#>>> has not watched a single episode of gravity falls

[bixels]

You know what, enough time has passed and I've given media reviews/reccs in the past, so I'm gonna recommend Pixar's Win or Lose as seriously worth a watch.

I came into the show with zero expectations a few months ago and was pleasantly blown away by the writing, art direction, and character dramas.

Win or Lose is an original drama mini-series created by Pixar that follows a co-ed middle school softball team and the week leading up to a big championship game. Each episode picks one character, either a kid or an adult, and focuses on their perspective/storyline during that week. So in the first episode, we notice a lot of weird mysteries or threads in the background (Why is this character crying uncontrollably? Why are these two fighting?). As the show progresses, we get to see each character's sides of the story and how they interconnect with and affect each other. It's very, very well written and well crafted.

Each episode also tackles a pretty mature and at times distressing theme about growing up and parenting, similar to Inside Out. Here's a one sentence synopsis of each episode's general conflict and theme to give you an idea. Spoilers ahead:

Laurie, who's terrible at softball, desperately wants to impress her father, the team coach, but is dragged down by anxiety, visualized by a growing blob that whispers intrusive thoughts.

A geeky, middle-aged middle school teacher tries to get over a break-up with online dating.

Rochelle, who's the eldest "forced-to-grow-up-too-fast" daughter of a struggling, social media-obsessed single mother, must raise money on her own to pay for her team fee, falling into dangerous situations with older teens.

Following the perspective of the single mother during the events of episode three, we see her side of the story and the complicated ways she works to fend off judgmental parents and support her daughter.

An imaginative but lonely little brother of a softball player becomes friends with a group of teenage outcasts, for better and for worse.

A boy and a girl on the softball team begin dating, but undergo relationship troubles when the boy's insecurities about coolness, honesty, and masculinity cause him to lash out.

Kai, a Black, trans-coded girl on the team, must balance her self-confidence and love for softball while appeasing her sports-loving father, who pressures her to always be her best.

The culmination and climaxes of each episode's arcs and conflicts collide in the big championship game, with a main focus on the team coach/father from the first episode, who's ready to burst from the stress and tension of an impending divorce, his anxious daughter, the game, and mid-life feelings of worthlessness.

Each episode also features a creative way of externalizing and visualizing emotions, concepts, or mindsets like anxiety, e-dating, and pride. Rochelle transforms into a tall business woman with shoulder pads when she goes into money-making-mode. Gravity flips and disappears when she feels like she's losing control of her life. Some episodes even feature completely different animation styles. As a result, each storyline is presented through an unreliable and exaggerated perspective that prioritizes the protagonist and skews reality, often shown through the eyes of a child.

These screenshots really don't do the animation justice, you need to see it in motion to get the appeal. The dialogue is snappy and fun too, and the characters are immediately charismatic and likable. Here's a clip from the first episode.

The two biggest controversies this show had were 1. its art style and 2. the censorship.

The art style was ridiculed and criticized online for looking "grub-hub commercial-ish," which has been said about previous Pixar movies as well (Luca and Turning Red). The characters are extremely cartoony, with sometimes weirdly exaggerated proportions. And admittedly, some of the designs are not it (the noseless barista...). But I think a lot of people and artists will agree that even if the art direction looks strange to you, it grows on you quickly. Pixar knows how to animate and they know how to work with their own models. Plus, given the limitations and labor of a 7-episode show, it makes sense that things had to be simplified. With the gorgeous lighting, textures, and colors, the show's style really reminded me of stop-motion or Nintendo games. It's just fun.

Secondly is the report that Disney made Pixar censor and re-write Kai's episode, which was originally supposed to be an explicit exploration of her trans identity as a young girl and an athlete. The animatic of the original version of the episode was leaked online. The news and decision is extremely disappointing, worsens the final show, and really reveals how careless and conservative Disney is about representation. But if you watch the actual episode, you'll notice all the ways the crew tried to circumvent Disney and maintain Kai's trans identity through coding and nods to gender dysphoria/guilt/expression/affirmation/euphoria. (Her storyline made me cry too.)

I don't want to come across like I'm defending the censorship. An episode dedicated to a POC father-daughter relationship as they navigate Kai coming out as trans while playing sports on Disney+ would have been so powerful and important for family audiences. And they try to supplant the trans storyline with a clumsy softball vs. baseball edit. But I've seen talk about how this storyline was completely erased or how this show is straight up transphobic, and that's just not true. The crew did their best with a truly shitty situation.

If you like shows like Craig of the Creek or Bluey or Steven Universe, you'll probably like this one too.

[ourseasone]

CHAPTER 001 ✽ 404 : LIFE NOT FOUND

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You have absolutely no idea what to do with yourself anymore.

Not in a dramatic, life-crisis sort of way (okay, maybe just a little bit) but more in the way someone feels when they’ve just finished the last episode of something they’ve been waiting for what feels like forever to come back.

After nearly three agonizing years, season two of Weak Hero Class, the gritty, beautifully tragic drama you’ve been obsessed with for years, finally dropped. Naturally, you did what any self-respecting, chronically online fan would do — you devoured all eight episodes in one single night like a man possessed. It didn’t matter that it was four in the morning. It didn’t matter that you hadn’t eaten a proper meal since noon. And it definitely didn’t matter that you had promised yourself you would savor it slowly this time. That lie lasted maybe twenty minutes.

Which brings us to now.

You’re lying flat on your back, sprawled out across your bed in a perfect starfish formation, eyes blankly glued to the ceiling like you’re expecting it to whisper life advice to you. It’s been at least twenty minutes of pure post-binge malaise. The high from the finale has already worn off, and in its place, an aching void has taken root — one only a maybe completed series can leave behind.

What the hell are you supposed to do now?

With a groan that would make a dying animal proud, you lazily roll onto your stomach. You blindly grope around the covers for your phone, fingers brushing over crumpled sheets and yesterday’s snack wrappers until they finally close around it. You don’t even lift your head. Just unlock the screen with muscle memory alone and launch the app you always turn to in moments like this; the rabbit hole of character edits and fan-made montages. It’s your new ritual.

Because while the show might be over, your obsession sure as hell isn’t.

Time becomes a blur. One edit turns into five, then ten. Clips of the characters (well, mostly Seongje) throwing punches in slow motion, overlaid with melancholic and dramatic lighting effects, play on a loop. It’s dramatic. It’s unnecessary. It’s absolutely perfect. You fall deeper into the void, eyes glazed, brain fried, fingers still scrolling.

One hour passes. Then another. And another.

And still, you watch.

The outside world becomes irrelevant. The room is dark, lit only by the soft flicker of your screen. You don’t even realize how much time has passed until your phone screen dims and flashes the dreaded red battery icon — 1%.

“Oh, come on,” you mutter, finally peeling your eyes away from a slow-motion Seongje edit.

The panic is immediate, but also extremely preventable, given that your phone had kindly informed you about the battery dying an hour ago. Naturally, you ignored it like any responsible adult who absolutely refuses to move an inch more than necessary.

Now, however, the stakes are real.

With the urgency of someone rescuing a loved one, you force yourself upright. It’s a struggle. You let out a noise that’s half groan, half dramatic sigh, and swing your legs off the bed. Barefoot and blinking against the sudden motion, you trudge toward the end of the bed where your charger should be — where it always is. Sure enough, there it is, plugged into the overloaded power strip beside the nightstand, tangled slightly behind a precarious tower of unread manga and old trophies.

The charger cable, naturally, is just barely too short to reach you comfortably from the bed, and you have to lean over awkwardly to plug your phone in. Still half-distracted by the edit playing in your hand, you don’t notice the t-shirt on the floor beneath you until it’s far too late.

And that’s when it happens.

Your foot slides. Your balance shifts. And time slows.

“Shit—!” you gasp, just before gravity claims you.

You go down painfully hard. The side of your head smacks against the sharp corner of your nightstand with a sickening crack, and you immediately crumple to the floor like a marionette with its strings cut.

The phone slips from your fingers and lands beside you with a soft thud, screen still glowing. Seongje’s face continues to flicker on the display, paired with a melancholic guitar riff that now sounds oddly distant. Everything sounds distant. The room, the cold floorboards beneath your cheek, even your own breathing.

You try to blink, to move, to fight the haze creeping in around the edges of your vision, but your eyelids feel like lead. Your head is spinning, and a warm trickle down the side of your face confirms what your foggy brain already suspects; you’re bleeding. Badly. You’re on the floor, facedown, limbs awkwardly sprawled, and everything hurts in a distant, muffled way. The pain at your temple pulses like a drumbeat. Your eyelids flutter. Your breathing slows.

It’s like your whole body just… gives up.

And as weird as it sounds, this is the moment you realize something terrifying and oddly cinematic; when people say your life flashes before your eyes before you die?

Yeah, turns out that’s not just poetic bullshit.

Memories surge forward, blurring past like a fast-forwarded movie. Your childhood. The laughter of your parents. Your first bicycle. Childhood birthdays. The time you broke your arm trying to impress your middle school crush with a backflip. Your high school years, filled with half-hearted attempts at passing grades and hallway fights. Laughing with your friends over cheap snacks. Running until your lungs burned during school track meets. Every moment you lived, and every opportunity you let slip away. Every time you told yourself ‘next time’ and never followed through.

You see it all.

And it hits you then — how painfully average your life was. No real achievements to brag about.

Academics? A disaster. You were a terrible student, constantly in trouble, barely passed most of your classes, always skimming by with the minimum required effort. Teachers hated you, or pitied you, but also appreciated you, mostly for your personality. You never really knew what you wanted to be when you grew up, and you never really figured it out. But sports — that was the one thing you were good at. Any game, any ball, any competition you dominated. At least you had those trophies collecting dust somewhere in the living room.

Something to prove you were worth something.

Your thoughts turn to your parents. Your chest tightens.

