#I’m a professional movie watcher

[puppiesareperfect]

Tri-state trilogy of terror 2 should I literally have a pitch for each individual segment:

1) “Ghost-busted”—Candace sets up a camera to try and catch the boys but they notice a ghost is messing with their stuff and drop what they’re doing to catch it meaning all Candace has to show is proof of a ghost (but that’s not what she was going for)

2) “Perry the platy-plus Perry the platypus”—due to shenanigans an evil clone of Perry shows up at DEI and Doofenshmirtz has an existential crisis about which one to zap to another dimension bc “well in movies they zap the evil clone but I’M evil so should I zap the original?” (shocker: he chooses normal Perry) (either that or a Doofenshmirtz clone appears and the Perry clone starts fighting with it, therefore resolving the issue)

3) “Black reflective glass” (get it?)—Phineas and Ferb make some sort of robot helper that for some reason wants to be evil but none of its robot features really work with that (ex. It has laser eyes expect it’s just a laser pointer so it can help people with cat sitting). It modifies itself but gets bored with evil and decides that it’s true passion is something ridiculous and out of left field like. Being a professional bird watcher or something.

Anyway these are my ideas, give us more Halloween episodes PLEASE

[filmtvsummaries]

The Next Step

About the show:

The Next Step is a Canadian show that first aired in March of 2013 and was created by Frank van Keeken. As of 2024 the show is still running with season 9 being realised.

The show follows dancers from The Next Step Dance Studio as they battle their way to becoming the best studio in the world while also dealing with the troubles of teen life like relationships, friendships and in-fighting for top dancer.

There are multiple side shows that include ‘The Off Season’, which is a short web-series on the offical YouTube channel, ‘Lost & Found Music Studios’, which is a side show about music, and ‘Taking The Next Step’ which was a competition to find new dancers for guest roles in the main show. There were also multiple live tours, one of which made ‘The Next Step Live: The Movie’

My Notes:

These summaries/opinions are not my first time watching. The only season I haven’t seen is 9 because it isn’t on Stan yet. While writing I will try and express how I felt when I first watched it as if I don’t know what will happen next. That being said, if I say I feel a certain way about a character when they first appear that doesn’t mean I actually feel that way now that I’ve seen them grow. 

Because I have seen this show mostly all the way through I won’t be making predictions about what will happen next. I might forget some things that happen, but I will express that for that episodes summary/opinion.

I also want to mention that I am a dancer, but I did not grow up dancing, I am not good, I can recognise to some level what is and isn’t good technique, but I’m no professional.

Please remember that part of this is opinions. This could include characters, couples and dances I like or don’t like. Just because I don’t like something or someone you like, doesn’t mean I am wrong.

This is clearly going to have spoilers. If you are a new watcher and haven’t seen certain episodes don’t get mad at me that you read spoilers.

Each summary will include: 

The plot of the episode like important events

Characters we meet

Relationships that arise

My own opinions (may include my favourite dance or what my favourite moment was)

DISCLAIMER

NOT A PROFESSIONAL REVIEWER

Wattpad:

Season 1

Episode 1 - 'Get This Party Started'

Episode 2 - 'Everybody Dance Now'

[fancoloredglasses]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (No, not the series), Part 1

(Thanks to 20th Century Studios)

[All images are owned by 20th Century Fox Disney and Mutant Enemy Productions. Please don't sue, bite, or stake me]

I had mentioned that the Buffy movie was almost a backdoor pilot to the series, but was not what Joss Whedon wanted (instead of a horror/adventure film with humorous elements, he got a comedy with vampires)

There were a few details that were altered on the series that I'll cover, and there was some definite (if at times questionable) star power to the film as well, but enough background. Let's get to our feature presentation! If you would like to watch, you can find it on Max or behind your favorite paywall.

We open to a brief exposition as to what the Slayer and the Watcher are, then…

…we cut to present day, where we see Buffy (no last name is ever given, but fans of the series know it’s Summers) and the rest of the Hemery High School cheerleading squad at a basketball game as the opening credits roll.

Following the credits game, Buffy and her fellow cheerleaders are being typical 90s teens at the mall when she comes face to face with��

…an older man played by Donald Sutherland (who played Hawkeye in the film version of M*A*S*H and was a member of Team Daedalus in Space Cowboys), who totally doesn’t give off a “hey kids, I’ve got candy!” vibe.

Buffy and her friends immediately blow the creepy old dude off and go about their day as Buffy talks about spending the night alone at home with her boyfriend Jeffrey.

Meanwhile, one of the members of the basketball team is wandering around a deserted carnival for some reason and sees…

…Amilyn (played by Paul Reubens

(Thanks to ET Canada)

Yes, THAT Paul Reubens!)

The next scene has a newscaster reporting his death by…hickey? as Buffy’s parents leave for the weekend, leaving Buffy and Jeffrey alone in the house.

We then cut to a flashback, where a Slayer is killing a vampire (first change between film and series: in the series, Vampires turn to dust when staked. In the movie, they just die) when…

…Amilyn shows up, as well as his master…

…Lothos (played by Rutger Hauer). The pair then proceed to kill the Slayer as Buffy wakes from a really weird dream.

Meanwhile…

…Amilyn has apparently been busy.

The next day, Buffy and her cliq are working out details for the Senior Dance (and we have our second major change: Buffy is a sophomore going into the series, not a senior as she is in the movie) at the local café when in walks…

…a pair of the local not-so-pretty boys (Pike and Benny, played respectively by Luke Perry (who played Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210) and David Arquette (who was the spokesman for a collect call service (you remember collect calls, right?) and would go on to become the world champion for (at the time) the second-largest professional wrestling promotion…

(Thanks to WhatCulture)

…really!)

Anyway, Pike and Benny try (sorta) drunkenly hitting on Buffy and her friends before leaving and start staggering home. They get partway there when Pike’s legs decide “eh, close enough” and he collapses on a bridge. As Benny laughs at his friend’s misfortune…

…Amilyn shows up to invite Benny home for dinner.

