#☆ “ Welcome to another episode of: Tyler Talks! ”

[tyler-kin]

MAN IT'S BEEN 2 WEEKS SINCE I SAID I'D DO REQS UH expect art posts 2day :]

[fight-for-what-you-love]

♪Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr

Aahhhh. I love weddings. Don’t you? I think it’s a wonderful expression of one’s love for another, and it’s always nice to see celebrated! Crashing weddings can be fun to watch too, thankfully. Thanks, Sierra! (And sorry you lost your husband!)

Notes on the episode under the cut!

* Cody’s silently praying to whatever God may be out there that Noah’s the one that comes back.

* Chris announces Noah’s return as he rises from the stage on a three-tier platform. Sierra’s “WHAT” is drowned out by Cody’s “YES!!!”.

* (Noah's song is an entirely new arrangement that spoofs Kay Starr’s “Wheel Of Fortune”. It would entail Noah leading [obviously], singing about how awful it is that Lady Luck brought him back to compete on this awful show. It would end with Noah and Cody collectively thanking Lady Luck for letting them see each other again.)

* Noah asks if he has to go back to team Chris, and Chris responds that the teams are merging. Everyone welcomes this development except Sierra.

* Once he rejoins the cast proper, Sierra starts picking a fight with him. “Whatever… At least I got to spend more time with Cody.” Noah’s petty. “…At least Cody likes spending time with me.”

* They keep going. “At least I got to sleep with Cody!” “At least I slept with him first!” “At least my parents won’t hate me because I kissed a boy!!” “At least my parents care about me in the first place!!”

* Chris interrupts them: “Okay, okay! As entertaining as this spat is…” Cut to Cody, Tyler and Heather holding back Noah, and Courtney, Alejandro and Duncan holding back Sierra. Cody holds Noah’s mouth shut and Courtney holds Sierra’s shut. “…I’ve got a show to run. Let’s move on, shall we?”

* Sierra’s the first one to spin the roulette machine and she gets Tyler. She’s not happy. Tyler’s met with no one as Sierra yells at Chris to let her spin again. He insists she gets what she gets, and she’s not allowed to re-roll.

* Noah goes after Sierra, and rolls Cody. He pops out and finds himself in front of Noah. He jumps up and hugs him tight as he says it’s “The BEST DAY EVER!!” Sierra seethes in the background.

* Courtney rolls Alejandro and Heather is left with Duncan. Alejandro's disappointed but he won't say that out loud. Courtney on the other hand is SO happy to not be with Duncan.

* (As it turns out, Courtney and Alejandro are more compatible than they thought. Duncan and Heather, on the other hand, are not. Sad.)

* Noah and Cody breeeeeeze through the dress portion of the challenge. Cody’s laying down on his podium kicking around his legs, yelling directions at Noah with the stupidest look on his face. Noah makes it to the dress first and looks it up and down. Cody yells out “I THOUGHT THAT DRESS SUITED YOU WELL!!” Noah weakly yells back “Thank you Cody!” He’s not thrilled about wearing the dress, but he does appreciate Cody leading him to the one he’d be the most comfortable in.

* Noco’s the first ones to walk the tightrope. Cody looks down at the falls nervously, and Noah suggests carrying him instead. Cody stops him, insisting he can do it, and picks Noah up. Noah leans into him, getting comfortable. “If you insist, macho man.”

* Sierra and Tyler go after them and Sierra’s visibly upset. Tyler tries to mellow her out, suggesting that Cody and Noah are happy with each other and maybe she should let them be. Sierra stares at them as they talk about flower arrangements in their hypothetical wedding. She decides that no, she’s not quite ready to let them be, so she starts bouncing to make Tyler wobble and shake the line. It works and both couples fall.

* Cody manages to grab Noah in one arm and the line in another, though he’s struggling. Noah asks him if he can pull them back up (though he knows he can’t.) Cody tries anyway, and strains to the point of veins popping out of his neck. Noah tells him to stop.

* Alejandro and Courtney walk by and Alejandro “accidentally�� kicks Cody’s hand off the line. Noco falls, screaming on the way down (“No!” in reality, “Asshole!” If I was allowed to curse.) Courtney is somewhat impressed by his ruthlessness. They win this challenge. Duncan and Heather were just bickering the whole time don’t worry about them.

~*[Events of the comic]*~

* Duncan gets voted out for being a prick and a bastard. Courtney is ok with this.

[enteringdullsville]

“If people gonna talk crap, I’ma beat it out of ‘em.”

It’s Color Theory EP. 38

Apples and Oranges

Trivia

This is the first episode Eloise, Forrest, and Landon have appeared since their debuts, the first Ellie talks onscreen, and the first Landon doesn’t speak.

This is the first appearance of Ingrid since Sore Losers and Scarlett’s first voiced appearance since her debut.

This is the first appearance of multiple incidentals; Cedric, Cree, Russell, Orchid, Hermes, Lupe, and Reese. Shamus also returns after debuting in Hiring Squad. This is the first time multiple side characters outside of the city’s defined workforce (so far Siren, Jade, Nathan, and Mr. Boss) have dialogue.

Hermes, Orchid, and Lupe all previously appeared in Rough Sketch under different colors and thus names. Hermes in particular was completely redesigned and is unrecognizable from his original appearance due to taking the design of another character who has yet to debut.

This is the second appearance of Mayor Elroy, setting up his role in episode 42.

Reese (originally designed as Brando and colored cognac) was made as a catch all “douchebag” character whose suffering would be played for laughs. The fact he happens to have the same name Fuchsia did in Rough Sketch is a welcome coincidence.

Cree was named “Daryl” in between stages of development. The only reason she isn’t called that here is because I legitimately forgot I changed it. I might change it back in her next appearance.

As of this episode, Scarlett’s skin and Eloise’s hair have been slightly redesigned.

Tyler was originally meant to speak in this episode, but his line was cut for space.

No Gray Drewmans appear. This is also a rare episode where none of the core six characters show up. If one did, it would be Violet to round out the cards motif Eloise, Fuchsia, and Forrest have.

Just to clarify, the last panel is supposed to be a play on words (“You do you”), not a suicide dare. I want to make that clear.

[nifflering]

Part two Beware spoilers for life on mars series one and two

Hello, hello, hello (some brainrotted fellows will understand this reference) Welcome to another edition of

*me rambling at you about life on mars (the UK version)*

Most important thing: this is my interpretation/analysis.

So, these are my personal, quite uneducated opinions. Also: I bought the series on DVD. No one will be safe.

Today, we'll be talking about the usage of colours in lom in general. If I do start and finish a rewatch and find some interesting scenes – I will add my commentary on them.

Like I already said many times before – there aren’t really many scenes in 2006/2007.

The shooting script of the first episode (I found it while floundering around on the waybackmachine) originally includes a scene in Sam and Maya’s appartement. (Context my beloved: Sammy boy is being kind of an ass, too busy with his job to solve his issues with Maya. She attempts talking to him but fails. I don’t know why they deleted it, because it would have really provided more context to their relationship and – most importantly, for my cause, a sneak peek of their apartment – I imagine it as very clean and kind of impersonal, a few personal touches, Maya’s attempt to brighten up the place. I think they’re both really busy, they started decorating but then Sam became DCI and he got too busy to use the apartment for anything except for sleeping. #Overwhelmed king)

Anyway, let’s take a look at.... a shot that to me represents a big theme of the show and some ✨️colors✨️.

After Sam gets hit by the car , he wakes up in this construction site with a poster of the soon to come high way. An image of the Future.

There’s a really distinct difference between the colour palates. The “future” sky is a nice light-blue, not a cloud to be seen, with some touches of orange and green. Everything is all white, clean and perfect – and it’s all coming soon(er or later).

Of course, it’s a very idealized version of the future. Because it’s how Sam perceives it – at this point in time, he’s very desperate to return.

(Just look at the scene where he first gets contacted through the math programme through the TV. The way Sam crawls towards the TV….. SIR, YOUR ACTING CHOICES. PLEAAASEEE.)

But it’s still surprisingly accurate. However, the idealistic picture of the future is quickly shattered, if you consider that – let’s squint our eyes - to see little Sam’s limp body lying on the ground. Surprisingly, in the 1970s we don’t really see a person being hit by a car (as far as I can remember - except Sam ofc)- But – let’s be honest in 1973 the streets are just every ground that is remotely driveable on.

The past still contains traces of those colours, mostly orange as seen in the dirty underneath the bridge. The air is heavy and greyish, trash and building material is littered on the ground.

The only bits of white are the high-flats in the background, but they are far far away.

Those buildings and streets are still being built – everything’s in flux. Things can change. But, should they? Sam is generally really unsure in that whole department but that’s the thing about it:

We never actually find out, (side note: I haven’t yet seen ashes to ashes) if Sam’s choices actually make an impact in the present. It certainly gives you the impression – his father staying away, his mentor teaching him those lessons, Maya’s birth, etc. etc.. But does it really matter in the end?

Or is it just all in his head? Is he still Sam Tyler in a hospital bed in 2006 or is he an amnesiac Sam Williams in 1973 on an undercover operation?

In the past, there are several buildings – bound to Sam Tyler’s identity, and which I will be further explaining in another ramble.

