#homeless guy cameo

[venomousray]

Joey richter deserves so much praise for how many expressions he makes during time bastard I’m convinced he’s a cartoon character at this point.

Like, seriously! He’s the perfect expression study. Needing to study expression? Just open YouTube. Open up time bastard, pause, and skip and there’s a new expression there.

[sorio99]

Knowing “Nerdy Prudes Must Die” was the first idea the Lang brothers had for Hatchetfield makes the whole series so much funnier.

Like, did they know in “The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals” that the weirdo who demanded a hot chocolate would be the leading man of the high school horror show?

Did they know the prude they mentioned a few times would be a homophobic murderer who defiled a corpse, fucked a ghost, and became a vessel for dark lords?

Was the homeless man joke in BEFORE the recast because they were still brothers, or not?

[hatchetfieldtheories]

Workin' Boys: A New Theory

So, I’ve changed my mind.

A while back I wrote this theory, and while I do still think there is some truth to the theory that Hidgens began to have his apotheosis once he touched the blue goo, I think there is more to the story.

Note, the below contains one mild spoiler for NPMD.  Mild only in that I will briefly reference one character without any context added.  Feel free to skip this theory if you wish, or come back to it post 13th October to see how much I got wrong!!

Great Scott! It’s a Workin Boys theory!

The world will be blessed with Workin Boys next week, and I know not everyone will get to watch it, but it’s safe to say there will be things we learn from the show that will either answer some of our never ending questions, or give us more to puzzle over.  The latter being the one I’m expecting if I’m honest, afterall, this is Hatchetfield.  

And to be honest, we’ve not been given much to work on.  The trailer and synopsis are both pretty short, we’ve had a sprinkling of facts and figures over the last couple of years, and a few Hidgens cameos, so this isn’t really a theory of what I think will be the storyline, but rather an attempt to predict some of the themes and potential lore implications that might arise.

Also for reference, a good portion of the info used in this theory has come from these two wonderful compendiums of Hatchetfield knowledge:

@gone-to-oregone's wonderful Everything is Connected doc

@abiimaryy's amazing Hatchetfield Lore Doc

The Stage is Set

Professor Henry Hidgens and Doctor Emmett Brown have a lot in common.  They’re eccentric, they’re clever, and they both had a vision of something world changing due to an accident they had 30 years ago.

For Henry, this doesn’t result in any fun 50s hijinks, but rather he gets struck by lightning in 1988 and predicts the world ending by musical apotheosis. Super specific, honestly.  But what is important is that date.

Hidgens didn’t predict the events of TGWDLM after 2005, but rather before. If this had happened to him after 2005 we could easily put the lightning strike down to an event unique to the TGWDLM timeline only.  However, his accident happened way before 2005, way before the timelines split.  So just as Ted must be the Homeless Guy in every single Hatchetfield timeline, Hidgens must also be expecting a musical apocalypse in every timeline.

This must also include Working Boys, whatever timeline that ends up being in.  In Workin Boys, Hidgens would be under the impression that at some point soon, a musical apocalypse is about to happen.  So what does that have to do with said musical-within-a-musical?

Here come the LiB

It’s pretty safe to say Pokey is heavily influencing whatever happens in Workin Boys.  First of all, its a musical so it was going to be a safe bet.  But judging by the trailer, we’ve got multiple references to our fave goo gremlin. The blue light shining on Henry, multiple voices calling him in a Singular Voice, and Joey’s jumpscare where he looks like Pokey incarnate.

Who Joey is in that small clip is anyone’s guess.  I’ve seen a few theories floating about, including Chad, Mathias Waylon, and Pokey himself.  Honestly, I’m not sure, but what is important is how he looks.  Whoever this fella is, he’s got a blue hue, a cracked face, and ooze dripping down his chin.  If he’s not Pokey, he’s someone who has been Pokey-fied.

And this link was always going to make sense.  Workin Boys has had its biggest show stopping moment in Pokey’s timeline.  

But what if Workin Boys was created, because and for Pokey.

In TGWDLM, we get a whole scene of our cast of characters witnessing the meteor coming through the clouds.  Our cast of characters are busy going about their evening, finishing work, wondering what is coming through the clouds.  Notably, Paul is on his way home, from his work, in the business world.  Paul doesn’t strike me as someone who stays late at work, so it’s safe to say that the meteor hit the Earth’s atmosphere around.. 5 O’clock?

This is Pokey’s Workin Boys now

Let’s go back to that incident with the lightning strike.  Henry was hit by lightning and predicted the apocalypse.  I’ve referenced in a few theories (1 & 2) that I think lightning is more than just the LiB’s motif.  It’s the strike of inspiration, of interference, of the Lords in Black in the real world.  The Black Book contains references to lightning, we see a crack of lightning across each Hatchetfield show title, when the meteor crashes at the Starlight lightning is flashing through the sky.

