#i fucking love jeff blim okay

[godsiero]

hello. i have just finished all of nightmare time. buckle up, i have thoughts and spoilers ahead.

just a general statement before opinions are shared: obviously some situations take place in different timelines (like the ape-man vs time bastard), but what do you think happens in the *same* timelines? obviously forever and always and time bastard are the same timeline, but do you think each episode is a different time line? do you think it depends? as i’m typing this, i think each episode of nightmare time is a different reality, let me know your thoughts!

okay, starting from the very beginning with ape-man:

i thought ape-man was a good intro to what should be expected of nightmare time. i thought the “ape-man” being a set-up between ted and hidges was funny. i loved that lucy ended up actually meeting the real ape-man in the end. i didn’t really care for the ape-man *song*, and after finishing the rest of the episodes, it was a forgettable episode as a whole, but again, great intro to the idea of what nightmare time is.

watcherworld:

i love alice and bill, so i enjoyed this. watching nightmare time *after* nerdy prudes must die helped me be more excited about the introduction of the rest of the lords in black (because i somehow avoided spoilers for THAT long). that father-daughter relationship was so well put together. i love the blinky song, didn’t care for snoozle town (however, it did sound like black friday, the song, which might not have been intentional, but i’m gonna pretend it was to appreciate jeff blim lmao), as i’m typing this i don’t really remember one thousand eyes, so…i guess it wasn’t memorable? overall, i liked the generally positive ending and bill and alice establishing they will change their ways to help their relationship. love love love.

forever & always:

loved this episode. paulkins till i die fr. i was damn near fucking crying during the opening scene, i shit you not. (side note: i have recently developed the biggest soft spot for paulkins after reading the most incredible fan fiction, probably ever, forelsket by gooddaysunshine on ao3, which i qualify as canon now.) the song forever & always is definitely in my top five nightmare time songs, i just love it. i was totally shocked when paul killed the real emma, up until he revealed he was also a clone/not the real paul, so respect ig. top tier nightmare time episode.

time bastard:

the song time bastard is also in my top five nightmare time songs. kim whalen plz sing me to sleep. the song really set my expectations high because of how good forever & always was, but i was really let down. the revelation of tinky wasn’t as direct or nuanced as blinky and i thought the plot was really slow UNTIL the last ten minutes when everything looped (i love a fuckin loop). making ted the homeless man was truly an incredible plot twist, which makes me sad that wasn’t reflected during the rest of the episode. also peanuts is hilarious.

jane’s a car:

i love tim and sue me for being a barneston shipper. did NOT like jane, did NOT like the plot of tom fucking a car, that got a little too unhinged for even me. the song jane’s a car has been stuck in my head since before i even saw the fucking episode, i could not tell you how many times i have just yelled “GOT MY FOOT ON THE GAS” in the middle of conversations. that being said, the rest of the song was forgettable which upset me! i didn’t enjoy this episode, aside from the mention of the black book on the radio and the twist at the end where it’s revealed jane did take over becky.

the witch in the web:

first of fucking all, kendall nicole is a gift to this earth. that child is incredible beyond compare. protect her forever. second of all, i can’t really remember the plot of this episode, but i do know that i liked the story? not enough to remember it though? this is definitely a middle ground episode for me. i didn’t particularly enjoy either song, but i didn’t hate them. i liked the plot of miss holloway taking hannah into the black and white and travelling through time (kinda), and i liked the overall theme of webs to introduce webby.

honey queen:

the song honey queen didn’t do much for me, neither did latte hatte, or nibbly ditty. if this was any other circumstance i would’ve also added queen b to the list, but i saw it in the jangle ball before this and that made me enjoy it, but if i hadn’t seen jangle ball, just know, i would not have liked queen b. that being said, i did like this episode. i am not a linda monroe stan (sorry), but i do think she’s funny. i thought the kids were funny, i wanted to punch zoey in the face, sam gave me the ick, gerald is a fucking freak, i have never wanted to throttle jon matteson until i watched this (i forgot his character’s name), so all in all, none of these characters are likable at all except for river, but that’s the monroe’s for you. the episode was slow, but in the way a slow burn in slow. once again, liked the introduction of nibbly, and i think having the first episode *be* the honey queen festival was super important to the rest of the season because they never shut the fuck up about it after this (this is another reason why i think each episode is it’s own universe but i disgress). if that confused you, i *did* enjoy the episode, but it was another middle-grounder for me.

perky’s buds:

liked that emma got to start her pot farm. overall have nothing of value to say about this one. joey as the bird was really fucking funny. i like jae. love emma forever, that freak. this episode was really slow and not at all in a good way. i did not like the song perky’s buds. just wanted the episode to end. sad face.

abstinence camp:

this is probably my favorite nightmare time story. the song axe-man is definitely number one on my list (we’ll talk more later). the plot of this one was SO good and funny and creepy and everything hatchetfield is about. my main love for this episode stems from the introduction of our three lead nerdy prudes must die characters. i love those three freaks. steph and peter almost getting in the same shower went fuckin crazy and i was kinda glad they got caught lmao. the plot of girl jeri and boy jerry was too fuckin good, and i will say, i was a little confused why the axe-man never showed up to kill them when they were very obviously horny, BUT IT’S ALMOST LIKE THAT WAS THE PLOT HAHAHAHAH. also, love the return of plot and lore about the woods, seriously, needed that. also also, jon matteson and kim whalen should be paired up more because they’re both so fucking funny and have the capability of being charming yet ever so slightly off-putting and i fucking love it. virginity rocks is a fuckin banger (heh), but the real star of the show is axe-man. let me tell you why axe-man is the best nightmare time song: not only does it introduce the axe-man (who we have been seeing and hearing THE ENTIRE SEASON, mind you), but bryce charles is singing?? i literally don’t know what else you need to hear from me?? corey dorris in a flannel will forever change my brain chemistry and they both sound so good together, truly, and corey dorris is a baritone legend (i’m looking at *you*, corey singing the hidden baseline in high school is killing me). “his blade is made of hate” sounds damn near EXACT to “you better hope you’re outta sight” (literal monster). “oh the pain” sounds damn near EXACT to “it ain’t great” (hatchet town). MOTHERFUCKERS. WHEN THE BRIDGE STARTS “these woods belong to him…” THE FUCKING HATCHET TOWN MOTIF IS LITERALLY FUCKING PLAYING LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? also, just the fucking end that proves ur dead?? please. jeff blim. here, have some flowers. i will do anything for you. anyway. great episode. love it. 10/10.