Fortunately for Pike, the creepy old dude shows up before Amilyn comes back for seconds and takes him home (Pike’s home. He’s not that creepy!)

The next day after cheerleading practice, Buffy’s hanging out in the gym doing some solo work on some routines when…

The creepy old man (Merrick) shows up in the gym and says he’s been looking for Buffy and wants to show her something in the graveyard (yeah, THAT’S not creepy AT ALL! Does he have an unmarked panel van too?) Merrick tries to explain about the Slayer.

Well, when you put it that way, it does sound kinda suspect, doesn’t it?

Merrick then starts talking about the weird dreams Buffy’s been having…in detail. Now, I’m not saying this convinces Buffy, but at least she’s not contemplating finding a cop any more and she’s curious enough to go with Merrick.

Merrick takes Buffy to the grave of a man who was killed with damage to his neck and shoulder, then tells her to wait. Just as Buffy looks like she’s about to die of boredom…

Buffy is scared out of her wits, but Merrick moves in…and is quickly overpowered. Then…

Looks like he wasn’t the only one who died with a neck injury. Buffy escapes from the second vampire and helps Merrick, driving a stake into his dance partner. Merrick then tosses his stake to Buffy so she can deal with the other one.

Meanwhile, at Pike’s place…

(Thanks to John Maverick)

Fortunately for Pike, vampires can’t enter unless invited. (however, unlike the series, they can fly)

Later that night, Merrick brings Buffy home and arranges to meet after school the next day.

However, Buffy blows him off to go to cheerleading practice. Merrick isn’t happy, so he shows up in the locker room and lectures her about how unready she is, then throws a knife at her head!

She may be more ready than she thinks. Merrick then continues to lecture Buffy (despite her wishes to deny her birthright) until she decks him right in the nose, something she admits she’s never done before.

Cue the training montage as Merrick tries to cram years of training into a week.

Unfortunately, her attendance at school suffers…

…earning the attention of Principal Murray (played by Stephen Root, who would go on to play Milton in Office Space). Fortunately for Buffy, Murray is kind of clueless.

Meanwhile, Pike isn’t taking the idea of Benny floating around town very well.

That night, Buffy is wandering around the warehouse district bitching about how horrible walking around at night is when…

If I didn’t know better, I’d think she was trolling for vampires! Anyway, she makes short work of the vampire, but not short enough for Merrick (who was timing her)

Meanwhile, Pike’s van breaks down (never a good sign). Worse…

Fortunately, Pike manages to get his van started! Unfortunately, Amilyn hops on the windshield! Pike decides to take his van off-roading (I don’t know if it was a conscious decision or simply that he couldn’t see past Amilyn) Amilyn eventually climbs onto the roof, punching through in an attempt to get to Pike.

Eventually, Pike finds a low-hanging branch, knocking Amilyn loose (but leaving his arm in the van. Guess Amilyn should call himself Righty now) Unfortunately, Pike crashes his car into a tree. Even worse…

…Amilyn brought friends to the party. Fortunately…

Buffy invited herself, evening the odds a bit. Buffy makes short work of Amilyn’s goons as Merrick shows up and Pike passes out (he seems to do that when Merrick shows up)

For whatever reason, Buffy takes Pike to her place (good thing her parents are NEVER around) and gets him sorta-kinda up to speed with everything.

The next day, Buffy is with the squad at the basketball game (despite Merrick’s wishes).

And it’s a good thing!

Eventually, the coach puts his power vampire in, who dominates (and creeps out) the court. Until…

…Buffy can’t sit on the sidelines any more. The vampire flees the gym with Buffy in pursuit. She steals a motorcycle and chases him down. They eventually pass Pike, who’s helping fix a bike himself (how convenient!), so he chases after them as well.

Eventually Buffy catches up with the vampire. Unfortunately…

…he brought friends. Fortunately…

Buffy was followed by a friend. Buffy and Pike make short work of the remaining vampires.

…then share a Moment.

As the pair try to leave, Lothos finds them. He then entrances Buffy. Fortunately, Merrick arrives to assist.

…guess he should’ve left the slaying to Buffy. Merrick’s last words are to tell Buffy to listen for the music to stop (whatever that means)

Will Buffy be able to defeat Lothos without her Watcher to guide her? Check out the exciting conclusion to find out!

[cavilhenry]

tagged by @jaimelannistre to answer 15 questions!! thank you sm for the tag <3

are you named after anyone? yes, my grandmother’s name was adela so i’m partly named after her

when was the last time you cried? i actually can’t recall, but i love a good cry every few months

do you have kids? LOL no

do you use sarcasm a lot? every day

what's the first thing you notice about people? eyes and smile, also attitude/manner of speaking!

what's your eye color? light brown green/hazel

scary movies or happy endings? happy endings!!! i do not like a scary movie >:(

any special talents? hm......... absolutely none besides an uncanny ability to know what song is gonna come on next on spotify

where were you born? israel

what are your hobbies? not 2 be basic but writing, getting hyper-invested in media, and traveling :) also watching baseball is half my personality from the months of april to october with some depression breaks in the middle. we’re in the thick of it now ladies

have you any pets? 2 cats and a dog!

what sports do you play/have you played? as a kid i played tennis, i also dabbled in gymnastics and basketball! now i’m a professional baseball watcher :-)

how tall are you? 5′8″

favorite subject in school? tbh i liked everything, it always depended on the teacher. biology and history/social studies were consistent faves

dream job? are we talking DREAM dream? 5 time academy award winning actress. more realistic dream....... idk. lawyer

tagging some mutuals, feel free to do this even if you weren’t tagged! @tessas-thompson @nikita-mearss @userstede @dickie-graysons @sci-fi @barnesdjarin @tennant @arthurpendragonns @witchergeralt @richardmaddan 

[wordsalso]

The ‘What If…?’ finale both showed that the writers could be imaginative and also highlighted the series’s limitations. There were Easter eggs galore sure, but when it comes to dialog? Not a single Spider-Man or X-Men character. Nothing from the Disney+ or Netflix series characters. The Ten Rings do show up twice but otherwise nothing from Phases 4 or 5 (discussion question: would America Chavez have been perfect for this show or broken the concept entirely)

Imagine if one of the Universe Killers had been Daisy/Skye/Quake. Or Black Bolt. Or something I couldn’t even imagine because I’m not a professional writer.

