#Rewatched 24 April 2023

[brian-in-finance]

Gif: @clairelizfraser

S02E06 Best Laid Schemes… • 14 May 2016 Official Script

Outlander Rewatch 2023 Countdown To Season 7

Favourite Word

The Mother thought it best Milady remain, so not to travel the streets at night. I allowed it. — Fergus

Gif: @give-me-a-thousandkisses

Favourite Line

Stop fooling around! Pay attention. — Claire

Gifs: @aye-sassenachh

Favourite Image

Wee one, it’s your father. I cannae wait to meet you. — Jamie

Gifs: @avasetocallmyown

Remember… we always seem to find a way back to each other, no? — Jamie Fraser

22nd of 75 • Monday, 24 April 2023

[turtlycute]

2023 Anime Watch List

October:

This post is part of my ongoing record for the new (to me) anime I watch in 2023. I'm excited to see what new shows and films I discover as this list grows through the year.

Since it's spooky season, I've spent October watching anime with Halloween-ish themes.

* Indicates shows that are rewatches

In/Spectre* (2020) episodes: 12 started: 10-6-23 finished: 10-7-23 rating: 7/10

In/Spectre Season 2 (2023) episodes: 12 started: 10-8-23 finished: 10-9-23 rating: 7/10

Vampire Hunter D (1985) film watched: 10-10-23 rating: 7/10

Devils and Realist (2013) episodes: 12 started: 10-10-23 finished: 10-11-23 rating: 7/10

Devils Line* (2018) episodes: 12 started: 10-12-23 finished: 10-16-23 rating: 7.5/10

Mermaid Forest (2003) episodes: 13 started: 10-17-23 finished: 10-18-23 rating: 7.5/10

Vampire Knight* (2008) episodes: 13 started: 10-19-23 finished: 10-20-23 rating: 7/10

Vampire Knight Guilty* (2008) episodes: 13 started: 10-21-23 finished: 10-23-23 rating: 6.5/10

 Devil Survivor 2 (2013) episodes: 13 started: 10-24-23 finished: 10-25-23 rating: 7/10

Ghost Stories (2000) episodes: 20 started: 10-26-23 finished: 10-28-23 rating: 7.5/10 note: of course I watched the English dub for this one. It's ridiculously bad but the hilarious dub makes all the difference

The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021) episodes: 12 started: 10-30-23 finished: 10-31-23 rating: 8/10 note: additional cuteness rating for John the armadillo 11/10

Previous Months:

January Watch List

February Watch List

March Watch List

April Watch List

May Watch List

June Watch List

July Watch List

August Watch List

September Watch List

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

as i did last year, this year i've been recording basically everything i did during the year so i didn't forget. anyways, here is my true 2023 experience, it is divided by categories (travels, books, music, movies, etc) and i will bold my favourites of each category. also, if you want more details especially with travelling and music, here's the twitter thread i've been using to record everything down <3

also!! just in case, dates are in dd/mm format !

TRAVELS:

02/01. calp (alacant, spain) 05/04. mojácar (almería, spain) 17-18/04. glasgow (scotland) 18/04. balloch and loch lomond (west dunbartonshire, scotland) 20/06. albacete (spain) 18-19/08. barcelona (spain) 19-23/08. milano (italy) 20/08. lake como (lombardia, italy) 22/08. verona (italy) 08-10/09. valència (spain) 15/10. bari (italy) 15-28/10. metaponto (matera, italy) 22/10. taranto (italy) 13-16/12. vera (almería, spain) 15/12. mojácar (almería, spain) 16-17/12. valència / la pobla de vallbona (valència, spain)

CONCERTS:

14/01. amaia (la riviera) 17/04. paramore (OVO hydro, glasgow) 15/05. cariño (el matadero) 16/06. valeria castro (noches del botánico) 23/09. amaia (wizink center) 12/10. ginebras (wizink center)

MOVIES:

17/01. knives out 22/01. glass onion 19/02. ¡ay, carmela! 25/03. volver 26/03. jojo rabbit 26/04. super mario bros. the movie - IN THE CINEMA 30/04. knives out (rewatch) 27/05. glass onion (rewatch) 10/06. matilda (2022) 21/06. spiderman: across the spiderverse - IN THE CINEMA 28/07. barbie - IN THE CINEMA 01/09. indiana jones and the dial of destiny 22/09. the little mermaid (2023) 24/09. bottoms 11/10. barbie (rewatch) 18/11. mean girls 02/12. marie antoinette (2006) 09/10. the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds & snakes - IN THE CINEMA

VIDEOGAMES:

