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"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
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#if i could summon a hellmouth to open and swallow the entire city of portland whole to destroy the portland thorns#i'd do so without a second thought
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#not to talk about greys anatomy in the year 2024 of our lord and savior celine dion#but they added natalie morales as a potential love interest for amelia shepherd#i am only mortal#grey's anatomy
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“I love you for the hardest mile we walked together.”
#no you don't get it.... you don't u n d e r s t a n d#how 'i love you for the hardest mile we walked together' is hollence to their goddamn core#when carmilla turned her back and said this hero's quest isn't me and i refuse it#danny was there holding out her hand and said this isnt futile#this isn't a worthless cause and there's no shame in fight for good with optimism#and all the trials and tribulations that that carried each other through cried through fought through#that danny died in laura's arms in the end for#they fell back in love during every step of that hardest mile hand in hand#and you'll never convince me otherwise#you COWARDS. C O W A R D S#danny x laura#otp: the right person#otp: so you don't drift away#otp: i would know her in death at the end of the world
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#gosh they were just babies in s1#they didn't know the highs and lows they would go through#lows that would take them to the darkest place of fear and grief#but they never stopped looking at each other that way#full of wonder and awe and so much love#like the kids sitting in a karaoke bar feeling in their soul that this was something worth being brave for#if you see me watching paily clips on youtube NO YOU DIDNT#otp: jump off the empire state building talking about 'psh of course i can fly'
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#still think about them too btw#big damn soulmates torn apart by shitty showrunners#otp: jump off the empire state building talking about 'psh yeah of course i can fly'#but in MY head they got their happy ending with their happy family and paige loves emily's twins like they're her own
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we’ll pack them & go
& wherever you wander
know that i’ll follow
#the year is 2024 of our lord and savior#i am still here#thinking about how danny lawrence and laura hollis kissed in season 2 but it was cut from the show and we never saw it#and fell to my knees in a walmart#those demons in the writers room knew they could never make anyone believe danny wasn't laura's Big True Love if they ever let them be cano#they knew!!!!!#danny x laura#otp: the right person#otp: so you don't drift away#otp: i would know her in death at the end of the world
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D.E.B.S. at 20: a Queer Cult Classic
Bessie Yuill
Photo: Sundance/WireImage
There is a secret film hidden within the shadowy sapphic corners of Letterboxd. Some call it escapist trash, some call it an underrated cult classic, fools call it a male fantasy. It calls itself D.E.B.S. As other early-2000s chick flicks like Charlie’s Angels and St. Trinian’s have been reevaluated and embraced for their candy-floss aesthetics and campy wit over the years, the lesbian community was quietly reclaiming its own equivalent with 2004’s D.E.B.S.
The precursor to contemporary high-concept lesbian films like Bottoms, the spy flick is filled with something that queer female moviegoers still often yearn for: fun. That includes Jordana Brewster and her era-defying eyebrows as the impeccably named supervillain Lucy Diamond, John Woo–style fight scenes that parody the action genre in the same way as Charlie’s Angels, and a cheerfully cheap aesthetic where spies run around in plaid schoolgirl skirts.
D.E.B.S. was written, directed, and edited by filmmaker Angela Robinson. While “unapologetically queer” might be an overused phrase, it does apply neatly to Robinson. The Chicago-born director’s first project was a short film called Chickula: Teenage Vampire, calling on the long history of vampiric queer women that began with 1872’s Carmilla.
Her love of playing with genre led her to later put a lesbian spin on the movie musical by writing the underappreciated Girltrash: All Night Long and exploring polyamory in a period biopic about the creators of Wonder Woman, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. On the small screen, she also burnished her lesbian credentials by working on several episodes of The L Word.
When D.E.B.S. started life as a short film, Robinson described it as “a story about a trio of superspies who are all chicks. I love all the comic-book characters: Charlie’s Angels, Batman, Josie & the Pussycats … But I always wanted them to be gay and they never were, so I wrote my own.” Success at Sundance led to Sony snatching the short up and deciding that D.E.B.S. should be a full-length feature.
