[hello, I'm the anon that asked about all your favorite horror movies and food :]
Dw, I feel you Mel, I used to not be a fan of horror or scary shit in general, like even the thumbnails of YouTube videos would make me super nervous
But what got me out of that shell was playing a horror game...
After that I slowly started watching creepy stuff and eventually horror, reading horror, listening to true crime etc. All these things that used to leave me wondering if I'll be able to sleep tonight are now some of my favorite things, turns out I like getting jumpscared half to death 🙂
All because I played Granny one time with my bsf cause we were bored 😭
Even so, there are still a few horror movies I won't indulge in, not sure if I can handle those...yet
BUT ENOUGH BACKSTORY TALK
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So, I consider myself a horror fan. I love watching people play horror games, and the not so intense ones, I love playing myself. And I LOVE slasher movies. The Scream franchise especially, even though I don't consider it actually scary at all. And more creature-based movies like The Thing don't bother me.
I used to say I just couldn't do paranormal, but I love movies like Thirteen Ghosts and 1408. I even like The Haunting of Connecticut movies. My best guess is when there's a mystery aspect + benevolent spirits + a happy ending, it helps to overpower whatever I can't handle. 1408 I still don't fully understand how I'm cool with it, and my first time trying to watch it, I did nope out pretty quick once things started happening, but now I really like it. The Shining walked the line of what I can and can't handle - I was able to function afterwards without nightmares, but I did make my husband come to the bathroom with me cause I didn't want to be alone, and I don't know if I'll ever watch it again.
I think when the paranormal borders more on demonic, and when there's creepy stuff with children, that's when things really become too much for me. Oh, also certain psychological things (the most recent Halloween movie actually fucked me up with this, and that Netflix Black Mirror choose your own adventure movie really messed me up for a while). So yeah, I love horror, until there's something I can't handle, and then I really can't handle it. And then I will ruminate on it until I am very unwell. But I don't fully know where that line is, so it's like playing Russian Roulette anytime I want to watch a horror movie.
ANYWAY, to your actual question.
"My favorites are game shows!"
"I don't watch much TV. Scrambles the brain."
"I really like shows that are musicals! Smash is really good, if a little heavy at times."
"I really enjoyed The Fall of the House of Usher miniseries."
"Don' know about my favorite, but Heartbreak High is pretty good."
i refuse to watch hazbin hotel not only because i've heard how bad it is, but also because vivzie is a fucking AWFUL person and the morality of watching her shows comes up like every 6 months or so. HOWEVER!! tiktok has been supplying me with like entire HH episodes in about 3 or 4 videos and when i found out that christian borle voiced Vox i just about fucking died /pos
mind you i had a hyperfixation on falsettos and more specifically christian borle for a solid 7 or 8 months in 2022 and any time i find anything that he's involved in i stim so hard that my wrists hurt and i can't breathe (bc when i'm really really excited i have a tendency to squeal and hold my breath which is not a good thing!! don't hold your breath while stimming, that's bad!!!)
what’s your favorite example of a tv show shoehorning in an actor’s singing ability when singing is not necessarily part of their character? mine is christian borle “don’t say yes” in smash and michael c. hall joining a gay men’s choir/lauren ambrose “what a little moonlight” daydream in six feet under
Oh yeah, time for a big rant about Hazbin Hotel!!!
I haven’t really had much of a chance to sit down and write about this since I watched the episodes, so things I say are probably going to reflect what others have said. I’m just writing this to gush about the things I love about some particular songs in HH.
I didn’t have any big expectations going into the first episode, because I’d mostly heard negative reviews of the show so far. I had heard that the songs, however, were bright spots, so I really looked out for the songs and listened in every time we were graced with one. The characters are truly the best versions of themselves whenever there’s a song going on, even if they aren’t the main focus of the song. It’s amazing to see, especially since my favorite thing about this show is the characters themselves.
My favorites are “Loser, Baby” & “Stayed Gone” and will probably be the main focus of this post because <3333
“Stayed Gone” is sung by Christian Borle (Vox) and Amir Talai (Alastor) and I could not be happier about it. Their voices are amazing here, and my favorite bits of this song are on repeat in my head.
I also love little visuals like the mug Vox has in the talk show format, the scrolling text in the news show format, or Vox’s error message toward the end of their bantering.
(The scrolling text says: “I’m totally not worried about this guy and neither should you be. I totally wrecked his sh*t last time he tried me.”)
Alastor really gets under Vox’s skin and it makes me kick my feet every time. Their dynamic truly is everything, and I’m so excited we got this song that showcases it perfectly.
He clearly enjoys it too, what a little jerk.
Speaking of these two, Vox definitely had/has a thing for Al at some point, right? I mean…inviting him to the Vees for a start. Not to mention just the v i b e s. Poor guy though, it’s definitely one-sided.
I love Al’s use of…modern…lingo. Truly a spectacle. That on top of it being a reveal of Al’s rejection to Vox’s offer 💀 I love this man <333
Last thing about this song, promise, but also I love the casual little lore drops and more pieces to the puzzle of the past that we get. Very exciting! Can’t wait to see how everything fits together once we find more pieces.
Okay okay, moving on. “Loser, Baby” is amazing musically as well as visually.
First things first, I LOVE JAZZ OMG AND IT FITS HUSK’S VIBE AND EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY???
Keith David’s voice definitely fits Husk in my eyes now, I see it, it works. He’s amazing. Does a fantastic job.
Not to mention Blake Roman’s performance was, of course, incredible as well.
The big, upbeat, brassy sound in this song is amazing and I’m loving the trumpet in it especially (any fellow trumpet players? no?)
