Batman: Urban Legends #5 - “Cheer V” (2021)
written by Chip Zdarsky art by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Diogenes Neves, Marcus To, & Adriano Lucas
Reblog to sign the petition to have Mark Ruffalo play the father of Noah Centineo and Matthew Daddario in a romantic comedy
How come you don't like Hayley Atwell? No hate, I just happened to see a post of yours where you said she was a hippocrate and was wondering your opinion because I don't often see hate about her.
Basically she threw Emily Vancamp under the bus by expressing her displeasure towards staron saying shit like Peggy would “ground her” (Sharon) and just pretty much give Steve a slap on the wrist (much like society is like “boy will be boys” and just let them off- even if their hormonal pursuits put a woman in an uncomfortable position)
And it’s more interesting because after I did some digging (and because I’ve heard so much about it) I found an old tweet where Hayley actually expressed interest and support for Emily and her character which is what I’d likely expect if I still liked her…
But from what I’m told this was a tweet that has since then been deleted and I’m not sure exactly when, but you should also remember Agent Carter (Hayley’s show) cancellation was announced the week of of Civil War’s release (i recall strongly) and to add to that blow her character was also killed off in Civil War in the same movie where Emily’s character was meant to be Steve’s new love interest (as is so in the comics and still to this day) and then the infamous kiss happened and tumblr goes off forever. Hayley was asked at a con what she thought of Steve/Sharon and pretty much it’s what I already said above.
But what you should be taking out of this is how the moment the attention shifted from Hayley she got bitter and basically tossed out any all support for Emily and her character, and I say for a actress who supposedly represents feminist ideals (which I admit is not her fault, that’s the fandom) she sure was quick to show her bitter contempt towards a woman who was already on the receiving end of fandom misogyny.
And of course her fans are- simply put, horrible people (from what i’ve encountered and seen)
She’s also said other problematic things in the past but until I find those I won’t really go off on it. But yeah I don’t really like or care for her now- I hear about her a lot but I don’t see her because her work remains inconsistent anyway.
EDIT: since we live in a bad timeline and because everything else is just reassuring me that I’m right she’s also a sexual harasser and gets a sick thrill off being classless and predatory but her stans aren’t ready for such a discussion😗
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That look in Tobey's eyes when he's holding Tom's Peter back from killing Norman. He didn't have to say a single word. They both just knew. That look is haunting me it won't leave my mind.
It was so, so important how they did that moment - how Tobey didn't just snatch the hoverboard out of Tom's hands with a web - but rather he could look him in the eyes, look his younger self in the eyes, and stop him from making the same choice that he did. Not just physically stop him but to make him understand, and let him make the choice to let go himself, instead of making it for him.
I love how they really framed Tobey's as the oldest and the wisest. He's had all this time to look back on that choice he made. All this time to think about the things he would have done differently. All this time thinking if he had just known, wishing he could just go back in time and talk to himself, to stop himself. He never thought that one day he would actually get that chance.
That look. That look that won't leave my mind. That look that said you know you shouldn't do this. You know May wouldn't want you to do this. I know the pain it will cause you. I've felt it. I feel it every day. I don't want you to go through what I did. I don't want you to make the same mistake I did. I don't want you to feel the pain that I do. Please. I love you. Please. It didn't help.
And Tom's Peter listens. He makes the choice Tobey's couldn't. His younger self didn't have him to offer him his strength and compassion and wisdom and perspective. Tobey's Peter can never go back in time and save himself, but at least he could save this version of himself. He can go on living, and the pain will fade more and more every day. Whenever he looks back on his younger self at least he'll know, without a doubt, that in another world, there's a version of him that he was able to help. Who didn't make that choice.
(And then Tom's Peter could then do something else that Tobey's couldn't, that being curing Norman, which he said he's been thinking about for years. Even though he was dead he still wished he could go back and help him, and now he was finally able to give him a second chance.)
(And the fact that Tobey says in the very next scene after May dies that ever since he got here he's been trying to find Peter because he feels he needs his help. I know he probably got there earlier but part of me thinks he got there right after or when May died, and he goes through the portal a few hours later. Yes Peter needed him because of the villains but the real reason he needed him was because of May's death and how he was grieving - and how this universe's Peter was going to make the same decision he did if he didn't find him and help him.)
