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amuhav · 9 months
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Get to Know Me - Sims Style
tagged by @dandylion240 (if anyone else did too I’m sorry, I’m not seeming to get notifs for tags rn???)
tagging @keibea​ because we need more TS3 rep in tag games like this tbh.
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What’s your favorite Sims death?
Old age. Because it means my sim actually made it that far and I just love seeing their life play out. Some of the more quirky, simsy ones are great though. Death by Jellybean or Cowplant come to mind lol.
Alpha CC or MaxisMatch?
I... really don’t like the TS4 MM aesthetic 😅 I really don’t like the clay hair look for my own sims, though think some people do wonderful things with it, and I do like certain Maxis Mix styles, good skin details with clay hair, certain stylised MM styles etc. but the default TS4 clay look is literally why I never moved over to TS4 in the first place, and it took too long for the Alpha scene to really take off in the beginning, so by the time there was enough CC for me to feel I would ever want to jump in, it felt too overwhelming to even try moving to essentially a new medium.
For TS3... I also am not a huge fan of the straight “MM” look either, though I think the distinction is less prominent as it is in TS4. You can easily make most “MM” stuff fit in an “alpha” game simply because they aren’t usually full-on clay the way TS4 MM is, they’re just not quite as detailed as full “alpha” CC. Whereas the other way around isn’t quite as true, intricately detailed alpha stuff might look out of place if most of your other content is vanilla or MM. So I think as well as preferring the aesthetic, I like the flexibility a more “alpha” leaning style can bring.
Do you cheat your sims weight?
Storywise, characters are obviously whatever size I make them lol. 
Uh. I don’t know about weight, because I don’t think any of my sims have put on a lot of weight during gameplay. I have definitely cheated muscle levels though. Traumatic flashbacks to Loch suddenly getting BULKED whilst I was letting him run free during Riv’s BC. Absolutely not you little twink.
Do you move objects?
For gameplay, I used to try to minimise doing so just cos it breaks so much routing and stuff. Now I don’t play so I go nuts with MOO. Who needs working doors or stairs or beds anyway?
Favourite Mod?
So many mods for TS3 are kinda essential to even be able to run the game lol, like almost the entire NRAAS suite. I think I’ll have to go with the Remove Stencil mod though, cos being able to undo EA’s weird obsession with shiny clothes by removing the specular is honestly so lifechanging LOL. no more shiny wool jumpers or oil slick jeans 🥰
First Expansion/Game Pack/Stuff Pack?
My first TS3 expansion was Ambitions, because I skipped World Adventures, in fact, I think it was one of the last expansions I bought lol. 
Believe it or not, I do actually own one EP, one GP, and one SP for TS4 lmao, back when I thought maybe, just MAYBE. the game might get better, and I was still trying so damn fuckin hard to force myself to enjoy the actual gameplay. So I have Get to Work, but don’t even ask me what the other two are because I haven’t a fuckin’ clueeeee. 
Do you pronounce live mode like aLIVE or LIVing?
...It just occurred to me maybe it is meant to be “LIV” mode because it’s... like. Living mode. Like, Alive Mode doesn’t make sense. But my brain won’t accept it. doesn’t sound right. Always been “LIVE” mod to me lol.
Who’s your favourite sim that you’ve made?
Oh, jeez. Uhhh, I can’t *really* claim most of my current legacy sims because I didn’t make them, they were born in-game, even if I have tweaked the hell out of them in recent years. So if we’re going for physical appearance, I wanna say actually maybe Sylvie for my TS3 sims? She took so long to get just right, especially because TS3 doesn’t really do curvier sims quite as well as TS4, especially not without a fuck ton of sliders, and I had a really specific look to her face in mind that took forever to get right, had to blend her a custom skin etc. But I am finally super happy with her cute lil sassy round face 🥰 Close runners up are probably Qu or Edge.
God, I’m gonna get so fucking shot for this but here goes. Physically, my fave TS4 sims I’ve made are actually both of Tay’s brothers, Ethryon and Ailos, and also probably father, Qariel. I think because I had a little more experience with using TS4 CAS by the time I got to them, more sliders, more skin details, just generally a fuck ton more CAS CC by then, and more time to tweak them etc. As much as Tay will always be my favourite sim OVERALL... yeah. plznoonekillmebye
Have you made a simself?
Ye. I used to update her like. all the timeee too, whenever I got a new haircut etc. And, ofc, Havoc was my alter ego so she’s like. simself adjacent lol.
Which is your favorite EA hair color?
God I hate EA’s hair colours in TS3. their blondes are so yellow, the highlights don’t blend well etc. always make my own. TS4 hair colours make me want to actually die, but then again, I hate the clay hair and cartoony colours of vanilla TS4 anyway, so.
Favourite EA hair?
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Favourite life stage?
Young Adult, with Teens a close second. You can do the most with the YA age, but the chaos of teenage years are real fun too lol.
Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?
I literally can’t play lmao. I have too much CC in TS3 for it to run well enough to play, and TS4... is it even possible to play TS4? joking joking... mostly. I’m in it for the story.
Are you a CC creator?
No. Never. I do not have a CC page I abandoned whatsoever no idea what you’re talking about goodbye. 💀
Do you have any Simblr friends or a Sim Squad?
RBSB represent. 
No I hate everyone equally.
@lazysunjade and @thesimperiuscurse have no choice but to be talked at by me every day. I’m inescapable. 
Do you have any sims merch?
I actually had the TS3 Collectors edition that came with the Plumbob USB and I was devastated when it got broken. Like legitimately heart broken lol. 
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Miss her so much I just want her back
Do you have a YouTube for sims?
Ew.
How has your “Sims style” changed throughout your years of playing?
I used to try so hard to stick to whatever gameplay threw at me, following the actual legacy rules, not editing sims etc, all to the detriment of my actual enjoyment of storytelling. Now I care maybe a little too much about how posts look that I get into a rut of not posting oops bye 💀
What’s your origin id?
Probably the same as my username here lol, but I avoid origin at all costs so couldn’t tell you for sure tbh.
Who’s your favorite CC creator?
Oh, way too many to choose. For sims 3 CAS stuff, the still active converters like @rollo-rolls, @vmsims23, @simtanico etc. for build and clutter stuff @kerriganhouse, and @martassimsbookcc for conversions. Honestly, I’m kinda out of the loop atm, but there’s just way too many good creators.
How long have you had simblr?
uh. since 2015, I think? let’s not dwell on it 💀
How do you edit your pictures?
Dunno how to answer this? Photoshop, I guess lol? 
What expansion/ gamepack is your favorite?
It used to be pets, cos I loved having animals in the game. Now I always forget they exist oop lol. Probably Supernatural. 
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maryallenc · 10 months
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some disorganized thoughts about the latest ep
everyone was on fire, i really love it
i am generally pro-prime deities, but i am actually enjoying the perspective of those siding with the fuck the gods team in this party
simply because it serves to tell me more about the character rather than the actual debate itself
it makes sense
and maybe im wrong but the discussion at least doesnt feel as extensive
deni$e is impersonal
prism is doing as expected of swinging between getting swept up and looking at it with an academic perspective
and i realize ashton and prism were probably the only ones who seem satisfied with what they did
but anyway
i appreciate deni$e so much
shes definitely a simpler character than the rest, but shes also the most self-assured
i wouldnt exactly call her the rock of the group rn but i think its a good thing shes there to focus on what they did all that for, which was the scry
and i see bor'dor and prism as foils
theyre both relatively young and suddenly put outside of their comfort zone and out on their own on a world on the verge of something akin to an apocalypse and they have no idea whats happening
prism is loving it while bor'dor absolutely does not
not surprising considering the vast differences of backgrounds
but at the end there, bor'dor becomes a lot more conflicted after being the one to kill the angel, while prism seems to be the one most glad with the outcome
theres something i just adore with both of them obviously getting swept up with the fight and fighting for what they were told was right
but it ends bor'dor just even more lost and prism more confident
and bor'dor! i love that he has no idea and hes just a guy, but i loved that conversation with orym
i love that he was quick to see the whole picture from the lens of a simple guy from a smaller world than the one has was transported into, pointing out that abbadina is just as clueless
and i love prism's role here
it makes sense for a relatively young and impressionable girl whos out here finding herself and grew up with a complicatwd relationship with her people's deity and a scholar's academic perspective to be asking these questions and getting swept up by these new ideas
she gets easily swept up but at the same time acknowledges that she also has to ponder them on her own
i just. i love whats emily doing with her
shes pushing for these answers and inadvertently bringing up bad memories but she has to know to understand
and ashton is. sigh.
ashton's not okay
ashton was really all for hearthdell's side here, and it makes sense for our punk rock here
and his issues just further exacerbated it when faced with the angel of the god protecting the institution oppressing this village
i admit raising an eyebrow at his takeaway from that encounter but it does make sense
do i fully and wholeheartedly agree? no, not really
but it's consistent with his character
god theyre such a fucking mess. a disaster.
love them
orym continues to break my heart
i was cooing and making noises during his conversation with laudna
he is so lost again
he is definitely grieving right now and that moment with laudna is so important
speaking of laudna!
