#watch Stolen Life Season 10 Episode 1

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SCHEMATICS BOOGER-AIDS-V1 (aka: the first Omega Device)

Season 6, Episode 10 "Ricktional Mortpoons Rickmas Mortcation"

At the beginning of the episode, we see Rick C-137 attempting to track Rick Prime using a killbot (presumably stolen during S6E1):

By the end of the same episode, the view pans out and we get a full view of Rick's sub-basement:

Note the hologram of naked Rick Prime dancing in the centre.

Season 7, Episode 1 "How Poopy Got His Poop Back"

Instead of the hologram of the naked dancing Prime, we have a computer monitor.

When Morty asks him if he's made any progress, Rick sarcastically replies that he totally found the version of himself that killed his wife (heh) and they had a big fight offscreen and Morty just missed it!

Season 7, Episode 5 "Unmortricken"

We see a view of Rick's sub-basement again, and guess what?

There is a clone in there now...!

So, the first thought that pops in our minds is that between S7E1 and S7E5 Rick C-137 went out hunting, defeated and successfully captured one of Rick Prime's clones!

...But Rick's line in S7E1 suggests that the fight might have happened shortly before the beginning of S7E1, and the Prime Clone was being analyzed offscreen somewhere at the time.

Alright, let's head off to the next point.

Inside the Box, Rick Prime announces to the Ricks captured that Diane has been erased from every universe across infinity.

To which Evil Morty responds:

Even though Rick C-137 knows how the infinite murder took place:

Evil Mortyyyyyyyyy... You had stolen Rick C-137's memories! Rick C-137 knows about this weapon, so you should know about it too! I mean, maybe Eyepatch Morty has passed by sentimental trivia of Rick's life when he watched the stolen memories, but this sort of weapon is definitely the sort of thing that would pique his interest (as we saw).

Why is Evil Morty not familiar with the Omega Device?

Well, the conclusion I get from the above is that Rick C-137 found out about the Omega Device after S5E10, after Evil Morty finished scanning his brain (and, uh, well, Evil Morty probably reached the same conclusion).

Gee, which inferior would that be?

(and I'm wondering if some sort of unspoken communication is passing between Rick C-137 and Evil Morty at that moment, because the moment Rick C-137 mentions the name of the device Evil Morty glares at him, understanding that something occurred after he had scanned Rick C-137's brain. And Rick seems quick to deny any involvement: he only heard the name of the Device from some random, "inferior" Rick lol. This does not seem to placate Evil Morty.)

Back at the safety of Rick's sub-basement, Evil Morty chastises Rick C-137 for not learning to cut his losses and quit:

And well, that line makes sense because Rick has ruined his life searching for Rick Prime, but it will make even more sense if my theory is correct :P

Rick, in turn, is already aware of the fact that Evil Morty is scared of the Omega Device.

Which, well, makes sense, but I remember being surprised at that moment. The possibility of Rick Prime targeting Mortys out of spite had not crossed my head, although from what we now know of Rick Prime, it's actually to be expected.

Let's head to my third and final point:

Rick, Rick, Riiiick... Why would you be bummed he built it again (after it was presumably destroyed somehow, by someone, in the past)? Of course Rick Prime built it again, why did you expect/hope it'd be otherwise?

And why would Rick Prime building the machine again be "impressive"? Even from Season 1 Diane was never around, she's been dead for years, obviously from the Omega Device! That's plenty of time for someone to destroy the first Omega Device, and for Rick Prime to build it again.

Of course, it's possible Rick Prime made the first Omega Device a long time ago, killed Diane, then had a clone guard his superweapon for many years, and Rick C-137 found and destroyed the weapon only recently (so of course he'd be surprised and bummed that Rick Prime re-built the weapon so soon)...

BUT.

Interesting line, isn't it? And doesn't Rick appear to be seething in this scene?

Now, supposing Rick Prime has been messing with time... Isn't it possible that:

Shortly before S7E1 Rick C-137 managed to trace one of Rick Prime's clones/decoys, which eventually led him to the Omega Device v1 (pardon, Booger Aids v1)

And that Rick Prime's clone retroactively killed Diane across all infinities?

Wouldn't this theory make Rick's line in the above screenshot a lot more literal?

Wouldn't it make Evil Morty's glare in the box a lot more accusing?

Wouldn't it give more meaning to Evil Morty's remark about Rick C-137 "reaaally learning [his] lesson about chasing this guy"?

Wouldn't it make the threat of the Omega Device a lot more imminent, and a lot more personal, to Evil Morty? After all, if Diane is gone, killed a few months ago in retaliation not to a hundred different Ricks pissing off Rick Prime, but specifically to Rick C-137's failed quest for revenge, who is next when Rick C-137 next fails?

Wouldn't it make Rick Prime's line ("this guy does not know when to quit") a lot... heavier?

Honestly, for me, the cherry-on-top of this theory is the possibility of Rick Prime and Rick C-137 bickering: Rick Prime's clone proudly presenting the "Omega Device", Rick C-137 calling that name dumb, and then Rick Prime changing it to: "the weapon too cool for a name" lol

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group J Round 1: #J3 vs #J6

#J3: Cat demon stuck in cat form, gets adopted as a pet.

XiaoHei is a young cat demon training to be an Executor, someone who maintains the balance between humans and demons. His first mission as a trainee was to steal the Sky Pearl. He succeeded, but he also got injured enough to be unable to revert to his human form. Stuck in his cat form, he gets adopted by the human girl XiaoBai as a pet. The story then follows XiaoHei’s adventures as a pet cat in a human home while also evading the pursuit of his enemy, Diting.

#J6: Students transported to bizarre new realities

Thirty-six students find themselves and their school building suddenly adrift in a void-like dimension. When supernatural powers awaken in some of them, a sense of detachment begins to divide the group. Despite the student council's attempts to impose order, they clash with the students possessing special abilities, who rebel against their strict control.

This conflict leads them to discover that this world has its own set of rules—and following them is necessary for survival. After one of the students decides to take a leap of faith, the school switches dimensions once again. While they deal with the unique challenges and circumstances that each world presents, the students must unravel the mysterious phenomenon and find a way back home.

Titles, propagandas, trailers, and poll under the cut!

#J3: Legend of Luo XiaoHei (series) (Luo XiaoHei Zhan Ji)

[Submitter: Now, I could not find a single trailer for season 1, and this show doesn’t have an opening sequence either, so I’m sharing the s2 trailer instead. It’s not spoilery, so you can watch it.]

Propaganda:

Demons try to coexist with humans and maintain balance; however, most humans aren’t even aware of their existence. XiaoHei himself has had little interactions with humans aside from his master—who doesn’t count since he’s feared by both humans and demons alike. It isn’t until XiaoHei meets XiaoBai that he actually learns more about them and their way of life. Slowly, he gets drawn to the human life and also learns to have fun just like the human kids his age.

But then there’s the antagonist, Diting, who’s out to retrieve the stolen Sky Pearl. As XiaoHei battles with him, we, along with the human characters, learn more about the magic in the world—And I absolutely love this gradual way of unfolding the lore to us viewers. The worldbuilding is quite intricate, but not once does it ever feel overwhelming.

The fight scenes of this show are also very immersive. I don’t know what technical terms to use to describe it, but I love how it’s not just the characters moving around but also our perspectives. It feels as if we’re also fighting along with the characters.

But although there are a lot of fight scenes and supernatural stuff thrown in, at its core, LXH is a story about a young demon learning that there is more to life than magic and fighting. It’s about XiaoHei discovering what it is he really wants to do without fear of losing what he calls his home, for home will always be with him.

The s2 trailer I shared may be action-packed, but s1 is actually more of a slice-of-life. And oh, don’t be mistaken by the fantasy-looking setting in the trailer; this story is set in modern times. The plot of s2 is XiaoHei continuing his training through a virtual reality game (like the Greed Island Arc in Hunter x Hunter), but this time, he brings his human friends with him.

Both S1 and S2 combined, there are only 40 episodes. That may seem a lot, but each episode is only 5-10 minutes long. You can binge everything in a day. But even though it’s short, the show does not lack anything. There are colorful characters, amazing animation, hype fight scenes, interesting supernatural stuff, and also a cute cat. The art style is also nice, reminiscent of Studio Ghibli (and there’s even a Howl’s Moving Castle reference in S1E1!)

Both seasons are something that you can watch when you don’t have much time and energy for plot-heavy stuff but still want something exciting. Even if you end up not voting for this show, I really hope you consider checking it out, as well as its movie. It really is such a beautiful and comforting show.

P.S.: This series takes place about three years after the events in the movie (which has the same title in Chinese, but is more known as simply “Legend of Hei” in English). The series aired first before the movie, though, so it doesn’t matter (still, I recommend watching the movie first).

Trigger Warnings: Child death (it’s fake, but the characters’ reactions feel so real), teens/adults fighting children. XiaoHei is a great fighter, and the people that can match with him are only those older than him.

#J6: Sonny Boy

Propaganda:

Sonny Boy is one of the best shows to come out in recent years. The setting and plot is very fantastical, with superpowers and dimension travel, but fundamentally the story is about the characters. The character writing is really unique. Even the side characters feel like real people, not just cheap gimmicks.

But the main draw for a lot of people are the visuals. Sonny Boy looks like no other anime. The backgrounds are just absolutely stunning, and the realistic character design helps contrast the unreality of the world. There are these amazing visual sequences that just blow you away with how creative the writers must be.

I can't say much without spoiling but it's the kind of show you just have to experience. This is the kind of show where people either love it or hate it. If you are looking for clear, linear storytelling, this is not the show for you. If you're looking for a straight mystery where everything is solved in the end, you might be disappointed. If you want to cry, and feel something, and think about what it means to be alive, then I cannot recommend a better show.

Trigger Warnings:

Animal death - a bird died and is used as a metaphor

Flashing lights - many weird kaleidoscope effects and other sequences

If you’re reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

[causetheturtle]

Thoughts while rewatching season 3 of Riverdale:

1. K why did Alice’s farm style slay so hard? Like she looked so great

2. Love how Archie is literally in this prison FOR FUCKING MURDER and still nobody is scared of him - they saw this man in his nice little shoes his rich girlfriend gave him and were like “yeah this man is ducking useless”

3. VERONICA STOP BUYING YOUR BOYFRIEND NICE THINGS WHILE HE’S IN PRISON! He’s just gonna get this shit stolen your dad was in jail how do you not know how a prison works?

4. It’s so sad that the normies got hold of the “epic highs and lows of high school football” line because it really is such a perfect Archie line - this man is naive and kind hearted enough to believe a game of football is all that’s needed to fix the structurally broken prison system but if you haven’t watched the show and don’t know anything about Archie then it’s obviously gonna seem ridiculous

5. Riverdale relationship drama is so funny cause it’s like “Betty had a stress related seizure due her mother and sister joining a cult and didn’t tell Jughead” or “Veronica isn’t sure of the best way to help Archie through his time in prison”

6. Kevin asking Moose if he’s embarrassed by him of course he is Kevin have you met yourself? Your literally the worst

7. Organising a musical number and cheerleading routine for her boyfriend while he plays a game of football in prison is actually the most normal reaction Veronica Lodge has ever had to any situation ever

8. Realising I talk about Riverdale the same way all of the G&G players talk about G&G

9. Imagine being an adult in Riverdale and hearing that a new bar opened up under Pop’s and going for a night out to check it out but you get there and it’s just a load of teenagers doing musical numbers and drinking mocktails

10. Why is FP’s immediate reaction to any situation ever to just grab his son’s face and yell at him? Begging for this man to have a normal non-abusive reaction to something just one time

11. Will never stop thinking about the Midnight Club. It was the first episode of Riverdale I really watched and it’s still one of my favourites. Like the way all of the parents tried so hard and came so close to breaking their moulds and forging their own paths but they never did and just fell into exactly what the world and the people around them wanted to be AND how their kids are all in the same situation now? The narrative, the cycles, the generational trauma! This episode has everything

12. Knowing now that Sheriff Keller actually WAS into guys the whole time and it was just that he didn’t want to be with Moose’s dad makes the whole situation so much funnier

13. The idea that they were all booking out the bunker for certain nights a week is so funny - like did they have physical a schedule? Who kept the schedule? Did it just sit in like the offices of the Blue and Gold?

14. I fucking love Archie and Josie together and have fully convinced myself that Josie is somehow California Women

15. It needs to be studied what exactly the Heathers episode did to my brain because that one episode of TV completely rewired my brain chemistry and changed the trajectory of my life

16. It’s so sad that the happiest Polly ever got to be was when she was part of a cult. It’s also sad how much everyone’s farm fashion went off cause they all looked so good during that era

17. It’s actually a miracle it took so long for Fangs to actually die there were so many attempts on his life

18. God Veronica running multiple businesses at age 16 and none of the Riverdale adults batting an eye and just respecting her as a business women will never not be funny to me

19. The plot twist that Alice was actually working undercover to take down the farm actually makes her being so awful to Betty make less sense. Sure, she was doing it for the greater good I guess but like she didn’t have to give away her college money or sell their fucking house leaving Betty with the options of homelessness or moving to a cult to get it done

20. FP maybe if you need to get your teenage son to regularly come and help you with your job as sheriff then you shouldn’t be doing it? Although on the other hand Jughead would’ve gone to those crime scenes anyway so like maybe it’s a good thing FP was there as adult supervision

21. GOD the cult break out and scavenger quest are such amazing finales for this season. Everyone nearly dies about ten times, Kevin and Fangs no longer have kidneys, the core four staggering through the woods in formal wear close to death together, Cheryl and Toni coming to save them all with the power of gangs and bows and arrows, it had literally everything you could want!

