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I was talking to my sister recently about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the topic of what I thought was the worst season popped up. Without hesitation, I said season 6.
And I stand by it. Everything in it, everything people are now saying is good actually, is only good on paper. Buffy depressed about being resurrected? And doing incredibly self-destructive things? Having to live without her mother and try and be a good guardian for Dawn? This is all good on paper! But the execution? We get a comedy episode for Buffy trying to get a job. Buffy getting, and failing at a new job, having to deal with both earning money and her duties as a Slayer could have been a short plotline where she couldn't balance it and it made things worse for her. It could have really shown just how much she struggled, and made her self-destruction hit even harder.
But it had to be a comedy episode.
I'm not saying Doublemeat Palace is the only example I have of how they fumbled showing her depression and inability to readjust after being resurrected. But it's the beginning of it, and indicative of how they fumbled showing it.
Willow and Tara having problems with their relationship? Even the best couples have conflicts. But the out of nowhere magic addiction? When it's never been hinted at that the reason Amy abused magic was an addiction, just moral failing when realizing what she could do with it? And then the sheer amount of shit Willow put Tara through? Tara was abused so badly by the writers. Fighting with Willow then having her memory wiped several times, breaking up with her, only to finally make up once Willow was able to admit she needed help only to be killed in the same episode?
No wonder Amber Benson was on board for the audiobook. Tara deserved better.
Xander and Anya? I'm sorry, Xander has a lot of flaws but he's not the type to leave someone at the alter just so Anya can have her own destructive arc. He'd be more likely to just call the entire thing off before the wedding if he was that afraid that it would turn into what happened with his parents.
The trio? Okay. So. I'm going to talk Arknights for a bit. After going through Code of Brawl, I joke about how much trouble Penguin Logistics gets into and how I don't know how they're still alive after their antics. But the difference between them and the trio is Penguin Logistics is also competent. Exuisai can lean out a car door to shoot rubber bullets at the essentially Italian Mafia guys chasing them and not die because she's, mechanically, a 6* unit who can be a boss killer on her own. This is nothing to her. Texas is the last surviving member of the Texas famiglia, and people constantly refer to her as very dangerous. Il Siracusano showed why. Of course being the driver and pulling off that shit is easy for her. In comparison, the only thing the trio has to offer is Warren was the form of "actually evil" that is oh you're evil evil. They should have never been a threat outside the fact Warren had no moral compass. They're constantly bumbling, and only a threat to Buffy because the plot said so.
Spike? Holy shit. He has more dignity than what he did in season 6, and the bathroom scene felt like a punishment for those who liked Spike enough to keep him around. Like "are you sure you like him? See! He's an irredeemable monster! Stop liking him." We already know Whedon hated how popular Spike was, and because of that, this incredibly out of character and just plain cruel scene can only feel like punishing those who liked him.
Tbh the more I think about it, the more I feel season 6 was a punishment for whoever wanted to keep it going. It's so unpleasant, and it is pretty much just dark for darkness's sake. The writing isn't strong enough to support anything they wanted to do and not have it come off as malicious. It's bad and no amount of good ideas can excuse execution.
Season 6 could have been a poignant look at grief, loss, depression, and self-destruction. Having a human being more evil than a demon and finally showing that the Willow we know really does have the capability to be as evil as her alternate vampire self could have been great, since we've never really had that. Even in season 4, the Initiative was more misguided than actually evil. Instead we got grimdark and out of character writing.
Season 6 sucks, is the worst season, and I will not be convinced otherwise.
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The One Where Ethan Rayne Returns
Part 4
AN: This four-part fic will contain spoilers for Seasons 1-6 of Buffy as well as canon typical behaviours, fighting, and references to violence.
“We should be safe here,” you explained to Tara once you had closed and locked the door that separated the store from the back room. “It’s the most fortified part of the shop.”
Tara managed a tiny smile.
“And plus,” you continued speaking, hoping to cheer her up. You moved the training dummy to the side and pried open one of the panels in the wall “if you know where to look, there are all kinds of snacks hidden in here.”
Distracted, Tara pushed herself off the couch and made her way over to you. You stepped aside and Tara let out a small gasp at the variety of snack foods that were now visible.
“Does Mr. Giles know about this?” She asked.
You chuckled, “It was his idea. Don’t let his stern exterior fool you; the man has a major sweet tooth. Xander knew that and that’s why he built the cupboards in. Plus, what good is a fortified room if there are no supplies in it?”
“That makes sense. Could I have some of the Salt and Vinegar Pringles please?”
“Of course,” you reached into the cabinet and pulled out two Pringles canisters. You handed the Salt and Vinegar ones to Tara and you kept the other flavour for yourself.
As you closed the cupboard, Tara sat down cross legged on the floor and opened the Pringles.
“What did Buffy mean by the Band Candy incident?”
You sat down opposite her and opened your own Pringles container after tapping it against hers causing her to smile again, “A couple of years ago when Sunnydale High was a functioning high school and not an abandoned relic, a rather large shipment of chocolate was delivered to the school and the students needed to sell them to generate money for new marching band uniforms.”
“Now I get where the name came from.”
You nodded, “The candy was manufactured in such a way that it caused the adults who consumed it to act like they did when they were teenagers. While that was entertaining to begin with, we quickly discovered that it was a diversion. Demons used the chaos to kidnap babies from the hospital and offer them as tribute to a powerful demon.”
Tara gasped in shock. She was holding a Pringle in her hand but her hand had frozen midway to her mouth.
Sensing her distress, you hurried to continue, “None of the babies were hurt. Rupert and Joyce were able to return the babies safely to the hospital while Buffy dealt with the demons.”
Relieved, Tara let out a long breath. Then she looked at you quizzically, “Did you eat the candy?”
“I was going to but I had been busy that day and I left it in the Staff Room. When I had a free moment, I went to grab it but someone had stolen it. My guess is it was Snyder. The things that man came out with under the influence of the candy were hilarious and I wish that I’d been able to record what he said and how he acted.”
Tara fished in her container for her next Pringle, “Is it okay if I ask a few more questions?”
“Go ahead,” you replied as you reached into your own canister.
“When did Qui-Gon arrive in Sunnydale?”
“The same time that Wesley did. There was quite a big disagreement between Buffy, Rupert, and the Watchers Council some time after the Band Candy incident. As a result, Rupert was fired from being Buffy’s Watcher and in an attempt to control the situation and Buffy, the Council sent Wesley as a replacement.”
“I’m guessing that didn’t go over well?”
“Not in the slightest,” you informed her. “Buffy was quite reluctant to work with Wesley. She took the backhanded and snide comments that he made to Rupert personally. She also didn’t like the way he handled her training and the comments he made about her methods.”
“How does she feel about Qui-Gon?”
You sighed heavily, “It took her a while to even get used to his presence. I think she’s still not sure about him. It probably doesn’t help that she’s seen the two men argue and since she sees Rupert as a teacher slash father figure…”
“She’s more inclined to take his side over Qui-Gon’s.”
“Yeah.”
The two of you sat in silence.
“Can you feel that?” Tara asked a few moments later as she shivered.
It didn’t take long for you to realise that Tara wasn’t talking about the temperature in the room and that she must be talking about something magical. Focusing just your godfather had taught you, you tried to identify what Tara was talking about. You could feel an unexpected increase in the dark magical power in Sunnydale. It was almost as if its host had lost the ability to wield their magic.
Your instincts screamed at you that you were in danger and panic welled up inside you as you broke your focus.
“Tara!” You shouted.
Her eyes were glassy as she examined you and you realised that she was connected to her magic. If she stayed connected to it, there was a very high chance that she would either lose her magic or be infected with the dark magic. You tried to think of something, anything that would make her refocus on you and break her connection to her magic. Your mind was empty and then you remembered the game that Buffy, Xander and Willow played while they were at Sunnydale High.
“I need you to tell me your favourite holiday destination and what you would do while you’re there!”
“Right now?” Tara’s voice had a dreamy, almost hypnotic quality to it.
“Yes, now! Would you go snorkelling in the Caribbean or would you be more interested in climbing Mount Everest?”
“I don’t like that type of cold or adventure,” Tara’s voice was slowly losing its dreamy quality. “I want to visit many places starting with France.”
“Good. That’s good.” You praised, “Tell me more.”
“I want to learn the history of countries and I want to visit heritage listed sites.” Tara’s voice was back to normal when she finished speaking.
Then she doubled over, coughing and wheezing. Moments later, the coughing fit subsided and she straightened up again.
“That magic was so powerful and seductive.”
You nodded, “I’m willing to bet that it was Ethan’s magic and I don’t think he can access it anymore.”
That night as you laid in bed sated with one of your legs intertwined with Rupert’s and the warmth and weight of Qui-Gon’s body pressing into you from behind, you replayed Rupert’s explanation of how they defeated Ethan after freeing Willow from her binds and released Ethan’s magic while Qui-Gon ensured that Ethan would have no knowledge nor memory of casting magic.
Your eyelids closed and you drifted into slumber.
Only to bolt upright hours later after having a dream of Ethan smirking at you and saying, “I did come to warn you.” Your breathing and heart rate accelerated when you noticed that Rupert was missing from the side of his bed that he had occupied the night before.
#my writing#buffy the vampire slayer#buffy x star wars crossover#reader#qui-gon jinn#rupert giles#rupert giles x reader#qui-gon jinn x reader#rupert giles x reader x qui gon jinn#tara maclay#ethan rayne#implied sex at the end
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Do you have any Television Show Recommendations? 
Let's see.... Like, actual television and not a ttrpg, I assume?
I recently finished up Outer Range and really enjoyed that. A weird mix of western/sci-fi that I didn't expect. I also really like The Rookie, but I literally am only watching it because of a ship I'm absolutely obsessed with. (That's one I recommend with a grain of salt for what I assume are obvious reasons.) Uh... as a reader of the books, I really loved the first season of The Wheel of Time.
