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stitchandani · 1 month ago

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Stitch and Ani contradictions

Hello, I really liked the idea of your continuation of the "Lilo and Stitch" franchise as "Stitch and Ani". But I have noticed several storylines that contradict the canon. Maybe you can answer them? 1. Using 621 as the main villain is a good idea, but in your story he was in prison until he escaped. However, in "Leroy and Stitch" it says that Lilo found one true place for all 624 experiments (including 621). There were also 624 experiments on the battlefield, that is, including 621. As a result, this is the first contradiction with the canon.

2. Your story begins from the moment Stitch made a choice between Ani and Yuna, eventually choosing Ani. However, then everything that has been in the anime up to this point is also your canon. However, then Gantu should be evil, not kind as in your story. All experiments should be at Hamsterviel and transmuted, not in Hawaii. Also, Hamsterviel, Gantu, Reuben and Delia should not stop trying to catch Stitch and, accordingly, should hunt for him even in Hawaii.

And now there are many contradictions, although I have not read all your posts. What can you say about them?

Doverstar Hi, stranger! I'm glad you like the fancanon. It is, however, our fancanon - mine and Arti's. Please don't tell us what we should and should not do! Suggestions and ideas are fun to hear. Corrections and commands are not. I'm happy to answer you as best I can if you're interested below-

The only thing that should happen is that the story should remain in-character in regards to the cast and accurate in terms of canon source material. The anime Stitch! is confirmed to be not canon. I have also stated multiple times that in Stitch and Ani, Yuna and the anime are never mentioned, because the events of the anime did not happen - the only things in the anime that are similar to the Stitch and Ani story is that Lilo and Stitch had a falling out, Stitch left, Lilo had a daughter named Ani, and Nani and David have a child. That's it. Because I can! Because it's fan-made. The fancanon was created over a decade ago by me, because I was dissatisfied with the anime but liked the idea of a grown-up Lilo and her daughter and wanted to do a story set in the future for the main family in the franchise. I have the story set up to where if you like the anime, you can still kind of include it in your head, and that's fine, but it's very obvious why that wouldn't fully work. The anime didn't happen in Stitch and Ani. Where Stitch went to when he left was not important - what is important is why he left, and why he's back. And because the anime didn't happen in Stitch and Ani (and again, the anime is not canon in the franchise according to creator Chris Sanders), there is no Delia, Yuna, etc., the experiments are not "transmuted", Angel is not a pop star Miss Piggy wannabe, Gantu did not go through all that character growth just to lose his job doing karaoke, and everyone is on Hawaii. No one is after Stitch. This story is not a Stitch worship-fest. It's for the whole o'hana! As for 621, Arti has explained his side of the story repeatedly, but I'll just say this: if you did not see him "on the battlefield" in Leroy and Stitch, please assume he was not there in-canon and that there is wiggle room to work with! The Grand Councilwoman stated that Lilo and Stitch had "successfully captured all 625 of Jumba's illegal genetic experiments and found each a place where it can belong", but that most likely means they captured all the experiments within the 625 on Earth that needed to be captured and given a home. For 621, that means his "One True Place" was in prison. Because he's crazy, and evil, and has not been reformed. He was already dealt with, never dehydrated into a pod, and never dropped in pod-form on Kauai. His activation and incarceration happened before Lilo even came into the picture! Would it have been nice to see him fighting Leroy clones in the final film in his mutated form? Sure. But he wasn't there. Obviously - he was never once seen or shown. Disney themselves contradicted their own canon, didn't they? They created the video game wherein 621 was introduced, and they created Leroy and Stitch too, and they chose not to include him - they gave a name to his number in the end credits and that's it. If they contradicted themselves, we can tweak the story a little to give 621 more of a spotlight. Because it's our fancanon. He was always going to be the villain in Stitch and Ani. We can do whatever we want - but we choose to make it as close to canon as possible, because that's good storytelling! 621 was in prison, he broke out, and now he's causing trouble for Lilo and Stitch and their family. That's okay. If you prefer a story all about Stitch, where Stitch is being hunted down by aliens, living with someone who is not Lilo, and has to deal with other experiments who should not be where they are according to canon, good news! There is not one, but three non-canon spinoffs to enjoy where that happens! I'm sorry if any of this bothers you, but the nice thing about a fancanon is - you can just ignore it! Because it's not canon either! It's just for fun. If you don't like what we're doing with Stitch and Ani because it doesn't fit what you consider the overall franchise canon, please feel free to keep walking and enjoy other portions of the fandom. We're sticking to what we're doing, and we appreciate that you gave us a look!

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doverstar · 6 years ago

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I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A TUMBLR. This isn't really the ask thing, but I was wondering if I could have some advice? I love how you fit dialogue, action, and keep the point of view of the character. I can write pages of basically script but when I try to turn it into paragraphs... I stutter, falter, and quit.

I DO HAVE A TUMBLR. I WASTE SO MUCH TIME HERE.SO MUCH TIME.

This is gonna be so much reading, be brave.

I’ll try! I’m not used to giving advice, but for you, Jell-O Square, anything. I’m self-taught when it comes to creative writing, remember, so my advice won’t sound like a seasoned scholar’s would on the subject. And I might be doing it wrong? I’ll just tell you my thoughts, okay?

Dialogue is really really fun and really really easy for most people. All you have to do is imagine the character’s reaction to things and pow, you can hear them. (If you know the character. If it’s an original character of yours, take the Myers-Briggs test AS your character and read your results. If you’re like YUP, THAT’S THEM, then you know you know your character. That’s just one test. Not the be all, end all, but it’s an idea.) The hard thing about dialogue (I think) is weaving it in between exposition and thoughts, so that you don’t have pages and pages of just script. Pages and pages of script are fun to read, but only for like two seconds, and then people get bored. And that’s confusing; most people don’t think they want to read ages and ages of non-dialogue, but you’d be surprised how much it’s needed.