Something to shock em, to bring them a crawling, a big time box office draw

When Henry was hit by lightning, he didn’t just see the potential musical end times. But he was also given Workin Boys - or at least, he was given his inspiration.  Workin Boys was always written for Pokey. It’s Hidgen’s story, yes, but the musical itself is for our blue boy.  It was a pre-destined self-destruction.

The musical Hidgens writes tells us the 5 O’Clock can’t come soon enough because in one timeline, that is when the meteor will strike.  This is why he is trying so hard to fund the show in every timeline, because in one timeline he needs to put it on stage for whatever Pokey has planned.  Whatever Pokey requires half of Hatchetfield to be in attendance for.

Prof. H and Miss H?

I’ll be honest, and apologies in advance.  I don’t think Miss Holloway is alive in the Workin Boys timeline.

We were told following NMT2’s release (via Jim Povolo’s watch series) that the Black Book we see in Killer Track was created for Workin Boys, which means providing things haven’t changed we should see the book.  If that’s the case, then Miss H doesn’t have it.  It’s possible that Hidgens somehow gets hold of the book, and when the show of his dreams doesn’t look to be going the way he expected - he does what Thrash told everyone he did - he sold his soul to the devil.  Or, well, to the Black and White.

As to when he gets the Black Book - who knows - but all I’ll say is it’s very interesting that Miss H is our 80s queen, and Hidgen’s divine inspiration also occurred in the 80s.

Encore

Well, that’s the main theory.  But we’ve got time for one last little theory that’s very loosely based on nothing.

Workin Boys: A New Musical, is based on Hidgens’ friends from college - old college chums in a beat up old house. Specifically - six of them - not including Henry.  I’ve seen a few theories regarding the six workin boys being a stand in for the LiB and Webby.  Is this a stretch? Maybe.  But it also kind of fits.  From odd instances in livestreams and tweets, it’s clear that Henry was not throwing that old pigskin around (specifically in one of Nick’s tweets that there are 7 workin boys, but 6 on the field).  Henry isn’t a part of that group.  Not fully.  So if we do get to meet any of the irl workin boys, I don’t think their dynamic is going to be quite how Hidgen’s pictures it.

Well, if you made it this far please help yourself to some interval ice cream and a show programme. And remember - there’s no exits from this broadway venue.

[ihavenoideamanokay]

spoilers for Nerdy Prudes Must Die

my thoughts and stuff like a day later

I'M OBSESSED WITH THE SUMMONING IT'S SUCH A GOOD SONG I'VE HAD IT ON LOOP ALL DAY

I LOVE THE LORDS

also rip to people who wanna watch but haven't seen nightmare time hahaha

I'm so excited that the lords in black have like costumes now!!!!

OH MY GOD THE GUY WHO PLAYED MAX HAD SUCH A GREAT VOICE DUDE

singing and talking

like the acting was top tier but ESPECIALLY HIM

LIKE THE BEGINNING WHEN HE DOES THE

riiiiiiiiiichieee riiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICHIEEEEEE

it was INSANE I LOVED IT

also the makeup when he was dead was insane

this musical was so so so well made oh my god

I wonder what happened to the mayor with the book (or maybe that was in nightmare time and I forgot?)

obsessed with how lautski and paulkins get together ever universe because it feels so cute and meant to be

I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANNA BE WIGGLY FOR HALLOWEEN

(the part of my brain reserved for hyperfixations is currently obsessed with wiggly)

and I was thinking I should get a wig and The Voices go DYE YOUR HAIR GREEN

on the note of the lords I'm glad they kept blinky creepy and made nibbly more creepy

I wish I had more to say on the lords bc I love them but idk why

WHEN TINKY SAYS

OH BOY, A SPANKOFFSKI!!

EVERY SINGLE TIME I FREAK OUT

ALSO WHEN THEY TOLD PETE THAT HE LOOKED LIKE "THAT HOMELESS GUY" I WAS LIKE SCREAMING

but like the makeup and acting was all insane and the music was great and I loved the horror and yeah

I'm obsessed with all the songs actually but especially the summoning (AND IF I LOVED YOU OMG I LOVE LOVE SONGS LIKE THAT)

THE RELIGION JOKES WITH GRACE LIKE THE "are you religious?" "I'm Catholic" "alright, so no." AND ALL THAT ARE SO FUNNY I CAN'T

AND THE CAMEOS IN HATCHET TOWN I LOVE THAT SONG BUT ESPECIALLY THE CAMEOS

I was totally right Grace was a serial killer (at least if she wasn't already she absolutely is now)

I'll probably add more things eventually this is just like immediate stuff sticking in my head after the first watch

[zagged-again]

Saw some character designs for the melody movie created by Justine Krepper on Cargo.

Try searching up Justine Krepper melody and its the first thing that should pop up. If its not discernible, I'll try getting a link. Thought you should take a look.

Oooh these are awesome, thank you!!!

How do you guys find this stuff?

