#arei rambles

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I can't stop thinking that Sam is trying so hard to be a good mentor to Torres and Bucky is a little shit who calls him Jaybird and baby falcon and Torres is puppy love crushing on both of them. It's ok, he's not dumb, they're EPIC love, but it's first heartbreak sad.

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Something that’s hitting me about recent pics and videos and interviews of Jensen is how happy he is. 

We’ve followed this man for fifteen years, right--we’ve watched him grow up and protect Dean and grow as a person and an actor. But because we’ve seen him grow up and change--we’ve seen him tired and angry and stressed and when he’s smiling for the public and even (bless JIBcon) when he’s drunk. And he’s been happy before, ok, I’m not saying he hasn’t. But there’s something about his recent videos and photos, that’s just so--content and happy? And honestly, I am just so thrilled for him. I hope they’re all happy. 

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As I watch SPN fandom on Twitter (y'all that's some crazy shit) I have to wonder-

What is the goal?

Because the kind of hostility I’m seeing toward the CW right now? It doesn’t make sense to me. I get it--the finale ignored Cas, we didn’t get reciprocated Destiel, blah blah. I get it. 

But a mainstream show with a huge audience on a major network made a male lead canonically gay. That’s a big deal. In a show about masculinity and Americana, they made an angel canonically gay. Sit with that for a minute. Cas dying doesn’t negate that. It was an ending that was set up several seasons ago. 

And? That same network consistently leads broadcast TV in LGBTQ and diverse characters. 

And it’s not enough. They are being crucified over there and I’m sitting in the MCU fandom, wondering if the fans even realize how lucky they are because hey, nameless Gay Joe Russo was what we got, while they ignored bisexual Tony and destroyed Cap’s character arc to reinforce how VERY STRAIGHT he is. 

Look. 

I know that the CW has work to do and that SPN has a history of killing their gays. But this was a huge step forward, and lack of reciprocation doesn’t negate Castiel’s feelings, nor does his death. 

We won, y’all. 

And now, after fifteen years of a good relationship--a relationship that changed the show--with fandom, the show is being vilified, and the CW is being treated like shit, and I’m over here wondering. 

Do we honestly think this is gonna help get more representation in the future? Do we think that this kind of reaction will help build dialogue between show and fandom in other cases? Networks and show watch SPN and their relationship with fandom and this isn’t helping. 

Because if this is how they get treated for trying--why the fuck should anyone bother trying? 

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Adventures in online dating # 439

Him: what are you looking for? 

Me: *long rambling noncommital answer* 

Him: we can go at your pace. 

Him: do you have kids? 

Me: Yeah but i don’t want to talk about them for a while. 

Him: that’s totally fine, i’m sorry for pushing. 

Him: so i work with ---- 

Me: um, my brother works there.

Me: MOTH WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS V PRETTY RESPECTFUL GUY WITH A GOOD JOB??? 

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I love love love Marvel and the MCU. 

But I am struggling hard with Isaiah Bradley and the fact that we’re 10 years into a ‘verse and JUST now learning about the injustices this soldier faced. 

And I know that’s the point. But his story hurts my heart in ways I haven’t been able to articulate to myself. And the fact that I have seen almost no discussion of it infuriates me. 

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Chris Evans Reportedly In Talks to Reprise Role as Captain America in the MCU - IGN

Chris Evans is reportedly in talks with Marvel Studios to reprise his role as Captain America in the MCU.

Dear Cevans,

Please don't.

Go make a gay romcom?? Pretty please?

*sigh*

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arei watches Jupiter Ascending

--her dad is like, babbling about the stars on the river and mom is surprised that didn’t end well??? 

--babe, your boy selling your eggs is a POS, cut out the middle man. 

--these royals are everything i wanted them to be

-- “hold tight” well maybe she WOULD if you didn’t DROP HER??? 

-- Hi yes, does ANYONE in Chicago notice the like. Alien firefight? 

-- Yes, he is bleeding after destroying half of Chicago and getting shot at but a pad will help for sure. 

-- Eddie, babe, you are a TRIP. 

--Jupiter, honey, a guy you met five hours ago takes you to a serial killer house in the middle of nowhere, don’t FOLLOW him, we have GOT to talk about your self-preservation skills. 

-- Sean Bean is in this. He dies, doesn’t he. 

-- ohhhkay, bees. That. Why not. 

-- he so sad and lonely. that’s his character. sad and lonely. 

-- have y’all siblings thought about like. talking? 

-- that is a fuckton of candles, princess. 

-- ‘i love dogs’ omg Jupe. 

-- Sean Bean you predictable bastard. 

-- I wonder if Titus knows that’s supposedly his reincarnated mother? Cuz that’s kinda creepy. 

-- that ring tho

-- does Titus have a not creepy setting? 

-- sad lonely boy is such a badass he’s gonna die alone in space 

-- there’s a dinosaur in the living room 

-- sad lonely didn’t die!!!

-- that dress tho

-- that’s a lot of v pretty bombs 

-- lowkey bummed that the wedding was crashed 

-- ahh and here’s the third brother 

-- SWEETIE. you get a bodyguard take the damn sad lonely!!! 

-- Eddie is everything i was promised 

-- still waiting for you to die sean bean. 

-- c’mon sad lonely time to not be lonely anymore (keep the sad, tho. for aesthetic) 

-- Eddie god bless you and your batshit insane self. 

-- JUPE. Worst timing EVER. 

-- Half of Jupe’s role is falling. 

-- the other half is dresses. 

-- sad lonely and the dino are NOT friends.

-- i bet Jupe thought being a princess was less falling and more dresses, tbh 

-- sad loney looks like he’s rollerblading when he flies. i just need to put that on the record.

-- Where did you even come from eddie?? 

-- beat his ass, jupe. crazy boy. 

-- FALLLING!!! *cue surprise* 

-- again with bad timing, jupe 

-- the floor is lava, omg hahahahahahh

-- she doesn’t hate her life anymore! 

-- i love her family 

-- jupe’s got a wing kink, y’all 

-- she lOVES dogs 

--- FALLLLLLLLLING

omg, y’all. That was a RIDE. 

I loved it. I think there’s some themes in here remniscent of The Matrix, but while that became a part of our collective lexicon and culture, this is very very clearly written for the female gaze and it plays to female fantasies--being special and badass and rescued and loved--and that’s what works for me. 

It’s also probably why people call it batshit and call The Matrix amazing? But that’s just a theory. 

Visually it was stunning. The story was insane and very ficcy, and it was done in a beautiful no holds barred way that embraced the fucking batshit of it all. I loved it. 

WHY THE HELL DIDN’T Y’ALL MAKE ME WATCH THIS SOONER?