#there was also just no whimsy

[sylvies-kablooie]

the problem w loki s2: hey, where did the women go?

this is criticism so if that isn’t your thing you have been forewarned! i knew by episode 2 that something was off compared to s1 and i couldn’t quite place it. was it the sole focus on drab retro futurist TVA aesthetic instead of the colorful cinematography in s1? was it the focus being placed upon this Loom that we just found out is a thing and also Hey we have to stop it right now? Was it the lack of sylvie content?

but i think it just comes down to bad writing and whilst also trying to salvage what we DID get, i would feel dishonest to pretend that my problems with s2 arose from the finale alone. and while there were narrative inconsistencies between the seasons, i think a central error in s2 was sidelining the female characters.

s1 had beautiful themes, including self-acceptance and the power of love, and was building up to a ton of unanswered questions. a central theme of s1 (like it or not) was the connection between sylvie and loki. it was intended by waldron and herron from the start to be a romance, but beyond the romantic aspect, sylvie was the driving force of the show. she’s the variant the TVA is chasing, she’s the one who reveals that the TVA is a lie and makes everyone question what they were taught, it’s her that plunges the blade into HWR and opens the multiverse- and it’s no secret that in s2 she was largely off screen, only to show up at key plot points and kind of make things difficult rather than allow a further explanation into her character. and i could and might make a whole post on the sidelining of sylvie, but also- renslayer.

we saw a lot of renslayer in s1! she was pretty damn integral to the plot. her connection with mobius was fascinating, her dedication to doing what she saw as the right thing even when she learned all her gods were dead, her willingness to prune her best and maybe only friend to protect the big TVA lie- that was captivating. she’s also the first character we get to see the real non-TVA life of! she’s a principal at a school! and what did we get from her in s2?

she throws the book at victor, we learn she was his general and she’s Mad, and then exiled to the void. she’s barely there this season despite being central to s1! why, when you have an actor as talented as gugu mbatha-raw, would you not take advantage of that! we see threads of what COULD have happened in her storyline- her alliance with miss minutes, realizing maybe they never needed him at all- but at the end she’s pruned, thrown in the void and That’s That’s, stay tuned to see if anything happens in one of the endless future installments. we get that amazing I’m order line, and then what? and what type of order is she even representing? why is she so willing to toss mobius to the curb? you see why we need more development here?

b-15 met a similar fate. actually, i was really excited at the start of s2 to see her get her moment defending the new branches, realizing those were people, seeing the grief on her face; remember, sylvie showed her her life on the timeline, so this is personal for her. but she’s also quickly regaled to the side after her speech in the war room. she was a doctor, she is VERITY WILLIS, but do we get into any of this? No! (I also didn’t like her willingness to negotiate with Dox after the bombed the timelines, saying deep down I know you’re good right after we watched her cry over the devastation that had brought to the timelines, but maybe that’s another point)

and dox? what’s the deal with her! we are introduced to this strong general with a weird connection to brad, someone who is willing to go against TVA orders to bomb the timelines in the defense of what she believes is right, but then- squashed in a cube. that’s that. no examination into why she would be willing to betray the TVA in that way but also NOT join renslayer, no explanation into what was going on w brad.

(brad is worth a whole separate post but this is focusing on the ladies so just keep that in the back of your mind)

and back to sylvie. i saw some people point out how gross her being frozen during the final battles between her and loki was; how it eliminated her agency and allowed the men to have a Serious Talk. i have to say i agree with that judgement. in this season we get to see glimpses of what sylvie wants, but the unresolved relationship (whichever way you wish to characterize it- you do you!) between her and loki just hangs in the air like a heavy storm cloud i kept waiting to break but it… didn’t. the closest we got was the pie room scene, but everything between them was stilted and awkward when she was onscreen, which wasn’t that much.

