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reh-hateshumans · 2 years
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wings-of-sapphire · 1 month
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ANNY ANNY OHMIGOSH
LIVE CHAPTER 16 REACTION
GO CHECK OUT @annymation’s “KINGDOM OF WISHES” REWRITE
(Spoiler warning for Wish and ig some Hazbin Hotel and The Owl House too since I reference them)
(Regular warning bc MATE THIS IS LONG AS FUCK)
(Oh also swear warning)
That gif of Magnifico in the beginning looks way too adorable to be a psychopath
SCREAMS YES instead of “ow my chest has heartburn” I NEED THE GUT-WRENCHING SCREAMS
LIKE VAGGIE HAVING HER WINGS RIPPED OFF SCREAMS
UGH he’s evil but he loves his wife
WAIT IS HE GONNA BRAINWASH HER INTO BEING A PRINCESS
DRAWING YES IS IT GONNA BE THE MAGIC CARPET
Oh bubbles that works too (also irony)
Imma trust that Valentino made it in a bubble too bc YOU ARE NOT killing off the animal sidekick okay I would rather Magmaya win than Val be killed
YES BABY IS OKAY
Man Dahlia you gonna leave your mother behind?
”ANOTHER PERSON I LOVE” YES GIVE US THAT CONFESSION ASHA
Disney Channel
It’s giving Onward
OOH or Frozen yk Elsa and the staircase scene
NOOO ASTER BABY
“Love of his life” DAM YOU ANNY WHY MAKE OUR BOY SUFFER
Amaya is channeling her inner Gothel rn
Ooh I love Lydia the Bard!
ARGH THEY’RE EVIL BUT THEY LOVE EACH OTHER
Mysterious language? Star dialect?
”Last star I see tonight” ANNY
AHAKSJAKS THIS IN A MINOR KEY
ASTER BABY THE SCREAMS
Oh so they’re becoming Stars interesting
CALLING HER A WITCH OUTRIGHT
Dam Eris was one of my first fictional crushes (bisexual ass) so now I’m wondering if Amaya should be one too
”Hate but also love” it’s giving “Out For Love” by Carmilla
But Magmaya is out for love too… SHEJWJSKJS COUPLE GOALS IF THEY WEREN’T MENTALLY DERANGED
SINGING AT THE SAME TIME >>>>>
THE TROPE EVER
LIKE A MADRIGAL BUT SAME VIBES
Noooo Aster
Hey orchestra of stars above where the heck are you
Aster I love you but they have no humanity left
HE’S DYING ASHA GIVE HIM THE TRUE LOVE’S KISS
YOU BOTH CONFESSED MAKE IT BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Yikes Amaya you’re usually the brains now you’re choosing to spare her?
Ig since you’re in love it would be torture for you but cmon girl
FUCKING “I LOVE YOU” NO WHERE’S THE FUCKING MAGIC OF TRUE LOVE WHY IS HE NOT REVIVING
AGSJAJSKSJS IT’S GIVING LUZ NOCEDA
Oop gotta add a ToH spoiler warning now too ig
Brb
Okay back YK THE LIGHT ORB SHE FADES INTO
AND WE GOT ASHA PARALLEL TO AMITY HOLDING HER SOULMATE’S SOUL GLOW THING
AHSJAJSKS HAVE ASHA GO EDA/ KING FERAL
SHE FUCKING CONFESSED BACK ANNY MAKE THEM ALIVE AGAIN
Omfg battle outfit (AND MORE! THAN! JUST! SPARKLES!)
Omg yeah the dress fits so well with the star-chest thing
SHE HAS PUPILS idk why I was so hyped about that
IT’S GIVING “You’ll Be in My Heart”
VAL BABY
Wait next chapter? This seems like the conclusion Anny I’m scared
Omigosh these two royal idiots in love
I I bet they’re giggling and holding hands while destroying precious memories of their citizens
”Feels something changing” eh? Sorry it’s just canon!Wish didn’t give us much but the novelization is very AshaxDahlia heavy
YES SIMON HELPS THAT WOULD’VE MADE HIS MOVIE COUNTERPART BETTER
HE STANDS UP AND SINGS AND PROVES HE’S WILLING TO GO AGAINST MAGGIE
THE YOUNG GENERATION IS SINGING IT, BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
Although Asha has her Sabino… maybe ghosts/ spirits of her loved ones? I always imagined the scene “A Wish Worth Keeping” would have her family’s spirits (in blue) smiling and cheering her on… sparkly ofc
YES this scene in the movie was my favorite bc it FELT DRAMATIC
I said before “Knowing What I Know Now” was my fav but Anny I changed my mind “Wish (Reprise)” is my favorite
YES TAKE BACK YOUR KINGDOM FROM THE STRAIGHT WHITE FOLK (Amaya is Greek… what is Magnus? I’m assuming white too)
SWORD YES make it Prince Phillip’s
Gotta admit that falling wish scene in the movie was gorgeous, reminded me of Wall-E
Wait omigosh Asha looks so pretty in that photo where did you get that
*stares at it for hours bc she looks gorgeous*
Referenced as a wand now!
Smiling as she falls bc she knows HER BAE WILL CATCH HER
HOW are they not dead. The gays only have the power of plot armor
So it was nighttime okay
AW HE CARES FOR HER
Yep definitely giving Belos
NOW I WANT TO SEE A KOWxTOH CROSSOVER
Told you idiots you shouldn’t have spared her. Pride really does come before the fall
Seriously Gothel wasn’t a pussy she stabbed Flynn why didn’t you stab Asha (sorry bby just wondering how they’re so stupid)
THAT’S what you’re worried about man
HE WANTS TO KEEP AMAYA SAFE IN HIS ARMS AND PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS
Lol I’m just imagining a giant whoosh of power and light and Amagnus squeezes their eyes shut waiting for a painful death and then they just. Sneeze. Itchy magic glitter poof
Is this a reference to a past Disney movie? They’re really going the PJO route huh
DAM ANNY THAT’S HARSH
Uh. Wow. Okay Aster I guess they did kill you
Yay we have the citizens standing up!
Wait you make your wish at 18 was this women pregnant really early orrrr
Later? Oh goodness I’m worried for the next chapter
Uh Starsha is being a bit sadistic and Amaya is sobbing for her love…
MAGGIE TURN AND COMFORT YOUR WIFE
Oh btw is Magnus part Spanish? “Mi vida” since Amaya is Greek…
NO NO DANCE PARTY I DON’T TRUST YOU YET
Someone get Gabo some therapy mate
NO WHAT
ASTER WHAT
NO THE STARS WILL COME DOWN AND LEGO BATMAN HIS ASS
VIOLIN-STAR TELL THEM THAT THEY FOUND LOVE AND THEREFORE THEY WILL STAY
WHY DID HE SAY IT SO SOFT AND MATURE WHERE IS MY GOLDEN RETRIEVER BOY
DID HE HEAR ASHA TELL THEM SHE LOVED THEM? DOES SHE HAVE TO DO IT TO MAKE HIM STAY?
