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lukkabloom · 3 months

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Fun Facts abt the residents according to Ikevamp Radio (ヴァンなま) Part 1

Found a playlist of Ikevamp Radio that occurred multiple years ago so I decided to collect my findings about the residents in a list. I haven't seen anyone translate it or talk abt it so I decided to do it for a bit of fun. Anyways, here are episodes 1-3!!

Some quick things to note before:

Vincent/Aramaki Yoshihiko (Makki) is the MC, Sebas/Morishima Shuta (Morishi) is a guest (but he’s in every episode he might as well be the 2nd MC). They also have other people as guests in some episodes (other ikevamp VAs or others related to the game itself)

Episodes 1 & 2 occur before Ikevamp’s release

most of my findings are from a segment from the livestream where the residents (mainly Vincent and Sebas) talk to each other & ask each other questions about the lives while they spend some bonding time in the thermae. The segment's called "I love yu" which is a pun on "I love you" and yu (湯) which means "hot water" or "bath"

There are also other segments where the VAs draw based on a designated theme & the viewers vote on the best art (van Gogh's drawing section), and another one where the VAs read the summary of the game in their in-character voices (but the VAs interrupt and make it funnier & less romantic) called "Ikemen Vampire, a guidance for you" (I won't talk abt these sections much tho)

ALSO!! This is not a translation of the whole livestream, just bits and pieces of it. I don't have the time and energy to do that

Episode 1: feat. Leonardo's VA Tsuda Kenjiro

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Question: Which historical figure/genius do you respect the most?

Napoleon: Oda Nobunaga

Mozart: Johann Sebastian Bach

Leonardo: Michelangelo (which I thought was interesting since real-life Leo and Michelangelo had some beef w each other)

Morishima (Sebas’s VA): Newton (bc of the apple & theory of universal gravitation), Edison

Tsuda (Leonardo’s VA): van Gogh

Aramaki (Vincent’s VA): Liu Bei, Zhao Yun (I think that's who he was talking abt? I'm not familiar much w/Chinese figures' names in jp---they're read differently in Eng)

The other VAs joke that Aramaki’s similar to Napo in the sense that they both admire soldiers/military commanders

Question: Favorite part of a woman’s body? (This sounds so wrong in both jp & eng)

Napoleon: from the neck to the shoulder, he's prob talking abt the shoulders to the neckline or vice versa（首から肩まで）

Mozart: voice (so he can understand what his partner’s thinking & feeling)

Leonardo: thighs (bc it’s soft & he likes lap pillows)

Tsuda said Leo’s a bit of a pampered/attention-seeking child (甘えん��), and not an ore-sama (which he thought Leo would be), an unexpectedly cute reason considering how reliable Leo looks

Vincent gets a bit sad when he’s bathing alone

Leo can sing a song that he’s only heard once (as expected of a genius)

Sebas can be seen hanging the sheets outside from Vincent’s room

Leo’s unsatisfied that there’s only men in the mansion (this was before MC stumbled to the mansion)

Vincent doesn’t want women in the mansion bc he wouldn’t know how to act in front of them

Sebas thinks Leo is an expert in handling women, Leo is confused when he became one

Leo’s weak against Vincent’s pleas/suggestions (honestly who isn’t??)

Sebas thinks it’s impossible for a woman to stumble upon the mansion (foreshadowing)

Leo thinks that fate will play a trick on them, his mumbling confuses Vincent and Sebas (more foreshadowing)

Episode 2: feat. Jun, singer of Ikevamp theme song "Rouge"

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Jun is a repairman who fixes things around the mansion… HE'S ALIVE IN THAT ERA???? (Idk if its canon)

He also sings “Rouge” while he works which means the song exists in the 20th century (again idk how much of this is canon)

Jun also sells milk in the mansion, acting as a different person as the repairman, although Sebas & Vincent are suspicious of him (he literally just enters the bath to sell milk to Vincent and Sebas lol)

Vincent and Sebas talk about MC, she has arrived @ the mansion

Vincent worries abt her since she is surrounded by vampires in an unfamiliar environment, but to Sebas, it looks like MC enjoys her life and is headstrong (aka Vincent is just nice to others, nothing new)

Vincent believes that Sebas is cool and can do anything, to which Sebas indirectly disagrees (he coughs)

Sebas is weak to Vincent’s innocent eyes (just like Leo from the previous episode, again, who isn't?)

Sebas breaks the 4th wall talking abt a popular romance game where you can fall in love w/vampire-turned historical figures

This is literally the beginning of how Sebas goes ooc (becomes weirder) throughout the series (is it even ooc if it’s basically approved by official??)

Sebas says that Theo is overprotective of Vincent, Vincent comments that he’s supposed to be the older one

they also introduce my fav segment (Can you tell me... your name?) where they have listeners vote on quotes they want the VAs to say, and they will say the line w/the listener’s names so it sounds like the VAs are speaking to them. Vincent's & the guest (if there is one) will have legit cool lines (like “(y/n), Don’t let go of me” or “(y/n), you’re the only one in my eyes”) but Sebas always has one funny line as one of his options (ex. “Hey, do you wanna have a takoyaki party?” or “Do you want to fry one more sanma?”) and every single time the weird line gets voted and ITS FUNNY AS HECK

Also in the same segment the viewers will sometimes submit funny names for the VAs (especially Sebas) to say & it adds to the laughs

Ex. for Sebas’s “Hey, do you wanna have a takoyaki party?” some viewers gave names of Anpanman characters (a children’s anime in Japan) so Sebas will literally say things like “Jam-ojisan, hey, do you wanna have a takoyaki party?”

There was also one whose name was Tako (octopus in japanese) so Sebas would say “Tako, do you wanna have a takoyaki party?” so he’s asking the octopus to have a takoyaki party where the octopus will be eaten (the irony as well as the dark underlying meaning behind it is very funny)

Also the way the other people are laughing while Sebas’s VA is trying to keep his cool is so hilarious

It’s predetermined and agreed upon the Ikevamp staff that Sebas (or Morishi) is willing to do/say weird things for the audience

This whole segment is a whole ride in and out of itself

Episode 3: feat. Leonardo’s VA Tsuda Kenjiro once again

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Sebas once again breaks the 4th wall by referencing episode 1 of the show

Sebas teaches Leo the basics of manzai (a type of japanese comedy)

Leo says “Vannama” (the name of ikevamp radio) and “tendon” (the food and a manzai phrase) in a weird accent further proving that he doesn’t understand Japanese (or maybe it's bc the two phrases are too specific idk)

Sebas tells Leo to ignore what he’s saying as he is saying metafictional expressions (メタ発言) basically how he is breaking the 4th wall, and Leo just accepts that as another one of Sebas’s quirks

Vincent comments that Leo’s very manly, Sebas further compliments him saying that Leo is a man amongst men

This episode has one of the funniest (imo) “Can you tell me… your name?” segments ever. Vincent and Leo’s VAs had amazing lines, but Sebas… oh gosh where do I even start. (ok Leo’s VA did say “Ushi (cow), wait for me by the bed,” and “Namamono (raw food), wait for me by the bed” & that was funny too but…)

One of the options for Sebas’s lines (and the one that was ultimately chosen to be said) was “Do you want to fry one more sanma (a type of seasonal fish eaten in fall)?” and the viewers got crazy with this one.

There were some legit names but most were for jokes, choosing names going along with the theme of fall foods and creatures (tuna, matsutake, karaage, grasshoppers, etc.)

There was “Akashiya, sanma mouipikki yaku?”(Akashiya, do you want to fry one more sanma?) which was the funniest one. Akashiya Sanma is a very famous Japanese comedian and it’s very genius of the viewer to connect the person with the food. I laughed straight for like 10 min when I first listened to this (I still laugh just remembering it. The double-entendre!!!)