Two decades later, the joy of this movie lies in the details. The tone is immediately set by a gravelly voice-over telling us that there is a secret test hidden within the SAT to recruit young female superspies (and establishing that, like Bottoms, this is a film aware of genre archetypes and willing to push believability). Our main character Amy (Sara Foster) is an academic overachiever — like many lesbians overcompensating for their perceived failure to live up to social norms. Her perfect score on the secret SAT test makes it even more scandalous when she falls for the aforementioned supervillain Lucy Diamond.
Queer friend groups may delight over the nostalgic frosty eye shadow and lip gloss worn by the D.E.B.S. (which stands for “discipline, energy, beauty, strength,” naturally) at all times. Flip phones, CGI holographic screens, and Goldfrapp’s appearance on the soundtrack will also remind you that you’re watching a film made in the early 2000s. And many will squeal when they spot Holland Taylor, over a decade before she came out, as the academy’s head.
Admittedly, the special effects are goofy enough to cross over into comedy, especially when our girls are abseiling into a restaurant or climbing walls with plungers, and the lighting could be charitably described as resembling teen soap operas of that era. But the chemistry between Amy and Lucy is crackling enough that YouTube compilations of their scenes have racked up hundreds of thousands of views online. Their fun enemies-to-lovers plotline begins with the pair pointing guns at each other and quickly progresses to a whirlwind romance (the other D.E.B.S. think Amy’s been kidnapped and launch a national manhunt, just as many friend groups have had to organize rescue missions for lesbians on weeklong first dates).
You could argue that espionage serves as a metaphor for the closet and that Amy is such an effective spy because she’s used to lying to herself about her sexuality. But that almost seems like too much weight to put on this meringue confection of a genre spoof: Its campiness liberates the characters to inhabit a fun, exaggerated universe with no serious homophobia or consequences. Guns are used, but the so-called superspies have such consistently terrible aim that there are no real casualties. And Lucy Diamond’s supposedly nefarious crimes are all reversible — the murders pinned on her are revealed to be misunderstandings, and she returns all of her stolen goods in order to win Amy back.
When this live-action Totally Spies with a lesbian twist debuted, it only made $97,000 and was dismissed by critics. But there were enough moviegoing gays impressed by its snappy dialogue, fun romance, and stunning supporting cast (including Meagan Good, Jimmi Simpson, and Devon Aoki with a French accent) for its reputation to grow online over time. In forums and YouTube comment sections, young girls were asking, “Are there any lesbian films where they just fall in love and have fun and don’t die at the end?” Their answer was D.E.B.S.
#i was thinking about it and i came to the conclusion#my letterboxd four would be saving face d.e.b.s. she's the man and the social network#just an all timer movie
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Relationships that have real king/lionheart energy, that whole “I have sworn myself wholly to you, I am your sword arm, I am your dog” to someone else’s “you are the one person in this world I can rely on, and I am both bolstered and burdened by your absolute faith in me” vibe, but it’s in circumstances that are like. so low stakes. Manger of a movie theater/the one usher who doesn’t smoke weed at work.
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Highlights of 2023 → Kate and Kai's friendship
#but if YOU'RE the awkward dorky sibling who tries to be tough but everyone knows is the sensitive nerd#and I'M the awkward dorky sibling who tries to be tough but everyone knows is the sensitive nerd#then who's driving the car!!!!#ncis hawai'i#i love their friendship
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Mean Girls (2024) dir. Arturo Perez Jr.
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LUCY & KATE | NCIS HAWAI'I 3x01
#i would just like to say god bless the wardrobe dept for finally not dressing kate like a secretary from the 1950s#lucy looking good as always no notes#ncis hawai'i
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NCIS: Hawai'i | 3.01: Run and Gun
#this and the moment where ernie basically says kate is his genius assistant that the fbi doesnt let come over to play often#made my heart grow 10x#ncis hawai'i
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All’s fair in love and poetry… New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19 🤍
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📷: Beth Garrabrant
#I SCREAMED#I CRIED#I THREW UP??????#YOU ARE ON A WORLD WIDE TOUR PLAYING 3+ HOUR SHOWS A NIGHT#WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GO TO BED#taylor swift
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You ever been in a fandom with a big ship that makes you feel like you’re looking at one of those colour blindness tests and you’re failing, like idk what y’all are excited about it but I cannot fucking see it
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