”Love is all they needed” Amaya you’re clever but this was all sort of your fault witch
FUCK YOU MAGNUS COMFORT YOUR WIFE OFH WAIT TOO LATE
Tbh I would’ve agreed with Gabo had they injured Val in some way
YEAH THEY DESERVE IT BUT THEY GOT THE PERCY JACKSON HEPHAESTUS CHAIR TREATMENT
Discord DID turn to stone too… how about they turn to stone and THEN get pushed off a cliff
OKAY that was long but it was good
Uh I’m scared for the next chapter? We get Amable’s backstory so do they escape? Will Asha become the FG? Will Aster get LEGO Batman-d by the school marching band of Stars? Is their magic the North Star magic? SO MANY QUESTIONS
Overall though great job Anny! This has been an amazing journey and I can’t wait for the final chapter!
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likesaly · 8 months
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Wait if you're still doing them. Arumu and Kirara for the character ask
Arumu
My favorite thing about Arumu is her personality; Like she didn't have to help still made the active decision to and was still nice to pretty everyone she interacts w/. My least favorite thing is not knowing what happened to her at the end of 1beat bc like in terms of canon is she dead? alive??? The fact we'll never know for sure kinda hurts. (She was alive and well in source thank god) Favorite Line: "I'm always prepared to die!!" brOTP - Nanase, Arumu n Misane, Toukai pretty much unofficially adopts her to for helping out frfr. OTP - N/A nOTP - Her w anyone tbh in the cast, she doesn't really have anyone around her age nor any chemistry w anyone for shipping; bc most if it was like interviewing the others out of the main duo so she has more of a professional one with the others so it feels off but I digress, A random hc I have is Arumu has been into photography when she was younger which is why she likes keeping around an analog polaroid camera. Don't think I have any unpopular opinions tbh. Sadly I don't have any songs I asscoiate w Arumu I don't think my emo ass music taste can't work for her (Im so sorry D:) (I also don't think the occasional pop songs I listen to work either) (Im gonna start my hb1 arc over this </3 /j)
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Kirara
My favorite thing about her is her event like shes so silly and generally had a memorable event. My least favorite thing about her is probably how she's not as fleshed out as the hackers or the main cast bc shes a side character </3 Favorite Line: "Hm? Meee? Kirara! Like my name's all sparkly, huh? It's shining like, like, me!"' bOTP - Tobari and Kirara - I personally think they go on shopping trips together! (copied and pasted lol /lh) OTP - Her w Ryuuri duh!! nOTP - Anyone thats not Ryuuri, again duh! /lh A random hc is she had a scene phase when younger in which she teased her hair which why she likes her hair in the style that it is in now I also dont have any unpopular opinions for her tbh I associate the song Bad Girls by M.I.A. w her! (It fits her aesthetic imo)
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To start off with, I adore your Reckless fanfic about Rika X Juniper; my favorite scene was when Rika rode on her Mudsdale along with Juniper. I wanted to ask a question; do you consider / would Nemona be a horse girl / equestrian? I actually headcanon if Juliana took Nemona with her to the Crown Tunda for a vacation, Nemona ends up catching Spectrier and tames the Swift Horse to be her steed. Nemona can ride Spectrier alongside Juliana and her Raidon. If you consider Nemona to be an equestrian / horse girl, I would love to read any headcanons about that if you are willing to share. Thank you and have a Noble November!
First of all, thank you anon, you don't know how happy that makes me to hear-- seriously I am practically giddy somebody read and enjoyed that fanfic.
This is a very fun question. I've never considered it before, but now that I think about it I do agree Nemona could totally be a horse girl. I headcanon that Nemona and her sister used to be very close as kids, and her sister was always there for her even when her busy parents often weren't; but as they grew older they grew a lot more distant (esp. as her sister was vetted to be the next in line for the family biz). In my mind, Nemona's parents very likely showered their young kids with gifts to try to make up for the fact they often were not around, and buying your daughter a pony is such a cliche rich dad thing to do, so haha, I can just imagine Nemona's dad getting her a Galarian Ponyta (Galarian bc it's very sparkly and "girly" so that's what parents assume their daughters want).
The thought of Nemona & Juliana visiting Galar and taming Spectrier though!! That would be fantastic. I haven't even played the Crown Tundra DLC but DANG those 2 horse designs are awesome. I have this headcanon that Juliana and Nemona re-visit Ground Zero and capture the second Koraidon, so that Nemona has one to ride as well (maybe Jules even gifts it to Nemona), which would be especially great for Nemona so she doesn't have to deal with the Academy's steps or whatnot when she's fatigued. (I also decided the 'aggressive' Koraidon was female and the 'passive' one is male and they end up becoming friends in the end, maybe even mate and have baby Koraidon for Nemona and Juliana to raise, lol) But Nemona taming Spectrier instead is such a cool idea too, their steeds being different gives a really fun balance, plus the colors of red Koraidon/purple Spectrier matching Scarlet/Violet oooo . . . . I love that.
Spectrier is apparently a very wild, angry horse, but if anyone could soothe its rage surely it's the pure wholesomeness of Nemona~
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wiseatom · 1 year
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hi! when did you start shipping byler? what’s your favorite moment of theirs? and what’s your favorite part about being here on byler tumblr? have a good day ❣️
HI I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THIS ASK U HAVE NO IDEA. always ready 2 talk abt byler 💪💪
i started shipping byler in s1 literally right when mike dropped “I’M tHe onLy OnE wHO cAreS aBOut wiLL” but tbf. i started watching st bc of the max-centric edits i had seen all over tiktok and i am sure i saw a few byler edits going in so i was probably already Infected. thank god i didn’t hav to go through the perils and trials and tribulations of shipping anything else lol.
my favorite moment issss. oh this is simply so hard. but there are two that make me go so feral: rain fight scene. obviously. i watch it almost every day as if it is Soothing and not The Worst Thing To Ever Air On Television. second: the little flirty mcflirtyton scene in will’s bedroom in s4 w the “i didn’t say it” “you didn’t have to” (cue to biggest most sparkly doe eyes to ever exist in the 2 some odd million yrs tht humans have occupied the earth)
my favorite part of being on byler tumblr is the jokes n memes n shitposts bc everyone here is simply so funny, esp some of my mutuals. literally what right does everyone have being so fun and funky and fresh as well. idk but i’m blessed for it!!
ty for sending this to me!! i hope your day is going great!
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boleynns · 2 years
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watching 'Rings of Power' over a lazy morning's coffee & bagels
**Spoilery thoughts being typed as I watch, so beware if you haven't seen yet!**
Episode 1:
Immediately clear that it is very beautiful. I was pretty worried we were going to have a "Wheel of Time" situation (in which after like 30 seconds I thought "Oh no, why is it so ugly and fake looking..."), but happily that is no where near the case.
I love a prologue, and this one was nice. And Sauron was there! He is an absolute unit, I love him and need more asap haha. I hope he actually has a character in this show instead of just "General McEvil who looks scary but never talks".
The embossed-leather map transitions are beautiful, love the design!
LOL @ Elrond wrote Gil-galad's speech and was whispering along with it.
Really like Elrond and Galadriel's friendship so far. That scene with them discussing her not wanting to go to Valinor was easily my favorite scene in the episode. Especially thought that conversation captured the poetic nature of Tolkien's writing, on top of allowing us to sit with the characters and their emotions more intimately.