03/02. simmiland (PC) 03/02. stacklands (PC) 10/02. fire emblem engage (switch) 03/03. crusader kings iii (PC) 09/03. rpg maker xp (PC) 04/05. dice kingdoms (PC) 25/06. harvestella (switch) 27/06. indoorlands (PC) 08/07. humankind (PC) 28/07. the legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom (switch) 28/07. lakeburg legacies (PC) 28/08. the yawhg (PC) 08/09. frostpunk (PC) 31/10. lakeside (PC) 24/11. hades (PC) 23/12. cities skylines ii (PC)

TV SHOWS:

18/02. el ministerio del tiempo s1 06/03. druck s5 (rewatch) 08/03. druck s6 (rewatch) 13/03. el ministerio del tiempo s2 20/03. shadow and bone s2 16/05. abbott elementary s2 23/06. el ministerio del tiempo s3 21/07. derry girls s1 (rewatch) 12/11. bany compartit

TOP SONGS BY MONTH:

january: 5. la maza - priscila félix 4. la canción más hermosa del mundo - manuel carrasco 3. inteligencia emocional - belén aguilera 2. odio que te quiero - paula koops, noan 1. joker (REPUTA) - zahara, carolina durante february: 5. liar - paramore 4. you first - paramore 3. running out of time - paramore 2. big man, little dignity - paramore 1. figure 8 - paramore march: 5. si quieres - cariño 4. inteligencia emocional - belén aguilera 3. música ligera - ana mena 2. me he pillao x ti - ana mena, natalia lacunza (album version) 1. me he pillao x ti - ana mena, natalia lacunza (single version) april: 5. california friends - the regrettes 4. galgo - belén aguilera 3. costura - valeria castro 2. un clásico - ana mena 1. no me querías tanto - natalia lacunza may: 5. oh boi - shego 4. c'est comme ça - paramore 3. évidemment - la zarra 2. this is why - paramore 1. zenzenzense - RADWIMPS june: 5. yo quisiera - alice wonder 4. you first - paramore 3. antagonista - belén aguilera 2. father and son - yusuf / cat stevens 1. tonta - nathy peluso july: 5. guerrera - valeria castro 4. la vida moderna - veintiuno, love of lesbian 3. vampire - olivia rodrigo 2. i have a dream - amanda seyfried 1. fiebre - bad gyal august: 5. galgo - belén aguilera 4. nunca llega 05 - natalia lacunza 3. roméo&juliette - olympe chabert 2. discoteka - lola índigo, maría becerra 1. es albacete - rozalén september: 5. narciso - pipiolas 4. get him back! - olivia rodrigo 3. love is embarrassing - olivia rodrigo 2. vampire - olivia rodrigo 1. ballad of a homeschooled girl - olivia rodrigo october: 5. vampire - olivia rodrigo 4. hot to go! - chapell roan 3. más colao que el colacao - la la love you 2. vii. cassandra (fillas de cassandra) - fillas de cassandra 1. ateo - c. tangana, nathy peluso november: 5. novix - maría josé llergo 4. si quieres - cariño 3. maledetta primavera - loretta goggi 2. salvaje - nathy peluso 1. all too well (10 minutes version) - taylor swift december: 5. san peter - pipiolas 4. ballad of a homeschooled girl - olivia rodrigo 3. deja vu - olivia rodrigo 2. drivers license - olivia rodrigo 1. can't catch me now - olivia rodrigo

THEATRE PLAYS & MUSICAL SHOWS:

05/03. la saga (teatro lara) 07/04. tick tick... boom! (teatro la estación caixabank príncipe pío) 08/10. school of rock (teatro ibercaja delicias) 18/11. mean girls (grupo de teatro amorevo) 29/12. phantom of the opera (teatro albéniz)

BOOKS:

29/01. assembly - natasha brown (2021) 08/04. tartesso y los fenicios de occidente - sebastián celestino pérez & carolina lópez - ruiz (2020) 12/04. daddy - emma cline (2021) 23/04. a thousand splendid suns - khaled hosseini (2007) 29/05. los renglones torcidos de dios - torcuato luca de tena (1979) 03/06. the bands of mourning - brandon sanderson (2017) 24/06. kokoro - natsume soseki (1914) 10/07. miss benson's beetle - rachel joyce (2020) 08/08. the no-show - beth o'leary (2023) 18/08. tales of the alhambra - washington irving (1832) 22/09. the attack - yasmina khadra (2005) 25/09. the lightning thief - rick riordan (2005) RE-READ 30/09. the sea of monsters - rick riordan (2006) RE-READ 02/10. the titan's curse - rick riordan (2007) RE-READ 04/10. the battle of the labrynth - rick riordan (2008) RE-READ 07/10. the last olympian - rick riordan (2009) RE-READ 23/11. the kamogawa food detectives - hishashi kashiwai (2023) 21/12. a christmas carol - charles dickens (1843)

[kimuramasaya]

every month of 2023! 🎉

rules: link your favorite and/or most popular post from each month this year <3 (it’s totally fine to skip months!) and tag some CCs you love!

tagged by @ambivartence @dongkwan and @xiaojuun thank you beloveds 💓

I'll tag @woodziecup @lunetual @dreamaze @hwichanis and @mizugucci, but if you haven't been tagged and want to do this, consider this your tag!

