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1doesnotsimplyhavejust1fandam · 1 month

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Just experienced such an unusual burst of BBC Merlin fan energy, and after having spent a good portion of my night surrounding myself with young royals content, I can safely ask why more people don’t talk about how Merthur walked so Wilmon could run??? Also. The knights. The knights are stupid and funny and chaotic lil shits, and thinking about them gives me Forest Ridge named first years (literally just Henry, Walter, and Alex) vibes. Blonde royal with dark-haired “commoner” best friends to lovers speed run (I don’t care that I remain delusional over a decade after the Merlin finale was released, they were SOULMATES, two sides of the same coin and all that idc), the queer-magic metaphor in Merlin and how Wille is queer (unlabeled) and Arthur was literally BORN of magic. As in, there is never any confirmation as to whether Arthur could have a talent for learning magic, but being born of it sounds pretty innate to me (something something unlabeled-uncertainty Wille???). And then Simon and Merlin knowing exactly who they are from the moment we meet them (Simon is out to anyone who cares enough to know, Merlin was born with his magic and has used it throughout his childhood). The “commoner” boyfriends being constantly overlooked or disparaged for their lack of status, but their royals (eventually) get to the point where they couldn’t care less about status. Arthur talking about dragging Merlin away to live on a farm away from the royal life —> Wille telling Simon in s2 that he’d give August the crown so they can be together. The royals having a really shit parent who doesn’t want to accept them or change to the country/kingdom. Sad one, but the “commoner” boyfriends sorta losing themselves in the other guy (Merlin losing his innocence so completely because of how much he puts into protecting Arthur vs Simon being Wille’s ONLY support for most of s1 and the only one Wille feels he can really talk to, prior to his and Felice’s friendship developing). Meta one, but the royals’ character development being a goddamn rollercoaster at times, but they’re getting there.

You can’t say that these two shows aren’t so perfectly aligned with each other in so many ways. The queer-magic metaphor alone goes so crazy!!! I love the conversations about heartstopper and rwrb in connection to young royals but give our OG queer-coded royals some time in the spotlight too, it’s super fun!!!

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fakish-audacity · 2 years

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Ok I have no idea if someone else (whether on here or otherwise) has said this yet but. The figures in Imogen’s most recent dream. They bear an interesting similarity to the assassins that attacked Zephrah and murdered the Lumas Twins. And if they are the same people, then what the fuck does that mean?

#like??#are they clones??#Matt said they multiplied out from the main person #WHICH WE GOT A FACE TO NOW #there’s just so much to unpack here #I hope imogen mentions it to orym so I can get confirmation or denial about this theory #because it’s driving me insane #critical role #cr spoilers #cr3 #critical role spoilers #bell’s hells #cr c3 #cr theory

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sassmill · 9 months

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Fuck it I’m about to add historical costume consultant to my resume

#this man #how are you asking to borrow costumes with less than a week’s notice #and he said he’s asking us because he wants to “’get it right for the period’#when the earliest year we interpret is quite literally 40 years after the play is set #like this AD did not even do a cursory google search for “’what did women wear in 1850’#or what year our house was built #or even look at the promotional material from the original production of the play #and like? who is doing your costumes?#I get this is just for a promo shoot and you don’t have costumes for the performance yet #but surely whoever the costume designer is could have at least googled what you’re going for????#this is driving me insane #and also the exact reason I pivoted from working in theatre to working in living museums and living history #if you have the internet to email me these dumbass questions you can google what the fuck Harriet Tubman would’ve worn #(the play is about Harriet Tubman)#they also originally wanted to produce it on our site which #a) we don’t have an actual theatre it’s a lecture hall with the worst imaginable lighting #and b) our guy wasn’t even actually an abolitionist so to perform that here would be giving him too much credit #and c) the historic house next door was owned by an actual abolitionist and anti racist and equal rights activist #there’s just so much to unpack here #museum musings #tales from the servant’s wing

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lovevalley45 · 9 months

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i swear insta loves recommending me the wildest reels for ppl advertising their books like. no hate to the author but

simply so much to come across while scrolling thru shit

#alli says shit #there’s just so much to unpack here #n i know im not the audience for this but WHY DOES INSTA THINK I AM

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georgianadarcies · 2 years

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oh my god the stark contrast between jess smiling at rory after she walks away directly to dean all grouchy at the book sale with rory… asp knew what she was doing

