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hi recommend me your favourite video essays i need something to listen to while i sew
#everything is going AWFUL and i need the distraction#or like. anything similar. idk long form content that isnt super visual#literally any topic is good! longer is better!#ive been watching a lotta contrapoints and philosophy tube recently. but also a person called hoots and just like. media videos!#yes girl give me a retrospective on this show ive never seen#..... i should rewatch the vampire diaries video#nyxtalks
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i usually have several hours at the end of my shift so yesterday i started watching vampire diaries cuz i love supernatural trash
#m.txt#i watched the first few seasons honestly a decade ago w my mom#but i was like hey i should actually watch all of it bc i rewatched jenny nicholson’s vampire diaries video and it got me to rewatch
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, September 7th and Friday, September 8th
XANDER: What are you talking about? Willow wouldn't do that.
SPIKE: (sarcastic) Oh. Is that right.
XANDER: Look. You're just covering. Don't tell me you're not happy. (Spike scoffs)
XANDER: Look me in the eyes, and tell me when you saw Buffy alive, that wasn't the happiest moment of your entire existence.
~~After Life~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Weekly Drabbles #15: Solace pt. III by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
Weekly Drabbles #16: Behind Blue Eyes by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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The Latin Passage by Icymoonlight (Willow, Giles, G)
His Dark Family by EustasiaVye13 (Angelus/Darla, T)
Every night I save you by leetolgoblin (Buffy/Spike, T)
[Chaptered Fiction]
Power In Your Eyes - Ch. 1 by TheSovereigntyofReality (Constantine xover, Buffy, Giles, G)
Skin on Skin - Ch. 1-6 by NautiBitz (Buffy/Spike, E) [originally 2002, revised 2007]
BtVS/Sandman Crossover.... The Sequel. Chapter 3 by linzod (Buffy/Spike, Willow, unrated)
Twice Broken, Thrice Burnt - Ch. 15 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Hi Granny! - Ch. 1-2 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, PG)
New Normal - Ch. 1-2 by holetoledo (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
Haunted - Ch. 3 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
The Neighbor's Point of View - Ch. 41 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG)
In Another Life, I Still Fall for You - Ch. 7-8 by DeamonQueen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
From Hell with Love - Ch. 25 by temporarytitle (Buffy/Spike, R)
Under The Rubble - Ch. 40 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)
Rewrite - Ch. 38 by hopelesswanderer (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
In Between Worlds - Ch. 8-9 by babylove969 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Scoobies in Neptune - Ch. 25 by Buffyworldbuilder (Veronica Mars xover, FR7)
Mlinzi Mweupe - Ch. 6 by RobertPAllison (Xander, Avengers xover, FR13)
Silhouettes and Shadows - Ch. 1 by TheSunnySlayer (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
The Art of Dying - Ch. 2 by disco-tea (Buffy/Spike, R)
Edge of the World - Ch. 1-2 by Dynamite (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
I remember who you are - Ch. 1 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
Plenty Of Fish - Ch. 3 by all_choseny (Buffy/Spike, PG)
Diary of Dawn - Ch. 2 by DeamonQueen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
Mommy...? - Ch. 4 by Grief Counseling (Buffy/Spike, R)
the Eyes - Ch. 3 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Blood and Black Lace - Ch. 8 by SlayrGrl (Buffy/Spike, R)
A Place in the Sun - Ch. 16 by honeygirl51885 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
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Text meme: pretended to stop caring about the earring i lost so i would find it again... by sinomin (Willow, Buffy, worksafe)
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The Buffy Re-watch: S2E12 (part 2) Bad Eggs by jvstheworld
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Monster Island - Chapter 14 epilogue [book discussion] by Taake
Rewatching season 7 and I was actually really enjoying it then Empty Places happened... by greetings-feline
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Rupert Giles (repeatedly, for well over a year)... don't tell your mother anything about your being a Slayer. by coraniaid
The way Xander & Anya's relationship goes bothers me SO much... by suncaptor
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Just re-watched Tabula Rasa and... which scenario would be the best... where Faith was there. by hersterical and girl4music
Faith embraces power with unchecked hedonism but instantly throws... by catty-words
Media Consumption 9/7/2023 [S5 BTVS] by itsnotmymind
That Girl In Question 19 years later updated by various
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As You Were theory updated by various
Was Buffy afraid of Spike the first time she saw him? by chemeli888
I- I just love it. [Angel and Spike and Giles in the comics] by Imaginecoolname
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Willow, Tara, OMWF by Vonda705
Willow doing something so awful to Tara? How? [discussion of assault] by nosleepforbanditos
Buffy season 1 episodes' running time broken up by days by Tuxedo_Mark
Instances of plot convenience by Tuxedo_Mark
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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.
#jane the virgin#the 100#merlin bbc#bbc merlin#the vampire diaries#tvd#stefan salvatore#bellarke#game of thrones#got
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for the ask game, casey/derek in honour of your fantastic username, and scott/stiles! :-)
You know me so well!! (And thank you, I love my username a lot 🧡) So, starting with Dasey, we both know it's going in the "ship it" category!
What made you ship it?
It's purely Ashley and Michael's fault. Even as a tiny child watching it air on TV, I just knew there was something about Casey and Derek. The way they argue, they way they look at each other. The chemistry was off the god damn charts and that is entirely the actors faults. Even rewatching the show now (literally, I'm watching the battle of the bands episode), the chemistry between them is too intense to ignore.
What are your favourite things about the ship?
Uhh, everything? But probably the way they bring out different sides of each other. If I can steal a quote that Rose said in The Vampire Diaries for a moment, "It's not just that she makes him a better person. She does, but he changes her, too. He challenges her. Surprises her. He makes her question her life, her beliefs."
That just sums up exactly what I love about Derek and Casey. They challenge each other. And yeah, they bring out better sides of each other. And just an extra addition: I love how they complain and argue but when it comes down to it, they're there for each other. Casey will drop everything to help Derek if she thinks he really needs it or if he even just... asks. And Derek cares quietly. He calls her dad back when he sees her get upset at the visit going wrong, he spends her entire birthday party videoing it for her so that she'll have something nice to wake up to after the operation. When it's really important to the other, they will do anything for them. And that matters more than any of the countless, pointless arguments.
Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
I can't think of one. I'm pretty sure most Dasey shippers tend to agree on most things when it comes to them!
And now, Sciles! Of course I ship these soft best friends!
What made you ship it?
... I watched the show. No, but seriously, I think I was on my first rewatch of it when I started noticing how they were the best possible romance of the entire show. I read a few fics, watched the show a million times, and now I'm here, forever in love with them.
What are your favourite things about the ship?
Ugh, god, everything! They fufill like all of my favourite tropes, but the most important: childhood best friends to lovers. They're Shawn and Cory. They're Benny and Ethan. They're Scott and Stiles, and it is physically impossible not to see how much they love and adore each other. They would die for each other, but they would also do everything else they possibly could to protect the other from ever getting into a situation where they would need someone to die for them. They know everything about each other, inside and out, better than they know themselves. They're connected in so many ways and I honestly don't think that they can really imagine life without each other.
Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
That they should have been canon? That they were better than every canon romantic relationship we did get? That they are both equal and are each other's biggest supporters? That even looking at them platonically, they were the real love story of the show?
#trulyalpha#ask away earthlings!#life with derek#teen wolf#dasey#sciles#otp: tell me later#ask games#ship game
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15x20 - it took me two months but I think I finally get it
Edit 2/16/22: This theory has been unfortunately debunked due to the recent explanations/discussions by both Jensen and Jared about 15x20
I’ve been thinking a lot since yesterday since Jared’s VF interview popped up. I ended up rewatching 13x21 and 13x22, and once again, Dabb’s writing style made sense with the story they were telling and the framing they were showing, but something wasn’t sitting right. I wracked my brains and it finally hit me. I just need to get this out, throw these thoughts out into the void, so please don’t mind me.
This legitimately took me on a ride so of course it’s super long. Like novel length long.
Below there be spoilers for The Originals, GoT & of course SPN:
The Supernatural series finale - here’s what we already know:
Wayward Sisters was not picked up by the CW in 2018
These are the shows the CW chose to go with/ordered/picked up in 2018 instead of Wayward Sisters: Legacies [spinoff of a spinoff], Charmed [reboot], Roswell New Mexico [reboot], In the Dark [from Ben Stiller’s production company] & All-American [from Greg Berlanti’s production company]; Legacies is from Julie Plec (Vampire Diaries/Originals); Charmed is from Jennie Snyder-Urman (Jane the Virgin) & Brad Silberling (Jane the Virgin) is involved; Roswell New Mexico is from Julie Plec; In the Dark is from Ben Stiller; All-American is from Greg Berlanti (Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Supergirl, Batwoman)
The Originals ending had high ratings - both brothers go out in a blaze of glory, there is a hint of romance but ultimately, it’s about the brothers and the family (as it should have been tbf) - this is what the CW saw when they got such high ratings for that finale
We know how successful The Vampire Diaries, the Originals, Jane the Virgin, Charmed (on its original run on the WB), and the DC show-verse have been for the CW & Ben Stiller is Ben Stiller = one spinoff making it through, two new content shows, and two reboots ordered
Dabb & Berens react to Wayward Sisters not being picked up, Dabb almost as if he expected it possibly (or at least that’s how I read it) & Berens is a little more candid; Kim, Briana & Kat tweet reactions to Dabb’s tweet (x) -- Dabb, the co-showrunner (Singer was the other) from seasons 12-15 & Berens, the writer of such episodes like 15x09 & 15x18
Jensen states 15x19 will feel like the season finale & 15x20 will feel like the series finale and Misha nods in agreement - this panel takes place while J2 is quarantining to shoot the last two episodes I believe he says (2:51 - x)
Two things Jensen says in the video link above: 1) “I will say and I don’t think this is any secret but that there have been some adjustments made from the scripts that we were going to shoot in March to the scripts that we’re shooting now” (3:04) & 2) “Eventually once it all comes out, we can probably share what those adjustments were but it’s, you know, we’ve had to accommodate a pandemic. So, it’s unfortunate but I still think it’s gonna hit a home run, I hope, and then, you know, we’ll see.” (3:18) -- basically paraphrasing (or how I interpreted it): “some things have changed due to COVID, I’m sure we’ll be able to talk about what changed to explain, but please remember COVID, I hope it’s still resonates with the audience but we’ll see”
Dabb joked at Comic Con 2019: “If you thought Game of Thrones was bad, just wait” (x)
Mark Pedowitz talks about SPN ending with season 15 & about possible spin-offs - “I’ve been involved in two spin-offs that did not connect. We have had no further discussions with [Supernatural EP]Bobby Singer. We have had no further discussions whatsoever in terms of Supernatural spin-offs. I tend to believe, at this point, [that] the show’s essence and blood is Jared and Jensen.” (x)
Dabb gives an interview to Syfy Wire before the last 7 episodes start airing (x)
Brad Buckner talks about why the spinoff attempts haven’t worked out, chalking it up the magic SPN is that has to do with J2, then adding Misha, then adding Alex/Jack: “You know, they keep talking potentially doing a spinoff. I think part of the reason that some of the spinoff attempts haven't succeeded, even the ones that never got shot, but just never got off the ground is that this show just struck gold. The boys, and then Misha [Collins], added Misha, worked out tremendously. Adding Jack. That just almost never happens. You screw with the tried-and-true formula and there really is no formula for the show. That's what the odd thing is. It's not CSI.” (x) - basically paraphrasing: “we know how important the dynamic is between the brothers, then with Cas & then Jack added in, we know & we can’t replicate it in other projects”
Jensen tells EW: "I read through the original draft [of the finale] when it first came out just as a fan, because I was like, 'How did they put it together?' I knew the end result but I didn't know how exactly they were going to get there, so I quickly read through the script. That was back in early March. And then I put it down. Then COVID hit and we all went on break and I was like, okay well I assume it's going to change so I'll just wait until the new draft comes out. To be honest, it didn't really change. How we got there involved a little bit of changing but we still get to the same place." Dabb also says: “We did a rewrite once we knew what our COVID rules were going to be for episodes 19 and 20, and it changed some things, it did. Particularly in episode 20, there were things planned that just aren't feasible anymore.What it did not change was the story or the emotions, or anything else. It changed some of the set dressing, it changed some of the circumstances, but it didn't change where we were going or, honestly, in a large way, how we got there. So, in that way, I feel very lucky." (x)
Dabb says to EW: "Everything is pretty mythology-focused up until the finale. [The finale] is a little bit more of an old-school episode. It seemed like a lot to land all of our myth and a satisfying farewell. Doing it all in 42 minutes would have been really difficult. So, better for us to treat it almost like a two-parter, where a lot of the myth stuff, not all of it, but a lot it gets dealt with in episode 19 and then 20 can focus more on the characters and their journeys. We wanted it to, in some ways, hearken back to where the show began, which was two guys on the road saving people, hunting things. When we were going to shoot the episodes, I did a final re-read and made some final tweaks. Jared [Padalecki] weighed in and Jensen [Ackles] weighed in, and [co-showrunner] Bob Singer. We just wanted to really make sure it was landing the right way. We believe it feels like a fitting end to the show. We're happy with it and the hope is that the fans will be too." (x)
Jensen gives an interview to Glamour (x)
Jensen does Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast: “The ship has already sailed on this being the last season. Jared’s already got another show lined up, and I’ve got a few stokers in the fire. So we’re gonna knock this out and try to do it justice. I’ve always thought that there’s a possibility of, you know five years down the road, getting the call saying ‘Hey let’s do a little short order action for a streaming network’ and bringing it back for six episodes…and I do feel like this isn’t the long goodbye right now. I feel like this is, let’s hang this in the closet for now, and we’ll dust her off down the road a bit.” (x) (x)
Sam & Dean ending confirmed (x) (x)
Walker is very heavily promoted during the last few episodes of SPN and the finale
Misha after the finale aired: “There was supposed to be a different ending originally that COVID restrictions made impossible to shoot”, “But it involved bringing back lots and lots of cast members from over the years”, “I don’t think we’re supposed to talk about what that ending was gonna be”, “So in the original iteration of the ending, Cas hadn’t gone to rebuild Heaven. He had had a...there was a different conclusion for him” (x)
Plots are dropped like this one that the GA caught from 15x15 (x)
Dabb before the finale aired (x) - basically paraphrased: “nothing has changed, we’re still going to the same conclusion”
Dabb tweets out a thank you the day the finale is airing (x)
Dabb after the finale (x) - basically paraphrased: “nothing had changed, we were always going to that conclusion”
Variety after the finale aired, echoing the 30%, how they viewed the ending as well as Cas’ & Jack’s sacrifices (x)
the day the finale was airing, Kripke shared his original pitch notes & promises fans that they’ll love the ending because what he would have written would have been much darker - "I knew that we were closing this chapter and opening a new one. It felt like it was the right time to take a step back and focus on new projects, but still, keep my grubby little mitts in the show." (x) "I had a long talk with Jensen [Ackles] about it and I had a long talk with [co-showrunners] Andrew [Dabb] and Bob [Singer] about it and I think it's the best possible ending for the show. It was interesting, they pitched it to me and I went off to think about it for a couple days, and admittedly, me being me, I spent some time thinking, 'Okay, is there any other ending I would pitch back that I think is better?' And I spent a couple days trying to chase down a couple avenues and couldn't come up with anything better. So I went back and I was like, 'Guys I think it's the right one.' There's some substance to it but there's something emotional, I think there's a positive energy around it." (x)
funnily enough, on an unrelated note but sort of related showing how the CW operates with backdoor pilots/spinoffs & how differently certain creatives are treated over there as well as what they consider will generate more $ (the backdoor pilot had high ratings) - the Arrow spinoff, Green Arrow & The Canaries was not picked up but they considered moving it to HBO Max before scrapping it altogether, which took them forever to decide (x) (x)
Jared loves the finale, thinks it’s the right ending
Jensen has not said a word about the finale or Dean’s ending since it aired (except that one instagram pic we all know about)
Misha loved Cas’ ending in that it was right for the character, sacrificing himself nobly and that his words led to the boys & Jack saving the world
I know there’s many more things I didn’t include in this list like: Samantha Ferris confirming that pre-COVID & post-COVID they were not asked to come back, that Jensen initially didn’t like the ending when it was pitched to him & Jared (though as of this moment, he has not said explicitly what he didn’t like about it), that Jared’s VF interview just came out where he stated he thought Sam had the right ending, Dabb has not said a word, Singer has also not said a word (that I know of anyway), the CW has not said a word (again, not that I know of), Jim Michaels is an ass, so is Adam Williams, Misha posted a video to try to stop the conspiracy theory about the spanish dubbing of 15x18 & attributed it to a rogue translator, he then apologized and listened to fans since he realized fans were upset about way more than that particular piece of it, and everyone else has stayed virtually silent about the finale and what happened.
