#another rant that’s been on my mind since rewatching lmao

[jacarandaaaas]

something that’s been on my mind for a while now is how important the love between the family is for the movie. encanto portrays familial love in so many ways from grand gestures to subtle details and I think that’s such a huge reason for why all the characters are so memorable. even the characters with way less screentime are still shown to be loving individuals! basically what I’m trying to say here is that the family love is such a key element to not only the plot but the characters journeys too! and I feel like we need more appreciation for the strength of the madrigal family and their unconditional love for eachother

this edit is partly what inspired this post lmao

[mal3vol3nt]

hello!! I randomly spent like 30 minutes stalking your blog and!! 2 thing!!

bro I just got into atla and WHAT IS WITH THE FANDOM DUUUDE.. what’s with all the discourse it’s literally not that serious damn and how could people misinterpret literally every character so bad 😭😭 why are people so mean to my boy aang. he’s literally just a little guy. sunshine personified literally HOW IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO HATE HIM WHAT!! and just. everyone misinterprets everyone so bad, zuko too, also it is kind of annoying how most of the fanworks are about him, I love him too, both he and aang are my favourite characters, but it would be nice to see stuff focused on other characters too.. also people in the fandom woobify him so bad and it’s just like. why. his flaws are what make him interesting!!! also I have no strong feelings on z/k, I think it’s a pretty mid ship but it can be done well (one of my favourite fics does it really well and the reason I really liked it there is bc IT WASNT EVEN THE FOCUS THE FOCUS OF THE FIC WAS AANG AND ZUKO’S FRIENDSHIP, and the author wasn’t even planning for it in the first place it sorta just happened with the way they wrote it, so it actually made sense in that context, so it can be done well but imo it doesn’t work within the context of the show and kataang is objectively so much cuter cmon y’all have bad taste smh) anyways yeah. atla fandom is wack as hell and I will not be joining it lol a lot of people here need to go rewatch the show bc they seemingly completely forgot what it’s about and also touch some grass (but tbh aaaall the sequels will never be canon. to me. lok and most of the comics butchers the gaang so bad and it makes me so upset so I refuse to acknowledge them as canon. there are no atla sequels in ba sing se :)

ok wow sorry for the random long ass rant in your inbox I hope you don’t mind!! have been thinking about that and I guess reading a lot of your posts sorta made me want to get that out somehwre

anyways what I ACTUALLY wanted to ask is if you read fanfiction, do you know of any good aang centric fics? since. it should not be that hard to find them he’s the MAIN CHARACTER why is he so unpopular in his own show he’s literally the little guy ever <//3 more aang appreciation pls

AH sorry for taking so long to answer! i haven’t peeped my inbox in quite some time lol

BUT THANK YOUU and i agree 100%!! joining the atla fandom is like being dropped in the middle of a war zone so i’d definitely recommend staying away and just sticking to the actual show and fanfics lmao

now as for aang-centric fics i’m so glad you asked. lemme put yall on (a lot of this is aangst sorry)

1. 🧡

Aang's 18th birthday stirs up a lot of unprocessed grief and with the inauguration of the United Republic just around the corner and increasing expectations the pressure of it all is becoming too much

Republic City shenanigans, drunken truth or dares, complicated visits home and a semi-arranged marriage inbound!

Complete — 24 Chapters

Part 1 of the finding our way series

⭐️ now this is by FAR my favorite aang-centric fics of all time. it goes into aang’s repressed anger and grief in a way that is so well done i can’t believe it’s free to read. if you’re someone who loves aang, you will love this fic that is a guarantee. i seriously can’t recommend it enough

⭐️ this brilliant author also has another fic uploaded to the same series titled “beautiful boy” that is bumi ii and cloud family-centric. i’m currently reading it and it is a masterpiece so i’d highly recommend that as well

2. 🧡

A sound carried on the winds lead Aang and Katara to hope for something seeming long lost.

Complete — 3 Chapters

3. 🧡

Aang meets one of the firebenders who took part in the original Air Nomad genocide, and Suki deals with the aftermath.

One Shot

4. 🧡

Hakoda and Aang have both lost too much in the war. Together, they learn what it means to live.

One Shot

5. 🧡

In which, Aang still suffers from the guilt and shame after having abandoned his duties as the Avatar resulting in the Airnomad genocide and his friends, remind him that he isn't alone, not in this fight.

Incomplete — 4/6 Chapters

6. 🧡

A collection of ficlets written for Aang Week 2021, hosted by @ aangweek on Tumblr.

Complete — 7 Chapters

7. 🧡

Being the Avatar is a burden as heavy as the weight of the world. But as long as Katara is alive, she swears that Aang will never have to carry it alone. Written for Kataang Week 2023 Day 2: Injured.

One Shot

8. 🧡

Aang goes to Kyoshi for advice, and learns that they might have more in common than he imagined.

One Shot

9. 🧡

Raava was ancient. The spirit of order and light, created to serve as a peacekeeper among the spirits. That was her purpose. When she had fused with Wan, she had fully anticipated the years of strife and war.

What she had not anticipated, however, was the feelings. The feelings of love, joy, fear. The feelings of humanity.

And no such feelings were stronger than the love she experienced the first time she looked into the eyes of her newest incarnation. The first time she met Aang.

One Shot

10. 🧡

“I want you to make me a promise, Avatar Aang,” Katara whispered. This time, when she placed her hand on top of his, he didn’t pull away. “When this is all over, when the war is won… Promise me that you’ll grieve.”

