#Rewind Recap

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 15/06/25 #bookthreads #books #bookstagram #booksky #capitalcrime2025 #rewindrecap #weeklyupdate @capitalcrime1 @capitalcrime.bsky.social‬

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Happy new year 🎊

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10/23/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys Darby; Gizmo Darby; Taika Waititi; Vico Ortiz; Samba Schutte; Kristian Nairn; Nathan Foad; Ewen Bremner; Anapela Polataivao; Guz Khan; OFMD Rewind with Adopt Our Crew; Data w/Seven_Sugars; Articles; Love Notes; Daily Darby / Today's Taika.

== Rhys Darby ==

An interview with "The Upcoming" on the red carpet of "That Christmas" is up on Youtube! Check it out below! Thank you to @adoptourcrew for sharing it with us!

Source: Adopt Our Crew Twitter

More Free Daily Doodle's from Rhys' Substack!

He's also got an exclusive video on his Paid substack with some BTS from the London premiere of That Christmas!

Source: Rhys' Substack

== Gizmo Darby ==

Source: Rosie's Instagram Stories

== Taika Waititi ==

Can you believe it? For the first time ever, a Disney film will feature an indigenous language and premiere alongside the English version! Congrats to all involved in Moana 2! The English and Maori version will premier on November 28th, 2024!

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A post shared by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi)

Source: Taika's Instagram

Taika and Rita out with Rita's mom Vera in Kyoto!

Source: VeraOra's Instagram

== Samba Schutte ==

Samba's new show -- Jurassic World Chaos Theory is number 6 on Netflix! To celebrate he's been sharing some of the dad jokes, and Wolof language he got to voice for the show!

Annnnnd a little BTS for his audition for the part!

Source: Samba's Instagram

== Nathan Foad ==

Just Nathan out with some friends at the pub looking Cute <3

Source: Kennett Tanner's Instagram

== Ewen Bremner ==

It looks like Ewen's new show Cold Water was back in Easy Ayrshire for reshoots! Hopefully we'll get to see the new show soon!

Source: Ayreshire Today

== Kristian Nairn ==

Kristian's gonna be in Santa Fe New Mexico on October 31st at the Jean Cocteau Cinema! For tickets and more info, visit https://www.jeancocteaucinema.com!

Source: JeanCocteauCinema's Instagram

== Vico Ortiz ==

Did you miss out on the Drag Your King event with Vico! No worries! You can check it out on the Momentus Youtube!

Source: Momentus Youtube

Vico also has some more BTS pics/a short video up for OFMD S2 on their Patreon. I meant to post it last week and forgot! So here's some sneak previews! If you'd like to subscribe, please visit their Patreon!

Source: Vico's Patreon

== Anapela Polataivao ==

The official trailer for Tina is OUT! Auntie is the leading actress- and it'll be released in theatres on Feb 27, 2025 in Aotearoa!

Source: TinaTheFilm Instagram

== Guz Khan ==

More shots from Man From Mobeen!

Source: Guz Khan's Instagram

Also-- IDK how I missed it, but Guz is also going to be in 'That Christmas'! As Dasher!

Source: Guz' Instagram

== Data w/ Seven_Sugars! ==

Ashley, aka Seven_Sugars on Twitter was kind enough to run some stats on OFMD Fics being posted! Some very cool data here!

Source: Seven_sugars on Twitter / Bsky

= OFMD Rewind with Adopt Our Crew! =

It's time for the finale of the OFMD Rewind with @adoptourcrew! It starts at 2:30 PM PDT / 5:30PM EDT / 10:30PM BST/ 7:30 AM AEST (Friday)! Join them on Twitter! I know they joined bluesky too and in case you missed the invite here's their social!

Source: Adopt Our Crew Twitter

== Articles ==

Source: Adopt Our Crew Twitter

The Final Season of WWDITS premiered a few days back -- and there's some mention of OFMD in this article!

Source: Adopt Our Crew's Bluesky

== Asexual Awareness Week ==

I'm a bit late but Oct 20 - 26 is Asexual Awareness week! Just wanted to send some love out to all our Ace crewmates out there! We see you! We respect you! We love you! You don't have to explain anything to anyone-- you are not repressed, you're exactly the way you should be, and you are so incredibly Valid! Don't forget that lovelies!