I do want to mention this:
Jensen said up above that they could probably talk about what the changes were -> Misha says he doesn’t think they’re supposed to talk about it & Jensen has not said a word since the finale aired
Jared & Misha have talked openly about liking their endings for their characters & Jensen has not said a word other than previously stating that he expects there might possibly be a limited series run or reboot a few years down the line
No one involved with the show, past or present, has said anything resembling negative or critical (or really, at this point, logical) in any way, shape or form about the finale
Pedowitz & the network have not said a word (that I’m aware of)
So, before this post, I personally would have loved to find out:
why they thought Dean dying that way was a good ending & a true one for the character -- from a rando bad guy & on a milk run hunt
why they thought Sam would want to honor Dean by living a miserable and depressed life in a way that he thinks (note that Dean never said) would make Dean happy but obviously not himself
why they thought the line “Cas helped” & Dean’s little smile would be enough to close out the Castiel part of the Dean arc (despite Misha not being there due to COVID restrictions) if they were focusing on closing up the emotional aspect of the boys’ journey
why they thought Jack rebuilding Heaven before Dean got there & it’s implied he got Cas out of the Empty would be enough to close out the Jack-being-their-kid arc (despite Alex not being there due to COVID restrictions) if they were focusing on closing up the emotional aspect of the boys’ journey
why they dropped Eileen and Sam’s acknowledgement of her existence never mind the importance she had in his life if they were focusing on closing up the emotional aspect of the boys’ journey
why they thought Lucifer mentioning Chuck had sprung him from the Empty in 15x19 would be enough to close out The Empty arc (despite COVID restrictions) if they were focusing on closing up the lore aspect of the boys’ journey
why they thought that Chuck was the ultimate Big Bad when they mentioned back in season 13 that Chuck and Amara did not have power over the Empty, then in the same season proceeded to show The Empty overtaking Heaven, then Death’s Library in 15x17 while killing reapers left and right, then “you made it loud” in 15x18 after Jack explodes but The Empty is still powerful enough to be summoned to take Billie and Castiel later in the same episode
why a random monster would be the one to take out Dean Winchester when he has taken on God, Lucifer, archangels, angels, demons, the King of Hell, a 300 year old witch, werewolves, Alphas, vampires, witches, ghosts, & many other monsters - when he has taken out vampire nests on his own (think season 6, despite the vampire blood in his system at the time), the Stine family & their mansion full of guards (despite having the MOC on his arm, it didn’t make him more powerful or a better fighter, it only made him more bloodthirsty and more enraged, increasing the desire to kill)
why Sam would not call for help when Dean was hurt and then confirms he’s dying - did they not bring their phones in with them?
why they thought Dean’s injury would be fatal when it clearly wasn’t
why they thought Dean shouldn’t die to protect his brother or the kids or even a cow in that barn but to a senseless movement (I do sideye that a vampmime unable to speak was the one to kill Dean who infamously hasn’t been able to speak on other certain matters rather than Jenny herself)
why they brought back Eileen into the narrative if her presence was not going to have some lasting impact on Sam’s journey - how did it affect his growth or his character, influence his actions? Does he decide to fight harder to get her back along with everyone else? What does his experience Does he feel better for having known her? Did he leave the life to not only honor Dean but Eileen as well since maybe she never came back? Does he ever use ASL again after learning it from her?
why they decided to make Sam and Eileen’s relationship romantic that late in the story if there was not going to be any follow through
why Sam stuck to texting Eileen as they sped towards her home if Billie Chuck was Thanos snapping people - why did he not call her since it was so urgent?
why they decided to have Castiel confess his love to Dean - outside of The Empty part of this arc, why have his confession be the factor that summons The Empty, that his “just saying it” would be what makes him happiest enough when he was already saving Dean and sacrificing himself for him?
why they decided to bring Jack back, have him excommunicated from the family be Dean in dialogue, never have the conflict between them resolved by Dean assuring him he is indeed family, when he’s said he is family before & that Jack is their kid, if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ emotional journey
why they never showed Dean & Sam discussing Cas’ confession or the words he said to Dean about himself if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ emotional journey
why Dean & Sam never discussed Eileen again after 15x18 when we were given the approval talks from Dean to Sam in 15x07 & 15x08 if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ emotional journey
why Dean & Sam don’t ask Jack to bring back the people they’ve lost, to eradicate the monsters from the world, or to even help Kevin if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ lore and emotional journeys
why they showed the crossroads demon taking the girl away in 15x15
why they never had Sam or Dean talking to Jody or Claire ever again if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ emotional journey
why they never had Dean asking where anyone else was like Ellen or Jo when seeing the Road House in Heaven if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ emotional journey
why they never had Sam asking “wait, this is Heaven?” since he never knew about the changes Jack & Cas made when seeing Dean again if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ narrative soundly
why Dabb tweeted out his thank you’s hours before the finale aired but not right before it did, while it was airing, or right after
why Kripke tweeted the day of the finale’s airing that fans would love this ending since his would have been darker
why Jensen thought they would be able to talk about the changes COVID forced them to make after the finale aired
why Misha says after the finale aired that they’re not really supposed to talk about it
why Jared thinks this is a sound ending to his character’s journey
why Jared thinks that Sam was honoring what Dean would have wanted by not settling down with someone in the life when both boys have mentioned quite a few times in dialogue, for themselves and each other
why Kripke/Singer/Dabb thinks this was a fitting ending for the boys’ journey
why the 30% think this is a true ending despite the obvious plot holes, the dropped character development, and the ending not making sense to the narrative/story they’ve been telling the last few years
why if Chuck is a stand-in for the network and Dabb knew the ending they would have to give due to network demands, did he not only write the ending this way but also talk about it in multiple interviews saying they were always moving towards this ending, it’s always been about the brothers, and this is a true ending
why they had Dean question his ending at all if that is his true ending
why Jensen thought Dean’s ending had changed from going out in a blaze of glory to something else
why Jared said before he & Jensen knew what the ending would be that he thought Sam should “keep fighting”
why they strongly hinted at a leader arc for Sam the last few seasons
why they strongly hinted at Dean being strongly affected by Cas’ death/absence starting with season 13
why Jensen, Misha, and other cast members were instructed to “eye fuck”
why they chose to keep the ending ambiguous for both boys if they were focusing on closing up the boys’ lore and emotional journeys and making it a finality as Dabb said
why people are surprised that some fans are still upset to this day over the finale/ending and how bad it was considering the show ran for 15 years and had a very loyal fan base that the show not only knew existed but interacted & engaged with for many of those years
why no one other than Jared & Kripke that was officially involved with the show is talking about it
why Jensen still has not said a word about the finale if he thought fans were going to love it after having Kripke tell him the same thing (I suspect because he knows no matter what he says, agreement or disagreement, it will make some people pissed off so he stays quiet, he said all he needed to before the finale aired, and he’s moving on - at least that’s my take on it anyways)
why the network has not said a word despite the reactions after the finale aired & the ensuing movements/trends
why they aimed to only please 30% of their known audience, why that number was not a little higher
why the big secret of everything that was changed, why Cas’ ending changed, who was meant to be in the finale & how it was supposed to end if the show is over & has finality, that the boys’ lore and emotional journeys are concluded & it was a true ending
why the silence? even D&D have spoken on the GoT ending by now, it’s only been a couple of months since the airing of the SPN finale but fans’ passionate responses and dislike of that finale does not show any sign of dying out or slowing down - so why the silence?
why (again) that ending? that true ending where both boys’ character & story development are dropped? where important characters are missing? where some points of the plot have not been closed, if they were focusing on closing out the boys’ lore & emotional journeys? if again it’s a true ending & there is finality?
I had so many questions and I had a pretty good idea what the answer was to most of them (as you guys do, too, I’m sure) but until someone comes out and says this happened because of this, this, and this, we won’t ever really know.
Until I saw something that I just cannot get out of my head and totally turned every thought I had about Dabb, the show, the network, Jared’s comments, Dean’s ending -- all of it right on its head.
COVID: We all know that COVID has been to blame for what happened, why certain characters weren’t in the finale. Welp, here’s what I think about that:
I suspect that COVID did affect the ending but not in the way you’re thinking. Not to discount the new restrictions which did prevent certain cast members from being able to film but it also affected the production in other ways as well.
Let’s pretend COVID hadn’t happened at all (God don’t we all wish). What would be different? The finale would have been shot as intended, it would have aired in May (I think), and live cons & panels would still be going on. Cast members wouldn’t have had to quarantine for 2 weeks prior to shooting, no adjustments would have needed to be made to the scripts at all, and Walker would have remained on its natural trajectory.
But as we know, COVID did happen. The world shut down, all productions were put on pause as well as all other businesses and occupations. That means anything that wasn’t shot for these productions or was in the middle of production would be affected. Some things that were already shot were affected in the post-production phase (take The Walking Dead season 10 finale for example) and got delayed. The movie release dates kept getting pushed back, some films had no choice but to move their releases to streaming networks just in order to survive. We know that COVID has hit everyone financially, individually, their families, their jobs, and their businesses, not just big corporations and production studios. In that video link above, Jensen is asked about the brewery during COVID and he even mentions that thankfully, they had just gotten canning machines right before COVID hit.
From a production aspect, we know how COVID affected it. But for SPN and then Walker, it hit especially hard. They now had these factors to contend with:
Jared had a new show he was moving onto (I’m not sure if January 2021 was the initial premiere date they had shot for but I’m sure production must have gotten pushed back)
Jensen was joining The Boys (not sure when this decision was made, I know he announced it in August 2020, but not sure how long the talks were before then)
Filming resumed (but with restrictions) in August 2020, with J2 doing the mandatory 2 week quarantine (video link above)
Production on other CW shows (& all shows, lbr) were slowly coming back but premiere dates for new seasons were being pushed back so they could get the actual productions done - think season 3 of Legacies which is supposed to air this month
No one knew how long COVID would be around or if there would be a vaccine soon that would be available to the public
Actors still had to be paid for the 2 week quarantine (as one would expect)
Since there is no real new content to speak of, not many people are tuning in - a lot of people heavily relied on streaming services while the world was on pause
The 100, another fan favorite show on the CW, was ending its 7 year run at the end of September (I’m sure the network knew by this point what JRoth’s planned ending would be and what would happen in that episode before it & that they might lose some viewers for that show) - and funnily enough that Jared’s new costar had been a part of
new seasons of Flash, Legends Of Tomorrow & Supergirl have not come back yet since their productions were delayed; Arrow is no longer on the table or even the spinoff (link above)
Ruby Rose had announced in May 2020 that she was not returning to Batwoman, meaning the role had to be recast or the story had to be rebooted (they chose to do the latter)
SPN, one of their fan favorite shows & an OG crossover from the WB (last of a dying breed so to speak), is ending after a successful 15 year run - though one of the stars is staying with the network and headlining one of their new shows
due to the change in demand as a result of the pandemic, other networks are now moving into the streaming game as survival (think Discovery +, NBC, CBS, etc - tho tbf the battle for content was already going this way thanks to AppleTV & Disney+, but don’t be surprised when more mainstream networks start changing to this, expecting you to pay for monthly access to their content outside of your cable bill)
A lot of people talk about the CW using the downtime during the pandemic to look at SPN’s actual ending and going “nope, get rid of the gay, Dean has to die, play ‘Carry On My Wayward Son’, twice, got me?” I’m not saying they’re wrong (I actually think the network did interfere with some of these) but some of these other factors definitely contributed to what the hell happened with that finale and why it feels so different compared to season 15, the last few seasons, even 15x19 itself. Especially when we see Dabb’s writing style for the last 12 years, and Singer’s visual style when he directs. Not to mention they were the showrunners since season 12 and where they took the show in that time frame.
If Walker was always set to premiere in January 2021 (or let’s say earlier, like for the Fall 2020 lineup), had COVID not happened, they would have had time to promote the show like normal and do their usual PR, production would have resumed like normal, none of their other shows would have delayed productions either, and their dates and numbers wouldn’t be skewed in any way. There would be no pressure of Jensen or any of the other talent moving onto other projects/studios/networks/production companies that have their own production issues due to COVID (again, I don’t know when The Boys decision was made but I’m sure it wasn’t a discussion that suddenly happened the day before Jensen announced it). The guys did interviews still from home but that’s not the same as doing a press junket or attending a premiere or getting out in the public eye to promote, promote, promote (though the cast did do this before season 15 aired but due to COVID, the length of time that delayed production, they could not do this for the last block of episodes when they returned & keep fresh in viewer’s minds like maybe they would have been able to pre-COVID, watch they won’t be able to for any of their returning shows either).
Now seeing it through that lens, how can they fix this? How can they make sure to get a guaranteed viewership that they haven’t had time to go and promote for? Social media/the internet is a given and would have been used regardless of COVID but now they also don’t have the cons the guys go out and usually do, they can’t connect with viewers that way either (though the guys did do panels, M & G’s from home). They don’t have anything else on the docket really that they can use as a vehicle to get Walker and any other new shows ramping up in the promotion department to get viewers away from streaming services (that aren’t theirs) & other networks, to keep them watching not only what will be coming back on the air (eventually) but also any new content they are trying to put in front of you.
So we get this for SPN’s series ending:
What does this achieve (what it puts into the heads of the viewers):
A strong relationship between brothers is being viewed
While Dean is having the emotional death monologue, we get to see Jared’s acting shining through as much as Jensen’s
“Let me look at you” “There he is” “My baby brother” “I’m so proud of you, Sam” “I’ve always looked up to you” “It was always been you and me. It’s always been you and me” (x)
They talk about the pilot episode where Dean goes to get Sam from school, Sam mentions the Woman In White from that episode, they talk about John and how Sam stood up to him circa what the dynamic was between John and Sam in the first season - notice how Dean mentions “I don’t know you did that” which brings his dynamic with both John & Sam circa back to the 1st season - the pilot started Sam-centric - they use dialogue from the 1st season: “I don’t want to do this alone” “Yes, you can” “Well, I don’t want to”
Sam is about to deal with the death of the other main character in his life & it will affect how his life continues - “Hey, I’m not leaving you. I will be with you right here. Every day. Every day you’re out there and living and you’re fighting. You always keep fighting. You hear me? I’ll always be there. I’ll be there every step. I love you so much. My baby brother.”
