#iconic scene methinks

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[helenofblackthorns]

[s4pphoiduser]

in a world with an aftg show (because it Has to be a show, not a movie) seth would have a Pretty Guy actor playing him who looked even prettier when he was sneering or scowling and people would make edits of him with the velocity + slo-mo effects and be like "i can fix him"

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Web Novel Weapon Tournament Submissions

FORMERLY THE "CULTIVATION WEAPON TOURNAMENT"

Submissions Closed

Rules:

One weapon per submission. If you'd like to submit multiple weapons, please do so in separate responses

If the weapon doesn't have a specific name, please use however it's usually identified (ex: Character A's sword)

Any type of weapons are allowed! If it was created to be a weapon, essentially a weapon, or memorably used as a weapon, it counts! Have fun with it

Tournament Tag: #web novel weapon tournament

Current Submissions & Dealer's Choice under the cut

(CWs: spoilers, suggestive language, object insertion, suicide, self harm, character death)

[Last Updated: March 1st, 2024]

Submissions

Xuan Su - Yue Qingyuan’s sword (SVSSS)

Mod Propaganda: Xuan Su is Yue Qingyuan’s iconic sword that is only drawn twice after he suffers from a qi deviation bonding his life force to Xuan Su. 

Zheng Yang - Luo Binghe’s sword (SVSSS)

Submission: Something about a childhood sword that was broken, then preserved, then restored, and in the end was the one that remained, instead of the more powerful one that brought only misery. 

Bichen - Lan Wangji’s sword (MDZS) 

Submission:

this sword has been through a lot...

Cursed Knowledge Link

Mod Propaganda

Yes, this is the sword Wei Wuxian stuck up his ass in the Incense Burner Extra. It’s also Lan Wangji’s main weapon that was included in the iconic “Lan Wangji calling Wei Wuxian his scene” where Wei Wuxian believes he’s pointing toward Bichen (Chapter 31). It’s a legend, and I would be doing a disservice to Jin Guangyao (who Bichen defeated in the first round of the Danmei Character Tournament) if I did not include it.

Jiangzai - Xue Yang’s sword (MDZS)

Submission:

i don't know shit about swords but jiangzai can split into two swords and that's Very Cool methinks

E-ming - Hua Cheng’s cursed scimitar (TGCF)

Wiki Link 

Submission:

E-ming is the best boy. Hua Cheng forged his saber when he was defending humans who got caught in the middle of a big ghost battle for dominance, essentially. He dug out his cursed red eye and created E-ming from it. So his eye is on the pommel of the sword, right in the center above the handle, and it emotes!! When its happy, the eye curves into a crescent and it vibrates!!! It cries when Hua Cheng is mean to it in a fucked up sense of self loathing since his sword is born from him!! E-ming grows bigger when Xie Lian(Hua Cheng's god and eventual husband) kisses the blade, because silly erection joke! But also it begs Xie Lian for praise and attention because its BEST. BOY. Oh and I guess also the entirety of the heavens fears the cursed blade E-ming, which has the power to reopen any wounds its made an on an individual before. Just the thought of E-ming makes gods shake in their boots. But more importantly, he's best boy.

Ruoye - Xie Lian’s spiritual device (TGCF)

Wiki Link

Submission:

Ruoye is technically a demonic weapon or whatever as it doesn't need spiritual power to control, but that also might just be because it's sentient and has a will of it's own but is deeply loyal to Xie Lian obviously. Ruoye can extend REALLY far!!! And he can form protection barriers, and decapitate zombies, and chop vegetables. There's nothing this good bandage baby can't do!! Peak performance! AND it'll pretend to do a snake dance while Xie Lian plays an instrument while busking!! Isn't that adorable! Xie Lian wears it on his wrists usually, and sometimes Ruoye will like tighten or rub his wrists to express fear or comfort Xie Lian and its so cute. Ruoye is so good. Personally I think despite Ruoyes background being like. Horribly tragic, thats what makes it so Good. All that pain and suffering made this thing that ended up protecting Xie Lian all these 800 years. But I left it last in case it's too much.  (tw suicide mention) Ruoye was created after being soaked in Xie Lian's blood when it was used to tie him up while various people stabbed him with a sword a hundred times. Then when he was able to return home, it was used by his parents to kill themselves for a variety of reasons we won't get into. Then, upon finding them, he tried to kill himself too. But his cursed shackles prevented his mortal body from dying, so when he died he just came back; he came back to a silk bandage that after taking the life of 2 royals, and being soaked in the blood of a royal and former god and stuff, it came to life!! With resentment technically. But he's a good boy. 

Xin Mo - Luo Binghe’s sword (Ver. 2: Electric Boogaloo - SVSSS)

Submission:

it is literally The web novel weapon??? like it’s the demon emperor’s golden finger that he found in the eternal abyss? it has fanon continuity points as well if you believe that the metal rod wei wuxian (MDZS) touches in the mouth of the turtle is either a previous or later form of xin mo. Xin Mo is soooooooo good that it had to fight itself at one point! XIN MO SUPREMACY !!!!!!!

Cheng Luan - Liu Qingge’s sword (SVSSS)

Submission: 

It is very large and is obviously enough to carry Liu Qingge and company. The sword is the size of his ego…

Little Palace Mistress’s Whip (SVSSS) 

Submission:

Shen Qingqiu is whipped, and not just for Luo Binghe?

Wind Master Fan (TGCF)

Owner: Shi Qingxuan

[No Propaganda Submitted]

Wiki Link

Shuoyue - Lan Xichen's sword (MDZS)

Submission: The sword that stabbed through Lan Xichen's best friend, Jin Guangyao. Tragic sword.

Wiki Link

Chenqing - Wei Wuxian's dizi (MDZS)

Wiki Link

A Rock from LCF

Owner: Cale Henituse

Submission:

[spoilers for chapters 700+]

Listen there's nothing quite like having a scene where the protagonist straight up beats the main villain with a rock. A regular, averagely sized rock. And then also chucks the same rock into the face of a literal deity. It was glorious. It was therapeutic. #rocksweep

Dealer's Choice

(Submit these to make sure they get in & to add propaganda)

Jiangui / Ah! What the Hell from 2ha

“There is only one person in this world who can open Ever-Yearning. This person is extremely important in your life; you must love this person dearly, and this person must also love you in return, and be wholly devoted to you.” - Ji Baihua regarding the Ever-Yearning box containing Jiangui

Mo Ran’s Holy weapon in his second life, Jiangui - which translates to “Ah! What the hell” due to Mo Ran accidentally exclaiming this when opening the Ever-Yearning box. 

Bu’gui [“No Return”] / Guilai [“To Return”] from 2ha

“No Return… Affairs of the past upon vermillion bridge in emerald green; Another year goes but still you do not return.” - Chapter 81 

Bu’gui was Mo Ran’s sword in the original timeline that he received by bringing a plum blossom branch to an old dragon named Wangyue. He had Chu Wanning seal it until he could think of a name for it, and it was only named “No Return” after Chu Wanning’s death.

In the second lifetime, he received Jiangui instead, but Bu’gui appeared once more at Xuanyuan Pavilion and was auctioned off to the Rufeng Sect for 5 million; this time it was referred to as Guilai or “To Return.”

Longcheng / Dragon City - Xue Meng’s sword from 2ha

Since Xue Meng could not receive a holy weapon from Jincheng Lake, he used Longcheng, a high-quality scimitar from Taxue Palace. From what I remember, Mo Ran gifted him the Wangshu Crystal from the Carp Essence that was requested by Song Qiutong to help him cultivate/add to his sword, making it something similar to a “heavenly weapon.”