I love everything about this song. The visuals, voices, instrumentals, lyrics, message, all of it!
Husk slowly going from “yeah you kinda suck lmao, but so do I” in order to not make Angel feel like he’s not being genuine, to sneaking in a better message of “we’re not perfect but it’s okay, don’t be so hard on yourself” (and getting Angel to believe/go along with it too!!) is amazing. It’s a perfect example of these characters being the best versions of themselves during musical numbers.
This song is what solidified Husk as number 2 in my rankings (and I’m sure I’m not the only one). I mean…just look at the way he moves, it’s so silly.
(We’re going to ignore the Videoshop watermarks, okay?)
Overall, I’m loving this show so far despite some obvious issues with pacing n such and an overall rocky start. Especially loving the songs, which I think kinda make the show rn.
If anyone wants to add anything (because I definitely didn’t cover a whole lot, just surface level stuff because even this took a while to type out) then please feel free to! Also ask me any questions you’ve got for me concerning stuff that has/will happen(ed) in Hazbin Hotel. I love HH discourse!
Thanks to those of you who read all the way through, sorry for such a long post lol <3
Some different versions of Willy Wonka as described by me:
Gene Wilder (The Candyman): (OG Movie)
• Peepaw’s just a little unhinged, babes.
•Currently singing Sea Shanties at the top of his lungs. <3
• Perfectionist
• “Blondes have more fun. ^^” *murders a small child by chocolate river*
• Says ‘fuck’ on a regular basis.
•Autistic
•Will fully talk shit but no one calls him out on account of the Autism.
Johnny Depp: (The Recluse): (Tim Burton Remake)
•Has THE hot gossip.
• <3 Daddy Issues <3
•Anti-Social cause these bitches are WACK.
•Does not know how to interact with other people.
• Germaphobe.
•Sunglasses inside because he can’t even LOOK at these hoes-
• Also Autistic
Christian Borle: (Broadway Version)
• A Homosexual.
• Delusional and Musical
• Old Theater Gay
•Talks mad shit but cutely.
• Will Sic his army of tiny chocolate mixing assassins on you and Blame Them for your death.
• smokes a shit ton of Weed. He is currently high out of his fucking MIND and GETTING WORK DONE.
•If anyone even LOOKS at Charlie wrong they will die.
• Autism AND Adhd
Timothee Chalamet: (The Eldrich candy Elemental is Babey?)
•Mama issues.
• Oh no the sickly little victorian boy is actually an oblivious Magic user who can literally create things from sheer imagination alone.
• The POSTER CHILD for undiagnosed Autism.
• Literally warps reality to get what he wants
• “I won’t let this sign stop me because I CAN’T READ.” Energy
• Is unaware of the immense power he possesses. His vibes are just THAT immaculate.
•Fuchsia is his favorite color.
• his candy is technically drugs. Its… ITS DRUGS.
• Is very sweet and nice and oblivious but has a deep underlying unsettling element about him. I fully believe this man could destroy the city with a chocolate Tsunami if he felt so inclined.
• will say the most UNHINGED shit and no one bats an eye because he’s pretty.
Is it wrong if I associate 'Love Like You' (Steven Universe) with RR! Staticapple/Appletv and/or Vox's relationship towards Charlie ?
Incidentally, Legally Blonde for Vox & Charlie - they even have Christian Borle, it's perfect!
WHEW, sorry for putting this question off for so long, I had to get the media dummies out of my head.
First off-- Like many Vox fans, I'm afflicted with Borleism, I can see a version(A lot of lyrical tuning, but the sentiment is there) of "Chip on My Shoulder" being applied to RR!AU Vox and Charlie.
But i'd love if it had a more reluctant twist to it, like Vox trying to cheer Charlie up after a huge setback in her efforts at redemption. In his own shitty way, like-- "yeah we Sinners fucking suck, what did you expect? But they're not impossible(read: gullible and easy to manipulate into doing what you want)...you could do it(not for me, duh. but you know. The OTHER Sinners.)!"
And then near the end of the song, it takes a sinister/selfish turn for Vox:
🎶First big inspection and she aced it,
She's so close, I can taste it!
I'm just *so* happy I could be there! 🎶
Now for 'Love Like You', this is a tricky one...
It's cute and works in a few regards, especially in the yearning for 'approval' sense. Unfortunately, my personal bias is to have Vox suffer, and this song is a little too...soft, hopeful, for my characterizations? I think he thinks he's beyond saving, which is why he feels very secure in his position relative to the Morningstars/at the resort.
This question did make me listen to some SU songs again, and here's what I got for RR!AU:
"Escapism" - Vox
"That Distant Shore" - Lucifer to Vox (my personal favorite association from these, I think it matches the best as-is too)
"Peace and Love on the Planet Earth" - Charlie as Steven, Peridot as Vox. Substitute Earth for Hell-- not as literal, but in the sense that just because you're in Hell, doesn't stop you from relaxing and being a good person! (EDIT: Actually, I also kind of like 'Be Wherever You Are' for them too)
More about this ^ : I think it would be very funny to imagine a scenario in which Charlie had Vox take a "Vacation day"/join the resort residents to an outing(like a beach episode or something), to which Vox was against for a myriad of reasons, but he spent the entire day being distracted and annoyed at Charlie's positivity and/or being frustrated with how patient she was with other people, that by the end of the day he was refreshed and realized that he hadn't had a single dismal/spiraling thought.
Thank you for the ask <3
EDIT 2: Adding onto this cause holy fuck, imagine that the 'chip' on Charlie's shoulder is a double intendere for Vox's association with her redemption project---