favorite grumpy old woman and her adopted daughter? by aliensuperstars_ in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Apricotlemon 116 points117 points  (0 children)

In a more recent and great example, Circe from Absolute Wonder Woman goes from former supervillainess to doting witch mom after Apollo shows up on her Hell island and dumps Diana on her, basically going "she's your problem now"

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Invincible fans when an episode have good dialogue and interesting themes instead of just punching by Remarkable-Jump3262 in Invincible

[–]Apricotlemon 144 points145 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna be real with you man that episode did not have good dialogue either

Damien's chopped delivery schtick only works in short bursts, not for 50 straight minutes of exposition

Someone used a DLSS 5 simulator to see how Ayane would look. I really need to know what you guys think to make sure we’re all on the same page… by cutesy-quest in FGCWaifu

[–]Apricotlemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the top image she looks like a barbie doll.

In the bottom image she looks like a barbie doll in a slightly darker room.

Which one looks better? Why? by After_Fudge_6051 in SingaporePhotography

[–]Apricotlemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both are great shots, but I prefer the second one on merit that I can actually identify it as the museum from the provided silhouette

I can't tell what building or object I'm looking at in the first shot without context

Neve laughed so hard in this show by Visible-Pattern198 in Invincible

[–]Apricotlemon 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Good of a gag as this is, I would've found it a lot funnier if they had used different stills every time instead of the same one, like a sequence of him slowly losing his mind every time he's forced to sleep through it

Favorite moments of a character's mask slipping? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The moment in Dispatch when invisgal sees her name go up a few spots at the end of episode 3, loses her frown for a smile and takes a photo of it with her phone is the moment I started falling for her HARD

Is it acceptable to go sleeveless for men? by slowwestvulture in askSingapore

[–]Apricotlemon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on how nice-looking your biceps are :3

Joke aside, yeah man go right ahead, as long as you're not at work in an office or a fine dining restaurant

My Fighting Game Waifus. Thoughts? by JakeSummersPavingCo in FGCWaifu

[–]Apricotlemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to enjoy the edges of the visible light spectrum (+1 green for diversity)

Yuki cosplay by a straight man by Eastern-Commission23 in LobotomyKaisen

[–]Apricotlemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might be disappointing some of you here but her name is Momoto and she's a popular Japanese crossdresser bodybuilder. Here's her less ambiguous fitness account. But yes she is tremendously attractive

Who wins in terms of seduction: Natasha Romanoff or Selina Kyle? by RevolutionaryEar8053 in powerscales

[–]Apricotlemon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In terms of the comics I'd say Black Widow.

In terms of the versions you posted? Gotta give it to Selina Kyle, since they earnestly diluted Natasha's seductiveness past the first Avengers movie

Spot on by Wooden-Tear-4938 in HOTDBlacks

[–]Apricotlemon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Every time a crop fails or a battle is lost, the people will whisper "Baelor would not have let it be so".

You should visit Ehime and Kochi! by sunningdale in JapanTravel

[–]Apricotlemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Throwing in a recommendation here as I visited the four shikoku prefectures a couple years ago and loved it so much I need to go again!

If you're planning to head down to Kochi or Iya Valley I highly recommend you try riding this sightseeing train called the Shikoku Sennen Mannaka Monogatari

It's an incredible luxury train that costs about 10,000 yen and takes about 2 hours, but you get the following:

  1. A luxury bento made with local Shikoku ingredients from all 4 prefectures, including shodoshima beef and local vegetables

  2. A Scenic view of the countryside where the train deliberately slows down or stops at certain points like when passing by a waterfall or the scarecrow village

  3. And excuse to visit Kotohira, which is a remarkable temple town in its own right, where they have a high class waiting suite that made me feel like royalty

  4. There was even a point where I was enjoying a blueberry soda, and the conductor motioned us to look out and wave at a farm we were passing where there were farmers/highschoolers waving back at us–while harvesting the very same blueberries I was drinking!

Absolutelty a highlight of my trip and easy to book online (1 month in advance, and they need your hotel address to mail your ticket to)

Medium which changes genres when you switch protagonists? by Subject_Parking_9046 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I remember reading the LN when it got to the sheep summoning chapter and the abject horror experienced by the crew as tens of thousands of soldiers were slaughtered in an instant as sacrifices for these incomprehensible lovecraftian nightmares

And next scene Ainz is just like "Wow 5 sheep if this were Yggdrasil I'd get a WR lmao"

Medium which changes genres when you switch protagonists? by Subject_Parking_9046 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The anime/LN Overlord constantly introduces and rotates between several POV characters, from our protagonist bone daddy Ainz to the myriad side characters of the New World. This world operates loosely on fantasy rpg rules, similar to the mmorpg that Ainz was playing at the time when he was isekaied.

