#binge watching Netflix

[djohnhopper]

ONE PIECE is here... Will binge on One Piece as it finally arrives on Netflix today.

[viveela]

I been kinda losing my marbles about how we were robbed of Usagi in rise..... Leo needs his rabbit bf so yeah here's part one of a thing I did where he's sent to the turtles' world (pt.1)

Part 2

[whovianderson]

Sex Education season 4 thoughts

The good

Aimee’s journey. As I’ve discussed online no end, I have complex PTSD. While I was never sexually assaulted like Aimee was, her avoidant trauma responses were very relatable to me. To see her taking the power back this season, especially when the burned the jeans she was assaulted in and did the photoshoot with them, made me feel a bit less alone as I try and heal. I cried my eyes out, so much so that I had to take a break from watching to collect myself!

“Even when I’m doing something I love… it feels like I’m still wearing them, like it never goes away”

Cal’s story as a non-binary person is very different to mine (and for the record, that doesn’t make either of us any less valid, because there is no singular way to be non-binary). Nonetheless, hearing someone I love as much as I do Gillian Anderson affirm our shared gender nonconformity meant the world. I’m sick of facing transphobia from society, but especially from people that I once considered idols. So knowing that Gillian embraced a role where her character supports trans youth healed something within me. It’s not the first time she’s showed up for our community though - she always makes a point to include non-binary people, for example in her Dear Gillian announcement video. I don’t mean to undermine the real hero of the story here: Dua Saleh, the actor who played Cal - it’s just that I had already formed such a deep connection with Gillian, so it hit me doubly hard from her.

The funeral scene. Just… the funeral scene. I really lost it when Mr Hendricks played With Or Without You on the piano and everyone else joined in.

Other people have spoken about this better, so I won’t get into it as much, but by god, the representation. One example that really struck me was the sex scene between Abbi and Roman at the end, where she said “I love being inside you”. It wasn’t a big deal, their transness was completely normalised.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I loved the Motis ending! Maeve made the right choice going back to America, and long distance relationships are really hard when you have no plans to reunite, so I get why they called it off. Also, relationships at that age don’t usually last, as much as I hate to say it, and yet via Maeve’s letter, the show managed to honour that they can still shape one’s life and be really important.

The bad

If it wasn’t clear, I’m a Jean Milburn stan first and a human second. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in how they handled her storyline this season. Firstly, I’m tired of every single female character on television having an arc that culminates in motherhood. Not knowing who the father was felt like bad writing for Jean specifically, like very out of character, because she’s a sex therapist, so she’s all about safe sex and communication around those things. By no means am I suggesting that they should’ve kept Jakob as a character (if you don’t already know, his actor sexually assaulted hundreds of women which, by the way, was public knowledge before he was ever cast), but they could’ve come up with a better workaround. Maybe I’m biased because Jean is a comfort character of mine, but I wasn’t very pleased with the fact that they didn’t allow her to be happy for a single second this season either! That being said, I do think it’s important that we don’t gloss over the postpartum depression representation here, which could mean so much to so many. I wish they’d brought Maureen in to help Jean though, because their relationship was so special and yet we didn’t see them interact onscreen once this season.

I haven’t heard anyone else mention this, but I was disappointed with how they handled sapphic relationships this season. Not only were Ola and Lily erased entirely, but the writers fucked up the storyline for the only established sapphic couple remaining (Roz and Sofia Marchetti). Like, why was the Big Plot Twist™️ that there was, in fact, a man intimately involved with their family? Our lives don’t have to revolve around men, you know? The show didn’t explicitly acknowledge the fact that genetics to not make a family in my opinion either, because Roz and Sofia’s conversation with Jackson was just about how his biological father was missing out on raising him.

The… mixed? Idk!

I deserve to be sent to horny jail for this, but Jean breastfeeding initially drove me insane. I quickly changed my tune though, because breasts are not inherently sexual and breastfeeding shouldn’t be sexualised, so it makes me feel a bit icky to see people thirsting over that.

I’m not sure how I felt about the development of Adam and Michael’s relationship. On one hand, I thought it was beautiful to see them both grow and reconnect. On the other hand, I was slightly concerned that it was veering into “you have to forgive your abuser” territory. I don’t have parental trauma, so I don’t have the authority to comment, but I’d be interested to hear other people’s perspectives.

I really appreciate how they tried to explore toxic relationships with the introduction of Beau as Viv’s love interest. However, I don’t feel that it was given the weight it deserved, because there was so much else going on.

In summary

I’m not disappointed with how this season turned out overall. Although it definitely wasn’t perfect, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it, and it made me very happy. I do recommend checking trigger warnings before watching it though, because it is a lot darker than previous seasons.

I’d missed this show and these characters more than I’d realised, and I can’t believe I’ll never see them again. It was really hard to say goodbye!

