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💫 New game: associate your mutuals and/or anons with something that fits their vibe! 💫
Sorry for taking so long to answer, anon. Just had... many other things to do. 😅
Also a lot of mutuals that I wanted to tag. Not all of them though because I have... more than I realized?
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@cringeyvanillamilk: Steph, gal, I associate you with glasses. I mean you wear glasses but also you're smart and cute, the vibes that glasses give off. That or you can be all cool and push up your glasses while light reflects off them to conceal your eyes as you scheme./j
@kaleidonope: This one's an easy one. Stars. You shine like stars and you have as many ideas as stars in the sky. Also, you're just fascinating, like a sky full of stars just begging to be admired. Finally, I know you just like space/galaxy patterned things. It's hard not to associate you with stars, bud.
@sludgedealer: One of those spotlights for stages. I'm remembering those weird theater days for one. But also, you've stolen the show a few times in the D&D campaigns we've played so that spotlight is deservedly on you! The only discrepancy with the association is that you're as cool as a cucumber while stage lights are scorching hot.
@cryo-visionary: A sketchbook. You have a creative soul. You draw and write so while you could be a notebook, the sketchbook is bigger and I think you have big, bombastic ideas for characters/stories. Let your creativity flow, my dear internet imouto~!
@spindaonateaspoon: A plush animal! Maybe it's because I can only imagine Spindas when I think about you but like... You're funny and supportive and, when need be, a vicious animal ready to call bs when you see it. Also, like a plush, friend shaped.
@loafingdragon: I associate you with a couch. Your blog title is one factor and also the vibes of comfort and just... chilling that couches give me. You of course can be serious and critical and man I love it when you intensely dig into things. But most of the time, you're just vibing.
@nothxkas: You know one of those pointer sticks that teachers use to point to things on a board/screen? I associate you with that. You can go on and on about topics that you're passionate about, like giving an intense lecture (but one I have to read). I don't always respond to the things you say but your mini essays have left such an impression on me.
@thoughtfullyrainynightmare: I associate you with a bookmark. Now I can't physically bookmark your work as I read it but I sorta digitally bookmark by keeping a reblog of your new chapters in my drafts so I remember to read them. I also associate you with knowledge and patience (it takes time to read a book and you take your time with people, don't you ever feel rushed). Also, bookmarks can be simple or fancy and you can either do sweet little oneshots or long, poetic tales of love and strife!
@simpingforthisonedeer: A desk. You are a researcher and a writer and an artist and all those things require desk space! Also, you're not afraid to get serious and put your foot down with people and it gives me the image of being sat across a desk from, like, the principal. You're stern but ultimately well-meaning.
@lyranova: A full tea set. Like CotF with its many families and mysteries, so too does a tea set also have multiple parts to it. Tea sets also make me think of sharing tea with friends. We're not exactly sharing tea when we chat, just next gen oc interaction ideas though.
@marune2: An inkwell. Old timey but gives a vibe of intelligence. Your main ocs (Heinrich and Ida) are intelligent. Also, I get the feeling that you're a fast reader which I tend to associate with intelligence (which probably isn't how intelligence actually works but I'm gonna roll with it). Also, most of your art is in black and white (but when you draw in color that art rocks so hard, seriously! 😍👏💖 I'll stop gushing like a fangirl, sorry./lh), so like black ink on white paper.
@faewraithsworld: A mirror. By sheer coincidence, our ocs and their arcs with their s/os parallel each other. But that's only one reason why I associate you with a mirror. The association also comes with the fact that mirrors can be polished to a shine and you have a bright, shiny personality! Also, mirrors are somewhat associated with beauty and I got the chance to hear your voice once and, well, I thought it was pretty in a welcoming and homey way.
@sailor-muno: A newer mutual so maybe tagging you will help break the ice some more but anyways, Bel, you are a journal. A journal to fill with notes and thoughts and maybe doodles. Full of potential for creativity. Also. Lots and lots and lots of words! You have so much to say, Bel! Also, paper. You've been talking about printing out lots of documents so you are going to be an overstuffed journal soon.
And since I have permission to shout out anons...
Ghost Anon: If you're reading this I want you to know that I associate you with a mug. A mug full of warm, honey ginger tea. You're warm and caring and remind me to take care of myself, which I do with a warm mug of tea.
#questions from the ask box#soda asides#awesome anons#steph the og mutual#lei of the stars#ian the robot dealer#internet imouto#theo the spinda deity#gab the indulgent one#caesar the mischief master#laura the writing senpai#lyra of the future#marune the devil delight#taja of the fae courts#the bel of the ball#ghost anon#why'd i tag so many people!?#do i actually have friends?!/lh
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Out all the eggman boys he pilots for battle and what not like the egg dragoon or death egg robot, what are some of your favorites? And do you have any ideas you wish he would employ in the future?
It should be mentioned that, being the Eggman fanboy that I am, I love many of them, even the simplest or shittiest ones (ie: Egg Dealer), because the aesthetic of Eggman's style really appeals to me, and the way his machines can range from goofy to intimidating, or both simultaneously, can be seen as an extension of how versatile the doctor himself is.
Still, I do have my favourites. Most of them are the ones you'd expect, but here goes:
Well you gotta start with the classic, don't you? The first of Eggman's king-sized monuments to his own visage, and more than deserving of its iconic reputation.
This one's a fan favourite when it comes to his smaller scale Egg Mobile attachments, and it's easy to understand why. It's an undeniably brilliant design that doesn't have any obvious weaknesses for armchair intellectuals to point and go "Why does this video game boss have that? That's stupid, IQ of 300 my ass, I'm such a clever internet person, please give me all your praise".
The Death Egg Robot may be the one everyone knows, but the Great Eggman Robo is the one we all strive for. Both phases of the fight may be straightforward, but the scale of the behemoth cements the tense atmosphere, and it happens to be smack dab in the middle of arguably the greatest finale in a Sonic game, which is as wonderful as it is in part due to Eggman never, ever giving up.
A more unconventional choice here. There may not be much to these two fights in particular, but I just really like the general concept of Eggman taking ancient statues or other such structures, and weaponizing them. It's a nice spin on his usual motif of converting Mother Nature to his own preference, as well as defacing ancient histories and legacies for the sake of his own.
Both of Eggman's final mechs in SA1 are awesome. The Egg Viper is a really cool design and gave birth to a certain meme, and the Egg Walker marked the climax of one of Eggman's best moments and one of Tails' best moments.
Speaking of Egg Walkers, I like this one too. Yeah, it's no secret that I don't like how Eggman - the guy known for making all sorts of crazy crafts - is stuck in one tiny thing for a whole game's duration (even though I'm aware it's for gameplay's sake, but still), but on its own merits, the Walker itself is still cool in my book.
Putting them together because they're more or less the same mech. Nothing special here, I just think they're cool "modern" interpretations of the Death Egg Robot-style humanoid mech. And yes, I know Eggman technically didn't pilot the Egg Emperor in Heroes... but he did in Generations 3DS, so get it up yee.
Another one you knew was coming. Don't we all love the Egg Dragoon? So do Sonic Team, it seems. The Dragoon is one bad mothafucka, and the way Generations added to it by incoporating an Egg Viper tail and the Egg Wyvern's wings made it even more badass. Unleashed may not be one of my favourite games in the series, but I'm thankful that it gave me this winner right here.
These two don't really have much in common (aside from the colour blue), but I put them together because thanks for nothing, Tumblr image limits.
Anyway, I've always felt the Egg Wizard deserved more recognition. The design is interesting in itself and keeps to the nautical theming of Rush Adventure, but what REALLY makes it stand out is the way it uses the power of the Jeweled Scepter, and how we get to see some crazy magic that you don't often get from Eggman robots. Like giant dragon heads made of lava, for example. And the fight is plenty enjoyable too.
As for the Time Eater, it may not have gotten much if any story to its own nature, which is a shame, but at least we got a nice clockwork motif out of it, and the way it jitters gives the impression that it's trying desperately to fight back against Eggman's control, but can't. And speaking of, Eggman FINALLY controlling a monster successfully is worth celebrating... unless you forgot like Ian Flynn apparently did, since Worlds Collide claimed he lost control of it. Typical Flynnanigans, eh?
I'm absolutely in love with the idea of Eggman being crafty enough to store a second mech inside the first one in the event of the latter's defeat. It's the perfect way to cap off Eggman's consistent display of brilliance and foresight in Forces. The designs themselves are pretty sweet, with the first one taking cues from Alfred Molina Dr. Octopus, and the second one being an eerie mess of wires and tentacles, as if it were the "heart" of the first mech. And say what you want about the so-so execution of the fight itself, but the sound design that went into it is seriously overlooked.
Just a shame they're collectively known as just Death Egg Robot, seeing how they don't have anything in common with the actual Death Egg Robot. Neither of them are even fought aboard the Death Egg. They deserve a more unique name IMO, but ah well.
Other examples I really like but couldn't use images for because of Tumblr being Tumblr:
- The Final Zone/Egg Pistons from Sonic 1, cause even though it may be smaller scale than the Death Egg Robot, I like the unique scenario of the room itself being your opponent. The final bosses of Sonic 1 and 2 on Master System have a similar appeal.
- Brass Eggman from the 2013 Sonic 2, because weaponizing an organ of all things is perfect for a man of Eggman's pride and swagger.
- The Egg Totem from Advance 2. No special reason for this one, I just like the simple yet effective design.
- The Gachapandora from Mania, because it's a great way to pay tribute to some older Eggman contraptions, and it suits his manchild personality to a tee.
- The Phantom Egg from Mania (again), because even though it looks like a romper suit mixed with a Pokeball, I really dig the concept of Eggman using a suit of robo-armor to go mano a mano, which this boss comes close to doing, if not entirely.