What else have I been into lately.... of course it's super popular, but Ted Lasso is a very feel good show. I used to be a The 100 blog, but I would only recommend that with the note that I still haven't watched the final 3 episodes and don't plan to. If I ever get up the nerve to watch it again, I'd stop at the end of season 6. I was also on a Buffy kick again recently, though I'd have a number of trigger warnings for you if you decided to pick it up.
If you like horror (which I am very picky about because I can't sleep for weeks when I watch it, regardless of how dumb it is), The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor are both great. If you haven't seen them. I feel like everyone has. Midnight Mass is also excellent, but pay attention to the trigger warnings.
These were the first things that came to mind. I hope this helps!
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Andi Mack Season 4 Ideas
by spaceotter42
Here are a few episode ideas if Andi Mack had been renewed for a fourth season. I’m basing these on the premise all of the actors would have returned, and there would be no restrictions on content. Just 12 episodes here, but my hope is they would have had at least 25. Some of these plots, such as Cyrus and TJ coming out, would have extended to more than one episode
1. Great Expectations -- Andi's jealousy mode moves into high gear when Bex announces she’s pregnant. What will this mean for Andi's status as an only child? She’s the one who wanted her parents to get back together, but her plans did not include a new baby.
2. Snow Show -- The teens go for a skiing trip to a nearby resort. While learning to ski, Cyrus gets his foot stuck in the snow, and TJ organizes a rescue.
3. First Day -- The gang, except for Andi, starts their first day of high school at Grant. They awkwardly try to fit in with the older kids, and are surprised to find out Dr. Metcalf is now the Principal at Grant. Amber is happy to expand her social circle with her old friends, but her friend Iris is not so happy to be sharing Amber's attention with this new group.
4. At Home at SAVA -- It's Andi's first day at the SAVA high school for the arts. She is overjoyed to be working on art projects but she misses her friends. She is pleasantly surprised to find Walker and Libby are also enrolled in the school.
5. The Doppelganger -- Cyrus and his friends encounter Cyrus' double. Other than his identical appearance, the boy, Ryan, is opposite of Cyrus in many ways. A case of mistaken identity gets TJ into trouble when he tries to give "Cyrus" some PDA.
6. Coming Out -- Now that they are dating, Cyrus and TJ have to deal with a coming out process to their parents and their new high school community. Kira is determined this will not be an easy process for the boys. TJ's dad is less than thrilled to learn his son is gay, but TJ's mother is delighted that her son has a boyfriend. All of Cyrus' parents are already planning a big Jewish wedding.
7. The Dance -- Cyrus and TJ are preparing for their first school dance. They each secretly take dance lessons, unknown to the other, from Amber. Will Cyrus and TJ kiss, or will their tendency to stomp on each other's feet ruin the romance?
8. SAVA Me Back Home -- Andi still has mixed feelings about SAVA. She misses seeing her old friends at school, although they often get together at The Spoon. Soon, Andi's decision about staying at SAVA is taken out of her hands. The School announces it is bankrupt and will be closing down. Andi enrolls at Grant, as do Libby and Walker. Grant expands its art classes in response to the sudden increase in art students.
9. Halloween Summer Salt -- Cyrus and TJ finally get to wear their "summer salt" costumes at a Halloween party. They're happy, but no one else understands the joke.
10. There's Lots of Crying In Baseball -- Jonah joins the school baseball team, and gets overly competitive with Marty. Buffy is divided about who to support, realizing their combative attitude could be destructive to both the boys.
11. Red Rooster Rising -- With financial help from his mom, Bowie buys the Red Rooster and expands its music classes. He hires Jonah part-time to give guitar and singing lessons. But Jonah may be in over his head when he faces a class of eager eight-year-olds.
12. Baby On Board -- Bex finds out that preparing for a baby is more complicated than planning a wedding, especially when Celia gets involved.
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not necessarily just related to M. Ladybug, but I wonder if people being mad at the writers before waiting to see how things actually play out first is a thing that's always happened or a result of being able to binge watch so many things? I was an older teenager when being able to binge watch whole seasons was becoming a thing, but the few forums I was on for shows still running when I was kid never felt this volatile and tended more towards theories.
i’m not sure if i’m the most qualified person to answer this, given that i mostly lurked before joining the miraculous fandom, but from what i’ve seen, it’s always been like this, even if the rise of netflix culture and binge on demand exacerbated it.
i was dipping my toe into buffy fandom right around the time of this shift, and the fandom history there was pretty telling. seasons 6 and 7 of buffy were especially polarizing, and people who had watched it episode by episode as those seasons aired seemed to have a generally more negative perspective on those seasons than those of us who binged it later. spike redemptionistas were particularly put off by the episode “seeing red” and its aftermath (understandably so). buffy was particularly unsympathetic during that season for many viewers. willow’s arc zigged and zagged. and everybody was pissed about tara.
but those seasons were telling a story, one that took characters to a very dark place (far darker than miraculous ladybug will) before bringing them back, and people who watched it all in one go seemed to enjoy the story more. i think some stories are just harder to watch stretched out like this - particularly stories involving personal conflict between characters or stories where the protagonist is making mistakes that they haven’t had a chance in the story to fix yet.
of course miraculous being aired out of order and already having a significant salt culture isn’t helpful, either.
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Fate The Winx Commentary
Good morning internet! Today is the drop of Winx: Riverdale edition! I sure hope you're ready for my aggressive and unnecessary commentary, because it is coming for you either way!
The netflix landing page lets us know:
Fate The Winx Saga
6 episodes, 48-53 minutes each
"Genres: Fantasy TV Shows, Teen TV Shows, Italian TV Shows"
"This show is: Emotional"
As mentioned elsewhere, my Winx knowledge is limited, so I will be coming into this fairly fresh and will try to be unbiased. As I have seen trailers, the keyword here is Try.
Episode 1
'To the Waters and the Wild'
CW: Animal Death, Swears, Implied Child Death, Blood, Implied Teen Sex, Burns, Weed, Fatphobia, Whatever the term pussie falls under
Episode 1 TL;DR: We meet everyone, learn their dynamics, have the basics of the magic system beat into us, meet our monsters, and name drop Harry Potter. Standard first episode stuff.
I do want it on record before we start that I got about halfway into the first season of Riverdale, and the first season of Netflix Sabrina. They were, well, bland and boring imo? I did get through a few seasons of Teen Wolf, but that's because it was capable of Fun and Jokes. My current expectations are a few unintentionally funny lines, maybe some almost decent magic effects, and because it's 2021, one whole gay character (I did hear one of the boys (there are boys?) is bi, but also an asshole so I'm hoping for some wlw)
TV-MA LANGUAGE AND SMOKING OH FUCKING BOY
Almost full moon (waxing) in opening shot- I Will be tracking moon inconsistencies if it keeps showing up that is a pet peeve but hey look a bunch of sheep
That's a good start (it's ominous though. don't hurt the sheep)
Swears count: Feckin' 2
Mystical portal barrier. Oh yeah s5 of the magicians is on netflix now
WELP THOSE ARE SHEEP GUTS RIGHT OUT THE GATE HUH For CW it's up a tree, and the dripping blood is a good warning of what's about to be seen
:( oh and then the man who was looking for the sheep dies offscreen save for a spray of blood. THIS ISN'T YOUR CHILD'S WINX CLUB it seems to say. I assume. How much blood was in the original winx because this is already at least a full cup.
(Also the monster noises for whatever was chasing the man (werewolf it was a werewolf trailers are bad guys) were not very good)
Opening credit scene is 5-6 different blooming elemental wings. They're pretty, but it's unclear if the last one is secret 6th member wings (because the second to last ones are fire which is the main character's element right?) so maybe we'll get a late 6th addition? (I am in I.T. please give me the most relatable character you cowards)
KIDS IN THE CORNER BY AMBER VAN DAY PLAYING
I like where they shot this but that might just be european woods pretty. The opening location was nice and mossy save for the sheep blood
Fancy big stone school establishing shots (it's nice, and huge) and we land on a red head who seems less than pleased to be here
Courtyard shot of... whatever the name of the replacment plant girl is, holding a tray of various potted plants for an older man (father? first day of school send off maybe?)
Aisha(?) walks by, not talking to anyone, Stella(?) is taking Magical!Selfies with at least 3 other girls, Musa(?) has a suitcase and headphones and smiles at a passing girl
Oh boy a boy with a pocketknife doing little tricks with it! Nothing says edgy like an actual knife edge.
Gonna take this moment to point out I have some level of face blindness and while the girls all look fairly different from one another, if there is more than one tall blonde white boy as I fear there may be, I WILL NOT be able to tell them apart. Not through maliciousness, just general incompetence, so anything I say about the boy characters (I want to say they're the knights to the girl's faeries? is that right? this whole thing smacks of gender) should be taken with a heap of salt
I've come to accept tv just. displaying text messages on screen as a storytelling method. It's never my favorite but it just Is a modern story element. Also Bloom needs to meet stella at the alfea gates
Alfea I presume is the school- does the name mean something? It sure feels like the word elf and therefore fae but I don't feel like googling anything this early in
Oh look two more blondish tall white boys. Pocketknife was wearing something else i think, one guy has a brown jacket and pink shirt (bad combo), the other looks old even by tv highschool/college standards and his jacket has a jock vibe. Jock jacket also has an earring? Is this the bi character who is an asshole? From this one second of him, only in profile, I will assume yes, he is an asshole
I like Bloom's backpack
Pink shirt looks at Bloom from across the quad. I am already tired of this romance
Cool he walks up to someone he has identified as lost, and is 'impressed with [her] confidence in the face of complete ignorance' COMING OUT OF THE GATE WITH A NEGG HUH PINKY
He even states he wasn't offering help Then Why Are You Talking To Her Jackass
Subs are going with the fairy spelling, and Bloom confirms she is a fairy and we confirm this is College. Unless this is a european thing where they call schools different things. I think that's just for public and private? And maybe just england? I'm American all they teach us is 1492-ww1 over and over for like. 10 years sorry Rest of the World
'What Realm are you from?' 'California' Speaking of ameri-centric, I'm gonna Guess that original Winx, the italian cartoon, didn't have their main character be from cali usa? I am presuming this is a side effect of making this property for a more global distribution than I'm guessing winx was originally conceived as back in the early 00s
The Otherworld. I assume this is the fairy realm and whatnot? And the magic school. Seems to be located behind a magical barrier in the earth realm?? If that's right it seems weird if basically everyone who goes to the school is from the otherworld
Pinky doubles down on his rudeness but in a Fun and Cute way because :/ and the Specialist hall is Very Pretty, oh and there's a fairy hall. Are specialists the boy...things? magi knights? bros of the blade? guys who wear those 'here come a special boy' sneakers from that one comic?
