So I posted an Instagram reel as I was working on this because oil pastel is fun to work with. And Taika liked it, and I panicked...and now here's the finished piece.
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I like how in this era of excellent queer TV to replace the SuperWhoLock era, each light hearted comedy show of the trio has a dark queer mirror. Black Sails is to Our Flag Means Death, as Interview With The Vampire is to What We Do In The Shadows, just as The Sandman is to Good Omens.
I do find it odd how in each pairing its the supposed light hearted comedy show that has emotionally devastated its audience so far though...
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two months later and i still can't believe ofmd spent THREE WHOLE EPISODES hammering home how lame stede was and how uncool everyone found him only for THE LITERAL BLACKBEARD to show up and spend a whole episode going "look at all this cool shit this guy has" and "omg you're telling me you have a second closet?!" and "holy shit bestie, you READ?!?!?! 😍😍😍" 10/10 show of the century
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ofmd season 1: "hurt people hurt people" mostly from the perspective of Stede, who copes with his trauma through avoidance, hurting himself by hurting those around him
ofmd season 2: "hurt people hurt people" mostly from the perspective of Ed, who copes with his trauma through violence, hurting himself by hurting those around him
both seasons have subplots about healing and growth, about finding love, about what to do with those parts of yourself that are drowning you, and what NOT to do with them, and those storylines and themes help support the main ones, seen through the eyes of our protagonists.
in particular, the parallel deaths in the last episodes of each season (Badminton dying in front of Stede, Izzy dying in front of Ed) have distinct thematic beats as well, in different moments of the main characters' storylines, but are still connected in a similar way: both Badminton and Izzy represent the external voices and pressures that have etched themselves in Ed and Stede and have forced them to hide their true selves in order to survive. in Stede's case, the pressure and bullying was always kind of detached, an overwhelming indifference and casual hatred, while for Ed, the pressure and bullying was always up close and personal, given to him by the very people who claimed to appreciate him. that's why Badminton is a villain we don't care much about, and Izzy is a character that was much more fleshed out by the end, because sometimes the call comes from inside the house, and I thought it was nice the team tried to incorporate some of those nuances into the storyline to help develop the main themes.
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absolutely nothing more brutal than having to wait to see if this is the week two pirates are gonna kiss again or not 😔
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The 10 2024 WLW TV Series You Need to Be Watching So Far
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NCIS HAWAII
BLANK THE SERIES
TED
VIGIL
CHASER GAME W
HAZBIN HOTEL
DEATH AND OTHER DETAILS
STATION 19
WHISPER ME A LOVE SONG YURI ANIME
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