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pipchirisu · 2 years

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Day 5 and last part of the playthrough!

I didn't get any megas 😭 (other than Omnimon who I think is moral route garanteed). My affinities weren't high enough maybe? Or is it not possible first time around? My highest affinity was Minoru at 49 followed by Saki at 46 and Aoi at 42. My lowest other than the fallen characters was Kaito at 28 who did not in fact go past champion. Ironic considering his whole shtick.

I liked the facing their shadow stuff just wish something came of that? I think reaching mega would have been great there. Especially with the megas being route dependent but looking forward to seeing how they do happen hopefully in the next run. The little hints each character had definitely makes me want to play again the only ones that felt weak were Kaito and Saki. It really feels like Kaito has nothing going on other than the protecting Miu thing. Meanwhile I know Saki has some kind of terminal illness so having her shadow not mention or hint at that felt weird. Not wanting people to hate/dislike her was a fine enough insecurity but not even a "you'll die soon and have lived a life where everyone hated you" to really dig at her? Again maybe it was an affinity thing. Maybe that is the mega section and I just didn't meet the requirements 🤷‍♂️

The ending was good! Don't love that the digimon stayed behind but it was very season 3 of them to leave them behind and have a promise to return. I really hope that promise is kept in one of the endings. The game finally using the word Digimon and having it be coined by the professor because of the social media aspect was really clever. The idea of the supernatural being kept alive through social media is actually really fascinating and they explained really well. Really brought their choice to not use the word digimon the entire time together.

Having finally finished one playthrough I can say the game was worth the wait and worth playing if your a digimon fan. It felt like going through an anime season but influencing the direction somewhat. However I can see why it's also kind of going under the radar :/ Which is unfortunate because Digimon needs the sales! I think they mentioned working on a more cyber slueth like game already tho so hope to see something from that soon! It should hopefully fair better than survive who I think will probably be more of a hidden gem cult classic down the line.

Character rankings based on this run:

Minoru/Falcomon (love a good shonen protag which he basically was and his mobility was great)

Saki/Floramon (very relatable from liking lopmon to finding veggiemon ugly and hints to what I still don't know! Having long range hits also helped)

Aoi/Labramon (being timid but being expected to lead is very relatable plus I like her design and digimon! Didn't love Cerbermon's close range style tho)

Shuuji/Lopmon( lopmon is my fave digimon so that one was a given but Shuuji gave me a lot to hate and a lot of drama and I loved hating him I guess? Gave me a lot to think about that the others I feel didn't so gotta give him at least this spot)

Kaito/Dracmon (He feels pretty one note but his dynamic with dracmon was interesting from the start and he was a good unit until he didn't get past champion...)

Miu/Syakomon (like the hints to some sort of incident and her parents hating her? But didn't get a lot out of her and as a unit annoyingly slow)

Ryo/Kunemon (was looking forward to a redemption arc before being rudely reminded this game had deaths in it lol Died to early for an opinion to form so looking forward to getting to know him)

Haru/Miyuki and Garurumon/Renamon were good liked the angst but not sure where to place them in comparison to the party characters. Above Ryo for sure I suppose. Compared to eachother I'd say I liked Miyuki/Renamon more both as characters and units. Sakuyamon was so good I prioritized bringing her on the team over everyone else lol

I also don't know where to place the Takuma/Agumon I have a hard time caring about MCs especially with games like this where I'm making choices. I think I'd like him more than your average goggles protag cuz he was on the less hotheaded side but he was fine. Like the little moments with Agumon especially when he was talking about taking selfies! That was really cute.

Final alignment was 42 moral 26 wrathful and 36 harmony

#anyway I don't think I'll post about the next playthrough just wanted my first one somewhat documented #maybe freak out about revelations here and there #pip blabs #digimon survive #spoilers

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kihaku-gato · 3 years

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Random Webcomic Reccomendations

This post is dedicated to bringing to the spotlight several webcomics

(some would be considered webmanga but I’m counting them too since they are primarily presented on webcomic websites) which I’ve been enjoying that I hope can get more traction/fandom with this post. Due to my personal tastes I can say many/most have a sci fi or fantasy theming as well as some (definitely not all) have wlw as well.

Since this post will be quite extensive, I’ll first start with a “table of contents” for those who don’t want synopsises or ramblings, but instead just want titles and want to just check them out themselves.

Bybloemen

My Dragon Girlfriend

Sanguine

Straylight Tiger

Cariciphona

Amongst Us

Kiss It Goodbye

Mokepon

Seven Miles Down

UnDivine

Bybloemen

Hosted on its own website under hiveworkscomics

This is a historical semi-fantasy set during the infamous Tulip Mania period of Dutch/European history when people would pay an arm and a leg for even a single potentially valuable tulip bulb.

In this setting we follow two devils Basil and Ludwig and their avian familiars strut into the action, pretending to be foreign investors getting in on the tulip hype, probably to ensnare some desperate souls, all the while keeping man and beast alike from catching sus that they are not as human as they claim to be.

As of writing this the story is just starting up but is already making quite the unique statement. The distinct black and white artstyle is clearly holding homage to the historical “Woodcut” printmaking style in how it’s drawn, lined, and textured, which is a refreshing way to artistically state that the comic is “set in the past” w/o doing just grayscale or sepia tone that one is used to seeing for media set in historical times.

The interactions between the devils as well as the animals they can communicate with so far have been quite amusing.

If you don’t directly use hiveworkscomics for your usual webcomic browsing (so don’t get notified by it) they do have both a tumblr and twitter which frequently announce/link its updates. Bonus following their twitter/tumblr being you get to see occasionally “sketches” (I say that term very loosely) of the characters outside of the webcomic series if you’re into that.

My Dragon Girlfriend

Available on Webtoons and Twitter

Fantasy alongside modern era setting. It is primarily a wlw webcomic series about a human girl named Christy who is swept off her feet by a dragon girl named Dani, semi-magical/mythical wlw hijinks ensue. It’s hard for me to pin its identity entirely, cause while I wanna say it’s a “Slice of Life” the webcomic is at the point where Dani is fighting a werewolf tooth and nail so it’s hard to pin. It’s clearly romance genre, as even if Dani and Chirsty end up together lickity split (a blink of the eye compared to the slow-burn of most romance stories) there are other wlw subplots going on with secondary primary characters which you’ll be routing for.

It has its steamy moments and implies sex but not so far as to show full-on nudity of the main characters characters. Though there is some nudity of some of the monstergirls such as the fawn girls on the other hand it does not beat around the bush with, but luckily takes the nudity in a natural non-sexual way Correction as of writing this; only the Twitter version shows nudity, they had to censor with bras on Webtoons cause it got flagged.

If you want it hotter/steamier, sign up to the artist’s patreon. It’s definitely a nice softish wlw webomic if you’re craving a lil monstergirl flavour.

Sanguine

Available on Tapas and Webtoons

Full-on adventure fantasy setting set in a world where magic and mages have been persecuted to the point of going into secrecy.

It stars a cute red-riding-hood-like implied secret-royal (that was too much a mouthful) lady named Red, and a tall gorgeous beefy secretly mage lady named Morgan which Red has dragged into her shenanigans with.

It’s early to call this a wlw gem as of the current updates, but it is tagged as lgbt+ so take that with potential further wisdom.

