cowboylikewren

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#i did not shed a tear when he died... babes it was obvious from the first episode he wasn't surviving the season.. pls #prev tags #real

[cowboylikewren]

“does grace have any weapons on her?”

“just jesus”

#i was mentioned #i got a shoutout from The uber ganseysyellowsweater on tumblr dot com #omg #pit stop in hatchetfield

[cowboylikewren]

no the fuck he wouldn’t have 😭😭 he’d have much preferred if we threw him our money (at full price admission)

rip hidgens you would have loved seeing working boys being legally free on youtube

#starkid #henry hidgens

[cowboylikewren]

so I've been thinking about why that scene between Duke and Miss Holloway hurt so bad, despite us knowing it was going to happen in advance, and I think I've blown this case wide open

for a refresher, here's the potential plot that Starkid released as a teaser for Nightmare Time 3:

The choice of words here is the key.

"...when Duke gives her an invitation to his wedding, the dejected Miss Holloway..." Pretend you don't know how this scene goes. Or better yet, how did you first imagine it?

At that point, we as the audience were aware that Miss Holloway has erased Duke's memory, likely multiple times, and has had to rebuild her relationship with him over and over again.

Because of that, the way I pictured the scene is that Duke would be all newly-in-love and excited when he gave Miss Holloway the invitation, and she would pretend to be happy for him then go off and cry about it.

It's still tragic, but the tragedy lies in the fact that Duke chose the wrong girl. We take comfort in the fact that he can still be won over, or at least that he's still happy, even if it makes Miss Holloway miserable.

Starkid took this notion and flipped it on us. And that's why it hit so hard: the tragedy isn't that Duke is stupid in love with the wrong person, it's that he loves Miss Holloway, and he's unhappy with Abigail. In the same way, Miss Holloway loved Duke, yet she can't be with him.

The tragedy comes from the fact that no one is making the 'wrong' choice in the situation, they both have good points. Miss Holloway can't be with Duke because of the way her powers work. Duke has tried and failed to be with Miss Holloway, and the fact is he does need stability. There's no bad guy here. They're both right. So there's no evil to be defeated, and nothing they can do.

Take that and add the consequences of Duke getting married. He can't go on missions with Miss Holloway anymore, so their whole relationship unravels. Now you've got yourself a recipe to break the fans

The last point is, we know Starkid. And we know Hatchetfield. there is no guarantee this story is going to end happy. In fact, there's a pretty good chance it will be bittersweet. And that's enough to ruin us all mentally

Duke wanted to say "Heya Darling," but the reality just doesn't allow him

[cowboylikewren]

the way his "What do you need?" sounds so much like wymack is going to kill me

[cowboylikewren]

So we agree that our boys are the embodiment of the 3 classic responses to trauma.

Fight: Andrew

Flight: Neil

Freeze: Kevin

Now, may I present you:

Fawn: Jean-Yves Moreau

[cowboylikewren]

anyone else thinking about the fact that Pete is one of the very first infected we see in TGWDLM?

[cowboylikewren]

Andrew Minyard coded

#andrew minyard

[cowboylikewren]

anyway happy st mark's eve to those who celebrate. hello queers how does being obsessed with horror podcasts, religion, and or the supernatural feel

[cowboylikewren]

jean, who never hits back. jean, who answers without realizing because that’s all he’s been conditioned to. jean, who follows orders without thinking. jean, who

[cowboylikewren]

I think it would be very funny if Aaron also had a raging addiction to nicotine like Andrew does. But he develops it later and after years of making snide remarks about Andrew smoking. So it’s like Aaron’s dirty little secret and he only smokes when no one else is around.

And, of course, one day Andrew catches him and is just like “Oh, interesting” and Aaron just knows he’s fucked and backed himself into a corner. Every single snide remark is turned back on him tenfold.

And how else is Aaron supposed to respond besides being an asshole right back. So it’s just a constant exchange of shit like “can’t wait to watch you die from lung cancer” “you’ll be right there beside me brother dearest”

I also think Aaron would vape more than smoke cigarettes and when Andrew finds that fact out it’s like a game of superiority

“You smell like bubble gum” “you smell like a burning building” “better than smelling like a middle school bathroom” “fuck off chimney sweep”

[cowboylikewren]

neil josten went to LA to hang out w his mafia uncle & an ex raven, put a hit out on someone, then lie to the feds. babygirl i missed you sm

[cowboylikewren]

neil in all for the game: crouches on the table in the dark eating lettuce and thinking about andrew

neil in the sunshine court: cocks gun and shoots someone in the back of the head before blowing the smoke from barrel and smoothly putting it back in the holster

[cowboylikewren]

Okay but why is no one talking about how, yes, Neil is a little creep who takes great pleasure being an ass to the FBI agents, but he was also stalling to give Jean time to get himself under control. He kept his mouth running so that Jean didn’t have to. He stalled drinking his drink and putting his food away. He kept the attention on himself because he knew he had some level of protection as an informer and Jean did not and was a) covered in wounds from a fight, making him suspicious and b) just told his sister had been sold and killed. He was also already unwell when Neil picked him up, having just been triggered to the moon and back.

Jean also had no experience talking to the press or the police and he would have struggled and possibly fucked up given how upset he was—as we’ve all seen—and Neil knew this and ran with it. Jean wouldn’t let him get him out of there—which he was willing to risk himself to do—so Neil protected him the only way he knew how.

You wouldn’t even be able to pry my love for Neil Josten out of my cold dead hands.