I was thinking about this the other day when I was making a sandwich

it was PB&JSo when you sit down to eat a meal you really love (for me it’s pizza, quesadillas, pad thai, burritos, Lucky Charms), and you’re so ready to be satisfied by this food that’s already one of your favorites, you have a drink with it. Let’s say it’s a beverage you also really love–soda, iced tea, blah blah blah. You eat and eat your food and it’s so darn good, but if you’re like me, you wait a significant amount of time before you wash it down with the drink you like. You’re so enjoying the food that you have to wait until you’re nice and thirsty before you drink that drink, and when you do, it’s the best drink ever, following the best food ever. Because it’s so satisfying and feels great to eat the food you love and drink the drink you love. You make it last by weaving it all in together to get the best experience.Stay with me, maybe this isn’t the best analogy? I’m not hungry right now, I swear–

Pretend the dialogue is your drink. And the paragraphs–exposition, the setting of the scene (like the room they’re in, or the trees outside, or the way it smells/how bright it is) and the characters’ thoughts during the scene–the paragraphs are your food. There’s a lot more of your food overall than there is of your drink when you go to have lunch (yes, you can get refills, but there’s still a whole plate/bowl of food and like 12 ounces of liquid). It’s the same with dialogue [drink] and paragraphs [food] for me.You need enough exposition, setting, and character perspective to help the reader feel the scene. They know what the kitchen smells like while the characters argue in it. And they know why Character A just yelled that at Character B because you’re inside her head right before or right after she yells it–that makes the reader understand the characters in the scene and feel connected to the emotions in the room. (At the same time, you don’t wanna tell them everything the character is thinking. Leave some stuff open to the readers’ imagination–that’s where headcanons and fan theories come from–and if you’re not telling them in a paragraph, show them with the dialogue. I struggle with this a lot.) The paragraphs, describing things, whether it’s thoughts, actions, or the setting, are the big plate of food. That’s what the reader needs to make the drink valid. I’m drinking this soda and it hits the spot, but I now I feel like I could go for a nice bag of chips, or a sandwich. Having one without the other is fine, but it’s so much better with both. And the paragraphs are what’s going to sustain the reader, keep them grounded, make them full in the end. Satisfied. If it’s all just soda, just tea, just water, that’s good but it’s only gonna last so long. It’ll only satisfy the reader for so long. You have to keep them interested, and this 2-liter of Sprite ain’t gonna cut it when their stomachs start growling.Okay, I am getting hungry.Dialogue is the drink. (Beat that dead horse, Doverstar. BEAT IT.) It’s fun and sometimes it’s heavy [and if you’re Steven Moffat, it’s ridiculously poetic and people don’t really talk like that, but oh so pretty to hear–]. There’s not a ton of it in comparison to all the paragraphs, and it has to happen sprinkled throughout, or there’s too much drink and nothing really sustainable, nothing to chew on. Dialogue is usually easier to write. If it’s not, that’s another crumbly lesson for another time.Dialogue can be several lines and then a few paragraphs in between, or one line between actions, like body language. Or a line or two between thoughts (or a line or two between LOTS of thoughts, dramatic thoughts, if you’re me). But it should never fill the whole page. That’s too much drink. Now I have to pee and I’m HUNGRY. Not as satisfying!You’re writing dialogue to keep the reader engaged, but for different reasons than paragraphs do. Dialogue brings the characters to life. They each have voices, and they each have reactions to everything. The key (for me) to weaving (for me) dialogue in between paragraphs (FOR ME, MAYBE NOT FOR YOU) is to make sure you’ve got their voices down, so you know when they’ll react and what they’ll say when they do. What would make them suddenly burst out angry? What about this thing that another character did would make them cry? What do they say to explain an unexpected hug? How to they justify this rash action they just carried out? Dialogue also has a lot to do with drama. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s carrying the plot forward or dishing out information, but most of the time it’s drama. The show Gilmore Girls thrives on dialogue. Everyone talks all the time. Fast, loud, witty, they talk and talk and talk. It’s one of the show’s creators’ trademarks. Each character has their own distinct voice, from Lorelai Gilmore to Taylor Doose to Emily Gilmore to Jess Mariano. They’re all different, and you start to predict their general reaction to things before those things happen. Maybe you don’t know Jess is about to spit out a “Whatever!” exactly, but you know the feeling behind what he’s going to say to Luke is similar to one of his “Whatever!”s. It’s helping you get to know the characters in a relatable, personal way. Because we all communicate. I can’t read paragraphs of your thoughts while we’re having a conversation, but I can get to know you by listening to you and watching what you say to different scenarios in our lives. I can ask you questions. And you’ll answer. And then I’ll know you better, little by little. It’s the same with dialogue in a story. You’re getting to know the characters, and the characters are getting to know each other. A drink of something after eating a lot is always welcome. Reading a conversation between Sam and Frodo during their journey in LOTR is heavenly after so much freaking traveling. I know all about the area they just walked through and the worries they’ve got. I don’t need anymore of that, someone please, SAY SOMETHING! My brain is full!Action and POV are tailor-made for paragraphs. Unless you’re my beloved Spider-Man, you don’t need to talk a lot while you’re fighting someone. And unless you’re Doc Brown (great Scott) or the Doctor, you don’t need to think out loud all the time. Writing is one of those easier ways to convey thoughts, especially. Movies and television and comic books can all do action. That’s a lot of what they’re comprised of; it’s what they were made for–motion, or the illusion of motion–to get a story and emotion and adventure across to its audience. Writing is the perfect medium for thoughts. You can use analogies and the 5 senses and the character’s unique voice in a paragraph, helping the reader understand the character in a different way than dialogue would, in your own writing style. In a way that movies can only do through dialogue or the actor’s incredible facial expressions (here’s lookin’ at you, RDJ). You just have to know when to put action and POV in there. Yes, they need to know what the room looks like, what it smells like outside, what kind of year it is. But they also want to know what that character is thinking at this point, how they’re moving, what their faces look like. Dialogue can only show so much. That’s not to say you should be writing miles of paragraphs. Don’t be like me, kids. I need to work on that. But if there’s more dialogue in your story than paragraph, that’s just not a good balance. You need more chicken and less iced tea. Your body isn’t thirsty anymore, it needs something to sustain it for a while! It’s the same with a reader’s brain.Hopefully that helps. I know it was long, don’t kill me! If you read all of that–wow–I don’t–I’m so impressed. I am applauding you. You can’t hear it, but I applaud.And remember, everyone writes differently. Everyone. What works for me may not work at all for you, and you won’t know until you try new things! Everyone says that “what works for some mightn’t work for others” thing, but they say it a lot because it’s true. It’s vague, sometimes it’s unhelpful, but it’s facts. OKAY, STOP TALKING, DOVERSTAR.Love you, Jell-O Square! Let me know if this helps. Remember, practice makes perfect. You’re gonna develop your own style and your own flow the longer you write. The key to any of this is writing. A LOT. Fail a lot so you can get the big fails out of the way and start improving. The better you are, the less doubts you’ll have, and the more freedom you’ll feel like you have. (Really, the freedom was there all along, but the doubts like to hide that from you.)Thanks, J-Square! Gosh, I need to stop typing–

