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since im deleting twt i realized these were the only things i never posted here so have some old stevetony sketches from noir, aa, and ma

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some marvel dudes cuz im back in my MCU era

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Supernatural is so fucking wild. Charlie can’t flirt with a guy because she’s gay, fair. So the obvious solution is to have Dean flirt with the guy??? Genuinely what the fuck is this show

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Love how The Good Place is supposed to be about morals and philosophy, and ends up concluding that no good person can exist in this economy because capitalism ruined everything

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Sunrise on the Reaping Chapter Two Thoughts

I'm only two chapters in and I'm already crying.

I think the reaping scene in Hunger Games is incredibly impactful and moving (especially in the film), like there's just something incredibly visceral about the entire scene. Suzanne doesn't try to replicate that, doesn't try to match it or top it, and yet, I think this could be just as gut wrenching in the hands of the right director.

I was surprised by the chaos here. I had expected, leaving off from chapter one, that they would move right into choosing another name, and that would be how Haymitch was reaped. Instead it's pure chaos. There's a five-minute delay, ostensibly for dealing with things like this, if they should arise, and yet, when it does, no one has any idea what to do.

I was also surprised that Drusilla was panicking about the violence and the body being seen on camera. My initial thought was they would want to air this, as it would be another way of flexing their strength and power. Resistance is futile and all that. But then it occurred to me, they don't want the people in the Capital to see how oppressed the people in the districts actually are. It's likely that the majority of the people in the Capital have no idea what life in the districts is really like. And I guess in a way that makes sense. We're told in the OG trilogy that the Games are sold as some sort of noble sacrifice/way to bring pride to one's district. That narrative definitely falls apart if we see people trying to flee, and the brutal reality of what happens if you do.

Drusilla. What a narrative foil for Effie. Just unabashedly evil. Again, I'm just reminded way too much of some of the ghastly rhetoric that has become commonplace in today's political scene, and I think it's a really really necessary reminder that yes, some people really are just that vile. I think when we look at the OG trilogy, we're presented with a lot of people who have been propagandized into believing certain things about the districts. Effie truly starts out the series believing that being in the Hunger Games is something to be prideful of. Flickerman, I think, to some extent, actually cares about the tributes in his own rather twisted way. That is not the case with Drusilla. She is just irredeemably awful, and in a way that entirely different than Snow. Snow, in all his awfulness, has a reason for everything he does, and there's a sort of cold detachment to it. That's not true for Drusilla. She's just a hateful person. She's motivated by prejudice and hate and that's all there is to it.

Plutarch! I was not expecting to see him. What an interesting wrench to throw in, because I think, at this point, we really don't know where he stands. We know he's on the side of the rebellion 25 years from now, but a lot can happen in twenty-five years. So, is he anti-Capital here, and just playing the part really well (somewhat well?), or is he someone who would be changed over the years by what he sees? It's tempting to read positive motivations in his actions here, from stepping in to save Lenore Dove's life, to getting the families a chance to say goodbye (also his warning to Haymitch), but.... he only gives two families the chance to say goodbye, and he shows a distinct lack of empathy in the execution. So, is he just playing his part really well, or is he actually sincere that all he cares about is getting good shots for the show? I guess both things can be true. He may be motivated only to get good shots, but only so he can work his way up the ladder so he can eventually get into a position to bring about real change, or he may be doing his best to advocate for the tributes in a rigged system. Or he may not even be against the capital yet. The ambiguity is, I think, the best part, and I'd honestly be okay with not having that question answered.

There's a running bilateral theme here, which can best be summed up as "The cruelty is the point" and "They will not use our tears for their entertainment". This is *the* quote of the book, right? It's on all the posters, and it's so so so important. As I look around at the things that are happening, I see a lot of people reveling in other people's suffering, and it's really really hard not to feel hopeless.

This is why I think Drusilla may prove to be one of the most important characters in the book, and note all the dehumanizing language she uses about the people in the districts.

