#analysis kinda

I'm posting this because this thought keeps buzzing around in my head after reading a fan post that talks about historical info that connects to Alastor (https://www.tumblr.com/alastors-totally-canon-deertail/801559251260702720?source=share) and when I saw this scene again in a random youtube clip:

[Sorry for the bad image quality for the two pics]

This is from Mimzy's point of view and while it probably means nothing it did make me think of her pov in a more metaphorical sense as well as Alastor's view of her (but we'll touch on that later).

Mostly because: Mimzy seems to be completely unafraid of Alastor and seems to see him as a bit of a pushover (or atleast treats him as such). And yet, she also is completely aware of who he is. Not just the charming show host but also the murderous side to him. It's not clear yet if she knew he was a killer when they were both alive but it's clear enough that she definitely knows in Hell how dangerous he is. To the point she uses it to her advantage (She uses it as a conversation topic and uses her connection to him as a way to improve her social standing). Alastor is a way to solve her problems and a way to get the fame and attention she wants (The piano scene makes it clear that while Mimzy is in the center of attention, everyone is more focused on Alastor and his playing). So she just uses Alastor to her benefit?

That's the complicated part. She obviously does but there's also certain things that can be read as her not JUST being selfish, that are interesting to think about:

Mimzy is the only person that doesn't initiate touch with Alastor but rather Alastor hugs her first while she just walks up to him with her arms open. Out of all people, MIMZY is the one waiting for Al to hug her first. Like she's aware and considerate of Al's dislike to touch (I've covered this in previous posts but just want to add it here too). Very rare and odd for someone extremely self-centered to do this for a friend she hasn't seen in years even if she was trying to get help from him.

She compliments Alastor's appearance a few times but never flirts with him. We see her flirt with a few men in the episode but not Alastor. And the compliments aren't really tied to her convincing Al so...it's something pretty interesting. Mimzy is incredibly vain so we can assume she puts value in a person's appearance so I think it says something that she compliments Alastor in that way but never mentions it as the reason they're friends (I mean, she could have said she met him in her club cause she thought he was cute but instead she focused on his drinking and dancing abilities).

She both reinforces the Radio Demon reputation with her lore story but at the same time humanizes her friend, Al, by explaining his behavior when he’s drinking and calling him a total sweetie.

She never calls Alastor her friend and knowing Al's opinion on friends in Hell... I just think it's unique that she never labels her dynamic with Alastor and lets others label it but gets mildly annoyed when they seem unsure of her connection to him (again, socially being connected to him gives her perks but the sweetie comment and the unlabeled thing would go against the benefits. The first humanizes him and makes seem less like a threat against your enemies and the second makes your relationship with him seem less strong, she could have just lied since Alastor wasn't around to correct her).

She calls him heartless (and many more insults) and physically touches him to annoy him, showing she knows his boundaries but will cross them when she’s mad. But also says a contradiction: Implies he only cares about himself but a few minutes before implied he liked helping her. So does she actually think Alastor's care for her is selfish or was this a hint that she knows something more personal about Alastor than we do (Why would Alastor be hurt by someone calling him these things when he wants to be seen that way? Because it was coming from Mimzy)?

[The season 2 scenes] Mimzy is shown to be very well dressed and famous enough that Al's, kinda intimidating, bosses might've let her do a radio special with him if/when she or Al asked (still no clue if that special happened when alive or in Hell) and that she could have worked in more "exclusive" jazz clubs. But instead she chooses to work and hang out in clubs that have more equality but less reputability in "higher" social circles. And in season 1 (her comment about "being around mixed company" kinda has more layers or atleast sounds different now) we see how she tries to schmooze people to possibly get things out of them. But despite all of that (Her greed and vain nature), she chooses to be close friends with a young mixed creole radio star and hang out in diverse crowds instead of constantly with rich white elites.

All of this is really interesting because it hints to a more complex history between the two. And how she views Alastor in a more human/person way than any other character we've seen so far (He's either a mystery, a monster, a threat, a ally, or something else, or a combination of the previous things). This could even be the case when they were alive. She sees his pretty charming face playing the piano but also possibly sees the murderous and dangerous side to him as well, and she seems fine enough with both to be willing to actually consider his dislike towards touch centuries after they've met and still see him as the same person she knew when alive.

