#those who don’t believe it’s just a fun Adele reference
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Janelle with the shade!! Oh girl, I’m here for it 😂😂
Can’t prove that it’s shade but I’ll die believing it is.
#those who know (aka us) KNOW#those who don’t believe it’s just a fun Adele reference#oh no baby#Alex#janelle hansen#kalina answers
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PART 7: OUT OF CONTEXT FOOLISH QUOTES
[PART 1] [PART 8]
currently missing mr foolish underscore underscore gamers right now so have this extra long list of quotes :)
“I forget the context to everything.”
“That’s hot.”
Dono [referencing a Tiktok song]: “What you know about rolling down in the deep?”
Foolish: “As in Adele?”
“It ain’t much but it’s somethin’”
“I’m out like sliced butter on popcorn.”
"Do you guys know the average size of a walrus?"
“Anyone want my sacks?”
“Absolutely dab.”
Referring to the Doozer tee, “I’m wearing your guys’ merch.”
“Lesbian rights, hell yeah.”
“I was quick with the hippity hoppity steps outta there.”
“I’m just gonna get the bubonic plague now.”
“I’m gonna be the start of zombie apocalypse.”
“Listen, a zombie apocalypse would be terrible but it would be kinda fun... at the start.”
In a deeper voice, “... for those dirty, dirty diamonds.”
Chat: You’re like a 5 year old
Foolish: I wouldn’t say a 5 year old, more like 7
“I will not whip or naenae. You have to save those for special occasions.”
Dono: Can’t wait to see you in MCC tomorrow! Get that coin shark boy!
Foolish, sadly: Yeah. Go team.
“I don’t die, I’m kinda immortal.”
“There’s something therapeutic about absolutely mauling these squids.”
"Math isn't really my strong suit, I'm much more of a philanthropist.”
“Pain is temporary, but beauty is forever.
“The whole pyramid should be conduit-isized”
Getting shot with an arrow, over and over again, “I love the pain!!”
“A little blackmailing’s always healthy to build a relationship.”
“At least I’ve still got my little quartz maker, that’s right you little quartz maker, you.”
“Yeah like BBH! That little psychopath!”
“Penguins are one of those animals that I would want to slap me in the face.”
“Would a penguin actually hurt me if it slapped me?”
“I’m a respectable person, who only does it [meowing] from money.”
“Alright, I’m takin’ the glasses off and my dignity.”
Replying to a dono, “Yes you are, my little unhelpful doozers.”
“Your streamer’s a genius!!”
“I was gonna say a little swear here and there...”
"Meow with the glasses? No I only do it for money-" [50 subs are donated] “-Oh, you mother fucker!”
“I think I just successfully didn’t make any noise for like 8 seconds!”
“Everything I thought I had figured out is just out the window.”
“I feel like I could look British.”
“I gave one mouse a cookie, and before I knew it, there’s three properties back-to-back-to-back.”
“I never thought I needed a trampoline in my life, but here I am, trampolining.”
“What the hell’s a fish finger?”
“I’ve never eaten Teletubbies.”
“You pissed on my bed.”
“Never say never, that’s what I actually always say, and so did the Little Mermaid.”
“What happens in Vegas, stays in...Nevadas.”
“You say implausible, I say...snowflake.”
“I’m like a robo-cop.”
“I’m a scaffolding dispenser-er.”
“Either there was not sex or way too much sex.”
“These motherfuckers. This is my land. This is my land!”
“Is anyone’s last name Calcium?”
“No. I don’t eat sand. Too many calories.”
Eret: Gaslight gatekeep girlboss
Foolish: What about my elbows??
Eret, a few moments later: Fuck your elbows
“Settle down there, beacon boy.”
“I partook.”
“Am I colorblind?”
“My eyes don’t have color.”
“I never imagined I’d see this many balls at one time.”
“What’s a grape?”
“You know what rhymes with bear? Hair.”
“I don’t believe in Happy Feet.”
“I am bilingual, I am, and some times I might even meow.”
“I will attornize myself.”
“Please give us your money, and we’ll get you sand.”
“ ‘Milk the sand?’ That’s a really weird phrase-ology.”
“Sounds like you are conspiracizing right now.”
“Can I get high?”
Micheal: [talking about AO3, the fanfic website]
Foolish: Isn’t that a rootbeer?
“I don’t know if that’s fair, two for one head deal.”
“So what’s worse, Puffy, being colour blind or left handed?”
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rooster teeth + their antisemitism.
bringing this thread over but it can also be found on twitter here. ♥
disclaimer : i am jewish + have been watching rt's work (mainly rwby) for like 3 years now. i'm not saying they're aggressively antisemitic but bigotry doesn't need to be violent to be bigotry. ignorance is also not an excuse.
the most foremost + prominent of their antisemitic behaviour is their animated show "camp camp", which i've pointed out before in other tweets the absolute bucket full of antisemitic caricatures + "jokes". they were asked about this in an ama + this was their response.
this ... is a piss poor response. the featuring of antisemitism in their show for jokes did nothing to address how cruel + hateful + harmful antisemitism & those who follow that mindset are. they did nothing to "condone" antisemitism in their jokes because there's no push back.
the characters used for these jokes, a literal adolf hitler stand in, are idolized + adored by the fandom. by the creators themselves. all you need to do is google the character's name or look in their tumblr tag + you'll find cute fanart for days. of a literal dictator stand in.
camp camp has been called out by jewish people before, for the weird amount of antisemitic "jokes" in it that feature the character "dolph" (our adolf hitler stand in) targeting the only jewish character in the cast, neil. this features mainly in the episode reigny day.
the show is directed by a jewish man, @/JordanCwierz (not that it excuses the antisemitism, you don't need to propogate hate against your own people with your shitty comedy show) but the episode itself was written by @/kerryshawcross, who is not.
in the episode reigny day; there are multiple references to jewish suffering + prominent jewish figure anne frank. from neil hiding in the attic, writing in his diary; to dolph demanding the other kids write numbers on their arms in reference to the concentration camps.
& for all rt said the want to "condone this hate"; at the end of the episode, dolph is given an award for all he did during the episode. this isn't condemnation, this is literally praise! this is making fun of a genocide that some people still to this day don't believe happened.
and when you look at the comments, well. i'm not seeing any condemnation, rooster teeth. i thought you were shedding light on the dark parts of the world to not condone it? mind telling your fans that?
the references to the tragedies during Shoah (the holocaust) isn't just contained to reigny day; it also featured in the premiere episode of season 2 of camp camp — cult camp. there, they reference the gas chambers used to murder jewish people. & they lampshade it too.
again: while this show is directed + overseen by a jewish man, that does not erase the fact that these tragedies, that are *still denied by a good chunk of people in modern day* are being used for comedic value with no push back or condemnation. & are written by two non jews.
it's even more frustrating when in the episode reigny day, there was a genuinely funny joke about neil's jewish identity that didn't play on tragedy or antisemitism! they can do this but choose to be lazy + co opt a genocide for humour !!
i haven't even gone over the breadth of "jokes" mired in antisemitism or just plain RACISM in that episode but to quote a handful :
adolph saying juice to mean "jews" when neil was hiding in the attic
adolph not approving of "mixing colours"
adolph does the nazi salute
so this was camp camp. unfortunately, the antisemitism is not contained only to camp camp, it has it's roots in rooster teeth's other main ip; rwby. mainly with the treatment of the characters coco adel + adam taurus, though in different ways + from different audiences.
the antisemitism through coco adel comes from the person her character is modelled after; known nazi collaborator, coco chanel. coco adel is a "fashionista" who follows her teams "themeing" of sweets; her's being chocolate. however a large portion of her design is based on, coco chanel, as seen through her famed necklaces, beret, the bag, her emblem and her colour scheme of black + gold.
while coco chanel is known for her fashion company; she's also known for the fact that she built that fashion company on the back of being a nazi collaborator. this woman spied for + slept with nazis. it's not outright antisemitism but it is uncomfortable + inappropriate.
especially when : a. coco (adel) is a lesbian, + would've been killed by the people that her major inspiration supported & b. we need to stop elevating antisemitic icons to fame because they were "infamous." there were plenty of other fashion designers to use.
i had brought this up before + non jewish people in the rwby fandom were quick to jump to rooster teeth's defence, despite their previous antisemitism, & play the martyr for this company of majority non jewish people.
rooster teeth are not stupid, no matter how much they try to convince you they are so they can have excuses for things like the entire white fang plotline or how may zedong sounding like mao zedong is just a coincidence, or how they refer to a chinese character as a ninja.
from coco we go onto adam which is more of a fandom thing, but has been encouraged with the weird amount of ableism coming from vas + writers alike with his backstory + storyline. adam is a faunus, an ethnic minority in the world of remnant that are poc - coded. in his backstory he was a child slave to a racist company who was scarred using a branding iron over his eye. this was very reminiscent of african slaves being branded when they tried to escape but is overlooked by the majority white fandom.
people also feed into the hate for this character with a va, arryn zech’s unfounded headcanons that he was a "psychopath who tortured animals as a kid"; miss zech has her own history of ableism that's excused but to put this on a minority character is disgusting.
this all feeds into how the fandom will call adam a "nazi"; he follows his own ideal of how faunus are superior to humans + that they will rule remnant given the chance. a gross mentality but not one appropriate to call him a nazi. why?
because nazism is white supremacy.
nazi ideology is directly tied to the ideal of a white, superior race that should rule. adam is a POC CODED CHARACTER. he is part of the minority in remnant + the writers compared him to malcolm x, which is a whole other bag of cats that is inappropriate for me to comment on.
comparing fictional characters to nazis is antisemitic in and of itself. nazis are still very much real and a dangerous threat to jewish people to this day. we don't need goyim appropriating our struggles + fear to hate on a fictional character. yet it keeps happening.
overall; rooster teeth is not outright with their antisemitism. but that's the point. these are majority non jewish creators either unaware or uncaring of the hatred they are validating + do not care enough to fix it when we are tired of it. this mentality then bleeds into the fandom itself + puts jewish members of the fandom at risk. it makes us feel uncomfortable, it hurts us to see other members of the fandom idolize people with this mindset + the antisemitic characters they create.
at the end of the day, there is a culture here that has not been addressed completely. they will pay lipservice to jewish fans (with the chanukkah tweet) but then keep playing into stereotypes + harmful antisemites. it has to change + be acknowledged. by rt + the fandom alike. @ people in the rooster teeth fandom, who enjoy rwby or camp camp, LISTEN TO JEWISH PEOPLE. we are uncomfortable!! we are hurting!! we are tired of you not fucking listening to us because you don't think it's antisemitic as if you're the people being hurt. do fucking better.
#rooster teeth#camp camp#rwby#dolph#neil#coco adel#adam taurus#owl.txt#goyim do not fcking clown on this post
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20 Questions With Darren Criss: How Acting Has Helped Him Make New Music
While Darren Criss has graced our TV screens with a range of characters, from high schooler Blaine Anderson on Glee to serial killer Andrew Cunanan on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, he was last spotted just being himself, on our For You Page on TikTok. “I’m walking to rehearsal with a guitar on my back with a Trader Joe’s bag ... I did not bring an umbrella because I forgot that it was raining. I’m rocking that NYC musician life,” the Glee alum explained in the hilarious clip posted three days ago.
While Criss’ acting work has earned him acclaim and stardom, he leaned into making music during the pandemic. On Aug. 20, he dropped a new EP, Masquerade, featuring five new tracks that Criss says were inspired by the different characters Criss has embraced throughout his career. After Criss wrote songs for his musical comedy web series Royalties and Apple TV+’s animated sitcom Central Park before the pandemic struck the United States, he then used those experiences as a precursor to his new EP. As Criss continues to promote his new music, he answered 20 of Billboard's questions – giving us a peek into how his new EP came together, and how growing up in San Fransisco shaped him as an actor, singer and all-around artist.
1. What inspired your latest project, Masquerade?
Although I would have preferred that it come at a far less grim cost, I finally had the time. Before the pandemic, I had written 10 new songs for my show Royalties -- along with an original song for Disney and another for Apple’s Central Park. These were all assignments in which I was writing for a certain scenario and character. Go figure. It was the most music I had ever written in a calendar year. This really emboldened me to rethink how I made my own music— to start putting a focus on “character creation” in my songs, rather than personal reflection. The latter was not proving to be as productive. The alchemy of having this time and having set a new intention with my own songwriting and producing made me put on a few of my favorite masques and throw myself a Masquerade.
2. How do you think your background as an actor complements your music?
They are one and the same to me. I treat acting roles like musical pieces— dialogue is like scoring a melody; there’s pace, dynamics, cadence, tone. Physical characterization is like producing -- zeroing in on the bass line, deciding on the kick pattern. Vocal characterization is like choosing the right sonic experience, choosing the most effective snare sound, and mixing the high end or low end. It goes without saying that it works in the complete opposite direction. Making each song is taking on a different role literally and employing the use of different masques to maximize the effectiveness of the particular story being told.
3. On Instagram you wrote that “Masquerade is a small collection of the variety of musical masques that have always inspired me.” Which track do you identify with most in your real life?
Everybody absorbs songs differently. Some key into the lyrics, some into the melody, some the production, some into vocal performance. When I listen to songs, I consider all of their value on totally different scales. So it’s hard to say if there’s any track I “identify” with more than any others, since I -- by nature -- identify with all of them. I think I just identify with certain aspects more than others. If it helps for a more interesting answer, I will say I enjoy the slightly more classical, playful -- dare I say -- more Broadway-leaning wordplay of “Walk of Shame,” but that’s just talking about lyricism. I enjoy the attitude of “F*kn Around,” the batsh--t musicality of “I Can’t Dance,” the relentless grooves of “Let’s” and “For A Night Like This.” All have different ingredients I really enjoy having an excuse to dive into.
4. What’s the first piece of music that you bought for yourself, and what was the medium?
Beatles audio cassettes: “Help” and “Hard Day’s Night.” I just listened on repeat on a tape-playing Walkman until my brother and I got a stereo for our room with a CD player in it, which was when I just bought the same two albums again, but this time as compact discs.
5. What was the first concert you saw?It’s hard to say, because my parents took us to a lot of classical concerts when we were small. But I guess this question usually refers to what was the first concert you went to on your own volition, and that my friend, was definitely Warped Tour ’01. My brother and I went on our own— two teenagers going to their first music festival, in the golden age of that particular genre and culture. It was f--king incredible.
6. What did your parents do for a living when you were a kid?
My dad was in private banking and advised really, really wealthy people on how to handle their money. My mom was, by choice, a stay-at-home mom, but in reality, she was my dad’s consigliere. They discussed absolutely everything together. They were a real team, and I saw that every single day in the house. They both had a background in finance (That’s how they met in the first place.) and were incredibly skilled at all the hardcore adulting things that I absolutely suck at. They were total finance wizards together. So of course, instead of becoming an accountant, I picked up playing the guitar and ran as far I could with it. Luckily, they were all about it.
7. What was your favorite homecooked meal growing up?
My dad was an incredible chef. For special occasions, I’d request his crab cakes. They were unreal. I’ve never had a crab cake anywhere in the world that was good as my dad’s.
8. Who made you realize you could be an artist full-time?
I don’t know if I’ve actually realized that yet.
9. What’s at the top of your professional bucket list?
The specifics change every day, but the core idea at the top is to continue being consistently inconsistent with my choices, and to keep getting audiences to constantly reconsider their consideration of me. But I mean, sure, what performer doesn’t want to play Coachella? What songwriter doesn’t want to have Adele sing one of their songs? What actor doesn’t want to be in a Wes Anderson film?
