#day 7 2023 | season 9 | from beyond
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Thank you all for playing, and Happy Halloween!
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All BLs from 2023
that I tracked, may not be exhaustive for some regions. Only BLs that ended in 2023 are included in this list.
LAYOUT: Title - sub/alt title - rating/10 - where to find it (with a US IP, if on multiples channels only one listed)
China & Hong Kong
Stay With Me AKA Addicted + fuck you fans - dnf - grey
Stay Still - 7 - YouTube
Japan
Blue Sky Complex - cnf - ?
Can I Buy Your Love From A Vending Machine AKA Sono Koi, Jihanki de Kaemasu ka? - cnf - ?
Candy Color Paradox AKA Ameiro Paradox - 8 - Gaga
Egoist - dnf - ?
I Cannot Reach You AKA I Can't Reach You AKA Kimi ni wa Todokanai - 10 - Net
If It’s With You AKA Even If I Fall In Love With You AKA Kimi to nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo’ - 7 - Gaga
Jack o'Frost - 5 - Gaga
Let's Eat Together Aki and Haru AKA Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo Tabetai - 6 - Gaga
Minato's Laundromat Season 2 AKA Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 - 6 - Gaga
My Beautiful Man 2 AKA Utsukushii Kare Season 2 - 8 - Viki
My Beautiful Man: Eternal AKA Utsukushii Kare Eternal - 8 - Viki
My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho - 9 - Gaga
Naked Dinner AKA Zenra Meshi - 7 - Gaga
One Room Angel - dnf - Gaga
Our Dining Table AKA Bokura no Shokutaku - 9 - Gaga
The End Of The World, With You AKA Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu - 6 - Gaga
Tokyo in April is AKA Shigatsu no Tokyo wa - 8 - Viki
What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 - 100 - Gaga
Korea
A Breeze of Love - 8 - iQIYI
A Shoulder to Cry On AKA Comfort the Boy - 4 - Viki
All the Liquors AKA - Liquor - 8 - Viki
Behind the Shadows - cnf - ?
Bump Up Business - 6 - Gaga
Happy Merry Ending - 8 - Viki
Individual Circumstances - 7 - Viki
Jun and Jun - Jun & Jun - 9 - viki
Love Class 2 AKA Love Class Season 2 - 8 - Viki
Love Mate - 8 - Viki
Love Tractor - 9 - iQIYI
Our Dating Sim - 10 - Viki
Our Winter - 5 - YouTube
Sing My Crush AKA Follow The Wind - 8 - iQIYI
Star Struck AKA Starstruck - 6 - iQIYI
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner - 6 - iQIYI
The Eighth Sense - 9 - Viki
The New Employee AKA The New Recruit AKA Shinib Sawo - 9 - Viki
Unintentional Love Story - 9 - iQIYI
Why R U? - (Korean adaptation of Thai original) - 8 - iQIYI
Myanmar
The Love Ring - dnf - YouTube
The Philippines
Ever After - dnf - YouTube
My Story - dnf - YouTube
Our Story - dnf - Oxin Films
Stay - dnf - YouTube
The Day I Loved You - dnf - YouTube
Tie The Not AKA Under the Same Sky - 7 - Prime
Singapore
Pure Vanilla - Singapore - 7 - Gaga
Taiwan
HIStory5: Love In The Future (HIStory 5) - 7 - Viki
Kiseki: Dear to Me - (formerly Miracle) - 9 - Gaga
My Tooth Your Love - 8 - Viki
Stay By My Side - 8 - Viki
You Are Mine - 7 - Gaga
Thailand
609 Bedtime Story - (OhmFluke) - 6 - WeTV
7 Days Before Valentine - cnf - One31
A Boss and a Babe - (ForceBook) - 7 - YouTube
Absolute Zero - 6 - iQIYI
After Sundown AKA Saengrawi - (ZeeNew) - cnf - ?
Bake Me Please - 6 - Gaga
Be Mine Super Star Superstar - (JaFirst) - 6 - Viki
Be My Favorite - AKA You Are My Favorite - 8 - YouTube
Bed Friend - (NetJames) - 8 - YouTube
Between Us - (BounPrem) - 8 - iQIYI
Beyond the Star - dnf - iQIYI
Boyband the series - 3 - grey
Cafe In Love - 3 - grey
Chains of Heart - 3 - iQIYI
Cherry Magic (Thai remake) - (TayNew) - cnf - YouTube
Chiang Mai Adventures - 100 - subscribers only
Colorful Melody - cnf - WeTV
Crazy Handsome Rich - dnf - Gaga
Cutie Pie 2 You special - (ZeeNuNew TutorYim MaxNat) - 7 - YouTube
Dangerous Romance - (PerthChimon) - 8 - YouTube
Dear Kitakyushu - cnf - ?
Destiny Seeker - (EarthBank) - 8 - WeTV
Dinosaur Love - Buddy Line Y Animal AKA Buddy Line Y(aoi) Animal - dnf - iQIYI
Friend. Boy Friend - cnf - ?
Future the series - 7 - YouTube
Hidden Agenda - (JoongDunk) - 8 - YouTube
Hit Bite Love AKA - Hit Bite Lick - 3 - YouTube
House of Stars - dnf - iQIYI
I Feel You Linger in the Air - 9 - grey
I Will Knock You - 5 - Gaga
La Pluie - 9 - Viki
Laws of Attraction - 9 - iQIYI
Love in Translation - 6 - iQIYI
Love Syndrome III - characters from Unforgotten Night - 100 - WeTV
Low Frequency - 6 - iQIYI
Make a Wish - 8 - grey
Man Suang - (MileApo) - cnf - ?
Middleman’s Love - (TutorYim) - 6 - iQIYI
Moments Of Love - cnf - ?
Moonlight Chicken - (EarthMix) - 8 - YouTube
My Biker - cnf - ?
My Blessing - 2 - YouTube
My Dear Gangster Oppa - 8 - iQIYI
My School President - (GeminiFourth) - 9 - YouTube
My Universe - Casanova Begins - 2 - iQIYI
My Universe - Fake Love - 4 - iQIYI
My Universe - Pisces of Me - 4 - iQIYI
My Universe - The Camp Fire - 5 - iQIYI
My Universe - Marry Go Round - 5 - iQIYI
My Universe - Right Time, Right You - 5 - iQIYI
My Universe - You Are My Soulmate - 6 - iQIYI
My Universe - Lucky Love - 7 - iQIYI
Naughty Babe - (MaxNat) - 8 - iQIYI
Never Let Me Go - (PondPhuwin) - 8 - YouTube
Night Dream - dnf - YouTube
Only Friends - (ForceBook) - 3 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: A Boss and a Babe - (ForceBook) - 6 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: A Tale of Thousand Stars - (EarthMix) - 8 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy - (OhmNanon) - 8 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: My School President - (GeminiFourth) - 8 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go - (PondPhuwin) - 8 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: Star in My Mind - (JoonDunk) - 8 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: The Eclipse - (FirstKhao) - 8 - YouTube
Our Skyy 2: Vice Versa - (JimmySea) - 6 - YouTube
Pastsenger AKA - Past-senger - 4 - Gaga
Remember Me - (JaFirst) - 5 - Gaga
Senior Love Me - 3 - YouTube
SHADOW - dnf - x
Step By Step - 9 - Gaga
The Luminous Solution - 3 - Gaga
The Promise - 4 - YouTube
The Whisperer - cnf - ?
Till the World Ends - dnf - grey
Tin Tem Jai - 5 - Gaga
Tin Tem Jai special - 4 - YouTube
Venus in the Sky - 5 - iQIYI
Wedding Plan - 7 - YouTube
Vietnam
Love Bill - source title: - LỜI HỨA MÙA HẠ - dnf - YouTube
Mr Cinderella 2 - dnf - YouTube
Stormy Honeymoon - dnf - YouTube
Stupid Genius - 7 - YouTube
The Star Always Follow You - Lấp Lánh Tựa Ánh Sao Trời - dnf - YouTube
Vian the series - (Bah Vinh) - 4 - YouTube
cnf = could not find
dnf = did not finish
requested by @guzhu-furen
#I didn't tidy this up#sorry#just copy and paste and clean it as needed#all the bls i tracked in 2023#thai bl#korean bl#japanese bl#asian bl#asian dramas#pinoy bl#vietnamese bl#hong kong bl#chinese bl#singapore bl#taiwanese bl
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What's been mentioned for the Dragon Prince Season 6: Book Stars so far...
Having listened and read a bunch of interviews, here's my collected notes (Updated for October 2023);
No current release date, but confirmed 9 episodes, same as previous seasons.
Seasons Four though Seven are all the Mystery of Aaravos arc.
While there's not going to be any real time skip between S5 and S6, there will be a small one within S6. Update - there's a few days time skip between S5 and S6.
Season 6 will be more mature to the point the age rating is increasing. It will also go into deeper emotional stuff - "fans should enjoy the breather before being emotionally wrecked by the next book."
(Most of) Episode 1 of season 6 was shown at NYCC 2023 panel. Notes on summaries people have posted here.
New characters to be introduced;
Astrid - voiced by Boone Williams - Female Celestial Skywing elf. She's mysterious and there's 'something cool' about her design.
Character based off Moonberry Surprise.
A new Startouch elf. Possibly the Merciful One (they/them) from the Sea of the Castout statues.
Upcoming for main characters;
Callum - every time you do dark magic, it becomes harder to come back from it. Info on Callum birth-father. (Callum and learning Moon Arcanum - Giehl's opinion is doesn't want Callum treading on Rayla's thematic territory and stealing her thunder). Rayllum note - how would Callum using dark magic affect the trust and friendship they've been building up?
Rayla - On the curse coins - too spoilery, so they won't answer questions related to that. On Rayllum note. Would Rayla do anything for Callum? And what would Callum call upon her to do if that was the case? Questions getting asked next season, just to make you suffer.
Callum, Rayla and Stella confirmed visiting the Starscraper.
Ezran - sticking to his ideals and pacifism will be tested. Rough and tough decision(s).
At some point Ezran and Callum will visit some 'weird' ruins.
Soren - has had lighter seasons so far, but is about to face darker questions. There is trauma that the writers haven't told anyone about that will come to light at some point. Soren is getting an opportunity to confront Viren about what happened at the Storm Spire (they did meet up in S4E7, which is covered in the short story Strangers, but writers felt it lacked the satisfaction needed, as neither really was in the headspace to talk), but uncertain if this is just a therapy thing or if Viren lives.
There's going to be a funny Soren and Corvus story later on.
Claudia - S5 she was under a lot of pressure, and it's not easing up. How will Claudia be impacted by Viren's decision - further into darkness or pulled back into the light? Claudia being willing to risk life and limb for her goal(s) - and then actually paying the cost of a limb - what does that mean for her and Terry?
Karim - is about to get in over his head. He doesn't realise the kind of alliances he's making.
Amaya and Janai don't get enough love in these interviews. 😢
Zym - Goes with Soren to find Zubeia. Spoiler indicates Zym has a heart to heart with her
Characters we'll be seeing more of;
Aaravos - there's a lot more of him coming in S6.
Kim'dael - 'big plans' that even go beyond the show, though specifically refused to answer if she'll met Rayla again (they met first time in Bloodmoon Huntress graphic novel).
More with the pirates and Scumport (however, Finnegrin while not confirmed dead, won't make a reappearance in S6/7). Scumport set up a bunch of stuff for going into season 6.
Kpp'Ar - confirmed there'll be more stuff about him in both S6 and S7.
Mukho - the mushroom mage, Earthblood elf who's a world expert mycologist.
More shadowpaw content.
Possibly Ellis and Ava briefly, but could be S7.
Lore -
The lore about Stars primal and Startouch elves and other mythology will be explored. How you kill a Startouch elf will be answered - including more info on Laurelion (mentioned in the Death of an Immortal poem).
(Going by how the graphic novels releases are generally introducing things that are mentioned in the next season, Puzzle House's emphasize on unicorns, and how there is a big bit of unicorn lore mentioned in the novels, is a good hint that this unicorn lore is getting explained in show too. But, just to clarify, it's not confirmed this is happening - however, it is a impactful bit of backstory and there's only 2 seasons left).
Most likely information about how Primal Stones are made - specifically how a storm was trapped from the top of Mount Kalik to create the Primal Stone Callum smashed. Ehasz mentioned that something brought up in the second episode will be expanded on in S6, and the info about the Sky Primal Stone is the only info that hasn't been addressed elsewhere from E2 that I could pick out.
More lore about golems (as in the rock guardians and Elmer)
Other notes;
Season 6 will have an explosive start.
Questions raised by Ehasz;
Was the dragang moving Aaravos's prison smart or would it have been safer to have left it? It's something they'll grapple with right away.
Is Aaravos being honest with Viren about what's going to happen? (I'm wording it as being honest rather than saying is he lying, as Aaravos's thing is manipulative truths and misdirections etc, rather than outright lies).
No context: 🔥 (Can't help looking at the use of explosive start by the NYCC notification)
There's stuff in Season 2 that will get explained in Season 6 - while they're not exactly clues, there will be referencing from S2.
Keep an eye on changes in the openers - they're continuing the hints - like when they swapped out Viren with Callum to let you know Callum and dark magic/Aaravos is going to be in the episode.
Season 7 will be Book 7: Dark.
The next graphic novel will be about "family and building trust." Update: Title Dreamer's Nightmare
Can young Ezran and Callum quell the brewing storm in the quiet town of Noct, or have bad dreams come to haunt for good?
Giehl says this story has Ezran as the lead character and the artist said they enjoyed doing the many animals.
There were hints dropped at NYCC 2023 that there may be other projects based on the Dragon Prince world, but they'll come under a different name. TDP will only be the 7 seasons. (Most hints I've seen suggest they may be working towards an Orphan Queen film/series, but it could also be a continuation).
