in chapter 5.

People criticize Jamil for not talking to Kalim about everything he was going through and how he felt, and Jamil felt like he couldn’t. He was instructed not to as a child by adults. Kalim has a habit of not listening and interrupting him, so he thought Kalim couldn’t possibly understand.

But he was proven wrong; Kalim is starting to understand him, and he wants to understand Jamil.

Jamil never speaks about what he observes, but it’s obvious from his change of expression that he’s finally feeling seen by someone who unintentionally caused him so much misery.

All the adults who told him to ‘understand’ the situation and suck it up, even if it stripped him of his childhood and endangered his life, it was Kalim who actually looked at him and understood him.

Kalim recognized that their situation was complicated and defended Jamil by citing that Jamil had protected him and never seriously harmed him for all of their lives up until his mental breakdown, but he also shelters some of the blame because he did not see Jamil’s suffering until then.

Jamil also figures out that Kalim has protected him in his own way by covering up why Jamil overblotted to their parents so he wouldn’t be punished.

Kalim explains to the prefect that he never realized how much Jamil sacrificed for his success and happiness. He vindicates Jamil’s feelings; he’s letting him be seen, and he’s acknowledging everything that Jamil has been keeping inside.

Jamil was wrong. Kalim can understand him.

I’m still sad we never got a conversation about Jamil admitting this, and they never talk to each other about these things, but I’m sure it’s because it’s hard to.

They’re still a ways away from becoming actual friends, but it’s a start. If anyone is going to free Jamil from servitude, it’s definitely going to be Kalim.

So it’s sad seeing these two being pitted against each other, especially Jamil, when Kalim has been especially empathetic towards him in the story and has the ability to see through his bitterness and resentment.

#twst #twisted wonderland #jamil viper #kalim al asim #twst analysis #Boys im so sorry you're always misunderstood #Kalim isn't stupid he's actually pretty smart in his own kind of way

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detectivenyx · 10 months

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i hate cinemasins so much you would not believe

#it's an easy formula. i get it.#ha ha plot hole! it must be bad because plot hole!#[plot hole is intentional and explained 10 minutes later]#[plot hole contributes to themes of film]#[plot hole is not actually plot hole if you employ even the most rudimentary of reading between the lines]#[plot hole is thing unimportant to the scene as a whole]#it lets you feel smart without actually having to put the legwork in #'smart' isn't even the right word. 'mildly observant'.#but because of this fucking loser and his stupid little ding sound effect #films have to be spelled out for people or they'll go 'OOOOGH PLOTHOEL????'#'WHY THEY SHOOT THE DOG AT START OF DAS DING? PLOTHOLE DING'#'WHY NO CONCRETE ANSWER FOR QUESTION PROPOSED BY TEXT? DINGGGG'#[THINK!!!!! THINK DAMN YOU!!!!!!! THINK FOR YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!]#if your critique could be easily slotted into a cinemasins video go back and think about WHY #is it a question answered by the text???#and im more frustrated it took THIS LONG to repair my brain scorching!#even with kokichi's critique video im not happy with it because i did go back and look at him closer #i still don't fucking like him or think he was very well executed but i understand exactly why he was executed the way he was #and so many fanfics who took my critique on board and are like 'i can fix this!' just cinemasins the shit out of him #he needs Standard Character Arc and he must be A Hero #NO!!#you missed even the point i was making back then!!!#it was that his redemption was completely arbitrary! and though it didn't do it well it was intended to poke fun at EXACTLY THAT!#the The Villain Needs Redemption because that shit was all the fucking rage and people were doing it shit!#and it all goes back to this jackass and his stupid monotone voice and his attempts to enable a generation of media illiteracy!#and it WORKED! our ability to analyse narrative got fucking sacrificed on the altar for His Paycheck #and he's a shitbag who makes fun of women with breast cancer #long post

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scoupsofjisung · 5 days

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˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ change is inedible, according to han jisung

also known as: episode 2 of: i find a funny incorrect quote and make my favs say it

🧸 paring: han jisung x f! reader

🧸 warnings: none. the word disease is used but like. not anything about it :) also psa: DON'T PUT COINS IN UR MOUTH

🧸 author rambles: me during my holidays: writes nothing. me when i have to prepare for a presentation at uni TOMORROW: makes a text fic 👹👹 once again this is so random but i wanted to make another text fic because it’s cute and i love stray kids (as if this is any different to usual), so here we go. also HANJISUNG’S HAIR ATM?????? unbelievable. he’s so pretty. (also something about creating something breaking me out of the endless cycle of scrolling and braindeadness. yeah 😎🤘🏽) enjoy!!

