#oh not to forget fucking teenage bounty hunters

[courbedemesyeux]

I hate how wlw are treated we either have to watch a character representing us dIE or they cancel the show (despite it being successful)

#yes its about the wilds #the wilds #prime video #shoni #goodfoe #wlw representation #lesbian representation #also about lexa yes im still bitter #the 100 #lexa kom trikru #if first kill is next when it did so so sooo well i will riot #first kill #oh not to forget fucking teenage bounty hunters #teenager bounty hunters

[hootcifer]

talking about toh | season two, episode eight: "knock knock knockin' on hooty's door"

holy shit

sorry this was a few days late, i was equal parts busy and lazy.

previous | first | next spoilers under the cut, as always

the beginning

awww hooty’s writing to lilith! like he promised!

btw, just so you guys know, i’ll be referring to hooty with he/they pronouns, because it makes sense to me. also i use he/they and i’m a hooty stan so it works.

I realize now that i spelled “hootsifer” wrong in my url. oh well, i like “hootcifer” better anyway. (also the url “hootsifer” is taken anyway)

oh no, hooty feels unimportant! i’m sure the large majority of the fandom is okay with this, but i’m not! poor thing.

i found it adorable that luz wants to find a way into amity's heart (even though she's had a place there since grom). how she would use the echo mouse for that, i don't know.

luz saying "we have to go" was almost a direct parallel to amity saying "I GOTTA GO" in "wing it like witches".

king's plot

i love how king is going through his angsty teen phase. that's hilarious.

why the fuck does hooty just eat people?! and then just act like that's an okay thing to do?!

i think it's a fun detail that hooty is wearing king's teacher hat from "the intruder". i love little things like that.

i like how this episode gave us some lore as to how demons on the isles work. they emerged from the muck of a decomposing titan? that's dope! it's also cool how there's three main types of demons.

hooty is a worm?!

on the board with all the bug demons, i recognized the butterfly alador kept chasing in "escaping expulsion", as well as adagast from "witches before wizards", the bear trap demon from "the intruder", and the kindergarten teacher from "i was a teenage abomination".

it was neat to see the fairy from "a lying witch and a warden" and the butterfly... thing from "witches before wizards". more neat continuity stuff!

what did king say with his dance? i'm very curious.

maybe king didn't want to talk about the cocoon, but i certainly do! what the hell happened?!

because of some of the images in the background when hooty was talking about demons, we can infer that some students of hexside are demons and not witches. i wonder if witches are more powerful than demons, or if they're on the same level.

other biped demons i recognize are the bounty hunter, tibbles, one of the pirates, warden wrath, and braxus.

i also saw a cat-person. are catgirls and catboys a thing on the isles?

i like how tiny nose and hooty are friends. somehow, it makes sense.

was tiny nose playing on a nintendo switch? that's cool.

we got to see even more past demons from the section about beasts, such as the ratworms, the echo mouse, the trash slug, the selikdomus, the slitherbeast, and the snaggleback.

has tiny nose's voice changed, or is that just me?

i'm really curious as to what the heck king is. is he a unique kind of demon? a hybrid, maybe?

i thought it was sweet that hooty and tiny nose tried to celebrate king for who he is, even though it just made him sad. they're trying.

eda's plot

hooty had a good point in wanting eda to sleep. sleep is important! says the guy who regularly stays up until at least midnight.

i completely understand hooty's fear of the owl beast. remember what happened last time?

the cookies hooty made were very cute. i loved that.

hey, the sleeping nettles are back! the same thing luz and hunter used a few episodes back to put kikimora's steed to sleep.

we got to see eda's dad! we know very little about him, but we did see him. also, did he look like nigel thornberry to anyone else? no? just me? okay then.

it broke my heart seeing raine and eda breaking up. it was neat that we got confirmation that they were together!

eda clearly regrets pushing raine away. poor thing.

who is the cloaked figure? i've seen a lot of theories that it's amity, but that makes no sense. i don't think she was even alive at this point. it could be odalia, though. that would be a cool twist.

the little owl beast was so cute. i want a plush of that.

HARPY EDA! holy shit, she's so cool. top tier character design.

luz (and amity)'s plot

you better bet your ass i have a lot to say about this! plot! okay, let's start from the beginning.

i was really hoping we would get some mutual pining lumity this season, and by god did it deliver! luz referring to her as a "cotton-candy-haired goddess" was too cute.

from what she said, it sounds like this isn't the first time luz has tried to ask someone out. she's so afraid of getting rejected. wait a minute, amity was afraid of getting rejected too! that's a parallel i didn't even realize!

i wasn't expecting to see amity this episode! it looks like her parents let her keep her purple hair. that, or the twins are using illusions to hide her hair from their parents.

i love how hooty's solution to getting amity to the owl house is to straight-up eat her. that's one way to do things.

i really want to know more about house demons. are there more than one? are they all bird-like? are they born as houses or do they just inhabit houses? so many questions and not enough lore!

the way luz interrupted amity when she suggested "forgetting" about what happened in front of blight manor reminded me of how eda kept interrupting king last episode when she thought he was going to tell her he was planning on leaving.

i'm not gonna lie, i skipped through the majority of the tunnel of love scene. that kind of thing gives me second-hand embarrassment like you wouldn't believe.

my heart shattered into pieces when amity said that the idea of her adting luz was stupid. she obviously doesn't believe it, but she's probably been trying to convince herself of it.

this part had me terrified that the lumity plot for the episode would end there. thank goodness it didn't, eh?

the ending

AAAAAAAAAAAA

okay, okay, let's start from when hooty freaks out for a third time, after the tunnel of love.

i thought it was funny how hooty ripped himself out of the door in order to run (?) away. at least we didn't have to hear all the sounds this time.

wait, "things always get weird when hooty's upset"? has this kind of thing happened before?

gosh, the part where king's voice powers saved luz and amity was so cool. i saw somewhere that the animator wanted to reflect the lesbian and bi flags and they did a great job.

eda encouraging luz to ask amity out was so cute. we stan a supportive mom, always.

and then comes the scene everyone's been talking about. oh my gosh, this was done so beautifully! it was equally awkward and cute, the way it should have been, and the fact that they both asked each other was perfect!

LOOK AT HOW HAPPY AMITY IS WHEN SHE SAYS YES!!! this is the happiest we have ever seen her, and it's adorable.

something i really love about this scene is the fact that they didn't say "i love you" or even kiss, like what seems to happen in a lot of confession scenes. they just held hands. it was probably one of the most realistic confession scenes i've ever seen. it kind of reminded me of when my gf and i got together.

oh yeah, that's right! they're officially together!!!!!!! FINALLY!!! i was not expecting anything that happened in this episode, but out of everything this one was the most surprising. holy SHIT! we have a canonically sapphic couple! in a disney cartoon! a disney cartoon!

honestly, i hope everyone has gained more respect for hooty after this. they've helped further the plot more in one episode than anyone else has done throughout the rest of the show.

we got to see king's dad properly for the first time! i don't think we'll see him in "eclipse lake", but maybe we will in the episode after that? i hope so.

everyone's freaking out about hooty eating the letter but... can't they just... throw it back up? like they did at the beginning of "really small problems"?

predictions

to my knowledge, the next episode is going to be about amity looking for an ingredient for the new portal. i also know that eda, king, and hunter will be there too. i don't know what to expect, but i am very excited. until next time!

#the owl house #toh #hooty #king clawthorne #eda clawthorne #edalyn clawthorne #raine whispers #luz noecda #amity blight #toh hooty #toh king #toh eda #toh raine #toh luz #toh amity #lumity #the owl house spoilers #toh spoilers #language #language tw #tw language #tw: language

[elenathehun]

Watching the Clone Wars, part 6

Congratulations, everyone!  This past week we reached the rare episode I physically could not complete, and we actually just skipped it and moved on to the next episode.  So with that said, click keep reading to see reviews of "Bounty Hunters", the Zillo Beast arc, "Senate Spy", and the first three episodes of the Geonosis arc:

"Bounty Hunters" (2x17)

So, I love how the episode starts out with Anakin and Obi-Wan (both of them important military figures with thousands - perhaps tens of thousands - of soldiers under their command) going off to investigate the disappearance of a medical station full of injured clones.  Spoiler alert, the episode never really clears up the mystery - or rather, it briefly implies all those injured clones are dead before getting on to the real story at hand, a... redux of Seven Samurai!  I have to admit, I found this a bit repetitive at first, but that's mostly because I recently watched The Mandalorian's Seven Samurai redux.  I love remixes of the Kurosawa classic, but twice in a month is a little much.

