#but also i only have 10 eps left and that's so sad

[uwuspaceboy]

sooooooo i watched 6 episodes of shameless today haha so anyways here are my thoughts on 10x9-11x2

the wedding was real cute i love these fuckups

lip relapse nooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! genuinely that was so heartbreaking i'm glad he very quickly realized it was a mistake and got to a meeting with brad

prediction (that i've had for a while but not sure if i've said here) i really think frank is going to die at the end of the season and the final episode will be his funeral and i'm gonna cry so hard no one tell me if i'm right but just know

debbie and sandy milkovich kinda slay but omg gallaghers stop getting with milkoviches challenge

liam you're so cute and i love u keep grifting bud

the whole ian/mickey monogamy, wait i spelled monogamy wrong!, yeah i'm going to lip's house teehee thing was pretty funny

also the season 11 opener of frank saying what's going on major callback to season 1 opening scene ugh i love it

ian telling mickey he wouldn't mind having a couple little kiddos running around before getting married was really sweet, also mickey does have a kid somewhere but i don't think svetlana's ever coming back with him whoops sorry

carl the sicko becoming a cop not what i would of expected but it does make sense i'll give them that

the whole debbie/milf/julia thing was crazy that's all i'll say on that

mickey being a bridezilla not what i would've expected but he it is a well documented fact that he is a brat tho so

ian and mickey's communication problems being a problem in their marriage! who would have thought! but seriously please just sit down and talk to each other just have a whole episode just be them sitting down and talking to each other

yeah mickey's never gonna get a "real" job but like ian threw a tantrum about mickey softening up too much when he was being ian's nurse early in his illness so what you just want him to switch up now?

i think that's all i've got for now but you know i'll be yapping again the second a new thought pops up into my head so

[imlosingitiswear]

would love to hear your breakdown of the most egregious things the new season’s animation has done to the og intent of the manga (comparisons and all).

(note: i’m an animator and i agree with you i just wanna see what you’re specifically thinking of)

Oh boy

Ohhhh boy

Spoiler alert for ep 3 and comparison to the same scenes in the manga.

Also tw for some triggering moments from ep 3, please proceed at your own risk.

So this is going to be part 1 and I'm gonna start with shrimple 🦐 things because I don't have my big tablet with me so the suggestions are made with what I have available.

So first of all, the RCiel flashback, absolutely disgraceful execution.

I'm not going to go into it fully yet, but for example this scene:

In the manga you can see the horror in his eyes.

When using only black and white, one is forced to convey emotions in their most pure form because of the color restrictions. That's why it works so well, plus Yana is a master of shadows and compositions primarily containing black.

The "animated" shot does not convey even remotely the same emotion for me.

Firstly because of the style they have chosen. You can't have his eyelashes be this bright and expect to portray fear properly.

Secondly because of the colors.

IT'S SO DAMN BRIGHT.

Yes, the manga is also bright but that's because it wants to point your attention to his eye. And the emptiness that comes with the terror in it.

The blue in his eyes and the two highlights ruin any convincing part of this shot left. Too much detail, TOO MUCH. It works in the manga because it's made with as little lines as possible, the detail takes away the effect.

So here is what I added according to what I mentioned:

It's darker on the side, creating a greater contrast with the eye. I have included only one highlight, just like in the manga and have made the eyelashes darker. I also added a bit more detail under the eye for a stronger effect (just like it's done in the manga).

Here's a gif to show the difference:

(Please keep in mind I'm not claiming to be an expert and I'm not claiming to be better than the studio itself, this is just how I would have done it to fit the aesthetic and story better)

The next one is Sebastian related.

I hate his new design.

Bro he's so petite and shiny, WHY ARE THEY ALL SHINY, SINCE WHEN anyway

Here's one shot I took of his face that annoyed me to hell and back

Who is this man.

Is Tamatoa gonna come for him soon, what's the deal?

So I used Book of Atlantic as reference and fixed his face a bit. I also made the shot darker because OF COURSE IT WILL BE

(Once again, it's not the best, but at least the hair reminds of the og Sebastian and at this point, that's enough for me)

Here's the gif

And for last, another Seb related

He's giving again, he's a bit, just a tiny bit more serious again, you see how big of a difference to his personality it makes.

It's paying attention to those details that keeps a character in character.

It's this scene from the manga:

I love it's composition because look at how full and sad and overwhelming ociels panel is compared to how small and cornered sebs one is.

Not only is he so small, but he's also off center IN HIS OWN panel, pushed as much to the left as he can be to portray how distant he is to ociel now.

Its not about the speech bubble, it's about unconsciously separating them from one another.

And here's what the stupid ass studio decided is best

SMACKED HIS AAH IN THE MIDDLE, TAKING vertically 2/3 OF THE SHOT.

EHM

WHAT

Also IT'S SO BRIGHT YET AGAIN.

He's supposed to be lonely in this shot, left aside, pushed away, unwanted.

DON'T PUT HIM IN THE MIDDLE YOU DUMMIES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

I put him in the first third of the composition, put the light source off camera, cus we don't need that brightness, fixed his hair and made IT DARKER YET AGAIN. I also had to draw some of the background, I hope it doesn't stand out too much.

ANYWAY.

No gif cus there's a 10 pic limit that I didn't know about.

This is just the first part, I'll get to the animation and specific scenes later. I know I didn't cover any of the important ones but I can't do much without my tablet 😔

All of those shots, that mind you, 2 of which are not even animated at all aside from Sebastian's mouth, took me less than 2 hours to work on. Yes, the base was already there, but that little effort makes THE DIFFERENCE, IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE!!!

Once again, I'm not claiming to be an expert, I just really love this story and want it to get the care and proper adaptation it deserves.

And if you think I'm being nitpicky...

Yes.

I absolutely am.

Because that's how you make a high quality product.

By THINKING. And making THE APPROPRIATE CHOICES TO MAKE THE WANTED EFFECT EVEN STRONGER.

Wow I feel better.

Can't wait to get to the animation heheehehhe

Thanks for the request btw, you're awesome, let's colab and fix it together :3

Bye now, see you soon, keep arting!!!

[em-harlsnow]

the ages of shameless characters does nothing but drive me crazy, so I'm activating some detective skills to figure them out throughout the seasons. also - im ignoring the years or times that the seasons came out, just going by what the show says.

First off: Mickey - bday is 10 August 1994

Season 1: 16, because...

he's not in it much, he doesn't speak much, but we know two things - he's a teenager and he's under 18 since he goes to juvie. He's in juvie for some part of three seasons, so I think it's safe to put him at 16.

Season 2: 16 for a bit, then 17, because....

it's now summer, and Mickey comes out of juvie. I think he turns 17 that summer, because when he goes back in, people are wearing coats more so I assume it's getting colder, so it's past august.

Season 3: 17 for half, 18 for the other half, because...

it's summer at the start, so Mickey's been in juvie for like 6/7 months. he's still 17, because he didn't go to prison at any point. by the time he marries Svetlana, I think he's 18. I don't know how old you have to be to get married in Illinois, but I'll say 18 because American laws confuse me more than anything else. either way, again, people are wearing warmer clothes around the time he marries her, so he must be 18.

Season 4: 18, because...

it's winter, the whole way through. There's no way it's the next year, since Ian is still underage according to Mickey (altho there's a possibility he meant under the drinking age of 21, but I don't think so). So Ian's been gone for a few months, maybe like 5 since it could be Jan/Feb and he must have left Autumn time. Therefore, Mickey's 18. The whole time. Summer hasn't come, so his birthday hasn't passed.

Season 5: 19, because....

it's summer for the first part. Late summer, since the last half is in wintery time based on everyone's coats. We can assume that Mickey has his birthday either between season 4 and 5 or right at the beginning of season 5. So maybe he's 18 for like 5 seconds. But for the majority and the end, he must be 19.

Season 6: 19/20, because...

he's only in it for one scene (diabolical). I can't tell what the season is really, because there aren't many coats being worn at the start, and then loads at the end. It seems unreasonable that a whole spring and summer have been skipped, doesn't it? although, maybe it's possible. There are also some days when it seems really hot and some where it looks cold, so I have no idea. I don't know what the weather's like in Chicago, sorry. So he's either 19 or 20 when we see him. Most likely 20. Either way, he went into prison when he was 19, unless the trial was really long and lasted from winter to august, which I doubt.

Season 7: 21 (when he appears), because...

we have two episodes (again, very sad). it starts in the summer based on the t-shirts without jackets everyone wears. by the time ep 10 and 11 hit, it's colder. it's hard to tell at the end, since they're at the border or approaching the border and the further south you go the hotter it gets, and it's very sunny when mickey goes across. If season 6 really is that winter and they skipped the summer (which now makes more sense), it's the following summer, going into autumn. so, august has probably passed by the time we see mickey. so he's 21 now.

Season 8: 21, 22 by the end (even tho we don't see him), because...

no mickey (rude). we can still assume his age based on the seasons and other characters. it's summer again! I'm guessing it's the year after?? since it looked like season 7 was approaching autumn? that also means Ian and Trevor were dating for around a year, and I didn't realise it was so long to be honest. anyway, if it's summer again, at some point throughout mickey turns 22 (alone, in Mexico).

Season 9: 23, because...

one scene with mickey! it's still summer, the same summer as before I think, because there's no way the Gay Jesus thing lasted a full year. it looks like it's a direct continuation from season 8. by the last ep, Ian is wearing a hat and an undershirt under the prison uniform, so it's autumn-y time. so, mickey's either already 23 when we see him, or about to turn 23. by the end, he's definitely 23.

