#overrall i really loved this episode

[nashvillethotchicken]

My iwtv s2e1 livethoughts (spoilers under the cut)

[low-budget-korra]

Comments on The Last of Us episode 3

- I have no words to describe how beautiful this episode is. Is something like i haven't seen in a while. So much sentiment, so much caring.

Being able to see such a pure and strong bond, love, born in such a savage and ruthless world is truly a blessing and a far better take at Frank and Bill than the one we've got in the game.

And I Know this take is kinda controversial because Ellie and Bill interactions in the game are amazing and I wanted to see that but again, I'm really happy with what we got.

Bill in the game was fun but show Bill takes to a whole new level. It humanize the characters a whole bunch. Makes it more than just some quest in the gameplay. He and Frank love each other until the very end.

-And with Bill and Frank participation in the story ended, this men's they will take their time in ~forgot which city it is~

Overrall Bill and Frank have the best ending someone can get in there world right.

-Them having lunch with Tess and Joel and now Joel is the only one still standing. 😭

[icharchivist]

I finished the main plot of Relink.

Spoilerfree review: this game is Everything. I think it really did amazing to capture all the strength of Granblue, all in an incredible gameplay experience. It's genuinely extremely fun to play, and the plot is so good. I did cry by the end of it.

Do i think it's beginner friendly? mhmm i think it gives a lot of things for you to catch back if you read the glossary and the Fate Episodes, but i'm biased on that. but if you ignore that it would be a bit tough to emotionally connect with the established cast imo. That said i still think it's doing a good job at it. It's just that it's going to be a completely different experience.

(like at some point some members of the crew lament about something that happened and it made me cry personally because "oh, considering their history, this must sting", but to someone who might not know it's like :)! cool. anyway!)

That said the story itself is very strong. It did feel like an anniversary event in Granblue in term of story.

(which oh my god i can't believe it's this month i'm not ready for another one)

Still. the game is incredible.

there's a lot to do post-game, though i won't stream them, but it's so fun and it's still so... so Granblue.

if you love Granblue, try the game out, of course. If you don't know Granblue, still try it out and have a good time. Our crew is incredible <333

also i'm coming out of it with a big crush on Rolan and Id and i'm sooo not sorry about that. But overrall i loved all of the new cast and what it raises as questions for the lore. Really liked it.

I won't stream anymore when i do post game stuff though, but i can't wait to return to the game!

now on more detailled thoughts about the game:

overall it's a good mix of everything very Granblue. but imo it's really doing a good job at highlighting some lore stuff that we KNOW but don't think about much.

like, yeah, Lucio told us what made the Skydwellers unique is because they rely on one another and help each other out

so it MEANs by contrast that Astrals don't actually rely on people. they're individualistic by nature, and it's why the primals are the way they are, they are a representation of the Astrals being self reliant by making their own things instead.

Lilith is really the quintessential Astral on that regard. And even once she had worship and a "child", it was only about being worshipped, it was only about using the child, it was never about connecting and relying on them.

Lilith is so interesting in term of characterization. and also who doesn't like an evil milf obviously.

Rolan was the incredible other half to that in a sense. He's the Astral who decided to learn to change. When you read his notes when he was disconnected from the skyrealms you actually see this distain for the skydwellers and connections that the Astrals all have.

Rolan meanwhile was the Astral who actually learned he could change. I think it also can show that the fact the Skyrealms and the Astral world are now divided since the split is really just bad for everyone there, because without the skydwellers to inspire them the Astrals are too static to see the change and all. It's sooo interesting to me.

Anyway i want Rolan back. Why does Granblue keep putting our "we came from a loveless place but you taught us how to love" in dimension rift prisons. booo.

Id ended up really being the stealer of the show for me, which explains why he's on the cover art ahah.

his connection to Lyria, to MC, his desire to change, and his whole plot with Lilith (which i talked a bit more about in my previous post) was so interesting and endearing.

Anyway the whole game kinda felt like a really big event story and it was genuinely so so good. I loved to see all sort of narrative callback, the way some characters could fit some archetypes we've met before and all of that.

it was so much worth the wait and i'm so glad it came out right in time for the celebration of the 10th anni.

thank you Cygames for this.

[insaneasgardian]

CYMA any marvel characters

Omg yay! I've seen people do this, and it looks so fun... Okay, let's go!

@simpingsnax as Tony Stark! I don't know if it was your previous avatar photo, or the fun vibes you take everywhere you go, but you definitely seem like a Tony.

@savvysass as Pepper Potts! Definitely see you as a mom friend who is super fun and badass, and also dishes out amazing advice!

@cassiecasyl as Peter Parker! Peter seems like the kind of guy I'd talk to a lot for any opinions of photos of random stuff (C A T S). Also the super nice mutual who is really supportive and fun to talk to!

@aixabi as Morgan Stark! SUPER SWEET MUTUAL WHO I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT BUT ABSOLUTELY ADORE! Really kind, and sometimes has chaotic energy.

@official-wayward-fairchild as Harley Keener! I CAN'T DESCRIBE IT WELL BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU HAVE HUGE HARLEY VIBES! Do you have a shed full of electromagents?

@sherlock-who-mentalist as Nebula! You are so cool, and I would gladly be stuck with you on a spaceship for a long time! You are so loved by us all on tumblr and discord, and I hope you love us too even if people irl annoy you.

@storiesbystarlight as Steve Rogers! Huge Steve vibes, especially after that one time you sent me an ask describing an outfit, and asked if you would manage to look like a female Steve in it.

@an-adventureland as Sam Wilson! Emotional support mutual who always knows just what to say to make me feel better! You are so considerate, but also won't hesitate to mess people up if they threaten someone close to you.

@wxntersolider as Bucky Barnes! This one should be obvious right? You're a really great and generally caring person who has probably been traumatized way too often by your mutuals.

@yelenabelovca as Natasha Romanoff! One of my most favorite mutuals ever, who is actually really popular and sometimes just disappears from my activity page without a trace. Actually a very sweet even if you could probably kill me.

@warmachinerox-with-an-x-all-caps as Clint Barton! A really smart mutual, who is sometimes a real dumbass. But we all adore you!! You're probably capable of murder, and anyone who really gets to know you can never leave you alone!

@txngledbxnds as Thor Odinson! I was super intimidated by you when we first became mutuals, but now I know that if you're holding a coffee and I run and jump at you, you'd probably drop your stuff to catch me. Also I feel like you'd give people random hugs??

@insanemidgardian as Loki Laufeyson! BRO I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU!! You are the most chaotic person ever, who is my trickster buddy on this site, I can't put you as anyone else.

@galaxychocolateisme as Bruce Banner! I have only known you for a day and we've talked like once over one of my posts, but you seem like the shy, innocent person who prefers to keep to themselves, but would be an amazing friend.

@moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom as Peggy Carter! You are a badass and super cool mutual I adore! I feel like you're underrated and people don't give you enough credit for your amazing personality and blog.

@whatrambles as Howard Stark! Ignoring all the trauma he gave our beloved Tony Stank, you seem like a representation of him from CATFA and some episodes of Agent Carter. Your sarcasm and humor definitely match, and I see similarities in the personality overrall!

