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formerxformerxemo · 3 years

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I decided to do a list of the top manga series I’ve read so far. This is purely for my own entertainment and in no particular order.

1. Ten Count

This might be cringe but I love BL a lot. Ten Count is a complete series and I finished it practically right away. It’s hot, yes, but I feel like the portrayal of mental illness in this series is handled pretty well. Really it had me in tears near the end, but I’m a sap.

2. Chobits

Perhaps another controversial choice? I bought the dark horse comics omnibus and finished the second one in one night. Really on the surface it’s kind of stupid. Falling in love with pretty robots? Boring and weird. But CLAMP imo just hits it out of the park with this one. It takes that insecurity that women feel being compared to these robots who have been modeled to be the perfect female companion in every way and addresses that. It could also be seen as an analogy (if that’s the term) for just normal human insecurity when faced with anyone we perceive as better than us. Also I thought it was a good metaphor for accepting the fact people can’t choose who they fall in love with and that’s valid. I infer this because of CLAMP’s other works like Wish and even Cardcaptor Sakura. Anyway Hideki is a sex crazed young adult male but he vows to be true to Chi who he can’t be with in that way. Talk about true love.

3. Kimetsu no Yaiba

Ah. My favorite series ever. No lie. Demon Slayer is such a fascinating and well woven tale. I think the overall theme of humanity’s spirit being unbreakable in the face of so much pain is just... idk I feel the more I like something the harder it is for me to talk about it. Okay let’s try again. Tanjiro is our main character and probably one of my favorite characters ever. He is so sweet and fights so hard. He does have weaknesses (though not many) which make him slightly more relatable than he could be. I believe the love he has for his family is what keeps Nezuko from completely giving into her demonic urges. Love is another theme here as well. Another thing I like about Demon Slayer is how the backstory of many characters are revealed. Tanjiro has pity on the demons after they die because he knows they were once human. The demon’s backstories are some of my favorite. I won’t go into anymore detail because I just can’t formulate the words but anyway highly recommend. This series is complete in Japan but the official English translations haven’t finished coming out in print yet so I haven’t finished it yet.

4. Bungo Stray Dogs

I think the thing I like most about this series is the fact that I am being introduced to famous Japanese authors I wouldn’t have heard about otherwise. In the states are world lit classes are predominantly white with some Latin American exceptions. I only read a Japanese novel my senior year of university because my professor had taught in Japan for many years and insisted we read Snow Country. Moving on. There is action in this manga but also tons of hilarious moments. The dynamics between the characters is also priceless. Chuuya and Dazai... don’t get me started. I am also obsessed with the Light Novel spin offs. I’ve read manga volumes 1 through 8 and currently our beloved detectives are fighting against the Guild whose members are based on authors from the English speaking world. Like the Japanese characters these Guild members have powers that the author based off of their respective works. I just find that very clever.

5. Rin-ne

From the beloved creator for so many iconic manga series comes this little gem. I find it so funny. So funny it’s almost absurd, but it always cheers me up. I believe it’s already complete in Japan with 40 volumes? But I’m too lazy to look it up. I’m also aware that real fans go by chapters not volumes but again I am lazy.

6. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

The title turned me off. Toilet bound? But I was unaware of the common tale of Hanaka-san of the toilet. Now I am. This series is at times sweet, funny and slightly scary. I don’t regret picking it up.

#manga #I only did six bc making this post is overwhelming my phone #damn tumblr app #long post

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onepickyreader · 4 years

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19 Days, why am I even writing a review, you've all seen my extensive 19 days spamming on here. This doesn't feel like a manhua I am going to forget in about five years, and stumble over the internet to double check if I liked it.

This feels already like a permanent fandom, and I’ve wrote already a couple of short fics about it. Now, you must know, I haven’t written fanfics in about 10 years.

Now, I am no artist, I understand nothing of art, art is usually not the super priority when I choose to read a manga or a comic, but I am absolutely enamored with 19 days' art, so much that as soon as I can I will probably buy the artbook and the first volume. It has a such a raw gritty feeling and somehow works for both the comedic moments and the angst/drama moments. Not to mentions that everything looks SO DYNAMIC.

This started pretty slow for me, the art was the only thing that got me interested, and if I have to be honest I wouldn't have thought that I could be so invested in a comic without a linear storytelling, or an overall arching plot, as 19 days is more like a bunch of photographs, all part of a longer timeline.