Let’s get back to colours. Two examples where a similar concept applies: The interrogation room and the general office space of the police department.

The room is flooded with light – courtesy of the huge windows (side note: privacy??? What’s that?). The situation is very transparent as the interrogation is literally being recorded. The person being interrogated has their whole support team with them, including lawyer, social worker and psychiatrist. This scenario is as by the books as you can get it.

I also really like that little shot of Sam adjusting the pens, character go brr.

Same thing in the general offices – a 2010s fever dream with all those clunky computers – which school computer lab have you magically transported me to?

Imagine the absolute horror that Sam feels when he sees the past police department.

Look at it

Without considering the lighting and furniture, the room looks sort of modern – it has a lot of windows and could be causing the same effect as the interrogation room on a visitor.

The officers are working diligently and carefully through every case and issue – investigating every clue and they never rest until they catch the perpetrator.

But that’s wishful thinking - In reality (at least in the past)the room is tinged with brownish yellow lighting, there’s no order to the tables, paper strewn all over the desks and even spending a second in this room will lead you to smelling like smoke for the next 55 years. I would faint. And I’m not even talking about the consequences of not being a white straight guy….

This police department doesn’t even have an interrogation room, they also rarely record any interrogations (leaving a lot of room for interpretation or using some creativity to catch the suspect or get an important lead) and mishandle, don't notice or even collect crucial evidence.

In the lost and found

Even asking for a lawyer – leads to being laughed at and insulted by the literal governor of the department. It’s quite dark and very cramped – it’s quite private – so no one will notice you beating up an innocent person….

But I still feel the office feels very lived in.

There’s a giant dart board, random trophies, dirty dishes strewn about… Good luck getting your case solved. Where’s the evidence that could solve your murder? It’s probably buried under some spicy magazines and a bunch of cigarette buds.

For all the time the police spend at the office, they sure do know when to stop and start going to the pub.

One scene in the later seasons – in the episode about the false imprisonment of the teenager who murdered his younger girlfriend, Gene Hunt is determined to catch her killer for good. He’s made a promise to her father and he���s willing to do almost everything to make his city a safer place (any means necessary). He urges the police men to do anything they can, work day and night and not sleep a wink until they’ve put the right person in prison.

And then, he peeks at his watch and drops everything because they need to get drunk in the pub.

and that's it, hope you enjoyed :)

BONUS: have some cinematic shots

For u @roxannepolice <3

featuring: desperation, isolation and crippling loneliness

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07: What's Haunting You? (Ghosts, Orbs, Mantis Encounters) Photodump

Welcome to the photo dump for Episode 7 of the return of “What’s Haunting You?”, a Miniature Haunting series brought to you by Let’s Get Haunted. On each Friday of this Spooky Season, Nat and Aly will be bringing you short, scary, non-fiction stories as told by the folks who experienced them firsthand. Come join us on this trip through the LGH archives as we dare to answer the question, “What’s haunting you?” Read below for a summary of the stories featured on this week’s episode and flip through the images from this week’s photo dump!

IMAGE 01: Welcome to Episode 7! IMAGE 02: Tyler is working the graveyard shift at an Oregon gas station when a man comes in. Later, the teenager reviews the security footage only to realize that he was talking to…nobody. Who, or what, did Tyler meet that night? Here is the gas station in question + another image of the door the man walked through. IMAGE 03: When he was 9 years old, Chris was running up and down the stairs of the building he lived in with his family when he rounded a corner and came face-to-face with a pulsating green orb. What could it have been? IMAGE 04: The sand in the orb was described by Chris as being similar to one of these toys. IMAGE 05: As a child, Edward remembers looking out the window of his dad’s home to see a gigantic UFO with flashing lights. IMAGE 06: Later, in his adulthood, Edward is visited by what appears to be a Mantis Alien while trapped in a fit of sleep paralysis. Could these two experiences be related? IMAGE 07: Quick sketch of the description of the symbol Edward saw on his wall. IMAGE 08: Thanks for stopping by Baba Aly’s haunted apothecary! Do come again!

[themultifandomgal]

Tyler Hoechlin Our Love

TV Equals Interview

July 2013

Finally it's time for our panel interviews. The interviewer welcomes us all. I sit down in between Tyler and Daniel waving to everyone

"Ok first things first, Jeff. Coming into season 3 what was its you wanted to accomplish in the first handful of episodes?"

"Errm we really wanted to premiere in a big way. It was nice to see the ratings go up and it was really nice to introduce new characters especially our twins here" Jeff looks over to Charlie and Max

"So in Mondays episode we were introduced to the idea of the true alpha. Tell us about it"

"The idea was that, what if a bata could rise to become an alpha just because of their own character. The idea is that Scott is just such a good person that he doesn't need to steal the power from anyone" the audience whoops in response.

"Tyler H. We saw that someone from Derek and Stella's past comes to try and still your girl away. How's Derek dealing with this?"

"He's got no chance" Ty says making everyone scream and me me laugh

"YN your thoughts?"

"Honestly same. We learn Derek is quite a jealous person, but Stella won't let her eyes wonder. I think this season will test there relationship to the max. It's not going to be smooth sailing, but they still love each other and will do anything for one another" I say

"Jeff are we going to have a Derek and Stella wedding?" Jeff just shrugs his shoulders in response.

"Ok so Lydia. What is Lydia? Any guesses?"

"I remember saying this once before but I'm going to say she's the Hatch from lost. That's what I'm going with"

"So your saying Lydia is an inanimate object"

"With winning lottery numbers on the door" Holland laughs

"Let's talk about that. We saw Stiles try to figure it out. When do we get to find out what Lydia is?"

"Episode nine" Jeff replies

"Can we just talk about YNs acting when she watched Derek get 'killed' that performance I think had all of us in tears"

"Thank you... I think" i reply with a smile "it was nice to let everyone see this side of Stella. She's used to looking un phased in front of everyone except Derek so for them to see her in tears, struggling to deal with that, thinking she'd lost her soulmate, I think everyone's realised she truly loves him and needs him"

"Even for us hearing YN scream like that, we genuinely thought she was hurt or something" Crystal says

"The next episode is Motel California which Lydia and Stiles took down Motel California in a big way"

"We tried" Holland says giving Dylan a side hug from her seat

"Let's just take a minute to commend Dylan's performance in that final scene" we all cheer and clap. Dylan then talks about the scene and how real it felt for him.

"Let me ask you this Jeff. When all of this started and Stiles figured out it was virgins who were getting sacrificed, Stiles was very concerned about his safety. I feel like we're not addressing the fact that someone needs have sex with Stiles immediately. I don't know if there's any volunteers or anything" everyone in the audience starts screaming while we all just sit and laugh at an awkward looking Dylan

“We will pick a winner” Posey laughs

“Is this still a factor in the world of teen Wolf that there are these sacrifices. Should there be concern for anyone who hasn’t been there yet?”

“I would say the virgin sacrifices are over, the question of Stiles virginity is yet to be answered and will be answered in an upcoming episode”

I feel I shift next to me and notice that Ty has put his arm over the back of my chair. I give him a little smile then hear the audience squeal and awe at us while Crystal is talking about Allison in the upcoming episodes.

“Tyler, YN I have to ask what’s it like working together as an on screen couple? Do you ever get sick of each other?”

“No” Ty laughs shaking his head “I like to think of it as we’re lucky”

“Definitely. With what our job is, I think it would be hard if one of us was working on a different show or film. On top of that if one of us weren’t playing Stella or Derek we wouldn’t be dating”

“I think it’s great how Jeff makes sure we have scenes without each other as well that was our characters are given opportunities to explore different situations”

“On Monday we are getting a huge Derek and Stella flash back. Jeff what can you tell us to expect?”

“We’re really proud of this episode. It takes us back to Stella and Dereks past. We see how there friendship took a big turn. A lot of questions are answered to do with the Hale family and also Stella’s family because we currently don’t know much about her. She’s very secretive about her past and for good reason. So yeah really proud of this episode”

“Like Jeff just said, YN your past is a massive secret what can you tell us about Mondays flashback”

“All I can say is we learn why YN and Dereks eyes are blue. And have tissues”

Daniel talks about working with Posey and Issac living at Scott’s house

“It’s nice living with a loving family for once”

“Hey it wasn’t that bad with us” I say nudging Daniels arm

“Imagine living with your mum and dad who are always all over one another”

“Ok ok Stella and Derek aren’t always all over each other” I say but I’m given a look off Daniel almost saying ‘are you serious?’

Max and Charlie talk about their characters and what it was like for them to join our casting. Dylan and Holland then talk about their kiss scene. Finally we answer questions from the audience before it’s time to leave.

Another Comic-Con is over and it’s back to filming the rest of Season 3.