Stella sees this conversation which is great because they drop the term mansplain. why would otherworlders know that term even???
Edgey(?) sees Pinky and they hug it out
Stella knows Americans are the type to wander off so I guess there's a lot of inter-world connections?
Miss Dowling- is this teacher going to be like the pedo in riverdale who got *checks notes* killed off by one of multiple serial killers later on?
Dowling is the headmistress, gotta keep the otherworld a secret from earthers, time and place for portal making. all standard fantasy stuff so far, nothing to make this stand out
Stella has a gateway ring, and frankly isn't too nice? all the backgrounders clothing is Bland and very normal
7 realms of the otherworld, Solaria is where Alfea is, i like magic globe
Incase you forgot this was a modern tale, people update their insta stories here.
'I was kindof bummed I didn't see a single pair of wings' YOU AND ME BOTH BLOOM
'We had wings in the past, transformation was lost, tinkerbell was an air fairy' This is either a cop out for your glittery cowardice, or a set up for the main girls re-finding transformation magic later. I did like the Tink bit
Bloom is a fire fairy and the subtext of this conversation is that bloom's magic did Something bad. I hope it was burn down her old school's gym a la buffy movie
I like miss Dowling but in the I wouldn't Be Surprised if you turned out to be Evil way, and I guess Alfea is a very privileged upper crust school. What types of college do normal fairies go to then huh? damn privileged fairies
'our students have gone on to do amazing things like re-discover long lost magics' We Get It. You will give me Wings, but Only If I'm Patient
Dowling throws a jab at Bloom about power control, but I like her necklace so It's Fine
Bloom video calls her parents while unpacking in the dorm, which may have come pre-fit with a heck ton of board games? Love it. Or new plant girl brought them along with her many plants
Stella has a fancy mirror and lots of jewelry and fashion photos and makeup, Musa has a laptop and apparently not much else, gotta get those establishing personalities down I guess
'Ladies of the Flies honey don't be sexist' Bloom's dad for feminist of the year (these jokes are bad but i guess we can call it a dad joke as justification)
Asiha gives Bloom a look and saves her from the call with her parents- yay friendship step one achieved
Blooms parents think she's in the alps because magic secrets and what not
Aisha asks bloom if she's never read harry potter and I guess Bloom is a potterhead (that's the term right?). Is this self awareness that all magical school fantasy series have the same basic bricks?
Bloom is a ravenclaw sometimes slytherin, Aisha is a Gryffindor
Stella is changing because she's the fashion one and has a fun pastel rainbow skirt, and uses magic to make a real aggressive lamp. She's also a mentor (maybe older than the others by a bit?)
I am assuming Stella here is something along the lines of a diplomats daughter the way she talks about appearances. She better get down and dirty later on to show her growth about how some things are more important than looks yada yada
Fairy magic powered by strong emotions, i am waiting for bloom's backstory to be movie x-men rogue style tragedy
Terra! Which. Of course is the Plant Fairy's name. Stella is a little mean to her about the plants and she takes it with a smile and some subtle snark back using classic literature Oh that's fun
Terra points out the name-plant thing, and name drops her cousin Flora. That's. The one they replaced with Terra right? Terra's dad works in the greenhouse at the school which explains earlier (and her mum is named rose)
Stella is indeed a second year and Musa's eyes change for. Lie detecting magic? and loves her headphones (Overstimulation?)
Aisha wants somewhere to swim and we cut to a 'pond' by specialist training. Assuming she wants to sim because she's a water fairy, why Don't they have a pool? also this pond looks. Unpleasant for swimming
Girl specialist! Does that mean we have boy fairies?
Boys. Fighting. Talking about girls. All gingers are nuts. Thanks edgelord AMAZING SHAGS THOUGH 'I didn't realize your hand was a red-head' it's not truly edge if we don't talk about sex every 10 minutes
Subtitles earlier only said boy 1 boy 2 but now pinky or edgy is Riv
Edgy smokes weed, and pinky is a big brother figure to him, and the head? of the special boys doesn't like edgy. Me neither older guy
Bit of swordplay, more girls, every specialist has black training outfits, very military
Pinky is Sky who is son of Guy of Place. an important lad. without context this is meaningless to me
There's a giggly boy who laughs at the idea of a war in the future and gets a talking to. I suspect this boy will be re-occurring enough to die- he has those tertiary character elements with his intro and such (and he's black so I am prepared for your standard racist murder choices)
Burned Ones exist outside the barrier, which makes me wonder if dead shepard was in the otherworld? There was nothing establishing that he was in any type of Other place but :/
Oh look edgey is having a smoke cross the barrier while we learn about the creatures that live beyond it. Time to find out these creatures no one young has ever seen are still kicking
Specialist leader had to kill his own pa after a burned one got him. They also. Used a shotgun when trying to fight it. Do specialists even have powers or are they just good with weapons?
Edgey finds the shepards corpse. Mostly blood
'it's been 16 years since the last sighting' 'Rosalind killed all the burned ones' ahh magical creature genocide hey when is abarat 4 coming out. and is rosalind hot?
School, gossip, Aisha and Musa are snarking at Tera for thinking the guy died of natural causes because we need to have these characters not actually like each other to make it stand out when they do
Aisha talks about how she eats a lot and if she didn't swim she'd be massive and we cut to the plus sized tera looking uncomfortable are we really doing this?
Tera points out that Musa was ignoring her earlier and it's all just uncomfortable and not great character conflict (but I thought I saw Musa holding an honest to god ipod? it's blue but it could be a phone case. Her hand is in the way)
tera and dad interaction is nice, i'm also convinced they couldn't afford more than 3 magic adults
Girl with braids and metal in her hair! There were witches in winx right? Like 3 minor antagonist girls? I assume this is one of them. Because she has alternative fashion and is therefore evil /s
Beatrix. Names in this series leave something to be desired (that something is subtly. I get it, they're carry overs from a series for a younger audience, she-ra had the same issue, but i can still poke fun)
Swear count: Arsehole 2 Bollocks 1 Shit 1
She's a weird ass kissing with clearly ulterior motives
Bloom is Studying and her notebook is just FAIRY MAGIC POWER = EMOTIONS LOVE FEAR? HARTED? FIRE FAIRY CONTROL? in case you weren't paying attention
Oh a flashback already to the magic triggering event? Her mother had pointed out she's an introvert, and past!Bloom doesn't Party. She goes Antiquing and is a Weird Loner (her 'basic bitch' of a mom's words)
Swear count: Bitch 1
Bad daughter count: 1 Bad mother count: 1 Magic glowy eyes for Bloom: 1
Bloom Hates Parties and asks Pinky I mean Sky where she can be Away from People and he fears he'll be Mansplaing to her to. vague that it's dangerous outside instead of saying 'hey there's monsters and someone was just killed by possible one of them stay in the barrier'
Stella wants to talk to Sky because they have History. I did hear there was a love triangle between these three. I am bored and everyone at this party is a nosey bitch who is watching their tense conversation. Also Something? Happens when Stella gets upset
[mystical warbling]
Random magic effects in the (very pretty) forest
Bloom is trying to practice her magic on her own, and to do that she's gotta look at sad teen pics. And look, her burnt bedroom from her first power usage
The fire magic is pretty good. I think fire is like. the opposite of water when it comes to cg where it almost always looks pretty good, while I swear i've seen the actual ocean look like a shitty render
Magic out of control, bloom can't control her emotions, Aisha can stop her with water magic which makes some nice steam
Bloom is angry at aisha for saving her. So far 3 of the 5 girls are abrasive at best remember when people made characters likeable?
Swear count: Shit 1 (but it doubles as the literal meaning because of flooded toilets)
Swear count: Bitch 1 Ass 1
Taking away your teen's door is. Really shitty. Not almost burn down your house worthy but damn cheerleader mom
I do not understand sleep shirts with buttons. That seems painful if you lie the wrong way?
Her mom was seriously burnt by first magic usage that's a backstory
Shit count +1
Main character aspect time: dormant fairy blood line? awfully strong magic for that. baby who died day after it was born and now she's here? ...I was going to say changeling thanks aisha
A Barbaric practice loving hints at long term world lore
Hell is a bad word for kids!!
