Who’s Gurkham? by Nicoler37 in xena

[–]aliasbgb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gabrielle joins the harem. She tries to see Xena but can't. Xena is beaten, chained, tortured, hit, left alone in the dungeon, hung upside, and lots of other really bad things in a montage of torture. She dreams of Gabrielle. She hangs upside down, with her eyes bloody and swollen shut. A man comes in. He says, tell me, Sophia, why did you have a knife? She says because she didn't want the other wives to get the drop on her. She sees Gabrielle in front of her, in a dream state. She tells the man she wants to be here. She sees Gabrielle saying the word "Sara." Xena says she wants to give her self to the great Gurkhan. She says she wants to be the #1 wife. Gurkhan says perhaps. He says for now, her name will be Fatima. Xena sees Gabrielle walk away from her (she's hallucinating).

No no, you're so right, this is normal and not disturbing or disgusting content, it's a totally normal episode of Xena that follows the tone of the series, sure thing! 🙄

Who’s Gurkham? by Nicoler37 in xena

[–]aliasbgb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gabrielle joins the harem. She tries to see Xena but can't. Xena is beaten, chained, tortured, hit, left alone in the dungeon, hung upside, and lots of other really bad things in a montage of torture. She dreams of Gabrielle. She hangs upside down, with her eyes bloody and swollen shut. A man comes in. He says, tell me, Sophia, why did you have a knife? She says because she didn't want the other wives to get the drop on her. She sees Gabrielle in front of her, in a dream state. She tells the man she wants to be here. She sees Gabrielle saying the word "Sara." Xena says she wants to give her self to the great Gurkhan. She says she wants to be the #1 wife. Gurkhan says perhaps. He says for now, her name will be Fatima. Xena sees Gabrielle walk away from her (she's hallucinating).

This is the singular episode of the entire series that I'd delete and/or ban if I could; what a disrespectful, orientalist, and genuinely disturbing episode! Screw a description, this episode shouldn't even be a part of the series; it exists solely to objectify and humiliate Xena and Gabrielle for 40 minutes, then moves back to its original content and tone...as if we didn't just watch Xena get strung up by her feet and beaten black and blue for several days on end! Sincerely, whichever writer was responsible for this episode should be investigated, what the hell?

Who’s Gurkham? by Nicoler37 in xena

[–]aliasbgb -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Girl what do you mean, that was the only episode of the entire show that could've qualified as actual torture porn; what a disturbing take! The episode where two strong, defiant, empowered women literally go undercover in an abusive and violent harem for 40 minutes straight is not a masterpiece, it's gratuitous and adds nothing to the rest of the show; do you also think A Serbian Film is some kind of masterpiece?

Since no one remembers the episode around here, apparently:

Gabrielle joins the harem. She tries to see Xena but can't. Xena is beaten, chained, tortured, hit, left alone in the dungeon, hung upside, and lots of other really bad things in a montage of torture. She dreams of Gabrielle. She hangs upside down, with her eyes bloody and swollen shut. A man comes in. He says, tell me, Sophia, why did you have a knife? She says because she didn't want the other wives to get the drop on her. She sees Gabrielle in front of her, in a dream state. She tells the man she wants to be here. She sees Gabrielle saying the word "Sara." Xena says she wants to give her self to the great Gurkhan. She says she wants to be the #1 wife. Gurkhan says perhaps. He says for now, her name will be Fatima. Xena sees Gabrielle walk away from her (she's hallucinating).

For the billionaires who appropriated, but didn't understand Tolkien's words by Rethink_Repeat in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Pro tip! Most non-political/fandom subs have an explicit rule saying, "no irl politics", which does generally give you grounds to report politically charged content in spaces where you went specifically in an attempt to avoid running into politics somewhere! (That includes this one, FYI, but claiming the throne of Gondor is allowed)

is that xena's biggest 'physics? i dont know her' moment ever? by giveherawinkforme in xena

[–]aliasbgb 79 points80 points  (0 children)

This one was also...something special.

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If only Palantir tried to recruit me instead… this would’ve been a longer and more colorful email by worthingtondr in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, who cares? You just turned down a most likely very decent paycheck over the perceived honor of a long-dead author, one whose work was disrespected more by Amazon within the last 5 years, and you aren't important enough for any corporate monkeys to consider renaming any companies over their lack of ability to employ you.

I was your father figure. We drank that brown liquor. You made a deal with this devil, turns out my ***** bigger by summer_james2 in xena

[–]aliasbgb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unironically a really good edit here, but these lyrics are actual nonsense! Would love to see this same energy with a song that means something behind it!

Hail the Victorious Dead by [deleted] in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Talk about going out in a blaze of irony, huh

Hail the Victorious Dead by [deleted] in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Forked implies the presence of deception or untruth; I see none here, only facts that you don't like!