[almalvo]

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY | S1E9 "Into the Forest I Go"

[I will react to each episode individually and in full, raw reception and then post as is unrevised here onto my tumblr for the full span of every and all NuTrek episodes and series that have been and will be released. If this falls under your field of interest - I welcome your company in joining me. Enjoy the ride.] -------

Seeing DISCO fly like that orbiting the ship is so pretty. Lorca does captaincy pretty well so far Or at least definitely holds that air Ok so these camera cuts dont feature zooms every shot - feels infinitely better. But I dont imagine that will last. It's so odd - I want to like Lorca more but he has such a sinister air about him - which is intentional im sure. curious what his lore is. I wonder where his tribble tribbles off to Nice to see lorca caring about the purpose of his ship - science haha this is the first time ive felt evil untrustworthiness in a main starship captain damn saru just like TALK to burnham? i saw your look at her when Lorca said she's to stay. These effects are so nicee Oml how Doc Hugh just swiped the PADD's contents into the holographic screen like that, sexy its so odd to see the camera out of focus in shots that should be in focus i really love how these screens look

Kol talking is so nice to hear his voice and how klingon roles off his speech sounds relaly good Ok in these klingon scenes, they really should stop the zooms. it makes it all feel like cutscenes in a videogame. such pretty beaminggg Im curius to see how they can retain this tension Ugh seeing DISCO move like that is so pretyyyy Dude time and time again, Trek could be such a good game series. theres so much to do if they can write a rich enough basis and objective course. I know Star Trek: Resurgence is a thing, but why is it the ONLY thing like it that exists for Trek? These things really make me wonder. And make me worry I really hope Trek doesnt fade out. I recognise another aspect of why I feel confused about Burnham's character is that it hasnt been made apparent to me really her amiable or decent rooting into the crew to care about them due to all of the animosity the show was borne with. L'Rell's eyes look so gooddd Damn she was into torturing u huh Damn you just shot her like that damn poor Tyler. I love how solid the phasers look in hand I love the detail in the sets marvelous job. Ohh thats a very nice fade in to the monitor of the sensour

oml the way DISCO could just spin like that and pull DBZ teleport lmaoooooo Kol saying "wtf is it doing" lmaooo I worry that the sensour on the klingon ship is so bright and glowy would just give away its position to the klingons It's a little odd how the DISCO spins before teleportation haha intersting though Stamets said I love you but had like no gravity ack The way Stamets shakes his head side to side like that nakedly without camera effect or blured movement looked laughable. this kind of stuff just really impedes the show. when its easy to fix. The way Kol picks his teeth with the badge - the way its shot is not the best but ill say Burnham's line delivery saying "I'm the one who killed T'Kuvma" was actually really good and strong. man this show has bits and pieces of being rather fair in performance. but it gets assaulted by really amateur/dumb/distasteful constructive choice in the episodes

damn i didnt think hed put the badge on himself That looks so interesting imagine that OOOO I liked that transport midjump nice ??? really?? Kol is destroyed just like that?? that felt so fast with very little impact? Kol never really felt menacing is the thing. The scariest the klingons felt in this show so far is literally episode one. when Burnham meets this fully armoured klingon during her space flight. It was a literlaly BEAUTIFULLY DELICIOUS moment of that reveal and that bird of prey it was actually WONDERFULLY done. where has that gone. i still dont care at all for ash x burnham. itd be more compelling if they were good friends. without romance.

i feel like nothing really significant happened with Kol gone now like nothing at all. There is a certain curse that Star Trek has. That is loses a lot of steam when it attempts to deviate from TOS. I mean, i understand TOS is the essence of trek forever and always. but it also makes me sad that trek doesnt really stand on its own with much semblance of strength without TOS. It's another reason why Trek feels so small. Cargo Bay is so pretty. Lorca being humble is nice. saying thank you? nice. The filming of this episode is literlaly better. the camera direction is not done in such an annooyingly impatient jittery way as past episodes I like how we just appreciate the cargo bay environment KLINGON BOOBS. i didnt think id see that. oml dont tell me you have a stockholm syndrome thang going on :( wow thats the first time i ever seen a naked klingon. Oh shit. dont say she R'd u. that's fucked. Ok I think another reason why this episode is actually better is because its actually DARING to be more S T E A D Y . which is something htis show CRITICALLY needs desparately. stamets kissy Hugh cuteee Stamets you better not die from this last jump.

Um. Lorca. Those are a lot of coordinates? um. ummmmm. oh shit whoaaaaaaa those are some NICE ice crystal effects on the glass

ummm there were momentarily 2 DISCOs ……. m…. …..m………mmm…….mirrorverse….??? infinite permutations huh MIRRORVERSE?

damn stamets so pale even his eyes lost colour. Kind of funny every time we see the android we hear that electronic sound Oooo

Ok yeah this was one of the stronger episodes in the series so far. almossst exclusively because the camera work/cinematic editing was more PATIENT. whatd i say. ok well an improvement for sure, this episode was.

im waiting on ya, DISCO.

[straightbaittournament]

only the option with the LEAST votes will be eliminated. propaganda under the cut (and more always welcome!):

tyler rake and nik khan:

They’re very close, have lots of chemistry, but have never been acknowledged in canon. At this point they are just work friends who save each others’ lives on the regular.

lisa cuddy and gregory house:

The show spends 7 seasons hinting that House is going to end up with Cuddy, and then writes her out in season 7. In the finale, he has a flashback of people who impacted his life and she doesn’t even show If House and Wilson can’t be together, then House and Cuddy should

kipo oak and benson mekler:

It only lasts a few episodes, but this is a very clear INTENTIONAL straight bait from the writers, as it's a female main character with a male major supporting character, and Benson even takes Kipo to a carnival, which Kipo interprets as a date, until she confesses attraction to him, where he tells her he's gay and just wants to be friends.

tan:

ok so it's complicated? like he's the lead love interest in a show that was very explicitly marketed as queer but I'm calling him straightbait because he literally straightbaits like every character in the show? So there's this girl (Jane) and everyone jsut assumes that he's dating her? Like she gets (spoiler!) murdered in ep 1 and the police are like "the body was found by the victim's boyfriend" and they mean Tan. Bun the main character drunkingly kissed Tan in the first episode as well and then saw Tan and Jane at an event holding hands and he was like....... wow this is awkward and also is he cheating on her with me??? (he was best friends with Jane). Anyways like this continues with Tan being under suspicion for Jane's murder because he's was her lover apparently and Bun is like living with this guy now and Tan is like laying it on thick about his attraction towards Bun but Bun is still suspicious and then Bun's talking to one of the kids that Jane and Tan taught and the kid is like "yeah so Miss Jane's boyfriend...." and Bun is like "right, Tan." and the kid is like "what??? mr tan never dated miss jane she was with this other guy." and Bun is confused (rightly) until like a few episodes later or so they're staring at their red string board and Tan is like "yeah so I was literally never with Jane we were just good friends" and is then also implied to be like gay as well so he's not even bi. Which ok straightbait over right? Wrong! Jane's actual boyfriend gets murdered and Tan gets arrested for it and he's like "what motive do I have to kill him??" and the police are like "well you two were fighting over Jane's love clearly" and he just kinda scoffs and smirks with a whole "these idiots have no idea that i'm currently planning on how to propose to my boyfriend of like a week" but just doesn't say anything?!?!?!?! he actively makes himself more suspicious and a greater target by pretending to be straight instead of just being like hey guys you know I was just buddies with Jane right? and i'm currently hooking up with the doctor who keeps giving you guys problems?? Anyways he's not straightbait in the sense that it was any surprise to the audience that he ended up with a boyfriend. but he did pretend to be straight for no real reason and literally endangered himself by doing so (this universe didn't seem to have like any actual homophobia stuff)

bruce wayne and selina kyle:

So a while back there was a whole thing about their wedding with SO much buildup. Like a whole mini series, a couple arcs in the main batman run, Superman and Nightwing threw him a bachelor party. Then when it was time for them to get married Selina fuckin left him at the altar. She left him at the altar man

himmel and frieren:

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hardwon surefoot and moonshine cybin:

They’re DnD characters so they’re bi disasters canonically. Just not for each other The best way to describe Hardshine is this: “They’re soulmates” “Platonically or romantically?” “Yes” Literally they care so much about each other. Moonshine cured Hardwon’s vampirism by reincarnating him into a half elf and he told her “I’ve been half elf ever since I met you”. Moonshine is a high level elf druid which means she’ll basically live forever and literally the most emotional scene where she asks her mom “How long do half-elves live?”. Hardwon was always a fish out of water who never really fit in until he found Moonshine and the Crick. Are they dating? Queerplatonic partners? Siblings? Idk man they’re just in love it doesn’t matter how.

willow park and hunter:

THEY ARE NOT STRAIGHT THEY R BI4PAN BUT IT IS AN M/F RELATIONSHIP They are an M/F relationship in The Gay Show and they are hinted and teased but never confirmed

tim drake and stephanie brown:

Tim and Steph are a thing for most of their history. Then stuff happens and they break up and soon after that Tim is confirmed to be bi and starts dating Bernard (former random side character who nobody thought would ever be relevant again)

rowena macleod and sam winchester:

Their relationship was clearly going in that direction before the writers killed Rowena.

good luck everybody! now go vote!

[damnhotmsimmons]

Episode 7-What Doesn’t Kill Us..

...makes us stronger. Lol, kidding. Though why the hell did they changed the title at the last minute (it was supposed to be Pieces of Me), it’s not giving the show any favors considering how 16x06 end up. Anyway, here are my thoughts for this episode

caution, spoilers below:

so a woman is trapped somewhere

are those air vents?

For a second, I thought that lady was Nicole Kang from Batwoman

There’s another victim somewhere? 

