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Every now & then I remember this satire very real interview Jim Morrison (of The Doors fame) did on his beauty routine (x)
#it's been nearly a decade & I'm still obsessed#I'm sure this is already on tumblr somewhere but there's no chance of finding it so here it is again#full disclosure I thought this was real when I first saw it#in my defence I was young & nowhere on the page does it indicate that it's a work of fiction#if indeed it is...#'I don't do that much to my hair' > 2 deep-conditioning masks a week. OK Jim#:D#Jim Morrison
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So it seems everyone thought it was awkward. And interesting observations.
Q. I have random questions but after I re-watched the episode I was just confused. The lack of any kind of physical contact at all between Buck and Tommy, and full disclosure I have liked them together so far, was noticeable and weird. If the show thought no one would notice they were wrong. Lots of chatter about it, and from both fan groups. I think they could kind of get away with it in an episode where Buck had something you could say Tommy didn't know wasn't contagious but they won't be able to get away with it anymore. If we're actually to the point where they can't write them as even kind of coupley then what are we even doing here? And I don't understand why they needed to stop all the BTS stuff when they started filming this episode there was nothing big in that episode. And the preview using something cut from season 7 was just insane. What are they doing? And the Buddie stuff I can't make heads or tales of.
A. Lol this was a lot of random thoughts but they were questions lots of other people seemed to have as well, anon so I get it. I think lots of us required a rewatch to really kind of appreciate the episode more. First things first though the writer for that episode is not one of their stronger writers, in my opinion. Taylor's writing tends to be random at times. She is after all the same writer who had Buck tell Eddie Diaz 'she really sees me'. So I don't put a lot of stock into her work, but I do think this episode had some genuinely nice stuff, especially for Buck. Should it have been as hyped up as it was, probably not, but I get why Oliver enjoyed it so I have no problem with him being excited about it. The lack of any kind of physical contact between Buck and Tommy was glaringly obvious and very awkward. I know there are lots of theories as to why they were written that way and we'll probably never know the real reason, but they definitely can't work as a couple if they're going to be written like that going forward. But I don't think the plan is to keep them as a couple so I don't think it's going to be an issue much longer. I do think the working relationship between Oliver and Lou is stilted at best though, and it is noticeable in their scenes. They don't have chemistry and no amount of screaming in people's ask boxes is going to change that. I have said since last season that Ryan and Lou have the better chemistry. It's not spectacular chemistry, but it's certainly better than Oliver and Lou. I genuinely don't believe he will be around for more than a few more episodes though so I don't foresee them putting much effort into trying to force anything at this point either. And people also need to remember that Lou himself said in an interview that he told Tim he wasn't interested in doing any heavy kissing or intimate scenes so I also think they're writing his scenes at his intimacy comfort level. But again he's short term so they're not going to try too hard to force anything.
ABC is the one who cut the BTS stuff because something for one of their other shows got spoiled. The show has been very closed off regarding future episodes though, you are correct there. But it had nothing to do with the episode we just saw. They were filming things for episode 6 while they were filming episodes 4 and 5 though and that's the reason for the secrecy. I don't know why they needed to film episode 6 so out of order and so all over the place, but for whatever reason the show believed they needed to, so I guess we will see. There are only two justifiable reasons for using the cut call from season 7 in the preview. It was either because they believed the real scenes and stills were more spoilery than they were comfortable with or the call is actually being used as a flashback. There is still a really big part of me that believes the Eddie storyline was supposed to start last season prior to the renewal, and Tim deciding to slow things down. They cut lots and lots of scenes last season and it's possible the call with the divorced dad was the cut call from last season, and they need whatever they filmed during that scene to provide context for another scene. Tim definitely over inflates his own hype from time to time but I don't think even he would believe he could get away with passing off a scene that is more than a year old as new content. Buck looks entirely different and Eddie doesn't have his mustache so it would be ridiculous to try that, and just expect the audience to pretend they don't notice. So I believe it's a flashback or they didn't want to show anything from the episode but the well. Those are really the only two options.
I genuinely don't understand why anyone would believe the Buddie stuff would or should happen in one episode. Buddie won't officially start until Eddie has his moment. There is nothing wrong with the way the show is pacing things so far. Eddie isn't out and Buck is technically dating someone. Everyone screaming about how it's been 6 years and that's long enough are intentionally ignoring the fact that it hasn't been 6 years of waiting as far as Buck and Eddie themselves are concerned. They aren't aware yet. The pacing is fine. I know that people have wanted this since season 2 but Buck and Eddie haven't, and while the story is of course for the audience the pacing needs to be fair to the characters and the storyline. Let them tell the story. I'm hoping once Tommy is gone people will calm down, and will stop demanding Buddie kiss and declare their love in the span of one episode. No one should want it rushed. Let them build up to it. Let them each come to their own realization and then build up to the relationship. That is by far the more satisfying way to go. Let the story build.
Thank you Nonny! As always!
This was a very interesting post with lots of topics I talked about as well the last couple of days.
The last one is so crucial though. Give the Buddie storyline time to breathe you guys! I know that it has been years for us, but for the characters there'll be a lot of new emotions coming up or even older emotions that will resurface. All of this cannot be resolved in one single episode. This is the kind of story that needs to percolate to be brought to perfection. It can't be rushed.
Now I'm not saying they should draw it out for seasons, because we all know how easy it is for shows to get cancelled these days. But let them use the entirety of season 8 to show us the story we've been longing to see for so long.
It'll be sooooo incredibly satisfying to watch these two men finally get it right. I want to savour every single morsel of that storyline. It will be so rewarding to see it unfold, knowing that we were right for all those years.
Let's give the show the time to do this story justice.
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i'm on pc for a change and i just looked at your askblog AND OMG THAT IS SO PRETTY?????
it looks so good and the little interactive details? so cool so cool i don't know how hard it was to make it look like this but it definately paid off
pc users are eating so much better than mobile
I'm glad you like it!! It was a lot of fun to put together. I know most people use tumblr on mobile these days and won't ever get to see desktop themes, but I've always really liked custom tumblr themes and I try to use them on all of my blogs.
This theme was pretty easy to set up, I used the theme "Glitch" by glenthemes. They have a ton of other pretty themes in their portfolio as well.
(Full disclosure, I was inspired to use this theme after I saw it used on the blog ask-jewels-against-the-sea, I thought their setup was really pretty. Hopefully they don't think I'm copying them, I just thought their theme was very nice.)
Also, it's worth mentioning for people who are newer to tumblr/only ever use it on mobile, but setting up custom desktop themes is extremely easy. While on desktop, go to your blog's settings page, scroll down to "Custom Theme", toggle the "Enable Custom Theme" button ON, and then click "Edit theme".
It will open your blog's theme customization page, which looks like this:
Settings are on the left, and a live preview of your theme is on the right. (Any changes you make to your theme aren't reflected on your actual blog until you hit the blue "Save" button.)
Tumblr has a few first-party themes in the "Browse themes" tab you can use, but most of them are pretty limited, and a bunch cost real money (ew). There are literally HUNDREDS of custom themes that people have made that are completely FREE. They're not that hard to find if you know where to look; you can literally just type "Custom Tumblr Theme" into the Tumblr search bar or Google. A lot of people have portfolios with live previews of all of the themes they've created, with links to the HTML code. Also if there's a specific theme from someone's blog that you want to use, almost all themes have a "Theme" button you can click that leads to the artist's portfolio:
Installing the theme is literally as easy as copying and pasting. Portfolios and live theme previews usually have a "code" button you can click that will take you to the raw HTML of the theme.
Select the entire code by hitting CTRL+A, and copy it.
Then go back to your theme customization page and click on the grey "Edit HTML" button under "Custom Theme".
It will open up the HTML editor tab, which looks like this.
All you need to do is hit CTRL+A again to select the code that's currently there, delete it, and paste the code from your clipboard into the editor. Then hit the green "Update Preview" button to update the live theme preview on the right so you can see how it looks.
Most themes require zero knowledge of HTML to use. If you click on the back arrow, it will take you out of the HTML editor, and back to the theme customization tab. Scroll down to the "Theme Options" header.
Here you can change the colors, fonts, toggle settings on and off, upload background or sidebar images, etc etc. The settings of some themes allow you to get very granular with the customization, with custom fonts/image sizes/colors for different elements of the theme, so you can make your theme unique.
Once you're satisfied, hit the blue "Save" button and the theme will be reflected on your blog.
I highly recommend looking around for a custom theme you like and adding it to your blog, it's a lot of fun!!! I've been on tumblr for over a decade and custom themes used to be completely ubiquitous; everyone wanted to have a unique theme that reflected their personality and interests. Themes are a very fun form of self-expression. Even if most people these days won't see your desktop theme, it's a nice little treat for yourself when browsing your own blog, so make it something that you enjoy.
#asks#beeb-oob#I apologize if you already know all of this lol. I just want to inform other people as well#customize your theme!! it's fun!!!!
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wait aint no fucking way an actual genshin loretuber even jokingly acknowledged the rabbit hole insanity that is childe 3rd descender theories what the fuck.
is it finally legal for me to break my self imposed silence on the subject without publicly and shamefully removing all my credibility on genshin lore. please please . this is a super fucking vulnerable moment for me guysssss
(under read more bc full disclosure 100% i Will embarrass myself here. this is NOT on my top of the line Childe Theories And Analysis That I Will Defend In Court Under My Legal Name if Questioned list please understand. this is way more self indulgent and wildly speculative for me as much as i do Genuinely see there being a ground for the theory to stand on. ik when im off to the deep end JKWDKJJKWDJKWD)
like seriously be Aware this WILL be a complete mess btw you have all been warned so like no refunds accepted. if youd like to keep an image of me in your head where i am even slightly respectable and realistic when it comes to my theories please stay there. in the light. where the sun shines.