Source: GLAAD Instagram

== Love Notes ==

Alright lovelies, I've been up a while, and I have to get back to some crazy work stuff tomorrow. So I'm going to let our dear @illustoryart and Auntie send you some love notes tonight. Get some rest, remember to drink your water, and as always, know we're so proud of you. <3

Source: Illustory Instagram

== Daily Darby / Today's Taika ==

In honor of the WWDITS film's 10th Anniversary, and well cause it's spooky season-- have some Vianton! Gifs courtesy of the wonderufl @theshiningbeacon and @celluloidbroomcloset!

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Hi there everyone! I hope you've all had a good week!ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ

Next Update (Chapter 4):

Opening: 100%

Avoid August/Confront Him: 100%

A Normal Day at Work: 90%

You Can Fix This, Right? 🤡: 0%

Keep Your Friends Close...: 0%

Avoidant Route: 0%

As you can probably tell, I've had a pretty productive week! The Work Day section is almost done! Woohoo!!

Which is good considering the next section will likely be the largest and most time consuming part of the chapter to write. And the sooner I get that done, the sooner I can make a solid estimate for the chapter's release. I'm hoping for early next year! 🤞

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📸 | @ryandestiny’s 2024 photo recap 🤎

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WOOOWWW improvement ( I forgot to post this here lol )

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Vs Shows Recap: May 2025

Fan Battle

Ness vs. Frisk (Earthbound vs. Undertale)

Release date: 11th of May

Link: https://youtu.be/373NNpmG5QI

Mini-review: The rebrand is great, keeps the origin obvious while also being just a tad more distinct. Not sure about the result overall, but it’s mostly fine (only real area of contention is the way they composited Ness’s endgame power between the game and the manga, but that wouldn’t change the result). Please get a narrator though, the on-text narration would be a lot better with a narrator complementing it.

Death Battle

Simon the Digger vs. Kyle Rayner (Gurren Lagann vs. White Lantern)

Release date: 25th of May

Link: https://youtu.be/5-M9tCRCKpw

Mini-review: The fight animation is absolutely incredible, though once I realised most of Simon’s dialogue was just quotes from his show it showed that the fight narrative was a bit lacking. The animation still definitely made up for it, though. I feel the conclusion is the weakest part, trying to abstract the categories to decide the winner, and ultimately relied on an unsubstantiated claim to justify their decision on who wins when there was another, far simpler argument to make for the same conclusion.

Vs Shows with no episode this month but that I wanted to mention since it’s the first recap:

Character Clash

Perfect Cell vs. Metal Sonic (Dragon Ball vs. Sonic the Hedgehog)

Release date: 15th of February, 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/cpbwaYYRlL4

Mini-review: The show’s first episode is very charming, and they’ve already figured out a good dynamic between the three character hosts off the bat. The fight animation itself is rather so-so, but suffers from major characterisation issues for Metal Sonic, often making him throw out quotes that probably sounded cool on paper, but lack in execution. And, while many of the categories made sense, some of the arguments made are, frankly, absurd. I’d go into detail if it didn’t spoil who won. Their first episode, while rough, is a solid start to the show, and I hope they manage to get to their 2nd episode soon.

Rewind Rumble

Yang vs. Sakura (RWBY vs. Naruto)

Release date: 5th of March, 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/MHhCt7uZ59Y

Mini-review: Horrendous audio mixing, every voice was either too loud or too quiet, and I had to constantly adjust my volume for that. To the point where I don’t really know what any of the arguments or stats were due to this issue. The animation itself was also struggling, frequently including either strange pacing or moments that just felt visually cheap (most evocative when they presented Sakura rushing in by just using a still image and making said still larger). Needs better audio mixing, and a more succinct balance of animation budget (a shorter fight under the same budget could probably help with many of the issues I had with it).

NOT-Death Battle

Fulgore vs. Sektor 2 (Killer Instinct vs. Mortal Kombat)

Release date: 17th of March, 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/5bPbS1CsSic

Mini-review: as the only parody vs show mentioned, this one is the funniest, with a great running gag that I’d talk about if it didn’t spoil the victor. And it’s not just the running gag, there’s individual jokes like correcting references to other franchises with what the actual move’s name is. And the fight animation perfectly fits the humour, the fight narrative reinforcing the running gag (and the jank of the episode perfectly fitting the humour).