[lonesomedotmp3]

how do you think the finale shouldve ended? i feel like it felt unfinished

agreed! there was something innately unsatisfying about the whole thing that left a really bad taste in my mouth (to the point where my dramatic ass was like "i'm never gonna enjoy obx again!" last night lmfao). but whilst there are small moments i would write differently i think overrall there is no way to truly 'fix' that finale, as long as it's preceded by the other episodes. the finale itself is only as bad as it is because it's the finale, not because it's actually any worse then the other episodes- at least in my opinion.

the season two finale is just sorta what happens when you dawdle for nine other episodes and use your characters in the most shallow way possible the whole time. i know it's not at all a hot take by now, but even though a lot technically happened in season two, did anything really happen at all? especially character-wise- it's genuinely so dire it depressed me to think about. there is not a single dynamic i can think of that truly developed or changed over the course of this season. and because of that, of course the finale rings hollow- it's supposed to be the climax, the apotheosis of the previous nine episodes' build-up, but there was no build-up to jump off of.

but, with that said, i love to feel superior, so here's how i would have done the finale if i couldn't change any other episodes:

first off: jj and kie should have had a full scene together in that shipping container. not a 15 second conversation. a full scene happening concurrently with pope and jb's plot stuff. i'm supposed to believe the two characters who have historically been the most antagonistic towards each other are gonna have an amicable little chat about surfing when they're both trapped in a confined space with little air? not only does it feel out of character, but it's a complete waste of a scene. this could be the climax of kiara's storyline (because, now that i'm thinking, we never actually got it?) where every comment she's made and thing that she's done comes back to bite her, except it's so much more visceral because it's not coming from her parents, it's coming from her friend! kie starts complaining about her parents and jj just scoffs and kie confronts him about it, because of course she would, and it all snowballs from there. jj says she's ungrateful and kie says what the hell, jj, do you know all the shit i've gotten into for you guys and jj responds you didn't do that for us, you did that for yourself. you know, kiara, you think you're special because you hang out with the poor kids, like you're some saint for putting up with us. but you're just like every other fucking kook who gets off on thinking they're better than a pogue. i see it every time you roll your eyes at me. you've never been one of us and of course, that's all kie has cared about, about this superficial label that never truly applied to her in the first place, so the comment hits her like a punch to the gut. and it's kie, she's always going to respond in kind. so they just keep going, getting meaner and meaner, and then right as things begin to get so heated a punch is about to be thrown, pope and jb come back. and their fight isn't resolved- that's for next season- but it lingers, even as they need to put it aside for other things. on the surface this doesn't do much in terms of the broad strokes of the episode, but in my opinion it's massively important, because it anchors the finale with a very real very brutal character moment (and, although admittedly very late in the game, a deepcut character conflict which has been sorely lacking so far), so the plot stuff rings less hollow. right now all we have as anchor are jb sarah and ward, and pope with the cross and his connection to denmark. neither of those are bad, but they are so tied up in the plot they don't hold much emotional weight in such a plot/action-heavy episode. like pope's 'sorry, denmark' and john b & sarah leaving ward to die were the most interesting parts of the episode and they lasted a collective fifteen seconds at best. so, add a jjkie fight and stregthen/reference more the emotional motives of jb and pope, so everything that happens feels less meaningless.

secondly, speaking of ward- let that bitch die!! he's served his purpose and it's so cheap to have a death fakeout twice in the span of like four episodes. if he actually kicked it, that has so many more interesting implications for the characters and story. for one, john b is now technically a murderer- something about if people see you as a monster for long enough you eventually become one, a final blow defining loss of innocence, does revenge actually bring the catharsis you hoped for, etc. it also means sarah needs to deal not just with her father's death, but her and her boyfriend's hand in it. and i truly believe the ghost (metaphorically speaking lol) of ward could hurt her so much more than him as a living being; if you grow up with an angry man in your house, there will always be an angry man in your house.

most interestingly, it changes rafe's role in the story entirely. it's his final words to ward that "i'm gonna step up and be the man of the house" but cranked to 100. a true maginified view of rafe's inability to change, because now he has to change, but despite it becoming a necessity he still just can't, he's incapable of it! ward is gone, and rafe is in charge of the family legacy, the cross, the safety of rose and wheezie, everything... but is there any point to this when there's no more of his father's approval to pursue? when the final person you had who knew you and still loved you anyway is gone? what do you have now- rose? wheezie? rafe can only lead in small ways, he's not built to be the man in charge of it all. ward was the one who always thinks ahead, where rafe shoots first and plans later. with ward completely out of the picture, it leads to a full-scope of rafe's dysfunction and the other issues prevalent in the cameron family. whilst the stakes don't necessarily grow higher, they certainly change in a very big way that opens up the door for a more interesting, character-driven story wrt the antagonist/s of obx next season.

honestly, i don't hate the island idea. i think it was abrupt and not the most satisfying ending for the season, but it opens up a path to explore the characters more than they ever have before. maybe i'd end it with them still at sea though, mirroring jb and sarah's final scenes in season one, and only have them get to shore at the start of season three. seeing them on the island already was kind of a stilted end to the season- they were already adjusting to the status quo change, which is really where they should be at the beginning of season 3. it feels quite anticlimactic. but honestly, that's a real nitpick when the real problem is like. everything else lol.

sorry this ended up being super long but yeah!

[foxie-roxie]

why rayllum is a MASTERPIECE part 3

*RUBS MY CLAWS TOGETHER* IT IS SEASON 3 TIME BITCHES AND H O L Y S H I T I LOVE THIS SEASON SO MUCH

i even rewatched it for this!

this time i’ll try to have SOME order, and go by episode. this will however still include unintelligible screaming

1. DAMN THESE FUCKERS BE PINING MORE THAN A PINE TREE FOREST!

first off, affectionate eye rolling, nose boop, and head bonk is the best thing.

second, IF SOMEONE SAYS THAT DURING WHEN CALLUM WAS HELPING RAYLA PUT ON HIS SCARF AND THEY J STARED AT EACHOTHER FOR A BIT BEFORE RAYLA TURNED AWAY THAT HE WAS N O T LOST IN HER EYES? they’re wrong. this is fact now.

third, their teamwork and decision making is excellent. they agree to try and sneak past sol regem, and when that fails try talking to him and then decide to simply trick his senses with the scarf. and instead of rayla shooting down callum’s “smelltriloquism” idea, she simply adds onto it! LOVE HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS

“i think it’s good luck!” YES IT IS RAY THAT’S UR BOYFRIENDS SCARF

also, here you go. you’re welcome.

2. STILL PINING. GOD DAMN.

first, CALLUM BEING SO EXCITED BY ALL THE MAGIC IN XADIA IS S O CUTE! MY SON. this might turn into an overrall review of s3. o well

second. FLUSTERED RAYLA AND FLUSTERED CALLUM. Y E S

third, THE ADORABURR FIELD! their smiles were so fond and soft and A. they make me cry of joy. 

an overall look on it, i like how this episode really shows their feelings clearly. no “will they won’t they”, at least for rayla. it’s clear she has feelings.

3. AH FUCK. ANGST.

first i love how when rayla mentions that she’s excited and happy but also terrified, callum tries to comfort her. good boi. best boi.

second, elf callum. i love that scene so much even if the second-hand embarrassment kills me, and rayla is j like “why the fuck do i love you. im gonna kill him.”

third, DANCE! callum not being rude and saying her home is “modest” before rayla explains it’s an illusion, his BLUSH WHEN SHE HELPS HIM, and the softness in general. rayla’s excitement that she’s home and talks abt that she can show callum where she went to school, the best moonberry surprise place, until...

fourth, AH FUCK. A N G S T T I M E. rayla being crest-fallen before callum says that it must’ve been a mistake, and she realizes that ethari would probably understand!

and then CONFIRMED GAYS. YES.

rayla realizing ethari ghosted her too and then callum GOING O F F. he angy and when rayla runs out callum IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS (like in a later episode) and comforts her again.

when ethari comes down and breaks the spell and says to callum “trees to meet you too” and rayla’s like “don’t encourage him”

also callum trying to get on the shadowpaw and ethari being Concerned is AMAZING. concerned dad content

i’ll talk more about ezran/ruthari/the dark magic trio in a later ted talk

4. H E R E W E G O

first, rayla clearly being sad and callum picking up on that quickly (he even seems to be almost falling on purpose, perhaps to make her smile?) and asking if she’s ok before being shot down by rayla insisting she is fine. GOD DAMN. THAT HURTS.

second, their interaction with nyx is so amazing. rayla being protective of zym and callum being a DORK is awesome, but also their decision making.

after rayla reluctantly decides that they can go see how nyx could get them across the desert so quickly, they see the ambler and then their reasoning is amazing.

