#think of it kinda like the guy and girl from the “rio” film
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my TF2 head cannons 5#
when medic first started crushing on heavy, he looked at his doves for help.
so you'd see medic randomly sit next to heavy and lean on him. maybe bob his head at him. puff out his chest...
...bite him or somethin'
#team fortress 2#tf2#tf2 heavy#heavymedic#tf2 medic#red octoberfest#tf2 headcanons#awkward flirty medic for self fufilment#and heavy isn't catching on#just thinking “hmm he's strange... i like him!”#and then they both kiss and make out#think of it kinda like the guy and girl from the “rio” film
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For the anon ask: most important question first, how are catBeth and catRio? Second: what are some of your favorite Good Girls moments and/or episodes? From an acting perspective (I always enjoy reading your acting insights!) or just general enjoyment. And, not a question, but loved, loved, loved the third chapter of Remix and am looking forward to your prompt fills. I have no doubt that they'll be great :)
ANON ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS!
Okay so Cat!Beth and Cat!Rio are doing great, causing trouble, living up to their namesakes. The only way Rio isn’t Rio is that he talks a LOT, we have constant conversations, I know what his specific meows mean now (apparently male cats tend to be talkative ones). They love each other so much, but they play fight constantly and Rio can be a bit of a dick (lol) and Beth is only super noisy while they play (LOL).
Had an incident a couple days ago where they were asleep on the couch and I went to give Beth kisses, only she was apparently DEAD ASLEEP cause I startled her awake so badly she immediately went on the defensive -- hissed and swiped at my face. Her claw got caught in my nose and dragged a huge cut inside of it, man that shit was PAINFUL.
Rio went a couple months not feeling very cuddly, which made me very sad, but about a week ago he started cuddling again, I almost cried I was so happy. Only he does that cat thing where he puts all 14lbs of his weight on one paw on my chest and I legit worry about health problems from being crushed. Sadly, he only cuddles for like 10 mins then moves on, but I try to enjoy the little time he gives me!
Have some photos!
Favorite Good Girls Moments/Episodes
So my favorite episode is and likely will always be 2.05. Everything about it... The Brio stuff, Beth boss bitching up and selling those cars, Annie and Ruby helping, the Amber stuff (specifically the stuff about moving to LA and giving it 6 months before giving up, it was extremely meta and I feel like only people in the industry could ever truly appreciate it), the Stan/Ruby stuff, "no I know how to spell A X E”, Ruby’s reaction(s) to Beth and Rio boning, Beth pouring vodka into her slushie and the LOOK SHE GIVES THE CASHIER, Beth taking Dean’s business from him, all of it is just..... *chefs kiss* please pour it directly into my VEINS. My absolute favorite moment though is the end scene with Beth and Rio, the multi-layered conversation about both crime and their relationship, but even more specifically, Rio saying, “yeah you’re right, it is kinda early huh” then looking DIRECTLY AT BETH’S MOUTH before looking away and smiling one of the most gorgeous smiles I have ever seen in my L I F E.
Other favorite eps, in no specific order: 2.11, 3.11, 2.04, 1.04, 1.05, 2.07, others I am probably forgetting
Other fave moments, in no specific order: Brio 20 Questions, Bathroom sex, Vette smashing, Beth opening the dubby, the 2.08 picnic bench scene, Ruby shooting Big Mike in the foot, Annie helping Nancy give birth, Ben’s coming out to Annie, oH nO wHaT hApPenEd?, any time Beth defends Rio, His name is Rio!, Beth coming out of the bathroom after hiding the books, every time Rio lies about Beth being just work, any time he touches her face, all of the 1.10/2.01 dining room scene, aw you guys didn’t hit me up to do brunch??, and many more
Okay so acting-wise, all of the cast just continually knocks it out of the park. Any time Annie has to be soft and vulnerable, Mae just fucking OWNS IT and I love that. She is exactly the kind of actor I am, I see so many similarities in our styles. The first one that comes to mind for Christina is in 2.10 when she destroys all of the baked goods she spent hours making. Imagine being so good at your craft that you can film this emotional breakdown 10, probably 20 times, with different layers and methods of expressing internal anguish, and every single moment is heartbreaking and raw and honest? Manny’s manic, soft, viciousness in the 1.10/2.01 scene always kills me. Somehow he makes Rio so human and multifaceted, like yeah he’s fucking crazy, but he’s also a man living in a world where he has to be hard and ruthless, and yeah much of his softness is a ruse, but some of it is genuine. He layers all of that together perfectly. Any time Retta cries kills me, but I actually love every time she bosses up and gets into a passion speech. The “I’m that Bitch” passion speech is my favorite. Retta plays Ruby’s desperation and uncertainty so well, always layering it under other things. And she’s obviously the queen of reactions. Matthew is so good at looking dumb, like, he isn’t dumb in real life, he’s actually very charming?? I always love, though, when he plays Dean stuck in a situation where he knows he fucked up, again, LAYERS, man! I’ve already waxed on much too long, but everyone else is also amazing: Lidya, Isaiah, Reno, all of the minor characters.
So much of film/TV acting is about internal life, and letting the audience see varying amounts of it in your eyes and your actions. I think Christina and Manny are particularly good at this, but mostly because they get the most silent screen time where they’re just looking at someone or something. Mae is the best at vulnerability, which is essential.
All of them are so fucking good, it’s why it’s one of my goals to get on the show, because my soul would leave my body if I had the opportunity to act opposite literally any of them. I’ve actually started trying to form a relationship on social media with Liz Dean (casting director for the show) so that I have something to lean on when they start up production again. I am hoping she does a general casting call like many other CDs are doing so that I can get my face in front of her and her office.
AND THANK YOU ABOUT REMIX, I feel like Favorite Things really eclipsed Remix cause I posted them at roughly the same time, and Remix is a very different flavor of fic?? I feel like it’s way more challenging though, because it’s taking every single episode and morphing it in some way to be different but still similar enough it could slide right back into the show. Also because it isn’t linear, i think it doesn’t really yell OPEN ME AND READ ME. But I am super glad that the smut drew more readers in lol I am working on some other prompt fills as well as the promp-a-thon stuff, I really hope you love everything. I am a soft and sensitive bean who needs love and support and validation.
WOW THAT WAS LONG, SORRY
Go on anon and ask me anything!
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BLESS YOU for the pornstar AU! Seriously - you’re amazing and like, it reallt works so well for these two I’m dying. Can’t wait for more!!!!!!!!! I love all of your WIPs but if you want to solely focus on this first I’m okay with it 😉
Thank youuu! I’m so glad people like it so much, it’s been a really fun one to write. A lot of the next two parts are actually written already, so hopefully it won’t be too long before the whole thing’s up and done, but for now, you can have a snippet from part 2 ;-)
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“We’re thinking, boxer,” the guy says, half folded over the table, pointing to Rio with his pen as if to punctuate the point, before flicking it sideways to Beth. “Yoga teacher. Perhaps a bit of competition for space at the gym that you know. You work out.”
The other guy laughs beside him, almost practiced, while Gretchen’s eyes stay steadily on Rio, almost - - almost in anticipation. Of what, Beth has no idea, her own gaze drifting over to him, but he’s not even looking at her, just stays sucking on the straw of his huge plastic cup, hoodie pulled up around his ears, face blank.
“You do yoga?”
It takes her a moment to realise that he’s even talking to her, and when she does, Beth flusters, flushes, wracks her head for any time in her life she’s been to the gym at all, let alone a class. She swallows thickly.
“Um, a little? I did some classes while I was pregnant, um, I - -”
“So you ain’t got the flexibility,” Rio tells her, or not her, the guys across the table. He drops his drink down to his knee, letting the condensation from the cup leave a wet circle on his jeans. “Ain’t that the point with fucking a yoga instructor? You gonna teach her that shit before the shoot?”
The guy across the table looks almost ashen, spluttering a bit back at Rio, when suddenly the other guy leaps in.
“Okay,” he says quickly. “New scenario. She’s your kid’s teacher. She’s called you in to discuss his or her grades, you - -“
Gretchen suddenly sits forwards on her seat, gesturing to the guy, says, “No, Rio doesn’t - - “
“I don’t do nothin’ with kids,” Rio says, cutting her off sharply, and the guy blinks back at him.
“I mean, it’s inferred kids. They wouldn’t actually be in the film.”
“Nuh, none of it. You want that DILF shit, you go with one of the other guys workin’ that scene, I ain’t it.”
The first guy huffs out a breath, but instantly regrets it when Rio levels him with a look.
“She’s your maid,” the guy starts, and Rio just laughs, which only makes Beth flush.
“Best friend’s wife,” the other guy says, and god, they’re ping-ponging now, tossing out ideas: he’s a delivery man, a plumber, her divorce lawyer. She’s a mail-order bride, a woman who runs a mindfulness class, a nurse, and each one Rio shoots down – he’s done it before, it’s boring, and on one particularly embarrassing note, would rather do a scene like that with someone who ‘looks like she might actually know how to do it.’
She’s not really sure what to say – what to think, when one of the guys finally throws his hands up in exasperation, says:
“Her husband owes you money. You’re a - - bad debt. You go to collect, he’s not there, and she’s - - y’know, a good girl, and you and her work something out.”
And it’s just - - quiet for a moment.
Which only makes Beth spin back around to look at Rio, who’s suddenly looking straight at her, that damn straw back in his mouth as he drags his gaze down her body, undressing her with his eyes and it’s like he’s - - imagining it, she thinks, flushing to the roots of her hair. She clears her throat, and it seems to pull Rio out of - - whatever it was he was in. He promptly shrugs, lurching to his feet.
“That’ll do,” he says, striding out of the room, and Gretchen’s eyes widen dramatically, just like they had the other day when Rio had picked Beth, her eyes going from her to the guys beside her before suddenly she’s getting to her feet too and striding out of the room after Rio, and Beth’s just left - - sitting there. About eight hundred types of embarrassed.
It’s not long before one of the guys snorts on a laugh, shaking his head and collapsing back into his chair. He grabs a vape pen out of his pocket, pushing it against his lips.
“Was he always this much of an asshole?”
“Pretty much,” the other guy says, and then he looks back at Beth, seems to consider her, before yelling out into the hall.
“Mindy!”
A woman materialises in the doorway, achingly thin and wobbling on six inch heels.
“Yes, Mr Anderson?”
“Could you take - - “ he clicks his fingers at Beth, and she opens her mouth to reply with her name, but the guy doesn’t wait. “To the costume team? We’re probably looking at shooting next week – I’ll send through the details tonight. Um, housewife. Sexy but also like. Kinda innocent? Thinking little nightie and a robe? Tits out, but not totally, you know? Enough that a criminal that looks like Rio might actually wanna fuck her, you know?”
Beth just stares at him at that, taking in the slope of his nose and the obvious botox in his cheeks, and she’s mortified but she’s also halfway to saying fuck you, when Mindy’s gesturing her out of the room, and just think of the money, Beth tells herself, sucking in a breath.
Think of the future.
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iwwv anon and PHEW OK. I def did not expect that essay and now I feel bad cause I KNOW my thots r not gonna be articulate or right. nonetheless! i think Oliver does qualify as an unreliable narrator cause hes. very oblivious but not like... Richard papen (who is a whole ass clown don't get me started on tsh) but not like addy from dare me(I will support till the day I die that dare me is da like I WILL die on this hill) who sees what she wants to see. 1/?
i think he just... thinks that his friends r diff ppl than they actually r? that doesnt rly make sense but yea. what I mean is that everything the characters do is coated in that empathetic view Oliver has which is usually wrong? so we don't get an objective look into the characters. meredith is my girl like I love the hot popular girl trope deconstruction but at the end of the book she's not at a great place like she's w someone that doesn't love her like she needs to be loved... 2/
I guess the most probable ending is that James never meets Oliver again and that everyone is kinda stuck on what happened but that's soo sad and I really don't want to think abt it. ngl iwwv wasn't like my fave book ever and I really don't understand why people are so obsessed with dark academia sometimes but what i rly liked abt the book is that despite how fucked up everyone is and how toxic they r to each other they do at heart care abt one another...3/
like I rly liked that esp cause at that point the only other da book (other than dare me!) that I had read was tsh and godd every character is so fuckinh annoying and they all hate each other. i was super confused by it till I saw someone saying that it's satire and I felt my mind explode. I feel like this is so long but I didnt rly properly answer all you wrote sorry! I think its a pretty good book tho it has some crazy quotes like hold awn Im gonna look at the highlighted stuff on my copy.. 4/
Were you in love with him?” “Yes,” [...]Yes, I was.” It’s not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I’m in love with him still. LIKEEE PHEWW OK OK OK. WE OUT HERE. that line literally made me go crazy. I'm so sorry for any spelling mistakes or like general mistakes I made here English isn't my first language, it's 1am and I wrote this in the notes app w/o looking it over. so like.. NOT a professional review lemme tell you. 5/5
Ahh im so sorry I did not see this before I yeeted for a month!!!
Oooh okay first of all dare me as a DA… I’ve only watched the show but like yeah I see the Elements for sure.
Also yeah I can understand what you mean abt Oliver being an unreliable narrator now… Ig my view of unreliable was more like they are purposefully twisting the truth or omitting facts or just literally don’t know shit but I get how personal bias can make the narrator unreliable. I do think the assertion that Oliver thinks his friends are different than they actually are makes sense. He sees James in a very positive light and though I like James a lot and think he is better than, like, Richard, he definitely has darker moments and manipulates Oliver at times (again I’d like to think it’s not the most nefarious thing in the world but like him just being shitty bc he’s in a dark place and he one, wants to do anything he can so Oliver doesn’t figure out he fought Richard so Oliver still thinks of him the same way/bc he knows Oliver would do something stupid like get himself arrested for James; and two, is very jealous that Oliver is with Meredith after Richard dies and has sort of a somewhat positive outcome from Richard’s death versus James being riddled with guilt and anger). And yeah, the probable ending is they never meet but I refuse to acknowledge that so LGNRG. Also that line makes me go CRAZZZZZZZZZZY!!! There are so many great lines, both using Shakespeare and on their own and its like okay give me a moment im going bonkers…
Personally, I haven’t read that many dark academia novels yet (bc for some reason i can barely finish a book rn sigh) but the concept interests me. I think what’s compelling is the setting/atmosphere of like ~mysterious college vibes~, and the idea of a sort of niche, obsessive bond and pursuit of knowledge with a tight knit group of friends (and the like inherent homoeroticism in every single DA elrngenrg). Like Dead Poet’s Society (the film I haven’t read the book) isn’t Dark in the same way most other dark academia is by like, obsession and death and manipulation (though of course there are dark elements with Neil’s storyline), but I think the other building blocks of academia are present there in a more wholesome way and you can see why people are drawn to that idea. As for the more Dark aspects I think it’s interesting to analyze things like group psyche, obsession, manipulation, etc, like what went wrong for everything to take such a dark turn???
