#but I'm getting IDEAS and idk I'm feeling nostalgic for the 2000s

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Okay so like. I've been throwing around this idea of. having a reason to get a large group of people together locally. bc there's folks that live in or near town that I want to hang out with but I don't. do anything. Also I feel like. Idk i can be efficient and hang out with multiple people at once and maybe cross-pollinate my friend groups. and have more reasons to see people regularly or whatever.

Anyway so my brain keeps going back to bowling. and. it's roughly $2000 to reserve 10 lanes at santa fe station during cosmic bowling. they say 5 people per lane and I. okay well. I can think of 50 people to invite. roughly. I'm sure not all of them will be available or say yes. the main benefit of reserving the lanes ahead of time is making sure they're all next to each other. like i think it'd be rude to invite people to hang and they end up 50 feet away from you in a gd bowling alley like. you are NOT having a conversation at that point.

anyway. maybe I should. get an interest check first and then. see how many lanes I'll actually end up needing. how much notice does santa fe need?

maybe that's an inconvenient location like i see the appeal of going out and drinking afterward but uh. idk. it's nostalgic for me. they have alcohol at the santa fe right?

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Snippets of Woke Up to SuperTV [EP 01]

Pairings: Nara (OC) x Super Junior (mostly platonic); Nara (OC) x Kyuhyun; Nara (OC) x Yesung

Warnings: none, idk?

w.c:  2,6k

English isn't my first language, so it'll probably have some mistakes — I'm also trying to use quotation marks, but in Brasil we usually write dialogues with dashes, that's why it'll probably look so off

please interact with me, I'm dying to know what you guys think about her/the story/everything!!! I want to know your thoughts and asks and what more you want to see 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

20 years since the debut. 

Shit.

Were they really together for more than 20 years? Some of them have known each other since 2000, when they were still teen trainees chasing their dreams. They were family – and Super Junior was their baby. They had a 20 year group that grew up with them and was still prospering. 

They met the previous year to decide what this new decade of Super Junior would look like, in the Super Junior 3.0 project. Several ideas were discussed, and they were starting the year with a bang: they would return with a variety show, but this would be just the beginning of their anniversary year. 

Even if Super Junior wasn’t doing anything new – in the strict sense of the word, because they were producing new content, just using common formulas and rules, not exactly creating – they wanted their fans to have everything. To feel all the love they had felt all the years before. 

So, now, they were doing a photo exhibition. 

Not naked, like Ryeowook had proposed, but Nara thought none of the members would do it if it was real. If it was maybe 15 years before, Heechul would be down to. He 100% would. He had that rebellious character and rage that no one could equal. He loved having his name in the headlines, and he was really confident about his body, about his attributes… He used to photograph himself in the shower – even with other members. Wow. She missed Hankyung Oppa so much. 

They were supposed to be together now. The fourteen of them – but having at least ten of them, after all they had been through, was enough. Nara was trying to enjoy things, even if they weren't perfect… maybe she was getting old and sentimental. Ugh. It was Kyu’s fault, or Jiyong’s. She didn’t know. Heechul said that, now that he was getting old – Nara remembered saying “getting?” and he yelled at her –, he was starting to see things in a different light and get super nostalgic. She could understand that feeling.

Talking about Heechul, he was moving the scenery around when, pulling on something, he started laughing uncontrollably. It was a whiteboard with their graduation pictures on it. Some of the members mumbled some negative comments and others were laughing, be it at their own faces or the faces of their friends. They were at that friendship state that they could say anything to each other. 

Kyuhyun leaned against the wall, already feeling the nasty comments that would be made about his photo. Had he been drinking the night before? Why was his face swollen? What about the double eyelid surgery? He'd received so much hate in previous years that he'd even been called a “plastic monster” even though he hadn't had any more surgeries than that. A fake smile appeared on his face. 

Nara ran a hand over his back, comforting him. They had agreed not to do or say anything that would give the idea that they were a couple, but it would only be seen as a friendly gesture. Nara did that (and more) with all the other boys, so there was no problem... right? 

Kyuhyun looked at her startled, a scream in the back of his throat, not knowing how to react. “Where did you come from?” he said, to disguise it, as if he had been surprised by her appearance and not by the gesture of affection. 

She laughed, and they decided to use the clip. After all, it was a funny scene between friends, and the fans loved to see that kind of thing. They would turn it into memes, and it would be good to promote Super Junior. 

After some of the boys had taken their own photos, it was Nara's turn.

