#I swear if we ever get a reference to that audio drama in the show I will scream

[awkwardtuatara]

okay so. various takeaways from Space Babies and The Devil's Chord (in which I have vague dweu brainrot):

The Doctor can regenerate butterflies and manipulate time to some degree without the TARDIS. And that's not wholly new information, but still. How did you do that.

Star Trek the show exists within the DW universe, and the Star Trek universe (as in the people and the ships) also exists

LOOMS????? Kind of???

The Doctor will speedrun his backstory to literally anyone. Sometimes this even helps the situation.

Wow, reality's fragile. They're living in a story now and the Doctor knows it

All these years and the Doctor still can't park the TARDIS. Never change. just please clean up the kitchen.

And for The Devil's Chord:

An enemy who's the embodiment of sound/music begins playing the theme song between parts. sounds oddly familiar - IS THIS THE SOUND CREATURE AGAIN

"If you take away music..." you mean like if music is banished from your kingdom? and people don't have the words to express how they feel but they know it's wrong? you know what other Doctor Who media is inextricably connected to the concept of music, and also has a title connecting to music? That's right, Scherzo-

Still not sure if that scene is supposed to foreshadow Susan appearing but that would be such a possibility. Wonder what happened to her and First with the reality shenanigans going on in 1963.

ELDRITCH DOCTOR ELDRITCH DOCTOR ELDRITCH DOCTOR ELDRIT-

the Doctor only gets really mad when someone tries to harm the TARDIS, and that really doesn't change

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN HEAR NON-DIEGETIC MUSIC. DOCTOR. DOCTOR. SINCE WHEN COULD YOU DO THAT.

Extradimensional presence in this universe Doctor????? is that still a possibility? I mean, he also goes by a title that defines his very being, and the way he told Ruby about his name made it sound like other Gallifreyans gave it to him, but really he's the one that chose to be the Doctor. A title that, in terms of power and significance, seems to be closer to the all-encompassing roles of the Toymaker and Maestro than, say, the Master or the Rani. On the other hand, this could just be a normal Time Lords are Aliens kind of thing.

So it's clear that he knows he's in some kind of story, but how long has he known that?

Also how diegetic was that musical number at the end? Was that like. residual energy from Maestro's banishment or something?

Anyway. Wild episodes. I do like how they're leaning into how Doctor Who has developed into something of an abstract mythos; to me it's the most unique part about this show.

[bucksbisexual]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA OKAY LAST ONE OF MY OPINION POSTS HERE GOES EP12:

[breathes in]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

i’m so fucking happy with this ending

it’s such a good happy ending this is truly what the gays deserve i’m just happiness in physical form rn

i don’t even know where to start but i’ll try to make this as chronological as my brain allows me because my memory do be sucking

i’m gonna put a keep reading because this shit will get loooooong kjshfkf okay let’s do this

so.. we start with PETE EXPOSING NON(T)’S BRAT ASS!!!!!!!!!! FUCK YES THATS MY BABY THATS MY BOY!!!!!!!!!!

kao’s mom being a fucking badass and telling her BOSS how to do shit. i love her yall I LOVE HERRRRRRRR

also kao’s mom telling kao that she wasn’t the most amazing person ever was so cute because you can see kao’s light bulb turning on sjfkhsgsh please i love them

yes i will say i love x after every single one of these u can’t stop me

from the teaser i thought kao would dashi run run run to pete’s house but thankfully he took a taxi lmao

at least he didn’t run there because he had to run from pete’s house (or may i say, mansion) to the POOL my man is a whole athlete oh my god

KAO YELLING HE LOVES PETE!!!!!!!!!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLOSED SPACE WITH PEOPLE IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!! AND HE DOESN’T GIVE A FUCK IF THEY HEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BABYYYYYYYY

also a beautiful parallel to the scene from ep1 (i noticed there’s a lot of parallels in this episode we stan character development and repeating things just so the viewers can see how consistent the couples are)

the kiss from that scene............... beautiful amazing gorgeous idk many words in english to describe how i felt while watching and how i feel about it

to that i think we cut to sunmork but i don’t remember what happened because of the kiss KJHFKSL SORRY

anygays i rlly like how this whole episode is sun being a clingy bih and mork gay panicking while trying to act like a confident gay when he knows that sun outconfidentgays him i love them lmao

okay after that i think it’s petekao having food with their parents all together and god i looooooove this scene

pete’s dad being the lgbt ally dad all of us lgbt fellas with homo/transphobic dads wish we had will never fail to make me soft i love that man pls be my dad too

