#*little faith in their commentary right now I mean
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random though blurb but if sp actually does anything on Shitter, Elon, or AI art I might just clock out for this season y’all, i don’t think i’d be able to handle it o|-<
#if they do another james cameron diss i’d accept it#but pls anything but those three… i’ve heard everyyythiingg there is to say abt them i’ve had enough!!#esp ai art but that’s bc everyone in my field won’t shut up abt it#that and mass streaming cancellations (actually I wouldn’t mind sp getting on their asses for that)#I don’t think sp would address the queen’s death bc they killed her already and sp doesn’t just revive figureheads willy nilly#(need I remind y’all tom cruise is still on the moon)#love mattrey but after how they handled streaming wars and ukraine I have little faith in their commentary#but they’ll do what they want and whatever makes them laugh lol and that’s a blessing and a curse#*little faith in their commentary right now I mean#bet y’all 15 bucks they’ll do deepvoodoo/ deepfake reference as a wink nudge to their company lol
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Scott, Gem, and Martyn Secret Life Ep 1 commentary:
"Geez Scott, why are you so creepy?" / "Everyone needs a hobby <3"
Crying at Scott booking it across the grass to break up Scar and Jimmy as fast as humanly possible and they just start huffing and grumbling.
Scott after running into Pearl, Cleo, Jimmy, and Martyn - "I've bumped into every single one of my exes already..."
slkdjf Skizz apparently cut himself saying "I just wanna cause problems" out of his own POV but Scott got it all on tape
Skizz staying within 10 blocks of Gem is even funnier from Scott's POV because he needs Gem to hold his hand while he follows Scott around a corner... The delicate balancing act of obeying Scott's come hither but also pulling Gem along.
The dead silent push in on Scott's face when he notices Gem inching her base away from his and he's dreading starting his "obnoxiously attach your base to someone else's" task over.
Impulse: "Scott, is my cottagecore-ing okay? :)" / Scott, sweating his pretty little head off as he speed-builds so Gem doesn't catch him in the act, not even turning around: "Yep- looks great!"
Gem, emotionally trudging across the map with Skizz and Scott hanging off her.
I appreciate Gem's commentary of "How much room does this man NEED??"
Gem watching Scott un-merge their bases: "Oh, thank you" / Scott: "What do you mean by that. Why is that a relief to you."
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Impulse and Gem going over the cliff is funnier with the context that Gem's task was to convince someone to "take a leap of faith while also ensuring they take no damage."
Mental image of Gem begging Impulse to take a flying jump into the water while Impulse is grabbing her by the shoulders and trying to force her into a cherry wood boat because it's cherry wood it's amazing Gem come on slkdjf
Gem: "How much more iron do you need for a chestplate?" / Impulse, taking a moment to pretend to count: "... 8 :)"
Gem, addressing the viewers: "And Skizz follows me around for an uncomfortable period of time."
In Scott's POV, he's just watching unhappily from the distance as Gem starts taking down her wall, but in Gem's POV she actually asked him if she can move her base over and he's just like "Yeah... Yeah, you can if you want to :')" slkdfj
Underappreciated irony in Scott being the one to make a big deal about how clingy Skizz is when he's literally fusing his base's roof with Gem's
It's spawn egg-topia!!
Scott: "I'm making the executive decision to separate our cottages." slkdjf Scott recovers from being possessed by the spirit of clinginess and wakes up like "What HAPPENED last night?? What is this garbage??"
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Holy cow Martyn dropping from 30 hearts to 12 within like 20 minutes.
lksdjf Martyn: "Let's see if there's any response in the chat to my Cover Me With Diamonds achievement :)" / Gem, Scott, and Impulse immediately triple enchant / Martyn: "Oh :'D"
??? Custom zombie spawner? Neat
He started at 30 and went down to 5.5 hearts?? Geez, dude.
It's funny because in Double Life, I didn't notice Martyn taking that much damage compared to anyone else, but I feel like now I understand why Cleo was so irritated with him lskdjf
Martyn at the start of this episode: "Ew I don't want cherry wood" / Martyn trying to complete his secret task: "Where is all the cherry wood??"
Martyn speedbuilding in panic and quiet, then Joel cracks a joke and Martyn laughs and you hear Bdubs offscreen going "You got Martyn with that one" <3
sdfklsjdf I like how Martyn's idea of copying Lizzie's house involved rushing over to hers and destroying her bed to match the fact that his copied house did not have a bed
Wheezing at Impulse being just 2 steps from pushing the success button but Martyn starts trash-talking cherry wood and Impulse immediately goes "Take that back, take that back right now!" with this guttural snarl and starts stomping towards him because he wasn't cured from his cherry wood obsession yet... Beautiful.
#Secret Life#Secret Life spoilers#trafficblr#Scott Smajor#Martyn InTheLittleWood#mcyt#traffic life smp#Riddle watches Traffic#GeminiTay#Skizzleman#impulseSV#Secret Life SMP spoilers#traffic spoilers#Gem and the Scotts
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Look, I know these chapters aren’t exactly recent but I just read them today so I’m gonna discuss them today. (Chapter 38 of Lotus Eaters for anyone curious). This is sorta jumbled stream of consciousness but I like the Tengu a lot and wanna word vomit a bit.
The context is that there was a thick blanket of red snowfall. The Tengu are responsible. Chimata used the opportunity to have Reimu open a market on that day to help assuage the fears of the humans (and gather some faith while she’s at it. God stuff, ya know?)
Aya, who was not involved in the red snow problem but was quick to intuit those responsible intended to gather some covert intel to write an expose on her own people. Shes no stronger to bemoaning the rigid caste system of Tengu society after all, so why wouldn’t she want to put the truth of the matter out there?
Unfortunately she soon learns just how high up this thing goes. She’s eavesdropping all the while, only to learn that she has no hope of revealing the truth of the matter. Megumu’s phrasing “no one would be foolhardy enough” may as well read “I won’t even dignify the attempt.”
It’s gotta shake what little faith she had in the system. While the idea to calm the fears brought on by the unusual phenomenon SOUNDS as noble as Megumu claims, the whole situation was fabricated. You’re calming the fears brought on by your own stunt.
Aya knew there was something rotten at play, but to hear that she has no chance to reveal those unsavory elements from the mouth of her superior has to shake her worldview, right?
The Tengu Press Machine presents the truth as a means to control the narrative of the ‘Truth’. You can see that realization and hopelessness in Aya’s face. For all her digging and reporting and sleuthing she’s still small potatoes. A little dot of ink in the printing press. And people think there’s no social commentary in this world!
Aya has come face to face with the fact that her journalistic integrity and desire to unearth the seedy secrets of the world (even if her perception of them is sensationalist and overblown) means nothing in the face of a desired worldview and more acceptable beliefs. Poking fun at Byakuren’s teachings or Reimu’s quirks is one thing. Throwing mud at her ‘betters’ is another thing entirely.