She made her way to the center of the room, standing with her back to the white wall and staring at the camera Shindong was pointing at her. It should look like her old photo; a youthful smile appeared on his face and he tilted his head to one side, still with the model's penetrating gaze.

“You were really pretty, weren't you?” Leeteuk said, moving closer to the photo attached to the board. The boys agreed. 

Click. The test to see if the lighting, focus and proximity of the camera were good. When the photo appeared on the big screen, she smiled, both laughing at what Leeteuk had said and admiring herself. 

“We had already debuted when I graduated. Of course I was already pretty” She said jokingly, and everyone rolled their eyes. Where was her humility?

She smiled again, this time inflating her cheeks a little. Unlike the boys, who had become puffier as they got older, her face was thinner and much less youthful than before. She would still have some body dysmorphia, and now she was feeling like a skeleton next to her younger self. She missed that collagen and being “cute”, but could still accept being up to standard after 35.

“You never had an ugly phase?” Hyukjae asked. 

Another click. The final photo. Gorgeous. 

“Never” she said, now giving them her true smile. It was gummy, and her eyes closed a little in a half-moon shape. It had joy and was nothing like the ones she did for modeling. “I was born beautiful like Siwon,” she said, pointing at his picture. 

It was true, she was born beautiful and never had any plastic surgery… but she didn’t feel like it. To this day, Nara would feel like something was missing, like she was not pretty enough, thin enough, or looked young enough… she knew it was capitalism monetizing her insecurities, but it would not hurt any less. 

The entertainment industry treated idols like pawns. It would always have someone “more pretty” to do her job and she had this internal battle since before the debut. Being so young and suffering so much left some emotional scars that she needed to deal with every day. When she was younger, she was really insecure about her appearance and wanted to look like BoA, Lee Hyori or YoonA. Now, she just wanted to look like her younger self. 

She was getting older and nostalgic, just like Heechul said. 

The next one was Donghae, and she couldn't hold back her laughter. “You looked like a child,” she pointed to the photo. ”Are you sure that's your high school graduation and not your elementary graduation?”

He forced a laugh with paused “ha ha ha”, showing how displeased he was with her joke, and positioned himself in the center. 

After the fiasco that had been Siwon's photos – who didn't quite understand the premise of the event and just sent in his own photos, all in the same position but on different days – it was Nara's turn to exhibit her photos for the gallery. 

The first was from behind the scenes of Explorers of the Human Body, more specifically episode 12. After recording had finished, the director decided to re-watch the footage to see if they needed to re-record any scenes or add any more explanations, since the location was rented and, if anything was missing, they would have to pay more money to finish filming. While they were doing this, the members were free to swim and rest, whichever they preferred. 

It was clear from the photo that Donghae had his legs around Hyukjae's shoulders and Heechul was on top of Kangin, having a water fight. Some members surrounded the four, shouting for their chosen team, while others were not in the frame. In the distance, Kyuhyun was sitting on the rock outside the pool with his legs in the water – he had recently undergone surgery and couldn't go into the pool. However, he wasn't alone. Nara was talking to her friend while leaning on those pool noodles. There were hardly any scenes of her in that episode, so they didn't have to show her in her swimsuit, but she was there anyway.

For Nara, it was a good memory. They were all still together and Kyuhyun was well, having just returned to recording shows with him – after not having taken part in the movie that had come out a few months before the photo. It was important to her that they were there, that they were together and having fun, especially after the accidents. It was important to her before, and it was still important now, even with four fewer members.

“This photo is incredible! I didn't even remember that,” Heechul commented, getting up to take a closer look. “Where did you get that?” 

“My manager at the time sent it to me a few years ago, after Sabbatical Serenade was released. She said she was very proud of me and that she knew I was going to do great things, that I was good,” she said, recalling the conversation. When she started doing Kid’s Club, she needed to have a manager for herself, as the Super Junior one could not deal with the fourteen of them. She was old in the entertainment industry and cared a lot about Nara, ready to fight so that they wouldn't sexualize the girl in the shows when she was so young. 

The boys were afraid of her. She was demanding and, at times, cruel. She demanded perfection from Nara that had never been produced before. She was the harshest person they had seen on set, and she was completely obsessed with Nara. Her voice had to be drowned out from filming and backstage footage as she was always shouting about mistakes, scolding the idols and making the atmosphere at the Kid's Club tense. 

She had managed to make Nara a star at a time when television was still dominated by men, but she treated her like a puppet – “put your clothes on”, “talk like this”, “don't do that”. Nara knew that she was still being treated better than all the other people who worked with her. 