After this, we get Dean’s hunter funeral, Sam shutting down the bunker, leaving, & we see the life montage Sam has before he ultimately dies and joins Dean in Heaven. Interspersed with it is the conversation Dean has with Bobby once he gets to Heaven and then his 40 year drive. And what plays during Sam’s life montage? “Carry On My Wayward Son”, the theme for SPN itself.
It has become a Sam-centric episode again featuring a little Dean, just like the pilot.
Bonus:
Now that it aired and the show is over, almost two months down the road, what do we see in the first official promos from Walker? What do we already know about the show before it’s even premiered?:
Walker has lost his wife because he “didn’t protect her” - he’s left behind
He still sees his wife (we know Gen will most likely be in flashbacks outside of the premiere episode) - she’s still with him
“You’re chasing ghosts! She is gone and there is nothing you can do about it.” (x) - title of this promo “Moving On” & title cards “Moving on takes letting go” interspersed with Cordell talking about him missing his wife & shots of his wife - this was promo premiered 12/16/20
Another brother relationship
his brother is grabbing him like he & Dean used to do to each other, they are having a broment
the series is about Cordell Walker, he’s the center of the story, played by Jared
See anything similar to the list above?
Now compare the promo that premiered last week to the December promo linked above (x) - has a completely different feel to it, doesn’t it? His wife & loss are barely mentioned
Why the difference? One, because they knew SPN viewers (regardless of the backlash from the finale) were still feeling the loss of that show due to how they saw fans reacted to the announcement of season 15 being their last, they did not have any heavy hitters airing at that moment plus the holidays, they knew viewers are inside due to the cold & COVID which was rising again, they knew viewers would be watching more cable programming due to the holidays (think Hallmark Christmas movies, Freeform, etc) & the backlash for the show from some of the viewership (30% isn’t enough, no matter what that 30% itself tries to tell you) that they needed to regain to get Walker to hit the ground running.
One part of Dean’s death I’d like to focus on are these lines & this one factor:
“I’m fading pretty quick. There’s some things I need for you to hear so come here.” - he’s not fading, he has time for a monologue
“Oh man, I did not think this would be the day. But it is. It is and...that’s okay.”
“I need you to... I need you to promise me. I need you to tell me that it’s okay. I need you to tell me that it’s okay. Look at me. Look at me. I need, I need... I need you to tell me that it’s okay. You tell me that it’s okay.” “Dean...it’s okay. You can go now.”
Dean’s theme does not start until after Dean says “that’s okay” - it gets close plenty of times in the beginning of the scene but never actually starts until after that line
Remember Dabb joked “If you thought Game of Thrones was bad, just wait”? (link above) We know that Misha and Jensen have watched GoT. The show itself has made quite a few GoT references. And what happened in the series finale of GoT? This scene (x)
If you watched GoT, remember how out of place this part felt? How the dialogue didn’t seem to match what the hell had happened? How Jon seemed to be defending Dany’s actions when his character would never have done so before that moment? How Tyrion says this line above?
They were breaking the fourth wall, enacting Tyrion as the writers’ mouthpiece and Jon as the audience’s mouthpiece. Because they knew fans of Dany (namely the GA) would be shocked at what Dany had one, and what was still to come. Bryan Cogman confirms what the aim of the show was, to make people think (x) & that the writers were going to challenge the audience for rooting Dany on before this, as confirmed by Kit Harington (x).
You know what other show is infamous for breaking the fourth wall sometimes?
So now look at those lines again, look at how Dean’s theme starts up, look at the scene (linked above) and notice Dean looking away from Sam, behind the camera at 3:12. Singer is directing the episode, the editors left it in, and this aired. Now notice what he says as he does this: “Oh man, I did not think this would be the day. But it is.” - then what does he do, he goes back to talking to Sam, but looking down. “It is and...that’s okay.” Then we see Sam’s face again.
This them breaking the fourth wall (why else is Dean looking in that direction during his death scene? How does that add emotionally to the scene or help tell the story? No other characters or events are back there).
This is the writers saying to you: “We didn’t think it would end like this. But it’s happening and it is what it is, we’re going to do it.” Maybe they planned for Dean to die all along (I still don’t think they did but I don’t know that definitively, other than what the show’s story told us) but they didn’t plan for it to go like this.
Then Dean says this after we see Sam’s face: ““I need you to... I need you to promise me. I need you to tell me that it’s okay. I need you to tell me that it’s okay. Look at me. Look at me. I need, I need... I need you to tell me that it’s okay. You tell me that it’s okay.” - this is Dean talking to the writers
The writers back to Dean: “Dean...it’s okay. You can go now.”
This is why the forehead touch. This is why the hands shots. This is why Sam is that emotional (besides losing his brother). This is why Dean has that little smile before he covers Sam’s hand with his. This is why Dean’s theme doesn’t start until after what the writers say to the audience, the “that’s okay” because after that was their goodbye to Dean.
“Goodbye, Sam”
Now think, if Dean was your character that you wrote for and you truly loved him (or even say if he was real and right there in front of you), how would you send him off if you and he could talk directly? What would be the truest thing you could do for him? If you couldn’t let him live or give him anything he wanted or deserved in the end?
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Baby is there, Baby makes him happy. He has the Road House. He gets to see Bobby again. His parents are happy and live down the road. Jack rebuilt Heaven for him. “Cas helped” implying that Cas is out of The Empty. They chose to purposely play Kansas’ version of the theme here and have Dean say “I love this song” right after the lyric “There will be peace when you are done” (this may not have happened while they shot it, but they purposely edited it this way).
The hunter funeral shot isn’t just meant to be a transition to Heaven or even a transition to POV shot. It’s also indicating that something is shifting here. We know how long it takes them to burn bodies in the show (see Mary’s and Cas’ funerals for reference) - look at how it becomes an overhead shot and how quickfully (and almost artfully if that’s the right word) the flames engulf Dean’s body. Then we get a sort of white fade if you will.
Then: “Well, at least I made it to Heaven.”
And who did they choose to greet him in Heaven?
Who was named after Robert Singer as we know. And who directed the episode? That’s right, this guy. And how long has Singer been with the show? Since the beginning.
“Yep.” “What memory is this?” “It ain’t you, idjit.” “Yeah it is, ‘cause last I heard you were in Heaven’s lockup.” “I was. Now I’m not. That kid of yours, before he went wherever, he made some changes here. Busted my ass out. And then he, well...he set some things right. Tore down all the walls up here. Heaven just ain’t reliving your golden oldies anymore. It’s what it always should’ve been. Everyone happy. Everyone together.” “It ain’t just Heaven, Dean. It’s the Heaven you deserve.” - look at this dialogue, this is once again the writers/Singer talking to Dean directly
And who’s that in the shot in the background during the pie festival scene in the beginning of the episode?
Singer himself (x). These scenes parallel. Dean is having his favorite dessert: pie. Instead of Bobby handing it to him, it’s Sam. They sit on a bench outside of a restaurant (it looks like?) They included Singer in this shot for a reason, behind Dean to his left. Then in Heaven we have Bobby handing Dean one of his favorite drinks: beer. They’re sitting in chairs outside of Harvelle’s roadhouse. You know what else parallels?:
“I just... I think about Cas, you know? Jack... If they could be here.” “Yeah. Yeah, I know, I think about ‘em, too. You know what, that pain’s not gonna go away. Right? But if we don’t keep living, then all that sacrifice is gonna be for nothing. So quit being a freaking Eeyore, alright? Get into this.” “Yeah, you’re right.” *Dean has Sam smushing pie into his face*
“So Jack did all that?” “Well, Cas helped.” *cue Dean’s little smile*
The pie in the face moment isn’t just meant to be comedic. Not with Singer still in the shot. Not right after they talk about Jack & Cas. On the surface, it is: “I’ve wanted to do that for a very long time” & then Dean takes the fork and gets some pie off his face to eat it, Singer laughing in the background. But notice how Singer walks out of the shot right after and they show this on camera. Singer could have been an extra, he could have been some random guy saying some random line behind them or interacting with them in some way, maybe handing Dean the pie for instance, or someone who accidentally knocks into them for more comedic moments. But instead they kept him in the shot, watching the boys, but staying his distance.
And whose name is on the pie truck at the pie festival? Dabb’s. His name isn’t there just to be there before the end of the show like we’ve seen all along with other names.
And note the dialogue in the beginning of the pie scene, when Dean & Sam arrive:
“Are you sure you’re ready for this?” “Oh, I don’t have a choice. This is my destiny.” And what does the camera pan to? The pie festival with Dabb’s truck in the background.
Dean has two different reactions to the mention of Cas & Jack, and why? Because Heaven was the Heaven that Dean deserved. Where everyone was together and happy. Singer was in the Heaven shot, too, but as Bobby Singer. Heaven is where they were able to speak candidly with Dean after his death. Where they could let Dean be Dean. Where Dean could get the ending he deserved which was everyone together and happy with Cas and Jack somewhere out there in the same Heaven, his mom and dad down the road, and his Baby there to drive anytime he wants, complete with beer.
“It’s a new big world out there. You’ll see.” “Oh wow. This tastes like the first drink I ever shared with my dad.” “Quality stuff?” “No, it’s crap.” *they both chuckle* “But it was fantastic.” “Just like this.” “It’s almost perfect.” “He’ll be along.” - who is the one member of Dean’s family, including Cas & Jack, who the writers haven’t been able to give Dean in his perfect Heaven yet? Sam
“So I guess the question is, what are you gonna do now, Dean?” “I think I’ll go for a drive” “Have fun.” - notice Bobby’s fond smile as he watches Dean approach Baby with a big grin - and once again, Bobby is in the background, watching
Then what comes after Dean starts driving & Kansas’ song is done playing?
Neoni’s cover of “Carry On My Wayward Son” starts playing after Dean tells Sam: “You can go now” (3:28 - x) - and what does Sam do? He smiles and looks down at Original Dean’s watch that he’s wearing & again we get the hands shot - this scene was meant to parallel Dean’s death scene - Dean being present in the form of his nephew who shares the same name, who tells him he can go now & watches Sam die, the cover song being Sam’s version of that song so to speak, and notice the zoom out shot as Sam dies - what do we see? The infamous mantle with the infamous Winchester-only photographs that then fades over to Dean arriving on the bridge in Heaven. Sam is being released from the narrative to go to Dean’s heaven and we know he’s Dean’s Sam again because of the callback costume to season 1.
The Sam that mourned Dean during that whole montage of his life was only partly Sam the character we’ve come to know and love for 15 years. It was also the CW’s Sam. Not just the Sam the writers loved. Once he moves into Dean’s Heaven, he belongs solely to the writers again, so to speak.
“Hey, Sammy.” “Dean.” And then the hug, the looking over the bridge, the zoom out (showing the big world Bobby talked about that the boys are literally facing), and the credits. And what plays in the background? Dean’s theme, by guitar. And what credits do they show before the crew shot? Andrew Dabb & Robert Singer
This is why the cover version is played right after Kansas’ version. This is why Dean 2.0 looks like someone who could be on Legacies or one of those shows. This is why the Winchester-only mantle. This is why Blurry Wife. This is why “very, very purposely ambiguously”. This is why “you’ll love the ending, mine would have been so much darker!” This is why “it’s a true ending.” This is why “If you thought Game of Thrones was bad, just wait.” This is why “Supernatural will never get the credit it deserves. Most people who are looking at it from the outside are going to focus on why it ran fifteen seasons, and ignore why it lasted so long.” This is why Jared is happy with his ending and why Misha is satisfied with his. This is why the vampmimes, the rando Jenny callback, the milk run hunt death, that Cas & Jack weren’t in it more than a couple of mentions, why Dean never talked about what Cas confessed or responded to it in any way, shape or form. It was all about Walker.
Had Jensen been cast as Walker instead, you almost have to wonder if it would have been Sam impaled on the rusty nail, a shirtless shot for Jensen, and a Dean-centric ending while Sam waited for him up in Heaven. Everything else would have remained the same, though. The network would still use it.
15x20 was not a bibro episode (or Wincest engame or a pure brothers ending circa season 1-5). 15x20 was a vehicle, almost a backdoor pilot if you will (though not technically) for the new show. There’s a reason why they kept explaining that 15x19 would wrap up the lore/the season and 15x20 would wrap up the boys’ journey/emotional arcs/wrap up the finale, why it would be a 2-parter and it would feel different. Why it didn’t sit right with Jensen. Why Jared sounds like hes parroting what CW execs would be saying about the finale & Sam and Dean. Why Dabb hasn’t said a word since the finale aired. This is why “take it or leave it”. This is how COVID affected this show (I’m not saying it’s only this, they did start the Chuck/network arc earlier than COVID after all). And you know what Dabb & Co’s response was?
But even more so this:
Jack becoming God. That is why Alex mirrors some of Rob’s movements from Rob’s performance as Chuck, not just to indicate he is now God. Not only could Jack (aka the writers) break Cas out of the Empty, he completely remade Heaven so Dean and Sam could be safe in the end, given the ending they deserved, where everyone was together and happy. How it always should have been.
15x19 was the best finale they could give us and they tried their hardest. You know why?
Jack becomes God who doesn’t insert himself in the story anymore - his “I’ll be in everything” monologue: “What do we call you?” “Who cares what we call him? Look, all that matters is he got us back on line” “Dean, I”m not coming back home. In a way I’m already there” - “What if we wanna see you? Have a beer or whatever?” “I’m around” (when I first heard this line I thought it was an odd line for Sam to say but now it makes total sense) - “I’ll be in every drop of falling rain, every speck of dust that the wind blows, and in the sand, and in the rocks, and in the sea” “This is a hell of a time to bail. You have a lot of people counting on you. They’re gonna have a lot of questions that need answers” “And those answers will be in each of them. Maybe not today, but someday” “They just need to know that I’m a part of them and to trust in that” “I won’t be hands on. Chuck put himself in the story. That was his mistake.” (notice after this line Jack talks about how he’s learned from everyone and when he mentions Cas’ name, they show a shot of the brothers - that is who is missing from this family moment) - notice when Jack talks about people being their best, they can be that Jack looks to Dean and the camera focuses on Dean’s reaction - “Well, I’m really as close as this” *puts hand over heart* - then Jack disappears, we see Sam’s & Dean’s reactions & then the next shot is beers in the boys’ hands (x)
Lucifer is broken out of the Empty by Chuck to indicate that the Empty could be broken into
We find out what happened to Adam
We get a new Death for a few minutes named Billie Betty and Death is killed with no new Death
Chuck gets his ending - through Lucifer and Michael themselves
All humans were restored in the end (& had COVID not happened, we would have seen familiar faces return as well)
Dean never got to respond to Cas’ confession one way or the other but we see him tell Chuck to bring him back and get the whole Lucifer scene - think they could have had Lucifer get in another way or call Sam since he lost Eileen but no they chose Dean for this, to show Dean running up the stairs - because while they couldn’t have Dean respond, they could show this, and Eileen? It was never going to happen because the CW didn’t want any romance in the end for Sam (and that’s why Blurry Wife btw) - this is also why Sam & Dean don’t ask Jack to bring anyone back
Dean reaches the end of his emotional arc as far as he himself goes by the end of the episode with “That’s not who I am”
Dean and Sam get a goodbye with Jack
The intials on the table with Cas’ & Jack’s name added
The brothers shot on the table in the end where Sam looks sad and Dean claps him on the shoulder before they stand and leave
Dean and Sam driving down the road in the Impala (open ending that doesn’t end in death)
the song being played “Running On Empty” - everyone thought that meant Cas or The Empty somehow but look at the lyrics (x)
15x19 was their finale and they weren’t able to give us more than that (except for releasing Dean & Sam from the narrative & having them back in the same place as their family and loved ones)
You know what cements all of this?