The question a lot of people had was why are we going back to district twelve, how will this be any different than what we saw with Katniss? But we see the difference right away. And look, we know the outcome of this story. There's no happy ending here. So, what story's being told?

It's the difference between Katniss and Haymitch's experience. Katniss was surrounded by people that cared about her, sympathized with her, wanted her to be successful. Lucy Grey had someone on the outside solidly fighting in her corner (albeit for his own reasons). Haymitch does not. It's one of the reasons I think Plutarch will remain solidly grey in this book.

The back of the book says Haymitch thinks he's being set up to fail, and we know he was punished for the way he won his game. A lot of people have questioned, uh...why? Why would the Capital care so much about the way he won? It wasn't *that* out of bounds, was it? Well, because he wasn't supposed to win. Why? I don't know completely, but one reason might be because he defied the Capital by intervening with Lenore Dove. This is , after all, what got him sent to the games in the first place. People who defy the Capital aren't supposed to then turn around and win. Add in that his family is already suspected of being rebellious, and well....?

Lenore Dove's goodbye to Haymitch. This is where I lost it, and I want to see this on film so bad. Please don't fuck this up, Lionsgate. How powerful. How different from anything that we've seen before. How important this moment is. I put this up there with Peeta's "I don't want them to change me". It's so important. Small acts of defiance. Taking back some control. I love it.

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Sunrise On the Reaping Chapter One Thoughts

I've always wanted to do this for a book, chapter by chapter. But I struggle with having the patience to do something like this, because I can't put a book down once I start getting into it. But I am once again going to make an attempt. I'm on break this week, so I have time.

Let's see how this journey goes.

Caveat: I haven't read Catching Fire since before the movies came out actually, so I don't remember too much about what all is said about Haymitch's game, and I'm not fully up on all the lore. And I'm okay with that. I kinda like the idea of going into this mostly blind. This means that I may theorize about things that everyone else already knows/knows is wrong. That's okay. My predictions rarely turn out anyway, lol.

Obviously, spoilers through the listed chapter, as well as potentially some spoilers about the original trilogy and Ballad.

I'm very intrigued by Haymitch's voice in the narration. I don't think this is what I would have quite pegged for him, but in reflection, it's quite well done. He sounds so young. Not naive, but definitely young. Already jaded to a certain extent in the way that Gale was (and Katniss to a lesser extent), but also hopeful in the way that Peeta was, if that makes sense. Like there's a realism there, but there's still that underlying shimmer of hope. Contrast this with what he's like in the og trilogy and it's quite the stark difference.

It's impossible to not compare and contrast Haymitch to Katniss. They have a lot on common, obviously, which 1) they would have to, given that they both come from the Seam in District 12 and also 2) those commonalities are important, because we know that Haymitch sees at least a little of himself in Katniss (and I would think Peeta, to an extent as well).

So, Haymitch's father died in a fire in the mines, and he and his younger brother were raised by a single mother. Unlike Katniss, Haymitch's mother doesn't fall apart when she loses her husband, and so Haymitch has a little less responsibility resting on his shoulders as he grows up than Katniss does, though he does still work (doing something illegal, like Katniss) to help provide for his family.

Haymitch is slightly older than Katniss (was Katniss 15?) at 16 years old, in some ways feeling older but also younger than Katniss. Younger because he hasn't had the same level of responsibility yet, but older, or, I'm not really sure how to put this, older in the sense that his life seems more on track. Whereas Katniss seems to be in pure survival mode from the beginning, it's that underlying hope that sets Haymitch apart. He's got a girl that he's in love with, and you can almost feel the way he's shifting towards adulthood in a way that Katniss wasn't. Again, I'm rambling, probably not making much sense, but Haymitch is in the process of settling into a life for himself, with a job (with a potential future) and a girlfriend.

