#and im looking forward to the 60th

[brilliantfantasticgeronimo]

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[vanillaxbiscuit]

Twinflower

I know this march will be their 60th anniversary. Let me hype their early birthday a bit. he he he. Got a little bit excited.

Please looking forward for my first collab ScarletWitch60th at here, twitter and devianart~ Lili will post first on 1st March 2024 at her twitter. Im so happy to be able to participate with all amazing artists that love the character I do.

[mxcrayon]

YIPPEE!!!!!! YIPPEE YIPPEE YIPPEE YAYAYAYAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i watched the last special the giggle and !!!!!!!!!!!! it was 10000x more what i want from doctor who. ive never expected doctor who to not be a little unrealistic and a little silly bc it always has been and im fully willing to suspend my disbelief or lean into the cheesiness for the sake of a fun/satisfying story and this episode was definitely rife with things i had to excuse but thats okay !!!!

"i spent all those years fighting all those battles, and now i know what for" made me CRY !!!! perfect example of 'this is stupid and im okay with it' bc bigeneration???? cmon. but idc bc he gets to have dinner w his best friend and his niece!!!! yippee!!!!

in other news, ncuti gatwa i love you!!!!! im so excited for the next season!!!!!!!!! idk why he wasn't wearing pants but i'm not complaining those thighs are bananas!!!!!!!!!!

i really want to be supportive of new doctor who but i simply do not like it

somewhere in matt smiths era the show started feeling different and i was unsure about it but i ended up LOVING it, and peter capaldis leaned into it in a way that i adored

when i started with jodies i was not active on twitter or anything at all and i had zero expectations. got about five or six episodes in and then simply stopped watching because i wasn't enjoying myself and i didn't want to force myself to watch tv out of loyalty

to prepare for the specials i watched the last ten minutes of her last episode and it was the silliest thing in the WORLD /derogatory, the editing looked choppy and unnecessarily dramatic like it was meant to be carrying the weight of the scene and the writing was stilted and superficial. "i know these teeth" made me laugh and i liked the reference but that was about it

the specials... i rly enjoyed seeing donna, and the characterization isnt bad. but its just so..... lackluster. i liked the ideas and some of the cgi/practical effects were rly cool, but it felt very like. predictable and just not new, like it wasn't going into any new territory it was just regurgitating old doctor who stories. the couple of plot twists they had were extremely obvious imo and had no real stakes to them, like it was just shock value that wasn't actually shocking. even the concept of a doppleganger who adopts your memories which SHOULD be terrifying just wasnt, like something was falling flat

maybe it's because i'm older now, or maybe it's because of nostalgia, but whenever i rewatch doctor who (which is often) i enjoy a good majority of what is being done, and even the bits i don't like are entertaining to watch, but with 13 (who i did not actually watch in her entirety so i don't rly feel comfortable commenting on her arc esp with all the hate she already gets, i like her as a character just not the episodes) and the specials i just don't think i would be watching at all if it weren't for my loyalty to the name and to the actors

[ayyponine]

crazy how the month of june doesnt bother me as much anymore

it used to be crazy stressful bc it’s the month of my sister’s birthday so part of me always worries abt her wanting to make a visit back here but. idk she was here last fall to celebrate my mom’s 60th. already had to plan this weeks in advance bc 1. she had no money and had to ask mom to pay fr the trip 2. mom loves me and wants me to be ok so she floated the idea and checked w me beforehand how i felt abt the matter. plus mom said she looked super ill and thin so part of me is like relieved to think she might be too poor/in too bad a state of health to make the long, tiresome trip here.

then in february our grandmother died and she didn’t come. BOTH my parents also reassured me like “if she asks fr the expenses paid to let her come over. im not paying that” so again thats a relief.

and honestly i straight up forgot about her a lot of the time. because june has been so much fun!

to close out the previous month i spent a weekend getting fucking pampered by my boyfriend, got to enjoy a BIG work party w my cool colleagues, spent quality time w my mom, enjyed some days off plus the lovely weather, my dad took me to a family wedding party just last weekend, later this week i’m seeing a high school friend and seeing the final gallery show fr my painting classes, might check out info for the new hobby i’m doing next school year, also i only have three weeks of work to go before my two week break which will have MORE goodness and i still have june 22nd to look forward to. im sorry this june is just really hitting. who cares if someone’s aging miserably an ocean away?