Literally any episode with Tsuda is chaotic (this isn’t the last time where he shows up)

At the end of the episode, Vincent’s VA couldn’t stop laughing and messed up his lines multiple times (I don’t blame him everything is just so funny)

#this is such a fever dream #the VAs are just as chaotic/if not more #im so late #ikevamp #ikevamp vincent #ikevamp sebastian #ikevamp leonardo #ikevamp radio #ikemen vampire #rough translation #lukka talks

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hueberryshortcake · 7 months

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"And if you ever get a war without blood and gore / I'll be the first to go"; An Exploration of Draft-Dodging Activity in DuckTales Characters

Abstract

Obviously we're all asking ourselves this question: Would Scrooge McDuck be a draft dodger? I endeavor to answer this question to its furthest extent, and to expand upon these implications and the potential actions of his comrades were they in danger of being drafted.

Some notes:

It is past my bedtime and this is probably significantly less funny than I think it is but I'm a history major who knows slightly more about this topic and the "duckverse" as it were than I probably should; additionally, I am using this as an opportunity to pretend that I'm not supposed to be reading Descartes right now. god i love my life

listen to Draft Dodger Rag by Phil Ochs for the full experience. I too have a wracked up back, am allergic to flowers and bugs, get epileptic fits when the bombshell hits, and am addicted to a thousand drugs.

if I get canceled for this at least I'm going out with a bang

I said ducktales in the title as an attention grabber but I'm not working exclusively with dt17 characterization or context. I'll probably use what I know best which is the shows and a smattering of American comics

im american obviously

"what war are they drafting for" idk maybe it's peacetime maybe It's a wwii scenario maybe [elroy patashnik voice] It's Vietnam Baby! maybe I'm making shit up idk use your imagination don't think about this too hard or take it too seriously [<- guy who spent 3+ hours writing + read an essay about Thomas Hobbes to put this together]

Scrooge McDuck

Okay so. Obviously he is technically elderly and also has bad eyesight so like he wouldn't have to. Let's ignore these factors because it's way more fun.

For at least half his life Scrooge has the funds to discreetly buy his way out of military service. However, it is a well-distinguished trait of his that he refuses to use his wealth as a ladder to success. Given this, it is easy to conclude that he would use his hardworking grit or whatever and con his way out of the draft the good old fashioned way. He could fall back on any existing or faked conditions but I'd prefer to think he'd end up doing something round-about and ridiculous because it would be way funnier.

Additionally:

if my meaning is caught here.

Conclusion:

dodger

Goldie o'Gilt

Any and every iteration of Goldie can and will dodge the draft by any means necessary. The more dastardly, the more fun it will be for her. She will bribe an official. She will seduce an official. She will claim conscientious objector status despite having little-to-no qualms about violence [citation needed]. Barks' Goldie will be so so so sad and pitiful and say think of the orphans. 1987 Goldie will shoot any government official who tries to come collect her. 2017 Goldie will do whatever is most entertaining to her at any given time.

[Footnote: Maybe she's Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. idk]

Conclusion:

wholehearted dodger

Bentina Beakley

(Within 2017 context) this question is difficult for me to answer. Yes she is old. No she is not physically unfit. No she is not huge on deception. Yes she loves rules. No she probably is not excited about the government or the military. Yes she is, it you will excuse my being so blunt, a girlboss.

My conclusion?

I know she's an elderly British woman but Bentina Beakley IS Captain America

Conclusion:

Not a dodger

Huey, Dewey, and Louie

In the time of Vietnam my grandparents may or may not have snuck drugs to someone so that when the government went to do their medical examination this person was having wacked up symptoms and they were presumed to be unfit for service. Barks' triplets especially would be doing this sort of thing all over the place (see "Gladstone Returns" (1948)). The 1987 triplets could be convinced to act similarly.

The 2017 triplets may also do this, but it would inevitably play out differently, as former incarnations of HDL have generally relied on them as a unit to interact with other characters and plot elements, while the 2017 boys' strength is largely in their interpersonal dynamics; as such, there would be significantly more push-and-pull between the three of them narrative-wise. I could theorize further but I don't really feel like it.

Suffice it to say: No but only because they're perpetually twelve.

[Footnote: the Quack Pack (1996) triplets are more likely to be in the running for the draft (they're old enough to drive by the time the show takes place, so they're likely 16 or 17. The US conscription cutoff was lowered to 18 in 1942. They had better be damn careful). As Huey explained his plans to get out of military service, Louie would say, "Do you guys ever think that by conning our government we're breaking the social contract we've created with our sovereign authority and actually betrayed the self-preservation we're claiming to protect, much like Thomas Hobbes outlined in his 1651 novel Leviathan?" at which Huey and Dewey would look at each other and then say "what's your point" and that would be that. For the purposes of this exercise you may exclude them from your rankings now.]

Conclusion:

Not dodgers but only by technicality

Gyro Gearloose

Much like Leon Theremin Gyro would be pulled from a gulag and forced to create devices to aid the USSR cause.

[Footnote: if i remember correctly the USSR killed all the scientists and or put them in gulags and then got confused when they didn't have any scientists to help them against the US in the cold war. lmao.]

[Secondary footnote: Yes that was the guy who invented The theremin. he also invented a listening device that was hidden in the white house]

[Tertiary footnote: Gulag kermit]

Conclusion:

Not a dodger but mainly on threat of death

Flintheart Glomgold

yeah

Conclusion:

Dodger

Gladstone Gander

Gladstone would dodge the draft if he had to but his luck would result in his lottery never being pulled and/or the government losing his profile. Donald would be so fucking mad.

Conclusion:

fuck I ran out of space for pictures. I'm doing some of these out of order [dodgeball.jpg]

Dodger but on a technicality

Fethry Duck

Fethry is perpetually a college student and also (points to beatnik archetype) probably stoned out of his mind at all times. I claim the "addicted to a thousand drugs" clause.

Conclusion:

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Dodger but not maliciously

Launchpad McQuack

I haven't watched Gomer Pyle since I was like 10 and I remember almost nothing from it but I feel like that would be his experience

Conclusion:

rosie.jpg

Not a dodger

Webbigail Vanderquack

she is 12 years old

Conclusion:

rosie.jpg

Not a dodger

Donald Duck

I'm saving my favorites for last. I know you've all been waiting for them. here are the Duck twins

2017 Donald I'm gonna be real I'm not really sure. 1987 Donald joins the military on purpose. Quack Pack Donald would really really really not want to and would probably try to dodge in the saddest most cowardly ways possible (I support him). he could and would fake an injury, any of those old cartoon-esque tricks. I feel Barks Donald may fall into this category as well.

Donald is Schrödinger's serviceman; he both is and is not a part of the military at any given time. Like the gods of old, his mythos transcends the limits of many labels and characteristics. He would love to serve his country; he hates doing things for other people and being told what to do. He feels a sense of duty; he is beholden to no one but his hammock.

[Footnote: Here the author would encourage the reader to ponder the wonders of homosexuality in the American Navy of yore. Okay cool moving on]

Conclusion:

man idk

Della Duck

Della would have no qualms about resisting the draft. Drawing on the Phil Ochs song for inspiration, possible methods include:

being 18

(pretending to have) bad eyesight

flat feet (all ducks have flat feet....)

asthma

getting a boyfriend

poor old invalid aunt (read: claiming to be caretaker for scrooge, who is soooo old and frail and can't be left alone, come on guys)

college student

working in a defense plant

allergic to flowers and bugs

addicted to a thousand drugs

Additionally,

Straight up just not showing up when conscripted

Claiming to be homosexual (she doesn't have to be lying)

Convincing the medical examiner that she's hysterical

Bribery I guess but it's kind of tactless

Becoming pregnant with triplets

HOWEVER.

and I have considered this extensively.

her ass would join the air force. like for funsies. now to be honest this is like a really really really bad idea in war time because if you've ever looked at the statistics (I have) "As Donald L. Miller writes In *Masters of the Air*: "By the end of the war, the Eighth Air Force would have more fatal casualties—26,000—than the entire United States Marine Corps. Seventy-seven percent of the Americans who flew against the Reich before D-Day would wind up as casualties.""

like. not a great choice

[Footnote: at this point my thought process is almost entirely centered around the 40s]

As a result I feel that Della may let herself get involved in the war effort in some capacity (ie nursing (she would hate this), working in a factory (she would hate this), being a test pilot like the WASPs (she would love this but everyone would hate her bc she's reckless and insane), or being an air force pilot if able. she would do this to be sooooo bisexual

generally speaking I feel the second that she was put into active combat or got bored she would desert immediately

Conclusion:

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Deserter!