“what do you think?”

“the dragon queen is dying.” and then i forget the rest of the exact quote but they give a subtle nod to eachother. they make their decisions TOGETHER. AS A TEAM. AND THAT’S ON HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS X2!

third, callum continuing to gently press for rayla to express her emotions. he doesn’t pressure her, but seems to simply let her know that if she needs to talk (when she insists she’s fine), he is there. 

four, MORE FLUSTERED RAYLLUM. YES. TY NYX but also fuck u for taking zym but also ur hot- A N Y W A Y

five. OOOOOOH. MY FAVORITE SCENE.

rayla’s crying and callum tries to reassure her. nyx is plotting, while rayla runs away and callum follows. Y E S.

rayla talks about how there’s nobody left that cares about her and she lost everything.. and then the SPEECH. i have this speech memorized i’ve watched this scene so many times

"JUST SHUT UP, YOU'RE TALKING CRAZY. JUST, LISTEN TO ME. YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO FEEL THIS BAD ABOUT YOURSELF. I KNOW THAT, AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT. YOU HAVE TRUE COURAGE, AND A BIG HEART! I'VE SEEN YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN SO MANY TIMES AND EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. YOU GET UP AGAIN. THAT'S REAL STRENGTH. AND.. AND YOU'RE TEN TIMES FUNNIER THAN ANY HUMAN I KNOW! chuckle SEE? SEE YOU KNOW YOU'RE AMAZING. YOU'RE SMART AND FAST AND BEAUTIFUL. RAYLA YOU'RE THE MOST AMAZING PERSON I'VE EVER MET."

LOVE THEMMM

and then rayla kisses him and that’s all that happened. callum was not a dumbass. right? RIGHT???

5. MY FAVORITE EPISODE!

first, rayla saving callum from the soulfang serpents and callum helping her get up is AMAZING, LOVE THAT.

second, callum tryna get a good position and rayla j saying to hold onto her and callum GETTING FLUSTERED. BOY IS PINING also he didn’t have to hold her that close.

“I DON’T THINK OF HER THAT WAY” “YOU AND I DON’T HAVE THAT YET” LIAR.

three, THEM JUMPING OFF THE AMBLER AND. THAT WHOLE MOMENT? THE ROMANTIC TENSION IS KILLING ME

four. DAMN CALLUM RLLY DO BE HAVING HEART EYES @ RAYLA WHILE SHE KILLS LIKE 80 SOULFANGS HE IS PINING PART 2

five. THE SPEECH. THE SOFTNESS. THE KISSES. GOD DAMN. FAVORITE SCENE OUT OF THE ENTIRETY OF TDP. LOVE THEM.

also here you go again

what can i say except YOU’RE WELCOME

6. ANGST BUT ALSO FLUFF ALSO REUNION

once again won’t b talking abt ezran specifically but there’s some passing mentions of him from now on

first, rayla and callum reaching the stone thunder and callum asking “is it... a statue?” and rayla sadly saying “no. it’s not a statue” A. I CRI.

1.5 ayla and callum best dragon parents

i’ll get to an actual analysis later

second, THIS MOMENT IS UNDERRATED EVEN THO IT’S ONE OF MY FAVS why has nobody mentioned the lil tender moment where ezran is by phoe-phoe and rayla puts her hand on callum’s shoulder AND CALLUM PUTS HIS HAND ON HERS. SO SWEET.

third, OK I’LL STOP MOST OF MY UNINTELLIGIBLE SHRIEKS AND ACTUALLY ANALYZE THIS.

callum is upset because of thunder and rayla sympathizes immediately. this is similar to how callum lets rayla let out her own emotions, and rayla is doing the same. he explains how he feels angry, upset, confused, sad, and rayla quickly empathizes. he keeps on venting, not knowing whether to feel regretful, or glad, and how he’s confused because that’s sarai’s spear. he feels sorry that all this happened, but rayla reassures him that zym and ezran are going to break the cycle! that’s hope! and then they hold hands and i screech

AND THAT’S SO FUCKING HEALTHY AND I LOVE IT. THEY RLLY BREAK ALL BAD HET RELATIONSHIP STEREOTYPES (coughbutistillheadcanonthembothasbiandcallumistransilldieonthishillcough)

7. angst but not rayllum angst so its ok

first, they begin to go up the storm spire and i really love their banter. “and i’m guessing the dragon queen didn’t make her den at a nice, halfway kinda place?” “nope. tiptop!”

cuties.

second, ASSDHFNF THE FACT THEY M O C K THE IDEA OF A FORBIDDEN RELATIONSHIP. THEY’RE IN LOVE AND THE WORLD CAN DEAL WITH IT. LOVE THAT FOR THEM

third, RAYLA CATCHING CALLUM. IT’S. NOT RLLY BIG I JUST LIKE IT AND THINK IT’S CUTE HOW EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS ALSO OUT OF BREATH SHE RAN UP TO CATCH HIM. 

four, AHSDHGDHFG THEY DEADASS FORGOT EZRAN WAS THERE. more flustered rayllum i love that

8. FUCK IT’S RAYLLUM ANGST NOOOO

one, ibis is j a good boi. back to rayla and callum

two, rayla going in to see the dragon queen and when she runs out callum QUICKLY FOLLOWS to see if she’s ok. asks her if she’s ok, and she OPENS UP!! CHARACTER GROWTH BABY!!! and then they hold hands and i once again shriek

three, AH. HELLO ANGST.

before we go to the actual angst, can i say that THE LAUGH AFTER RAYLA SAID “STORM SNEEZE” IS SO CUTE. CALLUMS IN LOVE. MY SON.

oh no.

*bonks rayla on the head* nO SELF SACRIFICING!!

although their fight is super angsty and i hate it, it does provide some conflict and more plot because it gives callum a reason to want to find out the truth about rayla’s parents. and then he does! people argue that this fight was unnecessary or that callum was a jerk, but this was needed i think. he did let his worry become a bit of anger, and that was not a nice move, but he knows he fucked up and fixes it!

and then we get soft rayllum this is fine

9. AND YOU THOUGHT LAST EPISODE WAS BAD N O *CRYING*

there’s not much rayllum featured in this ep, but the amount we do get is 80 PERCENT ANGST AND I WASN’T OK WITH IT

first, the fluff! callum trying to do the wing spell and rayla teasing “did you pull a muscle in the middle of a jumping jack?” is so cute. i LOVE THEM. also they hold hands and i SH RIEK again. 

also soren how dare you interrupt callum he was abt to confess

second, callum when he’s explaining the battle plan and his ZAP HAND. rayla is j watching him like “yep. that is my dork.”

and CALLUM SEEMS SO FOND WHEN JANAI CALLS RAYLA THE LAST DRAGONGUARD. PERHAPS I SOB

skipping forward in time a bit for the angst oh no

third, callum going up to the storm spire after ez encouraging him to go to rayla. love that soft brotherly relationship. and we think “oh, soft rayllum, right?”