also kao’s mom :-(( i love her she respected her son’s decision on not coming out until he was ready even though she already smelled it (reminds me of my mom lmao) and was always there for him even when kao didn’t say anything :-(((((((((((

petekao bickering will never get old i swear i love every time they do because that’s so..... men it makes their characters more real

i know there’s a lot (not that much because i admit this episode was kinda short?? idk maybe it’s just me) between that scene and this one but THE SQUAD EATING ALL TOGETHER AGAIN!!!!!!!! AND THEM TEASING PETEKAO!!!!!! PLEASE I LOVE THEM

pete literally not knowing how to stop the audio and broadcasting live TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY that time when he told kao he loved him through the teddy bear...... peak pete culture

the fact that ppl love them and they have a whole hashtag on twitter makes me soft because usually when someone is famous in bls the fans hate the other part of the couple but in this one??? oh no honey we stan petekao in this household hate is not allowed it’s actually prohibited illegal

okay let me backtrack a bit skjfhsjf

OH YES I FORGOT!!!! manow wanting to talk with mork was so weird when i saw the teaser for the episode but after seeing them talk i was like oooooh okay i understand

sun saying “what’s your girl saying to my boy” is probably one of my favourite lines of this drama KLHSJFLF

rain reading their lips fskjfjsf and when mork said “fuck you rain” HIS FACE SKJFHKSJSLFJ HE WAS SCARED SHITLESS but also the end of this scene was so cute i love these three

i just did a bit of skipping through the episode to try and actual make an order out of this mess and the petekao+parents thing comes now,,,,,, anygaYS

then it’s more teasing between sunmork blah blah

then MORK SPEAKING THE MF TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!! quoting the actual dialogue “it’s my choice to tell or not tell anyone. i should get to decide”

OUTING SOMEONE ISN’T COOL!!!!!!! IT’S NOT OKAY!!!!!!!!!!! NO LGBT PERSON WILL EVER WANT TO BE OUTED!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON’T DO THAT SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rain had good intentions but it doesn’t mean that it was right of him to do so

okay this got serious,, sun going to rain’s bed with not one but Two pillows when barely two people fit in that bed.... oh to be that iconic and carelessly gay

back to petekao because we will never get enough of these two (which is why i’ll probably watch the our skyy episode tomorrow just to cry over these fools)

it’s so weird to see tay being like this after watching him being himself in other things like the live lunch and taynew meal date and other things i’ve randomly watched during this week to retain myself from finishing this series in a night ksfjhsfkshlks

also kao helping pete shave and pete being like do u like my moustache or should i shave it for u my lord SFHKFJ the domesticity and just the feeling of two idiots being in love i love them with my whole heart

kao staying at pete’s house because it’s both of their first days as interns and kao!!!!! he works for pete’s dad!!!!!!! pete’s dad accepted him into his company!!!!!! i love them

also the bickering between those three sjfkhs “hello im pete im from thailand” “that’s all you’ll say today” THAT WAS SO FUNNNY SKJFHSKFHSFJSFL

THE MESSAGE IN THE TEDDY BEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KAO CALLING PETE LOVE PLEASE IM GONNA CRYYYYYYYYYYYY I LOVE THESE FOOLS

okay so the squad eating together is right after this but i already talked about it ksjfhsfh next!!

idk if it’s a big time skip or a small one but guess what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MANOW AND RAIN ARE DATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY STRAIGHT BABIES YES I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAAAAAA

manow is so pretty and rain is so cute they’re both so lucky my bisexual ass is crying

pete being “angry” at kao being so handsome,,, a mood

but also.. pete being possessive was h*t

there i said it and i don’t regret it

random but i will miss kao’s annoying ass saying “about aboyz” sjfkhsfh

pete being like “i will have to give u more love bites (ffs gmmtv just say hickies we are all at an age where we know what love bites are) so no one flirts with u” and kao being like “bitch try me” sjfhksfj i’m loving bratty kao

also that scene turned into furry kao real quick KJHDKJFSHJF

okay now it’s: mork’s birthday party time!!

rain and manow arrive first and are the cutest couple around because the two main gays haven’t arrived yet (being gay AND punctual? not possible)

sun and rain fighting in the kitchen was peak siblings culture skfhksjf

mork being ready to leave his own birthday party with a stranger who also plays pokemon go just to have a battle................ dumbass bisexual energy

said stranger is eARN FROM 2GETHER!!!!!! FILM IS IN THIS TOO!!!!!!!! first the girl who plays yuri in yyy and now film who plays earn in 2gether is here too??? damn wlw keep winning (also headcanon: theyre dating/seeing each other because LESBIANS periodt)

okay petekao arrive and wont u guess whats their present for mork,,,,,, the mf TEDDY BEAR and kao rlly says that they should use it since theyre so lip sealed lmao

rain and manow literally gave mork a present not for him but for sun im- i love these two