laudna has definitely become one of my favorites during this arc
i love seeing this bitter and angry side to her
god ashton wouldve loved to have witnessed that
but im glad orym was there
theres so much contrast to orym's despair and just the dark anger in laudna in that scene
and orym reaches out, and laudna immediately reaches back in support and god im so glad i got this scene
i have been waiting for another big scene between them besides laudna revealing her backstory to orym
like. besides imogen, the other prominent dynamic laudna has is with ashton
which is a combination of just open and brutal honesty, mutual understanding and support, but also constant needling and provocation to prove to the other person that their perspective and responses are the right one
but laudna was surprisingly open to orym without any effort
maybe its because the compartmentalization cracked during the fight and a lot of things are trigerring her right now and she is just so done with abbadina and the town itself after what she has been through and she is just so over all these constantly putting themselves into danger when there are more important things
but i found it so delightful
i want more of this laudna
both laudna and orym are so done
they are my definitive faves in bells hells
i want more scenes of them together
on the other hand
my prediction/wish that these side of bells hells are gonna reunite with the others as more feral versions of themselves seem to be going great
love it 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
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tokiro07 · 5 months
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Undead Unluck ep.3 thoughts
[I'm Going Through Changes...and So's This Anime]
(Contents: Ch.4-5 comparison, animation, voice acting)
Ginaaa!!! Or Gena, as they're going with for this version. I guess that's the official spelling now? I don't think Viz is changing theirs, but either way it's going to be annoying going forward needing to deal with multiple "canon" spellings
Anyway, Gina's introduction was really fun! Very full of energy, animation really helps bring her to life in a way that a manga panel just can't. That said, I don't think I really like that they showed her face when she was attacking from the satellite. When we first saw her in chapter 5, it took me a second to realize who she was, but after seeing her fully revealed like that, it's not too hard to connect that the girl in the first and second half of the episode are the same. I guess it's obvious anyway, but still, a little mystique is better than no mystique
There were lots of great bits sprinkled throughout the episode, with the animation and sound effects really adding a lot to the experience. Andy's 5-point landing being slowed down to a step-by-step process rather than happening all at once really drove home how unsettling what was happening was, and of course his Crimson Crescent Moon was sick as hell, I appreciated that it wasn't effectively just two frames (beginning and end with no movement in between). The arc of the swing wasn't what I imagined, I always figured that the draw -> swing -> resheathe was one fluid motion, but in practice they seem to have made it a real iaido technique, which is really cool
Gina summoning her beret had a nice bit of improvement in this verion, with it digitally apparating atop her head. In the manga it just showed up when she asked for it, and I thought maybe they like...I don't know, shot it down to her from space? This was a really cool touch that was completely unnecessary but added a lot of flavor to the scene, even if the mechanism doesn't have a clear explanation (she obviously didn't use the Union's usual warp method since the effect was digital and not cracks in the air, nor does it seem to line up with anything that I recognize from the manga in later chapters)
The highlight of the episode though had to be Gina's voice though. The shift from her bubbly persona to her getting serious was so god damn ominous, and coupled with her immediate display of power really reminded me that she's one of the Union's top members. I don't think it's ever established what her position is, but I'm decently confident that she's pretty high up, especially considering her tenure
If they made that one scene look so good, I'm super excited for next week's episode, they've really convinced me that they'll be able to do it justice! That said, they've been going at a pace of approximately two chapters per episode, and my estimate for next week's would take about three, so...I'm not sure if they're going to rush through it to match the pace I've suggested, or if they're going to stay at two chapters to really delve into it. I could go either way on it since this is going to be a very action-heavy segment, which means they could easily get through it relatively quickly
I've been thinking a lot lately that Gina's been rising the ranks of my favorite UU characters, and seeing her brought to life has definitely given her a boost. I haven't quite settled on her as my absolute fave yet, but damn if she isn't getting close
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dailyexo · 1 year
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[INTERVIEW] Kai - 230314 UPROXX: “Kai Doesn’t Care What You Think, ‘Rover’ Is His Reminder To Live Life Freely”
"When Kai debuted with EXO 11 years ago, he was already a fan favorite. His teaser featured him smoothly dancing across a puddle of water to the group’s jazz pop track “My Lady.” From then on, Kai, whose real name is Kim Jongin, became one of the attractors and magnets for potential EXO-Ls to be.
With a massive discography and awards accrued over the last decade with EXO (and SuperM), it was only November 2020 when Kai unraveled his own world to the masses and proved how much of an ace he is. With his debut single “Mmmh,” the EXO member checked off every tick on what it meant to be a whole package — and be rightfully called “Idol’s Idol:” a catchy R&B ear worm that’s easy to sing along; sexy, jaw-dropping choreography that went viral; and looks (including a jawline so sharp) that could kill from a glance.
His title as Asia’s First Love only continued to grow when he followed up with “Peaches” (2021), a poetic R&B serenade that highlighted his romantic side.
Fast forward to today (March 13), Kai unleashes the wild side of him in his upbeat, Latin-inspired single “Rover” off his third EP of the same title. Last week, we caught up with Kai to discuss his new project, and his success as a soloist and member of EXO.
We obviously think of a car when we hear “Rover.” But how would you interpret that?
Kai: “Rover” is about not caring about what people think or say. It’s about just going your way freely as a wanderer. But that is also the whole album overall. It’s also about social media as well. A lot of different people see what you post and it’s a place where a judgment or opinion could actually be easily made. There are possibilities you could also be jealous of someone, or look up to someone when you’re on social media. But it’s more about not caring about all those different perspectives, or those gazes at all. And it’s a message of just think free, so the message that’s here I think is let’s be free.
I have a lot of messages to share to the world but whoever interprets it or whoever sees it, are free to interpret it individually since it’s different for each person. But regardless, I want to say that I’m just going to do whatever I want to do, what I like to do, and just spread the message of freedom and show that I’m doing what I want to do and what I like.
It’s such a switch from your last two singles, what did you think when you first heard it?
Kai: The first impression for “Rover” was very good. I thought the melody and rhythm meshed well and was very addictive. The song has a nice rhythm that’s very fun and easy to dance to. And while preparing for “Rover,” I was excited knowing I can focus on showing a new side of myself.
Are you aware of your virality every time you make a comeback?
Kai: Well, actually I don’t focus on that that much. Nor do I feel it that much because it’s a fight with myself because of how time is actually limited. We only have 24 hours a day and there’s a lot of good that I want to do and show to my fans. But other than focusing on the virality that I bring or the popularity that I have, I do have a little bit of pressure to focus on making something good
In “Mmmh” it was the choreography, then “Peaches” the detail that went viral was when you twirled one of your dancer’s hair. What do you predict would be the viral moment for “Rover?”
Kai: I could honestly say that out of all the dances or choreography that I’ve done, this one was very much difficult. But difficulty [for me] is shown in a cool way, or I hope so. So I’m not going to be able to choose just one part because I like everything.
Actually, I’m actually looking forward to what the people, fans, and listeners would choose as the viral moment or the killing part of the song. So, I really wish and hope that people could choose for me.
Any behind-the-scenes moments you want to talk about in this album?
Kai: Particularly, I do like the track “Bomba.” It’s one of my b-side tracks for this album and one of the tracks that I actually considered as the lead single for my second album,Peaches — between “Peaches” and “Bomba.”
Especially for this album, rather than focusing on what others would like to see from me, I mainly focused on what I like and what I would like to show. As I was really enjoying that thought in the production process, I couldn’t even think about any difficulties. I think my third album is more of a result of the experiences that I had with my first and second albums. So if it weren’t for my first and second albums, I think that my third album wouldn’t be possible. And I think when I was shooting the song, preparing the album itself, I tried to be more bold and unique with the choices that I make and I tried to work on that.
Do you feel any pressure still, as you make these comebacks?
Kai: Sometimes. I did have some pressure creating this album because I really want to showcase a new and different side to my fans. However, all of that pressure was released in the process of this album, while also preparing for it.
I always want to do better and show the best to my fans. I try my best not to think too deeply about it because I ultimately want to solely focus on the stage. Because when I start thinking too deeply into things, then I won’t be able to concentrate and fully show my 100 percent.
Have you found any stark differences or discoveries about yourself as a soloist and you as a member of EXO?
Kai: Well, yes there are differences to this actually. So, when I’m in the group — as a member of EXO, I feel more comfortable because we’re able to share this pressure that we feel altogether. I tend to rely more on the members than relying on myself. And it’s also that I really do enjoy and like being in EXO when in a group altogether. Because there’s EXO, I exist. Because of EXO, there’s Kai.
But even as a soloist, it’s very fun. I enjoy it as well since it’s only about me doing well, and me doing the best that I could do. It can be comfortable in those terms, but sincerely do enjoy both. Because, once again, I think Kai exists because of EXO.
What’s the biggest thing you’ve learned as a soloist?
Kai: As a soloist, I’m honestly very satisfied to where I’m at but I still can feel that I really, and truly, miss my members, especially those who enlisted. I’m really looking forward to the album that we will release as EXO altogether.
I could say that I realized I still do lack a lot of skills, and I have a lot to improve on still. And since I had my members while doing a lot of different activities with EXO, I was able to share the pressure. As a soloist, all the pressure is on me. Everything really depends on how I show my performance, and how the outcome is done by me. I really came to realize that I have to do my best and do better.
And, this is actually not directed to me being a soloist but, one really big learning that I realized these days is that time is special.
One thing the world doesn’t know that Kai wants to share.
Kai: Actually, I really don’t know who I am still and I think it’s kind of definite for the world not to know fully about me too. It’s more so that the images that I show as a member of EXO and Kai are very different from who I am as a person.
And you know, the fans do know that you know on stage, I’m charismatic and you know pretty much cool but that I’m a bit different off stage but I could say that not a lot of people know this because you know I may seem a bit you know charismatic on stage and cool but I’m actually a pure and kind person and yeah that’s about it for the first question.
Anything else you’d like to say?
I actually went to go eat Kaljebi which is a mix of Kalguksu (hand-pulled noodles) and sujebi (flattened hand-pulled noodles, and that was my favorite place to go eat."
Credit: Uproxx.
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dsumpsbluey · 10 months
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Unofficial Bluey Timeline: Part III
Welcome back to another installment in the UBT! In this week's post, we'll be discussing Episodes 11-15 of Bluey season 1. Can we get 10 notes?!?!?
Bike - Episode 11
Bluey learns to ride a bike.
Debuts and Details:
Episode introduces Bentley, one of Bingo's classmates, as well as Chloe briefly.
This episode focuses on Bluey's journey of riding a bike, to which she is still learning.