Cutting to headmistress and her secret passage after finding out bloom is secret pureblood? this really is a harry potter thing
edgelord offers giggly some booze, and says pussies twice because he's Edgey and does peer pressure
Tera calls him out and knows he's a sad nerd in disguise not a 'badass' and he says she's 'three people in disguise' because fatphobia
shit +1
arehole +1
tera. chokes out edgelord with a vine because she's had enough of this shit. good for her
edgelord is Riv, and he lived
OBLIGATORY GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THE TERM CHANGELING REMEMBER BELLA'S VAMPIRE GOOGLE GOD I LOVE TEEN FANTASY AND THEIR INSTANCE ON GOOGLING COMMON FANTASY TERMS
OH hey the lamp bloom brought with her is the one she was fixing at home that's a nice touch
Stella bonds with Bloom about homesickness, and the takes a selfie
Musa is a mind fairy. So she. Is a telepath with purple eye magic? Oh there's types of 'connections' Memory, thought (others but i am cut off from the lore)
Stella did Something to someone who Talked To Her Man last year and now lent Bloom her teleportation ring to send her some because miss mentor really cares more about her shitty man then helping the girls she's in charge of
First World- earth
Old Cemetery? Very Sexy. and bloom sweetie don't leave a mystical gateway open, and how will you explain to your parents how you're back so fast
Wait she's only 16? SO this really is some european college where that's a funny way of saying High School
Fire guilt, bad feelings about life shattering revelations, better connection with mother. I gotta say I have low expectations of this show carrying the family connection through the rest of this. That conversation felt more like a Hey We Made These Movements Onto Other Stuff Now
Lighting choices are interesting, with green, orange and purple for creepy warehouse. THE Creepy Warehouse where she would sleep without her parent's knowledge wow right that
GIRL DROPS THE DAMN RING AT THE FIRST SIGN OF burned one looked more alien than werewolf-y here
Decent Horror movie looks, and dude stole her ring. Rude. Saved by the headmistress, and tera/aisha/musa are here to great her
Stella can't be here though because she has to greet a half naked freshly showered sky because life is suffering and producers insist people like to see teens half naked (who. Who?)
shit +1 and she dumped him. pity part of one and using it to try to get your bone on.
HEY A SONG I KNOW. IT'S WHATSITCALLED FROM THE BAYONETTA COMMERCIALS WAY BACK WHEN. in for the kill la roux. I do wish netflix would either commit to telling you what song was playing or didn't tell you at all
Riv offers Beatrix a hit from his joint because what Is a Bad Kid hasn't changed in like 70 years
Blowing pot smoke into someone's mouth isn't as sexy as ya'll seem to think it is
Musa has cute sleep socks with little pom poms, and I love Tera's floral jammies
Tera offers a bluetooth speaker so they can listen to music together
Musa also calls out Tera's fake happiness this is the good shit character interaction i live for
Musa Empath Mind Fairy
'somber indie music'
If you kill a burned one in the human world Something? Extra bad happens?
So the headmistress knows Bloom's a changeling, and ohhh that's the last time a burned one was spotted. Is Rosalind the famed Monster Slayer the birth mother of Bloom?
Tera text flirts with Giggly who IS NAMED DANE and has a thing for. Sky? Riv? I told you these boys all look the same to me so if it's a half naked pic on fairy insta i'm out of context clues. Crymeariv is the insta name that answers that. Is this the slow burn enemies to lover mlm i can't finish this sentence i don't care riv is a dick
Stella and Sky are in a bed and she doesn't seem to have a top on so Implied sexy times?
MYSTERIOUS HOODED AND ROBED FIGURE CROSSES THROUGH THE BARRIAR AND SHOOTS THE BURNED ONE WITH LIGHTNING MAGIC OH IT'S beatrix
alt-J – Adeline as an ending song
#fate the winx saga#text#commentary#hey tumblr thanks for deleting all my text because I resized this window#we're off to a great start#fate episode 1
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first fic lines challenge
Thank you @whatevertearsyou and @mediawhorefics for tagging me in this!! I really love first lines so this is a fun reflection of a meme.
rules: list the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). see if there are any patterns. choose your favorite opening line and then tag 10 of your favorite authors
1. This Multiplicity of Powers
They call the largest room in the mansion The Danger Room without a shred of irony.
2. But We Have Promises to Keep.
Louis woke up alone.
3. Stake a Claim
Faith is, insert whichever, {impulsive/reckless/rendered borderline ineffective despite being someone of her combat caliber because of a flea-like attention span/ stupidly put-together-looking for a girl who lives, Buffy is pretty sure, in a warehouse that was definitely never zoned for residential living i.e., regular showers}.
4. If You Could Love the Flame
Anakin and Obi-Wan are dangling from a precipice and contemplating near-certain doom--Obi-Wan, with transcendent, peaceable resolve and Anakin, with considerable irritation--when Anakin decides to tell him.
5. That Chaotic Taste of You
It wasn’t so much that there was anything wrong with the mess hall--no, scratch that, plenty was wrong with the mess hall--it was all dirty and overused and barely hanging together, and without imperial standard sterility, dirt itself was a wrong that rattled like a bad generator, that felt like a scratch on the inside of a viz-mask--but, anyway.
6. STRANGE HAPPENINGS AT THE DAILY PLANET!
New Guy is tall and broad-shouldered, and those shoulders carry a face with more planes than an airport and a raft of thick, dark hair that drifts rebelliously out of an insufficient gel prison and into a striking curl over an earnest forehead.
7. Your Life Worth Walking on a Bright Morning
Before the inn, Louis hadn’t had much of a vocabulary for things he wanted.
8. the job that you were meant to do
The first time Tony went missing, Pepper lost two nights of sleep and three carefully curated favors that she’d been holding onto since grad school.
9. Etched in Salt (is a cathedral of the world)
“I refuse to accept this version of reality,” Louis says, staring at the ceiling of the finest accommodation that Rural Route 987b (or c, as this is a matter of some discrepancy between neighboring townships, engaged in a war fought slowly through route commissions and passive aggressive faxes exchanged once every six months) has to offer.
10. Lambing Season
As usual it’s Agnetha who starts all the trouble.
Phew! Ok I’m only doing 10 because copy-pasting all of those was surprisingly tiring.
Are there patterns? Actually I am pleased by the ways I’ve experimented with openers. Certainly you can see that I like to write silly things. On the other hand I also sometimes start with a pretty direct, in-the-moment observation. I like to hope that my first lines raise questions that keep people reading?
Faves: I have to say that looking at these, I still really love the opening of If You Could Love the Flame, my beloved little star wars fic. I love that it starts with their duality. I like that it’s a little wry. I absolutely loved that whole scene. There’s something about the way that Anakin is fragile, and how much he wants to disclose, and I feel like every time I read that first line I remember the clarity with which I felt what I wanted to happen in this fic.
I also really love the opening of This Multiplicity of Powers. Of course I’m very fond of this story right now as it’s my most recent fic. But it’s a similar thing -- part of the heart and the point of the story is really in these opening images for both fics. For IYCLTF, it’s trust and disclosure. For TMOP, it’s the reasons that we might put ourselves in danger, and the idea that danger itself could become a home.
Strong runner-up is Etched in Salt. Every time I remember that opening line I kind of smile a little bit. It is such a secretly goofy fic despite having such strong and serious emotions and I like the way that Louis’ wry weird little observation of the world comes through in that self-indulgent parenthetical.
#my writing#my fic#thank you so much for tagging me in this#I am going to exercise self care and not tag anyone because it always makes me feel a little anxious which I know is dumb#but I'm in full mega self care mode right now
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DNI if you:
aren’t into early 2000′s top 40 music, eat pizza with a fork, leave the capo on your guitar when you’re not using it, have never sung along to a song and said completely wrong lyrics, think cesar milan is a good dog trainer, try to get out of cars while it’s still parking, excessively fuck with the settings on the washing machine and dryer (perma press is not a thing), don’t talk to your pets, don’t think that season 6 is objectively the best season of buffy the vampire slayer, don’t wake up in pain every day, didn’t have an unhealthy obsession with at least one book series as a child, make pasta without salting the water first, think goat cheese and/or feta cheese is bad, or have never written an awful poem/song/letter for your crush
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folklermore spn finale: the last great american dynasty
Okay so this post took forever to write for a couple reasons.
First of all, this one is special in that it has two readings for my grief.
The first one is terrible and heartbreaking and honestly I don’t want to spend a lot of time on it. I see Andrew Dabb as THE great villain of Supernatural, and he truly had a marvelous time ruining everything. The sarcastic nature of the song goes in to speak to the fact that I feel legitimately crazy for how much I blame him. It’s sad and heartbreaking. I think about it sometimes when i hear this song and instantly force myself to stop thinking about it and go back to the other view.
So the other view is more what you might expect with the vibe of the song... but it is SO HARD for me to put into words, I found. So I’m sorry if this is messy and disjointed and all over the place.
I spoke in cardigan’s post about how I’m not the fan the show wanted and there’s a large part of the narrative in the folkermore-spn-finale feelings for me that expresses not being the fan the narrative wanted or needed.... Most of the time this is brought up in this, it’s angry, or sad, or whatever... but this time... this time it celebrates it.
I had a marvelous time ruining everything.
Putting this under a cut because it’s very long. I didn’t mean for this to get this long rip.
I let myself sink into the feelings of wonder and awe I felt when I first fell in love with the show and then let myself find the conclusion that IF I did in fact “ruin everything” (aka the show) by not being the fan the show needed me to be to enjoy it, at least I had a good fucking time!
From that first bit where Taylor sings that Rebekah’s salt box house took her mind of St. Louis.... Supernatural took my mind off my life too. I remember when I first watched the show, I was 20 and I’d just failed out of school (the first time). I was lying to my mother and her husband (who I lived with) about going to school. I rode the city bus at the time because I didn’t have my license yet. I’d leave the house and say I was going to the bus stop down the street. Instead, I hid in the woods that separated my neighborhood from my grandfather’s back yard. I worked at his house “after school” every day from 4-6, taking care of his house, doing light cleaning and cooking, helping him adjust to being a double amputee so it worked out nice. Every night I pre-loaded 5 hours of episodes on my computer so I didn’t need the internet and every day I would sit in the cold on a log and put my computer on a slightly bigger log and curl up in my warm coat for a day of Supernatural before heading inside to Pappou’s house at 4. Sometimes, I just waited until the afternoon when I knew my mom would be gone and I could go home where it was warm and I had wifi. Sometimes though I got wrapped up and I just stayed there.. all day.