Now in all fairness, it could be argued that in Gensokyo, a world where faith and fear are tangible forces that give life and power to many, controlling the narrative is a necessity. Fear of Youkai is necessary for the continued existence, it’s been said many a time by many different characters after all. In a world filled with a myriad of gods, Status Quo rises above them all.
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Sayaka really was a hard act to follow, but they sure did manage to pull it off.
Sayaka: I'm your helpful assistant type character here to provide commentary on things and maybe get a little shippy?
Players: Ooo, I like her. She's--
Sayaka: I'm coming apart at the seams. Oh no, maybe I'm a dangerous threat after all.
Players: Oh, that's clever. I see what you're doi--
Sayaka: *DEAD*
Players: Wait, what the fuck?
Sayaka: Someone KILLED ME. You should have had faith in me. I wasn't a threat after all!
Players: FUCK. FUCK, MAN. I feel so bad. Why did this happen?
Sayaka: Because I tried to do a murder.
Players: What.
Sayaka: I WAS THE THREAT AFTER ALL.
Players: JESUS CHRIST, Sayaka!
So now you have to design the first case for the second game, following up on THAT. And what do you turn in?
Nagito: I'm your helpful assistant type character here to provide commentary on things and maybe get a little shippy?
Players: Is this. Is this a Sayaka type of thing.
Nagito: Hahaha let's all do our best and believe in hope and get through this.
Players: I don't. I genuinely don't know if this is a Sayaka thing. Are we doing Sayaka or not?
Nagito: Oh look, a body. And it isn't me.
Players: That just means you're the killer, right?
Nagito: ...
Players: I mean, you gotta be doing something. If you're not the victim then you're the killer.
Nagito: Ma~aybe!
Players: Wait, so you're not the killer? For real? You didn't do this, right Nagito?
Nagito: Hahaha
Players: Right, Nagito?
Nagito: Hahahahaha
Players: ...we're cool. Right, Nagito?
Nagito: Hahahahahahahaha
...and then someone had to follow up on THAT.
Shuichi: I'm your helpful assistant type character here to provide commentary on things and maybe get a little shippy?
Players: No. Screw you. I know your deal. You're up to something.
Shuichi: What? No, I'm not.
Players: I know how this works. There's a trick here. You're doing SOMETHING. There's something nefarious and dangerous about you.
Shuichi: There honestly isn't.
Players: Are you the surprise killer? Surprise victim? Out with it! What's going on with you!?
Shuichi: I really am just a nice guy who wants to help out!
Players: I REFUSE. That can't possibly be true because if it it, then where's the big Danganronpa first case twist? Huh?
Kaede: (wriggles out of player control and then slowly turns around to stare into the camera)
Players: ...no....
#danganronpa#danganronpa trigger happy havoc#danganronpa 2 goodbye despair#danganronpa v3 killing harmony#sayaka maizono#maizono sayaka#nagito komaeda#komaeda nagito#shuichi saihara#saihara shuichi#kaede akamatsu#akamatsu kaede
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I recently got back into witcher brain rot but all the tags are filled with people saying how shit the show is and how Cavil leaving is the end times cause he was apprantly the only thing keeping together the entire story where he is present for like 30% of the time, And its legitimately making me question my sanity. Like im fine with being obsessed with media thats objectively shit, hell most of my favs are absolute trash, but like TWN isnt perfect by any means but its not that bad right? Has all my media literacy gone out the window? Am i wrong for thinking this show is objectively good to peak mid? I feel like I'm losing my mind.
Yeah, it's a little goofy silly that it seems like so many folks have forgot concepts like
a) enjoying questionably good sometimes bad sometimes good media mostly for the community that can build up around that media (see: spn)
and b) not posting constant hate within the tags of the thing you now hate
Personally, I came to the Witcher universe through the show and came to enjoy several show-only elements of the universe, even though I enjoyed and prefer the story of the books. I wouldn't prefer a book accurate Dandelion or Fringilla or even Yennefer. I've gotten attached to the ways that TWN expanded or changed several character choices I disliked from the books.
Because frankly. The books are great! They're also occasionally the worst. They're not some literary marvel of the ages. They're good books! Entertaining! Have some deeply interesting characters and commentary and are very, darkly funny and are my favorite books, but there are sure as hell things I would change if I were to adapt them.
That's not to say I would adapt them anything close to the way TWN chose to lol but it's just a little absurd and telling to me that so, so many people seem deeply invested in a book series (or at least in the idea of their fave meathead actor liking a book series) that they rarely seem to have anything to say about except in the context of bashing the show
Anyway sorry, tangent lol personally I loathe the witcher netflix and also, I enjoy it dearly. I'll be as grouchy as anybody when they do some questionable shit to my book blorbos and situations, but I'll still be having a good time because I choose to.
The only thing that's really ruined my enjoyment of the fandom has been people with constant bad faith takes, zero media literacy, and people slurping at hcav's boots
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What’s the beetle
Okay, so I've decided to answer this in good faith, more for the benefit of my mutuals and followers than anything bc I suspect this was meant to be bait given that (a) I never once said the title of the book in any of my recent posts, yet anon knew exactly what I was talking about (which means you already know what the Beetle is, don't you, anon?), and (b) at least two other people received this exact same anon at the same time and there is a clear pattern to who received these messages, though I seem to be the only POC who got this.
Anyway.
The Beetle is gothic horror novel written by Richard Marsh that was published in 1897, which is notable bc that is the same year that Dracula was published - but while the Beetle is obscure and Dracula is a major pop culture phenomenon today, it actually outsold Dracula back in the day; the plot is similar to Dracula in that it is a xenophobic and racist reverse invasion story, this time featuring an Arab villain who turns into a beetle and uses mesmerism (similar to hypnosis) on a British man whom he sexually assaults to help him get revenge on another British man; (as a side note, I think there has been confusion about the villain being Muslim, but as far as I can tell, he seems to worship the Egyptian goddess Isis); there is a reveal at some point where the villain, an Arab man, turns out to have a vagina, which is both transphobic and Orientalist; (I think people get why it's transphobic, but the Orientalism is in Eastern men being 'feminized' as a negative comparison to Western men being 'masculine' as part of the broader idea of the Orient being 'decadent' and 'feminine'); the book is also very badly written, at least by modern standards.
I have no problem with people reading the novel bc ofc consumption is not endorsement and reading 'problematic' (I hate that word, it's so fucking vague) books isn't inherently a reflection of personal morals, and there is value in studying a novel like the Beetle for its historical significance (and how not to write a novel) and what it says on a Doylist level about important topics like colonialism (specifically the British in Egypt), Orientalism, gender, popular tropes during the Victorian era and what they say about Victorian society and its social anxieties at the turn of the century, etc.; for all of its faults and bigotry, there is a lot of thoughtful commentary to be written about the book itself on a meta level.