Episode takes place in a park, but not the same space as "Shadowlands". Could be a different park or different area in park.
Enjoyable episode that teaches us to not easily give up on ourselves, even when it feels hopeless. I like how the ending is open-ended, cuz it doesn't really matter that Bluey can ride her bike, but that she could.
Favorite Part: Muffin's meltdown
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Bob Bilby - Episode 12
Bingo invites Bob Bilby for the weekend (🤯OMG A REFERENCE!!!).
Debuts and Details:
Obviously the titular "Bob Bilby" makes its debut, as well as.......... (in list of appearance)
Four unnamed parents that are assumed to be parents of Harley, Jasper G, Juniper, and Bentley (left to right).
Mrs. Retriever and her whole class (Buddy, Jasper W., Jasper J., Missy, Sadie, Harley, Juniper, Bingo, and Bentley).
Mrs. Terrier is mentioned to have taken Bob Bilby to Scotland. (This may be the same character as the Terriers' mum, but she won't be seen until season 3).
Frank, Chloe's dad, shows up near the shop (at least his head).
There is a mention of a Steve-O, one of Bandit's friends.
Bingo is seen incorrectly fastened onto her booster seat; this wouldn't change until season 2 after complaints.
Bluey is revealed to be a former student of Mrs. Retriever's, as evident by the fact she knew Bob Bilby from a previous visit.
Trixie is first seen alongside a red-tinted Stripe at the mall; this is later corrected during the firework scene.
Bluey is seen riding her bike a considerable distance, meaning she has learned successfully to bike, and the episode "Bike" has to happen before this episode. This may seem like a no-brainer, but in terms of the timeline, we must consider that certain eps HAVE to take place before others.
This episode spans the most amount of in-universe days so far, with a length of at minimum 4 days (accounting for a 2-day weekend)
One of the first episodes to contain plenty of information for the timeline. And what a fun episode it is. I love the bilby that is named "Bob", easily top 1 characters of all time.
Favorite Part: "Are you ready, Bob?" - Chilli (Why was she rizzing Bob like that?)
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Spy Game - Episode 13
Bluey and friends struggle to maintain the game during a BBQ (OMG ANOTHER REFERENCE!!!🤯🤯🤯).
Debuts and Details:
Debut of Honey, her parents (Daisy & Marcus), and Mackenzie's mum.
There's an error during the "Honey's mum dancing" scene, where Bandit is at the grill when he's supposed to be at the restroom with Bingo. What's also interesting is that Frank is supposed to take his place from a previous shot, only to be replaced by Bandit in the aforementioned shot.
Bingo plays as "Sparkle Shot", yet Bluey doesn't use that name for her until the end (unusual🤔).
The first instance of Bingo busting (or bursting, I think it's the former)
I like how the episode attempts to teach the lesson the more traditional way with Bandit's demonstration, but even with it not working, the problem with Bluey and Bingo get resolved in its own way that still works.
Favorite Part: Anything with the guards, specifically when they block Frank from the sausage tray.
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Takeaway - Episode 14
Bandit orders Chinese food.
Debuts and Details:
Debut of the "Takeaway Lady", the only other side character that shows up in this ep.
It's also the first mention of "Chutney Chimp", although there's an argument that the first sighting of the chimp was with Muffin's backpack in "Bike"
Bluey somewhat knows how to turn the water knob on, but doesn't know how to turn it off.
Bingo plays as "Tap Girl" when Bluey serves her food.
The second consecutive instance of Bingo busting; AND the first instance of a "Bush wee"
Bandit really likes his spring rolls
There's a possible scenario between this episode and "Daddy Robot" in terms of the timeline.
The takeaway they get in this episode is the same that Bandit is seen eating in the begginning of "Daddy Robot"
Or the takeaway that Bandit eats in "Daddy Robot" leads to them buying more in this ep.
Personally, I'd like to go with the former scenario, since there's not much that changes in terms of the timeline, and it helps keep things interesting in terms of placement. Theoretically, this ep could happen at any time, but its these connections that make the timeline interesting. Other than that, this is the "Trying to break Bandit's limits" episode, and I'm all for it.
Favorite Part: "If grown-ups grow from babies, and only grown-ups have babies, who had the first baby?" - Bingo
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Butterflies - Episode 15
Bluey plays butterflies with other next door neighbor.
Debuts and Details:
This marks the debut of everyone's absolute favorite, Judo
Judo mentions a "Casper" during her phone call with Bluey, though no idea if this is pretend or real
Judo apparently has a thing against small children, which included Bingo until the episode's conclusion. This is strange given that Judo is seemingly an only child (although with the later season's tendency of introducing new siblings, it might not be the case).(It's probably from experience)
Bluey's school has a swing.
The backyard sandpit is missing throughout the episode [should be near the tree]
Great episode, but never understood the hate for Judo. Yeah she's rude here, but remember most of these characters are like 5-6-7 y/olds. And it's not like she doesn't like Bingo by the end. Honestly, this is why D+ needs to release "Dirt".
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And with that ends another installment on the Unofficial Bluey Timeline. This batch has certainly brought up many details and scenarios for the season 1 timeline. Hopefully we get as much progress on next week's batch, as we cover more of Bluey's friends, a claw and a ball. As always, leave any comments about things I may have missed, and I'll see you next week.
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llycaons · 10 months
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ep16 (part 2):
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oh cinematically tragic lost handhold....
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I've seen so many gifsets of wwx in this scene and that's because as terrible as everything is he has genuinely never looked better. very handsome. sorry about the tragedies
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aw man there's jyl OH SHE HAS PEARLS SEWN INTO HER ROBE I wonder if the jiangs trade with sects that live along the ocean. do they have ocean access? I can't remember. maybe they're freshwater pearls
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when jyl asks what happened and all wwx can do is stand there crying. and jc is also crying. oof
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why did she tell wwx to do this...did she think jc couldn't?
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a triangle of misery...
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there's a really long meta post about the cinematography for this and I don't remember all of it but it's like. jyl and jc are in the foreground so their grief is being paid attention to, but wwx is in the back and you can't even see his face. his grief is ignored, even though he's the central figure. he's also taking on the task of a servant and neither jyl nor jc stop him
this is def a most extreme case (jc and jyl are SUPER traumatized and I'm not even blaming them for this), and it's not representative of all their interactions with wwx, but it gets me thinking. wwx talks about lwj being his equal bc he's good at things in the way that wwx is, but you can also view it like, with lwj wwx is completely free of the tangle of debts and obligations he has with the jiangs, and they look after each other , purely because they care about each other rather, than that onus always being on wwx. jyl does take care of him, and jc does too sometimes, but wwx must do the same for the other two and cannot truly fight back in a meaningful way if he's being mistreated.
obviously this setup above would never happen with lwj bc lwj doesn't see wwx as a servant or someone bound to him at all. he may see other people as servants, but he's always insistent that wwx is taken care of and he wouldn't accept wwx acting this way to him. which is really good! like I feel that ppl who are ride-or-die for yunmeng sibs and ignore lwj don't appreciate how freeing being with lwj is for wwx and how happy he is to have a relationship that's his own and on his own terms. ah, I miss him
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jyl getting ill so easily, I think she has an autoimmune disorder. I've seen her hced as having celiac's and having chronic joint pain, and I think either an autoimmune disease or chronic fatigue makes mot sense. and for some conditions, both of those symptoms are seen so it's not a stretch. fibromyalgia, for one
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uh oh. last look before the end.
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LIFE-ALTERING MOMENT. this scene is so well done. the dread I feel every single time. it's incredible.
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literally who is that
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flashforward to the scene in 18(?) where jc makes the same promise to jyl about wwx. I feel ill
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something really messed up is how often one of the kids will be like 'we'll go together, right"? this past few episodes. they really are clinging to each other like buoys in a storm
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this happened when wwx was running out of BM after waking up from wen qing's needle. he runs and falls over :(
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oh jeez I bet they're all dead by the end of this huh
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MEAN TO WEN NING. he lied kind of awkwardly but it WAS effective. a nice thing about being known for being weak and socially awkward is that nobody suspects you when you're being suspicious
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I wonder what happened to those women too. I assume they're wens, unless they were hired by wens. the clan is fucking huge idk
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HE KNEW. and he knew it could have been lethal, I assume, unless he detected the exact poison used. and he somehow knew it was for the bodies of the jiang parents, huh
next episode will also be pretty rough but sunshot/postsunshot are among my favorite arcs so I am HYPED
also we'll finally see lwj again next ep. I think. I miss him. I wonder how many eps jc is missing from. surely several in a row, esp postres. yi city for sure. he's been in every one so far. now I'm curious
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Talk to me about OFMD!! 😍 What made you start watching it? What’s your favorite episode or moment? Favorite character and why? Is there anything you really, really need to happen in season 2?
I’d seen a few posts/gifsets about the show so I was aware of it but I wasn’t really keen on watching because pirates are usually not my thing. But then a friend highly recommended it to me, and she’s got the same taste in shows/films as I and also the same sense of humor so then I was like “oh! okay I’ll give it a go”.
I truly can’t choose just one favorite episode, it’s impossible! I love them all, but the ones that are up there are 4-5 and 7-10. Also 2. And 6. See, I literally can’t choose lmao! Just like you, though, eps 8-10 were the ones that made me fall head over heels in love with the show. Irrevocably. Favorite moment? Can’t choose between: the entire moonlight scene, the kiss scene on the beach, the bathtub scene, the “you’ve got something in your beard” moment (I adore that whole scene but specifically that moment because of how Stede asks permission to touch Ed and how easily Ed allows him to because he trusts him AND the way Ed looks at Stede, god it makes me absolutely FERAL every time).
