#keep watching for imane's season !

[psalmsofpsychosis]

Some Batman: Telltale thoughts

[this is a Batman Telltale critical post, ye be warned.]

So. There are perhaps no words in the english language to describe with how stupid i feel right now.

I started Telltale Batman because i thought that it's one of the more distinct unconventional Batman narratives that would let you have a more interesting, complex and nuanced relationship between Bruce and Joker— the game even lets you bring all of Bruce's sincere hypocrisy and sentimental selfishness to the surface and have him admit that yes, he can fight the rogues gallery because it takes a madman to know a madman; to love a madman. For a moment i geniunely thought that i can escape the everpresent shadow of DC hays code in the freakshow funhouse that is Batman comics, i thought Telltale had done something different.

But telltale's approach to The Enemy Within is so flaky and flimsy and timid at best— such noncommittal twist on themes of pain and grief. They take on a hefty plotline, "what does it take to actually fight through evil and be surrounded by it? How long does it take before your resolve and your selfhood cracks? When you lose the mask, which one did you truly lose— The ideal persona, the superhero, the crusader, or the person underneath, the casket that holds all your humanity and your heart and your hopes? How long can you stare onto the abyss before it stares onto you?" It's indeed a very Nietzsche approach to Batman— except that a good Nietzsche narrative takes a lot of intentional plot points and honesty of thought and of heart. And Telltale doesn't commit, not to Bruce's characterization, and not to any other character, and definitely not to Joker's journey in any variation of it. The existence of the Vigilante route is useless on every front; Joker is going to turn into a villain anyway, just with a different hello kitty eyeshadow palette and an extra bland consolation lollipop. No good choice Bruce makes on Joker's behalf affects anything whatsoever, and i particularly love the "community and friendship and sympathy do not help the mentally ill and all that ever works is punishment and shock therapy and confinement and loneliness" message the vigillante route puts on the table, charming charming status quo commandments from DC as always.

Telltale Batman could only be revolutionary if it had dared to break comic convention and let the vigillante route play out like Selina and Bruce's relationship always does; very grey morality, irrational, full of tension and trust, unstable, intriguing, inexcusable, irreversible, unavoidable and heartfelt, human. But we can't have nice things in batmanverse, so both Joker routes run on stuck gears and topple and fall into a predictable narrative hole that neither Bruce nor Joker can claim out of.

And on the predictable front? this story is too lukewarm to be a good time for me personally. When you get 84 Batman comics per minute every other Tuesday, all ending the same way no matter whatever the fickity happens inbetween, you have to pull no punches. This is my 53368532th Batman-with-tragic-batjokes-implications read of the week, say something new or forever hold your blue-balling silence, i dont care.

[fandom]

All things come to an end, eventually. It is how they do so that matters.

Ok, so the final season of The Umbrella Academy dropped on Thursday, and the fix-it ficcers are very busy fix-it-ficcing. Sports finished up in Paris—where Algerian boxer Imane Khelif finally got the gold she deserves, and it remains tragic that Tony Hawk never got to watch skateboarding with Snoop Dogg (#unreality). The Book of Bill brainrot is continuing here on Tumblr, where everyone has their favorite sexyman, and sometimes, that man is not a real human man. Deadpool & Wolverine continue to haunt this list, US politicians keep politicking, and the events of the House of the Dragon finale last Sunday are still living large in your minds. This is Tumblr's Week in Review.

Olympics

The Book of Bill

Deadpool & Wolverine

Artists on Tumblr

The Umbrella Academy

Poolverine | Logan Howlett & Wade Wilson, the Marvel universe

House of the Dragon

Bill Cipher | Gravity Falls

Logan Howlett | the Marvel universe

Billford | Bill Cipher & Stanford Pines, Gravity Falls

Wade Wilson | the Marvel universe

Kamala Harris

Stanford Pines | Gravity Falls

Hugh Jackman

Palestine

Jujutsu Kaisen

Dungeon Meshi

Tim Walz

Batman

Ryan Reynolds

[imhereformarvel]

The Marvels was so damn good. Well balanced, good pacing for a quick film, lots of humor, and some seriously exciting surprises. So many thoughts, keeping it non-spoiler:

-Kamala is a precious angel baby that had everyone in my theater in stitches of laughter the entire movie. If you watched the series, you already know that the actress is phenomenal, however, she manages to bring serious star power to the big screen in a way that feels truly magical. I see big things for Iman Vellani’s future.

-I love that we got to see a very human side of Carol in this film. She is funny, vulnerable with her found family, and still an absolute ass-kicking badass nonetheless.

-Monica is such a strong character. She never falters in the face of adversity, and I really admire it. She is smart, fair, brave, and levelheaded when others can’t be. A great role model for the younger crowds seeing the film. 

-THE FLERKENS!!!!! 🐱🐱🐱🐱

-UM the end of the film sets up some seriously big shit and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone but all I can say is DAMN.Y’all gotta see for yourself. Major plot points for the future direction of the MCU are established with some shocking cameos. Both the end-of-film cameo and post credit scene cameo made my entire theater gasp!

-1 official (awesome cameo) mid credit and an audio end of credit (just for fun).

-Gorgeous fight scenes. Smooth, well choreographed, and successful in highlighting everybody’s unique powers.

Phase 4 had its rocky moments, but I feel like this week Marvel hit two big homeruns with the Loki season 2 finale and The Marvels. This film really felt like we are getting back to our roots with great action and exciting promises of things to come. 

[alwaysonf1]

i'm sorry?

Pairing: Charles LeClerc x Hamilton!OC

Genre: Slice of Life; Fluff

Word Count: 2.8k

Warning: Language

Rating: PG-13

Author's Note: N/A

Anxiety isn’t a big enough word for what Iman feels as she watches the various monitors focused on Alex and Logan. Their races are going well individually and as a team, but there have been some moments that were nail biters. There were a few drivers currently on her shit list for some things that happened in certain turns. George in particular had returned to being a menace and blaming others. 

If she was a fair person, she would admit that some of those things are the fault of the Williams men, but in the middle of a grand prix she was the last person to come to for fairness. Even her brother sometimes took a backseat because she would root for her boys to no end.

Thankfully, Lewis was leading the pack and his sole focus when it came to fucking someone else over was on Max and Charles. She felt for Charlie, because whatever orders he was getting were also fucking him over. He’d get in front of one or the other and then something would change so much that there was no way that the choice was his own. It didn’t help that Carlos was in P4. In fact, Iman thinks that’s why it’s a bit of a shit show.

But hey, you expect that from Ferrari.

There is a shout in the garage, and she snaps out of her little empathy session for Charles to see Alex finish a pass on Checo. And before she can voice her own excitement, he does the same for Lando. He’s in P6 in an instant and the excitement is off the wall. There are still ten laps left, but everyone is hugging each other.

Iman is in the middle of hugging Ben when Logan passes Checo. Pride bubbles into her chest as he does a maneuver that stops Checo from retaking the lead and closes the gap between himself and Lando. Alex is doing the same with Oscar and she feels like her heart is going to jump out of her chest.

This kind of positioning makes the planned pitstop in the next lap perfect if both of them can maintain their leads. She’s jittery as she keeps track of the time, and the moment Alex is seconds from turning in she screams for everyone to get where they need to be. Something that isn’t her job per se, but they let her do it because her nerves keep them in line enough that it’s shaved off milliseconds.

