#cassie's review

[thecryptidart1st]

So that Security Breach Ruin DLC, huh...

(Spoilers Below)

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i know they've never interacted on page or anything but hear me out. i think another fantastic option for "women kara zor-el could kiss" is kiran singh (solstice). she's literally got sunlight powers she NEEDS to kiss a kryptonian. also her parents are archaeologists and i think science guild kara, who wanted to study earth culture to help facilitate kryptonian relations with earth before kandor got mcfucked, could appreciate that and enjoy hanging out with the whole family. women. ive heard of them

[laf-outloud]

So, this was a very character focused episode of Walker! I absolutely adored Cassie and Liam's interactions, like a brother/sister vibe (which, could happen in the future).

I had hoped that with Stella growing up, we'd be done with all the bad decisions, but I guess Sadie's too much of a bad influence (and without Hoyt's charm).

I'll admit that I liked Cordell's communication issues when talking to Geri, but I'm still missing the chemistry between them. It certainly does feel like two people who've known each other forever, and even though they said they wanted to know everything about each other, I have to wonder if what they don't know is all that interesting. Jared did a great job portraying Cordell's hesitation, though (and where I thought the staccato speaking style actually worked.)

Poor August still seems so lost. I know Bonham's glad he found something to focus on, but is boot camp the right thing? Wouldn't it be better for Augie to still have other hobbies that help keep him well-rounded? Trey seems to be keeping a very watchful eye on him, which can only help.

Also loved Cordell and Abby's little sit-down. I melt every time he calls her Mama.

I'll be interested to see what happens with that cliffhanger. Apparently, not everything is as it seems! All in all, a good episode that seems to be leading up to some very exciting stuff!

And by exciting, I mean Detective Luna, lol! Two glances in the promo for next week and I'm done!

[belle-keys]

I gave Sword Catcher 4 stars, but it's a 5 star fantasy novel in spirit.

If I can ignore all of the Shadowhunter tropes that were blatantly recycled in this book then it'd likely be more like 4.5 stars. I have a few criticisms here and there, but the city of Castellane is so richly immersive and cut-throat that I felt like I left the real world and slipped into the pages. That's a massive feat for me. I rarely ever feel this enraptured by high fantasy.

I had an issue or two with the superficial treatment of major elements in the story. I needed more of the city's crime underworld, more from Antonetta's character, more of the toxic friendship between Kel and Conor. I felt like we only scratched the surface of these aspects of the story when they were among the most intriguing. In some ways, this book felt like a prologue – I kept wondering when we were gonna properly get into it in the first half. Nonetheless, those are my only complaints.

I loved everything else.

The aspects of Jewish history and mythology? Perfect. Lin and Conor? Crack cocaine. The Ragpicker King as my new future baby daddy? You know it. The sheer scale of the world and its many diverse nations and cultures? Immaculate. The world was expansive and you can tell Cassie really put thought and energy into it. I can't wait for the sequel and I'm hoping we get at least 3 books in the series and not a mere duology like Cassie originally intended. I adored Sword Catcher and I can overlook the, uh, light borrowing from The Last Hours.

Feel free to send me asks about the book if you wanna discuss!

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The Art of Prophecy

Wuxia inspired epic fantasy

about a spoiled prophesied chosen one who’s never been in a real battle

the greatest war artist of her generation takes things into her own hands and decides to train him, but things go wrong and they both have to go on the run

martial arts, bounty hunters & assassins, some steampunk vibes, mentor relationships

no romance!

this is so fun and funny I loved it.  the MCs three awesome baddass women and one pathetic teen boy and i love them all

[californiannostalgia]

Things I Loved About Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

1. Cassie Lang: Cassie is in that teenage phase of "if I see something wrong I have to Do Something otherwise I will Explode from the injustice of it all" (especially because her dad's side of the family is incredibly encouraging of anti-authority ingenuity) and I have a feeling she'll go far, good for her

2. Ant Man: Scott Lang has that "I punched Thanos's warship in a battle for the fate of the world" Avenger-trauma lingering about him, and he just needs his daughter to be safe and his life to somewhat make sense please (kind of heartbreaking how he has his priorities in iron-solid lockdown, what with how many times he's been on this rodeo)

and once again, there's a reason why an Avenger is an Avenger--don't think I'll be forgetting that "doesn't matter what you do to me as long as it's not to anyone else, never again" mindset that is so, so fucking signature of a "punch back harder" Avenger grit

3. Wasp: Hope van Dyne has the Avenger Thing too, she's just zeroed in on Scott and her family (like Scott's zeroed in on Cassie) so once everyone else is safe, of course Hope jumps back in for Scott and makes sure the world-killer doesn't escape (seeing a bit of her mother's big-picture vision and her father's personal loyalty, in her)