daddy:

i liked that we gave frank some backstory and gave him a little more humanity because i really did not like that motherfucker (heh) in black friday. the plot with sherman was VERY funny and him turning into a child is kinda cute tbh. sheila u bitch, u let barry swift out of there!! i will forever be a man in a hurry fan, even after death 😭. yes take this psycho’s money and make your family’s toy store better and pay your one employee a living wage!! we love to see it. i don’t even remember the song young at heart, so that should tell you enough about how much i didn’t like it lmao. i had been waiting to see those care bears because i fucking knew they were going to be the lords in black plushies after i saw what colors they were. nick lang, you sneaky bastard.

killer track:

finally learned the tea about miss holloway and yes it was worth it. yes, i do realize why everybody loves duke and miss holloway now, hell, i love em now. miss holloway’s plot is crazy and if there’s another nightmare time season i hope she gets another episode, honestly. i like run away with me as a song in general, but for the genre of artist miss holloway is painted to be, the song is lackluster. I DO LIKE IT THOUGH BUT I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE MORE ROCK AND ROLL. i do realize it is a ballad, but even rock and roll ballads go harder than that did. killer track is a fucking rager???? jeff blim what are you doing writing musical theatre songs???? go write some fucking grunge shit???? killer track goes so fucking hard i really can’t explain it, jesus christ, also the video was sick as shit, do more!! (this really just proves jeff can write anything lmao) i thought the nightmare time remix was really funny and fun and just a good time, no notes, joey slayed the house down boots honey mama.

yellow jacket:

i liked the vibe of the song yellow jacket, very avril lavigne. loved the plot. loved the reprise of lex opening the wiggly box x opening the pokey box. i love the idea that there are multiple kids like hannah in hatchetfield and that would be a GREAT plot to expand upon more, however, i like that hannah and lex got out of there, but i felt so bad for ethan :( i wonder if he had proposed to lex that morning if she had said yes and not left or if she had taken them with him ugh i hate not knowing. my favorite thing about the hatchetfield universe is that they just keep pumping out these stories and plot lines that confirm these things are canon in at least one universe. i love knowing as much as possible and that’s what nightmare time has given me, ily girl. sorry went on a tagent and didn’t finish: didn’t like use it or lose it, i didn’t like next time, but i thought it was sweet 🥺 they’re all such cuties. ALSO!! the general john mcnamara cameo in this episodes them song KILLED ME i SCREAMED!! he’s literally my favorite. if they continue with a season 3 i hope to fucking god they give my man his episode god dammit. bonus, hey melissa: that shit was fucking weird and i hated that paul sided with her in the end that creep. anyway, thank you for coming on this journey with me, i hope you liked my notes, i love a discussion if you would like to comment. <3

#starkid #nightmare time spoilers #nightmare time #nightmare time 2 #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #watcher world #honey queen #axe man #killer track #time bastard #forever and always #abstinence camp #yellow jacket #perky’s buds #jane’s a car #the witch in the web #miss holloway #hannah foster #lex foster #nibblenephim #pokotho #bliklotep #tnoy karaxis #wiggog y'wrath #wiggly #nibbly npmd #tinky npmd #blinky #idk anymore

[allhailwiggly]

okay now i've had some time to process and stop hysterically laughing here are my actual thoughts on hey, melissa!

everyone who said this is bad is a coward. this FUCKED. like do i ever want to see it again?? doubtful. but it was still really good!!!

honestly this might be the scariest nmt ep. there's a lot of nmt eps where even tho i really like them they do make me sort of sit back and go like that wasn't actually scary though? but THIS?? hell yeah babey finally some good fucking horror

i think this is the only nmt ep without any supernatural or sci fi phenomena???? which is WILD. my girl melissa doesn't need any of that shit to be fucked up #girlboss

i like to think that in at least one world melissa and grace are best friends. the absolute havoc they'd wreak,,,,,,,,,

man i'd missed the s1 format so MUCH like i love the way s2 got to be edited and it definitely makes them easier to follow but i missed seeing everyone absolutely lose their shit in the background (like you cannot tell me that daddy wouldn't be 10 times better with the cast reacting)

mariah's such a good singer that i tend to forget she's also an amazing actress. sorry queen you are terrifying. i still want kim to play the next musical villain but god mariah needs to be a main villain at some point too please maybe they can be villains together

mr jeff blim sir i know you're busy but i swear to god if you guys just wrote and quietly dropped a hey, melissa! song it'd be so fucking funny

i still think melissa's hot. if anything she's hotter now. sorry 👉👈

#hatchetfield #hey melissa! #god forbid women etc etc #nmt lb #okay now i gotta watch workin boys (tonight) and then i'm done! woo! #which of the lib do you think would take an interest in melissa? i think probably blinky or nibbly

[adaine-party-wizard]

Ok Ik I already sent you one but I desperately want to know your top 5 starkid songs as welll

okay thank you for asking because i have been thinking about it

1. If I Believed (twisted): i am a dylan saunders girlie!!! sometimes i get really emotional and start poorly scream singing SCIENCE SAYS YOURE DEAD AND GONE FOREVER REASON SAYS IM TALKING TO THE AIR!!! i think i always see people rate twisted as their fave show and im like nah its not that for me and then i actually think about it for like a second and im like no this show is great

2. Join Us (And Die) (tgwdlm): i am also simply a JLB girlie!! this song FUCKS it goes HARD and UGH JLB is so goddamn talented. i also badly try and sing this constantly. i also love picturing jeff blim in the background being a hype man

3. Kick It Up A Notch (starship): we agree on this one. it’s so good. dylan saunders, jamie in the background, a fun lil joey moment, and just such a great villain song. i do love the apocalyptour rogues medley version of it slightly better, but like such a great song

