#number 30

[fortunefevas]

Max trying to ease Liam's nervousness

[nicholas-gold]

Brohood is love

[whateverisbeautiful]

♥️ Ranking Richonne

#30: This Is It (S7E12)

Their smiles in this 7.12 scene will forever warm my heart. 🥹 And after seeing the palpable yearning Rick and Michonne have for each other in each of these TOWL trailers, you just know that it’s moments like the one on this rooftop that they both long to return to. (Side note: when they said TOWL would be an epic love story they were not playing around 🔥 every teaser and trailer is showing why this is the most epic husband and wife and this is some crazy love for real. 😍)

Now y'all know Richonne's honeymoon episode 'Say Yes' is gonna make multiple appearances on this Top 30 list. Starting with this lovely moment right here where our power couple is so visibly enamored with each other...

(And y’all, at first I really thought I was gonna make these posts a lil paragraph each, but then I saw a post that said, “I’m my target audience on Tumblr,” and I was like - you know what that person is right lol. And I love me some detailed Richonne insights, both to nestle in and read and to write, so instead of short and sweet, these posts are about to be my signature-length and sweet. Cuz truly I can’t help but go all out when it comes to reveling in Richonne)

Lemme start by saying we are so fortunate to have Andy and Danai as the captains of this ship and that this extraordinary TV relationship is in the hands of two extraordinary actors. The way they give their all to these characters and always speak so beautifully about Rick and Michonne’s relationship is just a blessing. 🙌🏾

I remember Andy saying that he likes to think “I love you” is communicated every time Rick looks at Michonne, and it really really is. And this moment in 'Say Yes' is a prime example. The way they look at each other throughout this scene was a loud and clear “I love you” from them both, and I absolutely love to see it. 

Ok so refresher - because the universe was like Richonne deserves to keep winning on this honeymoon, they climb on that roof and find a boatload of guns at a carnival. And I love that they let Rick and Michonne’s run take place at such a date-like environment.

And I am smiling uncontrollably seeing the two of them smile when they realize this is it. They’re so beautiful and their joy brings me joy. It’s great seeing that they’re in such a good mood after being so down in 7A, and I adore every glance and synchronized smile they share. 

I love Rick saying, “I think this is it” and Michonne smiling as she agrees. This line is pretty accurate to their relationship too. This relationship is it. This is the one for them. I mean, Andy said it himself - Rick found the greatest love story of his life in finding Michonne.

Rick asks, “Think we can?” which is also cute cuz he def knows they can. As was shown in the 7.10 ep 'New Best Friends,' Rick thoroughly enjoys the fact that he and his woman are such a power couple and there’s nothing they can’t do. (and the CRM finna learn there's nothing this husband and wife can't do together real soon 💁🏽‍♀️)

When Rick asks if she thinks they can, Michonne is like let me find the coolest way possible to say 'yes we can' when she gets a determined look on her face and shoots those cans from a far distance. It’s nice cuz when she went out practicing her shot in 7.04 it was a very frustrating experience for her, but now with her man by her side and fighting the fight with him, she’s having a far more fun and successful time. And this would be how two of the baddest in the land have a carnival date. 😋

I love how happy Rick seems to be here to see Michonne in her element. He knew she had been practicing out there alone, and now he gets to see that of course his boss of a wife has got good at it. And their smiles and laughs. Food for the soul.  

You can just feel Rick taking in every moment he has with her and cherishing it. His adoration for this woman is so visible. And as we know, at this point, Rick had come to terms with the fact that he may not make it out of this Saviors war and that they’d lose people. So seeing him be so present in this moment with Michonne like they were the only two in the world, is all the more heartfelt cuz he’s trying to enjoy this moment like it’s his last. Cuz realistically, it could be.

And if his days really are numbered, then spending quality time enwrapped in Michonne's love and smiles is a major part of how Rick wants to enjoy what valuable life he has left.

Michonne is so glowy and happy in this scene too. 🥰  This is the face of a woman whose heart is being cared for by a good man who will be by her side through anything. Her adoration and fulfillment with her man are so fully on display, and she's so deserving of this kind of love and happiness. Also it’s sweet how Rick has this impressed look at her as she knocks down those cans.