[cowboylikewren]

i will not lie, friends in my phone, i have been imagining affection from time to time

[cowboylikewren]

Imagine an episode of nightmare time opening on Peter Spankoffski. Same long hair, same glasses, same awkward mannerisms and snarky commentary, his sweater is new, yellow, but otherwise he looks as we know him. He’s talking to kids in his class, they don’t seem like anyone we’ve met before. We hear a teacher taking attendance in the background. He’s chatting with a girl, not Steph though, she has long red hair and seems concerned, listening to him explain “Look, it’s not like I don’t like the glasses, but those asshole bullies keep breaking and stealing them. It’s just not economical. That’s why I’m getting contacts. It’s just too much easier than-“ he pauses as the teacher shouts his name

“Theodore Spankoffski!”

“Uh, Here!”

He turns back to Jenny, “Sorry what was I saying”

[cowboylikewren]

the possible future of the hatchetfield series: hatchetfield halloween party livestream full rundown

again apologies if someone has already done something like this, but I’m procrastinating doing my coursework and just want to talk about hatchetfield I want everyone to be aware of this exciting stuff that was announced in the stream so here you go:

the next starkid musical to be released will not be in the hatchetfield universe.

the guy who didn’t like musicals will soon be ready to license.

nightmare time 3 was originally planned to be released in the same year as nightmare time 2 and will wrap up the overarching nightmare time stories (which seem to be miss holloway and the foster sisters respectively).

if they did a fourth hatchetfield musical, it would be about miss holloway and her backstory. it is already written. I am very very extremely normal about this fact 😃

there is a possibility of a hatchetfield movie, and workin’ boys was sort of a test for this concept. it would be a slasher murder mystery centering around the hatchetfield community players (zoey chambers and the cast of workin’ girls, possibly also with ruth, hidgens, alice and any other theatre-oriented characters but that part’s just my speculation). the transcription of the teaser description can be found below the nmt descriptions.

ok so here are the transcriptions of the nmt3 episode descriptions:

Story #1: Bottle Imps

Bill Woodward has been chosen to test CCRP’s latest and greatest product; Bottle Imps. These reality-bending buddies will bring their owner the one thing they desire most. When his new imp, Lovely, leads him to his soulmate, Bill decides to use his magical companion to play matchmaker. But to help Charlotte find the man of her dreams, Bill will have to bend the Imp’s rules. Rules he’s been warned, must never be broken…

Story #2: Frankenruth

Desperate to see a naked body, Ruth Fleming and Richie Lipschitz volunteer at the morgue of St. Damien’s Hospital. Their terrible plan becomes exponentially more terrible, when they become unwitting subjects in the experiments of the body-snatching madman, Doctor Laszlo, who claims to have conquered death itself. If Hatchetfield thought Ruth was bad before, then they will cower before the unspeakable horror of… Frankenruth!

Story #3: Becky Barnes Climbed a Tree

Becky Barnes is on top of the world! Not in a literal sense, of course. She’s deathly afraid of heights. After years of struggle, Becky’s life is finally everything she dreamed it would be. She’s engaged to her high school sweetheart, Tom Houston, and the two have a surprise baby on the way! But, as the couple prepare for the arrival of baby Marie, a shadow from Becky’s past returns to haunt them.

Story #4: Devil’s Night

Tim Houston has a crush. Unfortunately, it’s on his older, mature and totally cool babysitter, Grace Chasity, who he fears will never see him as anything but a snot-nosed little kid. But when a devilish maniac with murderous designs on Grace attacks Hatchetfield the night before Halloween, Tim must protect his beloved, or join the killer’s growing body count. It’s another slashing adventure on the night HE came home… Devil’s Night.

Story #5: (long special episode) Miss Holloween

It’s Halloween in Hatchetfield once again, and Miss Holloway is celebrating the same way she’s done for decades, staving off the horrors that go bump in the night. But when Duke gives her an invitation to his wedding, the dejected Miss Holloway begins to chafe under the terms of a contract forged many years ago. She strikes a new bargain, but unfortunately her creditors are known for their tricks, not treats. Just as Miss Holloway gives up her powers in exchange for a mortal life, a monstrous new threat rears its ugly head. As All Hallows Eve descends, and all Hell breaks loose, Miss Holloway must save the town or die trying… for real this time.

Story #6: (long special episode / season finale) Orb Weaver

Lex Foster had a life once. A home. A boyfriend. Now there is only the road, and her sister, and the fear of the men who are hunting them. As Hannah Foster watched Lex sink deeper into despair, she is certain of only three things: Webby is gone. She cannot help them. They are alone. Elsewhere, an old soldier awakens from a catatonic state. Returned from some unimaginable Hell with a mission. He knows that somewhere, two magical girls require immediate evac… then maybe some coffee.

very important: if you want nightmare time 3, WATCH NIGHTMARE TIME 2. BUY A TICKET TO THE LIVESTREAM. SHOW THAT THERE IS LOVE AND DEMAND AND IT’S WORTH THEIR TIME AND MONEY I AM BEGGING YOU

hatchetfield movie: Cast Party Massacre

The Hatchetfield Community Players. You will never find a cattier troupe of two-faced thespians. But when the blood begins to flow at their latest show’s cast party, they must consider: is there a secret murderer in their midst? And more importantly, who amongst them is a good enough actor to pull off such a performance? Can they set aside their petty squabbles and tangled romances, or is it curtains for this ensemble? Who will survive… the Cast Party Massacre!