This is kinda wanky discussion points on ships, but a thing about actors that have made supporting statements or negative or whatever else since it’s forever thrown into question.
Turns out people are getting anon asks about “Dabb’s assistant posting about people not watching the premiere” and that it’s like a “show going extinct” and that “even Dabb’s people seem to be panicking.”
Rather than, you know, awareness that her tweets literally were talking about general TV, general seasonal premieres, and how people consume television.
Read as: literally all the shit I’ve been talking about they scream doesn’t exist.
Jesus christ go back to middle school.
Here’s the tweets.
Swing and a miss yet again guys.
Dabb’s people absolutely are not panicking about any “low ratings” for the premiere. His assistant is addressing literally the same shit I’ve been talking about all day, every day, for a year, that you pretend doesn’t exist, no matter how many ratings sites talk about it.
Note my choice of Hulu. Given, Hulu isn’t my main platform of choice, but the concept remains. Short of Supernatural and The Outpost (which actually air at different times of the year, so one at a time) (and on occasion a third show that rotates in and out), all of my watching is on SVOD platforms. Other people hold very similar standards, or even watch entirely digitally.
S’not hard.
they really out here saying that means they’re worried about ratings and the show is dying oh my god i can’t with these people
Okay, so you know what drives me nuts? When people (particularly the haters) use Sam’s and Castiel’s first meeting as proof that Castiel is a dick who hates Sam.
I mean…that is either a deliberate misinterpretation of that scene, or people are for some reason not getting it.
Most importantly, it establishes Castiel’s rebellious/too-much-heart nature before his character was even planned to be on the show for more than a few episodes.
You see…Sam greets him in full on puppy-mode:
And Castiel does look a little Uriel-ish:
And then he takes Sam’s hand:
And looks up and calls him the “boy with the demon blood:”
Which, yeah, if it was left at that, total dick.
BUT!
Then Castiel does this:
Castiel acknowledges that he knows everything about Sam. That he’s “corrupted” and an “abomination,” a nasty mud monkey that Uriel doesn’t even want to be in the same room with. And what does he do?
He puts his hand on top of Sam’s, an intimate gesture, showing that he is not afraid or unwilling to touch him. That he thinks Sam is still a good person and that he deserves God’s (and all angels’) love.
I mean, Sam’s own father suggested Dean might have to kill him, and Castiel accepts him and lets him know that not everyone thinks he’s beyond saving.
LIKE. DO YOU SEE HOW AMAZING CASTIEL IS? DO YOU SEE HOW LOVING?
He’s better than a cinnamon roll.
He’s a made from scratch Christmas morning orange roll.
Always big heart… oh Cas
Omg YES. His first ten seconds with Sam: You are valid.
His first ten seconds with Dean: Validated (or at least is surprised enough by Dean’s reservations to challenge the fact) that he deserved saving.
Cas, my beautiful angel with the big, beautiful heart!
Castiel, Angel of the Lord could see directly into their souls, saw what good people they were and validated/comforter both of them re: their biggest fears. He was, in comparison to all the other Angels they met, extremely kind to them even though his mission was literally just to get them ready to be meatsuits.
His openness is what led him to realise what was wrong with Heaven and led to his fall.
Too much heart was always Castiel’s problem best asset.
Even if one ignores this extremely intimate gesture somehow, I am always boggled by “ten years ago before all character growth and journeys together he was mean and I will grind that ax forever.” Y’all seriously. Grow up.
And it would be interesting to know if the hand gesture was intentional from the writers or something that Misha picked up and just delivered cause he thought it was fitting for Castiel. Probably the latter.
As for @intelligentshipper remark: *claps hands viciously* Why do you even follow said show if you just ignore all the character growth and all the journeys that they have been through, together and apart? It’s like going to a high school reunion and being judged for all that you were 15 years ago, or worse yet, being judged by someone that loves and knows you because they refuse to see what you are today. Instead they keep holding on to the person you were, stifling you and frankly dishonoring all that you are today.