I did not post nearly as much as I thought I did this year, and my gifs really got increasingly niche 😅 I'm just linking to my favorite set from each month since there are few months with only a couple posts

jan: txt sugar rush ride studio choom. these aren't the best since they were the first gifs I made in 3 months, but this is what got me giffing again, so it feels important

feb: tnx sungjun love or die. here's where the niche content starts. my other tnx sets from this month did better, but I liked this one best

march: vanner hyesung vlive. this was my busiest month as I made my way through old vanner content and vity groovy stages

april: dkb lune 24/7 compilation aka the time I made 27 lune gifs and then only posted 15 to look less insane

may: ikon jinhwan u. when will my husband return from the war 😞

june: vanner on idol league. my belovedest peak time winners ♡

july: jinhwan solo concept photos. remember when I went off with this coloring? I still can't believe how well these came out I'll never color something so well again

august: vanner gon performer ending fairy. everyone needs to perceive my wonseo it's not optional

sept: vanner hyesung performer ending fairy. I only posted 4 sets (all of vanner) this month, but even if I posted more, my cutest hamji would probs still be my fave

oct: ini masaya hana ending fairy. my one and only post for the month. this started my jpop posting, which somehow has a smaller audience than my kpop flops

nov: ini drop choreography video. despite me not discovering this song until like august, it was my second most played song of the year. this was also probably one of my most rewatched yt vids, and i do think everyone should watch it at least once

dec: jo1 takumi radiovision. I've barely posted this month, but expect more jo1 and ini gifs next week since I'm done with work for the year. it's just me and my audience of 4 against the world

[reachingforthevoid]

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

I rewatched this story on 25 April 2023. It's not quite forty years after I first saw a version of it in Australia during an amazing thunder storm that put static through our video recording of it. I recall the nervousness of whether or not we’d lose the picture if the electricity cut out. Anyway, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen this adventure in a few different forms. The one I watched for this was the 1999 DVD special edition… Lawks, that's 24 years old now... Anyway, 20 years of a TV show! Not many can claim such a record…

We begin with a short pre-credit grainy monochrome clip of William Hartnell from when he farewelled the first travelling companion to leave the TARDIS. That was the first real time I ever saw him as Dr Who.

We then join Turlough sketching outside. In the TARDIS, we see a brand new console and Tegan in a new outfit. The Doctor and Tegan join Turlough outside, and the Doctor suffers a twinge of cosmic angst. Meanwhile, the Doctor (Richard Hurndall) is snatched up by a weird thing; he later pairs up with Susan. Then we go to UNIT HQ where the Brigadier (retired) is looking forward to a reunion… he should be careful about what he wishes for! The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) arrives and they are both snatched up by the weird thing. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is driving Bessie, when he’s snatched up by the weird thing. Sarah Jane Smith pays attention to K9 issuing a warning, but ignores him when he mentions the Doctor, and the weird thing snatches her. The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana are punting on the Cam (a scene from Shada). The weird thing fails to snatch them. 

And then we turn up on Gallifrey, looking once more like it has for each time since The Deadly Assassin. This time, the Master is invited to rescue the Doctor who has been trapped in Gallifrey’s death zone to play the game of Rassilon. It’s a rather fun framing device for an adventure bringing in so many old friends and foes together, plus a few new foes. Not all of it makes sense — and there are hilarious trips and falls — but that’s fine. So many quotable quotes! Yes, I love this story.

[tm-trx]

currents.24/2023

selections from my week in media [11-17 june 2023]

[anticipating]

The SHINee comeback is so close I can taste it. The skirt suits in the teaser photos they dropped this past week killed me dead. They all look gorgeous.

[listening]

Bouncy / ATEEZ - I’m not sure what I love most about it. Hongjoong’s electric blue hair? The goat? Conga line choreo? Chipmunk effect? Mingi in that hat? Yes to all of it. (But especially the goat.)

[reading]

Heart of the River by meyari - Jiang Yanli pov MDZS elementals fix-it AU - Stayed up way too late reading, but boy was it worth it.

