Fire And Ice

Thunderbolts is better than the OG avengers and I think there’s a couple reasons for that. I know I’m stoking the fires with that one, but as an enormous fan of Avengers 2012 I always wanted something more from them.

Avengers 2012 was a true ensemble movie but its leaders, Steve and Tony, were defined by their conflict. Their differing personalities. The formation of the team was the point and their instability as individuals second to that. They had to get over each other to work together.

Thunderbolts isn’t really an ensemble movie. There’s an ensemble in it, but it’s about Yelena and her struggles with her mental health- her search for a solution to her depression and grief and trauma. So instead of getting over the differences of her teammates, it’s about wanting them around- learning to find the good and accept the bad. To prop one another up and find connection.

There’s also something distinctly un-masculine about Thunderbolts. I say un-masculine because it’s just not Joss Whedon’s Avengers. It’s not gendered in that way. It’s not about how sexy Black widow is when she kills a man, or the dick measuring contest between Steve and Tony- their dysfunctions and savior complexes.

The avengers are built on sacrifice- how much are you willing to sacrifice to keep humanity safe? The thunderbolts are once again built on that connection but they’re also built on their guilt and desire to be better people, not only for their loved ones but for themselves.

They also defer to Yelena. John does the “I’m the most experienced guy of course I’m the leader” bit and then almost immediately defers to Yelena later in that sequence even if he’s reluctant at first. The plan only works if you wait for me. You can see later in that scene when Bob is shot, John waits for Yelena’s call on whether to leave or do something about Bob in that moment. There are obviously times where they don’t defer to her, this is a group of people still getting to know and trust one another. They work together instead of despite each other.

They come to see her as someone to follow because they see her empathy, her ability to wait and watch and assess, and also her insane plans! Like calls to like but they see a team leader in her without her vying for it.

Idk I just love this movie. I have low hopes marvel will be able to strike lightning twice but I really hope they can. I’ve missed it.

Feeding you all with a nice Onceler edit <3

(I love him so much it isn’t even funny anymore)

h…hear me out guys..

HEAR ME OUT OKAY I JUST STARTED WATCHING DRS2 AND WHY IS HE LOWKEY FINEEEE …. ?? HIS VOICE TOO OHMGAW

also I’m REALLY OBSESSED WITH THUNDERCLOUDSHIPPING TEEHEHEH;EEHEHEHEHEHEHE EHREHNEAHWKEKFMFKWKS.

Kinning a character can genuinely make life more enjoyable. Like I'll do something really embarrassing or something sad will happen and I'll be like "lloyd garamdon would do that". It could be the most ooc thing he could ever do and I'll still say that's lloyd garamdon core.

Like a while back I was rushing after my last class cause I take a bus that leaves literally a couple minutes after the bell rings but I had to go to the bathroom and was across the school.

I was rushing so much I forgot to redo my belt and literally ran out the open bathroom door in a highly public part of the school with my belt open and completely undone. It was very obvious since the belt was long and literally flung to my side. I quickly turned around cause I didn't want anyone to see and refixed it bro-

It was in that same public setting I didn't walk back into the bathroom to fix it I just did so publicly was I scared. As I was wallowing in embarrassment in the bus, I decided that movie lloyd (and series lloyd) would do that and I felt a little better.

Movie lloyd especially cause his jacket is halfway stuck in his belt/pants and halfway not so it looks like he didn't fix his outfit before leaving the house and that's literally me. (One time I went to school with two different shoes on trust lloyd would to.)

hiii I am here to point out/analyze (??) a scene from Skybound that I haven’t seen anyone mention before.. (if this has already been talked about I would like to see the post about it ^-^) also, apologies in advance if tumblr kills the quality of my pics..

⚠️tw/cw for icky implications and the topic of skybound as a whole⚠️

this screenshot. I’m sure you’ve seen it before, I’m sure you recognize the episode/scene it comes from (s6 episode 6: "My Dinner With Nadakhan"). but have you ever noticed the way Nadakhan is touching Jay?! did you ever notice that he’s grabbing Jay’s waist..?

the fact that Nadakhan (after seizing Jay’s wrist) went for Jay’s WAIST next is concerning to me. it was such an immediate reaction, no hesitation whatsoever. he just grabbed him. Nadakhan always vandalizes ANY CHARACTER’S personal space, but this grab felt so violent. and the way that Jay has almost no reaction to it..? that’s also deeply concerning..

now I know you might be asking- "is that even Jay’s waist?". I know, I know. it LOOKS like his hand is pretty high, but remember that Jay is also sitting down. I have more pictures to prove that this is, in fact, Jay’s waist.

and the thing that makes this whole scene even more terrifying is THIS:

the way that Nadakhan smiles when Jay finally gives up is sickening.. and again, it’s so sad that Jay just.. accepts it. and Nadakhan caressing Jay’s hair.. which we’ve seen him do MORE THAN ONCE- not to mention the one time Nadakhan pulls Jay by his hair to lift his face off the ground.

(I couldn’t find a picture of the exact scene, but this is another time Nadakhan is being weird with his fucking hook hand…! ew..!)

I know that y'all get what I’m implying here.

just felt the need to talk about this scene bc of how much it breaks my heart :(

(⚠️PLEASE NO FIGHTING/DISCOURSE IN THE REBLOGS/COMMENTS OF THIS POST! any comments of people fighting or trying to instigate a fight will be removed. this post doesn’t exist as an open tournament for people who disagree on things about skybound. please be respectful and accept others opinions!⚠️)

OOOUUUHHHHH SOOOOO CUTTREE IM GONNA CRY I WANT THEM SO BADBDBDBC THEYRE ADORABLE AAAOAOEEOEOE I LOVE THIS SO MCUH IM HAVING AN ANEURYSM!!!!!!

Avengers…. Assemble!

4/??… lmk any marvel characters to calico critter!

you can tell which ones I drew first… I’ll spruce up Tony and Steve! Promise!

I was watching Sons Of Garmadon… and then THEY REFERENCED SKYBOUND. JAY AND NYA’S LITTLE LOOK AT EACH OTHERRRRR NOOOOOOOOO I CRODE I CRODEEE I FUCKING CRODEEEE

(my first time watching btw)

lego ninjago (I’ve yapped about it so much over text to my friends that I’ve now memorized it when typing.)

I dare you guys to type

Lego ninjago with your eyes closed

CHIGACGO ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??! too bad I will not be able to go either WAH A:’(

DURING MY FUCKING FINALS??????

I don’t know anything about s7+ of Ninjago. NOTHING. I have NO CONTEXT. NONE. BUT I ALREADY LOVE ALL THE SCREENSHOTS AND FANART THAT IVE SEEN FOR ANYTHING PAST THAT POINT. IT LOOKS SO SAD AND YET WONDERFUL. I WAS SCARED TO WATCH IT UNTIL I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF ANGST!! I LOVE ANGST !!! I LOVE THAT SHIT !!! I CANT GO ONE DAY WITHOUT IT !! THERES JAY ANGST TOO ???? HELL YEAH I LOVE WHEN MY KINNIE CHARACTERS GET TRAUMATIZED! IM FORCING MY SIBLING TO WATCH S7 WITH ME AND THEN IM SPEEDRUNNING ALL THE OTHER SEASONS SO THAT I CAN SOMEHOW NOT GET SPOILED FOR DR S3!!!!!!!!

(btw someoen needs to save me before the Jay virus takes over my brain thanks 😊)