10. How did your hometown/city shape who you are?
San Francisco. I mean, come on. I was really lucky. The older I get, the more grateful I am for just being born and raised there. It’s an incredibly diverse, culturally rich, colorful, inclusive, vibrant city. By the time I was born, it had served as a beacon for millions of creative, out-of-the-box thinkers to gather and thrive. I grew up around that. The combination of that with having parents, who were unbelievably supportive of the arts themselves, laid an incredibly fortunate foundation to consider the life of an artist as a legitimately viable option. It’s a foundation that I am supremely aware is not the case for millions of young artists around the world. I was absurdly lucky.
11. What’s the last song you listened to?
I mean probably one of mine, but not by choice. I know, lame. But I’m promoting a new EP, what’d you expect? But if you wanna know what I’ve been listening to, as far as new s--t is concerned: a lot of Lizzy McAlpine, Remi Wolf, and Charlie Burg.
12. If you could see any artist in concert, dead or alive, who would it be?
The Beatles is an obvious "yeah, duh." Sammy Davis, Mel Tormé, or of course, Nat King Cole. I would’ve loved to see Howard Ashman give a lecture on his creative process and his body of work.
13. What’s the wildest thing you’ve seen happen in the crowd of one of your sets?
I feel like just having a crowd at all, at any one of my sets, is pretty wild enough.
14. What’s your karaoke go-to?
The real answer to this I’ll write into a book one day, because I have a lot to say about karaoke etiquette. I have two options here: I can either name a song that I like to sing for me, for fun, or I can name a song that really gets the group going. The answer depends on what kind of karaoke night we’re dealing with here. So I will say, after I’ve selected a ton of songs that services a decent enough party vibe for everyone else, then I would do one for me, and that would be the Beatles’ “Oh! Darling.”
15. What’s one thing your most devoted fans don’t know about you?
What I have up my sleeve.
16. What TV show did you binge-watch over the past year?
Dave is a stroke of genius. There are episodes that I believe are bona fide masterpieces. Also, My Brilliant Friend is a masterclass in cinematic television.
17. What movie, or song, always makes you cry?
It’s A Wonderful Life.
18. What’s one piece of advice you would give to your younger self?
Get used to sharing everything about yourself and your life now, or more astutely, to the idea that you don’t necessarily get to control how your life is shared. I know it’s not really your thing, but you’re gonna have to get used to it, so start building up those calluses now. And don’t worry, all the stuff you love now will be cool again in your mid-thirties, so keep some of those clothes because you’ll be a full-blown fashion icon if you just keep wearing exactly what you’re wearing. Oh nd also, put money into Apple and Facebook.
19. What new hobby did you take on in the last year?
I’ve always been a linguaphile. My idea of leisure time is getting to study or review other languages. This past year, I took the time to finally dive into learning how to read, write, and speak Japanese. Other than making music, it was one of the biggest components of my 2020-2021.
20. What do you hope to accomplish or experience by the end of 2021?
I hope I get to play live shows again.
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Blackpink: The Album Review
Okay, this is the first time i’ve done this and the truth is i don’t know how, so i’ll just try my best.
First of all: I am a Jennie biased blink. That means I have no trustworthy sense of criticism when it comes to them and if you do, this is probably not the place for you. I will try to talk about this album with a sense of criticism, but sometimes, i’m just gonna like a song because it’s blackpink and y’all just gotta deal with it.
BUT, I am not afraid of saying i don’t like things that the pinks have said it to like, which is actually how i’m starting this review. So, if you guys are all about loving the girls and emotion and “think about how they must feel” this is a decision made by the girls, this place is also not for you either. I am a blink and i share a lot of love for those four women, but i am also a consumer of their work as artists. I will complain if I didn’t get something I thought was necessary as a viewer and listener for my money and attention to be spent. I will not, of course, hate on them in any way.
Ok, before anything:
1) English isn’t my first language, so I apologize for any mistakes.
2) Here, we’re gonna talk about the cover, pre-release single choices, writing credits, tracklist and my honest opinion about the album as a whole.
a) The Cover:
There’s not a lot to talk about but the fact that it’s gorgeous, but simple. I didn’t understand why a crown if the name was The Album (something unoriginal to be honest, but i’m not 100% against it) and there’s no reference to royalty throughtout the album besides maybe Jennie’s rap “didn’t want to be a princess”. I did find the cover visually pleasing tho, could be much more embarrasing.
b) Writing credits and Track List:
This one is quick. I’m extremely glad Jennie and Jisoo were credited as songwriters (Jennie as well as a composer) but Teddy gotta give Danny Chung to god. He hates rapper Jennie and he’s the reason Lisa doesn’t write. He’s always in charge of the raps so teddy gets confortable and Lisa doesn’t get a chance to write her own verses, which is something the sure thing cover showed us she can do. Also, he hates rapper Jennie to the point where she had to write her rap on the title track (wich is good, but, you know what i mean) and wasnt even given a chance to write more than 8 seconds. Melanie I hope this is the last time you were here. Loren you can stay. Tommy and Ryan yall were cute we had fun but it’s over let’s move one (seriously, these producers really made me appreciate Teddy more lmao pls sir never leave us). Okay that’s it. Now, to the track list.
I will be talking about the fact this shouldn’t even be called a full album on the My Honest Opinion About The Album As A Whole topic.
1. How You Like That
I say my opinion more detailed on the next topic but at at essence. Cute. A good opener to the album and what is to come, but too much of a bside to even be a pre release single.
6.5/10
2. Ice Cream
Again, my opinion it’s on the next topic. Cute song. Loved Chaennie’s high notes and wish i didn’t know english so the rap didnt sound that silly. Not as bad as blinks and non blinks make it out to be.
6.12/10
3. Pretty Savage
I kinda also talked about that in the next topic lmao. It has everything a blackpink song should have. There’s been some controversy about Lisa “born skinny bitch” but Lisa was talking about herself since she has been body shamed through her whole career. She was right and she should say it. You’re entitled to feel uncomfortable but that’s just the thing she wasn’t talking about me or you. She was taking her pain and wearing like an armor. This was a diss track for the haters. Taking that away from her because of our own issues it’s kinda mistreating hers.
8.82/10
4. Bet You Wanna
Yes you guessed it right I talk more about it next topic. It’s a bop. Loved Jennie here. She has such a versatile voice I was very proud to hear her. And Cardi was also good. Just hope Lisa will get her rap part live cause she didn’t have much lines here. But I loved Jenlisa’s brigde. Rosé’s adlibs peak perfection and Jisoo’s chorus and english that’s what i’m talking about. The chorus can be a little repetitive and it kinda ends a bit suddenly but it doesnt bother me much.
8.37/10
5. Lovesick Girls
WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THIS MASTERPIECE OTHER THAN BEST BLACKPINK TITLE TRACK? Love that for me. It was so different than anything they’ve done so far, the lyrics were AMAZING, the message behind it also, the visuals in the MV, storylinne, RAPPER JENNIE OMG, she got the most memorable line “didn’t want to be a princess, i’m priceless” i love her tf the shade to the yg princess title and her scene in the car and in the mental hospital(will not touch on the controversies cause that was annoying) also Lisa’s rap/singing with a flow in the begining her voice OMG I WAS SHOOKEDT. Jisoo’s high note in the brigde? Rosé?? perfect.
10/10
6. Crazy Over You
Rapper Jennie for the last time with a 8 second rap again but LET’S BE POSITIVE. A bop. I loved the i. went. crazy. over. you. I love the lyrics. It bother a bit this much english but it’s bp’s idendity so i’m fine with it.
8.5/10
7. Love To Hate Me
This was a predictable song in the best possible way. Easily one of their best songs. There’s honestly nothing left to say. Also. Lisa’s rap. Maybe Danny Chung deserves some points. It even felt like she was a feat in the song like her flow yall just perfection.
9.4/10
8. You Never Know.
Great song I left with depression.
I like how this album talks with haters and blinks, it really shows a different side from the pinks. Only a few know the emotion Jennie starting off “but you never know unless you walk in my shoes [...] cause everybody sees what they wanna see, it’s easier to jugde it than to believe”. It was written by Loren, a close friend from the girls and the boy who’s Jenlichaeng boyfriend in the LSG’s MV and Bekuh Boom, a producer who’s been with them for really long, but if anyone got a conspirancy theory that they were involved in the songwriting process of the song, sign me up. You don’t need proves. I believe you. ALSO JISOO GOT MOST LINE ON THIS ONE and we got singer Lisa. After a while, it become my favorite song from the album. Now, it’s my favorite song from their discography. Debate your mother.
9.62/10
c) Pre-Release single Choices:
I can’t stress about this enough. Whoever was in charge for the single choices needs to go to jail. Not that HYLT is bad (at all) but comparing to the rest of the songs, it look MUCH more like a powerful bside than Love To Hate Me and Pretty Savage ever will. I will lecture later how Pretty Savage was the perfect choice to first release single, just wait. Now, to the controversial Ice Cream.
To be honest, i found the song super cute and i think the MV was one of their best. It was different and refreshing, love that for me. But the whole sequence of events that turned out to that disasterous twitter timeline, with constant attacks to the girls especially Lisa over things they cannot control such as line distribuition and a sabotage from antis on yt comment section, was something I kinda already saw it coming. Ice Cream is Blackpink’s most successful single to date, but it was a bad choice from the start (I will talk about that in a second).
For starters, YG decided not to promote the song well. While announcing the single, they gave us a poster with pictures from a summer package released months before. And each week they kept doing that, only using actual teaser photos in the release week. The hype was pretty much out. I can’t say my timeline is 100% blink because i have way too many fandoms that i’ve been following for longer than i’ve known kpop, but compared to the HYLT hype, they were pretty down and that’s on YGE. Also, ever since coachella, it’s been antecipated by fans and artists the possibility of a Blackpink x Ariana Grande (one of the most popular singes these last couple of years). The idea of an Aripink collab got blinks (who were already with an eye wide open after Blackpink was seen with Tommy Brown, Ari’s basically oficial producer, who has been producing for her ever since her second album and was reponsible for many hits of her latest project, Thank U, Next, such as 7 rings and Thank U, Next) even more hyped when YG announced (one of those old photoshoot posters. I’m sorry I will never let that go that company is so trash) that Blackpink’s second release was going to be a collaboration with a western artist, and Ariana herself like Jennie’s instagram post about the next single. I cannot put in words the reaction of my twitter timeline when YG confirmed that the collab was actually with Selena Gomez.
Now, on a more personal note.
You see, I actually like Selena. I like her songs, besides the critics. Perfect is pop perfection. Waverly Place is the best disney show ever since That’s So Raven. But, to a collab made to the US market, and besides the success of Rare, Selena isn’t a sales force like Adele or Taylor Swift, nor a streaming force like Ariana Grande. Nothing takes my theory that this was supposed to be an aripink collab but, for some reason, she dipped and then interscope (blackpink us label and selena’s label) picked her. Selena showed us a good time and promoted the girls more than YGE did but, it wasn’t a surprise when the song didn’t get a top 10 (a top 13 is really good tho, don’t get me wrong).
Now back to the story telling
Selena was more than a feat, she sang the whole damn song, getting more vocal lines the the entire vocal line. She’s only a few seconds behind Lisa, who got the most lines in general. I understand that it is a collab, but this is the girls’ single. Why would they want to listen to them for only 16 seconds, the amount of time Rosé got? That set a bunch of solo stans (something that exists more in this fandom than everywhere else) to boycoitt the release, a huge fansite even taking out their funds for the full album (that was low, even for a solo account. JisooBar, you aint seeing heaven). Did i think it was a little of overeacting? As someone who’s an army that had to handle Not Today’s line distribuition, and especially since we’re talking about the main vocalist, someone who will for sure have more lines in the future (as she did), kinda. But, like i said, it was a bomb getting ready to explode at any minute. If it wasn’t that it’d be something else. That being said, NOTHING will ever justify the nastyness y’all did with Lisa and even Jennie’s comment section. Nothing. That was ridiculous even for solo stans. BUT for people who got worried about Lisa’s lack of posts after the release, don’t worry. She didn’t post a lot because Thailand is going through some stuff and I don’t think she has YGe’s permission to talk about it (when I catch the ones in power on that company istg).
Wow, that was long. At essence, it was a bad choice for several reasons, but i enjoyed the song a lot. Can’t wait for the live performances with chaesoo’s lines.
Now, back to HYLT. It was greatly promoted, it stopped Zico’s (huge in korea) releases and a bunch of other big artists in South Korea. Got 7 Perfect All-Kills and would’ve gotten more than 12 if the charts weren’t reforming at the time. It also broke a lot of records, and repeated Sour Candy’s position on the bb100 on #33. It’s another very Blackpink song that I enjoyed but kinda aged. Many non blinks didn’t like it but it’s not like they were ever going to admit they liked a bp song. They’re annoying. The song’s biggest problem is probably the 2015 edm in the chorus. Like. Teddy. You gotta let that go. It’s time. He kinda heard us in the album. But, these kinds of songs are very liked by the general public, especially the korean one. An interview was made asking the general public if blackpink should change concepts and they said a bit fat no. So that tells what you need to know. And that it why i think Pretty Savage should have been the first pre release single.
Okay, let me tell you another series of event. Back on november 2019, when we were starving because YGe does not like money, BlackpinkBar, a big fansite, payed trucks to be sent to YG building during a whole day demanding for better treatment to Blackpink. You can find all the demands online, but at essence, when it came to music related, blinks always mention: Jisoo’s lines, screen time and blackpink in your area, Main Rapper Jennie, Lisa dance break, Rosé’s high note. On HYLT, we got nothing. And everyone had to shrug it off saying it was just a pre release single, BUT it would be better hyped by blink and the hype to the second pre release would’ve lasted longe if PRETTY SAVAGE, who has basically all of that, was the pre release single. It would’ve assured us of so much. Jisoo said bp in your area twice, she RAPPED, she was singing, she could’ve had more screetime and center time especially bc she’s on all chorus. Jennie Main Rapper would go back and we wouldn’t have to be blue balled (which caused the ice cream meltdown)every single release and only having to wait till the title track and only to have a 8 SECOND RAP. I won’t talk about that now. Moving on. Rosé wouldn’t get a high note, but she would’ve gotten the brigde all to herself and the next pre release single, bet you wanna (wait for it), she would get those incredible adlibs. And Lisa’s dance break. Not only this is bp’s most danceable song and has a bunch of lisa’s raps, it also has jennie’s outro, where for a least 20 seconds lisa could’ve thrived. Yall we were robbed.