In closing,

I spent three hours compiling this and I have more thoughts that I could have added but left out for the sake of brevity (ie thoughts on Daisy and the USO)

I'm sorry that I think draft dodging is funny it runs in my family idk

war is bad

not a huge fan of the draft either

big fan of Phil Ochs though. my mom makes me perform that song when we have guests over

scrooge mcduck says don't trust the government. or do I'm not your boss

this concept got out of hand so quickly. so quickly.

I hope this post is not a cancelable offense but if I go down for speaking the truth I'll do it with my head held high

I am going to go eat microwave ramen [it is midnight and I have to leave at 8:30 so I'm really cutting it close here]

#this is my magnum opus. my manifesto. my 95 theses. my magna carta. my leviathan. my howl's moving castle. my magic tree house.#this is insanely long.#ducktales #dt17 #ducktales 2017 #della duck #scrooge mcduck #donald duck #duckverse #disney ducks #hueberry shortcake #duck comics #quack pack

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nikathesiren · 2 months

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Not-Jojo content for a hot minute! Let's talk about the Borderlands movie...

First things first, I don't know if you know this, but my nickname comes from Borderlands. Although now I only talk and draw about Jojo's, I'm still a big fan of the Borderlands games.

When I played the first game, I loved the concept about sirens, and it was back then when I started using my actual nickname (circa 2010). Then, when Borderlands 2 came out, I was obsessed with Handsome Jack. And when I say obsessed, I mean OBSESSED with huge and bold capital letters. I consider Borderlands 2 the best Borderlands game of them all, and The Pre-Sequel is a close one just because of my full Jack obsession, lol.

Keep reading for my opinion about the trailer...

I don't remember when they announced that they were making a Borderlands movie, maybe 2017-ish??? I was extremely excited, thinking that they would adapt the story of the games (back then, I think Borderlands 3 wasn't even announced, but they could have started as a trilogy...). I even fantasized about the idea of Dameon Clarke, Handsome Jack's VA in English, being Jack in the movie as well. But that dream was long gone when I read that the film would not exactly follow up the story we all know. And the wait to see something about this movie was LONG.

I finally watched the trailer when they released it, and even it's not the story I was hoping to see... I kinda like it. I didn't feel the hype I expected being a huge Borderlands fan, but I think I can still enjoy it. Some stuff from the movie feels off (like Roland's personality... he doesn't feel like Roland at all... and where are Lilith siren tattoos!?!?!?), but other stuff feels total in the style of Borderlands (people bullying Claptrap in some way is a must). The movie has its flaws, but people on Reddit keep bitching about Lilith and Tannis being too old, Roland being too short... ugh, I don't fucking care about the cast not being aesthetically perfect (but I admit that I would have liked them to). If the actors and actresses do a good job interpreting their characters and the story fits the Borderlands' universe with good humor and action, I'll consider myself lucky.

That was my impression of the trailer in English, but I'm from Spain, so the next day I watched the trailer again, but dubbed in Spanish, and... it felt way funnier! At least Tina's phrases sounded funnier for me (instead of saying "it's in my mouth!" she says "I swallowed it" lmao), and some voices suit the characters better than the original ones. Usually, it's the other way around, lol!

I think the localization will improve the movie for me, and that gives me some hope to enjoy the movie besides all the bitching on Reddit. Seriously, guys, stop complaining about people's bodies... there are other things to be criticized...

To try to introduce myself into the mood, maybe I'll do a redraw of an old Borderlands fanart... it'll be coming soon!

#personal #borderlands #borderlands movie #opinion #i tried to be respectful #at least I'm more respectful than some people out there

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rayisalive · 1 year

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RAY OMG HI IT’S DIAMOND ANON WHATSUP

So I read your silly little y/n slander fic and I was like ‘this is the funniest thing I’ve read it would be even funnier if jamil was there’

So here I am requesting Jamil Viper version of that, with whatever other character you want (not Tr*y though-) because they’re all great

Take all the time you need!! Take breaks and drink water and don’t drink windex <33 /p

★A/N: HI DIAMOND ANON!! I’m happy that you liked it hh- I guess it’s time for Y/N’s antics in Scarabia.

I wrote this weirdly quickly I’m a bit concerned for myself-

Everything in here is a joke, do not take it seriously.

★Includes: Fem!reader, Jamil and Kalim x reader

★Context: Y/N’s antics in Scarabia! How will her annoying little self fare?

★Tag.List: @yinenovica @snek-disappearedagain

←Valentines Fic(2023) Y/N vs The TWST Universe→

My lego brick self was nearly lost in the sand as I entered Scarabia.

The heat beat me like I was a sandwich in a waffle maker as I trudged through the sand, making my way towards the giant castle.

Its gold pillars shone brighter than my future as I entered. The sand path ended at the entrance as I was finally able to climb out of the sand and onto the floor.

As I walked through the halls I could see the dormmembers watch me. They were surely curious as to why I was there.

The pressure soon got to my head as I yelled out, “Why do you hate me so much?!”

The students looked at me, curious to what I was saying.

“Not everything-” the student began to speak until I interrupted them.

“I don’t care if I’m not like other girls, maybe I don’t wear makeup and maybe my closet is like a cartoon side charact-”

“You don’t even go to this school, why would we not look at you??”

I shot a glare at the student, I obviously go to this school as once again as a wattpad Y/N I can break the laws of every fictional world.

My face grew redder than the artificial apple candy stores sell as I rushed away, ignoring the others' protests.

The water was nearly as blue as my orbeez as I stared into the fountain.

I looked around making sure no one was around. After knowing everyone was off doing something else, I opened my mouth, singing at the top of my lungs.

The words of Fight Song rang through the dorm like a bullfrog had their vocal cords strung by a five year old as I sang my heart out, not paying attention to the approaching figure behind me.

Upon tapping my shoulders I stopped my singing to see who had interrupted me, only to be met by none other than Kalim Al-Asim, housewarden of Scarabia and firstborn to a well-respected family in the Scalding Sands.

“Hey, you’re Y/N right?”

“Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- Y- *insert more Y’s* Yes, why?”

“I was wondering what you’re doing here, I don’t remember seeing you at the robe ceremony, plus I thought this was an all-boys school, no matter! Do you want to stay for the feast tonight?”

His voice was welcoming with a bright smile on his face, washing my worries away. It was at that moment, oh that poor boy, he was in love with me. Why else would he invite me to dinner as if just being nice doesn’t exist in my vocabulary.

Who would have assumed someone such as him would want to be with someone like me? With my 300 ft long hair and height smaller than a roach, a miracle how I caught his attention really.

Before I could respond however another figure ran up to Kalim. The person happened to be Jamil Viper, vice-housewarden of Scarabia.

“Kalim!” He yelled, “You can’t invite her, she’s wanted by the school!”

As the words left his mouth the realization hit my brain like I was a target and the words were an arrow.

Jamil hadn’t wanted me to come to dinner because he knew that Kalim had loved me but he had too! And totally not because I’m not supposed to be at the school-

“Oh but Jamil, she's already here in Scarabia I’m sure it’s not a problem.”

“Kalim, no, plus you just met her! You can’t invite someone you just met.”