The story shows snippets of days (usually one snipped = one comic, but more and more frequently an episodic event takes a couple of comics or more) and revolves around middle schoolers Jian Yi and Zhan Zheng Xi, their friendship and the slow realization that they both feel something more. While Zhan Zheng Xi has a pretty normal and adorable family, Jian Yi seems to come from some turbulent roots, with his father and family probably involved in criminal activities. The story jumps around, between present and future, showing how Jian Yi disappeared the second day of high school, to be reappear at Zhan Zheng Xi's doorsteps years later.

While the tone of the comic is mostly comedic and humorous, the author also throws in some bittersweet nostalgia, angst and the general heartbreaking feeling of falling in love. Soon enough, two other characters have also been added to the mix, one is He Tian, Jian Yi's friend, and also coming from a criminal family, and the other is Mo Guan Shan, a bully who is slowly sucked in the group, at first quite forcefully, until he seems to actually become friends with the others.

I just. Mo Guan Shan? I AM SOLD. He became my favorite in two panels, the absolute contrast between his look and appearance, and his softness.

I have some minor problems with this manhua, but nothing that was really detrimental to my enjoyment: first of all I am not a fan of stories about mobs and criminals, and the idea that one of these kids might grow up to become one... makes me highly uncomfortable (I always need the cops to catch the mafia guy, in my stories). I can easily ignore this, as we don't know what these guys will be when adults (but I am afraid for He Tian!).

My second complain is that I was not able to tell apart the different timelines, but this has probably more to do with me rushing through 19 days tO SEE MO AND HE TIAN HUG. So I should have been more careful.

My third main problem is that... for the majorty of the story, these are supposed to be around 15 years old? Middle schoolers?

I think I've read that China has middle school between 12 and 15, and then high school, so I suppose the kids are all around 15. And yet, they seem so much more like adults? No the way they joke around (which is often very childish), but the way they are drawn and the way they are involved in criminal activities. It just feels strange, to me, and I had to pretend they were all around 18, or something similar.

Said this, these are minor complains, because I am here for the long run, I am completely sold. I enjoy both the longer plot, and the slow way the mob/criminal elements were worked in the every day life of these guys, managed to trick me into getting invested in all their families, and finding out MORE about all and each of the secondary characters.

#19 days #bl review #manhua #review #long review #yaoi

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littlemisssquiggles · 5 years

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If you watched fairy tail and/or my hero academia, do you have headcanons about Oscar acting like tamaki or hibiki towards his teammates/friends and Ruby?

‘Sup Mojo. I know about Fairy Tail but I’ve never watched it or followed the manga. I am a fan of My Hero Academia; the anime though. I don’t follow the manga unfortunately. In terms ofthe MHA anime, I’ve only seen 2/3 seasons that are out. Haven’t settled down towatch S3 as yet. I do recognize and know a wee bit about Tamaki though. I knowhe’s part of the Big 3, right? Again, haven’t watched S3 as yet so all I knowabout Tamaki is that he’s super shy and awkward with meeting new people.

Going off of that, I can see why you wouldthink Tamaki for Oscar. However I feel like Oscar was only super shy back in V5when he first met everyone for the first time. Back in V5, Oscar was shy andjumpy at times with everyone. However he’s become more comfortable aroundeveryone a lot better now and any shred of shyness he had before has softlydiminished. He can still be awkward at times especially when put on the spot.But beyond that, I think Oscar has slowly come out of his shell in terms of hisinteractions with his teammates/friends.

He isn’t completely out of his shell as yet but he’sgetting there. This is why I’m interested to see how Oscar will fit working on a huntsmen team. It’s why I’m such an advocate for a TeamJNPR Revival with Oscar taking Pyrhha’s originalspot.

Watching Oscar learn to fight as part of a huntsmen team would be a wonderful learning experience for him and Ihonestly believe that Oscar’splace is destined to be with JNR. I understand thatJNR are only the secondary support team for Team RWBY however I’ve always favoured their team rapport over RWBY’s since I feel likeJaune, Nora and Ren have a stronger, tighter, family dynamic when compared to RWBY.

I felt a much stronger bond between JNR thanRWBY mainly because, unlike RWBY, JNR know what it’s like to lose one of theirown. Team RWBY have only been separated from each other; divided by islands andoceans but I never had any doubt that RWBY wouldn’t be united.

JNPR however have lost one of their own. They’vehad to deal with the pain and grief of losing someone who was once an intricatemember of their little family. They’ve all had to come to terms with theacknowledgement that their lost comrade was never coming back. JNR has sufferedthat blow which is why I want to see them finally rise from it. As hinted inV6, I think it can be safe to say that JNR have all unanimously accepted Pyrhha’sdeath; especially Jaune as the leader, closest person to Pyrhha and the one whowas devastated by her loss the most. As of now, JNR is in a place to move onand start to rebuild their team from the ground up, starting with find themselves a fourthmember---someone who can make them feel whole again. A worthy successor toPyrrha.