- The Klepto Mobile from Mania (three time's the charm), because a literal rush job still being able to go toe-to-toe with Phantom King is both incredible and hilarious at the same time. Even Eggman's shittiest efforts are his best! Is there no limit to this man's brilliance???
- Metal Robotnik/Black Eggman/Brak Eggman/Bruh Eggman from the OVA and Sonic Robo Blast 2. I don't know what the doc was thinking when he decided to give a robot based on himself some dragon wings and a spiked mohawk, but I'm glad he went through with it. The final fight with Metal Sonic may be the one everyone talks about (understandably so, it's an awesome scene), but the battle with Bruh Eggman is great too.
- The Eggpod from the movie. As far as translating the doctor's style into live action goes, it's a worthy first attempt, and it's understandable that they didn't go for something bigger since they probably want to save that for the sequel, so as to organically raise the stakes (wink wink, nudge nudge). It also reminds me of the Egg Hornet from SA1. I don't know if that was intentional, but it's something I appreciate all the same.
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60 years of The Avengers
Sixty years ago today (Jan. 7, 1961), a gritty crime drama series called The Avengers debuted on the commercial ITV stations in the UK. Devised by future Doctor Who co-creator Sydney Newman, the series starred Ian Hendry as Dr. David Keel, who, after avenging the murder of his wife by drug dealers, finds himself the reluctant partner of a mysterious government agent named John Steed, played by Patrick Macnee.
Doesn’t sound like The Avengers we know - that came later! During the first season (all but a handful of episodes of which are lost), Keel was the lead character and Steed didn’t even appear in a couple of episodes! The stories generally dealt with fighting crime. When a strike forced the season to end ahead of schedule, Hendry left to pursue film roles, Macnee was promoted to lead, and he was assigned a rotating series of partners. one of whom was Dr. Cathy Gale, played by established UK film star Honor Blackman. Soon, Steed’s other partners (Venus Smith and Dr. Martin King) were pushed aside and, with the addition of more fantastical plots and spy action (i.e. “The White Dwarf” which involved the earth allegedly being set for destruction by a killer rock from outer space), the show took off like a shot. (Patrick and Honor even recorded a hit single, “Kinky Boots”, during this time!) Cathy Gale was considered a trailblazer for the depiction of female action heroes on screen, influencing (among other characters) Space Agent Sara Kingdom (a short-term companion of the First Doctor in Doctor Who), the on-screen depiction of female sleuth Honey West in the US series of the same title, and likely also had an impact on Modesty Blaise, Peter O’Donnell’s iconic comic strip superspy.
Internationally, it wasn’t until 1965 that The Avengers became a thing, with its move from videotaped to filmed production and resulting higher production values and, more importantly, with Blackman having returned to films (specifically an obscure movie called Goldfinger, playing a character who was in many respects Cathy Gale with the serial number filed off), and after a false start with a miscast actress being let go after completing an episode, Diana Rigg joined as Mrs. Emma Peel. Her electric chemistry with Macnee and even more ramping up of the fantasy elements (such as the recurring robotic villains The Cybernauts), plus the show later moving to colour production, made it a 1960s icon.
Of course all good things had to come to an end. Rigg left the show to pursue her film career and Canadian actress Linda Thorson joined as Tara King, the first of Steed’s partners allowed to openly romance him (Cathy and Emma’s relationship with him was more implied and off-screen - not too dissimilar to the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald romance in Doctor Who). Unfortunately, poor scheduling of the show in the United States led the show to be cancelled in 1969.
About 7 years later, however, The New Avengers saw Macnee return as Steed alongside two new partners - Joanna Lumley as Purdey and Gareth Hunt as Mike Gambit (with Diana Rigg making a cameo in one episode as Emma via archival footage). The show managed to recapture some of the spirit of the original, updated to the 1970s, but only managed to survive two seasons. After that, there was a radio series, attempts at an Americanized TV series revival, and the spectacularly unsuccessful late-1990s film starring Ralph Fiennes as Steed and Uma Thurman as Emma (who unfortunately had the bad timing of playing Mrs. Peel after Elizabeth Hurley basically nailed the character with Austin Powers’ Vanessa Kensington). Since then, The Avengers have been confined to comic books - though usually as “Steed and Mrs. Peel” since the title is taken by some superhero team that’s been around for a few years.
The Avengers was a groundbreaking show in many ways - but above all, it was fun to watch and the plotlines were always second fiddle to the characters. The byplay between Steed and his partners - especially Cathy and Emma - made it a joy. It’s sad that we lost both Honor and Diana in the year leading up to this milestone. But it’s still one very much celebrating.
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Robowhump 2
Used various prompts. (day 1, 9 and 12)
TW// Kidnapping, forced labour,
EX144 was just a waiter now. Every day it would come out of its dock and walk out to start working. Every day ended after cleaning the kitchen and the tables so it could go back to recharge on its dock. The lid to the other side would be locked until morning. To avoid them getting robbed. We don´t have to worry about a robot escaping on its own, right?
So, EX144 got its engine started and waited for the alarm that meant the lid was ready to be open and worked as usual.
Today was a bit different. They would have a big graduation party on the evening. It wouldn´t have been much of a deal if the message on it´s peripheral vision didn´t constantly remind EX144 that it had only 25% of battery remaining.
That meant one more hour before complete shutdown.
The guests would start to arrive in ten minutes.
Despite the system showing EX144 had only 24% battery left, it kept swiping the table and delivering dishes to half pissed off clients.
EX144 had discovered the neural cable in the dock had been severed in the middle of the night. It was absolutely scary, but a machine refusing to do its job, was the thing their owner hated most. EX144 had seen how the man had sold an old android to a scrap dealer before. Just because it had malfunctioned a few times. It didn´t remember ever seeing a technician checking on them to fix them. It costed money, so it was sure it would never see one.
EX144 kept the polite smile on its face despite it noticing how its performance got down to 70% efficency due the power saving mode.
It would shut down during the event and there was nothing that would avoid the wrath of EX144´s owner when it realized it had stopped moving.
Accepting its fate, it kept working.
It was clumsy, and the robotic students didn´t mind holding their laughs when it slurred on its words. Efficency was already cut down to a 50%, so it was no wonder EX144 was having trouble putting down a glass of water.
Adding that two faces were familiar among the graduates. Painfully familiar, wasn´t exactly making its work easier. Shaking whenever they ordered something and EX144 had to bring them to them without shaking violently.
But as the guests continued to party with 10% battery remaining, EX144 was pulled into a dark corner between the kitchen and the bathrooms. Completely hidden from the guests and other frenetic waiters. EX144 was about to scream when it felt a hand pressing down on its throat. Right where the speakers button was. Effectively turning them off before a sound could escape.
It was dark and activating the dark search mode would only consume battery. It wasn´t necessary though. EX144 recognized the android hands with a gasp.
EX144 couldn´t hold jumping to the other in an embrace. It had been so long since the last time they had seen each other. The other put a hand on their hair, savoring the moment. Then, noticing a small light under the clothes, it dragged down the collar of EX144´s shirt. Uncovering the red leds below the skin, alerting of the remaining energy.
“You´re running out of battery Exia” a masculine voice said, hugging tighter before pulling apart “I´ll cover you, but you need to be quick” the android pressed something to its hands. “They will notice I´m not there. So, go!” light from the restaurant illuminating LM900´s brown face and somewhat sporty build, before it disappeared through the hallway.
EX144 stayed immobile for a second.
7% battery remained.
Pulling itself outside the door, it ran to the warehouse. Holding the key, Liam had given him he unlocked the door with 5%.
LM900 was the other robot Creek and Ian had designed.
Ran inside the nearest dock with 3%
They never left him unwatched. Always by their side.
Clumsily, EX144 pulled the cable up with 2%
And he was there.
Finally, it got the charge in 1%
Sliding into hibernation so it would charge quicker, the last thing it saw was the lid closing.
It would only last a few minutes. It would be enough for the rest of the party.
But it didn´t bolt awake 20 minutes later in the dock.
It bolted awake in a pitch black place with the time marking 5 am.
Suddenly, there was light on its face. Trying to lift a hand up, EX144 noticed it was handcuffed. With the bag over its head gone, EX144 paddled back in horror, before being stopped by two hands it knew well.
“Morning, Exia, did you miss us?” Creek said lifting its chin to see his deep green eyes. Creek smiled at the pitiful attempt of a cry Exia gave. No sound came out. LM900 had turned off its speakers. “So much you could scream in happiness? You flatter me” Creek laughed “Then it´s a good thing we bought you back from that angry old man!” the phrase made Exia stare into Creek dumbfounded. “To slack off like that, you should be happy he didn´t sold you to a scrap dealer! It would have been so sad when the only problem you had was that you were running out of battery…” the boy tweeked Exia´s hair into his fingers. “Thank Liam for that!” Exia´s artificial heart sank. He was lying. Its sensors and algorythms told it so.
“Exia” another, deeper voice made Exia´s circuits tremble. Creek turned to see the young adult walking towards them. Black voids staring into Exia´s very core. Making it tremble as it stroke its cheek. “Good to see your programming isn´t damaged…” then the young man lifted its chin to make Exia look directly into frivolous eyes “Yet…” the young man smiled before pulling the bag back on its head. “Welcome back, Exia”
#robowhump#whump#march of robots#nonhuman whumpee#robot whumpee#exia#tw kidnapping#tw burns#tw forced labour#creek#ian#creepy whumper#writing#intimate whumper#bought#shut down#small fiction#angst#all hurt no comfort#recaptured
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Episode 31 Review: Danger to the Cryonics Capsule
{ Not available on YouTube }
{ Full Synopses/Recaps: Debby Graham | Bryan Gruszka }
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And now we reach Episode 31, the first episode that isn’t currently available on YouTube. In fact, none of Week 7 is available on YouTube, which means no Bad Subtitle Special until the end of Week 8. (Is anyone else disappointed, or is it just me?) It’s a pity, because this is both a good episode and probably relatively unchanged from Ian Martin’s original script, although the absence of cheesy one-liners about the Devil does suggest some rewriting.