Season 10: 23 at the start, 24 by the end, because...

it's summer when Ian comes out of prison. I'd put it at early summer, since Ian says it's been less than a year of being in prison. so at the start, mickey's still 23. by the wedding, it's 'supposed to snow', so I guess it's full on winter. so august is passed, mickey is 24, and finally had his bday when he's with Ian.

Season 11: 24 at the start, 25 at the end, because...

summer again at the start based on all the t-shirts. early summer, because by ep 10, mickey goes swimming or does something in the pool, because I'm not convinced he can swim, which you aren't gonna do in the autumn/winter, right? by the last ep, there are more coats, and it's their anniversary so it's 'supposed to snow', so it must be winter time. so he's 24 at the start, 25 at the end.

In conclusion, Mickey is way younger than he seems (im not talking about Noel, he looks the age he's meant to be, he just seems older). Also, Gallavich has been together for 9 years.

Let me know if you disagree with any of this, I think I'll do Ian next! I don't know if this was obvious to everyone else and I'm just slow, but this is gonna help me loads when I'm figuring out weather seasons and ages for fics lol.

Shameless needs to deal with its shitty timelines. It was much better at consistency in the earlier seasons.

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - Well... at lease we have Wandee & Stand-in?

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

May 2024 Wk 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

Wandee Godday (Sat YT) ep 4 of 12 - The geept is strong with this one AKA Yak CAN flirt. Wandee now knows he isn’t the only one with a crush on someone else. AND YET they are SO DAMN CUTE together. I do wonder sometime if Yak is running a counter con with Dee pretending to have a crush on Taem. Meanwhile, mad props on the HPV vax public service! Good for them!!! Now that's my kind of product placement. I do have a feeling the sad bit with these two is gonna be VERY sad and last longer than we like. 

My Stand-In (Thai Fri iQIYI) ep 5 of 12 eps - It’s a riveting show. Pleasant? No. Riveting? Yes. Tiny crumbs for Ming’s assistant. Joe is best boy. That is all. I LOVE this show.

We Are (Weds iQIYI) ep 8 of 16 - TOO MANY SOUND EFFECTS. Omg get your fingers off those buttons you computer wanking sound dude (you know it’s a dude) what tf do you think this is? Lovely Writer? Also, they left ALL their drinks! Can you not walk and drink at the same time in a BL? Meanwhile not much happened that hadn’t already happened AKA bit of a filler ep. That said, the friendship group stuff is glorious!!! Also this brand of super gentle flirting suits PondPhuwin better than any of their prior rolls. It reminds me of how much I think they suit a historical. There is a gentle dignity to these two. 

Only Boo! (Sun YouTube) ep 7 of 12 - I love how kindly the turn down was. But most of the dancing stuff was dull. I don’t know I just find the actor playing Kang pretty vacant of appeal I guess. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

At 25:00 in Akasaka AKA 25 Ji Akasaka de (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 6 of 10 - As is not uncommon with JBL I’m being to get frustrated with Yuki the Uke. Sigh. I’m probably gonna stay that way for several episodes given the pacing of this show. 

Living With Him AKA Kare no Iru Seikatsu (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 7 of 10 - Also frustrating. Willful misunderstanding. We got us some running of the gays but boy is this drawn out. 

Blossom Campus (Korea Thurs Gaga & iQIYI) ep 3-4 of 6 - The puppy is a bit too much sunshine innocent for me. And the professor is a bit creepy. I don't know, I'm not loving this one like I want to.

It's airing but...

You Made My Day (Thai YT) ep 1 of 5 - mini series staring the I Will Knock You couple Tar & Bom, started but I couldn't find it. I also didn't try very hard.

The Time of Fever AKA Unintentional Love Story 2 (Korea movie) trailer released to Korean theaters 5/25. HoTae & DongHee, side couple from Unintentional Love Story are back! Same actors, same character names. I love them. I NEED TO SEE THIS. How?

OMG Vampire (Thai Sun ????) ep 2 of 10 - yeah I can't find it.

In case you missed it

Crossing my fandoms moment, major Kpop blog ran the following: OMEGA X Hangyeom Talks Jazz For Two, Brotherhood, And More With KpopStarz

Tis the season of remakes? Both Addicted Heroin (August, my love!) and My Love Mix-Up (G4!) are coming from Thailand. I am very excited to see both. I love a Thai remake, often more than the original.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

May Releases

VBL (Taiwan) is releasing 4 'Special Episode' epilogues to their 4 2023 shows every Friday this month on Gagaoolala, Viki & Viu. Not sure on search terms or how to find these. (Or, frankly, if we need them.)

5/10 – You Are Mine

5/17 – VIP Only

5/24 – Stay By My Side

5/31 – Anti Reset

5/28 My Biker 2 (Thai movie YT?) - trailer

5/30 Knock Knock Boys (Thai Thurs WeTV & Gaga) - I do love Best and I'm interested in seeing him in a new pairing. That said, I'm not wild about Seng. Still, this looks like a chaotic pulpy mess, I'm looking forward to wallowing in it one way or another.

5/31 The Time of Huannan (Taiwan movie) - May not be BL

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

All Wandee Gooday.

Icky no longer allows screen shots or there would have been a bunch from Stand-in.

(Last week)

Streaming services are listed by how I (usually) watch, which is with a USA based IP, and often offset by a day because time zones are a pain.

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity

@rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs

Sigh, Tumblr in it's infinate wisdom doesn't like too many tags.

There's these tricks, remember:

[googledetective]

my thoughts about the new drdt episode...

I want to start off that this episode has not left me in a great mental state and this piece of fiction is starting to effect my reality in a negative way, currently. I do suffer from mental health issues, so please be sympathetic. If something I say seems too emotional or a bit off, that's likely why. My therapist will be hearing about drdt, lol. No hate towards drdt, it's an amazing project, and I'm amazed at how the piece of fiction is able to make me react in such a way.

1. I am not educated on ASPD or anything like that, so if I say something wrong feel free to correct me. I had a feeling that Levi likely had it from his secret, but this is a cool confirmation. I like that this is represented in a really great way, and that the reactions to his confessions are also very realistic. I like Levi a lot, but now I understand him so much more, and it makes me really appreciate him.

2. I find it interesting how Levi is so detached, as Veronika said, to everything. Even if I was not capable of remorse, I would've remembered killing my own father. I wonder what his father did to be so looked down upon.

2.5. OKAY SO HES KINDA JUST LIKE ME FR. like I stated previously I've had some bad mental health issues in the past to the point I've kicked windshields of cars in and attacked people. It is not my proudest moment, but holy shit I can relate to this a lot. It makes me so good to see someone who's done shit like I've done who's trying to change.

3. Ace really did care about Levi and considered him a friend, which warmed and broke my heart at the same time. I really hope Ace finds another friend, because he deserves to feel some comfort and joy. I hope he learns about Levi's ASPD and realizes Levi has no malicious intent towards him. I find it nice that Ace did really trust and look up to Levi though, it proves him capable of friendship and deeper feelings that people usually overlook. Great complex character.

4. I was shocked that Levi sided with David, but honestly I do too. David is a good person, and we see that later in the ep where he doesn't tell Eden what Arei said.

5. J CALLED OUT HU??? UNEXPECTED. called her a stupid argument moderator. Interesting. I love you J, but watch it.

6. Veronika's secret isn't the worst thing she's ever done- interesting. I think it could be the thing she's the most ashamed of, but you never know. It really breaks my heart for Hu, and I hope we get a backstory on her soon.

I'm coming back after point 14 and adding this: these secrets don't seem to be any of the worst things they've ever done, nor relevant to the killing game (besides "Xander's"). These secrets are personal. I think they each have worse secrets but they are too related to the killing game so they couldn't give those out.

7. Excuse you, David. Freaky ass.

8. that is NOT Teruko's secret 😭😭😭

9. This is seriously rich coming from J, as she usually escalates the situation.

10. Eden's monologue broke my heart. I am so glad David lied to her at the end, or I think Eden's heart would've been broken. This just makes me so sad.

11. "That maybe there would be a world in which we would be friends." I'm sure there would be, since your fans have created worlds that you're dating her.

12. Arei needs to genuinely shut up. This is where I get very upset and irrational. I am so fucking mad at Arei for lying to Eden. For the rest of Eden's life she's going to be wondering what she could've done or if her friendship was enough. Why the fuck would you lie and say you believed you could change, only to come back and admit you know you can't. My heart breaks for Arei though, because I believe she could've changed. This especially makes me so upset because as a previously bad person who relates to Arei and tries to change, I feel like I'm going to give up hope to do so too. Obviously I gotta overpower and not let fiction effect my reality, but it really hurts.

13. Arei's worldview that nobody is a good person mirrors David's (though David excludes Xander). Makes me really sad. I can hope, but there's really no hope left.

14. Well we know who attacked Xander (what the actual fuck). I hope we learn how that ties in later. Eden's hidden quote, "you can never go back, no matter how hard you try." maybe it's referring to this incident instead of the situationship with her friends in the past.

15. Love this.

16. WE HAD A JRUKO MOMENT!!! So happy about this!!!

17. Why the actual fuck does Whit know so much about how that hanging mechanism would work. You're making yourself look so suspicious. High and low were highlighted, which was interesting.

18. Whit said this murder would've been hard if Arei wasn't a willing victim. If she was, this just makes this case even more tragic. She may have convinced herself to give up hope and cooperated with the killer, which pains me a lot. I think this was due to David's secret.

