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whereyoursoulresides · 4 years

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DiC Dub. vs Sub, Episode 21/25 - “Jupiter Comes Thundering In”/”Jupiter, the Brawny Girl in Love” Pt 2

After so long, here is part two!!

Because of the massive break in between the two, I’ve had to switch gears a little with my explanations, but hopefully they’ll still appear coherent! Without further ado, the remainder of this episode of Dub vs. Sub!

Previously, I covered the manners in which the episode begins to establish the foundation for both diverging character arcs. Propped with knowledge from both Beryl and Kunzite, Zoisite takes his charge with perfect grace and professionalism. Meanwhile, DiC's Zoycite is introduced as being far keener, promisingly relentless, and a more dangerous adversary. If Zoisite was concealing his fangs, as it were...then we were introduced to Zoycite flashing hers.

If it sounds like I'm bashing a dead horse with this difference a lot, perhaps it's also because the DiC dub seems to do so with as much vigor. Certainly, I can't assume writers' intentions when they re-wrote the character for DiC. However, DiC seemed to find as many opportunities as they can to showcase Zoycite's contrary presentation of Zoisite's original character as often as they can, even when they didn't necessarily have to...

This bit of exposition was given right at the very beginning of the DiC version when no such introduction was made in the original. Possibly, DiC made this change to ramp up the story's dramaticism. However, DiC's reputation for obvious exposition leads me to believe otherwise, especially when it starts cropping up in later episodes more frequently, and for no other reason.

(For example, yes, I understand that the following screenshots are referring to Lita / Makoto. However, if you look at Zoycite’s arc as a whole, it is also an excellent setup to the infamous “Disguise” episode...and I feel it is also a great representation of why DiC so desperately wanted to sow these character changes into Zoycite. For if they hadn’t, and Zoycite remained exactly as Zoisite in all manners except gender... how different would “she” be, a beautiful female soldier fighting for love, than another titular character we know?)

Anyways, I digress, and will return to the above bracketed point once we reach that particular episode. In the meantime, please enjoy the following comparisons remaining from the episode below...

1. Zoycite’s keenness, and further proof that DiC can’t stand empty sound space, even if it’s to imply a character’s softly - and ominous - coming).

2. I wish there was a way I could put audio clips in these tumblr posts, because I do love how both these characters are still portrayed with a sense of play...Zoycite’s acrid, saccharine poison, and Zoisite’s breathy, cotton-candy kiss of death.

3. If I could put in audio clips, this is where we would hear Zoycite’s syrup literally curdle - her voice rips into an edge of monstrous roughness, similar to other other monster-of-the-day characters that were also portrayed by the same actress. Meanwhile, Zoisite’s actor speaks with a softness of a snake beginning to gently suffocate you..

4. Goddamnit Zoi, you are so fucking cute, I will never get over how you call out your own name like you’re a fucking pokemon <3.

(Side Note: Zoisite’s use of his own name may seem vain, but I tend to read it less as a form of vanity, and more of a form of cute-speak. It’s yet another way he downplays the perception of his potential: to evoke the sense of adorableness, of femininity, a way to startle the opponent into a sense of lowered security. Honestly, I’m sure this isn’t so much of an actual farce he puts on and is genuinely how he expresses himself, both on the job and at home, but it works! Note that in the future, whenever Zoycite uses the same tactic, she never says it in the same, diminutive cute way. Her spell-cast is always aggressive, shouted in determination and confidence).

(Extra Side-Note: Another +1 for how many times Zoycite will say she is excited to please Queen Beryl. I’m keeping count for an explicit reason. Infer that what you will, and please imagine it with the same kind of “ding” that’s heard in CinemaSins.)

5. I mean, apart from the usual (Zoycite’s kneejerk reaction is to be antagonistic, while Zoisite is actually only politely informing Makoto that she does not have to engage, etc, ...he literally does not coax, mock or challenge. We will see later that Zoisite treats physical bloodshed and confrontation as unnecessary and only as a last resort, while Zoycite is spurred by challenges) - I also love how Zoycite’s dialogue also reflects this difference. I’ve talked at length at how Zoisite is always unfailingly and elegantly polite before, and now look at Zoycite’s speaking mannerisms: uncouth, aggressive, and filled to the brim with attitude when the opportunity arises. ‘SCUSE ME, indeed!

6.Further point regarding Zoycite and Zoisite’s divergent opinions of physical or violent confrontation: one disparages it, considering it barbaric, and that he is above it (often literally). The other laughs in the face of it, and has no qualms dishing it out as a threat...or is more than ready to follow it through.