22. Love how Hal Cooper is canonically one of the worst serial killers ever and every woman he’s been with tells him this to his face

[ryqfaeh]

(RECAP) Ejen Ali Season 1 | Ali & His New Adventure

EJEN ALI tells the story about a young schoolboy named Ali, who was terrible in studies, a victim of bullying, and lack of parental love (his Mother Died By Being Deceased and his father is too busy to spend time with him), stumbles upon a prototype spy tech gadget called the I.R.I.S. (high tech goggles which calculates the optimum performance for the user when he decides a move) which was stolen by two evil spies. Since then, he has unwillingly been recruited as a secret agent in M.A.T.A. (an institute for secret agents) and he slowly discovers his true potential.

SUMMARY OF EJEN ALI SEASON 1 : In the first season of Ejen Ali, it all starts with a boy named Ali, who accidentally activated the I.R.I.S. and is recruited as an agent in M.A.T.A..

13 EPISODES FROM EJEN ALI - OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL

EPISODES 1 - Synopsis : Ali's life changes forever when he accidentally wields secret technology stolen by two evil spies; while fleeing from thieves, Ali is saved by a secret intelligence agency.

EPISODES 2 - Synopsis : Ali gets sent out on his first mission using the IRIS device and Dr Tong's retirement raises suspicions.

EPISODES 3 - Synopsis : While trying to stop Komeng from stealing drones, Ali encounters a new ally who has a secret identity.

EPISODES 4 - Synopsis : After saving a stray cat from being run over by a car, Ali realizes that the cat reminds him of his old pet cat Labu, hence, he adopts it. What he does not know is that the cat has ulterior motives - to steal the I.R.I.S.!

EPISODES 5 - Synopsis : When Dos and Trez manage to steal two pieces of pen drive that contain the blueprint of I.R.I.S., the M.A.T.A. agents are on a mission to retrieve them before they can decrypt it!

EPISODES 6 - Synopsis : After Dr. Tong and Dr. Mala are being victimized by Dr. Aaron, Ali, Bakar, Alicia and Comot must protect Dr. Ghazali from him before it is too late!

EPISODES 7 - Synopsis : When a mission goes wrong, Alicia states that she would have summoned "Protocol Gegas" if it wasn't for the I.R.I.S. that Ali wears because M.A.T.A. promises to keep him alive. When there is a power disruption occurring in Cyberaya, the M.A.T.A. agents are sent to investigate the power plants. During the mission, Ali is horrified to learn about the purpose of "Protocol Gegas" from Bakar. When the protocol is really being used, will he follow it?

EPISODES 8 - Synopsis : After the previous mission goes wrong, General Rama discusses with Ali and the other M.A.T.A. agents about Ali's performance, and must decide whether to keep or eliminate Ali!

EPISODES 9 - Synopsis : Since the previous episode, Rizwan is now Ali's mentor and he must train him to be a better agent despite he has doubts on Ali.

EPISODES 10 - Synopsis : After the video of Ali saving Aunty Faye's life goes viral on Internet, Ali creates a new page for his agent self and has become obsessed of the popularity he gains. However, his new-found fame will bring grave danger to him.

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EPISODES 11 - Synopsis : Unable to believe that Bakar is the traitor in M.A.T.A., Ali is determined to prove that he is innocent.

EPISODES 12 - Synopsis : Uno has hacked into M.A.T.A. headquarters and his only mission is to capture Ali!

EPISODES 13 - Synopsis : Uno and his team have captured Ali and they are going to extract the I.R.I.S. out of him! Ali is determined not to let it fall to the wrong hands, while the other M.A.T.A. agents try to protect Ali. Will they succeed?

WATCH EPISODE 11, 12, 13 @ 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

SOUNDTRACK OF EJEN ALI SEASON 1 @ 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[livvyofthelake]

i have things to say about my little tv shows now ok. 1) the big thing i know we all care so much about. the change in showrunners for greys from krista vernoff (my enemy for real) to someone new. i had to look her up it’s meg marinis and i have tentatively decided to trust her because i looked up what episodes she’s written and she HAPPENS to be the writer behind my favorite greys episode ever. not that that makes the episode good i was just 17 and there was a scene in there that gay 17 year old beth desperately needed at that time. we don’t have to get into it. also she wrote the last 2 episodes of season 19 which i remember being INSANE in the straight people department (lucas and simone!!!!) so. i’m trusting her. meg i am putting my faith in you. do not let me down.

2) jo and link BORING. don’t care for them sorry! not all straight people are winners some of them are lame and pale in comparison to the interns realness and the iconicity of miranda bailey and ben warren…. 3) speaking of my queen miranda bailey. oh it’s all coming together… full circle moment!! she’s in charge of the interns! she’s the best damn teacher in that hospital! yay! rip what’s his name we hardly knew you. because you were boring. (referring to meredith’s lame boyfriend who was previously teaching the interns and is now moving to boston to be with meredith)

and now. station 19, first of all they set my girl up… they changed the time slot to 10 and made this their last season… all for what. 911??? someone needs to kill themselves for this. i’ll see you in hell whatever abc executive designed this. anyway. 2) the good thing about this being. the end 😐 (and we all know how well i do with endings.) is that finally the endgames will become clear. this is a show in which. SO much has happened with every character’s arc i don’t even remember it all it’s been on for seven years ok it started as a show about a woman trying to fill her father’s shoes on her way to becoming the captain of the fire station they both work in. our girl has lost so many times it is unreal, she has had that captain position stolen from her roughly a thousand times, her romantic life has been in shambles since day one i won’t even go there rn. anyway so from episode one it’s clear that her arc this season now that she HAS the captain title is going to be about becoming the BEST captain, and she will!! i believe in my girl and i always have!! and jack’s arc will clearly be about figuring out his life without being a firefighter now that he has all that brain damage. and so on and so forth. we can finally see an end in sight to these characters hectic ass lives and thank fucking god because station 19 is one of the most stress inducing shows i’ve ever watched. 3) as well as that. the romantic endgames will become clear. i can see the full picture forming i can finally begin to see it all… as i said earlier i have been rooting for jack and andy endgame since day one and frankly if that one in a million win happens. i’ll probably explode idk i never thought what might happen if i actually won there i don’t really expect to. the romantic endgames are not all clear i was using this point as a lead in to point 4. so 4) travis… well i’ve known for years they were always going to go back to travis and emmett. i knew that random british man was not long for my man travis the second he came in. listen. travis and emmett started ages ago, and they broke up and became friends and the actor playing emmett left the show and then they brought him back cuz they liked him so much. and i knew the moment they kept bringing him back. this is endgame and i better get used to it. so it’s a good thing i never had anything against travis and emmett because well it looks like i was right this is endgame bye british guy hashtag america strong hashtag declaration of independence hashtag go back to where you came from etc. sorry i really don’t care for that british man he was like. mildly tolerable last season but i never wanted him to stay around this long it’s fucked up. anyway. loved travis and emmett’s little cheating moment as emmett grieves his shitty dead dad who we all hated for being a republican <3 loved that they had sex in emmett’s mother’s house while she was probably like two rooms away and also i have a keen eye and like that was a room without a damn door they were in when they started tearing each other’s clothes off. as my mother commented. “in the living room???” real as fuck mom… anyway slay. point 3a) vic and ruiz can’t possibly be endgame right. god they probably are. fuck my life 🙄 god he’ll never be ripley…. you had to be there at the time it was the moment at the time….

yeah. anyway. lots of wins for straight people tonight. i wish they were real :( also some wins for the gays of those shows, maya and carina as always serving up their bland boring network tv lesbian couple swag. kinda obsessed tbh. maya has had a rough time of it in these seven seasons she deserves to be boring and lame now i think <3 my buddy schmidt still kinda losing the Take Me Seriously war. i fear if these six years have been any indication he never will win that battle. BUT. remember that meg is running the show now…. meg loves him… i mean clearly meg loves him she wrote The Episode….. meg i won’t ask for much but if it’s not too much trouble could you perhaps give a think on bringing back nico before they pull the plug on your show… just consider…. i’d really like it a lot if i got to see him even just one more time….. no worries if not meg i’m not trying to get greedy out here. however if you give my guy a krista core bullshit love interest i’ll kill you myself. peace and love. (krista core means bad btw. we HATE krista vernoff. boooooo) anyway. so that’s my thoughts. heart

[presidentdisastraofgallifrey]

Rating Every Nu Who Episode: Season 4

Voyage of the Damned: 5/10 didn't care much for it, though there were a couple of funny moments.

Partners in Crime: 10/10 DONNA!!!!! Also the adipose are cute and funny and horrifying and although the implication is MEANT to be that they took advantage of there being so many fat people in existence, I choose to read it as taking advantage of the predatory weight loss industry. Also Ten and Donna are the perfect Doctor and companion pair. They are chaos twins.

The Fires of Pompeii: 8/10 it was interesting and funny and I love the ending with "save someone, just someone" bit.

Planet of the Ood: 9/10 despite the weird hair loss poisoning which I'm not sure can cause one to change species. But every other part was so perfect and heart-wrenching I'm not even taking points off.

The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky: 7/10 the sontarans are a lot of fun and I liked the cars turning against people, but the young genius guy and his private school felt sort of random and out of place.

The Doctor's Daughter: 8/10 while not the most exciting episode ever, the Doctor's complex family feelings were great and the idea of war spreading so fast that whole lifetimes pass in days was beautiful.

The Unicorn and the Wasp: 9/10 yes it's one of the silliest premises since the revival and yes it feels just like an Agatha Christie book and yes it's sweet and charming and tragic and I love it.

Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead: 10/10 RIVER!!! This was a GREAT introduction for a fellow time traveler married to him. And also a very creepy premise. And also a very sweet solution when you expect greed to be the cause, or some villain, but it was just a little girl who wanted to save everyone. Note, however: people do so say however many were saved, the show tried too hard to be clever here.

Midnight: 3/10 nothing wrong with it and I know it's a very popular episode, but I don't care as much for plots that take place in a closed space (that felt very spaceshipy) with a mystery threat, and it wasn't fun to me how quickly everyone turned on each other even though I'm not saying it's unrealistic.

Turn Left: 10/10 genuinely one of my favorite episodes. (1) I love in-show AUs, (2) Donna is the most ordinary and most extraordinary person in the universe, and (3) I actually liked Rose a lot more here.

The Stolen Earth/Journey's End: 10/10 I love everything about it, but especially the coming together of all the Doctor's friends. It was fantastic. Also the tragedy of Donna's leaving was beautiful.

The Next Doctor: 8/10 it was charming and funny and I loved the confusion of "well he COULD be me, this happens every few years."

The End of Time: 6/10 thought the Time Lord plot was clever and enjoyed Wilf as a proper companion. The Master's plot to make everyone him was unusually nonsensical, though, and I hate everything about his over-the-top vibes.

Waters of Mars: 0/10 because scary water zombies. I literally only watched it once. It lost its last point because I like the rest of the plot but can't watch it again.

Bonus Character Rating:

Ten: 10/10 he's great and sad and silly but trying so hard to live life.

Donna: 10/10 she's just such a Person. She's normal and abrasive and unapologetic and utterly perfectly complimentary for him.

Wilf: 10/10 perfect grandpa

[batnbreakfast]

AO3 Writer's Ask Game

Thank you for tagging me @slightlyintimidating ! 🥰

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

18

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

102378

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Mainly Bernie Wolfe/Serena Campbell although I branched out into the RedgraveRussellCinematicMultiverse.

And there's this one Deadloch fic, I really would like to finish. *side-eyes her brain*

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Notting Hill

My Berena Notting Hill rewrite with Serena Campbell as the bookshop owner and Bernie Wolfe as the famous actress.

Before the Sun Sets on the River Thames

Yet another film rewrite (I just love them) - this time it's Before Sunset with Bernie & Serena reconnecting years after having spent an unforgeable night together.

fragments of a holiday season

My Berena advent fics collection

clouds in my coffee (but the sun's coming through)

My Berena coffee shop au for @fortytworedvines day

chi va piano 

My Berena smut fic, which has forever changed how I look at pianos

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Ah. It's complicated. During the last year I only had comments like "Please finish this!" and no, most of the times I don't respond to them. While I LOVE comments and use them to motivate myself to get back to writing, I find comments that don't even say why someone would like me to continue a store utterly unhelpful. Also there's my beloved ADHD brain, which makes me forget to answer sometimes. I will though, even if it's like stupidly late.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

*chuckles* Well, I wrote this fic with Bernie's thoughts while she's dying under the rubble after they killed her in an explosion off screen. Lucky for most of you preferring a happy ending to your angst, I did not publish it. Instead I rewrote it to become a chapter for my collaboration with the lovely @ktlsyrtis

everything is different, everything has changed

Five times Bernie Wolfe’s life explodes - and one time it doesn't.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I feel like all my fics have a happy ending. I love a bit of angst, but seriously life is bad enough without giving your favs a happy ending after putting them through the mangler.

My favourite might be

Before the Sun Sets on the River Thames

because Bernie stays.

8. Do you get hate on fic?

Huh. If so, it apparently was too irrelevant to remember.

9. Do you write smut?

Yes, I do. And I honestly love to connect them via smut with feelings.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I do love a good film au. I have dozens of ideas what films to cast them for and I've only written two so far, with another three sitting in my WIP folder.