Just like you it’s impossible for me to choose between Ed and Stede, I love them both so, so much. I relate to them both (feeling like you’re stuck, wanting more out of life) but mostly to Stede - struggling with what’s expected of you due to norms (marriage, having kids etc), not fitting in, and figuring things out about yourself and your sexuality late in life (not to get too personal on tumblr dot com but I had my very own ‘um what? oh’ experience just a few years ago, and I’m still figuring it all out, still questioning/not knowing how to label myself, basically being the most confused person on the planet). So in that regard, I’m leaning more towards Stede being my favorite, but yeah no. I can’t choose. ALSO Frenchie! He’s a fave, I love him dearly.
This is turning into a whole damn essay lmao. Anyway, season 2! I need the reunion, obviously (I, too, fear that they’re going to drag it out and that’s just unacceptable!), and for them to really dig deep into Ed and Stede’s relationship. I literally CANNOT wait. What else. Oh, I need for Lucius to be alive and thriving!!!
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terror rewatch time!!! i'll be using this post to comment on ep. 8 "terror camp clear" block the tag terrorwatch2 if you'd like :-)
fitzier drinking out of the same canteen. closest they've come to kissing (so far)
id forgotten jfj calls francis "brother" first, as he starts to recount his family story. also how crozier counters him saying he's a fake by saying that biographers could tally up his acts of valor.... but it's not about that, it's not about the Official History, it's not about the things the great men write in the memoirs- it's about the truth, and the memoirs written by men like john ross are about performance and conforming to certain expectations, not about Truth. They're about spinning a narrative. James has been spinning a narrative about himself his entire adult life, and as he lies agonizing in the edge of life, in the edge of "civilization", he's tired of lies.
"james fitzjames. like a bad pun" I love you forever.
obviously they're suffering. like. a lot. but if they hadn't reached that distance from "civilization" perhaps jfj would never have confronted himself with the truth of his shame and vanity. we need all these trappings of "respectable" society to be washed away before we can reach a fundamental truth about ourselves. you know. "we have reached the end of vanity" "then you are free"
"irving and farr's bodies were put through something I can't even find English words for" so of course- the evil savages must be blamed. but no, lieutenant hodgson- this was a crime done by English hands.
hickey SPINNING A WHOLE YARN which he used to commit an act of unspeakable cruelty towards the inuit family...... man you should've been an actor. also the clear anger on his face when jopson interrupts him and the way he TRIES TO SPIN THE CAPTAIN'S SUMMONING as something he was already gonna do anyway..... you're so fucking terrible.
"they're going to build a proper perimeter with or without us" poor ned being caught between a rock and a hard place. "they ARE us edward" no they're not..... they've never been.... you've never acted like they were.... and sergeant tozer needs to keep his men safe....
bridglar :-(((( clinging desperately to the idea that each will be fine....
the scene with the netsilik party is so heartbreaking. nive nielsen is outstanding.
des voeux you are such an insane despicable little shithead. also easily my favorite terror tertiary character. transparent fucking liar.
sol's smile bc its just such a blatant lie and then "damn it all". yes sol you just did.
hodgson being like "well maybe I fucked it up. maybe I just helped to kill a bunch of innocent people" i mean yes hodge you did. also "all we have are our instincts and training" is imo a line that tells us a lot about ned. and then he relays the story about like his relative and the supposed attack by the "savage" comanche as a way to reassure himself.
and poor ned. they're already armed, they're not gonna fucking relinquish their weapons. all he can do is kinda sign off on it to preserve some sense of order- a SENSE of order, but no, not actual order- that was long gone.
when collins is high walking through the camp he reaches out to hug another guy.... I feel like he's so desperate for a chance to connect with another human being, to feel fully human again :-(
goodsir and silna.... goodsir desperately clinging the idea that this isn't who they are, this isn't what they are.....
billy is already looking half fucking dead here. "you'll have the entire rest of your long lives...." but I mean. do we think at this point billy was already aware that he wasn't long for this world? like. his symptoms were only really REALLY bad later but he was clearly already sick. and they hadn't planned on taking goodsir afaik. or were they already sure they'd kidnap him?
godddd hodge and little during irving's autopsy. and I must once again advance my idea that there's a parallel between "worst kind of sorry" and "worst kind of second"
"put one of the mates in charge of the armory" and jfj instantly going "des voeux" like. there was some trust there!!!! and oh boy it was entirely unearned. I mean. maybe not entirely but at that point charles was NOT IT.
HICKEY JUST LYING THERE WITH HIS HAND ALMOST REACHING INTO HIS PRICK AND HIS ARM CUSHIONING HIS HEAD LIKE HES SOME KIND OF PLAYBOY COVER GIRL. BEATIFIC SMILE AND FUCKY EYES. SORRY HE JUST SERVES TOO MUCH CUNT.
"He would have burned through you like fuel, lied to you and used you to your last muscle" and well. turns out crozier was right.
the expression on sol's face when they realize actually hickey killed irving. very interesting. but it's kind of a sunken cost fallacy right??? he's already invested too much on this damn mutiny to back off now. and besides- if he stays there, he'll be executed. so yeah this guy you trusted just killed two other guys in cold blood but you can't back out now so.
E.C'S SHITTY LITTLE IRISH ACCENT OH MY GOD. HE SAID I NEED TO SERVE CUNT IN MY EXECUTION AND HE DID.
"edward, that's your name, isn't it? edward" aaaaaaa this is so cool and so important. ranks don't matter anything now. not a goddamn thing. also tommy saving his love ❤️
the look of terror on sol's face as he watches collins' soul be consumed by tuunbaq. DAVID WALMSLEY THE ACTOR THAT YOU ARE
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June 1: Orphan Black 5x07
Today, continuing my Orphan Black (re) watch. I enjoyed this ep, but not as much as some of the other ones this season. I think that’s partly because a lot of my favorite aspects of the season--the village, the monster in the woods, even Susan and Ira--are basically finished by now, partly because some of the Lore is getting complex (shell companies...) and partly because this was a more Rachel-centric ep, and I’m not much of a Rachel fan.
Like, for a Rachel ep, it was really good. But I am just not as interested, comparatively.
I sort of wish some of these flashback scenes had been earlier in the show, because I feel like I understand Rachel a lot better now, but it also seems kind of late to be getting these insights. I liked the way they explained/showed her past, succinctly, but not with scenes that were too obvious about how she came into this particular set of Issues. She’s always portrayed herself to the other clones as being particularly powerful and important because she has this history of self-awareness, but here it was obvious that that was a curse. It didn’t make her an unfeeling monster or machine. It just wounded her, and created the need for this protective armor, where she integrated herself even MORE into the role, because it was all she had. It’s not just lacking a family, which has always been clear. It’s the way she is aware of her own lack of autonomy and control. The others live with the illusion that their lives are their own. Rachel tells them that her life actually is her own, at least more so, but it’s not really at all: she’s just aware of the extent that she’s seen as a lab rat. I maintain that the first season “twist” of the patent was pretty lame, but as I think I said at the time, the importance of that concept isn’t that it is at all legal or enforceable, it’s that it’s an indicator of how they are seen. That’s pretty disgusting and creepy all at once. And Rachel’s internalized that way more because she’s gotten constant reminders her whole life.
So, even though Westmoreland was obviously lying to her about being “free” of the patent/code, I can see how that would be appealing to her, and how she would believe it, in large part because she wanted to. Also, she does have a lot of pride, and she met him coming right off of a couple of victories, so I think if he told her “you earned this,” she’d easily believe it.
My favorite flashback was to her killing the clone, though. It really clarified her whole... thing. Her damage and how it has manifested. All the clones are just for experimenting, not real people--except her, which she needs to believe all the more fervently because she sees all the ways it’s not true. If she doesn’t get to be the special clone, what is she? If the experiment isn’t the most important thing, then why did she lose her family?
I’m glad the creepy eye came back and was used so well. That’s such a great horror sci fi thing, I feel I need to steal it shamelessly later. The tech, the mystical omens that are really just part of the machine, the sensitivity and intimacy of the eye, the realization that it is a surveillance device through that excellent trick of the ever-repeating image on the ipad, the full implication of being watched THAT constantly, Rachel’s work-arounds, the discarded eye itself.
I’m also enjoying how the theme or overarching story of this season seems to be the good guys continuously thwarting history from repeating itself. In the past, Neolution experimented on a child and created a monster. They created a line of clones that they lost control of. They separated a clone from her family and forced her to live as a self-aware science experiment. And now they’re trying to do all these things again: with Kira and with a new set of clones. The Rachel and Kira parallels could not be clearer in this ep. But I like it because it feels like, when the good guys inevitably defeat the bad guys, they’ll be in some way avenging the horrors done on themselves, because the past and the present have been so looped together.
The non-Rachel stuff.... I was glad to see Cosima’s reunion with Scott. That friendship is one of my favorites on the show. I missed Mark too, and it was interesting to see him and Coady at Susan and Ira’s graves--their mirrors, replacing them. I missed Alison too, but I’m not so sure about this new hair. Or the not-quite-new personality.
Only three more eps, and I feel like the last 2 are probably going to be a long finale story so... getting really close...
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Killing Eve - 4x06
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fob opinion poll results
so i ran a poll a few days ago asking for opinions on fob songs/albums/etc, and with 73 voters ive compiled the results! ^_^ graphs and personal commentary below the cut (warning: its long)
first of all, for favorite member of fob, patrick won by a landslide (55.6%)! not very surprising LOL the patrick stans are abundant on here<3 pete followed with 30.6%, andy landed with 8.3%, and joe with 5.6%! (i cant put a graph here for image space but just trust me on this one)
next, albums!
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folie a deux dominated the favorites with 37%, followed up by infinity on high at 26% and from under the cork tree with 16.4%. not very surprising results, i think. srar followed up next with 8.2%, then tttyg with 6.8%, mania with 4.1%, and abap with a... staggering 1.4%.
as for 'best' album, though, things shifted a little! folie still keeping the lead by far with 35.2%, followed by ioh with 21.1%, then srar taking 3rd from futct with 16.9%, futct with 12.7%, mania stepping up with a 9.9%, followed by abap with 4.2%, and... tttyg with, um. zero.
with the last results in mind, the "winner" of least favorite is not really a shock - tttyg leading with 38%. following it is mania with 22.5% (you are all never seeing heaven for this), then abap with 19.7%, srar with 14.1%, then a steep drop to futct with 4.2%, and ioh with 1.4%. folie had ZERO votes for this section im proud of you guys
on eps/bsides!