Now I can why this has a horror movie feel to it

wtf?! Bailey reciting the bookend quotes?

Emily looking fine as always

wait, Garcia is gonna confide to Emily about Tyler?

nvm, Bailey interrupted them. Dammit Bailey, why did you had to had to interrupt some meaningful lady bonding?

Bailey being nervous talking to the Attorney General is not what I expect from him after being an Obstructive Bureaucrat

Emily being so done with politics and getting after nearly dying multiple times is hilarious

not to mention her confusion when Bailey admits he’s nervous and not liking these types of meetings

Again, why is it always the men interrupting any lady bonding, why couldn’t JJ be the one to talk to Tara about her and Rebecca. No offense to Rossi, plus we could have gotten Tara and JJ bonding

You’re not an idiot Tara, Rebecca is being stubborn regardless of her reasons

Rossi being a dad and telling Tara to take three days off

Emily being dramatic af and threatening to resign with Bailey (surprisingly) defending her

Not the Attorney General accusing the BAU of being “distracted” by the Sicarius case

wait, so the case in West Virginia isn’t connected to the Sicarius storyline?

lights? What is this, stranger things?

“Help me.” oh shit, and it’s in blood

Rossi being a dad

So Tara is working on a separate case, which has to deal with Moose based on the sneak peek

Rossi being so done with Bailey, and his reaction to Bailey joining him on the team is hilarious

“Thank you for welcoming us.” “I didn’t” I can’t lmfao

Bailey debriefing 

“What Agent Jareau”

Seriously, not the bureau taking away their jet again, they just got it 

Bailey is me in a group project

So we’re back to some domestic!Elias, reminding the viewers that he’s still a family man

“I will literally murder you.” Sydney sweetie, your husband is a literal serial killer

not these flashbacks

wtf?! another vision

Luke’s reaction to Rossi knowing about whips

another Reid reference

Luke knowing his scriptures, and his grandmother being religious

so the victim is an ex-convict

Bailey taking

Emily stopping Garcia and wanting to know about her and Tyler Green

Emily being a mood when she hears about the kiss

New back at the BAU Garcia being more impulsive and committed to pleasure, she couldn’t have done that to Luke?

Emily telling Garcia she gave her a migraine instead of a headache with the kiss imfao

“You have to break it off with him.” Emily being the majority of the fandom

“Unless you have a time machine..” gotta love sassy Emily

Emily being grossed out when Garcia tells her Tyler spent the night at her place even if it’s not sex haha

Doug being very sympathetic in the interview is not what I’d expect

his father being a hippie in the 60s was also interesting

so the blonde lady, Grace, is still alive, so far and is trying to help the other captive lady, Ashley

at the sneak peek

Tara sa

Garcia telling Tara to call Rebecca and apologize. I appreciate Garcia trying to help Tara

Not Garcia hanging up on Tyler after telling Tara to call Rebecca

The BAU and Bailey delivering the profiler to local police and the campus 

this headmaster being an ass

so Grace has been there for a while

Not another Elias vision, where he kills his family (again)

no, don’t hurt Grace, and Ashley

Tara interviewing Tawny, surprised she didn’t suspect Elias yet. I loved how she called Tara out for being distracted while praying

oh no, not Sydney confronting Elias outside and at night 

Sydney has a rough childhood?

What does Sydney know about Elias?

Shit shit shit, Elias almost tried to kill his own wife till he learns that she knows he got fired

no, please don’t die Grace

Bailey not in a suit makes him look like a suburban dad with that shirt

So it’s the first time seeing him in the field

Bailey’s dad seems like a much bigger asshole than him

of course Emily would tell Rossi and Rossi seems more delighted to be disappointed in Bailey. Matt, Luke, Reid and Morgan are his favorite “sons”

“Come and get it motherfucker.” Get it Ashley, justice for Grace

oh shit, Grace is alive (barely)

Emily and Bailey going in to save the girls

I got anxiety seeing Ashley struggling to find the right key

Thank god she escaped, moreso that she found Emily and Bailey in time

Them inside the building feels like a horror movie

I wished Emily didn’t go alone to stop the unsub

Never thought I’d be relieved to see Bailey there and stop the unsub

Bailey being shaken after seeing blood in his hands

Elias is losing his family, it was inevitable but it’s a pain to watch

I still want to give Tara a hug

Aww, Will waiting for JJ by the elevator

“adult supper” willifer having date night

Tara watching JJ and Will having a moment, my heart. She’s thinking about Rebecca and wished it was them

Tara and Rebecca deserved to go on a date night, fuck you cm writers

Poor Emily, the attorney general closed the Sicarius case

ugh, Tyler at Garcia’s apartment. Also, the messy hair looks bearable than the slicked back hairstyle he got

oh no no no no no, please are they about to-

Emily is somewhere losing her shit and having two migraines again

It should have been Luke, this is bullshit

So Rossi found Elias in the cctv footage, while Elias is trying to hide and bury more evidence

I swear if this sets up a final confrontation between Rossi and Elias, I don’t want it, Garcia should do that

I had to be informed by @marvelfanlife that there was a post credits scene in this episode. I watched it and....yea, aftermath of the “love scene” *vomits*

I will say that while I still don’t like Greencia, the post credits scene was undeniably hilarious. “Redecorating” my ass. Garcia’s neighbor was funny. Still, it could have been garvez

They fucked on the table? Is Garcia a top? The same table where Luke gave Garcia a kiss on the cheek. Thank god for those books to cover up Tyler

again, does that mean top/dom!Garcia confirmed?

  I wil say that this episode was a slight step up compared to last week’s episode, though I still have some issues with certain stuff like the greencia scenes, the Rebecca drama, and the lack of JJ and Luke in this episode. I don’t know how to feel about Bailey, I guess I hate him less since he does have a conscience, though this doesn’t erase all the terrible things he said to Emily and I wished she doesn’t forgive him so easily. At least this episode has some more good moments to balance out the bad stuff (like the greencia scenes). I was relieved to see some female interactions after having so little in the past. Seeing how Aisha directed this episode also explains the slight improvement this episode had. It’s not perfect but I’m more likely to rewatch this episode more than 16x06

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Planetary positions Midnight November 21, 2024

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Posting from my phone so sorry if the format is bad! But I’ll be working on TDI reqs again when I get home! I have about several, some months old so I’m really sorry for being inactive 🙏 I hope the folks that sent requests will still see them? 😅

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Open Hearth Video Roundup - August 23, 2024

Welcome to the weekly Open Hearth Gaming video roundup!

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Vow of the Knight-Aspirants (Session 4 of 4) Jesse A. runs for Alexi S., Ian, Robbie Boerth, and Steven S. In our finale, the squires reckon with their hostages, and finally face the forces of the Tower Perilous.

Godkiller (Session 11 of 11) Donogh runs for Madelancholy Wal descends into the well beneath the Wizard's Tower, where she finds poison from the Heavens threatening to break the world. She faces a momentous decision that will shape her fate and the fate of the world itself...

Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets: Legend of Bad Valley (Session 4 of 5) Lowell Francis runs for Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack Our protagonists begin with their examination of seemingly another corpse of their supposed murder victim. They then dig deeper into the depths of the tunnels under Bad Valley. In a locked chamber they must overcome a deadly trap to uncover the hidden secrets. They return to the surface and talk to many of the suspects-- slowly beginning to gain a sense of the truth lying behind these murders.

Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets: Legend of Bad Valley (Session 5 of 5) Lowell Francis runs for Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack Our protagonists regroup to gathering their strength. They make one last round of meeting with important figures in Bad Valley before discussing the clues gathered and how they fit into the facets of the mystery-- leading to the unmasking of the killer and a revelation of many of Bad Valley's secrets!

Blades in the Dark: Dreaming Cities Lowell Francis runs for Anders, Dominik M., Puckett, and Sabine V. Session zero for a new quarterly campaign of Blades in the Dark. We begin with set up and safety. Then, using an alternate toolset we build the world, our city, and the factions in play. In the end we create an island city, with a variety of weird happenings. We move to character creation, relationships, and how they first met, at which point I forget to restart the recording and so that's cut off. Characters are reintroduced at the start of the next session.

Blades in the Dark: Dreaming Cities (Session 1) Lowell Francis runs for Anders, Dominik M., Puckett, and Sabine V. The first play session of our new quarterly series of Blades in the Dark, set in a city the players build in our session zero. We begin with a reintroduction of the PCs (since that got cut off last time). We then do a little work establishing the revolutionary crew. After a look at the daily lives of our protagonists, we move them quickly into a mission. They have to rescue an escaped strike-leader from the hands of a rival gang. There's an explosion.

Monster of the Week: Pine Lake (Episode 1) Anders runs for Jim Likes Games, Paul Rivers, Puckett, and Will H "P41NWARRIOR Will Prove You Wrong!" - The players introduce their monster hunting teenagers and delve into their first mystery: What's the real story behind their school mate Brooke's murder?

Monster of the Week: Pine Lake (Episode 2) Anders runs for Jim Likes Games, Paul Rivers, Puckett, and Will H "I will not let you go into that basement" - The players send their teenaged investigators to the morgue and the place of Brooke's murder.

