#mona's thoughts

[an-intronerd]

y'all know what i noticed the other day as i rewatched season 3 of voltron?

well. remember that moment when shiro is back (except it's not shiro it's a clone) and he finally cuts his hair and shaves his face and comes out to join everyone else looking weird and not shiro-like?

and then something happens and voltron is needed he just. interrupts keith. as keith begins telling his team what they should do.

(okay well, technically 'shiro' didn't interrpt, they both talk at the same time but that's not important)

and then keith just goes, 'i'm sorry. go ahead shiro.'

and is so fucking nice and understanding because like, shiro's always been the leader. and he's finally back, and keith is so beyond happy and just. yeah.

but 'shiro' just. doesn't say anything? like not even a 'thanks, keith'? doesn't even acknowledge that Keith is the leader, now, and that maybe he should let the a younger paladin speak. instead, he just starts talking, as if he's the leader? when he's not?

and it's like this moment where the first time i watched it, i was like, wtf this isn't something shiro would do, and the whole interaction felt so off? and now, as I'm rewatching with the confirmed knowledge that that was, in fact, not shiro, i'm just.

there's all these thoughts like, yeah, this is supposed to be as close to the real shiro as possible, but was this done on purpose? did haggae purposely program the clone so that shiro's relationship with keith wouldn't be as important? because we see these instances later on in the season as well as in season 4.

that moment when keith comes back from a mission with the blade and all the members (with 'shiro' in the forefront) are glaring at him with varying levels of anger and disappointment, but 'shiro's expression is by far the most??? unforgiving??? angry???

like, i'm lowkey dying. it was as if shiro was a totally different person in those seasons, like the way he treated keith was just so wrong compared to how i was used to shiro treating him.

and it was something i couldn't quite understand, because while i suspected that 'shiro' was a clone, like many others in the fandom, i wasn't totally sure. there were other possibilities too, like he was under galran control, or he'd been tortured during his disappearance and that changed him, but now, knowing it was a clone, oh man.

i'm watching the show with a whole new perspective and it's one of the things i absolutely love about voltron. they add these elements in later seasons that make you re-evaluate previous moments and it's just. so exciting???

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ok, so i was clearing my drafts and noticed this dusty little gem and it just reminded me how much i had loved the show while it was airing. i think around the season 3-5 timeline, i was the MOST excited and reading my rambles from that time are making me super nostalgic.

i didn't have the heart to just, delete this out of existence, so i figured i'd post it.

and maybe rewatch the show, sometime soon.

[an-intronerd]

I'm not American (just a concerned Canadian), but just like the rest of the world, I was up last night, watching the results trickle in, silently hoping that the numbers in blue rose just a little more, just a little faster.

Just like the rest of the world, I woke up to the news that Trump had been re-elected into office.

I've been trying all morning to quell the nervous anxiety in my stomach, that fluttery feeling that comes with being uncertain as to what happens next. And I can only imagine how much worse it may feel for many of you who are, have been, and will be directly or indirectly impacted by the situation.

If any one of you sees this, and you feel hopeless, or angry, or frustrated, or defeated, you should. You have every right to it, every right to feel betrayed by your own people.

However, please remember two things.

It isn't over, yet. There have always been people out there, fighting for the right causes, fighting for the rights and freedoms that you deserve. Sometimes, their voices are loud enough, and the world is kind enough, and they are heard. Other times, it may seen like no one's there for how loud the protestors are. Find those people now, even if you can't hear them right away. They're still there, still brainstorming the next plan, still working to fortify their defenses, because the next little while isn't going to be easy. Find those guys and fight with them. Add your voice to the cacophony and don't give up.

This one's going to be harder, but please. Don't let this be another wedge between you and the people that voted differently. Division is the root of all this in the first place. Yes, Trump is a fascist, and yes, millions of people chose to put in him power. But just try, try to have some grace, try to bridge the already vast chasm between you. Teach, instead of tell. Guide, instead of push. Please understand that not everyone's worldview, or experiences, or even understanding of the vast array of issues are the same. I'm not saying don't be angry. You should be, but don't let that anger push you even further apart. Work together, or try. Because that's all you can do.