That’s when I interjected, letting my voice be heard, “He’s right Kalim, I know we just met but you can’t be in love with me, it’s just not possible.”

“What?” The white haired boy asked, a look of confusion in his ruby red orbeez. “I’m not in love Y/N, I was just trying to be ni-”

“Oh stop fighting over me,” I interrupted, making my smaller than a prokaryote self be seen, “I can’t choose between you two, I need time.”

The two boys looked at me, not understanding a thing I said.

“What?” asked Jamil, looking at me as if I was a possum with fairy wings.

Before I could answer, faculty barged in, running towards me.

“You don’t go to this school stop coming here!” they yelled, attempting to catch me.

I quickly ran away, out of Scarabia and back to my house.

Perhaps I’ll be able to choose someone in my imaginary love triangle that only exists in my head because I think everyone is in love with me.

©rayisalive 9/16/22 None of my work is to be translated, plagiarized, or reposted without my knowledge. If I inspired you be sure to tag me so I can check it out!

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afaramir · 2 months

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Your ™ (aside from faramir obv) is how unhinged you are about denethor AND having the most correct takes abt him🧡. Oh and also oranges maybe

AAAA...THANK YOU ??? THIS KNOCKED ME FLAT like for real i cannot express how much ive been thinking about this ask all day. like i was in the grocery store thinking about it. i cant decide if it's funnier if you've been here since i was 19 and a hater and watched me have my dramatic change of heart in real time or if youre new here and don't know my tragic backstory. TO ME it's hilarious to be assigned denethor girl bc like teenage me is having a heart attack but i bear the badge with pride nevertheless <3333 and thats what we call character growth!

pj had totally got me with the mad-and-vindictive-with-despair denethor gambit for years and years but literally i started working on the faramir goes to rivendell au and thought for about two seconds about how complex both faramir and boromir's relationships with their father are and how the film changes genuinely weaken all of their characters so much and did a total 180 degree turn on a dime. by doing denethor dirty i would automatically be doing faramir dirty and then i started thinking and went hang on a second he is so complex and interesting actually. like i can't emphasize how much that was the exact logic that allowed me to achieve this development.

i mean okay LISTEN TO ME oh my GOD denethor IS a good leader there's a reason why gondor stood so long alone against the enemy and he NEARLY fucking beat SAURON in 30 years worth of head-to-head knock-down-drag-out psychic stalemate warfare and he only falls into despair when he loses both of his sons. you don't need to like him to respect the achievement!

i almost put a read more here but fuck it denethorposting on main. hit j on your keyboard or do a big scroll if youre sick of me LOL

i am very well known for going totally feral over duty vs love dynamics and that is literally what is going on between denethor and his sons. he cannot be their father and their commander at the same time and they are at war!!! being their commander has to win out above all else!!! whether any of them like it or not!!! do you know what ruthlessness means do you understand that duty wins this one.

do u guys understand that denethor and faramir are a father and son who love each other above else and yet do not like each other at all. there was a schism somewhere there along the line and love without bitterness and political sniping and ideological misalignment is a DISTANT MEMORY. No Of Course He Shouldn't Have Said He Wished Faramir And Boromir's Places Exchanged Jesus Christ No Son Should Have To Hear That From Their Father But Girl Sometimes When You're Grieving You Say Stupid Shit That You Shouldn't Have. doesn't mean you should've said it but [pippin voice] we can understand poor denethor a bit better, huh?

its just so interesting to me to think about faramir and denethor's relationship from a standpoint of like. ok listen good stewards that are not good fathers and dutiful sons who will not compromise their moral compasses for love. i don't like you and i agree with approximately 1% of everything you've said ever and your expectations of me have always been unreasonably high even when i was a child but you also are the only person who could ever understand the terrifying psychic powers that just live inside my brain and you are probably the incarnation of lordly dignity and power that i have had and i have wanted to emulate all my life and i still have the instinct to ask for your approval even if i'm going to hate what you're going to say. and when i'm dying i will call out for you. and i don't like you and your moral compass is going to get you and me and everyone in our city killed and you haven't listened to a single thing i've said since you were fourteen and i fucking hate that you're listening to and trusting the fucking wizard over me but you are my best captain and you are everything that i wished i could've been without the war and you'll never understand that that's why i pushed you so hard i just wanted you to live. and if you couldn't live at least we could die together. LISTEN i am a faramir girl until the death you all KNOW THIS BUT THESE TWO THINGS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE- [i am forcibly yanked offstage]

#from the inbox #Anonymous #THANK YOU YOU ARE AN ANGEL!!! I LOVE YOU!!!#sorry for how unhinged this answer got ive been drinking #my friday night: totally sober sitting quietly filing my taxes. my saturday night: wine drunk denethor ranting. i am an adult #you: ur brand is being unhinged about this specific topic. me tasked with talking about that topic: sorry for being unhinged. hilarious #idk like oh my god yeah the transgender allegory of 'parent insisting their child is dead while people cry out that they're still living'#fucks crazy. i fucking love that reading. but im tired of the madman-idiot-caricature lack of textually-referenced nuance out here!#bitch king faramir and complex noble lord denethor are actually concepts that are holding hands. To Me.#also YES!!! ORANGES!!! i have an orange tattoo lol i love you i'm glad i exist. there is secret lore but i think if i don't stop talking no #everyone who follows me will explode me with their minds #i am still taking trademark asks if anyone at all has read this far LOL #long post #SORRY AGAIN LMAOOO #denethor anon #denethorposting

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Skip to Loafer Anime Episode 1, Part 1 - Thoughts and more thoughts? (Part 2/3)

Here is Part 1 of my Part 1 LOL

NOTE: these posts do contain manga spoilers/ spoilers to episode 1 of the anime

6. Nao's Introduction

When I was looking at my side by side comparison with the anime to the manga, I was REALLY surprised to see that THIS was a difference. Where in the anime, Mitsumi says something along the lines of “Nao is my dad’s sibling”, I was really surprised that the manga translation introduces Nao as Mistumi’s dad’s younger “brother.” I’m really glad for this change, because character-wise it just makes SOOOOO much more sense that Mitsumi would use a gender-neutral term in her perspective that introduces Nao to all of us.

When I was looking at two translations that are up on mangadex, I noticed that one had brother italicized, while the other doesn’t HM. Not too sure which one is the official one, but the italicized brother does give a different meaning than the one that isn't!

I’m really curious as to what the original Japanese translates to in the intro of Nao, and would love a confirmation as to what the official english release translation of it was if anyone can send me any info in regards to that!

Edit as of: Fri, April 7, 2023~

The lovely Millie on discord has let me know that the official english release translation is true to Nao's identity! Millie has also provided me with a photo - thank you Millie :))) So that's awesome for me to see that Nao's intro really isn't a change from the manga to the anime.

I'm still curious as to what the Japanese official manga translation is/ what the dialogue actually translate to in the anime, cause I think that'd give me far more context as to how the intro of Nao is adapted in the anime being introduced as "Nao is my dad's sibling", so if anyone has any info on that, I'm all ears and would love to know :)

Edit as of Friday, May 12th, 2023

The wonderful @li-changge has kindly explained the original Japanese translation. Please refer to the replies in this post :)))

7. Cute and cuter! Animals are the best.

I just thought it was so cute how we can see more of Mistumi’s lock screen in the anime! Honestly, I completely missed this when reading the manga

8. More Cherry Blossoms - they're falling for me, and I'm falling for them even more than I already am!

More cherry blossom action, but what’s cool is in the anime, we actually see it in action - LOL I love seeing anime doing its anime thing, but that's too bad in my screenshot.. you don't see any of the anime thing, so this is your sign to watch the episode again

9. Huh? She's stuck to it.

I love how we get to hear the little “huh?” that Shima does! In the manga, it seems more so that Shima notices Mitsumi, with no spoken reaction!