Even with Kahhori — look, I want Devery Jacobs to Get That Check™️. And I know some people complain when you race/gender swap a character instead of making a new one, so I appreciate they tried (although really isn’t it “What If…Captain Marvel was Mohawk instead of just wearing one?”). But to have her episode end with her ushering in world peace then suggest somehow World War II would not only still have happened but that Hydra would have won…HOW? Is it because Strange basically abducted her? If so say that. Otherwise it makes it seem like But for White Savio[u]rs America would be lost.

I get that animation takes time and that if you, say, give N’amor plot details to animators they’re going to leak. And I also know that a lot of Marvel movies were coming down to wire so it’s not like there was something to give anyway. And-AND I know ‘What If’ itself was in such a crunch it didn’t even finish its Gamora episode in time for the first season.

Maybe there are contractual reasons we couldn’t get, say, Morbius v Blade or Venom v The Human Torch. Maybe Marvel is also saving stuff for Secret Wars (or Deadpool III??). But you’re telling me they couldn’t have gotten Jessica Gao to write a What If She Hulk could see The Watcher thing? That there was nothing to be done with The Eternals and Bill Skarsgård’s Kro? That Iman Vellani doesn’t have a thousand What If pitches in her notebook RIGHT NOW??

Spoiler for final image under the cut

So the Watcher knows about God of Stories Loki’s Multiversal Yggdrasil‽ Does that mean he knows about the TVA?? Did the TVA know about The Watcher??

Also the fact they got Stanley Tucci back for what one line is wild.

[leonw4nter]

okay since majority of the votes went to lore about me and I’m unable to fall asleep despite being so damn exhausted, here’s 6 pieces of lore <3

1 - I passed out at church once due to extreme heat and instead of being given medical attention, I was treated like someone needing an exorcism.

2 - When I was 9-ish I lied about having peanut allergies for no reason at all.

3 - I was an avid watcher of WWE from the ages of 9-10 years old and planned on being a professional wrestler (💀).

4 - When I was younger, there was a class project regarding role models and why we look up to them and I forgot to do that so I printed a picture of Anne-Marie and made up a story that she’s a black belter in Judo. My teacher bought it.

5 - I was a huge, huge, HUGE fan of the band Queen as a child and my classmate said a corny insult about ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (the song, not the movie) and I got so insulted by it, I cried but I literally shat on their music taste first and they just fought back.

6 - Childhood crushes include: Bryce Loski from Flipped, Steve Rogers, and Bucky Barnes. Chris Evans once had a commercial that screened in my country and when I saw him I fell to my knees and sobbed (I was an OVERREACTIVE child 😭😭). When I found out that my mom found out that I had a crush on Chris Evans, I was upset with her and refused to warm up to her.

okie dokie that’s it :D !!

also in my literature club, whoever said that Drew Starkey is fine… well shit I kinda see it too like okay you’re onto something

just wanna post something random as a proof of life, I’ve just been working on fics and just got out of a few days of being really down! I’m feeling better now which is awesome :D so hopefully I’ll be able to be more motivated soon :3 anyway I wanna yap for a bit so feel free to vote what I’ll yap about in the meantime before I post fics ;3

[simscastaway]

My ability to cry at ‘comedies’ is too much

[selenitesdawn]

Scoops Ahoy

pairing : max mayfield x buckley!reader

warnings : none

summary : y/n is robin’s younger sibling and loves hanging out at scoops ahoy with their sister and steve. and they are even happier when max and el come walking in with some pretty big news.

First Person POV

“No because that movie was boring as hell.”, Robin said while browsing through the same magazine she’s been reading the past few days.

“Literally not true but whatever you say.”, Steve replied while doing his hair in the reflection of the fridge.

We’ve been sitting in the back room of Scoops Ahoy for about half an hour now, since no one decided to come in. The past few weeks I would spend most of my time here. First and foremost, because of the free ice-cream. Secondly, because I surprisingly actually enjoy spending time with my sister and Steve. And lastly, my friend group isn’t really my favorite place to be at the moment. We didn’t fight or anything, but since El and Mike started dating, Lucas and Max have their thing going on and Dustin left for camp the entire summer, I didn’t really enjoy hanging out with them any longer. Will and I would meet up occasionally and play D&D, but besides that, I haven’t seen them much. Hearing Max and El just gush about their boyfriends all the time actually made me throw up. Especially whatever the hell is going on between Max and Lucas gave me the ick for some reason.

“But what do you know about movies Harrington?”, asked Robin, raising her eyebrow.

“Well, I-, I’ve watched movies before. What are you? Some kind of professional movie watcher?”, Steve responded acting offended.

“Yeah, that’s exactly what I am. Plus I’ve got great taste. Tell him y/n.”, Robin countered.

“Yup, she’s got great taste.”, I responded.

“Of course you would say that y/n. Robin basically blackmails you with free ice-cream. But guess what y/n, I can give you just as much ice-cream, plus I can scoop way better than her.”, Steve said confidently.

“I would love to keep listening to you lying but I think somebody just came in. See you losers.”, and with that Robin was gone.

After Robin left I was just about to keep arguing about the fact that there is no way one person can scoop ice-cream better than another, but then I heard my sister calling for me.

“It’s your friends y/n!”, she shouted from the other side.

I guessed Will would come in to see me, so I got up and went to the counter. Because who else would come to visit me at this point. But to my surprise, it were the two people I would have least expected to see.

“Hi y/n!”, El said while smiling ear to ear. Max looked just as suspicious. Although I was more than happy to finally see them again in a long long time, I couldn’t help myself but feel weird about it.

“What is going on?”, I asked, obviously confused.

“Nothing.”, Max shrugged.

They looked at each other funny and their grin just widened.

“Yup, I’m out. I’ll be in the back if you need me.”, Robin said patting my shoulder.