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so. you have chosen death. o7
ok firstly. YES i KNOWW childe 3rd descender theory is batshit stuff thats Why i havent said shit abt it all this time bc i do Not trust myself to be truly objective on the subject bc i Want the theory to be real so bad so its like of course ill readily disregard all other possible candidates for 3rd descender bc bias. and also see it as more plausible that ajax has sth to do w that and make connections more readily. than any lore enthused person existing without his continued rent free existence in their brain for the last 3+ years. so like. yes. listen. i Know i know its prolly not real. but also i must # speak my truth .
anyway the vid didnt even fully touch on all the like. shady fucking shit when it comes to the Curious coincidences. bc like. so firstly the star thing and connections w childe
so wei did bring up the whole . ajax is released on patch 1.1 called "a new star approaches" (and also polar star is his sig) . except like Theres More bc while i was researching random childe brain rot stuff (sadly dont remember/have a link to where i first saw it) . that title in CN is even more pointedly About ajax bc apparently its about a "guest star". and a guest star again according to that post at least is specifically considered an omen of bad luck in chinese astrology. a guest star approaching = a disaster approaching. like mayhaps a ginger guy resurrecting osial or something . huh . maybe ajax Is the guestpilled starmaxxer in that title. the approacherrrrrr, even
secondly. there are some well hidden references to ajax As A Star in the fontaine AQ too. bc the act III where we go looking for him after he goes missing is called "to the stars shining in the depths" except again i have found a source (yes no link to it saved once again my bad) that its titled "to the morning star in the deep water" in chinese. which is again star singular. curious
then theres the act III official description. that goes "the moment it seized its destiny, the star quietly fell from its lofty perch". and like idk abt yall but if its fontaine AQ act III and you ask me WHOS out there seizing their destiny of all things. It Seems Somewhat Plausible To Argue that its PROBABLY referring to the guy thats out there getting teleported to the primordial sea to face the creature thats Literally etched into the stars as his constellation. like . i have a very Difficult time trying to see the star that is seizing its destiny at this moment as Anyone but him reuniting w the narwhal for the first time in a decade and his 1st thought is to throw hands JKJKWDJKWDJKWDJK
(also. "fell from its lofty perch". fell from where. falling towards where. mayhaps even................ descending?????? if Seizing your destiny is taking your fate into your own hands.... a star that Falls from its perch.... that Descends after seizing its destiny....... Curious is all i will say. hey guys do you think your vision would mayhaps begin rejecting you if you start seizing ur own destiny and thus failing to follow the "duty" of predestined fate that same vision had bestowed upon you. guys do you think a star that seizes its destiny and falls from its lofty perch would get vision error 404. guys----)
also this is a smaller thing bc i think ascension mat theories are largely fringe and not that reliable (ning guizhong reincarnation "theories" ThoseWhoKnow) but i do think it can be acknowledged as a sort of. Extension to all these curious references to stars and being A Star when it comes to childe. he does use Star Conches for ascension . so like it can be a little extra on top of the other more serious more Professionally Certified star things hoyo is curiously attaching to him
so like . a star. a star also being a thing the traveler is repeatedly called. its so quirky that this pattern continues. so thats one thing
oh and also. if childes the non-descender (bc he clearly hasnt regained that status Yet) reincarnated soul of the 3rd descender.
you know what. a dead star. if its massive enough. like perhaps massive enough in some genshin metaphysical fantasy way. to be a star that counts as a descender with a will that rivals a world. if a heavy enough. star. dies. you know. you know what they turn into---
[THERE IS A MAD GLEAM IN MY EYES. YOU HEAR BOSS MUSIC.]
Anyway Hello Dear Reader Of Mine Humble Blog Would You Like To Spare A Moment To Discuss How The All-Devouring Narwhal That Consumes Any And All Stellar Object Coming Into Its Orbit Also Known As Ajax' Reflection In Teyvat's Skies Is Essentially A Sentient Living Black Hole And How A Black Hole Is Formed When A Star Dies? No? Okay.
like wouldnt it be super fucking funny if the constellation of the dead descenders reincarnated soul is a creature that for all intents and purposes is a black hole. like. a dead star. wouldnt that be funny
and before you ask. yes i have thoughts that would make ajax & narwhal are soulmates slash halves of the same entity that remains fully compatible with the 3rd descender brainrot but i. will Not subject you people to that. theres "respectably self aware insane theory i indulge in but know the limitations of" and then theres "jens top 10 personal jenshin impact plot twist wishlist please fulfill mr dawei pwease i swear itll be peak" like ffs. it might seem otherwise given the words i am saying right now but i do have Some propriety
the divine halberd was shattered into NINE piece---- (GUNSHOT)
whoa. what a loser high on her own hopium i wonder who that was. good thing the snipers got her ass there
back to your regularly scheduled programming. obviously theres other things that would very conveniently be explained by this 3rd descender shit as well like. dead eyes. soul of a dead descender thats in Literal Pieces body wise. the dead star that carries a curse above ground upon first making contact with the truth of his being aka post abyss training camp post meeting his mirror imaged destiny in his narwhal. a curse like mayhaps bringing chaos whenever he goes. an incompatibility with the world. drawing everything into his orbit being the eye of the storm or perhaps... the Singularity???? the event horizon??? a source of endless unrest and disaster........ just like the curse of a gnosis TEE HEE .
anyway super funny how that goes. and then another thing wei didnt really. fully go into is naturally the
(DEEP BREATH)
3rd son of his family with 3 older siblings and 3 younger siblings 3rd limited character ever released with 3 names and the 3rd weekly boss with 3 phases each representing 3 unique sources of power (vision, delusion and foul legacy) a 3 petaled symbol aka the triquetra of riptide and six in-game constellations divided into 3 subgroups with 3 unique prefixes (foul legacy, abyssal mayhem, havoc in eng) 3 days missing from teyvat and 3 months spent in abyss is 3rd to wield foul legacy after surtalogi and skirk
also the first character to receive a 3rd rateup banner ANYWAY (also the possible. is the 3rd reincarnation of the original ajax thing. but yeas)
[Me When I'm In A Be Suspiciously Associated With The Number 3 Competition And My Opponent Is Childe Ajax Tartaglia]
isnt it just silly. how many times it comes up. Nobody talk to meeeee its so over
theres prolly some other things too that i have driven myself to madness with when thinking abt this but idr em right now and like . not like this is any manner of serious respectable theory anyway sooooooooo
anyway ill stop embarrassing myself now. like as i said i have been legally forcing myself into silence on this bc listen. i KNOW this is bullshit i KNOW im a deranged biased childe main who will do Anything just to cook up a fantasy version of genshins endgame lore where My Dude is at the center stage and gets to be a massive fucking deal yes 100% deserve to be disqualified on account of terminal stage blorbo bias when it comes to theories on the subject i just. the fact that this is the FIRST time i see Any loretuber person acknowledge the theory. i just had to come in here and let it be known that. Yes. ive been seeing this shit and thinking abt it SINCE 4.2 dropped since that stupid fucking note about forsaking the self and being reborn in the abyss as a holy infant or a primordial human or a descender and that somehow Thats called Ajax. of all things. its horribleeee it eats me alive
#(runs away and hides) btw you CANNOT come at me for this. i know i am saying deranged things i knooooowwww i just simply had to speak#with the many words and thoughts that plague my mind about this . i know its prolly not real at all#but also.... if its not real why are there all these strange thingsssssssss#why do things line uppppppppp im gonna cry#anyway. me when genshin loretuber does wild far fetched theory i dislike: omgg this is why i cant take this stuff seriously. be seriousss#me when genshin loretuber insane theory but its MY man and MY favorite insane theory: SPEAK THE TRUTH#i am such a hypocrite when it comes to ajax its actually embarrassing..................#like ive never even Watched any of weis vids before this but i saw this one and its instantly like YESSSSS IM NOT ALONE IN THE VISION#honestly i kinda just wish for my own sake that this all turns out to be as fake and far fetched as it feels sometimes bc like.#my egomania. if this is real. i will be the absolute worst i am terrified of even the thought of what a complete bitch i will become#if i actually call it JKDWJKJKDWJKEJKSFJKWDJKWJK#anyway#genshin#rambles#childeposting#long post
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yippee yippee yippee yippee eimear con haul!!!!
Hi. It was my birthday recently and I'm bad to shop for so instead of gifts I got money to spend at Kaizokucon. So here's a haul. Under the cut bcos I couldnt fit it nicely in one picture and I wanna ramble
ok we're gonna take it one picture at a time ^_^ the ID in the alt text explains what everything is if u just wanna see what i got without the rambling sure to come with it. links in rambling r to the artists of the fan stuff where i can find em ^_^ only one of them is a direct link to the product tho bcos some ppls shops r down and some ppl dont have all their stuff online. lemons_arent_green youre a real one
Ok the flat stuff!!! black rock shooter poster bcos i already have a figure but i liek her... badass anime girl ily.... was so so sure i saw a reigen keychain but when i went to go get one there weren't any so i got this sticker sheet instead :3 SPEAKING OF KEYCHAINS!!! yippee yippee kaguya i love you youre my special little tiempsy. yue you are a gay anime boy with a cool design. tomoyo ive always felt a kinship with you and its because im a desperate dyke. monokuma is here ig 🙄 i put him on my carabiner and hes fun to stim with. i am not immune to the sdr2 fanboying. also full disclosure ive not watched naruto (its in the spreadsheet) i just thought funko pop sasuke keychain was really really funny. my son who stares into my soul. comparatively i dont have as much to say on the badges!! luka luka fever for real girlie ily. the bandori ones were blind bags and i got himari on my first try <3<3<3<3<3<3 sorry eve i kind of dont care. 🙁 the dr girlies i kinda picked at random based on who i've been vibing w lately.
THE POKEMON DIORAMA!!!! its soooo cool, staff were setting up the trade hall so i was in there all day friday and this shop was one of the first to set up their stands and i was literally staring at it all day... so fucking awesome. the rings n the necklace r from the same shop look at them... im fucking obsessed w the catgirl necklace. literally look at her. i dont thiiink shes supposed to be a specific character but she might be. oh well. cat girl ily. aaaand the arisa stand is actually a little clip for papers n stuff!! she was also a blind box but specifically for popipa so i was gonna b happy w whoever <3
MIIIIKUUUUUU MY PRINCESS MY EVERYTHING!!!!! she was calling to me she beckoned..... shes actually rlly big irl shes the biggest figure i have, replacing my kokoro one... shes the one where i audibly said 'it was my birthday i can buy things' bcos figures spencey... she wasnt too bad actually i just like bitching. 6 euro axel for scale
BOOKS 💥💥💥 i was reading nana a while back and i dropped it but i gotta pick it up again... rlly pretty and awesome... aaaand the summer hikaru died!!! kay if youre seeing this then know you posting abt it convinced me <3 i originally got it bcos i was on door duty in a quiet area and didnt wanna spend my time draining battery life on my phone but after i bought it i realised that that was literally a terrible idea so <3 we'll get around to them soon
FINALLLYYYYYY TSHIRTS!!! the top yellow one was my staff t-shirt, it has 'staff' on the back i was wearing it all weekend and yippee i love it.... emotional bond.... and if this is a safe space can i just say. if kaito was a woman? would. next up FAYE FUCKIN VALENTINEEEE!!! do u remember that post i made going thru all the sellers that were gonna b at the con that started like 'i hate shounen fans. name a woman'? well this is the seller i was talking about but all was forgiven in the name of FAYE ! GODDAMN ! VALENTINE ! ugh i love you girlie. and the last t-shirt was given out free to staff after the closing ceremony!! it was the tenth anniversary of kaizokucon so we got this awesomes design yay.... wore it to classes today hoping somebody would comment on it and nobody did 😌and in the middle i got CLOW CARRRDS BITCHES!!!!!! i saw them and immediately all thought left my fucking brain. i needed them. so important. the seller also recognised the axel in my fanny pack yippee!!!! a few people recognised him over the weekend actually and i was always like yes!! the him
anyway. yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! con con con con con :)
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Glasgow highlights
free museums!
a very cool cathedral, also free
I really hope this doesn't sound reductive or stereotypical but I do appreciate that I didn't have to feel bad or awkward if I accidentally swore in public.
we went to a Ceilidh! And yeah the crowd was mostly American tourists but it was still super fun, I really liked the folk dances and the way they walked us through them.
loved all the murals!
cider options at all the pubs! I was concerned going in because I don't like beer but I didn't have to be, I just had my boozy little juice and I was very happy. Also way more interesting cider options than I usually see, lots of fun berry flavors.
we did get to go to one tea room, I had a lovely little shortbread and some Earl Grey, which like I could do here but it was about the experience
I appreciate the dedication you have to keeping cones on your statues
y'all were so nice and patient with me when I didn't understand what the fuck you were saying
almost all the food we had was delicious
General Scotland Highlights from the two days I wasn't in Glasgow
went on a gorgeous walk/hike outside of Stirling
got to go to a cafe/bookshop in Stirling that I've been following on instagram for literal years
got to go to another bookshop in Edinburgh that had a fluffy white shop dog named Artie (I think short for Artemis! She was a good girl and I gave her head scritches)
Had a cheeky nando's and learned that, tragically, the UK doesn't have the mango-lime sauce, the superior mild sauce. Ended up having to re-douse everything in the medium garlic, which we tragically don't have in the US because it was better than plain medium. I need Nando's US and Nando's UK to combine efforts so everyone can have the best sauces
got to sit in a folk music pub and enjoy the music!
