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Blindfold - smut, three shot:
Blindfold
Beyond the Blindfold
Who Needs a Blindfold
Come On, Get Happy - smut, one shot
Need You Now - ansgt, smut, one shot
Crazy For You - fluff, one shot
I Did Good This Time - fluff, smut, DFOTM project
Full Spoon - smut, SPN-Sutra
I Could Definitely Use This More Than Once - smut, Smut Appreciation Day
Hysteria - angst, smut, two shot: Hysteria, Like A Bomb
Easy Now - angst, smut, two shot: Part 1, Part 2
One Last Hunt - angst, smut, hiatus: One Last Hunt, Maybe One More
Not This Time - angst, smut, three shot:
Not This Time
Gimme A Chance
Steal Me Away
Fuck It - angst, smut, three shot:
Fuck It
Damn It
Fix It
In My Blood - angst, smut, hiatus: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4,
Get Me Out Of Here - angst, smut:
Get Me Out Of Here
A First Time For Everything
In The Backseat
Old Habits
You’re Welcome
Headed Your Way
Moving On
This Can’t Be Happening Again
Let Me In
Spill It
Carry On
Broken - angst, smut
Broken Part 1
Broken Part 2
Broken Part 3
Broken Part 4
Broken Part 5
Broken Part 6
Broken Part 7
Broken Part 8
Broken Part 9
Repaired - Broken Part 10
I Keep On Falln’ - Sweet AU Teen!Dean collab with @mrsjohnsmith
This Is Not Goodbye
If I Ain’t Got You
Letters
Never Felt This Way
Stolen Moments
Lovin’ You
Wreckless Love
The Thing About Love
Nothing Ever Fades
Troubles
Speechless
Teenage Love Affair
Sure Looks Good to Me
Doesn’t Mean Anything
Where Do We Go From Here?
Tears Always Win
Every Little Bit Hurts
Wake Up
Put It In a Love Song
Lesson Learned
How It Feels To Fly
Dragon Days
Distance and Time
Girl on Fire
I Need You
Goodbye
A Walk In The Woods - Winchester Three Way, smut, smut, smut, angst?
A Walk In The Woods
Whatever You Want
Green Means Go
You Promised
Way Too Early For This
Just Say So Don’t Be Mad
I am not big on time loops, simply because they stress me out, but I'll watch them. and I very much enjoyed the way this conceit allowed an analysis of the final girl trope, in that she occupied several types of roles within the narrative -- both initiating the horror and being affected by it and being turned into a different being by it. she is haunting herself!
the tension is at first that she cannot escape the same fate, no matter what she does, which changes the contexts of various characters and scenes as you go along (making previous "normal" scenes seem sinister, simply by how she reacts differently to them), and then that there is a tangible physical effect that is in fact killing her, so she really can't continue this forever. she is dying, bit by bit
the sequel is kind of messy, but with a lot that I like --
the bad is that it did a genre change, or rather, mixed and matched several genres in ways that weren't always totally coherent, either in terms of plot or character. it veered from ya scifi comedy to sincere drama about grief to slasher horror, which didn't always work and made most interactions pretty shallow (the main exception is how Lori's and Tree's relationship is re-contextualised, that was pretty great).
I also think it could have benefited from shifting the motivation from romantic to being about a greater understanding of herself (similar to what the first one was doing). there was a brief moment that did suggest that motivation was also there -- when her mother asks her if she remembers the way they spent their last birthday and she understands that this isn't her mother or her life. it belongs to another version of her, who's trapped in her world. if it could have been about doing a kindness towards that other self, whom she's never even met, but who is now suddenly living a reality in which her mother is dead, I think that would have been interesting development for Tree.
lastly, it of course didn't need to be explained. adding a gizmo in there distracted from the plot that mattered.
so onto the good is how it reframes parts of the first one, especially in the horror slasher parts of the plot. again, Lori is given a depth that was kiiind of a disappointment to me in the first movie once the reveal came. now there is something more tragic to her and Tree's failure to connect with her in the other world. it retroactively makes me think more about her perspective in part 1. it's interesting how this horror story isn't really about Tree -- it's about Lori. a small shift here and there and one can become a different Type of character in a well-established story.
