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Jim Butcher: The character that's really interesting is the "Mirror Mirror" universe Marcone, and we'll get to him in a few books. (link)

this was fifteen years ago

i have been waiting to see canon au marcone for fifteen years now

jesus christ.

#Dresden Files #The Dresden Files #John Marcone #Jim Butcher #six years ago i declared in a public forum that i would eat a shoe if mirror mirror marcone was not a Sword wielder #and lately i've been increasingly worried about this

“That’s the problem with you nearly immortal types,” I said. “You couldn’t spot a pop culture reference if it skittered up and implanted an embryo down your esophagus.”

There's a recurring element in Dresden Files in which Jim Butcher will use pop culture references as a means of demonstrating whether a character should be considered good, likeable, or trustworthy.

Harry Dresden makes a lot of pop culture references. References are fun, and they help the reader feel more related to Harry. Likewise, these references are how Harry can relate to his friends. It's one of the primary ways he enjoys joking around with them.

However, the antagonists of the series, the vast majority of whom are supernaturally long-lived beings, have not bothered keeping up with popular works and media of the last century. They haven't bothered maintaining connection with the everyday human experience, the art and pastimes most people have in commonality and can bond over.

Madeline Raith has never heard of Buck Rogers. Nicodemus doesn't know who Peter Parker is. Drakul doesn't even know how baseball works.

This lack of interest in pop culture is equated to a lack of interest, connection, or care, for humanity in general.

References can be a signal for the reader that a character is someone to be trusted or empathized with before the story even confirms it.

Thomas wears a Buffy the Vampire Slayer shirt a whole book before he's revealed to be Harry's family in Blood Rites.

In Skin Game, Harry and Goodman Grey have a good-natured back and forth about the film The Black Hole several chapters before it's revealed they were secretly working together. Fittingly, the reveal itself is initiated by a reference, with Harry using "Game over, man. Game over" as a signal to drop the facade.

We learn Mab has been to rock concerts and Disneyland in Cold Days, the same book in which we're hit with the line, "I was mortal once, you know." Going further back, the first time Harry met Mab in Summer Knight, he makes a comparison to Godzilla, but he can't actually tell whether she understood the reference, which, in hindsight, she likely did.

And then we have Marcone, who, when faced with one of Harry's references, opts to ignore it.

"'Elvii?'" Marcone inquired. "The plural could be Elvises, I guess," I said. "But if I say that too often, I start muttering to myself and calling things 'my precious,' so I usually go with the Latin plural." Marcone did smile that time. It was a cool expression. Tigers with full stomachs wear smiles like Marcone's when they're watching baby deer play. "Ah. I hope you can find something to suit your tastes tonight."

and

“Do you at least have a gun?” I asked. “Maybe you can distract her.” “I have a knife,” Marcone said. “Jusht like a gangshter,” I said. “Bringsh a knife to an apocalypshe fight.” Marcone gave me a level look and then said, in a much more conversational tone, “Honestly, Dresden. If you used your mind half as much as your mouth, you’d be running the place by now.”

John "Who do you think I am, I am not a charitable organization, I am a professional monster" Marcone, does not directly acknowledge the reference. He won't go as far as to pretend he's not at least passingly familiar with Gollum, or that he never watched The Untouchables. But he refuses to respond or play off of it the way one of Harry's friends would.

Doesn't change the fact that he does get the reference though.

#Of course this isn't an ironclad rule. Harry's allies and friends and Harry himself have all missed references at one point or another.#Jim Butcher #The Dresden Files #Dresden Files #shoutout to Harry for being willing to misquote a reference in order to avoid using a prejorative #Harry Dresden #John Marcone #Kincaid understands Harry's Bolshevik Muppet reference #Uriel is a fan of Lord of the Rings and Star Wars #River Shoulders studies human culture and is familiar with King Kong and Overwatch #Bear makes a Mighty Mouse reference and uses the phrase “take the W”#Vadderung is familiar with Peanuts and chuckles at Harry's Andre the Giant reference #Bob. Just in general.#Hades is familiar with modern media's depictions of himself...#...although this may be standard for divine beings to know how they or their archetypes are perceived by mankind in general #like Mab with Frozen and The Chronicles of Narnia #Lara's an interesting case because she's familiar with mortal media but she uses it as a tool to expand the White Court's influence #(e.g. through works like Dracula or through her - ahem - acting career)#I'm sure I'm missing even more examples.#See also: Luccio is an older member of the White Council yet she studies computers in her spare time.#Listens to Wind re-attends medical school every so often to keep up with modern practices #On the flipside: Lasciel weaponizes her use of pop culture references as a means of ingratiating herself with Harry to manipulate him.#Hannah Ascher does the same in Skin Game.#So I guess that means if a new character appears and makes fun pop culture references - it means they are a trusted ally...#Or it's secretly Lasciel again.

I don't give a shit if you want to screw me. What I need is your loyalty.

#this and the other post are the only dietland gifsets i wanted to make so i'm probably done now #we don't talk about the tiger scene #dietland #dietland (2018)#tvedit #gif #gifset #kitty montgomery #julianna margulies #dominic o'shea #adam rothenberg #man you really gotta jump through hoops when making gifs with crunchy source video #i barely know what i'm doing as it is

#“Well I don't know what I expected.”#dietland #dietland 2018 #kitty montgomery #julianna margulies #dominic o'shea #adam rothenberg #tvedit #gif #gifset #This show was a trip. I could not tell you what genre it was but it was never boring.

#deltarune #deltarune chapter 4 #green pippin #battat #probably not their name #deltarune spoilers #toby fox #utdr #gif #gifset #I never fully finished these and a million versions of these gifs already exist but I'm sick of seeing this in my drafts.

