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snorkling-in-sodasea · 2 months

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My Gripes with the Midseason Special

Yep, another post that I put down my less-than-favorable feelings about Helluva Boss. This time, it'll be about the currently latest episode, the Midseason Special. As always, any fans who love it as is should stay away from this post

So I had my gripes for a while and I finally got around to writing it down. The bummer about this is, it's actually something I would have loved seeing but I got bogged down by the spectacularly bad writing that is Helluva Boss by then. A heavy focus on Asmodeus and Fizzarolli, especially together, and minimal showcasing of Blitzo. (I don't think I'm alone in thinking that he really should have just stayed in the flashback but at least he didn't get shoved in too much outside of it)

Although Blitzo's actual screentime outside the flashback did get to me. First off, him taking his sweet fucking time shooting the entitled, creepy asshole. Seriously, he was there for freaking security; yeah, Ozzie intended Blitzo to talk Fizz out of continuing to work for Mammon but he was supposed to be security, especially as far as Fizz knew.

Yet Blitzo never shot the bastard when he started trash talking Fizz. He never shot the bastard when Fizz was very clearly having a panic attack as the rant went on. Blitzo never even shot the bastard when he gave a damn warning that he would. No, he just flat out punches the creep instead. That feels so lame! And of course, Blitzo let that creep kick the door down to Fizz's dressing room with a knife in his hands. Why would Blitzo let it get that far?

What makes all that even worse is that Blitzo was able to shot a dirty humper off Fizz while they were swooshing around in the air so you know for a fact that Blitzo was more than capable of shooting the creep before he even laid a hand or foot on the damn door. It was like the writers just wanted Blitzo to see Fizz and Ozzie be all lovey-freaking-dovey with each other and do the hypocrites joke on them

Honestly, the fact that Blitzo was so incompetent about shooting this one asshole made me feel pissed off to see Blitzo being caring for Fizz. Seriously, he had the freaking gall to ask if Fizz is okay when he let the creep trash-talk Fizz for as long as he did

That's my biggest gripe with Blitzo in the episode but I did get annoyed at him for that dirty joke at the end because why wouldn't a Helluva Boss episode end with some dirty joke if not melodramatic moment or someone being an unfunny jerkass for the sake of an ending joke? (Seriously, I started building up a decent opinion on Blitzo in Exes and Oohs, only for Blitzo to thoroughly tear it down to smithereens with that last line of his in Unhappy Campers. I seriously hate that I'm stuck with that asshole as the main character as I weather it out for my actual favorites)

My other biggest gripe is, unfortunately, Fizzarolli. Because the thing is, as much as I hated that Blitzo was forgiven by Fizz and that flashback so weakly establishing what beef they had for each other, I did enjoy Fizz's characterization in that episode. I loved that Fizz was a non-combative who needed to be protected from physical danger but he didn't let that stop him from being so damn mouthy and sassy. Seriously, Fizz was duct taped by the fucking Mafia and was threatened by Striker and Fizz still had the guts to call Striker 'fuck face' and heavily imply that his breath was bad. Even then, when he got on the field - so to speak - Fizz still did whatever he could to protect himself. He tried that horn thing he used on Ozzie in the morning, he tried using a banana peel, he ran with as much gusto as possible, and he readily provided a distraction for Blitzo to do his thing. Fizz was amazing! Even though he didn't know how to fight, even though he wasn't good at fighting, Fizz didn't let that stop him from fighting back however he could or from surviving and I loved that.

Then the Midseason Special happens and Fizz is so bizarrely sensitive all of a sudden. He was so non-combative and sensitive that it kept me thinking back to the last episode and wonder 'why is this different for Fizz? Why can he mouth off the fucking mafia but not a random asshole who clearly doesn't have a life?' My feisty jester who didn't let being physical weak stop him from fighting however he could is gone! Seriously, how am I supposed to enjoy a characterization that Stolas has already owned since the beginning of fucking season 2!?

I don't mean any disrespect for people who gone through what Fizz did in the Midseason Special, just so you know. What I have a problem with is that it's specifically Fizz who's the way that he is in this episode. I can get Fizz not being able to do a thing about Mammon, deadly sin and all, but why is he letting this random asshole get to him this much this easily? And Glitz and Glam, for that matter. Why is Fizz just letting him be bitches off stage? Season one Fizz or even just the Fizz from the very last episode wouldn't let it slide, regardless of preparations to beat them in the competition

The last gripe I could have is that Fizz and Ozzie are too soft for my taste now. It's like Millie and Moxxie if both sides were male and they actually get a conflict with some meat to it in an episode they star in, even if the conflict's definitely going to be resolved by the end. Anyways, I was okay with how their relationship was like in Oops but then the Midseason Special happens and now it's too sweet that it legit feels like cringe to me. It actually makes me miss the season 1 portrayals, where Fizz and Ozzie seemed like a villainous couple who not only enjoyed each other's company but also enjoyed being villainous together. They were an awful couple who was more awful to everyone around them but completely loving or at least caring towards each other. That was great! I would have wanted to see that! I'd still want to see the Fizzmodeus show over the Stolitz one but they're still way too sugary sweet

#helluva boss #asmodeus x fizzarolli #blitzo #ranting

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theidiotwhowritesthings · 1 year

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Ok- I’m dying to hear your thoughts on the latest episode of the mandalorian!! Also, any updates on “A Fresh Start?”

Oh boy oh boy OH BOY. I have been sitting here waiting, JUST WAITING, for someone to ask me my opinion. Oh shit oh shit. Okay I’m vibrating in excitement. alrighty here we go I’m gonna climb up on my soapbox if you don’t want spoilers (or to hear my many opinions) then turn away now my friends. i'm also gonna talk about so much more than just this last episode i'm sorry in advance.

SEASON 3 HAS BEEN THE WEIRDEST FUCKING THING.

From the get go, i have been scratching my head in confusion. as a (somewhat okay) writer i can usually pick up on themes and plots fairly quickly. but the pacing of this story has been so off? with the way we started i thought the main plot would be din trying to find redemption (and maybe learning that internally he doesn't need a physical redemption of bathing in some ornamental body of water b/c he's more than that), and I WAS SO PSYCHED. Then, we fucking accomplished that by like episode 2??? what?? and since that episode, i have been struggling to figure out what the overarching plot and theme was? yes, the other seasons have episodes of din and grogu bounty hunting or doing random shit but it was to further their main goal.

they also put a lot of emphasis on this fucking darksaber to do nothing with it. and i get. the argument is "din never even wanted the sword so of course he gave it away it's stupid for people to think he wanted it". I KNOW HE DIDN'T WANT IT. but that's kind of the point? they set it up, with him being forced to carry it but not being able to use it well because the 'weight' of responsibility and power it carried. then the armorer trained him for 2.5 seconds and told him he needed to overcome internal obstacles to use it. So essentially, they set up the perfect story line of a reluctant bounty hunting learning he has the ability to be more. Then at that point, if he learned the theme and was able to use the blade well i could see him passing it on then and being like "i realize that i have the ability to be this leader, but i also realize my heart is not in it like others and what i truly want is to just be grogu's father and settle." Basically, my beef isn't that they gave the darksaber away, my beef is that they set up this huge theme and story line just to be like 'psych bitches'.

NOW. BO KATAN. Here's the thing, y'all, i know very little about star wars. like a stupid little. I saw the movies like AGES AGO, but when the mandalorian started i could not pick obi wan kenobi out of a line up and i had to ask my brother repeatedly if the empire was the good guys or bad guys. So, watching the mandalorian and seeing this character walking around saying shit like "does this look jedi to you?" was great b/c din djarin was just as clueless as i was. [I went off on a tangent here and i breifly forgot my point, but here it is]--

BO KATAN. I know nothing beyond what this show had offered me, and from that I like her. I have no beef with her. In season 2, i thought she was an interesting foil to Din Djarin. This leader who is struggling to get people to follow her with a nonchalance on this creed thing vs a man who by all means should be a loner but everyone and their cousin is just drawn to and they want to follow him.