Here's the synopsis for this one, by the way, from the October 24, 1969 issue of The Plain Dealer:
It’s interesting to note that, while this summary comes from the period of the Lost Episode summaries, it still accurately describes the plot of the aired version of the episode. It doesn’t describe all of it, but then, none of the newspaper summaries do, before or after the Lost Episodes period. So, without further ado, let’s hurry back to the crypt on Maljardin and check on Erica Desmond’s cryonics capsule.
Dan trying to stop the cryonics tank from malfunctioning, despite knowing nothing about how it works. Not generally a smart idea.
While Jean Paul and Elizabeth are still with Vangie at the French Leave Café, the cryonics capsule's cooling mechanism malfunctions and its tank starts spraying water upwards. Dan tries to get it to stop spraying, but his efforts are in vain and he calls for Alison. She freaks out and they both run down there, but it doesn’t stop until just after Quito arrives around the corner.
There’s a scene where they’re trying to fix the machine and both of them are talking to each other, but the only audio we hear is the background music. Not sure if that was deliberate on the part of the writer or the director, or if it’s a blooper.
Alison asks Dan what he was doing down there, and he confesses that he was searching for the missing cyanide. There’s an interesting part where he says “I’m not sure I trust [Raxl] or that zombie,” and Quito--who is still hiding--clenches his fists as though angered by the reminder of his undead state.
Quito clenching his fists just before the intro.
After they return to the Great Hall, Alison blames Dan--"perhaps you inadvertently crossed the wires," she says--but he denies it. I'm surprised that Alison would accuse cautious, practical Dan of something so careless, but I don’t know him as well as she does. I’m also not sure how inadvertently crossing the wires would cause a tank to start spraying water, and I’m not sure the characters have any idea, either.
On the main island with Jean Paul and Vangie, Jean Paul recaps his cryonics scheme in a way that makes it clear that Ian Martin and/or the meddling executives really didn’t want him to repeat his catchphrase from the earlier episodes again:
Jean Paul on Erica’s resurrection: "It WILL happen. I made that vow the day my darling wife was stricken IN SPITE OF GOD!"
Raxl, of course, blames THE DEVIL JACQUES ELOI DES MONDES for the leak in the capsule’s tank. Raxl may be right--she usually is about matters of the occult--but after learning of the note from the Episode 30 script about who pushed Holly down the stairs, I’m thinking that the true culprit is someone else, someone less obvious. This scene also provides some blatant foreshadowing for the aborted plotline involving Tarasca:
Raxl: “The master must be protected from all demons, from the past and in the present, especially the witch who seeks to own him!”
The next shot.
A clear shot from shortly after of Elizabeth’s dramatic eye makeup.
The witch’s own version of Bissits Face™?
Meanwhile on the main island, Jean Paul convinces Vangie to hold a séance to contact Erica's spirit, which she is willing to do if slightly reluctant because she knows that she will eventually die on Maljardin. This suggestion excites Elizabeth, whom he has to remind that "it is not a game." She also asks if he would ever let her go, and he says that he would only let her return to Maljardin: proof that Jean Paul is still on board with the whole detained guests thing.
In the lab, Alison is searching the drawers of Dr. Menkin’s cabinet for his notes on Erica and finds a small notepad hidden among the papers in one. She reads it, her mouth agape, as Raxl enters.
What could it say about Erica?
Raxl lets Alison know that she knows about Dan searching for the missing cyanide in the crypt and is not pleased. She asks Alison if Dan doesn’t trust her, and she defends him, saying that none of them can trust each other anymore. Then they debate whether or not one of the other characters made the machine break down. Alison says that she now thinks it most likely broke down on its own, but Raxl still insists that someone (by which she means Jacques) tampered with it. Raxl has a point, because brand-new water tanks don’t generally start spraying out huge amounts of water on their own like the capsule’s cooling tank was doing.
SCENE INTERRUPTING DAN: “Hello, Raxl. I didn’t know you were interested in lab experiments, too.” (LOL)
Even though the leak was clearly the work of supernatural forces, Alison still tells Dan, "Don't make any more waves around here." Good luck with that. You may want to talk Jean Paul into having Quito buy you duct tape the next time you see him, then tape Dan’s mouth shut and tie his hands behind his back to keep him from tearing it off. That’s the only way to stop him from accusing Jean Paul of being a murderer and imprisoning all of you here. (It will also make it easier to get with your far more attractive brother-in-law, especially if you leave Dan in his bedroom while the two of you wrestle with your unresolved sexual tension in the Great Hall.)
In the crypt, Raxl tells Quito that it’s time to begin searching the caskets for the conjure doll and the silver pin--which I thought she said they already did in previous episodes, but I could be wrong. Maybe they just want to double-check to make sure they checked everywhere in the basement. Quito begins pulling open Jacques’ casket and we cut to a couple filler scenes with the other characters. When we return to Raxl and Quito, we find her back upstairs searching the fireplace in the Great Hall for the doll and pin. When Quito arrives, she asks him if he found them in the casket and he shakes his head. They head upstairs to continue their search--which, again, I thought she said that they already searched upstairs in Episode 29, but I suppose they just want to double-check.
Alison tells Dan when he next visits the lab that Dr. Menkin was trying to learn how to recreate an entire human body. Reminds me of Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Menkin both tried to play God by creating a living human body, but their experiments differed in that Frankenstein used cadaver parts to build his man, while Menkin’s experiments involved cellular regeneration and possibly (based on the sources referenced in Episode 26) robotics/artificial intelligence as well. I don’t know if Martin had planned to draw a direct parallel between the Drs. Menkin and Frankenstein at some point, but I suspect he was.
But Alison still doesn’t know enough about his experiments to satisfy her (or us), because all of Dr. Menkin’s notes from the six weeks before his death are missing. This is suspicious for obvious reasons, given his death shortly after her arrival, which she still doesn’t know was Jacques’ fault for no other reason than that she was upstairs at the time when he told Raxl his highly suspicious story about Menkin’s “accident” in the water.
Really, Dan? A bottle of cyanide goes missing and yet you willingly drink alcohol that’s been sitting out where anyone could pour poison into it? SMH Yet another reason why Alison should duct tape your mouth shut.
Dan is suspicious of Raxl--who is just about the last character they should suspect of hiding the cyanide or murdering either Erica or Dr. Menkin--but even more suspicious of Jean Paul. He and Alison also discuss how Jean Paul may not have filed Erica's death certificate with the authorities and how suspicious this makes him look--which is recap, yes, but which I bring up again because it is still relevant. I am really thinking (and was really thinking as far back as last fall) that Martin was originally planning to reveal that Jean Paul killed Erica and was trying to resurrect her out of some combination of guilt, regret, and fear that Erica's death would make him look suspicious. This would not only make these clues worth more than red herrings (or, should I say, kippers?), but it would also connect to all the things that Jacques says about he and Jean Paul not being so different. I have a whole theory about this, which I plan to discuss in a future post sometime later in this arc.
Alison also mentions some sea caves five hundred yards from an unseen cove on Maljardin, which she says Raxl told her about (unfortunately, I don’t remember in which episode). This seems to be foreshadowing something--I’m guessing the discovery of Jacques’ pirate ship that’s mentioned in another episode--but they never visit the caves, unless that’s where the Temple of the Serpent is located.
Back on the main island, Jean Paul has returned, but Vangie has left to go somewhere. Jean Paul says that she is probably packing a few days’ clothing for her stay on his island. Elizabeth is relieved to hear that she will only be there a few days. She also reveals that she sees Vangie as "competition" for Jean Paul's affections. (LOL) I would say that she is deluding herself, but then, she is unaware that Jean Paul was possessed all the times that he flirted with her; in her mind, Jacques is the real Jean Paul and the Jean Paul who mourns Erica is “not himself.” It does explain, however, why she was clinging to him in that one scene from last episode. Even so, Vangie never has any love interests on the show. I’ve suspected for a while that she and Raxl secretly have a thing for each other. Obviously they wouldn’t have shown that on TV in 1969, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t still ship them together.[1]
Elizabeth’s profession of interest in him motivates Jacques to possess him again, and we get
HEADACHE FACES! Yay!
After possessing him, Jacques reassures Elizabeth that he is very much still interested in her (Elizabeth, I mean, not Vangie). He also sends the audience more false hopes for Holly's death: "I'd stake Jean Paul Desmond's life, virtually every day…What’s one life, more or less? It doesn't even matter whose life. Take your daughter for example, before she's twenty-one and inherits all those millions."
Elizabeth looks appalled by this suggestion, but it’s hard to say if she truly is or if it’s all an act. I’m sure, though, that this is, roughly, the thought process going through Jacques’ mind:
Coming up next: Jean Paul and Vangie make more arrangements for the séance to contact Erica and Raxl reveals more of Maljardin’s history.
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Notes
[1] In the books, Quito is Raxl’s husband, but that obviously isn’t the case on the show, or else she would most likely be jealous of his affections for Holly. The fact that she isn’t suggests that the two aren’t married (or, at the very least, aren’t married anymore) in the show canon. This means that Raxl doesn’t have a canonical love interest.
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TVD 3x01 Review
1. I find it hilarious during this recap when you hear Katherine’s voice “Does Elena enjoy having the two of you worship at her altar” the SE scene is mutual, with Elena and Stefan cuddling at the lakehouse and the DE scene is when Damon broke into Elena’s room and stroked her face as she slept.