This is why I’m liking the idea of part of V7’s storyfocusing on JNPR’sRevival. I have this small headcanon where as soon asthe group arrive in Atlas and reunite with General Ironwood, RWBY, JNR and Oscar are all enrolled temporarily atAtlas Academy to continue pursuing theirhuntsmen training while they are staying within the kingdom.

Atlas is a chance to see our young heroesbecome students again---exchangestudents for that matter technically since they’restudents from one academy training at another and experiencing the culture shock that comes with it.

What if…while training at Atlas, JNR israndomly assignment a fourth team member while Oscar is placed on another huntsmen team as theirfourth member. Let’s say, JNR’s assigned fourth member was someone who graduated at the top of theirclass at combat school and was considered the best student at AtlasAcademy---similar credentials as Pyrhha. However unlike Pyrhha, this fourthmember lacked the humility and compassion that made Pyrhha a great person outsideof just being a great huntress. This huntsman was arrogant and constantly triedto upstage and undermine, not just Jaune as the team leader but Ren and Nora as well. Basicallyimagine a pompous, self-proclaimed one man huntsmen team being pushed to workwith JNR. So naturally this person isn’t a good fit for JNR but they are forcedto work with them while they’re at Atlas.

One the other side of the spectrum, poorOscar is going through his own fair share of issues because his teammates arethree of the laziest people Oscar has ever had the misfortune of working with.And unfortunately for Oscar, he’s designated the leader of this team purely because none of his teammates wanted the positionand responsibility. So Oscar struggles to lead a huntsman team that refuse tolisten and work with him while dealing with his own shortcomings of not being astrong enough fighter. The good news is Oscar is technically the strongestfighter on his team. However the bad news is that that is purely due in part tohis teammates being too idle to fight. Picture Oscar being stuck with a bunch of snooty grunts who only became huntsmenfor the potential money rather than actually wanting to help people and onlygot into Atlas because of their family name or something to that extent.

So neither JNR nor Oscar are happy being with theirrespective teams assigned to them. But it is this experience that additionallymakes Oscar’s bond with JNR grow; particular with Jaune. One thing I’ve wantedto done for the Shovel knight FRIEND-ship is Jaunementoring Oscar or at least aiding to shapehim into a better huntsman like what Pyrhha did for him.

Picture…Jaune offering to coach Oscar on his potentialleadership skills. Picture…Oscar having private sessions with bothRuby and Jaune. While Ruby assisted Oscar in strengthening his combatskills, Jaune helped Oscar with her strategicalleadership skills.

We did get to see Jaune acknowledge Oscar’skeen eyes and tactical talent back with Cordovin. Perhaps this was a sign that Jaunemay help nurture that side of Oscar in the future. Jaune has always been asolid strategist. As a matter of fact, I’d like to think that it was histactical skills and ability to command others to execute those strategiesflawlessly was what impressed Ozpin enough to appoint Jaune as leader of JNPR.

Jaune is a strong tactician so I’d love to see Jaunementor Oscar on that, bringing out that side of him as well as the two bond andrealize they share good chemistry in that regard.

Imagine Jaune and Oscar growing so close astacticians that they’re able to read off of each other on thebattlefield---tell what move the other is going to make before they can evenvoice it. This is great because it can make Oscar a good second in command forJaune (when he joins JNR)---a role which Pyrhha used to fill.

Pyrhha was Jaune’sright hand---the person who helped him out the most. His secondin command who Jaune trusted and depended on. Noraand Ren are Jaune’slegs---the two people who are his pillars of support andkeep him grounded all the time. Till this day, Renora are still Jaune’s strong supportivepair but Jaune is still missing his arm.

All the more reason why I think Oscar would be a good fit to become Jaune’s righthand man. Yes he may be younger and inexperienced.But so was Jaune when he first became leader. Pyrhha was there to help bringout Jaune’s greatness and I’d imagine that if Oscar joins JNR, Jaune will bethere to bring out Oscar’s greatness.

Words cannot fathom how much I want to see V7 focusing on building upon JNR’s interactionswith Oscar. Even if we don’t get my hunch about JNR andOscar being slapped with different people before realizing they are a perfectfit together coming to fruition, at least have V7 give us more moments of Oscarjust bonding with JNR more---especially Jaune all culminating with him working togetherwith them on the battlefield and finally solidifying that he was their missingpiece all along.

I want V7to be about Oscar proving to JNR that he is the one destined to resurrect theirteam--ironic since he’s the incarnation of an immortal soul. I don’t want anothercharacter to tell JNR that they should take Oscar in. I don’t want another cheap shot like Rubybeing the arrow that had to spell out for JNR why they should let Oscar jointhem.

