#anyways her character on that was Dove Cameron's character's mom

[whatsagirltoblogabout]

huh. well. that was quite the ride indeed. Spoilers for The Mentalist season 4 finale below, as well as mild spoilers for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. lol

I did in fact enjoy it while it lasted, seeing Jane being unhinged will always be a delight.

Seeing Lisbon in a church was oddly soothing, and the ensuing Jisbon shenanigans were lovely.

Was something of a surprise to see the lady from Superman and Lois, but her character was cool. Very fun. Pretty. Hot. Curious. I keep making AoS comparisons (which is high praise, for the record) but she kinda gives season 2 Ward vibes /pos. Again, iykyk.

Love love love having the whole team in on the plan, that's always a fun time. Unfortunately things felt a bit rushed, probably a side effect of having been pampered by the double-episode finale last season. Everything just happened kinda fast in this one, not as much push and pull or obstacles and whatnot. Not that I particularly mind, it was a fun experience the whole way through and that's what I'm looking for.

As always, very excited to keep watching and see where the next season takes us.

[deliciouspirateangel]

thoughts on descendants 4 after just watching it <3 spoilers below

i didnt hate it but it also wasnt great?? i unironically love all the other descendants movies, ive got all the books, the dolls, dove cameron is always in my spotify wrapped top 5 bc of how much i listen to the soundtrack. those are my qualifications for not being a hater. i just didnt think this movie lived up to the original trilogy

and obviously they want to make more movies, which im okay with, but this one still felt unfinished. not in a "there's more to explore in the sequels" way but in a "we forgot to write an ending" sort of way

the pacing was just really weird and when we checked to see how much time was left and saw there were only ten minutes, we couldnt believe it

with all the talk of castlecoming and how big a deal that was, it felt so weird that we didnt see it?? that bridget went thru this horrible life changing prank that literally turned her evil and we just never even got close to it. taking the book was enough

(also, why did red even have to open the book in the first place if they only needed to play keep away with it? they werent even looking for anything inside)

WHAT was chloe talking about when she said her mom changed so much?? like did ella tell her nothing about her past? she's surprised that her mom grew up poor and abused and disliking royals but went on to marry a prince and be kind and give her gifts?? i dont understand what she was confused about alskjfsl

i did like brandy and paolo tho. idc if it was fan service, im a fan and felt serviced <3 their parts were cute. there was no reason for ella to be running around with blue hair tho. and the top, back, and braid all felt like they were from a different wig and none of it was working for me

i am SO glad chad got a mention tho. i screamed when it happened. i just figured they'd ignore him completely lmao

uliana was written like racist people write uma in fanfics. disappointing. disney still owes her for season 1 of hsmtmts so they better improve her part for the sequel movies

the songs were also v disappointing for meee :/ my sister said half of them sounded like they belonged on the zombies soundtrack (derogatory). the soundtracks of the original trilogies have almost zero skips on them, so it sucks that like over half the songs on this one could be a skip for me

this is also true of the stupid royal wedding short but i hate that they essentially killed carlos off for real. its sooo dumb but idk i just like thinking that cam could live on in his character but nooo. and even tho im convinced that china was crying real tears in that scene and it still hurts, the whole "we should do it for carlos" thing was like. still weird

anyway like everyone did a good job with what they were given but i think the script and song writing were nowhere near as strong as the original 3 (even tho i also think the original 3 movies vary in quality in those regards)

but i still had a good time and hope they make more. and i need those dolls to show up in stores bc i want them <3 and above all else...

GIVE DARA RENEÉ BETTER MATERIAL DISNEY YOU OWE HER

[fandomtrxsh19]

Winx Club re-cast

Since the casting of the live action is less than promising(a real understatement), I decided to re cast the winx club

Bloom-Mallory Maedke

Mallory would be an AMAZING Bloom. She’s recently seen as an Alternate in Six: the musical on Broadway. She’s adorable, an amazing singer and actress, and would totally convey the insecure, stubborn, selfless, brave and heart of gold personality of everyone’s favorite fairy of the dragon flame

Stella-Dove Cameron

I originally had Anneleigh Ashford as Stella, but as of recently, Dove popped into my mind while watching a video of her as Sofìe in the Hollywood Bowl production of Mamma Mia in 2017. She’s most known for playing Mal in the Descendants franchise, both Liv and Maddie in the Disney channel show “Liv and Maddie”, and Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray Live. She already has great comedic chops,and is already used to playing a Stella type role of Liv.