Sources;
Hot Brown Morning Potion Podcast E27
Reel James Season 5 interview with Aaron Ehasz
AIPT Comics 'The Dragon Prince creators dish on season 5 post-mortem
AnimationWorld: The Dragon Prince Season 5, a swashbuckling blend of design tricks and emotional turmoil
Screenrant SDCC 2023: The Dragon Prince creators on taking the Mystery of Aaravos past Season 5
CBR: The Dragon Prince creators reveal the secrets of Season 5 and the road to Season 6
ComicBook: The Dragon Prince creators talk season 5 and entering the show's Empire Strikes Back era
Game of Nerds: SDCC 2023 The Dragon Prince All Aboard for Season 5
Official Discord Season 4 Q&A
NYCC 2023 panel Secrets in the Stars
Random tweets and Discord stuff from the creators and official social media.
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The Old GMMTV Challenge: The Master Post and Explainer
Updated: April 24, 2024
Hello! Welcome to The Old GMMTV Challenge (OGMMTVC), my personal syllabus and journey through the most important, and/or impactful, and/or seminal of Boys Love (BL)/Series Y dramas from Thailand.
I started watching Thai BL series in 2022 with the airing of KinnPorsche. From there, I dallied with shows that were referenced across Tumblr -- but I didn't dig into learning about the genre as a whole until I watched 2021-22's Bad Buddy, and was thoroughly moved by it in countless ways.
I subsequently learned that Bad Buddy was, in large part, constructed to communicate with tropes and expectations established previously by the genre. In order to get to a point where I could appreciate Bad Buddy in all of its historic glory, I therefore decided to start from the top -- to watch Thai BLs in chronological order so as to help me better understand the tentacles of this young genre. I was also impacted by a post from a BL Tumblr lifer, @absolutebl, who talked in 2022 about current shows by the GMMTV network, the biggest producer of BL dramas in Thailand, that were answering for mistakes made in the early Thai BL days.
Bad Buddy is a GMMTV show -- but in order to learn fully about the genre, I've created a syllabus of shows and movies that spans well outside the GMMTV network and sphere of influence. In the spring of 2023, I crowdsourced information about Thai BLs from the INCREDIBLE BL community on Tumblr, and came up with the syllabus below.
This syllabus is ever changing, especially as this young genre (which was arguably born in 2014 with the airing of Love Sick) continues to explore itself outside of its male-and-male romance genre boundaries, by centering women and/or non-binary individuals, and even leaving romance behind for horror, suspense, mystery, crime, and more.
Besides watching dramas on this syllabus, I'm also in the process of reading English-language books and articles about the Thai BL genre and its influences in Thailand and across Asia on queer and non-queer communities, as well as on the most marketed-to BL audience in young women. Links to reading materials are below the syllabus.
If you're looking to learn more about BL, this is but one resource to use. There's an incredible community of bloggers here with vastly more knowledge than me about the history of this genre. This is only my path, and I encourage you to explore the corners of Tumblr to create your own Thai BL journey!
The Drama Syllabus and Review/Meta Links
1) The Love of Siam (2007) (movie) (review here)
2) My Bromance (2014) (movie) (review here)
3) Love Sick and Love Sick 2 (2014 and 2015) (review here)
4) Gay OK Bangkok Season 1 (2016) (a non-BL queer series directed by Jojo Tichakorn and written by Aof Noppharnach) (review here)
5) Make It Right (2016) (review here)
6) SOTUS (2016-2017) (review here)
7) Gay OK Bangkok Season 2 (2017) (a non-BL queer series directed by Jojo Tichakorn and written by Aof Noppharnach) (review here)
8) Make It Right 2 (2017) (review here)
9) Together With Me (2017) (review here)
10) SOTUS S/Our Skyy x SOTUS (2017-2018) (review here)
11) Love By Chance (2018) (review here)
12) Kiss Me Again: PeteKao cuts (2018) (no review)
13) He’s Coming To Me (2019) (review here)
14) Dark Blue Kiss (2019) and Our Skyy x Kiss Me Again (2018) (review here)
15) TharnType (2019-2020) (review here)
16) Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey (OffGun BL cuts) (2016 and 2017) (no review)
17) Theory of Love (2019) (review here)
18) 3 Will Be Free (2019) (a non-BL and an important harbinger of things to come in 2019 and beyond re: Jojo Tichakorn pushing queer content in non-BLs) (review here)
19) Dew the Movie (2019) (review here)
20) Until We Meet Again (2019-2020) (review here) (and notes on my UWMA rewatch here)
21) 2gether (2020) and Still 2gether (2020) (review here)
22) I Told Sunset About You (2020) (review here)
23) YYY (2020, out of chronological order) (review here)
24) Manner of Death (2020-2021) (review here)
25) A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) (review here)
26) A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) OGMMTVC Fastest Rewatch Known To Humankind For The Sake Of Rewatching Our Skyy 2 x BBS x ATOTS (re-review here)
27) Lovely Writer (2021) (review here)
28) Last Twilight in Phuket (2021) (the mini-special before IPYTM) (review here)
29) I Promised You the Moon (2021) (review here)
30) Not Me (2021-2022) (review here)
31) Bad Buddy (2021-2022) (thesis here)
32) 55:15 Never Too Late (2021-2022) (not a BL, but a GMMTV drama that features a macro BL storyline about shipper culture and the BL industry) (review here)
33) Bad Buddy (2021-2022) and Our Skyy 2 x BBS x ATOTS (2023) OGMMTVC Rewatch (Links to the BBS OGMMTVC Meta Series are here: preamble here, part 1, part 2, part 3a, part 3b, and part 4)
34) Secret Crush On You (2022) (review here)
35) KinnPorsche (2022) (tag here)
36) KinnPorsche (2022) OGMMTVC Fastest Rewatch Known To Humankind For the Sake of Re-Analyzing the KP Cultural Zeitgeist (part 1 and part 2)
37) Honorable Mention: War of Y (2022) (for the sake of an attempt to provide meta BL commentary within a BL in the modern BL era), with a complementary watch of Aam Anusorn’s documentary, BL: Broken Fantasy (2020) (thoughts here)
38) The Eclipse (2022) (tag here)
39) The Eclipse OGMMTVC Rewatch to Reexamine “Genre BLs” and Internalized/Externalized Homophobia in GMMTV Shows (watching)
40) GAP (2022-2023) (Thailand’s first GL)
41) My School President (2022-2023) and Our Skyy 2 x My School President (2023)
42) Moonlight Chicken (2023) (tag here)
43) Bed Friend (2023) (tag here)
44 La Pluie (2023) (review coming)
45) Be My Favorite (2023) (tag here) (I’m including this for BMF’s sophisticated commentary on Krist’s career past as a BL icon)
46) Wedding Plan (2023) (Recommended as an important trajectory in the course of MAME’s work and influence from TharnType)
47) Only Friends (2023) (tag here) (not technically a BL, but it certainly became one in the end)
48) Last Twilight (2023-24) (tag here) (on the list as Thailand’s first major BL to center disability, successfully or otherwise)
49) Cherry Magic Thailand (2023-24) (tag here) (on the list as the first major Japanese-to-Thai drama adaptation, featuring the comeback of TayNew)
50) Ossan’s Love Returns (2024) (adding for the EarthMix cameo and the eventual Thai remake)
51) Dead Friend Forever (2024) (thoughts here)
52) 23.5 (2024) (GMMTV’s first GL) (thoughts here)
Additional Reading Material
Dr. Thomas Baudinette, Boys Love Media in Thailand
Dr. Peter Jackson, Queer Bangkok
Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific -- Issue 49, Thai Boys Love (BL)/Y(aoi) in Literary and Media Industries: Political and Transnational Practices, June 2023
#the old gmmtv challenge#ogmmtvc#i needed to make this post because my pinned drama accountability post is almost at its link limit lol#turtles catches up with thai BLs#turtles catches up with the essential BLs
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September is birthday month, if anyone's wondering why my acquisition of books appears to have slipped again (picture #2). At least I'd read nearly all of them before they joined my library shelves, and Winter's Gifts, well, it's really easy to read an Aaronovitch novella within a day or two of acquiring it. Especially since…
September was also week-vacation month, which is part of how I made it to 13 books read but very little explanation for my read-from-TBR-shelves stack (picture #1), only two of which I read on holiday. The two short ones I read in the gap between "finished the latest Book Of Substance" and "started the official Vacation Stack", and Digger was one of my 2023 goals so I decided to check that off. Baking Yesteryear was a surprise/accident. I was telling a coworker how much I enjoyed reading the library's copy and they said, "hey, while you were off, we got a copy too damaged to sell…". And one has to treat oneself in birthday month.
(Vacation was good, in case you were wondering. Camping, so no wifi, so lots of outdoors and reading time and charming rodent shenanigans.)
My biggest regret of the month, by which we mean less regret and more mild bookish panic, is the number of reading copies I appear to have taken home. I have one for Menewood which I'm planning to get to once I finish with My Roommate is a Vampire, and the rest of them were, well, um. Look. When your store buyer and random publishers send you books you'd enjoy and your coworkers finish reading ARCs you've been interested in, things happen, okay? At least at this point a lot of the books are coming out next year, which probably doesn't bode well for my 2024 TBR but that is a future problem.
Also, not doing great at my goal of reading a Canadian author every month. This is the second (?) month in a row I've failed on that front which, yes, is why I'm reading a Canadian author right now. (Also it's one of those ARCs a coworker finished with.)
Beyond the bookish stuff, there's not much to report. I've written a good bit and am surprising myself by how much I can write on my phone during a commute. Had a good birthday. Ate good food. Got fun things. Dealt with slightly more chaos at work than usual. Finished the last season of Great British Bake-Off aired in Canada and am looking forward to starting the Canadian version tonight.
How was your September?
And now without further ado, in order of enjoyment…
Evidence of Things Seen - Sarah Weinman, ed.
A collection of true crime journalism tackling recent social justice issues and big-picture flaws in the justice system.
8/10
multiple #ownvoices essays by BIPOC authors
warning: the usual things one would expect to find in true crime journalism
Infinity Gate - M.R. Carey
A scientist, the multiverse, AI, and the nature of humanity.
8/10
Nigerian and Moroccan POV characters
warning: slavery, fire, xenophobia, war, torture, violence
Thornhedge - T. Kingfisher
Toadling confronts the knight bent on entering the sleeper’s tower.
8/10
Arab Muslim secondary character
Digger Unearthed - Ursula Vernon
A wombat’s tunnel takes her to a very foreign land. She would like to go home please—but there are gods.
8.5/10
Baking Yesteryear - B. Dylan Hollis
Tried and true recipes from the past century.
9/10
🏳️🌈 author
The Fragile Threads of Power - V.E. Schwab
Seven years after Red London was saved, some people have moved on and others are still picking up the pieces. And some are asking whether the king deserves to be in power.
7.5/10
POV characters of colour, 🏳️🌈 POV characters (gay), 🏳️🌈 author
Winter’s Gifts - Ben Aaronovitch
Agent Kimberley Reynolds investigates a case with “unusual characteristics” during a Michigan winter.
7/10
Ojibwe secondary characters
Lud-In-The-Mist - Hope Mirrlees
A bourgeois father tries to save his children from the plague of fairy fruit—which is hard, since it doesn’t officially exist.
6.5/10
warning: classist, misogynist, generally unkind to the disabled and mentally ill
A Long Day in Lychford - Paul Cornell
Something is wrong with the borders around Lychford and the local coven has to put things right before people get hurt.
7/10
Black British main character
warning: mild racism and xenophobia
The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff
A servant girl flees her colonial town for the dubious safety of the wilderness.
7/10
protagonist of colour, mentally disabled secondary character, incidental Powhatan and other indigenous characters
warning: racism, misogyny, rape, disease, starvation, murder, death of a child
Board to Death - CJ Connor
Ben turns down a suspiciously good deal on an old board game. Then the dealer turns up dead on his doorstep.
6/10
🏳️🌈 main character (gay), 🏳️🌈 secondary character (gay), 🏳️🌈 author, #ownvoices
Starter Villain - John Scalzi
Charlie inherits a supervillain empire, complete with a subscription mega-laser, spy cats, and enemies.
6.5/10
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices - Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins
Two friends go on a holiday to northern England.
7/10
Currently reading:
Like Every Form of Love - Padma Viswanathan
A writer digs into the strange, complicated story of a man she befriended in a marina.
🏳️🌈 secondary character (gay), Indo-Canadian author, 🇨🇦
warning: domestic and child abuse
My Roommate is a Vampire - Jenna Levine
There’s a room-to-rent in Cassie’s low, low budget. The (hot) guy renting it acts like he’s from the 1800s. Surely he’s just quirky.
🏳️🌈 secondary characters (gay)
Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century - Richard Taruskin
A history of early written European music, in its social and political contexts.
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Songs and Live Performances | NBC Insider
Everyone's favorite pairing on The Voice, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, fell in love with more than just their Artists' music when they began appearing together on the show. And while it's a major moment in each season when the Coaches sing with their teams and then their finalists, Shelton and Stefani have gone well beyond singing together with their fellow coaches on the show.
After meeting during Stefani's first time on the show in Season 7, the two really hit it off in Season 9, began to date, and ultimately got married in 2021. In those years, the two have also opted to record and perform four songs together — including on The Voice, at the Grammys, and on TODAY.
Gwen also joined Shelton on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, getting her own star on October 19, 2023.
So, although Season 23 was Shelton's last season on the show, there is plenty of reason to hope that he and Stefani will continue to perform and record together for years to come.
Here are some of the songs Shelton and Stefani have already made together as we patiently await future collaborations.