Mom, Dad…

They really were good people. Way a lot too good. Always patient. Always supportive. Always loving, even when you didn’t deserve it.

And now they’re going to find you tomorrow, facedown and cold on the bedroom floor, blood pooling beneath you. You imagine your mother’s scream, your father’s tears. The horror of it all. The absurd, humiliating detail that will haunt them; you died tripping over a t-shirt while watching fan edits.

They didn’t deserve this. Nobody did.

“What a fucking ridiculous way to die,” you breathe, your voice barely more than air.

It’s the last thing you say.

And then, everything fades. You die in your room, completely alone, your only witness a 12-second edit of Seongje’s smirking face on a cracked phone screen. The music keeps playing.

And that’s it.

That’s how it ends — for a boy with no grand ambitions, but a heart full of feelings, a messy room, and a charger that never quite reached far enough.

Your last thought? This goddamn Seongje edit.

When you open your eyes, the first thing you notice is… absolutely nothing.

There’s no light, no color, no texture — just an infinite blackness stretching out in every direction. It isn’t just dark. It’s complete darkness. The kind that swallows you whole. You blink a few times, thinking maybe your eyes just need to adjust, but no — the void remains. There’s no ceiling. No floor. No sound. Not even the soft hum of ambient noise you’re used to hearing in the background of everyday life.

It’s like the universe pressed pause. And one thing’s for sure: you’re definitely not in your room anymore.

You’re not even sure you’re anywhere at all.

“…What the hell?” you mutter, your voice sounding oddly muffled, like it’s been wrapped in cotton and pushed underwater. Even speaking feels distant. Detached.

Out of instinct, you lift your hand to touch the side of your head — the spot where you smacked into the nightstand just moments before. Or was it minutes ago? Hours? Time already feels blurry. But when your fingers reach your temple, there’s nothing there. No bump, no blood, no ache. In fact, there’s no sensation at all. You move your limbs, watch them respond, but there’s a disconnect — like watching someone else control a body that looks like yours.

You know you’re moving. But you can’t feel yourself move.

It should be terrifying. But weirdly, it’s not.

You feel… fine. More than fine, actually. There’s something eerily peaceful about it — like floating in the warm middle of a dream where none of the usual rules apply.

“Okay,” you mutter, glancing around even though there’s nothing to see. “Definitely a dream. Has to be.”

A lucid dream, probably. You’ve heard of those before — the kind of dream where you know you’re dreaming and can control what happens. It kinda makes sense. This place, this feeling… it’s too surreal to be anything else.

With no real plan, you start walking. Or at least, you think you’re walking. Your legs move, but there’s no floor beneath you. No resistance. No sound of footsteps. Just the strange sensation of motion without movement, like walking through a screensaver. You walk for what could be minutes, or maybe centuries. In this black void, time has no shape. It slips through your fingers like water.

Eventually — though you couldn’t say why — you stop.

Nothing around you has changed. Still the same endless black. But something inside you shifts. A kind of internal nudge. Like a voice whispering, Here. This is the place.

And then, without warning, a sudden, blinding light bursts into existence. You immediately flinch, shielding your eyes with both arms. After so long in total darkness, the light feels almost too violent for your eyes. Your heart lurches. You half-expect to be sucked into some vortex or wake up back in your bed, maybe with a killer headache.

But instead, you hear something.

Not with your ears, but with your mind.

A voice, vast and impossible, echoing from somewhere deep inside your skull, so calm yet a bit commanding;

HOW STRONG DO YOU WANT TO BE?

You crack one eye open cautiously.

The light is gone — just as quickly as it appeared. In its place is a glowing, semi-transparent screen hovering a few inches in front of your face. It’s rectangular, pulsing faintly white, like some sort of high-tech hologram ripped straight out of a science fiction movie.

“…This dream is getting weirder by the second,” you mutter under your breath.

On the screen are some numbers — large, bold, and golden digits running from 1 to 10, clean and crisp against the glowing surface.

The voice repeats, loud and unmistakable;

HOW STRONG DO YOU WANT TO BE?

This time, the screen gently expands, as if encouraging you to answer. You tilt your head, squinting slightly.

“Do I… have to pick one?” you ask aloud, although no one is around to answer.

You stare at the golden numbers a moment, trying to figure out what it all means or what this dream is aiming for. You’re not sure why you have to answer, or what these choices will change, but… well, it’s happening. So you play along.

“Well… why not?”

Without hesitation, you tap the number 10.

No idea what it will do, or if it even matters. The whole thing feels like one of those manhwa plots you love — where the hero wakes up in a whole new world and gets to choose their stats. But this? This is just a dream, right?

No way this is real.

The screen fades briefly, then returns with a new question, just as loud and just as clear inside your head ;

HOW RICH DO YOU WANT TO BE?

The voice returns, echoing deep inside your mind like a strange command. The translucent screen flickers back to life, once again displaying the familiar row of golden numbers, 1 through 10. You let out a breathy laugh.

“How rich do I want to be?” you repeat aloud, a crooked smile tugging at the corner of your mouth. “Easy.”

You don’t even pause this time.

“Ten. Duh,” you say with a grin. “Go big or wake up.”

Without hesitation again, you tap the number 10.

Just like before, the display refreshes with a quiet shimmer, like the soft ring of crystal glasses clinking together. It feels oddly satisfying, like hitting the perfect combo in a video game.

HOW RESPECTED DO YOU WANT TO BE?

You blink, expression tightening.

“…Okay, what kind of vague-ass question is that?”

You drag a hand through your hair, frowning at the screen. This one’s trickier than the last. Respect is complicated. Are we talking about fear-respect? Admiration? Public respect? Private? At school? In life?

The screen offers no clues.

You stare at the numbers for a while, brow furrowed. You bite your lip, then shrug it off with a sigh.

“Whatever. This is just a dumb dream anyway,” you mutter, pressing 8. It feels like a safe bet — enough respect to matter, but not so much that it’d make life complicated.

Besides, you don’t want to be too respected. That just sounds like pressure.

HOW INTELLIGENT DO YOU WANT TO BE?

You let out a dry laugh the second the next question pops up.

“Oh finally, something I actually need.”

You don’t hesitate this time — not even for a second. Your finger immediately taps 10, as if it were the most obvious choice in the world.

“Let’s see what being smart feels like for once,” you say with a smirk. “Maybe I’ll actually pass math without cheating. That’d be a nice change.”

You imagine your parents’ faces, proud and beaming for once over something other than sports trophies. You wonder what it would be like to walk into a classroom and know you’re the smartest one there. No pressure. No flukes. Just confidence. That sounds… kind of amazing.

“Too bad it’s all fake,” you add with a sigh. “I’d kill for this in real life.”

HOW INDISPENSABLE DO YOU WANT TO BE?

You exhale a long, weary sigh.

“How many more of these questions am I supposed to answer?” you mutter, frustration creeping into your voice.

This whole thing is starting to feel like some endless, annoying exam. And you hate tests — whether in school or in a dream. You’re already bored out of your mind.

You glance again at the question;

How indispensable do I want to be…?

The weight of the question surprises you. It’s not so straightforward this time.

Being indispensable — being the person everyone needs — sounds tempting, sure. People paying attention, relying on you, wanting you around. But on the other hand, being too indispensable could become a real headache. Expectations piling up, pressure mounting, people clinging to you like a lifeline. That kind of weight might just crush you.

But not being indispensable at all? That’s a worse fate, maybe. Invisible, forgettable, easily replaced.

You tap your chin thoughtfully, chewing over the idea. You like the attention — enough to feel seen — but not so much that you become a prisoner to everyone else’s needs.

“Alright, alright,” you grumble, voice half amused. “Option ten is probably way too much, and anything below five isn’t enough. So…”

With a quick flick of your finger, you choose 7.

“Yeah, that sounds about right.”

You shrug. It’s just a dream, after all. What’s the worst that could happen?

[ … ]

ARE YOU SURE OF YOUR CHOICES?

Two new words now glow on the screen; YES and NO, both shimmering gold like the rest.

You groan, rolling your eyes so hard it almost hurts.

“God, it’s like being in a video game with too many dialogue trees,” you mumble. “Yeah, yeah. I’m sure. Let’s get this over with.”

You slam your finger on YES without giving it another thought.

The moment you do, the screen begins to dissolve — not like turning off, but more like burning away into ash, scattered by an invisible wind. And suddenly, the black space is back. Completely cold, empty and painfully quiet.

You cross your arms.

“That’s it? All that setup for some cosmic BuzzFeed quiz?” you mutter, scowling into the void. “What a fucking shitty dre—”

You don’t get to finish.

Out of nowhere, a white-hot spike of pain tears through your skull — brutal and blinding, radiating from your temple like fire laced with electricity.

“—GHHk—!”

Your knees buckle. You crash to the ground, hands flying to your head as the agony intensifies. It feels like your brain is swelling inside your skull, like it’s trying to burst out.

No sound escapes your lips, even as your mouth opens in a silent scream. Your vision starts to splinter. Your limbs go numb. Your body shakes violently as wave after wave of unbearable pain crushes down on you. The void itself seems to warp and twist with the force of it — reality folding in on itself.

What the hell is happening?!

Just as suddenly as it started, your strength gives out. Your arms slump to your sides. Your vision fades into static. Your thoughts unravel, scattered like paper in a storm.

And then, for the second time that day, you collapse.

Falling backward, swallowed once again by the dark.

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[rocketshipinspace024]

Ducktales 2017 is such a good show, more people should watch it. Owl House people looking for more? Gravity Falls fans? Amphibia? Looking for more mystery, found family and fun?

This is a great show for you. Especially for arospec folk like myself, it’s such a relief to find a show with so little romantic plot lines but still lots of platonic and familial love. It also changed my perspective on shows like it forever. It’s my favourite show of all time.