Flora- Krystina Alabado

KRYSTINA IS SO UNDERRATED!! She’s the current Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls the Musical. She really radiates the genuine, shy, caring, mature, sweet, and the deep sense of love and happiness just like our favorite Plant Mom™️.

Aisha-Celia Rose Gooding

OMG THIS WOMAN IS SO CUTE AND UNDERRATED OMG!!! She’s recently been seen as Frankie Healy in the Broadway musical, Jagged Little Pill. She’s a relatively new, and young actress(being only 20) and this can be a huge opportunity for her to gain more popularity. SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THAT SMILE!! SO PRECIOUS

Musa- Eva Noblezada

THIS WOMAN!!!! She’s an amazing actress that has pipes for DAYS!!! She pays the role of Eurydice in the hit Tony Award Winning musical, Hadestown. We Stan a musa that can sing👌 She can seriously pull of the tomboyish, tough, sarcastic, and layered personality as everyone’s favorite fairy of music. Anyway, here’s her singing Go the Distance from Hercules.

Tecna-Chyler Leigh

AGAIN, THIS WOMAN!!! She’s most well know from her work as Alex Danvers in the CW show, Supergirl. There, she plays a similar character to Tecna in Supergirl’s older sister. She could really pull of the level headed, logical, selfless personality of everyone’s favorite fairy of technology.

[jellyfishstarthings]

Stella from Winx Club

ok, i’m back on my bullshit. time for stella, who was honestly one of my favorite characters from the original cartoon.

again, if anyone’s interested in me rambling, below the cut are some of my thoughts about the live-action version of stella and who i would have cast instead (warning: it’s a long read, also spoilers if anyone cares):

hannah van der westhuysen just doesn’t really give me stella vibes (but i guess you can’t go wrong with a pretty blonde white girl). in my opinion, her wardrobe looks like a mix of a pta mom and a rich white girl. she gives me very strong “i would like to speak to your manager”, “i have to pick up braelynn and braxton from soccer practice” suburban white mom vibes. i remember watching the netflix trailer for the first time thinking “why does stella look like a 30 year old mom”; my opinion has not changed since i’ve watched the entire show. sorry not sorry.

ok now personality-wise…, they fucked her character up (just like everyone in this show, surprise surprise). oh god where do i even start with this one? the original stella was fun and sassy and playful and while she was a diva and a bit bratty at times, she was also a genuinely kind person who would do anything for the ones she loved; she was beautiful inside and out. netflix stella…is a bitch (i’m not gonna sugarcoat it). and she’s not even a loveable one. she’s the quintessential mean girl - snobby, condescending, and antagonistic towards the other girls for no reason. she has literally no good qualities which infuriates me. she’s more like diaspro than the original stella.

it’s obvious that the reason for her terrible behavior is mostly because of her strained relationship with her mom and the expectations she has to live up to (y’know, your privileged lonely “i’m mean bc no one loves me” rich kid starter pack) which is such a cop-out in my opinion. i understand that in a lot of cases, unkind people tend to be a result of the world being unkind to them but under no circumstances do you get a pass to be an asshole to people who have done nothing to you simply because you’re life was/is hard. and i mean sure you have a right to be angry at the world or whatever/whomever has caused you trauma but you don’t have the right to take it out on innocent people. the writers just couldn’t get me to sympathize with her and i couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

which brings me to my next case: why is her mom suddenly a villian? in the original cartoon, we know that stella’s parents are divorced but they’re still shown to be good parents who love and support stella. but in this version, king radius doesn’t exist and luna (now queen luna) is borderline abusive towards stella and is all about appearances (i mean she would rather have everyone believe that her daughter blinded her own best friend on purpose because she was flirting with her boyfriend, rather than have people know that stella couldn’t control her powers). and i’m not even gonna get into her covering up rosalind’s attack on aster dell. it just seems like they made her so unnecessarily cruel just to have an excuse as to why stella acts the way she does.