NO. VIREN’S UP THERE.

fourth, THEY DIDN’T NEED ME TO BE ROLLING ON THE FLOOR WTF. the fact that rayla’s blade went right in front of callum and he looks up and sees zym in danger, viren is there, and RAYLA is there, p a n i k.

and then rayla jumps and the entire rayllum fandom SC REAMS after callum’s “no!” before she jumps and “no, no, no, RAYLA!”

fifth, CALLUM NO WHY ARE YOU JUMPING TOO- oh wait its ok he did the wings and im still crying fuck

THAT CONFESSION THO- i cri tears of joy now. they’re in love

sixth, I J WANNA KNOW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE EZRAN SHOWED UP. like it’s clear that they’re talking or something, but abt what is the question. also yes they hug and raylas fond

seventh, THEY HOLD HANDS!! soft bbs,,,

AAAND IM DONE! this is. quite long so if you read all of this i hope u have a good day and thnx for listening to me ramble with some coherent thoughts

[backupmiyuko]

Watchthroughs

Yes it’s been awhile, whoops

So! Due to Netflix Being Netflix and power rangers leaving on feb 1. We’ve had to go swerve for that.

Time Force: it’s real good, one of power rangers best. I think i prefer Jungle Fury overrall But, Time force has a stronger Endgame, and some Really solid acting. Would recc both

Dino Charge 1-12: It’s good, i adore Koda. I’m also fond of tyler. (I’ve also watched his actor’s commentary of ep 1-5. It’s great)

Chou Diend Episode Yellow: This is Not a Den o movie, i mean it is but, Daiki stole this. I love you you absolutely rediculous disaster gay.

This was great, Absolutely rediculous, but great.

Bonus: this entire movie was caused by JUGGLUS JUGGLER. (Takaya Aoyagi plays the cop who caused the entire movie. Yes he’s an extra but still)

[frumfrumfroo]

Hello! I'm a (former?) star wars fan who was utterly devastated by TRoS and had to take an indefinite break from the fandom as a result. During lockdown I discovered kdramas and they're my new obsession! I saw that you recommended Coffee Prince and My Love from the Star in a post. I've already seen and loved those (and my own current favourites include Are You Human and Hwayugi) so I was wondering if you could recommend a few more? Thank you!!

Coitenly! /curly

Her Private Life- my new favourite. The curator of an art museum leads a secret double life as a hardcore kpop fangirl; both her identities get off on entirely the wrong foot with famous artist Ryan Gold who has been suffering from an art block caused by the same mysterious painting she’s determined to buy for her idol oppa. If you want a funny, fluffy, character-driven romance where you can really love the leads and will never want to strangle them: this is your show. It is the most purely enjoyable romcom drama ever imo, there’s none of the frustration over ridiculous behaviour or contrived stakes that you typically have to deal with and it has a satisfying, perfect ending. The villains all aren’t so bad after all, everyone gets an arc, the gentle little mystery has a happy resolution, and it’s just about some people facing their issues and helping each other grow. It was very healing to watch in this media climate.

The plot is nothing to write home about and includes a unneeded kdrama cliché towards the end (well-handled and not dragged out, so I forgive it), but the real ‘story’ is the character development and the plot is just a frame to hang that on. Overrall, it’s incredibly refreshing because of the high quality characters and the emotional maturity of the relationship. The leads have insane chemistry, the sexual tension is legit palpable, and the intimacy once they get together is genuinely next level; they are so natural and so endearing it feels like they’re not acting. Ryan Gold is also the best boyfriend in kdrama history and is played by the world’s most beautiful living man, Kim Jae Wook, whom you’ll recognise as our Waffle-kun Sun Ki from Coffee Prince. So it’s got that going for it as well.

Other romcoms: Sungkynkwan Scandal (historical disguise romance! girl needs to dress up as a guy to take the national exam so she can support her family, shenanigans ensue), My Princess (normal girl discovers she’s a lost princess, the guy her ascension will disinherit is in charge of grooming her for the role- it’s cute), Prime Minister & I (contract marriage), What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim (I think this show is pretty overrated but it’s definitely a fun, low-stakes romance with lots of fluff and lots of kissing and we probably all need a bit of that right now).

Change of pace:

Tell Me What You Saw- this is for my clannibals. Crime drama about a green country cop getting tied up in the apparent resurfacing of a famous serial killer who is officially supposed to be dead. She was driven to become a police officer to solve the hit-and-run death of her mother, but she hasn’t made it out of her home town. Then a body is dumped in her neighbourhood and her photographic memory of the scene draws the attention of the big city team leader. Said team leader takes her to meet the reclusive, ex-detective criminal profiler who originally worked the serial killer case.

A bond develops where she acts as his eyes and ears in the field and he trains her to observe like a detective, but our recluse is a very damaged dude and he’s not exactly being forthcoming about his real agenda.

This show has plot and logic issues, sometimes to its profound detriment, but the characters are extremely strong and everything else about it is fucking A+. Atmosphere, acting, action, pacing, intrigue, etc. are all fantastic. The ending was also unexpectedly wonderful and I was so grateful for that. Oh Hyun Jae (the profiler) is a secretive, broken, lonely, manipulative genius who is always fifteen steps ahead of everyone else and I find that very, very sexy of him. He is an anti-hero for most of the series and contrasts with our more idealistic protagonist both in that and in other more subtle ways. Their relationship is super interesting and I ship them really hard.

My Country- I’ll just tell you that the main characters are a mess and the plot leaves a lot to be desired, but watch it for Bang-won. He is a sad angry murder prince and he’s amazing. The whole show is peak eye candy throughout, every episode looks like an epic film with insane production value, so if you want quality action spectacle with a dangerous hot woobie way more interesting than the leads who seems to have wandered in from an infinitely better story to replace the ST- you’re set. Great news, he’s a real historical figure and became king, so they can’t kill him off.

[volperion-moved]

(1) coming from an hardcore felix fan.... youre so valid? i am quite torn of what his overrall premise is a character other than "lila but it's adrien with terrible hair" and after watching the episode so many times i realized its quite literally an acid trip tbh. i also relate SO MUCH on his smirk at the end of the episode??? i cant really come to terms on what they wanna do w him but i think they never really did in the first place and didn't have better ideas in mind?

(2) all i know is that i pray everyday for season 4 to not be a massive disappointment and giving me an actual character and distance him from his lila genderbend situation... focusing on more little things that make me like him. as problematic as he is i am kind of attached to felix? (even made and oc x canon with him 😶) and this waiting for his next appearance gives me anxiety everytime i think about it ngl... i wanna end this w saying that i love your blog n youre the validest lila stan ok

ahaha so what I meant by the smirk thing was that, in Volpina, when Lila says "we'll never be friends" it shows that unlike other akuma victims who realise they were wrong or forgive or w/e, Lila is vindictive. It's something new about her because we knew she was upset over being humiliated but the status quo of the show has been to have the akuma victim come around in the end so we might expect she will too.

In comparison when Felix smirks, it tells us that he's smug about stealing the ring from Gabriel... But he's already been pretty smug about his sneaky behaviour all through the episode. The episode is a bit weird because we don't see a lot of Felix's true face, only really him insulting Adrien's friends including Chloe and deleting their messages? Everything else he does around other people so I can't really tell if him for example calling out to Hawkmoth to say he wants to join him is him being serious in a way or just trying to cause a scene? Or if his relationship with his mother is even genuinely what it appears, he stole the ring for her but is he really happy to be used like a minion like that? idk

I totally understand just really liking a character and not really knowing why aha! I always get attached to characters and sometimes it's just a 'love at first sight' thing where some early moment makes me obsessed. I'm really hoping Felix can get more character development and be more interesting in his own right too. Him and Lila are supposed to be playing an "important role" in s4 and we may see them interact, which ideally would show them contrasting/clashing over differences. I'm kinda just on the fence about Felix I can see him being great but he's not quite there yet and I can't understand people who bash Lila and say Felix is smarter cuz he hasn't really been shown to be any better or worse for example.