I'll put the link here but also I'll save the art in case it gets taken down

Lots of interesting things here

I remember seeing some of these in the studio tour video but now I can take a good look

I love Sunny's designs, I think I prefer short hair on her

This is adorable

And so are their baby versions

I heard Zag said in one interview something about Melody being homeless which I didn't expect but here we get to see what the sisters' life was like as homeless kids

Strange that they weren't taken in by any orphanage. Wonder what happened to their parents

Looks like Cole was their friend and they were bullied by other kids, and maybe the rich family had some hand in this, or at least didn't discourage it

Both Nina's and Cole's designs are cool btw. I don't see Nina as part of their childhood group though, I thought the character sheet I saw said she was Sunny's childhood friend?

Also. Melody Slug and Billie Eilish bat? I guess Rose turns her competition into animals at some point. (Are they gonna get real Billie Eilish to cameo though?)

Again, thank you for sharing 🙏

I wanted to check out ML concept art too but it's password protected, unfortunately 😔

[steakout-05]

i've made a few posts about the Clone High reboot before but something specific that i think it gets wrong are the way they handle their celebrity cameos. the original Clone High would sometimes bring in these popular celebrities to appear in the show, usually to influence the clones and push the main anti-moral of the episode. since Clone High was made in the early 2000s, these appearances got really dated really fast. but something that counteracts that is the way they're characterised. for example, i have no clue who tf Mandy Moore is, but i still really enjoyed her appearance in the Snowflake Day episode because of the way she's characterised and satirised. she's portrayed as this homeless girl who happens to be attractive and look suspiciously like Mandy Moore who's obviously trying to hide the fact that she's a popular celebrity by playing the role of Joan's guardian angel. she leads Joan on into thinking she's this magical angel when she's actually just stealing everyone's stuff and replacing it with spices, and it works really well because 1. her insistence that she isn't a celebrity was really funny and 2. she works on her own as a solid character to push the story along and set up jokes. they put a twist on the whole "hi i'm [insert celebrity here] and i'm here to talk about [insert psa here]" by turning it into a joke of itself and adding on extra traits that make the characters entertaining to watch.

the reboot, however... just does the "hi i'm celebrity" bit with full sencerity and doesn't really satirise the celebrities in any way. they don't make fun of them or add commentary or critique them in any way, they just appear to send a message and then dip, just like they would in the same teen dramas Clone High was meant to parody in the first place. for example, in the episode where they get hunted down by the Heebie Jeebie monster, its revealed at the end to be that guy from Sharknado who's just kinda like "hey i'm trying to send a message about the importance of teenager's mental health, here's a hotline, i'm sharknado dude btw" and then just kinda... dips? i don't like this because there's no joke there, it's literally just a celebrity coming on, saying the message out loud, and then leaving. there's no criticisms, there's no making fun of the character, there's no commentary on the fakeness of bringing on big celebrities and actors delivering a message that big stars like them could's possibly care less about to influence a vulnerable and impressionable group of people like teenagers, there's nothing there. i'm not saying the message of mental health is dumb or bad or anything, i'm just saying that the celebrity appearances aren't handed the same criticisms the original show was written to have, and i think that takes away the reboot's spirit as being connected to Clone High. it's not a satire anymore and i feel like i can't enjoy it because of that. it has become the very thing the original saught to mock, and like, that's kinda funny in a fucked up ironic way, but it's also really not. the reboot just doesn't have that same spark that made me fall in love with the original series and i feel like i can't like it because of that, among the multitude of other issues it has.

[scarlet--wiccan]

Idk if you care/already knew but the infinity comic focusing on the newer captain America (I think love unlimited, may have been voices) had a small Tommy (and David) cameo. It was kind of cute and funny but also a little weird. I have so many questions about their relationship that I would love to have answers for (what I wouldn’t give for an arc of that very comic explaining how they got together!)

It's Love Unlimited. The current run is focused on Aaron Fischer, a character who was created for United States of Captain America in 2021. As far as I can tell, this is his first significant storyline since his debut. I'm not really familiar with the character, but I'm enjoying the series so far-- the art's really nice, and Trujillo seems to have found his stride with the vertical format. His Hulkling & Wiccan comics were a huge disappointment, so this is a pleasant surprise.

Anyway, yeah, Tommy and David were in the first episode. They appear in a crowd of LGBT superheroes who turn out of the opening of... some kind of community center? It's not clear. Anyways, Aaron decides to try his luck with some of the guys, and Tommy seems like he's ready to flirt back until David... scolds him like a misbehaving dog.

It's a weird moment, for several reasons. Tommy, as a character, is so often reduced to being hyperactive, goofy, destructive, and horny-- like a flanderized Bart Allen with a bad-boy streak. He barely has any appearances outside of bit-part cameos, so this is like the only treatment he ever receives, and I'm a little tired of it, especially when it comes to his dynamic with David.