Where Jared & Jensen are looking right into the camera and thank us (the audience) & the zoom out to show the crew on the bridge, then the thank you message to all of the fans. They purposely broke the fourth wall to show you this (even though it happened after the fade out from the shot of Sam hugging Dean). This also explains why they kept Jared and Jensen in costume, and why they literally shoot from the same stretch of bridge they just ended the scene on, why the zoom out shot is similar but this time it’s facing the cast and crew. The show (the world) is now behind them but they want you to know how much they appreciated your support this whole time.
“We felt you guys here with us all the time.”
And who is on Jensen’s left? Singer
And who is on Jared’s right? Jim
Though this isn’t a shot for the show per se and it’s not a blocked scene, it’s not telling the SPN story anymore or any story really, they purposely chose to craft this shot this way, to have Jensen and Jared walk out of frame to lead to this shot, and zoom out this way
And then what do we hear? “And cut” and it cuts to black - why was this line added? why does the ending shot for the crew mirror for Sam & Dean’s ending shot? because this is breaking the 4th wall for the episode & they’re showing you that
And what were we left with for the actual episode?
the episode focused on the brother relationship
Sam not having any visible love interest/wife that is in one scene, in the distance, indistinguishable but we are able to see she’s brunette (brunette like Gen & Shoshannah)
Dean out of the way & driving in Heaven - leaving for Sam to be the focus the rest of the episode (though they keep Dean’s presence through Sam’s son & the impala scene), only when he dies do we see Dean stop the car and wait for him
And again what does all of this remind us of based on the promos we’ve seen so far?
It’s unfuckingcanny.
This was never about pleasing the 30%, not for the writers and the show. This was never about pleasing original fans of the show (from earlier seasons) or a certain section of the fans. It was always about viewership, about gaining ratings & making sure their new show that Jared was cast in did well, that a smooth transition happened.
This is why Dean’s character and story development went out the window. Why Sam’s did. Why no Cas, no Jack, no Eileen. Why Cas and Jack are barely mentioned and why Eileen is never mentioned again. Saileen and Destiel were too heavily paralleled all of season 15. Think, if one had happened as endgame (say Sam signing back to Blurry Wife or Dean hears “Hello, Dean” in Heaven since Shoshannah and Misha couldn’t be on set), even the GA (that goddamn 30%) would have went: wait, huh? But the network couldn’t erase Cas from the narrative like Eileen. Misha had been a regular, Cas’ role was essential to the show by the end of it, to the boys’ arcs, he was too important to the story. Plus they saw what happened when the show tried to kill Cas off in season 7. This is why the market research in 2016. This is why Jim Beaver intimated that we should have been happy with what we were able to get. He wasn’t being an ass or unsympathetic, he was just being blunt and stating facts. This is why we got the character montage at the end of 15x19 and no big series recap with “Carry On My Wayward Son” at the beginning of 15x20 which was essential to every season premiere episode, every season finale episode, and mid season-premiere episode of this show. The show wasn’t theirs anymore by that point, not really. This is why the cast & crew aren’t supposed to talk about what the original planned ending was. This is why:
Holy hell, it has taken me almost two months to try to make some sense of this whole goddman shitshow and why they ended Dean’s story like that as well as Cas’, Jack’s, Eileen’s, and Sam’s. We knew there was network interference (and this post doesn’t take away from the fact that the network has been interfering long before 15x19, long before COVID even) but this is...wow. It all makes so much more sense, at least to me. Who knew that it would take me going back to GoT, rewatching SPN episodes so many damn times, trying to see exactly what they were showing through framing, music cues, the performances, the narrative itself about Dean and Cas as well as Sam and Eileen and the found family narrative and Dean wanting a different ending and the whole leader!Sam thing and why it was all dropped...to finally get to this point. Wow.
Dabb, I am so sorry. I sincerely apologize. I have been so incredibly angry with you and Singer but now, I get it, especially after seeing what happened with Wayward Sisters and how the nerwork operates with other shows. I felt so much pain watching Dean’s death happen, with that dialogue, but I can’t imagine how painful it also must have been for those who wrote the character, who loved him and knew him the way you guys did, the way Jensen did, to have to do it that way. Especially, “Dean...it’s okay. You can go now.” I am so, so sorry. I feel like I should have seen this from the beginning but I didn’t. Ngl, I couldn’t watch that scene before this past week and I still can’t watch it, but now for a completely different reason. I have a pit in the bottom of my stomach just thinking about it.
Like Chuck said: “A headstone with the name: Winchester” - they were set on a death happening. Because what could have happened (and did sometimes though it didn’t take) during Kripke’s era? One of the boys dying. It makes me sick honestly. The CW execs saw GoT, too, but they took something else entirely different from it.
If nothing else, at least I can make some semblance of peace with this now for myself. With the show, the writers, even Jared’s remarks (though tbh I was never mad at him for those, that’s pure PR and parroting/towing the company line). I totally get why this show needs to succeed from Jared’s vantage point and for his sake alone (as well as Gen and their family’s), I hope it does (it makes me sick to say it but I only do so for Jared) or there’s another better project he can land and still be close to his family. Out of all of the main cast for SPN, he talked the most about missing them. So, either way, I only hope the best for him on that front.
The CW on the other hand:
tldr; I’m tired and Dean, Sam, Cas, Jack, Eileen, and the whole show were done so fucking dirty - fuck that network
#dean winchester deserved better#sam winchester deserved better#castiel deserved better#jack kline deserved better#eileen leahy deserved better#we deserved better#fuck that network#the rancid nutwork strikes again#the rancid nutwork#The15YearShow#spn#supernatural#spn meta#dean winchester#sam winchester#the winchesters deserved better#team free will 2.0#destiel mention#saileen mention#spn finale theory#because who really knows what the fuck happened#no one is copping to anything#spn breaking the 4th wall#anti w*lker#spn finale#spn finale don't know her#spnposts
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Awww, thank you. I tend to think I'm being too much sometimes, too talkative. But that's because I like you haha.
Ok, glad we understood each other. I just started overthinking, like, what if it looks like I said to yell at people in general 😂
Oh yeah, know about wolfstar! Don't know the ship from hamilton because I haven't watched it but I'm glad they have similar vibes for you, you have warm feelings (which is most importantly for me:), etc. Let it just be this way!
As for me...Well, I watched many tv series in the past but Damon & Elena from The vampire diaries were my inspiration. I loved them (& still have some feelings), made fan videos with them, read fanfics. Now I don't have a favourite ship, just read fanfics about some celebrities or works written by a girl I know from Twitter.
P.S. Missed answering you, it's been several days:D
nah!! there's nothing wrong about being talkative honestly!! i'm also very talkative in internet but actually so damn quiet irl😂ajdgdkjd
don't worry, i understand what you're saying😂
OOF! you should definitely watch hamilton!!! i literally have been doing nothing but rewatching hamilton over and over every week😂 but maybe that's just me akdgdjdkd
oh?? i've never heard about that show!!👀 but glad to hear that you're still reading some fanfics😌 because im a sucker for fanfics honestly😂
yeah! thank you for dropping by again :)) it's always nice to see you in my ask!! hope you have a great day, take care <3
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THE GIFTENING 2019: Jet Wolf’s Nomination Run-down
Last year, people said they would have liked to know which of the nominations I’d seen, or knew about, or liked, or didn’t like, etc. etc. I HEAR YOU. Under the cut, you’ll find all the nominees in every relevant category (anime, non-anime animated, live action, movies, games), and a couple of brief notes on my familiarity (or lack thereof) and general feelings on the thing.
YOU NEED NOT CONSIDER ANY OF THIS BEFORE MAKING YOUR VOTES
I’m putting the info out there for those who’ve wanted to know, but that information is relevant precisely as much as you want it to be. I can and will liveblog something I hate, I can play a game I’ve played twenty times before. THE GIFTENING is for you, and while I won’t lie (I won’t pretend to like something I don’t, I won’t feign surprise at a twist on my 21st playthrough), I’ll happily provide whatever entertainment in whatever way I can.
Also please note that if I don’t like something, that feeling comes with no value judgement. My disliking a thing reflects only on myself. So if you see I’m not a fan of something, or don’t think I’ll like it based on what I’ve seen or heard, please keep in mind there’s nothing personal toward in you at all in that. AND HELL I COULD BE WRONG FEEL FREE TO TRY AND SHOW ME
Anyway, enough with the blah blah. Join me under the cut if you care to know!
Anything marked only with ** means I haven’t seen/played it nor have any particular thoughts or opinions to share.
Anime
.hack//Sign **
A Place Further Than The Universe - Haven’t seen it, but from Dashboard Osmosis, was more interested in it than I have been a non-Sailor Moon anime in a long time.
Aggretsuko **
Aikatsu! **
Alien Nine **
Angel Sanctuary **
Aria the Animation **
Assassination Classroom **
Azumanga Daioh **
Bodacious Space Pirates - Saw through the first couple of episodes (liveblog here!) Not sure where it’s going, but liked it pretty well!
Bubblegum Crisis - An old personal favourite
Clannad **
Death Note - I think it’s about killing people with a slam book I DUNNO
Death Parade **
Diebuster **
Erased (Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi) **
Excel Saga **
Fate/Grand Order: Babylonia **
Fate/Grand Order: First Order **
Fire Force **
Free! Iwatobi Swim Club - I’ve watched the first series. It’s okay, WOULD BE BETTER IF NOT SO MANY DUDES
Fresh Precure - I’ve not seen any Precure series, but if pressed, would say it appears overwhelmingly fluffy and saccharine
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - a GIFTENING favourite! Barely into it, but enjoying so far. (previous liveblog here)
Fushigi Yuugi - I watched the series (quit partway through the OAVs) when I finished Sailor Moon back in the day and desperately wanted to find it again. I failed.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun **
Given **
Glitter Force **
Grave of the Fireflies - NEVER SEEN IT HAVE BEEN INFORMED IT WILL DEVASTATE ME
Haibane Renmei - I know only what I’ve read via Holligay’s liveblogs! (find them here)
Hamtaro - uhm isn’t this about a hamster
Higurashi When They Cry **
Houseki no Kuni (Land of the Lustrous) **
Hugtto! Precure - See note on previous Precure
Hyouka **
Kaguya-sama: Love is War **
Kaleido Star **
Kemono Friends **
Kimetsu no Yaiba **
Little Witch Academia **
Log Horizon **
Love Hina **
Luck & Logic **
Madoka: Rebellion - I saw the Madoka series (fairly ambivalent to it), and heard the movie was terrible, but no clue why, specifically.
Magic Knight Rayearth - Watched this back in the day and haven’t watched a single second since. I REMEMBER LIKING THE BLUE ONE
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - Someone sponsored this liveblog for a while! (liveblog here) It was doing some really interesting things with kids burdened with all this world-saving shit, I thought.
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (TV not OAV) - I know this is a Tenchi Muyo! spin-off (watched some Tenchi back in the day), but I’ve never seen it.
Magical Girl Raising Project - Seen the whole series, and really quite enjoyed it.
March Comes in Like a Lion (3-gatsu no Lion) **
Megalobox **
Mirai Nikki (The Future Diary) **
Mob Psycho 100 - Never seen it, but know a bit about it through Dashboard Osmosis.
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) - WOW WE’RE GOING BACK INTO THE OLDEN TIMES. I’ve seen bits and pieces of *A* Gundam, but no idea which.
Moribito **
My Bride is a Mermaid (Seto No Hanayome) **
My Roommate is a Cat - Never heard of it, love the title, want it to be a series mashed with the one above.
NANA
Natsume's Book of Friends - I’ve heard the title enough to have it ring a bell, but know nothing otherwise.
Neon Genesis Evangelion - I FUCKING HATE EVANGELION I SEE YOU HOLLIGAY
O Maidens in Your Savage Season - This is another banger title, never heard of it.
Ojamajo Doremi **
Pretear
Princess Principal
Princess Tutu - WE’RE OLD FRIENDS TUTU AND I. I’m currently liveblogging Princess Tutu on the regular thanks to Calantian! (liveblog here) I just got to the halfway point of episode 12, and have Tutu on the schedule for January as well. LOVING THIS SHOW.
Project A-Ko - Among my earliest of anime experiences. A classic. A weird, weird little classic.
Re:Creators **
Read or Die (OAV) **
Revolutionary Girl Utena - I’ve no doubt my time of fully diving into this anime is approaching, but thus far, I’ve only nibbled at the edges. I know there’s shit here, there are too many people into it. MOSTLY THOUGH I’M STILL CONFUSED ABOUT WHY THERE WAS A KANGAROO (previous liveblogs here)
Rose of Versailles - It’s a historical anime and I think there are lesbians?
Samurai Pizza Cats - I could have this wrong, but I think this is a dubbed anime that’s hilariously unconcerned about anything involving the actual translation and plot? And it’s about cats that deliver pizza? I think there’s a crow that’s the bad guy or something?
School-Live - I know the general premise and watched the first episode ahead of Doc’s Eight Days liveblog of it. What I know has intrigued me.
Serial Experiments Lain - I watched this waaaay back when. Bought it on DVD! Still have them! I cannot for the life of me remember how I felt about it.
Slayers - Another I watched a bit back when! Found it to be generally okay, but it was like twenty something years ago because I am an old.
Snow White with the Red Hair **
Suite Precure - See previous Precure notes
Sweetness and Lightning - I got this as a Wildcard a couple GIFTENINGs ago, and found it to be CHARMING AS FUCK. I’m still mildly concerned it’s going to go creepy and weird on me Because Anime, but otherwise, I had a great time. (previous liveblog)
The Promised Neverland **
Thunderbolt Fantasy **
Trigun - I think I saw this on commercials for Toonami? Vash the Demolished or something? I THINK IT’S ABOUT A DUDE WITH A GUN
Umineko When They Cry **
Violet Evergarden **
Yona of the Dawn - I did a tiny bit of this for a commission, but remember next to nothing about it. (previous liveblog)
Zombie Land Saga - I ASSUME IT INVOLVES ZOMBIES IN SOME FASHION
Non-Anime Animated
Adventure Time - Seen a lot of it pass my dash, I know there’s a yellow dog that can be things, and the vampire and the pink one are gay.
Anastasia - Just livestreamed the movie with Holligay for Eight Days! I’ve no particular feelings toward it otherwise.
Archer - I KNOW IT’S ADULT
Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse - This has been nominated every single GIFTENING, I think, and while I’m no closer to knowing what this is actually about, the persistence is inspiring.
Bob's Burgers - Great show! Seen many episodes! I think it’ll be hard to liveblog in a meaningful way.
Bojack Horseman - I’ve seen through season three. EXCELLENT SHOW
Captain N - What the fuck I think I used to watch this on Saturday mornings
Carmen Sandiego (2019) **
Castlevania (2017) - I’ve seen a couple gifsets, that’s it.