4. Those Two: kind of ridiculous how Hope and Scott have found a life partner to balance their family-saving/world-saving priorities with (I mean come on, that shot of them in the black void? infinite possibilities shrinking down into one the moment they find each other? because there's only one path forward they can take, the two of them in perfect sync, anchoring the other--yeah that's drift compatibility)

5. The Grandparents are Badass: Janet is a traumatized action hero and she should probably go to therapy, but she's still a badass. She's got the rebel leader "necessary sacrifices" mindset, which I feel is balanced out by the rest of her family. Hank Pym's mad-scientist-from-Spy-Kids reenactment was honestly so epic, I loved it so much. His hearing aids being a pivotal part of his special Cavalry Call ability was awesome.

6. I enjoy giant humanoid battle movies: tl;dr Scott Lang is an Avenger and I thought he would die in this movie but he didn't so! yay me! I'll be looking forward to seeing his human jaeger fighting style on screen again (yes I love Pacific Rim, what of it)

[wearethekat]

March Book Reviews: AITA? A Modern Fairy Tale by Cassie Alexander

I was peer-pressured into reading this romance novel with its terrible photoshopped cover by @the-knights-who-say-book. Becky has an awful fiance and works for the awful fiance's demanding mother at her art gallery. When the awful fiance pressures her into summoning a sex demon, Becky makes an unexpected connection with the demon.

This is a book that's way way better than it has any right to be. It's very silly, but surprisingly well-executed, and it has a sensitively handled subplot about Becky coming to terms with her unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Here's the excerpt that convinced me I had to read the book:

“No—I’d never hurt her.” And I knew as I said it that I meant it. “I . . . liked her,” I confessed.

I’d more than liked her. I’d felt her pull.

One of Jorlahut’s eyebrows attempted to crawl beneath his hat, then he gave a belabored sigh. “Of course you did, Quen. Every once in a while I see a tied-up human, and I, too, feel urges—all that ye olden days sacrifice shit, even symbolically—but we don’t do that anymore. Demons are on the up-and-up now.” He dared to take a step forward. “Think of the sushi.”

I put my hands to my head. “I’m not going to jeopardize our access to the oceans, Jor.”

(The reason demons are on earth is because they're really, really into sushi). Which is to say, a very silly but surprisingly fun book

[ellapastoral]

This did nothing, but remind me of how whack the fight between Cassie and Maddie was in the end 🥴😭

[key158]

heres my thoughts on Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania.

tbh i think its getting way to much hate. people saying the visuals are bad, the storys bad or that its boring. but honestly, it wasnt bad. some of the visuals were super cool, the story really wasnt that bad, and it was funny without being annoying.

I think people need to just lower their expectations for marvel movies because, not every marvel movie is going to be amazing and people need to just accept that. and also, its and antman movie. its going to be cheesy.

dont get me wrong some marvel films suck ass, but i dont think this was one.

feel free to share your own opinions, i love seeing different points of view about this kinda stuff❤️❤️

[dispatchdcu]

Wonder Woman #800 Review

Wonder Woman #800 Review #wonderwoman #dianaprince #amazon #wonderwoman1984 #wonderwomanfan #DCEU #dccomics #comics #comicbooks #news #dcu #dcuuniverse #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews

Writers: Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Tom King Art: Joelle Jones, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Nick Robles, Todd Nauck, Skylar Partridge, Cully Hamner, Jen Bartel and Daniel Sampere Colors: Jordie Bellaire, Tamra Bonvillain, Jen Bartel and Tomeu Morey Letters: Pat Brosseau and Clayton Cowles Publisher:  DC Comics Price: $5.99 Release Date: June 20th, 2023 It’s a milestone issue as…

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Witt took care of that other guy a little too handily, like he's had some experience covering up crimes...

LMAO! The air quotes!

Aaahhh!!! Detective Luna!

I'm here for all of the hair jokes!

Poor Cap thinking Kelly is pregnant.

Uh, Stella, talking to your dad about a criminal is not rash. When did Sadie become the responsible one?

Ooh, an old-fashioned stand-off!

Awe, Augie was so sweet there! But also, that's an alarming amount of trauma for two teenagers.

Poor Cap (continued). His rangers and his wife have been lying to him, and the Jackal is back.

Love the callback to Stella and Augie chatting while lying down. Especially loved Augie's "August Walker." A few more years and he can add "Texas Ranger" to that introduction!

That final shot of the all the rangers at the crime scene... beautiful and heartbreaking.