Its weird, but in multiple scenes a lot of the side character line readings are really stilted. Arondir and Bronwyn are also a little shaky so far, and I'm sorry to say that I do not feel the chemistry between them at all :/ Hope there is another romance in this show, bc this one is giving me nothing.
I also don't know quite how to describe this, but: some of the elves sound too modernly human? Like, idk, they don't all seem to have the same amount of thought and gravitas in their writing as Elrond or Galadriel for example.
WTF JUST CAME OUT OF THAT COW'S UDDER??? And did this kid really just find a magical evil knife in his barn.
This whole "undressing of the elves on their boat" situation definitely gave me a giggle. Also who designed this boat and why are there no seats hahaha. So beautiful though! And pretty cool to see what gandalf/frodo/galadriel/etc. would have been sailing to after the end of RotK.
Comet! Ents! Galadriel is like in the middle of the ocean by herself! Tree leaf poisoned with evil! Comet man!
Costume/hair/etc. thoughts through the episode: I do not like the elves having short hair :( its weird and adds to that feeling that they're just normal dudes but with pointy ears. The sparkly dresses in general were not a good decision, they remind me of those gold/silver plastic fringe curtains you stick in a door at an office birthday party or something 😅 I love Arondir's cool Ent-looking armour! But Bronwyn's faux leather leggings under her dress are a little strange.
Music thoughts: some of it is unfortunately generic, and kind of out of place tone-wise? Maybe it will grow on me, because obviously it has huge shoes to fill from the films so perhaps my expectations were too high. Song over the Valinor Ship/Comet sequence was great though.
Final impressions: some good, some bad -- overall nothing blew me away, but also nothing made me want to turn it off. A pretty solid first episode and gets a 7.5/10 from me! Onto the next episode!
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apathyandmischief · 20 days
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I haven't seen this done and it might be too niche, but I don't care and I want to do it so I am.
Burlesque Ask Game!
What's your stage name? What does it mean?
Lizzie Blaze. My middle name is Elizabeth and my partner's stage name ends with Blaze as well (based on his native name, Blazing Path) so I stole it lmao.
When did you make your debut?
October of 2019! I can't believe I'm headed up on five years doing this :')
Why do you do it?
For the rush, honestly. I grew up loving burlesque and old school pin up and always wanted to try it. It's such a heady, powerful feeling to command a stage. Also for all the shy girls who come up to me after my shows!! They're the best and like my reason to live!!!
Do you ever get stage fright?
I do! Nearly five years in and I still wonder what the fuck I'm doing every time I get on stage.
What's your pre-show ritual?
Panic, run through everything in my head, overthink, and if my sweet angel of a con bestie is there, get fed drinks 😭
First routine?
This is so fucking basic and everyone does this, but Jessica Rabbit 🥲
Last routine?
The last one I did was Miss Frizzle to Hot For Teacher. I loved it, the audience loved it, but my partner did not and kinda got upset with me over it (I went too far, in his opinion. He's a cishet man, so we've grappled with jealousy and internalized toxic masculinity. We both prefer I perform to a queer audience bc he's okay with me interacting with women and I prefer that anyway, but it's not always possible. We've worked it out though). Had a mini crisis and took a brief hiatus after that, but I'm back in it now.
Favorite routine?
That's such a toss up! I think either my Vegas showgirl inspired Vulpix routine to a custom mix of Bumps & Grinds by Sonny Lester and Fast Girls by Atom Smith, or my gay ass Daphne Blake routine to Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett (featuring Velma's sweater).
Dream routine?
God what I wouldn't give you have a femme partner to do gay routines with. I would LOVE to do a Loki and Mobius to Casual Affair by P!atD (I already have it choreographed) or a deeply dramatic and skillful Freddy and Nancy routine to the VCTRYS cover of Come To My Window. I also want to do a badass showgirl Oogie Boogie with a burlap blacklight costume that has a big ass bustle, break away corset with bugs, snake eye dice pasties, and a fuck all huge witch hat that has a roulette table underneath.
Favorite costume?
Definitely my Vulpix. I've already said it so much but it's just so showgirl! It's a gold corset, puff sleeve wrap top, open front bustle skirt, boa "tail", gold gloves, black stockings, red garter, and red strappy lingerie. After the aforementioned crisis though, I threw half of it away and I hate myself for it
Favorite prop?
I don't typically use props, but we have this magic act cane that like pops out (I'm so bad at explaining things jfc) that's super fun
Favorite reveal?
When I did a Grinch routine a while back, I had a pair of panties that said "I kissed Santa" 😈
Plain pasties or tassels?
I am not skilled with tassels 🥲
Upbeat or slow burn?
Usually I go for upbeat! But I do love a good slow burn sometimes
What's your style?
Definitely neo-burlesque, because I primarily do cosplay burlesque. But I love adding classic influence with big band jazz and sparkly outfits and classic inspired moves
Do you still/did you ever kitten?
I actually skipped that step in my burlesque journey? But I host and produce now, so I'll happily jump up and kitten for my cast whenever needed
Inspirations?
I really love Lavendelle, Ginger Valentine, and the Les Vixens troupe!
Best performer you know personally?
Her name is Peachy Sweets and she's the biggest sweetheart and worthy of so much love, she's just the best 🥲💖
Do you have a stage mom? Are you a stage mom?
I don't have one, but I've dragged so many people into my world and now I love playing stage mom behind the scenes!
Plug your next show! (If you're comfy sharing location based details)
I don't have specifics for the next one yet, but I run the burlesque shows at my local comic con and can always be found there!
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2-depressed-4-u · 4 months
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Hey! I'm your ML secret santa for this year! I'm so excited to be doing this again, I just can't even describe it!
Is there a specific name you'd like me to call you? Pronouns? And what's your favorite part of Miraculous Ladybug? I really love the fight scenes, and Marinette is my favorite character.
Omg hiiii, i was just about to say "AYO WAIT WASN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET SANTA????" and then i realized it was an anon so yeah i'm stupid
You can call me Sparkly or Caramel!! Those are my online nicks besides my url on tumblr. My pronouns are she/her but you can really use anything except he/him.
My favorite part of the show? Well the characters and the ships, the drama between them, the interactions, the romance, the drama!!!! Sometimes it feels like an animated soap opera and i love it
You've probably already seen it but i like a lot of ships, i'm not too picky bout em bc i just love all the possible dynamics between the characters.