I thought ScotRail was super easy to use and very convenient
the most touristy shit we did was the Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, and I thought that was fun! I was thinking a lot about my Genealogy Aunt who passed last year on this trip, and one of her favorite ancestors was some great-great-grandmother barrel maker so it was cool to learn about the importance of that to the process
the lower points, for full disclosure
the fucking hills. I was warned that the person we were staying with lived at the top of a hill, I was not adequately prepped to know that the whole city is like doing a goddamn stairmaster workout.
related to point one, I got the worst plantar fasciitis flareup I've had in years, plus some of the blisters that are just inevitable if you suddenly walk like 10+ miles a day when you normally walk 5-7, felt like my feet were being stabbed every time I took a step
related to point two, we were walking most of the time but the people I was with kept making me feel like when you're driving, and the car next to you ZOOMS ahead, only for you to catch up at the next red light, making you wonder why they bothered zooming? that's not on Glasgow, though
I had a really hard time convincing my brain that some of the historical shit was real, like we were sitting in the ruins of Holyrood Abbey and my brain was like "this is a movie set"
I had the worst fucking breakfast wrap of my life in the Glasgow airport, how did it taste like potsticker filling mixed with baked beans and why
miscellaneous travel notes
this was the first time I bought an airtag, which I kept in my suitcase, and it came in SO HANDY when Aer Lingus left my luggage in Dublin, I didn't waste any time lingering around the baggage claim
If you're going from Europe to the US, if you go through Dublin you can do US customs there and then when you get to your destination you can just go home like you're getting off a domestic flight, 10/10 would do again. My parents went to Montreal this week for their 30th anniversary and they found out that they do this there, too.
So, because of the history of when people in Glasgow started to get that colonialism money, a lot of the historical things we saw were in a category of "old, but not SUPER old." As an American with limited travel experience, I feel like I've got this perception that everything in Europe is old as hell, but most of what we saw in Glasgow was like Philadelphia or DC-levels of old. If you are also an American who wants a taste of that old-ass history that we don't get as much over here, I found more of that in the day trip to Edinburgh. This is in miscellaneous because it's neither positive nor negative, it's just something to know
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Buck & Eddie: Is Buck the biological father of C&K’s baby?
Full disclosure: After 6x9 “Red Flag” aired, other than to reference it in my blog posts that included a related topic and in one or two of my fanfics, I stopped posting about Buck’s sperm donation mainly because I didn’t like it in 6A and I still don’t. But while I was creating GIFs for a post about Bobby, Buck and Chris, I noticed all the pregnant women in the scene I included at the beginning of the video (GIF below of the scene) and my curiosity was peaked. I had questions and I wanted answers, so I analyzed the scene until I could figure out what the show may have been trying to tell the audience. After breaking the scene into three sections, I thought about Buck’s sperm donation along with all the mishaps he experienced every time he went to donate. Then I considered his parents INITIAL reaction to it in 6x10 “In a Flash” and I think I may have finally figured it out. Therefore, this is a speculation post based on the metaphors included in that scene.
In 6x11 “In Another Life”, while Buck was in his coma, he spent the majority of his time trying to fix several things before he ran out of time. Eddie told him in 5x4 “Home and Away” he’s the guy who always likes to fix things and Bobby told him in 6x11 he was surprised Buck wanted to leave a place where he could fix everything to which Buck responded, “Not everything”.
The entire episode was filled with metaphors, foreshadowing and callbacks but there were two main themes included in it that related to Buck’s arc, family and fatherhood. In his coma dream, he was trying to find answers to figure out which of his family members he needed to help so that he could return to his real life to fix it. Even though he said he wanted to go back for himself, based on his response to Bobby about not being able to fix everything while he was in his dream, it appears he left his coma dream thinking he couldn’t fix the fact that he’s not a biological father to any children.
Buck is still MISUNDERSTANDING THE ASSIGNMENT since he is already a dad to Chris and he’s been co-parenting him with Eddie for five years. Chris looks like Buck; they have the same hair color blonde/brown and type curly and they have the same eye color, blue. If someone didn’t know Eddie, Buck and Chris, it would be easy for them to assume Buck is Chris’ biological father the same way someone could assume Bobby is Buck’s biological father since they look so much alike. In Buck’s mind, he thinks he has to have children of his own to be a dad but that is so far from the truth especially since he’s been a parent for years.
Since Buck hasn’t realized he’s already a father, it’s likely he will need someone to tell him that he is the same way May told Bobby he’s Buck’s dad.
There appears to have been a lot of foreshadowing with regards to Buck’s sperm donation included in 6x11 but before each section is analyzed, there are two important things to remember. First, Buck donated his sperm in 6x7 “Cursed” and the episode title alone includes foreshadowing about his donation, i.e., IT’S CURSED. The universe kept screaming at him every time he tried to make his sperm donation but he WOULDN’T LISTEN. Second, in 6x10 “In a Flash” the Buckley parents were acting weirder than usual and it seemed like they were acting out of character especially with the way they changed their demeanors after Margaret saw the picture of the sonogram over Buck’s shoulder. Additionally, it kind of seemed like they were hiding something from him about his own conception that may have something to do with his ability to have biological kids of his own. Hence Margaret’s response to him of “You were a miracle baby...” which was even weirder especially since she never treated him like he was a miracle when he was growing up. Buck told Bobby and Eddie while they were riding to the McArthur Park Apartments that his parents thought his decision to be a sperm donor was idiotic.
It appears Buck’s sperm donation is CURSED; his parents think his decision to donate was IDIOTIC and it seems like they could be HIDING SOMETHING from him about the way he was conceived to save Daniel.
Reminder, the episode was supposed to be “trippy and filled with mind puzzles”, and even though it was, most of the puzzles included in it required viewers to do several rewatches to determine what they meant. The GIF above includes the first scene where there was a set of nurses and a set of orderlies who were dressed exactly alike and they also wore identical hairstyles. At first glance, they appear to be twins but since their faces weren’t shown up close, it’s too difficult to tell. The male orderlies dressed in the tan scrubs appeared several more times throughout Buck’s coma dream and it’s possible they represented something significant with regards to Buck’s sperm donation.
When Buck saw Bobby and he ran away from Hen and Chimney, he ran past the same two orderlies.
After Athena sent Bobby out of Buck’s hospital room, she walked over to his bedside and started talking to him. She said, “That man has lost two children and he cannot survive losing you. So, WAKE UP DAMN IT! Wake up.” Buck responded to her from inside of his coma dream and said, “Uh, yeah, I’m trying. I just need to figure out what to fix to get back”.
When he responded to her, he walked past two men, a Caucasian and an African American, who were sitting in the waiting area next to the windows and there were two empty chairs between them.
Right when Buck and Bobby walked past the two men, the two male orderlies from earlier in the episode were standing still in front of two glass doors. They didn’t start walking until Buck and Bobby walked past them and just like they did earlier, they walked away together.
When Buck said, “I just need to figure out what I need to fix to get back”, he walked past four pregnant women. All of them looked like they were in labor and were about to give birth at any moment.
Speculation
It appears the two men sitting in the waiting area were there to represent Buck and Connor. Since there were two empty chairs between them, they were NOT sitting right next to each other and those empty chairs could represent the number of days between the last time Connor and Kameron had relations and Kameron’s IVF treatment. Why is this important? Well, according to several fertility websites, a woman who has “unprotected relations” can have a spontaneous conception from sperm that could have survived within her reproductive system for several days. Connor is not sterile, he said he has a low sperm count which means some of his little swimmers still work.
The two orderlies that were constantly walking past Buck throughout his coma dream appear to have represented both Buck’s and Connor’s swimmers since every time they were shown, they were walking right beside each other which could represent how Kameron may have been pregnant when she got her IVF treatment done but it wasn’t caught by the doctor because it had only been a couple of days. Reminder, Kameron got pregnant really fast since Buck donated in 6x7 and he got the call from Connor that she was pregnant in 6x9.
The four pregnant women who were in labor, appeared to represent the reveal of the possibility that Buck may not be the biological father of Connor and Kameron’s baby but it wouldn’t be determined until after she gives birth. Depending on the time jump that occurred during the hiatus after November 2022, she may be ready to deliver sometime before the end of season 6. After she gives birth, the biological father will be revealed.
If the Buckley parents know something about Buck’s inability to conceive children, it would explain why they were shocked when Buck said he helped his friends conceive. Reminder, they didn’t change their response about his decision and say he was a miracle baby until after Mr. Han spoke up and said something to them about it. Is it possible there’s another Buckley family secret that has yet to be revealed👀👀?
Alternative Speculation
It’s possible the two orderlies could represent Kameron being pregnant with twins but if that is the case then it doesn’t support the narrative the show has been pushing all season long. Buck’s supposed to learn and grow after he realizes being a child’s father doesn’t require biology. Therefore, if Kameron is pregnant with twins from the possibility of a dual conception with both Buck’s and Connor’s sperm and one of the babies is Buck’s biological child and the other one is Connor’s and they decide to give Buck the baby that’s biologically his, then how will he learn that him being Buck is enough? He won’t because he’ll keep trying to fix things for everyone else just like he did in his coma dream instead of him focusing on the real issue which is Buck thinking he’s enough for Buck not for everyone else.