Now, real quick, back to Ice Cream. In a perfect world (or just a world where YG’s current ceo) had brains, if they wanted a collaboration to show the pink side of blackpink, with a poppy song and sassy lyrics, the artist not to be in the whole song, and to have an artist who would driven attention from the locals and is a big streaming force, THEY WOULD’VE CHOSEN BET YOU WANNA. My biggest problem with bet you wanna is Lisa’s lack of lines, which could cause stuff and well we just miss her they could have added a rap even for 8 seconds, BUT, seeing her all around pretty savage and knowing she’s gonna have Cardi’s rap during live performances would cool things down. Since we were in the middle of a pandemic, instead of a mv like ice cream where they had to do it separately, they could’ve done something like IU’s eight. A huge part in animation and a few with people. Literally YG why are you so dumb. Bye.
d) My Honest Opinion About The Album As A Whole:
I did some math (lol) and my rank for The Album is 8.4. It’s easily one of the best releases from this year and I loved it so much, but something were left to be desired and i think i could pass everything and just turn a blind eye at things, except one: the fact we waited for 4 years, watched all ggs and yg groups getting comebacks last semester and only got 8 songs. Loona is releasing a mini album with that amount of songs. Stray Kids and BTS’s mini albums are longer than that. It was bad enough KTL had 4 songs and a remix (a joke) with 2 songs lacking raps and no rapper jennie only for them to carry YG’s dirty name after what their protected boys did. I legit hate it here they didn’t even had 30 minutes, their longest song wasn’t even 4 minutes. Also, before anyone says anything about the girl’s interview about quality over quantity. I’d like to say that i understand them having that when it comes to have one comeback a year and i’m honestly okay with that. But their first full album? 8 songs? Are you kidding me? Like I said, I’m a consumer. I refuse to receive this half assed excuse about quality over quantity when they had more than enough time to produce and write more than 8 quality songs? what, is impossible to write more than one song per moth? these songs have formulas, they can be made more than 8 times. A blackpink album its more than a thousand reals here. That 90% of a sallary. And please don’t come with the “if you don’t want it just don’t buy it” “you can just unstan them” bc that’s not the case. I love their songs. I love the girls. But I’m a consumer of their art and if they want to be takend seriously as artists, they gotta do more than 8 songs on a full album. It’s unfair to anyone that isn’t a diehard fan willing to sell out an overpriced photobook in hours. That’s not the only kind of fan blackpink needs. they need the store locals, the people who are not on twitter or tumblr or instagram. Cause those locals are gonna stay like they stayed with adele and taylor swift. stan twitter is much more likely to leave them with time.
Side note: I’m tired of commenting on rapper Jennie so I’ll just say Jennie deserves better than 8 second raps as the main rapper of the group. That doesnt mean I want Lisa to not rap or to Jisoo not to sing, as many will say bc apparently that’s what people hear when we say main rapper who trained for 6 years to be a main rapper should rap on at least most title tracks even if not on all songs.
But yeah, that’s it. Besides the unfortunate final note, I loved The Album and now Blackpink it’s my second most listened artist of all time. They were top 13 before the album.
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(1/2) Hi I’m not familiar with French cinemas but is it right to assume that it’s very normal for actress to film nudity? This is regarding about Noémie. Beside Portrait, I’ve only have access to see Curiosa and that one short (she was found near the trash by these four men) Even though all three have nudity, in Portrait she was showing the minimum. And I couldn’t help but thinking of the words that she used when describing working with Céline and Adèle were “a safe zone”
(2/2) I can’t help but kinda tears up a bit thinking and wondering if she’s also like Adele, might be part of the #metoo? Also I want to mention when Adèle talked about the sex scene her words such as “shelter” and “protect Noémie and I” I’m referring to the QnA at Arclight :) What do we do to deserve mastermind like Céline protecting and respect her actresses so much! Thanks for listening like always :)
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Well yeah french cinema is kind of known for being pretty open with nudity. Which has a good and bad side for me.But yes Noémie has been (half) naked in many films she did : L'Orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins, A tous les vents du ciel, Le ciel attendra, Le retour du héros, Curiosa, WEI or die, Portrait and I also also believe in her next movie Jumbo. And that’s only from the films I’ve seen, there might be other films where she’s seen naked.
And sometimes it’s just one scene, but sometimes it’s much more. Sometimes it’s just a shower scene, but sometimes it’s much more sexual.
So yeah I think it wasn’t always easy for her because naked scenes are always pretty awkward and very weird. And even if I think she doesn’t mind being naked in a film, it doesn’t mean she’s comfortable doing them. “Unfortunately” she has a very good body so some directors want to take advantage of that. But they, especially male directors, don’t really care about how their actors feel so Noémie may have had some bad experiences in the past, especially when she was younger.
But she also worked with people she trust and also women so I think it wasn’t always a bad experience, but it’s just always awkward to be naked in front of a whole team. She must have felt very exposed many times.
But working with Céline and Adèle, two women who are very aware of those very uncomfortable scenes and even sometimes unhealthy atmosphere, must have felt so very different to her. That “sex” scene must have been so much more fun to do and safer like Adèle said. We actually don’t really see Noémie naked, except in that scene in the beginning where she gets dry in front of the fire but we don’t really see her. The only boobs we see is actually Adèle’s haha ! And being naked in front of another girl (and not a guy), surrounded by a team that is mostly female, is so much more comfortable too.
So i don’t know how bad her experiences could have been in the past, but she definitely did feel safer in Portrait because of the atmosphere and the trust she had in Céline and Adèle !
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(Un)Natural Selection Chapter 6
Enjolras
There was no more avoiding it. Thirty-five girls from different backgrounds with different motives were living right below me. I had done everything I could to throw myself more into my work than usual. I had taken to meeting with the dignitaries and pouring over caste related civil disputes. Of course Father said that this was the worst way to spend a prince’s time because there were majors and soldiers to deal with those things. However, it would be impossible to abolish the caste system without knowing what the specific problems were.
“I can’t believe it,” a joyful voice said from the doorway, “I don’t think I know a single man that could work if there were thirty-five women getting makeovers in their basement.”
“Ferre, when have you ever known for me to let women interfere with my work?” I said, turning around in my chair to face him.
“Well in the sixteen years that we’ve been friends I’ve only known of your relationship with the great Patria. It’s unfortunate you couldn’t marry her,” he said, clicking his tongue.
“It’s unfortunate I have to marry at all. How am I supposed to change the governing system of Illeá when I have to worry about finding a wife? He did this on purpose of course, maybe I somehow tipped him off,” I said putting my head in my hands.
“The only thing that tipped off your father was the fact that you invited eight aspiring political figures that are all openly against the caste system. In all actuality it could be argued that he did you a favor. Imagine if we were all that the media focused on over the next few months? By the time you were made King every pro-caste politician would have been able to perfect their argument. Of course I’m sure your father is hoping that the Selection will distract you from your responsibilities and Les Amis.”
“Yes, I’ve already thought about that theory a thousand times over. But what’s stopping me from eliminating thirty tomorrow morning? He never made me commit to a formal timeline-”
“And I’m sure you’ve already thought of the associative repercussions for doing that Julien,” he said, cutting me off. “You already know that the media would have a field day. You would be marked as a heartless slab of marble. Remember, you need the people on your side during the revolution,” Ferre became serious as he sat on the edge of my desk.
“No matter who I choose, the castes will be divided. Anyone lower than a Four would be seen as a saint to the lower castes, however the lower castes already stand with our views. We need to secure the support of those who we are removing from power,” I sighed as I restated the facts.
“We’ve been through this at least a dozen times, Julien. Isn’t that the entire reason you decided to announce that this would be a caste-blind selection? You just need to take it one day at a time. And since there are thirty-five eligible bachelorettes in your home, you should at least give them the respect they deserve,” Combeferre said, standing.
“I’ve haven’t even met them yet Ferre, how have I already disrespected them?”
“You don’t know any of their names, you don’t know what they look like, you haven’t bothered to learn a thing about them. But I could guarantee you that everyone of those girls knows everything about you.”
“Are you referring to those presentations I put Les Amis in charge of? I swear, if Jean Prouvaire’s presentation takes over an hour I’ll leave and simply review the applications in my office… alone.”
Combeferre chuckled as we walked out of my office. The walk to the Men’s Room was more eventful then I had ever expected. Dozens of servants were making final adjustments to the decorations. There were fresh flowers around every corner, the drapes were open, letting sunlight shine through the halls. As the new butler, Grantaire, opened the door, I had to restrain myself from rolling my eyes. The beautiful library space that I used as my philosophical escape to discuss the future of Illeá had been turned upside down. Feuilly and Joly were hanging a large piece of white fabric over a large bookshelf, and Bahorel was closing all the drapes so the setting sun didn’t blind anyone. I grabbed a notepad and took a seat next to Courfeyrac in the front row.
“Your Royal Highness,” Bossuet called out from his place in front of the projector.
“Our fearless leader and marble statue,” Courfeyrac laughed from next to me.
“We, the Friends of the ABC, are proud to present your future wife, or at least the thirty-five possible candidates for the title of Queen Enjolras,” Jean Prouvaire announced as the lights began to dim.
From behind me, Grantaire was laughing with Bossuet while he turned down the lights. Les Amis began to seat themselves in front of the screen, all armed with several manilla folders which I assumed held the applications of the selected girls.
“First, we will give a brief presentation about each of the thirty-five contestants and then we will tune into the Report and Enjolras will get his first real look at the girls.”
I made a note that if a career in politics never worked out for Prouvaire, he could take Kyran Cervantes’ job. Suddenly, the screen lit up with the faces of thirty-five young women of various appearances, all of which I was sure would be changing drastically during their makeovers.
“We have decided to present in the order of east coast to west coast, so first up is the lovely province of Hansport! So please give a warm welcome to Miss Teresa Gilbert!” The screen centered on a girl with near white hair that was sharply stopped just below her cheek-bones.
“Teresa is nineteen years old and is proud to call Hansport the place of her humble roots. She has been acting in television shows and movies since she was three years old. Her favorite role was a princess during the apocalypse where she learned what it truly took to be a royal! She says that she will never be afraid of the media,” Prouvaire finished, now sounding confident in his game show host role.
There was a massive amount of applause from the boys around me. Looking down at my notepad I jotted down, Teresa Gilbert: movie star, 2. There was nothing more, nothing less about this girl. It was only too bad for her that I couldn’t care less about the television industry. Unfortunately, her status as a celebrity made it too easy to know her caste.
“Next up we have Adele Castro of Waverly,” a picture of a mousy looking girl with large green eyes appeared on the screen.
“At sixteen, Adele is our youngest selected girl, but don’t let that lead you astray because she’s already been quite successful…” Prouvaire continued to explain how she had spent her life volunteering in less developed countries.
Adele Castro: volunteer, 2 or 3.
“Now gentlemen, show some love for Miss Éponine Jondrette from Allens,” the face of a tan girl with a wild head of brown hair came over the screen. Despite the large state of her hair, her eyes appeared tired and her cheeks were hollow.
“Miss Éponine might give our fearless leader a run for his money! In her free time, Éponine enjoys reading about Political Science and learning about other cultures. She can speak English, Chinese, and French fluently,” I couldn’t help but think about how her appearance contradicted her description.
Éponine Jondrette: hungry wildcard, 5 or 3. By the time Prouvaire had finished I had made note of Lucy Frost: artistic, 5 and Harley Housten: average, 4 or 3. Everyone applauded as Jean bowed to take his seat. Joly walked forward and pulled a stack of index cards out of his suit jacket.
“Moving West we’ll start out in the province of Kent. Miss Cosette Fauchelevent recently returned to Illeá after spending about 5 years living in an Abbey in France. Cosette is an avid gardener and has a passion for animals,” Joly rushed as the room admired a pale girl with golden blonde hair and bright blue eyes.
Cosette Fauchelevent: lark, 2 or 3. At some point throughout the presentations all of the girls started to blur together. A few girls stood out, for example, Liberty Cook: paralyzed, 4. I couldn’t believe how delighted I was when Bossuet finally got to Angles.
“At the age of 20 our oldest contestant is Musichetta Simon. Miss Musichetta has recently begun a career in the prominent modeling agency in Angles. However, prior, she traveled throughout highly impoverished areas of Illeá to provide clean drinking water,” Bossuet said, failing to remove his eyes from her picture. The bright color of her red hair caused his bald head to reflect a pinkish color.
“Excellent job Bossuet,” Prouvaire said, clapping a hand on Bossuet’s back. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that Grantaire was passing out refreshments before we settled down to watch the Report.
“I hope that everyone else is as excited for the next few months as I am,” Courfeyrac called out.
“Now remember my friends,” Combeferre stood, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. “We are to remain out of sight out of mind. Unless Enjolras asks for our presence specifically, we are not to interact with the women of the selected. Everyone here is subject to the law,” he called out, staring directly at Courf.
“Thank you for all of your hard work my friends,” I said, standing next to Ferre. “I hope that you all feel more comfortable with the process of creating and executing presentations. Even though this may have sounded like a fun and frivolous exercise, it is important to find a way to improve yourself in any situation,” I could hear groans among the group. “However, I am very appreciative for the effort that you put in, and if any of you have any suggestions during this process, please feel free to know. I shall see all of you tomorrow evening for our regularly scheduled meeting.”
“Won’t you be staying to watch the Report, Enjolras?” Joly asked.
“I’m afraid I have a very important speech concerning several dignitaries of New Asia that I’ve been neglecting to revise,” I said, making my way towards the door.
As Grantaire opened the door for me I could hear what seemed to be a stampede of high heeled shoes. I decided to wait until I could no longer hear them, so not to cause a scene since I wasn’t supposed to meet any of them until tomorrow morning. While looking across my shoulder at the crowd of girls I was taken aback when I felt something collide with me. In the second it took me to turn around, the person was already on the ground.
“I’m so sorry,” she whispered, looking around for her heels. “I should have been paying attention to wear I was going, but you see my shoe broke and I’ve been trying to keep up with the rest-”
I think she stopped breathing when she finally looked up at me.
“I am deeply sorry, Your Highness,” she went into a deep curtsey.
“The fault is entirely mine Lady... Éponine,” I paused, noting the silver name tag pinned to her green dress. “I should know to pay more attention to my surroundings.”
I extended my arm to help her up, which she accepted. I could see that the heels on one of her shoes had snapped in half, which must have been the cause for her falling behind.
“Would it be considered rude for a lady to run down the hall in her bare feet?” She asked in a brazen way.
“I believe that would be classified as a capital offense.” I smiled thinking of how the royal planner and etiquette instructor Claudia would throw a fit if she witnessed such an event.
“Well then maybe you can keep this a secret between just the two of us?” She suggested looking back and forth between me and the rest of the girls.
“Only if you promise to only wear shoes you can properly walk in.”
She gave a mischievous smirk before running towards the crowd of her competitors. There were several times that she had to stop and pick up her dress to avoid slipping, but she eventually caught up to the group as they entered the Women’s Room. I made a mental note to add the word cheeky next to her name in my notebook.
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Whiskey and Adele - part 1
PAIRING: Team Free Will 2.0 x Reader
RELATIONSHIP: Platonic
AGE: your choice
SUMMARY: When Sam, Dean, and Castiel leave you alone with Jack in the bunker for a few days, you decide to make the most of having the bunker free and have fun with Jack...the funny thing is you and Jack have very different definitions of fun.
WARNINGS: just a bit of swearing, drinking, that’s about it
A/N: I do not own Supernatural or any of its beautiful characters.
It was 5:30am and all that mattered to you was the cup of coffee sitting snug in between your hands. You stared down at the coffee, completely unaware of the excitement that was taking place around you. Why the hell was everyone up so goddamn early? You were never a heavy sleeper, thanks to being raised in the life, so when the rushed footsteps of Sam, Dean, and Castiel paced outside of your bedroom door for almost an hour you knew something was wrong.
Taking a sip of your coffee, the steam swirling in front of your face, you sighed in relief as you felt the hot, bitter liquid travel down your throat. You were so invested in your coffee that you didn't notice Sam watching you from the kitchen counter, shoving food in his backpack. His green eyes held a hint of humor as he watched you drink your boiling coffee with your eyes barely open.