This webcomic uses colour a fair bit to set its tone/mood, but otherwise has a very comfy/warm feeling about it somehow, like some of those old comics/webcomics/novels you would welcome to read while snuggled under blankets. Also the outfits are REALLY nicely designed, and I could definitely see some peeps having fun cosplaying many of these characters.

As the story slowly progresses I am holding with baited breath to how Red and Morgan’s interactions/relationship may or may not evolve, as I am totally an absolute sucker for “friendly/bubbly naïveish character dragging along the cool/grumpy don’t-get-involved character that has a hidden soft heart” trope.

Straylight Tiger

Available on Webtoons and Tapas

WARNING- while infrequent this one has some blood/gore that will shake you up, though it puts it where it would be most sensible to. Lucky for you most blood in this series is not the usual human-red blood which tones the edge down.

It may have lots of fantasy elements but this one definitely holds its identity as Sci Fi. Set in a futuristic cyberesque city full of both good and bad superhumans (one group being animal shapeshifters and the other being elemental casters), there is an extremist cult out to wreck havoc in the city, so a company responds by recruiting a handful of individuals from all 3 races to make a secret task force to eliminate the threat.

The main character in this story is a secretly-a-tiger shapeshifter named Angeline.

This is probably the most visually colourful of the webcomics in my list and is really using it to charge up its stylistic sci fi setting. Best way I could compare it to; you know those glow-in-the-dark cyber avatars you occasionally see in VRchat? Straylight Tiger matches that visual energy. Of listed so far this is also the most action-packed webcomic on the list. I could almost call it a Trigger-like comic but luckily unlike Studio Trigger it’s not into going nuts on fanservice.

If you’re craving your superhuman sci fi action, this one should at least be checked out. I want to say there’ll be wlw at some point, but it’s too early to call, and if it does I would not expect it to be a major arc when it has larger fish for plot points to deal with.

If you’re craving wlw of at least mc and her weapons-savvy human friend, I highly recommend you checking out the artist Flying Frappe’s twitter to get some sating for you wlw cravings for the two.

Caricophona

Available on webtoons as well as its own webcomic site

Tragic fantasy setting starring a supermagical woman named Veloice as she is hunted by an Assassin. I tag it as there is an undertone of death in some of the arcs, which give this colourfully magical world a more sombre tone. Among the webcomics on the list this one may be steepest when it comes to catching to speed of the world’s setting/rules/hierarchies but once you do you’ll hunger for this more.

I can’t entirely make a perfect comparison for it (Full Metal Alchemist is as close as I could compare and they are still as different to each other as apples and oranges) but it really has that rich nostalgic old manga style/world/tone to it, and its most welcome to as well.

The world building is rich, and Veloice is a mental/magical powerhouse even if at times she has a fragility about her. The fact she’s a Caricophona; magical beings which tend to either get persecuted or expire early at age from their own condition, definitely helps with giving her a almost “glass canon” energy about her.

While those points have definitely helped hook me in, the thing that tends to excite me the most in this webcomic is Veloice’s interactions with the assassin who’s been send to kill her, named Blackbird. The tension between them, the fact Blackbird both wants to toy with her, Blackbird’s somewhat flirtatious nature towards Veloice OMFG I EAT IT UP!!!! They have such a enemies to lovers feeling to them (though no, they are not lovers- we can dream though) which just gets you so excited.

I should also mention there are two other “primary characters” in the group. Two rich naïve kids ready to help Veloice however they can. You grow to like them (even if they hit tropes that may strike a nerve if you’re tired to their character type), but the mvp of this webcomic for character and interaction has to be Veloice and Blackbird.

Amongst Us

Available on webtoons and its own website

Say you like Veloice and Blackbird from the previous webcomic, but find the hefty fantasy setting a bit too much, and you’re more for the romance? What if I told you the artist was galaxy brained enough to make a chiller AU? That is what Amongst Us is; a music college-set slice of life with a slow burn romance between Veloice and Blackbird. They’re dorky, their cute, and seeing some of the characters you’re familiar with in Caricophona in a different setting is nice to see.

In some ways Veloice is less proactive in Amongst Us but still feels very in-character of her. The webcomic would end pretty quick if Veloice were to get-to-the-point with Blackbird after all (granted with how we see them in the future together at the start of the webcomic it’s not like they have to be in a hurry anyways).

Seeing a wlw / slice of life set in a college setting rather than a high school setting is extremely welcome. Please, more of this.

Kiss it Goodbye

Available on Webtoons

Slice of Life high-school beginnings of wlw romance. The artstyle is good, the characters are lovely. We know canonically that they end up together (as the webcomic starts with them in the future where they are a couple, as they begin to weave the story to their curious friends wanting to know how their romance came to be).

It’s not an unwelcome Slice of Life.

BONUS / HONORABLE MENTIONS

Mokepon

Available on h0lyhandgrenade’s website

I have honestly not read this one in a while and dropped it like, several years ago, but it was interesting and is still ongoing, so I had to mention it. Set in the Pokemon universe, it stars the main character who has been thrown into the pokemon trainer career while absolutely wanting nothing to do with it. Ends up becoming a rocket grunt which is an interesting change of perspective from many pokemon fancomics. It has old-nuzelocke energy though it is not a Nuzelocke. Be prepared for the brutality as you cry for the pokemon (especially his pikachu). The undying loyalty of his Charmander as he himself struggles with his position as a trainer/grunt is interesting. He is definitely not the usual pokemon trainer protag you’re used to.

Seven Miles Down

Available on Webtoons

A completed oneshot psychological horror where a girl takes her submarine to the deepest unventured oceanic trench in the world. Tragic end, but horrors can be like that. The psychological nature of the horror is an interesting angle. The rounded cute style may throw you off but it works.

UnDivine

Availabe on its own website via hiveworkscomics

This comic has since been cancelled from continuation, but is the webcomic to set me off in making this list, so it will still be mentioned in memory/tribute, and is the grand example of why you should interact with the webcomics you read as well as share them; there is a good chance they will not hold on their own without fan interaction and traction. Excuse me as I just use two full-on pages cause I’m wearing out on this list and browsing through tons and tons of pages for highlights wears a peep out.

Modern-set religious fantasy on an island where local their religion may be more than it seems. Stars a boy named Daniel, and Esther the Demon girl. From what can be gleaned the Demongirl knew the “god” of the island’s religion and was double crossed, so has a bone to pick with them and their “angelic” entourage now that she’s free when she got accidentally summoned by Daniel.

This webcomic loves its use of blood, but your grow used to it after a point. The setting is interesting, and its also cool to see how the “angels” are far from the usual “pretty human-like” in their true form and are instead more monstrous than you could say even the Demon Esther is.

A lot of what makes this comic interesting, outside of the “revenge against a god” main plot going on, is how messy the characters can be.

Daniel, Esther, and the one angel named Manual are all pretty interesting in how they interact with their roles that they’ve been put in and how they react to others, and are all very morally grey complex characters.

Daniel is an angst machine who tends to really wear himself out (though how he’s positioned/pressured by the world doesn’t help) and shoot himself in the foot a lot, and that’s even before Esther “turns” him into her lil monstrous pawn, not something you commonly see in main characters from the get-go.

Esther (the tall blondie) while being a Demon ready to get her vengeance on is in many ways naïve/childlike despite her powerful nature, and despite using Daniel as her pawn is shown to grow to have feelings/care for Daniel which is very interesting for “The Contracted Devil” position.

