“who’s afraid of little old me?” by Taylor Swift was actually written for Butters Scotch. this is his actual villain era song. this is exactly what i’m thinking about when i imagine the Superhero!AUs where everyone grows up, and he ends up snapping bc he’s gotten pushed too far for way too long and he’s acting like a real villain.
perfect examples of lyrics that make me want to scream about this:
“you don’t get to tell me ‘you feel bad.’”
“is it a wonder i broke? let’s hear one more joke… and we can all laugh until i cry.”
“i was tame, i was gentle ‘til the circus life made me mean… don’t you worry, folks! we took out all her teeth:) …WHO’S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME?”
“then say they didn’t do it to hurt me… but what if they did?”
AND THE ENTIRE BRIDGE???
“well, you should be…
‘cause you lured me, and you hurt me, and you taught me…
you caged me, and then you called me ‘crazy’…
i am what i am because you trained me.
so who’s afraid of little old me?”
like. i’m telling you that every lyric hits, but these are the ones that hit me like a gut punch.
you mean. i'm supposed to believe that there's a slight possibility that Marcille isn't in love with Falin. i feel like that possibility may exist in the same world that Achilles and Partoclus aren't in love. believe as you will, but that sounds like the world where Destiel isn't canon.
Senshi's "illegal golem farm" is giving such Hermitcraft energy. the fact that he's just "what crime? i'm just tilling soil and tending a farm:)" is the best energy. it's also giving Tango energy. it's giving Tango with his rancher boyfriend and they're accidentally doing illegal things. the "accidentally" is the fact that it's working out really well for them, and they meant to keep it secret, but they're really terrible about secrets. anyway, let Tango and his boyfriend create some wild food from monsters. they're the right amount of insane to do it.
*puts hands on hollywood exec's shoulders, staring unblinking into their eyes* listen to me. you will never get people who hate musicals to like musicals by making your musical less of a musical. if you hide the fact that your film is a musical in the advertising, you're going to get a lot of low ratings from people who hate musicals and went into your movie not expecting a musical and got one anyway. people who hate musicals will hate them no matter how realistic and diegetic and lowkey you try to make it. they will hate musicals even if you completely excise anything complicated, over the top, silly, or even slightly challenging. they will hate musicals even if you cut half the songs. they will hate musicals even if you cast that a-lister who can't sing worth a damn. stop trying to market to people who hate musicals. they're a lost cause. your audience should be people who love musicals. this half-assed middle ground pisses off both camps. just embrace the fact that your movie is a musical. lean into it. don't try and trick musical haters into coming to your film when you could be marketing to the theater kids. better cringe than a coward.