However, what does and did make me uneasy last year was the fandomization and memefication of the book, which is part of a larger phenomenon I won't get into right now, and fandom analysis often focuses more on Watsonian analysis, especially of characters like real people; I'm not saying you can't have fun or that you need a racism disclaimer on every post or should self-flagellate if you're white, but there are some books where fandomizing might not be the best way to engage with the material or certain aspects of a book - like, joke fanart of an Arab man as an animal molesting a white man is a really weird way to engage with the Arab man as a rapist and animal tropes (definitely Orientalist in at least two ways), especially if you are white and not the target of that kind of racism (like, quick, why is it funny to you?), and I saw very little grappling with how maybe there should be context provided for why that shit is racist, in stark contrast to how Dracula Daily did frequently discuss the bigotry in the novel.
Like, maybe I guess people thought the racism was so egregious, everyone would get it, but as we saw from DD, a lot of people genuinely don't know these things, and that's how you get serious racist, xenophobic, and Orientalist tropes that do very real harm to actual people - we're seeing this happen right now where Orientalist beliefs about Arab men being violent rapists and the idea of Arabs being a threat to the Western world are being used to justify violence and genocide - either being glossed over bc it's not fun or treated as a joke; and I'm not saying the Beetle is responsible for current geopolitics, but while fiction is not reality, fiction can reflect, affect, and reinforce beliefs that shape reality, and it's naive and denying the power of literature to act as if that isn't true.
Anyway, all that to say that I just think people should be a little more sensitive and thoughtful about how they engage with the novel instead of jumping immediately to irreverent fandomizing and memes, especially with what's going on in the world right now.
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I've had one ask for Artist Commentary, but what about Second Ask? XD (If you're still down to answer!) Could you do "Well done, good and faithful servant" (the one where Frodo recalls all Sam has done for him and confirms to the Gaffer that he gave "perfect satisfaction") with 1, 3 (Frodo' expression looking down at Sam while thinking of the feats above), 6, 11, and 20? Thanks! :D
I’m trying to come up with a pun between “ask” and “second breakfast”, but it’s not happening. X-D Let’s go!
(Read the whole comic here!)
1. What made you want to draw this scene?
Oh please, you KNOW how weak I am for Frodo and Sam 🤣 Any time these two are being cute I’m gonna want to draw it.
But I do admit this little pause to reflect isn’t actually in the book. I made it up. Tolkien is very frugal when it comes to writing emotional responses, so in canon, Frodo just answers the Gaffer’s question immediately without a second thought.
But I wanted Frodo to sit there and think about it for a second. I wanted to linger here, savoring the emotions of the journey and how far these two have come. I wanted Frodo to look at Sam and feel the weight of everything this lovely, humble little gardener has done for him.
Which brings me neatly to:
3. What does [character’s] facial expression mean/what’s going through their head?
Oh man, what isn’t going through Frodo’s head right now?
I don’t really think there’s a coherent thought in there except “where do I begin?” I think the entire Quest is flashing through Frodo’s mind at once, playing like a loop film, and all he can do is look at Sam and feel this sudden wave of emotion and affection and gratitude that he can’t express.
It’s not that he wasn’t grateful before. I’m sure, once he began to recover, he did nothing but heap praise and thanks upon Sam. But here, at home, in the Shire, talking to Sam’s father, everything is recontextualized; suddenly Frodo has to summarize a year and a lifetime’s worth of servitude and companionship and comfort and loyalty and courage and utter devotion—in one sentence—to someone who saw none of it, someone who will never understand the true depth of what Sam has done for him.
I think there’s a bittersweet tinge to that, looking at Sam and knowing that it’s their secret; that even if they tell the story over and over, the experience will forever be theirs and theirs alone. There’s something intimate about that. No one else will ever know the tedium and the misery and the grief and the suffering and the love and the victory and the joy quite the way that they experienced it. No one else will ever understand. They are alone in this; but they are alone together.
And as Frodo looks at Sam, he finds that Sam is looking back up at him, with a soft and humble and almost questioning expression. “Did I do all right?” he seems to ask. “Was it enough?”
And the humility of it blows Frodo away. How on earth—after everything they’ve been through, everything he’s done, everything he’s sacrificed—how on earth could Sam possibly think he is anything less than an utter venerable saint?? But that’s just it. Sam don’t think he’s a saint. Sam don’t think much about himself at all. All he wants to know is if Frodo is all right, if Frodo is satisfied with his service, if Frodo thinks he did well, and he’s hanging on his words with all the eagerness of a loyal hound dog hoping for praise from its master.
“Sam, my dear Sam,” Frodo thinks, “where do I even begin?”
6. What is your favorite part of this piece?
Mmmmm yes LOL
Seriously, this whole comic turned out great, and it’s really hard to pick a favorite part. But if I had to choose, I think I’d say Frodo and Sam’s little smiles after the big panel are my favorites. It was very important to me to get their expressions right���it needed to be subtle, warm, bittersweet, and full of unspoken love—and I think it speaks to how much my art has grown in the past year that they turned out so well. Especially Sam’s face. Just. Ugh, I want to hug my boys.
11. What did you learn from drawing this?
I got great practice drawing wrinkles, using crosshatching (surprisingly distinct from hatching!), arranging stuff in the panel in a way that draws the eye where you want it to go, and playing with different “scales” of my art (from teeny tiny all the way up to normal-size). I also learned how to draw spiders, because…
20. Quick! Random fun fact!
…this comic was the first time I’d ever drawn Shelob LOL
ARTIST COMMENTARY ASK GAME!
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Hi there, greetings from Israel.
Wanted to thank you for your writing, analysis, and explanations.
There is a gap of experience between the onlooker as imposed to the insider. Not a content gap or anything like that. There is just the eminent perspective of what's on the ground.
The current situation right here, right now, makes many of us feel afloat, waiting for that doomsday clock. Be it the dissolution of the Knesset or a limping version of a civil war ( Bibi, you and WHAT army?)
...Or a case of total outright all fronts situation. (We have little to zero illusions about the last operation)
The tension here is about the future of the bearing beams of this society. As a nation, as people. As a continuity at all. The internal fight is against theocracy.
The protests continue. The acts of reminding the current elected ShitShow(tm) that we are here to stay and live and work and prosper. The public had it. We were milked dry by all who could grab and squeeze.
We want a constitution, but we also know exactly why it wasn't written as of yet.
We want definition, but also aren't cruel enough to achieve it. And we wouldn't want to be this, because then we won't be us at all.