Alex pulls in and is out in two point three seconds. Logan gets another lap in and his happens in two point four. When he’s gone a sense of relief fills Iman. Those are the last of the race, strategist saw both drivers doing well so they pushed them back as far as they could. A strategy that is paying off because both men are securely in points.

As they do the last few laps going on it’s a fight between those on pace for podium. And though that is the focus, it’s clear there’s a fight between the Ferraris as well. Neither is doing anything too crazy, definitely enough to upset eithers fanbase, but nothing outside of the resting rate of their chaos. 

“Oh my god!” someone shouts.

Again, Iman removes herself from the focus on things happening out front and she watches Alex and Logan make passes at the same time. Alex makes a quick move to get around Oscar and Lando over-corrects when he gets too close to his teammate, leaving room for Logan to take over. 

Both men have been in the points in multiple races this season, but this is about to be their best. P5 and P7 would be the best thing ever, but she can see the fight. She can hear the fight in both of them. Logan lets go of some of those nerves and he’s pushing it. Seconds fall off with his distance from Oscar and then at a turn he makes her heart drop to her stomach as he makes a tight pass on Oscar and forces his friend to fall back. 

If she didn’t still hold a shred of her professionalism, she would be screaming her head off and in tears. She’s so fucking proud of him. Kicking ass and continuing to show why he deserved that second year even if she believes he’s done well enough to be clear of his worthiness in the years sense.

In the corner of her eye, she sees the front of the pack again and notices Max close to overtaking Lewis. He gets about halfway there on the straight, but they hit a turn, and her brother quickly pulls a maneuver that she reads as “I think the fuck not.” He maintains his lead and there are two laps left.

For Iman all her people are where she needs them to be for this to be a great race. They could wave the checkered flag and she’d have someone in P1, P3, P5, and P6. She questions herself a little as she thinks over the P3 part, but she refuses to focus on that for too long. 

Carlos passes Charles. 

It’s so fast it barely registers, and the first thought is that Charles was asked to fall back, but the way he stays on Carlos’ ass says something different. He is fighting to get back into position and with less than a lap left it doesn’t seem like it'll happen, but then he pulls almost next to Carlos. It gives him an edge, but a turn puts Carlos further ahead. Iman watches as Charles does something she would punch her brother or either of her drivers for doing because of the danger to themselves and the person behind them. 

And as it almost sends Alex off track, leaving room for Logan and Oscar to pass him, she knows she’s going to do the same to Charles. Alex rights himself fast enough that he doesn’t lose out to Lando, but as they cross the line and she sees that he regained P3, but cost Alex two places she finds less wind in her sails.

Everyone is celebrating and also a bit upset by the outcome. But everyone acknowledges there was nothing that either of their drivers could do to stop that and it’s one of their best to date. Hell, it’s the third time Logan has reached P5, which has been his max for a while. Shows he’s capable of pushing it and gets closer to podium.

Though pissed Iman sticks to that and once the boys are at the garage, she hugs them both tight.

“I’m so proud of y’all. You kicked ass out there.”

When she pulls away, she finds them both beaming, though Alex is a little dimmer than it should be.

Iman reaches out to squeeze his shoulder and gives him her brightest smile.

“You did the damn thing. That recovery was next level, and I don’t know anyone who could have done it faster. If you’d had more time, I know you would have gotten a better result, but this one is still great.”

It’s clear he believes her, but he can’t help but being a bit down. He walks away to be hugged by Lily and everyone else, which leaves her with Logan.

“Look at you!” she shouts.

“Look at me!”

They go in for another hug and she places a kiss on his cheek since there are no cameras on them. She keeps the physical affection to a low while at work, but more so when the cameras are on them because people get unhinged.

When they pull away his smile is even wider. It has to hurt.

“I didn’t even think that could happen again. Definitely not today. It was wild. I barely thought it through, just kept seeing openings and instead of overthinking them I just took them. James was a little worried about that Oscar one, but I was sure I could pull it off and if I couldn’t I knew I could outpace Lando. It was… It was wow.”

Iman laughs. “Save all those soundbites for the post-race interview. Go cool down and get some fluids in you.”

He just nods and like he’s on a cloud walks away.

The cars need to cool before anyone is comfortable inspecting them, so Iman goes to grab a drink and talk to the others. Everyone is on a high of excitement that isn’t slowing down just yet. After a while they all scatter to have their meetings and they all go through what they need to do when inspection starts and the prep to get the car out of there. It’s all the usual stuff thankfully without any major issues. The drivers will be asked after they’ve had a bit about anything they noticed was off about their car too.

Everyone disperses after that, and Iman finds a quiet place to sit before texting her brother her congratulations and a reminder of their dinner. He responds moments later and with thanks and confirmation.

Then she puts on her headphones and takes a moment to sit in peace. She set a timer, so it goes off thirty plus minutes later. There’s still time before they need to get to work, so she grabs food at craft and scarfs that down before taking a moment outside in front of the garage. The air is crisp and chills her to the bone, but it feels nice on her skin and does good for her head. Her mind is still racing, and she needs a calm mindset when she gets back to work.

For a few minutes she’s zoned out, but when she comes back into the moment, she turns her head to the left and frowns.

With the Ferrari garage right next door Iman sees Charles when he finally returns and he smiles wide when he sees her. It deepens her frown and glare. He appears startled at this reaction, but she doesn’t soften even a little. She understands trying to regain a position and this is a fight with no friends, but he fucked over her driver and that means that the whole thing about friendship being left once on the gird applies to her to.

The urge to flip him off presents itself, but it feels too childish for how she’s feeling right now. Plus, the professionalism thing, though it takes a backseat in this case. 

Charles takes a step toward her, and she walks back into her garage. He has very little time before the next round of interviews happens, so he won’t dare to follow her. And if he’s thought it through enough, he knows that no one in the Williams garage would be as welcoming as usual right now. No one would be mean or rude, but the vibes would be off in a noticeable way. 

Since they haven’t been chosen to do post-race “random” checks she finally dives into them with her team. They make sure that the floor is fine and that everything else is in tip top shape. Alex had a complaint about something about the steering feeling off, so they tackle that and notice that while not detrimental or unsafe it is pulling a little to the left, which isn’t good when you already have to fight enough with your body while going as fast as they do. No need to add to the energy exerted with adjusting for something like that. 

Stuff like that would usually be cataloged and not fixed on race day, but it’s easy so after informing her supervisor she gets to work on it. Because she wants to be gone when everyone else is and even if it’s not hard it’ll take her at least an hour since she has to take apart other things to get to the problem area.

Once done their chief goes over everything and gives them all clear. Which means they all grab their stuff and begin to head out. Everyone has plans and after her dinner with Lewis she plans to meet up with some of them for dessert at this place that they all swear by, but she missed out on the last time they were there.

They all part ways once outside and she bumps into Logan who is also coming to dinner.

“Hungry?” she asks.

“Starving. You’d think the body would adjust after all this time.”

“This is an insane thing to try to adjust to.”

“Fair.”

They continue their walk in silence and as they reach the parking area she hears her name being called.

“Iman!”

She says nothing and doesn’t slow or speed up. Logan’s eyes on her can be felt, but she doesn’t look at him or say a word.

“Iman!”

“Immy…”

“He fucked over Alex.”

“And Alex has probably forgiven him.”

