#at the intermission rn

[bluenightfm]

i think whatever sqh and tlj had goin on was kinda hot but i'm just like qinghua (degenerate) so idk . Gen Z is Trying to Cancel Shang Qinghua?

[sea-lanterns]

So we're all talking about how cool and scary she is because IM IN anyways navia but she's cutting wood you know like that lesbian lumberjack on tiktok I don't know her name and I don't have tiktok so I hope you know her anyway bye queen

LUMBERJACK NAVIA WHAAAAAAAAT 😱

&/@,&:@&;&2;&;!;&:! N-NAVIA CHOPPING WOOD? SLEEVES ROLLED UP? SWEAT ON HER BROW? NAVIA IN FLANNEL?

NAVIA WITH HER ARM MUSCLES FLEXING AS SHE USES THAT BATTLE AXE OF HERS TO CUT WOOD FOR OUR HUMBLE HOME?

[dragon-spaghetti]

My dad brought me to the circus for my birthday (a few days early) is this the stolas experience 😭

[swingingthehatchetnow]

When Kim said “I am Mother” I wanted to just scream YES YOU ARE

[selanpike]

Hey!! Did you know that the Bigtermission Discord server is still a thing???

We're looking for more RPers! We're in need of lots of characters, including characters within the Crew, Felt, and Team Sleuth. We're also accepting exiles!! We recently rebooted our timeline, so there is NOTHING to catch up on--you can jump right in! Our audition process isn't very difficult either, so don't hold yourself back by thinking that you aren't good enough--I believe in you!!!

Even if you're not into RPing but just want to hang out and talk about the Intermission and/or Problem Sleuth, come join! We're not strictly an RP server, so there's still plenty for you here.

DM me if you want to join!!

[4suitedplayingcard]

spades alick x ms paint?

One of my favorite redrom ships (for no particular reason)

[you-are-constance]

how was the great gatsby musical?

overall, one of my favorite theatre experiences. to the level that i have been looping the cast recording nonstop since it came out last week

i do have a lot of specific points that i could talk So Long about with this show, most of which i'll put under a read more, but first: casting

anyway. spoilers for the great gatsby musical (things that were changed from the book for the production)

the 'main four' being Jeremy Jordan, Noah J Ricketts, Eva Noblezada, and Samantha Pauly, were all absolutely incredible. show stopping in their own ways. i was genuinely so scared that when i saw it that any of these 4 wouldn't be on, but i got so lucky and all of them were!! i am 100% convinced that many of the songs were written just to showcase certain actors voices (jeremy jordan).

let me tell you. getting to see jeremy jordan and eva noblezada live was unlike anything i've ever seen before. i was like. genuinely honored to be there. their stage presence, their voices, their acting ability, oh man... and Samantha Pauly was just incredible, and her big number was so. show stopping. Noah J. Ricketts was amazing the whole time, but his emotion in finale as he was saying the lines that are basically quoted exactly from the book... yeah i cried.

but so many other actors were also so amazing! John Zdrojeski as Tom was so good at the role, because Tom really was genuinely awful, but not in like an evil villain way, because he's much more realistic than that. i also find that a lot of times Tom is kinda seen as stupid or whatever for not noticing a lot of things going around him but in the musical he really like. could tell what was going on. and he worked his way into finding out secrets (kinda more on this later bc of my favorite song)

another main this was just. the design. Linda Cho costumes MY BELOVED im so glad she won the tony because this show DESERVED IT. it was definitely a glorified image of what those 1920s outfits would actually be, but most musical theatre isn't meant to be an exact replica of history, it's meant to dramatize it, and Linda Cho understands the assignment when it comes to costumes. the lighting and scenic design were also just incredible, especially their use of the green light shining from across the bay...

the show started out with Gatsby onstage, reaching for the green light. a set piece is moved across the stage, passing in front of him, Nick standing where Gatsby was. within that moment i was like "if they don't end the show with Nick standing there, the set piece passing in front, and leaving Gatsby behind, reaching for the green light, then what is the POINT" and then they DID and it was just as great as i'd imagined.

there were definitely changes to the story to adapt it to the stage, which i actually enjoyed (i've read the book, but didn't love it mostly due to a bad experience with reading it in school so. yeah). it is kinda more romance-centric in the first act, which i have heard people complain about, but i kinda see reasoning for it. yes, the first act is very much centered around the various relationships (especially the romantic ones), and in the second act, while certain characters (mostly gatsby) try to keep it centered on the romance, there is a much bigger, darker story going on all around them. so i really liked that meta perspective of it.

they also gave a lot more character to mr wilson (idr his first name), effectively intertwining him with both Gatsby and Wolfsheim as he, from the very beginning, plans to move him and Myrtle away from the city (its been a hot sec since i read the book, so idr if that's there but i don't think it is).

the relationship between Nick and Jordan is also taken a lot further in the musical, to the point where they are engaged, but after Myrtle's death, it gets broken off. this is because, in this version, Jordan ends up lumped in with both Tom and Daisy, in with the old money. throughout most of the show she is much more aware of society and doesn't want any part of what her role 'should' be, but when things go south, she is just as quick as the others to abandon what's 'right' in favor of what's better for her. and ik some people might not like that change but i actually did.