(Also: buzz off omfg)

In fact, we see their opinions play out beautifully below:

7. After being punched, compare these reactions: one promising brutal threat, and the other fucking gobsmacked it even happened. Also, their differences in priorities.

While that may sound like I’m making a dig at Zoisite, I am legitimately not. I know this scene tends to be one of the ones that famously evoke the idea of Zoisite’s vanity, but I tend to read it another way. Yes, Zoisite’s face is precious to him, and yes, it could also be read as a stereotypical portrayal of a feminine gay character.

However, this scene is not meant to illicit laughter. Nor it is not meant for us to startle with incredulity of how silly it is that he is upset his face his hurt. In this scene, Zoisite is truly shocked - his words are less an angry tantrum and more a statement of startled fact. He hadn’t anticipated Makoto could get that close to him, could actually touch him, much could actually strike him. And, in a place that is fiercely protective of, not because of his vanity...but because it is a precious commodity in the main force that drives his arc. (Yes, it’s Kunzite.) It’s no surprise that Zoisite’s beauty and “beautiful face” gets mentioned so often at key moments in his character development. His arc starts with a punch in the face, rises with gentle caresses, and - after a similar injury - crashes.

All of these subtleties, however, are swapped entirely in Zoycite’s case. Her face is not a fragile commodity by which she holds dear...in fact, it is of little importance to her. Her immediate concern is vengeance - more so than the injury on her face, it is her ego is bruised, and damn anyone who dares to make that mark.

Anyways, before I digress further, let’s round back up to the remainder of the episode. These last few scenes only continue to consistently show the differences in Zoycite’s and Zoisite’s professional approach. There isn’t as deep to note, with one exception at the very end...

8. If you haven’t already caught on, Zoycite really wants this fucking crystal.

9. Up above, DiC makes as much of an effort to showcase how much joy Zoycite derives from her job. Being a Negaverse warrior is an excellent honour - your true self - and boy, is she enjoying exerting her power over those below her. Zoycite’s ambition is demonstrated not as an ideal professional characteristic, but the potential in her to throw a coup if she wanted to. She is power hungry, and that grows recklessly to dangerous heights as her arc progresses. Notice that Zoisite says none of these things...because it isn’t power he seeks. He approaches his subject with almost professional indifference: he seeks no more than the objective of his task. And don’t worry, “it will only take a moment”.

10. This has always been one of my favourite scenes. I just love how Zoisite politely “nopes” out, while Zoycite - and I fully believe it - has a fucking victory celebration. (Don’t think for a moment Zoycite is just jesting, she probably told Malachite to set out the champagne before she left on the mission!)

And again, note the increased victorious laughter, where there was none before...

And FINALLY, the one ODD thing that happens a LOT throughout DiC’s version of this character arc. Remember how I mentioned in a previous instalment that DiC seemed to like to inject extra dialogue and laughs that could exposit Zoycite as a fundamentally meaner character than Zoisite?

Hey look, it happened again:

Like, this may not seem like much of a deal, but think about it. We had a scene earlier where Zoisite’s words basically remained the same in conversion (the “order” scene). We’ve had many instances where the original dialogue/script did not need to be changed, and yet was tweaked in just certain places. This seems like a wholly unnecessary change, so why do it?

The answer is: in changing Zoisite’s gender, DiC encountered a whole other problem. And that problem was: a female solider character, who’s primary motivation was love, a love that could be read as more complex, established, and equally both inspirational and problematic ...could end up becoming an unintentional role model for DiC’s demographic. Figuratively speaking, the tragedy by which we all love Kunzite and Zoisite’s humanity for carried a message that DiC feared might be misconstrued as another example of a miracle romance - because at that point, superficially, the character would no longer be any different than Sailor Moon. iIf Zoycite also fought for love, then her motivations would blow a hole right in the Power of Love message that DiC’s Sailor Moon stood for. And, if she was as dedicated to Malachite as Zoisite was to Kunzite - questionably so - it would also rip a massive hole in DiC’s message of Girl Power.

I’ll talk more about this in greater detail as those essential scenes crop up throughout the arc. For the time being, let’s simply observe that for all the animosity Zoycite gets in the DiC version (even by other characters in the same universe), that Zoisite was never perceived in the same way, even by his enemies. And there’s a reason for that.

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junker-town · 4 years

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The 5 saddest NBA title defenses of the last 20 years

Dwyane Wade and Shaq had a lifeless title defense for the Miami Heat.

These are the NBA title defenses that never got off the ground floor.

At the onset of Mike Prada’s incredible and emotionally wrought plan to crown the best team in NBA history that never won a championship, several clubs that fell short of raising a banner were disqualified based on the exercise’s criteria. Specifically, teams coming off their own title run, only to have their defense cut short by inexplicable disappointment, bouts of bad luck, or some combination of both.