[hveumetcam]

Andi Mack Season 2 Final Reaction :

CeCe Storyline: YASSS, I have loved CeCe’s storyline since s2 started she has came such a long way. When she told Bex that the Hotel room was out of her Price Range y’all I was screaming. But also just how happy she was when Bex said she was going to marry Bowie. I was crying REAL tears honey.

Bowie & Bex Storyline: Soooooo, I hate cliffhangers... I really do I wanted Bowie & Bex to be endgame FINALLY after so many episodes of watching them be in love I was for sure I was getting an endgame this episode. But NO Terri had to leave me in tears. You guys when the screen went black after he found the ring in the cake I was screaming. If 3x01 doesn’t start off with their wedding I’m suing EVERYONE.

Andi & Bex Storyline: So Andi & Bex has always had an amazing relationship but, this episode we see how far they come since 1x01. I’m still mad they left the kitchen so nasty my OCD was acting up y’all. But watching them plan the engagement together was so cute (almost as cute as her helping Bowie). Also just how on sync they are as mother and daughter & when Andi asked “I thought we didn’t know how to cook.” And Bex replied “ I guess we were just to lazy.” I FELT THAT IN MY SOUL.

TJ & Buffy Storyline: I have to TALK ABOUT THE APOLOGY RAP before anything lol. So my son TJ literally rapped an apology to Buffy when I was shook it took me alll the way by surprise LMFAO. So the Buffy & TJ feud has been put to bed finally and I’m so here for it. Also MY GIRL BUFFY OUT HERE MAKING HISTORY! She will be the captain of the 1st Jefferson girls Basketball team. I was soft when she dragged TJ bye his wig during their little basketball game. I would really love to see the relationship grow even more.

Cyrus & TJ Storyline: SIS!!!! WTF!!!! OMFG!!! We’re literally my only reactions. So we start off with Cyrus calling TJ cute and bragging about how much he has changed which had me jumping up in down. Can you guys imagine TJ running to Cyrus after class showing him that he got a C on his math test (IM WEAK!). Now this episode feed US (Tyrus shippers) SOME WELL DESERVED CONTENT. I loved the gym since & THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE is the best thing EVERY! But I HATE that we didn’t get our clear look back. I just don’t think it’s fair that we got a clear Jandi look back but not a Tyrus one. Like I said a few paragraphs ago I HATE CLIFFHANGERS! But I’m okay I will put my trust in Terri one last time if this Tuffy vs. Tyrus stuff is not resolved in s3 I WILL CATCH A FLIGHT TO FIGHT!!

Overrall: I would say a 9.5 out 10 (because I didn’t get my Bexie endgame & my CANNON TYRUS look back.)

[penandverse]

Initial Thoughts on The Dragon Prince

Spoilers abound, as this review will be covering all nine episodes!!!

TLDR: I love it, watch it watch it WATCH IT

When we first saw trailers for the Dragon Prince, there was a certain amount of backlash regarding the framerate and the 3D animation. I hoped and I prayed that I wouldn’t be too put off by however it turned out...and for the most part, my prayers were answered! There is some really wonderful background art, special effects for magic and other elements--and the 3D animation is fluid and distinct. Some models look a tad strange (Callum’s particularly at times), but it doesn’t detract from the experience.

The writing is tooled to attempt to charm you at every turn; with its world, it’s characters and the unfolding narrative. It succeeds in so many areas, not surprising considering the dialogue and narrative genius of the ATLA execs, but there are times when that charm comes to its detriment. There are some pacing issues at the beginning and at the end--moments of conflict that aren’t properly paced. I felt much of this improper pacing was due to flashbacks that didn’t feel necessary or deserved, certain laundry lists that needed checking before we could move forward to the fun stuff. I love these characters, I love the world that has been created...and despite the awkward moments I am truly invested in the show’s future. 

Much of these problems come from my own expectations about what a show like this should be. I’m an avid Avatar fan, but I did my best to turn off my nostalgia glasses and allowed myself to enjoy a kid’s show. I feel as if we’ll be dealing with ‘it’s not as good as Avatar!’ comments in the near future, and I want to be the first to say: It’s not Avatar, it’s not trying to be Avatar, and it will be amazing and awesome in ways Avatar wasn’t. You know, even if Sokka voices Callum. 

Character-wise, I feel we are on track to see some serious character growth and expansion. It is surprising in a good way to see the standard TDP puts for it’s place as a kid’s show...Harrow telling Callum that children are ‘freer than kings’ is seriously heartbreaking and puts perspective on the entire war between humans and Xadia. Everyone is doing something terrible, even if they’re for good reasons. TDP sells to us that the world has some serious grey lines, and Rayla’s journey to defying her role as an assassin is compelling. She takes the role as the squad’s most dangerous and skilled warrior, a good source of lore, intrigue and greatest potential for growth. Callum isn’t #sadboy, we slowly see more of Ezran than the cute comic relief, and antagonists like Viren, Soren and Claudia have more to them than big bad usurpers to the Kalatis Throne. 

This is only book one, and there are only nine episodes. It’s very hard to generate a solid idea of what this show is going to be. But if they are making more, then we are going to need WAY more than three-four books (considering episode size). Much of Book 1 has been set-up, as three of nine episodes was all concerning the night of the assassination and kept giving us exposition. I think from here on, TDP has a lot of room for growth as a series and as a world. 

I’m a sucker for fantasy like this, especially with cool ideas likeomigodthemoonshadowelveshavemultipurposeweaponsandsomeofthemspeakinginIRISH/SCOTTISHACCENTSnottomentiontheyhavesnowmantraditionsandUGGGGH SOME OF IT IS SO GOOD. Plus, they have a badass lady warrior who speaks in sign language, a cute ass translator (Runaan is bae) and...and so much! I just hope they improve some of the 3D animation and make it mesh more with the background art. I would love to see some of the other human kingdoms or get a map of how far the squad has gone so far. Overrall, it’s a little unsteady as most season 1s are...but what we have seen, what has surprised me so much about the nuance and comedy and character in this has made me more than willing to stick around and grow the fandom. Well done, @dragonprinceofficial . Let’s give them a hand for all of their hard work!

[flamingrose]