Oh yeah and my fave character it's chat noir!!! He's just a little meow meow
So yeah that's all... Thank u for checking in!!! It was a delight getting an ask, i don't really get any of em and i was so excited to see one!!! :]
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angelhummel · 3 years
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I’m watching the new Cinderella movie jesus take the wheel
why bother with rhythm nation when glee already did it better. you could never
why bother with somebody to love when glee and ella enchanted and happy feet did it better
the costumes are ugly as fuck. it looks like when you’re a kid and you’re dressing your lil barbies up to go to a party and there’s no cohesion you’ve just got 50 different bright colorful dresses and you’re slapping em on willy nilly
and of course ella’s running around town in the modern day equivalent of just her bra but they also have power tools so i don’t think they’re going for historical accuracy 
i think i’ve genuinely laughed twice. once was just with idina’s line delivery and then when the prince said “we’ll grow old, into our forties” 
also if they’re broke why does ella have so much fabric and bling for her dresses
camila sounds fucking awful lmao. i don’t mind a lil vocal fry if it’s in the moment and adds to the performance but if it’s every fucking line then i think you just can’t sing. and she’s moving her mouth way too much for the lack of energy in the audio
literally everything is so fucking insincere. every single line is either #GirlBoss or anti girl boss to prove a point about how girl bossness is truly the way to go
and don’t worry we got something about women give birth and run households so they can run businesses or whatever. pussy power babe
the stepmother threw a tiny bit of ink on ella’s dress to ruin it. so anticlimactic. ella could’ve put a flower over it, turned it around, worn it inside out, worn a shawl, who gives a shit. the scene in the cartoon is so dramatic no one will ever touch it
i want to step on these cgi mice
Billy’s outfit is my favorite so far. The bar is on the ground but I like it
wait the mice talk and have boy voices but also she thinks the mice are girls. why. what is the purpose of that. what shallow commentary on gender does “i thought mice are girls and rats are boys” make. UPDATE: the mice sound like just squeaks to her so she can’t hear them. ok.
also am i dumb or was missy elliott supposed to be in this. i guess she got out while she still had a chance
the costumes at the ball are a little nicer. i love some sparkly ball gowns
oh okay a third laugh when the cellist smashed her cello then immediately pulled out a second identical cello and the crowd gasped
the prince has a little sister that looks like kit kittredge cersei lannister girlboss
and of course the queen girlboss has like starving peasants and income inequality in the kingdom but her making a statement is wanting to be equal with her king. like she was measuring throne sizes. that’s her arc
she commented on the king’s taller throne and i thought it would be funny if they zoomed out and it was sitting up on books to make him taller. but they didn’t do that he just had a bigger throne made i guess 
they had like a greek chorus moment but it was just in one scene so far and really awkward
we’ve cut away from ella and the prince like five times to focus on stupid human mice nonsense for what. was it in james cordon’s contract that he had to have a minimum amount of screen time or he wouldnt do it
the songs aren’t great but they’re my favorite part cause it means i dont have to hear this awful dialogue 
also like they really copied miss evie descendants bc she invented being a girlboss princess fashion designer dress maker. get some new material, champ
also also copied into the woods cinderella “my father’s house was a nightmare. yours was a dream. now i want something in between” like why even bother
of course the stepmother has to have some sympathetic backstory. bc women can’t be villains or capable of bad things they can only be jaded girlbosses who were gaslit and gatekept and now are sad
okay the stepmother’s original song was probably my favorite. it sounded like something i’ve heard before but oh well it was nice
is pierce gonna sing sos or what
oh he did sing it was kind of funny kind of ... but i liked that the horse was freaking out. nice callback to mamma mia. not that there was a horse in that but everyone was spooked 
this costume person must’ve hated idina bc that final outfit was offensive
Umm okay so that was the movie. Wasn’t it something. Idk I love “so bad it’s good” films but this was just bad. Like it’s not even fun to watch as a spectacle like when you wanna watch something just to make fun of it. It was just bleh
I guess I recommend if you’re curious or if you just wanna shit on it. But also I recommend Disney’s cartoon Cinderella, Brandy’s Cinderella, Into The Woods, Ella Enchanted, Ever After, and Hilary Duff in A Cinderella Story. This was not needed in the least 😬😬
UPDATE: So several different people are like “people are taking it too seriously it’s not supposed to be oscar worthy it’s supposed to be fun” like sis i get it but it’s not fun either 😐 there are plenty of good bad movies out there to put on and have a blast but this ain’t it. this isn’t mamma mia this is mamma mia 2
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dc41896 · 3 years
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Penny for Your Thoughts (2)
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Pairing: QB!Chris EvansxBlack Reader
Summary🪄: You definitely didn’t expect your first date to be so hectic, yet so perfect
⚠️: None just fluff💕
The weekend of a home game always seemed to have the city in more of a buzz than normal. Everyone rushing from store to store trying to get everything they’d need for watch parties and tailgating. Streets holding more cars from those who followed the visiting team to physically show their support.
And if said game resulted in a win, the energy only intensified as those invested seemed to sport brighter smiles. It even made complete strangers high-five after raving how no team could do it better. That was the current state surrounding you now after Boston College’s 24-12 comeback victory.
Since entering the dimly lit restaurant, all eyes were stuck to the two of you. Well mostly Chris, but you also received glances from those nosy enough to wonder who you were to him, and the occasional eye roll from the girls wishing they were the ones being led by his large hand to the table. He warned you ahead of time that this would probably happen and apologized in advance, but you understood it just came with the territory.
His eyes lift from scanning his menu to watch you studying yours as you toyed with the gold banded ring on your index finger. You already made his chest warm just from the slightest glimpse of you, but your face illuminated by the small lamp on the table had a soft smile spreading across his lips feeling as if you were the only two in the room.
“See anything you like?,” he asked, solid body leaning forward as his hands nervously rubbed together under the table and it’s pristine, white table cloth.
“Everything sounds so good, but I think I’ll just stick with a salad or something.”
“You sure? Get anything you want, it’s my treat. Plus I still owe you a celebration for acing your exam.”
Your face brightens at the reference to the conversation you had last month. That’s when your date was supposed to happen originally, but with you being so stressed about passing, you both agreed that it’d probably be best to try again later.
“We’ll go the next time we’re both free. That way we can celebrate.”
“Celebrate what exactly?,” you giggled, phone pressed against your ear as you scribbled more notes at your desk.
“You passing, duh.”
“Thanks for the confidence, but let’s not call it so early.”
Sure enough, he predicted right.
“You remembered,” you smiled.
“Of course I did, why would I forget?,” he asks. Fingertips finding your knee to graze against your soft skin making your cheeks warm.
“Well in that case, I’ll have the lobster, steak, and I’ll go ahead and put in my dessert order,” you joke flashing your most innocent smile.
“It’s up to you cutie.” You both laugh, but yours is a bit shorter lived at the reveal of his apparent nickname for you. From the way he carried on as if nothing happened, briefly checking his vibrating phone, you didn’t know if it was an accidental slip of the tongue or him being comfortable enough to say it in front of you.
Either way, your heart fluttered at the sentiment and how it sounded off his tongue.
“Excuse me,” a thick, Boston accent interrupts slightly startling both of you. “I hate to cut in, but I just wanted to say that game was incredible!”
“Oh um thanks man,” he politely smiles.
“I’ve been watching since I was a boy, and I can truly say you got something special kid. Like with that trick play to put us in the lead?! Phenomenal! No way you’re not going in the first round. Speaking of, you got any teams in mind? I know you gotta be eyeing the Pats!”
“I uh really appreciate the kind words, but I’m kinda in the middle of something,” Chris replies motioning between the both of you with his finger. From the look in his eyes, hoping that the middle aged man would get the hint.
“You’re right, I’m sorry,” he replies holding up his hands as he takes a step back. “You kids have a good time, and you keep throwing those touchdowns.” With a final wave and pat of his shoulder, Chris waits until the fan is definitely gone before apologizing to you with sympathetic eyes.
“You don’t have to apologize, it’s okay. They’re excited to see you.”
“This is our time though, and I want all my focus going to you.”
