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panlight · 2 years

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Have you ever watched the BBC’s Being Human? Your recent post on the becoming a monster trope has me interested in what your thoughts on that show would be.

Been a few years since I've seen it (maybe time for a rewatch?) but on the whole I loved it. It really does get into the meat of the stuff that fascinates me about vampires/werewolves/monsters etc in a way that Twilight just . . . didn't. There are pieces of it in Twilight. Carlisle's backstory, for example, ugh, that's what I wanted. Son of a pastor, reluctant vampire hunter, turned into a vampire, hiding from his father as he transforms, fleeing to the forest, trying to starve himself rather than kill people, ugh, so good, THAT's the kind of stuff I love about vampire stories, and Twilight kind of tiptoes there with backstories but in the main story it just always snaps back to E/B/J drama instead of taking the time to explore that stuff. In the end, Bella in BD doesn't even feel like a vampire because there are virtually no downsides for her. It feels more like a superhero origin story. Being Human explored this stuff! Off the top of my head there's plenty with Mitchell the vampire's on/off the wagon issues, there's Herrick the sort of "affably evil," almost Aro-esque head vampire who loves what he is. There was a vampire teen whose human parents had to feed them their blood, but what's he going to do when they inevitably die? Mitchell having to decide whether to turn someone to 'save' them or not. All sorts of Good stuff!!

Poor, sweet George and all his werewolf angst are equally great (as I said earlier, I love the Pack as characters, but the particular mythology SM used here--in addition to all the re-writing a real tribe's history grossness--just doesn't hit the points I want from my monster/werewolf stories, because they ARE still themselves in wolf form, and there's no monster instinct/horror hunger to fight. Like, sure, there's angst, and poor Sam being the first to phase and being alone in the woods and terrified dances pretty close to the Stuff I Want, but generally they're the good guys! They're the heroes! They protect humans, they aren't fighting monster urges to maul or eat them, they just turn into big wolves, not even like wolf-man monsters, so it's just . . . not the same. I mean I guess there's the Sam/Emily thing but even that was an accident; phasing-too-close vs Monster Urge). Also Nina. Always loved Nina. I watched the US version too but it wasn't as good and I don't even remember the character names. I wasn't as invested in the last few seasons of the BBC season either, and was really turned off by the premise of like "super special baby" but they subverted expectations there and surprised me in a good way. Highly recommended!

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zozophoenixxx · 3 years

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Friendly reminders about The Flash⚡️

Things I had forgotten or little details I just noticed on my rewatch, maybe even Unpopular Opinions 🤭👀

✨Season 4✨

Even though this was honestly one of my least favorite seasons it was pretty interesting to watch and it had some pretty cool, badass and hilarious scenes lmao

Ok but the intro on the first episode was kinda cool

Cisco, wally and Joe working together... we stan 🙌🏼

Also the new star labs tables and tech make it look pretty cool

Samuroid, Kilg%re, Hazard, Amunet Black, T•h•e W•e•e•p•e•r, Black Bison, The Thinker, Bᵣₐᵢₙₛₜₒᵣₘ, 千卂ㄥㄥㄖㄩㄒ, Prank and Trickster Jr., Dwarfstar, m̾e̾l̾t̾i̾n̾g̾ ̾p̾o̾i̾n̾t̾, Null, The folded man

Ramsey Deacon aka Kilg%re

Rebecca Sharpe (Becky) aka Hazard

Ralph Dibny aka the elongated man

T•h•e W•e•e•p•e•r

Mina Chaytan aka Black Bison

Dominic Lance aka Bᵣₐᵢₙₛₜₒᵣₘ

Neil Borman aka 千卂ㄥㄥㄖㄩㄒ

Sylbert Rundine aka Dwarfstar

Izzy Bowen

Matthew Kim aka m̾e̾l̾t̾i̾n̾g̾ ̾p̾o̾i̾n̾t̾

Janet Petty aka Null

Edwin Gauss aka the folded man

Wally can speak Japanese😂

Joe being able to forgive Caitlin after what she did is amazing I love them 🥺

West-Allen kiss count (approximately): 46 😘

Cisco being upset because he was at the "doghouse" in ep2 is hilarious

"Rule number 1, when a girl say it's fine, it's not fine" i- I'd be happy with Cisco as my boyfriend

Gypsy's gorgeous bro 🤩

Ok i'm sorry but that "we are the flash" bothers me

Not Cisco, Barry, and Caitlin playing laser tag... AGAINST KIDS😂💀 And Cisco really went "you have failed this city" I love them (ep3)

Jesse just broke up with Wally... With a…

Breakup cube i-

HARRY IS SO AWKWARD

Joe being lost or done with everything going on around him is hilarious, and he also looked so sad when Cecile asked him to sell the house

Iris and Barry really would've gotten married out of the blue if it hadn't been for Kevin (the lil boy in ep3) LMAOOO

This boy really used cinnamon incense on purpose when the father was allergic to it and just went :) ┐(´ー｀)┌