No! I want JNR to each and all acknowledge Oscar oftheir own accord and make that realization for themselves. No outsideinfluence. Just these three coming to see that this young farm boy is the onethey need to make them complete again.

That’s what I want for JNPR’s side of the storyfor V7. As usual, this is just myperspective. Nonetheless I hope it comes true to someextent.

Oh! As for RoseGarden in terms of Oscar’s interactions with Ruby, similar to JNR, I expect V7 to focus on building the friendship side of Oscar’s ties to Ruby. We know Oscar cares a lot for Ruby but I don’t think he realizes his crush on Ruby yet. I feel like Oscar’s crush will be a factor that won’t come into play until like a another volume or so. Like maybe V8. If the Schnee Family Affairs and the Crimes of the SDC subplot is stretched for 2 volumes then I can see Oscar’s feelings for Ruby not coming into play until like V8 or so. Especially not until he joins JNR so that he can someone like Nora spell it out for him and help him to realize it for himself. Buuuuut....again, this is just me XD

~LittleMissSquiggles(2019)

#squiggles answers: rwby #oscar pine #jaune arc #ruby rose #team jnr #team jnpr #rwby rosegarden #rwby theories #rwby V7 theories #mojo72400

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m0nstera-blog · 7 years

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Ricky Watches | Mar 13-19

Grimm 06x10 | Blood Magic

After a series of brutal attacks in a local nursing home, Nick and Hank learn about euthanasia being practiced in the Wesen community. Eve asks questions to Adalind that only a Hexenbiest can give.

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Grimm has just three episodes left to tie up a whole lot of loose ends, but it seems to be doing a good job so far. I’m enjoying that, along the way, they haven’t sacrificed the smaller, one-episode plots in an attempt to cram everything they want in for the larger plot. (Though, this will likely be the last we’ll see of that.) This episode, of course, kept with the plot of Eve/Juliette and the Big Bad in the mirror - but also brought us a really compelling and somber sub-plot about dementia and dying with dignity, as well as the preservation of a way of life for a persecuted group of people that are just trying to do their best. In addition, the dynamic between Eve and Adalind has been really intriguing. Two women that were, not too long ago, bitter enemies and romantic rivals but are now warily cautious teammates? A very interesting pair not often seen on mainstream television, at least in a way that doesn’t involve sexism and cat fights. And then, of course, a little humor to make up for the box of tissues you just plowed through:

Eve having to shake one of the Hexen-books to get the letters to unscramble

The medical examiner shrugging off the tox screen results with “I suppose if any place was going to have a giant assassin bug, it’d be Portland.”

Rosalee panics and tells the Gevatter Tod that it’s her husband suffering from dementia as Monroe stares her down and then chugs some wine.

“Make sure your brother doesn’t fall off the bed. No making him float, either.”

Grimm 06x11 | Where the Wild Things Were

Nick finds a way to join Eve in the other place, while the gang reluctantly enlists Renard for help.

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The Scooby Gang pretty quickly realizes that Eve has gone rogue to ̶N̶a̶r̶n̶i̶a̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶U̶p̶s̶i̶d̶e̶ ̶D̶o̶w̶n̶ The Other Place. This episode felt more like a set-up for next week than a stand-alone episode. We find out the prophecy, what’s probably going on (ick, child bride), what’s through the mirror, and finally we are full-circle from the beginning of the show. The keys, the magic stick, the cloth, the symbols, the mirror, the child with ridiculous powers. All is linked. Adalind offering to go through the mirror speaks volumes about her growth over the seasons. Though I do agree that, as a (possibly now single, if Nick doesn’t find his way back) mother, it’s definitely not something to be asked of her, Adalind volunteering as tribute is a stamp on the finished product of Bad Character Who Is Now Good. The heart to heart in the forest was overdo. Eve says she doesn’t blame Nick, and she wouldn’t change anything. The line "Happiness doesn’t interest me anymore, Nick. It just gets in the way,“ did make me a bit sad for Juliette. Eve has recently settled on a slightly more middle ground between the two - but she’s definitely not Juliette. I was really pleased that it didn’t end up with Nick going back to Juliette/Eve in some sort of destined to be together, endgame sort of way. Nick has moved on, Juliette is gone, and that’s where we are. No romantic happily ever after for them. And they’re okay with that. Once this season is over, I think I’ll need to rewatch the whole thing. Considering it’s been six years since I watched the beginning, the overarcing details are occasionally lost to me.

Humans are called “walking meat” in The Other Place? Jinkies.

