#amazing showstopping spectacular totally not ever been done before

[strawberryclementine]

me and the few other kisatake enjoyers after reading TR 277

[theunholyvirginemilyprentiss]

TARA: Wait, someone was kidnapped and tortured?!?!

MORGAN: Oh, yeah, standard.

EMILY: Pfft. Tuesday. I have a membership card.

JJ: Been there.

SPENCER: Been there, bought a house, moved in, now I’m remodelling the kitchen.

PENELOPE: *winks at Tara* Don’t worry, you’ll get your turn.

TARA: What the f-

​talented. brilliant. incredible. amazing. showstopping. spectacular. never the same. totally unique. completely not ever been done before.

[ohwarnette]

I don't know who I am when I'm not working, when I'm not focused on or totally consumed by a task. Who am I between the projects and the assignments, when there's nothing to do? I haven't found her yet and it scares me. Maybe that's why, for my senior capstone project this year, I decided to solve a murder.

[tortoisesshells]

730.

[claireofluxembourg]

Finished the three episodes and this is actual footage of me right now:

[lara-transilvania]

If Hürrem (Meryem's version) has a million fans, then I'm one of them. If she has one fan, then I'm THAT ONE. If she has no fans, that means I'm dead.

[kindahoping4forever]

Hi Crystal!

Just looked through your blog to see if I had missed any thoughts you shared on the album, but instead I saw you said you didn't post anything bc no one asked. So I came here to ask ☺️

What song surprised you most? What's your current top 3? What line(s) keeps rotating in your head? What stood out to you most on first listen? (Feel free to ignore the questions if you'd like to just ramble about the album in general. I just want to know your thoughts haha)

What did you end up thinking of the iHeartradio set list? I was surprised they didn't play Bad Omens and that Complete Mess was actually the only new song they played.

They really did look hot. Especially Ashton. I feel like it's always especially Ashton lmao.

I really appreciate you both looking for and asking my opinion! (And sorry for the delay in answering, omg this week has been a lot both IRL and in 5SOS-land 🫠)

Current Top 3 would have to be: Caramel, Bad Omens and... Moodswings? Either Moodswings or Red Line. (I should do the song sorter to see how I really feel I guess 😌) I don't know if any particular song surprised me but I think in general, I was pleasantly surprised at how much their lyricism has continued to evolve. There's so much symbolism and truly poetic imagery in this album, while still maintaining an accessibility that doesn't distract from the sometimes painful honesty of what's being talked about.

Which was another surprise for me: they talked so much about wanting this album to feel lighter and brighter than CALM, how they purposely wrote in major chords and keys, how that's what the world "needs" - and they accomplished that, this album is energetic and a delight... but also contains some of their saddest lyrics to date. 😅 I'm definitely not complaining, sad girl hours all day everyday, I actually love that juxtaposition, but that was funny to me.

Another pleasant surprise (for me anyways lmao) is how Ash-heavy this album feels - and I don't just mean how rhythm heavy it is or the fact that he actually gets lead vocals (that would've been enough though 😍) and is so audible in the group vocals. One of the things I've always loved about 5SOS is at least to me, I feel like they each have distinct songwriting/melodic voices and tendencies and so it's often apparent whose artistry is driving a song. And so to me, I hear a lot of Ash melodies and I see his large fingerprints all over some of these lyrics. Which makes me both happy and sad because like I said, this album is lowkey depressing as fuck but you know what, the man knows how to make beautiful art out of that darkness so 😌

I don't know if I'm ready to say it's my favorite album or their best album yet (historically I usually say YB is the fav and CALM is their best, for the record) but I am definitely very happy and very proud of what was accomplished here! 👏🏻👏🏻

iHeartRadio thoughts under the cut!

I really really loved the iHeart set! I saw them at Wango Tango (another iHeart event) and while I will never complain about seeing them live, their set there was... puzzling to say the least. Only 5 songs total and the only new song they did was Me Myself & I, which was only a few weeks old and had not received the radio exposure that Complete Mess had (and also a bit too mid-tempo for the set IMO).

I think they definitely made strides to correct those issues in the iHeart set and it was a dream! At a radio/festival show, the goals should be crowd engagement (which is why I think they mostly stuck to their best known songs) and giving a performance so memorable, no matter how many artists play, you're the one people go home remembering. For that reason, Teeth should always be in their festival set, even if people don't know it (and it seemed like a surprising amount did!), it slaps so hard, it's gonna be a moment whether you're a fan or not. I think they should also consider making Complete Mess a staple in that kind of set, it's also a great live moment and I think gives a good example of what kind of band they'd like to be seen as in this era. And I will never get over the fact we got No Shame/Easier/More at a radio show, that's nuts. It's what we (and More) deserve. 10/10.

[imaginarianisms]

a.lys rly is esmeralda & maleficent coded...