Also, in this sequence of “girl stuck on the wall” we literally see a crowd part before we see MItsumi which i think only adds to the humour of this moment. Also, hearing the characters say these lines and how the voice actors have delivered them so freakin' well only makes the dialogue of Shima and Mukai even funnier HAHA

10. Sound Rolling, Camera Speeding, Me Laughing

These moments were SO great to me on all senses - sound, visuals, my stomach muscles moving so I could ha ha ha

First of all, whatever gurgling sound mitsumi is doing in this moment made me topple over LOL

and then the moment of reveal when mitsumi looks at shima for the first time with the sound effects? Also, the anime throughout has SUCH a great use of realism and when to really exaggerate the dramatics which only makes things all the more funnier - and this moment before mitsumi turns, then having that bg music hit and the visual background turn dark, and then close up of that eye is one example of this anime’s great use of realism vs. heightened realism for effect

11. This Mitsumi Face

We get to see more of droopy mitsumi face in the anime and i’m here for it! This chibi-guilty face rocks my world and i’m very happy we get to see it, as it’s not really clear in the manga

12. A little mix and match

This next moment, the anime and manga actually swapped/combined together some visuals from different moments and put them in one and the way they used it imo is really cool!

In the manga, mitsumi has this post-train ride reflection moment. For the first time, it happens right before she meets shima

and the anime plays each sequence out in its own scene.

Then later, after they got off the train and shima asks mitsumi if she wants to run to school, mitsumi’s has her post-train ride reflection a second time. In the manga, it looks like this:

but in the anime, we just stay on her face

i think what’s cool with this choice of using the different vignette scenes only during the very first post-train ride relfection - the being lost, being in the wave of people, etc. is that with the funny bg music, the added visuals only make it more funny.

Then by having her second reflection only focused on her face with no background music at all, really makes us feel like she’s reflecting on what happened in a different way, with more seriousness, and more gravity, and we can feel that through the simplicity of just looking at her, no sounds aside for her inner thoughts

Link to Part 3/3

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srtgjsiorjtgiosjtigjsijtg I've read so many Warring States Era fics and I just really want this scene. All I want is a scene of 2 amicable characters from the future screaming excitedly at each other from across the Uchiha Vs Senju battlefield like "look! I found you!" but, of the usual suspects, only Naruto is puppy enough to do that while still keeping semi-in character, so we get delicious crack of Gai and Lee falling back in time and screaming at each other instead.

This is arguably even funnier bc Lee looks like a tiny Gai, so there'll just be 2 of the same person screaming gleefully at each other.

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Somehow, Lee and Gai get transported back in time. Either they land together and get separated later, or they land in different places and know one another is there. Or (because I'm pretty sure if Gai or Lee knew a comrade was stranded with them, they'd immediately go looking for them), for extra funnies, and potential angst, they have no idea the other is back in time with them, so they're EXTRA excited when they finally find each other.

On the battlefield.

As enemies.

Because situational irony is great.

Which side are Gai and Lee on? I'm not really sure, I'd have to do some wiki searching or head canon hunting bc I've never actually watched Naruto so my grasp of their personalities is based entirely on fanfictions and the occasional clip I come across.

Anyway, the scene:

[they recognize each other from their moves or voices or being the only ones with green freaking spandex] They spot eachother *excited* "Lee!"

*excited* "Gai-Sensei!"

*tearing up* "Lee!"

*excited and tearing up*"Gai-Sensei!"

They start running toward each other and the armies surrounding them part like the red sea before Moses, bc this is weird

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

They slam into each other with a massive hug and everyone stares like "wth is going on"

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an alternate funny happening:

Gai, with the Uchiha bc black hair and no other reason: *dynamic entry* I have found you, my Eternal Rival!

Kakashi, with the Senju bc of the "Tobirama is half Hatake" head cannon: *picking wax out of his ear* Huh, did you say something?

Gai, tearfully: My Rival is so Hip and Cool!

The battle is stopped in its tracks bc Gai is so goddam loud that everyone just turns to watch him and Kakashi like 😲

#naruto #Maito Gai #kakashi hatake #Rock Lee #This is just such a goofy thing that I want to see very badly

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Y'all while I was searching for some ANB content I found this REALLY good analysis of the musical, this guy makes some really good points that I either wasn't able to form into words and some things I didn't even realize!

You can read the whole thing here, but here are a few of my favourite points he made :)

(NOTE: This analysis is about the original play, not the 2015 version so some things might not line up if you haven't listened to or watched the original musical)

"It’s interesting to note that the score takes off, pretty much from the start, at a manic pace, and it doesn’t really stop to breathe until Roger shows up to sing “Sailing,” the first relaxed song in the show after a succession of frantic, neurotic, relentlessly driving, dissonant numbers. The music tells us that Gordon’s life is crazy (presumably even when he’s not being rushed to the hospital) and only Roger can bring a calmness to that craziness. We see that influence throughout the entire show – Roger’s patience, his humor, his deep understanding love , and his calm."

"The joke of Roger naming his boat Cutty Hunk is obviously a gay man’s parody of the famous clipper ship Cutty Sark (and its namesake whiskey), and it carries with it all the hyper-masculine, gay-appropriated imagery of an all-male crew of sailors on long sea voyages. The famous Cutty Sark was so named because of the ship’s figurehead, a woman wearing a short chemise or nightshirt (called a cutty sark in Scottish). Also, Cuttyhunk is an island off of Massachusetts, where Roger likes to sail (notice the other place names in the song – Nantucket, Cape Cod, Newport). But the joke goes even further. Other definitions of cutty include irritable, short-tempered, and impatient (its literal meaning in Scottish is short), which makes it that much funnier that Gordon, Roger’s irritable (hunky?) lover, is aboard the Cutty Hunk and is complaining endlessly. "

"it’s both funny and disturbing how condescending the doctor and the nurse Nancy are to Gordon, how much they treat him like a child (or is that just his perception because he knows he’s acting like a child?). In one of the funnier fantasy moments, Nancy begins explaining his arterial venous malformation and segues into a weird children’s song about veins in brains bursting. Has Gordon melded together all the authority figures in his life into some collective Super Bungee, all singing to him in condescending children’s songs?"

"We have to ask, since Gordon lost his own father, is Bungee a (creepy, twisted) replacement? Gordon keeps looking for Bungee’s approval, but also constantly fighting with him, challenging him, rebelling against him, just like a real, adolescent son. Is this one more clue that Gordon has a lot of growing up to do (like Finn’s other famous character, Marvin, in the Falsettos trilogy)? It’s funny (and typical) that Gordon says he hates Bungee but is then distressed to hear from Rhoda that Bungee hates him too. And what does it mean when Bungee threatens to replace Gordon with his own son?"

"It’s interesting to notice how Gordon sees – or, more accurately, how he hears – each of the people in his life. In Gordon’s head, in his ears, the doctor, and Nancy the nurse get that driving, relentless, dissonant, staccato sound (as in “911 Emergency”) ... Gordon’s mother and Rhoda both get frantic, disjointed, dissonant music (“Throw It Out,” for example). Mr. Bungee gets music with playful but bizarre rhythms, unusual intervals in the melody line, and an almost circus-like sound, a kind of music that is somewhat child-like but also “wrong” in subtle ways. In contrast, Richard, the other nurse, and Lisa the homeless woman, get a warmer, funkier, jazz sound and Roger gets the mellowest sound of all, a full, rich, romantic sound that no one else in the show shares – until the end of the show, when Gordon finds his real musical voice."

#My post #This is such a good read I recommend looking into the whole article if you have the time #I could also just be stupid and have no critical thinking skills lmao idk #maybe most of this stuff is obvious to everyone else #anb #a new brain #Gordon Michael Schwinn #Mr. Bungee #Mimi Schwinn #Rhoda #Roger Delli-Bovi

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Super Mario Brothers Movie (2023)Review

Includes Spoilers Be Aware!

