#i still haven't gotten over ep 3 i know i know

[purplerakath]

School Spirits S2 Theories - Ep 1-3

So the first episodes did a lot of things, they mostly feed into my theories from last season. I don't plan to distinguish between the three episodes as I don't have time to rewatch them one at a time so I will just- do all of them.

Spoilers, and junk.

Despair Theory

For those that didn't see any of my theories before, despair theory is the way that heartbreak ties into connecting to the spirit world. Both in the creation of Ghosts, and being able to hear/see ghosts. This has gotten two big additional pieces of evidence.

Janet is just as much of a despair pit as the other ghosts. Thanks to her dad. (I hate her dad.)

Xavier can't see ghosts, because in spite of everything, he isn't heartbroken enough to see them.

I would add that the next living person closest to the despair event horizon to see ghosts is Claire, thanks to her whole... everything. Ironically the two that want to see Maddie are too hopeful to see Maddie.

This feels a little too solid to break apart with new information. The themes of the show feed into it too much to really argue the point any other way. The only real question marks to the theory are the band kids (they're weird) and Xavier's small stint in the ghost world while he was dying.

But the latter is less evidence and more anomalous, he was dead a few moments. And the second part of what we know comes into play now.

The Doors, the Keys, and Crossing Over

So the path to the Other Side is blocked off by... whatever snarl of trauma has these ghosts trapped. Which is physically accessed with the key (an item from your death) and the scar (the location of your death). That was pretty well set-up already.

Because we've seen it before. The Reverse Seance. Dawn didn't have her room, or her key. She just... recalled all of her trauma, faced it, and found whatever her answer was. We assumed, at the time, it was Maddie calling her a friend. But now?

I don't know how to tie that into the rooms and the keys. The structure of the rooms makes it seem like you have to find the answer in yourself, but so much of the show is about the characters as a comradery. And if the mechanism for crossing over is built on a little help from your friends, it means someone doesn't get to cross over.

I dunno, I'm curious where this will go. And it's the thing we haven't investigated yet since it was the end of Ep 3.

Janet and the Dead

I don't think Janet can see the dead, right now. At least, that's what I think they were setting up with the flashbacks to her leaving? It'll make the whole thing more complicated if she can't talk to the dead kids, but know they're there.

I do think Janet and Maddie interacting is going to be the juiciest drama when it happens, and I do want that very much.

Other Thoughts

Quinn is adorable. I like Quinn.

Charlie kind of feels underwritten so far this season, but this season has been a lot of Wally and Rhonda thus far.

Again, Janet's dad is the worst. Hate that guy.

Where is Theater Ghost!?

The living buying everything Simon said about Maddie feels weird but also not that weird. Because the more they see how nothing Janet does makes sense for Maddie, the easier it is to think 'that's not Maddie.'

Yuri is pretty adorable, not gonna lie. I do appreciate how every ghost used as evidence for Mr. Sketchy Ghost Teacher's teachings is in fact not evidence at all.

Except for the Band Ghosts, who are still very weird.

...I'll do one of these next week with the next episode, hopefully better put together.

[hauntedhopeghost]

and it's you.

aka: i play around with thoughts in that one IA ep 3 scene

as much as he worked over it, it wasn’t good enough for anyone.

not him. 

not them. 

not anyone. 

people. all people who saw but didn’t know. 

who knew but didn’t understand.

or maybe they understood, but didn’t know how bad it was until it came back, stronger than ever. 

or when his friends were hurt by him. because all that’s he’s it’s ever wished for was for the world to love it. 

perhaps he thought boxing it up,  both literally and figuratively, would make it disappear. because unlike him, it wasn’t good enough.  

even if he knew one day, it would all blow up in his face. 

and it did. 

it was a monster, when it formed. tearing everything apart with no goal except to hurt.  

at least, that’s what it felt like. it was sewn out of a patchwork of everything he announced to himself as stupid. the various clips from all the things discarded. 

and he knows he’ll never satisfy anyone with it. 

and what’s the point of uploading anything, if he can’t make them happy? 

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but he’s gently taking it apart. 

the voice in the back of his mind whispered that he couldn’t fight it anymore. 

he’d already tried. and it only left him more hurt. 

too long. he thinks. it wasn't as if he didn't know how much a fault was worth already.

even before this. even before all of this it was just another way to feel enough. pull him apart because he hated it. 

he hated it. he hated how it glitched and how no one would ever love it. 

he hated how the video destroyed and hurt and broke.

he hated how much it looked like him. 

he hated how it built off of all the things he hated. 

he hated that he knew no one would ever love it. 

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but it had stopped, suddenly. almost in shock. 

almost as though it couldn’t believe it. 

it never got enough love from him, anyways.

why would he? what was there to love about it, anyways?

what was there to love about him?

it was just something he threw away and hid and never given the light of day. because no one wants to see a mistake that isn’t worth anything. 

 not even him. especially not him.

perhaps there were a few that someone liked, someone’s who’s opinion mattered far more than comments ever would. 

but the glitch. no one loved the original greenscreen. no one loved the way it punched and hurt.

no one loved the person who hurt himself and his friends just to be seen. no one loved all the adjustments done to it, but at least at the time it was for him. 

not people he never saw.

no one ever loved it. 

no one would love it. 

but he still wraps his arms around it. just him. 

and it pulsed against his chest like a warm, faint heartbeat. because he’s hugging it. he’s hugging him. 

and suddenly, almost ironically, he almost didn’t want to let it go now. but he wasn’t letting him go. 

after so long of hating it. it’s almost funny that he’s the one to do it. funny he’s the one to love the person he hated the most. 

but there are millions of people and only one that can love it, without swarms of doubts screaming fake. without hurting who he loved, again. and it still matters to him but if he was going to be better, he wasn’t going to hurt it. 

and it’s fine. if it were a mistake then it was still his. 

just another piece of him that never gotten love. 

and it’s him. just him. 

all of him. 

he thinks as he lets it go. as it becomes a part of him, finally. 

it was always a part of him, actually. but one that he hated so much. a part of him that he didn’t think was any worthy of love. 

but it’s still him. 

it’s him. 

it’s you. 

[lynn-tged-posting]

tged webtoon ep 163 spoilers and thoughts that are making me procrastinate on like all of my work but its totally fine below the cut

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i am so serious i was completely tricked into thinking this would just be a light episode with some ominous foreshadowing but still some answers for how to defeat fate. i thought we'd be in silly haha territory now and that soon we'd reach the end and everything would be wonderful now and they can finally have what they want. I WAS PROVEN WRONG

YOU. YOU TRICKED ME FROM THE GETGO BY SETTING THE MOOD OF THE EP TO BE SILLY OFF THE BAT. YOUR STUPID CUTE HAIR BEING MESSY WHEN U WAKE UP AND THOSE SILLY ASS D*SNEY ANIMALS. YOU YOU YOU YOU RAPHAEL YOU FOOLED ME

it's super cute and funny that his singing and his general demeanor is so fairytale esque that animals and people just love him even though he tried to destroy what they were working on . he looks adorable with messy hair. i wanna see it more. cute and blond. but also. FUCK YOU

like we went from that to this and i was like "oh my god they're gonna have a bonding moment" and i was so so happy i just,, i really thought,,,,

like he looks so pretty here!! and then javier says something so sweet and so javier-brand of affectionate and they're being funny about it and it's so cute and they're all smiley afterward in the reflections of the water so its like "awww stupid fucking idiots being happy at each other without even really knowing it i love them so much" AND THEN.

STUPID FUCKING OMINOUS REFLECTION GOT ME ALL WORRIED. BUT THEN I THOUGHT OF RAPHIE AT THE START AND WENT "nahhh thats just. yknow. the normal foreshadowing at something bigger. they haven't even gotten answers yet. it's fine" oh lynn. oh girl you had no idea.

like they're so close to the truth cmon they wouldnt dump what they need to do to stop fate AND whats going on w javier at the same time right? ha. ha. ha.

ominous panels aside POOR LLOYD,,, OF ALL THE SECRETS HE COULD HAVE CHOSEN,,, he had no idea its not fair </3 we got blushy lloyd as a result i love this panel btw he's very very cute. super duper bug of him. i really like that the artist has been drawing the two of them at this angle a lot recently they look so stupid i like it a lot

ALSO JAVIER DO YOU. HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY. WHY DID HE ASK THAT I. JAVIER U CANT JUST ASK PEOPLE HOW DEE- WHAT THE FUCK

and then we got hit w javier being worried and i was like "man me too buddy, im worried too but im sure itll be oka-"

DEATH FLAG. WHY. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT LLOYD OH GOD. i read this and my worry that was briefly washed away IMMEDIATELY came back . tged is very good at giving me tonal whiplash. i dont think thats a bad thing but also its not good for my health either so. /lh

AND THEN WE GOT HIT WITH THE JEWEL OF TRUTH SECTION AND. AAAAHHH AAAAAAAAHHH the darkness that lloyd is in, he's all alone when he hears this god i . oh god i have so much to say okay

it's kind of hard to go shot by shot with this section because all my thoughts are overlapping with each other but ill try my best???

he's immediately pushed into communication between just him and the jewel and shrouded in a very very isolating darkness. there's so so so much empty space and all my yapping about how much lloyd has been isolating himself for the sake of finally protecting his loved ones kind of comes to a head here. and then we hear the truth...

lloyd is a BUG. the fact that he EXISTS is a problem that has been the catalyst of all the pain and work that he and javier have had to go through, so so early in the story. he's essentially being told that its HIS fault fate is threatening their lives. AND WOW THAT HURTS. how do you cope with being told that?? how do you manage that???

and on TOP of it all, in order to fix it, he has to choose. rid the world of this bug, or let the bug take over. THAT'S SO EVIL

the only way to protect his loved ones is to forfeit his protection over them, giving up his life. and yet the only way for him to continue being there to protect them is to lose the life of the one he absolutely loves most, javier. WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT

the moment he hears this he falls to his knees. im so fucking ill IM SICK . THIS IS SICK AND TWISTED!!!!!!!!!!!

some more thoughts on the language and just. inherent despair of this section:

i think the choice of calling lloyd a bug is so so so heartwrenching. i don't know if it's an intentional thing by the writer/adapter or if it's just something they defaulted to since the world is considered a system, but either way it makes me so damn emotional

i'm a computer engineer, so i take some computer science classes too as part of my major, and one of those fun facts that you learn in those classes is that debugging/bugs became common terminology in compsci for a very silly reason. "bugs" as a word to describe error and defects had been present before, but it became conflated with programming due to a team of programmers actually finding a moth, a true to life Bug, interfering with their computer and thus messing with their program.

see, the JoT could have called lloyd anything. an error, a mistake, a problem, hell even a glitch would have worked. but they specifically said bug (and again whether or not thats intentional is up for debate but i will treat it like it is)

and the thing about bugs, the thing that haunts me now, is that without them the rest of the program (theoretically) works fine. if that moth hadnt entered the computer of those programmers, then their code would have been operating smoothly. the system would be chugging along well.

the knight of blood and iron would be functioning just fine.

yeah it'd be sad, yeah javier would have lost everyone, but it would have gone exactly as the program was written. the memory allocated for the class lloyd_frontera would be freed, and the story wouldn't have had to call on it, ever. but lloyd, the bug, the moth, stuck around. errors ensue.

and often, bugs are HUMAN error. it's a problem in a human design, not a natural glitch or mistake. the moth wouldn't have been able to enter that computer if it was built differently. bugs do not appear naturally. and they do not go away until you go back to where the bug appears and FIX IT. lloyd cannot fix the story, he can NEVER achieve the happy ending he's always wanted, because the program will always be bugged because of HIM.

suddenly too, all the little changes that have happened in the story thus far make so much sense. all of those events happening EARLIER than they should have completely tracks.

the choices lloyd made - to defeat neumann, defeat lacona, go to cremo, go to the capital - pushed javier's presence ahead, and i know that's like really really obvious, but coupled with this bug analogy i feel insane because

something that's very common in programming in general are function calls, where on the side you have the function written out all complete, and in your main code you can just say the name of the function. when it compiles, itll know what to refer to when it sees the name in your main code.

something else thats very common is conditionals! y'know, your classic "if (comparison here) then do (this thing here) else (do this thing here)", you might have seen this before (or not, im not sure how well versed tged tumblr is on programming which is why im explaining this)

and u think back to javier being there EARLY and oh. ooohh....

if (javier.location == magentano.event_location(banquet)) {

kyle_betrayal(alicia);

}

this function, this betrayal, was called early. THIS WAS CALLED EARLY because a certain character object, lloyd frontera, changed the state of javier's location way sooner than it should have happened. a bug. a bug. a bug. a bug made the code jump to this conditional. he's been a bug this whole time

and you think to when the glitches on javier first started appearing and oh. oooohhh. the object referred to as javier, disabled the "protagonist" variable on him and passed it onto lloyd. but that won't do, because all these functions for the ENTIRE STORY rely on javier's class object. how can it call on lloyd instead? lloyd should have been freed, aka the memory storing his little array of data, should have been REMOVED. CAUSE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE

theres more examples of this throughout the whole story that maybe ill list another day (as much as im yapping about it, its really not that hard/deep on figuring out where things were called early lol) but yeah yeah yeah. yeah this is so so evil and i cant believe i didnt put two and two together earlier. this analogy is SO EVIL WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS TO ME

apologies for the jargon btw. i have no idea if i explained this right or if anyone else really knows what im talking about but i've been losing it over this for the entire weekend ALKDFJLSDKF

