#toxic amber heard fans

[hermajestyimher]

I used to be a girl's girl, oh how naive I used to be. If there is something that I've become largely disturbed by is the lengths to which women can go to hate and tear down other women. This aspect of toxic and deranged femininity isn't discussed enough. The main people leading the Salem witch trials were women, not men, and likewise we see similar attempts at witch hunts being led by and prompted up by women towards other women, rarely by straight men.

Things like cancel culture are almost always universally used by women and gay men to bring down women who fail to pass their completely theatrical moral purity test. These people will go to great lengths in analyzing the social media history or any other public comment made by a woman they want to bring down that could be deemed socially problematic - sometimes going back years - to have an excuse to metaphorically lynch the woman they don't like, and have a mob of similarly minded losers join them in the attack.

This is also why the main people who were hating on Amber Heard during her trial against Depp were women. It's why Jennifer Lopez can't catch a break from online hate due to petty reasons while men in her industry can be predators and abusers with little social push back and while having an army of women fans defend their every move (see Chris Brown, XXXTentacion, R. Kelly, etc.). It's why every other month social media picks up a popular woman to hate on and gang up against.

If you are a woman that is beautiful, smart, accomplished, charismatic, and feminine, prepare to become public enemy number one in the minds of many women who don't know you but feel threatened by you, even if you are nothing but kind to them. Do not be surprised to the lengths they will go to try to bring you down. You can't be naive and expect other women to look out for your best interests just because that's what you'd do for them. Keep your guard up and don't let their mob-like tactics take you down.

[certifiedwhore4slashers]

If I can’t have you, no one can

pairing(s): ethan landry x fem!reader, slight oc x reader

summary: your boyfriend is murdered only to find out your best friend was the killer.

warnings: yandere-ish themes, obsession, murder, yandere behavior, gore, blood, violence, knife violence, toxicity, scream vi spoilers, stalking, etc…

part 2?

“It’s Halloween, and you know what that means? Your boyfriend smirks. “Mhm, we’re obviously watching the classic Halloween! Michael Myers any day! You smile.

He chuckled.”I’m going to make popcorn.” He kissed you and you kiss back. You’ve been with your boyfriend, Daniel for almost eight months now and you couldn’t be happier.

You met him shortly after moving to New York which happened not long after the massacre that took away your friends by Amber and Richie. God did you hate them so much but karma got them in the end.

You missed Dewey, Wes and Liv so much but there wasn’t anything you could do. You met your new friends not that long after moving with Mindy, Chad, Sam and Tara for College. You enjoyed university.

Suddenly, You remember You specifically told your best friend, Ethan you'd go to that frat party. "Crap, I just remembered, You frown. "I promised Ethan i'd go to that party. But you know, I never spend much time with you anymore. I should just message him."

Daniel smiles. "Okay. Nice of you to at least inform him." You nodded. You were super close, though kind of obvious Daniel seemed kind of jealous of your best friend. You found that funny since Ethan obviously liked Tara. "Okay, I messaged him, You said, unpausing your movie.

Living in New York was so much better than Woodsboro. By now, it became a tourist attraction. When Ethan messaged you back, you felt kind of bad since he seemed disappointed but nonetheless you usually constantly spent time with Ethan so the guilt vanished.

You got closer to Daniel as you two cuddled while watching Halloween, Candy, Soda and Popcorn. However something felt off. Not between either of you but something just wasn’t right.

You suddenly pause the movie. “Hey, Is everything okay, y/n? Daniel asks. “No, Something’s off, you say nervously.

“Hm, do you want me to check it out? He asks, concern in his voice. “No, I don’t hear anything I just… you say before being interrupted by a phone ringing.

“Is it you? You ask. He nods.”Unknown Number.” “Don’t answer! You say, knowing how it always ended. “Okay, He says.”Just stay close to me okay?”

You nod as you continue watching the movie cuddling him despite your gut instincts telling you that something was off.

It had been for a while, since you knew someone had been watching you, following you, for a while. Perhaps a new Ghostface or Crazy Fan of the Stab Movies, But you didn’t know for sure.

You couldn’t let your boyfriend die. Not under the hands of Ghostface. Not ever. Your phone rings. Unknown Number. But, You figured you could be okay. You answer. "Hello? You say, walking in your room.

"Hello Y/N. I missed hearing your voice."

"... What do you want from me?"

"You. However, Your Boyfriend won't be so lucky."

"No, Please don't hurt him! I'll do anything!"

"Anything?"

"Yes."

Suddenly, the caller hangs up and you come back. Your Boyfriend is worried. "Y/n, who were you talking to? He asks. "We have other things we should worry about, Maybe You should go home, You suggested.

"No, I'm not leaving you, Y/N! Daniel insisted. "Just what is-" Suddenly, someone came up from behind him, stabbing him right in the back, He groans. You were face to face with Ghostface. Your Boyfriend was still alive. "No! You said, trying to stop him but he was stronger.

Shoving you very roughly to the side, You fell and could only watch. You weren't going to be murdered. No, You'd be fine, but your boyfriend. "Daniel! You cried, closing your eyes while he screamed, you heard him being stabbed multiple times.

Then, it stopped. You opened your eyes. Your Boyfriend, dead and drenched in blood. His blood. you sobbed, Ghostface coming closer, now in front of you. Hovering over you while he tilted his head.

You whimper in fear while you scoot back, but he kept coming closer. "I'm not going to hurt you, Y/N, Ghostface spoke. You kind of recognized his voice.

"Do I know you... You said, softly. He nods. Your legs hurt while you slowly get up. Your face wet from crying. Your movie still paused. Your boyfriend’s lifeless body. You couldn't help but run. He may not kill you, but still would hurt you. You didn't believe his words. Not one bit.

You quickly open your apartment door and bolt. Ghostface following behind you. What made you so important? There was nothing really. You were an ordinary citizen and Ghostface could’ve killed you easily.

“You can’t run.”

It walked slowly as if not even trying. But that was because he was so confident in getting you. Murdering your boyfriend? That didn’t make you want him.

He must’ve been your stalker. It all made sense. You’d be his next victim. His Final Girl, Or whatever. You didn’t know. But he didn’t try to klll you. He was there for Daniel. Not you. That didn’t make you feel any safer or relieved. In fact a lot worse.

You shouldn’t been killed along with him. Then you’d be with him now. Little did you know, He was right behind you, quickly grabbing you, you fell and groaned as he dragged you right back to your apartment.

You noted that he was strong. And you groan in pain as you know you were having an nosebleed. “You look good in red, Ghostface said.

“Who are you, you fucking bastard! You yell. “Glad you asked, ghostface said. Ghostface pulled off his mask and your eyes widen.

“Surprise, Y/N.”

It was your best friend, Ethan. Who was shy, sweet and nervous. But it made sense. Who’d suspect the kind, shy guy?

You didn’t want to cry. He comes closer. “Hey, don’t cry, he cooed. Though what does it do for you. You shove him back. “Stay away from me! You say.”I can’t believe you. You were at the party.”

“I was, and well, then I just had to come over, Ethan laughs.”Your Bastard boyfriend stole you away from me. But now… he’s out of the way.”

“I don’t like you like that, You say, backing away.”Even if I didn’t have a boyfriend.” “That doesn’t matter, Because I’m not letting you go, not anymore, He says.

And when you were backed into the corner, You knew that you were fucked. Really fucked.

[will80sbyers]

The anti-Trump Johnny Depp fans here are sadly the younger equivalents of the absolutely toxic "Johnny Depp Relatives" and similar Facebooks filled with boomers that organize raids on younger feminists and accuse them of being too woke. Even the most left-leaning women there compare Amber Heard to Trump and say that they're the same kind of narcissist gaslighters, and poor Johnny should be a symbol of truth and justice being buried. Sick fucks.

They make no sense whatsoever to me, they support one rapist but are against the other when they are exactly the same type of person!!!

I'm proud to never have fallen for his shitty hate campaign, at least I can say that, I've followed the story from day one, always on her side, watched the hate campaign unfold on twitter when I had a personal anonymous account where I was with the #istandwithamberheard crowd, followed the trialS even reading the freaking documents, listened to every single audio etc and even had multiple falling out with friends that supported that walking scum against all reason... In reality to understand who was the abuser you only need common sense but clearly it's not as diffused as I thought

So yeah, you have no idea how much I hate him and seeing all the people that still support him is insane to me. I'm dead serious if you like j*hnnydeepshit... BLOCK ME! I don't want you as a follower or near me.

I'll never forget how the whole internet was acting in those months and if you STILL haven't done even a minimum of research at this point and can't see how y'all fell for blatant DARVO do not speak to me

Actually go and study and research and be humble so you don't do that again to another woman or person at minimum!!!

[super-hero-confessions]

I went to watch the first Aquaman movie because I wanted to support Amber Heard. I wasn't interested in the movie but I watched it in theaters to support her, exclusively. I am a woman, a feminist, and I believed her completely. I enjoyed the movie, she was a good, stunning Mera, and I was happy to see her thrive. But I am pretty conflicted about whether I should watch the sequel or not. Just to be clear: I am not a fan of Depp, so you can save anything negative you might want to say about him 'cause I don't care. It's not that I support him, it's just that I supported her and I am extremely disappointed. Most of her fans also disappoint me - from saying she is the "better Ariel" as opposed to Halle Bailey who is black, to attacking Rihanna, a black victim of abuse, for supporting Depp (it's giving white feminism) to saying Depp is a drunk, addict, unprofessional actor. Being those things is wrong but not morally wrong. And again, idgaf about Depp, I simply point this out because there are plenty of people going through addiction out there and they don't need to hear how much of a "failure" they are. You throw Depp under the bus for being an addict, you're throwing most addicts under the bus too. Not cool. I think they claim he's unprofessional and drunk and a mess because they know it's no longer smart to claim he's an abuser.