“Aww, that’s very-,”
“Hi! Sorry, but you’re the quarterback for BC right?!,” the excited lady asks holding the hand of her small son probably around eight or nine. Before answering, he looks to you seemingly asking you for permission, and although you knew he’d respectfully turn them away explaining how he’d be sure to find them later if you gave the right signal, you didn’t want to be the one getting in the way of him and his fans. Especially when they were little kids.
Gently nodding your head with a small smile, he quickly mouths “sorry” before turning his attention back to the mom and son, giving the awestruck boy a high five at his mentioning of how he has Chris’ jersey at home. At the mother’s asking, you took pictures of the three of them before she was heading back to the table with the little boy still smiling like the Cheshire Cat looking down at his favorite college quarterback’s autograph and small personalized message on the napkin in his hands.
“Now, where were we?,” he asks settling back in his seat, taking a drink from his glass of water. You don’t get the chance to answer, hearing a pair of heels clacking against the tile floor coming closer to your table. The head of red hair with perfect beach waves cascading down to her shoulders has a satisfied smirk on her pink, glossed lips as she finally reaches the two of you, more so focused on Chris.
“Well isn’t this a sight for sore eyes. Then again I probably shouldn’t be surprised seeing you here at our place.”
Actually, it wasn’t. They only came there once and she was solely preoccupied with making sure all her followers knew she was being spoiled at a fancy restaurant while they weren’t. Chris didn’t even remember getting a word in that night, having to listen to her boast about all the people who would be jealous of her if they already weren’t.
Finally setting her crystalline, blue eyes on you, you see right through the sweet facade as she sticks out her hand. Almond shaped nails freshly manicured a sparkly light blue color. “Where are my manners, I’m Kelly. I’m sure you’ve heard about me before.”
“Not really, no,” you answer shaking her hand and making her smirk falter. “That’s a pretty dress though.”
“Thanks,” she dryly replies pulling her hand back to her side.
“Babe, our table’s ready.”
A man built similar to Chris and around your age with black hair and hazel eyes lightly grazes her arm to get her attention, clearly not wanting to completely be shown to the table as he stayed behind her. You didn’t have to be a genius to figure out he was the guy she cheated with and was too guilty to face his teammate.
Well, soon to be former from the rumblings at the game of those who were in the know with the dealings of the players.
“You two enjoy your dinner,” Chris speaks finding your hand across the table and enclosing it with his warm one. This simple movement nearly had Kelly combust seeing him moved on with someone else, while you began to wonder even more about his true intentions.
“Yea, y-you too,” the unnamed man quickly replies pulling his speechless date with him, who had yet to look away from you until he physically turned her around.
“Hey why don’t we get out of here? It’s hard to have you to myself with everyone interrupting,” Chris suggests with a gentle smile.
“Um yea, sure. Lead the way.”
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15 or 20 minutes of driving around the city, and you ended up on campus in the more secluded part of the grounds. Then again, with it being Saturday night every part was pretty much secluded now.
The gazebo brightly adorned with bulb fairy lights hanging from the ceiling and around the pillars was a popular spot for graduation and wedding photos, as well as other couples looking for a calmer space without having to go too far. And although a beautiful and romantic scene, Chris desperately wished he could’ve found someplace better to take you.
“You okay?,” he nervously asks settling on the blanket he placed on the wooden floorboards so your clothes wouldn’t pick up any dirt or dust. “If you want to go somewhere else, I can-,”
“No no, this is perfect,” you smile, but not fully convincing Chris from how minimal you talked on the ride over.
“You’re not just sparing my feelings are you?” His suspicious expression and tilted head has you giggling as you take a sip of your water, feeling a bit more relaxed.
“No I just…after seeing your ex I guess I started wondering….”
“About what?”
“…your intentions,” you reveal, more focused on bending your straw back and forth rather than meeting his eyes that were probably peering at you like you were crazy bringing up the ‘what are we?’ conversation so early. “And where you wanted this to go?”
“Well this definitely isn’t a rebound if that’s what you’re thinking,” he answers sipping from his lemonade. Yes, you were thinking that. Had been since you guys started talking in fact. Then with him grabbing your hand at the table in front of Kelly, you didn’t know if the action was sincere or you just being a pawn in the midst of their game of who could make the other more jealous.
“So you think you’re completely moved on from her? And ready to date again?”
“I’ll be honest, when we first met I was still hurt and sulking as you could tell,” he briefly chuckles, “but the more we talked and hung out, I got over it and wanted to move on with someone who made me happy. Someone like you.”
Feeling him slide closer placing his hand on top of yours, your entire body heats up as his stubbled face feels like it’s mere inches from yours.
“So to answer your question, yes I’m ready and if it’s okay with you, I want to see how far this goes.”
Your soft smile as you close the remaining gap connecting your peach flavored lips with his makes him grin against your mouth happily accepting your answer. “I’ll take that as a yes, but if it’s not this is the greatest rejection I’ve ever gotten,” he speaks between pecks and occasional lip bites.
“You’re such a dork.”
His palm cradles the side of your face, thumb carefully gliding against your cheek and noses gently bumping each other not caring if he had to breathe. He just wanted to stay pressed to you.
A bright light shining in his eye, though, momentarily interrupts your intimate moment nearly making him groan out in annoyance how tonight just wasn’t the night for privacy.
“Alright guys I know you’re probably just enjoying your date, but if you’re gonna do that you gotta go back to your roo- oh, hey champ!,” the bulky security guard greets finally turning off his handheld light. “Insane game tonight.”
“Thanks,” Chris sighs partially shielding you as he tried to discreetly wipe around his mouth for any traces of your lip balm.
“Well you two have a nice night, but remember no extra curriculars out in the open if you catch my drift.”
“Got it. Goodnight sir.” He sends the guard off with a small wave before you’re both laughing at the night you’ve had and your forehead falls to his shoulder.
“Next date, I’m taking you out the country.”
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thoroughlyskeptic · 3 years
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OK.  So.  I have a dear friend who was always desperate to be in a relationship.  His home life growing up was a mess, mother abandoned the family after the third child was born, father and grandmother were left to raise the kids.  He never felt stable when it came to women.  So, whenever he started seeing someone, he became exactly what she wanted him to be.  He’d ghost his friends, stop doing the activities he liked, start doing everything his current girlfriend wanted.  Some of the girls were nice, so it wasn’t TOO bad, but there were a few… let’s just say I was gearing up for a fight at least twice.  (You manipulate my friend by telling him you (fake) miscarried his (fake) twin sons?  Fuck you.)  This happened over and over and over, and every single time his friends could SEE it, but we couldn’t DO anything about it.  It was YEARS, a ton of broken relationships, and a failed marriage (to a really great woman, but not the right one for him) before he figured it out.
I see similarities with Benedict Cumberbatch’s relationship with Sophie Hunter.
I only became aware of BC after S2 of Sherlock.  My husband told me about the show, and I watched it and was hooked on this unusual looking man with the funny name.  Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to find out more about him. 
“The secretary with the jade hairpin is his girlfriend!” 
“His parents are actors!” 
“His niece is his assistant!”
SPARKLY SHOES!
LAMB STATUE ON THE RED CARPET!
“Look how much fun he and Martin Freeman have together!”
Photobombing U2!
Dorkybatch!
The horrible Caitlin Moran (ptooee!) fiasco when he looked so crushed, and Amanda was comforting him.