But she's not the only one:

This is the same exact scene but from Alastor's side: he looks really happy to be with Mimzy and vice versa. There might be some good reasons for that; besides the stuff I already mentioned (She knows of his boundaries and usually respects them, she humanizes him when not everyone does, and accepts even the most dangerous sides of him with little to no fear, etc), there's also reasons Mimzy probably chooses to stick with him besides just fame and having a quick way to get out of trouble:

I've been to try avoid touching on stuff that isn't implicitly on the show/canon but this is a thing that's been mentioned throughout the years (including the last time being a interview from Viv after Season 1): Mimzy isn't likable to many. And no, not talking about the fandom, I mean in the story. We see that a lot of characters don't really like her in the episode (Besides Niffty and Al but we'll get to that) but the old lore/possibly still canon is that only Alastor really sees her charm and enjoys her company. I think this was still a thing when they were alive. She became famous due to her talent but I think her personality/behavior when alive was very similar to her behavior in Hell. So many "loved" her as a star but no one "liked" her as a person. Except Alastor. We're shown a few times throughout the show that Alastor enjoys people with strong wills that can also make themselves into something by themselves. He might've enjoyed seeing someone be unabashedly they’re cruel and selfish, but goal oriented like him, selves. Something he couldn't really do outside of his secret killings. And due to that he enjoyed being around her. Because in a world of fake politeness, real selfishness might be a breath of fresh air.

Due to him doing this and being around her so much, I also think he got to see another side of Mimzy rarely see: The actual human side. Despite her being as brutally herself as possible by default we see that she will put on an act if she thinks it'll help her get something (again a similarity we see she shares with him but does it to a lesser extent). But again, Mimzy has the capability to be considerate and willingness to put aside some selfishness in exchange for somethings or some people. And I think Alastor is the person she does it for the most (Something I haven't mentioned is...Niffty. She is nice to Niffty and tries to make friendly conversation with her but it's pretty clear she isn't that interested, and later talks about her like she's just a demon that cleans messes for Alastor. But still, she was more casual and nicer to her than most of the others. Why? Because she knows Niffty matters to Alastor. She can belittle and annoy Husk and schmooze or act with the rest. But she is friendly to Niffty).

So after writing ALL THAT, what was my point? Point simply being these two know each other better and longer than nearly any other characters (atleast sinner demons) in the show at the current moment. And they could be a way the audience and/or the hotel crew get to see the two in a new light. As well as a way to force the two to change their ways a bit: If Al says or does something that puts the whole hotel at risk WHILE his oldest ally, longest friend, AND only real connection to his mortal life is there...might make that decision even more difficult. And Mimzy doing something that genuinely and nearly permanently breaks her only real friendship (in life and in Hell) left, would probably be THE thing to make her consider bettering herself.

like, qewroon is starting to show vulnerability step by step and he finally realized that he doesn't have to do everything alone and actually having people on your side without poisonous lies in between IS helpful not only for his own benefit but for his mental aswell

he's so sweet to qtina and qfoolish, it's really refreshing to see and it's lovely that they're the only ones that he genuinely trusts with these type of things

meanwhile qkatie is losing the ability to trust people, but it's not like i'm trying to villianize her with all of this it's actually SO stupidly valid that she is the way she is now, after being clowned and treated like a joke for so long she holds the power now, gaining information from all sides and trying her best to protect her son (even though he's the DEVIL..)

but my point is it's just really sad to the that she's losing herself thanks to all of this too, her whimsical and radiant energy from the first days are completely gone

TO THE POINT that she doesn't care that her own brother was kidnapped by the feds!! (but maybe she thought that qewroon was lying about it all)

the boomerang is gonna come back to her in the worst way possible and she knows it, now that one of the dark feds took a pic of her and nacho and PLUS qfoolish and qewroon see right through her and do not trust her at all

my point with all of this nonsense i'm spitting is that now they're like the total opposite of what they were when they first arrived to the island and it's really interesting to see, i love the way this is going and i can't wait for the drama 🥳 love it here

(Ok, ok I know that people HAVE technicaly made posts about this but I will indulge myself and you guys further) Now this might be hard without actually using some of the panels but I will try to not use tooo many.