It’s the most realistic depiction of siblings I have ever laid my eyes on. It’s funny for all ages without defaulting to gross humour people think kids find funny. It’s so damn family driven. It has plenty of successful adult role models with no kids and/or no partners. My favourite character is only good as a coincidence. It is the only show ever where I have enjoyed the filler. It de-fridges the mum. The ‘main’ romantic subplot appears about three times, is more of a con artist-roguish hero dynamic than anything else, never goes anywhere and doesn’t feel wasted for it. It’s got magic. It’s got a Batman parody. It’s got a stacked cast for no reason. It’s got autism and adhd coded characters that showcase the spectrum. It’s got a British housekeeper who is also a spy. And a ghost butler. They hate each other. Lin Manuel Miranda is in it. It’s got a three part mega finale because it got cancelled like my other treasure trove tv shows (TOH). Every single character in this extensive family is developed and focused on at some point. They function how the Batfamily is in fanon. They scare the hell out of the rest of the world. They’re family.

I watch the final episode anytime I need creative motivation. I love this show so much.

[signor-signor]

Wander Gives Craig McCracken a Call

This is based on the little note Wander had on his desk when he (finally) got a big part to play in one of Chibiverse’s episodes. We know Craig is a busy man, so what follows is something I imagined to be Wander’s voicemail to him.

Hi there, Craig. It’s me, Wander. I just wanted to call to see how you’re doin’ and give you an update.

We were told you did pretty great on Kid Cosmic at Netflix. Congratulations! Before you moved there, we knew that show as The Kid from Planet Earth. I wonder how Kid, his grandpappy, his cat, and the rest of the folks are doing since their show got a satisfying conclusion. Let me know whenever you can!

As far as family goes, how are you and Lauren right now? I heard you had a daughter after you ceased production on our show - I say again, congratulations! Did she get to watch our show? Have my teachings taught her to be helpful to others? I’d LOVE to hear what a sweet young lady she’ll turn out to be! You and Lauren must be pretty proud parents, just like Dracor and Demurra. Y’know, since the public doesn’t know the names of their children yet, we’ve been calling ‘em Girl One, Girl Two, and Dragon Boy.

Oh, that reminds me.

It’s been nine years since the second season finale aired, and I couldn’t be happier knowing Lord Hater single-handedly stopped Dominator and saved the galaxy. Let’s be honest, though, our show is still far from complete. After saving the galaxy, Hater is still intent on conquering it and he still doesn’t think of himself as my buddy. And guess what. I’m already aware of the crash-landed space pod cliffhanger in the end credits of the episode - that’s CLEARLY indicative of unfinished business. Also, the viewers didn’t get to see what happened to the other villains. You know, Awesome, Screwball, Sourdough, etcetera etcetera. Why leave their fates unknown to the rest of the world? Know what I’m sayin’?

And Hater, well, he was LIVID at the idea of being abandoned after our show was left on the cliffhanger, especially after the hard work he did and the praise he so rightfully deserved. What REALLY gets under his nonexistent skin, though, is that the show is constantly overshadowed by the overrated shows, most especially Gravity Falls - he still blames it, as well as Star vs. the Forces of Evil, for our show’s misfortune. That, and knowing that you, the creator, had seemingly given up on us after the bosses decided to cancel the show. That’s his perspective, not mine. I know he tried to leave the vault and threatened to attack all characters from all shows that got “WAY too much love and/or more than two seasons,” including Fish Hooks. Fortunately, this mysterious group called Star Force Enforcement Force are preventing him from causing any harm to anyone. Grop knows what they look like - they have to conceal themselves in sheets until the public gets a chance to see them.

Me? I had to cope with the injustice done to the show by attending biweekly meetings at Underappreciated Cartoons Anonymous held by Bumblelion from the Wuzzles. Some other characters from shows that got very little love and less than three seasons go there, too. Hailey Banks is our latest addition - we haven’t had any more female characters in the group since 2006. Sounds pretty absurd, right? Hailey herself has been bothered by the fact that Kiff is getting more love than she ever could, and honestly, I don’t blame her. And Molly McGee? Well, I tried to invite her when her show concluded after two seasons, but she’ll consider it if she doesn’t get as much recognition as Anne Boonchuy and Luz Noceda do. By the way, Bumblelion told me that if he ever looses his voice actor like Moosel did his, he’d appoint me the leader of the support group. After all, nobody else can do what I do when it comes to helping folks in many ways.

I gotta ask you, did those executives really think they were in the right when they denied you one more season to tell more stories featuring me, Sylvia, Hater, Peepers, and all the other folks in the galaxy? Did they not think firsthand how the fans would feel about the show being cut short? Did most viewers judge me before they got to know me? Is that why I wasn’t popular enough to get a third season?

This doesn’t make a lick of sense to me. How could a cartoon show created by you, the genius behind The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, and produced by Disney, a globally renowned entertainment company, become so grop-darned underappreciated?! Forgive me for shouting. It’s pretty hard to be positive in a place that’s practically populated by pessimistic people. When you’ve been in the vault without accomplishing your primary goal (in my case, befriending Lord Hater) as long as I have, you start to get a little antsy. In fact, not being able to accomplish your primary goal could drive you to behave how I behaved in that Season 1 episode, The Box.

I need to tell you there are fans who still want to know more about Season 3. Most fans won’t have a reason to stay in the fandom if they don’t get more details. Some others may start behaving the way I did in that aforementioned Box episode. After all, you DID let them know you had the plans and led them to believe it would be just as amazing as Season 2. Why do you think Peepsqueak launched the Save W-O-Y campaign? Some fans have been trying to carry all that weight ever since that person stopped taking charge. To me, it just doesn’t seem right that no one speaks up about our show’s unfinished business as frequently as they should.

Craig, what I’m trying to say is, don’t let Disney’s decision make you think the world will never see your plans for S3. If you’re still adamant that they won’t bring back the show, there must be some way for the fans to know more about those plans. An art book, a digital file, a documentary about you and your works, anything. Yes, I realize Phineas and Ferb’s show has been revived because it’s REALLY popular, but who’s to say a not-so-popular and incomplete show can’t get the same privilege? It doesn’t have to be a full season. It could be anything, just as long as it shows Star Force Enforcement Force, Lord Hater’s backstory, that space-faring ape, the Star Nomad bringing folks to their home planets, and other important things. All I ask is that while you’re working on Foster’s Funtime, please put “Give Wander’s show a proper conclusion” on your To-Do list. We still have the fans, and I’m confident they’ll boost interest in the show and whatever happens after Season 2.

Anyhoo, I should probably let you get back to work soon. Thank you, Craig, for hearing me out. I really do hope Disney’s new bosses will eventually come to grips with our show’s status and invite you over to finish it your way once you’re done with your current projects. Hater once said in a presentation two years ago, “Giving up is quitting, and quitters never win.” Are you a quitter? Of course not! We wouldn’t want his last words in the show to be “AAHHHHH! WE’RE NOT YOUR BUDDIES!”, would we? I still wish to make him a full-fledged good guy before we truly close the book on the show. Until then, have fun with your creative endeavors! Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to help Sylvia prepare for her presentation. Give my best regards to Bloo and the other imaginary friends! Bye!

[gravityfallsrenaissance]

I rewatched Gravity Falls with my sister and holy crap being an adult and watching everything Stan goes through is insane.

I’ve been working through some stuff in therapy and like, this man has made some mistakes but definitely did not deserve what the narrative did to him.

Screws up his brothers machine on accident? Homeless at 17 and doesn’t speak to his twin for 10 years. Sees his brother again when they’re both at the end of their respective ropes and in their worst places mentally? Gets in a fight that lands his brother trapped for 30 years while he takes his death and tries to open the technical monstrosity his brother built when this man hasn’t even finished high school. Gets his brother back after 30 years? Doesn’t get a scrap of acknowledgement and is told to move out and leave him alone. Has spent 40 years trying to fix and atone for his mistakes? Not even a thank you and gets emotional about it such that the spell against Bill doesn’t work.

What’s left? Oh I don’t know, how about losing all of your memories and sense of self, letting the narrative boil you down to nothing more than a mistake and the only way you’re capable of rectifying it is by ceasing to be yourself, as literally as possible.

Like, I’m sorry, but if Ford really was so unreceptive to actually talking/working through things, I think Stan had more than atoned for his mistakes. I don’t think he was a fuck up or that his takeaway from everything should be that he wasn’t worth it. That his sacrifice was what he owed the world for everything he did.

Because he didn’t do any of it alone.

And boo fucking hoo that Ford had to shoot his brother. If their places had been reversed I doubt Stan could have done the same.

I’m sorry, you trusted an inter dimensional demon, kept secrets because you were too prideful to ask for help or admit to your failings, and again too prideful to say thank you to your younger brother who spent 3 decades doing everything he could to get you back? Stop throwing such a tantrum and get off your high horse.

Sure Stan made mistakes, but Ford never seemed to learn from his.

Rewatching it I was actually angry at the ending, at the idea that when Stan is facing Bill he’s not even upset at the hand he’s been dealt. At the unfairness of it.

Because it was unfair.

And if I had a single gripe with the series at all I would wish for maybe one extra episode after Stan losing his memories and before getting them back. Just one single episode of Ford admitting how he hurt his brother, the role he played in the apocalypse, just 20 minutes of him coming to terms with his own flaws.

Because we as the audience know Ford isn’t perfect, but I need him to acknowledge that too.

There is so much fanfiction where Stan’s life is horribly lonely or traumatic in ways the show can’t cover or makes light of and I get it but also it’s clear other people relate to Stan feeling like all he’s done is make mistakes and that he deserves what he’s gone through and that is so NOT the case.

And I wish the official narrative would acknowledge that too.