now speaking of boyfriends, we’re going to move onto the final thing that i’ll be going over in this rant: her relationship with sky. dear GOD, this show might actually kill me. so for some fucking reason, in this version, stella and sky used to date even though in the cartoon version, they don’t have any romantic feelings for each other whatsoever. in the cartoon, stella only shows interest in “prince sky” because she believes brandon is sky. after she finds out the truth, she still falls in love with brandon anyway and shows no romantic interest in the real sky at all. in this live action version, brandon’s character doesn’t exist so they don’t have the sky-brandon switch plot (and sky isn’t even a prince) so instead we get… sky and stella. sadly. and it’s pretty clear that the only reason they’re established as having been a couple is so the writers can throw in some bloom-sky-stella love triangle drama and have stella be the catty ex-girlfriend.

now as for who i would have cast instead, i chose natalie alyn lind

i could also see dove cameron or peyton list in this role (but i feel like picking them is really cliche)

— anyway that’s the end of this post. this one was longer than the last one so again thank you to anyone who read its entirety and made it to the end ♡

[ofthingschanged]

Canon Divergence from Descendants 

                                 Please note that I have not read the books yet so it is likely to change

Please note that anything that involves her mother or others can be plotted out differently and I will not control the past of our characters!

«  Mal does not sing, her mother hates the sound so Mal doesn’t really know that she has a great voice until she is hanging out with the core three (since she is the fourth).  « She doesn’t trust Evie, Carlos, or Jay (Jay yes, she sort of trusts him given that I guess in the books they are partners in crime) « Malnourished, underweight since the Isle doesn’t exactly get the fresh food that Auradon does, therefore, some food scraps or next to nothing to eat although Mal and her mother are on top of the food chain so they do get scraps more often than others. « Mal afraid of her mother and all of the power that she holds (even without magic Maleficent owns the Isle in her own special way) « Abusive life that Mal has lead from her mother withholding food because she was not wicked and evil enough to eat, to getting beat for breaking something, to the emotional abuse that she suffered since she was just a little thing. She learned that you had to be mean, cruel, not soft and have no friends because it shows that you are weak. These thoughts and learned behaviors just don’t go away. She learned to be whoever someone wants her to be because it would lead her to less pain which explains why in the second movie she is using magic, trying to be the girlfriend she thinks Ben would want. « The Isle is messy, filled with villains just trying to survive although death doesn’t happen on the Isle anyways. « When her mother wanted her to be her so Mal was NEVER good enough. Being told “That’s my nasty little girl.” makes her feel something amazing like her mother loves her almost so she always craves that next time she says it. «  When told to get the wand, it wasn’t on the threat of being grounded but the threat of death or at least a fate worse than death. « She still dates Ben into the second and third film BUT it is a lot of working on the relationship. This is ONLY with Ben’s that ship them as I will adjust Mal as single. etc when other’s don’t ship it or Audrey is with Ben. « Mal is still the daughter of Hades BUT I won’t force this on Hades players  « She doesn’t ask where the wand is right off the bat to Ben and the others, she doesn’t play the whole magic here game because duh people would catch on to what was happening or going to happen sooner! « A week is not long enough to really make connections with others. The only person she really has a connection with is Ben when it comes to Auradon. I am willing to do a plot where Ben and Mal get together in between the 1 and 2 films while attending school there. « “You sound just like your mom” both hurts and brings her a sense of pride. «  When Mal walks into Jay’s and Carlos’s dorm, she spells it so only the core four can hear what is said inside the room « Mal has small scars littering her whole body and a big one from  « In the museum, there is no singing moment, Mal does not stay behind to stare at her mother’s statue.