Horns of Light by Morlin Lorenz - A darling little graphic novel about a young cow and her quest for horns. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is very sweet, with a touch of fantasy. I have the Kickstarter book, but I’ve linked the webtoon comic.

Old-Fashioned Cupcake by Sagan Sagan - The English language edition of the manga was released this week.

[watching]

Big Dragon - A quick and easy rewatch for when I couldn’t concentrate on new stuff. It was so much better the second time, without the expectations I had going into it and knowing in advance the general tone and quality I was in for. This is why I rewatch shows. They are almost always better the second time through (especially if I originally watched week to week.) I don’t know if we’ll be getting a season two, but I’d love to see the two leads do another project together.

Bokura no Shokutaku, ep 10.5 - I am a bit disappointed we didn’t get the epilogue from the manga. They followed the rest of the book so closely, that I was sure we’d get that last glimpse of the future. Other than that, I liked it as much as the rest of the show. I’m going to miss this little family.

King the Land - Lee Junho! Yoona! Together in a chaebol kdrama! I’ve been looking forward to this since it was announced last year and the first episode did not disappoint. The first ep covered a lot of groundwork, but I think it did it well. We’ve got a good sense of who Yoona’s character is (less so with Junho’s - I have so many questions) and an even better idea of the worlds that they inhabit and how they will intersect. I’m going to really enjoy watching it this summer.

Love Tractor - I’m enjoying it, despite the uneven tone. This might be another one I like better on rewatch when I can run through the episodes all at once.

Shigatsu no Tokyo wa (April in Tokyo is) - I love this show so far. My first impression is that it’s beautifully filmed and the two leads are very comfortable with each other. They’re so easy with each other, it’s a joy to watch them. And the young actors in the flashbacks are also very good. I’m excited to see where the story goes and am resisting looking up the manga it’s based on to see what I’m in for.

Step By Step - Episode 8 was a rollercoaster: a painful break-up; a delightful “not date-date”; moody sunbathing; drunken crying in a bar; and the best lightbulb moment to cap it all off.

previous Currents posts

[dotthings]

I didn't know this when I decided that today, April 23, 2023 should be when I start my Star Wars Rebels rewatch, but turns out April 24, 2017 is when I first started watching. Off by one day. (The force is strong with me right now).

So anyway, 6 years ago today (ish) I first watched Star Wars Rebels, and got caught up fairly quickly. I watched the final season, S4, week to week as it aired, so I was able to go through that with SW: Rebels fandom on twitter at that time, which was a very enjoyable experience.

Sharing my own earliest tweets about this series below. This show grabbed me immediately. I sure was going through it.

My first reactions:

It was fine, perfectly fine, all good here. Turns out I was absolutely correct about how the emotional arcs would deepen.

Hahaha within one day of starting this series. There in a nutshell.

Once you start...that's it. It will grab hold of you. Trust me.

[unmappedterritory]

Films Watched in 2023

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) on 2 January. 3/5

Get Out (2017) on 25 January. 5/5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) on 26 January. 3/5

Don’t Look Up (2021) on 29 January. 5/5

Glass Onion (2022) on 29 January. 3/5

Kick-Ass (2010) on 1 February. 3/5

Belle de Jour (1967) on 19 February. 3/5

Paris Is Burning (1990) on 2 March. 4/5

Memento (2000) on 6 March. 4/5

Donnie Darko (2001) on 20 March. 4/5

Beetlejuice (1988) on 8 April. 4/5

The Truman Show (1998) (rewatch) on 16 April. 5/5

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) on 18 April. 2/5

An Education (2009) (rewatch) on 19 April. 5/5

Juno (2007) (rewatch) on 20 April. 5/5

Harold and Maude (1971) on 7 May. 4/5

Being John Malkovich (1999) on 10 June. 5/5

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) on 11 June. 3/5

Chinatown (1974) on 3 July. 4/5

What We Do in the Shadows (2014) on 6 July. 3/5

Ammonite (2020) on 13 July. 4/5

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) on 24 July. 3/5

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) on 25 July. 4/5

Barbie (2023) in theatres on 28 July. 4/5

Midsommar (2019) on 29 July. 3/5

Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) on 11 August. 3/5

Dreamland (2006) on 12 August. 5/5

The Stepford Wives (2004) on 20 August. 2.5/5

No Hard Feelings (2023) on 23 September. 1/5

Barbarian (2022) on 1 November. 4/5

Watchmen (2009) on 3 November. 4/5

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) in theatres on 5 November. 3/5