We start of our story of strong with Logan seemingly having a nightmare involving past versions of himself as he is having this very deep almost nihilistic monologue about existence and how insignificant we truly are and that all succumbs to entropy in the end. Upon first read I brushed these first pages off because I gravely misjudged the energy this comic was about to give, but now that I know what I know, Logan is scared of himself here. Logan thinks that with each time he has a "rebirth" he only gets worse, succumbs to his instincts and strays further from man. And man does this tie a fucked up little bow to bring the whole thing full circle...but for now all you need to know is that Logan was doubting himself from the damn beginning.

From this we jump to Wolverine's explanation on what he is up to and apparently an old friend has asked him for a favour to track an especially grizzly violent serial killer back in Canada. And it just so turns out our bud Wade was ALSO payed asked to take care of the same man. Now funny interactions aside. There are a few interesting things to point out here in the next few pages.

THIS! Although nothing special at first Wolverine will keep using variations of this phrase numerous times throughout the comic, each time becoming something more if you will. So just keep that in mind.

The second is actually a bit weird and abstract but bare with me, it feels like there is something intentional here... The guy they are fighting has seemingly fully lost his shit, like incoherent lost his shit but what he says fells a bit like an allegory.

"Our relationship hurts sometimes, I know, but that's just the skin. You don't need the skin, Summer."

"I just want to talk, but you..."

"Summer... changes her skin. How can I know love is real if... how do I know real is real?"

"Everything is ash. Stop changing. Just be real with me. Please."

While looking at Deadpool "You aren't real."

Then when Wolverine lunges at him "You're... different. You're real. HELP ME!"

Now it might seem crazy what I'm about to say~, but the more I think about it the more this just feels like a hint at Wade and Logan's relationship here reflection of Wade's thots and what happens later on. Put a pin on this for now, and sit tight oki? Good.

Logan projecting something something, a parallel being drawn between the two of them again, something something.

Sigh...Oh Wade... See, I honestly think both of them are projecting sooo hard here. This with the page above gives the idea that they both are kind of under the belief that they are monsters, animals, undeserving of mercy or help, that they are something that can't be helped. That the only thing to do is kill them. But the thing is? nether of them can die. It is exactly this page here we decent into something really raw.

Again, this feels important to me. Something about what the bartender said feels important I just can't put my finger on it... It feels to me like Logan was planing to just do what he usually does but the dude's words got to him and he decided to do something different this time and go find Wade instead...

First I love how he agrees with Deadpool's "Diabetes and desperation" comment lol. But, that remark, there it is again. Also, while Logan says "Lucky break" he very quickly catches on that it is actually just Wade leaving him bread crumbs to find him.

Logan gets attacked by guys who smell like the serial killer they put down in Vancouver here. But to not drown us with unnecessary pages I will just mention an important monologue he has here.

"Pain is a powerful motivator. Sometimes, it's the only one that'll work on a person. I can't afford the luxury of giving over to pain. That's how MY monster comes out. In spite of appearances, I don't want to be that monster...never again. It @&#%4 hurts... but I swim through it. As a man."

Once again, Logan is showing that fear he has of who he is deep inside. Tries desperately to hide it away, act as a human, too scared of the reaction he will get, scared he will be rejected, scared he won't be able to help himself and hurt somebody he didn't mean to.

Anyway he kills everyone and a man comes in the room to drop a letter of to him and Logan hits him in a fit of rage, and the information ends up taking him to Kolybel where he stumbles into a gala like event with people expecting him and applauding his way but also acting like unhinged superfans who feel like they deserve to do whatever they want. He walks in deeper following a red carpet and pulls red curtains apart revealing this.

Which immediately triggers Logan's ptsd from back when they were in Weapon X. I fully believe he was looking at Wade and seeing the ghost of his past "Weapon X" self like gazing at a mirror. Which is funny considering the next page... but a thing I like to mention is that "Upgrade or perish" is actually something Deadpool says earlier to the serial killer while on Wolverine's shoulders.

And this is the title. Wade Willson III. Get it? I am just salty people keep calling it "World War III" sigh... but anyway this name thing is still kind of important soooo keep that in mind.

Now... I can't share my thots just yet. We need to go deeper into the story for that first... But I think you see where this is going.

