#i've only read the first book but i know this season is putting catherine in danger and i don't know if i (or the horses) can handle that

[gay-edwardian]

Slow Horses season 3 is coming out soon and I'm so excited. I won't get to watch as it does because I watch it with my dad so I'll have to wait until I go home for the holiday, but I'm just thrilled that my favourite fuck-ups are back at it again.

[ktofbvb]

My review of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S1 EP 1 Spoilers Ahead

I love the CSI universe but I've never finished any of the whole series. I made it to season 3 of the original and season 3 of CSI NY and nothing of Miami and Cyber. I do own all of CSI the original now so I have decided to watch them all now.

So this will be a rewatch for me but some previous thoughts I have that should be shared are that I really like Warrick Brown as a character. I read the novels as a kid as I couldn't watch the show due to being too young but the books were okay. I was devastated when I read about Warrick's death but I also like Greg Sanders. Since I only have seen through season three and then episodes on TV here and there I know some future stuff but not much.

The pilot is entirely different from the rest of the show in terms of its cinematography and coloring. It is darker and grittier than what occurs. Also the number of cases shown in one episode is higher than the others. Typically it is two cases maybe three but this has five. The first case shown being the bathroom murder sets up a recurring killer who manages to outsmart the CSIs. Nick also starts a recurring plot line with the robbery of a hotel guest which continues throughout the season. Catherine is set up as a single mom who cares deeply for her daughter and struggles with cases involving children. Warrick is set up for his gambling addiction, anger issues with this one being towards Brass and the Judge owning Warrick which sets up the major conflict of the next few episodes. Nick and Warrick are also established to be nearing CSI level Three and being good friends. Holly is shot and is suspected not to make it through putting Warrick on administrative leave. It is wild to have what you assume to be a new main character be shot and potentially die in the pilot episode.

Overall this does a great job of setting up the show and while it has a completely different look and feel than the rest of the show it captures the vibe well. It is a well done pilot and sets up the type of show it is as forensic based crime shows were modeled after CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

[firawren]

Asks about my OTPs

Pick your top 10 OTPs without reading the questions, then answer the questions after you've made your list

Elizabeth and Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Belle and Beast (Beauty and the Beast 1991)

Anne and Wentworth (Persuasion)

Chuck and Sarah (Chuck)

Killian and Emma (Once Upon a Time)

Peeta and Katniss (The Hunger Games)

Stede and Ed (Our Flag Means Death)

Catherine and Henry (Northanger Abbey)

Snow and David (Once Upon a Time)

Leslie and Ben (Parks and Recreation)

Now here are the questions and answers!

1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 6? – Probably some time during the second book, when they really become a team protecting and comforting each other.

2. Have you ever read a fanfic about 2? – Haha yes, and written many!

3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr screen saver? – Nope!

4. If 7 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be? – They kind of are broken up? It's devastating, but I hope season 2 will fix it!

5. Why is 1 so important? – Because they got me into the entire Jane Austen universe, which is one of my main interests and hobbies now.

6. Is 9 a funny ship or a serious ship? – Mostly serious, but they have their funny moments.

7. Out of all the ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry? – Elizabeth and Darcy or Chuck and Sarah.

8. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the strongest bond? – Probably Peeta and Katniss since they went through such intense trauma together.

9. How many times have you read/watched the 10’s fandom? – 3 times, and I'll do it again.

10. Which ship has lasted the longest? – I don't know what this means. In their canon? Snow and David have been together for over 40 years by the end of the show, I think. In my heart? I've been into Belle and Beast ever since the movie came out over 31 years ago. In fandom? Elizabeth and Darcy have been going strong for over 200 years!

11. How many times, if ever, has 6 broken up? – I suppose they weren't really a couple during the period where Peeta wanted to murder Katniss lol! Plus they were fake dating and fake engaged for most of their relationship, so it's hard to tell what "broken up" means in this sort of context where they're not truly together to begin with.

12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 2 or 8? – 2, because Beast is a literal beast with claws and fangs and crap, and Belle is very smart. 8 are sweet little cuties who would get killed immediately lol!

13. Did 7 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason? – They both were kind of in denial about liking each other romantically, but that's not really the same thing. And they kind of broke up right after officially acknowledging they wanted to be together! I guess Stede was hiding his relationship when he went back to Mary.

14. Is 4 still together? – Kind of. The awful series finale makes their future murky.

15. Is 10 canon? – Yep, all of these ships are. I'm basic haha!

16. If all 10 ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win? – Well Beast is the most dangerous physically, but he wouldn't want to kill anyone. So I'm going with Chuck and Sarah due to their physical training and Sarah's skill and lack of remorse over killing anyone she needs to.

17. Has anybody ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship? – Mostly Emma herself haha! I guess Neal and David kind of did, but not really actively/aggressively.

18. Which ship would you defend to the death and beyond? –  I strongly believe in all of them, but Belle and Beast are the most in need of defense because some people see them as toxic, so I'm the most prickly about defending their relationship, I guess.

19. Do you spend hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page? – Nope, they're not super popular on Tumblr. I think only 1, 5, and 7 have a strong presence on Tumblr.

20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the ten ships to break up forever or else she’d break them all forever, which ship would you sink? – I guess Catherine and Henry just because they could each easily find someone else to love and be happy with and not be forever devastated by their breakup. They're not, like, soulmates, just two cute young people who happened to get thrown together.