Manual…. We haven’t gotten to see a lot but it’s clear he’s meant to be the angelic hero position but its clear he does not like the position, and he also has a thing for a human woman named Rosamaria but we have not gotten to see why that’s the case.

This webcomic didn’t get the traction it needed to keep going, so was recently cancelled by the artist.

#webcomics #reccomendations #long post #wall of text #comics #manga #Bybloemen #Undivine #Straylight tiger #Cacicophona #Amongst Us #Mokepon #My Dragon girlfriend #Kiss It Goodbye #Sanguine #I probably missed a webcomic on the list to tag but I am very very tired atm

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phylophe · 5 years

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Quotable Quotes and Memorable Moments

“From NVMN (& co.) in The Harrowing:

Character: Mikyur / Player: Laz @lazzuderp

Character: Neith / Player: Kiyo @waffuruki

Character: Nergui / Player: Deej @djkalis

Character: Velis / Player: Kimi @kimlime-pie

GM and all mentioned NPCs: Yours Truly

In approximate chronological order:

Quotes

Neith, all the time: “It’s good craftsmanship.” (Also Neith, at one particular moment: “I guess you can say... it’s good cardsmanship.”)

Velis, at the start: “I am a librarian.” Neith and Mikyur, every chance they get: “Aren’t you a libraaarian?” “Shouldn’t you know about that, Mr. Libraaarian?”

Mikyur, oftentimes: “Here comes INSPI-YAAAAAHHH COURAAAAAAAGE!!!”

Brambleson: “I’m Brambleson. Who are you?” Mikyur: “Mikyur!” Neith: “Neith.” Velis: “I’m Velis.” Nergui: “Peter.”

Brambleson: “I got there late though, so I only got to eat [Sonnorae’s] feetsies...” The Party: “.........” *silent horror*

Neith: “Hey Brambleson, you wanna try some of this?” *holds out infinite hipflask of mead* Brambleson: “Ooohhh...” *opens his mouth and tilts head up* Neith: “...” *pours some directly into his mouth* Brambleson: “OOOH it makes me tingly! I like it!” *later, upon a separate encounter* Brambleson to Neith: “You got more of that drink?”

*Going to Barrow Island* Nergui: *flies over* Neith: *climbs the steep slippery banks with cat-like reflexes* Velis: *slips all over the mud, barely managing to scramble up to the top of the banks, his invisibility ruined as he is now covered in mud* Mikyur: *critically fails to climb the banks, slips and almost slides under the end of the drawbridge into the water*

Barrow King: “Are you here to mourn?” Nergui, with zero hesitation: “NO.” The rest of the party: “WHYYYYYY.” GM: “Roll initiative.”

Velis: *shows that he can fight, sneak attack, inflict bleed damage, use poison, go invisible, etc.* Neith: “What kind of a librarian fights like that?” Velis: “Well, being a librarian isn’t my only job--” Nergui: “Are you a bandit?” Velis: “No, I’m n--” Nergui: “It’s okay to be a bandit.”

Mikyur: *wanders off in the Prophet’s Garden* Velis: *throws a rock at him to get his attention, dealing maximum damage* Mikyur: “OWW WHY DID YOU THROW ROCKS AT ME???!!!” *flips his shit and throws rocks back at Velis, missing three times before giving up and sulking*

Sonnorae: *gets baleful polymorphed into a frog, still clings stubbornly to Mikyur’s face* Everyone else: *tries to pull her off with no success* Mikyur, with tears in his eyes: “Guys, guys! Just stop!”

Sonnorae: *screaming way too much and too shrilly as a frog* Nergui: “Do you want me to turn her into something quieter...” Mikyur, getting a lightbulb moment: “Can you turn her into... a mole?” Nergui, clicking his fingers: “Done.” Sonnorae: *turns into a golden mole*

Mikyur and Laz: *literally cries*

Neith: *finds some drawers hidden in the walls of the Nightpeddler’s machine room* Kiyo: “I open a drawer.” GM: “You hear *demented shrill moaning and crying* and see this.”

Kiyo: “I slam the drawer close.”

Nergui: *casts Blood Biography on blood and gore on a bed* “...These are birthing fluids.” Velis: *recoils in visible disgust* Nergui: *holds his soiled finger out towards Velis* Velis: “Touch me and you’ll lose that finger, boy.”

Nergui: “You know how... clerics get powers from their deities? Well, I have my own, lesser-known god, and I get my powers from him or her.” Neith, without missing a beat: “So you’re a swamp cleric.”

*After the Eclipse event* Neith: “We destroyed the moon.” Neith: Neith: “Now there’ll be no night.”

Anyone other than Deej, after an enemy dies: “hOW diD yOu DiE?” [see Actually Dramatic Moments]

Neith, as Eleith and Nergui speak Auran to one another: “Get a room!”

Neith, holder of multiple extradimensional items, after learning about the consequences of putting one bag of holding into another: “...Oh.”

Mikyur, looming over Jocob’s shoulder: “Do you have any insects?” Jocob: “Uh, I have this--” *pulls out a dried dragonfly in a jar* Mikyur: *snatches it*

Mikyur, looming again: “Do you have peanuts?” Jocob: “I have boiled peanuts--” Mikyur: “Don’t want it. I want roasted peanuts.”

Velis: *seriously considers how to most brutally sabotage the Nightpeddler’s wares* Velis: *sees caged cockatrice chicks amongst his wares* Velis:

Mikyur: *shoots a lightning-charged bolt from between Rogg’s legs, hitting an Ogre Guard in the thigh, while the lightning travels to zap the ogre’s testicles* Brambleson, watching all this up close: *covers his own testicles*

Everyone: *watches Eleith tear the succubi apart brutally* Algon: “I hope no-one is enjoying this.” Brambleson: *pulls his ears down*

Mikyur, after misunderstanding Essessol’s insult to Agrasug as directed at him, moving to a spot outside of the line of fire, Messages Essessol: “Stupid bitch!”

GM: “Algon uses Smite Evil! ...How does Smite work again--” Kiyo, instantly: “I FUCKING KNEW IT!”

Neith, from inside a blue gem: “Hey Velis you look kinda blue.” Velis: *internal panic, checks that he still has his disguise of human skin colour over his blue tielfling skin*

Nergui, after a battle with shadow demons involving Magic Jars: “That wasn't too bad.” Mikyur, with smugshit face, having called it: “Uh-huh, having your soul sucked out of your body seems pretty bad to me.” Nergui: *closes the door between himself and Mikyur* Mikyur: *bars the door from the other side*

Mikyur: “What did I telllll you, huuuhhhhhh? Oh iT’s NOt A cULt, aSmODeuS dOESn’T Do CuLTs-- *continued unintelligible petty ranting*”

Velis: “There you are. I was about to find some rocks to throw at you again.” Mikyur: “Well I don't need to find rocks, I'll just have Rogg throw some at you!”

GM: “Are you going to bring Eleith?” Deej: “Uh, no.” Neith to Nergui: “Gonna leave your girlfriend behind?” Ongaur to Nergui: “You got a girlfriend? Congratulations, boy!”

Zassrion: *roars in rage as the party enters his Grand Library* Neith, in Draconic: “FUCK YOU!”