At this point our big bad is having a monologue just like the one Logan has at he very beginning, one that is both made to mirror and contrast.

We move to Wolverine and Wade fighting with Logan trying to snap him out of it with a "WADE! You ass, focus it's me!" while he shares his thots in the background. "Generally speaking, I don't much care for Deadpool. Specifically speaking, I hate his z%@#z guts. But I got a soft spot for idiots whose brains get scrambled for the entertainment of rich maniacs. So it's hero time, I guess." Which honestly sounds like he just admitted he has a soft spot for him period and something more.

We find out that Wolverine's appearance was not intended and that he is quickly beginning to wreck the initial performance planned by Delta for his guests/funders. Basically to summarise and dumb it down there there to witness Wade's "Becoming" (basically what Delta calls his forced kind of rebirth) and he realises this is getting out of hand and makes his assistant teleport them elsewhere. Logan is done reasoning at this point and just goes at Wade saying "I've been there. Brain full of probes. Out of my damn mind... Only one thing ever shook me out of it... Pain. Pain speaks to savage an' savant the same way." Just..the parallels ugh. Anyway before they even realise it they were already teleported in the middle of the tundra.

Delta confronts Wolverine starting to explain the situation and when Logan asks what they did to Wade trying to fight the urge to gut him and Delta tells him "Exactly what he asked for...The opportunity to achieve his quantitatively best self...his Becoming." continuing saying that Wilson the Third serves a higher purpose with no self-destructive ego to derail him. Which makes Wolverine ask even more franticly. And so Delta threatens that if he concerns himself with Wades wellbeing so much he might give him a "Becoming" of his own.

And when Deadpool is finally shaking out of it and we get this interaction AGAIN. But also I will never get over Wade's reaction to realising Logan is there. (I REALY have to apologise for the absence of ya know the analysis bit I just need to get some stuff down first.)

Now they are left to fend for themselves and while Logan is trying to get them to move somewhere higher Wade tries to tell him to leave him and part ways for the better of both of em.

At this point Wade is still desiccating pretty hard and wants to detach himself from past self but we find out that the reason he wanted Logan to follow him is because he was scared. We hear the "Third times the charm" yet again and it starts to become apparent that Wade believed that maybe he needed his "third time" just like Logan. Then we get this.

Wade is sick, very sick. But the "once a pickle can you ever become a cucumber again" thing is strangely deep lol. At this point Wade is coming to and cold dread about the procedures done to him is settling in. Wade is starving and Logan realises if he doesn't do something he will die.

OH I AM SORRY YOU DIDN'T EXPECT WADE EATING LOGANS FLEASH HE COOKED FOR HIM?!? ME NETHER! WADES REALISATION OH MY GOD.

OK...ok Wade and Logan have a heart to heart and this is where aaaall the pins start to come into play. Remember the bar and the conversation with the bartender? THIS is why that was important, both TRY so fucking hard to forget, to drown the voices with substances even when they KNOW it doesn't work, but do it again anyways. And Logan now knows this, sympathises. And then we get hit again.

I fully believe that Logan was getting mad and lashed out here more so at the idea of what Delta made him believe more than actually at Wade. Because Delta is basically insinuating that their lives don't matter, that the parts of Wade that are Logan are the problem and what makes him, what makes THEM, a monster. But then Wade comes out and basically admits he sees Logan as a man not monster like himself and desperately wanted to join him, to try and be human like him, with him. He sees Logans life in cycles that mirror his and thinks that maybe if he has his "third time" maybe he can be like him.

And Delta pushes those buttons. Mirrors Wade and Logan. Forces Logan to look deep and realise that him and Wade are the exact same monster. That his life has been just as much of a sloppy ugly mess as Wade's, a misery, he has just had the time to hide it to learn to pretend.

Delta tries to give Wade the option to restart his "Becoming", be his past self no more and leave the monster behind. Leave LOGAN behind. And what does Wade do?

Leave Logan behind? Yeah...Hell no.

And there we go that phrase again. But Wade is not winning here...

Oh...Logan is scared. Wade is dead and Logan is now all alone and he is not taking it very well...

Yeah...Logan is losing it. Folks is it normal for your every second thot to be that your Wade is dead? Asking for a friend. Anywho Delta is pressing Logan's buttons again.