Summary
Buck left his coma dream still thinking he couldn’t fix having kids of his own but he already has a child and his name is Christopher Diaz. It appears one of Buck’s issues with accepting the fact that he is Chris’ second dad and not just his legal guardian if Eddie’s dies, involves the need for someone to tell him he’s Chris’ dad so that he will believe it. That’s what happened with Bobby because it’s apparent he’s known he is Buck’s found dad for six years but him hearing May say it made it real for him.
One of the things Buck NEEDED to FIX is the fact that he’s already a DAD! Athena said Bobby couldn’t survive losing Buck well Chris and Eddie wouldn’t survive losing Buck either and that was evident when Eddie couldn’t even look at Buck when he was in his hospital room. Also, when Chris asked Buck to help him find his dad while he was still in his coma, it seems like Chris may have been asking Buck to find himself since he’s Chris’ other dad.
Bobby’s and Buck’s lives parallel a lot especially when it comes to fatherhood and for the entirety of season 6, the theme has been about FAMILY and FATHERHOOD along with whether a child needs their biological, found or their own family to feel love and support. Buck has been co-parenting Chris with Eddie for years and they’ve built the family they have together.
The video includes several scenes of Buck and Chris that illustrate the way he’s already a dad and the scene from 6x11 of him looking at the Ferris Wheel while he was in his coma dream includes Chris screaming for him while they were in the Tsunami (the scene was added to the end of the Tsunami clip to illustrate how Buck heard Chris calling for him during his coma dream).
Is Buck the biological father of Connor and Kameron’s baby? If the speculation for the scene with the two men, the orderlies and the pregnant women is correct... the answer to that question is NO! Can the narrative change, ABSOLUTELY! Also, it appears the sperm donation storyline changed a lot after 6A so it remains to be seen what the outcome will be but Connor already reappeared in 6x12 “Recovery” and he didn’t have the chance to tell Buck why he stopped by since Josh knocked on the door. Kameron is “supposed” to return sometime in the future and so is Connor, therefore it’s unclear what the outcome will be.
Will Buck find out before the end of season 6 if he’s the biological father of their baby? Only the showrunner(s), writers and producers know the answer to that question.
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[Series Review] Trillion Game (2023)
8/10
Full disclosure. I saw so many clips of this that I decided to watch it. And yes, I decided to watch the live-action of My Happy Marriage because of those clips too.
I already saw it on Netflix and was curious but I didn't really want to add it to my long "to-watch" list. But here we are.
I only know two things when I decided to click on that first ep: one, that it was based on a manga and two, that the two actors from My Happy Marriage were here.
The premise was so preposterous you just know you're setting yourself up for yet another drama with impossible feats - and I wasn't wrong. There is no way their start-up company would rise up that quickly. But hey, I stayed for the cast.
Meguro Ren played one-half of the duo, the mastermind and master manipulator, Tennoji Haru, and he did it splendidly. I haven't read the manga so I couldn't really compare it but he gave off that conman street smarts with skills to the dot. He was awfully smiley here too so that was a bonus.
The other half, Taira Manabu, was played by Sano Hayato and though I enjoyed him being the kindhearted computer genius, I can't really say much more about his acting here. This is my first time seeing him and he was okay. He was painfully awkward as his character demanded him to be so there's that. We never really learned why Haru calls him Gaku. I thought we were gonna get a flashback. (Or maybe it was explained but it flew over my head.)
Completing the unlikely trio (from the OG duo) is the adorably cute Takahashi Rinrin played by Fukumoto Riko. I liked her character so much, especially her Torinrin AI ego. It was my first time seeing her in a drama as well and she kept reminding me of another actress. She was the moral compass the group badly needed (of course since Haru didn't have one and Gaku mostly followed Haru).
My favorite character (and actor) hands down was Kokuryu Kirika, played by Imada Mio. First of all, I never realized how deep (and sultry) her voice is. Or maybe she deliberately made it that way for her character, but I loved it. I love her in her boss bitch era. And her looks! Slay after slay! Okay, enough about her because I would be gushing.
The plot points of the drama were so outrageous (join a competition and blatantly cheat to win; make an AI online app but wait, it's not really AI and we will answer all inquiries real-time anywhere; make a game but not really, just say we're making it to get investors). It was a rollercoaster but it was enjoyable if you just go with the flow.
When I say, I stayed for the cast, I think you know which two I meant. I wanted to know what would happen to their characters but alas, this is not a romance manga and we only get a few sprinkles of interactions in each episode. And guess what, I ate those up. They make up 5 of the 8 points I gave tbh. I also liked the Gaku/Rinrin moments. I don't know if these (and the Haru/Kirika) interactions were in the manga or just additions in the series.
So yeah, they said "See you next game!" so I'm going to wait if that actually happens. I also want to know Haru's actual motivation because he clearly doesn't want a trillion dollars just for the heck of it.
#trillion game#meguro ren#imada mio#sano hayato#fukumoto riko#tennoji haur#gaku#taira manabu#kokuryu kirika#takahashi rinrin
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So, I recently completed tyftv (in only two days)! It’s ALL fantastic. I do think it’s especially impressive how well you write Adam. What we see of him in season one left things about his deeper characterization heavily up to interpretation. In the show, I would possibly argue that Lute’s characterization is more clear and concrete than Adam’s. Yet, every line you’ve written for him is believable and seamless with what we know about him. In canon, we may never know if Adam was Just A Dick™️ or if there was more going on with him. But you’ve taken his character, kept him consistent, and elaborated on him all without making him out of character. Could you talk a little about your thought process when writing him? Like, what made it difficult, what made it fun, etc? I’m really curious! ❤️
Hey Anon!
Thank you so much 🥹 that's so kind, and I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed TYFTV! And that feedback on Adam... that's just made my day, really. Thank you ❤️ and these kinds of questions are so much fun to answer, so I appreciate you sending it in! Warning, this is long af, so answer under the cut.
So, full disclosure—I found Adam really tricky to write at first. Canonically, all we got was this loudmouth, quick-tempered, genocidal fratboy who, in his dying moments, showed a glimpse of softness.
That's kiiiiinda it.
Which, in a way, was a bit of a blessing because I could take his character and go wherever I wanted with him. What I was worried about though, was turning him into a caricature of what we saw in the show, because honestly, that would be something I'd personally find really cringy to read, so I didn't want to write that.
So, I leaned into the idea that he was, well...bored. Bored enough with the Exterminations that he put no effort into them (hence Sera coming down on him about them), bored with his personal life—but doing absolutely nothing to change anything.
The other part was hiding behind the mask. Look, canonically there's nothing to indicate he has any kind of insecurities about his appearance (I mean, Lucifer makes a jab about letting himself go when they're fighting, but it'd be safe to assume that's weight and not feature related). However, he had such an ego in the show, it seemed fitting to play on that and think, 'well, this dude is so proud of the fact that he started all of humanity, all dicks descended from him blah blah, you'd imagine under the mask he'd be this absolute God of a human'...
...but, as we all saw in Episode 8, he was literally just a dude. You'd pass guys like him on the street daily. I felt like that would eat at him, and so the idea of him not showing his face was kinda born from that. And then, if people knew what he really looked like, no one would think he was all that special or important.
Those two concepts were what I based his character around when we meet him at the start of the fic, and gets delved into more in chapter 3, when Sera tells him he has a year to get his shit together. Throw in his stick-in-the-mud lieutenant who has gone over his head to Sera in order to change things up and yeah, he's not in a great place.
(holy shit this is turning into an essay that is probably not very structured or coherent; I am SO sorry 😂)
What I found really fun about writing him though was how Lute got under his skin. Initially, he liked riling her up because she'd be quick to give him a reaction—which of course, he'd feed off, and the stakes were low where he could piss her off and not worry.
But then she had to mention the whole mask thing, didn't she? Suddenly, the stakes became much higher for Adam, not just because she'd uncovered something that made him uncomfortable but she challenged him. That's what kept him coming back for more, because all of a sudden he wasn't bored anymore.
Aaaaand that's where the real fun began for me 😂 it was probably also the turning point where I really started to enjoy writing his character. I love the idea of him having these little losses of control with Lute because she'd managed to get under his skin—moments like the two chapters at the bar, or the time he snapped when he ran that first bath for her and she was being a bit of a brat. Like, yes, she's challenging him, but for a dude who's facade is slipping because of her, that's also slightly terrifying!
God, that whole week at his apartment was a fucking blast to write. Especially as we started to see the side of him that actually gave a shit about Lute. It was kinda subtle at first (draping the blanket over her while she napped, making sure she was tucked into bed, etc) but as time went on, I think the impact of the gestures grew (like building that home gym, suggesting Vaggie come keep her company—despite knowing she hates him, being a bit of a comfort for Lute as she went through her own feels).
Holy fuck this post is going forever (and I still have more to say lol whoops) so if you want a part 2 that delves more into the unmasking and beyond, let me know, otherwise if you've had enough of my ramblings I totally understand 😂😂😂
I LOVED this ask though Anon, thank you so so much! ❤️
#deadgirl answers#thank you for the venom#guitarspear#guardrock#guitarspear fanfiction#guardrock fanfiction#just adam thoughts
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I saw you posting about Star Trek recently and as someone who is looking to starting it, I would love to hear your thoughts and favourite things about the series (and if you have recommendations for a novice too!) 🥰
aww hii~
well, first of all, i'm glad you're giving it a go, but be aware that it'll very possibly suck you in for a long time agvsgw
the real beauty of Star Trek is that it's been running for nearly 60 years and it has so many different show and movie continuations, but unlike other similarly long running shows — like Dr. Who for example — you don't really need to invest into all of them to "know eveything" but can totally do that without getting lost in the material if you want to
i think generally speaking Deep Space 9, Next Generation and Voyager are the most popular shows to get into, but that might just be because they were running at a time most of the fans were kids so they have some nostalgia value (i know that they are really great and very true to the franchise, but i only saw some episodes here and there)
my main squeeze is the original/reboot timeline, or as i believe now collectively, together with the newest shows (Discovery and Strange New Worlds) called the Kelvin timeline
full disclosure, i got into Star Trek back when the aos movies started coming out in 2009 and since those are technically a revamp of the timeline of the very first, original show, i got into watching that too (so i'm basically a Spock girlie, sue me)
the original series is... well, it requires patience and a suspense of what we used to seeing on television nowadays: sharp, quick editing and rushed storylines will not be present in tos. those episodes are long and stretched out and while the animation is surprisingly good for '63-66, the clothes and the props can feel kinda funny now
but the messages of the episodes and the subtext is always something super meaningful, so it's worth giving it a go imo
okay, i tried to keep it short and failed miserably lmao
in any case, my recommendation would be to first watch the 2009-2019 movies (they are supposedly getting another addition soon anyway) and then see for yourself if you feel invested enough to check out the old series/movies or any of the other shows (and then feel free to come back to my inbox telling me about your experience and asking for recs <33)
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Psycho Analysis: Master Xehanort & His Many Incarnations
(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)
Kingdom Hearts is probably one of my favorite series ever made. It is a unique blend of Square’s JRPG goodness and the magical whimsy of Disney in one of the most baffling and unlikely crossovers of all time, and manages to deliver a wild (and occasionally convoluted) story about light, darkness, and the power of friendship that keeps you engaged even when things stop making any fucking sense—a frequent occurrence, especially in the later games.