WHATS WORSE IS THAT IVE BEEN CALLING LLOYD A BUG FOR LIKE. ACTUAL MONTHS. I WOULD REFER TO HIM AS A CREATURE AND AS A LITTLE ITTY BITTY BUG AND NOW I FEEL SO SO TERRIBLE BECAUSE HE REALLY WAS A BUG. I MADE A SHITPOST AND EVERYTHING (that ill prolly post later) THAT I HAD NO IDEA WOULD. AGE POORLY SOB SOB SOB

I AM SO SO SORRY LLOYD. I DIDN'T KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sniffle,,, sob,,, anyway,,, thats enough yapping about bugs and programming and lloyd being a bug,,, back to the anguish

the following section is just. god ow ow OW. the shaking linework, the shadows setting in at the top with the dramatic bottom lighting, and the blur on javier as he loses focus and starts truly, truly panicking makes me INSANE. artist you're making me CRAZY!!!

javier truly has no idea either but god dammit he's trying his best to help, but how can lloyd explain this to the man whos completely and utterly loyal to him to the point of sincere devotion? if lloyd tells him, whos to say that javier - the martyr that he is - won't just give up his life for him? god that's so... GOD. GOD GOD GOD WHY AGHHH

AND AGGHHH AGGGHHHH THE FLASHBACKS TO THE P PANELS OF SUHO WORKING SO SO HARD TO REACH THE LIGHT. GOD FUCK. FUCK FUCK FUCK

ITS DIMMER ITS HARDER TO REACH AND OH MY GOD THE PANEL OF LLOYD REACHING UP EVEN IN HIS PANIC TOWARDS HOPE. THE THOUGHT THAT "ITLL GET BETTER ONE DAY" COMFORTED HIM AND KEPT HIM ALIVE BUT NOW ITS BEING RIPPED FROM HIM I FEEL ILL. EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL

this panel of that light going out . not much words on this i just feel sick to my stomach. why would u do that.

and finally at the end of the chapter we have this incredibly HAUNTING panel of lloyd panicking. the despair here is UNREAL. the lineart is shaken and messy and scribbly, and the focus on his face and his hand gives the panel a very claustrophobic and hard-to-breathe feel and it makes mE SICK!!! IT MAKES ME SICK!!! SICK AND TWISTED!!!! JEWEL OF TRUTH I HATE YOU!!!!!!!

anyway that's all my thoughts for right now . i really really hope they figure out a loophole or something . if they dont im actually gonna keel over and die /j not literally but yknow what i mean

SICK AND TWISTED!!! is my final word on this ep

thanks for joining me in hell ill see yall next week salute emoji

[where-theres-smoak-2]

Bridgerton Season 3 ep 1-4 Thoughts.

Just binged watched bridergerton season 3 part 1 for the second time and figured I'd share some thoughts. I haven't read the books so I am going into this season blind and so far the first 4 eps have not disappointed. Oh and spoilers obviously.

I love that this season started the exact same way as the other two, with the bridgerton family getting ready for one of the girls presentation to society. This time it's francesca. I also love that this is the third time they've done this but they are still a chaotic mess.

I love penelope's new look, every one of her dresses were stunning and I think the greens and blues were really good colours for her.

The new dynamic between eloise and penelope is interesting. There is clearly still a lot of hurt there, but eloise also still cares about penelope and doesn't like to see her hurt. Honestly most of their scenes made me feel really sad for them both, they clearly miss the friendship they had and each other but don't know how to repair things between them.

Seeing a different side to Cressida through her new friendship with eloise is interesting. There were moments where I sympathised with her, but also, she hasn't completely reformed and there were still moments when her meaner side came out. But it was still interesting to see where her behaviour comes from.

That being said I am glad that cressida called eloise out after it came out that Colin was helping penelope find a husband and eloise blamed her. Basically telling her to look in the mirror. As much as I do love eloise I also think she can act recklessly and speak without thinking and that has gotten her and others in trouble over the seasons.

It was also good to see more of and get to know francesca as a character. I really liked the conversation she had with penelope about how when you get stuck on the wall it's hard to get off it again. I think both penelope and francesca have trouble talking with others. They also are both desperate to marry so that they can leave the family home. For francesca it's because she struggles with the noise and bustle of a large household when she prefers solitude and quiet. For penelope it's to get away from her overbearing mother and sisters.

Penelope's attempts to flirt made for some comical moments but was also really relatable. That awkward fumbling over her words and just generally looking uncomfortable was spot on.

Speaking of comical moments, that whole plot of lady featherington trying to get her girls to produce an heir was hilarious. But also kind of shows how the ladies' mamas really need to start having proper conversations about the birds and bees before their daughters become wives if they want heirs.

Some really great moments throughout the season were the scenes that reminded us of how penelope and Colin were friends for years, those little moments when they are laughing and joking together. I also love that we learned how they met, their meet cute really was cute.

I really loved polin's first kiss. I think penelope's reasoning for wanting Colin to kiss her was relatable, she was in her third year on the marriage mart with no prospects and feels like she will never marry and never know what it's like to be kissed. So she asks her friend so that she can at least know what it feels like. Colin might be someone she has crushed on and been in love with for years but him also being her friend means she trusts him and feels safe with him. What I also love about this kiss is that they could have left it at that first chaste meeting of their lips. But their eyes lock and then they go back in for a more passionate kiss as the music soars and it goes from a friend giving another friend a kiss to help them out to a real, earth moving, world shattering kiss that leaves them both reeling and breathless.

Another thing I really enjoyed is that it is Colin who after that kiss is the one having dreams and fantasies about penelope and has jealous feelings. We've seen how penelope has longed for and been in love with Colin over the last two seasons so it was a nice change to see Colin showing those feelings and trying to come to terms with his feelings.

Lord debling is nice enough and seems like a decent guy but I agree with Colin, I don't think he is right for penelope. I don't think penelope would be happy being left alone for years at a time. I do think she wants the companionship of a husband and I think it is telling that her happy, safe place was the bridgerton drawing room, being amongst the bridgerton bustle. Cressida could be a good match for debling potentially. He can travel and be happy exploring nature and I think cressida from her comments in ep 1 about loving London would be happy staying in society and entertaining. It could be an arrangement they are both content in.

The marquess that the Queen introduces to francesca is another gentleman who I think is OK, seems nice enough but again I don't think he is right for francesca, he wants a big family with lots of noise and that is not what she wants.

However I adore the relationship between francesca and John sterling. I just love how they didn't need any long flowery conversation in order to feel a connection to each other. In fact it was their mutual love of peace and quiet that bonded them. He is someone she could enjoy quiet evenings with, someone whose company she could enjoy but without the pressure of forced socialisation and conversation. I can see them spending their evenings in a drawing room with her playing the piano and him enjoying her music. Simple but contented. Out of the two, him and the marquess, I hope she chooses Sterling.

With that being said I am starting to feel sorry for the queen. Each season she tries to set a bridgerton up with someone and every season they choose someone else least minute instead, daphne turned down the Prince for Simon, Anthony ended up not with Edwina but her sister instead and I suspect it's going to go the same way with francesca where she will be courted by the queen's pick but will ultimately choose John sterling. Honestly at this point Charlotte just give up, stay far from the bridgertons and enjoy the drama from a safe distance.

Let's talk about violet bridgerton. It seems she herself may have a romance this season in lady Danbury's brother, spoilers for queen Charlotte, but I do find it kind of funny that Danbury had an affair with violet's father and now violet might be getting with Danbury's brother.

Keeping on the subject of violet I love how well she knows her children. She always sees right through them. She could tell right away that francesca was smitten with Stirling even if she is a little confused about how they don't really talk much to each other. Also one conversation and she figured out that Colin has fallen in love with penelope. I also love that moment when Colin says he isn't coming to the ball and violet not so subtly tells him that penelope may be getting engaged that evening and what a shame it would be for him to miss it. She knew exactly what to say to get him to that ball and confessing his feelings to penelope before it's too late. Love you violet you are a legend.

Lady featherington is an interesting character because I do believe she genuinely loves her girls and wants what's best for them. But her idea of what is best for them is too make sure they marry and they are financially secure. I also think she wraps her own fate up in her girls fortunes too she knows her own security relies on them having a male heir. Unfortunately despite her love for her daughters she often says things very hurtful to her girls in particular penelope, which doesn't make her a very likable character. That conversation between her and penelope in ep 4 right as penelope is leaving the ball after debling's rejection is an interesting moment. Lady featherington's first reaction is to blame penelope for debling leaving, penelope rightly calls her out asking if she only has value if she has a lord's engagement ring. What's interesting is that this statement clearly hit Lady featherington hard, you can see that she feels guilty, I think this is further punched home when prudence comes running up to her telling her she's pregnant and asking if she is excited. I think it's a moment where she realises how many expectations she has put on her daughters and how that has made them believe that her love for them is conditional on them meeting these expectations. I am interested to see if this realisation changed her behaviour towards her daughters going forward.

That carriage scene, ice someone get me ice. Honestly the chemistry between them was perfect, sizzling in fact. Also of course they ended it with Colin proposing. I am really excited to see where its going to go next especially as Colin still has to learn that penelope is whistledown. I feel like a whole lot of drama is coming our way.

[mephistopheleswasrobbed]

On the similarities and differences between Ossan's Love (2018) and Ossan's Love Thailand

[Ep 1; Ep 2; Ep 3; Ep 4]

(disclaimer: I have watched all of the Haruta + Maki version of OL [Ossan's Love, Ossan's Love: LOVE or DEAD, Ossan's Love Returns] except for the specials which I haven't gotten around to, and I've watched the airport AU season Ossan's Love: In the Sky. I haven't watched the original one shot episode and the Hong Kong version.)

(disclaimer #2: This is just for fun. I'm not intending to make any statements over which version is superior or anything like that in this post. If you noticed something I missed please let me know so I can add it! I only rewatched ep 1 of the Japanese version for this post.)

For the sake of my lazieness I will use Tv for Thai version and Jv for Japanese Version.

Okay I don't really know how to structure this so I'll just go scene by scene of the Tv (with Jv scenes that happen later/not at all in the Tv in italics):

Intro Office (Dream):

The first scenes of both versions are quite similar down to the way they are shot as a one-take and the order the characters are introduced. The music was also clearly chosen/written as an homage to the Jv which also has character cards for all of the main characters introduced (name, age, position) that the Tv left out. The Jv is not a dream though, so while Haruta appears quite cool walking down the hallway, his abysmal sales record is already shown here.

Intro Mother:

The Tv introduces Heng's mother a little earlier, this scene does not exist in the Jv although her complaints about H's inability to take care of himself at his age also appear in her introduction scene in the Jv. (small difference: Heng is 30, Haruta 33)

Intro Office (Reality):

This scene still maps onto the first of the Jv but there are some new things added. The Boss doesn't scold Haruta in the Jv and the office proposal/Irene as a character are inventions by the Tv.

Intro Restaurant Siblings:

Another new scene, no Irene in the Jv -> no need to mope over her engagement. Instead of this scene the Jv has a mixer scene that was apparently entirely cut from the Tv (though did appear in the pilot trailer) and we see the Boss celebrating his 30th anniversary with his wife at the same restaurant. Of note for the Jv are: (1) Maro(New Year) sabotages Haruta by telling him the women are flight attendants when they aren't, then joins in making fun of him. (2) This is the first meeting of Haruta and Maki in the Jv

The Morning After:

H is woken up by his mother in both versions though Haruta at least made it inside the house. The monk is obviously an addition from the Tv. For the Jv this is the first introduction of the mother so we get a little more complaints from her, otherwise it plays out pretty similarly.

Train Ride:

The Jv takes place in a bus instead and theres a false accusation of sexual harrassment leveled at Haruta that the Tv chose to leave out. The 'Boss giving H another chance to prove himself' conversation already happened in the intro office scene in the Jv. The screen discovery happens pretty much the same way, but the Boss getting off at the wrong stop was a new addition from the Tv.

"You saw":

This scene happens a little later in the Jv, after Haruta saw the pictures on his pc so it's mostly in reference to those pics. Also this scene happens in the toilet in the Jv.

Intro Momo:

Instead of the "You saw" scene we get some office action (of note: Maro blames Haruta for his mistake) before Maki is introduced to the whole team in the Jv. The Tv only has the main three present for this introduction. The meet cute bumping into each other is an addition from the Tv. Both Hs are excited to be working with a familiar face though the familiarity is different. Haruta and Maki only having met at the mixer the night before while Heng and Momo worked together during their probation period eight years previously. The Jv has Maki move from a different department (different office but still Tokyo) while Momo in the Tv transferrs from a different city (Chiang Mai). Both M's are shown to be successful at their job, Boss says this about Maki in this scene in the Jv, while we learn it for Momo in a flash back later.

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Picture discovery:

This is when Haruta discovers his pictures in the Jv. It's only Haruta who sees them in this version. (There is a play on his name here: Haruta -> haru (spring in Japanese) -> folder named "Spring", he was told to get the data for the spring quater. I don't know any Thai so I can't say if there was a similar thing in the Tv though the subtitles didn't hint at anything)

"You saw":

This is when the previously discussed "You saw" scene happens in the Jv.