[sandymybeloved]

fan service and nostalgia is amazing television when it caters to me and what i want to see come back. its boring and annoying when its stuff i dont care about, hope this clears things up

[ahalliance]

tbh im glad she regened into david tennant first 🙏 as much as i wanted to see ncuti gatwa it’s probs best he comes after david’s stuff is done, else he would have for sure overshadowed him. this way he (14? 15?) can start out fresh and on his own bat

[myarmsaretoolong]

thanks for the tag! okay so i finally made some decisions after thinking about this all day long

gunna put reasons/'second places' under the cut cos honestly i can talk myself round in circles all day long with this

tagging: @zelda-wheelz @biancaicaras and @an-odd-idea if you fancy it!

finale - went for doomsday here (though looking at it now that's a pic from s4 finale i think? oh well XD) do i necessarily think its the best finale? not really. do i think its the one that makes me feel the most emotion and has haunted me since i was six? yes. other honourable mentions include: parting of the ways, the doctor falls, and end of time (can you tell i enjoy angst?)

series - FOUR! DONNA! TEN!

plotline - pic is meant to represent the entirety of river and the doctors story together (which is cheating i know) basically,, they're iconic? the library eps are some of my favourite ever, plus the 'twenty four years' thing has warmed my heart many a time. and most importantly, me and a mate got another friend into doccy for the 60th specials (which we all watched together) but when they got to good man goes to war me and mate one were so excited that we left the pub quiz early just so mate two could watch it immediately and we all collectively screamed about it all evening

ship - again i cheated by picking two, but that's a good thing cos id have squeezed more into that one little square if i could. doctor rose is just perfection, and janto had me and @zelda-wheelz screaming for many nights and many days. then sobbing. honourable mentions include doctor/river, twelve/clara, ninejackrose, torchwood polycule as a whole

doctor - unfortunately i am him. yes this is a bad thing.

companion - DONNNAAAAAAAAA

tardis team - nine jack and rose are the template of sci fi for me. their whole thing that they've got going on is more addictive than any substance on the planet

spin off - torchwood! i watched sarah jane as a kid, and again recently and its fun! but its definitely a kids show and im less into that than when i was 12 so. torchwood. ive not seen class (its on the list) and im pleasantly looking forward land and the sea (pleasebegoodpleasebegoodpleasebegoodplea

writer - ermmmm sorry, i didn't really know who to say here. love rtd and his really grounded yet somehow wacky writing. love moffat and his mental plotlines that make zero sense yet compel me immensely. there's so many episodes that aren't written by that pair that i love (ROGUE ANYONE?) however i just,, don't know very much about who wrote what so ill have to do my research to properly answer

WHONIVERSE TAG BINGO!

rules: tag three other people in the fandom, and they provide their favourites of each category on the board. how many of your moots favourites are YOUR favourites? can you match more than four?

tagging @myarmsaretoolong @b1uetrees @thelineofisstillhere

thinking i might match one or two if i’m lucky. feel like my answers were very specific.

[uswntxfootball]

subtle hints (jackie groenen x muwfc!reader)

surprisingly, an injury might just be the turning point you needed.

(ft. preath as team moms)

word count: 2697 ish

rated T for this is feeding into my massive jackie crush but oh well and F for fluffy babies

——

christen shook her head as she watched you and jackie from across the field.

you were laughing at something jackie said, completely missing the loving stare the midfielder gave you.

“she’s so oblivious isn’t she?”

christen nods at tobin, who then wraps her arms around her.

“if i were pinoe i would intervene, but i’m not, so i guess we’ll just have to see who does it first,” christen sighs.

“i’ll-“

“tobin no we’re not going to bet on people’s lives!”

“shh i wasn’t done talking. i’ll bet you a coffee date that it’s y/n.”

christen thought about it for a minute.

“are you kidding? it’s totally going to be jackie. you’re on.”

tobin and christen glanced back at the two of you, jackie letting out a squeal when you pick her up over your shoulder and run around.

the two watch in silence until tobin says:

“wait isn’t jackie a judo champion?”

~~

“yeah i’m just really grateful for this team, casey’s done a really good job bringing us-“

your interview is interrupted when jackie jumps onto your back.

you grunt at the impact and stumble a bit before maintaining your balance again.

“jacks im in an interview,” you mutter quietly.

jackie only gives the interviewer a charming smile before laying her chin on your head, mumbling back:

“so what? i can still scare you whenever i want.”

the way she said it made you just a little bit nervous.

it sounded almost, flirty.

your heart skipped a little at the prospect of that but you shook it off and gave the interviewer a smile.

“sorry what was the question again?”

you finished the interview a few minutes later with jackie still on your back.