4. Show Stopping Number (tgwdlm): i just like a silly fun good time with a dance break okay? sometimes my fave songs are heart wrenching and beautiful but most of the time they’re just a silly fun good time with choreo i have memorized

5. Dirty Girl (npmd): it was a toss up between this and Stutter (avpm2) but i haven’t stopped thinking about dirty girl since watching npmd. i know it’s a divisive song but it really works for me. i like how fucked up it is. i never said i had good taste

special shoutout though to the apocalyptour Rogues Medley. if i was counting like, not just songs from the musicals themselves it would be number 2. also super friends. i love super friends but i don’t think i can call it a top 5. thought about it though (i love HMB)

i’m not gonna do a fave song from each (haven’t seen me and my dick, only seen the digital ticket version of black friday and haven’t watched it again since but will soon, for some reason entirely blanking on fire bringer which is embarrassing all i can remember is i don’t really wanna do the work today)

#thank you for asking this because i really started thinking about it as soon as i read your answer #i haven’t been a fan quite as long as you #i think for me it was like casually in like 2015 ish? #so like pre hatchetfield saga fan #i’m just like Bad at consuming new media

[oopsislipped]

Nightmare Time 2 Episode 3 Live Blog

I didn't take as many notes this time but enjoy nevertheless!!

OKAY SO i finally have a chance to watch this one live

let's do this

MAN IN A HURRY IN THE OPENING

Daddy

those plushies are the cutest thing in the universe oh my god

THE PENTAGRAM??? HELLO???

wait fuck is the pentagram forshadowing.

for nightmare time 3 we should get to see Frank fist fight Bezos.

HUH???

:(

frank being a toy enthusiast<333

miss holloway my beloved????

SHERMAN CALLING HIS OWN MOM A MILF

four??? hundred???

well that was straightforward.

Good morning. D A d d y.

"there's gonna be a day when we're both gone" "??? I'm not going anywhere"

"your birthday's in three weeks sherman" JAMWBSJN

she left him outside???

GET HER ASS

wait huh

"just like all the others"

MAN IN A HURRY NAME REVEAL

if Frank doesn't get to fight Bezos can Sherman do it?

"she TOLD me to shop ONLINE like a FUCKING MILLENIAL"

Barry :(

TED SHABSBSKSMAJ

Ted can never win can he

black blood???

WHAT YOU MEAN "make"

oh shit it's the church again

WHAT.

frank during this entire scene:

Killer Track

pink haired rockstar Joey my beloved

"he looks like he hasn't slept in months. just Rose's type."

"that's what it said on Reddit."

DUKE<333

magical woman manages to convince skeptic but the skeptic turns out to actually be into it

"NOW THAT'S AN ALBUM COVER"

Jeff Blim single-handedly destroys every rock band to ever exist

sometimes what you need a not-a-reality-bender sort-of-boyfriend-i-don't-remember-it's-been-a-while to tell you that maybe you shouldn't take a curse that will most likely kill you

MISS HOLLOWAY???

SHE'S DEAD???

yeah no way.

YEAH

??? a deal???

"do you want me to unplug the mic?"

HAILEY BETRAYED ZOEY

TED AGAIN

Alice and Deb cameo<3

MISS HOLLOWAY WAS A GUITARIST

!!! miss holloway song !!!

KALE EXPLODES???

"it feels good to be the hero for once."

:(

THEY'RE GOING TO KISS

THEY KISSED

I love them so much

OPENING SONG ROCK COVER

#hatchetfield #nightmare time #nightmare time 2 #nightmare time spoilers #nightmare time 2 spoilers #nmt2 #nmt2 spoilers #nmt 2 #nmt 2 spoilers #frank pricely #sherman young #sheila young #douglas keane #duke keane #miss holloway #daddy nightmare time #killer track #team starkid #starkid #ana did this #ana liveblogs

[poisonouswritings]

Wait r u a starkid fan??? (If not then pls ignore this uwu)

I'm gay and on Tumblr what do you think

No but on a legitimate note I've seen just about every Starkid show (not including the Tin Can Bros stuff because I can't fucking find it on YouTube) except for Ani, and I tried watching that but I'm not into Star Wars so it just fell very flat for me. I got into Starkid because of TGWDLM. I love the Hatchetfield series, Twisted, Trail to Oregon, and Holy Musical Batman. I liked Starship (absolutely loved Dylan's song in that) well enough but the ending was kinda bleh, and I just,, was not a massive fan of Firebringer or MAMD. They're fine enough but I probably wouldn't rewatch them. The Very Potter series was pretty good too but with everything that happened with JK Rowling I kinda distanced myself from it.

I ended up leaving the fandom for a bit because of the whole Robert Manion thing that I'm actually still not sure what exactly happened??? My mental health just could not deal with it at the time. But idk it sounds like stuff got resolved so ?? Idk. I know he got removed from NT2 to 'rebuild trust with the team/cast member in question' but apparently people are saying he's gonna come back for NPMD? If he does come back then I hope it's because everyone - including and especially the person he harassed - has agreed that they feel safe with him. I try to be optimistic in general and he did seem genuinely remorseful about what happened so,,, idk I'm not up to date enough to really have an opinion on all of that. It was a dark time for everyone for sure but I hope things are better.

Also I've been thinking about writing some Hatchetfield stuff and maybe messing with a Last Legacy/Hatchetfield crossover. You can throw some ideas at me if you want.

Anyways when NPMD comes out I will become a fucking monster and I apologize ahead of time.

Rant/Spoilers for Black Friday below because I have a lot of feelings about it:

Okay first and foremost I love Dylan Saunders and I love Kim Whalen but the Tom/Becky relationship was so whatever to me that I just,, didn't care about them tbh. The basic idea of it was sweet but idk!! I think the difference between them and Paul/Emma in TGWDLM (who I love) is that Paul and Emma kinda fell in love throughout the story whereas Tom and Becky kept bringing the plot to a complete grinding halt to do their shit. Take Me Back was just lackluster imo.