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stitchandani · 17 days ago

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So, on your advice to one of the anonymous people (whom you confused with me for some reason), I decided to read your archive and get acquainted with the human part of your fan fiction. And do you know what I think? This is a masterpiece! Before that, I had only seen half of it posted on deviantart, that is, only half, so the fanfiction did not seem complete to me. Now I saw that It's really a masterpiece, it doesn't need anyone to change it. It's the best fanfiction in the Lilo and Stitch universe, and one of the best fanfiction I've come across. I think you just have to write a book, and this masterpiece will take the first place among Lilo and Stitch fanfiction, since the rest of the fanfiction, to be honest, is not very good. Maybe not now, but for example in 5 years, maybe in 10, but please write a book "Stitch and Ani"! (Or if not in public, then at least to me). In the above-mentioned message, you also said that everything has already been written in your laptop. And I know that you just want to publish posts related to it for now, but can you please write it at least in 5-10 years? Rihter513

Doverstar

Merry morning! Oops, sorry, anons can get confusing. I really thought it was you the past few times; I thought I recognized the writing style at least. No worries!

Thank you very much, it would be fine by me if you had read it all and decided you didn’t like it or that you’d have done it differently, but it’s good to hear that you do like it. Yes, there is a lot of it stored on my laptop! As to writing a book, that’s a tall order - mainly because it’s very time-consuming to write something so cohesive and near-professional as a book-length fanfic, but I won’t say I haven’t thought about doing it in that form! I have. I just don’t have the time!

Thanks again for your enthusiasm; we love our lil fancanon.

#asked #answered #doverstar answers #rihter513

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stitchandani · 2 years ago

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So what would you guys say are your favorite episodes of The Series?

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My favorites are:

Spooky - Probably some of the best animation in the show is in this episode, plus they nail the Halloween-spooky-fun vibe, it’s fun to see the nervous-scared side of Stitch’s personality, and Spooky’s whole function is so genius! And almost everything Pleakley says in this episode makes me laugh.

Splodyhead - I’ve always loved this episode. I love Splodyhead, too. I particularly like episodes where characters who hate each other are forced to work together on a desert island. That’s a trope I’m here for!

Poxy - I love Poxy. When I was a kid I used to ride around the neighborhood on a scooter pretending to be him and his slick little germ self.

627 - This episode was so so cool when I was a kid. I love 627’s black claws and how all-out they went designing him. Plus, again, an episode where we’re shown how unstoppable Stitch always is, until he isn’t anymore, is such a cool break from the norm.

Bonnie & Clyde - I adore the different musical score in this episode, and I love Bonnie & Clyde’s dynamic together and the fact that they can speak English, but they’re rotten little alien life form stinkers. And I love Pleakley in this episode, too. I could just rate every episode based on Pleakley moments. But then I’d have to add Holio to this list which is already too long!

Doverstar will chime in, too! Doverstar:

Angel - It's my #1 favorite episode of the show, for sure. It hits all the nostalgic notes for me. Angel is my favorite experiment, and though the animation in this episode is terrible, I'm a huge fan of Angel's color palette in it and the idea behind the episode. The fact that love is what turns Angel from bad to good - and that it's Stitch who names Angel and changes her, instead of Lilo, which was the norm - love that. Plus it's cool there's an experiment in the 600's series that exists whose primary function is literally the opposite of the goal of the series.

Remmy - I like this one because of the emotional plot, and the fact that it focuses on Lilo and her mind and the lasting affects of her parents' death on the family. Any particularly deep Lilo-centric episode is a standout in my book! As a kid, the heavily-decorated "door" in Lilo's dream, which she says always has "bad things" on the other side of it, was super creepy and interesting to me. I remember thinking even at that age that the scene of her parents' actual crash would be behind that door, or maybe their gravestones, or maybe just a flashback of the night they didn't come home. I both did and did not want to see that. But no, instead it was Lilo's hula school and disarmingly-kind classmates, which is also interesting! All in all, it's my second favorite because of the slightly-deeper-than-usual subject matter. 627 - This one is purely nostalgia-based for me. The 627 episode was one of the all-time coolest to us growing up, like Arti said! Lots of her reasons for listing this one are the same as mine. Always cool to see Stitch come to terms with the fact that though he's pretty cool, he's not always the best at everything. And extra wonderful to hear Lilo say something like "So what if you're not king of the block anymore? You're still king of my block." So. Good. So sweet. Love that. Shoe - Shoe is one of my top 5 favorite experiments. I like the plot in this episode and the animation in it too! I like Pleakley's comedy beats, and the idea of turning the old ship into a B&B was genius for a show about aliens living on Kauai. Perfect. But Shoe's lil emotional journey makes me very happy. His sole purpose is for the gain of other people, and he's at least intelligent enough to understand that people only seem to value him for what he can do for them, and then finding out Lilo specifically likes him even when he's bad luck? 10/10. One of those times where part of the episode isn't just catching the cousin or showcasing the shenanigans its abilities get the cast into, but showing how the experiment goes from bad to good and why. Dupe - Because Dupe's design delights me, because the writing in this episode is fantastic, because the idea of a slumber party at Lilo's house with the experiments instead of four bratty human girls who'd ruin all the fun anyway is awesome, and because in the end, Lilo gets another reminder that even if she wants lots of friends, having one like Stitch at her side is more than good enough. Retro - I always wanted this one to air often on TV growing up, specifically because it was later in the show and therefore rarer to see rerunning. I thought Retro's ability was so cool, and I was especially interested in the little glimpses of Nani's life before becoming sole caretaker of Lilo. Plus the setting of a cruise ship is always fun! Swapper - Lilo gets a human friend Lilo gets a human friend Lilo gets a human friend LILO GETS A HUMAN FRIEND- Snooty - Victoria gets an experiment of her own, Snooty is precious and Halloween-y, more looks at Victoria/Lilo's friendship, Pleakley driving is hilarious, and the ending gets me every time. Amnesio - Gantu? An excellent friend for Lilo? Latent protective affection for the cute little Earthling? It's more likely than you think- Bad Stitch - I like this one because it has some of my favorite Lilo/Stitch moments. It also seems to have unused material from the original movie? Maybe? I don't know, but Chris Sanders seems like the kind of guy who would suggest more of Lilo training Stitch like a "puppy" and squirting him with the stupid water bottle. I especially love the ending, where Lilo tells Stitch she knows he's good, even if he breaks things. And how Stitch wants to behave because Lilo asks him to, and she loves him, and that's why he wants to behave. Love that. The Asteroid - Jumba recognizing that Earth is his home and that the Pelekais are his family waters my crops and clears my skin. And I love watching the whole Ohana work together on a planet-saving space trip.