"(Y/N), you didn't have to get up, we would've left you a note," Sam explained as he zipped up his backpack, the last granola bar finally packed away. He left the bag on the counter as he walked over to the table and took a seat across from you. You placed the chipped mug on the table in front of you and turned to Sam, slightly irritated.
"Trust me, I'd be sleeping like the dead right now if it wasn't for all the ruckus outside of my door. Also, it sounded kind of urgent so I figured I'd drag my ass out of bed and see if you guys needed any help with anything.”
At that moment Dean sped into the kitchen in a slight panic. His gaze tore across the kitchen as if searching for something, "Has anyone seen my-aha! There you are." He walked over to another counter located in the kitchen and snatched his gun up. Lifting up the back of his shirt, he slid the gun into the back of his jeans and finally gave you and Sam some attention. Especially you.
"Well you look like crap on a stick," Dean commented to you as he took a seat next to Sam. All you did in return was give him a death glare, one you honestly though could burn a hole through his head. Sam noticed your frustration and shot Dean his signature bitch face, "you're an idiot."
You brought the cup to your lips to take another sip of your coffee as you heard Sam's comment. That caused your heart to swell in your chest a little bit and a smile to form on your lips. It was moments like these, stupid and mundane moments, that reminded you why you loved the Winchesters so much. They were the only family you had left in this world, related or not, as well as Castiel. Then when Jack came into the picture you had no problem welcoming him into this dysfunctional family with open arms. Those four men were the light of your life, and considering the line of work you were all in you learned very quickly to appreciate the simple things in life, like the boys’ bickering.
They were still lightly bickering between themselves as Castiel walked in. He looked over to you in genuine surprise. "(Y/N)? I assumed you would be sleeping."
You turned in your chair to face him and smiled, "Do you know what happens when you assume Cas?"
He simply stared down at you in utter confusion, "I don't quite understand what you are referring to. Is this some type of riddle?" Castiel sighed and occupied the last seat at the table. "I never know with you nowadays."
You giggled in response, brushing off your stupid joke, as you stood up and went to go place your empty coffee mug in the sink. Turning to the trio you started to express your slight concern.
"Is this another hunt? I mean, what else can it be?" You crossed your arms over your chest and studied the three men.
"It's a hunt," Dean explained, "but you ain't going. Not this time."
At that, you grew annoyed. Sam probably picked up on your feelings, he always does, and attempted to explain everything is a softer manner.
"It'll only be for a day or two. Three days max. I promise." He offered a sympathetic smile knowing fully well how pissed you were starting to become. They were going on a hunt without you? Out of all the things they could pull this was the shittiest. Your arms were still crossed as you narrowed your eyes at the three men sitting in front you.
Unbelievable.
"This is unfair and you guys know it," you expressed, "I should be going on a hunt with you guys. Not stuck here in the damn bunker. If this is about Jack being alone-"
Castiel stood up to walk over to you, and placed a firm yet reassuring hand on your shoulder, "(Y/N), we are just simply unsure of what kind of creature we'd be hunting. All we want is for you and Jack to be out of harm's way." Dean stood up and took a spot next to Castiel, "and if that means leaving you both behind here in the bunker than that's what's going to happen." You gave them all pointed looks before sighing in defeat. There really was no use fighting them on this and you really needed another cup of coffee. "Well I still think this is a crappy idea," you huffed, "who's going to save your asses this time around?"
With a chuckle, Dean pulled you into his side and planted a small kiss on top of your head. You were shocked by the sudden affection but wasn't complaining in the slightest. He smelled like gunpowder and the cheap, cologne smelling soap he always used. Your frown slowly disappeared as you looked up at him, "what was that for?"
Dean didn't directly answer you as he began walking out of the kitchen, "see you in a few days kiddo." Castiel offered a small, reassuring smile before following close behind the oldest Winchester.
Sam, with his bag full of food slung over his shoulder, walked over to you and embraced you in a big hug. This caused a laugh to bubble up from inside you as you were reminded yet again just how much he towered over you. His long arms wrapped around your small frame and hugged you tight. You returned the embrace with a quick squeeze around his middle before releasing him, "All three of you better come back alive and in one piece. If not, you better believe I'll bring you back and kick the crap out of all of you."
Sam laughed and gave you a small nod, "you got it." With that, he walked out of the kitchen and within a minute the sound of the bunker door closing echoed throughout the halls.
You stood there, the feeling of serenity lingering in the room. You had no doubts that whatever the boys were hunting would be a walk in the park for them, but there was always that small part of you that worried. There would always be that part of you that worried. Being a hunter wasn't a walk in the park and you were never guaranteed to see tomorrow. You shook your head, shaking off the feeling of uncertainty, and headed back to your room to get a few more hours of sleep.
It was now 5pm, and you sat at a table with another cup of coffee in one hand and a book in the other. Jack had finally made an appearance from his room and sat across from you, looking bored out of his mind. "So, what should we do while Castiel, Sam, and Dean are away?"
You glanced up from your book, it was on zombies and it wasn't holding your interest in the slightest, and sighed softly, "I'm not sure. We really shouldn't travel anywhere and Dean only left $300 in case of an emergency."
Jack sat up in his chair, "What exactly would be considered an emergency?"
"Well," you closed the book and pushed it to the side, "Food. In case we get attacked, have to go on the run, and change our identities. Now there's a pricey experience." You chuckled to yourself, glancing down at your book, but noticed the thick beat of silence before he spoke up.
"Who would attack us though?" Jack's words were laced with worry.
You slowly looked up with a confused yet apologetic expression, "It was just a joke, Jack."
"Oh."
You noticed he suddenly took on a serious demeanor and you turned in your seat to fully face the young Nephilim. "Listen, Jack, I'm sure everything is perfectly fine. I was just being an idiot. It's only a few days. Besides, you have me. Not to toot my own horn, but I can be a hell of lot more fun than Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3." You watch Jack's lip twitch with a small smile. You smiled yourself, think back to when you introduced The Cat in the Hat to Jack.
That was a very interesting day, to say the least.
You stood up, stretched your arms, and groaned lazily. "I don't know about you, but I think I'm going to jump in the shower. How about we watch a movie when I'm done. You can pick it out if you want."
You've never seen Jack smile so wide before, which only caused you to laugh. He pondered over something for a minute which caused you to study him in amusement. He finally stood up as if the chair he was sitting in was on fire.
"I think I know the perfect movie that we can watch."
You didn't even get the chance to ask him what he had in mind before he took off down the hall. You heard his sneakers squeak with every step. Standing there in mild shock, you simply smiled in content and made your way to your room.
Before you knew it you were showered and made your way to Jack's room. The sound of your bare feet against the wooden floor barely made a sound as you approached his room, his door ajar.
You pushed the door open without bothering to knock, "Hey Jack, let's get this show on the-"
The scene that you were met with was one you didn't think you'd ever see in your lifetime. "Holy crap," you muttered to yourself.
Jack was spinning in the middle of the room, his arms outstretched with a glass bottle in his right hand. The contents of the bottle swished around as he continued to spin around. You were completely frozen in your spot as you took in the scene in front of you. Empty bottles of alcohol, what kind you weren't sure, were lined up neatly on the floor near Jack. There were at least 10 bottles in that neat cluster. The one in Jack's hand looked half empty. There was a movie playing on his television. It looked like one of Dean's old western movies. Clint Eastwood? Who knows.
Oh no.
Dean.
Alcohol.
"Jack," you pleaded, taking small steps towards him, "please don't tell me you took these bottles from Dean's room."
Dean had a secret stash of his favorite whiskey in his room and not one soul was allowed to touch it.
He stopped spinning at the sound of your voice, barely being able to stop himself in a calm manner. The alcohol in his hand sloshed around, more of it spilling from the bottle. His eyes widened from excitement as he ran towards you and tackled you in a hug. You winced as the hug grew tighter and tighter, Jack forgetting his strength. He smelled of whiskey. Yep, definitely whiskey.
You didn't even realize Jack could get drunk.
"Jack," you wheezed, "dude you're crushing me." You tried to wiggle out of his embrace, hoping he'd get the message. Usually, you didn't mind the smell of whiskey, considering that's the third choice of beverage in the bunker behind coffee and beer, but the smell was giving you a small headache. Jack finally let go and pushed the bottle in his hand towards you. Glancing down at the bottle, you gingerly took it from him and held it to your chest.
"Um Jack, buddy, what the hell is going on?"
"I went looking for, uh, some, uh, movies! Yeah, movies. I found some in Dean's room. He has so many movies in his room, did you know that? He also has a hidden picture of him, you, Sam, Cas, and me in his drawer but doesn't tell him I told you that. I know secrets are really bad, but I don't want him to get mad at me."
Jack stared down at you and pointed to the bottle, "I also found something much better than a movie. I read somewhere that alcohol consumption is considered fun."
"What?!" Despite your panicked expression, Jack seemed to have no care in the world.
They were going to kill you. Big time.
part 2
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Hello doctorwhohiddles, this is Mom Anon. I’ve decided to cut out the middle man like you suggested. I trust you won’t doxx me, I’ve seen you protesting against it. I’ll answer your questions. I’ll repeat them in bold, so you know which one I’m talking about. It will be a long submission but you have a lot of questions and I have long answers. My answers are in bold.
I will start this letter with one of my favorite quote from Ben. “There are people who believe that my wife is a P.R. stunt and my child is a P.R. stunt,” he says, unsure if he should even be bringing this up—he knows that there’s no arguing with conspiracy theorists. “I think really it’s to do with the idea that the ‘Internet’s boyfriend’ can’t actually belong to anyone else but the Internet. It’s impossible he belongs to anyone but me. And that’s what stalking is. That’s what obsessive, deluded, really scary behavior is.”
Yes I know this quote. I’ve always thought (and said) that I think Ben thinks that the most ardent fans, that showed up everywhere, sent gifts and stalk his neighbourhood, are now the skeptics. But even then, what else Could he say? No one (not even skeptics) could expect him to say “yeah it is all a PR-stunt but hey, whatever keeps your name in the papers!” He was going to be asked about it sooner or later and this is the answer I would expect him to give.
For someone who says she reads a lot, your reading comprehension seems lacking. From my perspective (and that of 99.9% of the fandom), he was denouncing the so called “skeptics”. He wasn’t ask directly if his family was a PR stunt, he was discussing toxic fans. And you guys definitely are.
Because a normal person knows that faking 3 kids in this day and age is impossible. Specially if you’re in the public eye.
I think that especially in this day and age it is possibke to fake a pregnancy with the modern prosthetics and make up techniques.
Yeah, but what about after? You can’t fake kids for this long without anyone getting suspicious. So far, the only people who are is a small bunch of bitter women on Tumblr. You know the signer Adele? She forgot to register the birth of her son and it made the news. There is no way Ben could get away with faking kids.
Now think about it for a second, how could someone wear a fake baby bump to numerous public events with a ton of journalists attending and no one notices? How is that even possible? You have kids, you know very well that pregnancies vary from woman to woman. And yet here you are, denying that Sophie was ever pregnant. Why? Honestly, I really want to know. What could possibly drive an adult woman, a mother of three at that, to start denying reality that bad? Is it because you can’t accept that Ben doesn’t belong to you? Is it because you need to pass your unhappiness unto him? I really would like an answer. And no, your skeptical archives don’t count. In fact all they do is prove my point.
I doubt our archive proves your point however, I’ll keep it to pics etc that the nonskeptics have also seen and posted. There is a pic of the second pregnancy where you can actually see the straps of the prosthetic. Then: journalists only see them for like two minutes and then they walk on. The journo’s are snapping away hoping for a good picture so they probably don’t even look closely at them. As for pregnancies: yes they differ per woman and even per pregnancy but it is just not possible for a woman to get on a plan looking seven months pregnant and get off the plane looking two months pregnant. It has been put down to dehydration but that is nonsense, the baby would have died if that had happened in such an amount. She has a low belly on her honeymoon and two months later it is really high? Not possible. The moving and even doubling belly button in the Oscar pics? Not possible. And there are many more examples that have convinced me she was never pregnant. I know you look upon it differently but that is how I feel. As for Ben, I never felt he belonged to me and I am perfectly happy thank you so if I could transfer that to him, he wouldn’t have looked so miserable in so many pictures. But that is another discussion altogether.
It seems we’re going to have to explain the concept of perspective to you guys again. The pap picture of Sophie in a bikini was taken with a telescopic lens and from profile. The one in at the airport are taken from up close, from the front, with Sophie wearing a loose skirt. That’s why her bump looks smaller. Again, the tabloids would have picked up on it if there was something wrong. Also, there are numerous pictures of the both of them looking happy and in love. You just chose to ignore those pictures and concentrate only on the ones you think fits your narrative. As for the belly button, it changes with the bump and the baby’s position. My cousin’s belly button went all over the place during her pregnancy.
Now, why I am spending time reading haters blog, there’s three reasons. The first one is that your lack of logic and butthurt makes me laugh. Lord knows people need to laugh now days. The second of all is fascination. You see, I can’t for the life of me understand why grown women act the way you do. I really can’t. As for the third reason, it’s because I was raised to denounce bullies, not be one. I sincerely hope you are raising your kids to do the same. But judging by your behavior, I can see it’s probably not the case. If anyone were making fun of your children the way you make fun of Ben’s, you’d rip their throats off, with good reason. And yet, you act like a bully towards three young children simply because you’re mad their dad got married without asking you first.
Your first reason is also why I read your blogs: trying to find out what you see that I obviously don’t and for a laugh: you are as good at predicting what we are going to say as we know what you are going to say and I don’t mind a laugh at my own expense. Happy to make you laugh. The fact that we can predict exactly what you’re going to say isn’t looking good for you. After 4 years, you guys could at least make the effort to come up with something remotely credible. That also covers the second reason. As for your third reason: I raise my kids not to be bullies but to use their own minds and have their own opinions. And allow others the same without getting mad or insulting about it. What you guys are doing is not having an opinion. Calling someone a whore, a criminal and a fraud is bullying. So is referring to young children as “pillows”. Saying you don’t like what Sophie is wearing is an opinion. Refusing to even call her by her name is also bullying. You’re an adult, how can you not see the difference? And if someone thinks my kids are not real and refers to them as pillows, that is their business, I would shrug my shoulders. Really? I find this hard to believe. And if it makes anyone happy: the kids I have seen with Ben have always been cuties and looked sweet. I’ve always said so. That doesn’t change the fact that I don’t think they are his. Have you seen the same pictures as me? Because they both look exactly like him. But then again, I don’t wear hate goggles. As soon as anything happens that convinced me that the kids are real, I’ll start calling them by their names. At this point, I’m fairly certain you’ll never admit you were wrong. Ben could come to your house with family in tow, and you’d still deny they’re real. As for Ben getting married without my permission, no one needs my permission to get married so there is no need to ask. Feel free to do so but there is no need. And yet somehow, you fell the need to deny the existence of the family he wanted for so long. If you decided that something was wrong because of red lines painted on pictures, then you’re either incredibly gullible or jealous.
I know you’re going to say it doesn’t count because there is no children, but answer me this: why do fake children have birth certificates? Because faking them is damn near impossible.
Some say there are certificates, some say there aren’t. I haven’t checked myself. I don’t know how hard it is to report a birth when there hasn’t been one or if that even happened. I’ll leave that to the wilder theorists out there.
