#i’m so salty

[yantastic]

me after watching last night’s dynamite

#aew #danhausen #i’m so salty

[fyorina]

me realizing that this whole new fyodor situation totally blows two whole scenes i had planned for the last chapter of uu

#i might be able to work around it but #i’m so salty

[dreamalittledreamofcopia]

everything that you desire (metal hammer spooky season special)

you will find them in the fire (not in magazines direct)

#I’m so salty #how was it sold out before midnight in America #was refreshing the site all night until I have up #so sad it’s all I wanted #boo hoo #I’m gonna write a fic ab it to ease my pain LMAO #the band ghost #copia #papa emeritus iv #ghost #copia my beloved #I’m such a bitch

[wingletblackbird]

The fact is that the writers of Merlin had to make Morgana over-the-top-evil, because if they didn’t Merlin would look bad and we’d be on her side.

A not cartoonishly evil Morgana would have gotten rid of Uther. She would have lifted the ban on magic. She could have used magic to benefit her subjects even. She’s doing something. She’s freeing her people. Sure, maybe she’s a bit self-cantered in parts, a bit too entitled, a bit to the ends justify the means perhaps, but, hey, she’s doing something!

Oh, no, you might say, Merlin’s way was still better because no potential civil war, no bloody coup, fewer innocents caught in the middle, no instability. Not to mention the children born around the Purge, like Arthur, now grown up, don’t know magic isn’t just a choice. They really think people choose to do something illegal and go evil as a result. They think magic is dangerous. They weren’t a part of the purge. They don’t know the truth. It’s wrong for them to have to die.

Yes, I agree up to a point, but when has Merlin ever done anything to change Arthur’s mind? Off the top of my head, once with Dragoon and once as the Dolma.

Did Merlin use his disguises to talk to Arthur meaningfully? To use magic and show how it can be good? To do anything to ensure a peaceful coup is even possible? To create a symbol, maybe the ball of light, when he uses magic to help? And if Arthur was never, in all those years together, someone Merlin felt he could trust…why is he supporting him?

Merlin’s barely done anything, and even then he keeps secrets, that have nothing to do with his magic, which Arthur ought to know and which his not knowing might harm his kingdom. Why?

By doing next to nothing, or worse things he just shouldn’t that make no sense, Merlin is simply complicit in propping up another oppressor of his people. Someone who might even banish and/or kill him at that! Why should we root for this again? Why should we care?

So the writers have to make Morgana kill innocent people in the square. They have to make her relish killing. They have to make her unbearably hard to side with or we would.

Just a few subtle changes could have kept the overall narrative of the show without making me lose my mind. For instance, Merlin should have helped Arthur realize the truth, but Morgana, understandably given she knows he’s raided Druid camps and doesn’t see his growing maturity with Merlin, leaves before this and fights against them. The writing could make it hard for us to pick whose side were on. Maybe Morgana should have tried talking to Arthur first, but maybe Merlin is also just taking too long and being too complicit.

Eventually, of course, Camelot is attacked and Merlin will stop Morgana, but he knows she’s not really his enemy. He gets her motivations. He explains this to Arthur after the magic reveal: Change the laws and your sister doesn’t hate you, far fewer people will care about overthrowing you. Now we don’t have to choose sides, because we’re all on the same one.

Because unless Arthur is willing to wait for his father to die, causing many innocent lives to be lost, he’s going to need to stage a coup of his own. (Which we know he’s willing to do in Sins of the Father). Hence, he can ally with Morgana. This means things go about more peacefully, with more legitimacy and stability thereafter, far fewer lives get lost. We get a proper golden age this time, and The Diamond of the Day would have Morgana helping Arthur after his fatal wound, like in the legends.

The fact is you cannot use brute force to make people trust magic. Trust is earned so people need to see magic being used for good, and within certain bounds. Morgana can be so focussed on the goal, getting what she wants now, she can miss that. You do need to lay the groundwork. However, you also can’t just wait around for Uther to die, Merlin. An alliance would be the sweet spot.

I wouldn’t even necessarily call this a redemption arc for Morgana. Is the above a redemption or just a reconciliation? After all, Merlin, Morgana, and Arthur are all human beings doing their best in the above scenario. None of them have done anything evil per se. They’ve all just made mistakes or been misguided. Then, they reconciled and got rid of the real villain at the heart of it: Uther

As I see it, you need both Morgana and Merlin working together, preferably backing Arthur, to get true peace in Camelot, but instead we got the garbage we got.

You know, the one where Arthur never brings back magic like he was prophesied to do? Where he never becomes High King? His reign is certainly no Golden Age if there are magicians still being executed, I say.

What is the moral of this story? Because they frame it as a tragedy for the wrong reasons, I find. It’s tragic because not much was accomplished in the series that results in significant change that we get to see. Arthur was better than Uther, sure, but that’s a low bar. His death is sad for Merlin, but morally speaking, you could argue he reaped what he sowed. The fall of Camelot can only be tragic if something truly good was lost.

I sympathize with Mordred in the series-as-it-was-written, because I too want to give Arthur a chance. He seems stable; he seems to care; he seems to want to be good, but also he hasn’t changed the horrible laws. He won’t go all the way. How long are you going to wait around while people die? Oh, you’ve reached your breaking point? Guess I’m stuck with Morgana now. 🤷‍♀️

#bbc Merlin #Morgana #criticism #I’m so salty #sorry #I needed to vent #lol

[whysojiminimnida]

I… CANNOT

I want to. I really, really want to.

And it’s lovely or noble or possibly misguided of BigHit not to go for the charts with this release. For that kind of money they really might as well.