My crossover ideas aren't that crazy actually, but maybe

the slow appraisal of silent things

might fall into the category, because why not mash up Lynley and my love for Berena, replace the old Helen with Catherine's Helen, and have her leave Lynley (as one should do), to fall in love with Jemma's Grace Finegann (who did not shoot anyone).

Others might say that it was absolutely crazy to write my first Berena fic, which is also a crossover, without ever having watched a single episode of Holby.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't think so.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not to my knowledge.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes! I wrote

everything is different, everything has changed

with @ktlsyrtis and I loved, loved, loved doing this.

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

Seems a bit like anyone reading this far could answer this, but

💖 Bernie Wolfe/Serena Campbell 💖

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but probably won’t?

Nope. Not going there. All my WIPs have a chance to being finished. It took me almost three years to finish Notting Hill. I might get inspired on something that's been sitting in my drafts for longer. Who knows - certainly not me. I won't give up though!

16. What are your writing strengths?

I'd say dialogue with feelings and with smut also showing without spelling things out in detail.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Commas and formatting. *chuckles* Apologies to all the lovely people who ever beta'd for me. I appreciate you so, sooo much.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I could have them speak German and Italian and would, if I found it necessary. I prefer to have a translation in the notes at least while reading fic.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Ah. Something wlw that I'm not looking back to.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Urghhhhhhh... I love all my children, I don't have a fav-

Before the Sun Sets on the River Thames

Because it marks the beginning of a new fandom journey that is still bringing me so much joy and made me make wonderful friends.

Okay, I'll stop now before getting even soppier.

I'm tagging @ktlsyrtis @lapalfruity @fortytworedvines @ariverandasong and everyone of you who wants to take part in this. Seriously, just run with it if you want to!

Questions to respond to:

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

3. What fandoms do you write for?

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

8. Do you get hate on fic?

9. Do you write smut?

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but probably won’t?

16. What are your writing strengths?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

19. First fandom you wrote for?

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

[laresearchette]

Monday, April 01, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: VANDERPUMP VILLA (Disney + Star) THE SYNANON FIX (HBO Canada) 9:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: 2024 iHeartRadio MUSIC AWARDS (FOX Feed) LOVERS AND LIARS (CW Feed) ALL AMERICAN (Premiering on April 08 on Showcase at 8:00pm)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA ALLAN QUATERMAIN & THE LOST CITY OF GOLD AT CLOSE RANGE BLAME IT ON RIO BLOODSPORT BREATHLESS BULLETPROOF MONK CASINO CLASS DARK BLUE DARK ANGEL DR. SEUSS’ THE CAT IN THE HAT EYE OF THE NEEDLE FLAWLESS FLESH+BLOOD HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN KOYAANISQATSI THE LAST WALTZ LOL: CHI RIDE E FUORI (Season 4) MOBY DICK NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER THE PARTY ROLLING THUNDER TOP GEAR (Seasons 14-25) THE TRAIN VALLEY GIRL VAMPIRE’S KISS WARCRAFT WHITE NIGHT

CBC GEM DYLAN’S PLAYTIME ADVENTURES

CRAVE TV LITTLE JESUS THE SYNANON FIX (Season 1, Episode 1)

DISNEY + STAR VANDERPUMP VILLA (Three-Episode Premiere)

NETFLIX CANADA THE MAGIC PRANK SHOW WITH JUSTIN WILLMAN

CURLING (TSN/TSN5) 8:00am: LGT World Men's Curling Championship: Canada vs. Italy

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 7:00pm: Panthers vs. Leafs (SN Now) 9:00pm: Oilers vs. Blues (TSN3) 9:00pm: Kings vs. Jets

MLB BASEBALL (SN1) 8:00pm: Jays vs. Pirates (SN Now) 10:00pm: Giants vs. Dodgers

NBA BASKETBALL (SN Now) 8:00pm: Suns vs. Pelicans

MURDOCH MYSTERIES (CBC) 8:00pm: After a man dies in a drunken brawl at the Starbright Lounge, Murdoch's suspect is another detective.

WARDENS OF THE NORTH (Discovery Canada) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Conservation officers crack down on boaters not complying with the law; a routine fishing patrol has officers tracking down over-the-limit anglers; a kayaker is reminded that lifejackets work best when worn, even when close to home.

SOCIAL MEDIA MURDERS (T&E) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Alex Rodda, a 15-year-old teenager, is murdered by 18-year-old Matthew Mason in December 2019, six weeks after they first exchange messages via social media.

SECRETS IN THE ICE (Super Chanel Fuse) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): A grim discovery in a Swedish lake reveals ancient practices; in the Canadian Arctic, the fossil of a previously unknown mammal is found; bizarre ice formations in the Antarctic Ocean; a discovery off the east coast of Canada.

BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER (CBC) 9:00pm (SEASON FINALE): As Frederick grieves the loss of Clara, Enright receives a letter that pushes Frederick to confront his past; Clara and Davison adapt to life in the North, as Clara grapples with happy memories of home.

OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS (Discovery Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The Bushmen bring in an explosives expert to blast through the toughest rock in Grawin; plus, a brand-new team brings cutting edge technology to the opal fields.

SPOOKED IRELAND (DTour) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): The team ventures to Charleville Castle, where they face a multitude of spirits who seem to have turned against the castle's current occupants by trapping them in cupboards and keeping them up at night with screams and singing.

EXPEDITION X (Discovery Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Phil and Jess explore the world's most haunted forest near the site of the Dracula legend and where Josh Gates had his most terrifying experience; during a night investigation, Jess finds herself being watched by someone or something sinister.

THE PLAYBOY MURDERS (Investigation Discovery) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): In the late '90s, Playboy twins Sandy and Mandy Bentley's fame soars until an affair with a Vegas High Roller leads to a fall from fame, stolen jewels, a shadowy buyer and a brutal double murder in the Hollywood hills.

MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA (CTV Life) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): A group of 12 home cooks will compete with 12 former contestants.

MURDER AT MY DOOR WITH KYM MARSH (documentary) 10:00pm/11:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): The story of 17-year-old Thomas Griffiths, who killed his girlfriend and arranged the crime scene to look like a suicide after she broke up with him. In Episode Two, 19-year-old Mundill Mahil lures a young TV executive to his death in an act of revenge following an attempted rape six months earlier.

[jtheplante]

All Hail King Julien survey! 🎉

Feel free to copy & paste, then give ur own answers! 👍 Stolen from @fairfaxandy

1. What do you think about All Hail King Julien?

Worst show ever

2. When did you first watch the show?

I knew this show existed for years. WHY DID I SLEEP ON IT FOR SO LONG??? Anyway last June I think I finally gave the 1st episode a chance, I was bored & looking for something new. The 1st episode is only okay so I didn't think much of it. A few weeks later (early July) I decided to give the show a 2nd chance. Episode 2 is meh, but it was Episode 3 w/the absolute gay furry thirst trap that is Karl Fanaloka that won me over & sealed my fate to watch the whole show 🔥

3. Favorite season?

Season 2 is probably the best season of any show ever in history. Exiled as a whole is also amazing but sadly dips in quality for a couple episodes IMO

4. Favorite episode?

Um have u even watched my episode rank video?? I put s3e6 (Jungle Games) as my #1, but as time's gone on, I think it's really s5e11 (KJ Is Watching You AKA the Orange ITN Black parody episode). Ted is peak and this episode is his peak 🔥

5. Least favorite episode?

As said in my ep rank video!! The S3 opener - O Captain Where Aren't Thou (both parts). Jokes fall flat, KJ's parents are a pain to watch, & the pirate crew is so forgettable I can't name a single one off the top of my head

6. Favorite scene?

Um the whole show but the hardest I laughed at any moment was when Ted suddenly exploded on stage while singing for no f*cking reason

7. Least favorite scene?

s3e4 the episode basically opens with a minute of nasty visualized farts & everyone vomiting on each other. I like gross-out to an extent but this was TOO. MUCH.

8. Favorite characters?

1st: Ted my beloved 💗💗💗 he's so much like me it's scary

2nd: King Julien - a VERY close 2nd. His energy & ability to stay goofy in even the worst situations inspires me to be the same 🔥

3rd: Karl - Gay thirst trap hottie social reject misunderstood sad backstory creative genius who just wants love 😭😭😭

4th: Mort - Objectively the best fictional character of all time. Sure he delivers the funniest moments in animated history but I don't really feel a connection with him like I do the top 3

5th: "Uncle" Julien - sass and ASS 🍑🥵 I love villains who are unapologetically assholes. His redemption was forced & stupid

9. Least favorite character?

Maggie - I love farts but it 100% depends on who. If it's a hot guy then 😍😍😍 but this is an old woman so 🤢 & that's like her whole character

10. Favorite ships?

Jaurice - absolutely adorable couple, heck I get teary eyed just thinking about them, gosh I'm so gay. Anyway their ship is extra special b/c KJ is usually hedonistic & horni, but with Maurice it's so wholesome & romantic 🥺

Julieddy & Karlien - These 2 ships have their own unique dynamics, but I put them together b/c they're both a gay man desperately wanting a man they can't have. This kinda situation always fascinates me & I can relate myself...

Karl x Chauncey - we all kno who Karl wants the most, but the fact that he has a happy life with Chauncey makes me happy 😌

Pandy - Be gay do crime

Ted x Horst - tbh if Ted finally divorced & married a man instead, Horst is a genuine contender

Nurse Phantom & Dr. S - the way they bicker is hilarious

KJ x Rob - Gay booty bumpin hotties enough said

11. Least favorite ships?

Clage - I've already ranted about it a million times it's just crap

"Uncle" Julien x Zora - like I said, forced & stupid

Willie x anyone - Willie's too innocent y'all

12. Have you ever cried while watching?

I'm an overly emotional gay man I cry over litcherally everything. I practically choked to death crying the first time I saw Maurice fall 😭

13. Favorite songs?

-Theme song superiority 🔥🔥🔥

-True Bromance is a gay anthem for the ages

-All Eyes On Me (Photronique) 🔥🔥

-I also like Swagnificent & Big Stacks

[uozlulu]

20 questions for fic writers!

I was tagged by @firebatvillain :D!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

I have 148 works on AO3

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

I have 740,203 words in total. I added 59,061 words this year

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Supernatural (TV 2005) (32) Naruto (16) Doctor Who (12) Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) (11) Black Clover - Tabata Yuki (Anime & Manga) (10) The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (8) Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) (8) Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms (8) Tennis no Oujisama | Prince of Tennis (7) Banana Fish (Anime & Manga) (7) Sherlock (TV) (7) Teen Wolf (TV) (5) My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) (5) Spider-Man (Movies - Raimi) (4) Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (3) Death Note (Anime & Manga) (3) X-Men (Movieverse) (3) xxxHoLic (2) Whitechapel (TV) (2) Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle (2) Star Trek (2) Captain America (Movies) (2) Hannibal (TV) (2) Pacific Rim (Movies) (2) One Piece (Anime & Manga) (1) CSI: NY (1) Spider-Man - All Media Types (1) The Venture Bros (1) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Anime & Manga) (1) Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits (Anime) (1) Suite Life on Deck (1) My Life in Film (TV) (1) Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (1) Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (1) Daredevil (TV) (1) Gundam 00 (1) Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice (1) Star Trek: The Next Generation (1)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Our Soulmate Academia (BnHA (MHA)) - 355

Pain (Banana Fish (manga!verse)) - 280

Crush (SuperWolf (SPN/Teen Wolf (MTV))) - 256

A Gift (Avengers (MCU)/Daredevil (Netflix)) - 219

Best Laid Plans (Banana Fish (manga!verse)) - 203

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I always respond because it seems like the polite thing to do especially now that people don't leave as many comments as they used to back the 00's on ff.net

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

You Can't Stay Blind - (SuperWho (SPN/Doctor Who)) - the Eleventh Doctor runs into Crowley who's wearing a too familiar face

In the Pasture of a Vale (Supernatural) - Dean runs into Adam and Ben five years post-season 5 (written back in 2010)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

 I think I always end up with a kind of mixed emotion ending like Best Laid Plans or Our Soulmate Academia, so it's difficult to remember the truly happy ones. The most recent happy ending would be The Mystery in the Fog (ACD!Holmes) where Holmes and Watson end up at the same secret wedding of an underground queer club they're both members of unbeknownst to each other and have some revelations

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Sometimes I do. The most infamous incident was the time I wrote a fic speculating on who Castiel's vessel might have been before I got to Jimmy's episode in my binge watch back in the day. The reviewer went into gruesome detail on how I was going to burn in Hell for my fic. It was unreal. I just deleted the fic and then went on to write several more SPN fics as you do.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I've written smut a handful of times for fics and more often than that for RP since that's part of the RP culture I fell into in university. Most of my smut fics have been orphaned now, but the one that remains is Swallow My Fang at Night Island (Interview with the Vampire (AMC)) I approach smut like I approach fight scenes so I can keep track of the flow of action. I keep my own personal kinks out of it and try to write a scene I think the audience would look for instead

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I've written 15 crossovers. I enjoy them tbh. In terms of plot, the craziest one I wrote was Distortion (BBC Sherlock/My Life in Film) where Jones was hired to play Moriarty and things get way too real. In terms of titles crossed over, the craziest one is probably The Hokage (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle/Naruto)

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes, ages ago. It's why I'm my own beta reader or Kitty Britpicks me because I can trust her

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I had some requests but I've never been alerted to the final products

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

My brother and I regularly cowrote fics together when I was in high school and he was in middle school. If you ever read a Trigun script-based crack fic in the 00's with the phrase "Love and peace! Doves and geese! Change the world!" or "Another carnival ride with cotton candy," that was us.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

I don't think I actually have one because I'm a multi-shipper and I have so many favorites. That said, it might be inuyasha/Kagome since I always had an Inuyasha fic in rotation (usually more than one though) from 2001 - 2007 or so. Unfortunately they've all been lost to time. According to my AO3 relationship toggle in the filters sidebar, it's Destiel (7) and Devil's Minion (7)

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have a BnHA fic from before we learned what Hagukure's powers were where she sent Class-A and Aizawa back in time to Yagi's high school years to do a kind of Tenchi in Love (1996) type of plot where they had to stop a time traveler from murdering Yagi. I wrote quite a bit of it but it stalled on me when Midoriy and Nana interacted and I wasn't completely sure how to get that to work

16. What are your writing strengths?

The most consistent thing I get complimented on are my fight sequences, which is why it's sad I lost all my IY fics because I wrote so many fights for them

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

My memory is a sieve and some of the holes are too big

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I've done it before because I was a weeb and it was a trend in the 00's. Not sure I'd do it again now that I've matured past that.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Technically fairytales. I retold Cinderella when I was so little my mom had to write it down for me because I couldn't write yet. I drew pictures to go with the narration

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

The Land Across the Sea (Black Clover/Boruto) - Boruto ride a tsunami to Clover Kingdom and the knights have to take him back home, which is also Yami's homeland.