(alternatively: grieving is hard. aang’s friends work harder. a series of missing/expanded scenes from a:tla exploring aang’s grief through his friends’ eyes.)

One Shot

(continuation in reblogs)

[culpeppercheckers721]

Turnsgiving 2024– Day 2: Character Song Choice

Ok as everybody knows this is already a topic I have talked about a lot (and I will continue to rant about Turn & music lmao) BUT here is some specific stuff for today!!

One: Next Semester

I already cannot shut up about certain character song connections, such as Touchy Feely Fool with Abraham Woodhull, or Inertia in regards to Robert Townsend, two favorite AJR songs for two of my favorite characters— however, to start off, I want to mention another song off my Abe Woodhull playlist: Next Semester by Twenty One Pilots.

It took a minute before this song grew on me, but when it did it was entirely due to the fact that it made me think of Abe, in more ways than one! Every time I rewatch the scene of him standing by King’s College and having a flashback to the day he lost his brother, I now ALWAYS think of the lyrics; “I remember certain things; what I was wearing, the yellow dashes in the street […] then I heard, ‘hey, kid, get out of the road’” and furthermore, OUTSIDE of canon, I will also now ALWAYS associate this song with Man of Regret, an absolutely wonderful fic that I was just re-reading for Thanksgiving! Essentially, it’s a modern AU following Abe trying to finish law school after the trauma of his brother’s death, quite literally starting fresh next semester, and also follows his relationship with Robert and just GOD— the chorus hits. “Can’t change what you’ve done; start fresh next semester.”

I need to make a Next Semester edit some day soon, I’ll be sure to show y’all when I do. ;)

Two: Twin Size Mattress

Now secondly, this is actually a song I’ve brought up before since I made the mistake of hearing it during a certain incredible fic (Do Something Revolutionary) and I was EFFECTED. So yes, Twin Size Mattress. I could deep dive on this and why it weirdly works for Abe (thought don’t get me started on why this song reminds me of IT lmao), but in short, I feel it really encapsulates his story and his struggles, and his ultimate desperation to act, to stand up and do the right thing.

The first line especially resonates for me when I think about him and the rest of the ring— “This is for the lions living in the wiry, broke-down frames of my friends’ bodies.” Like FUCK. 🤡 And of course there are ways to interpret some of these lyrics from a Townhull lens because you guys know me. ;) Especially for some reason “with tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay, you said ‘Hey man, I love you, but no fucking way’”, also wait why do all of these songs have “hey” in them lmfao. Anyways, I’m sorry this post is so long, I just feel so many emotions because of this damn dumbass.

By the way if anyone does want to see my full ongoing Abe Woodhull playlist (which is definitely still subject to change, mind you), here it is: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLerC4t4w-fi6MahbNajGO1SqSNVwz5czN&si=0K6-Y8VrDplfPVA_

And alright FINALLY, not just Abe-related (for now lmao), this:

Three: One Eyed Bastard

Okay yes this match is a little more surface level just because of his literal “one eyed bastard” arc in season 3 lmfao, BUT the whole motif of revenge and the general energy is, honestly, hilariously fitting for Rogers! Hence why I edited this meme, which I only just remembered I have not properly posted! ;D

This is part of a larger meme compilation I mean to share one day, but for now, enjoy this! 🤠

Thank you so much if you actually read this freakishly long post ACK I’M SORRY ITS SO GARGANTUAN. 😭 I just have so much to say on this topic (and even more posts I haven’t made lol) since I have always been the biggest sucker for setting music to a character that I enjoy. ;)

THANKS FOR READING ONCE AGAIN! 🫶

[keeperofthebox]

🎶😇🖕 for Cole plz :)

I have been watching Dragons Rising and I was so annoyed I had to wait so long to see Cole so thanks for giving me an opportunity to rant about him <3

🎶 Music - The movie gave him that DJ trait which was cool but I dont necessarily see Cole as the type to make music. Especially considering his relationship to the arts. I do see him as the one with the most varied and quality taste of all the ninja though. In my minds eye he has a CD wall in his room. I think he would listen to pretty much anything and genuinely enjoy himself but rock has to be his favorite. Pun lightly intended. I mean look at him that boy is made to go vibe out at a metal show.

He'd seriously like everything though. I see him liking whatever the Ninjago equivalents of ska and reggae are especially. Since music is so political - especially those two movements in particular - it's hard to say it'd be exactly the same in Ninjago world. but that type of thing would be up his alley.

I think he's the type to know a lot about music but not necessarily feel the need to mansplain it to people. With prompting though he'd say something super knowledgeable and nuanced about music production or something and whoever he's talking to would be like wtf. Where'd that come from. HAHA

😇 Religion - He's in a situation where any religious belief he would have would basically be reality. Like "yeah I believe this realm was settled for humans by a magical mixed species oni-dragon ninja from another dimension a zillion years ago and eventually he will have a successor in the form of a chosen one with the power of all 4 elements from his original dimension combined". Sounds crazy but that literally happened and he watched it happen. LMAO.

Cole is a chill type so I imagine he'd be open to others beliefs unless he felt they were immoral or unjust in some way. That's just being a hero and a ninja though. I'd have to go rewatch his reaction to finding out the Writers of Destiny are full of shit to have a more solid opinion about it.

🖕 Anger - Cole is more likely to get annoyed than angry especially after he's matured this much. He's the rock of the group so he's pretty emotionally stable. He gets irritable all the time with the others being idiots or with things not going his way but for actual deep anger I think it takes a lot for him to feel that way. It would probably be something like betrayal that would push him to that point.

