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hotvintagepoll · 9 days

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Josephine Baker (The Siren of the Tropics, ZouZou)— Josephine Baker was an American born actress, singer, and utter icon of the period, creating the 1920s banana skirt look. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion film. She fought in the French resistance in WWII, given a Legion of Honour, as well as refusing to perform in segregated theatres in the US. She was bisexual, a fighter, and overall an absolutely incredible woman as well as being extremely attractive.

Anne Baxter (The Ten Commandments, All About Eve)—her soft, gentle voice in "all about eve", those gentle eyes with something odd behind them, the way she flips from Sweet Innocent to Viper on a dime......there was something Built Different about anne baxter, man, and it makes her so good for playing people who are Built Wrong. also one of my favorite batmen villains (her joint episode w vincent price is a delight) and of course I'm obsessed with her columbo episode where she bosses around edith head and does fabulous movie star things for no good reason. and i would be REMISS if i didn't mention her slink—oh the slink—in the ten commandments...................pardon me i must go think of sinning again

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Josephine Baker:

Black, American-born, French dancer and singer. Phenomenal sensation, took music-halls by storm. Famous in the silent film era.

Let's talk La Revue Negre, Shuffle Along. The iconique banana outfit? But also getting a Croix de Guerre and full military honors at burial in Paris due to working with the Resistance.

She exuded sex, was a beautiful dancer, vivacious, and her silliness and humor added to her attractiveness. She looked just as good in drag too.

So I know she was more famous for other stuff than movies and her movies weren’t Hollywood but my first exposure to her was in her films so I’ve always thought of her as a film actress first and foremost. Also she was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture so I think that warrants an entry

Iconic! Just look up anything about her life. She was a fascinating woman.

Anne Baxter:

The prettiest murderer in that film. Just so beautifully evil as Nefertari.

Anne Baxter was part of my Bisexual Awakening. My family has a tradition that every Palm Sunday we watch The ten commandments on TV together... And starting from a very young age, I essentially developed a crushes on Anne Baxter's Nefertiri & Yul Brynner's Ramses. Dude, the woman was HOT! They both were! My crush definitely wasn't helped by the fact that Anne Baxter's costumes were a bit on the sheer side. She had a way of capturing you with her eyes, and I never understood why Charlton heston's Moses didn't just have a threesome with Nefertiri and Ramses. LOL

Her Nefertiri in The Ten Commandments was FORMATIVE TO ME. If not the hottest old movie lady, then she definitely played the hottest old movie character. if that makes sense.

Look. Listen. I only *just* discovered her on a post from the Have You Seen This Romcom poll blog. Saw she had the same last name as me and went OOH hi hello. Went to her IMdB and saw she was born in Indiana like moi. I am now even more intrigued. Been eagerly telling my partner this, and he was like "maybe you guys are distantly related?" And after 2 hrs of going down the tumblr tag + her imdb photos, I'm In Deep(tm) and I can't stop looking at her like 😍 When I go to my grandma's house, bet your ass I'm gonna check my grandpa's genealogy and see if we're somehow related. Sorry that's not really propaganda I just got real excited, esp when I saw that the submission deadline was extended (bless your soul). Narrowing down the movies where she's hottest in was Hell tyvm. I've only just discovered her, she looks gorgeous to me in every movie still I see of her gdi lol.

#josephine baker #anne baxter #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 4

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rad-batson · 8 months

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THIS IS FOR FANS OF CASSANDRA CAIN! PLEASE READ! I WANT YOUR THOUGHTS

(skip to the bottom if you just want silly headcanons about her :D)

Hello! So first, I want to thank everyone who read the Wayne pilot I made :) I appreciate your feedback, and I love you all.

As I'm preparing to post it on AO3, I decided to make a few (admittedly small) changes to the script, primarily around Cassandra Cain, because I haven't quite fleshed her out yet.

I don't have much experience with writing Cass, so I decided to do a bit of research on her yesterday, and wouldn't you know? I fell in love. 10/10. She didn't play a huge part in the pilot, but she will have a bigger one in the second episode, and there are a few things I think can or should be added so she doesn't feel too one-note.

There wasn't anyone who told me this, by the way. (In fact, I actually got some nice comments about her so thank you.) I just had it in the back of my mind while writing, and now that Cass is getting more screen time, I'm finding that my lack of knowledge might lead to mischaracterization.

SO TO COMBAT THIS, I MADE A GUIDE FOR MYSELF ON HOW TO WRITE CASS

Is this overkill? Probably Think of it as a silly headcanon list for my version of her. And I'm posting it here because I want your feedback before it's set in stone. (I know Cass isn't written well a lot, so this is my attempt to right these horrid wrongs.)

If you're going to give criticism, please be constructive. Tell me what you like or don't like. I'm all ears. Have fun :)

Writing Cass

(Btw I still gotta read Cass’s first Batgirl run by Kelley Puckett)

Has some sass, has a lot actually

Used to be awkward in social settings. she’s better at it when she’s with people so she can match their energy but she still prefers to just dip

Speaks in short-ish sentences, trying her best tho

I WILL BE ADDING THIS INTO THE PILOT, I JUST WANT TO KNOW TO WHAT DEGREE?? OR IS IT REALLY FINE

Mostly just relies on body language though

I WILL BE ADDING THIS INTO THE PILOT TOO, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ASL SCENE (BUT IT’S NOT REPLACING THE ASL)

also yes i know her using ASL isn't canon, it just works best for the scene, it would have been written the same whether she was in it or not, it is still a cute nod to fanon tho

Steph and Cass are extremely close BUT ALSO HAVE SEPARATE LIVES (I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STRESS THAT AND I AGREE)

Messy, low-key gross. Bad-ish hygiene but she’s good at looking put-together so only those close know this about her (this is just my headcanon)

Often forgets bigger words so she occasionally uses the wrong one, she ALSO mixes up proverbs but no one corrects her because 1: it’s cute and 2: they don’t want to discourage her from speaking with them more casually (also my headcanon)

Cass: So I pulled the door off its…*makes motion with hand*…metal books. Steph: Do you mean hinge— Cass: Metal books.

Dick: Well that was a surprise. I didn’t know The Penguin would be here. Cass, nodding: Well life gives you grapes Dick: Wut Cass: You make grape juice. Get on the same book, Nightwing

I'M ON THE FENCE ABOUT ADDING THIS ONE BECAUSE IDK LET ME KNOW PLEASE

Is a cinnamon bun AND a little shit, it’s a balancing act

Production: She’s Wayne’s darling Princess Cass: *will break your fingers*

She does appear behind the camera crew to scare them on purpose, she thinks it’s funny, she likes seeing them freak out

She is super competitive, but she's always like "Oh I'm not that competitive" *proceeds to be very competitive*

Because she isn't super confident in her writing or speaking (or just uncomfortable communicating without seeing the other person's body language) she prefers to Facetime or simply reply to texts with selfies of her reaction. It is a thing now. when you need an honest opinion about an outfit, text a photo to Cass. She will either give back a photo of a thumbs up or a photo of a grimace and some not-so-flattering emojis

Her princess persona is her public cover persona in this show, parallel to Bruce’s “Brucie” and Dick’s “born for the cameras” thing

Is surprisingly vocal (and sometimes snippy) about her distaste with things but she mostly gets a pass because her morals align best with Bruce’s

Is most snippy when her family uses methods other than violence when violence is clearly the faster option, god they're such pacifists

Tim: *trying carefully to pick a lock* Cass: Just break through the wall? Tim: We can’t do that. We’re trying not to be noticed. Cass: Wimp

Bruce: Cass, why did you have to dislocate that man’s shoulder? Cass: I put it back. Bruce: That’s not the point. Cass: Fine, I’ll dislocate it again.

Is the best fighter, none of this “oh she’s the best fighter so when people do win against her, it makes them look cooler” thing, shut tf up, she could break their bones (not important to the show ofc but I need to add this because it is important in general)

Horrible at drawing, wretched (again a headcanon but I did see someone else mention it somewhere)

Also bad at writing, refuses to study to improve out of principle (i.e. she told Babs she doesn’t need to and now she refuses to admit Babs was right)

(AND SIDE-HEADCANON IF SHE IS HORRIBLE AT WRITING AND ACTIVELY HATED STUDYING HER ALPHABET THEN WHAT IF LIKE ONE DAY SOMEONE SAYS “hey can you grab me one of these files from last week’s case, it’s under M” SHE’S LIKE “fuck you, how could you do this to me” WHILE SEARCHING FOR M OR MORE SIMPLY *throws something at them*)

That's all I have right now. If you'd like to give me any recommendations, please do. I can't promise I'll add in every single one because this show is still about the whole Batfam, not just her, but I want to do her justice, and that definitely involves more fine-tuning on my part

OKAY THAT'S ALL LOVE YOU BYE

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lollytea · 1 year

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in love with the fact the Halloween costumes haven't left (and Hunter's still in his wolf shirt). you'd think the crew would have them change into clothes more tonally appropriate for trying to stop the end of the world and having breakdowns and emotional conversations and personal revelations and catharsis but NOPE. sometimes scary/important shit happens when you are unprepared and aren't dressed for the occasion and you gotta deal with it!! unironically love that. they're KIDS, MAN!

I am so grateful honestly because their costumes fucking SLAP!!! Not an ugly fit in sight. And you're right, it really emphasises just how young and carefree they really are. Just a bunch of silly kids who who were torn away from their silly Halloween party and unexpectedly thrown into this madness.