Chuggingtons - WHY DO YOU PEOPLE HATE ME
Courage the Cowardly Dog - I know the premise, never watched the show.
Cyber Six **
Daria - It was a Beavis & Butthead spin-off and that immediately killed all interest for me.
Donkey Kong Country (TV series) **
Ducktales (2017) - I know a lot of people love them, but I have to say, I’m not a huge fan of the Disney ducks, generally speaking.
Epithet Erased **
Ever After High **
Gargoyles - Saw the first multi-part episode in a livestream a year or so back. It was pretty standard 90s cartoon stuff to me just from that, but I know it’s well-loved.
Generator Rex **
Gravity Falls - Currently liveblogging for the Patreon! LOVE IT. I’m not sure we’re outside the exclusivity window for it, but if it makes it into the second heat, I’ll figure out how to go from there.
Green Eggs and Ham (series) - Wait, what the hell, this is a series? HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS INTO A SERIES
Green Lantern: The Animated Series **
Harley Quinn - Loved the clips I saw of the first episode! Did not love the antisemitic clips I saw of the second episode!
Hazbin Hotel **
Hilda **
Home Movies - The few clips I’ve seen were hilarious.
Infinity Train **
JEM - MY LOVE. It’s desperately 80s and objectively poorly done in places and I adore it with my entire being.
Jonny Quest **
Kidd Video - I feel like I SHOULD know this, but I can’t place it.
Kim Possible - I’ve heard of it!
Klaus **
Mao Mao Heroes of Pure Heart **
Moominvalley (2019) - I know Moomins are those little white hippo things. I am pure confusion beyond that.
My Life as a Teenage Robot **
Over the Garden Wall - I did a couple episodes for my Patreon a few years ago, and have since finished watching the whole series. I’m up for a rewatch!
Rugrats - I know of it, but have only watched the Hanukkah special.
RWBY - Heard of it! I had the impression it was pretty queerbaity? (don’t quote me on that)
Samurai Jack - I know the premise, but never watched the series
She-Ra (80s) - YES I KNOW YOU
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) - Love it, love it. I still haven’t seen the most recent “season” (it’s a half season don’t jerk me around Netflix)
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse - I am a long-time comic book nerd and quite familiar with the Spider-Mans. Saw the film shortly after last year’s GIFTENING and enjoyed it.
Star vs the Forces of Evil - Had a liveblog of this for THE GIFTENING a few years back and it was okay, but I wasn’t super impressed. (previous liveblog)
Super Friends - I FUCKING HATE THE SUPER FRIENDS I SEE YOU HUBBY
Tangled: Before Ever After - Saw the movie, never seen the series!
The Animals of Farthing Wood **
The Dragon Prince - I’ve heard Tumblr chatter in a general sense, but no details.
The Hollow **
The Loud House **
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show **
Thundercats - I fucking loved Thundercats as a kid, hahhaha, there is no way it holds up.
Totally Spies - I’ve had several Patreon livestreams with the show, so have a pretty good general sense of the show at this point. I’m not sure it’d make a good liveblog, though.
Venture Brothers - I think it features a blond buff dude in a black t-shirt?
Wakfu (French dub) - Oh hey, this was a free to play game at PAX one year! That’s it, that’s all I know.
Winx Club **
X-Men: The Animated Series (90s) - DID SOMEONE SAY X-MEN??? I love this show. Hubby and I still to this day quote this show. This show is not good.
X-Men Evolution - Evo, on the other hand, is EXCELLENT. One of the single best incarnations of the X-Men, in my opinion. Seen all eps multiple times, love it, can talk for a hideously long time about details you never in your life cared about, will probably not make it through an episode, please consider if that is a point for or against it before you vote. (previous liveblog)
Live Action
Agent Carter - Saw the Captain America movie, that’s it!
American Gods - Read the book
Atypical - I know the premise very loosely, and it sounds good, but I’d be a little concerned about accidentally stomping in all the wrong places with my giant clumsy neurotypical feet.
Babylon 5 - I know it’s a sci-fi classic, and I’ve been assured there are characters I would love, but haven’t seen it.
Batman (Adam West series) - A SERIOUS LIVEBLOG WILL RESULT I’M SURE
Black Mirror ("White Bear") - This episode still fucks with me to this day. It’s exceptional, and also very very complicated. This would be a heavy liveblog, be warned. (previous Black Mirror liveblogs)
Brooklyn 99 - I’ve only watched a bit of this and enjoyed it, but like most sitcoms, it’s incredibly difficult to liveblog. (previous liveblog)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - One of my live’s greatest televisual loves. Joss Whedon and time have mostly driven that out of me, but letting my ego out to play for a second, I have to say, I give some pretty good Buffy. (previous liveblogs)
Cagney & Lacey - A formative favourite for tiny baby Jet Wolf! It’s a cop procedural, with all the downsides that implies, but also it’s lady cop BFFs AND I LOVE IT AND THEM
Carmilla - A current staple of the blog, thanks to @cello-moon! I’ve just started Season 3, and if you’re a regular around here, you know how all this goes. (previous liveblogs)
Charmed (1998) - I know of it, very very loosely, but never watched it.
Charmed (2018) - Also loosely known, but even less so!
Cloak and Dagger - I’m burned out (and just burned) from Disney’s Marvel garbage, but I know Cloak & Dagger from the comics, am that only makes me more surprised this show exists.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - I never picked this back up after THE GIFTENING, but had a great time with what we watched! (previous liveblog)
Critical Role (The Night Before Critmas one-shot) - I haven’t seen this one shot, but I DO love me some Critical Role.
Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - We watched the whole series, and I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. PODLINGS ARE VALID AND HUP IS THE MOST VALID OF ALL
Dear Friends **
Derry Girls - Watched the whole thing a couple times now, absolutely adore it. One of the best shows I’ve seen in a while. Once again though, comedies can be SO hard to liveblog.
Dinnerladies **
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - I’ve heard of the book series?
Doctor Who - I’ve tried SO HARD to like Doctor Who, and yet.
Doctor Who (City of Death serial) - See above, no thoughts on this serial specifically.
Elementary - I’ve seen the first three seasons, I think it is? They began to lose me with some season choices, but I love Sherlock and Joan SO MUCH.
Farscape - I watched the series when it was first on The Sci-Fi Channel, but they kept jerking the schedule around and it fell off my radar. Quite liked it though, as I recall.
Galavant - I SUPER BELIEVE IN YOU TAD COOPER (previous liveblogs)
Good Omens (miniseries) - Read the book and survived the miniseries consuming Tumblr, but didn’t watch it myself.
Hannibal - I remember when this was EVERYWHERE, but mostly I remember that it was very gay and had that guy from Rogue One in it.
Hellier **
His Dark Materials - Haven’t watched it, haven’t read the books, I know nothing!
Kamen Rider (1971, ep 1) **
Kamen Rider Fourze **
Kamen Rider W **
Kanpai Senshi After V **
Killing Eve - I’ve seen some photo and gif sets, but haven’t watched it. I think they’re trying to murder each other? But also fuck? IT’S VERY CONFUSING
Legends of Tomorrow - I know it’s a DC show, and I think it has something to do with time travelers?
Leverage - I just watched and streamed my first two episodes last night on Patreon! Quite enjoyed it, more than I expected to.
LOST - Until proven otherwise, I’ll assume this was a troll nomination. GOOD GOD I HATE LOST
Lost Girl **
Love Island (season 3) **
Maho Sentai Magiranger **
Midnight Dinner: Tokyo Stories **
Murder She Wrote - Actual lol, I have no idea why this was nominated, but I love it and also you. ANGELA LANSBURY ON TV WE ALL WIN
Murdoch Mysteries **
Once Upon a Time - The premise is fairytales all smooshed together I think?
One Day at a Time (2017) - I’ve watched all but the most recent season, I think. Good show, very enjoyable, but mostly “watch and forget” for me.
Orphan Black - Currently liveblogging, thanks to @skylineofspace! I’m currently on episode 4, and absolutely loving it. (previous liveblogs)
Parks and Recreation - I’ve seen all but the last season, I think. Great show, but once again, I’d expect a difficult time liveblogging it.
Pushing Daisies - Never seen it. I think it’s about someone whose touch kills?
Re:Mind **
Russian Doll - Never seen a single second, but I’ve heard nothing but good things through the grapevine.
Sapphire & Steel - HUBBY’S TROLLING ME AGAIN. This is an oooold old old English sci-fi/horror show that I used to watch when I was a tiny tiny Jet Wolf and it scared the shit out of me. I’M STILL MILDLY TRAUMATIZED BY IT TO THIS DAY
Schitt's Creek **
Sense8 **
Shanara **
Smash **
Star Trek: The Next Generation - I love me some Star Trek. I’ve seen all of TNG, but haven’t sat down to fully rewatch the series ever, so most I only saw when they first aired.
Stargate SG1 - I think this is based on a movie I also haven’t seen.
Tantei no Tantei **
Terrace House **
The Good Place - OKAY SO THE GOOD PLACE. I watched the first two seasons and LOVED THEM. Mostly. I DO NOT love the Eleanor/Chidi thing. I do not love it to the extent that it completely sucked out my desire to continue with the show. I haven’t seen anything of it past the S2 finale. (previous liveblog)
The Haunting of Hill House - Watched and enjoyed the whole miniseries. I confess to being uncertain about liveblogging this though, as I feel Doc is doing it so much better than I could hope to do.
The Magicians & The Crown **
The Mandalorian - I KNOW BABY YODA BECAUSE I AM A PERSON WHO EXISTS IN OUR MODERN WORLD (that is all I know)
The Middleman **
The Tick (2016) - I know and enjoyed the cartoon!
The Untamed **
Twilight Zone - Who doesn’t know the Twilight Zone, it’s a fucking classic for a reason.
Twin Peaks - Believe it or not, I have never seen a single second of Twin Peaks. I know it’s weird, I know Laura Palmer is dead, I know functionally nothing else.
Ultraman X **
Westworld - Haven’t seen it, though I believe it’s loosely based on the movie of the same name which I HAVE seen.
What We Do in the Shadows (series) - I’ve seen neither the series nor the movie, but know it’s Taika Waititi and is reportedly hilarious.
Worst Cooks in America - WAIT AM I IN A TV SHOW
Xena: Warrior Princess - My OTHER great love. Adore Xena, adore everything about it (well, mostly), have devoted a not insignificant amount of my heart and brainspace to Xena, if you have me talk about Xena I may never shut up. (previous liveblogs)
Movies
Arrival **
Atomic Blonde **
Barbie's The Princess and The Pauper **
Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Saw it a million years ago, remember functionally nothing.
Best in Show - Also seen a very long time ago, just the once.
Bohemian Rhapsody - I love Queen and Freddie Mercury, and I had exactly zero interest in watching this film.
Brave - A Disney/Pixar movie I actually liked!
Cabaret - I haven’t seen the film, though I did see the stage musical, and it fucked me up pretty hardcore for a while there. (Do not let that dissuade you from voting for it! I’ve been wanting to watch the movie. Trump had just been elected when I saw it performed AND WELL THERE WERE THINGS)
Captain Marvel - Haven’t seen it, but it’s one of the few later stage Disney/Marvel offerings I’ve had any interest in.
Captain Underpants **
Carrie (1976) - ANOTHER SUPER OLDIE I’M SO DELIGHTED. I’ve seen it as well as read the book (both a very long time ago)
Castaway on the Moon **
Cats (1998) - hahahah I SEE YOU YOU ASSHOLES
Chocolat **
Clue (1985) - One of my personal favourite movies, though I did stream it not too long ago for my Patreon.
Coco **
Crank **
Crimson Peak **
Dale and Tucker vs Evil - I’ve never seen this, but have wanted to.
Detective Pikachu - Saw this in the theater, and I’m still not sure if I actually enjoyed it or not.
Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks - THIS IS A MY LITTLE PONY THING ISN’T IT
EVA **
Fate/Grand Order: First Order **
Flash Gordon - Delicious, cheesy fun.
Frozen 2 - I won’t be able to stream this if it’s not been released when it’s GIFTENING time, so just keep that in mind. Also please note that I have not seen Frozen 1. I only just, a few months ago, heard “Let it Go” for the first time. TRUE STORY.
Godzilla: King of Monsters **
Happy New Year (Bollywood) - I legit love Bollywood films, this sounds delightful.
Here Alone **
Home **
Hoodwinked! **
Hot Fuzz - LOVE HOT FUZZ
How to Train Your Dragon **
Howl's Moving Castle - I haven’t seen it, but I’ve had a few other Miyazaki films voted in for GIFTENING and Patreon, and I haven’t really enjoyed any of them. I’M WILLING TO TRY AGAIN. Just keep in mind, they may not be for me.
Hustlers **
In Her Shoes **
Inside Out **
Interstellar **
It's Such a Beautiful Day **
Jennifer's Body **
Jojo Rabbit - I wasn’t able to see this when it was at our local indy theater, and I regret missing it. I’d love to see it, but I’m not sure with my goyische commentary would be the best delivery method.
Jupiter Ascending - Love this beautiful dumb film, omg. I’ve streamed this for previous GIFTENINGs though, if that’s a thing to care about.
Klaus **
Knives Out - Very keen to see this, but it may not be out on dvd/streaming before THE GIFTENING, so bear that in mind.
Last of the Blonde Bombshells **
Legally Blonde - I’VE ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN THIS. I feel like I have, from all the gifs and shit, but nope!
Love Never Dies - Oh my god is this the Phantom sequel, why do you all hate me.
Mad Max: Fury Road - LOVE IT. I’ve done it for THE GIFTENING before, though, just a note.
Madoka: Rebellion - (copied from Rebellion in Anime) I saw the Madoka series (fairly ambivalent to it), and heard the movie was terrible, but no clue why, specifically.
Man from UNCLE **
Masters of the Universe (He-Man, 1987) - This movie is so fucking bad hahaha
Midsommar **
Monster High: Fright On **
Muppet Christmas Carol - Just watched this during Holligay’s Eight Days! I’m not sure it’s really in my wheelhouse, being relatively lukewarm on both A Christmas Carol and the Muppets, but I’d do my best!
Murder on the Orient Express **
Newsies (1992) **
One Cut of the Dead **
Pacific Rim - I saw it in the theater and actually didn’t care for it over much. I’d be willing to give it another shot though, it might be better second time around.
Pan's Labyrinth - I’ve streamed this film a couple times now, I think, but it’s a good one, so I’m up for another go if you guys want!
Parasite (2019) **
Perfect Blue **
Pleasantville **
Promare **
Redline **
Resident Evil **
Return to Oz - I saw this as a kid and haven’t again since. TAKE THAT INFORMATION AS YOU WILL.
Rock-a-Doodle **
Searching (2018) **
Secret of Nimh - LITTLE JET WOLF LOVED THIS MOVIE. Adult Jet Wolf hasn’t sampled it.
Spaceballs - I’ve watched the shit out of Spaceballs. I love a parody, I’m shameless.
Speed Racer (2008) - I’ve only seen this once,but actually enjoyed it more than I expected to.
Spice World - I legitimately love this movie. I’m not sure it’s GOOD but it’s a thousand times better than it has any right to be.
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse - Good movie, lots of fun, I streamed it not too long ago on Patreon.
Star Wars - IT’S STAR WARS
Star Wars Holiday Special - I’ve never watched this, and I’m not sure how excited I am to change that fact.
Street Fighter (1994) - I HAVE ONLY HEARD THE LEGENDS
Summer Wars **
Super Mario Brothers - Oh .. this can’t be good ...