I am made, and cannot be remade. Do you not think... the same might be true of you?

RIPPER STREET (2012-2016) 4x01 | 'The Stranger's Home'

#Ripper Street #Mathilda Reed #Anna Burnett #Edmund Reid #Matthew Macfadyen #period drama #perioddramaedit #late Victorian #gif #gifset #one moment I'll think “of course Jackmund isn't intentionally implied by the creators”#and the next moment Reid is spying on Jackson in matched framing to Mathilda watching her future husband

(late game Silksong spoilers)

Players after defeating the Cogwork Dancers: 😭 ohh noooo this is so sad i feel sooo awful for this🥀🥀🥀

Hornet: I'm going to hunt down the real one and mount his heart on my wall.

#Silksong SPOILERS #Hollow Knight: Silksong SPOILERS #Hollow Knight: Silksong #Hornet #SPOILERS #cogwork dancers #clover dancers #Seriously why did she do that #I thought it was just gonna be like a Dreamnail fight where I'd be able to chat with him after #And maybe he'd even thank me for clearing out some of the cobwebs in his memories.#Nah.

Don't go, please, not now.

#Succession #Succession HBO #HBO Succession #Shiv Roy #Siobhan Roy #Sarah Snook #tvedit #gif #gifset

About that "noob" dialogue with Ralsei and Susie...

An excerpt from a post from the official Undertale Tumblr blog:

it's not good to spread lies. trust me. i've been slandered before. rumors spread of me being a "big noob." after that, i had to stand in the rain in that cool way where you can't tell if i'm crying, or it's just water. she tried to call me back, but it was too late: i was already owned.

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(very mild Deltarune Chapter 4 spoilers)

Remember how in Chapter 1, Seam said they missed playing games with Jevil, that Jevil "was the only one who matched me in the games we used to play"?

Seam is bored, and they miss having a gaming buddy who can actually challenge them.

I swear, we're gonna give this cat the 5th Shadow Crystal, and they're gonna make us the most amazing piece of equipment we've ever seen.

And then Seam's gonna say, "Great. That should somewhat level the playing field." And then we'll get the hardest boss fight to date.

... Hopium, I know.

LET ME FIGHT THE CAT, TOBY FOX.

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Seam in Chapter 1 after unlocking Jevil's cell but before fighting him:

Seam in Chapter 4 after defeating [SPOILERS]:

Yeah, Seam is definitely in need of some excitement. Even if we don't ever get to fight them, I hope we're at least able to treat them to a good show.

#I may be a Ramb Truther but first and foremost I stan the cat.#deltarune #deltarune spoilers #Seam #toby fox #utdr #video games

(Deltarune Chapter 3 Spoilers)

So. About Ramb.

Excerpt from the "Grillby's Rogues' Gallery" Newsletter comic:

I can't even begin to guess at the implications of this.

#Also compare how Grillby occasionally let Sans run the bar to how Tenna did not allow Ramb to handle the POINTs at all.#Late in Ch. 3 a hallway can open up behind the concession stand revealing how Ramb was always ready to meet us back in the S-Rank room...#He had a SHORTCUT.#...screw it I guess I'm a Ramb truther now.#I couldn't tell you what a “Ramb truther” is but I know in my heart that I am one.#deltarune #video games #ramb #sans the skeleton #the usual #undertale #toby fox #deltarune spoilers #deltarune chapter 3 #“Ramb is a potential Shadow Crystal boss” bros I fear you may only be scratching at the surface

(very mild Deltarune Chapter 4 spoilers)

Remember how in Chapter 1, Seam said they missed playing games with Jevil, that Jevil "was the only one who matched me in the games we used to play"?

Seam is bored, and they miss having a gaming buddy who can actually challenge them.

I swear, we're gonna give this cat the 5th Shadow Crystal, and they're gonna make us the most amazing piece of equipment we've ever seen.

And then Seam's gonna say, "Great. That should somewhat level the playing field." And then we'll get the hardest boss fight to date.

... Hopium, I know.

LET ME FIGHT THE CAT, TOBY FOX.

#Seam🤝Jevil - Terrorizing Addisons #What does a game of cards look like to Card Kingdom Darkners anyhow? I mean. We know what kind of games Jevil likes.#A team battle against both Seam and Jevil would also be greatly appreciated.#video games #deltarune #toby fox #seam #seam deltarune #deltarune spoilers #deltarune chapter 4 #jevil #We'll have equipment made from 5 Shadow Crystals but Seam will have the strength of like 10 of them.#Shadow Crystals are basically just Sukuna fingers. I don't make the rules.#edit: i fixed the aspect ratio of the screenshots. it was bugging me.

RIPPER STREET (2012-2016) 4x03 | 'A White World Made Red'

#Series 4 is just about Mr. Darcy giving Neville Longbottom death stares for having the gall to breathe air in the same city as his daughter.#Also I guess some murders get solved or whatever.#Ripper Street #Homer Jackson #Matthew Judge #Samuel Drummond #Edmund Reid #Adam Rothenberg #Matthew Lewis #Matthew Macfadyen #Dracula #period drama #perioddramaedit #late Victorian #gif #gifset #you can take the overprotective father trope from my cold dead hands #cleaning out my drafts

In a rather strange crossover between my current interests, I've just realized that the music of a Nutcracker-themed ballet Christmas commercial from 2013 featuring Steven McRae was composed by none other than Nicholas Britell, who a few years later would compose the soundtrack for Succession.

(And yes, the track is still available for purchase on iTunes.)

#steven mcrae #iana salenko #thiago soares #the nutcracker #nicolas britell #succession #succession hbo