it was almost as if the connection with loki was considered in opposition to her role as a Strong Woman, in a way- she was Strong and Angry. in s1 we see sides of her that defy stereotype- giving that doomed child her candy to ease the pain, her admitting to loki that she numbed herself with flings; there’s a vulnerability there, a complexity. the two of them rehashed their first fight again and again instead of moving onto something new (that being said sophia’s performance in episode 3 added a weight to the story that pleased me greatly) but overall she was regarded as a plot obstacle to be hidden away- at least past episode 3.

anyway i do think it comes down to writers biting off more than they could chew and losing the central concept of the show and focusing on sciencey plot rather than characterization. you can’t make season 1 centered around a love story and then pretend that didn’t happen and expect a cohesive transition between seasons. you can’t bombard us over and over again with the centrality of loki and sylvie’s duality- all of the we’re the sames, all of the i’m not you’s, and then move into s2 deciding it’s time to focus on only one half of that duo you spent the whole series focusing on.

you also can’t give us a “aHH we’re all gonna explode” thing over and over again and expect us to give a damn when you’re not letting the characters have dialogue that makes us say, oh man, i hope this loom thing doesn’t blow up, because i want to see where the connections they have going on end up! you can’t replace emotional weight with a ticking time bomb and expect it to do the work for you.

there are other problems with the series as well, and other people are far more articulate than i am, but the lack of female gaze and only one episode having a female writer this season was glaring, imo.

thank u for coming to my tedtalk and i’d love to hear ur thoughts!

#there was also just no whimsy #it was whimsy-less #but that’s another point entirely #anyway i’m torn between embracing what i do like about s2 and throwing the whole thing in the trash mentally #loki series negativity #loki series critical #loki tv show #loki #loki series #loki show #loki tv #loki s2 #renslayer baby i’m so sorry they did all of that to you you deserved SO much better #and sylvie and dox and b-15 #i’m sure i’ll think of other things too but these are the big ones

[whimsyprinx]

“people who don’t block and report bots are why they’re still here” actually staff not properly dealing with them theirselves is why the bots are still here, not people who got tired of having to block and report several bots a day

#whimsy whispers #like I’m glad you still have the energy to block and report sometimes 10+ bots a day but that’s just too much I shouldn’t have to be blockin #and reporting bots anyways #I really hate how blame-y some of y’all are #also give us a combination report and block button please #I just block them and I’m not gonna get mad at people who do one or the other or neither #it’s tedious and annoying

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

i'm just sliiightly obsessed with her design<333

CAVI belongs to @hheisa

#my art #undertale #undertale au #cavities sans #cavi #AUGHG i love herrr #she's so fun to doodle!!! #i was planning on spending my weekend doing something smart like studying- but then i saw her design and i just. GIRL #she's so full of whimsy and chaos and i have a weak spot for these cute crazy pretty characters omggg<333 #also the shirt and tie combo was a GENIUS move design wise like LOOK at how cool she looks i'm JHGHJGSGFY #business casual??? sign me UP gosh and her clothes look so comfortable >:'((( <3333 #the colors are very neat too!! not too bright and not too bland just *muah* perfect 😔 🫴❤️❤️❤️ #i wanna draw more of her....stay tuned for that everyone hehehe >;)c <3333

[thetrinitytest]

#forgot that i could post these individually #also it feels weirdly impersonal to not add a caption but i am not funny or clever enough to come up with one #just know that all of my posts were handcrafted with love and whimsy #owen harper #torchwood

[fishareglorious]

Popular choices for Vertin's udimo is a cat or frog, but i am here to post my lambtin agenda. Lamb for her because of the bellwether and her messiah/jesus themes. You know, "lamb of god" and the sacrificial lamb something something.

also, just imagine her being a little wooly guy. is that not enough

#vertin #reverse 1999 #also consider older sheeptin being the floofiest thing known to man/arcanistkind. #little guy just frolicking around the fields in the wilderness. let this girl experience childlike whimsy for herself #certified storm moments #though the ramifications of her needing to be shorn around the summer months cracks me up. which arcanist would be up to it #bunny bunny definitely. would she mentor sonetto or something to do it or would sonetto be too flustered for it

[goodold-fashioned-killerqueen]

born to draw block people making out... force to draw houses....