13 reasons why

*DO NOT READ IF YOU DONT WANT TO SEE ANY SPOILERS* so after everyone talking about this show i decided to binge watch it within a few days. at first it was interesting, the story telling is probably my favorite part about this series. each episode keeps me wanting more and more until i reached the last episode and was furious. i don't really know where to start other than i have to say i am not a fan of hannah. and i think her reasons for suicide were completely blown out of proportion and in her case suicide was very unnecessary. i don't really think people really can judge a persons reasons for suicide but i just couldn't help but have a very sour taste in my mouth when i thought about hannah. she really frustrated me. and what made it worse is that there are teenagers, and other people like her. i'll just start with what i didn't like about her tapes, which i think all of them were completely unnecessary to be honest. 1) why the fuck was clay on the tapes. i will never understand this. i understand she didn't know how to tell him she loved him or wanted to love him because she was embarrassed by all the rumors and what not, but come on. he didn't do anything to her and she was a complete botch to him. yet she still wanted him to fight for her more. i thought he was a great friend and always looked out for her and was there when she needed him she pushed him away every.single.time. what else do you expect from a person? i was just heartbroken watching clay blame himself throughout the series because he truly believed it was his fault she killed herself. 2)alex - yes he put her name on a stupid list he showed around school claiming she had "the best ass" oh well get over it. i'm sorry, but this was blown way out of proportion to me. i don't agree with what alex did at all. but hannah took it way too seriously and instead of moving on she made everyday about that list and held onto it like she was the only one on the list. i just didn't think he should have been on the tapes for that. he also went into depression from the tapes and ended up killing himself which really bothered me because that could have been avoided if she didn't blow the list thing out of proportion and make it all about her and like the school was attacking her. i could go on... 3) jessica's rape-this really really bothered me. hannah goes on in her tapes about the people who hurt her and judges them for the things they did. i mean she literally blames them for her suicide. but what she did was by far the worst thing any friend can do. she watched her friend get raped. and she never called the police. never told anyone. also that same night her other friend hits a stop sign and hannah blames her for not calling the police right then and there. also , that same friend who hit the stop sign was on the tapes too. ugh, i just don't understand how someone can be so self-absorbed. but i guess this is a teenager. another thing i didn't like about jessica's rape was hannah told JESSICAS STORY of her rape were everyone who got the tapes heard and she made it her own story. that pissed me off. that was jessica's story to tell and her own thing to deal with it and hannah made it all about her because she couldn't call the police after watching her friend get raped. 4) courtney,tyler- it was like she wanted revenge on them. she told courtney's story too on the tapes that she's gay. another thing that wasn't her business to tell. also tyler took a picture of her and courtney kissing because he was a weird stalker guy for the school yearbook. the picture got out and no one even knew it was her. so why blow that out of proportion? at the same time tell the world that someone is gay. that was her thing to share and she obviously wasn't ready to share that. also she shared courtney was the other girl in the picture. so basically doing the same thing that was done to her, and also one of the reasons she killed herself. 5) the ending- the last two episodes i was so angry i could barely keep watching. episode 11 hannah loses money from her parents deposit and again acts like the world is over and she's a fuck up blah blah...she ends up taking a walk to BRYCES house. bryce is the guy who raped jessica, who hannah WATCHED rape jessica. also by this time hannah claims she can't trust any of these people so 1) why go to another party with people you "can't trust" and 2) why go a fucking rapists house. i was ready to give up. end of episode 11 she gets raped by bryce which of course is traumatizing in itself and is definately a reason someone would want to kill themselves. but why on earth go to a fucking rapists house in the first place and then make these stupid tapes because of what happened to you when you continuously kept going back to these so called horrible people who you blame for your suicide. ugh. episode 12 she gives her life one more chance and decides to meet with the school counselor. i thought he was a great counselor and did everything he could. for one, she barely opens up to him but he keeps prompting her. she tells him she was raped and asks if she reports it he has to promise the guy who raped her will go to jail and nothing will happen to her. obviously thats unrealistic and he tells her that and gives her options. he's honest and tells her a rape case is dangerous and there's no gurantee she's gonna get what she wants. he tells he she can also walk away and move on with her life. she doesn't like what she hears and puts him on the last tape. that really bothered me. overrall i understand this is a teenager struggling with bullying and depression as well as rape at the end. it's no secret teenagers are notorious for being self absorbed and unrealistic. but i don't understand what the message was for this show? was it to show collateral damage of suicide? the scene where her parents found her bleeding out in the bath tub was horrific and i ended up disliking hannah even more for that. i thought the only thing hannah accomplished was make people feel worse about themselves. yes i don't agree with bullying but hannah literally kept going after these people basically begging for friendship but in the end told all their secrets and blamed them for her suicide, so how can she put herself on a pedastool. how can anyone? i don't see her as a likeable character at all. she watched her fri get raped and possibly lead another guy to his suicide. and she had friends and good parents. she had clay which was a really good friend. she wanted to be popular and have all the attention on her and when she didn't get that she decided to end her life, as well as causing pain to many other people. i think it was all unnecessary and i hope the message was what suicide does to the people who are left behind and not what high school bullying does because this was not an appropriate portrayal of bullying to me. anyway that was long and a lot of banter but i hope i got my point across and open to any other opinions.

[icharchivist]

@ghostwriter24 replied to “@ghostwriter24 replied to “Looking at the last text posts my queue...”

There's a popular argument that, "If you only watch 2011 version, you shouldn't be able to ship Leopika." (this was paraphrased, but that's the gist) because of the way their relationship was portrayed. They have very little screentime together, as compared to Killugon, and the majority of it, they are fighting. But for some reason, I started shipping them in the 2011 version, for the reasons listed above.   

You're right, at first they were at odds and were really cutthroat with each other. Their personalities clashed real hard, but afterwards, there was this sense of chaotically friendly friendship where I get the, "rival" part from. Like, when they're making sushi and Menchi says Kurapika's is no better than Leorio's, and Kurapika looks like he's just seen hell. (Lol)

I recognize now, after watching the whole series (both of them)., the movies, and filling in the holes after the Chairman Election arc in the Manga, there's That their relationship/friendship is based off of caring for and worrying about the other (much more on Leorio's side, surprisingly...or not...KURAPIKA ANSWER YOUR PHONE!!!) But the core of my love for this ship is "I argue with you all the time, but when push comes to shove, I am on your side."

Also, the 1999 version is a blessing. I love it so much. (The dub version is actually pretty good) There are a lot of filler episodes, but all the better for me because they're all chalk full of Leopika. And it stops just after York New City arc. They show how Kurapika gets his nen, and it's mesmerizing and beautiful and haunting all at once.

Huuuh in one way I see where people are coming from about the 2011 vers, but on the other well - I started shipping it when I started rewatching the show a bit before reading the manga and that therefore it hits me how much development they had been going through when they were together in the serie. But it’s true that it’s. really in the background so I can get why people feel this way. 

Ahah omg I love this part. But yup I agree. I personally think that at first, Kurapika didn’t especially try to bond with anyone (thus why he started to be hard on Leorio) and that when Leorio started to express his love for money Kurapika was extremely pissed off. It’s understandable considering his people had been slaughered so their eyes could be sold (and even further once the manga read, it always remind me that Leorio’s attitude could have reminded Kurapika of the bully who tried to steal his and Pairo’s money for the chief of their clan) so he as pityless against him, and Leorio was hurt in his pride. 

When they started tagging along so, it was mostly the camaradry of saving Gon and seeing each others reactions to this incident that had them try travelling together. and then Kurapika says himself that after getting to know Leorio he’s not “one of those guy obsessed with money” which Kurapika despite at first (and I still consider it rather trusting of Kurapika that, when he still hadn’t have any confirmation Leorio wasn’t moneyhungry, he still told him right away his eyes were worth billions (and how Leorio imediatly asked about his pride, since he got to know Kurapika)). Leading to the real goal conversation here they really started to soften big time (again likely bc Kurapika left his village to explore the wolrd and hopefully find a doctor for Pairo). 

So that’s what I mean mostly by the real clash in the begining that all started on a big missunderstanding and why then it became easier on each other. During the missunderstanding, they thought the other was everything they hated, and after this conversation, Kurapika proved he didn’t care about his pride as much as Leorio thought, and Leorio proved his genuine pure intentions that Kurapika appreciated.

But then there’s still the obvious bickering, especially with the food (I love this part so much) but it became much more like people teasing each other than meanspirited (the only fight they had that was a little more than bickering imo is in the Prison Exam when Leorio keeps asking Kurapika to kill the fake spider, which in itself is interesting for Leorio’s determination and how after that and spending more time with Kurapika he dreeds at the idea of Kurapika killing people).

But yup, while we mostly see Leorio worry for Kurapika I’d say they both would. Leorio also manages to calm Kurapika down sometimes, I think mostly hen Chrollo starts to try angering Kurapika. to be fair Leorio has a golden heart and once he starts caring for someone he’ll care more than ever, and for Kurapika, for someone who lost everything he ever loved, he grows protective of his new friends. But it’s true the anime doesn’t really show that toard Leorio aside from the hunter exams which. Pls. Togashi help.