I also think Tree is still a delightful character, especially once she discovers that she's back in the loop after having just escaped. that's messed up horror, and again plays with the final girl trope, in that horror sequels do often bring back the same final girl over and over without ever letting her escape (scream, halloween, chucky, evil dead). horror movies with multiple installations already are time loops, this one is just more explicit about it.
overall, anything that stuck to playing directly with the slasher horror was neat, bits of the grief narrative were interesting, if at times a bit cloying, but that was because the romance plot got stuck in it like chewing gum - to be clear, I think the romance itself is fine, it just shouldn't have been the central part of her motivation, even in her reality of having died x amount of times she didn't know him thaaaat long and he barely knew her at all -- and the sciency geeky parts were mostly a miss.
the lead actress was absolutely stellar, she ought to be in more horrors (maybe she is, I haven't checked yet). she had a wonderful range of despair and exhaustion and -- later on -- relief.
Here is a little reminder of how Jungkook has previously spent his birthdays as a member of BTS.
2021
Jungkook was on vlive for over two and a half hours for his birthday in 2021. Hobi popped in at midnight for the cake and some spoilers.
2020
Jungkook's 2020 birthday coincided with Dynamite hitting number one in the Billboard chart so there was an extended live to celebrate both these important events. It was a great day for all of them.
Jimin was on cake duty.
We also heard that Jimin and Jungkook had been together to welcome in JK's birthday and hear the Billboard news. This was later confirmed in the clip below.
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2019
Here is the photo that Jimin posted for Jungkook's 2019 birthday. He and Hobi were there to celebrate with Jungkook.
2018
Jungkook said at the beginning of the video that he didn't get as excited about birthdays as he used to. So world weary already JK?
Well at least Jimin was determined you should have a proper birthday. Here he is preparing the cake.
Jungkook made swift work of blowing out the candles
This was the birthday that Jimin brought Jungkook a camera bag. He was so determined that JK should use it as soon as possible.
Look at Jimin's expression so happy to see Jungkook trying out his present.
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2017
JK released this beautiful cover of 2U on his birthday in 2017.
2016
Very short and chaotic video filmed for JKs 19th birthday. A lot of drinking seems to have happened that night some of which may have ended in tears.
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2015
A very short birthday live with the cake and the members reporting on what they planned to get him for his birthday
This was during the period when Jimin was asking for and offering kisses on film.
2014
2013
A lot of unnecessary teasing went on on JK's 17th birthday. The BTS Episode is pretty painful to watch. A whole drama was planned and all of his hyungs were in on it. Obviously they didn't expect him to react as he did but it was fairly predictable.
The plan was for the manager and the members to tell Jungkook off for not performing and pulling his weight in the team. Can you imagine how that would feel for someone as dedicated and perfectionist as Jungkook? When they finally get round to giving him his cake he is totally overcome and bursts into tears.
Jimin seems to realise that they have gone too far and stays close by for the rest of the video.
Even in the group photo you can see that he is still upset and Jimin stays by his side here.
But funnily enough at the end of the video he still called it his best birthday ever.
nicholas galitzine. he/him. cis male. › spotted at the met steps , alexei rakov , most likely listening to owner of a lonely heart by yes with their airpods pro . the twenty six year old gained quite a reputation , known to be - sensitive yet + compassionate to anyone who knows them . you'll easily spot them when you hear about the playing of multiple instruments but a true passion for the violin and guitar , going back and forth from blonde to black , greek with his mother and russian with his father , a difficult time allowing himself to love and to be loved which results in songwriting to drown everything out , followed by the scent of peace for him by bond no.9 . latest nepoupdates article talks about alexei rakov spotted visiting rock legend stevie swan’s grave , we thought they didn't get along? , but i guess any reputation is good reputation .
subplot #21 ;
muse 2q and their band – achilles antinous andō, muse 2t, alexei rakov and muse 2v have been making waves in the music industry since moving to new york city three years ago. they’ve got a good thing going with appearances in vanity fair’s time capsule series and a featured spread in rolling stone magazine. but when their manager brings in muse 2r, a singer-songwriter with budding talent, tensions start to rise. muse 2r’s free-spirited and impulsive quickly makes them a fan favorite. muse 2q can’t stand them. the constant clashes have led to writer’s block, plummeting ticket sales and canceled shows –– putting the band’s success at risk. and to make matters worse? drama is brewing with the rest of the band. achilles antinous andō and muse 2t are secretly hooking up, worried about the band’s reaction if they find out. alexei rakov is hiding a secret that could potentially ruin their career if it gets out. and muse 2v? they’re jealous of muse 2q’s success and wants what they have. tensions continue to mount and the band’s future hangs in the balance. can they learn to work together and put their differences aside? or will personal drama and clashing egos seal the band’s fate?
