Adrien Matches Marinette's Freak So Well. God. Sure, Beloved Girlfriend, You Can Wear A Disguise And

[Warning: This post is FULL of spoilers for the new episode.]

I just have to say, this may be my favorite episode. The storytelling was so tight, and there was a perfect mixture of build-up and payoff.

The emotional connections were so good, from huge turning points like The Big Kiss to small exchanges like Gus and Hunter's secret handshake, which really emphasizes how much these characters care about each other.

There were so many moments that showcased how much growth has occurred over these last two seasons. Willow went from meekly trying to scrape by in her track to cracking her knuckles and absolutely demolishing several members of the Emperor's Coven. Eda went from being a self-interested lone wolf who prioritized having her magic over anything else to giving up her wild magic in order to protect the ones she loves. Even Ed and Em went from trying to post their sister's diary around school to risking everything for the chance to blow up their parents' weaponry factory. The character arcs are starting to resolve in ways that make my heart ache, and it's brilliant.

At the same time, the plot continued moving forward in a way that is going to set up these next 3 episodes p e r f e c t l y. Reiterating allies, revealing weaknesses in the heroes' plan, AND leaving on a heart-thumping plot twist??? I couldn't ask for more.

The final twist of this episode was amazing because there were so many hints along the way, and yet I was completely blindsided. I remember seeing Luz flash to save Willow and thinking "oh my god, when did she get THAT glyph?" before immediately getting distracted by everything else going on. I remember seeing Gus's wrist glowing in the background and assuming that it was just an indicator that he was ready to fight, despite the fact that we'd just seen that the wristband forms when he's actively casting something. Even the taunt to Kikimora was super out-of-character for Hunter (and SO in-character for Luz), but I didn't manage to connect the dots. There were also smaller details that I missed, like the tooth gap and the priorization of Willow's safety, which clicked so well when I learned about them. This was a textbook example of a great twist, putting everything in front of your audience but presenting it all in such a precise way that they don't make the connection.

With the truly incredible story-telling elements, character arcs, and visuals (I could write a novel on the art, animation, and character design in this episode), I honestly think this is one of the best episodes of TV that I've seen in a long time. Extra kudos to the TOH crew for managing to create a season finale with impeccable timing when the original show was outlined for three full seasons.

I cannot wait for season 3, and yet I know I'm going to be devastated when this show actually ends.

I know that’s kind of the go-to thing to show that a vampire character is “one of the good ones” or whatever but it actually seems a little bit more fucked up for a vampire to steal blood from a blood bank than for a vampire to attack people for blood, at least as long as it’s not the kind of vampire where a bite is instantly lethal like it never stops bleeding. 

People can recover from losing some blood but blood bank blood is constantly in short supply and is reserved for people who imminently need blood transfusion of a specific blood type or else they die.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

An unmotivated Yuuya slug gif, for all your unmotivated Yuuya slug needs.

soo about crisis on infinite earths...

tldr: razer and aya show up at 1:05:00.

but WOW. I thought I set my expectations at rock bottom, and I was still disappointed. I thought that their reunion would be glossed over, but we didn't even get that! there was no reunion! they're just here now, hi guys, no answers as to how they found each other again, no emotional resolution whatsoever. no mention as to how crazy it is that they're fighting the anti-monitor again, nothing. not even one little throwaway line that would be tantalizingly close to good characterization!

I see people posting about them showing up again and being excited, and I don't want to seem like an asshole by complaining about it. but this was so, so shallow. again, I wasn't expecting anything spectacular. I knew they wouldn't set up the whole movie to explore razer and aya, they had plenty of other characters (far too many, in my opinion) to focus on. but I just don't like how relentlessly positive everyone is being about this. I get we're all starved for razaya content, but it feels like we're giving dc praise for the absolute barest minimum.

WHA fandom is like: Here's a great manga that deals with teaching children and respects them as people and has wonderful art and handles delicate topics respectfully and has interesting thoughts about the world and the what and how needs changing as well as a well developed world and deep and complex characters also if all of that doesnt pique your interest here is qifrey he's a slut

Flowers of camellia on the (previously Lapis's) head - symbol of estrangement and cold mind. They "melt" because of the changing of Phos

Delphinium - Original Phos's silly immature behaviour

Dragonfly wings - the swiftness of agate legs

Tomorrow when the farm boys find this freak of nature, they will wrap his body in newspaper and carry him to the museum. 

 But tonight he is alive and in the north field with his mother. It is a perfect summer evening: the moon rising over the orchard, the wind in the grass. And as he stares into the sky, there are twice as many stars as usual.

Two-Headed Calf, by Laura Gilpin

Also partially inspired by Bloodborne

WHAT!!!!

It is 4 am and Mad Phosu going full “Pathetic” mood from Ch. 90 is all I can think about.

“You need me? I don’t need anyone at all”