There are people who live in England who describe what it takes to register the birth of your child. People, who unlike Gator and Anna, knows what they’re talking about. Apparently, you’d need to bribe at least 70 persons to fake a birth certificate. Imagine doing this 3 times over. Gator has seen the certificate for Kit. Of course, she declared it fake and made up sources to confirm her lies.
So to resume this letter, if you want me to stop calling out your shitty behavior, then stop acting like a bitch towards complete strangers who have never done anything to you. It will also have the added bonus of making your life better.
Thanks for the advice. But then, why are you so fanatical about strangers you have never met? Not to mention the things you call the skeptics whom you have also never met and who discuss people you have never met. The difference is that I call out people based of actual evidence, not based on jealousy or entitlement. As I said, bullies need to be called out, and you are one.
I’ll relay your message to Anna. I hope I have answered all your questions. I think we have to agree to disagree.
I think it’s very clear that you’ve chosen to keep denying the facts. Honestly, have you ever wondered how a story like the one you’ve made up could be kept out of the news? One the septics sent their “evidence” to the National Enquirer and was turned down. Given how many people you’d have to involve in a conspiracy like this, it’s impossible no one would have talked by now. Your narrative has plot holes the size of a dinosaur, but somehow, you seem to ignore them completely.
Sincerely,
Mom Anon
Thank you for answering me and not be mean or insulting. I wish I could say that all of your fellow haters were the same. I hope that one day you’ll come to your senses.
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11 Questions
tagged by @bride-of-hobo (thanks for that!) and then @jandjsalmon too (I feel special today)
First set of questions, from @bride-of-hobo:
1. What are the core four’s college majors? Minors?
Betty- Media studies major with a psychology minor
Veronica- Marketing major with a women’s studies minor
Archie- Kinesiology major with a music minor
Jughead- Criminal justice major with a nonfiction writing minor
2. Betty heads the Prom planning committee, because of course she does. And Toni joins, because she needs an extracurricular for her college applications. Three weeks later, they’re the only two people to sign up. So they have to choose the theme together. What do they go with?
Betty has put a lot of time and energy into two themes: Great Gatsby or Some Enchanted Evening, both painstakingly curated on Pinterest. Toni hates both of them. After nearly coming to blows, they narrow the inspiration down to Broadway musicals and begrudgingly compromise on Music of the Night, with a masquerade theme. The entire senior class hates it and they are ROASTED on social media. Kevin shows up dressed as the Phantom of the Opera on Prom night and is disappointed when only three people get the reference.
3. Veronica makes a Spotify playlist for Archie on their six month anniversary. What three songs are must-haves for her?
Side to Side by Ariana Grande and Archiekins KNOWS WHY
My Heart will Go On by Celine Dion because Archie has watched her favorite movie with her three times because he’s complete boyfriend goals
Love So Soft by Kelly Clarkson because it is sweet and sexy, just like they are together
4. Which character were you drawn to first when you watched your first episode of Riverdale? And why?
Veronica, because I was intrigued by her mysterious arrival in town.
5. Name two platonic pairings - friendships, frenemies, enemies, characters who’ve never interacted but you want to see how they’d play off each other - that you think deserve more screen time.
I’d love to see Jughead and Kevin interact more, since they are both so close to Betty. I’d also like to see more Reggie and Cheryl interaction.
6. If it wasn’t spoiled for you before you watched Riverdale, who did you suspect killed Jason Blossom?
I honestly thought Cheryl snapped and killed her brother because he was ditching her for Polly. Nope, no twincest.
7. What is Jughead Jones’ senior yearbook quote?
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.- William S. Burroughs
8. Betty has something inscribed in Jughead’s wedding band before he slides it on his finger on their big day. What does it say?
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE
9. If you could pick any song for the Pussycats to cover, what would it be?
“Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
10. Seriously, Archie has to choose between music and football. What’s it gonna be?
Football, because his music SUCKS.
11. The ultimate question: Did Betty and Jughead make it to the bedroom? Or was their first time on the couch? (And if it was… did they turn off the TV?)
They made it to the bedroom, because they needed to grab a condom.
Second set of questions, from @jandjsalmon
1. What is the one book Jughead always carries with him in his messenger bag?
Roget’s Thesaurus
2. If you were singing karaoke with the cast of Riverdale, which song would it be and who would you sing your duet with?
I would sing All Star by Smash Mouth with Lili Reinhart, for sure. I know she knows all the words, Shrek fangirl that she is.
3. What is your favorite article of clothing?
Black corduroy pants. I have six pairs of the same exact pants, because I just don’t care.
4. Where did you go on your best first date?
The diner in my hometown. My husband proposed there, in the same booth, a year later.
5. What is your favorite quote?
To thine own self be true. You can’t go wrong with Shakespeare.
6. Best Advice you ever got??
When someone shows you who they are, believe it the first time.
7. Where will Betty and Juggie go on their honeymoon?
Veronica’s gift to the newlyweds is an all expenses paid trip to a couples resort in Cancun. Jughead hates it.
8. Bughead just had their first child, what do imagine they name it?
After debating Dashiell, Chandler and Capote, they name their son Jack.
9. Top 5 favorite songs?
Currently according to my iTunes:
Adele- Rolling in the Deep
Gotye- Somebody that I Used to Know
Fitz and the Tantrums- HandClap
fun- We Are Young
Dean Lewis- Waves
10. Fuck, marry, kill: Archie, Reggie, or Moose?
Jandy, you fiend. Dude, FUCK. Um, man. Fuck Archie. Marry Reggie. Kill Moose. I feel like I need a shower.
11. 3 of your favorite writers on Tumblr?
There are SO many awesome writer people on Tumblr! It’s amazing here. But three that I’m going to love on today are @raptorlily (it’s her birthday!) and @bughead-fic-request (because I’m in a LTR with The Stacks) and @mistressofmalplaquet because she just updated Shirley Temple and I am SUPER STOKED.
My 11 questions for you...
1. What were the senior superlatives for the Riverdale parents?
2. Which one of these Riverdale kids is going to graduate, leave town and never come back? Who’s going to never leave town at all?
3. The core four hit a bar for Jughead’s twenty-first birthday. What’s the drink order?
4. What’s the most memorable meal you’ve ever had?
5. Cheryl hosts another round of Secrets and Sins. What dirt gets brought up this time around?
6. Pearl necklace, jeweled collar, spider brooch, or Pussycat ears?
7. Name your all time favorite Riverdale fanfic and tell me why you love it.
8. Riverdale summer jobs. Who is doing what to earn a little cash?
9. You have to spend five hundred bucks on indulgent luxuries within twenty-four hours. How do you blow your cash?
10. Archie has to give the toast at Betty and Jughead’s wedding. What does he talk about?
11. So what IS the history between Alice and FP anyway?
Tagging @amab1060 @killmongerforever @springroove @n0pleasestayhere @quiet-superstitions-in-my-head @jugandbettsdetectiveagency @tory-b @jinglejanglejones and anyone else so inclined!
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Happy Birthday Castiel! My Homage to Castiel -- Within Temptation Style!
So this weekend I was cleaning my apartment and I happened to have my Within Temptation playlist on Spotify playing. Within Temptation is basically my favorite band of all time. I know some of you might not know that about me as lately I’ve been on this Asia Pop kick. But for real, Within Temptation is absolutely wonderful, I’ve been listening to them since I was 18 and I highly recommend them if you’re into Evanescence or similar bands along that line. Although, personal opinion here, to me Within Temptation is in league completely of their own. I hate comparing them to Evanescence but for the purposes of this post, it’ll do in a pinch to quickly describe what kind of style this band is. “
But anyway, I was cleaning my bathroom whilst listening to my Within Temptation playlist and their song, Angels, comes on and as I’m listening, I’m realizing that this song is just screaming, “CAS!!!” This song is describin my wonderful, selfless angel and I was so here for it. And then I got to thinking, you know, it’s not just this particular song that is a huge homage to Cas, no, practically the entire Silent Force album is paying homage to Cas. Now obiviously, I in no way am saying that the author intent behind this album was to create an album specifically for Cas. After all, this album was dropped way back in 2004, well before Cas’s time, I doubt Eric Kripke had even come up with the idea of Cas yet when this album came out. But it does have a lot of themes in it that I feel kind of parallel well with Cas’s story. And I just felt like it would be cool to go through this soundtrack and use it as a way to pay homage to our wonderful, dorky, fierce angel.
So welcome to the Silent Force tour of Castiel! And doesn’t the beautiful Sharon Den Adel give some serious Castiel vibes? So here we go.
First track is technically the intro track, a lot of metal bands do this but I don’t really have anything to say on this particular track in regards to Cas. It’s a brief musical intro to give you an overall feeling of the album.
Track 1: See Who I am
And wow, this is a really nice song to use to kind of introduce Cas’s entrance to the story. Someone who’s coming into the world as someone who wants to save it and in the process is learning more about himself but is also trying to get his comrades to understand him as well, to see him as who he really is. It’s no secret that when Cas first comes into the story, Sam and Dean aren’t particularly receptive to him once they see more of his somewhat cold-hearted approaches to getting missions done. But along the way he learns about himself and sees himself as who he really is and slowly throughout the season Sam and Dean begin to see who he really is. They’re “breaking through the surface, freeing their minds, to see who Cas is.”
Track 2: Jillian (I’d Give My Heart)
Now this song has a lot of connotations to Cas. Particularly the things he feels guilty about Basically, the chorus of this song is, “I’d give my heart, give my soul, I’d turn it back, its my fault. Your destiny is forlorn, have to live ‘til it’s undone”. So obviously, we can take from this in regards to his guilt towards the angels. In his attempts to save them, he only makes things worse for them but he still keeps pushing on, still continues living to give them the lives he wants for them.
Track 3 : Stand My Ground
This song, in a nutshell is learning that by staying low -- following orders in Cas’s case -- isn’t going to save the world. You have to take action, you have to fight, you have to Stand Your Ground, if you don’t make it, someone else will but at least you lived your life doing something. Following orders, being docile, is a safe thing to do but sometimes you have to break out of that to save what matters to you. And I feel like this is something that Cas grapples with a lot. As I mentioned before, a lot of time when he tries to do things meant to help, it sometimes comes out wrong and ends up hurting others more. And then Cas will fall into this deep depression about it but he eventually will crawl back out and realize that bad shit happened but you have to keep going because if you don’t at least try to do something, then nothing will happen.
Track 4: Pale
Now I’ve always loved this song in particular because the intro gives me heavy Lord of the Rings-Shire music vibes, but that’s neither here nor there. In relation to Cas, this song parallels well with Cas’s struggles during his time in the Empty. As he fights with his own depression about to consume him, does he need to go back to the world or should he just stay here and ultimately he fights against his depression realizing that there are people out there who love him and still do need him and he’s going to fight for them “they’re the reason he needs to stay”. “Have to try to break free from these thoughts in my mind, use the time that I have, I can’t say goodbye, have to make it right” again, there’s that guilt “have to fight, cause I know in the end it’s worthwhile, that the pain that I feel slowly fades away, it will be alright”. Basically his time in the Empty filled him with this deep resolve that no matter what, he has to see this through to the end.
Track 5: Forsaken
This is a very bleak song but it probably best conincides with their fight against Chuck. God himself has forsaken them, the fight maybe fruitless but they’re still going to keep on going, keep on seeing it to the end.
Track 6: Angels
Ah, yes, we’re finally here. The song that started this all. As a reference, I would strongly recommend everyone watch the Within Temptation Angels music video as I feel like it gives a lot of symbolism that we can use to parallel to Cas’s story. Essentially, this song is about seeing someone as an “angel” believing this person is your savior and putting your faith and trust into that person only for you to be stabbed in the back by it. In the music video, its about Sharon being with this guy she really likes but ultimately finds out he’s a serial killer but her friends free her just before she’s about to be buried alive. I feel like this has a lot of parallels to Cas and his found family. Cas puts a great deal of trust into individuals he shouldn’t and his found family will always break through and get him to fight through it. There’s a moment in the music video where just as Sharon’s friends show up, Sharon opens her eyes (she had been chloroformed in the previous scene) and you see divine retribution in her eyes. And she gets up and joins the fight. Much in the same way I feel that Cas wakes up and realizes these individuals were not worthy of his faith or trust. He brings his own divine retribution and they ride off into the sunset looking for a different way to save the world. Now, an interesting thing that the music video does is at the end of the video, Sharon rides on the back of one of her friends’ motorcycles, she doesn’t have her own motorcycle. Similarly in the context with Cas in that he typically sits in the backseat of the impala. He’s not really in the driver’s seat of his destiny so to speak. He’s still trying to find his way.
Track 7: Memories
This is a simple one. Reminiscing on previous memories, I like to think it’s Cas’s previous memories with his angel friends that have passed on. Even though they’re gone, those memories are still strong within him and it keeps them alive in his heart.
Track 8: Aquarius
This song might have some negative connotations as it relates to Cas’s relationship with the Winchesters. This song is basically about an individual being so enthralled by someone but everyone else is warning this person that you need to stay away or that person won’t let you go. And I like to think this is how the angels were kind of reacting to Cas become more personally linked to the Winchesters even before he betrayed the angels. The angels were watching as Cas was kind of forsaking the mission to be with these people he’d become so enthralled with and I’m sure many of them were worried that Cas was losing himself through his time spent with the Winchesters.
Track 9: It’s the Fear
This song is about giving in to fear, losing who you are and being unable to carry on. And this definitely falls into Cas’s previous depression angles where he’s failed so much and there definitely is a fear that he may continue to fail in the future and that can sometimes freeze him in place, unable to move forward. But breaking through this fear of failure is what’s really important so Cas can save the ones important to him.
Track 10: Somehwere
I firmly believe this song is hardcore about Cas bringing the angels back, restoring them to what they once were. And he won’t give up no longer how it takes to give them a piece of the life he now has.
Track 11: A Dangerous Mind
I’m pretty sure this song is a continuation to Aquarius. Essentially, we have Cas realizing there’s co-dependency issues going on with his relationships with the Winchesters (and I’m just going to put it our there, his co-dependency issues with Dean in particular). And in a sense, this song is about him realizing the flaws within these individuals now and wondering if he still has a place with them.
Track 12: The Swan Song
What a coincidence right? We’ve seen this title before haven’t we? This is a nice song to really end the Empty arc on where Cas is asking himself if it’s only a dream that he has that the Winchesters actually still have a use for him? Do they need him or does he just selfishly want to go back? And when he returns will his desire to be useful be what he needs or is being selfish what he needs to truly live? Which will he choose? Well, I suppose we’ll have to wait for the finale on that.
And that’s all I have for you all. This was pretty fun!
And Happy Birthday Cas! As the finale edges closer to us, I truly hope for a happy ending for you! The fandom is always fighting about if your happiness is contingent on being with Dean, being with Sam, being with Meg, saving the angels, whatever, you name it, the fandom has probably argued about it at one time or another. Me personally, I only hope that you find happiness that doesn’t rely so much on being useful, I just want you to be you and its okay if being selfish is what allows you to continue to be you. So Happy Birthday Cas!
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This is an effort to spread the word about all fan fiction writers in our little fandom. If you would like to be featured or nominate a writer, please contact me. Please reblog this post if you can and check out some of @findingbetty work!
1. First things first, if someone wanted to read your stories where can they find them.
Find findingbetty on AO3.
2. Tell us a little about yourself.
My name is Annabel and I'm in the twenties club. I hail from the far reaches of New Zealand, a place every bit as green and beautiful they tell you. I’m technically a lawyer, though recently I retired at the ripe old age of 24 and ran away to Australia. Beyond examining the intricacies of my existential crisis, I’m a competitive rower. I also really like bagels.