Blake and Gwen's Song "Nobody But You"
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Shelton and Stefani recently released an Instagram video of them performing this song on Valentine's Day, and performed it together at a benefit concert in Arizona on Feb. 10. They also performed the song at The Grammys in 2020 and on TODAY that year.
Watch the official music video the two made above.
The song was released as part of Shelton's 2019 album, Fully Loaded: God's Country.
Gwen and Blake's Duet "You Make It Feel Like Christmas"
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Stefani, of course, sang with Shelton on the eponymous on her 2017 album,You Make It Feel Like Christmas, and released a music video for the song in 2018.
They also performed it during her 2017 NBC Christmas special, Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas. Watch that performance above.
They've since performed it together during Season 20 of the Voice and during her December 2021 "Live from the Orange Grove" video series.
Blake and Gwen's Song "Happy Anywhere"
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The couple's 2020 duet, "Happy Anywhere," was released as part of Shelton's album Body Language. In addition to performing it on the first night of The Voice Season 19 finale, they performed it during the TODAY Summer Concert Series, on Shelton's "Encore Drive-In Nights" that summer, and at the ACM awards in September.
Watch the official music video for the song above.
Blake and Gwen's Duet "Go Ahead and Break My Heart"
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The couple's first song together, however, was the 2016 collaboration "Go Ahead and Break My Heart," released with Shelton's album If I'm Honest. They performed it together on Season 10 of The Voice in May 2016, followed by a performance, seen above, in Los Angeles.
They also performed the duet that year at the Billboard Music Awards.
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Chapter 9: The Power of Three
Summary: The cubes arrived in mystery, and have stayed there for a whole year. You’ve dragged the curious, and slightly jealous, Master into a year of self imposed domesticity. But what happens when those strange cubes finally begin to wake up?
Notes: The first proper remaster of 2023! And yes, hold your shock, another series 7 episode. Would it make you laugh if i said this wasn’t even my favourite series (but is very much up there!) Thank you so much for all the love this series has gotten since it’s started. Our next part is story number 10 (well technically 13 if you count the four parter and the extra new earth- but like the Doctor, we could argue over numbers for days!) I hope you enjoy this part, and as always thank you to @plethora-of-imagines for being my proof reader in times of writing crisis!
It had been 365 days since they’d arrived.
Palm sized black cubes, mathematically perfect to even the smallest micrometre, each exactly identical to one another, devoid of any and all differing imperfections. Black cubes that had rolled off the intergalactic production line, before dropping out of the sky as the sun rose over the horizon. A quick glance at your mobile news feed had brought you back to Earth to investigate, the Master arguing it was purely for jealous satisfaction- if somebody else was trying to invade your planet, he wanted to know. You also considered his desire to stay put for the first week to see if the Doctor would make an appearance, sticking her blonde head out of the TARDIS door and solving the problem as easy as mowing the lawn.
But the Doctor never showed, the familiar wheeze of the blue box never drifting through the breeze. Instead, UNIT had taken a chance upon the next best thing- and now Kate Stewart had a tracking proof, bug proof, anything proof burner phone loaded with her number and given to the Master, one also kept for herself. A deal that would most definitely be under review, pending the results of the cubes.
If there was anything the Master excelled at, beyond flamboyant universal conquest and being the last great appreciator of disco, it was playing the long game. Years of establishing himself as anything from professors to prime ministers, building an entire afterlife to waiting out nearly eighty years jail hopping, had trained the Timelord to gain a strangely enviable level of patience: the application of said patience always depending on rather the less enviable, more volatile nature of his mood swings.
If you were to simplify things, the Doctor was a hyperactive puppy: needing constant mental enrichment, her conversations a tangle of tangents and unfollowable trails of thought. But the Master was the most seasoned of spoiled house cats: able to lounge and preen in bouts of attention, concocting his own games to keep himself dangerously occupied. If silence from the doctor was a moment of peace, silence from the Master was inspiration for suspicion.
Luckily for you, you were privy to the times where the Master could be nothing of the sort.
His hearts pounded softly within his warm skin, your naked form pressed against his bare chest, bodies glistening with a thin sheen of sweat as you lay in a satisfied pile upon the sofa. The Master's hands were idly trailing down your spine, fingers drawing the ghosts of shapes, a warm brown fur blanket covering your lower halves- a feeble attempt at some sort of privacy from the room. Your eyelids were almost heavy, hair sprawling behind as the tv continued to play the long abandoned reality shows. The cubes were their own celebrities now, a year after they’d dropped out of the sky. Tv documentaries, dramas, crafting shows, soap operas. Hollywood was even trying to cash in.
The evening had started with yourself and the Master watching (or in his case, hate watching) the Apprentice, the pair of you smirking at the fact Lord Sugar probably had no clue he’d be still hosting the show with his consciousness in a droid in the future. But the Masters wandering hands had ensured you’d missed quite a lot of the episode.
“There's no way they’ll end up profiting.” The Master said softly, fingers still delicately caressing.
You hummed in agreement, pressing a small peck to his collar.
“I’ve got no clue who's the project manager.”
“Pink shirt, she’s a little bossy but willing to cooperate. Blue shirt overspent on the catering, he’s not going to stand a chance in the boardroom.”
You chuckled softly, the Master turning his gaze down to stare at you curiously.
“What?”
“You.” You replied, adjusting yourself to meet the Master's eyes.
“You’re laying on my sofa on a random Thursday. We’ve played a game of chess, gone for a walk, and even though we’ve been to the shops we still decided to order a takeaway. You sat here and told me how you almost stopped pizza ever being invented, and now we’re watching the Apprentice after having sex.”
The Master blinked puzzlingly.
“I’m waiting for the funny part.”
You tilted your head, fingertips gently circling over the skin of his chest, drawing shapes around one of his hearts.
“I never thought you’d be so domestic. I like it.”
The Master gaped in disbelief, bordering on wild offence. You giggled once more as the Timelord narrowed his eyes in disgust.
“How dare you use that word. I’d rather you call me a bastard.”
“I did say I liked it, though! It’s been so long since I've spent time on Earth like this, so mundane. It’s a nice change of pace, not worrying about being on the wrong end of a death ray.”
He shifted beneath you, pulling an arm behind his head and reclining back upon it. You moved along with his adjusted position, resting upon your elbow, your hair falling loosely behind.
“It’s also slightly comical to see the man I've seen blow up entire planets do the weekly shop.”
“You forget I've spent my fair share of days on Earth, love.” The Master bit back, the ugly chill of his exile breezing across the back of his neck.
“I’m not a stranger to the domestic, just highly opposed to it.”
“It’s nice, though. What we’ve been doing. You have to admit, it’s hardly been torture.”
You began to walk your fingers teasingly over the Masters collar, fingertips ghosting over the veins in his throat, creeping towards his jaw.
“You can’t say you haven’t been treated right.”
The Master hummed out a devious chuckle, slowly bucking his hips beneath you, urging your body to inch closer to his own.
“Mmm, that is true. My lovely wife has indeed helped to keep the bed nice and warm. And this sofa. And the bath. And the dining table, if I remember rightly.”
You playfully shushed him, placing a finger upon his lips. Your touch soon morphed to cradle his cheek, thumb brushing over the bone. The Timelord didn’t protest a single movement.
“The nicest part of it is having you here with me. Being able to share this part of myself with you.”
A small smile curved upon the Master's lips, his brown eyes softening somewhat.
“Well love, you’ve hardly been selfish with the other parts of yourself.”
“You’re a goddamn sex fiend.”
You teased, leaning down and stealing a small peck from the Timelords lips.
“Takes two to tango.”
He leant up to deepen your connection, warm hands snaking around your back and attempting to pull your body closer to his own. You knew if you indulged you wouldn’t be able to move, locked in an endless spiral of delicious ecstasy, one you would never dream of attempting to free yourself from. But you were also beginning to feel the chill of sweat settle across your skin, the layer of dew making the encounter feel slightly less romantic than it should have.
“No, Master, stop it-”
You warned, pulling the Timelords hands from your waist and clutching them within your own. The Master grinned, leaning back against the sofa and giving a carefree shrug, relinquishing control of his arms to your touch.
“I’m going to run a bath.”
The Master's eyebrow raised as you pulled yourself free from his clutches, sliding from under the blanket and laying it back over the Master's bottom half. You plucked his shirt from the pile of clothes decorating the floor, throwing it over your head and doing up the buttons, ignoring the way the Master dramatically pouted at the loss of your fully naked body. You made your way out of the lounge and onto the stairs, out of sight of the Timelord. It wasn’t like he hadn’t already committed every part of you to memory.
“I���m going to use that new body wash I got today.”
You said innocently, calling over your shoulder as you headed up the stairs.
“I may need a second opinion on it!”
The Master chuckled to himself, before settling down to stare up at the ceiling, a large breath escaping his lungs. He pondered to himself, alone with his thoughts, the Apprentice successfully ignored. He mulled over your words, turning them over in his head. Tasting them, taking in their scent, seeing if he liked the sensation of them. You said he was being domestic… one step up from being domesticated. You also said you liked it. But you also didn’t say you liked it more, he reasoned. You hadn’t indicated a preference for any of his states of being. Which made his analysis of your words feel even stranger.
Did you prefer him like this? The normal husband, rather than the spaceman that took you away? Would you mourn the loss of this when he inevitably found out who was trying to invade the planet he’d already called dibs on? Or, a more terrifying prospect, would this invasion ever end?
The Master's face fell. He hadn’t ever considered the idea of not knowing. In the many, many endings he’d planned for the scenario, not one of them had included never finding out the reason why. Of course, knowing his luck, the moment you both left earth the cubes would detonate and pulverise the planet, and you would never let him live it down. But that would also mean he kept you away from harm.
The Timelord scowled, furrowing his brow. He didn’t like the amount of questions his brains were presenting. He never liked thinking about a plan with this much detail. Especially when it wasn’t his. A tiny part of him scolded himself for taking a companion and letting himself have something else to look after beside himself. But the other parts of him proceeded to beat that thought into the ground, squashing it beneath their metaphorical shoes.
He turned towards the coffee table, the Tv having swapped to some random drama about a historical figure, and stared at the small black cube. It sat next to the empty pizza box and the unlit candle, right beside the abandoned TV remote and the Masters new favourite glasses.
He reached over and plucked the pair of spectacles from the table, grasping hold of the cube in his other hand as he placed the glasses on his face. He inspected the cube with a newfound disgruntlement, spinning the mathematically perfect creation in his hands. Why did these stupid little cubes arrive? Who sent them? And why were they still here, if not to give him an extreme internal crisis?
“What are you?” He muttered to himself, squinting his eyes to scrutinise the box.
“What are you doing?”
The Master scrunched his nose in disapproval, his narrow eyes now a full blown glare.
“You’ve survived fire, ice, gravity, atomic radiation, and even tissue compression. Do something.” He urged, hands now clutching the box tighter.
“Do something, you annoying thing. Go on. Or are you just a waste of my time?”
The Master paused, watching the cube intently. He waited, internally goading the small black box to do something. But it did nothing, sitting in his grasp as it had done for the last year. With a grunt, the Master flung the box across the room, letting it tumble to the floor and crash into the carpet.
He stared at the box for a brief moment, his anger rising exponentially when suddenly, the cube opened.
Upstairs you were in the bathroom, the door having opened with a small squeak. You headed over towards the bag of toiletries you’d bought, unpacking the items onto the side. You couldn’t help but wonder if the Master had been slightly put off by your words earlier. He was a sarcastic bitch at the best of times, an eye roll never too far behind. But you worried he’d taken your words to hearts. You’d poured your soul out to him with the best intentions. Well, it was more like you’d filled a coffee mug rather than refilling the Pacific, however the point still stood.
You did enjoy your time of domestic bliss, free from trouble and danger and peril. You enjoyed the domesticity of the TARDIS too. Reading in the library, swimming in the pool, picking disguises from the wardrobe and playing bedroom roulette. Baking cakes with ingredients that if baked wrong would set your hair on fire, ordering things from Kerblam and trying to hide the packages from the Master, knowing full well they’d show up in the order history and on the transactions of his intergalactic black card. It was domestic, but it was a new kind. One where instead of him sharing his world with you, you were sharing yours with him.
A small pulsating sound pulled you from your introspection, the famed body wash being placed upon the side. You turned over your shoulder, hoping it was merely the humming of the pipes. Instead it was the small cube in the corner, which had effectively become a candle stand. You plucked the small candle from the top of the cube, abandoning the jar to the side of the bath as you stared at the cube in awe. The small box had begun to shimmer a deep blue, glowing and spiralling in what you presumed to be an alien text. You leant down, bringing the cube to eye level, staring curiously at the small box.
You played through every possibility- was it about to explode? Hatch? Was this a message from whoever sent the thing? Was it… alive?
The sprawling blue swirls disappeared as soon as they arrived. You stretched out a hand to grasp hold of the box, hand clamping down on the top of the square, when a painful sensation shot through your hand. You pulled away with a wince, cradling your wrist and inspecting the damage- A small square of needle pricks sat in the palm of your hand, tiny droplets of blood pooling at the mouths of the wounds. Your fears of alien tetanus were distracted by a steady beeping noise emanating from the cube.
You looked up, eyes widening. The cube was showing your pulse.
The Master scurried over from his place on the couch, ignoring how the loss of the blanket left him rather exposed. He crouched down onto the floor, staring down at the awakening cube with widened eyes. The far side of the cube had opened, the panel sliding upwards, and a large beam of blue light spurted from the other side. The Master attempted to outrun the cube, darting to the other side to face it, but the cube was much faster. Before the Master could peer inside the cube had snapped its open side shut, taunting the Timelord by opening the panel on the other side instead. The Master growled, circling the cube once more, but the cube continued its game. After three more attempts the Master grasped hold of the cube, determined to see inside. The small black box was instantly searing hot in his hands, like it had been sat on a grill. The Master winced and threw the box into the air, proceeding to throw and catch the cube through various levels of pain.