And truly what makes this a top 30 scene for me is their reactions after she says that. Because Michonne gives Rick the most sincere sweet smile that is just so clear she loves him. And then the lingering way Rick looks at her 😍…based on that look it just feels like my man Rick was a bit overcome with his love for her. 🥹

It was most definitely a moment of Rick thinking, 'How’d I get so lucky finding you?' And I love that Rick can never hide his feelings for her. This is a man who is so deeply in love with his wife. And how he quietly soaks up this happy moment with her melts my entire heart. You can genuinely see that this moment in time with his true love is one Rick treasures and wants to hold onto for as long as he can.

And I just so respect that with his character so aware that life can be cut short, he’s really presently basking in each moment with her. Time with Michonne and their family is what Rick most wants. And it's refreshing to see them both be so fully present in their Richonne bubble and enjoying what they've always wanted in this scene.

The scene ends with them falling through the roof, but then after a moment of silence, you hear them laughing yet again. I love it. Nothing was bursting that Richonne bubble.

Andy and Danai understand the assignment every time when it comes to depicting Richonne’s relationship. And I love that they knew in an ep where they get to just have all this alone time, they would be so smiley and on cloud nine. And this was one of the moments that beautifully portrayed that. 

Joy wasn't often depicted on this show, but whenever Rick and Michonne got alone time together it was joy’s time to shine. They know they can get through anything together so they’re able to just take a moment and enjoy each other and laugh and smile and that is a rare and wonderful thing only the two of them could give each other in this way.

So if you were to ask me what true love is, I’d show you Richonne scenes like these and just have three words - This. Is. It. 😌

I Wanna Know - Where Would This Scene Land On Your Top 30 Richonne List? 

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#30 Is About Right 👌🏽

Not On My List 🙅🏽‍♀️

Voting ended onFeb 2, 2024

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

“It was 1937, the soviet writers congress. It was the worst year. One of the worst years. People disappeared like flies everyday. They told Pasternak “if you speak they arrest you, and if you don’t speak they arrest you — for ironic insubordination. There are 2000 people at the event. It is a three day event. Just off stage stands Zjdanov, the stalinist killer, police killer. It was a three day meeting and every speech was thanks to brother Stalin, thanks to Father Stalin, thanks to the Leninist-Stalinist new model of truth, and not a word from Pasternak.

On the third day his friends said: “look, they are going to arrest you anyway, maybe you should say something for the rest of us to carry with us.” (…) and when Pasternak got up, everyone knew. He got up and I’m told you could hear the silence still Vladivostok. And he gave a number. A number, and two thousand people stood up. Thirty. It was the number of a certain Shakespeare sonnet — of which Pasternak had done a translation which the Russians say, with Pushkin, is one of their greatest texts, so Shakespeare: “when I summon up remembrance of things past”. A sonnet of Shakespeare on memory. And they recited it by heart, the 2000 people, the Pasternak translation. 

It said everything. It said: you can’t touch us; you can’t destroy Shakespeare; you can’t destroy Russian language; you can’t destroy the fact that we know by heart what Pasternak has given us. And they didn’t arrest him. (…) Well, even if the sons of bitches do arrest you, it’s too late. The people already have your treasure with them.” PJB Commonplace Book

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Sonnet 30: When to the sessions of sweet silent thought BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste: Then can I drown an eye, unus'd to flow, For precious friends hid in death's dateless night, And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe, And moan th' expense of many a vanish'd sight; Then can I grieve at grievances foregone, And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan, Which I new pay as if not paid before. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restor'd, and sorrows end.

[twistedtummies2]

Year of the Bat - Number 30

Welcome to Year of the Bat! In honor of Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, and Richard Moll, I’m counting down my Top 31 Favorite Episodes of “Batman: The Animated Series” throughout this January. EPISODE QUOTE: “My, my. Can we actually have a brain beneath that pointy cowl of ours?” Number 30 is…If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?