Ah, but what is a Square JRPG without some hammy villain out to destroy the world? Enter Master Xehanort, the evil old man. A scheming Keyblade master who desires to rewrite reality to balance darkness and light, he is the ultimate enemy Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the rest of the Mouseketeers must gather up their strength to fight. Truly he is a Square villain through and through.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!
You didn’t think this was going to be so simple, did you? Master Xehanort could give Lord Voldemort a run for his money in the soul-splitting department, because grandpa here is able to make an entire Organization XIII with nothing but himself by Kingdom Hearts III. While some of his Xehanorted followers like Marluxia, Luxord, Larxene, and Xigbar are not going to be discussed here (we’ll be saving them for the inevitable Organization XIII Psycho Analysis somewhere down the line), we will be going over the original game’s villain Ansem, Seeker of Darkness; Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII from Kingdom Hearts II; Young Xehanort, the time traveling bastard version of Master Xehanort; and Terra-Xehanort, the ‘nort who is responsible for the creation of those first two guys.
Also, full disclosure here: I never finished Birth By Sleep and I didn’t play the twelve quadrillion spinoffs between II and III so my knowledge on some of these guys is down to simply reading plot summaries, watching cutscenes, and so on. Still, I can’t let the voters down, so lets dive to the heart of the matter and talk about the convoluted villain from the most convoluted JRPG franchise around.
Motivation/Goals: Somehow Xehanort’s plans are both incredibly simple and also extremely confusing at the same time.
Thanks to Kingdom Hearts being a relatively simple black-and-white conflict where “light = good, dark = bad,” Master Xehanort’s schemes are a lot less confusing than they initially appear. It goes like this: Master Xehanort saw there was too much light everywhere and decided that the universe needed an equal amount of dark and light. To this end he sought out Kingdom Hearts to utilize its limitless power to reshape reality, but as his plan went further along he became corrupted and consumed by darkness, leading to his council of clone nonsense and all the Heartless, Nobodies, and schemes throughout the series as he now sought to end the world and reshape it for seemingly his own amusement.
Real simple, right? WRONG. At the end of the third game he’s confusingly revealed to be a well-intentioned extremist all along, and he just wanted to bring balance after all! Never mind all the fucked up evil shit he did, never mind how obviously sinister the dude is, never mind how his younger self is the most soulless bastard around, just ignore all that because Grandpa was really just trying to help in his own messed up way. And, yeah, this was how he started before every game after showed him going to even more fucked up extremes to achieve his goal, so... yeah. It doesn’t help that the last game tells us he thought the darkness in everyone’s heart was the issue, as opposed to the previously-established “tyranny of light.”
Performance: As if this man wasn’t convoluted enough, his voice actor situation is nothing short of pure insanity.
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness was initially voiced by Billy Zane in Kingdom Hearts. Out of all the ridiculous stunt casting going on in that game, Zane was probably the best actor aside from Hayley Joel Osment and Hayden Panettiere (and certainly a better and more fitting choice than Lance Bass as Sephiroth). Unfortunately, he was one of the big names who was tossed aside when the sequel came out in 2005, which stings really bad considering his career was obliterated a year later for starring in the film Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, a Turkish film that showed the ugly side of the American occupation of Iraq (and also featured Gary Busey as an antisemitic caricature) during the height of the patriotic fervor surrounding the War on Terror. His career has yet to recover to this day, and it’s sad he didn’t have an iconic video game villain role to fall back on.
Of course, it’s not all bad; his replacement, Richard Epcar (Old Man Joseph in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, the title character of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and Myotismon and Etemon from the first season of Digimon) certainly tore into the role with gusto, hamming it up as Ansem and delivering the sort of magnificent villain performance you would expect from a man who played an evil Elvis monkey. He’s so good in his role they even gave him Terra-Xehanort to play as well! Twice the Richard Epcar for the price of one! Young Xehanort is decidedly less messy, but still changed from David Gallagher in Birth By Sleep to Ben Diskin going forward. Diskin, of course, is most well known for playing Numbuh One in Codename: Kids Next Door and Young Joseph Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Kinda funny how both Josephs are playing essentially the same guy at different points in his life.
Master Xehanort’s VA situation is, without a doubt, the biggest tangled mess of them all. When he first appeared in Birth By Sleep, he was portrayed by none other than Leonard Nimoy, a man who needs no introduction and who spent his time going up against the dude voiced by Mark Hamill. Finally we get to see the ultimate battle, Spock vs. Luke Skywalker!
Alas, Leonard Nimoy sadly passed away in 2015, leaving Master Xehanort in an awkward spot. Thankfully, they had an excellent backup in mind for when Kingdom Hearts III finally rolled out: Rutger Hauer, a man who needs no introduction (Ok, maybe he needs one a bit more than Nimoy; he was Roy Batty in Blade Runner and the eponymous character in Hobo with a Shotgun). Unfortunately, his performance wasn’t quite as good as Nimoy’s, though not bad. The fact he was able to carry the burden of voicing a character previously portrayed by a universally beloved actor to a solid finish is an impressive feat only matched by Greg Baldwin wrapping up Iroh and Aku in Mako’s honor. Truly a decent note to go out on!
...Except there was DLC, which featured an appearance from Xehanort. And wouldn’t you know it, Rutger Hauer sadly passed away in 2019, leaving Xehanort voiceless once more. Who could possibly fill the shoes of two incredible sci-fi actors who starred in some of the greatest film and television roles of all time? I’ll tell you who: The guy who voiced Mr. Clipboard in Foodfight, baby!!!
Motherfucking Christopher Lloyd of all goddamn people is now Master Xehanort, and honestly? It’s just perfect. Xehanort looks like he would have that sinister snarl Lloyd gives villains like Rasputin and the aforementioned CGI abomination. This is truly a match made in heaven! Let’s just hope he doesn’t sadly pass away right before he needs to record more lines too.
The only one of these dudes with a consistent VA was Xemnas, who had Paul St. Peter from beginning to end. He previously appeared in a Psycho Analysis when I talked about the Pillar Men, as he voiced the best one (Wammu); it seems playing the best Xehanort squad member was practice for playing the best massive Aztec vampire. You might also know him from Digimon, where he’s played characters such as Wormmon and Leomon. The man has incredible range and never turns in a dull role.
Final Fate: This is one of the most contentious aspects of the guy. All of the incarnations get a pretty interesting sendoff in the third game as most of them come to some sort of epiphany in regards to their lot in life, with Ansem and Xemnas both getting rather tragic farewells where the heroes feel a bit of sympathy for them and Young Xehanort going out gloating to Sora and being an absolute bastard. But Master Xehanort, the big bad who has tortured and enslaved and destroyed and caused untold chaos and devastation in his quest to create a world that fits his idea of balance? He… peacefully goes into the afterlife with his best friend. Needless to say, gamers were pissed this dude had a peaceful ending despite all of the shit he did, especially when he didn’t really meaningfully redeem himself to earn it.
Best Scene: These are the bad guys in an action RPG series, what do you think their best scene is? Their boss fights, duh! Ansem, Seeker of Darkness has his massive marathon boss fight at the end of the first game, where he summons a Darkside and turns into a giant Heartless ship, and if you’d like to count his time possessing Riku there’s that ball-bustingly difficult battle in Hollow Bastion too; Xemnas has his super hard bonus boss fight in the Final Mix of the first game and then his action-packed final battle in the second one, which features you fighting him while jumping down a skyscraper, slashing buildings in half, and a whole lot of lasers; Young Xehanort has his bonus battle in Birth By Sleep and main story fight in Dream Drop Distance; and then all of them get great final duels in the third game, which culminates in the awesome final battle against Master Xehanort himself. The man is incapable of dropping the ball when it comes to boss battles, no matter which incarnation you’re facing. Plus, you get to live out this memetic SpongeBob quote every single game you beat him up in:
Outside of the fights, I think Young Xehanort takes the cake out of the incarnations with the scene where he is verbally flayed alive by Woody of all fucking characters.
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Final Thoughts & Score: Let’s go one by one, shall we?
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
The first Xehanort we encounter, and honestly it’s hard not to feel a little nostalgic about him. This was our first Kingdom Hearts villain! He’s the one who got us all stuck for hours in Hollow Bastion as kids because Ansem-Riku was an ungodly pain in the ass! And Billy Zane’s fantastic performance led to an unending avalanche of memes, with basically every single line of dialogue Ansem said becoming a meme; Hell, the reason I didn’t bother with a “Best Quote” segment up there is because I would have just been rambling off quote after quote from this guy. And Richard Epcar was obviously no slouch when he took up the role, keeping this original baddie as cool as ever up until his genuinely sad demise in the third game. He’s essentially your average generic JRPG villain elevated by a great vocal performance, cool design, and interesting twists, and for that I think he deserves a nice, fat 8.5/10. The only downside to him I can really think of is that he is overshadowed by Maleficent (who is a way cooler villain), but being overshadowed by Maleficent is a fate all Disney villains must accept.
Xemnas
Kingdom Hearts II is the best game in the series, and Xemnas is the best Xehanort incarnation of them all. It’s not even particularly close, really. Chronologically your first encounter is that sick bonus boss fight in the first game, and from there he goes into the second game as the big bad and gets the most fucking awesome boss fights imaginable, putting the final battles from the first game to shame. Dude can make lightsabers pop out of his hands, how is he not the best Xehanort? Organization XIII were really cool, and Nobody did it better than Xemnas… which is what I would say if so many of the others didn’t have a lot more personality than him. Yes, he’s a great final boss and he’s super badass and he fits into the big Xehanort scheme, but if I’m being honest he never really felt as compelling as a lot of the other Nobodies. Luxord, Xigbar, Axel, they all felt a little more fleshed out and interesting, y’know? Again, though: Lightsaber hands. You can be as vague a villain as you’d like if you have lightsaber hands. Sometimes a simple and fun villain can be great, and a 9.5/10 is a good score for Mr. Mansex here.
Young Xehanort
There is an inherent tragedy to the other Xehanorts. They lack a heart, they lack emotion, and in their final moments they become aware of their own limitations and reflect on their nature, gaining understanding before dissolving away. But not so with Young Xehanort! Homeboy straight up doesn’t give two shits when he’s beaten, because he knows when he dies he’s just gonna go back to his own time and grow up to be the big bad of the series! If you didn’t get the picture in his final moments, let me spell it out for you: Young Xehanort is an unrepentant cunt, and I love him for it. His unique time powers, the voice performance by Ben Diskin, and the infamous verbal beatdown Woody gives him all help make him one of the more memorable incarnations of Xehanort, and I think that warrants an 8/10 at least.