Only instead of a highschool reunion of people you haven’t seen for 15 years, who don’t know anything BUT what you did 15 years ago, it’s people who you graduated highschool with, went to the same college as, worked the same jobs as, moved into the neighborhood of, went to all the same block parties as, while your life very clearly changed and they’re still obsessed with some minor slight you did all those years ago no matter how many gestures you’ve tried to make since, they are STILL the petty bitches that keep bringing up what you did in 1492. Which makes them the petty bitches. Not you.
Imagine living a life where you literally hold any perceived slight, regardless of context or gestures during the slight, against ANYONE AND EVERYONE for a DECADE spare for 1-2 people you give passes to regardless of how much they very evidently fucked up at any given moment, and then begrudge anyone that takes immediate issue in the immediate moment with those people’s fuck ups, and grind those axes forever too. Man, people like that would literally be filled with nothing but anger and hate ALL THE TIME.
first off the only thing i’m excited about is offcial merch literally labeled destiel
secondly, if it’s not official than hot topic needs to stop having “OFFICIAL” in their description of the site section for spn
thirdly, it says “join the hunt” inside the shirt so-sorry-not-sorry to burst your little bubble, but it’s an official destiel shirt, bro
but go ahead to your little buddies and tell them you tried to sell me logic that’s not actually based in reality. *shoos* go on, now.
It is literally from their official licensed line of swag.
I just received this email after putting stuff in my basket so… yeah.
I mean duh nasty antis talking crap as usual about it not being official or signed off by the network (or the actors like the actors get a say? Lmao they really know zilch about the realities of how this stuff works), Misha not being a lead, whatever they want to make themselves believe.
Meanwhile we sit here basking in the glorious positive truth of events, like Misha in ever PR stunt for the last few years and increasingly central, official merchandise signed off by Warner and general, you know, canon…
Kelios unfollowing Alex’s cat over Brokebacknatural
“Western slash romcom with Misha” – Jensen Ackles
Kelios admitting Jensen is emotionally OK with Destiel now
HonCon/Cocklescon/Oil Rig Accent/”Don’t Let Us Down” – Jensen Ackles
2k18 gave us:
Charlie returns
Sabriel fandom even got fed
Sam dreaming of TFWfamily+domestic Destiel
Stickergate
Decade of Castiel/Misha/Destiel
Promised not to take a screenshot/picture meme
Antis already complaining from the preview about Cas pining for Dean
They are literally saying Cas is pining
Nancy the Destiel Shipper
And the next season hasn’t even started yet, we’ve got 2+ months to go on the YEAR.
Bless.
Dear Diary,
I may have to begin upkeeping daily updates.
Two days ago, we received spoilers on season 14 via pre-screenings, with promises of multiple punches in the face to antis in mere minutes.
Yesterday, we received the gift of Jensen merrily filming Misha Pieing Trump* in the face.
Today, 10/4/2018, Mitch Kosterman, brother of Clif, J2’s bodyguard, formerly in close association with the Kelloggs Club, retweeted this.
I am unsure the state the fandom will be in. There is one week left in hiatus and this shows no sign of slowing.
Honorable mention: J2 Hats are still arguing and angry about Jensen’s last interview and Jared’s lack of appearance. This storm may take the full week to subside.
Dear Diary,
It has not even been an hour, much less a full day, but the updates are still coming.
Fandom is reaching dangerous levels of JenMish. Everything is becoming rainbow. Please send some monochrome color palettes.
I am SO IN for all of this rn.
Dear Diary,
People are staring at me while I am writing in my diary and aggressively eating popcorn, enraptured. Also, it has been brought to my attention that I failed to incorporate major updates of 2k18, such as The Ineffable Post. Perhaps, of course, because it is Ineffable. Apparently I deleted the memory base due to the level of personal exposure for the subjects related to the event, but it has been restored from my mental recycling bin. This, partnered with Mitch’s retweet, is threatening to make *me* think in Cockles wavelengths.