It's a catch 22.
Anyway, thanq for writing your blog. I'll be following you around.
P.S.: Have you read about the Aviv Geffen show in Tel Aviv amidst the rocket barrages? The biggest, fattest middle finger Israel ever gave to the Islamic Jihad came in the form of a 90s Rockstar, who is known for his depressing lyrics. Iconic representation of the Israeli spirit. That's us. That's definitely us.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-742825
(Seriously though, I wholeheartedly recommend reading this short article. This is such a well put picture of our current reality. It's like looking in a mirror).
Thanq for your rime, friend !
Thank you so much for reading and for the very revealing frontline commentary. As I am not Israeli, I do the best I can from a cross-section of local press and bloggers, and it means a lot to hear from a local that it is worthwhile.
The story about the Aviv Geffen concert speaks to what I have always said is Israel's greatest strength: its sheer determination to survive, the Israeli people's own faith in their cause.
As for what comes next, I take some hope from this analysis saying if Bibi can pass his budget on May 29th, then Ben-Gvir and the other lunatics will lose all leverage over him and he can afford to neglect all their demands, reverting to his usual pattern of rug-pulling and screwing over his coalition partners. Even if it's a bad budget that gives away too much to Haredim, anything done procedurally can be undone procedurally. The important thing is to stop a quantum leap of abnormality and extremism, and that may yet be stopped. My deep gratitude to all Israelis and their allies who put in the work in stopping it.
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📃/ for any of your muses that want to interact with Kitty! :o
@kttybot | If you slip in a little 📃 I will discuss one scenario that had been living in my head rent free
Svetlana and Hellaina are probably the easiest to start with!
Svetlana: Svetlana makes her living in Pentagram City through poker, and gambling, and pool. Who knew that growing up in a post-Soviet Russia so often controlled by the mob, would lead to some interesting talents? And pool is largely applied physics, which she needed. She makes enough not to wind up at the feet of an Overlord, and works the sort of weird, inconsistent hours that make it easy to research escaping Hell.
Valentino almost certainly has some sort of club that, at least doubles, as a casino of sorts. She doesn't realize at first that the robot that works there has a personality! And Kitty is interesting, from a scientific standpoint alone, she seems so deceptively alive, compared to anything Svetlana's dealt with, and certainly more than most of the people who frequent the club. She starts to come to Val's more often just to talk to Kitty, because if she's going to go out anyway, she might as well go somewhere with a extra benefit or two!
Hellaina gets two:
The first one is sort of an expansion of this idea, and the right one of these pictures. Hellaina hates Valentino, especially now. It's been a few decades since her early fall, and she's searching out some loophole that lets her out of this contract. She's less the favourite than Angel, and plays less nice, but popular enough. She's always been good at biding her time and playing in the shadows which in this case means saving the majority of her bitter commentary for where Valentino can't hear her.
And then Kitty comes along, and Valentino has a new toy of sorts. She's less breakable than a real person, and she and Hellaina end up put in a lot of the same scenes and spaces. (Enough people complained about being bitten by her hair, and eventually they found ways for that not to pose a problem).
The second idea is probably lighter!
Vox has precisely zero faith in Valentino's ability to give Kitty the maintenance she needs. She's a complicated combination of hardware and software, and purpose aside, fluids do not play nicely with electronics, she needs more TLC than the average cellphone.
But also, he is busy and cannot always do that himself, and Hellaina is increasingly the person in charge of both making sure Kitty gets back and forth without incident, and watching the tech in charge of her repairs to make sure nothing untoward happens. That, and she's been told to study the schematics, and thus knows enough to say if something has been forgotten or done improperly. They start to talk!
#✨pennies in the well (wishlist)#kttybot#🐍 hellaina | sold her soul to take the crown#🐍 hellaina | headcanon#🪐 svetlana | count the stars inside your eyes#🪐 svetlana | headcanon
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bro bro your stuff is AMZING whatt you’re?? SIXTEEN⁉️⁉️ bruhh how are you so good? Oh oh yeah I wanted to talk about this scene that u redrew it’s so POWERFUL.. in the commentary about it, directly before the car breakdown, Jimmy said to be talking to his 20 year old self. him crying is him finally giving up on having faith. of doing things the right way. Nobody will think of him past his flaws. He finally resigns himself to his “fate,” the one that chuck told him :) where he said that Jimmy’s never going to change. And the EXIT SIGN represents that :)) So great.
In a way, jimmy died there. That’s the end of him and the beginning of Saul. Then in his next scene he talks to Kim and is perfectly fine. Jimby DIED and he just moves on I’m so normal about this,, bro would take his feelings to the grave fr my boy has so many issues ✊😔
Idk why I’m telling u this except that Saul. Is your blorbo. I thought you would enjoy whejdbe
first of all THANK YOU!! it means a lot u enjoy the silly drawings :)
ive just woken up so i will spare you a big paragraph response dissecting the intricacies of that scene since i think you explained it better than i ever could BUT that scene, and that episode in general obviously is one of THE most pivotal moments in jimmy mcgill’s life i think. he sees the way people treat kristy esposito firsthand, only viewing her for her flaws, her mistakes, and jimmy so clearly sees himself in her- it mirrors the way chuck has thought about jimmy all his life. jimmy even repeats a segment of chuck’s final conversation to kristy, saying that she won’t matter all that much to the rest of her peers. it’s such a masterfully crafted scene and i am SO glad that winner is one of the few official better call saul scripts that we have access to online, so you can see all of the little written insights regarding how this scene effects jimmy and whatnot. (there’s a great and heartbreaking scene direction of jimmy crying in the car, i can’t remember what it says verbatim but it talked about like. jimmy viscerally ugly crying, like the type of crying where there’s snot in your nose and you can’t stop until your head starts hurting. and it’s just. ouugh it’s soo so real and it makes me so so sad). winner is one of my favourite episodes in the whole show by far because it’s so so heartwrenching and ties in a bunch of facets within jimmy’s life leading up to that moment, it’s so good.