Hearts of Yokai: The Deepening Gulf Lowell Francis runs for Ethan Harvey, Patrick Knowles, Sherri, and Tyler Lominack We work through city and character creation creation in the session zero for this modern urban fantasy PbtA game inspired by Changeling the Lost, The Magicians, DIE, isekai, and more.

Star Wars Saturday

Apocalypse World: Burned Over: Jakku (Session 4) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Brandon Brylawski, Greg G., Kae, and Steven Watkins Guard Duty can suck sometimes, and green heroes are gullible.

Apocalypse World: Burned Over: Jakku (Session 5) Rich Rogers runs for Greg G., Jo Lene, Kae, and Steven Watkins Darude comes to Jakku.

Apocalypse World: Burned Over: Jakku (Session 6) Rich Rogers runs for Anders, Greg G., Jo Lene, Kae, and Steven Watkins Aftermaths of Darude

Off-Calendar Highlights

Trophy Gold: Leviathan's Bridge (Session 4 of 5) Madelancholy runs for James, Marc Majcher, and Michael D. Hudjar rejoins Masero, and the strange manikin Gwon follows them on their journey through Leviathan’s Bridge…they make it to the grim Bone Garden and face the massive guardian. Hudjar’s shadowy stalker reveals themselves.

Trophy Gold: Leviathan's Bridge (Session 5 of 5) Madelancholy runs for James, Marc Majcher, and Michael D. Hudjar faces off against her twin. Masero and Gwon make it past the guardian, noticeably affected. The Glowing Sanctuary awaits...

The Between: Stars and Suns, Season Two (Session 19) Madelancholy runs for Jack, Mike, and Steph "Conversations and Counteroffers" - Dr. Weiss is not impressed with a bantering Liat. Liat offers to help Sir Atticus with his greatest challenge…for a small price - the counteroffer is stunning. Atticus and John uncover Clues in the Society Obscura, and Liat pressures D.I. Pettigrew for information.

The Between: Stars and Suns, Season Two (Session 20) Madelancholy runs for Jack, Mike, Sarah W., and Steph "Spending Time with Company" - Sir Atticus and Dr. Weiss deal with a runaway carriage and a blackmail gang on the way to meet Ernest, who was attending the King in Shadows play but slips into the Night Tap for a time. Meanwhile, a motherly Liat meets with the Beast at Hargrave House over evening refreshment. (The hunters also reached the maximum Mastermind Clues, so the introduction of new Threats has ceased.)

Hearts of Wulin: Numberless Secrets: Gaze into Silken Night Madelancholy runs for Agatha, Rae Nedjadi, Rod Santos, and Thomas Manuel We review CATS and Safety in this Session 0 for the Numberless Secrets expansion of Hearts of Wulin - join us for exploring some wuxia mystery roleplay for this series!

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GIMME SHELTER Who Is Meant To Throw Louis C.K. His Comeback Party?

a charming Shelter Island cottage, nicknamed Primrose and once lived in by Babe Ruth, l

5:50

You know what I would really like?

I would really like it if certain older male comedians could just stop freaking whining all of the time about how it’s just not fair that people’s taste in comedy is changing with the times for the very first time in all of history.

Earlier this month we had Jerry Seinfeld out here talking about how you can’t make edgy shows like “Seinfeld” and “Mary Tyler Moore” anymore because of the “extreme Left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people” in the same damn interview in which he explained that George Costanza, a character based on Larry David, with a father played by Jerry Stiller, had to be made Italian because the president of NBC and noted “Saved By the Bell” guest star Brandon Tartikoff was concerned that the show would be “too Jewish” for Middle America.

(Is this yet another way in which Fran Drescher is a radical?)

He also complained about how you couldn’t do certain episodes of “Seinfeld” now.

To be fair, that’s very true. The Chinese restaurant episode would be about three minutes long now that we all have cell phones.

Then, this week we were treated to Bill Maher and Bill Burr (whom I generally like!) sounding off about how unfair it is that Louis C.K. is still canceled and how “people” need to welcome him back.

To refresh your memory: For years, Louis C.K. was known to ask up-and-coming female comedians if he could take out his dick and masturbate in front of them. It was an open secret in the comedy scene. It was reported as a very obvious blind item by Gawker in 2012 and was brought up as a non-blind-item multiple times afterwards throughout the years (and C.K. was repeatedly asked about it as well).

It didn’t become a thing that anyone actually cared about, however, until #MeToo happened and The New York Times did an exposé in 2017.

“Don’t get me started on that,” Maher told Burr, in regards to C.K. “Isn’t it time everyone just went ‘Okay, it wasn’t a cool thing to do, but it’s been long enough and welcome back!’”

Who is it, specifically, that is supposed to do this? Everyone? Like, are we all, collectively, as a people, supposed to get together and throw Louis C.K. a ReDebutante ball to reintroduce him to society? Or is it just women in general? Female comedians? Barbie?

“They took $50 million, I think they punished him,” Burr added. To be clear, no one “took” $50 million from him in some class action suit, so I assume he’s referring to the $35 million he said he lost when his movie got pulled on account of people being grossed out by his behavior.

“Enough!” Maher added. “I mean for Christ’s sake, it’s not the end of the world. People have done so much worse things and gotten less. There’s no rhyme or reason to the #MeToo-type punishments.”

Okay, but what if it’s not a fucking “punishment”? What if some of us are simply repulsed by the idea of a man who feels so free to ask women he has no existing romantic relationship with if he can masturbate in front of them? Because I will tell you, I don’t hear those stories and just think “Burn the witch!” — I hear them and I feel tired. I feel nauseated. I feel fucking annoyed.

I don’t really feel like laughing. Especially when there are so many people out there who actually do make me laugh and whom I would prefer to give my money, attention and support to. Is that allowed?

For the record, Louis C.K. is hardly being punished. The New York Times article about him came out in November of 2017, and by August of 2018 he was back doing comedy, with the support of an absolute shit ton of his celebrity friends. He won a Grammy, in 2022, for Best Comedy Album … for his comedy album about being cancelled. He’s been on tour, he’s put out four comedy specials, one of which was a live taping of his sold out show at Madison Square Garden.

If that’s “being canceled,” sign me up, because I’d say he’s doing okay! In fact, I would say that he is doing much better than the vast majority of people out there who have never just come out and asked anyone if they could masturbate in front of them before.

But it’s not really about that, is it? No one is worried about him starving to death, no one is worried about his ability to make money, they’re not even really worried about his ability to do comedy — because let’s be real, there is a built-in audience for men with such “credentials.”

Hell, half percent of Bill Maher’s entire career at this point is literally just whining about this shit (the other half being whining about college students and trans people). If it weren’t for cancel culture, he wouldn’t have no culture at all.

To his credit, Bill Burr did point out to Maher that people don’t really, actually get canceled anymore (if they ever really did), which Maher was not at all interested in hearing — insisting, in a truly incredible display of self-awareness, that if either of them said ever anything wrong they could lose their careers “in two minutes.”

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The idea of “cancel culture” has allowed a lot of people to give themselves passes on bad behavior or to explain away why they didn’t stay a huge celebrity forever. It’s not that they really did anything wrong, it’s not that they repulsed people to the point where they just weren’t interested in watching them do stand-up or star in movies or host late night shows, it’s that people are hopping on a cool bandwagon and destroying their lives because it’s trendy. It’s like saying that people don’t like you because they’re “just jealous.”

Bill Maher has an absolutely massive platform. He is absolutely free, if he likes, to invite Louis C.K. to be on his show — which you will notice he has not done since 2011.

Who’s doing the cancel culture now?

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Pod-Alization: Rap Radar Season Two; Matter Of Opinion Debates “Old”; God Particle Podcast

Season two of Rap Radar premieres with Tyler, the Creator The season two premiere of Interval Presents’ Rap Radar podcast featuring Tyler, the Creator, dropped last week. Tune in HERE to catch Tyler’s thoughts on his Grammy-winning album, rap debates, social issues, and his family and friends.  

Two years after releasing his Grammy Award-winning album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler repackaged it as The Estate Sale. Tyler has also opened the market up to television, clothing, and fragrances. Here, the Odd Future frontman discusses his latest project, rap debates, NBA Youngboy, and DJ Drama. Hosted by Elliott Wilson and Brian 'B.Dot' Miller, Rap Radar is the home of hip-hop’s most revealing interviews. Both Wilson and Miller are true journalists who do an immense amount of research, know how to listen, and are driven to get the answers to the questions hip-hop fans want to know. NYT's Matter Of Opinion discusses how old is too old" Matter of Opinion is a relatively new weekly podcast from The New York Times (NYT), features four of NYT's Opinion’s signature voices as they talk through an issue in the news, culture or in their own work, and try to make sense of what is a weird and fascinating time to be alive.