#gilmore girls rewatch 2022 lb #I’ve never noticed the direct contrast there #also like… rory trying to rush through browsing for dean…#the tension between them…#and how she only just noticed she lost the bracelet #there’s just so much to unpack here

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nocontexthorny · 2 years

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#there’s just so much to unpack here #another legendary one for me imo #alongside the Naruto beta male anon and waluigi sex god #no context #out of context #cursed #ben shapiro

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romansmartini · 10 days

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have you ever seen two people more married in your entire life. please

#doctor who #twelveclara #so much to unpack here.#first of all the banter. just kill me.#the fact that he's helping her students on a regular basis. the intertwining of their lives to a dangerous degree #the fact that he jokes about their season 8 breakup as if that's something they joke about #the hug. THE HUG.#suggesting that physical touch is something they Do now #him admitting he missed her. not a huge deal but meaningful To Me.#the doctor who classic 'im never leaving you!' <- dies 1-3 episodes later. which will never get old #can we return to the hug one more time. insert joke about how i know he takes it from behind. and so on and so forth.#and last but not least the way he looks at her. man. stares off into the distance forever #i always forget about this little moment but it really is such a beautiful one

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aj-acent · 4 days

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I think one of the most interesting thing about the use of “Ruthlessness” in The Underworld Saga is that in that song Poseidon is …. wrong. the line “you totally could’ve avoided all this if you’d just kill my son” is technically correct, but wasn’t Odysseus’ only option.

What actually lead to his death was his hubris - Gods in Greek Mythology aren’t omnipotent, so if Odysseus didn’t give him name, address and credit card info to the cyclops, then Poseidon wouldnt have been able to track him down and the rest wouldn’t have happened.

idk i think his character is so interesting and i think the musical does such a good just capturing it in the lyricism because like ,,,,, yeah idk this musical has been rotting my brain

#epic the underworld saga #epic the musical #epic odysseus #the odyssey #there’s so much to unpack here #so let’s just throw the whole suitcase away

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limeadeislife · 1 year

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PLAYBOY: In their admiration for you, many young people have begun to imitate the way you dress - which one adult commentator has called "selfconsciously oddball and defiantly sloppy." What's your reaction to that kind of put-down?

DYLAN: Bullshit. Oh, such bullshit. I know the fellow that said that. He used to come around here and get beat up all the time. He better watch it; some people are after him. They're going to strip him naked and stick him in Times Square. They're going to tie him up, and also put a thermometer in his mouth. Those kind of morbid ideas and remarks are so petty - I mean there's a war going on. People got rickets; everybody wants to start a riot; 40-year-old women are eating spinach by the carload; the doctors haven't got a cure for cancer - and here's some hillbilly talking about how he doesn't like somebody's clothes. Worse than that, it gets printed and innocent people have to read it. This is a terrible thing. And he's a terrible man. Obviously, he's just living off the fat of himself, and he's expecting his kids to take care of him. His kids probably listen to my records.

-Playboy Interview: Bob Dylan, February 1966

#bob dylan #I feel like that last line has to be one of the sickest burns in history #there's just so much to unpack here

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rebouks · 6 months

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Previous // Next

[water running] Robin: Mama-.. am I weird? Courtney: Everyone’s weird in their own way, that’s what makes us special. [Robin knew his mother was lying, but she was also telling the truth; as ever, he struggled to pick apart her words] Courtney: Did you have fun with Jude tonight? Robin: Kinda-.. he wants to live with Oreo. Courtney: I’m sure he does! Robin: When’re we getting another brother or sister? Courtney: Uh-.. I’m not sure. Robin: Soon? Courtney: Probably not for a while yet, honey. Robin: Oh… Courtney: We’ve got our hands full with you n’ the twins for now, huh? [Robin shrugged, his stomach dropping; he shouldn’t have said anything] Courtney: One day though… [Robin wasn’t sure how, but he’d managed to upset his mother, again. He glanced at Lou, at the floor, his shoes-.. anything but her] Courtney: Do you still want a bath? [Her words were calm, but the tumultuous knot of emotions she buried within her soul weighed just as heavily upon his. His chest tightened, his head hurt, it was too hot, Lou started yowling-…] Courtney: Robin? [Robin wrung his hands, trying to remember what his mother had asked] Courtney: Do you want a bath before bed..? [He did, but not from her, not now-.. how was he supposed to say that without making things worse? He couldn’t] Courtney: You’ve got five minutes to decide whilst I get changed, okay? [Despite the familiar ache in his mother’s heart at his sudden refusal to communicate, Robin remained silent] Courtney: Okay…