(and overrall I tend to overread everything so I could ship them with what I got from the 2011 anime and from the manga so far)

And ye so I heard about the 1999 vers :3 Which is why I really need to watch it. I’m not sure I’ll watch with the english dub but well, I’m sure at least I’ll watch it. The more Leopika I get the better ;O 

[survivormarmoreal]

Episode #4: "I made James quit accidentally because I rigged a random.org" - Brian

So.... BC quit. Don't know why (and I am not gonna enquire, I just know he is hella busy). But ya I don't know what this means going forward but im gonna roll with it. If i'm not flexible, then that is not a good winner. so ya looking forward toi see whatever happens, and if Madigan go to tribal again, all i know is that i will still be safe cause james and I will just get Keaton involved

I’m SHOCKED BC quit because I thought I was going home lmao so now I have no idea what the hell is gonna happen I’m praying we swap tbh so I can meet up with Brian or Bryce who I know sbsbsbs.

Okay I'm super sad BC quit. They seemed like such a sweetheart. And I always hate to see anybody quit. I'm usually kind of annoyed about quitters but I hope BC is all good and it was just because they were busy... :(

This game has been really good to our tribe. We havent gone to tribal. I have a majority alliance of 4. Everyone is active and does 100% on the challenges. Its been good. Havent had much luck in idol hunt tho so probably someone already found it. Still nervous for the challenge. I want to keep winning but the bad thing in the eyes for the other tribe.

The game is always changing... and someone quitting just shows how quickly everything can change in the game. Plans set forward destroyed... alliances ruined just due to what the game might throw at you at any given time. It’s always scary but you know what... sometimes you gotta look at something bad and say hey let’s test my gameplay a little bit... that is what I’m good at and that is what I plan to do!

So we have swapped. and im not with james. This is hateful huh. first bc quitting today and now this. fuck this. and im with marie and keaton as well. ffs. oh well. time to get socialising and do this shit!

I KNEW A SWAP WAS COMING!!! I felt it deep in my bones. Do sharks have bones? I actually don't think they do. Oh well. I KNEW IT WAS HAPPENING. Obviously I'm super nervous now because I was in a great spot before. But luckily I still have my #1 Brian. And Charlie who is a part of my Four of a Kind alliance and he has an idol. Plus Anna and I hopefully can work together like we have in other games. I just hope she trusts me. Ugh and I freaking hope we win this challenge. Because OG Dinah members definitely have a target as the last intact tribe. SO much is going on in my little gay brain.

Okay my brain is going a mile a minute with this swap. I'm reconnecting with Anna. She seems excited to see me and she told me she isn't super close with Jayden or Nick so that's amazing. I told Brian about Charlie's idol. So this is good. We're surviving.

omg so we swapped and im so sad nathan isnt here but thats about it. happy to be away from jayden since he IGNORES me. when i read these after the game im gonna seem so obsessed huh KJDFSHFAKSJD. but anyway. dennis is here and hes one of my fave ppl ever! hes just so nice. we shared idol guesses and i really wanna go to the end with him. matt is pretty cool and we both stan the good place and naomi smalls so i feel like we'll be good allies. marie is a queen and super nice but maybe not super active but we both love ari so yay. naptime maynor isnt really liking my humor JKASDHF but thats ok. and kirby guy is alright too!! nicole seems nice enough if not a little standoffish but hoping for the best :s love this tribe overrall tho and really hoping to avoid tribal

I got ZType for the duels! Blessed. I can do well in this game and I can't be the reason our tribe loses in the RARE chance we do. So i'm feeling okay.

Too annoyed to write too much right now. But yet another org, and yet another swap fuck! Honestly, this is ridiculous. We have three members on either 7 person tribe, and even if we do manage to succeed in surviving another non-dinah is going to replace the voted out member... you can't make this shit up.

I knew the swap was coming. But im with Dennis which is good. He has some connections with Bryce and Nicole so hopefully they work with us. Keaton is also here like oh Boi. 👀 going to see if he wants to work with me this time. Having him around could help me in this game.

James quits by leaving the server and ignoring everyone.

https://gph.is/1neigCU my mood at my initial alliance members both qutiing time to die?

Ok so Klick quit which is kinda upsetting cuz I was grinding tf outta that challenge and I lowkey played a game with him about a year and a half ago and kinda wanted to reconnect. BUT Nathan is now on the tribe which is like the nest possible scenario. Also we have Anna so hopefully we have an easy majority. Also I assume Dennis has began running the game over on the other tribe because he is great and will probably end up voting me out at f9 or something. But YAY F14 IM NOT OUT YET ANSNSKDKLZLXKC

MY IMPACT?  I made James quit accidentally because I rigged a random.org to save Charlie from doing Multitask and then James had a fit because he got it and was sleeping so he couldn't pick... I... can't believe how I'm WINNING this game?  Anna, I hope you get my winner's crown READY because I'm doing the damn thing!  I am sorry I made him quit because I didn't think he would kjHDAJK... but wow...

Although I am in the minority right now based on tribal lines, Nathan is someone I've wanted to work with for like eons, and I feel so much more comfortable with him on my tribe than James and letting Annabelle hold my fate in her hands.  I think I have an upward battle, but I know Charlie has the idol and will warn Sharky in the case I need Charlie to use it on himself.  The two from my OG tribe I got stuck with is by far the only two from Dinah that I would go out of my way to protect in this game and knowing Charlie has the idol... ugh... I don't even have to DO anything and tea gets served to me.  Love Sharky.. love Charlie.. love Nathan... can't wait to thrive in this game now!

So the swap, i thought would have been really bad for us original dinah people but so far it looks like we might pull through. Nicole told by Dennis to me that she is willing to work with us but im a little sketch because she hasnt really responds to me exept like one message and then it stops. Im trying to get info from keaton and see if he wants to work with me. I have to keep an eye on him cuz he’s messy af. 👀 I think we could be a strong tribe so hopefully we win the next immunity. I rather have my no going to tribal streak going. I need to start talking to our new tribe members as well.

well james left so we got nathan i'm not upset about it i love nathan he's my person this game i think and we swapped with sharky on the tribe and i just played with sharky and we're in majority so things are really looking up here for me tbvh i feel like sharky might want to get rid of one of my OG tribe people but we'll see how it goes.

This game is weird man. I was so ready to play 2048, but Kirby Boi #2 was a quitter, so now I'm not playing 2048, both people I trusted QUIT, and Dennis is on my tribe. I am going to lose really soon. But hopefully I can find an in on my tribe and survive.

i just want an advantage. but oh so now 4/5 of my tribe is together and im just here.. love that! not sarcastic!! miss nathan tho! so far clicking with dennis still and naptime. hes a true carly rae jepsen fan i asked his fave and he said sour candy which is like (bad) but not well known so he must actually like her!! nicole left me on read.. love that! sarcastic!! and yaa wooh loving the new tribe that guy who quit bc of multitask kind of a flop but go off now im closer to merge!

This morning finding out that James was removed was suprising. It sucks cuz i was enjoying doing the ztype. I got to 7,100 which i think its good but idk if it actually was. But im ready for this challenge and hopefully we could win in it. Definately dont want to go to tribal.

Okay Nathan is AMAZING. I love him. And I'm totally going to work with him for sure. i'm so glad he didn't flop. And Honestly I'm glad James quit so that I could work with Nathan. This lip sync challenge is going to be silly. I offered to do the editing which honestly is a big undertaking but I like to be in control and It's definitely going to paint a target on my back but if we win it'll be so great.