I got the idea for this fic when a friend and I were talking about what we'd want the Black Clover movie to be about when it was first announced. Then I took my idea of Yami getting to return to his homeland and made it a crossover because I like the idea of Yami and Naruto knowing each other from back in the day.

[darkershining]

DarkerShining’s thoughts on Pretty Cure: Delicious Party Pretty Cure

 Hey everyone! Time to talk about Delicious Party Pretty Cure!

A band of thieves known as the Bundoru Gang have stolen the Recipe-Bon from the CooKingdom, and are now trying to steal all foods for themselves by capturing fairies known as Recipeppis. A Cook Fighter from the CooKingdom, Rosemary, is sent to Oishina Town along with three Energy Fairies to try to put a stop to the Bundoru Gang’s evil plans. When Rosemary collapses from hunger while searching the city, one of the energy fairies, Kome-Kome, goes to find help, and eventually comes across a girl named Yui Nagomi.

Yui is a kind-hearted girl who loves food and who fondly remembers her late grandmother’s words of wisdom about food bringing smiles. Yui brings Rosemary to the diner her family runs, and she and Rosemary bond over their mutual love of food. Rosemary learns that Yui can see Recipeppis, and explains to her what they are.

Later that day, while Yui and her childhood friend Takumi Shinada are having lunch, Yui spots another Recipeppi being captured by a member of the Bundoru Gang, a girl around Yui’s age called Gentle. The capture of the Recipeppi causes the taste of the food tied to the Recipeppi to change, to the confusion of the customers. Gentle also creates a monster called an Ubauzo from a nearby frying pan. Rosemary creates a field where he can fight Gentle and the Ubauzo without anyone else getting hurt, but Yui manages to follow them, wanting to help save the Recipeppi.

Rosemary tries to create an opening for Yui to get to safety, but Yui ends up getting caught by the Ubauzo. Gentle tells him to undo the Delicious Field, and she’ll release Yui, but Yui convinces him not to give in to her demands. Yui recalls the first time she saw a Recipeppi, when her grandmother gave her a rice ball to cheer her up. Yui’s love of food and precious memories resonate with Kome-Kome, causing a Heart Cure Watch to appear on Yui’s wrist. Rosemary realizes what it is, and uses his powers to free her from the monster’s grip. However, the source of his power, his Delicious Stone, breaks in the process, leaving him with limited power.

With Kome-Kome’s help, Yui transforms into the rice-themed Cure Precious, and with Rosemary talking her through her first battle, she is able to take down the Ubauzo and free the captured Recipeppi, returning the food affected by its capture to normal.

Yui and Rosemary join forces to protect the Recipeppis in Oishina Town and hopefully retrieve the stolen Recipe-Bon. They are soon joined by two of Yui’s classmates, Kokone Fuwa and Ran Hanamichi, who become Cure Spicy and Cure Yum-Yum. In addition to this, they also receive assistance from the mysterious Black Pepper, who seems to be a Cook Fighter connected to someone from Rosemary’s past.

And I think that’s good enough for a little summary of the first few episodes and the basic premise of the show. After the “Read More, there’ll be spoilers for the entire series.

(previous parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Yui Nagomi/Cure Precious

Our pink leader Cure of this season is Yui Nagomi. As I mentioned, she’s a kind-hearted 2nd year middle school student who really loves food. She’s also rather athletic, optimistic and somewhat naïve. She can also be somewhat impulsive, which tends to get her into trouble in battles as Cure Precious when she rushes in before a plan to deal with the Ubauzo of the week has been formulated. She also fondly recalls her grandmother’s advice and various words of wisdom, bringing them up whenever her friends are in need of it. Eventually, Yui vows to use her own experiences in life to come up with her own words of wisdom.

I really like Yui. She has a lot of personality traits and such that we’ve seen in other pink Cures, but they still manage to find a way to make her feel different from past pink Cures. Her design is adorable, and I like that while she’s somewhat naïve, she can also be pretty insightful, with one scene I particularly like being a scene where she explains to Kokone and Ran that she tried to imagine how Amane must’ve felt while under the Bundoru Gang’s control by imagining if it happened to her instead, and how trying to put herself in Amane’s shoes strengthened her resolve to rescue her.

I feel like one the main points of Yui’s character arc is her gaining an even better understanding of how her grandmother felt, and later resolving to learn as much as she can from her own experiences and the experiences of those around her so she in the future will be able to share her wisdom in her own words. I like that, and I feel it led to a really great moment for her during the final battle with Godatz.

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Kokone Fuwa/Cure Spicy

Next up is the second Cure to join the party, Kokone Fuwa, our blue Cure of this season. Like a few other blue Cures from previous seasons, Kokone is from a wealthy family. She also has a fondness for fashion. She starts out as sort of an introvert, having trouble socializing with others at her school. It doesn’t help that her classmates tend to assume she wouldn’t want to spend time with them or has more important things to do due to her status. Things start to change once Kokone meets Pam-Pam, who quickly takes a liking to her. This leads to Kokone meeting Yui and Rosemary, and later witnessing the summoning of an Ubauzo and meeting Cure Precious.

With Pam-Pam wanting to spend more time with Kokone, Yui decides to try to get know her better. After a few failed attempts to find an oppurtunity to talk to her at school, Yui finally gets to talk to her after helping her move something in order to retrieve one of the school’s rabbits who had managed to get out. Yui suggest they meet up later at either her place or somewhere Kokone likes to visit, leading to them meeting up at the Heart Bakery. Yui finds out that Kokone can also see Recipeppis, and the two share half of their sandwiches with the other. Of course, Gentle interrupts their lunch by capturing the Recipeppis near the bakery, forcing Yui to rush into action.

However, Kokone (with Pam-Pam’s help) follows them, remembering what she witnessed the previous day. Kokone discovers that Yui and Cure Precious are the same person, and Rosemary tries to keep Kokone safe while Cure Precious deals with the Ubauzo. After Pam-Pam explains the situation to her, the group realizes the Ubauzo that Cure Precious is fighting is stronger than previous ones because Gentle used multiple Recipeppis to create it, unlike previous ones that only used one. Kokone chooses to stay and find a way to help Cure Precious rather than escape back to town, her desire to protect her new friend granting her her own Heart Cure Watch, and allowing her to transform into Cure Spicy, who can create barriers.

Kokone is another great character! Her social awkwardness in the beginning makes her quite endearing and I can kind of relate to some of her insecurities in certain situations. Over the course of the series, the influence of Yui and the others help her come out of her shell some more, and finding the courage to be honest about how she feels. It’s really nice seeing Kokone gradually becoming more comfortable around Yui and the others, being more confident and just enjoying herself. Her design is really nice too, having this sort of elegance to it. Also, her shorter hair also makes her stand out compared to other blue Cures, since most of them have long hair.

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Ran Hanamichi/Cure Yum-Yum

The next Cure to join the party is Yui’s classmate Ran Hanamichi, a passionate and eccentric girl who runs her own food blog on Curesta. Early episodes show Ran frequently getting her meals interrupted by Gentle snatching up the nearby Recipeppis, due to the fact that Gentle is making use of the blog to find promising targets. When Kokone notices that several locations featured in the blog have been targeted by Gentle, she begins to suspect that there may be a connection and she and Yui head to the ramen shop owned by Ran’s family in search of more clues, around the same time that the third energy fairy, Mem-Mem, has woken up.

Yui, Kokone and Rosemary have a meal at the ramen shop, and Ran is impressed when Yui manages to guess the ingredients used, giving some background information on the efforts her family went through to perfect the taste. They also learn that Ran is also capable of seeing Recipeppis, and explain what they are to her. Mem-Mem is accidentally left behind at the shop, so Ran tries to bring him back to Yui. She discovers along the way that Mem-Mem can speak, a revelation she takes pretty well. The two of them talk to each other for a bit, with Ran agreeing not to tell anyone about him, before Ran eventually meets up again with Yui and returns him.

The next day at school, Ran tries to find information in the school library on Recipeppis. She instead runs into the student council president, Amane, who reveals that she too knows about Recipeppis, and suggests Ran do a special event at her family’s shop to attract Recipeppis since they are drawn to delicious food. Unbeknownst to Ran, this is part of Gentle’s latest plan, who captures multiple Recipeppis at Ran’s shop during the special promotion. While Yui and the others head off to stop Gentle from getting away, Mem-Mem stays behind with Ran and explains what is going on to her. Ran feels bad about unwittingly endangering the captured Recipeppis, but after Mem-Mem comforts her, Ran’s emotions allow them to enter the Delicious Field.

Ran won’t let Gentle get away with messing with her family’s shop, and after some encouraging words from Cure Precious, Ran is ready to do what she can. Mem-Mem is also fired up, and Ran gains her own Heart Cure Watch, becoming the noodle-themed Cure Yum-Yum.

Ran is another great character! I like her design, with some clear chinese influences, particularly in her Cure form. Her personality is also quite fun, with how passionate she is about food and her unique ways of describing the flavors and textures of food. We also see that Ran occasionally deals with some insecurities about how others might see her, since when she was younger some of the other kids at school would call her weird due to the way she talked about food.

I feel like those insecurities of Ran leads to some relatable moments, and part of her character arc is realizing that she doesn’t need to be embarrassed to openly show her interest in food, and that there are those who find her eccentricity to be part of her charm.

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Amane Kasai/Gentle/Cure Finale

Next is Amane Kasai, the student council president at the school Yui and her friends go to. When we first meet Amane, it is as a member of the Bundoru Gang known as Gentle. Gentle uses a special device to capture Recipeppis, which causes the taste of the food affected by the Recipeppi to change. Gentle doesn’t seem to be particularly well-respected within the Bundoru Gang, but she still tries her best. She also makes use of her student council president position for a few schemes. In her battles with the Cures, Gentle is shown to have some morals, avoiding harming civilians during fights with the Cures, and being horrified when Narcistor tricks her into powering up an Ubauzo in a way that causes distress to the captured Recipeppi.

It soon becomes apparent that Gentle/Amane isn’t fighting the Cures willingly, having been brainwashed by the Bundoru Gang into aiding them in their evil plans. Over the course of the battles with the Cures, the brainwashing gradually starts to wear off as Amane begins fighting from within. The Cures begin catching on that something is wrong, and eventually discover the truth when Amane is briefly freed from the Bundoru Gang’s control, only for Narcistor to drag her back to their hideout to have Godatz put her back under their control, this time strengthening the control to the point of Gentle being more ruthless and at risk of losing her original self.

Luckily, their next battle has the Cures figuring out how to free Amane from the Bundoru Gang for good, and Amane spends the next few episodes recovering at her house. After recovering, Amane still feels guilty for the things she did while she was under the Bundoru Gang’s control. A Recipeppi that Amane had a close friendship with since early childhood, the Parfait Recipeppi, asks the Cures and the Energy Fairies to help make Amane feel better.

Amane considers quitting as student council president, much to the confusion of her friend Moe, who is concerned for her. A special stone made from Hoka-Hoka hearts energy reacts to Amane, so Rosemary tells her to hold onto it while the rest of the Cures deal with the Ubauzo of the week. When Amane later learns that this special stone might allow her to become a Pretty Cure, she initially turns it down, feeling she doesn’t deserve it. However, when the Parfait Recipeppi is captured, Amane follows the Cures outside, where she is captured by Narcistor, who still refers to her as Gentle.

While the Motto Ubauzo uses Amane as a human shield, Amane feels the Cures shouldn’t waste their efforts trying to save her. However, after Cure Precious manages to eventually get through to her with some words of encouragement, allowing Amane to find the resolve to make people smile once more. The energy crystal forms into the Heart Fruits Pendant, allowing Amane to become the dessert-themed Cure Finale.

After joining the Cures, Amane is much more cheerful and has a strong sense of justice. Being at least a year older than the other three Cures and a bit more mature, she takes on sort of a big sister role for the other Cures. She also still has some stuff to work through from her time controlled by the Bundoru Gang, particularly in regards to Narcistor.

I really like Amane. Her various designs as herself, Gentle and Cure Finale are pretty great. Watching everything she goes through as Gentle really makes you want to see her become a Pretty Cure and get back at the villains.

