#i love being right

[jellyfilledeyes]

I KNEW IT I FUCKING KNEW EDDIES FUCKING SELF AWARE I SWEAR I WAS RIGHT THE WHOLE FUCKING TIME

#I LOVE BEING RIGHT #I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT #MY BOY IS DOOMED BY THE NARRATIVE #ALSO FRANK FINALLY CALLED HIM BY HIS ACTUAL NAME INSTEAD OF JUST MR. DEAR HELP ME #welcome home #welcome home arg #eddie dear #does this count as frank x eddie? #also SPOILERS

[laninasinamor]

you’re telling me Namor painted this?! On his super important history murals ?! 😱

#i love being right #nashuri confirmed #nashuri #seaprincess #bpwf #namor #namor x shuri #shuri x namor #namuri

[peggingeddiediaz]

Ryan knows that Eddie is a subby bottom that would take whatever Buck (and Tommy) throw at him.

#i love being right #thank you ryan for confirming #bottom eddie rights #bottom!eddie #sub!eddie #911 abc #eddie diaz #911 cast #911 cast interviews #buddie #tevan #buddietommy

[transhawks]

from the same person got hit with Apollo and predicted Dabi and Ujiko shenanigans the chapter before we even SAW UJIKO, I now bring you that time my friends and I got hit with fucking APOLLO.

^ 419 Leaks

the twicehawks discord in motherfucking 2020:

@comradetodoroki @cutiesableye

im yelling we were spot on.

meanwhile, me writing Minutes in 2021 - 2023:

im fucking screaming.

AHHHH

fuck has it been a wonderful six years in this fandom!!!!

#kind of should have figured he ALWAYS had overhaul #he just had the first part #they even activate the same way #bnha spoilers #overhaul #shigaraki #bnha 419 #i LOVE BEING RIGHT #HE HAS OVERHAUL #HE ALWAYS HAD IT

[murcielagatito]

bisexual ava coleman is real and true

#ava coleman #abbott elementary #i love being right

[breathe-2am]

hey idk how to tell u this but the big cliffhanger in s1 isn’t the crew being separated it’s stede going out to find ed when ed has fallen so deep into heartbreak and self-loathing that he’s destroyed stede’s ship and split up their crew. the cliffhanger is about “how will ed and stede fix their relationship after stede broke ed’s heart and ed went off the deep end?”

bc what’s going on with the crew is not the main storyline. the main storyline is the romance between ed and stede, djenks has said this many times. the main plotline is the development of ed and stede’s relationship. the show didn’t “shove most of the characters into 1 minute scenes between much longer gentlebeard arcs” in 2.04, the crew was just part of the B plot that episode, which is to be expected because they are all side characters who are always in B or C plots if they’re not part of the plot with the main characters (ed and stede). the main A plot of 2.04 is ed and stede making up now that they’ve finally been reunited, and the show develops this storyline in a rewrite/adaptation/homage to the play who’s afraid of virginia woolfe.

it’s fine if u don’t like gentlebeard or if your main enjoyment from the show is izzy/the crew, but if that’s the case for you then unfortunately you’re always have a harder time enjoying ofmd bc the writing in the show is always going to prioritize gentlebeard over the other characters. the crew reuniting was always going to be much less important than ed and stede reuniting and making up. that’s what david jenkins meant when he said “the show is the relationship.”

Heyo! I see my meme has breached the side of ofmd tumblr I usually interact with, which is really cool! Thanks for stopping by haha

I think your response is so emblematic of the shift the show went thru from season 1 to season 2- namely, that season 1 was an ensemble show and season 2 was not. Stede was the main character, yes, and he got more backstory and focus than a lot of the crew, but the story of the show in s1 was that it was a bunch of people with conflicting personalities shoved onto a boat together. Stede’s the center, but every other character gets focus as well. This show, by djenks own admission, was not originally intended to be a rom-com romance between stede and ed. He said that he didn’t commit to actually have them be together until filming season 1 episode 6- more than halfway thru the story of the first season, and that it was mainly due to rhys and taika’s acting that made him change it from an unrequited love to a relationship. So while the story is a lot about gentlebeard, saying that every other character is secondary to them and their romance isnt true.

I think a great example to bring up would be season 1 episode 7, the episode that solidifies (via lucius) that yes, this is happening. This is a very relationship heavy episode, but crucially gb isn’t the only focus.