Anyway, once you forget about the clones as the writers so clearly want you to, the episode isn't bad.  Felucia is just really pretty, and the story itself is executed passably well.  Obi-Wan is starting to show the cracks, by the way - his reference to defending people who won't defend themselves is...telling.  Anyway, the bounty hunters are so anodyne that I forgot their names almost immediately after viewing the episode.  Hondo was, as always, a ridiculous villain. That's all for the good, honestly, because thus far TCW is not very good when it's trying to tell serious stories.  The story is neatly wrapped up with Hondo cutting his losses, and Obi-Wan and his children catch a ride off Felucia with the bounty hunters.  

Lastly, can I say how disappointed I am that no one in fandom has seen fit to write Obi-Wan Kenobi/Sugi FWB?  C'mon guys, that feels like a slam-dunk right there!

"The Zillo Beast" (2x18)

It's a Godzilla homage, or maybe King Kong?  Either way, it's a Palpatine and Anakin episode, and like all Palpatine and Anakin episodes it mostly serves the purpose of:

a) showing how horribly evil Palpatine is

b) how little power the Jedi have to counter his goals

c) Anakin is falling to the Dark Side and it's scary

a) and b) are both reasonably good storytelling goals, but I wish they were integrated more cohesively into the plot.  Like Cade Bane and the holocron arc, limiting these stories to little episodic islands is a bit amateur for the writing team.  Personally, I feel like c) is a lost cause, but that's basically the fault of George Lucas's bad pacing issues.  Dude had Anakin cross his moral event horizon less than halfway through the Prequel trilogy, and nothing anyone has tried has been able to salvage the character.  

"The Zillo Beast Returns" (2x19)

And the inevitable follow-up to Palpatine's decisions.  To be honest, the writers hewed a little too closely to the plot of Godzilla/King Kong/Jurassic Park - I found this episode to be very depressing due to the tragic death of the Zillo Beast, which is, after all, just an innocent animal being tormented for Evil Science.

"Senate Spy" (2x04)

And this right here was the first episode we went ahead and skipped!  That's right, I finally found an episode so awful I couldn't bear to watch it even as background noise.  Anidala-focused?  Check!  Anakin being a teenage boy jealous of his girl's prior hookups?  *barf* Check!  The Jedi conducting an intelligence mission on a Senator of "the Banking Clans", using another Senator as an operative?  Oh Lordy, check!  Padme, a Senator of the Republic, going to Cato Neimodia, to observe another Senator leads negotiations with the Trade Federation, a group the Republic is currently at war with?  Furthermore, a group that hates Padme's guts for her successful expulsion of their invasion from her planet ten years before???  

Fuck my life, CHECK.  My friends graciously assented to us moving on the next episode, because I just could not take this mess.

"Landing at Point Rain" (2x05)

I call this the "saving private ryan episode", and I think that fits.  I don't necessarily think there's anything terrible about the episode - it's all pretty much action, start to finish - but it's not really excellent either, if that makes sense.   Mostly I just like looking at the nose art and different clone trooper armor styles in this episode.  Also amazed that we have a scene of the GAR literally flame-throwing the native species of the planet, because as we all know, that's totally suitable for a kids' show.  

"Weapons Factory" (2x06)

And it's time for another Luminara episode!!!!   Guys, I love her, even though I don't feel she's used very well in this episode.  Also the first introduction of Barriss, who I also love.  This was actually a really great Ahsoka episode, at least in my opinion, and I don't think we've seen too many of those so far.  The mission is one that actually makes sense (I mean, for a certain value of sense, anyway) for two Padawans to be on, and it's good to see Ahsoka interact with someone on the same level as her.  Anakin's story... again, i just feel like they're shoe-horning in his Inevitable Fall to the Dark Side at every possible instant, which means that Luminara has to serve as an Moral Lesson, which means that she acts sort of weird from a character perspective in order to provide a foil to Anakin's behavior.  It lacks verisimilitude.  

"Legacy of Terror" (2x07)

And it's time for the zombie episode!  I am not fond of horror as a genre, so my eye is untutored, but I think this episode was actually reasonably good?  Luminara's characterization reverts to a more naturalistic course since the story take precedence over the thematic message in this episode.  We also get to see Obi-Wan Kenobi, the most annoying fucking friend/older brother in the galaxy.   The little defeated sigh Anakin releases before stating "I think the nose" just says multitudes about their relationship over the years.  

And that's it for this batch of episodes.   I'll be back in a day or two to complete my viewing of the final episode of the Geonosis arc, a few one-off episodes, and then the TCW arc that actually made me quit watching the series the first time around.

#watching the clone wars #star wars #star wars tcw #television is hypnotoad

[miss-spooky-eyes]

OC Inspirations: Devinahl & Indy

I was (delightfully) tagged by @vespertine-legacy​ a while ago and I’ve hesitated to do this because I knew I was going to talk WAY too much - but it was weighing on me, so I decided to open up about the sources from which I stole, that is, drew inspiration for Devinahl and Indirae.

What three fictional characters is your OC a combination of?  

This doesn’t apply to every OC - not even mine - but its certainly true for a few : Many of our characters are, to an extent, inspired by characters we see in movies, books, games, TV shows, etc.

Does this apply to any of your OCs? Was it a conscious decision on your part or not? Is your OC a combination of three (or more) fictional characters?

If so - post some GIFs / pics and tell us about them! What does your OC draw from other characters?

Too much Devinahl & Indy chat after the cut.

DEVINAHL

The truth is that when I came to creating my Imperial Agent Devinahl, and in particular fleshing out her backstory in far, far too much detail, there were some sources that I went to extremely explicitly and deliberately. And chief among them was ...

1. Garak, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

That’s right. Garak from Deep Space Nine. Plain, simple Garak. Outcast. Exile. Spy. Addict. Perennial liar. Patriot. Terrorist. Would-be genocider. Very good tailor.

(If you haven’t seen DS9, then you need to. It’s like Star Trek, but if it was actually good? And Garak is a big part of what elevates it.) 

Is it weird to compare my ancient video game Barbie/gorgeous sex bomb badass assassin and seductress to a cold-blooded space lizard who spends his days hemming pants? Possibly. But there are aspects of Garak’s character that, consciously and unconsciously, I made parts of Devinahl’s DNA. 

Firstly, Garak is a patriot. He loves Cardassia so much that despite seeing its flaws with absolute clarity, despite having been exiled and reviled by it, he would die without question to serve it (of course, he’d much rather make someone else die). And while seeing that as a weakness, despite knowing that the Cardassia he has committed to serving is disappearing before his eyes, there is still a part of him that believes that that commitment - that neverending sacrifice - is noble. The only noble part of him. That’s central to Devinahl’s character (which is, in turn, the way I made sense of the IA storyline). That while hating and despising the Sith, she would nevertheless believe in the Empire - not so much believe that it is good (at best, I think she sees it as order and stability where the Republic is corruption and chaos) as believe that her commitment to it is the only redeeming thing available to her.

Secondly, the way that Garak will take his needs, vulnerabilities, sincere emotions and package them in ways which gets him what he has to have to keep going, without ever giving up full control? Particularly in the extraordinary episode The Wire, in which a dying Garak tells Dr Bashir a series of lies about himself in order to elicit Bashir’s forgiveness, because he needs to be sincerely forgiven but without ever telling the truth?

Out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren’t? My dear doctor, they’re all true. Even the lies?

That is everything I tried to do with Dev, particularly in my fic about her and SCORPIO, particularly when it comes to her and Arcann. To know what she needs, as Garak needs absolution from Bashir, and tell just enough truth - put herself into just vulnerable enough a position - to get it, but never without reserving something, holding something back, whether it’s the knowledge that she can maneouvre herself out of SCORPIO’s clutches at any time or her real name? That’s a fucking survivor.

Thirdly, the relationship between Devinahl and Sifter (the spymaster who finds her as a traumatised child and grooms her for Intelligence) and specifically, the deathbed scene I wrote in Riddle was directly inspired by Garak’s relationship with Enabran Tain and that death scene. 

Yes, Devinahl was not Sifter’s actual daughter, but in every real sense she was formed by Sifter - and had Sifter had just one day with Dev like Tain had with Garak, Dev would have been lost. She would have turned herself into a carbon copy of Sifter, and she would have died. But the bittersweetness? The acknowledgement that the parental figure you love will never, not even now that they’re dying, love you as you want them to?