It's one of those rare opinion and debate podcasts where people aren't screaming at one another or demonizing people with opposing views, as is common on the Cumulus podcast network where Bognino, Levin, and Shapiro find enemies everywhere, from the deep state to your neighbor who own a Toyota Prius. Hosts Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Lydia Polgreen, and Carlos Lozada open up to each other’s ideas and challenge listeners’ views to bring listeners the kind of smart analytical conversations you should expect from an opinion show. The first six episodes of Matter of Opinion are out now. In the most recent episode, the four hosts discuss America’s gerontocracy, retirement, age limits and when Biden and Feinstein should retire — and when you should. In search of "The God Particle" This is a terrific science podcast from “Seneca Women to Hear: The Search For the Next Great Female Podcasters” awardee, writer, director, actor, and entrepreneur Dahlia Wilde. Join Wilde on Oh My God Particle Show! for a fascinating show about science, art, creativity, particle physics and the responsiveness of the universe. Each episode follows her journey back to the Large Hadron Collider at the Centre for Research Nuclear (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland to meet with the genius female scientists who are doing mind-boggling original work there. The show is science-rich, yet playful, and it has women in science for a welcome change. Explore the universe every Wednesday with Dahlia Wilde on “Oh My God Particle Show!”

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REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 03/06/2023 (J Hus, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa)

Content warning: Unusually murderous lyrics

Welp, it’s the eighth week on top of the UK Singles Chart for “Miracle” by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding... maybe its last? We’ll see but for now, welcome back to yet another episode of REVIEWING THE CHARTS!

Rundown

As always, we start with our notable dropouts although this may be one of those rare weeks where our returning entries are more interesting. Regardless, notable dropouts are songs exiting the UK Top 75 – which is what I cover – after five weeks in the region or a peak in the top 40. Sadly, we see “Mourning” by Post Malone leave the top 40 after only one week in the chart, and honestly most of these dropouts are at least decent. Sure, I’m not complaining about “Calendar” by Nines, but we also say farewell to “Healing” by Tion Wayne, “Energy” by Digga D and “B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)”... as well as “Mr. Brightside” because of course but probably most unfortunately, “ceilings” by Lizzy McAlpine. It had a good run, and if I end up making a year-end list, it would end up pretty high to say the least.

We also see the three-song rule in action, which is partly why I mentioned our returning entries, as both Taylor Swift and Lewis Capaldi switch out their Pokémon. Capaldi exchanges “How I’m Feeling Now” for “Forget Me” (back at #62) which is the more rote exchange compared to Taylor, who lets “Anti-Hero” drop out of the chart – finally – thanks to the new reissue for Midnights, which has allowed “Snow on the Beach” featuring Lana Del Rey to re-enter at #24 due to a superior version that includes more vocals from Lana since fans were clamouring for it. More on Taylor later.

For now, there are three more returns and whilst I can’t say I was ever a big fan of Tina Turner, both her legendary presence and comeback in the 1980s as well as her heartbreaking story that makes her out like a badass who survived a ton of abuse from her ex-husband and lived life to the fullest for the years afterwards, was impossible to ignore, and still is. She did live a long life, but I can’t help but think that the Queen of Rock and Roll still never got her due flowers when alive, and I honestly include myself in that – why I haven’t dug into her albums is beyond me. Sadly, Tina never topped the chart here in the UK, peaking at #3 a fitting three times. Only one of those songs, the US chart-topper “What’s Love Got to Do with It” from 1984, returns this week at #35. A 2020 Kygo remix of said song was her latest chart hit, peaking at #31. Weirdly enough, Warren G and Adina Howard actually took the song further to #2 with their 1996 cover, which is bizarre to think about. Her 1993 cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary” is back at #44, with this solo version actually reaching a new peak since it only got to #62 prior in 2010 thanks to an X Factor performance. The original CCR track hit #8 and the version Tina recorded with Ike never charted in the UK. Finally, at #25, we have “The Best”, probably tied with “What’s Love Got to Do with It” as her best known song. I imagine this charted higher because 1.) it’s the name of her greatest hits album, and 2.) it has a really triumphant, celebration of life feeling to it. The song is actually a cover of a Bonnie Tyler song but her version went nowhere whilst “The Best” was a global hit when performed by Tina Turner, so she definitely owns this song in the cultural understanding. Her version peaked at #5 in the UK, 90 spots higher than Tyler’s, and actually returned to #9 in, once again, 2010. I don’t think all these numbers effectively represent the impact of Tina Turner, and I’m far from the best person to relay what she and her songs meant to millions of people, but still, rest in power.

When it comes to the rest of our gains, well, we see boosts for “Little Things” by Jorja Smith at #45, “Satellite” and “Late Night Talking” by Harry Styles at #36 and #31 respectively, and that’s pretty much it aside from Taylor’s already mediocre “Karma” suffering from its frankly terrible Ice Spice remix, surging all the way up to #12. We’ll see if it sticks around, but I have my doubts.

As for the top five on this week’s UK Singles Chart, it’s looking pretty standard – we have “REACT” by Switch Disco and Ella Henderson featuring the late Robert Miles at #5 – not complaining about that one gaining – followed by “As it Was” by Harry Styles, and “Calm Down” by Rema both taking their sweet time at #4 and #3. And of course, we have “Daylight” by David Kushner at #2 and “Miracle” at the very top, so now it’s time to run through this week’s newest chart entries.

NEW ARRIVALS

#75 – “Pelle Coat” – Lil Durk

Produced by Chopsquad DJ

I did not listen to Almost Healed. I probably should have but whilst I do quite like Lil Durk a lot of the time, when I see production from Dr. Luke and features from Kodak Black, Morgan Wallen and the late Juice WRLD, a lot of my interest flies out of the window, especially since “All My Life” continues to sour on me outside of Durk’s contribution. Thankfully, we didn’t get any of that malarkey as thanks to a video, a solo Durk track consisting of mostly observational story-telling is what charted from his album, which peaked at #14 on the albums chart this week. I love how the more intimate 90s R&B keys play off the looming pianos, fitting for how gang violence and paranoia is meshed with trying to live an average, everyday life and forming personal relationships with people you love and then see die, with Chopsquad DJ really delivering what is pretty much a perfect beat for Durk, so it’s no surprise that he kills it, without a hook and instead just a creeping refrain – “they’re scared to come outside”. Durk keeps his wonky, fast-paced melodic flow as he recalls events from his life for four minutes, with these specific stories ending up becoming trends and routines, to the point where his aunt can’t even trust him after he saw his cousin die right in front of him, which is just a small part of the second verse but was what resonated with me. It gets to an interesting question – at what point is family still family? – but seemingly understands his aunt’s visceral reaction, since Hell, he has at least 12 visceral, distrusting gut reactions to tragedies in his life in this very song. He ends the song with a duality: Durk knows what he’s done in his life, and isn’t scared to face them... but he also asks Allah if he can forgive him for the sake of his family. How I’d describe the last couple bars, droned on with melodious Auto-Tune, would be helpless and lacking control. In fact, he loses control of the narrative throughout the song, intentionally or not, as his bars get longer, more specific and more wrapped up in context, whilst his flow gets sloppier and less melodic until the last couple lines, where he feels like he needs divine intervention just to know that he can be closer with his own children and make sure his friends aren’t dying. It’s a pretty devastating opener too, considering the first track is just Alicia Keys initiating the therapy session and “Pelle Coat” is how he ends up venting to her. It may not be for everyone, but it’s a pretty vulnerable track from Durk that I’m sad has to exist.

#67 – “Talibans” – Byron Messia

Produced by Kelly Beatz

Ah, the Taliban. My favourite Islamist fundamentalist organisation currently in control of most of Afghanistan. This is actually nothing new for the record – in Lil Yachty’s “Oprah’s Bank Account” with DaBaby, which peaked at #54, Drake compares himself to Osama bin Laden AND Barack Obama, and Future continuously mentions the Taliban in reference to his gang, as do many other rappers. Hell, Drake seems to have the Taliban follow him everywhere – he was on “Life is Good” with Future that peaked at #3 and that had Osama show up in the lyrics too. Hell, it had DaBaby on the remix also, and both songs were released in 2020. I may have inadvertently discovered the weirdest trend in pop music in the last five years. Moving on, Byron Messia is a bubbling artist born in Jamaica and apparently from St. Kitts and Nevis, with this being his breakout hit... and it’s completely serviceable dancehall. The bed of vocal samples that acts as a melody amidst the fizzy bass and tropical drums doesn’t really serve much of a foundation: it feels really minimal, and the fact that Messia goes for an Auto-Tune croon instead of a more threatening delivery just makes this feel pretty dissonant. The creeping violence in the pre-chorus – where he says that the brain will be shot so far it ends up in Canada which, unless something’s lost in the language barrier, is pretty funny – does not mix with this cloudy dancehall pop at all, and it really wouldn’t bother me if he were more interesting in his delivery or if there was anything to this production, and no, repeating the chorus with ridiculous vibrato inflections as the outro is not “interesting”. I guess it’s completely fine but I definitely won’t be returning to this.