If he was mad I figure he would fight his heart out about it. That's the thing with all the ninja like they're martial artist heroes so they have this shared trait of "I will fight to save others and maintain justice". For Cole especially anger is just fuel to attain that goal.

[geminiofpluto]

Oh my god, that was beautiful

Just a note, the readmore is just me ranting about Earthspark and its season finale but there might be spoilers??? Just... oh my god

Another note: there aren't any spoilers but I'm just adding readmore so I don't take up too much space on a page lmao

Dude, what the duck, Earthspark was good af, my goodness

I'm crying of joy?!?!?

That one singular tear

WHO TF GAVE ANIMATION THE RIGHT TO DO THIS

HOW CAN PEOPLE HATE THIS? How can those of particular views look upon this show ans hate it because wtf, it's so beautiful.

To the TF fans who refuse to give this show a chance, oh my god, please change your mind. It's got good action, it's got good messages

IT'S NOT AS CHILDISH AS YOU MIGHT THINK, THIS GETS AS DARK AS TFP, DARKER THAN BAYVERSE EVEN IF YOU LOOK DEEPER INTO BUT OH MY GOD

I don't think a show had ever made me feel so hdjskfvehzhjsd, and no other show ever will!

I don't know what the people behind this were thinking, but they were THINKING!

It's been so long since we've gotten such a TF show like this that manages to be so light-hearted and gritty at times.

The message of family and love never fails, it just gives me so much freaking joy and hope. And to see it in a Transformers show, it's just so damn beautiful.

I have never been so happy about such a thing before! I can't wait for season 2, and I certainly can't wait to rewatch this all again!

To see every beautiful detail, to feel every feeling, to have a reason to go keyboard smashing whenever I see this!

GAH! I LOVE TRANSFORMERS!

[superfanficnatural]

Thanks so much for tagging me babes! My gosh it's been so freaking long since I've done something like this so this is kinda exciting LMAO

last song: funnily enough Koroba by Tiwa Savage (I was shaking ass last night before I fell asleep ok)

favorite color: green (not because of Dean Winchesters eyes AT ALL)

last book: does fanfiction count? 😭 I'm in the middle of reading both the first book in the darkest minds series as well as a book called don't believe everything you think. I genuinely cannot remember the last book I finished that wasn't alternatively related to school, don't make fun of me ��

last movie: this has just made me realize I have not seen a movie in weeks because I have been doing nothing but binging I think 8 or 9 shows at the same time I'm throwing out uhhh speak no evil (girl clean up isle MY PANTS I got up and my seat at the movie theater was SOAKED... James McAvoy the man that you are 😩)

last tv show: strictly speaking the vampire diaries as I am doing a rewatch but I also am currently in the middle of rewatching the 100 at the same time

sweet/spicy/savory: savory and sweet are geniune equals for me because I need savory for my meal and I need sweet for after. I have the most insane sweet tooth after every meal I genuinely go feral for something sweet I think I have a vitamin deficiency or something who knows but I also do like spicy

relationship status: Honestly I sat and stared at this and my annoyance grew I hate that this question is on here 😭 IM SINGLE PER THE NORM

last thing I googled: "how long would a full watch of the matrix take" because I have recently come to find out my bestie hasn't seen the movies so I am preparing to culturally educate them

current obsession: apparently I'm a man of culture because this assumes a person can only have one obsession at a time but I have several hundred I fear, and that is only counting the men 😔 but for now I shall say Star Wars for my recent fic because I have created nearly enough content for two extra books after of completely original content that I'm super excited for... just need to actually get to the writing of it...

looking forward to: can I cheat and say... the writing to the above statement... ok no to give another answer that's also in the realm of tumblr something I'm currently looking forward to is the emergence of new writers who write for male readers and beyond. I also wish there to be more gender neutral, along with trans representation among others of course but to selfishly say what I'd like it would definitely be centered around male readers. I also don't mind if they are written from the perspective of someone outside of the male identity as long as they are accurate in their writings (which, I guess if y'all see this pls come to me I will happily help with any info if it means I get more fics lol). Ok sorry about that lowkey rant? Was kinda on my mind lol.

Again thank you so much for tagging me in this @hintsofhoney !! Love you babes! And I since I don't know everyone who has been tagged in the previous ones so far sorry if I repeat you but throwing out a few names here! @flamencodiva @magssteenkamp @sams-sass @jensengirl83 also anyone else who sees this and would like to join in! I'd love to get to know my followers/mutuals/new people that come across this!

Ten people I’d like to get to know better ᯓᡣ𐭩

tagged by @winchestergirl2 & restarting the thread bc the other one was loooong 😆 thanks for the tag babe 💕

last song: drag me down by one direction

favorite color: light pink or light yellow or sage green

last book: currently reading twisted games and obsessed with Rhys Larsen

last movie: devil wears prada

last tv show: castle

sweet/spicy/savory: sweet or savory depending on the day!!

relationship status: married

last thing I googled: “that 70s show cast” (laura prepon was in my last castle episode I had to make sure it was her lmao)

current obsession: reentering my 1d era 😔✊🏼 but also rhys larsen

looking forward to: the holidays!!

tagging @makeadealwithdean @wayward-dreamer @superfanficnatural @emoryhemsworth and whoever else wants to join!!

[aceofshitposts]

I saw that you like CATS the musical. What are your thoughts on the movie?