But, like everything else, it really has to be done well or else its just like okay….… I’ve tried to read TSH twice and I may try again but from the 100+ ish pages I read I totally get what you mean. IWWV is so interesting to me bc the characters are all very compelling and multifaceted and I like that they are a close friendship, we come in after 4 years of them spending all the time together and to me that is apparent. Like you said, we can see fissures and problems especially as the novel continues but there is care there between them. That also makes the decision to let Richard die much more interesting and sinister imo, as well as how all of them interact with each other after he dies, and how the roles of the group change without their “leader” so to speak. Also, maybe it’s just bc I like Shakespeare, but I think the academia part of IWWV is so much more accessible compared to TSH. Like I don’t know every Shakespeare play or anything so I didn’t understand every nuance or was like immediately like oh this is from Cymbeline or whatever the fuck, but you could understand the gist of things and it made sense that they spoke in Shakespeare lines bc that’s all they’ve been doing for four years and also theatre kids are Like That. Their pretention also provided any Layers to the story, like the parallels between the characters they play and their own arcs, how some of the lines echoed their own thots, foreshadowed, or they were able to say things through Shakespeare (I’m thinking of like, Oliver realized he loved James during Romeo and Juliet, the foreshadowing that James was going to ruin Richard’s life and that he dislikes Meredith/Richard when he quotes Mercutio at the start “A plague o’ both your houses”, the exchange Oliver and James had onstage and had that kiss during King Lear before Oliver was arrested,etc.) (Also I think the structure of some of the dialogue being formatted like a play really helped make it feel more realistic and immersive). Versus TSH which is just so pedantic and dense and hard to follow at times im like I get they are smart but what??? And maybe that’s part of the satire aspect (or maybe im dumb) but like donna I read TGF I know you are pretentious and info dump abt random obscure shit anyways so erglknerg. Like to me there was a Point to all of the academic Shakespeare stuff in IWWV and it was the soul of the book, and M.L. Rio made it very interesting—like the way that the directors reimagined the plays and had Julius Caesar be like a modern political play, the cool mirror shit in King Lear, the Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet performances where they did them at events and interacted with their environments (which were one of my favorite parts of the books bc I just think that concept is so interesting), etc. For TSH the shit they did literally just felt like “okay look at them they’re smart see you can’t even keep up!” like okay… I felt lost a lot and only like snapped into reality whenever Henry (?) was like oh… murder….. and even then I was like idk what this dude is saying but like he’s being darksided LMAO. And I also agree that it’s just like… Richard being thrown in the middle of this group could lend itself to some cool ideas but its hard to believe that he fits into the friendship group and hes just like hell yeah I love Greek so much and lets go kill this guy other than like okay ur gay and stupid and just want to impress Henry or whatever his name was (which he was but I digress). It’s just not as impactful to me as this close friend group falling apart. Ik TSH fans might be angry if they see this (and of course I haven’t finished the book so my perception may be warped but I also kno many ppl felt that way u did) bc I’ve seen ppl say IWWV is just like TSH but “lackluster” or whatever and while I can see some parallels (mostly b/w Richard and Henry and Alexander and Francis), I really think M.L. Rio expanded upon common DA tropes and the interesting parts of TSH but made it her own and interesting and oh yeah there are actually multiple compelling female characters and LGBT characters (and no incest)!!!
#if we were villians#books#also literally dont apologize for any mistakes or going bonkers like i have no problem n i understood what u meant anyways LMAO#anon#ask
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A Guide to Every Single Newsie
There are way too many of those punks. If you’re new to all this come learn whom is who
Let’s start with some pictures, they’re blurry because it’s surprisingly hard to get a decent screenshot. There are lots of them but hopefully just seeing their faces a few times will help you. Recognizing them just comes with time trust me, I used to struggle to find Race and now I see a pic of someone's feet and am like “ah yes Finch my boy”. Also, I’m only covering the newsies live cast because that’s what you can legally watch and what most people are familiar with. Also, I didn’t want to do every cast member to ever be on Broadway or tour.
Please note some of the things I’m about to say may not be canon but are part of what I know is widely considered true within the fandom. As far as sexuality I may mention it with some characters/who they’re commonly shipped with just so y’all aren’t lost when you see fics and things.
Jack: You know Jack so I’m not going that deep into his character. He’s 17, full name Francis Sullivan, newsie nickname is Cowboy. He’s the leader of the newsies of Lower Manhattan. A charismatic asshole who really just wants meaningful relationships and happiness for those he loves. Undeniably bisexual. Played by Jeremy Jordan.
Davey: Full name is David Jacobs, newsie nickname is Walking Mouth though he’s only addressed by his nickname in the 1992 movie. The most educated, attended school until he was around 17 ish. He’s a doofy little nerd and also mom friend ultimate, I repeat bc this is a defining trait Mom Friend Ultimate. I’m not sure if this is canon but pretty much everyone recognizes that he and his family are Jewish. Played by Ben Fankhauser.
Les: Sassy angel child. Full name Lesley Jacobs. Albert calls him shortstop a few times but it’s not quite a newsie name tm. 10 years old(almost). Also pretty Jewish. He’s kind of an impressionable little firecracker, he looks up to all the newsies but especially Jack. He just has a lot of energy and wants to hang with the big kids. Sass master in training. Buckets of charm packed into about 4 feet of human. Played by Ethan Steiner.
Crutchie: Crutchie! You know him! You’ve already fallen madly in love with him! Lost use of one of his legs to polio. Last name is Morris for sure and a lot of people say his real name is Charlie. Jack’s closest friend. He’s often painted as a pure sunshine boy, he is a pure sunshine boy. However, he is also tough, streetsmart and ready to fight. Very kindhearted and eternally optimistic. Played by Andrew Keenan-Bolger(you may see it abbreviated as AKB).
Race: This boy has lots of names so strap in. Racetrack Higgins is his name, people mostly call him Race not Racetrack. He is also sometimes called Racer. I don’t think this is canon but as a fandom, I think we’ve determined that he’s aggressively Italian and his real first name is Antonio, you may also see Anthony or Tony. Best friends with Albert. Crutchie is Jack’s best friend but Race is sort of Jack’s second in command. Sprace, him and Spot Conlon, are pretty much the biggest ship in Newsies. He’s a gambler and has an affinity for betting on horse races. He sells by the Sheepshead Racetrack hence his nickname. Very easy to recognize because he always has a cigar. The definition of a disaster gay. He has good intentions most of the time but is also a chaotic piece of shit. Played by Ben Tyler Cook(BTC).
Albert: Albert DaSilva is his name, having fantastic hair is his game. Race’s best friend. Personality is similar to Race but a little less chaotic, like he still does dumb things all the time but isn’t nearly as loud. Prankmaster and Sassmaster ultimate. Lives on the lower east side with his dad and two older brothers but generally that fact is ignored and he’s lumped in as living in the lodgings. His cap is on backwards most of the time which can help you recognize him. Played by Sky Flaherty.
Spot: Spot Conlon, the man, the myth, the legend. Leader of Brooklyn. Comically short but will also soak you without hesitation. Side note bc I didn’t know this for a long time: the newsies call beating someone up “soakin’ ‘em” because you beat them up so bad they’re soaked in blood. Back to Spot, he’s tough as nails but also cares about his boys in Brooklyn a lot. Played by Tommy Bracco.
Elmer: A smart yet small boy. Very good at math and science and somewhat interested in politics. He has 8 older siblings. Polish apparently? I learned this very recently?? A very friendly and sunshiney guy. The newsies make fun of him saying that he’s bad at selling papes. He’s a hardworker. This is definitely not canon but you may see his last name as being Kasprzak. This comes from Evan Kasprzak, the actor who played Elmer in the Papermill and Original Broadway Casts. People like writing about Elmer so they just kinda gave him that last name and it works. Played by Anthony Zas.
Jojo: Jorgelino Josephino De La Guerra where to begin. A good Catholic boy. He was raised by nuns in a cathedral in Harlem. A nice boy, a kind boy. Down for some shenanigans but is generally reasonable and doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. Very ambitious and wants to be a big baller(in KONY he wishes for a solid gold watch I mean). Played by Joshua Burrage.
Buttons: Benjamin Buttons Davenport, what a guy. So I don’t know that he’s actually younger but he definitely reads as a little more youthful. He’s optimistic and easily excitable and overall kinda has this genuine hope and happiness that some of the other guys have lost to the street. He lives with his family and has at least a few siblings but I feel like he has hella. Not gonna be last in line for the tub tonight. Played by Chaz Wolcott.
Romeo: Will flirt with anything that moves. He has very distinctive bright red and blue striped socks if that helps you identify him. Is one of the younger newsies but makes up for it with overconfidence. Very lighthearted, we never see him get too serious. A charmer through and through. Still a very kind and caring guy. Played by Nico DeJesus.
Specs: Specs is a good one. He wears glasses obviously so you can identify him pretty easy. Definitely on the older end of the newsies. There’s no basis for this in canon but I feel like he’s been around longer than Jack. Kind of helps lead and run things with Race and Jack because he’s the most responsible motherfucker in that lodging house. Think kinda like Davy where he’s a bit of a mom but more easygoing, less cautious and more one of the boys. Generally a happy guy and so so sweet. Very forward thinking and genuinely likes selling papes. Played by Jordan Samuels.
Finch: Finch! A personal favorite please show him love. Full name is Patrick Cortes. He has a family(or at least a mom) but ran away when he was little. He carries a slingshot with him a good amount of the time so use that to find him. He’s sarcastic, funny, and always rarin’ to go. Tough but not in an “I’ll fight you” way. He will fight you if needed but it’s more like “Life’s a bitch but look how far I’ve made it”. Kinda like a cool older brother vibe but throw in a good handful of antsy. Played by my main man Iain Young.
Sniper: Mkay it’s time for the tough boi trio, these next three are fighters. Last name is Wah. His dad is named Sam Wah and owns a laundromat above Jacobi’s Deli. You may see him as a girl in fics or hcs because for almost all of the tour he was played by a woman. Boy has aim like no other. He is confirmed to be the quickest and strongest of the newsies. Also sly and cunning. Boy’s like a snake or a fox or whatever simile you prefer but regardless be scared. Has a reputation so people don’t mess with him. Would never hurt another Manhattan boy, he’s scary but he defends his brothers. Played by Daniel Switzer.
Tommy Boy: Don’t know a ton about Tommy Boy but here we go. He’s a man of few words, when he talks his answers are brief and to the point. Not in a mean way though that’s just how he is. Appears to be confrontational as he’s consistently seen stepping to a fight(before the world will know when Jack says “keep your shirt on” and when he scabs he gets in people’s faces). A good dependable guy but kinda mysterious, I would not provoke. Played by Michael Dameski.
Mush: Last name is Myers. First name is possibly Nick? In the real strike, there was a boy named Nick Myers so. He lives in Harlem?? But who cares about canon, ignore that. Mush is a ‘hattan boy. Has a lisp. He considers himself to be the muscle of Manhattan and will throw down for his brothers. When the strikebreakers show up, Jack literally has to hold him back because Mush is just trying to get to those hoes so he can protect the rest of the boys just yellin’ “Nah man I’ll get ‘em”. Very caring and very selfless. Boy’s got muscle but is totally a teddy bear with a heart of gold. I’ve always thought of him as your classic rough and tumble but clean-cut caring all-American boy. Played by Nick Masson.
Henry: Last name is possibly butler after the real life newsboy, Henry Butler but the only confirmed name we have is Henry. Became a newsie at 11 when his dad died and his family lost their deli. Has a mom who he still sees sometimes but doesn’t live with. Boy really likes food. It reminds him of the deli with his dad and also he just really. likes. food. Fairly easygoing, practical, and will call guys out on their bullshit(e.g. whom the fuck cares about being famous). Played by Michael Rios.
Smalls: Smalls! I don’t got much at all but here’s what I know. Very commonly thought about as a girl as Smalls was played by girlsies for all(?) of the Broadway run. Pretty firey or at least high energy. Sometimes headcannoned as being leader of the Bronx because in the normal not filmed staging he’s the one to yell “so’s the Bronx”. Played by Julian DeGuzman.
Mike: Twin brother of Ike. These guys are hard to tell apart because they’re played by actual twins but here are some distinctions. Mike wears a brown cap, a plaid shirt, and green socks. Played by Jacob Guzman.
Ike: Twin brother of Mike. Has a dark grey cap, a striped shirt, pin-striped pants, and brown socks. Both twins seem to be pretty fun-loving. They kinda rough house a lot and are often messing around. Played by David Guzman
Hotshot: A Brooklyn newsie, I don’t really know his deal? A typical production doesn’t have Hotshot in it but he was in the filmed version and was apparently there towards the end of the broadway run. Kind of arrogant and tough. Sometimes seen as Spot’s second. Has literally only ever been played by J.P. Ferreri.
Vince/Myron: Ok so for newsies live they just threw in some extra newsboys for the heck of it and this guy is one of those. I don’t even know his name because the actor who plays him also plays a strikebreaker. On the wiki cast list, it just lists him as playing Vince and Myron with no indication as to who’s the newsie and who’s the strike breaker. Just from the nature of the names I can guess that Vince is the newsie? A big tough Brooklyn boy. Played by Stephen Hernandez.
Willie/Bart: Same deal as Vince/Myron. I’d be willing to guess that Willie is the newsie. Another Brooklyn boy. Played by Andrew Wilson.
Kenny: Also thrown in just for newsies live but I actually know his name. A pretty sunny guy, as far as I can remember he’s always smiling. Not in any of the pictures because he’s not in any of those scenes. It’s the same guy who plays darcy so go to carrying the banner or once and for all and find the guy in the yellow suit. That’s Darcy, Kenny looks just like that but in newsie clothes. Played by Jack Sippel.
Am I about to throw Bill and Darcey in just for kicks? yeah I think I am. Ok so this is a last minute decision and I don’t have pictures for these guys but here we go.
Bill: Not a newsie. Son of William Randolph Hearst, owner of the New York Journal. Full name William Randolph Hearst Jr. Katherine and Darcey’s friend. A sophisticated, classy, educated boy. Not tough in a street way but is kind of cold/reserved or maybe just a bit calculating. You can definitely tell he’s a rich boy by the way he holds himself. Looks like Mush bc they’re played by the same actor. Blue suit. Played by Nick Masson.
Darcey: Not a newsie. Son of Whitelaw Reid, owner of the New York Tribune. Still high class but more excitable and interested in the newsies world. Very kind and always concerned of behalf of others. His sweetness does not equal weakness, when Romeo approaches Kath in Carrying the Banner, he’s ready to handle the situation. Yellow suit. Played by Jack Sippel.
so there we go that is every newsie I could think of and then some. I’m gonna attach the pictures I have of an old wikipedia cast list which is what I use for reference since the one that's on wiki now isn’t great
That’s it! If you actually read all this, God bless you. If I got anything blatantly wrong or if you have any questions please talk to me
#newsies#newsies broadway#newsies live#Newsies The Musical#Jack Kelly#davey jacobs#david jacobs#les jacobs#crutchie morris#race higgins#racetrack higgins#spot conlon#albert dasilva#elmer newsies#elmer kasprzak#specs newsies#romeo newsies#finch newsies#henry newsies#tommy boy#sniper newsies#mush meyers#mush myers#mush newsies#jojo de la guerra#jojo newsies#Buttons newsies#I worked way too hard on this#and it's way too heckin long#but im proud of it regardless
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2019 in Retrospect
2019 has been fairly quiet, so I decided to start off this year by looking back on it. I’ll be dividing it by main fandoms/characters/ships because this year there were actually some new ones. That hasn’t been the case since, like, 2013.
Sonic the Hedgehog
It was an...alright year for Sonic. TSR was fine but too light on content, Mario and Sonic Tokyo felt like a step down from Mario and Sonic Rio but was still alright, and I have not played SEGA Heroes (and haven’t bothered with the Chao in Space short). Lowest spot for me was the IDW comic; the Zombot arc has had one interesting story so far, but the rest has had either bad writing (primarily aimed at Shadow’s turn) or it’s just been wallowing in its bleakness in a way even Shadow the Game didn’t. Then again, I find zombie stories uninteresting to begin with, so no duh I’m not interested in a Sonic take on it.
Chaotix kind of mirror that. Vector’s managed to get a good showing in, batting 3 for 3 on the game front, and having a key role in two of them. And like I said before, the Chaotix have genuinely had the most interesting stories within the Zombot arc, although with Vector and Charmy turned this may become more limited. Speaking of though, Espio and Charmy have had weaker presences. Espio managed to get into all three games in some form but to a lesser extent (one just by name), and Charmy was really left behind.
As for Vecpio, it’s been pretty bare for canon material stuff. Espio got mentioned in TSR as contributing the report that reveals Dodon Pa’s true role (with him and Vector being the key to making everyone shut up about him being suspicious, proving they’re best as a team). And Mario and Sonic Tokyo has something if you headcanon some stuff; when Vector talks about the medals, Espio is the first person you’re directed to. Nothing is said by Vector about Espio in text, but you can implicate that Espio was chosen first because of his strong link to Vector, being the first one Vector would trust to compete at a gold level. Other than that? Dry. And with no announcements for Sonic games in 2020, this may just continue.
Crash Bandicoot
On the reverse side, we have Crash Bandicoot having a really strong year. CTR:NF came out (which is a remake of my favourite Crash game) and has been doing gangbusters. On top of this, it has been going out of its way to revive pretty much every dead character in the franchise, to the point that we have RIlla Roo back in the fold (something I genuinely didn’t think would happen 19 years beforehand).