Because I'm Like This, I've also been thinking a lot about the symbolism of their outfits since TTT aired. I'm probably reaching and none of this was unintentional but it's still fun to think about.

Gus, dressed as Captain Avery, the protagonist of the awesome Human Realm book that helped him cope with missing his Dad. The book with the line "We'll find a way back. We have to." A line that apparently stuck with Gus enough that he immediately made the connection once Hunter said it. I like to think the resilient hopeful tone of Cosmic Frontier was something that helped Gus keep his spirits up.

Not to mention that it's Sci-Fi, something that is so distinctively human. Gus, the boy who has defined himself as a passionate human enthusiast, whose dream is to become an ambassador to their Realm, is gonna shine in the final episode wearing a symbol of all his enduring optimism and passion and imagination.

Willow is a peculiar case. She is, ironically, a girl who was once considered half a witch now wearing a big loud declaration that she is, in fact, a witch in full. And then some!! It's not in the same vein that Luz and Amity are dressed as magic girl-esque witches. Willow's got the whole ooky spooky cackling and spiderwebs kinda witch vibe. Well, to be specific, it's a bit of a witch/devil hybrid.

Like let's get it out of the way, she looks like Evelyn. The stripey tights, the jagged skirt, the fact that her costume was originally meant to be red, just like the witchy cutout that hung above them during the hayride. Although only the last episode will tell if anything is gonna come from this. Maybe it's just a coincidence. But I think it's very interesting that she's dressed as a stereotypical reflection of how the Human Realm views witches/demons. And then there's Belos, a human man who is defined by his black and white perception of witches as the scum of the earth. He believes they're wild, they're evil, they're dangerous, they're monstrous. Which, at first glance, doesn't represent Willow at all. But then FTF happens, and the viewer is reminded that Willow's magic can be unstable. That she can be dangerous. She can be monstrous.

However, there's also that little W patch on her arm, reminding us that she may be a witch but she's also a silly girl named Willow wearing a personalised Halloween costume. She's not defined by being dangerous. She's so much more than that. She's full witch Willow and she's going out with a bang.

Amity is dressed as Hecate, Azura's rival turned friend turned heavily wlw coded best friend (I guess???), which obviously mirrors Amity's own role when the story initially began. There's a bit of significance linked to the Azura books and what they mean to Amity. Namely, from Lost in Language, when her chilly exterior began to crack. Her secret hideaway in the library was discovered, which acts as a representation of the person that she really is, but desperately tries to hide. And, on full display, was the Azura books. She had all but one, which Luz allowed her borrow. The missing piece that set Amity's whole motivation to change into motion.

That book was the tentative olive branch between her and Luz. And, with Luz's influence, it kickstarted her journey into becoming a better person, taking control of her own life, cutting toxic relationships, repairing others, etc. It's possible that Amity wouldn't be the kind and happy girl she is today without the Azura books. So, her diving into the finale while representing those books is very sweet. Also....I love her Hecate outfit. Its SOOOOOO pretty. The boots, the dress, the celestial aesthetic!!! Serve!!!!

I feel like I don't need to go that in depth about the significance of Hunter's costume. We all get it. He discovered Cosmic Frontier when he was struggling to come to terms with his status as a grimwalker, which severely clouded his sense of identity. Hunter not only connected with O'Bailey, but it gave him the opportunity to see a representation of a thing he hated about himself from a more empathetic perspective. Hunter accepted O'Bailey, Hunter loved O'Bailey, Hunter became obsessed with O'Bailey. The book was probably a big stepping stone in accepting himself. Hunter cannot ignore the fact that he's a grimwalker. He can't sweep it under the rug. But he can embrace it. As somebody who is tied to the legacy of Caleb Wittebane against his will, it must be comforting to feel like he can latch on to a cool space hero, rather than an anonymous witch hunter from 400 years ago.

Hunter's sense of identity is very important to his arc. So, the T-shirt is also very fitting. Hunter's gonna have his final confrontation Belos, who constructed him as a doll of someone else, while wearing the wolf T-shirt he personalized himself and a homemade O'Bailey costume. Because his name is Hunter and Hunter loves wolves, sewing and Cosmic Frontier.

And Luz....man. I feel like there's SO MUCH significance to Luz ending this story dressed as the Good Witch Azura and I don't even think I can do it justice. It's like....that's her. Azura means everything to her. It's shaped her into the person she is today. The Good Witch Azura is the reason Luz loves magic. And if Luz didn't love magic, she never would have stayed in the Demon Realm. It brought her closer to Amity. It's what inspired her to read and write and draw and imagine and create. It's an outlet for all her passion for stories. It was the thing that comforted her and brought her genuine hapiness during the darkest point in her entire life. It reminds her just how much Manny loved her. It reminds her just how much she loves Manny.

Luz is a character who is defined by all this relentless love and almost all of it can be linked back to Azura. Fiction, art, magic, family. She's a kid who has endured so much pain but she has such a capacity for appreciating the eccentricities of the world around her. She's full of light.

It's worth noting that Luz began the story having a hard time differentiating fantasy from reality. As such, using the Azura universe as a form of escapism was a little unhealthy. However, that's not the case anymore. Luz has matured into a much wiser person, but that doesn't mean she has to let go of her love for fantasy stories. She's found this perfect balance where she can accept the world as it is, while still being able to indulge in her storybooks in a healthy way. I don't think Azura will ever stop being an important aspect of her life.

Luz is carrying the memory of Manny with her until the finale. She's weird and she has always been loved for being weird and once this is all over, she'll keep being weird and she'll keep being loved for it.

#*rambles senselessly* yknow???

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aprillikesthings · 1 month

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I think I finally have the energy for more rewatch

We're on the home stretch now folks

*cries*

s5 ep9 An Ill Wind

Me when I started doing this nearly two months ago: oh my god I can't do this for every episode it'll take me MONTHS to watch them all I want is to refresh my memory of the show enough to write my damn fic

Me now, having done this for Yes, Every Fucking Episode: I'm not ready for the show to be over ;_; Also I am devastatingly obsessed with Catra and learned I have a specific kink I didn't know the name of before and I keep practicing eyeliner like every night so I can cosplay Catra :D

ahahahah oh god

also from here on out I am going to not read the synopses

(I didn't do that for most of the episodes anyway tbh)

Glimmer can teleport relatively far distances with multiple people again but Catra is NOT a fan

also they're toUCHING

Adora, looking into the woods: hey come look at this

Catra: *still suppressing puking from some form of motion sickness caused by teleportation*

oh they find the empty torn up camp

Glimmer: maybe they went to Bright Moon or Mystacor? Catra: dude you know they could all be chipped so maybe we should be careful Glimmer: oh you don't trust princesses? Adora: Catra's right Catra: *grins in satisfaction*

just look at her

the fuckin. lack of subtlety here. as always. *chef's kiss*

("ugh they didn't HAVE to be so obvious don't you think it's Too Much" listen I've literally seen people who've watched Arcane be surprised to find out that people are shipping Vi and Caitlyn. "Really? I didn't think that was romantic." You didn't? Did we watch the same fucking show??? The one where those two have romantic tension so thick you could carve it with a KNIFE? The one where they had an overdramatic breakup scene in the rain even tho they hadn't kissed or anything? The one where they lay on Caitlyn's bed and talked about Vi's past while making significant eye contact and holding hands and Caitlyn pet Vi's face? That scene where they hug on the bridge and Vi does that like, face pet thing before walking off and they're clearly both in AGONY at being separated?! Are you really that fucking oblivious??? Jesus H Christ. Yes She-Ra made it SUPER OBVIOUS because some people are BAD AT PICKING UP THIS SHIT also She-Ra is aimed at kids and they haven't learned subtlety. Arcane was aimed at adults.)

no really I've seen people express surprise that people think they're going to be a couple. when that ^ was after they'd known each other like two hours

(seriously tho, if you can handle violence (there's a LOT ngl, it is not a show for kids) then you should watch Arcane, the people who make it have made it pretty clear that it's gonna be canon, and the next season is out in November; but also leaving shipping aside it's just REALLY, REALLY GOOD)

ANYWAY back to other animated lesbians

lol Glimmer teleports them all again without warning and Catra really does look like she's gonna hurl

And Erelandia ain't looking so good, oops

(but also yes Adora helped Catra up again)

intro is the same as the last episode

AHAHAH a dozen planets are rebelling against Horde Prime he's so pissed. And they apparently all mention She-Ra

yeah I am again surprised at how much of the actual plot I forgot lol (but I remembered that Glimmer liked to sneak into the kitchen to eat cake with her hands. Y'know. Important things.)

given his tiny facial reactions I think that's Hordak-Hordak. Our Hordak. Not the Wrong Hordak. I think.

once again I ask myself: where did y'all get those outfits

Entrapta teaches Wrong Hordak how to wink and it's so cute. I also love that she explains what it means--because I'm sure she had to consciously learn it, too: "It signals unspoken intent behind my words. In this case, our mutual deception of the Horde. Now you try."

awww

but yeah everyone in town is terrified and won't talk to them, and especially doesn't want to talk about any princesses

"should I buy property here?"

"...go team."