Robin left me standing awkwardly behind the counter, not knowing what to say or do. The entire situation just felt really uncomfortable and now I expected the worst. What if they tell me that they want to marry their boyfriends? No, they aren’t that stupid. Or are they? No they aren’t. Being so caught up in my thoughts, I missed Max now standing right besides me, pulling me towards a table by my arm. She pushed me onto a chair and sat down in front of me with El next to her.

“Listen, you guys make me really nervous and I feel really uncomfortable right now. If there’s one thing I learned during summer, it’s that we all need to communicate our feelings more openly. So I’ll start-“

“I broke up with Lucas.”, Max almost shouted, interrupting my heartfelt speech.

“And Mike lied to me. I’m really upset with him.”, El added.

“So we went shopping to remind El that boyfriends are stupid anyways and life can be just as fun without them.”

“Friends don’t lie but boyfriends do all the time.”, El grinned while nodding.

“Yes, that’s what I taught her.”, Max said.

I stayed silent for a minute, checking their faces to see if they were lying. In fact, they were telling the truth. A grin spread across my face and I couldn’t help myself but feel happy about Max’s confession.

“Besides, we’ve been bad friends to you. We neglected you and our friendship during the past weeks and we are-“, Max started.

“-really sorry.”, El finished the sentence.

I got up and hugged both of them, smiling from ear to ear.

“Forgive and forget right.”, I said, knowing well that I forgive but never forget. But they didn’t need to know that.

“And uhm, if you want to, you can join us y/n.”, Max almost whispered.

“Sure, I would love to.”

“Great. But I really need to go to the toilet first.”, El replied while getting up.

After El left for the toilet, there was an awkward silence between Max and I. We’ve never had those before. Before her and Lucas hit it off again, we would hang out almost every day. We had sleepovers, went to the arcade, had hour-long walks, watched the stars at night, visited abandoned places, skipped school together just so we could go to the skate park before anyone else was there. But when Lucas and Max got back together, we met less and less until we didn’t see each other at all.

“So uhm.. How have you been?”, Max asked, breaking the silence.

“Oh just fine. I’ve been spending most of my time with Robin and Steve actually.”

“Great.”, she said, pressing her lips together.

“How about you?”, I asked, taking a seat next to her.

“Just fine. I just..”, she went silent for a second. “I just missed you I guess. Like, a lot. Maybe. But I know it’s my fault so I shouldn’t whine about it whatsoever. I just want you to know that I missed you.”

Max tried to hide the blush that crept upon her face but I didn’t miss that tiny moment of sincerity in her eyes. Her hands went straight to cover her face, seemingly embarrassed of her feelings towards the situation. I reached out to grab her wrist, softly pulling it towards me, away from her face.

“It’s okay Max. I missed you too, you know. Like, a lot.”, I gave her a soft smile, which she returned gratefully.

She grabbed my hand, interwining our fingers with one another. Her smile was contagious. The way her entire face lights up the second the corners of her mouth go up has always made me feel warm inside. Her thumb gently brushed over the back of my hand, while she starred at my face.

“Are you alright Max?”

“Yeah, I just wondered how I never-“

Max stopped herself from continuing since El made her way back to the table. She took her hand back to herself and smiled at her.

“Should we go?”, El asked.

“Sure, I’ll just grab my things, be right back.”

I sprinted towards the back room, just to see Robin and Steve peeping through the door slot. They greeted me with suspicious smiles, acting even weirder than usual.

“Okay, what’s going on?”, I questioned them.

“You like Max.”, Robin said, wiggling her eyebrows.

“You like her. We saw everything.”, Steve added.

Robin rolled her eyes. “Great Steve, that’s really-“

“Did you stalk us? Wow that’s gross.”

“No-, we- we didn’t, I mean- not literally-“, Steve tried explaining himself.

“You messed up Harrington, give up.”, Robin nudged his shoulder and went back to reading her magazine.

I quickly grabbed my backpack and left the shop, not wanting to support their suspicions. But walking towards Max, seeing her smile at me, I caught myself thinking, maybe I do like her.

[dizzydizney]

⚠️ WARNING: DISNEY KNOWS “FIRST GAY CHARACTER” IS A MEME, AND THEY’RE RELYING ON YOU FOR FREE PROMO ⚠️

I think people genuinely don’t know this, or they choose to play dumb about it, so I’m here to set the record straight! For starters, I am a professional statistician, mathematician, and scientist, as well as professional movie watcher and all around lover of Disney. You can read more about my credentials here

With that in mind, here is a break down of all the people that are, or will be talking about the upcoming Jungle Cruise movie:

People who want more queer representation in movies and are genuinely happy to see this new gay character - .5%

People who love anything produced under the umbrella of the Mouse and will be talking about this movie no matter what - 5%

A bunch of pissed off conservatives who heard there was a gay character and bravely take to their laptops to talk about how the liberal media is trying to make their kids gay - 14.5%

People making memes about Disney’s ever expanding collection of first gay characters - 80%

As you can see with my completely accurate graph, 95% of these people would not even be talking about Jungle Cruise, were it not for their bold claim of First Gay Character

FACT: Disney no longer cares about being pioneers of story, music, and art. They skate by on name brand recognition, content with being as lazy as possible while churning out generic film after generic film. Uninspired sequels, soulless remakes, etc

FACT: Finding Dory’s main impact was a social media frenzy over Pixar’s claim of a lesbian couple in the movie - which of course ended up amounting to nothing more than two women standing near one another for a second. Disney is not stupid. They know that put a lot of eyes on their film, that probably wouldn’t have bothered to watch otherwise 

FACT: If Disney’s constant announcements of “First Gay Character” weren’t a real life running gag, NO ONE would be talking about these movies. Beauty And The Beast was dull, tired, washed out, boring, and uninspired. Its cultural impact would’ve all but vanished by now, had they not pulled the stunt of naming LeFou their First Gay Character. This makes people talk. It makes them want to watch the movie, either to make fun of it or to get mad about it. Finding Dory, Onward, Cruella, Jungle Cruise. Movies that would easily slip under the radar and never be thought of again, if they did not contribute to the meme of First Gay Character

