been talking about a lot of other portal character dynamics on here, ships/etc etc but holy shit, GLaDOS and Wheatley just talking to each other is so peak?? absolute show stealers.
but it gets better (or worse, if you're so inclined) the jeering slowly transforming into silly banter. both slowly, begrudgingly accepting the empathy they could (and should, honestly) have for each other, as AI created for ridiculous purposes, trapped in a ridiculous place.... they're both abominable and messed up and they should be friends, actually
75 notes
·
View notes
To ME, The Iliad and The Odyssey are about the different reactions to trauma and "hate".
The Iliad is about how a man gets destroyed by hatred. Achilles is "destroyed" metaphorically because his hatred and grief caused him to lose his "humanity". Hector is killed by a man filled with so much hatred (Achilles). Both men are "gone".
The Odyssey, being what happens directly after, is about how a man can come BACK from such hatred. Menelaus and Nestor, while still in pain from the war (the time, friends, and family they lost), are still able to move forward and live normal lives. We watch this happen in real time through Odysseus.
Odysseus' name means to hate and be hated, something he's been probably doing since he left Ithaca to a degree. You could even see the slaughter of the suitors as being the "final fight" he has to go through before the "healing". He gains back his humanity, kingdom, and identity by loving and being loved. (Niko's post about Odysseus and his identity. It delves further into all that well!)
Some people are lost to war and some people CAN come back from it. While the ancients (of every culture as well!) didn't have the semi-universal term PTSD yet, they knew damn well people who have experienced trauma tend to be "different" afterward and had their own stories and even some "remedies"
Other ancient works, such as those by Hippocrates, describe soldiers who experienced frightening battle dreams. (Source, whole article gives more info on ancient PTSD too!)
Celsus, a Roman doctor described a condition named Insania sine fibre.
In Ancient Mesopotamia, “They described hearing and seeing ghosts talking to them, who would be the ghosts of people they’d killed in battle – and that’s exactly the experience of modern-day soldiers who’ve been involved in close hand-to-hand combat.” (Source)
This is my own interpretation, but in a way, I think the Epic Cycle is...showcasing that. The Iliad shows how trauma can "end" a person. And The Odyssey is kind of a way to give some hope to folks in a "Hey, you CAN get better. You CAN have your life back."
61 notes
·
View notes
i need you all to start crediting your sources when you post videos/photos/gifs because i’m one of those people who wanna know who originally posts what 😩
44 notes
·
View notes
Thor: Happy Thanksgiving!
Thor: I'm thankful for all the times you rode this dick.
Bruce: Thanks...
148 notes
·
View notes
i remember being brought up christian like, almost concerned that i never felt a connection to any of the shit they were talkin about,
and when i was younger i was like "oh no! am i bad for not feeling connected to god?? is it bad i feel like my dead mom doesnt talk to me or watch over me?? am i horrible for pretending?????"
but turns out i just had Autism Powers that made me immune to it and i was able to completely sever myself from the idea of being Christian at the ripe old age of like 13. and it was such a HUGE comfort to see that there were all these other beliefs and spiritual sort of things that other people chose to believe in and didnt necessarily treat their beliefs as COLD HARD UNDENIABLE FACT the way christians treat the existence of god & heaven & hell
like now that i am older i know i was in fact traumatized by the culturally catholic beliefs my family held & forced on us all, but i am really immensely grateful that my child self looked at all the other aspects of christianity that would horrify most other children into behaving/conforming, and basically just went, "okay, source?"
and that was the end of that
17 notes
·
View notes
what did jb used to say about janto? (re eye candy post)
disclaimer: my only source is a forum post i've long lost the link of, which didn't have a video or such proof attached to it to begin with.
because JB's opinions Gwack are very VERY known and proven though (*gestures to Exodus Code* ["the woman he loved more
than a sister, a lover, a friend, more than his life now and for ever"]), i'm kind of inclined to believe the person's account of a certain statement (theory? opinion?) of his.
that opinion, let's call it that, referred to the question of why Jack is dating Ianto and not Gwen. he apparently said that that is so because Ianto doesn't confront him when he sleeps around (= cheats), but simply bears it, while Gwen would put her foot down and not allow Jack this.
so according to JB, apparently, Jack is incapable of monogamy, and therefore only dates ppl who won't complain about that - whether they're actually okay with it or not. and obviously he would date Gwen given the choice, but his sexual freedom is even more important to him than that so he picks the pushover Ianto as second best.
yeah. if that's real..... he's fucking lucky there's no video proof of him saying that recorded anywhere.
19 notes
·
View notes
y’know, one thing we as a fandom do not discuss enough is the uk bros shared, crippling ketamine addiction
17 notes
·
View notes