19. I love the carousel bit! And the banter between Arturo and Whit. They had banter last trial too, so that's a continuation. Maybe they'll have a confrontation in the future.

20. NICO FUCKED BRO

21. At this point my only logical conclusion of who I think the killer could be is J.

22. Everyone is bringing up Ace's friend- Taylor! It's seriously throwing me for a loop bc that's my name!

ENDING:

To clarify, I think it's sad that Arei believes she can't change and even started doubting Eden.

[miss0atae]

Century of Love : Good ideas, Good acting, Meh ending (EP 9 – 10)

I'm again late to the party. We’ve finally reached the end of Century of Love. It wasn’t a series I thought I would enjoy, but I was pleasantly surprised. I’m glad I was convinced by others to watch it. Again I have to admit how great it is sometimes to have found really interesting people’s blogs to read here on Tumblr. It can sometimes make you see something in a different light. You will always find so many different views. Sometimes you’ll agree with them and sometimes you won’t see the same things as them. However, it’s always interesting. That’s the beauty of any work of fiction: you’ll always have something to say about them and it’s not the same for everybody. This time I won’t develop one point from the series. I’ll focus on a summary of what I feel about it.

Things I really liked about it:

◾ The story itself was interesting. Reincarnation mixed with Chinese mythology to have a BL story in Lakorn style. Century of Love used the Lakorn formula to offer something different among all the great QL series we got this year. I also believe it was good that the story didn’t really give us a proper answer on who was the real reincarnation of Vad / Wat. It lets the viewers to decide what he prefers. The only thing to keep in mind is that it’s better to let the past stay in the past and to fully live in the present. That’s the only way to love and to be loved.

◾ We had great characters too even if sometimes some of them were a bit too much for me. I guess it’s because some were classic Lakorn characters (New Vad / Wat was a perfect example of this. She was just too much at the end). However, two characters got my heart in this series. Firstly, I would say Vee was my favorite character. I like how he was a combination of cheeky, playful and loyal. You just wanted him to find a cure for his grand-ma and to charm this handsome grumpy youthful-looking grand-pa. My second favorite character was Third, who played the childhood friend doctor of Vee. He was supposed to be the reincarnation of Lord Trai the ex-fiancé of Vad / Wat who killed her. However, in this time, Third has only been an ally to the main couple, even if he had feelings for Vee. He was there when San and Vee needed him. He never shy away from telling the hard truth and I’m glad he wasn’t just here to create a rift between San and Vee. I hope Tao and him get to have their own little romance.

◾ I was also impressed by Offroad and Daou's acting. I have to admit I never understood why people liked them before. I wasn't a fan of their boys band (LAZ1) and I didn't like their previous series, Love In Translation. I tried hard to get into it, but never felt the hype. However, here in Century of Love, I really liked them. Their acting was good and they would engage you to root for their characters. The chemistry between them is quite good and it makes you believe in the romance of their characters. Now, I'll be more interested in any other series they may do. Let me add too that I find Offroad really handsome. His smile is so pretty.

◾ The goddess had a really nice sense of humor. She must have had fun. Good for her!

Things I didn’t like:

◾ It's quite common in QL series especially Thai QL series, but I didn't really like the end. I'm glad Vee and San got their happy ending because I would have been really sad if they didn't get it. However, I felt like the end was rushed to fit the 10 episodes they were given. I also didn't like how San made this stupid move to not tell Vee the truth about how he saved him. Instead of thinking together of a solution, he left and let him deal by himself with the loss of his grand-ma, but also his disappearance. This was dumb and it seemed so out of character for San to let someone he loves suffering alone.

◾ I felt like they didn’t handle well new Vad / Wat appearance. It’s like they didn’t know if they wanted to make her a villain or a side-kick. Hence, she was stuck in this role where you wanted to root for her, but also where you were annoyed by some of her actions. I felt like she could have been better used by the story. I also saw how many viewers seemed to like her. They should have make something of it. I admit it was interesting that she didn’t have the same personality like the previous incarnation of Vad / Wat (just like Third wasn’t Trai). I don’t know I just wished for more from her.

◾ The five colored-stone power and the deal with the goddess made no sense after they used the stone to save Vee. We've been told San needed to have it to give it back to Vad / Wat to end his deal with the goddess. We've also been told he needed to be close to the stone to be able to not feel the pain he would always get until finding the reincarnation of his lover. However, when he gave it to Vee it shouldn't have matter. Unfortunately for him, even if he was close to Vee, he still felt the pain. Also, even if the stone reacted positively to Vee, giving it to him to save him, wasn't like ending the deal with the goddess. I wish it was because it would have avoided a needlessly complicated break up for San and Vee. The series never gave us an answer about why the rules changed suddenly.

One thing I can't explain, but felt it wasn't good enough. However, in the end it didn't matter:

◾ Let me get it straight. I created this category only to talk about Juu. I was so conflicted about this character. I have to admit I found her a bit annoying sometimes, but she was really a nice girl deep down. I felt bad not liking her as much as other. Especially as she was always trying to help the main couple to be together. Don't get me wrong, I like the actress and I feel she did a good job. I guess I forgot how young Juu is and that's why I felt like she was too much.

[castleofclouds]

You're Watching ; The Ones Before Us.

Castleofclouds presented original series, a spin-off series Truth To Be Told : I Missed You (TBDE prequel)

Genre ; angst, romance, humor, fluff, slow-burn, friends to lovers, different status.

Disclaimer ; everything are fictional, mention of kms jokes, suggestive 18+ content (?), typos or grammar, non-idol.

Story are by © castleofclouds, do not copy or repost without watermark!

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Eps 1. Stories Left Unfinished.

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When was it?

The last time I feel it, was 2 years ago, in a whirlwind of the paintings, your presence caught my eyes, colored in the beautiful colors of navy and violet.

Jaemin were starstruck at the unfamiliar figure next to him, a nameless person was standing next to him, admiring the painting as she goes, but she weirdly look sad, like holding her tears, Jaemin doesn't understand.

The art was there, yet his eyes were nowhere at there, it's like as if Jaemin were in a romance drama, suddenly your presence are much more intriguing than the painting itself, he was surprised to see someone this late at night.

He usually go to this art gallery, the art gallery open late at night until morning, nobody was there except both of them, the silence so quiet yet so loud at the same time.

Her wailing were echoing through the room, if the painting have ears, they would probably cover their ears by now, she only stopped crying after tinnitus at her head rings.

Jaemin stopped looking, he doesn't want to make her feel uncomfortable, she muttered under her breath, a words he couldn't heard.

Her eyes swelled, puffed after crying, Jaemin smiles, he found that cute, she have a really beautiful crying face, not to be creep of course, he just think your face delivered your feelings very well, he knew that wail, he have that before, a year ago, at the same spot, in this art gallery exactly at midnight, that's why this place had been his favorite go to after that.

He wonders if you feel the same, how does she found this place? Does she stranded on here like he used to one year ago? One thing for sure is that he felt a very deep condolences, like he wants to comfort you, maybe a simple pat in the back, “Are you okay?” he muttered a courage to asked.

She wipes her tears away, “I'm fine, sorry, I might be bothering you, I found this art gallery 10 minutes ago.. I don't know such place exist.” he smiles, so she is also stranded like how he used to be, he takes a handkerchief from his jacket, giving it to the unfamiliar somebody, “It's okay, is there something wrong?” he asked again after getting the consent that the other person do want to talk with him, she sighs a bit, hesitating if she should tell this stranger somebody she just met.

“I just broke up, my boyfriend cheated on me.” she decided to gamble and answered, Jaemin look at her sympathetic, “That's must have been hurt, are you okay?” he asked as he looks at you worry, your hair wet, probably from the rain before, your outwear looks very soaked and uncomfortable.

Jaemin do what most gentlemen would do, and taking of his jacket, she looks at him surprise, “Ah no need for this, it's fine..” she tried to refuse, but Jaemin already wrapping the warm jacket on her, the warmth from the jacket giving her goosebumps, as she indulged herself into the warmth the scents of his parfume stick to her clothes, it's white musk and vanilla, and another scent, lavender? It's calming every inch of her neurons giving signal to her brain, she wouldn't forget this day.

“Thank you, I don't know how to pay you for your kindness today..” she mumbled, thinking how can a stranger that she barely knows helped her at her toughest times yet her loves ones are only causing her pain, Jaemin chuckled, "No need it's the least I can do.. Let's just say I'm helping the past me?” she tilted her head at that answer, what past? She thinks to herself.

“You are very obvious,” Jaemin smiles, “Exactly today, it's my ex girlfriend one year remembrance day.” she gasped, this stranger had an ex? But what does he meant by that? Did they break up? What is remembrance day?

“It's been a year since she passed away, on an airplane crash.” he added, that's when it clicked, she quickly apologized even though she didn't do anything wrong, Jaemin shakes his hands gesturing to don't mind it, “It's okay.. It's in the past.. Sometimes I came here everytime I missed her, she loves art gallery, she's a painter btw, a very good at that too, she said she would love to held an exhibition someday.. But I guess she can't do it now?” Jaemin smiling but those eyes couldn't eye, they talk more than Jaemin words, he clearly missed her.

“I'm sorry for your loss..” you added, he shakes his head, “It's fine, I'm used to it.” Jaemin remarks, and then he looks at you again, “Nice to meet you, stranger, we don't exchange names yet, may I asked what is it?” he asked again after a while, in which she replied after a lot of thought, “Can we just keep our names to ourselves? Not that I don't want you to know, I just felt it's much more comfortable if we don't know each other, that's why I said those, I didn't mean anything negative of course,�� she reassured, Jaemin understand, it is much more comfortable when he doesn't know, but he does felt a bit intrigued about all of this. He felt like he will knew her sooner or later.