Skipping straight to the shipping for this, I wouldn’t have imagined it for Crash ever, but there’s actually some in-game material for me to latch onto for DingodileXKomodo Joe! Dingodile has been pushed into a more jovial character since N-Sane Trilogy, being even more doubled down on in CTR:NF. However, for the past 20 years Komodo Joe has managed to avoid being given traits closer to Espio. This game finally catches up to him, and does it hard. Seriously, his character took a hard turn for the stoic badass Espio did after Heroes, and when did Joe ever use Martial Arts magic ever? Aside from making that dynamic naturally more matching, Slide Coliseum joins in the fun with the visual upgrade. It has holographic projections of a trophy girl repping a couple of racers dancing each, and guess who the devs felt could be paired up for how they go together rhythmically? That’s right, my reptile boys. Man.
Super Mario Bros
What a weak year for Mario for me. What Mario got for new games this year were Luigi’s Mansion 3 (which I’ve not played), Mario Maker 2 (which isn’t new story content and doesn’t interest me in the slightest), Yoshi’s Crafted World (which I forgot was a thing) and Mario Kart Tour/Dr Mario World (which...um).
Because of this set-up, Bowser hardly got anything to do so he’s really been on the backburner. Considering how he’s been pushed in the rest of the decade that’s saying something. In fact, the most character stuff he got was in Mario and Sonic Tokyo, and even that was mostly just alright (I think Bowser Jr got the best deal out of that).
Spyro the Dragon
Spyro was alright, but this one’s more understandable. With 2018 being the big year for Spyro’s return, 2019 was a rest for the little guy. That being said it wasn’t completely quiet; Spyro Reignited Trilogy finally got its port on the Switch, and to tie in with that Spyro got an appearance in CTR:NF.
Because of the latter point, Gnasty Gnorc got a surprisingly strong year. Not only having more people learn about his glow-up in SRT, but bringing over that petty and angry character to CTR:NF. Seriously, his bit in the grand prix intro video is great, and he has more lines in his racing quips than any other game.
OK KO
I don’t think I made a post about OK KO on Tumblr (or maybe I did one, I can’t remember). But I did manage to get into this just before it got cancelled so there’s that.
I maintain that the Sonic crossover (aka the first thing I really knew about OK KO) didn’t give me a good impression of the show.It just seemed like “here’s the Sonic and Eggman dynamic but with more cartoon shenanigans*” and it spent more time making endless Sonic references. While some were deeper cuts which actually were impressive, most were references I could see in pretty much any Sonic-referencing material. It wasn’t until I decided to look up more info on Lord Boxman sometime after because I wanted to check if N.Gin was an influence that I found out the plot of the actual show (crossover notwithstanding) was pretty nuts and way more up my alley.
Speaking of, there’s Voxman. Whereas other ships on here I have to dig through material to construct nuggets from them, this was literally in the text. And why not, they have a good dynamic and are usually the most fun to watch bounce off each other. And I still like the fact that if KO and Lord Boxman were the Sonic and Eggman parallel, the story ends with Eggman becoming Sonic’s stepfather. Let’s see IDW tell a story like that, it’d be better than the Zombot stuff.
*I think that was the point but still.
LEGO
Man I wouldn’t have thought they would have remade LEGO Racers but the one they made this year was gre--
Okay no, this year basically reignited another flame that I thought was snuffed out like 16 years ago. For a brief history of me and LEGO, when I was six I had a freestyle box which I used to make an elemental superhero persona. I played with this until I was 11. Before then, my sister got some LEGO Harry Potter sets (which we still have in the loft), I played LEGO Racers a lot (and wasn’t very good at it), and I owned two random other LEGO sets (the trike from Life on Mars and Lava from RoboRIders).
After that, I only dabbled in LEGO when there was a Sonic set done for LEGO Dimensions. I did try to play more into it, but it was really prone to crashing in certain worlds so I eventually got frustrated enough to stop playing it. Sometime in the interim though my sister started enjoying LEGO films without me knowing, so when February came around I was dragged to see LEGO Movie 2 when all I wanted to see in 2019 was Toy Story 4. Dad insisted on it since we rarely have family outings. In retrospect;
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LEGO Movie 2 hit me in a way a piece of media hasn’t for years, or even decades. It’s shot up to be my third-favourite film of all time. And it’s revealed to me that LEGO is shockingly good at making endearing characters. So much so that breaking it down (pun not intended) has to be done by theme.
LEGO Movie: Part of the reason why I didn’t get into LEGO earlier was because I did see LEGO Movie back in 2014 when my sister was given it on DVD (she wasn’t into LEGO then) and I wasn’t impressed with it. In retrospect, I can appreciate what it did more, and I bring it up because it’s what makes Unikitty, Benny and Metalbeard so endearing when combined with what happened in TLM2. Lucy’s okay (moreso in the sequel), Emmet’s cute, President Business is fun but the MVP is definitely Rex Dangervest, who’s this feral monster but with Emmet buried away deep inside ready to flesh him out. When I make LEGO stories, I just have Rex change his mind on rescuing himself after getting the dinosaurs, and instead wreaking havoc in the present. This kills Emmet off in any story I do but it’s a worthy sacrifice.
LEGO City Undercover: As a video game person I’m kicking myself for not getting into this before. Frank Honey is the best; he’s adorable and weird yet still feeling very much human and basically the Emmet of his city. Rex Fury has grown on me lots since my initial assessment of him,it’s infectious how much fun he has with being a criminal (while Vinnie is more fun when not doing criminal stuff and Chan seems to be more focused on doing criminal stuff as a job. I also think his calmer side is criminally (no pun intended again) overlooked). Also Ellie is underrated, she is the best straight man you could ask for.
LEGO City Adventures: As I’ve said before, pretty much everyone in LCA is adorable, especially Duke and Harl. Still hoping for more Daisy time in the second season, she could be a riot if played properly and not just a Fendrich stooge.
Ninjago: Coming in with the hot take here; I prefer the movie version of Ninjago to the series. I think the problem with the series is that it has so much baggage from before the series started to iron out some of its issues and cliches that it’s kinda hard to get into as a new person, whereas movie Ninjago is a lot more approachable and written better off the bat (although I do see why it wouldn’t go down well with existing Ninjago fans). This all just makes me think of that moment in series 11 where Nya sees her worst fear of being normal in an artefact and it shows her movie self, almost as a take that. It just makes me think the show writers are salty about movie Nya kicking show Nya’s ass in being a better character. Also shout outs to Kai, Cole, Zane and Lloyd for being great characters as well (Jay is cute in the movie, his show self can be punted off a cliff for all I care). And I am with the movement to have Cole come out as gay (or at least bi if they want to keep Tournament of Elements I guess).
Nexo Knights: This show is regarded as another Ninjago wannabe, but it feels very different to Ninjago to me. So much so, there’s not a single one of the heroes I don’t like and they all need to be cherished. Macy gets props for being the best female character to me, Aaron is probably my favourite now and this is a house of Clance for future reference.
So, with all that being said, what do I think of the prospects for 2020? I think it’s going to be quieter than 2019 to be honest, since there’s a lot winding down, and on the game side there’s been zero announcements. Crash and Spyro having a rest is understandable, Sonic’s going to have to get past the movie before gearing up for 2021 probably (for the record I have no interest in the movie) and Mario just needs to try harder. And with OK KO dead, only LCA is holding the fort for guaranteed new content I want to engage in right now.
You know what would be fun though? Series 20 of the minifigures theme is due at the end of this year. Wouldn’t it be awesome to use the occasion to give some phsical minifigures to characters who never got them before? LIke, Rex Fury somehow still has enough demand to be a persistent feature in the customs market, give him an official figure (especially since he’s the only character from LCU that’s not Chase that’s even appeared in merch outside the game). Or let Sky Lane get her LEGO Universe look in physical form to go with her LIXS look. Or heck, finally give Rocket Racer his original look, that’s how I discovered the minifigure world in the first place!
#VEDJ-F talks#a lot#2019#sonic the hedgehog#Crash Bandicoot#Spyro the Dragon#super mario bros#ok ko#lego#vecpio#tagging the vecpio because this is still a vecpio centric account at heart#but please I do not want lego chaotix that would just look weird
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Thoughts on 2x13 - Part 1
So first of all, I have to say I'm very glad I didn't watch the episode live with the emotions coming in left and right and all the drama happening in the fandom right after the episode.
I watched the episode knowing what's coming, so that was kinda cheating on my part but it definitely helped to focus on everything else happening in the episode.
Overall I can say it was a terribly written episode – it felt like a episode quickly written in case Good Girls didn't get a renewal (season 2 had obviously finished filming when it got its renewal, so they definitely didn't think about whether it would feel out of character or moving too fast.)
Because – and I don't care if I get hate for this – I could see Brio ending up in a situation like they ended up in this episode. But let's talk about the other things first.
Annie and Noah (because it's quick):
I never really cared about them. I don't care about Noah having a kid – trying to make it all okay he did lie to Annie and raped her by deception. So you guys talked it out and now it's okay? No, thanks. And do I think he will leave? Well only season 3 will tell. Also I was low-key grossed out by Annie sitting on the toilet doing her business while talking to Noah. They still know eachother for 5 minutes and I just think it's gross. (I know there are couples who do this kind of stuff but personally my toilet business is my toilet business. lol)
Boomer – Marion – Redemption – WTF?:
First of all: why did we need Boomer to be alive again? After watching episode 12 I was like „okay maybe there is a reason why the writers messed with us“ but now I just think it was really for the shocker and mostly cringeworthy scenes.
The dining room scene was terrible. Who wrote it? Jenna, was that you?
Boomer being like „I'm gonna change my face and nobody will recognize me“. Like what? This felt straight out of a Korean drama (if anyone is watching Korean drama, you all know what I mean). It was way too long, way too over the top and not funny. And then Boomer is coming at the 3 women with Jeff? How does he know about Jeff? Did I miss anything? Did I miss Mary Pat telling him about her husband? People in the fandom, help me out! Did I zoom out while this conversation happened?
But also: I don't get Beth's reasoning here. Ruby is right! Get rid off the rest of Jeff and call the cops on Boomer! Heck, why didn't they tell Boomer about how he should shut up about Jeff when he is dirty himself. All the business in Fine & Frugals aside he is also a rapist.
And then, you have Marion driving him to the cops?
Okay, I know a lot of people don't like it that they somewhat gave these two a half-ass written redemption arc. Like Marion is a racist granny and Boomer is... well he is Boomer. Basically he is trash, okay?
But putting aside my personal aversion to these two, I actually liked that Marion did what she did. In the end she knew Boomer was stealing from her and all that. And the way he ordered her around in the beginning of the episode, I was like „Marion, grow a backbone!“. So in that regard, I liked it.
BUT Boomer got away too easily. Neither Annie nor Mary Pat got their chance to tell him off. Will he go to prison? Or get away just like that? I believe unfortunately he will.
Like I said it's half-ass written and not satisfying at all. Just like the episode overall.
Beth's „reasoning“:
I know Beth is a woman with flaws. To a point I feel second-hand embarassement watching her making the same mistakes over and over again. She does and did many decisions which made me facepalm throughout each episode. But some decisions were reasonable or at least understandable for someone without any experience and a certain naivety. We can't expect Beth to be this professional criminal, just like Rio is.
As some pointed out she does make rash decisions when she feels cornered but in this episode I couldn't make sense out of her decisions at all.
How exactly would it help her to pay Boomer money for the crazy facial surgery and for everything else? I'm Ruby in this scene who can't make sense of Beth. Didn't she learn a thing?
If you don't take care of your rotten egg it will spread like a disease – if there is one lesson Beth should remember it's this one – and Boomer is certainly someone who would always come back no matter what, to blackmail and for more cash.
Same with her turning herself in. It showed she was always the caregiver in this group of 3 women and I understand she believes that turning herself in would stop Turner going after the Hills and Annie.
BUT again this falls flat because why would you turn yourself in for the murder of Leslie Petersen aka Boomer when he is alive and well? It would've made sense IF Beth, Ruby and Annie didn't know Boomer was still alive and they genuinely thought the body was his. But that's not the case.
I can't believe they didn't come up with something else. Any fan theory/idea was better than what the writers gave us in this episode.
It's such lazy writing.
Beth the „King“?:
This makes no sense to me at all, not just throughout the whole last bit of the episode but the show so far.
I know some in the fandom wouldn't mind Beth doing her own business without Rio. And all I can ask is: but HOW!?
It's not like I wouldn't agree but if anything that would be a plot I could see happening at the end of season 3 if well-written. In the end we want Beth and Rio to be equals and that can't be achieved – even with a 50/50 deal. Why? Because even with the 50/50 deal, Beth is still 100% not involved in anything going on behind the scenes. For example how Rio perfected his counterfeit money business or his „drug“ business.
I'm also pretty sure Rio didn't tell Beth his recipe how to make the fake cash as legit as possible. In the end he can't trust her enough with these details.
Yes, she can google stuff but I had to laugh quiet a lot at Beth being so proud for producing fake cash with Dean's printer. Okay...
(Also on a sidenote: is it healthy to bake money in chemicals in the same oven you would usually cook your meals in?)
And she is bringing in a random divorced mom who is a designer? Since when is she friends with someone else aside from Ruby and Annie?
I know everyone got to start somewhere but if the season finale proved one thing for sure: it's Beth not being ready for what is ahead of her. She is high on power but to me she came out as weak after shooting Rio. This isn't how I wanted to see Beth to get her own business – again makes no sense at all how she can do it and make as much cash as Rio. He worked for YEARS in this crime world – and certainly she is no King to me.
But I think she will realize that pretty quickly in season 3 that everything isn't that easy. And I can't wait for her to come in touch with other – far less pleasant than Rio – gangsters in town. Plus with her way of not dealing with problems it's likely not going to end well for her.
Dean – Redemption? - WTF 2.0:
The worst thing for me in this episode apart from the shooting scene was probably how they portrayed the relationship between Beth and Dean.
It's Boomer redemption all over again. Lazy writing 101.
But fair enough I didn't see it as Beth and Dean coming back together. I just think in this episode full of self-inflicted turmoil and stress she sought comfort in the person she had been with for 20 years. That's all.
Which doesn't excuse that Dean basically got away with the following things:
he is a cheater. Like he cheated multiple times on Beth.
and he used the lie about sex addiction as a reason why he cheated on her because she wouldn't let him touch while she suffered from post-partum depression.
Dean is also a lying liar because he lied about having CANCER in season 1 because he wanted to keep his property aka his wife.
he undermined Beth's abilities as a businesswoman – let's put aside the crime stuff, she is a LOT better at Dean's job which he HATES.
he also reduces Beth to being a housewife and mother and talks down to her – I've not forgotten his sandwich cookie cutter comment.
he is also unable to get another job because we know how he is, he is unable not to con his own customers and possible future employers can see that from a mile away – but Beth is like „well then it wasn't meant to be?“ like what? Are you serious?
And all seems forgotten now and we get to see Beth and Dean and how they probably were as a not really happy but at least functional couple.
It's almost as if the writers try to gloss over Dean's nonsense because if you look at what Beth did and does it's far worse than what Dean did.
And that's terrible! It's not okay. Because Beth had to do what she did because of Dean! Dean is the reason for all the crap going down in Beth's life. If anything she should blame Dean, not Rio and maybe not even herself...
I can't watch Good Girls as a tv show for female empowerment when Beth doesn't get to call Dean out on his bullshit. And he has the audicity to ask „what went wrong with us?“??
You went wrong, Mister! And Beth didn't get to say it because her look says it all but she just wants to avoid any further conflict.
And that's not okay. It's like the writers gave Beth a muzzle in these scenes and wouldn't let her say what she obviously thinks.
And I’m not even sad about Beth and Dean getting along as parents. Like that's a good decision. Because in the end they have 4 kids and they should be functional as parents.
I'm simply baffled how poorly written Beth's and Dean's conflict is or the lack of addressing it. And that the writers apparently want to have these two in the same house for another season.
I simply have no words anymore.