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 story #sims story #forever in between #fib #courtney finch #robin finch #ᓚᘏᗢ #ough #there's so much to unpack here #but.. maybe it's not time to understand it fully yet #just like poor robin #and kinda cookie too tbh..#😬

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tardxsblues · 1 year

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ashleyslorens · 9 months

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kissing vs no kissing shows

+ bonus

#for those who didn't know this is what i was referring to earlier #if the no kissing shows have a million fans i'm one of them etc etc #there's just a lot to unpack here #vampire christian in the 2nd gif you will always be famous!!!!#at least aaron had longer hair at that time so he could mask it a bit better #bc in the finley bootleg it looks so much worse wsdkfsdfk #i get they did this bc of covid but they're still so close to each other so how is that better #i'm not complaining i just find it so funny #and i need everyone to be aware of this #i think my life mission is to collect every no kissing boot for every show that has been recorded #moulin rouge! the musical #moulin rouge broadway #aaron tveit #ashley loren #ricky rojas #robyn hurder #broadwayedit #musicaltheatreedit #moulin rouge #*

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 2 months

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What’s up with the ties between Sally & Eddie?

There are quite a few - to the point where I’m starting to suspect that they may be foils, or at least inherently tied together in the story.

First let's bring things back to the clocks. The “day” side has an obvious resemblance to Sally, like how the “night” side resembles Eddie. There’s not really much I can say here since we don’t know much more yet, and who knows if this has changed behind the scenes. But just think about that, the rarity of the color purple, night vs day, and the “monster”. Keep it in your head, I think it may be important.

Also the fact that Eddie is the only one with a watch, but Sally’s face has an incredibly similar face on her door.

Obviously Sally has some sort of beef with Eddie, despite him being nothing but friendly and (to our knowledge) being undeserving of it. One thought I entertained was “maybe Sally is dismissive of him because he’s a worker,” but that holds zero water when you consider how perfectly friendly Sally was with Howdy (karen Sally debunked <3). The second thought I had was “maybe Sally senses the queer in Eddie and it intimidates her” - which would make sense if Sally is a lesbian like I suspect. Internalized homophobia, anyone? This holds up if Eddie is going to turn out to be - not open about himself, but comfortable in his skin in a way that, say, Frank isn’t. Which I have a feeling that will be the case, which would likely make Sally put on airs even more so than usual.

Anyone else seeing a continuous trend of (social) masks and performances unfolding in the Neighborhood? I sure am.

But let’s talk about why I think they might be foils. They balance each other out in an interesting way, despite their only solid similarity being that Both will work/perform no matter the weather. They have a lot of closely related differences:

Eddie has been mentioned (and implied within the story so far) to have a deeper well of knowledge than he lets on, but acts humble about it. Sally has been mentioned (and implied) to know less than she portrays, but acts like a bit of a know-it-all - she pretends to know things that she doesn’t.

Eddie’s role is about helping others at his own expense, while Sally’s is using others to reach fame.

Eddie strives to connect with his Neighbors and is all about accuracy/precision. Sally is in her own little world and has proved to be more than willing to improvise / not think things through before acting.

Eddie is slow to anger, and Sally is easily irritated.

Selfless vs Selfish.

Night vs Day.

And to put them in the Johari Window - i believe that Sally resides in the Blind Spot (known to others, not known to self), and Eddie resides in either the Facade (not known to others, known to self) OR the Unknown (not known to others, not known to self). Personally I’m starting to believe that Eddie may reside in both.

It’s far too early to draw any real conclusions, and theorizing on all of this is difficult. I feel as though - as usual - we have puzzle pieces but no frame of reference for the way they fit together, what picture they build. And who knows, tomorrow’s update may shred this to ribbons, but I doubt it.

One thought I had was that they’re in cahoots about something - it doesn’t have to be something malicious or some sort of secret plot, it could simply be something they both know and are trying to keep quiet about. Eddie is trying to connect with Sally since they have this in common, but Sally is actively putting distance between them to preserve their secret / plausible deniability. Do I actually believe this? Meh. I’m just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks.

So current base thoughts: Sally is dismissive of Eddie either because he intimidates/scares her on an internalized level, or she’s actively trying to put distance between them for a currently unknown reason. There’s probably a secret third option I haven’t even considered!