Help is needed, situations are dire. Packaged heteronormativity is urgently requested.
I am l i v i n g
Dear Diary,
The saga rapidly continues, unfolding before my very eyes. Mitch Kosterman seems to be taking some kind of stand for and about Cockles shippers. I am admittedly shocked by this course of events.
The tweet is still there.
The follow remains.
I commit these thoughts to text to ensure come-morning that this wasn’t some sort of lucid hallucination.
*scratches in a late update* 14 years of awareness of anti behaviors cited directly from Mitch to those apologizing for the J2-hats currently hate tagging him.
Is this the real life
is this just fantasy
Shamelessly reblogging myself to add:
This is my second greatest moment on Twitter.
OMG THE “I LOVE THIS SO MUCH” IS MY TWEET I HAVENT BEEN BACK ON YET YIKES
Mitch: retweets a nice video of Jensen & Misha and may or may not have missed the caption.
Antis: do their usual and start harping on at him over something trivial.
Fandom: apologises for tinhats and supports him.
Mitch: Don’t worry I don’t care, ive known they’re idiots for 14 years nothing’s changed. Follows a bunch of cockles accounts. Doesn’t delete the original retweet.
Well this escalated quickly.
Dear Diary,
I slept. Mitch Kosterman’s rebellion did not.
In other news, the Emu Mob RP Bunker caught flack for a DeanCas kiss instigated by twizzlers. Complaining was ripe, but their follower accumulation remains the same as ever.
Mitch Kosterman is more involved in the fandom than I am at the moment.
Dear Diary,
The date is October 5th, 2018. It is hard to believe the above transpired in less than one day.
It seems Mitch Kosterman’s stand has quieted, but not been forgotten. His follower gain rate increased more than six fold above his average yesterday and trickle will continue. A vast amount of Cockles and Destiel accounts have been followed since.
We leave that, for now, to instead include this released special photoshoot for Halloween, in which an inclusive photographer seems to have been chosen.
I’m fairly certain I’ve entered an alternate universe.
This is some good fucking food….
Dear Diary,
It is October 6th, 2018.
Hottopic.com is now selling licensed Destiel merch.
I repeat, hottopic.com is now selling licensed Destiel Merch.
Before my first cup of coffee, I was alerted that this shirt, with this blurb, is able to be located on the site by searching “Destiel.”
…
I found this before ingesting coffee on the morning – so early I initially attached my diary to someone else’s diary blog by mistake. I may have been doodling in someone else’s notebook in my excited haze.
IT’S GO TIME, TEAM. GET YOUR HELMETS AND BE PREPARED FOR LAUNCH. WE MUST PROTECT THIS DIARY AT ALL COST.
THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND THEY ARE HAPPENING FAST
Im so fucking hype. Get ready y’all, 5 more days
Dear Diary,
The majority of the fandom’s excitement is at terminal levels, and there is still five days to go. From the Destiel shirt, I have watched the narrow lane of antis shift from “it isn’t official,” to “it’s official but how dare PR let them do this,” to “but think of the JENSENS!” in less than two hours of rapid panic.
They are known for moving the goalpost, but never have I witnessed them so rapidly move it two towns and a county over.
They are actively tagging the PR team, trying to convince them that the great cry of a few dozen haters is rivaling the hundreds or thousands of sales in progress. Hot Topic is on at least its second, and possibly third, restock wave in the same day. These shirts may or may not be on an active print press. Official licensing details are visible on the inside tag of the shirt, as purchased from a local store. The local clerk reports that they were only put out this morning and have sold out rapidly.
Apparently a portion of the fandom seems to have forgotten that Jensen eagerly desired a western romcom with Misha of his own accord unprompted on a J2 panel last year, and still dismiss his oil rig Destiel fanfiction commentary as made under some form of force, possibly held to some sort of invisible penis gun. They cry that the very sight of Dean and Cas’ faces together on a shirt will shatter the fragile flower that is Jensen Ackles.