Nope. Shipping to the US from Global is at least double that, maybe more, because of the weight. Nice try though.

The standard version alone is a brick, this thing is a concrete behemoth, it’s at least 3 kg minimum, it’s simply not possible.

I want to, y’all, but I just can’t do it. I’m literally flying to an eastern shore in October for that kind of money. This is concert ticket kind of money. If I could crowdfund it I would but everyone who would donate is an ARMY and y’all deserve your own copy.

I love you, BTS, and I have no doubt it’s worth every penny. Especially with whatever this is:

I just can’t pull the trigger on this one. Not right now.

Ask me again tomorrow. Or next week. I MEAN WHAT IF SHIRTLESS JIMIN’S PHOTOBOOK DROPS WHAT THEN

Sigh.

#hello this is BigHit gives me hives #proof #proof collector’s edition #BTS #the world’s largest photobook probably #it’s huge #it’s a concrete behemoth #seoul/busan exhibition #what the fuuuuuuuuck #i’m so salty #sigh #but jeon park photobooks though and yoongi and maybe hobi #I can’t do everything #I have yet to see BTS live wtf

[andiwriteordie]

life update.

went to coffee shop to write and to answer asks. the wifi is out. and i can’t use my phone’s hotspot… and i am not answering asks on my phone.

(is this the universe telling me to shut up and write?)

#the ramblings of an ao3 writer #i’m so salty

[mitchsmarners]

fuck the emmy’s tbh

#justice for sophie nelisse #i’m so salty

[kawaiixriot]

I’ve asked almost everyone I know to see Elvis and no one wants to see it with me 💔😭 like I even tried to bribe my brother. Like how couLD YOU NOT WANT TO SEE AUSTIN BUTLER PLAY ELVIS?!

#I’m so salty #they’re like I don’t wanna see a movie about Elvis #like breh #THE HIP THRUSTS #I need to see it on the big screen #Austin butler #Elvis #elvis 2022 #Austin butler Elvis

[crazy4dragons]

One thing I hate about my part of the country is that you can’t just be friendly and chill without people thinking you’re interested romantically. I used to live in Hawaii, went back to stay in there for a while this summer and the vibe there is chill, people just make conversation when you’re ordering coffee or whatever and I brought that vibe back with me and now I keep getting asked out and it’s pissing me off. I have zero interest in any sort of relationship at this point in my life (not that I’m old, I’m just burnt out from past relationships and I found I’m a lot happier single) so please, stop asking me out just because I’m not being a bitch to you.

#i’m so salty #like STOP ASKING ME OUT #this is literally part of the reason why I want to move #the vibe here is not it #rant #personal #unrelated

[russos-one]

HAHHAHAHHA HANDBALLLLL HAHHAHAHA

#I’m so salty #russos watching

[moon-lv3r]

oh tenza the blorbo you could’ve been 💔

#yamada asaemon tenza #tenza #hell’s paradise #jigokuraku #blorbo #i miss him #why did he have to die #i’m so salty

[dykefoosh]

Yet another episode confirming it was supposed to be animated

#I’m so salty #I don’t think I’ll ever not be #Star Wars

[vipers-empaths]

I can’t believe every time I have to go to bed before the show something happens. TWO NEW OUTFITS and an EIGHT MINUTE APPLAUSE??

I KNOW PLACES AND KOMH????????????

#I’m so salty

[jennifersbod]

my mom got the code for pgh night 1 and floor tickets are the price nosebleeds were during the tm fiasco

#i’m so salty #personal

[earthtooz]

the mango loco is the third worst 😭😭 i’m glad u enjoy it tho !! i like the butterfly/peach or the pirate, cream-coloured one (idk the actual flavour😳 but it’s sweet!!) there is a tropical flavoured monster but imo it is the worse worst 😞 anyway ! welcom to the club fellow caffeine addict 🤩🫡

k. we all have different tastebuds (you’re wrong… haha jk!!! …side eye… WHY DO U NOT LIKE TROPICAL FLAVOURS.)

we have a problem now anon, we’re breaking up romantically, platonically, contractually, spiritually, metaphysically, mentally, we are done 🗣️🚨👎 on this blog we love mango loco 😇

just kidding

anyways

there’s never a wide range of monsters on the supermarket shelves for me to try… It’s always the pink/gold/normal/white one but i like my flavoured drinks… maybe I’ll try the pink one. ALSO I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE BUTTERFLY PEACH ONE… THAT’S AXTUALLT SO SAD BC IT SOUNDS SO GOOD :((( WHAT IF MY COUNTRY JUST DOESN’T HAVE IT, THAT’S SO SAD.

I’ll keep a special eye out for it when i go on the hunt. who knows if i’ll ever find it LOL, i have never seen these flavours before… ever…

#I’m so salty #ANON GOT ME SEARCHING UP THE RANKINGS OF MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS #mango loco came in 4th out of 40 #so #NO MANGO LOCO SLANDER ON THIS BLOG.

[quiddie]

Someone warn Lily Du - there’s a coupe d’état (pun absolutely intended) coming 😈

#2 for 2 on Dirty Laundry #I think I should do it now while it’s Black History Month #oooh and get Rashawn to take over Make Some Noise #and Lou takes Game Changer #just a full Dropout overthrow #we’ll call it the Blackout #anyway I’m WAY too into this bit now #and I’m salty I couldn’t tell at Sam on Twitter about it #but in all seriousness I’m so excited for Ify #he’s the fucking BEST and going to crush it #and I’ll always have Trapp on my board game box #and Saltzman in my heart! #let’s fucking GO!!!