That day was cold, it's midnight after rain in the afternoon, the only sound that could be heard through the corridors room of the art gallery were the sound of their breath, as they admire the painting in front of them, Jaemin decide to pick up another question again, he seems to be very interested in this somewhat stranger situation.

“Say.. You have been in relationship before then? Is this your first or?” she thinks to herself, “No, it's my fourth..” Jaemin gasped. “I'm sorry..” she laughed at the harmless expression.

“It's okay, it's a lot isn't? Yet none of them actually stayed.. I fall too hard, and get hurt a lot.. All I want is a simple relationship, where both of us can stay with each other for long, I can't even get past a year how am I supposed to stay that long?” she explain, Jaemin nodded his head understanding.

“I get it, it's must've been painful, you know being hurt by your love ones more than once, I wish you won't experience it again actually..” Jaemin sympathise, wishing you a long and happy relationship ahead.

“It's late, should we head back now?” Jaemin said, as he looks at the watch on his hands pointing it's past midnight already, “The magic are going to wear off,” he joked, you laughed, “What magic?”

“Oh you know, the peace and content feelings you get in the midnight? I feel like midnight is a very cozy times, you don't have to worry about anything, you don't have to remember anything, it's like a new start every night, like as if you are in the middle of between a parallel line?”

That's soundes like a line from science fiction book, but she can't help it but beamed at the innocent thoughts, “You are right, it's a new start every day, like a reset?”

Jaemin nodded, “Like a reset of all of your worry and pain, the only thing you have now is your body and a new day ahead.” both of you talked a lot that day, until the visit are over both of you decide to part away as he drop you off close to your house.

“Let's meet again, hmm.. How about a nickname?” Jaemin suggesting, she accepted it faster than he thought, “How about we used a painting names? That would be fun!” he remarks joyfully, “Hmm.. For you, Ophelia?”

“Ophelia by John Everett?” Jaemin smiles, “Alright Ophelia it is! And you could be.. Eleanor by Frank Dicksee?”

“Nice to meet you Ophelia!” She greeted Jaemin happily, as Jaemin beamed and added, “Nice to meet you too, Eleanor.”

Masterlist, Next.

A/N

You know I've been holding this series too long, I think I need to continue it sooner or later, I mean it's been like what? Almost 5 months late? I promise it to be November but I can't published it back then (maybe I should stop promising things) anyway, I'm back it's finally time for each individual, yes this is a spin-off, yes this is told from Jaemin point of view, yet it looks like a lazy chapter, and I'm truly sorry with the painting name if I butchered them, I love art and love to include them in this one even though I think this is the last time you will see Ophelia and Eleanor duo (the duo we never knew we needed) alright, see you next time then, I'm going to sleep now that I know I finished this chapter at least gosh. Probably some typos here and there.

[callsign-relic]

hi!! liveblog! its. very long. 3 episodes! but mostly im yelling about episode 2 because character intros <3

SEASON 2 EP 1!!

newwww season let's go BABEY!!

oh shit it starts out like RIGHT where it left off.

blackarachnia seems to be back to normal... smart move leaving during the initial confusion

Megatron smackin Scorponok and Waspinator fhksbffbfkjfk??

uh oh!! its not over yet!!! quantum surge...

"sneaky ball of legs"... i LOVE all the weird nicknames and monikers so so so much. every new one is a delight 

OHHHHHH TARANTULAS IS STILL IN HER HEAD... OHOHOOOO SO FUCKED UP

OHHHHH SOOOOOOOO FUCKED UP HES CAUGHT HER IN A WEB IN HER OWN BRAIN...

also ehehehe... big spoder.

side thought. i enjoy tarantulas but i would NOT want to be a tiny around him. hed eat u (a win in ANY other circumstance) bUT i feel like hed be so nasty about it. so truly awful. 0/10 experience.

ITS THE FIRST EP OF THE SEASON- HOW ARE THERE SO MANY UH OHS ALREADY- OH MY GOD?????

whats happening to everyone!!!!!!

DID TERRORSAUR JUST DIE? he fell in the lava!!!!! TERRORSAUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:

what IS happening to you Megatron?!?!?!

CHEERING YELLING at Tarantulas and BA being stuck together for the time being. 

"h-hey! im uh... gorgeous!" RHDKFHSK RATTRAP

OH SHIT they got fancy robotic beastmodes????

cheetor can FLY????

oh no the poor boy

RATTRAP HAS WHEELS... he looks like a cat toy xgufkghckgjx

oh my god. what about the predacons

waspinator is the same...

OH GOD. Megatron... somehow MORE intimidating than before

oh tarantulas has also undergone some changes (??)

oh shit yeah. rhinox was alseep for all that

WHAAAAAAAAAAT was that OPs spark?????

spinning rattraps wheels... how scandalous Dinobot :3c

oh shit is scorponok also gone???? ARE THEY ACTUALLY FR DEAD??? i dont know what to do about this! IM USED TO THEM COMING BACK...

CHEETOR YOU CAN FLY NOW YOULL BE FINE

these new forms are strange but also REALLY fun mechanically.

OH!! cheetors got a tail whip(?) ill miss the guts gun but this is pretty neat

hmm. its interesting that now cheetor actually looks more cheetah-like in his bot mode more than his beast mode, with the prominent spots and all- oh. his butt is still spotted in beast mode.

"rrroyalty! youve come for me!" aw inferno...

AW HE KINDA DID COME FOR HIM ACTUALLY. THEY'RE RETREATING NOW

new forms has its ups and downs i suppose. learning how to control them is one issue lmao

OH????? OH TWO NEW CHARACTERS??

HELL YES HELL YES HELL YES!!!!!!!!!

fuck!!!! i just remembered. WHENS MY MANTA RAY BOY APPEARING. that didn't look like a manta ray environment. so i assume not yet...

oh god. is this going to be another situation where it turns out that the character/s that ignited my interest in the show for to only appear really late in the runtime... PLEASR. IVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH TFA BLURR, SHOCKWAVE AND SWINDLE... PLEASE................. also tf armada...

i mean ill have a good time regardless but AUGH,,

anyway. terrorsaur and scorponok are GONE gone it seems DDD: 

im significantly more sad about one than the other hskfnndbd sorry scorponok

id say the same abt OP but uh. with Optimuses track records in other continuities... he's probably fine.

S2 EP2

:0 what are the Fuzors.

YES lets go new character intros!!

i love that Megatron has like. rollerblades now. i take back what i said about him being more intimidating. hes got rollerskates.

what does waspinator know? what does DINOBOT know?

HRJDFHKDHD Dinobot sneaking up on the camera HFJFHFKDNFKDNFKD REALLY GOOD!!!!!!

THE DISCS... Hkdfhjs i wrote that and then waspinator said it half a second later bskfbdksn

WHAT is the significance of the moon- "EARTHHHHH........"

WHAT!! what do you MEAN the discs give a record of the future!!

oh fuck i forgot they got sent back in TIME

awwwwwww NOOO waspinator oh my GOD hes been UNMADE- HE GOT CUBED?????

HE GOT CUBED!!!!!!!!!

Tarantuachnia!!!!!!! i cant. merge their names. tarachnia.

i love that she keeps kicking tarantulas' body along LMAO

oh waspinator is fine :]

HRJSOSJDKNEKBGKEBGKE AWWW NOO BABY... "oh Suuure! dont MIND waspinator! waspinator just LIE HERE and SUFFER... drag HIMSELF to CR TANK..." awauauauuaujhdgfhhtn4nmdmx

Tigatron: after you, my lady <3

aw... off they go............ 

oh!!!!!!!!!! we're getting THREE???????? BOTS??

RT: crack the egg and say hello! 

or not :( one's a dud. 

this is how OP comes back... or Starscream.

PLEASE not Starscream.

critical scanner damage!! 

WHOS THIS!!!! 

THE VOICES. i love them!!!!!!!!!!! 

HRJDKFHDKWMFNEK THE ONE THAT JUST WOKE UP AND IS LIKE "I bet i can THRASH yer tail" HELLO????? oh my GOD what is he. that was a cobra tail thing. it ALSO HAD A FACE. WHAT IS HE!!!!!!!!!!

also whats the OTHER one

WOLF

WINGED WOLF?????????????????

hes like. a deviantart creation. 12 year olds cool wolf angel oc. i love him.

scorponok... TWO. scorposnek.

TARNATION! whys he a COWBOY!! i was like. oh he's got an accent- NO!! HES A COWBOY!!!!

wait actually hes a scorpion and a snake, those ARE desert-y cowboy animals. fair ig

inferno: "FOOL! pain is my friend! allow me to introduce YOU to it!!" hehehe

oh my god hes THWACKIN him around by the tail ahdjdbs??

awww angel wolf is standing up for the cowboy! even though cowboy just tried to beat him up!

oh my god. dinobot and him have the potential to be great friends. they have similar values.

a knight and a cowboy... what a combo to introduce.

wait.

WAIT

IS THIS SILVERBOLT? hes all chivalrous... 

i know you mentioned him when i first asked abt beast wars. is this your boy...

"what? you TRUST this tinhorn TOAD?" 

hes so dramatic. I LOVE this cowboy- QUICKSTRIKE!!