‘I should have killed your mother before you were born. You have always been a weakness I can't afford.’ ‘So you've told me. Many times. ...’ ‘Elim, remember that day…in the country. You must've been almost five.’ ‘How can I forget it? It was the only day.’

(The love and infinite sadness with which Andrew Robinson says that line, ‘It was the only day’? I’m crying just thinking about it. Anyway, it was everything I was thinking about and wanted to achieve in that scene.)

Oh ... and Devinahl’s ambiguous relationship with her implants? Well, Garak also has an implant in his head. And that’s all I’m saying about that.

2. Oryx from Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

A novel character rather than from TV or movies, I hope that’s OK. And I know that there are ... very problematic elements to the way Atwood writes about Oryx, her family, her culture, her background. But she was one of the strongest elements that went into creating Devinahl and her backstory.

There were specific aspects of the story Oryx tells to Jimmie - particularly the parts about being told to scream and make a fuss if a man tries to take you away to a hotel room, and then being told not to make a fuss when a man tries to take you away to a hotel room - that became part of Dev’s story. But there was also a general attitude and way of looking at life I wanted to capture and incorporate. Oryx’s philosophy of value?

Of course (said Oryx), having a money value was no substitute for love. Every child should have love, every person should have it. . . . but love was undependable, it came and then it went, so it was good to have a money value, because then at least those who wanted to make a profit from you would make sure you were fed enough and not damaged too much. Also there were many who had neither love nor a money value, and having one of these things was better than having nothing.

I wanted to create a character who could look at life and suffering and abuse, even her own, and view it in that dispassionate way which horrifies someone from my middle-class Western background - and then I wanted to test that idea, to bring it up against SCORPIO and have SCORPIO try to break it down with torture, to see if it was just a cool facade/necessary illusion. I wimped out of really testing that belief, instead having Dev always know that she could get out of her situation/having her find a way to be loved without truly having to sacrifice her protective patterns ... but if I was a little braver and better, I’d have tested it to breaking point. How far can a character go who thinks like that while still remaining, on some level, compassionate/human/likeable?

3. Saffron (Firefly)

I could have gone Black Widow (definitely the inspiration for Dev’s aesthetic in terms of outfit etc). But the plain truth is that I thought more about Saffron while dreaming up Devinahl/writing her backstory than I did about Black Widow (yes, Widow turned her weakness into strength in a manipulative fashion all the time, but Garak did it better, and other than that she mainly looked after boys in a way that I did not want Dev to be limited to). 

Firefly, for a show that had - what - 13 episodes? - exercises far too much of a hold on my imagination and Saffron, especially in the first episode in which she appeared, was such a tremendous character. The way that she found exactly the triggers to turn each member of the crew inside out? (And if she’d had more time, it absolutely would have worked on Wash and Inara, too - it only didn’t because she had to hurry.) Dev has that. I can’t write it, because I suck, but she has it. 

Oh, and nobody will ever know Devinahl’s real name (apart from you, if you read my fic about her backstory) and she’d die before letting you know it. That’s straight from Saffron. As is, I suppose, the man who would accept her just as she is without needing to push to know her secrets, except it worked out a little better for Dev and Arcann than it did for Yolanda and Durran Haymer because Dev and Arcann will always have pegging.

INDIRAE

(This will be a lot shorter than the section on Devinahl, I promise.)

1. Steve Rogers, Captain America (and whatever else)

I have never been super into the MCU, but the key reference I used to find a way into Indy’s character, back when she was nothing more than a cool-looking Cathar Bounty Hunter, was Steve Rogers. (November can attest to this)

Indy’s physical size - she’s six foot if she’s an inch, and big - is key to her personality, but equally key is the idea that she would always experience that size as uncomfortable and slightly alien to her. Like Steve Rogers, she started out as the scrawny kid always getting beat up by everybody ... And when she got her strength (with a hefty assist from the toxic waste run-off into what was her family’s only source of water) and suddenly got TALL and STRONG? She did not like bullies - which was what led her to help Coda out of a jam at the spacesport and started them on their road.

(If there’s a better way to play the BH storyline than as a stone-cold mercenary with an utterly unwilling heart of gold ... then I don’t know about it.)

2. Xena, Xena Warrior Princess

I’ll be completely fucking straight with anybody about this (so to speak): I love Xena, I had an obsession with it as a teenager I’m still unpacking, and the show tends to feed into my characters in an ... odd way.

Indy is physically imposing like Xena, is the main thing; and her dynamic with Coda owes a lot to Xena’s with Gabrielle (although Coda is as big and tough as Indy, she is the fast talker/smooth operator to Indy’s laconic strongman). I wanted Indy to dominate action scenes the way that Xena does, be that kind of a force of nature; and watch her struggle to find ways to channel that charisma, to need Coda’s help to understand how to do it.

3. Dottie Henson, A League of Their Own

OK, first of all, I do not want to hear any kind of mockery. This is, unironically, one of my favourite films of all time.

Again, we come back to the core theme of a character struggling with her own greatness/potential. That’s what is the most fascinating through-line of A League of Their Own: Dottie, this unbelievable baseball player/physical presence (yes, she’s very tall, just like Indy) who is so terrified to admit that she wants anything more than her smalltown life and dreadful husband, even while the evidence of her talent and passion for the game is burning up these ... fields? Diamonds? I don’t know baseball apart from this film.

Indy certainly hides behind not wanting to be a bounty hunter. She doesn’t believe in any Mandalorian nonsense about romanticising what is an unglamorous job. She’s just doing it for credits and afterwards, once she’s secured her family’s future, she’s totally going to go home and settle down in some acceptable, domestic way. Being on the Mantis with Coda, it’s absolutely just a means to an end. She doesn’t want to be there, she doesn’t care about it, it’s not who she is, she doesn’t need it. This life, the adventure, the freedom, the fighting for survival, it’s certainly not what gets inside her and what lights her up, no, not at all. 

Oh, and Dottie is also a reluctant leader. She doesn’t see why her talent should put her in the position of telling other people what to do - but then, on the other hand, she sees so clearly what they need to be doing, and when she says to do it, they listen. She doesn’t want to carry this team, but they’re only a team so long as she carries them.

(Don’t worry, Coda’s not going to let her lie to herself for too long.)

#swtor #excessively long answers to memes #oc: devinahl #oc: indirae

[noonespeshial]

Teenage Bounty Hunters Thoughts

So I finished the show, and since the person who recommended it to me hasn’t finished I want to get my thoughts out about the ending and what would happen in season 2 - which there better be!

This will not be in order of how things played out, just random thoughts.

1. How the hell is Sterling Dana’s daughter?! That means that her and Blair aren’t twins right? I’m guessing Dana and Debra got preggers at the same time, then Dana got in trouble and Debra took Sterling. But they do that twin talk thing, so what the hell?!

2. Mind was blown when Dana showed up. I felt like something was off with her in that scene where she picked up Sterling from the Lock In, but I wasn’t 100% sure until it was revealed 🤯🤯🤯

3. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS GOING ON AT MILES’ HOUSE. What kinda reverse slavery head fuck is that? And why the hell did he not say anything about his life status? AND HOW DARE HE USE HIS MOMS JOB TO BASICALLY HIDE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BLAIR. That’s so fucking childish - and yes I am aware he is a child. I mean, I get it but he should know better than to do that. It’s so disrespectful. At the very least he could have explained his situation and let Blair decide what she wanted to do. I was severely disappointed in this scene. And I felt really sorry for Blair even though she wasn’t completely honest with him either.

4. Oh April. That poor girl. Fear of being rejected by society and family is so paralyzing. Why didn’t she just tell Sterling that her Dad was back and she was afraid of what he would think and they needed to cool it? Why is that so hard? Why do you have to be a complete and utter BITCH and make someone hate you for your fears. And why does Sterling keep forcing her to be out in the open? Did she forget what happened when she confessed having sex with Luke and how she was shut out? It very selfish. Sometimes you have to take what stolen moments you can until the time is right, I don’t know why both of them are dead set on shutting it down or throwing it in people’s faces so quickly.

5. So we ended with them all standing in the street with sirens approaching after Dana revealing the truth about who Sterling’s mother is. What next? Do you think they will wait for the police and let Dana go to jail? I have a feeling they won’t. I feel like they will let her run off and then the Wesleys will go home to deal with the new information. I feel terrible for Sterling and Blair with this new information. I really hope they don’t doubt their connection, but I can understand if they did.