Going into S3, Bo Katan felt different? And not in a "oooh look at all that character growth" kind of way, more like in a "y'all skipped a few steps here" kind of way. I won't go more in depth on this otherwise I'll be here all day. But overall, despite the flaws i think they made with her, i'm okay with her and din being buddies and her learning that din isn't some faceless, mindless drone dedicated to a creed and coming to respect him. I like that friendship. Honestly, i get more sibling vibes from them than anything else (you cannot tell me bo katan and the armorer didn't have chemisty. the "take your helmet off" scene? pls).

BUT I AM SAYING THIS RIGHT NOW, I HAVE THIS TERRIBLE GOD AWFUL FEELING THAT NEXT WEEK THEY ARE GOING TO CONFIRM BO KATAN AND DIN DJARIN AS A ROMANTIC COUPLE AND I DON'T LOVE IT.

it just feels like they're shoe horning in a romance for the sake of having a romance and i don't get why? i would watch 12 seasons of din being a tired, single father taking care of his menace to society gremlin child.

As for chapter 23, i didn't hate the episode. it had some good bits. Grogu in the IG-12 suit is the greatest thing I've ever seen. As heart breaking as it was watching Din get manhandled to the ground by Imperials, i'm a slut for angst and god that was some good angst i can't deny that. i was so sure that gideon was going to rip off din's helmet right then and there and i was SCREAMING at my television i was so horrified and heartbroken. i think all that happened was we hit pause on that devastation tho b/c i'm guessing chapter 24 we're gonna see Din Djarin's face and as much as I wanna see his face I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE IN THIS WAY. NOT LIKE THIS. I HATE IT.

Side note, here's my theory for the next episode (it's what i think is going to happen and i won't be happy with it): din gets his helmet taken off, it's devastating, bo katan saves him (fucking again), he's helmetless, him and bo katan share a moment and they share that bottle of wine that karga gave him and told him to use in a smaller setting, then they maybe kiss. or confess romantic affection. i think that's the game plan and i hate it.

If I was optimistic, I would love if Bo Katan betrayed him. They won't do it, they haven't set it up well enough and i have no faith in them, but imagine if this entire time Bo Katan has been playing Din and his covert in order to get her hands on the darksaber b/c she knew doesn't trust she'd be able to win against him in combat. how delicious would that be?

One last thing, as I think about it, i think they nerfed Din this season. In S1 and S2, I have a list of badass moments where Din kicked ass, but this season? Maybe one or two moments? And, I think it happened b/c they fell into that age old trap of "we want our female main character to looks so badass so obviously the only way we can do that is by making the male character look less so". Which is so silly. I am all for a strong, badass female MC. But she should be able to stand on her own and be seen as amazing without a guy to overshadow. it just really bothers me that Din has needed Bo Katan to save him so many times this season.

Okay, I'll stop now. I need to stop now. Oof. I went off the rails i'm sorry lol.

#the mandalorian #din djarin #mando #season 3 #i could talk about this all day #i have so many feelings about this

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now-we-say-c0ral · 7 months

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October 13, 2023

I'm saying this the most polite way I know but I am so happy that we're finally going home after being here at Jai's place since Sunday. We could have stayed here much longer but considering my sickness which I think is most probably Covid, I don't think it's better to be here and I think they're just too shy to tell me to go home since I'm with Ed.

Woke up around 8am today. Feeling better thanks to those flu tablets we bought yesterday from Aldi. It's been doing me wonders. I was feeling better but just took two pills just for caution. Jai made us some sopas which I really appreciate. I booked us an Uber and she sent us off. I'm relieved to be going home today. I just want to be in my own space. They're quite the nice couple. They seem like the type that has everything planned out. I aim to get to that stage with Ed.

We got to Chester Railway Station and it we had to change at Crewe and get the rail to Euston, London. It was a fairly uneventful journey. I loved seeing horses, sheep, and cows on our merry way home. I listened to Nurse John's podcast on Spotify and it made me cry. Nurses really are the most selfless people out there. As much as I kind of find purpose whenever I do good, my mental health has never been in good when I was still in the ward. I'd trade my peace for anything. We arrived around 2pm here in the house and I was so relieved. I cycled to the gym and did some chest, abs, and cardio. I weighed myself and I'm fucking 64kg. I have to do some major changes right now. I have a beach to go to on my birthday and I will not allow myself to not have shirtless pictures. I got some bean sprouts and beef in Morrisons and I also got a Covid test kit.

I arrived home and got Ed and me tested. I have Covid and Ed doesn't but I would assume that he would be having it sooner or later. I cooked some vegetables and had it with some couscous and a protein shake. Showered afterwards. Arranged my wardrobe for the winter season and gave some of the clothes I didn't want anymore to Ed so he can send them back home.

Watched the latest episode of JJK then just played some Pokemon Unite. Ed's folding our clothes while I'm just here being awee aw aw.

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keep-on-trying · 10 months

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Ok srsly, I hate that I was unable to like HiroPre's latest episode, like it was mostly good but I am just, not invested in Sora and Shalala. I feel like I don't understand their dynamic enough. I feel like I never actually got to see what a big hero Shalala is. She was there for two episodes and already poof. Like. I didn't get enough time to actually learn of her character enough to actually care of her being in this situation.

And also the fact that this is now TWO villains who have personal beef with Sora and ... I don't like it? At all? I highly prefer it when villain rivalry with the Precure is balanced, like why couldn't the apparent beef with Ageha continue, he clearly had beef with her too. But nooo, suddenly it's all about Sora. At least this ep explained why he targeted the Precure directly instead of Ellee but like. Why not show that he's got personal beef with Sora before? It feels so sudden. And why the fuck isn't the main villain calling Battamonda on this, is it because Shalala is the big villain and he's not aware? Super suspicious that main villain is all hush after Battamonda came to be.

Like I don't think I have the issue with the ep plot itself, but with how the series writing seems inconcistent in what it actually tries to tell and it just made me not enjoy the ep as a result, if you get what I mean? I already got confused about back-to-back "lack of dream" episode themes with Mashiro and Tsubasa, where BOTH implied they're the ones without dreams while others have dreams. It felt so disconnected.

I also think the amount of nostalgia pandering that kinda doesn't fit into the narrative (Sora and Mashiro duality somehow doesn't excite me the same way the likes of Hikaru and Lala, Manatsu and Laura and Mirai and Liko do. Or Ruru and Emiru) but seems to be there for the sake of nostalgia only doesn't fit with me, you can blame Anipoke JN for making me not a fan of nostalgia usage asfkjhfsjfshfs. It used some of it too much and in a way that just made me dislike nostalgic writing haha. Sonic is also partly to blame I guess.

I just, needed to write these thoughts out. I hate that HiroPre became the Precure show that has me feeling negative about it. DeliPaPre I didn't have issues with, it was just fine for the most part with lack of Yui focus til the very end and Kome-Kome imo getting too much focus. Other seaons I've enjoyed a ton. But HiroPre somehow just gets on my nerves with how Sora-favoured it is :'D And I'm usually not bothered by that. Maybe if Kabaton actually didn't have a solo battle with Sora as well I'd be more fine.

#this is kinda negative posts so #i wanna tag it but I shouldn't #not yet #hgs22

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castiel-left-his-mark-on-me · 3 years

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Hi, Ary, very inactive ex-mutual(i think???) here. Good to see you thriving! ♥ It's been a while since I've dipped my head into cockles stuff. Could I perchance maybe ask uuuuum tf is going on??? lol I see Mish apparently confirmed he used to stay over at Jensen's in Van, and heard newbs were apparently freaking out about it and getting a bit messy, which I get that, business as usual. But I'm also seeing shit about spin-offs? And Jared getting in a twitter fight with Jensen, causing/resulting in stans to going feral and sending hate?? I know you're not as big a fan of Jar, but that's part of why I figured I'd ask you, you usually have a really level head about this kinda stuff. If you don't wanna answer publically, or at all, that's totally chill!