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stitchandani · 3 years ago

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so I just wanted know about Kai....what exactly is his problem? what happened in his life that he's such an angry jerk over? And does he any good qualities as a person?

Doverstar

First of all thanks for giving me an excuse to practice drawing my boi!

If you read the "answered" "kai" tags on the blog, you'll get a LOT of information on this, but I can give you the sparknotes if you don't care to get information that's already available:

Nothing happened directly to Kai to make him as combative as he is. Instead, it's what happened to the side of his family he got to live with for the first 10 years of his life. That's where a lot of the bitterness comes from for him, at least. It's in his character sheet. Kai's mom, dad, and beloved aunt Lilo have all been hurt by the disappearance of Jumba, Pleakley, and Stitch. This was something Kai could sense his whole life growing up. He used to want to meet Stitch and the others; he'd hear stories about them and be excitedly hoping they'd come back one day. They never did, so the hurt feelings and quiet sad conversations from the adults just kept hanging around. He never forgave the aliens for that, and he doesn't think they should be considered family - that they have to earn that, basically. Speaking of earning, Kai also feels inferior to the rest of his Ohana. Lilo and Stitch and Jumba and Pleakley and Nani and David all helped saved the galaxy multiple times in the past, and have had loads of adventures Kai's never had. The whole island loves them. Kai doesn't feel special in any way compared to his family, and wants to feel like he belongs there. But he doesn't. Because of that, he lashes out - especially at Stitch, and especially at Ani (because she's easy to bully and is the exact opposite of him; she loves the aliens). Stitch is the one who left. Stitch is the one who hurt Lilo and Nani and David. Stitch is the one who started all this. And now Kai has to live with him, and on top of that, Stitch is the family treasure. Everyone, everyone loves Stitch. Stitch is AMAZING. Kai feels less-than, like he's invisible with someone like Stitch in the house. He's only 11 years old, remember. Part of the Stitch and Ani story is Kai learning to forgive and love his family unconditionally, and realize that they love him that way too. He has lots of good qualities! They just don't show up that often because he's so busy being grumpy. Kai is really loyal and empathetic (that's why his family's hurt feelings affected him so much!) when he cares about people. He's brave, and he's super smart. He's the only one in the house besides Stitch able to understand/appreciate how Jumba's inventions work halfway through an explanation. He's a fast learner, and he's a great friend to Mason (and he'll be a great friend to Stitch and Ani once he matures, I'm sure). Remember, Kai's parents are David and Nani. They're awesome! And they're good parents, and they pass along a lot of morals and admirable traits to their kid. They just have to help him get through his own anger first.

Thanks for the question! He'll get better. Promise.

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stitchandani · 3 years ago

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Since One True Place can change over time, that got me thinking. Maybe Angel did become a pop diva, but instead of that happening during the Stitch anime, it happened a few years after the Leroy event. I like to know how you would plan for her story as she advance from singer to celebrity, how it went to her head that she began mistreating Stitch and shunning others, how everyone got angry at her, how she realized her wrongdoing and quit, and the time before she began to work at the county jail.

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No, Angel’s One True Place has been at Kokaua Jail since Lilo was a kid, and it did not change after Leroy and Stitch. Stitch and Ani operates as though Angel never became any kind of pop star. Because she never did.

Because that idea of the anime’s was stupid and out of character.

Angel’s song was designed to turn good things back to bad things. For aliens. Why would planet Earth make a pop star out of a strange pink creature who only sung one weird siren song, in a language they couldn’t understand? Why would Cobra Bubbles and the Galactic Federation allow a known alien to gain that much widespread attention? And why would Angel, a snot-sucking, slightly manipulative monster who’s only known desire after being reformed was to be with Stitch , ever choose a One True Place that took her away from him constantly?

Everything but the first paragraph is my opinion; and we can disagree. You can consider the anime canon if you want. But please don’t come on here asking questions in a way that presumes, borderline demands, that we’ll tell the story you want to hear, instead of the one we already told you we’re telling. Stitch and Ani said, already, several times, that Angel’s One True Place is in the Jail; never a pop star career. Doverstar Hiiii Arti makes some good points! To be honest, I never thought Angel as a pop star was a fitting One True Place, but I definitely couldn't think of a better one when I was younger. I mean, her power is, at its most basic level, that she sings. If you take away the evil intent of that, then her One True Place would have to do with singing, right? And it still does in Stitch and Ani; it just happens in the jailhouse instead of internationally on tour. I agree with Arti on the reasons why her being a pop star wouldn't make much sense. I mean, Angel is my very favorite Experiment. She's probably my second-favorite character in the franchise, actually (after Lilo!) so to see her in the anime depicted as some kind of Miss Piggy/Minnie Mouse knockoff is a little...disappointing. Angel's fierce, clever, physically strong, acrobatic, and even animalistic at times in her 2 episodes [and 1 film cameo] in Lilo and Stitch: the Series. Watching her get turned into a snob who doesn't have time for Stitch, gets insanely jealous of a human girl, and is obsessed with jewels, constantly breaking up with Stitch over silly little things (only to reunite with him after he gives her gifts?!) - it wasn't the Angel I had cobbled together in my head after her original appearances. So I get Arti's frustration. I loved seeing more of Angel, but I didn't like how we saw her, so we changed that to something we felt was at least a little more in-line with the original version of Angel from the series (what little we had of that). If that makes sense? Thank you for the question! But Angel has her own different personality than the anime in Stitch and Ani, and we'll be following that instead here. :)

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stitchandani · 3 years ago

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Why didn’t Lilo show up to meet Stitch like they promised in 2019. Or at least tell him she couldn’t make it? I know the anime explained it, but from what I hear, it’s a pretty flimsy excuse.