Is Luke going to go out with April? Will Sterling keep exploring her sexuality? Will Miles try to reconnect with Blair?

Oh I almost forgot....

WILL APRIL’S DAD OUT THE GIRLS AS BOUNTY HUNTERS?! I think that is the main thing I’m interested to see play out. Up to this point they have somehow kept this part of their life a secret. I know Bowser (is that how he spells it?) was ready to leave town, will he stay to help the girls out?

Ugh so many questions. I need to discuss this shit and so far there aren’t any YouTube videos or in depth posts on this show. So if you want to chat and theorize about it feel free to comment/message/etc.

#teenage bounty hunters #netflix #show theories #tv thoughts #tbh

[amnachil]

The College Society Chapter 4 Part 3

Wow, sorry for the lack of uptade. Work kept me busy... Anyway, here’s the next part!

Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey Tuesday March 19

He moaned with pleasure. Gabriel's tongue had soothing effects. The man was gifted. Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey groaned again. He shivered and his hands grabbed the other dude's head. A slow but warm licking made him twitch. He came shortly after. This is what I call a fellatio. Gabriel was defintely very talented. When this later raised his head, the junior blinked. For a dreadful moment, he pictured Liam at his place, eyes full of lust and mouth ready to suck his cock. Oh for the seven hells. That was something he could only dream of.

"So about your prey." whispered Gabriel.

It caught Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey's full attention. Right, I asked him to come because I hope he has intel. He's the official whore of the campus after all.

"Many hunters are on the move." he explained. "A 5000$ bounty is not something you see everyday."

Gabriel stood up and smiled. He was a very average dude but damn, his lips were made to suck dicks. Anyway, the Dean's grandson already knew that crap. He needed names.

"Nobody knows who is behind this but the community thinks it's someone important." continued the lad. "Some of them even think it's you."

"Is a load of shit from a bunch of retards the only thing you found out ?"

"Nah man. Even if we don't know the culprit, we know he used the community's local website to distribute his hunting party. Besides, he already proved he must be taken seriously : he created a forum to share pics and intel about the prey. Anyone who release news earns money. So a hunter has two choices : either go for the 5000$ bounty, either find some intels and sell them to the community. You told me you had someone investigating on this ?"

"Yes I have a girl who know her stuff around computers working on this."

The more he learnt about this whole story, the more Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey wanted to break some bones. How the hell a fucking asshole dared have a price put on his boyfriend's head ?

"Anyway." continued Gabriel. "As for the hunters themselves... I know for sure that Lucy Lopez tried to approach the prey. Also, the newbie Sophia Jacobs is on the move."

These two bitches. Once I'm done with them, they will go back crying in their mother's pussies. Fuck them both. Lucy used her natural charms to hunt so she won't be much of a problem. The baboon wouldn't fall for such an easy trick. But Sophia... She was way more subtle. I'll teach her a lesson soon enough...

Sadly, Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey had a more important matter to attend to. And no, it wasn't the baboon. I'm not that addicted to him anyway ! He would rather cut his own dick than admitting he missed Liam Strucker. He arrived to his flat a little past noon. Of course they were already here : his great father, his mother and his sister. Fuck this. I don't have time for family. He intented to do this quick and then, Sophia would learn what a dick in her pussy could do.

"There he is !" shouted joyfully Ms. Carrey. "My little gummy bunny !"

If only dying of embarrassment was possible. She trapped him in her arms before he could even react.

"Oh I missed you so much !" she yelled even louder. "Come here."

I'm sure she's breaking my ribs. His big sister Kristen Sylvia smiled.

"You're late gummy bunny." she said. "We're supposed to meet for lunch."

"Everything is already cooked." he replied. "All we have to do is go inside once mom stops crushing me."

It made them laugh. Damn he hated these family reunion. Thanks god his father wasn't here. They quickly visited his place. His mother commented everything. Even the closet full of condom that he had forgot to hide. Fuck that.

"I'm happy to see you're protecting yourself gummy bunny." she said while his sister burst into laughters. "But don't you think you've a little too much ?"

His grandfather gave him a dirty look that Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey returned. I was too busy with the bounty mess to care.

"By the way my precious gummy bunny !" shouted suddenly Ms. Carrey. "Don't think I haven't noticed how chubbier you are. Going a little soft my baby ?"

The junior grunted. She was so... so... he didn't know how to qualify her.

"Wait a second." she continued, not very concerned by his pride as a man. "Condoms, a little weight gain... Does that mean you have finally met someone ?!"

Oh no no no. No ! Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey recognised that glint in her eyes. He gulped when she shrieked loud enough to be heard by the whole college. His grandfather and his sister covered their ears promptly. The scream lasted for an eternity. Now he was pretty sure to be deaf for the rest of his life.

"I want to meet her." his mother said.

"Him." he corrected, frankly pissed.

At this point, he knew he had no choice but to comply. She would never let it go. He inherited her stubbornness after all.

"Him ? It's a him ?!" she exclaimed. "Oh this is the best day of my life ! My little gummy bunny finally got a man ! And they've an healthy sex live ! Hey old man, do you hear that ? He has a boy and they fuck !"

His great father pulled a face. After all these years, he wasn't fully used to his daughter in law's eccentricity. And he probably wasn't totally convinced by this boyfriend's thing, since he knew his grandson's reputation. This later was red as a tomato. He never actually fucked with the baboon but the idea... The idea made him hard as a rock and flustered like a teenage girl hit by pheromones.

"Tomorow. Diner." Ms. Carrey concluded. "And that's my final word."

Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey was so horny, pissed and embarrassed that he didn't know what to say. So he nodded. We're doomed. The only rationnal thought he managed to come with was that Sophia was about to live the best night of her pathetic existence...

He decided to call the baboon late in the evening, once he was finally at peace in his bedroom. His mother and sister had been constantly babbling about his boyfriend. Damn he was so tired of them. And it has only been one day... Well, at least Sophia wouldn't be a problem anymore. The girl would take at least a month to recover from their time together.

"Hello ?"

The baboon's voice sounded close to a whisper. Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey glanced at his clock. 11 pm. Damn I woke him up.

"Baboon big news. Tomorow, you and I will have diner with my mother and my sister."

A long blank followed. Was it because Liam was shocked or only because his slow brain was still processing, no one could tell.

"Okay." he eventually said. "Can I go back to sleep now ?"

"Sure."

Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey wasn't sure the message had been understood. But he had done his part.

Liam Wednesday March 20

"That won't do." he complained. "It's terrible."

Behind him, Nate whined. He rolled on the bed like a bored pet.

"I'm sorry but there is no way I wear this."

Nick chuckled when the shortest lad mimiced the act of strangulation. I'm glad to see he's taking it this way. Liam's bestfriend had been very moody these past few days, but he was seriously improving. He started to smile more naturally again, and to speak with them voluntary. Nick and him called that the Archibald phenomenon. (But Liam still had a weird feeling about this man). (He just didn't know why.).

"Maybe try your pink shirt with your blue jeans ?" suggested Colton.

The chestnut lad nodded. He needed to find a good outfit for tonight's diner. When Dami had called yesterday, he hadn't listened because he genuinely needed to sleep. (Who doesn't sleep at 11 pm ?!). (Only the geek brotherhood which Nick belonged to, criminals and super heroes like Dami he guessed.). But on the late morning, when his boyfriend recalled him they had a family diner, he paniced. He wasn't ready for this ! They weren't even dating for that long ! Lost in his thought, he reversed the buttons of his shirt and had to do it again. His friends repressed their laughs while he struggled to do it right. He looked at his reflection and pouted. The shirt was supposed to be loose but it was tight-skin. It showed his strongs arms pretty well... And his soft middlesection too. The slight curve of his belly pleased him. The jeans were snug, obviously. He could already forget the idea to wear a belt.

"You look nice." complimented Colton.

Not to be pessimistic but half-teddy bear like you can't be objective. I'm sure everything looks nice to you. Liam sighed. The zipper was digging in his squishy tummy. His ass looked too meaty. Dami's mother would take him for a child who didn't know how to dress properly.

"That's terrible." he confessed. "I look awful."

"Dude you shouldn't think like that." intervened Nick. "Self-depreciation doesn't suit you at all. You're tall, brawny as fuck and sweet like an angel..."

"Angel ain't that sweet, trust me." he retorted very seriously. (Because yes he had heard things about them.) (Bad things).

"Okay maybe you're also a little stupid." mumbled his roommate before Nate punched him in the gut.