We must keep a vigilant eye on the glass statuette that is Jensen Ackles to ensure he does not exist under the pressure of seeing his own face on a shirt with Castiel. Be vigilant, my friends.
Y’all need to stop pushing an agenda on jensen. he clearly didn’t want to tackle that cream pie panties cowboy and he only reposted this video to show his discomfort.
Dear Diary,@fuckedupasusual has made the best post on this thread.
Strangely enough, @fuckedupasusual, “Cream pie panties cowboy” is actually Jensen’s on-set nickname.
Kelios unfollowing Alex’s cat over Brokebacknatural
“Western slash romcom with Misha” – Jensen Ackles
Kelios admitting Jensen is emotionally OK with Destiel now
HonCon/Cocklescon/Oil Rig Accent/”Don’t Let Us Down” – Jensen Ackles
2k18 gave us:
Charlie returns
Sabriel fandom even got fed
Sam dreaming of TFWfamily+domestic Destiel
Stickergate
Decade of Castiel/Misha/Destiel
Promised not to take a screenshot/picture meme
Antis already complaining from the preview about Cas pining for Dean
They are literally saying Cas is pining
Nancy the Destiel Shipper
And the next season hasn’t even started yet, we’ve got 2+ months to go on the YEAR.
Bless.
Dear Diary,
I may have to begin upkeeping daily updates.
Two days ago, we received spoilers on season 14 via pre-screenings, with promises of multiple punches in the face to antis in mere minutes.
Yesterday, we received the gift of Jensen merrily filming Misha Pieing Trump* in the face.
Today, 10/4/2018, Mitch Kosterman, brother of Clif, J2’s bodyguard, formerly in close association with the Kelloggs Club, retweeted this.
I am unsure the state the fandom will be in. There is one week left in hiatus and this shows no sign of slowing.
Honorable mention: J2 Hats are still arguing and angry about Jensen’s last interview and Jared’s lack of appearance. This storm may take the full week to subside.
Dear Diary,
It has not even been an hour, much less a full day, but the updates are still coming.
Fandom is reaching dangerous levels of JenMish. Everything is becoming rainbow. Please send some monochrome color palettes.
I am SO IN for all of this rn.
Dear Diary,
People are staring at me while I am writing in my diary and aggressively eating popcorn, enraptured. Also, it has been brought to my attention that I failed to incorporate major updates of 2k18, such as The Ineffable Post. Perhaps, of course, because it is Ineffable. Apparently I deleted the memory base due to the level of personal exposure for the subjects related to the event, but it has been restored from my mental recycling bin. This, partnered with Mitch’s retweet, is threatening to make *me* think in Cockles wavelengths.
Help is needed, situations are dire. Packaged heteronormativity is urgently requested.
I am l i v i n g
Dear Diary,
The saga rapidly continues, unfolding before my very eyes. Mitch Kosterman seems to be taking some kind of stand for and about Cockles shippers. I am admittedly shocked by this course of events.
The tweet is still there.
The follow remains.
I commit these thoughts to text to ensure come-morning that this wasn’t some sort of lucid hallucination.
*scratches in a late update* 14 years of awareness of anti behaviors cited directly from Mitch to those apologizing for the J2-hats currently hate tagging him.
Is this the real life
is this just fantasy
Shamelessly reblogging myself to add:
This is my second greatest moment on Twitter.
OMG THE “I LOVE THIS SO MUCH” IS MY TWEET I HAVENT BEEN BACK ON YET YIKES
Mitch: retweets a nice video of Jensen & Misha and may or may not have missed the caption.
Antis: do their usual and start harping on at him over something trivial.
Fandom: apologises for tinhats and supports him.
Mitch: Don’t worry I don’t care, ive known they’re idiots for 14 years nothing’s changed. Follows a bunch of cockles accounts. Doesn’t delete the original retweet.
Well this escalated quickly.
Dear Diary,
I slept. Mitch Kosterman’s rebellion did not.