MORK FINALLY SAID YES TO BEING BOYFRIENDS OH MY GOD DUDE U ACTUALLY HAD ME WORRIED THERE FOR A SEC

also sun being a whole koala and being a horny bitch is so funny sfhskfjskl my man has his priorities set

their last scene is so cute :-(( poor rain will have to live with this until he moves out sjfhksjf

oh boi the ending is near hhhhhhh

kao teaching his class an equation that ends up in i < 3 u is the most kao thing i’ve ever seen

also kAO IS BOOKED AND BUSY BABYYYYYYYYYY GET THOSE COINS HONEY

pete being like “u haven’t spent enough time with me lately >:-(” was cute jhkfjs my man is needy of kao and i understand that because have u seen kao? exactly

kao teasing him with not having forgotten the cup this time and pete being his possessive self was.. splendid

every reference to something that happened with non(t) hurts but also i love how they just tease each other because they know that now their relationship is stronger than it’s ever been and that nothing and no one will come between them

the scenes they show during the last last scenes :-((( BOYFIES!!!!!!

and i love how they decided to end the show with them holding hands in public

i would explain why i do but it’s 6:26 am and i’ve been writing this for at least half an hour already and my laptop is heating up a lot and im sweating because it’s hot in here so get down on the floor pipiipipipipipipi

kdjhkdfhs sorry im not sleepy this is just my brain without a filter it’s just gay shit and a big repertoire of songs

god okay that was my opinion on the last episode of dark blue kiss...........

needless to say that i will eat every bit of content related to petekao after this because writing this i already miss them and i can’t wait to watch our skyy tomorrow idk where but i will

i really really REALLY liked this drama and it’s one of the two bl dramas (not counting the untamed) i’ve given a full 10/10 rating on mdl because it’s THAT good

everything about this drama is just.. chef’s kiss i love it i will probably rewatch it when my plan to watch is empty but it’s a pretty long list so.. hopefully i’ll ignore that and just rewatch sjkfhslf

i’ll of course watch kiss and kiss me again just for the petekao, the squad and rain scrumbs because i’m sure that the petekao compilations don’t show everything

but yeah im just.. i love this show it’s been a rlly long time since i started writing this but i’m still happy because it’s so good and truly gave us a good happy ending and i swear i cannot emphasise enough how important good happy endings in lgbt media are!!!!!!!!!!

anygays im hungry and ready to submerge myself in the dbk tags, see u all tomorrow for my our skyy petekao episode version of this,,,,,

till then, stay safe ! bYE

[ren-c-leyn]

11/11/11 tag game

Tagged by @mischiefiswritten, thank you =)

Rules: answer the 11 questions the person who tagged you wrote, write 11 questions, then tag 11 more people.

Mischief’s amazing questions (seriously, they were awesome. I had to stop and think about most of them):

1. Who has been the biggest supporter(s) of your writing? How have they supported you?

 I would say my mother, my writing partner, and in the very beginning, my grandmother. Before she passed away, my grandmother’s love of books kind of infected me and she got really excited when I told her I was working on one. It kind of became a goal of mine to see one of my stories on her shelf, but it sadly never happened. I finally finished one, though, just like she said I would.

 My mother has been my go-to whine-to-about-how-hard-writing-is person since I was first forced to write essays for grade school, and has been kind of my personal positivity gremlin. Every time I threaten to delete a project, she saves it. Every time I swear I’m going to quit, I get talked out of it and somehow given more motivation. Whenever I need inspiration, I know I can bounce ideas off of her.

 My writing partner, @sorenfarwalker, is the one that’s been slowly dragging out my inner positivity gremlin for many years now, and is probably the biggest fan of my poetry I have ever come across. She’s also the one that finally broke my bad habit of self-depreciation humor about my poetry. She’s also the one that finally talked me into joining tumblr... and posting stuff on it. I’ve also learned a lot from watching Soren write, even since before we decided to join forces and conquer the pen together. Her passion for it rubbed off on me, and her enthusiastic cheering and adorable stick-men fanart helps keep me going.

2. If you’ve written multiple pieces or worked on multiple projects, what are some common elements you find in several of them?

 Angst, reincarnation, monsters, secrets, magic, among other things.