2. JoMo doing an American accent is always weird. It doesn’t even look like he’s speaking, it looks like he’s mouthing the words and someone else is speaking.
3. “Kill this one quickly, make that one suffer.” TVD and their casual anti-blackness.
4. I feel like the song Elena wakes up to was in Grey’s. Probably.
5. I’ll do it for initiumseries: FORWOOOOOOOOOOD.
6. “Sleep in your dead parents’ room or my dead girlfriend’s...” NICE ONE, ALARIC. I’m telling you guys, John was the only real adult on this show.
7. I like how Damon stopped compelling Andie so that’s supposed to mean he’s a better person and it’s like, but their entire “relationship” was still predicated on him compelling her and feeding on her and using her as a soundboard for his stupid Elena “problems”. When Stefan kills her, I feel bad for her because she doesn’t deserve that but I do not feel bad for Damon and DErs who say that it’s comparable to Damon killing Lexi are ridiculous.
8. Also Damon purposefully showing up around Elena naked is not cute.
9. HIS HAIR IS SO STUPID.
10. Looking at Damon I’m just like LMAO remember that time those anons tried to argue with me about Ian being more jacked than Paul?
11. Also Elena actually just looks uncomfortable with him so close, she doesn’t look tempted or hot and bothered or seduced, she looks like he’s in her personal space.
12. “See you at the party...” Andie, you are a grown ass woman. You are a news anchor. Why would you even WANT to go to an 18 y/o girl’s birthday party?
13. The season they made Jeremy a dick to Bonnie. Ugh.
14. Awww Forwood denials. Their stares are so cute.
15. Cut your hair, Damon.
16. Seriously, cut your fucking hair.
17. I always thought Stefan’s ripper psychology with humanity was really interesting and we didn’t get into it enough.
18. “Just because I tell you things doesn’t mean you’re allowed to know them!” Seriously, Caroline was peak teen girl until about this season when she had nothing to do.
19. This Forwood scene always makes me giggle and feel super uncomfortable just because of the way Michael STARES at Candice.
20. “It’s like I can’t turn it off.” “...yeah.” Such the right amount of awkward.
21. Burning down a house isn’t covering tracks though? Just because the bodies are burnt doesn’t mean that the coroner can’t see that the victims’ heads were decapitated and or tell that they were dead before the fire started.
22. Or that the house was set fire because of arson.
23. Klaus looks so turned on at watching Stefan torture people. Jfc.
24. Paul also does a much better job at the emotionless/robotic soldier than Ian did.
25. “You saved my brother’s life, I’m in your service.” “Aw, you make it sound so tedious and indentured.” Klaus just wants you to love him, Stefan.
26. I’m not even going to get into the necklace scene because I get into it so many times: https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/148984820350/can-you-give-examples-of-delena-retconned-moments
https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/168069600195/do-you-want-a-meta-on-why-its-earned-or-how-its
27. I will say that it’s honestly just such a flatly acted scene and Nina and Ian look stiff. There’s a reason why DErs cut the gifs of this scene
because when Elena looks at Damon full on, she’s dead in the face.
28. And Damon does not look age appropriate. At all.
29. “What’s got you on your spiral downward?” It’s a joint. It’s not like when he was a fucking drug dealer in season 1.
30. “I love high school parties.” Because you are a predator, Damon.
31. The cinematography for the Stefan-stalking-Andie scene is pretty good though.
32. “Well you’ve only said five words to me all summer and those were four of them.” Lol. I like Forwood but I did like Maroline too.
33. “What the hell??” I like how Tyler acts like he can’t just follow Sophie out of the party and continue the party with her at his house?
34. It would also be super weird for students to see one of their teachers at a party.
35. “You have to admit you’re kind of just letting your life pass you by.” I mean I get it but it’s also been 2 months of summer, Caroline. But I’ve always said that Caroline wasn’t really a fighter when it came to being IN relationships with the exception of Matt. Yes, I include Tyler in this too. As friends, she was a fighter but in a relationship, not so much.
36. “You want me to make a wish? I just want to know that he’s alive. That’s it. That’s my wish.” And it came true :)
37. Those heels look awkward on Nina.
38. And this is the thing about Andie’s death. We saw Stefan shoot Elena up to a ferris wheel in season 2. We see them jump up onto a roof in season 5. Damon couldn’t jump up and get Andie? TVD is shitty with circumstances surrounding death which is why, I respect Stefan’s choice to save Matt in 3x22 but hate the execution of him saving her.
39. Matt: You’re more stoned than I am (even though Zach is acting drunk not high) Jeremy: But I’m a high functioning stoner.
40. “ExUSe me.” LOL I always think that part is hilarious.
41. “Stefan’s gone and he’s not coming back” *touches necklace* DE symbol my ass.
42. “You still care for your brother, for your old life.“ CAN’T YOU SEE I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF?
43. Alaric was being super selfish leaving them. Jenna was your sometimes girlfriend but she was their aunt and [shitty] guardian.
44. Those were shitty heels, man.
45. FORWOOD SEX. Steroline could never. Candice was not moaning like that with Paul. It was bad.
46. You know, instead of Damon trashing Stefan’s room what would’ve made him look better is him being with Andie’s body and mourning her.
47. Why does Stefan have a guitar in his room?
48. One of my favourite SE scenes. Legit it’s a beautiful scene. An entire episode of them being apart, of everyone telling Elena to give up, of Stefan seemingly uncaring, Elena nearly missing the call and then the breath of fresh air that comes with the call.
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Gallavich week: Day 2: BadBoy!Ian and Nerd!Mickey
Ian was a stereotypical bad boy in high school, although he really hated that word. He drinks, yes, get high – a lot, skip a lot of classes and causes enough disturbance to end up in detention after school or even in the police station, waiting for Fiona to pick him up. She loved to remind him how Lip was so much better than him, and how his behaviour was appropriate and he never got himself in trouble at which Ian answered how Lip did even more shit than he did, but he simply never got caught. To which Fiona usually mumbled something about Lip being smart enough to never be arrested and Ian sighing. ***** Ian skipped first fifteen minutes of his math lesson to smoke with Karen, Travis and Jake under the bleachers. He blamed half of his troubles on his friends if he had to be honest – Karen was a school slut, always happy to help him find some gay guy he could fuck in the midst of all straight people in this school. Travis' dad produce and sell his own alcohol, shitloads of kinds, which probably was the reason why they drink so much. And then there was Jake, the quiet one with mystery past and half of school thinking he killed a guy once - which he didn’t, he only majorly injured him, but it's not the same, guy was still alive and kicking when they last seen him. This problem started just like the rest of his problems started: with some stupid drunken dare. "Boys, you know the Milkovich guy?" Karen asked, slowly smoking her cigarette. "Iggy?" Travis suggested mostly because, Ian suspected, Iggy was one of his drug dealers, but he didn’t know for sure. "Nah, Mickey. The one that actually goes to school" she explained. "Nerd one?" Travis asked just to make sure and Karen nodded, while fixing her long blonde hair. "I tried to fuck him last week and he kept on saying no to all of that – fucking asshole by the way – so I was thinking that he may be gay. If he is not then I, meaning we, will beat his ass up" she said. "Not a good idea. You don't dare with Milkovich family even if it's the biggest nerd in town" Travis answered. "Also, he is probably not gay" Ian added quickly. He remembered that this Mickey guy was in some of his classes, but he never really focused on him that much. "There is no other fucking reason he would say no to me" Karen said with certainty in her voice. "Maybe he just has some... how do you call it?" Travis started and looked at Ian. "Self-respect" Ian offered and Karen flipped him off before continuing. "Wanna bet?" She asked, looking Ian straight in the eye. "Pass" he answered, for once happy that he didn’t get involved in another set of problems because of his asshole friends. "I was asking Travis" Karen added and Travis nodded. "I'm fucking sure that even Gallagher here won't fuck any Milkovich guy that exists on this Earth. No fucking way" Travis claimed and Ian raised his eyebrows. "You think I can't do it?" He asked. "Well, fuck you dickface, you will be paying up with weed if I do fuck him. Deal?" "Deal" Travis agreed. Only after another five minutes, in his way to math class, Ian realize that his friends tricked him, probably preparing another set of trouble on his way. He sighed. Was week of peace too much to ask for? ***** "Mr Gallagher, how happy we are that you were kind enough to visit my class for once" Mrs Green said, welcoming him in the middle of explaining something that was written on the board. "No problem" he answered smiling, causing couple people to giggle and couple to sigh loudly – usual reactions to his behaviour. He sat in his usual spot, next to Tommy, who also didn’t get maths too much, which Ian deuced from doodles on the paper. Redhead looked around, trying to remember if he has math lessons with Milkovich kid and he wasn’t disappointed when he saw raven-haired boy with tattooed knuckles and nerdy glasses – kinda cute contradiction if you ask Ian. He couldn't really see his face, but he was hoping that he won't be disappointed as Mandy Milkovich, Mickey's older sister, was one of Karen's biggest competition for getting dicks, which only proves how attractive this girl was. "Remember about the test coming up next week. It will be on it" teacher voice pushed Ian away from his bubble of thoughts and he looked at the board understanding... absolutely nothing. Many would expect him to fail his classes, as a proper 'bad guy' would do, but Ian actually cared about his education – he was getting B's in English and mostly C's from the rest of his subjects – and of course an A from PE, but this one wasn’t that hard to get – but he kept on failing in maths and barely passing physics. His mind was thinking in words, as one would suspect brain to work, and numbers never made much sense to his as they made to Lip, whose favourite subjects were physics, maths and Extended Maths – mechanics, which helped him build awesome robots and use them to steal shit – Ian borrowed one once but he couldn’t properly control him (he should've suspect that to happen as he is the worst in every video game possible). During one moment of confusion at maths lesson he came up with a plan that could help him win the bet and improve his grade from this hellish subject. After lesson, he stayed a little bit longer instead of coming out first like he usually did and he smiled towards Mrs Green. "Gallagher, what do you want?" She asked, sounding tired, confused and pissed all at once, but Ian suspected that it was her usual tone of voice so he decided to ignore it. "A tutor" he answered, fixing his jacket and staring with amusement at confused teacher. "I'm sorry, what?" She mumbled and Ian grinned in response. "A tutor. To improve my 'terrible grades that will cause me to work at this little shop till the day I die'. Using your words, Miss" he explained and raised eyebrows. "I'm actually doing pretty well in different subject, just don’t get those fucking numbers" he added and the teacher seem to understand it just now. "Oh, of course. I could get you a tutor. Miss Tori could do that, or Fred or Simon-" she started, but Ian shake his head and looked at his teacher. "I've been thinking about Milkovich. We live in the same neighbourhood so it would be easy to came over to him or he could crash to my place without making fifty fucking miles in between" he explained the excuse that he came out with during the lesson. "Language" teacher mumbled out of habit, which caused Ian to grin. "I can talk with Mr Milkovich about that, but I'm hoping it's not a part of any prank that you and your friends are up to" she said and Ian never heard word 'friends' being used as offensive phrase, but the amount of venom Mrs Green put in it showed hatred towards the rest of his group. "You kidding, right? Only suicidal idiot would try to prank someone from