Tale of Tales **
Tangled - I’ve seen it, but didn’t have strong opinions one way or the other.
The Adventures of Tintin **
The Great Muppet Caper - I’m sure I’ve seen this, but fuck if I can remember anything.
The Last Jedi (hatewatch) - WELP
The Living Wake **
The Lost Boys - It’s not a good movie, and I love it.
The Mummy (1999) - Streamed recently on Patreon!
The Rezort **
The Road to El Dorado - I’ve seen it, I want a Sailor Moon AU of it.
The Room - I know it’s considered one of the worst films ever made, but I’ve never had the personal privilege of experience.
Tokyo Godfathers **
Us (2019) - Saw it in the theater, totally down for seeing it again with perspective on the whole movie.
Venom **
Wall-E - Probably my favourite Pixar film!
Wayne's World - Saw it back when! Does it hold up? WHO KNOWS
What We Do in the Shadows (movie) - As mentioned above, I’ve never seen it, but I’ve heard it’s an amazing Taika Waititi joint.
When Marnie Was There **
Wolf Children Ame and Yuki **
X-Men 2 - GOD I LOVED THIS MOVIE. I’m not sure how well it would hold up, but when it came out? One of the few films I’ve paid to see multiple times in the theater.
Your Name **
Games
Ace Attorney (blog) - I’ve tried multiple times with the Ace Attorney games, and I must be honest and say I just don’t like them.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent - I’ve watched a playthrough! The story’s not good. THE IDEA OF PLAYING IT STRESSES ME OUT SO HARD HAHAHAH YOU FUCKS
Among the Sleep (stream) **
Arkham Knight (main story run) (stream) - Very intrigued to play this. I’ve tinkered a bit, but get distracted by all the side stuff. The motivation to just streamline the story very much appeals.
Baba is You (stream) - I’ve heard great things about the game, but in a “It was great!” way, I still know fuck all about it.
Black Closet (blog) **
Borderlands (stream) - Love Borderlands, it’s fun as hell. I’d probably angle for Borderlands 2 over the first, but would have a good time however it went.
Catherine Classic **
Cho Aniki **
Control (stream) - I’ve seen a little bit on Steam, just enough to know I’m interested.
Cthulhu Save Christmas - Never heard of it, but great title.
Cuphead (stream) **
Danganronpa **
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (blog) **
Dead by Daylight (stream) **
Death Stranding **
Death Trips **
Detention (stream) **
Disco Elysium (blog) - I’ve heard great things, would be totally okay with a reason to play it.
Doki Doki Lit Club (stream) - I was so intrigued with this from THE GIFTENING a couple years ago that I wanted to work it into the main schedule, but it just didn’t happen. 100% on-board the chance to keep going!
Dragon Age: Origins (stream) - I KEEP STALLING WHENEVER I TRY TO REPLAY THIS GAME SO I CAN MOVE TO DA2 THIS IS MY PERSONAL HELL
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (stream) **
Dream Daddy - I know the premise, and the idea of blogging this is beautiful.
Final Fantasy X (blog) - Have I played X? (asks Hubby) YES I HAVE. It’s one of the few that I finished. Final Fantasy games usually entail so much grinding that I’m not sure it’d be a great liveblog, but I’d do my best!
Firewatch - I’ve been wanting reasons to play this SO MUCH.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (stream) - I’m preeetty sure everyone just wants to hear how many terrible accents we can do. And that’s legit! I’ve since figured out how to play mobile games on my PC so the video quality would be better than last time, but that is the only improvement I could promise. (previous stream)
Gris **
Half Dead 2 (stream) **
Hand of Fate 2 (blog) - I think this is a card game?
Hatoful Boyfriend/Pigeon Fucking (blog) - IS IT EVEN REALLY THE GIFTENING WITHOUT PIGEON FUCKING (previous liveblogs)
Hollow Knight **
House Flipper (blog) - I’ve tentatively had my eye on this on Steam for a while, so seeing this nominated tickled me.
Just Dance (stream) - Jesus wept, you all DO hate me. IF I HAVE TO DO THIS I WON’T DO IT ALONE
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (First Chapter) (blog) **
Legend of Zelda (stream) - I AM SO BAD AT THIS GAME WHY
Life is Strange (blog) - See below!
Life is Strange (stream) - I streamed all episodes of Life is Strange a couple years back. While I’m not sure I’d have much to offer on a replay, I’ll happily do it if you guys vote it in. MEANWHILE, here’s a playlist with all the Life is Strange streams.
Life is Strange 2 - My understanding is it’s a separate game from the first with new characters and new story.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm (stream) - And I believe this is a prequel to the first Life is Strange featuring Max and Chloe.
Little Inferno (stream) **
Long Live the Queen (blog) - YOU KNOW PINK PRINCESS (previous liveblogs)
Long Live the Queen (stream) (with walkthrough to not repeat) - I laughed so hard at the nomination specifically giving my ass a walkthrough.
Mass Effect 1 - I’ve played it multiple times! The Mass Effect series is one of my personal favourites.
Monster Prom (w/Hubby, Doc, & Jill) (stream) - AGAIN WITH VOICES I SEE YOU. It can be difficult to get everyone’s schedules all in alignment, so this may be subject to shuffling and delays, just to keep in mind.
Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (stream) **
Overwatch (stream) - I assume this is more group play? But we can talk details if it makes it into further heats.
Oxenfree (stream) - I’ve fully streamed Oxenfree on the Patreon. It’s well outside the exclusivity window at this point, and I’m happy to make those public if you guys were interested and would rather put your votes elsewhere. That said, I really enjoyed the game, and think a second playthrough could add a lot to the overall experience, so feel free.
Pathologic 2 (blog) **
Persona 3 Portable (blog) **
Pillars of Eternity (blog) - I’ve never finished Pillars of Eternity, but I do have a game with some significant progress I could continue. Alternately, I could roll a whole new character, and would play it however you guys chose. We have options if we go this route!
Pokemon Go (stream/videos) - Amazing. Here the link to last year’s Pokemon Go, if you’d like some idea of what the fuck this is about!
Portal (stream) - The Portal series is great, I think it does some really interesting and innovative ideas with gameplay. I’ve played and finished the first two, though remembering the solutions to any of those puzzles is, of course, another thing entirely.
Recettear: An Item Shop Tale (stream) - THIS WAS THE FIRST THING I EVER BOUGHT ON STEAM. I haven’t played it in forever, and I’m not sure how entertaining it would be, but I’m down for finding out!
Resident Evil 2 remake (blog) - IT’S ZOMBIES. That’s about all I know about Resident Evil.
Reventure **
Sara is Missing **
Shovel Knight (stream) **
Slime Rancher (blog) - I have and have played Slime Rancher! I’m a little unsure about blogging it, but would try!
Slime Rancher (stream) - I WASN’T EXPECTING SUCH A RUSH FROM THE SLIME RANCHER FANDOM THIS YEAR
Stanley Parable - I think Hubby’s played this? I seem to recall it has a narrator who comments on what you do, but I don’t know much else.
Stardew Valley (blog) - I’ve never gotten as far in Stardew Valley as I’ve felt I would. Lots to do for me, yet!
Stardew Valley (stream) - Same as above, just in stream form!
Subnautica (stream) - I’ve done several Subnautica streams for Patreon, and if this gets through, I’d release them so everyone (who wants to) can catch up. If I recall, my last play left off with me exploring a big ass ship that crashed.
Superluminal **
Tales from the Borderlands - It’s Borderlands, but Telltale, though!
Tales of Symphonia **
Team SASV (Pokemon X/Y) - TEAM SASSY AND SOMEWHAT VAIN. If this gets in, I’ll need all the intervening time to try and find my fucking DS. (previous liveblogs, via the backup)
The 7th Guest (blog) **
The Beginner's Guide (stream) **
The Long Dark **
The Outer Worlds - I haven’t played this yet but would be extremely delighted for an excuse to pick it up and start.
The Walking Dead game - I watched Hubby play the first two installments, haven’t seen beyond that. Felt the second was weak, LOVED the first. I’ve been hanging on Holligay’s playthrough, so I’m relatively familiar with the story again, save the last episode, which she’s not played yet. I’ve been wanting to before she did, to compare what I think she’ll do to what she actually does, so an excuse to get going on that would be welcome.
The Witcher 3 (stream) - I know @jewishsuperfam loves The Witcher, AND THAT IS ALL I KNOW.
Undertale (blog) - AREN’T I LIKE TWO MINUTES FROM FINISHING THIS. The fight where I left off was frustrating THE PISS out of me, but if this gets in, I’ll get Hubby to read up on what I need to do, and maybe get around that fight before the liveblog, so I don’t spend the whole time getting nowhere and then punching my monitor.
Untitled Goose Game (stream) - I just last month finished this on the Patreon! I need to double check that it would be out of the exclusivity window, but if so, I’d be happy to release it for you guys. I had a great time, but I don’t think there’s much to be regained from playing it again.
VA-11 Hall-A (blog) **
VooDoo Vance: Remastered **
Wattam **
We Happy Few (stream) - I know the basic storyline premise, but little else.
What Remains of Edith Finch (blog) - I watched Holligay’s stream of this and loved the story.
Wild Arms 3 **
Wild ARMs XF (blog) **
Yakuza 0 (stream) **
Zero Escape 999 (blog) **
AND THAT’S THAT. Sailor Moon Day and Miscellaneous don’t require much input from me ahead of time, I don’t feel, but if you have a question on anything there -- or something that’s unclear here, just shoot me an Ask. AND IF YOU FOUND THIS USEFUL PLEASE LET ME KNOW. It took me ... just SO much longer than I was expecting it to. Which I don’t mind, but if it’s not actually helpful to anyone, that’s time better spent elsewhere next year.
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“...and once you’re finished with your call, please stay on the line for a brief survey of your experience.” - ‘Susan’ from AT&T customer service.
I had a thought (translation: my disembodied soul had a thought at 3AM and can only now do anything about it): y’know how beauty bloggers on YouTube put out videos where they tell us all their favorite lipglosses and their least favorite lashes, or whatever? picture that, but make it nerdy, obsessive, and over invested. (side note: should I make ‘ picture that, but make it nerdy, obsessive, and over invested’ my tombstone epitaph?
so here it is: my ‘brief’ survey at the end of my favorite shows and books.
* I added some questions that my friends recommended and, yes, I am aware that now the title of these questions doesn’t really go with the actual questions but like this is the internet? it’s 1AM? get off my ass? (if anyone was even on my ass, lol)*
TV Shows FAVES and Fails:
FAVORITE MALE CHARACTER:
LEAST FAVORITE MALE CHARACTER:
FAVORITE FEMAL CHARACTER:
LEAST FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTER:
THE CHARACTER THE DESERVES BETTER:
DEADWEIGHT CHARACTER WE SHOULD’VE DUMPED IN 2009:
UNDERHYPED CHARACTER:
OVERHYPED CHARACTER:
SHIP YOU JUST WERE’N THAT INTO:
SHIP YOU WOULD SELL YOUR SOUL FOR:
CHARACTER YOU LOVE TO HATE/FAVORITE VILLAIN:
FAVORITE STORYLINE:
STORYLINE WE COULD’VE DONE WITHOUT:
BIGGEST PLOTHOLE:
MOST HEARTBREAKING MOMENT:
BIGGEST EYEROLL MOMENT:
MOST SHOCKING MOMENT (any spit-takes?):
MOST BADASS MOMENT:
SERIES FINALE SATISFACTORY LEVEL (use no words, just gifs):
OVERALL MARKS OUT OF TEN (10 being this show has changed your life for the better, you happily rewatch the series over and over, and the show has made your life better in some way. 1 being this show gave you nothing but trust issues, a stomach ulcer, and high blood pressure, and you honestly do not know why you did this to yourself)
feel free to use these questions for your own Faves and Fails if you want, but like tag me? I crave acceptance or whatever... (I say yo mu approximately three followers) below are links to the ones I’ve finished.
Charmed, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, ONCE, The Originals, One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, Revenge, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, The 100, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Veronica Mars, MCU Infinity Saga, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, Vampire Academy
#I never have time for those 'brief' surveys#fuck you 'susan'#faves and fails#am I a beauty blogger yet?#I'll put on some eyeliner#tv shows#movies#books#fan#stan#fandom#fangirl#ships#I ship it#marks out of ten#charmed#friends#gilmore girls#gossip girl#ONCE#The Originals#one tree hill#pretty little liars#revenge#supernatural#teen wolf#the 100#true blood#the vampire diaries#Veronica mars
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I’m sensitive about things that shouldn’t matter. There are things that are important to me that probably seem totally insignificant and silly to others.
One being watching shows, movies, games with my loved ones. My family and I are so serious about watching stuff together, as opposed to on our own, that we “save” things for when we can watch them together. New episode of a show we love came out and my sister is at work? We’re gonna wait for her to get home before we start, rather than watch it without her and have her watch it on her own when she gets home. New movie came out that my sister and I want to see? We’re gonna wait until the weekend when my dad or mom is free to watch it together instead of going on premiere day. New shinee/taemin music video just came out? Mom’s gonna wait to watch it with me, that way we can fangirl together. Right now my sister is replaying the Mass Effect trilogy but she’s only playing it when I’m there to watch because that’s a game I want to watch her play. There was a time when she wouldn’t play Skyrim unless I was there to watch and enjoy it with her (now that I’ve played it a trillion times, I’m okay with her playing it without me lol).
We just enjoy things 1000x’s more when we’re experiencing them together. We’ve gotten so used to being this way, that we take it very personally when we watch things without each other. Like we rewatched the Vampire Diaries and Lost with my dad this summer and I told them NOT TO WATCH IT WITHOUT ME!!!!!! Because I wanted to experience the hype and the emotions with them all along the way. And every now and again, they would watch one or two episodes without me (because I was at Tom’s for too many days and they got impatient) and I’d be sad about it. Or my sister would be gone for the week, and dad and I would watch a few episodes without her and she’d be sad about it. My sister is currently catching my mom up on all the marvel movies (because she’s missed out on seeing about 75% of them after my parents divorced) and Ruby knows the specific movies she and her can’t watch without me. Just the other day Ruby and I watched a good horror movie that we thought our mom and dad would like and she automatically asks me “should I watch it with them without you, or wait for you to be here too.” That’s just how we are.
I know I can’t expect others, namely my s/o to automatically know these things about me, or even understand why it matters at all, which is why I should just tell him this myself instead of writing it on here (but I’m so much more coherent and less likely to get uncomfortable and anxious in writing so). It’s my own fault really for getting so hurt when he does something like play a game I REALLY wanted watch him play without me there. Or progressing in a game when I’m not around that I’d been watching him play. But alas! I react the way I would if he were family. It’s probably so off-putting for him to be casually mentioning a game he’s been playing, and have me react as if I’ve been betrayed in the worst possible way just because it happened to be a game I would’ve LOVED to watch him play or at least KNOW he was starting (that way I could’ve at least gotten live reaction texts as he started)…rather than telling me when he’s already midway through the game, past the major twists and shit…sigh I’m still so bummed even typing about it.