3. What are your go-to sources for writing advice/references/tips?

 I don’t actively look for writing tips. My writing style was more or less established before tumblr, and during my time here, I’ve found many are written in ways that just make me feel crappy and kill my motivation to write.

4. What are your favorite tropes to read and write?

 I honestly cannot name tropes to save my life, but the one I love to death, whatever it is called, is the one where there’s that scene:

 “I’ll hold them off, you guys go ahead…” and they hear the fighting behind them as their friend fights off the monster or the enemies, and they just know that that friend won’t catch back up, ever. Bonus points for either that one friend that stays behind to fight with them to the bitter end, that one friend screaming ‘I can’t leave them!’, or Both At The Same TIme.

5. If you were going to be known for a single great book, in what genre would you most want it to be in?

Fantasy, what else?

6. Fans of what currently published books (or other works of fiction) would most enjoy your WIP?

I don’t know, The Plight of a Sparrow is kind of an oddball project that drew inspiration from a lot of different sources.

7. Honesty hour: Have you given pretend interviews in your head about your wildly successful novels? What topics did you talk about most in your “interview”?

 Nope, not really. I mostly daydream about the worlds of my stories. There was this one time where I had a random thought about how an interview with me about one of my books would probably go. I imagined sitting in front of cameras with a stranger, whose show I probably hadn’t even heard of before, and randomly shouting stick, or something else stupid, because I forgot what the question was. Does that count? ^^’

8. If your WIP were going to be adapted into another form of media (TV, film, audio drama, comic, videogame, stage play, etc.) which do you think would fit it best? Which would you most like to see happen?

 Considering the storyline, I could see people wanting to see what the game version of The Plight of a Sparrow was like, before Sparrow died and was reincarnated into it. I personally think either an anime or a comic adaption of it would be cool.

9. How well do your tastes in reading align with your tastes in writing?

 Kind of... not very well? I love to read fantasy, don’t get me wrong, but my tastes as a reader are a lot more diverse than my preferences as a writer. I love murder mysteries, can’t write them to save my life. There’s too many rules for me to even bother with historical fiction, but I have read a few that I adored. Poetry, I think, is where I come the closest to my tastes as a reader and writer matching up, but even then, it’s a hit and miss thing with me.

10. Do you read or write fanfiction? If so, for what fandoms, and how do you think this has influenced your writing?

 Nope, I neither read nor write fanfiction.

11. Asking who your favorite OC is is like asking about someone’s favorite child. But come on, you know you have favorites. Who are they?

Raina quickly became my favorite of The Plight of a Sparrow, but she’s not my favorite character ever. That title actually belongs to Beta and Illusion, primarily Beta, but Illusion sets him up so perfectly. Plus, you can’t really separate them. The joys of a symbiotic relationship between two sarcastic smartasses XD

My questions:

1. Why did you first start writing? Not just your current project, but in general.

2. What do you tend to notice the most about your writing while your writing it?

3. If you had to write a single genre for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

4. What are your favorite things to describe in writing?

5. What elements do your favorite characters tend to share? (Not just in your own writing, but in general.)

6. What’s something you wish you would have known about writing when you started?

7. What’s one thing you wish you would have kept from back when you first started writing?

8. Do you like any of your old writing?

9. What do you think of writing ‘rules’?

10. What’s something that really encourages you as a writer?

11. Have some positivity you’d like to pass onto your fellow writers?

Tagging: @disfunctionaldeity-writes, @mischiefiswritten, @writingonesdreams, @bookenders, @maybeillwriteit, @trigwrites, @joyful-soul-collector, @mischiefiswritten, @redaniels-writes, @candy687, and @hyba

[evenstevensranked]

#35: Season 1, Episode 4 - “What’ll Idol Do?”

Ren gets a pre-high school mentor (is that really necessary? lol) named June Marie. She’s clearly evil and fake as a 3 dollar bill, but Ren thinks she’s the cat’s pajamas because of her scholastic accomplishments. Meanwhile, Louis is obsessing over someone stealing one of his beloved VHS tapes of an SNL episode. And you know how much I love Louis The Aspiring Comedian... :) 

The episode opens with Louis reading a book called "The Art of the Joke." Wait a minute... Louis Stevens... READING?! Yep. When I was younger, Season 3 Louis was always my fave. But, looking back.. Season 1 Louis was amazing. He had so much ambition and a real goal to become a comic, much like Shia. So much so, he was actually reading and researching about it!! That pretty much tapers off eventually and he just becomes a little zany -- Also like Shia...? lol. It's not a bad thing by any means. I'm just realizing exactly how much I miss this more restrained, "real," smart and subtly sarcastic Louis. He retains these qualities throughout the series, they’re just highlighted more/better in the early episodes.

