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The Sandman is the best newly released show I've seen this year. I'm not sure anything as far as I know will top it for me. Maybe it's even the best among all the shows I've watched this year, new or not. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it is. Bloody brilliant! That bonus episode was just the icing on the cake. I'm excited for the next season.

#the sandman #sandman #sandman netflix #netflix the sandman #wolfishwords #and oml do I loooove the french dub #his voice melts me

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I enjoyed Kevin Alejandro's rendition of "Hell" the most among the musical numbers on episode 10. I can't stop watching it. So freaking good.

#lucifer #lucifer 2016 #kevin alejandro #lucifer season 5 #lucifer s5e10 #daniel espinoza #wolfishwords

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Dream being constantly on the brink of tears, almost constantly crying is such a mood.

#the sandman #sandman #netflix the sandman #wolfishwords

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I watched Sense and Sensibility for the first time today and wow, I'm at the age at which I totally swoon over Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon. Like I totally understand why Marianne didn't at first (the age gap between the characters, naturally, wouldn't be acceptable by today standards and rightfully so. Plus she was genuinely infatuated with Willoughby), but at my age, 29, booooy. He was the best guy in that movie.

#sense and sensibility #wolfishwords

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I watched Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.

It felt a little too long in my opinion, it could have been a few episodes shorter.

And while it was a touching, funny and beautiful story, and I don't know if that is controversial, I couldn't give my full support for Shin and Eun tak because I couldn't shake the icky feeling as she is 19 and - if we ignore the fact he is an immortal - he is in his mid-30s. She is in her senior year of High School. I just don't vibe with that anymore at my own age when I consider dating a 19 yo which, needless to say, I wouldn't do. The age gap just isn't appealing to me and while Shin has a goofy, bit childish side to him and he is respectable, I really felt her immaturity and it didn't help. She didn't even come across as a very mature 19 yo. And she was in a situation in which she had to rely on him as a proper adult. I don't know if that whole 9-year-deal is an actual thing or just made up for the drama, but...I think they could have come up with similar/interesting struggles for her to deal with at 29. But, that said, thinking about it, I guess some things wouldn't have worked as well at that age narratively (Plus, to be fair, when I was at that age I might not have bat an eye, I'm just basing it on my own viewpoint as an actual 29 yo). Add to that that it was a lot of, sometimes frustrating or boring, back-and-forth with these two... I still loved them as individuals though and disregarding the age gap, they did have nice chemistry.

Concerning the rest. I really enjoyed the friendship between Reaper und Goblin - probably my favorite thing about the show ngl. And since I have this weird fondness of death as a character in media, I also loved the reaper business.

The chemistry of the second couple was quite good.

I think that's all I have to say. There are a few minor things I could comment on, but I'll let it be. I liked "Goblin" overall.

#wolfishwords #goblin #guardian the lonely and great god #kdrama

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I liked the conclusion of Lucifer. I'm especially happy for Dan and Maze because they sure as hell deserved it.

As for Chloe and Lucifer, it goes beyond bittersweet, for sure. Frankly speaking though, ever since season one, I had a gut feeling that Lucifer would end up taking charge of hell again. I couldn't picture Chloe and Lucifer living as a happily married couple on Earth - maybe Lucifer even being a mortal. But so was Lucifer becoming god for what it's worth. I didn't expect Rory and time traveling at all though and I'm not going to get into if they had to go about it that way.

And yes, free choice was a major and important topic on the show for Lucifer. But so was taking responsibility and putting others first, at least occasionally. Based on my observation.

Someone had to take that responsibility and considering who Lucifer has become, it is reassuring to know that he is the one. Leaving hell without a capable person in charge is not an option, otherwise a lesser person uses it to cause havoc. There is a discussion to be had whether all people in hell deserve to be relieved of their guilt (a concept that has its holes to begin with) and whether its true that if this particular devil can become a better person, everyone can. Since I find it hard to believe that Lucifer committed every crime hell has to offer. But I'll leave that be. At the end, even though it is certainly not easy for Lucifer, it warms my heart that he uses what he learned on Earth to make a change. And yes, there is an argument to be made that it is unfair that Lucifer ends up at the place he ran away from and didn't want to go back to, that Lucifer lost, basically. But I don't think that's entirely true.

