#200th post!

[bfdiredux]

I enjoyed the new episode.

However, I gripe with the fact it failed to depict relationships and provide... "in-character" reactions and interactions between certain characters.

It's not super serious, obviously, but my expectations kinda fell flat when Book didn't even share a meaningful/memorable interaction with any of the freesmarters, ESPECIALLY considering this was the first time they were together in like... Years?

Also, as much as I love Pencil, it almost felt like they were playing off her whole "going back in time" plot as a joke. It might have just been a bit for the scene, but considering how TPOT 19 left off on an arguably more serious note, it was definitely a surprise. I really like that we were able to see how she's screwing up already though, lol.

Adding onto that, the (ex)-Freesmarters' reaction to Pencil making that deal felt really underwhelming. If anything they looked mildly upset.

The whole episode was a mess, but I really did enjoy it. I just felt like there were no slow-paced scenes at all, let alone meaningful/impactful ones that really shaped any of the characters, despite the amount of dialogue. It could have been done in a more thought-out manner, with respect to each individual plot without twisting the viewers brain into a knot.

Also, they really, REALLY nerfed One. It was pretty disappointing. Emily did a great job voicing her though, as per usual.

So, yeah. Nice episode. Messy writing. I'll probably return to watch it and analyze some more because, again, this is based on me watching the episode through a fans lens, not a critical one.

YOU GET IT ANON!!! I didn't even consider everything with Pencil, her screen time was so brief! But with fast pacing, a LOT of characters, and several things happening at once... yikes. Yeah.

It will forever break my heart that they nerfed One 🥲. Scary villain with infinite power beat to the ground by a light switch.

The episode would've benefited from a smaller cast and/or additional time. People'd get impatient with a longer wait but quality over quantity! (Not to mention they have three episodes to explore everything too. I bet they're also about 40 minutes each)

[dragoncityinteriordesign]

200th post!

That’s a whole lot of nonsense. You’re welcome.

I’m commemorating this milestone by pulling together a list of twenty things (in no particular order) that I have been surprised and delighted by discovering in the process of making this blog. These are either things that I had not noticed about Guardian until I started squinting at screenshots, or things I had seen but not understood before doing further research.

Detailing on the Black Cloak Envoy’s black cloak

The SID foosball table

Close Quarter Combat!

Shen Wei’s (lack of) balcony

The SID facade

Shen Wei’s and Zhao Yunlan’s apartments are the same set

Chu Shuzhi’s alternate costume

COWBOY BAR

The Lolita Pub ad

The location of Cong Bo’s apartment

Time Coffee Museum

The Jerusalem Prayer Team blanket

Da Shenmu in the DCU seal

Given 24 hours, your body will

Zhao Yunlan’s putting mat

Guo Changcheng’s photo of his date

The location of the Mountain-River Awl

REPUBLICA DE CUBA

Dragon City Opera House’s run of Phantom of the Opera

Da Qing, Lucky Cat

[cheetahf]

One thing I love about the dream smp is how almost all of the characters react to their traumatic experiences. (and they all react differently too!) for example: c!tommy, he has survived multiple wars, been manipulated, died, and lots more. He got ptsd (possibly cptsd) and is dealing with the trauma of dying and being manipulated. There is c!tubbo who was a child solder and a spy. He represses his trauma and pretends it didn’t happen. there are so many examples of characters in traumatic situations and having to deal with it later. trauma sticks. It comes back.

[turagapohatu]

Vakama: I'm so useless.

Onewa: That's not true.

Onewa: You can be used as a bad example.

[mr-gallows]

[calitraditionalism]

History: General Summary, Part 1

Everything presented here is written according to the most commonly agreed-upon information in the Territory.

The valley once held four Clans that were later joined by a fifth shortly before the Union. These were, in order of oldest to newest (the timeline of which is argued frequently by the Brae family, not that anyone listens): CobbleClan, FellClan, SlopeClan, MireClan, and BluffClan. All five took a location and staked their claim there - CobbleClan in the valley, located mainly in the old human settlement; FellClan in the hills and oak forest to the west; SlopeClan in the mountain’s pine woods to the east; MireClan in the marshes bordering the unexplored lake in the south; and BluffClan in the far north, out on the border of the valley and closest to the ocean. 

Initially, the appearance of rival groups resulted in turf wars and vicious arguments as everyone shuffled around borders and figured out through trial and error how to be warriors. Peace was managed slowly with the introduction of Gatherings, where once a month (or a moon, as the common phrase was) the Clans would gather, share news and carefully and respectfully debate and decide what new conflict needed to be resolved and how. As the Gatherings continued and the communities mingled, the Clans became more friendly with each other, even to the point of FellClan forgiving MireClan (that which had the least amount of territory) for their constant “visits” to the oak forest and actually working out a system for the two Clans to hunt in the same spot without encountering each other and instigating a battle that the code of laws dictated was necessary. 

Time passed by almost unnaturally peacefully. The land was large enough and bountiful enough for everyone to feed themselves, and the less the Clans needed to fight for resources, the more friendly things got. Patrols meeting became a time of merriment, where conversations got longer and deeper, and eventually spawned improvised mini-Gatherings where cats would take turns telling stories and beliefs, and stories about beliefs. Folklore and religion began to merge together throughout the communities, strengthening bonds between the living...

And between the non-living. 

Something about the power of a centralized faith brought a miracle down into the valley. Prey increased ten-fold. Nightmares disappeared, chased away by visions of gentle white light and melodic hums. Leaders, who were once only rumored to have nine “lives” (really, memories of previous leaders), now came back from lethal injuries as if nothing had happened. Medicine cats were spoken to with predictions and warnings of startling accuracy; instead of having to search for signs or advice, they could now consult their ancestors themselves and solve their problems twice as fast as before. 

Without a doubt, the stories that elders and queens told of the heavenly collection known as StarClan had fully materialized. Though they were not seen, their presence was felt at every ceremony, in every catch of prey with just the faintest white mark on their heads. The countless prayers and wishes of the masses had finally paid off. StarClan was there at every step, and they were looking to it that their descendants had it as well as a wild cat could. 

Continued in Part 2.

[kindasnowhite]

Snow White ; Disney Pirate or Princess: Make your Choice! (2018)

[ansincorrectquotes]

Rona: Big brother, will you tell us a bedtime story.

Raji: No

Eugena: Pretty please?

Raji: The physical appearance of 'please' makes no difference. It is still no. So go to sleep.