Xue Zhengyong’s fan

While this fan is never named, Xue Zhengyong’s fan is well-known due to the writing on it - “Xue is beautiful” (which faces others) and “others are ugly” (which faces him). It really is iconic

“Xue is beautiful, others are ugly.” - Chapter 31

Suibian - Wei Wuxian's sword (MDZS)

Suibian is Wei Wuxian’s sword that sealed itself after his death. Its name translates to “Whatever” due to Wei Wuxian’s inability to think of a suitable name and telling Jiang Fengmian to name it “whatever.” This is, in my opinion, the funniest thing Jiang Fengmian has ever done in his life

Zidian - Jiang Cheng/Madam Yu's whip (MDZS)

Wiki Link

The Jiang Clan’s family heirloom that transforms from a ring into a whip. It was originally used by Madam Yu until her death when she (and separately her husband) used it to bind and protect Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian from the invading Wens. 

A symbol of family and honor given from Madam Yu to Jiang Cheng, Zidian’s owner can allow others to use it, as shown by Jiang Fengmian realizing Zidian recognized him before his and Madam Yu’s death and Jiang Cheng leaving Zidian with Jin Ling.

Taerang - Alberu Crossman's divine item (LCF)

Wiki Link

Fantasy gun rights

Undecided / Other

CWN's weapons - Tianwen, Jiu’ge, Huaisha (2ha)

TGCF Final battle sword

The sword of several gods put together to fight the final Boss of TGCF

Hong Jing (TGCF)  

Mod Propaganda: Snitch

Wiki Link

Yan Zhen (TGCF)

Wiki Link

Jun Wu’s Virgin Detector sword

[inventedfangirling]

ONLY FRIENDS EPISODE 8 LIVE REACTION POST

I AM SO SO NOT READY for raymew...more like im not ready to see Sand hurt but arggghhh lets goooo

ohno ray seems to have not been a great influence on mew

okay i LOVE how protective cheum seems over mew but hello where was all this love and concern for ray all this while like whats that about !??

my gawd First is so dang good in this scene with Khao not like im surprised but gawd the hurt is hurting and it is not one bit comfy but again nobody should expect messy gays the show to be a comfort watch lmao

OHMYGOD why is everybody so good at their jobs...we barely knew anything about plug and yo's relationship but was that scene IMPACFUL or what!!!

no matter how much mental torture this may offer, its great that we also have guaranteed quality performances like wow what a pleasure it is to watch them perform

i get that top seems to be very much in love with mew but him acting all holier than thou about smoking PLS bit rich coming from somebody who literally cheated on him like WOW yes mew TELL HIM

I ADORE TF OUTTA HIM BUT PLS NO NOT FIRST SINGING

my gawd ray getting on my nerves he's so selfish wanting to have both mew and sand and using his cuteness to get his way like excuse me who allowed you outta my pocket and into the world where you can hurt sand GET BACK IN HERE!

my gawd ray using all his perusasion moves and then some but sand standing his ground multiples times im SO PROUD OF HIM 🥹

ray did not just use orphans to get sand to agree like arrest him milord its too much!!

oh damn top approaching cheum for help, man clearly serious about his concern (pretty obvious/out there prediction based on how you think but mewtop endgame methinks :3)

okay papang's character CLEARLY has just work on his mind SURE completely his excited thirsty looks giving NOTHING away

STFU did i just see boston looking at a selfie of him and nick while drinking alone in a bar WOW did not think i'd have lived to see this day lmao

is it just me being too sandray biased or did raymew not have much chemistry in that library scene...the way ray said you look delectable felt mechanical sorta like its something he just read off a script in his head and not what he thought of right then...probably also due to it being early days together but also i did NOT hear ray say that he doesnt want a band anymore...i simply didnt hear it...it makes me feel NOTHING

why the fuck have all these people been invited these two self destructive boys have evidently NO clue in life...as expected i mean lol otherwise whats the fun in a show about a bunch of well adjusted adults with entirely healthy relationships lmao

STFU did mew just try coke NOMYGAWD this is gonna be such a train wreck of a party I CANNOT

gawd pretty boy ray (SO PRETTY but also)whipped af he's gonna hurt so so bad when he realises mew has been knowingly or unknowingly using him to get over or spite top

zjnsnsjs what was that laugh mew did when ray asked if cheum invited top...book looked so HOT and MY GAWDS TOP GUN TOP AHRJMSNANSKAKA

is ray thinking what im thinking?? that mew is showing more emotion in the past 1 minute than he did the entire time they were together and it was entirely directed at top!?

ahjansnnsjsjs mew you menace that was such a badass move im gonna forgive you for using ray and making out with him for a hot second cos WOW

sand nick moving on buddies CUUUTE if only the moving on was working out for either of them 🤧🤧

wow nick has got some guts walking upto ton like that after having secretly recorded him and ruined his friend group...im dyingggg at his (desperation dressed as ) confidence

not to get distracyed but that teeny glimpse of neo's forehead through his fringe making me wanna scream...he looks so so sooo goood argh WHY DO THEY COVER IT UP HUH FOR WHAT?? FREE THE FOREHEADS!!!

2 freddie mercury's making out at a halloweeen party...woulda been such an iconic moment...ray playing spoilsport boy you better get back in my pocket (THREAT)

AABNANAN RAY DID NOT JUST SAY WHAT I THINK HE DID MY GAWD HE'S SO!?????

When tf is ray gonna learn not to kiss people without their consent he making me madder and madder!?!?!

holy fucking shit sand's expression after ray said "you love me" !?????? im so devastated at that milli second of a reaction FIRST IS SO FXKING GOOD!??

"you're mine no matter what!????" um how DARE he!????

YES SAND GOOD ON YOU IM SO PROUD OF YOU ray you better count your days im coming for you😤😤😤😤

mew breaking up with top cos he cheated on him to be with ray who has "always" been faithful to him and this always faithful guy just decides to offer himself to his "fuckbuddy" and some other random dude from the party so easily?? gawd i feel bad for mew.

i know mew is going through hell and sorta acting out...but my gawd unhinged mew is so hot????? i feel like my brain is turning to mush everytime he does something wild

pls that bgm in the topmew scene...no matter how this scene ends...they have to be the endgame i really dont see a way around it

cheum deciding to draw boundaries and blaming ray for showing no concern for her and ruining things while the police are literally checking the room for drugs after having pinned ray down is just the sorta shiz the show promised and it has delivered so good i could scream into my pillow for hours

2 seconds...thats all it took for khao to make an impact with that scene...he's MAGIC i tell you

cheum and april should just run away together just for a while give themselves some peace of mind

pls the romcom music for topmew its driving me insane.....this was supposed to be my sandray WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG

sandnick cuties I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC ARGH...whether its kept as moving on partners or new found besties or even fwbs...i am full on supporting that shiz...sand deserves some fun too

cant believe boston was the least active character today...i almost have humane feelings towards him wow

sghahnsnznsjwjzjjsjsjsnjs omygod next episode preview ducking hell

Forget everything i said about sandnick and arresting ray and being mad at him...i am still mad but ahhh sandray my babies WE ARE SO BACKKKK....they better have a proper talk so ray can apologise and start off on a proper note or else imma lose it again but ahhhhhh i havent smiled at a preview in a loooong time fuckkk feeels goood😭😭😭

[shinygoku]

Help! (1965)

It’s May Day, and a Mayday is a cry for Help!

Released shortly after the film of the same name [I gotta find better quality footage of it lmao], this album has only 2 covers and may have the most iconic songs featured since A Hard Day's Night. Does the whole selection hold up or could it have done with a bit more ....NUJV?!

That's right, in Flag Semaphore they aren't spelling HELP, but NUJV, which naturally I only know from reading about The Band haha. Done that way for more pizzaz, don'cha know. A very minimalist cover, I like it more than With The Beatles but I wonder why they tinted their black garb to be blue?

SIDE ONE

Help!: While they've dabbled in "Depression song set to upbeat music" before, I think this is their most iconic of that genre. I also think it's well known – at least among Beatlemanics, that it's a lot less ironic. John wrote this one quickly and in doing so put a lot of himself in there. With that knowledge, I feel a little more guilty going "Haha #mood", as I think it's safe to say the average listener has fewer Problems than John did, not least the lack of being on a microscope slide as The Beatles were... but it IS still a relatable number that's a fun song, too! For an anxiety number it makes a great opening, which is odd to say, but here we are. Splendid backing vocals and drums with occasional moments of very audible guitar also lift it above similar vibe'd numbers.