I just don't think this sort of non-committal situationship works in comics book. Maybe if they had recurring roles in an ongoing series, they could tease out a slow-burn romance, or even negotiate the particularities of an open relationship. That's not what's happening here, though. There's no momentum, and Tommy only ever shows up the be the butt of the joke. I don't want to get into X-Factor, but I think we can agree that Williams did not do either of these characters any favors, and it was a really poor foundation for their canon relationship.

You want to know what really bothered me in this issue, though? America's conversation with Aaron was super out of character. Why is she being dismissive of a homeless gay kid who chooses to "reclaim" Captain America imagery when that was, like, her whole deal for years-- not to mention the way that she shuts him down because he doesn't have powers. America, your best friend is Hawkeye!!!!

[awigglycultist]

NPMD thoughts

Omg Richie's screams

Poor Richie my beloved

He's dead <3

Oh wait Ruth's headgear is missing in this song

Grace covering her mouth!

STEPH! PETE! <3

WHAT A START

Sycamore! We really need to know more about them

Rip Peter

I love the running in Literal Monster

Out first Max saying Bitch incident!

Get him up! Get this fucker up!!

I love being able to properly see everyone's facial expressions

I hate Solomon so much

Steph is very stupid for putting her hand above her phone as it's about to me smashed but also I'd probably do the same

"this projects on thermodynamics, what the fuck are you talking about?"

I literally love Ruth's, Pete's and Richie's friendship so much

"What was I like when she touched your arm? Did you cum!?"

"Pete silence your phone in the library!" you guys have been screaming this whole time but ok

NANI?

Ugh Pete you are cooler than you think you are!

Love Max finishing the "woah oh oh oh"

"Had to sell your bowtie to feed your fuckin family?"

Omg Pete's breathing and whining while Max is monologuing <3

"now say your fucking prayers bitch!" "-amen!" is still such a good transition

"mom will you pass the buttstuff?" "I just want some head and butter" "bread and buttstuff" still get me

"I love... Jesus <3 :)"

Dirty Girl should not be so good

"WHO ON OCCASION GETS DIRTY!"

Me trying to watch this and imagine watching with my dad to figure out the appropriateness and if gonna have to skip past parts

Ugh Pete <3

Ugh Steph caring about Pete so much despite knowing him for one day <3

Hatchettown notfi!

#pottypants let's get it trending

IT'S BULLY THE BULLY TIME!!!

Love hoe you can see Steph slowly getting into it

Beans cool? Excellent!

Pete's and Richie's finger fun moment!

"who was that?" "my boyfriend!" "sounded like a telemarketer" "okay my ex boyfriend"

Love the screams after "you kinda look like that homeless man from downtown"

"fucking useless Pete!"

"no he thinks the ghost is real he's just really fucking brave"

"I am Jägerman! I am God! Go Nighthawks!"

Skele'on

The little bit of info that Max's dad would call him a cuck and the fact that his bullying likely comes from a lot more trauma with his dad

It's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for him :(

Rip the glow in the dark skeleton costume

"this is Hatchetfield, people go missing everyday!"

Love Kyle and Brenda, what a supportive couple

"this is really your C+" "oh, Steph, you can keep it :)"

"with consent of cour cause we care!"

FUCK YOU CLIVESDALE!!!

Zeke the fighting Nighthawk like Ezekiel from Perky's Buds! Did Ekekiel name himself after Hatchetfield's mascot?

Love the audience cheering after "fuck Clivesdale fuck em straight to hell!"

Richie struggling with costume is so good

"I love being alive!"

God the costume and makeup up close! So good!!!

Smoke club!

Richie's fall is so good!!!

Jon's singing is seriously so good in npmd

And god Will is incredible

Yup Mark & Karen were just so wild at 18

"you don't say, you don't say. I'm be down there in a jiffy" "what'd they did dad?" "they didn't say"

Jeff voice over cameo!

Davis!

Love that Grace calls the cops pigs

Davis and Virginia!

Ziggy! Barry! Charlie!

Bryce's solo <3

Gerlad!

Love the cameos so much (but also rip Jerry, least it's preserved in the album

The bbq monologues bit is so stupid and so good and funny

Me Barbecue!

I love Trevor I hope we see him again

"I'm my dreams, it's my barbecue!"

Just For Once is so silly and so emotional love it it's underrated

"it fucking worked I'm fucking here he's fucking her!"

Lauren is so good!!

"take a bow, bitch"

"Every citizen of Clivesdale is guilty until proven innocent"

Shapiro saying she found the wwjd bracelet in the principal's office really got me the first time

"it's God plan! And now he's leaving me out to dry! Do something you son of a bitch!"

PAUL & EMMA!!!!

The knowledge of what card Jon hands Lauren makes this scene better

"I have been waiting for what feels like 5 fucking years and I still haven't gotten my hot chocolate!"

Emma spitting in the coffee!

Rip "women shoe"

AHHH IF I LOVED YOU!!!

"Leave room for Jesus!"

"she's bisexual and dead where else would she be!"

Rip Angela's fall

"get your hands out of your pocket! Put your hands down! He's going for a gun!"

