#I’m so normal about this musical

[pythoneon]

I like to envision the narrator of VHS Christmas Carols as a callused young adult who’s returned home for the holidays, reminiscing about how much Christmas spirit they used to have and finding it in the stories from their youth. Each story can also represent the stages kids go through regarding celebration. Matchstick Girl is the lost magic of the holiday season when they start to get old enough to understand unfairness in the world, Gift of the Magi is the struggle of young adulthood, and A Christmas Carol is the callousness that people can fall into, losing sight of what holidays are all about.

But they all have the same core message: the spirit of Christmas May have become about money, but the greatest gifts are found in the people who you hold close, regardless of financial circumstances. This narrator is finding that joy in them again through the past (matchstick), the present (gift of the magi) and future (christmas carol).

Clark you fucking genius

[sir-lunar]

I’m so normal about the newly released musical on Disney+ called When Frank met Carlitos, that when I found out there aren’t any lyrics online for the version of the songs in the musical, I decided to make a Google doc and write down the lyrics myself while listening to the musical on my spare time-

Very normal behavior.

I’ve listened to this musical so many times I’ve lost count-

:)

(Btw if your curious, I’ve just finished that Google doc so now I can sing along with the whole musical if I so desire. I guarantee you I will.)

[meteor752]

Zeus all arrogant: My oh my brother, all that work to get revenge on the mortal, and he beats you?You must feel so ashamed…

Poseidon, still bleeding profusely and literally vibrating from horniness: Do you think if I kill his son he’ll do it again?

[east-polaris]

I want to talk about two specific lines in the Ithaca Saga

These two right here.

Because throughout this entire musical, Odysseus has been keeping meticulous track of how long it’s been since he’s seen his wife. From the third line of the entire show, to the second to last. He is always painfully aware of how long it’s been since he’s seen his wife.

And then on the other side, we have Penelope, who never mentions how long it’s been. What she does emphasize though is the waiting. To her, it’s felt like an endless stretch of time that can’t be measured.

And then, at the very end, they stop the waiting and the tracking. Penelope asks, “How long has it been?” Finally putting a number to the years she’s waited. “Twenty years,” Odysseus answers. And that’s as high as the number will ever get, because finally, they’re together.

[yourlocalabomination]

Chibi Ted for the soul 😌

[saixria]

Gonna post this artistic rendition of my reaction listening to Wisdom Saga to “seamlessly” transition to posting art i made after august 30 when a new obsessive wave overcame me

[ricky-mortis]

I’m thinking about supernatural spies again…

[doctorsiren]

HEY HELLO THAT NEW LIVING TOMBSTONE FNAF SONG FROM WILLIAM’S POV????!?!? IT’S SO GOOD??!! thank you for the meal TLT 💖💖💖

[heyitsspaceace]

can we just talk about paul matthews for a moment

a man who thought he was so insignificant, a man who never wanted anything, just a regular guy with a regular life and a crush on the barista at his regular coffee place (the one he goes too even though there’s a starbucks right there because she’s there)

paul matthews, who’s asks how could he, a regular, average guy, could save the world single handedly. Because he knows he can’t, but when given the chance takes it anyways. The guy who didn’t like musicals, who braved a musical to try and save the world, and even though he failed, he never gave up on the people around him

paul matthews, who’s love story is the only constant ever, that no matter in what universe he’ll find emma every time

paul matthews, probably on of the worst protagonists ever, but arguably one of the best hatchedfield characters

[glassrunner]

while isha was very much a cutesy character that helped soften some of the harsh moments of season 2, i ultimately feel that her existence was unnecessary.

the moment she appeared onscreen and immediately tagged along with jinx, i got the sense that she was incredibly hamfisted into the plot for the purpose of eventually making jinx Suffer More. the progression of their relationship (which i understand happened over a timeskip, but seriously that timeskip is doing too much heavy lifting -- a problem in its own) from "annoying kid following me around" to "new little sister" isn't elegantly alluded to, it's constantly made extremely obvious. and just to make sure we get the point, riot puts the final nail into that narrative coffin by having jinx literally say aloud that isha is a basically a younger version of powder and paints her hair blue. and then two episodes later, she's gone. just to give jinx yet another reason to go insane, which she doesn't really need.