that family" Ian said, thinking about how he definitely fit in that description, because of this stupid bet. "Smart" teacher agreed and sighed. "Okay, tomorrow find him and discuss the details, I will make sure to explain this situation to him till the end of today" she promised and Ian nodded. "Thank you, that will mean a lot to me" he only half lied and walked out of the class, Travis standing there and waiting already. "In what fucking hell, you could get into in half an hour?" He asked, laughing and handing him a cigarette that Ian gladly accepted. "I just got myself a math tutor" he said only, causing his friend to trip over his own feet. "Pardon me, but what the actual fuck, Gallagher?" He somehow managed to ask and Ian laughed. "It's the part of the plan" ***** When he told Fiona about math tutor she spit out her coffee and had little seizure before she was able to ask some question that he didn't even answer. For some reason Lip appeared in his door an hour ago and smiled. "Dude, this bad boy look really works for guys?" He asked, pointing towards his ripped jeans and leather jacket next to his bed. "This shit is sometimes uncomfortable as fuck and I actually know how to apply eyeliner, but fuck yeah it works" he answered and his older brother laughed. "At least you don’t have any piercing" he offered and Ian stopped laughing, which made Lip froze. "No. You don’t have any..." He started and then he blinked couple times. "Where the fuck you are pierced?" He asked and Ian grinned. "Well I had my tongue pierced, but I wear it only from time to time. And then I may have had my nipples pierced, because we got drunk with Karen and we both did that" he explained and Lip stared blankly at his brother. "Karen has pierced nipples?" He mumbled and Ian laughed out loud. "Of course, this is the fucking part you get from this" Ian concluded and Lip nodded. "So... What's the deal with math tutor?" He asked a minute later and Ian rolled his eyes. Of course, there was so hidden agenda in there. They didn’t have brotherly talk in weeks, he could've predict that. "I plan to fuck him" he answered honestly and Lip smiled, sudden understanding on his face. "That was my number one guess, to be honest" he confessed. "Just don’t say Fiona, she is too happy that you started to care about grades and shit" Lip added and Ian nodded. "Noted" he promised and Lip smiled one last time before walking out and leaving Ian alone in his room. ***** Karen high fived him for great plan next day and asked why Lip is suddenly all over her at which Ian only laughed and mentioned their conversation about piercing to which Karen answered with "Men are so simple" before going back to subject of fucking Mickey Milkovich. "There he is" Karen said, moving her head towards boy standing next to his locker. "So nerdy and cute. I'm kinda afraid you will eat this poor guy alive" she added and grinned, which suggested that she hoped that he will indeed eat him alive. Ian give her one of his looks that screamed 'shut up' and he walked right towards Mickey, putting a suggestive grin on his face. "Hello" he said, stopping right next to Milkovich boy. Mickey turned around and – holy shit, why no one told him this guy was actually, properly hot? Ian would have made a move months ago if he knew! With perfect face, big blue eyes that looked definitely too adorable in those simple glasses and those lips that Ian wanted to kiss right here right now. Ian blinked and noticed that Mickey was staring at him with raised eyebrows, which suggested that some question have been asked and Ian kept on standing there like a moron, just looking at this perfect man right in front of him and daydreaming about fucking him in so many different positions and places and- "Dude, this begins to be really fucking creepy" Ian heard and bring himself back to reality. "Uhm, sorry I-" he stuttered. He fucking stuttered. He never stutters! He is Ian Gallagher, walking definition of a confident fuckboy. "I wanted to ask if Mrs Green informed you about our study date?" He asked, trying to regain his confidence with smirking at the hot guy in front of him. Mickey raised his eyebrows. "Yeah, I heard about our study sessions, because apparently you asked specifically for me to be your tutor. I was also informed to watch out on any pranks you could plan to do, which honestly would be really fucking stupid from your side to try to prank a Milkovich and you know it" Mickey said, putting notebooks to his bag. "No pranks. I was just hoping to get some knowledge from the cutest nerd in school" he said with his charm and Mickey stopped putting his stuff and looked at Ian with those raised eyebrows and tried to fight Ian with a look, but Gallagher just kept on grinning at smaller teenager. "My place today after school would be cool. I'll wait" he said and walked away without giving Milkovich chance to answer or kill him with an angry stare. ***** Ian was happy he only had English after that, because he was in different class than Milkovich boy and he didn’t have to face him after that awkward conversation they had before – Karen did not forget to laugh about it for entire break, while Ian pretended not to know what she was talking about. As English lesson was mainly focused on analysing gothic features in "Frankenstein" and "Strange Case of Dr. Jekkyl Mr Hyde" Ian could relax a little bit. He read both books months ago and completed this task week before they even started to analyse gothic novels – again: English was the only subject he truly enjoyed, which was reflected in his work. Thanks to that extra work he put his essay down on teacher's desk ten minutes after lesson began and smiled. "I have something important to prepare to, but here is your essay, Sir" he informed the teacher and walked out, almost forgetting his bag. Gallagher quickly walked out of the school, flipping off two teachers that tried to stop him, and walked in the direction of Kash and Grab to get some bear and chips for today's study session. Fiona made sure home will be empty so he can "focus on studying", for which Ian will thank her later, because it only made his plan easier. After stealing snacks from the shop – he fucked Kash couple times and then blackmailed him into letting stealing go or his wife will find out – Ian went to his house and prepared everything, making it look like he didn’t care or wasn’t bothered in going to shop - "oh, here is some beer left and I think we should have some snacks" kind of move. Then he went upstairs, took quick shower and had enough time to find his favourite green tank top before he heard a knocking downstairs. Gallagher smiled at his reflection in the mirror, made his hair a little messier in a sexy way – he did hear many times how he looked better this way - and walked downstairs. Is it possible that all his confidence disappeared when he met those blue eyes after opening the door? Ian wasn't sure of that, but he was sure that fucking Mickey Milkovich will be far more challenging than he expected. "Hello, there" he said, smiling. Milkovich raised his eyebrows. "Welcome in my mansion. Please don’t touch any artefacts, we don’t want to get rough... Or maybe we do. Depends on you, really" he said, letting Mickey in. He could've swear that Mickey rolled his eyes only to hide a smile, and that definitely improved his confidence. "We good to sit in the kitchen, or is it a million-dollar piece of furniture?" Mickey asked sarcastically and Ian smiled. "Kitchen is good, but I was kinda hoping we will go upstairs" he added, sitting on the chair next to another teenager. "To start we need to get a list of what you don’t get" Mickey said, completely ignoring Ian, but he didn't punch him yet so Ian took it as a 'go on'. "I don’t get math" Gallagher said and Mickey looked at him like he was looking at complete moron. "Five times four" he threw out of nowhere. "Twenty, but-" Ian started but Milkovich had other plans. "See? You know math. Now stop playing dump and wasting my time, just fucking tell me why I need to help you with" he said and Ian scratched his head. "I don’t really get trigonometry. Sine, Cosine, all of that" he said first thing that came to his mind. Mickey nodded and opened his notebook, showing Ian to follow his example. "I can work with that" Milkovich mumbled and started explaining basics of triangles, sine and cosine rule that Ian couldn’t get since forever. The thing was: Mickey was actually really good teacher and it took Ian only couple minutes to get basics. He still made many mistakes, but at least now he knew how to start. He really wanted to listed to the rest of what Mickey had to say, but then Milkovich decided to bit his pencil while checking Ian's work and Gallagher froze. He never wanted be a pencil more in his entire life. In that moment Ian forgot this stupid bet and just wanted to kiss Mickey so badly, because he was cute and hot at the same time – how this perfect man even existed? Mickey was in the middle of explaining what he did wrong in one exercise when Ian couldn’t take it anymore. "How are you real?" He mumbled and Mickey stopped and looked at him, which almost made Ian blush. Fucking blush. "I mean... Shit, sorry. It's just-" he stopped and sighed out loud. "It's okay, Gallagher" Mickey said and Ian was sure he looked at his lips for a moment too long before continuing. "And I'm real mostly because I exist. But do we really exist though? Maybe it's all just sims game? Fuck knows, philosophy lessons only confuse people more than they actually teach" he finished, playing with his pencil between tattooed fingers. "Again: how are you real" Ian asked and shake his head. "I think you are the smartest person in this neighbourhood and you somehow also the hottest guy around here-" "Oh, please, have you looked in the mirror lately?" Mickey stopped him, raising his eyebrows. "Bad boy Ian Gallagher with his 'no fucks given' attitude, intimidating friends, tattoos and probably some piercing. Trust me, you are every girl wet dream, Gallagher" Mickey said, shaking his head. "Girl? That was not a plan, damn it! I didn’t do all that work for girls!" His fake offended tone made Mickey laugh. "Well, then you are fucked. I'm pretty sure my sister wanted to get with you, but then she heard that you are a fuckboy. Or men slut" Mickey added and Ian put hand on his heart pretend to be offended "And gay" Ian added. "Don’t forget that one, it's really important" Ian added and looked Mickey right into eyes. "Yeah, I can imagine" Milkovich answered without breaking an eye-contact. Then Ian decided to make a bold move, because he was already done with all this sexual tension. He put his palm on Mickey's thigh and smiled. "I think we could have a little break" he said then, moving his hand up. Mickey closed his eyes and bit his lip. "I would be totally for it, but, as I said, you are a fuckboy" Mickey said and moved away. "You get trophies, Gallagher. And I don’t want entire school to know tomorrow in what position we did it and how long we lasted. So better get back to your book" Mickey said, his speech too perfect to be improvised. "Have you practiced it?" Ian asked and seeing Mickey's expression, he laughed. "Oh, God, you did". "Shut up" Milkovich mumbled and Ian only laughed louder. "Sorry, men, but I was really moved for a second, but then I focused on the part with you admitting that you are gay and basically saying that you are into me and I decided it's more important than the other part... And honestly, did you came up with that? You had any help with that speech?" He asked and Mickey's face again, gave all the answers. "It was Mandy, wasn't it?" "Yeah, it was" Mickey admitted with serious tone. "She helped me after Iggy told her that a guy I've been crushing on since forever made a bet with his friends about fucking me" he added and Ian froze. "H-how did Iggy-" Ian started, but he didn’t know how to continue without sounding like complete idiot. "How did Iggy know?" Mickey finished and laughed with no humour in his voice. "Your fucking friend buys drugs from him. He got high yesterday and said something about the bet and Iggy kicked him out. Moron probably doesn’t even remember that" Mickey explained and started packing his things. "I was hoping they were all wrong and you won't be acting out only to fuck me, but well, I was wrong" Mickey added and zipped his bag, which bring Ian back to reality. "There was a bet okay?!" He screamed, making Mickey stop. "There was a fucking bet that I could get free weed if I fuck you and I went for it, but then I saw you and you are hot as fuck and you make me lose all my confidence and usual chill and it's really really really frustrating" he sighed and looked at Milkovich who was standing at the door. "And then I