In other news, the Emu Mob RP Bunker caught flack for a DeanCas kiss instigated by twizzlers. Complaining was ripe, but their follower accumulation remains the same as ever.
Mitch Kosterman is more involved in the fandom than I am at the moment.
Dear Diary,
The date is October 5th, 2018. It is hard to believe the above transpired in less than one day.
It seems Mitch Kosterman’s stand has quieted, but not been forgotten. His follower gain rate increased more than six fold above his average yesterday and trickle will continue. A vast amount of Cockles and Destiel accounts have been followed since.
We leave that, for now, to instead include this released special photoshoot for Halloween, in which an inclusive photographer seems to have been chosen.
I’m fairly certain I’ve entered an alternate universe.
This is some good fucking food….
Dear Diary,
It is October 6th, 2018.
Hottopic.com is now selling licensed Destiel merch.
I repeat, hottopic.com is now selling licensed Destiel Merch.
Before my first cup of coffee, I was alerted that this shirt, with this blurb, is able to be located on the site by searching “Destiel.”
…
I found this before ingesting coffee on the morning – so early I initially attached my diary to someone else’s diary blog by mistake. I may have been doodling in someone else’s notebook in my excited haze.
IT’S GO TIME, TEAM. GET YOUR HELMETS AND BE PREPARED FOR LAUNCH. WE MUST PROTECT THIS DIARY AT ALL COST.
THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND THEY ARE HAPPENING FAST
Im so fucking hype. Get ready y’all, 5 more days
Dear Diary,
The majority of the fandom’s excitement is at terminal levels, and there is still five days to go. From the Destiel shirt, I have watched the narrow lane of antis shift from “it isn’t official,” to “it’s official but how dare PR let them do this,” to “but think of the JENSENS!” in less than two hours of rapid panic.
They are known for moving the goalpost, but never have I witnessed them so rapidly move it two towns and a county over.
They are actively tagging the PR team, trying to convince them that the great cry of a few dozen haters is rivaling the hundreds or thousands of sales in progress. Hot Topic is on at least its second, and possibly third, restock wave in the same day. These shirts may or may not be on an active print press. Official licensing details are visible on the inside tag of the shirt, as purchased from a local store. The local clerk reports that they were only put out this morning and have sold out rapidly.
Apparently a portion of the fandom seems to have forgotten that Jensen eagerly desired a western romcom with Misha of his own accord unprompted on a J2 panel last year, and still dismiss his oil rig Destiel fanfiction commentary as made under some form of force, possibly held to some sort of invisible penis gun. They cry that the very sight of Dean and Cas’ faces together on a shirt will shatter the fragile flower that is Jensen Ackles.
We must keep a vigilant eye on the glass statuette that is Jensen Ackles to ensure he does not exist under the pressure of seeing his own face on a shirt with Castiel. Be vigilant, my friends.
Y’all need to stop pushing an agenda on jensen. he clearly didn’t want to tackle that cream pie panties cowboy and he only reposted this video to show his discomfort.
Dear Diary,@fuckedupasusual has made the best post on this thread.
i love how jensen is gonna shatter over having his face on a shirt with misha when the dude launched a campaign of his own with said misha and did it by putting their faces together on a tshirt. you can argue that jensen STARTED the trend. what an icon what a legend 😁
oh yes how could i have forgotten?
wait he was fOrCeD into it.
#PRAY4JENSEN BECAUSE HE’LL BE SCARRED FROM SEEING HIS FACE NEXT TO MISHAS FACE
hmm. almost like they’re an official licensed vendor or something.
the answer to the question from the title? is YES it’s official.
also to the argument that dear old nancy brought up: “they know they can get money out of you”
… yeah. that’s the whole point of them making a product to sell. they wouldn’t have spent all this money brainstorming, printing, and adding it to their website and stores if they thought they wouldn’t make money out of it.
btw?
i CAN’T. i’ve been laughing so hard that i managed to miss the buss home and have to wait another hour to catch the next one. this… WOW WHAT A WEEK
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