Tagging some people if they want to do this: @loonysama, @thefamilybruno, @annaofthenorthernlights, @bad-at-names-and-faces, @thecassadilla, @keeshya6, @bethanydelleman, @thatscarletflycatcher + anyone else! (No pressure to do this as usual!)

[milk--loaf]

04 / 22 / 22 - #2

as per my last post, this is really just a place for me to store all my video ideas. i'm not sure i'll follow them with all of them; a few might not pan out. but here's what i'm thinking so far (also, i'm probably going to edit this particular post as more ideas come to me):

a three-part series reviewing the three generations within the skins uk series. this is fairly obvious fodder for me, because like buffy, i have this series all on dvd and it's one of my formative pieces of content. the only qualm is i have seen other creators cover aspects of the skins series. i'm concerned about treading newly-covered ground.

an ambitious concept i had early on in the creation of the channel was an in-depth review of my two trunk novels. this isn't as palatable to me for the fact that it seems a bit self-involved. rest assured, i'd rip my old works to shreds, but by concept alone the optics don't seem great.

i know for a fact that i'll be doing a video on suspiria (1977) because it's my favorite movie on the planet. but there's so many directions to take it. the most solid idea i have is to review / compare the original to the remake, and analyze what it takes for a remake to be successful. both are stellar in separate ways and individually live in my top ten horror movie list.

the other option i have for a suspiria-themed video (or given the abundance of concepts, a two-video series) is a review of the original suspiria's sequels - inferno and mother of tears. i have seen inferno but not mother of tears, which reads as aesthetically different from the previous films, i'm guessing in large part because it was filmed / released 27 years after inferno. for this and the last suspiria concept, i'd like to dive a lot more into the behind-the-scenes. i'm a huge fan of the youtube channel dead meat and i'm inspired by their total consideration of any given film, both story- and production-wise. i'd have to put in effort to differentiate my style of review so it doesn't feel like a cheap knock-off.

it would have to be after i fully cover suspiria, but i'd also like to cover argento's deep red and tenebrae, which are standalone giallo films with a similar dreamy aesthetic to suspiria and largely different plots. maybe the bird with the crystal plumage, too. but talking this far ahead puts me at risk of looking at the forest rather than the trees, which feels like a pitfall. i'm still figuring out if this video essay hobby of mine will pan out, after all.

i've recently latched onto the spanish show elite, which to me, feels somewhat influenced by skins uk with a stronger, harsher "mystery/crime scene" bent. yeah, crime and death occur in skins, but they're not the central crux of the plot in every season. talking about elite in a video won't happen any time soon, because first i just want to enjoy the series without thinking too critically. and there's like, five season thus far.

a piece of content i can see myself covering within a reasonable amount of time (as in, within the next few months) is a review of the movie viy (1967), which i know next to nothing about, but i'm super intrigued by. it was the first soviet-era horror film to be released in the USSR, which, that alone seems fascinating. this is definitely high on the agenda, despite being point number 7 on this list.

a form of media i haven't covered on this channel yet are novels. which is surprising, but also, what can i expect? i just started the channel, lol. i think the top contenders on my bookshelf are catherine house by elisabeth thomas and the first bad man by miranda july. these are some of favorite books. catherine house would benefit from the fact that i recently wrote a paper over it, and could modify that material into a script. the first bad man benefits from the fact that i'm fuzzy on the plot (it's been a couple years since i last read it), which might make for a good reaction video. logistically speaking, i'd have to figure out what to do for the b-roll in the video, which is a potentially big hurdle.

junji ito graphic novels, mainly gyo and remina. i could also cover spiral, but two things bar that: i don't have the graphic novel physically on my shelf, and also, spiral is... incredibly in-depth and well-loved. i'm not afraid of entering that territory, but i'm more familiar with the likes of remina and i'm more comfortable talking about it in full.

there's this dreadfully old king arthur tv show. not only in black and white, but like, blurry black and white, with fuzzy audio. i remember putting this on TV with my roommate a couple years ago. we didn't really watch it, we just played it for noise. now that i'm personally more invested in the lore of king arthur, i'm very curious about revisiting it. light research has left me high and dry on the title, though. i know it had lancelot and guinevere in it, and some crusty old wizard (merlin, i imagine), but i can't remember the name. i'll... figure it out. maybe. hopefully.

a series on angel. this is a distant possibility, but likely to happen if i ever finish the buffy series. separately, i could also do a read-through of the buffy and angel comics. but that would require some actual investment. buying all the comics would take time and money, and i'd probably want to show images or panels as well, which logistically would require some problem-solving. in other words, a nightmare of a concept, but very intriguing.

oh! i want to analyze an american werewolf in london as well. i know it had a sequel which completely bombed financially and artistically, and that might be fun to add to the video.

for a hot second i thought it would be neat to do a plot and lore rundown of genshin impact, but two things are keeping me from fully jumping on board: i've already seen one person do this. second is that the lore, while really cool, is pretty intense, and thus far feel unfinished/aspects are yet to be connected, explored, and detailed. i thought this overall concept ran dry, but then my idea shifted to doing a complete arknights lore and story review (another gacha game), which feels like new video essay territory and reads as a bit more comprehensive. maybe thanks in part because it's all text. like, a bunch of it. lore bomb-y, exposition-y, and descriptive. i wouldn't cover side stories, which would be insane. there's at least one side quest with over 250,000 words. that's a novel if i ever saw one. so i'd probably just cover the main story and characters.

and i think that's it for now. like i already said, this post might be edited in the future to add or subtract ideas, or i might just make an updated post. we'll see!