YESSSSSSSSS I WAS RIGHT HE IS SILVERBOLT!!!

hes FR a deviantart OC. the way he DESCRIBED HIMSELF im HWEEZING he's fantastic. "PURE, STRONG AND FAST..." he was even framed dramatically by the moon!!!

OHHHHH i love both of them. 

Quickstrikes design with all his scorpion legs on one hand is uh. A Choice though LMAO

rattrap: "primal's been vamped. dinobot's DISSAPPEARED. stripes and the bird lady are on some world CRUISE" dhdkdjjsksnfme he says it like theyr on holiday

rhinox is going offline?? 

awhh... Rattraps gettin left alone... :((!!?!

WAIT NVM CHEETOR IS STILL HERE WHAT ARE YOU COMPLAINING ABT.

Ehdjfodjskdjdkgnlsbdkdndhdk sir?????? YOJ SENT HIM AWAY 

oh my GOD Dinobot is Hamleting again!!!

"to be or not to be..."

whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them... fun fact back in highschool i had that whole soliloquy memorized.

my god hes having a crisis out here. just like hamlet 

HES *STILL* SOLILOQUIZING

the discs ARE a mystery though. very very fun. 

oh hes HIDING them

yesssss... YESS................ hes BACK! MY WEIRDBOY!

i LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!

oh this is FASCINATING. 

Megatron: "Teamwork and cooperation, those are the Predacon watchwords..." 

QS: "how about backstabbin, and treachery?"

so so so fascinating that Megatron fully knows whats needed for a cohesive team (teamwork and cooperation), but those aspects so often go against the values of the characters that he'd align himself with. 

the cobalt kitty! i love the fact that they give themselves silly monikers as well.

silverbolt............ hes too nice for the predacons

MEGATRON CAN FLY TOO

giddyEUPP!! YEEHAW!!!!!

im torn. im discovering that i actually do not like Quickstrike very much.

its been like. less than 15 minutes after hes been introduced and im just like. oh youre terrible and annoying.

but . BUT. i know im gonna have a GREAT time when you're onscreen because some FREAK SHIT is gonna happen. also i still really like his silly cowboy accent dhfjdbe,,, but i but i do not like Him.

oh god. rhinox is in danger.

Dinobot is hiding the disc 👀?

BIG GUNS!!!!!!!!!!!

rattrap is so FAST!

OH SHIT. Tarantulas can still control BA!! 

so fucked up!!! SO FUCKED UP!! awful awful man!!

"yoo hoo! waspinator here too!" HES SO CUTE.

OH NO. SOME MORE COWBOY BULLSHIT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN.

is that a CLOCK? what a cool clock design

whaaaaaat is going on with Rhinox!!!

oh these cowboy shots are really cool actually.

i LOVE the dramatics

to be continued!!!!!!!!!! FUCK i forgot this was a multiparter!!

in that case ill include the next ep in this set too

S2 EP3

HRJSHSJS SO many shots. THEY DECIMATED THAT ROCK.

they really are out numbered atm

TRANSMETAL TARANTULAS ZOOMIN whskfbemrhek??????

awwwh... SILVERBOLT

OHHHHHHHHHH THE NEW BOTS ARE FUZORS. because. theyr. fusions................ okay yeah fair hajfkfksmfbekgb,,

where's Black Arachnia...

Rhinox!!!!!!! Is he going after OP?!?!

Megatrons room again... OH THERES HIS RUBBER DUCKY 🥺

SB: "These Maximals are Fools!" ehkrjfke

UH OH MEGATRON FIGURED IT OUT THEYR GOIN FOR RHINOX!!

doggybot! oop. there he goes.

RHSJDODJEKNFKDNFKE THE SUDDEN  CUT TO DINOBOT BOPPIN UP AND DOWN AS HE GETS TRANSPORTED BY RATTRAP whdkfkflfn

oughghhh... Tarantulas and Black Arachnia's dynamic is So so so messed up here its great

HE GOT SQUASHED AGAIN

she's so SNEAKY <3 

awhhhh BUPPY. hes got puppydog eyes!!! HES CUTEEEE

awh silverbolt... he's had the idea of defecting put into his head >:3c

rhinox went somewhere where all are one...

LETS GO! ITS PRIME TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!! i assume anyway

the cowboy musical stings are actually Really good. LIKE REALLY GOOD. i came around on those. it works so well.

of COURSE they gave Quickstrike fucking cowboy spur noises for his footsteps.

"WELL THATS JUST PRIME."

LETS GOOOOOOO

hes got a HOVERBOARD??

i wonder if the creators of the show just happened to be watching a ton of western movies when making these episodes. why's there so much cowboy stuff.

SB: consider that my resignation, Megatron!

HECK YES

"well, i like your resume" LMAO??? his resume contains: Megatron Yelling

LMAO?? RATTRAP TOOK OVER OPS QUARTERS.

black arachnia >:3c ohohoho im so excited to see what she does.

i assume that the new transmetal forms were partially made in order to sell new toys LMAO. i wonder if others will get transmetal forms later on as well :0

i actually prefer the look of their og forms (i. love animal), but i really like the functionality and fun designs of these new ones...

I really like Tarantulas and Cheetors new forms in particular !! I think only Tarantulas looks definitively Cooler in my books, but that's also because his design was pretty Silly before imo. stripy....

ahdkfhsk SORRY I TALKED SO MUCH THIS ROUND,, THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH TO COMMENT ON,,,,

id have just done eps 1 and 2, but 2 and 3 is a two parter... anyway ill probably have a longer gap between liveblogs again so im not just. taking up So Much Space on your blog and in your askbox shfkfbdndn o7

- init

[dograffe1]

Not in a good mood recently. But I am when I started listening to these. (got two self-titleds today, hmm)

Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains

Overall Rating, 10/10. Don't know if it's just that I've been sad recently and have an easier time understanding this album or if it's just this good. Probably both to be honest. AIC has always had a special place in my heart. It's hard to explain but they just feel so "real". I don't want to say that the music speaks to my soul but it does. I feel like AIC just is exceptional at capturing and conveying emotions via song, better than most other bands. And I think that's why I've always loved them. It is sad though that this is technically the last album of theirs. The only one left is Unplugged and I plan on doing that one with some of their EPs. I probably will listen to their albums after Layne Staley died but I'm not expecting them to be good whatsoever. I think that some bands it's okay to replace members but some it isn't. Like imagine Megadeth without Dave Mustaine or Pixies without Black Francis. Some bands are so close to their frontman that they become extensions of that person and their songwriting. Favorite Song(s):

Metallica - Metallica

Overall Rating, 8/10. Out of the four albums I've listened to so far, my least favorite. Still, for a "least favorite" being at an 8/10 is still insane. I think this album sort of marked a change for Metallica, after Cliff and all that I think they definitely changed in style. To my untrained ear I would describe the change as "from thrash and action to industrial". I don't mean that as in an industry like a company, I mean it as in its heavier, harder, etc. Good, but not my personal favorite. Favorite Song(s):

Smells Like Children - Marilyn Manson

Overall Rating, 6/10. Honestly, weak album overall. My biggest issue is the fact that most of the songs aren't even songs. Most are just filler tunes that aren't meant to be anything. The rating of 6/10 is ignoring all of those and only focusing on the good stuff. Even then, being the album after Antichr*st Superstar it was very anticlimactic. Antichr*st Superstar was and is one of my favorite albums of all time. Plus I also love Marilyn Manson just as a person. So overall I'd say it's just okay. Thankfully, my dad recommended me his favorite album by Manson, and so we'll listen to that one next. Also I am really glad I moved away from individual song ratings, even when censored I think these ones would get flagged. Favorite Song(s):

little note for anyone reading this far, next band I plan on listening to is Slaughter To Previal :)

[trampledore]

Agatha All Along Ep 8 & 9 - spoilers!

Just my thoughts about the finale. And completely without structure. But damn, I needed to write this down.

Not what I expected but loved it so much

Strangely didn't make me cry while watching but it's such an incredibly sad and satisfying resolution to the Witches' Road story

They set it all up perfectly with how Billy created it. The road IS real, but it's also true that Billy made it.

The KISS. AND THE WAY SHE TOUCHED RIO'S FACE WHILE FLOATING AWAY

"Why don't you want me" 😭😭😭

The fact that Nicky and Agatha made the ballad...I am not ok!!!

Rio took him while Agatha was asleep OMFG no wonder Agatha hates her

It turned out to make so much sense that Rio is trying to kill Agatha and that Agatha hates her. The dynamic seems so logical now. I only don't get why Rio was trying to physically hurt her in ep 8 before they kissed. This whole struggle seemed kinda cruel. For someone who claims to love her.

Omg the way that Rio let the flowers grow on Agatha's grave, I AM NOT OK

And how Agatha kept killing witches for her son. That's so heartbreaking, I can't even. And then she kept going because it made her feel good for a moment. Like a drug addiction 😭😭😭

And I'm so glad that she is a ghost. Like, I wouldn't have recovered if she'd have permanently disappeared. And that Billy and her are a coven now - it's literally what I wanted most from this series ("spirit as my guide" OMG😭🙌🏼)

And in a way, Agatha and Rio are together now. In the truest way. Maybe the only way that's possible. Like, they are actually endgame. Tho it sort of seems a bit like a toxic relationship ngl. Rio is definitely in a strong position of power in this. And she may not actually take pleasure in hurting Agatha, but she's not too averse to it either. Idk. I'm still happy about it tho. It's such a difficult, unique and compelling dynamic. Like, I've already seen people complaining online that they killed off the lesbian and that there wasn't a happy ending. BUT THERE WAS. They literally ended up together, wdym?!