[ilikekidsshows]

It's never been not funny to me when someone said Marinette is a good representation of strong independent woman and also a great female leader because for all Masashi Kishimoto claim about how bad he was at writing female character, Sakura, the most hated character by the fandom, is actually much more well written than Marinette, ever. Which make me wonder if miraculous is Marinette stan's first ever cartoon they ever watch or the show has perfectly gaslight them. 🤷

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From what I've witnessed, it's kind of both and then something else, actually. A lot of people who are really passionate about Miraculous got here before the original retool. A lot of them were kids back then and Miraculous was their first big fandom instead of just a show they watched. This is also why claims about Miraculous' uniqueness are so common in these circles that still try to hype the show up. They hadn't really been in fandoms before Miraculous and they haven't gotten similarly invested in many other shows since. In addition to this, Miraculous' episodes are often contradictory, claiming at least two things about what's going on, and audiences could just pick the narrative they were more invested in. This earned the show a lot of good faith for delivering satisfying stories that carried it even as the quality started to deteriorate.

The unpredictable release schedule also makes following the show's continuity a nightmare even as it works great at masking the poor quality of that continuity. In other words, it's very easy for fans to come up with their own version of what goes on in the episodes. In addition, the fandom's so old and big by now that you have tons of varied Miraculous content if the canon isn't to your tastes. We can't ignore that fandoms for so many things also have a lot of people who haven't experienced the original story and only got into the fandom through a fan comic or something similar. Like, the amount of “at least we still have fanfics” comments under my posts tearing the Miraculous canon to shreds just proves that, to some people, the canon doesn't matter.

There's also the sunk cost fallacy. Like, we’ve spent years onto this show and fandom, for some it's been a full decade. It's hard to let go of that level of investment. In fact, I will freely admit I still haven't fully let go, but any investment has turned into resentment. I wanna see how bad this show can get before people finally have had enough, if there's such an insistent part of the fandom that they'll hang onto this garbage until the bitter end and turn around to claim Miraculous deserves a spot among the greats like Avatar and Gravity Falls. I actually tried watching S6 episodes after skipping seasons 4 and 5, and I just couldn't enjoy them. It was somehow more of the same bland nonsense, and Marinette is the least enjoyable part of any episode, because she still isn't allowed to do anything interesting, instead managing to find some way of annoying me in every single episode without even doing anything cool to make up for it.

[craftypeaceturtle]

TMNT 2003 Fic Recs

These are mostly going to be hurt/comfort, with a lot of Don fics.

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Homecoming by Technodawn

Donnie is kidnapped by someone and held captive for four years.

Posted on fanfiction.net, this fic is brilliant! One of those fanfics that I read entirely one sitting because I couldn't stop. Lots of brotherly moments and the time Don is held captive is emotional and visceral. This whole fic is so grounded and well thought out.

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Turning the Blade by Pebr

All of the brothers start experiencing the same intense nightmares and all need to come together to face those fears. Only Leo spirals from these nightmares and falls further from his brothers.

Not for the faint of heart with its vivid descriptions and gore. Fantastic exploration of the characters and Leo in particular. A super creative idea with a unique threat. The exhaustion and injuries make the fic feel real and intense.

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Blood-Stained Tiles by RealityBreakGirl

Donnie panics after having to stitch up his father.

I'd recommend anything by RealityBreakGirl in all honesty but this fic has a special place in my heart. It's so sweet and explores the idea of Donnie as the team medic and the pressure that puts him under.

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The Gauntlant by T33la

Donnie has been working on a gauntlant that can negate gravity- but it's highly experimental and glitchy. But soon Mikey and Donnie have to bet their lives on this tech.

Again, would recommend you read through everything T33la has ever written, this fic in particular is my favourite. Reads as an episode of the show. The characters are so vibrant and in-character. Some fantastic action and character moments that won't leave my head.

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Find the Road by SillySocks

A series of oneshots exploring how everyone is dealing after Leo is sent to the Ancient One.

Such a great exploration of family and what these characters mean to each other. Kind of blows my mind that this idea isn't in a bunch of fanfics. A slow almost grieving look after Leo leaves as everyone finds a new normal and tries to keep going as well.

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It Takes a Village by GreenGoddessSmoothie

April is stressed out to the max with dealing with her baby. Thankfully Donnie and Leo come to the rescue.

You won't find a better April hurt/comfort fic. It's so sweet and an amazing fic which explores how these three all see each other. It's one of those fics which is great to read while trying to sleep, very fluffy and a great read.

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Can You Break What You Can't See? by lunaless

Donnie struggling after the mind probe.

One of my favourite post-mind probe fics. The struggle Donnie facing to keep his mind in tact and also everyone struggling to get out of the ship is great! It feels intense and the growing realisation that Donnie isn't okay makes for a great read!

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The Afterward by halogalopaghost

Donnie after his secondary mutation slowly recovering and being nursed back to health. The cure didn't work instantly and everyone is on edge trying to coax him back to health.

Yes. YES! A great fanfic with a lot of medical speculation and the helplessness of watching a family member fall sick. Leatherhead's exhaustion, everyone's desperation. A fantastic read! Also please check out halogalopaghost, another fantastic fic writer that I could recommend every single work they've done.

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Midnight Comforts by mattyj

Raph comforting Don after he had a nightmare about SAINW.

OH! If you want a great character based conversation which completes destroys my heart, you'll find it here. Such a sweet fluffy fanfiction. A fantastic look into Don and Raph's relationship. A must read if you're a sucker for that dynamic.

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Matchmaker Matchmaker (Make Me a Match) by LilliputianDuckling

Donnie is in love with Usagi but mistakes that interest in seeing how great Usagi would be in a relationship and so setting him up with Leo.

Okay I usually avoid shipping stuff since it doesn't really interest me but this was so cute and put an interesting spin on Donnie and Usagi. A great little read and the moment when Raph realises what's actually going on is great. The fic that makes me prefer Don x Usagi rather than Leo.

[the-rorster]

Hey, if MBAV did have merch, what would be your dream to own? What would be the ideal piece of MBAV merch for you personally?

A SINGLE TEAR SHIRT OH MY GOODNESS.

EVERY TIME I WATCH THAT EPISODE I WEEP.

I WANT MY SHIRT BACK MAN

See also

Dusk book covers. I’m not a big reader but imagine you look over and see some chick reading Dusk III: Unbitten. I would giggle

Single Tear bracelet

I really wish I could have a poster in my room but I just feel like we look so stupid in all of those like. Group pictures

A COMIC !!! you know how some shows get graphic novels . I would murder multiple people for the same episodes I’ve watched over and over again in graphic novel form . Or like . What if it was The Adventures of Vampire Ninja and it was just some LIES that Rory MADE UP wouldn’t that be so awesome

anything Jane related man idec what a little tiara in some Jane packaging I just. Need something Jane

Bennys spellbook the way Gravity Falls has the journals

literally any of the franchises stuff?? The coffee shops menu, the monster hunter guy calendar, that game from the episode Sarah gets possessed, (I honestly don’t remember a thing about that episode so sorry if I just said something stupid) Debbie Dazzle dolls, anything along those lines

dumb valentines. You know the kind. I see them going around tumblr sometimes. I need them in real life. I need to give my crush a sucker that’s attached to a little piece of cardboard with a picture of Rory standing all awkwardly that says “you’re my spice angel”

I think back when Ethan was still active we had a High School Musical themed diary? MBaV diary would go SO FUCKING HARD

I think that may be all of my mbav merch ideas SINGLE TEAR PHONE CASE

okay I think THATS all of my ideas

I do have a Mbav bracelet I got from @comicbookddr s shop. I wear it every day I love it so much. I’m wanting to get the pride one too. I also have a button (I HAD TWO BUT I LOST ONE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭) I have ask me about my babysitters a vampire which is surprisingly gets a lot of use . People ask me about it all the time and I get flustered (I lost Mbav ruined my life) I’m very thankful for these two things I have in my real life . Ty for those 🥺

and thanks for the ask this was SO FUN TO THINK ABOUT

[flower-boi16]

Helluva Boss: A Show For "Mature" Audiences That Isn't Very Mature

Something that's very funny to me is how Helluva Boss is an adult show, meaning that its supposed to be mature, and more mature than a kids show. However, the show really isn't that mature when you really think about it; sure, it's supposed to be viewed for mature audiences, and It by no means is for kids at all but...HB is really just the superficial version of mature. The show constantly crams in gore, swears and sex jokes all the damn time as a way to just appear edgy. It's not mature as in "it has mature and deep messages and themes" its the superficial version of mature, the type of mature that's just "let's shove in a bunch of swears and sex jokes into this show so people can KNOW its for adults!".

The show feels like its trying so damn hard to be edgy and crams swears and sex jokes into its dialogue because its an "adult" show. 70% of the dialogue in this show is awful because of the amount times it feels the need to shove in swears and sex jokes into every single line the characters say. It feels like the show is just..trying to be edgy with no substance to it. The only really mature theme HB has is Stolas's sexual desires for Blitz...but now its just completely dropped as Stolitz is suppoused to be seen as a healthy reletionship for some reason.

A majority of the villains are very one-dimensional Saturday morning cartoon villains too. HB feels like a show that's just overly obsessed with being edgy so it can come across as "mature". And while you can technically say that HB is mature as the show isn't exactly for kids and is aimed towards adults, again, its only the superficial version of mature, the show isn't really that mature in terms of its actual writing.

But here's the REAL kicker here; the shows I primarily enjoy watching are kids shows on Disney Channel, and...well, lets take a look at the themes and messages of these shows aimed towards kids that I've seen, shall we?

Gravity Falls: Tells a story about growing up, and how, while growing up may seem hard, you don't have to grow up alone, and that even when you grow up, that doesn't mean you have to let go

Amphibia: Tells a story about three girls who are all heavily flawed people in a toxic friendship. Ends with a message about change and how while it may be hard, sometimes; things change, and you need to accept that.

The Owl House: Tells a story about a girl who was ostracized for her whole life who was able to make real connections with others and find a place where she truely belongs.