#i am losing my mind #the teacher wasn't there when i have to sent my site analysis and sketch #that's like half of my grades #AND I AM SICK #PROBABLY COVID #I AM A DISEASE WILD ANIMAL #PLEASE PITY ME AND ACCEPT MY WORK #I HAVE TO MAKE MORDEN HOUSE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. MORDEN LOOK UGLY AS FUCK #joy and whimsy gone when they want boring ass contemporary house #shit was ass #to top it all off. i also have project that i have to design #i just copied my dad homework at this point since he love this design so bad and he offer it to me #but like WHY STAIRS #WHY DOOR WINDOWS #I HAVE TO DRAW THEM LIKE DOOR BUT SMALL #WHAT THE FUCK #WHO THE FUCK NEED CHANDELIER. THIS IS A POOR PERSON HOUSE #come to think of it.. no nvm chandelier is cool #but i still hate to draw walls. and window #and doors .. and stairs... you have to remember the size of the room for law and how wide and steep stairs has to be #and how roof can be only 32-35 degrees or they will look goofy.. #and definitely fall of due to gravity #at first i want to add elevator in this house but came to think of it.. nvm fuck elevator #i lost it #my mind #cool #rumbles #if i have rabies i will definitely going nuts and bite everyone in my college rn.. #that is how much i has lost it at thie point

[grian-updates]

Scar doxed Grian in a twitter post!

Yep, our guy is still going.

Fish.

#grian #mcyt #hermitcraft #goodtimeswithscar #mod nova #our guy #our fisherman #hey does anyone wanna start a challege with me about how many tries it takes them to get a mending book? #rules as follows: #1. must be a fresh world #2. you can only use what you fish up in order to better equip yourself. the only exception is if you want an anvil to combine rods #and also your first rod obviously thats totally fine #3. once you have achived a mending book #reblog this post with proof of it in your hands and also your stats for “fishing rod used” #lets all dunk on Grian lol #if anyone beats Impulse i will be thoroughly impressed #oh and 4. dont cheat??? this is just a silly game of fun and whimsy.

[lotuso3o]

#i did this mostly to test relight :3 (positioning beating my ass) #also yk when you look good & you just kinda stare at yourself ya thats what theyre doing #ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 screenshots #sims 4 screenshots #ts4 gameplay #sims 4 gameplay #ts4 simblr #sims 4 simblr #simblr #whimsy stories legacy challenge #whimsy stories #whimsy stories┊gen 6

[buttercup-barf]

Been looking into Super Mario RPG recently... Guess which new guys are my favouties.

#super mario rpg #super mario rpg legend of the seven stars #geno smrpg #mallow smrpg #they are so. fucking cute. that whole game is so cute - it's a total 100% serotonin-filled joyride from start to finish! #i never had a console to play it on but the playthoughs i watched made me grin so much. and who didn't grin? #literally all i heard in all of those three playthroughs were just sounds of joy it's peak fun and whimsy and now i also wish for a sequel #HA. WISH. LMAO #they're wearing different shoes because i am the god of this world

[apotelesmaa]

I genuinely think lord death was smoking the grim reaper reefer when he made 95% of the decisions on how to run the dwma because there is no way in hell anyone with a functioning brain would decide an army of preteens should be the world’s last defense line against the apocalypse. They aren’t even learning math.

#soul eater #if u want my serious take I think LD is just high off life and whimsy and also knows Jack shit about mortals #so he assumes 13 is like. adult age. which lines up w how he treats dtk. #spirit is worrying abt maka and he’s like why are u so worried she’s old enough to be independent? #and spirit is just like. she’s a child?? and LD is like well my son was old enough to take care of himself at 6. #worlds most mid father.