He’s literally skipping dinner to read here. Incredible. He’s also seen reading this book in “All About Yvette.” I think it must’ve been Season 1 Louis’ bible.

Anyway, Louis takes a break from reading and goes to watch a VHS tape of a 1995 Saturday Night Live episode ft. Mike Myers... when he discovers it’s missing! We see the rest of the family at dinner downstairs, being forced to listen to Ren talking up some chick June Marie like she’s the second coming of Jesus. She explains that June is her ~idol~ and will be acting as her “Pre-High School mentor.” Right away you get the sense that this is sketchy. Even though Ren Stevens is, well... Ren Stevens... We see her relying SO MUCH on June to help elevate her status once she gets to High School. Obviously Ren could easily achieve high ranking status herself -- And would most likely take pride in that. It feels a little bit out of character. Even Eileen seems very suspicious about it. We also find out that June is in Geometry class with Donnie. This is important information!

Louis barges into dinner, turning the missing tape situation into a major mystery case. He’s basically accusing someone in the family of stealing it. Aside from this scene going on just a tad too long, I still think it’s entertaining. Louis says a great line: “I’m not a detective. But I did watch 10 whole minutes of Nash Bridges once” which I freaking love. The entire family claims to have no idea what he’s talking about and they’re so fed up with him and his Dramatics™ -- it’s kinda hilarious. With every overly serious thing he says, they’re all just groaning like “oh my god.....” It gets me. The scene ends with Ren saying “Mother, may I please have permission to FedEx Louis to Timbuktu before June Marie gets here?!” And Eileen says “Absolutely not! ........UPS is so much cheaper.” I’m only mentioning this because I caught a rerun of the episode on Freeform recently, and this bit was mysteriously missing! I’m assuming it was cut out for “FedEx” and “UPS” copyright reasons? No idea. Idk man. I always kinda liked that part, and I was like ???????? Where’d it go?!

Ren practices in the mirror how she’s gonna greet June before she gets there and it’s too much. We finally see this June Marie character and her personality is so ugly. She seems like a rich, entitled snob. (Trust me on this, I have very good judgement.) Ren is in awe though and desperate for June to like her. Again, this seems a little out of character. But she wants to achieve flawless academic success in high school and believes June can help her do that. Ren is a perfectionist, sooooo. 

June is seriously the fakest person I’ve ever seen and Ren is looking at her like she is her savior. I’m sad. 

Oh yeah.. Did I mention that June Marie is also a creep? It almost seems like she's coming onto Ren at one point. I'm actually uncomfortable watching this. She’s so clearly up to something.

She’s saying “Could you imagine what we could accomplish on the high school yearbook staff together?” in a suggestive voice. Tell me this isn’t creepy as hell. Run, Ren... Run for the hills. 

At school the next day, Louis is complaining to Tawny about the missing tape now. She, too, is so done with his drama lol. I love this bit because he actually references the sketch “The Whiners” as a major influence of his and that the missing tape is what made him want to be funny. Awwwwww! Dear, god. I seriously love this so much. Even though according to Wiki, “The Whiners” was a skit from 1982-84. So, this tape definitely doesn’t exist irl. But, still! Tom overhears the crisis and offers to set up an audio/video home surveillance system in Louis’ house in an attempt to catch the possible tape thief. Tom is the best. He always has great lines and actor Fred Meyers’ delivery always makes me smile. Later that day, he ultimately sets up the system for Louis! He offers to set up one for Tawny as well and Louis says “Tawny doesn’t have a home. She lives on her bike. It’s a long story. It’s very tragic.” I always loved this. 

lol at Tom listening in. Also, I love how Louis and Tawny are such a couple’a outcasts honestly. They’re so perfect! 

Ren tells her placeholder best friend Jewel about June.. and I swear it’s like everyone somehow knows that June is trash, but they don’t want to burst Ren’s bubble. Jewel is clearly thinking “.....yikes! not gonna say anything”:

The “yikes” face is even punctuated by a suspicious dominant chord... just so there’s no confusion. What is UP with that hair, btw??? The Early 2000s were a mystical time in history...