This episode acts as the first appearance and origin story for Edward Nygma, a.k.a. the Riddler. The story begins with Nygma working as a programmer and video game designer for an electronics company, run by a greedy sod by the name of Daniel Mockridge. Nygma has created a best-selling puzzle-based video game, called “Riddle of the Minotaur,” where players have to traverse through the legendary labyrinth of the Minotaur, evading various traps and solving various puzzles along the way. Mockridge fires Nygma, who – due to a loophole in his contract – loses all rights to the game and any legal grounds to even receive royalties. Furious, Nygma adopts the guise of the villainous Riddler, and goes on a quest of vengeance against his old employer. The Riddler, for those who don’t know, has always been one of my absolute favorite Batman villains – second only to the Joker himself. (I should also add this was LONG before Paul Dano’s version; I liked the Riddler before it was cool, as the kids say.) I think that John Glover’s portrayal, from the animated series, might have been the very first version of the Riddler I ever saw. I remember renting a VHS tape from a Blockbuster as a little boy (yeah, anyone remember those things?) which had two of Riddler’s episodes on the tape. Both of those episodes, perhaps not coincidentally, are on this main countdown. You would think, with all that said, that this first outing for the criminal genius would be much higher in the ranks. Well, it’s hard to say why, because there’s certainly a lot to enjoy about this episode. Glover’s smug and smarmy Nygma is one of the chief versions of the character out there, and set the standard which many later incarnations – both in and out of comics – would look to for inspiration. The team behind the animated series took a character who had been perceived as “a two-bit gimmick villain” and transformed him into one of the Dark Knight’s cleverest and most cunning adversaries. The tricks and traps (and, of course, the riddles) that the Riddler uses in the story are also pretty ingenious. I also have to say that the ending of this episode is just phenomenal; one of my favorites in the entire show. I won’t give away what it is, but trust me, it’s great. I think the big issue is the Riddler’s origin itself. I like the idea of the Riddler being a programmer and game designer, and they use that to great effect in later stories, too. It’s also something that’s continued to be part of the character, with him being gifted with electronics and technology. However, I feel the turning point for the character doesn’t quite match: while it’s clear that Nygma always had a high opinion of his own mind, and loathed humiliation, it’s hard for me, personally, to make the jump from “disgruntled employee” to “highly theatrical supervillain,” at least in the way the episode presents. The animation is also sort of…iffy, to say the least. Most of the episode looks pretty good, but there are some scenes where the animation or the shots feel a bit “messy,” or a bit “stiff,” for lack of a better word. Still, these are minor nitpicks on the whole: for a first outing of my second favorite Batman villain, this certainly made a good impression. I probably wouldn’t like the Riddler as much as I do now if it weren’t for this episode.

Tomorrow we move on to Number 29! Hint: “The final stunt IS the best.”

[seeminglydark]

#30 from the artist ask game

Underrated piece, this one! I really love Rose and Avery and I don’t get to draw them as much as I’d like cuz it’s hard to think of themes that aren’t too spoilery, especially for Avery. I put a LOT of effort in this piece and it’s one of the first times I got to show a bit of his personality and as an art piece it kinda flopped. Tbh I’m not a particularly known artists so many of my pieces don’t do as well as I’d hope but this one I was like, come on, it’s cute. rose is so sus of him and he’s got this silly little knowing look and just. Ugh.

[nocternalrandomness]

“Old Number 30”

Delivered into service in April 1943, she was assigned11th Troop Carrier Squadron and operated in the the Mediterranean Theater. Later, she operated from numerous U.S. and British Airbases in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. where she lew invasion troops into Southern Europe, towed gliders during the Invasion of Sicily, dropped spies, propaganda and supplies for the OSS and SOE in Serbia, delivered supplies, artillery and mules to Yugoslav Partisan forces, flew night rescue missions of partisans and war orphans in Yugoslavia, and dropped food to starving Greeks. and participated in highly classified missions.  After the war she served as a corperate plane. Today you can find her operating from the Arizona CAF Museum.

[bluemoonbeam15]

Prompt 30

This is a short story for the Hurt/Comfort Dialogue Prompts I posted a few days ago. The dialogue is "It hurts, it hurts, it won't stop, please-"

Also, I've realized that almost all of my short stories involve Hopper being injured and Flik's reaction to it. So this time I'm writing Hopper's reaction to Flik getting hurt.

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It seemed to be working just as Flik had hoped. With the rainy season drawing near, some of the elders were anticipating more flooding for this year. With that in mind, Atta had her mind focused on getting the boulders down from what used to be the offering stone.

And of course Flik was the first to jump at an opportunity to help his Queen.

Dim, being the most built, was steadily climbing in the air at a decent hover. A thick strand of cobweb laced around each of his legs so the weight of the stones wouldn't throw him off balance. The biggest of the stones had been moved without any complications. Naturally, the colony assumed the smaller ones would be a breeze.