#nbc good girls#thought on season finale#long post#I'm so sorry#second part is posted right away#I hope it's not too messy#I just wrote about anything and everything
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Ava & Grace
Ava: Please tell me you're free this weekend and if not please tell me you can make yourself available Grace: I obvs can be, why though?? Ava: Because Buster and Rio have imposed themselves on me Ava: or been imposed by my mum, anyway Ava: I was planning a party and they'll be way more chill if you come 'cos it's evidently not a rager Ava: but then we can still have a party and I don't have to kms/them 🙄 Grace: excuse you I can hang! but duh I will come cos you so wanna see your 💍👰 man, I see you babes Ava: You know what I mean though Ava: there's an assumption if fam is invited there's not also dealers and roadmen on the guestlist Ava: My brother is in an annoying mood and I cannot with that Ava: He won't be there, obviously 💍👰 Grace: 🙄 yeah Grace: UM tbh when is Buster not Grace: but I'll do the babysitting so you don't have to 👌👌 get you time to be 😍💖😘 Ava: Obvs it'll be good to see you too Ava: even if it clearly seems that shameless Grace: idc I'm that shameless at the prospect of hot london boys sooo Ava: 😂 Ava: I'll make sure there's plenty Grace: I'm not sorry that the accent is like !!! Ava: 😏 It's a fine line Grace: I'm walking a fine line here babes Grace: we don't even need to get into it Grace: get me on a ✈ literally Ava: Fair enough Ava: We can get into it when we've got into enough bottles Ava: They're coming over Friday at some point, ask 'em for the deets Grace: mhmm can't 🤐😶 me after the 🍾🍾 pops Grace: ugh Grace: texting Ri rn though Ava: Your accent is pretty !!! too so it's chill Ava: 🙌🙏 You're a lifesaver Grace: oh honey, you know boys love to hook up with me cos of my mouth but it's also what sends them running like Ava: Good thing it's just a weekend Ava: no time for running Grace: it's my turn ⏲🏃 Ava: Just not too soon, eh Grace: I got you, girl 💜 Grace: but we literally do need to get into what's going on with you & 👰💍 Grace: I'm so not waiting for you to make a 🍾 toast about him before I get any goss! Ava: I'm not planning on getting that wasted Ava: I don't even know where to start Ava: it's really gone 0-100 since we last spoke Grace: 😱😱😱 OMG! 👌 did you hit him up or did he hit you up?? Ava: Well Ava: Speaking of shameless Ava: I did legitimately lose a bracelet that night but I didn't really need to ask him if he'd seen it/could check for me Grace: your [expensive brand 1 that idk] or the [expensive bracelet 2]? Ava: My [expensive brand 3 plot twist] Ava: I got it for my birthday, actually Ava: Anyway, he rang everywhere up but obviously it was long gone, who isn't taking that if they can but I didn't even care 'cos it got us talking again and it was Ava: he wanted to see me the next day, so we arranged to meet at lunch Ava: but before I went to school, I got a delivery and he'd replaced the bracelet Ava: I was like...what Grace: OMG AVA! Grace: that's so cute Grace: he's so Grace: LITERALLY OMG Ava: He really is Ava: and he says the most amazing things and it doesn't just feel like talk but Ava: obviously, it's always going to be complicated, there's no way it can't be, he's said that too and I know it Grace: I'm totally shook Grace: like I thought this would be a one off, obvs no shade Grace: I'm definitely babysitting for you now! Ava: Me too Ava: it's ridiculous but somehow not Ava: not when we're talking like we've always known each other or when he's here Grace: how are you even living a 💖📽🎞 rn like ???!! Ava: I know like fully someone is gonna yell cut or jump out on me and tell me it's just a prank Grace: you literally have to get him over at yours before your parents come back Ava: Hopefully Ava: He can definitely do Monday, so I need Buster and Rio fully distracted then Ava: Friday is up in the air so I'll just let you know when it's safe for you to all head over, yeah? Grace: 💜🤞 Grace: I'll have the freakout that's SO overdue about my own love life Grace: once I start 😭😭😭💔 I can go for hours duh Ava: 🏆 to Miss Grace Cavante Grace: like it's not a lie 💜🙏 there IS a boy & I AM freaking out, I just don't need their advice about any of it 🙄🙄 Ava: Hint taken, no advice but I'm all ears 😶👂 Grace: it's fine you're not really old & 💖😍 smug & just GROSS Ava: Cheers, babe 😏 Ava: Lay it on me then Grace: ugh I can't even Grace: he's just not Grace: he's not any kind of boy I know how to deal with Ava: What's he like then? Grace: like he wants to talk to me?? but actually not just 😏😘!? Ava: Like you're a human? Ava: Where'd you meet him? Grace: at the gym so I was LITERALLY blindsided cos every lad in there is so 💪🤳🏻 Ava: + 1 for not being that kinda douche Grace: but if he was I wouldn't have to leave every 🗨 like ✔ Ava: You don't know what to say Grace: duh what can I even Ava: Well, if you have nothing in common, not a lot Ava: but you gotta do some talking before you can find out if it's worth doing any more, like Grace: ive gotta run away so thanks for the party invite, babes Grace: v well timed tbh Ava: You can do that too Grace: yeah Ava: Why not give it a shot though Ava: you clearly wanna, even with the freaking out Grace: UM hello?? do you not remember the cringefest that was my life not that long ago?! Ava: We've all made questionable choices Grace: & now I'm doing this thing™ where I like don't make a total fool of myself 24 7 Ava: Can't relate, clearly 😂 Grace: well you're in a rom com sooo Ava: Yeah and we could be about to see me 💔💀 eating my weight in ice cream Grace: that would barely be a 🍦🍨 binge 👌👌👌 Grace: & boys don't just buy bracelets cos they're lost Grace: this bitch can't get a boy to do the clasp on her necklace Ava: They do regret in almost instantly though Ava: maybe he thought I was guilting him or some shit Grace: if he thought that he wouldn't still be 😍😍😍 Grace: which he obvs is Ava: It's a headfuck but hey Ava: what ain't Grace: mhmmm Grace: you're about it though Ava: He's a really good guy Ava: I'm aware how naive that sounds given but still Grace: he can be a good guy & bad for his 👰💍 Grace: or she's bad for him Grace: some couples don't work, can't even Ava: She's Ava: a whole other story Grace: how well do you know her? Ava: Her reputation preceeds her in a lot of ways Ava: and I know some of it as fact, basically so Grace: Ew Grace: she sounds so #goals honestly 🙄 Ava: You have no idea Ava: but there's nothing I can do about it Grace: it's the worst Ava: yeah Grace: anything else I can do I totally will Ava: Thanks, babe 💙 Ava: all you need to do is distract, and we'll have a good time to celebrate Grace: 💜 Grace: seriously looking forward to it Ava: Me too Ava: I'll invite every hot boy I know Grace: ILY you know Ava: Duh 😏 Ava: ily too but save it for the 🥂 Grace: 🙏 that's all I say Grace: I don't 💕 gym boy Ava: Just chatting about your 😍 Ava: stop me mentioning mine, please 🙄 Grace: shh no Grace: I wanna hear everything about yours Grace: & your lunch date, thanks Ava: Okay, that was pretty cute Ava: so he picked me up from school in an uber so we got to make the most of the limited time we had Ava: then we went to get coffee and tried like everything on the menu Ava: and we watched a kinda dumb kinda everything film and you know Grace: it's SO rude that he's already married & you can't 💍 him cos that's such a MOOD Grace: like okay never tell Jimmy about the whole menu cos he'll khs but whatever Ava: I know, had to tip the baristas and the uber driver so handsomely Ava: but it was worth it Grace: I can relate, mine have definitely 👀 some shit 😂😂 Grace: less worth it though & obvs not as recently 🙏😇 Ava: I'm sure they found it entertaining Ava: miss it, if anything Grace: 🤷💅 Grace: but for real, I don't Grace: not my reputation & everything Grace: though if your bf's wife can get a 💍 there's obvs hope still Ava: Good Ava: for real Ava: you don't need any of that bullshit Ava: oh girl please 🙄 Ava: you ain't about to force a marriage Ava: or even more shaming, have your parents come together to force a marriage Grace: declaring myself a no fuckboy zone has been good Grace: even if that does mean staying single cos duh Ava: There's far worse things in life to be 🤷 Grace: yeah like I thought it would be the WORST but Ava: Can't be worse than fuckboys Grace: true Ava: even the ones that ain't Ava: or seem like more Ava: total headfuck Grace: preach! literally living my BEST life until gym boy got on my radar and got me like !!?? Grace: 🙄🙄 Ava: yeah Ava: tell me about it Grace: gonna have to put my phone under 🔐 somewhere when we're 🥂💃 Ava: Confiscated at the door, naturally Grace: yours too so you don't call up a divorce lawyer for your boyfriend 😂 Ava: not even funny Ava: 😏 Grace: sorry babes Ava: it would be funny if it weren't true Ava: not for my sake though Grace: I know Grace: I can't even imagine how tragic he's living Grace: ugh Ava: It's genuinely fucked Ava: and like, not in a 'he's told me to get in my pants' vibe Ava: you can tell, even without the full story Grace: & like there's little kids involved it's so 💔 Ava: I don't even know how to feel about them Ava: or if I should think about them Grace: I don't know if you'll be able to not Grace: think about them Grace: & not just cos like he has to Grace: cos you're you Ava: They'll never know Ava: so I don't have to feel bad Grace: 💜🤞 Ava: It sounds like their mum's whole vibe Ava: and their relationship Ava: is like, Ava: enough trouble Ava: I'm not gonna bring anything else to the table for any of them Grace: well yeah she sounds like an evil 👑!!! Ava: She is Ava: was Ava: Ugh, idk Grace: you're not gonna tell me who they are like EVER, are you?! Ava: I can't Grace: it's okay Grace: like it's soo not but I'm not gonna be that bitch about it Grace: or any of your secrets Ava: You can fill in the blanks Ava: it's not as if anyone is gonna know so put whatever hot face suits Grace: I'm here, just like tell me what you wanna tell me, yeah? Grace: no drama Ava: 😘 Ava: I know its so frustrating though, I'd feel it too no doubt Grace: it's this fam & our track record with secrets getting me worried Ava: I know Ava: it's Ava: nothing to worry about Ava: I've got it Grace: just keep hitting me up whenever you need to 👌👌 cos that's something else none of us obvs ever do Grace: & everything's such a mess literally always Ava: I know Ava: I bet Edie would have some advice Ava: super dubious Grace: 🙄🙄 Grace: she'd have taken the bracelet & ✌ out Ava: Honestly Ava: is that not the right thing to do tbh Grace: duh depends how hot he is Ava: I doubt he'd be much her type Grace: I'd totally have to hook up with him though Grace: sorry not sorry Ava: 🙄 Grace: 😂 Ava: Ugh, I need to start drinking now Grace: what's he doing? invite him out Ava: He's with his family Grace: then he'll definitely wanna come Ava: Stop Grace: okay sorry 🤐😶 Ava: It's fine Ava: I am gonna go though, gotta get ready Grace: I should totally pick & pack a party outfit or I'll never be able to decide on a make up look Ava: Get busy, babe Grace: mhmmm Grace: you too hun Ava: 💙
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A review of the year previous:
Many, many things happened in 2018. I can actually vividly remember at least one major occurrence or significant event of some sort for each month.
January: I remember being scared. I remember having just received NAU's suspension letter. It shattered my world completely. That was when I decided that I needed to get a job. I knew I needed a backup plan. Moving back to Flagstaff after winter break was hard, because I had to fake my way through everything. I told no one about what had happened. My friends from high school wouldn't understand, it seemed, and I didn't have any close friends from college just yet. That happened later.
February: Job searching was proving to be difficult. It seemed that no one wanted to hire an inexperienced 20 year old. This was also when small group started finalizing official Catalyst West plans. It was becoming real, and it got me really excited. The girls and I were slowly but surely becoming friends.
March: "Spring Break," and an early birthday celebration. My 21st birthday was a shitshow. I had a smoothie with Brianna, and it was good. But naturally, my mom had to call and make a scene. My beautiful roommates picked up the pieces, and that's about the time I started to send stupid shit to Fuckboy Extraordinaire. I was certain that he had grown up. He had not.
April: Agustin. What more is there to say? He came into my life, guns blazing, and he's stayed since. Also, Catalyst West finally happened! We stayed in Newport, in a fucking beach house, and it was so totally awesome. Crystal and Brianna and I were actually really good friends now. Cool spokespeople, I got introduced to Bob Goff and Carlos Whittaker.
May: I went in to a job interview at a grocery store, Bashas'. They liked me, and I got a job! I moved back to Flagstaff later that month to officially start Memorial Day weekend. It was hot, hectic, and it was my very first job. I bagged groceries, brought in carts, and swept the store. Basic level work. But I was happy.
June: Officially summer. This meant a LOT of thunderstorms. Also, having to walk home in the dark was kinda sketchy, so I got in touch with my old high school boyfriend at times. He listened to me fall completely and totally in love with another guy. And I appreciate him for that, because I didn't really have anyone else at that point. I also got really sick at some point. Lemon juice and Gatorade, huh? Oh! Jamie and I went camping with some of the Phoenix church people!
July: The Wedding. Seeing Agustin in person for the first time in literal years was so weird, but it felt completely natural too. We hit it off, and that was that. Sneaking off to see my brother too. That was also a thing. Oh, and my lease with Skyview was terminated. Pretty sure this was also the time we drove go Barstow to catch the Amtrak.
August: I officially moved in to the Campos'. And I went to the Grand Canyon. It was unbelievable. I literally sat my ass down on a rock for like, 20 minutes and thought about my life. I had to make a phone call to one of my best friends and admit that I had feelings for the guy she had been in love with (read: infatuated with) since she was 15. Then I took the Amtrak to California, asked him to pick me up, walked up to him, and without saying a word, I kissed him. And that, well, that was the moment I knew I was super fucked. My parent's anniversary. His birthday. (Was this the month I got a promotion???)
September: Slide fucking Rock. The really good fucking day. Officially a cashier. I got a $0.70 raise. The school kids were back, so we went shopping a few times. Oh, and thrifting, like the hipster pieces of shit we are. Got back in the swing of things for church worship. And, of course, Las Vegas. Spent a few amazing days with the love of my life. Waking up next to him was, without a doubt, something I could very easily get used to. Families were met. Exchanges were made. Car.
October: The first solo drive to California for Camp Cedar Falls Pathfinder and Master Guide Conference. Also the first random snow of the year. PRESCOTT! The worship team was invited to an Arizona Conference convention type thing for new believers and it was awesome. We got to stay in their nicest rooms, and Brianna was flirted with at Dutch Bros, we had In-N-Out and Panera, Best Buy, and Tangled. Oh boy, that was most certainly A Trip. Made the decision to enroll in some classes at Rio Salado.
November: I got to see my love every day I was home. That was really nice. We went to Solvang with Newhall, and as a family, we deviated to Cachuma Lake, where I busted my finger open as a kid. Oxnard for a late lunch, and drive to pick up Jamie from her new boyfriend's place. Thanksgiving Dinner with him invited.
December: He had the fucking AUDACITY to give me a new phone. Unbelievable. Anyways, Christmas time is upon us. Oh, and my parents find out about NAU, so there was that shitshow to deal with. It's decided that I'm moving back home. 4th annual Secret Avengers get together. (And anotha one bites the dust...) LOTS of good food was consumed. Finally built a gingerbread house too. Tattoo with Landis on Wednesday @ 5 pm.
In fucking summation. Lots of ups and downs. This isn't even half of it, just shit I remembered and gathered from my Instagram posts. I'm glad Brianna and Crystal are in my life, they made Flagstaff a little more bearable. I'm super duper glad Agustin is in my life. He is the best thing about this past year, by far. I lost friends, I gained friends. I read new books, I listened to new music, watched new films. I got in touch with old friends, fell in love, grew closer to God. I went back to school, even if that was also a shitshow. I am so fucking proud of me. I think I handled this past year as best as I could possibly have. I'm so happy to have been surrounded by so many wonderful people. And so with that, we greet the new year.
Already, I'm quitting my first ever job, I've been accepted at a college back home, I need to find another job. So many things. But I'm positive that I can handle it. Here's to hoping.