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Out with Momo:

Instead of handing out snacks to staff/clients of the Tv, they are distributing flyers in the Jv. Both versions have H give M useful tips though. Namwan is quite different from her Japanese counterpart. In the Jv the building manager is a middle-aged lady who tries to set Haruta up on a blind date with a big woman only for Haruta to correct her that he wants a woman with big boobs, not one that's generally big. Heng's belief that Namwan has a crush on him is potentially inspired by a later line from the Jv where he drunkenly claims to Maki that Chizu(Chicha) is in love with him. Namwan trying to get Momos number is an addition from the Tv. Taweep the cleaning lady is an addition from the Tv/ the Jv building manager (+ some passerbys on the street) was split into Namwan and her. In both versions this is where H is shown to be quite kind and generally getting along with people. Momo's allusions to the past are, of course, exclusive to the Tv.

Called Away:

In the Jv Haruta gets called to a clients house where Maro has made a mess by being rude. Meanwhile Maki keeps distributing the flyers. In the Tv they both head to the office because New Year is too busy to make his own presentation.

Office After Hours:

In the Jv Haruta heads to the office alone after cleaning up Maro's mess. He discovers Boss leaving him long comments in his reviews which he doesn't do for others. In the Tv both Heng and Momo are in the office together and this is where they both discover the pictures on Boss's notebook. Then Boss arrives, and sends away Momo in the Tv. Both Bosses take of their jackets though the Jv Boss also closes the blinds and takes some pills. H runs away and Boss follows shouting his name in both versions, both end with H in the elevator and Boss texting him his real intentions. (Tv: to give him the file, Jv: to make him aware of the cleaning tag on his suit) Momo in the elevator and everything that comes with it is an invention of the Tv.

Mother left:

The Jv mother only leaves a single note to explain her absence (she plans to open a store with a guy Haruta doesn't know about) instead of Heng searching for her in the Tv, the Jv shows a small montage of Haruta being unable to do anything in the house (he doesn't even know where the toilet paper is).

Back at the Reastaurant:

This is the first introduction to the restaurant and the siblings in the Jv. In the Jv we learn that Chizu quit her job after she was told to apologize for hitting a client that harrassed her (neither Haruta nor her brother Teppei take this particularily seriously). This was cut from the Tv. Heng stealing tissues is a new addition in the Tv. In both, the brother brings up marriage but only in the Tv mentions a childhood marriage promise, in the Jv Haruta suggests Chizu marry him. Chizu in the Jv shuts him down because she wants to marry a butler who will do all of the house work. Chicha in the Tv because she's not been single since grade 2. Instead Heng is the one who says he doesn't want to marry her because he wants a perfect housewife. In the Jv Haruta tries to order some food but Teppei already closed the kitchen. In the Tv Thua-ngok presents them with his latest meal creation. The creative food combinations of the brother do also appear in the Jv but not yet in the first episode.

Inviting Momo:

In the Tv Momo waits in front of Heng's house to help him with the presentation, in the Jv Haruta just runs into Maki on the street who had been distributing the rest of the flyers until then. Momo asks Heng about affordable accomodation while Maki just mentions that he hasn't found anything so far (Maki living in a weekly rental for now, Momo with his aunt). In the Tv Momo brought some home-cooked food for Heng which leads to Heng finding out he can cook while Maki in the Jv just carries some fresh groceries with him which leads to the same discovery. Both H's offer M to move in, though Maki in the Jv doesn't take it as a joke, Haruta also explains more (like his mother moving out). Maki says he'll think about it and then we see him move in a few days later while the Tv doesn't show any details after Heng's proposal.

Office Bragging + "New Mom" Montage:

The framing device for the montage as Heng telling it to his coworkers is unique to the Tv. In the Jv it just happens after Maki moves in. The montage itself contains some scolding on Maki's part while Momo just smiles happily at Heng's antics (though he's also not quite as disgustingly messy as Haruta). Haruta also doesn't call Maki his "new mom" in the Jv. The bragging to coworkers and all that comes with it like Heng's impromptu marriage proposal are inventions of the Tv. In the Jv only Haruta and Maki sit at a table together eating their homemade lunch while Haruta tries to convince Maki to go halfsies on a VR set (to watch porn). In the Jv Haruta catches the Boss watching them through the blinds in his office while in the Tv everyone is busy with each other while the Boss stands off to the side and spills his coffee all over his hand in jealousy.

Boss is Married

In both versions H finds out about Boss being married from Maika/Meow although in the Jv there is only one cutaway to Boss and his wife out on a date she witnessed while in the Tv we cut twice to Boss and his daughter visiting the late wife's grave. The Boss's wife being dead and him having a daughter instead are not inventions by the Tv though, the same thing was the case in the airport AU season of the Jv. Both Hs take this information to mean that they must have been mistaken about Boss's feelings.

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Boss's Confession:

In the Jv Boss confesses here already, he does so after telling Haruta to meet him at a park.

Telling Chizu:

Then there follows a scene where Haruta tells Chizu about it. She teases him, tells him he should be happy anyone loves him at all and that she's rooting for his boss. The Tv counterpart to this scene will probably happen in EP2 judging by the preview.

Chizu + Maki First Meeting:

Chizu dumps off a drunk Haruta at his Home. She introduces herself to Maki (this is where the aforementioned line from Haruta about her being in love with him happens) and tells him that Haruta is confused because of an unexpected confession then leaves. Maki drags drunk Haruta to the sofa who tells him to get something from his bag. It's a multiple page manual he made for Maki with handwritten/-drawn notes about customers etc. Maki is touched by this.

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Poster Mistake:

In the Jv Haruta makes the mistake himself (wrong map), again Maro is quite mean about it. In the Tv New Year makes the mistake (wrong QR code) Heng just didn't check it properly. Takegawa/Ten is mad at H in both versions. In the Jv Boss comes in to make an encouraging speech and divide tasks, while in the Tv only Ten, New Year, Meow and Heng are present for this discussion and decide the course of action themselves. New Year offering to resign is an invention by the Tv although possibly insired by an offhand remark in the Maki intro scene where Maika tells Haruta to be nice to Maro lest he quit to which Maro agrees.

Poster Correction:

In the Tv Momo helps Heng put the correct sticker over the posters, in the Jv Boss helps him (he sent everyone else off on other tasks). Haruta is awkward alone with Boss and tells him he can finish the rest by himself, Boss leaves. In the Tv this reminds Momo of the past which leads to:

Probation Period Flashback:

Since Jv Haruta and Maki don't have history the entire flashback is a new invention by the Tv. It serves to remind the audience of Heng's kindness and intuitive understanding of other people and to show why/when Momo first developed feelings for Heng. We also learn that Momo has an accent/dialect that slips out sometimes which people made fun of him for, and gets tipsy easily.

Mascot trouble:

In the Tv another problem emerges on site of the company event when the mascot actor can't be contacted, again this was kind of New Years mistake which gets blamed on Heng because he delegated too difficult tasks to the newbie, again New Year offers to resign. Boss makes an inspiring speech, Heng offers to wear the costume himself. None of this happens in the Jv as Haruta was supposed to wear the costume from the beginning. Boss still gives a bit of a speech though because his coworkers are bitching about Haruta.

Boss's Rescue:

The mascot dancing and then trying to warn Boss through the medium of mime are inventions by the Tv. The rescue itself happens pretty much the same way in both versions though.

In the Hospital:

Both versions have Boss and M overhearing the nurses talking about "him being so young" and coming to the wrong conclusion although in the Jv there's also a doctor who assures Boss he "did all he could". In the Jv Maki finds Heng first and is the only one present for the cognitive function test reveal (Tv: IQ like middle schooler, Jv: brain like 85yo). Both Ms shove their Hs for worrying them, though Maki is a little bit more emotional about it. At that point in the Tv Boss sends Momo away, saying he wants to talk to Heng alone and Momo leaves. In the Jv Boss comes in and is clearly very emotionally affected so Haruta asks Maki to give them a moment alone and Maki leaves. Both Bosses proceed to fall to their knees in front of H and hug him. In the Jv all of this happens in a private room so Haruta is worried about someone walking in on them like this while in the Tv it happens in a common ward in full view of everyone anyway. Both Hs pet Boss to calm him though Jv on the head and Tv on the back, both contemplative.

Momo Remembers Jealousy:

In the Tv we see Momo at home drinking a beer which turns into a flashback of their probation passing celebration at Chicha's restaurant. We learn here that Momo was best in class and got recruited to Chiang Mai, which he accepted because he thought there was something between Heng and Chicha and he wanted distance. Then we cut back to present Momo being annoyed at the memory. All of this is Tv original material however we do get in the Jv: (1) Maki going through the notes Boss left Haruta in his reviews while Haruta is in the shower and being annoyed (2) Boss at home asking his wife to divorce him and her being completely shocked and then thinking there is another woman.

Boss's Confession:

In the Tv Boss drives Heng home and then confesses to him outside his house, spurred on by almost losing Heng that day. In the Jv this confession already happened earlier as mentioned before. Aside from the circumstances the confessions are pretty similar including Boss stating that he wanted to take this to the grave originally (mind changed because Jv: Haruta found pictures Tv: Heng almost died), H protesting about Boss being married and Boss asking H to give him some time to sort things out on his end and thanking H while H is stunned speechless. Differences: Jv: Boss planned this so he brought a big bouquet of roses, he bows 90° in front of Haruta and runs away afterwards Tv: no roses because spontaneous, Boss tells Heng his wife died 10 years ago (to which Heng reacts with the stupidest little awkward asshole shrug in what has become the funniest moment of the episode to me since I was made aware of it by a twitter user), Boss clutches Heng's hands in his, Boss runs away by car instead of foot. H's reactions after Boss has left are basically opposite. Jv's Haruta does his usual over the top reaction silently screaming in the middle of the park while Tv's Heng is more stunned into stillness, looking like he almost faints and clinging to his inhaler like it's the only thing keeping him upright.

Momo's Shower Confession:

In the Tv Momo catches Heng coming in looking pale. Momo is even more annoyed and keeps drinking his beer. He comes into the bathroom while Heng is still in the shower but stays to brush his teeth anyway. He saw a bit of the end of Boss's confession, asks Heng about Boss. Heng eventually tells him Boss confessed, Momo plays it cool, learns that Heng is single and his issue with Boss's confession is that Boss is a guy. Momo remembers their moment 8 years prior, gets mad and decides to throw caution to the wind. All of this is Tv original. In the Jv Haruta only asks Maki to bring him a towel. Then both Ms burst into the shower, confess their feelings and kiss H. Differences: Jv: Maki starts with he likes Haruta, then tells him he knows Haruta likes big boobs but what about a big cock before kissing him. Haruta pushes him away pretty quickly, the shower runs the whole time. We end on them looking at each other. Tv: Momo starts by asking why men can't date each other, Heng thinks he likes Boss, Momo corrects he likes Heng, tells Heng he wont lose him to anyone this time and kisses him. Heng doesn't push Momo away but is equally stunned. The shower turned off when Momo first came in, Heng turns it back on as he's getting kissed (and kind of blows bubbles against Momo's lips). We end on the kiss.

General thoughts:

both versions have voice over internal monologue from H, but Jv does it a little more especially towards the beginning

if Heng exists in day to day at an 11 Haruta does at a 35, Heng falls a little more toward cute in his childishness compared to Haruta falling more towards annoying/infuriating

Boss appears somewhat more creepy in the Jv before his confession compared to the Tv

Jv's Maki is a lot less smitten with Haruta than Tv's Momo

Jv's Maro was kind of an asshole at the beginning while Tv's New Year seems relatively sweet so far

both versions are over the top physical comedy but the Jv is a way more extreme example while the Tv adjusted it down a bit to suit the more typical Thai style of comedy, in the Jv we get intercut imagery like a waterbottle spilling while Haruta finds the photos on Boss's computer, in the Tv we get a whole smorgasbord of sound effects. Both are edited with many quick cuts, again the Jv dialed up to 100.

Tv is a lot more bright and colourful than the more muted colours of the Jv

most actors appear slightly younger than their Jv counterparts (because gmmtv obviously has their own actors and they are mostly not that old) most noteworthy: Boss (55 in the Jv, no number for the Tv but Shahkrit is 46 currently) and Takegawa/Ten (44 in Jv, Thor is currently 28)

Momo gets more screentime/character exploration from the beginning compared to Maki. In the Jv the distribution leaned more heavily towards Haruta and Boss (the only constant characters/actors through all iterations of the Jv) with Maki feeling more like the third in this regard. The Tv increased Momo's presence and exploration, pushing the Boss into position of the third lead in this regard.

Biggest story changes so far: - Boss's wife is dead (like In the Sky) - Boss has a daughter (like In the Sky) - Momo and Heng knew each other previously, Momo has preexisting feelings for Heng

[becauseimanicequeen]

4 Minutes Theories (Ep. 7)

In this post, I've compiled my theories from my initial reaction to the trailer and the teaser (which were kind of sweeping since the trailer and teaser didn't give me much to get super detailed about), the new ones I've written down after watching new episodes (episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4, episode 5, and episode 6), and some new wild-ass theories I've written in some scattered posts.

Just like last week, I will go through my theories one by one. Let's see how wrong I am this time, and how (un)likely the other theories are. Like last time, I might develop some of my theories and add some new ones as well.