AAAAH AHHAHA oh man oh boy y'all should BUCKLE IN cuz it's a ride

my simple thoughts? it's entertaining if only because it butchered the stage show so badly in an attempt to idk modernize it? Well, modernization is one part of it I think. The other part I'll go into below lol. I don't necessarily hate some of the more modern renditions of the songs (mostly the ensemble sets like Jellicle Song for Jellicle Cats) but then others are just... so poorly done it's insulting.

I've said this at the end of this whole rant too but I'm gonna put it up here in case people don't (justifiably) wanna see me go on and on about it:

The movie wasn't made for fans of the musical. It was made to make money and I believe they choose, at least partially, to do that through making it the weirdest and worst possible adaptation they could so that people would want to go see the train wreck. Which, really, worked! It was all people could talk about for a good while so like... Goal achieved, I guess.

A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS UNDER THE CUT cuz i don't wanna. flood your dash with... this

ALRIGHT SO. Most of my friends know I'm actually a huge fan of new adaptations of things. I love remakes (provided the people making it are coming at it with some form of heart and not just... cash grabbing which is more often the case) I love seeing other peoples interpretations of characters, or changing settings. It's one of the reasons I like American comics so much, getting to see different writers takes is fascinating.

I think musical movies can be wonderful ways to introduce people to a stage show that might have been unavailable to them otherwise! Chicago, for example, is one of the BEST musical to movie adaptations in my opinion. It kept the heart of the show, it's funny and the song numbers are done really well.

There are of course other famous examples, such as Grease or Bye Bye Birdie. Hairspray was also a wonderful take. These are simply off the top of my head, there are of course more.

CATS in particular has a history. If you go through my CATS tag you may see a few posts from @catsnonreplica which posts photos from non broadway productions of CATS! It's a fascinating read and I love, love, love looking at the other interpretations of the characters! CATS is a musical full of fun and wonderful characters if you take the time to see past the ridiculousness haha and the Korean and Japanese runs of CATS especially have some of my favourites.

How does this relate to the movie, I hear you say well. As you might has noticed the movie's interpretations of the characters is........ lackluster at best and downright uncanny valley at best.

CATS is, at its core, a ridiculous thing. I will fully admit that! But it's fun, it's entertaining and if you pay a little attention you can actually get the plot. (Honestly I don't understand when people complain it has no plot but that's a whole other rant for another day)

The movie was... obsessed with this idea of like... semi realism? Like obviously, as a fan, I think they should have leaned into the over the top character designs but instead we got...w ell:

Bombalurina:

Demeter left and Bomba right. Demeter was actually cut! From the movie which is. upsetting lmao.

Macavity is one of the worst offenders for me:

Macavity was... I wish I could know what the hell they were thinking there cuz it's even in his song? Ginger cat??? THAT IS NOT... A GINGER CAT...... but I digress. I would show more examples but I think you get the point.

So. We've butchered the characters appearances. Okay that's fine but what about their personalities?

ALSO BUTCHERED.

There's... there's a lot to unpack here. Just for context: the Jellicle Ball happens once a year and the Jellicle leader chooses a single cat to be reborn into a new life. In the stage play all the cats who are nominated for this honour are on the older side (Jenny-Any-Dots, Bustopher Jones, Skimbleshanks, Gus The Theatre Cat, and eventually Grizzabella) AND are always nominated by another cat. Not themself, unlike the movie where they all seem to nominate themselves.

Jenny-Any-Dots went from a doting grandmother figure who's celebrated for her selfless volunteering and tireless work into a conceited, vain younger cat who is obsessed with fame.

It's an incredibly strange dichotomy. I don't doubt some of it isn't the result of the uh people playing the characters honestly. I do think some of them did the best they could! I don't really blame Jason Derulo, for example, for Tugger. And honestly, Tugger was probably closest to his stage version (while being a trouble maker, he's shown to show Deuteronomy an immense amount of respect)

Speaking of Tugger! This will bring us to one of the biggest grievances with the movie and that is how they handled Mr Mistoffelees.

So... Ugh. So. We have Victoria as the pov character, which imo is like whatever in the grand scheme of things, and then we have Misto who they have decided will be get live interest cuz... Of course. Misto is shown throughout the musical to be awkward, unsure of himself and well. Really, kinda incompetent. Which is Wild cuz in the stage show he might be aloof but he's fairly confident in his powers.

So, Old Deuts gets kidnapped. In the stage show Tugger is the one to bring Misto forward! It's really quite sweet, imo, and I'm showing myself as a Tuggoffelees shipper here, but again Tugger is previously shown to be pretty conceited but then here he is boosting and hyping up Misto to bring Deuteronomy back. My friends and I have lovingly dubbed this the boyfriend hype song.

SOMEHOW. The movie manages to make this, easily, the MOST BORING number in the whole thing. Which, again, WILD. Misto awkwardly stumbles through his whole song, which again is... Boasting of his supreme magical powers which movie Misto clearly. Does not have or believe to have. The song, to me, feels super awkward and unnecessarily drawn out in the movie which sucks cuz it's one of my favourites in the show.

The declawing (heh) of Mr Mistoffelees actually reminds me strongly of how they changed Gaston in the live action Beauty and the Beast movie. He's gone from a beloved figure in the animated movie to someone so disliked in the town that Le Fou has to pay people off to say nice things about him. It's just. Wild character choices were made!!

Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat is probably my favourite in movie non ensemble number. It feels the most... Genuine? Compared to the other nomination songs.

Other problems include but are not limited to:

The inconsistent size scale of the CATS which throws me off constantly.