“you gave me a heart attack earlier you know?”

jackie just giggled and said:

“oh i know, that was the point.”

you rolled your eyes and pretended to drop her, the midfielder letting out a yelp when you do so, but when you catch her again she slaps the back of your head.

“don’t do that you-“

“oh sorry did i give you a heart attack?”

jackie huffs in annoyance but still wraps her arms around your neck.

the two of you walked- well more like you walked back to the locker room, manchester united having just won their game against west ham.

the locker room was met with cheers, especially aimed at tobin and christen, who both got their first goals this game (and russo who had a brace).

all through casey’s locker room speech, jackie was next to you on the bench with her head on your shoulder.

your eyes met christen’s, who gave you a knowing smile but you just responded by tilting your head in confusion.

to add to your confusion, when tobin turned to christen, she saw the two of you gave you a teasing wink, with you just furrowing your eyebrows in response.

however, the second half of casey’s briefing was barely heard by you, because in jackie’s boredom she decided to start running her fingers up and down you leg.

yeah there’s no way you could focus on what casey was saying.

across the room tobin almost bursts out laughing.

���y/n looks like she’s about to combust.”

christen looks at you after tobin’s whisper and has to bite back a smile upon seeing your state.

luckily for you the second half of the briefing was fairly short, and when casey dismissed everyone, you shot up out of your seat, a blush crawling up your neck.

“are you okay?” a concerned jackie asked from beside you.

“no i’m fine just- just had to stretch my legs that’s all. they were falling asleep.”

jackie furrows her eyebrows a little but nods, accepting that response.

on your way back to the bus, jackie grabbed your hand and intertwined her fingers with yours, pulling you with her.

your cheeks flushed red at the act, but you followed her nonetheless.

she held your hand through the remainder of the trip all the way back to the apartment you shared with her, christen, and tobin, who gave you very pointed looks through it all.

tobin whispers to christen when she sees jackie give you a kiss on the cheek.

“y/n is so oblivious that i agree with you it’s going to be jackie. is it too late us to call off the bet?”

~~

you jumped up and down, nerves eating up at you in the locker room.

you were the last one left in the room, everyone else having walked out and began warming up.

it was the game against arsenal, one of the most hyped games of the FAWSL, one that would determine who would sit atop the league table.

and you were in your head.

you often had prematch nerves, but they got especially bad in big games.

you were worried.

what if you messed up?

what if you had the one chance and you blew it and then-

“you know everyone is outside right?”

a soft voice took you out of your thoughts and you spun around to see jackie, with an even softer smile plastered on her face.

your nerves were clearly visible, jackie let out a knowing sigh before adding:

“you’ll do great y/n. you’re one of the best forwards i know and you’ll kill it today okay?”

you gulp and nod, still jumping up and down, trying to shake off your nerves.

jackie watches you for a little bit before pulling you into a hug.

your jumping stops and your body softens immediately at the contact, releasing all the tension and stress you had up to that point.

the two of you stood silent for a while, your body sagging into hers, the midfielder’s hand tracing patterns onto your back.

when jackie pulls away a few moments later and looks at you with so much admiration in her eyes, it makes your heart stop in your chest for just a bit.

the two of you forget your surroundings, your hands falling to her waist while hers sat around your neck.

unbeknownst to you, you were glancing at jackie’s lips, and she noticed, a faint blush present on her cheeks.

then before anything could happen,

“hey what are you guys-oh.”

jackie turned and shot away from you so fast it was a wonder that she didn’t get whiplash from it.

tobin stood frozen in the doorway.

you were confused.

you stood there glancing back and forth between tobin and jackie, one frozen in the doorway (still) and the other sporting a bright red blush.

“what’s happening?”

no one answered your question, and the three of you stood in silence until tobin snapped out of her phase and muttered:

“fuck chris is going to kill me.”

and now you were even more confused.

“what? can someone tell me what’s happening?”

jackie cleared her throat before saying:

“nothing! let’s all get back to warmups now!”

with that said, jackie rushed out onto the pitch, leaving you and a very bothered tobin in the room.

you glanced at tobin in confusion once more, and followed jackie out of the room.

~~

it was tough, no doubt about it.

the game was deadlocked at 0-0 for the entirety of the first half, and everyone was getting a little frustrated at it.

after a brief halftime talk, the second half began and everything was fine until the 60th minute.

you get the ball via a short pass from jackie, and you were making a good run up the pitch before you saw her.

daan was chasing you and slid in, tackling you and knocking the ball away.

her tackle was unfortunately a little late.

you fell at an awkward angle, your ankle twisting slightly in the process as you go down with a pained cry.

jackie’s at your side in a flash, face full of worry.

seconds later christen and tobin run over, the former cradling your head as tobin calls for the medical team to take a look at you.