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urproblematicfav-arsonk · 1 month

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I want to write a long ass staticmoth backstory fic just to do a joke where Vox tries to hypnotize Val and because Val is so baffled in the moment that someone would try to do that to him, he goes along with what Vox told him what to do. Later Vox tries again to hypnotize him but this time Val doesn't react and when Vox freaks out about it Val says "don't tell me you didn't know whores are faking it all the time lol"

#val is such a fake bimbo and i love him for it #he is 100% way smarter then anyone gives him credit for #he ain't as smart as he thinks he is cuz pride but he isn't stupid #he just does the bimbo thing to get ppl to lower their guards #someone called val a himbo once and im just???#no he's a bimbo. those are 2 different things like how final girls and final boys have completely different criteria #the rest of the fic would just be val sa'ing his coworkers to get a leg up in the club he works at and then physically abusing vox lol #i wanna do a character study on val so bad #no one ever does evil characters justice #its always 2 dimensional 'aaa im evil bad guy >:))) no hobbies or complex thoughts only bad' and never anything else #val likes knitting and holding people down against their will he's complex and insane he contains multitudes #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel valentino #hazbin hotel vox #voxval #staticmoth #fic idea #proship

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teamfortresstwo · 6 months

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To be honest I think a lot of the horror of Elias comes from just how unlikely it is for someone to notice he’s missing

#He doesn’t have anyone close to him and the few people who do know him are only exposed to the casual smiling mask he puts #One that Elias could easily mimic or hell might even be close to the way Elias normally acts given that he has a similar propensity for #masking. Plus ogElias was never stupid. In fact he was known to be very smart. he just didn’t try to reach his full potential. also he didnt #even get high THAT often. he tried to be respectable and put some effort into preparing for an interview with James Wright #In fact the way he yearns for respect. the way he says he’s afraid of spiders. the way he is marked by the eye. hell even the implied #neglectful parent makes me read him as a parallel to Jon.#Which as we know acts pretty similarly to Elias #all things considered #Also Elias was ambitious. Sure he didn’t have the motivation to grab life by the horns as it were but he always thought he was meant for #something better. bigger. and that’s also part of what made his body snatching feel so cruel.#and o feel like a lot of these little tragic details are often ignored by the fandom #Elias Bouchard #original Elias Bouchard #TMA #the Magnus archives

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wibble-wobbegong · 2 years

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only people who recognize that mike is easily one of the smartest characters in the entire show are allowed to call him stupid

#he’s ridiculously smart. but he’s my stupid lil guy #stupid in the same way you call something you love stupid #not rocks for brains stupid #byler #mike wheeler

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creationofacentury · 5 months

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it's scary how addictive ethubs is

i could go without thinking about them for two months but then spend three days muling over a particular interaction of theirs

#I noticed they talked about the old times a lot. I don't know why but this is doing things to my brain????#also this is terrible but that au of ethubs in hogwarts has been eating at my brain and it's so stupid #it's a crossover no one wants but i'm just obsessed with it #like. Slytherin!Etho with robe and green tie and stuff. I imagine he casts spell with one hand in his pocket aidfhwetohadgoihzfgek #and Bdubs being the most Gryffindor to ever Gryffindor but also terrifyingly smart and powerful #I don't know but just. wizard and witch hermits. wizard ethubs.#ethubs #hermit shipping #I'm talking about their characters by the way

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awakefor48hours · 1 month

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No other show did "they're not dumb but they are a dumbass" characters quite like ATLA

#they are all so smart and wise #but ever so stupid #sokka is 16 and invented submarines #but he didn't come up with a way to escape the boiling rock #(the most heavily guarded prison in the fire nation)#avatar #avatar the last airbender #atla #sokka #aang #katara #zuko #< them especially

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dj-wayback · 9 months

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do you ever feel like people mistake your silliness & easygoing nature for simplicity or gullibility, not just your group or NS but the random anonymous iterators sending you messages too? (like me). do you get tired of being talked down to, or do you give them the benefit of the doubt?

I mean, I guess it’d be nice, if—um. Like, I’m still an Iterator, right? So, it’d be cool if…well—you know, it doesn’t really matter. Or—no, it’s just—

…I’m just trying to say that, like, people can think whatever they want, I guess. I’m used to it.