#63 – “Good Love” – Hannah Laing and RoRo

Produced by Hannah Laing and James Hurr

Alright, I’ll bite: who the Hell are any of these people? So Hannah Laing is a Scottish DJ from Dundee who’s been doing mixes and bootlegs for quite a while now, and has some connections in the Ibiza circuit, as well as podcasts, club nights and a recent documentary. James Hurr is a London producer, and RoRo is an R&B singer from Barbados. This track, topped with a very Scottish cover art, is a club banger based on RoRo’s pitch-shifted vocals about love and freedom, and I’ll say – great choice for a hook, Hannah, if this is a remix, and great idea, RoRo, if it isn’t – “give me permission to lose my head” is a banger line to put at the end of your refrain for a hardcore track. The breakbeats waiver off of the warped bass before clashing into a muted yet alarming synth kick keeping everything just tight enough for an explosion to eventually come around the corner, and then... well, it doesn’t happen immediately. We get a festival-ready moment of tension that sticks for way longer than I assumed it would, chopping up RoRo’s vocals into an entirely new hook, as the breakbeats ramp up in intensity amidst all the reverb and filters, only for it to tighten right back up again. If I’m honest, I do feel kind of cheaped out of a good climax here, and I’m kind of underwhelmed by the “drop” if you can call it that – it feels more like just returning to the song as usual, with not much changed in terms of melodies or synth layering, and especially not production, to make it feel all that worth it. Maybe an extended mix would help me enjoy this since it brings the potential for more build-up and more punch, and I have no doubt this would go hard thrown in a DJ mix, but I feel like it’s not quite there for me yet, which is a shame since this sound usually clicks with me immediately. There’s a great foundation here, with good ideas, but it just doesn’t hit like I want it to.  

#20 – “Dance the Night” (From Barbie the Album) – Dua Lipa

Produced by Mark Ronson, Picard Brothers and Andrew Wyatt

I could not care less for the Barbie movie, but a star-studded soundtrack with Mark Ronson at the helm sounds like more my speed, especially if it’s going to go all-out with the camp style of the brand. I do feel Ronson could potentially fumble this by wanting to make it feel cool, which really shouldn’t be happening when one of the songs is a cover of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” with Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice... but I’ll definitely be listening to it when it comes out to hear if Ronson spares his dignity on this record, which he really shouldn’t when considering what he’s actually making the soundtrack for. This Dua Lipa single is the lead-off for the Barbie moment of the Summer, and... yeah, this sure sounds like a Future Nostalgia song. Given “We’re Good” and “Sweetest Pie”, I wasn’t really excited for whatever Dua was seemingly going to put out sound-wise but at least it was a bit different to what we’d already heard her try and succeed with flying colours at. This just feels like Ronson re-sparking the magic of that last Dua album and I mean, you can’t really fail with that? The strings are immense, the claps are alive, and Dua’s ad-libs and harmonies feel perfectly orchestrated alongside the groove, which is something Mark Ronson has always been great at. Something else he’s great at is making something that means completely nothing sound as cinematic as possible – and given this song is just about, well, dancing and fun and some PG romance, the strings and twinkling keys do a lot of heavy lifting in making this feel like well, anything, yet it still just kind of feels muddy. The mix is dynamic, sure, but the groove is unchanging apart from the Disney pre-chorus, which we don’t always get, and whilst I love the harmonies and vocal riffing Dua engages in here, it feels like it’s covering up a melodically void chorus, one that’s not as catchy and honestly too covered in sprinkles to really work for me. I know, I know, I said I didn’t want him to spare his dignity, but I feel like he fell into that exact trap I was suspecting – Dua doesn’t get any funny lines or inflections, the song feels orchestrated which is a gift and a curse, and the songwriting is kind of rote. With this Barbie album, I want less serviceable pop music and more sacrifices – it would probably fit with the movie and brand more than he thinks it does. Alas, this is still a decent song, just not one that really elevates to a higher level like much of Future Nostalgia did. There’s some life missing here.

#18 – “Hits Different” – Taylor Swift

Produced by Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff

This originally Target-exclusive track from Midnights was naturally a fan favourite to be added onto streaming and with the newest reissue, this was one of the three tracks added – the other two were alternate versions previously mentioned in this episode. I’m sure for Swifties this was worth the wait but I don’t like this at all. “Hits Different” is about a vivid breakup that’s just so much more impactful than the others because of how the relationship felt. We’ve got an acoustic guitar pickup that really could find better use in some indie rock, that gets muddied with some gross-sounding percussion that hits in full force in a chorus alongside Antonoff’s buzzy synths and a really awkward cadence from Taylor that feels a bit outside of what she wants to do? I don’t know, pretty much all of the melodies here feel like reaches for Taylor’s voice and inflections, especially with harmonies that get kind of messy, and whilst that very much could be the intention for a song about a “catastrophic” breakup, it doesn’t really hit that this means all that much as she claims it to. Sure, it’s in the writing, but by the time we get to Taylor’s borderline yelling and rapping in the bridge, I’m confused to why this isn’t in full mourning mode. If it’s not easy to move on, why is the song so breezy and flowery in how she sloppily moves through overwritten lines? That third verse also feels kind of tacked on and unnecessarily dissonant for a song that just ends up continuing as if nothing’s changed. I suppose it’s a fine pop song, but it feels like the fundamentals aren’t there so they just pumped it with nicely-produced Jack Antonoff Juice to make it sound realised. Even when charting in the top 20, this is still a bonus track and honestly for good reason.

#15 – “It’s Crazy” – J Hus

Produced by Fumes Beats

And finally, we end the episode with the comeback of J Hus and... man, this is devilish. The beat from Fumes Beats is pretty standard drill with a particularly menacing acoustic guitar, oddly infectious vocal loops and a hard-hitting 808, but Hus is really the main story here, and he’s completely unhinged in borderline sadistic violence, with a flow that is basically Ol’ Dirty Bastard levels of just barely staying on beat yet still piquing your interest with menace and madness. The comic antagonism gets to really interesting places, especially when he basically just starts talking, criticising people for wanting to see him as a villain when he’s living his life peacefully before immediately back-tracking and saying he’s been feeling evil recently – but not recently, just forever. There’s a rasp and grit to his voice here, but it’s not overwhelming or fully aggressive, making it feel even more out-there and honestly damn near creepy, with a great rhyme scheme in the first verse making up for the purposefully awkward silences. The first verse starts with psychological torture and the second starts with just straight-up sadistic torture, with a build-up of eerie Halloween synths that really makes this feel as evil as possible. It’s not surprising he compares himself to the Joker, but calling himself the “father” of pain and trauma goes unnecessarily hard, and he even admits to murder giving him a boner. There’s a soaring screech of strings that just barely intercepts the bass in the second half of the second verse and, no pun intended, it is killer, and leads very well back into the chorus, if you can call it that. I didn’t really expect the highest debut this week to be as murderous as this, but as someone who likes their hardcore rap particularly unhinged, I’m surprised to see this as a lead single, but definitely not complaining. This is insane.

Conclusion

I feel like I need to give J Hus Best of the Week for “It’s Crazy” since I’m pretty sure if I don’t, I won’t see another chart, but it’s not like he doesn’t deserve it, with the very close Honourable Mention going to Lil Durk for “Pelle Coat”. Good week for paranoid murder raps, I guess. As for the rest, it really wasn’t a standout week in either extreme, but I think I’m giving Worst of the Week to Taylor Swift for “Hits Different” with a Dishonourable Mention to “Talibans” by Byron Messia, just for being pretty boring. For what’s on the horizon, I think we can expect an overthrow at the very top, but elsewhere, I guess we’ll find out. Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you next week!

[blood-sucking-freaks]

'When's the last time you showered you fucking grease rat'

[nu metal/industrial rock, best if shuffled]