FACT: All of these moments are insignificant and mean absolutely nothing. These moments can be easily brushed under the rug, ignored, misconstrued, or cut out completely. Finding Dory, Beauty And The Beast, Star Wars, Avengers, Cruella, Jungle Cruise, Toy Story 3. Did you know there was a lesbian couple in Toy Story 3? No, you didn’t, because these things don’t mean anything

FACT: Disney relies on their fanbase’s imaginations to connect the dots and give them more queer credit than they deserve. As established before, Disney does not care about being groundbreaking in any sense of the word anymore. Finnpoe didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell, Elsa will never have a girlfriend, etc. But if YOU see chemistry between Finn and Poe, or if YOU ship Elsa with this new female character, it will make you talk about the possibilities. You will speculate, share headcanons, talk with your friends on tumblr, and of course, make lots and lots of fanfic and fan art. And that means you’re talking about their movies, even if they don’t give you what you want. Even if you hate the direction the movie took, you’re still giving Disney the clicks, the views, and the engagement. 

When you write fanfic for a movie like that, you directly contribute to Disney getting extra views from people that normally might not have wanted to watch those movies. Because those people end up wanting to watch the movies to see what YOU saw in your own stories

FACT: Disney is a multi-gazillion dollar company. Disney is a brand, a business, an empire. They will suck up as many franchises as they can, until eventually everything in entertainment falls under the Disney umbrella. They will not stop until everything is a part of their monopoly. (But of course I am not telling you to disengage with their content completely, or to never write fic or draw art inspired by their films)

BUT WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART TO HELP

Next time you see an article claiming “Disney’s First Gay Character”, DO NOT CLICK ON IT

If a movie proudly touts their inclusion of a gay character, DO NOT WATCH IT

THE INCLUSION OF QUEER CHARACTERS IS IMPORTANT!

DO NOT LET THEM THINK WE ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR CRUMBS!

IGNORE THEIR CHEAP PUBLICITY STUNTS AND DEMAND BETTER!

WE DESERVE TO BE SEEN!

WE DESERVE MAIN CHARACTERS! 

DO NOT FALL INTO THE MOUSE’S TRAP!

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO CHANGE THINGS!

[abduct-me-helen]

r/legaladvice

Posted by u/ebouchard 2 months ago

My husband has embarrassed me at the annual institute holiday party for the last time. I want another divorce.

My husband, soon to be ex-husband if all goes as planned, was leering at an archival assistant the other day. He also had a bit too much to drink, and started talking about various…personal activities that I would’ve preferred be undisclosed. Now, I’ve divorced him before, but this time he seems fit to antagonize me and not sign the papers. Not just that, but he’s also disappeared, which isn’t uncommon but is still frustrating when I’m trying to divorce him. He always gets in a hissy fit when I divorce him, but this time he’s just being petty.

Is there a way to divorce him without needing to track him down in order to have him sign the papers? He’s the captain of a ship and when he gets…petulant, he often sails for a few months before returning to his moorhouse. During these times, it’s notoriously hard to contact him, much less find him.

tl;dr: my husband ran away in an attempt to be petty and now I can’t divorce him. What do I do?

Edit: Please stop making remarks on the healthiness of our relationship. It’s none of your business, and we are perfectly fine.

Edit: We got divorced again since I made the first post.

Edit: We are now remarried again.

 crawbed008 3.1k points · 2 weeks ago

    | He always gets in a hissy fit when I divorce him, but this time he’s just being petty.

wait, what do you mean by “always”??

     ebouchard 1.5k points · 2 weeks ago

             whenever I try to divorce him, he acts petulant.

                  sisenore_k 675 points · 2 weeks ago

                          do you divorce him often lmao???

                                    ebouchard 1.2k points · 2 weeks ago

                                        yes.

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getsome_69 352 points · 1 week ago

            op how many times have you two gotten divorced so far

                 ebouchard 2.1k points · 2 weeks ago

                       six, though there were a few we didn’t go through on legally.

                              kokobura2 126 points · 2 weeks ago

                                        SIX??? good god op why do you even keep remarrying

                                              ebouchard 1.5k points · 2 weeks ago

                                                      money.

                                           stonks 782 points · 2 weeks ago

i know op in rl and the real reason is that they’re the    

only people willing to put up with each other

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r/relationship_advice

Posted by u/bigboyman 1 month ago

I (48M) feel like my husband is very clingy and I’m a person who needs solitude to survive. What should I do?

My husband is always talking to me. I just want to be left alone, but he just keeps on scheming. He’s always ranting about hiding tapes and the watcher’s crown and it is getting tedious having to listen to his, well, words in general.

How should I ask for more space?

 poorandtiredbutyolo 2.2k points · 2 weeks ago

I have a clingy partner too, and what I do is set clear boundaries. I also make sure to set time towards my partner outside of those times when I’m alone, like having dinner every night and having movie/games night once a week.

      bigboyman 1.5k points · 2 weeks ago

           I interact with him far less already then I would if I did that.

                   asunachan3 203 points · 2 weeks ago

                        how much do you talk to him?                                   

                                     bigboyman 1.5k points · 2 weeks ago

                                               at least once every three months

asunachan3 203 points · 2 weeks ago

                                                                   and you’re MARRIED?!???

                                                                            bigboyman 1.2k points · 2 weeks ago

I know, it’s a lot. You see why I can’t stand him being so clingy?

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 tania9 421 points · 2 weeks ago

    from reading the replies, I can only assume you hate your husband.

                bigboyman 1k points · 2 weeks ago

                                despise, actually.

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Pastasauceandspagett 608 points · 1 month ago

      I don’t know how OP could possibly salvage this relationship if they hate each other and only talk every three months.

bigboyman 4.2k points · 1 week ago

                                The wedding is in four days.

 Allicecarter2002 4.2k points · 1 week ago

                               I thought you were already married??

                                                                      bigboyman 4.2k points · 1 week ago

oh, we got divorced about a week after I made the post and then he proposed again a week after that.

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 r/pettyrevenge

Posted by u/notjonnydville 3 weeks ago

I had my archival assistants spit in his tea.

