#like realistically

[whimsyvixen]

The type of size difference I want knowing fully well I can't tank it.

[queenvhagar]

Defenders of HOTD... who insist everything is happening logically and consistent with character and in-universe expectations... please imagine any of these events happening in early seasons GOT. Imagine Cat dressing up as a nun to meet Cersei in the sept to convince her to end the war because Robb and Joffrey were men who wanted violence but they were women who knew better and wanted peace... and then Cersei just letting Cat leave the city afterward to continue the war with her family. Imagine Robb gets crowned king but instead of going to war or making any real decisions he hesitates and thinks and only reacts to what people around him do or say, and when Lord Karstark betrays him somebody else decides to execute him, causing the Karstarks to abandon the Starks through no fault of Robb. Imagine Melisandre performs dark arts to kill an innocent in blood sacrifice but then a few episodes later she's advising Stannis about how war is bad because it kills innocents and he should meet with his brother to make peace. Like just imagine for a second that any of these happened. How could you continue to watch the show knowing just how illogical, inconsistent, and inconsequential the writing choices were?

[nataliescatorccioapologist]

I don’t think I’ve ever had such a love/hate relationship with a character before like I do Shauna. On one hand, I empathize with her because she’s been through so much. But on the other hand, she’s constantly stirring up trouble , and I lowkey need her to die.

Shauna’s character is really challenging (in the best way). She can seem completely unsympathetic/irredeemable and she has hurt so many people, but at the same time I understand her and know why she’s doing what she’s doing. I love her as a character. I wouldn’t call myself a Shauna Defender because her actions aren’t at all justifiable, but I can confidently say I’m a Shauna Enjoyer and a Shauna Understander, if that makes sense.

There’s something almost subversive about the way the show refuses to let Shauna remain traditionally likable just for the sake of audience comfort. It challenges us to contend with a version of survival that doesn’t result in heroism, but rather in stagnation/regression, dysfunction, and harm. The fact that the writers allow her to make selfish, cruel, and at times even violent choices—without softening the blow or offering easy redemption—feels like a deliberate rejection of the trope where trauma automatically yields wisdom or virtue.

I also love that there are brief, fleeting moments where you can see that softness and vulnerability Shauna has buried coming to the surface. I know a lot of people have been pointing this out, but that brief moment where Shauna looks back at Melissa after Lottie suggests doing another card draw hunt is genius. It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, but the concern on Shauna’s face as she grapples with the idea that Melissa might draw the Queen— before she quickly replaces it with indifference and agrees to the card draw— is so telling. Shauna does care, but she’s terrified to acknowledge it, even to herself, because everything she’s ever allowed herself to care about has ended in loss or destruction.

The “Be safe” “You too” interaction in the caves with Nat is also great because you can tell some part of Shauna is surprised and maybe even a little touched at that display of concern and care. That’s what’s underneath everything Shauna does, she just wants to be loved! But she’s also terrified of being loved (and loving others). That final breakdown scene in the adult timeline this season, where she’s left to confront the reality that she’s once again driven away everyone who cares about her, broke my heart, even in the midst of all my frustration with her this season.

These moments of nuance, along with how deeply we know Shauna’s trauma history at this point, are what keeps Shauna’s character from tipping into villain caricature territory. It’s a delicate balance, and this season came dangerously close to crossing that line, but ultimately, she remains grounded in something real and human. That said, it’s also important to acknowledge that not everything Shauna does can be chalked up to trauma. There’s a part of her, selfish and unapologetic, that genuinely craves violence, control, and power. She doesn’t just act out—she takes pleasure in the chaos she creates, and that complexity is part of what makes her so fascinating.

[moominmanoneandonly]

TFA megasound erasure hurts me so much. WHAT DO YOU MEAN HIS HUSBAND IS NOW HIS KID?! Wtf make the cousins at thid point if you don't like gay marriage so much. (Not hating on tfa Soundwave he's sweet and not as ooc as i expected). Anyway here's a small comic that was stuck in my head after the reveal

Starscream would not get away with his shit if Soundwave was around. Autobots also probably wouldn't survive but thats other thing

+bonus mendatory Breakdown

[kspn]

more doodles for warm up! jax is so drawable i had sm fun

[chronic-high-achiever]

I know people enjoy the discourse surrounding how Eugene cut Rapunzel’s hair (he was literally dying and it doesn’t even look bad don’t come for me) but I think there’s one specific way that that scene could have been made better.

As Rapunzel was rushing over to Eugene once Mother Gothel had let him free and he was bleeding out, I think that she should have been tripping over her hair in the rush. She had it perfectly behind herself as she knelt down next to him, but I just think it would have been so much if there was a small wordless struggle as she knelt down. Pushing it out of her face, getting it caught on a bit of filagree on Eugene’s jacket or something.

And yes this obviously is for poetic reasons. Something something the thing that has held value all of your life is getting in the way of the new thing and is causing trouble even moments before it’s death something something.

[fire-breathing-pain-in-the-neck]

Okay Hot Topic…you can cook again.