"I think you guys don't understand." Liam explained. "When we went to meet my father, Dami wore a classy suit. He was so... so handsome. And look at me. I'm just your regular kid who try to act all grown up... "

To be clear, the chestnut lad didn't hate his body or anything like that but... He doesn't feel very confident with himself. (When you grow up with a mutant like Raphaël for comparison, it is common sense to accept yourself for what you were, or you would end up in depression.). (So Liam knew he wasn't ugly, but he didn't trust himself for all that.).

"You're a amazing dude who doesn't realise how attractive he can be." replied Nate. "Liam, would you trust me if I tell you there is nothing to worry about ? You're great in any clothes you wear, and I'm sure Damian think the same."

The others nodded in unison. Liam smiled timidely. He had very good friends even for dressing stuff. (Yeah it wasn't very manly for a bunch of young men to speak about clothes but who care ?).

The little confidence he had managed to build up shattered when he faced Dami, his sister and his mother. His boyfriend introduced them as Kristen and Laurelia Carrey. The first one looked nice, and she quickly put him at ease. But Dami's mother... It took only one second for Liam to realise she was a magical being. Her eyes were shining with pure joy. Her smile irradiated the surroundings like the sun itself.

"Oh my oh my !" she shouted. "My little gummy bunny is dating such a vision ! Come inside ! C'mon !"

As they all followed her, Dami grabbed Liam's hand.

"You never heard this nickname." he whispered to his ear. "You'll never use it or I swear to god you won't live another day."

The chesnut lad smiled stupidly. I don't really heard what she said to be honest. I'm way too stressed. They sat around the table and began to eat. Honestly, Liam didn't have much to do. Ms. Carrey talked, talked and continued to talk. She never seemed to stop. He could tell Dami was getting pissed, but no one dared interrupt her. (Well, since Dami had cooked the diner, Liam was too busy enjoying his plate to really listen). He focused back on her chattering when he finished his food.

"And it remind me how much of a prude boy Dami was in highschool." she was relating. "I'm pretty sure it's you Liam dear who did all the first steps. Otherwise, he would have never been deflowered."

Maybe I shouldn't have listen. The freshman could feel his cheeks redden. It was very hot in here. He glanced at Dami, who was chocking on his food. His sister Kristen chuckled.

"You must be very talented if he needs a full closet of condoms." Ms. Carrey continued, failing to take note of the atmosphere. "Oh my, a hottie like you can only be fully equipped if you know what I mean ?"

What was she talking about now ? Fully equipped ? He didn't understood what she meant at all, but Dami was now blushing as hell. He looked so flustered, it made Liam twitch. He felt pins and needles around his crotch. Oh. Now I get it. His boyfriend's mother was a goddess of love. It explained his succubus's tendancies.

"Mom I think you're embarrassing gummy bunny." intervened Kristen. "Let's talk about something less private okay ? So Liam, I don't remember your last name ? Someone cute like you must be famous around here right ?"

"Not really." he answered. "And it's Strucker."

Only when he finished, he noticed Dami's widening eyes. His boyfriend face-palmed. A blank followed. Suddenly, the women looked less friendly.

"Strucker as in Isaac Strucker ?" asked Ms. Carrey. "Dami you must be kidding me ?"

"Diner is over." grumbled the junior. "Baboon, I think you should leave fast."

Liam looked at him, perplexed. Then, he looked at his mother. Oh. She was like a pressure cooker on the verge of exploding. He stood up quickly and followed his boyfriend.

"Sorry." this one mumbled. "But this isn't good. I'll try to calm her so I can't escort you back home."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." assured the younger. "But what's the deal ?"

"I told you, my father and your ain't friends. Just go fast."

A scary scream made him obey promptly. The goddess of love wasn't happy at all.

He was almost home when he ran into the witch. She was waiting right in front of his building, blocking the way. Liam hid in the nearest bush as fast as possible. Damn. I think it's because the goddess is angry. What were his options ? What could he do ?

"I'm speaking to you man."

Surprised, he fell on his behind when he realised the witch was right here ! Oh no, I havn't been careful ! He made a little pray for the unicorns.

"Are you hurt ?" she asked.

Graciously, almost tenderly, she sat next to him. She put her hands on his chest and back with a wide smile. He could smell her poisonous aura. She was gonna eat him or something.

"I'm Lucy by the way." she whispered. "Nice to finally meet you."

She tried to strangle him, (or at least he thought) but he suddenly pulled himself out.

"You won't get me !" he yelled.

He managed to run to the corridor before she even got up. Without a look for her, he climbed the stairs and went in his apartment. She's so scary. I need to be very careful from now on. At least he had escaped the witch once again.

Nicolas Friday March 22 – Saturday March 23

Nick was very proud to be a genius. He always had good ideas. Or at least, he liked to think so. But well, this plan to learn how to swim was the worst he had ever thought of. His fear of water was slowly fading but going to the pool had become a real torture.

"Hey there fatty !" someone claimed when he entered in the wide facility.

He heard Rebecca's loud laugh. I hate them. Some people went to talk to Colton, who arrived with him. How come they were so nice with his friend and yet so mean towards him ? Seriously, he had never done anything to them. Of course Colton tried to speak for him but it didn't work very well... Nick noticed Theo watching them from afar. The captain outlined a smile, but the raven-haired lad knew he wouldn't come nearer. This whole have-sex-with-a-hottie thing didn't end well. Not only the junior didn't want to teach him anymore, but Laura also got away from him. Nick's field of vision was suddenly obstructed by Rebecca.

"Are you sure you're doing any real exercise ?" she teased. "Because you look fatter than in my memories."

He clenched his fists but didn't answer. She isn't wrong, I gained some weight. Again. But she has no right to talk to me like that. He was so pissed at himself to have been friend with such an hateful girl.

"Anyway, I didn't come to talk with you about your fat gut." she continued. "Me and some friends are organizing a little party in my flat next tuesday. I wondered if you and Liam wanted to come since we're neighbour and all ?"

Nick grunted. Was it a joke ? She bullies me and then she invites me to a party ? I'm not stupid.

"Yeah big bad idea." he replied.

Her smile grew larger when Colton arrived. She was definitely planning something. He didn't like that.

"Hey Colton." she greeted him. "Would Liam and you like to come to a party next tuesday ? Nick already declined but I thought I would invite you too. After all, it's Liam and you I want to see."

"I can ask Liam." assured the lad.

Damn this dude. He's so nice, he can't say no... So they got trapped by his kindness, great. Colton probably didn't notice the evil's grin Rebecca made. For once, Nick had to agree with Liam : the dude was a living teddy bear.

* Imagenius is online *

< Imagenius : Sorry I'm late. >

< TheSavior : dw my day sucked alrdy. >

< Imagenius : I was talkin to my hnter friend. So i think i will become one too but there are conditions lol I want to know what this big hunt is abut >

< Abeautifulwomen : didn't know you were so serious abut it Ima ! So what do u hav 2 do ? >

< Imagenius : if i want to join the hunter community i must catch a prey. Meaning maybe i'll get laid this time ! It had been so long !! >

< TheSavior : you're so pathetic >

< Abeautifulwomen : +1 >

< Imagenius : whatever you say fellas :/. So my friend gonna help me cuz he is nice like that. I need to find a prey and that's it. Sav, your roommate isn't available ? >

< TheSavior : No. And you never saw his face, I only sent a pick of his butt ! And we ain't in the same college... >

< Imagenius : can't be sure we never met in real life lol >

< Abeautifulwomen : true that. Would be nice one day. We know eachother for years now. And i could prove to Ima i'm a girl once and for all. >

< Imagenius : won't believe it until i see it >

< TheSavior : Guys don't be nostalgic that's boring. Let's go play now. >

Nick knocked another beer back and belched loudly. That was a good meal. It was for this kind of night that he loved college. No parents to nag, no siblings to bother him. His console, food and beer, it was everything he needed. The squeaking of a door indicated him his peace was about to end. Indeed, Nate entered in the living room. He stared at the many emptied bags of crips and bottle of beer before he sat next to Nick. Nightmare again I guess.

"Wanna play ?" he asked.

His friend declined in silent. He had dark circle under the eyes, and a very bad look. But Nick knew better than asking him to talk. He changed a lot since he moved here. They had met in a summer camp like five years ago. At the time, Nate had been the most joyful boy Nick had ever seen. They had bonded easily. But nowadays, something had died in the shortest lad.

"You can take a beer or some food if you want." Nick offered. "I always take too much, which is the main reason why I'm fat now."

"Sorry, I'm not hungry." replied curtly Nate.