3. What do you never leave home without?
I suppose my phone...depressing though that is. I wish I could at least say, like, my keys - if only to imply I can live a fulfilling life without my phone - but I locked myself out of my apartment twice last week. So that would be a lie.
4. Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Extra early bird. The kind that loves to hate getting up at 6am every morning to do a 20km training row before second breakfast.
5. If you could live in any fictional world which one would you choose and why?
I’m still waiting for my letter. I remain convinced my Owl just got a little lost on the way to New Zealand. There’s still time, though.
6. Who is the most famous person you’ve ever met.
Lorde. In the supermarket, back when she was still New Zealand’s best kept secret.
7. What are some of your favorite movies/TV?
I will never get tired of watching Friends. It’s the ultimate comfort for me. I also have a high level of appreciation for Girls, and I do like some Parks and Rec.
I really like the familiarity and continuity of watching a series. As such, I don’t watch very many movies, but some favourites include Mistress America and Silver Linings Playbook.
I just like things that feel real.
8. What are some of your favorite bands/musicians?
Haim ❤️ Fleetwood Mac and John Mayer. Drake! I also like Kodaline, particularly their album In a Perfect World. I went to see Adele in March. It was the very last night of her tour and it rained torrentially. I was probably the least dry I have ever been in my entire life, but setting fire to the rain in a downpour was a glorious thing.
9. Favorite Books?
From a place of nostalgia, Harry Potter. Such a quintessential part of my childhood. Beyond that, I try to read quite broadly. I have one particular favourite that isn’t really representative of my preferred genre, but caters well to my particularly dry sense of humour - How to Be Good, by Nick Hornby.
10. Favorite Food?
Pancakes.
11. Biggest pet peeve?
When people walk extra slowly and take up the entire footpath and won’t let me pass.
12. What did you want to be when you were little? What do you want to be now?
As a child, I apparently professed wanting to be a writer. I used to think that was because some well-meaning adult told me that was what I wanted and I just believed them. But of late, I’ve wondered if perhaps I did actually dream that up myself.
I have since learned an affinity for writing can easily translate to a career in law, be that accidental or intentional. What is less easy is working out a more enjoyable alternative - I’m conscious running away to Australia is not a long term solution.
13. What are your biggest fears? Do you have any strange fears?
Failure. Regression toward the mean. Refreshing websites everyday for the rest of my life! Talking on the phone. All of these are the kind of inconvenient fears that will infiltrate and taint every aspect of your life if you let them.
More tangibly speaking, e a r t h q u a k e s. I feel like, statistically speaking, one is not likely to experience more than one major seismic event in a lifetime, but that doesn’t make going back to what’s left of my hometown any easier.
14. When you are on your deathbed what would be the one thing you’d regret not doing?
Anything I avoided out of fear of failure. See, it’s a vicious cycle!
For anyone else suffering this particular plight, I recommend reading/viewing The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by JK Rowling.
Okay… lets talk about your writing!
15. Which is your favorite of the fics you've written for the Bughead fandom?
I’ve only written one story thus far, and it’s called Something to Tell You.
16. Which was the hardest to write, in terms of plot?
Well I have nothing to compare it to, but did struggle with writing Something to Tell You. Looking back, I kind of attribute that to the lack of plot. I wanted the characters to undergo reasonable change, but not in an especially dramatic way, and I didn't want it to be overshadowed by their circumstances. It was a hard balance to find.
I received mixed feedback about this particular aspect of the story. Many people liked the simplicity, but equally there were those that thought I rambled on for 20 chapters and that “nothing happened”. I appreciate there is no such thing as universal popularity, and having overcome the struggle of actually writing it I am now content with how everything unfolded.
17. How do you come up with the ideas for you fic(s)? Do you people watch? Listen to music? Get inspired by TV/movies?
Something to Tell You was founded heavily in experiences I had living with a group of friends who were every bit as quirky and interesting as the characters I tried to portray. I suppose I tend to write about what I know. I’ve largely made peace with that, but do worry it is fairly limiting and a somewhat insular approach.
18. Idea that you always wanted to write but could never make work?
Anything from Something to Tell You Jughead’s point of view. The entire story revolves around Betty not really knowing quite what to make of him, and his character is a construct of that to the extent that I just cannot find his voice.
19. Least favorite plot point/chapter/moment you’ve written?
Clunky chapters. There were a few of them, but I’m not going to go back and look for them because it’s bad for my #complexes.
20. Favorite plot point/chapter/moment you’ve written?
The Flowers and The Cheesecakes, and that’s largely because it was fun for me to write. It was also based on true events, memories of which evoke the best kind of nostalgia.
21.Favorite character to write?
Betty Cooper. It’s not too much of a stretch for me to see the world through her eyes.
22. Favorite line or lines of dialogue that you've written?
“He trades in intellect and wit.”
23. Best comment/review you’ve ever received?
When I started writing, it never really occurred to me that people would a) read it, b) like it or c) tell me so. Honestly, all your kind words make my heart sing. I've never been able to bring myself to actually read Something to Tell You in full, but I do go back and read your comments!
Those who reached out via private message to tell me how much Betty’s struggles meant to them were really special. I never expected that kind of a response, and was somewhat overwhelmed by it.
More specifically, I still remember and refer back to a comment by the lovely @village-skeptic, who I remain convinced understands my characters far better than I do. Below is an extract -
“Your version of this character is so multi-layered and distinctive, and yet it makes me think - this is what "I'm weird; I'm a weirdo" looks like without canon-Jughead's precise complications of self-loathing, trauma, deprivation, and precarity (or maybe with other off-setting factors?). It's just being quirky af, but also forthrightly kind, confident, ambitious, perceptive, and also part of a community.”
Sometimes I wish @village-skeptic was my high school English teacher.
24. How do you handle bad reviews or comments?
By refusing to ‘reblog Bughead’ and rearranging all of Veronica’s furniture.
25. If you could change anything in any of your stories, what would it be?
I try not to think this way, again because #complexes… but the first chapter of Something to Tell You. The one where nothing of substance really happened, because I truly didn’t think anyone was going to read it. Thanks to everyone who set aside that very obvious flaw and persisted.
26. What is your favorite story you’ve ever written? Any fandom?
I’m going to be optimistic and say I hope it will be something I write in the future. My magnum opus, or something.
27. What are you reading right now? Both fan fiction and general fiction?
I’m heavily invested in Vespertine by @yavannies, it’s absolutely wonderful. Please go and read it and leave a comment - I’m a big believer in always thanking the author for their efforts.
Out in the real world, How to Be Both by Ali Smith is sitting on my bedside table.
28. Do you have any advice for writers that want to get into this fandom but might be scared?
What is is that you're scared of?
I don't at all mean that to be dismissive - quite the contrary. I entertained a lifelong fear of writing before sitting down to write Something to Tell You. I was scared of expectations and judgement (be them real or imagined, my own or those of others).
I am still scared of both of these things, but I have also discovered that anonymity is wonderfully liberating. It allows you to write whatever you want, whenever you want. The more you do it, the easier it gets. And as long as you write for yourself, you can’t really go wrong.
Also, believe me when I say that people are wonderfully nice around here.
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What Am I Reading & Should You Try It?
Over the past year, I’ve become something of a light novel addict. #BlameBtT. Inspired by what Frank has written about light novels, I thought it might be worthwhile to survey the light novel series I’m reading. With a couple exceptions, these are overall impressions of each series, not reviews of individual volumes. Since I can never pick a favorite, instead of doing a top ten list, I have graded the titles in rough groups based on how highly I view them. Hopefully you’ll find some possibilities for your future reading. Also, feel free to compare my views to Frank’s top 10 for some interesting similarities and differences!
S-Rank
I consider the following series the best of the best, the ones I can recommend with no qualifications:
My first light novel series ever was Infinite Dendrogram, and it remains one of my favorites. It’s kind of isekai-ish, insofar as most of the story takes place in a virtual world, but the protagonist still very much lives in our world. The characters are likeable and interesting, the world-building is rich, and the battles are the best of any light novel I’ve read. The story follows protagonist Ray as he begins playing an oddly named VRMMO (seriously, Dendrogram? Tree-writing?!). The narrative is enriched by a lively collection of supporting cast members and some intriguing world-building. For a story nominally taking place within a game, Dendro does an impressive job of making me feel like there are high stakes for the conflicts that occur. Almost from the outset, Dendro starts hinting at mysteries and plot twists, and keeps gradually introducing deeper questions to its narrative. I’ve devoured all nine volumes that are available and can’t wait for the next one.
Invaders of the Rokujouma!? is easily the longest series I’ve read, and probably has the most well-developed characters. A high school boy living on his own has his apartment invaded by a ghost, a magical girl, a space alien princess, and a mole person. The landlady forces them to handle the conflict in a non-destructive manner, and the story just gets more awesome and hilarious from there. Thanks to the extended length of the series, every character in the huge cast gets opportunities to shine; likewise, relationships between the characters grow in a really satisfying way. The story has some great foreshadowing, and has done a surprisingly fine job weaving together many initially separate plot threads in a logical way. Amazingly, all twenty-one translated volumes are available for free, so please do yourself a favor and check it out.
Probably the funniest series I’ve read so far is Didn’t I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?!, a reincarnation isekai story with the gimmick that protagonist Adele is ridiculously OP and DIDN’T WANT TO BE. She begins the story by heroically giving her life to save a child, making her immediately sympathetic. Because of how stressful and isolating her life was as a perfect student in Japan, she asks the godlike being who reincarnates her to make her totally “average.” However, you probably remember that in math, “average,” can mean several different things. Well, the god creatively misinterprets her request in ways that technically qualify as “average” yet totally miss the spirit of the request. Adele’s magic power, for example, is the average between a human and the strongest living creatures in the world, an elder dragon; thus, while technically “average” from a certain point of view, her magic is thousands of times stronger than any human’s. The story chronicles Adele’s efforts to make friends, while struggling valiantly to convince anyone she’s just a normal girl. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all six volumes that have come out so far. Also, volume one of this series is the reading for this month’s edition of the Light Novel Club and we all enjoyed it.
A-Rank
These are LNs I fully recommend—they just don’t quite attain to the greatness of the previous section:
Probably the darkest series I follow is Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles. That’s not to say it’s a brutal grimdark horrorfest or anything, but the setting definitely showcases more evil and suffering than is typical of the light novels I’ve read. This is another reincarnated-into-a-fantasy-world isekai story, with a plot exciting enough to keep me coming back for all five volumes available in English. The protagonist dies in our world and reawakens as a traumatized orphan. He gets a new lease of life when he’s plucked out of the slums and sent to the royal academy, but his troubles persist and transcontinental adventure follows. Rio eventually becomes pretty OP, but it takes a couple volumes for him to get there. In other series, the OP protagonist would kill any sense of danger in the story, but because the world is so fraught with real wickedness, the sympathetic characters feel more imperiled than is usual for a light novel. Similarly, the good people in the story shine all the more brightly for being in a setting dominated by the proud and cruel.
Like Abilities Average, I Shall Survive Using Potions! is also written by FUNA, is also hilarious, and also stars a comically OP female protagonist reincarnated in a fantasy world. In contrast to Adele and her desire to be normal, Potions‘ protagonist, Kaoru, takes the opposite approach. She ASKS to be given OP cheat powers and has few qualms with letting others find out about them. Unlike Adele’s dogged striving to avoid attention, Kaoru quickly lets herself becomes an international sensation. There’s a lot of fun in watching her revel in over-the-top power and alter the course of world history with her knowledge and abilities. Two volumes have been released, and they’re both delightful.
Reincarnated as a Sword is yet another reincarnation isekai story—with the entertaining twist the protagonist has become a sapient sword. As swords go, he’s quite OP, but he’s still a sword, which imposes serious limitations. Eventually he finds a wielder: Fran, an adorable beastgirl escaped slave. The parent-and-child-like interactions of the grown-up minded sword and his child wielder are cute and fun. The humor comes from more than just the two leads—for example, vol. 2 introduces a comical yet charming necromancer! There are also hints of a big-picture plot and mysteries that are slowly unfolding, but so far it’s been a pretty lighthearted adventure. I would note that the series makes heavy use of RPG-style, level-up mechanics, and while that didn’t detract from my enjoyment, I can see it getting annoying for some readers.
And now for something completely (?) different: Obsessions of an Otome Gamer. The two volumes that have been translated so far comprise yet another reincarnation isekai story… except that the isekai world is based on a fictional otome game and thus is almost exactly like the real world (aside from people having anime hair). However, as the story develops, circumstances turn out to be more complicated than the initial setup leads readers to believe. The mysteries of the plot are solid, but the real draw here is the warm relationships the protagonist has with her family — you’ll get warm fuzzy feelings, trust me. The other unusual feature of this series is its focus on classical music; the protagonist is a budding pianist, and the books are loaded with references to famous composers and pieces.
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf is isekai, but it turns the standard isekai formula around by having the protagonist accidentally transport an elf from her native fantasy world into our world. It turns out they can go back forth between worlds by falling asleep while touching—or by getting killed! The eponymous Ms. Elf first awakes in Japan when she and the protagonist (who thought he was just dreaming) get incinerated by a dragon. The story alternates between fantasy-adventure sections and medieval-elf-encounters-modern-Japan segments. This is a cute, fun, lighthearted romance story with some adventure elements mixed in. The second volume adds a dragon to the mix (who also ends up visiting Japan!).
Another fairly new series, Ascendance of a Bookworm is, once again, a reincarnation isekai story. The protagonist dies when an earthquake causes her book collection to crush her, and reawakens as a small, sickly child in a prosaic medieval world. It’s a laid back tale free of OP protagonist shenanigans. Instead, her struggles and misadventures are those of a feeble six-year-old trying to figure out how to craft a medium for writing, as well as use her modern knowledge to improve the quality of life for herself and those around her. What really made the book enjoyable for me was the heartwarming interactions between the protagonist and her loving family and friends. In an unusual twist for isekai tales, the first book is devoid of magic (aside from some odd, not-explicitly-magical flora and fauna that we hear about). However, vol. 1 wraps up with a hint that magical things may be happening in the future, and vol. 2 shares the protagonist’s shock at realizing she’s in a fantasy world.
Cooking with Wild Game is once again isekai. A few factors distinguish it from most entries in that genre, however. Aside from the unknown cause of protagonist Asuta getting isekai’d, there’s been no sign of supernatural forces. Asuta is a normal human being and is in no way OP. And the story so far has been every bit as low-stakes as one might expect for an ordinary protagonist — the fate of the world is not on the line. As a chef trainee, his only real skills are cooking related, so his biggest struggles have involved trying to produce a meal that would impress the local chieftain, and catering a wedding. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how interesting a story about frontier cooking could actually be. Asuta is a strong protagonist — a bit immature, but impressively conscientious (I’ve never seen an isekai protagonist thoughtfully worry over whether it was right to introduce Japanese ideas and practices to his new culture). One warning though: the second volume contains…well, it just barely stops short of becoming attempted rape (committed against Asuta!); it’s pretty intense and troubling, and doesn’t feel like it’s really been resolved yet.
