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bibibuckleyy · 4 years

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my thoughts on ‘The taking of Dispach 9-1-1′

this was SUCH a good episode from start to finish! *pulls out a slide show* Now i’ll show you breaking down every. single. scene-

jk lmao...unless?

spoilers below the cut!

lord. have. mercy.

these hoes are givin me major heist vibes

tiffany bby ur the driver but for me to acknowledge you as such you better be Letty Ortiz good hun

wow these thugs are a lot my organized than i first thought like i know they was carryin guns but i aint know they was packin this much like damn

Oceans 8 who?

so i wanna know where they just...got a cop car???

OH HELL NAH Y’ALL BEST NOT MESS WITH TERRY

I MEAN ANA MAY BE HIS SISTER

AND SHE MAY BE MAKIN MOVES ON EDDIE

BUT IN THIS HOUSE WE LOVE TERRY FLORES SO YOU GET YOUR GUN AWAY FROM SUNSHINE BBY

it’s kinda funny rewatching this scene when you know what’s about to go down

like i’m cacklin like ‘oh shooooot dramaaaa’

but i’m also like ‘SOMEONE GRAB JOSH AND RUN’

“temporary maintenance, happens all the time” cool cool cool

i’m not freakin out you’re freakin out

josh and maddie are like friend goals i love their dynamic like yoooo

hi yes could you please get that gun away from terry’s head i would really appreciate it.

OMG SECURITY DUDE NOOOO

wow ur like the only line of defense in the dispatch center and they just kicked ur ass

is this where our tax dollars are goin??

fly high josh’s mug, fly high

that absolute look of fear on his face tho, still breaks my heart

josh russo defense squad post up homies

“i love you, howie” nope nope nope didn’t like it the second time either

when that gun went off

LET ME TELL YOU

i just,,,waited for the blood to start comin out of terry

thank god it wasn’t him

good scene lmaooo 9-1-1 writers i hate you all lmao lmao

“bees are the least of your troubles here, sweetheart” I HATE YOU DUDE

someone call mama grant please

“we’ve got dispatch” i do not like this ma’am i’d like to speak to the manager

“you’ll shoot us” man shut the hell up-

“no, we’ll shoot the person next you you” this dude is insane

lookin like mr.clean’s evil cousin LMAOOOOO

“you only do something like this so you can do something...worse”

um whAT-

“you’re being paranoid, she’s fine” CHIMNEY NO NO NO

i don’t think i’ve ever thrown this much popcorn at my tv in my life

as chimney said “don’t do it man” just picture a 5′5 lightskinned girl tripping over her blanket while yelling “DO IT CHIM, DO IT!” and you’ll have me

“sorry, we are experiencing a high call volume” BITCH MORE LIKE A HIGH CRIME VOLUME SOMEBODY GET MAMA GRANT DAMNIT-

*screams* BUUUUUUUUCK

HI BBY

ooh nice shirt, i guess pink isn’t the only color that suits ya

he looks good in all the colors

whole damn snaaaaack

not to be an idiot on main but seriously, who watches the watchmen?

“i miss like an earthquake or something?” lmao chim is a whole vibe

“wait....why are you calling 9-1-1, is everything ok?” paired with that cute adorable concerned face he made is making me cry ok we don’t deserve buck T-T

“she’s at the call center, what could happen?” AT LOT ACTUALLY

OH THANK YOU JESUS IT’S ATHENA FUCKIN FINALLY

*cries* mama grant you won’t believe the day i’ve had

“he’s my husband” LMAOOOOO WHAT

whoa tiffany we’ve already had our fair share of mail bombs here that bet’ not be what i think it is

THE PACKAGE IS VIBRATING AND BLINKING TAKE COVER-

ohhhhhhhhhh

it’s just takin out the security systems lmao

“technical difficulties” BITCH MORE LIKE CRIMINAL DIFFICULTIES

“i bet this woman really thinks you’re...worthwhile.” JOSH BBY DON’T LISTEN TO A WORD HE SAYS EVERYONE LOVES YOU

ahaha thanks i did not need those flashbacks it hurt enough the first time

“a woman called about an omelet, i dispatched an officer”

“to the restaurant?”

“not exactly”

???

“i tried calling josh, but no answer” aww josh and buck are friendssssss :)

JOSH HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FIREFAM PASS IT ON

JOSH YOU GENIUS

YOU SMART SMART CINNAMON ROLL

MAMA GRANT IT’S TIME TO MAKE SOME MOVES

“nO NO CHIMNEY DON’T HANG UP!” i shouldn’t have laughed so hard

oh great he’s hastily grabbing his jacket. he’s about to do something rash and irresponsible

....someone call eddie.

that’s some good heist music right there

the bad guys look stressed....good.

“you’re here so i can keep an eye on you and make sure you don’t do anything foolish” BUT YOU LEFT BUCK

OK BUCK I LOVE YOU BBY

BUT YOU HAVE THIS HABIT OF TURNIN INTO SPECIAL AGENT 007 REAL FAST WHEN YOUR FRIENDS ARE IN TROUBLE MAN

HE’S THE ‘EVERYONE BEFORE ME’ MEMBER OF THE FIREFAM

mama grant i ain’t questionin your authority or nun but like???

WHY WOULD YOU NOT KEEP AN EYE ON BUCK TOO?

HE’S THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE TO DO SOMETHIN STUPID

thats some reckless drivin there buckaroo

buck who were you tryna fool tho

athena only knows one golden retriever dude in this city who drives a grey and black jeep

“ok now, don’t be mad” LMAOOOOOOOO

HANDS DOWN ONE OF MY FAVE SCENES

HE KNEW HIS MOM WAS PISSED TOO LMAOOOO

athena’s look is sending meeeeee 😂😂

omg my god😭😂

“hey buck”

“...hey chim”

athena has some dumbass kids yo

the best part is, she knows it

the way mr. clean broke his neck when dude said ‘police cruiser’ LMAOOOO

“and if it’s not normal?”

“we’ll find out”

*blasts boss bitch*

i love the way buck is kinda concerned for his mom tho

and athena’s just like ‘it’s no sweat sweetie i do this every day’

“shoot her”

BITCH I HOPE THE FUCK YOU DO

YOU’LL BE A DEAD SON OF A BITCH

I’LL TELL YOU THAT

“shoot her, now”

try her bitch, see what happens to yo ass.

the 118

the call center

the entire fandom

we will collectively end you

“we got a report of a code 77″

THANK GOD THAT GOT ATHENA OUT OF THERE

what is a code 77 you say?

“ambush, proceed with caution”

well it sure nuff aint indecent exposure

*boss bitch keeps playing cause that was super smart for her to give out a code 77*

“maddie is smart, she can take care of herself until help gets there”

HELL YEA SHE CAN

SHE KICKED DOUG’S ASS SHE’LL KICK YOURS TOO

“they’re not gonna wanna leave behind a room full of witnesses”

i’m-i’m fine, i swear-

“killing people, your solution to every problem”

excuse me? do i hear morals??

they’re really fighting each other

they some grade a stupid right there

there’s no way they are pullin this off

terry

terry what are you doing

TERRY

RUN TERRY RUN GO GO GO

OH SHIT

JOSHHHHHHHH

i thought they were gonna shoot terry

BUT JOSH CAME THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH

wowwwwww dispatch is a lot more badass than i thought

these dudes are hard core

OH JOSH NO BBY

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HURT

aii square tf up mr. clean we don’t hit josh here and you gon have to pay for that one

the way everyone is just quietly sobbing tho

it saddens me

“I need another thirty minutes”

i’m really enjoying watching this dude’s plan crumble around him

swat posted up aii i see yall

“we’ll try to get eyes in a damn windowless room”

well when you put it that way it sounds like this is hopeless

“i’m sorry i thought you were crazy”

“i’m sorry i wasn’t”

wow i don’t think i was supposed to laugh at that

and chim bein concerned for maddie is literally one if the best things ever y’all.

completely unrelated note, anybody else see bad boys for life?

“yeah i’m ok, my ears are just ringing a little” with the TEARS and the SNIFFLES and him SMILING THROUGH THE PAIN JOSH IS TOO PURE FOR THIS

“why do you think we asked for so many RA units?” BITCH I KNOW YOU FUCKIN LYIN

for those of y’all that ain’t kno, RA units are rescue ambulance units

way to reassure people, lady

it’s like she said ‘everyone might be lightly shot by the time this is all over’

“so you are worried. it makes sense, cause all your friends keep dissappearing are they even in the same building?” WITH THAT LOOK OF STRAIGHT SPITE DAMN MADDIE BUCKLEY, DAMNNN

we stan the BAMF BUCKLEYS

“oh my god, LINDA??” lo key thought this was real for a second

“latex! is there latex in your gloves?” greg come on man you planned a heist you can’t be this stupid

SURPRISE! LINDA IS ALLERGIC TO BEES

ENJOY YOUR EPINEPHRINE ASSHOLE

OH WOW

WOW DISPATCH

Y’ALL JUST-

WOW

EVERYONES GOT GUNS AND EVERYTHING OH MY GODDDDD

GIVE IT UP FOR DISPATCH

you know it’s really funny, cause tiffany ain’t nowhere to be found

“next one goes in your head” OOOOOOOOOOOH SHE’S A BOSS ASS BITCH BROOO YESSSSSSS

(i know, two different songs, but ya gotta admit, it applies)

“you don’t get to die”

i just-

hands down, most powerful line in the whole episode.

it’s an odd form of vengeance, saving the man that attacked you multiple times from the release of death

that’s what it would’ve been tho

a release

he would’ve died, and he wouldn’t of had to pay for any of his actions

but instead, josh saved his sorry ass

so he gets to pay for this in the land of the living

the best revenge, actually

and, josh saved a life

he’s worthwhile

“i’m not goin back” well i knew mr. clean was gonna die from the beginning sooooooo

“we’ve got dispatch” and it’s finally over

i’m kinda bummed that we didn’t get to see SEAL!buck or the rest of the firefam but we got BAMF!dispatch and that was enough lmao

kudos to those off duty dispatches as well, like y’all just walked past the dead body and moved on from the whole hostage situation to do your already stressful job

CHIM’S FACE WHEN HE SEES MADDIE I AM SOBBING

THEY SAID MADNEY RIGHTS Y’ALL😭😭😭

this hug is everythinggggg

lo key buck watching from afar breaks my heart ahaha

“she already has everything she needs”

....this is tea for another day, but...

buck, you do know people need you as much as you need them, right?

....right?

still not over that hug tho

ayeeee wassup bobby!

how was the camping trip i was extremely against?

oooooh i love the crime recaps!

i may or may not have been like buck in the bank episode when he said ‘i’m some confused, can you start over’

...ahem....

“wait....you didn’t round her up too?”

ok listen....

while i don’t condone stealing and and the extreme amount of violence they used,

i do condone outsmarting men that think less of you because you are a woman

you are a boss tiffany, and i’m actually kind of sad you got caught

“tiffany was the real mastermind” can i just.....

*BLASTS BOSS BITCH FROM THE ROOFTOPS CAUSE WOMEN OWNED THIS EPISODE! THEY WERE SO DAMN BADASS*

thanks 9-1-1 writers for that, btw.

gotta admit, as much as they rip out our hearts and stomp on em, they know what they are doin

jake you shady shady bitch

ngl tho both plans were solid

maybe if it was done completely by women it would’ve worked :)

“looks like your trip’s been delayed...by about 5 to 15 years” athena you got the best lines yo

jake f’ed up the other plan too lmaoo

like i said, if it was all women, they would’ve pulled this off

and they end it with madney

gosh i loved this episode

So! These were my thoughts on 3x14! Let me know what you think, and hit up my ask box if you want me to post my thoughts on another episode! Later taters!

Oh yeah, if you liked this you can find my thoughts on ‘Pinned’ here!

#911 fox #911 on fox #911 season 3 #911 spoliers #madney #maddie buckley #evan buckley #chimney han #athena grant #my thoughts #kat lmaooo

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punkscowardschampions · 4 years