Ducktales: Has an old man rediscover the value of family after pushing away his loved ones after losing his niece

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Has an episode where the main message is that you should stand up for your community, and how you can make your voice be heard no matter what.

The Ghost and Molly Mcgee (SPOILERS FOR THE FINALE): Final episode has a beautiful and mature message about how you should spend your life to the fullest, take risks and not be afraid or play it safe, and has a character go and spend his life to the fullest when he becomes human again

These "kids shows" have more mature and thoughtful messages and themes as well as better writing than this "adult" show. Helluva Boss has me groaning and getting frustrated at all the bad writing and wasted potential in its second season. Meanwhile, Amphibia's second season almost gets me to cry not once, but twice. These shows have more compelling and nuanced characters than HB, they don't constantly try to coddle them and absolve them of their mistakes, rather for some of them, they make the characters actually grow as people, something HB has NOT done at all.

Helluva Boss is an adult show, yet these kids' shows not only have more nuanced characters than it, but they are also unironically more mature than HB despite being shows targeted towards a younger audience. Its extremely funny to me how Viv said that HB is "Bojack Horseman with demons" when HB is less mature than kids' shows that aired on the Disney Channel.

Helluva Boss isn't a mature show, it's just an overly edgy one.

[autistic-android42]

Genuine question for the matpat haters out there, specifically the ones I’ve seen that claim he’s anti-LGBTQ+

Did you not watch his video all about how the games industry as a whole needs to be better about depicting LGBTQ+ characters? I know it’s an old episode but he literally did an entire video pointing out how problematic it was that every single LGBTQ+ character he could find in video games was either outright villainous or a former villain. He literally told the games industry to do better in that episode.

Is this just about that gravity falls episode from film theory not picking up on the obvious gay subtext? Because y’all know matpat isn’t the only decision maker on the channel anymore right? He’s running a full ass company, he literally took a step back from the channel so he would have more time to be with his family.

I don’t know, I just feel like a lot of y’all are overreacting to how the unconscious biases of the theory team have painted a few theories. Like sure, point them out and correct them, but it seems entirely unfair to use them to claim a guy who has made a clear and consistent effort to be a good influence is actually secretly a bigot. I’m not saying he’s literally perfect but it kinda feels like some of y’all were expecting him to actually live up to perfection. Cut him some slack, he’s doing his best.

[elliottshusband]

My theory(?) regarding the Stan Twins This may be obvious or overthinking, but i’ve had this in my head for a day while i was half awake.

I apologize if this comes off very off, im trying to explain my reasonings

VERY MINOR BOOK OF BILL SPOILERS; I ALSO HAVEN’T WATCHED GRAVITY FALLS FOR TWO YEARS I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE

MAY INCLUDE OFFSET RAMBLING MID THEORIZING, SUPER SORRY 90% OF THIS WAS WRITTEN AT 11 PM

Ford was more of a villain to Stanley than Bill was (to Stanley)

This is gonna be such a mouthful. Anywho, To start off, everyone knows it; Stanley is the adventurous free spirited twin. This is basically the root of his entire character. Stanfordwas always the geek-nerdy-know-it-all, and sometimes the “better Stanley” if you understand what I’m saying, both being treated much differently despite being twins, with Ford getting the good given to him in life, while Stanley on the orher hand was as said before

Free Spirited.

And despite all that, all he wanted to be with was his brother. Given so, Stanley was given a rough life after being a teenager doing teenager shit, but doing one wrong costing Fords chance of a prestige college and a comfortable life for Stanley.

No one bats an eye when the smart kid does anything, not even when he disappears for 30 years.

The dumb free-spirit though? Kicked to the curb, given a hard life, and the relationship with his family ruined.

After Ford’s machine was broken, Stan was kicked out when all he really wanted was to be with his brother, since no one really thought he (Stanley) would be in college. And yet the “barely made it out” one is the one who saved his brother after so many years.

And what DIDNT he get from that?

A proper thank you.

It may or may not be well known about Ford being a near-canon person with NPD (narcissistic personality disorder), due to behaviors and such he has expressed throughout the last season. Some factors could include the fact that Stanford had developed a dependency to alcohol during his inter-dimensional travels, yet it’d been seen on the website as well that Stanley also has some attachment to alcohol But to Stanleys dismay, not ONE legitimate sorry was expressed through the series. All he got when he finally brought back his brother was a slap to the face and a reprimanding, as if he didn’t want to be saved. This also factors in for the final episode.

Thank you (for no thanks)

Stanley, even in the last episode, never got a legit, from heart “thank you” from his own brother, Im genuinely not 100% about this part so im sorry. But once again, Weither it be for saving Ford, or literally sacrificing himself to destroy Bill. Stan never got the thank you he wanted.

Imagine, all you get for saving your beloved brother is a slap to the face and everything you remembered to be gone.

Extras

Despite the fact that Ford was gone for 30 years, he acted more like a “friend” towards the twins than an actual responsible figure. While Stan on the other hand, was “portrayed” as a con artist, cheap and (don’t know what else to use) money hungry(?), he did everything in his power to save the teins at every chance he could. Hell, to prove that he was so much better than he was portrayed to be, the final battle scene in Weirdmageddon 3.

Imagine being offered every single thing you could ever have, Money, power, but you decide to still destroy him, just to save the people you loved

Stan was a hero. Ford was the villain to Stan.

(Heres the original theory I wrote at 11 PM the other night inna discord server so it makes more sense)

ford was more of a villain to stannley than bill was to him in my honest opinion. emotionally and mentally for the most part.

yes bills a demon yes he literally tortured the shit out of ford but nobody bat an eye when stanley was literally thrown out, even though he was being a teenager doing teenager shit, always trying to stand up for himself when ford was acting out against him and just ford being a total narcissistic asshole towards him and never saying THANK YOU for saving him, always pointing out what he had done wrong (like fixing the portal or sm) while stan just wanted his brother back.

ford was an emotional villain towards stanley and stanley just let it happen. it could be seen as “how families act” but yet even in the last episode, ford once again was being an asshole and yet everyone blamed stanley for breaking out at him when stan was just seemed to be fed up.

despite all the times stanley messed up, he had always been the one with a free spirit, a loving one too. he spent 30 years fixing the portal up for his brother, was actually there for mabel and dipper multiple times (like the episode where Gideon gets ahold of the shack) and was actually caring, and yet ford was just, there for a bit before ultimately destroying everything again for Stanley.

but he did have a little bit of sympathy near the end for stan, upset when he had to erase his memories.

this may just be some stupid shitass rambling but its half past 11 and i need to brain spew on discord

hope yall enjoy

[scooby-review]

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo (2) S1 E25-33

25. Et Tu, Scoob? 

As a huge fan of Julius Caesar, I was incredibly excited to watch this episode, but quickly, it became clear the episode wasn’t going to be doing anything special. 

It’s one of the most “by the books" episodes, it demonstrates the greatest problems with this series, at least, for me. At its core, this story could work, because these characters can operate well in these situations - the premise of this episode sees the gang in a colosseum, forced to face the typical suspects of such a setting. So much here should work, Scrappy acts as a perfect foil to Scooby and Shaggy, I see him as a character whose flaws are juxtaposed by the pairs flaws, and as such, they make a perfect boiling pot. The original gang can only flourish because they have unique roles and contrasting ideals and ideas. With this style of more comedy driven writing, Scrappy is a perfect replacement. But rarely do these end up working for me. 

Partly, this comes down to repetition. Almost every episode in this series feels far too similar, you could fit them into a venn diagram without any hassle. Scooby Doo has always been formulaic, but the mysteries that have gone by offered something, the characters were fun to watch, the settings offered allow the characters to explore different skills and horrors - just watching What a Night for a Knight and then A Clue for Scooby Doo excellently demonstrates this fact. They have a similar structure, their bones almost interchangeable, but it is their flesh that warrants watching on. 

Maybe nothing is pushed far enough, or maybe the writing style is simply bland. But this doesn’t work for me, not one bit. 

26. Soggy Bog Scooby

In this episode, the trio go fishing, before a swamp creature attacks them. 

Something I have come to accept about this iteration of the series is that it’s bad, although not in a fun way. There’s no use in dissecting exactly why I didn’t like this episode, because it all boils down to a single word - boring. 

I should not feel every second of this short. 

Still, I enjoy the swamp creature in this one; the monster has a crocodile head, but a more anthropomorphised body, with a large, distinct dorsal fin upon its back. I adore The Creature from the Black Lagoon, (the gilman himself, rather than the movie) and so any swamp creature that reminds me of him in any manner is exciting. 

27. Scooby Gumbo

I enjoy the concept in this episode of a chef being the villain. As far as being a villain is concerned, the character falls into the camp of just being a guy rather than a monster of any sort, unlike many others, he’s not a criminal, just some man. Such variation upon the formula is often funny to me, just watching this chef get increasingly angry with the gang as they continue to cause mischief. 

The characters are often well meaning, they don’t seek chaos, and therefore, it makes it all the more enjoyable to witness unfold, as everything falls apart before them. 

28. Way Out Scooby Doo

Maybe the most consistent aspect of these episodes is how gorgeous the backgrounds are, as they always have been. In this episode I particularly love how space is painted, the clouds and lavish and mesmerising, and they capture this truly bleak and existential landscape of mars, there’s a brief pause as we stare out at the Earth, and the art alone is incredibly evocative, especially to me, who is terrified of space. 

Here we have the gang going to space, for the second time I believe. Both times an accident. 

Heading to space is such an interesting trope in shows, and I think frequently it can be marked as a “jump the shark” moment. Sitcoms like the Simpsons lose much gravity to them when we witness Homer just going to the moon; as a child, I remember really disliking the Ninjago episode where they get stranded on the moon for the same reason, as, despite the fantastical nature of that show in contrast to The Simpsons, something about it just felt off to me. 

