#is this brilliant or ridiculous

[crawley-fell]

#when ur boyfriend is being ridiculous but also adorably brilliant #these tiny moments mean the world to me #also sidenote but ancient rome is my arch nemesis it is SO hard to colour ffs #good omens #good omens 2 #gomens #crowley #antony j crowley #anthony j crowley #ineffable husbands #aziraphale x crowley #david tennant #my gifs

[dribs-and-drabbles]

Let's talk about... Mhok's Fart Proudly t-shirt

Let's be honest here, this IS a ridiculous shirt. But it is just so Director Aof to put one of his characters in such a ridiculous shirt during a poignant scene.

This is Baseball Mom 2.0

And I say that not only because it's ridiculous but because, just like Baseball Mom, it also has a deeper meaning connected to the narrative - as is Aof's style - and it's what I adore about his work, that he puts so much attention to detail into the characters' wardrobe.

But on to the shirt.

If we can get past the loudness of the "FART PROUDLY" we can see the rest of the text reads approximately as thus:

I believe a fart is a healthy, natural thing - and is nothing to be embarrassed about. I have pledged myself to changing society's attitude towards farts by showing that I am not afraid to release my farts freely - wherever, whenever - and without shame.

And yes, it's about farts BUT the underlying messages here are the parts I have highlighted.

Throughout ep 2, Mhok tries to encourage Day to get out of his room, to "open his eyes" to things, to remind him the rest of his body still 'works' ("Your hands are available" / "You can still hear"), to try things before dismissing them. He learns that Day is scared of how he is perceived by others and tells Aon there's nothing to be embarrassed about. He asks Day why he cares what people think...all the while knowing to some capacity what it's like to to be judged on face-value. And Mhok is able to let that judgement roll off him, it seems he's able to meet his challenges without shame.

After Mhok gets fired, he uses this confidence to spend time in the market blindfolded. He's not afraid to feel uncomfortable and vulnerable in order to understand Day and what he's experiencing. He proudly endeavours to navigate through the space and to eat without his sight regardless of what others may think of him. He feels the fear, but does it anyway. He has no qualms about doing more than necessary - after all he could have just walked away and not thought about Day again. But, as the wardrobe choices tell us as well, the best never rest. And Mhok is one of the best.

Day used to be "a guy with confidence", and Mhok is trying to give that back to him. The t-shirt also asks "Can I count on you, now, to stand behind me?" which, in the context of the farting, could be 'are you willing to endure my farts?' or 'will you join me in farting freely', but with Mhok and Day it's 'are you with me? Can you be brave enough to not be embarrassed? To say fuck it and live your life regardless of others?' and/or 'will you let me help and protect you?'.

Mhok cares a lot. Not about what others think of him - he had no hesitation to get naked and let people watch when Day asked ('do this and I'll forgive you' -> 'how brave are you? how brave can you be for me?') - but about Day and the other people in his life. And Day is also starting to care - he not only left his house to see Mhok but agreed to let a relative stranger take him to a very crowded and, having been shut in his room for a year, what must have been a very scary place. Which makes Day's t-shit in this scene equally fitting. "Capacity Intensive Care".

It may be small now - their care and affection for each other - but it will soon grow, even if they don't see it yet. But they'll both be getting "more care, more often, right where [they] live".

#last twilight #last twilight series #*shakes fist at aof* #look what you've made me do! #I'm back to analysing t-shirts slogans #but I will defend them all to my last breath #yes they're ridiculous but they are also RIDICULOUSLY BRILLIANT #I can't wait for more of them #edited to change a typo

[merlotdom]

Of course the person that pushed Ben of a cliff is Cliff.

