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Transformers: One - What's In A Kneel?
!!!!!MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!
With the responsibility of leadership and the dangers of pedestals and hero worship being such major themes, it only makes sense that all three of the film's leaders would show their true characters, and in doing so seal their fates, in moments where they have to kneel/bow.
Sentinel Prime essentially sets the entire second half of the film in motion when both the heroes and we as the viewer see him kneel to the Quintessons. It confirms everything that Alpha Trion was just telling them/us about him, and it's also the very thing that ends up getting broadcast to Iacon in order to finally expose Sentinel and turn the public against their False Prime.
For all his superficial charisma and his talk of looking out for the little guys, Sentinel himself is truly nothing more than a self-centred, spineless coward, who couldn't care less for the needs of the many and gladly bends to the will of bigger bullies/oppressors in order to keep himself in power.
After learning of Sentinel's betrayal and being subsequently captured with the High Guard, D-16 makes a point to stand while in custody and adamantly refuses to kneel. Even when Sentinel begins beating and torturing him, D-16 makes it abundantly clear that he has no intention of bowing to him or anyone else ever again.
In better circumstances this could be a heroic trait, a courageous defiance and the willingness to stand up in the face of injustice. But it just as becomes a negative one, and it's one of the last warning signs to the kind of leader that Megatron is going to be.
He may have started out with good and heroic intentions, but because of this Megatron sees himself as superior, and whether by choice or by force, he expects his fellow Cybetronians to rally behind him just as they did with Sentinel. While he sees himself as a revolutionary, in the end he's just going to become another tyrant.
And then we have Orion Pax. For much of the film, he's a far cry from the noble, legendary leader that we know and love from other iterations, but he starts to grow into it as he devises the rescue mission, and is tasked with rallying his fellow miners to help.
Having gotten a major upgrade since the last time he saw them, Orion now towers over his former peers and they're utterly awed by the sight of him. Rather than trying to take advantage of their admiration or even intimidate them with his new size and strength, Orion almost seems frustrated by the new height difference, and before beginning his speech he kneels down to literally speak to them on their level.
Orion doesn't make a point to do this, no one has to ask or prompt him to, in fact he himself doesn't even give that much thought to it, it's just his first instinct for how to best communicate. He may look larger and stronger now, but he still values the miners as his friends and his equals, and nothing is ever going to change that.
Gaining the Matrix later on may have gotten him the name, but it's this moment when Orion truly begins to embody the true core and heart of Optimus Prime. Powerful and inspiring, yet humble and caring. Or perhaps, as the legendary Peter Cullen himself has always said:
"Strong enough to be gentle."
Dead Yellowjackets Update 2
Well, I was not expecting to have to update this so soon, to say the least.
As the mystery continues, Van made it to Nat, Lottie, and Laura Lee in the same realm immediately after she died. She showed up exactly where they decided to make their “base”. It looks simple, but the realm really is idyllic. Better than any idea of a benevolent and protective “wilderness” than even Lottie could imagine. There’s still no sign of Travis, Javi, Jackie, or Ben. They explore around, but still really have no idea exactly how it all works. Per the previous update, Nat and Lottie found Laura Lee (and random animals), so obviously there are not separate realms for those who died in the wilderness vs. those who died as adults. For now, their spirits are “living” as they were never able to in life. As they deserve. I will update again if there is an update to give.
RIP Van Palmer
Dead Yellowjackets update!
Nat and Lottie found Laura Lee in their afterlife wilderness realm! No sign of anyone else yet.
Nat ended up not giving a shit that Lottie re-named the Pit that she found when she died, “Pitseleh” (the name Nat gave him) to “LL Bean” in honor of Laura Lee and also because the puppy is adorable. A few weeks later, they found Laura Lee in a small but nice shelter miles out while exploring. They found a few more cabins and houses but no more people. So now the 3 of them stay wherever they want and do whatever they want. Anything they need eventually shows up. They are still figuring out how the realm works, but they are happy and thriving.
(I already made the whole piece and posted it when I first got on Tumblr. I just added in Laura Lee this morning.)
Emma Swan/Jennifer Morrison directed episode 4 (12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis) and episode 7 (Croak) of Yellowjackets season 3.
For Lottie’s death scene, she was a stand-in one day, according to her Instagram.
A few other pics I found under the cut
I love Emma. I haaaaate that Lottie died, so much, but I like that Jennifer directed the episode.
🫶🫶🫶
3.02, Lost Girl 5.07, Nimue
OH shit I just realized I’m late on this for AAA week. But I’m gonna post it anyway. Sorry guys something is wrong with me, I totally forgot to post. Honestly, not sure if I like it really. Ok. So I’m gonna kind of explain- I don’t know if you’re familiar with the Harley Quinn Show on HBO but Harley and Poison Ivy are together. Harlivy. It’s actually so good all around. Anyway, I was watching it and thought about Aubrey Plaza playing Poison Ivy and Kathryn Hahn playing Harley. (The actual show is animated and the Kaley Cuoco voices Harley and Lake Bell voices Ivy, just fyi) So I decided to try out some photo stuff.
So I remembered that Agatha had the scenes with pigtails, even though they are not high and I tried so hard to make her hair look naturally blonde, so I just left it dark. I don’t know, my brain just went there.
It sucks, but I liked the concept a lot. I need to learn to do more with photos-like, way better with effects.
Anyway, for Agatha All Along week. Under the crossover tag. In my mind I was thinking about #6 too “soulmates/soulmarks” but across another realm or something like that.
Some cute Harlivy pics:
"We are forged from the shattered pieces of our former selves". YELLOWJACKETS (2021-)
Found Mary Kills People finally (SO UNDERRATED!!!)
Any Caroline Dhavernas fans?
She’s one of my comfort actresses
I miss Lottie 😕
LOTTIE MATTHEWS YELLOWJACKETS | 3.04
Nicholas Harkness-Vidal, Nicholas Vidal-Harkness
Confirmed!
Bringing back this gem because of the recent confirmation.
whoever came up with the 'crossing fingers behind your back nullifies a promise being made' thing should be given nobel prize for service to the visual artists depicting a character being untruthful or traitorous through shorthand