Iman gives him a pointed look.

“Okay, maybe not yet, but he will. And he’s not nearly as mad as you are at him, so maybe cut the man a little slack. I saw him at the post-race interview, and he asked if you were mad at him. Seemed upset.”

“Good.”

“Iman Marie Hamilton.”

“Okay. Damn.”

She stops walking, but Logan keeps forward. He turns to look at her and fires off finger guns as he walks backwards.

“I’ll be waiting in the car. Don’t be too mean too mean, you might have the power to make him cry.”

That earns an eye roll. Then she takes a deep breath and turns just in time for Charles to reach her. He stops about three feet in front of her. His expression does show that he’s upset, but there also seems to be a war of emotions going on with him. Not all of them are clear, but she can see him being conflicted and a little bit irritated. The latter spikes her own.

So as to actually give this a try, because Iman knows she’ll forgive him eventually anyway, she remains silent. Charles opens and closes his mouth as if he thinks better of every potential option on what he can say. It would be a little cute to see him frazzled if she wasn’t in the mood, she was in.

“It was an accident,” he finally says.

“Terrible opening.”

The irritation presents itself strong then, but it’s gone as quick as it came.

“I didn’t mean to. It was indeed an accident. I would never do that intentionally or in a reckless way that would hurt others.”

“But you would do it knowing it could fuck up his race in order to save your own.”

“So would he!”

“Sure would.”

“Then why are you upset with me?”

“Because you did it to him. This was a great race for both my drivers and your little battle with your teammate almost fucking cost one. Maybe both.”

“It is what we do.”

“I’m aware.”

Frustration is the best descriptor for Charles’ body language. Iman knows she’s saying everything that would lead to someone being frustrated, but in this case it isn’t intentional. She’s answering honestly and Charles is trying to evade the truth of why she’s upset with him. He would be upset if the shoe was on the other foot.

“And if it was done to me? Would you be upset?”

Iman purses her lips and shrugs. “Maybe.”

“Maybe?” he shouts incredulously.

“Yeah, maybe.”

“How… why, maybe?”

“Depends on if I like you at the moment.”

Charles looks beyond offended by this, but he sighs and shakes his head. His eyes take on a softer, more genuine quality to them as he takes another step closer to Iman. All the conflict is missing from his face and though it’s clear he still feels justified, he also looks a lot more understanding.

“I’m sorry for messing up Alex’s race. I apologized to him after watching the replay.”

Iman says nothing. 

“I did not do it on purpose, but I wanted podium. I am not sorry for that, but I am for upsetting you and messing with your hard work.”

Still nothing. Charles gets more anxious as the seconds pass by, and he steps a little closer. She tilts her head to the side, rolls her eyes, and sighs.

“Fine.”

“Fine?”

“Yeah, fine.”

“I am forgiven?”

“No.”

“Then what does fine mean?”

“That I’ll forgive you tomorrow.”

“But we have dinner tonight?”

“I said what I said.”

With that Iman turns on her heel. She hears Charles mumble under his breath in French. Though her understanding of it was far from fluent, he uttered one combination of words from the first lessons he’d given her. If she wasn’t committed to being upset, she would have laughed at him whining while saying she was lucky, she’s cute.

[celiaelise]

I think it might be because of the thing where TV seasons keep getting shorter, but some of these people do NOT know how to write pilot episodes anymore!!!

Like, cause there's no time for exposition that isn't jarring, I guess? idk. Like, I remember the first episode of "Wednesday" was way worse than the rest of the season, presumably just bc of how much info they had to cram into it. And I just watched the first 5 minutes of "Dead Boy Detectives", (admittedly mostly bc there were pretty women on the banner ad. Sue me.) and it has some of the clunkiest dialogue I've ever heard! And I've been in a lot of original community theater productions, like, I've heard some very clunky dialogue!

Also, I didn't know this show was part of the Ne*l Ga*m*n universe, and I was kind of disappointed to find that out. I don't have any specific qualms with the man, I just find him annoying. (Okay, one small specific qualm: Lucifer. That show was bad. As well as being anti-lawyer copaganda.) Also, like, franchise fatigue, y'know?

Anyway, going to at least give the rest of the first episode a chance, bc I love ghosts and mysteries and such, and also women.

No joke, though, I kind of knew that one of the main playwrights at our theater (know more for quantity than quality) drew inspiration from G*iman's work, and this opening scene really did make me see the resemblance, and not in a good way 😬

[biohackit]

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[sheacouleecametoslay]

Season 12 (2020)

Most rankings seem to put Season 11 towards the bottom and Season 12 towards the top, but I feel the exact opposite. Season 11 never had a dull moment, while Season 12 is nothing but dull moments. Especially the second half of it. This is blandest season (and cast) I've encountered so far, other than All-Stars 1 which barely even qualifies as a Drag Race season. The 90-minute runtime does not help either. The Werk Room portion of the episodes go on forever - all they talk about is the upcoming challenge, or their self-doubts, or the MANY, MANY mirror stories. This is easily the worst season of Untucked too – episodes 5 and 6 are the only ones worth watching. And once again, the guest judges appear on it every week. The giant shade button was wasted on this Untucked season. Season 12 really is “RuPaul's Best Friend Race”. Everyone gave supportive words to each other at one point or another. I'm not going to criticize the cast for being good people. But there's barely any drama or storylines. The only real storyline was Brita vs Aiden, which escalated into Aiden vs everyone. And honestly that rivalry was tiring by episode 6. You just know the producers wanted them to lip sync against each other. You could also include Widow's downward spiral as a storyline. And they tried to set up Nicky vs Gigi as rival fashion queens, but that went nowhere. And that's about it. The only other drama was from Widow and Jaida having attitude during the rehearsal of their respective premieres. And the Gigi vs Heidi tiff. I think the main reason why Season 12 is praised is because of the challenge performances. Almost everyone did well in both “Gay's Anatomy” and the Madonna Rusical, for instance. But I need more than just good challenge performances to fully enjoy a season. The Snatch Game was forgettable anyways, aside from Gigi and Jackie's performances. The Debate was a let down, but I get why Ru was pushing a political theme considering how important the 2020 election was to the drag community. I also don't like how they keep shoving the Ball to the beginning of the season. 36 runways in one episode was too much. But thankfully they skipped the late-season acting challenge. And the superfan Makeover was a nice moment; including the lip sync. Also, WTF was that cat mini-challenge? Oh, and apparently they didn't air the Reading mini-challenge because it was so bad. I will say the premiere was very hype. The first group was clearly the stronger one. “I'm That Bitch” might be the best girl group song they've done. Widow gave the best lip sync of the season. And the non-elimination felt justified. In past seasons, the first challenge was almost always a design challenge, unless it was All-Stars, so this was much more demanding. The split premiere fit the political theme of the season as well, as if they're competing political parties. I could do without the Fashion Show though, and the fake celebrities watching. The A-list celebrity guest judge was Nicki Minaj. She replaced Ru in the “Cover Girl” transition thing, and she was pretty harsh with Heidi. The editors also tried something new in the premiere where the producers interacted off-screen with the queens. The second group felt like a comedown though. I don't know why they did an odd number of cast members for a split premiere. I know Tamisha Iman and Kandy Muse were supposed to be on this season, but they were actually replaced. And then the producers had to erase Sh*rry P*e from the edit starting from episode 3, and DQ her from the finale. Her track record screamed favouritism. How did they let her talk for 17 MINUTES uninterrupted in that stand-up challenge? I've seen speculation that she would've won the season, but I don't think she was ever beating Jaida in a finale lip sync thankfully. Anyways, episode 3 starts off with some manufactured drama of the two groups coming together. Followed by Ru being a s**t-stirrer by making Widow and Jaida rank the other groups. Then an improv challenge that felt endless (“World's Worst”), where the winning team just did the same joke. Heidi winning would've been a much better storyline, since Jaida ranked her last that episode. Speaking of which, why were Sh*rry and Gigi winning everything for the first 7 episodes? They were even top 2 in their respective premieres. Also, Episode 3 aired on March 13, 2020, the same day a National Emergency was declared in the US. So maybe Drag Race was a comfort show to those stuck at home, adjusting to a "new normal", scared and uncertain about the outside world. It probably helps that this season didn't have a lot of negativity either. The restrictions only affected the reunion and the finale, because the show is filmed during the previous year. They did what they could given the circumstances, but Zoom call lip syncs ain't it.  Oh yeah, Leslie Jones might be the best guest judges ever? Not only was she funny AF on the panel, but she went on Untucked and asked Aiden why she's sour and signed Widow's shoe. Vanjie's cameo on the Snatch Game episode (and that Untucked) was fun too.