“Go pay attention to Egypt” signs while filming.
I could see a change when STiD came out- he stepped out of that limo and I thought “Oh.  He’s a moviestar now.”  But he still didn’t seem to take himself too seriously, goofing around on the RC with the rest of the cast etc.
Then The Imitation Game.  What a great film!  He was marvelous as one of my persona heroes. 
By then I knew he’d broken up with Olivia and had been seen canoodling with various other women around the world.  Good for him, ride that wave.
The Oscar run though, suddenly there was this woman who seemingly came out of nowhere, his one true love.  OK- I get it, sometimes true love happens fast, I can personally attest.  But… there was something different about this relationship.  In the past he wore his affection on his face and in his body, looking at his partner with unabashed adoration, clinging almost to her side.  His body naturally leaned toward her.  Now he seemed stiff and unsure.  Yeah- he would reach out to her, he would hold her back, but it was so stiff.
So who is this woman?  People started looking.  She’s an opera director, she’s won awards, she’s an avant garde actress, she’s a mime, she’s done this, or that, or some other thing.  But… it wasn’t all quite true, was it?  To the point that one organization had to put out a statement saying that yes, THEY won the award, but that SHE hadn’t been involved.  Whispers of “Harvey’s Girl” started circulating.  SoHo House.  Red carpet girlfriend to prove that even though he played a gay man, he was absolutely heterosexual.  Racy pictures of her suddenly disappearing from the internet. 
Then there was her behavior.  The red dress stomp off is still so vivid.  Who does that?  I’ve seen the excuses- “She’s shy!” “She was pregnant and sick and had to go throw up!”  I don’t think those are any excuses for poor behavior.  Showing up separately to events, enough so that when the clutch dropped in Palm Springs you can SEE that he was completely thrown off by the bump reveal.  Not just that he was surprised she was being so blatant, but that he was surprised there was a bump AT ALL.
People started digging further, and the timeline started to unravel. “They met on Burlesque Fairytales!”  “They’ve been together for 13 years!”  “They’ve known each other since they were teenagers.”  “They started dating in May/June/last year!”  But why did her ex-boyfriend keep popping up?  What about the women he dated after Olivia?  What about Olivia herself? 
Then that bump.  Look- I firmly believe she was pregnant.  What I do NOT believe is that she gave birth in June.  To be as big as she was on the honeymoon and then the EXACT SAME SIZE in May?  Does not compute.  That pesky timeline again.  A first-week-of-June birth would put conception in early to mid-September.  There are photos that suggest the couple wasn’t even on the same continent at that time.
Jump to now.
Dorkybatch is gone, replaced by ridiculously expensive watches (Yes- I know they’re for Dr. Strange, but it’s still off putting that someone who used to be so invested in social justice … does that) and rambling interviews about breathing (all the while staying in an exclusive resort bungalow.)  Grins and hugs on the RC for his costars turn to stone face and awkward hand holding (or grab assing) with his wife.  (I’m not saying he never smiles at her, but it is a marked difference)
I’ve noticed over the years that if one of the people in a relationship is 180* different with their SO than they are with other people, or that much different than they used to be before- that’s a red flag.  You can try to spin it that he’s matured since he became a father, or he’s so annoyed with his fans’ dissection of his relationship that he freezes up when he’s in public, but I don’t think that’s it.
Speaking of fans.  Don’t you think it’s odd that in the past 7 years we’ve seen him out with his family only what- 3 times?  You cannot tell me that with a fandom that maps his favorite spots and flies around the world to see him that nobody, NOBODY has ever seen the family and taken a picture.  “Oh, but they’re respecting his privacy!”  I don’t buy that.  (Used tissues and wine glasses ring a bell?)  People have taken photos of Rihanna at the grocery store.  Chris Hemsworth at the beach with his children.  Milo V’s short shorts practically broke the internet.  Just look at DeuxMoi and you’ll see that people have no shame about taking sneaky photos.  This tells me one of two things- either fans have taken pictures and passed them around behind the scenes (unlikely- they would have been leaked) or that nobody’s ever seen the family together.  How?
Do I think he’s being mind controlled, has been drugged, is somehow being influenced by the Illuminati?  No.  But I do think he’s changed.  And there’s nothing we can do but watch.
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buckhelped · 3 years
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today’s featured creator is the wonderful @silverofthunder​!! jen makes gorgeous graphics for multiple fandoms, so as usual i picked my 5 faves of her spn works:
i don’t know how this river runs: i think my favorite thing about this graphic is the contrasting colors bc i associate gold with heaven and green with earth which is perfect for obvious reasons. also the quote and all the little details just make it so lovely
sam and dean graphic: the three words jen chose are obviously accurate, as are the caps. the textures and typography as well are gorgeous, and everything is so nicely balanced
angels only care: look at my boy!! this graphic is so pretty. i love the sparkly overlay and the wings and the background--especially the color which i feel like just works really well for him. also the quote is literally how he sees humanity
confession scene graphic: first of all, ouch. second of all this is literally so beautiful. the red and the grain effect and the scratch marks, like it’s perfect.
sometimes beautiful things: one of my favorite shots of cas ever and what she did with it is just so beautiful. the galaxy print over his silhouette like. yes. that’s cas 🥺 and the quote is just perfect for him, both from his perspective and others’ around him
jen has lots of amazing tfatws graphics (and some other fandoms as well), so if that’s your thing go check them out!! she’s super talented and does stuff i would never even think of. give her a follow!!!
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unkwn0s · 3 years
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Thoughts about some of my favorite romcom male leads. PART 2.
Disclaimer: this is pure shitpost and me having a lot of time on my hands plus being bored since no one of the dramas in my lists are convincing enough for me to watch rn (and it WILL contain spoilers about some dramas)
Hello, continuing my thoughts about some of my favorite romcom drama male leads. I'm thinking of doing a female version but i literally love every female lead on romcoms unless they are some poorly written airheads.
Today's pick is Ma Yuanshuai from Love is Sweet (2020) played by Luo Yunxi (i forgot to put a Hyungisk gif yesterday so here's two of my fave gifs from him as Yuanshuai):
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I still remember when i first read the description for this drama and got quite confused w the plot cause it's like friends to lovers a with a bit of enemies to lovers trope, i love bai lu so much she's one of my fave cdrama actresses but i had never seen any luo yunxi dramas, some friends who also watch dramas said it was his first modern role and let me tell you this casting was ABSOLUTE PURE PERFECTION. The chemistry was there from the very first episode and only got stronger to the point i had to pause the eps sometimes cause that was TEW much even for me who's used to brazilian hot ass soap operas.
Now onto why he's one of my fave characters from romcoms: ( will be doing it recalling scenes like the other post caus it's easier)
When he met Jiang Jun again when she applied for the job at his company that MF was on cloud nine. He was doing everything to stop her from entering the company bc he believed her condition made it hard for her to work on such a competitive place but he was so happy to meet her again after 10 years.
The scene she casually asks him if he has ever liked someone and he says he does but doesn't dare to tell her bc he don't want to lose her. MY GAWD that was a confession in the open he was literally looking at her w sparkly hopeful eyes, so fucking romantic.
THE FUCKING BOOK SCENE. i cry everytime i rewatch it cause the goodamn sensual tension was grabbing and throwing me around my room.