I loved Jeff Blim (as I always do lol) He is In A Hurry and him?? As fuckin uh??? Mister John McNamara????? ouGH I LOVE HIM 07. He makes me wanna take a solemn vow to become my best self now. I openly simp for him. He's just a fuckin spectral agent in the Black and White now and I hope he's fucking Wiley's shit up.

Also the way that Joey Richter's voice got all gruff when he said 'a gob of fucking lust'??? orz.

As a neurodivergent younger sibling with a well-meaning-but-sometimes-not-the-best-but-still-trying older sister and an abusive mother, Lex and Hannah hit me right in the chest. Especially because when we were younger my sister always talked about leaving home together. Absolutely loved Ethan but why can Robert Manion never survive the fucking show. Reversed!Ethan killed me and my heart broke for Hannah so bad.

My biggest gripe is that tOM SPENT THE ENTIRE FUCKING SHOW BEING LIKE 'OH I HAVE TO GET THIS DOLL FOR MY SON' AND THEN PAUL AND EMMA SHOW UP AT THE END LIKE 'HEY SHIT IS GOING CRAZY AND WE WERE GONNA RUN TO THE BUNKER BUT TIM REFUSED TO LEAVE YOU' AND INSTEAD OF GOING TO HIS SON (since Tim couldn't be in the group because yeah obviously Hannah needed to be there) (yes Tom would have missed the final number but it would have made way more narrative sense to the fucking character arc he'd been going through) HE STAYS AND GETS NUKED AND TIM DIES IN THAT FUCKING CAR ALL ALONE HAVING NEVER SEEN HIS DAD AGAIN AND I AM FROTHING AT THE FUCKING MOUTH. 'IF I FAIL YOU' GUESS WHAT TOM YOU FUCKING DID

#anon asks #ozzy answers #starkid

[gxlacticlove]

only starkid fans understand the pure joy I get 57 minutes into Black Friday when Macnamara comes in and I hear America Is Great Again. seriously it's like a drug.

#i fucking love jeff blim okay #like i'm about to cry #this fucking scene!!! #ecstasy #black friday #jeff blim #tgwdlm #starkid

[theteapotofdoom]

My favorite recurring theme in the Hatchetfield series so far is the Lang brothers being like "we are creating this peace of media within our story that is PURPOSE and EXPLICITLY bad, this is a piece of media that is very stupid and/or very boring, the audience should really see how bad it is" and Jeff Blim immediately being like "okay guys this is very cool, that being said, I’m going to write an ABSOLUTE FUCKING BANGER of a song for that piece of media, I cannot stress this enough, I’m going to pour all my talent and energy into this one song for this one thing that you just described"

I absolutely love this duality.

#this post is about working boys and deck the halls of northville high #starkid #team starkid #nick lang #matt lang #jeff blim

[usernamesarebitches]

Okay now that all 3 episodes of Nightmare Time has aired, I just have to say, Nick Lang and his brother are so incredibly creative and talented. I mean, who could just think of these things and create episodes and stories within a few weeks? Incredible.

And Jeff Blim's music and lyrics? Unbeatable.

It's insane how talented and credible all of Starkid is. Their stories and songs and acting are always so emotional and powerful and I am just amazed. These episodes were crazy and honestly fucked my mind up pretty good but they're just so crazy.

I think my favorite story was The Witch in the Web. So creative and intense.

Overall, amazing. I love Starkid.

#team starkid #starkid #nightmare time #the nightmares gonna get you #the witch in the web #janes a car #hannah foster

[kizzys]

Starkid Rewatch: Holy Musical B@man 🌃

Is it just me or does nico ager look like a really short timothee chalamet

So this is definitely clark kent right

Starkid and lego batman are the only versions of batman I care about

I wanna be somebody's buddy has some of the best vocal moments

You know my secret identity?! It's a secret?

That's right. It's cause I do my damn job.

Jaime in rogues are we. I am in love

I'm a pretty little kitty but I ain't no- ROGUES ARE WE

Poison ivy and cat girl are girlfriends i don't make the rules

Get your broke ass out of here two face

Ah yes the rise of feral jeff blim

I'm bruce man, I mean, I'm bat wayne. Fuck...can I start over?

Mr. Wayne, may I be frank with you? Well sure Frank, if you prefer it to Dick.

Its an underrated joke okay?

Actually this whole scene is underrated

I'm sorry but here at TGI Fridays I can only offer you lukewarm service and a forced fun atmosphere

Ah here comes my favorite part

Here we goooo

BUDDIES

BROS

HOMIES

AMIGOS

PIZZA

NINTENDO

WOO WOO WOO LET'S GO

How many candies does he have in his jacket

We're all just pawns in a fucking game of chess 🎶 that's the american way 🎶

It ends tonight batman. Or should I say, butthead

Words cannot do this scene justice

Fellas is it gay to-

The spiderman cameo is sending me 😂

He's agile as hell! Help him up, help him up!

🎶 I wanna be your friend forever. I wanna be a modern dancer. What a super weird thing to say that came out of nowhere 🎶

#holy musical b@man #hmb #starkid #starkid rewatch #nick lang #matt lang #chris allen #brian holden #joe walker #meredith stepien #jeff blim #jim povolo #jaime lyn beatty #denise donovan #dylan saunders #nico ager #lauren lopez #julia albain #thoughts #mine #nicholas strauss matathia #clarke kent #superman #bruce wayne #batman #green lantern #poison ivy #catwoman #two face #sweet tooth

[tavernlightsart]

Okay okay okay ur baby and then MINE HEHE

🍁☁️ Ponytrot

🌠☘Maplesweet (from what little you know tbf), 🌸🍃 Railspur, 🌈☘ Mossgaze!

Oooh!! These are good 👀

Ponytrot

🍁 Favorite RP moment: Roleplaying her going absolutely fucking FERAL for the first time in her life at the gathering was so much fun- other than that, I got to do one Mule & Pony rp before he was murdered and it was just,,, sweet.

☁️ Alt Clan AU: CanyonClan Ponytrot. Fuckin imagine it. I think she, being as loyal as she is, would've had trouble seeing Sandstar for what he was sorta like Coyotejaw did, but when she finally did see it she was mortified and die everything she could to help get him out of power... and honestly? She probably wouldn't have hated Dusk. Certainly was the fondest of him... but still an ally of his in the big picture. Shit that'd be really interesting.