[trumansbite]

Sorry for being gone. Woah garmadons

[sleepyconfusedpotato]

Netflix did NOT just cancel Shadow and Bone

[snakiyaki]

if joining the 911 fandom taught me anything it's that weekly shows are so much more fun than dumping the whole season in one day

[kiraman]

im losing my goddamn mind, arcane is a steampunk MASTERPIECE

This is a story of love and loss and betrayal completely submerged in oppressive cyber/steampunk dystopian LUSH OPULENCE and the characters are the sumptuous brushstrokes in its grand and sprawling canvas of an uncanny universe brimming with explosive violence.

Violet's feverish, terrifying rage and self hatred!!!! Jinx's endless hunt for approval!!!!

Cait!!!! Cait MY LOVE. it is honestly difficult to look at her? I ADORE her

This whole fucking universe is a live wire, a mf bomb, exploding in the most sumptuous ways every fucking episode and IM LOSING IT

[fuck-off-im-ace]

When you watch a show and think that you will understand wtf is happening when you reach the end of the season but then you do and everything is just as confusing and its been cancelled months ago so you know you will never know what it was all about and you will never find peace ever again

[lovi23]

TW: BLOOD

I feel like we're starved of Blue Eye Samurai fanart

I can't recommend this show enough, the first episode is on youtube, go watch it so that we can get a season 2!!

Totally reading Mizu as bigender

[dee-is-for-lots-of-things]

Fuck netflix dump the whole season at once model all my besties hate the netflix dump the whole season at once model. Give me weekly episode releases or give me death <3

[belovedcherie]

current abnormal obsession is the trolls trilogy (TRILOGY!!!) and broppy☹️

[ophanim-vesper]

me since yesterday

[gummy-axolotl]

Hey guys if you haven't seen Centaurworld please watch it it's really good

[listieshadows]

Y'know, as much as I liked Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, I kinda really wish it'd been released weekly instead of via Netflix's usual "Eh, fukkit, drop it all at once; enjoy your binge, idiots" model.

Like, just imagine being left with the episode one cliffhanger ending after how hard the series had been advertisted as a straight-forward adaptation. It would've been insane, but it also woulda been so damn fun. It's such a shame we'll never see all the speculation about where the story could've gone from there, or (in the case of future episodes) all of the little moments that would've been narrowed in on until the next episode comes out.

I mean, I watched this thing two episodes a day to try and digest it better, but that could never compare. And that was just me doing it deliberately; I know no one else out there did that. Jus', goodness. What a lil' bummer that we missed out on those between-episode weeks.

[hamleeart]

I came across this cute portrait of little Sokka and Katara, and I couldn't stop myself from drawing my sister and I. So we kinda took an atla quiz, which bender are you, kinda stuff.

I'm the one in blue.

I also happen to be up for commissions

If you're into this kind of stuff. I'd be happy to connect with you (〃ω〃)

[therealdaydreamstark]

Binge Watching / Vi Stark Rant Time 📺

Riddle me this one please 🙏 why is it that the human brain has the capacity to continue a series without stopping? 🧐

First, we have a log line, which is that juicy one-liner that describes what a movie or series is about. We all know this, it’s the summary that captures the reader and peaks the viewer’s interest despite us might not wanting to see the series or film. I bet, we all had that feeling where we don’t know to watch something or not, but it’s that long-line that makes us interested 👀 (it also helps hearing it from the perspective of someone else who had already seen the product before!)

A good log-line answers the “What is it?” question, clearly and enticingly. Most log-lines will state the central conflict of the story and provide some sort of an emotional hook to stimulate interest.

Secondly, the open loops! We are all too familiar with those dang cliffhangers at the end of our favorite TV shows that leaves us wanting more, feeling annoyed or antsy cause we want to know what happens next! What are is rest of this story? What comes next? Is Meredith gonna end up with Derek or not?! Are Mark and Lexie gonna stay how they truly feel?

The human brain is so complex yet captivating as it wants to comprehend and close that loop.

This is why SO MANY people end up binge watching their favorite series til the end in a single weekend. We need the answers! Sometimes it’s not answers, sometimes it’s that simple evoking energy the series gives us that might be comfort, that leads up to keep watching.

Third, the storytelling duh! What do really great TV shows and movies have in common? They have all mastered the art of transporting you out of your living room and into an entirely different world that they’ve created. And they do this through extremely thorough sensory detail and descriptive storytelling. The lighting, the music, the dialogue, the carefully crafted costumes and landscaping, they all play a pivotal role in your cinematic experience.

But all of this can be carefully replicated just as well, if not better through great writing! That’s because great storytelling brings out all of your senses, sounds, taste, sight and even the smells.

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Sooo now I wanna hear your thoughts on this! 🫶 What are some series or movies that have grabbed your attention and why? 📼

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