Queens Ranking: 13. Sh*rry P*e Who? Didn't even notice she was there. 😂 12. Brita The inflated sense of self-importance. Brita mentioned New York City all the time. She was delusional; disagreeing with her placements, bragging about her improv skills, and saying “I am serving you looks every single time”. Aiden was right - Brita expected her NYC reputation to put her on top, but that's not how this works. Brita's confessionals had a mean vibe too. She wasn't throwing fun shade, it felt serious. She made condescending remarks about Aiden: “Aiden's like a lost little puppy”; “I don't want to babysit Aiden”; “Aiden isn't working hard enough” etc. And she borderline bullied Aiden to her face after the “World's Worst” challenge, and again on the episode 5 Untucked, and again on the red couch. Then she said “I love Aiden” after Aiden's elimination like what? Brita also thought Widow was milking her knee injury and cringed at Widow doing Ike/Tina. She called Rock M's outfit a “science fair project gone wrong”, as if hers was any better.  And then she cried on her last Untucked for being in the bottom so much. In the competition: Brita had the worst track record. She flopped 4 challenges in a row. She had no idea what she was doing in the Ball challenge; all 3 of her looks missed the mark, and the judges didn't know it was a pineapple. She also overacted in “Gay's Anatomy”. She just laughed for every answer as Jennifer Holliday in Snatch Game. And she messed up the choreo in the Rusical. She was fierce in “I'm That Bitch” though (“cause they be givin' up and I ain't even done!”), but her lyrics didn't really say anything. As for Brita's runways, meh. Frozen was her best one. Spring and Buttons And Bows were a “no”. I actually enjoyed her lip sync performances though. 11. Jackie Cox Too dry and overly professional for me. And seemingly snobbish? She couldn't believe that Aiden didn't know Mae West (“call my lawyer”). She was confused by Vanjie's Julia Roberts joke. She gave people a hard time for being “unprepared” for Snatch Game. She insisted that Jaida volunteered to go last when she didn't (“roll that tape” indeed). She questioned why Aiden was safe, but later gave Aiden a reasonable explanation for why she's getting heat. She made an issue out of Widow not making connections, but had a heartfelt chat with Widow afterwards. Otherwise, Jackie mostly talked about her parents, LGBTQ+ discrimination in her culture, and Islamophobia. She even had that speech with guest judge AOC. I respect her for using Drag Race as a platform for these important issues, but I wish she had more un-serious moments I guess? She did occasionally throw shady jabs in the Werk Room though. In the competition: Jackie placed “high” in several challenges but never won. Her “I'm That Bitch” showed her identity, but it wasn't as memorable as the others. She was a natural talker in “World's Worst”. I thought she was the funniest in Snatch Game as Lisa Rinna – how she rambled on and threatened Heidi. Her genie concept in the advert was great (“For you!”) And in the stand-up routine, she told a personal story while keeping it funny. But Jackie struggled in the latter half. She was boring in the Rusical. She kept doing Canada jokes in the Debate. And her Makeover outfits were basic. She knew her time was up at the end too. Jackie was comedic lip sync-er, but “Kill the Lights” was cringe. My fave Jackie runways were her Frozen snowflake, her Michelle Visage look, the Purple People Eater, and the hijab. 10. Nicky Doll Nicky came in as a fashion queen that will “bring you glamour without breaking my hip”. While the producers spent the premiere pointing out her mispronunciations. But ultimately, Nicky got in her head - she felt defeated by the language barrier, and didn't think she could live up to everyone else's level because of it. She even named herself to go home in episode 5. She seemed crabby too? She was unhappy about her “World's Worst” role, she was annoyed by Jan's dissatisfaction over being safe, she was relieved to work solo for once, and she was bewildered by Aiden's favouritism. She also fought with Aiden on Untucked; and told Aiden she should be in the bottom over Jaida. Meanwhile, the judges read Nicky for not showing personality. She did joke around in the Werk Room – it just didn't materialize in the challenges. Her confessionals weren't bad though (like the popcorn one, saying “are you ready?” in French, etc). In the competition: Nicky was the fashion queen that bombed the performance challenges. Her “I'm That Bitch” verse was my least fave – the lyrics were generic and she didn't sell it on stage. In “World's Worst”, she didn't really add anything to the skit, and she cut Widow off. While in “Gay's Anatomy”, she thought she tried something different, but her baby character wasn't fun. Then it seemed like she gave up in her last lip sync. But yeah, Nicky served Parisian high fashion on the runway. My faves were her Fall look, her Sparkle look, and all 3 Ball looks. My least fave was her Spring look. 9. Gigi Goode Falls into the bland category for me. Gigi mostly talked about wanting to be on top (who doesn't?) Or being excited for a Fashion Show. Or updating us on her Ball outfit. Or just hyping herself up: “I'm not just good, I'm incredible”; “I see my drag going to the cover of Vogue. Period.”; “I think this means that I'm the queen bee of this season right?” Gigi also struck me as someone who cares about her image. She didn't really give reads; aside from comparing Crystal's singing to Kermit smoking pot. She was terrified of politics. She apologized for not knowing Patti LuPone. And she only got involved in drama once – when she told Heidi that she wasn't listening to the judges; a comment that Heidi found unnecessary –  and she tried to smooth things over ASAP. She also later said “we've built a family and families fight and families get over it!” Sure. Otherwise, Gigi started showing vulnerability towards the end, when she cried over what to do in the stand-up challenge, and talked about repressing her self-doubts. She also came out as gender fluid on the show. And her mom making her outfits was so wholesome. In the competition: Gigi having 4 wins is excessive, especially 3 times in 4 episodes. They weren't undeserving wins, but there were other options: Jaida could've won the Ball, Jackie could've won Snatch Game, Jan could've won the Rusical. Gigi's Ball looks were polished but not that inventive. Her saucy robot in Snatch Game was funny but came off cocky. Her poses in the Rusical were compelling though. And her “I'm That Bitch” performance was fierce, even if I wasn't into the lyrics. I laughed when she read the audience members in her stand-up too. On the flip side, Gigi's stuck-up character in the advert didn't land. Her Debate was lacking (“why not”). Her Makeover outfits screamed safe. She was just a corpse in “World's Worst”. And her “turn it into comedy” bit in the “Starships” lip sync was cringe. Also, Gigi's runways were very well-constructed, but her style didn't excite me? The colonialism costume was a choice. My faves were the button outfit, her Black Wedding, the Daphne Blake one, and her pirate entrance. 