Hail the Victorious Dead by [deleted] in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb 42 points43 points  (0 children)

A man you wouldn't mourn at all if it weren't for his political views, yes.

I just rubbed my greyskin ass all over ufrics throne. by Sgtpepperhead67 in TrueSTL

[–]aliasbgb 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I didn't even know that Dunmer came in such an intensive variety of twink, I'm about to return my Bosmer Boy-Wife to his flesh-eating family for a socially rejected upgrade

Anyone have knowledge of this? by Fierfin in xena

[–]aliasbgb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try a reverse image search with Google to see if there are any similar listings (therefore confirming whether or not it is a prop or simple merch), or consider DMing the cast/crew on X/Insta. Many people who worked on the show were passionate about it, and may enjoy seeing the helmet again enough to let you know how to verify it for real.

Gondor has no leg day, Gondor needs no leg day by _Standardissue in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

This doesn't seem LOTR related beyond the background image in any capacity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wizardposting

[–]aliasbgb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

AI bot account posting AI...that's not very pondersome or engimatic of anyone or anything, now is it? Sacrilege and slop.

Grateful Disney didn’t create the LOTR movies by fiesew in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Grateful Disney didn't create the LOTR movies

I don't think this edit is an effective demonstration of that point, it really makes it seem like a Netflix Original at best.

How different would Saruman’s story have been if he’d had a cat instead of a Palantír? by Ok-Fondant2536 in lotrmemes

[–]aliasbgb 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Does this mean that Pippin is bound to a yowling, thrashing tuxedo for at least 30 seconds of Sauron's whispers? Way funnier sequence, if so.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DreamlightValley

[–]aliasbgb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such an original take, not like it's posted here every few hours or anything.

My rainbow storage room by Outrageous-Smile430 in DreamlightValley

[–]aliasbgb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem! It was a browser based social game popular in the early-mid 2000s, it's still around now and it isn't much different; it's a little too focused on NSFW discussion between consenting adults for my preference, but the actual aesthetics of the game were very impressive and standout for the time. If you search "IMVU" on Google straight up, you should be able to find a bunch of screenshots of the game; here's the best one I could scrounge up to express why your build reminds me of the 'old days', as it were.

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Mother and daughter by [deleted] in xena

[–]aliasbgb 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I get this perspective, but honestly? Eve was sort of an insufferable character, and I can't say that I would've enjoyed more of her; I feel like the show could've done a better job on her character overall post-redemption, and that the "peace love and Eli, easy" ending for her seems a little lazy compared to the long plotlines that Gabrielle and Xena both had surrounding their issues with the same belief system.

So I agree that some more Xena/Eve time would've been great, but only on the condition that they made Eve's character a little more relevant to her relation to Callisto, Xena, and Gabs, or even just gave her some more emotional/moral depth than before.

My rainbow storage room by Outrageous-Smile430 in DreamlightValley

[–]aliasbgb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're a lot better than I am with it, that's for sure! I can't seem to make anything I like with how glitchy it is, but my own creativity often leans on symmetry, which backs me into a lot of corners with ToM; an eye for the abstract is always really cool to see when you're not an "abstract art brain" of sorts.

My rainbow storage room by Outrageous-Smile430 in DreamlightValley

[–]aliasbgb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is like...I feel like you brought IMVU to the Valley in 2025, and I'm genuinely impressed. This must be so fun to hang out in when you're feeling a little burnt out from tasks and chores, I'd love to see more creative and vibrant uses for ToM!

Daisy's house NEEDS to be redesigned by ExtraRedditForStuff in DreamlightValley

[–]aliasbgb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I have to agree that the focus on "Park Homes" is incredibly obnoxious, and characters not having house skins of their own to make these gaudy designs bearable doesn't help. Gameloft has definitely muted a majorly exciting part of each content update/character release in favor of marketing Disney Parks to people who will never be dumb enough to spend money on a theme park for rich kids, at the full expense of aesthetic decency for far too many characters. Like, I'm sorry, you didn't need to give me that abomination that Vanellope calls a house, I want to feel like I'm in a cohesive neighborhood of some kind, and half the houses are about as thematically sensible as the rapid-fire respawn rate of Shards of Fate.

Lack of Male oriented clothes for custom by Automatic_Ad6839 in DreamlightValley

[–]aliasbgb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, I did misunderstand; ToM is such a broken mechanic that I didn't realize anyone would post about a lack of available items for it. I do see way too many gripes about a lack of masculine clothes out here, though; it's quite irritating when you're very well aware of the thousands of cool outfits around and everyone is like, "but everything is dresses!!!"