So first off I usually do more game reviews however I plan to do movie reviews if I feel its worthy enough to but it will always be listed under movie reviews if anyone wants to read back on them where my games will always be under just reviews. That being said on with the review.

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I grew up with Mario games from the Nintendo on out and I still play them to this day. I loved the Super Mario Bros: The Movie that came out in the 90's so wasn't sure how to feel about this one but I can happily say it did not tarnish the live action one I got from the 90's and for that I am grateful because I loved it. If you not seen the one from the 90's try to get a hold of it and watch it for its time it was worth it.

Anyways on to the review of the newest Mario Brothers movie that was animated. So first had some good cast member voices like the funny guy Jack Black as bowser I love that man he makes everything funnier and more fun. Then you got Chris Pratt although I prefer him in Guardians Of The Galaxy he voices Mario and does a great job doing so. There are a few others that I'm not going to mention that make the cast pretty good.

The fact that Bowser wants a fairytale wedding at any cost or he will destroy the world just WOW didn't see that coming. In the world of Otome, Bowser is a Yandere crazy as ever but loves a woman and if he can't have her no one will. That sums up bowser completely. Its so funny you never think about how many characters fall into a yandere, or tsundere until you get into otome games. Don't get me wrong I know there is more than those 2 architect personalities but thats all I'm going to name for now. It had me and my husband laughing through out and OMG the cutest thing ever is this little sadistic flame but he made it so much funnier that he was happy about dying.

Princess Peach was no damsel in destress she held her own probably better than the brothers did. To me at times it felt like it was more a movie about her than them. I do wish Daisey had been in it but was glad they summer up why Peach lives in a world full of men mushrooms when she is human. Also I have never been a huge fan of toad but boy won me over with his badass IDGAF attitude and he will save the princess like seriously while all the other mushroom people run away like little bitches.

Then you got to talk about Donkey Kong first off the blonde guard monkey I need to give props to him and his super cool self looking even cooler on the big screen.

Donkey Kong was also pretty interesting and true to the games for sure. He was rather funny with the banter back and fourth to Mario. All in all I am happy I saw the movie and with Yoshi in the end I look forward to hopefully singing another one with him in it could be interesting since he is in the real world.

#super mario #super mario brothers #mario movie #movie review #movies #movie #Super Mario Bros: The Movie #jack black #chris pratt #yoshi #bowser #funky kong #donkey kong

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#ShareYourProgress Tag Game!

Tagged by: @saedoeswriting and I think @ashen-crest (like 20 years ago) thank you both! This is a really neat game! Tagging: @spacetimewraithwrites, @abalonetea, @idreamonpaper, @sleepy-night-child, @winterandwords, @kaiusvnoir, @writeouswriter, @writer-on-time, and anyone else who sees this who hasn't done it! I know I'm late and you may have already been tagged in this, but I'd love to see everyone's process! (As always, please don't feel pressured or rushed!) Rules: When your work is tagged, show the process of its creation from planning to posting, then tag others. Use the tag #showyourprocess so we can find yours!

I'm going with Time Borrowed since it's my most recent creation

Inspiration

So this idea started hitting me in the fall of 2021. I was working a job I really hated (I'm talking REALLY hated), and it was making me miss an old job and coworkers I had as security personnel. As we all know, the last few years had been shit, and the wip I was working on at the time was a little too dark and heavy. So I tried to think up something lighter and funnier. So I took inspiration from that previous job, which was my first job with coworkers who were really like a ragtag family, and went for a futuristic hopepunk future.

I was an idiot at my first job, I had no idea how adult world things worked, but I had a great work family to help me out. And I thought, wait, instead of a teenager, what if we played with clueless robot tropes? It's futuristic. It's fun. It'll be cute. And that's where we started, with Beau.

Preparation

I'm gonna be honest, the preparation wasn't its own step (never really is), I usually like to jump in with absolutely no idea where I'm going or what a plot even is. I just wanted to do something fun. Preparation was mostly Character Creation –that was is. No worldbuilding, no plot, just jotting down random ideas that popped into my head, trying to dig up really funny bits and things, and then building a world around it. My main goal was to have fun as more escapism than anything.

Art process

I stumbled across these Fictober prompts and dove head first, making things up as I went. Scribbling out scenes, finding the natural flow/voice of characters, and really trying not to place stress on things. Just have fun. By the end of October, I had a rough plot I wanted to use, but I still wasn't sure how I wanted it to end.

I went into NaNoWriMo and really started to put it together. I started posting snippets and excerpts and really got motivated with feedback! I started really fleshing out worldbuilding and as the new year rolled around really got hit with extraterrestrial ideas to drive home the Sci-Fi aspect.

I finished the first draft in May, and I've let it sit for a while and hope to get back to it shortly.

Thoughts

I love, love this story, which I love most everything I write, but this one is a little bit special. Every step of the way has been fun and comforting, and it doesn't seem daunting or impossible to complete. It might be my first attempt at publishing, and may have ideas for a sequel!

But I hope everyone enjoys reading the bits and pieces I've posted as much as I've enjoyed writing it! The community here has helped in a big way, so thank you to you guys too!

#wip: tb #tag game #tag games #share your progress tag #ShareYourProgress

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its not about winning at girl. its about the boyfriends you make along the way.

this is like peak toxic elliot. hysterical but also uncomfortable!!

-elliot stay is what happens when you do communicate (discovering youre into your gf yelling at you to take care of yourself) and nonstay is what happens when you don't communicate (getting relationship advice from peter white)

-the WHOLE arc hes been so restrained, like, can you move in with meeee nooo sorry sorry i asked that im such a jerk!! and then the last second its like. you WILL drink the potion. and then later on he’s like You WILL move in with me. i cant STAND it anymore.

-afterward peters like ohhhhoho making her drink the thing is only delaying the inevitable though BOYS SHE HAD 1 DUTY POINT SHE WOULDVE JUST STAYED ANYWAY!!!

-on an "alice’s will sneaking around backwards to make things happen to her" level, this was probably her own ambivalence, though.

-WHICH DOES NOT EXCUSE THE SHITTY BUNNY LOVE ADVICE CLUB.

-she describes elliot’s medicine kiss as feeling assaulted and it’s so so so uncomfortable to read. i definitely felt physically bad a little bit as i was reading it.

-but it feels, yknow, not out of nowhere? it’s like you big idiot you asked PETER for RELATIONSHIP ADVICE. "you have to force kiss your gf" THATS WHAT I THOUGHT YOUD SAY YOU STUPID RABBIT!!!

-its a little bit like. alice looked so firmly away from Elliots Questionable Actions And Traits that it all sprung up at once as soon as the pressure was on. and a lot a bit like qr's coercive quota had to be filled lmfao. but you know

-endless witchery

-babe it’s 202th turn time for your awful vial. (repeats forever)

-really not giving her the credit of even letting her choose

-the longer she stays the more duty points she could accrue theoretically and duty points win over any medicine!! it’s a losing gamble!!

-the wider the pool of characters who also make alice drink the potion mouth to mouth gets the funnier it becomes that julius ends his route by feeding her coffee like that. like she already decided to stay on her own he was just feeling like he missed out. obviously the winner is vivaldi for her incredible "the love between us made the bitter medicine taste like roses" maneuver

-ace isn't in the finale at all because he's on his way he just got lost cmon hes like okay i went to go give julius all the alice/elliot gossip and how she totally turned my dance offer down and now im walking home from the tower im almost there - oh it's over???

ace later, probably: you’re still a traitor btw ^_^ alice: TO WHO?!?!? IM HATTER NOW ace: ^__^ not a castle issue not a hatter issue not a park issue but a secret fourth thing....

-elliot DID realize alice was lying to him. he is smarter than she counted on him being.

-i posted the b/a/e pics last night but like its a huge power move for alice to express her actual insecurity with her own relationship and blood telling her “thats a good thing, actually, youre just bragging” and immediately she NO U!!!!! ‘s him so hard he gets all caught out being affectionate and sulks.