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Wayhaught EarperCon Panel Transcript
So, some people asked if Saturday’s Wayhaught Panel at EarperCon could be transcribed. I went ahead and did it. It isn’t perfect. There were a few moments where even with high-quality headphones, I couldn’t make out what they were saying bc the sound was so horrible, and they tended to mumble. But this is what I got. Feel free to let me know about any corrections. I hope this is at least a little helpful to those who weren’t able to make out the audio on the video. I tried to get the minute marks as accurately as possible to make it easier to follow along with the video.
Host: And now, because she’s currently taking a victory lap backstage—
Dom: It’s just me guys, sorry.
Host: It’s actually, uh…Wayhaught is broken up, I’m sorry to say…
Dom: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! WHOA.
Host:–Just waiting for Kat to come out.
Dom: She’s just making a cup of tea, I think…there she is.
*applause*
Kat: Did you announce…was I not there?
Host: Well you were about to be, but you just like…
Kat: Sorry, guys
Host: But we still had fun with it.
*soft chatter*
Host: Alright, so flash photography only for the first five minutes, guys.
Dom: Sorry we’re a bit late guys—
Kat: Yeah, we’re gonna talk about that
Dom: –the photos took longer than we expected.
Kat: We’re working very hard to make sure everybody gets their photos and stuff. So, we’re gonna make that happen. We’re redoing a few things.
*applause*
–1:00—
Dom: Do I smell?
Host: Um, yeah, sorry girl, sorry. No, okay, so, I decided to make things a little bit more interesting. Instead of coming up with questions of my own to start off this panel, I would ask your castmates for a question.
Dom: Oh my gosh.
Host: So, first, from one Shamier, he’d like to know what is Wayhaught’s dream first date?
Audience member: EarperCon!
Kat: Um…I-I think that we would go to a, uh, like a carnival.
Dom: *laughs*
Kat: Well, I guess not.
Dom: (????) through Rio, like I don’t really know—
–2:00–
Kat: No no no, I’m sorry, I should clarify, this might be a language barrier. Um, no, what I mean by a carnival is like with rides and stuff.
Dom: Oh!
Kat: Like a fair.
Dom: Oh…
Kat: What do you call that?
Dom: We don’t call it carnival. *to audience* Do we call it a carnival?
Audience: No. A fair.
Kat: So you’re thinking of like *dancing* Carnival
Both: *mumbling through laughter*
Dom: Okay, cool, I really like the fair. Yeah.
Kat: Wouldn’t that be fun? Come on…
Audience: Funfair.
Dom: Funfair. Yeah, I think that’d be really cute.
Kat: With like a ferris wheel, and they could have their first kiss on top of the—
Dom: Aw
Audience: Aww
Dom: So cute. Yeah, that would be really cool. You could take me to the fair anytime, babe.
Kat: What do you think?
Dom: Yeah, that’s great. I’d love to come. When are we going?
Host: All right, and then this one is from Michael. He wants to stir the pot a little. Yeah, if our ladies weren’t together, and they had to pick a guy from the cast.
Audience: Ooo
–3:00–
Dom: Classic. Classic from Michael. *pause* A guy from the cast?
Host: A guy from the cast.
Dom: *huffs*
Kat: I don’t know, like my first instinct is, is the person most like Waverly. V-V-Jeremy?
Audience: *applauds*
Dom: As in, we’re talking about our character?
Host: Yes.
Dom: Obviously.
Host: I mean, you can answer both.
Dom: No, no, no. Hm. I don’t…I don’t think Waverly would be into any of them. No offense.
Audience: *cheers*
Dom: Not at all, really. I mean, no…no
Audience: Good answer! Best answer.
Host: Alright, so. If now you finish your flashes, and let’s ask some questions. Get our hands up.
Dom: *humming*
–4:00–
Kat: Somebody yell out the first one. Oh, here’s a mic, here we go.
Questioner 1: So, this is not actually my question. This is Joe’s, but he’s not so confident in speaking anything else but sign language. So, I’m just asking for him. Um, he wants to know what’s the easiest and the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do in preparation for the show.
Dom: Oo
Kat: That’s a good question.
Dom: In preparation.
Kat: I feel like you would have a lot. Not in that way, just, you have done so many challenging things.
Dom: Yeah, but I wouldn’t say any of those. Like the ones that you’re thinking of.
Kat: Oh
Dom: Like singing and all of that stuff. That’s not where, where I would go at all with that.
Kat: The easiest and the…sorry, one more time. The easiest and the—
Dom: Most challenging.
Kat: The easiest to prepare for, and the hardest thing to prepare for?
Questioner 1: Yeah.
Kat: Okay.
*silence*
Dom: Um…
Kat: Um…
*Silence* Kat: You know what—
Dom: This is a really interesting panel you guys.
–5:00–
Kat: You know what I think? I think that at first our intimate scenes would be, were the most challenging—
Dom: Not that challenging for me…
Kat: No, but because I was so concerned with getting it all right and making it really great. But now I’m, I feel relieved when I see them on the call sheet because I feel so…I’m comfortable now, and it’s like, we just…we have our groove and…
Dom: *giggles*
Audience: *cheers*
Kat: But yeah, that’s one that switched.
Dom: Yeah, I’d completely agree with that.
Kat: Yeah?
Dom: Yeah…very good.
Kat: I guess you can go.
Dom: Um…
Kat: Did I take your own answer?
Dom: Sorry, no, I’m just…um…yeah…It’s a really good question, but really tricky! I don’t know…
Kat: What about, like, some of the emotional stuff?
Dom: Yeah.
Kat: Like with Mel and the—
Dom: Yeah, I think that’s, that’s the hardest for me. It’s always like—
Kat: *notices the screen behind them*
–6:00—
Kat: I didn’t realize that was up there. Was that up there this morning too?
Audience: Yep.
Dom: Um, I think for me, it’s always the stuff that I know is gonna mean a—mean a lot to people. So, like, all of the emotional stuff I get really nervous about before, like ‘What if it doesn’t happen? What if—’ you know, we shoot so quickly, so sometimes you just don’t have the time to get it where to where you want it to be. So you just have to really be in the right place, like, emotionally going into is. So I always get a little bit nervous with that stuff to be honest. Especially when it means so much. Like the baby stuff and the importance of that, of giving away the baby, and ugh, you know?
Kat: Yeah. You know what scene I had a really hard time with because of timing? We, the end scene where Waverly walks across the Purgatory boundary…
Dom: Oh, yeah. The wind…
Kat: We were shooting that in like a tornado. It was SO windy. And that was really, it was such an emotional scene that I remember feeling very frustrated that day–
Dom: Yeah
Kat: –because I felt like we didn’t have time, and that was really tough ‘cause like, my expectation for the scene—
–7:00–
Dom: Yes
Kat: I think it still turned out really beautifully, but I remember just being like, ‘Ugh! The wind!’
Dom: It’d be like…wooshhh
Kat: Yeah, yes, just a nightmare.
Dom: It was like, find your lips…
Kat: And we’re trying to be like really sincere about, but we couldn’t hear each other, we were like this close to each other.
*pause*
Kat: Um, that is fun.
Questioner 2: Um, hi
Kat: Hey!
Questioner 2: Um, thank you for coming here, first of all. It means a lot to all of the fandom. Um, my question is a two-parter. Um, so last night when we were talking about which guest stars we’d love to have in, and I said Ray because I would love to see him in it. Um, so part one is who would you like to see guest star, and number two, if you could guest star on any other t.v. show, what would it be?
Kat: Oh…
–8:00—
Kat: I wanna be on The Handmaid’s Tale so much. I haven’t even gotten an audition for it. So, if any of you—
Dom: You haven’t?!
Kat: I have not. They won’t see me. The casting director doesn’t really like me, I don’t think, but I want–and it shoots in Toronto, like that’s a really realistic, I really, and it starts now. *lowers voice* So if anyone wants to get on Twitter and, like, talk to the showrunners…um…That would be a dream.
Dom: I don’t know about me. What would be my dream…I just feel so content with what I’m doing at the moment. I know that sounds really ridiculous, but I’m just like bring me back to Calgary now so we can film. Um…what would I like…sorry, sorry, um, I’ll keep thinking while you can talk about the other…
Kat: Um…guest stars…Well we—
Dom: I think—
Kat: Nope.
Dom: Nope.
*laughter*
Kat: No, no, go, go.
Dom: I’d kinda like to be in American Gods. I thought that was really interesting. Yeah. Really good actors.
Kat: Yeah, that’s a great show. Um…we keep on talking about Amy Acker on the show, that would be amazing.
–9:00—
Audience: *cheers*
Kat: That would be fun. Um…
Dom: Hm…any of you guys wanna come on? Join?
Kat: I think…I don’t know…yeah, I, it…*huffs*
Dom: *laughs*
Kat: You know what I’m doing, I’m trying to think and my realistic brain lights up,
Dom: Exactly.
Kat: But then my fantasy brain also like…
Dom: Yeah, but I think, like ma—like, overall it’s just like…Emily did just does such a good job with the casting that I don’t like wanna push anybody because I think that some of the best characters, like, I read them, and I don’t necessarily expect it to be who it is, and then it comes, and you’re like ‘Oh that’s a surprising casting for that role’ because of what you already like pre-empted in your head. It’s always back on. Do you know what I mean? And I think that’s what makes the show so special, like the inclu–inclusivity of all different kinds of people. So, yeah…leave it up to her.
Kat: Yeah, she’s, yeah…
*silence*
Dom: Next question…
–10:00—
Questioner 3: Hi guys
Both: Hey
Questioner 3: This is for Dominique, em…my, the most powerful scenes for me are always the ones with Wynonna, and because Wynonna and Waverly are just amazing, and what have you learned from Melanie for acting or just for anything like in general?
Dom: My god, what haven’t I learned from Melanie? I feel like that’s more of a question. Um…we…yeah, we talk about it all the time. That woman is, um…a true rare talent, like I know you guys can see it, but working with her is even more of an amazing experience because…it’s really hard to describe. I don’t know if there are any actors in here, but, um, when she looks at you, she really looks at you. And I think sometimes, it’s quite hard to describe, but when you’re playing a character, there’s often like a film in between you because you’ve got your character, so you’re not actually that person, and sometimes it feels…*to Kat* you know when you’re working with someone and–
–11:00—
Dom: –it just feels like they’re not quite looking at you?
Kat: *softly* Do I ever look at you?
Dom: No, you always look at me!
Kat: Okay, I was like, oh my god…
Dom: No, as if…but that’s different. No. But, um, sometimes it’s like, you know, you pre-empt what you’re gonna *makes a ‘p’ sound* I feel like I’m beatboxing. *Adjusts microphone while mumbling* like a pro, you guys.
Kat: *mumbles away from mic*
Dom: Because I’m really articulate. Um…no, but when *winces and adjusts mic again* No, but when she—here you go, I just gonna stand back a bit.
Kat: Yeah.
Dom: Can you hear me? Yeah, um, but when she looks at you, she really looks at you, and she always, uh…throws things at you that, when you’re not expecting it, so it, you have to be present in the moment, like you have to be…open to be affected, and…she just works in a really raw and organic way and isn’t scared. And I think that the main thing for me when I first came to Calgary was like, I think you made a big ole mistake for bringing this little British girl from England—
–12:00—
Dom: –like, do they even know that I’m English? Um…so nervous that, you know, it just seemed like such a big leap for me. Um, and…as well, just, look I was in just a very different place than I am now just confidence wise and whatever, and she really promotes what, like, when on set, just like have no fear. And that is something that like also correlates into my own life, just in general. It’s so important, and I try so hard to just get rid of fear because it’s like, always the thing that holds us back, right? Every single person probably can relate to just being, like, scared, and theref–therefore you don’t do thing that you probably should do because you’re scared. And I think that that was the perfect thing she does in her acting when she just goes in and she just goes, ‘fuck it’. Oops!
Audience: *Applauds*
Dom: Sorry…
–13:00—
Dom: Yeah, but um, and I think that if we can all just adopt a little bit of that in real life as well, it just gets you a long way, right? So I think that that’s the main thing I’ve learned from her.
Kat: Well said.
Dom: Oh, thank you. Especially the part where I was going, ‘fu—’
*audience chatter*
Dom: Hello
Questioner 4: This is going to be the quickest and the silliest question of the entire thing.
Dom: Great
Questioner 4: Pickles…you love them or you hate them?
Dom: Can I just quickly say that did anyone know—okay this is gonna, right, probably a lot—
Kat: The quickest and the…
*Laughter*
Dom: Did anyone know, you know gherkins?
Audience: Yeah
Kat: No.
Dom: Did you know that they’re cucumbers? I only found that out like two days ago.
Kat: What?
Dom: A gherkin, you know, uh, what do you call it?
Audience: Pickles.
Kat: Oh, that’s a pickle? *to Dom* You call it a gherkin?
*Audience chatter*
Kat: Baby pickle? Yeah.
–14:00–
Dom: They’re cucumbers
Kat: Yeah, all pickles are cucumbers.
Dom: Baffling, you guys. I had no idea. Don’t know how long.
Kat: The big ones, the little ones, all of them. All cucumbers.
Dom: Cucumbers…Anyways, so that was not answering your question, but I was, I’m sorry, I thought everyone would be like, ‘What???’, and I was gonna be like, ‘Yeah!’, but no. Um…I…I’m gonna be in the middle. I sometimes like them, and I sometimes don’t.
Kat: Me too!
Dom: Oh really?
Kat: Mostly, I’m like…sometimes I’m really craving a pickle.
Dom: Oh yeah–*laughs*
Kat: But sometimes, I–*laughs*
Audience: *laughs*
Kat: Why you call it a pickle?
Dom: Yeah, like, in the mix, you know what I mean? Like only certain things, like back in the day we did cheese, not a cheese (??)
Kat: Oh, I was thinking the cheez-wiz, and my whole…
Dom: Ugh, no, you need (???) it. Cheddar, where granny’s from, get one little slab of cheddar.
Kat: Cracker?
*both laugh*
Kat: Sounds good.
Dom: *to questioner* What about you? Do you like pickles? Yeah? That’s good.
–15:00—
Questioner 5: Hi.
Kat: Hi.
Dom: Hello.
Questioner 5: Um, I think we all loved the story of Melanie’s improvisation with the rat smoothie. Um, do you have, do you remember any line, improvised line of yours, even if it didn’t make it to the final cut?
Dom: Oo, I don’t have a memory of any of that stuff. *to Kat* Do you?
Kat: Oh…I don’t…no, I don’t…It’s really hard to remember because often times it’s so off the cuff, and sometimes I’ve h–I don’t remember if it was written or not…But like, no, you know what I mean? Sometimes I can’t remember if that was something we adlibbed, or…
Dom: Mhm.
Kat: But Melanie does it quite a bit.
Dom: All the time.
Kat: Yeah.
Dom: It’s, like, constant. I don’t know how she does it, every time different.
Kat: Yeah
Dom: She just has like that brain that you know can think very quick. I’m not so quick.
Kat: Not as quick as you thought
Dom: As you can see.
–16:00–
Kat: Yeah.
Dom: Uh……..Um…
Host: Well just to expand on that, then, how about is there any scenes you shot that didn’t make it into the final cut that you wish did?
Dom: There…There was, oh, didn’t get shot, but there was a scene between, so you know, uh, in the alternate universe
*small child in audience makes a noise*
Dom: *mimics the noise* She’s like, um, at the end of the episode, ‘We’ve got a wedding to plan,’ to, to Jeremy. And there was a whole scene the next episode where they were like chatting over coffee–
Kat: Where they had the wedding?
Dom: No, no, no, chatting over coffee and discussing like wedding plans and stuff which was so cute.
Kat: With Jeremy?
Dom: Yeah, and Varun and I were so excited like, ‘Yes! This is going to be so much fun!’ And then it was like, and…cut. So, it was like, oh, so close.
Kat: There were scenes with—then again, I, I forget them because we don’t address them.
Dom: I also find that because, when, when I first started up last year, um…
–17:00—
Dom: I always thought it was amazing, how you just keep everything in, you really do it. And Emily was like are you mad? We cut stuff all the time. And I had, I could absolutely never tell.
Kat: Yeah.