The weirdly overt sexual overtones added to MANY of the songs (Jenny and Bustopher being the worst)

This is just a personal gripe and opinion but I don't like that they used the UK version of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. The American version is both better known and tbh way more fun. Teazer's giggle? Adds ten years to my life every time.

Victoria's added solo song, Beautiful Ghosts, while I like the song as a song it doesn't fit the style of message of the musical. In the movie she's singing directly to Grizzabella who's being an outcast for years that she should be grateful she even has memories of being part of the tribe?? What?? But I know they had to add an original song to be able to be nominated for awards in like the Grammys n shit (which is why all musical movies will have an original song, fun fact!!) kinda funny they went to the effort though considering........... I don't think anyone could have genuinely believed CATS 2019 was gonna win anything but golden rhaspberries.

Movie Mr Mistoffelees has made repeated appearances as my sleep paralysis demon

The various cut characters, shout outs to Jemima, Demeter and Jellylorum especially

Bombalurina being a henchman to Macavity rubs me the wrong way

God I've written... So much. You probably get it by now haha. Like I said at the beginning, I try to go into any adaptation with an open mind but... Let's be honest, this movie wasn't marketed to people who are fans of the musical.

It was marketed, and made, to make money. And they choose to do that through, I think, intentionally making the worst possible version ever. Bad press is still press and the more outrageous people said the movie was the more people wanted to go see exactly what kind of train wreck it was.

Which is a disservice to the stage show, honestly, and all the people who've worked on it over the years.

But what can we do, right?

And besides all that, I do... Still own the movie version and I do still rewatch it on occasion. It is entertaining even if it's in a train wreck kind of way. I usually end up watching the 1998 version, then 2019 and then various tour runs that are on YouTube. (I highly recommend the 2016 tour, it's very good)

So in conclusion. It's fun (?) to watch. I enjoy picking things apart and doing analysis (if you couldn't tell!) so like... I don't hate it?

It did what it set out to do, I guess, and I can't fault it for that but. It's not a fair metre with which to judge the stage show imo. But I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, haha.

Jazz hands. I'm more than happy to elaborate or just chat about CATS if anyone wants! I grew up listening to the Broadway CD since I was a toddler so it's been! A very long standing obsession haha. Probably the only other thing on par with CATS is my obsession with Jurassic Park which I've also been a fan of since I was 3 (but that's a whole story in and of itself)

[angelhummel]

since he doesn’t get enough appreciation; what do you like about tristan milligan (:

So much stuff!! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to rant. I'm gonna hide it under a cut cause it'll probably get long. And keep in mind I'm at the tail end of season 12 in my rewatch so it'll probably focus more on early Tristan lol

For starters, Tristan is just iconic. Period. I mean they had him make an early appearance when Bianca was supposed to be showing future niners around (in s11 ?) and he had like two lines and everyone immediately knew "this kid is iconic, we need to get him back as a main character". So they did! And Degrassi was better off for it

I know this was just pulled out of the writers' asses at the last minute but. The fact that Owen is Tristan's brother?? And Owen is so nasty and rude and THREW ADAM THROUGH A GLASS DOOR and thank god that none of that rubbed off on Tristan. He can be sharp and sassy but he's still such a sweetheart underneath it all. So that’s impressive since we know who he grew up with

Related to that, an underrated hilarious moment is when he's bonding with Adam. (Which was super cute btw and we needed more of that). When Adam is telling him about how being lgbt at Degrassi isn't always easy. And one time some asshole threw him through a glass door. And Tristan is like "oh wow my brother got suspended for throwing someone through a door" and then they're both like .........

And okay, I love this entire batch of niners. They're just all so sweet and adorable. And while I'm not a fan of love triangles/squares, I do enjoy all their friendships together. But none more than Tristan and Tori. Idk what happened to Tori but I'm forever bitter that she disappeared without a trace. Especially bc she played baby Angela and was there before literally anyone else, and was also Cassie Steele's irl sister like ??? she deserved WAY more. But I'm getting off topic there lmao that's another rant

Tristan and Tori’s friendship is one of my faves on the show! It doesn’t feel forced like some people will be like “we’ve been friends since we were kids!” and you’re like no you have not you just met each other when you all got cast in these roles. But nah Tristan and Tori totally feel like they’ve been friends all thru middle school. I love how they both want to do an embarrassing musical number in front of the whole school just bc they like it and they have fun :-) They don’t care what people think

I also love Tristan’s love of performing lol. Like the cute little number with Tori, or wanting to be in the school musical. And I’m glad that Eli could appreciate his greatness. Tbh Eli and Tristan is another little friendship I was sorely deprived of. At least as working musical buddies or something. And the fact that Eli changed Romeo and Juliet into Romeo and Jules with two male leads for Tristan is just great. And Tristan totally killed it

And while I like that Tristan is always unapologetically himself, I also appreciate that he struggles with realistic issues about his self image. Mainly in the way of finding romance. Thinking that no one is going to love him if he looks or acts a certain way. It’s disheartening to see him think he has to change, but it is a very real issue that teens face, never mind gay teens

And I love his relationship with Miles! I don’t care, I really do. Like at first you think the gay guy catches feelings for the straight boy and it’s going to end horribly. And it’s nice enough that Miles is cool about it. But nope, turns out he’s not straight and also he likes Tristan too! And then they have a cute little relationship for a while. And their final scene together at the hospital really made me cry </3