#this show is ridiculous and brilliant I love it #only murders in the building #omitb

[inferno-mp3]

#i'm still reeling from episode 7 i thought it was incredible #it was perfect. to me #i've been thinking about it nonstop but i don't really want to write an essay just understand i really liked it #as always the writing is brilliant and ridiculously effective in its simplicity #buddy daddies #miri unasaka #kazuki kurusu #rei suwa #you can tag as ship i don't mind

[sciderman]

Demanding more lisp

posts in which it is imperative that wade be read with a fruity obnoxious little gay lisp:

#ask-spiderpool #she's a LETHSBIAN harold. #hoh-moh-SECKS-ssuals... #i love wade intentionally having the most ridiculous pronunciation in the world for certain words. #penetration... penatracione... pen-ah-TRRAh-see-oh-neh #it's very important you roll the Rs... #your erectioné in this directioné... #i hate this man and his mouth. #i have such a vivid and stupid voice for wade wilson that lives in my head and i hear him so clearly #and im just like so. so upset that i can't manifest this voice and have all of you hear it #he has the MOST stupid way of talking ever and i so want to animate to it. #it's something like robin william's genie from aladdin. an animator's delight. he's so. so theatric. all the time. #and he's constantly changing and shifting accents and impressions and mannerisms. #just whatever he can to make the delivery as funny as possible. #he has this universally ambigious accent all the time. and he's so. so good at accents. #he's just totally brilliant at mimicry. you should hear his peter parker impression. it's perfect. he nails it. peter is so mad about it. #he absolutely can answer the phone as peter and nobody is the wiser. #if he dons peter's tights nobody would discern from voice alone. they'd only be able to tell by the different body types.

[neproxrezi]

i dont have enough gas in the tank to say anything insightful about it rn but it sucks a comical amount to live or work in a superstructure. what is this fire escape stairwell

#dibi #armored core #grid 086 is a brilliant level #if you go exploring it feels like they only used half to a third of the space they designed #you could have easily fit more missions in this area it's so complex and layered #nothing shows you this more than hunting for the combat logs and ESPECIALLY the text logs #there's no achievement for having every archive but i did the logs a bit ago #there's so many in this level #it's ridiculous

[rainbowharadise]

⚠️ He needs to come with a warning…

#harry styles #harry styles gif #harry styles edit #love on tour #love on tour 2023 #this is so many levels of not okay #favest curly wurly on the planet #this isn’t funny or fair #how is one person this beautiful… #this is absolutely ridiculous #i had to optimise the original gif i made so sorry if the quality isn’t brilliant #couldn’t not post this one #pretty in pink rockstar prince #i am so many levels of weak for this man #he needs to come with a warning #lot la 15 #lot la residency #harry 2023 #my gifs #the laurel tips… what if i scream…

[shreddedleopard]

More Sherliam thoughts/headcanons:

I present to you;

Sherlock Holmes who is averse to physical displays of affection/ fondness, who has spent his life avoiding the typical family hugs, elbow and back touches, shoulder bumps, even the playful shoving and back and forth of teenage boys. It gets on his nerves.

Then along comes Liam, and Sherlock is suddenly gripped with this need to touch, in any way shape or form — the urge to tease and shove and poke and throw an arm around shoulders or guide by the elbow or steady at the small of the back or shoulder barge playfully or grab a hand or or or —

And it’s so new and terrifying and exhilarating all at once and he cannot control the way it all spills over when they’re together in New York and he fucking knows Billy is watching him and smirking but bugger it.

Is this what normal people do? Is this the result of pointless but typical human urges?

Liam doesn’t seem to mind. Does he? Or does he? He’d push back if he did, wouldn’t he?

How the hell is Sherlock meant to know how all this works when he’s never given a rat’s ass about any of it before??

UGH.

And then, Liam:

The boy who was the rock from such a young age, who never received gestures of physical affection, only gave them when needed to his baby brother, but never asked or expected anything for himself, even at the nice orphanages, even from the kindest sisters.

Who avoided typical rough-housing child’s play because he had bigger things to worry about and plans to see through their end and adults to impress with his mind so that he could provide for Louis.

The touch starved man who now, suddenly, finds himself on the receiving end of frequent, fleeting body contact from his newfound friend and intellectual soul mate; who is absolutely acutely aware of each and every brush of an arm or tug on a sleeve or elbow to the ribs or arm around a back or forehead against a shoulder or toe to a shin beneath the kitchen table or or or —

And it’s so new and terrifying and exhilarating all at once and he cannot control the way he aches for every touch to come more frequently; for the contact to last longer; for the gesture to become more.

