#nicely though

[shouldering-space]

The Flash Spoilers 4x18-

Regarding Ralph-

Listen, Ralph was definitely an acquired taste, but I think that’s the point. He was introduced to make you hate him. He was rude, gross, bitter, and all kinds of annoying and that was the point. Did the writers go a bit far with it? Yeah. Did they try to put humor into things that were offensive? Absolutely. (Sorry, but the whole measurements thing was disgusting not funny, etc.) But I think the point of Ralph’s character was to make you look at the bigger picture. Arrowverse has taken a lot of “risks” in all of their shows. They’ve done great with representation in all of its forms and they did it in a way where it isn’t overplayed or poorly done in most cases. Ralph represented a hero who changed. In most cases, the hero already has good morals or they’re flat out evil. Ralph was pathetic, your every day trashy guy that’s gross, disrespectful, and selfish. He didn’t have this big long backstory where the world kicked him for no reason or even the potential needed for a redemption arc. He messed up and his life reflected that. Then he joined the team and had these amazing powers and we had to deal with what seemed like an actual piece of trash on the team. And everyone hated him, but he grew and changed and stopped being creepy. He had good ideas and humor that wasn’t nasty. And by the end it actually did turn into a redemption arc. He wasn’t redeeming himself for the normal reason on TV shows, he was redeeming himself realistically. People don’t have to make up for slaying the wrong dragon, people have to make up for being shitty. And that’s what Ralph did on this show, he was real and he changed. And it was good when they weren’t using the same “I don’t want to be a hero” plot with him. The development they gave him right before his death was done ridiculously well. I hated Ralph when he was introduced so much. He literally replaced Wally and stopped me from getting to see more Killer Frost and Vibe, and Cisco Ramon is the most perfect thing in existence, so yeah, I hated Ralph. But they got me to like him, which is impressive. I get why so many people are happy that he’s dead, but I’m not. And my one request is that you look at his character from this standpoint, if you still hate him that’s cool, at least you gave him the chance.

Thanks for listening to my rant ;) Also this is just an opinion so please don’t yell at me

[greatmuldini]

You don’t have to think. Just tell the truth.

How easy it would be to succumb to Mr Richardson's seductive suggestion, but of course Drake has been taught how to resist: by answering the interrogator's questions with complete honesty. According to the game they have both agreed to play, Drake's answers are the exact textbook responses a trained agent would be expected to give, while the interrogator is following his own well-rehearsed protocol. The point of divergence, and the basis for Drake's underlying advantage, however, is the assumption, on Richardson's part, that they are both playing the same game.

 They begin the simulated interrogation by assuming their respective roles of enemy interrogator and captured operative. The set-up seems predictable enough, but from the get-go the intended victim has the upper hand simply by virtue of his triple agent status. Richardson's suspicions re "Mr Fuller's" simulated claim of innocence soon cause the boundary to become blurred between simulation and supposed reality, as Richardson's standard questions continue to yield only standard answers, even under extreme duress. Paradoxically, and to Richardson's chagrin, it is the narrow remit of his inquiry, and the focus on party membership, which allows Drake to answer truthfully, as Drake, and in character: as "Mr Fuller," and as the captured agent in their simulated game.

 Seeing how Drake's true identity is protected by layers upon layers of artful deception, I can only speculate as to how I would fare, underneath that pile of protective bubble wrap I've amassed instead, were I ever to be questioned about my own true motives: my insane passion for high-definition digital media, the beauty of 35mm analog film, and the perfect union of the two in a carefully scanned, cleaned, and restored 2, 4, or 6K image that conveys a keen sense of, yes, intimacy no audience before us - and certainly no interrogator - has ever been invited to share. How easy it would be. To succumb.

[c-jay321]

Going away for a while~~~~

[deceivers-remade]

im gonna confront a person

[sgtpeppers]

Gonna do a little reminder that my fic Do you want to know a secret? exists, and now would be a good time to read it if you haven't because I'm soo close to finishing the follow up (obviously titled Do you promise not to tell?)

It follows John and Paul during their penultimate Hamburg stint, as their feelings for each other reach breaking point. Very classic early Mclennon stuff tbh.

The follow up is set during the filming of Help! in the Bahamas and Austria, and their relationship is becoming harder and harder to balance with the demands of Being The Beatles.

I'm basically posting this as motivation to finish the very helpful edits I left myself last night because thanks past me, but what did you actually mean

[occasionallyprosie]

Sorry for the lack of activity! I ended up setting things aside because of finals and then ended up completely taking a break from sm during winter break. I'm back tho!

[coffeeforday]

Come and ask me some more uncomfortably personal asks if you’re around 🥰 love answering those and then questions be good, I love it when you’re nosy 😫

[ginger-mum]

How do you nicely punch someone in the face?