THAT SILLYFUNNY LAWYER NEEDS TO GO TO THERAPY. NEEOOOW. NOW!!!! i know, just like with heisenberg in brba, a lot of people try and pinpoint the exact moment jimmy became saul, and im personally a firm believer of it not really being one specific moment, and rather a gradual shift. but if i had to choose one, it’d be this scene 100%. he even takes the name saul in this episode! like you said, he finally accepts the things that his brother, and the legal landscape in general have been saying about him for ages, and it destroys jimmy, but saul learns to embrace it and wear it with pride.
he is my number 1 blorbo forever and ever i miss him every single day <\3
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You can’t make people love you: a Blair Waldorf playlist (x)
Text version of the tracklist (and commentary) under the cut
1. “Being Good Isn’t Good Enough,” Barbra Streisand. Like, uh… hello Blair’s thesis statement on life. I also love the sound of it as a Blair kind of energy
1. “Being Good Isn’t Good Enough,” Barbra Streisand. Like, uh… hello Blair’s thesis statement on life. I also love the sound of it as a Blair kind of energy
2. “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” Tears For Fears. Turn your back on Mother Nature/Everybody wants to rule the world
3. “homecoming queen?” Kelsea Balllerini. Well, Blair was prom queen, but close enough. Does it get hard/To have to play the part?/Nobody's feeling sorry for ya
4. “Headlock,” Imogen Heap. You say too late to start/Got your heart in a headlock/I don't believe any of it
5. “Running Up That Hill (Deal With God),” Kate Bush. As Blair like. Literally does
6. “I’m Not Calling You A Liar,” Florence + The Machine. I'm not calling you a ghost/Just stop haunting me/And I love you so much/I'm going to let you kill me
7. “Paper Bag,” Fiona Apple. I was having a sweet fix of a daydream of a boy/Whose reality I knew, was a-hopeless to be had
8. “Money Changes Everything,” Cyndi Lauper. I mean, it’s Cyndi Lauper. Who else goes on a Blair playlist? But also I was thinking a lot of that cynical classism that dogs her mindset, especially after the last couple songs
9. “Dolls Parts,” Hole. I want to be the girl with the most cake
10. “Brand New City,” Mitski. I think my life is losing momentum/I think my ways are wearing me down/But if I gave up on being pretty, I wouldn't know how to be alive
11. “I’m Not an Angel,” Halestorm. Who else could love what I’ve become etc etc. Can't help myself/From hurting you/And it's hurting me
12. “When You Break,” Bear’s Den. You keep begging for forgiveness/But you don't think you've done wrong
13. “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid,” The Offspring.
14. “Hollywood,” Jukebox the Ghost. I love the play between Blair as the singer, and Blair as the audience, in listening to this. Like, You want Hollywood/And this is real life in both that cynical, manipulative self and that hopeless romantic who literally envisions life in film self
15. “The Heroine,” Unwoman. I asked just one thing of you, to be here/Did I not let it slip that I was sincere?/That was my best poker face, trying not to care/I watch and I wait while you never appear
16. “Envy Green,” The Arcadian Wild.
17. “Cop Car,” Mitski. You know, I don’t actually listen to Mitski but making these has almost gotten my autocorrect to accept her name? I get mean when I'm nervous like a bad dog
18. “Oh No!” MARINA. I always feel like I’m the worst/So I act like I’m the best
19. “The Walk,” Imogen Heap. No, it's not meant to be like this, not what I planned at all/I don't want to feel like this, so that makes it all your fault
20. “Losing My Mind,” Montaigne. It's over, I'm fine (I'm fine)/I'm fine/I'm fine/I'm fine/Then I start crying
21. “Winter Bird,” AURORA. I’ve talked a little in a few of these notes about Blair and her dream sequences, and this song isn’t… quite as directly evocative of their content as some of the others, but I liked it in that way
22. “GIRL,” Maren Morris. If vanity's my vitamin, well, I don't feel the difference/I don't like myself right now, gotta find a way out
23. “Bad Man’s World,” Jenny Lewis. It's a bad man's world/I'm a bad, bad girl
24. “Heartbreak Hotel,” Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, Kelly Price. Since you're not around for me/To tell you, baby, face to face/I'm writing you this letter/And this is what I have to say/All I really wanted was some of your time
25. “Everybody Loves You,” The Chicks. mrs-nate-humphrey called this post-series Blair vibes and like. Yeah
26. “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor. I should have changed that stupid lock/I should have made you leave your key/If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
27. “Yesterday,” Tammy Wynette. We needed a non-chuck sad romance song. Also, Blair’s drunk karaoke song is Tammy Wynette! (But it’s “Stand By Your Man,” which I find depressing both in and out of context)
28. “Everytime,” Britney Spears. Every time I try to fly, I fall
29. “King,” Lauren Aquilina. There's so much more/You can reclaim your crown/You're in control
30. “Final Girl,” CHVRCHES. In the final cut (In the final cut)/In the final scene (In the final scene)/There's a final girl (There's a final girl)/Does she look like me? (Does she look like me?)
#blair waldorf#gossip girl#original nonsense#this is a playlist tag#images originally from senamarais’s screenshots#anti chair#eating disorder /#its vaguely evoked in one song but yk#abuse /#THIS IS IT#THE LAST ONE#okay i mean. for now ;)
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i just reread the dbd loveshack tag, and with the ot3 posts and more recent zl/zyx ones, i can’t wait for the four of them to meet all at once, it’ll be wild flailing on all sides for different reasons the rest can’t interpret or vocalize. like, lwj horny gripping for wwx and his unrequited friendship with zyx, and possible jealousy with zl and zyx’s “friendship”. wwx being his disaster self for his two totally-not-crushes crushes and this random interloper. zl annoyed with how touchy wwx is with zyx, plus lwj’s emotional repression. then there’s zyx who has to deal with ALL THREE of them, but completely misses the romantic/jealous/whatever the hell, undertones of the whole thing is just super entertaining for me. bonus points for shuangfeng commentary
my favorite type of mess: one thing happening with ten million different povs/interpretations
it's a bit tricky bc it depends on when they meet again. i think i hinted that there will be zl in the north or somehow the north visits the south, but both situations are post-ssc. you can imagine how charged those interactions will be in a vacuum - adding on the spice of political tensions and blah blah will uh. yeah.
lwj:
on wwx: yes on horny gripping, that hasn't changed. contention due to possible demonic cultivation pending.
on zyx: his friendship w zyx will get deeper, and more entangled due to zyx's developing intimacy w wwx (<- not in an exclusively romantic sense). aka more Emotions and ascribed deep meanings to every little thing.
on zl: and you know how lwj fucking drinks that jc haterade, esp with how he treats wwx? he will be sipping a different flavor of haterade when he sees zl again, esp given that the two didn't make the best first impressions on each other.
wwx:
on lwj: lwj is someone he admires, and it's complicated depending on the events within the ssc. this crush is one he still doesn't realize.
on zyx: crush is realized. oh fucking no, but he can't help himself. + the events that i have planned during the ssc and between these two, it's also a minefield for wwx.
on zl: wow, this upstanding, talented, serious guy that he met before is here! of course he's zyx's martial sibling ('wow my exceptional crush would have exceptional peers'). esp with the issue of the wen afterwards, knowing that zl essentially helped wq and wn's family without self-benefit is admirable. oh. huh. he's... he's a prickly guy, but wwx deals with prickly people all the time :)
zl:
on lwj: how did he get worse
on wwx: lol it's that funny, rude little guy - *sees wwx full clowning to get zyx's attention* >:| and then noticing whatever wwx's deal is with lwj post-war, how did he also get worse???
on zyx: kinda redacted because there's a thing that will happen in the next few chapters. but at this point he takes more of zyx's actions in good faith, even if the squirrely nature of them tire him out. and the fact that zyx's still interacting with these northern idiots makes him 'they are hopeless. it shouldn't be our problem. let's go home now'
zyx: 'i don't fucking want to be here, and you guys are making it worse. just behave you motherfuckers'
'oh what, they've all met? lol that's between them and the tudi-shen where they have a fistfight' <- still thinks they aren't part of all of this (bc who goes around thinking people have a crush on them?)
