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Kelly is right to be upset at Anna for bringing Andrew, I wouldn't care if my ex changed and wanted to talk
You would think after three seasons, Kevin would take advantage of his rich friends to get similar deals for modelling gigs that he also wanted and ask for more advice from them to further his career. But I don't think he's doing it with the way this show is going🥴
Kim is a horrible, horrible person to Kevin. She doesn't like him but gets jealous when he goes out with the healer and then gets back together with Devon. She just wants them to be miserable and single friends but was she not the one who asked him to do a lie detector test and failed herself?
Anna is still being Anna and I see the influence she has on Jaime with how she treats Christine, it's horrible.
Jaime is still just a fashion influencer with no personality of her own. I feel like she needs to get out of her small circle and meet other people who are not as fortunate as her.
Christine wasn't bad this season but apart from Mimi and Kevin being her only friend, I would have stopped talking to everyone else after Kane started chatting shit about her then gaslight her in front of everyone in the dinner party.
Also, I hope Kevin's new business does well and he does modelling part time, he just needs to work on his mannerisms (eating and showering, he was definitely raised by white wolves), stop acting like a freeloader (how surprised can you be at how many extravagant parties and free expensive things) and not treating every women like they are a free meal ticket.
There is no way I would want to know anyone like Kane, let alone have a "friend" like him. He's horrible to Christine, Kevin and Anna and a shit-stirrer. He's definitely bought them all gifts so they can all be his friends, I'm sure.
Speaking of Kane, making him the face of Fenty, that's good for him but like some people have said, I can think of other people who could be the face as well (e.g Lucy Liu, Steve Yuen, Thuy, Amber Liu, Jay Park) so if it's really about bringing Black and Asian communities together, I'm not sure Kane is the bridge 🤔
I honestly hope the group break up, a lot of them seem to hate each other and don't get along. Obviously it's mostly edited for the show but there's not much compassion between any of them really
I think this is the last season if it hasn't been confirmed. They've used the same or similar storylines for three seasons now and looks like we're heading to New York.
Here's hoping Dorothy's adventures into New York will be better!
the parallels between wang lin and tywin lannister genuinely need to be studied. they're such similar characters, on the surface, but if you delve deeper into their characters you'll find a huge dissimilarity between them.
wang lin, despite all his glaring faults, genuinely loves his family. when a'wu came to visit him and left upon realising su'er and jinruo weren't there, he was very clearly devestated. when he and wang su were in the prison, he swore that they would have vengeance (and even though the union between huan mi and wang su was a catastrophic mistake, wang lin wed them together because he wanted wang su to be with a woman of his choice; something WL had been deprived of.) and, when jinruo died, anyone with working eyes could see the man was devestated (and even before that, he does genuinely love her. romantically, i still don't know, but his care for her was undeniable. that night where she demands the truth from him before his ancestors and he, knowing he cannot lie to her, admits he poisoned the emperor and even waits for her to kill him...he deffo feels something towards her.)
the thing that i have taken away from wang lin's character is this; it is evident that he loves his family, but he simply loves power more. he, like tywin, puts so much value on legacy- but unlike tywin (or maybe still alike depending on how you view the latter), WL believes that he is protecting his family by making all of these chess moves (which, to an extent, i understand. the emperor means to supress the wangs and of course wang lin, despite being his brother in law, cannot possibly stand by and watch that happen.)
another difference between tywin and wang lin is that whereas i feel confident calling WL a morally grey antagonist, tywin is a cold, calculating, loveless hardass™️ antagonist and graduated from Big Bad Guy University. that man only truly cared for joanna and i doubt he cared for anyone else. one could argue for his affections towards his children, but tywin didn't love or care for them at all in my opinion.
in regards to jaime, i think tywin loves what jaime represents and what he represents his the heir to casterly rock. his golden child. his future; his legacy. he loves what jaime could accomplish, what jaime could achieve; he loves what jaime could be (the future lord of casterly rock and warden of the west) but not what he is (an infatuated, impulsive kingsguard who has no desire to play the game). i think tywin's "favourite" child is most definitely cersei as she's the most accomplished out of all his children; the most powerful woman (and at times, most powerful person) in the seven kingdoms, mother to the future king and a lioness through and through. she definitely inherited tywin's traits the most, but her downfall is her madness (probably due to inbreeding or maybe she was bonked as a child idk) and, again, her recklessness and impulsivity are what disappoint tywin; cersei believes she can play the game, but she cannot. also, misogyny.
then there's tyrion. good god, where to begin. even though tywin is an intelligent man, he blames the death of his wife on tyrion who was an infant when his mother passed. he blames tyrion not because it was his fault (after all, it is logistically impossible for a newborn infant to kill a grown woman), but because he needs something to blame. for the most part, tywin is a logical man and only behaves illogically when he's emotional. his hatred of tyrion is a purely emotional one (though the man doesn't make himself any better by drinking and whoring so i'll give tywin some leeway there) and i think, to tywin, that tyrion is the antithesis of everything a lannister should be.
