[therozanov]

HEATED RIVALRY 1.02

[saffrondawn]

#THIS WAS A FUCKING ROOOOOMAAAAAAANCE moment #one of those moments when i knew jacob tierney Got the genre #bc this look of conflict and desire and the fact that shane CANNOT SEE IT #it's that and the big spiel in russian where it's like... this is why dual POV in a romance is so important and 9/10 times the better choic #(w exceptions!) #if you're a perceptive audience member (and not everyone is lol) you can tell that shane is not getting the full picture #you know that ilya's feelings are real and intense #but shane not knowing and YOU knowing makes the tension even better (tags via @mermaidsirennikita)

[mybloodstream-caffeine]

Actually I'm getting fucking sick of all these think pieces and YouTube video essays and magazine articles pondering and expounding on and on about the oh so incredibly mysterious case of Heated Rivalry and its runaway popularity, endless head scratching and circuitous questioning when the answer is: ITS REALLY REALLY FUCKING GOOD!!!!! ITS A GREAT SHOW!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!! There are no coyly phrased click baity headlines about what REALLY made Game of Thrones so popular. I'm so fucking tired of being pandered to by a media that is constantly condescending to the success of this show just because it has explicit gay content in it. ITS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE ITS FUCKING GOOD YOU SANCTIMONIOUS DICKHEADS!!!!!!!

[24x81]

BECAUSE IT WAS CANADIAN MADE, OKAY!!!!! I'M SORRY 😭

[glittersparkledust]

People want the gay, end of story, that’s the point

[lucylehane]

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Jacob Tierney OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Heated Rivalry (2025)

[glittersparkledust]

Amen

[sheisraging]

happy hump day, i guess

[glittersparkledust]

Fuuuuuuuuck

[sheisraging]

"My Wonderland shoot was so cunty. I delivered"

[keikomivra]

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES S1 | EDWIN + CHARLES

Charles, I'm in love with you. You don't have to feel the same way. I just need you to know.

[glittersparkledust]

I rest my case your honor

[fulcrvm]

edwin's IMMEDIATE glance at charles was so fucking funny helpkhjfsdgkhjfdf

+ bonus bc im losing my minndddddd lmaooo

[catchymemes]

[fairuzfan]

what do u think of people who serve in the US military?

i think they have to be especially evil to want to serve in the US military by volunteer. i have no sympathy for them either lol. i don't care what reasons you give, you're signing up to help people kill others even if youre not directly on the ground.

[glittersparkledust]

Why join any military? Most countries have them . People are brainwashed. Most people are young, they don’t understand, they buy into the nationalism and the defenders of freedom and democracy

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

Stede's season 1 arc only makes as much sense as it does because he's GAY gay (has no attraction to women) but I think Anne Bonny really truely confirmed that he suuuuuper doesn't swing that way, because Stede's type so far seems to be a cool pirate who shares his interests and is unapologetically into him (that last part is important because of Stede's self esteem issues) and Anne Bonny genuinely ticks all three of those boxes. If they wanted to play him bisexual it would have been very easy for Stede to express attraction to Anne but turn her down in an effort to remain true to Ed and have it be proof that he's committed to his relationship with Ed even when they're broken up, but instead they had him be confused and a little weirded out that she was kissing him. Like this was not a "you're lovely but I'm engaged" moment it was a "eugh, why are we kissing?????" Moment.

[glittersparkledust]

He literally says “she jumped on my face” he didn’t enjoy it AT ALL

[zstraps]

actually really love that they didn’t have ed give a perfect heartfelt apology. like a) leaning into the workplace comedy vibe “we’re trying to move the culture forward” was so fucking, A+ no notes. and also b) i love that it’s a little messy. that healing doesn’t happen through a single group conversation. everybody’s healing happens differently and on their own. roach “what’s an apology” lastname is just like. eh good enough for me. jim and olu and archie recognize that it’s not a real apology, but also that they can’t force it to be one, and they choose to let themselves move on and start to laugh and relax again. lucius tries a lot of shit for catharsis but ultimately his healing starts with him shifting his focus from reliving his traumatic experiences, to what he wants for the future and being present with black pete. fang is ok not bc he’s ok with what ed did but bc he’s sat with what ed’s done to him and what he now did to ed and done some self-reflection. and ed’s healing starts with a one-on-one conversation with fang and some quiet reflective time with himself and a meditative hobby. healing happens in bits and pieces, individually or in smaller groups, on different timelines.

[glittersparkledust]

Ed was manic and desperate and suicidal, he doesn’t even remember what he did so it’s hard to apologize

[rylandsgrace]

"He should start all black, and then the purple comes out as he falls in love and embraces falling in love with Stede." David Jenkins

[glittersparkledust]

Beautiful, perfect, I see it now

[shithowdy]

i thought my laptop was on its last leg because it was running at six billion degrees and using 100% disk space* at all times and then i turned off shadows and some other windows effects and it was immediately cured. i just did the same to my roommate's computer and its performance issues were also immediately cured. okay. i guess.

so i guess if you have creaky freezy windows 10/11 try searching "advanced system settings", go to performance settings, and uncheck "show shadows under windows" and anything else you don't want. hope that helps someone else.

*yes sorry i mean usage i posted this before bed :( i do not mean the hard drive is full aaaaghhhh

[ddesole]

🏴‍☠️ Our Flag Means Death 2.03 "The Innkeeper"

[glittersparkledust]

He saved them all even though they hurt Ed and left him to die

[mxmollusca]

What Stede thinks Ed wants vs what Ed actually wants has scrongled my brain.

[glittersparkledust]

They don’t need to change, just accept themselves

[danepopfrippery]

We made it babies! (La is getting one too)

Update: weho (la) courtesy savedbythedels

[fromalltononeandback]

I FOUND IT I FOUND IT

Well Actually may be dead but he is never forgotten