B-Rank
I enjoy these series enough to keep reading, but not enough to recommend them unequivocally:
How A Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom is another isekai story. The protagonist is summoned to a fantasy world to be a hero, handed the throne, and proceeds to save the country by implementing economic reforms. The first volume was okay, but I found the protagonist an insufferable know-it-all who spent way too much time monologuing. Sorry, I don’t read light novels so I can be lectured. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! Because Frank has spoken so highly of the series, I decided to give it one more chance and tried the second volume. I’m glad I did, because I enjoyed it a lot more than the first. There were more interesting character interactions, a more exciting plot, the protagonist was more human and relatable, and there were noticeably fewer intellectual monologues. So, considered yourself warned that the first book might be a bit of a slog, but the series really does get better from there! The administrative and diplomatic focus continues throughout the series, and is pretty unique among light novels I’ve seen. There’s also some harem romance elements that are kind of a mixed bag; Souma eventually amasses five fiancees, and some of the relationships are cute while others leave me wondering why the author even bothered with them.
An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride is a fluffy fantasy romance full of quirky characters and comical developments. The central romantic relationship develops in a charmingly slow, awkward manner. Besides the leading the couple, the cast includes the couple’s adopted dragon-girl daughter, a knight templar turned butler, a clone of the elf girl, and more. Another supporting character is unusually crass as LN characters go, and it grates on me a bit. Along with that issue, the other factor knocking this down to B-ranking is that the quality of the writing is sometimes a little weak. Still, I’ve read all the volumes that have been released so far and plan to keep up with the series. Also, this one of the rare not-isekai series I’m reading, so if isekai is not your cup of tea, you may appreciate Archdemon’s Dilemma even more.
No Ranking
I picked up these series in the middle, trying to follow where their respective anime left off, so although I liked them, I don’t feel qualified to give an opinion on the LN series as a whole:
When I decided I wanted to try a physical light novel (rather than reading another ebook on my Kindle like I usually do), I settled on Sword Art Online Alicization. I started with volumes 15 and 16, which pick up right where the anime left off. The latter portion of the anime proved deeply thought-provoking, and these books are a satisfying continuation that explore some really profound issues while telling a fantasy-adventure story. A sociopathic IRL villain appears, while a major war breaks out in the Underworld, and Kirito is effectively missing in action. I look forward to the future of the anime, but I also plan to stick with the light novels (and may at some point even go back and read the earlier volumes). I understand SAO is somewhat polarizing, so whether you’d like these books probably depends on how you feel about the series more generally.
After greatly enjoying the anime, I decided to check out That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Like with SAO, I attempted to pick up where the anime left off. As best I can tell, the show adapted the first three books plus a section of the fourth, so I read vol. 4 and vol. 5. Rimuru and friends’ continued adventures are very much what you’d expect if you’ve seen the anime — fantasy-adventure with an insanely OP protagonist, loads and loads of characters, and abundant humor. Similar to SAO, it’s worth reading if you enjoyed the anime, but if you didn’t care for the show, the books aren’t likely to change your mind.
Failing Grades
That takes care of all the light novel series I’m currently following. I also figured I’d offer capsule reviews of some books I’ve tried and found wanting. Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement is an inferior version of of Survive Using Potions and Abilities Average, from the same author. The humor is still there, but the characters are flatter and there’s less of a plot; still, you may find it an amusing isekai tale. This time the protagonist’s quirk is the ability to easily teleport back and forth to our world, which she hopes to use to get rich. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! is another otome-game-world isekai saga, but the protagonist is painfully dense and the harem elements ridiculously forced. Volume 1 was mildly amusing, but not enough that I have any desire to continue. In Amagi Brilliant Park, a high school student gets roped into running a magical amusement park. I didn’t actually bother finishing the first novel—parts were hilarious, but there was also way too also too much crude humor for my tastes. I gave up on Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension in a similar way. The isekai protagonist is summoned to a fantasy world as a hero—and his special power is instant access to a fancy bath wherever he is, leaving him floundering to find creative applications for this “useless” power. The concept is interesting, but the implementation was way too fanservicey for me to enjoy. Perhaps I’m a prude, but I just couldn’t enjoy these two books. Lastly, there’s Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody. While the title is amazing, the womanizing isekai protagonist is not — I grew weary of his incessant comments about the attractiveness of every single female character he met. And overall I just found the book to be a boring slog that couldn’t hold my interest.
There you have it: my favorite light novels, and some I rejected. What about you, O reader mine? Have I piqued your interest regarding any of these? I certainly hope so. If you do try anything I recommended, be sure to report what you thought! And of course, this question can go the other way: are there any light novels you’d recommend to me? I’m sure there are tons of series out there that I haven’t even heard of, let alone read. Do you have any favorites to share?
#Light Novels#Infinite Dendrogram#Invaders of the Rokujouma!?#Didn’t I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?!#Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles#I Shall Survive Using Potions!#Reincarnated as a Sword#Obsessions of an Otome Gamer#Welcome to Japan Ms. Elf#Ascendance of a Bookworm#Cooking with Wild Game#How A Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom#An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride#Sword Art Online: Alicization#That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime#Saving 80000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement#My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!#Amagi Brilliant Park#Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension#Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody#Author: Jeskaiangel#Articles
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SAM SMITH - TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES
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But only middling at songs about goodbyes.
Scott Mildenhall: Ever since you've been leaving him, he's been wanting to cry, and much like with Julian Lennon that process seems to be an ongoing one. It raises philosophical questions. How long can a departure be dragged out for? And if someone is not leaving Sam Smith, does he make a sound? (That's unknowable -- when he goes home, he tends to close the door.) Admittedly it's very easy to make fun of Sam Smith, but that's not his only skill: he can also produce a serviceable ballad, and often the same one multiple times. And maybe he's learned. Maybe the familiar "you" in the pre-chorus is a clever generalisation of a string of prior exes. Or maybe, in yet another instance of bad lyricism, it refers to the same one person that he also says he's "never gonna get too close to." It's OK, he'll survive somewhat better than Emeli Sandé has, and this will sound alright before "Drive" by The Cars on Magic in the rain, but that's about it.
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Maxwell Cavaseno: The easy contempt for Sam Smith, much like a lot of successful British Middle of the Road pop stars, is sometimes a bit too performative for my taste. Yes, Smith being used as an easy out by the BBC in their 'urban' programming to ensure a featured artist and industry support isn't exactly right or fair, but none of it is Smith's fault as much as it is an industry that recognizes your Sheeran/Smith/Adele types are easy and reliable cash cows in an age of pop stars who are adventurous in a world that, let's be honest, seems to love to reward musical conservatism no matter who they appear to represent or court. "Too Good at Goodbyes" is guilty of being boringly safe, but little else, because Smith's vocal, lyric, production are frankly solid through and through and whether or not it sticks with the people who need a tearful outro on the next hospital drama or to suit as the 'sad comedown' track on pop radio is kind of irrelevant. Smith and so many others are often found guilty of the weirdest crime: not trying hard enough to seem like they make music for Fans.
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Alfred Soto: I haven't believed a Sam Smith performance since his Disclosure collaborations, or, rather, I've believed his masochism so much that he repulses me. The space and warmth of this production -- the strings, rhythm guitar strums, taps -- helps. So does timing. In 2013 and 2014, Smith was ubiquitous enough on the chart and radio to keep repulsing me. Now he's a tonic.
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Anthony Easton: This is audaciously cynical -- completely without feeling, but robotically constructed to be about all the feelings. Extra points for the deeply anonymous church choir.
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Iain Mew: The mismatch between "Every time you..." and "...the less I" still leaves me mentally trying to match up moving parts of tenses in a way that takes me right out of the song. No chorus has been this badly hamstrung by its grammar since The View left off the "be" on the end of "has never been played before and it never will." The verses would offer some respite if they didn't sound distractingly like "Sun Comes Up." It does tone down some of the worst aspects of his previous songs but I'm not left with much to salvage.
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Thomas Inskeep: I loathe polite, tasteful music; music is supposed to cause some sort of emotional response, and polite music is too concerned with being inoffensive to do so. And it doesn't get more polite than Sam Smith, a label head's "R&B" singer dream come true. This just sits, inert, like a scoop of vanilla ice cream dropped on the pavement.
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Stephen Eisermann: Listening to this song makes me feel like an active participant in misery porn. Sure, Sam sounds flawless and his voice aches with meaning, but at what point does it all become too much. These lyrics come across as someone trying to be sad, versus really hurting, and that comes off not only as fake but slightly offensive. I know "sad songs" are his thing or whatever, but that doesn't mean he has to try this hard to make songs this sad.
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Edward Okulicz: "I'm just protecting my innocence/I'm just protecting my soul": gross, eww, no, no. Lyrically, Smith is still too much of a child here, not coming up with the words that match the hurt he wants to communicate. And the choir is one studio expense too far for a three-minute pop song. It's trying too hard in the worst way, but it's good in spite of that. When I've listened to this song and ignored who it's by, and imagined that the words are as elegant and honest as the voice trying to sing them thinks they are, I enjoy it the same way I enjoy some of Adele's best songs, or any sad song I listen to as a salve from my own intermittent sadness. If Smith is able to get smarter as a writer, emphasising his voice without being glib, I might yet understand his popularity.
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Joshua Copperman: Musically, this is an improvement over his previous solo singles: the issue I had with those was the lack of pulse (especially with the lugubrious "I'm Not The Only One"), and this actually does have a nice groove. Even the "Stay With Me" choir and strings don't feel completely recycled from "Stay With Me." But when a song is this sparse, there's more focus on the lyrics... and those are what really sink the song. They're whiny, melodramatic, and insufferable, and performed that way as well, like even Smith's tired of these sorts of songs. There's probably a song in being tired of goodbyes instead of being all "woe is me" over it, but as it stands, if you fall for him, he's not easy to please, he'll tear you apart, he told you from the start, baby from the start, he's only gonna break-break-your-break-break-your heart...
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8 DISCUSSION POST
Shrek discussion post
First off Shrek is one of my favorite movies of all times from DreamWorks. In class, I didn’t know that Shrek was a book and was later made into a movie in. What was interesting to me that I learned in class was that the meaning of” Shrek” (in Yiddish) meant “Fear/fright” was a post-modern parody (making fun of Disney). Anywho this movie is beyond funny I didn’t understand the jokes when I was a kid but best believe I did catch them in movie night. My all-time favorite movie parts of the movie, of course, are the intro to the movie it’s a classic it makes fun of the classic Disney “intro” with the storybook and the “once upon” theme but instead, he rips out a page in the book and starts laughing. The next scene that tickled me is when Lord Farquaad wants to find a wife and he has the talking mirror, that scene reminded me of the price is right and(copies snow white with the mirror) he has the chance to pick from three of the Disney princesses and what gets every time is when he asked the mirror “mirror mirror on the wall is this, not the most perfect kingdom of them all? “uhhhh Thelonious ““punches the mirror (lmfaooo I always die because of this scene I don’t know why it’s just super funny. Lastly, when Princess Fiona has her kick-ass scene (Disney would never OK!) that scene sticks out like a glove because never in a million years do you ever see a princess beat up men in the woods. (THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK ENJOY)
HARRY POTTER THE SORCERER’S STONE DISCUSSION POST
I just want to say that Harry had the “Hard knock life “(WIZARD EDITION”) the intro was mad dramatic (shows wizard tricks oweeee). SIDEBAR (I didn’t even know that a woman (J.K Rowling) made the Harry Potter’s series that’s super cool. Back to my discussion out of all places why would they put them with this sick ass family (which unfortunately relate to him) honestly I feel like they were so salty cause they were regular ass hell no powers no wizard cool stuff just a basic muggle family. Just imagine having no powers what so ever at the family functions (sad asf wouldn’t even attend). The whole “child slave was a big NO! Child abuse at its finest he couldn't even sleep with his fat spoiled cousin (he really sleeping in that small corner wowwwww of the house like a dog) who is annoying big ass baby. I was happy when Harry found his gang gang. Nobody is going to address this well I am Ron Weasley was THE BEYONCE OF THE GROUP I SAID WHAT I SAID. Let me elaborate on what I mean by Ron is funny asf he doesn’t try hard to be funny because he is naturally funny, Ron sticks out (looks wise he’s a redhead I think redheads are cool like hello you have red hair you’re not basic). He brings the flair to the group because Harry has a lot on his plate and on the other hand, you have Hermione the “goody to shoe” (save the good girl act for class sweetie loosen up) she can do no wrong all in all the trio balances out. What surprises me is the classic cliché that the hero gets the girl is a NO because Ron does and he’s the SIDEKICK (like I said he’s the Beyoncé hello we stan. (THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK ENJOY).
ACCOMPANIED BY WOLVES DISCUSSION POST
This by far is the most twisted and funny 80s scary thriller movie I ever saw never heard of it so I was a bit skeptical about this movie and I was interested. Listen WAS PURE COMEDY OK! I tried to take it seriously but me being me the movie was most definitely 80s MATERIAL. Let’s chat about the relationship with the wife and the husband (the wolf). My thing is my dude just walked out the house because his wolf homies were calling and he dead ass left his wife (for some year) didn’t even return in a week it was some YEARS. Boom sis had about 3 kids looking tired. Fast forward to that boy with the missing tooth. LMFAO I WANT TO HAVE THAT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN MY LIFE TO STUNT ON A GIRL WITH A MISSING FRONT TOOTH (takes some balls to do that). The grandma gave me creepy vibes when she said she deserves a kiss for telling her granddaughter a story (inserts a meme shocking confused face) uhhhhhhh ok (Jaquelin's voice). The way the wolf killed the granny was beyond dramatic (in a funny way). I’ll give granny props how she defended herself one good time. SIDEBAR the wolf was prissy he wasn't a rough wolf) anyways back to him killing her the fact that he knocks her head off CLEAN AND HER HEAD SHATTERED (IN SLOW-MO LMFAO) LIKE A PLATE took me off I couldn’t hold it in class. In conclusion, the best part of the movie was THE WOLF TRANSFORMATION very much 80s (thank god for growth in SPECIAL EFFECTS). The way he tore his face (taking 5 years later) was time-consuming and all the fake blood to make that scene scary SIDEBAR the wife could have run and defended herself I guess she was in shock lmfaoo lol ANYWAYS ( THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK) SIDEBAR 9THIS MOVIE MADE ME CRINGE A LOT.......