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Tommy & Meena

Tommy: All my tutus better be accounted for, like Meena: 😅 Meena: Not to engage in the bitchy showbiz stereotype Meena: but your size is not the size of the 3-7s Meena: and I don't need to rock one from the sidelines, sadly Meena: I did ask Tommy: Calling me fat & not inviting me out for juice? Oh it be like that, yeah? Meena: Never! Meena: The totally casual impromptu photoshoot would have you believe I had longer than 5 minutes to neck it down, I know Tommy: Not even in there with the 3-7s & already a savage Tommy: good luck to 'em Tommy: None to you Tommy: Who hasn't sacrificed their final mins to look fabulous? Standard, full supported fare Meena: They are hilarious Meena: some of them are SO serious though, reminds me of you Tommy: I could fire the same call out back at you Tommy: not least 'cause you're teaching in the holibobs Meena: How could it possibly be a call out? Meena: you'd have to be to get into the school you did Meena: I'm only teaching for the same reasons I 🩰 in the first place, for fun Meena: that's 🤓 at best Tommy: We started claws out Tommy: but I'll play nice & tell you to break a leg Tommy: just don't let the kids have too much fun, be a health & safety nightmare 🦺🤓 Meena: 😱 Meena: remind me never to be in the play-that-shall-not-be-named with you (as if), 'cos you'll be dropping the M 💣 like it's no thing Meena: as long as they look cute for their ma's and none of them cry, I think I get a 🥇 Meena: just a favour for Anne honestly, who has overstretched herself (not an awful pun, I 🤞) as per Tommy: Tights are a given for 🤩👏🌹 but my mastery of a Scots accent less so Tommy: I'll drop the M word like it's a 🔪🩸 to distract from my flaws, no problem Tommy: my sister witches & I love a curse Tommy: Oh dear Anne 😔 Meena: Are you more of a 🌈 or a 🐀 man? Meena: Yes, I noticed, there were some definite signs of voodoo in their room Meena: her daughter is meant to help her out now she's older but she never does 🤷 Tommy: 😂 is that a trick question? Tommy: Gutted I haven't found a club called the 🌈 passage yet Meena: 😳 Nooooo Meena: ew, what would 🐀 man even entail, gross Tommy: I mean, I've been asked if I'm a friend of Dorothy in loads of ways but now that's my new fave Tommy: I don't reckon you're ready for 🐀 man, maybe work up to it from 🐁 boy Meena: Oh God 😰 If only I was that witty and not just a nerd 😅 Meena: very nutcracker Tommy: Don't make your 📚🖋 sound 💀 dull before I've even read one Tommy: Julie Andrews would not approve Tommy: Witty & pretty & bright Tommy: it's the only way Meena: It's not Shakespeare Meena: so that's either a 👍 or a 👎 depending upon your literary persuasion Meena: not 🌈 Meena: though arguably 🐀men and 🐁boys hate the bard, well known fact so Meena: The thought of letting her down is 😿 Tommy: Loads of people find Shakespeare confusing Tommy: I like good, strong words that mean something Tommy: & I don't reckon they'd let 👑 Julie down, she seems like she'd be a fan herself Meena: Even if my plots get a little too convoluted or my dialogue doesn't quite reach passing for reality Meena: it's no Tudor English or iambic pentameter so 🥇 Tommy: 'Course you can take it as a win if you don't need a full glossary in the back Meena: or modern translation on the next page Meena: that'd be a sick burn Tommy: My ma needs a Scouse to understandable English translation hanging over her head Tommy: but you'll know that as you've been round Meena: I think I've got the basics down Meena: or she makes it more basic when she talks to me Tommy: Or she lays it on thick for me 'cause every dialect coach wants me to talk posh London as the starting line Meena: is sabotage mum cooler than stage mum? Tommy: probably depends how she feels about curses & broken legs Tommy: but it's a fresher take at least Meena: at least if you do, it's not her 💸 down the drain, just your time and effort Tommy: means I've got the basics down too, like Tommy: not her hard earned cash Tommy: never that Meena: Her basics are more fun that Ana's Meena: not saying a whole lot Tommy: she could have the good grace to be your step ma if she was gonna be so wicked Tommy: can't get the tropes these days Meena: she's not get the green paint out levels of bad Meena: the chores are cinderella levels Meena: but it's a big house and I'm grateful Tommy: Elphaba is well complex & a gay icon, neither of which Ana can claim Tommy: her wickedness & descent into insanity are totally understandable when you unlock her tragic backstory Meena: I'm just saying, don't get to work on the mini farmhouse to drop on her head Tommy: 🥱🙄 Meena: oh right, you're far too cool to do ANYTHING with your holiday now Meena: not even set decorating Meena: 🥱🙄 Tommy: is that a burn or is it the glare of my ⭐dom? I can't tell tbh Tommy: it isn't the heat of the Irish summer that's for damn sure Meena: you're strictly lead roles only now? Meena: oh, how you've changed Tommy: I'll never turn down a 👻 my ma & weird sisters would kill me Meena: so method Meena: I'll take tree #2 at this point Tommy: You'd be an amazing tree #2 Meena: *graceful bow of my branches* Tommy: you always were the best at keeping your révérence in character while the rest of us were over the 🌜 to be done Tommy: I expect nothing less Meena: even if that's a case or rose-tinted 🕶 Meena: *of Meena: I'm about everything being a little more pink Tommy: I can't decide if it's less hurtful being called a blind 🐁 or fat 🐀 Tommy: I'll get back to you Meena: At the risk of calling you sensitive...it's either that or I've got really rude in my old age 😅 Tommy: Both would be the rosiest Meena: 😊 Tommy: 🧠 Meena: Squidgy Tommy: if you want something to sink your 🦷🦷 into Tommy: 👛 Tommy: still pink Meena: Yours too? Tommy: Yeah Tommy: you don't own the 🩰👑 aesthetic Meena: This town ain't big enough for the both of us Meena: 🤠🔫 Tommy: Lend me those joggers and I'll lay down my weapons Meena: Sharing clothes should not still be an option Tommy: if you wanna keep body shaming Tommy: but there's no other real reason why not Meena: I'm talking my neverending growth spurts, not yours Tommy: measurements please Meena: am I not a lady? Tommy: are you? not for me to say Meena: I'm 5'10 1/2 Meena: too tall to pair in all the ways Tommy: not with me, honey Meena: You're old, too Meena: 🕞 for a lot of boys in my year to hit puberty 🙄 Tommy: I ain't thrown my back out yet, cheers very much Tommy: love the confidence Meena: wise old 🦉 eating all the blind 🐁 and fat 🐀 Tommy: the innuendos 🖋 themselves Tommy: love an old predatory 🌈 stereotype too Meena: okay, you're not THAT old Tommy: my 🦴 & 🦷 tell a story Meena: and what a 📚🖋 it shall be Tommy: don't get me started on my 👀 sight Tommy: look like an 👴 & I'll sound like one yelling at a ☁ Meena: thank god for contacts Meena: or being your partner would have been much scarier Tommy: I could do those old routines with my eyes closed Meena: Me too Meena: and backwards #humblebrag Tommy: 😏 Meena: stealing Ginger's words there, sadly Tommy: there's no such thing as an original idea, yeah? Tommy: what I go with when it's time to do choreo Meena: preach it and I won't feel as much of a fraud Tommy: You'll have been to church more recently than I have Tommy: it's her thing, right? 🙏 Meena: Being Catholic is not exclusively HER thing Meena: but she is remarkably good at it, yes Meena: 🎨 Tommy: not in this town or with that attitude Tommy: are you even 🍀 if you don't out devout each other tbh? Meena: she isn't even Meena: Brazilian and better than you 😘 Tommy: Again, not with that attitude Tommy: she's lived here years, like Meena: So has your Ma Meena: she's about as 🍀 Tommy: She's basically 💍 to one & doesn't possess the 🌈 urge to merge Tommy: it's stubbornness Meena: 🙏 to the choir Tommy: 🍻 Meena: didn't steal any of your beers, thank you Meena: just had a juice Tommy: We'd be having this out face to face if you had Meena: father's son Meena: I get it Tommy: ❌🥊 ✔🩰 Meena: that's definitely not original Meena: 😿 Meena: life story = stolen Tommy: Anne's no Julie Walters Tommy: but I've played him as a kid in the 🎶 Meena: Rude Meena: she 🚬 as much Tommy: Still? Tommy: ☠ Meena: Of course Meena: she doesn't try to have it out the window during classes anymore though, so that's progress Tommy: Talk about rose tinted Tommy: such good memories those Meena: They're the only ones I've got so Meena: I think so Tommy: When she has you back next, tell her that in this house we swear by 🚭 patches Tommy: might save a life Tommy: & give you a chance to make some more decent memories Meena: Noted Meena: I make memories just fine now Meena: but you only get one childhood Tommy: Peter Pan just made me 😢 anyway Tommy: What the fuck is that ending? Meena: The one we all get Meena: they told you in the first line Meena: All children, except one, grow up ✨ Tommy: No need to keep it in the family like that though Tommy: Fly though another window, Peter you heartbreaker Meena: The reason he showed up in the first place was to hear Wendy's stories about him Meena: she knew what she was doing telling her daughter about him Tommy: You go ahead & pass yours down but I'm just saying, I won't be encouraging my kids to run off with my first love Meena: No, silly Meena: she wanted him to come for HER, she thought she could still fly, still go with him Meena: she grew up without noticing, by accident, she didn't mean to Meena: that's why it's 😢 Tommy: Like I said Tommy: didn't need it girlsplained Meena: Do when you don't get it Tommy: Everyone knows she wanted Peter to come back for her Tommy: the thirst was real Meena: You're just being childish on purpose now Tommy: I'm saying probably don't let your kid go off with him when you know the same thing's gonna happen Tommy: that's bad parenting, like Meena: She doesn't regret it happening Meena: just because all children have to become adults doesn't mean deny them of the wonders of childhood, idiot Meena: get Jane on accounting instead of having adventures in Neverland, okay Meena: SUCH a Mr Darling, you, I had NO idea Tommy: Or get her a lad she can grow up along side & not have to 😢 at the window for Tommy: it don't have to be Neverland or bust Meena: Yes it does, he IS childhood, you don't get to take it or him with you Meena: Wendy took all the lost boys back with her, that didn't make her miss Peter any less Tommy: Our dog was a shit nanny I did alright out of it still Meena: Well, my brother was worse so I win Tommy: 'Cause I was your hot boy at the window Meena: Something like that Tommy: feels like flying to me Meena: When you remember. When you can. When it works. It's that easy. Tommy: I mean, it's less catchy than just do it ✔ but I don't hate it Meena: Take it up with Neil and Nike Tommy: crusades are for term time Meena: no cardboard sword or shield for you then Tommy: If I can't stab anyone with it, I don't want it Meena: okay, psycho Meena: no need to go that far to prove you've changed from the boy in the window Tommy: 😂 Tommy: if I have to be on stage, gimme a decent prop Tommy: not much to ask Meena: ... Meena: #diva Tommy: #reluctantboardtreader Tommy: Ro's a better actress & Ali's a better singer Tommy: I need something to mess about with to keep me standing still Meena: it must be rough, having talented sisters Meena: one thing I can't accuse Drew of Tommy: Nah, like you said, only get the one childhood Tommy: it made mine loads better Meena: Cute 😊 Tommy: Don't need to tell you Tommy: you know 'em as well as I do Meena: Yeah Meena: well enough that there's no need to disagree Tommy: feel free to hit me with a cardboard sword if you're gutted Meena: My insecurities in my own abilities don't make me lash out 👅 or 👊 Meena: could make a thinly-veiled reference to you in a story though so, consider yourself warned Tommy: other people are safe from mine, so there's no warning needed for you Tommy: not gonna challenge you to a dance off Meena: not in your holidays Meena: gotta rest Tommy: There'd be fuck all point doing it in term time Tommy: in a virtual one you could easily blame the lag Meena: You calling me a cheat? Tommy: pointing out how effortlessly you could Meena: You're meant to say I wouldn't need to Tommy: I don't need to say that Meena: Rude Tommy: It's a compliment Tommy: we both know you wouldn't need to cheat & even if you did, you wouldn't anyway Meena: Yes, but it was rude you weren't gonna say it Meena: but now you have so ha 😊 Tommy: Says you who wants me to rest up all hols like an 👴 Meena: You said it first, actually Tommy: Where? Meena: you called me out for working in the holidays Meena: which implies you ain't Tommy: what so if I ain't teaching I have to be resting? Tommy: oh please Meena: what are you doing? Meena: didn't 👀 you Tommy: [a selfie from wherever he's taken Rocky cos that's what I like to think he's doing since he wasn't there] Meena: figures Meena: almost definitely would've 👂 him Tommy: Yeah Tommy: my 🎧 only do so much Meena: He's so cute though Tommy: it's the 🦇👂 Meena: and the freckles Meena: and the gappy teeth rn Tommy: 🙄 good save with the 🦷🦷 comment Meena: ? Tommy: Come on, who else in my family has a face full of frecks? Tommy: they're both taken though Meena: oh please Tommy: 🥱 Meena: You don't need to tell me about people fancying your siblings Meena: story of my life Tommy: he's 💪 but what else is there to say? Meena: Are you expecting me to answer that? Meena: don't be weird Tommy: I'm saying it's not much of a story, long hair & a six pack Tommy: so I won't be telling you I fancy him Meena: I likewise fancy none of yours, freckled or otherwise Tommy: Lovely to clear that up Meena: 🤷 Meena: Okay then Tommy: 👌 then Meena: Really? Tommy: Yeah really Tommy: what else? Meena: Alright Meena: nothing Tommy: there's something Meena: Beyond not getting why you're being so snappy about it, there really isn't Tommy: I can handle an attitude check Meena: Are you alright? Meena: Bored...school-sick? Meena: doesn't sound right but you know Tommy: Bored is closest Tommy: but that doesn't sound right at the beginning of summer Tommy: at least we can blame Rocko, congrats to him Meena: The pressure to have the best summer ever!!! gets to us all Tommy: & for that we can blame the insta feed Tommy: love none of being my fault Meena: Sure we can think of something if you wanna feel that classic guilt to make you feel at home Tommy: 💭 gotcha Meena: not promising full 🧠 power to it Meena: am on costume duty so Tommy: I can't decently sew but I've never missed with a hot glue gun so Tommy: ✨ Meena: Yeah? Meena: That would actually be a big help Meena: talk to Ali, she had a million ideas, as per Tommy: 'Course Meena: Of course I just see the limitations of the vague 'Summer' theme I'm meant to follow, but she sees nothing but endless possibilities Tommy: sounds legit Tommy: I'm on my way back, no doubt she'll jump on me soon as I get through the door for all hands on deck Meena: Sorry and thank you in advance Meena: it was all I could do to convince her I had to get back to cook dinner so she is certainly in full project manager mode Tommy: it'll cure how schoolsick I am, we're always adding 🎀 or ✨ to something so it'll pass for something else more fabulous Meena: that's the spirit Tommy: if you can't turn a 👻 into a 👸 or vice versa you might as well fuck off home Tommy: does Anne want them full JonBenét Ramsey 💄👑👶 or is ALL on the costumes? Meena: Oh God Meena: thankfully she's not gone that crazy in her own old age Meena: JUST costume Meena: though some of the mothers see fit to attack them with lipgloss, hairspray etc but that's their own M.O. and we don't need to go there for 'em Tommy: Small mercy, like Tommy: does she have any lads this time? Meena: not in the 3-7s Meena: pretty sure there's a lad in the 7-12s though Tommy: Oh Anne Meena: not every lifetime a Billy Elliot comes about, clearly Tommy: way to not capitalise on my success Meena: um, okay bighead Meena: did you think you'd start a revolution in 🍀 with your talent, like Meena: calm down 😅 Tommy: The point is, literal poster boy material right here & she hasn't made a single one Tommy: 🚬 is an expensive habit Meena: ugh Meena: 🤫 Tommy: 😂 Meena: going to make a very unflattering poster of you when I get home Tommy: I can't wait to be tagged in the 📷 Meena: I'll just put 'em up 'round town Tommy: Ooh like a scavenger hunt Tommy: I knew I wouldn't be bored for long Meena: was vibing public smear but yes Meena: it can be that too, you're very welcome Tommy: trying to shame me again, I 👀 Meena: if the 🩰 fits Meena: ask yourself why Tommy: You're a Meenie, there's why Meena: 😏 Meena: been a long time since I 👂 that Tommy: I'll pull your hair next time I see you if you're feeling nostalgic Tommy: what are mates for, like Meena: Got all summer Meena: see if I get to that level, like Tommy: if the 🩰 fits Tommy: I know Meena: mine barely did Tommy: if you're gonna keep teaching, you'll need a new pair Meena: I know Meena: they're so expensive though Meena: and who knows Tommy: Anne'll have you back in a heartbeat Tommy: & there'll be a pair here that'll fit, my ma don't throw anything of ours away Meena: I don't know how she manages to live off what she makes Meena: never mind the idea of this being anything more than a favour Meena: the shoes will be a help though, I'm gonna pay for how small those ones were tomorrow Tommy: Sugar daddy Tommy: there's a definite twinkle in her eye Tommy: I'll get in the loft or wherever the fuck else when I get back Tommy: you're a [correct guess of the size of her foot because obviously] yeah? Meena: OMG Meena: to be her daddy he'd have to be at least 90 😂 Meena: ✔ Meena: Thanks, like, IOU Tommy: Don't worry about it Tommy: get me Anne's 💘 goss & we're even Meena: not taking up 🚬 to get in on those breaks but aside from that Meena: do my best Tommy: yeah, don't Tommy: I've heard somewhere it's ☠ Meena: 😏 Meena: not that dedicated to the ballerina lifestyle Tommy: I won't tell, that HARSH truth would break dear old Anne Meena: Somehow I don't think so Meena: no poster girl, like Tommy: she 📞 you, I'm still waiting by mine Meena: 💔 Meena: she knows you're far too busy being a 🌟 to recruit Tommy: Yeah yeah Meena: You know she'd be beyond over the 🌙 to see you Tommy: I'm not twirling in to take your job Tommy: how out of order Meena: sounds like you have trouble controlling 1 kid Meena: never mind a class of Meena: not scared Tommy: he's my brother, he's feral Tommy: & you're rude Meena: he's feral because he's YOUR brother orrrrrr Meena: and I am not! Tommy: if the 👂s fit Tommy: have you forgotten what I was like OR? 'cause if you're trying to be polite, you've misjudged the timing Tommy: & yeah you are Meena: I'm not sure feral is the word I would use for you now or then Meena: you can interpret that as politely or im as you wanna Tommy: He's obviously not following in my exact footsteps then, 'cause who could Tommy: only you Meena: we were good partners Meena: 🤠 Tommy: 🏆🥇🥈🏆 Tommy: I'll dust 'em off when I 🩰 hunt Meena: you'll need several feather dusters Meena: 👴👵 Tommy: or a well flamboyant sleeve Tommy: 😏 Meena: very romantic of you Tommy: when you're having your goss sesh with Anne, the tea is that I didn't wear 💄 in public until I was nearly 12 Tommy: it'll help her control those 👶🤡 urges Meena: there's nothing summer about sweating off stage makeup Meena: poor babies Tommy: 🥀 Tommy: not the vibe Meena: definitely not Meena: not a fun sponge, they can have as much glitter as they like Meena: but full glam on a toddler ain't it Tommy: Thank Christ for the shared sanity Tommy: some of 'em at school would put full glam on a 🐶🐱🐰🐹 Meena: 🙄 Meena: it makes sense for the West End Meena: but the stage in the community hall is not that far from the what, room for 50-100 sitting? Meena: 🤡 features not necessary to see the facial expressions Tommy: Mmmhmmm Meena: when will I see you on stage then? Tommy: West End or community hall? Meena: 😅 Meena: former, obviously Tommy: Like I said, reluctant boardtreader Tommy: I only do the acting school makes me do Meena: yeah, but lots of shows must have some dance roles, right? Tommy: They do & I do 'em as & when Tommy: Billy Elliot already having been mentioned, like Tommy: I've got loads of auditions ✎ in this summer for all kinds of things Meena: well, let me know next time, will you Tommy: 'Course Meena: trying to keep your 🌟 secret or your fam from the audience, like? Tommy: Don't reckon having my ma in the front row would let me really shine, do you? Meena: I see where you're coming from Tommy: I can do without Fraze taking the piss about every role I don't get, like he understands the odds, as well Tommy: but if you wanna come, you can come Meena: like it's not one of the most competitive markets 🙄 Meena: so many people never get a role, like Tommy: he likes being a shit to be one Tommy: the role he was born to play Meena: yeah Meena: sounds familiar Tommy: gimme 2 more sisters over either brother Tommy: even if they were better 💃💃 Meena: wouldn't know Meena: source material varies on how fun that would be Tommy: 'Course it does Tommy: can't get the backup when I need it Meena: I'm 🤔 Meena: unless you're part of a twin duo of sisters, it's usually presented as more 🥊 than 💖 Tommy: Jo & Amy, not Jo & Beth Tommy: I've got Bea & Ro as well as Ali, I get it Meena: That about sums it up Tommy: I'd still take 'em over my brothers, know you can relate Tommy: Hell, I'd take the mystery sister we don't talk about & I've never met, over Fraze Tommy: there's a 📚💡 for you Meena: definitely 🖋 worthy Tommy: 👍 Tommy: [pictures of like all the trophies and other stuff he is finding as baby dancer mems cos he's back home] Tommy: more inspo Meena: Obviously, if this were any story, she'd be a teacher at your school Meena: 💃genes Tommy: she could be Tommy: I wouldn't know Meena: I bet most of your teachers are Anne types though Meena: so, too old, and not a hint of resemblance Tommy: Loads of 'em are young & 💪 so I love the added incentive not to 😍 a teacher Meena: you wouldn't anyway Meena: not a guy, a sister Tommy: I'll let you know if I run into her in 🌈 passage Meena: might be a coincidence too far Tommy: AHa! 🩰 Tommy: when do you need these? Meena: 🙏🙌 Thursday, but Ali and Ro said they'd come to do measurements then so you can throw 'em at 'em Tommy: Am I not invited? Meena: Are you coming to steal my spotlight? Tommy: I'll go hang with Carly if you can't handle our ⭐️🌟✨ Meena: her plans sounded like they involved 😴 Meena: 10am class was not her preference, I don't think Tommy: 🧸😪💤 Tommy: I can work with that, rest, yeah? Meena: I don't think you were invited there either Meena: you should probably come Tommy: she's not as savage as you Tommy: who is, like Tommy: but alright, Meenie Tommy: check your attitude by thurs & I'll come Meena: oof! 😤 Tommy: I'll teach you this counting trick Fraze used to have to do when he was lil Meena: I know how to count Meena: key 💃 skill Tommy: the whole way to 10?! WOW Tommy: I thought you just 👀 me Meena: 😒 Meena: you're very rude Tommy: 😂 Tommy: you're adorable Meena: you sound like my brother now Meena: not a cute look Tommy: what am I if not the big brother you should've had? Tommy: fairy godbrother is going a bit far, like Meena: We've established I'm alright for 'em Meena: you're not getting a free sister here Tommy: 🥺 Meena: 😠 very mean very serious Tommy: I realise I'm gonna have to drag you away from Anne, she's hardened you Tommy: you used to be like 🍦 Meena: melts in the ☀ Meena: so ideal Tommy: melting wins 🏆🥇🥈🏆 remember Meena: all my 🏆🥇🥈🏆 live in your loft, or wherever your mum keeps the precious memories Tommy: you don't have any of 'em? Meena: a few 🥇🥈s Meena: my room's not a shrine to past victories or anything as tragic Tommy: I'll bring you one of the smaller 🏆 you can put a 🌱🌿 it'll be very chic Meena: That's student decor 101, is it? Meena: 👍 cheers, though Tommy: at my school it's full shrine, past, present & future Tommy: so I left mine at 🏠 Meena: just another competition Tommy: Yeah Tommy: I don't need to be surrounded by 🏆🥇🥈🏆 to know I need to go for gold Tommy: it's a scholarship requirement Meena: no need to get in a pissing contest with the kid who's been Simba for 3 runs, like Tommy: I'd be a FANTASTIC 🦁👑 Tommy: but if they have to 👀 at my decor to know it, I'm fucking up somewhere Meena: is this a bad time to tell you you aren't black Meena: can't say it's unfair on that specific casting Tommy: I learned the hard way when I performed that rap, cheers for letting me by the way Tommy: best friend goals that day Meena: it was Meena: very creative Meena: who am I, was I, to stomp out that spark 😏 Tommy: 🔪💖 Meena: 😂 Meena: oh god, hope your mum kept evidence of that Tommy: she did Tommy: my 🧢👟 styling was unforgettable before I even opened my mouth Meena: if you wanna beef with Anne, start with the hip-hop dance classes Tommy: Jesus Tommy: what a time Meena: So innocently problematic Tommy: You should write about Anne Tommy: she's lived a life Meena: I have Tommy: so if I trade you the rap footage, can I read it? Meena: Hmm Meena: tempting but Tommy: come on, what's more embarrassing than 👶 Vanilla Ice? Meena: my writing being nothing more than scribblings, potentially Meena: I don't really share it Tommy: I'm not asking you to insta it & tag Anne Tommy: Please Tommy: I'll be a perfect 😇 about it Meena: Okay Meena: but it's as serious as your rap career so no serious criticism please Tommy: you're the best, Meeps Tommy: & I'll be on my best behaviour Meena: Believe it when I see it, slim shady Tommy: maybe you'll 👀 it when you believe, Wendy Tommy: living for that compliment though tbh Meena: couldn't risk biggie Meena: as you're feeling so #fatshamed today Tommy: 😂 Tommy: & you don't wanna go for 🍦 Meena: Where did I say that Tommy: When you gave me a weather forecast Tommy: #notideal Meena: that was about melting myself, thank you Meena: no offer was made Tommy: let's go for 🍦 then!! Meena: !! SO AGGRESSIVE Tommy: !! I'M STARVING Tommy: & unlike Rocko I've got all my 🦷🦷🦷 & they're all sweet 🍬🍭🍦 lovers Meena: I know Meena: not as cute but more #relatable Meena: I have to finish dinner but then I can go Tommy: making it or eating it? Meena: I'll just make it Meena: don't want to spoil my 🍦 Tommy: 🙂 am I cute yet? Tommy: 😁😁😁 Tommy: 🦷✨ Meena: do you have all your stickers from the dentist still too? Meena: massive show-off Tommy: if she could've peeled 'em off & saved 'em, they'd be here Meena: so cute Meena: if I'm ever feeling suicidal I must bring it up Tommy: one word for it Tommy: & one exit strategy Tommy: suicide by bad cop Meena: suitably theatre of me? Tommy: I support it Meena: your support means SO much, obvs Tommy: 💐👏 Meena: throw 💎💰 please Tommy: I'll raid the dressing up & monopoly boxes Tommy: bear with Meena: ooh bagsie thimble Tommy: I remember Tommy: actually am best friend goals here Meena: obviously you want the dog, but you have to fight your dad for it Tommy: I'll end up with the 🎩 Tommy: can't escape the 🤩 Meena: it suits Meena: who ends up with the boat though? Tommy: Ali if she can customise it to look more like a pirate ship Meena: so Ro gets the wheelbarrow Meena: makes sense Tommy: She loves The Secret Garden Tommy: then & now Meena: I support that Tommy: 🤞 you'll support how it influences her 💡s for your summer theme Meena: it's definitely more spring to go full 🌷 🌹 🥀 🌺 🌸 🌼 🌻 Meena: unfortunately Meena: 🐙 🦑 🦐 🦀 🐡 🐠 🐟 🐬 🐳 🐋 🦈 is a bit 😬 Meena: seashells and mermaids is most likely what we'll go with and what the girls and the ma's will like best Tommy: I know we're all 💔 over the cliches Meena: it's basic but workable Meena: you will have to reign them both in or it'll be 😬 or worse Tommy: I can do bad cop Tommy: uniform optional Meena: 😂 Meena: not swoon worthy Tommy: are any of 'em? Tommy: not to personally shut down uniformdating.com Tommy: but like Meena: nurses not do it for you? Meena: or firefighters Meena: army men Tommy: okay I'll give you 🔥 men Meena: See Meena: something for everyone Tommy: 👌 hothoses.com or whatever can stay up Meena: ewwwwww Meena: shh Tommy: 😂 Meena: you're still sweet and innocent Meena: leave my memories as they are Tommy: 👶😇 Meena: more like it Meena: 👀 you Tommy: you're gonna see me covered in melted 🍦 that'll be more like it Tommy: not knocking any 🦷🦷 out though Tommy: line has been drawn in the sand Meena: that's fair Meena: I said 🚭 Meena: we're even Tommy: 🤝