But he’s taught himself not to want and not to ask and not to be any trouble to anyone, because that’s how you get by in life and make acquaintances who feel like they need you, so he doesn’t voice any of this aloud. He just grins softly and accepts the gestures gracefully and contains the spontaneous combustion he feels inwardly, in case it might burn Sherlock or put him off continuing to be so physically present with him.

Billy, however, is neither touch-repellent nor touch-starved and can see through the both of them and if they don’t snap the goddamn tension soon he’s gonna snap it for them.

#sherliam #this is just how I see them #HOPELESS #but utterly endearingly so #they’re both so so so brilliant and clever #the most advanced of people in so many ways #and yet because of this they’ve neglected to really think about what physical attraction looks like for them #and now here they both are absolutely DYING from these ridiculous urges that they thought they might’ve been above #bad news boys #you’re human after all in EVERY way #yuumori #yuukoku no moriarty

[eon-become-instant]

I've seen a few posts criticizing people for not liking Hawk and claiming that people aren't trying to sympathize with him or understand him and his situation.

Here's the thing, though - you can understand a character's motivations and feel sympathy for their circumstances while also not particularly liking them. Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

Hawk is a complex character living with a hell of a lot of fear, and I can appreciate that fact while also thinking he's a bit (or even a lot) of a dick.

He causes so much pain to everyone around him, he throws friends and strangers under the bus to protect himself, he's selfish a lot of the time, and he clearly neglects his family even though he chose them over his own happiness... He's not exactly a likable guy.

Sure, Tim isn't perfect, but the only person who seems to suffer directly from his actions is himself, except for when he is coerced into doing something shitty by Hawk. The only other person he really hurts is Hawk, and only by not being strong enough to refuse temptation and properly move on with his life.

Tim's greatest flaw is his inability to say no to Hawk or to resist temptation. Hawk's greatest flaw is... well there are too many to count really.

Viewers are allowed to have preferences regarding characters, and there are also more reasons to enjoy watching a show beyond a single relationship. "Why do you even watch FT if you don't like one of the main characters?" - I don't know - maybe because I enjoy the other characters, or the history, or the romance (even if it does include a character I don't like), or the performances, or I want to see how things turn out now that I'm invested...there is no shortage of reasons to enjoy this show, I promise you - it is bloody incredible after all.

So please, quit it with the holier-than-thou attitude of "you only dislike Hawk because you don't understand him". I'd bet most people who don't like him are smart enough to at least somewhat comprehend the reality of those time periods, sympathize with these characters, and understand why people behaved the way they did.

#fellow travelers #hawkins fuller #tim laughlin #hawk fuller #to be clear i don't hate hawk #i don't really like him though #i do however think matt is putting in a bloody brilliant performance #and hawk does have his moments #but yeah #some of you are being a bit ridiculous

[blueberry-beanie]

Kritiker zu Besuch pt. 2 oder Wie man Claus auf den Keks geht | Die Anstalt vom Juni 2020

Besucher: "Kritische Stimmen kamen hier einfach nicht mehr zu Wort, egal wie unqualifiziert sie waren." CvW: "Oh, ich glaube, Sie wollten sagen 'wie qualifiziert sie auch waren'." Besucher: "Da, schon wieder! Abweichende Meinungen werden einfach mundtot gemacht!"

English translation and two more gifs below:

Critic on a visit or how to get on Claus' nerves | Die Anstalt from June 2020

visitor: "Critical voices were simply not getting a chance to speak here, no matter how unqualified they were." CvW: "Oh, I think you wanted to say 'no matter how qualified they were'." visitor: "There it is again! Dissenting opinions are simply silenced!"

CvW (after the visitor has been passing photo prints under the door): "Listen, it's my lunch break right now and we can - You don't have to film everything now, ok? Gosh, I can't believe it." visitor (referring to the print): "Here, that's professor Ioannidis, right, from Standford University... in America..." CvW: "Mh-hm..."

