#honestly this ep was so good I just

[guqin-and-flute]

Something about the fact that these shots are all grouped together, one after another, visually giving them equal weight just gets me. The narrative knows what's going to happen between JGY and Huaisang at this point, knows how it's going to treat JGY at the end of everything. And it still takes time to show Meng Yao instinctively and immediately going in front of Huaisang and Huaisang instinctively and immediately hiding behind him. It takes the time--literally, showed it in the background and focused on it with the same general amount of time as the other shots--to show that this act of protection and trust are just as real and true as Jiang Cheng defending his sister, as Wen Qing defending her younger brother.

Like, I dunno! There are other Nie juniors there! They have swords and shit! Huaisang could have gone and hid behind the wall, but he hid behind Meng Yao! And Meng Yao could have moved back with Huaisang, but he steps directly in front of him!

There's a lot CQL did to JGY's character and narrative that I don't like and that flatten or just straight up erase his full complexity. But I really appreciate the lengths that it went to in Episode 4 to explicitly tell us that he does not hesitate to protect Huaisang, even though at this point he does not have a sword and definitely does not have anywhere near the same cultivation power (if any) as any of the rest of the people in the room.

Right now, after being publicly humiliated, unarmed and definitely outclassed, he is brave. Along with the rest of the characters, he's allowed to be uncomplicatedly young and loyal and just as innocent as any of the other students there.

#Besides Wen Chao fuck u bud #Honestly I think that along with Xichen Huaisang is the other person he legitimately never considered hurting #(In the same way that he didn't consider killing Mingjue hurting them but I digress) #With Xichen I think there were plenty of times were he came to the conclusion that fucking him over or overtly manipulating him #in a disadvantageous way would benefit himself and he actively decided that he would not do that #Whereas with Huaisang I just get the impression that it never occurred to him to do that #And I'm not saying that was ALWAYS out of the goodness of his heart #I think he genuinely didn't think he would get anything out of taking advantage of Huaisang personally or politically #Which is not the most ringing of endorsement next to 'I knew I could and chose not to' #But it wasn't ALWAYS that #for a man who has to constantly be on guard and look for leverage in every single interaction and aspect of his life #I think it's pretty significant that he let Huaisang in so close that he was shocked when he found a metaphorical sword in his chest #along with the physical one #Because in never trying to hurt him he never felt he had to defend against him #He loved him. They both loved each other :( #Also him finding Huaisang's bird antics so genuinely amusing in the background of this ep is just 😭 #jgy #nhs #my stuff #jgy meta #nhs meta #text

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

three generations of chaebol family who are all awful at doing business who don't know how to read people. getting scammed left and right. never once suspecting the one who's been plotting against them for the last 20 years living under the same roof. easily trusting just anyone based on the recommendation of an employee who's manipulating them and ruining their own personal relationships. never once stopping to pay any heed to the daughter who's suspects her mother was murdered. not listening to the one person who's been saving their asses for the past 3 years and is probably the only reason they still have all their wealth. making business decisions based on what a fucking shaman said that they didn't even meet themselves

#i am usually not for victim blaming but my god hongs deserved it #honestly speaking i don't even think the villains are that smart it's just that the hongs are extremely stupid #in the beginning i thought the mistress must be in for a revenge and there had to be a good reason i was so ready to side with her #but eh it seems like it's just money #such a waste of an actress who can play a great villain :/ #queen of tears #kdrama #there's still 40 minutes of the ep left i am going to punch a wall

[taikanyohou]

Don't always take this off, I'll check everyday. Check my hand? Yes. Does this make sense? Is it not good? Does this make sense? Don't I need to wash up? Put it on after washing up. It binds you. Do you know the token? Do you know the token that people exchange when they get married? Do you want to get married? Do you have money? I'll work hard.

HIS MAN 2 (2023). Jun Sung + Sung Ho in Episode 7.