He ran through the door that linked the lounge to the kitchen, small welts appearing on his palms as he nakedly juggled the cube, wincing and swearing like a sailor as he went. The washing up bowl was still in the sink, the water ice cold, having been forgotten about from breakfast. The Timelord threw the sizzling cube into the bowl, the water bubbling and boiling like a cauldron. The cube refused to relent, steam and bubbles errupting to the surface. Saying a silent prayer, the Master turned on the cold tap, the bowl spilling over and into the wider basin of the sink. He hoped that would be enough to stop it burning its way through the centre of the Earth.
“Master!” You called urgently from the top of the stairs.
The Timelord turned over his shoulder, before glancing down at himself, visible debate upon his features. While he was sure you wouldn’t mind, he also considered that being fully naked beyond a pair of tortoise shell glasses wasn’t the most polite state of dress to be in when running up such a high water bill. He also hoped the neighbours were also distracted with their own cubes, and not nosy enough to see his antics through the floor to ceiling glass door to the garden. Purely for your sake, that was. Nudity had never been a thing of shame for his current face. He had been Rasputin, after all.
“Master!”
You called again, racing down the stairs, still only wearing his shirt. The Master sped into the living room, eyes scanning over the piles of clothes. His trousers, or underwear for that matter, were nowhere to be seen. Where the hell did you throw them?
“Fuck!”
He hissed to himself, before grasping the blanket from the sofa and tying it around his waist like a towel. He ran into the hallway, the blanket already threatening to slide down his legs. You ended up meeting in the middle, your arms leaning on the bannister and you looked down at your husband.
“The cube in the bathroom just spiked my palm and showed my pulse!” You yelled, the Master grasping hold of the blanket and glancing back to the lounge.
“The one on the coffee table kept opening its sides and then got boiling hot- also, where the hell did you throw my trousers?”
You looked down at the Master and gave a snorting laugh, when a loud bang came from the downstairs bathroom. It was a metallic zap, the sound colliding with metal. You both looked at the door, then each other, then back at the door as the sound grew louder and louder. The Master was about to step forwards, likely in an effort to be the brave one and open the bathroom door, but the cube beat him to it.
The door swung open, the metal lock now burnt and smoking, and a cube came floating outwards, hovering menacingly in the air. You blinked in shock, your lips parting to ask what it was doing, when the front side slid open and a small laser sat within. The metal laser looked you both up and down, and you looked at the Master in confusion. But the Master was preoccupied with ducking from the blue laser bolt that had been shot directly at his head, which instead proceeded to shatter the vase of flowers on the side.
“Up!”
The Master cried, but you were already halfway up the stairs. With one hand covering his face and the other clutching at the blanket the Master stormed up the stairs, swiftly catching up with your speed and almost sprinting into the bedroom. The pair of you pressed your backs against the door, your fingers frantically trying to twist the knob shut. The floating cube was sending an assault in your direction, firing randomly and rapidly in every direction it could. Holes were punctured in the walls, pictures were shot down, the carpet singed. Now you anticipated that the cube would try to shoot you both dead. You knew if you took a death ray to the head, the ending would be quite swift. If the Master took the hit, you’d have to pray the wardrobe was fireproof. Either way, through fire or fury, you’d never get the deposit back.
You shut your eyes as you focussed on keeping the door pressed shut, the Master joining your mission as you felt the door continuously jolt forwards. The hits were heavy, but never enough to send the door free of its latch. It continued its firing for an endless two minutes, but those minutes felt like a day. It took the Master's hesitant prying of your body from the back of the door for you to realise the firing had stopped.
“Is it-”
The Master pressed a finger from his free hand to his lips, gesturing to the door with a tilt of his head. You swallowed, nodding in agreement as he ever so gently began to open the bedroom door. You spotted the TCE in his grasp, fingers clutching it like a phone- likely an instinct to carry it, you hadn’t even felt him leave the door to fish it from his jacket pocket on the chair. The Master wordlessly stepped out into the hallway, and you braced for the chaos. Maybe the cube was smart enough to plan a sneak attack. Growing the courage to poke your head around the door, you saw the Master was creeping down the staircase with slow, deliberate strides. You took the deepest of breaths as you carefully followed, watching as he peered through the bannister to watch the cube. He tilted his head like a curious animal, beckoning you with his head again, all while keeping his gaze on the lounge. You scuttled over to meet his side, careful not to squeak any troublesome floorboards.
“What’s it doing?”
You whispered, watching as the cube hovered in front of the tv. It was scanning it, cycling through endless images and scrolling through Wikipedia pages at lightning speed. You saw the history of the world pass over the screen, images of bombs and tanks mashed in with pictures of animals, machines and athletes.
“I’d say it’s doing its homework.” The Master whispered back.
“On what? Weaponry? Politics? Evolution?”
“Everything. Maybe it’s building up its information banks to… um… honestly I’ve not got a clue what it's doing now.”
The Master trailed off, confusion creeping across his features. The cube had stopped scrolling through Wikipedia, and was now on social media. Pictures of dogs in hats, a Youtube video on making bread, an Instagram model's trip to Paris. The cube was making its way rapid fire through every single social network site around. It had even posted a blank tweet.
The sound of a phone pinging upstairs stole your attention, the pair of you wincing as you anticipated the cube turning to face you both. You held your breath, awaiting the death ray, but it never came. The cube was too busy playing a game of Solitaire to notice. Sparing a glance to the Master, you cleared your throat.
“HEY!”
You called. The cube didn’t flinch. It was still hovering in the air, playing the game as fast as it could.
“C’mon.”
The Master had begun to trudge back upstairs, heading towards the bedroom and disappearing through the door. The cube had now begun online shopping, scrolling through hundreds of pairs of shoes and handbags, and was searching for a discount code. Your earlier fear had been replaced with pure confusion. Why had it suddenly ditched its efforts to kill you… to scroll the internet like a person?
By the time you’d finally made it upstairs, the Master was sitting on the bed and fishing a phone out of his jacket pocket. You recognised the device immediately as it fell into his lap.
“That's the UNIT phone, isn’t it?”
The Master nodded in reply. He looked at the notification and smirked, before extending out his arm for you to read it.
“I think we’ll be needing a quick shower rather than a relaxing bath, love.”
The Timelord said as you peered forward to read the message.
“Come to the Tower of London ASAP. Matter of Urgency. Kate.”
While your arrival at the tower had been expected, what you found within was not. The cubes had been active for approximately 47 minutes before shutting down, UNIT having had almost 300 under constant monitor. One caused mood swings, another blew fire, and one played a constant, ear splitting rendition of ‘Agadoo’ on repeat. You joked that the poor soul sitting in that box with the cube was due some serious workplace compensation.
You could tell the Master was restless, the situation poking at him in a way that set his teeth on edge. Standing in that room, endless questions being shot at him, suspicious eyes of every worker who’d read his extensive, extensive case file. The file that, according to Kate, was more like a filing cabinet. And that was just from the seventies. He couldn’t work with all those hands on deck, he needed the air to think. So, you’d dragged him to a wall overlooking the Thames. Give him space to breathe, you considered. To calm himself down and think.
“Earth is such a shithole.” He muttered to himself, staring at the vast body of water.
“Your politicians are corrupt, your capitalist societies are draining you dry, you have no idea how to be nice to each other anymore.”
“Is shithole Gallifreyan for ‘alien renegades dream?’” You asked with a small smile.
The Master shook his head.
“A renegades dream is a planet worth concurring. I spent seven quid on a coffee on Monday. There's no saving this place.”
You laughed softly, swinging your legs lightly on top of the wall.
“Years ago I'd have asked what else there was, where on Earth doesn’t function this way. But now? After being with you?... I’m inclined to agree. I’ve seen so much out there… whole different ways of running things, whole different societies. I’ve lived in your world and now everything seems so… different. It’s comforting, I know it’s mine, it’s where I came from. But I’ve seen the end of the universe, Master-” You said, taking hold of the Timelords hand.
“And now everything seems slightly-”
“Strange?”
You nodded in agreement, leaning into his shoulder. The Master stared down at the water, watching the waves lap against each other, crashing softly into the concrete wall.
“You said you enjoyed seeing me here.” The Master said rather bluntly.
“That you enjoyed seeing me so… domestic.”
“I knew that word would bite me in the ass.” You hummed out a laugh, turning your head to face the Master.
“I didn’t mean to insult you. I also didn’t want you to think I wanted to change you. You told me about Missy, how the Doctor wanted a different you. But I didn’t mean that I liked you changed, I meant-”
“I know what you meant.”
You gaped at the Master, who was now making his way towards the same smile you’d worn earlier. It was slightly painful, as if he was fighting against his own body to get out the words. As if years of hardened instinct were being chiselled at, piece by piece.
“Could you… maybe tell me what you think I meant?”
“You meant that we had very, very different lives. And while we’ve spent our time together perhaps I overlooked the fact that you’re human. I took you away from earth and let you in. But this year-”
“I brought you to Earth and did the same.” You said, filling in the gap. The Master nodded, your hand slowly creeping to make your way into his.
“I don’t want you to think I've forgotten who you are, Master. That I don’t appreciate the fact that you’re literally a whole different species to me. Maybe that's why I like it so much, seeing you living in a house and doing human things. Because I know you’re an alien, a mass murdering criminal one, but you’re putting in that effort for me.”
The Master raised an eyebrow in warning.
“You’re making me sound far too nice.” He bit.
“Master,” You chided, squeezing his hand.
“What do you want me to say? You’re only being nice to me because you’re a manipulative bastard who wants to take over the universe? That I only ran away with you because you promised me great sex?”
“Now you’re making me out to be a monster.” He purred. You playfully swatted him on the arm.
“You’re not a monster, you’re a Master. Who picked up his own human stray and looked after it better than the Doctor ever could.”
The Master couldn’t help the smirk that crossed over his face. It was quite the unspoken truth amongst him and his old friend. One the Master would now hold as eternal bragging rights until the end of time.
“And now I'm working with UNIT. If the old me could see me now-”
“Maybe when we solve the invasion we can work on your acceptance of character growth.” You suggested. The Master sighed.
“I should’ve told Kate to gather all those cubes and destroy them. Lock them away. Keep them out of sight.”
“You did the best you could.” You argued. “You offered to help, and you’ve constantly been feeding back. And let's be realistic here, would they have listened to you?”
“No.” The Master grumbled. “But the one time I actually try to help, it’s pointless.”
“It’s not pointless-”
“If i’d told them to leave them out, they would’ve thought I was behind them and not trusted a word I said. If I'd told them to get rid of them, they’d’ve thought I’d planned to use them as, I don’t know, bugs or something. Wanting to know where the super secret UNIT storage is.”
“You already know that, though.” You pointed out. “You stuck the address on the fridge.”
“But they would think that anyway. And now, I look like a useless help because now the cubes ARE doing something.”
“You couldn’t have known that-”
“But I should’ve! World domination is my thing, love. This is what I do! God knows I've been trying for centuries. And now these stupid little boxes turn up and all of a sudden they’re breaking into government systems, hacking the Pentagon. I could’ve stopped this. But nobody had the balls to trust me.”
“Kate does.” You suggested, leaning into the Masters side.
“Obviously speaking metaphorically. If she’s anything like her dad, from what you’ve told me, she’ll be able to tell when you’re working with slightly less evil intentions than usual. Like that story you told me about the Axons.”
The Master smiled to himself, staring down at his shoes.
“We still went back to hating each other afterwards. He locked me in a prison and punched me in the face in the death zone.”
“All in one day?”
“No, two separate days. Two separate bodies.”
You wrapped your arm around his back, fully leaning into his side and resting your head on your shoulder.
“Well I'm sure you were doing lots of wonderfully horrible, wickedly cruel and criminally genius things that deserved such twisted justice.” You purred. The Master chuckled, resting his head on top of your own.
“You don’t have to grovel, love.” He said. “I already married you.”
You laughed gently, nestling more comfortably against his side.
“I like seeing how big I can inflate your ego before you know I'm teasing.”
“Obviously, you can’t tell anybody about any of this. I’ll more than happily hypnotise you.” The Master suggested with no malice in his tone. You shook your head, eyes resting shut as you listened to the sounds of the waves.
“You don’t have to hypnotise me, Master. Sooner or later you always get what you want.”
The pair of you sat in a comfortable silence, allowing the sounds of the cityscape to wash over you. You could have sat there forever, cuddled up to the Master and-
“That's it!”
The Master suddenly yelled, pulling his head from your own. You pulled away from his shoulder, staring at the Timelord, eyes riddled with confusion.
“What’s it?”
“They got what they wanted! The cubes got what they were after!”
The Master pressed a firm kiss to the top of your head, grasping at your cheeks and making you splutter in shock.
“C’mon!” He called, already sprinting back to the tower.
By the time you’d caught up with him, the Master was already laying out his plan. You looked around in confusion as you stepped into the base of the tower- The power was completely out.
“Do you have a back up?” You asked, jumping into the conversation.
“We’ve got three.” Kate replied. “Each kept separate and constantly maintained. This shouldn’t be possible.”
“Well, is it the cubes?” You looked towards the Master, who was already typing away madly at the computer. You met the eyes of the guy at the desk, who sent an unsure glance. You hardened your gaze, attempting to send the strongest message possible- the Master, for once, could be 100% trusted.
“Most likely.” The Master called over his shoulder.
“But how does it link with earlier?”
“You set a scan for their activity, while you’ve been gone it's been off the scale. Perhaps they’re… recharging?”
“By that logic it took them 365 days to charge up. Did we see anything to suggest that?”