Yuanshuai NEVER denying when someone would call them a couple (the doctor, the taxi driver and so on) plus his username on the "dating app" being zeus and jiang jun being juno. THAT WAS SO FUCKING SLICK.
eps 15 to 20 might be my own personal heaven. everything i ask for in romcoms. i love love love love when they are at the stage of knowing they both like each other and it's ALMOST time that they confess so they are stuck in the awkward phase of tension, that brings me so much joy.
the aquarium scene after they got a perfect match on the dating app. AT THAT POINT BOTH OF THEM KNEW THEY WERE IN LOVE W EACH OTHER and yuan shuai on that whole ep was so wholesome. from him being jealous of du lei, to him comforting jiang jun and finally them looking at each other like they were owns personal world.
THE WHOLE CONFESSION SCENE. it tecnically wasnt a confession bc she read the letter alone but still. them under the snow and the pretty lights was so lovely plus they fucking had a jane austen hand brushing moment right after at the elevator scene. that was one of the moments i had to pause the drama, walk around my house get a cup of water cause i was honestly about to collapse.
There were many other scenes since this drama is longer like most of cdramas are but in general yuan shuai is so much like ahn minhyuk to me. they both are extremely adorable and in truly madly deeply in love while also being hot rich and smart. it doesn't really gets better than that for me.
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leverage-ot3 · 4 years
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notable moments from The Lonely Hearts Job
look at nate and eliot being all domestic reading in the pub
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eliot will literally use ANYTHING as a weapon,,, last ep he used an umbrella, this time he used the fucking book he was reading
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eliot grabbing the guy’s arm as soon as it got anywhere near nate
im soft eliot wants to protect his family at all costs
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*guy starts crying*
nate and eliot, visibly distressed: sOpHIE
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Sophie: You don’t have a romantic bone in your body.
(Eliot walks up, laughing)
Sophie: Oh.
Nate: Oh, really?
Sophie: And you’re one to laugh. You don’t even bother to learn their names. They’re just waitress, nurse, stewardess.
Eliot: First of all, it’s flight attendant, all right? They don’t like being called stewardess. And, second, I know their names
okay but I love eliot so much for a NUMBER™ of reasons but one of the things I love about him is that he goes completely against the toxic masculinity trope
he cooks, he likes things clean, but in this scene, it’s yet again established that he listens to and cares about his lovers even if it’s just a one night stand
he doesn’t disregard them, he doesn’t ever disrespect them
eliot spencer drinks respect women juice and I stan him SO HARD for that
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Parker (walks in): You guys having a three-way?
Sophie: What?
Nate: What?
Parker: Three-way fight
she’s trying her best, your honor
also I LOVE how nobody looked disgusted or outraged by her question,,, like the concept of a three way (or three person relationship *wink wink*) is not scandalous or frowned upon by them
especially since the ot3 becomes canon later, idk this was a nice little tidbit that just supported the idea that none of the members of the team had anything against non mainstream relationships and I love that
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Parker: Let’s go steal a sweetheart. (looks at Eliot) No? A widow.
Eliot: Unh-unh.
Parker: No? Spider?
(Parker and Eliot smile at each other)
Parker: Spider
they’re pure, your honor
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Parker (taking pictures with her cell phone) : No matches on Hardison’s software yet. (sees jewelry on an older woman and takes picture) Ooh. Sparkly.
Nate: Parker, no burgling.
Parker: But these jewels, they’re just asking to be taken.
she’s so cute- she deserves all the shiny things
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San Gui: Then let’s meet Austin, Texas, native Jackson Cooper!
Eliot (to Hardison): Austin, Texas? Did you write that? (walks forward)
hardison is a troll
San Gui: All right. Now, not only is Jackson the founder of Baren Oil, he also led the underwater team that capped the well in the Gulf. (crowd oohs) Oh, yes.
(Eliot glances back at Hardison)
TROLL
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San Gui: That’s right, ladies. Let’s give it up for our last eligible bachelor, Mr. Steven Melching. Come on, Steven. Steven comes to us straight from his compound in Silicon Valley.
Parker: Whoa, whoa, whoa!
parker specifically cheering for hardison gave me serotonin
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parker punching hardison’s date in the face and then HOLDING HER BACK BY PUTTING HER HAND ON HER FACE BC SHES SO MUCH TALLER LMAO
+ parker looked so proud of herself as she was carried out by security she’s baby
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parker setting up the con board (idk what to call it) and nate bringing her in on the plans
MASTERMIND IN TRAINING
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sophie in that dress could punch me in the face and I’d thank her
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Hardison: Oh, sure, right. Speaking of which, did you ever find that steak place?
Eliot: The bet’s off.
Hardison: What you mean the bet’s off?
Eliot: The second that we found out they were grifters, the bet’s off.
Hardison: That doesn’t count. You didn’t set --
Eliot: Page 189, rule number 7 in the bro handbook.
Hardison: What? There wasn’t no rules. You didn’t set any rules.
Eliot: The bet is off in a situation where --
Hardison: I’ll be damned if it’s off.
Eliot: All right, then! I’ll make you some prime rib when this is over.
Hardison: Bone in, well-done?
Eliot: Well-done, bone in
they’re both idiots I love them
also they both smiled and chuckled after agreeing on the ribs bc they may fight but it’s not real and they actually love each other
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Eliot, looking resigned: Do you want me to teach you about the wines again?
Hardison: That’s just hurtful. Just -- just making assumptions and presumptions that I don’t know what I’m -- Yes, I need you to teach me about the wines again, yes.
the fact that they’ve had this conversation BEFORE lmao
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the parker being an absolute RECKLESS driver saga continues
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Sophie: True love does exist.
Eliot (raises bottle for a toast): May it always prevail
eliot is the biggest fucking softie and no I will not change my mind
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bruh I’m C R Y I N G
eliot cares SO MUCH about his family
he bought gifts for parker and sophie so that they’d be happy, but also it would help their relationships with hardison and nate
he knew parker would like a plant that “does something” (see s1 when parker said she got a plant and asked hardison “what does it do”)
he got sophie her favorite flowers
and was SELFLESS and took none of the credit
he just walked away and smiled
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also you cannot convince me that he’s not still thinking about parker and hardison ,,, last episode we had the interaction between him and eliot and the whole “that would mean that I’d be thinking about you and parker, which I never do!” debacle
he thinks about them. all the time. just, until that last episode, he never really realized just how much or what it might have meant
and now, here he is, not too long after, working a con where the team is knee-deep in romance
and eliot thrives
he knew what to get sophie. he definitely knew what to get parker. because he listens, he cares. he doesn’t let the little details slide.
when he picks out the fly trap for parker, he smiles to himself because he knows she will like it and it’ll make her happy. and that will make hardison happy.
eliot doesn’t ask for much. he doesn’t think he deserves half of the wonderful life he’s built with his team.
he won’t let himself be happy in the way the couples can, and would never even dream of being with parker and hardison for real, but he can make them happy. and for him, that is enough.