#his man 2 #asianlgbtqdramas #asiandramasource #asiandramanet #boyslovesource #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #kdramasource #* #faiza gifs #MY HEART IS HEALED EP 7 WAS SO SO GOOD TO ME #LOOK AT THEM THIS IS ALLLLL I EVER WANTED :(((( AND WE'VE STILL GOT THEIR SEASIDE DATE TO COME #honestly like. ALL ive wanted is for sungho to just give junsung just ONE chance. just be with him and spend some time with him #and see how he feels about it all. AND :(((((((( LOOK AT THEM :( #honestly thru the WHOLE damn bbq sungho only had eyes for junsung AND I SCREAMED YES. YES YES YES. GOOD. #negl the 'come here ... come here' where junsung just BECKONS and sungho got up STRAIGHT AWAY and sat by him was so hot ok #AND MINSUNG'S FAAAACE GBRHEIBGFHEBGIHBHG BYEEEE #'i can't see anyone else except you' I AM GOING TO DIE.

[atsukunaritai]

ワンルームエンジェル　第１・２話　　　　　 　　　one room angel - ep. 1&2

#just started watching this so i'm mad i juuust missed ep2 release on tver and now can't find a quality source for it sorry for this trash #a harada manga getting a live action... who would've ever thought. luckily i don't remember what happens in this one so it's a surprise #at least i feel like i remember this one being way less f'd up than the others so it's prob a good one to do a live action on haha #one room angel #jdrama #i'm happy i don't really remember what happens in this one but regardless it is harada so i'm guessing it won't be for everyone #but for people interested in Different stories with Different characters it's likely gonna be a refreshing one. a lot of moral greyness #this angel typing away on a smartphone and saying チン毛 like it's nothing... yeah that ep 3 reveal makes a lot of sense haha #i like how the dialogue is rly harada-esquely just Saying Shit so it's prob staying pretty close to the manga i think #honestly i just wanted to gif this mfer basically motorboating the wings hahahaa #but i don't have the ep in 1080p aaaaaaaaaaa so it looks like crap but it is what it is #mine

[azuresquirrel]

the Dunmeshi episode 3 Senshi pantyshot

#honestly hats off to the director/boarders/animators for this ep they POPPED OFF #this episode was fully what I hoped for with Studio Trigger animating Dunmeshi best case scenario #it was so good with the action and WACKY #like knowing they can't replace the sheer beauty of Ryoko Kui's art just go for the off the wall movement yes thank you #Dungeon Meshi #gifs

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

started binging the XY series for . for personal reasons

#fluff binges !!! #no one look at me /lh #that core memory of seeing the XY series play on TV randomly when I was younger has finally come full circle SKJDFNSDKFNS #I've been wanting more pkmn content to binge/listen to as I do my freelancing and figured Why Not !!!!!!! #this counts as my second full dive into anipoke now- together with Horizons #I didn't expect to enjoy it so much honestly sdkjfsndf everyone is so sillyyyyyyy and it's just funnn #though I am a sucker for feel-good series' so it shouldn't come as much as a surprise as it does skdjfhsjdfs #it's just that I haven't let myself really explore my childhood curiosities of pkmn for so long until being active on this blog #and it's been nice - real nice #this moment in ep 10 was specifically for me SDFSJNDFKSHDFNS /lh /lh #also yes I'm also a huge Sycamore simp he was a huge reason why I gravitated towards this specific season 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ #LISTEN I NEED TO FIND THAT SPECIFIC EPISODE THAT PLAYED FROM MY CHILDHOOD THAT'S MY MISSION RN #the moment I find That Exact episode y'all will Know #professor sycamore #sycamore pokemon #pokemon #pokemon xy #pokemon xyz #anipoke #pokeani

[imminent-danger-came]

I'll never get over the fact that MK trades his friends for power to save his friends. What's wrong with him