The Night Before: I love this one, and the depiction of the Stonehenge scene with interesting camera angles from the movie is forever married to the music in my mind! I think it says something that I'm much more into the "Hey Girl don't be mean to me" style than I was on past albums, maybe it's related to the dude being on the receiving end of someone leaving in the morning this time having it feel fresher? idk. Groovy instruments drive it very nicely and the harmonies add dimension to the mournful vibes in counter to the almost rock 'n' roll flavour, methinks.

You've Got to Hide your Love Away: I'm not as keen on this one myself... again, the sequence in the Film comes clearly to mind for this, but in that they were like, slouching in the communal house and that matches the sluggish energy. This feels like it shoulda been on the previous album with the slower tempo and grumpy lyrics. But all that said, it's still very solid and well performed, and again I know people connect to the exasperated words. Also hi, Tambourine! "Two foot small" is the standout line to me, and I think there could be allegory for non-heterosexual relationships in here, but a lot of the song is murky and mumbly. Maybe on purpose, it sure adds to the Mood, but it again makes me less energised.

I Need You: This was also in the film, but it wasn't as distinct a cinematography sponge. I think it shared the Stonehenge scene but The Night Before overshadowed it somewhat lol. Sorry, George! ^^;; – I guess it's down to this being much more mild and downbeat, even though the themes on paper are pretty damn similar. I'm not into the stated thesis of trying to guilt a relationship back on, which is a common pop song template. The bridges[?] are really lovely though, the stringing and bongos make a dope backing track with more "aaahhh-hhhh" type harmonies.

Another Girl: Ahh yes, in the film the Beatles were in the Bahamas and miming this song, like Paul playing the Bikini Wearing Girl - Anyway this is kinda another "Nyah nyah sucks to be you, I've UPGRADED with New Girl" that was common in AHDN and BFS, but I'm feeling more generous this time, maybe as it's got a jaunty tempo and more cheerful energy, even with spite lacing it lol. The short guitar solos add a certain je ne sais quoi.

You're Gonna Lose That Girl: Ok, first of all the whiplash from the previous title to this is soooo funny. I've also seen comparison to She Loves You, that this one offers a Quiet Part Said Loud; You've upset your Girl and you can either make nice with her pronto, or I'm gonna shoot my shot and be a better BF at that lmao. Either way, it's pretty refreshing to hear this kind of counterpoint to the hypothetical situations in other songs, this one isn't bragging or pleading but Stating that Improvement is needed, Dude. Albeit still with a smidge of arrogance to assume the girl will so easily fall into the POV's arms hahaa. Still, any nod to Girls Having Agency is groovy, like the instruments (includes Bongos this time!) and oooohhh man the smoke and colour filled Studio in the film.... you're making Smoking look too cool!! Aaaaaa! (It’s my 2nd Fave Music Vid sequence in the whole movie~)

Ticket to Ride: Did someone ask for another mopey song? I didn't, but I'm not complaining. The instrumental opening and strumming that continues until the sudden build up in the Bridge(?) makes this really fun to listen to! I forget if this is the one that may be about a prostitute or not, but it could explain the Girl's nonchalance about heading off lol, but it could be another sign of a slow to dawn realisation that 'Oh yeah, Girls do things off their own bat sometimes too....' which seems to be a theme in this album so far. Also seen a hypothesis /Paul allegedly claimed that the Ticket is to Ryde in the Isle of Wight, but as ya can see it's spelled different, so that may be a Reach. ALSO!! The Alps Music Vid from the film set to this music is my absolute fave part of the movie, even though the Bugs mucking about in the snow has no relevance to the song, it's just sooo pretty and a joy to watch while cool music plays~ And it has a fun coda, too!

SIDE TWO

Act Naturally: WOOOOOOOOO!!! YEAH, BAYBEE!! This may be my absolute favourite Cover the boys have performed, it's utterly perfect for Ringo and the bouncy energy really make this one I go out of my way to listen to. In keeping with the album's theme, it's up-tempo and has lyrics about how dang miserable the POV looks that he's the obvious pick for a particularly depressed role in a film! Uh... yay? (Pushes Depressing Ringo Lore away for this.) Seeing how Ringo seems to still do performances of this in more modern times, I think he's really fond of it, too~ And it is eerie how close this song is to Ringo's role in AHDN [Film] and Help! [Film] where he's the poor little Meow Meow undergoing the Horrors, and doing a pretty great act when not completely baked (and tbh, in Help! I think their High-ness enhances a daft plot rather than dragging it down). Also Paul's backing vocals in the chorus are very nice lol

It's Only Love: I don't recall hearing this one before. Maybe as it's not as good? lol. John's words are a bit tricky to parse out from the energetically strumming guitar. Again I'm keen on the music but the main Theme is "Girl you're difficult or something girl. Ow my feelings" and I'm not sure if it's meant to be a good or bad thing in this song's narrative. idk, mebbe this song would grow on me if I heard it more, but I'm not inclined to put it on the Underrated Gem shelf with IHJTDWY from AHDN or an upcoming song from Revolver...

You Like Me Too Much: George's 2nd whack at a song on the album! And I don't think I've heard this before either. And I'm not sure I'll remember this one later today lmao. I like the piano opening. Seems to be about a less-than-healthy relationship where the Girl is incapable of staying away... but has POV done anything to cause this? It seems like they threaten to get the girl even if she did leave successfully, so, assuming I didn't get the wrong end of the stick (which is possible as the sound balance is a bit murky on the mono uploads) then yeah, another L here. Geoooorge!! You can and will do better, but this ain't it!

Tell Me What You See: Not heard this one before lol. It seems less Creepy and more optimistic than most'a these less-than-memorable numbers, but it's not doing much for me, so yet again I will warmly comment on the Instrument work, a very consistent strength (which may be getting stronger and stronger, but it's less clear in this exact song lmao). The humming at the end wasn't very good though.

I've Just Seen A Face: Ohh! It's much faster tempo'd than expected! This shock to the system gets me liking it more than expected lmao. Somehow it seems more modern in this way (when I refer to Modern music, that's not actually a compliment most times fyi), but I dig it. Woooow that guitar is being strummed and a half!

Yesterday: Ahh yes. This song is quite load bearing indeed. Hearing the melody in a dream. Scrambled Eggs. The string quartet. Paul's work without any significant contributions from the others but released as Lennon/McCartney anyway as these days were so early and something like this hadn't been done yet. Potentially a first crack between that pair, it's later cited in John's Diss Song after the divorce... But I'm not planning to delve into conjecture, and other than my own fruit loop takes I don't wanna get too deep into rabbitholes here. It's easy to be mislead on Beatle Theory, tediously! But it's a beautiful, heart tugging song and it's no surprize that it's become the most covered of 'em all. So sad, mournful and regretful, yet compelling and easy to find yourself murmuring as you go about your day.

While I don't rate any covers over the original [listen to it on the '23 Red Album ver!!], I do get a kick outta an instrumental cover with Japanese Instruments (in part cause of my Weeb Leanings, but it's SOOOO JRPG End Credits material too lmao)

Dizzy Miss Lizzy: And we close the album with one more cover! ........Yeah, a bit of a damp squib to end on lmao. Anything is gonna be a Coughing Baby after the Hydrogen Bomb that is Yesterday, but it doesn't even seem to have many lyrics to speak of! Feels very much like Live Performance Filler when they need to space the Good Stuff out and have a bit of a break hsdjhjgdfhdf

CONCLUSION

Best 3: Help!, You're Gonna Lose That Girl, Yesterday

Blurst 3: It's Only Love, You Like Me Too Much, Tell Me What You See

I've had a hard time picking only 3 to put in the Best Category before, but this time it's even trickier as there's more Noticeably Strong Songs and Act Naturally is such a charming cover I wanted to cram more in! (something something The Economy Class Beatles getting just pushed out of my own spotlight on AHDN/Help!, oh woe is me as I love their songs!) That's good!! But again the Off Vibes for some'a these, especially on Side 2 again, make that easy to fill too. Still, this is an overall advancement over the previous 4 Albums, so I'd say overall Help! is Promising. But we aren't quite at the stage where they cement their position as the greatest Band of all time, but I think it's soon, VERY soon indeed...

