#tbh i thought the couple was gonna tank the episode for me bc ha ha marriage SUCKS jokes or whatever

[perenlop]

absolutely love it when the anime can get me to appreciate a pokemon i haven't thought too much about before. i love how the couple in this episode calls kingambit "kid" and "little guy" despite it being an intimidating man shaped creature, it's utterly endearing

[sanchoyo]

danny phantom 8-13 thoughts! again, under the cut bc I blew through 6 episodes in one go...

-LOVE THE WAY THE GHOST ZONE LOOKS. but theres fucking ghost cops??? ghost jail??? that SUCKS imagine dying and going to jail in your AFTERLIFE. danny going to JAIL WAS NOT something I expected. but seeing all the enemies together and work with danny to bust out. SO ICONIC I love that actually. and the thing about real world stuff acting as ghosts in the ghost zone is very cool.

-'there are some things more important that hunting ghosts!' mrs fenton says, about her husband forgetting their anaversary (FOR THE 18TH YEAR IN A ROW?? CHRIST) and not about, idk, their son clearly freaked out. she didnt even notice he was gone into the ghost zone!!! he might be a bad husband BUT shes not the best mom. they suck and I don't care about their relationship problems I care about these kids. danny doing his best to clean the house to keep his mom from getting mad at his dad?? hes such a good boy I want to cry, this is not his place, his dad should be cleaning his own shit up!!!

-maddie's butch lesbian sister is living my best life in her lil cabin. also being a snarky bitch to jack. queen. and her getting a 10th anniversary of her divorce. LOVE IT.

-mr. lancer being a cheerleader in his younger years makes perfect sense to me. king shit.

-dr. spectra's cat ears/mullet hairstyle?? sooo cute. I also just love the concept of a ghost just. sucking out people's positivity and feeding on emotions. a great villain. she put danny in a fucking diaper what the FUCK. and keeping it cold so no one would suspect shes a ghost??? INCREDIBLE. and her gay little blob sidekick. wlw mlm evil solidarity.

-JAZZ FOCUSED EP. YEAAAH!!! her first thought when she saw the ghosts was like 'omg i gotta tell danny :)' and her going to the teacher and also councilor trying to get help for him...shes just 16 but shes trying so hard to help him out :( watching this when youre younger I can imagine ppl are like omg annoying!! but watching this when im older im just like :( jazz baby im SO sorry </3 SHE BODIED THAT GHOST THOUGH. and the fact she didnt tell danny she knew surprised me. like, shes patient and waiting on him to tell her when hes ready!! thats so so sweet.

-christ the parents talking about 'PEELING IT LIKE AN ONION. AND EXAMINING REMAINS' of ghosts RIGHT INFRONT OF DANNY.

-'why am i so depressed and angry all the time!!' DANNY YOURE 14. i mean it IS a ghost this time, but...

-579$ top?? VALERIE NO ITS NOT EVEN CUTE IT DOESNT EVEN GO WITH THAT OUTFIT AAAA. tho this ep is called shades of gray..VALERIE FOCUSED EP FINALLY????! *THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE* I already knew about red huntress from my redesigns, but I didn't exactly know what that entails or how/why, so, it's fun to see the Origins.

-ghost pubby! ghost pubby!!!!! why is the dog a ghost?? the implication that the company had guard dogs and got rid of them...what did they DO. is it just the unfinished business?? of not having that toy it was looking for?? god I hope so.

I feel SOOO bad for valerie tho, my god. her friends are shunning her for what, because her dad lost her job and she had to move??? horrible. (and the fact the dog wrecked the moving van too...) I also love how 'from wisconsin' on the package was an IMMEDIATE RED FLAG FOR ME. WISCONSIN=EVIL NOW. vlads so petty.

-it took valerie like 5 mins to get the hang of hunting ghosts and shes already a much bigger threat than his parents tbh. who've been trying and studying this for years. and a more valid reason <3 love her shes so cute and cool. new daughter alert.

-'i should do SOMETHING to help valerie' no shit danny???

-'who is that, awesome outfit!' -top gay sam moments. i was going to say. before it immediately cuts to sam kissing danny LMFAOOO. don't think I like that, it puts tucker in a weird third wheel position... the next ep involves them holding hands and blushing when danny's cold...URGH No. not a fan ngl. the trope of 'if theres a girl in a trio she has to end up with one of the two guys!!'

