#angel succeeds!

[ineffable-romantics]

Thank GOD for those new promo pics.... I've always said this was the way I picture Aziraphale in modern day if he'd been the demon instead, and now I have the perfect angel!Crowley to match!

[winepresswrath]

Darla/Angelus is also great because the show has a competing designated OTP and they exist to serve as contrast and hateful competition to THE ship. they are soulless monsters even by the standards of soulless monsters, they literally make the other soulless monsters go "yikes... your relationship seems not good maybe." but they love each other so fucking much. the writers can't help it. they are constantly trying to find their way back to each other. the way she hits him over a head with a shovel and leaves him to an angry mob while he tries to say he doesn't mind dying if it's with her AND the way they coo about it to each other afterwards. the way she takes him back against her better judgement because she missed him so so much but then kicks him out again later because he still can't be who she needs him to be. that's just how they say i love you.

[cesarescabinet]

(this is spacekrakens lmao) dude idk anything about like 1950s Japanese cinema, do you have any recommendations? looking for stuff to toss on the watchlist now that I'm a bit burned out on horror (unless you have some horror recs)

Hey! If you’re curious about Japanese cinema (particularly 1950s), there’s a lot of avenues to explore! Musicals, crime, horror, historical—it all depends on what mood you’re in. (Putting this under a read more because I'm DEFINITELY going to be long posting about this!!!) Hope this is useful to you lol.

(Also noting if anybody wants to add to this list with their own recommendations feel free!!)

With old school Japanese cinema, I’ll always recommend Akira Kurosawa (obviously). He’s made some of the best Japanese movies (and arguably, the best movies of all time imo) and I feel like his work is a good gateway. It’s readily available on physical media/streaming too.

Specifically ‘50s stuff; Hidden Fortress (1958) is a good adventure flick whose structure was swiped for Star Wars, Throne of Blood (1957) is Japanese Macbeth if you like Shakespeare, and if you don’t mind a longer movie Seven Samurai (1954) includes Toshiro Mifune acting like this;

Gotta admit, though—my personal favorites from Kurosawa don’t come from the 1950s; Drunken Angel (1948) and Yojimbo (1961). One has a pathetic gangster as the main lead, the other is just a solid, breezy proto-action film (also has my beloved Unosuke but that's besides the point)

Some personal favorites of mine from the 1950s:

Life of a Horse Trader (1951) is a bittersweet story about a man trying to be a good single father to his son in the backdrop of Hokkaido. He tends not to be great at it. Stars Toshiro Mifune, the most famous face of Japanese cinema and for good reason!

Conflagration/Enjo (1958) is a single Buddhist acolyte’s fall into quiet insanity. Raizo Ichikawa is another amazing actor who I love! Also includes Tatsuya Nakadai who is the GOAT (in my heart).

Godzilla (1954) is AMAZING! If you liked Gozilla Minus One, it took a lot of familiar cues from this movie. It also technically counts as horror, depending on your definition.

Japanese horror from the 1950s:

Ugetsu (1951) (Not one I’ve seen personally, but it’s on Criterion)

The Beast Shall Die (1958) (American Psycho, but in Showa Japan. Tatsuya Nakadai is terrifying in this and absolutely despicable—stylish movie tho!)

Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) (Old-school Japanese ghost story. Honestly, there are so many different versions of this story on film that you can pick which version to watch and go from there—I’m partial to the 1965 version myself, because of the rubber rats and Tatsuya Nakadai playing a crazy person).

The Lady Vampire (1959) is the OG western-style vampire movie from Japan. Plays around with the mythos a lot, but hey our Dracula looks like this;

Misc movies that I think are neat or good gateway movies:

The Samurai Trilogy by Hiroshi Inagaki, which stars Toshiro Mifune as Miyamoto Musashi. Found that people otherwise uninterested in Japanese cinema really enjoyed this!

You Can Succeed, Too (1964) is one of my favorites from the ‘60s, also directed by Eizō Sugawa. A fun satire on the corporate world that's super colorful with catchy songs.

The Sword of Doom (1966) is also another favorite of mine, starring my beloved Tatsuya Nakadai as another bastard man (seriously though Ryunosuke is FASCINATING to me--). Fun gore effects and action scenes!

Kwaidan (1964) is an anthology of Japanese folk tales, labeled a horror film but in that kinda sorta old-school way. Beautifully shot by my favorite Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi (who, if you like this you should seriously check out his other work!)

[alien-enjoyer]

Got a little silly with it.

Etho-themed redraws of ‘Village of the Angels’ (Doctor Who season 13 episode 4) (peak fiction by the way) (best episode of the season)

references and bonus under the cut. Doctor who season 13 spoilers (it’s been out 2 years to the day btw)

And also

[maedre13]

so we all agree that Crowley storming into heaven to save Aziraphale - after him choosing heaven and his plan obviously failing - would be fun!

But, can I interest you in a much angstier universe in which Aziraphale's plan WORKS? And Crowley gets to see (and hear) so much about all the GOOD things Aziraphale is doing?? Sending angels down to earth to do good - and live a little?

Imagine a small horde of young impressionable angels following Aziraphale around during a trip on earth, eagerly trying to learn from him.

Imagine Crowley lurking around the corner, seeing how happy Aziraphale looks, surrounded by other angels - and clearly not needing HIM. Clearly not even missing him.

And imagine Aziraphale's face when he thinks he faintly senses a familiar demonic aura closeby, but nobody is there when he turns around.

[ghost-symphony]

Dominion (SMT)

watercolor

[nychthemeron-rants]

A VERY rough sketch of my take on human Angel Dust, roughly a year before his death.

[dnangelic]

sometimes i think abt towa and argentine in the very last manga chapter n cry

[nastiiuu]

Reading the holy texts

[coffin-wife]

Domestic Psychological Warfare - F. A. Novelette

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[angelsaxis]

i dont think we can solely blame the authors for poorly written books. yes most of the work is on them but when you read something that just feels awkward as hell or like the author was roaming free doing what they wanted, that's because the editor(s) were asleep at the wheel. when an author wants to go on a tangent and use overwritten metaphors for every single thing they want to describe, the editor's supposed to say "hey dial that back". when an author indents way too many time to for "dramatic effect" an editor is supposed to say dont do that lol. like where are the line editors lmao?

[twobeesinatrenchcoat]

I hope in S3 we get to see Supreme Archangel Aziraphale ™️ being an absolute menace in heaven. Like the metatron chose Aziraphale to (probably?) separate him and Crowley, but also because he thought Aziraphale would be easy to control. And boy was he wrong.

[sherlock-is-ace]

my main worry with this season was that it wasn't going to fit with last season, specially being an all new story since neil and terry never got to write the sequel. But boy was I wrong! It not only fits perfectly, but it also gives us more lore, more history and deepens the characters so much!! I loved it, I loved everything about it! I will not shut up about it kdjfhgkdfg

[yoursminehourss]

a broken sort of angel

[reallyreal-madeingold]

🥰?

150 words for the last one because you're damn persistent.

and I'm definitely gonna need to add that warning now lol

to answer your ask

How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?

Yes yes yes please interact with me! The only think I like to talk about more than myself (is such a thing possible) is to talk about my writing.

[zhongrin]

welp, all things come to an end... it's been fun *wipes tears dramatically*