(people with better self-esteem and romantic awareness ig)
'no. how... my neural network was... it was wrong...' despair upon realizing that the shuangfeng betting pool was right, and it fucks them up that they don't even know where to begin calibrating their zl behavioral model
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bonus:
depending on other relationships that could potentially win out late-ssc
all i'm gonna say is imagine zyx thinking they could park zl next to lxc during a discussion conference. 'lxc, for as much as he mortifies me, is a stand-up guy. we've worked things out during the war. zl should like him'
and the tension that ends up between lxc and zl is thicc af
and then zyx erroneously assumes 'oh wow is this a crush? do they like each other??? that's a lotta manly tension imma leave'
#inquiry#Anonymous#on dbd#dbd love shack#^the bonus scene was from old old old obsolete writings of draft dbd#back when there was a definitive lxc endgame#AGAIN DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THESE AS A CONFIRMATION OF ANYTHING#i get fussy about it bc how i'm writing isn't like...#like i want a funny plot and i'll make the characters do it#i'm trying to make things make sense from each character's eyes#which is a perspective that naturally comes about when you start with an si#or maybe writing a realistic si lol idk#ugh i have a lot to say and i can't say it right now because things aren't written yet#i don't wanna promise things or spoil other things#sigh i guess the funniest thought is i know what kind of person i am#and zyx will not know/accept a romantic intent unless it is said plainly#billboard in the skyline#a declaration such that they can't misunderstand or be oblivious to it#but simultaneously they hate overt and overly public gestures and indiscretions of the romantic kind#so to have love they must fucking die of public embarrassment no matter what#today verm bf tried to say something cute#bc we jokingly call making coffee 'making potions' now#he called it a 'love potion' and hugged me#you know what my reflex was?#it was to bite him as hard as possible and thrash out of his hold#like a rabid beast#100% not built for gooiness#so to keep with an honest representation all romantic entanglement and its possibilities won't be the same type of drama as typical romance#but it will still be fucking stupid and hopefully entertaining
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10/4/2023 DAB Chronological Transcription Part 4
Community Prayer Line
Good morning, family. It's Inga from Denmark. I'm calling in today to pray over the Brown family. I want to pray for China and Ben, Reagan the brave and this little new brownie that's about to make its way into our world in this community. And they're beautiful family. So, God, I just place each of these wonderful individuals in your hands, your hands that created them.That wove them together in their mama's womb. And that verse, especially when you're pregnant. And when that human being that you won't is actually getting to grow inside of you. So I just thank you for the miracle of life. I think you for China and Ben. I thank you for their marriage and I thank you for their family. I thank you for China's Willingness to serve on the DABC that blessing that she is. I'm going to miss you, China. And I mean that. I mean that I'm going to miss you. And I really hope that God is going to call you back to us. But for now, God, I just pray that you embrace her and that you give her your peace, your Patience and endurance for this last bit of the race. I ask you to give her a beautiful birthing experience of her second child. I pray your protection over her and the little one and God I ask you to protect her against Postpartum depression. Afterwards, I ask you to grant her just that beautiful baby bubble feeling and that it may not be interrupted by anything else.
Hello DABC family. My name is Mindy. I live in Nashville, TN. I'm originally from Kentucky. I'm on my way back to Nashville right now after visiting with my dad and I would ask that you all pray for my family and my dad has been recently diagnosed with Stage four lung cancer. It's metastasized and also has liver damage. And he knows the Lord. He knows he's on his way to spend eternity with him. He's on his way to glory, which I'm so thankful for, and we have that hope. But I ask that you would pray that the Lord give his his journey to glory A smooth passage and that he would have an ease with it. And I asked that you would lift up my mom and one of my brothers that is there as caregivers. They are tired. It is exhausting being the caregiver. I hate that I can't be there. I come up as much as possible. But pray for my mom.
Hello. Hello. This is Walking in Truth from Florida, and it has been a long time, I feel like, since I have called in. But today, Jill, when you were reading the Christmas story, the whole time I just kept hearing Charlie Brown's Voice and it. I got a little chuckle out of it, but was I was wondering how many other people. I heard the same thing and then to have your commentary saying that you did as well, I just that warmed my heart and so I wanted to call in just to pray for our country. It reminded me that we were once a country who Preached the gospel in the public square and on TV and in the movies and and how far we've fallen since then. So, Lord God, I just want to lift up our country, our nation to you. I pray, Lord God, that you would raise up Christians That are bold in their faith, that proclaim the gospel in the at home, in, in, at work, and in the public square, Lord God, that we would be having the Spirit of the lion of Judah, and that nothing can contain the gospel from our Lips Lord God, I I pray that you would just have mercy upon us, Lord God, in that you would raise up a remnant, Lord God, who will serve you faithfully till the very end. Lord God, bless our nation, Bless our nation. We do not deserve it, but we ask for mercy. We pray for guidance. We pray that your hand would never depart from us. And Lord, we love you Jesus, and we ask this in your mighty name. Amen.
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Oh, The Fires Back, Okay, Moving On ; So I Finally Read ‘Quest For Lost Powers’ (Commentary Part 6; Fighting Fire With Fire)
<< Part 5
It’s over! The Fire Chapter is FINALLY OVER.
Let's just jump right into it so we can move on to another ninja's story.
Last time, Kai entered the realm of Indiana Jones. Skylor was un-invited cause Kai's a jerk like that. And now Kai is about to die from the fire snake except not really.
Also it turns out his powers aren't even from the snake, and he has to find it deep within himself to get them back.
You know, he learned THE SAME THING in Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitsu, so you think this would be obvious.
[Skylor raced into the cave and flipped into the offerings pile,
picking up a large, metal garbage can lid as her feet landed. Then
she jumped between Kai and Fire Fang and blocked the fiery blast,
using the lid as a shield.]
What a surprise, she never left.
She had so little faith in her boyfriend that she KNEW he would f**k up. So she waited in the back until seconds before his death.
What a supportive girlfriend /j /s
[Skylor dropped the red-hot shield and Kai saw she was wearing
Master Chen’s fireproof oven mitts on her hands.