-right as I say that they take it to extremes!! and ember shoots him with a love ray gun that makes him OBSESSIVE OVER SAM. AND SHE TAKES HIS HANDS AND SAYS 'YOU DONT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT ME, I DONT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU' and her saying she doesnt want to be together like this. and tucker saying 'i always knew you two would get together!!' dont manifest it tucker please. the show pushing for it so hard makes me not want it KSHKJKJD I KNOW its probably canon. it sucks though. im a hater.

-vlad just LURKING AROUND THE SCHOOL GIVING VALERIE GIFTS ASJKDHKJ YOU WEIRD PETTY OLD MAN GO HOME!!!

-EMBERRRRR YOU WILL REMEMBERRRRRR . this is the one thing I kinda remember from when I was a kid EMBERRRRR ilu. top 10 cartoon bops. sams being a hater. popular things are popular for a reason. mr. lancer also being a hater. also everyone wearing her color scheme ..its a really good look, the purple, black, and minty color...

-penguins exist in the ghost zone. confirmed.

-EMBER JUST SHOWING UP AT A RANDOM HIGHSCHOOL TO PLAY?? UNANNOUNCED, MID DAY??? girl get a tour schedule. make some money or smth damn. I know shes probably doing it for the power boost but. lord. anyway if your show doesnt have a concert scene/ep, is it even valid.

-fellas is this gay. (she uses a GRAPPLING HOOK TO SHOOT OUT THE WINDOW AFTER SEEING AN EMBER VAN GO BY RIGHT AFTER THIS SHOT)

-hey, she had an undercut at some point!! my redesign!!! was accurate!! in..a way

-I feel like danny has a lot of pent up aggression ngl, him being heartbroken about sam and immediately going IM GONNA GO TAKE IT OUT ON EMBER. I mean she needs to be stopped I guess But. jazz has the right idea he needs therapy and a HEALTHY outlet.

-tucker singing > my singing

-girls cant be gamers -tucker and danny sexist moments. her being chaos in the game OWNED.

-TUCKERS HAT IS A BERET??? I THOUGHT IT WAS A BEANIE. SAM CALLED IT A BERET. WH.

-it was actually nice of lancer to let danny retake the test, and he go to play games again. smh. epic cringe gamer moments compilation. and driving him home!!! I actually like him as a character. anyway teachers like lancer are SO appreciated. I was failing middle school because of mental problems, and felt so dumb and got embarrassed by teachers who would just get onto me instead of bothering to ask what the real problem was, but when I was taking my ged classes I had a wonderful teacher who kept reassuring me that I was smart, and I got honors!! danny is SUCH a little shit to him (understandable, 14, but) but seeing them getting along better and danny putting in effort. SO CUTE. THATS MY SON, STUDYING HARD!!!! and being so PROUD OF HIMSELF!!! 91!!! BITCH!!! A- is STILL AN A!!!

-'why dont they ever realize thats me in a dress' mr lancer i am CRYING. i realized.

-technus being my ghost grandpa who cant game asking tucker for help. bless his heart. his out of date old ppl lingo circles back to being endearing <3 tucker not recognizing him despite the like, lack of any kind of serious disguise...I do love their lil in-game outfits....sam being the tank rules. I like technus' spider design also. more characters need to be giant freaky spiders, imo.

-finding your gf a new host because she cant maintain her ghost body outside the zone? amazing. using jazz as the host? ILL KILL YOU. jazz immediately accepting a ride home from a guy she just met and letting him know where she lives. letting him IN THE HOUSE??? nooo girl no lets use common sense </3

-sooo cringe the parents were like 'good job for spying on your sister' tho wtffff. doesnt matter if hes a bad guy, thats fucked. everytime these parents BREATHE im like. these are MY kids now <3

-BAD LUCK BEING A THEME OF THE 13TH EPISODE. thats super fun. johnny 13 being his name is so. iconic. your last name is a NUMBER? also goth tucker. I actually love the look. everyone looks good goth. 'the ladies love the eyeliner and onyx nail polish' sam you are sooo right every man needs to at least try those two things. im a lesbian and I agree. same, danny, your bff is gnc af

-LOVE kitty's design. and just, the concept of a ghost with a bike. couple goals, except yes stay away from jazz.