Supernatural is, what I would consider, one of the last great american TV shows. Like... It’s right there with Grey’s Anatomy as the last TV shows that have an actual following where people watch it and it’s a thing that haven’t been corrupted by the streaming world. Television is so important to me, it’s my favorite medium of storytelling and it’s been lost. Streaming destroyed it. People say we’re living in a “golden age” because there’s “so much good TV” but there’s NOT! What we have is high production quality on a lot of mini-series and long-format movies that have been randomly split up into “episodes” but don’t make sense if you space them out in any way. The episodic serial format of television has been LOST and that’s heartbreaking...
But to me... this song... it’s about The Last Great American TV Show, The Last Great American Fandom, The Last Great American Dynasty over my life, my fandom, my relationship with tv, and my world view.
The line “How did a middle class divorcee do it?” also just... First of all there’s something so distinctly American about it... We all know Supernatural is itself a sort of lover letter to Americana... it’s the aesthetic of Nowhere USA which is part of what makes it so effective and heartbreaking. The line in the song is about how Rebekah was just... boring, average, a little sad. Someone unremarkable you feel a little pity for. That’s the Nowhere USA of the aesthetic of the show... THAT’S the heartbeat of “Americana.” It’s boring, average, unremarkable, a little sad, you kinda pity it, it shouldn’t be that deep, but it is. It’s when the unremarkable accomplishes the remarkable. And that’s the whole myth they fed us as kids, isn’t it? I could never explain the beauty of this line inside or outside the context of Supernatural to someone who isn’t US American so I’ll just stop trying... but it’s just kljasfkd
Anyway, the point I’m trying to make here is that first stanza in the first verse... When I fell in love with Supernatural, I was boring unremarkable, a little sad... and the show was a wealth of possibilities... but also I was at a point where I was getting over the main fandom I’d had for the past year and a half (Buffy) and I had just fallen in love with Sherlock and I had nothing but time. I wasn’t bogged down with the anxiety of school, I got to devote my whole life and existence to this show. I was also a wealth of possibilities, and as we know the show was also boring, average, unremarkable, and a little sad. Both me and the show were Bill and both me and the show were Rebekah.
So when the wedding between me and the show was charming, if a little gauche it made sense cause there’s only so far new money goes. For me, this represents 2012-Mishapocalpyse: The Golden Age... Look... It’s no secret 2012 was my favorite year of all time... Tumblr was small and fun and hadn’t been corrupted by wanting or trying to be “cool” or “edgy” or “interesting.” I chose the mishapocalypse for the end of this era to me because that was the last time I felt like I could come on tumblr and really just LET GO into insanity. Almost instantly people were shit talking it as if it was not the single most fun 24 hours this website had ever had. In 2013, we saw the rise of YFIP and people trying so hard to “””prove””” they were “”””cool”””” unlike ~those~ tumblr people!!! It was pathetic. But in 2012, we just... had fun. And it was charming, if a little out there. But there really is only so far that the youthful innocence of an online community that’s new goes.
But I picked out a home on tumblr. And our parties were tasteful if a little loud. Tumblr in 2012/2013 was..... Fun. From mapcrunch to the mishapocalpyse. Some would argue about taste, but I’d say... “if a little loud.” I really just can’t separate the fun I had on tumblr back then from spn and I can’t separate spn from the fun I had back then.
But then of course, we all need to settle down some times because the fun doesn’t last forever. In this line, I hear myself in both Bill and Rebekah and I hear the show in both Bill and Rebekah. Both of our hearts gave out and the other way to blame.
So then the chorus... “who knows if she never showed up what could have been?” I CHANGED because of the show, I don’t know who the hell I’d BE without it! And likewise, I don’t think *I* personally changed the actual show, but the show WAS changed by each one of us. The show itself is folklore, changed and shaped in each retelling. There’s a creative freedom to the chorus that lives in that love.
So then there’s the second verse. After the rose colored glasses came off, Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever and I gave up on the greater spn fandom forever. I dropped the hellers and joined the tight knit Dean stans. This verse is about living in spite. It’s that wild American rebellion mixed with a little bit of sensual romanticism. In season 9, it was us against the world. And the reality is we were angrier than this verse gives and less free and fun... but looking back, it felt like A Time. I don’t know how to put it into words really but it was like... We found ways (and continue to find ways) to celebrate Dean when we weren’t supposed to. Fuck everyone else Dean is perfect.
And then in the second verse, we celebrate that rebellion. The change from “the maddest woman” to “the most shameless woman” in the chorus is so important here... In the first chorus, Rebekah and I were mad and crazy and wild. In the second chorus, we had no shame. We lived IN SPITE of the state of the world around us and fucked anyone who had anything to say about it.
In the first chorus, “who knows if she never showed up what could have been” paired with “maddest” has this creative potential. Like who knows who I would have been without spn and who knows what the show would have been without us, the fandom. And in the second chorus, that line changes to this destructive force. Like the show and I were both shameless to just exist, you know? because we would have been better without each other... but even as it acknowledges that, it’s still... sweet.
So then we have the time I left the fandom. Here we only hear bits and pieces of Rebekah’s life and Rebekah’s time in Holiday House. She was only seen “on occasion.” And on occasion, you could find me reblogging some Dean stan posts, getting into spats with Sam stans, posting about how the writers suck, calling out a heller. But 7 years is a long time and my fandom sat quietly in the history of my blog... And then it was picked up by me.
Rebekah, in the song, refers to my past. My previous relationship with the show. Taylor’s part refers to my current relationship with the show.
Who knows if I never showed up what could have been? If I never came back, what would my life look like? It would have been healthier, I’m sure. But then again - I needed this. And if the show hadn’t came back who would I be?
But there goes the loudest non-woman this fandom has ever seen. I will scream from the ROOFTOPS! and what I want to scream is EVERYTHING from the past but with my full grown adult context. I know now more than I knew then that I had a MARVELOUS TIME ~ruining everything~!!! And I get to CELEBRATE THAT! I get to let go and have fun. I get to sit and think of Nov 5 and how that night, I relived those parties that were tasteful if a little loud. And then every day since I relived flying in the Bitch Pack friends from the city. I get to CELBRATE!
I may not have been the fan the show wanted. I may have fucked shit up. I may have lived in spite of this show even when I lived because of it. But damn I had a marvelous FUCKING TIME Ruining. Everything. Everything this show built it wanted me to see and love and appreciate with these toxic fucking relationships and the destruction of Dean Winchester can KISS MY ASS cause I had a MARVELOUS time fucking that shit up. Everything this show wanted from me that I refused to give it. Every SPEC of growth and learning and fun and enjoyment I have had from this show.... was toxic. It ruined it. Because it was not the growth and learning and fun and enjoyment the show WANTED ME TO HAVE. But damn did I have fun.
The show and I are the last great American dynasty full of rebellion and spite and damn is it fun.
#tlgad#taylor analysis#putting this in that tag because i mean#folklermore spn finale#personal#i SPENT FOREVER on this#god i'm so glad i got this out#but i don't know if it will make sense to anyone but me#tlgad spn finale
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Here we are at the end of October, in the Year of Our Troubles, 2020. And here I am, continuing my journey to avoid reality by looking for meaning in nostalgia and TV Hunks. It’s Supernatural!
Alright so we’ve made it to my (possibly/probably) all time favorite quartet of the entire series - Disc 3, Season 1, episodes 9 - 12. For the last few discs, I’ve been keeping things pretty technical in terms of television production and broadcast. But frankly, this sh*t is my jam. All that gooey emotion, all that sweet sweet lore, throw in some man tears and *chef kissy fingers* c'est magnifique!
Now I’ll backtrack for a hot second here to talk about the filler vs. self-contained argument that I...probably jumbled in my last post. In shows like this, I tend to use “filler” to describe every episode that isn’t arc, but honestly, that’s not fair to a number of Supernatural episodes. The main difference being, is this episode meant to pad out your season or is it simply an episode that can stand on its own two feet? I’d say that’s the case for this entire disc.
First up, it’s Home. Guys, I think I cheered when I turned this episode on. We take our Winchesters, give them some small victories, build up their confidence, and then totally break them down again by sending them back to the beginning. This is not listed as the “official” return to the arc episodes, but I’d argue that Home is where we see a return to the Main Quest. Oh yeah, and Sam finally admits that he can see...what? What do we call these? Death Omens? I think Sam calls them premonitions? Either way, it’s…*shrugs* sure, do what you want. The premonitions do become important later and they’re basically the catalyst for the whole second season and that resolution takes us into the main conflict for the third season, and so on and so on, it’s a whole thing. It just seems like a hecking lot this go around, ok? But he finally admits it to Dean and that’s probably some kind of growth. Dean going back into that house again is also some kind of growth. Of course, he was like, 4 when he swore he’d never go back to that house again? Whatever, I didn’t care. I get too distracted by the fact that DEAN IS CRYING GUYS! LOOK! HE’S CRYING!!
Oh, and one more tie to the season arc - Hecking John Winchester shows up. I mean, he’s all over the episode and I think the most shocking thing we find out about him is that he was, at one point, a business owner?? But also it ends with conclusive proof that John Winchester is a massive dick who refuses to talk to his children. And I’m sorry, I don’t buy your “have to finish it first” excuse, I just don’t. To be clear, I’m not mad at the storytelling choice to do that, I’m mad at the character, which I guess is where it should be.
I like that this episode builds out more of the world that the Winchesters live in with Missouri Mosely (Not the State!). I like that we see they’re not alone in this very literal fight against evil. She checks back in later in the series and honestly, I love Loretta Devine so I would have watched a whole spinoff show about this character.
Two things I don’t like about this episode? #1 What genius decided that Mary’s ghost would just be on fire for 20 years? Like, cuz that’s what I am understanding about this ghost. That she is just constantly on fire. And that’s...unkind.
Mary, who did this to you??
#2 Only a man could have written this episode because no single mom is just gonna LET two rando dudes into her home.
