i didn't expect renfield to be a good movie, but i thought it would at least be fun. instead i noped out before the half hour mark because it was just. it was so bad. the whole beginning of the movie was one step sideways of *record scratch* "yup... that's me. guess you're probably wondering how i got into this situation." not even a step up. sideways.
then the whole thing leans so hard and heavy on the idea of renfield being in an abusive relationship with dracula, except it's a punchline. if they'd made it even a little subtle maybe there's a way to make that work but they're not. they're going so hard on it. they're taking a handbook on recognizing abusive relationships and putting the words in dracula and renfield's mouths in a way that ends up feeling pretty offensive.
by the time we get to the part that introduces the one good cop being stymied by the evil bureaucracy always siding with criminals pretending to be traumatized, it was like. nicholas cage cannot salvage this. i would rather watch a three hour youtube video about meme stock cults actually, bye.
October 2023 - Gingers! (Jay Walker, 'Ninjago')
Track: 'The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)' - Snow Patrol
(Spotify / YouTube)
If there was still any wonder where my username comes from, this should give a bit of a hint. I still very much love Ninjago and this fool specifically (more so the older seasons, pre pirate arc), though all of them hold a special place in my life.
Bagi: Yeah, he got mad today 'cuz- 'cuz I was telling him that if I have to save someone- I mean, if I have to choose, I would probably just save you and Pac, in this Island.
Tina: [In a very small high-pitched voice] You would really do that?
Summary: Watch your anger, her master used to say, never reprimanding Cangse Sanren for her temper tantrums, mainly reminding her of what she stood to lose if she gave in.
Cangse Sanren survives. Wei Changze does not.
Kay's comments: Knew this one was going to hurt before going in, but phew did it hurt! I really loved it though. A canon divergence story where Cangse-sanren survives the last night-hunt she went on with her husband, but Wei Changze still dies and we even get to witness how and it's not pretty. I really enjoyed Cangse-sanren't voice in this story and her anger especially. The story follows the time immediately after Wei Changze's death and I also really liked how it shows Cangse-sanren's struggles, e. g. the excerpt below.
Excerpt: A-Ying clings to her, starts crying when Cangse Sanren leaves his sight. She can’t go on even a minor nighthunt with him, she cannot tell him to stay behind. Her wounds are far from healed and her hands won’t stop shaking and any craft Baoshan Sanren ever taught her cannot be applied.
Cangse Sanren wanted children, a dozen little hands pulling at her skirts and begging for bedtime stories, but she never wanted to raise a child on her own. A-Ying is sweet, but he throws tantrums and she lacks Changze’s patience, his creativity for appropriate games, his steady hand preparing wonderful meals.
She lacks all she needs to raise her son safely, far away from the sects.
pov cangse sanren, canon divergence, cangse sanren lives, angst and hurt/comfort, wei wuxian isn't adopted by the jiangs, non-yunmeng wei wuxian, yanling daoren, baoshan sanren, canonical character death
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TREA TURNER slides to third base in game two of the best-of-seven national league championship series between the (2-0) philadelphia phillies and the arizona diamondbacks | AZ @ PHI 10.17.2023
This post is part of my ongoing record for the new (to me) anime I watch in 2023. I'm excited to see what new shows and films I discover as this list grows through the year.
Since it's spooky season, I've spent October watching anime with Halloween-ish themes.
Ghost Stories (2000) episodes: 20 started: 10-26-23 finished: 10-28-23 rating: 7.5/10 note: of course I watched the English dub for this one. It's ridiculously bad but the hilarious dub makes all the difference
The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021) episodes: 12 started: 10-30-23 finished: 10-31-23 rating: 8/10 note: additional cuteness rating for John the armadillo 11/10