#what am i doing answering asks at past midnight. oh whatevarrrr i miss him #i like this ask a lot. i really really like this ask. a lot. rotating in my head #you get him. he’s so smart he’s my stupid little boy who is so much smarter than you first think #my supercomputer with 2 braincells who is still so intelligent. if you care #no way back is here

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girl-hwat · 6 months

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what’s with all these villains calling jamie stupid— like what did he do to you??

he’s about to beat your ass, but that’s neither here nor there

#shoutout to zoe for saying he’s untrained instead of agreeing #like 100% honestly #jamie IS NOT STUPID #we joke about the himbo stuff he’s kind and brave and slow on the uptake #but like in his time education was not the priority #war was #so the way he adapts so well to the doctors world of space and monsters #even with road bumps #proves he’s smart and intuitive and he remembers what people tell him #i just i can’t #like he gives me vibes of kids that are treated like they’re bad at school #when they’re actually dyslexic #he’s at a disadvantage for sure #but the krotons and dominators can eat bricks #classic who #jamie mccrimmon #doctor who

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nguyenfinity · 11 months

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hey if rinne can have his mum and niki can have his can himeru have kaname back

He nii-chan jacket too big for he gotdamn he,,,,,

#enstars #himeru #kaname tojou #himeru can have 1 nice thing from me. as a treat.#but also 'cause i felt bad for that other doodle req where he was suffering--#'cause i meant to draw something nice for him afterwards but never got around to it so he can have this #anyways so himeru is so incredibly smart yet stupid.#i have said this on main.#YOU BETTER READ THIS PART #there's no way he doesn't know you start losing bone and muscle mass after being bedridden for an extensive period of time.#so there's already a gulf of physical difference between him and kaname (because he is. a very physically active idol)#what is he gonna do when kaname wakes up WHAT IS HE GONNA DO WHEN KANAME WAKES UP #kaname's most likely gonna be in a wheelchair when he does but. yeah my point still stands #'physically identical' my ass #doodle req #sana postal service

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vivanightcity · 10 months

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#cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk photomode #cyberpunk vp #cyberpunk2077 #masc v #jackie welles #i saw the diner and it became a need to make a seinfeld post #i hate that fucking lamp #(in a 'i will die on any hill' jokey big way not a im actually annoyed way)#for all my jokes Ivan's INT is his second highest skill under cool #so im starting to think he wants people to Think he's stupid cause it's easier to act that way and let people understimate him??#or he's like my old cat 'you're so smart but my god you are an idiot'#my vp #vibes of ivan

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mediumsizedpidegon · 1 year

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I feel like naruto doesn't get into the fact that naruto had literally no one give a shit about him until like. iruka-sensei? And sure, he was in an orphanage but then we learn that he's had the APARTMENT HE LIVES ALONE IN AS A TWELVE YEAR OLD CHILD THAT THE ENTIRE VILLAGE DESPISES since he was 4 or 5 i think (i will not check this. the timeline of naruto is dumb and makes me cry). and even in orphanage it isn't like the staff there were treating him right. why else would be given his own apartment by the hokage when he's four? i know they let sasuke stay in the house of his dead family and let itty bitty kakashi live alone after his father died but they are The Last Loyal Uchiha and a prodigy respectively. the rules are different compared to naruto himself, i believe.

Like, yeah– Naruto is loud and brash because he wants attention– and never has it unless he provokes others– and almost certainly neurodivergent (I think he has ADHD and depression). He doesn't know any of the theory behind being a shinobi, doesn't even know what chakra is. But Naruto has been criminally neglected, socially isolated and if not physically abused by some people in the village then certainly threatened with it often at the least. I'm more on the side that says that the ANBU can't stop everything and that by ditching them all the time Naruto actually ends up in more Very Bad situations but that aside:

I genuinely believe that Naruto would not know how to read when canon started. I think he doesn't how to use a washing machine (he washes his clothes in the Naka river because no laudromats will accept him). I think he holds his chopsticks wrong. I think he has half-picked up ANBU handsigns and how to mimic other people's voices to an eerie degree but he doesn't know a single thing about nutrition besides what can be obviously observed and tested (ie, if I don't eat something green at least once a week my body will Not Like It). I think he doesn't know ANYTHING about medical care except "if it's popped out, shove it back in the socket," or "wrap it in cloth scraps."

He's can be so quiet and stealthy that the ANBU lose sight and sound of him but he doesn't think unconditional love exists. Or at least, not for him.