Cartoon Fight Club

Charlie and Pim vs. Mordecai and Rigby (Smiling Friends vs. Regular Show)

Release date: 22nd of March, 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/pMD5Bs-KwZ0

Mini-review: The animation was fine, but they used voice clips from the show. Normally, this would be fine, but they kept re-using the exact same voice clips repeatedly, and it got distracting rather quickly. In addition, despite being a 2v2 fight, almost all of the animation was of two separate 1v1 fights happening independently of each other (followed by another two 1v1s with swapped opponents, seemingly to try and address this). It also really didn’t make much use of specific abilities from the characters, like Charlie’s armour or Mordecai & Rigby’s Death Kwon Do. The conclusion felt a little disjointed, taking a while to dig into characters’ stats before ending with a discussion about consistency.

Triple F (Fiery Fan Fights)

Starfire vs. Blaze (DC vs. Sonic the Hedgehog)

Release date: 26th of April, 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/lQT3jazYrMA

Mini-review: The hosts, being real people rather than just fictional characters, inject a lot of their own opinions and tastes into the analysis segments, but they manage to do so tastefully without injecting character bias into the analysis, and had mostly solid arguments for who they deemed won, with only a small handful of strange arguments. The fight animation, while carrying a rather good narrative within, suffers from some technical issues (like a distracting lack of awareness for the environments, the shift between sprites and animation occasionally being rather jarring, and some technical issues). It’s frankly incredible that this is their 1st episode, knowing that this is their equivalent to a bumpy start all vs shows will run into.

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2024 Recap

Happy new year! I meant to post this a few weeks ago, but things happen! This is a short collection to remember all my favorite things that came out of 2024.

#1 ALBUM OF 2024

Underdressed at the symphony, Faye Webster (2024)

My top album for the year is underdressed at the symphony by Faye Webster. Each song is as beautiful and stunning as you'd expect from Faye Webster. I love each and every song, although but not kiss is most definitely my favorite.

Honorable mentions

This Is How Tomorrow Moves by Beabadoobee (2024)

Submarine by the Marías (2024)

#1 BOOK OF 2024

Don't let the forest in by C.G. Drews (2024)

Unfortunately, I did not read many new books this year... But I did read Don't let the forest in by C.G. Drews. This book was absolutely beautiful and I have fallen absolutely in love with the characters.

Honorable Mention

Eat the World by Marina Diamandis (2024)

#1 FILM OF 2024

Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

So many amazing films came out this year, so this was such a hard choice! Lisa Frankenstein definitely stuck with me the most. The dream sequence was beyond beautiful and was absolute perfection.

Honorable mentions

I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Challengers (2024)

A Part of You (2024)

Maxxxine (2024)

Apartment 7A (2024)

Nosferatu (2024)

A Complete Unknown (2024)

There's many exciting things coming to 2025! Here's some I'm looking the most forward for...

The Right Person Will Stay, Lana Del Rey

Companion (2025)

Possible Kate Bush project (unlikely but I have hopes!)

New song by the marías?

New song by Mitski?

New song by Marina?

Many more to be announced!

[mystic-rubysunflower]

Reflect on 2024: The Majestic Year of the Dragon 🐉

As the Year of the Dragon comes to a close, it's time to revisit and honor the archetypal energy that guided us through 2024. The Dragon, a symbol of power, transformation, and wisdom, offered us a year to awaken dormant potential, embrace bold transformations, and manifest our highest aspirations.

In this year-end review, we’ll tap into the cosmic highlights of 2024, using journal prompts, vision boards, blog posts, emails, and any notes you’ve kept throughout the year to relive and reflect on the lessons and blessings the Dragon bestowed.

Gather your 2024 journals, reflections, and creative expressions—anything that helps jog your memory—and join this journey of remembrance and celebration.

Harnessing the Dragon’s Essence in 2024

The Dragon archetype encouraged us to step into our inner majesty. Its qualities—nobility, power, and a touch of mysticism—served as a reminder that we could rise above challenges and align with our inner strength. This energy permeated every month, offering new opportunities to awaken courage, honor emotional truths, and pursue inspired action.

Whether through cosmic transits like Pluto entering Aquarius or transformative eclipses, 2024 was a year of bold beginnings, spiritual awakenings, and grounded manifestations.

Your 2024 Journal Review Guide

To help with your reflection, use the prompts and oracle questions below. You can:

1. Flip through your journal entries or notes from each month.l

2. Revisit vision boards, emails, or social media posts for key themes.

3. Draw cards or meditate on the Dragon’s energy to gain deeper insights.

Encourage Reflection and Share the Journey

📌 How to Participate:

Answer the prompts for each month to discover the hidden treasures of your year.

Draw tarot or oracle cards as you go for added insights.