And I know that the biphobia he exhibits is a big deal breaker for most people. But it’s like with Glee. I’m not going to throw the whole character away for something like this, when the whole show exhibits the same flawed thinking bc it’s what the writers think. And Tristan isn’t the only offender so idk why he’s the only one that gets dragged for it. It’s not good, and I’d really rather do without it, but it’s not enough to make me hate him

I really don’t see why he gets such a bad rep in the fandom. Like nearly every other character on the show has done something equally offensive or even worse than biphobia and people don’t have a problem stanning them. But it’s like everything else. People just bitch about what they wanna bitch about, and let things slide what they wanna let slide

But overall I think Tristan is a great character and I’m happy to contribute even a little bit to the general love that’s out there online for him <3 

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top 3 ships:

eVER?? djskwjwj idk if I can narrow it down to three. I literally have been tryna narrow it down to three for a week now and I can’t like I simply cannot cause rn at this moment I definitely am like knee deep in some ships but when I look back at some shows or movies or books there are ships that have impacted me greatly but I know my number one is obviously reddie like I just don’t think anyone ever is gonna compare to them like it’s insane. I have to put taekook as my number two like I just can’t even think of ships or otp’s or romance or love without thinking of them. not only would I not be into bts or at least not for as long as I have, which would indeed be a tragedy, but I just wouldn’t be who I am today and I don’t care how cringey that sounds but those two boys and the relationship they have (wether it be friends or more) has taught me so much and inspired me and shown me how to care for others and what love really looks like. and yeah they introduced me to bts and all seven of them have helped me become the person I am today. anYWAY. after that I literally have nO IDEA. like destiel was one of the first ships I was ever fully invested in. delena makes me feel some typa way no matter how many times I rewatch tvd. stydia was the first ship that made me sob like an idiot. Percy and annabeth are the loves of my life. all the ships in the infernal devices and throne of glass make me lose my actual mind and gallavich???!! they mean the world to me. anyway yeah so there’s like ten more for ya. if u read this much hope u have a great day.

last movie:

TRAINT TO BUSAN

OH MY GOD HDJSNWHEHE this movie !!!!! omgggg it came out in 2016 it has a stellar cast,,if you’ve seen parasite the brother in that is also in this movie and it’s where he really started rising to fame. I was meant to watch the movie in like 2018 but I never got around to it which is an absolute crime!! because I watched it finally last week and have since watched it another three times. It’s so good and just UGH like wow I loved it. there’s a sequel coming out soon which I’m so excited for but yeah highly recommend this movie!! and if you’ve seen it and y’all wanna rant pleaseee message me bc the only person I know that’s seen it is my ex.

currently reading:

a lot, a bunch and yet nothing at the same time lmao. I started re reading the throne of glass series and I got to chapter two of crown of midnight but I haven’t read it in weeks. I’ve been reading IT for literally 8 months lmao bc I just can’t get through it like it’s so thick and intimidating. I‘ve started A court of Wings and Ruins no joke like five times and I should just set aside a day to binge read it. I started Perks of being a wallflower but only read the first chapter and haven’t picked it up in a month now lmao. and lastly I just bought Normal People which I plan on reading soon.

food I’m craving:

ooft idk tbh. probably Mexican, my family had enchiladas one night while I was at work and there was none left when I got home :((

I’m gonna tag @lots-to-love @datingdonovan @gucci-titties @letsgetreddie @reddietczier @beep-beep-isa @goblingabzebo @haotically sorry if y’all have already done it or if u don’t want to all good !!

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HI I JUST GOT BACK FROM A STAR WARS EVENT AND IM ALREADY EXTRA EMOTIONAL BUT I WENT ON INSTAGRAM AND I SAW THIS

MY BRAIN CANT EVEN FUNCTION PROPERLY OKAY THIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SO HERE ARE SOME THOUGHTS THAT CAREERED THROUGH MY MIND AS I WAS SCREAMING LIKE A MANIAC: (BEWARE OF LONG, INSANELY MESSY RANT POST UNDER THE CUT. AGAIN. FORGIVE ME. I AM VERY VERY TIRED. it’s been a long day.)

- i took quite a while trying to find tina because i couldn’t spot her iconic hairstyle and then i finally found her and i was like oh my GOD she looks like hope van dyne from ant man with those bangs but SHE LOOKS SO ADORABLE ANYWAYS OHMY TGWFHDGASJDHOW

- whY IS IT SO DARK LIkE EVERYONE IS IN DARk CLOTHES EVEN QUEENIE AND THIS SCARES THE SHIT OUT OF ME

- newt looks exactly the same as when we last saw him and i love it

- okay guys seriously can we appreciate tina and queenie wearing BLACK

- queenie’s hair is the bomb.com

- LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GETTING LETA X THESEUS AFTER ALL FOLKS

- IT TOOK ME A FULL MINUTE TO FIND CREDENCE IN THE CROWD BECAUSE DAMN BOI HE LOOKIN GUD

- again, holy shit THE THEME COLOURS OF THIS MOVIE IS KILLING ME I LOVE IT SO DAMN MUCH ASDFGHJKL

- who the fuck is beside credence and half hugging him because i feel like im going to end up shipping them really hard by the end of the movie

- I LOVE HOW EVERYONE IS ARRANGED HERE IT’S PRESUMABLE ACCORDING TO LOVE INTERESTS BECAUSE JAKWEENIE, (HOLY FUCKING SHIT IM SO EXCITED FOR) NEWTINA, AND THE WAY LETA AND THESEUS ARE POSITIONED LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE PRETTY CLOSE