Doverstar Excellent point. This is the big question, isn't it? She did show up, she was just too late. Lots of details under the cut! READ IT IF YOU WANT THE MAIN EXPLANATION, EVERYONE. I don't wanna repeat it a lot (but I will)!

When Lilo graduated college, she had about a day in between the ceremony and her flight back to Kauai to pack up, say goodbye to her schoolmates, and get on that plane. She went home to Kauai to be with her very pregnant sister Nani and brother-in-law, David, and to begin a brief, long-distance relationship with her fiancé, Zeke Lau.

Stitch was slated to return to Kauai in the evening a week after Lilo graduated and came home. He was coming back from his year-long missions in space given to him by the Galactic Alliance. Lilo was on Kauai before Stitch that day, but something happened to prevent her from meeting him until much, much later that night:

Nani went into labor that morning and had the baby (her son, Kai), but it was a hard birth. For one thing, Kai was premature, and for another, Nani had to have a C-section, which is pretty rough on a person. (Don't worry, no gory birthing details would ever be shown in the storyline or artwork! These are just details you'd need now.) The point is, the situation was so fragile, Lilo couldn't get away for ages. She opted to be with Nani during that evening, and knew she'd be late. She tried to get a message to Stitch (and to Pleakley, who was off-planet for a research trip). She didn't reach either of them (by this time Pleakley's ship had crashed on an asteroid belt, so he had no contact with anyone). Stitch didn't have a communicator on him; he had no idea that Nani had gone into labor that day. The last time he'd spoken to the family (the last time he'd had intergalactic service to reach Earth out in space) had been a week earlier. That evening, he had come right off the B.R.B 9,000 with Gantu and Reuben, having used teleportation devices to appear in Jumba and Pleakley's Bed-and-Not-Breakfast (their big red ship behind the house), because that was the quickest way to the beach where he was supposed to meet Lilo. Without pausing to say hello to Page, Gunner, or even Angel in the ship, he headed straight for the rendezvous point. Meanwhile, Lilo was stuck in the hospital further up inland on the island, trying simultaneously to reach Stitch and to find out where the doctors were taking baby Kai next for Nani. It was a super stressful day, to say the least, for all involved. I agree that the anime didn't provide a sufficient explanation for their split, other than the lines "Just because [Lilo] has [a] new boyfriend now and is all washed up with 626...." and "The Little Monster was given a mission by the Galactic Alliance" and "My sister Nani was having a baby and I couldn't get away". That and some flashback scenes in Season 3 Episode 23 were all we got, and it seems so lame and out-of-character that Lilo never called Stitch to tell him it was a misunderstanding, and that Stitch didn't wait as long as was necessary to see her again like they promised. That's why I made Stitch and Ani in 2010. I wanted all those hints we got in the anime to come together and make sense. I mean, why would Stitch not wait? Why did he give up? Why couldn't Lilo reach him? What would make them stop trying and split like that? The answer lies in 2 things: Lilo getting older, and Zeke Lau. I thought, there had to be some reason why Stitch would just leave like that when she didn't show up. There had to be more to the story. So I created more. Lilo and Stitch had been emotionally drifting apart ever since Lilo left for college. Stitch couldn't come with her, and though they called each other and stayed in touch, the addition of Lilo beginning a serious relationship with my character, Zeke, in college (hey, her daughter in the anime had to come from somewhere!) put a strain on their friendship. Stitch has always been the type of character to get bent out of shape when he feels that Lilo is forgetting him in favor of someone or something else. He gets angry, jealous, naughty, frustrated, very insecure. And Lilo has always been the type of character to prioritize other things over Stitch for a while before she realizes it's hurting him. Examples? I'LL GIVE YOU EXAMPLES. IT'S NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY THAT, GIVEN ENOUGH REASON, STITCH MIGHT LEAVE LIKE THAT. READ IT AND UGLY SOB, GUYS:

Stitch gets jealous of a puppy in one of Disney's story-collection books, in a story called Doggone It, Stitch!, and he feels like Lilo doesn't like him anymore because she's taking care of this actual puppy, so he feels forgotten and disappears, and Lilo finds him at the dog pound watching the puppies (she knew he'd be there, it's really cute) to find out how to act cute like they are so that, and I quote "Lilo like him again".

Stitch gets jealous of Finder in the series and tries to out-do him in everything, because Lilo gives Finder more respect and chances to preform than she does Stitch.

Stitch gets jealous of Mr. Stenchy in the series and literally allows Gantu to trash the house and steal him because Lilo gives him more attention than she does Stitch.

In Elastico (again, in the series), Stitch RUNS AWAY FROM HOME because Lilo's special hula dance has taken priority over him and his cousins, and Stitch feels left behind by her poor treatment of him and leaves the family!

In Phoon, he's furious that Lilo leaves him at the house to go and impress the new hula fusion girls in the gated community, and scoffs at Pleakley's fond observation that Lilo is "growing up".

In Stitch Has A Glitch, winning that contest to prove herself to her mom is suddenly the "most important thing in Lilo's life", and she doesn't see that Stitch has a huge problem and is malfunctioning, and she and Stitch fight and argue throughout the film, and he leaves the island (because he feels too dangerous to be around his Ohana) and Lilo never helped him figure out what was really going on. She was too preoccupied with feeling worthy of being her mother's daughter (fair).