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monotonous-minutia · 3 years
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top 10 favorite new-to-you operas of 2020 and top 10 favorite overall opera productions (which can be ones you’ve watched before 2020) of 2020, as well as why! (take all the time and space you need to answer this one)
thanks!! :)
top 10 favorite new-to-me operas (tried to remember the order in which I first watched them, but I could be wrong): La fille du régiment Just a really fun, humorous, adorable opera with a great cast of lovable characters and some really slappy tunes. Les Huguenots This one went onto my list of top favorite operas almost immediately. Another cast of amazing characters (aside from the really despicable villain), especially some lovely leading ladies; adorable trouser role who gets two (preferably) arias; some really gorgeous music; and an absolutely devastating tragic ending that's so powerful and meaningful. Idomeneo The ladies are fighting over the mezzo; Idamante is one of the cutest and purest opera characters EVER; incorporates Greek Mythology which is one of my favorite things; great cast of characters (though Idomeneo himself still drives me crazy); very sapphic; lovely relationship between the main couple (kinda enemies-to-friends-to-lovers); and again some really great music La clemenza di Tito TWO mezzo bois; very VERY gay on all levels; angst with a happy ending (though depending on the production the ending can be more ambiguous than happy); entire cast of Disaster Bis; one of the smartest sopranos in the world (Servilia); lovely portrayals of loyalty and friendship; and, of course, some AMAZING music. Cendrillon Mezzo love. That's pretty much all I need to say. But also it's got a lot of my favorite things: the libretto is super poetic and beautiful; the music is absolutely fantastic at evoking the fairy tale feel, especially in the scene in the forest; wonderful lovable characters; and simply ethereal music and singing for the leading ladies. Chérubin it's the adventures of our dear Cherubino, what more could I want? How can I not love an opera that's all about this wonderful disaster child? It's so lighthearted and fun and sweet and also just really spot-on hilarious. I was laughing my head off the entire time. Plus it's Massenet so the music is gorge, especially the mezzo music :D Benvenuto Cellini Not least because it introduced me to one of my favorite trouser roles, but also because (as we've discussed) it has basically everything you need in a (not-tragic) opera: fantastic cast of lovable, wonderful characters; exciting and somewhat angsty plot; joyous happy ending; really cute and pure lead couple; adorable trouser role; Disaster Bi hilarious semi-villain you just can't help but love; some really fantastic music; and so much fun and hilarity in general. La Rondine I give this one props because it somehow made me bawl my eyes out even though no one dies. And of course it's the whole Puccini "let's pretend this thing is an operetta for an hour and a half :) and make everything all lighthearted and happy :) and have everyone just have a great time singing some wonderful music :) and then break everyone's heart in the last half hour and leave them obliterated." Also that ensemble in Act II just makes me CRY even though it's like the happiest bit of the opera?? it's just so freaking pretty omg. Alcina Props for being one of the frickin gayest operas on the planet. Also contains one of my favorite pieces of music ever in the history of ever. In general has a lot of opportunities for folks being gay as heck. Oronte can fall off the face of the earth, though. Also I am a sucker for Handel in general. Plus mezzos loving mezzos. Can't go wrong with mezzos loving mezzos. (Yeah, I know technically Rugierro can be played by a countertenor, but I don't watch those ones ;p ) The plot is still "WTF???" in my head, but does that really matter when it's basically one nonstop gay mess? Die Fledermaus Really don't understand how this took so long to get into my life (especially because German operetta was my Thing back in the day) but now that it's in my life I love it to pieces. One of the most iconic trouser roles ever, and an entire cast full of lovable buffoons, as well as just one bop after another. Plus a really slapstick plot. Basically laughed through the entire show.
10 favorite overall opera productions of 2020: It was so hard to narrow this one down! I've seen so many amazing opera productions this year. To make it a little easier for me, I tried to focus on productions of operas that weren't new to me this year (though I HAD to put the Pelly Cendrillon on here. I couldn't not) so I could focus more on the production itself. These ones aren’t in any particular order bc I’m lazy:
Sher Hoffmann (Met 2009/2015) Surprise, surprise. I simply adore the production, set, costumes, staging, etc.--all so wonderfully weird and delightfully eccentric, without distracting from the very odd and complicated story. Plus, I love the casts in both performances, esp. Kate Lindsey but you knew that already ;) Sher Barbiere (Met 2017) Three words: DiDonato. Flórez. Mattei. Plus Del Carlo and Relyea and it's Sher so really, where can it possibly go wrong?? It's an absolute delight from beginning to end that just takes all the comedic gold from the story and runs with it, and, as with his Hoffmann, provides a delightfully eccentric set and staging without being distracting. Salzburg 2013 Don Carlo Super gay, amazing cast, beautiful production, contains material not seen many other places, and introduced me to Maria Celeng's Tebaldo, which will undoubtably forever be my favorite. Did I mention how gay it is? Garsington 2017 Nozze A really fun, charming, heartwarming, and beautiful staging of one of my favorite operas. I love the cast and set and costumes and that people in general are pretty nice to Cherubino, and the Count isn't as creepy or mean as in some productions, and has some legit nice moments with Rosina during the opera so his apology at the end actually comes across as kinda genuine. In particular I love the really adorable Figaro and Susanna (individually adorable, as well as being a really adorable couple) and Cherubino. Pelly Cendrillon (Met 2018/ROH 2010) Super gorgeous production that does an amazing job evoking the fairy tale feel. Not thrilled with 100% of the choreography but I love pretty much everything else about it--the sets, the staging, the cast (especially the Met cast, though there is one little detail in the ROH one I like better) and even the lighting are super intricate and effective. Munich 2011 Hoffmann Just a really delightfully weird take on this opera, with a great cast, some fantastic singing, hilarious sets and costumes, and some quirky staging and edit choices that make it really unique and fun. Met 2017 (Sher) Roméo et Juliette I should basically just say everything by Sher is my favorite now huh? I legit want to write this guy some fan mail because his work (especially for Hoffmann) has in a lot of ways just been really meaningful to me. I didn't even like this opera until I saw this production. It's so GORGEOUS and timeless and yet simple and sweet, and the cast is to die for. Met 2017 Norma Flippin gay, that's really all I need to say, oh my lord. Plus the cast is amazing. Honeslty don't remember much about the sets or costumes, I just remember how amazingly gay it is. Met 2009 Orfeo ed Euridice The dancing in particular is what draws me to this one, but also the expansive moving sets and some really heartbreaking choreography and blocking. Side note, I know a lot of people are annoyed with Amor's outfit, but I love how ridiculous her sparkly pink ensemble is compared with the sombre outfits of the leading cast (and chorus representing all those famous dead people historical figures). I mean, she's basically Cupid, right? When has Cupid every been spiffy or dignified? Plus the whole thing is super gay and really underrated in my opinion. Bonus: Stephanie Blythe is now hands-down my favorite Orfeo. La Scala 1995 Hoffmann Set and costumes are okay, effective but not particularly memorable, but holy lord is this one GAY as hell. That's my favorite thing about it, plus much of the cast (Mentzer and Shicoff, obviously, as well as Natalie Dessay being my favorite Olympia and Denyce Graves being one of my top favorite Giuliettas). There are a few kind of weird things about the staging, and the edit is far from being my favorite, but I adore how fully it embraces every aspect of gay that this opera presents. Plus it's one of the few I've seen that actually has a legit nice ending (others being Munich and Sher).
Thanks for the ask, sorry it got kinda long!
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