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@onewhoturns tagged me!

1.) Real name: Clara 2.) Nicknames: Arty? 3.) Zodiac Sign: Capricorn! 4.) Gender: Female? 5.) Nursery: Dunno what this mean, it’s a solid word though I guess? 6/10 6.) Primary School: Oh! It’s about what happened when we went to school! Fucking miserable but hey figured out I was bi as all hell 7.) Secondary School: Gee I sure hope so 8.) Hair Color: Dark brown 9.) Long or Short: Short but I’m growing it out again 10.) Loud or Quiet: Loud but it’s funny to walk around for hours and nobody notices you’re there or if you where there and now you’ve been missing for ages 11.) Sweats or Jeans: Fuck pants dude, skirts. I wear skirts 12.) Phone or Camera: Phone! My camera is old and fills up fast 13.) Health Freak: I’m here for a good time not a long time 14.) Drink or Smoke: Unfortunately 15.) Do You Have A Crush On Someone: Yeah! I have a girlfriend, I love her! 16.) Political orientation: Left? Society is to serve humanity, governments exists to protect their people, everyone deserves a fair chance, ect? 17.) Piercings: I’ve just got my ears pierced but microdermal piercings are kinda really pretty too 18.) Tattoos: Also pretty but piercings are better cause they fucking sparkle, look at that there’s fucking metal in your skin and you can have cute things or fucking gems attached HAVE YOU EVER [BEEN IN]: 19.) Airplane: Fuck yeah! And a helicopter! I love flying! 20.) Car *Accident*: A truck bumped me once? 21.) Fist Fight: Several! Many? More sanctioned ones than just brawling and I think that’s rather mature of me FIRSTS: 22.) First piercing: Ears 23.) First Best Friend: A girl named Olivia! I’ve known her since kindergarten and we’re still friends 24.) First Instrument played: I played the xylaphone and glockenspiel at school and I was the worst at it 25.) First award: I won a medal for the best grades in the worst class in high school, I’m only counting the things I actually worked for and not participation or consolation prizes cause y’know, they don’t count 26.) First Crush: In retrospect probably one of my friends from when I was little and clueless but first one from post oh shit I’m queer realization is said girlfriend 27.) First Language: English. 28.) First Big Vacation: I went to Hawaii with my whole family on my mums side (and my dad) for my oma and opa’s anniversary LASTS: 29.) Last Person you talked to: My little sister! 30.) Last Person You Texted: Ana! who is the girlfriend I keep mentioning 31.) Last Person You Watched: I was watching Prey stuff to reference something earlier? Last human would also be my sister who I watched get a blanket for the plus nineteen degrees celsius heat the absolute madwoman 32.) Last Food You Ate: Pizza! meaty meat pizza 32.) Last Movie You Watched: Infinity war unfortunately, I wanted to see the moon throwing scene so I skipped through everything for that. 34.) Last Song You listened to: Bad Believer by St Vincent 35.) Last Thing You Bought: Poutine and bubble tea 36.) Last Person You Hugged: This is depressing, I don’t know. Does my PC count? I needed to adjust it again and that’s the last thing of any importance I’ve touched in a while now soooo FAVES: 37.) Food: Chocolate! Fish! Meat! Bread! Sugar! Curry! Ice cream! 38.) Drinks: TEA! Hot Chocolate! Milk! Horchata! Bubble tea! Soda! Port! 39.) Clothing: Comfortable skirts and t shirts with hoodies/sweaters and fuzzy leggings and scarves but it’s too warm for that 40.) Book: Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci 41.) Color: Purple! especially lavender 42.) Flower: Also lavender 43.) Music: Miracle of Sound! he’s got lots of different genres, Hozier and Seeming are great too and a bunch of video game soundtracks are great too 44.) Movie: Pacific Rim I think 46.) Subjects: Science! I want to know how everything and everyone works and then I want to help all of it