#the gifs nobody needs™️ have reached a new level of uselessness #charlie if you can see some sense in these lmk #there was a theme i swear xD #n said to post this nonsense nevertheless #i'm guilty of not giffing the destroyed whiteboard or max as coronavirus or scheuer in pink bathrobe or 'siri' in bill gates' head #max gets more brilliant the more ridiculous his roles are tbh #a fever dream of an episode #kritiker zu besuch #die anstalt #claus von wagner #max uthoff #my edit #my gif

[doctorweebmd]

unfortunately bungo stray dogs is the epitome of a show/story that would be so good if it was good

#it honestly drives me insane #the bones are THERE #the characters are THERE #the metaphors are THERE #you could have built a city but instead you built a playground!!!!! #i fear I must be insane and fix the things that are missing at once #don’t get me wrong I love bsd a lot. and I think asagiri is brilliant. #and he’s becoming a stronger writer the longer he’s writing #but have you considered that BEAST makes much more thematic character storyline motivation etc etc sense than the original? #part of what makes BEAST so good is the direct juxtaposition between that universe and the main one #if only if it was as well written and thematically consistent as my hero aca <- gets shot #but again. I love love love love bsd. I’ve been thinking about it 24/7 recently. #but compared to other highly rated anime’s I’ve watched recently #including mob and Dr stone and demon slayer and jjk #it has one of the weaker plot consistencies and cohesive storylines #…. so of course it’s the one I got ridiculously obsessed with #but ok hear me out I’m just gonna shit on some peoples faves real quick #it’s so much more INTERESTING than at least demon slayer and jjk to me #the characters and their relationships are much more enticing and memorable #but the storyline itself and giving the chance for the characters to shine is not the best

[backpackingspace]

If a sith obi wan au isn't either meticulous planned out tactics with the most drama possible or obi wan making zero effort to change or hide his behavior while popping in yellow contacts I don't want it

#Star wars #Obi wan kenobi #sith obi wan #Sith au #Listen man's brilliant and insanely competent #So he would absolutely remake the galaxy as he pleases but just the most ridiculous plans #You thought jedi obi wan with his 20 step plan was something #Sith obi wans plans have 50 that you know of which means there's 400 steps behind the scenes #Sith obi wan flirting with the jedi #With mace windu #Or sith au where he's still a jedi #Still helping people #And making zero effort to hide this besides the yellow contacts and going no no I'm definitely a sith #Definitely using the dark side no I did no rescue the child you were planning on murdering #What do you mean they're behind me you hallucinating #He is of course viciously tortured for this #But like what are they going to do ? More torture? Kill his entire family? #They've already done that #Kill him? He wished they would #*for clarification bc I'm remembering obi wan has zero plans ever in Canon I headcanon that he does have many many convoluted plans #It's just that each and every step fails spectacularly and in most cases would have worked if it had been less involved

[fist-amidst-the-hands]