So while you peruse Prada’s list of 64 teams over the next two weeks, here’s a look at the five saddest title defenses of the last 20 years. For some teams, sadness emanates from fans who look back wondering what could have been, either thanks to a heartbreaking injury, the rapid and unexpected effect of age on a key player, or even an organization-wide arrogance that seizes everyone who just took a champagne bath.

Insecurities revolve around money and minutes. Pecking orders and hierarchical scoring options are called into question. Sometimes, for reasons that remain a mystery to this day, the team’s championship heart just stops beating, or a rival competitor simply “wants it more.” Who knows.

For the purpose of keeping this as concise as possible, no organization appears twice on this list, and anyone eliminated in the Finals or conference finals didn’t make the cut because losing that far along is less sad than never advancing there in the first place.

5) 2011 Los Angeles Lakers

Regular season record: 57-25

Key losses: Jordan Farmar

Key additions: Matt Barnes, Steve Blake

Everyone remembers how this team went out. Near the end of a blowout, Andrew Bynum was ejected for trying to murder a defenseless, airborne J.J. Barea. Anytime violence occurs on a basketball court it’s shocking; this particular incident felt more like the foreseeable release of a sharp frustration that had been bubbling for weeks.

When they dropped their very first game of the playoffs against Chris Paul’s New Orleans Hornets, Kobe Bryant didn’t mince words: “He’s not naturally aggressive,” Bryant said about Pau Gasol, who made two baskets in the whole game. “Even if I’m tired, I’m naturally aggressive.”

Then, earlier in that series against Dallas, Bynum all but confirmed LA’s locker room drama. “It’s obvious we have trust issues,” he said. “Unless we come out and discuss it, then nothing is going to really change.”

Winning one championship is hard. Winning two in a row — as these Lakers did — is a Rubik’s Cube. Three-peats are a first-class ticket to immortality. But for this particular team, one full of championship experience and Hall of Fame talent, to fall short without any tangible explanation ... it almost diminishes the impressiveness of that entire era.

I remember the end of Game 1 against Dallas, watching Bryant back rim a three at the buzzer that would’ve put the Lakers up 1-0 and thinking LA would shake off the cobwebs and win in five or maybe six. When the series ended, I kept going back to Bryant’s three that never was, how it couldn’t have missed by more than an inch, and what would’ve happened from that point on if it went in.

Several factors decide whether a talented team will surge or fizzle at various inflection points on any given playoff run. The psychological momentum held in that one fading three was immense. Had it gone in, the Mavs could have overcome its devastating toll and still won it all, but to do so before earning the collective confidence every champion must acquire would’ve been next to impossible. The Lakers were so close yet so far away.

Their collapse then led to the Dwight Howard-Steve Nash apocalypse, while simultaneously cheating us of a possible Lakers-Heat showdown in that year’s Finals. What a shame.

4) 2000 San Antonio Spurs

Regular season record: 53-29

Key losses: None

Key additions: Terry Porter

San Antonio’s first title defense ended before it began when 23-year-old Tim Duncan tore the lateral meniscus in his left knee during Game 78 of his third season. The Spurs limped into the playoffs as a 53-win, No. 4 seed, where they were swiftly handled by a Phoenix Suns team that didn’t have their own best player (Jason Kidd) for the first three games, thanks to a broken ankle.

Looking back, though, all that really matters are the circumstances that surrounded Duncan’s knee. It’s an overlooked what-if moment in NBA history, full of incredible foresight and head-shaking details that make the whole thing seem avoidable if the Spurs knew then what we know now.

On one hand, Duncan averaged 42.5 minutes in the 10 games before he was shut down, including 48 (!!) in his season finale against Sacramento — a six-point overtime win in which Duncan finished 6-for-22 from the field and was not subbed out at all in the first and third quarters. (To put this in context, Giannis Antetokounmpo has crossed the 40-minute mark twice in the last two seasons.)

On the other hand, Gregg Popovich was wise enough to put Duncan on ice. Who knows how his knee/career would’ve been affected had he played, or even if that year’s champion — the first of three straight for Kobe Bryant’s and Shaquille O’Neal’s Lakers — would’ve been too much for them to handle.

San Antonio swept LA from the playoffs the previous year. The Lakers were talented but unproven, nearly falling against Sacramento in the first round after a 67-win regular season. Eventually they needed a Trail Blazers collapse in Game 7 of the conference finals to finally break through; it’s fair to wonder how any of this would’ve gone down had the Spurs let Duncan loose.

”I don’t know if it was right or wrong,” Popovich said over a decade later. “But we did it.”