Last Resort by Papa Roach

Coming Undone by Korn

Falling Away from by Korn

Wait And Bleed by Slipknot

Spit It Out by Slipknot

Surfacing by Slipknot

Freak On A Leash by Korn

Before I Forget by Slipknot

Vermillion by Slipknot

Blind by Korn

Disasterpiece by Slipknot

Opium Of The People by Slipknot

Pulse Of The Maggots by Slipknot

Duality by Slipknot

Twisted Transistor by Korn

Got The Life by Korn

Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1,2,3 by Korn

Y’all Want A Single by Korn

Here To Stay by Korn

Thoughtless by Korn

Trash by Korn

It’s On! by Korn

All In The Family by Korn

Right Now by Korn

Eyeless by Slipknot

(sic) by Slipknot

Diluted by Slipknot

People = Shit by Slipknot

No Life by Slipknot

The Virus Of Life by Slipknot

Word Up! by Korn

The Blister Exists by Slipknot

Left Behind by Slipknot

The Heretic Anthem by Slipknot

A.D.I.D.A.S. by Korn

Getting Away With Murder by Papa Roach

Brackish by Kittie

Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit

Mr. Jack by System Of A Down

Whatever by Godsmack

Alone I Break by Korn

Everything Ends by Slipknot

Voodoo by Godsmack

Charlotte by Kittie

Spit by Kittie

What I Always Wanted by Kittie

Bad Religion by Godsmack

Do You Think I’m A Whore? by Kittie

Moon Baby by Godsmack

Awake by Godsmack

Welcome by Slipknot

Keep Away by Godsmack

Dead Bodies Everywhere by Korn

Raven by Kittie

Broken Home by Papa Roach

Trippin’ by Kittie

The Nameless by Slipknot

Get Off (You Can Eat A Dick) by Kittie

Paperdoll by Kittie

Liberate by Slipknot

Suck by Kittie

Choke by Kittie

Pretty by Korn

Prosthetic by Slipknot

Me inside by Slipknot

My Plague by Slipknot

Only One by Slipknot

Custer by Slipknot

Three Nil by Slipknot\

A Different World by Korn feat. Corey Taylor

Chop Suey! by System of A Down

Prelude 3.0 by Slipknot

Sinner by Drowning Pool

B.B.K. by Korn

No Way by Korn

Seed by Korn

Beg For Me by Korn

In The End by Linkin Park

Reclaim My Place by Korn

Justin by Korn

My Own Worst Summer (Shove It) by Deftones

Counting by Korn

My Gift To You by Korn

Children of the Korn by Korn

Shoots And Ladders by Korn

Scissors by Slipknot

Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine

Did My Time by Korn

I Am Hated by Slipknot

Control by Puddle Of Mudd

Don’t Stay by Linkin Park

Somebody Someone by Korn

Psycho by Puddle Of Mudd

Let’s Get This Party Started by Korn

One Step Closer by Linkin Park

Hey daddy by Korn

Faint by Linkin Park

Make Me Bad by Korn

Points Of Authority by Linkin Park

Qwerty by Mushroomhead

Purity by Slipknot

Pushing Me Away by Linkin Park

Crawling by Linkin Park

Papercut by Linkin Park

Now Or Never by Godsmack

Eeyore by Slipknot

The Shape by Slipknot

Tattered & Torn by Slipknot

Death Blooms by Mudvayne

New Abortion by Slipknot

Figure.09 by Linkin Park

Metabolic by Slipknot

Dig by Mudvayne

Skin Ticket by Slipknot

Wake Up by Korn

Gently by Slipknot

Dirty by Korn

Greed by Godsmack

Drift And Die by Puddle Of Mudd

Sick Of Life by Godsmack

Forget To Remember by Mudvayne

Immune by Godsmack

Stupify by Disturbed

Blurry by Puddle Of Mudd

Tear Away by Drowning Pool

Wish You Could Be Me by Korn

All Over Me by Drowning Pool

Happy? by Mudvayne

Droppin’ Plates by Disturbed

With You by Linkin Park

Voices by Disturbed

The Game by Disturbed

Bored by Deftones

Forgive Me by Godsmack

A Place For My Head by Linkin Park

Machinehead by Bush

Sober by TOOL

Goin’ Down by Godsmack

Hole In The Earth by Deftones

Reload by Rob Zombie

Clown by Korn

Faget by Korn

Shout 2000 by Disturbed

Stress by Godsmack

Between Angels And Insects by Papa Roach

Forgotten by Linkin Park

Good God by Korn

Liar by Korn

Ball Tongue by Korn

Around The Fur by Deftones

Evolution by Korn

Pain by Kittie

Oracle by Kittie

Hollow Life by Korn

Reminded by Drowning Pool

Sermon by Drowning Pool

Fake by Korn

I Am by Drowning Pool

Mask - Demo by Drowning Pool

Push It by Static-X

Told You So by Drowning Pool

Runaway by Linkin Park

Lying From You by Linkin Park

Care Not - Demo by Drowning Pool

From The Inside by Linkin Park

Mute by Drowning Pool

Hit The floor by Linkin Park

Follow by Drowning Pool

No One’s There by Korn

Determined by Mudvayne

Helmet In The Bush by Korn

Darkness by Rage Against The Machine

Remedy by Seether

Dead Souls by Nine Inch Nails

Bled For Days by Static-X

Needles by System Of A Down

Just by Mudvayne

Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine

Predictable by Korn

Infest by Papa Roach

Dead Cell by Papa Roach

Blood Brothers by Papa Roach

Rachael by She Wants Revenge

Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge

Change (In The House Of Flies) by Deftones

Wake Up Hate by Korn

Mr. Self Destruct by Nine Inch Nails

Heresy by Nine Inch Nails

March Of The Pigs by Nine Inch Nails

Closer by Nine Inch Nails

I Do Not Want This by Nine Inch Nails

She Will Always Be A Broken Girl by She Wants Revenge

Loco by Coal Chamber

Bradley by Coal Chamber

Oddity by Coal Chamber

Unspoiled by Coal Chamber

Big Truck by Coal Chamber

Sway by Coal Chamber

First by Coal Chamber

I by Coal Chamber

Clock by Coal Chamber

My Frustration by Coal Chamber

Dreamtime by Coal Chamber

Tragedy by Coal Chamber

El Cu Cuy by Coal Chamber

Untrue by Coal Chamber

Tyler’s Song by Coal Chamber

What’s In Your Mind by Coal Chamber

Not Living by Coal Chamber

Burgundy by Coal Chamber

Entwined by Coal Chamber

My Mercy by Coal Chamber

No Home by Coal Chamber

Shari Vegas by Coal Chamber

Notion by Coal Chamber

Anything But You by Coal Chamber

Fiend by Coal Chamber

Denial by Sevendust

Let The Music Do The Talking by P.O.D.

Who Is Right? By P.O.D.

Before I Die by Mushroomhead

Xeroxed by Mushroomhead

Exploiting Your Weakness by Mushroomhead

Born Of Desire by Mushroomhead

Solitaire Unraveling by Mushroomhead

Never Let It Go by Mushroomhead

Chancre Sore by Mushroomhead

Too Much Nothing by Musroomhead

Episode 29 by Mushroomhead

Kill Tomorrow by Mushroomhead

The Dream Is Over by Mushroomhead

Our Apologies by Mushroomhead

Devils Be Damned by Mushroomhead

This Cold Reign by Mushroomhead

Suffocate by Staind

Crawl by Staind

Spleen - Without Hidden Track by Staind

Freaking Out by Adema

The Way You Like It by Adema

Do What You Want To by Adema

Pain Inside by Adema

Speculum by Adema

Drowning by Adema

Immortal by Adema

Shattered by Adema

Co-Dependent by Adema

Rip The Heart Out Of Me by Adema

Stand Up by Adema

Unstable by Adema

Needles by Adema

Going Under by Evanescence

Bring Me To Life by Evanescence

Haunted by Evanescence

Taking Over Me by Evanescence

My Last Breath by Evanescence

Whisper by Evanescence

Toxic by Crazy Town

Think Fast by Crazy Town

Darkside by Crazy Town

Hollywood Babylon by Crazy Town

Face The Music by Crazy Town

Lollipop Porn by Crazy Town

B-Boy 2000 by crazy Town

Decorated by Crazy Town

Drowning by Crazy Town

Lovesong by Snake River Conspiracy

More Than Love by Snake River Conspiracy

Strangled by Snake River Conspiracy

Oh Well by Snake River Conspiracy

Intake by Spineshank

Stovebolt by Spineshank

Where We Fall by Spineshank

Detached by Spineshank

Slipper by Spineshank

40 below by Spineshank

Strictly Diesel by Spineshank

*28 by Spineshank

While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Spineshank

If It Breathes by Spineshank

Mend by Spineshank

Stain by Spineshank

Asthmatic - Edit by Spineshank

The Height Of Callousness by Spineshank

Synthetic by Spineshank

New Disease by Spineshank

(Can’t Be) Fixed by Spineshank

Play God by Spineshank

Malnutrition by Spineshank

Seamless by Spineshank

Negative Space by Spineshank

Transparent by Spineshank

Perfect Ending by Spineshank

Full Circle by Spineshank

Violent Mood Swings by Spineshank

Slavery by Spineshank

Consumed (Obsessive Compulsive) by Spineshank

Beginning Of The End by Spineshank

Forgotten by Spineshank

Tear Me Down by Spineshank

Falls Apart by Spineshank

Fallback by Spineshank

Dead To Me by Spineshank

I’m With Stupid by Static-X

Love Dump by Static-X

I Am by Static-X

Otsegolation by Static-X

Beg by Saliva

Superstar by Saliva

Musta Been Wrong by Saliva

Click Click Boom by Saliva

Mindtrip by Nonpoint

Victim by Nonpoint

Misled by Nonpoint

Double Stakked by Nonpoint

Orgullo by Nonpoint

Tribute by Nonpoint

Development by Nonpoint

Loose by Primer 55

Supa Freak Love by Primer 55

G’s by Primer 55

Pigs by Primer 55

Stain by Primer 55

Set It Off by Primer 55

Introduction To Mayhem by Primer 55

The Big F*** You by Primer 55

Violence by Primer 55

Tripinthehead by Primer 55

A Violent Reaction by American Head Charge

Snot by Snot

Joy Ride by Snot

Deadfall by Snot

I Jus’ Lie by Snot

Unplugged by Snot

Starlit Eyes by Snot feat. Serj

Take It Back by Snot feat. Jonathan

Requiem by Snot feat. Corey

Defaced by Nothingface

Perfect Person by Nothingface

Pacifier by Nothingface

Blood Pigs by Otep

T.R.I.C. by Otep

Battle Ready by Otep

Fillthee by Otep

Buried Alive by Otep

Hooks And Splinters by Otep

Crooked Spoons by Otep

Confrontation by Otep

Noose & Nail by Otep

Supernova Goes Pop by Powerman 5000

Tonight The Stars Revolt! by Powerman 5000

Automatic by Powerman 5000

Neckbone by Powerman 5000

Bombshell by Powerman 5000

South Texas Deathride by The Union Underground

One Step (Chop Shop Mix AKA Scott Humphrey Mix) by Coal Chamber

No Sleep by Primer 55

Pig by Coal Chamber

Dirthouse by Static-X

Skinnyman by Static-X

The Only by Static-X

Snap - Demo by Slipknot

Sleeping Awake by P.O.D.