Myrtles character is also taken a lot further in this, which i find really fascinating. she is given her own big number right before her death as she tried to go after Tom, saying that he'll leave Daisy and marry her instead, but then she realizes she'll become just like Daisy in that situation, and the only choice is 'love or money.' she eventually decides that she wants to go back to her husband, and the moment she turns back, she is killed. this was Such a big number and, looking back, might be one of my favorites story-wise.

while i absolutely adored most everything, genuinely, the music was by far my favorite part (besides maybe jeremy jordan and eva noblezada...) a personal thing for me was that Every. Single. Song. has SUCH a good bassline. man i need the sheet music for this show. (side note: i got to talk to the show's bass player for a few minutes after the show! i was super nervous about it but im glad i did. he was super nice)

there's def a mix of more modern showtune styles, along with bringing in a lot of jazzy elements, which was GREAT. i love jazz. like i mentioned before, certain songs were definitely written for actor's voices (Past is Catching Up to Me) which is absolutely not a bad thing because they were AMAZING

two of my favorite songs were 'Only Tea' and 'Made to Last.'

only tea is when Gatsby is stressing about Daisy coming over for tea. this was hilarious. I kid you not jeremy jordan jumped a fence at the end. it was iconic. (you can Feel the nerves in just the cast recording alone).

made to last takes place in the scene in the Plaza. it's mostly Tom, revealing the secrets he learned about how Gatsby got his fortune, then Gatsby trying to get Daisy to tell Tom she doesn't love him. there are So Many Good lines in this song (everyone kinda drags Tom a lot its great) but this is where the characterization of Tom was really just. top notch. because he really is freaking Awful. but he's also smart and not going to let go of what he owns (not good that he considers Daisy a possession though...), and he knows exactly what is going to happen to Gatsby--he's not Made to Last.

(also the song Shady is iconic. spinny tailcoats)

another just. singular line that i need to draw attention to, sung by mr wilson (he has multiple songs directed to the Eyes of God), and this line is right when he decides to go after Gatsby. "God sees everything but he's slow on his commands/You've got the eyes of God, Doc/Who's gonna be his hands?"

(this line is reprised in the middle of Gatsby's song right before the gun goes off. fun fact)

i'm sure there are So Many Other Things i could talk about (i s2g i could write 13 essays about this show) but in general like. while it wasn't groundbreaking to the theatre, it was still Such a good show and absolutely deserves better yknow. attention then it's getting. like jeremy jordan is here for a Reason this is a Good show. and mostly this is my begging people to listen to the cast recoding because its SO GOOD.

anyway. if anyone has questions about specific things i am So Happy to talk but here's a lot of my more general thoughts... (god i haven't even Talked about Eric Anderson as Wolfsheim...)

[deucecars]

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(imagining carapacians chirping and thrilling as a greeting and etc so what if,,,)

[real-odark]

to the lighting designer who just put the trans flag colors during "man up", kiss me

[martyrbat]

idk personally i think if youre being paid millions to supply commentary, especially on a national broadcast for the biggest event in the sport, you should kinda be required to put in the effort to learn how to actually pronounce the players names

[gaysolangelo]

i’m at the dnp show and i went to get merch earlier but they were out of photocards and bracelets 💔💔💔

[nekropsii]

Intermission Enjoyers: What are y'all's favorite posts/thoughts on the Charm Romance System?

[twothpaste]

peter: oh no it's so embarrassing that i made a Girl dnd character. i hope they don't think i'm weird. i swear i'm not using this as an outlet to explore my gender expression or anything like that. this definitely isn't a sign of things to come.

poo, playing an agender wind deity: .

[squidcave]

took a lil guy to see Across the Spiderverse live in orchestra

[silvers-starrway]

Oh yeah it's all coming together. Expect some more info on my Mnemonic AU sometime soon.

[miauwing]

watched kadhalum kadhanthu pogum instead lol

i think if i rewatched minsara kanuvu/merupu kalalu i would be fixed