“it hurts,” you mutter quietly.

“oh i know i know everything will be fine okay?” christen said soothingly, gently stroking your head.

as the medical team arrive, they take one look at your ankle before giving you a diagnosis.

you would have to sit out.

for the next few weeks.

it was sprained.

fuck.

suddenly you hear a loud scream in dutch, looking up to see jackie face to face with daan.

the normally happy and smiley girl was livid now, screaming at the other dutch midfielder.

you saw christen nudge tobin to get up to try to console jackie, and viv and jill hopped in as well to calm the two dutch midfielders.

jackie still didn’t relent, screaming at the three of them now in addition to daan, mostly in dutch so tobin was left in a very confused state.

you had enough.

“help me up.”

christen furrowed her eyebrows.

“no, y/n you need to lie still you’ll hurt-“

“i said help me up.”

“y/n no.”

“if you don’t help me up i will figure out a way to get up by myself.”

christen sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose before relenting.

by now beth came to console daan, who seemed to calm down a little bit with the forward beside her.

you fight your way out of christen’s grasp and hobble over towards jackie, who at this point is still screaming, and place a hand on her shoulder.

she stops immediately and turns around to look at you.

“why are you up?! your ankle- you need to-“

“jack. calm down i’m okay.”

“no you’re not! you shouldn’t be up- you need to lie down you’ll hurt your ankle if you keep standing and-“

“jack. seriously. i’m okay.”

jackie nodded with a little bit of uncertainty, worry written all over her face.

“promise me something?”

“depends on what it is,” jackie said, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.

“promise me you won’t kill daan?”

“she went for your ankle! how can i-“

“promise me.”

“i promise i will try not to-“

“jack.”

“fine fine i promise.”

“okay good. i’m fine okay?”

jackie nodded, giving you a hug before trying to help you off the pitch.

“jack you still have a game to play,” you laugh.

“i don’t care i just want to help you-“

“i will call casey if you don’t let go of me.”

jackie gasps.

“you wouldn’t.”

“watch me.”

“i-“

“casey! one of your midfielders is running away!”

“you’re an asshole you know that?” jackie mutters.

you give her a cheeky grin before she whispers again:

“i’d punch you if you weren’t injured.”

“groenen!”

jackie’s head whips around when she gets called by casey, and she relents, letting you make your way off the pitch with the medics.

~~

christen gets subbed out in the 75th minute.

she comes in to check on you immediately.

“how’s the ankle?”

you let out a defeated sigh before saying:

“sprain. i’ll be out for the next month.”

christen wraps her arms around you to comfort you.

“did jackie kill daan?” you mumble, face covered by christen’s arm.

“no your girlfriend didn’t kill anyone.”

you blush a little at her words.

“she’s not my girlfriend,” you pout.

christen pulls back to look at you.

“yet.”

“chris!”

“i’m just saying!”

“jackie’s not my girlfriend. plus hypothetically speaking, even if i did like her she doesn’t even like me back.”

“you don’t know that!”

“yes i do i-“

“you won’t know if you don’t ask her.”

“i said hypothetically! i don’t like her! she’s just my best friend!”

“sure y/n, i mean tobin and i were best friends once.”

“that’s different.”

“is it though?”

upon seeing your silence, christen pulled back a little bit and gave you another hug.

both of you jump when you hear screaming and cheers outside, most likely from someone finally scoring a goal.

“i think we scored.”

“how do you know?”

christen blushed before saying, “i’m pretty sure i just heard tobin cheer.”

you fake a gag and christen gives you a little shove.

the two of you talk a bit about how you’re adjusting to manchester and about the us team.

the clicking of cleats on the ground is what makes the both of you look up.

“what’s-“

“hi jack.”

christen shot up out of her seat.

“i’m going to go look for tobin.”

the forward hurriedly rushed out of the room and now it was just the two of you in the room.

the midfielder walked a bit more until she was right in front of you.

“how’s the ankle?”

“oh just a sprain, don’t worry jack.”

“how long are you going to be out?”

“about a month.”

jackie lets out frustrated sigh and runs her hands through her ponytail.

“i should’ve broken her ankles-“

“jack!”

you try to stand up, before jackie shoves you back down.

