So Netflix Marvel basically made the Hand start off as a Japanese clan of ninja with a side order of Chinese mysticism.
Turn into a blended Chinese/Japanese-inspired cult seeking to colonise a partly-Chinese mostly-blended-Asian area (but destroy it instead of colonising it because drama).
And end up as a vaguely Asian cult where a white woman is in charge of four POC and enslaves a WOC.
I mean. At least it resolves itself with Elektra and Colleen unintentionally working together to wipe them out but damn the Hand was a mess.
For the record, I love Nobu, Gao, and Bakuto, but the Hand really was a mess and they could have done so much better if they'd stopped before they made it Generic Asian Antagonists because it went all downhill from there.
(Colleen being half-Chinese, half-Japanese could have been even more of an amazing commentary on the Hand if they'd stuck to the idea that the Hand was a Japanese-origin ninja clan that attacked and wanted to steal from K'un-Lun and Gao alone was a traitor of K'un-Lun, instead of whatever they thought they were doing with Reid.)
(I'm not going to get into the issues around Tibet and China but I am not surprised that Netflix Marvel didn't bother to address that at all.)
(Also, I find it incredibly disrespectful that they not only introduced a white leader of the Hand who hails from an Asian country, but also that Sowande, the Black leader, was reduced to a gun-wielding gangster. I have no comments on Murakami other than being disappointed that they made him Nobu's puppet master instead of his replacement or equal.)
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Our Top 10 Post of 2023
10. Riley Reid
9. Lucy Hale
8. Christen Harper
7. Jennifer Lawrence
6. Billie Eilish
5. Paige VanZant
4. Alexandra Daddario
3. Kiernan Shipka
2. Sabrina Lynn
Jenna Ortega
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the cast and producers of interview with the vampire and mayfair witches will be doing an emmys for your consideration panel on march 15th!
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Book names + authors under the cut
Kadou Mahisti/Evemer Hoskadem- A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Nick Bell/Seth Gray- The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
Evelyn Hugo/Celia St James- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jankins Reid
Rune Saint John/Addam Saint Nicholas-The Tarot Sequence by K.D. Edwards
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Today's Doctor Who thrift finds! I didn't realise at the time but the Cyberman book is signed by Sandra Reid (aka Alexandra Tynan) who designed the Cybermen costumes!
If anyone knows who the second signature beside the neck tie is from, please let me know!
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Why Women Kill
Season 1 Episode 2
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Enemies to Lovers Book Recommendations
I don't know about you all, but I live for enemies to lovers. Give me all the angst and then fluff. Here are some of my favorite books in this category. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know!
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
To Kill a Kingdm by Alexandra Christo
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
The Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
Carry On by Rainbow Powell
Captive Prince by CS Pacat
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Daughter of Sparta by Clarie M Andrews
Poison Study by Maria V Snyder
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On this day in The Newsreader (23/04/86), Dale interviews HIV patient Caroline Gibson, which is received with mixed reactions from his coworkers, loved ones and indeed the entire viewership of News At Six. What will happen next?
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AMA Mayfair Witches Critic Edition
MAYFAIR WITCHES RELEASES TONIGHT! Embargo lifts soon! Review goes up tomorrow morning? I think!! Not to step on my pal @armavnd's toes but if you have specific questions about Mayfair Witches (or IWTV) ASK ME ANYTHING and if it's about MW i'll post tomorrow and if it's IWTV I'll post tonight.
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I don’t expect them to meet anytime soon but
LOOKIT!!!
Lestat and Rowan being adapted under one roof at the same time, LEEESSSSGGGOOOOO!!!!
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March Wrap-Up
🗓️ I've read 9 books in March 2023
⭐ My reading experience was an average of 4 stars, a very good month. Nothing was worse than 3 stars which is amazing.
📝Most prominent author was Stephanie Garber.
📚 Books read in 2023: 34/52
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April 2024 Wrap-Up
Here is what I read, posted, won, received, and bought in April.
As always, let me know if you have read any of these books and (if you did) what you thought of them.
Books I Read:
Books Reviewed:
The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin—review here
The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves—review here
Off the Air by Christina Estes—review here
Sincerely, The Duke by Amelia…
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Surprised by Oxford
Surprised by Oxford (2023)
#RyanWhitaker #JordanAlexandra #PhyllisLogan #MarkWilliams #RoseReid #SimonCallow
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Jahr: 2023
Genre: Drama / Romantik
Regie: Ryan Whitaker
Hauptrollen: Jordan Alexandra, Phyllis Logan, Mark Williams, Rose Reid, Simon Callow, Nicholas Aaron, Ed Stoppard, Ruairi O’Connor, Michael Culkin, Lourdes Faberes, Tim Matthews, Emma Naomi, Anabelle Holloway, Tyler Merritt, Dean Shortland …
Filmbeschreibung: Die brillante, aber emotional verschlossene Caro Drake (Rose Reid) kommt in…
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