CRIMSON PEAK DISCUSSION POST
The crimson peak was by far the best adaption of Bluebeard (I SAID WHAT I SAID). Edith and her ruffles going to bed I know she was hot I don’t know if that was a trend back then but......KILL IT everybody who wore that ruffle drip needs to go to jail like you're literally going to bed in a whole outfit (I know y’ all was hot asf). Locke lol I mean Sir Thomas honestly his role in Marvel sticks to him I always see him as Locke in my head. Edith my good sis you were head over heels for this man. For what reason I have no clue but for you to get embarrassed at the party SIDEBAR (I was laughing at that scene she looked so hurt). OK let’s get to the elephants in the room 1. THE HOUSE before I get married or even go to a man’s house, I need to see how you are living PERIOD sis was oblivious and blind to the bullshit, BLOOD OOZING OUT THE WALLS RED FLAG the house was in the middle of Nowhere (reminds me of courage the cowardly dog) the house literally had a huge hole in the roof (like I said blind to the bullshit) everything was old, rusty, bloody tired, beat down, in disarray, (I guess the love was so strong she look past it LMFAO couldn’t be me). My thing was if the damn ghost wasn’t so ghostly and graphic, she would have caught on to the warning signs (but of course she didn’t). Next elephant INSIST like really your own brother I was SHOOK OK like Ewww sweetie lol your siblings are supposed to be UGLY to you in your eyes. Lastly, I love how (sarcastically speaking) she still loved him in the end when he literally made your life a living hell with the help of his nasty sister. I guess love wins in the end after all huh. (I would neverrrrr) Anyways (THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK)
Jane Eyre Discussion Post
Jane Eyre was the second-best adaption of Bluebeard even though it was a gothic romance it still had a hint of humor (which was funny asf) which I loved because men think they're so slick. Too bad Jane gets played in this movie (inserts tear emoji). Jane endures the same bs family abuse just like Harry Potter minus the wizard magic her situation was a bit more intense because she gets sent to a charter school and continues to get abused. SIDEBAR The opening scene where she gets knocked in her head was a bit hardcore for my eyeballs. SIDEBAR I’m tired of Mia Wasikowska playing these sad roles making her have the hard knock life but it fits her in a weird way I couldn’t imagine her playing a non “my life sucks type of movie or like a thriller mystery type” Anywhoooo SIDEBAR the fact that Jane was mad young and Rochester is old as dirt baffles me (they like them young back in the old days ) I guess age ant nothing but a number hummmm... uhhhh okay (Jaquelin's voice). Rochester refers to Janes as “fairy” “pale little elf “first off, I cringe (gag reflex sound ugghhh) I wouldn’t feel comfortable at all like CAN YOU NOT. The little French girl (Adele) that dance her heart out for Jane and the old lady looks unbothered from her performance took me out and singing at the same time in the movie I'm sorry but I died laughing watching that scene because The scene that puts he is icing on the cake is the wedding scene one her dress was ugly and she was too petite for that dress two the way Rochester wanted to marry her in a hurry took me out she’s literally out of breath with this vail on her face gasping for air THE WEDDING WAS RUSHED AND A DISASTER.
Beauty and the Beast Discussion Post
Beauty by far had the brains and the beauty out of all the classic Disney princesses. Beauty and the beast skip the intro with the cliché book once upon a time theme (THANK GOD). The only thing that sucks with Disney IS THE SINGING I skip through them (FAITHFULLY) I can live without the musicals. I love how beauty had her own mind in the movie in her town they thought she was “ODD” because she loved to read SIDEBAR lol, I never thought it was weird to have a brain and be smart (YIKESSS) Men valued no brains Beauty was beyond the standard girl back in those days anywhoooo also, I love how she wasn’t chasing after a man the men were chasing her but she was very much uninterested. I don’t know if anybody catch it or not but I did when the dad was on horseback and he had to decide which way to go left or right and one side was dark gloomy and spooky while the other one was a normal path SIDEBAR lmao the horse shook his head down like I know he going to pick the wrong way if only animals could talk, and of course he chooses the dark gloomy path people just want the hard life (insert shrug shoulders emoji). I don’t anybody else caught this, but Belle and the beast were coming through with the looks FOR DINNER in the castle (lmfaoo she had a whole outfit just for dinner and it was only them to eating) same for the beast he looks fresh.
Moulin Rouge Discussion Post
The show must go on! I was a bit confused about this movie because it was a mess a lot was going on at first, the first thing that pops into my head “Lady Marmalade” with Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya, and Pink. What stands out to me was the vivid colors the costumes and the famous soundtrack that was used in this film (which was bomb asf) what was so random to me was the “Green fairy part” she reminded me of a raunchy tinker bell (cringe) SIDEBAR fun fact Ozzy Osbourne is credited as the voice of the green fairy I thought that was cool I honestly don’t know what was the reason for that part to display how drunk they were from the absynthe SIDEBAR I was completely lost with this movie bare with me. It was never a dull moment in this movie LITERALLY, my favorite performance was “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best friend all eyes were on her (AS IT SHOULD BE WHEN YOU’RE THE STAR). SIDEBAR I don’t know why but Satine always remind me of Christina Aguilera. She had the crowd on their knees with the MONEY. During this performance I can see where the trouble starts to brew the MISCOMMUNICATION, Harold tried to “SECURE THE BAG” WITH THE DUKE while John whispering into Christian ear about meeting his dream girl Satine. The saddest part in the story was when we saw she was coughing up blood, passing out and she still chose to perform (THE SHOW MUST GO ON.)
HERCULES DISCUSSION POST
Truth be told I never really watch Hercules (yeah, I know I'm weird) I really didn’t care for Hercules I'm not a Disney fan, But I got the opportunity to see it in class and it was a decent movie all in all. Is it just me or Hercules FEET WAS HUGE like his body proportion didn’t equal out at all? The Hades in this movie is funny, sarcastic and NOT mean he was just a PG type of hades (LOL THAT WAS CUTE DISNEY TO WATER HIM DOWN TO DISNEY STANDARDS FOR THE KIDS). Hade was amusing to watch in the show when we get to see him. Another thing I noticed was the advertisement endorsement scene I instantly think of the crazy Shrek phase when Shrek was on everything at the grocery store. Dreamworks is really on Disney's necks the opening scene to Hercules had A GOSPEL SONG SUNG BY BLACK WOMEN (DISNEY WOULD NEVER). I’m pretty sure Disney was shook and most likely PUNCHING THE AIR (lol). When that scene came, of course, I had goosebumps the soul in their voice lifted the storyline to a thousand. The Mount Olympus scene tickled me when baby Hercules took Zeus lightning bolt and put it in his mouth and shock himself was funny to me as well. SIDEBAR when Hade's losses his shit is so funny to me it’s like I can relate to him more than any character on the movie he was my favorite. Honestly, his do boys need to quit they legit had one job and THEY FAILED.
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My All-Inclusive Aaron Tveit Review
Here we go! Aaron Tveit: A Review!
Paramount- Huntington, NY
The Vets- Providence, RI
TLA- Philadelphia, PA
BONUS* OVERALL BEST PERFORMANCE OF EACH SONG* (I’ll include any adorable stories below under each song individually.)
Thanks for bearing with me everyone! This is a super long post, I am aware of this! Let me know what you think!
*This post has my opinions of the shows. I’ve seen Aaron perform A LOT. They are only my opinions. I’d love to hear you’re comments and talk about the show, but WILL NOT entertain rudeness.*
OVERALL: The show that was 100% the best in my opinion was TLA in Philly. The band was ON POINT and the venue was a little bit smaller which, in my opinion, allowed for a little bit more of an intimate experience. I also think that helped the crowds energy and, in-turn, Aaron’s. (I am not in anyway saying Paramount or The Vets were not amazing, just that Philly was the best of the 3.)
The show at the Paramount had a very high set stage which made the angle, while glorious, slightly straining if you were up close. The acoustics at the Paramount were also a little weird. There were several points in the show where there was almost an echo-y sound. The band (without Music Director extraordinaire Bryan Perri) did not sound great on some of the Broadway tunes. (Sorry, but they didn’t.) There were also some points where the band drowned out Aaron’s amazing vocals.
The show at The Vets was a completely different vibe. It was a stunning venue and had theatre seating, so there was no standing and dancing like the other 2 performances. The band (again, without Bryan at the helm) was slightly better on the Broadway Tunes, but just did not sound as incredible as I know they could have. The acoustics at The Vets were SO MUCH better. The show was a different energy because everyone was seated and, while participated, was nothing like the crowds dancing and singing at the other shows. It was definitely more of a relaxed vibe. Aaron also seemed to “ham it up” a little more too. (Perhaps because he had family in the audience?! Or maybe because it was a little more chill?!) The lighting was also incredible and together with the blue button down he wore for the first part of his set REALLY made his eyes POP. (Yes, they are REALLY THAT BLUE.) Unfortunately, no photos were allowed and I almost saw phones confiscated.
TLA Philly was hands down, top notch. Bryan Perri was back at the keys. Whether or not that was the entirety of it, or if it was that plus Bryan and Aaron’s working relationship, I don’t know, but it made a difference. (Please don’t ever leave us again Bryan!) The acoustics were great and the band was just ON POINT. Both the rock songs and the broadway songs were fantastic. The stage wasn’t as high so much less of a strain if you were closer. Aaron always feeds off the energy of the crowd and it was the better of the 3 shows energy wise. The lighting was kinda sucky though and it was really dark at some points.
For Reference:
Irving Plaza
House of Blues Boston
Bethel Woods
Setlist Breakdown:
Runaways (The Killers):
This song right here is actually one of my favorites! When discussing what changes we’d make to the show (with friends) I kept this in because I LOVE IT. Nothing stood out as my favorite of the 3 nights, I just always love this song and get completely lost in it when he comes out and sings it!
Overall: Nothing will beat the first time I saw him perform anything, but especially this, live at Irving. I also really enjoyed him performing this at Bethel Woods so those are my top 2!
Desert Island Top 5 Break-Ups (High Fidelity)
Best: Paramount I AM SO THRILLED WITH THIS ADDITION TO AARON’S SHOWS! I think this is a GREAT rock/Broadway song and fits SO. WELL! I really like the character Aaron gets into! In order of preference (and believe me, I went back and forth on this one A LOT) Paramount > TLA Philly > The Vets. I loved everything about Paramount, and in my opinion girls sounded best with Aaron and the Band at Paramount. The band was best at TLA Philly but Aaron messed up the words ever so slightly there. I also liked Aaron’s interaction as “Rob” with “Laura” at Paramount best. I also love Aaron’s character of Rob in this song overall! It shows how versatile and amazing his acting really is! (Bonus was we got a small feature of Julia Burrows, one of Aaron’s back up singers on this one!) I find myself playing this one A. LOT. Memorable Moment: After Laura tells Rob to take care of himself in Philly, Aaron looked like an adorable lost puppy and everyone awe’d and it was so cute!
Somebody to Love (Queen)
Best: Paramount (TLA Philly was a close second though.) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: AARON MURDERED THIS SONG. Like, completely crushed it. One of my all time Aaron Favs. His range and the arrangement that he did with this song was INCREDIBLE. I LOVED the performance at Paramount. The different notes he played with during each “Somebody to Love” melted me. The Vets was amazing but not as incredible as the Paramount in my brain. TLA Philly was a VERY CLOSE SECOND, like almost first, but I keep finding myself going back to that first performance and nothing gives me the kind of reaction like Paramount does.
Pop Medley: Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)/ Confident (Demi Lovato)/ Runaway With Me (Carly Rae Jepsen)/ My Life Would Suck Without You (Kelly Clarkson)/ Nice and Slow (Usher)/ Shake it Off (Taylor Swift)
Best: TLA Philly was definitely probably the closest second to this Aaron’s top performance and my favorite of the 3 shows! He also messed up the lyrics slightly at Paramount and The Vets to Call Me Maybe! Overall: Irving. Hands down. The shock value of the entire thing was perfection. “Omg, is he singing Nice and Slow?! Holy ^]% he IS!”
One Song Glory/Creep (Rent/Radiohead)
One Song Glory:
Best: Definitely Philly, the band and him were on the same wavelength and blew it out of the water. He always has so much emotion in this one that I love it regardless. Memorable Moment: It was also very sweet because Aaron said that Philly was were he got to play the role of Roger and sing this song here so he was able to sing it again.
Overall: Okay, so I’m super spoiled and got to see him perform this IN PERSON at Times Talks with Alex Lacamoire on piano and that stripped down version will always be my favorite.
Creep:
Best:TLA Philly. He always gets into character for this song and it’s always hilarious and amazing. Philly was definitely the best of the 3 shows. Memorable Moment: At the Vets, Aaron put his hands at the top of the mic stand and like rested his head on the mic stand during part of this song and it was adorable.
Overall: Nothing will top the original Creep from Irving. I’ll never forget him getting into character and starring down the audience looking at me and me thinking like omg he’s looking at me but this is so strange. TLA Philly was my second favorite overall.
This Is How Do It (Montell Jordan)
Best: TLA Philly Aaron hit the rap ON POINT and seemed to have the most fun with it at this show. His smile at the end of it when he finished was adorable. Memorable Moments: At Paramount, Aaron didn’t get the rap, he stumbled a bit over it and at the end was like “I’m not a rapper.”, but it was so freaking adorable. At The Vets, Aaron during part of the song, was walking across the front of the stage in front of the mic stand and was walking backwards and bumped into a speaker with his foot and he kinda turned to look at it and then went into a a slow spin like “Oh I meant to do that.” And. It. Was. SMOOTH. Very Broadway of him.
Can’t Make You Love Me/ All I Ask (Bonnie Rait/ Adele)
Best: TLA Philly. If you would’ve asked me before Philly I would’ve said The Vets, because at one point he went lower in the note instead of belting it and it was unexpected and sounded great. But, while the Vets is a super close second of the 3 for that slightly lower note, and nothing beats the tear rolling down his cheek at Irving, TLA Philly was the best of the 3.
Overall: Bethel Woods is still my favorite though. I don’t know why, something about his voice there that I just love, I can’t pin point it either, I’ve tried.
What About Love/I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Heart/Whitney Houston) ft. Alexa Green
Best/Overall: TLA Philly I love this mash up!!! I definitely preferred Alexa Green’s duet better than Carrie Manolakos’ who performed this with him at Irving. I loved Alexa at Boston but she messed up the lyrics at the House of Blues at the beginning of the song. Aaron and Alexa always have fun with this one, I think Philly was probably the best overall, especially considering we couldn’t actually dance at The Vets.
Why God Why (Miss Saigon)
Best: TLA Philly Aaron’s voice on this song is PERFECTION. I teared up at each show. Philly was the best performance with his voice, the band and his character
Overall: Elsie Fest
In Your Eyes/ Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel/ RENT)
Best: TLA Philly Again, based on the overall performance with the Band and Aaron’s vocals. Memorable Moments: At the Paramount and The Vets though, Aaron expanded on the story he tells before the song and talked about how Dave Pepin, who was playing the keys and leading the band, was the guy that pulled him out of school because he’s the one that got Aaron the Audition for The National Tour of Rent, which he was touring with, so he never got to audition for American Idol.
Overall: HoB Boston- I just love how Aaron acted like he was actually auditioning for American Idol and was like: Simon makes me nervous.
Castle on the Hill (Ed Sheeran)
Best/Overall: The Vets. First reason I’m in LOVE with this addition to the Setlist… it gives Aaron a song in his lower vocal register that we don’t get to hear very often in his Rock Shows. At The Vets, Aaron did this like growl thing during the “When we did not know the answer…” line and it was… wow. So great.
Memorable Moments: When Aaron introduced the song he talks about how he is still close with his friends from high school and the people he grew up with and how the song reminds him of that… and HOW FREAKING ADORABLE IS THAT?! At the Paramount he mentioned he was actually missing a friend’s wedding that night and then at The Vets the next night he mentioned it again and dedicated it to his friends that were probably hungover! Aaron also got emotional during each performance and I saw tears at Paramount.
Encore: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift)
Memorable Moments: At the Paramount Aaron went into the spoken part at the end of the song before he went into the “I used to think that we were forever ever.” So he had to add-lib another little spoken part! The band (again, no Bryan) didn’t transition as well into the end of it and he didn’t end up swearing at the end like he usually does. At the Vets, Aaron went into the spoken part after the lyrics correctly, but the band didn’t pick it up right away so it again was a slightly different transition. He was also super close to the front of the stage towards the end getting the crowd to interact! At Philly band was on point and Aaron was on point and it was INCREDIBLE as always! SO FUN!
Please don’t make me pick an OVERALL FAVORITE because I really just love how much fun he always has with this!!
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