Despite this, sometimes I enjoy the trend. I love the peculiar, although often overblown, trope of horror franchises heading to space - Jason X, Hellraiser Bloodlines and Leprechaun 4 make up the bulk of this, and honestly, it works. It allows for a unique shift in settings, and I think all of them use said setting in a fun manner. And despite my earlier complaints and disdain in my youth, I don’t hate the Ninjago episode, with there being a campy charm to it all. 

All of this is to say that I didn’t bat an eye at the gang being in space. No attention is really drawn to the fact, besides a shot of Shaggy and Scooby staring back out on Earth, in again, a scene I find oddly harrowing. 

There’s simply no emphasis placed on their arrival on mars. They just mess around with this robot for a while. 

29. Strongman Scooby 

The bulldog from the episode Swiss Miss returns. Like, they reuse the design, or the head of said design, but they don’t acknowledge him as the same character. However, I like to imagine he is. 

Here’s another episode that has such a perfect throughline to be good! It’s not. 

Having Scrappy big up Scooby to a bodybuilding dog is funny, and it’s a perfect use of their character dynamic, having Scooby then not want to admit that he is in fact, not strong, in fear of having Scrappy think less of him. His nephews admiration for him is such a pivotal aspect of their relationship, and therefore, using it to craft conflict is genius. 

That’s all though. 

30. Moonlight Madness

Here’s another episode where the backgrounds are especially gorgeous. It’s a return to a gothic setting, and it drips with style. 

I like the concept here again, in this episode we’re introduced to Shaggy the First, just in portrait form, as the gang are staying at Shaggy’s ancestral home. However the butler, Adolf (of course, the name would have still been in circulation amidst older folk, such as this butler, in the 80s, but the decision to name the character this in an episode of Scooby Doo is a curious one) is evil and places an amulet on Shaggy that turns him into a werewolf, although only in direct moonlight. 

Luckily, the clouds keep covering the moon, so Shaggy spends some of his time as a werewolf, and the rest as himself, seemingly oblivious to this fact, as are the dogs. 

Unlike Shaggy the First (if I ever got the chance to be a showrunner for a Scooby project, I would bring him into the story as a pivotal character), I don’t like the design of the werewolf form of Shaggy. Once again, I dislike the way werewolves are crafted in Scooby Doo, they just look off to me, not aided in this instance by the way Shaggy doesn’t have fur on his face, and how, what fur is on his body, lacks much distinct texture while in motion, just giving an awkward appearance to him. 

31. Dog Tag Scooby Doo

In this episode, the gang go to an army base and get dragged into the army drills. 

All I can think to mention is the fan theory that the (traditional) gang are draft dodgers, it’s sometimes presented as one of those “dark” cartoon theories, which I find very funny. 

32. Scooby at the Centre of the World

The rock monsters in this episode may be a highlight of this season. Hell, this iteration. 

They’re stalagmites, bearing incredibly triangular bodies, they’re jagged and rough, with incredibly wiry mouths and eyes, that remind me of Oogie Boogie from A Nightmare Before Christmas, who I adore. They’re just so devious, I love them so much, I kind of love their bland role in this episode, just creatures running around, they’re so silly and cute, God I adore them! 

They’re perfect, a work of genius. 

33. Scooby's Trip to Ahz

We end this block of episodes with another Scooby in blank episode, with this one seeing them inside The Wizard of Oz. 

To open with some positives, I love Scrappy’s Tin Man design, he’s adorable, and I love and cherish him with all my heart. I think he’s most fitting of the character, although I wouldn’t consider him heartless, he certainly lacks any emotional maturity, because after all, he’s a puppy. Meanwhile Shaggy and Scooby could fit the Scarecrow or Lion interchangeably. I think Shaggy’s Scarecrow design is totally fine, while Scooby’s lion design is fairly bland, but ultimately, it’s just a lion, there’s not much room for creativity. 

Unlike the Alice in Wonderland episode, this one follows the story of Wizard of Oz in an interesting way. It presents itself almost as a sequel to the movie, the villain here is the Wicked Witch of the North by Southeast, who claims to have met the trio before, and for all intents and purposes, is the Wicked Witch of the West. She dies by water, she has flying monkeys, the only difference is that she has a bland design, in contrast to the striking wicked witch. 

Most of the value I get out of this episode comes from the opening, the colours are gorgeous, and the Scrappy Tin Man is of course a highlight, but this is neglecting to mention The Yellow Brick Toad. I had a little chuckle at him. 

Thank you so much for reading this post!

I took a little break from the blog, I hadn't planned to, but I ended up missing a week after being caught up in work, and then weeks kept passing without much desire to watch this series! But I think the burnout has faded! I had a great time writing this, even if this iteration is a slog to get through, I hope to continue to improve how I can write about something that I find to be fairly bland in a fun way! I think I'm getting there :)

For the foreseeable future, to prevent burnout, and simply a result of being very busy, I'm going to stick to the prior idea of making bi-weekly posts, and I might include less episodes in these! That way I can focus more on writing about them in fun ways rather than worrying about cramming in loads and muddying anything interesting I have to say!

I hope everyone has a great week :)

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[sleepyrevolution]

my top 10 favorite animation from the last 10 years.

I includes movies, television shows, and a short film. I'm no animation expert, but these are stories that I enjoyed and stuck with me the most. Anything that was released from 2015-2024 is fair game.

This list is entirely subjective and based on my opinions and preferences.

10. Nimona (2023)

Animation: ★★★★★

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★☆☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★☆☆

Songs: N/A

Notes: I read the original graphic novel in 2019, and I thought the movie did a good job adapting it to the screen. The climax of the story was so moving.

9. Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (2017-2020)

Animation: ★★★★★

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★★☆ 

Emotions: ★★★☆☆

Personal Connection: ★★★☆☆

Songs: ★★★★★

Notes: The songs are a highlight. There are several that I listen to on a regular basis.

8. Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)

Animation: ★★★★☆

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★☆☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★☆☆☆

Songs: ★★★��☆

Notes: I didn’t watch the original series, Adventure Time, but I am certain that if I had, I would have rated this higher.

7. Inside Out (2015)

Animation: ★★★★☆

Characters: ★★☆☆☆

World: ★★★★★ 

Plot: ★★★☆☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★★★

Songs: N/A

Notes: I have so much nostalgia for this film. Although I didn’t include it here, the sequel was also great, having similarly powerful emotional beats.

6. Coco (2017)

Animation: ★★★★☆

Characters: ★★★☆☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★★☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★★★

Songs: ★★★★☆

Notes: As a Latina, I am morally obligated to include Coco on this list. The reprise to Remember Me is one of my favorite scenes of all time.

 

5. The Acorn Princess (2020)

Animation: ★★★☆☆

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★☆☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★☆☆

Songs: N/A

Notes: This is the only indie short film on my list. This hidden gem has stuck with me since saw it in 2020. A queer princess is my favorite trope.

4. Steven Universe (2013-2019)

Animation: ★★★☆☆

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★☆☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★☆☆

Songs: ★★★★☆

Notes: I started watching the series a few days after A Single Pale Rose came out. Even if I missed out on the theories and build-up, watching the final couple episodes as they aired was magical.

3. Encanto (2021)

Animation: ★★★★☆

Characters: ★★★★★

World: ★★★☆☆ 

Plot: ★★★☆☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★★☆

Songs: ★★★★★

Notes: This might be my favorite Disney movie. The songs are fire, the characters are compelling, and the emotional beats are incredibly moving. Also, I've always got to shout out any Latino representation!

2. Gravity Falls (2012-2016)

Animation Style: ★★☆☆☆

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★★★ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★☆☆

Songs: N/A

Notes: I only started watching this show in late 2024, but it is my current obsession. I wish I had seen this show earlier!

1. The Owl House (2020-2023)

Animation Style: ★★★★★

Characters: ★★★★☆

World: ★★★★☆ 

Plot: ★★★★☆ 

Emotions: ★★★★★

Personal Connection: ★★★★★

Songs: N/A

Notes: I have fond memories of watching new episodes on Saturday mornings, then discussing them with friends at school on Monday. I was a fan since season 1, and I got to grow up with Luz. I started watching the show as a nerdy middle schooler, but I watched the finale with my high school girlfriend.

[ordinaryschmuck]

What I Thought About The Owl House Pilot

Huh. Never thought I’d get to do this again, but oh well.

Salutations, random people on the internet! I’m an Ordinary Schmuck! I write stories and reviews and draw comics and cartoons.

And, above all else, I LOVE talking about The Owl House. I have an entire masterpost dedicated to talking about every single episode of the show and I’m halfway through a six-part review discussing everything that I love about it (Part Four's coming when it’s done. Let’s say…late June. Early July at the latest). I figured that after I’d finished that whole deal, I wouldn’t have anything left to talk about when it came to this series. Then, out of nowhere, the show’s original pilot leaked online…Sort of. It’s just an animatic with the show’s original voice cast voicing MOST of the lines, but it’s very much the pilot episode. It’s just not a finished product and I won’t share a link because I don’t think it’s exactly…legal. BUT I will at least share my thoughts about it because, well…Look at my blog. The Owl House has become the BIG THING that I obsess over for a reason and I love that I got to see what’s basically an alternate version of the show that I love. What do I mean?

Well, a pilot is MUCH different from a first episode. Where the first episode is meant to sell the show to the audience, a pilot is meant to sell it to a STUDIO. It can happen at any point of the story or act as the show’s first episode. Just as long as it shows off the characters, concepts, and tone, a studio can look at it, greenlight it, and allow the show to continue, BUT with some extra notes. Sometimes, those notes can change the rest of the series where others can keep the pilot good enough to stay canon. Some best examples off the top of my head are the pilots for Regular Show and Rick and Morty. You can tell that not much changed from the pilots of those shows and what was initially pitched, but there are clear changes in tone, animation, and even personality. Skips sounds a little more illiterate and Benson being more informed of the consequences of something as simple as rock, paper, scissors in the Regular Show pilot and Rick is noticeably more reckless and unprepared for situations in the Rick and Morty pilot. Nothing is set in stone with a pilot episode, even the ones that are canon. For the case of The Owl House, it’s pilot is no exception. A lot of it is just the same as “A Lying Witch and A Warden” at least in terms of plot and themes, but there are so many changes that show off what the series COULD HAVE been instead of what it was. How different? Well, let’s go through it all.