Let's go!

Pre-premiere theory: The moments Great sees ahead of time are moments that might help him redeem himself from a past mistake/transgression. (Unconfirmed)

I can't decide whether I should confirm this or not considering I can't decide whether Great's do-overs were based on him redeeming himself or an obstinate need to "prove" to Tyme that he's not a coward.

I'll keep this theory around for a while longer and decide later on.

Revised/developed pre-premiere theory: Korn will do some shady shit to prove to his dad that he can take over the family business. (Unconfirmed)

Even though there's not a family business to take over anymore, I will keep focusing on Korn proving himself to his dad.

He was definitely doing some shady shit. Especially in the real past timeline we saw in the 6th episode. But, I need actual proof.

I'm wondering what he'll do when he finds out Tonkla shot Great, because I'm sure he'll find out somehow. So I'm keeping this theory unconfirmed for now.

Pre-premiere theory: Title is involved with Korn. (Unconfirmed)

Before watching the first episode, I thought Title might've been a brother or that they had a boss/minion relationship (based on the similarities in their posters).

However, ever since I got a hunch before the 4th episode that Title might be Fasai's brother and that his dad, then, is Police Colonel Warit (which might've been confirmed in this week's episode, depending on who the "chief" is, because it could just as well be the man who saw the footage of Title and Great dumping Dome's body), that would at least be a semi-connection to Korn (via Fasai). But I want more.

I will confirm this theory if Korn gets involved in finding Title's killer (because he is killed, right? Even though we haven't gotten it confirmed, he must be dead, right?).

But, if we don't get to see Korn involved in that, I will half-confirm this if Title is Fasai's brother (and, therefore, has a semi-connection with Korn).

Revised/developed pre-premiere theory: Tonkla is at the center of it all. (Unconfirmed)

This theory was based on the background of the poster for Fuaiz/Tonkla. At first, I thought he had a target on his back (which could still be true considering he shot Great), but I feel like it's developed more into Tonkla being at the center of this whole thing.

What if the background on his poster is something like a spider's web rather than a target, and that he's at the center of it?

So, last week (or the week before? I can't even remember anymore, lol), I wrote that I would only label this theory as confirmed if Tonkla's timeline is the real timeline (which it seems to be, even though there are some anomalies as well) and if he becomes the prime suspect in both Great's shooting and Title's death (if Title's dead, because, you know, we didn't get to see it and it hasn't yet been confirmed...). I would love to see the look on Korn's face when he realizes Tonkla shot his half-brother.

In other words, I'm keeping this theory until proven wrong or right.

Pre-ep. 2 theory: Tonkla will betray Korn. (Unconfirmed)

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm rooting for a betrayal. I don't really care if Tonkla reveals all of Korn's dirty laundry to Win, if he ends up beating the shit out of Korn with a rock, or shoots him straight through the heart. I just want Tonkla to fuck shit up.

If shooting Great is the only betrayal we get, I'll half-confirm this theory.

If Tonkla ends up killing Korn as well, I'll confirm it.

(I'm hoping for the latter. Not because I want my theory confirmed, but because I want to see how Korn reacts when he realizes his sugar baby is about to end his life.)

Pre-premiere theory: Win is battling some contrasting, opposing forces (internal and/or external). (Unconfirmed)

This theory was based on the background of the poster for JJay/Win. I solely based it on the red and green contrasting colors.

Ever since it was revealed in the 2nd episode that Win works for the police, I've had the feeling that the contrasting forces he's battling are his attachment/feelings for Tonkla and his duty to uphold the law. I mean, he went rogue for Tonkla at one point. And now he's basically giving Tonkla the information to kill the ones who hurt him. How will Win react to that?

I could label this as confirmed already, considering Win has gone rogue and because he's giving Tonkla information from an ongoing investigation. But I want more.

I will label this as confirmed if we get to see Win struggle with what to do (whether to arrest Tonkla, let him escape, or sweep away the evidence) when he finds out Tonkla is behind the killings.

Pre-premiere theory: Den has a situationship with Korn. (Unconfirmed)

I'm not keeping this theory because I want Korn and Den together.

I'm keeping this theory only because I want to see Bas and Job together. This is a delulu wish of mine, and I will keep being delulu about this until I get it (which I won't).

(I'm still on my "Non is alive" agenda, so I can keep this wish alive forever, lmao.)

Pre-premiere theory: Fasai is the other character with a condition similar to Great’s. (Unconfirmed)

This won't happen (since the character they talked about in the trailer, which was where I got this theory from, was Lukwa). The only reason I'm keeping this theory is because I need the show to prove to me that Fasai doesn't have precognitive abilities so I can label this as wrong and move on.

Now, can you give me more of Fasai in next week's episode? I need more of Natty on my screen! Please, and thank you!

Pre-ep. 3 theory: Tyme has a precognitive ability similar to Great’s (or might develop one). (Unconfirmed)

I was right that Tyme would also have an OOBE, and I was right that his heart also stopped at 11:00.

The question is if Tyme will also get a precognitive ability (or some other supernatural power) now that he's in his OOBE timeline.

It's possible, so I'm keeping this theory.

Revised/developed wild-ass pre-ep. 2 theory: Tyme is having his own out-of-body experience. (Confirmed)

We got it confirmed in this week's episode. Not a surprise that this theory would be confirmed, though, but still.

Pre-ep. 3 theory: Fasai (and/or her father) is in league with someone within the police force. (Confirmed)

This was actually confirmed last week. I totally missed that Samarn asked Korn how much longer Police Colonel Warit (who they called a general in the subs, btw, but it said Pol.Col. Warit on him on MDL a couple of weeks ago when I needed to double-check on another character's name, so I'm going with Police Colonel) could delay things for them to get rid of the evidence at the headquarters for the illegal gambling sites. So, we've already seen (or, technically heard) that Fasai's dad is in league with the police force and misusing his power.

Pre-ep. 3 theory: There are different timelines at play. (Unconfirmed)

Well, this one is pretty obvious, right? I've written a long ass post about my thoughts on the timelines and a post with the scenes in the first 6 episodes in chronological-ish order (including both the real past and the different timelines).

Besides the obvious ones (the real past, Great's OOBE timeline, Tyme's OOBE timeline, and the present), I also feel like there might be something going on with Tonkla.

Last week (or some weeks ago, I can't remember...) I wrote that I would only confirm this if I get the majority of these timelines confirmed, which I already have. But I don't mind waiting another week to find out if there is another timeline or not. So, I'm keeping this theory here for now.

Pre-premiere theory: Great’s (Bible’s) tattoos have something to do with the story. (Because I refuse to believe otherwise! lol) (Unconfirmed)

I'm pretty sure this isn't true. However...

Just like I wrote last week (and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that...): I swear I'm keeping this theory because it hasn't been confirmed (or denied), yet. That's the only reason I'm keeping this theory.

I swear I'm not keeping this theory to add this image to at least one post I write each week. Nope, that's not the reason...

Pre-ep. 3 theory: Great has 4 minutes to wake up/get his heart to start beating again. (Unconfirmed)

This theory has already been confirmed through Lukwa and through Den's research. But I want to see what happens, if Great does/doesn't wake up. So I'm keeping this a little longer, even though it's basically already confirmed.

Pre-premiere theory: Someone will die/fake their death. (Unconfirmed)

As I've written in the previous posts in this series on my 4 Minutes theories, this theory was pretty obvious from the start. Sammon kills characters all the time, lol.

But, I also mentioned in one of the previous posts that I won't confirm this theory until one of the more important characters dies. And that's excluding Great and Tyme.

Technically, Dome has already been killed by Title. But, I need more.

I've previously speculated on who would be killed and wrote Dome, Title, and perhaps Korn, which I still stand by.

Title is probably already dead, even though it hasn't been confirmed. As soon as he (or Korn, or both) is dead (and confirmed to be dead, because finding an unidentified body isn't enough, lol), I'll mark this theory as confirmed.

Pre-ep. 4 theory: Great's actions during his OOBE won't change anything in the present. (Unconfirmed)

I want Great to wake up and face the consequences of whatever he did (or didn't do) in the real past. Or die knowing he can't change shit, lol.

We'll (probably?) find out in the next episode.

Pre-ep. 4 theory: The note saying "Can you forgive me, Great?" is written by the mystery woman in the gallery. (Wrong)

Well, I will mark this as wrong.

Too bad I didn't use my initial theory in this post though, especially the part where I thought that particular note came from someone who talked to Great at the hospital in the present. It's just that the words were filtered through Great's mind, which is probably why the handwriting was different.

Am I sad I didn't use this theory in these posts? No. Because I know I was, kind of, right anyway, lol.

Pre-ep. 7 theory: Tyme and Great met as kids (Confirmed)

I based this theory on the way Tyme said "You're still afraid of dogs?" in last week's episode. And it was quickly confirmed.

Pre-ep. 5 theory: The bodies the police find are the people who died in the real past. (Unconfirmed)

I'm guessing the real reason we haven't found out who that second body belongs to is because Tonkla hasn't killed Title yet from our current vantage point. I think he shot Great before he killed Title.

But, anyway, it's already been confirmed that Dome's body was found. And I'm pretty sure the second one is Title. I just need it confirmed.

It would be nice if they could find Nan's body too and take down Samarn.

Anyway, I'm keeping this theory for now.

Wild-ass pre-ep. 2 theory: Great will get Tyme's heart (after Tyme is shot). (Unconfirmed)

This is not the Transplant I want, btw. But it might be possible (probably not).

(Disclaimer: I'm not a medical professional. I have no idea if this is medically possible considering where Tyme was shot and how far he might be from a hospital (since I know a body needs to be hooked up to a ventilator to be able to keep the organs alive if organ donations are to be possible). So, excuse my lively imagination, lol.)

I haven't had the time to develop this theory, which I've been wanting to do for weeks now. I have so much to say about it (even though most of it will never happen, lol).

So, I'm keeping this theory even though I know it won't happen.

Wild-ass pre-ep. 3 theory: The number 4 marks a character with death. (Unconfirmed)

The number 4 (which in Cantonese is pronounced very similarly to the word "death") marks characters with death. Either actual death or something like a cardiac arrest (which can be saved).

Those characters are:

Great, who started off in bed 4 in the 1st episode, and is surrounded by the number during his OOBE.

Manee, who is lying in room number 4 at the hospital. (It's already been confirmed that she's dead in the real past.)

View, Title, and Dome who are near the 4 on the trashcan in the 2nd episode. (It might just be one or it might be all three, my guess is all three. And Dome is already confirmed to be dead in the real past.)

The elderly lady in bed 4 that Great had intubated even though Den said it might've been more humane to let her die.

And Tyme who is around the number several times at the hospital and on the escalator when he and Great were at the shopping mall, etc.

Also, since the show is playing with different timelines, the number 4 might signify the characters that die/died in the real past/present:

Great, who was shot and flatlined at the hospital.

Tyme who was also shot and is now experiencing his OOBE.

Manee, who Great hit with his car and left to die.

View, who might've been killed by Title if Great hadn't helped her escape from him in his OOBE timeline?

Dome, who was killed by Title.

Title, who, let's be honest, will die (most likely murdered by Tonkla).

And the elderly lady in bed number 4 who will, most likely, die because of her illness.

Let's see how wrong I am about this.

I will confirm this if I get the majority correct. And, I will say that NDEs don't count. I want them dead and gone, lol.

Predictions going into the last episode:

Korn will find out Tonkla shot his brother, and then he'll die (hopefully at the hands of Tonkla).

Win will die (because he's an idiot).

Warit will die (because I want him to).

Chanin will die (because he's an asshole).

Great's mother will survive because I need her to lose it when she realizes her son's been shot.

Fasai, who is done with the idiot men in her life, will become Prime Minister (this won't happen, but I wanted to add that here anyway, lol).

Great and Tyme will reunite in Tyme's OOBE and realize there's nothing they can do to change reality, so they chill in these last 4 minutes they get together.

The end.

Let's see how wrong I am.

(Btw, if Lukwa could wake up from her OOBE because of her lover's voice, will Natcha come back and get Tyme to wake up? And, the way Great's eye moved when Tyme talked to him in the ICU... It's possible that Tyme can get Great to wake up. But Tyme seems fucked, lol. Someone will probably find him and get his some help, though. The place wasn't that abandoned, right?)