Remember at the beginning when I said that the ramblings of that guy remind me of their relationship? Well...Lets look at those again trough Wade's perspective towards Logan.

"Our relationship hurts sometimes, I know, but that's just the skin. You don't need the skin, Logan."

"I just want to talk, but you..."

"Logan... changes his skin. How can I know love is real if... how do I know real is real?"

"Everything is ash. Stop changing. Just be real with me. Please."

"I am not real."

"You're... different. You're real. HELP ME!"

Now when you put it like this does it not sound like a very eery allegory for them? That deep down Wade wishes that maybe if Logan sheds the "skin" and lays bare, the monster beneath then maybe they could stop fighting? That Logan desperately tries to bury the monster, even if it means changing skin to do so, even when it costs him his relationships? How Wade is not sure what Logan thinks of him but wants that connection, wants to be real with him? Begging Logan to stop, to wait for him, to just be real with him, together, to strip the skin just for him because he is the only other man who watches everything around them as it turns to ash? Because he is different just like him, real...

Logan gives in and sheds the skin. Wade has other plans...

Heh...Funny how that happens huh?

I have reached the image limits so I will just have to Finnish it off in a repost. This took me like 5 hours???

Dark is always seeking validation in anyway possible.

His literally only purpose was to kill chosen and he couldn't do that.

He was also the first stick that was semi liked by Alan. Alan, presumably, had no plans to torture Dark, he was just supposed to kill Chosen.

Dark was also left alone to fight.

Also since Chosen stopped wanting to do the attacks, Dark found it less fun too, but he thought he was the problem.

Dark wanted to be congratulated on his destruction. He was made for destruction, so when Chosen no longer wanted to do that, he assumed he wasn't doing it good enough.

Dark became more destructive. He killed more and more, Chosen hated it more and more.

Also when Dark showed Chosen his Vira bots Chosen wasn't like "Wow, this is so cool i can't believe you built this. Good job"

He got a blank stare/disapproval.

Dark made the vira bots to impress Chosen, otherwise why would he show Chosen. Even if he was going to do it anyways, he obviously wanted to show Chosen.

Dark cared about what chosen thought.

Chosen hated it.

That must have hurt.

Other then Chosen he wanted to be recognized for his destruction. He wanted to be credited for his destruction.

He wasn't.

The "Angel Of Death" was. That was Chosen.

Not him.

Also during the fight Chosen teamed up with Alan.

Dark was made to help Alan, and Alan was teaming up with the very stick Dark was supposed to destroy.

Instead of sitting out like he did last time, Alan chose to help Chosen.

Not Dark.

Dark would have thought that Alan hated Chosen, but no. He didnt.

Alan attacked Dark.

Rhaenyra gets a lot of criticism as a character, some of which are valid. She is a hothead. She is irresponsible. She is at times bloodthirsty. But for all that criticism I see greens give for Rhaenyra, I hardly see towards Aegon. They’re two sides of the same coin (except not really because Rhaenyra never had any 12 year old paramours). However, only one gets considered unworthy of their father’s heritage.

Rhaenyra can’t have bastards because god forbid a woman have sex out of wedlock. But Aegon can use his own out of wedlock children in violent forms human entertainment. And if having bastards is enough to disqualify someone from being the ruling monarch, Aegon and Aemond shouldn’t rule either right? But of course, for some “obviously non-gender related reason” Aegon can rule while Rhaenyra can’t.

Aegon is praised and loved for the same reasons Rhaenyra is not. Aegon is also a hothead and irresponsible. Aegon is also shown to have his own bloodlust. However Aegon not showing any full interest in his responsibilities as king is seen as fun and playful while with Rhaenyra it’s childish.

Even down to very appearance Rhaenyra is criticized more. Rhaenyra gets tons of fatshaming posts making crude remarks on her gained weight but Aegon and his wife get fuck all. At least Rhaenyra has her six pregnancies as an excuse, what excuse does Aegon get for being a fatass?

RUSHMOREPILLED DUMB ANALYSIS ON… THE FACT HANSEL IS TRANSGENDER! (GENUINELY!) And it was confirmed… By accident on a joke tweet by Ben Stiller?