"no need to shame the little boy" I-

We love Barry defending little kids 🥺

I liked Cisco's shirt in this episode

Haikus are easy

But sometimes they don't make sense

Refrigerator

Not Wally leaving 🥺😩

BAHHAHHSXHAHSGHASGAH Joe's reaction when Cecile told him she was pregnant

OMG just realized that in the beginning of ep4 when Cisco and Gypsy are making out on Cisco's bed that… BRO I-

After Cisco asked Gypsy what her real name was she went to the bathroom and he stayed in bed but went to look for something in the little night table… that something was probably a condom… Y'ALL WHAT BAHBSAHBSHAS

Ralph Dibny used to be a dirty cop, I had Completely forgotten about this man

I just noticed that every time that Barry goes into a new room he looks around and i guess he tries to grasp as much information of it as possible and it's kinda cute

I like how Breacher always has a serious face but when Gypsy talks to him he smiles 🥺

CISKY KABDjahdHAHDSH

Also Breacher being Danny Trejo (Machete) from Spy Kids

"Good people don't destroy lives and call it noble"

Gypsy's real name is Cynthia and Breacher's Josh

Girl Night's out was an awesome episode, I mean we got to see the girls working together, Felicity, Drunk Barry and Cecile going #feminism it's just great

Amunet was kinda funny lmao Annoying but funny lol

BAHSHAHHA that scene when they get mugged by the guy that try to mugged Barry in s1 is hilariousss (ep6)

Ok but Black Bison (Mina) was right like why are things that belong to people that are still here in a museum?

Uff istg I hate Marlize sm like she's so manipulative and she just slapped Barry like bro u know ur guilty he's just doing his job ugh, I know she becomes good at the end but still 😤🙄

Harry and Caitlin 🥺

I love how Cisco's powers improved throughout the seasons. Like at the beginning he needed his goggles to vibe and now he just did it without them.

Bro even tho Amunet is evil she really just encouraged Caitlin and let her know that she is amazing for her, not only for killer frost.

I like Iris and Caitlin's friendship

The fact that she decided to go after Caitlin, instead of Barry shows how good of a leader she is

"those white girl dreads came straight from the 90s" BAHSHAHHA I love Cisco

Bro no wth I only saw Dominic for one episode and I already loved him 🥺

UGHHHH He didn't do anything this is not fair it makes me so upset like it was so infuriating to see him go through trial for something he didn't do🥺

Ig that's what he felt like when his dad-

I-

Noooooo

Caitlin holding Iris's hand during trial 🥺

Ralph really protected Joe and prevented him from basically destroying his life by planting fake evidence on Marlize's shoes

Ok but I love 千卂ㄥㄥㄖㄩㄒ's episode because I think it's like the first time that we get to see Killer Frost fighting alongside them 🥺

They really helped Caitlin turn into Killer Frost with... puppies 🥺😂❤️

Bro the amount of people that are in jail for crimes they didn't commit makes me so upset

And the fact that he got the same cell as his dad 🤌🏼😩

"I'm the fastest mop alive" I love how even when he's in prison he's still finds a way to smile or make Iris smile i-

Zoey Clark was James Jesse's girlfriend and Axel Walker's mother.

Ralph's first superhero name was stretchy man

Lexi La Roche was Caitlin's childhood bully

Omg just saw Nora for the first time in s4 ehhh actually probably not the first time since I think she appeared in the crossover but I skipped that episode so oh well 😂

She's so awkward- her Barry is showing lmaoooo

OMG I love this, Cecile just found out she can read minds lmaooo

JOE'S FACE BAHSHHHAHAHA

SHE'S A TELEPATH

BULBASAUR BAHAHAHAHAHA

Big Sir's real name is Dave and i-🥺

BARRY'S A CHEATER ABSHAHAHH he cheated on poker lmaooo

Cecile would definitely be me if I had powers

Harry's actually pretty insecure

Mini Ralph and Mini Cisco are hilarious

I will forever love Big Sir like 🥺

The fact that he did get his happy ending 🥺☺️❤️

Bro I felt so bad when the bus metas were almost free and Devoe took them 🥺

I'm ngl I'd love to get a pep talk from killer frost

OMG THATS WHY HE NEEDED T•h•e W•e•e•p•e•r i never really understood why he needed him but it was to keep Marlize in love

BAHSHAHHA I love Cisco "Ralph I love you but you sleep on a futon" (a damp futon)

AND IRIS "you nasty" JAHSHAHA

Ok but I love Izzy Bowen's energy, she reminds me of Laurel sm

I love how Harry calls Cecile- DA Cecile Horton

The Flash s4:E14 "Subject 9" minute 12:14 - Cisco yelling "Iris" with the voice Crack is the most hilarious thing I've seen today lmaoo

Just realized that the first time we saw Izzy Bowen she was singing Somethin' Bad which was probably foreshadowing what was going to happen with her character

Bro izzy🥺

"AH SON OF A BREACH" BAHSHAHHA

Iris being a speedster is kinda cool and I like that her lightning is purple :)💜⚡️

Cisco just saved Iris 🥺

Poor Cisco, Harry just destroyed his little airplane thingie he was working on because he was looking for his thinking cap that Joe had because Harry was getting addicted to it