All players: “Sonnobitch.” All players: “Brambleboi.” All players: “Algon will be all-gone.” All players: “Ongaur Bongaur.” “Uncle Ongaur.” All players: *ships Algon x Barrow King*

Clown Shoes Moments

Nergui buying forty full-sized pretzels and stuffing them all into his bag of holding. Bonus: Neith actually witnessing such act.

Mikyur continuously failing to recall the details of his conversation with Rumul, the young Dwarven wizard, from two years ago.

Neith being in constant denial of magic. Everything is just “good craftsmanship”.

Velis piling on lie after lie about his identity and putting in massive effort for his disguise, while the party remains suspicious the entire time and just don’t bother questioning him.

Nergui sucking at conferring information from his divination, often causing unnecessary panic or leaving out vital details.

Nergui eating nothing but pretzels (and the occasional frog or grub) for almost the entire duration of a week in the Harrowed Realm, and using pretzels to barter with Brambleson and Embor.

Mikyur obsessing about seeing a Unicorn over the course of several sessions after seeing it on a card; by the time he actually gets to it, he becomes distracted by a pear tree instead.

Sonnorae --> Sonnobitch --> Sonnofrog --> Sonnomole

Nergui getting distracted by a frog while helping the others lift the healing berry plant out of the ground, and proceeding to literally drop everything to pounce on the frog.

Nergui accidentally putting the healing berry plant into a teapot with Tokens in them, and having to dig them back out discreetly.

Neith and Nergui trying to hastily restore Marzalee’s wax statues that they had broken on their way in, getting it all wrong (limbs on backwards, in the wrong places, extra/missing parts) in their panic.

The party really knowing how to make comfy camps.

Velis working out a way with Neith to store all the books he wants to take with him. It involves holding fees.

Velis trying and failing to set anything on fire at the Nightpeddler’s Camp.

Mikyur and Velis freaking out over cockatrice chicks.

Velis getting very fixated upon an expensive rug in the Nightpeddler’s tent.

Mikyur getting actually triggered by 1. Balimar’s fireball, 2. Nergui setting the Fortress’ Courtyard plants on fire, 3. Lamashtu’s statuette, and 4. the thought of cultists.

Brambleson having front row seats for multiple Striding Fortress fights, simultaneously being completely in the way.

Algon and the Barrow King always stepping past / beside / over one another. [Hence shipping.]

Neith and Mikyur literally bathing in the pile of coins.

Actually Cool Moments

Neith bursting through the tent of the Midnight Circus most dramatically, getting an intimidating jump on Bernaditi.

Neith and her gun-fu.

Mikyur placating the Barrow King and the Grasping Dead by way of a critical hit with his lightning-charged crossbow, causing the electricity to radiate over the ground, eventually also winning the Barrow King’s favour and receiving his blessing.

The party, especially Velis, unanimously getting sick of the Unicorn’s condescending shit and deciding to murder him.

The party giving Algon an existential crisis, eventually leading to an alignment change.

Velis having just the right thing (Ticktock Man’s eyes) to trade Marzalee for her token.

Mikyur narrowly surviving Balimar’s fireball.

Nergui dominating Balio, giving him a sickle to kill himself. Balio, in rabid fury, swats away the sickle, and tears his own throat open. (Nergui, being spiteful, uses Blood Biography on him, asking him “How did you die?” to rewatch the violent death.)

Nergui straight up cutting the gangrene out of a sick slave’s leg with a dagger and no anaesthesia.

Eleith slowly tearing several succubi limb from limb, while everyone else watches on and offers the occasional ranged attack to help end the poor succubi’s misery.

Neith and Nergui succumbing to Magic Jar; their bodies overtaken by shadow demons, their eyes opening to black voids and bleeding smoky tendrils.

Nergui erecting a Blast Barrier just in time to block Zassrion’s lightning breath directed at Neith and himself.

Ongaur hacking Zassrion apart, and Algon somehow dealing the killing blow despite having lost his powers, rewriting his fate in the most dramatic way.

And finally, something memorable, funny, and awesome all at once...

The party making allies along the way, increasing the group to almost three times its initial size, and bringing a whole village to kill Zassrion in 24 seconds.

#nvmn neverland #quotes #characters #pathfinder #ttrpg #chatlog #?#mikyur #neith #nergui #velis #roleplay #the harrowing

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candlefright · 4 years

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The Blob (1988)

This is less of a new venture and more of a reflective blurb.

Can we all just sit down and talk about the underappreciated remake; the ooky spooky oozy woozy gobbling wobbling Blob?

Please be advised that reading further will result in potential spoilers for the film listed in title and related films: so if you haven’t seen The Blob (1988); come back when you have, or abandon all hope, ye who enter here…

I was a thirteen year-old babysitter the first time I watched this movie. When you babysit, you inevitably wind up with some free time when the kid lays down for bed and you’re waiting on the parents to get home. A brief period of time where you get to feel semi-adult, and for tweens like me, steeped in my own burgeoning angst, a scary movie was the closest thing to a thrill I could touch without putting myself in danger. I popped some popcorn, I pulled out the snacks I couldn’t have when the kid was up. I hopped on-Demand (some of you might not remember on-Demand, I feel old writing it out) and found Chuck Russel’s The Blob. I was already familiar with the hokey but legendary original from 1958. I figured it was within my fear threshold; nothing to worry about, why not dive in head first?

Let me start with the facts, The Blob opened on August 5th in 1988, sandwiched between Cocktail (July 29) and Young Guns (August 12). In the commentary and in interviews, director Russel has attributed the film’s lack-luster success with the competition it faced hitting the box office. It’s true, Cocktail grossed nearly $12 million opening weekend and was given extended runs of up to ten weeks in some theaters. Young Guns fared about as well, breaking $7 million in it’s first week and packing theaters for nearly eight weeks in some locations. The Blob, however, grossed only nearly $3 million, with what has been estimated to be about $9-10 million budget, and averaged a modest two-week run in most theaters on average. (Source: The Numbers)

Now, over thirty years later (and 60 years since the original), the film has respect, but in my opinion, not nearly enough.

The horror snobs will tell you that The Blob remake doesn’t stand up in comparison to films like The Fly, or it’s cosmic-horror cousin, The Thing. I’m calling bullshit. The remakes of The Fly and The Thing are phenomenal, refreshed versions of influential films, and The Blob deserves equal respect. While The Fly and The Thing leaned on the edge of a very serious, professional revamp; The Blob dared to poke fun at the tropes of the original, and then willfully and literally fed a tired stereotype to the beast. They also framed a female as the unlikely hero while illustrating her journey in a subtle way that only young girls with experience in microaggressions can understand. While The Fly and The Thing are remarkable remakes, and remakes that I cherish and love; they both center on the male persona. The Blob invites the strong female perspective and openly challenges the idea of the strong male lead.

Shawnee Smith plays the role of the high school cheerleader. Her doe-eyed stare is one of the first things we encounter during a scene that I appreciate for it’s illustrative power. The setting appears deserted until this scene. A small town lured into sleepy stasis right before the introduction of each leading role. The silence is dispelled by cheers and stomps; the entire town is at the local football game. So we see, this is a small town. Everyone knows each other by name. Children grew up together here. There is a delicate shell of community waiting to crack under the flat foot of impending doom. This scene is fragmented by the cheers of the crowd. We see Meg the cheerleader (Shawnee) pining over the freshly sacked, dazed Paul (played by actor Donovan Leitch Jr.) who comically asks her out on a date right there on the ground, still counting the cartoon birds orbiting his skull. He feels like the stereotypical male character, the re-imagining of Steve McQueen’s Steve from the original. The football player and the cheerleader; this feels like the serendipitous event that would normally predate a love story.