(If there's random bits, or something feels out of place I'd like to apologize, I've proof read a bunch but yet, I don't know to word the section but like THAT way. Iykwim)

CW: Sexual content discussed (mainly orgies)

Mentions and discussion of transgender people’s genitalia, only seen for certain moments though.

“What do I mean by «confirmed by accident»?”

On the 31st of January, during the promotion of Zoolander 2 Ben Stiller tweeted out “Hansel is the original Victoria's Secret angel” clearly as 1. A joke and 2. To reference the small portion in Hansel’s introduction within the original film where he praises musical artists “Sting” for making music, despite not listening to said music.

…But there's a bit of a tangent here. There has not ever been a singular male who has been a Victoria's Secret angel. It couldn't happen in the past and it can't happen now since it is a retired label—which was retired back in 2021. Alongside this evidence, the first male model EVER to model for them to hire was back in 2022. So again, he would be unable to be hired by Victoria’s Secret before that year.

Unless… He was originally a woman! THAT'S what we will be discussing! The timelines fit as well, so definitely helps!

First of all, we need to know what year that mantel was appointed to someone (more specifically Hansel) which was back in 1997, why is this important? Well, the movie (clearly) takes place during the early 2000’s (around 2001-2002) or late 1990s mainly—in my opinion, of the technology seen within the film (like the iMac G3 that is seen at the near end of the film) and he is introduced as a model who is more or less newer to the industry.

So I'll both give a simple diagram of events, timeline and a more or less—shitty—dissection of said timeline

(Can't place this anywhere else so take a note of this as well so it makes my crack theory make sense but, this also assumes that Hansel has been modeling before. It's obvious but I feel like I would need to add that in, so yeah.)

So, I'd believe that Hansel took a break from the fashion industry in 1998 and probably got testosterone + top and potentially bottom surgery as well around that time since unfortunately, the healthcare systems around the world usually prioritize richer people or he would've had private healthcare coming from his wealth to fully transition. (Assuming that he wasn't discriminated)

After his full transition, he'd come back to the fashion industry around possibly late 1999 to early/mid 2000s, since, and apologies for mentioning this once more, in the first movie he's introduced as a newer yet highly successful addition to the industry.

Yeah, sorry if the dissection is a bit shit, but anyways, this theory does have some uprooting ground, especially w the timeline but again, there's a bit of an issue.

Hansel’s main plot in Zoolander 2 and the orgy scene… Which can easily be cleared up. (Unfortunately we're going to have to talk about his genitals here, sorry but don't worry, it's not in detail dw just for quick sections.)

Orgy scene: he could've been riding Derek. Any sex can do that.

Zoolander 2: his main plot point for Hansel is that he got his 10-group orgy pregnant. I'm not joking. If this theory is true then that implies that either Zoolander 2 is some fucked up nightmare/dream or it just, never happened, as trans men cannot impregnate people.

You're allowed to critique, fix, add on and ask questions + discuss w me or w other people, (and use my ask box thing) this can be considered a crack theory and shit but, it weirdly has a bunch of evidence backing it up. Also note this, the timeline seen may not be accurate. So I guess I'll see you then, I hope.

synopsis: takes place after the events of tlou 2 (ellie and abby’s fight). thought about this while I was listening to ‘oh Ana’ by mother mother. I don’t even know guys I’m just yapping. abby’s tending to ellie’s wounds.

content warnings: discussions of death and loss, grief and bereavement, revenge themes, trauma and PTSD like symptoms, mentions of parental death, Introspective/existential themes, angst, character study, canon-typical violence

I believe we are forgetting that the movie is about generational trauma, not abuse. You can argue about whether Alma was abusive or not, but that isn't the theme of the story. Trauma is. Everyone in the family was affected by the attack and Pedro's death, not just Alma.

I will just be talking about Luisa, but in her song she makes it clear that it isn't just the pressure that is waying her down, but the worry of "something is gonna hurt us" and not being strong enough to protect them. It gets worse when her powers are taken away from her, leaving Luisa to feel vulnerable and distressed.

Notice how in the song all of the things that happen are not people expecting her to be strong, instead it shows images of both Luisa and Mirabel in danger and then saving Mirabel over and over again. This is in contrast to how Aubela and the many people that fled had no one strong like Luisa to protect them from the enemies and, as a consequence, Pedro died.