Terra-Xehanort
This guy is the greater-scope villain for the first few games as he is the source of both Xemnas and Ansem, one of the most hideously powerful incarnations of Xehanort due to being a combo of, well, Terra and Xehanort, and nearly singlehandedly kills all the heroes; Donald has to pull out the God-tier magic of Zettaflare to beat him back. The thing is, as I never played Birth By Sleep all the way through, I don’t really fully grasp the sheer scope of his existence beyond knowing he’s a nasty piece of work. I don’t know if I can fairly rate him without all that context; I think, tentatively he deserves an 8/10 if only for the impact he had on the rest of the series.
Master Xehanort
Finally, we get to the big boss. As I’ve said, I never finished Birth By Sleep, but I did play through the third game and Dream Drop Distance, so that counts for something, right? I don’t hate Master Xehanort or anything—it would be hard to since he’s voiced by three of my favorite actors—and he has excellent boss fights, but I can’t just rank a villain entirely on how fun it is to beat the shit out of them. I think his motivations are stupid and messy and he ends up feeling really nonsensical at the end, with his redemption being so rushed it almost feels like what internet weirdos think Steven Universe is. Without him, none of the assholes above would even exist, and yet he gets to go peacefully into the great beyond while Sora yet again gets cockblocked and tossed into a different dimension. Going into this review, I was certain I’d rate him lower because of how bad his ending was, but… nah. He’s too much fun to beat up and just an enjoyable evil overlord character with one of the most convoluted apocalyptic schemes I’ve ever seen, so while he may be hard for me to love, he’s even harder for me to hate. 7.5/10.
Overall, I’m not sure if I’d necessarily call Xehanort one of the all-time greatest JRPG villains—he doesn’t quite measure up to Square’s iconic enemies like Sephiroth or Kefka—but it is pretty inarguable that he is a great, memorable, and iconic antagonist. Maybe it’s just my nostalgia talking, but kicking the shit out of this dude again and again and again across fifty different bodies he’s jacked for his wacky schemes has been fun from day one. I kind of wish the focus on him didn’t eventually overtake and overshadow the Disney villains like Maleficent and Pete, but for what he is, he’s a fun foe. He doesn’t really keep things simple and clean, but the way he’s making me feel tonight makes it hard to let him go.
#Psycho Analysis#Kingdom Hearts#Master Xehanort#Xemnas#ansem seeker of darkness#young xehanort#Leonard Nimoy#rutger hauer#Christopher Lloyd#paul st. peter#billy zane#Richard Epcar#Ben diskin#terra-xehanort#Youtube
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4 Minutes last minute episode 8 clowns
Update: I've reblogged this post together with my clown results. If you're reading this as my reblog, my results are at the bottom.
With only a few hours to go before the finale drops and we either go "Wow!" or "WTF?" or both, it's time to get my last ever 4 Minutes clowns in. This post necessarily has reveals from episodes 1-7. Full disclosure: I have not rewatched 1-7 and am apparently confused about the relationship between various minor characters who have entirely too much power over whether our mains and sides live or die.
It also doesn't help that I have trouble recognizing Title.
Anyway, my clowns follow the jump.
Either nobody's going to see this until after the episode and will read it laughing and pointing at me and telling me how wrong I was. Or, miraculously, how right I was. Relax. I'll be doing the same.
Or I will search the 4 minutes tag and discover that everyone else is posting their clowns as well. This is Tumblr after all.
Who's Timeline is It?
There have been various takes on what's real and what's unreal. Here are the nominations, including a couple of my own creation:
The unreal/4 minutes redo version is Great's alone as Great ticks off the 4 minutes until brain death.
The unreal/4 minutes redo version is Great's and Tyme's shared vision as Great and Tyme simultaneously tick off the 4 minutes until brain death.
The unreal/4 minutes redo version is all the killed people's shared vision as they tick off their own personal 4 minutes until brain death.
The unreal/4 minutes redo version is what really happened, and what we've been thinking as real is Great's fever dream.
Both the unreal/4 minutes version and what we've been thinking as real are real and exist in parallel universes.
The unreal/4 minutes redo version is a creation of the hungry ghosts during the hungry ghost festival.
We get a third timeline where Great and Tyme do everything right the first time.
I'm going out on a limb and saying that #1, Great's only, is out. There is too much that happens in the unreal timeline that is out of Great's knowledge.
#2, A GreatTyme timeline is doable. I'd have to re-watch 1-7 and separate out the real from the unreal to see if there was anything unreal that neither Great nor Tyme would have known. Actually, there is: Manee going to the temple to hire a hit man and getting the 4 fortune. So, that kills #2 so to speak.
#3 and #6 are similar. #3 would be a pastiche of their thoughts while #6 would be an actual redo from the spirits' perspectives. Both options have been set up, I think.
I kinda like #4 and #5. I don't actually think they would do #4 - I'm happy to be proven wrong. And while series have done parallel universes, it's a little late to be introducing such a concept.
I also like #7 although I don't think it's likely.
Drumroll, please!
I'm guessing it's #6, because of the Dome returning from the hospital scene, plus the timing of the series.
Lukwa and Her Out of Body Experiences
Lukwa talks about the 4:00 room and being able to see into the future 4 minutes and then change it. But is that happening in the real or the unreal?
If she's talking in the unreal, then it's just in her mind or Great's mind or GreatTyme's mind and she's really not talking to Den (and they probably won't get together, sadly).
If she's talking in the real, then the question is was the 4:00 room real or in her mind? The 4 minute time jumps? There could be a different answer for each one:
4:00 room unreal
She didn't see Great in the room because there is no room.
4:00 room real
The room is part of one of the other two realms (that is Heaven or Hell, not Earth) that Great's dad mentioned to Tyme's granny when praising her cooking in the unreal timeline.
She really saw Great in the room. (Actually, I didn't pick up on that, so it may not be true. But others have written about Lukwa seeing Great there.)
We know from her telling us that she had a boyfriend at the time it happened, and that she doesn't have a boyfriend now, that her near death experience didn't happen at the same time as Great's.
So the 4:00 room is timeless. But then why are there only two or three people there?
4:00 room clown
I think the 4:00 room doesn't exist. It's part of Lukwa's fever dream.
time jump unreal
That's the most likely explanation.
time jump real
Time for season two.
time jump clown
Lukwa's 4 minute jump is as real as Great's, no more, no less.
Unresolved Issues That I Hope They'll Answer in Episode 8
(And my guesses.)
What happened to View? Is she even alive? (She's dead, sorry.)
Why did Tonkla have a vision of Dome alive? It begins at the hospital where Tonkla wouldn't have seen it. Plus it starts with a nurse present. (Hungry ghosts, see #6 above)
Does Tonkla ever get to bareback? Someone said Win did it but I only remember one sex scene with Win and it was condomized. (No. Nobody is going to bareback Tonkla and it will drive him to further murders if he doesn't get killed himself.)
Do Den and Lukwa become an item? (Of course. Why do you even have to ask?)
Is Lukwa alive? I think yes but I've seen others say no. (Yeah, unless I'm right about #6, then no. She could still wind up with Den a la He's Coming to Me.)
Why was Manee in the tunnel? I think she was pushed into the path of Great's car. But I have nothing to support this - it's just that it would be more interesting. (Like I said. I think she was pushed.)
What is the 4:00 room? (It's one of the three realms, but isn't Earth.)
Do Lukwa and Great ever meet and talk about their 4 minute jumping experiences? (No.)
Does Great live? (Yes.)
Does Tyme live? (No. Sorry.)
Okay, I'm down clowning, at least for now.
See you on the other side of episode 8!
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The Rest of Our Lives, Part 10
TW: Verbal Abuse, TW: Child Abuse, TW: Physical Abuse/Violence, TW: Racism, TW: Adultery/Cheating, TW: False Accusations
Finn sits down on one of the chairs in front of Margaret’s desk. Butterscotch sits in the one on the opposite side, while Margaret sits at her desk. She closes her laptop, folds her hands together, and looks at Finn.
“So, Phineas. I know you came here for answers, and I did promise I’d give them to you.” Margaret sighs. “It was a long time coming, and honestly I probably should have told you this years ago. Just that it took so long for you to even ask…then again it did take a long time for anyone to tell you the existence of this rumor…because I sure as hell wasn’t going to.”
“Mother. I just want the name of the man you had an affair with that led to me being born.” Finn says calmly.
“Now hold on, I do believe context is needed! It’s a really long story, so I suggest you get comfortable.”
Finn sighs softly. He knows she’s not going to give him his father’s name that easily. He had to listen to her entire story first.
“Alright…go on.”
Margaret sits back in her chair.
“William and I were betrothed…much like you and Nancy were. Do you remember Nancy?”
“Yes, mother, I remember Nancy. She was horrible, and cruel. But please, continue.” Finn has a lot of patience.
“Now don’t get me wrong. I do love William, very dearly. But more like a friend, if that makes sense. He’s aware of this, and he’s comfortable with this. That being said, he made it quite clear that we are to be loyal to each other whether we actually love each other or not. I was not to see other people, nor was he.” Margaret continues.
Finn stays quiet, listening to his mother’s story.
“However…at one point, I had grown bored of him. Three children later, and I still felt nothing for him. Not to mention, full disclosure, the sex was incredibly boring.”
“Mother.” Finn doesn’t want to hear this.
“So one night, I went out. I ended up in a small dive bar here in Jackson. That’s where I met your father.” Margaret explains. “He was an angel…both in a figurative and literal sense. Very handsome, and kind. He bought me my favorite drink…then one thing led to another…”
“Wait, hold on, time out. You said he was an Angel?” Finn pauses the story.
“Yes, Phineas. Your father was an angel.”
“So…that makes me…” Finn blinks.
“Half Angel? Yes.”
“That’s a LOT of information for me to take in in just a single sentence!” Finn crosses his arms.
“The fact that you never thought about it until now is surprising, even to me, I’ve known you to be a damn idiot since birth. Though to be fair, I did tell the butler to lie to you when you grew wings and panicked. Tell me, what did he tell you?” Margaret asks.
“He told me that…the wings, and the abilities I was given, were a gift from Heaven. Heaven was rewarding me for staying kind despite everything I was being put through…that’s what he said to me.” Finn says softly.
“Wow, and you actually believed that shit? Your stupidity knows no bounds!”
“I was, like, five!” Finn defends himself, then sighs. “Alright…so…continue, I guess.”
Margaret nods.
“Your father and I had a connection…a real one. One night turned into two, two turned into three…and then it became an almost daily occurrence. We saw each other almost every day…it was honestly something out of a fairy tale…”
“Did you ever tell him you were married…?” Finn asks calmly.