⟶ full name: alexei antonis nikos rakov ( first name pronounced ah-lek-say, or click here for pronunciation )
⟶ nicknames: likes alexei, but doesn’t mind being called alex considering over 90% of the people he meets don’t know how to pronounce his name
⟶ three things he likes: instruments of any kind, summers in greece, olives
⟶ three things he dislikes: people who just want sex, slow wifi, the instability he’s felt his whole life
⟶ gender: cis male
⟶ height: 6 ‘ 0
⟶ age: 26
⟶ birthday: february 19, 1997
⟶ zodiac: pisces sun ( aquarius - pisces cusp, known as the ‘cusp of sensitivity’ ), cancer moon, virgo ascendant
⟶ right handed or left handed: left handed
⟶ eye color: hazel, shooting more towards green, shifts depending on the lighting
⟶ hair color: naturally blonde, constantly dyes it from blonde to black and back and forth
⟶ piercings and tattoos: left ear pierced, little music symbol on his right wrist
⟶ languages spoken: russian ( father’s native tongue ), greek ( mother’s native tongue ), decent spanish and english
⟶ sexuality / romantic orientation: demisexual / homoromantic
⟶ place of birth: manchester, england
⟶ last five songs listened to: time by pink floyd, vitamin c by can, für elise by beethoven, méditation from thaïs by massenet, happiness is a warm gun by the beatles
⟶ five aesthetics: the intense feeling of feeling unworthy of being loved by anyone, shirts stained with black hair dye, a soft british accent, peach flavored tea and fat free biscuits, crying over things you have no control over
⟶ character inspo: prince willhelm from young royals, charlie spring from heartstopper, adam groff from sex education ( season 3 adam )
background story ;
alexei was born on a cold night in manchester to nikola ganos and sergei rakov, two twenty year olds who fell in love through music. his mother was a famous piano player ( think maybe like yiruma or ludovico einaudi ) while his father was getting more of a name for himself as a cello player. both classical musicians who fell in love and had alexei, very unexpectedly
his parents are both really well off. his mother’s side owns one of the biggest olives and olive oil companies in europe while his father’s side owns plenty of vodka brands originated in russia but sold all across the world. they were young, but they knew their son would be coming into the world very well off financially, planned to give him the perfect childhood, even got married when he was merely five months old
and for the first six years of alexei’s life, that’s what it was. two parents who were devoted to him and wanted to give him the best life possible in england, even though neither one of them were british. but as he went from six to seven, all that love his parents had for each other seemed to dissolve more and more each day. his beautiful early childhood turned into him listening to his parents fighting constantly, and even though he was so young, he couldn’t help but ask himself – where did my parents’ love for each other go?
and if you guessed it, they ended up getting a divorce when he was barely seven, but the thing is… his parents weren’t like normal parents. it wasn’t the typical case of custody with one parent while the other has visiting rights, or even shared custody of 3 days a week here, and four days a week there, or even complete custody of him to just one parent, no, his parents were determined to fight for hm until the bitter end
it turned into a game of who alexei liked more, they couldn’t even stand to be in the same room together, and it was really difficult to tell a little kid ‘who do you love more?’ or ‘who do you want to live with more?’ or ‘you have to pick’ or even just his father trying to put him against his mother while his mother did the same thing to him with his father. sometimes, alexei felt like they didn’t even really love him, but just wanted to prove to the other that he could love one or the other more
eventually, they settled for custody in the worst way possible. alexei would live with his mother for six months, then he would live with his father for six months, and maybe this wouldn’t be so awful if they both decided to stay in england, live maybe a city or two away from each other, but no, definitely not. they immediately left his birth place, his mother going back and forth between greece and spain, while his father traveled from canada to russia repeatedly, and well… this is what alexei’s life became
maybe to some people, it might sound ideal. not staying in one place for too long, constantly moving from one city, knowing you wouldn’t be staying there for longer than six months, perhaps to any traveler, this is the dream life, but that certainly wasn’t the case for alexei
this going back and forth put a serious strain in every aspect of his life. he would enroll in a school, make a friend or two, only to be ripped away from that scene for the following six months to go to another school, halfway across the world, for the same thing to happen to him, over and over again
and the worst part was that his parents didn’t seem to understand that it didn’t make him happy, all the going back and forth. he was unstable, he didn’t even know how to really talk to people at one point, because he knew deep down, that there was no use in trying to make any friends if it would just be taken away from him sooner or later
