#that's insane

[enderwoah]

there is something about jaiden being the very clear and obvious best option for charlie's lawyer that is so endearing to me. like she was the most unsure of herself but she still really wanted to help because she felt that what happened to poor juanaflippa was completely undeserved and horible and unfair. and you could like hear the shock in her voice when charlie laid out the details to her, how enthusiastically she said that he had a great case, how she wove that whole story of "if i can't have her, no-one can" in her mind so quickly...i mean, she's the only one out of the five people charlie asked that actually asked for a layout of the case. like maybe im missing context because i watched from charlie's pov but it was so cool and refreshing to see someone genuinely try to help someone out of the goodness and justice in their heart. her enthusiasm was absolutely delectable

#just hit me that i have to use qsmp spoilers now #that's insane #qsmp spoilers #qsmp #jaiden animations #jaidenanimations #charlie slimecicle #slimecicle #juanaflippa #qsmp juanaflippa #1k

[mask131]

The amount of actual antisemitism on this website is frightening.

It might not be obvious given Tumblr has a new algorithm that only shows you what you want to see, and yes there's maybe a whole discourse about the fighting of antisemitic views and blogs about criticizing antisemitic medias and remembering what genocidal antisemitic political group like the Nazis did. And when you look at this part of Tumblr you think "Alright, it's okay, it's cool."

Problem is that it is a really tiny fragment, and when you look at the other side of Tumblr, at the mass of things Tumblr doesn't show you, you'll find tons of antisemitic posts and tons of blogs praying for all Jews to die. Literaly I saw people here simply write "All Jews must die".

I shouldn't be surprised given the rise, return and multiplication of actual antisemitic political and social movements IRL in numerous countries... But it's still sad to see this website is just as corrupted as any others. I guess it is less visible because often antisemitic views tend to use political, religious or social arguments and subjects as "covers" (the current news is an especially good "shield") but always remember to check deeper and to carefully look at what people are writing - because you need to be able to read between the lines, to see if someone is actually involved in said topics or if they just use a superficial knowledge of it to promote a new genocide of the Jews as a whole.

#tumblr #antisemitism #antisemitic #antisemitic discourse #and remember #antisemitism is historically tied to the extreme right #but it is now a very prominent and widespread feature of the extreme left too #any kind of political and religious extreme can become antisemitic #also remember that both extreme Christianity and extreme Islam also want to kill the Jews #we are literaly living in the time where everybody wants to kill the Jews #i am not even Jew but I am still bombarded with this everywhere I look #that's insane

[q-starhalo]

No way Aypierre's wife is mad at Bad......... and it's all because Aypierre needed to stay more late online and she was like "So you want to spend more time with Badboy then me?"

#that's insane #first the stairs and now Aypierre's wife. #qsmp #qsmp liveblogging #badboyhalo #qsmp aypierre #✎ stars quotes

[callmebrutus]

try to be normal thinking about qpac challenge failed.

all his life he had to prioritise others and put himself aback. he didn't have the right to be selfish.

he's just a child who had to grow up too fast. he's just an imperfect selfish egoistic little human who wants to be loved. who wants attention. who wants to be seen.

he can't help himself but to flirt and roam around because he NEEDS it. he's never enough. he wants more and more.

and oh how he hates himself for it. because how could he? how could he betray fit so easily? he feels so sorry.

he feels DIRTY.

he feels like Judas.

#he's so mitski coded #THAT'S INSANE #HE'S MAKING ME DERANGED #I' CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT #THIS WHOLE STREAM BROKE ME #EVEN IF MLST OF IT WAS SILLY IM JUST #GUHDHAN #he deserves being selfish #he deserves living for himself #if it's his coping mechanism i respect it and i support it #my man DID NOTHING WRONG #HES GRIEVING AND DEALING WITH DEPRESSION #qsmp #pactw #qsmp pactw #fitpac #qsmp fitmc #fitmc #hideduo #<<<mentioned

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

some chinese xuegao/sorbets 

#china #ice dream #miscellaneous #i will never buy xuegaocike雪糕刺客 btw #cost me a meal to buy a xuegao #that's insane #lol

[negrowhat]

Not that one Aespa girl having to write an apology to her fans for having a boyfriend. Y'all need to be so fuxking forreal rn.

#that's insane

[ink-ghoul]

I WAS GOING TO SEND YOU A DRAWING BUT I ACCIDENTLY PRESSED THE DELETE BUTTON NOOOOO T-T

Anyways i had saved it here at least

you made this in which is basically a simplier version of mspaint?????????'??? hellloooooo?????' amazing

#limited life #limited life smp #grian #trafficblr #<- I'm throwing you at the fandom tags so everyone can witness it #that's insane #ask #meramethyst

[freakadr0id]

Addendum to Donnie's Fight Style Analysis

I'VE BEEN INSPIRED. Okay, okay, know it's been over four months since my last analysis post, but life got really crazy and I had to deal with some major stuff and a huge loss of motivation afterward. However, after getting into LMK again, I finally felt motivated to properly come back to these and finish a few posts I've had in the works for ages. Admittedly, this is not one of them.