Keoni Jameson is a pre-teen kid in the series on whom Lilo has an enormous crush, and in HunkaHunka, Morpholomew, Melty, and almost every other Keoni-centric episode, Stitch unabashedly displays his disdain for Lilo's crush. He thinks it's gross and silly and even though he tries to help Lilo win Keoni over several times, it's clear he doesn't approve. He crumples up her picture of Keoni and throws it in the trash. He makes gagging sounds when she sighs and fawns over him. He groans when Lilo puts off rehabilitating HunkaHunka so that she can spend time with Keoni. He never gets jealous, because Lilo doesn't really neglect Stitch for Keoni, but the idea of Lilo having a crush on someone isn't met by Stitch with anything resembling happiness or approval. Just tolerance.

Now, when Lilo is older and leaves for college and has new friends, Stitch understandably is unsettled at first and feels a little lost without her. Then she re-meets Zeke, and then they start dating, and suddenly Stitch is feeling more forgotten than ever. This isn't like Keoni. Lilo is actually in a relationship with this boy, and it moves fast, and they're headed toward marriage, and Stitch is wondering if things will ever be the same again. He doesn't want to hear about Zeke or talk about Zeke, and he's so rude and nasty about it that he and Lilo end up fighting a lot during the years she's in college. They both say horrible things to each other, and it gets so bad that by the time he's in space for those missions and she's in her last year of school, they still call one another but it feels like it's a risk just to have a conversation. So many things have been said over the years that they feel like they're on thin ice with each other, and everything is uncomfortable. They never resolve it, so it's always hanging over them. Stitch refuses to let Lilo share with him how things are going with Zeke (who she loves, and who is important to her, so that's not fair of Stitch as her best friend to do) and Lilo refuses to call Stitch's feelings anything other than petty jealousy (which is not true of Stitch's feelings, and that's not fair of Lilo not to take them seriously). So they are both wrong. But they never talk about it and confront the main problem, because neither of them want to give in even though they're both quietly hurt by the other all the time, so it's just this cloud hanging over them every time they talk. That's why, when Lilo doesn't show up on the beach, Stitch literally can't take it anymore. This is the final straw for him. Lilo didn't show up, and she promised to show up, and he waits until the sun is almost set and she's still not there and there's no word from her. Did she even come back to Kauai? Is she still on Honolulu with Zeke? She's forgotten all about him. She doesn't care about him. He gives up (he shouldn't, but he does), and he leaves his tiki necklace (which he promised never to take off in Leroy and Stitch, so it's a clear message to Lilo there, yup) on a branch where she can find it and leaves the planet, devastated. He goes on a joyride and doesn't really have a plan, and ignores one or two calls on the ship's communicators from Lilo (he's still crazy upset). Jumba goes after him after a day passes, but they get sucked into a black hole, which transports them 8 years into the future (unbeknownst to them), they end up somewhere else for three more years, reunite with Lilo, and the rest is Stitch and Ani. For Lilo's part, she finally gets away from the hospital when things have calmed down, and it's pouring rain and the sun has set, and she reaches the rendezvous point and Stitch is gone. She finds his necklace and realizes what that means, and she stays on Kauai for another week trying to get in touch with him. Jumba leaves to bring Stitch back and neither of them return. Lilo is absolutely crushed and tries everything she knows to get in contact with Stitch, but Stitch doesn't answer any of her calls. (She doesn't know he and Jumba got sucked into a black hole; Stitch might've answered those calls later if the black hole hadn't happened.) The fact that they've fought so often for 4 years now, and Stitch left his necklace behind and won't answer her when she tries to reach him, really hits her hard and communicates to her that he's never coming back and it's over. She doesn't see Pleakley or Jumba again either. You can imagine how much pain that causes Lilo, to be forgotten and left behind by her own Ohana. Suddenly it's just her, Nani, and David again (and Kai). She can't handle it. Being on the island with all of Stitch's cousins is too much, and Lilo runs from the reality that she might never see Stitch, Jumba, or Pleakley again, and goes to Honolulu to live indefinitely. She gets married to Zeke Lau, they have Ani, she reunites with Stitch years later, and the rest is S&A.

It follows what happened in the flashbacks and hints given by the anime, but you'll notice I didn't mention that Stitch and the others ended up on Izayoi after the black hole incident. This is because, while that is technically canon, Stitch and Ani is meant to be seen either way. They could have ended up on Japan. Or they could've ended up somewhere else. Either way, the theme of Stitch and Ani hinges on the fact that Lilo and Stitch were apart for so long. The theme is forgiveness, and that's why I kept the idea that Lilo and Stitch had a falling out, a misunderstanding, and split up for a while. He didn't have to meet Yuna or anything. But I wanted the anime's explanation to make a little more sense, and there is evidence for it if you work at it. So. That's the story. You'll get loads more details on it throughout the blog, but that is the reason why Lilo failed to meet Stitch.

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You gave me 10 separate hearts? Charlai, I love you.Okay! For the [Fanfic]Author Voice Meme!Name and or URL. Brief Intro, if you want.

I’m Doverstar, I’m a Christian, I’m a girl, and I like writing and reading and eating food.What’s your favorite genre to read? To write?My favorite genre to read is Fantasy, and I usually read either classics or books below my reading level (they have more imagination). Fantasy is also my favorite genre to write, but since this meme is for Fanfiction, I should mention that Romance is up there too! If you can call clean-water pure fluff ‘romance’.Favorite trope or AU to write? Why?

I don’t usually stray too far from canon in Fanfiction, and have only written two AUs in my time! So I don’t really have a favorite.What fandoms are you in now?

SO MANY. Let me trim it down through generalization: Disney (the gold Disney–you know, not the G-Force, Aliens in the Attic Disney. The Mickey Mouse-approved Disney.) Marvel, the Peter Pandom, Doctor Who, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, The Flash (the Flersh, as my family calls it) and my little-known pleasure fandom since elementary school is the one belonging to Alvin and the Chipmunks. I also like Merlin, Harry Potter, Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Rugrats. Those aren’t all of them, those are just the main players. I haven’t even mentioned strictly-book fandoms.