And Joe noticed because Harry had the same symptoms as Francine did 🥺

Bro that scene in ep18 where Marlize and Iris are fighting is pretty badass, especially when Iris basically stabs herself to get rid of Marlize or when Joe makes it into the Cortex with the Samuroid's head in a pole lmaooo😂

Ralph and Killer Frost 🥺

I love Snart from Earth-X

Bro no I love Cisco and Gypsy I cried when they broke up 🥺

Amunet's real name is Leslie Jocoy

Diggle throwing up after running with Barry every single time is hilarious😂

I love it when Cecile inhabits other people's minds right when she's about to give birth BAHSHAHHA SHE REALLY IMPERSONATED JOE PERFECTLY

Joe and Cecile baby's name is Jenna Marie West🥺☺️

This house is bitchin' BAHAHAHA I hated this cliffhanger like I loved it bc it wasn't that bad but it was yk?😂

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The Good Place for that gave meme.

Favorite character: THIS IS REALLY HARD BECAUSE IT’S LIKE…ALL OF THEM. Chidi is my precious good anxious son, but Eleanor is a wonderful disaster whom I love, but JASON is a beautiful moron child, and then there’s JANET…goddammit. I think I’m gonna go with Jason, just because it’s essentially guaranteed that I’ll smile when he’s on screen.

Least Favorite character: Either Michael or Vicky. Dat betrayal, man. I AM coming back around re: Michael, though–as a character, if not as a person. The fucking trolley thing. Jesus. And “People = Good.” Ooh, but as for someone I still passionately, actively hate: SHAWN. Fuck that guy. Stay in your goo, bud. Stay.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Eleanor/Chidi, Jason/Janet, Gunnar/biting, aaaand…I can’t think of 2 more. The human cast is too small and I’m no good at multishipping, as fun as it might be in this fandom.

Character I find most attractive: Hmm…on a physical level, probably Tahani and/or Jason, but on a personality level…maybe Chidi?? Though he’s too anxious and that would make me more anxious to be around, so idk. Eleanor on a humor level. Can I just make an unholy amalgam of all of them, like Eleanor’s dream man being Stone Cold Steve Austin’s head on Tahani’s body?

Character I would marry: I don’t think I’d wanna marry any of them as they currently are?? Maybe Chidi once he chills some more, or Eleanor once she gets a little better at not being selfish.

Character I would be best friends with: All of them, tbh, but especially Eleanor and Jason.

a random thought: Honestly, “life” in “The Good Place” does NOT seem that bad. Like, my real, actual life is more stressful than their “tortures” thus far AND they get free frozen yogurt! Hmph.

An unpopular opinion: I guuuess that I don’t ship Eleanor and Tahani? Nothing against the ship, and I can totally see where people are coming from with it, but it’s just not for me.

My Canon OTP: Jason/Janet, for sure. Though I guess…*sniff*…they’re not canon anymore…

My Non-canon OTP: Eleanor/Chidi, though I guess in some timelines they are canon?? But w/e, not in the main, current one.

Most Badass Character: Eleanor, tbh. She’s the best at figuring out plans and saving all their asses, and she’s incredibly brave and stoic when she has to be. (See: turning herself in to save Chidi from his guilt nightmare, then taking her own damnation with a brave face. Jesus.)

Most Epic Villain: MICHAEL.

Pairing I am not a fan of: Jason/Tahani. I just…don’t see it. As friends, I like them–the scene where Jason tries to build Tahani’s confidence back up was super adorable–but romantically, nah.

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Upon rewatching the s1 finale, I was REAL MAD to see how quick Chidi was to agree with Eleanor that she and Jason should be the ones to go to the Bad Place. Like, it made sense, yeah, and I don’t think I’d have been brave enough to do any differently, but he could have HESITATED. He could have PRETENDED to agonize over it. But nope. And he seemed much more troubled by the idea of “Real Eleanor” going, which is just…ugh. Again, I get it–he sees her as more “deserving,” even after Eleanor’s partial redemption–but I felt like more anxiety/suffering over it would have been more in-character for him at that point.

Favourite Friendship: Oh god, all of them. Eleanor and Chidi, for sure, and Jason and Tahani. Basically the main 4 + Janet, all together. Michael and Janet are shaping up to be a fun weird friendship, too.

Character I most identify with: See, THIS is a tough one. On the one hand, I identify HEAVILY with Chidi because of his intense anxiety/guilt situation, but on the other hand, he’s never actually DONE anything wrong beyond over-worry (that we know of, and I feel like we’d know), and I for sure have. So on another level, I identify with Eleanor–a fuckup who’s trying to do better. Maybe someday my inner Chidi and Eleanor can become better friends. I can only hope. (On a lighter note, when I’m drunk, I am ABSOLUTELY, 100% Jason.)

Character I wish I could be: I kind of wish I could be Eleanor?? Because she’s a pretty decent person now, and still growing, and she doesn’t have the kind of awful guilt over her past that I do. She’s also funny as hell and has great friends.

#the good place #tgp #eleanor x chidi #cheleanor #oh god I wrote a novel #oop #societyneedstocrumble

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