“no. you’re going to hurt yourself. stop.”

you sigh and pout, looking up at the midfielder.

fuck she’s pretty.

“pouting won’t work y/n, even if it is cute.”

your cheeks flush hard at her words.

maybe christen was right?

maybe you did like her?

“hey.”

jackie’s voice snaps you out of your thoughts.

“what’s on your mind?”

you shake your head, whispering a quick “nothing” before glancing down at your bandaged ankle.

you let in a sharp intake of breath when jackie tilted your head up with her hand propped under your chin.

“no what’s the matter?”

you gulp, trying your best not to get lost in the midfielder’s strikingly blue eyes.

“i- i like you,” you blurt out suddenly, cheeks flushing red at your sudden confession.

jackie’s eyes widen a little in surprise but her grip under your chin never falters.

“i-“

jackie’s response gets cut off when tobin walks in.

“hey! how’s my favorite forward do-“

the older forward stops suddenly upon seeing the position the two of you are in, and backs away slowly.

both of you laugh at her reaction, before you turn to one another.

at this point jackie still hadn’t replied and you were getting a little nervous.

“i get it if you don’t want to be friends with me or something- i didn’t mean to make it weird and-“

you’re cut off by jackie’s laugh.

you furrow your eyebrows.

“and now you’re laughing? did i do something?”

jackie looked at you, eyes bright before saying:

“i’m just relieved. i’ve been flirting with you ever since you joined united dummy.”

“oh. oh.”

your cheeks are a little red, and you start to say:

“oh um i’m a little oblivious i guess? i’m-“

jackie cuts you off when she kisses you.

you gasp a little in surprise but kiss her back softly, pulling her down into your lap.

your hands fell to her waist, one of jackie’s arms draped over your shoulder.

tobin’s wolf whistle is what makes the two of you break away.

the two of you hear a slap and a “tobin!” and a “sorry!” before you turn to the doorway.

you blush when you see casey and the majority of the team (and some of the arsenal players) who came to check on you.

jackie suddenly realized the position she was in and shot up out of your lap, face painted scarlet.

thank god for you, casey didn’t comment on it, only briefing you a bit over your ankle.

however, your teammates weren’t as kind.

as soon as casey left the room cheers and whistles broke out.

“damn jackie!”

��that’s why you were trying to kill daan!”

“aw your girlfriend got injured!”

you and jackie stood blushing, but all and all you were met with lots of supportive teasing.

“hey who said it first?”

you blushed before muttering, “i did.”

“YES YOU OWE ME A COFFEE DATE CHRIS!”

christen lets out a sigh before mumbling:

“i shouldn’t have helped you y/n.”

[doctorwhommm]

not that anyone wants to hear my hot takes about rtd coming back but:

-more gays??? Yes pls

-more rtd dalek stories?? YES PLEASE

-he wrote my favourite style of finale so im looking forward to that

-he was so good at writing relatable companions and their families without making everything about them and getting stuck on modern day earth,,, like he was just ,,, rly good at writing interpersonal relationships

-BUT that being said he better not write another companion/doctor romance plot bc the rose romance and how he treated martha and mickey,,, UH OH NO THANKS pls treat ur poc and female characters better this time bestie

-hes gonna write such a good 60th omg

-more spin offs?? which might actually be good???? count me in

-he was rly good at doing classic who references and fan service shit without the show becoming a self referential nightmare that it sometimes became under moffat

-so like… bring another classic companion back prehaps sir,,,, ace is right there.,,,,,,,, <33333 or even bring martha back for a bit <<3333 OR WILF <<<33333333

-but pls dont make any of the original rtd era companions return for good as a permanent fixture omg

-anyway doctor who renaissance here we come

-the only conceivable way this could be better would be if murray gold came back too

-all this being said, the chibnall era didnt mean the show was “dead” and i actually rly liked s12, and i hope s13 will be great too. ppl who claim the fanbase died clearly r fucking stupid bc the dw fanbase NEVER dies it literally transcends death even when the show itself isnt broadcasted for over a decade lmao

-in a similar vain this isnt some “bringing back the tumblr 2012 era” stfu just bc u didnt continue being a fan doesnt mean everyone did, it was like this when the d*stiel shit happened last november and i wanted to scream ,,, dw trancends s*perwhol*ck and 2012 tumblr