Results so far:

Total theories since the trailer: 37

Confirmed theories: 11.5

Unconfirmed theories: 17.5

Wrong/scrapped theories: 8

[dual-fantasy]

duncan is simultaneously the funniest fucking guy and super tragic to me. i think hes The Worst Ever because its a way of acting out against his dad. funniest shit ever and devastating. Everything about duncney as a whole leaves me in hysterics and also clutching my chest crying punching holes into the walls. he is killer phoebe bridgers to me. can the killer in him tame the fire in (various romantic partners he swore were the one then broke up with 2 days later). or is there nothing left to do for them. hes sick of the chase but hes hungry for blood. and theres nothing he can do. hes a dog motif in a really specific street dog way you just have to understand. in a wolf way, even. but in a rabid stranded starving way. he is the only heartbreaker as well btw. he'll be the loser in this game he'll be the bad guy in the play. eric is a duncney song but in a way you would not expect. it is the duncney duncan pov song ever actually. she can come closer he'll let her hurt him how she chooses. this view of her of the top of her head makes him forgive her. her skin cries a soft weep like his. his price how about just a part of her cause he wants. shouldve been me is THE duncney/gwuncan song ever. courtney pov. when she saw the girl looked just like her and it broke her heart the lengths he went to have her to get to have her. cause she hasnt given him what he needs. he wanted her but couldnt reach her. so he went into his memory and relived all the ways he still wants her. shes sorry it shouldve been her. thought ive had in my head for over a year. its literally Them. a loving feeling is the aleduncan 90th breakup song. theyre compatible but only behind closed doors. they mean a lot to me actually jsut like . In General duncan and duncan ships by extension are mitskipilled. mitskimaxxing, even. GRAVE DOG!!!!

frrrr you're so real but if im going to comment on Duncan I need to confess something. Ive never finished watching action. ive gotten to like ep 20 I still have literally never finished it. I know that he has a lot of moments in there but I haven't finished it for some reason. I understand you but also I'm not as insane. feel free to keep screaming about him because I completely trust your opinion . I'll probably finish action soon because you are dragging me into the duncan hellhole. I love characters who are so silly and stupid and also absolutely devastating if you think about it too hard. literally peak characters.

dog motif but in the way that he was abandoned by everyone because they weren't aware he was actually a wolf. he keeps finding new homes but he gets kicked out after a day. he's rabid and scary and he's desperate for a secure home, but he can't admit that because it goes against his nature. everything hes ever known.

I love duncney too btw. Courtney is such an interesting character to me but I cannot put it into words. I love her though. absolutely love her. she's so complicated and nuanced. Courtney is for the intellectuals (joking). same with gwuncan.

also I'm insane about aleduncan. not to be kind of basic but they're everything to me. they can only be with eachother if they're alone. insane about them

I don't have any song recommendations bc school has been fucking my ass recently. moving to an online school while being tech illiterate is actually horrible </3 but your music taste is soooo good. actually top tier. real and genuinely incredible. he's mitskimaxxing, lushpilled, puberty2mogging. grave dog you're so real always

[mrsbsmooth]

Okay don't read if you haven't read the episodes

but WHAT THE FUCK WAS MOVIE NIGHTTTTT

Tbf I ain't gonna gripe at my boo Ozzy skinny dipping with some other girls bc we got the option to do that in casa too (I didn't but yano) I just want my man and I hope and pray to God this is the end of him and grace I CANNOT take it anymore.

I did have to wheeze at him and Marshall arguing constantly throughout the eps and Marshall not defending amelia just confirmed sis was a place holder for him to get into the villa take that ya dafty!!

Ozzy had a 3 way kiss in casa big woop, we could've done bits with Andy on night 2 if we really wanted I'm sorry ozzy could break my heart again and again and I'd still love my lil puppy boy and I'm so glad we actually got to interact with him these episodes

Okay I’m gonna say it loudly and properly this is the BEST SEASON SINCE SEASON TWO and that includes season four which has my beloved perma-husband bruno kaminski.

WHAT THE FUCK IS ALL THIS BRANCHING?!?!!

SPOILERS FOR TODAY UNDER THE CUT

Everyone seems to have gotten DIFFERENT MOVIES based on their choices in the game and girl I am FREAKING! OUT!!! Like some people got Bella and their LI kissing? Some people had Flo telling them Elliot hooked up with the girl in the shower but in mine he just handed her soap? If you twisted Elliot goes home if you stuck he stays?!?

The scripts for this week are going to be INSANE so y’all are gonna have to give me a hot minute to do them. But I’ll post them as soon as I have a chance tomorrow. @longbobmckenzie I know you’re probably already on it 🩵

I seriously can’t with the Ozzy girls omfg I feel so bad. Like they’re getting dragged ass first through a blender and I’m over here like

[itooaminthisepisode]

episode that you love?

im only on season four but i've got a couple of faves so far:

1x21 'three stories': it's practically law that i have to include this. absolute classic of an episode. i love the format, i love the backstory we get, and i especially love the med students!! they were fun and i hope they come back at some point. probably not but im still holding out hope. teacher!house was great to see too, and the deep-dive into his backstory is so delightfully painful and heart-wrenching,,, oughgh

2x07 'hunting': very fun episode!! "what, because you're a closet case?" absolutely killed me the first time i watched it. get their asses lmao. also we get to see steve mcqueen (my beloved <3) and cameron on meth - fun times!

2x15 'clueless' and 2x16 'safe': mainly for the hilson roommates subplot tbf, but the cases were interesting too! these eps also had a lot of funny moments, like wilson sawing through house's cane and the whole tick debacle lmao

3x02 'cane & able': where do i start with this one. first of all the awful cgi hallucinations were fucking hilarious, i was so fucking confused tho. like the whole time i was just going helllo???? aliens????? great stuff. the rest case itself was really fun too!! and this is the one where we get the infamous "i was worried that your wings would melt" speech. oughghgh top tier content right there.

3x04 'lines in the sand': controversial take right here. this is the infamous autism episode. the way they handled it was. well. it was 2006. so. the case itself was interesting too, but the main highlight for me is the autistic house moments <3 and look. i KNOW wilson says house doesn't actually have autism. but MASKING EXISTS, WILSON!! you can pry this headcanon out of my cold dead hands. i support autism rights but i also support autism wrongs or however the meme goes. more people should get to be autistic and jerks i think <3 (saying all this as a guy who most likely has autism btw. i havent got an official diagnosis but uhhhh yeah it's Likely.)

3x07 'son of coma guy': hilson road trip! plus coma guy ig. but mainly hilson road trip :) i love them.

4x02 'the right stuff': i love love love the whole gameshow-esque thing house starts. we get to see some great characters (amber! kutner! dobson my beloved!!!!), and it's just all round a bit of fun. love it.

4x05 'mirror mirror': another fun one!! the mirror syndrome guy gives us a lot of fun insights into the applicant's personalities, i thought that was a really fun way of showing it rather than have a million expositions about each of them lol. also the banter was fun this episode, especially between house, wilson and cuddy. also we find out that wilson is more dominant than house and that kutner's a masochist. great fuel for fic writers. fun!

4x12 'don't ever change': ohohhoo i love this one. the case was alright but the best bit abt it imo was the house, wilson and amber dynamic. i love this trio so fucking much you don't understand,,, i honestly think we should've got poly wilson/amber/house. just think abt it... house and amber friendly rivalry... teaming up to bully wilson... and also amber and wilson bullying house together... would it be a little dysfunctional? yes. but that's to be expected in this show lmao. idk why this turned into a pitch for these three i just love them very very much <3

4x13 'no more mr. nice guy': again for the wilson/amber/house dynamic. this one is very fun i love their custody dispute over wilson, and the dog analogy was very funny to me. and cuddy making house and amber do coma patient duty lmao. AND bisexual thirteen!! love her <3

i haven't actually gotten to the last couple episodes of s4 yet because uhhhh Bad Things Happen and i am delaying the inevitable. send help. but i am sure they are very good and will probably make this list once i get around to watching them!

honourable mentions include 2x13 'skin deep' (purely for the scene where house is in the mri machine and wilson pretends to be god lol), 3x22 'resignation' (for the wilson on amphetamines scene. "i'm not on antidepressants, i'm on speeeeeeeed!" gets me every fucking time) and 4x01 'alone' (house and wilson prank war!!!)

soooo yeah those are my favourites :) and i'm sure there'll be a lot more once i finish the rest of the show but like i said i am Procrastinating lmao

thanks for the ask my friend!

[blackhairedjjun]

flowers of every color | writer's behind the scenes!

some stuff about my writing process for the fic! be warned that if you haven't caught up yet, there are spoilers

tagging people who liked and/or replied my interest check post: @agustdiv1ne @mazeinthemoon @txtistheloml @kyaneosprincess @teletubbiesssss @banggyu0308

these are pretty long so i'm putting them behind a read-more hehe

story planning:

while we've gotten plenty of yeonjun in prince outfits over the years, the main inspiration for this fic is yeonjun's opening outfit in act: sweet mirage! i saw that and was like "oh man he would be SO DASHING as a prince 😍" and just went from there

if you've been here from the start, you might know that i didn't originally plan make a series! i just word-vomited the first chapter (well, what became the first chapter) directly into tumblr's post editor because the thought of prince!yeonjun wouldn't leave me alone, especially after seeing a few other prince/commoner and prince/servant fics floating around lol. chapter 1 is also the only chapter made using tumblr's legacy editor rather than their new one (which is also why the cover pics are one big edited photo and not 3 separate photos, i couldn't figure out how to get 3 photos to line up in the legacy editor).

i honestly did not expect people to read chapter 1 but they did!! and they liked the idea!! plus even after writing chapter 1 i STILL couldn't get the idea out of my head so i decided to write it as a full story. i've written plenty of oneshots before under my (non-kpop) ao3 account, but this is my first multichapter series! so i opened google docs and made a quick outline of the story's main events.

the original outline for foec had 6 chapters + 2 endings, but as i wrote the story, i realized that more detail and scenes were needed than what i initially outlined! chapters 3 and 4 (ball preparations + the ball / gazebo dance scene) were supposed to be one chapter. chapters 5 and 6 (y/n hanging out with the chois + getting caught + punishment + intro of arranged marriage) were also supposed to be one chapter. chapters 7-9 (end of friendship, reconciling with soogyu, y/n & beomgyu talk) were also supposed to be one chapter!

i actually started writing the bad ending first before the good ending -- my reasoning was that if i were the reader, i would want to save the good ending for last so that i could end the series on a positive note. i was very surprised when people voted for the good ending first in the poll LMAO also as far as i'm concerned, both endings are canon in a "branching timeline" kind of way. they are both the real ending! i do have a soft spot for the good ending but also i love angst too much to not write a bad ending haha.

honestly most of the story beats from my original outline made it into the final fic! the biggest change has to do with queen hwayoung's and princess ajin's roles in the story (more on that below).

character notes:

when i was first brainstorming i really wanted to include both taehyun and hueningkai in the story as well, but i struggle with writing ensemble casts and choi line + y/n (+ the supporting characters in the castle) were already enough for me to handle. soobin and beomgyu were the easiest for me to incorporate into the story since they have the same last name and i could go "oh in this universe they're part of the same royal house hence the same last name" HAHA. i do imagine that the house of choi princes are also friends with tyunning (kai does get alluded to in chapter 9), but they're off doing their own adventures.

some of little moments in the fic were inspired by actual things txt have done in variety shows! yeonjun, y/n, soobin, and beomgyu playing cards in chapter 5 is based off to do ep. 53 where they also play cards. soogyu playing badminton in chapter 8 is inspired by gbgb era idol human theater where they played a little badminton by the pool. and there are a lot more small character quirks that are inspired by gifs or fancams i've seen of them haha.

queen hwayoung and princess ajin were originally not supposed to be part of the story! my original idea was the have the arranged marriage subplot be heard secondhand by through advisers so that it feels like an invisible force pulling yeonjun away from y/n. but i needed to make the threat of the arranged marriage stronger and ended up writing the scene with queen hwayoung in it for chapter 6.

princess ajin especially was a late addition -- originally she was never supposed to appear at all, never visiting the castle and only speaking through her mom / royal advisors, so there was that threat of yeonjun being married off to someone he's never even met. but after looking through the feedback of chapter 6 i realized that i kinda-sorta accidentally made setup for her oops. people were wondering what she'd be like, and it would feel too anticlimactic to never have her appear in the story, so i wrote her in. which i don't regret because i did enjoy writing her big scene in chapter 10!

speaking of which: a friend of mine asked what happens to princess ajin, and honestly i wanted to give her proper closure too! but i couldn't find a way to fit it into the story in a way that felt natural. if you ask me though, she gains some level of political independence from her mom (represented by her visiting the castle in the good ending). she still marries for political reasons, to a prince or nobleman who is also in it for the politics, and at first they treat their marriage as a business partnership. eventually they grow close and form a devoted "i'd do anything for you" bond -- not necessarily romantic in nature, but caring in its own way. (i'm describing a queerplatonic relationship basically)

tbh i don't have the energy to write another multichapter right now, but i would love to see spinoff fics for soobin and beomgyu or even taehyun and kai as princes in their own kingdoms! so if you're reading this and you want to do it, you have my blessing <3

flower notes:

while some chapter titles were planned around a specific flower representing the events & progression of the story, others were not (because of the chapter splits i talked about earlier) and i just chose whatever flower was in it lol. the planned chapter title flowers are: yellow roses (ch2), pink roses (ch4), sunflowers (ch5), striped carnations (ch7) , purple hyacinths (ch9), red roses (ch10), daffodils (GE), and white lilies (BE). the unplanned title flowers are: irises (ch1), lilies of the valley (ch3), red and purple zinnias (ch6), sweet peas (ch8).

i mostly used this website as a reference for the language of flowers, BUT i also double check with one or two other websites to make sure i'm getting an established flower meaning and not something made up! when i started fic planning i made a list of flowers with meanings that fit the main story beats and character progressions, then picked the ones with the most established meanings (i.e. supported by multiple "language of flowers" websites) and/or the ones that were appropriate for the growing season.