The Schrodinger’s Cat analogy confused the bejeezus out of me. So because they went through, another dimension is no longer available? Or it might be a pre-life or afterlife, but not like in a heaven or hell type way? But sort of? And Skull Face might be the devil? What?

"I’m guessing this is your standard stone slab sacrificial altar.”

Seriously, though, did the whole show come down to a magic stick and a child bride?

Next: “ A dark force arrives in Portland with its eyes set on Diana; Monroe, Eve and Rosalee make a discovery that uncovers the origins of the mysterious stick; Hank and Wu are called to a crime scene that is linked to the gang’s greatest threat.”

Criminal Minds 12x14 | Collision Course

When pedestrians in Bradenton, Florida are critically injured following a series of car accidents, the BAU suspects that the vehicles involved in each accident were being controlled by a hacker. Meanwhile, Prentiss works with defense attorney Fiona Duncan (Jeananne Goossen) as Reid prepares to stand trial. Things take a turn for the worse when the Mexican authorities find the weapon of the crime. Reid refuses both the deals the prosecution offers him, and he’s denied bail.

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Welcome to Criminal Minds, where the stories are made up and… still completely terrifying. Criminal of the episode: car hacker. Hack the car, hack the smart phone, watch the horrified driver as they unwillingly run into a pedestrian. Fun for the whole family. (Seriously, though, stop making me nervous about things that will probably not be sci-fi in the very near future.) The unsub is a white male, in his mid- to late-twenties, who was repeatedly rejected by women. Next!

Criminal Minds 12x15 | Alpha Male

When several civilians are disfigured following a series of acid attacks in Philadelphia, the BAU sets out to catch an unsub who wants to make his victims feel as ugly as he does. Meanwhile, Reid struggles to adapt to life in prison after a guard with a grudge sends him to the general population, and makes a friend in Calvin Shaw, a former FBI agent with a dark past.

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This one glanced furtively in the right direction, and then ran away. (And yet I still chased it. I’ll never give you up, Criminal Minds!) This week, we have attractive young people getting hit in the face with acid. Early in the episode it was suggested that it might be a woman, or even multiple unsubs, but of course it was a socially awkward, white, twenty-something male with a severe case of But Why Would You Sleep With Him When You Could Have Me? What I do find interesting, though, is a detective show having a storyline - or even two, really - where the system is not working in the favor of those who are innocent. Reid being put in prison, unable to truly legally defend himself, for a crime he didn’t commit. Calvin Shaw, having to spend the rest of his life in prison for a decision he made in a lose/lose situation. Calvin’s status among the prisoners as the alpha male, and his reaching out to protect Reid, tie in nicely with the criminal of the week.

Criminal Minds 12x16 | Assistance is Futile

A mother steps forward with valuable information for the BAU to aid in their investigation of an unsub known as the bone crusher. Also, Reid must adapt to a new set of rules in prison life.

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I’m not gonna lie, I definitely fast forwarded through a few scenes on this one. Crunching bones is not my thing. -shudders- Of course the victims are women, and of course they’re tortured. In a slight shift in routine, the team actually knows who the perpetrator is pretty early in the episode - then it’s a matter of finding him. So, some people are speculating online that Reid was placed in general population as a plant. I’m… uncertain. I mean, this is the show that “killed” a main character and didn’t let her friends know it was fake, so, who knows. But I’ll be a bit upset for the team if they went through all this heartache for nothing.

Next:The BAU suspects that two unsubs are operating at the same time when victims killed in different ways are found in the same city.

Jane the Virgin 03x01 | Chapter Forty-Five

Michael is in critical condition fighting for his life in hospital, as we are given flashbacks to the start of Jane and Michael’s romance. Police question Petra (really her twin sister, Anezka) and find her acting suspiciously, and Jane and Michael’s mom finally learn to get along.

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Please excuse me while I sob into my tea.

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Yes. I watched all of these in one go, so I don’t have much analyzing to offer. Next time I’ll pace myself. I will say, the flashbacks showed a relationship that I wasn’t really expecting. What I was expecting, I'm not sure. But it wasn't that. In addition, I’ve been spoiled on a development from later in the season, which has ruined me forever.

Jane the Virgin 03x02 | Chapter Forty-Six

When Rafael finally admits that he is over Jane, their co-parenting style is tested when they argue over what the best preschool is for Mateo. Xo is paranoid about Alba finding out her secret and what it will do to their relationship.