(She planted flowers in the yard on her way out 😭🤌🏼)

Also, she came back after all and they are looking for Tommy now together! So she's going to return! And I'll get my mentor relationship. So happy about this.

Also glad that Jen survived in the end. I didn't really care about her before, but the way she smiled when she got her power back changed everything for me.

Surprisingly I smiled a lot during the finale. Idk why. Logically, I should have cried. But the happy stuff got to me more intensely than the sad stuff for once.

Honestly I wish it would have made me more emotional. But it was too expected, I guess.

Also, I'm begging to get a backstory for Agatha and Rio. Like, they already knew each other when Nicky was born. And they looked like they had already broken up. So, where is my lesbian backstory?!

The fact that Rio let Agatha keep her son for 10 years at all is such a prove of her devotion. Man I'm on my knees.

And it's so devastating. Nicky basically died because he didn't wanna kill more witches. But then Agatha just kept killing them anyway. No wonder she's afraid to face him in the afterlife.

On another note....she's so pretty as a ghost 😍🔥 like. What?! The new dress, the hair, the makeup. Absolutely love it. They could have kept a bit of the black, but I still love it very much.

And I'm so attached to Billy now. I just want both of them to be happy. It's a shame that Jen left the coven. But I guess it was always supposed to be "coven two". From the very beginning. And omg can we talk about the fact that Agatha and Nicky made up the ballad together😭😭😭 that just changes EVERYTHING. She DID walk the road before. In the truest way. It's HER road. Billy may have made the trials real, but it was always a ballad about Agatha's road. OMG

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - I Gave a 10/10 to a BL... me!

Organized, in each category, by ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Nov 2023 Wk 3

Ongoing Series - Thai

My Dear Gangster Oppa (Thurs iQIYI) ep 4 of 8 - I love this show. I adore Tew's the simple backstory. No frills. No fuss. He got dragged in the way many do and he can kill so they kept him. They aren’t trying to make it needlessly complicated (which is rare for Thailand). That said, the pacing is way tf off, the emotional arc is rushed and then sappy out of absolutely nowhere. Before you ask, the kiss is not at issue, we halfway through they should be kissing, but the romantic life changes - too soon. But I don’t care. Finally, they left us this ep reminded of 2 v important things,

this pair kisses beautifully

in BL all mafia be gay

Fun fun!

Last Twilight (Fri YT) ep 2 of 12 - It's official, I love this. It’s a classic caregiver/bodyguard trope where one of them is opening the other one up to the world, but sweetly. I’m enjoying the softness of JimmySea's take and I hope GMM TV takes its cues from the success of My School President and doesn’t push this particular show into rough or edgy territory. Stay on target GMMTV. Don't mess with my bias again!

Twins the series (Fri GaGa) ep 3 of 10 - Finally, our adorable side couple has emerged! This show remains engaging without losing pace (despite the main couple being slow burn), which is all I want from a Thai pulp, and more I could ask for currently from a sports BL. 

(Note: when I dictate the computer always puts "Thai pope" instead of Thai pulp - this is hilarious to me.)

Pit Babe (Fri iQIYI) ep 1 of 14 - I guess they didn’t strip the omegaverse out of this. Unfortunately, I’m not an omegaverse fan, so I find its presence extremely off putting. (But it’s kind of amazing that somebody finally put one on our screen.) Unsurprisingly, it’s a lot of alpha posturing and hyper masculinity, because that’s what this kind of worldbuilding is an excuse for (lazy writing and lazier characterization). This means I don’t like Babe AT ALL except that he’s smell orientated and a bit verse. Way is lovely tho, because Nut is a great soft screen presence amongst the testosterone haze. 

Middleman’s Love (Fri YT & iQIYI ep 2 of 8 - I’m not gonna lie (when have I ever bothered to lie to you all?) I’m struggling with this show. The sound effects are getting worse. That is not allowed. Still I found this installment slightly more bearable than the last last, probably because there was more of the cast in play and less of Jade being too cringe to live. 

Absolute Zero (Weds iQIYI) ep 8 of 12 - AKA temporal paradox of pain.

My Universe (Sun iQIYI) Friends Forever ep 13 of 24 - Ooo it’s a bit of a teacher/student (coach/player) thing. Linguistic negotiation and kinkification of phi. Also actually kinky. But not consensually. Gonna get dark. Bummer. 

Playboyy (Thurs Gaga) 1 of 14(!) eps - Whines. Must I? Gaga doesn’t have a skip ahead button. Sad sack main characters really do not work for me. But this was better than I expected. I wasn’t expecting much. 

Look: This is helmed by Cheewin (shudder) with screenplay by Den (Only Friends - shudder the second) under Copy A Bangkok (they deserve not my shuddders). It's gonna be a shizz show people. It's Thai dark War of Y style - my least favorites. Apparently, there is meant to be a "plot" but when has Cheewin ever bothered with plot?

On a completely different note does the blond look like that Korean actor/idol from At a Distance Spring is Green & Wanna One to anyone else? Or is it just me? (Park Ji Hoon)

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

A Breeze of Love (Korea iQIYI) eps 3-4 of 8 - I like it a lot. Dongwook is so obtuse and socially awkward and reserved and needy and Dohyun is so gay over and simultaneously wildly confused by this behavior. Fantastic. A bit stiff, even for Korea, btu I'm okay with it since everything else I'm watching right now is decidedly NOT stiff.

I finished it!

Let's Eat Together Aki and Haru AKA Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo - Japan BL movie 1.5 hr

Best friends life together during university - cheerful sunshine loves to cook, grumpy tsundere loves to eat. Aki is a bit manic pixie dream boy for me (not my favorite archetype) but they’re cute and it’s one of those Japanese slice of life pieces like Our Dining Table that isn’t really a romance in fact it’s barely a drama. This isn’t friends to lovers because they’re basically already in a relationship (which everyone around them knows) they just aren’t fucking. I did spend a lot of time worrying that they weren’t eating any green things whatsoever. In the end this isn’t my thing when there’s no kissing at all, and this was a bit too dull even for JBL. Sorry Japan, one cannot trade on cute and cheese alone. I know, you want to. But that's not a BL or a personality. 6/10 

I Cannot Reach You AKA I Can't Reach You AKA Kimi ni wa Todokanai (Japan, maybe coming to Netflix) 8 eps - This classic friends-to-lovers BL is everything Japan does best. Angsty. Emo. Aching. Driven by real thirst. Yamato is deeply in love with his childhood bestie, Kakeru, and has been for ages, unable to hide his ungainly damaging high school need. He wants Kakeru in every way possible and it oozes off of the screen. Kakeru is silly and a little simple, but not frenetic or overly camp about it. He is earnest, and genuinely wants to keep Yamato in his life which means giving a romance (and gayness) a fair chance. We watch him realize his affection and what form it can take in a truly authentic way. This show was impossibly kind to both of its lead characters and I felt honored that I got to watch something so lovely and rare play out on my screen.

I LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS. IT'S SO GOOD.

10/10

Let me be perfectly clear: I have watched 646 BLs and only handed out nine 10/10s.

I talk more about why this one made the cut, here.

It's Airing But...

One Room Angel (Japan Gaga) 6 eps - adaptation of Harada’s manga (which I did not like) about a clerk who's stabbed, nearly dies, and returns home to find an angel waiting for him. With only 5 eps and a good chance this won’t end happy, I'm gonna wait and let you tell me how it goes.

SHADOW (Thai Gaga) 14 eps - I'm not wild about Thai horror (or horror at all) even one featuring Singto and Fluke. I'm holding off on this one and if told it's good I'll binge later.

Beyond The Star (Weds iQIYI) 8 eps - House of Stars meets Boyband. I was NOT impressed. Waiting to be told if I should bother.

What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Gaga) 10 eps - I find this series more fun to binge, so I'm waiting until it completes its run.

Next Week Looks Like This

STARTING

11/20 Bake Me Please (Mon Gaga) ep 1 of 6 - trailer here, stars Ohm (of OhmFluke) opposite Guide (bestie from IFYLITA). This looks like an actually gay version of Antique Bakery (play it again, BL). I'm intrigued, it looks HELLA pretty.

11/22 7 Days Before Valentine (Weds ????) ep 1 of 10 - trailer here, horror-esk. Adapted from y-novel of the same name, directed by Tu (180 Degree) stars Jet (Why You… Y Me?). When you want your old love again, but fate sends you a reaper instead. All he can do for you is kill people. I'll likely give this a pass and wait to binge if safe.

11/24 VIP Only (Taiwan Fri Gaga) ep 1 of 10 - Screenplay by Lin Pei Yu (WBL) about a chef who courts a shy writer with spicy beef noodles.

11/25 The Sign (Sat ????) ep 1 of 10 - trailer here, horror-esk, but with a suspense and adult characters. Special investigators who loved each other in previous lives reunite in new bodies. Stars Billy Patchanon (BillySeng) & Babe Tanatat (new). Includes other SCOY favorites as a special investigation team. I may give this a try (depending on distribution) because I'm into the non-horror bits.

11/26 The Whisperer (Sun ????) 1 of 10 - trailer here. Thai horror BL that ALSO involves cheating (what joy is mine). He has dimples (My Ride) but I don't think even that gives me the will. You can tell me how this goes.