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as for favorite, my heart will always be the b-side to my tongue took the win with a 25.7%! not personally surprising, but fun nonetheless. second up is pax am days with 17.1%, followed by believers never die vol 1 with 14.3%, then lake effect kid with 12.9%, evening out with your girlfriend with 10%, believers never die vol 2 with 7.1%, welcome to the new administration with 5.7%, make america psycho again with 4.3%, and llamania in last with 2.9%.
as for 'best' the results are largely similar, though pax am overtook my heart with 23.5% and 19.1% respectively! lake effect kid also overtook believers 1 with 17.6% to 14.7% respectively. eowyg once again trailing behind with 8.8%, followed by believers 2 with 5.9%, administration with 4.4%, and llamania and psycho tying with 2.9% each.
as for least favorite... well i cant say this is surprising. make america psycho again "won" with 26.9%, followed by eowyg at 25.4%, llamania at 20.9%, and then a steep drop to pax am at 9%, my heart at 7.5%, lake effect and administration tying at 4.5%, followed by believers 1 at 1.5%. interestingly believers 2 didn't receive a single vote here!
song section!
im gonna start listing less percentages here just so that it doesnt lag on too much with how many songs there are, though i will say the least voted ones as well.
first up is tttyg!
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for favorite, tell that mick came in first with 14.1%! after it is a 4-way tie between grand theft autumn, saturday, patron saint, and chicago is so two years ago, each with 12.7%. following them is homesick at space camp with 11.3%. in last place is grenade jumper with a grand total of zero votes.
as for best track, grand theft autumn took a huge lead with 25.7%, followed by saturday with 20%, chicago is so two years ago with 12.9%, and calm before the storm with 11.4%. tell that mick significantly dropped off on this one! once again, last is grenade jumper with another zero votes.
for least favorite... well, i dont think any of you are shocked by this one. grenade jumper staggering lead with 35.5%, followed by a 3-way tie between calm before the storm, reinventing the wheel, and dead on arrival with 9.7% each. least voted on this were saturday and homesick at space camp, both with 1.6%.
on to futct!
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for favorites, 16 candles takes first with 13.7%, followed by a 3-way tie between get busy living, XO, and dark alley with 11%! dance dance drags after with 9.6%. our lawyer and i slept with someone in fob tie for last place with 1.4% each.
as for best, dance dance takes first with 19.7%, followed by 16 candles with 15.5%, XO with 11.3%, sugar with 9.9%, sophomore slump with 8.5%, and get busy living with 7%! generally the same big hitters, though dark alley dropped significantly and sugar jumped up. dragging in last is a 5-way tie between champagne, i slept with someone, my heart, our lawyer, and snitches, each with 1.4%!
as for least favorite, surprisingly-but-also-not-surprising is sugar in first with 14.8%, followed by champagne with 11.5%, a 3-way tie between our lawyer, gin joints and my heart with 9.8%, and dark alley with 8.2%. last is XO, with ZERO votes! we all love her<3
funnily enough, i slept with someone in fob had the same amount of votes on every single one - one vote. painfully overlooked, but maybe to its benefit since it won out the least favorite round.
on to ioh!
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the favorites are very easily dominated by ginasfs, with 21.9%. following it are hum hallelujah with 11% and bang the doldrums with 9.6%. in last is it's hard to say "i do", with zero votes. can't say this one is too surprising, thank you gay people
best is much more varied, with hum hallelujah taking first with 19.7%, followed surprisingly by thnks fr th mmrs with 12.7%, ginasfs with 11.3%, you're crashing with 9.9%, golden with 8.5%, and a 3-way tie between thriller, this ain't a scene, and im like a lawyer with 7% each.
least favorite manages to be even more of a mix, with first being a 3-way tie between im like a lawyer, this ain't a scene, and golden with 11.1% each. best songs but no one's favorite. following that is thriller and fame < infamy with 9.5% each and it's hard to say "i do" and don't you know who i think i am with 7.9% each. somehow, the one with zero votes on this is i've got all this ringing, despite not making the leaderboard on either of the first two..?
on to folie!
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to start off, the favorites were very easily taken over by disloyal order with 23.3%, headfirst slide with 20.5%, and then a drop to coffee's for closers with 11%. in last is america's suitehearts and she's my winona with 1.4% each.
as for best, the top two remain, this time with headfirst slide taking first with 23.9%, disloyal order with 22.5%, and then the appearance of what a catch seeming to suffer the same "best but no ones favorite" syndrome as many ioh tracks with 16.9%, and coffee's for closers again with 9.9%. last here is i dont care, with an astounding zero votes!
the least favorites is a more mixed bag. america's suitehearts takes the lead with 15.9%, followed by 20 dollar nosebleed with 14.3% (i wonder why this one is here... definitely not the guest artist's fault), i dont care with 12.7%, and pavlove with 9.5%. you will all never be forgiven for doing pavlove this way. last here is disloyal order and west coast smoker, both with zero votes!
on to srar!
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for favorites, taking the first spot is where did the party go with 21.4%! following it is miss missing you with 18.6%, rat a tat with 11.4%, and a 3-way tie between the phoenix, just one yesterday, and the mighty fall with 10% each. in last is my songs know, with a whopping zero votes!
for best, save rock and roll sweeps with 23.2%, followed by the phoenix with 14.5%, miss missing you and where did the party go with 13% each, my songs know with 10.1%, and just one yesterday with 7.2%! in last is death valley, with 1.4%.
in least favorite, (unsurprisingly) rat a tat takes first with 21.5%, followed by my songs know with 18.5%, the mighty fall with 13.8%, and young volcanoes and save rock and roll with 9.2% each. in last is just one yesterday and the phoenix, with 1.5% each.
both the mighty fall and rat a tat share a similar phenomenon with being liked and disliked about the same amount, which i find funny. save rock and roll also once again falls into the "best but no ones favorite" trap.
on to abap!
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for favorites, it's rather mixed with twin skeletons in first with 19.7%, followed by novocaine with 18.3%, the kids aren't alright with 15.5%, jet pack blues with 12.7%, and fourth of july and ab/ap with 7% each. in last is centuries and irresistible, with 1.4% each.
as for best, the kids aren't alright takes first with 22.9%, followed by twin skeletons with 14.3%, novocaine and fourth of july with 12.9% each, and jet pack blues with 10%! a fairly similar lineup there. in last is favorite record with 1.4%.
and for least favorite, centuries obviously wins out with 20.9%, followed by immortals with 16.4%, favorite record and irresistible with 14.9% each, ab/ap with 9%, and uma thurman with 7.5%. in last is novocaine, with zero votes!
a little surprised about favorite record's outcome here - i thought it was much more well-liked than this LOL
and on to mania!
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okay so favorites are a very mixed bag here. in first is heaven's gate with 16.4%, followed by stay frosty with 14.9%, bishops knife trick with 13.4%, wilson with 11.9%, and hold me tight or dont and sunshine riptide with 9% each. in last is champion with 3%! (which it only gained very recently. it was zero for most of the poll)
for best, the lead is taken by sunshine riptide and bishops knife trick, both with 20.9%! following them is a 3-way tie between heaven's gate, church, and stay frosty, all with 11.9%. in last is champion once more with 1.5%.
as for least favorite... well, champion finally wins with 34.4%! following it is young and menace with 15.6%, (surprisingly) heaven's gate with 9.4%, and stay frosty with 7.8%. in last is hold me tight or dont, with 3.1%!
heavens gate and stay frosty making the leaderboard for every single one is kind of funny to me, esp since theyre always like right next to each other
and now for the bonus tracks!
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i wont name every track due to the sheer number, but ill name the heavy hitters!
first off with favorites... you guys REALLY love from now on we are enemies; its first with 23.6%, followed by alpha dog with 11.1%, and lake effect kid with 9.7%.
for best, once again from now on we are enemies dominates with 19.4%, followed by alpha dog again with 16.4%, bob dylan with 13.4%, and lake effect kid with 11.9%!
for least favorite there's a MUCH more mixed bag. yall hate a lot of these. first though is yule shoot your eyes out, growing up and pretty in punk with 7.4% each, followed by switchblades and infidelity, love sex death, super fade, ive been waiting, and bob dylan all with 5.6% each.
and lastly, for our associated acts, i cant paste the graph bc image limits LOL but mcr took up a whole 50.7% of it. half. yall are nuts. runners up were cobra starship with 18.3%, gym class heroes with 12.7%, and the academy is and panic at the disco with 7% each.