basically, a loner. he spent most of his childhood to early teenage years dodging conversations, definitely ate his lunch in the bathroom vibes. the only consistency his parents had was their love for music, which, is the one thing that did make alexei happy. he was a virtuoso. from the piano, to the cello, to the bass, even the drums, saxophone and viola, he loved it all, though his true love was in the guitar, and more especially, the violin. he grew a real love for this, had multiple instruments at his mother’s and multiple instruments at his father’s, again, the one consistency in his life
while he wasn’t big on singing, he basically had the voice of an angel. could switch from a soft tone to a rather loud one, a male soprano range… truly a gift, tried to break glass to see if it was true and it in fact, wasn’t a myth ( at least in his case ). pretty much any orchestra teacher’s wet dream, a typical band nerd
anyways, when he was sixteen, he convinced his parents to enroll him in a boarding school in los angeles, very pca from zoey 101 vibes, and they surprisingly agreed since it was neither with his mother nor his father, but a spot in between. for the last two years of high school, he had some type of stability
though, during his senior year, he became the talk of everyone through the most unfortunate event. simply put, alexei met a guy. at this time, he wasn’t even really sure of his sexuality. he figured he wasn’t straight, but he didn’t think it was just that. he felt like there was more depth to what he liked and didn’t like, but this guy was charming. gave him attention, treated him kindly, and he was incredibly good looking. this was his first relationship ever. prior to this, he shared his first kiss when he was fifteen with a random girl near his mother’s house in athens, and simply put, he didn’t like it
this was different though. he enjoyed kissing him, but he didn’t feel like doing anything else but that, and the more the guy insisted they take it further, the less inclined he felt to give him what he wanted
alexei, however, is a people pleaser. he didn’t want to have sex with him even though at this point, they had been dating for well over two months. he didn’t know why he didn’t want to, he couldn’t pinpoint why having sex was such a weird and touchy subject for him, but basically, he felt, in a way, guilt tripped by this guy. it was the constant questioning of ‘why don’t you like me?’ or ‘what’s wrong with you?’ or even ‘i promise i’ll make it worth your while’ and one day, they both get drunk and even though alexei has been drunk plenty of times before, well, he caves, instantly lives to regret it
the following day, as he’s walking towards his first class, people are whispering about him, not so discreetly pointing, giving him looks, and it takes him a matter of fifteen minutes from getting to his first period before one of his friends sends him a text message with a link attached, much to his horror. the message reads ‘is this you?’ with a link to a video. the video is them having sex the night prior
he had filmed it all and posted without his consent. they were both of age, but it literally made alexei sick to his stomach. for one, he felt really used, and two, he hated the attention this was getting him. he’s always been one to fly under the radar, and now this was all anyone was talking about, lost count over how many times he’s cried over this
the following months reaching towards graduation are literal hell for him. the video gets to his parents which is quite literally his worst nightmare become a reality. legal action is taken and they thankfully manage to remove the video from the web completely, but the damage has already been done, he’s miserable. worst graduation ever, doesn’t even walk the stage because he’s just so humiliated, and for once in his damn life, he wishes he would have been in that constant moving back and forth life. maybe then, he could’ve ran away from the problem the second it started, sad boy hours, really
after graduation, he immediately moves out of california. for about two years, he just travels. ironic considering it’s something he didn’t like to do when he was younger, but at that point, he just wanted to get away from everything
anyways, he’s twenty three when he finally moves to new york, settling there for good. models on and off, plays the violin at the subway for fun, lives off his mother and father’s money until eventually, he starts making it on his own, with his talent and with the band he’s a part of ( aka the subplot ), things are looking okay, but then you know, they’re not
moral of the story is once again, he meets a guy ( notice how nothing good comes from him meeting a guy ever ), when he’s twenty four and the guy is thirty one. this guy is none other than stevie swan, who would basically come to be the equivalent of a young anthony kiedis, pretty much a rock legend, everything he touches musically turns into gold, you get the gist. his band happens to be huge competition for alexei’s band, they’re pretty much meant to not like each other but things take a swift turn
only this time around, despite being a rockstar, well, this guy isn’t a total jerk. everything is kept a huge secret, but stevie never once pressured him into anything. everything went at a pace alexei was comfortable with, he basically ends up falling in love with him, really got to know him, literally became the only person he’s felt comfortable enough to be vulnerable with in every aspect of the word. everything would be great, but like most rockstars, alexei came to know that stevie had a drug problem