This is a minor continuation of my original Fight Style Analysis post for Donnie. This is something that occurred to me some time after completing it, but I figured I'd talk about it because I do think it is worth mentioning. Just as with the previous analyses, there is a bit of a TL;DR at the end because WHOO this ended up way longer than I thought it would.

[Donnie Fight Style Analysis]

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A little bit ago, I decided to go through Rottmnt again, just for fun, but upon getting to the final couple of episodes and the movie there was something about Donnie's fight style that really started to bug me. I couldn't place it at first, but about a week ago I realized what it was.

Donnie does not appear to improve his fight style by the end of the show.

Let me explain:

As I stated in my original analysis, Rise of the TMNT is generally pretty good about demonstrating the growth of the characters' abilities over the course of the show (and movie). It uses its composition, animation, and choreography to increase the complexity of fight scenes, not only making them more exciting and entertaining but to show how the skills of the characters improve to allow for these more complex fights. Rise also shows the growth in characters' abilities this in a more explicit way by providing the audience with a specific focal point for comparing the eventual growth of each character's skills.

In "The Shadow of Evil" Splinter verbally states the deficiencies of each turtle's fighting abilities - Leo's is cockiness and arrogance, Raph's is impulsiveness, Mikey's is inexperience and ignoring fundamentals in favor of flourish, while Donnie's is his reliance on tech. They are deliberately telling us, the audience, what exactly to look for as we watch the fights and to compare how they fight at the start of the show versus the end.

For the most part, Rise seems to make good on that source of comparison. Leo is less cocky and arrogant in fights, Raph doesn't rush in as much, and Mikey is a bit more practical in his movements and attacks (although he still has his razzmatazz).

Donnie, however, doesn't seem to get the same treatment. Yes, he very clearly improves as a fighter, but his fundamental weakness remains unchanged and unaddressed. He still relies heavily on his tech by the end of the show, arguably even more after he gets his Ninpo (for the sake of clarity, yes, his mystic tech counts in this as well - it serves the same purpose). In the finale and in the movie, he's constantly using his mystic constructs in fights, with the show even portraying this as something cool and victorious.

THIS FRUSTRATED THE HELL OUT OF ME. If everyone else displays noticeable growth in overcoming their weaknesses in fights, how did they stumble so hard on Donnie's character? Why was Donnie the exception? I must have missed something.

Yeah. I did.

Donnie's fight style does improve over the course of the show, it just develops in a more subtle way.

The show claims, as stated by Splinter, that Donnie's greatest weakness in a fight is his reliance on tech ("Do not rely on your tech, funny one"), but that statement isn't quite right.

Splinter's words in this scene give a supposed indication as to the way Donnie's fighting style will improve by the end of the show. By stating that Donnie should not rely on his tech, the audience expects that, by the finale, Donnie won't use his tech as much and will become a much better fighter through traditional techniques. However, that doesn't happen, with Donnie still using his tech as a fundamental part of his fight style in both the final episode and the movie. This is why it appears that Donnie doesn't develop his fighting skill much throughout the show when this couldn't be further from the truth.

The phrasing used here is misleading. A better way to describe Donnie's weakness is that he uses his tech improperly in battle.

When stated in this way, is easier to see how Donnie improves his fighting by the end of Rise. It shifts the audience's expectations as to the trajectory of Donnie's growth as a fighter and provides a better point of comparison for how his fight style changes.

At the start of the show, Donnie uses his tech as a crutch, a fallback when he thinks traditional techniques won't work. There are several instances in season one and early season two where Donnie relied on his tech instead of utilizing traditional techniques (Yes, I see you "Many Unhappy Returns"). This can be a critical mistake as it changes up his attack pattern (ahem, Glass Cannon) and it leads to him losing the advantage in a fight. THIS is Donnie's biggest weakness when fighting - not the fact that he simply uses his tech in battle.

With this perspective, Donnie absolutely improves and grows, just as his brothers do. Instead of reducing his reliance on his tech, as the show's phrasing implies he should, he adjusts the way he uses his tech by applying it more effectively and strategically. He stops relying on it as a fallback and begins using his tech in ways that fit the situation and limits his vulnerability. In the last few episodes of the show, Donnie tends to keep his distance when he needs to use his tech and waits for a better opportunity to attack, instead of just using it because he can (except for his hammer, which makes sense since it's intended for melee combat). In the final fight with Shredder, Donnie keeps his distance from him after attempting an initial hit with his bo. Once realizing he can work off of Shredder's arrogance ("You think your puny mystic weapon can harm me?") that's when he uses his tech and lands a stronger blow. It's a more strategic and calculated use of his drill than what he would have done (or did) at even the start of season 2.