-anyway, jodie deserves rights but OMG RTD MY BELOVED

[korixae]

ooo enjoy capaldi’s seasons!! he’s my fav doctor i think <3. the second of the 60th specials is def my fav but they’re all really good so u can look forward to those. you’ll have to let me know your thoughts! i can’t say i’ve watched loadsss of the classic who doctors but im planning on doing a full watch through as soon as ive got time, so ill hopefully be getting round to shada eventually

out of the shows you have in your description, which fandom is your fav to interact with? and are there any not on the list that you like more?

doctor who! there’s nothing in particular about the actual fandom that i like more than the others but doctor who is my fav of the shows i have on there. all the other ones i have been obsessed with at some point and i could def still have an in depth conversation on them but doctor who is a constant. like im never not thinking about it. so yeah def like interacting with dw fandom most, if purely because i love talking about dw 🫶

i do absolutely have fandoms that aren’t on the list and tbh a lot of those one i actually like more than the ones that are on there, but none of them beat dw i don’t think!

[brilliantfantasticgeronimo]

[ "Barcelona" by Stephen Sondheim ]

[nextsevxn]

my honorable mentions on youth with you (part two).

this post is my part two of my honorable mentions on youth with you. this list consists of girls who i wanted in the top 9 (or not but i really liked them) but were unfortunately eliminated. i wish these girls all the best in the future whether they stand on stage or not.

these girls listed were eliminated on episode 16 with the exception of one girl who was eliminated on episode 9 and 10.

so continuing from my list:

Qi Sui. (NaHo)

the only japanese trainee in the competition so her mandarin is not as great as the rest of the girls but her rock arrangement of the cute concept the original song portrayed was really awesome and it made me notice her. she may not be in my top 9 picks but i want to mention her because her vocals are really nice and i really want to see what’s in store for her.

Duan Xiaowei.

her hand dance during the first evaluation really surprised me and i was impressed with the emotions she displays in her performance. i was shocked that she was placed 60th in the first elimination because she deserved better. her vocals are not the best but i love her dance performance and i wish her the best.

Feng Ruohang.

i noticed her when she did “the eve” and her dance performance is magnificent. the way her body moves and the way she presents herself makes her stand out on stage. i was upset that she was eliminated but that doesn’t mean it was the end for her. can’t wait to see her on stage again.

Huang Xinyuan. (Yennis)

aka dancing queen as she calls herself. honestly she’s one of the best dancers in the show - among many other talented dancers. her performance in “play” was so good she didn’t deserve last place and she was awesome on “why am i so good looking”. i’m excited to see what she’s doing in the future.

Wang Qing. (Yvonne)

a beautiful vocal that was sadly overshadowed by her humour. don’t get me wrong i love humorous people but it lowkey makes me sad when the only reason why some people like her on the show because she’s funny. the way she sings makes me wanna fly to the moon and back because it’s that beautiful.

Xia Yan.

amazing vocalist and a great dancer. hopefully after this show, she would be signed with a music company or making music independently. i love her performance in “mama” and “r&b all night” and i wish her the best.

Ma Shujun.

another magnificent vocal and talented performer that was sadly eliminated a little too early for my liking. her performance on “mama” and “real” was so freaking awesome i wanted to drop everything for her. although her time on the show was cut short, she was definitely one intimidating contestant.

Wei Chen. (Vicky)

one hell of a performer. sweetheart offstage, monster onstage. although she only did two performances, she was on freaking fire every time. she truly shined during “mama” and i was disappointed when that stage couldn’t save her from elimination. im excited to see her in the yg new girl group.

Wang Siyu. (Jane)

the only contestant on this list that had a short time span on the show. jane has beautiful vocals and her dance skills are amazing. she was robbed in the show, i still can’t believe she was eliminated in the first round. homegirl didn’t deserve that. im looking forward to seeing jane in the new girl group since we didn’t get to see much on the show.

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i wish not only these girls but all the eliminated trainees the best in the future. whether they stand on stage or not, i know they will work hard to achieve their dreams. that concludes my honorable mentions list, i wonder who you rooted for and did your top 9 list change like mine did? let me know!

(all photos obtained on youth with you’s twitter page)

[sporesgalaxy]

Oh god Sylvie's story is so wild. I need to know how that battle ends! Is he ok afterwards? Does he die?! GAAH! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!

He’s ok!!

FUCK IT, full play-by-play!!!!!!!! Direct quotes!!!!!!! Deal with my weak improvised connectors!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAA

The party defeats his monster form but it’s just Dream Big beefed up by shadow realm magic and unchecked rage, so Sylvie is fine. He’s launched out of the room they’re in by the final blow, though, and the party But Especially Rick goes running after him.