He is not a savior, he is not an angel, he is not perfect. The thing is, he's not the one who was speaking for us, representing feminism or movements like MeToo. So, deflecting attention by saying the things he did wrong is unhelpful. "He admitted the things he did!" He admitted he took drugs and he was rude to Heard. I'm still waiting for Heard to admit something, anything. I am a woman, I am often inclined to believe women; and because of that I believe all his ex-girlfriends who claimed he is a flawed partner, toxic at times but not the monster she made him out to be. I believe Rihanna who was not afraid to tell her story of abuse and I believe Courtney Love, who was the most hated woman back on her day, before and after Cobain's death, and said she had empathy for Amber yet still hoped justice would be served. What you're doing is sacrificing the word of other women to keep giving this one woman validation, spreading misinformation/trolling. Why does her word matter more than Kate Moss' word or Vanessa Paradis'? Take a look at known abusers from Hollywood - once one of their victims speaks out, so do the other victims. This wasn't the case but you all keep defending her. This is why a lot of people are no longer taking feminism seriously. We need to be more careful about who we choose to represent us. With that being said, don't use this post to be sexist. That's all I ask.

I'm still conflicted, I still don't know what I'm gonna do but I think I will watch the sequel. Even after the way she lied about abuse, I choose to support the movie because this is probably the last blockbuster she will make in a long long while and while she absolutely brought her ruin upon herself by being vindictive, some people on the internet took things way too far with her. And as I said at the start of this post, I ended up actually enjoying the first film, even though I was only watching it for her. The queue is long so this probably won't be posted before the movie comes out, but I want to thank this blog for giving all of us a haven and I also want to thank you for reading, whether you agree with me or not.

[jess-moloney1]

I have never thought until now about the fact that I want to destroy Amber Heard’s career and life for destroying Johnny Depp’s life and career and I want to destroy Jess Moloney’s life and untalented career for gradually destroying Jamie’s life, his smile and his self-esteem.

These two women are nothing more than parasites and cancers about having controlled the lives of these two men who have kindness in their hearts.

I hope that Jamie will soon open his eyes about Jess because she is toxic to him in his life and she risks destroy his new business and this woman is only interested in money and she will take advantage of Jamie’s money and his fans who buy his merchandise for her own care and comfort.

I didn’t buy anything from Jamie as long as this leech is with him and I’m sorry for him because I know that he worked hard.

I think Jamie has already realized what kind of person Jessica truly is. Maybe the picture posted on his insta story a few days ago was some kind of indirect request for help.

I wouldn't be surprised if he thinks of different ways to escape from that toxic relationship but when he tries something it won't work out well. Jess definitely is not going anywhere anytime soon as long as she has control over him. From Jessica's point of view; if she goes down, Jamie will go down with her, just like Amber Heard did to Johnny Depp.

I hope that one day Jamie will find a way to get rid of her, even though it will be hard. Maybe he should dig deeper into Jess's past and pay a visit to those who were once close with Jess and collect the evidence. Then he could tell her what he knows and simply tell her that if she won't let him go then he will tell everyone what she has done.

I want her gone as much as you do. Let's hope that in the end Karma will teach her a lesson she never forgets.

[ordinaryschmuck]

The Mess of the DCEU-Chapter 2: Doing Whatever

Salutations, random people on the internet. I’m an Ordinary Schmuck. I write stories and reviews and draw comics and cartoons. And today, we start Chapter Two when discussing the mess that is the DC Extended Universe. DCEU for short.

Last time, we established that the entire franchise screwed itself over almost immediately. It started off with an already divisive Superman reboot, made two bad movies in a row, had ONE decent flick, and screwed its finale over by bringing in a guy to imitate Marvel. Every ounce of reputation the DCEU could have had got thrown to the wayside as general audiences didn’t care about this franchise anymore. Being good one out of five times wasn’t enough for people, and left them thinking why they would save money for whatever DC could make when, at this point, the MCU was wrapping up its ten-year-long narrative and built a foundation of trust with superhero fans. It left DC and WB with what’s basically a dead franchise at this point, with the only reason they’re sticking with it being that they at least made SOME money and try to get something out of it. So what happens when you have a franchise filled with movies that people are already not giving a shit about? Easy. You let creators do whatever.

That’s pretty much the running theme with these next few projects. Due to screwing themselves over and letting public perception that a DC movie is going to suck anyway, DC and WB allowed near complete creative control, letting writers and directors do whatever the hell they wanted and make each movie feel more like their own thing, even letting some movies that exist in their own universe just to tell a story with characters like Joker or Batman. And honestly? This is the best period of movies that DC has ever had. These next set of films have a better win/lose ratio where the fans of them are less toxic and more, “Yeah, I can see why you hate this. It’s still fun for me, though.”

By the way, that’s the best word to describe this entire era: Fun. Everyone, both the audience and the people making the movies, were having fun with most of these projects. Each film felt unique in its own right, catering to a director’s vision while still being loosely connected to any narrative DC wanted to make. And that loose connection allowed the DCEU to feel like it had more life in it compared to the MCU. Each movie in the MCU felt the same, which was its intention. It was telling one continuous story and needed a similar style to each film to make it all feel like it’s in the same narrative. But with people not caring about the DCEU’s narrative anymore, DC could promote each movie as something to go out and see without worrying about the grand narrative of one story. Because of this, directors could add their own sauce to the film and make them stand out from the usual stuff you’d get from the MCU. As well as feel less pressure to watch twenty-one movies just to understand the new one coming out. DC went from a failed attempt to a worthy competitor with its next five films and one TV show. Now, not ALL of them were good, and we’ll see that complete creative control isn’t always a good thing, but it’s a lot better than what they WERE doing. And we’re going to see just how and why together.

Also, don’t worry. Gonna be a LOT nicer this time. Again, this is probably the DCEU’s best era, and there’s not many films that make me angry as the last five did. Now, let’s start things off with a movie that had no right being this good.

Aquaman

This movie is best described as pure, unadulterated dumb fun. The story is simple as Jason Mamoa and Amber Heard go on a world-traveling quest to find the magic mcguffin to stop the generic bad guy from taking over the world. There’s nothing really groundbreaking about…anything in this story. It’s filled to the brim with cliches and generic action movie nonsense, all of it being stuff that’s fine but dull if it’s on paper. But in action, with James Wan’s direction? This movie is GOLD. Especially through Mamoa’s performance.

Personally, I don’t think Jason Mamoa captures what I consider the perfect Aquaman. To me, believe it or not, I think the best version of Aquaman comes from Batman: The Brave and The Bold. He’s boastful and jovial, enjoying the thrill of being a superhero and going on adventures that he can tell his friends about later. I feel like that’s the best personality for a character as outrageous as Aquaman, and Momoa doesn’t really give that. WITH THAT SAID, what he DOES offer isn’t too bad either. He’s like your everyday action hero, kicking ass and making silly quips as he solves his problems with a good punch to the face like the bumbling dumbass most jocks could relate to. Yet the movie also allows him to be humble and caring, sometimes even solving problems with strategy and cunning. It’d be better if he was ALWAYS like that, but this is also a character who saved a little girl by tackling a giant bell like a linebacker. I’d love a more intelligent Aquaman, but I’m fine with a muscle headed one too. James Wan makes it work with this story, effectively making it a “Might is right” film through the action.

Speaking of, the action in this movie is AMAZING. The choreography and camera work do well in making you feel each swing and punch the characters make at each other. There’s this one set piece where it cuts back and forth between Aquaman fighting Manta and Mera fighting faceless goons in armor. But instead of a sudden hard cut, the camera always pans over to each character’s battle, almost like a video game switching between players. And that’s the best way to describe the action in this movie. It’s like watching a superhero video game instead of playing it. Like this one scene where Aquaman takes out these generic enemies only for stronger ones to pop up after the first wave is dealt with. Or how the final battle starts like the beginning of a Mortal Kombat match. It’s all just so much…FUN. It’s pure, dumb fun! I’m having fun watching a DC movie, and it’s actually intentional AND beneficial. Unlike Zack Snyder’s films of taking dumb action too seriously or Joss Whedon’s attempt at not taking it seriously enough, James Wan crafted action that’s perfectly stupid but knows to slow down when things need to be serious. It strikes that right balance of seriousness and insanity that not many people could do for superhero projects.

Now, not all of it’s easy to ignore for dumb fun. Oceanmaster is another generic bad guy with no fun personality to match his evil, world conquering plan. I’m fine with villains taking over the world, but at least make them chaotic and fun like Loki or have some deep seated philosophy like Thanos. As for Black Manta, he’s fine but it does feel weird that Aquaman’s arch nemesis is just a side-villain in this movie at best and sequel bait at worst. And the romance between Aquaman and Mera is just…the most cliche straight couple romance out there. You have the intelligent and proper woman who kicks ass falling for the bumbling buffoon that surprises others with how capable he actually is. It’s not really doing it for me, even if some of my favorite fictional couples go by that formula.

Aside from all that, Aquaman is still a really great time. Not to mention a financial hit, being the highest grossing film in the DCEU’s lineup, earning a billion dollars around the same time Marvel put out Avengers: Infinity War. Turns out that if you let a director make a movie fit with their vision, you’ll get great financial success. And it won’t be the last time…

Shazam!