Okay, so I guess I should just tell him that from now on, before he starts a new video game (or show or movie?), he should tell me the title and I’ll just let him know if it’s one I want to watch too!!!! And if for whatever reason he really doesn’t want to wait until I’m there, then he could at least give him his live reactions via text. ;_;
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My Life as a Shipper
https://jaredmithrandirolorin.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-life-as-shipper.html
I’m not sure I can accurately name this post since it’s not an attempt to comprehensively go over every ship I’ve ever shipped. I just wanna share some things. And this won’t exactly be chronological either. Some of this reminiscing is about Fan Fiction I did read, but plenty is also more about stuff I imagined, that I would have written myself if I wasn’t so lazy.
It may surprise my followers (if any exist) to learn that my earliest ships were all Het, I’ve been a Yuri shipper for a long time now, but not quite from the start. And to a certain extent I’ve never abandoned my Het shipping, I am still ultimately a Cis-Het Male after all.
Early on I did a lot of imagining myself into shows having storylines with the female characters I was attracted to.
My first real ship was shipping Dawn and Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It’s weird looking back on that now since it’s not the kind of thing I’m likely to ship today at all. But I have fond memories of exploring now long dead Dawn themed fan fiction sites, where I mostly got into stories about this ship but did read others. And for context you should know I’m exactly the same age as Michelle Trachtenberg, so I wasn’t seeing Dawn as the little girl of the show, she was rather the only character I could come close to seeing myself in. But I shipped with Spike not because I had any attraction to James Marsters, but because she canonically had a crush on Spike and so I wanted her to get what she wanted.
The early Het Ships I shipped that I still care about are the Zelda ones interestingly enough. I was a big Link and Malon shipper, which included Link/Marin and Link/Romani and also Link/Cremia. I read an old Zelda Universe article called The Girl with the Red Hair: Malon + Link, which I really liked, and it still exists.
https://zeldauniverse.net/2010/11/28/the-girl-with-the-red-hair/
I think that’s a reposting however, because it’s dated to 2010 and I’m confident I’d read this before Twilight Princess came out. Because as we were learning more about it I felt like it was confirming the theory of that article, TP Link must descend from the Hero of Time and Malon. YouTube videos about Malon theorizing seem to be when on her as a love interest mostly just indirectly repeating that article but then adding the TP element.
The Fan Fiction I was into back then, on both the Dawn subject and the Zelda subject, included a lot of angst. I was into scenarios about triangles and jealousy and unrequited love. Some of them even got pretty Dark. I think I would have become a Non-Monogamous shipper sooner if I’d simply learned of that being an option sooner. But make no mistake, my current desire for everyone being happy in the end stories doesn’t mean I don’t see the appeal of melodrama. A number of Dawn fics were between seasons 5 and 6 or between episodes of season 6. I was also interested in the idea of stories about a post Majora’s Mask Link having his dark side drawn out by the Fierce Deity Mask.
It’s hard to say where my Femslash interest truly began. When I was into Dawn fics I read some Femslash ones about her, some with Buffy, some with Faith, possibly one with Tara. But they weren’t what I actively shipped.
Noir was my introduction to Yuri. I first stumbled upon that show by surfing my family's On Demand service and seeing it on Anime Network On Demand, where episode 9, the second part of a two parter, was the earliest episode currently up. Watching that episode was the first time I ever saw 2D Girls Kiss. And as I continued the show I got really into Chloe and her unrequited feelings for Kirika. However it took awhile strangely for me to realise Kirika and Mireille were also canon, I still had some heteronormativity to get over. I remember that the first time I saw the word Yuri was on Noir’s IMDB forum, someone had posted a thread called “Noir Yuri Pics” or something and I originally assumed it must mean something more specific then just gay.
Around then was also when I started actually reading DC Comics, and Stephanie Brown became my favorite Comic Book character, and it didn’t take long for me to start shipping her with Cassandra Cain. But another niche Het Ship I supported was Tim Drake and Darla Aquista. I also like Linkara supported the controversial Donna Troy and Terry Long relationship. There an old fansite I really liked that is no gone called Donna Troy Woman and Hero.
I’ve also engaged in some Pokemon shipping over the years. More so game characters though, filling in the blank slate that is Leaf. Anime wise that I like May and Dawn way more than Misty makes me pretty controversial. My imagination always treated Lass as a single character rather than a class. A Fille Fatale who flirts with both Red and Leaf. Basically there were little if any existing fanfics I found to serve my tastes there. I did enjoy a series on FanFiction.Net about Leaf and Dawn.
I was also someone who’s interest in the Twilight ignited Vampire craze lead me to research the Pre-Dracula stuff, which lead to me reading and really liking Carmilla. Because of Paul Feval that Vampire interest lead into and overlapped with my French Pulp Fiction interest which allowed me to learn about Eugenie Danglars and Louise d’Armilly.
The Vampire craze also lead me to The Vampire Diaries, where I found another of my top Het Ships, Jeremy and Anna, played by Stephen R McQueen and Malese Jow. That ship was prominent in my early Tumblr activity.
Then came the era of Pretty Little Liars being my favourite TV show, I became a strong Sparia shipper and looked into other ships as well.
Back to Zelda. Prior to Skyward Sword I quite liked how Nintendo was mostly avoiding making Link and Zelda a couple. But then Hyrule Warriors comes along implying they’re always destined to fall in love and I was quite annoyed. So I’ve always had hostility towards Link/Zelda shipping. However the Skyward Sword Prequel Manga included in the Hyrule Historia (which I saw glimpses of before I properly got to read it) kinda won me over on it. Though that’s technically Link and Hylia.
Zelda is one franchise where my Het Shipping is still strong. But I have became a supporter of Zelda Femslash. For both Skyward Sword and Hyrule Warriors I like to ship Zelda with Impa, and for Twilight Princess I like Zelda/Midna, and I see Ashe as a Lesbian on principle. I also now support the theory that Cremia actually had feelings for Anju in Majora’s Mask.
I developed an interest in various Tolkien and Silmarillion related Femslash ships. Like Nienor Niniel and Nellas, as well as viewing Nessa, Haleth and Ter-Telperien as Lesbians.
I started a FInal Fantasy Femslash tumblr that I’ve mostly let die since my interests there are limited. I ultimately view Terra Branford as Asexuel and yet I still crave material about her and Celes. I also strongly support Agrias and Ovelia from Final Fantasy Tactics.
Since getting much more actively into Anime starting in 2014 there are a lot of ships I’ve become supporters of, from Magical Girls to Cute Girls Doing Cute Things to the better Harems, and the occasional specifically Yuri show/OVA. But I’ve supported some Het stuff too and even learned to appreciate Yaoi and Traps. But strangely nothing I’ve found in the last year and a half has really compelled me the way my old ships did. Though perhaps they just need time, again I haven’t been rewatching stuff as much as I used to.
However recently learning about SaGa Frontier thanks to Yahweasel has made me a supporter of the Femslash potential it provides.
#Shipping#I Ship#Dawn Summers#Zelda#Malink#Malon#Marin#Cremia#Romani#Jeremy x Anna#yuriko#femslash#Lass#Leaf#Pokemon#PLL#Sparia#Noir#StephCass#Darla Aquista#Donna Troy#Linkara#Het Shipping#Slash Shipping#Slash Ships#Het Ships#Zelimpa#Hylia#SaGa Frontier#Terra Branford
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Series overdose
Hey guys!
I’m sorry I took longer than planned with this post...
Truth is, I wasn’t feeling really ‘good’ last weekend..
I didn’t want to talk about this right away but ok, I think I’m just going to do it.
As you may know, last week was the vampire diaries finale, like the SERIES FINALE and, if you follow me for a long time, even when I had my old blogs, you know that TVD has been (and will always be) my favourites show EVER and seeing it coming to an end was too much for me. I spent basically 4 days really depressend about the ending of the show... It might sound silly but I’ve been with this show since the beginning. I started it when I was 13 years old and I’m 21 now... It’s 8 years of my life invested in a show. I felt so lost when it ended... I kinda still am lost... I didn’t eve manage to rewatch the last episode a second time... I have to, tho.. That’s the only way I will feel like ‘closure’. But yeah, I’m feeling kind of fine now so that’s why I’m here talking to you...
Anyway, if you want to see a little bit of what I went through, I post a video last week with my reaction to the last episode so.. If you wanna check it out.. Here it is.
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Anyway, back to the last couple of weeks... Besides depressing over TVD, I’ve also been watching other series (obviously), such as Supernatural, Riverdale and a new series that I’M LOVING at the moment - Time after Time! It’s so good! If you’re into time traveling and creepy stuff at the same time, it’s great! It is about Jack, The Ripper and H.G. Wells so, it’s great! Seriously, everyone gotta watch it!
And, just like usual, I’m starting to have a lot of Uni work to do.. I already have a project to deliver next week, and another for the other week and another to deliver just before spring break so... already a few things to do.. And let’s just say that I haven’t really done much so.. As usual, I’m behind in everything...
Besides uni, which I haven’t been paying much attention to, to be honest, I’ve also been filming quite a few videos and, for once, I’m on schedule so, besides the video that I posted before, I also posted three other videos, one of them I posted today so.. Check them out ;D
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I also went shopping and bought something that I wasn’t really planning on buying.. A swimsuit.. I know it’s a bit early to think about swimsuits and summer and the beach, but the truth is, i already have my summer holidays planned and right now it’s when swimsuits are not that expensive it’s more likely that no one will have the same swimsuit as me so... Yeah.. and besides, I just fell in love with this one so.. Yeah :)
Also, something really ‘stressfull’ happened on Monday... Not this past one but the other one.. Anyway so my nail broke while I was in school... Doesn’t seem like much but i had really long nails and it just didn’t break all the way and when I tried to rip the rest it started bleeding.. It was a bit stressfull and, luckily, there was someone there with a nail cutter so I could cut my nail... Thank god!
And then, probably the thing that you are the most excited about, since I talked about it in my previous post, the The Walking Dead Euro Tour!
Well, if you follow me both on Twitter and Instagram you might already know (some) of what thought but.. Basically, I didn’t like it.
Don’t get me wrong, the actors were super nice and sweet (although I didn’t get to speak to any of them) but the rest was just awful! The organization was awful,the people there (the fans) were awful and, even though I didn’t get to the ‘actual’ event, like inside the venue, I watched it on facebook and it was awful as well.
For someone that have already experienced Bloody Night Con, this was just BAD! Really Bad!
I didn’t even get to take that many photos but yeah... Here’s some that I took..
Like I said, it was CRAY-ZAY so.. I’m sorry the photos aren’t that great...
Besides all of this, I’ve also been working out! YEY! At least, I’m doing one of my resolutions xD At least, once a week I’m working out so.. Either if it’s like and actual workout, if it’s spinning or just Yoga, I do something, at least, once a week.
I’ve also been going to the doctors a lot (which isn’t exactly good). on Tuesday I went to my ‘ears doctor’ and yesterday I had to go to the dentist on an emergency because I just couldn’t bear the pain... I’m better now but not 100% tho...
On Wednesday I went, with my sister, renew our passports, so that’s done for my summer holidays, which I can’t wait! I’ve also been cleaning my room and my makeup brushes which I should have done for a while and yeah, that’s pretty much it...
Today I got SO MUCH WORK DONE!
Nothing uni, tho, but I got to catch up on basically all my series (just one episode of The Flash left), I edited and posted a video (which is earlier in this post), I did some workout and I’m here writting this... So yeah, mission accomplished :)
Once again, I’m sorry for taking so long with this post and I’ll see you (hopefully) next week :)
Love,
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, April 8
Darla: "Hello, lover. Long time no see."
Angel: "Darla."
Cordy: "Darla?"
Wes: "Darla!"
Fred: "Who's Darla?"
Gunn: "Angel's old flame from way back."
Fred: "Not the one that died?"
Gunn: "Yeah. No, not that one. The other one that died and came back to life. She's a vampire."
Fred: "Y'all have a chart or something?"
Gunn: "In the files. I'll get it for you later."
~~Offspring~~
The Sunnydale Herald is looking for a few new editors! Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! For more information, drop us an ask on Tumblr or contact thenewbuzwuzz.
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
in a bed that we'll never make (Faith/Buffy, T) by SummerFrost
what you want to hear (Willow/Faith, Willow & Xander, T) by bodytoflame
All you have is me (Lilah/Wesley, T) by Aragorn_II_Elessar
How To Spend A Rainy Day (Willow & Spike, G) and other stories from LiveJournal (Faith/Danny McCoy, C.J.Gregg/Giles, Holland Manners/Lilah Morgan, Xander/Mary Jane Watson, rated from G to M) crossposted by afteriwake
In the Stacks (Giles/reader, smut) by wordynerdygurl
[Chaptered Fiction]
You Can't Fight Fate - But You Can Probably Piss Him Off, Chapter 1-2 (crossover with Batman, Faith, not rated) by Hermione2be
The Canonization, Chapter 1 (Spike/Drusilla, M) by Coldest_Fire
The Cookie Incident, Chapter 3 (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by DeamonQueen
Bound by Purpose, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by BloodyThorn
I Drown In Him Instead, Chapter 2 (Spike/Buffy, G) by Abhimary00
Broken Bridges, Chapter 20 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Dusty
The Warlock's Nephew, Chapter 4 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by AlloSpoike
Out of Our Minds, Chapter 5 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by AlloSpoike
Buffy...4.0?ish?, Chapter 2 (Spike/Buffy, G) by Sweetbutnutty
Strange Changes, Chapter 6 (Spike/Buffy, R) by Annabellee
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Artwork: "Hero" episode poster (Doyle, worksafe) by swallowedshark (Bloody William)
[Reviews & Recaps]
Buffy rewatch: S02E08 [The Dark Age] by three-blogs-in-a-trenchcoat
So I finished Buffy the Vampire Slayer. by rainandscarves
The movie was so fucking funny by herbertbestboi
[Season 6 is so good, how could you hate it] by drowning-in-you-summers
AtS episode "Happy Anniversary" - critical discussion by Faded90, Btvs fan and others
BOOM! Buffy the Vampire Slayer #24 by BAF and others
20 Year Rewatch - s01e20 "Warzone", s01e21 "Blind Date" by Ohigetjokes
What are your thoughts on the Darla three parter in season 3? by LightBlueSky55
Angel (re)watch: Season 1 - Episode 1 (City of) by lorZzeus
PODCAST: The Watchers' Diaries: Professor Snape Would NOT Approve [Witch]
PODCAST: Still Pretty 151. Same Time, Same Place (S7.03)
[Recs / In Search Of]
Rec request: spangel fics where angel pretends to be angelus thinking spike will be into it... by laurensshitpost
Reacting to Reactions - AtS Season 1 by Stoney, Priceless
[YouTube reactors and reviewers] by mooseblood07 and others
Fic search: Buffy and Spike reenact their first fight at the high school by
Podcast "Buffy the Gilmore Slayer" recced by Jabersplat
[Fandom Discussions]
choice was the thing that made buffy stand out… hence why, should the reboot ever happen… by kingofsilverandgold
never understood why they had to retcon buffy’s family history by kingofsilverandgold, logo-comics, canadian-marxist
dawn represents everything buffy didn’t get to have by aardvaark
[I relate too much to how Buffy doesn’t perceive herself as an ‘innocent’ victim] by aardvaark
Who orchestrated Angel’s return from hell and why? by Stoney and others
Is it fair to judge vampires? by MikeB and others
Thoughts on Dawn by multiple people
Fred and Willow by salvbitch and others
Anyone else think the way that Angel was treated was messed up? by Tuxedo_Mark
Were Angel and co’s actions in the finale selfish? by itsarealknifefight
Why didn't any Buffy character know the sun was blocked in Los Angeles?? by ConesofDunshire777 and others
Why did Alyson Hannigan barely sing in "Once more with Feeling?" by precita
Anyone wish that vampire Texan cowboy came back for one final attack on Buffy? by precita
Am I going crazy or did Angel originally do the voiceover for Becoming Pt 1? by indigenous_bean
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter - Sunday, January 17th
The Sunnydale Herald is currently looking for a few good editors! Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! For more information, send us an ask (on Tumblr) or post a reply to this post (on Livejournal or Dreamwidth)!
