IDon'tKnowWhatI'mDoingHere

[regina-bithyniae]

Do you think Spy Wars has any political leanings/propaganda? e.g. Bondman is a stand-in for an Ostanian patriot infiltrating a corrupt Western country blah blah. Otherwise why would a police state like Ostania allow a show like this to portray a spy in a positive light?

(Started on a fic in Yuri’s POV, got me wondering how he would perceive Anya’s obsession with the show)

Hrmmm... I think you could go a few ways with it. I did also think it's a bit of an odd choice in TV show for Ostania to show kids, but I don't quite think Endo is as committed to the totalitarianism angle as I am.

As far as Yuri's perspective goes, I think you could write basically anything, but whatever he thinks or concludes has to be completely and utterly wrong. Complicated, thought over in great detail, and miles off the mark. I think these sorts of mental fumbles are in the series' DNA.

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Regarding Spy Wars...

We've seen that Five Year Love Plan is depoliticized soap opera slop about trashy romance, despite the odd choice in name. And the only glimpse we've really had of an episode of Spy Wars is making fun of harem anime. So you could go that angle, making it prole entertainment, like in 1984. A lot of over the top action and romance. You could borrow from Endo and have Loid sitting there and Anya reading his mind as he thinks, "No. Wrong. Wouldn't do it like that. Completely ridiculous. That's not how you defuse a nuclear bomb."

On the other hand you could just go all in on the shrill propaganda angle, making every episode about Bondman thwarting the latest reactionary western plot. This is how I went with Beautiful Patriotic Magic Soldier Girls.

Your ask inspired me to read up on the plot of Wolf Warrior, which has some howlers:

"Westalis develops a virus to kill every Ostanian," now there's an episode! It would be fun coming up with a cursed low-budget Ostanian version of every classic anime.

One idea I've played with is an ad filmed by the SSS, with masked officers (implied to be Yuri and Chloe) encouraging kids to call the secret police if their parents go out at night or talk to suspicious people. Anya turns around, makes a long eye contact with Loid (poker face) and Yor (wide eyed and nervous) on the couch, mumbles, "This show's weird..." and everyone goes back to pretending nothing's up. I don't have anywhere to fit it, so take it and run with it if it inspires you.

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Do you have existing headcanons on this? Definitely ping me when you write it.

[thepiratekitty]

Wait in the english Translation the soap opera name is not a play on a name?

While i know the German Translation especially in the anime plays with some memes ( like loids greeting when coming home is the same, the father in this dino puppet show says when coming home "Bin da, wer noch") the soap opera is "Verliebt in Berlint" - and "Verliebt in Berlin" is a real German soap opera.

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[soulren]

“Ghosts are real” I can see how you could believe that

“Ghosts aren’t real” it’s very fair and rational that you believe that

“Ghosts aren’t real anymore” I’m about to hear a poem or very sad story

“Ghosts aren’t real yet” the fuck are you going to do

[re-dracula]

Let's help Jonathan Harker pack!

important lawyer papers

photos of mina <3 <3 <3

solicitor outfits

jars of garlic wait why would he need-

extra envelopes for important mail

relevant maps

wooden stakes? how'd those get in

train tickets

crucifix for your mothers sake

Voting ended onMay 4

[thepiratekitty]

Doing some math.

Maybe Jonathan takes ONLY 5 outfits with him. Not sure if this counts as much or not. But just using that.

He takes with himself (rounded Numbers):

5 lawyer papers

47 photos of mina

5 soliciter outfits

14 jars of Garlic. Wait. Why would he need -

8 extra envelopes for important mail

5 relevant Maps

9 wooden stakes. How'd those get in?

6 train tickets

23 crucifixes for your mothers sake

Just for the funsies - when he takes 100 photos of Mina with him:

10 important lawyer papers

100 photos of Mina

11 soliciter outfits

30 jars of Garlic. Wait. Why would he need -

17 extra envelopes for important mail

11 relevant maps

19 wooden stake. How'd those get in?

13 train tickets

50 crucifixes for your mothers sake

[re-dracula]

Let's help Jonathan Harker pack!

important lawyer papers

photos of mina <3 <3 <3

solicitor outfits

jars of garlic wait why would he need-

extra envelopes for important mail

relevant maps

wooden stakes? how'd those get in

train tickets

crucifix for your mothers sake

Voting ended onMay 4

[thepiratekitty]

Never enough pictures of Mina.

[currentlyinlaudnastiddies]

I GOT THIS FIR MY PAINTRESS JINX COSPlay.

Will elaborate on cosplay if someone asks me.

[thepiratekitty]

Give it some buns and the Traveler will like it too. Probably

[avichuella]

yuri’s nightmares

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I didn't know bucket toothpaste was only a thing here!

[one-time-i-dreamt]

WAIT! How do people in other countries put toothpaste on their toothbrushes??? You d-don't use your toothpaste spoon????

[one-time-i-dreamt]

You keep your toothpaste in condiment tubes???

[one-time-i-dreamt]

This whole thread is making me so sad 😔😔

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[nameless-glitter-official]

For the americans out there, 1kg is about 2lbs. Rewriting this bost gives:

"To answer a lot of people's question: this package is [4lbs] there's also, [10lbs] and [20lbs] ones (which used to be sold in most stores, but you can find them only in specialized ones nowadays). There are some tiny ones, like 1lb! Those are the ones you buy to carry when you travel."