It’s a real shame that Zachary Levi turned out to be such a huge piece of shit in real life because, truth be told, this is one of my favorite DC movies. Probably…top ten-ish favorite superhero movies in general.

The weakest complaint I’ve heard regarding Shazam is that it’s a kids movie. And…Yeah, no shit. It’s a movie where a kid gets to turn into a superhero. That is the ultimate wish-fulfillment of any sugarhigh preteen, and the movie nails that energy. Each actor captures how excited and goofy kids would act if they were hopped up on superpowers, able to do anything they want. I’m not sure if it was intended to appeal to kids first, but if it was, so what? This is a premise that works great with them and, even then, it’s still a movie with an edge to it. You have this scene where people get mauled by the seven deadly sins, but you don’t actually SEE it. At least, you don’t see MOST of it. It’s a lot like how Gremlins can be considered a kids movie despite people dying or this…weirdly intense monologue about a girl’s dad dying in the chimney. Despite how dark things can get and the occasional swear words, I’d say this is the perfect film to watch with kids as long as they’re prepared for slightly more mature stuff. Because while there is a bunch of childish charm to this film, there’s still some maturity added into it. And no, I don’t mean swears and death.

Billy as a character, when he’s BILLY, adds this solid amount of drama to the film. His attempts to find his mom while trying his best to not be TOO dismissive towards his foster family is what makes this movie so great to me. I love this moment where he says he’s not really Darla’s brother, thinking pragmatically until he realizes he made her cry. He feels guilt immediately, tries to apologize, but still backs out as he’s not comfortable with emotional confrontation with someone he’s not trying to get attached to. Asher Angel does a great job at conveying all of that, and he does even better when Billy reunites with his mom. You FEEL the nervous excitement he’s feeling as well as the emotionally devastating heartache when Billy realized his mother wasn’t the perfect woman he always imagined. These moments are great and it adds a sense of seriousness to the film on top of the goofy fun times with Zachary Levi pretending to be a child.

There’s also some decent stuff with Savante, who’s…more on the generic side but still a solid supervillain with a commanding presence and solid motivations. His origins perfectly cement why he would use the power of the seven deadly sins, getting super dark and explaining well enough of why he would stick to this dark path. It also works that he’s the only character who rarely makes jokes. He has a couple bad guy quips, but for the most part he remains with this serious stature that makes him the best kind of villain for this movie. I mean, what’s more intimidating to kids than this big, imposing adult who lacks fun?

But what really gets me with this movie is not the goofy superhero antics or the slow serious moments…Okay, it is that, but what mostly grabs me is the charm. The kids, the family, the overall energy of this entire movie is just so damn charming. I had a big smile throughout most of it, watching everyone goof off and have fun together, with the moments that tugged at my heartstrings being when these characters are going through some emotional stuff. I don’t want to see these characters sad, they’re so cute and charming! That’s not fun! Though, I will admit that the overall charm kind of stops this movie from being anything grandiose and epic, but at the same time it doesn’t NEED to be. Shazam knows what it is and it sticks to being something fun for most superhero fans…Except for Snyder fans. They hate fun (Last Sndyer fan jab. I promise).

If there’s anything to really complain about, it’s the juxtaposition between Zachary Levi and Asher Angel. These two RARELY act the same, especially with Levi hamming it up as this man pretending to be a child. But even then it doesn’t really bother me much because I’m a guy who grew up with Ben 10, a series that has the same concept of this movie but, like…times ten. It comes with the same problem at times when the vocal performance of Ben’s aliens don’t match up with Tara Strong’s voice for Ben, but I learned to let it go because the alien action was so cool and the occasional comedy was handled so well. It’s the same here, and I can accept Billy being a little goofy as Shazam because he’s going through what might be the ultimate sugar high with all that power and electricity. At least, I can accept it THIS time. Yeah, we’ll get to how I feel about the sequel later.

For now, I’ll say that Shazam is a charming, good fun time. It’s not one of the BEST superhero movies, but good enough where I absolutely want to watch and rewatch it again. So far, that seems to be two wins in a row for DC. Can the studio keep this streak going?

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh–Depends on who you ask.

I think the best way I’ve heard someone describe Birds of Prey (I’m not saying the whole fucking title) is that it’s a girl’s night movie. Something for you and the fellow ladies to go out, watch some badass women kill douchebags, and have a good time. Does it succeed in that? I don’t know, I don’t watch those movies. But I DO think that’s what DC was going for with this film: To give something good for the ladies in between giving more badass men for the boys to root for. And for an attempt, it’s fairly decent.

The energy in this movie is infectious, nailing the insanity that is Harley Quinn. It’s violent, funny, and has a cartoonish style to it at times. I mean, a guy used a slingshot to fire a firework ball into Harley’s apartment to kill her. That’s some Looney Tunes nonsense that would only work for Harley Quinn and not much anyone else in DC. Same goes with the action set pieces, which feel like ideas that were made for Harley Quinn by having her fire her way through a police precinct with a beanbag gun, kill guys in an evidence locker with a bat and cocaine, have a final battle in a funhouse, and participate in a car chase with rollerblades. It’s the kind of intense and wacky stuff I expect from no one else, and this movie understands that. And everyone looks like they’re having fun, hamming it up as these characters but still knowing to take the job a little seriously. Especially Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and, to me, Ewan McGregor as Black Mask. Margot looks like she’s having a blast to play this character, more so in this film than in any other. She’s allowed to go fully nuts with it, and I love it. As for Ewan McGregor, he seems to have fun playing this psychotic manchild who can be equal parts funny and disturbed at times. There are even moments where he expertly makes me uncomfortable, like this one scene when he assaults this woman at his club in a display that felt…too real that I did NOT want to watch it again on a second viewing. It DOES feel like his character was meant to be The Joker at times, what with how obsessed he seems to be with Harley and with her doing his bidding while trying to cut ties with him. But, at the same time, I’ll take Obi-Wan playing diet-Joker over Jared Leto and his stupid cow tin laugh. So I’ll definitely say that this movie does great with him and DEFINITELY with Harley Quinn…It’s the rest of the Birds of Prey where the movie tends to struggle.

You can tell how much the Birds of Prey are an afterthought for this film just by looking at the title. They get top billing, but Harley’s subtitle takes way more attention from it. This is basically a Harley Quinn movie that only becomes a Birds of Prey movie by the final thirty minutes. It’s a shame too, because these other characters COULD be highly entertaining and endearing. Hell, Huntress alone feels like she could fill a movie by herself with her tragic backstory and histrung personality. We don’t get to see how great of a character she could have been until the end of the film, and the same goes for the others with Montoya being the straight man and Black Canary being in-between trying to make sure everyone is sane but still egging others on if she feels like it. These actresses have great chemistry together and we don’t get enough time to appreciate it until the movie’s about over.

Another BIG issue with this film is that it’s trying a little hard to copy Deadpool’s homework. You have Harley Quinn helping this kid from getting killed in this story that’s told out of order with the occasional fourth wall break. Those last two parts are meant to match the insanity of its main character, I guess. But in Birds of Prey AND in Deadpool, it makes the narrative flow feel nonexistent and it might have actually worked better for this movie if we got to see events unfold AS they’re happening. It straightens out a little bit halfway through, but it doesn’t stop the whole movie feeling like a mess so they can quickly establish how cool their characters are and then explain why they’re cool later.

Birds of Prey CAN be a good movie. A great one, in fact. But it feels like it was a Harley Quinn movie first and then someone said “Make it a Birds of Prey” movie halfway through the first draft of the film. And maybe that was the case. Maybe it was meant to be a film focussed on just Harley Quinn but these other three women got thrown in for funsies. Regardless, if it WAS just a Harley Quinn movie, I’d be more fine with it. But because it’s meant to also be a Birds of Prey film, it falters way too much in that regard. It’s still FINE, I’d say you’d have fun if you’re in the mood for some #GirlPower for one afternoon. The problem is that if you’re looking for something MORE than fine, it’s not the movie to do that.

Plus, this was the first box office flop for the DCEU. Previous movies made more than enough money back, with some exceeding far past expectations, but Birds of Prey was NOT one of them. You could blame this on the fact that the movie came out a month before the entire world shut down due to Covid, but at the same time…so did Sonic the Hedgehog. And yes, a kids movie on a nostalgic propriety can ALWAYS do better than an R-Rated comedy starring superheroes that not many people have heard of. Still doesn’t change how this was NOT the financial results that DC wanted and left them a little wary of this universe. And…things wouldn’t really get better for them.

Wonder Woman 1984

Oh, boy, this one was…something else.

When I first saw this one, I liked it. I thought it was cute and a little fun, with the mindset that the only ones who could hate it are those against comicbook campiness. But I was also watching it late in the night, and it made my tired brain neglect facts like how it’s heavily implied that Wonder Woman raped a guy and how this movie was a little TOO goofy. And it’s the goofiness that’s the most jarring part of this film. I mean, yes, the rape stuff is VERY bad, because no matter what justification you give, it’s still implied that Diana had sex with a man with no control over his actions. If you think longer than a few seconds about what happened, it leaves this uncomfortable feeling in your stomach that won’t go away. And, to circle things back, the same can be said with the goofiness of this film. If you think a little too long about what happens in this movie, it becomes VERY questionable.

How is Diana able to fly when she couldn’t in previous or future movies?

How did she remain a secret for years until Batman V. Superman after doing all this superhero junk?

How did those thieves not turn to paste after falling onto a car?

How is it even physically possible for a satellite to allow a man to touch people?