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Ouch. Jane had moved on from Raphael, of course, but that still has to sting. And Gina Rodriguez does such a good job with the slight facial expressions showing Jane feeling hurt, but trying not to look like she’s feeling hurt. I can’t remember ever seeing a show deal with a character getting an abortion as calmly and as casually as Jane the Virgin did. It was mentioned, it was a thing, and that’s that. No slut shaming, no fingernail-biting decision-making. Xo didn’t want to have kids. So she didn’t. End of story. (Well, not quite. Does Alba know? Uh oh.)

Jane the Virgin 03x03 | Chapter Forty-Seven

Jane continues to work on her thesis and she decides to add Alba’s estranged sister to the narrative, much to Alba’s dismay. In order for Rogelio to have a chance at being an American crossover star he decides to bring the Passions of Santos to The CW in hopes they will pick it up.

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Oh, this episode was exquisite. So good. The second hand embarrassment when Marlene gets the video, though, hurt me to my core. (I actually realized about as soon as she was sending the email what was about to happen, and just screeched from then until the reveal of yes-Marlene-saw-it and #yikes.) The back and forth about The CW - not quite breaking the fourth wall, but definitely giving it a solid kick - was a nice touch.

Jane the Virgin 03x04 | Chapter Forty-Eight

Jane and Michael’s housewarming party in their new home hits a snag when they discover they are being evicted for not paying their rent. Meanwhile, “Petra” shocks Rafael with what she wants to do with her shares of the hotel.

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This storyline actually caught me completely by surprise. The idea that Petra’s half of the rent might not be getting paid never occurred to me - so I was (almost) just as shocked as Jane and Michael when the realtor walked through the door. Speaking of Petra, the twins’ switcharoo storyline is just the right ratio of bonkers telenovella plot to actually plausible. The sweet spot that Jane the Virgin does so well in. (Also, I want Petra back.)

Next: Jane convinces Alba to let her read the letters from her estranged sister, but under the condition Jane doesn’t reach out to her family. Rafael is starting to suspect that something is different with Petra. Meanwhile, Michael and Rafael, with the help of Jane and Rogelio, try to create a civil friendship, but it doesn’t go as smoothly as everyone hoped.

Powerless 01x04 | Emily Dates a Henchman

After receiving a wedding invite from her ex-boyfriend, Emily finds someone to date. However, she doesn’t realize that her date is a henchman for the Riddler. Meanwhile, Teddy and Ron find a Batarang stuck to a safe door that Wayne Security is supposed to improve. Van, after learning about the Batarang, wants to use it to lure Batman to Charm City.

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It could be said that Powerless’ characters are rather two dimensional. It’s not an overly thought-engaging show, and honestly that’s why I like it. Cute, funny, upbeat - all things I need these days. There have been large time gaps - at least a few months have passed - so the sudden closeness with the group feels a little out of the blue, but it isn’t unappreciated. (Also, Robert Buckley from iZombie makes a most excellent henchman.)

Powerless 01x05 | Cold Season

While cold-themed villains rampage Charm City, Emily tries to convince Teddy to submit his super-heating gloves to an in-company competition for new inventions. Meanwhile, Van convinces Ron to assemble toys that’ll help him with his new girlfriend’s daughter.

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I really have nothing of substance to contribute for this episode.I really love this show.

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Next: When Emily learns that Jackie is in need of some extra cash, she can’t help but try and do what she can to help her out. Meanwhile, Van is on a witch hunt and has his eyes set on Teddy, Ron and Wendy.

What did you think? Have you tried Powerless yet? Is Jane the Virgin making you cry like Titanic during shark week? Have you watched Emerald City? That's on my list. And why are detective shows so addictive, anyways?

until next time xo, ricky

#grimm #criminal minds #jtv #powerless #jane the virgin #cm #tv #tv review #ricky watches #mine

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patheticphallacy · 5 years

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This is a tag I always see making its rounds on YouTube and in the blogsphere, and while I don’t do many tags anymore (that aren’t related to music, you can pry the Playlist Book Tag from my cold, dead hands) I saw a few really great takes on the tag and looked at the questions and figured this is one for me!

A little about my reading history:

Since April of 2018, I’ve found myself enjoying reading more than I have since around 2013 when I first joined the book community. It’s become a lot more personal and just reading on a whim, not hesitating to DNF and leave things half-read until I’m interested in the book again. My memories of what I read is a lot stronger, even though I’m reading more.

At this point in the year I’ve read 170 things, mostly manga and comics, which I’m honestly really happy about as they make me happiest as I read them. That also means I have a lot to choose from in my answers.

Without further ado: the questions!

1) BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ SO FAR IN 2019?

Okay, so a lot of my top books happen to be horror, and I promise you that’s purely accidental.

The Elementals by Michael McDowell: 80’s horror where two families journey to their Summer houses after the death of one of the matriarchs and find themselves at the hands of not just the elements, but forces that reside in the land.