-blood being accused of having affection for anyone: >:0

-really at the end of the day blood had a very good point though. if you feel you cant Do anything substantial for your boyfriend and he just enjoys your love and company for some crazy reason.... thats a good thing! that’s you being loved. i hope she learns that lesson.

-and she’s gonna be a hatter girl now so that’s more of her worries put to bed.

-TWO OF A KIND SIBLINGS BLOOD AND VIVALDI elliots like can i kidnap my gf and bloods like sure just dont half-ass it and then vivaldi watches the kidnapping go down and is like how DARE you.... carry her over your shoulder and not romantically in your arms

-you knowww theyre gossiping about it in the rose garden.

-elliot voice im sowwy for kidnapping you . to my house. im so so sowwy Do you hate me

-SHE STILL DOESNT KNOW BLOOD BROKE ELLIOT OUT OF PRISON OR THAT BLOOD PROMISED TO KILL ELLIOT. BY THE WAY

#hybrid crosspost as skelleton built up by fresh ramble #thoughtful honking

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first- hhhhh you read soa im HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

to your post about patroclus' fighting skills- i was always under the assumption that it wasnt that he was Bad at fighting, but that his kindness and reluctance to fight first, ask later was seen as weakness and inability (rather than, yk. strength and decency.) like when push comes to shove, he fights, and he fights well, but i never saw him choose that as his first option, without already exhausting other choices. idk thats just how i interpreted it and i have way more thoughts but i dont want to clog up your askbox but i'd love to hear your take!! i will never stop talking about this book

side note: have you read circe yet? i didnt want to for a while bc i thought soa would be the peak but its So good, objectively funnier than soa simply bc the characters say fuck so much more often and nothing is fully taken seriously, but i also felt i could relate to circe more than i could to patroclus, although both are poignant, beautiful stories. if you havent read it, i highly recommend you do!

That’s the thing. Patroclus’ unwillingness to fight should’ve been depicted as his choice and NOT his inability. There are more than a few times where Achilles has to act as Patroclus’ guardian (asking him to get behind him when they face off Trojans on the beach, Pat telling Briseis that she needn’t worry because Achilles would always protect him etc) despite him being capable enough to defend himself (and Achilles, if it came to that). I just don’t like the fact that Miller painted Patroclus to be sort of a damsel in distress who always needs her ‘hero’ to come rescue her from the bad guys when canonically he was a renowned warrior and strategist (along with being the voice of reason and composure amongst the hot-headed Greeks).

I felt it played into the heteronormative stereotype of writing one half of the mlm couple to be more traditionally ‘feminine’ (he’s even compared to Cleopatra, for that matter) in order to not distract the attention from the glorification of real ‘HERO’ of the novel (though I’m very glad it didn’t play up your classic top-bottom trope). Other than that though, I thought it was a pretty solid novel, definitely one to pull on your heartstrings with the way it’s written.

also noooooo I haven’t read Circe yet, idk if more Greek mythology is something I need rn lmao. I’ve picked up the Mahabharat retelling by Devdutt Patnaik called ‘Jaya’ and will be finishing that first. Though I will definitely look it up in the future!

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TVLINE'S YEAR IN REVIEW!

2023 in Review: The 20 Best Shows

BY TEAM TVLINE

DECEMBER 4, 2023 7:30 AM

TVLine’s annual year-end retrospective is officially here! And we could save the best for last, but really, where’s the fun in that?

Rather, our Year in Review kicks off with a ranking of 2023’s 20 best series, a list created by our editors’ spirited debates and reminiscences about the past 12 months of television.

Our ranking below covers the spectrum of broadcast, cable and streaming, from the sophomore slump-less Abbott Elementary to Fargo‘s triumphant return to a standout second season for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. We’ve got returning veterans (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Succession) and breakout newbies (Silo, Shrinking), plus a few hidden gems from this TV year (if you’re not watching Dave… well, why not?).

But as much as we love a good spoiler here at TVLine, we won’t ruin the entire list for you. Keep scrolling to see our picks for 2023’s best shows — including our No. 1 pick for the best show — then drop a comment with your own favorites!

Still to come in TVLine’s Year in Review: Worst Shows of 2023, Biggest Plot Twists, Sexiest Scenes, Character Deaths That Nearly Killed Us, Shocking Cast Exits and much, much more!

The Other Two(Max)

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Max’s showbiz satire was funnier than ever in its third (and ultimately, ugh, final) season, skewering everything from Jeff Bezos’ billionaire status to Disney’s famously tepid approach to LGBTQ+ inclusivity. Stars Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver respectively took Brooke and Cary to new, cringe-worthy lows, as Brooke made a half-hearted attempt at do-gooding and Cary’s desire for fame became even more insatiable. But The Other Two also proved it could still surprise us, wading into occasionally dramatic waters — Brooke and Lance’s breakup fight, or the surprisingly moving series finale — that were just as effective as the show’s nonstop punchlines. — Rebecca Iannucci

One Piece (Netflix)

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Netflix has bonafide TV gold on its hands with this live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s long-running manga series about a ragtag group of pirates on a global quest for the ultimate treasure, the titular “One Piece.” A winning combination of breathtaking visuals, a delightful tone, incredible fight scenes and inspired casting resulted in a final product that managed to both impress critics and appease fans — an incredibly rare dual feat, especially in the inconsistent realm of live-action reimaginings. — Andy Swift

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

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An occasionally uneven final season does not mask the simple truth: The Amazon comedy went out with a bang. Not only did Season 5 produce some of the finest episodes in Maisel’s entire run — we’re looking at you, Episode 6’s hilarious and heartbreaking Susie-centric “The Testi-Roastial” — but Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino delivered the period-appropriate goods when it mattered the most, i.e. via the immensely satisfying series finale. — Michael Ausiello

Silo (Apple TV+)

Juliette and Sheriff Holston (David Oyelowo)

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To be honest, this dystopian drama had us at “the last 10,000 people on Earth reside inside a mile-deep home.” But Silo took that provocative premise and added to it a knockout cast led by Rebecca Ferguson (and many of whom stuck around a lot shorter than you might have expected!), incredible and tactile production design, and a twist or two that even those who read the first of Hugh Howey’s Wool novels did not see coming. — Matt Webb Mitovich

The Fall of the House of Usher(Netflix)

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Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy ended their time at Netflix the way they started it: by scaring us silly while making us ache (in a good way!). Usher, based on various works by Edgar Allan Poe, followed the immensely satisfying formula the executive producers put forth in The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. First, have a terrific ensemble play out an emotionally resonant saga. Then, sprinkle in just enough jump scares to distract from the deftly woven existential dread! Even better: This time around, Flanagan added heavy hitters Bruce Greenwood and Mary McDonnell to his troupe, giving Usher a solemnity befitting the final jewel in the horror auteur’s Netflix crown. — Kimberly Roots

Dave (FXX)

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With its third season this spring, Davemaintained its status as one of the best shows that not enough people are talking about. The FXX comedy took a deep dive into its protagonist’s psyche as he searched for new love and interrogated his own thirst for fame. The result — as is often the case with Dave — was a bizarre, sincere, reliably funny and surprisingly cameo-filled (Brad Pitt?!) batch of episodes, building to an unpredictable finale that was as horrifying as it was hilarious. — R.I.