These are just some of the questions that pop into your head when watching and, again, you’re not supposed to think about them as the movie wants you to accept all this goofiness. Now, don’t get me wrong, campiness and silly comic book logic CAN work…in a universe where it fits. The DCEU is not really that universe. It’s always been this franchise that tried way too hard to be grounded and realistic only to RECENTLY dip their toes into that silliness. But even then, with their last three movies, it’s all stuff that fits the character. Aquaman looks like an eighties action hero, so he has an eighties action movie. Shazam is a child who can turn into a superhero, so it fits to give him a childish comedy. Birds of Prey is a girl power film, so might as well turn it into a girls night film. But Wonder Woman 1984 is a direct sequel to, well, Wonder Woman, a film that was grounded and serious for most of the runtime. To go from the film where Diana struts across No Man’s Land like a badass to a campy flick where she tosses criminals around like ragdolls WITHOUT killing them is not the best move. The best comparison I’ve heard is that it’s like going from Gremlins to Gremlins 2. One movie tried to take itself seriously while the other was just…insane nonsense because it was purposefully meant to be bad. It’s a hilariously good time, but you can tell that it’s not even trying to be the same as the first one. I wouldn’t call it an improvement, but a…different movie. That’s the same with Wonder Woman 1984. I definitely wouldn’t call any of it an improvement to the first Wonder Woman, but a director making a different kind of film. One that might have worked better if that’s the type of film audiences wanted.

To be honest, implied rape scene aside (Seriously, get that out of the movie) I don’t…hate this one? At least, I don’t have the same amount of rage as everyone else does. I question a lot of the logic and the tone is way too different, but I kind of had some fun. I liked the action scenes, having Wonder Woman rely on Wonder Woman things like her strength, bracelets, boomerang tiara, and lasso to fight bad guys. Get that sword, shield, and god killing move out of here, because Wonder Woman does not need that to be a badass and this movie ALMOST proves that. It’s still a little silly at times, but it at least showed Wonder Woman being cool. I also like Maxwell Lord, who can be a charismatic villain at times. His motivations are a little lacking and his powers KIND OF vague, but the sleazy personality on display made for a good time, largely in part because Pedro Pascal turned up the charm for this one. As for our other villain, Barbara, I think her path to the dark side is done decently enough. Though, the CGI on her final form is a bit rough around the edges, despite how much I want to enjoy seeing Wonder Woman fight her arch nemesis Cheetah. And if the implied rape was taken out, I can get into the romance between Steve and Diana, which is still cute enough with some half-decent imagery with Diana only seeing Steve instead of “Handsome Guy” (Yes, that’s the actual name of the man who Steve took over. It’s…rough). So, I definitely don’t hate this one. More like I consider it a guilty pleasure. You know, if I ignore nonsensical logic, rape, and the fact that Gal Gadot’s political believes are still beyond questionable. Yeah, don’t think I forgot that.

Wonder Woman 1984 is still a messy film and I can absolutely see why people despise this one. It’s nothing like the first and, if not for the fact that this originally came free with an HBOmax subscription, WB might have lost SO MUCH money if it was released into theaters, as bad word of mouth would stop a LOT of people from seeing it. At least, more than the predicted $100 million by putting it onto streaming. Speaking of which, due to the world shutting down for a WHILE thanks to unfortunate circumstances, it made studios think that they can make some money by putting their big blockbusters on their streaming services. With Disney, they tried a thirty dollar rental for Mulan and Black Widow on Disney+ and WB putting movies up for free on HBOmax. I don’t think either worked out for them and, regardless of how you feel about any movie that came out during this time of change and new normals, it negatively affected some studios in ways they couldn’t make up for. WB started noticing this with DC, but were willing to give it time to see what could be done. Especially when one movie may or may not have given the studio inspiration of what to do when things got drastic…

The Suicide Squad

Or as I like to call it: THE BEST DCEU MOVIE!

And I don’t even NEED to rewatch this one to refresh my memory about what does and doesn’t work. Unlike previous DCEU movies where I only saw them once or MAYBE twice before making this whole bullshit thing, The Suicide Squad is a film I’ve watched five or six times since it’s release, with me loving it just a little bit more on every rewatch. To me, this is James Gunn’s best work in terms of superhero movies. The Guardians of the Galaxy films will always be the best parts of the MCU, but The Suicide Squad stands on top because it feels like James Gunn unrestrained. There’s more cursing and gore, an extra emphasis on how DARK a superhero world could be, and this AWESOME way to incorporate chapter titles that make it feel like a comic book brought to life. To me, The Suicide Squad feels like what the DCEU should have been from the start. And no, it’s not because it’s funny…I mean, it IS very funny. It’s a James Gunn movie after all. But there’s more to it than that.

Back when Batman V. Superman came out, EVERYONE saying that its faults lied in the fact that it was too serious and needed to be funnier, but trust me when I say that those are the complaints of teenagers whose only frame of reference on superheroes was the MCU. I should know, I was one of them. And there are MANY more things wrong with Batman V Superman than not making it an outright comedy. Its flaws are numerous, and feels like the DCEU trying too hard to set itself apart from the MCU, forgoing comic book quips and jokes and leaning too far into gritty realism. While that can work for some superheroes, it doesn’t for others and when I see Superman destroying buildings to fight Zod or Batman killing criminals for some Kryptonite, I feel like I’m watching movies that are more obsessed with intense violence than they are of telling a superhero story. Truth be told, the stuff Snyder did would have worked BEST if he tried it with any other superheroes or even made his own original ones. Making darker and more mature superhero movies would work as a counter to the MCU, which is mostly fun action comedies that sucked general audiences in with fun characters, crossovers, and cool action scenes. DC and WB just went about things the wrong way, with The Suicide Squad proving how it COULD HAVE worked.

You want to know why I’m not bothered by characters going for the kill in this movie, even against mind-controlled victims? You want to know why I laugh at Peacemaker and Bloodsport having a pissing contest over who can kill the most people in the most badass way? You want to know why I laugh HARDER when those people turned out to be just soldiers in a rebellion? That’s because The Suicide Squad is a movie about a TEAM 👏 OF 👏 SUP 👏 ER 👏 VILL 👏 AINS! Believe it or not, that’s a hard concept for people to grasp, as they’re not huge fans of bad guys doing bad guy things other than Harley Quinn robbing a purse from a deserted store. Here, it’s okay that they’re messy or operating off of their own morals and doing extremely brutal things because that’s just what villains do. Heck, it even makes it seem semi-logical why Waller would use supervillains to clean up the US government’s mess. If they cause too much damage or act too brutally, Waller likely has a backstory planned that states how supervillains broke out and went on a tear in a foreign country because…they’re bad guys. That’s what they do. And while that’s never explicitly stated, it is something that the audience is allowed to pick up just by looking at Waller’s actions and noting how she was willing to let a whole country die than let anyone know that the US government was involved. It’s the result of something known as GOOD WRITING, which fans of the 2016 Sucide Squad probably don’t like given how they still think THIS movie is a downgrade. I’ll never understand why, but good for them and their…opinions.

And the good writing expands to the other characters, making everyone identifiable and some of them incredibly complex. There’s a ton of scenes that feature the Squad shooting the shit and letting their dynamic personalities work off each other for great laughs and better heartfelt moments. Two of the best scenes in the movie, in my humblest opinion, are the one on the bus and the other in the bar. On the bus we get to see Ratcatcher II and Bloodsport explain why they are the way they are, through their personal history and their fathers. It’s a scene that shows how Ratcatcher isn’t as simply labeled as a villain as the rest and even hints that there’s a softer side to Bloodsport. He’s still a psychotic murderer, but he was still willing to share why he had such a fear for rats when he didn’t really need to. It wasn’t anyone’s business, but because Ratcatcher II shared her pain, he still felt more comfortable to do it too. And when we get to the bar, it shows off how well these characters connect and how they’re able to have fun. Peacemaker’s warming up to the team, Bloodsport and Rick Flag acting like buddies and showing off that they WERE close on the battlefield, and letting Polkadot Man have fun for once despite his shattered brain. This is all a part of what makes James Gunn and his superhero movies work: He knows how to make us care about characters by breathing new life into them. He sometimes takes creative liberties in adapting them, but the changes he makes are often for the better. Something like Bloodsport having a fear of rats might not be from the comics (I haven’t read anything Bloodsport is in), but it’s the same as giving Star Lord a love of music. It’s a choice that allows audiences better connect with the character by humanizing them and giving them something a lot of us can have, perfectly utilized for comedic and thematic purposes. This type of thing is James’ Gunn’s bread and butter, and I knew it was working in this movie when he actually made me give a shit about Rick Flag, a forgettable douche in the first movie turned into the perfect straight man to these whack jobs and weirdos. James Gunn knows how to make me care about characters, and it works best for this movie when it’s explicitly clear that NO ONE is safe.