There’s one thing about her situation that stands out to me when I think about and compare her to other Cures who were in a similar predicament prior to joining their respective teams. Ellen from Suite Pretty Cure and Towa from Go! Princess Pretty Cure were both from other dimensions, but Amane is just a regular girl who lives in Oishina Town just like the rest of the Cures. It was fully explained how Amane ended up with the Bundoru Gang, or why, but based on the fact that Narcistor only completed his Recipeppi detector after Amane was freed from the Bundoru Gang, it may have simply been because Amane could see Recipeppis?

If so, then the scenario that Yui described in which she ended up in Amane’s position instead could possibly have happened had things played out a little differently. Any of the Cures could’ve ended up as the Bundoru Gang’s puppet if they were unlucky. I guess the reason it likely ended up being Amane was because of a card given out to advertise her family’s shop had a drawing on it that Amane drew of a Recipeppi.

Anyways, I guess that’s mostly speculation on my end.

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Takumi Shinada/Black Pepper

Next up is one of the Cures’ allies, namely Yui’s childhood friend, Takumi Shinada. Takumi is a seemingly ordinary young boy who can be rather blunt, but is always looking out for his friends, particularly Yui, who he has a crush on. When he first meets Rosemary, he notes that something about him seems familiar, even though they have never met before. After Yui becomes a Pretty Cure, Takumi starts to suspect that something is up. He does ask Yui about it, but while he wants to trust her, he still can’t shake off the feeling that she might be in danger.

When he witnesses Rosemary bringing Yui into the Delicious Field and her battle against an Ubauzo, he wonders what to do while holding onto a Delicious Stone he got from his father. When he discovers that Yui chose to fight to protect the Recipeppis, he makes up his mind to fight alongside her and keep her safe. Using the power of the Delicious Stone, Takumi becomes Black Pepper, a Cook Fighter with great healing powers and the ability to fight just as well as the Cures.

Takumi keeps his identity a secret from Yui and the other Cures, trying to maintain a cool and collected demenour when interacting with the Cures, although when interacting with Cure Precious he tends to easily get flustered.

I really like Takumi, particularly when he as Black Pepper gets all adorkable around Cure Precious. I do wish he’d gotten more interactions with the rest of the Cures besides Yui. Since his identity isn’t revealed to them until near the end of the show, he doesn’t really get to take part in any of their meetings discussing info about the Bundoru Gang, CooKingdom and such either. Still, he’s a great guy who manages to help the Cures out of a pinch on several occasions. I like Black Pepper’s outfit too. Looks cool.

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Rosemary

Next up, Rosemary. He’s a Cook Fighter from the CooKingdom who arrives with the Energy Fairies in search of the Recipe-Bon. However, due to his Delicious Stone breaking in an early battle, he for the most part ends up having to take on a support role with his limited power, bringing up the Delicious Field where the Cures can fight the Ubauzos without having to worry about hurting bystanders, as well as being the main strategist of the group. Rosemary looks out for the Cures’ well-being, and is there to give them advice when needed. He also loves fashion, and he can be rather emotional at times. He also makes sure to report any important information to the CooKingdom.

I really like Rosemary. He’s a great support character, helping the Cures figure out how to beat the various Ubauzo they fight, and even occasionally getting to directly aid them in battle despite his limited power. While other teams of Cures have had adult allies, it’s rare to see them take part in battle. I also like how he’s like a supportive older brother of sorts to the Cures, giving them advice and support. And while he doesn’t interact with Takumi as much, I like how Rosemary has clearly caught on to Takumi’s crush on Yui, and on occasion even helps set up a nice moment between them. And of course, Rosemary’s character design is really great.

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The Energy Fairies

Next up, the fairy mascots. We return to the format of having the mascots help enable the Cures’ transformations by sharing their energy with them. Each of the initial three Cures is paired with one, except Amane who has a different transformation trinket.

We’ll start with Yui’s partner, Kome-Kome. This pink fox-like fairy is the youngest of the Energy Fairies, but also possibly the strongest of the three. She quickly grows attached to Yui, and gains the ability to shapeshift into a human form, albeit one with fox ears and a tail. As the series goes on, Kome-Kome’s human form gradually gets older as Kome-Kome learns important lessons and matures, until she’s close to Yui’s age. As she matures, Kome-Kome also gains access to several new powers, including granting the Cures energy for a group finishing move, teleportation between worlds and even time travel, although that last one can only be used once in her lifetime.

Kome-Kome is adorable, both as a fox and a human, with her human form only getting cuter as she gets older. I like how the events leading up to her gaining the ability to grant the Cures their new finishing move has her interacting with and bonding more with the other three Cures besides Yui. Also, unlike most of the other fairy mascots in the “baby fairy raised by the Cures” category that Kome-Kome also fits into, none of her powers are sought out the villains for one reason or another. Just an observation I made.

Up next is Pam-Pam, Kokone’s partner. This puppy-like fairy has a lady-like personality and can be a bit prideful. She grows attached to Kokone, and has a tendency to secretly follow her to school to make sure she’s doing well. The final episode also shows that she can use her powers to make things more stylish.

Pam-Pam is also really cute, and I like how she in some ways almost comes across as the leader of the Energy Fairies, with Kome-Kome being just a kid and Mem-Mem having a more laid-back demenour. Whenever there’s exposition to share from the Energy Fairies, she’s usually the one to give it and she clearly takes pride in the knowledge she has.

The last Energy Fairy is Mem-Mem, a yellow dragon-like fairy with a laid-back demenour. He is inspired by Ran’s passion, quickly bonding with her and becoming her partner. He can also breathe fire, and possesses a kind of fortune telling ability, although he doesn’t use the latter unless there’s an emergency due to it being very energy consuming.

Mem-Mem’s pretty cool too. I like how the usually laid-back dragon tends to get fired up from Ran’s passion, and he also occasionally gets to use his fire breath for practical uses, like helping out with cooking and stuff like that.

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The Recipeppis

Before moving on to the villains, I may as well dedicate a small section to the Recipeppis, the other type of fairy introduced in this series. The Recipeppis are tiny food-based fairies based around various dishes, who are drawn to the happiness of those who enjoy those dishes. Most people are unable to see them, but some children can. The Bundoru Gang is out to capture the Recipeppis in order to activate the Recipe-Bon and gain control of all of the food in the world. In addition, a Recipeppi being captured usually affects the dish they are based around in some way, like with the ones Gentle capture causing the taste to change. I’ll talk more about the other effects when I discuss each member of the Bundoru Gang.

One particular Recipeppi that plays a slightly bigger role is the Parfait Recipeppi. Amane befriended it when she was younger, and after Amane recovers from her time brainwashed as Gentle, the Parfait Recipeppi reaches out to the Cures to help cheer her friend up. The Parfait Recipeppi is shown to be much more pushy and somewhat snarky compared to other Recipeppis while urging the Energy Fairies to translate her explanation of the situation to the Cures and finding a way to help Amane. The Parfait Recipeppi cares deeply about Amane, and is able to quickly pick up on if something is bothering her.

The Parfait Recipeppi is cute, I guess. While it doesn’t play as big a part as the Energy Fairies, it’s nice that Amane also has a partner of sorts that looks out for her. The Recipeppis in general are sort of interesting, with the implications of how their emotional state can affect the dishes they’re based off of and such.

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The Villains

Okay, now it’s time to talk about the villains of this season. This time around, our villains are a group of thieves known as the Bundoru Gang. Their hideout is located in another dimension, with the group using portals to travel. As such, it can’t be easily located by those investigating their theft of the Recipe-Bon. Their ultimate goal is to capture enough Recipeppis to activate the Recipe-Bon, which in turn will allow them to gain control over all the world’s food.

Since I’ve already talked about Gentle, let’s talk about the third villain introduced, and second one to fight the Cures, Narcistor. As his name implies, Narcistor is quite the narcissist. He’s very confident, and plays off most of his defeats as him just toying with the Cures. He does have a talent for tinkering with machines and inventing things, though, creating various gadgets for the Bundoru Gang, such as a device that can detect Recipeppis, stronger containers for capturing Recipeppis, and even robots. When Narcistor captures a Recipeppi, people forget any memory they associate with that particular dish.

Narcistor has a particularly strong rivalry with Amane, going out of his way to constantly remind her of her time as Gentle. However, after several losses to the Cures, Godatz eventually loses his patience with him, and has him expelled from the Bundoru Gang. After Narcistor’s final defeat against the Cures, he is arrested and taken to jail in the CooKingdom. However, the people have trouble getting him to reflect on his actions due to him being a picky eater. In fact, part of his reason for joining the Bundoru Gang was because he couldn’t enjoy food as easily as everyone else, as he also couldn’t eat anything hot, for some reason.

When mini-Spiritor robots are later sent to Narcistor’s jail cell to silence him before he can leak any info about the Bundoru Gang to the CooKingdom, Narcistor manages to use the oppurtunity to capture one of the robots and use parts of it to make a device that can allow him to change his size, using it to shrink himself down so he can escape from jail. He makes his way to Oishina Town, where Secretor pursues him.

Narcistor tries to hide at the school the Cures attend, disguising himself as a teacher. He happens to be called over by Amane’s brothers and some of her friends, who are planning a surprise for her, but are having trouble getting the remote they need for it to work. Narcistor is initially uninterested in helping them, but when Amane’s brothers suggest he doesn’t know how to fix it either, Narcistor accepts the challenge and quickly fixes the remote. Amane’s friend, Moe, gives him a candy apple as thanks for helping them. Narcistor is initially uninterested in accepting the gift, but after they urge him to at least try one bite, he does so, and finds himself actually enjoying it, to his surprise. Unbeknownst to him, Amane happened to witness this, and she was also the one who made the candy apple.

When Secretor finally catches up to Narcistor and captures him, taking his size changing device from him, the Cures end up helping him, with him helping them win the battle and take the device back. He allows himself to be sent back to prison, figuring he’ll be safer in there, with Amane giving him a candy apple to enjoy while he reflects on his actions.

Narcistor’s a good villain. He’s great with machines, creating some pretty cool stuff, and his attitude, particularly towards Amane, makes it satisfying when he’s finally defeated. His design is great too. I wish they went into a little more detail on his backstory and issues with food. In the end, he’s starting to find some foods he enjoys, like apples and strawberries, at least. Guess he likes fruit.

Next up, I’ll talk about Spiritor, a robot that Narcistor created. Despite who his creator is, and the fact that Narcistor programmed his dislike of food into Spiritor, Spiritor is surprisingly nice. His first episode shows him having a poor sense of direction, ending in the location where the Cures are on a trip mostly by accident. Spiritor also ends up helping out the Cures with a few tasks before learning who they are. When Spiritor captures Recipeppis, he causes the food to take on a strange, blocky appearance.

Spiritor only has a few fights against the Cures, during which he begins to question why they’re fighting so hard to protect food when his programming indicates that food isn’t a good thing. Before he can have a proper character arc, though, he is deactivated and the Delicious Stone powering him is used for a different purpose. However, Secretor later reactivates him, albeit reprogramming him to make him easier to command. After this, Spiritor’s contributions to the Bundoru Gang are mostly off-screen, with him being sent off to places other than Oishina Town to capture Recipeppis, since the Heart Cure Watches can only detect captured Recipeppis within a certain distance.

During the final battle, Spiritor and the mini-Spiritor robots are sent into the CooKingdom to capture the royals and the Cook Fighters, bringing them to the dungeon. Spiritor is ultimately stopped when Narcistor tricks him into coming over to his jail cell by offering to fix his radio, allowing Narcistor to deactivate Spiritor once more, and by extension, the mini-Spiritor robots. Spiritor and the mini-Spiritors are later seen serving food at the CooKingdom during the big celebration at the end, with Spiritor having been reprogrammed once more to be able to understand the enjoyment of food.

I really liked Spiritor and his sort of goofy personality and design, and it is sort of a shame that he didn’t get a proper character arc. Sending him to other countries and such to capture Recipeppis was really clever, though. Most villains in the various Pretty Cure series never think to travel somewhere other than the Cures’ hometown to carry out their plans, and the few times they do go somewhere else, the Cures tend to be there on a trip or something anyways. Well, I’m glad Spiritor at least got a happy ending.

Next is Secretor, second-in-command to Godatz, a perfectionist who tends to boss around the other villains until she herself has to step up and fight the Cures. She also tends to get annoyed by the other villains, making comments about them to herself. She is also shown to keep up with current trends, and is shown to admire certain celebrities, including Kokone’s mother, Hatsuko. When Secretor captures Recipeppis, her power goes a step further than the other villains by making not only memories of a particular dish disappear, but every trace of its existence.

From what we can tell, Secretor mistakenly believed the reason her loved ones left her was because she couldn’t cook well, but judging from her flashback the real reason was that her frustration with not getting it perfect the first time eventually ended up alienating those close to her. This drove her to join the Bundoru Gang, in the belief that Godatz would help her become perfect.

I really like Secretor, particularly whenever her goofier side emerges. Good design, especially once her hair is let down. I especially like her moments towards the end of the show, learning her backstory and her anguish upon realizing she was just another disposable pawn to Godatz, initially trying to reject the Cures’ attempts at patching up her wounds from the battle. And then there’s her interactions with Hatsuko, seeing her get all flustered and opening up to Hatsuko about her problems when she learns that the person she admired isn’t perfect at cooking either. She also shows up near the end of the final battle, to tell the Cures the information they need to finish the battle against Godatz.

I feel out of the three villains who chose to do what they did, and weren’t either mind controlled or a robot following their programming, Secretor has made the most progress on her redemption by the end, as we see her in jail eagerly studying up on different recipes in hopes of working with Hatsuko once she has served her time, working on improving herself not for the sake of perfection, but because she’s found a goal she wants to pursue in the future. She even gives Narcistor some advice in her critical tone, acknowledging he does have talent and see if maybe he can make use of it for cooking as well.