isha has literally no dialogue. she serves to remind the audience of jinx's past, minus the trauma. it's easy and expected to project a young powder onto every scene she's in, which is just a waste of a new character. but even before the direct isha/powder comparison, jinx declares that she's discarded that persona, that "jinx" is no more. somehow, isha's mere presence even calms down jinx's psychosis to the point that she has a mild break for presumably the first time in a while only after isha is taken away, which just feels extremely lazy and gratuitous -- like the big bad Insanity is just a convenient lever to pull when the plot needs more tension and drama, rather than something that jinx has suffered from her whole life, and which silco's death amplified to the max.

all of the interesting plotlines i was looking forward to, like caitlyn's spiral into vengeance and fascism, jinx's rage and grief and psychosis causing chaos, vi and caitlyn either reconciling or being unable to in the end... it all just feels like it was brushed aside. jinx, after firing a rocket that killed half the piltover council, decides she just won't fight piltover anymore; caitlyn, who's grateful for ambessa's support and guidance in her crackdown on zaun, suddenly turns on her to aid vi; vi, forgetting her life-threatening feud with jinx, abruptly remembers they indeed are sisters who shared a life. so many conflicts conveniently resolved in seconds, when they should've taken at least a few minutes to untangle -- all because we needed so much time devoted to isha and jinx's relationship.

don't get me wrong, i LOVE the emotional moments that have been present so far. i think they do still hit, but their beauty is definitely muted because the pacing is a complete disaster. it was really difficult to enjoy isha having a bug battle with jinx when 1. i didn't even really recognize that jinx and 2. i was constantly thinking about what the other characters were doing. with how many plotlines need to be wrapped up before the finale (zaun's independence, the black rose vs. the medarda clan, mel's supposed magehood, etc.), i'm really not confident that we'll get a satisfying ending, and honestly i wouldn't have minded not having isha in the plot at all if it meant we could get a more coherent and less rushed overarching storyline.

[spider-strawberry]

First attempt at some ride the cyclone fan art

[consulting-mage]

Your friendly neighborhood……

@sawthemusical

By far the best thing that I’ve done this winter!! This show was FANTASTIC and all of the cast and crew were amazing!! Got a shirt signed by everyone as well and it’s probably one of the greatest things I own so I had to draw smth in return for them <33

Guys I am normal I am SO normal (making plans to go see it again perhaps)

[azgfggf]

I’ve seen a lot of people get confused when Noel is considered the “Most Romantic Boy in Town” instead of Mischa, but I feel like it actually does make sense when you think about artistic romanticism.

Artistic romanticism is more about the extremes and beauty. Like all those paintings of huge, thundering ocean waves against rocks, It’s not meant to go with the “Rational Mind”, leaning more into the emotional side of things going “wow omg art is cool life is cool”

Noel fits this to a T with his romanticism of being a sex worker in post war France. He’s singing longingly for a smoking addiction, murder, and dying from an overdose. Plus, he’s mentioned to be a Pisces, the sign of passion. He’s not the most romantic because he has someone to love, he’s the most romantic because he sees everything through rose-tinted glasses.

Edit: it’s been less than an hour for this much interaction our fandom is STARVED

[sciencegothic]

scylla singing “deep down, we’re “lonely demons from hell” to odysseus, who resigned to becoming a monster in the underworld. he is quite literally a man made demon from hell

[shepscapades]

I WANT TO BREAK INTO YOUR BRAIN SHEP OPEN UPPPPPPP

SCARRYY!!!!!! THERES SO MUCH HAPPENING IN THERE!!!!!!!!

[nicointhestars]

Listening is not enough, I need “You don’t think I know my own palace? I BUILT it!” Injected into my bloodstream. I’m gonna get it tattooed on my ass cheeks. I’ve listened to the while saga like 6 times in the past 48 hours. The horns in “Would You Fall in Love With Me Again” are actually freeing me of my mortal shell