Meanwhile between claps and thunderous booms, the camera flashes to our third lead role: Brian Flagg (played by actor Kevin Dillion; yes, Matt Dillon’s brother.), the skid row rebel with a bad reputation and seemingly no concern for his own safety; as expressed by his weak attempt to jump a broken bridge on his motorcycle (of course, bad boy).

We’re seeing what feels like an immediate dynamic between the three; notice they will be relevant and can speculate the potential relationship they will have with one another. We can see Meg as the girl next door, Paul as the white knight in football gear, and Brian as the trouble-making instigator who will almost certainly be butting heads with Paul. Spoiler alert: all of these initial assumptions are true.

Brian Flagg is your classic bad boy “fuck you, won’t do what you tell me” burn-out who is known by name at the local police station. Granted, this comes as no surprise in a small town, but his relationship with Sheriff Herb (played by my Walking Dead favorite, actor Jeffrey DeMunn), who warns him to watch his behavior now that he can officially be considered an adult in the eyes of a judge. Brian scoffs this off characteristically, butting out his cigarette and rolling his eyes in the way boys with authority complexes tend to do.

The film proceeds down a long, horrifying snail trail of goopy gore and apocalyptic dread. If you’ve seen the film, I won’t bore you with one great long write-up of each scene, but I will pick out my favorites.

At the local pharmacy, Paul and his wannabe frat friend Scott Jeske (played by actor Ricky Paull Goldin) lurk around. Scott needs to pick up some skins for what he hopes will be a lucky night with his squeeze. This is the bait-and-switch that totally eviscerates McQueen’s role in the 1958 original. Without our knowing, Scott has inherited Steve iconography, and we get a peak at the nature of high school boys and their burgeoning sexuality. We see the other side of popularity, of the jock reputation. Chivalry flies out the window, and we laugh at Scott when the local priest reverend Meeker (played by Beware! The Blob!’s Del Close) grills him on his participation in the church. All the while, waiting for a pack of condoms to be delivered by the pharmacist. I still laugh wholeheartedly when Mr. Penny, the local pharmacist (and Meg’s father) stands between the good reverend and Scott and asks: “You want the ribbed, or the regular?”

This joke is only further extended past the punchline when Scott denies that the condoms are for himself, but rather for his friend Paul, who he says is too nervous to get them himself. Moments later, Paul will come to retrieve Meg. He encounters Mr. Penny, who peers over his newspaper and, with wide eyes, delivers one of the most memorable lines of the whole film: “Ribbed.” (Fun fact: the condom scene was based off of a real event from the director’s life.)

Paul and Meg’s date is interrupted when they nearly reduce a homeless man to a skid mark on asphalt. A homeless man whose hand has been completely engulfed by our star; the lovely baby blob. Brian is in hot pursuit, trying to calm the old man in that I’m-damaged-but-I-have-a-heart kind of way, earning him some gentleman points and drawing him into the triangle we ruminated on earlier. As expected, Paul and Brian immediately butt heads. It’s clear that the jock/bad boy dynamic is completely in play, here. Paul wants Brian to stay, basically accusing him of foul play- while Brian is quick to want to disengage. Meg is stuck in the middle, focusing on things more important than a pissing contest: like the wounded man they’ve helped into the car. What follows once they reach the hospital is quite honestly one of the most terrifying scenes I ever watched as a young girl.

Paul’s death hit me like a Mack-fucking-truck. Even as a kid, I had immediately cataloged him as a main character. He was safe, untouchable, the football superstar. The McQueen legacy. I read about this scene. Leicht really was under all of that slime (mostly composed of a thickening agent called methocel), struggling for air. Comparable to being waterboarded, Leicht crawled inside a large base shell and was covered in the flimsier material before it was pulled and dragged over his face to create the harrowing effect.

Oh, my gods. How my face mirrored Meg’s in that moment. I remember pausing the movie and getting out of my chair, earnestly shocked and frightened. I was thirteen, and shaking. I was disgusted, terrified, and stunned. I gathered myself, and stomached the rest. Watching Meg struggle to free Paul, only for his arm to slough away into a soupy mess- it will always stick with me. To this day I will re-watch this scene and marvel it as one of the first films to ever solicit my interest in the special effects industry.

Alterian Studios was responsible for these unholy effects, including special effects legends like Tony Gardner, whose film credit list reads like a Walgreen’s receipt; Chet Zar (who had a credit in Dark Man for his special effects prowess), and the incredible Bill Sturgeon (who had a hand in several favorites and cult classics such as Army of Darkness, Hocus Pocus, Aliens, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space). The work of this team, those mentioned and unmentioned, is really impressive. Practical effects were always a part of the horror scene, from the very beginning; but the 80′s really welcomed and embraced a new age of creativity. It wasn’t enough to just produce a monster anymore, it was about fooling the audience into believing these things could climb right out of the screen and swallow you whole if you dared to look away. While the crew in charge of legends like The Thing and The Fly will forever be shining stars in any fan’s lexicon- The Blob only smoldered, and now rests as a sort of hidden gem that I feel nobody gives a second glance. Which is shameful. If you’ve seen The Thing, The Fly, From Beyond, Event Horizon, or any other FX-heavy horror: The Blob should most certainly have a place somewhere in that collection. No excuses.

After Paul’s death I was primed for the rest of the movie. I really was, my sense of safety was shattered and I was on the edge of my seat with sweating palms. Who was going to be next? The blob dissolved people!? I was stuck between fear and fascination. Paul’s death is a showstopper, an absolute mess that deserves more recognition than it has received, and to place it beneath the visualizations of its like-films is just a shame. Watch Paul’s face as it stretches and then deflates and slips away into the ambiguity of the blob; with streams of syrupy red blood streaming into what looks like a sentient tumor.

Scott’s death is also an honorable mention. I appreciate this scene mostly because of what it represents to me as a fan of the original: the burning effigy. Scott represents what is left of that football player icon. He’s also a total sleaze who, for some reason, has a fully stocked bar in his trunk and a collection of class rings to toss out like party favors. His karma comes so quick, he watches his dates face cave in like a sinkhole, then gets swallowed up himself.

Scott’s death felt like a high-five. The demise of the jocks resonated with me; pointed out the bad in both of them- how chivalry could be just as boring as sleaze. These men weren’t special, they were poignant representations of the type of boys we all fall in love with: The white knight, who uses his chivalry as a means to assert dominance, and the sleaze- who uses sheer charisma to assert dominance. Watching both of these boys literally melt away within the first 30 minutes felt like a deliberate act of kicking that tired, overused trope out of the picture. Which just leaves us with leather-jacket McGee; Brian Flagg.

Another one of my favorite scenes is when Meg chews Brian for being so damn apathetic. She looks him in the face, searching for help in what is a helpless situation, and he totally dumps on her. His fuck-me-fuck-you attitude completely ignites her. She said what I was thinking as a girl:

“You act like you're different, you put on this big show, but you're just like everybody else in this town, you're full of SHIT, Flagg!”

This is the moment where Meg completely rejects what would be a characteristic stereotype.