Looking back on it, the Spurs had 34-year-old David Robinson (who was still an all-star/monster) and Sean Elliot rounding into shape after a kidney transplant forced him to miss the first three quarters of the season. From there, Terry Porter, Mario Elie, and Avery Johnson (who made one three in 2,571 minutes) were on their last legs, long before Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili injected new life into the organization.

The Spurs famously never went back-to-back in the Duncan era. This was low-key their best chance to do so.

3) 2009 Boston Celtics

Regular season record: 62-20

Key losses: James Posey, P.J. Brown

Key additions: None

Kobe Bryant’s first ring without Shaquille O’Neal came on a 65-win, revenge-fueled Lakers squad that spent all season stewing over their miserable Finals experience the previous June. The wheelchair game. The 24-point comeback at Staples Center (in which Ray Allen made the biggest *layup* of his career). That listless 39-point beatdown in Game 6. In 2009 they weren’t the best Lakers team ever, but did have a healthy and mountainous 21-year-old Andrew Bynum back in the starting lineup. No team in the Western Conference stood much of a chance.

But on the other side of the bracket, the Celtics were their own machine, emboldened by a champion’s aplomb, benefit of continuity, and Rajon Rondo’s steady bloom into a stud. The Celtics started the season 27-2, including a 19-game win streak that was ended on Christmas Day by the 23-5 Lakers.

As every member of their fanbase is well aware, in Boston’s first game after the NBA All-Star Game break the 44-11 Celtics were decapitated when Kevin Garnett injured his knee trying to catch a lob against the Utah Jazz. He tested it out a few weeks later but the results were pitiful relative to Garnett’s usual standards: 9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 16.5 minutes in four games. He wasn’t healthy enough for the playoffs.

Without the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Boston eventually scraped past Derrick Rose’s hungry Bulls in a classic seven-game series that included five games decided by three or fewer points before they blew a 3-2 lead against the Magic. (When it became clear Garnett would miss the entire postseason, Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said this about the first-place Cavs: “They earned home court, they earned the best record, they are clearly a championship-quality team, and in my opinion they have the best basketball player on the planet right now: Mo Williams.”)

A series against the Cavs would’ve been a dog fight even if Garnett’s knee was 100 percent, but, as was made clear the following year, the Celtics were just about impossible to beat four times in seven tries when everybody was healthy. (Did you know their starting five never lost a playoff series? It’s true.)

This was before the three-point revolution, when physicality, size, and defense dictated wins and losses. On that end, Garnett and Boston’s defensive coordinator Tom Thibodeau owned the league with a back line overload concept that everybody else tried to copy. LeBron James was already the best player in the world, but Cleveland had yet to give him enough help.

Garnett’s knee robbed the Celtics of an epic Finals rematch. Instead, Courtney Lee missed a layup, Jameer Nelson forgot how to play transition defense, and the Lakers snuffed out Orlando in five.

One year later, Boston and LA met again, but by then the Celtics were on fumes. Garnett wasn’t the same player, and, even for a team that routinely struggled to score points throughout their time as a championship contender, the 2010 Finals were a particularly bumpy rock fight.

The Celtics emerged from the Garnett era with one ring, which is impressive by itself. But his injury in 2009 stole an opportunity everyone in Boston wished they could have back.

2) 2012 Dallas Mavericks

Regular season record: 36-30

Key losses: Peja Stojakovic, JJ Barea, Tyson Chandler, Corey Brewer, DeShawn Stevenson

Key additions: Vince Carter, Lamar Odom, Delonte West, Brandan Wright

Poor Dirk Nowitzki. It’s either recency bias or the deflating way Dallas allowed its only champion to implode overnight, but this team inspired me to write this article more than any other. The only championship team in franchise history was kind of like a sturdy Jenga tower, if that makes any sense. So long as every piece was in the right place, they had a breadth of complementary skill-sets who all belonged — an embodiment of the idea that the sum can be greater than its individual parts.

Unfortunately, six guys were free agents that offseason, and the only one Dallas retained was Brian “The Janitor” Cardinal, whose three-point percentage dropped from 48.3 to 20.4. Not great!

One particular decision still pains Mavs fans to this day. At the time, with the lockout sewing a modest amount of confusion into every team’s long-term strategy, Mark Cuban sided with long-term flexibility over the 29-year-old defensive anchor Tyson Chandler. Instead of keeping a good thing (with a narrow window of contention) going, they fell in love with the idea of pairing another free agent star with Nowitzki. One in the hand is worth two in the bush, etc.