the only thing alexei has ever done in his damn life was drink and smoke on occasion. however, as nice as stevie is, he easily influences alexei. at one point, they’re both doing drugs together, every minute of the day
it seems like they have everything under control, until one horrible morning of partying too hard later and when alexei wakes up beside him, stevie is gone. died in his sleep from an overdose, and alexei was so out of it himself, he didn’t even realize, not until it was too late
this is where the secret from his subplot comes in. he got so nervous from seeing the scene before him, not only did he have a major panic attack, but he left without saying anything. not a phone call, nothing, just panicked big time and left in a fountain of tears, wasn’t spotted by anyone. this happened when he was twenty five, about a year into their secret romance
the headlines were big, all over the place, rock legend stevie swan dies of an overdose, all of which he was around for, but didn’t do anything about it. this is his secret, that he woke up to this scene and just left. he’s kept this a secret for a while now, as he knows it could potentially ruin his bands career and that’s the last thing he wants, but truthfully, he doesn’t know how to say it. that moment was so traumatizing, it’s difficult for him to even think about it without getting teary eyed, let alone talk about what happened. now the question is, will this come back to bite him in the ass, or can it somehow stay concealed for the rest of time?
headcanons ;
natural blonde, but constantly dyes his hair black, then switches. dying his hair is almost therapeutic for him, has even gotten buzzcuts during times where he was really depressed, but he prefers longer hair
regarding the gossip in his app, it’s totally true. he went to go visit stevie’s grave and didn’t know he was photographed, played it off as him paying his respect but little do people know, that was basically the love of his life
the guitarist of the band from the subplot, back up vocals here and there, first time he feels like he actually belongs somewhere, even though he’s hiding a big secret from all his bandmates
he has a british accent, literally nicholas galitzine’s voiceclaim. not too strong, but it’s there
speaks russian with his father in absolute shame, my guy is definitely free ukraine all the way, just wants peace and love
because of his past relationships, he has a very difficult time trusting people, loving people, or even allowing people to love him. the whole idea with love really confuses him. it’s something he wants, but it isn’t something he’s sure he understands, and he hates not understanding things
has been confused with his sexuality his entire life! he’s always felt like an outcast around other guys his age because they all typically wanted sex, meaningful, meaningless, just a typical guy thing, and that definitely didn’t apply for him. for ages, he thought there was something wrong with him, but it wasn’t until he learned about demisexuality that he finally understood… kind of. he just wants it to be meaningful, wants to have a connection with the person, the idea of meaningless sex and hookups literally makes him super uncomfortable, but it’s what most people seem to want these days
his drug phase with stevie was short lived. after the incident, he stopped completely. literally even smoking weed gives him anxiety, but he can drink. call him a typical russian or whatever, but it’s crazy how much he can drink, can practically outdrink anyone, no one believes it but it’s very true, tolerance through the roof, doesn’t even get sick and rarely ever even gets hungover, but he doesn’t make this an everyday thing
his dirty habit, one that he’s definitely ashamed of, is every now and then, he’ll smoke a cigarette. definitely not those pack a day smokers and really not even a regular smoker? he kind of just does this when he’s really stressed, depressed or angry. think like amy santiago from brooklyn 99, not a heavy habit but when he’s going through some bullshit, he’ll have one, definitely trying to outgrow that habit though
he’s a pescatarian! probably will never become a vegetarian because he loves salmon way too much, loves salmon in every form possible. meat and chicken gross him out and he doesn’t like eggs either, just fish, heavy seafood lover
close friends of his roast him for this, but he’s an olive fanatic as well. greek olives, peruvian olives, spanish olives, any type of olives, he’s obsessed. when he was younger, there was always olives at his house, because of his mother’s company, and he would dead ass eat them out the jar, finish the entire jar in like five minutes, still does that to this day. at his house, you’ll likely find two large jars of olives, minimum, a snack he will never get tired of
he likes to write music too, aside from playing instruments. has written a few things for his band, and definitely has unpublished songs he’s written that he’s never shared with anyone
what you would call a typical pisces – very sensitive! he doesn’t show this publicly, but if it hurts his feelings, he’ll cry when he gets home. literally the type to cry over sad videos, movies or tv shows, very emotional. pisces sun and cancer moon combo, he’s a literal mess, he feels things a lot, feels things on a whole different level than most people which makes him a very compassionate and understanding person, definitely a shoulder to cry on, a very loyal friend to have by your side
