Ok, I Gotta Get Something Off My Chest. PLEASE Don't Take This As A 'well Actually' Post, Because It's

Ok, I gotta get something off my chest. PLEASE don't take this as a 'well actually' post, because it's not. I am just expressing how that particular scene in Episode 8 made me feel.

I've seen A LOT of people thirsting over the shots of Magneto in the last episode (for understandable reasons, all you need is eyes and good tastes). And hey, outside of the context, but also as a result of the intention behind the shot - a fetishized display - I'd be 'I see what you did and I appreciate what I see'. If anything, this is an indication that there had to have been queer people involved in the production of the show, because there is a fine line to walk here and queer creators know how to do that better than anyone else.

BUT I need to speak about the levels of discomfort those shots made me go through. Magneto is depicted as EXPOSED, disempowered, and humiliated in all those moments, and it's terrifying. It's like a punch to the gut each time we revisit his condition, but it's also meant to inflict guilt upon the viewer for well... enjoying the sight. He is shackled and collared, his prisoner number is on display, and he is crucified in front of screens! In front of watchers! In front of nations and in front of people that are turned on by a power dynamic that would see those that they fear or hate in chains.

I cannot express what power those moments hold. Once he is freed, his anger, his pain, his thirst for blood feel personal, feel well... justified. You see him sending the world to hell and you can't do anything but say 'good riddance'.

We had to get together yesterday so my friends could watch all of the episodes of X-Men 97 that are currently out (seven at time of writing). Combining my love of comics with my love of brunch meant that I had to rise to the occasion with some thematically appropriate treats. I made:

Scott Pockets: You know them you love them, pepperoni inside, cool shades outside

Marvel Swirls: Rolled omelette made with spinach, cheese and imitation crab

Ororeos: Classic cookies with added razzle dazzle

Jube-berries: Sweet and tart with optional whipped cream and extremely 90's sprinkles

Wolvergreens: I'm the best at what I do, and what I do is high in vitamins and soluble fiber

S'morphs: Extra gooey rice crispy treats with chocolate and teddy grahams for additional .. personality

Southern Sweet Pie-Rouge-is: Filled with peach and mango, topped with vanilla "Sugah'"

Hambits: Flavorful mixed potato hash with onions, peppers, and crispy pancetta

The B.A.M.F: Bacon, arugula, and mushroom flatbread. The obvious favorite

We also had the CUTEST donuts from a local shop that will genuinely put whatever you want in icing, which was good, because by the time we got into hour three, we all needed a boost.

Gambit just got slammed into a fucking wall LMAO

this is funnier than it should be to me cuz gambit is just 🧍‍♂️

xmen ‘97 writers really screwed magneto over first he thought his best friend died, then he was attacked while on trial, then got his ass beat by madelyne, then witnessed a genocide against his people for the second time, then was kidnapped and experimented on AND THE SERIES ISNT EVEN FINISHED YET

Pets you.

HAHAHAHA

As someone who just started T I love this so much

jesus no