« She has a huge scar on her stomach where her mother once stabbed her in the stomach

« Mal is an amazing artist and when she gets to stay at the school and does work at an animal shelter does she use that money to buy art supplies. If she is King Ben’s girlfriend, clearly her time to work is like next to nothing but when a rumor is spread that she is great at art does art supplies seem to come in for her to use «  Mal’s locker does not have a spraypainted logo on her locker as there was no time to settle in

« She still does Jane’s hair and other’s with magic

« Mal gets a few tattoos that I will write about at some point in time 

« Mal gets herself a pet after the barrier goes down in a sense. 

« The barrier doesn’t come down like it does in the third movie. The children come over without a background check generally BUT the adults? Are not allowed off the island.

« Mal has PTSD,  generalized anxiety, and depression. Has nightmares often that will keep her awake all night long, will avoid things that remind her of past trauma.

« Mal hasn’t dated before but that doesn’t mean that she hasn’t made out with others

« Making cookies and giving one to Ben is more than just one cookie because it would look strange to just give just one. The cookie she takes out of the bag is the one that is filled with magic.

« Going to Ben's game and having him sing to her is amazing. She feels warm and light but she acts less than impressed for sure.

« The date that Ben takes Mal on is the first date she has ever been on.

« Mal can not swim during the first movies time but she learns after that, takes swim lessons 

« Mal wants to break Ben’s love spell it makes sense. She didn’t want to be cruel, it proves that she has a heart.

« Honestly, everyone walks around thinking they are better than the VK’s and that the VK’s are horrible just like their parents. Everyone judges their mistakes TEN times worse than if someone from Auradon makes the same mistake

«  Mal swears...a lot. Her mother didn’t care if she swore either. 

« Going against her mother is the HARDEST thing that she has ever had to do. Breaking the cycle is hard on her as well.

« Mal mostly uses spells on herself such as spelling her hair to be blonde (Dove Cameron’s blonde not the blonde wig that she wore at the start of the second movie)

« Auradon seems to believe in females have their rules and males have another that is the first thing that Mal would ask to change by taking out the whole females aren’t allowed to fence rule.

« Mal giving Carlos the truth gummies and finding out that because Dude at it that he can talk, you best believe when Mal gets a dog that she gives them a truth gummy 

« Mal has a habit of calling Uma “Shrimpy” among other sea-related terms

« Apparently there is a sandbox and a few other toys for children of the Isle because Mal wouldn’t let Uma play in her sandbox when they were little

« Mal tends to her pet lizard and let’s just say she spoils her freaking mother “lizard” 

« Dizzy doing her hair is a way to be herself and she can pay Dizzy well which is honestly needed. Dizzy and Evie are the ones that do her hair sometimes but for the most part, Mal uses magic to change things about herself.

« Mal goes back to the isle because at least there she knows how things work, she can play the game of life easier.

« Spraypainting things in the hideout isn’t something Mal does given that they are given leftovers so drawing on napkins, old test paper, etc is more likely than getting a brand new spray can and using it against a wall.

« It physically hurts to turn into a dragon because her bones are breaking, shifting, lengthening to become something so much larger than a human. She aches for an hour after she turns back to human form but she truly does love flying around and being free. She can not change into a dragon when she is pregnant so when Ben and Mal decide to have children, it is likely that she will notice she is pregnant because she can’t change into her dragon form.

« The villains are moved to a prison, not an island where magic is useless and they are able to die after the events in d3 is how it goes. Children that are born in prison are taken away from the villain parents the moment it is born

« Mal’s eyes shine a teal coloring not the green in the movies. They are mixed in color because of who her parents are. 

« Mal gets wounded when fighting with Uma, it hits her in the stomach where her scar is from her mother, she gets it the last second before Evie throws that colorful bomb. She heals fast thanks to who her father is. 

« VK Day is a horrible thing, won’t be happening here! The VKs come over to go to school there, all the kids or none at all in Mal’s book

« Mal doesn’t think the barrier should be taken down BUT she does think that the children should be removed from the Isle and that is what she tells everyone in the room when asked what they should do. 