Share your reflections with your communities

💖 Support the Collective:

Reblog this post so others can join in their year-end review.

Share your experiences in the comments or as a post—let’s celebrate our collective journey through the Majestic Year of the Dragon.

✨ Together, let’s honor how far we’ve come and the wisdom we carry into 2025. May the Dragon’s courage, power, and grace continue to inspire us.

What memories, lessons, or transformations from 2024 will you carry forward? Let’s reflect, remember, and rise together. 🌟

2024 Cosmic Year-End Review: Year of the Majestic Dragon 🐉

January: Awakening Dragon Energy 🌑

*New Moon in Capricorn (Jan 11) - Pluto enters Aquarius (Jan 20)*

1. How did you channel the ambitious Dragon spirit as the year began?

2. What foundations did you lay down during this potent time of new beginnings?

3. In what ways did you feel Pluto's transformative energy as it moved into innovative Aquarius?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card reflecting "What hidden potential awakened within me this month?"

February: Lunar New Year Wisdom 🏮

Year of the Dragon Begins (Feb 10)

1. What ancestral wisdom called to you during this lunar transition?

2. How did you honor both endings and beginnings this month?

3. Which dragon qualities (nobility, power, luck) resonated most with you?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card asking "What lucky blessing did the Dragon bring to me?"

March: Mystical Renewal 🌺

*Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Taurus (April 20)*

1. What unexpected growth sprouted during this time of renewal?

2. How did you embrace change as winter turned to spring?

3. Which creative inspirations emerged as Jupiter amplified Uranus's innovative energy?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card for "What surprising opportunity blossomed in my life?"

April: Earthen Abundance 🌱

*Solar Eclipse in Aries (April 8)*

1. What bold new chapter began during this powerful eclipse?

2. How did you harness the dragon's fiery courage this month?

3. Which seeds of intention did you plant under this cosmic reset?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card asking "What emerged from my inner fire?"

May: Sacred Flow 🌸

*Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio (May 23)*

1. What deep emotional truths surfaced during this transformative eclipse?

2. How did you navigate between surrender and power?

3. Which shadows did you embrace and transmute?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card reflecting "What did I release for my evolution?"

June: Solar Illumination ☀️

*Mercury Retrograde in Cancer (June 15)*

1. What past patterns resurfaced for healing?

2. How did you nurture yourself during this reflective period?

3. Which emotional insights brought clarity?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card asking "What message did my heart reveal?"

July: Mystic Waters 🌊

*New Moon in Cancer (July 9)*

1. How did you honor your emotional needs this month?

2. What ancestral healing took place in your lineage?

3. Which dreams emerged from your depths?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card for "What did my soul express during this time?"

August: Creative Fire 🔥

*Venus Direct in Leo (Aug 4)*

1. How did your creative expression expand after Venus's retrograde?

2. What passion projects ignited your spirit?

3. How did you embrace your authentic radiance?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card asking "How did I shine more brightly this month?"

September: Sacred Service 🍂

*Mercury Direct in Virgo (Sept 15)*

1. What clarity emerged around your life's purpose?

2. How did you refine your daily rituals?

3. Which practical steps supported your spiritual growth?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card reflecting "How did I serve my highest good?"

October: Divine Balance ⚖️

*New Moon in Libra (Oct 2)*

1. What relationships transformed during this cycle?

2. How did you harmonize giving and receiving?

3. Which partnerships deepened or completed?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card asking "What balanced itself in my heart?"

November: Phoenix Rising 🦅

*Mars in Scorpio (Nov 4)*

1. What powerful transformation did you undergo?

2. How did you channel the dragon's regenerative power?

3. Which inner resources helped you rise from challenges?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card for "What strength emerged from my depths?"

December: Sage Wisdom 🌟

*Jupiter Direct in Taurus (Dec 30)*

1. What abundance manifested from your year's journey?

2. How did the Year of the Dragon shape your evolution?

3. Which wisdom will you carry forward?

4. 🎴 Oracle Question: Draw a card reflecting "What blessings concluded this transformative year?"

✨ May this cosmic journal guide your reflection through the majestic Year of the Dragon ✨

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 08/06/25 #bookthreads #books #bookstagram #booksky #rewindrecap #ambroseparry #maryshelley #sacosby #evabjörgægisdóttir #michaeljmalone #mcmackay #liammcilvanney #mjarlidge #karinslaughter #christiebarlow #rachelamphlett #annesenes

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I actually hate prime like why is it like this

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We have finished 2024! with that said how was yours? And what do you hope 2025 to be like?