My boss is a huge bastard. He is just, awful. He always looks like you’re amusing him but in that kind of way where he’s looking like you like a meal. He is just a horrible human being. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if he killed someone. That’s the kind of person he is.

Anyway, I usually try to keep a professional relationship with my assistants but a few nights ago they invited me to go out for drinks with them and my friend blackmailed me into it. We got hammered. It was a truly…special experience. Ever since then, I’ve been on better terms with them. We even have a groupchat.

The situation goes like this: he’s been ranting to me for the last hour about things I ALREADY KNOW in that pompous, annoying voice of his. Anyway, I texted one of my assistants, I’ll call him M, and M comes in mid rant. I very sternly ask “why haven’t you made [our boss’s name, I’ll refer to him as E] tea yet?”

I kind of put him on the spot and he just stayed there with his jaw dropped. I told him to go make E a cup of tea, so he scurries out.

I wait about 30 seconds and then discretely text the groupchat: “spit in his tea M.”

Anyway, they go absolutely *ballistic* and T, another one of my assistants, sprints halfway across the building (I hear he even knocked into our secretary), just to spit in E’s tea too. My last assistant is a bit wearier but she does it too.

M comes back with the tea and hands it to E before quickly leaving. A few minutes pass and E still hasn’t touched his tea.

So I remind him that M makes very good tea and he’d be disappointed if E didn’t drink it.

There is a quiet battle of wills.

Now, I don’t know how to put this without sounding insane, but our boss…he just *knows* things. He’s psychic, or something like that. There is absolutely NO way he didn’t know the tea was messed with. He knows, he knows I know, and we silently stare at each other without moving.

Finally, *finally*, still making direct eye contact with me, he takes a sip of his tea and purses his lips. I ask him if he isn’t thirsty.

He says he isn’t, and leaves the room. I never did find out what happened to that tea.

tl;dr: I got my archival assistants to spit in my asshole bosses’ tea. It was glorious.

leavemealone 2k points · 2 weeks ago

    holy *shit*, OP, did you ever get in trouble????

           notjonnydville 2.1k points · 2 weeks ago

                   he didn’t have any evidence, so no.

maya_herse331 782 points · 1 week

    did he ever try to get revenge?

           notjonnydville 7.1k points · 2 weeks ago

                   he framed me for murder, but I’m still not sure if that was directly related.

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Macy’s back and she's brought us a Tag Game Tuesday!! I have absolutely missed these! Was tagged by the babes: @celestialmickey @metalheadmickey @mishervellous @xninetiestrendx @squidyyy23 @arrowflier @heymrspatel @gallawitchxx and @whatwouldmickeydo who 'tagged’ anyone who’s got a pet sleeping next to them and Charlie hasn’t left my side all night.

Let's do it!!

how old are you? This is the first time I've answered this in writing since my birthday. I am 33. I want to throw up.

what do you do for a living? I am a family law court clerk and I fucking hate it. Currently on disability leave though, so I'm a professional television watcher who's job hunting.

dream vacation destination? Oof! The entirety of the UK? New Zealand? Turkey? I'm on a Morocco kick right now, too. My pinterest is always confused about where I wanna go.

favorite color? Emerald green!

last thing you drank? Water! Hot girls stay hydrated (and also pee a lot)

last song you listened to? Ummmm I keep listening to that Bebe Rexha/David Guetta remix of Blue (I’m Good). I can't get it out of my head. Freaking tiktok.

relationship status? Sit-on-my-couch-and-watch-hours-of-tv-with-@heymrspatel-every-night single.

where are you from? That's a weird question for me. Born in Egypt, grew up in Jersey. Moved to the Toronto-ish area like 20 years ago.

biggest pet peeve? Republicans/Conservatives. Like their general existence is both a nuisance and frankly a danger, and that certainly makes me peeved. 

tell me a secret? Took me literally all day to figure this out: I love spoilers. In fact, not knowing gives me anxiety. I read the last few pages of books. I look up how the movie or tv show ends. If someone is in danger of dying, I immediately google to see if they will die. And it never takes away from the story. It's about the journey not the destination for me, so even if I know how it'll end, I'm just as invested in seeing how they get there.

It’s literally 1 am here, so let’s tag some people on the other side of the world (and a few on this side). Sorry if you’ve already done this and I didn’t pay attention! @whaticameherefor @energievie @creepkinginc @howlinchickhowl @sleepyfacetoughguy @vintagelacerosette @suchagallabitch @sluttymickey @clingymickey @breedxblemickey @buffymilkovich @sunoficarus @tidalrace @doodlevich 

[leahsdoodles]

To all the people concerned about me watching the entirety of black sails in five days I’m fine it was really good and I quite simply could just not stop watching it. I’m currently on my third rewatch since I first watched it and I’m taking it at a much more normal pace and enjoying myself immensely. Also I’m a professional binge watcher it’s one of my main talents. Watching all three extended lotr movies back to back is one of my favorite pastimes so I’m good lmao

[santipietroepaolo]

"How realistic is the Sinti representation in Suburra?" - A translation of the VICE interview with Alexian Santino Spinelli and Niccolò Carradori

Hello everyone! As you can probably guess, I’m a huge fan of the tv show Suburra: Blood on Rome. Over the course of this past year, I’ve met quite a few fellow fans, some of them not from Italy. A lot of those passionate fans were thirsty to learn more about all aspects of the show, with questions pertaining to language, culture, politics and representation. I can answer a lot of the questions related to Italian language and culture, and about Rome specifically, but when it comes to the question of Sinti representation, I don’t have first hand experience myself! 

As most watchers know, the show is very clumsy in terms of diversity, as illustrated (among other things) by the questionable choice not to cast actors of Sinti descent to play any of the main Sinti roles. In 2017, VICE published an interview with Sinti advocate Santino “Alexian” Spinelli, asking his opinion about the quality of the representation in the show.

I wanted to make this interview accessible to international viewers of the show, so I gave a go at my own translation. However, I am in no way a professional translator, so I apologize in advance for any inaccuracy or mistranslation that might have occurred. You can find the original interview linked in the translated article. Let me stop babbling and let’s jump right into it!