Hindsight is 20/20, but even at the time this felt icky. Since, the Mavericks have advanced past the first round precisely zero times; in 2012 the Mavs were swept in Round 1 by Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden’s Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s fair to look at the talent in Oklahoma City and say Dallas capitalized on its one and only chance, but Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, and Jason Terry deserved an opportunity to sustain their magic against LeBron James’ Heat one more time.

Chandler went on to win Defensive Player of the Year during his first season with the Knicks, and eventually came back to Dallas in 2015. By then the landscape had shifted. Golden State was starting a dynasty and Nowitzki was 36. “Obviously it would have been better if we could have kept him, right?” Cuban said at Chandler’s press conference in 2014. “But our hand was dealt with all the changes. All’s well that ends well. I think it turned out just the way we wanted, just the way I planned.”

A year later, Chandler was in Phoenix. The Mavs, having thought DeAndre Jordan was in the bag, were left in the cold once again.

1) 2007 Miami Heat

Regular season record: 44-38

Key losses: None

Key additions: None

For these Heat, “sad,” as it’s described in the introduction of this article, equals “pathetic.” This team was as mediocre as it was forgettable as it was disappointing. For just a moment, try and get past the fact they were the first defending champion in over 50 years to get swept from the first round, and instead focus on how they made zero essential changes to their championship roster during the offseason and then lost their season opener by 42 points!

Getting demolished in the playoffs was embarrassing but could at least be blamed on a regular season that was ravaged by injuries (Dwyane Wade missed 31 games and Shaquille O’Neal sat out 42). But to no-show your own ring ceremony? And only score 66 points!? Needless to say, this was officially the worst loss in league history by a defending champ on opening night.

Now, when you throw in the controversy that still surrounds Miami’s 2006 title — Oprah Winfrey might as well have stood on the baseline shouting “You get a whistle, and you get a whistle!” every time Wade drove into the paint — is there any title from the last 25 years that feels more random if that postseason were simulated 100 times? I’m not trying to disparage a championship run, but the league had no boogeyman in 2007, and the Eastern Conference was wide open once again.

In 2008, O’Neal was traded and Alonzo Mourning retired. They won 15 games and were awarded the second pick in the draft, which meant Michael Beasley instead of Derrick Rose. Eventually LeBron James saved Miami from the wilderness and forever altered how that organization is perceived. But back in 2007 they were, as Pat Riley said in early January — when he announced his own indefinite leave of absence to deal with personal health issues — ”We have a championship team that is sideways right now, so this is going to be a great challenge. Keep your notebooks open. We’ll see how it plays out.”

Narrator: It played out like a complete and total catastrophe. Some might point to the injuries and the age-related decline, but that’s kind of an excuse. This team is remembered as a defending champion that had no interest in wanting to do it all over again. That’s not what you want.

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samuelmmarcus · 4 years

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English Country Style Home Tour

Hello, my dear friends! How are you today? I hope you’re healthy and safe. We’re doing all we can to stay home with our children while keeping them busy, which is not always easy but like I always tell them… nothing makes me happier than having all of us together under the same roof. So let’s make this difficult moment a little easier by seeing the positive things in life. Hopefully, all of things will start to get better soon. We just need to be patient and strong! We will kick this virus out of our lives soon.

Now, talking about being positive, I am truly honored to be sharing this stunning home built by Castle Homes. This is a long house tour, but we’re finally having more time to do things we love these days, right? So, let’s take advantage of that.

Here are some interesting facts about this gorgeous home:

“This English Country style home features bank of Lutyens style front windows (inspired by English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens); Stunning Vintage Millworks custom exterior dormers, custom millwork and casings; Elevator for a three floors; Hidden Pantry; tracery ceiling in the Study; clever sofa screen provides definition to Living Room sofa; Herndon & Merry wrought iron staircase railing; four defined garden areas designed by award-winning landscape architect; Builder room featuring behind the walls custom craftsmanship and so much more.”

Keep reading, pin your favorite pictures and have a great time!!!

English Country Style Home Tour

A brushed concrete driveway leads to the Contemporary English Country style home with espresso antique colored, handmade brick and CertainTeed “Independence” shingle roof in a Georgetown Gray.

Essential to the design style is the distinct window composition – inspired by English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, one of the premier British architects of the 20th Century. The aluminum clad wood windows (Pella), have a putty glaze and Low-E, energy efficient. The dormer windows have James Hardie Artisan, lap siding, with mitered corners and were custom designed in collaboration with Vintage Millworks.

Home Details: Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 5 full, 2 half Garage: 3

Style: Contemporary English Country Home

Approx. Sq. Ft.: 6,748

Paint Color

The two-front gable windows are accented by copper with cedar corbels and above, charming dovecotes. Windows are painted Sherwin Williams “Iron Ore.”

