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♡ every episode of hsmtmts ♡ ↳ 3.05 “the real campers of shallow lake”

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the sims 4: the pitt expansion pack

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on 2x01 and.... I actually am starting to lowkey ship Belly and Conrad 😳 seeing them talk and simply enjoy each other's company like normal people is my ship bread and butter (and honestly refreshing after S1)

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Now that Amazon put the first 2 seasons of TSITP on youtube, I decided to bite the bullet and finally watch it. I'm only on team Cam Cameron, who was honestly too good for Belly... and Belly is seriously making me think she has an attachment disorder or something. She showed zero romantic interest in Jeremiah at any point in the show until he vocalized interest in her (and his interest is... dubious imo), and suddenly she's thinking they might be "meant to be"?? And sure enough, still comparing all her time with [current boy] to how she thinks her time with Conrad would be instead. This would be a sign of unresolved mental health issues in a more self-aware show.

How are we supposed to be taking Jere as a serious love interest when we've already been presented with the truly great guy who is the "challenger" to her love for Conrad who she ultimately rejects (Cam)? Jere does not serve as a better love interest than Cam, and there hasn't been enough romantic development between him and Belly to take this switch seriously. We've seen small hints of his interest in her here and there, but like I said, we've seen nothing from her side. Add on top of that, his interest actually seemed to take a rather sinister turn when he decided to launch a bottle rocket at Belly and Conrad on the 4th, and seemed to be scheming to get Conrad out of the way the next episode.

Look, I know lots of Rinas seem to be Jelly shippers, but I have no idea why. Jeremiah is a red flag, frankly Conrad has his issues too (marginally more understandable issues, but still hurtful to Belly AND POOR NICOLE), and Belly is a red flag herself. And knowing what happens in S3 with Jelly, those Rinas are really letting me down bc HUH?!

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“She’s sympathetic and generous which is what Langdon needs in his life.” AND “They just keep clearing out around her..Langdon’s the first person who stayed.” AND “The one person, who feels like an adult who can take care of her, being gone and coming back felt [great] and also, he didn’t ignore her, he came right over.” AND “Even you can tell he’s even like ‘Why am I softening? But I am to you.” AND “You have Mel who is a weird and unlikely kindred spirit that Langdon really identifies with.” AND “There’s something about kind of [him] choosing her and her choosing him that’s like ‘he’s got depth he does not let people see’” AND “I think [Mel] teaches Langdon a lot about himself because it makes him sit down with her and say, 'No, it's okay. It's okay to not be okay. It's okay to have feelings. It's okay to to be overwhelmed at times.'” AND “When Mel walks through the door…and needs to be initiated into this complex and crazy world, he makes himself available and in doing so finds an unexpected sort of kindred spirit.”

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I'm way behind the curve, but I finally watched The Pitt! Lemme tell you, the WAVE of emotions I experienced when I was openly saying that Mel/Langdon were the only good ship on the show during episode 2, only to find out a few scenes later that he's MARRIED 😭

But real talk, I think a majority of the fandom (at least those on reddit) are very in denial of what is likely going to happen to Langdon's marriage. His being married with kids is the only reason I've seen people bring up as to why him and Mel will only ever be platonic, but I'm 85% certain that he will be divorced (or at least separated) by S2. It was already implied that his marriage is on the rocks in S1 (and I was lowkey getting the vibe that he may have already been kicked out when he was on the phone with Abby??), and now with his outed substance abuse and recovery, the writers seem to be setting up his marriage falling apart. (and might I make it clear that I won't celebrate the end of his marriage, but this does seem to be the plan the writers already have in place)

This, however, doesn't mean that Kingdon will be canon anytime soon. As we've seen throughout S1, Mel feels distress when families are in disarray, so it will probably be upsetting for her to find out about Frank's family falling apart. The setup for their relationship and story in S1 is the hallmark of a long, slowburn ship that we probably won't even get an acknowledgement of romantic feelings until S3 or 4 at LEAST (and with a show like this, where a season takes place over a single day, probably even later). The chemistry between the actors is so incredible that it feels unavoidable, and the connection between the characters is already so strong that it genuinely does seem like a foundation is being laid for a planned slowburn. I know this to be true bc I'm a Rina, and we were right about everything 😁

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SOFIA WYLIE in The Map That Leads To You trailer

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I am once again asking for the Gareth Edwards cut of Rogue One

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*sigh* Andor S2.... I don't really want to make another long post about this show (and I don't have many new things to say), so I'll keep it brief

Once again, the production design was way too analogous to our world

I've always said that a story's conclusion is what reiterates what it was all about and can elevate what came before. S1 actually did this pretty well with its finale surrounding the uprising on Ferrix, but how does the finale of the show tie the entire show together? It doesn't - maybe it ends in a way that expects the audience to watch Rogue One for the REAL conclusion, but if so, there should've been more cohesion between the two works. Regardless, that finale (especially that last shot) was... mediocre and doesn't bind the show together thematically or complete any character stories in satisfying ways.