Why didn’t I think of those? he thought.]
Girls are smart, boys aren't. That's the lesson of this. /j /s
Also I'm SO GLAD Chen, the man who started a whole race war on Ninjago and worshipped snakes, had fireproof oven mitts to support his plans.
[Kai flashed back to the smell of Fire Fang’s hot breath, and the
feeling of helplessness as the creature pinned him down. Without
Skylor, he’d be toast!]
Oh, so NOW you're willing to admit it.
By your logic, I think you would've been fine on your own.
[He remembered the time he had discovered his True Potential,
when he realized he needed to protect the Green Ninja. Everything
he did from then on, every decision he made, was based on
protecting others.]
Why is this the best paragraph in this ENTIRE story?
Fr. I never knew I NEEDED to know what happened back in Season 1 with Kai and Lloyd. He saved him, he unlocked his potential, they got out.
Because, TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SAID.
Kai devotes everything he does towards protecting others, and looking spicy doing it. He is the protector. He is the one who has to do everything.
This is the best paragraph in the story for acknowledging this.
For THIS STORY though, I wish it worked better. Because this happened back in Season 1. After several seasons, this lesson, by this point, should've been something he already knew.
[“I can’t protect others unless I let other people protect me, too,”
he realized out loud.]
OKAY. I admit. That was a cool line.
[As he said the words, his eyes glowed red and he felt the power
flow within him. Fire sprouted from his hands.
“Kai!” Skylor cried. “Your fire powers are back!”
“Yes,” he said. “And just in time.”]
The way that was worded was VERY anti-climactic.
Like, two sentences. That's it. His eyes glowed red and fire's on is palms. That's it.
I don't know, I felt like you could've worded it better to be more special, and set a good visual for the audience.
So does this mean Kai's depression is magically gone? Because he's cured. Everything is solved now. He's gonna be mostly unaffected by this whole thing.
In Dragon's Rising, that seems to be the case too. He learned to rely on others. What does he do? He leaves Lloyd after finding him.
[“Ready,” she said. “Time to fight fire with fire!”]
Yeah that's how wars start, kids.
[“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”]
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This guys hand is just sticking out on the side. What is that?
Also the torch is the only thing that looks like fire in this image.
These flames looks like spirits.
[Kai pointed at the flaming torch of one of the Fire Fiends. He
raised his hand and the flame lifted up from the torch and floated in
the air. Then Kai swung his arm behind him, and the flame flew
through the air and joined the flames in the Lake of Fire.]
Ooh, I love that. I love the elemental powers being used in creative ways like this.
Seriously, why didn't we see Kai doing this in the actual show?
(He might have. Call me out if he did.)
[“Nice!” Skylor cheered. “But can you do a double?” She held out
both arms.]
Skylor showing off.
[“My power ran out!” she cried.]
WHEN was this a rule?
This ONLY happened in Crystalized and here.
They just made up a rule that there's a limited time to the powers Skylor absorbs. All for suspense in Crystalized.
Now, I don't MIND that rule. It's good to make a weakness for an OP character.
But 1) They should've introduced this rule back in Season 4
And 2) There is NO EXPLANATION on what said limited time is.
Season 4, she could apparently have that power always with no problem.
Crystalized, it was a few hours.
Here, it's a few MINUTES.
AND in Hunted, the Oni powers didn't fade after hours, and it poisoned her to hospitality cause they had to inject it out of her body.
SET SOME RULES FOR THIS CHICK'S POWERS, AND KEEP THOSE RULES CONSISTENT.
(Rant Over)
[Kai spun into a Spinjitzu tornado, knocking the Fire Fiends off the
rim of the crater. Skylor changed tactics and kicked the torches out
of their hands so Kai could easily finish them. When the last fiend
was toppled, Kai whirled over to Skylor for a high five.]
Yay for MURDER.
Skylor can’t just touch Kai again? He’s right there.
[“I think we qualify as a power couple now,” he said, and then…]
Oh stop. After all the garbage you gave her?
[WHOOOOOSH!]
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[WHOMP!]
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[The flame flew up, over the creature’s
head, and crashed into the mountain, where it fizzled against the
rocks.]
Yep. This guy just manipulated someone's SPIT.
[Whirrrrrrrrrrrr!]
[BAM!]
[Vrooooooom!]
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...funny thing, I actually had noodles for dinner today.
[“We all talked, and we thought it wasn’t fair for you both to face
Fire Fang and the Fire Fiends alone,” he said. “Do you need any
help?”]
I do like the IDEA of the citizens being useful.
Only problem is they show up AFTER the threat is dealt with.
[“Whoa! It just vanished,” Skylor remarked.
“Maybe looking for a new place to hang out,” Kai guessed.
“Aspheera created Fire Fang,” Skylor pointed out. “Maybe it
returned back to elemental energy.”
“We may never know,” Kai added.]
Yeah, let's leave that unconcluded. At an EPILOGUE.
This will come back into play in Dragons Rising Season 3. /j (Let's see how well this sentence ages)
[“So, you’ve got your powers back,” Skylor said. “What now?”
“Well, I guess I’ll go back to Master Wu and Lloyd, and see if
there’s any news from the other ninja,” Kai said. “They might need
my…I mean, our help.”]
Except Skylor isn't in Dragons Rising. So something happened.
[“But first, you and I need to celebrate!” Kai added.
“What do you have in mind?” Skylor asked.
“I was thinking,” Kai said as he hopped into the passenger seat of
the noodle delivery vehicle, “maybe it’s time to find out what this new
red-hot team of Kai and Skylor can do together? I mean, the city is a
real mess right now.”
Skylor grinned. “I’m in,” she said, starting the engine. “No sleep
till Ninjago City!”]
OH MY GOSH
IS THIS HOW WILDFYRE WAS BORN?!?!?!?!?!?
(I'm KIDDING. I know she's not Kai's daughter. Or at least, it wasn't revealed yet.)
Why did my mind get so DIRTY with this bit though?
Protected or not, you know they did it.
Our story ends with a loving couple driving out into the sunset burning to death in the desert with a fireplace. How lovely.
It’s over!
The fire section of this book is done! Three more to go. Hopefully this IS the worst one and the others are better.
I mean if the Wildbrain era is influence to all of them, that’s a given.
I’ll probably do a little review on this chapter as a whole in the next part, with my thoughts all collected and not scattered. Then we move on to the next story.