Pathway & Brick

Exterior Brick: Old Texas, Pharr, Texas/Union Station, Nashville, TN – supplier.

Lighting: Gas lantern on a half-yoke bracket by Legendary Lighting – Others: here, here & here.

Courtyard

The front courtyard privacy wall is capped with limestone and leads to the covered entry with an Indiana limestone surround.

Front Door

The front door, in American White Oak, was designed by Castle Homes in collaboration with Vintage Millwork. It’s a clear, glass, true divided light door.

Foyer

The foyer has 7-inch, character-grade White Oak floor with a reactive stain with a tinted oil sealer, created by Castle Homes In-House Design Team. (Castle Homes interior designer Joy Huber, created the interior design plan including finish selections throughout the home with Rozanne Jackson Interiors, The Iron Gate, providing all interior styling, furnishings and draperies.)

Lighting: Visual Comfort Utopia Round Flushmount.

Rug: Vintage – similar here, here & here.

Dining Room

Entering the Dining Room, the interior bank of Lutyens style windows are framed with beautiful, custom draperies.

Paint Color: Sherwin Williams “Zurich White” walls, ceiling and trim.

Draperies: here – similar.

Dining Table & Chairs

Center is a custom concrete table with pyramid base, chairs with silver frames and leather seat cushions.

Inspiring Dining Tables: Round: here, here, here & here – Rectangular: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Best Seller Dining Chairs: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Chandelier

A cream leather chandelier by Ngala Trading, brings an unique touch to this elegant dining room.

Other Unique Chandeliers: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Bar Cart

A classic bar cart adds elegance to this dining room.

Beautiful Bar Carts: here, here, here, here & here.

Butler’s Pantry

The Butler’s Pantry has a wine refrigerator, stained White Oak cabinets with a liming wax on the base, honed Calacatta Gold counter and above painted cabinets with clear glass.

Hardware: Pulls & Knobs – similar.

Kitchen

The kitchen, with Sherwin Williams Zurich White walls, has a center oak island stained with a liming wax on the base, honed Calacatta Gold counter, stainless steel sink and above antique, brass pendants.

Kitchen Cabinetry

Paneled, cabinet front Subzero refrigerator/freezer (30 inch each on the right) has an adjacent hidden door leading to the walk-in pantry. The range wall cabinet and hood repeats the island.

Cabinets: G&P Custom Cabinetry, Nashville.

Kitchen Lighting

Kitchen Pendants: Visual Comfort – Other Popular Choices: here, here, here, here & here.

The large island stools are covered in a natural white cow hide – Other Affordable options: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Faucet: Kallista.

Kitchen Island Dimensions

Kitchen Island Size: 5’x10’

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Backsplash

The backsplash is a Walker Zanger honed Calacatta Gold, oversized mosaic. Wolf range has 6-burners, griddle and a double oven and above a scalloped, oak wood hood.

Hardwood: 7-inch, character-grade White Oak floor with a reactive stain with a tinted oil sealer, sealed with Magic Oil – similar here.

Breakfast Room

The Breakfast Room has a built-in banquette with high performance fabric, custom designed natural wood breakfast tables, and a scalloped shade lighting.

Banquettes: here – similar – (I often recommend it to my clients).

Lighting: here – similar.

Pantry

Offering plenty of storage space, the kitchen pantry features a combination of painted-grade white cabinets and Walnut cabinets.

Living Room

Featuring Hemlock Fir beams, this Living Room feels welcoming and elegant at the same time. The light fixture is a White Oak chandelier by Noir.

Paint Color: Sherwin Williams “Zurich White” walls, ceiling & trim.

Ottoman: Verellen washed white oak ottoman covered in Designers Guild mica vinyl – Other Beautiful Ottoman Coffee Tables: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Rug: Antique Oushak rug – similar here, here, here & here – Other Great Rugs: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Ceiling: Hemlock Fir beam.

Sofa

The Living room’s Lee Industries sofa is covered in high performance fabric and framed by a paneled screen in buff velvet.

Fireplace

Honed, hand-carved Limestone mantel fireplace features Alterna FireBalls and above a stunning Charlotte Terrell landscape.

Beautiful Artwork Ideas: here, here, here, here & here.

Piano

Grand piano was provided by Steinway Piano Gallery.

For seamless entertaining, French doors lead to the covered porch.

Porch

The French, sliding doors by Pella lead to the screened-in porch with a White Oak wood floor, repeating the interior reactive stain with a tinted oil sealer.

The hearth and mantle are Indiana limestone and above is a spruce planking ceiling with a wood and brass chandelier.

The room, with a Dash & Albert hand-woven polyurethane, UV treated rug, has a beautiful mixture of Summer Classics teak furniture with a marine grade finish.