He’s lying on the ground, beaten up but alive. He laughs harshly. “I lost again. Of course! I don’t know why I expected anything else.” He sighs. “Finish me off.”

Rick steps forward first, and says very earnestly “Sylvie…it…it must have been…SO hard for you. I’m really sorry.”

Mera sort of steps forward, looks over at Rick, and awkwardly asks, “Should I– should I, like, do a thing?” Rick nods enthusiastically. Mera kneels down next to Sylvie.

“I. I’m. Not going to kill you,” She says, as reassuringly as possible.

Rick does the universal mime for “GO ON,” so Mera tries very hard to continue smoothly, “Um…………Hey.”

Sylvie stares at her from the ground.

“Sorry,” Mera continues, “I’m…bad at this. Look–” She takes a deep breath, “–you were right. You were right about…a out all that stuff I did. Those are indeed. Things I did. I’m–” she suddenly takes on a truly earnest tone. She’s really trying. “I’m genuinely sorry. About the tournament [the event she and Sylvie met at in AC]…and the scar. Especially the scar. I still don’t remember you from the tournament, to be totally honest, but it seems like what I did…REALLY affected you. So. I’m sorry.”

She looks back at the party, wondering if she just did that right. Rick is nodding again!

She turns back to Sylvie, and leans a little closer to him, lowering her voice. “Look, Sylvie–” she winces, not 100% sure that was actually his name, but when he doesn’t react negatively, she keeps going, “They told me you used to study Epithets. That you wanted to know all about them, and you thought I’d be a good mentor for that. Well, um, sorry, but…I kind of suck. At that. The mentoring…and the epithets.” [She then explains how her epithet affects her, which you’ll be familiar with if you watched the cartoon.] “…and I thought, maybe if I put on airs like I was this big, tough, smart, scary lady, maybe it would actually happen.”

[MINOR MERA CHARACTER ARC SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT. No specifics as to WHY she’s Character Developing, but still, just in case!]

“And, it did! Finally, today, but now I don’t have Indus, and….I don’t have anything. So, none of it was even really worth it. So, i guess I kinda get what you’re feeling right now?” She chuckles nervously, “We’re both at the bottom!”

AWKWARD BEAT.

“Y-Y'know, Indus used to tell me that honorable warriors share their Epithets when they fight, and I always thought he was an idiot for that, but I feel like it’ll help? So, uh–”

She glances at the party, who are all very much in earshot, and decides to lean down and whisper her epithet into Sylvie’s ear.

EDIT: Oh Sylvie apologizes back too Im just very tired. It’s sweet he admits he’s been way too intense. About the whole murder thing.

THIS gives Sylvie the 60TH PROFICIENCY POINT HE NEEDS TO BECOME CLASS 2: DREAMWEAVER!!! His wounds magically heal and he gets a cool outfit upgrade a special final move called an Outclass! He uses it to help the party so they can get to the FINAL final boss of this episode!!! yay!!!!!!

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4hrs Pacing the Chicago Marathon

On the 13th October 2019 I took part in the Chicago Marathon, and as always this is my review of the experience. I was the sub 4 pacer, and this was my second time pacing Chicago Marathon after pacing 3:55 in 2018 (take a look at last years wet run HERE). This was my 51st official marathon and 60th for the 100 marathon club. It was also the 80th event I have been an official pacer, 24th for a marathon. I started the weekend with the Chicago 5k, and wrote a separate review HERE.