Hey, Rhi! We're still mutuals! Of course we're still mutuals! When I saw the notification of your ask, I was like "Hey! I haven't seen you in a while!" and my husband was like "???" and I said "Tumblr" and he said "Oh."

It was a wild time haha.

In any case, welcome back to the dumpster fire! We are obviously still a mess. So to catch you up, I guess I will start by summarizing both before and after the finale (not sure where you left off so this might be redundant for you) ... basically, it became obvious as the end of the show neared that Jensen was not on board with the plan for the finale; although Jared never stopped singing its praises.

We got confirmation of this during a zoom interview where Jensen said that he actually went into the writers room as well as called Kripke to basically voice how he didn't agree with the direction the final season was going, but he was shot down on all fronts. In another interview, he was asked "What would you tell your younger self going into this career?" And Jensen responded with: "I would tell myself to just keep your head down and do the work" meaning, "Don't try to change things because you can't." I also think that this whole situation is what he wrote "Let Me Be" about for his first Radio Company album, but that is just my own speculation. All of his reluctance, even though he always followed it up with "But I eventually saw the value in the script" or "I came around in the end" (which never sounded sincere, and I don't think he was really trying to sound sincere) made us all very nervous about what was to come for 15x20; and of course, when the last two episodes aired, we saw just how badly they fucked it up.

After the awful finale, the entire fandom became aware of the CW's heavy handed role in the thing, basically squeezing all the life out of SPN to shape it into a ramp from which Walker could launch itself. They not only erased all the love and joy and representation that Cas's love confession gave us, they also tore apart the things that made sense about the bond between Sam and Dean, making it really just about Sam-- and therefore Jared, which of course, Jared seemed to be fine with ... even though no one else was. Misha barely said anything during the finale, and a few of the other actors talked about the show ending in various posts, but Jared tweeted up a storm ... and Jensen? Jensen just sat in sexy-silent resentment of the whole thing. He didn't tweet, he didn't post, he didn't say a word once he no longer had to, and I think that's because he was already going full-steam-ahead on his plans for redemption.

Which brings us to Chaos Machine-- Jensen and Danneel's new production company that is being run by a queer creative director and has a mantra of inclusivity and representation woven throughout it's fabric; and apparently, the first story that Jensen wanted to tell through this new platform is the origin story of Sam and Dean's parents; so last week (?) he announced the upcoming production of "The Winchesters" -- the untold love story of John and Mary. Obviously, John is not the most likable character from the show, so the idea was met with a lot of resentment when it was first announced, but Jensen has gone on to say that he is excited to take on the task of telling the "true" story behind these characters-- the one that makes sense with the pre-established canon and doesn't reject it. So, given that, the idea is being mulled over with a bit more optimism from the fandom.

Who isn't being optimistic though?

Jared Padalecki.

When Jensen made this announcement on Twitter, many of his friends and coworkers congratulated him, but not Jared. Jared responded with a passive aggressive: "I'm happy for you, man, but I wish I didn't hear about it through Twitter." This of course, sent all the die-hard Jared fans into a tizzy and they immediately began asking him if he was serious (hoping it was just a joke-- we all hoped it was because there would be fallout no matter what one's opinion on Jared is). Instead of leaving it there though or just deleting that tweet, Jared went on to tweet some more, saying that he was being serious that he didn't know about the plans for the prequel, and that he was "gutted" that Sam apparenlty wouldn't be included (mind you, this a prequel to SPN... meaning BEFORE Sam and Dean were even born, so how could Sam be included? But Dean is apparently narrating this story so maybe Jared thought Sam should be helping to narrate it? I don't know). But Jared being Jared couldn't just leave that there, he then went on to tweet at Robbie Thompson who was announced as a writer for "The Winchesters" so then Jared went off on him too, calling him "Brutus" and a "coward" acting like Robbie betrayed him (speculation is-- Robbie refused to write for Walker, so Jared is pissed that he essentially chose Jensen over him). He did fairly quickly, remove that tweet attacking Robbie, but of course the damage was done at that point. And it truly only took his first tweet calling out Jensen for some people to be like "Jared-- that sucks if you didn't know but why are you saying any of this publicly?"

As you might know, Jared has had issues in the past with posting hurtful things on social media, and has even used it as a tool for attack before-- calling out customer service agents and public workers that he felt have wronged him, which is bad enough ... but for him to then do the same thing to his best friend of well over a decade? Many people who had once liked him or at least gave him the benefit of the doubt (I used to ...) stopped after this latest twitter tantrum.

However, some people have suspected for some time that J2 had a falling out either shortly before the finale or just after. Their public/social media interactions have seemed awkward, stilted or even non-existent in moments that they normally wouldn't be. In the past year, when Walker premiered, Jensen didn't say much about his friend's new venture other than a "Congrats. buddy" here and there. Later, we learned that Jensen refused to work on the show ... Jared said he make him do it, drag Jensen to the set "kicking and screaming" which made many fans quirk up an eyebrow because, why would Jensen put up a fight unless the two weren't as close as they used to be? And then Jensen moved his family to Colorado (either permanently or for an extended period at least) which is notable considering how he moved to Texas seemingly to be closer to Jared, even buying a house that was near his. All this was just speculation though; but it wasn't until Jared's tweet complaining about not knowing about the prequel that the theories behind them falling out, became less theory and more fact.

The day after his twitter tantrum, Jared tweeted again-- not retracting his statements or apologizing, but instead saying that he and Jensen "talked" and were "all good". Jensen then tweeted too, parroting this statement to some degree, which only made the whole thing even more sour in the mouths of the fans. The fact that Jared didn't apologize for his outburst and throwing his friend under the bus, and also the fact that Jensen-- Mr. Sexy Silence, Mr. Never Tweets, Mr. Tech-Ignorant-and-Proud, actually had to POST SOMETHING saying that he and Jared made up, it just screamed OPTICS. It was obviously the work of agents and PR firms and lots of people going "Look, if you two keep beefing, that will mean the death of both of your projects. Even more people will stop watching Walker, and this SPN prequel will never get picked up due to the scandal." So, the two "made nice" publicly to quell the chaos, but in my opinion, it's all too little too late. Jared started a storm that he can't contain now with a little tweet, and it seems like he knows that too because before he talked about him and Jensen making up, he asked that people "not send threats". He could have just as easily said that he shouldn't have made this a public issue and that he's sorry, but instead, he continued to play the victim and stoke the flames by alerting us all to the damage he's done.

Now, like I said before-- I used to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't think he's an awful human or that he deserves to be attacked or anything, but he is an adult man with very poor judgment and an obvious selfish-streak a mile wide. He should know better, and he should have more respect for his so-called "friends" and "brothers" than to make them targets to public ridicule. I have a hard time believing that Jensen still sees Jared the way he used to, and I wouldn't blame him a bit for wanting to pull away-- especially when he's moving on to so many new and exciting things. Jared certainly deserves happiness just as much as anyone else, but he went on twitter and basically asked for a scandal, and he got one.

The question is now-- was there a motive behind it? Was just looking for a reason to bring his and Jensen's falling out to light-- while making himself looking like the victim in the process? Or did he genuinely not know about the prequel and just decided to go about "not knowing" in the most toxic and hurtful way he could manage?

In any case, that is the drama ... that is the J2 insanity in a rather lengthy nutshell ... that is the tea ... and I hope it all makes sense.

But the good news out of all of this is, Cockles is thriving-- they are happy and in love and Jensen calls Misha "Babe" and Misha misses waking up to see Jensen in the morning, and they are just as cute and wonderful as can be.

So, I will end that there. I am so glad to see you back, and I hope I answered all your questions in a way that made sense ... I tried anyway!