even though i wrote a disclaimer not to pay attention to botanical accuracy re: seasonal flowering times, i originally envisioned the fic to take place over the spring. then when it got longer, i imagined it taking place over spring and summer, so i tried (keyword: tried) to choose seasonally appropriate flowers or flowers that bloom year-round. this is hard for me because i live in a tropical country. i have never seen a lot of these flowers in person because they don't grow in the climate here, and i have no idea what a four-season year feels like. so i decided not to put time-of-year markers in the fic and leave the season ambiguous, and added that disclaimer about the flowers' accuracy.

an example of this: chapter 9 is named after purple hyacinths. i first decided on this back when the story was only supposed to take place during the spring, since hyacinths are a spring flower. i considered naming it after hydrangeas because they mean something like "thank you for understanding" (i.e. y/n going "thank you for understanding what a hard position i'm in" to yeonjun), and also because they're one of my favorite flowers. but i wasn't sure about their seasonal appropriateness since some sources said that they bloom during early summer so i changed it to hyacinths. BUT THEN the fic got long and i started imagining that the later chapters take place in the summer SO the hyacinths ended up being seasonally inappropriate after all! and hydrangeas would have been more appropriate! especially since txt literally has a song called hydrangea love out aarghhh noooo but anyway it is what it is

other flowers that didn't make the cut + their meanings: sweet william (gallantry), alstroemeria (friendship or devotion), freesia (friendship, thoughtfulness), white tulips (forgiveness, consideration, respect), thyme (courage, strength)

other notes:

the key lime pie in chapter 6 is based on a real pie that i ate at my friend's house when i visited her there and i thought it was the most delicious thing i have ever eaten. in the original draft it was a lemon tart!

i wanted to keep this series strictly sfw, but i did consider making both the good and bad endings have suggestive, fade-to-black scenes. for the good ending, the suggestive part would have involved y/n in yeonjun's room the night after their speech / before waking up together. for the bad ending, it would have happened when yeonjun visits y/n's quarters. i didn't write them bc i... am not good with anything suggestive or nsfw klsadjfklasjd

I COMPLETELY FORGOT BUT Y/N'S FATHER WAS ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THEIR SPEECH IN THE GOOD ENDING... i have no excuse for not writing him in other than I Forgot. i am so sorry but please imagine he was there

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that's all i can think of for now! if you have other questions about foec or my writing process please please feel free to reply to this post or send an ask <3

[atztranspm]

Seonghwa PM 6 : 07/27/23

(I was able to catch the lives before it went away last night! I accidentally fell asleep last night while translating jonghos PM so I didn't post but I have a lot to catch up on rn. I'll be posting throughout the day!)

So seonghwa did a live with out any texts so let me summarize rq.

He said hi to everyone and then started to read some comments. He saw someone ask about the glasses he was wearing and said that he since he had seen Wooyoung wear his in a live.

He said that he liked being able to do quick lives like this whenever he could and they don't have to be planned so they're convenient.

He asked if we had seen the recent wanteez ep and if we had fimun watching it (if you haven't seen it, u should cuz its so funny)

He read a couple more comments and answered some questions, someone asked about his hair in his recent toktoq post (I'll post it later, he shaped his hair into little cat ears, he so baby boy and I love that for him.) He said that he had gotten bored while waiting for something and started playing with his hair and then he ended up with cat ears.

He said that he had abura soba the other day and it was really good (they've all mention abura soba lately. If you don't know what it is, it's like ramen noodles but with out the soup or sauce? It looks really good tho) he said he was really hungry cuz he hadn't eaten and he got a really big bowl of it, and finished it, he said it was really good (send one over Hwa 🥺🤲)

Someone asked for a waterbomb spoiler, he said that he is going to do the stage well and for the outfit, he was going to be covered from head to toe. He saw tinys mixed reaction in the chat. Some where saying he doesn't have to show skin and the other side was saying that he should revel something (why u so obsessed with them being naked huh 🤨) he kinda laughed at us. Someone brought up the long padded jackets bit he said it would be annoying to preform in those and then laughed again. (His laugh is what keeps me going fr)

He said he got a really cute new phones case with kuromi on it (a hello kitty character, he just like me, kuromi is literally my fav) he said he saw a melody one too but he said the vibes were completely opposite and since the kuromi case was more subtle (melody is very pink and bright) he settles for it. He said he visited a few convenient stores with the other members as well and that Japan was really nice.

He cleared the stores of pudding and gave some to the other members (sharing is caring <3)

Someone asked about TMI and he said that today he was wearing his fav slippers. He got up and showed his fit (style king) and said that stylist had dressed him in comfortable clothes. He said it was really so we should take of ourselves (wear something cool and comfy)

Someone asked about animal crossing and he said that his favorite character might still be Sasha, but he is going to think about it, then he said that he might do a live playing animal crossing so that way we can also play with him (if I wasn't so broke I would have bought a switch and the game just for him)

He said he had to go since he was scheduled to do some fan calls, he said his cute little goodbyes and then ended the live.

(I want to roam Japan with seonghwa, like it just sounds to fun 😭😭 )

[hexiva]

The Sympathizer Ep 2 Reactions

I still haven't gotten to ep 3, I'm watching it with a friend who is kindly putting up with my Sympathizer obsession. I'll try to make another post when I do.

RDJ

Initially I was pretty neutral on RDJ as all the white characters - I thought it was a funny gag and I liked him as Claude, tho I'd pictured Claude younger. It's unfortunate that people are focusing on RDJ over the actual plot, themes, Vietnamese characters, or Vietnamese creators, but that's not necessarily the director or RDJ's fault. But now that we've met the second RDJ character, the racist professor, my tolerance has really evaporated. It makes me really uncomfortable, he feels like a homophobic and fatphobic stereotype. The show is making a critique of the character's bigoted views, but it's undercut by the show apparently aiming its own brand of bigotry at the character.

I do not remember this character being so offensive in the book - I think they might have merged two different characters in the book? Either way, RDJ's performance is really bad, really offensive, and making all of the issues worse. I also hate that fucking fatsuit they have him in. The book was already pretty fatphobic with regards to the major, but putting a skinny man on screen to display his malformed, false fat body really puts it front and center.

The Captain and Bon

I love their relationship just as much as in the book. I love the desperate dedication the Captain has to Bon, trying to drag this man back to life with his bare hands - and the tragedy that the only thing that animates Bon anymore is killing communists like the Captain. Ugh. It's so good. I am obsessed with Bon, Man, and the Captain.

I particularly liked the line where Bon says "the communist spy needs to be killed," and the Captain cracks a joke about that being an unusually long sentence for him. And the scene where the Captain drags Bon out to a desert and is like "Look! A real American desert! You love Westerns!" So cute. I love them so much.

The Squid Scene

The squid scene was pretty funny, but it felt less . . . effective than in the book. My friend pointed out the lack of the shame that comes through so clearly in the scene in the book. To me, I also feel like it's a little jarring to have the Captain come out with this really personal, uncomfortable thing out loud, especially right before a scene in which Mori tells him how he's quiet and just agrees with everyone. In the book, there's a specific dynamic where the Captain hardly ever says anything to the other characters and just kind of agrees, but his narration is constantly oversharing about everything. As if he's forced himself to be quiet to be a good spy, but he's bursting apart with thoughts about everything internally, and they all spill out to his interrogator. Or perhaps as if he wants to unburden himself to his interrogator, a communist confessional, and he refuses to hide even the most personal and irrelevant details. I think there's even a defiant edge to his oversharing: the interrogator does not get to have only the cleaned up, appropriate, useful version of his confession, he has to take everything or nothing.

But in the show, he seems to just blurt things out that he really shouldn't and . . . I don't love that. I know a lot of directors feel like they need to convert all internal monologue stuff into outward dialogue, but I felt like Mr. Robot proved that you can do a lot with a character who feels like he can only speak to the viewer.

Man

HE'S BACK, THAT MEANS WE GET TO KEEP HIM FOR THE ENDING. RIGHT??? omg I love Man . . . favorite character in the book . . . and I love the actor they chose for him.

[all-or-nothing-baby]

UGH i've had a right shitty ol' month year decade life fortnight-or-so and the horrors have gotten the better of me and i have therefore been slack af with friend duties and the like (and most other things le sigh)

SO here's a HI! and SORRY FOLX!

— specifically to two of my favourite fellows @greyhavenisback and @poebin bc i bloody love you nutters but more pressingly bc YOU HAVE BOTH SENT ME WONDERFUL THINGS AND I HAVEN'T EVEN THANKED YOU GUYS LET ALONE BEEN AROUND TO FLAIL HELPLESSLY OVER THEM LIKE AN INSANE PERSON OMG PLSPLS FORGIVE ME EVEN THO I DESERVE TO BE SENT TO JAIL FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS WAAAAGH

beautiful gift exhibits 1-3:

amazing showstopping superhoec™ artwork from my gorgeous and talented mate kate @greyhavenisback (my brother is gonna FLIP!)

and my yet-to-read but highly anticipated poetry book (!) and make-me-fckn-cry-why-don't-you postcard from paris, both from my little belter charles @poebin

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

— also to my beloved @shealynn88 hello in a more general I MISS YOU BESTIE I'M SORRY I'M SHIT BUT I HONESTY CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE DAY WE RANDOMLY WATCH SOME EPS OF TEEN WOLF AND/OR HANNIBAL TOGETHER FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE POND AND TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING AND NOTHING AGAIN! sort of way (even tho i know you'll shake your head affectionately at me for saying i'm shit [not taking it back tho lol])

— and also big howdy to @sharkfish my beloved <3 in an I SEE YOU REBOOPING MY SHIT AND BEING ALL GENEROUS WITH YOUR EMOJIS AND I HATE THAT WE'VE NOT SPOKEN IN WHAT FEELS LIKE ACTUAL FOREVER BUT MY INTERACTION LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY ALMOST ZERO AND I KNOW YOU ABSOLUTELY GET IT BUT STILL! sort of way

— and to any other lovely mutuals i should be maybe mentioning but can't currently think of HERE BE THE MOST SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR MEH VERY POOPEH MEMOREH

— and as well to anybody who has recently tagged me in stuff (all of which i will endeavour to find in my troll swamp others call 'notifications'; i hope you all actually know you have blanket permission to dm me with any and all of your rad creations!)

— and hiiiii to the quite-a-few new followers that genuinely are not pornbots!? and I'M SORRY IN A PRE-EMPTIVE SWEEPING FASHION KINDA WAY *sweats*

and as a humble show of gratitude and authenticity here's a LTD Edition© almost-smiling pic of my terrifying gremlin mush that absolutely fucking nobody asked for:

*feels like another apology is now necessary*

[mephistopheleswasrobbed]

Episode 2 similarities and differences between Ossan's Love (2018) and Ossan's Love Thailand

[Ep 1; Ep 2; Ep 3; Ep 4]

(disclaimer: I have watched all of the Haruta + Maki version of OL [Ossan's Love, Ossan's Love: LOVE or DEAD, Ossan's Love Returns] except for the specials which I haven't gotten around to, and I've watched the airport AU season Ossan's Love: In the Sky. I haven't watched the original one shot episode and the Hong Kong version.)

(disclaimer #2: This is just for fun. I'm not intending to make any statements over which version is superior or anything like that in this post. If you noticed something I missed please let me know so I can add it! I only rewatched ep 2 of the Japanese version for this post.)

For the sake of my lazieness I will use Tv for Thai version and Jv for Japanese Version.

Structured scene by scene of the Tv like last time.

The adaptaition is already deviating from the original more this episode but there were still a lot of similarities so here goes:

At the Restaurant + Flashback to Morning After:

Tv starts episode 2 with Heng talking to Chicha and Thua-ngok about the two confessions he received and them betting on wheter Mo meant it (Chicha) or was joking (Thua). There is also a flashback to the morning after the shower kiss where Mo makes breakfast for Heng, pretends nothing happened and runs out of the house as quickly as possible. The scene with Chicha and Thua doesn't exist in the Jv though one could argue it somewhat takes the place of the ep 1 scene where Haruta tells Chizu about the boss's confession. Obviously though in the Tv both men have already confessed and the focus of the scene is more on Mo's real intentions than H's feelings about getting confessed to by his boss. Instead the Jv starts with the morning after, which happens similarily to the Tv, though Haruta in the Jv didn't really try to initiate a conversation as much as Heng. (Also H touches his lips here which the Tv possibly references later after his talk with Ten.) One other thing of note is that in the Jv Maki tells Haruta about coming home late so he's prepared curry for him to heat up (setting up the food H finds after their fight).

Boss's Office:

Tv continues with Heng meeting the boss in his office. Here we get Heng being awkward because he keeps remembering the confession, Boss using his nickname (Hengny) on H and explaining it and the set-up for Heng and Mo working together on the next case. This is quite different in the Jv, the boss is actually out of office that day and Haruta goes straight into meeting the new clients. I'm not completely sure boss ever explained the nickname in the Jv (Haru-tan) but definitley not in ep 2 (also he had previously already used it in the confession scene).