“Nope. Never once.” Margaret answers bluntly. “He never knew I had a husband and three children…and honestly, I was considering leaving it all behind to be with him. That was…until he decided to leave me.”
“Smart idea.” Finn huffs.
“Watch your mouth.” Margaret glares. “Anyways…your father told me that he wanted to continue his education, go for a law degree at Harvard, where he had been accepted. And since the internet didn’t exist back then, that essentially meant I wouldn’t see him again. I was furious…but inevitably, I would wind up pregnant with you. That was when William found out about the affair, because let's just say he knew right away that you couldn't have been his. I had to think of something…and since your father decided Harvard was more important than me? I had to get revenge…”
Finn blinked. He didn't like where this was going, at all.
“...What did you do…?” He asks, voice shaking.
“Simple. I told William that your father forced himself on me. In response, William sent some of his guys to beat him up, then spread the word all around Jackson that he was a rapist.” Margaret says this like it's not a big deal.
“WHAT!?” Finn gasps in shock and anger. “Mother, that's horrible, why would you do that!?"
“Because he left me. Simple as that. He had to pay the price for breaking my heart.” Margaret shrugs.
Finn is trembling, before he takes a breath.
“Did he know? About me?”
“Yes. Even after he was dealt with, he made it clear that he wanted nothing more than to be in your life. But I couldn't allow that. He broke my heart, so he could take the consequences. He only stuck around in Jackson for a few years after that, then he left after the harassment as a result of what was spread around got to be too much for him. Never saw him again…don't know where he is. That's the full story…now you know.”
Finn is quiet for a moment…
“So…what's his name?”
Margaret looks at Finn, then smirks.
“See…I would tell you. But I must be honest, Phineas…it's more entertaining to make you suffer.”
“What? I came all this way, did everything you asked, and you STILL won't tell me his name!?” Finn stands up.
“It's what you get for being born…your birth was my punishment for cheating on William. I paid my price. Now you must pay yours.” Margaret smirks evilly.
Finn shakes.
“...You're a monster.”
“What was that? Couldn't hear you over the sound of your sniveling…” Margaret huffs.
“I said you're a MONSTER!” Finn repeats, louder. “You ruined that innocent man's life for no real reason! You went on to torment his child for 22 years! You tried to make me hate myself over things I couldn't control! 97 years later, you treat my fiance horribly over his race and species! And now, you're not even going to be decent enough to give me my real father's name!? GOD! You're not just mean. You're EVIL! YOU'RE A FUCKING VILLAIN!” Finn shouts.
Butterscotch takes Finn's hand.
“Finn-”
“NO! I refuse to stand here and take this bullshit! I won't anymore!” Finn growls at Margaret. “You're a twisted piece of shit! Fuck you! Fuck you, and fuck this entire family too!”
Margaret stands up.
“Don't you raise your voice at me! You're lucky to even be alive! You should hate yourself, because you are a failure!”
Finn hisses
“Well the joke's on you! You tried to make me hate myself, but it didn't work! I love myself! I love my body, my clothes, and my house! I love Elliott, and I’m going to love our children! I love our dog Bruno, and our rat Cheese! I love my life! The only thing I hate about myself is the one thing I cannot control, and that’s the fact that I share DNA with a WORTHLESS PARASITE LIKE YOU!!!” Finn screams.
Margaret slaps Finn across the face hard enough to leave a mark on his face. Butterscotch stands up swiftly to defend Finn, as he said he would, but before he can even say or do anything…
Finn turns to his mother, and slaps her even harder in retaliation. His claws are out, and they make contact with her skin when he slaps her, blood dripping from the new scratches on her cheek. Margaret winces at the pain, covering her cheek.
Butterscotch blinks, as Finn stands there panting, blood dripping from his clawed fingers. His pupils are slit-like, and his ears are folded back. As he pants, fang-like teeth are present, and his green eyes are glowing.
Margaret slowly turns to Finn, before growling.
“HOW DARE YOU!” She raises her hand to hit Finn again. This time, however, Butterscotch steps in front of Finn and growls at Margaret threateningly.
“Go ahead…try it.” Butterscotch growls.
Margaret blinks, then huffs.
“You know what? You’re not even worth it, Phineas. You're not even worth the ground I walk on. You’re nothing but a mistake.”
“And who made the mistake, Margaret?” Finn glared. “Because last I checked, I didn’t just pop up out of nowhere. You may think that me being born is punishment for your sins, but you know what your real punishment is going to be? Sitting there and watching me thrive without you, and having nothing to do about it. I hope it burns you inside to know you can’t fucking do anything to me anymore. Keep burning in it, and when you die, you’ll continue to burn. I hope the next time I see you, it’s at your funeral. Rot in Hell, you worthless cretin.”
Finn turns and walks away. “This was a waste of time…expecting you to even show me a little bit of kindness for once in your miserable life was clearly naive of me. Come on, Elliott, let’s go home.” Butterscotch nods, before glaring at Margaret and following Finn. It’s quiet as they step toward the office door…then they hear Margaret sigh.
“Theodore.”
“...What?” Finn looks over at his mother.
“Your father. His name is Theodore Richmond. I don’t know where he went after he left Jackson, or where he resides now…but his name should be enough for you to track him down and find him. And...if it helps...”
Margaret pulls out her wallet and opens it. She pulls out a small photo that was hidden inside...and hands it to Finn. Finn looks at it. The photo is in black-and-white so he couldn't make out details like hair color and all that, but it showed a handsome man with curly hair, smiling. His smile was just like Finn's...and even without the colors, Finn could tell that he inherited his green eyes, freckles, and face shape from the man in the photo.
Finn blinks…then nods softly. “Thank you.”
“Whatever…just get out of my sight.” Margaret huffs.
Butterscotch looks at Finn.
“...Go ahead. I’ll catch up.”
Finn nods and opens the office door, leaving the house.
Butterscotch looks at Margaret, his pupil slit-like and his yellow irises glowing.
“Just because you gave birth to him, doesn’t make you his mother. Not after all of the horrible things you’ve said and done to him. You should be ashamed of yourself, but feeling shame would require you to feel anything at all. I’m going to give Finn the best life I possibly can, and I’m going to laugh as I watch you cry while I contaminate your family bloodline with my demon genes. Finn and I will raise our children better than you ever could.”
“Why are you still here? Get out of my house before I call an exorcist, hellspawn!” Margaret hisses.
“Gladly…your taste in interior decorating disgusts me. Oh and by the way? You might want to fix your lip fillers…out here looking like Kylie Jenner did crystal meth. Nice meeting you, and very happy Go Fuck Yourself.” Butterscotch flips her off as he walks out the door.
Finn waits by the rental car for Butterscotch, touching his cheek and breathing deeply. Butterscotch walks over.
“There you are! What took you so long?” Finn asks.
“Just taking out the trash.” Butterscotch shrugged, then got in the car. Finn gets in the passenger seat.
“Theodore Richmond…I have it written down in my phone, and we have his picture, too. When we get home, we can begin our search…”
“Yup…how do you feel?” Butterscotch asks.
“Honestly? I feel kind of…awful…” Finn admits. “Did I go too far? I mean, I hit her…then I said some pretty awful things…”
“Finn, she hit you first. You were defending yourself. Also, nothing you said to her there is worse than the things she’s said and done to you for years, not to mention what she did to your pa. It was deserved, and I think you’re justified in your actions…to be honest? I think you were too nice. I’d have been WAY meaner if that were me.” Butterscotch looks at Finn and smiles “I’m proud of you…”
“I love you, Elliott…”
“I love you too, Finn…now let’s go home. We’ve got a father to find…and a wedding to start preparing for.”
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#Butterscotch and Friends#Butterscotch Sweeney#Finn Reed#BAF Lore#The Rest of Our Lives#TW Verbal Abuse#TW Child Abuse#TW Physical Abuse/Violence#TW Racism#TW Adultery/Cheating#TW False Accusations
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⭐My kdrama 2023 wrapped⭐
I’ve seen some other blogs doing this and thought it would be a fun tradition to start myself. So here’s my 2023 wrapped of the dramas I’ve watched this year (in order of when I finished watching them):
Big Mouth (★★★★☆) I just remember being so engaged, glued to the screen the entire time because I had a hard time keeping up with everything happening. It keeps you guessing the whole time, and at least I never saw the twists coming. The actors were so good, especially during the darker, more heavy scenes, which can sometimes be hard to really get into. After watching, I recommended this to a friend, and she loved it as well.
Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow (★★★★☆) Oh boy, where do I even start. The world building here blew me away, and the drama is absolutely gorgeous. I adore the characters and all their relationships with each other. I do think season one has the better story overall, as season two did some things I didn’t really love, but overall I love this drama.
W: Two Worlds (★★★★☆) This was recommended to me by a friend, and I had a lot of fun running all my theories by her (I was usually wrong, but hey). It is a bit of a messy drama for multiple reasons, but in the end, I had a lot of fun watching, which is why it ended up with four stars. Sometimes it doesn’t have to be amazing, it just has to be a fun experience.
Soundtrack #1 (★★☆☆☆) Full disclosure – I only watched his because of Park Hyung-sik. The drama is too short, too superficial. It’s okay for what it is, but I was so bored watching this. I guess it has its cute scenes and all, but it doesn’t do anything for me.
Our Blooming Youth (★★★★☆) Yes, I watched this because I wanted a proper Hyung-sik drama, so what? I ended up liking the drama more for the female leads in the end, though, so that was a happy surprise. A murder-mystery with a badass female lead was not something I thought this drama would give me, but I loved it even more for it.
Joseon Attorney: A Morality (★★☆☆☆) I was so excited about this drama only to end up so disappointed in it all. The writing is just… really not good. The characters annoy me so much and everything just feels fake. The setup itself could have made for such an interesting story, but they really did nothing right with it.
While You Were Sleeping (★★★☆☆) Overall a pretty good drama, though I do remember it dragging out at certain points with repeating storylines. A pretty standard rom-com with a cute couple and actors with good chemistry. Nothing that blew me away, but not a bad drama at all, either.
Black Knight (★★★☆☆) A typical dystopian story produced by Netflix. It was good, everything looked amazing, and the actors were so good. I do think it was too short, and therefore felt rushed in some places – especially the last episode that just went absolutely off the rails. Overall, nothing mind-blowing, which is why it ended up with three stars.
The Glory (★★★★☆) This was everything I had hoped it to be, and it certainly lived up to the hype. Definitely a dark, very heavy drama that deals with a lot of serious trauma, and I think they handled it perfectly. It’s unhinged in the best ways, and really takes you for a ride.
Hidden Love (★★★★★) At first, I was really iffy about the age difference, but I think they handled it beautifully and nothing ever felt wrong or gross to me. This is a love story I’m going to be comparing future romance dramas to for a long time. They are such a cute couple, and I just loved everything about this drama.