C'MON THAT WAS FUNNY, GUYS

Also, note to self, Melog definitely understands human speech--they split up, Catra is told to stick with Entrapta and Melog (and Catra frowns at this, just barely) and Adora tells Melog to keep them safe and it does a little noise of affirmation. (wait is Melog a he or a she or a they?)(fan wiki says it's an it but dang I feel weird using "it")

Okay so the scene where Glimmer, Adora, and Bow hide in a shop and then end up arguing with the shopkeeper is like, fascinating on multiple levels

Because on the one hand: I can't blame the townspeople for just keeping their head down and trying to get out alive. On the other hand, reporting them to the Horde isn't cool; they could just pretend not to be suspicious of these guys; there are in fact lots of places on the spectrum between "actively collaborating with one's oppressors" and "mounting a full-scale armed rebellion."

But on the other other hand I also think it's interesting that Adora's the only one of the three who's like "nah dude just let these people live their lives omg," something about Adora having lived in an oppressive environment for her whole childhood maybe

poor Adora someone get her an ibuprofen

Anyway Spinerella found them ack

Also Melog steals an apple for Catra, just magically takes it from someone's basket and into Catra's hand, which implies they're communicating non-verbally more than just moods, though I suppose "hungry, that apple looks good" is a mood

speaking of things that would make ANYone motion sick--

(Adora is saying it) Catra's right there, dude. You spent the last four seasons fighting her. lol.

Oh I paused it too soon lol Catra says this line:

LOLOL

Back on Horde Prime's ship, Hordak keeps looking at the chip thing Entrapta gave him and gets caught by Prime, whoopsie

oh hey, lore: Horde Prime can't access ALL the memories in his previous bodies without going into them, and he keeps his old bodies around in that green goo, that's fucking weird and gross, anyway he plugs a connection into his old body

Horde Prime: "The First Ones sought a new source of power of ancient worlds. Why? Why bend themselves to the whims of magic and myth?"

Poor Hordak has flashbacks to Entrapta and the Fright Zone. Mostly Entrapta. Including a moment of her looking at him fondly--I think it's the moment when she says "Imperfection is beautiful."

Horde Prime: "The fools took their secrets with them when they died. But I will find another way."

(I've seen a fan discussion suggest that there aren't actually any First Ones left--that when Light Hope made it so Adora came through the portal, the portal itself went back in time. I like that explanation in part because it means in my fic I don't have to figure out why Adora doesn't go looking for her birth family. Which tbh most fic-writers don't worry about anyway lol.)

Back with the rebellion, poor Catra is once again trying not to lose her lunch because they've all teleported.

And Netossa is like WTF IS THAT BITCH DOING HERE

Melog doesn't like that

Adora: "It's a long story, but she's with us now" Netossa: "...really??" (Catra in the background: hisses)

BAHAHA and then Netossa spots Wrong Hordak and they have to explain, no that one's with us, too 😬

But yeah p much the entire rebellion has been chipped except like Netossa and Perfuma

Adora and Bow have a guilt trip about having been gone for so long (...to rescue the queen! and also Catra)

and Catra's remembering what it's like to be chipped :(

Glimmer gives them all a ra-ra little speech

Adora just makes the sword appear in her hand without transforming lol that's cool

but they're doing the "I'm in" "yeah me too!" thing and

like, on dates?

(lol)

yayyy

Anyway the team heads back to Erelandia and starts kicking some ass

there's a great moment when Catra's like "you go deal with Spinnerella we'll take care of the bots" and Adora says "be careful" and Catra grins and says "always am!" like ma'am that is a LIE

Spinnerella is torturing some poor villager, and Netossa is worried her wife isn't still "in there"

Adora would know. From literal, personal experience. ;_;

She transforms into She-Ra and Netossa literally does a whistle of appreciation and says, "New look?" and She-Ra grins back. And somehow that is, like. Super queer. Like literally just one lesbian to another, in a flirty-but-not kinda way. Like I have *had* those interactions, where the underlying meaning is "I know we're each in a relationship, so I'm not actually hitting on you; but as one queer woman to another I want you to know that I see what you're putting out there and I like it." It's one of the best things??????

Netossa gives a little speech to Spinnerella about how she loves her and Spinnerella actually comes back for a few seconds ;_; but then she's gone again, but She-Ra and Netossa convince her to disappear for a while at least? And the locals rejoice.

And Catra would know. ;_; (She rubs the back of her neck after saying this.)

Anyway word gets back to Horde Prime that She-Ra is back on Etheria :D and he's so fucking pissed he's going to go there

...and Hordak spends a long moment looking at that chip from Entrapta again

They go to where the rebellion is actually hiding out, Glimmer and Catra recognize it

and I'M BLANKING ON WHY THEY'RE REACTING THIS WAY HELP seriously I have spent like ten minutes trying to figure it out, I don't think they talked about it while on Horde Prime's ship? Fuck!! IF YOU KNOW PLZ TELL ME

Any Perfuma ties them up and makes sure they're not chipped and then it's Happy Reunion Time with everyone :D

Adora to Catra: it's time for you to meet everyone Catra: are you sure??

I got that one without trying I didn't know it was coming lololol I was trying to get a shot of Catra looking hopeful

poor thing

Adora: long story but she's with us now!!!

Adora (well, as She-Ra) gives them all a little pep talk

ANNND EPISODE OVER

and I don't have time to do another one tonight and I won't have time tomorrow until like after 6:30pm aaaaaaugh

ON THE UPSIDE I only work two days this upcoming week.

Because it's Holy Week. I'm going to be in church like every day starting Wednesday and twice a couple of days ahahaha including an hour in the middle of the night on Thursday.

It is DEEPLY HILARIOUS to me that I'm going to end up watching the last episodes of She-Ra mere days before Easter. Like I literally have four left. Assuming I watch one tomorrow, I could end up watching the next one Tuesday night and watching the last two BEFORE GOING TO CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY how tf am I gonna focus for SHIT lolol

#april rewatches spop #an ill wind

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dysfunctionalaliens · 2 years

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Stephen King, best romance writer ever -Nancy Wheeler

Pairing: Nancy Wheeler x Female Reader

Summary: You can’t keep your eyes off of Nancy as you and the others travel the upside down. Eddie notices and decides to give you a shove, just like any best friend would. Who knew Stephen King was the master of romance?

Warnings: slight slight Angst, Fluff, Humor, a budding love, Eddies potty mouth, Eddie being a wingman, Stephen King’s novels, them ugly bats of the upside down, and slight spoilers to season 4 episode 7 (You’ll know what I mean)

A/N: So I haven’t uploaded on Tumblr in years since I was thirteen, this is my first step back into it. I’m super rusty with this. If my writing style is odd, its just that I’m used to writing on Ao3 and haven’t written like this in years. I’m not used to writing this way/have an odd writing style so apologies in advance! I loved the new season and loved how Nancy looked in it, her outfits were amazing. I’m also figuring out how I want my layout to be so if I switch a-lot of things I apologize. Also! My requests are open so if you enjoyed this, don’t be shy to request anything.

Word count: 942 words

You scowl as you step over a vine, keeping the mindset of the mentioned ‘Hivemind’ Nancy and Steve mentioned. You ignore the noise of disgust from Eddie behind you as you all march forward.

Unable to look at the repeating sights surrounding you like a looming shadow, you instead let your gaze wonder until it landed on the familiar head of hair that was none other than Nancy Wheeler.

Now you weren’t sure when your feelings for Nancy first started. You thought maybe it started when she smiled at you in the hallways between classes, or maybe when she once sat beside you during lunch and asked about the novel you were reading.

At first you mistook the butterflies in your stomach for dislike towards the girl but after seeing her and Steve Harrington kiss in the hallways one morning, and the staircase of emotions that followed after, you quickly realized what it really was.

You realized it wasn’t hatred, hell it wasn’t even annoyance or distrust.

It was a crush, a rapidly growing one.

For weeks, you spent hours upon hours laying in your bed trying to wrap your mind around the fact of liking Nancy Wheeler. Anytime you weren’t lounging around thinking about the dark-haired woman, you were instead screaming into your pillow. Screaming about the fact that you would never be with her, that she would never look at you the way she used to look at Steve. Or the way she would look at Jonathan.

“Jesus, trying to burn a hole into Wheeler or what?” Eddie asks, dragging you out of your thoughts.

“I am not!” You denied as you stepped over another vine. The man gives a snort of disbelief at your words. “Anyone can see that you are. Hell those creepy fucking bat things can probably even see you.” Instead of speaking, you instead choose to sharply elbow Eddie who in return does it back.

“I’m simply..observing.” Your voice drops to a whisper as you speak, your eyes finding Nancy’s form once more.

Eddie followed your gaze for a moment before giving a dramatic groan. “Why don’t you just ask her to hang out. I’m sure Wheeler won't bite- wait she might. Scratch that.” You shake your head in disbelief at the man’s words.

“Are you Insane? One wrong thing and I'll be the freak of the town- no offense.” Eddie waves a hand at your words, which you take as a sign to continue on your rant. “Last time I checked; she likes boys. Boys like Steve. Boys like Jonathan. Not girls. If I get to close and end up freaking her out, the entire town will flip. She might let me down gently but she might tell someone.”

For once, Eddie is quiet. So quiet it almost unnerves you. The noises from the upside down surrounding you are almost more comforting than the silent mullet having man. “Eddie?” You dare to ask.

“Punch me later.” You raise an eyebrow at his words. “Pardon me?” You utter in confusion as you watch Eddie motion to give him a moment before awkwardly jogging forward and taping Nancy on the shoulder.

They seem to talk for a moment before Nancy motioned for you to come towards her. Ignoring the sweat beginning to form on your palms from nerves, you almost robotically moved forward until you were walking beside her.

“So, Eddie told me you have something to ask me?” Nancy asks quietly as you both step over a vine.