- AND GELLERT AND ALBUS ARE LIKE OPPOSITE EACH OTHER SO IM ASSUMING THAT SYMBOLISES THEYRE BROKEN, DISTANT RELATIONSHIP HOLY FUCK

- thank god leta is pretty far away from newt

- actually it’s so interesting that newt, tina and leta’s positions form a triangle and it symbolises a love triangle between the three of them, at least until theseus steps in

- ALSO THE TRIANGLE FORMED BETWEEN NEWT, TINA AND THESEUS IS ANOTHER LOVE TRIANGLE EYYYY THIS IS INTERESTING

- oh my god yall now i am ike 200% sure we’re getting a newtina kiss in this movie which is fucking brilliant because the sooner that happens, the sooner they get married and the more newtina content will be in store for us

- ok but i have to admit leta looks fucking amazing here like her hair and her dress are like WOWOOWOW

- credence looks so much better than we last saw him he’s dressed all fancy and shit

- gellert looks so goth and swag i cannot he might as well put on a pair of shades (he reminds me of punk eleven from stranger things s2 lol)

- albus looks so fucking done with everyone’s shit

- the way leta and theseus look at each other tho dammit i think i might end up shipping them too

- my god their actions also hint at their relationship status in the movie like for example, tina looks at newt and newt doesnt see this, but when she looks away, newt looks at her and SHE misses it; that probably means that they both love each other but they think the other doesnt feel the same fUCKING HELL THAT’S SO ADORABLE

- i think we’re going to get a lot of these kind of frustrating, “oh my god just say i love you already” moments between newtina in the movie and i dont think im physically or emotionally ready for that

- OKAY I REWATCHED THE CLIP AGAIN AND HOLY FUCKING SHIT I JUST NOTICED THAT TINA HAS DRAPED HERSELF PROTECTIVELY AROUND NEWT’S SUITCASE AND THAT IS OFFICIALLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IVE EVER SEEN (I AM SURE NEWT WOULD AGREE)

- the physical contact between jacob and queenie could mean an already established romantic relationship between them and i am damn sure that it’s what we’ll be seeing in the movie

- so. many. romantic. relationships. i. cannot.

- i swear the way theyre dressed looks like they’re at a funeral and i still can’t get over the fact that queenie is in BLACK wtf

- OKAY BUT THE TRANSITION AND THE SMOKEY DEATHLY HALLOWS THO

- THE TITLE REVEAL HAD ME HOLLERING MY THROAT INSIDE OUT

- words cannot express how insanely excited i am for this movie

- i guess we just upgraded from “FBAWTFT” to “FBTCOG” (well, that’s not the brightest name, but i doubt it’s a very bright movie anyway)

- “fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald”... my first thought about this is that we’re definitely going to see a shitload more badass tina on a literal witchhunt for grindelwald and his followers

- if grindelwald escapes prison, i wonder how he does it and maybe that ‘s how our heroes are brought together again??

- okay istg if tina gets hurt newt is gonna flip shit

- OKAY ISTG IF NEWT GETS HURT TINA IS GONNA CUT SOME BITCHES UP

- i had this idea some time ago that since grindelwald was trying to get credence on his side, what if he was hunting for obscurials to make an army of them so that he’d be feared through the wizarding world, since everyone is so terrified of obscurials

- WHAT IF HE ALREADY HAS A SECRET STASH OF THEM SOMEWHERE AND THAT’S HOW HE BREAKS OUT OF PRISON

- oh my god what if gellert was detained in azkaban? that would make sirius the first person to escape from there since grindelwald’s time

- YALL IF GRINDELWALD GETS TO CREDENCE AND LIKE TORTURES HIM OR USES THE IMPERIUS CURSE ON HIM TO MAKE HIM JOIN HIS ARMY BITCH ISTG I WILL STAB SOMEONE

- OMFG WHAT IF macusa knows that grindelwald has been gathering an army of obscurials, so tina and her fellow aurors were tasked to go on a mission to locate these obscurials first and protect them from his influence, AND ONE ONE MISSION TINA FINDS OUT THAT CREDENCE HAS BEEN LIKE POSSESSED OR SOMETHING AND TRIED TO KILL HER (THIS COULD ACTUALLY BE A PRETTY GOOD START TO THE MOVIE)

- imagine her being so distressed about it that she completely overworks herself on the case

- my god so since newt knew that credence was alive, tina would be like “WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME” and she’s be mad at him and CONFLICT ENSUES MMMM YESSS

- so much sweet angsty conflict gimme all of it

- or if tina just completely breaks down because she couldnt save credence or something NEWT WOULD COMFORT HER AND THERE WE HAVE A POTENTIAL SETUP FOR A KISS

- omg wait isnt there gonna be wizarding circus in this next movie? and that asian girl beside credence was one of the circus performers right??? SO WHAT IF CREDENCE WAS HIDING OUT IN THIS CIRCUS ALL ALONG?? AND HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HER OR SOMETHING??? SHIT I THINK I ALREADY SHIP IT

- what do you think is credence’s role at the circus? is he a performer? what kind? what does he do??

- just LOOKING at newt and tina makes me think of how the first kiss will go. is it a spurr of the moment kiss? a good luck kiss before tina leaves for battle? a grateful, “thank merlin you’re alive” kiss after the battle? a sweet, gentle kiss by a fireplace? a hesitant one where newt makes the first move and pulls back before tina jams her mouth to his?