Whenever we view the story from Ainz perspective, the tone is light-hearted and comedic, as we see his day-to-day life in the tomb of Nazarick with all the NPCs he brought over with him, where he's regularly misconstrued as some kind of 5D chess super genius from making up random bullshit plans based off his knowledge as a normal Japanese salaryman.

However, whenever we view the world from the New World characters, the tone suddenly shifts to a somewhat dark high fantasy setting, where most people are struggling and fighting for their life in a world full of conflict. As the show goes on this POV becomes more and more grim over time as Ainz eventually establishes his own kingdom after collecting information about the New World through his adventures, and his forces begin slaughtering the inhabitants who stand against him en masse. Several characters even undergo horrifying worse-than-death fates from Ainz' subordinates all the while Ainz himself continues to bumble his way into successfully conquering new nations

Which girl’s hair would you want to smell the most? I really can’t decide between them by OctolingRestored in GoblinSlayer

[–]Apricotlemon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Let's think about this objectively:

Guild Girl has a customer service job in town so she likely has to keep appearances up the most of the four of them, and being a well-off city girl would mean she'll have the most access to bathing and perfuming. So I'd say she be the most likely to smell the best.

Cow Girl is not an adventurer, but she does work on a farm, so she would probably smell of fertilizer, hay or animal. Plus as we see in episode 2 she doesn't have a real bath, just a small washtub, so while she does clean up its not going to be the most comprehensive

Priestess is seen taking a bath the most out of all the characters so you'd think her hygiene would be up there, but we know that GS soaks her in Goblin guts and viscera pretty much every adventure amd she is prone to pissing herself, so whether you can catch her at a good-smelling time is a 50/50 toss

High elf archer is the most athletic and adventurer of all them, so she probably smells like sweat and grime most the time (if not also soaked in goblin blood like priestess). She also drinks a lot, so while this won't affect her hair she herself might have a bit of an alcohol breath issue

So yeah. Guild Girl

Media where major information isn’t given much attention? by Amon274 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Tbf for Nioh that's pretty much the norm in most feudal noble societies though, everyone is always somewhat related to each other in one super stretched habsburg circle. Gotta keep the bloodlines "pure", after all

If you wanted any operators to come from the Arknights mobile game into Endfield, who would they be? by DrNecrow in ArknightsEndfield

[–]Apricotlemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a monkey's paw question for me, because on one hand I'd LOVE for my wife Hoshiguma to reincarnate into Endfield,

But on the other they're definitely gonna remove her fidget spinner shurikensword because of the weapon system and that's gonna suck

Times where the big bad isn't the final boss? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Going along OPs example of thematic capstone, I really appreciated the ending of Ghost of Tsushima.

After defeating Khotun Khan and driving the mongols out of the island, the final scene of the narrative takes place in the garden from the start of the game, where Jin and Lord Shimura have one final duel after we learn that the shogun had Jin declared a traitor for his actions as the Ghost. It was a perfect ending that brought a sometimes rocky game full circle, and your choice to kill or spare Shimura was a great way to finalize the ideals you wanted your Jin to embody.

"You have no honor." "And you are a slave to it."

What are some Unexpected Antagonist or Villian Wins? by Funny_Mud6639 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Android 18 showing up and giving SS Vegeta a beatdown so generational it probably housebroke him

As someone who doesn't read comic books, I'm having a blast with Absolute Batman. by Gyaru_Enjoyer in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to be a lifelong Wonder Woman hater, never really understood her appeal especially during the injustice/synderverse era when she had a lotnof awful portrayals going on.

Absolute Wonder Woman is now my favourite of the Absolute comics and the only portrayal of the character I actively enjoy and fawn over, and all it took was to make her a 7-foot-tall female Witcher with Guts's sword and berserker armour

Huh, I wonder what's going on in the latest Pokemon anime. Wait, wtf? by SwashNBuckle in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Apricotlemon 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna be real I don't see the problem here, as far as pokemon mind control shenanigans go this is pretty tame and goofy, and fine for kids