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"When Gabriel smites you, you've been...smited? Smote?" "Smitten, I believe. You're being silly."

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And Eurydice was a young girl

But she’d seen how the world was

When she fell, she fell in spite of herself

In love with Orpheus

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you know only murders in the building would not work as well if they released all the episodes at once. the show very much relies on the viewers to think about what we have seen and come back to it. especially given the amount of twists and turns that require serialized storytelling for them to have an impact.

watching the show all at once would leave no space for us as viewers to absorb new information and i think it would feel a lot more hollow. almost as if the gaps between the episodes kind of provide a body for the show. a time to build space as viewers.

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“Kit, did you make Olivia Colman cry?”

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Physicist Proposes To Boyfriend Using Hexagonal Mirror

Ben Bartlett, a physics PhD student, proposed to his boyfriend of eight years by using a hexagonal mirror array to reflect the light from the setting sun onto the ground to spell MARRY ME?

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Cinderella dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen | 1950

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Cinderella dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen | 1950

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being in a long distance relationship is hard. but being in a long distance relationship when u both have quality time & physical touch as prime love languages is its own level of hell

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I love you Sandra Oh.

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Turning Red Spoilers

Can I just say how much I loved Ming (Mei Mei's mother) in Turning Red? Yes, she was overbearing as her nature was supposed to be, but she was so sweet to her daughter the entire time. I actually got the impression that she loved her, rather than the fact that she was trying to live her life out vicariously through her like movies tend to show.

When she thought Mei Mei had her period, she was incredibly supportive about it. She bought her a bunch of supplies and tried to make her more comfortable when she saw how tense she was in the car.

When Mei Mei turned into a Red Panda, she just jumped through a flipping window and went after her through the streets of Toronto to get to her. When Mei Mei was crying, and said she was monster, she didn't try to invalidate how she was feeling but instead she empathized with her.

She apologized for making her feel like she wasn't good enough and admitted she was scared. It's really hard for adults (especially traditional Asian parents) to admit things like this. To admit uncertainty, mistakes and fear is humbling in a society that stresses 'respect your elders' and 'adults are always right'.

She showed her support for Mei Mei, and I think most kids know how much that means. She always saw the best in her daughter (even though it was detrimental at times) and she aknowledged how hard she worked. She wanted her daughter to be in a strong leadership role, instead of wanting her to take over the business, or end up like she was.

I like that she didn't completely change by the end because that would be too idealistic. She had obvious flaws. She didn't let her husband chime in at all when it came to a lot of decisions she was making. She was judgemental and old-fashioned. She thought Mei Mei wanted to keep the red Panda to hurt her when it obviously wasn't for that reason. She was still likeable and tried to change when she realised the way she did things wasn't working and that is the mark of a great character.

I loved this movie. It was relatable and sweet and sad and let me just say I love Ming Lee so much and that scene of her crying as a kid was a great way to show the 'perfect' child finally breaking (and the explanation for generational trauma). I also love a movie finally SET in Toronto instead of just filming it there and editing out the CN Tower. Sandra Oh is the Asian-Canadian representation we don't deserve but desperately need and I loved her voice acting.

APPLAUSE FOR THE TURNING RED CREATORS EVERYONE!

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*SPOILERS FOR TURNING RED*

I thought it was kinda cool how in Turning Red, Mei's color palette in her design consists mostly of red/pink with a touch of green (in her barrette):

Then, in contrast, her mother, as well as her aunts and grandmother we see later, have color palettes that consist mostly of green with a touch of red/pink (for Ming, it's specifically the pendant that contains her panda spirit):

And of course, red and green are opposites on the color wheel!

I just thought these designs were a great way to emphasize the contrast between Mei, who is struggling with her changing values and identity and who chooses not to separate herself from her panda, and her more traditional family members, who choose to keep their innermost selves concealed.

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TURNING RED 2022 | dir. Domee Shi

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PRIYA in TURNING RED (2022)

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Turning Red (2022) // Encanto (2021)

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My name is Helga Sinclair. I’m acting on behalf of my employer, who has a most intriguing proposition for you. Are you interested?

ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001)

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You can like sex or romance in theory but not in practice. Sometimes that's just how it works for people.