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Once more I do wanna get into the Sillay Time that is their Movies, but I'm focusing on the Albums first and will do a reccy for missed Notable Songs and other media if I can get my paws on 'em ¬w¬;; - But what'll come next is exciting and not quite what is on the underside of shoes by spelling differences. That's right, Rubber Soul!

[dorizardthewizard]

HSM (2006) rewatch pt 3

3. Getcha head in the game!

Half of these students just don’t have backpacks huh, meanwhile Taylor has a wholeass suitcase

Gabriella: I can't believe you live here. I looked for you at the lodge on New Year's Day, but... Troy: I know, we had to leave first thing.

One thing I don’t get is did the new year’s party at the lodge end right after midnight? Lame. Also if they didn’t see each other, why didn’t they text or call each other as Troy said he would?

The way Troy whispers “the singing thing” pffft this movie really is a queer allegory huh

It’s kind of funny they show Sharpay being “into” Troy in the first movie because that really isn’t relevant at all, she drops that and tries to sabotage him immediately after the audition. But I guess it makes her advances on Troy not seem out of the blue in the second movie.

Troy and Gabriella's reactions to Sharpay in this scene are a wholeass mood, Gabriella's like "you seeing this shit?". Also Gabriella is usually seen as super bubbly and nice all the time but she's been through multiple schools, she knows what's up and what kind of person Sharpay likely is. That grin when she makes the "nice penmanship!" remark? Totally a subtle dig, I love it.

Also random country flags in the background – I didn’t know Americans knew that many national flags! (I’m joking I’m joking I'm kidding)

Alright basketball time! I'm just gonna comment on this whole bit - I like how they show Troy start to consider the singing thing but from a distance, mentioning how you could extra credit for auditioning first. Like he’s testing the waters. Going with the queer allegory, this is like when you offhandedly mention something lgbt+ related in the news or whatever, just to see how the other person would react, but you could also relate to this to a lot of things. By the end of the scene, we see Troy backpedaling on the musical thing and saying it would just be “a good laugh” when it becomes apparent Chad doesn’t approve. The next thing he says is a comment on Sharpay being cute, we know from his reaction to her earlier that he doesn’t like her but he still says that here, as if he suddenly feels the need to defend his masculinity and heterosexuality. Or as a last excuse for why he might be interested in the musical.

Chad's comment about LeBron and Shaq is so funny considering the kind of guy LeBron is. Also, Chad, Michael Jordan was in a movie with the Looney Tunes years before this movie so anything goes! Still, he's definitely buying into the toxic masculinity culture and literally shudders at the idea of show tunes and costumes and makeup and anything unmanly – let’s put a pin in that ok?

Anyway he likes rock apparently, which. Hm, is this already kind of breaking a stereotype? Either way, it’s 2006 so what kind of rock does Chad listen to? Older stuff or is he blasting In the End? I NEED TO KNOW

Okayyy Getcha Head in the Game is iconic, the first “Troy is conflicted” song of the series. I love the use of the basketball sounds, and it’s just so catchy! Little break in the diegesis there when Troy hits a note a bit too musically and the others stare at him until he realises what he just did. A tier methinks.

Just keep your head in the gay. No honestly I can’t unhear that now.

Who is “J”?

Wow dicks, they didn’t put the basketballs away

[burning-sol]

Okay I'm sorry I'm sorry but I want to talk abt ideas I have for an alternate EQG set up.

Twilight should follow Sunset through the portal methinks. Twilight has been shown to get ahead of herself sometimes so if she just ran through it is believable I think. The portal leads out to a town square, but it would be night time so you don't have to worry about witnesses. And with the time alone you can have a dedicated moment to her learning how to walk on two feet, showing how much of an adjustment it is.

Twilight might consider going back through the portal but between intriguge and a sense of urgency decides not to. She got business to do. Back in Equestria the other ponies hear the commotion and get up, but they don't know what is happening so they wouldn't be able to go in and follow Twilight immediately.

The ponies go to Celestia who upon hearing from different accounts puts together what has happened, explaining the events to the remaining ponies but maybe leaving out details. She declares it too dangerous for the other ponies to go, and like in the og they follow the princess' command. She says that Twilight will be fine and dismisses them.

For one reason or another, maybe a joke about not being included and arriving late, Spike manages to eavesdrop on Celestia lamenting about how the portal will close but that she doesn't want to risk anypony's wellbeing until it looks like it's getting dire. She goes off to tell the guards to heighten security, ensuring that nobody will have access to the portal anymore.

Spike is alarmed!! He knows it's against the wishes on the princess but he runs to the portal when nobody is looking, coming out on the other side as a dog. He looks around, expecting to see Twilight but she has disappeared. It's daytime and many people are walking around (they don't notice him because he's so small), and with the camera zooming out showing his size in comparison to the world around him, we see the daunting task ahead of him. But it all shows Spike's bravery and loyalty to Twilight that he would go this far to make sure she's safe <- I super love Spike's part in the original movie, he's really cool.

So where IS Twilight. Well, obviously, it's not very good that it was the middle of night and she was alone with nowhere to go. She walks around getting scared by every little detail of this new foreign world, you can even insert the iconic Twilight scream as she is very frightened. Maybe Pinkie Pie is involved in this scene to mirror Twilight first meeting Pinkie, except Pinkie scares the cutiemark off her flank and makes her run off.

Twilight is feeling super not cool until she runs into Applejack, making her perk up at the familiar face. Applejack asks her if she's okay and Twilight um. Doesn't know what to say. Applejack is shown to be an invaluable member of the community with her staying up late to do some work, as well as not being able to recognise Twilight. She asks if Twilight is from out of town and Twilight jumps on the excuse, "yep!! not from around here!! nuh uh, from faaar away". Again it calls back to the pony premiere.

Here the ponies are young adults because I say so. But Applejack asks if Twilight has someplace to stay. Nope! Really weird a tourist wouldn't have organised somewhere to sleep but Applejack is super nice and offers to let Twilight stay with her. Nice, Twilight has somewhere to sleep now. And it avoids the whole "how would a teacher not know about a new transfer student?" stuff. She's an adult, it's assumed that whatever she's doing is her business baby.

And so at some point the next day Twilight and Spike meet up again (it's a very heart warming scene), compare notes, and the high stakes are established what with the portal closing within whatever the agreed timeframe is. If Twilight can't get the crown she will either have to remain stranded here for the next however long, or she will return home empty hoofed which would mean Sunset would still have the element and could do bad things with it. Nice.

And that is an the set up I have thought of. The town is probably all drifted apart (boy howdy is that how it is irl) and Twilight along the way will be helping to build the community alongside Applejack. Didn't even think of this, but it's the perfect vehicle for Twilight to develop and prove herself as a good leader. Also, the rest of the Mane 6 have believably drifted apart with time. They used to be close like in the original movie, but when they graduated they just got so busy and stopped contacting each other. Oh and I think it'd be really cool if how they met continued to call on the premiere. It's not exactly the same, but similar enough it still gives you a warm fuzzy feeling. Can't wait until Pinkie meets Twilight again like "hey!!! you're that person i met the other day!!!!" "huh?" "yeah!!! it was like super late and i was out on a midnight walk and you were screaming and running around!!!!!" Like that would be funny I think.

Anyways, this is just one take. I'm sure there's many different ways this could go, and the original EQG isn't inherently a bad plot. This is just all my personal preference and what I think would be interesting. ^ ^

[all-seeing-ifer]

top five favorite episodes or moments from lost!