Silence followed. The raven-haired lad focused on his game. It was a difficult level and his partners weren't that good.

"You're very calm for a gamer." commented his friend after a while.

"I'm not always like this tho." laughed Nick. "I just feel bloated so I'm chillin' you know ? Otherwise, I'm kinda bossy when I play. I like to give orders to my virtuals friends."

Nate nodded and went quiet again. He just watched the screen, seemingly lost in his thoughts. Okay. Nick didn't say anything either. Not that he was asocial but he was focusing on his game. He still snacked though. Chewing something helped to concentrate.

"I hear the laughters and the teasing every night." eventually whispered Nate. "I don't always distringuish who say what, but this is very disturbing. And it remind me the pain I felt."

The geek frowned. Pain ? Laughs ? He didn't answer, because he didn't know what to say.

"Archie keeps telling me it's not my fault but... Well most of the time I believe him but sometimes, when I'm alone, I can't help but think I deserved it. Because I always acted so foolish and all, you know ?"

"It". What is "it" ? Nick missed the main target in the game. Slowly, he dropped his joystick.

"I mean, I'm a grown man." continued Nate, still looking at the screen. "It's not supposed to happen to grown man is it ? I think I'm weak. Yeah, I'm a shit who doesn't deserve any kindness. I swear, sometimes I wonder why Archie helps a wreck like me ? He didn't talk much about his own... experience."

So Nate had been beaten and he felt guilty for it ? Nah, I don't think this is it. Bullying could be very difficult to handle, but it didn't look like that. Something happened during this night. He arrived here feeling less than human, hurt and afraid. He experienced something only Archie could truly help with. Something he doesn't want Liam to know.

"I think I'll go back to sleep." whispered Nate. "I'm just talking nonsense."

"Wait. Buddy listen." stated Nick. "I don't know if it's my place to tell or if this is appropriate but... You shouldn't look so down at yourself. You deserve kindness because you're kind with the others and you always had been there for people, especially Liam. So... don't hate yourself okay ?"

"Cant' help it." smiled sadly his friend. "She made sure of it when she played with my body like a toy."

And he left just like that. Nick didn't keep him. He looked at him with wide eyes, not knowing what to do. I think I understand what this mysterious "she" did... But for once, I don't want to be right. I really don't want.

To be continued

Well, this is no surprise, but Damian’s family is a crazy bunch :D And they don’t seem very fond of the Strucker. 

I think, with this last conversation, what happened to Nate becomes pretty clear... The poor lad lived a horrible experience. I’ll put a TW for the parts which explicitly refer to these events.

#the college society #cs #Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey #Liam #Nick #relationship weight gain #family #Nate needs help #Nate is a victim #Drama #Chapter 4 #Part 3

[ariela-of-aedyr]

How To Fight My Watchers

[A Guide to Defeating Eora's Champions. Or not.]

I wanted to do something a little bit different for Watcher Wednesday this week, so... well, here it is.

Ariela Rosethorn:

A beautiful and smooth-talking mixed race elf, Ariela was the youngest child of a minor Aedyran noble house, until a falling out with her family- on account of them trying to kill her, just a whole bunch of times- caused her to pack up and leave home in the dead of night. She's kind hearted, and even before becoming a Watcher, all that she really wanted to do was help people and improve the world around her. But don't let that fool you; beneath her calm and composed exterior hides an extremely tough and scrappy individual. She's survived a lot in her life, and she plans to keep on surviving. Her family couldn't kill her, The Leaden Key couldn't kill her. A God couldn't kill her. Do you think that you can?

Why You Would Fight Her: I mean, honestly? I don't know, why would you? She's a sweetheart. What is wrong with you? Maybe you heard that she was a pacifist, and thought that meant you would be able to get the upper hand on her? Probably a bad decision on your part, honestly.

Things to Watch Out For: Well, she's a cipher for one. If your friend tries to help you fight her, she's almost certainly going to make you fight each other, and that's just embarrassing really. She's also a crack shot with a pistol, so you probably want to hope you challenged her to a fist fight and not a duel, because that could be bad for you.

Verdict: Ari doesn't really care for fighting, but if you don't give her a choice, she'll likely kick your ass. If you catch her unaware, you might be able to get close enough to get a few hits in before she locks you in place with her psionics and wipes your memory of this event ever having taken place. On the off chance that you did manage to defeat her, somehow, be prepared to deal with a pissed off Iselmyr, because the Aedyrans are never far from one another.

Aubrey Stargrove:

The amnesiac orlan, and devout follower of Wael, Aubrey woke up from grave injuries as a teenager in a small town in the Deadfire with no memory as to who she was or how she got there. No-one in the surrounding area seemed to recognise her, and from that moment on her life became one big mystery that she intended to unravel. She's smart and inquisitive, but absolute chaos to deal with. Don't let her small form fool you; she's spent most of her life travelling on her own, and is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She's killed beasts for dinner, she's killed bandits that made the mistake of attacking her. She's killed her fellow followers of Wael. What makes you think you're so special?

Why You Would Fight Her: If you started the fight, then it's likely because you've made the mistake of thinking the small orlan is an easy target, and, my friend, that was your first mistake. Most likely, though, she's the one that's chosen to fight you, maybe because you looked at her funny or seemed otherwise suspicious or aggressive. Sucks to be you.

Things to Watch Out For: What's not to watch out for with Aubrey, honestly. She's unpredictable, and has a God on her side who's entire philosophy is Do It For The Lolz. She's a healer, but you should probably be ok on that front, because 90% of the time she's too focused on fighting that she forgets she can do that. Oh. Well, I guess the 'her being focused on fighting you' thing probably isn't great news, though.

Verdict:

She likes to think that she's a fighter, but she's a little squishier than she gives herself credit for. If you manage to get in a few good hits before she hits you, and piss her off enough that she forgets to heal herself, then maybe you'd stand a chance. More likely, though, she'll defeat you quickly and you'll wish you hadn't picked a fight with her. On the off chance you do manage to win, be prepared for your stuff to start randomly disappearing for the rest of your life, because Wael is nothing if not a petty bitch.

Mia:

The charming and voluptuous Mia is a world renowned actress and singer. She's very likely toured to a town near you, and you can bet that everyone who's seen her perform pretty much universally agrees that she's just as talented as she is lovely. The life of a performer, though, has left her rather soft. Sheltered and a little naive to the world, she isn't exactly experienced in the art of fighting, but ever since her soul was Awakened, she's been learning to survive. She's survived beasts, she's survived bandits. She's survived a biawac. Just maybe she can survive you, too.

Why You Would Fight Her: Maybe you got fed up of listening to her talk about herself, and honestly no-one can blame you for that. Maybe you made a remark about her performance not being show-stopping and she launched at you. Either way, if you have to fight one of my Watchers for some reason, then Mia is probably the one to go for.

Things to Watch Out For: The big one is probably that her songs aren't just songs, they're magic. If you startle her, she has a tendency to let out a scream that's also a wave of force that'll send you flying backwards. She's also deceptively strong, so while she doesn't have a lot of fighting experience, she does pack a good punch.

Verdict:

There's a decent chance that you might beat Mia in a fight, if you manage to catch her alone and off-guard, and maybe cover her mouth to stop her chanter spells. The buzz of your victory will quickly be replaced with fear, however, when her large, devoted fanclub mobilizes to hunt you down in vengeance.

Faenna:

A quiet and reserved Nature Godlike, Faenna is as difficult to read as they are tall. Which is to say, very. They don't really like to talk about their past, but you hear that they were part of a group of Bounty Hunters that specialised in hunting dangerous beasts back in the Living Lands, before they ended up heading out the the Dyrwood and becoming a Watcher. From what you hear, they've hunted trolls, and eoten. They've hunted dragons. You're probably nothing to them.

Why You Would Fight Them: Maybe you thought that because they're quiet, their reputation is a bit exaggerated. Maybe you're racist against Godlike or something. Either way, you've picked a fight with a giant of a kith now, and you've got to live with that decision. Don't worry though, you probably won't have to live with it for long. 

Things to Watch Out For: Faenna is a skilled surgeon, and as such knows all of the best vitals to aim for to incapacitate an enemy, or cause them pain. They're also a druid, so if you try to run, you're likely to find yourself tangled in vines, or pursued by something that they conjured to help them out. Tldr: you're fucked.

Verdict: They're going to beat you, no two ways about it. You probably won't even get a hit in. After the first couple of seconds, you'll quickly switch from an attacking stance to a defensive one, and maybe if you're lucky, they'll not kill you. I wouldn't worry about what might happen on the off chance that you win, cos that's not the timeline you're living in.

