#season 2 episode 3 spoilers

[estrella-etoile]

HuaLian Are So Bad at Flirting They're Good

Oh my god. How can we not fall completely and entirely in love with Season 2 of the donghua?

Why do I say I adore it so much? Because of just how cringe HuaLian are with one another. It's so embarrassingly endearing seeing these two complete love failures try to figure out how to flirt (and do it terribly for anyone not named the other).

Let us start with our sweet lonely old man Xie Lian. He feels his loneliness so hard at Pu Qi shrine it hurts. He clutches a ring and the second Ling Wen reaches out he hides that ring under his robes, guarding it like a precious secret. And yet... does he think "hmm, I had a wonderful time with San Lang! I hope he had a wonderful time with me, maybe I should try to figure out how to get in touch to "try" to return this ring (but really to see him.)

Good thing Jun Wu tried to drive a wedge between them by sending XL to Ghost City to find out (for the first time in his life) that it was Hua Cheng's territory.

Then XL is in Ghost City. And he's trying not to swoon when he sees that his handsome San Lang maxed out peak hotness and is letting him win and touching him. "He's teasing me." (He let you bet a god for a half-eaten mantou and played fake rounds until he'd rubbed enough of his luck onto you to lose gracefully. SIGH) Yet instead of going "wow I wonder if San Lang likes me?" he watches an indirect kiss and a smirk and runs away.

You would think that this would make XL the biggest dork? And at episode 2, you would be right.

But my dear San Lang. My lovely precious ghost king BB goes so far into the cringe the next episode that he grabs the prize from XL.

We start with the try to be cool "gege pretended not to know me and then did not come find me!" while accidentally leaving the impression he was headed to a brothel (which... given XL's first three minutes in Ghost City... not entirely impossible). So yeah. Off to a great start ghost king.

He did at least look okay with the discussion of a home versus a residence (and scored himself a perma-invite to Pu Qi... because XL was looking for any possible opening to make that clear too.) And a pretty good explanation of why he's in charge of the city of sin. Then the trying to take care of gege during a PTSD flashback, yes! Go San Lang Go!

And then... the armory. It was adorable watching XL fangirl over the weapons. And seeing him smile and talk about how great they all were.

But babygirl HC... don't just smile smoothly and say "I will give you the whole armory." Yes yes, we all know you feel this way, but... not on the first date. When XL also politely refused (because that's kind of a HUGE offer to him), don't double down with "then you can have this room and visit any time you want! OH! I can help you with upkeep!"

XL has not really even come to terms with the fact that there is this person who enjoys his company yet. He's really really confused about the whole why the world's most handsome ghost king wants to be around him. You're just going to confuse him way way too much by trying to give him an arsenal of spiritual weapons.

But here's the thing. It worked. Sort of. Not because XL accepted the swords, but because he accepted the affection and the friendship. He doesn't want HC's status or his wealth. He wants to pet HC's uber-weapon and talk about sacred swords with someone. He wants HC's company. And maybe because HC's existence has pointed out that most relationships are transactions, he starts his approach using that mentality, even though his love and affection for XL is the opposite of transactional.

HC doesn't need to wine and dine XL. He needs to visit Pu Qi shrine as much as he wants.

Neither of these precious beans understand what a normal relationship looks like. So it's not a surprise that what they both want is the same: a genuine and unconditional connection. They have it already, so even when they both attempt to flirt with each other in ways that would make Pei Ming have an aneurysm, they still eventually triumph.

Because below the surface attempts is something so sincere and deep that they'll get there, and even find those silly cringe surface things hilarious when they sort it all out together.

#hualian #heaven official's blessing #season 2 episode 3 spoilers #tgcf meta #hua cheng and xie lian are adorable cringe with each other #and i love that for them

[smashboy]

"Everything I do is a sport" - Eliot Spencer, "The Tournament Job," Leverage Redemption

#leverage #leverage redemption #season 2 episode 3 spoilers #eliot spencer #the tournament job

[parkersfolklore]

relax bro ain’t no one taking it from you

#loki #loki season 2 #loki x mobius #lokius #mobius #mobius m mobius #they’re so gay #loki spoilers #mcu loki #loki episode 3 #i love them #would die for them

[jiyascepter]

loki over there losing his shit in this scene:

meanwhile mobius:

why is he like this 😭❤️

#he is so precious #mobius #loki #lokius #owen wilson #tom hiddleston #marvel #mcu #avengers #marvel cinematic universe #marvel shows #marvel comics #loki series #loki spoilers #loki episode 3 #loki season 2 #loki season two #memes #marvel memes #loki memes #sylvie #loki odinson #loki laufeyson

[xeilon]

When motherfucking Beelzebub and Archangel Gabriel can get their shit together in 5 years, while you've been pining over a fucking idiot for 6000+ than you've got a you problem.