[erica-bing]

“Was that [DOVE CAMERON]? Oh no no, that was just [ERICA BING], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [FRIENDS]. They are [20] years old and [ARE] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long. {ooc: /,C, 25, EST , she/her}”

how long has your character been here

Erica has been here for a couple days, she just trying to figure things out right now.

what is your character's job

She’s a college student, but has applied for a job as a waitress, because her mother always told her that you gotta have a job.

where has your character been pulled from in their fandom

So since she was a baby when the fandom was finished she is actually pulled from the future, because in reality she’d be only 15, but she’s 20.

has any magic affected your character

Yes and no, she is technically from the future so she’s kind of unsure how she’s 20 in 2019, when she should actually be 15. But for the most part she’s still the cheery 20 year old she’s always been, in her time anyways.

Other information to know

She grew up in Connecticut, with her brother, and mom and dad.

She knows she was adopted by her parents. 

Is a little like her mother, especially when it comes to cleaning and she’s sarcastic like her dad.

Close to her brother, whenever he is.

Wants to be a writer like her grandmother.

[lousndrs-blog]

( dove cameron. cisfemale. she/her. ) hey there, lou saunders! i was just talking to the birds about you. they told me that you’re twenty-one, a delivery associate, and muse b in pick me up. i also heard that you’re intelligent and caring, but we should definitely watch out for your snark. wow, i can tell Cava likes  you already!

hi, hi ! i’m collie and this is my daughter lou. i have her pages up & running (there might be a few things i need to change but for the most part they’re all up to date ! i’ll still put the most basic things abt her under cut just for a general overview . all links are on her extended bio page if tumblr decides to be a dink and not redirect properly skdjnf if you wanna plot, like this post and ill come to u come !!!  let's get this party startteeedd

extended bio / stats page / wanted connections / musings

basic

*plays the new girl in town from hairspray* nah jk she's not as fabulous as the girl in the song is but i'm assuming she's a little new in town. she's from the busy streets of new york, new york!

she doesnt have a lot and she certainly doesnt have family in cava but lou likes it here? bc ? have u SEEN new york? new york is crazy and cava is, quite literally, magical af. and for lou, it's exactly what she's looking for.

aside from delivering food to the cafe, she's also a part-time mechanic! girl grew up tinkering around cars and motorcycles!

lou doesnt particularly stand out. small girl, medium-length blonde hair, grease-covered hands, shirts that are too big for her, and she likes it that way! she also has glasses but can smtms manage not wearing them

she could care less about what she looks like so her usual outfit of choice is a tshirt. some jeans, and her beat-up converse. she’s usually covered in grease anyway so what. is. the. use.

ya girl is ( for the lack of a better term kdn ) a nerd ! sometimes she doesn’t like to admit it but she has an undeniable affinity to the maths and sciences. she doesn’t think that being a nerd is particularly bad, but she just doesn’t like ‘labels’.

she’s witty and will probably joke around anyone she thinks is worth talking to dkjgn likes memes! likes to pun !

it’s not hard for her to make friends if she exerts the effort, however, i should emphasize that she’s secretive. she likes to keep to herself. she wouldn’t want anyone to talk about what happened with her mom or her dad.  

as much as it pains me to say this, sarcasm™ is her brand. ksjdn i kNOW, annoying ksjndfs

the characters that inspired her are eleanor shellstrop ( the good place ), tinkerbell ( peter pan ), meg ( hercules ) and gogo tomago ( big hero 6 ). wow can u tell im a die hard disney fan? no? me neither

she likes to put up this front of being ‘tough’ ( uhh what do u mean it’s a defense mechanism?? ) and can often come across brash even if she doesn’t mean to.

she can be very helpful and kind when she feels like it kjndsdg she likes to act tough but whether or not she’d like to admit, she’s a softie, and will probably end up helping anyone even if they don’t deserve it.

she’s taking a year off of college under the guise of “being unsure” with her program ( which is mechanical engineering ) but in truth, she just doesn’t know if she can keep up with the finances & isn’t sure if college is worth the hassle anymore

[blancasplayground]

Best and Worst of AoS Season 5

Here is my season five postmortem, in the form of a roundup of what I loved and didn't love. It got really long, so I won't spend too much time on the intro. Let's just dive in. Obviously, major spoilers for the entirety of the season follow.