Fargo (FX)

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FX’s pitch-black crime anthology has made a triumphant return with Season 5, easily its best and most exciting outing in years. (Yes, only three episodes have aired so far, but trust us: It keeps getting better.) Juno Temple is a real spitfire as Minnesota housewife Dot, and Jon Hamm turns that old Don Draper mystique on its head as macho sheriff Roy Tillman. Season 5 strips away the indulgences that derailed previous Fargo seasons and ups the ante with a barrage of high-octane action sequences. Are we hooked again? Oh yah, you betcha. — Dave Nemetz

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(Paramount+)

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The Paramount+ show’s sophomore run was a crowd-pleasing affair that gave us a little bit of everything. From Una Chin-Riley’s thought-provoking ethics trial to that charming musical episode that had us singing its praises (and proved this cast has serious vocal chops) — and let’s not forget that bonkers crossover with the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks — Season 2 took big creative swings that elevated the show to bold new heights and yet, never forgot its roots. — Keisha Hatchett

The Great (Hulu)

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The Hulu series delivered another — ahem — great season of absurdist comedy and political intrigue as Peter and Catherine finally called a truce and recommitted themselves to their marriage. The couple’s twisted romance felt especially engrossing this season, due in large part to Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult’s beautifully layered performances that were as devastating as they were funny. And the show’s needle-drop ending moment, during which Catherine danced through her grief to the tune of AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long,” highlighted an invigorating season of growth and loss tinged with raucous humor. — K.H.

Snowfall (FX)

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Set during the height of the 1980s crack epidemic, FX’s captivating drama ended its run on a series high as Franklin Saint wound up destitute and wandering the neighborhood he destroyed with drugs. Portrayer Damson Idris was brilliant in his final outing as the ruthless dealer, delivering a standout performance that deftly illustrated how greed, ego and addiction fueled the character’s gut-wrenching demise. It’s an unspeakable crime that Snowfall never received the Emmy recognition it deserved, especially after an exceptional final season that solidified its status as one of the all-time greats. — K.H.

A Small Light (Nat Geo)

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National Geographic’s gripping retelling of Anne Frank’s tragic story didn’t get a lot of love when it was released. And that’s a shame, because the limited series — told from the perspective of Frank family friend/protector Miep Gies (excellently played by Bel Powley) — did its subjects a great service by leaning into the moments of joy that sparked even in the darkest days of the Franks’ and Gies’ lives. With a modern sensibility and an examination of hatred that sadly still reverberates throughout the world, A Small Light was a profoundly moving project anchored by the warm gravitas of Liev Schreiber as Anne’s father, Otto Frank. — K.R.

Abbott Elementary(ABC)

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There was no sophomore slump for the hit ABC comedy, which continued to bring the laughs in its second season while also deepening its characters in ways that were both hilarious and illuminating. (Barbara’s school-fire meltdown is an unforgettable example.) With thoughtful but funny storylines, like the introduction of Janine and Melissa’s messy family dynamics, Abbott Elementary successfully expanded its scope beyond the school walls. Meanwhile, the delicious romantic tension between Janine and Gregory is still alive and well, even after the pair took some steps forward and backward in their “will they/won’t they” dynamic. — Vlada Gelman

Shrinking (Apple TV+)

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A series about grief turned out to be one of the year’s funniest and most heartwarming. Jason Segel lit up the screen as a widower struggling to parent his teenage daughter and move on from his loss. His big life change sparked an avant-garde approach to his work as a therapist, leading him to fly off the rails personally and professionally, as the impeccable supporting cast — including Harrison Ford, Christa Miller and Jessica Williams — landed well-executed quips and touching moments. Poignant and wildly entertaining, Shrinking proved that silver linings do exist, even if dark clouds may be blocking our view. — Nick Caruso

BEEF (Netflix)

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Netflix’s story of two unhappy souls whose paths collide after a vicious road rage incident spawned both humor and tragedy, and allowed stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun to showcase their deep arsenals of talent. From comedy that bordered on absurdism to the emotional meltdowns that had our jaws scraping the floor, the series took some thrilling turns before culminating with a literal bang that nearly destroyed us. By its end, BEEF‘s flame-broiled insanity left us hoping creator Lee Sung Jin has something else to throw on the grill soon. — N.C.

Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)

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Now this one was a surprise! Amazon Freevee’s wildly chaotic prank comedy flew under the radar at first, placing an unsuspecting real guy named Ronald on the jury of a completely fictional court case, but it delivered more laughs than just about anything on TV this year. The twists were almost too crazy to believe — James Marsden cracked us up playing an arrogantly entitled version of himself — but it was the underlying sweetness here, with Ronald bonding with his fellow jurors as the trial dragged on, that made all those long days in the jury box worth it. — D.N.

The Last of Us(HBO)

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Executive producers Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin blended a cracking-good cast (expertly led by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey), beautifully spare scripts and loving devotion to/willingness to deviate from the source material — a post-apocalyptic zombie video game! — all to create one of the finest dramas we’ve seen in years. Let’s take a moment, as well, to acknowledge standout guest stars like Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman and Ashley Johnson, whose performances propelled the deeply moving story toward its gorgeous, albeit devastating, Season 1 conclusion. — K.R.

Poker Face(Peacock)

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Star Natasha Lyonne and director Rian Johnson teamed up to pen a love letter to classic TV detective dramas with this charming Peacock mystery. It’s a real throwback, with Lyonne’s amateur private eye Charlie Cale solving one self-contained mystery per week and meeting a roster of fun guest stars, but Lyonne’s sassy, quippy performance brings it all right up to the present day. This isn’t bulls—t: We could watch her solve crimes all day. — D.N.

The Bear (Hulu)

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The first season of Hulu’s culinary dramedy, it turns out, was just an appetizer. Season 2 was even more delicious, taking its sweet time to let the drama marinate as chef Carmy and his pals worked their butts off to build a fine-dining restaurant from scratch. The energy was infectious, the emotions were raw, and the performances were astoundingly good, cutting right to the bone. Throw in an all-timer of a holiday episode with a feast of big-name guest stars, and The Bear’s sophomore outing somehow left us both supremely satisfied and hungry for more. — D.N.

Succession (HBO)

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Free! Iwatobi Swim Club Season 1

Okay, so I planned for this to be k-drama week, but I went to go watch Extraordinary Attorney Woo and found out it was 16 episodes that were each 50-85 minutes long and I just couldn't do it.

So instead we're back to our regularly scheduled programming: sports anime!

FREE! IWATOBI SWIM CLUB

This is technically my first full rewatch of this show, I watched it for the first time last year and I've rewatched a few episodes here and there but never the full thing again. Ah, I love this show. Amazing cast, perfectly quirky and funny, and a unique plot. As an ex-competitive swimmer, this show is a joy to watch.

BACKGROUND

Haru, Makoto, Rin, and Nagisa all swam together on a team as children. Each specializes in a certain stroke, but Haru is adamant that he will only ever swim freestyle. Swimming is changed for him when Rin convinces him to swim free in a relay with the other boys. Rin soon moves to Australia to train, but not without saying something to Haru that makes him never want to swim competitively again. When they're second years in high school, Nagisa convinces Makoto and Haru to restart the swim club with him, and imagine their surprise when they find that Rin is back and town and competing against them. This first season deals with the relationship between the Iwatobi Swim Club and Rin, as well as their journey to the district tournament. There are more seasons and they each deal with a different topic.

REVIEW

This was one of the first animes I watched and its still one of my favorites. Obviously, one of the reasons is the cast, which features 4 of my top 5 voice actors, so there's a little bias here. The animation style truly is beautiful and you can see why a driving force of these characters is because they can see how beautiful swimming is. There's also so many little jokes in this show, and it adds somewhat of a break to the drama of the show. This season is probably one of the funnier seasons of both this show and of sports animes in general. Its not my favorite season of Free! but it is a great introduction into the show. I'm definitely going to keep rewatching and go through the rest of the seasons, but I'm not sure if I'll right a review for each one. In case you were wondering, my favorite season is probably Free! Dive to the Future!

SIGN OFF

This show is literally *chefs kiss*. Before I posted this, I actually ended up finishing the rest of the series, including the best season, Dive to the Future. It's just as good as I remember! The finale film for this came out in April, but it's unfortunately not available in the United States yet. I am anxiously awaiting the day that it finally reaches us over here.

Thank you for reading! See you next week, where for once, I haven't already picked out what I'm going to watch!

9/8/22 7:54pm

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