The scream!

Also the audience screaming during this entire scene from Paul's & Emma's entrance to Emma screaming, so valid and great

"don't comfort her she's fucking weird"

I hate him but we absolutely need to know more about Solomon, how do the Mayor's learn so much

The black book! The nightmare time theme!

And another reason we need to know more about Solomon, why tf did he have the black book and what did he do with it

Max's one liners are so great

"on the ground bitch I'm a cop!"

"are you a women of faith?" "catholic" "I'll take that as a no"

"there's something deeply wrong with this whole town" yeah there sure is

Pete saying he has no idea what he's doing when he checks for Shapiro's pulse is such a great way of keeping it unknown if she's alive or dead

AAAHHHH THE SUMMONING

"t'noy karaxis" particularly scratches my brain

AHHH THE LORDS IN BLACK

I am a bit sad you can't see all the dance moves at the same time and you so you can't really see them changing dances with each other but also the close ups are so cool and very fitting for the scene!

Jon putting his fingers together so it's reminiscent of the doll only having three is such a cool choice

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT JOEY RICHTER WHY DO YOUR EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCES HAVE TO BE SO GOOD

I WAS RIGHT I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR CAITIA REPRISE

They both do a great job during this and I NOT OKAY

Max's fucking beat boxing

"so you do know the bible!"

This is scene is seriously so crazy

Graces entrance afterwards with the cigarette is so great and Max's entrances afterward laying on the bench is so great

The spin!

The lighting!!!

Homecoming time!

Someone remind me to add Joey in best of you to the air guitar thread

And that's it. That's where ends :)

Grace is so crazy and I love her

[charizardstolemynickname]

THE OWL HOUSE SEASON 2 HAS CAPTIVATED ME, so here are my reactions/thoughts to episodes 18 and 19

Episode 18: FINALLY MORE GUS TALK!!!! We get so much information about all the other characters I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK MY GUY GUS WAS BEING NEGLECTED!!

His power is so cool, I need more people to be as excited about illusionist magic as me and Gus are! HE LITERALLY CHANGED THE WHOLE SCHOOL AND TRICKED THE HEAD OF ILLUSIONIST COVEN!

Speaking of, the head of the Illusionist Coven being just some wanna be director is fucking hilarious, he is a snob and I hate him with a passion but I want to laugh at him, so much

Gus literally saving all the students at the school too is being SEVERELY looked over right now, like DUDE HE LITERALLY SAVED ALL OF YOU!!!!

All the guards this episode had me in stiches!!! I WANT MORE GUARDS BEING FUNNY IDIOTS!! ESPECIALLY SEVERINE, god, someone get Severine some therapy, like SLAYYY GO BACK TO THE TINY CAT COVEN! GET SOME SELF ESTEEM BACK!

Obviously, i cannot talk about this episode WITHOUT talking about our boy, Hunter.... who was living in the school stage. Listen, I won't judge the guy, he is homeless, his whole life has been thrown upside down, I feel for the guy it was just a surprise! (/lh) ANYWAY, I LOVED THE GUS AND HUNTER FRIENDSHIP GROWTH! From the sharing of the breathing thing (TWICE!!!) and the comforting each other AMAZING

Amity and Willow learning how to be friends again was also an amazing plot line, I love to see how their friendship will expand

Episode 19: THE WEIRD DREAM THING??? AND KING BEING CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTOR?!? Listen, I still don't fully understand who the collector is BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEY HAVE APPEARED IN ONE OF THE GANG'S DREAMS! Yeah, I haven't forgot about it being in Eda's dream too! I am very confused, it seems lonely, but evil, but also just a chaotic vibe, I am conflicted

POOR KING! He literally just found out traumatising news and THEN people keep treating him differently now?? I spent the whole start of the episode wanting to just hold King and keep him safe from everyone, HE IS JUST A LITTLE GUY!!! HE IS JUST A BABY!!!

BUT! Steve to save the day. I am now a Steve Stan. I am a Steve fangirl. If Steve has 1 fan, its me, if Steve has 0 fans, I am dead. BRING BACK STEVE!!!! I adore Steve, with every essence of my being, HE WAS ACTING LIKE KING WAS FAMILY AND- AHHH, best friends your honour, they are best friends

FUCKKK The Eda and Raine and Luz angst was a plotline I was NOT ready for after the absolute fluff that was King and Steve helping people and vibing. SOMEONE GET MY PAL RAINE OUT OF THERE!!! Plant coven girl is literally obsessed with them, tf

Eda just wanting to save the kids, to protect Luz and King- I will admit, it hit me in my feels, Eda still treating King as a kid (AS HE SHOULD BE) and Luz and wanting them both away from danger AHHHHHHH

Luz bestie, I love you, but PLEASE EDA WAS RIGHT

HOWEVER HARPY EDA CAMEO!!! RAHHHHHH, I am still obsessed with it, we need more of Harpy Eda in this show.