💖💖💖

#omg #I don't even know if this makes sense #this took way too long to write #j2 #cockles #long post #spn family #so glad you see you back again my dear #welcome to hell #it's hotter now

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glikieriatea · 2 years

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WordGirl: Veoh Mirror Uploads

PBS's insistence on taking down uploads of WordGirl episodes on platforms like Youtube has made me worry for the future of WordGirl's current archive.org link. Should it ever go down, I've downloaded all of the episodes and have uploaded them to my Veoh page as a mirror. For every episode, I've provided links to the individual episode's Veoh upload. You can view the full collection here. I hope that this will be a mobile-friendly, accessible way to watch WordGirl through the Tumblr app since I'm aware page embeds do not play nice with it. If you'd rather watch through Archive.org, you can do so here.

Please note: This page is still a work-in-progress.

SEASON 1

S01EP01 (Tobey or Consequences); S01EP02 (High Fat Robbery)

A babysitter has been assigned to watch over Tobey./The Butcher is making free barbecues to divert the security guards and employees from whatever place he robs!

S01E03 (You Can't Crush City Hall); S01E4 (Two-Brain Highway)

Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy is threatening to crush City Hall with his giant sandwich press!/Granny May goes on a crime spree by using her coupon printing press to get things for free!

S01E05 (Coupon Madness); S01E6 (When Life Gives You Potatoes)

Granny May goes on a crime spree by using her coupon printing press to get things for free!/Dr Two-Brains has escaped from prison again! WordGirl must find him before he perfects his latest weapon…a ray that can turn gold into cheese!

S01E07 (Jerky Jerk); S01E08 (Becky's Birthday)

When Becky/WordGirl goes on a field trip to the museum, the Butcher tries to steal the ancient "Beef Jerky of Supreme Power" artifact on display there./WordGirl must battle an expanding Energy Monster with an appetite for electricity.

S01E09 (Chuck!); S01E10 (Down With Word Up)

Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy is trying to steal gold instead of sandwiches (which is confusing to everyone else.) Granny May tricks the townspeople into turning against WordGirl - providing a cover for her latest crime spree.

S01E11 (Book Ends); S01E12 (Mr. Big)

Tobey uses his robots to hold town’s newest library hostage!/Mr. Big, a slick purple-masked business man, decides to introduce a new product: "The Thing" which is a product that does "stuff."

S01EP13 (Super-Grounded); S01EP14 (Mouse Army)

Becky is grounded by her dad for not cleaning her room and she sends Captain Huggy Face in WordGirl's place./Dr. Two-Brains has created an army of super-smart mice - but they've become so smart that they won’t obey their master!

S01EP15 (Tobey's Masterpiece; S01E16 (Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy)

Tobey fails to paint a masterpiece in art class. He orders one of his robots to destroy the city!/Chuck, freed from jail, tries to go straight by working in an office.

S01EP17 (The Birthday Girl); S01EP18 (Granny-Sitter)

WordGirl meets Eileen - a spoiled brat who enlarges herself when she doesn’t get her way by saying “mine”./Granny May answers an ad to be the Botsford's new babysitter - but she didn't plan on babysitting WordGirl!

S01EP19 (Mr. Big's Big Plan); S01EP20 (Vocab Bee)

Mr. Big is running for mayor. WordGirl must find out his evil plan before he wins the election and takes over./Becky enters a vocabulary bee only to be distracted by The Butcher. Todd "Scoops" Ming is growing suspicious of her.

S01EP21 (Shrinkin' in the Ray); S01EP22 (Department Store Tobey)

Two-Brains invents a Shrinkinator. The problem is, shrinking objects is easy, but restoring them to their original size is much, much more difficult./Interrupting the Botsford family's shopping trip, Tobey tries to impress WordGirl with his giant robots.

S01EP23 (Chuck E. Sneeze); S01EP24 (Swap Meat)

WordGirl has a contagious cold, but she must put a stop to Chuck's latest evil scheme before resting up./Becky and Violet visit an art gallery, only to find the notorious Butcher auctioning off rare and magnificent works of art.

S01EP29 (Thorn in the Sidekick); S01EP30 (Crime Takes a Holiday)

Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy gains a sidekick called The Whammer, a supervillain who creates sonic waves by smashing his fists together./A super-fan named Glen Furlblam seems to be the replacement for Dr. Two-Brains while he goes on vacation.

S01EP33 (Two-Brains Forgets); S01EP34 (Banned on the Run)

Dr. Two-Brains discovers WordGirl's secret identity and comes over to Becky's house to let her family know./Mr. Big finally cheats his way to becoming the town mayor and WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face are banned from the city.

S01EP35 (Have You Seen the Remote?); S01EP36 (Sidekicked to the Curb)

Tobey's remote ends up in the hands of Johnson, who presents it to TJ, the president of the International WordGirl Fanclub, as his club dues./When the Whammer decides he wants to be his own boss, he signs up for the Coach's motivational help program.

S1EP37 (Lady Redundant Woman); S1EP38 (A Game of Cat and Mouse)

One day, an employee woman named Beatrice Bixby becomes Lady Redundant Woman who can create clones of herself./WordGirl teams up with Professor Tubing to find Dr. Two-Brains' weakness.

S1EP39 (The Masked Meat Marauder); S1EP40 (Sandwich World)

While the Botsfords and the Mings compete in charity car washing, the Butcher battles his new rival called The Masked Meat Marauder./Tired of using his mother's basement as an evil lair, Chuck decides to construct a secret hideaway of his own.

S1EP41 (Violet Superhero); S1EP42 (Big Business)

After a strange paint-splattering accident, Violet Heaslip believes she has become a superhero called "The Framer"./Mr. Big sabotages Businesspaloozafest in an attempt to gain control over the Welrose building.

S1EP43 (The Handsome Panther); S1EP44 (The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker)

Tired of the same old sandwich-related crimes, Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy develops a new persona: The Handsome Panther./The Butcher and his old friends try to relive their past of pulling silly pranks.

S1EP45 (Mousezilla); S1EP46 (Villain School)

Dr. Two-Brains and Tobey have collaborated to create a Mousezilla robot to attack the city and steal all its cheese./WordGirl battles student of The Coach's new school for Evil Villains and Arch Enemies to thwart their first assignment.

S1EP47 (Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman); S1EP48 (A Simple Plan)

Lady Redundant Woman is on a mission to be crowned the belle of the Triple Dip Ball./After a slew of failed (and complicated) robberies, Dr. Two-Brains decides to go back to basics and simply steal cheese from the grocery store.

S1EP49 (Granny Mayor); S1EP50 (Tobey Goes Good)

Granny May uses her wily ways to become the Mayor's Senior Aide./Tobey enters "The Young Inventors Challenge and Friendly Competition."

S1EP51 (Bongo Rock); S1EP52 (Dr. Three-Brains)

Chuck disables the security cameras and ties up the guards at City Hall in what he thinks is the ultimate show of villainous power./Glen Furlblam steals Dr. Two-Brains' turn-out-light-inator and is on a mission to outdo his evil idol.

SEASON 2

S2EP01 (A Vote for Becky); S2EP02 (Class Act)

Mrs. Botsford is running for D.A. and Becky is running for student council president. Tobey decides to run against Becky and uses his robots to distract WordGirl./The Butcher enrolls in an adult education class to learn to articulate.

S2EP03 (The Two Brains Boogie); S2EP04 (Field Day Fun With Robo-Tobey)

Dr. Two Brains traps WordGirl outside the city limits with a force-field generation device, the energy-bubble-maker-inator./Tobey mysteriously displays extraordinary athletic skill when competing in the the big field day competition at school.

#wordgirl #veoh #becky botsford #tobey mcallister iii #dr two brains #the butcher #granny may #chuck the evil sandwich making guy #me talking

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snowflake-of-destruction · 3 years

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Snippet Sunday

The first page of If Your Boyfriend’s Got a Beef . Post Episode 12.

"Does our Cherry Blossom still blush as delicately as his skating name all the way down his chest?"