But Flik, in his proud stupor, failed to see that the cobweb was gradually wearing thin from the weight it was subjected to. He stood close to guide Dim to its potential destination. As luck would have it, the cobweb loosened inch by inch until there wasn't enough to hold the stone a second longer.

Most the ants around the scene rushed back despite not being close enough to get hurt. The stone dropped quickly and Dim found himself being thrown off balance from the inertia.

"Ah!"

The rest of the workers harvesting stopped cold at the scream. Atta saw Flik pinned down by the leg. "Flik!" she flew to crouch in front of him, "Oh my gosh!" Vainly, she pushed against the stone, knowing the effort would be fruitless, but she tried nonetheless. "Help! Someone help!"

Flik couldn't bite back the screams as all the bones in his legs seeming collapsed and broke. Tears overflowed his eyes. He tried to think. To allow rationality to kick in. The weight of the stone on his legs, however, was a lot stronger than his pain tolerance.

"Hold on!" Hopper rushed over, not wasting any time. He hooked his claws beneath the stone and tried lifting it up. Molt landed beside him and began lifting as well. Between the two of them, the stone scraped back against the ground as they pushed it off and away from the ant.

Dr. Flora kneeled down beside him, inspecting the damage. "Oh dear, we need to get him something for the pain! Fast!" Molt bolted not a second later to get whatever necessary.

"Please make it stop!" Flik dug his fingers into the dirt, crying. Atta reached down to touch his legs, nearly black from the lack of circulation and damage. He screamed louder and she pulled her hand back quickly.

Hopper gently turned Flik onto his back, causing him to choke on a scream. "We hear you, kid. It's alright. Molt'll be back before you know it. Just breathe, alright?"

"It hurts, it hurts, it won't stop, please--!"

"Woah, woah, woah, you're alright, kid," Hopper ignored the panicked look the colony was giving him. He lifted Flik's upper body onto his lap and gave a small laugh, "Everything's fine. See? I wouldn't be smiling if it wasn't." The grasshopper gave him a toothy smile, anything to make Flik feel secure. He couldn't have the kid in distress. If he could make Flik believe everything was alright, then he wouldn't risk passing out on them.

Flik squinted up at him, seeing the relaxed look Hopper was giving him. Far be it from him to know it was fake. Slowly, Flik forced himself to calm down. The agony was unbearable, but perhaps the situation wasn't as dire as he thought it was. He dug in fingers into the most solid things closest to him.

It was a good thing the kid didn't have claws, or Hopper's arm would be the next injury. He grabbed Flik's hand, "Just relax. It's not as bad as it feels." The ant tilted his head up to see for himself, but Hopper lifted his head back again, "Don't focus on it. You just concentrate on breathing right now, alright? You have to trust me that everything's okay."

Flik grunted through another wave of pain. Inhaling shakily, he nodded, "O-Okay..."

"Do you trust me?"

The ant nodded again, "Yeah."

Atta stood when Molt was seen headed their way, "What took you so long?" she snapped.

Molt held his hands up in defense, "There were a lot o' plants. It took me a while to find the right one." He handed Dr. Flora a poppy seed. She managed to get Flik to chew it up and swallow. It would take a few more minutes for the adrenaline to wear off.

"Will he be okay?" Atta wrung her hands together.

Dr. Flora furrowed her brows, looking down at Flik's blackened legs, "Well--"

"He'll be fine," Hopper gave them pointed looks. He grinned down at Flik, who was beginning to relax a bit, "Right, kid? You're tough for a lightweight."

Flik laughed shakily, "I learned from the best." His grip on the ground and Hopper's hand eventually loosened.

"Darn right you did," Hopper laid Flik's arm across the ant's torso. Carefully, he picked him up, "Now, let's get you to the infirmary. I think you did more damage to the stone, though, than it did to you."

The kid's eyes drooped a bit, becoming tired from the seed, "Ya think so?"

Hopper grinned, "Think so? I saw that thing split in half. If anything, we need to take that stone to the infirmary."

Flik gave a tired laugh, "Thanks, Hop." He knew the grasshopper had to be lying now. But it didn't matter. The poppy seed was already taking the pain away, and he was just thankful everyone wasn't swarming around him in a panic.

"Don't mention it, kid." The ant lasted a few more heartbeats before drifting asleep.