AND FINALLY, THE ALLIES!!!! GOD. I am obsessed DARIUS I KNEW I COULD TRUST YOU!!! I don't know if I posted, but I REALLY liked Darius but knew (well, thought) he was evil, BUT NO I CAN NOW FINALLY LOVE HIM! AND EBERWOLF! Didn't forget him (did just have to search his name tho)

OH AND! The Palisman!!! I was going to mention this as I hadn't been mentioned in a while, BUT CARING FAMILY BONDING BETWEEN EDA, LUZ AND KING!!! I fucking love found family. Can you tell!!#

IN OTHER EXCITING NEWS! I am about to watch the season 2 finale episodes! No idea what to expect, but I am literally addicted so will take anything, i am sad I am so close to finishing it though, as Season 3 has less episodes

BUT it means I can finally interact with the fandom, etc etc

Thank you to all following my journey watching the series for the first time

[kdramacrybaby]

Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Romance

Synopsis: Nam-soon was lost by her Korean family while on vacation in Mongolia, so she grew up with a Mongolian couple, who took her in as their own. But she has always dreamed of going back to find out where she's from, so she worked hard to learn Korean, until she was finally ready to go back and search for her birth parents. Her dreams about South Korea were all shattered immediately, though, as her return finds her scammed and homeless. And not only that, but finding her family leads to her being wrapped up in a drug-case that threatens to take away everything she has worked so hard to find.

Episode info: 16 episodes / Runtime around 60

Lead cast: Lee Yoo-mi (Tsetseg / Gang Nam-soon), Kim Jung-eun (Hwang Geum-jo), Kim Hae-sook (Gil Joong-gan), Ong Seong-wu (Gang Hee-sik), Byeon Woo-seok (Ryu Shi-oh)

Link to watch: You can watch on Netflix or Dramacool

Drama rec masterlist | Drama rant thread (beware of spoilers)

This drama is unsurprisingly a lot like its "prequel" which is, of course, Strong Woman Do Bong-soon. Which is both a good and a bad thing, because I like the original drama a lot, but it also means that I kept comparing the two. And honestly, the original is better if you ask me.

Both dramas have this thing where it's a comedy drama overall, but it has these really dark themes and scenes that just feel so out of place because they keep undermining it with something funny. The balance just isn't there for me - I had the same problem with Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, but I still feel that they handled it a bit better. A drama that handles that balance really well, though it may be hard to compare with these two, is Vincenzo. -> this does not mean it's a bad drama or anything, it is just not my thing.

Overall, it was a very decent drama. The actors all gave it their all, but sometimes the writing just didn't really hit what they were trying to. Some of the drama came off feeling almost two-dimensional, if that makes sense? It just never really got deep enough for me to actually truly care what happened to any of the characters, which doesn't really make for an amazing viewing experience.

And I can't talk about this drama, without talking about the shipping wars, because oh boy did it get heated at some points. The viewers who found Hee-sik boring (which... I can kind of see, but he's just as "stereotypical" of his character as any of the other characters in this drama, so by that logic all the characters are boring) started shipping Nam-soon with Shi-oh. And yes, these two did have pretty good chemistry on screen, but guys with giant red banners waving behind them just really aren't my thing. And while I did think that Nam-soon and Hee-sik were cute, their chemistry wasn't off the charts like you would want in a romance (neither was her chemistry with Shi-oh, just saying).

The single best scene in this drama was the cameo from Bong-soon and Min-hyuk. And that says a lot about this drama, I think.

In the end... this was a drama that did what it wanted - it copied and somewhat successfully made a second drama to the "classic" that was Bong-soon. It was generally cute and kinda fun, and I didn't have the worst time watching it. Did this drama need to be made? Not if you ask me. Does it need a second season / spin-off like they're teasing? Definitely not. Will I still give it a watch? Probably.

[crossover-enthusiast]

there's a picture of some gals drinking and it reminded me of the homeless tankmen guys do you think theyll be back,

OHHHH YEAH IT COULD BE THEM TOO

Wow there's a lot of background drinking in this series now that I'm thinking about it

Tbh I think they'll at least have a cameo considering they're likely still in the alley behind the theater

[venomousray]

I’m honestly convinced that most of the people in that line in Black Friday would already be willing to do some of the things they do for one of those dolls. Which I find so interesting. We learn in nerdy prudes must die that it’s entirely likely Barry carries a gun, Jon matteson headcanons Gary just wanted to be part of a group and didn’t care about wiggly (meaning he killed a man for no reason), Linda Monroe. Well. Just watch honey queen. The homeless guy also has a similar reasoning to Gary (as I learnt from my cameo).

And what I find so interesting about feast or famine, is that Tom and Becky, are two of the only people who don’t resort to violence and only become that way when they act entirely possessed and out of character.

