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medusa telling annabeth that they're alike and foreshadowing the parallel in episode 4 is so insane, annabeth was devoted & loyal to athena just like medusa and like medusa she was the one getting punished for somebody else’s impertinence (they both get punished by sea gods) this just shows athena is not a good god, and doesn’t punish men?😭

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if we ever make it to pjo season 5(🤞) i think when percy jumps into the river styx he’ll hear his mother saying “hold fast perseus, brave the storm” and i’m just-😭😭

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I’m going a little wild over the fact that Percy started feeling the effects of the chimera’s poison two minutes before he collapsed. I thought this part of the episode was weird when I first saw it because the camera focuses on him when it seemingly should be focusing on Annabeth, but then, I realized Percy’s odd behavior while he’s in focus.

He also turns abruptly, and a little late, to Annabeth, as if he just remembered to listen to her, as if he’d been distracted by something.

Then, this boy starts cracking jokes to cheer her up instead of saying, “Hey, something’s wrong; I could literally be dying.” And you can see on his face a few seconds before he collapses that the poison’s starting to really get to him, and still, he doesn’t attempt to get her attention and ask for help.

Then, when they’re at the fountain, he tells her and Grover that he’s feeling better even though he obviously isn’t, because he’s hoping he’s physically strong enough to pretend. (He falls on his ass.)

100% Percy just didn’t want to worry them and thought there was no way to find a cure in time anyway. I’M SCREAMINGG

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spider-noir + spider-punk 🤝 punching nazis

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no I don't think people quite understand that david tennant thrives playing a) slut whose day job is weird loser b) most disgustingly vile motherfucker this side of reality c) tired old man with a heart of gold d) nerd in love and e) divorcee being driven to madness, AND the reason he's so fucking perfect in good omens is because Crowley as a role requires him to harness all that at once <3

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Middle-aged magical girl.

She's been defending the Earth since the early 90s and she's very tired.

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i love how this season the flashbacks were crowley trying to get aziraphale to see that what is right is sometimes wrong and that which is wrong is sometimes right. Hes dragging him by the collar to look at the grey area, pointing furiosly at it and screaming without talking that this is where i live. Where we can live.

and so in the end it makes more sense that crowley doesnt understand why aziraphale wants to join heaven. Because he thought that aziraphale had learned. For he had been there. Seen heavens missunderstandings and the toxic notion that one is either all good or all bad. And yet aziraphale still leaves.

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“how could you have forgotten that” i forget Everything. unless i remember

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Things in the Miraculous movie that were way better than the show

Everything

Ok but actually, adjustments made in the movie that vastly improved the show’s canon:

Marinette’s awkwardness being equally applied to everyone she interacts with. Having her reputation be that she is a walking disaster makes Adrien’s (and Alya’s) kindness to her more impactful. Also makes Chloe’s bullying more believable. IN GENERAL makes Marinette’s character more believable.

In the same realm, the entire school and world not revolving around how perfect and cool Adrien is fixes SO. MANY. THINGS. The only person at school who seems to care about his status is Chloe, which not only makes his overall character less annoying, but also adds to Chloe’s characterization.

Speaking of Chloe, making her an actual character and not a bitch who torments her classmates relentlessly for no reason? Like yeah she’s still a bitch and a bully but she has sense of decorum and won’t take it too far if her reputation is on the line.

Sabrina having agency? Hello??

The subtilization of Marinette’s crush on Adrien. Like, hello, she has a lot of shit going on! She doesn’t have time to be swooning over her classmate all day! Yet another thing that makes her more believable.

TIKKI AND PLAGG CHOOSING THEIR OWN HOLDERS. Fuck Fu. Kwamis are literal eldritch gods, why wouldn’t they have a bit of agency?

The entire sequence of Marinette saving Fu. A clever way to have Fu meet the holder while still having Tikki be the one who chooses. Also way better storytelling for him to not intentionally put himself in danger to find a holder, makes the whole thing more organic.

The addition of the rule that the Tikki and Plagg only awaken when there’s a miraculous-level threat. Gives actual purpose to the role of the Guardian, imo.

Unpopular opinion but Tikki’s personality change was great. Once again, literal eldritch God!

Not to harp on this, but once again, the kwamis still having some level of control and AGENCY even when their holders are transformed. Tikki being in Ladybug’s yo-yo and actually guiding her was cool af and WHY WOULDN’T SHE BE ABLE TO DO THAT???

Ladybug and Chat having more general abilities BUT not having their special abilities right away. The sequence where Chat caught the invisible bullet? Cool af. And Ladybug NOT having the reset button right away really raised the stakes and honestly just felt right. It was really rewarding and triumphant when she used it towards the end.