All that said, it doesn't mean it isn't sad to me Lucifer was seperated from his family and friends. We know Chloe eventually joins him in hell, but it's unclear if sometime in the future Rory can meet and reconcile with her father without disrupting that time travel thing. Or everyone else for that matter.

Anyway, in my opinion, there is room for endings like these, even if they hurt. It felt natural to me.

Thinking back, I was less than impressed with season one and had decided that Lucifer wasn't for me. I'm glad I gave it another shot on a whim because now it feels like something special to me. It isn't the best, there are things I'd like to have seen, explored more or things I think could be improved. But most importantly: The characters really grew on me. I liked them, even when they made grave mistakes or bad decision. The main ones are all just very endearing to me, you know which I mean, I don't have to name them all.

#lucifer season 6 #lucifer spoilers #lucifer season 6 spoilers #lucifer #lucifer tv #lucifer netflix #lucifers6 #wolfishwords

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I watched The Devil in Ohio on Netflix. Sadly, the experience was rather disappointing for me. I hoped it would go differently in its narrative. It has a lot going for it, the soundtrack is awesome, so are the visuals, but I found some of the choices they made poor.

I can't really confidently comment on the portrayal of the cult, but it felt half-assed and underwhelming to me. I've definitely seen better in films and series.

It actually reminded me of Ghost Wars in its flaws. The actions and reactions of the characters weren't always plausible or organic to me (like that dude from that center who pulls a weird face when Mae says her thanks? What was that about? Or Isaac for that matter, even before Mae and Jules were friends for a hot second. Like they just had an instant dislike for her when Mae hadn't to our knowledge behaved strangely to them).

I can definitely can get behind Suzanne's and Mae's characterization (Alex too, really, but he was in the end just a good cop without much else going for him), but not so much for the rest of the cast.

I can understand some of the concerns the characters have in regards to Mae, especially when we find out what the cult is capable of and that they approached Suzanne and her family for fostering Mae. It was not a good call of Suzanne to bring Mae into their home the way she did. Sure, Mae didn't let the hostility scare her, but she clearly is a very traumatized girl who probably needs a whole lot of therapy which I think Suzanne couldn't provide entirely.

It triggered her own trauma which she hadn't addressed apparently very well herself. Mae and her were imprinting on each other a lot. I also do see that Mae behaved sometimes manipulative or dangerously, I feel like the narrative wants to frame it like she is actually a bad guy, especially considering the end? But I feel like it's due to the way she grew up in that cult and her deep desire to stay with the family or at least Suzanne. And that's kind of fucked up and to be honest, while I think the way they portrayed it was poor, I understand the dad's decision that his children shouldn't be around their mom or Mae for now (he flips a little when it comes to pointing fingers, in the end saying it was his fault too because he didn't reign Suzanne in better or whatever and was definitely blaming a teenager at one point). Don't get me wrong, I hated how they handled that conflict within the family. But while the kids were douchebags (well, Jules and Helen were, Dani was initially friendly, but then grew cautious) to Mae, I can buy into teenagers having a hard time dealing with a very traumatized person and it's fine if the dad decides he would rather have his kids not around that. They surely told him off-screen what they had experienced. The fact that Mae's brother approached Jules was definitely a big fucking thing (who later on looked forward to killing Suzanne). I just think it sucks that in their eyes Mae was responsible for it all and I also don't think the kids were ever in serious danger in Mae's presence (though again, her life experience led her to do questionable things and I think it's fair to say that she did some of them selfishly, but the narrative should have discussed that better, especially considering the ending. Also did I miss the part where Suzanne made sure Mae was going to therapy??) But, it was dangerous for them in association. I hated how they framed the victim Mae here. Same in some ways with Suzanne. The fact that her family was commenting on the whole situation, along the lines of, 'hopefully mom gets her shit together.' Was Suzanne going overboard with a dangerous cult and acted recklessly at times? For sure. But it isn't like Mom just doing something silly and annoying. Like??? Should have phrased that way differently. Besides, the fucking cult is to blame here for being that way and not Mae and Suzanne (who initially didn't know the extent and just wanted to help a young person in a hard situation). I'm definitely torn on this.