Which leads me to believe rather than the wiggly dolls immediately taking possession of the mind, it’s gradual. It’s a ‘they have it so I want it’ type scenario. Think of the homeless guy for example. He can’t afford one of those things. And it isn’t until the bidding starts that feast or famine begins with it becoming a competition. I realise I’m looking into this a LOT but it’s something yet another Black Friday rewatch made me think about.

I’ve realised this is a very long ramble but I hope someone understands me.

[taiblogcomics]

Violence and Unrest

Hey there, deck limits. Well, I won't waste your time. Let's just get into it, coz the comic is sure gonna waste more of your time than I ever could~

Here's the cover:

Oh yeah, I forgot Jason Todd had that bit of white hair post-resurrection for a time. Guess what, it's probably because the artists of this comic forgot too. He hasn't had it any other time when he's been unmasked, including this issue. Does he dye it? And why does Jason wear a second mask under his mask? Is it for this reason? Does he expect his helmet to get shattered in battle? He should invest in a more durable material. Who's gonna recongise an unmasked Jason Todd anyway, he was a kid when he died. Anyway, this is a mildly interesting cover. I approve of punching Jason Todd.

All right, where were we? Duela Dent got murdered by the Monitors, who are cleaning up anomalies in the multiverse. Jason Todd and Donna Troy are investigating said death. Jimmy Olsen also was investigating this, but got sidetracked by getting superpowers and the death of New God Lightray. Holly Robinson is on the run and hiding out in this comic. Mary Marvel, down on her luck, is gifted Black Adam's superpowers. Karate Kid is being held by the JLA, and Pied Piper and Trickster are planning a crime. All this, and Amazons Attack! started up last issue!

We start up with that, in fact, with Jimmy Olsen actually name-dropping "Amazons Attack" (in the context of "the Amazons' attack on Washington", but it's bolded so you know what's up), worrying to Lois Lane if Clark will be fine covering it from the front lines. Lois says Jimmy doesn't have to worry about Clark, he's been in worse situations before. She then starts to inquire about the Lightray situation, but Jimmy gets a sudden message delivered. He decides it's something to look into, and takes off. Bye, Lois, thanks for the cameo!

Over in Gotham, Mary Marvel is posing dramatically as she adjusts to her new powers (and her new latex outfit). Having powers is so much better than not having powers! Why would Black Adam ever give these up?? I think he gave a succinct reason, but I guess you're too focused on your own problems. So, part of the reason she lost her powers was that the Rock of Eternity shattered, and she goes looking for the pieces. While flying around, she spots five pregnant women on a rooftop in pentagram formation around one such piece, singing "Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen. Yeah, even for Gotham City, that's a little weird!

Once again, the Rogues are out doin' a debauchery. Mirror Master is an absolute douchebag in this series, I've found. Like, I read a lot of Wally West's run of The Flash, and while he was kind of a dirtbag, I don't remember him being this bad. Here, they're at a high-end club (where they're the only patrons), and Mirror Master is chewing out their scantily-dressed waitress for bringing the wrong drink. Piper tells him to lay off her, and the two eventually get into a fistfight. It's broken up when Captain Cold shows up, freezes them, then says they have work to do. Well, how do you expect them to work when you've frozen them~?

Jimmy Olsen follows that mysterious tip he got to Suicide Slum, which is Metropolis' shithole district. Like, who even gives a building the number "666" otherwise? And who should live here but a shitty little goblin man named Sleez? Sleez is an obscure New Gods character, a former councel to Darkseid before getting banished to Earth. Like Lightray, he and Jimmy have previous acquaintence. Then suddenly someone bursts through the roof and blows a hole through Sleez. Like Lightray, he's now another dead New God. Holly Robinson, who happens to be loitering outside, also saves a homeless guy from the collapsing building. The comic bothered to tell us, so I might as well tell you, too.

All right, this is where shit gets gruesome. Just to show you what kind of comic this is, the ritual Mary Marvel interrupted? It summons a demon. A demon whose body is made of dead babies. He introduces himself as Pharyngula, the harvester of stillborn souls, and announces his intention to suck out both Mary Marvel's souls and the digested waste from her intestines. Like, dude, that's gross. The Binding of Isaac is looking at you and telling you you're overdoing it. Thankfully, Mary Marvel doesn't belabour the point and puts him down with a thrown car, then a bolt of lightning.

Over in Washington DC, Donna Troy and Jason Todd are finally bringing this back around to tying in to Amazons Attack!. Namely, they're hanging around the recently-decapitated Lincoln Memorial. Hey, I played that episode of Sam & Max! The pair of them discuss what's going on, and Jason reveals he figured out that the gunman was the Monitor after "doing some research". Donna replies that the Monitor is a good guy and it must've been the Anti-Monitor, but no, Jason confirms the look of the Monitor as the one he saw.

Okay, so, this is a little out there, but it's not entirely weird that Donna remembers the Monitor. She met another one of them during the One Year Later timeskip following Infinite Crisis. He also told her she was supposed to have died during the recent Crisis, but here she is. Still dunno how Jason found out about them. Multiversal anomalies aren't exactly the sort of thing I'd think you could look up on 2007 Google or your local library. But either way, this is what Jason figures they mean: the pair of them aren't supposed to be here, and the Monitors are gunning for them because of that.