My DMs are open, for anyone who feels lost, or wants to talk. I may not fully understand, but I can listen.

Sending love,

Mona

[an-intronerd]

so i know this is old news but it only recently sunk in for me that ben affleck was like definitely out as batman from the upcoming dceu movies (i know, i'm soooo late to this lol). to be fair, i had known this news for ages, but like, i didn't know know.

recently, i kind of binge-watched a lot of the dceu movies, not in any sort of order but i ended with justice league (yes, the 4-hour snyder cut because lord knows i wasn't going to torture myself with the jw version. also fuck joss whedon) and idk it kind of hit me how much i enjoyed affleck in the role?

i loved some of the other versions, too, don't get me wrong. bale does a phenomenal job in the nolar trilogy, and i have a soft spot for battinson, but visually, ben affleck just looks. exactly like what i picture an irl older!bruce wayne to look like. he just has that charming, suave older guy vibe down to a t.

anyway, yeah. so long, batfleck! you will be missed <3

[an-intronerd]

so, this wip that i began writing, coincidentally at the start of NaNoWriMo, has just reached 13k.

anyway, it's well past midnight but sleep clearly is not as important to me as thinking about ash and misty being in love, i guess.

[an-intronerd]

i can’t wait to live in a world where sheith is canon.

[an-intronerd]

i kind of want a ‘my kid and your kid had a fight so now we, the two really hot single dads, have to get them to make up’ marvey au. 

i don’t care much for the semantics. they could be hot for each other right from the start, hate each other like their kids, whatever. as long as they end up together, i’m good, because while there may be no ‘happy ever after’s in real life, there damn well can be in fanfiction.

[an-intronerd]

two things i'm now waiting for

bloopers of pinof 9

for someone to upload an updated video of all existing pinofs + bloopers in chronological order

i'm such trash

[an-intronerd]

i feel kind of stupid for asking this but why is klance so huge in the voltron fandom? not to be rude or anything but keith and lance together, romantically, just doesn’t make any sense to me. and it’s only partially because i ship sheith (more than i’d like to admit) and hance (a little because i live for the friends to lovers trope) but even aside from that, i don’t get it. from what i know, lance knew keith from the garrison but keith didn’t remember him (this was in the first episode, i think) so there isn’t really much history there. as far as i know, they didn’t interact much during their time at the garrison and if they did, it clearly didn’t mean much to keith. hunk and lance though, have a history, and a significant one at that. they’re best friends and if they were to be a couple, it would make sense. they’ve known each other for so long, they trust each other, etc. and it would feel natural for that friendship to mature into something more. and don’t even get me started on sheith. i mean, everyone and their mother knows there’s some serious history there (that we don’t know yet, ugh) and clearly they mean a lot to each other. (also, come on, even as a casual viewer or someone who doesn’t ship sheith, you gotta admit, there’s something there) we know that keith values shiro more than anyone else. keith looks up to shiro, he respects him, and shiro is the one that i feel keith is closest to. and shiro cares a lot about keith, too. i’m not even saying this as a shipper. they’re really close friends. (there is a shitload of other stuff i could mention but then this post would never end lol) i don’t know, i just feel like if any ship were to actually become canon, it would be sheith (that’s pretty much been the main focus of the show, especially in season 3) or hance (again, friends to lovers). i can even see lance and allura maybe (he flirts with her all the time, sure, but he also respects her, and then there was that whole allura getting the blue lion thing, ughhh my heart melted. also, i love their ship name so much. allurance sounds so nice), but lance and keith? i don’t think so. it just, it wouldn’t feel natural, at least not at this point in the show. they don’t really have a history, they didn’t really like each other much at the beginning and even if their frenemy thing has settled down a little, they aren’t at a point in their relationship where i can say oh wait, these two could be together. maybe if they get a little more interaction in the upcoming season then it’ll make more sense. still, i have to say, i love when two characters end up together and it feels inevitable, like it was going to happen at some point, no matter what, rather than the relationship feeling forced. at this point, i think if anything happened between lance and keith, it would just feel unnatural. and just to be clear, this was in no way an anti-klance post or anything, just my thoughts on a show that i really enjoy watching and can’t wait to see more of.