Kojiro almost didn't hear Adam's question at first, out of the blue as it was, and as quiet and nonchalant a delivery his old friend chose.

Kojiro stared at him incredulously and there it was, his eyes off the course ahead, his mind turned from the beef about to start. "Excuse me?"

Adam didn't even spare Kojiro a glance, self-satisfied smirk just wide enough to be baiting though subtle enough nobody watching would know he was toying with his latest opponent in a way different than his usual. Kojiro had gotten flowers too, naturally. It was tradition after all. Adam had taken the largest, most beautiful bloom from the bouquet in a smooth motion just after turning it over to Kojiro, however, and presented it to the nearby Kaoru with a bow.

The mood of the evening should have been set then at the beginning, but Kojiro had busied himself throwing flowers to his screaming fans, except for one he tore most of the stem off of and tucked behind his ear. Six Pack Skater Joe never turned down a token of affection from someone pretty. Six Pack Skater Joe took favors into beefs all the time, even from opponents, and he wouldn’t want to look like a bad sport anyway.

Kojiro had been pretty confident that Kaoru would crush the bloom Adam offered him in a closed fist, then throw it on the ground to be destroyed once more beneath a grinding foot--much like he'd done when Adam had done the same thing with the roses he'd brought to Langa's victory party the previous month, accompanying the gift with flowery apologies that made him sound less sincere rather than more and stank of performing for an audience that wasn't present (That was until he tacked on the words "and you were never boring, darling" after a pause following his obviously prepared speech, a quaver of vulnerability entering his tone and passing like static electricity into Kaoru's eyes when he thanked him despite destroying his olive branch and holding back any claim of forgiveness).

That assumption had proven false however. Kaoru was still holding Adam's rose. Kojiro saw him smell it, run long fingers idly over the petals, but make no move to throw it away--or even give it over to any who yelled for Lord Cherry even though he was only a spectator tonight, or one of Adam's fans.

"That's why I gave him the name, you know. It isn't the hair or a play on his family name. He flushes in splotches, not waves of color down his body when he's overwhelmed, falling cherry blossoms. Years later, I still see it when I look at him sometimes. He's truly beautiful that way...or do you still not know?"

Kojiro...No, Joe, he had to think of himself as Joe, feckless playboy of demi-god strength and immoveable rock of the skateboarding circle. Joe didn't care about Cherry Blossom; he was a rival, nothing more. He couldn't be used to get under his skin.

"Oh, Joe," Adam practically purred his false pity. "I guess there's our answer."

Joe felt the muscles in his neck and jaw tense, and tried to fix the problem with a slow exhale. Adam was only doing this because he couldn't throw Joe around the course like he usually tried with his partners. His stupid little dance tricks were a non-starter here.

"Maybe I'll find out for myself." Adam pressed his luck further with vindictive glee.

#kojiro nanjo #ainosuke shindo #loveblossom #matchablossom #snippet sunday #snippets #fanfiction #sk8 the infinity

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sleeheeping-on-a-cloud · 3 years

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Renga - Kiss and Make Up

Hi hello, I had this idea of Langa and Reki making up during episode 8 BUT I HAVE NO MOTIVATION TO WRITE RN so here have the sketch of it while I am on rush of ep 9, hopefully I will get to write it <3

Langa finally finds Reki, by accident, either tripping over some rocks or something else, and when their eyes meet Reki tries to run because he feels ashamed and embarrassed and everything to be found there by Langa, nonetheless

Langa is over the moon at first, has those puppy eyes all big and sparkly and says his name so happily like 'Reki, you are here! You really are here' and has such a beautiful smile on his face

Until Reki runs from him, and he runs after him and catches his wrist, asking him so worried now what is wrong, why is he leaving him again, telling him he was so happy to find his window open and now his behaviour is so confusing

Reki doesn't make eye contact AT ALL, he keeps looking away and can't put his feelings in words, he feels like crying again almost

Langa, however, is the one that is breaking first after some silence, asks him "Do you hate me" with the most heart broken voice Reki has ever heard and he finally looks up and he regrets it because Langa is looking at him with such sadness now, the complete opposite of what he did before, and now his eyes are watery

Reki raises his hands to Langa's face to wipe a first tear away. He can't help it, this is his best friend, the only one who was with him when he talked about skateboarding, about board designs and concepts, about moves and techniques, who came with him and allowed Reki to teach him how to skate, they took progress videos and pictures together, they skated together running for their life back at the hot spring, the one who helped him back on his board back then when he almost fell

Langa was the only one after the Adam episode that held him while skating and completely opposite from him, made him feel happy, safe and ecstatic

"I don't hate you, Langa"

"Then why are you running away from me?"

"I just feel... So small compared to you... I want to be happy for you, because you are doing so good, but I just... I have been coming to S for years, doing boards, participating in beefs, but everybody calls me 'that guy that hangs out with Snow' and I realised I am so behind you... I feel so jealous of you, but I want to be happy for you, but I just get frustrated and end up crying like a baby"

"Reki... I didn't want to steal this from you..." more tears are coming down Langa's face, too much to stay put, "I was having just so much fun, I wanted to keep skating with you..."

It's such an intimate moment, from the soft touches on the face, to the eye contact to the words coming from the heart to the lack of distance between the two of them

"Reki, skating is not fun without you" Langa continues, and Reki is surprised by his confession, "My heart doesn't go crazy anymore if you are not here with me..."

Reki is trying to follow what Langa is saying, unsure where this is going

Langa swallows, thinking of what to say next, thinking of his mother's advice, and of everything he has felt so far. He makes a decision

"Reki... You really matter to me. I really like you. So please, come back"

Langa leans forward clumsily, closing his eyes instantly and pecks Reki's lips, very quickly

Reki doesn't have time to react, to comprehend what is happening, to move or even to blink

When Langa gets away from his lips, the kiss barely lasting a second, he waits for a reaction, with an embarrassed face and a rosy blush on his cheeks

Reki blinks and his face explodes in a blush, vocalising a confused 'HUH'

Langa starts feeling worse and worse, like he forced himself on his friend, like he made a mistake, like he ruined things even further

It shows on his face, his eyebrows furrowed, his skin wrinkled in the space between them, his lips trembling from waiting for a response, his eyes frantic

Reki senses that, sees it so obvious on him, and he makes a decision

He leans forward and pecks Langa's lips, exactly like Langa did for him before, and breaks it up just as quick

The tables have turned, Langa is the one surprised, letting an 'Eh' past his lips

Reki is not looking at him, his head is down, his bangs are covering his eyes, his red faced getting lost with his locks

Langa's eyes clear up, all worries gone now

His lips lash now on Reki's face, leaving pecks on Reki's forehead while brushing his bangs away, then his cheeks, the corner of his lips and his nose

At first Reki is embarrassed, but really, after the last few days of self loathing and intrusive thoughts, this is exactly what he needed, and he ends up laughing, pushing at Langa's chest jokingly for him to calm down

And then Joe speaks up to the hidden love birds, calling Langa for the face

"I hate to break the long awaited make up session, but me and Snow have a race"

The two teenagers jump extremely embarrassed by what he has just witnessed, scared too about the possible reaction they will get from their friends

Cherry comes over and slaps Joe over the head, complaining about intruding in someone's personal life and a very intimate moment, completely not mentioning how he too with Miya and Shadow have been watching and making sure no one else finds them or watch them to intrude and make a scene

Joe just insults his friend like he always does, teasing him too

"Gotten soft cause they remind you of us, Cherry?"

Their fighting just continues on and on

Langa and Reki look back at each other,

Given their latest interactions, Langa is not sure what to do now - Reki means so much to him, but his race with Adam...