Nimona (2023) on 25 November. 5/5

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) on 30 November. 2/5

Up (2009) (rewatch) on 4 December. 3/5

Encanto (2021) on 6 December. 3/5

Tangled (2010) (rewatch) on 7 December. 3/5

The Princess Diaries (2001) (rewatch) on 8 December. 5/5

The Princess and the Frog (2009) on 9 December. 3/5

Serendipity (2001) on 10 December. 4/5

The Little Mermaid (1989) on 11 December. 4/5

Emma. (2020) on 12 December. 4/5

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) (rewatch) on 13 December. 4/5

Scrooged (1988) on 15 December. 3/5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) (rewatch) on 24 December. 5/5

The Family Stone (2005) on 25 December. 2/5

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (rewatch) on 31 December. 3/5

[signalwatch]

G Watch: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Watched:  12/23/2023 Format:  4K disc Viewing:  Second Director:  Adam Wingard This is the first Monsterverse movie that finally understood why people show up for a Godzilla movie.  That seems remarkable given the money spent, audience participation in prior films, etc...  This was maybe the first one not made for the edgelord 18-24 y.o. market in mind.   Way back in April of 2021, Godzilla enthusiast Stuart and I discussed the movie for the podcast.  I invite y'all to listen to that podcast at your leisure. On a rewatch, and knowing what I was getting into, it's still a fun watch.  I don't know if I'd say "this is a good movie" because it's definitely YMMV territory.  It's big and ridiculous, and, arguably, there's way too much continuity in these films and not enough "hey, a new monster for Godzilla to fight".  Like, Godzilla existed over at Toho for decades and decades just showing up from time to time, and no one was trying to worry about 10,000 years of Titan history.  Godzilla just was, and everyone had to deal with it. But when I get to see Kong slug Godzilla across the jaw while both are standing on an aircraft carrier, I almost want to stand up and salute these filmmakers for giving me the thing I did not know I needed to see in a movie, but had waited my whole life to see.   This movie seems to also be aware that by this point, you're winning over 12 year olds, but the odd seriousness with which adults were suddenly watching Marvel and DC movies in the 2010's was not going to apply here the same way.  So, let's just make it for that younger audience, make it ridiculous and fun-forward, and by that virtue, everyone else will just come along.  And I think it works better than anything we saw in prior films. There's a lot of ridiculous pseudo-science thrown around, so much that they almost choke on it from time to time, but the movie is about BIG IDEAS, so, yeah, an Astrodome that houses Kong?  Why not.  A single scientist at Monarch authorizing moving Kong and a fleet of naval ships?  Why not. What is important is that we play by 1970's comics rules, and the two heroes will fight until a bigger threat emerges, and then they'll team up.  And, wow, does that work.   The human stuff is nowhere near as tedious as the two previous films.  MBB's story is limited to her becoming a conspiracy nut and dragging her funny friend along as they team up with a grown man whose backstory is on the cutting room floor, but they all wind up neck deep in the action of the movie.  Meanwhile, Rebecca Hall is a Kong-Scientist for Monarch and is talked into taking him to test a Hollow Earth exploration theory by Alexander Skarsgaard, who is employed by the shady APEX Corp.  Hall is also shepherding an orphan from Skull Island who has taught Kong sign language.  It is a really neat idea. There are, technically, a few things that this movie does that the prior Monsterverse G movies didn't do, that Kong did do well.  1)  They show G and Kong in full daylight, fighting and otherwise.  2)  They lit the night scenes in Hong Kong in the most fun and exciting way with all that neon.  3)  They clearly used motion capture for the characters, getting quality movement surpassing Man-in-Suit, but making it feel organic.  4) They know where to place the camera.  It's not the same terrifying impact as G Minus One, but it's right for this movie (I loved the wide shots and then the inside-the-vehicle POV shots). Anyway, there's like an hour of conversation on the podcast, and I welcome you to give it a listen.     https://ift.tt/NM0WXkJ via The Signal Watch https://ift.tt/1lYMw5y December 25, 2023 at 11:06PM

[brian-in-finance]

Screenshot: Outlander-Online

S06E07 Sticks and Stones • 24 April 2022 Official Script

Outlander Rewatch 2023 Countdown To Season 7

Favourite Word

And do you, ye wee besom, accept Keziah Beardsley... You are Keziah? Ye'll take him to be yer husband? — Jamie

Image: Go Fug Yourself

Favourite Line

As a wise man once told me, there's always a war comin'. — Jamie (with a nod to Murtagh)

Screenshot: Outlander-Online

Favourite Image

Claire thinks of Lionel’s taunts -- fueled by the accusations on the lips of various members of the community -- the hurt it’s causing her. Causing both of them. A beat as Claire collects herself and takes Jamie’s arm, ready to enter, dignified, head held high --

Gif: @avasetocallmyown

Remember… and I dinna care what the right or wrong of it may be, so long as you are here wi' me. If it's a sin that you chose me, then I will go to the devil himself and bless him for temptin' you to it. — Jamie Fraser

74th of 75 • Thursday, 15 May 2023

[turtlycute]

2024 Anime Watch List

October:

This post is part of my ongoing record for the new (to me) anime I watch in 2024. I'm excited to see what new shows and films I discover as this list grows through the year.