Dom: Like, just cause it looks so good–
Kat: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dom: –that you just expect it to be, like, just how it was prepared. Hm…don’t know.
*Giggles*
Questioner 6: Hi, sorry, just bear with me for a minute. I…It’s a two-parter, okay? So like this year, I don’t know, but a lot of people kind of noticed that Waverly and Nicole shared like jewelry. Like, there was a necklace, a deer necklace that she had, that Waverly had in 1x12 that Nicole wore in 2x07. And then there was another one that Nicole wore in 2x08 that Waverly…
*Laughter*
Questioner 6: That um…
Nicole: Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Questioner 6: That Nicole wore, that, sorry, that Waverly wore in 1x02 and then 1x06.
–18:00—
Questioner 6: So, I was wondering if that was like in—you guys? Or was it just like the costume department just sort of—
Kat: Dropping the ball?
Questioner 6: Yeah
*Laughter*
Dom: You are very observant.
Kat: Did you notice…did you notice the rings, too?
Questioner 6: Yeah, I did.
Audience member: And the necklace.
Kat: And the necklace. It was another one. What did it look like again?
Questioner 6: It was the two, it was two.
Dom: The what?
Questioner 6: It had like this gold thing, a gold one.
Dom: Gold one.
Questioner 6: It was the one she wore at the baby shower. The pink–
Dom: Hm?
Questioner 6: It was the one she wore for the baby shower in the pink jacket.
*silence*
*laughter*
Kat: Well, my first thought was, ‘I was wearing a necklace?’
Questioner 6: Yeah, you were wearing it.
Kat: I’m gonna go look for that.
Questioner 6: Okay
Kat: No, but I think…I, I, I think they’re so on the ball that they—
Dom: *Scratches nose*
Kat: Do I have something on my nose?
Dom: Oh, no, no, I was…
Kat: Um, that they, I don’t think it’s a mistake.
Dom: Yeah.
Kat: I think one time with the rings…
Dom: I…yeah…
Kat: There might have–
Dom: Can we tell a story?
Kat: –been a mix up.
Dom: Yeah, there was (??)
Kat: Oh? Seriously? I genuinely…
–19:00–
Dom: So, one day, so at the beginning, they put out, um, *to Kat* was I not–
Kat: Well…
Dom: Now I’m nervous.
Kat: I might not know. Do tell…
Dom: The way it works, when you go to work is that when you wear a new outfit, so you’ve done the costume fittings already, so like we’ve picked out the things that we think we like, and we got like, some options that don’t get used, and like, you know, depending on the day and what the scene is and all that stuff. So it’s set in your room when you get in. So you go in, blah blah blah, you don’t *turns to Kat* I tell long stories.
Kat: It’s good. You’re very (???)
Dom: But then, there’s like a…kind of a jewelry box that opens up, and it’s got lots of different options that are in it. And you kind of, well, she lets me choose to match up my jewelry to see what I like. It is fun. And, uh…and one day, they had accidently put one of…
Kat: I didn’t know this.
–20:00–
Dom: Yeah, one, a ring that Nicole had worn. I said, ‘Oh, I love that. Lovely.’ And so I put it on, and she said, ‘Oh, shit, no, that’s not your ring.’ And I was like, ‘I think…I think…’ I just thought that it was a really cute idea that they had like matching, like kinda friendship rings, like you know what I mean? And it would be a thing. So I thought, and I, I was gonna take it off, but I actually thought, have we got a spare one? So that we could both have it in our wardrobes because I actually thought that would be a nice idea.
Kat: Yep.
Dom: That’s the story.
Audience: Aww
Questioner 7: Okay, so at DragonCon this year, you met a girl called Amy. And she gave you, she got you to give a groupchat called “Sudbury Itchies” a shoutout
Dom: Oh yeah!
Questioner 7: And I'm actually in that group chat along with--
Dom: Hello.
Questioner 7: Along with Libby, wherever—there she is, there. So I just wanted to let you know that we are actually, like, real people, so I like I’m gonna give you the names of everyone in the groupchat.
Dom: Whoa.
Questioner 7: Is that okay?
Dom: Yeah, do it.
–21:00–
Questioner 7: Okay, so there’s…there is Lief, there’s Amy, there’s Lily, there’s Molly, there’s Dakota, there’s Lindsey, there's Tatia, there’s Nora, there’s Chris, there’s Sage, there’s Pie (?), there’s (??), and there’s our newest member which is Anika, and there’s Julianna which actually owns the Screaming Goose. That’s—
*Both tilt their heads*
Audience: Laughs
Questioner 7: Amy told you about it? The Screaming Goose that Amy told you about? Yeah?
Dom: Yeah.
Questioner 7: I just wanted to let you guys know that we are--
Kat: *whispering to Dom*
Questioner 7: You know the Goose? Amy told you about the Goose? No? Okay, well, I just wanted to tell you guys that we are really, really grateful—
Both: Aww
Questioner 7: –for you guys. All these people are literally like my best friends and like my family, so it’s all down to you guys, that you brought all these 16 people together. So, I just really wanted to thank you.
Kat: That’s awesome.
Dom: Thank you so much. It’s not all down to you guys. It’s because you guys go out of your way and decide to—
Questioner 7: Oh, and there’s Tai. I forgot my friend, Tai.
–22:00–
Dom: It’s just…I’m always so happy to hear when people get together and stuff because like just so you have that fit in, you know what I mean? Like you’re going to meet amazing people, and I’m so glad to hear that…so good for you guys.
Kat: Awesome.
*Applause*
Questioner 8: Um, I was just wondering, your characters have inspired so many people here, I was just wondering how your characters have inspired you in your everyday life?
Dom: Be braver…be braver. Go with your heart. Always…I know it’s so silly, but…
Kat: I think, um, like just to care less of what people think. Stay, and stay true to who I am, and, and to not…not wo—I think as I get older, too, every year, I just care less in a good way. You know, I just, priorities, and what’s important. I think Nicole has a really good sense of what’s important, and really what’s not. Yeah.
–23:00–
*Applause*
Dom: *Whispers*
*Laughter*
Dom: You made it. I’m proud of you.
Kat: You regret taking that job, don’t you?
Mic Guy: I ain’t paid enough for this.
*Laughter*
Questioner 9: So my question’s for Dom. You have kissed the three girls on the show.
Audience: Woo!
Kat: True.
Questioner 9: Which I’m sure the majority of people in here also want to do. But the real question is, who was the best?
Kat: Nice.
Dom: Who do you think? Come on. That’s not even a shadow of a question for that *points to Kat*
Audience: *Cheers*
Dom: Of course…also, imagine if I was like, ‘Mel.’ That would’ve been (??).
Kat: Well, to be fair, those girls didn’t really get a chance. They were—
Dom: Yeah, to be fair, and like, we discussed this the other day, and it’s like, it…
*giggles*
Dom:…it’s very different when we kiss because we really got like—
–24:00��
Dom: –a knack for it now, you know what I mean? We’ve been practicing it. *mumbles* It’s easy. And the other two were like more of a peck, you know what I mean? They weren’t really like a…*pause*…a snog.
Questioner 10: Hi
Dom: Hello.
Questioner 10: First of all, I just want to say thank you for being so supportive of the lgbt community. It means a lot.
Audience: *Applause*
Questioner 10: My question is for both of you. How do you feel about having a fanbase that is like 99% female.
Kat: It is so great.
Dom: It’s like the best thing in the whole wide world.
Kat: Yeah.
Questioner 10: Do you find it strange?
Dom: Strange?
Questioner 10: Or did you expect it?
Dom: Um, I….had no idea—
–25:00—
Dom: –like hadn’t predicted who would watch our show to be completely honest with you. I thought it would be a really, really mixed bag. I’m extremely happy there are lots of women in here, and I think it just shows that we need more shows with strong female representation because everybody in this room is like, has the same view on it. It’s just like, thank god, finally, they’re writing these amazing, strong female characters. Um….it’s just great. *mumbles*…you know what I mean? It’s just always positive. Um…
Kat: Yeah–
Dom: Girl power.
Kat: –overwhelmingly positive.
Dom: Peace.
Kat: Yeah. It’s, and it’s a nice, it just feels safer in a way. Um…I have a lot of actresses who are very jealous.
Dom: Yes.
Kat: They’re like, ‘it’s not fair!’ I just think, um…I, I-I also want to say on this, um, kind of note, I think it’s so important as—
–26:00—
Kat: –we’ve seen this huge turn in media towards female dominated, this huge push in Canada, especially, to get female writing, females directing, and I think, I think too it’s really important that we never…alienate men in that way. Because I think, it’s just this side note that I just decided I wanted to bring in the world, but I feel like if we’re gonna move forward with our, um, progressing more women on screen, more diversity on screen, we have to include everyone in the conversation, because I think it’s about, it’s about creating a dialogue and understanding of, you know, my life experience may be different than yours, but let me share it so that you understand and I understand where you’re coming from, and I think, I think that we can’t risk, I think it’s important for us all to remember that making female dominated stuff does not mean excluding half of our population either. I think if we’re going to make progress, we need to keep the discussion open.
Dom: Yeah.
Kat: Does that make sense?
Audience: Yes
–27:00–
Dom: And I always love it when you got guys that come to the shows because like, you’re the real heroes because you’re the ones supporting these wonderful women. They really are the ones that make…
Kat: Yes. They’re awesome feminists, and I love that.
Dom: Recruit more guys.
Kat: Yeah.
Host: Alright, so we have to get wrapped up, guys. I’ve got one more question for you.
Kat: *mumbles*
Host: I know, but especially with the (??)
Kat: I know, I’m sorry—
Host: But um, just about the, as we all know, during The 100, there was a recent quite controversial death. Um, and then you guys came out and basically said, ‘we will not be another lesbian killed by a bullet.’ Did you guys sit down, did you have a writers room kind of conversation about how important it was for you to kinda step into that role, and be the focus of that kind of attention?
Both: Nope.
Host: Or was it just really, like blindsided.
Kat: No, what happened, *to Dom* sorry, did you–
Dom: No, you go.
Kat: What happened was we shot that scene with Willa at the end of ep, uh, season one, and…I had no idea that that was going to be a thing—
–28:00—
Kat: –Um, I think we shot that scene before, no…the Lexa thing happened, but um…um…we shot that scene bef—*to Dom* it was before something big happened. It was written before–*to audience* Was there something else?
Audience: It was written before Lexa.
Dom: It was…
Kat: It was, it was before.
Dom: It was.
Kat: Okay, so it was written before Lexa.
Dom: But…obviously, I mean Emily was aware of the trope.
Kat: Emily, yeah, Emily was super aware.
Dom: But we, we put our hands up to say that this has taught us so much. Like we genuinely at the beginning, didn’t really understand the true importance of this relationship for so many people. And we just, we just cared outside of that, do you know what I mean? Just like as people, you know? So we wanted to do it with respect always, to make sure it was a beautiful relationship, and all of those things, and then, yeah, like you said, that came out afterwards—
–29:00—
Dom: –And Emily was like, oh god…because, well, I mean, yeah, it was just a part of her wonderful story telling. It wasn’t anything that was meant for that.
Host: Fantastic. Thanks for that, guys. Thanks everyone for coming out. We’re now moving on to the meet and greet with you guys.
Kat: Great.
Host: Yeah, and then after that, lunch, so…thanks for coming, everyone.
*applause*
#wayhaught#earpercon#nicole haught#waverly earp#dominique provost chalkley#katherine barrell#wynonna earp
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WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? #1
Originally published on the Gold Blood Collective blog. Hi, we’re Milk Money. Welcome to our very first advice column on life, love, and hardrock (like it says up there in the banner). In this time of uncertainty, many of you have questions, but nowhere to turn—that’s where we come in. We’re seasoned vets of hardrock, and were looking for a place to share our unique worldview when Gold Blood Collective stepped in and offered us a platform to do just that. Whether you need advice on scene hair, or how to handle a jilted ex-lover, Milk Money has the answers you probably weren’t looking for. @roxie_kilbot asks: Swoop bangs or emo mullet? M$: Once upon a time, way back in 2004—back when you could actually go to malls, and did so willingly—we walked into a Hot Topic in Olympia, Washington. This was before Milk Money was a band, but after the idea had been planted and discussions were underway. Anyway. We were looking for flyers for our show that night, and figured if any of the stores in this mall had one, it would be Hot Topic. There were two kids working that day—one had swoop bangs, and one had an emo mullet. Both were wearing black button-up shirts with a red tie. They had no interest in us, and all they wanted to do was talk to us about their favorite band My Chemical Romance. We all looked at each other and replied, “Yeah, we kinda figured.”Swoop bangs and emo mullets are synonymous with MySpace (remember Kiki Kannibal?) and anyone that has a picture of themselves with either hairstyle is terrified of it resurfacing. There’s never been a louder collective sigh of relief than when MySpace announced that anything posted before 2016 was likely lost forever in a server migration malfunction.
Swoop Bangs were mostly favored by guys that wore tight jeans, fingerless gloves, and praised the brilliance of films like DONNIE DARKO or were dying to tell you that they read House of Leaves while at a Hawthorne Heights show. It’s not very popular anymore, and that’s a good thing. But if you meet a guy that’s super into motorcycle culture, loves doom metal, and extols the virtue of craft beer or mixology, I can almost guarantee that there’s a black and white, angled selfie of him looking sad under his swoop bangs. It’s probably a more recent picture than you think, too. Guys tend to hold on to outdated styles a lot longer than is acceptable.
The Emo Mullet had a longer shelf life, but not for any good reason. This one was favored more by girls than guys—though both styles were totally interchangeable—and can still be spotted today. Women are much better at adapting to a changing culture, so once most girls were out of their teens, they moved on to an ombre, actual bangs, layers, and so forth. Once it was officially out of style by anyone with a sense of fashion, it was adapted by suburban moms and renamed “The Cafe Rio” (our choice) or more widely known, the “May I Speak With Your Manager?” haircut. If you see any woman with this hairstyle today, avoid them at all costs. No good can come from it.I guess the answer to your question then, is neither. Leave both of these ridiculous hairstyles in 2005 where they rightfully belong. You can still listen to Taking Back Sunday and Yellowcard if you want though. That’s what the ‘Private Session’ setting on Spotify was made for.
Armed with Regret asks:
WHY DOES MY EX GIRLFRIEND STILL HAVE MY HAVE HEART ARMED WITH A MIND HOODIE?
M$:
Because Pat Flynn liked one of her post-break up selfies. Sometimes you just gotta take the ‘L’ and move on. Sorry bro.
Incarcerated Ailurophile writes:
Dear Milk Money, Here’s my problem: I just found out my 1st husband impregnated the desk lady at the big cat zoo I own in Oklahoma. I guess I always sensed he had straight tendencies but I did not see this coming. Turns out he was only gay for the methamphetamines I’ve been supplying him since he was a teenager. Should I try to work things out or should I use this as an opportunity to spend more time with my 2nd husband?
Love that song about the tiger tail.
Rawr,
Joe
M$: If there’s one thing worth fighting for, Joe, it’s love.
Noam Coats asks: How does something that relies heavily on social interaction, like hardcore with hardcore shows, continue existing in a time like now?
M$: When M$ thinks of the relationship between hardrock and society -- and for us the question is always what it could be, rather than what it is -- we think of the word "transcendent." It is a word we never use in public, but it's the only word we can come up with to describe what we think about the role of hardrockers. By transcendent, we mean that hardrock transcends the immediate. Transcends the here and now. Transcends the madness of the world. Transcends terrorism and war. Hardrockers think, act, perform music, and write outside the framework that society has created. Hardrockers may do no more than give us beauty, laughter, passion, surprise, and drama. We don't mean to minimize these activities by saying hardrockers can do no more than this. The hardrocker needn't apologize, because by doing this, the hardrocker is telling us what the world should be like, even if it isn't that way now. The hardrocker is taking us away from the moments of horror that we experience everyday -- some days more than others -- by showing us what is possible. But the hardrocker can and should do more. In addition to creating works of art, the hardrocker is also a citizen and a human being. The way that society tends to classify us scares us. We are a hardrock band. We don't want to be just a hardrock band, but society puts us into a discipline. Yes, disciplines us: you're a hardrock band, you're a businessman, you're an engineer. You're this or you're that. The first thing someone asks you at a party is, "What do you do?" That means, "How are you categorized?" The problem is that people begin to think that's all they are. They're professionals in something. You hear the word professionalism being used often. People say, "You have to be professional." Whenever we hear the word, we get a little scared, because that limits human beings to working within the confines set by their profession.Hardrock is not a profession, it’s an art-form. And it will persevere because it must.[Noam Chomsky wrote that—but like, ditto.] Some Guy Named Phillip asks: Are you guys for real?