Reki can almost hear his thoughts

Reki puts his hands on his shoulders and encourages him

"I can't skate with you right now - I do not have my board or enter the race... But I will reach you again and you better prepare because it will be rad"

Langa is so happy, he could cry again - happy tears this time

"I am still sorry that I didn't keep our promise"

"I know. But I will let it slide, this time"

This is it for now, if you have any ideas you wanna ask for me to write you can drop in my inbox <3

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sasuhinasno1fan · 3 years

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Taste like love- Adrein AUGreste Day 6

So back when the @lukadrienvault discord was active, one of the aus we came up with was a Sabine as Ladybug au. Sabine would pretty much adopt Adrien and we decided that for the Bubbler episode, she’d find out it was Chat’s birthday and would do something to celebrate it, which would mean a lot to Adrien. So I went with this. According to native french speakers, there are 2 sides to pastries in France so cakes and such count. I think of pastries as a bit different but I still think it counts. It is mostly in Sabine’s point of veiw, but Adrien is still the main focus in a way. Anyway, enjoy. Pastry

Sabine stretched, feeling bones click and crack. Goodness, as Piáo Chóng, she definitely felt younger, but apparently going up against a guy with bubbles was a lot more intensive than she thought. Chat stood next to her, struggling to stifle down a laugh. She knew it wasn’t because of her, she’d been cracking like this since they started working together.

“What is it?”

“He looked like he had a dildo on his head.” Was all he said before he burst into laughter.

She realised he was speaking about their latest Akuma victim. She knew Nino, had been in class with Marinette for a long time. He’d been the one to help her get into the babysitting business. She knew he had a good heart and the fact that he was upset because his own best friend wasn’t allowed to celebrate his birthday truly said something about him.

With a budding fashion designer as a daughter, she was used to seeing the yays and nays of fashion. There were many nays that Akumas would wear that made her question the type of person Hawkmoth was. Did he have any sense of costuming?

“I thought it was a bubble wand.” She tried saying diplomatically.

“It was a dildo. Oh my god, that was the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Best birthday present ever.”

“What?”

Chat wiped the tears from his eyes and said, “that was the best thing-”

“No,” she interrupted. “Chat, it’s your birthday today?”

“Yeah. Sweet Sixteen I guess you could say.”

“Why didn’t you say anything?”

The black cat shrugged like it was no big deal but Sabine could see the sadness in those green eyes. “Didn’t think it mattered.” His ring started to beep. She was still forgetting he had a time limit while she didn’t. “I gotta get going. I don’t think we’ll have to deal with media so close to the Agreste Mansion. I’ll see you later madame bug!”

Sabine watched as Chat took off, trying to wrap her head around what Chat told her. It was his birthday and he didn’t think anyone would care. In fact, based on the look in his eyes, no one had.

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Flipping through their recipe book, Sabine looked at her husband. When they started dating and his father didn’t approve, he stopped coming to celebrate his son’s birthday. Gina couldn’t be by as often so it was usually them and friends. He’d have a smile, but she could see how upset his father’s absence would make Tom. He had this look in his eyes. Chat’s was similar. She’s always done her best to keep a smile on Tom’s face when his birthday came around and it got easier when Marinette was born. She believed that birthdays should be spent with a smile and with people who cared. She didn’t know anything about Chat’s life, but she wanted him to know that she’d always care about when his birthday was.

“Tom?”

“Yes dear?” he looked up from the beef wellington he was preparing for dinner. “More tea?”

She looked at her half empty glass, that had been waiting for her when she got back from stopping the Akuma. There was always tea waiting for her, even though she never said a word to Tom about her new side job. Did Chat have someone to make him tea when he got back to his home? Probably not, and it strengthen her desire to do something for him.

“I have this, friend. I just found out it’s his birthday. It sounds like he never planned on anyone knowing or that if they did, they didn’t care.”

“Should we invite him for dinner?”

How would she explain that? Chat coming over probably wouldn’t bother Tom, but explaining that to Marinette wouldn’t be easy.

“Um, I don’t think so. He’s a little shy. I was hoping to make him something. I could do cake, but I want to do something else too.”

“Well, those lunch box cakes have been getting popular. And maybe a mix of macarons? Is he allergic to anything?”

“Just feathers. He did mention he loves passion fruit.”

“Perfect, I just got passion fruit in today. I don’t know if I’ll finish all of it by tonight though. We have that massive order.”

“You worry about the order. I’ll take care of the desserts.” She reassured.

“If you say so. Hope I get to meet this guy soon.”

Sabine smiled to herself, knowing that Tom would take Chat under his wing when they met. They both loved puns and had big hearts. “I think you’ll like him.”

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Adrien let his steel toed boot knock into the wall of the building he was sitting on. When Plagg said Piáo Chóng had left a message for him, hours before their planned patrol, he’d been worried. When it was a voice mail of her telling him to meet at their favourite building to sit at when patrol was over an hour before patrol started, he was confused. She sounded fine, so there couldn’t be an issue. He could worry about it but he was still riding the high of getting a different present from his dad.

“Hello māo.” Adrien looked up to see Piáo Chóng land on the roof, her hands behind her back.

“Madame bug. So why did you want to meet so early?” he asked, standing up, towering over her slightly.

She took her hands from behind her back and handed him a takeaway box from the Dupain Boulangerie Patisserie. He gently took it and with her nod, used his claw to break the sticker and open it. Sitting inside was a chocolate iced lunchbox cake with two macarons sitting on the top. One had a green paw print and the other had a cat icon on it.

“I would have gone with black icing but I know it stains the teeth and thought you’d like to not spend half an hour getting off. Oh, almost forgot.” She pulled her out from her sleeve and opened it pulling out a candle and match from the subspace pocket. She stuck the candle in and using the edge of the yoyo lit the match. Once everything was ready, she started to clap her hands in time with her singing.

Joyeux anniversaire

Joyeux anniversaire Chat Noir

Joyeux anniversaire

“Joyeux anniversaire, avec un peu de retard. Happy belated birthday māo.”

Adrien stood there stunned, looking down at the spotted hero, who smiled back up at him.

“What?”

“It was your birthday yesterday, yes? You told me so late, I didn’t get a chance to wish you a happy birthday.”

“So you got me a cake?”

“I made you one. It matters to me that it’s your birthday māo. Everyone should have a smile and I wanted to make sure you had one. I hope you like it. I’m a bit better with Chinese deserts, but I’m not very good at mooncakes.”

“No, no.” Adrien said, waving it off, eyes stinging. He couldn’t believe she did all this. “It’s perfect. I actually prefer chocolate icing. I don’t get sweets very often.”

“Oh, that’s good. Blow your candle out before wax melts on it. I have more macarons, but those are the only ones I was able to do a stamp for. I have no clue how my husband does it.”

Adrien thought a little of what he wanted, but it was hard when he seemed to have so much just then. So he blew his candle out, wishing that this feeling wouldn’t end soon. He let out a small sniff and smiled. “Thank you, maman bug.”

Wait, did he just? Call her mom? The surprised look on her face said yes and he felt his face go red and he started to panic when she reached up and patted his head, like she’d do to calm him down. it always felt like when his mom would do it when he was a kid.

“Your very welcome my son.”

Oh god, he was gonna cry into his cake.

He did cry a little and Piáo Chóng used her long sleeves to wipe them away before offering him a fork. Pastries and cakes and such weren’t something he got to eat often with the many diets his father had him on but this one was more than just sweet. It was warm from the love he felt.

#adrienaugreste #adrienaugust #sabine as ladybug #sabine treats adrien like a son #bubbler divergance

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ladyfawkes · 3 years

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Eugene Appreciation Week - Day 1 - Childhood | The Trial and Tribulations of Fitzherbert and Schnitz

The Trial and Tribulations of Fitzherbert and Schnitz

Current word count: 3178

Current Rating: T for upcoming chapters

This is my version of that now-infamous RTA lost episode, "The Trial of Fitzherbert and Schnitz". Most of you are aware how I took issue with Disney having used both adoption AND Eugene's having adopted his lifelong persona as Flynn as a 20-minute throwaway plot. I'm gonna try to beef up that premise.

I suppose this is ALSO my way of refuting some of the (very limited) spoilery stuff I've read that's included in the upcoming traditionally published Flynn Rider novel.