8. Jan The blandest cast member of the blandest season. But still likeable enough. Jan was this positive, energetic Drag Race superfan who was excited to be there. There was even a complication of her chipper moments after she left. But Jan's confessionals didn't have much personality. The few Jan moments that stood out were: her being flabbergasted that Aiden didn't know her outfit was referee. When she talked about being a sports kid. When she assumed she'd win the Rusical because of her experience, resulting in the infamous face crack. And when she insisted that she was upset over Brita leaving, and not because of losing the Rusical. I call BS on that. I think Jan was moreso crushed that she didn't meet her own expectations. She later said “It's a good thing that Brita's gone because now I don't have to worry about her”, as if that was ever the issue. In the competition: Jan was highly ambitious, but I think this came off as desperation to impress the judges. The judges said she was doing too much. Jan sounded overeager in “You Don't Know Me”, but that attitude works well in a song. The point of the challenge was to introduce who you are, which she did. Her high energy was annoying in the “Droop” advert though, but I liked the Jan puns, and I understood her product better than Widow's or Gigi's. Otherwise, Jan was a solid actress in “World's Worst” and “Gay's Anatomy”. Her screaming at Sh*rry was funny in the latter. And her choreo was impressively smooth in the Rusical. Her Bernadette Peters in Snatch Game was forgettable though. As for Jan's runways, Buttons And Bows was amazing, and Black Wedding was my other fave. I enjoyed her in the lip sync too, even if it didn't match the song. 7. Dahlia Sin “I'm Dahlia Sin and I'm here to take your man”. I can definitely tell she's from the House of Aja. Dahlia was very chill in confessional, usually laughing at whatever she just said. She forgot to wear underwear in the premiere, she wanted to poke Rock M's butt, she “meh”-ed everyone out of drag, and she talked about her twin brother. Dahlia wasn't very chill during her exit, however, when she stormed off the stage without an exit line. She also had a problem with Crystal receiving encouragement on Untucked, and she was bitter that Crystal didn't lip sync. But Dahlia had the last laugh: she made cameos in the broccoli costume for the rest of the season! In the competition: Dahlia was a pretty obvious first boot. She just wasn't performing at the same level as the rest. Her girl group verse was the worst one across both premieres – her performance lacked conviction and Michelle exposed her lying in the lyrics. While in “World's Worst”, she hesitated and looked lost, playing this sensual-voiced broccoli that didn't land. Then she kept looking at the camera during the lip sync. Both of Dahlia's main stage runways looked unpolished too. Her best look was the Fall fashion show black fur. 6. Aiden Zhane I want to sympathize with Aiden. Brita borderline bullied her, and the cast tore her down, even when she did well, reaching a boiling point on the episode 5 Untucked. I'm glad she stood up for herself there. But I think Aiden was too standoffish and defensive: “I repeat I'm not a dancer”; “I guess I'm gonna have to be, aren't I?”; “well I'm not just going down there with my face painted, naked”; “when I did ask for my lines, I only asked once”; “I don't think so, I know so”. She tried to brush off their opinions, but I think they affected her. Like Leslie Jones pointed out, Aiden had this sour demeanour. She had to fight the perception she's the weakest. She felt disadvantaged for not coming from a big city. She got exposed in the premiere for calling herself an actress. And she finished her Ball outfit super early, which upset some people. That said, the only real storyline of the season revolved around Aiden so... In the competition: Aiden's “You Don't Know Me” verse gave us an idea of who she is. And she had that Mae West voice in “Gay's Anatomy”. She sold it with her facial expressions in those two challenges. But she looked unsure during “World's Worst”. While in Snatch Game, it was like she had no idea how to answer the questions as Patricia Quinn, someone she knew personally! She also gave up in the lip sync. I wasn't a fan of Aiden's simple outfits either - her Spring look, her Buttons And Bows, her Frozen one, and all 3 of her Ball looks. The referee outfit did need more time on it. Her Tulle runway was her best. Her face was what made her drag unique. 5. Widow Von'Du I'm not sure how to process the assault charges. But Widow had a presence to her during her introduction (“get into AAAAOOOOOOOOLLL of this”). In the premiere, she was voluntold to lead the choreo... until Brita and Jackie overstepped (insert deep sigh confessional). Then she gave up and gave attitude (insert “go ahead go ahead” confessional). Then they said she wasn't taking charge on Untucked. Lol. But yeah, Widow was enjoying herself so much in confessional: “I enjoy when bitches tell me what their weaknesses are”; “MF Sh*rry P*e that's my role”; “you can just taste the fakeness in the air”; “apolo-lie”; “...and now i'm laying eggs in you bitch”. She was devilish in the Rusical episode too (“Jackie, karma's a bitch ain't it”; “I got my first choice”; “well guess what bitch I'm a dancer”). But Widow was moody when she didn't get the “Gay's Anatomy” role she wanted. She was upset over Jackie's preparedness comments, and responded vindictively. And she self-destructed midseason, all because Ru pointed out she hadn't won lately. The inner saboteur took over! I think Widow felt pressured to impress Chaka Khan too. In her last episode, she got frustrated at the judges, and didn't know what they wanted. Otherwise, Widow shared stories of her mom's passing, her abusive relationships and getting kicked out. In the competition: Widow annihilated everyone in the premiere, between her side splits in “I'm That Bitch”, and her multitude of moves in the “Starships” lip sync. She then carried her disastrous team in “World's Worst” (“and this is barbecue sauce”). And she delivered personality in “Gay's Anatomy”. Her Tina and Ike in Snatch Game was whatever, but she had the cake joke. And she was great in the Rusical, just overshadowed. But Widow fell apart midseason. Her advert came off lifeless. Then the judges didn't understand her angry politician in the Debate. Maybe she played it too serious, but she was funnier than Gigi or Jackie. That said, I was disappointed by Widow's runways. Her Buttons And Bows clown, her Cape, her Frozen life-preserver, and especially her Michelle Visage look were a “no”. She was one of my least faves in the Ball too. I appreciated her Stars and Stripes message though. 4. Rock M. Sakura “Is it cultural appropriation? We'll find out”; “this song is dumb, I wanna do it like this and dress like a hot dog”; “feeling that steam [...] like some sort of hot pocket”; “you just walk down the runway and scream: high fashion”; “I want that apple!”. Rock M's high energy OTT personality was entertaining to me. She was so extra during her entrance. She loudly duct taped herself in the Werk Room. She flailed her arms in confessional. But I think this was her anxiety acting out. She explained how she uses humour to mask her insecurities. But I don't think Rock M was emotionally ready for Drag Race. She told Ru that she needed the girls for support. She had that emotional story about her mom's drug addiction. She meekly asked for that apple role. I'd love to see her growth on a future All-Stars though. In the competition: I enjoyed Rock M's “You Don't Know Me” verse. She gave us a character (the fart joke didn't bother me), but I can see how her performance came off intrusive. While in “World's Worst”, she told this joke that wasn't a joke at all... and that was the joke. I was more intrigued by Rock M's looks though. The anime outfit she drew herself was impressive. Her tulle runway was bold (I disagreed with Ross on that one). As was her Buttons And Bows. So it was surprising to see her bomb the Ball challenge. The tether ball was a gag (which is why I didn't put her bottom 2), but her second look had misshapen hip pads, and her third one just looked like garbage scraps. Then she couldn't get the skirt off during the lip sync... 3. Crystal Methyd Despite the quieter edit, and not being involved in any drama, and only having a few memorable confessionals - “I'm a little devil that likes to raise hell in Bible Belt”; “Own it baby! My husband is Harry Hamilton or something”; “I'm not too impressed that Gigi was able to make a pretty girl into a pretty girl”; “Jackie is meeping?” - there's just something about Crystal. She's so genuine and humble with a positive attitude. She was the underdog dark horse too. It seemed like Crystal was going to be an early boot. She cried in front of the judges in episode 3, and she couldn't get past her self-doubt at one point. But once she realized what worked for her, she was unstoppable. Such a good growth story. Crystal was living for the other girls during challenges too. She had a One Direction tattoo in Arabic, a language she doesn't even speak. Ru was obsessed with her mullet (cue “Rhythm of the Night”). And she talked about her conservative parents and her father's Parkinson's. In the competition: Crystal had a rough start, messing up her line in “World's Worst” and blanking on the questions, as well as her Buttons And Bows runway. The fork bit in “Gay's Anatomy” didn't land either. And the judges didn't get her Poppy impression in Snatch Game (but at least she tried unlike Brita or Aiden). Her “I'm That Bitch” verse was kinda bad, but that's why I like it (“I'll have you all screaming Crystal Methyd!”) Then Crystal slayed the second half. Her wacky comedy carried her through the Rusical (the echos; the checking of her pulse), the advert (magic mullet!), the Debate (another mullet joke!), and of course the fitness instructor. Crystal had the most interesting runways too. Her style was ugliness turned into beauty. That's exactly how I'd describe her Makeover. Her Freddy Krueger look, her Black Wedding, and her purple look were all amazing too. I also like her Capes and final 5 blue. 2. Jaida Essence Hall “Chile I'm not finna be this damn orange no”; “this is not RuPaul's excuse race”; “Antarctica's at the bottom ain't it?”; “If a robot and a Barbie and a cheerleader had an orgy...”; “dinosaur doctor”; “nobody wants the butt slice of bread”; “keep your ass right and your mind will follow”; “who is Rose Nylund?”. Yeah... Jaida's my fave winner since Bob. She was so fun in the Makeover episode too: “Let me see, run your split Jackie”; “Mic drop. Bow. Boom. Cat. Cow.”; “baby you gonna get rid of that pinky toe”. Plus there's her ball jokes in the Ball episode. Jaida came in calling herself a classy, boujee female impersonator. She was wise and didn't have time for other people's BS. She started off the season by giving attitude in rehearsal, because she wanted simpler choreo that she wouldn't mess up, and no one listened to her. She called this a “slight disagreement” next episode lol. Then she refused to give Rock M the role she wanted. She got heated at Aiden interrupting her. She schooled Aiden on making excuses. And she clarified to Jackie that she didn't have a say in going last. But Jaida also gave supportive words to Rock M. Same with Jackie about her mom. And she told Widow to get out of her head. She didn't get emotional until the end, first with her Makeover partner, then in front of Whoopi. In the competition: Jaida's only bad performance was her pee story in the stand-up, imo. Just dead air from the audience there. She was “middle of the pack” a few times, like her confrontational apple in “World's Worst”, or her Cardi B in Snatch Game, or when she struggled to say “Diver-dick-ulitius” in “Gay's Anatomy”. But all those performances were good enough. And when Jaida was on top, she slayed. Her “You Don't Know Me” verse made a confident statement (plus the booty slap!) She arguably had the best look in all 3 Ball categories. She sold sexiness in the Rusical. No one came close to her in the Debate (“LOOK OVER THERE”). No one stood a chance against her in a lip sync. And her Makeover looked opulent. My other fave Jaida runways were Tulle, Frozen, Michelle Visage, Stars And Stripes, and the purple one. 1. Heidi N Closet Whether Heidi was getting phrases wrong: “Leprosy print”; “like watching the walls dry”; “right up my avenue”; “as a political politician”; “hepiphany”; “the initialation”. Or simply joking around: “ARR MATEY”; “overall she delivered – literally because she was pregnant”; “maybe she's not the trade of the season – what if I'm the trade of the season?”; “Gigi? Cocky? I would've never guessed”; “and that was the right numbers of fingers honey”. Heidi charmed the viewers in such a cute and harmless way. She laughs with us, and at herself, and doesn't take things too seriously. In the premiere, Heidi had the trill entrance, she pushed through an allergic reaction, she made chicken noises in front of the judges, she exclaimed “I'll never eat kale again!”, and she confronted Nicki Minaj on Untucked. That critique made her so mad. Heidi would also banter with Ru during her walkthroughs, and oftentimes stole Ru's ideas. Ru hated her name too lol. Heidi also had her emotional moments: She seemed irritated during the Rusical Untucked. She felt insulted by Gigi saying she hadn't improved her make-up. And she yelled “f**k you” at everyone on Untucked to leave Aiden alone, which was iconic. But Heidi was there for Widow. She had the uncle passing from HIV story. And she proved Jaida wrong for ranking her last. In the competition: I'm declaring Heidi the Lip Sync Assassin of Season 12. She had funny and entertaining moves in each one until she faced Jaida. She was also bottom 2 in challenges where nearly everyone did well - “Gay's Anatomy” (that fork bit did not land) and the Rusical (for not emulating Madonna, but her moves were still impressive). That said, Heidi's Makeover outfits were basic, and her stand-up routine was messy. Still, she should've won “World's Worst”. And she had the Widow's shoe joke in Snatch Game, the “tears of a drag queen” in the advert, and Jackie's 5 O'clock shadow jab in the Debate. I thought she was one of the best in “I'm That Bitch” too. But Heidi's runways were kinda mediocre. My faves were her Fashion Show looks, even if the headpiece fell off. Her Ball looks weren't the best, but not the worst either. Favourite entrance look: Gigi Goode (night 1) / Rock M. Sakura (night 2) Challenge ranking: 1. “I'm That Bitch” (Girl Group #1) 2. Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical 3. “Droop” Adverts 4. “You Don't Know Me” (Girl Group #2) 5. “One-Queen Show” (Stand-up) 6. The Ball Ball 7. Snatch Game 8. “Gay's Anatomy” (Acting) 9. “Viva Drag Vegas” 10. Superfan Makeover 11. Presidential debate 12. “World's Worst” (Improv) (this challenge felt endless) Lip Sync ranking: 1. Gigi Goode vs Widow Von'Du ("Starships") (Widow kept finding new moves to show off!) 2. Jan vs Widow Von'Du ("This Is My Night") 3. Brita vs Heidi N Closet ("Burning Up") 4. Jackie Cox vs Widow Von'Du ("Firework") 5. Heidi N Closet vs Jaida Essence Hall ("1999") 6. Jackie Cox vs Heidi N Closet ("Kill the Lights") (Jackie was cringe) 7. Heidi N Closet vs Nicky Doll ("Heart to Break") (Nicky wasn't trying, but Heidi's moves were cute ignoring the wig fail) 8. Jaida Essence Hall vs [Redacted] ("Call Your Girlfriend") (LOL at Jaida playing off the other person) 9. Jaida Essence Hall solo ("Get Up") 10. Brita vs Rock M. Sakura ("S&M") (Rock M's skirt wouldn't come off! but Brita was enjoyable) 11. Top 3 Lip Sync #2 ("Survivor") 12. Crystal Methyd vs Jackie Cox ("On The Floor") 13. Crystal Methyd solo ("I'm Like a Bird") (it's meme-worthy at least) 14. Aiden Zhane vs Brita ("Let It Go") (Brita very theatrical/Aiden looks dead) 15. Gigi Goode solo ("Take On Me") (without the set design, it's not all that) 16. Top 3 Lip Sync #1 ("Bring Back My Girls") (it's just their faces...) 17. Dahlia Sin vs Nicky Doll ("Problem") Season ranking so far: 9 > 5 > 6 > 11 > AS2 > 4 > 10 > 2 > 7 > AS3 > AS4 > 3 > 8 > 12 > 1 > AS1