You asked, following the head of scientific research further into the base.
“No, we would have noticed!” The Master yelled over his shoulder.
“We noted nothing. No spikes, no surges, nothing. Maybe they had the energy already when they landed.”
“Then why take a year to act on power you already had?”
The Master spun around in his chair, eyebrows furrowed as he thought. You could tell your earlier chat was pushing him further than before. He was determined to figure this out… Whatever it was.
“What's that?”
He asked suddenly, pointing towards the closest cube container. You turned around to look at the metal box, peering through the window at the cube. Kate brought her torch up to the window and gasped softly. The cube was glowing once again with the blue energy you’d seen earlier. Only this time, instead of its side emblazoned with alien text, it read a simple number.
7
The Master pushed himself from the chair, pushing his fingers against the glass as he peered into the box between you. Kate hurried over to the next box, peering in through the glass.
“This one says it too.”
“And this one!” You said, staring into a third box.
“And the one over there. They all say seven.”
“Why would they do that?”
The Master pinched the bridge of his nose and frowned, as if trying to yank the answer from one of his many brains.
“Seven… Wonders of the world?” Kate offered.
“Continents, days of the week, seven seas?”
“Is it the planets? Seven planets have influence over humanity?” You suggested.
The Master's head suddenly shot up, his nose almost pushed against the glass as he stared down at the small black cube.
“Sides of a cube.”
“What?” You said, meeting his side.
“Seven sides of a cube. A cube has seven sides.”
“Is this extratemporal physics again?”
“No, no cubes have seven sides.” The Master said, narrowing his eyes.
“The six you can see… and the inside.”
It was almost as if the cubes had heard his words. The lights in the building suddenly burst back into life, illuminating the UNIT base. In the same moment, the cubes all began to flicker, the blue text upon them shifting and changing.
6
“It’s a countdown!”
The Master declared, spinning on his heels to face both you and Kate. You stared at the cubes in confusion, a million questions coursing through your mind.
“How long do we have? Minutes?”
“You’ve got until they hit zero, then you’ve got nothing.”
“It can’t be minutes.”
“They’re alien cubes that fell out of the sky, Kate, they can count down in whatever fashion they like.”
The Master met Kate's eyes, his hardened expression knitted together with stone cold severity.
“Whatever they’re going to do won’t be good. Get it out however you can- news, radio, social media, text, amber alert. Hell, I'll give you the password to Archangel, god knows they never changed it.”
Kate stared at the Master wordlessly and the Timelord stared back, his voice laced with deepest sincerity.
“I need you to trust me, Kate, as much as you can bring yourself to. Just get your precious humanity away from those cubes.”
“But why now?” You interjected. “If we’re running on Kate's theory, they already had the ability to do all this stuff. Why did they wait so long?”
The Master's eyes were shifting. He was knitting together a theory in his mind, his brains fizzing with resolve.
“Because they needed time… they needed trust… Harold Saxon!”
You sent the Master a strange look, Kate joining you with a raised eyebrow. The Master smiled, his eyes wide with excitement.
“I’ve done this before! When I was Saxon, I landed eighteen months before election day. I knew people wouldn’t trust me the moment I landed, I needed to slowly convince everybody to vote.”
“But you had the Archangel network, the cubes aren’t hypnotising people.” You replied.
“No, they’re not. But this was politics. I needed to be irresistible, one wrong moment of press could cost everything. But the cubes are just that- cubes. They can’t talk, they don’t move, but they’re clever- they rely on people to naturally convince themselves to trust them. Use that herd mentality, bring them into their lives, their homes, make memes and documentaries and fake twitter accounts, become unsuspiciously mundane. And then, once you’re inside-”
“You reveal who you truly are.” Kate finished. The Master snapped his fingers in her direction.
“Like what you did with MI6 too. Get inside, get trusted, get the information, use it to your advantage. Learn how to attack.”
The Master nodded at your words.
“We took our eyes off the horizon just as things were coming over it.” The Master said, his words echoing something the Doctor had said a long time ago.
“Get that information out as fast as you can.”
The Master said, turning back to Kate.
“Obviously not the stuff about me. But everything else, go go go!”
By the time the word had spread to the news, the cubes had counted down to the number 3. The Master hadn’t stopped staring at the cubes, watching them count down with a dangerously growing fascination. It was as if a year of private musing had built up to full blown fixation. He wanted to know what happened when the taunting little boxes reached zero.
“I’m going in there.”
He decided, stating his decision proudly to both you and Kate.
“What? Why?” You asked, spinning around in your chair.
“What if it, like, explodes?”
“That’s the reason I'm not sending you in.” He smirked. “The magic of me is there’s always another one that comes next.”
“Are you serious?”
“I know it’s not going to explode.”
“How?”
“Because one cube already has!” He said, staring at the map.
“There's roughly 100 billion cubes on earth. And in those 47 minutes every cube did something different. One of those cubes exploded in Japan. So we know it's not going to do that.”
“How can you be so sure?” Kate questioned. The Master smiled darkly, grasping hold of the metal door of the container and yanking it open.
“Because the best showmen never reveal their final trick before the end. Wish me luck, my love!”
The Master sauntered inside the box, slamming the door shut behind him as the number lowered once more.
2
“We can do this remotely!” Kate called through the glass as the Master sat down on the small stool. He gestured to the glass and to his ears, throwing his hands up in a questioning manor. You sighed and knocked on the glass wall, the Master still pretending to not hear a thing.
“This isn’t the sound proof one! You can still hear us!”
You yelled, and the Master rolled his eyes. He sat comfortably, placing his hands upon the table and staring down at the cube. He waved innocently to you from the inside of the capsule. You stood in wait, anxiously nibbling your bottom lip.
1
The number counted down once more. You leant forward. So did Kate. So did the Master. The three of you held your breath, waiting in pure anticipation. Your stomach was churning, feeling like it was climbing higher and higher on a roller coaster track, inching towards the precipice with every agonising second.
0The Master smiled in anticipation. You felt your stomach drop as the coaster threw itself down the descending track. The top of the cube smoothly slid open as it had done hours before, only this time it stayed open. The Master leant forward, carefully manoeuvring himself to hover over the open box. He peered inside, Kate standing on her toes to try and see what was inside.
“Well?” You asked hesitantly, eyes flickering between staring at the Master and staring at the cube.
“What's inside?”
The Master inspected every corner of the cube, staring with all the power his gaze could muster. He stared at every side, every inch of the inside of the cube. All the theories that had been wrestling inside his head withered and perished.
“Nothing…” He growled, anger surging inside his chest and sparking through his body
“There's nothing!” The Master snarled, reaching to grasp hold of the cube. He threw the box to the other side of the container, gritting his teeth and storming towards the door.
“Why, why is nothing inside?!”
“Isn’t that a good thing?” You called after the Master, following him towards the desk, his furious gaze devouring every inch of data present.
“Nothing inside means no bombs, aliens, invasive plants. Empty means good, right?”
“Empty means nothing!”
He snapped, investigating the board.
“But it means the general public is safe, right?” Kate clarified, standing behind the man at the desk who was slowly inching away from the furious Master. The Master growled, turning to face Kate with an exasperated expression.
“No! You don’t do this without payoff! Every single movement by those stupid little cubes has been calculated, precise. Them being empty means you sent billions of cubes to earth, made them sit for a year, put on a show and couldn’t carry it out!”
“Master, look at the screen.” Your voice wavered, the Timelord following your finger as you gestured urgently to the screen. The various feeds of CCTV around the world were showing the same exact thing: People in cafes, streets, offices, parks, homes. All of them were collapsing to the ground, clutching their chests, before falling still on the floor.
“Oh my god, they’re dying!” Kate said. The Master's face turned even more perplexed.
“How, how are they dying, why are they dying? Why doesn’t any of this make any sense?!”
“Kate, do we know the cause?”
“I want intel, give me reasons why-”
“Why is this happening?!” The Master groaned loudly, pacing a hole in the floor before the desk.
“The cubes, they show off a bit, they go dormant, they open and suddenly-”
The Timelord felt a venomous punch in the chest, a burning hot wound sizzling him through the inside out. He let out a choked shriek, his body lurching himself backwards and into the wheeled desk chair, the chair rolling back against the floor as he clutched at his chest in a panic. He could feel his arteries seizing, the power in the left of his chest being snatched away with red hot fury.
“Master, what’s wrong?”
You clamoured urgently, the Timelord craning his neck to look at you. He gasped for breath, eyes almost bulging out of his head as he clawed at his chest in pain.
“I don’t, ack, I don’t-” He panted as you rushed over to his side.
The computer began to beep rapidly, the man on the desk frantically ingesting the new readings that were coming in.
“Global reports in a surge in heart failures-”
“ACK!” The Master cried, his voice strangled as he violently scratched at his shirt.
“Oh my god, ah, only one heart!”
Your eyes widened almost comically as the Masters fists began to thump furiously upon his chest, hitting in a fast rhythm of four as he attempted to restart its beating.
“Shit!”
“Only one heart, fuck, only one heart! Not working, ack-”
You grasped hold of the back of his chair, mainly to stop the Masters sporadically kicking legs from sending him dizzy.
“Ok, shit-”
“Only one heart, only one heart!”
“I’ll get you to the hospital!”
“Don’t you fucking dare!”
He shrieked, waving a trembling hand towards the screen.
“Turn me around, show me, turn me around!”
You pushed hard against the back of the chair, sending the Master rolling towards the desk as the screen flashed a violent red with warning signs.
“Show me what the cubes did after they opened!”
“I don’t-”
“Do as he says!” Kate snapped, and the man on the desk instantly began typing. He pulled up every reading they had. Temperature, weight, size, shape-”
“Look at the currents!” The Master cried.
“Sudden spike in electrical field.” The man on the desk said.
“No-” Kate exclaimed. “They stole the power?”
“They’re signal boxes! Steal the electricity, find the closest idiot leaning in and BAM!”
The Master clutched at his chest again, wincing as he recoiled back in his chair.
“They take out what they- ack- can, the human heart. It’s powered by electrical currents, one blast will do it-”
The Master had grabbed hold of the desk man's chest mid rant, his fingers fisting into the material as he yanked at his chest furiously.
“How do you kill a human? Go for the heart- FUCK!”
“They have to have a main hub, a power source, somewhere to report back to-”
Kate asked, her terrified technician frantically trying to peel the Masters fingers from his shirt. You grabbed hold of his wrist and tugged, another searing bolt of pain surging through the Timelords chest. He released his grip and began to smack his fist into his chest once more, his eyes scrunching shut as he let out a pathetically drawn out whine.
“HOW do you humans cope with only one heart,” He groaned, leering at you as you watched worriedly.
“It is PITIFUL!” He spat, small flecks of spit hitting your face. You groaned, rolling your eyes as you wiped the glob from your face.
“Master I don’t care, i’m taking you to the hospital-”
“I’m not going to the fucking hospital!” The Master shouted.
“I think you should.” Kate replied sharply.
“The energy readings are converging there.”
The Master let out another pained whine. You supposed this one came from finally having to do what somebody else wanted.
By the time you’d gotten to the hospital, the Master could barely stand on his own. He was clutching his chest like he had heartburn, rubbing it in circles with his fingers. You followed close behind, Kate and her soldiers in tow. You knew you might not have long left before the Master went down. You had to figure out what was going on.
“How many do we think have been affected?”
You asked as Kate checked her phone furiously.
“Early reports are saying about a third of the population. Anybody with even the closest proximity to the cubes.”
“It could happen again.” The Master groaned, his face cast with a pallor of sickness.
“Who knows, they love the number seven so much, six more could be on the way. You need to tell them how to not die.”
“And you need to find where they came from.”
“I’ll do my bit, you do yours!”
He grunted, before collapsing against the wall.
“Stay in contact, Kate!” You said, patting the side of her arm.
“The world needs you right now. You’ll do great!”
“I’ll do my best.” She replied, before she and a small tribe of soldiers disappeared back through the hospital corridors.
The Master whimpered, clutching at his chest as he tried to push himself free of the wall.
“Ok, how long can you hold on for?” You asked, taking hold of his arm and throwing it across your shoulder. With a heave you pried him free, the Masters weight heavy as you yanked him up the small set of stairs. He groaned loudly, his voice croaked as he struggled for breath.
“Not.. much longer. But I can feel it’s here somewhere… down here!”
What was once a helpful hold had become a headlock, the Masters elbow trapping your neck as he attempted to drag you forwards. You struggled under his clunky leadership, his legs swaying as he staggered like a drunkard through the frantic hallways of the hospital. All around was unfolding chaos, doctors and patients alike collapsed upon beds and chairs, staff running ragged as they tried to hold back the unknown affliction.
“Through, here!”
The Master declared, yanking you around a corner before suddenly flinging himself backwards. He collapsed back against the wall, his face crumpled with agony as he struggled to stand, his eyes scrunched shut as he let out a series of panicked grunts and whines.
“I can’t, love, ack, I can’t-”
“Master-” You pleaded, crouching down by his side.
“I need both hearts, I can’t do this! I can’t!-”
You watched in horror as he sank flat to the floor, his back pressed into the pale blue linoleum as he convulsed in pure agony. You looked around you, trying to ground yourself as best you could. Right now, though he’d never admit it, he needed you. Desperately. A real life or death moment in time. You scanned your surroundings, eyes dashing over every part of the corridor to find something that could possibly save his life. Maybe a spare doctor to help with CPR, maybe adrenaline to restart his heart, or maybe just-
Then, you saw it. Sat atop of an abandoned nurses cart, a bright red bag with two paddles on the side. A defibrillator. If electricity had stopped one of the Masters hearts, maybe electricity could start it again.
“You’re gonna hate me for this!” You declared, dragging the bag from the top of the cart and siding it across the floor.