Since it's spooky season, I've spent most October watching anime with Halloween-ish themes.

* Indicates shows that are rewatches

The Boy and the Heron (2023) film watched: 10-14-24 rating: 9/10

The Witch and the Beast (2024) episodes: 12 started: 10-14-24 finished: 10-15-24 rating: 8/10

Vampire Dormitory (2024) episodes: 12 started: 10-16-24 finished: 10-17-24 rating: 8/10

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) episodes: 12 started: 10-17-24 finished: 10-28-24 rating: 9/10

After-school Hanako-kun (2023-2024) episodes: 8 started: 10-18-24 finished: 10-30-24 rating: 7.5/10

Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost (2022) episodes: 12 started: 10-21-24 finished: 10-22-24 rating: 8/10

Death Parade (2015)* episodes: 12 started: 10-23-24 finished: 10-24-24 rating: 9/10

Flying Witch (2016)* episodes: 12 started: 10-24-24 finished: 10-25-24 rating: 8.5/10

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (2020) episodes: 12 started: 10-27-24 finished: 10-29-24 rating: 8/10

Kokoro Connect (2012) episodes: 13 + 4 ova started: 10-29-24 finished: 10-31-24 rating: 7.5/10

Previous Months:

January Watch List

February Watch List

March Watch List

April Watch List

May Watch List

June Watch List

July Watch List

August Watch List

September Watch List

[now-we-say-c0ral]

April 24, 2023

Slept last night at around 11pm after me and Eddie took a shower. We sometimes have pillow talks before we sleep and he told me the sweetest things. He told me how lucky he was to have me. I asked him why and he told me that because I loved him so much. I told him it's either that or nothing. He gave me a kiss afterwards and told me how much he loved me. It was a moment that will forever stay with me, I think. He never initiates these kind of conversation but last night he did. I love this guy so much.

Woke up initially at 5.15am because Ed set his alarm at this time. He prepared for work and gave me a kiss before he left. I slept until 10am. It's so good to have a good night's rest for 2 consecutive days. Lost in today's Wordle. Took a shower and fixed the bed and left to go to Earls Court to buy myself some Safeguard White because my pimples are afraid of that shit. Ate at Leon's near the station and I can't say that I love their rice box menu. Went to Tindahang Pinoy Oriental store and bought the soap and some Cheez Whiz which I think Eddie might like and I bought some Kutchinta. I'm so happy that I got to eat some kutchinta today. Instant mood lift! Arrived at Kingston and dropped off some Kutchinta for my baby girls at work then went to the shops to buy some food containers and did some grocery shopping for my lunch tomorrow. Called mommy and Aira on the way to the shops and took a selfie with mommy because the light was on point. I miss mommy so much. I wish I could just go home and hug her. Arrived at the gym and did back, chest, abs, and a bit of cardio on the threadmill. It was raining when I tried to get home so I took the bus home.

Got home and started cooking chicken afritada, rice, and boiled some eggs for breakfast. Ate the protein pudding and made some protein shake which will serve as my dinner. Did my laundry and cleaned my room. Took a shower and now I'm playing Mobile Legends and Pokemon Unite.

Had a 2 hour phone call with Danica. She’s sharing her frustrations about life lately. I’m glad that the exchange of energies between us both, though dragging and somewhat the same every conversation, we get to lift each other up with whatever that we may be experiencing.

Gave Eddie a call and watched Demon Slayer. The episode was so good! I plan to rewatch it tomorrow night.