#pillars of eternity #watcher ariela #watcher aubrey #watcher mia #watcher faenna #watcher wednesday #Em-J Writes

[tangentmoth]

Chris Carter Continuity Plague: A Dissertation Upon the Origin of (Alien) Species in The X-Files Vol. 1

Season 1

S1E10 “Fallen Angel” - Our first look, as it were, at what would become the “mytharc” aliens (note, the Mytharc proper was not yet a Thing, so there’s definitely some Early Installment Weirdness here).  Escaped from downed craft Yautja-style invisibility powers, radiation blasts, possible bodysnatching.  Items 1, 3, and 4 would all go on to become on-and-off features of the Black Oil, so let’s call it an in-universe early appearance.  I like being generous.

S1E14 “Genderbender” - Bunch of Frickin’ Weirdos.  Humanoid aliens living up in BFE pretending to be Amish.  Exactly What It Says on the Tin: can change (humanoid) genders at will.  Having sex with them kills humans because their Pheromone Game Too Strong.  No relation to any other alien species involved in the mytharc or any other episode.  Fuck off back to Wherever at the end of the episode and are never heard from again.  K Bye.

S1E17 “EBE” Captured at a crash site, and that’s literally all we know.  Probably one of the mytharc species.  I guess.  

S1E24 “The Erlenmeyer Flask” - NOW we’re getting somewhere!  Meet the colonists, the hybrids, and Purity Control.  WTF is Purity Control?  A virus wrapped in a bacteria wrapped in 6 (6!  This Is Important!!) base pairs wrapped in an enigma.  Hybrids (and, assumedly, the aliens they’ve been hybridized with) have green poisonous blood that eats through stuff.  That last bit won’t be seen again.  Also an alien fetus that looks like a classic Grey.  Good stuff, there’s meat on these bones.

Season 2

S2E10 “Red Museum” - That darned Purity Control is back.  Still don’t know what the hell it’s supposed to actually be, but when injected into teenagers apparently it...turns them into Jerk Jock hoodlums?  ‘Kay.

S2E16/17 “Colony/Endgame” - Aaaaand the Hybrids are back, but uh oh there’s a new kid in town!  Meet the Bounty Hunter, a shapeshifter who looks like low-rent Schwarzenegger in his default form (who the hell is paying the bounties?  Are there interstellar bail bondsmen?)  Also the poison blood from last season is revealed to be a retrovirus that clots all your blood into jell-o in your veins.  So...basically the Andromeda Strain. Also the Bounty Hunter crashed his ship in order to get here.  Apparently UFOs in this ‘verse can hover but boy they sure can’t land for shit.

S2E24 “Anasazi” - More hybrids, but these guys look like classic Greys.  Guess they were the rejects.  

Season 3

S3E15/16 “Piper Maru/Apocrypha” - The Black Oil finally appears as itself!  Exactly What it Says on the Tin: black, oily goo.  OH GOD IT’S IN MY EYES!!!  Bodysnatching and radiation blasts are a thing, but no more invisibility. Bummer. Wants to get back to its ship. That crashed. Seriously, who the hell gave all of these assholes their pilots’ licenses?

S3E24 “Talitha Cumi” - ...the Shapeshifters have healing powers now?  ‘Kay.  Also something something BEES!!  NOT THE BEES!!!! 

Season 4

S4E8/9 “Tunguska/Terma” - Return of the Son of the Black Oil.  Still black and oily.  Makes little wormy things now that crawl under your skin and control you via your pineal gland?  We’ve ditched the spaceships, though: now the Black Oil comes from meteorites!!  And also no more radiation blasts!  We’re losing cool points here rapidly, guys.  There’s also a Russian assassin going around injecting Black Oil victims with something that looks an awful lot like that Purity Control shit we forgot about two seasons ago.  Hm...

S4 E24 “Gethsemane” - SURPRISE!!  All the aliens were fake all along!  DUN DUN DUNNNN...

Season 5

S5E6/7 “Christmas Carol/Emily” - ...JUST KIDDING.  Our old friends the Hybrids are back, in the form of a cherubic little girl named Emily who happens to be a hybrid of, dun dun dunn, SCULLY.  Holy shit.  Alas, though, the hybridization is unstable and she dies (after poisoning some ER staff with her blood).  Merry Christmas!

S5E24 “The End” - New hybrid kid!  This one’s telepathic.  ‘Kay.

The Movie

Yeah, remember all that shit I just wrote about the Black Oil?  Just forget all of that lol because SURPRISE CHESTBURSTERS!!!! The Bees!!!! are back, though!  Now they carry the Black Oil too.  So don’t get stung or you’ll come down with a nasty case of SURPRISE CHESTBURSTERS!!!   Also there’s a vaccine now.  Could THAT be our mysterious Purity Control????  Do the writers even remember Purity Control???  STAY TUNED.... 

#X-Files #The X-Files #I miss the invisibility and the radiation bursts dangit #Those were cool powers #Myth Arc #Local Moth Rewatches The X-Files

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Extended Pilot

Cold opening is good. Veronica is (let’s say) appropriately cynical for this teenage noir story. Staking out a no-tell motel. But wait, is she an actual, licensed detective? It would seem like her dad wouldn’t want her out late on a school night? Does she live with Dad or only work for him? Is he a shitty dad, letting his daughter be out all night like this?

The biker from the box set cover appears just before a cutaway.

Dandy Warhols theme? Nice.

I’m not entirely sure how “a town without a middle class” would work economically since there are almost certainly nurses and mechanics and plumbers and loads of comfortably middle-class jobs in any city. Am I to take this as something less literal? Class warfare as a theme?

While a huge crowd of assholes stares on looking (and one dickhead even takes a selfie with the tormented kid), Veronica cuts a dude down off the flagpole. He is apparently thought to be a snitch, by the ink on his chest… Though he appears to lack any stitches that I can see, so his status as an actual snitch remains to in some doubt.

“Go, Pirates!” Veronica snarks… because of course, she’s snarky. She’s a teenage lead in a noir story. Oh well, noir is sort of all about how the whole world sucks aside from your lead.

Veronica knows the drug dog’s name and calls him off immediately. She is a friend to animals. Okay, I definitely like Veronica.

 Ditched by the boring looking white guy? Dodged a bullet there, Veronica.

 Oh, V, don’t be a dick to The Snitch! You were doing so well.

Okay, cool cool cool.

Biker dude is a wang, but Veronica either knows he’s full of shit or she’s suicidal.

The Snitch’s name is Wallace... good to know, I was having trouble continuing to call him The Snitch with his continued lack of stitches.

 Okay... forget what I said about Biker Dude. The Sherriff is a HUGE dick! Like in the Being a Dick Olympics, Sherriff Whatshisname is a medal contender, while Biker Dude is on the fucking JV team at his local high school.

Dog #2 loves his Veronica. He appears to actually be Veronica’s dog, which is great because that should mean that we see him a lot. (I’m a big fan of dogs in case you couldn’t tell.)

Boring Boy’s mom drives a Jag, douchebag iconography 101.

Apparently, Sleazy Lawyer Guy seems to imply that Veronica works her dad’s cases for him. Is she the brains behind his success? Because that might be more cutesy than I could stand.

Nope. Keith Mars is just busy as all hell… apparently. Private detective AND a bounty hunter, apparently? How does this not qualify him as middle class? Do they have some sort of financial debt?

Amanda Seyfried is the dead friend, Lily. If I’m not mistaken this actually pre-dates Big Love and was maybe right around the time of Mean Girls. Didn’t realize she was in this... one assumes she’s not in a lot of episodes since she’s, y’know, dead. Although, flashbacks seem to be prevalent. 

Boring Boy is maybe Mentally Traumatized Boy? Did he dump Veronica before or after Lily’s death? I mean it’s still shitty to ghost someone like that, but if he is/was spiraling after his sister’s death, then that’s at least somewhat understandable. What was his name? Duncan? Idk, I think Boring Boy sounds better.

Now we’re back to where we started.

DOG #2 IS NAMED BACK-UP! I AM ALIVE! BACK-UP IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER SO FAR!

Veronica tasers Biker Number Two! Starting to lean more towards V being suicidal with regards to her going hard on this biker gang. Then again, maybe she just knows how to win their respect.

Biker Dude #1 is Weevil… one assumes that’s not the name his mother gave him.