he forgives a lot. he’ll forgive you time after time after time, but when alexei genuinely gets tired of your shit, you will never hear from him again. he’s very forgiving, but once he says ‘i’m done’ there is no changing his mind. it takes a lot for him to get to this level, but he can only be taken advantage of for so long before he gets sick of it. once you lose him, you lose him for good
he has a bearded dragon named jake long and a beagle named pawl mccartney. he named the bearded after one of his favorite shows as a kid and his pet beagle was named after iconic paul mccartney, of course. jake long is one and pawl is two, alexei adores both of them, pretty much his emotional support animals
loves his parents, but still somewhat holds a grudge over them for his childhood, even though he isn’t one to hold grudges. they definitely messed him up one way or another. even if it wasn’t their intention, being so unstable for so long has kind of permanently scarred him. he has a very hard time getting genuinely close to people, whether it be friendships or romantic relationships, it’s hard for him
super nice guy, but quite literally remembers every bad thing that has happened to him ever. his energy is crying over something that happened when he was a literal child that he had no control of at three in the morning, might as well have the memory of an elephant. he’ll forgive, but he won’t forget, like ‘you remember what you did august 15th, 2016 at 4:57 pm? i do too’ like… isn’t one to hold grudges, but if you thought he forgot, you thought wrong
wanted connections ;
you don’t know that i know: i’d die for this connection, but someone who saw or heard of his sex tape, whether they never tell anyone or act like a little shit about it is utp, but alexei doesn’t know that they know, you know?
you think you can outdrink me?: a muse who thinks they can outdrink him, but they never can, could turn into a whole little competition, could be really funny
classical music lovers: title says it all, two nerds passionate about classical music, bonus if this muse is a fan of his parents or has heard of them
slow love: a poor, unfortunate muse that likes him. they could like how nice and down to earth he is, alexei could even know that they like him, but considering how iffy he is about relationships, well… yeah
all my friends are fake: someone who doesn’t like him because they think his whole nice guy act is fake, or maybe doesn’t like him for whatever other reason
cry baby: another muse who is sensitive like he is, they’re just soft besties and want peace and love, very wholesome friendship
When I was younger, there were two movies in particular that spring to mind as haunting me with their adverts. Us and Happy Death Day. They were the kind of adverts that I would rush to skip out of fear - sure, as a child there were always adverts like that, but these two always stuck in my mind. Strangely enough, I watched Us only a year later, and I remember by the time I saw that one I was getting into a horror a bit more - I was still scared of it, but I did enjoy it. Distinctly, I remember braving the advert one night, watching it through and wanting desperately to watch it. Happy Death Day on the other hand, I never watched fully. Yet, the film was immensely popular when it was released, and I do remember watching the trailer for its sequel Happy Death Day 2U, which actually spoils the killer of the first film! After watching that, and hearing my brother and his girlfriend discuss it, I decided I did in fact want to watch them both.
Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day is a slasher of sorts, that follows Tree as she is forced to live her birthday over and over again, as a killer stalks her down and kills her. Going into this film, I was incredibly excited - as a result of it having such a strong premise, and also having already watched Freaky (which I think is one of the best modern slashers I’ve seen). However, Happy Death Day is less of a slasher than one would expect, and it leans more into comedy and the mystery element.
While I enjoyed this film, I definitely didn’t love it as much as Freaky, which I partly feel is partly down to not watching it when it came out. To me, the tone and comedy feels very much of the era, which I often enjoy in films, but sometimes this just didn’t work for me here.
I found this film’s strongest asset to be our protagonist Tree, whose time warp allows her to see how bad of a person she has grown to be. I found the time warp itself to be an excellent way for her character to change and see the error in her ways - first, when she suspects nothing is wrong - we are able to witness how she treats those around her just in the cycle of a day. Yet, she never grows to be unlikable, in fact, I still found myself routing for her throughout, which is down to her actor Jessica Rothe. Each time she dies, we get to see something new about her, be it looking into a different relationship she has, or something about who she is… I think the premise works excellently because of the character, and despite several moving parts in her life, nothing ever gets confusing or feels convoluted.