#a really big fucking you problem #not the ship i sas waiting for #but i am pretty proud that i figured ojt their story in the 2nd episode :3 #gos2 spoilers #go2 spoilers #good omens spoilers #good omens season 2 #good omens

[bananadramaaa]

This whole body snatchers minisode I was thinking about that Spongebob meme XD I had to do it

#They definitely crossed paths with Burke and Hare #I can feel it #this minisode is my fav #good omens #good omens season 2 #good omens 2 spoilers #(maybe) #crowley #good omens crowley #aziraphale #good omens aziraphale #good omens fanart #good omens episode 3 #myart

[renegadesstuff]

The scene 🔥

Behind the scenes 🫂

#loki #marvel loki #loki god of mischief #loki odinson #lokius #loki series #loki laufeyson #loki season 2 #lokiedit #loki episode 3 #loki spoilers #loki show #loki season two #god of mischief #mobius #loki and mobius #mobius and loki #loki x mobius #mobius x loki #tom hiddleston #owen wilson #2x03 #1893 #loki behind the scenes

[diet-bathwater]

mobius unintentionally fluffing loki’s ego

#and loki is always like: ok and then what >:3c #not to be like PRAISE K!NK but. praise k!nk #gifs aren’t mine!! check watermark for cred :) #lokius #loki #mobius #mobius x loki #loki x mobius #mobius/loki #loki/mobius #loki show #loki series #loki season 2 #loki spoilers #loki episode 3 #marvel #loki gif

[lokiusmybeloveds]

What If Season 3, Episode 1: What if the Watcher switched out with Loki so the Watcher can DO HIS JOB and watch over the different universes and Loki can go kiss his depressed bf-

#What if #What if spoilers #Loki #Lokius #mobius m mobius #Episode 2 - what if Loki got a happy ending for once ft. Mobius being happy as well #uatu the watcher #Im begging for at least a conversation between Loki and Uatu in season 3 #However it seems like What If can only conceive of Loki as a joke character so idk

[kybercrystals94]

Just a moment too late...

Season 2 Episode 16

Season 3 Episode 11

It's fine...I didn't need my heart anyway 😭

#the bad batch #the bad batch spoilers #the bad batch season 3 spoilers #The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 16 #The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 11 #TBB Hunter #TBB Crosshair #TBB Omega #spoilers #parallels

[wolviestars]

Loki grasping Mobius' bicep AHHHHHH

#loki season 2 #loki series #loki spoilers #loki season 2 episode 3 #lokius #loki #mobius #owen wilson #tom hiddleston

[nothuggingyou]

Parallels (S02E02 vs S3)

#bridgerton #dailybridgerton #dailypolin #penelope featherington #penelope x colin #polin #bridgertonedit #mine #mine: gif #mine: bridgerton #bridgerton spoilers #bridgerton: season 3 #bridgerton: season 2 #bridgerton: season 2 episode 2

[megamixsmania]

Ofmd episode 3 changed my life

#our flag means death #made this the second i finished episode 3 yes #blackbeard #stede bonnet #edward teach #gentlebeard #ofmd #ofmd season 2 #blackbonnet #ofmd fanart #ofmd s2 spoilers

[snotbuggle]

Omega when she gets to jail and realizes that she now has to big sister four other children. One of which is nowhere near her age.

Going to try and condense some more serious thoughts about these episodes down below so I can avoid spoiling someone as much as possible and not post a dozen times. I don’t want to miss tag any one of those.

Jex/Jek?? I can’t completely remember his name, but the mirialan kid is for sure not going to trust her at all. Can’t say much for the pantoran kid since they haven’t shown much of them so far, but Eva is going to love her.

I think the mirialan kid is definitely going to be skeptical of Omega’s prior knowledge of the facility, Emerie, and why they’re there. Although he might overlook these things hanging on her promise that her brothers will get her, and in turn them, out of there. I can’t help but wonder what Omega and the others will think after about a week and there still not being a rescue. (These two are assuming that she will be placed with the other force sensitive children. Although she may be moved since her blood actually works for project Necromancer)

Crosshair is definitely going to hear it from Hunter. ESPECIALLY after he threw Hunter’s past failure to keep her out of Tantiss in his face. What I think will weigh on his conscience more though is the fact he thinks she’ll be alone this time. In a way she definitely will, but I have no doubt that he realizes he was probably the highlight of her day. He was probably the one thing that kept her hopeful even if he tried to talk down on her and get her to leave. Yes, she had hope that Hunter and Wrecker would find her, but she also needed someone there with her. A familiar face and not someone who just revealed they were your sister out of the blue. Her situation has changed, but Crosshair doesn’t know that. The Crosshair guilt is going to be so real in these last episodes.