Last year I came for a family holiday to Chicago, and we all had a fantastic time. With our trip to New York at the end of the month we could not afford to do both, so decided I would do a short trip alone. I flew out Friday afternoon, with a return trip on Sunday evening. I was hosted by the wonderful Julian Gordan, we lives in Lake Bluff, and I’m very grateful for him looking after me. On the Saturday I took part in the Chicago 5k and it was one hell of a cold event. Fortunately it warmed up slightly, so marathon race day was not as cold. After the 5k, I made my way to the expo early, after a lovely breakfast at Yolk. I had a 12:00 shift at the expo, but I knew Gary Dixon was talking on the main stage, so I wanted to show a friendly face, and offer support. Gary was on the stage with some really knowledgeable people, and he was a pleasure to listen to. After listening to his talk I had to leave for my slot at the expo, talking as a Nike Pacer, to lots of marathon runners. I then met Suman and we made our way to Julian’s in Lake Bluff for a pasta meal. It wasn’t a long sleep because we had to leave at 04:30 to make it to the start line on time. I didn’t have much sleep anyway owing to the time difference, so was awake for most of the night, so it didn’t really matter to me. In the morning we had an hour drive, and needed to be at the Pacers tent before 06:00. I said it last year, but the organisation of the Pacers for Chicago Marathon is slick. We have a nice place to rest and leave our things, with snacks and the organiser, Paul, gives such a motivational speech which is inspiring. There are a lot of Pacers for Chicago, and after our group photo we go to the start line in waves. I was in F which was in wave 2, so we left at 07:15 to get in our corral in time for an 08:00 start. We made our way to the back of the corral, and it soon filled up ready for the sub 4 #funbus. Although it was cold, it was relatively mild compared to Saturday morning. As we made our way to the start more and more people joined us. We had a group of 4 pacers, and I was joined by Matt, Charles and Melissa. I gave a talk to everyone at the start as I always do to explain race strategy, and what was great was Matt (who is a coach in Chicago) chipped in with his own tips, an between us we covered it all. At 08:00 we started to make our way forward, and within 5 minutes we crossed the start, we were off, we had started Chicago Marathon. Chicago is an amazing place to run. To put things in perspective, the roads at London just do not compare, it makes London feel small in comparison. The roads are wider than Berlin, and although it is very busy, it does not have the same congested feel that you have in Berlin (take a look at my review from Berlin marathon 2019 HERE). Unfortunately the roads were full of potholes.

A key bit of advice for anyone running Chicago marathon is to ignore your watch for the first 5 miles. This is what the Pacers are for. I don’t know if it’s the tall buildings or something else, but the GPS goes wild. So my desired pace for a sub 4 marathon is 9:09 per mile. I know from experience that I need to be hitting around 9 – 9:05. On my current watch (Garmin 945) at the first mile marker it recorded 0.90, it also had me running an 11 minute mile. My older watch, on my other wrist (Garmin 235) recorded 2 miles at the 1 mile marker, it also had a 6 minute mile. Clearly both were very wrong, but we ran through mile 1 after 9 minutes, mile 2 in 09:02 and mile 3 in 09:05, keeping the pace nice and steady, despite having no GPS. We had a fantastic time as such a close group of runners, and after about 5 miles the GPS starts working again. But I wasn’t questioned once about the pace. There were 4 pacers, but I mostly ran with Matt and between the two of us there was no need for anyone to ask us any questions. We bounced off each other so well, and every mile we were letting people know how we were getting on. We kept on track from start to finish, and despite some slight delays and poor GPS response, we maintained pace between bang on time, and 30 seconds ahead of schedule. There was no point throughout the course we were not on target. We lost Melissa at around 15 miles, and Charles dropped behind us fo much of the race, catching us up towards the final miles. This would have helped spread our group out, and im so pleased with how we all worked together. We were crowded with runners aiming for sub 4, and the group was so engaged. Often the group starts off enthusiastic but this soon fades. In Chicago the enthusiasm stayed and this just encouraged me more. I enjoyed shouting out to the spectators “let’s hear some noise for the sub 4 runners” and it got a great response every time.

Matt was a superstar and it was a pleasure to run with him. He is local so he had a few points with spectators waiting to give us a cheer. Chicago is the only marathon I’ve ran so far that can rival Lodon Marathon for support. The roads aren't as deep with runners, so there certainly feels like London has more spectator support, but this comes close. There were supporters pretty much the whole route, and the city and suburbs embrace the event, coming out to show support. There were some great sections and even better signs. I dont know where it was, but there is one neighbourhood which is clearly like a Soho equivalent. There were transvestite’s on stage cheering, and as we passed one said “come get some water, don’t worry, I don't think you’re a little butch because you want water”. Then there is Chinatown, and so many more sections that wee just so full of support and culture, it was fantastic. Towards the end Charles joined Matt and I, and we brought everyone home with the final few miles. The atmosphere in the last couple of miles is amazing, and the crowds were out on force. We were on target, but it’s nice to have courses that countdown from 1 mile, which makes it easier to measure pace on the final stages. I’m so happy to have finished in an Official time of 3:59:42, but most of all to deliver with consistent splits. We had a good group with us, many of who that stayed with us from start to finish. There were others we were able to get to pick up the pace towards the end and join us for sub 4. At the finish we made our way to the Pacer Tent for some food. On the way there I picked up a couple of cans of Goose Island. I then went to the bio freeze after party and had another 4 pints of Goose Island, and soaked up the atmosphere. After a lovely day, I ended it with same friendly faces. It was great to catch up with the guys, before heading to the airport.   Read the full article