[gforcedrew]

MCU Phase 4 (2021 - 2022)

The Complete Rewatch Recap 📋

(links in the description)

▶️ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnyKjqeoypM8nYDIX1wNbQCcTWN0txg-i

1️⃣

WandaVision - 2021 (Jan 15 - Mar 5)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/wandavision/4SrN28ZjDLwH

2️⃣

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - 2021 (Mar 19 - April 23)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier/4gglDBMx8icA

3️⃣

Loki - 2021 (Jun 9 - Jul 14)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/loki/6pARMvILBGzF

4️⃣

Black Widow - 2021 (Jul 9)

https://g.co/kgs/ZumUbP

5️⃣

What If...? - 2021 (Aug 11 - Oct 6)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/what-if/7672ZVj1ZxU9

6️⃣

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 2021 (Sep 3)

https://g.co/kgs/6U5ZSh

7️⃣

Eternals - 2021 (Nov 5)

https://g.co/kgs/SMqD7W

8️⃣

Hawkeye - 2021 (Nov 24 - Dec 22)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/hawkeye/11Zy8m9Dkj5l

9️⃣

Spider-Man: No Way Home - 2021 (Dec 17)

https://g.co/kgs/TZ4TF2

The More Fun Stuff Version - 2022 (Sep 2)

🔟

Moon Knight - 2022 (Mar 30 - May 4)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS

1️⃣1️⃣

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 2022 (May 6)

https://g.co/kgs/sBFzuP

1️⃣2️⃣

Ms Marvel - 2022 (Jun 8 - Jul 13)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/ms-marvel/45BsikoMcOOo

1️⃣3️⃣

Thor: Love and Thunder - 2022 (Jul 8)

https://g.co/kgs/3FxLCY

1️⃣4️⃣

I Am Groot - 2022 (Aug 10)

https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/i-am-groot

1️⃣5️⃣

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law - 2022 (Aug 18 - Oct 13)

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/gPwaYusKqRQh

1️⃣6️⃣

Werewolf by Night - 2022 (Oct 7)

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/werewolf-by-night/J1sCDfT3MaDl

1️⃣7️⃣

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - 2022 (Nov 11)

https://g.co/kgs/vmHRZr

1️⃣8️⃣

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special - 2022 (Nov 25)

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special/5HUc4iuAVplq

🔜

MCU Phase 5 - 2023 (Feb 17)

[laufire]

For what it's worth, given that we're talking about September 2023 - I'll gladly join you in a stacked rewatch for The 100. I've tried to rewatch in order and it's just impossible for me now, but I think the air date method is a really novel way to mix it up. Count me in! (In ten months, lol.)

I often find myself missing the ~energy of this fandom (read: exclusively that of my mutuals in my little dash <3), so if any of you joined me I'd love it! I do want to rewatch the show eventually, but like you, thinking of a regular rewatch... eh. But this way is a lot of fun and can lead to really interesting findings IMO.

(in particular, I think a rewatch of this show, knowing all I know in hindsight, it's going to make Clarke a more enjoyable protagonist for me LMAO)

The (tentative) idea would be start in October 22nd 2023 (in part so I have time after finishing stackediaries lol), with the second season's premiere. That way, we'd finish on September 30th (2024) with the proper series finale. I'm c&p how the schedule would look under the cut:

October

22 – 2x01

29 – 2x02

November

5 – 2x03

12 – 2x04

19 – 2x05

December

3 – 2x06

10 – 2x07

17 – 2x08

January

21 – 2x09 + 3x01

28 – 2x10 + 3x02

February

1 – 4x01

4 – 2x11 + 3x03

8 – 4x02

11 – 2x12 + 3x04

15 – 4x03

18 – 2x13 + 3x05

22 – 4x04

25 – 2x14 + 3x06

March

1 – 4x05

3 – 3x07

4 – 2x15

10 – 3x08

11 – 2x16

15 – 4x06

19 – 1x01

22 – 4x07

26 – 1x02

29 – 4x08

31 – 3x09

April

2 – 1x03

7 – 3x10

9 – 1x04

14 – 3x11

16 – 1x05

21 – 3x12

23 – 1x06

24 – 5x01

26 – 4x09

28 – 3x13

30 – 1x07 + 6x01

May

1 – 5x02

3 – 4x10

5 – 3x14

7 – 1x08 + 6x02

8 – 5x03

10 – 4x11

12 – 3x15

14 – 1x09 + 6x03

15 – 5x04

17 – 4x12

19 – 3x16

20 – 7x01

21 – 1x10 + 6x04

22 – 5x05

24 – 4x13

27 – 7x02

28 – 1x11 + 6x05

June

3 – 7x03

4 – 1x12

5 – 5x06

10 – 7x04

11 – 1x13 + 6x06

17 – 7x05

18 – 6x07

19 – 5x07

24 – 7x06

25 – 6x08

26 – 5x08

July

1 – 7x07

8 – 7x08

9 – 6x09

10 – 5x09

15 – 7x09

16 – 6x10

17 – 5x10

23 – 6x11

24 – 5x11

30 – 6x12

31 – 5x12

August

5 – 7x10

6 – 6x13

7 – 5x13

12 – 7x11

19 – 7x12

September

9 – 7x13

16 – 7x14

23 – 7x15

30 – 7x16

[reachingforthevoid]

Doctor Who: The King’s Demons

I rewatched this serial on 24 April 2023. It’s been quite a while since I saw it last… in fact, I have little memory of it. I know I have seen it before… Oh, that song. Oh, my.