Listen boys, you’re cute, but I’m a woman with two small children. Hell no you’re not coming into my house.
Next up is Asylum and this is so good at walking the line between creepy and Spooky. UNlike the Bloody Mary episode, I do not need to hide my face from the screen at any point during this episode.
Hey look, it’s like they’re brothers or something!
This one is another episode that does a good job building character and the world the Winchesters live in. Like any good procedural, it uses the main conflict to bring out the more important conflict. In this case, it literally brings it out, cuz the ghost is a psychiatrist who makes Same confront all his Daddy Issues. And by confront we mean, take it out on his brother who is the saddest-motherf*cker-I’ve-ever-seen BUT HEY! Salting and burning a body finally works for once in their lives! I love all the cringing that Jensen Ackles does in that scene because they clearly hadn’t figured out what that effect was supposed to look like yet.
It must have been a real surprise to find out the ghost didn’t light on fire.
Oh and then there’s the phone call! And man, this must have been a bitch of a mid-season finale, cuz this episode aired in November of 2005 and the next episode doesn’t come back until January of 2006 and so you’re just WAITING to hear what John has to say.
Now wait for two months to find out what he says.
And of course, it’s nothing. We come back in January to Scarecrow and John has nothing to say cuz he’s a massive dick. Just calling 6 months in to your nationwide search for me to let you know that I’m not dead, but also, I’m only here to send you on another assignment and cause tension. And so the show continues to break down our dynamic duo because the fight they have over whether they should listen to dad or not literally splits them apart. They also introduce Meg as a new and more involved villain for the series. I mean, sort of. We don’t see her again for like, another five episodes. And then again another five episodes after that. So like, I don’t really...know that introducing her as an antagonist...really had the effect they were hoping for?
Is she evil cuz she’s a demon or just because she’s blonde???
Here’s some issues I have with Meg, the first recurring female character who isn’t dead - she’s the first recurring female character who isn’t dead and also, I immediately hated her. I remember watching the episode the first time and as soon as I saw her I was like, oh she’s a ruiner. It was almost a relief to find out she was a bad guy at the end because it was like I was allowed to hate her? To be fair to me, Meg comes on hella strong trying to keep Sam from going back to his brother, so we’re not supposed to like her, but looking back on it now I feel like the perpetrator of some real girl-on-girl crime. Does Meg actually do anything wrong? Aside from leaning real hard on some indie-style manic-pixie bohemian free spirit nonsense, she doesn’t do...anything that should make me hate her? Until, of course, she actively acts as a wedge between our dream team, but before then, I don’t...think she does? Honestly, it could just be me, but I do think that TV has gotten much better at writing/directing/presenting female characters in a way that doesn’t feel like they’re literally shoe-horning in a third wheel. And again, ultimately we are supposed to hate her, I just can’t decide if I was picking up on signals that were intentional or not. I remember having similar feelings when they introduced Joe in season 2, but that’s still far ahead.
I am willing to admit that this might be just me. I will not take back the things I’ve said about Emma Watson though, those are justified.
And I think introducing more characters is important. It acts the same way introducing Missouri did -it broadens the world. For half a season, our only constants are the brothers. They’re these lone cowboys in a weird, mystical, dangerous wasteland and the villains are more obstacles than actual villains. When the story you’re telling needs to feel bigger than that, you need to do some world building and sometimes that starts with adding more characters. I will say, I hated Meg less this watch than I did on the first one. Or rather, I hated her cuz I knew she was The Worst, not because I felt like adding her to the show was a threat to the storytelling.
OH! ALSO! The first mention of Dean and Pie! My heart grew three sizes that day!
The hecking diner won’t serve him so he never finds out!!!
And finally, to cap it all off, we have Faith which is...a surprisingly rough episode? Ok, listen, Dean just resignedly accepting his own demise is like, ugh. UGH. ugh. Buddy. Buddy you are NOT Ok. Like, Dean is so intent on keeping everyone else in his family alive but does not seem as concerned about his own health and well-being and that...just...ughghghghg...I have a lot of feelings about that.
Listen, some day I will talk about Sam, but it is NOT THIS DAY.
Like, I get that Rev. Jerry Gergich Roy Le Grange is not actually healing people, but he literally tells Dean that Dean has a purpose and he was saved from an untimely death for a reason, and he’s kind of not wrong? But then he spends the rest of the episode stopping Roy from healing anyone else and feeling overwhelmingly guilty that he was saved over someone else. I think out of everything that season 1 has presented up to this episode, this is the most philosophical and thematically complex. There’s the question of faith vs skepticism - can we ever just blindly believe in a good turn? The fact that Dean can’t says a lot about him as a human. Then there’s the question of who gets to decide who lives and who dies? Who’s worthy of salvation and who isn’t? Why do bad things happen to good people and why do good things happen to Dean? I mean, when Dean sees the Reaper coming for him at the end, he knows that it’s in exchange for Layla’s life and he’s just...Ok with that? He doesn’t try to run or fight it, and it’s only because of Sam that he doesn’t bite it. And the end of this episode is just a real bitch slap to the feels because Layla, our Very Special Extra, knows she’s going to die and she knows she missed out on her chance to be healed because Dean was an Ass with a capital A and took her turn (probably). And she’s also just ok with that and it kills me a little bit on the inside.
Also, Layla is played by Julie Benze from Roswell and Buffy and Dexter and she’s always A+. And Roy was in Snakes on a Plane!
So yeah, not exactly “filler” in the true sense, but ties to the season arc are not as strong as in other episodes. And watching these episodes again I realize just how important they are to the series as a whole. I mentioned Helstrom last week and since then, I’ve finished the season. It’s only 10 episodes, and while I definitely enjoyed it, none of the emotional climaxes felt earned.
Is how I feel. About the Emotions in Helstrom. That doesn’t mean I won’t watch a season 2.
When you focus solely on the main arc in every single episode, you miss these little moments to develop character and relationships. When you get to the end of the season where the Winchesters are finally all in the same room taking on the Big Bad, there’s this feeling of satisfaction - you’ve been waiting for this moment. You’ve been waiting for Sam to reconcile with his father. You’ve been waiting for the guys to finally take on this thing that killed Mary Winchester. You’ve been waiting to see what will happen when the quest is over. That’s what makes the character decisions in the finale feel so big and so important, because they’ve been built up and built up for 22 episodes - 7 months in broadcast time. I think it’s harder to have the sort of weight that Supernatural builds in a show that stays so focused on the arc because its season is only 8 - 10 eps. There’s no room for sidetracking to build on the relationships in the show. You don’t have time for it, so you either have to keep character moments smaller (I’d argue MUCH smaller) or you end up with a finale that doesn’t resonate with the same gravitas as you want it to.
Don’t get me wrong - I know it sounds like I’m ragging on short seasons, but I think a short season can be very effective when it’s done right. I also think a full season of 22 - 24 episodes can be very effective when it’s done right. But I think there’s a fundamental difference in how you tell the story when you have a short vs. a long season. I think TV is still figuring that out as it goes, as writers who are accustomed to long seasons shift gears to tell their stories with fewer installments. But I hope that TV doesn’t completely do away with the more procedural-style/self-contained episodes since those can be a powerful way to connect with your characters. That’s why I’m here in the first place.
#Supernatural#Supernatural Season 1#supernatural rewatch#Sam Winchester#Dean Winchester#Sam and Dean#Home#Faith#Scarecrow#Asylum#Jared Padalecki#Jensen Ackles#CW#Meg
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tagged by: @szonklin
top 4 ships:
Booth/Brennan (and really all main 3 couples on the show) (Bones) - when do you ever get 6 seasons of will-they-won’t-they and 6 together/married with children (with storylines)?
Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time) - how full circle it could have been in terms of “happy endings aren’t always what we think they will be”? Also just the show in general. The curse actually leading Regina to her happy ending, with Emma, breaker of said curse and finding a family with her former enemies. All thanks to Henry, son of the person the curse was originally created to find. I mean...hello? lol
Angel/Cordelia & Buffy/Spike- yikes on seasons 4 & 6, but overall yes (BtVS/AtS) - Cordelia grew as a person, in turn gave Angel a mission they worked together and made him laugh/smile. They could have been the mostly healthy relationship of the buffyverse imo. They just got each other and had an actual foundation of friendship.
Peter/Olivia (Fringe) - a freakin’ universe / timeline crossing love story
honorary mentions: Alice/Claire (Resident Evil movieverse) - so much in canon zombie apocalypse wives and potential, but it mostly lives it’s best life in fanfics. Nick/Jess (New Girl) - my favorite weirdos in love!
last song listened to: No Shame // Alexz Johnson
currently reading: just started House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig and just finished Witch’s Oath by Terry Goodkind (man was it tough to get through all his repetitiveness but I wanna keep with with Richard and Kahlan y’know lol)
currently craving: my favorite vegan chocolate chip cookies from whole foods!
tagging: @ettadunham, @finnverbose, @kissesnrevolution, @amysaintago
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, March 7-Sunday, March 8
Xander: Why is she singing?
Willow: She's sad because her lover gave her twelve gold coins, but then the wizard cut open the bag of salt, and now the dancing minions have nowhere to put their big maypole... fish thing.
Xander: Uh-huh. Why is she singing?
Buffy: Her lover? I thought that was her chiropractor.
Willow: Because of that thing he did with her feet? No, that was personal.
