Bo-Katan: “WHERE WERE YOU THEN?”
Din (who was a child during 20-19 BBY): “I was over on the bench.”
Breaking bad but instead of meth they make poppers
I GOT A FUCKING RAISE THE POTATO WORKED WTF
This potato works. Every. Fucking. Time.
Reblogging because it’s a damn potato and I want to encourage people to assume potatoes are magical.
w-what if potato is actually lucky
REBLOGGING AGAIN BECAUSE YOU GUYS THE POTATO LITERALLY WORKED WE FOUND AN APARTMENT.
I LOVE that they showed Superman as being physically and mentally worn down, don't get me wrong I love it when he's powerful, but it's so important to see that even he gets tired naturally and that if he doesn't rest he could end up hurting himself or others. Giving the most powerful characters limits is actually THE best thing they could do. My adventures with superman really said we're going to explore ever aspect of this character and they were so real for that
HELL YEAH, GIVE ME THAT SUPERMAN HATER LUTHOR
Still credits him as “Alex”, but this scene:
Tell me you’re Lex Luthor without telling me you’re Lex Luthor.
Having Clark develop his super-hearing AFTER he became Superman was such a good idea.
First, because it shows that he was already determined to help even without being flooded with information about how everyone is having a bad time.
Second, because we get to see his sensory overload affect him in interesting ways, it's not just him as a child or when he's just learning about himself, he's already flying around doing dangerous things!
Third, because we get to see the shift in people's perception, how at first he's a helpful stranger, and then one night he becomes someone who is ALWAYS THERE, and that's both incredible and terrifying.
Fourth, because it gives him a temporary weakness that can be used to hold him down during fights, but which doesn't have to stick around for the rest of his story.
Also, Jack Quaid's delivery in that moment when he tells Jimmy that they have problems? Perfection.
the “just try being normal” moment is such a good example of miscommunication conflict done right.
because you can tell that when she says it, Lois is coming from a place of fear for Clark- he’s been running himself ragged, and she wants him to stop. take a break. the ball is already rolling at this point in the episode, and she knows that if it continues unchecked, Clark is going to keep making mistakes due to his exhaustion, and things could get worse. She’s also, privately, scared by the alternate realities she’s seen, and despite knowing that her Clark wouldn’t do that, she’s on edge about it.
Clark doesn’t have the time, or mental space, to think about any of this at the moment.
Clark (having a terrible 24 hours) (on a time crunch) (exhausted) (upset) (trying his best) (oh my god) only hears “you’re different, and it’s causing problems.”
this is, understandably, devastating, and even though Lois IMMEDIATELY realizes that she’s fucked up, he flees before she can correct herself, and throws himself at the problem that he thinks he can fix.
this was an amazing example of how people are fallible, and was executed in a very realistic way that makes sense for the characters. both of them were coming from a good place, and the circumstances placed enough stress on them that the execution went horribly awry.
that said:
“I don’t want you to treat me like an alien; I just want to be your friend.”
“Take a break from being Superman, and just try being normal.”
I think an element of this episode that really raised the stress level is not only is Clark unable to sleep, but he's not able to even be Clark at this point. We don't see him as Clark throughout pretty much the entirety of the episode. And I think that's the really painful element because it's clear he doesn't register "Clark" as his mental reprieve from being Superman yet. That's also why the boiler-room-full-of-flowers gesture feels sadder and more uncomfortable than romantic, because you can see Lois is very aware he did something like this because he can't be there. He thinks he has to do this big sweeping gesture as Superman because he hasn't had the time to be Clark and be with the friends he loves. We're watching Clark literally run himself into the ground as Superman because he's caught up in this vicious cycle of, "I have to prove Superman means well because if I'm not saving people then more people will think I'm a scary alien" and the more he's showing up the less people are trusting him.
...the whole episode you desperately want this guy to take a nap, and then it ends with him getting beaten into unconsciousness like GODDAMN.
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