I just think the execution was bad. Some of the conflicts felt far-fetched and half-cooked. I don't mind an open, bittersweet or unhappy ending at all, but this one felt weird.

And what is the final message of the series? Like many Netflix productions, funnily enough, I feel like this show didn't know exactly what it wanted to be?

I don't think I liked it.

#the devil in ohio #the devil in ohio spoilers #wolfishwords

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spoilers ep11

Damn, the case in episode 11 will be a tricky one. Since the victim's father refused to get revenge, I hope Ha-Na gets to solve the crime, arrest that criminal and find the victim's body. Since one of Chairman Baek's men is involved, it would have been interesting as well though if the Deluxe Taxi would have had to deal with it because they are at odds with Chairman Baek already. They have yet to explain if I haven't missed or forgot something why they are working with Chairman Baek who certainly has caused lots of sorrow herself. I'm guessing this case could be a turning point in that regard. Anyway, I think I still would prefer it if Ha-Na could manage it because she had to deal with a lot of failures, even though she's so smart and actually onto something.

#taxi driver #taxi driver 2021 #deluxe taxi #wolfishwords #kdrama

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Gaaah Taxi Driver is gripping af. I sympathize with and understand both sides, Rainbow Taxi Company and the prosecution, so it's hard on me. Like, Do-Ki and the rest actually give back to the victims, but of course their actions are criminal and have lead to death.

I have no idea how this will end and I love this kdrama.

#taxi driver 2021 #deluxe taxi #kdrama taxi driver #wolfishwords

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In the last few days I've been watching the Kdrama Taxi Driver (2021). Soundtrack is a banger and the show as a whole is excellent so far. I fell almost instantly for main character Do-Ki - serves excellent fighting. I'm at episode 6 and I really like our second lead Ha-Na, too. As for the rest of the little revenge crew, I can't say too much about them yet, but they are very likeable. Their boss seems a bit unhinged at times, so I'm not sure where it will lead to with him, but I'll see. The acting of the cast is really great as well and the cases really moving which makes the revenge, of course, lift my spirits, ngl.

#kdrama #taxi driver 2021 #wolfishwords #deluxe taxi #모범택시

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I have no intention at all to watch House of the Dragon. Never even finished Game of Thrones, so what's the point? But, it does remind me of my fondness for the Stark children. I hope that if A Song of Ice and Fire is ever finished that the remaining children survive and end up living a good life. :') Maybe one of them even as King of the North. Like I don't care for most characters in these books, but these kids? I'm scared.

#asoiaf #house stark #wolfishwords

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I just randomly remembered the episode with the frog lady, and how fucked up it was that Grogu continued to eat her babies and Din telling him staaahp it. 😳 I love him to bits, and I know he looooves to eat frogs, but...

#wolfishwords #the mandalorian season 2 #the mandalorian spoilers #grogu #din dijarin

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I despise it when shows and films are so damn dark that you can't see shit. A waste. 🙄

#wolfishwords #curon #netflix

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One grievance I have with season 2 with its storytelling is that I wished that moment Grogu and Din would see each other maybe (highly doubtful) for the last time was Din’s first face reveal. The other times his face was shown weren’t unnecessary, but the impact would have been just even bigger.

#the mandalorian season 2 #the mandalorian #din dijarin #grogu #the mandalorian spoilers #wolfishwords

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Felt cute. Might tell the gods to fuck off today. / Me and the gang being blasphemous uwu.

#the legend of white snake #chinese drama #netflix #wolfishwords #of course I realized now that I'm posting for a fandom dead on tumblr #but I'll have my fun anyway #maybe some day somebody looks into the tags...

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It really sucks when you start a series not knowing or even having forgotten it was already cancelled. On one hand it can still be a great experience, but reaching the end leaves me often feeling bitter. :/ And it’s not like I need the size of Supernatural etc. Boy, most series turn dreadful the bigger they grow. But they are cut off in the middle, they weren’t intended to be short and it’s quite obvious. I can understand the reasons, but it doesn’t mean I like them. When you start feeling like there’s no point starting a series because there’s always the fear of cancellation hovering above it, that sucks.

#netflix #amazon prime #cancelled shows #wolfishwords