Best: The Future

For the first half of season five it felt like the team was stuck in a dystopian YA novel. In a good way. It was a bold move to completely change the look and feel of the show, but it worked from both a narrative and production standpoint. Not only did it make the best use of the reduced budget, since they could film primarily indoors on smaller-scale sets, but they didn't have to deal with the goings on in the MCU back home (that would come later -- and it's not on the "best" list). Creating a future from scratch requires tremendous imagination and planning, and they delivered a rich backdrop. I was sorry to leave behind the characters we met there, like Tess and Flint. Of course, they had to return to the present eventually, but they did a really good job of world-building for those episodes.

Worst: Contradicting Time Theories

The showrunners have said in interviews that there were a lot of heated discussions in the writer's room about time travel logic, and it shows. Back in the season-three episode "Spacetime" they gave us one answer (which happened to be one I really liked) -- time is an illusion. As Fitz explained, the past, present and future happen simultaneously. We just experience it in a linear way because we're limited to the third dimension. So it cannot be changed. But when they blew up the Earth for the season’s main storyline, they also blew up that theory, because they HAD to change the future now. They weren't going to allow the world to be cracked apart. It's not that kind of show. Plus, they’re still tied to the MCU, so they couldn't let that future play out. And yet, when they returned to the past they had characters still behaving as if it were fixed (the whole "invincible three" idea, which so many people disliked), but trying to change it anyway. Either the future is pre-determined or it isn't. Trying to have it both ways makes for sloppy and confusing stories. It also gives viewers a headache.

Best: Fitz's Journey

Fitz's absence was notable in the first few episodes, but to make up for it we got "Rewind," one of the best episodes of the season. We saw Fitz struggling with his dark side, only to have to embrace it in the future to save Jemma and Daisy in the most badass way (a total "baller move" as Daisy put it). The blend of pre- and post-Framework Fitz was exactly what they needed at the time. Unfortunately, it may have opened the door for The Doctor to take control in "The Devil Complex." He got a chance to marry the love of his life, but that happiness was short lived. His psychological break (which was an incredible reveal and riveting to watch from an acting standpoint) and what he did to Daisy split the team and the audience, sparking a lot of debate about the nature of good and evil both on screen and off. Which, I think, was exactly the point. Was he redeemable? Could he have learned to control his dark side? Could the team ever learn to accept this new version of Fitz and his morally questionable, yet undeniably effective, methods? We'll never know. Which brings me to . . .

Worst: Fitz's Death

(Jemma gif because I can’t watch that death scene anymore.) 

(But this is almost as bad.)

We've been over this, and the wounds are still fresh, so I won't rehash what so many others have said more eloquently. I will point out that the issue is not with the death itself. They had to do it in order to bring back Cryo Fitz (or perhaps because they knew they could), who hasn't experienced the majority of season five. It's an intriguing idea, and should open up a lot of pathways for his story next season. Also, it gave Iain another chance to show off his crazy talent (like he needed more this season, but whatever, we're grateful). It's just the way they did it, and the fact that anyone thought this would be an acceptable sendoff for a fan-favorite character if it really was the last episode. The fake-out (which wasn't even a proper fake out because they REALLY DID have to bury Fitz) undercut what should have been a bigger moment -- Phil's departure and impending death as well. They botched it, plain and simple, and there's no taking that back.

Best: Philinda Endgame

They took their time getting there, but May and Coulson finally expressed their feelings for each other (at least, the human versions), each in their own signature way. May finally telling Phil she loved him just to shut him up was classic May. And that kiss behind the shield ought to go down as one of most iconic TV kisses in history. I sincerely hope they get lots of parasailing in, and, despite it being a lovely sendoff, that we'll see one or both of them back next season. Incidentally, I believe the fact that Robin drew the two of them on the beach in Tahiti before they changed the future means that they wound up together in the previous version of the loop too. Of course, Phil had to be gone to allow May to become Robin's mom, and now I'm giving myself a headache again. See what you've done, season five!