The Suicide Squad is probably the DCEU’s darkest film. It establishes that quick by starting off with this cast of characters you think you’re going to follow for the rest of the movie, only to kill most of them off in a massacre that holds no punches for anyone. Not even the funny Boomerang guy from the last film. But it works for two reasons. For one, it lines up more with what I expect a movie called THE SUICIDE SQUAD to be like. And two, it establishes stakes. By showing us that characters can die, it makes us worry for the ACTUAL Squad we follow through the movie and makes us question if THIS will be the scene that kills them. Plus, the more we spend time with these characters, caring about them and their journeys, it makes us worry MORE if that final death comes. The best part is that death is rarely treated as a joke. Even if you DO laugh at first, the movie is smart enough to make you realize “Oh, yeah, this whole thing is incredibly fucked up,” making almost every death have a purpose and matters…Except for Milton’s death. That really was just an outlet for jokes. But despite that, this movie is not afraid to show how ANYONE is capable of dying at any point and that you shouldn’t be TOO hopeful for some of these characters. And the darkness doesn’t stop there as James Gunn takes comic book characters like Polkadot Man and Starro the Conqueror, yet finds twisted ways to point out how AWFUL it would be for them to exist in real life. For Polkadot Man, his own existence is one of torture, revealing how a person getting powers as a result of a lab experiment can be awful for the body and ESPECIALLY the mind, making him the most tragic character out of the Squad. As for Starro, the movie manages to make a giant starfish who can control people’s minds with smaller starfishes…into one of the darkest villains in a superhero movie. It’s just a simple trick: Reveal that a person will die if a starfish latches onto their face. There’s no hope, no getting them back. Once the starfish is on, that person might as well be dead. Yet despite being a simple trick, it’s an effective one in making Starro a threat by being more than a giant monster. There’s some graphic horror that works in making you fear a giant fucking STAR FISH. It’s stupid, but it embraces that stupidity and makes something to fear instead of something to joke about…I mean, they DO make jokes, but more often than not, they’re showing how Starro is a dangerous threat despite how goofy he is as a concept. Which is more than I can say about other superhero movies, whether they’re from DC and Marvel. That’s because The Suicide Squad is a movie unashamed of being what it is: A goofy film with goofy characters played completely straight.

The only issues I have with The Suicide Squad really are just nitpicks. Some jokes feel like they’re stretched a bit thin, but those are the exception and not the norm unlike some of the MCU’s worst films. And Harley Quinn feels a little…useless. You can cut her character out of the whole movie, and nothing would really change, making her feel like a studio mandate if anything else. It's almost as if WB said, “Look, people like Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. We can make her our Robert Downey Jr or Hugh Jackman. We NEED this!” But even then, I don’t HATE her inclusion. In fact, I think that this is some of the best Harley Quinn stuff since Batman: The Animated Series. Her monologue about why she had to kill that handsome prick reveals so much about how damaged The Joker made her, all while still showing her insanity when she basically has a fake argument with the guy in the middle of it. Or her breakout, which is the most fun and visually impressive action sequence of the film, showing just why this clown should not be underestimated. So I definitely like her being in the movie, I just wish she had more of a narrative stake in the story.

In the end, if my biggest complaint for The Suicide Squad is something I still like, then I feel as though this movie is doing pretty much everything right. THIS is how DC should have set itself apart from the MCU. It might be funny, but it’s more than that. It allows itself to show off more unique characters and take more mature risks all while embracing comic book wackiness. And while it can go to dark places, that darkness is warranted given WHO this movie is about. There’s a reason why I threw a fit over Batman and Superman killing people in their movies. You can throw out every excuse in the book about how it was warranted, it doesn’t change how Zack Snyder and WB misunderstood a hero’s job. It’s not taking lives, it’s saving them. I can take it with villains and it makes sense why THEY get the darker story. They’re supervillains, some of the most vile characters in superhero media. It makes sense to give them the dark story where they get killed or kill others. Darkness works for them, but it doesn’t work for EVERY character. Much like how Marvel can have a goofy, funny movie like Guardians of the Galaxy and a dark, gritty TV show like Daredevil. Darkness is effective when used the right way for the right characters, and it works for The Suicide Squad by doing just that. Lots of people love this movie, with the only ones who don’t are the ones who aren’t a fan of James Gunn’s style or his sense of humor. That’s fine, I can absolutely understand why someone could be against that. Just, you know…don’t be a prick about it. But love it or hate it, WB saw this film as an absolute win. Such a win that they allowed James Gunn to work on another project quickly after for the DCEU’s first, and only, TV series. And it’s…alright.

Peacemaker

Gonna be honest, the show peaks at the intro. It’s fun, the song they chose is a bop, and I can tell everyone had a blast to make it. As for the rest of Peacemaker? Well, one thing I’ve heard from fans of this show (and fans of James Gunn) is that it’s better than every single Disney+ show that Marvel HAD to make to justify that service’s existence. And aside from Loki and X-Men ‘97 (Which are both REALLY fucking good), I can absolutely see why people will say that, but let’s not pretend that it doesn’t share the same faults that the MCU shows do. 

For one, this doesn’t really feel like a TV show. It feels like it was written as a movie first, but got stretched out to fill an eight episode format. That’s how every other MCU show on Disney+ operated, with WandaVision and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law being the only ones that actually FEEL like TV shows with isolated plots that make them feel episodic while telling an ongoing story. With something like Peacemaker, you remember plot points more than you do episodes. For example, in WandaVision or She-Hulk, I’ll remember that there’s an episode where Vision has gum stuck in his circuits, messing him up for a town talent show, or how She-Hulk got group therapy with C-List supervillains. When rewatching Peacemaker, I remembered that there was an episode where the characters fight a gorilla, but forgot the EXACT episode because this is a LONG story split up into eight parts. And you feel those eight parts because, like other Disney+ shows, there is way too much padding to meet that episode length. Jokes are stretched out for way too long, episodes are just long scenes or plot points that would have been condensed for a movie, and there’s a LOT of repetition as characters often feel like they’re running in place instead of progressing as actual people. Like the character Adebayo, who says once or twice every episode that she isn’t made for this shit. Literally, word for word, it’s the same sentence throughout the season all so she can have this badass moment where she goes “Because I’m MADE for this shit.” Her little catchphrase is something that would have been perfectly fine if said ONCE in the beginning if this was a movie, but because this is a TV show and people will absolutely forget some little line she said in episode one, we gotta have her say it every episode to hammer in the one time she finally decides that she IS made for this shit. Despite all the times she slowly proves that she is in every episode, we gotta have Adebayo constantly say that she isn’t because then her character will develop too quickly before we get that big climax. And it’s not just her, as Economos shifts between being useless and being proactive or Harcourt being cold and being caring all for the sake of making these characters stagnant until they finally decide to let their development stick near the END of the season. And it hurts especially because…I like these characters. Everyone has a well-defined personality with the actors having impeccable chemistry with one another. I love seeing them all interact and crack jokes, but it’s a testament to how frustrating over-serialized seasons can be when characters aren’t allowed to grow and we’re left with being entertained by stagnant personalities for eight episodes.

And that’s another problem that Peacemaker shares with some MCU shows. Its episode length is too short to be considered a real series and too long for how simple of a plot it has. It’s the characters trying to stop an alien invasion, something that could work for a series by having them stop little parts of the invasion at a time, which they sort of do. There’s at least an ATTEMPT to make each episode stand on its own, but fall short because we’re always building up to the next set piece or plot point. And because of that, when we do drift away to other characters or one-off plots, it comes across as a distraction to the ongoing story rather than an actual show with ongoing episodes. Like, Peacemaker going to an elementary school for a day and showing up kids’ parents is funny and Vigilante purposefully locking himself in prison to kill Peacemaker’s father IS fun, but they’re segments that aren’t long enough when they have the potential for lasting a whole episode. And you have characters like Judomaster or Sophie Song, who provide nothing but more distractions with no real payoff. What’s the point of Judomaster if all he does is kick ass, eat cheetos, and get his ass kicked by people who got lucky? And why spend so much time with Sophie Song, showing how she’s a fun character who works well against Peacemaker’s RACIST father only to unceremoniously kill her off to be a literal vessel for the plot to move forward? If Peacemaker was just a movie and these two were bit characters who just needed to be killed off, it would be no problem. But because this is a TV series and those need BIGGER casts to explore, it feels cheap to try that with these two characters only for it to lead to NOTHING. At least, nothing that feels like a true end to their character arcs.

I know I keep ragging this show, but these are the faults I can’t help but think of whenever I hear people talk about how it’s the best thing in the DCEU or the best superhero series ever. There are actual faults that are prevalent to other superhero shows, especially the MCU ones. It’s worth discussing those first before highlighting the positives, which the show absolutely has. For instance, like some of the better Disney+ shows, it develops a character that didn’t have that much attention in the movies or left that great of a first impression. Just like Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff,  and Loki, Peacemaker gets another, better chance to shine on his own, diving deep into his philosophy and how he became so damaged in believing in it. I didn’t give two shits about him or his nonsensical fights for peace via killing in The Suicide Squad, but here he’s probably one of my favorite characters in the DCEU. John Cena does a great job of toeing the line between idiot manbaby, violent loonatic, and fragile human being. The show even cleverly challenges his philosophy by having him deal with his father that’s the antithesis of it, as well as the leader of the aliens who believes that they’re on the same page for doing what it takes to accomplish peace. It’s actually clever writing and gives the show something to say other than “The good guys are the ones who stop the bad guys who are going to do something awful.” I think it handles things perfectly well in that regard, making Peacemaker and everything that revolves around him the best part of the series. I love his tragedy and how he deals with his father, especially all the confusing emotions one feels for an abusive family member. You want them to love you but know deep down that they treated you like shit for all your life and that will never get better. And the fact that you’ll never fully understand the true love of a father, never getting that chance in your life, tears you apart. Peacemaker is flawed from ten ways to Sunday, but it at least TRIES to be about something and strengthens a character that not many cared for. 