My own plot line will be significantly darker than your average Disney plot, though.

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Chapter 1: Sister Eunice

Several years into the past....

Arnie was skipping down the corridor just past the chapel, minding his own business, when suddenly a loud CRASH!!! sounded from just behind him. He whipped around to see an enormous new hole in a large ornate stained-glass window behind him that was intact just seconds ago.

Thinking one of the rowdier orphans to be at fault, Arnie ran to have a looksee outside. He was shocked to discover nobody except Sister Eunice opposite him next to the stone wall. Surely she couldn’t have been the one to shatter the window??

The young nun noticed him from outside the chapel though and hissed, “Arnie!! Arnie, don’t tell anybody you saw me here! Please. I’m trying to save Eugene!! I’m trying to save you all!! If anybody asks, especially Father Francis, tell them you saw Eugene throw a rock at the window. I can’t explain why, but it’ll help out. A LOT. Can you do that for me, please, Arnie? Would you do this to save your best friend, Eugene?” She was looking at him with frightened eyes, taking surreptitious furtive glances behind her.

Ten-year-old Arnie had stared back, wide-eyed, and had only barely begun to nod when Sis Eunice turned back, ran around the corner of the chapel toward Arnie’s right, and disappeared. Young Arnie was left standing there, mouth agape, wondering why on earth a nun - a nun!!! - would throw a heavy rock through a church-owned stained glass window. And especially a window that the children were told was hundreds of years old!

Not long after that, to his left, Arnie saw someone else outside out of the corner of his eye. The young boy instinctively hid behind the full partition of the wall where the stained glass window ended. It was Fr Francis, the priest for the local parish, walking at a brisk pace. And Arnie could’ve sworn the scary priest might be tracking Sis Eunice. Arnie and Eugene hadn’t ever been particularly fond of Francis. In fact, they went out of their way to avoid the older dour-faced man.

Although Fr. Francis was currently looking at the hole in the window from a ways off, he couldn’t see where Arnie was from his vantage point. Arnie slinked away to go find Eugene.

Turned out he bumped into Eugene almost immediately since Eugene had been in the chapel, waiting to meet up with Lord and Lady Boskin. Arnie stopped in his tracks at the sight of his friend, all freshly bathed, his hair combed, and so unexpectedly dressed in a new blue velvet skeleton suit, white stockings, silk shirt, and leather shoes. It was the latest modern fashion that all the rich boys were wearing in Vardaros. He knew that because Eugene told him every time they were fortunate enough to go to town with one of the sisters. Arnie would have to pry Eugene away from the shop window where Eugene’s face would sometimes get so close to the display that his nose print would remain on the glass. Arnie didn’t understand why Eugene cared about stuff like that. Fashion and velvet and lace. Orphans weren’t supposed to care. Food was more important anyway.

“I heard a terrible crash and came to investigate!” Eugene said breathlessly.

All thought of the broken window had flown from Arnie’s mind at the sight of his transformed best friend and he demanded, “What’re you wearing alla that for??”

Suddenly self-conscious, Eugene crammed his hands in his new pockets, stared at the floor, scuffed the sole of his new shoe against the mosaic tile and mumbled, “Fr Francis took me aside after breakfast to the rectory and said that Lord and Lady Boskin have chosen to adopt…..me.” He said it with the same amount of awe he felt when he first saw the suit in its parcel.

“....and….and you didn’t think to tell me any sooner? You were just gonna leave without saying goodbye?” accused Arnie, his eyes filling with tears. Eugene could see his pouting lips tremble from several yards away. “But...but I didn’t know either…!” protested Eugene, now fighting tears himself, before he was abruptly cut off.

As Arnie stood there simultaneously hating and envying Eugene, a whole crowd of people had arrived from both sides of the corridor, to all of the ensuing hullabaloo of the shattered window. Unfortunately, it was just in time to see these two boys standing by themselves right near the new gaping hole in the priceless stained glass window.

Fr Francis had reappeared inside followed by the Mthr Superior, Sis Eunice, several dozen children, and a few other nuns. Everyone was chattering and buzzing and arguing about which of the two boys had broken the window -- Arnie or Eugene. Perhaps both? Immediately they both protested their innocence and the bored aggressive older boys used the moment as an excuse to break out into a fight…

Two brawny red-headed boys quickly left the mob only to have one boy each bowl right into Eugene and Arnie. All four boys toppled over to the floor.

All of the other children started shouting, “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” and just before the redheads could land their first actual punches, Fr Francis easily intervened by grabbing both of their pulled-back fists, squeezing them, and ordering the boys to get up off their intended victims and up off the floor. They reluctantly complied. Then Francis ordered Arnie and Eugene off the floor and to follow him to his office.

As Eugene looked down in dismay at the visible dirt on his beautiful new suit, Sis Eunice surreptitiously put a comforting hand on his shoulder and said, in a voice so softly only he could hear, “Don’t worry -- these are play clothes. More than capable of taking a few layers of dirt from rambunctious young boys.” She always had a way to help him feel better….but this time, since he was effectively being frog-marched to the priest’s office over something he didn’t do, the good feeling didn’t last nearly long enough.

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Two Hours Earlier…..

Eugene had been called to the rectory by Fr. Francis immediately following breakfast. Without any prior notice whatsoever, he informed Eugene that Lord and Lady Boskin had actually chosen to adopt him!!!

Young Eugene couldn’t believe his luck! He wondered why he’d been chosen. What had the wealthy young couple seen in him? Even though he’d only been formally introduced once or twice, and had spoken only a few sentences to them, they chose him. And he supposed they seemed nice enough.

Eugene and most of the orphans had already seen the younger couple several times. He learned from the nuns over the past couple of years that the pair were evidently unable to have children of their own and as such, had been growing their own family a different way. Twice per year for the past two years, they had chosen a new child from amongst the orphans at this orphanage. Prior to their more formal choosing-times for each child, they would come to the orphanage for several trips and take turns meeting and chatting with the children. Yet this time, they had actually chosen Eugene.

Sis. Eunice had entered the rectory right behind Fr Francis and his announcement; the latter then vacated the building. Sis Eunice had taken Eugene by the hand and led him to the home’s water closet. And already waiting for him was a fresh bath -- mid-week, even! He was accustomed to every Saturday at most. For the first time in his life, Eugene was treated to his very own bath where the water was actually extra warm and didn’t contain the sloughed-off post-bathing scoodge from a zillion other children lurking in the bottom.

Eugene had seen the nuns sniffle and get misty-eyed plenty of times when other children had been adopted. But their crying was always rather delicate and they always tried to smile through it. However, as Sis Eunice helped him to properly wash his fingers, toes, and ears during what Eugene thought of as his luxurious bath, Sis Eunice also kept repeatedly bursting into tears. And apologizing for it. She seemed genuinely….worried.

The nuns weren’t supposed to have favorites but Eugene knew Sis Eunice was easily the most fond of him. She had arrived at the orphanage during the height of a disease outbreak which had very nearly claimed little Eugene’s life. And it would have done so too, if it weren’t for Sis Eunice’s dogged persistence. They had originally bonded over their funny-sounding first names. She’d turned her own name into a joke to try and give him a reason to smile….and it worked. Most if not all of the other nuns were quite hands-off but Sis Eunice believed in healing touch. As Eugene’s stricken body fought the virulent infection, the Sister held him, rocked him, and sang to him. After that, she promised to come back to the room that housed the most ill children and read aloud a story once she finished her rounds. She had sat closest to little Eugene as she read aloud “Flynnigan Rider and the Pirates of Penzance” for the very first time. It was the first time Eugene had become familiar with the novels.

And though Eugene hadn’t really noticed before (nun’s habits often made it difficult to tell who was older than whom) right now, after he learned he would soon be leaving the orphanage forever that day, it was almost as if Eugene were seeing Sis Eunice for the first time. And for the first time, he noticed how young she truly was. She had a spray of freckles across her face and a little space between her front teeth. A halo of strawberry blonde curls framed her face and perpetually worked their way out of her wimpole. It’s possible Sis Eunice was even younger than Lady Boskin.