Fortunately – or unfortunately, Nara couldn't understand the extent of her feelings at the time – she was fired after a fight with Lee Soo Man.

“Some netizen sent us messages saying every time they turned the television on, Nara was there,” Shindong joked. It was true. They discussed it at the time behind her back, probably when she was on another recording. 

“I had fixed variety shows and, when Super Junior was invited to another show, I appeared even more,” a smile appeared on her face and she tucked her hair behind her ears, explaining to the camera. She remembered going to all the variety shows Kangin hosted at the time and her heart felt heavy. 

“Maybe younger fans don’t know, but she was really famous at that time”, Kyuhyun added to her explanation, thinking he was helping. Then he felt something hit his arm and yelled “AH”. His face turned right and he saw Nara, who was on his side, with an angry face. 

“I still am!” she tried to defend herself. The angry face didn’t last and she was now laughing. 

The camera focused on the two of them, against their better judgment. It was not good doing close takes, as they could see more of Kyuhyun and Nara’s expressions but, hoping they wouldn’t display any sign of affection, they decided it would be better if they filmed it than Yesung’s foaming face looking at the two of them. Maybe the other members couldn’t see it, but Yesung rolling his eyes every time Nara spoke was not good. 

Some staff member behind the camera made a signal to Leeteuk, and he continued to talk. “Younger fans only know Heechul,” he said, and Heechul made a cute face, sending a kiss to the camera. “Maybe Donghae or Siwon too,” he completed, looking at his members. 

“Hyukjae is also famous among the youngest,” Shindong added. 

“They like this ugly?” Kyuhyun pointed at the referenced friend. 

“YAH!” Hyukjae yelled and Kyu received another slap on his arm, this time from the member on his left. 

In the second photo shown, she was sleeping on the sofa in one of the waiting rooms before the show. The photo was shaky and, while all the members were shouting, running and stretching, Nara was trying to rest. She couldn't remember exactly which concert it had been, whether it was a tour, a fancon or a special event. She was like this at every concert and, due to sleep, her brain had little space to store memories. 

“I barely remember her being awake at that time,” Ryeowook said, a venomous tone creeping in his voice. She gave him a death look and he smiled. This toxic duo… 

“Right! She was always sleeping, and we couldn’t even throw water at her” Donghae said. He really was a little devil cosplaying as a good baby. He was the one that always initiated fights – even if the members didn’t know it exactly – and wanted to throw water at her. 

“She hardly slept because of the Kid's Club and rehearsals,” Kyu explained again. 

This time the camera didn’t focus on anyone and the staff members didn’t notice the side eye Yesung gave to them. He felt as if the two of them were doing nothing to hide the relationship, as if they were just exposing themselves openly for all the fans to see. Ryeowook nudged his back. What he was doing was not fine. Kyu and Nara were talking as friends, as the maknae twins, as maknae on top and evil maknae… Yesung was the one treating it as more than it was, and it wouldn’t be fair to any of them if the public realized it before the time came. 

“I'd tell the kids to study, and I wouldn't go to my classes so I could train the dances... or get some more sleep. I was exhausted”, Nara said, laughing. It was her first time telling this to the public, as she always needed to pose as a perfect girl to be an example for kids. 

“You almost repeated your last year due to lack of attendance”, Heechul remarked, and her eyes widened. She was exposing herself, but she did not expect it to be so deep. 

“Does anyone else want to talk besides Heechul?” she said, her tone telling him to shut up before she started spilling some information about him there. 

Everyone laughed and the conversation continued. Nara remembers trying to go to university the following year, but dropping out a month later, saying it “wasn't for her”. Of course, other idols – including Kyuhyun – went to college while pursuing their careers, so it was good to have an alternative plan, but she just thought she was dumb... 

Her insecurities got the best of her almost all the time in her younger years. As said before, she was really hurt by all these experiences and had a lot of emotional scars. All of them had, in their own ways, but they were grateful for continuing in Super Junior and growing up together.

She went to college later, in 2019. She is now a bachelor in anthropology and linguistics. 

She was not dumb. She was not ugly. She was so busy doubting herself that she didn’t see others being intimidated by her potential.

𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ.ᐟ 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝟶 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 — 𝐼 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦.

𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑠, 𝑛𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦.

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Okay I love seeing inside people’s brains when it comes to movies because it’s like a little peek into someone’s soul so let’s go for 27, 39 and 40 ! (Sets of threes are satisfying?)