tywin only cares for his children when it suits him. he tries to get tyrion back from catelyn because if he doesn't, he will appear incompetent. he does the same with jaime for the same reasons (and because he needs his heir). he cares for cersei because it is in his best interest to do so, as she is the queen. if tywin truly loved his children, he would have clocked onto jaime/cersei's ways sooner. he would have found a way to quell cersei's madness and cruelty (or at least help her mask it better). hell, he would have remarried! tywin was only in his thirties when joanna died and i am positive of the fact that hundreds of lords and noblemen would have jumped at the chance for their daughters, sisters, nieces etc. to wed the lord paramount of the westerlands. if he truly wished to further his legacy, he should have just had more kids!
sorry, this has kinda devolved into me criticising tywin as an antagonist rather than comparing him to wang lin so compare i shall! tywin, firstly, is a terrible judge of character; the best example of this is him misjudging tyrion and thinking that the man wouldn't kill him for whatever fucking reason. in contrast, wang lin makes the astute observation (though it is moreso a jab at wang su than a compliment to his daughter) that she has a curiousity that could rival any man, or something along those lines. for the most part, wang lin is on the money for many characters in the story. the only person he misjudges is xiao qi, which he later admits.
a similarity between WL and TL is the fact that they both believe themselves to be acting in the best interests of their families (though i feel WL is a little bit more sincere, at least initially.) the reality of this, however, is that their goals are selfish and the only thing they seek to further/elevate is themselves. this, coupled with their hubris and the under-estimating of their enemies (who, arguably, needn't have been enemies in the first place), is what leads to their downfalls.
honestly, this was very disorganised and muddled and had no clear direction but i just needed to rant about how alike their characters are and for somebody - ANYBODY - to agree with/discuss this with me!
Catelyn VII, ACOK / David Budbill, A Poem About Pain / Ralph Peacock, Ethel / Jaime III, ASOS / Stephanie Wang Zoo, Here and There / Joakim Skovgaard, Ulver and Vænelil / Jaime III, ASOS / Kahlil Gibran, On Pain / Jan Weenix, Still Life with Swan and Game before a Country Estate / Brienne VI, AFFC / Linda Pastan, Pain / Jaime III, AFFC / Rowland Wheelwright, Enid and Geraint / Jaime IV, ASOS / Christa Wolf, Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays / Brienne IV, AFFC / Carlo Doci, Saint Jerome
the very long draft of the atla prequel fic i’ll never write
- title idea: oh, brother were art thou ?
- focuses on : iroh and ozai’s dynamic from childhood to the day he marries ursa. includes extras and dives into the fire nation royal family dynamic but it’s mostly about those two.
- inspirations: cain and abel’s story, the ballad of songbirds and snakes.
- characters included: iroh, ozai, azulon, the firelady ilah, ursa, iroh’s wife, ozai’s mistress. ( they will be named )
- characterizations :
iroh — sometimes we forget that iroh was the general. the warrior. the brother most familiar with blood and violent. iroh’s characterization should not shy away from that but also keep a core of goodness and questioning. he’s the one who should have a more reflexive internal monologue. it should be a growing difference between what he believes is right and what he actually does to the point where it breaks. the breaking point will not be part of the fic but it should be seeds planted yk? inspirations : regulus black, jaime lannister / faceclaim ideas : remy hii
ozai — the make or break character and the easiest to screw up ( i think ), too evil and the heart of the story is gone and iroh just looks stupid for loving his evil brother, not evil enough and it’s not ozai. his arc is not a corruption arc but the story of a man realizing he can get away with any atrocious act he decides to commit, his internal monologue lacks the reflexive nature of iroh’s, ozai never pounders on the right and wrong of an act only on how that could benefit him. as the brother who stayed home, ozai’s battle is mostly weeding out plots and schemes, of court drama and seizing power. inspirations: coriolanus snow, tom riddle, fc ideas: sebastian amoruso ( i know he played jet stfu ), dylan wang
firelord azulon — an absent father, i don’t care how his reign was, he is the definition of trying to rule with only force and falling ( being disliked by both high rankings and the people ), hard power ! he’s more of representation of a fire nation that looks down on weakness ( non-benders, women, children ) inspiration: tywin lannister
firelady ilah — a cruel mother who loves power but can possess none because she’s a woman so she tries to teach her sons her form of strength, manipulations, secrets, blackmail, iroh had more aptitude but he was azulon’s general so she had to make do with ozai ( who refuses to learn but will eventually ), she’s the bitterness of a fascist woman in a fascist man’s world. she’s frustrated in all ways possible and that bitterness turns to wickedness. inspirations: alicent hightower if she was like her haters think she is, morgana, walburga black. fc ideas: michelle yeoh
