#flaps

[itssherlocksworld]

Caught my schnauzerized poodle mid flap.

[presidentpoppy]

who plucks you up (who plucks you up) when you are down? (when you are down)

[francines-bagel-bites]

Hgnnnfff

[hkartincolor]

Volume 8 flap illustration - clean version

[who-can-touch-my-boob]

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[nocternalrandomness]

Types of flaps

Flaps are located on the trailing edge of aircraft wings and are used to increase lift and reduce stalling speed. The type of flaps depend on the aircraft type.

[mylastmoleculeofserotonin]

I just finished Twelve Forever and I am so impressed with how it stuck the landing. Like, when I started, I was a little worried as to how they’d get away with so little definition on the magic, particularly Todd’s shape shifting and the fact that Flaps could create any weapon, as well as to what the moral would be since a lot of kids shows I’ve seen end in a “see, growing up isn’t scary, in fact, it can be fun” way. And considering how consistently the show doubles down on childhood=good/adulthood=bad theme, I wasn’t sure how they would end it since most shows I’ve seen that feature a magical parallel universe or something, frequently end with the characters being cut off from it.

But instead, they leaned into all the aforementioned qualities and made them work. Like, Flaps gave Reggie bombs and a rocket launcher, Todd used shapeshifting physics by going from sea star to whale, and Reggie even used the fact that she could just vanish to help win the fight. Like, everything that could have been the overlooked/unused insta-win button was used, and didn’t work bc they made the Butt Witch and Big Deal that much more powerful via the worms without specifying how. And that’s what made the power of friendship rocks work in providing the win conditions by making everyone else just as powerful as the worms made the Butt Witch and then overpowering her by sheer numbers. No one’s powers were cheapened, the power scaling worked and the magic system remained consistent. 10/10!

And I kinda liked how the show didn’t have a message beyond being a kid is awesome. It was perfectly indulgent for my inner child and avoided leaving the audience disappointed/dissatisfied that Reggie Esther and Todd get to stay in their perfect world while we have to go back to boring old reality now that the show is over by showing us that staying on Endless for a long time isn’t viable without making the whole dimension seem hostile or bad. And it gives us the sense that, yea, we can find ways to build our own little cool amazing fantasy worlds by playing with/finding joy in the things we have around us.

This is such a cool show!!

[skyborndreamer]

Landing or take-off?