#mini meta

[dallasgallant]

When I think about Ponyboy and the bottle outside the connivence store I think of the moment from earlier in the book: “I lie to myself all the time… but I never believe me”. As much as grief affects him and as hard and cool as Pony attempts to be— he’s just not like the others. I do think he really tries, really thinks he takes Dallas’s words in but there’s always been an out.

He knows when he’s lying to himself even when he tries his hardest to believe it, just like he still loves Darry when he tried to convince himself he doesn’t. Ponyboy is still young and still has time to see who he’s going to be… going full hood just isn’t who he is. Or a better way to put it is that it isn’t who he has to be— he’s always had an out, his family, his brothers, his friends- his brain… he’s a little bit softer but that’s a pretty alright way to be at 14 years old.

He picks up the pieces of the bottle so no one pops a tire.

[abstractelysium]

some incredible and really simple but effective storytelling happening with the shots that were chosen this episode.

the holy family. tanrak's most fervent wish; heavenly reunion. god's blessing over this little family.

tanrak, troubled. the camera moves up and away from him, indicating increasing distance from the thing he longs for. the growing anxiety, making him visibly smaller.

wide shot. look how far away he sits, how tiny he is, how many pews separate him and the altar. he's literally in the clothing of the church, he is its servant, he belongs right up there. but he places himself here instead.

masterful cinematography. this whole sequence is like five seconds. aof is leveling up and that's fantastic.

[thelonelybrilliance]

The thing is, it's not a love triangle where anything could (or at least should) happen. Steve knows what he wants. Nancy doesn't (she won't look inward because she's scared). Jonathan also knows what he wants, but it's not Nancy or their supposed shared future, and he's in denial about that. So two people need to resolve their stuff, but Steve is already clear about his desires and reality, which is why he is a "threat" (intimidating to Jonathan, enticing to Nancy).

[saisaixchan]

So i was looking through the eyeshield manga just cause and i noticed some. Incredibly minor details. That i wanted to point out

So, this shirt Hiruma wears back in middle school, during the volume 28 flashback

Hiruma is wearing a shirt with a very similar design after the timeskip in volume 37, to the point i thought it was actually the same shirt from his middle school days

Im pretty sure it's not, tho i love the idea of 21 year old Hiruma wearing his middle school shirt bc it was a favorite of his

but while trying to check on that, i found something else that im sure is a 100% intentional detail

So, this jacket Hiruma is wearing early on in volume 29.

You can't even see it clearly in the manga proper itself, you only get a good shot of it in the volume 29 preview in the previous volume

But it's a pretty distinctive looking jacket. it's a black zipper up with a folded over collar, a chain and a spiderweb patch on the left side, and some detailing on the right

He's wearing the same fucking jacket in volume 35

Anyway i just had to share this bc i thought i was going nuts but turns out i wasn't

[sorinethemastermind]

As far as I can find, Soren has only cried twice in the entire six seasons of The Dragon Prince.

Once in Seasons Two, after he's paralyzed by the dragon.

"I was confused, and I didn’t want to do it, but I do want Dad to love me, and be proud of me."

And once in Season Six, when Viren is apologizing to him for all the hurt he's caused.

"Somehow you found the right path in spite of everything I've done. I'm so proud of you."

I've been thinking about this since the season dropped, so now you can too. You're welcome.

[mcpayne]

Arwen wasn't as 'active' in the story due to the generational trauma of her family...

Everyone's goal was to keep her safe. Elrond would not allow her to see combat, even though she was likely fully capable, out of fear of losing her like he lost Celebrian...and Elros, and Eärendil and Elwing.

Galadriel did not want to lose her granddaughter either, after losing her brothers and Luthien, and technically Melian, who returned to Valinor after Thingol's death. Galadriel likely looked at Arwen and saw everything Luthien was, her legacy, and everything she left behind. And additionally, she saw Celebrian, a fresher loss, a harsher loss, though with the comfort of a future reunion.

No one was risking another innocent loss, and yet, Arwen still made her choice, to be left behind. The loss unable to be prevented in the end

[sneakyboymerlin]

seeing fans call arthur “merlin’s true ride or die” as if arthur didn’t dismiss merlin’s beliefs and suspicions out of pocket then overwork him despite merlin’s obvious exhaustion and second job every episode for all 5 seasons

multiple times gwaine and gwen and lancelot had to search merlin out to support and reassure and defend him because of arthur’s lack of faith in merlin’s abilities and overall demeaning attitude towards him

where are gwen gwaine and lancelot’s trophies

[hheartsdramas]

the thing that i loved about these episodes (8-9) is that they open with, if not standard fare, then ooo goodie go off cdrama fare with duan xu chained up in the enemy camp and all of us enjoying the shit out of it.

and you go, ohhhh, yay, look at the unhinged boy! mmmm the sexual tension!!!! oh yeah, now he's covered in blood! what fun!

but this is actually the last time in this episode that we really see this dynamic. because what's about to happen reveals the real duan xu and he simu (and the audience) has to recalibrate what she thought she knew about him.

on the one hand, this is a sexy swagger moment. on the other, it's something fundamental to who duan xu is as a person. it's not that he's not willing to be tied down (or up), but it's his choice. he's never going to let that be taken from his hands again, and we're about to learn more about why.