“But this may do it!”
The Master turned to look at the red bag beside him. If his eyes were wide earlier, now they were practically out of his skull.
“No, oh no no no!” He protested, attempting to shove the bag away. The machine awoke with the twist of a knob, the screen blinking on with a loud beep.
“Don’t you fucking dare, don’t you fucking dare!”
“Stop swearing at me and let me save you!”
You smacked at his hands, the pair of you engaging in a pathetic wrestling match as you fought to rip open his shirt, the Master vehemently protesting your attempts through guttural grunts of pain. He gasped in shock as you exposed his chest to the cold hospital air, his hands flying into the air as you grasped hold of the two live paddles.
“That won’t work, It won’t work on a Timelord! I’m a-”
“Alright, clear!”
Through some miracle, the Master kept his hands out of the way. You pushed the two paddles onto the sides of his chest, hopefully hitting each heart dead on. The cold metal of the paddles made the Master wince, but the electric shock that hit his system made him scream in shock. He made a strange whooping sound as you pulled away, dropping the paddles on the floor in a panic. The Master suddenly sat up at the waist, his torso springing up like a Halloween decoration as he reached out with splayed fingers like Frankenstein's monster. He whooped and hollered as he scrambled to his feet like a new born fawn, legs wobbling as he stared down at his chest in amazement.
“Oh, oh, yes!”
He moaned, the sound making you blush as you stared up at him on your knees. He did a small strange dance, likely waking up his limbs properly, his hand pressing over his heart. He felt the familiar rhythm beneath his touch once again, a cackling laugh escaping his throat.
“And he escapes death once again!”
He declared, grasping hold of your hand and yanking you to your feet.
“With his glorious companion by his side!”
The Master span you around in his grasp, practically tangling your legs together and he leant you down into a forceful dip, your lips crashing together as he pulled you into a ferocious kiss. You were too startled to indulge in the moment, your lips working on instinct as you gasped for breath once parted. His lips now reddened, his heart beating once again, the Master smiled down at you with a maddened, Cheshire cat grin.
“Do that to me again and I'll leave you in the stone age.”
Your eyes rolled dangerously hard as he guided you to stand, kicking the machine to the side of the corridor and flapping his hands above his head.
“No problem Master, happy to help Master, love you too Master.”
You grumbled loudly, the Timelord winking in your direction. You were about to remind him to button up his shirt when he pressed a kiss to his palm, patting it to the top of your head, his touch much gentler than before.
“You know me so well, Love.”
The Master mused, before running into danger half dressed for the second time that day.
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The new songs I listened to this year...
Song’s Eligable for this...
NOTE: I have decided to disclude Death Battle and Death Battle related songs since I feel those would be too easy to fill up this list since I do tend to listen to those songs. Songs used in fan made Death Battle Trailers on the other hand will be okay.
Shatter by Code Orange (Premiered in 2022, but only heard the full version in 2023)
You've Got a Friend in Me - Disney Friendship Mash-Up presented by Thomas Sanders
Priceless from VHS Christmas Carol Live
Moon Girl Soundtrack
Greedy Greedy by the Kuromis
Big Balls (Cover) by Scratch21
Ayleeyuns by Scratch21
Delivered Us The Moon (Feat. Tony Mac & Sega) by Jakeneutron
Lil Nuggit by Chi-Chi
Ordinary (Cover) by Anna
Jack Hornet Vs Dr. Eggman by Freshy Kanal
Rocket Queen by Team Shachi Featuring MCU
Happy Sounds by Kyle Allen Music
Smell of the Game from Guilty Gear Strive
Just the Two of us by Neco Arc
Look at This from Helluva Boss
Red Flags by Tom Cardy Featuring Montaigne
Song of the Dead by @kana-boon
Kindness by BB-Panzu
Evil As Can be from Broken Karaoke
Nerdy Prudes Must Die from Nerdy Prudes Must Die
Our Love is God from Heathers
Komi-San Vs. Wile E. Coyote from Rabi
A Little Theorizing by the Stupendium
Wah & Only (Waluigi Rap) from Mashed
Sidechain Fever from Scratchin’ Melodii
Voices (2023) by Rev Theory
Unbeatable from Mario’s Madness V2
#10 - Look at This from Helluva Boss
I enjoy Helluva Boss. It’s crass but there are definitely worse shows out there. And I have no real connection to Fizzarolli’s voice actor, who was apparently Beetlejuice for the Broadway Play. Still, between this song and Two Minute Notice he has proven to be my favorite singer among the cast. Hopefully things turns out well for this series as well as Hazbin Hotel.
#9 - The Beyonder from Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Talk about a Glow up! The Beyonder was pretty meh despite being so powerful in the comics. But Moon Girl really showed just how entertaining he could be with the right people behind it. Laurence Fishburne does a great job with him and honestly the Music Choices throughout the show was great! I got the soundtrack too! So here’s hoping Season 2 continues to bring banger after banger.
#8 - Rocket Queen by Team Shachi Featuring MCU
So I found out this year Capcom did a crossover with some K-Pop Band and they were going to take down the game based on it this year. Never noticing this, I decided to listen to the song and I enjoyed it. It has the energy I really enjoy in songs and even though I don’t know the lyrics it was well performed that I could enjoy it regardless. I also love the Sax part in the song and the music video.
#7 - Red Flags by Tom Cardy Featuring Montaigne
This year, I’ve seen a lot of memes based off one part of this song. The original singers even did an Uno Reverse version of that part so people can have more options. But I wanted to hear the original to see why this was memable. And MAN, I feel like people overlooked the HUMAN CENTIPEDE part to focus on the awkward date part. The song is hilarious and I am glad I gave it a shot to listen to the full version. The Meme is definitely underselling this song.
#6 - Nerdy Prudes Must Die from Nerdy Prudes Must Die
I feel bad for putting Starkid on twice but man, this year showed off their best stuff. Their newest part in the Hatchetfield Series was so fun and the best song in my book is the title song: Nerdy Prudes Must Die. I also like Hatchet Town. But man, the main song is so fun for a villain. And the whole “who will pray for me” bit was definitely selling how much of a threat he is.
#5 - Priceless from VHS Christmas Carol Live
I instantly fell in love with the VHS Christmas Carol Live when I saw it early this year. It is so good, not only did I get the soundtrack I also downloaded the Live Performance so I can listen to it all on my i-Pod. My favorite song from the entire thing is Christmas Day, but it is pretty much combining the best songs from the show into one. So I’m picking Priceless because that part really gets me on Christmas Day. I recommend everyone to watch it.
#4 - Shatter by Code Orange
While he appeared with this song in 2022, I never got the chance to hear the full version until this year. And I love every minute of what I listened to. I was listening to this song so much even before Bray Wyatt’s sad passing. He was taken from us too soon. I hope whoever is close to him is alright. Still, this is a great song and while I don’t think it is great for a tribute to him, it is great to listen to and remember the great stories he given us during the time he was alive.
#3 - Happy Sounds by Kyle Allen Music
I’m not much of a gamer. I’m more interested in the stories of games than playing them. So My Friendly Neighborhood was definitely a story I was interested in since I was curious how they would do this story compared to many other games. To my surprise, as Game Theory suggested, it's not a story about corrupted souls trapped in puppets, it's about the puppets trying to save a world already corrupted. This song captures that story in 3 minutes and I love it for that. I would recommend this song and the game in general.
#2 - Song of the Dead by @kana-boon
I will talk about my experience more in the One Shot next month, but this song is the reason I saw Zom 100. The song is full of life and energy and it's everything I want in a song. And if you want an English version, I think Dangle did a great job transferring it to English. Regardless, this was a song that was instrumental into me trying a series I would have probably passed by. Definitely give it a watch.
#1 - Smell of the Game from Guilty Gear Strive
So how did I find out about this song now of all times? Well, I noticed Evo was actually streaming this year and decided to give it a watch. It was before the Guilty Gear Strive and during the countdown I hear people singing the chorus of this song. That got me interested in hearing the full version and I don’t regret it. The Lyrics may sound random but man, it really gives you the energy to sing it out loud when you do hear it. I get teared up a little bit too. So thank you Evo for letting me get the Smell of the Game.
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Welcome to Day 7 of Hermit Horror Week - October 29 - the Final Day is upon us!
Today's prompts are Season 9 and From Beyond. Pick one, or use both. It's up to you.
Just remember to use the hashtag #hermithorrorweek2023 when you post!
Useful links:
The full prompts list, with all the prompts.
The info page, with answers to all your questions.
The ao3 collection, if you're posting a fic.
The tag, where everyone will hopefully be posting their work.
Our askbox, if the info page did not answer your question.
We will be reblogging everyone's work throughout the day, as it's posted and we have time.
Happy horrors! And, Happy Halloween!
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ST:ENT Fic Masterlist
Master Post | SNW Masterlist | TOS Masterlist | TNG Masterlist | DS9 Masterlist | VOY Masterlist | Non-ST Masterlist | Main OC Masterlist | Kinktober 2022 Masterlist | Summer Of Cum 2023 Masterlist |
18+ ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT
Fic Masterlist Key:
💛 = SFW, ❤️ = NSFW (18+ ONLY), 👀 = WIP/Coming Soon
✨Jonathan Archer✨
~ Home Early ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Jonathan comes back earlier than expected from an away mission to find a surprise in his quarters.
✨J. Hayes✨
~ Rewarded Patience ❤️:
Summary: The Major has had a long week. There’s no better way to relax than with his lover. - SoC 2023 Day 25
✨Keval✨
~ Diplomatic Exchange ❤️:
Summary: The officer spending time on the Kumari learns about Andorian culture in a much more intimate manner than she expected. - SoC 2023 Day 18
~ Tranquility 💛:
Summary: Keval gets home after a long shift and his partner pampers him.
✨Koss✨
~ Begin Again ❤️:
Part 1 ✨ Part 2 ✨ Part 3 ✨ Part 4 ✨ Part 5 ✨ Part 6 ✨ Part 7 ✨ Part 8 ✨ Part 9 ✨ - COMPLETE
Summary: Two years after his annulment became official, Koss gets a new neighbor.
~ Release Your Tension ❤️:
Summary: Koss relaxes his wife after a long day. - Kinktober 2022 Day 27
✨Malcolm Reed✨
~ Gasp ❤️:
Summary: Malcolm and his lover try something new. - Kinktober 2022 Day 8
~ Kiss Me ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* After a long day, the reader gives Malcolm a surprise.
~ Not Just One Night ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Malcolm finds the reader after they spend the night together and makes a confession.
~ Prince Charming 💛:
Summary: *Ficlet* Reader wakes up in sickbay to a concerned Malcolm.
~ Reserved 💛:
Summary: Malcolm has had a rough day and needs a hug. Will he get one?
~ Safe And Sound 💛:
Summary: The reader gets in a slightly dangerous situation and Malcolm saves the day.
~ Sparring ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Malcolm helps the reader with her hand-to-hand combat training.
~ Touch-Starved 💛:
Summary: Reader is touch-starved, and Malcolm realizes something is up when he bumps into her in a corridor.
✨Mirror!Malcolm Reed✨
~ Innocent ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* The reader finds herself in the mirror universe, and Malcolm thinks she’s just a little too good to be true.
✨Mestral✨
~ Drizzle 💛:
Summary: *Ficlet* Mestral contemplates the rain.
✨Thy’lek Shran✨
~ Bashful 💛:
Summary: Shran sees his lover hide under a blanket and is determined to find out why.
~ Bend Over ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Shran prepares to give the reader exactly what she wants.
~ Blue Meets Pink ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Shran and the reader share an intimate moment on one of his visits to the Enterprise.
~ Burning Together ❤️:
Summary: When the shuttle carrying Shran and the reader crashes on an alien world, they encounter something they never expected.
~ Diplomatic Exchange ❤️:
Summary: The officer spending time on the Kumari learns about Andorian culture in a much more intimate manner than she expected. - SoC 2023 Day 18
~ Festivities And Fraternization 💛:
Summary: Thy'lek overhears some crew members talking about you, and makes it his business.
~ First Sight 💛:
Summary: *Ficlet* Shran is lost in thought and the reader asks what he’s thinking about.
~ Forget Him ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Shran gets jealous when somebody flirts with his girl.
~ Found Family 💛:
Part 1 ✨ Part 2 ✨ Part 3 ✨ - COMPLETE
Summary: Set during the 5th season of Enterprise that never came to fruition, Shran has joined the crew of the Enterprise and finds himself in a position he never expected…along with a certain Vulcan ambassador of his acquaintance.
~ One Too Many 💛:
Summary: Tipsy Shran tries to flirt with the reader subtly but is incredibly obvious about it.
~ Pulse 💛:
Summary: Shran keeps the reader warm when they're stuck on a frozen planet.
~ Solace ❤️:
Summary: Shran's lover has a bad day and he comforts her.
~ Stay Quiet ❤️:
Summary: *Ficlet* Shran convinces the reader to take a risk right before a tactical meeting.
~ Talented Tongue ❤️:
Summary: Shran’s partner gives him pleasure and experiments with temperature play. - Kinktober 2022 Day 18
~ The Spectacle(s) 💛:
Summary: A glimpse into a relationship between Shran and an s/o who wears glasses.
~ What Do We Say? ❤️:
Summary: Shran gives his lover exactly what she’s earned. - Kinktober 2022 Day 6
✨Mirror!Thylek Shran✨
~ One-Way Mirror ❤️:
Summary: An Ensign from the Enterprise stumbles into a world that’s familiar yet so very different. Can she get home? More importantly, will she even want to? - SoC 2023 Day 4
✨Soval✨
~ Found Family 💛:
Part 1 ✨ Part 2 ✨ Part 3 ✨ - COMPLETE
Summary: Set during the 5th season of Enterprise that never came to fruition, Shran has joined the crew of the Enterprise and finds himself in a position he never expected…along with a certain Vulcan ambassador of his acquaintance.