- i swear we need at least one “i’m so glad you’re safe” reunion embrace between newt and tina okay holy shit

- why do i feel like we are in for a lot of pain, angst and a sprinkle of death in this movie

- but i am also 90% sure gellert will be a way more interesting villain than voldemort will ever be

- okay callum turner looks GOOD as theseus but i will never stop wishing that benedict cumberbatch should have been cast instead

- omg guys the cast is pretty representative this time like we have quite a few POCs

- this movie is going to be SUCh an emotional rollercoaster okay my heart is going to BLEED WITH IT

- it’s going to be deeper, darker, so much more dangerous and i swear i think someone is going to die i am sure of it

- i will emerge from the movie theatre with 9468363649364936400324920347207 new ships and my eyes still pooling with emotion

- wait where’s seraphina

- shit guys if she dies im going to scream

- ok but i really want tina to become like president of macusa or like seraphina’s right hand woman or something,, at least i want her to be the same rank as theseus

- then newt would have bragging rights; “my wife is the president of macusa”

- lmao i brotp ship tina and theseus i can imagine them as drinking buddies

- yall if grindelwald lays a single finger on newt’s case i am going to release all of hell on that man if tina doesn’t do it first

- lmfao i love that everyone is dressed so fancy and then there’s newt who’s just there like “hey guys i’m here in my dusty coat which you’ve seen before because this is the only thing i ever wear” and if that ain’t the most newt thing he’d do

- imagine if recycling clothes is just a bad habit newt has always had, and even after newt and tina get married, the habit is carried alonge, until eventually tina forces him to wear something different every few days because she thinks it’s gross

- imagine adorable husband and wife banters ahh

- also how will newt react to tina’s new hairstyle?

- well dumbledore doesnt look as eccentric as he does in the HP movies hmmm

- and they said he’ll be openly gay in this movie so i’m excited to see how that goes ;))

- we’re in for an interesting reunion of gellert and albus ooooo

well that’s all i have for now it’s like 12am here lmao im exhausted and i havent had dinner. i’m so excited for all the fanfics and fanart im sure some of you are cooking up based on this clip. looking forward to seeing/reading them!!!

FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME OR SOMETHING IF YOU HAVE MORE THOUGHTS YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE, ALL COMMENTS AND OPINIONS ARE APPRECIATED :DD 

[jeesss-x]

school 2017 ep 1-4 | kdrama rants

wheew it’s been awhile since doing a kdrama rant buT im baaack (bc I intended to finish fight for my way, catch up to bride of the water god and school 2017 and binge watch chicago typewriter and the best hit but lmao none of that happened but school 2017) and hopefully will be able to keep up weekly rants on school 2017 and criminal minds!!

but okay, disclaimer, I haven’t seen any of the other school series (which I’ve been told 2015 is supposedly the best one by multiple people..?) so I don’t really have anything to compare it to.

so far, school 2017 is pretty cute. I got some seeerious sassy go go vibes from the first two episodes (maybe it’s bc it’s been sooo long since I’ve watched a purely school centred drama, besides rewatching sassy go go) but I get the feeling it’ll have that same sort of friendship development over the episodes like sassy go go did. (also when one of the students said 힘내세요 I was like oMG YE BOI CHEER UP)

the backstory behind dae hwi and tae woon is kind of sad, bc dae hwi blames tae woon despite the fact that joon gi willingly rode motorbikes along with tae woon, and that it was the fact that the bus happened to catch on fire and that he wanted to save everyone that caused his death. additionally, tae woon has to deal with the suffocating guilt of seeing his friend die before him, and that the accident was blamed on his friend and he didn’t take any due to his father burying it to save his image.

but then also, dae hwi seems lowkey uptight, and doesn’t seem like he takes risks a lot, and I can see as to why he’s so pissed at tae woon - not because he caused joon gi’s death (although it appears that he sees it that way) but because he didn’t take any responsibility for it and hid behind his father (although his father didn’t give him a choice). additionally, I feel dae hwi’s anger towards tae woon is kind of him (oddly) showing his care about tae woon, although it doesnt seem like it...? 

like i understand how dae hwi sees the situation, with him coming from a family that doesn’t have much and having to work his way up, but tae woon’s

on that note, i ship tae woon with eun ho not because he’s the first male lead and dae hwi is second so by kdrama rules they’re likely to end up together because even from the first episode, it was super cute how he told off the college boy for hanging out with eun ho, he insults her and reluctantly takes her for rides. I think it’s also bc even though dae hwi is really nice, he also seems a tad uptight and doesnt show any affection for his gf lmao.

also their relationship reminds me of yeon doo and ha joon’s relationship from sassy go go and i got maajor second lead syndrome from that.

also tae woon is suuper cute when he smiles cause of eun ho, like that time when she begged for a lift and she ran in with her helmet on and he texted her to take it off? tHat was adorable.

also relationship thoughts aside, their friendship is pretty cute. he saves her when she needs help, and she does the same to him so it’s not like a one-sided, damsel in distress kind of dynamic. he appears not to care for her but he most definitely does even though he’s yet to clearly show it with always calling her a dimwit and lmao at how he’s like “i got a good place to eat” and takes her to subway suCH A MEME NOW SUBWAY SHOULD JUST MAKE THEIR OWN DRAMA

aLso i kind of still feel like both dae hwi and tae woon aren’t student x. idk, i feel like it’s someone that they both know, or either it’s actually tae woon and whoop that arc is over now for another arc or some fluff idk ?? but im still excited for the next episodes !! now off to start criminal minds

gif credits: joeesuuu, vivere-militare-est-1991 and leejaeshins