11/26 Cooking Crush (Sun YT) 1 of 12 - OffGun are back, trailer here. Adapted from the novel “Love Course! เสื้อกาวน์รุกเสื้อกุ๊กรับ” by iJune4S this is about Prem who runs a not-so-popular restaurant with 2 friends. About to go on a cooking competition with a huge reward, Prem gets involved with Ten, a stressed-out med student who wants Prem to teach him to cook.

Still Coming November BL

11/30 For Him (Thurs ????) ep 1 of 10 - high heat trailer, I suspect iQIYI will scoop this one up. From the people who brought us Unforgotten Night (please no) based on a y-novel, man nursing a heartbreak has a one-night stand, but the other boy didn't want it to end. It looks terribly trashy so I'm in! Maybe I'll do a trash watch?

Nov 2023 line up with screen caps here. Not kept updated.

Original 2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED).

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

To be fair this was last week but I did get the screen shot until now. (You are Mine)

I Cannot Reach You serving all Japan's favorite tropes plus some very un-Japan decent kisses.

(Last week)

[alloftheimaginesblog]

spoilers for TUA s4 (spoiler: it's not good)

i've loved the umbrella academy for a long time. my chemical romance is my favourite band, gerard way who's the lead singer created the umbrella academy so u bet ur ass i had the graphic novels when i was young. i love that man so course i had them. i enjoyed them but really loved the tv show

season one - excellent season two - pretty great, some minor faults but overall i really enjoyed s2 season three - had some strong moments, was overall 'good' season four - ???? what the fuck man

s4 did the trope that i despise. the same trope that xmen days of future past did and kind of deadpool v wolverine. the whole 'we're changing the timeline so none of this actually happened!' bullshit. i hate that shit man sucks

s4 destroyed characters - diego deserved better and he was written as a joke. diego and lila deserved so much better.

lila/five - wtf man, that shits as uncomfortable and left field as allison/luther

ben's whole arc was pointless. he died a monster. never got any closure. jennifer was 2d and pointless.

gene and jean were pretty shit - the premise was good but i truly think because of the condensed season (6 eps compared to 10) it was rushed and just... shit

i don't mind the ending that they all died right, i always kind of assumed that's how theywould die - theyd sacrifice themselves or something - but to erase the timeline and the handler gets a happy ending?? nah man, make it make sense

and luther - where is sloan? where's his wife? why did everyone just forget about her? also why when he got his powers back was he half monkey again when that was human experimentation?? confusion

allison - why did ray leave? why only one mention and then never spoken about again? her arc felt pretty pointless

klaus/viktor - i felt his arc and viktor's was probably the best out the lot but still not great

reggie - meh

five - HATED it. the boy who spent DECADES trying to get back to his family suddenly delays going home for 5 MONTHS??? all because lila? nah.

overall, i just didn't like it. it's like game of thrones and how i met your mother - final seasons that absolutely destroyed everything the previous seasons built up. just not good. it lacked fun, spunk and just lacked everything. ben dies a fucking monster, diego dies hating five (and vice versa), ben never gets to say goodbye, klaus never knows how ben truly died (don't get me started on that bs cause wouldn't ben's ghost have mentioned that to klaus during the early seasons????)

shit and i am so sad about it

(i do not blame gerard way, he's perfect, i'm just sad about the direction the show took)

[fandoomrants]

Finally, tua s4, ep 6 thoughts.

(I did write it, even tho I'm not too happy!)

(Might share overall opinion of the show tomorrow, or might keep my silence forever...)

Heads up, spoilers

-Oh, finally a longer episode. Only 10-15 minutes but eh....

-I kinda feel like we won't get all the answers to the questions still unanswered.

-Or well, the questions I had, at least.

-Ok but what are they expecting with this Cleanse?! Return the timeline?? Which one??

-Also, good think for once it's not Viktor ending the world..

-Ew, is that Ben's face?!

-Is Reginald aware what his wife is up to?

-Diego and Luther are dressed ridiculously 😬😬

-Hurts me to listen to Diego speak about Lila so lovingly....

-Good that Luther is gonna dress 😬😬

-"Monkey legs" 😬😬

-"Gene" and Reginald arguing 😬😬 So obvs he has no idea.

-Oh, nooo, it is Ben!

-And now "Gene" and Jean arguing.

-Ok, this escalated quickly...

-Oh, ok, Five and Lila finally returned...

-Oh, so Five is aware it's only been hours...

-Awkwarddd reunionnn.

-I'm kinda sad for Five but I'm also still mad about what happened...

-Klaus casually sharing being digged out from a grave...

-Lila so happy to see Allison, lol.

-Smart move from Viktor with the "tattoo"!

-I feel like Reggie is still gonna betray him, thoo.

-Why do I feel like this season is much more gore-y?

-Ouch. Ben looks....bad 😬😬 Jennifer isn't better either.

-Oh, Ben suddenly didn't mean to yell? Since when?

-Oh, great, the family is fighting again...

-And Diego saw the bracelet....

-Klaus, Allison and Luther watching the whole thing as if it's some TV drama 😬😬

-Yeah, Klaus, nobody saw that one coming...

-Not the kind repeating the word 😂😂😂😂

-NGL, wondered the same, tho.

-I mean, it really is unbelievable...

-Also, can't believe this is happening in front of EVERYONE. Kids, family, etc.

-Five's eyes say he actually loves her...

-"Hey, stupid grown ups". True!

-Indeed father of the year...

-Oh, no.

-Oh, great, Diego's car is just like mine 😬😬😬

-"Seriously", indeed.

-Why do I feel like if someone's gonna die, it might be Viktor? :/ (Ben probably too but not because of the shooting)

-What was that random... Memory or sth??

-Someone could have stopped this bullet. (Ahem, Diego).

-"They might still be alive in there...."

-Aw, Allison helping Viktor!

-I was just wondering what happened with Lila's eye lasers...

-Don't fight now, idiots..

-Luther, what are you thinking.... (I've honestly wondered this for 4 seasons...)

-I think the more they attack it, the more it grows...

-Wtf, Five just left?!?

-Hope he'll come back!

-Klaus sliding!

-Is Five finally gonna go back and fix things?!

-"Time to face the inevitable", tbh, fair. It's not like they didn't do this.

-"Gene", acting all romantic 😂😂😂

-She shouldn't have removed the... Skin?

-It would have made the scene hilarious!

-Well, she's right. She died because she had to, look what happened now...

-Tbh, she didn't make it "right", destroying the world...

-Wait, this isn't gonna be the actual end, right?!? There's like, half an hour more! Can't be half an hour of Five moping...

-Oh, so many Fives...

-"We did!"

-Ok, so what, they never save the world...

-Not that I didn't expect it but...

-Ok, at least the Comission thing is explained...

-I believe in this Five succeeding!!!

-So what, they gotta die or sth....? Or like, not exist?

-I mean, at this point.... Everything is to shit so....

-Well, it's true, Lila can't go...

-Yeah, what's he doing there?

-Oh, good she walked out...

-Love how they shut Luther down, lol.

-Bruhhhh, Viktor, they barely cared for you as a family...

-They were always together in the end, tho...

-Klaus was right! 😅

-Oh, well.... We did see some familiar faces in the end....

[psychdiarys]

Only Friends Ep 10: Brief Thoughts on All the Pairs

SandRay:

"Sand, please understand me. Being with me requires patience."

They absolutely NAILED this episode! The way they handled the progression of Sand and Ray's scenes was so satisfying for me. I mean, I'm aware that Sand and Ray had their fair share of issues in previous episodes, but let's put all of that aside because this episode was about Sand's efforts to get Ray the help he needs.

From Sand's initial attempts to persuade Ray to go to rehab, the adorable flirting between them, to Ray testing Sand's courage (revealing his truth to his dad) without ACTUALLY making him to do it – it was all brilliantly executed.

And I couldn't help but CHEER when Ray tossed his bottles into the trashcan. LIKE THAT'S MY MAN! The entire confrontation between them after Ray discovered that his dad paid Sand to take him to rehab was SO intense. I CRIED. Like it's definitely one of, if not the best scenes, from this show.

FirstKhao's performance really touched me deeply, and Ray's emotional monologue in rehab at the end was incredibly heart-wrenching. It was a realization that Sand had been there for him all along without expecting anything in return. I must say, they executed this episode exceptionally well!

BostonNick:

"I'm nasty too. Don't we deserve each other?"

BostonNick has always been my favorite OF pair, hands down. Their dynamic can literally be summed up with, "Don't we deserve each other?"

Because, yes! Like people portray Nick as a pitiable victim of Boston's manipulation, who lacks self-respect, but it's FAR MORE COMPLEX. Nick isn't just a sad heartbroken loser. He's also a nasty person, as he admits.

Both of them have engaged in toxic behavior and done hurtful things, but deep down, they are just human. The reason Nick keeps returning to Boston, despite attempting to move on, is his pure love and understanding of Boston, a connection that no one else shares.

Nick has gone to great lengths, stooped really low, to attain Boston. So obviously, he cannot judge or punish Boston for the terrible things he does. Because they're equally deranged, your honour! Nick GETS Boston. And that's what moves Boston, especially because friends simply abandoned him without giving him a chance. They didn't even try to hear him out when he tried to defend himself. They all left. But Nick? Nick came back! Even after everything! Even after promising he won't!

Nick is the only one willing to give him another chance and risk it all for him! This sets Nick apart in Boston's life because Boston struggles with love & hurts people, but Nick is the one who believes Boston deserves love.

And damn, are they perfect for each other? Boston using the same method Nick originally used to seduce him in the first episode, a photo on his phone, to win Nick back? Delicious. Boston admitting that he doesn't take good care of things he owns? Nick saying that some things can't be replaced? Lovely metaphor game.