#I love you 3x03. #Good characterization/themeing ep/setting up MK's abilities/general power scaling #Truly MK is out here willing to sacrifice Mei's Sword and the deed to Pigsy's noodles. Like the heart and soul of his dad's life #Playing a rigged game.... #Finding your strength...when you need it most... #''Staff's just a big ol' stick bud! It takes someone special to wield it'' #Wukong what the Fuck do you know man #lmk #lmk MK #lego monkie kid #lmk rant #lmk theme: exchange #lmk game motif #I need to make a post cataloging lmk's instances of exchange theme like I'm losing my mind #We gET iT. I'd dO anYThInG fOr My FriEnDs. BuT aT thE cOSt oF tHe wOrLD #''This is Azure's utopia...and this barren wasteland is the price he paid to build it'' #''Nothing comes without sacrifice. Nothing'' -> Azure sacrificing himself to repair the world #''You offer something of value to gain something of value'' #''Take me- I don't care! Just let them go.'' (3x04) #Macaque saying to start the ritual for Mei's life #''You're so desperate to end me that you would sacrifice this blameless innocent child?'' ''You're leaving me no choice!'' #''You would really sacrifice your own friend to save yourself?'' #''We can't risk unleashing the curse into the world!'' ''You don't know- we'd risk it for sure!'' #LIKE THEY'RE SO NOT SUBTLE #Tbh even choosing to go along with Wukong's s3 plan despite the risks is like. Okay guys #And then Wukong lowkey sacrificing Mei for the Samadhi Fire like #Exchange theme follows me everywhere. Truly #it's so delicious #I think the hero warrior motif is also transactional honestly #Like your the warrior and they're the hero. They're going to trade you and your relationship for power

[mortysmith]

scrolling thru the tag for the new ep. paused everything. "what did sorrelpaws think about it though."

ALRIGHT i rewatched it AND I LIKE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

#asks #its mostly really cool. GONN TALK SPOILERS #i really loved evil morty here. they did him so good they got him down so well #i used to be really against the idea of him coming back but honestly the way it was handled was so good #i appreciate him being snappy and hating ricks heeeeesssssss sooooo gooooooodddd #again my only complaint remains that morty was weirdly pathetic LUL #i liked his interactions with emorty but throughout the ep he shows a level of incompetence id assign to like. season 1a morty #he would not fumble so bad with guns he wouldnt cower in an epic showdown like this #its especially weird if you've just watched an ep like. idk. the jerrick trap. where morty is shown to be Very capable in defending himself #AND HIS FAMILY #sorry. this is a tangent. i liked the episode a lot #primes. “death”. hmm. i doubt its permanent but as a scene it is sooooo good. its quiet and uncomfortable and i love it

[under-lok-n-ki]

riptide 114 was THE episode of all time

#fr tho that was an INTENSE. ASS. EPISODE. #honestly I appreciate that this stronghold plot wasn’t drawn out but the amount of times I thought the session was gonna end is insane #also god there was so many good Albatrio moments in there #I jotted down my favorite quotes hopefully I get the chance to doodle them #jrwi riptide #jrwi riptide ep 114 #jrwi #jrwi podcast #just roll with it #just roll with it podcast #jrwi spoilers

[xiaohuayaos]

Honestly the reason the "love triangle" in lbfad works so well for me is easily because it's not completely lazy?

So many love triangles in romances are very clear cut and you can typically tell who is going to "win". Usually one pairing is written with far more care than the other, and for sure we get that with Dongfang Qingcang and Xiao Lanhua. They get the meat of the story, but regardless Changheng and Xiao Lanhua do have a really nice chemistry. When you watch them together you can easily see the alternate universe where this is a story about /their love/ There's just this genuine sweetness that aches from their early scenes together that makes it a little bit painful to watch- like I love.... the love between The Fairy and The Devil, I do. They have such great chemistry and they're so, so fun together-The difference of this cold and dark and brooding entity and the little flower spirit that charmed him is everything I could ask. It was never a question that I wanted to see them together in the end but there was still moments with Changheng that just made me go Oh, maybe it really will be him and her in the end...

then of course it doesnt happen. And I'm so happy to see my favourite duo together in the end, because they are just so good together, but its a little sad, too. I don't want Changheng to sit around with his heartbroken, I feel kind of terrible for him... and god if that isn't a better love triangle than I ever anticipated.