[sedlex]

Me: OMFG THIS IS THE BESTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!! JAW TO THE FLOOR TALENTED BRILLIANT INCREDIBLE AMAZING SHOWSTOPPING SPECTACULAR NEVER THE SAME TOTALLY UNIQUE COMPLETELY NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASADHGSADAGSHDASFHDGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

The Expert™: It was kinda alright, there was a mistake so, eh...

Anyway, a small amount of love:

[trilliastra]

talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular, never-the-same, totally unique, completely not-ever-been-done-before

[livmondcole]

Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Showstopping. Spectacular. Never the same. Totally Unique. Completely not ever been done before.

[ourmondobongo]

Hange: exists

Hange stans: Talented, Brilliant, Incredible, Amazing, Showstopping, Spectacular, Never The Same, Totally Unique, Completely Not Ever Been Done Before, Unafraid To Reference Or Not Reference, Put It In A Blender, Shit On It, Vomit On It, Eat It, Give Birth To It.

Yams: Well, I wanted a weird character.

lmao. It’s sad that we don’t have any new information from Hange and probably never will have.I don’t think at this point it would add more deep to their character, but I’m just greed to learn more about my fav lmao. Since AOT has ended for good, I just want to thanks every fan who loved Hange and shared their theories, arta and everything. Also, it was nice to rant with all of you. See you all in therapy.

It’s sad that we don’t have any new information from Hange and probably never will have.

FOR REAL, this pains me so much it's unforgivable lol

I think the way Isym easily brushed Hanji's name aside during his NY interview this year really settled it for me that he.doesn't.care.enough about their character. If it wasn´t for plot necessity in the manga and Hayashi ( I can´t believe I'm saying his name on this lmao) in the anime, I don't think we would have much better from Hanji than we got.

And like you said, it's thanks to our amazing community of Hans lovers that we eat good and survive.

THANK YOU, Y'ALL!!!

See you all in therapy!

[treasxreblue]

HI MY BABYGIRLLL missed u🫦

OMG BAEEE HIII i missed you too bby🫂

i see there’s a lot of hate in your asks so here’s hoon to try and ease it a bit babe

love u pookie you’re amazing talented gorgeous brilliant spectacular showstopping never the same totally unique completely not ever been done before, a queen

[threephantomrey]

Eurydice: hi-

Orpheus: talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular, totally unique, completely not ever been done before

[genthekick]

What your fav dbd character says about you (from a Yui main) - survivor edition:

Once again, this is only for entertainment purposes, don’t sentence me to death pls

Dwight - bald Dwight ftw

Meg - Beyoncé should sing: “Who run the world? Meg!”

Claudette - why do you keep fucking up the generator??

Jake - macho macho man

Nea - the OG lesbian

Laurie Strode - who? Seriously, does anyone play her?

Ace - you make me angry, but you’re trying

Bill - peepaw will save you!

Fang Min - we could go two ways: toxic or saviour of the world

David King - you look angry, but you’re actually aight

Quentin - who? 2.0

David Tapp - Tapp that gen please

Kate Denson - the saviour of the game AND my heart

Adam Francis - what a legend, he will die for you

Jeff - does anyone play him? 2.5

Jane Romero - tell me the truth? Do you actually play her cause she’s good or is it because she’s thiccc?

Ash - I admire you, I would like an autograph

Nancy Wheeler - will carry the game

Steve Harrington - will try and help, but at the end of the day, you’ll hear him scream on a hook

Yui - not to be biased, but… mum, she’s the one!

Zarina - Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Showstopping. Spectacular. Never the same. Totally Unique. Completely not ever been done before.

Cheryl Mason - you do NOTHING! Get out of the basement!!

Felix - you pop out of nowhere, making me almost shit myself

Élodie - you look like you know what you’re doing

Yun-Jin - props to you surviving in a bright fluffy jacket

Jill Valentine - FUCK THAT KILLER UP, BABY!

Leon - unless you’re a bot, you’re my guardian angel

Mikaela - I thought she was the ultimate survivor until she started running… so so slow

Jonah Vasquez - a who now? Also how do you see through those glasses in the mist??

Yoichi - a legend that I never see

Haddie - you’ve gone through some shit

Ada Wong - you are the moment

Rebecca Chambers - always dies first

Vittorio - father?

Thalita - you don’t exist

Renato - you only exist as a bot

Gabriel Soma - if you explode a gen one more time, istg…

Nicholas Cage - either legendary or A COMPLETE ASSHOLE

Ellen Ripley - you remind me of my mother

Alan Wake - my best friend, my saviour, my will to live

[folkloregirlfriend]

wife homework of the day: look at my anime blogs theme and compliment every aspect of it

talented brilliant incredible amazing showstopping spectacular never the same totally unique completely not ever been done before