alek, 23, he/him.
i try to be a lefty when im clearly bad with both hands
ok i like two things: wwdits and final fantasy. and sumo wrestling. three things.
my snail phobia is acting up bc of that damned poll those shelled motherfuckers are EVERYWHERE im going to delete tumblr forever (im not im just being dramatic and hyperventilating from scare)
19-year-old Guillermo De La Cruz, vampire slayer by blood, from a long line of slayers, upon meeting a 700-year-old killing machine and feeling hot inside and getting goosebumps:
Also, can we talk about the Spanish in this episode? It was so good! Props to everyone involved! Native Spanish speaker here, from actual Latinoamérica. Usually when people speak Spanish on US shows it sounds so forced and unnatural, like it was written in English and put through Google translate a couple of times and that's when they are not just speaking gibberish.
But this episode? Oh man, not this episode. First of all, Harvey's Spanish is really good (something I wasn't expecting, cause half the time "Latino" actors can barely speak the language - looking at you Lin Manuel Miranda) but Harvey speaks perfectly and so naturally! And so does his mom, and his abuelita, and every actor.
And they all have Mexican accents in Spanish. That's another thing networks don't really think about, they just get someone that speaks Spanish, it doesn't matter where they're from, it's all Spanish so why care? But, guys, we all have different accents. It's just so jarring, imagine that they introduce a character from England and he starts speaking with a US southern accent. It happens all the time. But not on this episode, they are a Mexican family and you can HEAR it. It's wonderful.
The way they kept switching and using Spanish was so well done, the Spanish felt authentic and part of the characters and their culture. And I'm just so happy. Hopefully other shows take note, this is how you show a different culture on tv.
So it's official. Guillermo met nandor at a Panera bread , felt a burning in his heart and goosebumps on his body and really REALLY misinterpreted the reason why