HOLY SHIT! Veronica is a rape survivor! Damn, I knew this show went a lot harder than most, but between the giant gaping head wound on Lily and Veronica’s backstory, here, I was not prepared for it to come this hard this quickly! Okay, show.

Jesus! Veronica’s mom ditched them? It’s a wonder Veronica’s still here. Best/only friend brutally murdered, raped, abandoned by mother? RESPECT to V, for being stronger than steel.

Wallace is a stand-up dude, ignoring the things people say about V.

Keith gets $2,900 dollars catching someone skipping out on bail and they’re considered lower class? For ONE (1) day’s work? That’s as much money as I make in a month.  Where the FUCK is Neptune, California that life is so damned expensive?

Is Keith being weird about Jake Kane? Or is just that getting involved in that family’s business has already thrown his world into disarray once?

NOPE! It’s because his ex-wife is the one at the motel! Fuck! What a goddamned life Veronica has right now.

Okay, so no doubt at all that the Sherriff deserved that… hell, he deserves to be beaten with a barbed wire baseball bat and left to lay in a big pile of salt… but again, are these guys all just complete fangless losers or does Veronica have some sort of death wish? Like she’s maybe made things square with the bikers but now she’s pissed off the Sherriff’s department?

Logan makes a Beach Boys reference? So he is not Boring Boy #2, then.

“Be cool, Soda Pop.”

“Can I have the video back, now?” “Nope.” Oh, Wallace, I love you. You’re number three. Veronica is number two. Back-up is still number one.

Keith is still investigating Lily’s murder too. Interesting.

“Veronica Mars… she’s a marshmallow.” Somehow I feel that if Tumblr had existed in 2004 we’d all be calling ourselves marshmallows instead of cinnamon rolls.

#veronica mars #season one #episode one #keith mars #logan echolls #wallace something

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SPN 5X12 Swap Meat

the art is not going well so here we go whee

why does Sam sound like a teenager

oh

OH THIS IS THE SWAP EPISODE LMAO

OH IT'S A TEENAGER

she's hitting on him wow this is So Fucked

*whispers* "are we talking about sex" lmaoOO

oh that swap was Fucked

I do love how Sam gets the "this many hours earlier"

oh to visit old friends, the leather jacket is Back!

the ghosts pitch y'all are doing Great

ah the carved into her skin thing is FUCKED

ah the kid

Sam what the fuck fucking NERD

I'm honestly kinda shocked they even HAD an outside babysitter

oH DEAN WANTS OUT HUH?

Why Sam? is it just Protagonist Boy? what's the thing?

if it's because of the fucking salad shake

oo this zoom in on Sam's Face is nice

whoop the uniform

he's swapped

ah Sam's confused

he's having a really fun time lmAO

AH FINALLY HE TRIES HIS REFLECTION

LMAO he's having fun with Sam being Muscle MAn

aw he's SO SMALL

what the FUCK is your endgame kid?

oh goD NO DON'T LET HIM DRIVE

oF COURSE HE CRASHED THE CAR

oh same place as mystery spot

Ok that's why he trashed the phones I see

"I think I have asthma" uh oh

the mirror trick is neat though

"smart kid" "ugh virgin" sam this is basically you in high school cmon

witchcraft!

"you little satanic bastard" HAHAH

engineer, MIT, SAT

god fucking dammit man

Sam cmon man you've never had a family but you have to know this is wack

THE QUESTIONING BUT IT'S HIM IS GOOD IT'S SO GOOD THOUGH

ah sister knows about the book

lmao of course the nerd kid just knows it

HE LIKES DEAN'S MUSIC AND DEAN GETS CONFUSED ABOUT IT LMAOO

HE HAS TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL I'M CACKLING

oh his friend has ear piercings

lmao he hacks into Gary's locker

yes I know that's not right whatever

this kid...bro cmon that's cringe

why is he trying to kill them

him and Dean share the one braincell

'not feeling like myself' sksksk

"we can talk it out" why is that so fucking funny to me

Dean please

dammit

what the actual fuck are these kids doing

Dean for once be slightly better with your feelings

although to be fair no one else has noticed Gary

"your whole future is planned out for you" oh of course OF COURSE THAT CONVINCES HIM

oh MY GOD

"we don't drink together that often" :(

"you really are a good guy" WHAT THE FUCK IS THE ENDGAME HERE

ah ok and we're seeing the flirting scene from the beginning

Dean cmon

"my parents are out of town"ahah

of course she does bdsm

"have you idiots been talking to demons" hahaha

you fuckers were NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE BOUNTY HUNTERS

"yeah, Trev" ahahaha

"gary can't draw" asd;aofhd

Dean's got a bounty on his head uh oh

yeah she looks like a Nora

if he kills her I swear

this is a terrible idea

oh good he at least figured it out

oh no NO THEY WANT TO GET INTO COLLEGE

FUCK

right it tends to possess girls

the demon eyes look really good on her tho

98 pounds of nothing lmao

dAngeRouS warlOck

gary

shit SHIT LUCIFER

oh my FUCKING GOD YOU IDIOTS

you’re deAD

kid I am bEGGING YOU PLEASE STOP TALKING

WHY PISS OFF THE DEMON WHY

sorry fucker you’re dead

“I want so an so to fall in love with me” child

yeah I figured

ok yeah of course the lick blood

“I don’t want to die” uh oh

17..ouch

Dean’s not processing this well huh

“and no one can tell you what to do anymore” uhh

I mean yes but no but also I get it but also fUCK

she’s so clearly lying to you man

oh my god the DUAL EXORCISM IS SO CUTE

well not cute but it’s fun

“adios bitch” “it’s adi nos” LMAO

ah the swap back

aw poor Nora

“my bad” ahahah

“we’d kill you” oof

“your life ain’t that bad” ha

“just rebel damn you” *in a healthy non satanic way

Sam that is some serious Younger Kid Energy ngl

“she doesn’t like satan you moron, she likes you” hahahaha

“I wish I had your life”

“I lied” ahaha

Dean’s face

Sam doesn’t like apple pie life, Dean does?

AWWW NO DEAN’S MUSIC

and THE SONG ROCK N ROLL NEVER FORGETS

1. Sam vs Dean. like. Kinda fucked that they keep saying that Dean wants out and Sam is slowly going like "nah fuck it this is pretty cool" and then keep undoing that. Also kinda fucked how much they imply that they wouldn't be friends, and how it's mostly because they keep crossing their wires(dean goes drinking Sam goes...I don't know, I don't think he makes much of an effort actually)

2. Dean. No fuck it because even though the kid was Sam Coded(magic, straight A's) he clearly was someone Dean felt connected to(music, general Vibe). Like the kid wanted fun, and so does Dean, and he hates the plan. Also I got the vibe that Gary was the oldest so..yeah no that tracks. The difference here is that Dean wants something quiet, wants a family, doesn't want to hunt, which is...also against the plan, so it's kinda like that. Also, I think the whole "Dean's incredibly lonely" comes back, because he's...bad at socializing due to both the "I have to perform this role" and he didn't get a lot of interaction with other people, and his brother doesn't seem to like him. Like Dean is always just spectacularly lonely and Ouch

3. Sam. Listen I get the "rebel against your family" but Sam...that's a youngest child privilege. Like if you've got this plan, and you can't do anything that deviates from that plan anywhere. Like I get it, you were Smart and Magic, but this was like..Sam accepts hunting, he likes it, he's good at it. He doesn't want out anymore, and he's willing to rebel. it was like...good way to set it up. youngest child swaps with oldest. yes

4. Escapism again. Dean and the kid are craving it(I keep saying the kid, it's Gary), and they get a little taste of what it's like. Sam gets it and hates it, which tracks with the office episode.

5. needledrop. ok the "rock n roll never forgets" seems important to the like...stuck-ness of Dean, but also it was used in the episode as like...Dean Music that the kid likes, but Sam doesn't, subtly "They're different"

same with the salad and the "drinking together" sam's straight laced on purpose, I think he's just Like That and it's hard for them? Like I feel like it plays into the fact that without hunting they...probably wouldn't be close

6. overall, it was like...a funny, solid character study, playing off of established lore, with good stuff all around. It was more lighthearted, but well shot, and funny. Like finally! they didn't beat me over the head with the message! good!!!

yeah ok so this might be proof that easy to grasp consequences work on me

#pawswatchesspn #5x12 swap meat #I am severly tired so my analysis makes no sense #but this episode was quite honestly Exactly to my taste as far as a plot/trauma episode #It was #very good and very fun