And Andrew. I saw someone else say that he's still grieving Gwen, which is so true. From his conversation with Tobey it sounds like he really just sunk himself entirely into his work as Spiderman in order to, maybe not so much cope but just keep himself occupied to block out the grief.
He thinks about her every day. Sees her falling. Feels the weight of her in his arms again and again and again.
And when MJ fell, every fiber of his being was screaming not again. Not again. Not again.
In that moment, he just saw Gwen. Like he does every day. Only this time it was all too real.
And this time it was different. MJ's Peter couldn't get to her, just like he couldn't get to Gwen. This time he was here. This time he could do something about it. This time there was someone who could spare Peter the pain he lives with every moment of his life.
Maybe when he caught her, for just a split second, it felt like he caught Gwen. He had relived the most horrible moment of his life again. That moment that lived in his mind, that was always there underneath everything else, burning just a little but without end. Then somehow, this time, it ended differently.
The worst thing that happened to Andrew's Peter was a tragedy, but the worst thing that happened to Tobey's was a choice. They're both things that they can never change, but wish they could. They're both things they were able to spare this young version of themselves from. This boy who's full of so much potential and been through so much already. This boy who needed them. This boy who is them.
Obviously this whole movie was about second chances and compassion. You can always give second chances to people, no matter what they've done. You can always start over with them. Everyone except for yourself. You will always know what you've been through and what you've done. And you can be compassionate with yourself, but you can never truly start over. We can never get second chances in life - we can only have them in the eyes of others.
I wish I could go back in time and be there for my younger self. I wish I could help them and guide them. I wish I could protect them. I wish I could save them. I think about it all the time. I think a lot of us do. But in the real world we can't save our younger selves from pain.
Tobey and Andrew were able to fulfill the impossible dream of giving yourself a second chance. Of saving yourself.
I think what this movie was saying was that, as much as we wish we could, we can't start over. You can't give second chances to yourself so that's why it's all the more important that you give them to others - because if we could give ourselves even one moment of the past that could be changed, we would all do it in a heartbeat.
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THAT TIME JIMIN AND JIN WERE ARGUING ABOUT DOLPHINS’ RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND JIN WAS SO FLUSTERED HE STARTED SPEAKING FLUENT ENGLISH LOL | laughkpop
Peter when he realizes he accidentally uploaded “A Film By Peter Parker” to YouTube
Predebut
• Valedictorian ( highest ranked student )
• Class president for nine years.
• Only freshman to recieve a martial scholarship to China.
• 6 overseas offers.
• Overall #1 in math and chemistry.
• #1 in Busan street battles for two years.
• Just dance academy let him learn dance for free cause nobody could deny that natural talent.
• Professionally trained in Ballet, contemporary, street, traditional Korean dance and hip hop.
• Learned Geomdo for 8 years.
• Has a black belt in Taekwondo.
• #1 rank in school despite being a dancer since 8th grade and spending most his time dancing.
Post debut
• Had the shortest trainee period and still debuted as the lead vocalist and the main dancer of BTS. ( enourmous flex )
• Has the most commercially successful solo on the wings album; the masterpiece that is Lie which stayed on melon charts for 8 weeks, the longest in the groups solos.
• His ‘lie’ was the only solo song on the top 30 kpop songs streamed on Spotify along with psy.
• ‘Lie’ was the only BTS solo to enter iTunes top 100 chart.
• Has the most views on his solo comeback trailer out of all; serendipity the Queen.
• Has the most watched fancam in kpop history; The holy fake love fancam.
• Jimin’s solos ‘lie’ & ‘serendipity’ made history when they surpassed 50 m streams on Spotify for the first time after psy as korean solo songs.
• The only idol mentioned on guardians best solo boy band members along with the resident king, G dragon.
• #1 idol in all of Korea based on the Gallup poll 2018 which does the actual polling and estimates for elections and stuff so I mean, that’s fucking reliable.
• #1 brand ranking multiple times including December 2018.
• His new solo “promise” became the fastest BTS song on souncloud to cross the streams.
And all of this is when I’m only counting the things that actually matter and not shitty websites and random polling.
Being average has never been a Jimin thing. His whole life has been a flex.
Just cause he is humble and doesn’t talk about his achievements doesn’t mean we as his fans won’t.
So yeah, if y’all think Jimin has no solo achievements in his life or career try and come at me personally, with all due respect,
“I’ll show you”
Be an intellectual and go stream promise.👑
I'm so happy for him 🦇