Switching gears, CX agents are always a cool and interesting topic for me. While the identity of CX-2 isn’t usually as engaging, I have to say that I’ve drifted from the standpoint of “there’s no way that’s Tech” to “it’s a possibility” over the course of the last two episodes. I’ve seen some fun ideas for who it is otherwise. Personally, I think that they’re probably just another copy paste man with no autonomy anymore.

ANYHOW! I haven’t seen anyone talk about it much, but the scene with Hemlock reviewing the CX agent data and the capsule has me thinking a little harder on their creation/conditioning. The way Hemlock talks about the other operatives as well. “The others aren’t ready to join you” (paraphrasing) seems to show that after the mental conditioning through obviously brutal means, it takes a load of time to physically condition the agents. Seeing as CX-1 was most likely initiated around the same time as Crosshair (I choose to believe that they were near each other’s tables which is why they’re familiar), that took around five months to half a year. In that time span there had to be a lot of soldiers who Hemlock saw fit to be “reprogrammed” but we see very few operatives throughout. This means that if they make it out of mental conditioning, physical conditioning is most likely very dangerous and often times fatal. I’d like to draw attention to the capsules as a part of that physical conditioning. There were several capsules that Hemlock was observing, along with the foggy one that is most likely that new Huyang-lookin-ass operative. If these capsules are the final stage of physical conditioning, it adds meaning to CX-2’s first line, “Why have I been activated?” (Once again paraphrasing). Although the capsules could be for something else entirely.

Also a bit of a gripe, why in the world do you need a new secret-secret operative, Hemlock? You have the commandos, and then the first X troopers, now the CX’s, and what? You wanted a new one? I can’t tell if this man is an overachiever or just way too absorbed into the advanced trooper rabbit hole. Also for you Tech theorists, it’s kinda suspicious that he makes a new version of agents isn’t it? Almost like there’s something…deviant about him?

Completely side tracking here, I really like Phee’s awareness in the station. Yeah she didn’t hear the blaring alarm, but she was in a room where it’d be hard to hear anyways. However, when she got back she felt something was off about the ramp. We’ve seen how slick CX-2 is, so her noticing something is up was a nice touch imo. Also was very appreciative of her caution and readiness with her knife. I love when female characters get to be aware of their surroundings and ready to throw hands if things go south.

In conclusion, thank you for listening to my dump-rambling. I’ve been trying to keep my lips shut so I don’t miss tag anything and spoil it for someone (because I know that I’ll forget to tag everything right). I hope Wrecker is okay. And even if I’m not a Tech CX theorist, I have to admit that I’ve been seeing some fairly strong parallels.

#can’t believe there are only 4 more episodes #the bad batch #tbb #tbb omega #tbb crosshair #tbb hunter #tbb emerie #tbb phee #tbb tech #tbb cx 2 #the bad batch s3 spoilers #the bad batch season 3 spoilers #the bad batch spoilers #the bad batch season 3 #the bad batch s3 #tbb season 3 spoilers #tbb s3 spoilers #tbb spoiler #tbb spoilers #tbb s3

[rainbow-beanie]

One of my favorite screenshots from helluva boss season 2 episode 3: the flashback, part one

This part pained me almost as much as the drowning scene, cause moxxie’s just hiding while watching his parents fight, cause what can he do? He can’t just walk up to them and tell them to stop. Cause that would just make the situation worse, and also the fact that he flinches when crimson slaps his mom, and at the sound of the door slamming

He didn’t realize it then, but that would be the last time he saw his mothers face.

Probably the first time he saw a imps tail wrapped around a cinderblock, and hadn’t yet put two and two together, so he was just curiously studying it like one would a bug in a garden.

#helluva boss #helluva boss season 2 episode 3 #helluva boss season 2 episode 3 spoilers #moxxie #crimson knotsaname #tw abuse

[ladyzirkonia]

Rex and Omega

Who's here with me for some soft Dad Rex feelings huh?

#god I love the light in this episode #the bad batch spoiler #the bad batch season 2 spoiler #tbb #tbb rex #tbb omega #the bad batch #the bad batch season 3 #star wars