For a split moment, the idea of throwing Eddie to the bats of the upside down sounded pleasant. Hell to you, it almost sounded therapeutic in a way. You mentally made the note that if the upside down didn’t get Eddie, you would.

“Uh…Uh…” You cringe at the sound of you fumbling over your words as you feel embarrassment begin to creep up your spine.

“Stephen King! Did you ever read that book I recommended to you?” You ignore the butterflies in your stomach as you rub your hands on your jeans, trying to ease your screaming nerves.

“I bought it but never got around to it. I assume you have read more of his work since you gave me the recommendation?” She asks, turning her gaze onto you.

“Yeah, I have! I’ve read like Salem’s Lot, Night Shift, The Shining..I’m reading through Cujo at the moment. It’s about this dog and just, I won’t spoil it for you.” Your voice dies down to a whisper as you speak.

Nancy gives a chuckle at your words. You expect her to return her gaze forward but she instead continues to stare at you.

“Do you think..that when this is dealt with, that we could maybe..I don’t know..” She trails off, sounding almost shy.

You stare at her in shock, never expecting to live long enough to see Nancy Wheeler shy.

“We could?” You ask.

“We could rent some of the movies. Family Video might have them and I swear if we watch the movies, you could lend me the books after.” Nancy’s voice was a bit shaky but clear.

“I’d like that.” You whisper to her with a smile.

Nancy mirrors the smile as you both stare at one another, barely reacting in time as you both almost step on a vine.

You both stabilize yourselves before laughing quietly to each other.

“Fuck yeah.” Eddie pumps his fist into the air, watching you two talk among each other while Steve and Robin share a look of confusion. “I did that.”

“Did what?”

No response followed from Eddie as he instead continued to walk forward

“Eddie what did you do?”

#nancy wheeler #nancy wheeler x reader #nancy wheeler fanfic #nancy wheeler fanfiction #nancy wheeler imagines #nancy x female reader #nancy wheeler x you #stranger things #stranger things fanfiction #stranger things imagine #stranger things x reader #eddie munson #steve harrington #robin buckley

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wigglebox · 2 years

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i surface from time to time waving the chuck won theory flag and i’m back again babeyyyyy

*the following is an utter denial of that heaven endgame and that cas is there so if you don’t agree with that then this post may not be for you!

Let’s talk about this shot.

This shot... makes me feral. Especially knowing 15x04 was the first episode they shot for the season.

This shot is why I just cannot accept the fact that they are actually in Heaven, nor that Cas is there.

Let’s start here. The fireplace mantle.

This mantle is like an adult toy shelf. We’ve already been in Becky’s space where she’s creating things that are like “toys”. They’re models, sets, other merch items. But here, it’s all decoration. You have funko pop stuff action figures — toys. It’s all toys up there. It’s a toy shelf.

While they’re talking about Chuck getting his motivation and inspiration back, he takes the little Sam one down, fiddles with it, and puts it back in the opposite direction.

There is also some Cas ones up there.

It’s a toy shelf.

A lot of folks will say that the presence of Cas at that Road House means he’s in Heaven, but in my one on one with Misha he said that Jimmy was supposed to be dressed as Cas.

To me, this plays into the theory that Chuck just cannot control Cas whatsoever and it’s only gotten worse as time goes on. He can’t even create a fake Cas. The only way to do so is to pull over his vessel who’s in Heaven and dress him like Cas. The last time we saw Jimmy he was not wearing the coat and tie. So putting him in this outfit would have really signaled to us that something is wrong.

More on that in a bit. Stick a pin in that. It’s a big reason why I don’t believe Cas is with Dean by the end, nor do I want him to be.

But going back to the toy shelf — look at this at the end.

I always forget her family photo is on this toy shelf.

In talking with friends about the Chuck Won theory, I use the metaphor of Chuck putting Dean and Sam up on the ‘toy shelf’ bc he’s done playing with them. Much like this toy shelf here.

But that does not mean they’re dead. And this family portrait up there is why.

Chuck by the end of the episode Thanos’ed Becky’s family and then her. But before he dusts her, they have this exchange:

BECKY: No! The kids.

CHUCK: Oh, don’t worry. They’re not dead. They’re just away.

Sam and Dean aren’t dead, they’re just away. They’re put back up on the shelf. Chuck is done with them.

The shelf itself? The Empty.

My poor friends have had to listen to me ramble and rant about this theory that Chuck and The Empty were working together, and that’s how Chuck managed to get the plot going in his favor.

This right here is why I think that.

The Chess Board TM

Right now the game is not in play. Everyone is set at their starting positions, where they know to be. The position that esablishes their role. Chuck at this point in the narrative doesn’t know where to go or how to start in that direction, so the game is not yet in motion.

But there’s a chessboard regardless right in the foreground of the shot [thanks jackles] and that’s another metaphor I keep mumbling about to my poor friends.

If the toy shelf is The Empty, then the chess board is Chuck’s plan; his game.

In constantly thinking about the Chuck Won theory, I think about who’s left on the field — and no one is.

Chuck managed to get rid of every threat against him by the end of the show. And, if he’s in cahoots with The Empty, then he knows about Cas’ deal. He knows he can’t tell Cas what to do, but he can put Cas in a situation that’d force him to act.

So now we got:

Billie — who already didn’t like the brothers, Dean in particular all that much, antagonized against Dean after Dean hits her with the thingy thing she has idk I can’t spell it. Chuck starts dusting people, Dean thinks it’s her. They have a forced hostile relationship, thus putting Dean in a lot of danger. Chuck knows the only way to contain her is to get the Empty down there to get her but there’s no way to do that — unless —

Cas — Putting Dean in a situation where his life is in danger like that would automatically cause Cas to respond. Chuck may not be able to control him but ‘too much heart’ was always Cas’ problem, and while it’s a strength it’s also a weakness that can be exploited at times. So, put Dean in a position where he’s about to die, Cas is going to call The Empty down to get Billie and sacrifice himself in order to save Dean.

So now Chuck got rid of two threats and they’re gonna be kept there by The Empty who’s working with him.

Jack — The Empty, working with Chuck, is leading Billie on a little bit with this plan that Jack can be Thee Solution TM but here’s how to do it. However, the plan wasn’t actually to defeat Chuck, it was to prime a vessel for him. If you can’t beat Jack, join him — by... possessing him. In my opinion, this season was about preparing Jack to be a vessel, not to defeat Chuck. Why I think this is because Jack had a monolouge at the end of 1519, but the ‘villain’ in 15x20, Jenny, had 8 words. Jack to Chuck is the villain. But also, ironically, Chuck is the villain to OUR protagonists, and Chuck also knows that. So Jack-Chuck got the monologue, and said ‘Chuck [myself] wrote himself into the narrative, that was his mistake.’ So essentially, Chuck nabbed himself a new ride and is off to the races.

Amara — Chuck appealed to her sense of love for humanity and this idea of love as a weakness in general and basically silver tongued his way into getting her to join up with him. How on earth did the boys defeat Chuck when he’s literally at full power now? But anyways.

Michael — I don’t think Michael was AS big of a threat but likely Chuck knew that Michael could be talked into doing the right thing by Adam. But literally just in case as an insurance policy, he feeds Michael and pulls down Lucifer to feed to Jack so Jack can get strengthened up. Adam, his moral compass, is also gone, making it easier.

Dean, Sam — Just... put them back on the toy shelf. They believe they defeated the bad guy, and just go back to life as normal. Almost way too normal. Like a deep regression. Get Dean out of the way first bc his death was always going to be tragic bc Chuck likes that shit. Sam can live his little life or whatever and then he can bite the big one and go join Dean and they have no idea that they aren’t, actually, in Heaven or reality at all.

So that’s the chessboard cleared, and Chuck’s calling Check Mate.

*another side tangent — a lot of folks write off 15x01 to 15x03 but if you take into consideration what was going on, in a broad sense, you get a bunch of souls, trapped in a bubble, trying to escape. And wouldn’t that just be fitting for a continuation?

Some other things I wanted to note:

I don’t believe Cas is in heaven. For one thing, narrative wise, makes no sense. There’s no Empty rescue, there’s no reason to believe he got out on his own. The Empty CAN hold humans, they just don’t default to The Empty. But Billie threatened to throw them in there so — The Empty can hold humans so even Cas’ fading grace wouldn’t have had an impact. In all the times Cas has died we have had to wait a very long time to see him again. There’s just one time, the season 5 finale, where we didn’t. Otherwise: Season 4-5 hiatus, Season 7, Season 7-8 hiatus, season 12-13 hiatus and subsequent episodes etc etc. To me, bringing Cas back for 15x20 kind of dulls the impact of 1518 which was just one episode prior. There’s just 15x19 between them [and no even if there was a 22-23 episode season it’s still not enough time]. There’s no effort made to get him. Plot beat wise, it makes literally no sense for him to just magically appear like haha hey waddup it’s ya boi skinny penis

But also, going along with the Chuck Won theory — Bobby had said that ‘Cas helped’ Jack fix up Heaven. How... in the fuck... did Jack get Cas out of The Empty? How. The Empty hates HATES both of them. ABSOLUTELY Hates them.

Also, Jack said basically he was going to be hands off, and I’d imagine that includes plucking people down from The Empty.

However, you know who does pluck people out of The Empty? Chuck. Though no, I don’t think Chuck took Cas out of The Empty either.