discovered how smart you are and that you are funny, which only made you hotter and honestly, I never been so close to beg a guy to blow him, but you are just so fucking perfect and I-I... I don’t know what to do, okay?" He mumbled and finally looked up to see Milkovich boy smiling. Ian frowned his eyebrows. "Are... Are you trying not to laugh on my perfect speech?!" He screamed, which made Mickey crack up into loud laughter. "Oh, shit, Gallagher" Mickey said and shake his head. "I just wanted to see if you tell the truth and if you do then you fuck me, but damn, this speech was amazing. Better than mine. So glad I recorded it" he said and Ian raised his eyebrows. "That was all a trick?" He asked and Milkovich nodded, taking step in Ian's direction. "Yes, it was" "And you are into me" he stated, little smile appearing on his face. Mickey nodded again. "Yeah, I've mentioned something" he agreed, taking another step. They were standing right next to each other and Ian just wanted to kiss Mickey. "That’s cool" he only said and was about to touch Mickey's face when he remembered something. "What was that part about recording it?" He asked and the other boy laughed. "That's my insurance" Mickey answered and put his hands on Ian's jeans, and started to slowly unzipping his belt. "To make sure you will share that weed with me after" he added and Ian swallowed hard, looking in those big blue eyes. "Yeah, sure, I will" he agreed and Mickey smiled taking Ian's belt out of his pants and putting it on the table next to his. "Who would've suspect that our school bad boy can be so... obedient" Milkovich added and Ian raised his eyebrows. "Who would've thought about school nerd being a hot, manipulating, bossy bottom" Gallagher threw in this conversation. "Shut up and fuck me, Gallagher" "Only if you keep your glasses on" "Deal" Mickey agreed and Ian decided that this was the only deal that he could willingly agree to over and over again. He also thought about his weed that he was definitely smoke with Mickey after sex during this week. This deal was perfect.
#Gallavich#Gallavich week#Gallavich week 2017#Day 2#Gw2k17#BadBoy#Nerd#Ian Gallagher#Mickey Milkovich#Karen Jackson#Shameless#Ao3#Ff#Fanfiction#Story#Mine
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Every Band I’ve Ever Seen Live!
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Abysme
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The Afghan Whigs
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Big Mouth Strikes Again
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Canasta
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Casy Stelitano
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Concrete Elite
CooCoo Rockin' Time
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Corpus Christi
Cougars
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Creta Bourzia
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Curses and Kisses
Daily Grind
Daiquiri
Daniel Johnston
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Dave Bernabo
David Liebe Hart
Dead City Dealers
Dean Cercone
Death of Samantha
Decaffeinated Grapefruit
Decision Way All-Stars
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Demander
Deral Fenderson
Derek Deprator Band
Derica
Dethlehem
Developer
The Devil Dogs
The Devil is Electric
The Devil's Jukebox
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Devo
Die Kruezen
Dirtbag Diary
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Dirty Fences
Dirty Sunshine
Dirty Weekend
Discuss
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Dollar Shots
Donora
Doog
Dookie Houser Emcee
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Down By Law
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DQE
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Drug Dealer
Duckmandu
Duke of Uke
The Dumplings
Duo!
Dwarf Fortress
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Earls of Industry
Ec8tor
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Edie Sedgewick
Ed's Redeeming Qualities
Eggs
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'85 Flood
El Boxeo
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Electric Grandmother
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Elephant Bones
Elf Power
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
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Elsinore
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Emerson Jay
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Endless Mike and the Beagle Club
Eoley Mullulay
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Eric and the Electric MP3 Player
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Eskimo '88
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Euphonic Brew
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Face Down in Shit
Falon
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Fangs of the Panda
Fat White Family
Fate of Icarus
Jerry Fels and the Jerry Fels
Fezzwig
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Fire & Sex
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First Into Space
First Jason
First Person Singular
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Flaming Lips
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Flotation Device
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Folk Implosion
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Forgotten Nobody
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French Toast
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German Shepherd
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Girl Talk
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Grand Buffet
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Great Ants
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Harry and the Potters
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Height
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Helmet
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Hot Dog Forest
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HTML
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Hungry Bill
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I am the Lost Sea
I Speak Tree
Ian Semasko
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Icon Gallery
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Instead of Sleeping
International Espionage
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IO
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Jandek
Jane's Addiction
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Jefferson Golfcart
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Joybox
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Judas Priest
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Jupiter's Girlfriend
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Kafka Romance Dissolver
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Kick Old Man
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Kill Or Be Killed
Kind of Like Spitting
King Karcass
King Kong
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kingdom Of Not
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Kitty Pryde and the Shadowcats
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Landing Strip
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Leonard Cohen Ensemble One
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Man Found Dead
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Night and the City
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Only Flesh
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Owl Style
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PAK
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Pancreatic Aardvarks
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Paul Green Rock Academy
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Paul Lynde 451
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Pfunkt
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Phat Free
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The Phone Calls
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Pretty Girls Make Graves
Professor Purple
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Psycho-a-go-go
Puma Barrier
Quaranteened
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Radio 4
Rainy Day Regatta
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Ray Zen
Reason and Eos
Red Vs. Black
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Refried Boogie
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Requiem
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Rick Bach
River Is To Train
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Xylen Roberts
Robin Vote
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Rocketsled
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Rollins Band
Rot Shit
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Samuel Locke Ward & The Boo Hoos
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Scandal
Science is Dead
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Scott Fry
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Scrawl
Seam
Seas We Fear To Sail
Season Finale
Sebadoh
Secret Paper Moon
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Senator Flux
Sewercide
The Sewing Machine War
SFX
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Shitappa Oyabun
Shonen Knife
The Show is the Rainbow
Sick Ridiculous and the Sick Ridiculous
Signifiers
Silbia Han
Silkworm
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Sissy Baby Boys
Skinless/Boneless
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Slant 6
Slate Dump
Sleeping in Class
SleepyV
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Sludgehammer
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Sneaky Mike
Sodastream
Soft Sickle
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Son of Bitch
Song of Zarathustra
Songs About Robots
Sorry I'm Dead
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South Sea Sneak
Sovron Court
Spacefish
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Spoon
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Stars of the Dogon
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Stephen Foster and the Awesomes
Steve Boyle
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Steve Whitten
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Stone Temple Pilots
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Stuck in Standby
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Styx
Subdevil
Sugar Daddy
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Summer Erickson
Summer Lungs
Super Fun Time Awesome Party Band
Superchunk
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Sweet Icing
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Take No Damage
TBA
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Television
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Testament
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Thee 50's High Teens
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They Might Be Jerks
Thin Sketch
Things That Aren't There Anymore
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.38 Special
This Present Expression
Three Day Stubble
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TigerHorseSheepPigCow
Tilt
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Tonks and the Aurors
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Treeline Freeline
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Tron Ate My Baby
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True Love Always
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Upskirts
Vale and Year
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The Velcats
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Viewers Like You
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Vox Robotica
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Wallace's Fallen Obelisk Kidz
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WE are the Asteroid
We are the Dead
We Came From Space
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Weird Al Yankovic
Werewolves
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Western Pennsylvania
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The White Stripes
Will Simmons & Turdburglar
William Wesley and the Tiny Sockets
Wimp Factor 14
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Workshop
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X.13
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Asher Yatzar
The Youngstown Tramps
Your Favorite Assassin
Yung Ka
Z-Man
Za Dharsh
The Zambonis
Zigtebra
Zelazowa
The Zou
Zubat and the Bees' Knees
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Fairy Gone Season 1 Part 1 Review
So.