But real quick, I’m not going to do the “Like/Dislike” format I’ve done for previous reviews. Instead, I’m going to look through this pilot, note the changes it has, and share my thoughts on them. There’s also going to be a few spoilers to what happens in this pilot, so if you haven’t checked it out then I suggest giving it a watch wherever you can find it. It really is interesting to get a peak into what’s basically an alternate version of my favorite show.

With that said, let’s get into it.

Some Things Stayed the Same: Like I said, it’s basically an altered version of “A Lying Witch and A Warden.” The plot is that Eda uses Luz to get King back his “crown of power,” with some bits and pieces carrying over. Certain jokes that must have been too funny to get rid of, specific lines of dialogue that hit just the right notes, and some aspects of the characters’ personalities being just the same, proving that they're already perfect the way they are. It’s the changes, however, that makes for something more interesting. For one…

There’s More of an Emphasis on Comedy: As much as I love The Owl House, I’ll always admit that humor isn't its strong suit. It CAN be funny, really funny. But the jokes don’t land as well as something as Gravity Falls or Amphibia. I can say that a part of that could be because Dana Terrace wanted a more serious show, and we definitely get a sense of how serious it could be later in the series. Here, in the pilot, it definitely seems like there was more of an attempt to make the show comedic. King’s crown isn’t in a warden’s cell held within a magical barrier that only a human can get through. It’s in a Principal’s high school, locked in a human locker that Eda and King treat as something devious. Amity’s friends aren’t preppy mean girls who seem like they could cause conflict to Luz and her friends. They’re characters used for jokes who are amazed by Luz standing up to Lilith. There’s less of an edge and more of a lean towards cutesy fun, waiting until the very end to reveal something heavy. To me, it makes the pilot feel MORE like a Gravity Falls clone than the final product. Because while Gravity Falls has its serious moments, it makes it clear that it was a comedy first, both in the pilot and final product. Any moment of heart or drama was overshadowed by one hilarious joke after the other. Now, “A Lying Witch and A Warden” had a lot of jokes too, but there were also these moments that hinted at something more. You have the oppressive looking prison, the grand beam of light hiding human collectibles, a crazy chase from a threatening looking warden. And yes, the reveal that Warden Wrath was trying to go out with Eda was hilarious, but a warden who tortures a prisoner for speaking her truth gives a hint of how dark this world can be. Meanwhile, a principal sending a student to demon detention feels more like a joke, exaggerating how strict some principals can be.

And keep in mind, I’m not complaining about the pilot leaning more towards comedy. I actually laughed a lot more with it than I did with “A Lying Witch and A Warden.” I’m just trying to explain how the tone is definitely going for something different than the full series. It might have that darker twist in the end, but even that is nothing more than a surprise. I'll get into why later, but while it has darker implications, it doesn't detract from the fun times to be had. Not by much. From what I can gather from the pilot, it’s definitely going for a series with goofy, fun adventures with a bit of heart to it. It’s just missing that personal touch that’s in The Owl House. One good example of how?

There’s Not Even a MENTION of Camila: Before you say anything, this has nothing to do with me being Camila’s number one fan, to the point where I almost made a side-blog dedicated to her (I really should get on that, though…)

I bring up this change because Camila grounds the story in “A Lying Witch and A Warden.” She draws Luz close to reality and is the first thing that comes to Luz’s mind when in real danger, saying, “If I die, my mom will kill me!” More than that, though, Camila is the one real connection Luz has to the human realm. She has no friends nor adventures, but Luz always has Camila, with even the first episode hinting that. So when Luz starts getting herself into trouble or choosing to lie and stay in the Boiling Isles, it lets the audience get ready for the inevitable drama that could unfold when Luz finally tells Camila everything. By removing Camila, though, the anticipation of Luz telling her mom goes away with her. At least, it tells ME that there’s less of a worry about Luz basically running away from home. Either this version of the show is holding off from that for a future episode or that Luz and Camila’s relationship isn’t close enough where it matters. This is speculation, of course, but I still stand by that a sense of something personal with Luz is lost for the sake of having fun and epic fantasy adventures with entertaining characters. It’s still good and entertaining, and the pilot does offer something else that’s personal, but it’s not the same as The Owl House we all fell in love with. Though, it’s notable that our main cast stayed the same.

Luz, Eda, and King: Overall, I’d say that these three, personality wise, didn’t change much. King’s probably the least altered, being the exact same character he was in Season One aside from MAYBE having a design change (It’s hard to tell through storyboards). As for Luz and Eda, they’re more or less the same. There’s a BIG change with Eda (That I’ll get to later), but her devil-may-care attitude is very much the same, as well as her snark and soft nature towards Luz and King. It’s her magic that gets the real boost, being able to do more like teleport across the Isles and turn into a…softer version of the Owl Beast at will. It’s pretty cool to see the power that this alternate Owl Lady has. And then there’s Luz, who’s still the lovable weirdo we all know. Though, this version seems a lot more dim and I’m not really a fan. How does she mistakenly give a book report in geometry class? How did it take seeing Amity’s witch ears to realize that she belonged in the demon realm? Luz had her dumb moments in the show too, but not to this extent. There was still a sense of maturity and cognitive understanding that made Luz feel like someone that seemed weird but intelligent enough to think herself out of a situation. This Luz seems more weird and focused on using brute force on a problem. In a way, it makes Pilot!Luz more of an…emotionally driven Star Butterfly. A fun and capable character, but not the same kind I had made several posts and reviews talking about how much I love/personally connected to her. But, comparatively, I guess it IS the most minor change that could be done to this character. Now let’s move onto BIGGER changes.

The Boiling Isles: The look and feel of the Isles remains the same, but the fact that it’s more connected to the Human Realm is intriguing. From what I can tell, the Demon Realm treats traveling to the Human Realm like it’s going to a new country. You visit, make some memories, and, for some, send your children over to be a foreign exchange student of sorts. Except that racism seems to be encouraged in this regard as the demons and witches don’t see humans worth breathing the same air as them. And some think it’s more than okay to hunt down and kill if one human trespasses into their realm. And the reason for THAT is implied to be Belos’ doing. Er, I mean–*Checks the leaked pitch bible*--Emperor Pupa? Uh…I’ll just stick with Belos. 

And that’s extra fascinating to me because Belos being a witch hunter was a major twist that spoke VOLUMES of the kind of people he represents. To find out that this version is more anti-human makes me curious of what kind of angle the show would have taken. Would Belos have been your bare-bones fantasy villain or would the writers find a different way to tackle his symbolism? And is the reason why the Demon Realm is more open up to the Human Realm because he hopes witches and demons can report about their enemies for a possible invasion? There’s no way to know for sure because that version of the story will never come to be, but it’s interesting to think of all the things we COULD have gotten. The same goes for other characters.

Amity: To think, Amity was considered important enough to be included in the original pitch pilot alongside our main trio. It makes sense. Dana Terrace has gone on record in saying that Luz and Amity’s relationship was something she wanted from the get go, so it’s smart to establish it as quickly as possible. Though the route they take is definitely different. Instead of being enemies to lovers, Lumity, in the original pitch, went for the friends to lovers trope…kind of.

Luz, in this version, is someone so desperate for positive attention and respect that she latches onto the first person in school that was nice to her. Except that Amity was looking for some quiet and just so happened to look like she was supporting Luz when telling everyone to leave her alone. It was an act of kindness, but not one done in generosity. It still meant the world to Luz, though, making her go ALL IN with friendship. Only to be a little too forward and creeped Amity out to the point where she was polite enough to say “Thank you,” but you could see the desperation in her eyes to be anywhere but next to Luz. Yet Luz doesn’t see that. She’s still too focused that someone was actually nice to her that she blindly follows Amity into a new world just to return a weird looking passport. Because Amity’s Luz’s friend now and friends do nice things to each other. Only for Amity to accidentally reveal that she couldn’t care less for Luz and shatter her hopes and dreams in one fell swoop.

In a weird way, I’d say Luz and Amity are off on a better first impression here than in the original series. There’s no attempted dissections or witch’s duels. Just…Amity trying to be polite in Luz’s presence only to act like your typical mean girl when she THINKS Luz isn’t around. Tossing away the drawing is harsh for sure, but here’s the interesting thing: Amity didn’t know she was talking to Luz at that moment. She didn’t even get rid of the drawing until someone drew (haha) attention to it. If anything, it’s worth noting that Amity still kept the drawing on her. Almost like, despite being weirded out by Luz, Amity felt as though the drawing WAS cute and only got rid of it when she thought someone would question her for having it. Can’t have that Little Miss Perfect status shatter over something some human gave her.

Am I reaching as a Lumity shipper? Oh, most certainly yes. But we all know the inevitable conclusion between these two. We know where they’re headed. Dana has been pretty adamant about wanting it from the start and this pilot sets the groundwork well. Knowing where these two will end up, it’s easy to make connections and hypothesize what means what. Plus, look at the face of shock and amazement on Amity’s face when she sees Luz standing up to Lilith. That looks like a girl who’s…feeling things for this human weirdo. They’re not off to a ROARING start, but I can see how things could improve between Luz and Amity. And who knows, maybe this version of these two might end up dating sooner with how quickly they seem interested in each other. Again, am I reaching? Most definitely, but I went without any new Lumity content for over a year so LET ME REACH!