We begin in a ye olde medieval banquet. A king is rude to his hosts and a challenge is issued. Then our heroes arrive, and the king calls them demons. There are fights, jousts, singing, and cod French accents. There’s also a plot against Magna Carta, a robot, a TARDIS disguised as an iron maiden, and an old enemy… well, it is the twentieth anniversary season and of course the Master turns up.

This serial is only two parts long, which is long enough to introduce the robot as a travelling companion — so, welcome, Kamelion, even if it doesn’t stick around too long.

[tm-trx]

currents.25/2023

selections from my week in media [18-24 june 2023]

Click through for kpop ramblings, underwhelming dramas, entertaining dramas, and way too many parenthetical thoughts.

[anticipating]

SHINee - It’s finally comeback week! Maybe we’ll get a performance in the suits? And I’m excited that Minho & Taemin will be on Amazing Saturday.

[listening]

Bouncy / ATEEZ - It’s an earworm at this point, but I’m not mad about it.

Pentagon - Based on this post, I made up a bunch of playlists and have been working my way through them [standouts so far: Like This, Daisy, Shine, Do or Not, and Critical Beauty]. I like them, although I will say they sound “stereotypically kpop” to my ears right now. I don’t consider this to be a bad thing, it’s just that it’s what I would have expected kpop to sound like before I actually started listening to it. For reference: the first kpop I heard was SHINee thanks to Boys Over Flowers, but BTS is who got me started listening to it. Then I figured out who SHINee were and have mostly stayed there. I tend to like groups with clear-cut ‘leader’ voices* so SHINee is exactly what I love.

But it is still early days, and I have not watched any of Pentagon’s promo content so I have very little idea who the members are or what their voices sound like (that said, there is one guy that is starting to stand out - Kino I think?). In that vein, if you are their fan please feel free to send me links (or tag me). I’ll be looking for guides to watch too, but I’m sure some are better than others.

*What I’m calling groups with one or two people whose voices are distinct enough to stand out without knowing the members (whether that person is the official ‘leader’ or not). SHINee is of course my prime example, with both Jonghyun’s and Onew’s voices clearly standing out. This isn’t a quality or value judgement, my ears are just very good at voice recognition so that’s the thing I focus in on most of the time.

TL;DR: Pentagon is great and I want to keep listening/learning until I know them better. (I wasn’t kidding about the playlists. I think I’m up to six. LOL)

[reading]

An Elegant Solution by giraffeter - MDZS fix-it - reread

[watching]

The First Responders - If I had known it ended on a cliffhanger I would have waited until season two was out (MDL says it’s coming August 2023). It was mostly okay. There was a corruption subplot that wasn’t integrated well at all and felt shoe-horned in. On the flip side, I really liked Dojin, the firefighter of the lead triad. Said triad is a great candidate for ot3-ness (which I loved), even though the show went with the tired old love triangle trope. The cases of the week were all interesting and heart-breaking by turns.

King the Land - This show is still firmly in romcom territory and honestly I’m loving it. I haven’t watched a chaebol kdrama in awhile, so the tropes aren’t old or annoying, but instead cheesy and funny.

Love Tractor - It’s still just okay. It’s a critique cliche, but the two leads feel like they are in different dramas. One is in a light and cute country mouse/city mouse romcom, the other is in a moody finding yourself YA romance. (It will surprise no one who has read anything in my #tmtrx watches drama tag which one I prefer.) The appearance of the boyfriend this week was the highlight of the episode. That final conversation was so so good. I hurt for both of them. It’s a painful truth that high school-to-college relationships rarely work out.

Shigatsu no Tokyo wa (Tokyo in April is) - I think I should have waited on this one. We’re two episodes into an eight episode show of 30-minute episodes and I’m getting the slow drip feeling. The problem is that I love it so I’ll probably keep torturing myself by watching week to week.

SHINee World IV concert - Wow. SHINee is back! It was an incredible concert. They really are live vocal kings.

Step By Step - Fits neatly into my ‘delicious angst’ file. What a great episode.

W Two Worlds - Rewatched the whole series this week. I love it so much. I wish they’d made a tie-in manhwa (or at least printed a collection of the manhwa art), because I love the art style they used for it in the show. I also wish the boxed set wasn’t so ding-dang expensive because apparently it includes a director’s cut?!

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