Finally, our big bad of the season, Godatz. His identity is for most of the series a mystery, with him communicating with the other villains via a hologram that doesn’t show what he looks like. As the show goes on, it becomes clear that there might be someone in the CooKingdom who is secretly aiding the Bundoru Gang. This is eventually revealed to be none other than Fennel, another Cook Fighter. Throughout the series, Fennel mainly seemed like another Cook Fighter with a more serious and stoic personality than Rosemary, who Rosemary would frequently report happenings and new info learned to.

Once you learn that Fennel is Godatz, you’re sure to see these interactions in a different light, particularly Fennel’s reaction when Cinnamon is brought up. You see, when Fennel was younger, he greatly admired his master, Ginger, and hoped to become his successor and gain control over both of the special Delicious Stones. However, when Ginger started training a second pupil, a boy named Cinnamon, Ginger grew jealous, culiminating in Fennel stealing the Recipe-Bon and framing Cinnamon for it, resulting in Cinnamon being banished from the CooKingdom. With the main competition removed, Fennel believed he’d get both special Delicious Stones, but instead he only received one, with Rosemary getting the other, as the king believed having both was too dangerous.

This only made Fennel more resentful, believing that surely he could handle both if Cinnamon was deemed able to. And so, over time, Fennel began working on his plans to prove how great he was by taking control of all food in the world, and refusing to share it unless the people obeyed him.

So, yeah. Fennel being Godatz was a twist I didn’t see coming, although I probably should’ve. I mean, once it became clear that Godatz had to be connected to the CooKingdom (and the red herring they presented us with had been cleared of all suspicion), then Fennel was really the only major character it could possibly be. Fennel proves to be quite ruthless once he shows his true colors too, trying to kill the Cures, and attacking Black Pepper after Cure Precious talks him down from getting revenge for what Fennel did to his dad.

I think he works well as a villain. With the show’s themes about gratitude and sharing, it makes sense that our villain would be a selfish man seeking to take everything for himself. I also like the simple, but effective nature of his plan of stealing all the food in the world and refusing to share it unless people obey him. His design as both Fennel and Godatz are pretty good too. If I were to do a ranking of Pretty Cure big bads, I guess Fennel might be placed somewhere in the middle? He’s not the best villain, but at least there’s more to him than the big bads who fall into the “generic doomsday villain” category.

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Other Characters

All right, time to talk about the other noteworthy characters. As usual, I’ll start with the families of the Cures.

First up, Yui’s parents. Yui’s mother Akiho runs the Nagomi Diner, while Yui’s father Hikaru spends most of the series out of town working as a fisherman alongside Takumi’s father. Akiho is shown to be quite kind and energetic, supporting her daughter and her friends. She also bonds with Rosemary over a mutual interest in cosmetology, and in episode 23 she gives Kokone’s mother Hatsuko some advice on how she can try reconnecting with her daughter. When Hikaru returns home for Christmas near the end of the series, we see he is also quite energetic and excited to put his skills to use to make some dishes out of some of the fish he brought home.

During the time travel episode, we see Hikaru visting the diner in hopes of seeing Akiho, only to find she was away studying to be a chef at the time. He still stuck around for Ginger’s surprise party.

I like them, they’re nice people. I particularly liked how Akiho helped give Hatsuko advice on how to get closer to Kokone. Not much else to say about them.

Then there’s Yone, Yui’s late grandmother. In flashbacks, we see she was quite kind to Yui, and had many words of wisdom, most of them having food metaphors in them due to Yone’s love and talent for cooking. Yui fondly recalls her advice and frequently brings up one of her words of wisdom when trying to help her friends figure out what to do. When Yui and the others travel back in time, Yui gets the chance to talk with Yone for the first time in years, and finds out more about Yone’s mindset, and the importance of passing things on to the next generation. Yone is also the narrator of the series, often cheering Yui on and encouraging her to surpass her. She also came up with the design for the lucky cat statues seen all around Oishina Town.

I like Yone. Even though she’s been dead for years by the time the series starts, she still has a strong presence throughout the series. It’s also really sweet how she as the narrator makes it clear she’s watching over Yui and her friends from the afterlife.

Next up, Kokone’s parents, Shouhei and Hatsuko. Both are well known, running a fancy restaurant, and Hatsuko being known as the “genius taster”, being in charge of the ingredients used at the restaurant. Because both are busy with work, they don’t get to spend much time with Kokone. In addition, Kokone misunderstanding a comment her aunt made about not being selfish when she was little left her afraid to speak her mind. When her parents finally have the oppurtunity to spend some time with her, they realize just how distant their relationship has become, and both parents seek out advice from others on how to try to reconnect with their daughter.

They eventually have a proper conversation while eating some donut holes, with Kokone finally opening up and realizing she was worrying for nothing. When her parents are later offered a special work oppurtunity by Princess Maira of Isuki Island, they can sense that Kokone is troubled over having to make the decision of whether to go with them to Isuki Island to help them develop the new signature dish, or to stay with her friends, wishing to do both. After helping her open up once more, they work out a compromise, having Hatsuko travel to Isuki Island while Kokone and Shouhei stay behind and help with the development of the dish over video call.

After Hatsuko returns home to Oishina Town for Christmas, she and Shouhei trust Kokone’s judgement and let Secretor stay at their house to recover from a battle with Godatz. Hatsuko manages to get Secretor to open up to her, since Secretor already admires Hatsuko and learns that even the “genius taster” is not perfect.

I really like Kokone’s parents and their arc about reconnecting with Kokone. It’s nice seeing them putting in the effort to be closer with their daughter, and doing what they can to make sure she’s happy.

I’d also like to talk about Todoroki, the Fuwa family’s butler, who looks after Kokone while her parents are away at work. Todoroki seems to understand Kokone well, in one episode bringing her to a local park to talk after an event at school didn’t turn out the way she hoped. He tells her the story of how he used to get so absorbed in his work a few years back to the point where he’d forget to eat. While visiting the same park one day, he was hungry and decided to try one of the hot dogs at a nearby cart on a whim. He was so impressed by the high quality of the presentation and taste, giving him a new appreciation for food. He even runs his own blog talking about the different foods he tries around town in his spare time.

Another episode has Todoroki giving Kokone advice when she tries to overcome her dislike of green peppers in order to be a good role model for Kome-Kome. Todoroki tells her it’s okay to take it slow, and suggests she try researching more about green peppers to gain a deeper understanding of them. Later on, Todoroki is seen helping Kokone and the others advertise Rosemary’s fried noodle stand, and it is shown during the Christmas party at the Nagomi Diner that he knows some magic tricks.

I really like Todoroki. It’s really sweet how he looks out for Kokone, and how he relates the story of how he learned the importance of taking breaks once in a while and enjoying food.

Next is Ran’s parents, Koshinosuke and Tsurune, who run the Panda Hut. Like Ran, they’re very passionate about their noodles, having spent quite a bit of time and effort into perfecting their recipe. Koshinosuke is usually calm, but can get excited about his work. Episode 36 also suggests he might be a bit camera shy, getting nervous while trying to speak during an interview when a TV crew visiting Oishina Town stops by the Panda Hut. Tsurune is also a kind, dedicated parent, and is usually on the same wave length as her husband when they’re working.

They seem like good people, but I don’t have much to say about them since I feel we don’t really get to know them that well.

Ran also has two younger siblings, Rin and Run. Two energetic little kids who look up to their older sister, and befriend Kome-Kome. When they innocently ask Kome-Kome about her tail and ears, Kome-Kome ends up getting somewhat self-conscious about them even though neither of them said anything bad about them. Rin also seems quite observant when Kome-Kome mentions her full name, wondering if the “Second” part of her name implies the existence of a Kome-Kome the First. After Ran has a talk with Kome-Kome helping her get over her concerns about her appearance, Rin is delighted to try on the accessories that Ran made in the likeness of Kome-Kome’s tail and ears, and the kids don’t question it when Kome-Kome undergoes another age-up when meeting with her again.

So, yeah. Rin and Run are adorable, and I like their friendship with Kome-Kome and how they that way manage to play a small, but still important role in the next step of Kome-Kome’s character arc.

Next up, Amane’s family. There’s her parents, Shuichi and Botan, first making their appearance during the event marking the end of Amane’s term as student council president, with Rosemary wanting to ask them if they remember anything about Ginger, having met him before. Their younger selves are also present in the time travel episode at Ginger’s farewell party. I don’t have much to say about these two because we barely learn anything else about them, so let’s move on to Amane’s brothers.

Amane has two older brothers, Mitsuki and Yuan. They are twins, and clearly care about their younger sister. Yuan seems to be the more hot-blooded of the two, being into karate, while Mitsuki is more relaxed. While it is not known if they had noticed anything was off about Amane while she was under the Bundoru Gang’s control, they look after her while she recovers from her ordeal and express her gratitude to the other Cures for their concern about Amane.

An episode taking place during their birthday reveals that when the two of them were younger, they nearly got into a big fight over what flavor their birthday cake should be as they had different preferences, with their parents solving the problem simply by making it a tradition to bake two cakes for each of their preferences.

I like these two. They have nice designs, and I like how they sometimes get to be involved in some of the Cures’ activities. I guess it would’ve been nice if we got to know them a little better, but I guess there’s some justification since it is mentioned that Amane usually won’t talk to them about her problems.

Next up, Takumi’s parents. At first glance, they may seem pretty normal. Takumi’s mother An runs a guest house, while her husband Monpei is out working as a fisherman alongside Yui’s dad. However, we soon discover that there’s more to Monpei’s story. Monpei is actually a former Cook Fighter named Cinnamon, who wound up in Oishina Town after he was banished from the CooKingdom for supposedly stealing the Recipe-Bon. Cinnamon/Monpei was around 19 when this happened, and An was about 23 when she first came across Monpei, hungry and tired. She made whitebait rice for him, and hired him to work at the guest house. One day, Monpei tried to quit and leave, presumably planning to return to the CooKingdom, but by that point he had grown to love her and so decided to stay with her. They later got married and had Takumi. At some point Monpei also told An about his background.

Shortly before leaving on his current fishing trip with Yui’s dad, Monpei discovered that Takumi had found his old Delicious Stone, which reacted to Takumi. Realizing that the stone had chosen Takumi, Monpei chose to entrust it to him and told him about the CooKingdom. At some point during work, Monpei met Princess Maira, and mentioned to her how much she resembled Yui, later leading to Maira wanting to meet Yui herself when she visited Oishina Town. He also gave Maira a lucky cat from Oishina Town.

As Rosemary and the Cures try to look into Ginger, An is eventually alerted to their activities, and informs Monpei via video call that someone in town knows about his past shortly before Monpei and Yui’s dad return to Oishina Town to spend Christmas with their families. After returning to town, Monpei meets with Rosemary, and they exchange information. Rosemary, having learned Cinnamon was framed for the theft of the Recipe-Bon over the course of his adventure with the Cures, apologizes for not believing in his innocence. Rosemary also learns that Cinnamon is Takumi’s father, and that Takumi is Black Pepper.

Cinnamon knows how to repair Rosemary’s Delicious Stone, and brings both Rosemary and Takumi along to have it fixed. Monpei initially wants Takumi to return his Delicious Stone since he’s not an official Cook Fighter, but decides to let him keep it after Rosemary tells him of how helpful Takumi has been to the Cures. While heading to a cave to have Rosemary’s stone fixed, Monpei realizes that someone may have tampered with Rosemary’s Delicious Stone, explaining why it broke so quickly. He manages to repair the stone, and the three of them return in time to save the Cures from Fennel after he reveals himself as Godatz.

Cinnamon finally realizes it was Fennel who framed him all those years ago, and he, Rosemary and Black Pepper join the Cures in fighting Godatz. They put up a good fight, but Godatz eventually overpowers them and escapes, with Black Pepper, Cure Precious and Rosemary pursuing him. Cinnamon is injured during the battle, but tells the Cures not to worry too much, since he still has his healing powers and will recover quickly. Cinnamon and Black Pepper later show up again to help the Cures out during the final confrontation with Godatz.

After Godatz’ defeat, Cinnamon joins the group when they head to the CooKingdom to receive their thanks for saving all food and take part in the celebration. The king apologizes to him for wrongfully banishing him, and offers to let him have a Delicious Stone once more, while understanding that he will stay on Earth with his wife and son.

I really liked Cinnamon and An’s story. I like how Cinnamon after his banishment from the CooKingdom was able to meet someone and start a new life in Oishina Town. Seeing him put his powers to good use once he returns to Oishina Town in the last few episodes is also really cool, helping fix Rosemary’s Delicious Stone and putting up a good fight against Godatz, doing his best to protect the Cures and Takumi as well. And of course, I’m glad he was able to prove his innocence, and now presumably being allowed to visit the CooKingdom whenever he wants, while continuing to live with his family in Oishina Town.

While on the subject of the CooKingdom, let’s talk about the CooKing and CooQueen. The CooKing is very short compared to most of the other human characters, including the CooQueen, who towers over him. Both are nice people, staying in regular contact with Rosemary and the Cures, keeping each other updated on new developments. Over the course of the show, they start to catch on that someone in the CooKingdom might be helping out the Bundoru Gang, as they are able to sneak into the kingdom without much difficulty on more than one occasion.