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell: A gothic told across three different points of view centred around a widow who travels to her late husbands estate and is tormented by strange wood carvings who seemingly move by themselves.

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl: A year after the death of her boyfriend, a teenager journeys out to visit her estranged friends, only for them to end up stuck in a time loop repeating the same day until they can come to a unanimous decision on which one of them deserves to live.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: Horror classic where four people travel to Hill House and experience strange hauntings that begin to send them mad. Also highly recommend the Netflix show!

Teen Dog by Jake Lawrence: The coming-of-age graphic novel with anthropomorphic animals you never knew you needed. Full of innocent existentialism and themes of growing up!

2) BEST SEQUEL YOU’VE READ SO FAR IN 2019?

They aren’t sequels, but these are my favourite volumes in longer series! It counts! They are all follow ups to previous volumes!

Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 9 by Hiromu Arakawa: If there was a Connie has to go more than 5 posts without mentioning FMA challenge, I would lose. Literally the best possible conclusion to this series, it broke my heart.

Haikyuu!! Volume 2 by Haruichi Furudate: My review for this on Goodreads was literally just ‘Oikawa AND Nishinoya?! In one volume?! I’m having a crisis!’ which sums up me reading this whole series.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Volume 3 by Hideyuku Furuhashi: Volume 2 of this series was an absolute goddamn mess but this volume? Wow. My review if you want to read me lose my mind. Some spoilers for extra content and some characters, but it’s not really overly spoiling plot points.

No.6 Volume 5 by Atsuko Asano: I have gone on so many spiels to my best friend about how amazing this series is. It honestly deserves recognition for being a very thought provoking and character driven dystopian, the character development is truly a work of art and I wish I could write a world and dynamics as well as Atsuko Asano does.

3) NEW RELEASE YOU HAVEN’T READ YET, BUT WANT TO?

I can’t really give much information on these seeing as I haven’t read them, so sorry everyone!

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia: I confess, I am getting this because of Gabriel’s artwork. I’ve been a huge fan for a while now, so it just felt right to have this in my collection, especially considering I want to learn more about the Titans.

Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner: Very mixed reviews on this one, but oh well!

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman: Everyone and their mother is talking about this book, honestly.

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling: It’s like a space survival story but with these weird zombie creatures? I’ll be going for the audiobook with this one.

4) MOST ANTICIPATED RELEASE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR?

I made a whole post about this that I worked very hard on so please check it out, but I guess I’ll include the only three I’ve been able to pre-order.

Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab: This is the sequel to City of Ghosts, a middle-grade horror story I really love, and I’m looking forward to this one even more as it’s set in the catacombs of Paris!

Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker: Several people have described this as having some of the best mental health rep in young adult fiction, so I’ll be reading this for my dissertation that I’m starting in January.

The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen: I reallllly love the podcast this is based on (The Bright Sessions, also created by Lauren) and Adam and Caleb are my absolute favourites, so this book is my JAM.

5) BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT?

BOY DO I HAVE A LOT OF THESE. one of the cons of reading so much is that I end up being disappointed by significantly more books than others do, which sucks, but I honestly don’t find myself hating the reading experience. Even if i hate the book, for me, tearing it apart can become fun!

Slam Volume 1 by Pamela Ribon: I love roller derby, but the characters and the lack of narrative in this volume really didn’t do it for me. Maybe if more time was spent making sense of plot at the start I’d have enjoyed it, but there were so many time jumps I stopped caring.

It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne: One day UKYA readers are gonna have to sit down and properly talk about how the first maybe 5 years of the decade were spent crowning titles and writers as the leads of UKYA despite the fact that their books aren’t really good. They contain thinly-veiled misogyny, really bad writing that uses chat speak in-text as if it’s normal, stereotyping of characters (they really love the bitchy mean girl trope) and what the kids would call racism that doesn’t explicitly state it’s racism, like, say, dropping slurs or having outwardly racist beliefs, but when a character says someone ‘might be Asian or Jewish’ and then laughs about it and never addresses it again, you kind of guess it’s some kind of internalised racism nobody feels comfortable addressing.

Trouble by Non Pratt: SEE ABOVE, only this one has the most terribly written step-incest subplot that never properly gets resolved or treated with the disgust it deserves!

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne: Weird possessive vibes, references to stalking, and shitty love triangles. This received the best rating of the bunch (3), but the general disappointment I feel is at the continued inclusion of uncomfortably possessive male love interests dehumanizing and treating women like they are better seen not heard in romance fiction. Tessa Dare doesn’t treat me like this!

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham: This one is less hate, more just disappointment. I was so bored reading this, honestly, it feels unbearably long, and the romance is so unneeded and dull.