It is so important, how her exhaustion eclipses her next-door nature. How as a female character, she blinks away the obscurity of the male-savior trope and calls a spade a spade. Dressing rebellion up in a leather jacket doesn’t make a hero. A hero spits in the face of apathy, the way Meg does to Brian, confronting his bullshit “I don’t care” attitude with her own intuition. Pretenders don’t survive horror movies. Hell, even heroes don’t survive horror movies always, and Meg makes that poignantly clear by throwing Brian’s crybaby hungry boy attitude back into his face. The apocalypse is a little more urgent than your abandonment anxiety or survival complex, Brian. This is final girl energy, that utter rejection of fate, that “fuck fate, I will change it with my bare hands” sense of responsibility. Meg is a small town girl, a small town hero- and a bad motherfucking bitch.

So, needless to say, Brian quits pouting and hops on board. Is it because he’s got a thing for Meg? Does she remind him of his place in this spiraling catastrophe? Is she a love interest? His motivation felt driven by his attraction to her, perhaps his own responsibility- feeling obligated to shield the token sacrificial lamb from an inevitable end. Whatever it is that drives him, he resigns himself to helping her- and the horrors star to accumulate around them. Including the death of a cook (sucked down the drain almost comically), and the death that gave me a panic attack: the sweetheart waitress Fran Hewett (played by the lovely Candy Clark).

Fran’s death was scary because it fully described, without mystery, what it felt like to be aware of your own approaching death. She scrabbles in the phone booth like a trapped animal, dialing 911 in search of Sheriff Herb. When his head floats into her line of sight, half-dissolved and digesting within the Blob, terror sets in like a death rattle. The shots of this scene are claustrophobic and stifling. We feel her raw terror, we see her as the individual who cracks in the face of death- the real sacrificial lamb of the film. Her role, though small, was innocent and wholesome. We’ve all known a waitress by name, we’ve all been treated special by that woman who seems to channel maternal energy. Watching her die feels like peering down the barrel of a loaded gun. She braces herself against the booth and then the glass breaks, engulfing poor Fran in a mass of agonizing pink gloop.

This scene was filmed using a mock-booth that was only 3ft tall, with an articulated doll made of Candy. They blasted the doll with air mortars to create what was the world-ending scene of the film for me. I myself am claustrophobic, and this entire experience sat with me long after I watched the movie. I would have nightmares of being trapped inside a photo booth, surrounded by pink, waiting to be burned away to slime.

The blob gets bigger, angrier, and more effective. It infiltrates the local theater through the air ducts and wreaks havoc for a strobe-festered horror on the crowd inside. Children are swallowed up, girls peel off the floor like melted bubble gum, and our main characters juggle the chaos with the introduction of the fucking government.

That’s right, the Blob is a scientific experiment gone AWOL. I’ll give kudos to Brian for his role in their involvement. Where Meg believed in the integrity of the government, Brian sets her straight: these people are worse than the thing they created. I’m not trying to say not to trust the government (now I am, don’t trust the government), but the film definitely winks at what is a very real concern. The danger of government experiments, what would happen if something like this actually took place? My first thought was that they were going to nuke the city, blow it to smithereens the way we saw in Return of the Living Dead. However, it seems that they don’t intend to do this, instead these hazmat poindexters want to sacrifice the whole town to the “specimen”. They scare the public into believing Brian and Meg are “infected” with a pathogen related to the Blob. One of my favorite supporting characters, the lead scientist Dr. Meddows, does his best to manipulate the public into a sense of ease. He seals Meg, her little brother, Brian, and a fellow colleague in the sewer in order to preserve his specimen. Human life is expendable. He meets his deserved end by literally getting sucked out of his suit (a comical, entertaining way to see someone go).

I won’t leave without mentioning the death of the melt veteran from Robocop; actor Paul McCrane’s deputy Bill Briggs. Dude literally got folded in half hamburger-style and was never seen again. Props to that effect, was very cool.

Like the blob in the original, this blob doesn’t do the cold. Long story short, they run a truck full of CO2 into the big pink mess and freeze it into tiny shards. The good reverend from the beginning has lost his mind throughout all of this, and I suppose, in honor of open endings, saves a piece of the blob for the day his senile ass wants to bring about a second coming.

Though Meg and Brian both live through the entire ordeal, the film is still satisfying. You root for them the whole time, you bite your fingernails and wait for the moment a pink tendril comes out to end it all.

The Halloween movie had underwhelmed me as a child. I wasn’t checking every room of the house for a masked man. I was looking in my sink and my shower for signs of a color out of space. I could rationalize a murder. I couldn’t make sense of a manufactured organism getting out of control. I couldn’t rationalize or shake away the fear of being enveloped in viscous sentient acid.

Say what you will about The Blob remake. Say it isn’t as influential, you’re lying. Say it isn’t as entertaining, you’re definitely lying. The Blob is a hilarious half-satire about the things that scare us the most: things we can’t understand nor control. It taps into the same vein of supernatural fear that cosmic classics like The Thing and The Fly boast about.

If you haven’t seen it; do.

If you’ve seen it but not in a while: go back, sit down, pop some corn, settle in, and take it in. Take it in for the silly filming errors, the drifting booms and clockable reflections, the subtle mistakes in FX. Appreciate it for what it is, a sci-fi thriller that isn’t afraid to make fun of where it came from.

Stop spending as much time comparing films that pushed the limits of what are now very modern special effects. Appreciate the handiwork of the practical magic involved in making this shit come to life. With the rise of CGI, films like The Blob are going to become increasingly more difficult to find. That’s not necessarily a knock on CGI, I have appreciation for it as a separate medium- but practical effects will always have me by my balls.

Enjoy craftsmanship, watch The Blob.

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Iron Fist: Season 1

Well here we are again with another one of my mod v watches. I’m about to start watching this garbage fire of a show. Wish me luck.

EPISODE 1:

This is petty but this intro is so fucking irritating.

Okay this first fight scene is not that bad. I’ve seen worse.

So here’s a question. Why the hell didn’t Danny say some shit only he would know?? Like I was waiting and waiting for that to happen and it never did so i’M JUST LIKE...

HE BROKE INTO HER HOUSE?????

This homeless guy pissing in shoes is extra extra weird.

It took him long e-fucking-nough to mention somewhat personal stuff.

AND OH MY GOD ARE YOU KIDDING. he had to do a fucking jump flip? that was so excessive and what the hell.

I mean it’s great Colleen could speak the language but it just rubs me the wrong way that he even like decided to do that.

I am totally here for Colleen thinking he’s gonna be a janitor.

Ward: he’s playing on our emotions

Me: WHAT EMOTIONS WARD.

Like I can already tell this dude is no good. Why are all dudes namedWard in the MCU trash?

I swear to god this has gotta be the worse way to fucking make people realize you are who you are?? He’s breaking in places, kidnapping fucking people, pointing guns at them what the fuck??

what is the purpose of this homeless guy? Also I feel like it’s a fucking lie that people lived to their 70s in the past.

His surprise that she’s the master is sexist as fuck and I just kinda wanna slap him. Also he has no fucking boundaries like you are not entitled to be in this woman’s dojo. Show some fucking respect

Okay I guess this is kind of subjective. The fight scenes aren’t that bad. Like I said tho I’ve seen better.

HIS DAD IS ALIVE?? what is going on.