No mention of Jyn? Not even in Saw Gerrera scenes?? Lame

There was finally mention of the Force! Gonna be honest, the fact that this show is so devoid of it or anything resembling Star Wars, it actually felt out of place. It was obviously a creative choice to save the phrase "May the Force be with you" until the finale, but I think the writers take its significance for granted, as we saw 2 seasons of Cassian (and every other character) not once mention the Force, meaning he doesn't care about it (and might not even know about it). Having Bail Organa wish Cassian well by using that phrase feels empty, because it doesn't mean much to Cassian. He had one experience with a Force healer, and we don't see him reflect on it prior to this scene

I quite liked Luthen's final episode. I thought it was very tightly written and did a good job of fully showing the philosophy by which he (and Kleya) lived. Regardless of my opinion of that philosophy or him as a character, I think it showed that although it may have been cold or even inhuman, he stayed true to living and dying for the rebellion. Then, we see a moment of vulnerability and humanity when Kleya lets herself mourn him as she ensures his death.

Admittedly, once I accepted this show will never resemble Star Wars, I could start observing it as it was and just be along for the ride. I didn't really like it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ there's plenty of people out there who love this type of show (again, I'd liken it to Game of Thrones - definitely an audience for it), but it's just not for me. I also still believe that this show isn't really doing anything groundbreaking in its genre (spy/political thriller) and wouldn't be seen as anything that special in the absence of the Star Wars label

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So I did finish The Bear last week and haven't made a final review post of the season yet, so here it is.

I do need to admit this season was definitely better than S3, but it still was no where near the heights of S1 and S2. The supporting characters actually had storylines! Less of the Faks! This season went somewhere! Yay, all good things! However, it continues to fall short when it comes to Carmy.

Admittedly, if the plan all along was to build up to Sydney being "the bear" in Carmy's eyes, I fully see that! What us Sydcarmy shippers saw as moments that were cuing the audience to a deeper connection between the two of them, they were moments that could believably be building to Carmy's confession that Syd is the bear. Does their dynamic feel like it should naturally be building towards something deeper than a friendship and business partnership? ABSOLUTELY it does to me, but I will also be honest with myself that the final episode could be the full culmination of those seemingly romantic-coded moments and there was no greater plan beyond that.

Claire bothered me less this season (maybe that's just because I've accepted that she's never gonna leave), and we actually got to see her be a person beyond Carmy's love interest. Ironically, I thought she had more chemistry with John Mullaney's character (who's married, right?) than she ever had with Carmy. I wish we had gotten closure on her relationship with Carmy and could shut that door forever, but clearly the writers must really love Molly Gordon (who honestly proved she deserves to work with much better material with this character) to keep her around so long, because Claire's presence and characterization is consistently the most common criticism of the show for the past 3 seasons.

I don't have fully formed thoughts on everything at this point, but I think what I'm most frustrated with regarding Carmy and Syd is that the writers have been driving a wedge between them both for the past 3 seasons, and have put such little effort into actually rectifying it. Maybe this season was meant to be a turning point for the next season by the end, as (thankfully) Sydney is portrayed as distraught when she learns Carmy's leaving the restaurant, but like.... it doesn't feel like that? That finale felt more like it could be the conclusion of the show (which *blech* if it is) than a consequential moment that will lead to real resolve. I guess my thoughts are if the writers spent 3 out of 4 seasons to create a rift between its two leads, only to dedicate no time to healing that rift, then have one of them walk away from what bound them together in the first place to conclude the show... then what on earth does this relationship even mean? It feels like everyone lost something, including the audience.

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There's all these instances of Carmy indicating that the concept of peace is foreign to him and even scary (yet he desperately needs it), and earlier this season he said that Claire made him feel like he was on fire and constantly overwhelming his mind. Earlier this season he had a convo with Syd where he alluded to liking a calm, not dysfunctional moment with her (i.e. PEACE), PLUS 2 seasons ago the thought of Sydney brought him peace and off the brink of a panic attack. Writers, WHAT are you doing here?? Like I said, we have 3 episodes left, and it doesn't seem like Carmy and Claire are even resolved and over either

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This sydcarmy convo at this wedding is reminding me how compelling the chemistry between these two is and how much more there could be for these two characters, if only the writers actually focused on developing their relationship (in whatever form that takes, romantic or platonic). They've spent so much time driving a wedge between the two of them and haven't put in adequate effort into fixing their relationship, and I don't see how the writers can rectify this with only 3 episodes left

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All these new videos editing in the Andor theme into the beach scene of Rogue One (and many of the comments praising it as an "improvement" and "more emotional" than the original) is a perfect encapsulation of what so many Rogue One fans are critical of Tony Gilroy for: diminishing and/or erasing Jyn's significance in the story. The original theme in the beach scene is Jyn's theme (and a masterclass of leitmotif from THEE Michael Giacchino, so put some respect on his name too), and the music to represent her journey is being removed by fans to remind them of Andor's more generic, ableit contemporary theme

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all that running for him to end up at Claire's place 🙄 this conversation better end with them broken up for good. He ghosted her for months? The writers can never convince me this trash ship is worth it

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ok ok start of ep 3 is making it clear that Carmy and Syd both have this great love story with food and cooking, and they're EACH OTHER'S tether to it

ummmmm Carmy and Nat have a heart to heart about how he is capable of loving something fully and being loved in return, and the next scene he's gazing at Syd from afar???? What was THAT?!!?!?!

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ummmmm Carmy and Nat have a heart to heart about how he is capable of loving something fully and being loved in return, and the next scene he's gazing at Syd from afar???? What was THAT?!!?!?!