I desperately want to see more of a Naruto that is brash and loud and loving and hopeful, yes, but also, once you peel back some layers, extremely eerie. Naruto is an orphan that raised himself in a village that would leave him dead in a ditch at the first opportunity: he is a child that raised himself in enemy territory. He is a child seen as a beast to the ordinary and a weapon to the higher ups. and do you know what people do to beasts and weapons that are unruly and too smart or lazy and useless? they put them down.

there is no way that Naruto is unaware of this. he's a child, but children can be perceptive and Naruto has to be to survive. And it's not like the village is being subtle. so. I want to see a Naruto that is so so aware that the ANBU are both to protect him and destroy him, that the hokage might hesitate, but no one else will. So: here is Naruto, who is a child who is a monster who doesn't want to be put down. who has to be cheerful and stupid and harmless enough to not be a threat, and strong and naive enough to not be useless.

just. just. a Naruto that has had to learn everything on his own, through trial and error, people-watching and his own common sense (naruto's sense is NOT common). And he's good at it because he has to be. He's a mimic through and through– he learns much from the ANBU and the vendors in their market stalls and the conversations that families share with each other. But the problem with being the outsider looking in is that sometimes you fail to see the context. meaning that Naruto has a SHIT TON of just. objective incorrect ideas of why certain things are the way they are. and it's not his fault– his conclusions are completely logical with what he has on hand, but the point is that he doesn't have all the information and he never does, on the outside. meaning: Naruto is a walking talking version of using the wrong equation on your math test and getting the right answer. he has to reverse engineer all this shit! and especially when it comes to jutsu, what's behind the product isn't obvious.

and now we come to the reason i actually made this post. the ridiculous, funny misconceptions i have headcanoned that naruto has, not the heartbreaking rage enducing ones.

the raw meat shame tax. so naruto eats raw meat (because no one has told him that eating raw meat = becoming ill, but he has kurama to take care of that anyway) if he's hungry enough or can't be bothered to cook it. but one time someone came across him during raw meat mealtime and reacted in horror and disgust. then naruto notices that sushi is like. super expensive despite how easy it is to catch fish and that cooked fish is cheaper as well in restaurants. SO naruto comes to the conclusion that eating raw meat must be shameful and taboo and something that can only be done alone or with close family in private BUT people like playing with the taboo so you can have sushi (which has non-raw meat elements to make it less scandalous) at restaurants AS LONG AS you pay an 'eating raw meat in public' tax. this is my most ridiculous headcanon and i love it to bits. like. i believe that out of all of the funny misconceptions naruto has, THIS is the one that is so baffling that it makes sakura just. give up. she leaves the room and walks directly into the Naka river.

what??? is?? the??? difference?? between?? girl?? and?? boy??? look. naruto knows that people can have different equipment: he lives in a bad part of town and is constantly eavesdropping on people. he doesn't just know that people have different equipment, he knows what sex is by the time he's 6. but naruto thinks that it can't be based on that because it's too stupid. like, if it were based on that, why would people cover up that part of themselves and treat it like taboo in public? it would make it really hard to tell who's a girl and who's a boy. naruto keeps coming up with shit and then disproving it over the years and is still unsure. but he nows knows he CANNOT ask people whether they're a boy or a girl because they will get mad.

which leads into clothes/hair aren't gender-specific but they ARE clan or occupation specific. Naruto does show up to class wearing dresses on multiple occasions and doesn't understand why Ino is extra mad at him those times. However the first time he sees someone with a haircut similar to sasuke's he's like 'that's not allowed! he's not part of your clan!' and it takes two hours to for sasuke to find out what the fuck dobe was talking about–

doesn't know what a library due date is. the library doesn't know who stole all the various craft/cooking books that have illustrated steps but they're never getting them back.

unintentional poison eating. naruto's cooking is.... so poisonous. he has eaten everything that looks like it could be eaten in the forest and if it doesn't make him sick then he deems him safe. there are SO many things that naruto forages that would straight up kill anybody else. naruto tries to share his food with team 7 one time because that's love and care babyyy!! and then there's ten minutes of screaming where sasuke and sakura genuinely think this was a murder attempt.

if someone leaves stuff unattended in public for more than half an hour then it's up for grabs and no longer stealing. this is how he gets most of his plants. and his bags. and his winter jacket. also his shoes. this is also how he garners even more hate from the village.