Here's a breakdown: we start w a 1:00 gb scene, then roach comes in asking about the oranges, which leads to a 2:00 scene w the whole crew that sets up the episodes plot (swede has scurvy, we need to get more oranges). Jim protests going to st augustine, which is followed by a 1:00 scene between jim and olu, including a jim flashback. Stede and lucius return with the treasure map, there’s 1:30 more of the whole crew, then we go into the captains cabin for 1:00 of stede, ed, and lucius. 6 minutes into the ep flashes to the crew on land, a 0:50 conversation between jim and olu, then 2:00 of the whole crew, ending then nana invites them all to eat some cake at 8:15. We then go to stede, lucius, and ed in the marketplace until the 9 minute mark (abt 0:45), then back to the church where olu and jim talk to nana for 1:15, including more jim flashbacks. Back to the adventure w stede ed and lucius, which is 2 scenes back to back, totally about 3:00 (the “oh my god this is happening” scene). Then back to the church for jim olu and nana, a 1:00 jim flashback inside a 3:00 scene. Then back to the captains and lucius for 1:30, then to jim and olu, more jim flashback, then the a and b plots converge at the 2:30 mark when jim sees stede digging up their tree. Stede, ed, and lucius exit the scene after 1:30, jim and olu have a conversation for another 1:00. We see the crew leaving, then olu and nana talk, which all takes 2:00. Back on the boat, ed and stede become co-captains in a 0:45 scene, then the final 1:30 of the ep is izzy at jackie’s with 1:30 credits

Gentlebeard: 9:00, whole crew: 5:30, Jim and Olu: 11:35, Izzy: 1:30, credits: 1:30

I would say that s1e7 is the most overtly gb episode before the kiss in s1e9. But as you can see, it’s not just gb. There’s a lot of focus on jim, who gets multiple filmed flashbacks, there’s scenes w jim, olu, and nana, there’s scenes of the whole crew together, stede and ed are really only oncscreen together for abt 9 minutes- not even 1 third of the episode. And this is the ep that says directly to the audience “yes, they have a romance building”. I’m not trying to say w this that every member of the crew needs to b given equal screentime, bc that didn’t happen here obv, but everyone is doing something, and the plot is moving forward propelled by more than just the gb relationship.

Now this is very much changed in season 2.

S2e4 starts with 0:20 of stede waking ed up, then 0:45 of stede and the crew, 0:30 of ed and buttons, izzy’s w the unicorn for 1:00. The crew kick ed off the boat in a 1:15 scene. Now at the 2:25 mark we get to the plots splitting. Ed has a 1:15 scene on land, 0:45 is spent talking to a bunny. Stede and buttons find anne and mary’s antique store after 0:45 of walking. The scene in the antique porch is 2:15. Back to the revenge where there’s a 1:00 scene where wee john, roach, and pete talk about how the kraken crew, lucius, and izzy are different, and the kraken crew thinks they’re plotting to kill them. Already we go back to anne and mary’s where theres various conversations for 3:00. We go back to the revenge for a 0:45 scene where the revenge crew scare the kraken crew and lucius by trying to surprise them. Back to land, where anne and stede and mary and ed talk for 2:00. Back to the revenge for a 1:45 scene w the crews, izzy enters at the 1:00 mark and then crawls away. Well that’s that, we go back to the dinner on land for 1:00, then ed storms out and he and stede have a conversation on the couch for 2:15. Anne and mary reenter, followed by a 3:00 argument that ends with anne burning down the house and they don’t kiss for some reason. We have a 0:20 scene of the crew preparing the unicorn leg, izzy is in his room and received the leg in a 0:40 scene, and well it’s been a whole minute on the revenge, time to go back to ed and stede for 1:00, ed and buttons talk end when buttons turns into a seagull after 1:30. Ed and stede talk for 0:30, and then we end w izzy the new unicorn for 0:45. Credits are again 1:30.

Gentlebeard: 19:50, whole crew: 5:05, Izzy: 3:10, credits: 1:30

To illustrate my point, i made some graphs

You don’t even have to think very hard to see the change in distribution of screentime season 1 vs season 2. And i’d argue that this is absolutely to the show’s detriment, because that ensemble cast is given way less time to shine, grow, or even speak. Notice how for the second chart there isn’t a jim and olu section? Yea that’s cause Jim has 10 lines this whole episode, and Olu has 5. Two characters, whose relationship, backstory, and plot takes up more screentime than gentlebeard’s in season 1, have a combined 15 lines between them, only 4 of which are longer than 1 sentence- 2 for jim, 2 for olu, and those lines are two sentences long. god bless us every one.