Fairy Gone.
Our main character is Marlya Noelle Jill Harris, a competent, eager, young space cadet who thinks she’s a living curse because her parents died, her whole village died, she lost her best friend, and her adoptive parents also died.
Secondary MC is luckiest man alive Free Underbar Ian Sinclair, a veteran of the Great Unification War who lost many friends and even gave himself over to highly dangerous, experimental surgery in service of his country.
His country fucking lost.
Now Ian works in the anti-fairy law enforcement agency of his former enemy’s government.
You would think there would be some sort of resentment, but no, there isn’t. That gets us to one of the biggest problems with this series: there is a complete disconnect between the characters as they are now and their backstories.
Jill had a very awful childhood and says she’s a problem child. But really she’s just mildly insecure. Most of the time she’s actually very peppy. It’s not a façade either, we can assume so because we’re twelve episodes in and still there are no signs of anything beneath her usual demeanor.
Ian also had a pretty awful experience during the war, and…just nothing! As if it never happened to him, he’s fairly well adjusted and pretty laid-back.
The writers clearly know there should be something going on with these characters, because they keep referring to how those circumstances should have left a mark on them, but there are no marks to speak of.
When the first episode kicks off, Jill’s just gotten a job at a mafia-backed auction house. But the auction gets hit by Jill’s long lost friend, Veronica, who is now a catsuit wearing mercenary with a vendetta against the guy who torched her and Jill’s village. This guy does not appear outside of flashbacks.
Veronica is confronted by Ian, who is head of security at the auction house, but their fight is broken up by Jill, who tries to reconnect with her old friend in the middle of her attempted heist.
Veronica gets away and delivers the MacGuffin a page from the BLACK FAIRY TOME, to her benefactor, only to learn it’s a fake.
Meanwhile, instead of being pissed off at Jill for getting in the way, Ian reveals he’s actually an undercover agent of Dorothea, an anti-fairy law enforcement agency. Nope, not pissed at all. In fact, he recruits her!
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. During the war, certain soldiers had fairies surgically implanted within them so they could gain the ability to summon demonic demons that are totally rip offs of the stands from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
Ian has a stan, Veronica has a stan, and Jill is special because she has a stan without undergoing any surgery. She is “fairy possessed,” an obscure sort of human-fairy cohabitation that is apparently the subject of the BLACK FAIRY TOME.
I use “cohabitation” charitably here, because while it is implied that Jill has some sort of special relationship with her stan, it’s not explained well. Human-stan relations in general are vague AF.
There’s also this other dude named Wolfman who was a comrade of Ian’s during the war. He ended up losing everything and now he’s a black market dealer who sells these mech suits that are called “artificial fairies,” even though they’re really just robots.
Many stories try to draw parallels between the characters. Usually, this is done to provide some sort of insight or to highlight something the writer’s think is important.
Fairy Gone draws parallels between Ian and Jill for no reason. They both had traumatic experiences during the war, have tried to rebuild in the aftermath, but now they’ve run into old, now-estranged friends of the same gender who are now mafiosos with blond hair.
Far as I can tell, there is no point to this. It doesn’t give any insight into anything and the story doesn’t go anywhere with these conflicts anyway.
Yeah, that’s right, no. fucking. Where.
Ian and Wolfman have a history together. They meet post-separation only once. Jill and Veronica’s relationship has more meat to it; they have two meaningful moments together after their initial encounter.
A combined total of maybe two (2) minutes.
This is one of those shows with incredibly convoluted plots that are completely empty of plot.
Just an example, here’s the plot of the third episode:
Ian and Jill are assigned to go see a fairy scholar named Cain, who apparently has the BLACK FAIRY TOME. I think. We are told they have the TOME, but it’s only just one page.
At the gate of Cain’s mansion, they run into Bitter “Sweetie” Sweet, a flirtatious and notorious Mafioso whose name is not a parody I made up. That actually is her name.
Sweetie is obviously dangerous and wants the TOME but Ian and Jill let her join them inside the mansion for no reason.
Later that night, a guy working for Wolfman’s mafia group, which is competing against Sweetie’s group, (and is also an informant for Ian) breaks into the mansion and steals the TOME for Wolfman.
I think.
Ian and Jill recover the TOME, but Sweetie and Guy escape.
But things get complicated when it’s revealed that Cain is Veronica’s benefactor and the tome/page from the TOME Guy stole is the fake one from the first episode.
So you’ve got four groups all plotting against each other and instead of being cool and fun, it’s boring and dull.
Things get even. More. Complicated when they introduce this political thriller subplot about some
blah blah blah.
I watched this as it was airing, forgot about it, saw there was a season 1 part 2 coming out, and tried to rewatch part 1, but got bored half way through. So I’m just going to skip to the last two episodes and trust that the writing is bad enough that I won’t miss anything.
The show decides very late that it wants to have an anti-war theme in the final two episodes. The final boss of the cour is this maniac named BeeGees Lickspittle, who’s over-powered, over-muscled, and thinks peace has made everyone soft.
Lickspittle’s bloodlust notwithstanding, I was actually rooting for him, because he got what was hands down the best moment in the entire series so far: he kills one of Jill’s comrades by literally beating the dude’s ass with a club.
The themes of the series are totally muddled by the end. The point, apparently, is that the heroes fight for a peaceful world and the villains are warmongers. The problem is that only Lickspittle is a warmonger and he’s a hired hand.
The main villain is the Duke of Hybranz, who organizes a revolt because he wants to end the government’s monopoly on fairy technology.
…That isn’t necessarily informed by a desire for war, but it’s exactly for this reason things need to be explained.
And, no, not by having people monologue the backstory of this world while walking through a tunnel.
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Traffic’s Dave Mason—Pop Face Of 1967
Keith Altham, New Musical Express, 7 October 1967
REMEMBER the teenage idol—all liquid eyes, milk teeth, Cupid’s bow and simply oozing with the wonder ingredient, sex appeal? Eyes right and you will observe the new face of pop ’67, Traffic’s Dave Mason of the sleepy face and wide awake mind who sings and wrote ‘Hole In My Shoe’, now No. 2 in the NME Chart.
Dave is not everybody’s ideal of a ten by eight glossy, but he is a new and interesting personality who puts his talent into his music.
After meeting at the Traffic headquarters, just off Oxford Street, we departed for a curry with the group at a nearby restaurant and while eating and arguing with the “upper caste” Indian waiters Dave slowly began to come out of himself.
“Really, my music is an extension of myself,” he said.
“The same applies to the rest of Traffic. We just want to express and communicate ourselves musically. I want to do this in an original manner and if you are true to yourself it must be original.
“The kind of people I admire who have done this successfully are Dylan and the Beatles.”
Dave is naturally a ponderous person and you can almost see the wheels in motion as he considers a question before answering.
He has a passion for children’s toys and spends many a happy hour pottering about a large London departmental store.
He was responsible for the slightly bizarre dolls heads adorning the group’s ‘amps’ during their Saville concert, which he had painted red and green. He was disappointed all the reviewers failed to mention them.
“I’ve got a toy mechanical robot and I’m buying two more of those dolls heads to paint and mount on four Roman fluted pillars in my room. I’m after a radio controlled model aeroplane now.”
Well, that is Dave of the heavy eyelids, orange lace shirt and always something new and interesting hanging about his neck. His ambition is to buy a farm!
The previous evening the group were recording at the Olympic studios in Barnes.
“The Small Faces—Ian, Plonk and Steve—turned up,” volunteered Chris Woods. “They sat in on some drum tracks for us and we did some good things.”
One particularly good thing was played to me later by record producer Jimmy Miller in their office—‘Girl With No Face’. It was by the group and extremely good and different from their previous things.
Their friendly drummer, Jim Capaldi (with the dangerous smile) has written a Spanish-flavoured track called ‘Dealer’ and that, too, should be on their next LP.
Jim was particularly impressed with the Mothers Of Invention concert he had seen—“as good as Donovan,” he said, “if not better!”
Back to the office where manager Chris Blackwell, sockless, tee-shirted and blue-jeaned, sat downstairs in conference and assistant, brother Muff Winwood, sat upstairs by a green telephone.
Chris Wood introduced me to fan club secretary Sally Myers, who bestowed badges and membership forms upon me. Management assistant, Penny Massot, looking for something to “turn me on” found a postcard picture of America’s “first topless female band,” which Chris Blackwell has been invited to “handle”—if that is the word.
They were with an accompanying letter, which said: “guaranteed to keep the audience’s attention.”
When last seen Stevie Winwood was inseparable from the postcard.
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Morgsele with 17, 18, & 19 for the OTP 20 Questions!
Ooooh! Thank you for the questions, Ian!
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17. Who is the better singer?
Morgen had the voice of an angel. Or a nightingale. Or bells. Josele changed how she described it every time she talked about it.
Morgen, along with playing piano, learned to sing. He had a beautiful, gentle voice from years of practice. Even though he didn't diligently train his musical skills after becoming a Magic Knight, he continued to sing once in a while. Usually, it was for Josele. Lullabies in order to help her sleep.
Musically speaking, Josele's singing voice is quite nice. Nothing nearly as clear and lovely as Morgen's, but she can carry a tune quite well. She learned little folk songs and lullabies from her parents then picked up other melodies from the twins.
18. Who has the best jokes?
I would say that Josele's sense of humor hits better than Morgen's. That's not to say that Morgen is unfunny just more niche.