Also I think she should get to be half horse cat. Tall long ponytrot. Imagine it-

Maplesweet

✨️ initial impressions: Bean, my dear friend, you're going to hate me. Maple feels like an e-boy and I will never not think that's the funniest shit. Plus the thing we joked about with the Russetlings making bets on whether or not he was just blind- like Squallspirit- or if he didn't have eyes at all. Dawn totally would've tried to lift his cat bangs when he thought Maple was sleeping to see and they sit up and he BOLTS because kittens are menaces

☘️ relationships with potential: ....I have never seen Mr. E-boy in action... I don't really know enough to have much of an opinion here

Railspur

🌸 fav dynamics: First off, Tawny & Rail. I love them as a mentor/apprentice duo. You can tell Tawny gets that stuffy awkwardness we saw between him and Honey from Rail lmao. What a lad. Also loved that scene when Rail & Pidge talked and tldr she's a socialist now /hj

🍃 alt rank au: Imagine Railspur.... as a cleric. Fuckin- Jayfeather acting motherfucker. Personality- exactly the same. But now you have to hear him ride your ass about being a dumbass whenever you get hurt- but of course, he's good at it because as much of an ass as he tends to be- he cares about his clanmates so much. If you can't tell I love this edition of CanyonClan: sad old veteran.

Mossgaze

🌈 what I want to see: first off, unrelated.

👁_👁 is moss constantly and I love it so much

Now to answer the question- I would love to see Moss just... COMMIT so hard to some insane goal. Like trying to see "what StarClan really looks like without dying" she's a crazy swamp witch and I think she deserves to be able to (drugs TW for the rest of this) get high as hell and become Jeff Blim in Trail to Oregon. (Tried to find the "honey! I can see what dogs can hear" line as a gif but no luck so have this instead.)

#cots #cotm #wc ask meme #ponytrot #railspur #maplesweet #mossgaze

[schaefferisqueen]

TGWDLM Song Ranking

Ok at this point I think Im just gonna go in reverse for ranking shows so y’all gonna have to wait until I have time if Im ever gonna get to AVPM. Anyways here is TGWDLM song ranking its pretty controversial btw, maybe (definitely) more than my Black Friday one.

14. What Do You Want, Paul (okay so love Jeff but this song creeps the hell out out of me so I don’t like listening to it that much. its hilarious but a little too much for me like 1 min in)

13. Let Him Come (so its great we love the choreography just ridiculously short. Jeff and Jaime singing together is amazing tho so we stan)

12. You Tied Up My Heart (I like this more than What Do You Want cuz its more fun and Jaime is FUCKING hilarious I could watch just her every day in that song I DIE. Jeff slaps too but I like other numbers a lot more)

11. Show Stoppin Number (so..... this is where is gets controversial. I don't think I have ever seen SSN ranked this low and I apologize please don’t hate. I LOVE ROBERT I love the hips I love the song I just think its ridiculously over hyped and there are so many songs that are so much better. also JOEY need I say more)

10. La Dee Dah Dah Day (ok Mariah pop offfff. she honestly slaps her vocals kill me and the choreography is amazing. also JOEY he just slaps this entire show lets be honest. I could listen to the homeless dude on repeat forever. this song is hilarious and it also makes Paul nervous enough to talk to his co workers and omg genius Jeff Blim and Nick and Matt)

9. The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (ok so this song has a special place in my heart cuz I was a fan of StarKid for a while but in high school I kinda forgot abt it cuz school. during quarantine I came across this song in my recommended on YouTube and I fell in love w/ StarKid all over again. anyway story time over I love all of the solos in this song Jaime Corey Joey and Mariah slap and genius Jeff is hilarious I DIE at Jon’s false entry every time w/o fail)

8. Cup of Roasted Coffee (ok so Lauren cracks me up every time we stan an uninterested queen. Jaime’s solo and the whole decaf thing is HILARIOUS HER FACE LOL. also all three of them blend so well in this song like its amazing we stan the girls of TGWDLM)

7. Not Your Seed (once again, Mariah SLAYS. this song is so amazing and also so emotional just watch Corey the entire time you WILL cry. also once again choreography is amazing and catchy and fairly simple we love learning it. Mariah’s vocals dominate and this song made me fall in love with her before La Dee Dah. also HARMONIES yayayay we love Jeff Blim music)

6. Let it Out (ok so the solo’s at the beginning of this are amazing we love Jaime and Robert and everyone also the brushing and feeling up Jon is hilarious I die. also POP OFF JON. his voice is so amazing and iconic and the struggle is real cuz like I wanna rave his singing but its nOT GOOD that he's singing but like GO JON)

5. America is Great Again (ok so I love Jeff (incase you couldn’t tell) and this is HIS SONG also the harmonizing background vocals that say whoa or war or who the fuck knows anymore its amazing who cares. also Jeff’s smugness throughout this entire song makes me DIE. choreography is also amazing as you can tell I appreciate great choreography. the whole thing with choking Jon is so cool looking omg also Joey’s face is fucking hilarious cuz he's the only face you can see besides Jeff and its rlly funny lol but rip Ted)

4. Show Me Your Hands (ok so I hate Sam (Jeffs character) but this song is amazing and funny and sad all in one so iconic. again choreography slaps. also vocals slap like go off Jeff Mariah Robert. the terror on everyone else's face is amazing we stan good acting. also Jeff is low-key terrifying but also hilarious we love dimensions in a character. ICONIC)

3. Cup of Poisoned Coffee (ok soooooooo. rlly short but honestly slaps. the harmonies Mariah and Robert at the end and JAIME’S HIPS also Corey messing up the choreo (almost) kills me. I could honestly listen to this thirty second song on repeat and I HAVE so, number 3)

2. Inevitable (this is essentially TGWDLM version of a mega mix plus some and I am HERE FOR IT. this is pure example of Jeff Blim’s genius writing and the songs flow seamlessly into one another and I stan. also jON. and the kick line is the most innovative kick line I have ever seen and I am HERE FOR IT. we love choreography we stan James and Lauren’s choreography I love this show. also this song is low-key terrifying but also so amazing at the same time and the holy shit moment at the beginning is like......)