The point I’m trying to make is that this version of Amity definitely seems a lot more chill and polite at the start, even though it’s likely she still has issues of even being FRIENDS with a human. But not everyone starts off polite.

Lilith: Crazy to think that Lilith started out as…basically a one-off villain like Warden Wrath. At least, that’s what I gathered from the pilot. The pitch bible hints that there COULD be more to her, but at the same time she gets sent to a fire dimension and loses a hand. That’s one-off villain energy if I’ve ever seen it. But if she is meant to be something more, I would love to see what differences could come of her being the headmaster of Hexside instead of Bump and how she could either develop into someone better through Luz’s influence as a student or regress into someone worse as she makes Luz’s school life a living hell. Whatever could come from her, it was kind of fun seeing Lilith act as more of a threat with her…out of nowhere ability to turn into a bat monster. It’s a pretty cool design and I love that it was brought out due to Eda’s constant pestering, proving that Lilith is still the same insecure nut that I love. And it is pretty great that this pilot confirmed that Lilith really did dye her hair to look more serious. You CAN’T tell me that’s not why the Lilith we know ditched the curly red hair.

But that’s about it when it comes to changes towards characters and locations. Let’s talk about the potential differences in the ongoing story.

Luz Stays Trapped Instead of Choosing to Stay: I mean, technically she chose to stay by breaking that key for no reason, but that’s more of a consequence of not thinking things through. She didn’t NEED to break the key, Luz could have just as easily pulled it out. Instead, she kicked the dang thing, leaving herself trapped in this new world. And it’s here that I would like to once again point out how this makes Pilot!Luz different and what’s lost by not including Camila. The Luz WE know would have been more careful. She always felt like someone who fought smarter, not harder, even in that first episode. Luz didn’t fight Wrath head on, she rallied a prison riot that distracted him long enough for her to hit a firework ball into his mouth. She’s intelligent and resourceful, where this one…kind of is? It was smart to send Lilith to the fire dimension, but again, not a great plan to break the key. Plus, without Camila, this doesn’t feel like as big of a deal as it could have been. Camila was the first person in Luz’s mind as she destroyed the portal door in the Season One finale. In the pilot, with no Camila, it feels like a non-sacrifice or even that big of a deal. She’s stuck, sure, but Luz doesn’t really seem to care that much. She feels happy being with Eda and King and doesn’t seem to be in that big of a rush to get home. Plus, it’s not exactly complicated to get back. There was a whole line of portal doors in the beginning that Luz could potentially sneak through and there’s not yet an established cannon that makes it seem like getting a new key would be difficult or even complicated. Once more, it gives the impression that this version of The Owl House would be focused less on personal stakes and more like giving Luz that fantasy adventure she’s always been craving for. It would make for a fun show, but not the SAME show. However, it is worth noting that there could be some potential drama. Especially for one twist that was a JOLT to my system.

EDA WORKS FOR THE EMPEROR?!: WHAT?!

I’ll admit, I feel like the reason why this is so shocking is because of the Eda I know and the Emperor I learned to fear. I mean, Eda, the woman who would sooner eat her own fist before even CONSIDERING helping Belos, even before the witch hunter business, was originally meant to HELP him. Of all the changes that the series could have made, this was by far the biggest. Everything that I thought to be constant turned out to be a lie and I was NOT prepared for it!

But again, the reason why I got that big of a reaction is because it goes against everything I knew about Eda. If this was my first introduction to her, it’d be less of a shocking twist and more of a…hook. Like how Invincible’s first episode (Don’t watch if you’re a baby) ends with a character you THOUGHT you could trust doing this intensely dark thing. The rest of the season is leading you to figure out WHY this was done and how the other characters would react, making you want to see more as the show inevitably leads up to this big conclusion that changes everything you once knew. The same applies here, with the reveal making me wonder why Eda would do this, how long she’s been doing it, how it will affect her relationship with Luz, and whether or not it’d be an easy fix. And much like the ending of Invincible’s first episode (Seriously, NOT meant for babies), this hook makes me interested in wanting to see what comes next. Except I never will know because that came from a version of The Owl House that will never exist.

The pilot is interesting because it shows me what The Owl House COULD have been. I wouldn’t say that it’s better than what we got or even that it’s a better first impression than “A Lying Witch and A Warden.” It’s definitely FUNNIER, I’ll give it that, but it doesn’t make the original pitch better, it makes it different. Everything looks the same and sounds the same, but the overall feel of this pilot makes it something that would have had a different story, tone, and ideas on how to develop these characters. Would I have liked it? Absolutely. It seems like a fun time. But that doesn’t mean I like the show we got any less. This was more like…getting a peek into an alternate universe where a show I already love would have been vastly different. And after over a year without any new Owl House content aside from stuff that fans have made, this was a very pleasant surprise that leaves me excited for the NEW fan content that springs from all this.

But that’s enough talking about a show that could have been made. Time to get back to a series that came into existence and I still love so much. See you all then as you all milk this gift that the internet has given you.

[dieasthedevilwp]

I need, need, NEED to ask you this!!!

What would be your OC's favorite movie/tv series?

AND

What would be your OC's favorite radiohead song?

AND (last one, promise)

What would be your OC's favorite rainbow kitten surprise song?

my favorite question asker has returned!! i am limiting myself to only my published main characters for this so that i don't keep writing infinitely 😭

movies & tv shows:

rosie's favorite movie was, of course, Jurassic Park, but i also think she'd be into Coraline and Paranorman. and for tv shows, i think she have an obsession with The Amazing World of Gumball for some reason. i can imagine her curled up on the couch, giggling at the tv while she watches it. and daryl's next to her wondering what the fuck this show is

it is canon that fraser's favorite movie is Grease because of his mom's love for that movie, but in terms of tv shows, i feel like he would like The Bear. the perfect mix of comedy and the saddest things you've ever heard.

warren finds it hard to choose a favorite movie or tv show because he just absolutely loves almost every single one he sees. if he had to choose, though, he'd choose The Iron Giant and Isle of Dogs as his favorite movies. for tv shows, i think he'd love Adventure Time or Gravity Falls.

juni juni juni would have looovvvee Tangled if she had ever gotten to see it in the theatres, and she would have also for sure been a Frozen girly. older her though? she would SOB at Aftersun over and over again. and for some reason i feel like she would love those school setting comedies, like abbot elementary and community.

and last but definitely not least, mazzy's favorite movie would totally be Fight Club or Good Time. i just think she'd love the absolute chaos and amazing storytelling in them. and unfortunately i think mazzy may be a Succession enjoyer. i only say unfortunately because i only know men who love it and that gives me red flags but i've seen a few episodes and i know the storyline of it all, and i think mazzy would like it. she'd also love It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

radiohead songs:

rosie loves Just and Lucky. this is strictly based off of vibes. Fake Plastic Trees, too, I think.

fraser listens to You and Whose Army?, Exit Music (For a Film), and Faithless the Wonder Boy constantly. he also weeps to True Love Waits, specifically the live in oslo recording.

warren loves all of A Moon Shaped Pool, but he also loves Spectre and Motion Picture Soundtrack. Daydreaming and Indentikit.

juni's definitely an In Rainbows enjoyer i feel. she'd like Weird Fishes / Arpeggi, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, and House of Cards.

mazzy loves the good, old-fashioned Creep, but i also think she'd love Fake Plastic Trees, Bones, Let Down, and Electioneering.

rainbow kitten surprise songs:

rosie i feel like would love Seven, Mission to Mars, and Painkillers. probably Fever Pitch, too.

fraser loves All That and More (Sailboat), It's Called: Freefall, First Class, and Shameful Company.

warren loves Goodnight Chicago and Devil Like Me. they make his stomach hurt sometimes, though.

juni loves Fail! i just think she'd love it when she was little for the way it sounded and then, when she gets older, for the lyrics. she'd love All That and More (Sailboat) as well.

mazzy, of course, is a big fan of American Hero. i think she'd like Possum Queen as well.

thank you for the amazing questions !!!! ily <3

[crispyflowerblaze]

is anyone else who has gravity falls on dvd just absolutely obsessed with the commentaries? they have them for every episode, it's the whole episode in the background with alex hirsch and at least one other person who worked on the show (sometimes voice actors, sometimes writers, sometimes artists, his twin sister one time, etc.) doing commentary over it and i dunno they're just so comforting to me, like i just watch them over and over again and will never get tired of doing so. and they're sooooo funny and you learn so much cool stuff about the show and they're great! and all of the people are just so great, like i'm way too attached to all of them lol

some personal highlights: (some might be paraphrases, i dunno)

- "i'm alex hirsch and i'm not rob renzetti" "i'm rob renzetti and i'm not matt chapman" "i'm matt chapman and i'm BOTH alex hirsch and rob renzetti" "whoa really?" (introductions at the beginning of commentary for Into the Bunker)

- "i'm matt chapman and i'm an ungodly monstrosity" "not JUST an ungodly monstrosity, the ungodly monstrosity who wrote this episode!"

- every single time alex says something as a character he plays (stan, soos, mcgucket, bill, quentin trembley, etc.) ("uh oh! gravity is a real problem in this town! i'm quentin trembley" - commentary for Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future; "this is what dates are like for Stan!" - commentary for Roadside Attraction; "yeah yknow, say whatever you want, then you won't see them again, other people don't have feelings" - commentary for Roadside Attraction) (ahhh they're so much less funny written out than they are when he actually says them i promise)

- jeff rowe wanting to be called stabby the boss cat (commentary for Blendin's Game)

- every time they mention how alex chews on pens

- "what if the love potion comes from cupid, and what if cupid is... mike rianda" (commentary for The Love God) (hmm I don't know if this is funny out of context for who mike is, well that's not my problem!)

- the whole thing about jason ritter getting a bit electrocuted by a ms. pacman video game when he was a kid (commentary for Fight Fighters)

i will probably add more as i rewatch more of them. but yeah the commentaries are the best!!!!!!