kinda want izzy to absolutely decimate stede at chess and I can't explain why

#ofmd #stizzy #izzy hands #stede bonnet #like... maybe stede is teaching ed because he wants to have someone to play against and ed is trying his best to learn #and brilliant tactician that he is ed of course can understand the game and the rules very well that's not even remotely the issue #it's just that... well the game is about strategy and planning and anticipating your opponent's moves and ultimately overpowering them #and that's quite like pirating now isn't it except these are tiny wooden pieces on the board and ed is just used to this kind of strategic #planning on a much larger and livelier level with higher stakes and with the added element of human unpredictability and never quite #knowing what rules someone else is playing by. so he does learn and he plays okay but tends to lose focus somewhere in the first ten turns #so one day they're trying to get through a full game and izzy is sitting off to the side watching them play and ed is kind of trying but his #mind is already wandering elsewhere and he makes frankly ridiculously bad move and izzy is just like 'wait' then sighs walks over to them #and puts the piece back and makes a different move instead saying 'do this instead' and ed's face is just like ??? confused betrayal because #why and how did he not know izzy could play chess?? and stede's eyes of course fill with excitement at the thrill of a new opponent and also #because he's been taking it easy on ed while he gets the hang of the game but is actually rather skilled at chess and would love to impress #with his skills even if the only person who would truly get the brilliance is izzy (and stede admits to himself that izzy does know what #he's doing given that the move he corrected for ed is exactly what he would have done) #so anyway stede does his whole big eyes hopeful voice *vague gestures* thing and is like 'oh you play? care for a game?' and izzy stares #him down for what feels like forever but is actually about 8 seconds before saying 'one. one game' so they reset the board and it's only #fair for stede to let izzy go first but for izzy's first turn instead of moving a piece he rotates the whole board so the white pieces are #in front of stede and says 'i don't think so. not letting you have the excuse to say i only won because i went first' and stede #is a little taken aback but you know what? challenge accepted. game on #it's about twenty turns in when stede starts getting nervous that izzy does in fact know his shit and another ten turns later when he #realizes he may be in over his head #and while it isn't a carelessly simple defeat izzy does end up beating stede #and isn't there just something so satisfying about being the cause of stede making the displeased but invigorated expression he's wearing #(do i have any clue how izzy became a chess genius? no but we can speculate. maybe he played regularly with someone on a ship growing up bc #it was a good way to pass the downtime in an entertaining way without having to talk much at all. or maybe he learned as a child and was #required to keep strict hours of practice so because really good but kind of resented it so maybe this is the most he's ever enjoyed playing #or maybe he was watching as stede taught ed to play and just picked up on some of stede's strategies and/or snuck one of his chess books out

[master-missysversion]

I like how in It Takes You Away, the doctor initially offers herself to the solitract, compares herself to the dad and talks about how he has to go because he has a daughter that needs him and stuff, while also mentioning how much she has lost, it's very similar to things the doctor has done in the past, the sort of "take me, bc I have nothing to lose" stuff, but then she turns it around, and starts gently reasoning with the solitract to let her go anyway

I know in the surface its because the solitract's plane was destablising, but I think its a really nice show of growth

#thirteenth doctor #doctor who #''if you do this then i promise you and i will be friends forever. you have to let me go'' Love that quote #the whole idea of letting go as a form of love #and of finding something brilliant and ridiculous and new but having no time to really experience it is so beautifully tragic

[chemblrish]

x

#ngl my mental health has been garbage lately #can the ex overachiever ever know peace? #im starting to think the answer is no #years of therapy and nothing has changed #this whole thing is so painful to me the only way i can bring it up irl is through jokes #i don't live in the us we don't have this gifted program stuff here #but i was so brilliant so excellent absolutely perfect #being mediocre now is like having my heart ripped out of my chest every single day #watching people do better than me has me on the verge of losing my mind #i know it has to sound whiny and ridiculous to people who never experienced this #but success was all i ever had #successful was all i ever was #and now i have nothing and i am no one #years of being used by teachers only to end up spat out by the education system #all this pain for nothing #my therapist used to say im quite literally grieving #how long is this supposed to last? #how long until i stop feeling so worthless and miserable? #im so sick of being like this but nothing ever changes #ill probably delete this later but i needed to vent first

[evil-bean]

Bit of a controversial opinion: I actually like "Love and Monsters"

#Doctor Who #love and monsters #I mean #I obviously do not love the absorbaloff #that thing is ridiculous #but also was designed by a child who won a competition so there's that #I don't like the crude jokes either #but it's not a boring episode at all #and the worst DW episodes are the boring ones imo #it's fascinating to see Rose and especially The Doctor from the pov of “those who are left behind” #Jackie gained a lot of respect from me after that ep #from an outsider PoV #The Doctor and Rose look completely mental #that's the point of that ep #it's also showing us why it can't last #how dangerous it is #because we're usually looking at things from the companion PoV #admiring the Doctor mainly #finding everything exciting and brilliant #but if we shift the pov like in this ep #we can see the madness and the danger and why it can never lasts #it's a brilliant idea