While spying on the family from his room, (see cover image) Louis ends up overhearing the real juicy drama. Forget the tape! June Marie is over and meticulously quizzing Ren about high school stuff (”Details, woman! This ain’t junior high!!!” lol chill) when suddenly Donnie walks in and tells Ren she has a phone call -- which ends up leaving June and Donnie alone. Remember how I said they have geometry class together? Yeah. They have a small talk conversation about class - and as soon as Donnie leaves the room, June whips out a bulky Y2K cell phone (I knew she was rich) and calls her friend freaking out over talking to THE Donnie Stevens. She admits to having a plan to make Donnie ask her out, and that’s the only reason she’s hanging out with “his lame sister.” What a loser, for real. Thank the lawwd for Louis’ hidden cameras.

Louis is upset and tries subtly telling Ren by warning her that June “isn’t as cool as you think she is.” But of course Ren is all “JUNE MARIE IS THE COOLEST PERSON I KNOW!!!!!!!” - I hate when people refuse to listen to other people like their own family members when they're trying to help them. I wanna slap Ren. 

We get a mirror talk mid-episode from Louis in the bathroom about how he has to find some clever way to tell Ren to make her believe him. Yay! Caring Louis looking out for his big sis! His deep speech (accompanied by sad piano) ends with a curveball joke. (”...The worst part is........ I got a zit the size of a volkswagen.”) Shia's phrasing is always on point. I laughed. The joke helps saves the scene from becoming an overly sentimental, cheesy parody of itself.

We find out that Steve and Eileen have Louis’ tape and....... they accidentally taped over it. THE HORROR!!! If you lived through the era of VHS tapes, you understand. There's no "undo" option, people! This scene gets me so mad every time. Of course Louis is asleep when this is revealed on hidden camera. Louis is so smart, but he spends the rest of the episode completely oblivious to the fact that the tape is right under his nose. It’s cute.

Louis decides to write June Marie a note signed “Donnie” asking her to come over for a date. She shows up right on time, overly eager and dressed for the Oscars -- coming onto Donnie full-force. 

I just noticed it looks like they’re actually at the real house for this shot??? Or that could just be a painting in the background. Probably. 

Louis set everything up so that he could show Ren the live stream of June being a [Raven Voice] ‘lil nasty. She’s curling into Donnie’s side on the couch saying “I’m so glad we finally got together. I only became Ren’s mentor to get to know you better.” 

Ren gets so heated, she marches downstairs and tells June Marie offffffff for being a two-faced liar and a terrible role model. Donnie’s caught in the middle of it and has absolutely no idea what’s going on: 

Same, Donnie.

But, yaaaaassss Louis for #exposing June Marie. And yaaaaaassss Ren for confronting her. (”I got news for you, Little Miss Pretentious... I can get that job on the yearbook without your help.”) The sass level is through the roof. I love it. It's always satisfying to see a snake like June get rightfully stepped on. 

Ren yells at Louis for not telling her about June but....... he did tell you, Ren!! That’s what you get for not listening to your family. 

The scene that follows feels like an ad-lib. Shia and Christy are genuinely laughing. I’ve mentioned this a million times before, but according to Shia they ad-lib’d quite a bit on this show. I think this is one of those instances. It’s great. 

The episode ends with Eileen telling Steve to burn Louis’ tape. Meanwhile, Louis is still hoping to get it back. It’s supposed to be funny, but it honestly makes my skin crawl. I'm so sad for him D:

And that’s it! I remembered not being all that crazy about this one simply because it’s clear in my memory due to it airing very frequently. But it's actually a pretty satisfying and slightly scandalous story, haha. My only issue is that this episode is incrediblyyy slow paced. In most cases, that’s one of the things I love about the first season. But, here it just kinda draaags on a bit. 

The best aspect, of course, is Louis wanting to help Ren. Whenever they focus on the brother/sister dynamic, the show really shines because that is the foundation! Like, hello! Louis and Ren are the Stevens who are constantly trying to... get Even! So, yeah. I like when their relationship is highlighted in some way. For a more Ren-Centric episode, this one is pretty good. Although, this is another episode that involves a one-off character. This is something we see a lot in the first season, which I don’t understand??? The freaking premiere episode was about a random guy. This episode is about some random chick. The next episode is about Yvette. The episode after that is about some random dude. Like..... who decided that a chunk of Season 1, a.k.a. everyone’s first exposure to Even Stevens, should basically not fully focus on the main characters? Idgi. Might just be a symptom of the show trying to find its legs.

At least this is a case where they found a seamless way to combine the two plot lines. A story like this also helps Louis come across as endearing. So that’s good. :)

Thanks for reading! Thoughts? Leave them below! 