And then the rooftop scene. Obviously, both are trying to grow and become better, but it's clear that change doesn't happen overnight. Despite Nick promising he'd never show up in front of Boston again, he ends up on the rooftop with him. And Boston, who's trying to be more responsible with what he cares about, still attempts to act like he doesn't care when Nick arrives. Their personalities haven't suddenly transformed; they're simply trying to become better versions of themselves.

Boston slowly lowers his guard and decides to be vulnerable. And what actually flipped the switch for Nick is Boston admitting that he misses him, the first time Boston genuinely expresses something akin to love for Nick. And then all hell breaks loose. For the first time, they make love, not just fuck. Ugh, they stole the show.

TopMew:

"You won't believe anything I say right now. But I will prove it to you."

I'm sooo sorry, but for some reason, TopMew have never resonated with me. I think it's because they've never had a truly sincere connection?

Initially, Top was interested in Mew simply to "try" being with a virgin, which is why he pursued Mew. He eventually develops real feelings for Mew, but by this point, Mew is unsure if Top's intentions are genuine. Mew tests if Top meets all his "criteria" or not. When Top finally "checks all those boxes" & Mew finally starts to trust him, Top ends up cheating on him. And now that Top is trying to win Mew back, Mew seems to be using Boeing as a way to teach him a lesson.

Their entire relationship feels like a game where each one is trying to gain the upper hand over the other. The "3-month dating rule" almost feels like a challenge. Initially, Mew plans not to sleep with Top for at least 3 months to see if Top can commit. Now, Top is attempting to prove that he can sustain a relationship for more than 3 months. Their storyline is honestly the worst for me.

I'm not suggesting that they don't have feelings for each other, but I don't find their dynamic enjoyable, and I'm not convinced they should end up together. I don't know if that'll change?

[symeraid-s]

2024 Retrospective: Song of the Year

Honestly, I’m really glad this year is over. I felt like it was really weak for music, K-Pop in particular. There were some good songs, and some really good ones, but also a lot of songs that just left me feeling empty. Overall, I’m just really glad this year is over, and I hope 2025 will be better. Well, for music at least, the world is pretty fucked.

But that’s not really what I’m here to talk about, so let’s just start with my Top 10 favourite songs of the year.

1: Jaejoong – Concrete Heart

Jaejoong just knows how to write and sing a compelling ballad. And it’s not his first ballad about growing and moving on. Broken Mirror has very similar subject matter, but still sounds very different. I love both songs and would put them in my top 5 favourite Jaejoong songs, but I do think this song does it a little better. It’s genuinely heartbreaking to listen to, which can be attributed both to his outstanding voice and also to the way he sings. He really sells every emotion in this song, to the point that when I first heard the line: “But the truth is, I’m only human. Sometimes you gotta take the fall.” I almost started crying. And I did cry about Jaejoong this year, but that’s for later.

2: Forestella – Apocalypse

Honestly, this is one of the most showstopping songs I have ever heard. As far as their original songs go, I don’t think they are going to top this one any time soon. The build-up, the instrumental, their vocals, everything about this is just perfect. And to be honest, this might objectively be a better song than Concrete Heart, I just listen to that more. Also, it does feel a little wrong to have a Forestella song without Woorim. I hope they’ll re-record it with him, once he is done with his military service. He has been gone for long enough, to be frank.

3: Kenshi Yonezu – RED OUT

This song is living proof, that simply being shorter than 3 minutes doesn’t make a song bad. It’s 2 and a half minutes long and one of the most complete sounding songs of the year. It just is that well written, which is not something unexpected from Kenshi Yonezu. He just really knows how to write good songs. It also is one of the most badass and unique songs of the year. And all of that for a Spotify ad, somehow.

4: Ten – Dangerous

Out of all the NCT members, Ten really deserved a solo debut the most, next to Taeyong. The difference between them is that I actually enjoy the music he is making. His debut mini album is just a full-on vibe, and Nightwalker is an amazing debut. But for me, this song is where the party is at. It’s genuinely as suave as it wants to be and really just a banger. I wish it had a proper performance video though.

5: Alien Stage Round 6 (Till (Akugetsu) & Ivan (Park Byeong Hoon) - CURE)

I was really thinking about whether to include songs from Alien Stage or not, but this is my Top 10, so I get to choose what goes in here and this song is just absolutely amazing. Akugetsu is just singing his heart out in this song and Park Byeong Hoon is also giving his all for his last (canonical) performance in this show. I only got into Alien Stage in September, so I wasn’t in the Fandom when this first dropped, but I can imagine (and also track) the meltdown fans had about this performance. It really was both a win and a loss. A win because of the song and a loss because holy shit, what the fuck was that???

6: PITTA – G.T.H.O

The New Normal Life EP as a whole is really good and I was really debating which song from it to put in my Top 10. I decided on this in the end, because I listened to it the most. It’s just so fucking cool, honestly and an anthem for everyone who has to deal with shitty bosses and/or co-workers (aka: me, when this song dropped). It’s one of those songs you just don’t skip whenever it comes on.

7: K.Will – No Sad Song for my Broken Heart

Out of all the things that happened in 2024, I didn’t expect a sequel to one of my favourite music videos. But I do seem to be the only one who saw a sad ending coming. K.Will is the king of ballads. Of course, he isn’t going to release something happy. And he did deliver. Not only does the music video tear my heart out, but the song makes me want to put it in a woodchipper. His voice is just so layered and conveys so much emotion, it’s impossible to not feel something when this song plays.

8: Jeff Satur – Ghost

It’s definitely one of his best ballads. Jeff just has a beautiful voice, and this song compliments it really well. He really peaked early in the year with this song. That’s not to say his other releases were bad or anything. Ghost is just too pretty.

9: Epik High – ANTIHERO

Despite not being the biggest fan of rap or hip-hop music, this has to be one of my most listened to songs of the year. Epik High, and Tablo in particular, are just really fucking badass. And this song really reflects that. The line “Fall asleep on a throne, wake up in an electric chair” particularly lives rent free in my head. The lyrics of this song in general are just so well written. It also has become one of my go-to songs to sing along. If you play this at my funeral and I don’t shout “Hero” in the chorus, you know I’m really dead.

10: Kenshi Yonezu – Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!

And Kenshi Yonezu sneaks in a second song. Opposed to RED OUT, this one is more vibey and a lot more vibrant. It’s honestly just really refreshing to have a breakup song, that is more about looking forward to the future and being on amicable terms. I feel like that’s a pretty rare thing to write about. He also shouldn’t be able to make this sound cool, yet he does. That’s just the power of autism, I guess.

[kajaono]

Why Douglas leaving doesn't mean we will see a drop in quality

I see many people worrying that Douglas leaving will effect the quality of the show, in a negative way.

I would like to take Shadowhunters as an example. Here the showrunner changed after season 1. Todd Slavkin, who took over the psotion, then functioned as a showrunner, co-producer and writer. So i think it is fair we now pretend its kind of the same as a change of the director. One main role of a director is: "They collaborate with actors, read and develop scripts, and motivate the cast and crew to deliver their best performances. They also make critical decisions regarding set locations, budget management, and artistic execution."

This means the show can go downhill with a wrong director. Unmotivated crew, shit locations, rejected script, wrongly managed budget... or it can also have a positive impact.

In Shadowhunters Todd Slavkin sweet talked Freeform and Netflix to give the show 22 eps instead of 10 eps, and got rid of a lot of bad CGI, costumes and lightning.

Costumes:

Swords:

You get my point.

You may say: But GO is already perfect. How could a new director make it even better?" Well I also don't think they will, but they can add their own vision to it. That doesn't mean it has to be bad. Just different.

But will we like those changes?

Well... i can not answer this question, but remeber that the course of season 3 is already set. Jesus 2.0, Zombies (?), Supreme Arc Angel Aziraphael, a garden, the cottage. And Neil is still head writer. There will be no sudden changes. They will also not cast a homophobic asshole... hey, maybe they will cast a queer person who can add their own queer accents to the story?

This show is openly queer, they will not cast someone who is against a queer version of the show.

Yes this person will handle the budget differently, they will connect with DT, MS and Neil differently, but why does that has to be bad thing? Douglas vision was amazing and I am sad he left, but there are many amazing directors out there. And just because they join later, doesn't mean they do not understand the story. See Todd, we had an amazing time with him. He even published a BTS book about his time and how friendly the fandom welcomed him. In the end he intergrated a lot of fan wishes into the show and was really open to critique of the queer community.

Why can't we have the same for GO? Why does everything has to be bad? I know we have trust issues, and i can totally understand that not knowing who will come next is scaring, but just this times I wnat you all to focus on the positive things. We are also still talking about Prime. They don't want to blow this up either.

And Neil and Terry were always so protective of GO. they made sure that only someone who understood their vision was allowed to adapt GO into a show/movie and rejected multiple offeres who felt untrue to the story. You think Neil suddenly agrees to give the story away to someone who doesn't respect it and wants to change it to something bad... more Tom Cruise like? (little joke)

And we already had a change in tone and lightning of the show.

Many liked it, some hated it. But nevertheless, it worked.

The only thing I want is that Neil does not take over Douglas position now. This show is a two person story. Terry and Neil, Douglas and Neil, Azi and Crowley.

TL.DR: The husbands are in no danger. A director change will influence the show but why does that have to be a bad thing? Neil is as protective of the show as we are. He will not suddenly give it away to someone who wants to make drastic changes or who rejects all of his script ideas.