OMG SO FUN CHALLENGE THAT I HATE WOOH. i love this but i hate it. idk. i REALLY dont want to do a queen song so i pretended to not know who they are NNN but all that caused was my tribemates shading me... and its like... matt says beyonce is just "ok" and i need to listen to real music.??? just say u hate women and go. JK. maybe. but ANYWAYS. love dennis still and naptime is so funny love his pins! nicole left me on read some more so i sent her demi lovatos GET BACK music video and she finally responded with two 5 word msgs and ghosted again so um really loving that! kirby guy also doesnt reply a lot but thats ok totally loving only talking to 4 ppl!

edit: quitters are shitters

Our song is Dont stop me now by queen which is awesome. I just need to find the time to work on it later today or tomorrow morning but have an idea what imma do so thats good. Still talking to keaton but no game talk it. Hopefully soon because im still feeling sketch on this tribe. I dont wanna get voted out pre-merge. *knocks on wood* ✊🌳

Making the video was really fun. Had more fun and felt more comfortable after making the ones before were i wasnt as comfortable. This is one of my fav comps now. Cant wait to see how it turns out.

UM?? I'm CACKLING?? So Sharky showed me the clips he got from Nick and Jayden, and I'm just so confused how straight men get any sort of action when they're as stiff as them?  I mean I guess they're not ugly so that probably helps, but neither of them are good at using a camera... So I'm just SO ...

I have nothing else to talk about other than how fucking STIFF the straight men are in their lip sync videos, so whew... love visibility…

worst comp for me ever like i was fine doing 2048 i could have probably helped with that but like a music video? YIKES that's not my thing at all i didn't know what to do or what to help especially since i'm so not gonna get on camera >.< i hate being useless if we lose like ugh lmfao

Okay so this challenge was...a disaster. I asked everyone to just do the song and then I'd make it look good with editing. That didn't work out. And I had more trouble editing than i thought. I feel like I dropped the ball and I'm not sued to being someone holding my tribe back. I tried to hide our bad lipsyncers. Charlie got sick. And something happened in the rush of uploading it that gave me a weird crop and a couple of cuts that I screwed up but I ran out of time. I'm feeling really disappointed in myself.

Okay we lost. This sucks. two of the judges called out the edit/effort specifically so that doesn't feel great. But I'm going to look at this as a positive. Maynor and Dennis stay safe on the other tribe. And Now I can use this to make some real connections and alliances on this tribe. Like Chad Michaels I will rise from the ashes and be the gayest winningest phoenix you have ever seen.

Ok so me Nathan and Nick should really stick with Annabelle. Easy majority makes easy game which makes happy Jayden

So we lost the challenge, but I don't feel too... bad about that.  I mean if I go home, clearly I fucked the fuck up and felt too confident... but I think that I feel... good?

Firstly, thank you to the judges for recognizing my SNAP in the lip sync.  I wasn't sure they were going to do my rap in the challenge, so I'm glad it was in there hehe... Now... going to tribal is a part of the game and the strategy has been lacking up till now, so I'm excited to jump in and finally explore that part of the game.  It'll be a nice start to my resume, following accidentally make James quit LMFAO.

Right now, I think I'm in a solid spot.  Nick said he wouldn't vote for me and I mean.. we haven't talked much, but I expect him to not lie for no reason... and I'm going to make sure to increase our conversation and expand on what HE wants to happen to just have that tea under my belt.  I think Jayden is who I would like gone, and I think I'd be able to gather the votes to get that to happen.  It's not like I have anything against him personally, but I just feel it's hardest to talk to him because him and I are not alike from what I've gathered.  I'm the uber gay and for the uber gay and the Travis Scott fanboy to get along?  Would be shocking.

I like Annabelle and Nathan a lot and I don't think they'd throw votes for me.  I have my little final 2 deal going on with Nathan, but highkey I don't think I'd keep him as my #1 over Marie, if I get to the point where I meet with her, so I have no problem cutting him or Annabelle in the future.  I do think it'd be better to work WITH them, especially for now, and I think they feel similar sentiments, but I don't know for sure!

But now we come to the real people I would like to protect going into this vote, Charlie and Sharky.  I love my OG Dinah babies so much, and I will make sure their names aren't the targets of this vote.  I think Sharky has set himself up well, and since he told me Charlie has the idol, I think we should especially be OK.  I also think Annabelle and Nathan seemingly want to work with us, so .... whew...

ALSO, this is a mid-confessional update, but 2 alliances were formed.  We have the "Tea Party" alliance with Sharky, me, and Nathan (the gays) and then the "Dinah Dudes" alliance with Charlie, Sharky, and me (OG Dinah's) and then I think another sub-alliance with the "Tea Party" and Annabelle is coming to fruition, so kjHDKAS... ya... I think I'm SET.  I can't wait to wreck shit!

So we swapped tribes and here I am with 3 from my original tribe, 3 from the other tribe and Bryce from the third tribe. Bryce and I know each other, and by that I mean I just blindsided him another org... oops! Hopefully he doesn’t come after me but who knows because I literally did not participate in this challenge at all! We still won though so hopefully I’ll get to redeem myself in the next one

My arms are SORE from pulling all my best Freddie Mercury moves out for this lip sync, I am SO tired. But I honestly am so glad i gave my 100% effort because I truly needed to pull through for this tribe and show them I’m not just a sitting duck. (Is that the term? Idk.)

Either way I’m glad we all got to bond through this and here’s to being safe ANOTHER round (I’ve never gone to tribal so wooooo!)

i want an IDOL or sth. but um dennis is so fun love that man. always asks daily to work with me. like idk how many times i have to tell him that he is literally the only person on this tribe to pm me first without me having to (NOT EXAGGERATION). marie and matt? no reply from marie in like 30 hours and matt hasnt been talking to me since i said idk queen. kirby guy? replies with 1 word answers and taste in music offends me NNN. nicole? who. all she does is ignore me and like somtimes she replies and ill reply in the SAME LIKE 10 SECONDS, and she'll just leave me on read JKADSFHAKSJ. comes back like 9 hours later with no reasoning on why she stopped talking and with just a "hi", and thats if im lucky! idk i hope we swap soon or merge. like the whole preswap i was praying for a swap to find some good allies bc all i had was nathan really, and now i just have dennis. maybe by merge ill have a whole 3 allies??? oh wait theres um maynor hes cool i always have to pm him first but hes at least responsive and can hold a conversation! black bear diner goes off and i WILL be eating there the next time in houston

We lost, which was hardly surprising when I saw the other tribe's video lol. So now it's not looking good for us dinahs... but luckily I have the idol up my sleeve hehe. Gonna tell Brian and Sharky so that we can use it to save us…

I was so happy that we won immunity. Stil feeling a little sketch on this tribe. Injust hope that the vote isnt charlie, brian, or sharky. And especially sharky cuz he’s my duo. Now dennis, nicole, and i are the only 3 to not go to tribal yet. Its pretty awesome amd kinda scary.

https://youtu.be/BfzG9xjtCRw

Down with the straights!  I still think Jayden is going, but if Charlie ends up going I'm JUMPING because that means I've been lied to by people that want to claim to be my final 2... I do trust in Jayden going but we shall SEE!

So the tribe lost and I’m a bit nervous because I’ve only heard one name... I would have loved to saved my idol until I needed it but I think it’s very likely my name could be the second one going around... we shall see what happens though.

Ugh okay so I was hoping for a simple easy vote. But as usual there is just a little bit of drama. Nick told Anna/Nathan that he has a legacy advantage to be used at F13/F6 which is trash because that means if we lose next time he'll use that and be safe. But if we vote him out he'll gift it to Jayden and we have the same problem. Plus Charlie is wigging out because he has a bad feeling about the vote, which is totally fair because he isn't talking very much. And Nick told Anna her name got thrown out which is just untrue. This is just kind of messy and not in a cute way.

Jayden is voted out 5-2.