I don’t think I have too much to say about these two. They’re fine as characters, ruling the other world the Cures help protect. I guess the height difference between them is kind of funny, while never really being commented on. It also is kind of neat seeing them, particularly the somewhat goofy king, catch on to there potentially being a traitor within the CooKingdom, even if they fail to work out who it is before it is too late and Godatz has them and the Cook Fighters thrown into the dungeon.

Still on the subject of the CooKingdom, let’s talk about Cerfuil, one of the newest Cook Fighters, who the Cures meet during their first visit to the CooKingdom. Cerfuil looks up to the Cures and is training to become a Cook Fighter, but is having some trouble with her final exam as she is somewhat easily frightened. After some advice and encouragement from the Cures, she tries to find the resolve to overcome her fear. When an Ubauzo appears, she is initially too scared to act, but when the Cures struggle to deal with it, she ends up mustering up the courage to help them out. With this act of courage, she finally earns herself her own Delicious Stone, gifted to her by Fennel, allowing her to help fight the Ubauzo. Now finally a Cook Fighter, Cerfuil continues her training.

Cerfuil is adorable. It was really nice seeing her find her courage and come to the Cures’ aid. And while it doesn’t get much focus due to everything else going on during the final episodes, it’s clear that Fennel’s betrayal of the CooKingdom must’ve come as a shock to her, since he gifted her her Delicious Stone and likely taught her a lot.

Next up, Ginger. When he’s first brought up, we learn that he was a former mentor to Rosemary and Fennel. And as we learn more about him in the following episodes, he starts to look more and more suspicious, as we learn that he headed to Oishina Town twenty years ago, and nobody knows why. In addition, Pam-Pam and Mem-Mem accompanied him, but neither of them remember why they went there either. Eventually, the Cures and Rosemary decide to make use of Kome-Kome’s one-time time travel ability to go back to twenty years ago to get their answers.

Once we meet him, though, it becomes clear that he’s just kind of a goofy nice guy in a cat hood. Turns out, his reasons for going to Oishina Town was to set up a Hoka-Hoka Hearts Accumulator in order to make sure people will still be able to have access to food in case a big crisis occurs in the future. He is able to accomplish this with the help of the Energy Fairies, including Kome-Kome the First, who ends up sacrificing himself in order to ensure that it will work, also leading to the birth of Kome-Kome the Second.

In the end, as Godatz’ sets his plans into motion, Ginger’s plans end up paying off as the Hoka-Hoka Hearts Accumulator not only helps provide food for everyone after all the Recipeppis have been caught, but even allows the lucky cat statues which are linked to it to aid the Cures in battle.

I ended up really liking how things played out with Ginger. How he initially seems like a strong contender for the true identity of Godatz, whose hologram also had sort of a cat motif, and all the increasingly suspicious things we learn in the episodes leading up to the time travel episode. Then we learn that Ginger had good intentions all along, and in the end, his plan ends up paying off big time. Getting to meet Kome-Kome the First was also really cool, and how his small role ends up having a big impact since his sacrifice was what allowed Ginger to get the Hoka-Hoka Hearts Accumulator set up properly. While Ginger knew a crisis might unfold, I don’t know if he had any idea that Fennel might go down the wrong path without his guidance or anything along those lines. Might’ve been interesting to have explored Ginger’s feelings about that, assuming he at least had some suspicions about it before he passed away.

Well, that’s all of the CooKingdom characters, just a few more notable side characters left to talk about. One of them is Princess Maira of Isuki Island. She bears a strong resemblence to Yui, and has a reputation for having a lovely smile. When we first meet Maira, however, she has been feeling rather low-spiried due to the stress of all her responsibilities and also the fact that her cousin Sanza has recently cast doubt on her ability to rule and seeks to take control of the kingdom for himself. After meeting Monpei and receiving one of Oishina Town’s signature lucky cats, she comes to visit Oishina Town. Encoutering Amane, she learns that Amane knows Yui, and having heard of her from Monpei, asks to meet her to see for herself if the resemblence is really that strong.

Naturally, this leads to Yui deciding to switch places with Maira for a day when she learns that Maira has been too busy during her visit of Oishina Town to be able to take her time to sample the local foods. Entrusted with Maira’s notebook, Yui learns how Maira puts in the effort to do her research and take notes on everything. Spending the day with Yui’s friends, Maira is able to relax for a little bit. Things take an unexpected turn when Yui and the people accompanying her while disguised as Maira are kidnapped by people hired by Sanza to prevent Maira from getting to a speech she’s scheduled to do at a certain time. Yui manages to contact the other Cures and alert them to the situation, having them escort Maira to the location while she manages to free herself and with Kome-Kome’s help transforms and helps free the rest of the royal staff.

After putting a stop to Sanza’s plans, Yui and Maira switch back. Maira’s butler, Genma, reveals that he figured out that Maira and Yui had swapped places, but kept it to himself because while spending time with Yui, he came to realize how Maira really felt and apologized for not noticing sooner. With the two reaching an understanding, and the Cures having helped her realize where her strengths lie as a princess, Maira is able to find her own confidence and is able to give her speech without any problems.

After her visit to Oishina Town, Princess Maira stays in touch with Yui and the others via video call, and later hires Kokone’s parents to help develop a new signature dish for Isuki Island in hopes of drawing in more tourists and show them what makes Isuki Island special.

I like Princess Maira. It was nice seeing her and Genma reaching an understanding, and Yui defending her against Sanza’s claims that she isn’t fit to be the ruler by pointing out the effort Maira puts into researching things ahead of time. It’s also nice how she remains sort of involved in the plot after her debut episode.

There are a few more minor characters left, but I don’t have much to say about most of them, so I think the last characters I’ll talk about are Matasaboro Asai, and his grandson, Kosuke. Matasaboro is introduced as an old friend of Yui’s grandmother Yone, and he also met Ginger at one point, leading to Rosemary asking him for information regarding why Ginger was in Oishina Town all those years ago. Matasaboro was also a professional chef back in the day, and he and Yone developed at least one recipe together. Matasaboro wants to teach his grandson to properly appreciate food while he is still able to cook properly, and seems to expect him to join the family business as a chef when he grows up.

However, due to this, there’s a bit of conflict between Matasaboro and Kosuke, since Kosuke is more interested in baseball, but feels he can’t be open with his grandfather about said interest. Kosuke develops a bit of a crush on Yui when she listens to him and offers to bring her friends together to play baseball with him to cheer him up. After the game, Yui and Rosemary are able to get Kosuke to open up more, with him admitting that he does appreciate his grandfather’s cooking, while Takumi talks to Matasaboro and helps him realize that maybe he was being a bit too strict with Kosuke.

After the two of them apologize to each other and reconcile, Matasaboro offers to let Yui observe while he prepares udon so she can learn how her grandmother used to make it, since Yui had difficulty replicating the recipe earlier in the episode.

I liked the episode with these two, since it leads to learning more about Yone and Matasaboro is also the one to first bring up Ginger, leading to Rosemary and the Cures’ investigation into why Ginger went to Oishina Town in the first place. So, I guess another character with a small role, but who end up setting up another major plot point. I also like how both of them have valid points on what they each want, and manage to reach an understanding in the end.

Like I said, there are a few more minor characters, like the other students Kokone befriends in her class, the eccentric and cheerful gourmet reporter Hanna Tatemoto, who visits Oishina Town in one episode and helps Ran gain even more confidence in her own eccentric charms, as well as a few other one-off characters like townspeople or other classmates. However, I don’t think I have enough to say about most of these, so let’s move on.

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Overall Thoughts

So, overall I really enjoyed this series. The animation is nice, with some really nice character designs. The transformation sequences are animated well, especially Cure Finale’s. The themes of food, gratitude and sharing are executed well enough, and like I mentioned before, I like how fitting it is that the main villain is someone selfish who seeks to take everything for himself. I feel like the Cures each had their own character arc, and I think Kokone and Ran’s arcs were especially well done.

I like how the Cures also had a few male allies fighting alongside and supporting them in Black Pepper and Rosemary. I also liked the concept of the Delicious Field, allowing them to fight without having to worry about civilians getting caught up in their battles. Although, I guess I can see why some might find get a little tired of seeing the characters fight in the same location in every episode. It didn’t bother me personally, though. I suppose it would’ve been neat if the Delicious Field could like, take on the appearance of a few different locations that it could cycle between, or something. I also like how the Heart Cure Watches helps quickly alert the Cures to when a Recipeppi is captured, allowing them to quickly get into action.

I know the series ended up having a few episodes cut due to some sort of hacking incident during its production, and I don’t know how much that affected things, but I think the end result is still good. I mean, there are a few plot points they could’ve expanded on, like how Amane ended up being brainwashed by the Bundoru Gang, or the backstories of Narcistor and Secretor, for instance. Not sure if the answers to any of those would’ve been in the cut episodes, though.

And, as I mentioned earlier, I also would’ve liked to see Takumi interact more with the other Cures besides Yui, see what kind of friendships and interesting dynamics could develop there. There were also some minor characters I would’ve liked to see more of and get to know better, such as Ran and Amane’s parents.

But despite some flaws and missed oppurtunities, it was still an enjoyable experience. The tone of this particular series is fairly light-hearted for the most part, but of course, it gets a bit darker once we near the climax of the story, with Godatz showing his ruthlessness when he reveals himself and straight up tries to kill the Cures on the spot, and his plan to keep all the world’s food to himself and declare that he will only share enough for the people to survive if they obey him. The villains being clever enough to send Spiritor to other countries to capture Recipeppis was also a clever move, not only doing something most villains in other Pretty Cure series don’t think to do, but also taking advantage of a previously established weakness of the Heart Cure Watches in that they can only receive a Recipeppi’s SOS signal from a certain distance.

The final battle with Godatz has some great moments, with Rosemary finally being able to fight with his full power again, Cinnamon and Black Pepper joining the fight, Ginger’s plan with the Hoka-Hoka Hearts Accumulator paying off and all those lucky cats coming to the aid of the Cures, even with Godatz trying to have them locked away too. The animation during the final fight was pretty amazing too. And Cure Precious gets to show how much she’s grown as she tries reaching out to Fennel using her own words, and not one of her grandmother’s sayings. Narcistor helping out by tricking Spiritor into getting close enough for him to turn him off and release the captured Cook Fighters and royals from the dungeon, and Secretor helping the Cures figure out that they need to separate Fennel’s Delicious Stone from the one he made as Godatz to stop his out-of-control monster form.

And after Godatz is defeated, we get some great moments during the final episode too. The CooKing apologizing to Cinnamon for wrongfully banishing him, the Cures and Black Pepper being thanked for all their hard work, the big celebration. Pam-Pam and Mem-Mem getting their own human forms after the events of the final battle, which both look adorable. Rosemary telling the Cures about how he always admired the Cures spoken of in the legends, but after fighting alongside them, thinks they are even more amazing than the legends. The Cures in turn thanking him for all his help and reflecting on how each of them have grown. And of course, we can’t forget what it possibly one of the silliest uses of a Pretty Cure finishing move ever seen: Using it to light the candles on a huge cake.

Yeah, the last few episodes has some really great moments. In the end, the Cures part ways with Rosemary and the Energy Fairies, but we see in the montage at the end that they stay in contact regularly via video chat and occasionally visit each other. And of course, the question of how Yui and Takumi’s relationship will develop is left ambiguous, because that’s how these things tend to go in Pretty Cure series.

So, to sum up my feelings, I thought this series was pretty good. Not one of the best ones, but still an enjoyable series with interesting characters, some decent twists and a pretty solid ending, in my opinion. And I’m really looking forward to checking out Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure. Decided to hold off on it until I had finished writing this thing, so I’ve got a little bit of catching up to do. I’ll be sure to share my thoughts on each episode as I catch up on that. From what little I’ve seen about it while trying to avoid spoilers, I’m certainly intrigued.

Well, that’s about it for my thoughts on Delicious Party Pretty Cure. Expect to start seeing my thoughts on the first few episodes of Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure in the near future!

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Continuing this post up to episode 7:

Marceline episodes (with Ice King and Bubbline) :

Credit to: syfy

This are all Marcy's episodes, if you just want to keep up with Fionna and Cake I recommend the Stakes miniseries, the ones with Ice King, Bubblegum and Hunson, "Ketchup", and "Obsidian".

Season 1: Episode 12 "Evicted"

The first time we meet Marceline the Vampire Queen she arrives at the treehouse and informs Jake and Finn that it's actually her house.

Season 1: Episode 22 "Henchman"

Finn and Jake are terrified of Marceline, so when they find her yelling at a henchman, Finn decides to take the henchman's place.

Season 2: Episode 1 "It Came from the Nightosphere"

When Finn meddles with Marceline's personal life, he creates a portal to the Nightosphere, calling forth Marceline's dad.

Season 2: Episode 20 "Go with Me"

Jake tries to help Finn ask Princess Bubblegum on a date and pulls Marcy in on the process. Marcy wants to help because "it'll be funny."

Season 2: Episode 26 "Heat Signature"

Marceline has Jake and Finn over to watch a movie with her ghost friends. When they complain about not being able to float, Marcy decides to turn them into vampires.

Season 3: Episode 3 "Memory of a Memory"

Marcy is cast into a sleeping spell that Finn and Jake must save her from! This is the first time we really get to see some of her backstory, including meeting her extremely sh***y ex Ash.

Season 3: Episode 10 "What Was Missing"

Finn, Jake, BMO, Marceline, and Princess Bubblegum must come together and play music as a genuine band in order to open the gate of the Door Lord and retrieve their stolen items.

Season 3: Episode 21 "Marceline's Closet"

Finn and Jake are punks and go into Marceline's house while she's gone. When she comes home, they hide in her closet and get more insight into Marcy's life than they ever wanted.