Oh my god I love it too, that's probably why my answers are so long-winded with these. It's also fun to talk about movies with people! I don't have many people in my outside of tumblr life who watch movies as much as me, or the same types of movies, so it's fun to talk about it here, because I've been asked. Also, absolutely sets of three are satisfying, three is actually my lucky number too, so I always take it as a sign 🥰

27. are you enjoying the remaking of old films or do we need to get creative and do something new?

(So sorry, I can't shut up about this topic and I'm gonna get soapboxey)

Ugh, I am definitely not. I think there are exceptions, ones that have turned out great, but I think those are ones that truly took the love people had for the original and spun it totally new and creative way (which isn't a lot of them) or they're just totally new stories but in the same universe as a franchise (the new star wars movies, Alien Romulus, etc.)

But like, really, I hate it. SO MUCH. My husband has had to listen to this rant for months, a year, idk. I've actually discussed this with a few people, but I think that's why Stranger Things did and does so well. The Duffers took a lot of inspiration from movies and shows and just the era in general of the 80s and there are so many subtle and not so subtle hints to these and they just do it so well...like that's why people like it. It's nostalgic and reminds us of those movies but it's a totally new story. A totally new concept. And I just wish more writers and more production companies understood this.

It's a HUGE thing I want to do with my own writing, particularly my screenplays. Like, I love romantic comedies, I miss the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s rom coms - BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD JUST REMAKE THEM. Why do we love them? What can I put in my movie that makes you nostalgic for those great films, but is totally new? I think that's also why Anyone But You did so well. Number one, it got a theater production budget, not a straight to streaming budget - which isn't that crazy of a difference nowadays, I'm sure - but for a rom com, it is, and it's a big deal. Plus the marketing, the time, the resources, there's just more of it. But, it also did so well because people could go see it in a theater, and subconsciously, I think this made everyone feel nostalgic for the rom com blockbuster days. We used to see rom coms in theaters guys, and now, now we get straight to streaming that are, let's be honest, hallmark rom coms. WE NEED NEW STORIES. WE NEED BIGGER BUDGETS!

This is actually why I deleted a bunch of the fics I was gonna write off of my "She's Seen All The Classics" masterlist. I think the ideas I had for those fics are actually great opportunities to spin classics on their head for a real screenplay. There's one I'm particularly excited for and I'm gonna start officially writing the screenplay for soon, but it was my Dirty Dancing/Footloose fic. I'd literally protest if they remade Dirty Dancing, but my screenplay is going to be a major homage to it, but a totally new storyline.

Anyways, long story short - no. I'm not enjoying it.

39. in your opinion what is the most underrated movie?

Oooo...okay. I'm gonna list a couple, and while they're fairly popular, I just don't hear people talking about them as often, and I think they are fantastic films.

"DOPE", "The Burbs", "Someone Great", "Yesterday", "Booksmart" and "What If"

40. a film you think everyone should see at least once

Oh my god this is so hard...um....

OH my god how do I answer this?

Maybe the movie "About Time"? I just think there's a lot of lessons to be learned from it, but it's also a sweet rom com that I think is a bit underrated?

🤓 ask me a movie question!

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Tumblr on desktop feels weird, but also "pRofeSsiOnAL/ProDuctIve" compared to mobile app, if that makes sense. Like you know those nostalgic early 2000s films where friends would update their blog statuses regularly via desktop instead of texting. That's what it feels like. Also I have been drafting an idea that i've had for a stranger things/ eddie munson x (poc) reader fic for a MINUTE. And when I say minute I mean probably almost a year, because I keep getting ideas for dialogue & pivotal plot moments but i'm having trouble with the build-ups & character interactions. But I feel that there's not at all enough representation for my black/POC girlies. Idk i'm just chatting at this point, but to the writers who see this, if it's not too much, can you give me beginner's writer advice pls? I'd really appreciate anything.

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oh no! I'm getting plot bunnies for a byler 13 going on 30 au!! should I write it???

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The Masked Singer Season 6 Costume Reveals (Predictions and Rankings) Part 2!

Hello everyone! Welcome (or welcome back) to Ana’s Masked Singer, where I, Ana, recap every single episode of The Masked Singer, including when they reveal our beloved costumes, which is what I am doing here! Actually, this is part 2 of this revealing costumes saga, so if you wanna see part 1, link is below ⬇️

So yeah, go see that post for the first 10 costumes that were revealed with my thoughts, some predictions/dream casting action, and how I rank them… and now let’s get started with the costumes and more of that action! (Preface= I still don’t know how many costumes are in total, so by the end of this post, I may have a better idea, I’m still not too sure).