~~Reptile Boy~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Dark Arousal (Crossover with Boondock Saints, E) by Jazznsmoke
[Chaptered Fiction]
Far from Home, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Angel, M) by aboutafox
Between Canons: The Year That Never Was, Chapter 1 (Crossover with Doctor Who, T) by elisi
On Your Side, Chapter 12 (Multiple crossovers, M) by Roberly
Tabloid Headlines, Chapter 3 (Multiple crossovers, T) by ProtoNeoRomantic
Always Gold, Chapter 120 (Buffy/Giles, E) by acquainitedwithvice
No Power in the Verse, Chapter 47 (Whedonverse crossover with Supernatural, E) by Julane_Sutliff
The Burbank Station, Chapter 7 (Crossover with Chuck, T) by Starfox5
Vacation Means ChaosChapter 11 (Crossover with Avengers, T) by MelTodd
Him, Me, and Us, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by EllieRose101
Wilderness, Chapter 8 (Tara/Willow, NR) by onebuttoneye
Sucessor, Chapter 5 (Buffy, M) by DeAnno
The Tale of the Black Freighter, Chapter 9 (Amy, T) by steeleye
Absolutely dead things, Chapter 4 (Spike/OC, M) by vermicious_knid
Pull to Open, Chapter 5 (Crossover with Doctor Who, T) by Babblefest, ConstantCommentTea
What Happens in Vegas, Chapter 10 (Giles/Xander, E) by soft_princess
The Vampire as a Metaphor, Chapter 33 (Spike, K) by regertz
Another New Man, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, R) by
The Human Seasons, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by amidtheflowers
LA Is the Hell You Make It, Chapter 31 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by Touchstoneaf
Wonderful Tonight, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Miss Marisol
Stranger, Take My Helping Hand, Chapter 22 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Cosmic Tuesdays
There's Something About Anne, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Fillyria
Let it Burn!, Chapter 22 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by Axell
Life Interrupted, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Its all fluffy
Not a Normal High School, Chapter 3 (Multiple crossovers, FR18) by necromancer
Willow in the Wind, Chapter 4 (Crossover with Star Trek, FR21) by DouglasLHemmingway
The Slayer's Wolf, Chapter 18 (Crossover with Teen Wolf, FR18) by lateVMlover
Star Wars and Buffy are Non-Mixy, Chapter 178 (Crossover with Star Wars, FR18) by Sharie
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just to add my two cents because i’m *tired* of seeing this take by Impalementation
Top 5 poorly-handled things from the Buffyverse shows by EffulgentBitca
What are the Angel shows biggest problems by Btvs fan
Can Racism Be Good? (meta) by WillowFromBuffy
Gunn's development by nightshade
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My pet peeve with BTVS by Mel0805
Beneath You by buffy1430
To the OG Buffy fans who saw the fifth season finale live... by phoebephile
Spike Beating Angel in Season 5 by JasonFuckBoyDean
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Is there a scene where Buffy is dead? by hannahsuzanna13
Just hit my fiancé with the best burn ever. by WhichHazel
Thank you guys by APlacetooFarAway
This is one of the most adorable images in the show in my opinion. by RedditerOfThings
Which baddie was a bigger threat? Adam, The Beast (Angel Season 4) or The Judge? by jdpm1991
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BUFFY SEASON 1 REVIEW by Havefuncinema
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[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
PUBLICATION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 10 Hidden Details About The Summers Home You Never Noticed via Screen Rant
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My Stuff (Masterlist)
Fanfic
Bewitched (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)
Bewildered
Synthesis of Feelings (Part 1)
Better Behavior (here)
Misadventures in Roleplaying
Account of Resistance Fighter Saltybug (BAD END)
Silence Can Be Beautiful
Thinking of Ways (prequel to Silence Can Be Beautiful, currently brainstorming)
White Hot Morning (sequel to Silence Can Be Beautiful, currently brainstorming)
Seasonings
My AUs
Two Souls - An AU in which Adrien’s soul gets trapped inside of Lila. Aiming to be super angsty.
New Friends for Marinette - A sweet and nice AU to counter my salt toward Chameleon (as well as later Season 3 episodes) in terms of how Marinette’s friends treat her. These are just basically characters from other canons that Marinette would end up befriending. Am taking recommendations into account. Mostly crossovers.
School Play AU - An AU that has all of the miraculous heroes face off against Lila in some meaningful way, all while trying to put on a school play. Alternative take for season 3.
Miraculous Kitty Ranger - Power Rangers/Super Sentai AU. Don’t have much going on with it right now. Basic concept is that Marinette and Kitty Section become Miraculous Rangers and fight the evil Hawkmoth. Lots of Lukanette, Myvan and Julerose.
We Used to Be Friends - Lilanette childhood friends AU. Marinette and Lila have been pen pals since they were seven. Lila moves into Paris sometime between the events of Origins, but before Volpina happens. Also, there’s a rivalry between Lila and Alya.
Restless AU - An AU based off the episode “Restless” from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The core 5 heroes experience weird, psychoanalytical dreams thanks to some magical interference (best guess is akuma!Lila).
My Playlists
Nice Guy Adrien the Musical
Hive Mind Resistance Playlist
Kitty Section + (90s) Shoegaze/Dreampop
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 2 (90s)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 3 (90s)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 4 (2000s)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 5 (2000s)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 6 (2000s)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 7 (2010s) (in progress)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 8 (2010s) (in progress)
Kitty Shoegaze Vol. 9 (2010s) (in progress)
Other AUs I’ve written for
Nice Guy Adrien (the Musical) by @lenoreofraven - An AU that exaggerates some of Adrien/Chat Noir’s worst behaviors from season 2 and turns him into a Nice Guy. It all starts when Ladybug and Chat Noir’s identities are accidentally revealed to each other, and Adrien asks Marinette out. In most versions, she turns him down and things get way too wild. The musical was born when someone asked about Nice Guy Adrien singing “Bet On It,” and from, the song recommendations piled on. Bewitched is set in this canon. I made a playlist for this AU too.
Hive Mind by @nobodyfamousposts - A creepy scenario in which Adrien gets akumatized into Hive Mind, and causes anyone indoctrinated to share, well, a hive mind. Feelings and thoughts get shared pretty quickly. Originally a oneshot, a second chapter was released where everyone plotted to make Marinette the queen. And then, things got too real as anons and other tumblr users tried to get Nobody into the Hive. The resistance was born to fight for their freedom, which was the side I was on. Account of Resistance Fighter Saltybug is set in this (meta)canon. There’s also a playlist for the Resistance.
#ml salt#ml salt fic#masterlist#miraculous ladybug#my stuff#ml masterlist#sb masterlist#ml au#ml aus
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Wynonna Earp 1x07 Walkin’ After Midnight
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Stray thoughts
1) I don’t know why Wynonna is so surprised to find Doc shacking up in the woods. He’s a pariah. He’s not a person and he’s not a revenant, and his loyalties only lie with himself. He’s not a villain, but he’s not a good guy either. He’s just trying to save his own ass.
2) Oh, wow, Mattie (is that the Blacksmith’s name? that’s what Constance called her) has a breast tumor… and the witch just offered to cure it for her. It really takes a strong person to refuse such an offer. Constance also offered to make her “young again.” How old is she?
3) Constance is not fucking around, though…
Bitch, you need a makeover.
4) Doesn’t Waverly think she should keep that skull somewhere that is not the bar’s counter?
5) Is Dolls acting all flirty and fun because of the drug he has in his system?
6) Oh, no…
But I liked how sure the Blacksmith is that Waverly is going to end the witch.
7) Who is Waverly throwing a party for? And I don’t understand why she insists on flaunting that skull everywhere and to everyone! Girl, didn’t you get the memo? You’re IN DANGER because of it! But she carries it around everywhere as if it was an Academy Award or something.
8) Oh, I really thought Doc was going to keep his mouth shut about what he knows, but here he is, warning Waverly about the fact that Bobo’s looking for a skull to complete his skeleton puzzle…
9) I really liked how he doesn’t understand how phones work and the way he said “telephony” instead of “telephone.” It makes sense that he wouldn’t understand modern technology, doesn’t it? And now he’s staring at the skull on the mantel. What are you going to do, Doc? I’m rooting for you…
10) Wait, what? Engagement party? Didn’t she break up with Champ?
11) Oh, Doc, she’s inviting you to move to their land and you’ll “consider” it? You really are in no position to be picky, you were sleeping in the woods and you almost got your throat slit! Just say yes, move to the barn so that Wynonna can sneak there in the middle of the night and you can go for round two.
12) So… Dolls has been removed from his position because of the drugs thing, right?
13) Oh, okay, she was throwing an engagement party for a friend who doesn’t seem to be much of a friend…
14) I stand corrected, she’s a fucking asshole:
I mean, I'm not trying to be mean here, but there aren't exactly a bunch of dudes lined up waiting to date an Earp.
15) Nicola is super into Waverly and I’m here for it.
Just look at her eyes when Wynonna says that Waverly should be hanging out with her.
16) Doc joining the girls for the engagement party and helping Waverly look good in front of these idiots who do not deserve her making an effort is the best thing ever.
17) Bless the Blacksmith. She’s fucking dying and yet she found strength in herself to go and warn Waverly about the witch, even though the reason she’s dying is that Waverly sought her out in the first place. I really hope Doc does as she says and tries to take Waverly away. But I’m also hoping that the witch arrives and murders that blonde bitch.
18) Fuck…
She used her last breath to instruct Doc on what to do to defeat the witch. He’d better be worthy of this information.
19) Fuck, he’s not taking Waverly away.
20) So, on top of everything, there’s someone using hellfire to do surgery on girls and remove their organs. Cool. Cool cool cool.
And the girl has a welt with the shape of a spade. Exactly like the symbol on the 7th revenant’s cane. So how long till Wynonna put these two obviously related facts together?
21) This episode is making me super tense! With them at the morgue and someone else in the building, and Waverly and Doc with the engagement party with an uninvited guest… I’m all jittery. They’re building the suspense very well.
22) Fuck!
23) Most bizarre engagement party ever.
24) HELL YEAH!!
Damn, that was sick!
25) Yep, Dolls is being deployed. To Sweden, apparently.
26) This kind of reminded me of Cordelia calling Buffy and the Scoobies out in season 1…
People getting eaten by something? Call Wynonna. Guy gets murdered by a man in a mirror? Yeah, Wynonna to the rescue.