There’s also some good stuff that carried over from The Suicide Squad. While the jokes feel stretched out, a lot of them are still pretty funny, and the deleted scenes from the credits do show that everyone was having a blast to be a part of this. The comedy’s mixed well with the action, which is just as gory as The Suicide Squad, but fit with better shots and stunts that make it more of a thrillride. The dark messages are also strong, this time focussing on how grim a shadow government could be instead of supervillains. I may give Adebayo crap for saying she ain’t made for this shit every episode, but I’ll confess that she did better than I would have. The morals are grayer than a spring day in Gotham, and the show does well in painting how decisions characters make are the best call but are nowhere near a good thing for a person to do. Shit gets grim and, just like The Suicide Squad, it effectively showcases the darkness of a superhero world, this time on a (slightly) smaller scale while still not forgetting the zaniness. Like, we get Peacemaker and newcomer Vigilante showing up in full-body, comic accurate costumes throughout most of the season instead of wearing civilian wear or black leather for the sake leaning towards the darkness. Things get grim, but it’s pretty great to see a full-costumed Vigilante, his face covered for most of the show but still showing how expressive he is through body movements and vocal performance. TAKE NOTES MCU.

When you blend all these positives together, you’ve got yourself a decent TV series that’s only held back by the problems plaguing serialized superhero television. Is it one of my favorites? Not by a long shot. But I was at least glad to have watched it, and I hope Season Two makes some improvements…Still not sure how Season Two will work, considering…things, but I’m optimistic nonetheless.

But despite being decent at best, Peacemaker marks a fifth success in this era of the DCEU. Excluding WW84, everything in this era ranges from okay to spectacularly fun, having a MUCH better success rate than the rough beginnings. At least, it does for the audiences still somewhat invested in the DCEU. Unfortunately, the box office returns and streaming numbers weren’t giving WBD the highs they wanted. This meant that the DCEU needed to try something MORE to justify its own existence, otherwise, what’s the point of keeping a dead universe around if it barely makes the company money? And we’ll see what drastic turns this franchise makes as we close things out in part three and discuss how the DCEU basically went out with a whimper instead of a bang…

[joannerowling]

How do you think the Johnny Depp situation got so toxic so quickly? Is it just because he’s so famous? I do think the anti metoo crowd saw Depp as a good person to use to discredit the metoo movement and used him accordingly considering how famous he is.

I mean I remember the level of hatred he got in 2016-18 then it just changed so dramatically during the trial with seemingly so little effort. It felt so suspicious to me. I went from being pretty indifferent to feeling genuinely quite sorry for Amber. She was treated awfully and I have never really been a fan of hers. I wonder if he employed bots to help start a conversation in his favour considering it really seemed like he had very little positive media coverage before the trial. Although there were plenty of real people on his side on TikTok and Twitter etc.

I just wish he was never cast as Grindelwald. Jo and the crew got so much hate for keeping him as Grindelwald for CoG after allegations then got so much backlash for getting rid of him after a judge literally deemed him guilty. I do think it really damaged the fantastic Beasts films. I have a feeling it would have received a little more goodwill if another actor played Grindelwald from the beginning. Plus as a Grindeldore fan I really didn’t like him as Grindelwald at all and I’m genuinely sad now that anyone who plays Grindelwald will be tainted by the Depp fans who’ll always act like the character belongs to Johnny. No Grindelwald belongs to Jo!

Prefacing this with: i'm not really the best to ask about the Depp/Heard case, or actors in general tbh. I'm not the most knowledgeable and found the whole circus around the trial grotesque.

That being said, how did the situation get so toxic? First of all, the heavy involvement of Depp's legal team (as well as either well paid or very motivated third parties) in building his "defence" online in the years preceding the trials and weaponising the Internet against Heard. This is well known by now and includes falsifying evidence before leaking it to fans, use of bots to build a momentum, etc. But it doesn't explain how the sauce took so well, does it? Imo and in no particular order:

Social context online. Check out the first comment on this reddit thread i've found about the Netflix documentary that came out about the case recently: "The appeal of getting in deep with the case wasn’t so much to learn about law and defamation, it was the fun of joining in with others as a community and sharing reactions and emotions." Based on this alone you could have told this was never going to be about justice, but the internet equivalent of a rave party in post-Covid times.

Fashion. It was trendy to be pro-Heard, now it's trendy to be pro-Depp. "Don't you know new info came out that she actually was the abusive one all along?? Keep up!" is a much better story to gossip about than "yeah, Depp, that known abuser, we've known since 2016"

Reactionary response to the brief #MeToo era, or as we call it, the classic pendulum of misogyny coming back in full swing.

The extremely ridiculous American legal system allowing for trials to be filmed and justice to be made a spectacle of, under the very thin veil of education and "transparency". The only thing that's transparent here is that the US fucking suck but we knew this.

Neo capitalism. See this article : the real winners of the case are media content creators who "went all in".

I too wish Depp was never cast as Grindelwald, first because he's such an obviously poor choice for the role independently of his behaviour. But WB in general has a problem with casting the worst possibly individuals known to man (or rather women) in lead roles. See fucking Ezra Miller and the Flash disaster. But i think what actually damaged the movies much more than any celebrity business (least of all JKR's own controversy which the general public knows shit about) is that they weren't all that good.

[there-are-4-lights]

Dude, thank you for pointing out the Toxic epilogue is weird. I really liked the book, and I like Ditum in general, but that epilogue was.....so bizarrely cherrypicked. I was genuinely shocked she took the omnipresence of social media to only mean "celebs mold their followings directly now" and not also "holy shit, things like amber heard can happen now, fueled by siloed fans." Very strange especially to see her use Taylor Swift as a "things have changed" data point (and to kind of let Ginny and Georgia off the hook for a sexist joke, when 1. it's still shitty, and 2. I think Swift actually *has* also clapped back at men/male work for shitting on her) when, the week I read it, AI rape porn of her was exploding on Twitter. I really couldn't believe how weak that conclusion was.

I actually have to mention some random person on Goodreads who made a similar comment specifically talking about misogynist treatment of the Bad Woman Of The Week on the internet (naming examples like Amber Heard, J.K. Rowling, Meghan Markle).

And yeah, holy shit the deepfakes?

[triplexdoublex]

Nah bc no matter what they say I'm waiting to see the bands interaction with her bc colson is alot of things and one of those things is that he can get protective of the people he considers family even baze and slim, they genuinely treat Sophia like she's thier sister. I saw one time during tour a fan said that colson had whent off on a camera guy bc they had the camera way to close to sophias face while she was playing guitar and it made her look bad on the big screen and so he was yelling at the camera man and making him back up and stuff not to mention the crew beating someone up for someone mentioning Eminem, colson getting sued and then Casie also slapped someone bc of the Eminem beef which is why this is all so confusing and doesn't sit right with me and makes me think they are just trying to save face right now but somehow I really really don't think he's actually ok with what she said and done. Bc right now in my eyes they have a hater inside that group who would choose his rival in a instant over colson. And u know Sophia and her management team are pissed bc she has had extremely good publicity and the first bad publicity stunt she gets into is bc of Megan and it's not just a lil thing, it's everywhere

Yup Megan’s antics really affected everyone he cares about this time around , not just their own relationship. And I feel like even if they do stay together …the crew, Casie and the fans are not just gonna forgive and forget that Megan tried to ruin his career/life and how petty she was. It’s never gonna be the same they’re/we’re always gonna know what she did and that they’re relationship is toxic. It kinda reminds me of like when the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial was going on and now that everyone saw the evidence and how bat shit crazy Amber was and was like “ya what even if somehow he looses this trial at least his name is basically cleared and it’s obvious Ambers crazy and a liar” I feel like all the petty shit Megan pulled and the “breakup”post is in a way the equivalent of Amber shitting in Johnny bed , like there’s no coming back from that , no one’s gonna forget Megan’s a crazy lying bitch now just like no one’s gonna forget Amber is too!

[woman-respecter]

OMG yay!!!!

re: aot season 4

some background info: at the beginning of the season, 4 kids (like 12 yrs old) were introduced. one of them was modelled after eren (in both looks and personality). this character is a girl named gabi braun. gabi is exactly like season 1 eren. loud, cocky and socially unaware. gabi is brainwashed to hate her race (the eldian race which is obviously designed after jews) which leads her to killing sasha (potato girl if you remember). her arc in season 4 is unlearning that self hatred and understanding that she killed a person (she's a child soldier) and the excuse "she's an eldian devil" is not okay.

okay so what is the misogyny i'm referring to, you wonder? well the fandom immediately hated her after she killed sasha. now i had been active in the aot fandom since day 1 and never knew sasha was such a fave. tbh i think the misogyny just popped off and they pretend sasha's death is why they hate her. she's a loud "bratty" child. she's "easy" to hate. she also had only like. 4 episodes or maybe a little bit more before she killed sasha. there was no time to get to know her character (which was angry and hateful like s1 eren) because her introduction was essentially killing sasha. which meant there was A LOT of misogyny.

important to note this happened around 2020 or 2021 which means covid brainrot where everyone started going crazy was in absolute effect.

some examples of the misogyny: 1) in the scene where she killed sasha, grown ass adults (particularly men) proceeded to cheer when she got beat up afterwards and even rewatch it.

2) a grown ass man made a whole song about her because he hated her. and to this day people still listen to it and think it's funny.

3) the hatred was so insane and everywhere that this one person who appreciated gabi's character because they read the manga started to defend this fictional 12 year old girl from misogyny. it was like amber heard levels of misogyny pre amber heard. remember how social media couldn't stop talking about her and the toxicity was everywhere? it was like that. because aot is one of the most popular anime/manga around. so everyone had to have their turn at being misogynistic to this fictional female character. anyways the fandom tried to bully this person who tried to defend gabi's character and call them out on their misogyny. random people would send her messages describing how they'd hurt her and gabi. i remember vividly a screenshot she posted where some people put her in a group chat to harass her and proceeded to talk about how they'd mutilate gabi's genitals. people kept making accounts on social media like instagram where they'd put the username as something like i want to hurt (person's name). and in the bio it'd be "i want to rape (person's name)" along with a pic of them as a baby. they had receipts for everything btw. it was wild because they would doxx her and find her phone number and drag her family into it too. they even wrote hate fanfiction about her...