But also, The Empty is loud! Everything is awake! We have no reason to believe it’s not because we weren’t given evidence that anything happened up there. Where we left off was: Cas and Billie taken ALIVE to The Empty which is awake and loud now. Nothing else.

And Jack MADE it loud. The Empty hates Jack, The Empty hates that Cas keeps getting away — they’re not going to just walk in and walk out.

So that made no sense to me.

But also on another note: In 15x02 they managed to sneak in that VERY pointed and thematic line of “You asked what about this is real? We are” from Cas.

Cas is the ONLY one who has escaped the narrative. It’s why Chuck hates him so much. Cas is the beacon of ‘real’. He’s the truth, he’s the antithesis of Chuck. He’s the Free Will guy and Chuck is the Puppet Strings Guy.

The reason why, if the Chuck Won theory is correct, I don’t want Cas in “Heaven” is because I don’t want Dean to ever EVER EVER question if Cas is real or not. I don’t want him, if Cas is rescued and they all live happily ever after, to constantly be worried at night that he’s still locked up somewhere and whatever is happening isn’t actually happening.

Cas has to remain this beacon of truth. Chuck can’t recreate him or make an imitation. Cas has to be able to exist as someone Dean can look at and go ‘Real’. So if Chuck Won is correct, and they’re really not in heaven and it’s all a mirage to placate the boys, then I don’t want Cas there.

I don’t want Cas, The Truth, Reality, to ever be anything other than that.

#other things to note: El Sol beer and Dean commenting on it for like the first time?? i think ever???#The concert was for us not for dean #dean doesn't give any more of a shit about kansas than he does any other 70s band #that's not his favorite band #also in 15x04 chuck spikes the lense twice before he gets his inspiration #anyway this has been brought to you by vyvanse and caffiene #don't do drugs kiddos yayyyy #long post #spn meta #spn spec #all of this to say is that i think in the prequel dean is in this 'heaven' before sam gets there and is pulling on the thread #and wouldn't it just be great that leading into the continuation we get the shot from the bridge but as soon as the cameras are 'off' the #colors go back to gray and blue and dean's like we got work to do #bc he figured it all out WOO #okay i have to go burn this energy off #also like — i know people like the cas is in heaven thing and like the heaven thing #and this isn't to diminish that but to just kind put my thots on paper #or a blog post lol #i know it's sad to think that cas an dean may be apart. but i think maybe bc i'm such a continuation truther #i don't think it'd be like that forever anyway #idk #15x20 felt like dark night of the soul #and not a final thing

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tokiro07 · 6 months

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Undead Unluck ep.5 thoughts

[Don't Ya Wanna See UMA Clothes on Me?]

(Contents: Animation, griping)

Admittedly, I think this was the weakest episode so far, but that's to be expected since this was pretty much entirely a set-up episode and not one that really required too much allocation of budget

I still would have liked a bit more energy to it, though; while Apocalypse had that really cool moment when the Quests were being listed with the stylistic dark flames, Apocalypse himself had pretty stiff movements that, as I am always dreading, just looked like stills from the manga given animation cycles rather than being full bespoke animations

Clothes kind of had that too once his face came out, though I will say I really liked seeing how much difficulty it had forming into a cohesive outfit at first. I really got the feeling that he was trying to properly take shape but just didn't know how to do it

The Union's introduction was also somewhat lackluster, but that might just be because I've been building it up in my head for so long, a weakness that I've been anticipating for the last fouryearsandananime. I think other people won't have this issue, and newcomers especially will probably just accept it at face value as a cool moment where we're meeting the cast that we'll come to know and love later, but I think that the anime didn't quite go as far with making that scene its own as it could have. I liked that we actually got everyone's names and a brief preview of the fact that we don't know what their abilities are yet, but I think there must have been a better way to build hype for them than just...counting them one at a time

What I'm especially disappointed with, though...UMA Eat's intro was really lame!!! Burn was all shadowy, Sean had a little cutscene, Language was a bit more stylized and showed off what the language unification would look like, and we even got a little preview of Unrepair, but...Eat was just...mouths...floating...they weren't even actually chewing the food!!! I wanted the mouths to emerge from the darkness and start voraciously devouring whatever they could find, to show us a bit more than the manga since it's a UMA we'll likely never actually see, but...somehow it gave us less! It's such a minor little gripe, but it's indicative of what I don't like about a lot of anime adaptations - even if it's in isolation and other things took precedence, I still want an anime adaptation to actually bring the material to life! And that felt like the director or the animators or someone decided that that was a moment that wasn't important enough to bring to life!

Sure, it was a tiny moment, and sure, if something else needed the budget something needed to be trimmed down, but STILL! Even if it was just a little chewing motion, that would have been better than the mouths vaguely bobbing up and down! I'll likely forget about it by the time the next episode comes out, and it certainly won't color my interpretation of the rest of the series (not on its own, anyway), but in the moment it's disappointing to see

Oh, I also don't love that Shaft David Pro keeps clearing every non-Negator out of every scene. Andy and Fuuko being alone in a closed restaurant is really strange, and means that Andy can't make a point of ordering a third glass of vodka to represent Gina. Sure, it lets Fuuko cry louder since she doesn't need to be mindful of anyone, and the candlelit dinner is a bit more striking visually, but I feel that something is lost in having every scene take place in wide open, lifeless vignettes

I hate that I have so little good to say about this episode. I don't want to give the impression that I had a bad time, it's just that so few of the good parts were good in a way that was unique to the rest of the series so far, so I don't really feel any need to discuss them. They weren't novel, but the complaints are pretty specific, so I ended up focusing pretty much solely on them

To keep from giving too negative of an impression, I'll close by saying that I think it's good for an episode like this to happen; as a lower stakes, less bombastic episode, the surrounding episodes will feel so much more impactful, and with what's to come, this is a well appreciated chance to breathe

#undead unluck #fouryearsandananime #4y1a reviews #uu anime

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sy5starplaty · 1 year

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Ted Lasso 3.10 live blog...

Ooh, I knew Nate would lose something with that choice to defy Rupert... has he departed on his own terms or was he fired?

Love Sky Sports doing the exposition, though.

Ted: "Bumbercatch, you're Swiss?" Moe: "Yeah, look at me."

"Godspeed, or whatever your deity chooses to self-medicate with." - I'll have to remember that one.

LOL... Dani is a completely different person when he's playing for his country. Love it.

tedbecca... NOT talking about periods. :D

Oh, there's added Trent, who is excellent at girl talk.

DON'T BE INVOLVED IN A SUPER LEAGUE! IT'S WHAT DESTROYED AUSTRALIA'S RUGBY LEAGUE CODE!

Rebecca has Rupie down as "The Devil".

Nate: "Am I an idiot?" Jade: "Sometimes, yes."

Oh, he quit. Good.

And... yep. Jack's revenge or something. This has been a let down of a storyline for Keeley. Only good part of it is Barbara.

Why you wearing red again Ted? Is it another String of Fate episode?

Go away, Rupert!

YAY PHOEBE'S MOM IS THE SAME DOCTOR AS FROM "MAN CITY”!

And... wait, Jamie's here? Oh, Roy talks about him all the time?

Wait... the shirt is tiny. Did Roy just fill out more? Or was there laundry-related shrinkage involved?

Honestly, I do love seeing Roy dumbfounded.

Jamie: "Your sister is fit." Roy: "I will cut your eyes out." *Jamie laughs*

Edwin Akufo does revenge too.

Billionaires be crazy.

Aw, Keeley... going through the motions of losing your job.

Higgins with the hot tea in his lap again... I don't think he's having any more kids.

A Mae & Keeley scene. We've never had one of those before, have we? Ooh, this is quite interesting. And informative... and this is the last season or is a 4th likely? Because I needs me some more Mae&Keeley time.

LIGHTNING, YOU SAY?

ROY'S WALKING IN WITH HIS SHIRT FROM PHOEBE, ISN'T HE? BRILLIANT.

Laughing Liam!

Text from Rebecca: "Are you alive? Text 'no' if dead." IDK but that sounds like a thing Ted might say.

Mexico vs Canada... Dani, wow. I hope you're super apologetic later.

WELL... THERE'S THE CLEAREST SIGN I'VE EVER SEEN. GREEN MATCHBOOK AND GREEN SOLDIER. I think we were right tedbecca fandom... *squees*

Roy's had enough of the tie-dye now that Keith is sporting one too.

Hey, now. You don't just ditch a Phoebe present. There's a good lad. Come back for it.

Rebecca gearing herself up for this meeting, and... little girl! I wonder if that's the "Dutch girl" from the callout being re-used for a much better purpose.

Roy wearing Phoebe's shirt at her school.

Ms Bowen: "I like cleaning up a mess. Hope it didn't cause too much damage." Roy: "Fuuuuuudddge."

Barbara in casual wear. "Juicy"... Now I really want my crackship of Jamie/Barbara.

60 quid snowglobe? Keeley.

Nate's... searching for who he used to be?

And Roy's buying something?

Oh... violin, Nate? I could never do the shaky hand thing. I was in an orchestra that had concerts - I was in first violins too! But I grew to hate playing it, so I stopped at 13yo. Moved onto clarinet... which was tough on my lips & lungs more than my arms & neck. Now can't play any instrument due to my disability. Piano maybe, if I had the energy.

Yay, Rebecca, with the voiceover! Also, she's completely right.

And... she somehow got through to Rupert. On this matter, anyway.

And... thank you Mr Shelley for FINALLY apologising. Nate'll be able to talk to Ted properly now (but I also need him to make amends with Will).