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161216  IU Concert <24 steps IN HONG KONG> TALK

Twenty-Three . Red Queen . Pierrot Smiles At Us . New Shoes . Every End Of The Day . You & I

Hello, I’m IU. This is my first concert in Hong Kong. I’ve got that strange feeling seeing the seats being filled up completely. The subtitles are up (on screen) well right? Since there are subtitles today, I will talk slowly. By referring to the subtitles, please listen to what I will say. How was the opening performance? Did you guys like it? Was it cool? That’s a relief. It’s been a long time since I’ve stood on stage and dress up beautifully. It’s a bit tiring, so can I rest for a bit? Let me drink my water. You guys love it or not? Oh, They brought my shoes out because my legs are hurting a bit, I can change it right? Let me change my shoes. (Wow~~) Since I’m wearing new shoes, what song should I sing now? I’m going to sing ‘New Shoes’, if you don’t know this song, just think of yourself wearing new shoes running around happily while listening to it. Are you guys happy? Thank you~ I think I sang too much songs that Hong Kong fans are unfamiliar with them… Oh you guys know the songs?! Now, I’m going to sing a song that’s well known among HK fans this time. ‘You & I’

Someday . Bad Day . Mia . The Meaning of You . My Old Story . 囍帖街 . 喜欢你

This is my attire for 2nd period. How is it? Am I pretty? Happy? Me too, I’m happy too. ‘Someday’ is an OST from drama ‘Dream High’. For 2nd period, there will be more of this genre of songs. More ballad songs. Love it? I guess you’re not familiar with all of these songs. There are many unpopular songs among them… But those are my favourite songs. Although the language is different, but still brings out great music right? So… it would be good if you would listen to it.  

(Brings her guitar) Next song is a song I wrote when I felt lonely during my high school days. I will sing ‘Bad Day’ now. I… debuted with this song 9 years ago. Although I didn’t get much attention during that time, but I slowly gained more and more fans, and even open concert in Hk. It’s fascinating. Although the show has begun for 30 mins, I’m still fascinated right now. Do these people really know me? Are they my fans? Just by thinking of it feels super magical to me. I’m really thankful and happy. Before this, fans sang along with me when I was singing in Korean during my showcase. They surprised me! How did they manage to sing in Korean? Is it possible for today as well? I will look forward to it for today too. ‘The Meaning of You’. Did I sing well or not? You guys sang along with me in Korean, I’m extremely touched at times like this. (We learned it for you, unnie~) Hahahah, you guys learn it for me? I’m really grateful. I know a few Cantonese lines: ‘So happy! You guys like it or not?’ Since I’ve only been receiving from you all, so it’s time for me to return your favor. I can’t be the only one feeling touched here, so I prepared a gift. I’m nervous because I haven’t sung it in a while. ‘囍帖街’ (Lee Tung Street)

Boo . Marshmallow . You Know

Am I pretty? Thank you. I sang ‘Boo’ when I was in high school. Back then, it was really hard for me. But now, I don’t really sing such adorable song. I was smiling a lot on stage because I felt embarrassed when HK fans looked at me as if I’m your grandchild. Before this performance, the guest did extremely well. His name is ‘Hanjin’, right? It’s also my first time meeting him at backstage, he treated me nicely. But it seems like you guys like him more than me. (No!!) How was ‘喜欢你’(I like you)? Did I sing well or not? Thanks. Cantonese is really hard. Since it’s your mother tongue so you won’t understand me…. Cantonese is the hardest language to learn in the world. But still, I made effort because everyone likes it so much. I really want to thank everyone. And now 3rd period has begun. Many dance songs are included in 3rd period. So instead of doing nothing, please cheer loudly for me. Cheer loudly! Louder! (Hooo!!) Just cheer it like this will do. Let’s check if you’re ready. ‘You Know’.

Leon . Merry Christmas in Advance . Friday (+ Let it snow! + Jingle Bells 🔔) . Good Day

You guys are so great! Give yourself a round of applause~ All of you did so well. Having fun? It was really fun for me. Sometimes I would suddenly feel happy, but it doesn’t happen often. After watching Mr.Hanjin’s performance, I felt super happy. I’m so happy~ Are you happy? Since everyone cheered loudly for me, please rest and let me do the rest. I brought the 2nd gift for you. Merry Christmas~~ Phew… Do you guys like snow? I heard that there’s no snow in Hong Kong, right? So I gathered snow from Korea and brought here to let everyone have a look. Like it or not? Hehehe. Next week will be Christmas and much more year-end spirit. Yesterday, I had fun till late night as soon as I reached Hong Kong~ (We know!) You know? How did you know? I enjoyed the night view and ate yummy food. Although it’s not snowing, but I could feel the uplifting Christmas spirit here. Conclusion, I really like Hong Kong. I really like Hong Kong~ It’s my first overseas concert, I’m really happy to hold it in HK.  Should we begin the phototime session?