~ On The Job Training ❤️:
Summary: Ambassador Soval breaks in a new secretary. - Kinktober 2022 Day 30
~ Ruptured Control ❤️:
Summary: Sequel to "The Ambassador." Soval and the Ensign have been exploring what it means to be in a relationship with one another when they are faced with an elephant that shows up every seven years: the pon farr.
~ The Ambassador 💛:
Summary: Ambassador Soval is totally detached and not at all fascinated by one member of Archer’s crew. Nope, not at all…
✨Mirror!Soval✨
~ One-Way Mirror ❤️:
Summary: An Ensign from the Enterprise stumbles into a world that’s familiar yet so very different. Can she get home? More importantly, will she even want to? - SoC 2023 Day 4
✨Pre-Surak!Soval✨
~ A Queen’s Throne ❤️:
Summary: Soval marks his territory during a (very public) celebratory feast. - SoC 2023 Day 10
✨T’Kosh✨
~ Unravel ❤️:
Summary: A Vulcan Elder meets a danger to his kolinahr training: a Human Lieutenant from the starship Enterprise.
✨Talok✨
~ Playing At Pon Farr ❤️:
Summary: Major Talok had an unknowing accomplice, and when it’s time for him to return to Romulus, well…at least he‘s able to bring one prize home if he can’t have the forced Re-Unification he’d hoped for. - Kinktober 2022 Day 31
~ Raindrops On Roses ❤️:
Summary: A little exploration of Talok's thoughts during his deep cover mission on Vulcan. Set way before S4E7 "The Forge."
✨Tholos✨
~ Diplomatic Exchange ❤️:
Summary: The officer spending time on the Kumari learns about Andorian culture in a much more intimate manner than she expected. - SoC 2023 Day 18
✨Thon✨
~ Diplomatic Exchange ❤️:
Summary: The officer spending time on the Kumari learns about Andorian culture in a much more intimate manner than she expected. - SoC 2023 Day 18
✨Tolaris✨
~ Telltale Drip ❤️:
Summary: A drabble about the real reason Tolaris left the Shirkar Academy. - SoC 2023 Day 17
✨Tos✨
~ The Forgotten 💛:
Summary: Tos sees Soval's assistant looking forlorn and seeks to make it right.
✨Mirror!Trip Tucker✨
~ One-Way Mirror ❤️:
Summary: An Ensign from the Enterprise stumbles into a world that’s familiar yet so very different. Can she get home? More importantly, will she even want to? - SoC 2023 Day 4
✨Valdore✨
~ Ruination ❤️:
Summary: Valdore captures a Starfleet officer after a battle during the Earth-Romulan War. - SoC 2023 Day 22
✨Yuris✨
~ Postponement ❤️:
Summary: Doctor Yuris assists a patient with a rather intimate problem. - SoC 2023 Day 20
#masterlist#admin speaks#deepspacedukat fic#Jonathan Archer#Keval#Malcolm Reed#Mirror!Malcolm Reed#Thy'lek Shran#Soval
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While the NCIS franchise may have said goodbye to one of its shows (Los Angeles), two are still on the schedule for fall 2023 (the original and the newest spinoff, Hawai’i). And both left at least one member from each team in interesting places.
NCIS ended with more of a straightforward cliffhanger, as Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) confronted a man from his past and teased quite the potential dark turn. Meanwhile, over on Hawai’i, Tennant’s (Vanessa Lachey) actions in the two-part finale may mean trouble for her in the future. Plus, just one day after the NCIS: LA finale aired, LL Cool J made a cameo on Hawai’i and was announced to be recurring in its third season.
Scroll down as we take a look at the burning questions we need answered when our favorite dramas return.
NCIS, Season 21, Fall 2023, Mondays, 9/8c, CBS
NCIS: Will Torres shoot that man from his past?
While in prison undercover, Torres took an interest in a young inmate and, specifically, his mother’s boyfriend (Al Sapienza) visiting him. Later, Torres left his sister a voicemail to tell her, “I found him. … The bastard’s still alive, and he’s still doing it.” The finale ended with Torres waiting for him in his home, wanting “what I always wanted … to watch you die,” the agent said, picking up his gun. But Torres wouldn’t really kill — or even shoot — him, right?
NCIS: Will Palmer and Knight take any significant steps in their relationship?
It was the penultimate episode of the season that saw Palmer (Brian Dietzen) blurt out “I love you” to Knight (Katrina Law) on his way out of the office; she returned the sentiment in front of the team later. Theirs is the first relationship featuring two series regulars we’re actually seeing play out onscreen (versus something happening only when one person is leaving), so what’s next for them? Moving in together?
NCIS: Will Season 21 be its last?
Given that we’re now over 20 years into the series, and it has lasted beyond Mark Harmon’s exit (something we initially didn’t think would happen), it is hard to imagine it ending. But the reality is that shows can’t last forever. Two NCIS spinoffs have already ended: New Orleans in 2021 and Los Angeles in May 2023. We’re closer to the end of NCIS than we are to the beginning, and it’s only a question of when, not if, we see the final season.
NCIS: Hawai'i: Will Tennant face any serious consequences for her actions?
Tennant made a calculated move in the finale to take a really bad guy out of commission, and as a result, her mentor who turned out to be a spy, Maggie (Julie White), who was in custody is now free. John (Henry Ian Cusick) from the Office of Special Projects (OSP) told someone over the phone that the events of this case “seem like an exception” but that, presumably, Tennant could be hiding other secrets, and it “couldn’t hurt to plus up the team.” We know that Sam’s recurring next season, and on NCIS: LA, Kilbride (Gerald McRaney) was looking at him to fill the operations manager spot near the end of the series. (That was never resolved.) Could his time on the island have some sort of impact on the role Tennant has with the team in an official capacity? (Unofficially, we don’t think it would.)
NCIS: Hawai'i: What will bring (and keep) Sam around for a while?
Sam stepped in to help Tennant and Kate (Tori Anderson) while they were in Caracas (and he was in Morocco, as part of the Rescue Hetty mission teased at the end of the LA series finale). And while no details have been released about what brings Sam to the island for multiple episodes, we would think that it would be related to something in his life and what’s going on with the Hawai’i team. And how much will we hear about what’s next for the OSP team while he’s around?
Will there be another NCIS-Hawai'i crossover?
In addition to the three-show crossover that brought NCIS, LA, and Hawai’i together for an event in January 2023, there have been a couple featuring the two remaining shows in the franchise as well. Will that happen again, whether it’s only on one show with a character (or more) visiting or a two-hour event across both?
Will anyone else from NCIS: LA appear on either show?
Since the aforementioned major crossover introduced the agents of the three teams to each other, the door is open for another LA cast member besides LL Cool J to appear on either NCIS or Hawai’i, even for a single case since that series ended with everyone still working at OSP.
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Tuesday, March 07, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)
WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?
THAT’S MY JAM (City TV) 10:00pm
WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT
BLOOD & MONEY (Premiering on March 10 on CNBC at 12:00am)
HOUSES WITH HISTORY (TBD - HGTV Canada)
NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:
CBC GEM
CBC ARTS PRESENTS: FOLLOWING FOLK
THE CONDUCTOR
ROAD TO THE JUNOS: MELAFRIQUE
ROAD TO THE JUNOS: SAINT AND THE FULL 100 BAND
NETFLIX CANADA
GOOD WILL HUNTING
CURLING
(TSN/TSN4) 9:00am: 2023 Tim Hortons Brier: Pool Play
(TSN/TSN4) 2:00pm: 2023 Tim Hortons Brier: Pool Play
(TSN/TSN3) 7:00pm: 2023 Tim Hortons Brier: Pool Play
MLB BASEBALL (SN) 1:00pm: Jays vs. Pirates
NHL HOCKEY
(SN) 7:00pm: Flyers vs. Lightning
(TSN2) 7:00pm: Hurricanes vs. Habs
(TSN4) 7:00pm: Leafs vs. Devils
(SNWest) 8:00pm: Flames vs. Wild
(SN1) 9:00pm: Sharks vs. Avalanche
(TSN2) 10:30pm: Habs vs. Sharks
NBA BASKETBALL
(TSN5) 7:30pm: 76ers vs. Timberwolves
(TSN4/TSN5) 10:00pm: Grizzlies vs. Lakers
CHUCK AND THE FIRST PEOPLES' KITCHEN (APTN) 7:30pm: Mattagami First Nation, ON. In Mattagami, Chuck meets Betty Naveau, a community member who shares knowledge and traditions with the younger generation; they take a trip to the woods to harvest medicinal plants and visit a hatchery that preserves the lake's fish population.
22 MINUTES (CBC) 8:00pm: The Tik Tok dance party’s over for Canada’s political leaders on an all-new episode of 22 Minutes.
HUDSON & REX (City TV) 8:00pm: When a starlet is killed onstage, Rex takes on a starring role while Charlie goes behind the scenes.
MARY MAKES IT EASY (CTV Life) 8:00pm: Mary focuses on fast flavor.
KARENA AND KASEY'S FOREIGN FLAVOURS (APTN) 8:00pm: Karena and Kasey head to Sri Lanka to discover their cuisine; they learn that Sri Lankan tea is famous and can be incorporated into cooking.
SON OF A CRITCH (CBC) 8:30pm: Mark and Ritche pretend to be Protestant to fit in with a cool group of kids from another school. Meanwhile, Pop meets up with an old flame at a retirement home.
WORKIN' MOMS (CBC) 9:00pm: The gang's surprise for Val is derailed when she runs into her ex. In the chaos, Sloane sees a new side of Paul, Anne puts Alice in the hot seat, and Kate goes above and beyond for her client.
CRISIS (Starz Canada) 9:00pm: A drug trafficker organizes a smuggling operation while a recovering addict seeks the truth behind her son's disappearance.
CASUAL (CBC) 9:30pm: Valerie breaks Alex’s rules of casual sex. Alex is interviewed about his dating site. Laura makes a move on her teacher Michael.
SHELVED (CTV) 9:30pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Replacement computers arrive for the Jameson branch of the Metropolitan Public Library and Branch Head Wendy Yarmouth discovers they are hand-me-downs; Howard Tutt arrives at Jameson Library and finds it falls far below his expectations.
MEAN MUMS (APTN) 9:30pm (SEASON PREMIERE): It's a new year at Kate Sheppard Primary and it's school picture day; unfortunately, Jess sends her son to school with blue hair thinking that it's crazy hair day; she must use her mum superpowers to save the day.
WBC BASEBALL (SN) 11:00pm: Cuba vs. Netherlands
#cdntv#cancon#canadian tv#canadian tv listings#chuck and the first people's kitchen#this hour has 22 minutes#hudson & rex#mary makes it easy#karena and kasey's foreign flavours#son of a critch#workin moms#casual#shelved#mean mums#curling#mlb baseball#nhl hockey#nba basketball#wbc baseball
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Incomplete list of 2023 TV & Movies - I’ve been adding to this list all year without any revisions passed initial reactions. 2023 really served loads of anticipated adaptations, sequels and original content. It felt like we were truly in a sweet spot of beautiful things put to film.
Starting in chronological order of when I saw each, and yes, i know there’s still ones I missed.
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January - The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2: 9/10 Chroma Conclave, Kaylie, Matron of Ravens, surprising amount of Pikelan
February - The Last of Us: 9/10 Im new in town so going into this show at face value has been a delightful horror
March - Shadow & Bone Season 2: 7/10 Writing went out the window in episode 7 or would have been higher. Would have been lower if Crows weren’t cast in actual perfection
April - Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves: 10/10 Truly the most fun at the theatres in years.
May - Queen Charlotte: 9/10 i was not prepared to sob uncontrollably for a solid 20 minutes
May - Guardians of the Galaxy 3: N/A I can’t properly assess this movie. I was in an absolute horrible state the day I saw it and given the themes of the film, I sobbed for nearly two hours straight. Did I enjoy it? No. Is it an incredibly written and acted rage-filled magnum opus? Absolutely.
June - The Little Mermaid: 7.5/10 Surprised how delightful it was. Eric & Ariel’s chemistry was excellent, the changes gave the characters more depth. Detracted points for the Scuttlebutt Rap.
June - Across the Spiderverse: 15/10 Perfection and then some.
June - Nimona: 8/10 What an absolutely refreshing delight
July - Dragon Prince Season 5: 7/10 Lost me in the first half but damn that pirate arc came thru
July - Barbie: 10/10 Perfection, no notes. The first absolutely sold out movie theatre experience in years and the entire audience was in pink. S U B L I M E
August - Good Omens 2: 8/10 ... 9/10 so long as we get a season 3. (December update: Okay we did it kids)
August - Oppenheimer: 8/10 Wonderfully executed. RDJ snapping up that Supporting Actor award. Excellent twist and beautiful all around. could’ve shaved about 40 mins off.
August - Heartstopper 2: 7/10 saccharinely sweet in the best way, i think i am just a bit too elder millennial for high school shows now
August - Red White & Royal Blue: 6/10 (upon rewatch with the girlies - 8/10) Are parts of it cringey? Yes. Are parts of it surprisingly lovely? Yes Perfect girls night rom-com.
August - Strange New Worlds: “Those Old Scientists” 13/10 “Subspace Rhapsody” 15/10 Perfection. No Notes.
September - One Piece Live Action: 8/10 I’m new in town with no previous interaction with the anime or manga (beyond osmosis from friends) and it was an utter delight
September - Blue Beetle: 7.5/10 Honestly a fantastic origin superhero movie. If it had come out before Superhero movie fatigue and hadn’t gotten lost in the strikes, this is a solid movie. They got the family dynamic RIGHT.