The killer's design is also instantly iconic and pretty fun! Although the baby faced mascot is kind of peculiar, it works nicely with the y/a tone and setting of a college campus, as does the hoodie they wear!
Maybe the most disappointing part of this film, for me, was the kills. A tones down and (mostly) bloodless slasher can work - and once again, whether or not the film is intended to be a slasher is somewhat unclear to me - Tourist Trap comes to mind for sure, but unlike a film such as Tourist Trap, or even M3gan, I found these kills to be mostly boring and uninspired. Tourist Trap especially works when comparing these films, because it is certainly a slasher, most of that films kills use its premise to great effect, with the killer using telekinesis, dolls and most famously plaster to kill people. In contrast, the only kill that comes to mind as using its premise to great effect is when the killer lights a fire with a candle. Here we see the birthday theme shining through, and it works really well for me. I think this came to be more disappointing to me after watching Freaky, which has great and incredibly fun kills. As I mentioned, I don’t mind a film not being super gory despite being centred around the murders, but so many of these did nothing for me, since they were neither gory nor stylized.
I also want to mention how great a lot of the camera work in this is! Both the twisting camera and shaky footage come to mind here. During a chase sequence, the camera twists around the room, which is utterly disorientating, and it makes everything all the more tense. As well as this, the shakier footage after Tree has died several times shows us the damage that is being done to her, and places us in this frame of mind.
While I enjoyed this film, I think the years of anticipation I had for it might have dampened my enjoyment! I think a lot of this film is fun, although some of the comedy doesn’t land for me, but it doesn’t do loads for me. That being said, I am very excited to watch the sequel at some point, which has also been spoiled for me a bit, and I hope it builds upon the best aspects of this film!
And Finally! The Last Drawing of both The December Advent Drawing & 2022! Christmas Nivea! Drawing #2 & 1st in Color! I just love Christmas so much even as a Adult so I thought I would make it Special by having Birthday be on Christmas! She Truly is a Angel send from Heaven & Jesus's Best Girl! Nivea: A Merry Christmas 2U All is Christmas Enough 4 Me! Merry Christmas! & Happy New Year! (Advent Drawing #24-25 (Joint Drawing with Santa Turtlemonkey) & Final Advent Drawing) (Drawing #70 & Final Drawing of 2022) (Drawn on Christmas! & Before Santa Turtlemonkey) 2022 was an intense Year! See You in 2023! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2BWOhJw8eOnUzBZc_8r774HXQiLckbzJ19b40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
In alphabetical order, because I don't feel like making the whole research again, I'm sorry.
Airi Kirishima
01. Kizuna ~endless days~
02. two HeaRt
03. IN MY WORLD
04. Eternal song
05. Steadily
06. PROPOSE ~Eien ni Kimi to~
AKI
01. Soyokaze no Yukue
02. Atarashii Koi no Katachi (Short ver.)
03. Sweet -Koishikute-
04. One Small Day
05. Grow me
06. Take on your will
07. Pure Heart ~Sekai de Ichiban Anata ga Suki~
08. RIDE
09. Two face
AYANA
01. Last regrets
02. Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho
03. freak of nature:start
04. freak of nature:end
05. uneasy
06. Discrimination
Eiko Shimamiya
01. Last regrets ~X'mas floor style~
02. Dreamer
03. Now and heaven
04. Hyouketsu no Yoru
05. Around the mind
06. Glass no Tsuki
07. verge
08. To lose in amber
09. Ouji yo -Tsuki no Ura Kara-
10. SNOW -Album mix-
11. Sora wo Mau Tsubasa -Album mix-
12. Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand-
13. Automaton
14. Anthems
15. Around the mind -2017 version-
Healing leaf
01. Ame ni Utau Tanshikyoku
02. Slow Step
IKU
01. Grizzle
02. ALIVE
Kaori Utatsuki
01. Bokura ga Mimamoru Mirai
02. Senecio
03. Do you know the magic?
04. Shiroi Rondo
05. Eien ~Chiisana Hikari~
06. Hold on me ~Koi no Mahou~
07. ☆Nijiiro Rock 'n Roll♪
08. Eien no Kotoba
KOTOKO
01. Namida no Chikai -Album mix-
02. flow -Mizu no Umareta Basho-
03. I can't get over your best smile
04. resolution of soul
05. Wing my Way -Album mix-
06. Kimi yo, Utsukushii Kaze ni Nare
07. Face of Fact
08. Kageri ~Kageri~ -Album mix-
09. Feel in tears
10. LAMENT
11. Heart of Hearts
12. Close to me...
13. sensitive
14. Abyss
15. We Survive
16. Lupe
17. Imaginary affair
18. Trust Your Truth ~Ashita wo Mamoru Yakusoku~
19. COLLECTIVE
20. La clef -Meikyuu no Kagi-
21. Ketsudan no entrance
22. a piacere
23. oblivion
24. jihad
25. Leaf ticket
26. bumpy-Jumpy!