And... I knew Rupert would try that, but Rebecca has well & truly moved on from you Devil.

FINALLY ROY&KEELEY TIME.

Lovely apology letter, Roy. But, yeah, your hand-writing is... way too tiny.

Wait, Keeley's walking out of frame... to Roy?

Happy Shelley Family Time.

Change of outfit... who's at Keeley's door? REBECCA!

They talking, and talking, and... oh, Roy's there in a dressing gown. Guess they're back on.

Will! And... he's walking in to find everything's already done. I HOPE that's because Nate's done it for him & is making amends... But also, how did he get in there?

A bit of lavender on the note.

I understand he can't quite face him yet (or Ted for that matter)... but THANK YOU NATE.

AND BARBARA'S BACK!

And everyone's back... and Dani? Ok. No apologies there. He's just one of those Jekyll/Hyde characters.

Is that Keith's shirt, Roy?

AND... MORE TEDBECCA!

Sitting very close... and she's wearing PINK!

And then blasting tea at Ted's face like he did with the sparkling water at the end of s1.

Y'know, this means they've basically kissed now.

#Ted Lasso spoilers #tedbecca #Ted Lasso #this episode appeared to be bringing closure to a few storylines #still have a few more to go #(oh and this post has a little history about me too - musical instrument wise)

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tobiasdrake · 1 month

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Here we go again. Episode 14: Endless Eight, Part 3

Once again, new outfits for everyone except Yuki. You know, I really like the formula of each new episode beginning a new loop, so we have to go through familiar yet altered motions every time.

I'm sure if I were binging episode after episode after episode this would probably be have gotten stale. But this was a broadcast TV show from 2006. It's designed to be watched in pieces, with spans of time between each episode to sit and stew on the characters and story that is taking place. That break between loops keeps the familiar parts from getting stale.

Running through the summer activities again kinda reminds me of watching reruns as a kid. But with tweaks to the rerun's presentation, as if it were a different director's cut of the same episode.

Haruhi has also decided that, on Loop 3 (or 18 thousand something something) she is going to ride Kyon's bike like a Segway rather than sitting like a normal person.

Hail to the queen.

He complains about this every loop when they go to the pool. Kyon. Buddy. You know her well enough to know that rules are for other people.

First loop, Yuki was sitting by herself staring into space. Second, she appeared to be having an existential crisis. Today she is perfecting her impersonation of scenery.

I think she's going for "lamppost".

Sorry, it's just funny to me that on this rendition she is a) standing upright and b) just out there in the middle of everything, rather than sitting by herself under some shade out of the way.

As an aside, I wonder if Haruhi picks out the girls' swimsuits the way she does their yukatas? Yuki dresses in her school uniform every loop which makes sense because she alone remembers each loop. If you actually know time is looping, why put in the effort? Especially when you're Yuki who doesn't exactly care about socializing to begin with.

But she does have a different swimsuit each time, like the others. So. Like. Why do the swimsuits change? Is there a swimsuit vendor out front that they're stopping to buy from or something?

I can accept that the wardrobes are probabilistic; They wake up into a new loop but make different choices which compound into changes to the loop. Like how there were 437 loops without goldfish scooping. And one of the ways this is reflected is in the different wardrobes.

But Yuki's wardrobe remains static because she remembers, save for the yukata that Haruhi picks out for her in the middle of the loop. So why (and how) is her swimsuit changing?

#the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya #haruhi suzumiya #yuki nagato #drake watches haruhi suzumiya

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grapecinnamon · 1 year

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Now that I've finished The Cuphead Show S1C (which was freaking amazing and I really hope we get season 2a/4), I would like to list out the best and/or wildest moments (in my opinion)

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

The Devil's Revenge

-"Its not like you lost MUGMAN."

-i love how for these past 3 months, we were all talking about how scared Mugman would be, but he's just treating hell like it's nothing

-Mugman was 100% sure Cuphead was not going to heaven

-ok but Cuphead and Mugman being so happy to see each other always puts a big smile on my face

-Cuphead going back to the soul ball game (which is so fucking genius and I lost it when I saw that)

Don't Answer The Door

-Baby Bottle 2: Electric Boogaloo

-"I've never seen fingertip bullets." "Oh ho it's happening somewhere! Believe you, me!"

-Milkpiss™

Cupstaged

-Sally Stageplay pretending to have rabies

-Rocky Horror Picture Show Devil

-Mugman briefly pretends to be Sandra Bullock

Roadkill

-Henchman getting put in a bubble along with the rest of the Devil's beloved things

-Kettle thinks Devil's a cat despite how fucking big he is

-I love how Devil starts to like being a cat

-also I couldn't help but squeal when I saw Kettle and the goat together at the end

Holiday Treedition

-omg the freaking stop motion shot of the house

-i was stimming like CRAZY every time they sang

-Brave Little Toaster lookin saw machine

A Very Devil Christmas

-also can anyone tell me why Cuphead's bad enough to go to hell but good enough to get on Santa's nice list?

-also aaaahhh! Devil in his conductor outfit!

-and nnnnngh! Henchman making the train for Devil

-and eeeeeee! the stop motion shots omfg!

-and finally AAAAHHHHH! THE SCENE WITH DEVIL AND CUPHEAD!

Special Delivery

-Mugman Drag Mugman Drag Mugman Drag

-also not Mugman saying Chalice has big feet when his are clearly huge compared to him

-Devil knows Ms. Chalice

Down and Out

-hands down the best episode

-King Dice sings again (god Wayne Brady's voice is so good)

-"Can we get another round of shots?"

-Devildice fans, come get ya juice!

Joyride

-Chalice just casually possesses Kettle

-and Mugman

-also omgomgomgomgomgomgomg Chalice going to hell

Dance with Danger

-Chalice literally dies on screen

-and she happens to die on the same day she met the cup bros

The Devil and Ms. Chalice

-Chalice getting a vision of her dead self

-omgomgomg the dance competition OMG IT WAS SO GOOD

-also KING DICE IS HERE FOR MORE THAN ONE EPISODE THIS SEASON

-Cuphead winning against the devil repeatedly in rock paper scissors

-finally, WE GOT TO SEE THE FUCKING CASINO!

Y'all I'm still in shock the last three episodes fucked me up in a good way omg I need more

#cuphead #the cuphead show #mugman #cuphead show #renewthecupheadshow #ms chalice #cuphead the devil #cuphead and mugman #cuphead ms chalice

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dragoncityinteriordesign · 2 years

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The question you never knew you wanted to ask was, “If a bird was also a human, would she dress normal?” Lucky for you, Ya Qing is here with the answer: oh good heavens no.

Ya Qing dresses like a Drag Race contestant got the challenge prompt “Edgar Allen Poe” and had only ever read one thing by Edgar Allen Poe. Her outfit is a combination of thrift-store finds and things you could not find at a thrift store because no one ever wore them in the first place. She looks like a Victorian widow and somebody’s “fallen angel” OC had a transporter accident. I love this for her.

Let’s do this top-down:

Her fascinator is doing amazing triple duty with its poof of feathers, the sparkly beading in the center, and the lightweight mourning veil that hovers menacingly over her forehead. Her hair is pulled back in two braids on either side, each of which gets run through two silver beads; the rest of it gets knotted into a high ponytail that kind of gets lost underneath all the feathers. Whatever burgundy she’s chosen for the highlights, it’s really working for her.

She’s got a single earring on her left ear, one that connects with a chain up to an ear cuff like she’s Bajoran, and the ear cuff has extra wind-chime-like danglies on it. Based on this and the single earring Da Qing wears, I thought briefly they might be going with a thing where all the yashou have single earrings, which would have been a great costuming choice. But alas, no. (For all Zhu Hong loves her necklaces, she doesn’t wear earrings at all.)

Strange as it seems based on the overall effect, I don’t think she’s wearing a dress per se. It looks to me like her outfit is three parts: a feathered cape, a lacy high-cut bodysuit, and a long skirt. In one of the shots up there, you can see both her shoulder and part of her side, which makes it look like what’s covering her torso is disconnected from the other pieces. The bodysuit has a thick, stiff collar, which suits her pretty long neck.

The feathered cape is ... well, it’s a lot. Obviously most of it’s happening around her shoulders, where there’s big sprays of flight feathers just behind her neck and down around her shoulders, with a downy layer between them. It has sleeves too, but those sleeves are like Nightmare Boy’s, in that they’re slit up the side and therefore mostly just suggestions of sleeves. It also has a long cape down the back, almost as long as her skirt is and of the same material, which sometimes makes it hard to tell where one stops and the other starts.

Her gloves are everything. They’re so weird. On the tops of her fingers and the backs of her forearms, they’re a completely different lace pattern from her bodice; underneath, they’re solid leather. They go up just below her elbows, where they stop with a curtain of thin loose silver chains. I cannot tell if the chains are attached to the gloves, or if they’re just an extra layer she’s strapped on. When she has her arms by her sides, her almost-sleeves mostly hide them; this is good, because they have the amazing effect of looking great in motion and kinda doofy when they’re just dangling there.

That asymmetrical pleather belt is every belt my mother owned in 1987.

I love her skirt, which has so many layers that it gives her extra menacing vibes whenever she’s walking. It’s full enough that it’s got about five different hemlines all going at the same time, and it’s long enough that it brushes the ground when she walks. Alas, I couldn’t get a good shot of it, but she’s also got on some amazing chunky-heeled black ankle boots on under there.