lady ursa — poor lady ursa, i haven’t read to comics and i don’t buy they are cannon so here’s my characterization of the pookiest of pookies. lady ursa was the daughter of important people, think courtiers, who never really wanted a child, ursa was also raised in palace along with many other high borns. she was also younger than ozai and a talented herbalist. she wanted to marry him and do her duty, he was good looking and a prince and she was barely sixteen. and she wanted out of her parent’s grasp. probably one of the most unlucky people in the story. at first ignored and humiliated before their marriage and after abused and controlled. inspirations: katherine howard / fc claim ideas : ashley liao, lola tung
aliya ( ozai’s mistress ) — this is a very self indulgent character bc i like parallels and the hope that some air nomads survived in secret and had children. aliya is this concept with the addition that she’s a performer on ember island who would really like a bridge to her ancestor’s culture and past but also probably is acutely aware of how she’s not the airbender she should be. she’s a dancer, she’s an acrobat, she’s artist, she’s vain and attached to material desires and smarter than she looks but also still just a girl trying to keep herself alive and her secrets secret. ( yes, ozai lowkey kinda kills her or at least thinks he and erased her and her family from history. snowbaird coded but also worse ) inspirations: lucy gray baird, satine / fc claim ideas : simone ashley
saori ( iroh’s wife ) — very minor character but all that can be said is that she’s no easy woman. she’s demanding of him after they are arranged together because she believes and sees that he can be better. she also grew up in the palace as a courtier and is known for being incredibly opinionated and sharp on her wit. inspirations: beatrice ( much ado about nothing ) / fc claim : jamie chung
Below the cut are all of the folks who I used (and asked to be credited) for recordings in Museum at Tomorrow episode 5- specifically, the "This is not for You" recordings.
(The list was too long for podcast episode descriptions)
These recordings were mixed into the soundscape of the show, heavily processed- so you may or may not be able to pick out your voice. Each unique recording is preserved as rhythem, timber, and shape within the episode.
Thank you for your work in creating the canvas of this piece.
The hit Netflix show Bling Empire follows a group of obscenely rich Asian Americans and has made many viewers curious about how much money the cast is worth. The show has featured several millionaires and billionaires including Anna Shay, Christine Chiu, Kim Lee, Kelly Mi Li, Dorothy Wang, Jaime Xie and Kane Lim.
Anna Shay, who stars in the series alongside her husband Kevin Kreider, is said to…
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La serie Tú no eres especial, de Netflix, ha sido toda una (agradable) sorpresa. No había oído hablar de ella, no tenía claro de qué iba y no sabía qué iba a encontrarme. Ya te digo desde ya que es chulísima, muy divertida, real, amable, con unos personajazos tan naturales como muy pocas veces he visto. ¿Y de qué va? Pues de Amaia (Dèlia Brufau), una adolescente catalana que se muda al…
Anna is still my favourite but her and Christine's petty squabble is boring. I actually wanted them to confront Kane at the end of the season but there was 3 mins left and a cliffhanger?!
Since Season 1, I had a feeling I was right about Jessy/Jesse/Jessey having another family. The man has four kids and doesn't want to get married again cause he cheated looooool And even if it's Cherie and Jessy/Jesse/Jessey's business, do you lot remember you're on TV and that was going to get out one way or another?
Kane is so wrong in this season for a lot of things. Ruined Kevin's attempts with Kim just to make drama, making Cherie's business be about him because he felt betrayed and lying to Christine's face saying Kim made him go to Anna's when that's not true
Kelly is redeemed this season only cause Andrew the power ranger wasn't there, but for that cliffhanger why is he coming to Anna's house for??
Jaime is adorable but boring. They did her dirty with the editing of her date because I bet she didn't talk that much and also why was she and Dorothy okay with Jaime (23 year old) going on a date with a 35 year old guy?? 🤢
Also is Jaime the cause of Christine and Anna butting heads over Anna going to "end Christine?" Or did I miss something
Love Dorothy Wang and Mimi but there's no story for them, they're just rich. The 22 year gap between Mimi and her husband is wild too
Kim having dated Keith Ape, a cultural appropriator and rapper tells me everything I need to know. And fell in love with him?! The bar is in hell 🙃
I have no words for Kevin, he thinks he wants Kim but I don't believe it. He looks at her like I look at Coco Ichibanya - aka delicious food
That cliffhanger was rude, there's a LOT that they need to wrap up - Cherie and her husband, Kane Vs Christine and Anna and Andrew walking into Anna's house. I need season 3 by the end of 2022😭
what breaks my heart is the fact that jaime left brienne because he thinks that he does not deserve anything good, that he does not deserve to be happy and that he is a monster