IN THE PAST YEAR I… 47.) [ ] Kissed in the rain 48.) [ ] Celebrated Halloween. 49.) [ ] Had Your Heart Broken 50.) [x] Went Over the Minutes on Your Cell Phone 51.) [x] Someone Questioned Your Sexual Orientation. It’s a constant state of denial babe 52.) [x] Used a Weapon Technically 53.) [x] Breathed fire I inhaled a candle flame that count? 54.) [ ] Had an Abortion 55.) [x] Done something you’ve Regretted 56.) [ ] Broke a Promise 57.) [x] Kept a Secret 58.) [x] Pretended To Be Happy 59.) [ ] Met Someone Who Changed Your Life 60.) [ ] Pretended To Be Sick 61.) [ ] Left The Country 62.) [ ] Tried something you normally wouldn’t like, and liked it. 63.) [x] Cried Over The Silliest Thing 64.) [x] Ran a Mile 65.) [ ] Went To the Beach 66.) [ ] Stayed Single CURRENTLY: 67.) Eating: Avoiding sleep 68.) Drinking: Oolong tea 69.) Getting Ready To: Sleep 70.) Listening To: I did forget to change this whoops, I’m listening to this https://youtu.be/4MN8gw6S4kM 71.) Plans For Tomorrow/Today: Berry farm trip! 72.) Waiting For: Sleep YOUR FUTURE: 73.) Want Kids: Not especially? I don’t think I’d be good at it 74.) Want To Get Married: Yeah! I’m sappy and it’s useful incase someone is hospitalized or for taxes or wills or visas which is less sappy and more practical but is there anything more romantic than making sure your partner has safety nets and an easier life? Huh? 75.) Careers in minds: I want to help people, I just don't know how yet? WHICH IS BETTER ON A GIRL/GUY: (again blatant nb/gq/ag exclusion) ON A PERSON/PARTNER: 76.) Lips or Eyes: ...Eyes? 77.) Shorter or Taller: All the same to me? 78.) Romantic or Spontaneous: This is vague and weird really, like what if you think romance is spontaneity? however since it’s capitalized I’m assuming you mean like the Romance period and I think that’s pretty good 79.) Nice Stomach or Nice Arms: Also weird! who wants their partner to get sick? I don’t want them to get sick? Arms are for holding, stomachs are for eating these things are not related 80.) Sensitive or Loud: None of these questions make any fucking sense 81.) Hook-up Or Relationship: Relationship? 82.) Troublemaker or Hesitant: These things are not mutually exclusive either HAVE YOU EVER: 83.) Lost Glasses/Contacts: My glasses once got smacked off my face with a boom and into a reservoir 84.) Ran Away From Home: Nope 85.) Held A Weapon, For Self Defense: I do not believe it has been self defence technically no 86.) Killed Somebody: I’m onto you you dirty cops 87.) Broken Someone’s Heart: Sure hope not! 88.) Been Arrested: Can’t catch meeeeee DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 90.) Yourself: I am here, I am trying, I am failing, I will try again or I will die, there’s no belief involved 91.) Miracles: Sort of? Not really? I don’t think the universe is going to make anything happen for a reason kind or cruel 92.) Love at First Sight: No, love needs you to know someone 93.) Heaven: Nope! 94.) Santa Claus: Nope? Never have, wrong cultures for Santa 95.) Easter Bunny: Nope, wrong cultures again 96.) Magic: I’m not sure, insufficient evidence ANSWER TRUTHFULLY: 97.) Is There One Person You Wanna Be With, Right Now: Yes! Cause I’m taken! Am dating! Have girlfriend, I’m girlfriend! It’s great! 98.) Are You Seriously Happy With Where You Are, In Life: Nope! Can’t remember ever being truly seriously happy but that’s alright though cause nothing lasts forever and either I’ll get around to it eventually or I just won’t? No point in worrying 99.) Are You Happy With The Person You’re With: Also yes! Incredibly! I try to not get started cause I’m told I can be insufferable about it but so very very happy 100.) Post as 100 Truths and Tag five People: this is more 99 truths ain’t it, so here’s the last one, I am constantly terrified my plants will die but act tough in front of them cause someone has to not wilt under pressure

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SUNSET BEACH BEST MEMORY

BEN...OR BEN??

WRITTEN BY: Megan Although practically every episode of Sunset Beach is fantastic, there is one that sticks out in my mind. It includes my favorite ending/beginning, as well as one of my favorite scenes ever. When Derek captured Meg and took her to the cabin impersonation Ben, Meg finally figured out that "Ben" wasn't Ben and that he was in fact, "dead". As Derek raised the knife over Meg's head, he said something to the effect of, "Now you can die too, and join your precious Ben". Just then, Ben walked in the cabin door. Derek and Meg stare at him in shock and Ben simply says, "Never say die, brother". This was my all time favorite ending I think. Then the next day, Ben and Derek both fought to the point where they both looked exactly the same, scratch for scratch. While they were n the cliff, standing together, Meg had to decide who was who. They both tried to convince her that they were the real Ben, and of course, because of her connection to him, she picked the right one. This was perhaps one of my favorite scenes. It showed the connection of Ben and Meg put to the test. I will always remember it.

ANNIE'S DREAMS

WRITTEN BY: Jen Annie's daydreams were so hilarious! I really loved them and i will miss them a lot. My favorite daydream she had was when she woke up in a bed with all those other people.. It was so funny!!

ANTONIO & GABI -- CAVE - IN

WRITTEN BY: Debz This was the sweetest! I was so upset Gabi left alone! They were the perfect couple and even though the show is over, they'll always be a super couple in my eyes. A & G 4eva

TERROR ISLAND

WRITTEN BY: Avril Raffan I loved the part when Ben escaped and tried to rescue meg especially when Ben and Derek were on the edge of the cliff and meg had to pick which one was Ben.

TERROR ISLAND

WRITTEN BY: SB Fan I really liked Terror Island (even though Mark died!) because the whole thing was a mystery and I liked seeing everybody scream from getting so scared.

ANTONIO & GABI

WRITTEN BY: Silva The best memory of Sunset Beach was when Gabi and Antonio made love in the rubble!

GREGORY & OLIVIA

WRITTEN BY: Elin The Best Time On The Show Was When Gregory & Olivia Were A Couple. Every Scene With Them Was A Lot Of Fun To Watch! Sam And Lesley-Anne Are The Best!

BEN AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Rebecca Jones Need I say more? I live in the UK so I haven't seen the last episode but those two are destined to be together and we love 'em for it!

MY PERSONAL FAVE SB MOMENTS

WRITTEN BY: Denise Starting with... #10: Sara comes to town. #9: Maria and Annie finding happy endings. It's great to see them happy. #8: All of the fantasies. #7: Ben and Meg's wedding reception! That was cool! (Especially that cheesy bouquet throw! Hehehe...) #6: That pop-up thingy when Virginia handed Vanessa the turkey baster. That was comedy. #5: Shockwave! I think the writers loved it so much, they named a restaurant after it! (Hehe) #4: Casey and Sara hooking up. #3: Anything to do with Casey and Sara. #2: The final episode. And my number 1 fave Sunset Beach moment is (drumroll, please): #1: Casey and Sara getting engaged! (I bet you saw that coming! I am a HUGE Casey/Sara fanatic!) I still watch it like, 20 times a day! Oh and I have just a little something to say: I wrote a fanfic 2 years ago on Casey and Sara (that's when they were still friends!) and in the end there was a double wedding: Michael, Vanessa, Casey, and Sara. Just one question: HOW CLOSE WAS I IN PREDICTING THE ENDING????

MICHAEL AND VANESSA

WRITTEN BY: Kitty My all time favorite Sunset Beach scene was when Michael was getting ready to propose to Vanessa, (sometime within the last few months.) Vanessa opened the door in her robe & had some sort of gross face stuff on. She saw Michael, gasped, and quickly closed the door. Michael just kind of stood there like "what just happened??" They were so cute! :)

MARIA GETS EVEN

WRITTEN BY: Candy I loved it when Maria got to wallop Tess. After all she was put through by Tess and Derek, I thought it fitting Maria was the one who got to deck Tess.

"FANTASIES"!!!

WRITTEN BY: Kathy L. God, I MISS this Soap! The best parts in my opinion were the "fantasies". You remember, Sara as the "Pitiful Looser" in the "Friends" fantasy, her finding Casey and Meg in the shower together, and who could forget her stroll with Casey to the Theme of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show". Then of course there was Annie and her Daydreams. "Awesome Annie" to the rescue! Whether she was doned in whipped cream, Secratarial garb, Nurse's Uniform, or Cat Suit, she really new how to make me laugh. Just as the movie "Grease" was making its comeback to the theaters, SB came up with a similar fantasy involving Katlin, Cole, Trey, and Annie. The songs used made a big impact on the storylines. I loved every Ben/Meg Melodious Interlude. Now when I hear a song on the radio, nine times out of ten, it will remind me of SB. I loved the humor all of these actors put into their roles. I thank them for all their hard work, and joy they gave their viewers. SB FOREVER! :)

LEGEND OF SORTS

WRITTEN BY: Janice A wise woman once said (Elaine) that as the Santa Ana winds kick in and the sun begins to set and the first person you meet on the far side of the pier is the one you are destined to be with. At that moment. I had fallen in love with this couple. It was love at first site. Both Ben and Meg have withstand the test of love and overcome orchestrations of jealous minds, past, and the present. Which lead them to a place- Palm Springs. Although the intent of who was suppose to be there and why. I loved the way it turned out. Ben and Meg ended up in a romantic casita and true love was tested once again. Also, how can you forget the wedding. I loved the first one. Each words that were exchange were beautifully sang. These two are two star-crossed lovers that had rode to a place that most soap couples have never rode before. The rode to happy-endings. So if you believe in someting, believe in it. For dreams do come true like it did for Ben and Meg. They are a legend of all sorts.

COLE AND CAITLIN

WRITTEN BY: JC Fan I liked it when Caitlan confronted Cole about sleeping with her mother. I enjoyed watching her scream at him. Kam Heskin did a great job! It was an exciting scene to watch. It was one of my favorites. (Besides Terror Island!!)

JUDE AND ANNIE MAKE LOVE

WRITTEN BY: Amber Sukhdeo For a while , Sunset Beach wasn't that steamy, and then they showed these two cuties making love. That was great, it was soo steamy, and romantic, and I am happy they ended up together.

SB'S OUTDOOR SHOOTS

WRITTEN BY: SB Fanatic Sunset Beach, among a lot of other special attributes embodied one in specific that no other show in daytime will ever have again. And that is it's frequent outdoor location shoots at Seal Beach, etc. Even if it were just two characters talking as the waves crashed on the shore, or Gregory being chased by Cole on the pier, only to fall to his "doom" this show pulled out all the stops. And don't forget Madame Carmen killing the archbishop in her corvettet was it? I dunno, all I know is that scene was made all the more better with the actual usage of a real car and setting. Or what about Meg's fall off the pier on the very first episode? Or when Annie jumped off the lifeguard tower? Who can forget the surf central playing football on the beach on Thanksgiving of'97? *sigh* This is one of MANY other things I will sadly miss about this great show...

BEN & MEG

WRITTEN BY: Emma I'm a viewer in England and haven't yet seen the ending, but I've heard what happens. I love the story with Ben and Meg, it's what hooked me to the show and I'm releaved they get together in the end, even though I think Maria was great Ben and Meg were destined to be together, I'm a true romantic and glad it's a happy ending.

MARIA AND ROSS ENGLISH

WRITTEN BY: Rayne I will never forget the scene where Maria met Ross English and she realized that her mother's prediction was right. The look on her face is forever etched in my mind. For an actress to portray such emotion is a sure sign of talent and Christina Chambers went all out. You could see all of Maria's thoughts in that look. She knew that everything would be alright and that she would find love with someone else: Ross. It was so perfect, I watched that scene several times after the show finished. I just wish we could have seen their relationship develop.

ANNIE FINDS LOVE IN JUDE

WRITTEN BY: Christina Annie and Jude are the best couple ever! I always thought that Annie needed a love intrest that loved her back! And then Jude came to town and even saved her the first day she came to town. Not to mention that great twist, he's an FBI! That is so perfect. Annie has always been my favourite character and her fantasies were soooooo cool! Nothing can replace Sunset Beach ever! I just won't be able to feel the same about any other soap or show. I mean the Sunset Beach characters were so thrilling. Even when I hated their character, I still liked it. And the actor or actress. I learned that when Meg left. Nobody could replace her fully. I'm gonna help find a way to bring Sunset Beach back. SUNSET BEACH FOREVER!

BEST WEDDINGS

WRITTEN BY: Andrea On of my best memories on Sun were Caitlin and Coles wedding,and Ben & Meg's 1st wedding, I just loved the look on everyones face when Maria caught the bouquet and when Meg realized Dana was Maria.

GABI & ANTONIO

WRITTEN BY: D.L.Roberts-Jones I just couldn't stand it, the suspense was killing me. The look on Ricardo's face when he saw the video tape of Gabi and Antonio making love...OOOH!! I couldn't wait until he confronted them.

LAST EPISODE

WRITTEN BY: Emma I think that the last episode was one of the best, I saw it wen I was in Florida over New Year's, but I live in Sweden so we haven't seen it here yet, it is the Ben/Derek period, and Shawn Batten has just arrived as Sara...

ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Holly I live in the UK so SB hasn't finished yet but when it does, i will never ever forget Annie. Her plotting and scheming, her lying and tormenting, but most of all her daydreams. Who can ever forget Six in a bed, The Wizard of Oz or her fantasies of Olivia being drunk. My personal favourites HAVE to be Search for Dignity and Awesome Annie. Sarah Buxton was the best actress on Sunset Beach and Annie was the beast character!

ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Heather I will really miss Annie, i think her character was great! She really made me laugh, everything she done was soo enjoyable to watch. She's made me believe that nothing is impossible to do!! C'mon, she's done it all hasn't she :)

GREGORY AND OLIVIA

WRITTEN BY: Natalia All the times that Gregory's love for Olivia shone through everything else. Her and caitlin were the only people he ever really loved... bless his little heart. Loadsa Luv Natalia xxx

GABI AND ANTONIO

WRITTEN BY: Andrea My best memory is of gabi and antonio making love in the cave.that scene was so real and intense...

