#and also if my friend Derek will really be there

[the-king-andthe-lionheart]

And what really blows my mind is that JD created Criminal Minds which does suggest he should be better versed in psychology and how ones background and circumstances influences their development and yet you'd never know it from watching TW.

But seriously, reading the transcripts was eye-opening at how much didn't actually make sense. For instance, in S2, right before the full moon, Isaac questions Scott's loyalties with Derek, and then Derek finds out Scott's betraying them and hides him and his betas away. And yet, Isaac is walking around not long after all willy-nilly in front of Gerard and making friends with Scott, whom he should know already, is working with Gerard via Derek. It makes zero sense. All the characters are extremely flip-floppy and make no logical sense.

Honestly, I feel like TW tried to be both a comedy and serious and it stunted a lot of characters, particularly Stiles as they basically refused to develop him outside of "comedic relief researcher" when it made zero sense for him to remain pretty defenseless the whole time, especiallywith a cop for a dad and law enforcement aspirations of his own. Like they could have developed him magically or gave him hunter training, especially with Allison gone. Except nope, strictly comic relief. 🙄

Also, one thing I also noticed is how all the characters are written to be assholes of varying degrees, which IMO is kind of lazy and I think only was done to add to the "comedy" with them saying some of the rudest, most hurtful, and insensitive things. Like, yeah, they were all kids pretty much, but still, it was over the top. Not all the characters needed to be assholes of varying degrees.

It's just really disappointing, to be honest. I didn't realize how little the show made sense and failed the characters until recently, and I've been in and out of the fandom since 2013. 🙃

teen wolf meme - 3/10 characters ↪ erica reyes

[louis-quatorze]

They’re just like…classic corny Dutch songs, the kind you sing when you’re drunk. Sentimental songs, kind of related to chanson and schlager. Ones people will definitely know here but aren’t particularly well-known elsewhere. I guess maybe something like Neil Diamond or Kenny Rogers would be the closest non-European equivalent, although that’s not exactly right. Both of them are that kind of song but the André Hazes specifically, as Hazes is probably the most famous and beloved of that genre (levenslied), a beloved tragic figure of working-class Amsterdam music. Zij Gelooft in Mij is also such a big dramatic song that you either have to lean into the drama or play it for comedy, which will be interesting either way.

Three Little Birds is an unofficial/semi-official anthem of the big Amsterdam football club Ajax (the fans sing it before games and last year Ajax released a Jamaica-inspired Three Little Birds kit, which was a massive sportswear hit), so I’m guessing Ajax will be part of the episodes as well?

To me it shows a certain familiarity with Amsterdam that I’m very curious to see played out - they’re not like, obscure references, but it’s enough to suggest something going on in how they’re going to use it.

But also if either of those Dutch songs show up around Prik it is going to be very hard to believe as the last thing Prik would play is that kind of music. (Also if they treat Prik as a real club - it’s a crowded bar with a DJ and a very small dance floor, that’s not a club here.)