Meeting the New Clients:

After Heng, once again tries to initiate a conversation about the kiss and Mo evades, they meet the new clients Alone and Kaitong, possibly on site for the first viewing. This is, again, a story line where the Tv increased M's screentime and involvement as in the Jv Haruta handles this case completely by himself. In a more minor change he meets them at the office not on site. The clients are quite different though their conflict is similar. We have in the Tv: Alone, an insurance broker and H's junior (peer-mentee) at uni, and his boyfriend Kaitong, no job specified. (Alone and Kaitong are obvious references to Alan and Gaipa from Moonlight Chicken so all of that is naturally different from the Jv) The Jv has: Kazu, published author and H's junior (not sure where, the subtitles only say they grew up together but I heard "kouhai") and his fiance who is a marathon runner (I don't think her name is ever said but I might have missed it). In both versions they tell H how they met with the Tv referencing Moonlight Chicken, in the Jv they met when Kazu interviewed her as reference for his book. H being shaken up by their relationship is exclusive to the Tv where they serve to have Heng consider the idea of same-sex partnership more seriously for the first time. (Since they're a hetero couple in the Jv that doesn't happen.)

Looking at Condos:

Heng and Mo take the clients to two different condos with Kaitong prefering the first, Alone the second and them getting increasingly annoyed with eo every time. This is quite similar to the Jv though some differences are: (1) no Maki, (2) houses instead of apartments, (3) more detail on the properties and why each of the clients likes/dislikes them esp. for the fiance (e.g. Kazu needs space for his research materials, the fiance needs a big bath to stretch out after training, ...) for the Tv it's basically only cute kitchen (cozy home to spend time with family) vs. big meeting space (possibility of working at home). In the Tv both Heng and Mo ask the clients about their relationship, attempting to better understand what's happening with their own.

Back at the office:

Again we have Heng trying to talk to Mo about the kiss, with Mo first telling him they shouldn't work on this case together (because the clients fighting is already enough, they don't need to add to it) and then pretending to be asleep to escape the conversation. This, again, is a scene that basically doesn't happen in the Jv (since H worked on this case alone from the start). Instead Haruta talks to Takegawa about his clients fighting which leads to their talk.

Advice Ten and Heng:

Heng and Ten talk about the clients and then Heng tells him about the kiss and asks for advice on how to proceed. There are many similarities here to the Jv including the dicussion of the clients' fight (though Ten's words about the danger of transitional times is more similar to something the boss says on the rooftop in the Jv, Takegawa is a little more negative and talks about living together as two different people), H asking T about his personal feelings/experience (Takegawa in the Jv is somewhat opposed/indifferent to the concept of marriage SPOILER aside from personality reasons possibly due to marriage being unattainable to him as a middle-aged gay man in a politically conservative country without same-sex marriage.), H poorly pretending all of this is about a friend and not himself and T telling H it must have been genuine. Some more differences are (1) Maika overhears and later joins in the conversation in the Jv, (2) the gender of the kisser is discussed in the Jv but not the Tv. The Tv ends this scene with Heng touching his lips, a possible reference to the Jv morning after scene as mentioned previously.

Advice Meow and Mo:

Somewhat intertwined with the H&T advice scene we have Meow and Mo in the restaurant with Mo asking Meow for advice from his perspective. This scene is somewhat of an amalgamation of different Jv scenes. We have Meow and Thua's first meeting which happens in a later episode in the Jv, the fish in yoghurt dish + song inspo which happens in a later scene with Chizu and Haruta in the Jv and Meow advising Mo which also happens in a later scene in the office in the Jv. Similarities for this conversation: M saying he fell for someone he shouldn't have, Maika/Meow encouraging him about love. Differences: Maika's first idea being adultery and telling Maki quite firmly that that's a sin, Maika relating to the idea of love that's not meant to be (Meow has already met Thua so), no discussion of the kiss in the Jv. We also have Jv Maki saying he feels bad he can't stop feeling this love and Maika telling him that you need to play it cool sometimes and Tv Mo telling Meow he doesn't think Heng reciprocates and that he'd rather keep his feelings inside than lose him as a friend (this part is shown only after Mo tells Heng it was all a joke in the Tv).

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Lunch Tomorrow:

In the Jv we get a brief scene where Maro acts bossy towards Maki. Then Maki and later Haruta read a message on Haruta's pc from the boss asking him to meet for lunch the next day. Then we get a shot of the boss at HQ receiving Haruta's agreement and being happy about it.

At the Bar:

Previously mentioned scene in the Jv at the bar with Chizu, Haruta and Teppei present. We learn that Chizu has a new job, Teppei serves his fish in yoghurt dish and finds inspiration for a new song (though he pulls out his guitar and demonstrates it with melody not just lyrics), Chizu and Haruta talk once again about boss (that he asked Haruta to wait until his divorce, Chizu is impressed how serious boss is and still thinks Haruta should go for it then the convo gets a bit more crass with Haruta asking if she wants him to be "the Chief's bitch"[according to subtitles] and Chizu telling him he's got "bags of money"[which has a double meaning referring to balls])

Divorce:

In the middle of the previous scene there's also a cut to Choko researching about divorce and trying to find evidence for a possible affair.

Office at Night:

Maki is staying late (avoiding Haruta), Maika comes back because she left her charger, the previously discussed talk between them happens, Maika figures out that Haruta and Maki were talking about each other here already.

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Just a Joke:

Heng comes home to Mo sleeping on the sofa and covers him with a blanket, waking him up. This happens the other way around in the Jv (H sleeping on sofa, M covering with blanket) (there's also a bag with a carton of milk that Maki had previously asked Haruta to buy on his way home) Then in both versions M tells H the kiss was just a joke and H was supposed to have reacted to it as such. H asks M how he was supposed to know that and then tells him how stessed he's been about the kiss the whole time. Both H's are relieved at this being cleared up though Jv's Haruta is a little more homophobic about it (telling Maki "guys should never, ever kiss"). The beginning of the conversation is also a bit different with Haruta trying to sneak past Maki and Maki just straight up telling him it was a joke in the Jv, while the Tv keeps the possibility of Mo telling the truth a little bit longer. Both versions end with H walking away and M looking sad though the Jv also has Maki seeing time & place for next day's lunch meeting between Haruta and boss on Haruta's phone.

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Boss's Bedroom:

Choko tries to snoop through her husband's phone and hears him call "Haru-tan" in his sleep and asks him if he loves Haru-tan which he affirms. She mistakenly comes to the conclusion that he must be having an affair with a woman named Haruka.

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Clients Fight Again:

In both versions H looks at yet another property with the clients who proceed to fight even more and ultimately decide not to live together (not to get married because they can't live together in the Jv). Again there's a bit more detail on all of the reasons they can't agree on one place in the Jv. H agreeing that they should live apart (but not because of double comission fees) is exclusive to the Tv. (This might be subjective but I'd say both in this scene and the first one, H's friend comes across as a little less reasonable/more selfish than his respective partner in both versions).

You Reap What You Sow:

This scene doesn't really have an equivalent in the Jv. Heng and Mo have lunch together, talking about the clients. Heng thinks they'll break up, Mo tells him people who really love eo will find a way to overcome their differences. Heng relates that to the two of them because they love eo. He's saying this as a joke intending to continue on from Mo's "joke" kiss. Mo doesn't get he's joking at first. There's no such joke attempt from H in the Jv. The scene ends with boss texting Heng asking him to come to the roof urgently. In the Jv they had already scheduled the rooftop meeting the previous day.

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Mrs. Kurosawa:

In the Jv there is a brief scene of Choko arriving at the office in her quest to look for "Haruka". She is greeted by Takegawa and Maro (who seems to be interested in her).

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Rooftop Lunch Meeting:

This scene is pretty similar in both versions with H and boss meeting on a bench on the roof and boss giving him a home-made lunchbox. Heng's initial fear about getting fired is exclusive to the Tv (again: Jv the meeting was preplanned vs Tv where the boss called him there urgently). In the Jv the lunch is a little more elaborate but there is no reference to M cooking for H as the boss is not yet aware of their living situation. (At most one could draw a connection of the boss mentioning Haruta likes karaage and that being what Maki was planning to cook when Haruta caught him with his groceries and invited him to move in.) Both versions have boss anxiously awaiting H's verdict on his cooking, both H's find it very delicious. Notable differences: Jv boss tries to feed H at first and takes a commemorative selfie with H after getting his approval, Tv boss bites his lip as he waits for the verdict and gives H a spoon instead of chopsticks. Both versions then switch to talking about H's troubles with his clients and then bring up H's first case as an example of him having dealt with worse. Small difference in the Tv boss first has to remind him that he's supposed to find something for them to live together as Heng had come to believe they'd better live apart. The first cases are quite different in both versions with the Jv: daughter wants elderly man to sell his house as he's too old to take care of it, he refuses to leave because of a tree in the garden that reminds him of his late wife. H's solution is to replant the tree in the new house. Tv: son of chicken rice seller (another MLC reference) wants him to sell the place and move because he doesn't want his aging father having to walk up and down stairs so often, father refues to move because of his regular customers. H's solution is to renovate the house. Further differences: in the Jv we briefly return to present time between set-up and resolution of the first client problem, also Haruta cries when the old man explains about the tree. Back in the present Jv boss is a little more philosophical about their job and rubs H's back. We also get a brief shot of Maki arriving at HQ (whose roof they're on in the Jv). Then both versions ask H if he remembers what happened after that with H eventually remembering that a robber stole a briefcase from them, H caught him and boss twisted his ankle in the process. Differences: (1) Tv boss berates Heng first because his solution made them miss out on the comission fee (no house was bought/sold), (2) Jv robber steals bag with contract from Heng, Tv robber steals bag with wallet from boss, (3) Tv boss falls when robber takes the bag (and Heng initially goes to help him not follow the thief), Jv boss trips after H has caught the robber, (4) Tv H only talks about catching the robber, we don't see it. Back on the rooftop both bosses ask what else happend and both H's can't think of anything leading both bosses to complain that the next scene was the most important (Jv: "fatal moment" Tv: "highlight of the story"). The cinderella moment happens pretty much the same aside from some stylistic choices. Afterwards we get the Jv boss telling H he asked his wife for a divorce while the Tv boss promises to talk to his daughter (this is the first time Heng learns about boss's daughter). Both H's try to protest and are interrupted by M's arrival.

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Choko at the Office:

Brief interlude in the Jv as we see Choko at the office with Takegawa, Maika, Maro and another female employee. Maro is hitting on Choko (not very subtley or taktfully), Choko is asking the women about their names still trying to find a "Haruka".

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The Fight:

Both versions begin pretty much the same with M complaining about boss mixing private matters with work and making H uncomfortable, both pointing out the lunch upon boss's protest. Difference: In Tv boss immediately gets up to meet M's challenge, in Jv H is the first to get up to stop M while boss initially leans back into the bench in a display of nonchalance. Both bosses ask H if M is telling the truth, both Hs deny, both Ms reply that he won't say so because boss is his boss. Both Ms then declare their intentions to fight boss for H, both Hs try to react to the "joke", both get brushed off by M (though "The adults are talking" is a Tv exclusive). In the Jv M argues that he cooks and cares for H (this being the first time the boss finds out about them living together). Boss replies that he's been working with H for 10 years and has made him who he is today. In the Tv they go "friends for years" vs. "working together for over 10" directly. Then both versions have boss asking about 10 good qualities and M countering asking about 10 bad ones. Here both versions diverge a bit with the Jv: boss stating H's only bad quality is that he's too cute while M lists a bunch of bad ones which the boss gets mad at him for. Both then grab each other by the collar and continue to shout in eo faces. H gets pushed over in the process. He gets back up and pushes them apart, screaming at them to stop fighting over him. Some sort of bell rings 1pm and both men head back to work, H scrambling to pack up the lunchbox. Tv: boss lists bad qualities of Heng with Mo elaborating on them. H tries to stop them and they tell him to stay out of it, pushing him over in the process. (Both Hs fall remarkably similarly.) Boss and M repeat "He will choose me." at each other and push their foreheads against eo until boss gets a call from a client which snaps both him and M into professional work mode discussing how to proceed with that client and walking off together. H, still on the floor screams in confusion. The instant fight to professional switch is possibly inspired by a similar moment in the sauna scene of the Jv movie OL:LoD (which is imo the funniest scene in the entirety of Jv OL).

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One More Chance:

Back at the office Kazu calls Haruta to tell him they've decided not to get married because they are just too different, Haruta convinces him to give Haruta one more chance to find their home. This scene does not exist in the Tv.

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Bar Fight:

In the Jv H goes to the bar/restaurant trying to avoid M, we see no such indication in the Tv. M is already sitting at the bar in both versions though Tv H also sits at the bar with some space between them while Jv H sits at a table instead. Both versions have T&C/ only C trying to figure out what happened between them with both Ms saying nothing happend and both Hs complaining about Ms behaviour towards the boss (with Jv H also complaining about M saying bad things about H). Slight difference with Tv Mo saying and Heng believing that he tried to help H, just doesn't agree on the method, while Jv H believes this to be just another joke. Both Ms tell H they do really like him, it wasn't a joke, though Tv M does so significantly more calmly. Both versions have H alledging M had hidden intentions moving in with him, feeling betrayed and being pretty mean to M. Both Ms put some money on the counter and leave, though Tv M already tells H here that he'll move out. Both Cs smack H and scold him for his allegations when he was the one to invite M to live with him in order to pawn off his chores on him. (Jv H had already gotten his beer before the fight, Tv H doesn't get any)

Heng Home Alone:

Both Hs come home to an empty house and find food in the fridge. For the Jv this was the, in the first scene mentioned, dinner H was supposed to heat up, in the Tv no further explanation is given. Both Hs remember C's words and feel bad. Jv H actually eats the food, Tv H just looks at it sadly. Jv H runs out of the house to look for M, Tv continues the next day.