Ok so julian’s dragging me kicking and screaming back into having lost opinions let’s go (I’m going with top five episodes just bc it's a bit less broad and thus a bit easier)

Tricia Tanaka is Dead - the it girl!! I do honestly wish more of the show allowed itself to be as fun and low stakes as this one because the slice-of-lifeiness of it all really works! it's just a fun episode about characters working together to fix a van while hurley works through his issues with his dad and it's funny and it's charming and it's a beautiful microcosm of the show's themes of community and hope. also the music in this one always sticks out to me - I love the slowed down emotional version of shambala that plays at the end of the episode it just sounds gorgeous

Through the Looking Glass - the opposite end of the spectrum to tricia tanaka is dead in terms of plot relevance and stakes. lost has a lot of great season finales but this is always going to be my favourite! I love how many different moving parts come together in this one and obviously the twist at the end is iconic, but honestly charlie's death might be the strongest part to me. and I say this as a huge fan of charlie, he was my favourite character for the first bit of the show, but I love how his death was written I'd honestly call it a contender for best written tv death of all time. The build up to it with desmond's visions of the future is really well done, him sacrificing himself in the hope of getting his loved ones home is a great and powerful conclusion to his arc, and I love all the neat details in the writing like how his musical ability is what helps him to save the day! it's just so well done and emotional and one of the show's most powerful moments!!

The Constant - a modern christmas and/or valentine's day classic! I feel like I don't have too much to say about this one bc the constant being great is a very popular opinion among lost fans but it really does live up to the hype. one of the best time travel love stories ever written methinks

Exposé - EXPOSE IS REALLY GOOD YOU GUYS ARE JUST MEAN. does it contribute to the show's plot? no, but also I don't care about the show's plot so who give a shit. I love that it's a murder mystery, I love that all the characters are absolutely dogshit at solving the murder mystery, I love the silly goofy diamond heist plot, I love the concept of retelling all the show's most major plot beats from the pov of a couple of background characters who were never involved in the important stuff, and most of all I love the fucked up unnecessarily dark ending that never gets addressed again for like three seasons. if old lost fandom were remotely capable of having fun this would have been considered a classic from the start

Numbers - Obviously the first hurley episode deserves to make the top five, but I do also just generally love the mysterious and slightly creepy vibes of this episode (did the numbers mystery get resolved in a satisfying way? that's another story, but the episode that set it up is still pretty damn great). also hurley's backstory of being a lottery winner convinced he's cursed with catastrophic bad luck is definitely one of the most memorable character backstories the show ever came up with

i'm also giving an honourable mention to exodus, live together die alone, and there's no place like home (I didn't want this list to be all season finales but I can't deny the show had a REALLY great run of them up until season 5), flashes before your eyes (didn't want to include it along with the constant bc it is kind of just a dry run for that episode, but i do think it deserves credit and it's a shame it gets overshadowed by the other desmond and penny centric time travel episode), and ji yeon specifically for the twist that the sun and jin off-island scenes are actually taking place in two different times. always a sucker for that one

[mlentertainment]

favourite scene in bob spit is when he punches angeli so hard in the elevator that his replacement mouth clicks out of place. no other stop motion film will literally ever top that

[worstloki]

Which scene do you think is the most iconic loki scene ?

how dare you ask me for the most iconic loki scene as if loki isn’t enough of an icon to make every scene iconic to an equally substantial magnitude (it’s the transition from having a breakdown in prison to walking in armour with his hair done having fun)

[swiftsthislove]

tonight felt like a perfect night to rewatch mean girls and it just reminded me how iconic this movie is ohmygod

[carothehotmess]

GENERAL THOUGHTS AFTER HOTD EPISODE 5

Rip Rhea Royce I just know that you were not hetero and tbh you showed up, insulted daemon’s virility, and immediately died and that was a pretty iconic character arc if you ask me

Laenor and Rhaenyra agreeing to have an open relationship and becoming friends and allies! We love to see it!

Joffrey talking about seeing the tournaments when Rhaenyra becomes Queen… oh my sweet summer child you shall never see them for so many reasons

But also I love that we got a little of his and Laenor’s relationship before his death

Ser Criston- bro?!?! Did you really think she was going to marry you?! What drug is this man on and where can I get some

Allicent sweetheart wtf was that skirting around the question? Just ask if Rhaenyra fucks!

But also I was very confused like did she understand that Criston and not Daemon slept with Rhaenyra? Because if so, why was she so pissed?? Like either its just a miscommunication situation, which is so dumb, or she understood that Rhaenyra didn’t lie to her so like… is she just jealous that Rhae slept with anyone?! So many questions.

The entrances. Good GOD they all slayed. The Velaryons win for having a whole ass routine and theme going on, Daemon wins for never listening to his weak ass brother and just showing up to cause chaos, and Alicent wins for badass moment and prettiest dress (well tied with Laena) because I just love that color green okay??

Rhaenyra and Laenor would definitely come across like they are a little in love to anyone who doesn’t realize because their shared excitement over their agreement and future plans was so cute. Like they seemed genuinely excited to be partners in secrets.

The dancing was SO FUN and Harwin just very subtly being the one dancing with Rhaenyra the most was great. She always seemed to be smiling or laughing in the brief scenes of them dancing together, and I’m just so glad she has him!!

The set up for Daemon and Laena was also great! Him clearly still prioritizing Rhaenyra but also noticing and being very much interested in Laena is fantastic development imo

THAT GRIP THOUGH. Like my Queen really taunted him and basically begged him to whisk her away and marry her and the way he gripped her face did not need to be so hot. I said it and I meant it.

HARWIN STRONG I LOVE YOU ugh him literally fighting his way over to Rhaenyra then throwing her over her shoulder like it was nothing was just chefs kiss

Rip Joffrey, you deserved to get to live your dreams of being in tournaments and fucking the king consort. Gone too soon

Fuck Ser Criston Cole. I do like that they made it about his “honor” or whatever as well, but it really mostly gave off the vibes of him throwing a temper tantrum just because he didn’t get what he wanted

I did love that Laena was also fighting to get to Laenor. Their bond is great and I hope we get to see them and Rhaenyra and Daemon grow closer!

Poor Laenor. The gays did not do well this episode methinks

Viserys bro why are you even still alive at this point

[measureformeasure]

Hamlet @ the Stratford Festival

I had the chance to catch Hamlet at Stratford this year, and oh my God, Amaka Umeh is a force of fucking nature and probably the best Hamlet i’ll ever see in my life. It was overall a very good production despite some Stratford Festival-itis and directed by a man disease, mostly because Amaka Umeh...was on stage. 

oh no, tumblr user lesbianedmund! you cry. i don’t live in canada and/or i don’t have the money to see it!!. fear not. i took copious notes. also it’ll probably be online w/ stratfest @ home, so eventually it may be dispersed to the masses. and you can watch Amaka Umeh do to be or not to be in 2020. it’s amazing. all the details are beneath the cut and there are many.

first off. Amaka Umeh (she/they/he) is the most amazing Hamlet I have ever seen. They are the definitive Hamlet. Why are we still making Hamlets when their Hamlet exists. She delivered monologues in ways I never thought of. She was so alive as Hamlet it was insane. For real I think they’re the best actor I’ve ever seen. Adjoa Andoh type of compelling. I don’t think I can really exaggerate how fantastic he is.

before you ask: no Fortinbras. Gertrude could not see the ghost. Gertrude knew the wine was poisoned. Hamlet’s madness was not really fake. Ophelia did not hear to be or not to be.

overarching thoughts: so much Stratford Festival syndrome acting in this. ie boring as fuck acting. like they’re saying words. they’re even saying the words really well. but jesus christ it’s so boring. it feels so dead and i can’t put my finger on why. hate it

Hamlet was beyond amazing. Horatio was good, Laertes was good, loved the players scene (SOOOO amateur theatre it was perfect down to the ukulele), r&g were good, Polonius i warmed up to, Claudius, Gertrude*, and Ophelia were just so boring, ghost was too standard ghost-y & i hated that. also, I think it didn’t do its women very well

* I saw a Gertrude understudy, and not Maev Beaty, so my Gertrude thoughts might be different than someone who saw the main cast Gertrude

there was really annoying underscoring at some parts, especially the ending. fuck underscoring in theatre i didn’t come to see a movie i came to see a PLAY

before the play started there was a glass rectangular coffin on stage with the dead Hamlet Sr in it. the set had two levels and it’s a thrust kind of stage. on the top level there was two-way glass making a little box kind of deal which could be mirrors or another part of the stage very cool

the second scene opened with the coffin of Hamlet’s father being covered with a tablecloth and Hamlet was standing at the end of it (back to centre audience) and was very upset

everyone gathered around to clink their glasses but Hamlet just leant back in his chair and drank the whole glass. Laertes was wearing a shirt with butterflies on it under his suit? fashion icon

just the way ‘a little more than kin and less than kind’ was delivered was my first clue that this was going to be something absurdly fantastic. Hamlet did the whole thing very obviously grief-stricken. half his lines sounded like he was about to burst into tears and it was just. so. good.

the ‘o’ in o that this too too sullied flesh was so raw. that’s how you do the shakespeare guttural ‘o’ sound. yeah. also the o god! god! was delivered almost like protesting the fixing canon gainst self slaughter part. so good.