DEREK AND BEN

WRITTEN BY: Ona I live in Finland so I haven愒 seen all the episodes yet. In Finland Maria has just move in with Ben and Meg and I hate it because I hate Maria. My fav scene was when Meg realise that Derek wasn愒 Ben and thought that Ben was dead and then Derek tried to kill her and Ben walks in. It was so great scene!!!!! my worst was when Maria came to Ben and Meg愀 Wedding.

THE BEST TIMES OF SUNSET BEACH

WRITTEN BY: Sara 10. Gabi and Ricardo's wedding 9. Annie's fantasies 8. The girls sing karoke 7. Rosario Madonna 6. The cave in 5. Who Shot Francesca? 4. Maria catches the bouquet at Ben and Meg's wedding 3. Ricardo proposes to Gabi 2. Terror Island 1. Shockwave

ROSARIO JEWELS WORTH PENNIES

WRITTEN BY: Kevin It started out with potential. A guilty Francesca wanted to return jewels she had stolen from Antonio in Rosario. Then, it all went bust. First, Amy's dad turns into a mummy, and Brad, Emily, Sean and Amy sneak into the house as if they are in an episode of Scooby-Doo. Then Annie almost chokes wearing the necklace, Hiliary mummifies, characters prematurely age, then Caitlin turns "demonic" ala "days of our lives" Marlena. It just didn't work. Worse, it did not make sense. They claimed that ANYONE who touched the jewels would begin to age, and most did but others didn't. Why didn't Cole, Annie, Olivia, and others age?? It was inconsistent and ineffective.

THE FINAL EPISODE

WRITTEN BY: Kevin The final episode of SB was great. After all the chaos in the city, everyone ended on a happy note (well, except Gregory). I wasn't sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed the conclusion. My only disappointment was that I did not get to see the characters all huddled together for a goodbye before the credits rolled. Since it had such a short run, maybe a network like E! or USA will buy the rights for syndication!!

DEREK

WRITTEN BY: Hazel The best thing about Sunset Beach has got to be the Terror Island storyline and anything to do with Derek and although he was really evil he was so funny he made Ben look boring. To see everybody scared out of their wits on the Island was brilliant I will never forget Meg in the kitchen when Derek came through the door with the mask on and she screamed her head off. She has to be the best one at that apart from Maria when she remembered falling off the boat in the grotto with Ben that was classic. Sunset Beach has done many great things but the twin storyline will always be the greatest closely followed by B and M wedding when Maria caught the flowers. It's just a shame Derek had to die!!

BEN'S REACTION AT 1ST RECEPTION

WRITTEN BY: Andrew I thought it was so funny when Ben told Ricardo and Tyus to get the hell off him because Maria was his wife right in front of Meg. it was hilarious to see her reaction.

DEREK GETS IT!!

WRITTEN BY: Chris Shaw My best memory was when Ben finally got rid of Derek once and for all!

MEG VS ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Scott The best scene ever in SB was when Annie and Meg had there first fight, over Marias diary. It was so funny when they started smashing things and trashing Bette's house.

REUNION AT THE CASITA (Ben & Meg)

WRITTEN BY: ForeverBenMeg What can I say but that's my all time best memory.Clive & Susan were never HOTTER than they were then.Ben was so in love with Meg and Meg was so in love with Ben.They set that little Castia on fire with their passionate love making.

KANSAS

WRITTEN BY: Pamela When Ben went to get Meg back in Kansas had to be one of my all time favourites.He looked so gorgeous when driving up to her house in those sunglasses!!!

BEN/MEG

WRITTEN BY: Annie I love them together! Their chemistry in front of the camera was fantastic! Good job Clive and Susan!!!!

BEST:WICKED MEMORY

WRITTEN BY: Sandra Dawes The best memorie of sunset beach was When Meg,Sean,K.C,and co were on that dangerous island and Derek was wearing a mask killing and scaring everyone.The best bit was when Tim heard Mathews last words"It was Ben".THAT WAS CLASSIC.It's not fair don't America know that the British LOVE Sunset Beach.

ANNIE AND JUDE

WRITTEN BY: Sam Out of all the romantic couples, Annie and Jude were unable to live out their romance to the extent Ben and Meg did. I was really upset that there were not more scences of them together. I also did not like it that the SB writers gave Annie a love interest when the show was ending... that was not fair and I will always view them as the best couple of Sunset Beach even though it was short. Their romance was the best memory I could ever recall from Sunset Beach.

BEN AND MEG MARRY

WRITTEN BY: Michelle I think that the best memory is the last episode when Ben and Meg married although every episode was great they deserved to be together at the end. After all that they have went through the were my favorite actors and the best couple.

MA' FAVOURITES

WRITTEN BY: Emma My Favourite memories from SB is(I live in sweden, so I have just seen until Maria screaming and wake up at Cedar Oaks, And Derek and Ben falled out from the cliffside. But I saw the last episode when I was in Florida over new year's)

#10 Meg finds out that ben is SB. #9 Gabi and Antonio are in jail and talking about eeeh...hair? #8 When Vanessa "pignose" Dorman was�'nt in the show anymore! #7 When everyone tried to speak with an kansasaccent in the last episode. #6 Ben's proposal to Meg #5 Maria sneaks in to Tims room at cedar oaks. #4 Meg has some flashbacks of her and ben, after she founded the ashes. #3 Meg finds out that "Ben" is Derek. #2 Annies dreams, of course! #1 well...the last episode???

My number 1 worst memory:Marks dead. Was it only me who cried back then?

Best storyline:Terrror Island! Of course!

THE WHOLE PACKAGE BABY!!

WRITTEN BY: Jennifer I agree with just about everyone here. I am 18 and have never been hooked on any soap opera in my life until the day I watched "Sunset Beach". This show has brought tears to my eyes and laughs from my heart. I love each and every character and actor/actress from the show. I only wish that Sunset Beach WAS a nominatee for "Best New Daytime Drama" or whatever. One reason why this was a wonderful soap is because most people I went to high school with always knew about it because it attracted a younger audience to it. I feel that Sunset Beach would have gotten higher ratings if they had moved it to 3pm. I started watching it when "Terror Island" had started in Dec 97. From then on all the scandals, scheming, and stories kicked a$$! I fell in love with Antonio (Nick Kiriazis). He has like the best personality that I'd ever look for in my "perfect man". Plus he's fine as hell- but that's a different story. Also, I'd like to mention that everytime I watched the show, I felt like I was actually in it which drew me deeper into the plots. I've always been an inspiring actress and I wanted to get a role on the show (Looks like my chances of that happening is slim to none.) I truely wish that it can be brought on the air again cuz a lot more people would watch it. (Like my friends and I that graduated) =) My favorite charcters are Antonio (of course), Francessca, Annie, Carmen, Ricardo, Maria, Sara, & Skip (the dog). My favorite storyline was The Shockwave and The Rasarro Jewels cuz that's when everyone was together. Now about that whole Antonio/Gaby thing. I feel like the story should have gone this way. Antonio started having feelings for Gaby but Gaby is already commited to Ricardo. BUT! In walks this beautiful 5'4, asain model Jennifer. (Yep, that's me). Antonio and Jennifer went to high school together and they were first loves. Jennifer went to Paris to pursue a modeling career which didn't take off as well as she had hoped so she returns home to Sunset Beach. They fall in love again, Antonio leaves the priesthood, they get married, and Gaby had Ricardo. Well, all's I gotta say is that I really fell for Sunset Beach and all the characters in it. If anyone wants to write me and talk about Sunset Beach then feel free to email me at [email protected] Love, Jennifer

SUNSET BEACH WILL BE #1 FOREVER!!!!!!!

WRITTEN BY: Lea I still remeber how Ben and Meg fell in love, it was so sweet! They went through all these hardships but in the end they made it through and really got married. I will never forget this show and I will never ever dedicate myself to another soap. NBC and UPN20 should bring back Sunset Beach. We don't know if Gabby and Antonio will get back together, or how Annie and Jude will turn out. Come on you guys BRING BACK Sunset Beach, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MEG AND BEN FOREVER!!!!

WRITTEN BY: S.B fans We have been watching Sunset Beach for 2 years now, and we love it more than ever! We live in norway so it's still going..:) here are our Best memories: #1.Ben and Meg's wedding (except from the part where Maria showed up) #2.Meg punching Annie in the face. #3.The old caitlin #4.when Michael proposed to Vanessa #5.The horror island #6.Michael finds out the truth about Virginia #7.The earthquake and the tidlewave #8.when Ben was rescued from Derek and the whole truth came out #9.Ben finding Meg, and realizes that she's the one he loves #10.Before Caitlin forgave her horrible "daddy".. #11.Emily and sean getting together #12.when Meg and Ben finds out that Annie and Tim have been trying to break them up! #13.when the Richards family lived happely together #14.When everyone finds out that Dana really is Maria! #15.When Ben comes visiting Meg and her family in Kansas, and they dance "country-style" Ben and Meg rules, down with Maria!!!

EVERYTHING

WRITTEN BY: Anna I used to hate soaps a couple of years ago. I thought they were cheesy and just plain dumb. Then one day I was bored and was flipping through the channels and saw a blond girl looking at a baby's grave and say, "Nobody will ever know that there's no baby inside that coffin." Yikes! I continued watching that episode, and before you can say scandolous I was hooked. I continued watching Sunset Beach until they took it off my NBC affilates. Even though I didn't get to see the last month, that soap introduced me to a whole new kind of television. What wasn't there to love about Sunset Beach? There were sexy guys(and to a raging hormonal 14 year old girl, that's sweet!), nice clothes, beautiful houses, weddings (almost), the bitches you love to hate, and Kathleen Noone! The only bad thing I would have to say about Sunset Beach is that it got cancelled. Good luck to all of the former cast members, and thank you for entertaining me for 1 hour, 5 days a week, for a 1 1/2 year.

BEN AND MEG IN THE CAVE

WRITTEN BY: Sam I have to say the time I laughed a lot was when Ben called Meg, Maria in the cave after they made love. Sorry Ben and Meg fans but that was a very good storyline. That was my favorite moment of the Ben and Meg history.

ANNIE AND JUDE

WRITTEN BY: Sam I have to say Annie and Jude gave off the most chemistry in my eyes. Their wittty lines and stares towards each other were amazing. I wish SB would have brought the whole Annie and Jude storyline earlier. Their romance only appeared on screen for a very short while and the couple was only introduced for 5 months. I am really disappointed that I was unable to see them more. I sometimes wonder if the show was stilling running... what would it be like? Will they be together? So many questions that could have been answered if only NBC let SB stay on the air. ANNIE AND JUDE WERE THE BEST COUPLE OF DAYTIME TV. That is all I have to say.

EDDIE CONNORS

WRITTEN BY: James Who can forget Eddie comming back to Sunset Beach after stealing the Deschanel jewels, dressing up in drag looking a lot like Olivia, it was the funniest moment on the show ever. Long live Sunset Beach

SUNSET BEACH - A POST MODERN SOAP OPERA

WRITTEN BY: Robert Rimmer Well it finished this week in the UK, and my Saturday's will be emptier without the first soap I've ever seen that played around with every rule of soap opera. What made it stand alone was it's consistent use of fantasy sequences to explore characters inner turmoil/lives - the chess scene/Jerry Springer/ even the Kansas dream. Also the visual/verbal references to other shows - in particular all of Sarah's TV dreams - from FRIENDS to CHARLIE'S ANGELS. The BEACH had style, wit and irony, to some it was just a soap, to me it was something special in the history of TV.

EVERYTHING BUT CAITLIN, SEAN, EMILY, AJ AND OF COURSE VANESSA AND MICHAEL

WRITTEN: Yvonne I didn't start watchin till August 98 and before had all I thought about this show was what absolute trash.But that soon changed.One of my favs was when "Ben" and Meg were at the cabin and she found the real Ben's "ashes"- Classic. As well as that when Maria walked in on Ben and Meg's wedding, you've got to love the way they made those flowers fly. And of course who can forget Sara and Annie's fantastic fantasies. Oh SB you will be missed!!

BEN AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Helen B Once upon a time there were three little girls.... - excellent dream sequence Sara, right up there with Annie's numerous fantasies. I loved the entire show, but my fav was the heart-wrenching scene after Ben and Megs first wedding where Meg crys her heart out to Casey - sooo sad! Also that Meg and Ben end up together and the whingy Maria with her intensely overused "deer caught in headlights" look doesn't get Ben. Also Ben in v-neck jumpers, and Father Antonio in anything. God, I'm going to miss this soap!!!

BEN AND MEG IN KANSAS

WRITTEN BY: Lynn My all time favorite SB moment, was when Ben went to Kansas to find Meg. The episode that showed him driving away without her, broke my heart. I kept thinking how can she let him go.

THOSE CHEESEY MOMENTS!

WRITTEN BY: Matthew Robinson Here's my top 3! #3 AJ full stop, he is a cheese! #2 The final episode, it was good, but it would have been better if Annie could find her true love, but still HATE olivia. #1 The rosario jewels ending! who could forget that final moment in the church, everyone's wrinkle (ha ha) fade and emily can see, topped off with a cast shoot lokking outside, it's snowing! what a miracle!

ANNIE

WRITTEN BY: Matthew Annie was just soooo funny.Who can forget her daydreams with Olivia dressed up as Cruella De Vill. I say bring her back.

WELL DONE HANK CHEYNE

WRITTEN BY: Naomi Miller The best moments of Sunset Beach were the very last few episodes when Ricardo confronted Gabi and Antonio, and then when he and Antonio made peace with each other it actually had my in tears, Hank Cheyene portrayed Ricardo in a way I've never seen before and I will never forget that I say well done to Hank !!!

SUNSET BEACH WORST MEMORY

AND IT JUST KEPT GOING...

WRITTEN BY: Claire My worst memory? The number of times someone would say, 'I have to tell you what's going on', at which point you just knew it wasn't going to be told. The way story lines were dragged out way past their sell-by dates was frustrating, but funny as well.

WHO SHOT FRANCESCA?

WRITTEN BY: SB Fanatic What started out as a promising murder mystery with a potential for countless of storyline plot twists went down the drain. From the shooting to Francesca in a cat suit outfit being dragged all over by drunks to being mistake for a stripper and popping out the cake, I was impressed and anticipated how this story would unfold. Then it fizzled. The story was lame, dry and did nothing but bored me to tears. It wasted months on nothing, put Caitlin in jail for weeks for nothing...and what's worse made Gregory a killer! UGH!

THE LAST SHOW-THE WEDDING OF BEN AND HIS PARAMOUR, MEG

WRITTEN BY: Louise Gebauer The writers chose to ignore the fact that the tide had changed, and the viewers chose Maria. Ben an Meg used and abused her constantly. The writers must be high school boys, because they changed Ben into a "dog". Meg slept in Maria's' house, in Maria's' Bedroom, in Maria's bed, with Maria's husband, AND MARIA SLEPT IN THE NEXT BEDROOM. Plus many more indignities, and we Maria fans never saw any paybacks. The whole thing became ridiculous, as they tried to please the teeny-bopper audience. That is why the show went down.