Lenore Dove. I love her. Won me over pretty much immediately. I really hope we get to see more of her. A member of the Covey, she of the Baird family. I won't lie, what with her mother being dead and the vagueness about her father, I had a thought for half a second that she was actually Lucy Grey's daughter, which, there would be a certain sense of dramatic irony if she was Snow's daughter, given what we know is going to happen to Haymitch after the games, but then I did the rather obvious math (lol) and clearly this is not the case, which is good. Dramatic irony aside, that level of plot twist is, I think, beneath a series such as this. But she is related in some way to Lucy Grey, which is purposefully done for some reason or another.

Speaking of Lucy Grey! At the reaping, there is no mention of listing out previous winners? Well, winner. It's possible this is just an oversight, but I'm hesitant to think that given that there's been a lot of discussion in the fandom about exactly how much is known about Lucy Grey and her victory in the tenth games. We know that the records of that game were scrubbed (? I think we know this? If I'm wrong, holler at me) but Katniss references there being two winners (only one -- Haymitch -- currently alive) in her year, so the fact that there was a winner from twelve before Haymitch is known.

Katniss' parents! Gah, I really like her dad. I actually really like the sort of easy camaraderie between Haymitch, Burdock. and Blair. Did we know that Haymitch was friends with Katniss' dad before? I didn't anyway, and it heaps another bit of tragedy onto Haymitch's story, having to mentor his best friend's daughter in the games.

There's clearly a lot of commentary in this first chapter about current events (and like, I'm not even trying to make this US-centric. What's happening in the US right now is not unique.) But the messaging is pretty clear, and what I find the most interesting (so far...) is the way the Capital touting it's strength is shown. Like, this was in Katniss' book too, so maybe I am just looking at this with the eyes of someone today instead of the eyes of someone whatever many years ago when I was reading the original trilogy, but it just hits different. Like there's something quite hollow about the way this messaging comes across.

Haymitch notices a capital friendly sticker in the apothecary window and gets a little judgmental, but then Katniss' mom (Asterid) explains that the peacekeepers made them put it there. That actually disappointed me slightly. I think it would have been maybe a little more interesting to see *some* pro-capital sentiment, or at least, Capital friendly sentiment -- even if it was only self-serving -- in the District, if only because every authoritarian government ever has always had it's supporters. And I think it would have given an extra layer of complexity to Asterid if that was her family background. I know we get some of that (a little) with the career districts to an extent, but keeping it as such starts to stray a little too close to Harry Potter good groups and bad groups, when it's often more complex than that, and this franchise has already shown that it's willing to paint in grey instead of just black and white, so I was just a little taken back by the near immediate retraction of Haymitch's perception.

The reaping!! Suzanne said "Oh, you thought! You thought you knew." Again, another way of twisting the knife in Haymitch's story. The overwhelming (even if guilt-ridden) relief followed by what hasn't happened yet, but is sure to come. A beautiful subversion of expectations -- I did not see this coming. I hope whoever directs the movie directs this with as much drama and drawn out anticipation as possible, just for those viewers who haven't already read the book.

Okay, there's my thoughts on chapter one. If anyone joins me in this journey, welcome. If not, I'll just shout my thoughts into the void. I just always thought bookclubs would be more interesting if people met and talked about it while they were reading it instead of after. Or maybe I just miss the days of weekly episodic tv.....

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I've only read the first chapter of Sunrise on the Reaping so far, but I'll just say that Suzanne Collins has a lot to say about things, and she says them very loudly.

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Seen someone say “I can’t die, I got graves to dance on that hasn’t been dug yet.” And honestly, that goes hard. We need to keep that energy.

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I'm alive (yes). My blog isn't functioning properly 🥲, and support isn't responding, so now I'll be posting pictures on my second blog (this one).

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WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN HOBBY LOBBY

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You can only reblog this today.

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I miss their comic dynamics sighh

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its a pirate au babey!!

plus some extras:

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tony~~

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wow you got to the red stop light faster and more dangerously than anyone else. should we throw a party?? should we call nascar

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i love drawing his suit hes so goober :PP