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I love that I discovered fandom at my age (68). I’m retired after 40+ years of working full time. My kids are grown and my grandkids are young adults. I finally have the time to follow interesting people on sites like this, who broaden my perspectives and stimulate thought. I’ve immersed myself into the world of fan fiction where I’ve discovered extraordinary authors who so generously share their talent and creativity. This is truly a rich and delightful time in my life. I’m so grateful for Good Omens, the show that introduced me to this fandom that means so much to me.

#Never too old for fandom

pavlmescal

@pscentral event 26: minimalism

Normal People (2020) All of Us Strangers (2023) Aftersun (2022)

cithaerons

i don’t think sex on tv is appropriate unless you see the cock otherwise it’s manipulating the viewer and basically gaslighting the audience

d1sheclectic

Why does everyone hate skrunkly holden caulfield all he’s just a silly who has sooo much unprocessed grief and talks about how much he loves his little sister and wonders where the hell the ducks go in winter🙁💔💔

charlesoberonn

odyssiaca

man, i sure do love odysseus, son of laertes and anticlea (frail now, of body and mind, hands covered in soil and skin wrinkled. a mother never seen again, her heart shattered for the boy she lost on the open sea.) husband to penelope (tear stained, filled with remorse for all she should've, could've, would've- didn't. where are you? where have the gods taken you?) father of telemachus (he will not recognize you, son to a father he never knew and never will, for a man leaves and a ghost returns, terrified of waters and of travelling so far. mama, when will father be home?), king of ithaca. (the land people call barren, now kingless. once so full of life, now the young lords lay bloodied on the marble floor of the palace for their pride. you bounced them on your knee, have you no conscience?)

yeah, man, i just love odysseus. (sing, muse, of the man who could never be the same again with so much blood staining his hands.)

my-wee-hughie

The way the writers wrote 04x06 still confuses me

They wrote the Ashley scene as "hilarious" but then had Hughie upset about it later.

Like, why write a scene to be hilarious and then have Hughie deeply upset about it later. Was it meant to be hilarious or not? Make your mind up.

And why have Hughie upset about Ashley but not Tek Knight? Tek Knight was his childhood hero who strapped him down, gagged him, and was literally seconds away from cutting his stomach open.

And why is the entire thing never mentioned again?

What was the point of it all? It didn't add anything to Hughie's character. It didn't add anything to the overall story. It's like...whyyyyy.

inna-pooh

Homie's red eyes and canines kinda didn't give me a choice.

While drawing, I thought that it actually could be like an indie game where Hughie needs to stay away from the shadows or the "wolf" will eat him. Maybe at some point he will find an axe to protect himself, kinda like not enough to kill the wolf, but enough to break out of his grip.

But anyway, it's time for Hughie to run.

alyseekhaleesi

hughie gives me such spiderman vibes- very good intentions, nice unknowing man who stumbles upon something to change the world. maybe hero vibes is better. i just love hughie in general HA

hermywolf

the development of the butcher vs homelander rivalry through the seasons absolutley kills me. like in s1 butcher’s been considering homelander to be his sworn enemy for EIGHT YEARS and he’s having his little staredown with him and homelander’s like “???“ because he has absolutley no idea who that insane little man is. and then during all of s1 and 2 he’s just so amused by butcher like their entire talk at stillwell’s house in which he’s just using him to have his little drama moment and then in s2 when he sees him and goes ”:o WILLIAM? :D”

but then in s3 he just fully embraces the entire sworn enemies thing like the man is clearly bored and butcher stole his son so he’s like yeah okay sure. i’ll be his nemesis. scorched earth amiright. and butcher’s like YEAH. SCORCHED EARTH. this is the energy i was looking for LETS GO

most hilarious part is that apparently homelander was expecting butcher to just. fight him. alone. without powers or help from supes or anything. just with his fists and pure unfiltered rage. the second butcher brings soldier boy into the equation homelander is like >:( how dare you >:( that’s cheating >:( and decides to immediately laser him in half. he was fully like oh so this random guy is NOT planning on singlehandedly fighting a literal god with his bare hands? he’s getting backup? well that’s clearly not fair. rivalry ended. die

inna-pooh

[Look. At. Me.]

I don’t really like how caricaturistic Homelander gets with each season, but Hughie is still just so fucking precious and fuckable, so I’m shipping the hell out of it.