Continued in Part 7 >>
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The Mosley Review: Violent Night
Its that wonderful time of the year again and you know what that means. It is time for all the holiday music to truly be listened to at right time and definitely time to get your annual viewing of Christmas films marathon started. Every year I watch "It’s a Wonderful Life", "Christmas with the Joker" episode from the Batman: Animated Series and my favorite the first Die Hard film. Every year there is a film about Christmas that is always cheerful and features old Saint Nick himself. Some are fun and heartwarming like "The Christmas Chronicles" or sometimes a little more funny, crood and dark like "Bad Santa". What I haven't seen is an action film featuring Santa Claus in a situation where he is vulnerable and out of his element. Something that acknowledges his legend and maybe shows a more jaded hero. This film delivered that in spades and I loved every second of it. Now it wasn't only about the amazing amount of creative violence and hilariously well timed usage of classic holiday phrases, it actually was a heartwarming tale of how adults have forgotten how to believe in good and how powerful a child's belief can reinvigorate ones belief. It was a surprisingly smart action film that is of this generation, but also fun for the older crowd as well. I mean who doesn't want to see Santa save a family from armed goons comitting a heist on Christmas?!
David Harbour was absolutely perfect as a modern grumpy and heavily intoxicated Santa Claus. He is truly in his element as the every man that has almost lost his faith in humanity and I loved watching him fumble around while delivering presents. I liked that he wasn't jolly and his commentary on the state of gifts was hilarious and true. Once he gets involved with the action in the film, he was wild, funny and just awesome. He explores Santa's past and then quickly brings back the heart of the character in so many heartwarming moments. You can't help but love David as he takes Santa on a rollercoaster of emotion and creative action. Alex Hassell was good as Jason Lightstone as he tries his best to reconnect with his family. Alexis Louder was great as his estranged wife Linda and their chemistry was excellent. Leah Brady was outstanding as Gertrude "Trudy" Lightstone and she steals your heart in the best way the moment she's on screen. Most child actors can go too over the top or completely undercook the innocence of childhood, but she perfectly balanced. She really reignites the heart of Santa and I loved that she got in on the action as well. She pretty much is almost the R rated version of Kevin McCallister. Beverly D'Angelo was perfectly savage as Jason's mother and Trudy's grandmother Gertrude Lightstone. I always enjoy her on screen presence as she nails that "take no crap from anyone" attitude. Brendan Fletcher was fun as one of the henchman in the heist codenamed Krampus. He was such a good sociopath and I think he is truly an underrated actor. John Leguizamo is the head of the operation as codename Scrooge and my god was he amazing. I loved his dark sense of humor and relentless brutality. Once we get into his backstory, he really embodies his codename. I loved his dialogue with Santa the most and especially their fight scene. It was personal and sad. I'm so happy to see him back in the spotlight.
The score by Dominic Lewis was great and cheery in the right moments and then fantastically joyful and bombastic during the action scenes. I liked his subtle twist on the classic Christmas tunes like Silent Night and Carol of the Bells. They're in there and well hidden. The action in the film was expertly shot and I loved that you could see that most of it was David Harbour really doing it. All the fight scenes were creative and used their environments in the best way. I cheered so many times as a few ornaments were used in brutal ways. Like I said before, this film was exactly what you expect in terms of action, but it will definitely surprise you on how heartwarming the story truly is. This is definitely a new favorite Christmas film that I will add to my annual rotation. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!
#violent night#david harbour#john leguizamo#alex hassell#alexis louder#leah brady#beverly d'angelo#brendan fletcher
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Dance of the Automaton cleared! (Triangle Strategy)
Two attempts. That’s all it took for me to clear the final map. Going by my “number of tries” metric, this makes it officially Easier than Galdera, the Fallen One. (That took me six.)
First, gameplay commentary!
Oh my God. The Heirophant was terrifying as an opponent! That one skill where she is able to just smite your teammates with Aelfric. That was so unfair it was nigh game breaking! And then you have mages with thunder magic ready and willing to ruin your day too. Not happy fun times, not at all. My first attempt was an outright massacre. But then my second attempt I was more careful in keeping a good distance, using healing items like they’re candy, and overall just taking the slow and steady approach to the maps.
Once I whittled down the numbers to just the Heirophant though, she was easy to take down. I also thought it was suitable that Frederica dealt the last blow to the puppet. Her speech at the end was pretty epic too.
I do like how Geela and Corentin (who are from Hyzante) comment on how their own research was used to create such an abomination. I have a feeling if I had Medina and Milo in the party they would’ve had something to say but there simply wasn’t enough spots!
But yes. Only two tries and the map was beat...
But again, I ask, at what cost?
Which leads me to the story commentary!
At what cost indeed.
At first it seems like everything is going well after Hyzante’s defeat. it’s only right that their false teachings are no longer carried out and that the Roselle don’t have to toil at the source anymore. And then giving the salt crystals to the people seems like it would be the right thing to do.
(I’m unsatisfied that Gustadolph basically pulled a Karma Houdini in all this and didn’t get any comeuppance whatsoever for starting the first war and having Dragan killed. Again, I thought Svarog was going to rebel against him for revenge, but instead he uses his son’s inventions to make a weapon of mass destruction!)
And then more reveals...
Much like what I know of Aesfrost itself, there is a clear divide between the rich and poor in this new Norzelia that Benedict and Serenoa have created. Also... for all the fondness and adoration that Frederica and Serenoa once spoke with when they were on their journey, there was a distance between them that I noticed. I know that Frederica is not happy with what’s happened to the Roselle (who struggle in the new society), and she seems more or less resigned to remain with Serenoa and watch as her people suffer more. These two both became colder as a result of the world they created.
I can’t help but think that I accidentally threw away the Golden Ending for probably the Worst Ending!
“You Live but you become calloused.”
That’s a little too close to real life.
And then who’s helping the needy who feel left out in the new Norzelia?
None other than Roland of course.
Except it seems like he’s going to use the people’s dissatisfaction as a means to fan the flames of rebellion! And he’s allied with the remainders of Hyzante’s faith, no less.
As interesting as all this is, it’s kind of... well? A Pyrrhic Victory of sorts? Like, I fought my way through some very difficult maps and then All Is Not Well in the End. I guess that is to be expected in a game with a darker tone, but even FF Tactics had some form of hope in the ending and that game had a very dark atmosphere!
If you were to ask me though, I am still glad I picked this game up, regardless. The plot, characters, gameplay, music, and ... everything else that makes up the whole package was not only worth my money, but also worth my time. It has been equal parts fun and frustrating diving into it every evening, and now at last, I can say I have completed one route!
Will I dive headlong into the others using New Game+?
Right this moment, it’s too early to tell.
But for now, I’ll bask in my gameplay victory, knowing that at least, my abilities in S-RPGS are in fact, more solid than I gave myself credit for.
#Triangle Strategy#Lynn plays video games#Triangle Strategy blind run complete#Benedict's Path#story-related ramble under the cut#Lynn is decent at video games#2 attempts not bad for an endgame
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