4) speaking of fanfiction people wrote hate fics about gabi where she was raped by a horse (she had one scene where a horse tried to hurt her i think) or raped by a 12 yr old boy who ended up being her boyfriend / husband blah blah blah. i think if you go on her ao3 tag rn it'd be tame but at the time it was filled with weird hate fics where she also got beat up in different ways.

5) when she got beat up after killing sasha, weird men made hours long compilations of her getting beat up.

6) aot fanboys wouldn't stop making rape jokes about her.

7) there were so many accounts created named like "die gabi" or "i hate gabi" dedicated to hating a fictional girl instead of getting a job! so many aot fans had childish ass profile pics with a pic of her crossed out or BEAT UP AND BRUISED (really giving "israhell" and also all the many people with profile pics with the israeli flag crossed out or the star of david as a poop emoji).

8) she became such a boogeyman in the fandom. like one or two people would make an edit of her and one of them would have to write "I HATE HER BUT DID THIS FOR FUN DONT HATE ME" and the other would say "This is a joke edit don't get mad" like she was the fucking boogeyman bro. and every time the edit would be flooded with hate. "i can't enjoy this edit because it's gabi" and "i would like this edit if it wasn't this bitch". girl that's a 12 year old not a bitch. anything slightly positive about this girl would receive mindblowingly negative pushback (same thing happening to jews where we are the new boogeyman and anything positive about us is zio propaganda and receives backlash).

this is just the tip of the iceberg. i needed to tell someone about this because i will never forget. i wrote so much already but all of this 100% reminds me of the antisemitism we're experiencing rn. it's the same bullshit. and as a jewish woman who is always saying that misogyny and antisemitism are super similar, this just confirms it for me. the fact that gabi braun is an eldian girl aka a jewish girl because eldians are supposed to be jews makes this even worse. we're really in it now, woman-respecter

omg that’s awful! not surprised at all bc i remember how they treated my girl annie tbh. honestly this gabi sounds like a really interesting character who i would have really enjoyed (despite liking sasha as well) so ig it’s good i didn’t have to witness the fandom being like that. also you KNOW the fandom would treat her so so different if she was a guy. like she would be everyone’s problmematic fave and shit

[my-weird-news]

👀 Shocking: 30 Celebs Who Totally Lost Their Fan Respect 😱

#CelebCrashAndBurn: A Comedic Look at Fallen Stars 😅 You know what they say, folks: the celebrity lifestyle is like a rollercoaster made of admiration and respect, but it seems like the only way down is through a trapdoor labeled "canceled." Let's take a look at some former darlings who've been knocked off their pedestals and left clutching their metaphorical canceling blankets. 🎢 Chris Brown: Remember when Chris Brown was known for his hits, not for hitting Rihanna? 🎵 It was 2009, the Grammy Awards were just around the corner, and Chris decided it was the perfect time to introduce the world to his impressive array of fists. 👊 Now, some folks might argue that his punishment – probation, community service, and counseling – was about as effective as using a feather to stop a hurricane. 🌪️ Ellen DeGeneres: Ellen, Ellen, Ellen. For years, we thought she was the friendliest talk show host since Mr. Rogers. But guess what? Behind the scenes, she was more like the Grinch on a power trip. 👀 Apparently, she was running a workplace more toxic than a laboratory experiment gone wrong. ☢️ Don't worry, though – we still have reruns of "Finding Nemo" to remind us of her better days. Kanye West: Just when you thought Kanye had exhausted his ability to shock, he unleashed a barrage of anti-Semitic tweets that left us all scratching our heads. 🤯 It's like he went to the "How to Ruin Your Reputation in 140 Characters or Less" school of social media. But hey, at least Adidas saved us from ever having to worry about Yeezy fashion again. Roman Polanski: Roman Polanski has mastered the art of being the poster child for bad decisions. Accused of everything from non-consensual sexual intercourse to perversion (yes, perversion – as if the other stuff wasn't enough), he somehow found a way to make things worse. During his trial, he decided it was a great idea to pose with young girls, as if the court were auditioning for his next horror film. 🎥 Jussie Smollett: Remember Jussie Smollett's grand performance? No, not on "Empire," but in the world's most bizarre self-inflicted PR nightmare. He hired actors to play his attackers, staged a hate crime, and then seemed genuinely shocked when the police figured it out. 🕵️‍♂️ It's like he took the saying "fake it till you make it" a little too literally. Amber Heard: Amber Heard's got a lot of nerve. She went from accusing Johnny Depp of abuse to being accused of it herself. Talk about a plot twist. 🎬 It's like a poorly written daytime soap opera, except with real-life consequences. Deitrick Haddon: Deitrick Haddon, the gospel singer turned relationship expert – oh wait, wrong kind of expert. Turns out he's an expert at marital infidelity. 👼 Just when you thought his choir singing was impressive, he added cheating to his repertoire. 🎤 R. Kelly: Ah, R. Kelly – the man who managed to turn "I Believe I Can Fly" into a song about escaping jail. If only he'd put that energy into making better life choices. From sex trafficking to child pornography, he managed to hit every bad note imaginable. 🎵 J.K. Rowling: J.K. Rowling took a magical dive into the realm of controversy when she shared some controversial views about transgender individuals. 🧙‍♂️ Suddenly, the author who brought us the enchanting world of Harry Potter was waving around a wand of divisiveness. Expelliarmus, indeed! Oprah Winfrey: Oprah may have the Midas touch, but she also has a knack for questionable associations. First, she boosted Dr. Oz's profile, a man who's as reliable as a diet pill sold out of the back of a van. Then she threw her support behind a politician who was facing off against someone she'd previously promoted. 🎙️ It's like she's using her talk show powers for political puppetry. Elon Musk: Elon Musk has gone from the genius behind Tesla to the guy who tweets like he's composing haikus while sleepwalking. 👾 His support for certain political figures and his online escapades have us all wondering if he's building rockets to space or just trying to escape Earth's collective facepalm. Kylie Jenner: Kylie Jenner, once a billionaire, now accused of not paying her factory workers. It's like her financial sense is inversely proportional to the number of zeroes in her net worth. Maybe she's just preparing for her next reality show: "Kylie's Quest for Basic Human Decency." Bill Cosby: And finally, there's Bill Cosby – once the beloved "America's Dad," now the poster child for lost legacies. With more allegations of sexual misconduct than a soap opera has plot twists, he went from pudding pops to prison bars. 🍮 So there you have it, folks. Celebrities: they're just like us, except with more money and more public humiliation. Just remember, the next time someone's star crashes, they're probably just one tweet away from becoming a cautionary tale in the annals of pop culture history. ✨#CelebCrashAndBurn: A Comedic Look at Fallen Stars 😅 You know what they say, folks: the celebrity lifestyle is like a rollercoaster made of admiration and respect, but it seems like the only way down is through a trapdoor labeled "canceled." Let's take a look at some former darlings who've been knocked off their pedestals and left clutching their metaphorical canceling blankets. 🎢 Chris Brown: Remember when Chris Brown was known for his hits, not for hitting Rihanna? 🎵 It was 2009, the Grammy Awards were just around the corner, and Chris decided it was the perfect time to introduce the world to his impressive array of fists. 👊 Now, some folks might argue that his punishment – probation, community service, and counseling – was about as effective as using a feather to stop a hurricane. 🌪️ Ellen DeGeneres: Ellen, Ellen, Ellen. For years, we thought she was the friendliest talk show host since Mr. Rogers. But guess what? Behind the scenes, she was more like the Grinch on a power trip. 👀 Apparently, she was running a workplace more toxic than a laboratory experiment gone wrong. ☢️ Don't worry, though – we still have reruns of "Finding Nemo" to remind us of her better days. Kanye West: Just when you thought Kanye had exhausted his ability to shock, he unleashed a barrage of anti-Semitic tweets that left us all scratching our heads. 🤯 It's like he went to the "How to Ruin Your Reputation in 140 Characters or Less" school of social media. But hey, at least Adidas saved us from ever having to worry about Yeezy fashion again. Roman Polanski: Roman Polanski has mastered the art of being the poster child for bad decisions. Accused of everything from non-consensual sexual intercourse to perversion (yes, perversion – as if the other stuff wasn't enough), he somehow found a way to make things worse. During his trial, he decided it was a great idea to pose with young girls, as if the court were auditioning for his next horror film. 🎥 Jussie Smollett: Remember Jussie Smollett's grand performance? No, not on "Empire," but in the world's most bizarre self-inflicted PR nightmare. He hired actors to play his attackers, staged a hate crime, and then seemed genuinely shocked when the police figured it out. 🕵️‍♂️ It's like he took the saying "fake it till you make it" a little too literally. Amber Heard: Amber Heard's got a lot of nerve. She went from accusing Johnny Depp of abuse to being accused of it herself. Talk about a plot twist. 🎬 It's like a poorly written daytime soap opera, except with real-life consequences. Deitrick Haddon: Deitrick Haddon, the gospel singer turned relationship expert – oh wait, wrong kind of expert. Turns out he's an expert at marital infidelity. 👼 Just when you thought his choir singing was impressive, he added cheating to his repertoire. 🎤 R. Kelly: Ah, R. Kelly – the man who managed to turn "I Believe I Can Fly" into a song about escaping jail. If only he'd put that energy into making better life choices. From sex trafficking to child pornography, he managed to hit every bad note imaginable. 🎵 J.K. Rowling: J.K. Rowling took a magical dive into the realm of controversy when she shared some controversial views about transgender individuals. 🧙‍♂️ Suddenly, the author who brought us the enchanting world of Harry Potter was waving around a wand of divisiveness. Expelliarmus, indeed! Oprah Winfrey: Oprah may have the Midas touch, but she also has a knack for questionable associations. First, she boosted Dr. Oz's profile, a man who's as reliable as a diet pill sold out of the back of a van. Then she threw her support behind a politician who was facing off against someone she'd previously promoted. 🎙️ It's like she's using her talk show powers for political puppetry. Elon Musk: Elon Musk has gone from the genius behind Tesla to the guy who tweets like he's composing haikus while sleepwalking. 👾 His support for certain political figures and his online escapades have us all wondering if he's building rockets to space or just trying to escape Earth's collective facepalm. Kylie Jenner: Kylie Jenner, once a billionaire, now accused of not paying her factory workers. It's like her financial sense is inversely proportional to the number of zeroes in her net worth. Maybe she's just preparing for her next reality show: "Kylie's Quest for Basic Human Decency." Bill Cosby: And finally, there's Bill Cosby – once the beloved "America's Dad," now the poster child for lost legacies. With more allegations of sexual misconduct than a soap opera has plot twists, he went from pudding pops to prison bars. 🍮 So there you have it, folks. Celebrities: they're just like us, except with more money and more public humiliation. Just remember, the next time someone's star crashes, they're probably just one tweet away from becoming a cautionary tale in the annals of pop culture history. ✨ Read the full article