Laertes and Hamlet had a secret handshake which was hilarious

Ophelia and Hamlet made out with ophelia sitting on the coffin table which is. something i mean we know that hamlet thinks that’s his dad’s coffin so.

when Hamlet says ‘methinks i see my father’ to horatio, he whips the tablecloth off the table and

IT’S JUST A NORMAL TABLE. NO DEAD FATHER. IT DID NOT MOVE. GOD I LOVE THEATRE AND PRACTICAL EFFECTS.

and then the ‘in my mind’s eye’ was very rushed and Hamlet was clearly stunned by the fact that it wasn’t the coffin.

the ghost was really boring however the super low fog rolling across the steps of the stage looked fantastic. also the ghost of Hamlet Sr. saw Gertrude and Claudius like. making out in the two way glass cube

the Polonius and Reynaldo scene was actually kind of funny! however I think Polonius losing his train of thought should maybe have been sprinkled a little more through the play because my aunt thought the actor just corpsed lmao

Hamlet’s letters were all texts

to overhear Hamlet, Polonius called Claudius and put his phone in his pocket and Claudius and Gertrude went out in the hall. Polonius stood under the top layer of the stage, and then

enter Hamlet above doing to be or not to be. they moved it! wild. 

i reallllllly wish they did more with this. like how worried is Gertrude now? give me more. but super interesting in concept? however ‘Hamlet is a suicide text, it’s time to teach it like one’ has given me strong opinions about ophelia having to be there for the monologue

and then Hamlet went into his fake madness and messed around with Polonius. all of Polonius’ asides were done to the phone in his pocket.

Rosencrantz hit his juul like 8 times during this scene. also r&g and Hamlet had a secret handshake too.

the players were fun. the one guy started doing all the world’s a stage before hamlet got him doing the right monologue

they put this weird little like mic pack on Ophelia’s thigh and then she had a little thing around her neck or ear? so they could listen in?

going to be honest i don’t know why they did this. did you just want ophelia to untie her wrap dress. this is what i mean about directed by a man disease

Hamlet was just so confused about everything and then lashed out it was. ow. dude i don’t think this is a joke anymore ahahah

also when Hamlet said as a crab move backwards he took a selfie with Polonius. that whole bit was so fuckign funny

Horatio filmed Claudius on a phone during the mousetrap

Polonius pretended to be stabbed when he was reenacting being Julius Caesar it was funny he did et tu brute and Hamlet pretended to cut his throat

also the band played that ushering in music they play outside of the theatre (bc stratfest is like that) before the play for the mousetrap except now they have Danish flags on their instruments instead of stratfest ones

the play opened with four of the players on stage one of them playing the ukulele and singing a goofy song it was SO amateur theatre

when Claudius shouted for the lights to come up the house lights came up and it was intermission

Claudius’ ‘my offence is rank’ monologue was done TO Polonius!! he confessed to Polonius! and Hamlet didn’t hear it at all.Cclaudius was clearly kind of torn up about what he did and feeling guilt but he was still boring. lol

Polonius was shot through a curtain and Lo And Behold he was shot in the place where Hamlet pretended to stab him while he was pretending to be caesar

Gertrude also could not see the ghost and hamlet was so distraught

Hamlet was almost apprehended by some guards while he was walking around waving a gun after killing Polonius and he set it on the ground then went BLEH!!! and ran off

in the two way glass box we saw Ophelia discover the dead body of Polonius and she screamed but instead of noise it was like this cool discordant trumpet sound?

Ophelia was so boring. like it was just not. also she was wearing a medical gown and…an ankle monitor?

when Laertes came back he was wearing a puffer jacket and a black bucket hat.

i think he and fanny pack Tybalt from the 2021 r+j would be friends

the first gravedigger had his worksuit unzipped and he had a skull tattoo also the other gravedigger was actually the priest. he was smoking

at the ‘a tanner will last you nine year’ Hamlet and the gravedigger (who are both dark-skinned and playing on the word tanner as in darker not like profession) fist-bumped

alas poor Yorick was delivered kind of sadly at the start? was very very very good

when Hamlet realized the funeral was Ophelia’s he just hugged Horatio for a very long time :((

you know Amaka Umeh is a great actor bc they managed to deliver ‘would eat a crocodile’? as frightening. not a SINGLE PERSON laughed in the whole ass festival theatre.

when the duel was proposed to Hamlet, Horatio kept gesturing ‘no’ and shaking his head

at some point hamlet kissed Horatio on the cheek but i don’t remember where

Laertes accepted Hamlet’s apology and they did their handshake again

also, at the start Hamlet was in all black and now he’s in all white: Laertes was in red, then white and black, and now all black.

Gertrude realized the drink was poisoned and stopped hamlet from drinking, and the i will my lord was super interesting.

also Claudius kind of willingly drank the poison

the final monologues from Hamlet are something i WISH i could just revisit again and again they were so well done. so complex. not just one note i’m dying but fear and wonder and amazement and collapsing and oh god it was AMAZING. Horatio held Hamlet and the final ‘the rest is silence. O!’ was done almost with euphoria? like it was just so beautiful and interesting

it ended with ‘flights of angels’, lights went down for a moment then picked back up in a strobe thing and we saw the shadow of king hamlet and Horatio goes “who’s there?”

what the fuck. what the fuckkkkkk. cyclical nature of tragedy *starts bawling*

it was so good i forgot they cut fortinbras

[demetriandelibinaryboyfriends]

Season 4, Episode 5: An Extremely Chaotic and Incoherent Review

HEAD FULL MANY THOUGHTS I GOT A LOT TO SAY ON THIS ONE

The Good:

Y'all check out how Hawk and Dem's cheeks are practically brushing! It's not heterosexual at all!

Hey so NateBert is fantastic actually, NateBert rights

Methinks Johnny looks kinda protective over Daniel in this scene??? Just a smidgen???

Like Johnny's face just says "what did this guy do to you? Should I fuck him up?"