thank you all for taking this poll and also taking the time to look through these results, cuz i know theres a lot of em! i hope you all enjoy and had fun :]
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Digimon Adventure/02/Tri/Kizuna AMV [PREVIEW] ~ A.M.V. featuring pairing: Koushiro(u) Izumi x Taichi Yagami ~ “ ‘Ladybug’ ” {Un-official Title} Music from the M.L. P.V. {the Anime-style trailer by Toei Animation that the M.L. series originated from}
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{Feel free to compare the two to ‘See What I Did There TM’!} (Note: Select “H.D.” setting on A.M.V. for better quality!) (Click the gear icon on the video, ‘Quality’ menu, and ‘1080p’!) A.U. A.M.V Spin-off of my KouTai/Taishiro(u) fic-verse “REPEAT?_” - but this AMV can be viewed as a standalone too ! (For most past A.M.V.s in the series + Notes, check here!) [For my later M.L. A.U. A.M.V. “In the rain”, view it here!] * Please read ALL notes (authors’ notes at the beginning + ends of each chapter) before/if you read the fic! (The fic deals with some heavy subject matters which are all included in the notes!)**
** This particular A.M.V doesn’t have AS heavy themes BUT it is still rather emotional and still deals with SOME implied “dramatic”, trope-y themes. {For the most part, also, at least what the M.L. P.V. plot implied}; {Koushiro’s backstory and initial self doubt also plays an important part in the background} Unlike past A.M.V’s for this series, however, the track used is a more ‘slower’ (to a point); shorter, emotional-yet-fun instrumental track (that eventually becomes upbeat / dance-y in-chorus) and focuses more on fun + ‘dramatic’ scenes that intend to tell a story. {Though it sounds like “lyrics” they’re actually ‘just’ ‘gibberish’!} {The M.L. fans sure had fun trying to pick lyrics out way back when though} The track / M.L. series can be described as “in which two people, each having their own personal issues to deal with, eventually become super-heroes” (Magical Girl-style!) {And Also, They Have Strange Feelings On The Opposite Hero’s Alternate Forms} (AND THEY DON’T KNOW WHO the Other, Hero IS) {Because you have to keep each other’s identity A Secret, right??}
As for the A.M.V. itself, Obviously, they don’t have “masked” ‘outfits’ to use, So, I Improvised TM (and EVEN made it somewhat semi canon-compliant.) {Isn’t it funny how easily These Two cleanly slip into A.U. A.M.V.s?}
In which Koushiro Izumi has Many Secrets, Taichi Yagami Has Hidden Fears Just Like Anyone Else, And They Kind Of Have To Stop The Destruction of the Worlds Together (And learn to trust/rely on each other along the way)
This A.M.V contains spoilers for: - Digimon Adventure Tri: Saikai; Taichi-“aesthetic” scenes - Digimon Adventure Tri: Kokuhaku; brief scenes - Digimon Adventure Tri: Our Future; small scenes of battle + characters’ reactions to the ending - Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna [Trailer] an implication of what may be happening involving a certain plot “device” (this A.M.V. was made before Kizuna released, so there’s no further Kizuna spoilers than that; however, at end, contains a significant moment from a later trailer) {it is the very final scene and skippable.}
Overall the A.M.V is rather short and focuses more on Character Growth and development as well as their interactions, and less on “major”/finale “spoilers”. * This DOES also imply slight spoilers for the fic-verse itself though! (Maybe without deeper contexts at least)
The line Koushiro says at the end is what he’s actually “saying” in Adventure Ep. 24 (J.P.N. Ver); (Taichi may have mis-heard him)
*** THIS A.M.V IS CURRENTLY UNPOLISHED & DUE TO BE EDITED. However, it can still be viewed for fun! (Final ver. may have newer scenes and fixes)
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wichestergirl666 · 3 years
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SHADOW AND BONE (spoilers)
IT IS HERE and I’ve binged it lol
So first off, I’d already decided to treat this show like a fanfic of Grishaverse and nothing more cause well they fucking merged the two series so obviously it’s not gonna be anything like the books and also I have no interest in getting disappointed by book to tv adaptations AGAIN so
Here we go
- My Grishaverse heart I’m so glad it finally got a tv show. I’ve been waiting for years. I loved how they’ve shown the different countries and countrymen. But I do wish it was more fledged out
- The title cards at the beginning of each ep *chef’s kiss*
- The acting was a little awkward but not like cringe. Just awkward here and there. (Excluding Nina and Jesper they literally came to life)
- MY CROW CLUB HEART PLS I WILL CRY I WAS FUCKING SCREAMING EVERYTIME THEY WERE ON SCREEN. I WATCHED KAZ’S ENTRANCE TWELVE TIMES. Infact I replayed most of the Crow scenes. Like the Crows have my heart. Alina whomst
- Ben Barnes??? As Darkling????? It’s that meme Bill Hader meme - Mark me down as scared and horny lmao. My entire feed is people thirsting after Ben Barnes like its 2008 and Prince Caspian just released. And honestly valid
- I hate the Darkling as a person, he may have started as a good person but he did despicable things. One of the things I’ve loved in the books is the nuances of Darkling’s character. And also I like villains lmfao. Anyway the show did not portray it properly. Like the whole thing was rushed. His betrayal did not land, it wasn’t as impactful because we didn’t get a chance to connect with him on screen (if you’ve read the books then y’all have suffered the pain lmao)
- Talking about impact, “Make me your villain” I fucking screamed. That was such a good scene. The way Alina tells him off I was like you tell him girl and then I’m like wait a second is he about to say it and then he DID and I was like AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- I like Alina and I like Jessie Mei Li as Alina
- Funnily I liked Show!Mal,, wasn’t a fan of Book!Mal at all so. He’s different from the books so that must be it lmfao
- Malina?? The flashbacks,, “I’ll meet you at the meadow” FUCK. It’s so weird cause I remember I was not into it when I read the books but I’m like rooting for them now
- The thing I HATED was what they did to my girl Zoya. They fucking watered her character down to crumbs. Book!Zoya would eat Show!Zoya for lunch. Actually not even lunch for a quick snack. Fucking fucking terrible characterisation
- Another thing I hated was Darkling-Zoya relationship???? Like what. Ew. Zoya had a crush on him but in the end they had a mentor-mentee bond but like why are shows so obsessed with turning platonic relationships sexual
- Third thing I hated was David’s portrayal. Idk what they were trying to do but that ain’t it.
- Fourth thing- they also watered down Genya. Pls my Grisha Triumvirate deserves better
- Okay now coming to the things I LOVE,, THE CROWS ADSGSHSKKS Like I know the show is about Alina but idgaf my focus was on Crows and I loved them.
- Kaz having Plans A to F mao scheming King
- Kaz is more post Crooked Kingdom Kaz but like it’s still Kaz and I’m whipped so. I like how there was this constant sour expression on his face like yes 10/10 (I did not like that he was beaten so easily by Pekka’s men tho)
- Inej???? Pls thats my knife wife. The scene where she removes 37 knives from her clothes iconic. Also she was more on the emotional and vulnerable side and idk. I would have preferred her to be exactly like the books but alas
- Jesper. Fucking Jesper. I’m. He was the best. I was a little annoyed at the beginning because he was just used as comic relief but then did my mans deliver
- Like just the three of them. Pls. My fucking heart
- Kanej?????? I’m crying. Like all of their scenes. My favorite was when she killed that dude and the bgm just aaaaaahhhhhh
- Kanej had more build up than Darklina which was I mean I’m not complaining I love Kanej but like I wish there was more focus on Darkling and Alina’s relationship with him before the betrayal
- Nina and Matthias were literally exactly how I imagined them. I was straight up quoting the scenes (I recently read SoC lmao) I can’t wait to see more of them
- All in all I liked it. It annoyed me at times but I do like it. And I want season 2 soon.
- NIKOLAI AND WYLAN IN S2 LETS FUCKING GO
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franniebanana · 3 years
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CQL Rewatch - Ep 25
Every time I start these things, I say something stupid or controversial right away that probably turns people off. Honestly, it's not my fault how weird the cuts are on these CQL episodes! If you're on the fence about reading this, I mostly babble and gush about wangxian, so just ignore the other stuff, okay?
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Maybe it's because I'm old and have no patience, but Wei Wuxian really needs to get over the whole Jin Zixuan thing. He wears such a scowl when the guy shows up, but at a certain point, he needs to just move on. His shijie is totally into the guy, so just accept it and move on with your life! Yes, it's all very dramatic and makes for fun television, but it's a little old. I think maybe I've seen this show too many times haha.
And I can't help myself, but it's adorable how excited Jin Zixuan gets when Jiang Yanli accepts the invitation to watch. I don't know when or how this happened, but he's suddenly head over heels for her. I'm not going to over-analyze the whens and hows of that relationship, though, because I don't think it matters. Jin Zixuan is one of those characters who I think is mostly there to move the plot forward, which is totally fine. I'm just saying I don't think there's any deep meaning to why he suddenly fell for her, so I'm going to continue thinking they are cute and adorable in this whole puppy love phase.
And it's a little annoying how Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng keep looking at her. They both know (Jiang Cheng said it in the last episode) that she's in love with Jin Zixuan, so it should be no surprise that she's accept the invitation. Again, it's like Jiang Cheng just is obsessed with keeping people at his side. Honey, there's nothing for Jiang Yanli in Lotus Pier. She's going to get married and move away, period. That's the whole thing with patriarchal societies--she's not gonna marry her brother, and obviously Wei Wuxian is out of the question. It's just--why the surprise?
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Seriously, man, you're being such a dick! He will not let anything go with Jin Zixuan, he just keeps holding those grudges until the day Jin Zixuan dies! Maybe this is a hallmark of Wei Wuxian's first life, though. When he is resurrected, he learns to let a lot of this emotional baggage go. But right now, he's just being an ass, stepping in front of Jin Zixuan, not allowing him to say anything else, not letting Jiang Yanli walk him out alone--like, why are you accompanying her?! Wei Wuxian barely attends to any duties at Lotus Pier, but because he sees Jin Zixuan as this villain, he won't let his shijie be alone with him. Of course, there is propriety to consider, but then why couldn't Jiang Yanli have been accompanied by her handmaidens or something? I'm just saying, there were other ways. And also, this whole episode centers around Wei Wuxian clashing with the Jin Clan, so why did we need more of that here?
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I don't have a terrible about to say about this, but everyone outside of the Jin Clan is shocked by the Wens being hauled out on a chain gang at the Phoenix Mountain hunt. Obviously Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian are shocked and horrified, but also Jiang Cheng, Lan Xichen, and Nie Mingjue are also shown to be disturbed by this. At least upon first glance, it looks like they all think the Jins have gone a bit too far. And of course they have! It's no wonder that Wei Wuxian does that OP move where he shoots all the targets. He doesn't want to see less-skilled archers accidentally (or even purposefully) shoot the Wen prisoners.