I get that there’s a large subset of the ofmd fandom that only cares abt ed and stede. I get that that’s how u find enjoyment in the show, and u know what? All the power to u. I’m not saying stop liking the show, stop liking gentlebeard, stop caring abt these characters. I don’t like gentlebeard, but i used to, and i remember really really loving ed and stede and their relationship in season 1. That changed in season 2 because of ed’s abusive actions and stede pivoting from being an independent character to just basically following whatever ed says (but that’s a story for another day).

But let’s be honest with each other, and with ourselves: season 1 was an ensemble show. Season 2 narrowed its focus to gentlebeard, while also making it (for some people) harder to like. That’s why a lot of people (myself included) didn’t like season 2 as much as season 1.

Also, just to focus back in on the original issue, the meme was not about gentlebeard. It was about Anne and Mary. And there is literally no way you can convince me that they were used as well as they could have been, or that they were implemented into the story in a smart, necessary, or even respectful way.

Because i'm a nice person, i made a brand new updated meme just for u, anon!

:-)

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd critical #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd fandom #ofmd meta #asks #thank u for giving me the floor to explain my dumb meme in detail! #i love being right #this is your captain speaking

[jacks347]

All members of the "I never trusted William cause all high ranking officials in the Redactedverse have turned out to be bad people so I have trust issues" club, please stand to feel vindicated

This house is crumbling more by the minute and guess whose fault it is >:3

(Also, saying that Vincent fought and killed Adam is a bold fuckin statement. Killed? Yes. Fought? Not really. That shit was all Lovely, give them the credit they deserve)

#asmr roleplay #redacted audio #redacted asmr #redactedverse #redacted solaire clan #vindication tastes so sweet #we got em boys #its not paranoia if its true #i love being right

[thedrunkenreadersreviews]

This is from Alastor's official Hazbin Hotel Wiki page.

#i love being right #holy shit confirmed #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #what the shit #panic attack #alastor #hazbin hotel episode 8 #i know an attack when i see one #hazbin hotel season 1 #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin hotel wiki

[azuremist]

HEY??? HEY?? HEY??? HEY? H

#I LOVE BEING RIGHT #dedf1sh #acht splatoon #splatoon #splatoon 3 #side order #splatoon acht #non binary #lgbt #lgbtqia #azure does a thing

[piedpip3rrr]

Huntlow nation when we actually get huntlow content

#I love being right #huntlow #willow park #hunter #toh #the owl house

[totem-but-shark]

qfoolish is the chipi chipi chapa chapa to agent 18s your best american girl

#qsmp #qsmp foolish #agent 18 #investigaytors #i love being right

[just-sp-in-inginthevoid]

#i love being right #tokyo revengers #tok rev #tr #tokrev #tr takeomi #takeomi akashi #puss in boots

[comfiecore]

drew this like 4 days ago bc i had a hc of suletta needing to use a cane after piloting calibarn AND NOW ITS FUCKING CANON

#gwitch spoilers #I LOVE BEING RIGHT #ALSO THE FACT THAT ORIGINAL SKETCH HAD SULETTA USING CRUTCHES TOO #smiles. gwitch and disability could have like essays on it

[itlovesinthewoods]

I scream I have just scrumpt.

#i fucking knew we were gonna get it but also I didn’t want to be too hopeful #i love being right #and FINALLY CAS BACKSTORY #cas harlow #immortal desires spoilers #immortal desires 2 #immortal desires

[dolls-self-ships]

me watching chicken run for the first couple of times: Hm you know I really like Mac I think she gives off nb lesbian vibes let's see what others on the internet think of her

The entire internet: *Also headcanons her as a nb lesbian*

Me: LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO

#i Love Being Right #chicken run #mac #aardman

[biwitchofthewest]

Pls how didn’t u all connect the dots on the fact that the main reason why Imogen didn’t align herself with ludinus was because celestial magic could be gone and that could mean that Laudna would lose her second chance this was very obvious since the pre solstice convo on the ship.

This is why I never doubted her, this is why she’ll never be fully on board with his plan. This is why everyone that doubted her was wrong, because laudna truly is her tether and any threat that comes to it will be met with fury.

#Imogen temult #laudna #imodna #I love being right #critical role spoilers