Worst: Team Infighting

This show is never better than when the characters work together as a team, whether it's on an action-packed mission or simply solving a problem on the ground. Which makes the decision to split everyone up along multiple fault lines later in the season a confusing and super frustrating move that wasn't at all fun to watch. Families fight, sure, but the divisions this year were deep, involving the loss of trust and respect, and the questioning of each other's core moral principles. These are not minor squabbles. I'm not sure what they were trying to accomplish by stepping up the tension and having them take sides against each other in the face of their greatest challenge yet, but I don't think it worked out the way they wanted it to. I would love to see everyone come back together and be a family again, as long as it's done realistically without sacrificing characterization.

Best: Graviton

With this season possibly being the last, the writers took the opportunity to pick up a thread they'd left dangling in episode three. Ever since the introduction of gravitonium way back when, fans have been wondering if the show would follow through and deliver the major comic-book villain Graviton. Considering this season could have been the show's swan song, it was a good time to deliver on that promise. And they did, in a way that was surprising yet somehow fitting. Glenn Talbot has been a thorn in Coulson's side since he showed at the end of season one, so to have him become the final Big Bad is a satisfying, if tragic, fate for the character. Especially since, in his twisted mind, he believed he was doing the right thing, right up until the end.

Worst: Ruby Red Herring

Sorry Dove Cameron fans, but the show let your girl down. Despite the potential in her first few episodes, Ruby never lived up to the compelling, cutthroat (or cut-arm, haha) villain they set her up to be (her hooded alter ego never even got a cool villain nickname). As it turned out, she was only there as a distraction, to confuse the characters and the audience about the real identity of the Destroyer of Worlds. And just as she was getting interesting -- the way she watched and mimicked Fitzsimmons alone told us more about her cold upbringing and the lack of human connection in a few moments than we got in all her episodes before that -- they killed her off to give the team something else to fight about.

Best: Nostalgic Callbacks and Fan Service

We got so many callbacks to previous seasons throughout season five. Maybe it's because the writers knew there was a chance this would be the last year, so they packed in as many references to the history of the show as they could. There was also the milestone 100th episode, which naturally lent itself to looking back. In addition to paying off older plot points (see above re: Graviton) they directly acknowledged their loyal viewers with that "small but active fan base" line. It was exciting seeing Mike again. And good to have Davis back too, with his mysterious survival story (that I hope they never reveal). Not to mention Hunter (which I will, down below). These were all gifts to long-time fans and we ate them up.

Worst: Infinity War Tie-In

If you're going to go there (and yeah, they had to, given the show's history), then fully commit to it, rather than using the cop out of ending the season just before the movie's biggest moment. Anyone who's seen it knows that the ending could potentially have a major impact on the show. So embrace that (imagine Phil handing Mack the keys to Lola, only to watch them fall to the ground). Or they could have used the multiverse to disconnect from the MCU once and for all. There were already so many questions going into the finale, whether they would or wouldn't go through with the snap was one debate I could have lived without. And it's still up in the air as to whether it will be a factor next season. Given that the airdate is after the next movie comes out, I'm inclined to think not, but I kind of wish we didn't even have to worry about it.

Bonus Bests:

The Return of Lance Hunter

Every single moment he was in was pure gold. I really hope we haven't seen the last of him.

Fitzsimmons Wedding

I mean, obviously. So beautiful and emotional. A shining moment of light to balance the darkness of the rest of the season..

Deke

I love Deke. End of story. He is still around and he will be back. See my explanation post here. I have no official confirmation of this, I'm just thinking positively.

One final note: These gifs were pulled from all over. I’m still rather new to Tumblr, so if you see something that’s yours and would like credit, let me know (and also if you could let me know how to do it that would be great).

[agents-of-frickle-frackle]

“Mysterious obsession with Daisy” is totally code for “fangirl who wants to bang Quake.”