1. Join Us (And Die) (JAIME. I don’t need to say more but I will. I saw something that said the note she belted was a #c5 and holy shit I can barely sing that normally let alone belt in what is basically chest voice Jaime you inhuman goddess. also Jeff jamming out in the back to Jaime’s amazing voice is a mood and definitely what I would be doing if I were anywhere near that stage and its honestly what I do on a daily anyways we stan. also rip Ted in this song we stan CharTed but stan this song more sorry not sorry)

once again if you get this far you are a superior human being. im always open to conversation just might not respond right away cuz im busy lol. lmk your thoughts

thx <3, alimay

#tgwdlm #starkid #starkid ranking #tgwdlm ranking #jeff blim #jaime lyn beatty #james tolbert #lauren lopez #mariah rose faith #joey richter #jon matteson #robert manion #corey dorris #sorry not sorry #no hate #controversy #nick lang #matt lang

[gone-to-oregone]

okay, so it’s been brought up in bits, but let’s talk about the similarities of Guy and BF. y’all know that post about the spider verse heroes’ worlds being slightly different, like their memes and whatnot? i think that’s how this situation is, where the same things happen, or at least similar things

i’ll edit this post as i go, but here’s what i have so far:

dialogue:

- “Okay. Okay. Okay.”

- “I’m authorizing you to use my firearm.”

- “Wear a watch!”

- “Should we grab these chairs? I’ll get the piano!” “Should we take these boxes? Fuck yeah!”

- “I have this kooky, reclusive biology professor-“

actions:

- ethan/hannah’s “floss” dance and the smoke club kids

- the specific way Macnamera twirls his gun to Paul and Lex

- the LDDDD/SSN dances in Deck The Halls

themes:

- the bit Ted said about “going for the head” and Becky shooting Linda in the head/Curt’s line character and Gary kicking Ethan in the head to kill him

- want. similar to Guy where you got infected by wanting (Bill with his daughter, Charlotte with Sam, etc) BF also deals with want. everyone wants a wiggly for different reasons, like Becky wanting one for the kids at the hospital, Tom wanting one to get Tim to love him, Lex and Ethan to get to California, etc.

music:

I ranted about this in a group chat, but it wasn’t very cohesive (nor will it be cohesive here) but basically the themes of the songs in Guy match up, though not perfectly, with the songs in BF. for instance:

- Wiggly Jingle/The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals: a seemingly goofy opening number that basically tells the plot through the main antagonist’s eyes. (TGWDLM with them singing about the apotheosis and needing Paul, Wiggly Jingle about Wiggly ‘taking over people’s hearts and souls’)

- What Tim Wants/What Do You Want, Paul?: these are both pretty straight-forward. we hear Tom and Mr. Davidson sing about what they want to no one in particular (well, WDYWP was to someone in particular, but you get it)

-CaliforMIA/La Dee Dah Dah Day: characters longing for a new life/recalling the new life that has just happened

- Our Doors Are Open/Cup of Roasted Coffee: a seemingly innocent song about the main female lead (Lex and Emma) going about their normal work day, super simple and easy, nothing could go wrong

- Feast or Famine/Cup of Poisoned Coffee: in which the previous song and the character’s life gets turned on its head

- Monsters and Men/You Tied Up My Heart: using appeal to a secondary character to ensure them that everything is and will be fine, both coincidently sung by Jeff Blim

- Deck The Halls/Show Stoppin’ Number: both second act songs that simultaneously do and don’t make sense to the plot (nor were either supposed to be as big and loved by the audience). Both also coincidently sung by Robert Manion

- Made In America/America is Great Again/Join Us And Die: technically villain songs, in which we learn more about the villain and their wants and needs. ‘that one concrete goal that motivates all their actions’ if you will. also Made in America/America is Great Again are both songs about twisting the phrase ‘the american dream (or, to quote HMB, “the american way”) into something evil

- Black Friday/Not Your Seed: ballad about the death, or apparent death, of a character (of the same age, or nearly the same age) and is a huge driving point to the plot (Alice with Bill’s death, and Lex with her survival)

- If I Fail You/Let It Out: a last-ditch effort to stop the big bad and make everything right in the world

- Inevitable/What If Tomorrow Comes: everything seems to be resolved, but ultimately is not

- Let Him Come/ Wiggle: second act songs that are sung by the “evil” characters and precedes the show’s climax. Both songs also mention the coming of a character played by Jon Matteson- Paul in TGWDLM and Wiggly in Black Friday ( from breakthefifthwall )

we also hear the interlude to La Dee Dah Dah Day when Emma and Paul are in Tom’s home

the ‘aliens invading minds’ interlude plays in Made In America when Wiley says ‘the prophet has been chosen, and she will bring about his birth’ ( from wont-you-be-my-neighbor-totoro )

‘not my father’s hopeless seed’ is sung by Lex in Black Friday, in reference to Not Your Seed ( from anon )

in What If Tomorrow Comes, Curt’s character has Peanuts in his hoodie pocket ( from fluffyhales )

when Macnamera is introduced in the show (and a few times after) the interlude to America Is Great Again plays ( from anon )

characters:

- Paul

- Emma

- Man in a Hurry

- Homeless Man

- Macnamera

- Charlotte

- Mr. Davidson

- Ted

- Hot Chocolate Boy

- Bill

- Hidgens (mentioned)

please, if you can think of any more, let me know, and i’ll add them in

*edited

#long post #black friday spoilers #black friday musical #starkid black friday #black friday #starkid

[meredithstanien]

me and my thoughts ab homecoming

feel free to ignore i'm just rambling about how much i love everyone in starkid (please dont reblog this haha)

- jaAIME thank you maam for your service

- is jeff blim wearing eyeliner? thank you king

- sometimes i understand why all of you are simping for white boy manion and show stopping number is one of them. hips!