Josele's humor is rooted in common things that everyone can understand. She also makes jokes from the situations she finds herself in and pointing out the absurdities of life. If asked to throw someone a bone, she could respond that she doesn't have bones on her and it's gross to assume so.
Morgen's jokes would've fit in more with high-brow comedy. Jokes that take knowledge on etiquette or current events to understand. Like... "The Importance of Being Earnest" (I'm so poorly read that it's the only one I could think of). He probably got a big reaction from other nobles but people like Josele and Yami would've been very lost.
19. Who’s the better cook?
Josele is most definitely the better cook between her and Morgen. She grew up helping with chores around the house, cooking included. Meanwhile, Morgen wouldn't have been able to tell a grape from a grapefruit.
Josele would cook homey and hearty meals made from ingredients that she might've hunted and gathered herself. She taught Morgen a little bit during their time together but he never became as confident in the kitchen as her.
#questions from the ask box#ask game#morgsele#morgen faust#josele canty#black clover oc#soda's ocs#friends#ian the robot dealer#akljdhiut soft morgsele feels my beloved~!
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For the blorbo post, MHA if no one’s sent that yet! If they have, perhaps cinderella phenomenon? (Or perhaps both 👀)
Screw it. I'm doing both. No one has asked about MHA but I also need to let out some of my love for CinPhen because I've been replaying it as of late. It really is such a good game.
Since I'm covering two medias and I ramble the tiniest bit, I shall put the talking under the cut.
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My Hero Academia
blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)
Eijirou Kirishima, a.k.a. the Sturdy Hero: Red Riot. My son. He's got a ridiculous hairstyle and stupid sharp teeth. His sense of fashion is weird and ugly in a very "yeah, a fifteen year old would dress like that" way. He's tough and manly. But also friendly and understanding. It's great that he's confident in his masculinity and shows sensitivity. He doesn't have to do something blatantly "feminine" to show that gentler side. I mean, the word "gentleman" exists for a reason./j
Eijirou's backstory isn't especially tragic compared to someone like Shouto or Izuku but it's far more realistic. He has a dream but due to circumstances, there is some doubt in it. Then there's someone in his life "better suited" to the same goal that he can't help but compare himself to and he loses faith. Thankfully, Eijirou was able to be inspired once again and now he's on the road to becoming a Hero. An inspiring, feel-good story. And we get to see him grow from there. He becomes more extroverted assertive. He pushes himself and his Quirk to match his peers instead of wishing he could be them or have their abilities. He's not all the way there in terms of knowing his strength but he's getting there and that's what matters.
My instincts tell me to adopt this boy and dote on him like the most annoying mother ever.
scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)
Eri. Literally my favorite fictional child in the whole entire universe. She's cute and precious and so eager to experience things. But she's also got a terribly tragic backstory that sent genuine shivers down my spine when I first read it. I'm so happy that she got rescued and that she found a safe haven with U.A.
I mean, the way she smiled during 1-A's concert and how she explained how she felt afterward. Learning about holidays and getting them confused (Santa Eri is literally so cute like seriously look her up and the little anime clip of it to have your heart stolen by her preciousness). There's even a chapter in one of the light novels about the U.A. teachers wanting to give Eri the most awesome Christmas. That's how powerful she is, she is a scrunkly in canon!
scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)
Hitoshi Shinsou, a.k.a. it's not brainwashing you morons, it's hypnotism. ... Sorry, that kinda just slipped out. I don't think Hitoshi is as underrated as other characters in the series but he's my underrated character. We don't get to see much of the training he had to do in order to begin bridging the gap between himself and the Hero Course students but it says a lot that even with a delayed start and constraints of his training having to be done outside of school hours, he still managed to keep up with his peers. His Quirk is also greatly misunderstood, see my earlier comment. It sucks because with just a name change it becomes much less sinister and while still not heroic sounding, it's now neutral. It's super awesome that he's being brought back, maybe not to be a frontline fighter but to be a lynchpin in the final battle.
glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)
The children from the movies. Melissa, Mahoro, Katsuma, and Rody. They are movie exclusive as far as I know. And they're just... SO GOOD!
Melissa's determined and very brave in a situation where she cannot do much other than stay out of the fight. Mahoro is bold and protective of Katsuma who is soft-spoken but kind-hearted. Rody is a mess of a kid who needs a hug and a lot of money. Each one brings something to the films they feature in and have good moments that build on the series' theme of what it means to be a Hero. They are the heroes of their movies. Please watch the movies for these characters, people.
poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)
Keigo Takami, a.k.a. the Wing Hero: Hawks. After killing Twice, there's really no going back from being a controversial character. He killed a man with mental health issues who was begging for his life because his Quirk posed a threat. I'm recalling a line from somewhere that went something like "they may be dangerous later is not reason to kill someone" (I know it's not that exactly but it was something like that). And Keigo just spat all over that idea.
Then there's the attitude. He's a smug jerk who takes things too lightly on the surface but is frighteningly cunning underneath his chill persona. He's one of those characters that's entertaining when they're behind the screen but if I knew him IRL, I'd probably hate his guts.
But he's just so... physically and aesthetically pleasing to me. He's not sexy evil but sexy morally ambiguous.
horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)
Enji Todoroki, a.k.a the Flame Hero: Endeavor. He's an awful father and then some. At least he's a Hero who has benefitted society, sort of. And he's also realized he's been and still is a toxic presence in the life of his family. He just needs to be tormented more to make up for his sins.
eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)
Kai Chisaki, a.k.a Overhaul. This awful, evil, stupid, insane, monstrous man. He abused Eri and used her Quirk for evil. Literally cannot get worse than the guy that directly harmed my scrunkly for this fandom. Also, his ideology is just whack. Heroism as a disease from Quirks? Like, dude, people are going to be selfless and brave even without Quirks.
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Cinderella Phenomenon
blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)
Lucette. She really makes the game as the protagonist.
She's not some shy or awkward wilting flower. She's more like a cactus in the beginning. She sees feelings as a weakness and trusts no one, except her personal knight but only barely. I remember first playing this game and streaming it to friends and everyone was in agreement that Lucette was on the unpleasant side. And then she's cursed. Good for her.
From there it's struggling, a bit of humiliation, painful revelations, and lots of growth. Lucette never stops being brutally honest or a bit prickly. But she opens up, being freer with her emotions and helping others in ways she never would've at the game's beginning. My favorite moments with Lucette are often at route ends when the kingdom is thrown into strife and she insists on joining the battle. It's part duty as crown princess, part wanting to make up for how she's acted in the past, and part pure selflessness to protect innocents and loved ones.
Sometimes Lucette does take some backwards steps in character development but those are when she's at her lowest and her understanding of the world is thrown into turmoil so she can be forgiven.
Seriously, if you can, play the game (it's free) or watch a playthrough because Lucette is such a delight.
scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)
Emelaigne Widdensov. The sweet stepsister that really doesn't deserve Lucette's initial cold attitude. But, being the strong and kind person she is, Em takes it in stride and never becomes discouraged. She's always smiling, not because she's a ditz but because she is genuinely positive. There are moments when her smile falls and Lucette (and the player) learn her troubles. But most of the time, she's able to face things with a smile and that's both powerful and endearing.
What really adds to her cuteness is the sequel. She has a romance with another character, Lance, and they're so smitten with each other. I really do feel like an older sister seeing her gush over Lance, like "yes, get that romance! You're so cute when you're in love!"
I just wish she had more of a presence outside of Rod's route though. Ugh.
scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)
Jurien Valiente. She is truly under-appreciated. A tough lady knight and level-head in the game's setting. She frequently has to play peacekeeper for Karma and Rumpel's squabbling. She's seen the most in Karma and Fritz's routes, where you do see her stern exterior break away. In very different ways (ugh, Fritz's route is a burden on the heart) but that's not the focus. There's not much to Jurien but I appreciate all that we see of her.
glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)
I'm doing two characters here: Ophelia Widdensov and Sebastian.
Ophelia is the antithesis to the "evil stepmother" trope and I think the game avoids doing it in a heavy-handed manner. She does her best to be cordial with Lucette and never forces affection or even interaction because it's clear Lucette won't respond. We see her support her children in their endeavors, even if it's in an environment they're not used to, that being performing as royalty. And she has, by far, one of the best lines in both Cinderella Phenomenon and it's sequel: "Where there is love, there is hope." It's so simple and yet I can't get over it.
Sebastian, also called Sebby, is the adorable, enchanted plush that I want one of. He's mostly just Rod's voice but Sebby has his own conscience and tries to help Rod and Lucette with little observations and quips. He can't do much besides talk but his presence is still very nice.
The fact that they are only featured in Rod's route is a hate crime.
poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)
Can I say all of the love interests in some capacity? But out of all of them, I believe Rumpel has it the worst. I've always gotten the vibe that he's not popular due to being the "obnoxious flirt" trope of otome. And, well, he is a little pathetic. He gets slapped quite frequently. Sometimes it's undeserved and other times it's kind of necessary (Lucette has to get him out of his trances somehow). His good ending is also rather sad as he has to break his moral code as a doctor to protect Lucette and he's unable to save Parfait. He's sad and pathetic, that's all.
horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)
Mythros. The man just can't catch a break in any of the routes. He doesn't get to make his pitch in Rod's and he dies in every other route. And two of the four times it's by his own mentor! It's kind of hilarious how many Ls this guy takes and I would like to add to his torment.
eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)
Hildyr. Like. It's not even a question. She's killed two people, threatened the life of Ophelia, everything she did to Genero (they don't say anything directly but you know), and everything she did to Lucette. Evil, evil, evil. She's feared and hated for good reason. She had hit her breaking point, I get it but she didn't lose her mind. And that's what scary, she's calculating and manipulative while still being somewhat unhinged. She doesn't deserve just superhell. I'm inventing hyperhell for her.
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