* Also, in between this part and the last one, the sneak peak episode was revealed and we got to see the first clues so I will be putting them down for these costumes and updating them for the previous ones!

1. Skunk 🦨

Thoughts: I really like this costume, it is very reminiscent of flapper girls and I feel like someone older & a legendary celebrity is under that mask because it's so poised and elegant kind of like flower from season 2 or bee from season 1.

Predictions: Again, I am gonna predict that this is a legend in the music world, perhaps older & female, similar to Bee (Gladys Knight), Flower (Patti LaBelle), and Mouse (Dionne Warwick). So, for dream casting, I'm going to go between Liza Minelli, Tina Turner, or Diana Ross.

First Clue: Elvis Presley (maybe someone related to him or who knew him or sang one of his songs famously or is also from Memphis)

Ranking: 8/10

2. Caterpillar 🐛

Thoughts: It’s a super cute costume, reminds me a bit of the llama, if it were cuter tbh. The colors are super cute, very nostalgic to like toys from the 90s or early 2000s which I really like. It’s adorable, it has braces and everything, I really like it. Some people say there are 2 people under there, but I don’t think so.

Predictions: I think this might be a male actor, singer, or Broadway performer…. From the first clue provided, I am gonna dream cast a guess here and it would be Todrick Hall (this is not an official guess just a dream cast one… I haven’t heard it sing just yet)

First Clue: Taylor Swift knows him!

Ranking: 8/10

3. Jester 🃏

Thoughts: This one is probably my least favorite costume of the bunch. I get what they were going with it, like a Joker from a deck of cards, but it is really weird and creepy looking. It also looks like the belly is just a pillow under there, it doesn’t look super thought out, similar to Raccoon from last season. I’m also not a big of fan of like horror movies so it just doesn’t speak to me honestly.

Predictions: I think this might be a male actor or based on the clue, my mind went to someone from the Bachelor. Also, half of me thinks it might be an action star like Danny Trejo last season. Dream cast I would say I would like to see Bruce Willis (since his daughter was on the first season), Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Danny DeVito.

First Clue: A bouquet of roses 🌹

Ranking: 2/10

4. Pepper 🌶

Thoughts: This one reminds me of the Jalapeño from Quien es la Mascara (which is the Mexican version of The Masked Singer) but it’s a female version of it instead, which I kinda like. It is a little haphazard because the head doesn’t go super well with the dress but maybe it’s because I cannot stop thinking about the Mexican male version. Nevertheless, it’s a cool costume, super spicy (ugh now I am doing the pun thing… I promise I’m done)

Predictions: Idk about this one since there weren’t any first clues for her… but I am gonna go off the cuff again and say maybe a YouTuber or another type of influencer, like dream cast wise a Liza Koshy, Maddie Ziegler, or Rosanna Pansino.

Ranking: 9/10

5. Pufferfish 🐡

Thoughts: Woah… I legit just saw this one in the most recent preview for the show. It looks really funny with the lips, like puffer fish, but the lips puff out, I see what you are doing there Masked Singer. I like it though, it is very cartoon like but I think that’s the look they were going for. The arms are a bit weird tho, I can’t tell tho because it spun around and for a split second we saw the costume (this was a screenshot I took of that split second lol).

Predictions: I think this one might be female, for some reason a younger person comes to mind, similar to like Jellyfish or Kitty from previous seasons, someone younger whether it be an influencer, athlete, or artist of some kind (actor or musician or dancer) idk…. they didn’t give us any clues about this costume, but from this photo with them taking a lot of photos of her makes me think influencer or model specifically so that’s where I am gonna go when dream casting. So, dream cast wise, I am gonna go between Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, or Kendall Jenner.

Ranking: 8/10

6. Mother Nature 🌬

Thoughts: Ooh, this one is super cool, they just revealed this one too after the preview. I like it a lot, it’s very realistic looking but also elegant at the same time. Even though the face is a tiny bit scary, the rest looks really cool and I like the idea of a Mother Nature costume.

Predictions: I am gonna go singer for this one, female is my guess. So, dream casting over here, I would like to see Alesia Cara, Jennifer Hudson, or maybe one of the girls from Little Mix/one of the former members of Fifth Harmony.

Ranking: 9/10

So, that's it! The total for contestants this season is 16 costumes! So, yeah, the premiere is on September 22 and 23 which is about 8 days away, so I will see you guys there! Comment below your favorite (and maybe even least favorite) costume and what you are most excited for this upcoming season! Bye guys, see you in a bit over a week.