Glory: Did anybody order an apocalypse?
The door suddenly flies open, revealing Willow floating several inches above the floor. Her hair is blown back by an unseen wind.
Willow: Kali, Hera, Kronos, Tonic…
She floats into the room toward Glory as the minions flee.
Willow: Air like nectar, thick as onyx…
We see that her eyes are completely black.
Willow: Cassiel by your second star…
Glory: Uhh. It's the lover. That's so cute.
Willow: Hold mine victim as in tar.
The air around Glory shimmers and she suddenly cannot move forward. She looks at Willow in surprise.
Willow: I ... owe ... you ... pain!
~~Tough Love~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Conviction (Spike/Angel, T) by Gabriel_Is_My_Guardian_Angel89
Go Out With Me Please? (Wesley/Author, T) by Ren (mizdarknezz3)
Imagine Angel approaching you at the Bronze (Angel/Reader, Adult) by tawneybel
I think I’m dying here (Spike/Reader, NR) by blainesadumbass
[Chaptered Fiction]
Caller of the Aspects Chapter 15 (Vaesen crossover, Tara/Willow, T) by Rutkowski
Healed By Love Chapter 31 (Multiple crossovers, Buffy, M) by Buffyworldbuilder
Touch Chapter 5 (Spike/Angel, E) by girlpire
Save the Kid, Save the World - Season 2 Chapter 5 (Connor/OFC, M) by Editor1
Finding Home Complete (HP crossover, Buffy, G) by Buffyworldbuilder
Renaissance Revival Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, T) by druseerla
Foot Notes Chapter 3 (Buffy/Giles, T) by stereokem
When she was bad Chapter 12 (Faith/Buffy, M) by Susan19
Prisoners of Love di Bewildered (traduzione in italiano) Chapter 20 (Italian, Buffy/Spike, E) by DarkGiulia69, kasumi_EFP
Honeysuckle Chapter 53 (Spike/OC, T) by poisond_flower
With Arms Wide Open Chapter 6 (Buffy/Giles, E) by jaybird023
Rebirth: A Stargate Tale Chapter 4 (Stargate crossover, Buffy, T) by Buffyworldbuilder
All About Faith Chapter 95 (Multiple crossovers, Faith/Bruce Wayne, E) by Peanutbuttertoast
Tua Maxima Culpa Chapter 5 (Spike/Drusilla, M) by Coldest_Fire
Shadow Over Hellmouth Chapter 3 (Tara & Buffy, T) by Tuxedo_Mark
Hypnopompia Chapter 14 (Faith/Buffy, E) by aliceinwonderbra
Souls Unbound Chapter 29 (Buffy/Spike, Adult) by Touchstoneaf
Blood and Black Lace Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, R) by SlayrGrl
Spike's Diary Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC17) by Nik84
Pretty Petals Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC17) by Dusty
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What Makes A Monster Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by SleepingTigress
Strange Land Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, 13+) by Zab Jade
Shared Minds and Shared Souls Chapter 9 (Spike/Reader, NR) by inkandpen22
The Horseman Chapter 12 (Kolchak crossover, Buffy, FR13) by Penmkr
Working for the Weekend Chapter 7 (Buffy, FR15) by dogbertcarroll
Iron Coin Chronicles: The Silver Summer Chapter 5 (Buffy, FR15) by KyliaQuilor
[Images, Audio & Video]
Video: What it the Buffy Intro had literally everyone in it from all seasons? by futchcore
Graphics: Got a new one up! (208 - The Dark Age) (Jenny/Giles) by tmcarlee
Artwork: Late Night “Captain Peroxide” by HauntingMud3843
Render: Buffy in The Sims 4 by xsavannahx987
[Reviews & Recaps]
S7 REWATCH! "First Date" by caldude1985
Thoughts from my Buffy Rewatch: 3x07, 3x08, and 3x09 by yesitsterriblysimple
[Recs]
What Fanfics Should I Read? (Spuffy) by IndianaSolo221
Snowflake Challenge 2021: Day 9 by sparrow2000
[Community Announcements]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Free Q&A! by zo2paintedlady
[Fandom Discussions]
Who was the scariest vampire? by Moggin
Freds Character arc by Btvs fan
Buffy & Angel Ebooks by SpotlessMindUK
Oz and Tara Friendship? by fivebyfaith
Fred's character arc by BtVS fan
ONTD Original: Top 10 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 'Hellmouth' Metaphors for Real Life Struggles by ummnothx
Awesome moment in season 3 of Angel by GuitarTest
"The House Always Wins" is a great episode by GuitarTest
Which version of Angel do you prefer? by EternalLoveForPLL
Which is your favourite relationship from the whole series? by EternalLoveForPLL
Looking for buffy scripts by LegacyOfWax
Tara is really likable and beautiful in season 6 by Shiloh_Moon
Observation about the opening credits by Dash_Underscore
What If...? by PlayedThisGame
Loyalists and Jumpers by Dizzy_Beacon
Saw a familiar face last night on WandaVision by heckenyaax
Best witches and concept of witches on tv by Hollyvu
Spuffy… Buffy haters by AstridDante
Angel Season 4 Arc by kittyflaps
Slayerfest 98 by Spuffyisendgame
Your favorite season in terms of overall fight sequences by jdpm1991
What if Buffy sang to Lorne in season 6? by Proud3GnAthst
Do you think Dawn was able to tell Buffy and Faith being body swapped in season 4? by jdpm1991
LA Song by Christian Kane by vsrcosmetics
re: spike's relationship with non-buffy characters by ladyjanee
we dont talk enough about the alien demon episode of buffy by theboondocksisters
Sometimes a family is... by kotomikamillentee
I'm once again furious about Jenny's treatment by aliteralcalendar
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
buffy sorters! by fair-verona
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, December 10 - Wednesday, December 11
Larry: Hey! Xander. Look, about what you did. I, I owe you.
BUFFY: What'd you do?
XANDER: It's really nothing we should be talking about. (to Larry) Ever.
Larry: I know, I know. It's just, well, thanks.
BUFFY: That was weird.
XANDER: What, it's not okay for one guy to like another guy just because he happened to be in the locker room with him when absolutely nothing happened and I thought I told you not to push.
BUFFY: All I meant is that he didn't try to look up my skirt.
XANDER: Oh, oh, yeah, that's, that's the weirdness.
~~Phases (Season 2)~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Going Dark (Buffy/Spike, T) by fancyflautist
Reverse (Buffy/Spike, M) by fancyflautist
Slayer Studies (Buffy, Giles, G) by badly_knitted
The Minotaur Incident (Buffy, T, Highlander xover) by Raine_Wynd
Stranger Among the Living (Buffy, G) by kerk_hiraeth
Faulty Mystical Spells (Hank, Dawn, Joyce, Buffy, T) by Aaronlisa
Welcome Back to the Hellmouth (Ensemble, T) by bsumone
Vampire-less Weekend (Buffy/Giles, T) by Skyson
[Chaptered Fiction]
Lotus Chapter 76 (Willow/Tara, T) by Counterpunch
Gory, Gory, What a Helluva Way to Die Ch. 1 (Dawn, T, Starship Troopers xover) by steeleye
The Darkling, Chapter 61 (Buffy/Spike, E) by OffYourBird
Cry Havoc, and Let Slip Your Heart, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Touchstoneaf
The Divine Honesty , Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Blade Redwind
Unbroken, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Blade Redwind
Reprise, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Holly
Death is your Gift, Chapter 4-5 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Its all fluffy
Of Exes and Allies, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, E) by EllieRose101
Speranta Lumii, Chapter 41 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Irishrose
Jump, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Holly
Pride and Prejudice and...Buffy?, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, T) by blue_sweater_spike
Let it burn!, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Axell
Teen Slayer: Welcome to the Nemetom Ch. 1-117/? (Buffy, T, Vampire Diaries xover) by Kittykitkat
Buffy's New Home Ch. 1-34/? (Buffy, T, Teen Wolf xover) by Kittykitkat
Simba and Buffy Ch. 1-6/? (Buffy, T, Lion King xover) by Kittykitkat
Code Name Slayer: Part 5: Winter Soldier Ch. 1-8/? (Buffy, T, MCU xover) by Kittykitkat
Other Side 16: Rising Heroes (Buffy/Spike, unrated) by myrabeth
A Touch of Her Style 7: Family Talks (Buffy/Spike, unrated) by myrabeth
[Images, Audio & Video]
Artwork:BTVS Fashion pt34Xx () by whatshisfaceblogs
Icons: wesley/lilah icons () by wesleywyndcm
Video: Wesley & Gunn | Always Gold () by 1snowhitequeen1
Video: See it all again | Buffy & Angel () by nexusBOS
[Reviews & Recaps]
A Buffy rewatch 7x16 Storyteller by ettadunham
PODCAST: Passion by Buffy the Vampire Straya
PODCAST: #52. Fairytale (S5.15-16 “A Hole in the World” and “Shells”) by Still Dead
PODCAST: Season 2 eps 12-17! by Angel Virgin
PODCAST: 5.07: Fool For Love by Buffering the Vampire Slayer
PODCAST: 049 - Above the Laws (S03E15 "Consequences") by Buffy Boys
PODCAST: S07E11 - Royal Rumble - Showtime by Pop Culture Role Call
PUBLICATION: 'Hellmouth' #3 (Buffy + Angel Crossover) - Review by Villain Media
[Community Announcements]
Announcing: The Winter Solstice Free-for-All, December 21st by seasonal-spuffy
Seasonal Spuffy Round 27 - Fall 2019 - Index Post by seasonal-spuffy
[Fandom Discussions]
What do you see as Buffy's greatest traits and worst flaws? by whitewolfofwinterfell
Let me guess…is it Evil? by ifeveristoday
Voyeurism Motifs in Season 2 by impalementation
funny how no one seems(?) to really talk about the directors on buffy and Directors on Buffy II by impalementation
two things that buffy got incredibly, delightfully right by impalementation
Most frustrating about being in Buffy fandom circa 2015 by demandingbillydolls
more ficcy things by agoremaiden
Spike/Drusilla for ship meme? by sulietsexual
Has there been anything on Buffy copying Spike’s line to Drusilla by agoremaiden
Crossover Idea by nevergonnabemuchmorethanweather
The Library as Scooby HQ by telperion66
Discussion of 6.22 "Grave" by Multiple Authors
Question: Favourite Location for Angel HQ by telperion66
Comics Question by PurpleSparkle13
One thing about Season 7 by YellowUnderbelly
Songs on the show by ericsahimiwonder
Something that cheeses me off on a rewatch. *spoilers* by CrazyJ83
The Buffy Favorite Episode Bracket Day 18 | Sweet 16 Part 2 | by frozenziti
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If Adam was around in season 5, would he know Dawn wasn't Buffy's sister? by phoebephile
Sometimes I lie awake thinking about the commentary that Buffy makes on the weight a soul carries by moncka
Helpless is one of the most annoyingly good episodes of Buffy. by mybitca and ofstormsandwolves
I love season 3, and Helpless, but I was thinking earlier how easy Giles gets off for it by mybitca
The Body by strickmia
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PUBLICATION: 12 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Whatculture
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, July 14
GILES: Come up with anything yet?
XANDER: Well, candles, maybe, or bath oils of some kind.
BUFFY: I saw a really cute sweater at Bloomy's ... but, I think I want me to have it.
GILES: And you are talking about what on earth?
BUFFY: Tara's birthday. We're at a loss.
GILES: You're in a magic shop, and you can't think what Tara would like. I believe you're both profoundly stupid.
XANDER: Well, we don't really know ... the kind of things witches like. What, are we gonna get her some cheesy crystal ball?
GILES: Bloody well better not. I've got mine already wrapped.
~~Family~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Lover come over / Kick up the dust (Giles/Ethan, M) by aaronlisa
Give My Love To London (Giles/Ethan, PG-13) by beer-good-foamy
Almost Home (Buffy/Angel, G) by LittleRaven
Buffy, Slayer, Chosen One (Buffy, Giles, crossover with Star Wars) by tuesday
Taste of Humanity (Spike/Wesley, T) by raktajinos
[podfic] A Buffyverse Alphabet (Buffy, T) by reena_jenkins
[podfic] Deep Thoughts (On Protective Eye Wear) by Alexander L. Harris (Xander, T) by reena_jenkins
[podfic] The Missing Bits (OCs, T) by reena_jenkins
Hunger (Spike/Reader, not rated) by Charlotte
[Chaptered Fiction]
What You Do Afterwards: Season Four, Chapter 47 (Ats Ensemble, T) by myheadsgonenumb
Best Wishes, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Kanita
Never the Same, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Wonder and Ashes
Let it burn!, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Axell
Unknown, Chapter 42 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by sweetprincipale
[Images, Audio & Video]
Artwork: Bite (Buffy) by BrendanT
[Reviews & Recaps]
A Buffy rewatch 4x21 Primeval by ettadunham
A Buffy rewatch 4x22 Restless by ettadunham
A Buffy rewatch 5x01 Buffy vs. Dracula by ettadunham
PODCAST: Slayer Diaries 7 by Chosen – Buffy The Vampire Slayer Watch Through
[Community Announcements]
Darkest Night Nominations Open (multifandom) by thedarkestnightmod
Multifandom: Pollen Exchange Starting Soon! by pollenmod
[Fandom Discussions]
More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages by petzipellepingo
Fan recs! by cornerofmadness
Re: Why don’t you like spike? by sulietsexual
Mr. Pointy in E-rated BtVS fics by left-handed-moth
Re: Why did Buffy want to hide the fact that she was sleeping with Spike? by sulietsexual
faith should have been in omwf by ben-lyintous
the Buffy picturebook by chicleeblair
Frappuccinos in the pilot by mythologicalmango
Is s4 relatable? by Gingerbread
Ok the big one, Angel Season 4 v Buffy Season 7 by Multiple posters
What if Buffy remembered IWRY? by thetopher
Small Facts about the Characters by Multiple posters
Spike's Poetic Appeal by Multiple posters
Why do you like this season [AtS S5]? by thetopher
Was Buffy or Xander more persuasive about killing or not killing Anya in Selfless? by Multiple posters
Spike and Faith as a couple? by Multiple posters
Buffy's Ultimatums hosted by Priceless
Buffyverse Brothel Metaphor hosted by Priceless
The body swap and the slayer line by Multiple posters
Faith's road to redemption by woxvirus
I don't know about that, Chief. (S. 4 spoilers) by currentlyfreezing
Who mourns for Angelus? by RedditerOfThings
Why I love the Pylea arc by brokennarrative
A heartbreaking detail by danci98
Teachers Pet Observation by HeyItsMonkey
I liked the finale! by BlutJaeger
Buffy being friends with Cordelia instead of Willow and Xander by yazzy1233
TIL Nicholas Brendon has a twin brother who played his double in The Replacement by bel_esprit
Rank season premieres by Samof94
So my church's service today was "The Spirituality of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" by Bucksavvy
News: July 14, 2019 by myrabethfanfic
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