"How realistic is the Sinti representation in Suburra?"

In the show, the Anacletis are portrayed as a very large family, with set traditions and a clearly defined esthetic.

 By Niccolò Carradori, 25.10.17, for VICE.com

I don't know about you, but my favorite Suburra character, both in the show as well as in the 2015 movie, is Spadino. Not only because his name is Spadino, or because he's the one with the most interesting characterization, but also for all the weird and emphatic expressions he puts on whenever he's trying to act though.

As I was watching the show, however, I caught myself wondering several times if the representation of his family and of the Sinti ethnic group overall - however influenced by the show's context of criminality - wasn't excessively stereotypical. The Anacletis are indeed portrayed as an impressively extensive family, with a taste for interior design at the crossroads between the Palace of Versailles, Tony Montana's house, and some kind of burlesque establishment.

Moreover, the dynamics of house Anacleti are deeply anchored in tradition: at the beginning of the series, we see Spadino forced to partake in an arranged marriage, including an  engagement party during which he is expected to demonstrate his commitment towards his future bride in front of their whole community. Meanwhile, homosexuality is presented as a taboo so heavy, it might threaten one’s life.

In order to understand just how many of the aforementioned aspects depicted in Suburra are actually true to life, I have contacted Santino "Alexian" Spinelli - a musician and university lecturer of Rom ethnicity, author of two essays - whose mission has always been to promote understanding of Rom and Sinti culture, through the work of the non-profit Thèm Romanò.

VICE:  I would like to begin with your general opinion of the show, and the impression it gives of the community. Taking into account that the family depicted is first of all a criminal one, before being Sinti, what impressions did you receive as you were watching?

Alexian Santino Spinelli: Setting aside the context of organized crime, from the very beginning I realized that the image given off by the show was an overwhelmingly stereotypical one. And all these stereotypes, used in depicting the Anacleti in Suburra, truly go to show how marginalized Sinti communities are in Italy: a country where such communities have been present as early as 1300, but where very little is still known of their traditions, language, literature and art.

Let's take for instance the aesthetic element: the garish homes, with their fancy furniture entirely gilded in gold, white statues and draperies appearing here and there, the blue velvet sofa - all of it generates a particular atmosphere in the series, as if those homes represented a parallel universe.

Yes, absolutely. It's an element which mutates from an overly simplified aspect of culture - such as the importance of gold - which is then taken to the extreme in order to cement this idea of a defined community. Of course, in Rom culture, gold does have an apotropaic function, and having golden jewelry on one's body or one's home helps warding off evil - and that reckons back to the fact that historically Rom were specialized in working with metals - but there is no such "standard" as the one a viewer might interpret from watching the series.

The same also goes for the muscle cars, the sparkly tracksuits and the tacky haircuts…

These are all details which, in my opinion, meld together to create a deceptively dangerous idea - which would be that inside such groups, there is a push to seek ostentatious and tasteless wealth, to be achieved - and this is what I find questionable - at any and all cost, even outside the confines of the law. If you met any of my children in the street, you would not be able to guess that they are Rom from any aesthetic clue... I myself have two degrees, a Conservatory diploma, and an Honorary Citizenship [to the city of Laterza], but I drive around in a simple, old station wagon.

And then there's all of the Anacletis’ family dynamics: the arranged marriage between Spadino and the daughter of the head of another family, the scrutiny as to her virginity… how far off is this image compared to the reality of the Sinti experience?

It is true that virginity is an important value in Romanì culture. However, this too shifts from a notion rooted in tradition, with its own specific context, and is pushed to the extreme. Arranged marriages in Rom communities - in the same way they did in rural Italian culture - happened 80, 100 years ago. Nowadays, young people in the community choose each other freely, and especially they are free to reject any unwanted proposal. It is true, however, that there exists a formal "etiquette" to follow in such matters.

For instance, the aspiring groom - in order to display his interest towards a girl to the concerned families and the community as a whole, and therefore secure a potential engagement - follows the rite of Buchvibbe, also known as "serenade". It is a very unique courtship ritual specific to Italian Rom of very old settlement, which the series draws its inspiration from. And which would be the group I personally belong to.

Culturally, young people are not allowed to enter the homes of families they are not closely related to, at least not without a valid motive. If there exists the wish for a betrothal, this wish is to be expressed in front of the families, their relatives and their friends. A lot of people are invited, a party is thrown, and a band is hired to play three songs - the aforementioned serenade - dedicated to the girl whose hand is being asked in marriage. Two more songs are then dedicated to all relatives on the bride-to-be's father’s side, who by tradition are closer and more involved in decisions pertaining to family matters. The families will receive these serenades in silence, and the next day, "ambassadors” from the groom-to-be’s family will return with a formal proposal to the bride’s father, who is honor-bound to attend the morning banquet the suitor’s family will have organized. At this time, the father will return his answer to the proposal. But of course, all of this happens after the daughter has been consulted on the matter. The father's response will be the one his daughter gave.

From then on, the engaged couple are permitted to date, but will never be left alone together before the wedding, because - and on that, the show is truthful - virginity is very important in Rom culture. Virginity is an non-negotiable condition for the girl to be able to receive other Buchvibbe. The engagement can also be broken at any time before the wedding, and the girl as said can receive other proposals. Nowadays, "serenades" are very much planned in advance by the couple. It is a rite they decide to partake in -  indeed, young women are often the ones to suggest a serenade to the young man - and only when they are sure of it. This is because giving life to such an event can be very expensive… We're talking about bringing together 100, 200, sometimes 300 guests, since Rom families are very large and usually no one is left out of the gathering.

In the show, the families are indeed shown to be very numerous.

That is true to life. Creating large, very close-knit family units and living together has always been a priority in the Romanì community. I'll tell you even more: every action, be it positive or negative, is always perceived collectively and never individually. In-group solidarity, constant moving around and endogamous relationships are historically the only defenses such groups had at their disposal for survival.