The same applies to the fight with Krang in/outside the Technodrome. Donnie uses his mystic construct to fire a barrage at the Krang from a distance so that he doesn't put himself at risk with the absence of his battleshell.

Donnie's tech is a deeply ingrained part of his character. It's his passion, his source of expression, and his legacy. Heck, he already wears a tech shell every day and in nearly every battle. To separate the tech from the turtle, especially in a fight, would be doing the character a huge disservice, and Rise does seem to recognize that. They even emphasize this in End Game when Splinter regrets dismissing their unique strengths which, in this case, would be Donnie's tech.

While perhaps poorly stated within the show itself, they clearly do not make an effort to reduce Donnie's usage of tech in battle (again, Insane in the Mama Train aside), instead demonstrating the growth of his fighting style through the more subtle applications of his tech.

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[TL;DR: The show deliberately states the weaknesses each turtle has in battle in "The Shadow of Evil" and, while Leo, Raph, and Mikey all have notable improvement in overcoming those weaknesses, Donnie doesn't appear to. The show suggests that Donnie's weakness in battle is in his reliance on tech, making it seem that his fight style doesn't improve as much since he uses his tech from the start to the end of the show. However, Donnie does actually improve in his fighting style throughout the show as his growth as a fighter is actually dependent on how Donnie uses his tech, instead of reducing his reliance on it altogether.]

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There's a strong chance I'm simply reiterating things other people have long since noticed, but this was something I felt could have, or should have, been addressed to some degree in my original analysis. I'm ashamed that I missed this in my initial observations because this feeds into a crucial part of Donnie's character, that being his confidence in his tech and the arrogance that comes with that. I feel like it is important to mention these sorts of changes in the way each character fights in order to fully understand what it is about the action and fight scenes in Rise that make it so special.

There are a few other things I do want to cover, but because of how spotty my motivation and schedule have been, I make no guarantees as to how long it will take. Sorry about that. I hope people find this interesting, at the very least, because I really do enjoy making these silly little things.

#rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt donnie #rottmnt donnie #rise donnie #rottmnt donatello #rise donatello #analysis #character analysis #rottmnt analysis #I did not expect to get hit with a sudden need to talk about this #but it was seriously driving me crazy #I needed to get it out there once I realized it #plus I'm motivated now so yayyy #also #HOW AM I STILL GETTING NOTES ON MY ORIGINAL ANALYSES #IT'S BEEN MONTHS SINCE I POSTED THEM #THAT'S INSANE

[queenhelenblackthorn]

I'm so excited for this but the Sebastian and Seelie Queen short story is taking me out

#that's insane #what is going on in CCs brain 😭 #better in black #the shadowhunter chronicles #tsc #tlh #the last hours #the dark artifices #tda #the mortal instruments #the infernal devices #tid

[meiloorunsmoothie]

WAIT YOU DON'T MEAN TO TELL ME THAT NEWSIES AND GATSBY OPENED ON THE SAME DAY???

#that's insane #or probably planned now that i think about it #it'd be a crazy coincidence if it wasn't #jeremy jordan #bwaygatsby #great gatsby #newsies

[collapsethevillain]

How are feeling about the last episode?

How are we doing?

#tmagp #tmagp 7 #the magnus protocol #shitpost #talk tag #tma #Idk how are you doing but I'm dead #and screaming #that's insane

[sophiesonlinediary]

normalize not having to know every little detail of ur fav artists life

#sophie's diary entry #like why do i need to know where they eat or work or live #that's insane

[kiwimidnight]

#that's insane #puppet history #watcher #**

[dramaism]

#seventeen #svt #THAT'S INSANE #I'M SO SO PROUD OF THEM I'M LITERALLY CRYING #ngl i've started crying since watching the mv sooooo #but it's so big for them i'm so happy for them #this album is truly a masterpiece it's just so so good #THEY DESERVE EVERY GOOD THING IN THIS WORLD #stan svt my friends #jey talks

[mulderscully]

the fact that if rtd brings tentoo and rose back now and it's the linear timeline they'll have been together for 13 years....

#that's insane #dw

[smokestarrules]

I think it's a testament to ToH's incredible writing that it's both my and my baby sister's current favorite show. I am almost twenty years old. She is barely ten.

#I draw toh fanart. SHE draws toh fanart. #we are united on this front #like??. #that's INSANE #toh #the owl house #smokey speaks