"What are you gonna do? They strike first, you strike firster?" LOSING MY MIND, Daniel is such a ditz and he'll never realize it

Johnny kinda got a point tho, Daniel's got a superiority complex of sorts and it just keeps getting bigger. Man needs to eat a bit of humble pie

Them both being like "LET'S SETTLE THIS WITH A FIGHT" was absolutely hysterical, and VERY on-brand for both of them. These men will never not be petty rival manchildren and I kind of love that

OH MY GODDDDDD HAWK'S PURPLE HAIR LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

LITERALLY MY FAVORITE SHADE OF PURPLE

Also want to point out that this man's hair has now been every color on the bi flag. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THIS BLATANT SYMBOLISM

And he matched it with the same color shirt??? Fashion icon

Also his sleeves are blue underneath, he and Demetri are matchy matchy again

We went from Blue Gay and Red Gay to Blue Gay and Purple Gay and I honestly think it's an improvement

Their theme color I'm imagining as like a really deep blue-purple and I love that for them so much

One of the best and most gay colors

Also gonna point out that we do not have any proof that Demetri didn't help dye Hawk's hair

I'm going insane over the fact that Hawk knows the term "Renaissance Man," like...this dude is such a fucking nerd still, even after all his macho hypermasculine facade nonsense

Losing my mind over the fact that Demetri snuck a picture, did a facial recognition test, and then did an internet fucking deep dive. Like. This dude is smart and tech-savvy as shit and so fucking casual about it

Hawk is looking at him with heart eyes throughout that entire spiel though, change my fucking mind

Like "oh shit, I forgot that my best friend knows literally everything in the world and is the smartest man on earth <3 AH NO FUCK NOT THE STUPID MIDDLE SCHOOL CRUSH AGAIN"

Hawk looks PISSED when Yasmine shows up and starts kissing his man, HERE FOR IT

Okay but Moon steals both a very fond look at Yasmine and a very admiring glance at Yasmine's ass

I'M NOT EVEN JOKING, PAUSE DURING THAT SCENE AND YOU CAN SEE IT

Moon also shoots Yas this fond little smile when she and Demetri start smooching. Could be because she's happy for her friends! Could also be because she's harboring a little sapphic crush on a certain blonde ex-alpha-bitch!

I choose to believe the latter

In any case it's important to note that Moon's eyes are on Yas this ENTIRE bit and never once stray to Hawk until Yas is clearly preoccupied

Yeah I'm a YasMoon truther now what of it

NOT HAWK LOOKING ANNOYED AND JEALOUS AS HELL WHEN DEM AND YAS START KISSING

Okay okay okay okay I'll admit the "consider me an admirer from afar" callback was kind of cute, but that's literally the only part of the Demetri and Yasmine relationship that doesn't make me want to bang my head against a wall

Holy shit Moon's eyes are still on Yas in the background when Yas says "save me a seat at lunch?"

My girl Moon is crushing HARD

She and Hawk should commiserate

WAIT OH GOD OH NO, MOON'S SMILE SLIPPED FOR JUST A SEC AND SHE LOOKED SO SAD AAAAAHHHHH

Tryna smile through her unrequited crush I see

Unlike Hawk, who is doing all of jack shit to hide his piney gayness

YOOOOO OUR FIRST SHOULDER TOUCH OF SEASON 4 HELL YES

I'm CACKLING is it just me or is it a teens bit possessive

"No offense" *slaps Dem's shoulder* "But this boy is MINE, Yasmine, fuck off."

Highkey his hand slides off Dem's shoulder slowly, too. Like this fucker tryna get as much touch in as he can before he has to go back to pretending to be straight

I'm gonna sob at the way Hawk looks at Dem when he says "I guess I was just myself." Like it's just a quick little look but it's this sad vibe of "I've always liked you for you, even when you were a snarky, insecure little shit"

So I may hate Hawk x Moon as a romantic ship with all the burning passion of a thousand galaxies, BUT I do think it's sweet they're trying to be friends again

Platonic Hawk and Moon is absolutely elite actually

Again, I (and I cannot emphasize this enough) absolutely despise H*wkM**n BUT I do appreciate how respectful Hawk is of Moon's relationship and how he's 0% homophobic about it despite being pretty homophobic against himself lmao

YAY MIGUEL SAM DEMETRI AND HAWK SQUADDING OUT AGAIN

"The only part I don't believe is that he knows how to tweet" DEMETRI YOU SAVAGE

I love Demetri making fun of Johnny and Miguel just being like "yeah that's fair"

I see Johnny is being completely inept at technology as usual, absolutely iconic

"Who does he think he's tweeting to? You're his only follower" THIS JUST GETS BETTER

To everyone bitching about how Hawk is acting "too much like S1 Eli," I raise you: "Sensei and Sensei are gonna throw down? THAT'S AWESOME! :D :D :D"

He's still the same hammy, dramatic, fight-happy fucker who craves violence and loves karate, he just now craves violence and loves karate in a more chill way

Poor Amanda, still trying to be the voice of reason I see

The montages of Johnny and Daniel's past beef were hilarious and cheesy but I still found them pretty great

I do love the irony of Sam taking to Johnny's training and Miguel taking to Daniel's training! Good on Sam for standing up for Johnny and Eagle Fang and calling out Daniel's self-righteousness

OW OUCH Johnny and Miguel y'all are breaking my heart

L M A O Kreese and Silver on a date, that's pretty epic

Love Chris and Mitch's dynamic--something about Mitch's hammy enthusiasm paired with Chris constantly being Tired of This Shit is epic. Like whether it's platonic or romantic I'm a big fan.

I predicted the cobras were gonna shave the 'hawk, BUT THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT HURT ANY LESS

GOD his terrified face when Robby gets the knife out, shit is hard to watch

The only good thing Kyler ever did was break Hawk's phone so he couldn't ask Moon to prom

That "Shit. Eli, what happened?" was the absolute SOFTEST thing I've ever heard

Like Miguel's response is this loud, horrified shock, but Demetri just immediately goes into Soft and Gentle mode because he immediately senses whatever happened was really bad and doesn't want to stress Eli out further

DEMETRI'S FACE WHEN HE SEES ELI'S HAIR

There goes my heart I didn't need it anyways

Miguel’s look of horror also came for my emotions and stomped them

God the OG loser trio friendship hits DIFFERENT

Anyways Miguel and Demetri should team up to get revenge for their pal, I think that would be neat

Good on Sam for sticking up for Johnny! Honestly both Daniel and Johnny have points here but I love to see Sam embracing her more chaotic and aggressive side. Girls who are pressed into the "nice girl" stereotype for too long and finally snap from the pressure are my favorite

The way Eli keeps glancing at Demetri during Daniel and Johnny's argument

The way I'm pretty sure Demetri never looks away from Eli until Miguel leaves

The look on Demetri's face as he watches Eli go is the definition of heartbreak actually

The Bad:

Okay okay okay okay I'll start with smaller gripes

Johnny and Daniel I am losing my MIND, can you fuckers stop fighting for 5 GODDAMN SECONDS

Like I was hoping Daniel opening up to Johnny about Silver's fuckery could be a bonding moment, like they could bond over karate trauma and it would be very pure and a little gay

But nooOOOoooooOOOOoooo they just have to argue more -__-

I think part of the reason Daniel is being so difficult about running the dojo is due to his trauma and PTSD though, so I can kind of understand

Now for the rant you've been waiting for!!!

HOO BOY *cracks knuckles*

UM

THAT WAS THE WORST COMPHET

I HAVE EVER SEEN

Also excuse me but what the FUCK did they do to Yasmine??? Last we saw she was embarrassed as hell to even be SEEN with Demetri, and now her literal only personality trait is that she's all over him???

Like I didn't really like her before but seeing her personality get nearly completely erased so she can be the perfect hot popular girlfriend for a male lead is...disturbing, to say the least

What--and I cannot emphasize this enough--the FUCK

Why does every line of dialogue that comes out of her mouth sound like she wants to fuck Demetri right in the middle of the school hallway, in front of everyone??? It's so uncomfortable

Having Demetri think Hawk and Moon were flirting because Moon was mildly friendly to him for like 5 minutes and things were kinda awkward between them because THEY'RE LITERALLY EXES sure was a writing choice

That's just excellent Cobra Kai, love you spreading the message that if a girl is polite and friendly with her ex for like 2 minutes, she clearly wants nothing more than to get back with him and fuck him silly

Also no, Cobra Kai, I promise you I do not want to date every boy whose hair I compliment

The only queer couple broke up OFFSCREEN and we're never even given a REASON are you FUCKING kidding me???

I know why they broke Moon and Piper up and I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate--

Of fucking COURSE Eli is asking Moon to prom, the writers will not let this awful, shallow relationship die because we need to No Homo Eli -__-

Bruh they have nothing in common and their relationship only ever seemed based in physical attraction--I'm sorry, but "opposites attract" only works if they a) HAVE CHEMISTRY and b) have things they can connect on as well???