BYE-BYE FRANNY!!

WRITTEN BY: Bobo It's funny but this was also one of my favorite moments of Sunset Beach. That moment would be Francesca's murder. I watched SB on and off but really got hooked permanently the week of Francesca's murder. Now of course this was my worst memory because this meant the demise of good ole Franny. I always hoped that Lisa Guerro Cole was going to return but she didn't and in my opinion Sunset just was never the same without her. She really added something special to the show...fun.

THINKING OUT LOUD

WRITTEN BY: Anna Everyone's thinking out loud all the time, even if it is their darkest secrets. The worst was when Derek was planning to kill Meg, and he was at Ben's house with Meg and Joan. They were talking about the wedding to be, and Meg and Joan decided to rush out and do some shopping. Before they had closed the door, before they had gotten out, Derek said, real loud: "No Meg, there's not going to be a wedding!! - unless I can get those passwords from my brother Ben" It's just soooooo bad.

ROSARIO JEWELS

WRITTEN BY: Scott This was the most unrealistic storyline ever used in SB. The ending to this storyline was too happy, it would have been more fun if Cole and Francesca hadn't managed to return them in time.

BEN AND MARIA 4EVER

WRITTEN BY: Hazel Although here in Britain we still have a month to go. I know Ben and Meg get to together. I am so mad at the writers for doing this. They could have done so much with the storyline especially when Ben was remembering his life with Maria it was so stupid that him and Meg getting together at Palm Springs. After all the mucking around with this storyline the writers should have let Maria get with Ben. Has everyone forgotten that Maria was Ben's one true love miles before Meg. Although I will miss Sunset Beach I will be forever mad that two people who were so obviously meant to be never got together. BEN AND MARIA

RUN BEN RUN

WRITTEN BY: Amber My worst memory is after Ben ran into Meg, and they made love in that casita. It was disgusting to me, because Maria would have been worried sick about him, if she had not been distracted with the fact that he brother was in the hospital. It proved to me that Ben and Meg are both selfish, while Maria stands in a class by herself, and is truly amazing... :o)

THE TURKEY BASTER

WRITTEN BY: Johannes It was the worst Storyline. I wish it never happened! Everything in it was bad

MARIA

WRITTEN BY: Kay From the day she showed up, I have hated her. In my opinion, Maria was the downfall of SB. She was whiny and had no backbone. For all of you Meg-haters out there, who was the one who had the courage to walk away from a man who was not treating her right? Meg. Maria stayed around like a stray puppy waiting for a bone. If I was her I would never want to stay in the house with my husband who was obviously in love with someone else. It also annoyed me that she was constantly threatening Ben or Meg to get her way. She weaseled her way back into that house by telling Ben that she would take Benjy if he didn't let her stay there. She overdramatized everything and if there is one good thing about SB being cancelled, it is that I will never have to see her again. *Ben & Meg Forever!*

GABI & ANTONIO

WRITTEN BY: Elizabeth How many times did we hear "we can't let Ricardo find the tape of us making love" or see a "cave in" flashback? I was so glad to see that die down.

THE JEWELS WHICH LED TO A MURDER

WRITTEN BY: Jay What ran from Halloween with Annie choking on a necklace at a party to Christmas with wierd spiritual things happening in a rather bizzare re-union of characters from Amys father going from being dead to alive. It really took the soap to its lowest level. Ok so everyone knows its far fetched but lets have things that could potentially happen. I feel this marked the axe on the soap, it just took so long for producers, directors and other memebers of the cast to fight back, and finally they lost.

TOP 5 WORST MOMENTS

WRITTEN BY: Sara 5. Dominique Jennings left the show 4. Lisa Guerro Coles left the show 3. Eddie Cibrian left the show 2. Ricardo tell Gabi that she was a whore 1. Ricardo and Gabi not ending up together

(If you can't tell I'm a Ricardo and Gabi fan all the way!)

DEREK AND MARIA'S DISGUSTING ROLLS IN THE HAY!!!!

WRITTEN BY: ForeverBenMeg Well after her quickie with Ben which made me sick her rolls in the hay with Derek were just as bad made me sick to watch.I felt bad for Derek/Clive who looked pyhically ill.I would have rather seen Derek and UNMEG doing it then Derek and Maria.

WORST "LOVE SCENE" (IF YOU COULD EVEN CALL IT THAT) IN HISTORY

WRITTEN BY: Isis Maria and Ben at the deep hands down, I had to turn of the show for good while until Derek came on the scene again and made everything right again. Thank you Derek for showing everyone once and for all how deep Maria's love for Ben really was.

DAX GRIFFIN IS A "TOP OF THE LINE" THESPIAN

WRITTEN BY: Achee' Dax Griffin is one of the finest actors that I have ever seen on TV, Movies, or theatrical pieces. The show made a critical mistake for not ever making such an incredible thespian, like Dax Griffin, an intrical part of the day to day drama. It is typical of daytime television execs to hold back such an incredible talent. Dax Griffin, salut.

MARIA COMING BACK

WRITTEN BY: Paul Thats easy Maria, she spoiled Ben and Meg relationship. It was so ovious Ben loved Meg, and just hung around like a bad smell.

At least Ben and Meg ended together, there love for each other was amazing.

I really love Meg and i so happy, she found Ben again, and defeated that witch Maria.

THAT TERRIBLE VIRGINIA

WRITTEN BY: Carin I think that the worst thing in the whole story of sunset beach is virginia... I hate her so much:

1. trying to take michael away from Vanessa. 2. going to the witch putting the horrible desiese on Vanessa 3. lying to Michael so he can't keep on looking for her. She's just disgusting!

MEG

WRITTEN BY: Elissa I am sorry but since I have watched Sunset Beach I have disliked Meg immensely. Someone said Maria was whiny with no backbone. Excuse me but who was the one always whining and complaining about Ben and everything else and always saying I'm fine when it was obvious she wasn't. Maria and Ben belong together. Maria is the one with a backbone. She let Ben be with Meg even though she loved him with all her heart. In my opinion Tim and Meg were perfect for each other. And don't forget Ben and Meg would never have been together if Maria was still alive. No offense but you Ben and Meg fans need to realize that Maria is the one you should like not Meg. But in the end I'm glad she got happiness even if it wasn't with her soulmate Ben. I was overjoyed when she caught the bouquet at the wedding. Ben and Maria forever!!!!!

OTHER MEMORIES

THE REVELATION OF FRANCESCA'S MURDERER

WRITTEN BY: Kathryn I loved when Gregory was finally pinned for the murder of Francesca Vargas. It was pure genius the way Cole and Annie did it. I loved when Gregory forced Francesca to turn around only to reveal Annie in a wig. "Surprise Gregory." Was by far the best/most dramatic line ever used. Annie pulled off that scene wonderfully.

SUNSET BEACH

WRITTEN BY: Ivette Since the show went off air, I find myself at a complete loss. I miss Sunset Beach and wish that it would return on air. I found myself watching the new soap Passions, and feeling bitter and resentment towards that cast and crew. The acting skills on that show has a lot to be desired. I cannot believe that Passions ratings outnumbered Sunset Beach! I miss Sunset Beach and each and every character. The were alive and believable. They were able to suck us into their world and become one of them. Not many shows can do that. I am still in mourning over the fact it is no longer on. I refuse to dedicate myself to another soap unless the cast of Sunset Beach unite again. Thank you all for entertaining me for the short time on air. What a fantastic memory! Sunset Beach will never be topped in my book. Good luck to all. I miss you!!!

THE BEST SHOW

WRITTEN BY: Mikayla I've been watching the show from day 1 and I only got to miss about less than 10 episodes for the past 3 years of the show. How could NBC be so insensitive to the viewers of Sunset Beach! The show deserved more than the treatment they got from NBC-it is the best soap that ever existed! Sunset Beach had everything-crazy story lines, good love triangles and undoubtedly AMAZING actors. I still haven't seen the final episode nor do I think I will because the local station which airs sunset beach here has cancelled it when we should have still had 7 more months of watching it! But from what I've read, I also think that Olivia was given someone to love-that is Gregory. He shouldn't have been sent to jail, they should have just let him escape or something and just run away to a far off place with Olivia where they can start all over again!!! Another thing is that why didn't the Soap Opera Awards consider Sunset Beach as a nominee??? That moment of Olivia losing her children which from what I've read was really sad and a tearjerker would have stood a fight against all other actresses from those other age old soaps!!! NBC should have just given Sunset Beach time and I'm sure its audience share would increase. Sunset Beach is one show that only people with brains and correct thinking would watch and support. So the people who axed them are bird brained!

BEN AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Therese Karlsen Since the first episode i have had Ben and Meg as my favourite couple in sunset beac. And i guess my worst memory was when Maria entered the reception in their wedding. It was horrible to see the look of everyones faces especially Meg. And i felt so sorry for her when Maria faited and Ben ran to her. Since i live in Norway i havent seen all the episodes yet(here in norway fransceska has just been killed) so it will probably come scenes that i will like more. But of all the scenes i have seen so fare my favourite is when Ben and Meg find each other in that left cabin. And finally Ben understands it is Meg he loves and not Maria. And it`s so fun to see the look of Marias face when she finds out.

MEG AND MEG

WRITTEN BY: Sarah My best part was when the real Meg had a break and another actress was playing her part for a couple of weeks. Then when the real meg returned she was told by her sister that she looked different somehow and had she changed her hair. Hhhhhmmmmmm.

MY FAVS...

WRITTEN BY: Alison #10. Maria catching Meg's flowers and finally being revealed to everybody after about 15 near misses with Ben. #9. Terror Island and the Derek Saga. #8. Cole and Caitlin's wedding. #7. The Cave in!!! CHEMISTRY. #6. The daydreams...Sara's and Annie's...so funny! #5. Maria's meeting Ross. A guy that will aprecaite her. #4. Last Episode. It was so sad. #3. Everybody, mostly Gabi trying to do a Kansas voice. #2. Shockwave #1. Casey proposial to Sara. I've never seen anything sweeter. #1 Hated Thing... Meg/Ben-Eewwwwwwwww

THE FIRST HOOK

WRITTEN BY: Jaqui Robertson I'll never forget the first time I watched Sunset Beach, when it hadn't long started here in Scotland. I thought it was so bad, that I had to watch it again the next day, just to see what would happen of course. I promised myself that I would not watch such a cheesy soap again, but aginst my better judgement, I did in fact become one of its many greatest fans, as well as getting all my friends to watch it. It wasn't too hard to find new recruits, and all my closest friends are SB fans. (I wouldn't have it any other way). SB hasn't finished here yet, but it will be a sad day when it does. Aaron Spelling, you are a genius!

EVERYTHING

WRITTEN BY: Morgan Sunset Beach is the first soap opera I ever watched. I had seen episodes of soaps here and there, but was one of those people who belive that they are a lower form of entertainment. A friend began watching and I wanted to know what she was talking about. I began watching sporadically while I was home on occassion. I enjoyed it, but refused to admity. I didn't watch again until August of 1998 and from then on I had not missed a day. Why Sunset? Well, every other soap opera I have seen looks the same to me. They may have the prestige, but I could not watch them and have fun. With Sunset I had fun watching these characters and their lives.I never actually saw Sunset as a good show, but that didn't matter to me, that's not why I was watching it. It's intent, for me, was to be an entertaining show. Sadly, as it ended, it started to become a good show. Had NBC promoted it correctly I am sure that it would have risen in the ratings and become a great show. While watching I always thought no matter what, everyone involved gave their best and them some. The acting improved, as did the writing. I love most things about it. The characters are interesting. But one of my favorite things about the show was doing A Week on the Beach for this site. I was not always consistent, which I regret, but I had fun doing it for you all. Lower points were the turkey baster and as I go through and watch old tapes I can't belive that the writers actually gave Virginia those horrid lines. The Rosario Jewels could have been much better. But I think towards the end Sunset understood this and were trying their damn hardest to make a good show, which they succeeded in. As I did in my final Week on the Beach, I want to thank each and every cast member and crew member for their dedication to our little show that we will always love and miss. Good luck to all of you, we'll be watching.

COLE AND CAITLIN

WRITTEN BY: Alice I live in Finland and we have still year to go until Sunset Beach end. In Finland Hillary has just died and Francesca has found out that one of the Rosario愀 jewels is missing. My favorite moment on SB is when Caitlin realise that Cole and Francesca has stold Annie愀 neclase. It was so great when Cole tried to explane it to Caitlin. Cole and Caitlin愀 wedding was one of the greatest momets too. The worst storyline was Martin syndrome. It was so borring when Vanessa lived in Tyus愀 house hiding from Michael!

BASTING CHICKEN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

WRITTEN BY: Karen Virgina - oh Virginia. The scene where she had impregnated Vanessa with the turkey baster - what a hoot!!!! The scene where it came up in captions 'don't worry folks it's a new one' when she went to Michael and Vanessas for Thanksgiving and bought a turkey baster out of her bag! Also Olivias dream scene where every one in turn pops up in her bed ending with the maid also turning up was a scream! I'll miss you Sunset Beach!

MEMORIES

WRITTEN BY: Hannah For me I loved all the Annie drama and flashbacks, the way her character was so alive and mischevious was great! I hope they show re-runs coz I never did get to see the one with wipped cream, but I heard it was good. The worst part, apart from it being axed :( *sob* was the way the storylines dragged on forever, although it made going on holiday so much easier, lol. And I never did find out what happened to Francesca when she got to hell.....long live the memories of sunset beach, always and forever.

FUNNIEST

WRITTEN BY: Deborah - London I think some of the funniest scenes have been those supposedley set in England. The Policemen looking for Cole on the plane, soon after he and Annie landed in London were "oh so very polite", (Yeah right) And the scene with Cole (somewhere in England) in an old red phonebox surrounded by thick fog!! What a hoot! so very corny so Sunset Beachy!

THE SPEECH BUBBLES

WRITTEN BY: Sparks Does anyone remember those speech bubbles that appeared a couple of times? First time I saw them was when Maria was sketching Ben's picture, and then appeared this bubble that said something like "We know that doesn't look like Ben". And the second time was when Virginia went to Vanessa's and Michael's house for Thanksgiving. Vanessa asked "Did you bring the turkey baster?" and Virginia got it from her bag. Then came the bubble and said "Don't worry folks, this is brand new!". I wish there would have been more of these bubbles, although SB hasn't ended here in Finland yet, so I'll just keep on waiting for them to appear...

RECENT INDECENT EXPOSURE

WRITTEN BY: Erica I'm no puritan or anything, but I've to say that I'm a little upset with Susan Ward's recent "indecent" exposure (the new pics). Although she definitely looked hot in those pictures, I still think it was indecent. She's a beautiful and talented actor. She shouldn't pose for those skin-barring photos just to get publicity.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL IF...