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That's 1,532 more posts than 2021!

36 posts created (2%)

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I tagged 205 of my posts in 2022

#btvs - 4 posts

#buffy the vampire slayer - 4 posts

#heathers - 3 posts

#god i wish that were me - 3 posts

#what even is chansaw - 2 posts

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#joey wheeler my beloved - 2 posts

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#my older brother - 2 posts

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#i can’t bring myself to hate xander season 7 because by then i’m only watching the show out of obligation

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I think Zydrate Anatomy would make a good TikTok trend and I want it to happen so that I can just tell people that Zydrate comes in a little glass vial and have them know what I mean

29 notes - Posted June 4, 2022

#4

I still think that worst part in Buffy is when Xander leaves Anya at the altar like. They were true love. “You’re proposing to me because the world gonna end” “I’m proposing to you because it’s not” like they literally invented romance right there. And they just threw it all away, and for what?

30 notes - Posted April 13, 2022

#3

Anya Jenkins autistic

39 notes - Posted April 6, 2022

#2

Thinking about how Buffy Summers: Class Protector is the best scene in the show. Buffy is a show that features a lot of bad things happening to the characters, there’s a lot of angst. And a lot of the shows best moments come from that (a lot of the worst also come from that but that’s neither here nor there). Buffy has to go through a lot as the slayer and she doesn’t really get to tell too many people about it and it keeps her isolated from a lot of her peers. But for one moment, she’s at the prom and she is shown that she is known, that she is loved, that she’s appreciated. She’s shown that she’s making a difference and doing good for these people. And she is allowed to be completely happy about this. There’s no angsting over it it’s just a moment of pure joy and it makes me cry just thinking about it

51 notes - Posted July 28, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Iman Vellani sitting in a room asking KEVIN questions about the MCU

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In loving memory of Skam France season 3

I know the season is only ending tonight but I thought it was the right time to remember all the good (and less good) times we shared in this fandom throughout this beautiful season. So, remember when :

That trailer dropped and Skam France already snatched our wigs and owned our asses.

Some of y'all believed Maxence couldn’t act after his one (1) and only scene in the first episode.

And then he gave That Look™ during the piano scene, shuting up haters with his talent.

The “Scarf Debate” divided us.

Everyone suddenly became expert in astronomy and roman mythology/history thanks to Polaris.

Then also became expert in resolving codes because we are a fandom that is that talented (well some of you are at least, I can’t do anything).

“Fuck yes baby”

We would expect a clip at a certain time because of og or a previous clip but our dear David Baguette wouldn’t deliver and was delighted in seeing us having a collective meltdown.

“Chelou”, “mec”, “putain”, “chanmé”, “surprenant”, entered our daily vocabulary.

Taking super fast screenshots became our very own talent because of that aksjfrlks boy Axel Auriant who can’t post an ig pic or a tweet without deleting it 10 seconds later.

Maxence and Rocco broke Tumblr with their meeting.

Every single Wednesday we would put our clown makeup on and be boo boo le fool all together 🤡 (seriously though we could as well  have created a big circus of clown my mecs).

David turned into a weatherman and made us freak out over his profile pictures on ig.

We made “9:17 : Combien de Lucas dans l’univers” reach 1M views on Youtube ! Our power !

We were freaking out because our babies had fucked in a open first floor room with seemingly fucking gigantic windows in the middle of the school.

So the “Windows Investigation” happened.

Srodulv was found and we discovered what was going through Eliott’s beautiful mind.

We made a ship out of Emma and her lava lamp.

“Mais qu’est-ce, mais qu’est-ce, mais qu’est-ce qu’on nous prépare ? C’est l’anniversaire de David Hourrègue !”

The Bunny Hat™. No need to say more.

We shared theories, gifs, thougths, fanarts, personal stories and love between us <3

[gingersnapsdvd]

imane has been consistently sad and alone for a good portion of her season and is probably gonna be sad the next episode too and it’s so frustrating to see when will she get a break even the og season 4 didn’t make sana go through this much

[6ftgirlfriend]

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[nolabballgirl]

what do you think is the best sana season?

hi, Anon! thanks for your ask! so druck wins by default here. (actually if we are being really honest, my fav is skam españa season 2 when you really think about it, though it’s technically not a sana season…) but anyway, mazzouk’s chemistry is first-rate, amira was not physically assaulted or treated like crap/gaslit by the girl squad, mohammed’s refugee status and connection to lack of faith make sense and he has a realistic way forward in coming back to the faith to be with amira, mohammed didn’t kiss mia/sam/hanna, and amira’s family/muslims as a whole are not portrayed as homophobic. of course, the season is still terrible in many other ways, and what missed opportunities for arcs with sam and essam, but at least we have some more positives.

honestly, all of the sana seasons are such disappointments for a variety of reasons, and they rank among some of the worst skam seasons of all time, but alas. i did an interim ranking of the seasons in this post, and i more or less still hold true to this rank, throwing eskam’s season towards the bottom and wtfock dead last!

i see some praise for skam italia’s sana season on tumblr, but i honestly don’t understand why. (to be fair none of the praise comes from my muslim/hijabi/woc/trusted mutuals, so that’s telling in and of itself!) besides the whitewashed sana (which gets glossed over wayyyy too much for my taste - seriously, read @rumaan’s post on that), you introduce a gay conversion therapy-esque storyline but, of course, give it the xenophobic/anti-muslim treatment (because clearly italy/the catholic church love the gays(🙄)) when we could have skipped the muslim homophobia that keeps coming up in almost every season in favor of a drama-free, out and proud practicing gay muslim; you have sana taking her hijab off in front of men (it’s just the flippancy of it all/slippery slope of expanding when a practicing hijabi can take off the hijab that leaves a bad taste in my mouth when muslim women are fighting across europe as we sit here today to keep it on - what message does this send?) but overall, it’s just a copy of the OG but without fixing the problematic elements of the OG. so if i’m going to watch the same problematic storyline, then i’ll assign a higher rank to the OG muslim queen, iman meskini. i suspect if netflix wasnt involved, and the clips dropped one by one as per the usual skam format, there might be slightly more critical thinking. but everyone got the “happy ending” and moved on, i guess.

anyway, Anon, all in all - a giant, flaming garbage heap of seasons with some rays of light here and there. mostly i feel for these (almost all) muslim actresses who really deserved so much better!