[meherya]

This just me talking about the brainrot dramas have given me

Private Lives 

TBH I let this drama live in my mind rent free just based on the trailer, because I started making assumptions like ‘OMG older con couple vs. younger con couple’ but then I started it, and the first two episodes were immaculate like two people leading very different lives, lying to their significant other about who they are, and marrying them with the feelings being very much real... and then it all goes to shit because one of them slipped up.. And it was like that for more than half the show and then IDK what happened and politics got involved and personally I’m too pretty for that so I lost track, but I kept watching because I like watching pretty people fight on screen and be bitches... And also the main pairing slapped so like who am I to say it was shit. The show tried to do a lot which was commendable, but sometimes you can overstretch yourself and just comes off as sloppy. The ending was like okay makes sense, but sometimes an open-ended finale is worse :)

Also, I watched My Beautiful Bride, which was kind of similar as in two people who hid their secret lives from one another, and it was a lot more gritty with a lot more angst and I enjoyed it... About a man coming home and finding his wife missing and goes on a hunt for her, and doing so uncovers the life she lived before she met him... and overall it was great

4/5 - I’d still recommend it just b/c the Vibes and also I love it even with it’s flaws

Start Up

To make up for time between new Private Lives episodes I started this just for fun wasn’t too invested, but then the story got real sad and I was like okay I have to see this through. And I did... watch up until Episode 6, and thought it was really cute because the main characters were adorable and the plot was messy and I love messy plots (except when they involve politics). But then I realized that the show was gonna be romance heavy, when the description it came off as oh the romance mix-up is just something that happens on the side and not the main focus... Also the fandom is Ugly and Ji Pyeong is annoying so I was like bye I’m keeping Smiling Dal Mi with her rivalry with In Jae, and Do San as they are and quitting while I’m ahead

2.75/5 - .5 stars for the DILF at the start, 1 for Do San, 1 For Dal Mi, and .25 for Sa Ha 

Because This Is My First Life

I’m not into slice of life shows really, personally just find them boring... This one had a cool tagline though, like oh marriage of convenience and then dealing with the realities of marriage. It started off really good, it was genuinely funny, and gave the female lead’s friends lives and development of their own... and then it switched up halfway through and it kind of tanked... there wasn’t enough hijinks for me, and the main lead lost her charm and honestly I wasn’t even a little bit invested in anyone’s relationship so I kinda just skipped through the last few episodes.

Also bye I hate large age gaps so that’s another thing that I was cringing at... ESPECIALLY when it came down to ‘omg lol idk what ppl in ur generation do for dating’

3/5 - IDK I liked the first half a lot, the rest was meh

A Korean Odyssey 

Lee Seungi Gi holds the fantasy genre of kdramas in his fist, and like it has to be his speciality at this point because this bitch just fucking hits every role. I originally avoided the drama because of the synopsis that was like ‘Jin Seon Mi makes a promise as a child which she later regrets’ and I hate... HATE! media that’s like oh look this immortal watching this child grow and suddenly they are into each other, because it’s creepy and gross.. But this one was like ‘Okay yea this Monkey King was a dick and tricked her as a kid, and then fucked off for 30 something years and forgets she exists until she sees him again and lets her existence be known'... Then it turns into this angsty, Monkey King wants to eat her to become more powerful, but she tricks him and binds him to her so he has no choice to protect her, but the binding uses love as a way to get him to follow orders... and so they have this limbo of him being like ‘I can’t wait to flay you with bbq sauce but also that makes me sad because I’ll miss you when I’ve eaten you bc I’m in love with you’... IT WAS SO MESSY... LIKE UNBELIEVABLY MESSY AND I LOVED IT

Also, this show had the best cast of characters I’ve seen? It was very much found family vibes, with backstabbing demons and I loved it! The plot isn’t really there until near the end, but doesn’t matter because I wasn’t even watching for the plot but more for the characters because they’re so funny? This is a case of characters carrying the show rather than plot... I know a lot of people had problems with the ending because it wasn’t necessarily happy, since a lot of people die, but I felt like it was well done. There was no ‘oh their love conquers all’ like no they were still victims to fate, but they at least got to choose how everything happened... This is also a case where a sad open-ending makes sense and is good (lookin at u private lives)

4.5/5 - Minus the 0.5 just because I hate when found families shatter :’(