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I like that Jin Zixuan also does the jumpshot move. Like father, like son, I guess!
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Hahaha that pout! But seriously, how does Wei Wuxian intend to use Lan Wangji's headband to cover his eyes? That thing is way too thin. Though he's probably serious here, it's nice to see that teasing side again, after seeing angry eyes Wei Wuxian for a while, now. Also fun to see Lan Wangji just not having it, and just ignoring him.
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Iconic. Not much I can say here, other than he's sexy and he knows it. I noticed Lan Wangji kind of smirking as Wei Wuxian is putting on the blindfold, and I find myself wondering if that's really Lan Wangji or Yibo. Either way, I think it's safe to say that he's proud of Wei Wuxian for sticking it to the man.
The weird thing here is that he agrees to be blindfolded for the entire hunt, but then just...doesn't. It's strange that he would even agree to it, and then there's no mention of it again. Novel readers of course remember this for the infamous kiss scene (personal favorite of mine). This was cut for obvious reasons, but it's a damn shame because that's the hottest kiss I've ever read, I kid you not. Of course the reader can guess who it is--it's fairly obvious--but it's great because Wei Wuxian has no idea. He thinks it's some shy girl who just doesn't want him to know! Honestly, his cluelessness there is probably why people seem to think he's dumb. Instead of dumb, I'd say he's naive. It doesn't occur to him at all that Lan Wangji harbors any romantic feelings for him, because if it had, Lan Wangji's reaction to being seen definitely would have tipped him off. Plus the guy either punches a tree in half or cuts it--the translations vary and I obviously can't read Chinese.
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I love how his expression changes when he sees Lan Wangji. It's like there's an inward gasp, and then relief. I don't want to read too much into things, but they are also alone in the woods together. Wei Wuxian doesn't have to perform for the crowd of people, he doesn't have to put on airs--he can just be himself. We get so many nice, candid moments between the two of them, but it's been a couple of episodes, I think. A good amount of time has certainly passed since they've seen each other. I'm sure Wei Wuxian looks forward to these moments as much as Lan Wangji does.
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Ugh, and then he gets totally crushed, recalling what Lan Xichen said about being careful not to hurt those who care about him. And again, I think he wishes to distance himself from Lan Wangji. If there is distance, it means he cannot be harmed. Of course, Wei Wuxian thinks of Lan Wangji first because the warning came from his brother, but it can just as easily be applied to any of those who are close to him. He doesn't ever hesitate around Jiang Cheng or even Jiang Yanli, but it seems he's more protective of Lan Wangji. Some of that may have to do with the Gusu Lan principles and that he's not from the same clan or family--in that way, it's easier to put distance in between them. But maybe he doesn't realize that Lan Wangji feels the same closeness (indeed much more) than if Wei Wuxian were a fellow Gusu Lan disciple. Their relationship with each other pays no attention to clans or sects--it's just the two of them and how they feel about each other. And if Wei Wuxian doesn't realize this or perhaps chooses to ignore it, he'll think that distance is the answer. Unfortunately for him, Lan Wangji won't accept that.
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I think there's a little bit of, "Shit! He's seen me!" and also "Thank God he's seen me." Wei Wuxian seems to be both panicked and relieved that Lan Wangji didn't just keep on walking. This scene does hurt my heart, because Lan Wangji is so sure of himself, so absolutely sure that he loves Wei Wuxian and wants to stay beside him, but Wei Wuxian just isn't. He's very conflicted about what his place is--at home and among the rest of the clans. He already feels ostracized because of the unorthodox cultivation, he is constantly arguing with Jiang Cheng, and he has Lan Wangji on his back all the time about coming to Gusu to be retrained. And on top of that, we're seeing his views about the Wens changing. Perhaps if he didn't see Wen Qing on that road, he would have let it all go, but once he sees her, everything changes. I tend to think that he would have done something sooner or later, because that's just who he is. Seeing Wen Qing and finding out what happened to Wen Ning only forced him to act sooner.
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He says, "What do you take me for?" echoing Wei Wuxian's question, and he can't even look him in the eye. This is Lan Wangji, someone who doesn't back away from anything, yet this question has him retreating. I think he's very much afraid of the answer, maybe even regretting asking it in the first place. But I think it was done in the heat of the moment. His question, though it is the same words, is completely different than Wei Wuxian's. Wei Wuxian is exasperated, feeling stifled by Lan Wangji's attempts to help him. His question is off-hand, "Come on, I don't need this? Why are you so obsessed with figuring out how to change me?" Lan Wangji's is more serious, earnest, honest: basically questioning their entire relationship. Are they best friends? Are they even friends? Does Wei Wuxian see him as just some guy he used to know or some kind of pest? Lan Wangji makes himself really vulnerable here; his question suggests that he considers Wei Wuxian to be a very important person, he considers them close. To him, there's no question if he'll help him--he'd do anything to help him. But his fear here is that Wei Wuxian doesn't return those feelings in the slightest.
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Wei Wuxian doesn't quite know what to do here. Unbeknownst to everyone else, his only path to cultivation is through unorthodox methods. If he agrees to let Lan Wangji truly help him, he knows that would mean giving up cultivation altogether. Chenqing gives him power, the amulet gives him power--without those, he has nothing. And for someone who wants to help the weak, etc., being powerless is not an option. I think he feels like he has to choose between demonic cultivation and Lan Wangji here, and he desperately doesn't want to make that choice.
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I want to see that fucking snake!!!!! SHOW ME A MONSTER!!!!!!!!! But most of all, the Stature Measuring Snake, because that just sounds hilarious and terrifying.
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Lots of deep questions being asked in this episode between our couples. "Do you dislike the hunt, or dislike being with me?" I mean, I get that he has to ask that. Essentially, should he continue to pursue this relationship or not? He has to know, otherwise he's just wasting his time. If Jiang Yanli doesn't like him, then there's really nothing he can do to make her. Still, my heart squeezes a little bit for him. I'm a sucker for unrequited love ALWAYS, and he feels like his love is unrequited here.
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This part bothers me. We've already established through Jiang Cheng that they basically are leaving the decision of marriage up to Jiang Yanli. That happened in the last episode. So, why is Wei Wuxian blowing in here, saying that Jiang Yanli won't have any other associations with Jin Zixuan anymore? He's totally overstepping for his position--like, she's not his sister! He has no control over what she does. Even though I don't agree with it, Jiang Cheng could probably come in here and say the same words, but at least from him, it's okay. I mean, it's not okay, but you know what I mean. It's not unorthodox for him to do that. But Wei Wuxian is basically nobody. He doesn't get to make those decisions. Even though Jin Zixuan's mother is overbearing, she at least wants to speak with Jiang Yanli about it, and nobody else.
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I hate myself a little for saying this, but I think I agree with Jin Zixun--IN PART. It was unfair for Wei Wuxian to capture/kill 30% of the prey, using magic. It was unfair that he spoiled the hunt for the others. I agree with him there. And I think Lan Wangji and Jiang Yanli do as well. Jiang Yanli stands up for him, of course, because he's like her little brother, and while what he did was wrong, he didn't deserve the slurs and hatred that came at him because of it. Lan Wangji, I'm afraid, probably feels it's not his place to speak up. The clans are their barriers and this truly is not a Gusu Lan Sect matter. At the same time, he wants to keep Wei Wuxian from blowing up and killing everyone here.
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I just want to point out that Lan Wangji barely takes his eyes off of Wei Wuxian this entire time. While all the other people are arguing, his focus is just Wei Wuxian. While it's insane to me to even imagine what Wei Wuxian is going through, the constant challenges, vitriol, horrible language that's being thrown at him--being in Lan Wangji's shoes is not an enviable position either. It must be hard to watch this and be unable to really do anything to stop it. His uncle and brother both see what has happened to Wei Wuxian, and they don't like what they see either. Lan Qiren barely tries to understand and instead just tries to give Lan Wangji busy work to distract him from thinking about Wei Wuxian. He drills the disciplines into him over and over again to make him remember what his priorities are. Lan Wangji is torn between helping his best friend and violating his family's rules. And when he does choose Wei Wuxian, he gets punished. I think it's obvious that Lan Wangji would choose Wei Wuxian any day, but that doesn't change the fact that he still has to go home and face his uncle and brother. He can't just abandon his sect--he has a responsibility to them too.
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This is probably a top moment for me for Jiang Yanli's scenes. She is deliberate and assertive, and uses the facts to take Jin Zixun down a peg. She recognizes that Wei Wuxian acted unfairly, but she also points out basically that he's being a big crybaby, and it's not anyone's fault but his own if he can't hunt anything. This is the nature of competition: some people are just better than others. And also hearing her talk about Wei Wuxian as a brother of course makes me happy inside.
Yeah, but this scene, it's like a big "FUCK YOU!" and it's great.
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Again, I hope I'm not reading too much into this, but Lan Xichen says, "Wangji, what are you doing here?" and he sounds pretty concerned. I mean, he knows Lan Wangji is participating in the hunt, so…? Maybe he doesn't see the other Lan disciples, and wonders why he's off on his own. I feel like he sees this big kerfuffle, centered around none other than Wei Wuxian, and kind of panics to see that Lan Wangji is there. I think a lot of people put all the blame on Lan Qiren for trying to stamp out Lan Wangji's desire to be with Wei Wuxian, but I'm sure Lan Xichen had a little to do with it too. I mean, he didn't do anything to try and stop it. I think he's worried that his brother is going to get caught up in something dangerous. I think he sees Wei Wuxian as potentially dangerous. He's seen how much he overreacts and how he can't quite control the dark energy. In the same way Jiang Yanli wants to protect Wei Wuxian, Lan Xichen also wants to protect his little brother, and seeing this scene, I think he's growing more concerned.