Deadass have never seen them have one (1) conversation that proves they can actually converse for any length of time

Okay why in the hell isn't Demetri asking why Eli isn't at the sensei fight??? Like out of all the kids Eli was clearly the most hyped about it--Demetri would find it weird as fuck that he didn't show. Literally all they needed was a two second shot of Demetri turning to Miguel and being like "Hey, where's Eli? Wouldn't think he'd want to miss this" or something like that.

On that note, I think Demetri should have busted through the window when the Cobras were about to shave Eli's head and pummeled the shit out of all of them

Bonus points if he's like "What are you doing, Kyler? Nothing having to do with my good friend Eli, I hope" in this really quiet and calm tone of voice

Demetri doesn't yell when he's truly furious, he talks in a very soft and level tone and that's about 10x more unsettling

Then he just breaks into the hugest slasher smile you've ever seen and starts wailing on the Cobras with the most terrifying adrenaline-fueled rage you've ever seen in your life

Bonus points if he steals the shaver and goes a bit slash-happy on everyone, because I am a bit evil you see

Father I crave violence--and by violence I mean Demetri Alexopoulos going completely batshit feral on anyone who fucks with his boyfriend

Even Eli is a little alarmed--but flattered

Also I know Demetri was probably in shock but he should have been right there with Sam yelling at Daniel about how they need to strike back at Cobra Kai

Feral Demetri is something that I both desperately need and feel I deserve

And like c'mon now, like it wouldn't spark absolute untold rage in him to see Eli violated like that

Like yes he's horrified and sad because of course but he would absolutely 4000% be furious and want very brutal revenge and you can't change my mind

And with the confidence spike he's gotten in the last couple seasons, the writers really have no excuse for not making him more actively bloodthirsty and scary after seeing his friends (who he has been shown time and time again to love very much) have more and more terrible shit happen to them

Like we've had Miguel get paralyzed and almost die, Sam nearly get killed by a spike bracelet, Nate get beat up for charity money, and now the love of his life his best friend gets pinned down and brutally violated by the dojo which has basically never caused Dem anything but problems???

I'm sorry but please let Demetri Alexopoulos fucking snap, it's long overdue

Look just because he's the wholesome comic relief guy doesn't mean he can't also occasionally be terrifying

Let Demetri go batshit insane and release like 10 years of pent-up anger on Cobra Kai 2022

Also Daniel and Johnny y’all kinda need to get over yourselves

Like they really are kinda making this about their own petty beef when there is a recently traumatized child nearby, maybe focus on comforting this sad bird instead of arguing about the validity of revenge???

NO DEMETRI DON’T LET YOUR BOYFRIEND JUST WALK AWAY

CHASE HIM HUG HIM COMFORT HIM

TAKE HIM HOME AND PUT ON DOCTOR WHO OR SMTH IDK

Demetri is crushed but he should be even more crushed, the love of his life just got humiliated and traumatized, send tweet

They gave me incredibly gorgeous purple hair??? Just to take it away immediately??? Inexcusable

GAYEST EPISODE UP NEXT GET HYPED

[kizzys]

Starkid Rewatch: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals 🎼

Finally we have reached the hatchetfield series

My paulkins brain is ready let's gooo

I'm that one lady in the audience who's genuinely jamming out to the intro

Thinking back to how the intro was just foreshadowing the ending and that Emma gets infected too

🎶what an ass, what a bitch, what a cuuuuuuuuck🎶

I love how every musical with them has lauren and robert having a cute dance number

Paul was clearly set up to be the asshole character but we all chose to love him so they just went along with it

LATTAY HOTTAY ☕

Does she know i would die for her

I have very low blood sugar

Paulkins interaction here we go

Knowing that ted is the homeless man...

I don't know how it changes things here but somehow it just does

Reluctant friendship hcs for paul and green peace girl come through

Once again: props to June saito for understanding the duality of lesbian fashion

Hey it's everyone's favorite murder grandpa

Oh, look a new blouse

Pitch perfect whomst?

I love that for Bill it's never a question of alice being gay..it's never really that big of a deal. He just does not like deb

He even suggests other girls for alice

Its just really comforting for me to watch it be normalised so sweetly

Lah...dee...DAH. DAH. DAY?!

I will 100% believe this is the man behind the paul clones. He is so fucking unhinged look at him

🎶black coffee, I'm your coffee gal- NOOOOO!!!!!

He has to bend to half his height to meet her eye level i love them

Promise me you'll think about the implications!!

Jaime had no business being this hot during cup of poisoned coffee

They're constantly just holding hands or reaching out for each other it's too cute

YOU GRABBED THE WRONG ONE, YOU NOODLE!

The purest friendship

Ted casually jamming out to Robert's dance

[alien/turkey noises]

His brain fell out

Who is it? Professor hidgens! Don't lie to me whoever you are, I'm professor hidgens!

This is paul and...them

I'm going to...kick your...head

Iconic

Get you someone who looks at you the way paul looks at emma

Or even the way emma looks at paul really they're both equally soft

The biggest plot twist would have been if Paul had been the one to crash Jane's car

FUCK CLIVESDALE

So I guess I'm the supervillain? I don't think of you like that at all emma

I'm soft for them

Jaime i love u

Seriously her voice 😯

Jeff just jumping around while jaime sings like a goddess honestly same

Anyways paulkins are being all adorable in the background

I love how they're just screaming out for bill like fuck ted

I shot a charle-ton

Appreciate his jokes please

SING THE BEGINNING OF MOANA

The best starkid song honestly

Can we talk about how paul remembered most of the lines? Like emma and ted were just repeating whatever he said and bill was fucking singing the circle of life

Ted's voice cracking

I just realised he's sitting directly in front of charlotte's body and I know he's 90% an asshole but this fucking scene man

Like he cares just a little and we can all see it how he's trying to keep whats left of his friends from dying too

Honestly joey's acting here gets me

Height difference™

When he said "I respect her choices but..." I honestly initially thought some homophobic crap might follow but bill you absolute angel

He did not dissapoint

Bill Woodward 🤝 Steve harrington

If you get what I mean

(team i have no issue with you being a lesbian but please have better taste in girls)

Fancasting for denise or angela to play grace chastity in NPMD

Corey's expressions in this scene honestly breaks my heart

He just wanted to save his daughter 😔

prove it asshole, we're the army

he boop

WEAR A WATCH ⌚

I'm authorising you to use my firearm

Hidgens and mcnamara are both dramatic gays but with completely opposite energies

[foot sweep]

The way he skip-runs across the stage

Draco would be proud

For a 63 year old he can really work those hips

The audience losing their shit

Should I take this chair? I'll get the piano

The light slowly turning red as infected!mcnamara smiles

The audience slowly realising what the lyrics mean

Honestly iconic

One of my favorite moments in the show

So the last thing paul ever told emma was "byeeeee"?

Nah fuck that they both survived and are living happily in colorado running their pot farm

What ending?

The theatre being Paul's worst nightmare and starlight theatre being the place where he's killed, and starlight also being miss holloway's nightmare time? Methinks he might be her descendent of some sort

Watch out paul, he might kick your head

Mr. Davidson didn't want to be a mindless alien slave! He wanted to be choked by his wife!

Starkid stroking their villain takes a whole another level here huh

Jon slipping between normal talking to singing after every other word is pure talent

All jokes and paulkins related angst aside the ending is actually really amazing for a multitude of reasons

1. Inevitable is an absolute masterpiece of a song and it ties in all the previous songs that were there in the show

2. It provides context to the intro song (its all a fucking loop babey)

3. We get this one final moment of softness

4. Emma's scream perfectly harmonises with the ending of inevitable

5. It spectacularly breaks the 4th wall for the second time and integrates the audience as characters in the show

6. They never once break character through the whole thing

7. It proves once and for all that the hero of the story was never paul, it was emma. paul was just the final villain

That being said I am happily going back deep down in denial-town. You can find me drowning in a bucketload of paulkins fluff fics goodbye