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Are you telling me this for a reason-- or just babbling thoughtlessly? -- Michael Lipsey

#babbling #thoughtlessly #talking #about?#telling

this has probably been pointed out already and also there are other reasons why the handling of razlo in stargaze is absolutely inexcusable, but i think in particular giving razlo a line that parallels what chapel was telling wolfwood when he was threatening to kill melanie and the children was. a choice. like this is the scene from the show, and this is the panel/dialogue i'm pretty sure it's referencing:

throughout this fight, we're meant to get the sense that livio and razlo are not really the "true" enemies: chapel is. because chapel has taken advantage of livio and of razlo and groomed them into being almost entirely dependent on him. chapel way later in this fight tries killing razlo right before he dies, and razlo sees this and just. cries. because from his perspective, chapel is the only person who's ever cared about him, and this act of betrayal hurts him so so deeply. and in presenting that conflict, the story is trying to tell you "hey, razlo's not the enemy here, it's chapel for leveling this type of psychological warfare against this struggling boy."

now that the show's ended and razlo did not make another appearance after this fight, it's safe to say i think that in writing razlo to mirror the person who abused and groomed him to be a weapon the goal was to make him into another "evil alter" stereotype. or at least that's what i think it was. at Best you can call it tone deaf, but i don't know how you can be familiar with the manga and have read through this fight and come out of it thinking that writing razlo to be more like chapel would be a good idea.

#it's so.... it actually makes me so angry #this combined with legato dying in the same way as his abuser is just #telling #in a really unfortunate way #because i would just chalk it up to the writers being stupid but i really don't think i can #i think you write and depict something like this in this manner with malintent and nothing else #trigun stargaze #textpost #img #ari posting

I am once again upset that Romeo and Juliet adaptations forget Paris exists and so he's like the only character who hasn't undergone major reimaginings/readaptations because like.

He stands to benefit from EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE PLAY

Paris is about to take over his house, basically take over the Capulets, AND the only other hair to a comparably powerful house has been exiled after indirectly getting the only threat to Paris's claim to the throne killed

You can totally do an adaptation where everything that happens is the result of Paris's manipulations and he gets fucked over because his Light Yagami-ass planning didn't account for the situation where Romeo fucking murders him because he and Juliet are already married.

#romeo and juliet #like I also think there are structural issues to forgetting Paris exists because the events of the back half are way more comprehensible #when it's in the contest of Juliet is about to be married off to a GROWN ASS ADULT MAN OLDER THAN ROMEO #in a time where like she can't exactly divorce him #or have rights #like yeah r+j where reckless and rushing things they're ON A TIME LIMIT #but like yeah every other character has been reinterpreted as the 'real bad guy' but Paris and I'm so mad #well Juliet hasn't afaik and like I think she should also get to be a Girlboss but like #but the point is Paris works as the bad guy if you're not up for a radical retelling #like he fits so well in a normal 'oh it's a love story'#telling #like I also want an adaptation where Tybalt and Mercutio are exes #but I'm not going to pretend that'd appeal to a mainstream audience

Hey, I don’t even know who to ask this, but I’ve been really curious about something. Why do certain Tumblr users get early screeners?

I understand the logic when it comes to reviewers, critics, or even YouTube reactors. They need time to create content so everything is ready when the season officially releases. That makes sense to me from a marketing perspective.

What I don’t really understand is the point of giving screeners to popular Tumblr users, especially when they usually can’t openly discuss or reveal anything anyway. In my opinion, it kind of hurts fandom engagement instead of helping it. If the most active people in the fandom suddenly have to go quiet and stop theorizing, it creates this weird void in the community. Do you know what I mean?

I’m not even talking about the spoiler leak risk. It just feels like it kills speculation and discussion, which are usually a huge part of fandom culture. And compared to professional reviewers, it doesn’t seem especially effective as marketing either. So… why do studios do it?

This might be a reflection of the fact that I've generally been in smaller fandoms than this one, but honestly, I've never been in a fandom where tumblr fans have gotten screeners simply for being, well, fans? The fans I've known who've gotten access have usually gotten so either because they write for certain fandom-adjacent sites (i.e. The Mary Sue), or because they weren't personally on the list for screeners, but knew someone who was and got access that way. AMC does seem more open to engaging this fandom beyond what's been traditionally the norm though, as we saw with Autumn's interviews, so I honestly don't know. I do think it's unusual though.

I also - - mm. Look, I've been offline most of today and have only really just been catching up on everything that's happened, so I could be speaking without all the context here, but just speaking for myself, to me, fandom is inherently about community and shared experiences of art and story. There are ways to air episodes early that nurtures that within fandom - AMC does that well typically with things like SDCC, and gosh, I think the 3.01 ep premiering with the live concert is an amazing way of doing that (even if I can't go, RIP me, haha), but sharing screeners to select fans, and those select fans choosing to drip feed information that even journalists aren't allowed to share, is frankly kind of the antithesis of that.

#if people in the fandom do have the screeners though they'd be under the same embargo #and them choosing to share when they're technically not even allowed to say that they have them publicly is - - mm #Telling #in my opinion #but i mean as i said this morning #this isn't exactly surprising at this point

May 17, 2026 -

D2 Stanford:

During “blood sweat and tears” Taekook theatrically hip thrusts, super amused. Jk then hip thrusts while Tae watches on, enjoying Jk’s as he laughs. He then does his own hip thrusts, which also makes Jk laugh. I really love this sequence. Their happiness is so infectious.

https://x.com/kvtwins/status/2056319814147150224?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://x.com/gcfvnts/status/2056288192094245157/video/1?s=46

https://x.com/vgukflms/status/2056252335886831733?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://x.com/jjk_thv/status/2056281932703695192?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

Taekook lay on floor, though Jk is quick to get up to watch Tae while smiling on.

https://x.com/tkvk95972/status/2056334427798540290?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

And another moot captured this adorable moment! Jk makes Tae laugh so hard he collapses for a moment. Tae proceeds to try to make Jk laugh as he sings, and Jk follows up and does the same.

https://x.com/serenawaller_26/status/2056217935765758133/video/1?s=46

Jk exchanges a huge laugh with Hobi as members laugh at Tae’s English “fucking good” comment. Jk laughs so hard and it’s hard not to smile when you watch the clip. He’s so amused he proceeds to pat his hand on his thigh as he laughs.