[scatterbrainedart]

I love when Aziraphale is excited about stuff, he gets so extremely giddy about it. I don't trust people who don't like Aziraphale he is literally the most cutie patotie ever like look at him. This is who you're hating on. Do you also hate puppies or what

#I will NOT stand any Aziraphale slander #and no this is not me babying him or dumbing him down btw #he is also a fucking baddass and FAR too many people look past that #but her whimsy has captivated me amd I am holding her so gently in my hands #I love when a character gets excited about seemingly small things and just loves existence in general #MORE OF THAT PLEASE #good omens aziraphale #aziraphale #good omens #good omens tv #good omens 2 #good omens season 2 #gomens #aziraphale good omens #scatterbrained rambles

[yellingaboutmasseffect]

Sometimes you see such a dedication to being opposed to whimsy or being so obsessed with what something isn’t that I think they lost the plot about what the thing they say they love even is.

#this is about a children’s card game #the game is marketed towards 13 and older it is not going to be game of thrones #also the game has never been free of whimsy… just some of it didn’t age well

[marsbotz]

theyre literally dating. argue with the wall

#IF UR READING THIS I DONT POST NINJAGO ANYMORE PLS FOLLOW @LEGOGENDER INSTEAD #SORRY I JUST FIND THAT PHRASE FUNNY #idgaf what u ship or whatever #ninjago #geodeshipping #TAGGING IT LAWLLL i love this gif lets bring it back #when this aired i was screaming crying bringing houses down #until this we had had SCRAPS for ages #the one scne of jay holdinh cole in pe #or the other way round i forget #s11 was pretty good. for moments but atill only a couple #geode is so funny in canon it dropped off so hard after s10 #probably also why its not popular anymore.. SAD! #s7 did any one watch s7. theyre SO real #s7 is GOOD btw guys you just hate joy and whimsy

[socialtomcat]

my favourite thing about ross bryant is when an improviser in his presence makes a reference to some random period of history or mythology fully intending to make up facts or move past it Forgetting that theyre performing with a walking encyclopaedia who will not hesitate to swoop in and pull the most detailed obscure facts about said thing

#ross bryant #i did just watch whimsy on wheels and i think maybe it is my fav of s1 #also i listened to an off book ep where he did this like three times. who has fucking . ancient egypt facts on hand. im obsessed with him #pibe #off book #mrrow

[todayisafridaynight]

#masadai #not really but. filter purposes #rgg #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku 2 #ryu ga gotoku 7 #yakuza series #yakuza 2 #yakuza kiwami 2 #yakuza 7 #yakuza like a dragon #daigo dojima #masato arakawa #snap sketches #sorry the tones are so different i drew masato first and then went 'well i have to draw something with daigo or itll be unbalanced' #and i cant only ever imagine daigo. emo. #it got the energy of them memes where its like 'X's adventure: //whimsy// Y's adventure: //the horrors//' #oops. .... lol... #had that twilight filter on my dome the whole time .. #but nawww tbh i was just doodling last night and had the headshots since i wanted to practice redrawin refs i have #also i realized i wanted to try giving masato blue/purple lips ... cause i really appreciate that detail on his model .. #love how pale he is before the injection #ok bye

[carltonlassie]

#gay lil punch & the hand going right back into his coat pocket lol #idk what this subplot was for but. cute #mash #i guess with that episode with the french lady. she was saying how sorry she was that he isn't much of a boy at all #bc he's never carefree and never lets himself experience the whimsy. it's good 2 see him experience the stupid stuff for fun #(also that ep was like. my family won't ever accept you with your unconventional ways => reading it with DOS being closeted..... poignant) #which is why i think him + klinger subplots are so fun. klinger is impulsive and wild and sometimes v basic #and drags charles into situations he'd never find himself in. and charles seems annoyed but when hes with klinger #he lets himself be 'stupid' and enjoys doing the stupid stuff. he's not verbally nice to klinger still.. calling him dumb and all but #i think klinger is such a great guy bc he knows that's how charles expresses himself and he's just afraid to let things happen to him. #and he keeps on going back to charles for his enterprises and adventures and includes him. and charles has changed a lot thru him u know. #anyways.