He couldn’t help but notice as she had him put on a clean slick-feeling shirt -- a brand-new one, just for him!! -- yet that was only the beginning. Apparently with each chosen child, the adoptive couple provided a freshly purchased outfit from the shops in town. Even Sis Eunice couldn’t help but smile this time as she presented Eugene’s new clothes to him. She asked him to tug open the string holding the paper parcel together. He stared at the parcel, eyes darting between the string and the Sister’s face. “Another present?” he whispered in awe. “For me?” Inside lay a brand new velvet suit. “It’s my favorite color!” he squeaked in delight. “Cornflower blue!” And Sis. Eunice nodded with the same huge smile on her face as him. “Shall I?” she asked softly, reaching into the parcel so he could see the whole suit. Eugene was utterly thunderstruck now. He stared wide-eyed at this beautiful boughten suit which was already quite familiar to him.

“But this is the same…..” he trailed off as Sis Eunice finished for him, “It’s the same suit you’ve had your eye on all year in that shop window?” Mouth agape, Eugene nodded slowly, clearly still in shock.

Eugene recalled how Sis Eunice had begun reading the Flynnigan Rider story with a splash, quite literally, and encompassed the first three chapters. The very first words of the book started with Flynnigan Rider on the mains’l full on the mast of a tall ship, shouting, “As long as I possess air in my lungs, I shall never surrender!!” And right before an enemy bullet could pierce him, Rider had sprinted and dove off the end of the mains’l to plunge down into the sea below. Sis Eunice had taken a fresh mildly damp cloth and spun it above her head, so everyone could feel the ‘splash’. That’s all it took for her to hook every single one of her charges. Sis Eunice had read aloud in every voice. Acted out each scene. She had as many props as feasible. And at the end of chapter 3 that first night, she closed the book amidst many “awwws”, protests, and left the children clamoring for more and some even wanting to help star in the show. Six-year-old Eugene had finally found the strength to speak for the first time in days and tugged Sis Eunice’s robes. “Tomorrow? Please?” he whispered breathlessly. The Sister knelt down close by his ear and pushed his hair away from his fevered brow. “I’ll tell you what,” she said softly. “If you think you can stick around for me by this time tomorrow morning, I promise to come back and read for you. Deal?”

And she turned to the rest of the room, “Tonight’s life lesson from Flynnigan is to hold air in those lungs -- by breathing deeply -- so that you can keep fighting.” Eager to prove to Sis Eunice that he could be brave like Flynnigan Rider, he concentrated on breathing as deeply as he could. Though it was by far the most difficult and painful thing he’d ever done in his young life, he followed through with it nonetheless. And Sis Eunice had returned each morning and night, as promised, to divulge more of Flynnigan’s adventures and life lessons. By the time he was well enough about a week later, she’d ask for Eugene to actually promise to wait for her the next night and bit by bit, little Eugene had found the strength to come back from the brink. And it was all because of one (or was it two?) very special people -- Sis Eunice and Flynnigan Rider.

“Shall we dress you smartly then? It’s not proper for a young man of your new status to be prancing around, half-dressed, you know,” Sis Eunice teased, bringing Eugene back to the present. Usually he’d act silly in return but right now….as soon as he had the new trousers on….Eugene was overcome and couldn’t help but throw his arms around the Sister’s neck. “Thank you,” he whispered, “so much.” It was the nicest clothing -- the nicest anything -- that anyone had ever given him. And Sis Eunice thought he was misinterpreting who’d provided for him this suit but he wasn’t. “I know it wasn’t your money,” as Eugene was well aware that the nuns scarcely had more than the orphans due in large part to their vows of charity and poverty. And yet he replied, still embracing her, “But I just know that you had something to do with it somehow, Sis Eunice.”

She briefly taught him the tricks with helping Eugene learn how to dress himself up in the fancy new suit. It had a lot of buttons. Big shiny brass ones. She was insistent that none of her charges was going to be reliant on servants to dress them, even after they left the orphanage. Once Eugene was fully dressed in his new comfortably-tailored playsuit, Sis Eunice also presented to him new stockings and new mahogany leather shoes.

Sis Eunice looked adoringly...and then somberly at Eugene as the thunderstruck little boy could not stop studying his own reflection in a full-length mirror.

Though most boys hated baths, he actually liked them (especially when they were warm with fresh water) almost as much as he liked playing in the dirt. He wondered if he’d have his own bed at his new home. He wondered if he’d get to have a mattress, bedclothes, and a pillow every night.

“Well, I suppose it’s time,” said Sis Eunice with a watery smile. The pair of them began to head over to the parish chapel just off the orphanage and across the compound from the rectory. Halfway through the walk, Sis Eunice asked him to continue onto the chapel and said that she’d meet up with him again in a very short few moments. And that was apparently where he was supposed to meet up with Lord and Lady Boskin to sign the final papers and officially become their latest son for real. His heart skipped a beat at the thought.

After his arrival in the chapel, and within 3 minutes, he heard a very loud crash outside in the corridor to the right of his vantage point near the front of the chapel. He thought maybe he should stay put just in case, but his curiosity got the best of him and he went to investigate.

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Meanwhile, in the Office of the Clergy….

Arnie had been called into the clergy office with Fr Francis, Mthr Superior, and Sis Eunice. Eugene had been left outside to stew and fret by himself.

“So you witnessed Eugene Fitzherbert throw a rock at the stained glass?” said Fr Francis imperiously. Arnie’s wide frightened eyes kept darting back and forth between Fr Francis’s unpleasant features and Sis Eunice’s equally terrified eyes. She nodded imperceptibly to encourage Arnie to say yes. Arnie didn’t want to lie but he didn’t want to be the one who got in trouble either. Not to mention….it utterly broke his heart that Eugene was getting adopted and that he wasn’t even gonna say goodbye to Arnie. Thus Arnie looked to the floor and nodded downward at it half-heartedly.

Eugene was brought into the office and not even given a chance to defend nor explain himself.

“Naughty misbehaving boys who destroy priceless works of church art don’t deserve to get adopted,” Fr Francis began imperiously. “Remove that clothing at once. It’s no longer yours and you are no longer fit to wear it.” Poor Eugene recoiled in shock and horror and Sis Eunice stepped in to try and intervene. She shared scared looks with Arnie, even more frightened than before. “There’s no need for that, he hasn’t physically harmed anybody,” Sis Eunice reasoned, “there’s no reason to treat him like he’s a criminal. He just had an accident, that's all.”

Eugene kept backing further and further away, “Not adopted??” was all he could manage to say. “That’s precisely it,” Fr Francis replied coldly. “I’ll tell Lord and Lady Boskin not to follow through with the paperwork because misbehaving children are evil children, and they shan’t have evil brought into their perfect home. Now give back that clothing or I shall turn you in for theft of property.” Sis Eunice’s hands flew to her mouth in open dismay. Arnie had correctly deduced that this was definitely not a development she had anticipated. Now the Mthr Superior and other church lackeys outside the door had begun to put their hands on Eugene in effort to take back his new boughten clothes.

Clearly, not knowing what else to do, Sis Eunice pressed her advantage, knelt down by Eugene's ear, and said, “You must run, Eugene!! Stay as far away from here as you can! Make certain they can’t ever catch you. I’ll take care of the rest.” His eyes bugged out and still he hesitated before Sis Eunice hissed, “GO! NOW!”

Eugene spun on the heel of his new shoe, managed to just barely pull away from the sea of grabbing hands, and sprinted out into the great beyond. P.S. Yes, I have every intention of continuing this. And hopefully even seeing it to completion, like a real "episode", even though the timelapse will be more like a full hour as opposed to 22 minutes? In fact, I've already written a bit more beyond it. I just have to write other things for the time being.....

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