WRITTEN BY: Sam If SB ended with Meg hugging Ben and Ben gives a look that implies he is really Derek... it would have been different.

OTHER MEMORY

WRITTEN BY: James Remember when Ben broke out of his chains after Dereck was continually taunting him, it showed the true power of his love for Meg and to an extent the weakness of the handcuffs. But that does not matter, the best show on Television is gone but I live in hope of re-runs, all the best from Irelands biggest Sunset Beach fan!

HOT MEN!!!

WRITTEN BY: Bianca The acting was hilarious (although no disrespect to the actors), the sets always the same and so extravigant, the fashion was out of this world and the story lines, well what can I say!! However, the men in Sunset were all gorgeous - starting off with Casey - what a body, Cole - those dimples, Antonio - if only priests were that hot we would all convert and believe!, and my personal favourite Jude - wow what a body and all his little karate antics were out of this world! Shame he came along in the end!! Never will Saturday afternoons (that's when I saw SB in the UK), be so eventful! I will truly miss these men in my life!!

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NIGHT & DAY REACTION/REVIEW

i know i said saturday but i couldn’t wait (and my iTunes download came early 🙃). plus, i’m actually writing this as a first full listen, instead of a couple listens later, so welcome to how my mind plays out during the first full listen of this album!!!

TRACK 1: MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (FEAT. MARTIN JENSEN) FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: i remember switching iTunes stores when this single first came out just to listen to the snippet and i was sHOOK by the lyrics FIRST LISTEN FULL: lyrics: YES, melody: YES, vocals: YES FAVE LYRIC: “so when i call you in the middle of the night and i’m choking on the words cause i miss you, baby don’t tell me i’m out of time i got so much of my lovin to give you”

TRACK 2: ALL NIGHT (FEAT. MATOMA) FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: this song came out so long ago that i don’t even remember how i felt with the snippet FIRST LISTEN FULL: it was the first introduction to EDM VAMPS, and i was into it. i remember when it came out, i was on my way to a full study day, and it was all i listened to. the live versions with the puffs of smoke at the beat drops?? YES FAVE LYRIC: “you showed me how to find myself when i needed it the most”

TRACK 3: HANDS (FEAT. MIKE PERRY & SABRINA CARPENTER) FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: i think the first listen i got was a live video, and i was like um yes???? sing this at big ticket for me in front of all the underage children???? FIRST LISTEN FULL: honestly such a bop, i had it on replay for days. this collab is one of the ones i completely approve of because, even though sabrina was a “disney girl”, her music is a totally different vibe from what you would expect, and this is one of the songs that prove that lyrically. FAVE LYRIC: “can you just drop that dress to the floor? we can talk until sunrise”

TRACK 4: SAME TO YOU FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: when they said the album was “moody” this is the song i think of because of the snippet from the album sampler. i understand why they all want this to be the next single. FIRST LISTEN FULL: this song definitely shows their growth musically and lyrically. no wonder they’re so proud of this song, i’m so proud of them. FAVE LYRIC: “i’m checking in to see if you’re ready to love again”

TRACK 5: PAPER HEARTS FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: my heart was full of warmth when they asked fans to help out with the tour lyric video, and seeing the end result was beautiful. the chorus? help me FIRST LISTEN FULL: THE GUITAR INTRO, INTO IT!! this song is really hitting me in the feelz. fuck it’s beautiful. FAVE LYRIC: “there’s a lot of things that i may not know, but missing you baby is the only thing i know”

TRACK 6: SHADES ON FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: i actually never bothered watching tour vids of this but THE SAMPLER: A FULL ON BOP GET THIS ON MAINSTREAM RADIO WORLDWIDE FIRST LISTEN FULL: A TOTAL OUT OF THIS WORLD BOP!!!!!!!!!! this after paper hearts tho, total uplift. how can the day version of the album get even more upbeat than this???? BRAD’S RAPPING???!??!?!?!?!?!??! WHAT?!??!?!?!??!???!??!!??!? GET THIS ON THE RADIO ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! i need a moment after this song; this should’ve gone before paper hearts tbh FAVE LYRIC: “starting up a party on the pavement like i just got paid” (#relatable)

TRACK 7: IT’S A LIE (FEAT. TINI) FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: super fun song in a super bitchy way. i appreciate them trying to reach multicultural audiences by using a multicultural artist. FIRST LISTEN FULL: the guitar kinda reminds me of bibia be ye ye. this song is so damn sassy i’M INTO IT!! FAVE LYRIC: “could we live ever after? seems like a good idea to me”

TRACK 8: STAY FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: i was kinda disappointed that they over-produced the song and changed some of the lyrics because i got so used to the acoustic version they sang at the shows BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DEPRIVE US WITH NEW MUSIC FOR TOO LONG FIRST LISTEN FULL: ok intro givin me the feelz, but then it just picks up and I JUST WANTED THIS SONG TO BE FULL ACOUSTIC, also not used to the lyric changes :( the keyboard’s a nice touch. it’s like a song to play while you’re at the beach during sunset. IMAGINE BEING WITH THE BOYS AT THE BEACH DURING SUNSET AND THEY’RE SINGING THIS SONG. i like the bridge. i feel it just kinda ends abruptly??? but still one of my all time faves. FAVE LYRIC: “you can wear my favourite t-shirt, and we can waste away the days, but only if you stay”

TRACK 9: MY PLACE FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: i think this is my fave on the whole album??? FIRST LISTEN FULL: the chorus!!!!!!! the guitar riff reminds me of a song, but i can’t seem to think of it??? a good end of summer song tbh! can u believe they just had to add the “bluesman” STAY THE SAME BOYS, NEVER CHANGE FAVE LYRIC: “look at that face, i don’t ever wanna let you down”

TRACK 10: SAD SONG FIRST LISTEN SNIPPET: I DIDN’T KNOW THAT I WAS STARVING TIL I TASTED YOU DONT NEED NO BUTTERFLIES WHEN YOU GIVE ME THE WHOLE DAMN ZOO anyways, this song got stuck in my head at work after listening to the album sampler, so that’s a good sign FIRST LISTEN FULL: I DIDN’T KNOW THAT I WAS STARVING TIL I TASTED YOU!!!! honestly same chords as starving, collab with hailee steinfeld pls! (someone also mashup staving with this asap) it’s a mature breakup song??? they ended with a really catchy bop. INTO IT. FAVE LYRIC: “and i know, you know, i know i can’t let it end this way”

~BONUS TRACKS~

JAMES EDITION: I LOVE LOVING YOU this song very much screams JAMES MCVEY: pop/rock but still a hint of country. it’s a cutesie love song, i love it. FAVE LYRIC: i’m certain there’s a sunrise and the night falls just like they do

JAMES EDITION: HIGHER i’m not gonna lie to you, i’m not a complete fan of james’ vocals as a solo artist, BUT, nevertheless, i can respect his abilities, along with his strong song writing. this is one of those songs that showcase those abilities really well. these songs are for kirstie right??? ;)))) FAVE LYRIC: if everything’s changing, i need you to know, the hardest decision was letting you go

CONNOR EDITION: ON MY WAY i really enjoy connor’s type of music; lyrically and musically. this is so catchy, and would be a great song for a road trip. can't wait to blast it in my car. FAVE LYRIC: the footprints that i left yesterday are the ones that should be kept as memories

CONNOR EDITION: MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I WILL ALWAYS LOVE THE ROCK VERSIONS OF THEIR SONGS!!!! (I.E., TRISTAN’S ANIMAL REMIX OF WILDHEART????) THIS GETS ME SO AMPED TO HEAR THIS LIVE I CAN’T WAIT! the collab, i approve. idk who u are, but u got a great voice.

TRISTAN EDITION: ALL AROUND THE WORLD FIRST OF ALL, WHY DOESN’T TRIS SING MORE?? HE HAS SUCH A NICE VOICE????? LIKE REMEMBER HIS VERSION OF CAN WE DANCE? MY FAVE. this song is for ana right??? ;)))))) FAVE LYRIC: i only met her once, and straight away i knew that i loved her

TRISTAN EDITION: COME GRIND WITH ME THIS SONG IS STRAIGHT FIRE!!!!! sayin tris isn’t doing anymore mash-ups for tour and this is all he’s gonna perform, I’M ALL FOR IT!! THIS IS SUCH A TUNE LIKE I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT TRIS WANTED FOR HIS ALBUM VERSION FAVE LYRIC: this love’s a game, come on & let’s play, you don’t have to remember my name

VERDICT: tbh, i had kinda low expectations for this album bc i didn’t really know how to feel about the boys going a more EDM direction, BUT all the songs are total bops??? they’re all different; no songs sound alike in any way (other than sad song and starving, i’m never getting over that), and they all just kinda flow well with one another. i’m glad they took their time with this album, and released something that they’re truly proud of, instead of releasing an album that was half-assed. i appreciate the different editions based on each member; the songs included are very much an accurate representation of them, and something they are individually proud of. i hope somehow, someway they get this album to break into the north american market, bc SHADES ON DESERVES RADIO PLAY!!! this album exceeded my expectations, and did not disappoint at all. 5 STARS!!!!!

#myposts #the vamps #tp #n&d #night and day reaction #night & day #tristan evans #connor ball #brad simpson #james mcvey #i got too excited

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safyresky · 7 years

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Writing prompt thing: 2, 3, 36 with Jack, Jacqueline, Dite and (possibly) Elle?

(”You’re too young to hate the world”, “I don’t want your pity, I want your absence”, and “Everything was fine, until you showed up.” Let’s see what fresh hell I have wrought >:D)

“Everything was fine until you showed up,”Jacqueline shouted, turning red.

“Because I’m winning now?” Jack asked, smirking.

A frustrated noise was all Jacqueline could muster.

“Guys,” Elle said, sounding exasperated.“It’s been eight hours since we started this. You two have been at thisfor five hours.”

“I’m losing my mind,” Dite said. Her wings wereover her head, her hair falling out of its ponytail. "Jacqueline, can’t you just–“

“Just what Dite? Loose? NO! I had this game under wrapsuntil he waltzed in. I warned you, Elle, I told you he would ruin it!”

“Your exact words were ‘Elle don’t let him play he’sgonna want to steal the car from me’ not ‘don’t let him play because he’ll winthe game from me and I’ll be too stubborn to just let him win’. Had I known hewould bankrupt us all within two hours, I would’ve thrown him from the roommyself.”

“Gee, thanks Elle.”

“Shut up,” she replied.

“I didn’t steal the car from you though, sister dear. That’s gottacount for something at least, right?” Jack tried.

“That’s only because nobody was using the tophat! And don’t you sister dear me!”

Jack shrugged. “I am a fan of top hats.” He paused for a moment, tapping his chin in thought. “Listen Jacqueline, I feel a bit bad about this wholesituation.”

“And I’m Mother Nature,” she spat back.

“No truly, I do. Scout’s honour. I promise. So let mecut you some slack, hmm?”

“I don’t want your pity, Jack. I want your absence.”

“Ouch! That was below the ice.”

“That was below the ice,” she mocked. Ellesnorted.

“Wow,” Jack said. “You are absolutelyincorrigible today.”

“Well let’s see, shall we?” Jacqueline began.

“Oh dear,” Dite said, a feather falling off as herwings covered her eyes.

“An hour into our game you waltz in here and join in. You manage to gain the wealth, buy up all the property around me, youstole the BOARDWALK from me, bankrupt Dite and the Banker at the same time,and then proceeded to bleed me dry until I had to sell everything but this onelast hotel,” Jacqueline said. “So, yeah, I’m gonna be a little incorrigible today, you cur.”

“Cur? Incorrigible?”

“They do this when they get real heated, Els,”Dite said, one eye peaking out from behind her very ruffled wings. “Theystart using dated slang.”

“Oh boy,” Elle said, already at her wit’s end.

“I hate this, I hate everything, I don’t wanna dothis,” Jacqueline said, leaning back on the couch. “The world isawful,” she finished, hands covering her eyes.

“Awh Jacqueline, you’re too young to hate theworld,” Dite said.

“Tick tock, Jacqueline dear. Time is money.”

“Time is money,” she mocked again.

“Okay that’s seriously getting annoying,” Jack said.“Look, just sell the hotel!”

“It’s my last building!”

“It’ll save you from bankruptcy.”

“Yeah, for like one turn! Then I owe you rent!”

“Then I get the monopoly and I get to bury you rightbelow the permafrost,” Jack smirked.

“I hate you.” Jacqueline grabbed the edge of thetable, knuckles turning white.

“You don’t mean that.”

“No, I truly, truly mean that.”

“Jacquie, you’re frosting up my bank,” Elle said,frowning as the bills were covered in a layer of frost.

“I’m loosing my mind,” Dite said.

“Well what’s it gonna be, Jacqueline, hmm? Bankruptcy,or Jack winning Monopoly?”

“There’s gotta be a way for me to make acomeback.”

“Sure, if you’re using loaded dice.” Jack squinted. “Are you?”

“Are you?!”

“I can’t handle this anymore!” Dite said, shootingup fast. She grabbed the table and flipped it. The game board went flying,Elle’s frosty till landing all over her. The pieces went flying, some of theelves in the vicinity of the Testing Department getting hit in the head withthe tiny silver tokens.

“There! Problem solved!” Dite said, breathingrapidly, her feathers slowly falling back in place. She cleared her throat, and smiled.“Good game, yeah?”

“Yeah, absolutely,” Jacqueline said, Jack and Elletaking the cue from Jacqueline and nodding in agreement as the sprite got up. “Now how about we go get some icecream?”

“That sounds lovely,” Dite said, Jacquelineushering her out.

“Well that was…something,” Jack said, stillsitting cross legged on the floor, the gameboard and all of his properties inhis lap.

“You’re not playing next time,” Elle decided.

“Fair enough,” Jack agreed. “Fairenough.”

Dite can’t handle high tension, hehe.

I bet you expected angst, @mellomadness!! I fooled ya!! Granted, I also was thinking angst at first, with a brief thought of monopoly. Then back to angst. Then I started thinking comedy angle, and thought briefly of the Game of Life. Then @lovelypidge also thought Monopoly and I decided, what to heck, let me brush up on the rules and think of a scenario.

Jacqueline likes the racecar. Nobody knows why. She just likes it. Dite was the purse or the doggo, Jack the top hat (it’s his fave, he just likes to take the car from Jacquie to bug her) and Elle was the money bag since they elected her banker (which she wanted to do anyway because tbh, she doesn’t trust Jacqueline in a game of Monopoly if she really thinks about it, and also, Dite’s wings tend to mess up the order of things and if Elle had to play a whole game of Monopoly with a messy bank, she was going to scream).

Bonus shitpost courtesy of Ana:

Jacquie: Why moneybags Elle?