For me, I really like the next song. What day is today? (FRIDAY) Oh, Friday~ Actually, I lied that it’s Friday even though it’s actually Tuesday~ I lied on Sunday too. There weren’t many chances to sing ‘Friday’ on a real Friday. But today is a real Friday, so I’ll sing it in the most joyful way I’ve ever sung for today. 

Encore: Red Shoes . Heart . En-Encore: Raindrop . En-en-encore: The Shower

Do you guys miss me or not? I miss you too. Actually, ‘Red Shoes’ is not in the list, but I sang this song only in HK. I did well right? Did I sing well? Although the concert has ended, but I came to thank all of you again. I’m really thankful towards everyone who came to my concert today. I know there are people who’ve attended my concert for a few times. I think those people will know I’ve never been this excited in my concert before. I’m feeling wonderful since I had so much fun today. I felt proud for having new faces here today. I’m really happy today~ I’ll visit again. Will you come if I visit here next time? (YES) (Please sing ‘Heart’) Should I sing ‘heart’? Since you guys wanted it, I’ll sing it. After this, it’s really the end. HK dishes are really tasty. Delicious~ Please be careful on your way home~ Thank you, Hong Kong is the best!

-Special video message: IU talking in Cantonese to thank HK fans-

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2nd Encore: It’s actually the end for today. The subtitles are not coming out now, right? But why is nobody leaving right now? The show has really ended. Why are you guys not leaving? I think HK is really unique, indeed charismatic. During the opening, I thought people didn’t really like me because they were sitting there expressionless. Then I realized I was wrong during the 3rd period. That’s why I was so cheerful in 3rd period. So I even prepared the special video message and sang ‘Heart’ loudly. Did all of you practiced beforehand? (NO~) I almost cried at the ‘영영 살아있어요’ (lyrics) part. (Please cry!) Cry?! Hong Kong is indeed charismatic! I’m going crazy! There’s someone I noticed since the opening and thought he didn’t really like me but guess I was wrong about him because he’s still here right now. I finally understand that he’s quite unique and the fact that he really likes me. I fell for HK, deeply. Since I don’t know how to express that in Cantonese, I just want to say ‘I really like you all’ Thank you~ I don’t sing this song just anywhere, but let’s make promise for 2nd encore. From now on, these songs will not prove my real singing ability. You get what I’m trying to say right? As you know, my throat is exhausted right… So this is just fan service. If my voice ever cracks by chance, please understand that it isn’t my real singing ability, okay? Promise me? (Promise) I think everyone will like the next song. It’s been a long time I’ve sung this… Does anyone know ‘Rain Drop’? Oh, I think my pronunciation sounded strange, many people didn’t get it. It’s ‘Rain Drop’. I’ll give my best to sing this song. I really have to go after this. I really like everyone… What should I do? Everyone is so attractive. 3rd Encore: You guys are really charismatic!! I’ll sing just one last time with you all and leave. Please sing along! At this rate, how to get home?  ‘The Shower’.

SPECIAL MESSAGE TO IU FROM IUHK

Wow… wow… Oh my… What is this… I almost cried.  Even though I didn’t cry. Am really thankful. Don’t cry~ /Asking Hanteo manager to film the crowd/ I’ll pretend to take selfie with you guys (Hanteo Manager recording video). I’m extremely touched. How to say ‘touched’ in Cantonese? (Gamdong~) ‘Gamdong’. I mean, how did you manage to do that without me noticing in my own concert? My mind has gone blank. I’ll sing Friday for now and continue later. I heard many of you like this. That is why I prepared a longer version of this song. Although I’ve introduced my team before, but please give another round of applause to them for making this cool HK concert possible. I really cherish them. The next song will be the last song. Time passed really fast right? Was it fun? It would have been much more interesting if I can speak Cantonese well. I’m really sorry. But I promise to improve my Cantonese the next time I visit here. Promise~ I really like Hong Kong. HK always comes to my mind first. I swear. I wish everyone gains sweet memories too. I think we will be meeting often because we maintained good relationship. Should we meet up more often? What song should I sing on a good day like this? (Good Day) I’m really happy today. Thank you everyone.

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Source: Squishy’s Audio recording Translated by 4seasonswithIU