To pull together and to live almost in symbiosis - everything said and done is said and done to the whole family - is very important. To show respect and solidarity towards one's relatives is an important value. Rom value family, but in the show, everything is amplified negatively, and that which is a positive value is presented as something negative.

Let's move on to the question of homosexuality: one of the main characters belongs to the Anacleti family and is gay. His mother is aware of this, but the young man is still forced to hide his sexuality or else "he will be killed." In reality, how is homosexuality perceived?

Here we have to have a more complex discussion. As is true for a lot of other minority cultures, homosexuality is rejected. Socially, this happens because it [homosexuality] does not guarantee the perpetuation of the community, the survival of the ethnicity. It is a form of anthropological taboo linked to procreation and group preservation, as theorized by Claude Lévi-Strauss. But the stigmatization of homosexual people, as we know, is not exclusive to this community.

It is true that inside the Romanì community, a person who manifests their homosexuality is made fun of and marginalized. However, just like in non-Rom communities, young Rom too can live out their sexuality. Of course, like everywhere, there are families who are accepting and others who are not.

Overall, in many ways the series gives off the idea that the community the Anacletis belong to inhabits a space so separate from the others as to be almost unintelligible…

You see, the issue isn't so much presenting something so stereotypical as to appear almost grotesque, it's more about doing so when so few watching have the tools at their disposal to understand that the image they are being shown is a heavily stylized one, very distant from reality.

If a similar thing had happened in regards to the traditional garbs of Jewish people - just to pick the first example that comes to mind - the media, institutional, political and social reaction would have been much stronger. Here, on the other hand, there is no push-back. When it comes to Rom you can say or do anything, because no one will react.

Thank you for reading! - Salt

[anonymoushouseplantfan]

If the palace only cares about UK'S opinion and is not bothered by US media, then why did KP cater so much to the US audience for whole decade post W&K's wedding?

I’ve been asking myself the very same question for years. I suspect they were fundraising in the US (they built a “Friends” organization and collected money during the tour) at first, but  then it just grew and grew and at that point they basked in the attention and rationalized it as “supporting British brands” and “expanding soft power.”

But I feel this was one of their biggest miscalculations. The US coverage was bound to attract a showbiz predator like Markle. It was just a matter of time.

This is why I was such a critic of the Cambridges five years ago. If you build a movie star image for Kate and start putting out articles about how she brings in billions of dollars, someone is bound to ask, “hey, how do I get a piece of that?” Granted, I was picturing corruption risk and eventual embarrassment for the brf and not a two-bit cable actress with ambition, but the danger was recognizable. It would be one thing if they had rules and protocols to protect them from that kind of exploitation (and I always got tons of pushback from royal watchers claiming “the Queen wouldn’t allow it” and “it’s against protocol” so it would never happen), but they clearly don't have anything that can withstand even the slightest pressure. Everything is based on the assumption that people respect the Queen and won’t want to cause her embarrassment, so when someone like Meghan (who didn’t care at all) comes along they don’t have any defenses.

The one possible upside to the brf US media push is that they should have enough goodwill and influence to get some support from the US media when push comes to shove. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Now that they have their ersatz “American Princess,” the US press is happily biting the hand that fed them. So they didn’t even get that.

And this is why I’m so happy we are getting a less glam and more professional image for Kate. It’s a bit like closing the barn door after the horse escapes, but at least they are moving in the right direction. It’s also why I’m so critical when the Middletons self-promote. This stuff is always risky. Always.

[santiagogarcia]

you see that the card counter is at 100% on rotten tomatoes? 👀👀

NONNIE let me tell you I am thrilled to hear that! But bear in mind that percentage is likely to drop as reviews start to trickle in (early reviews on letterboxd aren't nearly so kind as those professional movie watchers on RT). That said, I'm rooting for Oscar and his project(s) 210% and despite my own personal misgivings about Paul Schrader, he had some intelligent insights to share at the press conference (which gives me hope for the film!).

[brglhobbit]

30 Questions Yay I got tagged thank you @reshirement 1. name or nickname: brglhobbit because I brgl idk someone give me a nickname or something 2. gender: brgl 3. star sign: scorpio 4. height: smol 5. time: afternoon 6. bday: scorpio that’s all you going to get 7. fav band(s): KEiiNO, dir en grey, idk I don’t care about bands that much anymore I’m old like that 8. fav solo artist(s): Howard Shore was my number one most streamed last year on spotify 9. song stuck in your head: none at the moment how boring 10. last movie: Fellowship of the Ring 11. last show: Brooklyn 99 (it was so weird to see SAM AS A HACKER) 12. when did i create this blog: late 2020, at first I just lurked and reblogged bagginshield  13. what do i post: I post my bagginshield drawings. Also some random thoughts type of posts and reblogging other people’s art.  14. last thing i googled: Proteus mirabilis  15. other blogs: I don’t have other blogs (that would have had any activity after 2017) 16. do i get asks: Eeehhh not much, some here and there? But I mean I don’t really send asks so it makes sense right? I’m not good at being social like that... 17. why i chose my url: uhhhh I just wanted it to have a very obvious reference to the Hobbit movies because that’s what this blog is all about it’s not too deep  18. following: 64 (I need more blogs to follow I guess)  19. followers: 590 (seriously how??) 20. avg hrs of sleep: 5-7  21. lucky no.: I don’t have one 22. instruments: Musical instruments? Never played any, I was more of an art kid so. Surgical instruments?  23. what i’m wearing: sweatpants and hoodie  24. dream job: professional bird watcher or mushroom hunter or maybe mushroom scientist or chocolate taster  25. dream trip: train trip around Europe to visit all the fanciest botanical gardens and parks  26. fave food: sushi 27. nationality: hobbit 28. fav song: Honestly it changes so much but Behöver inte dig idag by Clara Klingenström is definitely a current fav 30. top 3 fictional universes i wanna live in: middle-earth middle-earth middle-earth idk I’m just boring like that and I don’t know enough universes 

Aaaand let me tag @mandolinearts @ooowyn @estethell @theresonlyzuul and please do not feel pressured to do this but yay if you decide to do this :3