- personally i will simp for mariah though i hope you dont mind

- LAUREN WALKER I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU THAT SHIRT

- IM SO HYPED FOR FIREBRINGER I'M GONNA LOSE IT

- i want bhol's shirt. honestly i would wear his whole outfit

- brb simping for meredith.... leather jacket.....

- also lauren that fit is beautiful

- rachael soglin i love you also she has such a wonderful voice

- TOGETHER!!!!! i love everyone looking at meredith and lauren Like That

- "we are womankind" *meredith thumbs up and :)

- lowkey wish we had more lauren walker during this

- okay. tto songs slap so hard and i'm also bopping

- wISSSCONSSIIIIIINNNN i love corey

- wait how have i not said anything about jeff's outfit yet??? i love the vest so much

- okay they kept the audience participation for tto in this and i love it so much

- MS LOPEZ THE BOOTS???

- SPEEDRUN thank you for letting rachael bless us, i thought they were just gonna do tto and naked in a lake and i was gonna be so sad

-i'm crying over jeff's bowlegged step in place

- i love this four person crew for ani, i was wondering what they were gonna do for this since it was a traditional musical

- why dont people simp for clark? look at this man he's so fine

- HOW DID I NOT KNOW THAT CHRIS ALLEN ALSO PLAYED DUDER IN LITTLE WHITE LIE? i never made that made that connection because i only watched lwl once

- jim povolo makes an appearance i love xem

- the cheers during no one remembers achmed... me too.

- denise and meredith sharing a mic and having the time of their lives doing it brings me joy

- lowkey was stoked for a meredith-dylan duet for 1001 nights but britney and carlos gave us so much more than we deserved

- okay as a meredith stan i am very sad about the lack of a meredith solo in the twisted medley i will not lie to you guys

- the hmb lighting.... thank you to the lightning designer i will have to check the credits.... AND THE SOUND DESIGNER the echoes are so cool

- gotta say i am so happy about the variety of funky outfits onstage today

- ROGUES jaime kills that one part. yall know the part

- literally any part with denise singing makes me so happy i cant wait for starship

- the audience clapping made me so nervous at the end of super friends bc for a second it sounded like it was throwing off the orchestra and making them speed up without realizing

- craving some commissioner gordon right about now

- STARSHIP I'M GONNA PEE

- ms donovan knows what she's talking about, thank you denise's mom we are dreamers

- i love that theyre giving solos to people who didn't get them in other medleys because i needed this. starkid women are so talented

- i feel so bad for not knowing everyone's names. theyre so amazing and i cant even name them

- JUNIOR STARSHIP i simp for bhol specifically as junior

- BRANT COX THE BUG MAN I LOVE YOU i love starship and i love him, i wish he had been in more shows

- joey your cue!!!!

- where is the way i do? i pass away

- "please enjoy some songs from 'me and my- ...." goodbye brian

- mamd is highkey problematic but that doesnt stop ready to go from being a bop

- brian and meredith standing together 🥺

- i love brian and nick lang awkwardly asking if everyone is having fun

- nick is so wonderful i love him

- the strings sound SO cool with comin back to hogwarts i love cellos

- the screams over the glasses, i love this audience

- i love the audience singing along and saying the lines along with the music, i bet the energy in that theatre was fucking amazing

- joey and darren just going "whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa" over bonnie!

- ms. lopez... the BOOTS again. lauren lopez as draco malfoy does things to me

- DYLAN COMING FROM THE AUDIENCE that is my favorite gag

- the people in the audience as dylan is coming through look so excited

- HUFFLEPUFFS ARE PARTICULARLY GOOD FINDERS!!!!!!

- meredith dances like a cartoon character it's so cute i love her

- tbh the whole second act has me smiling constantly i dont have much to say bc it just makes me so happy

- IMAGINE BEING THAT SAX PLAYER thank you king

- not even gonna lie ive never been a huge fan of avps or avpsy but the energy here makes up for it

- darren where is your fit you are harry freakin potter all the other men here are showing you up, you are wearing a black t shirt

-[yeah at thsi point a bunch of my thoughts ab the second act got deleted bc tumblr sucks and didnt save this draft but whatever i loved it]

- i'm gonna cry, the way the orchestra the end of days of summer became a slow version of back to hogwarts

- this is so sad. this is so happy but so sad.

- darren this is the sweetest thing

- "enthusiastic, but sometimes questionable fan art" i'd like to formally apologize to starkid for whatever they may have seen.

- joey in the background making faces as darren talks about loving your friends

- yo i didnt expect to get so emo over this but them finishing out with back to hogwarts really did me in, plus everyone onstage wiping away tears

- ITS AN ENCORE THANK YOU BROSENTHAL AND SANGO

- what a stupidly wonderful way to finish this show

- joey carrying out walker and brosenthals jackets

- oh the classic disconnected and off timing theatre kid bow to end the show

- IM LOOKING AT THE CREDITS AND OFC THEY HAD COREY LUBOWICH, SARAH PETTY, JUNE SAITO, AND MARK SWIDERSKI DOING TECH WHO ELSE WOULD THEY POSSIBLY ASK TO DO IT?

#m speaks #dont rb

[talesandfluff]

my personal ranking of Starkid/TCB shows

The Trail to Oregon: flawless humor, EXCELLENT foreshadowing, amazing family relationships, the music is just stellar

Firebringer: absolutely love the female representation, how many wlw there are, the songs are so good and tender, peak Meredith, 10000/10

Black Friday: I think this is starkid’s smartest show, the characters are so well fleshed out and serve the show’s story so well, mirror each other and tell a deeper story than it even seems at first. you can dig deep and it keeps getting deeper. 

The Solve It Squad Returns: another comfort show, love the relationships between Scrags and all of them, the feelings are so deep felt, the humor is on fucking point, great show, catchy song

Holy Musical B@man!: the only superhero movie I ever want to watch in my life, wish superman & batman had gotten together at the end

Twisted: every day I’m dying and crying thinking about Ja’far okay

Me and My Dick: SOFTEST SHOW EVER. IT’S SO TENDER AND WHOLESOME. BODY POSITIVE AF. GREAT MESSAGE, SUPER SILLY AND ADORABLE. 