#Honestly Same with Danyin tbh #Like they sold the unrequited love thing so well. You just feel for her even though you know she's not the one. #The Changheng stuff fell off after the mortal arc a bit but those first 20 somthin eps really did make it so good #With lazier love triangles I often think they should have bought conflict in from something else #But with this there was moments I was like oh no... are they gonna end up together? Oh no maybe I want them too? Wait no I don't knowwwww #Like its just juicier when it seems like it could happen yk #lord changheng #xiao lanhua #love between fairy and devil #Also having Xiao Run and our devil mate become actual friends????? Brillianttttttt #Making then work together and have some kinda respect? Ough it was great!!

[peppermintpegis]

netflix one piece live action feels a little like fanfic in that it makes sure it hits all the important notes but doesnt do all the work to make them hit which works in fic where the reader is supposed to bring all the emotional story investment from the original but doesnt work in a multi million adaptation that is supposed to be able to stand on its own or even serve as an intro to the series. it even does this in service to have more koby and helmeppo gay moments in this essay i w

#one piece #opla #the fleshing out of koby and helmeppo is like honestly good its a beacon of light its truly really fun #and all the actors are great it is just what they are given . #they didnt let nami do any real betraying. they didnt even have her steal the merry!! she just stole the map that they added in!!!! #ddont get me started on the gutting of sanjis intro. i dont give a shit about if don krieg appears or not i need to see this guy fuckin #feed the hand thats about to kill him im going to start shaking like a dog. #im almost madder krieg appeared for just a little id rather have that time be used for. anything else really. #like have one of arlongs guys starved half to death when they get to arlong park!or idk anything! no gin appears look its gin! you know him #sanji doesnt even get to beat the shit out of a shitty guest. like i guess he does a little but it feels so blink and you miss it #+the first like two eps were good!! buggys great hes scary and weird and fun. i dont mind that he sticks around longer in theory #but the way he is comedic relief instead of basically every character having funny bits is like. ahghhhgggg. its a symptom of this really #mean and edgy feeling the whole thing has. like the removal of people missing usopps pirate calling :( and how cocoyashi didnt know #nami was working to help them. like p. please. can we have caring and bonds in this world?? trust and love??? #anyway. sorry for having expectations of a netflix show im so close to putting this into a more proper form rather than tags. just to get i #all out of my system cause fuck man. #anyway solid 7/10 not as bad as it couldve been

[wyrmlair]

Smiling because I Know :)

#was a bit late on watching the new ep but it was soooo good I love everyone voices!! they’re so fitting!! #I cant wait to see kabru and mithrun silly and cute wacky adventures together #not even in a shipping way rly I just love their dynamic they’re awsome #mithrun is honestly my second fav from dunmeshi #tacky whines #dungeon meshi

[taikanyohou]

“Because Sung Ho was the only one sitting on his left side ...” HIS MAN 2 (2023). Jun Sung + Sung Ho in Episode 5.