M$:
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What's your current boy situation? Looking
When’s the last time you did something you knew was wrong? I know I shouldn’t procrastinate things
Do you hate the last guy/girl you had a thing with? Not anymore, but I did for awhile
Have you ever been out past curfew? I never had a curfew
Who was the last person you cried in front of? My mom
What's your relationship with the person you last texted? My mom
Did anyone see you kiss the last person you kissed? Yeah the uber driver and the bartender and whoever else was in the bar
Did the one person who hurt you the most in your life apologize? I’m not sure who hurt me most
Latest you’ve stayed up in the past week? And why? 5 because I’m a piece of shit
Do you cry a lot? Have you recently?
No, but I have a bit recently for just random small things that I don’t really understand
Do you think that you’re a good person? I think I’m neutral
What was on your mind mostly today? Avenue Q
Have you held hands with anyone today? Yeah, my friend and I were jokingly singing a song
Last thing you and your ex boyfriend/girlfriend talked about? We were never officially a couple, but the last night we hung out we touched on some deeper stuff, just like about who we might be psychologically
Have you ever thought about getting your lip pierced? I’ve thought about how much I would not want that
Have you had more than 3 boyfriends/girlfriends at the same time? Never even had that many in my whole life
Is a best friend/boyfriend/girlfriend or ex pissing you off at the moment? No
Do you have any plans for the weekend? I’m going to London on Sunday
Are you in a good mood right now? Sure
What's bothering you right now? Idk
Are you on medication for anything? I have some lip ointment because I’m allergic to something in my chapstick
Who was the last person you spoke on the phone for over an hour? Maybe my mom? When we were discussing my film at 4 am the night before it was due
If you were upset, who's the first girl you would go to? My mom
When was the last time someone yelled at you? The other day I got in a fight with my mom
Who is the last person that called you? My mom
What made you sad today? Sad songs in Avenue Q
When was the last time you were disappointed? Yesterday when a guy I texted didn’t respond. But then he did later
Is the last person you kissed also the next person you'll kiss? Not likely, I sure hope I kiss someone else before the next time we’re in the same city because that’s not gonna happen any time soon
Have you ever liked someone older than you? Yes
Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Yes
Have you ever been a gymnast or a cheerleader? I did cheerleading in 6th and 7th grade
Will you talk to the person you like/love on the phone tonight? No
What woke you up this morning? My alarm
Did your last kiss mean anything? Kinda. It was a one night stand but it was also kind of cool because I was reconnecting with my 6th grade crush and I think we both enjoyed it a lot. So romantically no, but it was still important for me
What are you looking forward to in the next three months? Going to London
Has anyone ever told you they want to spend the rest of their life with you? No
Do you have a favorite Leonardo DiCaprio movie? Titanic
What was the reason you last received flowers? Can’t remember. It might have been when I studied abroad and went out with a guy and he bought me a rose
Do you have any neat scars? I have one from running face first into a brick planter
Have you ever donated blood? No
What did you do for Valentine's day? Worked on homework
Have you ever joined a gym? Yes
Do you eat breakfast daily? No
Are you Irish? No
Have you ever been to SeaWorld? Yeah
List the people that live in your home from tallest to shortest? My dad, me, my mom (but two different homes)
Is having sex on your mind? Yes
What color is your bra? Black
Do you answer the phones at your job? Yeah occasionally and it’s terrifying
How are you feeling at this exact moment in time? Hot
Forget having a drunken night in Mexico-have you ever actually been there? No
Did 11:11 already pass? Yes
Does your car have a name? I don’t have a car
What's on your agenda for tomorrow? Laundry
Will you be in bed within twenty minutes? Heh probably not
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Watching The Lie of the Land for the first time
Episode aired more than two weeks ago, still, spoilers below the cut
-Well the monks might have caused a ton of bullshit in the last episode but at least they haven’t been complete tyrants in the alternate history they made
-As in, they didn’t kill the entire effing planet
-exCUSE ME THE DOCTOR DEFEATED THE DALEKS AND WHATNOT
Earth History v.2, featuring BBC’s Photoshop skills.
-ah nevermind
Featuring... THE MONK OF RIO instead of Jesus
oh shit doctor
-Who made you record this
-Why
-Are you being tortured right now
-Did someone lock you up
the fuck WHAT DID THEY DO
-...wow
-So for some reason she is not affected by the monks and seeing through the false history
BILL??!!?!
-Okay but how long did it take Pearl Mackie to straighten her hair
Stop with the glitches, you’re freaking me out
Two statues in one town is a bit too much don’t you think
DOCTOR STOP FREAKING ME OUT WITH THAT SMILE AND THAT TONE OF VOICE
-It’s been a while since I was this worried about an episode even before the intros
BILL’S MUM IS ALIVE?!!
-Well this is one dystopian univese.
-Okay, I’m actually tearing up. Not downright crying, I don’t really do that for some reason (and if I say something like I’M CRYIGHN;; anywhere it’s just a metaphor) but this.
-Imagine the pain of being one of the few, if not the only one, in this entire world who knows what actually happened, but no one believes you nor is it wise for your own being if you let loose your knowledge. Imagine watching the people you might have known, the people you knew once shared the same knowledge and lived in the same universe as you did, completely brainwashed, and not even aware of it. You’re the only one around who knows that things had been better for them.
-And your college professor/alien is (apparently) locked up in an interrogation chamber somewhere and forced to make propaganda videos.
-Come back, Doctor. Please come back.
-...And then your mother suddenly disappears...
tHANK GOODNESS (but also hahahahasd)
aw yiss
-the what now
-so Bill’s mum wasn’t actually there?
-That’s... really sad.
-I think you guys should cover your windows with your curtains
-”Found it in the Tardis. Yeah, it was in one of the drawers with some old takeaway menus and fifty Danish krone.”
-Bill stop punching Nardole <:P
-”His son is serving ten years in a labour camp for possession of a box of comics.”
-Well that’s bullshit, I take back what I said about the Monks earlier. Literally the only thing they did well is not committing genocide (unless they edged on Hitler to cause the Holocaust.)
Yikes. Quite the ominous entrance for a ‘savior’ type of species, wouldn’t you say?
I have bad feelings already. Whovian intuition
-Okay, so if they locked him up and forced him to do broadcasts all day that would be horrible but WHAT IF HE WAS BRAINWASHED TOO OR CONTROLLED IN SOME WAY, THAT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE
-WHAT IF BILL AND NARDOLE WALK IN TO FINS THE DOCTOR SEEMINGLY COMPLETELY SIDING WITH THE MONKS
-I HAVE THE EPISODE ON PAUSE AND I AM TAKING MY TIME TO FREAK OUT
-Monk: “Hello, who is this?” Doctor: “Epsilon. Fire. Jupiter. Lily.“ Monk: “K gotcha fam, I’m going over”
Why is his suit so ragged again
-(Okay, at this point I went away for lunch, and I had to close all windows because I’m using a library computer, and when I came back and tried to find the approximate point where I left off I accidentally ran into the regeneration bit - the one they showed in the trailer - and a little bit of me died on the spot)
-”It's like that time we discovered that huge fish creature in the, in the Seine in Paris.” ...?
-”And whose fault was that, huh? I didn't ask for my sight back. No, you took it upon yourself to ignore me, to do what you thought was best. All I can say is that we are lucky it was a benevolent race like the Monks, not the Daleks. Yes, I know the Monks are ruthless. I get that. Yes, they play with history and I'm not exactly thrilled about that. But they bring peace and order.“ Ooph.
-But I can’t shake off the feeling that the Monks aren’t just here out of good will, and they’re actually planning something bad for humanity for their own gain. Because so far none of their actions seem to directly benefit them in any way except gaining humanity’s respect, and this doesn’t make a whole lot of sense since they have shown themselves to be not that benevolent.
-I’m very confused and worried
?!!!?!1?!?!?!!?11?!??what?!?!?!???!!
?!??!!?!?1?!!?!??!?!?!???ㅇㅁㅇ??!?!?!!!!
-...what the fuck....
Holy shit...
-So yeah I know he’s not regenerating until the finale or the Christmas special but my worry levels have gone all the way up to 100 nonetheless
SHIT it’s the bit from the trailer
-Okay
HUEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
-Twelve, your Ten is showing.
what thank fucking goodness
me right now
the owl is proud.
-he is a proud alien pap.
-Anyway, *breathes in* *breathes out* THANK FUCKING GOODNESS.
-”And there's loads of them. I could do with a Strepsil.“ I looked it up and Strepsil’s a throat pill. Okay. I get the joke now.
-(I don’t really get how guns work but what does ‘blank’ ammo exactly mean? Bill fired the gun and something came out, didn’t it?)
-”I called the kitchen. Oh, could you pop down and explain it to them? They're going to be really confused.“
-In that case, lemme do this again: Cook: “Hello, what I do for you?” Doctor: “Epsilon. Fire. Jupiter. Lily.“ Cook: “...???”
-”Oh my God I am going to beat the SH-”
-Second time Bill has ALMOST spoken the s- word in this show y’all
-”The only person I know almost as smart as me.” “Oh. Oh, I see. Blimey. Has it really come to that?“
-Oh boy. Are we gonna see Missy?
-”We could have snuck back in, but the Doctor being the Doctor...”
*hijacks huge ship* *runs - or sails - straight into a bridge* *crazed laughter* Yep, that’s the Doctor alright.
-I think I hear a bit of 11′s theme in there too
-”OH MAN I HAVEN’T DONE THIS IN YEARS” “Doctor you were in there for only six months”
-Kinda random, but I’m wondering if they ever repaired the wall after the UN broke into his office.
THE VAULT IS FINALLY OPEN
-AFTER SEVEN EPISODES IT’S OPEN
-”But it’s just a woman.” you think
-"The way you and Nardole have been carrying on, I thought you had some kind of monster in here, or something!” “I do.”
-”Wait a sec. Why have you got a woman locked in a vault? Because even I think that's weird, and I've been attacked by a puddle.“ “She's going cold turkey from being bad.”
-THE STATUES ACTUALLY HAD A PURPOSE
-THERE WAS A REASON THEY HAD ALL THOSE STUPID GODDAMN STUATUES
-FORESHADOWING
-”The Monks put up statues in every town square, and every park, and every playground.” ...Playgrounds. Really.
-”Oh well then it’s sorted. Just kill them.” Welp
there goes that plan
-”Well, at this point, all that was left of the bloodline was a wee girl, and I just pushed her into a volcano.“ oh wow
-”You'd be a husk. Completely and irrevocably brain-dead. You couldn't even get on Celebrity Love Island.“ AHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
-Did the Doctor just walk through that forcefield
-Well what was the point of said forcefield
missy is taller than twelve??
-”I could even throw in some other stuff. The things that I could change just by thinking. Racism. People who talk in cinemas.” Please do
-”Are you sure? This would be an incredibly sophisticated transmitter, powerful enough to beam highly detailed propaganda to the entire world twenty four hours a day, and you're going to plug your brain into it?” “I know. It doesn't stand a chance.“ WOOHOO!
-”Now, have you all got your stereo headphone i--thing?“
-Oh shit that guy’s player is broken
Nardole has stars on his earphones :D
-Tarovian Neck Pinch. Yeah, I er, I studied their martial arts for a while, actually. Yeah, reached the level of Brown Tabard. Can't do it with this hand though. Kind of bugs me. Course, this wasn't my original hand, as you know. I won this in a game of -- yeah, let's crack on.”
Interesting visuals.
oh holy shit
-holy shit that’s one hell of a mindpower
HE’S DOWN, I REPEAT, THE DOCTOR IS DOWN!!
-”I don't want our last conversation to be this.” ”I don't want this to be our last conversation.”
-Oh god it’s dark again
-dsssaskkldasjkadsjkladjkl
one ugly head you got there
oh shit
-I’m stoked for two reasons: 1. This whole scene. 2. The fact that the whole Bill’s mum side story in episode 1 was foreshadowing.
they’re still at it
-”Bill’s mum, you just went viral.”
haha what
-The pyramid was a spaceship? I wasn’t expecting that.
“You, appalling hair.”
-Well excuse me let me remind you of your sixth incarnation
-And tbh that hair kinda looks like Missy’s
-”Er, we thought they were just like filming something here or something?“ Realistic dialogue, that’s actually what a late teen would say, 10/10
-”Thank you. Very helpful. Now go away, or something.“ HA HA HA
-The funny thing is that at the moment the Doctor says “-or something” in the episode, distant laughter can be heard.
-”Why do you put up with us, then?” "In amongst seven billion, there's someone like you. That's why I put up with the rest of them.“ Aww.
Awwwww
She’s- crying? She’s, actually, crying.
“I keep remembering all the people I've killed. Every day I think of more. Being bad, being bad drowned that out. I didn't know I even knew their names. You didn't tell me about this bit.” “I'm sorry, but this is good.” ... "Okay.”
#watching for the first time#doctor who#dw#dw series 10#reaction#review#whovian#the lie of the land#twelfth doctor#peter capaldi#bill potts#pearl mackie#doctor who monks#nardole#matt lucas#long post#spoilers#dw 10x08#new who#dw reaction#lie of the land#feels#this episode made my eyes warmer than i expected
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I watched this directly after Fast & 4ious and honestly it was one of the best choices I’ve made in my life. Also these movies are starting to get good so it’s harder to make fun of them.
This one picks up literally the very moment that the last movie left off: Brian is driving in with Mia and the gang to hijack the bus taking Dom to prison. I was in the middle of typing “I am so excited to see how they do this” when the bus swerved and then just started rolling down the street.
Obviously Dom or Letty must’ve been in charge of making their other schemes stealthy and graceful, because this was some clumsy shit. Enter PERD HAPLEY to say there are miraculously no fatalities. Do those buses even have seatbelts?? Also obviously Dom is missing after the crash because he’s run away to live his best life.
Apparently the gang splits up, because the next thing we see is Brian and Mia (who is FINALLY being styled like a Hot Girl) being almost shot by a bunch of people in Rio. They get saved by Vince, who now looks more like Frank from How to Get Away With Murder than Jamie Dornan. Vince has a girlfriend and a kid now, and from the way Mia looks at that kid she is very obviously pregnant.
Vince asks them for their help with a “straightforward” heist, and since Dom isn’t there to do it, they agree, kicking off an insanely badass stunt. Sincere sidenote, Justin Lin’s commitment to practical effects is probably the best thing to happen to this franchise, as one of the things I laughed out loud at in the first movie was how terrible the effects were.
They CUT A HOLE in the side of a train, pull cars out, then drop them off the back of a truck to drive away. It’s honestly very impressive, as unrealistic schemes go. Brian notices they’re seized property, which I don’t understand the significance of at the time, and somehow in there they figure out they’re going to be betrayed or something and they all start punching/shooting each other.
Brian leaps onto the truck, punches some more guys, crashes the truck into the train, and Dom gets away in the last of the cars. The guy they’re fighting also murdered a bunch of DEA agents. This all ends with Brian leaping off the truck onto Dom’s car before he hits a bridge, then they drive off the cliff like Beyonce and Lady Gaga and leap from the car into the beautiful water that is the same color as Paul Walker’s eyes. It’s so ridiculous that I literally laughed out loud.
Vince disappears, and then comes back, and then gets sent away for attempting to betray everyone? I think? The Rock finally shows up as some sort of cop who has the type of jurisdiction that allows him to just snap peoples’ necks, apparently. He’s trying to catch Dom and Brian, but the drug cartel who they were working with on the heist also want to catch/kill Dom and Brian. There’s a lot of gunfire (I mean A LOT) and all the main people escape unscathed but I can only assume about 100 henchmen are killed. The Rock’s partner is Elsa Pataky, who is troubled in some way based on the death of her husband I think? I’m extremely unclear on her character motivations, to be honest.