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals: I would fucking die for Charlotte, the songs are outstanding, LOTS of incredible jeff blim content. don’t give a shit about paul. 

A Very Potter Musical: by far the one that stands out the most of the trilogy, I think this one has the most heart and the songs are SO good. quirky af, very silly/goofy, absolutely essential.

Starship: I love my wife Mega-Girl and I want 5 more musicals just about her please. joey’s hair was great in this, lauren’s biceps were much greater.

Ani: I’ve never seen star wars but now I don’t need to.

Spies Are Forever: the opening song is INCREDIBLE, the story is great and well built up to the climax, the characters are endearing, absolutely hate how the epilogue handles Curt’s alcoholism, will never watch again. 

A Very Potter Sequel: good wolfstar content, love some of the songs, not enough jaime for my taste, don’t like the draco potty & elf jokes, hate Umbridge. nice Romione scene. 

A Very Potter Senior Year: the Ron content is absolutely out of this world but aside from him, I found this show incredibly forgettable aside from Sidekick, Get in My Mouth and the Gilderoy scenes. some scenes are outright uncomfortable. somehow I spent like all of act 2 in complete tears cause I was so deeply touched by it when I watched it, and then I just never watched it again. 

#starkid

[nodick-energy]

My (Probably Very Unpopular) Ranking of Black Friday Songs

1. Take Me Back: my poor shipper heart omg. The song itself is great but there's a rlly deep meaning behind every line and Kim and Dylan killed it. This is literally my favourite StarKid song period. I just love it. And the bit with the SCIGTHS characters is just a perfect buildup. Ughhhh I just love them so much.

2. Feast Or Famine: it's chaotic and powerful and everything you want in a group number. Also Jeff yelling Chaos Reigns is 👌👌👌.

3. What If Tomorrow Comes: Ngl I didn't love it until we got the studio recording but THE MUSIC. AND KENDALL. APPRECIATE KENDALL SHE'S SO TALENTED.

4. Black Friday: ugh so emotional and rawwww. Angela fucking kills it and just hhhhnnnngggg.

5. Do You Want To Play: short, creepy, Kim and Dylan duet, murder. Need I say much more?

6. Monsters And Men (Reprise): I get that it's short but that doesn't mean I don't worship it and listen to it on repeat. Jeff Blim *chef's kiss*.

7. Made In America: It feels like it's a mashup of like 6 different songs in one and it works s o w e l l. Also Kim slaying that soprano part omg.

8. If I Fail You: Three things: sad boi hours, male belting, and Dylan Saunders. See also: Sliiiyyhhuuumm.

9. Monsters And Men: ughhhh I love Jeff's voice. And the music in this is s o g o o d. Personally my favourite version of this song was the alternate ticket, not because I'm a Jeff Blim falsetto hater (I love his falsetto), I just find his chest voice v sexy and it just generally pleases my soft gay heart. Also Curt Mega is a God.

10. Deck The Halls (Of Northville High): I love this song it's so uplifting and colourful and just generally really fucking dumb in a good way (and also the choreography is amazing). The only thing that I don't like is the massive amount of dialogue in the middle, although I totally get why it's there.

11. What Tim Wants: I am a Dylan stan first and a person second. Again no particular reason why this is ranked where it is (besides me being v biased towards Dylan oops), I just like it more than the ones below and less than the ones above.

12. Tickle Me Wiggly Jingle: Same as WDYS. Also not a song I can listen to on repeat, the uwu talk does sadly get slightly annoying after a few straight listens.

13. What Do You Say: I love this song. It's so chaotic. I do however think quite a bit of the song is lost when you take away the visuals (y'know, other than initially not having the visuals).

14. CaliforMIA: This song is just so me. I think the reason it's so low is I've listened to it so much it's just become less exciting in my head. But I still love it.

15. Wiggle: This gets stuck in my head more often than you can possibly imagine. The only reason this so low is because I just plainly like the other songs better.

16. Adore Me: Again, love Lauren's voice, I just don't love the song. Not my style again.

17. Our Doors Are Open: Okay here's the thing. I adore Corey's voice. I think it's great and smooth and he's got a great range. I just honestly don't like the song. It's just not my style at all. I don't hate it, I'm not bashing Corey or Jeff, I just wouldn't listen to it by choice because it's not the kind of thing I'm into.

#starkid #team starkid #jeff blim #corey dorris #dylan saunders #kim whalen #kendall nicole yakshe #james tolbert #curt mega #lauren lopez #joey richter #robert manion #angela giarratana #jaime lyn beatty #jon matteson #black friday #black friday musical

[chartedrights]

please tell me in the golden age au PEIP is like,,,, the justice league and like - xander and john try mercilessly to recruit paul as a big member of the team but hes just, too nice, and wants to have his black coffee in peace

Honestly, in my head PEIP was pretty much what they already are, with the notable difference that both John and Xander have superpowers that they Don’t Tell People About. They made a pact years ago that neither of them would sell out and join some “super people only” club, except that Xander actually did join whatever Justice League equivalent there is (probably because they needed help badly) and John found out five years later and was like “Xander.... [Jeff Blim Sigh] how the fuck could you do this to me.”

John meets Paul and is like oh thank god. Finally, a reasonable super-powered person. He keeps his cover so well and everything, how exemplary! Except Paul doesn’t.... have... a cover. That’s just like. His life. John keeps trying to engage with him as a superhero and Paul is just like “haha okay I have to go.... iron my cat now. Bye!” and flees. He hears the words “universal truth of love” and goes oh. Cult. And runs away.

Xander is in a book club with Paul. They exchanged phone numbers a year and a half ago. They routinely talk. John does not know this. There’s a running bet in PEIP about how long it’ll take him to find out. Schaffer is winning.

#Golden Age AU #black friday #tgwdlm #starkid #my eternal perception of Xander and John’s relationship is that they know each other’s deepest secrets and painful past traumas #but Xander has no idea what John’s favorite color is and John has no idea what Xander does when he’s off the clock #like they’ve been married for ten years but they don’t Know that #both of them think the other was just keeping his cover #it’s ridiculous #Paul also knows that Xander and John are married but does not know about PEIP #it’s a comedy of errors