OK SO in case anyone hasn’t heard this yet- dove cameron’s character is this girl named ruby who has an obsession with quake and also her mother is that general from the fitzhunter lovefest episode who shot those two agents. someone save ruby from her mom immediately please.

anyway im definitely thinking ruby runs multiple quake fan accounts across various social media platforms hbu

[winnicdawson]

MEET WINNIE LOVE DAWSON.     platinum blonde locks cascading to her shoulders  ,  cherry chapstick  ,  hints of toasted marshmallow to cover up the stench of smoke  ,  always daunting a little black dress  ,  toddler on her hip  ,  forest green eyes .  trust fund baby  .  100% messed up .

❝ dove cameron, cisfemale, she/her ❞ 𝙊𝙃 𝙈𝙔 𝙂𝙊𝘿 – look who’s dropping her kids at school !! That’s ( WINNIE-LOVE DAWSON ) the ( TWENTY ) year old from single parents !! Well I also know her for ( HER CHILD ACTING CAREER ) and I bet you do as well. I can’t believe she raising ( ONE BOY ) and she’s ( TWO MONTHS ) pregnant and alone. She used to look so good with ( ANY MALE FC ) but now she walking the street alone, how sad. 

TW: mentions of drug & alcohol abuse

winnie is your everyday case of child stars going absolute off their rocker. by the time she was a few months old she had already been thrusted into the spotlight by her parents landing her a gig on a late 90′s family sitcom ( think full house ). she played the youngest daughter in the family, and while typically roles like that would be covered by twins for child labor law reasons, her character didn’t appear much on screen anyway.

the show lasted for six seasons and by then winnie ( often credited as winnie-love dawson ) was already pushing seven years old and everyone was begging her to be in shows, movies, albums, modeling and given it was all she knew; she went ahead and started starring in her own little children’s movies.

by the time she had ran that dry she was approaching her teen years and was offered a show on disney starring her as the lead character and they would just write the show around her. she was america’s sweetheart by this point and everyone wanted to see what she would do next.

when she turned 16, she started partying lightly and getting into the “wrong crowd” of influencers, but she couldn’t help but start to freak out about her life. she never chose this career, her parents did. she realized maybe this wasn’t what she wanted to do anymore.

once her disney show ended after 4 seasons, winnie was seventeen and within months of the show ending it wasn’t long before tabloids came out with “america’s sweetheart, winnie-love dawson, has found herself as america’s new wild child” but she didn’t care. she was living life with no repercussions.

that was until she found out she was pregnant. something that was completely unintentional given she was only nineteen and when she found out during her second trimester she realized what a mistake she was making. given she had no idea about the pregnancy, she had been partying and smoking and winnie didn’t believe in religion but for the next five months she prayed to whoever that she would have a healthy baby and promise to turn her life around.

and just about five months later, phoenix lynn was born on october 15th 2018, perfectly healthy and perfectly happy. 

since finding out about her pregnancy, winnie has been attempting to change her life around but it’s hard when you’re just a washed up teen mom so when she got offered to be on single parents, she decided to do it so she could use it as a way to gain her reputation back and clear her name from her struggle years.

she’s also been writing music for the past couple of years, finding it to be her passion but she’s worried she won’t be able to produce the music given her awful bad girl rep.

ex details tba !!

[nathanleejames]

So, I'm at my mom's house to pick her up, and she has cable, so I've caught part of Descendants finally. I would own it if it were on blu, but I feel convinced it will get a bluray release as soon as I buy it, so... anyway, first, Dove Cameron is my goddess, duh. Second thing, seriously, not all of these characters would have kids, let alone all the same age at the same time, c'mon. Fairy Godmother? Really? Haha. #descendants #disney #disneysdescendants #disneydescendants #fairytales #princesses #princes #villains #princess #dovecameron #disneychannel #instagood #instamood #iphonesia #igers #picoftheday #photooftheday #kawaii #kawaiiguy #kawaiiwolf #prettykawaiiforawhiteguy #waltdisneywolf