27. Restoration ~Chinmoku no Sora~
28. Onaji Sora no Shita de
29. Gensou no Houseki
30. HALLUCINO
31. Undying Love
32. U make Ai dream
33. Genzai no Requiem -Album mix-
34. *bloom*
35. Presto
36. WING OF ZERO
37. Reboot oN/↓0
38. soupir d'ange
39. Love mission! ~Nanda. Tada no Koi ka w~
40. Stardust Train
41. Sign of Suspicion
42. Imaginary affair -2017 version-
KOTOKO to Kaori Utatsuki
01. SAVE YOUR HEART -Album mix-
02. Natsukusa no Senro -Album mix-
Larval Stage Planning
01. Rolling Star☆彡
02. find a piece
03. Hydrangea
04. Hanabira to Ribbon
05. Honeytrap Aufheben
06. INITIATIVE -2017 version-
Lia
01. Tori no Uta (Short ver.)
02. Disintegration
03. Light Colors
MAKO
01. bite on the bullet -under mellow style-
02. Treating 2U -wrap up style-
03. Never forget this time
04. LEVEL OCTAVE
Mami Kawada
01. I pray to stop my cry -little sea style-
02. Wind and Wander
03. Kaze to Kimi wo Daite
04. IMMORAL
05. eclipse
06. platinum
07. dilemma
08. melty snow
09. Vacillate
10. For our days
11. EXTRACT ~The truth in me~
12. INITIATIVE
13. Ashiato ~a Happiness Marker~
14. Timeless time -Album mix-
15. transition
16. Believe in the sky
17. Aim ~we can do all to be fine~
18. Wings of Courage -Sora wo Koete-
19. happiness.
marriage blue
01. Shouri no HANA
02. Utsukushiku Ikitai -2017 version-
MARY
01. I will...
02. Cross Talk
MELL
01. Utsukushiku Ikitai
02. Fall in Love
03. FLY TO THE TOP
04. Kanashimi no Hana
05. Sayonara wo Oshiete -comment te dire adieu-
06. OUT FLOW
07. Permit
08. Egen
09. LAST IN BLUE
10. Bizarrerie Cage
MOMO
01. DROWNING -Album mix-
02. GREEDY
03. Velocity of Sound
04. Philosophy
05. Cherish
06. CHARM
Nami Maisaki
01. piece of my heart
02. My Love, Honey.
R.I.E
01. Kisetsu no Shizuku
02. Take me high
Rin Asami
01. lead to the smile
02. Nozomi ~NOZOMI・Ashita e no Kakehashi~
RINA
01. successor
02. Hierarchie
03. Bizarrerie Cage -2017 version-
SHIHO
01. Days of promise
02. Belvedia
03. birthday eve
04. PREY -remix-
05. Ever Stay Snow
06. Kiss the Future
07. Dark of the Moon
YUZUNO
01. Subliminal Agenda -Album mix-
02. Evidence nine
03. show cage
04. In this World
05. Kiss the Future -2017 version-
Other
01. MIHI - FUCK ME
02. MIKI - Dream to New World
03. MELL & MIKI - Sora Yori Chikai Yume
04. Pixy Lab. - Dual Force
05. Minori Kitamura - Time Traveler
06. C.G mix - 10 Ability
07. Lily on the FIeLD - Forever no End
08. Maon Kurosaki - IgnisMemory -I've Remix-
Sometimes I think about how back when my partner and I were just friends secretly pining for each other, they agreed to see Happy Death Day 2U for my birthday with our mutual best friend because I really wanted to go. My boyfriend hadn’t seen the first one, so they had no interest in it. They only went because they had a crush on me and wanted to be with me on my birthday. And the thing is, they’re a huge weenie when it comes to horror (comedies), but they still went to see it. 🥺🥺🥺