Clients Resolution:

Tv Heng meets the clients back in the first condo. They have made up because the separation reminded them what is most important to them is being together. They have decided to move forward with the first condo because Kaitong liked that kitchen and they plan on knocking out a wall to make a bigger meeting space for Alone. This brings Heng to a realisation, he thanks them and runs off. In the Jv the case resolution only happens at the end of the episode. Unlike the gays of the Tv the Jv straights need Haruta to help them make up. He brings them to an empty lot, apologises for being unable to find anything that meets both their individual needs and asks what requirements they have for living together. Thus forcing them to communicate they resolve their fight. The function of the clients has shifted somewhat between the adaptations. Both are clearly supposed to mirror H and M's conflict but while the Jv has H learn from his personal life to better help his clients, Tv Heng learns from the clients to better understand his own feelings and reltionship with Mo.

Searching for Mo:

In the Jv this happens in the evening still, in the Tv the next day after meeting the clients. Jv H runs around the city looking for Maki, briefly shouting in the park about the unfairness of not having a young woman with big boobs fall for him. Tv H looks for Mo at the office where Meow tells him he took the afternoon off. Heng realises he did so to move out and goes home as well. This is where Tv Meow puts two and two together to realise Mo was talking about Heng.

Apology & Goodbye:

Tv Heng arrives at home where we've briefly seen Mo pack. He stops Mo, apologises, tells him he likes living with Mo and asks him to stay, as friends. In the Jv H finds M outside also apologises, Maki says here that he'll leave, H tells him he needs him and asks him to stay and go back to being friends like before. Maki kisses him on the forehead instead and tells him they can't go back. In the Tv M also moves in close as if to kiss H but when Heng tenses up flicks him in the forehead and also tells him he can't be Heng's friend anymore. Both Ms leave. We saw a forehead kiss in the trailer for the Tv so it will probably happen at some other time.

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Choko Finds Haruta:

In the Jv we get a brief scene of Choko looking through all of the employees on her computer and singling out Haruta.

The Empty Lot:

This is where the aforementioned resolution for the Jv clients happens.

Set-up Next Storyline Choko + Haruta:

At the end of the ep we see Choko walk into the office and finding H, asking him if he's Haruta. (It's filmed in a way to make the viewer think she figured out Haruta is "Haruka", leaving that as the cliffhanger.) The storyline set up here won't happen in ep 3 Tv yet, but judging by the trailer will eventually, with the daughter taking Choko's place.

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Set-up Next Storyline Outing:

At the office the next day Heng tries to talk to Mo but Mo only gives him back his key and tells him they should only talk about work in the office. Ten calls everyone to the meeting room where boss announces a company outing prompting Heng to ask to sleep with Mo because he thinks by doing so fate will bring them back together. There's also a flash forward to some moments from the outing next episode. I suspect there will be mostly original material next episode as there was no outing in the Jv.

General thoughts:

the Tv is still a little more subdued compared to the Jv, all characters generally behave a little (to a lot) more calmly

we continue the trend of involving Mo more in the story, though this time the boss didn't get any cuts to facillitate it

the Tv continues to use H's vo inner monologue very sparingly compared to the Jv

Tv, due to its production circumstances, has the additional source for comedy in making references to other EM series/ irl EM lore as we saw this episode most notably in the MLC references

Jv Haruta tried to avoid Maki as much as the other way around while Tv Heng spent basically the entire episod trying to get Mo to talk to him

the Jv brings up the idea of two very different people managing to live together explicitly several times, the Tv does not focus on it as much

in general the Jv seems more interested in details and philosophy regarding the real-estate setting of the story at this point, while the Tv so far seems less interested in the details of real-estate focusing more on the characters/relationships

biggest story changes this week: - the clients, both in present and past - the continued absence of Choko - Meow and Thua meeting already

in general it seems the Tv tried to cut the more homophobic moments from H as much as possible, probably because 6 years have passed and the "homophobic guy falls in love with a man" is now a somewhat outdated trope in the (Thai) BL space

some, especially tonal and stylistic, but probably also story-related changes in the Tv are possibly due to it being produced in a BL context (established BL actors, studio, director etc.) whereas the Jv originally got created somewhat removed from established BL spaces/personnell/conventions as far as I know

[therichant]

Come get to know me y'all! Thank you @cinamun for the tag.

1. What’s your favorite sims death? I cheated it but I had Peeping Tom die death by rabbit and Death by flies. I think the death by flies was hands down my favorite.

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? BOTH! I consider my style Maxis Mix but I haven't added any alpha cc to my game in a very long time.

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? Not in my gameplay saves but in my legacy save I usually don't play long enough for them to gain weight.

4. Do you use move objects? Absolutely I do try to remember to playtest though but sometimes I do forget.

5. Favorite mod? Wicked Whims, TOOL, and MCCC. Sorry, I couldn't pick just one.

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? My first EP was City Living, GP Dine Out and I think my first SP was Laundry.

7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing? I say it both ways.

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? Isaiah Blackburn. Although technically he was Obie Tremblay when I downloaded him from @budgie2budgie. After playing offline for a day or two I gave him a makeover. He has had several tweaks over time. I'm very satisfied with where he is now though.

9. Have you made a simself? Yes, and she is living her best simulated life.

10. What sim traits did you give yourself? foodie, creative, romantic, and neat.

11. What is your favorite EA hair color? Black and the cooler red. I wish the black was blacker though. It's still a bit ashy looking.

12. Favorite EA hair? All of the dread locs. Loc'd life forever!

13. Favorite life stage? Toddlers they are so stinkin' cute!

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? I am a builder at heart but I do enjoy gameplay for like two hours then I get bored. I am a storyteller and builder.

15. Are you a CC creator? I've done a handful of recolors and I have my own wall art cc.

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? I have mutuals and some of those mutuals have my contact info so I guess that makes them my friends too.

17. What’s your favorite game? The Sims 4 is the only game I have time to play.

18. Do you have any Sims merch? Nope.

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? Yes, but I haven't updated in a long while.

20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing? I don't think it's changed much except that I've gotten better.

21. What’s your Origin ID? TheRichAntSim

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator? All of the ones that do it for FREE and for the love of the game.

23. How long have you had a simblr? 2018 but I have had a Tumblr forever.

24. How do you edit your pictures? Gshade, Photoshop, and Photoscape X Pro.

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? City Living, Seasons, and Cottage Living. Growing Together is so far so good.

26. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? I don't care to be honest I wish they would focus on fixing broken packs and improving others like they did Spa Day.

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And anyone else who wants to play. Feel free to ignore if you want.

[chuluoyi]

It's okay! I hope you enjoyed your break!!

YES there is a Xmas event omg I'm broke... BUT you have a chance bbg let's gooooo

😭😭 Unholy blood is so SO good tho!! Like Tbh I never liked vampires and stuff but this plot is so interesting I LOVE it. And to top it all off with ROMANCE- *chef's kiss*

Omg tell me once you've read it! I just started reading it haha!

omg right? No longer a heroine is so good like I love her character development! I also recc "Sister's war". It's by the same artist! It's so drama but I live for it.

hehe no probs Chu! I love giving reccs hahaha

OH and that's on my TBR omg glad to hear it's good I'll read it soonnn

.... No surprises there... Ngl she's a walking red flag... no offence but I have really no words...

AW it's an honour 🥹🥹

hahaha I can't sleep in I've got like 3 projects due in Jan... My trip to Kuantan [YES KUANTAN] was only 4 days long.... I need a longer break istg banking and finance isn't being good to me AT ALL.

YEAH I GET YOU I can't even go to school without light makeup cause I feel like everyone would judge me if I went bare faced bruh. Plus in my school, we don't have a uniform so everyone just dresses up. I don't have much clothes but I still gotta dress up cause the other girls look like they're going for a fashion show... Eyeshadow eyeliner and lipstick too! Like my extracurricular activity is makeup but I don't even feel like doing makeup everyday before going to school like PLS I'm there to study not to look good?!

Sorry for ranting HAHAH and yeah that's how I spent my secondary school breaks too! I love "Haikyuu" my first anime was "Yuri!! On ice". The 2nd one is gay but it's pretty good in my opinion. I love Violet evergarden too omg. For shows... I watch a LOT of K-dramas and my fave is "While you were sleeping" and "The Hymn of death". The latter is a short one, 3 eps if I rmb correctly! But it's so good and angsty HAHHA

YEAH I think I know that acc omg! I don't follow her but I always receive notifs from her- I DO hope he's alive tho! My non-JJK friends like to send me pics of half Gojo... You know the kitkat one?? Brutal...

YEAH LEVI SO FINE FR!!! Hotness at it's finest oh my goodness Idc if he's half blind and short and older than me he's the definition of a MAN

Oh my OH MY Taytay supremacy 🥹🥹🥹 I agree it's all so relatable like every song is a story itself!

Thanks for the tips, Chu 😭😭😭 I should try the forum... I hope it can help me....

Hahah totally relatable! When I started Accounting 2 years back I was like ?!??!?! More than half the time HAHAH like JUST BALANCE 😭😭😭 You'll make my life a whole load easier.... 1 financial statement is worth 20 marks... so you can imagine how much I'll suffer if I don't balance it.. Okay but I prefer my maths and languages over sciences 🫠🫠 I suck at Bio... But I kinda like chemistry ngl it's quite fun

hehehe it's nothing!!! and thankss I did enjoy it!!

Also, when I went to Kuantan heard the mayor was planning to build a LEGIT REAL LIFE memorial for Nanami 😭 She's in the midst of liaising with Gege and JJK editors. Its so cute how Kuantan is using Nanami as their marketing strategy 😭😭 Istg all the Nanami girlied will FLOCK to Kuantan just to take a pic with the memorial HAHHA

Okay I think I've written too much 🤭🤭 Hope to hear from you soonnnnnn 🩵🩵🩵🩵

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disco anonn!!🥹🥹 i have just gotten back from luke's bakerlon card omg i'm positively swooning it's my most fav card now AAAAAA

it's the same childhood friends luke rosa but takes place in bakerlon, really. and there's this little angst between them, forbidden love trope, and rosa is as brilliant as always if not more!! i love luke so much he's always there for her like aaaaaaaaa

and in the beginning, we get to see luke all serious and with that lower voice too🫠🫠

and the xmas event!! good lord i put all schips i have again and got marius so i think okay that's worth it🥹 i haven't read it yet but will after this! thank god they make luke an SR one or else😭😭

samee!! i used to think vampire stories are usually over-the-top but unholy blood makes it so modern i love it sm😭 it's to the point that i'm rereading it several times because the ending is just tooo bittersweet don't you think?😭 like we won but at what cost... pastor michael's sacrifice at the beginning of the chapter never fails to bring me to tears ugh

wait i actually didn't find the author's new work because i got tangled up somehow. is it apostle's creed? i ended up reading that🥲 but i think it's one of her older works...

okay okay i live for all drama!🥹 as of now i'm still on death is the only ending for villainess! it's so good omg thank you for the recs i just realized that i once read it too but then forgot it halfway🥲 i totally remember callisto's smirk alright. now i'm picking it up AHAHAH

you're going to kuantan!? omg i hope you have fun there!!🥹 to be honest silly me didn't know than kuantan is in malaysia before jjk🥲 but yes i saw this one ad that features nanami for kuantan😭 and yes me too! year end means work after work so i'm quite literally dying these days🥲 once january comes i'll be submitting my one-week leave!

i so relate to you!! but it's so cool that your school doesn't have any uniform and that you have makeup as an extracurricular?! i used to hate my high school skirt sm because they made it so long i had to cut it🥲 AHAHHAA omg like going to fashion show🥲🥲 i used to get this hate(?) from these group of questionable boys for wearing powder at school whereas they also mocked girls who were bare-faced as well. istg they were simply weird😩

that's perfectly okay!! you can rant whenever you want with me!🥹 ahh i've heard of yuri on ice too back then it was kind of booming?🥹 and HYMN OF DEATH I WATCHED IT LEE JONGSUK omg his dramas are always good🥹 and shin hyesun's acting is always top-notch too. i love shin hyesun in angel's last mission the most though because the story is just generally sweet!

that KITKAT HAHAHAHAH😭😭 i know that and also this one meme of gojo's half body with christmas hat. gods i hate that meme sm😭 my bf loves it he's so insufferable

hotness at its finest is so real ahahahaha

you're welcome!!🥹 i personally feel the forum is so helpful even though we asked the basics so i hope it'll help you too!

THAT'S SO TRUE or the exams would only consists of 2 financial statements which means each of them worth 50 marks?!😭 that sort of headache is what makes me choose engineering as my major in uni but then now at work i'm somehow back to dealing with finances and such *siiiigh*

omg you like math? i used to hate that even more than economics🥹 because i'd tear my hair out for finding x and y and for the life of me, i can't solve those kind of questions fast😩 and same! i suck in bio bcs i have trouble remembering complicated things but chemistry is so fun there was one time i remember all things in the periodic table even though i have a short-term memory aha

REALLY?!😭 wait but how, is it the same or different with the nanami memorial that's in the google?? even i'm interested to visit kuantan too if there would be a nanami shrine there!!🥹🥹

that's okaaay! my reply is sooo long too omg and i'm waiting for your reply too!🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