Elle: Because I’m banker and my wallet be thicc.

Jacquie: …forget that I asked.

Dite: What to heck is a thicc?

Jacquie: Please don’t ask Dite

#the santa clause #mellomadness #smile shots #Monopoly #Dani writes #crystal springs #tsc: crystal springs #jacqueline frost #aphrodite #elle #MAN THIS WAS WILD.#I had like 3 different angst scenarios #one couldn;t work bc Jack wasn't there #but the other two were like prime #but also mt brain was like COMEDY and I was like I AGREE so....well here u go #if you still want that angsty one holla at me #i'll happily write it :D

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its-just-like-the-movies · 7 years

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XX (17, B)

There’s something about XX, the four-part horror anthology that just popped up on Netflix, that feels hard to talk about. It’s not as though the material is unapproachable, or poorly made, or even mostly enjoyable. Hell, it was one of the titles I was most excited about coming out of Sundance, not just for the premise but for the directorial debut of musical fave St. Vincent aka Annie Clark, her leading lady Melanie Lynskey, and the follow-up feature of Karyn Kusama after 2016’s The Invitation, easily the best American horror film that year. As much as most great horror films have female leads, rarely are they made by women, and the idea of four interconnected stories coming from an exclusively female point of view was so enticing I watched it as soon as I realized it was streaming online. Yes, it’s uneven, as all interesting horror anthologies are, but the connective tissue is missing, and at some level all four seem underserved by their time constraints. This doesn’t stop the best features from being entertaining - incidentally, the best ones are by Clark and Kusama, with strong leading performances from Lynskey and Christina Kirk - but even their potency feels primed for more time to explore their protagonist’s dilemmas and flesh out the narrative. Consequently, the weaker first and third features feel even more stifled and underdeveloped than another five minutes would’ve allowed. Like the film, I’ll be dividing the review up into four segments, for the sake of being cute about it, with small intermissions to mention cool yet pretty unrelated stuff that, nevertheless, is still in the film. And now, without further ado, let’s begin.

Maybe it’s unavoidable at this point in time and media history to not think just the teeniest bit about American Horror Story when thinking about horror anthologies, but what gave me the strongest - perhaps the only - reminder of anything AHS has attempted was the stop-motion vignettes that separate each short film with the goings on of several monstrous doll houses with ports for porcelain doll faces. Other living toys flit about, along with teeth, an apple, other random objects, all existing in some sunlit, white-paint attic. Crafted by Sofia Carillo, it might be stretch to say that any one segment comments on the upcoming story so much as setting a tone or suggesting a narrative trajectory, but they’re all fun to watch and fairly inventive.

Doing us the kind grace of opening with its weakest story, Jovanka Vuckovic’s The Box doesn’t seem to have a strong enough hand on its own story. A young mother is helpless to watch as her son, then her daughter, then her husband all fall victim to some mysterious spell that makes each one happily unwilling to eat anything, even as it kills them. Her inactivity, evolving from an unconcerned assumption everything will work out to a state of resigned acceptance that everyone around her is doomed, is never given a proper explanation from the script or actress Natalie Brown. I’ve read reviews suggesting this is inspired from some Stepfordian symptom to act as though everything is fine when it clearly isn’t, but Brown doesn’t seem to be playing denial so much as she is the flippancy of someone who thinks their problems will work out even if an immediate solution isn’t in front of them. Her husband’s accusation that she doesn’t care that their children aren’t eating should ring falser than it does - hell, make her blatantly happy her family is practically finishing themselves off of you want - but instead it feels off because we have no idea what this woman is thinking. A dream sequence where her family finally eats a horrific meal feels cheap not because of any unearned shock value, it just feels like wasted potential. Even the closing narration suggests a slightly more interesting film waiting in the wings, as the woman tries to track down the man with the box in the hopes of being like them, of being with them. A mother’s exclusion from a bond the rest of her family share, as terrible as that bond is, for the sake of maintaining a semblance of normalcy, feels like it should pay off richer dividends than it does. I’ll give it credit for the combination of makeup and VFX that make the characters so emaciated, and how well it captures their gradual thinning out of existence, but this story has less meat on its bones than most of its characters. As is, The Box is easily the most weightless pick of the bunch, practically floating away next to the stronger styles and stories of the subsequent segments. Not just because those segments have something more to offer, but this has so little.

One question that feels obvious looking at this list of directors, and one that entered my mind pretty soon into The Box, was “Where is Jennifer Kent?”. The answer to that, according to her Wikipedia page, is that she is currently filming her next project, The Nightingale, about a young convict trekking to find the soldier who murdered her family in 1820’s colonial Tasmania. Kent herself said she received floods of offers from the United States after The Babadook premiered, instead focusing on doing more of her own work. I admire her resilience, and that XX chose to stick primarily with newer writers-directors (Kusama being far and away the exception, this being her sixth film and having about a dozen TV directing jobs to her credit), Still, her absence her feels like a lost opportunity, if only for us.

From its weakest story XX hops to easily my favorite of the segments, Annie Clark’s The Birthday Party. Set in the tone of high farce, we immediately learn the tone of the story as Clark’s opening close-up of some blue fabric turns out to be the wrinkles and folds of the nightgown covering Melanie Lynskey’s ass. Lynskey, game and hilariously neurotic from the word go, wakes up to find out that her husband arrived home early in the middle of the night, died at his desk, and, worst of all, did so the day of their adopted daughter’s seventh birthday party. It is this want to give their child the perfect party that inspires Lynskey to desperately try and hide the body rather than calling the police and harshing everyone’s vibe by telling her daughter than her father is dead. I still can’t exactly figure why Lynskey’s Mary didn’t try and prop him in the closet of his office, though it did seem like a cramped fit. Clark’s debut outing synthesizes everything so idiosyncratically delightful about her music and her persona into the presentation of the film. Mary looks out of place in her own home, with her torn robe sleeve and messy hair surrounded by hopeless gauche grasps at sophistication that seem to work for her friends. Even her severely styled maid looks more appropriate in the place than Mary does. Clark’s score also keeps the proceedings on edge, and she knows how to wield sound (of course she does) to tremendous effect, turning a child’s excited “Boo!” into a genuine jump scare by dialing up the single loudest sound bite in the whole film, and somehow making this as funny as a satisfied wink effect to commemorate the deal between Mary and a panda bear. Lynskey herself is instrumental to Clark’s success, dialing up the character’s anxiety and being able to play the whole thing for laughs without mugging in the slightest, and still finding room for emotionally beats with her daughter and her dead husband. By the end of it all she’s too tired to carry the damn corpse, hoping to hide it in plain sight, unable to stop what’s coming and finding the perfect face of exhaustion and resignation. I suppose the tone makes The Birthday Party more morbidly absurd than an outright horror movie the way that the other three segments are, but Clark and Lynskey by far craft the most singular and innovative segment of the bunch, standing out not just for its lightness but because, moment to moment, I couldn’t guess what happens next the way I could for better (in Kusama’s segment) or worse (in the other two) throughout the rest of the quartet. Clark also displays a real sense of humor in her art direction, the hilarious costumes of the children and some of the equally odd outfits and hairstyles of the parents. Two of the best props are objects Mary fusses with at the beginning, one that’s vaguely crescent moonish, the other horrifically familiar. “All she wanted was for her daughter to have a nice birthday and her jackass of a husband had to go and die.” my boyfriend said after watching it, and I agree with him wholeheartedly. It’s amazing that this is Lynskey’s second lovely performance of 2017, in another morbid comedy on Netflix that showcases her talent to great effect (the wonderful I Don’t Know How To Feel In This World Anymore). It’s just as amazing that this is only Annie Clark’s first directorial outing, so assured and confident within such an offbeat tone to operate in, let alone for this project. I’m excited to see more from them as soon as possible, and if it could possibly be together again, well, that’d be great too.

Here’s where I admit that, apart from Jennifer Kent, I really need to expand my knowledge of female voices in horror. Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night and The Bad Batch, Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, and Mary Harron’s American Psycho feels like the most obvious place to start, but I really don’t know who to look out for in terms of established or up-and-coming talents. I’ll be right in line with everyone else for Dee Rees’ recently announced black lesbian horror film, and will happily look for whatever projects that are recommended to me. All filmmaking markets deserve to give more room to women filmmakers, but horror is almost as reliant as the rom-com or other stereotypically “female” genres on having compelling women in front of the camera, and by god is it time to have more compelling women behind the camera too. Especially if this genre is going to keep packaging itself using stories that are mainly exclusive to cis women’s experiences.

Don’t Fall, written and directed by Roxanne Benjamin (who also helped write The Birthday Party), feels like an outlier among the four films. Gone is any idea about female horror rooted in motherhood, as is any idea rooted in a specifically female experience. It’s the most conventional of the stories, the one that feels the most like the opening to a film we aren’t allowed to see the rest of. I don’t mean conventional in any bad way, but as scary as Don’t Fall is, its style feels the most generic, its ideas vague. Look, the creature makeup was great and I enjoyed the camaraderie between the four friends. As little as she had to do, it’s always nice to see The Final Girls’ Angela Timbur, playing the lesbian girlfriend of the lead, no less. But there’s not much here to separate it from the opening of a pretty solid Syfy Original Movie, and I don’t have as great a sense of what’s unique about Benjamin’s directorial style as I do of Clark’s, Kusama’s, and maybe even Vuckovic’s stifled and slightly dread-filled atmosphere. That being said, there’s not a thing that’s bad about Don’t Fall. You feel the anxiety of Breeda Wool’s Gretchen, her unease not just with camping but with camping at this specific location, the way she does and doesn’t get along with the friends she’s traveling with. Benjamin finds a solid tone that works in a more naturalistic style that still accommodates a lot of hand-tipping. The depiction of the beast that possesses her is creepy, her rampage is terrifying, and the ending is genuinely scary. It’s the most straightforward of the segments to watch, Benjamin building it too sturdily to dissipate like The Box does without any of the singularities that make The Birthday Party or Her Only Living Son so fascinating. You won’t have a bad time, but the ways it doesn’t click with the other three segments makes me wish it had conformed with the others more, or that one of them (perhaps The Box) had shifted away from a specifically maternal point of view. Other reviews seem to put Don’t Fall as the most widely approved of the segments, usually not anyone’s favorite but one everyone seems fond of. And as much as I agree with these takes, I wish it had some kind of oomph to it to make it as specific as the others.

While we’re on the subject of female voices in horror, since so many horror films specifically revolved around female neuroses already, what’s to stop us from getting Lynn Ramsay’s Rosemary’s Baby? Or Karyn Kusama’s Stepford Wives? Or a female interpretation of any other paranoid, profound auteur project that use women as vessels for their ideas? Sophia Takal’s Always Shine has already been compared to a modern-day kind of Persona, and Emily Yoshida’s recent article about the male terror and fascination of women alone together brings up the very good point that, as wonderful as many of those films have been, there’s a remarkable lack of persona-swap films starring and made by women. It’s one thing to have an actress’s voice for your words, rewriting dialogue and contributing character details, it’s another to have a director’s voice making the material authentically female from the start. Perhaps this is the same thing I was talking about in the previous intermediary paragraph in a different key, but films about women’s pain and women’s terror are so often the subject of male auteurs. In this day of the remake, even if many of these films are classics (albeit classics already possessing shitty sequels or remakes), why not let a female director take a stab at a woman’s story? Men have plenty of thoughts about what it means to be a woman, the performativeness of “being” a woman in many contexts, yet actual female voices on the subject of being a woman feel sparse. Let them do it. Come on guys. Just let women tell their own stories.

Karyn Kusama’s Her Only Living Son stands out among XX’s segments, not just for having the most interesting of the titles, but for grafting itself connective tissue to an already existing classic. Putting us in the headspace of Rosemary’s Baby isn’t Kusama tipping her hand so much as letting her cards bleed all over us, allowing her segment to accumulate narrative dread through the friction between Christina Kirk’s Cora and her son Andy, played by Heath Ledger look-alike Kyle Allen, as the film barrels towards an inevitable confrontation. Tension accrues between Cora and the other increasingly odd adults in her life, so reverent of Andy, and her knowledge of his own violent outbursts and shifting physiology. Kusama overwhelms the film with dread, perhaps overbearingly so, and I wonder how much power it gains through associating itself with one of the best horror films of all time. It’s not as though the film doesn’t stumble a little, mainly in a suspicion-confirming conversation with mailman Mike Doyle that escalates into a personal reverie towards an unseen but increasingly felt presence. Thankfully, Kusama finds textures in Cora’s seeming overprotectiveness and Andy’s vicious isolation from his mother, making both more interesting than they might have been. Their final conversation is poignant and heartbreaking, as Cora reveals the circumstances of Andy’s birth and their nomadic lifestyle. She stakes as powerful a claim on Andy as his father, and their last acts are as visceral a bond of mother-son love and codependence as some of the most interesting scenes in The Babadook. And yet, for all the power of the segment, Her Only Living Son feels the most cramped into its running time. Unsettling encounters with the mailman and the principal of Andy’s school seem to tip their hand too much for the degree of uncertainty (denial?) that hovers over the film. It’s the only film crying out for a longer middle than a longer ending, and one I would happily sit through. As is, even if it’s flawed, Kusama’s power is as palpable in Her Only Living Son as it is in The Invitation, and I’m more than ready to see what the next unsettling spectacle is she’s going to put us through.

I don’t quite know what to make of the final stop-motion segment, where the demonic dollhouse that’s been the star of these vignettes brings a human girl to life. It feels even less connected to any of the stories than the previous one, though its power in mood and craft still hold. When thinking about XX, they’re a delightful diversion but not really worth discussion. Their delightful diversionary status is undeniable, but I wished they had narrative cohesion even between the other animated segments.

As a collective, I like a lot that XX has to offer even as I find plenty to quibble with on individual levels. The Box is too insubstantial, Don’t Fall too generic, Her Only Living Son too compressed, but each one boasts significant virtues - a strong sense of mood, a compelling story, sheer filmmaking and emotional force. The Birthday Party feels like the only segment that finds the right amount of story for its time limit, boasting a unique tone and texture, with a strong central performance to boot. All the disparities between the segments only make it more interesting to talk about and read about, and I’ve enjoyed seeing what resonates with reviewers for them to pick it as their favorite. Tommy’s favorites are the second and third segments, and mine are the second and fourth. I’ve seen commenters and articles praising all four films across various publications, and that makes the whole only more fascinating to me. The variance of opinion is almost as interesting in the variance of approaches XX gives us, and if I’ve singled out particular enthusiasm for Clark and Kusama’s segments, I’d be delighted to see a feature film from any of these gals. Each segment more than lays the foundation for longer, equally interesting films, headlined by imaginative directors working with committed actresses. That’s a solid hook for me in any genre, but when that imagination is let loose in such a strange, fascinating genre, I’m ready for anything they want to throw at me.

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