If we didn't already know that Ward was a bad guy this entire setup with his dad and this monologue would be a giveaway. Also be honest cause I know I wouldn’’t be able to keep it to myself that this dude faked his own death.

Ward is so sure this can’t be Danny like there weren’t aliens and shit raining out of the sky and a literal fucking NORSE GOD as we understand it fighting them and some other shit and shit like what is wrong with the people who live in the MCU??

I am tired of him speaking in sayings and proverbs or whatever. Jesus that is just??

EPISODE 2:

Wait wait. What is this?? Who is about to murder this guy?? Also how did he get involuntarily committed like how did this even happen?

Oh man she drugged him. Daaaamn. She’s gonna feel so fucking bad when she realizes.

“we’re not bad guys” lol whatever.

Okay he does sound out of his mind.

I FUCKING REITERATE ALIENS HAVE RAINED HELL ON THE EARTH. I’M PRETTY SURE THERE ARE FUCKING INHUMANS RUNNING AROUND AND THIS DOCTOR CAN’T BELIEVE DANNY’S STORY?

I am not at all surprised that no one is barely paying attention to the fact Colleen just beat up these kids lol. Or did whatever. But that was pretty cool.

Funny. The guy tried to kill Danny is his tour guide.

Why are they just allowed to do this to these people?

This is fucking ridiculous. Homeboy is linked up everywhere. This is so illegal.

The QUICKEST and I mean QUICKEST way to get Colleen helping Danny is to try and bribe her like. Lol just forge her signature?

Is he about to beat this kid? Or...is he about t murder this kid? Get the car ready sounds so damn ominous.

OOH PROOF. PROOF. PROOF. PROOF.

Hey can’t they just age his picture up? Like I feel like that would be better fucking proof.

It’s okay if you can be bought. It’s fine. I’m okay with Colleen being okay with being bought. She needs it.

And it fucking hits her. It’s him he took out all the brown m&ms.

I really need homegirl to ignore Ward and get him out of there

I’m tired. I’m tired. I would legitimately lie about all of it anything to get out.

The the that’s being put in front of iron fist is really off putting. I hate it.

EPISODE 3:

They made a really bad decision breaking into Colleen’s place with so few people lol.

Ward definitely deserved that hit.

“I’m worried for your safety” NIGGA SHE LITERALLY BEAT UP THREE GUYS ON HER OWN. SHE DOESN’T NEED YOU.“

HER DAD HAS BEEN DEAD FOR ATLEAST A DECADE WHAT THE FUCK. is this some resurrection type ship.

My name would be changed in a heart beat. 100 million. Fuck yes.

Did they just do a flash back to him getting beaten to justify what he did to that kid?? Because that’s some bullshit. No excuses.

I am not here for Colleen telling this young Black man he’s dishonoring himself because he’s using his skills to support his family.

I don’t have any trust in Hogarth [sp?] the attorney but she is good as fuck

Is this dude literally talking about respecting the dojo?? He disrespected Colleen I don’t know how many fucking times

Is this grown ass man really about to fucking mess with these teenagers?? And he just compared these kids to monkeys. Bruh. That’s RACIST.

I’m so tired of him he sounds so forceful either everything he says.

What the fuck. What the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK. He doesn’t GET TO DO THAT SHIT.

Okay the sister isn’t as goody goody as I thought.

Okay what part of stay low. Keep a low profile.

Colleen "The Hypocrite” Weng. I hope she’s called out for this.

That twirl and take off her hood was pretty hot.

She lost her SHIT.

I’m really bored with this dad and son shit.

EPISODE 4:

“You are really pushing the limits of karma” I’M TIRED OF THESE LINES.

This gullible motherfucker. This gullible MOTHER FUCKER.

I’M tired.

I’m so glad she called herself a hypocrite. I’m glad it was addressed.

I’m surprised he managed to not say “I’m the Iron Fist.” I was definitely expecting some Tony Stark type shit.

Now that’s how you use your power.

So DR is rich now. He needs to do some shit for Colleen.

“51% shareholder dick” hidden gems. Hidden gems.

Colleen’s cage fights are my fave thing.

Every time Danny talks about his time in K'un L'un I’m just exhausted.

Are the stances he’s doing real? They feel like corny stereotypical white guy Kung Fu stances. It might be just cause he’s doing them.

STOP DRAGGING COLLEEN INTO THIS SHIT

I really wish she would consider taking this money. Come on Colleen.

Did this dude really think he was gonna survive that?? Lol. No.

EPISODE 5:

Followers beginning of episode 5 there’s a lot of talk about heroin and even some heroin use.

So while Danny does sound out of it with this “it’s all connected” Ward’s father LITERALLY came back to life like…just believe.

Awh the sister is growing a conscience.

CLAIRE CLAIRE CLAIRE. I thought I had another episode before I saw her!! What a pleasant surprise!!

You would think Ward would know by now to listen to his father.

I love that Claire got herself a meal out of this. I don’t like the matchmaking with C&D. C can do so much better

Ooh playing the student card. Dirty dirty.

HE BOUGHT HER BUILDING?? Yall that is creepy and manipulative as fuck what the fuck

It is really not the time to be trynna make romantic moves.

CLAIRE IS CLUTCH

Claire is tired of superhero nonsense.

Homeboy took his death like a champ.

EPISODE 6:

Danny has fucked shit up like the least he could do is be there to fix it. I’m just saying. You’ve got multiple responsibilities.

Claire just thinking what all of us are thinking. I’m here for it.

A little fear and doubt is healthy friend.

This old lady is everywhere.

Danny’s surprise that there are women fighters is ridiculous.

Why hasn’t he used the iron fist yet?? Also these fights are so boring. I really just wanna fast forward through them.

I’m a bit salty that the people dealing with drug addiction are either Black or the villain.

Colleen loves fucking people up to the next level and they got the scientist back. Lovely.

I like them insulting Danny.

FINALLY HE USES HIS FUCKING HAND.

They can’t even follow a fucking code?? That’s some bullshit. But not unexpected.

I’m glad he didn’t let her die.

I didn’t realize madam Gao had fucking powers.

I mean madam Gao has a fucking point. I’d take it tbh.

“Sounds like a sex toy” 😂😂😂

OH MY GOD THAT WAS SOME SHIT LOLOL. HIS LIE WAS CAUGHT.

Am I the only one who feels like this romance between D & C is totally unnecessary and trash because Danny is in it???

I wanna gag at this morning after scene.

What the fuck is he doing????

Listening to Colleen call Danny inspiring is also making me gag.

It really says something about DR as a character that I hate him when he’s doing the right thing. Like shutting down the plant and keeping people on the payroll? Brilliant! Still hate him.

EPISODE 7:

Home boy owns majority shares can they even do that.

HE JUST MURDERED HIS FATHER

Claire the voice of reason. But does Danny listen? Nope.

I like this drunk guy. He’s cool. He just used his butt against Danny lol. I’m here for Danny getting beat by this guy

“A man fights with his mouth when his fist are lacking.” Okay but his fist aren’t lacking lol.

Where’s the honor Danny?? WHERE’S THE HONOR IN BEATING HIM TO A BLOODY PULP

Really kid. You wasted your fist on not killing her???

Also this was my fave fight scene BY FAR

EPISODE 8:

How old is she?? 17th Century??