October - Book Extra: Percy Jackson & The Chalice of the Gods: 10/10 can’t even be mad that it was short cause more books are coming
October - Podcast Extra: Strike Force Five: 9/10 Going into Episode 5 innocently before any lore had been built around has got to be the hardest I’ve laughed at any media for over an hour for a long time. i had a headache afterwards
October - Our Flag Means Death Season 2: 8/10 My perfect show isn’t perfect anymore and that’s okay. MVP of the season was blackbeard’s wig 15/10
November - The Marvels: 6/10 I really really wanted to like this movie. The weight of the MCU brought it down and muddied the screenplay into something mediocre rather than letting it lean into a genre film. I will give it props that the use of Memory healed something in my soul that fundamentally broke during Cats (2019).
November - Killers of the Flower Moon: 9/10 The horror is in the slow, quiet, mundanity that stretches through the entire film. with impeccable performances by Lily Gladstone and Robert de Niro. It is not a comfortable or easy watch and I absolutely understand the Indigenous critique of the film and that there is space for layered discussions.
December - The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes: 9/10 Having not read the book and not revisiting THG series since it’s cultural zeitgeist, it was amazing how easy it was to fall back into the world. This film carries a different kind of dirtier grounded authenticity that hits closer to the world we live in right now than the later stories in the world. The interweaving of music is masterful and no one is doing it like Rachel Zegler right now. A villain doomed by his own hubris, paranoia, and drive for power, this was an incredible origin story
December - The Boy & The Heron: 9/10 When the movie ended i just sat there thinking “that was one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen”. Did I understand all of it? No. And thats okay. Esoteric, whimsical, emotionally driven by grief and a child trying to understand mortality. It had all the Miyazaki hits: funky lil round friends, mouth-watering food, the most unhinged lil grandmas, a beautiful world doomed for destruction, a weird little man, a highly competent badass lady, and the most existential questions about existence.
December - Percy Jackson & The Olympians (so far): 9/10 With only 3 episodes released before the end of the year - it’s incredible. PJO fans are winning. Jason Mantzoukas is perfect casting. The trio have so much chemistry. I would die for Grover, Aryan is killing it.
December - Honourable Mention: Silver Skates (2020): 12/10 Stumbled onto this Russian movie on Netflix and It. Has. Everything. You want Six of Crows and Peaky Blinders on skates? You want Russian-knock-off Tom Holland? It’s serving Anastasia/Titanic/Moulin Rouge. The cinematography is stunning. My heart would not stop racing.
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An Analysis of Jhoan Durán's 2023 Shoe Game
This exercise began as me browsing through official Twins photos of Duran, mainly to find clear images of his entrance show and some cool action shots. He's a truly unique and jaw-dropping pitcher, and also 6'5"/259 with massive shoulders and legs which is a bit of a step on me vibe tbh, which makes him very fun to watch.
Anyway, he wears a lot of different cleats! Let's break them down!
(Images from the Twins photography team on gettyimages)
It seems like players use more generic/less customized equipment during spring training, as seen here with Duran's plain black cleats and glove. Based on the videos from Julio Rodriguez's youtube channel, players can design custom equipment and receive it in time for the regular season.
3/30/23: For Duran's first outing of the regular season, we see the first and only appearance of the silver cleats. They seem intended to match the gray pinstripe uniform, but he never wears them in a game again and I'm not sure why. This is also the sole 2023 appearance for the black glove with the red laces and little DR flag, Duran's go-to 2022 glove, before he switches to his new all-red glove. Maybe his other equipment hadn't come in yet?
4/7/23: The home opener debuts the flamethrower cleats, with a red and yellow flame design on white, and a red heel with Duran's #59 in gold. He typically pairs these with the home white uniform. These don't seem to have any further Duran-specific customization beyond that he, y'know, throws heat.
Seen on: 4/7, 4/12, 4/25, 4/29, 5/24, 6/2, 6/21, 7/23*, 8/4, 8/15
(Detail on the flamethrower cleats)
4/8/23: Worn with the Twin Cities cream uniform (*and later the home navy), the Durantula cleats are perhaps Duran's most distinctive. They feature a red-black gradient with gold accent stripes, his personal JD logo in red on the outer ankle, his #59 in red on the heel, and black spider designs. The tongue of the shoe also has "The Durantula" written on it in red.
Seen on: 4/8, 4/23, 4/30, 5/10, 5/27, 6/14, 6/17*, 7/7, 7/22*, 8/18*, 9/12*
(Detail on the Durantula cleats)
4/11/23: Duran debuts the bicolor cleats with the home navy uniform, but afterwards uses them with the away uniforms, both navy and pinstripe. The left cleat is all-red and the right is all-navy, with his #59 in opposite color on the heel, matching the Twins colors as well as the DR flag. The right cleat has a decal reading "Dios" (God) on the toe, while the left has a grayscale decal of what appears to be Duran himself.
Seen on: 4/11*, 4/14, 4/18, 5/4, 5/5, 5/15, 5/20, 5/29, 6/7, 6/9, 6/23, 6/25, 7/1, 7/2, 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 7/19, 7/28, 8/1, 8/3, 8/10, 8/13
(Detail on the bicolor cleats)
4/27/23: Duran only wears the DR flag cleats once, the day before he took a day's absence to fill out unspecified immigration paperwork. They are reversed from the bicolor cleats, with the inside being red on the right and navy on the left. A red and blue spotted pattern on white wraps around the heel, with Duran's #59 centered in white. The outside features a Dominican Republic flag, with "habichuela" (beans) and "carne [y] arroz" (meat and rice) written in the white crossbars. Finally the toe is white with "The Durantula" written in a navy-red gradient.
These seem to be special occasion cleats, celebrating Duran's heritage in the DR. I'm unsure what the occasion was for, or if it had to do with the immigration paperwork or not. Regardless, I wish him well in that process, US immigration law is a bitch and a half.
(Detail on the DR flag cleats)
7/23/23: Duran wears the flamethrower cleats with the Twin Cities uniform for the first and only time. This is a killer look tbh.
8/18/23: Duran pairs the Durantula cleats with the home white uniform for the first time. This marks the end of circulation for Duran's original three cleats, though he breaks out this combo again on 9/12 against the Rays for some reason.
8/20/23: A new cleat debuts for the first time since April, the Durantula 2.0. These are all-cream with "Durantula" written on the outside, in navy on the left cleat and red on the right. Duran's #59 is outlined in the same colors on each heel. These replace the Durantula cleats as Duran's main pairing with the Twin Cities cream uniforms.
Seen on: 8/20, 8/27, 8/30, ALWC game 1, ALDS game 4
(Detail on the Durantula 2.0 cleats)
8/23/23: The second cleat debut in as many appearances, the pinstripe cleats replace the bicolor cleats as Duran's away choice. They feature thick red pinstripes on a gray background, and a chunky navy heel with his #59 in white. Unfortunately, their debut is a walkoff loss to the Brewers on that nasty 100+ heat index day.
Seen on: 8/23, 9/1, 9/2, 9/16, 9/20, 9/30, ALDS game 2
8/26/23: And rounding out the new set are the northwoods cleats, replacing the flamethrower cleats as Duran's home whites combo. Following the more minimalist trend of this collection, they are mainly white with a red heel and his #59 in white, the outside featuring a brown bear catching a fish against gray pine tree silhouettes.
Seen on: 8/26, 9/8, 9/22, 9/27, ALWC game 2
(Detail on the northwoods cleats)
And that's everything! 63 appearances, eight different cleats. I have done absolutely no research on other players, so I don't know if Duran is unique/uncommon in customizing his cleats so highly or even having specific pairs for specific uniforms. It's pretty cool though, and gives some glimpses into his personality and style both on and off the field.
Anyway here's a picture of Duran after closing out the Wild Card clincher :) I love this man, bless the arms and keep them healthy
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EPL's most legendary duo, "Son-Ke Duo," is now in history
The "Sonke Duo," which was called the strongest combination in English professional football Premier League (EPL) history, has gone down in history.
Harry Kane, a "special striker" who has only played in Tottenham since he was young, moved to Bayern Munich, the strongest team in the German Bundesliga.
Kane, who gave Tottenham a transfer fee of at least 100 million euros (about 146 billion won), received the number 9 and signed with Munich until June 2027.
Including various options, the transfer fee is expected to be close to 200 billion won.
As a result, a joint goal with Son Heung-min, who was called a "soulmate" in the EPL beyond Tottenham, will no longer be seen.
Kane is the top scorer with 280 goals in 435 official Tottenham games. He scored 213 goals in the league alone, ranking second in all-time in this category, behind Alan Shearer (260 goals).
Kane was responsible for 30 goals alone even when Tottenham was sluggish in eighth place in the league last season, but if Kane stays in the Premier League, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses Shearer's record.
He also made history working with South Korean soccer player Son Heung-min for eight seasons from the 2015-2016 season.
The two helped each other score and together scored a total of 47 goals. Son Heung-min scored 24 goals and Kane scored 23 goals.
It has been a long time since he surpassed Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard (36 goals), who scored the most joint goals before Son Heung-min and Kane met.
Elling Hollan and Kevin De Bruyne, who led Manchester City (Man City)'s third consecutive EPL victory last season, have only scored 10 goals yet.
The first joint goal of the Son-Ke duo was in the Europa League group stage match against Karabakh (Azerbaijan) in November 2015. Kane finished the pass that Son Heung-min headed with a corner kick chance.
It was the first time in the EPL that Kane finished off Son Heung-min's cross with his left foot against Stoke City in September 2016.
The first time Son Heung-min scored with Kane's help was against Manchester City in January 2017, when Son Heung-min kicked Kane's sensational pass with his right foot. It was their third joint goal.
It is from the 2019-2020 season that the Son-Ke duo started to show off their perfect compatibility. With the departure of Christian Eriksen and the decline of Dele Alli, the chances for the two to match increased.
In particular, in the 2020-2021 season, he scored 14 goals, setting the record for the most joint goals ever in an EPL season.
That season, Son Heung-min exploded a whopping 4 goals in a match against Southampton, all with Kane's help.
In the match against Manchester City in February last year, Kane scored with Son Heung-min's help and tied with Drogbar-Lampard, followed by Son Heung-min finishing Kane's help in the match against Leeds United.
Son Heung-min and Ke Combi's joint goal, which seemed to continue, has just come to an end, and Kane finished Son Heung-min's help with the last joint goal in the final match against Leeds in the 2022-2023 season.
By season, there are six in the 2016-2017 season (6), 2017-2018 season (6), 2018-2019 season (4), 2019-2020 season (4), 2020-2021 season (14), 2021-2022 season (7), and 2022-2023 season.
Including UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup, 54 goals will be combined in official matches.
Regarding the transfer of his brother Kane, who shared his soul on his Instagram on the 12th, Son Heung-min said, "It was a pleasure for me to remember playing together from the first day as a leader, an older brother, a legend. There are so many," he said goodbye.
He said, "Harry, thank you for everything you've given me, our team and our fans. I wish you luck in a new chapter in your life. Good luck, brothers."
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SlamBall, ESPN Announce Exclusive Two-Year Broadcast Partnership for the 2023 and 2024 Seasons
SlamBall, the fast-paced, gravity-defying sport that combines elements of basketball, football, hockey and trampolines, today announced an exclusive, two-year national broadcast partnership with ESPN for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The partnership begins on Opening Night, as SlamBall relaunches live from Las Vegas on July 21 from 7-9 p.m. EDT. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+ will combine to air more than 30 hours of live SlamBall programming across five weekends, culminating August 17-19 with the SlamBall Playoffs and SlamBall Championship Game. All games will be played at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, with ticket sales beginning on June 27.
“ESPN’s multi-year commitment to SlamBall is further validation of the enormous appeal and growth potential of our sport,” said SlamBall creator and CEO Mason Gordon. “The level of interest in our hybrid team sport not just in the U.S., but across the world, has been beyond our expectations for the 2023 season. It’s clear that this is the best talent we have had in the sport’s history.”
“Mason and I couldn’t help but respond to the #BringBackSlamBall clamor,” said SlamBall co-founder Mike Tollin. “Live sports dominate the airwaves these days and audiences are looking for the next big thing. It’s a thrill to collaborate with ESPN in bringing this ground-breaking sport back to the world.”
“We are excited to partner with SlamBall, a league that combines elements of some of our fans’ favorite sports, resulting in a unique game that is sure to entertain viewers across ESPN’s platforms.” said Ashley O’Connor, Sr. Director, Programming & Acquisitions at ESPN.
The broadcast team, production details, and full broadcast schedule will be announced in the next few weeks. SlamBall has a long-term partnership with global premium experiences company Legends to provide e-commerce and on-site event retail; global, data-driven partnership strategy and execution; and business intelligence with actionable insights to drive revenue across all areas of the league. David Levy at Horizon Sports and Experiences is providing additional sponsorship sales support in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
SlamBall recently closed an $11 million Series A round led by Roger Ehrenberg’s IA Sports Ventures and Eberg Capital (Owner and Advisory Board Member, Miami Marlins, Betr, Simplebet) with participation from strategic investors across sports, gaming, entertainment, and media. Strategic investors include David Blitzer (Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Cleveland Guardians, Crystal Palace), David Adelman (76ers, NJ Devils), Michael Rubin (Fanatics), Gary Vaynerchuk (VaynerX, Major League Pickleball), and Blake Griffin (Boston Celtics power forward and six-time NBA All-Star), as well as Kevin Nagle (Sacramento Kings), Lloyd Danzig (Sharp Alpha), Legends, Brian Lovell (Red Games), Jesse Sharf (Gibson Dunn), Accelerate Sports, and Eric Manlunas (Wavemaker Partners). Accelerate Sports provided investment banking services for the round.
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