#his man 2 #asianlgbtqdramas #asiandramanet #asiandramasource #dailyasiandramas #kdramadaily #kdramasource #kdramaedit #* #faiza gifs #tw flashing #JRIHFIEUHVR THIS WAS SUCHA /BOLD MOVE/ BY JUNSUNG YALL .................. #god sungho just looks FROZEN on the spot I HONESTLY WANNA KNOW whats going thru his mind in that last gif .... #is it another 'oh?? he said it out loud in front of everyone he really is so serious about me?' moment?????? like in ep 2??? #he just looks so ..... not sad. its not sad. but just v .......... subdued??? like. yeah. an Oh this is Big. BIG. #but also GOD LOOK AT HOW HAPPY JUNSUNG IS IN THAT 3RD GIF HES BOUNCING! MY BABY :(( #AND MINSUNG BESTIE I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU! his and junsung's conversations are ALWAYS just SO NICE theyre SUCH good friends! #and minsung OBVIOUSLY knew from well early on who junsung liked bc of the cookies bet they made too! #and yet he still points out everyone of the boys on junsung's left #and yet seunwoo KNEW EXACTLY who junsung was talking about like !!! THE DRAMA!

[coconut530]

SPOTTED 😮🫵

#Nevermore #Nevermore Webtoon #Webtoon #Honestly this is a really nice ep #The color palette with the red sunset always makes good lighting #In the arboretum too it looks great #Nice little ep between Eulalie Berenice and Pluto #In an ensemble cast it’s nice sometimes to see them split up #Which RnF are great at (ahem Shiloh) #HE HAS THE COIN so sad #Interesting Eula thinks it’s so old and Pluto says just “Sorta” #I like also how Eula and Bee need any excuse to go beat Montresor up #Even Eula she’s like so peaceful #And oh my gosh when Montresor opened the door I was like whaaaaaaaaa #Ada how many times do I need to say it it’s been 2 MINUTES AND YOU’RE ALREADY— *SIGH* DON’T BE WITH HIMMMM #And the confidence “We put him in a wall! >:D” WHYYY #I’d be a little more understanding if I knew WHY they put him in the wall #What do you stand to gain from this???? #And the FAMOUS FORTUNATO <:D yayyy he’s living up to the storyyyyyy #AND THEN THERE HE IS EVERYONE #SINCE 11/3/22 #AND NOW 7/27/23 #OMGGGGGGGGGGG #Although he’s like “It’s done. It’s finished. I shall be doubly damned. That’s all” like BOI DON’T DESPAIR WE’LL GET YOU OUT AAAAAA🇫🇷🇫🇷

[neverevan]

gotta say, I know that Kenny and Peter (and I guess the rest of the main cast too) are not really into doing interviews and I know that ever since we've been on abc the spoiler-to-tease ratio has been handled really really well but...

I need them to talk about the upcoming episodes and storylines, tease something about their characters and just generally let them be a little unhinged too.

#don't get me wrong i am HERE AND SAT for all the oliver ryan (and lou and tim) interviews #and obviously i'm obsessed with where buck and bucktommy are going #but i'd like to be just as obsessed with how the madney wedding is actually gonna go #and how the burn unit nurse will have such a big part in bobby's storyline #and what's going on with harry?!? #just... i understand that this is a good way of having the show in the forefront it's a great promo tactic honestly #and i know we just got 3 eps of bathena goodness #but i'm very much a fan of the whole show so i'm a little insatiable here #911 #911 abc #ramblings

[hirazuki]

Illumi Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) Cosplayer: me Photo credit: tranimaging2 Costume: YouAn Store (AliExpress) Contacts: Uniqso (Sweety Pearl Black) Boots are my own

Treasure ✖️ Memory ✖️ Cramped Hotel Room

#illumi #illumi zoldyck #hunter x hunter #hxh #cosplay #if anyone enjoys this series and *hasn't* seen episodes 18-20 of the original 1999 anime PLEASE #i am begging #go watch them. just those three. #one of the best mini filler arcs i've seen in any anime it is HILARIOUS #(and also just really really good expanded story material) #i honestly couldn't get into the original anime /at all/ and was just about to quit and be a 2011-only fan forever #when these eps came up #and since then i've been absolutely obsessed #♡ #(also yes i finally did a proper shoot for this boy!) #(apologies for being so cosplay-heavy on the posting lately but i am drowning in photos T_T ) #(they need to be posted so the backlog can be whittled down before more get added lmao) #hira cosplays illumi