It really doesn’t take a genius to notice there is a connection, but most people choose to turn a blind eye.
27) This is a great line to quote out of context!
28) OMG
DOC: After she made me ageless…
STEPH: Ageless?!
DOC: She stuck me at the bottom of an old well - to spend my immortality.
STEPH: Immorta…?
DOC: Rotting in the ground. And then Wynonna showed up to retrieve Wyatt's gun and left me a rope dangling, and here I am.
STEPH: Dangling?
See what I did there? 😊
29) Is the witch going to use the blacksmith’s body to get herself invited into the house?
30) I loved every second of Waverly’s meltdown…
WAVERLY: Stephanie, you're right, it's all true! I am a freak! Wynonna's a freak! Doc's a freak!
DOC: Hey now!
WAVERLY: But I'm a freak who knows that the most lethal place to stab someone bigger than you is through the ear. Yes, I'm the freak who knows that witches can't cross lines of salt, which is pretty handy right now. And I'm the freak who, six months ago, would have been too polite to mention that that big ole diamond on your finger, not only is it cubic zirconium, but it is ugly as shit!
STEPH: You bitch!
WAVERLY: So for once in your life, please, just be smarter than you look and just shut up!
31) omfg what is this episode!
Is she raising an army of fucking zombies?
32) Another iconic line!
I’m fucking dying!
33) It wasn’t as satisfying as I’d expected, but I’ll take it.
And now she’s another zombie. Cool. Cool cool cool cool.
34) What the fuck is this episode, ISTG
35) Oh, lord, they kept their sisters’ room intact. Ouch.
36) Oh, Chrissy is actually super nice? Also, I’d totally forgotten she was still in the house hahaha!
37) I knew she was going to bash the skull! It’s interesting that the reason the witch made Doc immortal and threw him in the well was that Wyatt Earp loved him. I guess if she couldn’t kill Wyatt, torturing Doc forever was the next best thing.
38) So… for someone who’s supposed to have the best aim, Doc didn’t, like, have the best aim? At least he scared her away.
39) Oh, shit…
WAVERLY: You do love her after all.
DOC: Love? Well, that's a bit rich.
WAVERLY: There. You wanted to know what your tell at poker is? Simple. You're always, always lying.
Wow, that was a very powerful moment between these two. I wasn’t expecting to be so captivated by their interaction, and I thought Doc’s interactions were going to be mostly limited to Wynonna, but I find his and Waverly’s relationship just as, if not more, interesting. I had a feeling Wynonna was going to be the reason he’d strive to change, but it might be Waverly, and I dig that.
I also liked how she describes Doc and herself as the scorpion and the frog. She knew that she would get stung, yet she trusted him anyway. See, Doc’s nature might be to lie, deceive and betray, but Waverly’s is to trust and give people second chances. Here’s to hoping some of it rubs on Doc.
40) It’s nice to see Wynonna has decided to come clean and open up to Nicole. She’s earned it, and Wynonna definitely could use a friend.
41) Sparks are flying…
42) Is Dolls going to turn Doc in in order to save the division?
43) Wait…
Does this mean that Doc and Constance are somehow linked and that he’ll die if she dies? Is that the real reason she threw him in the well? I know he’s ageless, but maybe he’s not literally immortal? And if they’re linked, then that means if something happens to Doc she’ll die and vice versa.
44) HOLD UP!!
Where the fuck are Wynonna and Nicole?? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON??
45) Wow, what an episode! I literally commented every minute of it? I’m super into this show and I really can’t wait to see where this season is going!
46) Hope you enjoyed my recap, and, as usual, if you’ve got this far, thank you for reading! If you enjoy my recaps and my blog, please consider supporting it on ko-fi.Thanks!
#Wynonna Earp#Melanie Scrofano#Waverly Earp#Doc Holliday#Tim Rozon#WE recap#WE 1x07#MTVSwatches#mine
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hey so what happened with that article you mentioned I'm from the UK and it doesn't grant access to EU citizens could you please put up screenshots I don't have a Tumblr or social media btw but please at least tell me what it said I'm so confused rn
It was an article posted by Salt Lake Tribune and it was pretty spoiler heavy regarding the plot for One in a Minyan. So if you wanna read it, you’ve been warned! (I literally just copied and pasted the whole article so if there are mistakes I’m sorry lol)
In the 2½ seasons “Andi Mack” has been on the air, it has dealt with family secrets, bullying, guns, love, betrayal, multiculturalism, religion, sexism, privacy, lies, military deployments, standing up to authority, jealousy, mental health and more than a little teenage angst.
This week’s episode (Friday, 6 p.m., Disney Channel) of the made-in-Utah show deals with death. And it’s funny. Really.
Cyrus (Joshua Rush) is mourning the loss of his grandmother. He and his family are sitting shiva, the weeklong mourning period that’s unfamiliar to Cyrus’ non-Jewish friends.
But, supportive friends that they are, Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), Buffy (Sofia Wylie) and Jonah (Asher Angel) are there for Cyrus.
Jonah — unaware that Jewish custom is to have the burial as quickly as possible — asks to see the body of Cyrus’ bubbe to pay his respects. He’s surprised when he learns she’s already been buried.
“She’s not laid out somewhere?” he asks.
“This is a shiva,” Cyrus says. “The only thing that gets laid out are the deli platters.”
There are a lot of jokes like that in the episode, written by Jonathan Hurwitz. There’s a plot line in which Cyrus’ relatives are shocked and dismayed that Andi’s father, Bowie (Trent Garrett), has brought a kugel (a noodle casserole) devoid of raisins to the shiva.
Later in the episode, Cyrus tells his friends, “You know the story behind every major Jewish holiday — they tried to kill us. We survived. Let’s eat!”
You don’t often see religious traditions portrayed like this. And it’s more rare still to see Jewish traditions play such a central, sympathetic role.
“Shiva’s about friends and family being together to comfort one another and share stories,” Cyrus says.
“That sounds like a really nice thing to do when you’ve just lost someone,” Andi says.
“It is,” Cyrus replies. “Except … it lasts seven days. We take a long time to say goodbye.”
This being “Andi Mack,” that’s not the only thing going on. Andi and her grandmother Celia (Lauren Tom) are at odds over details of Andi’s parents’ upcoming wedding. Jonah has another panic attack — a strong storyline that lets young viewers know that we all deal with issues.
Speaking of modeling good behavior, Cyrus finally comes out to Jonah, a development that’s not a big deal — which makes a statement by not being a Major Event.
I know I’m repeating myself, but “Andi Mack” is an exceptional series that kids can learn a lot from while they’re being entertained. And, unlike so many shows aimed at kids and tweens, this one is watchable for parents and grandparents, too.
The question hanging over the show is not answered in this episode, however. There’s been no mention of Andi’s grandfather Ham since the actor who plays him, Stoney Westmoreland, was arrested in Salt Lake City on charges he tried to set up a sexual encounter with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old boy.
To repeat myself again, Westmoreland was not a regular on “Andi Mack.” He was a supporting character when he did appear. And kids who don’t know what happened wouldn’t have noticed his absence in the four new episodes that have aired since he was arrested and fired.
But, assuming Bowie and Bex (Lilan Bowden) actually do get married, it will be tough to have the wedding without somehow explaining how the father of the bride isn’t there.
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Supertarts You’re So Goofy - $4.25
Yankee Candle Ciderhouse - $2
York Peppermint Patty - $2
Wallflowers - 8 - $54
BBW Bartlett Pear Wallflower - $6.50
BBW Cinnamon Pretzel Roll Wallflower - $6.50
BBW Honolulu Sun Wallflower - $6.50
BBW Pina Colada Smoothie - $6.50
BBW Snowflakes & Citrus Wallflower - $6.50
BBW Vampire Blood Wallflower - $7.50
Yankee Candle Candy Corn Scent Plug - $6.50
Yankee Candle Macintosh Scent Plug - $7.50
Mixology Trios - 66 - $396
Golden Sands - Ocean Star - Salt Water Taffy
Daffodil - Line-Dried Cotton - Tulips
Ocean Star - Storm Watch - Sunset Breeze
Fresh Mint - Margarita Time - Pineapple Cilantro
French Countryside - Midnight Lilac - Picnic In The Park
Beach Flowers - Beach Wood - Wild Sea Grass
Honeydew Melon - Margarita Time - Vanilla Lime
Blueberry Scone - Jellybeans - Meyer Lemon
Dreamy Summer Nights - Island Waterfall - White Gardenia
Juicy Watermelon - Luau Party - Margarita Time
Alfresco Afternoon - Market Blossoms - Pink Peony
Blue Summer Sky - Turquoise Sky - Windblown
Guava Coconut Fusion - Red Raspberry - Summer Scoop
Happy Spring - Summer Wish - White Gardenia
Bahama Breeze - Citrus Tango - Fruit Fusion
Cotton Candy - Margarita Time - Passion Fruit Martini
Alfresco Afternoon - Autumn In The Park - Autumn Leaves
Apple Cider - Apple Spice - Forbidden Apple
Cranberry Chutney - Pomegranate Cider - Ripe Berries
Alfresco Afternoon - Brandy Pear Tart - Pumpkin Ginger Bark
Autumn Leaves - Fall Wreath - November Rain
Balsam & Cedar - Balsam & Spruce - Mistletoe
Other - 9 - $60.20
Cotton Candy Car Air Freshener - $1
Supertarts Insidious Room Spray - $2.37
Wishes Wilderness Tealight - $0.83
Yankee Candle Macintosh Fragrance Spheres - $6
Yankee Candle Candy Corn Tealights - $10
Yankee Candle Forbidden Apple Tealights $10
Yankee Candle Pineapple Cilantro Tealights - $10
Yankee Candle Summer Storm Tealights - $10
Yankee Candle Summer Wish Tealights - $10
Empties: 174
$ Value - $740.67
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