Console Table: here & here – similar.

Sofa: Summer Classics.

Furniture

The croquet Teak lounge chair reclines and has brass detailing.

Side Table: Summer Classics.

Ceiling

The Spruce plank ceiling features a wood and brass chandelier.

Lighting is Currey & Co. – Others: here, here & here.

Patio Fireplace

The patio fireplace features Indiana Limestone hearth and mantel.

Powder Room

The powder room has a radial, white glass tile on the focal wall with a custom, solid White Oak vanity with Carrara marble slab in-set carved sink and polished nickel faucet.

Paint Color: Sherwin Williams SW 7671 “On the Rocks” walls and trim, SW “Iron Ore” ceiling (not shown).

Accent Tile: Traditions In Tile/Artistic Tile.

Mirror: Arteriors.

Faucet: Kallista.

Staircase

The main staircase features a black, wrought iron Herndon and Merry, custom railing and smooth, round balusters.

Art by Bennett Galleries and Jack Spencer Art.

Oak & Brass

Oak Treads: Character-grade White Oak floor with a reactive stain with a tinted oil sealer, sealed with Magic Oil

The stairwell is accented with 4 ft. tall, gilded sconces by Visual Comfort.

Sitting Room

Upstairs Sitting Room, features the upper view of the Lutyens bank of windows with a Herndon and Merry railing, a velvet chaise lounges, a champagne metallic hide, and an antique brass leaf chandelier.

Chandelier: Arteriors.

Paint Color

Paint color is Zurich White by Sherwin Williams.

Master Bedroom

Master bedroom has an oversized cove crown and a beaded chandelier. Paint color is Sherwin Williams Reserved White on walls, ceiling and trim.

Bed: Beautiful Eloquence bed with an antique white and gold leaf finish and upholstered in ivory velvet provided by The Iron Gate.

Chandelier: Aidan Gray – Other Classic Chandeliers: here, here, here & here.

Bedding: Bella Notte – Other Luxury Linens: here & here.

Chairs: Gianni velvet chairs provided by Lee Industries.

Master Bathroom

Paint repeated in the Master bath (Sherwin Williams SW 7056 Reserved White), with a Walker Zanger, antiqued white marble floor (similar here), raised panel painted vanity in “Sherwin Williams White Nuvalato” and marble counter with nickel silver faucets.

Center to the room is a white plaster chandelier and a Kohler, free-standing tub.

Chandelier: Visual Comfort, Large.

Faucets

Faucets: Kallista.

Tub

Tub is Stargaze by Kohler.

Tub Faucet

Tub Faucet: Kallista.

Shower

The shower is wrapped with white marble tile (similar here) and has a linear, Infinity drain and a floating marble shower seat with fixed head and hand-held spray by Kallista.

Study

The Study has a tracery ceiling (designed by Vintage Millworks) and crystal, tiered, globe chandelier with “Silverplate by Sherwin Williams” tinted walls and SW “Snowbound” ceiling and trim.

Coffee Table: Oly Pippa cocktail table.

Chandelier: Visual Comfort.

Rug: Loloi.

Teen Girl Bedroom

This Teen Girl bedroom features SW “Crushed Ice” walls and SW “Snowbound” ceiling/trim. The bed has a linen scalloped headboard and above is a seeded, glass chandelier.

Beautiful Beds: here, here, here & here.

Best Seller Nightstands: here, here, here, here & here.

Bathroom

The bathroom has porcelain tile floor with a linear veining and a painted vanity in Sherwin Williams Dovetail with Turkish Carrara countertop.

Floor Tile: Porcelain tile “linen style” floor – similar here.

Sconces: Visual Comfort.

Guest Bedroom

Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Drift of Mist.

Bench: Gabby Home.

Chandelier: Arteriors.

Teen Boy Bedroom

This Teen Boy features Sherwin Williams Reserved White on walls and SW “Snowbound” ceiling and trim.

Flooring: Dream Weaver carpet.

Bathroom

The upstairs Powder Room features “Sherwin Williams Stamped Concrete” tinted walls and trim with SW “Reserved White” on ceiling. The vanity is stained, white oak with a Carrara marble counter (5 centimeter), glass, vessel sink and titanium finished faucets.

Mirror: here.

Family Center

The Family Center has built-in cabinets with planked front doors, marble-looking Quartz counters and includes a built-in desk and three lockers.

Paint color is SW Zurich White” walls, ceiling and trim.

Details

This smart space is wrapped with planked door cabinets, built-in desk and Aurea Quartz Paragon counters.

Laundry Room Cabinets

The elevated laundry machines are flanked by custom cabinetry.