6) BIGGEST SURPRISE?

The Unsound by Cullen Bunn: I’ve learnt that my opinion on generally negatively rated comics and graphic novels is going to completely differ. This is very surreal, with a lot of graphic self harm and violence, and will definitely not be for everyone, but I very much enjoy it!

Sweet Blue Flowers Volume 1 by Takako Shimura: I literally heard about this, ordered the first volume day-of, and then read it as soon as it arrived and loved it. It’s predominantly a slice-of-life/romance following sapphic teenage girls!

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan: Everytime I think of this I feel soft. For a fantasy this is very easy to read, with snappy dialogue and a lot of wit from our main character. What surprised me most, however, was how deep and introspective it got exposing the fears of our main character, something not enough portal fantasies spend time doing, and I’m really grateful to have read this book!

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay: Can you really be surprised if you go into a book with no expectations? I knew vague details about plot, and a brief allusion to a dollhouse in a review I happened to scroll past, and I ended up loving this.

Lazaretto by Clay McLeod Chapman: This is an absolutely horrifying comic about a flesh eating virus that breaks out during the first few weeks of college and sends the campus into complete lockdown. It’s honestly tragic, and does not have a happy ending, but I love it? I usually hate endings that are bad for our main characters, but everything about this just really wrapped me in a blanket- horrified me, sure, yet it was weirdly comforting.

The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson: Again, I saw one person praise this book and listened to the audiobook immediately after and really enjoyed it. It’s very moving with some main characters that will test your patience but you’ll end up loving.

7) FAVOURITE NEW AUTHOR?

Paul Tremblay and Michael McDowell!

8) NEWEST FICTIONAL CRUSH?

Kirie in Uzumaki by Junji Ito! Makoto in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes! Charlotte Holmes in A Study in Charlotte! I’m noticing these are all women, which is kind of on brand for me.

9) NEWEST FAVOURITE CHARACTER?

Seeing as all my crushes are on women, I’ll try and pick some other favourites here! I’ve really fallen in love with Tensei Iida in My Hero Academia and eternally love Thirteen, Teen Dog in Teen Dog, Shion in No.6 (the character development!!!!), and basically the whole cast of The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin! Tom in the Memoirs of Lady Trent series has really grown on me after book one, too.

10) BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY?

BOY. I cry a lot. I cried reading Winnie the Pooh, which I finally picked up all the stories of earlier this year; Neverworld Wake; the Save Me Webtoon, a great webcomic based off of the BTS music video continuity; I Want To Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino, which beat me over the head with a frying pan while I was distracted. Sheets by Brenna Thummler didn’t make me cry but it did make me incredibly sad.

11) BOOK THAT MADE YOU HAPPY?

A lot of what I read makes me happy! There’s Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren, a small collection of 5 stories based on the sex lives of different superheroes/villains/etc.; My Love Story by Kazune Kawahara which makes me eternally happy and soft every time I pick up a volume; In Other Lands, which, while sad at times, is also very funny and has my exact brand of humour; and there’s the Haikyuu!! manga series, which I love and adore and all the characters are hilarious, even while being serious.

12) FAVOURITE BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATION?

I haven’t really seen any? Does Boys Over Flowers count if I haven’t read the manga OR finished the show yet? Either way, Boys Over Flowers is great and so melodramatic. If you push through the drama and very strange and problematic behaviour, it’s honestly got a cute romance between two tsundere people and enough stupid hair to giggle at.

13) FAVOURITE REVIEW YOU’VE WRITTEN?

LOOOADS! I’m very proud of my reviews this year, and it seems like a lot of them are horror!

my review of haunting of hill house by shirley jackson

my review of a head full of ghosts by paul tremblay

my review of the elementals by michael mcdowell

my review of meddling kids, where i discussed harmful stereotypes and tropes within horror fiction

three horror reviews: this is not a test, the silent companions, uzumaki

my review of poetry book shame is an ocean i swim across, where i discuss body image issues

14) MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK YOU BOUGHT THIS YEAR?

Other Words For Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin! It’s really pretty and has beautiful pink sprayed edges, and I absolutely love the owl in the background. I think the mix of pink and gold on the cover is so striking, too, it really is a book that stands out.

15) WHAT BOOKS DO YOU NEED TO READ BY 2020?

I actually have a Summer 2019 TBR if you want loads of information on everything I plan on reading.

However, other than all the books I kind of have to read for my first semester back at University, I really want to read Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz and When the Truth Unravels by RuthAnne Snow.

What would you pick for these questions? Please let me know in the comments if you made a post of this tag, I’d love to read them!

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