The earrings/ring glowing as a way to communicate when one of them is not transformed. Such a good and cool idea.

Adrien and Marinette frequently hanging out together in a group with Alya and Nino without it being weird!!! Jesus!! Let the kids be kids!!!!!

Gabriel Agreste being less of a piece of shit.

Chat Noir’s “You’re my sidekick!” To, “I’m your sidekick!” progression. Followed by Ladybug’s, “we’re partners!” Immaculate.

Marinette gaining confidence as Marinette from being Ladybug AND ALSO SPECIFICALLY from her partnership with Chat Noir. LET THE SUPERHERO CHILDREN HAVE A MEANINGFUL AND UPLIFTING PARTNERSHIP FFS

Speaking of, LADYNOIR HANGING OUT

LADYNOIR PLAYFIGHTING

Ladybug liking Chat romantically maybe before the 5th fucking season? Making Chat’s first confession less cringey bc she actually really likes him back and totally wants to kiss him? Being internally conflicted ab it?

Marinette confessing right after she gently lets Chat down for the first time, literally perfect angst set up

Adrien BEING ABLE TO STAND UP TO HIS FATHER. Fuck Sentiadrien.

Gabriel being capable of feeling human emotions

Identity reveal

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Soon™

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You’ve been hit by 🔪

You’ve been struck by 🔪

A Roman Senator 🔪🔪🔪

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I CANNOT BREATHEKDW THIS IS THE FUNNIEST THIS IVE SEEN TODAY

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not being productive or relaxing but a secret third thing

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Bitches be like ‘I’m so tired and sleepy’ and then stay up doing hyperfixtation shit for the next 5 hours

#it’s me #i’m bitches

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One interpretation of Daphne (and Fred but I’m focusing on Daphne) that I’ve never particularly liked that ofc the Velma show falls into is the idea that Daphne is super popular and therefore super bitchy. Because no she isn’t. Daphne may be “the pretty one” and not have as many book smarts as Velma, but she is still a part of this dorky amateur detective team with her three friends who stop adults dressing up like ghosts from committing property crimes or w/e. She’s kinda weird and probably would likely be a social outcast due to her hobbies despite her interests in makeup and fashion.

One interpretation I like of Daphne is, ofc, Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. She is shown to have rich parents who are willing to practically pay for her success, and she’s shown to be really pretty and people like her and whatnot, but like she’s still not a super popular girl. Among her sisters she’s the least successful, her parents disapprove of her spending her time doing investigations with Mystery Inc. instead of trying to achieve something greater, and most of the time at school she’s seen talking to members of Mystery Inc. and not surrounded by other popular girls or w/e. She’s Daphne, so she still likes makeup and fashion, but that doesn’t default her to popular girl, and you cannot call default Mystery Incorporated Daphne “bitchy” even if she can get upset when someone bothers her.

Similar with Fred, he’s not a rich mean asshole, he’s literally the friendliest guy to the point that he sometimes doesn’t see that others wish him harm due to his own open friendliness. That damn movie where he’s a camp counselor at a summer camp that is kinda down in the dumps poor compared to another more successful rich camp nearby but he still harbors love for his smaller camp and the children attending it, dedicated to giving them a good experience, like that’s just peak Fred right there, friendly and upbeat and wholesome and cares for others. Fred is also smart, since he’s usually “the trap guy” and always coming up with complex traps to catch their villain of the week. He’s a strong leader, but not by virtue of being a dick.

Anyway HBO Velma sucks but I just wanted an excuse to talk about Scooby Doo characters and their good qualities so thx

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thanks for all the love on my retiree mystery gang! here's a bit of expansion on them as well as full body refs!

also i know it's a little hard to see, but shaggy got a friend to make scoob's old dogtag a pin that he wears over his heart.

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There’s so many options for an adult scooby doo show though

More deeply criticizing rich people who often end up being the monsters

Same tone and goofiness as the kids’ shows but in adult situations like murders or strip clubs

Gang is college age and trying to still solve mysteries while growing up and living young adult lives

The gang embraces it’s Summer of ‘69 roots and is a period piece that shows how a hippie, a nerd, a rich girl, and some random white dude would be so close in divisive times. While fighting ghosts.

A Clue-like parody of the mystery genre

An openly ACAB show

An adaptation of the zombie comic

Mockumentary series where the gang has a ghost hunting yt channel

A generally more serious tone but still has jokes and a talking dog

Exactly the same as one of the kids’ shows but Shaggy smokes weed on screen and Scooby swears