anyone above the age of seven can budget, haggle and save money. Naruto has been living on his own since he was four and he's been in charge of his own budget since then. he is merciless with money because he has to be and thinks that it is a normal thing for children to be capable of since he's doing it just fine after some trial and error. Naruto grudgingly thinks kakashi is smart for trying to foist the bill for ramen off on him every time by disappearing (good way to save money– don't be there when the bill arrives) but ALL of that goodwill evaporates when they go on a mission and kakashi spends the whole budget in the first week. also the image of naruto talking about finances with his teammates in a 'you know how it is' manner in and getting blank fucking stares back is hysterical. however sasuke is in legitimate danger of naruto dragging him through budget boot camp if naruto finds out that sasuke, the fucking clan head-in-waiting of the uchiha, is filthy rich and doesn't know anything about money.

there are three sets of teeth and if you lose an adult tooth you grow it back. this is (unintentionally) kurama's fault actually. naruto ends up with three sets of teeth: useless little baby teeth that he have fully lost by 6, child teeth (which are actually human adult teeth) that are fully lost by 12 and then "adult teeth." "Adult teeth" are nightmarish and are somewhere in between fox and human teeth. and if he loses an adult tooth naruto will grow it back sometime between a week and a month after he lost it.

team seven has never been more confused.

#naruto #uzumaki naruto headcanons #uzumaki naruto #uchiha sasuke #haruno sakura #team 7 #abuse and neglect has consequences folks. and so does have a demon fox sealed in your soul.#nothing boils my blood like people who interpret naruto as stupid: like dude. naruto has had NO ONE teach him ANYTHING and he's still #making it work. he's clever and skilled or else he wouldn't be ditching the ANBU on a regular basis and his pranks wouldn't have worked.#that's not being stupid that's being limited and handicapped by things beyond his control.#naruto is what happens when no one teaches you anything and then everyone expects you to somehow know to do rocket science.#he is trying his absolute best by using the stuff that he CAN do and thinking outside the box. if he can be this smart and able to succeed #with the neglect of the village towards his education in his way then it would be over for everybody else if he had that barrier removed #it makes me scream because naruto is fighting with his hands tied behind his back at all times.#and people are pointing at him asking why he can't form a punch.#my posts

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tanjir0se · 4 days

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You could convince me to watch the *checks notes* loser rangers anime? 👀

SKCNCJSKSK!!!!!!

Were you a Power Rangers kid??? Are you over-saturated and bored by modern superhero media?? Do you long for a fresh take on the “dark side” of Sunday Morning cartoons that ISN’T grimdark and irony poisoned and lame?? Do you like absolutely incompetent cringefail losers and their hot murder girlfriends???!!? Then come on down to…

✨GO! GO! LOSER RANGER!✨

We’ve got it all! :

Protagonist that just fucking sucks at everything

Like. Really REALLY fucking sucks. At everything. Cant even figure out how to eat food. Hates everyone and has no friends. He’s just like me fr.

He’s like if Sasuke was the worst ninja ever like couldn’t even throw a kunai but still thought he was better than everyone else and kept the exact same pretentious attitude. I’m obsessed with him.

A fun, unique twist on the Power Rangers-esque Sunday Morning cartoons of our childhood that pokes fun at the 90s era camp of that genre of media while still feeling genuinely heartfelt and respectful to the spirit of the source material it’s satirizing

If villain bad, why sexy?

Hot Murder Lady

Genuinely just like a fun silly plot that isn’t too serious (yet) and can be enjoyed casually (or not casually if you’re a freak like I am) and really hits different if you were a power rangers kid like I was

Cool animation with a unique style that feels like a lot of love went into it

Did I mention if villain bad, why sexy??

HIBIKI SAKURAMA💅🏻💕💖💖🌸🌸

OOOHHHH YOU WANNA WATCH GO! GO! LOSER RANGER SOOOOO BAD

#go! go! loser ranger!#loser ranger #it’s silly and fun and fighter D is my special special little guy #the absolute PEAK of ‘you’re stupid. I like that in a man’#just sucks so much forever but in a sweet never give up kind of way #(he should give up)#also one of my pet peeves is like. antihero media that just tries way too hard to be edgy #like ‘ooh what if.. Superman BAD actually??? please clap I am very smart’#and this is like. in the same vein I GUESS but the key difference to me is #it keeps the same lighthearted and fun tone of the original media it’s making fun of #so it’s more like an homage to it rather than trying only to just tear it apart #less ‘haha the 90s were sooo stupid am I right guys? but not like me I am very smart check out all this blood’#and more ‘damn this was kinda silly huh! well let’s get a little sillier :)’#me and Cam are watching it religiously as former power rangers kids #and we love it

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