Croatians apparently take a pound of toothpast with them when they travel.

I now live in fear of the Croatians.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[moshi-tehkitty]

my favorite thing is that the original image of the toothpaste bucket has an image of a toothbrush with toothpaste on it that was clearly depicting toothpaste squeezed out of a tube.

also, squeezing out too much toothpaste at once is really only a small child problem (or a disability problem) and there are special dispensers you can buy to solve that problem.

also also my economy size jumbo 4 pack of toothpaste had a combined size of less than 1 kg and has lasted me more than a year with normal daily use (although admittedly I use less paste per brushing session than advertisers would prefer.) so I have to ask how often are you expected to buy toothpaste?

[thepiratekitty]

That's very simple. You use it to have a snack always in the House. Instead of lollipops you take a spoon full of toothpaste and lick the spoon slowly clean. Then Clean it after usage and put the spoon back to the toothbrushes. Simple.

[sarazanmai]

[byrdiboo]

Imagine losing a game you rigged

[depsidase]

[empty-jeans]

If 5 people are sitting at a table and 1 is a nazi, you have 5 nazis

[thepiratekitty]

That's not the right quote. Just sitting at the table does not mean anything. Either you go with "and nobody says anything against him" or "and the rest talks with the Nazi"

Alao it overall is not a great saying. Because only sitting at the same table does not autimatically mean "freely chosen"

[revivivivify]

[transfaguette]

man i totally forgot how weird people are about the “female orgasm.” like when I was younger i heard it talked about like an anomaly of science. and specifically people would ask shit like “what is the ‘evolutionary purpose’ of the ‘female orgasm’”. i dunno man its not hard to conclude that sex feeling awesome results in having more sex. but I guess that question seems more interesting if youre a fake intellectual and see men and women as different species and not made up of the same flesh and nerves. come on now.

[tinygods]

One hundred percent agree. I also wanted to mention one of my favorite side effects of female ejaculation. The fluid released during ejaculation makes the vagina more pH neutral which allows sperm to better survive. So it's kind of like your body is giving an edge to your partners who can get you off.

[thepiratekitty]

Once I did find the idea, that millenia ago, the orgasm caused ovulation, sadly I don't have the sauce anymore.

[crowcaws]

Incredible events unfolding on reddit

[crowcaws]

[crowcaws]

I would die for Tessa. I would find her 200 toothbrushes.

[crowcaws]

So it looks like Tessa has been using these veggietales toothbrushes for ages, but has misplaced the stash.

[the-queer]

Amazing go off you little harbinger of morning time whimsy

[the-haiku-bot]

Amazing go off

you little harbinger of

morning time whimsy

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[niteowel]

reblog to help tessa find her toothbrushes

[thepiratekitty]

Reblog to cast the Spell.

[soundbuster]

Odyssey 2026 Ramble

[Please don't attack me. At the very least, read the whole thing as I feel like in between things can feel like glazing. Enjoy(?)]

I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm excited for Nolan's The Odyssey.

A lot of the criticism on the movie is justified. The armor and attire on Odysseus, Telemachus, and Antinous feel like they came straight off from Game of Thrones, the ship is viking era-esque, and some of the casting choice seems off. It isn't what many expected from Mycenaean Greece and a supposed faithful adaption of Homer's epic. A lot of creative liberty was taken here.

But I'm here for it.

What we've seen so far reminds me a lot more of Neoclassicism and the Renaissance-- two periods that saw the ancient world as grand, heroic, and timeless. It was romanticized and they sought to capture it in their art.

This version feels mystic, larger than life, and removed from reality. But then again, the Odyssey doesn't shy away from gritty reality, and it does make me wonder if Nolan plans on showing that clash between fantasy and reality for the characters.

In The Odyssey, the Trojan War is romanticized by bards during feast times, but in the Iliad, we know that it was nothing like that. War was gritty, boys became men too fast, and seeing the sunset was a privilege. Perhaps the movie has taken note of that and will show how others see Odysseus, a man who ended the unwinnable war, vs how he really is, just a man who got both incredibly lucky and paid for his pride.

I completely understand why this movie wouldn't land for others, and that's completely understandable. The first trailer wasn't what I expected either.

[thepiratekitty]

I think the Problem, at least for me, is the claim of being a close to story movie. Not just an adaption.

And the costumes in contrast than look, like Nolan isn't even trying.

He could have gone gritty and dark still. And still be more accurate.

This also is kind of such a Nolan thing. We got that with Superman too. And Superman had colours. There are like 2 colours I have seen with the Odyssey. A green cloak for ... Whoever the character is supposed to be. And Penelopes dress.

I am myself, open to watch it, when it is out for streaming. But I am also not very excited.

[novahazard24]

get your medals everyone

[darkvoidtrash]

[thegeekytaurus]

.......Nothing of this imagine gives me "Movie set in ancient Greece" rather it gives off "Movie set in generic fantasy world"

[starweaverblog]

🫩🫩🫩🫩

No comment the picture speaks for itself

[ancaxbre]

Not even a pesant home would have so much beige in it and this is supposed to be the royal palace🤦 It legit looks like an early Tomb Raider dungeoun. Where are the frescoes? The gold? The textiles?! Cause you konw Penelope is known for her weaving skill.

[thepiratekitty]

I do not expect free tits in a Hollywood movie. There were also a lot of dresses in the time that were covering the breasts. But why are both dresses at neck height???