King the Land (★★★☆☆) Now this drama got a lot of hype when it was airing, and it did start out so good. But in the end, it just fell flat for me. It was pretty to watch, but it felt hollow and without real feeling. They did all the typical rom-com clichés that I usually love, but nothing ever really hit properly. It’s not a bad drama by any means, it just didn’t really resonate with me.
The Uncanny Counter: Counter Punch (★★★★★) I’m always so wary about second seasons of shows I love, because it’s so easy to mess up and can really make or break a show, but they really did everything so right with this season. I cannot think of a single thing I don’t like about this drama. The characters, the found family, the friends – it’s just perfection.
My Lovely Liar (★★☆☆☆) Started out fun and quirky, but it just lost me along the way. It’s such a messy drama, and you never really know what’s going on. There wasn’t ever really any feeling in any of the writing, and it felt like they were just pulling storylines out of a hat at random. I think it could have been a good drama, they just made all the wrong decisions.
Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun (★★★☆☆) Now overall I have given this drama four stars, but for just this season, I can’t give it more than three. It has nothing to do with the change of cast, I just kind of felt like nothing ever really happened in the story? Compared to the first season where we were constantly moving around and learning about the world, this season was such a stand-still. Don’t get me wrong, I love this drama – the world-building is absolutely insane, and I will definitely watch another season if they ever actually make it. I just like the first season better.
Strong Girl Nam-soon (★★★☆☆) Just go watch Strong Woman Do Bong-soon instead. Is this a bad drama? Not at all, it’s cute and all, but did it need to be made? No, I don’t think so. Very generic Kdrama overall, nothing special at all about it.
#my 2023 wrapped#kdrama#kdrama review#big mouth#alchemy of souls: light and shadow#w: two worlds#soundtrack no 1#our blooming youth#joseon attorney: a morality#while you were sleeping#black knight#the glory#hidden love#king the land#the uncanny counter: counter punch#my lovely liar#arthdal chronicles: the sword of aramun#strong girl nam soon
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Do you have any headcanons about Wendy Darling (and her daughter Jane) in the Descendants universe?
Full disclosure, I don't like Peter Pan. The story and the character. Don't ask me why, I just don't. Same with Pinocchio. Funnily enough, one of my favourite Italian singers, Edoardo Bennato, made an album for each so my ideas of the characters tend to be influenced by his view. I don't know if it's good or bad. Also, I don't remember the second movie at all, except the fact Jane was a relatable character although annoying at first.
Anyway, Wendy Darling.
The Darling siblings put aside their adventure in Neverland after going back home. It was like a weird dream to them, it didn't quite feel real. It taught them a lot and they remember it all happening, but they left it behind, as children often do with formative experiences.
Peter stopped wanting to see her when she became taller than him, he took it as a sign she was a grown-up and was outraged Wendy chose that. She was sad for a while but decided it was okay. Peter would never grow, but she was ready to.
The second movie didn't happen, the war that took Wendy's husband away for a long time did neither. The Darling siblings were marginally involved in the Great Auradon Conflict after the Villains were revived, but that was before Jane was born. Hook saw that Peter didn't care about the Darlings anymore so he let them go after kidnapping them once. After, Wendy still volunteered to help during the conflict, but from the sidelines. This earned her a place among the Heroes, although she isn't considered one of the major ones, and attended Auradon Prep with the princesses.
So! Wendy grew up, became a novelist, and got married to a man who accepted her unusual way of being a lady, because Wendy never quite became like other young ladies of Little London, even if she was greatly respected thanks to her reputation.
Jane (and Danny) grew up with a genuine fear of pirates but that was about it. Her mother's stories were like those of everyone else in Auradon, comforted by the fact all Villains were on the Isle of the Lost. She ended up on Neverland, at some point, but only because Peter heard of her existence and was curious, hence "invited" Jane and Danny - it was more a kidnapping - to Neverland, where she met the fairies and Lost Boys.
When that happened, Wendy rushed to Neverland to take back her kids, she scolded Peter very hard and tried to make him understand how his actions were wrong. Now that she was older and with children of her own, it was easier to find the right words to make him understand stuff he never learned of. She figured out his abandonment issues and promised to go visit him from time to time. Jane, who started to like him too, in a way, did the same.
Jane went to school with the first wave of Hero Kids (Li'l, Derek, Arabella...), not the current one. It means, by the time the VKs arrive, she's not at Auradon Prep anymore.
Jane and Wendy butted heads about Ben's decree at first because of their opposite ideas on nature vs nurture. Wendy thought all kids only need someone to teach them, Jane saw that no matter how hard they all tried to reign in Peter, he never got better. In fact, Jane may be the only one who recognizes the mean streak inside Peter and thinks he's not the hero everyone thinks he is. She's his friend in a more genuine, less idealistic way than any of Peter's other friends ever was. If Peter will ever choose to grow up, it will be because (or for) of Jane.
That said, Jane isn't against the VKs, in general, or them coming to Auradon. She only thinks if some of them are genuinely mean-spirited, they'll stay so even in a better place, but she also thinks they deserve a chance to show who they are before they are judged.
Jane will get along with Harriet quite fine, as Harriet is the proof she needed that not all people are doomed by their character. If she had met Harry first, she may have never changed her mind, though.
Also, she thinks CJ is as mental as Peter and is glad the two of them don't like each other because Auradon would be doomed if they paired up.
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Ok for everyone upset about the Mysterious Benedict Society Season 2 Finale "Nathaniel/Nicholas' sister twist", I’ve thought about it, and I actually think it might... have potential? Please allow me to rant.
I see posts comparing it to the twist on BBC's Sherlock. Full disclosure, when I saw the “sister” twist on Sherlock, I didn’t like it. It felt like they wanted a "big shocking twist" and then they had to explain why she'd never been mentioned, etc. and it's been a while since I watched it, but I remember thinking that a 3 episode season was not a lot of time to explain/develop a twist that big or fully let us digest why she's been MIA despite us meeting Sherlock's parents and brother. Family reveal twists are nice, but they work because of how they affect the characters, plot, and relationships, anyone can just write them in at random for dramatic effect, but if the emotions aren't there or it's not given enough time to be explored and developed, then it's just a plot device. (No disrespect to the people who liked that twist in Sherlock, it just wasn't for me).
However, I'm way more into the twist being used here for several reasons.
First of all, it makes complete sense that the Benedict brothers would have family they have never heard of. In fact, it would be totally reasonable for Constance, the twins, Reynie, SQ, and Kate/Milligan (due to memory loss) to have multiple living relatives that they were separated from or can't remember. None of them know anything about their birth families as far as we know. Heck, a family reveal is what happened to Kate/Milligan and the twins in the books. We are in a universe with a device that wipes memories (and who knows how many people besides Milligan are missing information) and where most of the characters are orphans, which is a goldmine of opportunity for using family reveal twists in a way that isn't forced. Normally I think that writers are lazy when they repeat the same twists, especially this one, but this is a very rare instance where the circumstances that have been set up make multiple characters having unknown relatives not only probable but practically unavoidable.
Secondly, not only do the circumstances make sense for the twist, but the emotional implications also have potential. If they want to go the super basic route, they could have Garrison and Curtain be the "sad complex villains" that turn good to help take down this sister character who is the "real villain", but I hope they do more with it than that. The show already had Garrison and Curtain as villains, they didn't need to add any more, they chose to do that, and I hope they make the most of that choice. It's unknown whether Nathaniel has a history with his sister, what happened in 5 weeks, or if he is truly "100% changed" (e.g., how did Nathaniel find out about their sister off-screen and how long has he really known about her, did he flip sides just to get allies to fight her, if his redemption is real why didn't he fall asleep, what is he hiding, is he really redeemed, is the sister blackmailing or controlling him, etc.). Regardless, there is a potential for history there. And not just between the Benedict siblings, but everyone. How does this reveal tie into Constance's parents? Were they the bad guys or killed by the bad guys? Are Constance's powers natural or the results of experimentation? What does this sister character want, what were the three Benedict sibling's childhood's like? Why was Milligan working for Curtain and what happened to his wife? Why was Garrison working for Curtain? What happened to SQ's bio parents? Was my theory about Milligan/Curtain/Garrison/SQ's bio parents being kind of friends actually correct? You have a lot of characters with missing pieces, and there are some really cool ways you can tie them all together. I could speculate all day long, but I think you get the idea: there are a lot of really cool places to go from here. And I like the idea that all these characters (or their parents) had relationships with each other in the past, that they were once friends or colleagues that fell apart and destroyed themselves and then years later they or their descendants slowly come back together to reform this found family that's slowly healing itself but (from the children and Nicholas' perspective at this point) didn't exist until now.
However, on the second point, I will agree that there are ways that the writers could seriously mess this up. Not just by running the basic "Curtain/Garrison = sad redeemable villains (aw 🥺)" and "New sister character = big bad scary villain (boo)" formulas, but also because they are starting to develop something that has been the death sentence for many hyper-fixations of mine: the unbalanced plot, where the audience becomes way more invested in some storylines than others due to the emotional stakes/mystery being way more intriguing for some characters (the writers messing up the twin's ages when it's what they used to establish the timeline is an unfortunate red flag, I hope that doesn't mean they are gonna start making errors like this). The show's story develops the adult characters and adds new depth to side characters, but the main focus of the book/show/premise was always on the twins and the four children. In the above discussion of potential reveals of character histories and connections we see a ton with the twins (of course), they said they'll do Constance too, Kate/Milligan still need to get those memories back (and please give us SQ answers, dead horse I know). But I hope they are not so overfocused on those plotlines, that they default to giving Reynie and Sticky filler. The boys don't necessarily need big reveal plot lines (although you could give it to them. Reynie finding out that the same person who destroyed his bio family is now threatening Ms. Perumal and his new family would be good conflict. Sticky discovering his parents were somehow involved in all this or maybe even still alive (like they are in the books) would also be a good twist). I just felt like the season 1 stuff of Reynie fearing for Sticky as he watched his best friend succumb to the temptation of the Whisperer and slowly turn into Curtain's tool to bring about world domination was a lot stronger than him being sad he didn't get enough letters. Obviously, the letter thing is a more relatable problem, and I think it worked fine for what was intended, I just see a potential pathway opening up for giving some characters huge emotionally gut-wrenching plots and then just recycling Reynie/Sticky's insecure leader/anxiety script with no elaboration or development and I hope they don't go down that road because the boys deserve better.
Third, and the main selling point for me if I'm being honest, the sibling banter and interactions between the three of them would be hilarious. We don't know if this is their triplet, older, or younger sister or literally anything about her which means my brain has just been running every scenario possible and boy oh boy will I be posting the next few days, because I think my brain is actually making me... excited about this twist???
Anyway, that is just my rant on where I think the twist could go from here. Let me know what you think.
Actually no not done yet. I just realized. Number 2’s family house with all those bedrooms. There’s enough room for all the characters. They could all come back together as one big family <3. Okay, that’s it.
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