While they're discussing it, the Monitors are, well, monitoring them, and they figure Jason's getting too clever for his own good. So they send down the blue-skinned goth lady from the cover. Her name is Forerunner, and this is fortunately her first appearance (as implied by the cover), so I don't have to discuss her backstory as well. As you might guess from someone with "runner" in the name, she has super speed, which she uses to quickly beat up Donna and Jason. Somehow Jason lasts longer against her than Donna, which doesn't make any sense. But either way, both of them are down and out at the end of the issue.

Well, this issue wasn't much. Terrible all around, really. You got the unnecessarily gross demon for Mary Marvel to fight, the weird continuity issues with Jason's monitor knowledge, Mirror Master still being terrible... And, like, I will put Sleez on our deaths counter (we're up to 3!), I'm not gonna weep for him or anything. Like, let's just say the guy lived up to his name. Good riddance, frankly. Also, if you think this issue was just hyping up Amazons Attack! and then not delivering, you're in for a sad awakening later on~

[woundedheartwithin]

I'm sorry, but Kaito and Higashi's sub story and Sugiura as a coliseum fighter are all the Judgment cameos I've spotted, so no more cryptic hints towards a Judgment character. But have fun.

Hey, thanks for pointing them out!! ❤️ I knew Kaito was supposed to be there, but Higashi and Sugiura blindsided me completely (and Homeless Leader KIMURA???? Jfc 😂😂 Yagami there in spirit) and I am so so SO happy to see them again 😭😭😭😭 AND THEY HANG OUT TOGETHER IN THE FIGHTER’S LOUNGE?????? AND I get to play as them in the coliseum? AND AND I get to take as many pictures of them as I want? 10/10 game of the year every year, my skin is clear and my crops are watered and I am absolutely rabid that my favorite lil guys are in my yakuza gaems omg

Real talk tho, I wonder how many people met these guys and went who the fuck? Lmao esp after spending a ton of money on Sugiura. Maybe it’ll get more people to play je/lj (delusional) 😭😭😭😭

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I re-watched Wishmaster (1997)

The 1990's spawned one of the biggest franchises of all time with Scream. It also spawned another, smaller horror franchise with the Wishmaster movies.

An evil wish granting Djinn is released from his imprisonment. Now a gemologist must find a way to put him back.

Wishmaster is directed by Robert Kurtzman. Robert Kurtzman is a special effects creator and was the third member of KNB effects with Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger.

As a special effects show, Wishmaster is pretty great. It's throwing a lot at you. Goopy and gross stuff, living statues, snake people, skeletons ripping out of their bodies, and a pretty great creature makeup for the Wishmaster himself.

As a horror fan, I enjoyed all the horror cameos. They seem endless. From the crane operator to the homeless guy and the pharmacist, to just about every side character. No doubt Robert Kurtzman gladly called together a lot of his friends and work buddies.

As a movie, Wishmaster isn't great. The writing is very bland and by-the-numbers, the story is half baked and the overall presentation leaves a bit to be desired. It feels hollow outside of the special effects.

I like Andrew Divoff as the Wishmaster. He's incredibly over-the-top, which works for how ridiculous this movie is. The character of the Wishmaster, like so many other horror characters, is just here to facilitate a reason for a bunch of cool death scenes. This is a bummer only because, the script and style is uninteresting outside of these cool scenes and makes the movie feel way longer than it is.

Overall, Wishmaster is fun enough to enjoy. Lots of special effects, and would be good to watch with friends.

I watched it alone, and I have a lot less nostalgia for this movie than some others of the same shitty quality, but it went down pretty easy.

[fruity-phrog]

There are so many great tags I'm just gonna address my favourite three:

@smytherines you have made me so unwell about this concept holy shit. I've actually been thinking about this a LOT since I read this. They'd be a cameo, definitely not the main characters of the episode, but holy shit. Either A) it's post-SAF and Curt says something like "You think you fucked up? Try killing your ex boyfriend twice, both times while still loving him." coz you know what Curt Mega is like online. Or B) It's pre-Banana Incident and either Curt drops a banana peel and Owen reprimands him for it, or they mention their next mission is at a russian base. Either way, the scream I would scrump.

@thelesbiandeli This would be absolutely amazing. The dramatic irony. I would die for this. Just like, "Oh yeah, my brother disappeared and the homeless guy keeps watching me and also I summoned demons with my girlfriend and also we killed a guy who then killed my two best friends also Grace had sex with a ghost," And Duke's just like "Huh."

@itsjusteds I would love to see how Eddie got into the business of super kids (even though I hate him he can suck on an egg) also I absolutely want to see Zach and you are completely right Josh should be played by Joey Richter (I am not flexing that I know their names and yes that is a flex not a sign of autism-)

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