Dom wants to split up and run, still carrying the chip they stole out of the car that the drug cartel wants back. Mia tells them she’s pregnant (CALLED IT) and that she doesn’t want to lose her family, so they figure they’ll just steal all the drug cartel’s money and disappear to somewhere without extradition. Then they say the 5 words I’d been waiting for: “We’re gonna need a team.”
Since this is the Ocean’s Eleven of F&F movies, we bring in all the best & brightest from the previous films. Tyrese is retconned into being a charming fast-talker instead of a hot-tempered violent misogynist. Ludacris is basically a one-man CSI. Wonder Woman is back, which surprised me a little because I didn’t think she was all that interesting in the last movie and also she was working for the bad guy there. Han is back, being a cutie pie as usual.
Those two guys who helped hijack the gas tanker in the last movie are also back, exploding bathrooms and stuff (my notes literally just say “shitsplosion” with the wailing emoji.)
They go through all the standard heist-planning plot points. Surveillance, putting trackers on the cop cars so they can move without getting caught by The Rock (who was able to find them via facial recognition even though they had masks on, which is a stretch even for fictional law enforcement.) The drug lord moves all his money into a safe inside the police station.
One of the last things they need is a handprint from Reyes, the drug lord. Wonder Woman goes to the beach with Han and flirts with Reyes, and they PULL THE HANDPRINT OFF THE ASS OF HER BATHING SUIT. I’m going to pretend that this is a thing that’s possible because it’s just too funny.
It’s finally heist day, but uh oh, The Rock shows up to arrest everyone. I feel like this movie is like one of those nature specials where a polar bear is trying to eat a baby seal and I can’t decide who to root for.
Can’t Hobbs and Dom just get along? No[t yet]. Hobbs is finally a reasonable foe for Dom, who’s been beating people up in really easy fights for the last few movies. Eventually they get arrested and the whole gang gets carted off in armored SUVs (including Vince, who’d disappeared for most of the movie but was allowed to come back because, say it with me, he’s family).
The drug henchmen fire some sort of bazooka at the armored vehicles (honestly it’s weird that they care that much about getting the stolen chip back considering they’ve already moved all the money?) and a firefight even bigger than the one in the first part of the movie starts. As all the drug henchmen close in on Hobbs, the gang comes out of nowhere with a bunch of guns they must’ve stolen off of dead bodies and save his life. Poor Vince gets a bullet to the gut in the process and eventually dies.
Somehow, Hobbs is totally cool with them being like “We still need to complete our mission,” and even helps them by crashing through some police station walls in that armored truck. In a twist I didn’t see coming (though I later found out it’s in the trailer, which kinda sucks) they pull the entire safe out of the wall and drag it behind two cars for the final chase of the movie.
Now, I know that most of the stunts in these movies aren’t “plausible” by most definitions, but this one really takes the cake. They pull the safe behind them for SO LONG and for a lot of the time it’s not even throwing sparks. I also feel like speeding around a turn with the safe would mean that it would yank them backwards as it kept trying to go straight. Statistically there must also be a ton of civilian casualties.
In the end they use the safe to clobber basically everyone to death, Dom tries to play solo hero but Brian comes back to shoot Reyes (my notes say “of fucking course”) and save Dom’s life. Hobbs is like “You get a 24 hour head start but then it’s back to jail, and also you can’t have this money.” Well if they can’t have the money why the hell did you just help them steal it, HOBBS??
Double twist: they swapped the safe at some point so the gang DOES get the money. Dom gives a sack of cash to Vince’s lady, RIP Vince. Luda uses his loot to open his own garage so he can do what he loves (didn’t he already have his own garage? It’s unclear.) It’s very endearing. Dom, Brian and Mia escape to somewhere beachy and beautiful and Mia is pregnant AF. I’m normally very cynical about most tv/movie relationships but damn they’re cute together. Elsa Pataky is also there for some reason. I still don’t understand her deal.
(epilogue: TRIPLE TWIST- Eva Mendes shows up to bring Hobbs a file, and it’s got a picture of Letty in it. She’s FINALLY coming back from the dead!)
Unrelatedly, a thing I learned from this movie that I forgot about until right now is that drug dealers measure money by the pound? That’s can’t possibly be a real thing, can it?
Previously:
Vol 4: Fast & Fourious
Vol 3: What’s even the point of driftng?
Vol 2: 2 Furious 2 Quit
Vol 1: The Fast & the Curious
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lol it's funny that out of all ney's friends it's GUI and cris I can't stand that he is hanging out with lately 😩Cris because out of all his friends I think he lives off of Ney the most and brags about it on his SM,plus his racist post about an Arab guy..GUI I can't remember why but haven't been fond of him since ney's santos says.
Yeah I kinda have the same with Cris after that Snap of him… But he does work for GagaMilano (probably via Ney but at least he works). With Gui I personally have no problems at all. He looks like a very sweet guy with a great - humble - family. Not one to buy insanely expensive things or anything. __________
ANON: “ONLY pple who think there is nothing wrong/off about Jo,Gil,Gustavo,the others and even possibly Rafa not being at his big party are Brumars who are on cloud 9🙄 because any sane person will question their very OBVIOUS absence! If what it takes to make it work with her is distancing himself from friends&family, then boy needs to set his priorities straight bcause this same girl was mute when the whole of Brazil wanted his head on a stick during Olympics and only pple by his side were his family”
It’s indeed really weird to see them not spending NYE with Ney.
Let’s hope that now she will say something if he gets the same amount of critic he has received this season. I hope she does if it happens again.
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ANON: “Bruna isn’t fooling Rafa at all lol. We got an official Brumar photo before any official pic of Bru and Rafa hanging out. I guess Rafa is sooo done trying to be friends with her. I’m sure they’re civil and polite with each other but u can tell that Rafa doesn’t want to be close friends with her. I just hope Ney doesn’t distance himself from his family and loyal friends just to be with his gf. This is not what an enduring relationship is about.”
Well we did saw her having lunch with Ney and Rafa when she was in Barca the first time.
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ANON: “Wtf im i reading bruna got what she want got rid of Davi? Hahahha shes loves children why would she hate Davi?!! Plus as far as i remember ney never celebrated nye with davi since he was born lol. Nadine and ney pai were also there. I expected jo&gil to be there too tbh but Maybe they wanted to party hard bang Girls instead of to hang out ONLY with couples.”
True. Carol also said - years ago - Davi loves Bruna. Of course he’s older now but I’m sure the bound they had will come back within time.
I’m not sure if Nadine was at the party btw 🤔 And there weren’t ONLY couples at his party. Besides Jo doenst look like the person that bangs all day err day. (Remember those teasing Snaps from Ney a couple months ago towards Jo?)
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ANON: “Ash amor can i ask you if u would have a boyfriend and he would spend so so much time with his friends wouldnt u get annoyed? Is it to much to ask for to Take time for ur girlfriend especially in a long distancerelationship? A man should put his woman First (of course After Davi )I dont understand ur anons i mean who is going to suck his dick at the end of the day i bet not one of his friends lol. Sry i had to let this out 😌”
I don’t really understand this message; maybe because it was a reaction about yesterday’s anons. I presume this is a reaction to the complaints of anons that certain close friends of Ney were not at the party? If it is then:
I still don’t understand the message. Of course you want to spend private time with your boyfriend. And I already said that if Ney has a gf he can’t have 9171717 friends over at his house 24/7 anymore. But during this holiday many of Neys friends have been with him for daaaaaays in Rio and also some of Bruna (I don’t know many of her friends but i know a few where there at least sooo probably more that I don’t even know the name of xD).
And many of Neys friends where there expect the ones he’s been hanging with since day one almost? (Besides Cris & Gui). He didn’t spend private time with Bruna during this holiday because he was constantly surrounded by his friends. Everyone expect Gil,Jo, Gustavo and Joao… THAT is what confusing people. That “everyone” was there expect for them.
(I hope you get what I mean because it’s kinda hard to explain for some reason)
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ANON: “Has Neymar always hung out with these people or is he just doing it for Bruna? I don’t remember a time where we got this many videos of him during his down time unless he posted them himself. If these are his new "friends” he needs to bring his old ones back again because it’s creepy and really fucking annoying how many videos they record of him where he’s not paying attention like they’re paparazzi rather than his friends.“
He has hung out with many of them before and is friends with them. Not this long as far as I can remember haha. Most of them are celebrities themselves (at least the one he’s posing with on his snapchat/Instagram/stories.
That’s something he himself allows them to do. He could have also asked them not to film that much. Tho I have to say I was kinda surprised David Brazil didn’t Snap much. Maybe Ney did say to him he wasn’t a loud to snap 😂😂
But I don’t think many of the people like Thiaguinho, Bruninho, Gabriel Medina etc are people you should worry about. They’re ok. 😊
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ANON: "I am not sure I like that Ney is hanging out with bruna’s publicist?? also, why does her publicist hang out with her even for private moments? Is her whole life one big PR stunt after the other..even the kardashians who live for fame and attention don’t hang around their publicist all the time…everyone knows there needs to be a boundary between publicist and client otherwise lines get blurred on what’s private and her publicist was sharing way too many videos/pics dropping hints bfore NYE”
I have no idea. I presume they are really REALLY close 😉 Maybe just like Ney and Alvaro have become really close they’re too. Only I think he also represents other clients; while Alvaro’s only focus is Ney.
But I just presume they’re really close friends. __________________
ANON: “Ney ddn’t even visit his NJR institute which he always does :( was hoping for a picture of him and the kids”
Oh yeah I didn’t even think about that. But he did play in 3 charity matches this time. So maybe that’s the reason.
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ANON: “Nice to see Neyfinha together during training but are you sure that Gil and Jo didn’t travel with Ney? Jo is Neymar’s brother and they always travel together and spend NYE together since they’re family. This is so strange. Also, Rafaella didn’t really spend much time with her brother? They were at the same parties but she was with her own friends and they didn’t take many selfies this time around 😕😞”
Gil and Jo weren’t at his party. And Gil is still in Brasil. Jo I’m not 100% sure but he has been with Gil the whole time so I presume they will travel back to Barca together. We didn’t see them in the video. That’s for sure.
I don’t know if Rafa was at his NYE party tho…
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A love/hate review of the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. As a movie, it felt pretty formulaic which can be a good and bad thing for some movies. I love the Marvel Movies which are formulaic as fuck but they still make me feel good after the credits so I let it slide. No, with Solo it was formulaic and also let way too many opportunities slip thru their fingers instead of exploring them more fully. I will get to those opportunities below. This movie was ‘good’ but didn’t leave me with that tingling feeling that I get after a good movie that makes we want to go out become a scoundrel smuggler.
The Blaster (Love)
Seems kinda of small (which it is) but not every detail about Solo movie needed to be its own in-depth scene of how it became part of who he (Solo) is. The scene around the campfire where Beckett removed the stock and barrel from his rifle making it a simple blaster was all I really needed. For that matter, the ammo belt that Chewbacca received becoming the same over the shoulder strap that he wears for decades pretty much gave me the same effect the blaster did which was a good warm fuzzy feeling.
Mimban Campaign (Hate)
Just to be clear I didn't hate this scene because it was in the movie, I hate this scene because it was so damn short. One thing that Rogue One did right was showing a prolonged battle between the Rebels and the Imperials on the beach planet. It was gritty and fun to watch like Band of Brothers with Stormtroopers. In regards to Solo, we only get a small glimpse of Hans military career for the Empire and the battle itself was little more than lasers into the fog and a couple dead Stormtroopers. Tagging on 5 to 10 minutes of action might have drawn out the movie some but we don't want witty banter the whole movie, sometimes we just want to watch the Empire at war.
Marketing (Love)
I am not grasping at straws here people, I will get deeper into what I liked about the movies and characters further down but I have to give a nod to the marketing work for this movie. The painted posters were nothing short of awesome and the kind of movie posters you frame and hang up in your hall if you were the story to have a hall leading to a private theater in your house which I don't have but a man can dream.
The Crew (Hate)
Another thing in the movie that I actually loved but they just seemingly let it all slip thru the cracks. Comparing Solo to Rogue One again we were introduced to characters, got to see them in action thru out the movie and then lost them one by one in final scenes which pulled on our soul. Solo had that opportunity but ended up killing Val and Rio which basically felt like empty deaths for two characters we hardly knew. It was a shame because they both felt endlessly interesting and about the only meaningful death besides Beckett was L3-37 being the sassy British android she was.
I understand Val (Thandie) needing to leave the set to get back to shooting Westword but they could have at the very lest kept Rio in the movie to perhaps be betrayed by Beckett who wants the easy payday and is embracing his own dark side after losing Val. Just a thought but damn I wish they explored the heist crew more then they did.
Dryden Vos (Loved)
I am biased here as I think Paul Bettany has been one of the best voices (and actors) to come thru Hollywood in the past 20 years. He, of course, appeared on my radar in The Knights Tale and being the voice of Jarvis and eventually, the voice/body of Vision made him one of my favorite actors. Besides my appreciation for his acting chops, I thought he made a great villain who was not outright wicked but rather an understanding criminal lord who expects loyalty and for the job to be done. I love a villain with some moral ambiguity to them and he seemed to provide that very well in his character willing to provide Beckett and Han a chance to make things right for the Crimson Dawn syndicate. If it was any other Star Wars Villain you likely get choked out, shot or cut in half. I suppose what I am trying to say is his reasonability makes him an interesting bad guy.
Enfys Nest (Hate)
Once again not a character I hated at all. I actually hope they do more with her as a character in the series if they ever do a squeal (which they totally should). What bothered me about her was the whole big helmet reveal scene on the sand. It felt like it was supposed to have some gravity to the plot and for a moment I thought it did being Val and Beckett's daughter who has been competing with her parents for resources to give to the rebellion. I was clearly wrong because that was NOT her backstory and we were all supposed to be surprised that she was a ginger girl with freckles on her face. Honestly, I like my idea better than the studios ‘surprise it's a girl’ attempt that honestly didn't really surprise anyone. *sighs* Another missed opportunity making her have a connected backstory.
The Cast (Loved)
Pretty much EVERYONE in the movie was a brilliant casting option, I sit here now trying to think back to anyone that didn't work in the film and struggle to do that much. Alden as Han? Pretty good choice, a little gullible but still a great option. Woody as Beckett? Pretty hard not to see Woody Harrelson as Woody Harrelson but he plays the rogue well. Donald as Lando? Fucking amazing pick for the role. Thandie as Val? Short-lived but still a great pick who I would love to see more of. Phobe as L3-37? Spunky like most robots now in the SWU which is something I always love to see. Emilia as Qi’ra? How can I resist Khaleesi? Everyone fits into the movie well which makes it so much sadder that all those missed opportunities in the movie amounted to it losing its heart.
Side Note: Lando, Qi’ra, and L3-37 all deserve their own little note on this review but I didn't want to take TOO long writing this.
Writing (Love/Hate)
It should be pretty clear I liked the movie but also didn't like it. There was so much potential here but in the end, they wasted way too many great chances to explore this chapter in the Star Wars Universe. The train heist should have been longer, the battle on the swamp planet should have shown more conflict, Enfys should have been Val and Beckett’s kid, and they should have kept the heist crew together so we could become more invested before losing them.
In the end, I just didn't feel as connected as I should have. Perhaps I was/am still coming down from Disney scaling back the Star Wars Universe to the movies (and the cartoon). Maybe I am still feeling a little pissed off with the Last Jedi having such a great lead-in before the new director changed the direction of the second movie. Maybe I had expectations for the movie subconsciously. I really don't know why but something was missing and I didn't feel too impressed by the end. I know they tried to put that shocking hologram of Darth Maul but honestly, I was just kinda meh by that point.
Conclusion
Go see this movie. Its far from the best Star Wars has to offer but consider it an investment for a sequel which it deserves (at least that much). They laid some fine foundation for the story and characters which could lead to a great second movie before Star Wars Episode 4. Most of my ‘hates’ above are only half hates where I enjoyed most of the things presented it was their execution that was off in the movie. So maybe I did like the movie but I simply wanted it to be so much more. As always thanks for the read.
Regards Michael California
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