I’m assuming that either her look is based on the woman in the first-episode backstory art, or vice versa. However, that lady is clearly supposed to be mutating down in Dixing, so something jumped tracks here. (Obviously Ya Qing herself is in there too, in the shot with all three yashou, but that’s more clearly supposed to be an actual drawing of her final look.)

I also love how absolutely none of the other birdies dress like this. She is indeed the proverbial rara avis.

#guardian #zhen hun #dragon city fashion #yashou

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secretartquotes · 2 years

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My Favourite Torchwood Outfits

Part 1 (because 10 photos limit)

( because I liked @torchwood-99 's post and decided to do my own )

Countryside is not only a great and iconic torchwood episode it also has iconic looks. Jack's ww2 style has never looked better . Owen has a very nice leather warm jacket, although if I were him I would be freezing to death . Tosh gets a nice woollen coat like Jack , which kind of makes them fit , being the only smartly dressed members of team ( dress warm people) . Gwen's has overall very nice look , probably the best of the team, but not very appropriate for the mission but the jacket is awesome ( it's on my wishlist) . Ianto's outfit is kind of mediocre but it is the first time we see him without his suit and it does make him look his age so I'm saying icon ( don't look at the gun shoved down his pants )

The first of three iconic black dress that Gwen wears. It's a very sexy dress and it is made sexier by the fact Gwen's wearing it. Very 2000s like most of Gwen's s1 outfits. I wish we saw more of it but alas.

This is probably my favourite Tosh look .The whole outfit has a sort of festive feel , mostly because of the bright green . The shirt is very nice and I wish we could have seen more of it . The collar is very similar to the collar of a deep pink shirt Tosh also wears. Nice outfit , shame it was in an episode she was barely in . If I could own that shirt I would.

Another green look but this time it's a very pale mint green.I love how the red suspenders contact against the pale green. It's very calming and Jack should have worn them again. Unfortunately this great ansamble was thrown in the bin along with Jack's horrid striped shirt ( the pajama one and very very 2000s one ) , beige vest and jacket. At least keep that one , he literally only wears blue .( My theory on why Jack wears only blue in s2 is that Ianto threw the stuff he didn't like when he was gone , leaving Jack with only blue shirts .) It also goes hand in hand with Gwen's countryside outfit.

This is the brightest outfit Owen wears in the whole show and my favourite on his side. The colour is amazing and compliments him a lot. Owen wears mostly muted colours so to see him in such a bright one makes it special. I think the only time he wears it's at the end of Meat , which is a disappointment because he gets utterly annihilated by proxy. This outfit is the fraternal twin of Ianto's Sleeper/Reset suit.

The fraternal twin of Owen's pink shirt. Ok jokes aside the striped charcoal blue tinted suit is amazing and it goes especially well with that bright pink shirt and striped tie.It is an iconic Ianto look and it's even more so because of his one liners during Sleeper , legends only.

Aahhh , Suzie Costello, my murder wife. While Suzie is only briefly in the show , she doesn't disappoint with her outfits . Every single one is great but I think we can all agree that the black trenchcoat is the greatest ( maybe second only to the murder trenchcoat at the end of TKKS ). It looks very fitting for a mad scientist/serial killer/ necromancer about to set a plan b in motion.

Tosh wears three purple dresses in the show and I love every single one of them . I have on my own decided that if Red is Ianto's colour and Blue is Jack's then Purple is Toshiko's . While the jeans underneath date the look , the dress itself is more timeless .It looks like something my mum would own and wants give to me because she thinks I look better in it. The lilac colour compliments the soft feel of the dress and makes Tosh look amazing ( as it should ).

The first time I was Diane she gave me Peggy Carter vibes , from then on I knew I would like her very much and I did. Diane unabashedly rocks a vintage pilot and wears jackets I would like to own . I really just like her style.

#torchwood #gwen cooper #captain jack harkness #jack harkness #ianto jones #toshiko sato #owen harper #suzie costello #diane holmes #favourite torchwood outfits

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part 1

episode 2, and I just noticed the episode titles that call the flashback b plots minisodes. what's that about?

not-quite-a-liveblog ahoy!

crowley looks so effing weird in this outfit?? maybe it's the glasses, they're so anachronistic, almost steampunk.

I actually thought he was talking about isaac or something here lol

birds flying away after crowley firebombs the goats lmao

saying that eve was the first human birth implies that she is adam's daughter???? which I guess makes about as much sense as a single breeding pair populating the planet, we all know how much inbreeding that would take.

(side note: I remember this Flood adaptation movie that had emma watson in it. noah wanted to kill off all the humans and just let the animals survive. he said while watson was pregnant that if her twin kids were boys, they could live and humans would just die out. but if they were girls who could grow up to be mothers, he would kill them. and I'm like, implying that their father/grandfather/uncles would be the ones impregnating them? nevermind the incest, what about the age gap??? but anyway)

ofc when gabriel claimed to be an expert in human birth I immediately thought of mary, but that hasn't happened yet. I mean it makes sense that this idiot would think eve counts, but couldn't he at least make it to cain??

there's something to be said about this story and elspeth's story connecting virtue with economic status. aziraphale appears to think about that when it's pointed out, but takes entirely the wrong lesson from it, as we see with elspeth later.

"but no one would ever find them- actually that's a great idea" it reads as aziraphale not wanting to deal with gabe's bullshit rather than agreeing with it, as though he hasn't done variations of the same thing for years. I still laughed tho XD

oh hey, "every day" was gonna be the original opening song for the first season! what a cute reference that will likely have little to no further relevance!

this was the point where I was like "why the hell is crowley just hanging out in that same alleyway all the time? wait a goddamn minute, did shax take his apartment?!"

it's so cute how maggie takes aziraphale's social cluelessness in stride.

the jukebox at the resurrectionist is just like the bently turning cds into queen, what a cute reference that will likely have little to no further relevance!

trumpets sound, archangels approach.

saraquel miraclling a ramp lmao

gabriel's attempts at flyswatting never work!!!!!!

I'm assuming all those newspaper clipping say "every day" etc? for some reason? someone correct me if I'm wrong, I would really love to know.

also why is he DRAWING gabriel? later he just needed it to show someone, but why not take a picture? I'm sure you have an ancient camera where you have to hide under a blanket lying around somewhere.

shooing motion miracle at the pub, hahaha

I was a good deal sus of this plan to ship nina and maggie when nina already has a partner, but that was before I realized lindsay is a piece of shit. still, it's not like they know that either! ineffable homewreckers, they are.

everyone's talked about how crowley's first thought re: romance is taking shelter from the rain 😊

but my asexual brain is somehow always teetering over the gutter, so when he said "get them wet" I blinked a bit XDD

JANE AUSTIN WHO???!?

"you think you know someone..." "she had balls!" "what?"

actually it wasn't a what, it was a well. as in "well that's not relevant to my point" like, sir, did you know this already? in what context??

meanwhile back in job's era they're having a bit of a tense discussion. this is explicitly after the flood so it makes sense that aziraphale absolutely does not believe that crowley wants to kill some kids. I wonder why lying is such a big theme in this episode? I haven't been able to really boil it down yet.

aziraphale's smug grin really breaks the tension though XDD

jemimah is adorable. the others are the product of rich parents.

these two are playing chicken with children's lives, but hey, it's about the trust 😌

"can I be a blue one?" I love her

aziraphale discovering food is so deliberately gross, why this?

so many complicated feelings from both of them about god actually talking to someone.

god's pronouns are she/they, approved.

crowley says see you in hell but the next day when sitis is about to flip god off he says actually let's walk this all back pfffft

"reach into his robes... no, higher."

when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much, they share a very special hug...

aziraphale stating flat out with no equivocation that gabriel was awful is such a huge step forward for him 😊

(while pausing to write this I noticed that john hamm is credited simply as jim, love that for him)

this is the 2nd time aziraphale has insisted "our" in the face of crowley's "my" I'm sobbing

good omens inside good omens, gomensception

aziraphale really took that "see you in hell" seriously though huh.

the gentle, simple way he says "I don't think you'd like it" hurts me and heals me.

"you're not like me because you're a demon, you're like me because you don't want to toe the party line." y'know lining up their meetings - the wall of eden, the ark, and now this - must paint a very interesting picture of aziraphale for crowley. we always thought that crowley fell for this angel nigh immediately and spent the rest of time orbiting him. now I think aziraphale fell into crowley's orbit, and crowley gradually learned more and more contradictory (and therefore interesting) things about him. like the shelter of the wing, it's all reversed in this season.