[aquafinha]

buddie have u been watching UK v The World? thots on that and/or S14?? (I've got my faves on each but don't wanna put in the ask in case it might be spoilery since it's technically mid-season for both)

Hi!! I've been watching both and I DEFINITELY have thoughts but I've been lazy about expressing them here more than vaguely. I have time, so let's get into it :) Sticking it behind a read more obviously due to spoilers!

OK, UK vs the World first....before it started I wanted Lemon to win...well lol, back to the drawing board I guess. (for the record I think her being in the bottom was BS, but I am biased, so...)

As of now I'm pulling hard for Pangina, I love her, she's a gem. Please don't send her home anytime soon, y'all...

I just want Baga to go home, tbh - I don't have a problem with anyone else but her. I remember on her season, I thought she was funny....now I'm wondering why I thought that. The "Oh, it's totally ok for me to pay someone from a foreign country to do my work for me" thing was...really super cringe to me.

I'm wondering if Jujubee is playing the long game or what? (not that the show is too long, but you know...) I love her, I don't want her to go home but I feel like it might happen soon (no, I haven't read any spoilers for today yet so IDK who goes home this week lol we watch it at 9 PM on Tuesdays).

Mo has been stunning (obligatory to use that word for her, hello) and I hope she finishes high!

The only UK girl I was really pulling for was Cheryl and now she's gone too :( (nothing against Blu, I just wasn't actively rooting for her)

I didn't watch any of the Holland seasons so I hadn't seen Janey before, but....idk. She's beautiful! But the attitude...I dunno.

And Jimbo is...well, Jimbo is Jimbo. I never know what to expect, lol.

As for S14....ok! I have ✨opinions✨I don't completely understand the "send people home the first two episodes and then bring them back" concept but whatever... I get wanting to show everyone off in smaller groups, though.

I'm not doing the greatest with my favorites! I love Alyssa, she's gone, I love Kornbread, she's out, I love Maddy, she's gone too...I hate to ask who's next, lol (also I would never ask because I hate spoilers!! Thanks to the person who replied to Maddy's Instagram post and let me know a week ahead that she would be going home, ugh.)

Willow is my absolute favorite though and I feel like she really has a good chance of winning! Angeria is amazing too and I'll support anyone from my state (well...except for Tamisha Iman last season...anyway) so I hope she keeps up the pace she's at! She's amazing.

I like Daya (more than her sister...sorry, unpopular opinion, I know) but I don't get getting upset because you asked for critique and got it??? I completely understand wanting to hear some critique if you're safe a lot, but don't be upset when you don't hear what you want to hear.

Still baffled that Lady Camden didn't win the challenge this past week because her look was gorgeous! And she sold it so well in my opinion! I like Jorgeous but I wouldn't have picked her as the winner.

I don't get why things got so...whatever between Maddy and Jasmine on Untucked, but it appeased the people who hate when the girls get along, so good for them I guess 😐

I know there's more I could talk about but my brain is fried from all that thinking, lol! We'll see how much of this is invalid after watching UK vs the World tonight...

[thereadersmuse]

Same anon: So I'm obsessed with how they're portraying the gods in this series. it's SO GOOD and feels so authentic and like it's not just a gimmick. I believe the plot so whole heartedly of "there's an ancient evil in this town and the gods are being called upon once more to save humanity". And like I'm stuck between believing that Magne and Laurits were destined to be the reincarnation of Thor & Loki, or if they just happened to fit the bill enough and they were chosen like it seems that Harry/Tyr was chosen (because Iman picked him, not because he was destined for it). What do you think? Were Magne and Laurits born to fulfill these roles or are they simply conduits for the gods?

I am going to be honest, I was never much into the Marvel stuff when it came to Thor and Loki and such. The movies were good and fine but I haven't watched them again. Meanwhile, I have watched some of the episodes of "Ragnarok" multiple times and rewatched many scenes more times than I want to admit to. I think you hit the nail on the head when you say it feels like an 'authentic and non-gimmicky' representation of the original myth/folklore/religion.

In the global climate crisis we find ourselves in, it feels so real and valid to have the premise of this show being what you mentioned. The world has gone down the shitter because humans are dumb and greedy and the Giants are making it all worse because it is maybe in their job description? Idk? Either way, the Old Gods are awakening or being reborn to try and bring back some balance. Which is an entire mood.

I would support Magne shitting a hammer on any big industry executive's doorstep any day.

The question about if Magne, Laurits & co are the reincarnations of Thor, Loki and the other Gods or proxies the Old God's chose is such a good one to ponder and it is kinda driving me insane because there is evidence for both...I think?

I mean, this is just my opinion, but I have taken the general thought process that Magne (for example), is Thor. But he is Thor in this moment in history, in this time, in this place. Having experienced a childhood and everything that came with his development until he returned to Edda.

I think it was the mirror scene in 1x03 that did it for me.

Because you saw Thor, the old Thor, looking back at Magne.

And there was a different sort of sameness to that look.

Thor was staring at Magne.

I wish I could put that scene into words, because there didn't seem to be judgement in Thor's eyes. He was just...looking. Like he wasn't shocked at what he saw. Just accepting. Meanwhile Laurits and Loki's mirror interaction looked like Loki wanted to chacha out of the mirror and use Laurit's mouth for target practice with his own mouth.

Which...is all really in character tbh.

I see Magne as Thor reincarnated. But with Thor being tempered by Magne. Magne is still Magne, but now he has Thor's abilities and a slow tease of old memories. He never stops being Magne. And in that same way, you can almost see Thor as he was in the old times being a grown up Magne in that environment. Only in modern times, Magne's wrath is always softer in it's quest for justice than Thor's wrath and ruin was. Magne will kill you, but only if you force his hand. He wants justice. Thor, I feel would kill you and consider it justice. There is agency in Magne's actions. Occasionally Thor is very present, I feel like the sex scene with Saxa was a good example. The part of him that is Thor remembers this in some way. And that scene showed how some things came to him as instinct.

I need season three like oxygen tbh.

Keep the asks coming if you want! I love talking about this show!

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imane my beloved! i'm so glad to see you posting here more again, i've missed you. hope you are feeling better and aren't under so much stress right now. i have actually watched spy x family i found it really cute!! did you watch it too? (also, agreed, summer is the perfect time for horror, i think i'm gonna reread uzumaki for the nth time now)anyways i'm wishing you a lovely evening, take care!

-demon slayer anon

hi angel!! i haven't watched it yet, tried to watch the first episode at the gym but crunchyroll was being crusty so i decided to keep the first season for when i travel later in the summer, i have a long layover followed by a long flight so i trust spy x family to pull me through it

right summer is so good for horror! i wonder if i can find a summery horror book, i downloaded a bunch of ebooks to try out. i'm about a quarter of the way into tomie and every chapter has me saying whaaaaat the fuuuuuuck over and over again lmao it's so good i love it!! i think i'm going to read gyo next and keep uzumaki for last (of the copies i own) but anyways junji ito is so good at drawing horrifying scenes they keep taking me by surprise... what a wonderful imagination he has. king of talent!

talk to u soon :) <3 take care!