He knows his brother better than anyone else, even Wei Wuxian, so I think he knows what Lan Wangji is doing. I just wonder if he ever approached him in the Cloud Recesses and tried to persuade him to stop trying to help Wei Wuxian. I'm guessing no, not at this point, but perhaps later. God, I hate to think that he had one of those "I told you so" moments. But knowing him, he probably could never say something like that!
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Omg how fucking awkward is this? Wei Wuxian is practically 20 feet from them, Jin Zixuan is holding back a few feet too--like you're not far enough away to not hear what they're saying, just far enough for it to seem weird. Wei Wuxian is like a helicopter parent who can't let his kid date without spying on them. Jesus!
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The absolute horror on his face here. Jiang Yanli stops on her own. I think he may even still be holding her hand here, and she digs her heels in and stops. Before, she looks as though she's reluctantly leaving, as if she's waiting for something, waiting for Jin Zixuan to speak and not let his mother do all the talking. I think she's afraid to tell Wei Wuxian and her brother how she really feels in her heart, and he's so taken aback here with the realization that she really does want to marry him.
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I love the way they shot this. Jin Zixuan is finally confessing (in front of a whole crowd, no less!), and we only see Jiang Yanli as she turns around. Wei Wuxian is hidden behind something. It's really cool how they did that. It's as if he doesn't really matter. This doesn't concern him, no one else is even there. I don't know, but I like it.
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I do kind of feel bad for him here. Kind of. I mean, Wei Wuxian is over there showboating, catching 30% of the prey, meanwhile Jiang Cheng has no idea it's going on. He already is a little annoyed at him for going over the top in the archery contest, and then he finds out this--well, overhears it. Because of Wei Wuxian, people are looking down on the Jiang Clan. Because of Wei Wuxian, people think Jiang Cheng is some kind of figurehead. They seem to suggest that Wei Wuxian is the real one in charge, while Jiang Cheng just has no idea what he's doing. After all, he's still so young, his parents died, and he had to take over the clan at such a young age. It's easy for him to be manipulated. I get how he must be feeling. Tons of negative thoughts are swirling around his head. And let's face it, he's always resented Wei Wuxian for being better than him.
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Favorite Wen Qing look ever. By far. I don't know why, but I love it.
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At this point, Lan Wangji is desperate. He sees how out of control Wei Wuxian is becoming and he feels like he needs to do something about it. The sad thing is, he never really gets the chance. Wei Wuxian finding Wen Qing sets everything off--it's the point of no return. By the time Lan Wangji is really able to ask him to come with him, Wei Wuxian can't say yes, even if he wanted to. Because of his prior decisions, his hand has been forced. The Cloud Recesses wouldn't accept him, even if Lan Wangji wanted him there, even if Lan Xichen is okay with it. Lan Qiren certainly wouldn't be all right with it, though. And Wei Wuxian doesn't intend to change his ways either. It's desperation that makes Lan Wangji say that he wants to bring a man back to Gusu, but it's desperation that makes him blind to the logic behind it. It wouldn't work. It couldn't work.
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juneviews · 3 years
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2,7,18 for the drama asks
2. pairing you want to see
since I already answered this with my main ship everyone knows me for (at least I hope so lol), let me give you some others even though I have like 50 crackships I'm waiting to see happen. firstly but most importantly, any two gmmtv actresses together. I mean it, ANY of them would look so fucking cute together I'd die. but anyways that's just me advancing my gl agenda at every occasion I get (as I should!) then, I've been talking about offjoss for years bc I just want off with a taller guy & also the biconicness would simply be utter perfection. I rest my case. and then the most random crackship I've never shared before would be drake & khaotung. why? firstly they've been friends for years & khaotung's character was in love with drake's in my tee. secondly, frank is going to the military soon poor bb & while I adore them I think khaotung would be the perfect choice for drake to have a project with. thirdly........ I don't love khaopodd together, sorry :/// like they're cute & I really like the both of them but tonhon chonlathee was such a flop I can't be fully convinced. also morksun from dbk are superior I said what I said. anyways, I want drake & khaotung, I think they'd be so fucking cute together!!!
7. if you could change the ending of a drama, which one would it be?
ooooh, that's like the perfect question for me bc I easily get disappointed by endings lol.
what the duck: I would make popoat end up together bc the last ep of final call is literally the saddest thing I've ever watched
daughters: I would remove all the random killings for shock value that completely ruined what could've been one of my favorite thai dramas EVER
the shipper: I would obviously change the bury your gays trope present in the show to give everyone a true happy ending
3 will be free: I'd change ter's death bc it's definitely one of the scenes that made me cry the most in a thai drama & mae deserved love & happiness instead of turning into the killer she never wanted to become
18. drama you regret watching
reply 1997: not my type of shows at all & since I forced myself to finish it it truly felt like torture to me
what the duck finall call: ruined my favorite ship at the time (((:
so much in love: legitimately the worst show I've ever seen
together with me the next chapter: ipytm before its time lmao, how to ruin a beloved ship with an unecessary sequel
ugly duckling pity girl: extremely bad & makes my bae off jumpol a fucking attempted r*pist
make it live on the beach: why did I watch that in 2021?? don't ask me, I was in the mood for a boring & incredibly useless sequel no one asked for apparently
given: watched this bc one of my anons talked to me about it & was pretty let down by it tbh... the acting is over the top for no reason, the chemistry barely there & absolutely nothing happens in this show. it's sad bc the message behind it was actually pretty beautiful
the shipper: long, frustrating & added nothing to my life
turn left turn right: long, frustrating & added nothing to my life
kiss me again: long, frustrating & added nothing to my life
hotel stars: long, frustrating & added nothing to my life
blacklist: long, frustrating & added nothing to my life
xxx
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scoundrels-in-love · 3 years
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Let me preface this by saying that I love Run On. It became one of my new top three favorite dramas early on and never wavered from the position. It still hasn’t. I’ve written ten thousand or more words of meta for it. And I will continue to do so.
But... I also wish I didn’t have to?
Here’s the thing: it’s awesome when show (story in general) has layers and subtlety to it, when it can be watched more casually and at the same time it runs deep when you look at it in focus softly weaving threads of narrative that shimmer and glow in more colors as you observe. When there are Easter egg details and references that make watcher feel good when they catch them, like the writer is patting their shoulder and saying “ah, you caught it. Well done.”
And Run On definitely has all of this!
Except it sometimes overdoes the subtlety.
For a show that can be praised again and again for establishing characters deeply and strongly with one scene, giving them depth and sense of being lived, saying a lot without saying much at all... Sometimes it really didn’t say much at all, creating this need for community to come together and write meta after meta to explore the nuance and depth. This was show about communication and translating ourselves to others and them to us, among other things. Intentionally or not, it’s a show that ended up needing translators to be truly felt and experienced by the viewers. And I don’t mean the subtitles. (Although those, too, were improved by community.)
I started writing meta because I loved the show and I wanted to understand the character choices that initially made me go ‘huh’ and best way to organize my thoughts is writing them out, often. I started writing meta because it was 8 episodes and people still couldn’t understand the female leads because their hurts and traumas were implied in these disconnected ways from current actions and I wanted to defend them, once I had understood fully.
For a story so impactful with the little things, a lot of the big things were shown to us through the veil. We catch guns blazing on screen as Mi Joo sobs and finds comfort in this dimmed solitude. Blink and you will miss it, although it’s the starting moment of one of most central conversation points in the show. And that’s episode 15! Same with the envelope. We never learn how Dan Ah’s mother passed or why Seun Gyeom lived separate from his family in his youth which left a formatting mark on them both, obviously. And all of it makes me spin countless imaginary scenarios and write endless meta while I will actually never know if that’s what writer intended or I am over-reaching and creating context - or wrong context - where it wasn’t given (like that).
I understand that we met these characters in middle of their lives and when we meet someone, we don’t get to relive their past along with them, especially from the get go. We can never really be privy to what they’ve lived through, as much or as little they tell us. I understand that the show clearly told us - we will never completely understand each other, because we’re not the same person, but the places where we meet can be beautiful and filled with love if we work towards it.
I do.
I also accept that I will probably never really understand by Seun Gyeom softly insists on continuing to speak formally with Mi Joo, although he dropped it with Woo Sik. Even the things I don’t understand like all the fathers being given some kind of absolution because they’re dying or just because time has passed and he hasn’t been shown putting in any effort, I can accept. Most of these make sense within the premise, the themes that the story itself established.
And still, I feel a little like a show that could be so candid and so well told, the choice to go ambiguous on things that it clearly wanted the watchers to understand and notice, for a show that was so well told to need a band of people ‘translating’ its main characters to watchers so that they could understand and connect to them better and truly fall for the story and its beauty... It leaves some kind of feeling in me. A kind of bittersweet after taste, maybe, with how I feel there is so much to dig in this story and yet it will be lost on a lot of people because the show didn’t take just one or two more steps toward its watchers. With how people are upset and believe this or that about the show’s ending and I can’t even tell if writers actually intended it to be as ambiguous as it turned out to look to some people, regarding Dan Ah and Yeong Hwa.
I actually would like to make addendum on my point about us not being privy to character’s lives - the show itself does break this rule, showing us few, rare flashbacks and I’ve never felt like drama could’ve benefited of a few more of those than with Run On. We remember what happened last episode or 40 minutes earlier in the show. We, however, do not remember what made this character the way they are - because you aren’t telling us clearly, only alluding. Through layers and layers that aren’t even always direct and true, but a diversion instead.
I just don’t think a show needs to the sort of thing that blooms and flourishes fully only in this exclusive situation where everyone is pitching together and unraveling it layer by layer. What of watchers three years down the lane that will not find all these amazing metas written as it aired? That will drop it by ep 8 because they will think Mi Joo getting upset at Seun Gyeom is unfair and no one will give a different perspective?
Maybe that’s the thing. I love it so much I wish it could be loved a bit more easily, that it had opened to all of us just one smile more so everyone could fall in love with it the way I - we - did.
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