Oh my God I’m so glad Claire learned to fight. It’s such a treat seeing her beat people up. Yes the fuck it is

Also if COLLEEN dies for this fuck face I’m gonna be livid.

Fuck Kyle. OH MY GOD.

Do you know what would make this show infinitely better?? If in healing Colleen she became the iron fist. Oh my God. That would have been amazing.

EPISODE 9:

UGH enough with the lovey dovey.

Did Bakudo really just say this guy was marginalized?? WHAT IS THIS SHOW.

What the fuck is the wiretapping shit??

OH MY GOD IT IS THE HAND. WOW.

Look we know the hand is bad but did he really just say she grew up inside of a cult?? Like what the fuck was the monastery??

I’m always salty when one of the few Black people in a show dies.

Fuck Colleen really got these kids involved. Damn this is terrible.

I really love Davos. He’s the dopest.

Ooh shit he turned off his power.

EPISODE 10:

Danny gets mad when people call him a child but he keeps having fucking temper tantrums.

They were legit about to torture Colleen. The only Asian person on this fucking show with anywhere near the screen time as Danny. And y'all still think this isn’t racist??

He didn’t even get the Iron Fist to protect the people. He got it to fix his fucking self. That’s such bullshit. All Davos wanted was to serve and protect.

EPISODE 11:

I’m glad Colleen has come to her senses.

OH MY GOD HE SHOT JOY. WHAT THE FUCK

EPISODE 12:

Welp it’s over.

I will say this I really liked the line about not just being the Iron Fist but also Danny Rand. Which to me said he wasn’t just some mystical guy that knows Kung Fu and that would have been perfect if DR was Asian American.

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Most people underestimate the cuisine and culture in Duluth because the vibe is overwhelming casual and unpretentious.

It’s not about the décor and how restaurant-goers are dressed around town. It’s around quality food and company, plain and basic.

1. The Duluth Grill

A flat lay of 4 dishes from the Duluth Grill, in Duluth, Minnesota. Breakfast is served all day and is one of the most iconic restaurants in Duluth. Eating at the Duluth Grill is kind of like a right of passage for tourists in Duluth. Did you Truly visit Duluth in the event that you didn’t indeed eat at the Barbecue? Located right off of the highway, you wouldn’t except to find a little diner to actually be almost completely farm-to-table. Yep, the Duluth Grill is literally like a lotus flower, growing fresh produce in the parking-lot garden.

It’s no wonder this place was featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. They serve breakfast all day long, and also feature a whole host of gluten free and vegan options. I recommend trying the congee bowl or huevos rancheros skillet. Also, if you’re closer to brunch I recommend trying the gluten free mac and cheese. Check out the full menu here.

2. Zeitgeist

The Zietgeist restaurant featuring smoked salmon hash and a croque monsieur breakfast sandwich. The restaurant is also connected to a nearby cinema.

I’ll eat at Zeitgeist at any time of the day, but I have to say their brunch menu really hits it out of the park. As one of the only upscale brunch options in Duluth, Zeitgeist defines itself as “comfort food with a contemporary twist.” The brunch menu offers a variety of savory and sweet dishes using many local ingredients. You should the Salmon Benedict, the vegan tostadas, or maybe the vegetarian Benedict. Make it a day and see a movie at the “zinema” after. Check out the full menu here.

3. Sarah’s Table

Sarah’s table is one of the best places to give you a taste of Duluth’s farm-to-table movement. The breakfast menu offers a variety of organic, locally and sustainably sourced menu items. This casual eatery brings in a lot of health-conscious foodies, and a few (a lot) of Duluth’s Nordic hipsters too. My favorite things are the pumpkin hotcakes and the flower child cultivate breakfast.

4. Amazing Grace Café and Bakery

Amazing Grace is the hidden gem of Canal Park. Located in the basement of the Dewitt Seitz building, this hole-in-the-wall is known for its live music as well as its food. Not only do they make a assortment of coffee, teas, and baked goods in house, they too are very well known for breakfast, served everyday until noon. I recommend trying the Grace Hash or the Polenta con Pico. You can check out the menu and live music schedule here.

5. Northern Waters

There’s a reason why the line for Northern Waters goes out the door almost everyday at about noon. It’s not because the deli is anything fancy or spacious. It’s because people are willing to wait for that mouth-watering smoked salmon, juicy pastrami, and locally-sourced turkey breast is considered “cult-worthy”. Get a sandwich to go and have a picnic in Canal Park. You should try anything with pastrami or smoked salmon, especially the NWS salad!

6. Pizza Luce

If you’re a Minnesota Native, Pizza Luce is nothing new. However, it’s a place you can never go wrong with in Duluth. Not only is it one of the best places for pizza, salads, and sandwiches for everyone and almost every type of food allergy or intolerance, it’s also one of the places in the center of action in Duluth. You’ll often find live music or other community events going on here that give you a true taste of Duluth. You can’t go wrong with any of the pizzas, but my favorite is pizza Athena.

7. Canal Park Brewing

Smoked turkey, avocado, and bacon sandwich from Canal Park Brewing Co. in Canal Park, Duluth, Minnesota.Judging by the name, you may not expect this place to even have food. Believe me when I say the eats are just as good as the Ales and IPAs. Canal Park Brewing is a great place to grab lunch and a drink overlooking the water in Canal Park. The menu sources a lot of the items locally, and yes obviously the beer. I recommend trying the smoked salmon sandwich or the Sriracha honey wings. Oh, and don’t forget to try the sweet potato fries!

8. Burrito Union

Back in my day when I dated a guy that went to UMD, this spot was the cure to any hangover. It also happens to be really the only Mexican restaurant that I’ve come across in Duluth that I can recommend. They are known for their 1 or 2 fist-size burritos, but the tacos and wings are just as good. I recommend going for a hike around the popular Chester Creek and rewarding yourself with some carnitas tacos or burrito to finish.

9. New Scenic Café

What’s a scenic drive up the North Shore without stopping at New Scenic Café? Right off of Highway 61, this place is an ideal stop on the way to or from Gooseberry Falls, Two Harbors, or Split Rock Lighthouse. The atmosphere is somewhat upscale for being a stop on the side of the road. But it’s the food that makes this place stand out as one of the best places to eat in the North Shore region. You can go wrong with trying the duck breast or mussels.

10. Lake Avenue Café

Lake Avenue café will forever and always be one of my favorite places in Duluth. I’ve been coming here since I was 12 years old, and even as Duluth has changed over the years, this place has remained true to its family-owned roots.Not to mention, the people that work here are seriously culinary and mixology geniuses. Everything I’ve had here is unique and makes me feel cozy like I’m eating in someone’s house. The menu changes seasonally, but I really love the coconut chicken soup and the rainbow trout.

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Most people underestimate the cuisine and culture in Duluth because the vibe is overwhelming casual and unpretentious.

It’s not about the décor and how restaurant-goers are dressed around town. It’s around quality food and company, plain and basic.

1. The Duluth Grill

2. Zeitgeist

The Zietgeist restaurant featuring smoked salmon hash and a croque monsieur breakfast sandwich. The restaurant is also connected to a nearby cinema.

3. Sarah’s Table

4. Amazing Grace Café and Bakery

5. Northern Waters

6. Pizza Luce

7. Canal Park Brewing

8. Burrito Union

9. New Scenic Café

10. Lake Avenue Café

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