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09/29-30/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; David Jenkins/More Honking; Taika Waititi; Samba Schutte; Kristian Nairn; Nathan Foad; OFMD Rewind; Fan Spotlight: Our Flag Mean Fanfiction Podcast / Never Left Podcast; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Tonight's Taika;

Hey crew! In the essence of I'm gonna keep this fairly short and pick some back up in 10/1. Still spending quite a lot of time with my dad at the hospital (he is slowly recovering! but it's taking a lot of time to drive to and from and also work).

== David Jenkins ==

Well Chaos Dad is back causing a mass honking across the internet today. He found some lovely ass-work in queens and decided to post about it! OFMD Insta however apparently really got on him because he made an edit saying he had to add "#asstonight". Yall are the best.

Source: David's Instagram

So, one thing to note is that there's quite a lot of clowning around this because of the song David chose to use: "Angela" which was the theme song for "Taxi". @adoptourcrew pointed out that not only was Taxi picked up by another network, but that Sept 30 was the day Taxi Premiered on NBC after it'd been picked up. Just something more to clown about for you!

Source: Adopt Our Crew's Twitter

Well and something else AOC wanted us to think about was:

Source: @adoptourcrew's Twitter

As usual, some of our besties decided to join in the fun of #asstonight. Astroglide and Hugo Pierre Martin <3

Source: Astroglide Twitter

Source: HPM's Twitter

== Taika Waititi ==

On Sept 29, Taika joined thousands of folks out at Edens Park NZ to participate in the largest mass Haka on the home soil of AoNZ. He was joined by friend Conan O'Brian, and the Haka broke the world record!

Source: EdenParkNZ Instagram / Conan O Brien's Twitter

Source: CNN Travel

Source: RNZ

== Nathan Foad ==

Just some Instagram Stories to keep us all from missing Nathan too much <3 Have I mentioned I love this man?

Source: Nathan's Instagram Stories == Kristian Nairn ==

Kristian's in London 3 Oct at Forbidden Planet! Come get your copy signed if you have a chance! Anyone get theirs signed yet?

Source: Kristian Nairn's Instagram Stories

Kristian was featured in METRO about his first drag performance!

== Samba Schutte ==

Reminder! Samba is going to be at the Theatre Of Hearts - Youth First Comedy Night happening October 5th in Hollywood CA!

Source: Instagram

Also, Samba chose violence yesterday and posted this mouth-watering dessert, that David and Rhys seem to be admiring <3

Source: Samba's Instagram

Is that a new trailer for the Advanced Chemistry movie I see?

Source: Good Deed Entertainment Also -- Sept 30th was Samba's wife, Aria's birthday! Happy birthday dear!

Source: Instagram

== OFMD REWIND CONT'd ==

Source: Adopt Our Crew Instagram

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Our Flag Means FanFiction =

New Episode of Our Flag Means Fanfiction! This time featuring 'The Kissing Game' by veeagainst read by littlefingies! Check it out on your favorite podcast platform!

Source: OFMFF Instagram

= Never Left Podcast =

Also-- it's podcast day, new episode of Never Left! Visit their linktree for the best ways to listen!

Source: Never Left Podcast Instagram

== Love Notes ==

Hey there lovelies! Happy start to the week! It's officially October as of the day I'm posting this! Welcome to spooky season! I know things have been... a bit stressful in the fandom lately. I know everyone has feelings about different things, and I'm purposefully being vague because I don't want anyone to feel called out.

Whatever happens, whatever frustrations we have with one another crew, remember that that's how families operate. Even the best of friends or families have times of not understanding or agreeing with one another. That doesn't mean you should "put up with it" but just know that it's something that happens regularly, ok? Whatever you nee, and it doesn't have to be permanent, just do things to help you feel comfortable. Not sure how you feel and wanna talk about it? Reach out to friend over DM. We all have our own ways of processing things, and I know there are plenty of people who are willing to talk. I'd like to delve more into this but I'm pretty swamped.

Sending love crew, it's gonna be okay <3

== Daily Darby / Today's Taika ==

I'm late, so it's no longer Murray Monday-- but it IS Taika Tuesday so enjoy some smiles from our guys! Gifs Courtesy of @celluloidbroomcloset and @darkinerry!

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I started this account in late May and my recap was posted in late November so if this is correct and my math is correct from the start of June to end of November I spent 1.7% of the time listening to BC,NR and 9.4% of the time listening to music that’s a lot of music