Are there any you no longer actively participate in?I have actually never left a fandom.What was the first fic you ever wrote? Did you enjoy it?Well, when I first started writing, it was fanfiction. I just didn’t know that was what it was called (I was 8.). My mom sat me down behind our big, Dell computer screen and showed me how to write on Microsoft Word, and I ended up writing a Hank the Cowdog oneshot with an OC and everything. I had no idea what I was doing, but I did enjoy it, obviously, and I’ve been writing ever since.

Thank you, Mom, for getting me started!

Got any favorite fanfics from another author? What ones?I have 2 that I have re-read. I don’t usually re-read fics after the first viewing, I don’t know why–I’ve always preferred writing fics to reading them, so I think the only things that constitute as favorites of mine would be ones I’ve re-read?Landlocked by iesnoth used to be a big favorite of mine! I read it aloud to my cousin back in the day and she adored it too! I’ll never look at either Treasure Planet or The Little Mermaid the same way again, thank you, @iesnoth!And I went back and read one Artemis Fowl oneshot I’d found to satisfy the 12-year-old in me who shipped Holly Short and Artemis Fowl from the moment she punched him in his bratty little face in the first book. I re-read Dark Blue by Kitsune_Heart, but I’ve really only read it twice? She’s one of the only authors to catch Artemis and Holly’s voices, write them in a really believable way! (Even though it’s my favorite series, the prospect of writing Artemis Fowl fanfiction has always been too intimidating for me, and I’m really impressed with how easy Kitsune makes it look.) I still ship Holly and Artemis a bit (it’s in my blood, it’s been years, stop judging me) but the older I got, the more I really understood why it would be weird. So we’ve progressed to half-shipping now! [none of that was relevant, but I ramble and you love me anyway]What’s an AU or trope you want to try writing, but haven’t been able to yet?

Again, AUs aren’t my thing usually, but I’ve always wanted to try a high school AU. I wasn’t into it until I read a little tiny bit of a Doctor Who version of The Breakfast Club, and it was so well-done, I could finally see the appeal in AUs! Any works in progress? If so, read a paragraph or two (or just a sentence) from it! If you’d rather not, read a random sentence or paragraph from one of your already published works or from a book!

Here’s a paragraph from Peter Pan, which I did not write, but which constantly impresses and delights me [no one writes like Barrie wrote] :

“If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire. But just before they go on fire you see the lagoon. This is the nearest you ever get to it on the mainland, just one heavenly moment; if there could be two moments you might see the surf and hear the mermaids singing.”

Thank you SO much, Charlai, you are incredible. I love answering these, as you well know!

#ask doverstar #get to know doverstar #ask #ask fanfiction #answered

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Hey hey maybe you don't ship romantically (although this ask encompasses brotps too) but what are your Flash ships

I do indeed ship romantically, Charlai my friendAnd what better ships can one find than the ones on everyone’s favorite superhero soap opera: THE FLERSH(doggone it, Self, you can never answer something short and to the point, can you?)I ship–first and foremost–Snowbarry. Which is Barry/Caitlin, to be clear. I find it’s just…a much better story romantically than Westallen. But don’t hear me hating Iris or Westallen. I totally don’t. Whatever makes CareBare happy, amiright?

But yes, we here at Doverstar’s Tumblr are very pleased with the potential that is Snowbarry and shipped it nearly from episode 1, despite Candice Patton being excellent and Barry loving Iris so obviously from the get-go. In summary: I like to say that Barry and Caitlin are each other’s own personal superhero. I can elaborate but I’m not gonna cuz it’s late and I’m dead inside, hahaaaaaaaa

I don’t hate Westallen or Iris, as aforementioned, but I don’t squeal over them onscreen, I just go, aw, that’s nice, and wait for the scene to pass. I just prefer Snowbarry. It’s all gooding in the pudding

Other Flash ships include��Henry/Nora, (even if they’re both dead now, hey, at least they’re finally together again) Stein/Clarissa (yay old people in love) and Eddie/Iris. Because Eddie deserved better than what he got and Iris loving him came as no surprise to me; he was delightful. And I know Captain Canary is technically a Legends of Tomorrow ship, but I’ll throw it in here, cuz whatever.

My brotp will always be Cisco and Barry.

And I almost clicked ‘Post’ before I remembered, ayyyy, I ship Savisnow as well. Savisnow is Savitar/Caitlin, because SPOILER ALERT Savitar is a copy of Barry Allen and it totally works, and I’m currently writing about it in a fanfic thing. Also, with two Barry Allens, everyone wins! WE CAN STOP FIGHTING I HAVE BROUGHT PEACE she whispered as the sounds of bloody ship wars continued to rage behind her

Thank you, my friend, your asks always bring me huge gasps of delight. You rock. What are your Flash ships, if any?

#savisnow #snowbarry #westallen #westhawne #the flash #cw #savitar #caitlin snow #killer frost #barry allen #the flash cw #cw flash #doverstar ask #answered #the flash ask #charlai

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Okay so I'm not usually 'that person' but it issss only 16 questions. So, 1-16, for both Sound of Music (1965) and Peter Pan (2003). And here, I'll even link you to the meme so you don't have to hunt for it ;) doverstar()tumblr()com/post/165885594427/movie-inbox-memes

YES! Thank you, Charlai! And thanks for sparing me the hunt.THIS IS GONNA BE LONG OKAY Sound of Music answers will definitely be shorter than Peter Pan’s answers, cuz I’ve only seen the former once