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cassie and luke <33

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A very unhinged Quantumania review(SPOILERS)

WHERE TO START

RYAN BERGARA?!?!

BILL MURRY?!?!

DAVID DASTMALCHIAN?!?!?

WILLIAM JACKSON HARPER!?!???

LOKI AND MOBIOUS?!?!?

Anyway-

Something I noticed is most of the quantum realm has a warm color scheme(reds, oranges, yellows and browns) including the landscapes and clothing and Kang and his army have cool colors(blues, greens and purples) like they’re armor and abilities which is some cool use of color to signify that Kang is a colonizer conqueror

I adore Kang’s costume design

The mask making his face blue like the comics and the realistic yet futuristic textures

Cassie>>>>>>

She’s such a realistic child of superhero.

She just wants to join in

She’s a sweetie

She also reacts very queerly to Jentorra

I adore Scott and Hope’s relationship! It’s also very grounded and realistic. They’re in love and they live together and Hope is basically Cassie’s step mom and it’s not a big deal.

CASSIE CALLS HANK AND JANET HER GRANDPARENTS

They’re a family goddamnit

Scott went to dinner with Jimmy!

Scott Lang is the best mcu dad I will not take any criticism

I like Janet’s arc, it’s so interesting to learn more about her life and her regrets

Most of the fights would’ve gone by quicker if Scott and Cassie had stingers

I know it’s not like something ants have but like they have no long range attacks

In the scene where all the Scotts make a mountain is similar to how some species of ants work

HANK PYM AUTISTIC ICON

His special interest is ANTS

The line “she wasn’t you, baby” fucking hurt

THE PARALLELS BETWEEN JANET AND HOPE AND SCOTT AND CASSIE.

Scott and Cassie are very physically affectionate and I love that

The ending felt a little clunky but I’m glad Scott didn’t die bc Paul Rudd is a sweetie

I think we could’ve spent less time on action and more on quantum realm world building but it’s a marvel movie and I’m a clown

The quantum realm world design and species designs is so fucking cool. It’s so interesting to look at

“Is that building alive?” “Your’s are dead?!?”

“STOP ASKING ABOUT HIS HOLES SOME OF US HAVE HOLES.” William your line delivery always gets me

The living buildings do kinda look likes dicks tho

“It’s not to late to not be a dick” “Look at me I’m such a dick”

MODOK being Darren took me so off guard but I loved it.

Jonathan Majors’ acting is brilliant

He made me feel kinda bad for him, or at least understand him

Michelle Pfeiffer’s line delivery felt a bit stale, but the emotions were there. She did a great job at playing someone who wasn’t able to genuinely trust others or show her feelings for 30 years.

Evangeline Lily is a darling and I adore that Hope’s character isn’t performative in her badassery

Kathryn Newton is a badass and a sweetheart as always

Michael Douglas is awesome at the old scientist who just really likes ants and his family

And Paul Rudd is amazingly loveable and soft as Scott, of course. His main motivation has always been Cassie and Paul Rudd sells the fuck outta that.

All the side actors a great(William Jackson Harper in particular but that is biased bc I’m a Chidi stan)

This is a movie about family, as many of the phase 4 projects have been. It’s about protecting your family and what you will do for those you love.

(i mean it’s no tlou but yk)

I found the pacing a bit off

But I loved the ending(anxiety icon Scott)

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I’d give it an 8/10 definitely a fun watch

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Madame Web (2024)

Karakter Madame Web adalah bagian dari dunia Spider-Man. Pada versi komiknya, Madame Web sering dihadirkan sebagai nenek-nenek buta yang lumpuh. Kebutaan dan lumpuhnya Madame Web sudah menjadi bawaan dari lahir. Ia memiki kemampuan melihat masa depan dan mempengaruhi pikiran orang lain, agak mirip-miriplah dengan Charles Xavier X-Men. Terus terang karakter ini kurang menarik bagi saya pribadi.…

[simeonscott]

Does Ant-Man Need to be a Big Deal to be Great?

No, this whole video is just telling you the answer is no and why I think that.

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The Naturals: book 1

4.5⭐️

This was so fun I loved Cassie the female mc I related to her sm! All the characters were so funny I loved the banter Cassie and Michael had going. Sloane might be my favorite tbh I loved her character so much. I’m honestly kinda mad at myself for not guessing the plot twist lol, I loved the reveal at the end tho it was so entertaining and tense Cassie was so smart the way she outsmarted the villain.

I kept thinking about the characters and this book for a couple days after I finished it I just loved it so much I can’t wait to read the second book and see what the author does and how she continues this series.

• genre: y/a, crime thriller, fiction, suspense