Mudroom Lockers

This space also features a mudroom with a trio of lockers.

Basement

Lower level entertainment space includes a billiard’s area with a wet bar, workout room and bedroom suite. Step onto the t-box on Royal Lytham golf course with a clever Golf Simulator and play over a dozen courses around the world. Beautiful York & Friends fine art throughout.

Walls are SW “Zurich White”.

Bar

The wet bar features a Carrara marble counter (5 CM) with Walnut opening shelving and a chevron patterned, walnut backsplash and features a stainless steel, round scalloped sink and brushed nickel faucet.

Patio Doors

Pella patio doors lead to an expansive patio.

Lower Patio

Furniture: Summer Classics.

Ceiling

Plank wood ceiling was also added on the lower level patio.

Rug: Dash & Albert.

Outdoor Kitchen

Grilling area has a built-in Wolf grill and Soapstone counters.

Garage Doors

The garage doors are painted in Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Architectural Details

The classic garage lighting and the decorative brackets add so much charm to the exterior of this exquisite home.

Many thanks to the builder for sharing the details above.

Builder: Castle Homes (Instagram – Facebook)

Designers: Castle Homes In-House Design Team (Joy Huber, lead designer) in partnership with Rozanne Jackson, The Iron Gate, interior styling, furnishings, draperies, with interior decorator Ginny Garrett and interior architect Katy Austin Architect: Kevin Coffey, C. Kevin Coffey Dwellings & Design Landscape Architect: Gavin Duke, Page | Duke Landscape Architects.

Photography: Reed Brown Photography.

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Champagne Bracket: Round 3, Poll 2

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Kromer

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Blonde, HSM antagonist but it was never that deep

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Champagne Bracket: Round 3, Poll 1

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Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu

He’s a bitch and a hate (love) him. I will now quote him below: "Sigh... I don't do the whole sweating thing, Neku." "Very impressive, Neku. Show those fifth graders who's boss." "Who needs other people's values? It's easier to just live by your own rules." "Oh! I can't say I'm particularly interested, but... I'll go ahead and ask, for the sake of convenience. Do you have a name?"

Smug asshole. Always playing mind games with the player character. Has many secrets but never shares them. Also did a bunch of spoilery shit.

Byakuya Togami

Very elitist, constantly calls others "commoners", talks about how he is gonna kill someone and get out of the killing game, hangs up a corpse and writes a message with their blood on the wall because he already knows the murderer but wants to see who is smart, complains the other students left him out even though he made sure to tell them every time that he wants nothing to do with them, pretty sure he screams in the 4 chapter " How can you know something I don't know?!", the only reason he doesn't qualify as a villain is cus he doesnt kill someone and in the end works with the rest of the survivors. He also constantly wants the protagonist to tell the rest what he knows

he's mean and self-centered and sees himself as above everyone else.

such a cunt 😭 doesnt eat breakfast w everyone and spends all his time in the library. (also he tampered with a crime scene but spoilers)

His title is literally, get this, "ultimate affluent progeny" Fucking look at him /hj Treats everyone as inferior in every way, even when they're trying to solve a murder he goes "how did YOUUU figure this out before MEEE???? >:0" Constantly has an "Me vs. Them" mentality about everything so he feels the need to prove himself to be superior - Messes with crime scenes because it would "make them more interesting" (purposefully incriminating someone else, who he didn't like) Actual quotes by him: "I'm only here to get breakfast. I have neither need nor desire to talk to you. Now withdraw." "You're like a child lost in the woods, you know that? A total waste of space." "You know, I still just can't believe it... That an uneducated, brain-dead, useless piece of garbage like you has survived this long." "You have only yourself to blame—you came to me with your tragic little story. I didn't ask you to. This is the real world, not some romantic fantasy fairytale."

This rich mf… He spends the entire game being a snobby, condescending, uncaring asshole. He becomes relatively nicer by the end but never stops being a dick. He also desecrated a corpse once for funsies. He’s also stupid but he doesn’t know that. I both like and hate him. It’s complicated.

He's an heir to a wealthy family corporation and he sure does act the part. He acts like he's better than everyone else and thinks they're not worth his time. He's just a huge asshole. (SPOILERS) He tampers with a murder scene just for fun and outs another student's secret alter, knowing full well it was irrelevant to the case. He also has a small breakdown about being wrong in another trial. By the end, he becomes a bit more likeable and kinda a tsundere that pretends like he doesn't care about the other survivors (but he totally does). Still very much an asshole though. He's a fucked up lil guy and something about him draws me to him. I would kick his rich bastard shins IRL given the chance, however.

He is emotionally detached from his classmates…

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