Season 4: Episodes 5 and 6 "Return to the Nightosphere" and "Daddy's Little Monster"

The Nightosphere is quite literally a hellscape that Finn and Jake must navigate, but what the here got them to come in the first place? Oh right, Marcy and her dad are trying to make up.

Season 4: Episode 25 "I Remember You"

Ice King visits Marceline to ask for help in creating a song to attract princesses, but Marceline struggles to deal emotionally with his presence.

Season 5: Episode 14 "Simon & Marcy"

In this flashback episode, we follow toddler Marcy as she and Simon navigate the wreckage of our world. Marcy is little and sick and Simon needs to get her chicken soup. But monsters lurk everywhere and the crown Simon wields makes him act terribly.

Season 5: Episode 29 "The Sky Witch"

Marceline needs Princess Bubblegum's help to get something of hers back from the Sky Witch Maja. The whole episode is filled with delightful Bubbline moments, including Bubblegum making a huge sacrifice to help Marcy get a prized possession back.

Season 5: Episode 38 "Red Starved"

While on a mission for Princess Bubblegum, Marceline, Jake, and Finn get stuck underground by a cave-in. Marcy gets hungry and threatens to eat Jake who also gets hungry and tries to cook Marcy.

Season 5: Episode 48 "Betty"

When the crown's power is stripped away, Ice King becomes Simon again and only wants to say goodbye to his love, Betty. Marceline loves him so much that she makes a major sacrifice and Simon gets a new chance with Betty.

Season 6: Episode 14 "Princess Day"

Marceline and Lumpy Space Princess play pranks on Princess Breakfast because she's a jerk. They debate the nature of good and bad, but really they're just hilarious and judge-y.

Season 7: Episode 2 "Varmints"

Marceline helps Princess Bubblegum keep watch over her new "kingdom" (a pumpkin patch) after Bubblegum is deposed.

Season 7: Episodes 6-13 "Stakes" Parts 1-8

These eight episodes tell Marceline's story about how she became a vampire, how she became a queen, and what happened to the last humans (besides Finn).

Season 8: Episode 1 "Broke His Crown"

Marceline and Princess Bubblegum go to visit the Ice King and end up entering the reality contained in his crown.

Season 9: Episodes 2-9 "Elements"

Things have gotten a bit wonky while Finn and Jake were gone. No one is quite like they were before, but Marceline still loves Princess Bubblegum—and saves her the only way she knows how.

Season 9: Episode 11 "Ketchup"

BMO and Marceline hang out and tell each other stories.

Season 10: Episode 7 "Marcy & Hunson"

Hunson Abadeer returns to Ooo to bond with his daughter Marceline, but will he be able to prove he's changed his soul-sucking ways?

Season 10: Episode 13 "The Ultimate Adventure: Come Along with Me"

Distant lands Episode 2: "Obsidian"

Marceline and Princess Bubblegum journey to the imposing, beautiful Glass Kingdom, and deep into their tumultuous past, to prevent an earthshaking catastrophe.

This is a recopilation of Adventure Time episodes that is recommended to watch before Fionna and Cake (up to date to episode 6). Credits where credit is due, I only put this together, and added the season, episode and description when it wasn't mentined in the original post. Also i modified and added some that I find particularly important. Please don't take this post seriously and remember that Adventure Time makes even filler episodes important down the line. Have fun!

Episodes of Adventure Time about Fionna and Cake:

"Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake" [Season 3 Episode 9] - Prince Gumball is captured by the Ice Queen , and it's now up to Fionna to save him.

"Bad Little Boy" [Season 5 Episode 11] - Marceline tells a story about Fionna and Cake to show the Ice King how it's done.

"The Prince Who Wanted Everything" [Season 6 Episode 9] -  The beautiful and sensitive Lumpy Space Prince flees his cruel parents to start a new life.

"Five Short Tables" [Season 8 Episode 9] - Fionna and Cake go on a cooking adventure to push Cake's art to an all-new level.

"Fionna and Cake and Fionna" [Season 9 Episode 12] - An unexpected critic shows up at Ice King's latest Fionna and Cake book reading.

Simon and Betty story:

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"Holly Jolly Secrets" [Season 3 Episodes 19 & 20] - Finn and Jake stumble across the Ice King’s video diary and look to uncover his secrets, meanwhile the Ice King tries to get his video diaries back.

"Prisioners of love" [Season 1 Episode 3] - Ice king introduction / Finn and Jake must free themselves and seven princesses from the ice king.

"I remember you" [Season 4 Episode 25] - Ice King visits Marceline to ask for help in creating a song to attract princesses, but Marceline struggles to deal emotionally with his presence.

"Simon and Marcy" [Season 5 Episode 14] - Marceline tells Finn, Jake and Ice king, about her life 996 years during the the Mushroom War.

"Betty" [Season 5 Episode 48] - Ice king reverts to Simon after being exposed to an anti-magic being, and gets help from Finn, Jake, and Marceline in order to get Betty, his former fiancée, back.

"Evergreen" [Season 6, episode 24] - The story of Evergreen, and his young assistant Gunther, during the Cretaceous period, long before the Mushroom War, where they try to keep a major catastrophe from destroying Earth.

"You Forgot Your Floaties" [Season 6, episode 38] - Finn and Jake storm Magic Man's house to rescue his new apprentice.

"Everything Stays" [Season 7, episode 7] - Marceline  looks back on her life on her last day. "Everything Stays" is the second part of the Adventure Time  miniseries Stakes!!

"The Dark Cloud" [Season 7, episode 13] - The final confrontation begins. "The Dark Cloud" is the eighth and final part of the Adventure Time miniseries Stakes!!

"King's Ransom" [Season 7, episode 21] - Ice King suffers a heartbreaking loss and it's up to Finn and Jake to find the culprit.

"Broke His Crown" [Season 8, episode 1] - When Ice King's magic crown goes haywire, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum resort to extreme measures to help him.

"Bespoken For" [Season 9, episode 3] - Ice King weaves a tale filled with drama, romance, and men's fashion. "Bespoken For" is the second part of the Adventure Time miniseries Elements!!

"Skyhooks II" [Season 9, episode 9] - Finn and Lumpy Space Princess work together to unlock one of Ooo's greatest secrets before time runs out. "Skyhooks II" is the eighth and final part of Adventure Time miniseries Elements!!

"Temple of Mars" [Season 10, episode 11] - Searching for answers on Mars, Finn and Jermaine discover that they must first survive a cunning Martian mental trap.

"Come along with me" [Season 10, episode 13] - The fate of Ooo is revealed to two adventurers in the distant future; Princess Bubblegum gathers her allies while Finn and Jake look for a way to prevent the coming Great Gum War against Gumbald and his army; An evil and powerful deity is unleashed upon Ooo. "Come Along With Me" is the series finale. It is the length of four of the show's standard eleven-minute episodes combined.

Distant Lands: Obsidian [Episode 2] - Marceline and Princess Bubblegum journey to the imposing, beautiful Glass Kingdom, and deep into their tumultuous past, to prevent an earthshaking catastrophe.

Cred to Antelope_Some

Prismo Episodes + Farmworld Episodes (purple ones):

"The Lich" [Season 4, episode 26] - Finn is led by Billy on a quest to save the world and beyond from the Lich. First mention!!

"Finn The Human" [Season 5, episode 1] - Finn and Jake chase the Lich through a dimensional portal where they meet Prismo, who tells them that the Lich wished for the extinction of all life. This leads Finn to wish that the Lich "never even ever existed" and the creation of the Farmworld reality.

"Jake the Dog" [Season 5, episode 2] - Jake continues to watch the consequences of Finn's wish within the Time Room with Prismo. As the situation gets worse in the world of Finn's wish, Prismo tries to help Jake make the right wish to save both Finn and the entire world.

"Wake Up" [Season 6, episode 1] - Prismo helps Finn and Jake commit a cosmic-level crime in order to access the Crystal Citadel to meet Finn's father.

"Is That You?" [Season 6, episode 19] - A memorial service for Prismo turns into a resurrecting adventure for Finn and Jake in another dimension.

"Crossover" [Season 7, episode 23] - Finn and Jake crossover into Farmworld Finn's dimension.

Cred to fandomwiki

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Never Have I Ever (2020-2023)

Episode length: 22-31 min.

Country: USA

Genre: Comedy

Language: English

The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.

Season 1

Episode 1: Pilot

Episode 2: … had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida

Episode 3: … gotten drunk with the popular kids

Episode 4: … felt super Indian

Episode 5: … started a nuclear war

Episode 6: … been the loneliest boy in the world

Episode 7: … been a big, fat liar

Episode 8: … pissed off everyone I know

Episode 9: … had to be on my best behavior

Episode 10: … said I'm sorry

Season 2

Episode 1: … been a playa

Episode 2: … thrown a rager

Episode 3: … opened a textbook

Episode 4: … had an Indian frenemy

Episode 5: … ruined someone's life

Episode 6: … betrayed a friend

Episode 7: … begged for forgiveness

Episode 8: … been Daisy Buchanan

Episode 9: … stalked my own mother

Episode 10: … been a perfect girl

Season 3

Episode 1: …been slut-shamed

Episode 2: …had my own troll

Episode 3: …had a valentine

Episode 4: …made someone jealous

Episode 5: …been ghosted

Episode 6: …had a breakdown

Episode 7: …cheated

Episode 8: …hooked up with my boyfriend

Episode 9: …had an Indian boyfriend

Episode 10: …lived the dream

Season 4

Episode 1: …lost my virginity

Episode 2: …gotten sweet revenge

Episode 3: …liked a bad boy

Episode 4: …wrecked my future

Episode 5: …been to New Jersey

Episode 6: …had my dream stolen

Episode 7: …had an identity crisis

Episode 8: …set my mom up

Episode 9: …gone to prom

Episode 10: …said goodbye

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Ever been slightly disappointed by a series ending? Like I wasn't impressed by BBC Merlin.

OMG this is literally my time to shine my apologies for the essay that I'm about to write-

spoilers for Jane the Virgin, Merlin, The Vampire Diaries, The 100 and Game of Thrones!!

okay so we've already talked a bit about Jane the Virgin so my disappointment in the series finale was because Jane and Rafael ended up getting married and I didn't buy that they were right for each other. I liked Rafael best in season 3 B when he wasn't an entitled jealous asshole. I'm rewatching parts of the show now, and I still enjoy it, but yeah. If Michael had stayed dead I wouldn't have minded it so much. I digress.

I watched BBC Merlin too! That's one of my favourite shows ever! I mean the ending depressed the shit out of me not gonna lie. Like I like the acting a lot, but a lot of the writing choices don't make sense. Like why didn't Merlin call the dragon sooner before Arthur died? And why did Arthur die so soon? Like he was king for five years, he didn't unite Albion at all. I think Merlin's magic should have been unveiled in the season 4 finale during the fight with Morgana and then the rest of season 5 should have been Arthur dealing with it. Oh, the angst! there's a really great video about it here I watched ages ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCepGCDjhBc

The ending makes me cry, but it doesn't ruin my overall enjoyment of the show, you know? (also, this might be controversial, but if Gaius and Kilgarrah hadn't pushed Merlin so hard into hiding the truth from Morgana, she wouldn't have turned evil)

The Vampire Diaries is the absolute opposite for me. I don't know if you've watched it, but this show was the first tv show I was genuinely obsessed with as like a preteen. I loved it. But everything from season 4 onwards infuriates me. This is an unpopular opinion I know, but I was always Team Stefan. Like I never wavered once and I didn't get why people loved Damon so much, especially Damon and Elena. When Stefan and Elena broke up in season 4 some essential part of the show just got lost for me. And I really hated Elena with Damon. I mean I dislike Damon in general because I think he's selfish and his relationship with Elena is toxic, but yeah. In the ending Stefan dies saving Damon and the town and he tells Damon he's the better man and everything and I was like?? No?? Stefan was 100% the better brother and I will always be bitter that Nina Dobrev didn't come back for the entire 8th season because then stolen would have been endgame. I could talk about this for ages.

And for Game of Thrones - well, I feel like the entire internet has gone on rants about that. It was just so rushed. Such a shame. Like seasons 1-6 were perfection. Even season 7 was relatively passable. But season 8? Besides those first 2 episodes? A complete clusterfuck. If they'd pushed the season to 10 episodes I think it would have been mildly better. Possibly. Who knows?

And then for The 100. I loved the first two seasons of this show. Like they're so good, especially for a CW tv show. But season 3 disappointed me for many reasons, so I didn't keep up with the show fully, just enough to understand what was going on. Some people in my family watched the other seasons so it was easy to watch in passing with them. But then I really liked season 6. Bellamy/Clarke (the two leads of the show and probably the most popular ship in the series) were hinted at being in love, something that I and many other fans were waiting for. I was really psyched for season 7, the last season.

And I shit you not, it was the worst season of television I've ever watched in my life. The series leads are barely in the episodes (like Bellamy, the male lead, is in 5 of 16 episodes?maybe? ) and his character is killed by Clarke (when they're best friends and she literally implied she loved him more than her mom at one point for the dumbest reason on the planet. And no one cares. I'm not kidding. Clarke kills Bellamy because he believed in something (I don't even remember what I tried to block it from my mind the show was so awful by that point) and then it turns out he was right. Ughh. It was so stupid. I can't even try and rewatch the seasons I actually enjoyed because the ending infuriates me so much.

Anyway, those are my main ones. Idk if you've watched any of the shows beside JTV and Merlin but I'd love to discuss it! apologies for the essay again.