[shinydixon]

https://twitter.com/corrodedcoffinx/status/1662101265826848771?s=46&t=KBUjfsDpmiNGydoiY6Ahxw

When is kez gonna get it thru her thick skull that Johnny is just one very toxic male, there’s multiple toxic men who infact grace is physically and online associating herself with but her incoherent fans seem to not comprehend that.

Ok let's get this straight: I saw some threads and there are proofs that both Johnny and Amber are toxic as fuck, hit each other and so on so people should STFU because both of them are fucked up and if you held accountable Joe for that then held Grace accountable for following amber heard.

I don't fucking care about either of them tbh but I'm tired of this discourse.

Why I don't see the same indignation for Polanski or Woody Allen?

Fuck sake

[ozerashome]

Finally get to watch Scream 6 tomorrow so I rewatched 5, gonna spitball some ideas/predictions.

If you've seen it already, please don't spoil it 💕

There was a 3rd killer in (Scream/ Scream 5). Richie was in california when Sam got the call about her sister's attack- he wouldn't have been able to be at the attack and return to Sam in an inconspicuous amount of time.

My sister raises a counter point- The video of Amber was a pre-recording, allowing her to do the killing alone. Plausible and probably what happened, but I'm choosing to believe that even if it was pre recorded, the time between locking/unlocking wouldn't have been enough for the killer to run around to a different door and get through. One of them already had to have been inside. To double on that point, Tara would have heard the last question being spoken from behind her before the killer jumps.

Scream 6 alternate title; The Purge goes to NY (but we're only targeting these 4 people)

How funny would it be to continue the toxic fandom idea by having all the extreme fans from the same subreddit group as Richie and Amber invade NY to hunt down the survivors.

Yeah, it sucks because you have A LOT of people coming after you but at the same time imagine like a fat ghostface just struggling to breathe through the mask and it's like"homie if you dont just take a minute to take that shit off. I'm going to get charged with your heart attack 🙄" (not even a fat ghostface, breathing in those masks must be hard)

[sketchbookdada]

Passionately, Delhi

See, I don't really feel that Delhi is rude. It's just passionate. Passionately arguing, cursing, party-shartying, foodie-ing, hustling, protesting, shopping, bargaining, adjusting, loving, helping, donating, feeding and most importantly, soldiering on. As the city of dreams for the larger part of north India, Delhi absorbs you, in its own prickly hospitality.

Before I landed, I had heard a lot about the capital. The people – rude, the air – toxic. Yet, twenty minutes after being carried to the Rajdhani by the Rajdhani, I was already at The Rajiv Chowk Metro Station. Everyone walked busy, dressed sharp, looking important. It felt like I was in New York. Made sense if Mumbai would be L.A. and Kolkata can well, aspire to be London.

The city is as diverse as the people it nurses. During my stay there, I could make out three rough segments of the city.

The Sarkaari

The clean wide roads, komorebi, beautiful boulevards with golden sunshine in the day and amber lighting in the night, red sandstone structures, absence of multi-stories, lush gardens colorful flowers, CRPF checkpoints and touristy beings.

The Business Class

Posh neighborhoods. Buildings like Tetris blocks with clean glass and wooden facades, fans-and-ferns on the balcony, sunlight is a luxury, dog walkers with exotic breeds (only) strolling on what little space the jet-black SUVs have excused, small patches of greens in the gated neighborhood where the sun seldom shines. It’s rather peaceful since people talk in whispers.

A bit of a blanket statement

The naukri, chaakri – suburbs. This is what looks like noise on the satellite imagery. Buildings huddled together, holding their shoulders close, often overlapping each other, hundreds of overhead wires blocking whatever sunlight filters down to the streets. The streets that are forever damp and dark. You look down and find confetti! Look closer. It's either Vimal or Kamla Pasand or Pulse. Buzzing with broadcasts of television or private family feuds. Right on the edges, you'd easily find slums and small dump yards or an unapologetic mix of both.

Having left the city, it's not like I miss Delhi every day. My lungs thank me with every single breath. However, there are certain things that Delhi just does the best. There hasn’t been any single weekend when we were out of options for places to go or restaurants to try out. When it comes to food, the veg-nonveg mix and specially chaat, Delhi is unparalleled. The public transport is massively underrated and pocket friendly. Positioned close to the erstwhile silk route, Indraprastha is one of the best places to buy. From mall-only deals to flea market steals, you'll find it all. I do plan to return to Delhi time to time just for the shopping-amusement experience it has to offer or better even, just to joyride around the city on the metro using the card I proudly retain!

[andreabaideas]

I've heard many people saying they prefered the old one (1952) with Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton, to this new one (I dont but...Most people I know do).

Most people I've read on the Internet think the old one Its the superior one, so they trash this one... Sigh.

Also many Amber Heard fans troll into movies and send hate to the people that posted for the "I stand for Johnny Depp" post...Including Sam.

Also Johnny Depp fans do the same against those Who posted for Amber Heard,so... Yeah, internet IS toxic as fuck.

So those are the reasons, i think. They are very unfair, but people will always find excuses to hate someone if they dig enough info against them. Cancel culture IS toxic like that.

I dont care , but haters gonna hate, you know how It rolls.

Also unrelated related: @mzannthropy I started following you because you are a fellow Sam Claflin fan and because I like reading your post on My cousin Rachel, because I feel you're the only Who likes that movie...besides me obvs.

Reading the Trivia section on My Cousin Rachel's IMDb page, and so many of the bits are downvoted. Like... why?

What the hell does it bother people about this film?

[geminidragonjasminealexandra]

Whoa someone must have had too much Taco Bell 🌮🌯 , cause look at all the diarrhea they're spewing. They're sending me asks as if it's Amber Heard's bed sheets.

Anyway did anyone check out Thor's Love & Thunder??? Let me just say, I didn't have as much fun as I did with Ragnarok because that was fire 🔥 but I had a crazy time with this one. I was disappointed at one part but I got to say, that with some of the characters I was iffy on at first? Well, they ended up killing it. They also gave the perfect ending because that's how I really want to see my characters go.

Also can I say that Natalie Portman has the best killer arms 💪💪💪💪... hold up... all the women heroes here do... damn... give me some of that, am I right ? She look like she could beat up Wonder Woman and I was here for it. That girl had arms I want. I want to work out and have her arms. If you could flex and you have Natalie's arms, you've already gained major points with me. Now I'm going to start hitting the gym. She inspired me to hit the gym. I'm going to be Lady Thor... or at least be her side chick.... any of thier side chick... Don't shame my pretend hoe-ness...

Anyway what was I talking about? Oh yeah this gray face person, obsessing over me. See, Amber fans have a tendency to have toxic crushes... oh, and by toxic crushes they think "I will be abusive to this person until they love me.... nnngggg derrrrrrrr..." Anyway, why should I bother with gray face? Why aren't they going after the insurance company that are now going after Amber? Where's this energy at for her new cpurt cases? Australia is going for her now, you aren't going to slime them with your dooky wit? Why can't you just write to the insurance company suing her and tell the meanies to leave her alone? That would be better use you're useless time, right?

Anyway, I know you're probably imagining me falling in love with you greyface, but I'm sorry we're just two different people. I have good taste and you don't have any. It would never work out.

Speaking of working out, I want to know Natalie Portman's exercise routine. She has to have lifted weights but damn look at those sick gains 💪😳 ... please movies... give more muscular women... really real muscles and not thin dolls who seem magically strong... but women with thic gains and flex 💪 ... but not She-Hulk. She's giving me UNCANNY VALLEY chills... how about have a real woman as She-Hulk and just make her appear taller with movie perspective tricks and magic?

(Seriously, I get Mass Effect Andromeda vibes & that's not a good thing)

Hollywood did it in the LOTR.

.... I cannot WAIT to see Johnny Depp in the next Beetlejuice movie! Looks like good things are happening to none-toxic nice people....