1. When did you first see it?Peter Pan (2003): I first saw this movie before I read the book, (Mister Sneed, for shame) when I was still in elementary school, on Thanksgiving Day of 2004, a year after it came out. I remember this vividly because it was the first Peter Pan movie I had ever seen that wasn’t Disney’s film, and I was very interested and confused by it. We were in a distant cousin’s house, in the spare room, me and my little sister, sitting on the bed. We didn’t wanna go outside the room because we were shy around our cousins, and it was breakfast time, and the TV was on. We switched a few channels and ABC Family was showing this movie, for some reason, and we came in right at the beginning, when Wendy is telling her story. I knew it was Peter Pan because Nana was in the room, and Wendy was super recognizable somehow, though she looked nothing like her Disney counterpart. But I had never seen a Peter Pan like this (it’s the closest to the book out of all the Neverland movies!) and I was absolutely enchanted. I remember my little sister and I were smitten with Peter from the moment he came on the screen (we were about 7 and 8 or maybe a year or so older, I think) and that was actually the first time we both admitted to thinking a boy was cute. By the end of the movie, my sister had left the room a few times and missed what was happening, and I was absolutely crying by the time the finale happened. I adored it. I didn’t remember the movie until I was about 13 or 12 and read the actual book for the first time, and then I was like, wait, didn’t I see a movie very similar to this once? I googled it, bought it on DVD, and ages later here I am with all the Peter Pan movies on DVD you can think of and 5 copies of the book. Thank you, PJ Hogan and Michael Goldberg! It wasn’t exactly my introduction to Neverland or even the reason I read the book, but it was definitely stirring!The Sound Of Music: SO this’ll be much shorter. I saw this movie when I was around 16 or 17, I think, which is surprising because I’m homeschooled and stereotypes say I ought to have seen it much sooner than that! But I didn’t. Too busy watching Disney’s animated movies and reading books to know this even existed. I’d heard some of the songs, but my best friend (who had been in a school production for Sound of Music and adored it) was appalled that I hadn’t seen this movie, brought it to my house, and we watched it in the basement on the projector with many snacks and good times. I loved it! Some parts were slow, but I didn’t mind the pace at all, I thought it was briliant. Gotta love Julie Andrews. And GASP, all her favorite things are my favorite things too! Brown paper packages tied up with string? White dresses with blue satin sashes? Raindrops on roses? Crisp apple strudels? Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes? Yes please.2. Which scene is your favorite?Peter Pan (2003): Now this is hard to say, because it’s so close to the book I choose scenes in the movie that aren’t in the book, because the writers actually nailed every character so well, the scenes that I didn’t read were that much better and surprising (in a good way). It’s between two: the Feelings scene, and the Peep Into The Future scene. And I could elaborate (I have the elaboration saved if you wanna know) but I’ll do it in another ask or post sometime if you want, cuz it’d make this post WAY longer if I didn’t cut it off here! Sound of Music: Definitely the scene where’s she’s comforting them all over the thunderstorm. I had a phobia of thunderstorms for a long time, and when she sang her song and comforted the kids, I was on Cloud Nine. So beautiful.3. What scene can you relate to the most?Peter Pan (2003): When Wendy runs back to the little house the boys made for her and cries and cries all alone after the Feelings scene. Sound of Music: Thunderstorm scene, again! 4. Which character is your favorite?Peter Pan (2003): PETER.

Sound of Music: Captain von Trapp for sure. Do you hear that? That’s the sound of character development.5. Which character can you relate to the most?Peter Pan (2003): It’s probably a mix between Peter and Wendy. I’ve got all Peter’s flaws and Wendy’s high points.Sound of Music: Anybody Julie Andrews plays automatically becomes my favorite, so Maria. A true queen.6. Do you own any merch?Peter Pan (2003): Well, I own the DVD, and a HUGE, movie-teaser poster that is too big to go on any wall in my room. My parents got it for my birthday! It’s this one:

Sound of Music: I actually have no merch for this movie. Sad day!7. Least favorite scene?I don’t have a least favorite scene for either one of these movies, I was surprised to find. I loved all of both of them!8. Least favorite character?Peter Pan (2003): I don’t love Aunt Millicent, who is purely a movie-based character and is neither mentioned nor appears in the book. Plus she seems to think novelists are difficult to marry, and I TAKE OFFENSE. But I do like that she becomes Slightly’s mother at the end, that part was delightful!Sound of Music: That teenage boy that practically betrays them in the end. I forget his name, but he sings that 17 song with the girl, and I did not care for him. ROLF. That’s him. Rolf. Rolf and Liesl.9. Which character would you say you sound the most like?Peter Pan (2003): Peter, usually. If I’m at work or meeting someone for the first time, my mannerisms are normally similar to Wendy’s, though! Basically Peter’s the devil on my shoulder and Wendy’s the angelSound of Music: I don’t know? I’d have to watch the movie again. I wanna say Maria (I get the feeling everyone wants to say Maria) but I think I’m probably more like the good Captain von Trapp. Or, no--I have a few Maria-like qualities, I know, but not as many as I’d like. Let’s go with Maria after all.10. Which character would you say you look the closest to?Peter Pan (2003): Tink’s the only blonde in the movie, I’ll go with Tinker Bell! I’m also petite.Sound of Music: In the face I look a little like Liesl.11. Character you would cosplay as in a heartbeat?Peter Pan (2003): Wendy Wendy Wendy Wendy Wendy Wendy, so easy, so comfortable, yes.Sound of Music: Maria! Suitcases and all.12. Character that should’ve gotten treated better (if any)?Peter Pan (2003): I want to say it was Tink, but she could be pretty gnarly at times. Tootles deserves a say, silly as he is, so Tootles it is! He should’ve gotten more attention in the film; he’s the sweetest and most honorable of all the Lost Boys.Sound of Music: Captain von Trapp, as horrible as he was at the beginning.13. Any headcanons?Peter Pan (2003): I have a headcanon that Rufio (Spielberg’s Hook) becomes a Lost Boy sometime in the 1990′s and Jeremy Sumpter’s Peter Pan taught him everything he knows with the sword. In my head, Peter Pan (2003)’s Peter is the Peter everyone remembers in Hook, but in the film it’s a different boy playing Pan as a kid. It’s fine though. Rufio and Sumpter Peter would look cool side by side! Who doesn’t like Ru-fi-OOOOOOOOOOOOSound of Music: I got nothing, don’t kill me!14. Any unpopular opinions?Peter Pan (2003): I’m of the unpopular opinion that Hook is not redemptive, nor is he ‘hot’, nor is there ANY potential for a Wendy/Hook romance, thank you very much. Get your minds out of the gutter. Save that nonsense for the grossly-out-of-line Once Upon A Time, ladies and germs. Sound of Music: I don’t remember having any unpopular opinions? I only saw it once, forgive me15. What did you think of [movie] when you first saw it?I answered this in question 1, oops. :D16. Did you see [movie] in theaters? If so, how many times?Unfortunately I saw neither of these in theaters. I don’t even remember seeing previews for either one of them.You know you make my day brighter with your asks, right friend? You’re the best!

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