#good omens #good omens season 2

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Racules in episode 18 and further (theories, speculations & wishful thinking)

Week 18: Still trying to crack Racules, his masks, facades, plans and charades (if they really are there, unless they're just illusions to confuse everyone more). We've been through this, let's skip the entry (also, if it ends up too long fewer people will feel like reading it, so I'll try to make it shorter (EDIT: ok, didn't really work out)

We've seen this particular statement to hold true, not only during this episode, but throughout the whole show. Not only does Racules reveal far too much to Kaguragi, he also lets him slip away with multiple blunders. This makes me think that this is a result of either Kaguragi's charm actually working on Racules (and thus would mean that rumours of Kaguracules' death were greatly exaggerated) or Racules gives this information to Kaguragi on purpose as a part of some greater scheme of his. Or both

Now, if it's the case of Kaguracules being at work here, then the situation is quite simple, so let's delve into 5D chess variant instead

First of all, what would he achieve by that? Well, let's assume for now that everything went just according to the keikaku and he got desired result. Gira got the Crown Power-Up, he got beaten, Bugnarok revealed themselves and took over Shugoddom from the inside

Of course, it's most likely that Bugnarok wouldn't be able to take over so swiftly if they hadn't been preparing for this for quite some time and the treaty between Racules and Desnarak seems quite too recent. Thus, while it's not completely sure that any variant of Bugnarok has infiltrated Shugoddom theory is true, it's still a very likely option and it just fits so well

Now, if the result was what Racules had aimed for, then he must have known about the impostors within his kingdom and even the court itself (looking at Boshimar specifically). Racules is powerful, has King-Ohger ZERO and the Founder Crown, but still, being stuck in the Hornets' Nest all alone for 15 years? It's not very likely he would be able to take the court back all by himself and asking for help is out of question - all the infiltrators would automatically know that Racules knows and they'd have to rush to silence him as not to endanger their plans. As long as Racules is oblivious, he poses no threat to them and they can act hiding behind his authority. Revealing that he knows, would mean that he and the infiltrators would instantly jump to each others' throats and he'd need to win it all right that moment (while being completely outnumbered and surrounded - very risky) or else him losing would leave the throne empty, making it easier to take for the enemy

Racules' deal with Bugnarok being a public knowledge would make Bugnarok's takeover less suspicious, preventing people from figuring out that the plans have been in motion for more than 15 years. I believe that this, together with Racules' defeat and him losing the crown would make for an opportunity to finally take over Shugoddom, as they wouldn't face resistance from powered down Racules and their presence in Shugoddom's court would be attributed to Racules getting them there himself rather than them having been lurking in the shadows for years (thus, in case something goes wrong and Shugoddom is taken back, the espionage they established there would be able to still operate as it wouldn't have been compromised)

But was Racules really all alone, in the Hornets' Nest for 15 years? Well, there's one more hornet in the castle, being Suzume Dybowski. If everyone else in the castle is indeed a Bugnarok spy, she would be the only human living there aside of Racules. Now, with episode 18, we know that Kaguragi and his kuroko can do stealth mode and Suzume's outfit is the exact same as Kaguragi's. I can certainly see her going around the castle in the disguise, spying. Now, the question is, whether Racules was in on it or not. It's possible that Suzume was just spying in Caucasus Kabuto Castle for Toufu, but it's also possible that she was spying for Racules as well!

If we go with Shugoddom being infiltrated by Bugnarok route, Racules, as the only human in the castle, would be under constant watch. Meanwhile, Suzume was considered always locked up, so no one would suspect that, de facto, a political prisoner would be working for the king to spy within his own castle, especially if they had no idea that Racules knew about their presence. What's more, Shugoddom in Bugnarok hands would put whole world in danger as which means that helping Racules on that one would be in line with Suzume's goal of protecting Toufu

Now, in episode 18, Suzume was able to give Kaguragi a hint about the lance, she brought his eyesight to the lower level, the level that the button was on, and waving her feet brought attention to the podest of the throne. Now, she could have figured it out by strolling around the castle in the disguise mode, or she could have been told so by Racules himself. By revealing this information, she allowed Kaguragi to take the lance and the crown from Racules, which resulted in Bugnarok finally revealing themselves and taking over Shugoddom. Now, not only is the threat visible to all of the other kings, they also have means to actually fight it back, like the recent addition of the crown for example

Basically, if all of this went according to Racules' plan, he just got himself all of the kings to do a desinsection of his kingdom

Besides, he seems to be enjoying himself too much on the promo picture

It's literally the same face! XD I feel like this is the moment where Racules reveals (part of) his game and can't contain his amusement when everyone else gets so mad at him XD

But even if it all was just part of the plan, he still almost killed Yanma, did some warmongering and most likely committerd several war crimes, so he's not getting away easily (and, of course, we need to somehow put Gira on the throne). So, all of that, plus the fact that he most likely knows something about Wrath of Gods, as well as what happened 2000 years ago and other stuff. I'm still suspecting Corsus Hastie, Racules and Gira's father, to be behind the Wrath and that he collaborated with the Bugnarok (and that's why they're in the castle. More on that theory here), so it would make sense if Racules knew about this or maybe even be the one who ratted him out to the queen of Gokkan. Racules could have lived in the castle among Bugnarok impostors for 15 because they thought he knew nothing of their presence and because he could have been useful, but since now his knowledge would be revealed and Bugnarok would know that Racules actively opposed them so he would become a prime target to eliminate for them. But we already had one person presumed to know too much to be left alive but Bugnarok couldn't reach him. That's right, Shiron! This man managed to remain safely in his cell in Gokkan despite being on Kamejim's radar for all those years (even if in the end it turned out he didn't know anything)

We know that 3rd part of Racules special is going to be released after 20th episode so I think it's safe to say that Racules won't meet his doom in 19th. I think that after the current arc ends in (presumably?) episode 20th, Racules would be locked up in Gokkan, both for his crimes and to keep him safe and because Shugoddom can't remain without a leader, Gira will step in to take care of it. Now, the question rises, whether Racules will ever return to his possition or is Gira there to stay? As much as I'd like to have Racules return to being a king, Gira is still the main character (despite whatever Jerami says) so it would make sense if he remained a king from now on. But it could also be interesting to show if Gira was to willingly give up the power, because he doesn't need it to help the kingdom or because he realised that Racules is better suited for the job and it's no shame if it's for the well-being of the kingdom or sth like that

But before we start thinking of the finale of the whole series, let's see first how this arc resolves. I imagine that Racules ends up somewhat like Hannibal Lecter, with other kings (probably mostly Gira) showing up at his cell to ask for advise or information. I also imagine that as a king Racules knows Gokkan's laws much better than any of the other prisoners and I'm sure he's going to use loopholes to his favour XD Hell, even without it, no duties of the king, no worrying about one's life from being surrounded by Bugnarok spies, no need to put up a front anymore, I feel like he's going to feel like on holidays over there XD (please, don't kill him)

#king ohger #ohsama sentai king ohger #kingohger #ohsama sentai kingohger #racules hastie #super sentai #shugoddom #suzume dybowski #gira hastie #gira king ohger #kaguragi dybowski #please don't kill him off or anything

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in the actual series, in motion, the outfits and sets of ROP are actually incredibly beautiful. It's only when pedantic, incompetent tumblr users freeze-frame various weird angles and split-second transition shots that they can be made to look weird. It's the same logic that wretched youtubers use to complain about She-hulk looking weird by focusing obsessively on single frames of CGI with no consideration for motion and lighting, just without the underlying misogyny. It's really just the lowest tier of movie "criticism"

Hi Anon! Ok, look. I'm not so with you on this one. I DO consider that making a whole thing about those scales or any small details is silly (specially with how terrible last episode was). But I do think that the costume design in this show is bad in many aspects, which I'll expand below.

I have read people saying the outfits are ugly or look cheap. I don't agree. The costumes are gorgeous, and very well done. I love how natural they look, like they are actually worn, and not just a recently washed and ironed costume. I definitely don't think that a practical decision like the one on that post (printing the scales that show a little bit ON THE ARMPIT) is a bad one. BUT, the designs as designs suck. I'm not even talking about stylism (or however the part about the make up and hair is called, I always mess up that term), which is another problem entirely. I'm talking about how little each outfit tell us about the character wearing them. This is mostly for the elves, but also some humans (not Nmenor. Numenor looks great so far, even if the armors aren't my style). The feanorians stars (I guess they are Earendil's star now) in everything was a problem from the start. Then we have Celebrimbor's outfit, which, besides the small holly leaves on the sleeves, doesn't say a single fucking thing about this character. How are we supposed to pick up that he is a smith from that? a lord? We get nothing. ROP's Gil-Galad seems to have a bad relationship with dwarves, yet he is covered in dwarven looking runes all over??? And again, I like his clothes, they look gorgeous. But why all the gold? isn't silver more precious to elves? Doesn't his name mean something like radiant star? I love the whole blue-green & golden yellow palette for the elves, I love the photography of each scene in Lindon. But when it comes to protagonists, the costumes should be more about them and less about fitting the scenary (althought that is a very imporart part of the design too, yes). And I will avoid talking about the veiled ladies. At first I thought it was nice, but after seeing how they seem to be there only to be like faceless servants, now I think it's awfully sexist. The dwarves have some great designs, but they lack uniformity. You have some mix of roman and art noveau influences that look gorgeous, and then there are some dwarves like that lady with the helmet that has an armor with pointy boobs that looks like a viking caricature. It's weird. Numenor is nice because there is uniformity in them, a very nice color palette that fits and themes that are repeated (maybe too much) in everyone. Those and the Hardfoots are the only designs I fully love.

These are small things, but that's costume design, at least for me. The Hobbit's costume design for me is genius (and I'm offended that LotR won an oscar for it's design while The Hobbit was only nominated like once). I love its design in general (the whole stylism and creature designs too), but the costumes in particular are VERY detailed, with every dwarf having it's own geometric pattern repeated in different ways on their clothes. That's beautiful. I shared that post because I'm actually surprised to know that this is the same costume designer as Crimson Peak. I feel like there is probably diffent teams in charge of the designs of different parts of it, and because of the times and the colosal size of the project, some sacrifices were made, and not all the areas got the same careful selection. I don't think the head designer is bad, or any of the designers working on it for that matter. I feel like the persons making the choices, who are usually the ones that know nothing about design (and I'm saying this as a designer), fucked up a lot. And the designers must have been really frustrated, and probably overworked.

#rop #ara answers

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