#the first live livewatch in forever!

[britishchick09]

dnp’s hometown showdown livewatch

dan and phil are back!!! we’re going back to basics with this one... putting thoughts down (with no screenshots!) while we watch it live! it’s just like the ‘yellow submarine’ livewatch that started it all and i know it’ll be just as fun! :D

here’s the only pic of the livewatch...

littly philly watching the show with me! :D

it starts in 10 minutes! the chat is so excited! :D (and so am i!)

it’s 5 minutes now! :D

omg 1 MINUTE UNTIL SHOWTIME!!!!!

the trailer is epic! :D

OMG PREMIERE WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

IT’S 10:00 IT’S TIIIIIME

THE HYPE IS REAL!!!!

omg THERE WAS AN AD BEFORE THE COUNTDOWN YT WHYYYY

the new countdown isn’t as cool as the old one :/

1 MINUTE!!!!

LESS THAN 30 SECONDS!!!!!!!!

someone in the chat just said ‘theres wasps in my brain’ :D

10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1

IT STARTINGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

ooh house icons!

phil is the narrator! :D

phil: “two best buddies!” lol :D

dan: “WOT!” lol

“some guy called ‘daniel howel’ lol :D

this is local AF

dan’s on the railway!

phil’s on a train! :o

phil: “SUP NERD!” lol :D

“welcome to the north!” the greaat north! :D

“you’re the most extra person in the whole world.” erik anyone? ;)

dan wants ‘the police on hand’ omg! :o

phil already lost because of the town name!

the train car is beautiful! :)

WOT

cake tap! :D

phil: “suns out GUNS OUT” ohhhh!!!! :D

omg there’s a hole in a wood thing! :o

doggies!!! :D

NAMED SUSAN AWWWW :D

aaaand phil just runs off

with more pups! :D

dan to the pups: “hell-o! hell-o!” aww :D

just two lads walking their doggos! :D

phil was a dog walker! :o

the town is so pretty! :)

dan said it’s ‘charming as heck’ head! :D

WHY IS THERE A CRIME SCENE CAR

so many people names!

aww phil wants dan to get a trim!

phil teeth banged a girl! :o

THEY CALL FOOD ‘SCRAN’??? :o

of course phil wants snacks!

the ‘phil’s special’? :o

dan: “it’s working damnit.” lol! :D

dan: “cruising around town with a pack of bishes!’ lol! :D

ooh they’re at a temperance bar! :o

phil: “it’s like a party in my mouth and only my tongue is invited!” ooh nice! :D

dan: “you’re gonna run out of steam.” train: *steams!*

aww dan thinks it’s nice!

he’s reluctantly having a nice day! :)

ooh cows! :o

there’s an alien thing! :o

it’s a halo!

phil: “take me home alien daddy!” omg! :o

aww phil felt like an alien :(

yay treats!!! :D

omg a big cake cookie! :o

ooh spice cake!

p a r k i n

grandma’s house was ‘a little bit of tobacco and a lot of parkin’ lol :D

his town is doing well! :D

OMG ‘DANNY’

pure adrenaline time! :o

OMG 80s LADS

they got dressed for a joke lol!

7 SECOND CHALLENGE!!!!!!!

dan spelled rossondale backwards omg! :o

dan: “GET YEETED!”

phil can’t spell ‘snow’ backwards only screams! :o

dan: “rossondale is really lit, my friend phil IS A TWIT!” OHHHHH

dan: “PUT A CUPPA ON FOR YA WOULD YA???’ so northern!

phil recreated his first yt video! :D

dan sang ‘get wreeecked!’ :D

aww dan never cared about where he was from :/

BUT NOW HE DOES TO BEAT PHILLY

OMG TRAIN

phil’s just waiting :)

train: “BEEEEP!!!!” phil: *waits* train: “BEEEEP!!!!” phil: *waits*

DAN HAS A SMOL TRAIN

dan: “CHOO CHOO BISH.” lol!

dan: “FULL STEAM AHEA- ...well medium steam ahead.” lol! :D

omg dan’s doing everything phil did but slightly better!

winnersh is so nice! :D

very green just like rossondale!

omg doggies in the bin???

LLAMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!

aww they’re so nice! :)

winnersh is ‘field field’ and not a place! :o

it’s just car parks and roads!

time for the true danny boi! :D

...at winnersh transport

...in a car park

omg formative car parks!

PHIL’S IN A SHOPPING CART??

phil: “this car park’s a thicc boi!” lol! :D

dan compared the cart to a bloody llama!

they’re at the hardware store that dan was fired from!

AND DAN SOLD A KID AN AXE

the phans loved that! :D

omg axe throwing????

DANGEROUS YEET

phil called the cart a trolley that’s so british! :D

dan: “it’s all in the wrist. that’s what she said!” lol! :D

dan: “three, two, three!” lol epic countdown! :D

PHIL GOT IT!!!!!!

one last place!

PHIL HAS TWO AXES?

phil: “can i get an ice cream mum?” dan: “for goodness sake!”

ohh the theater! :D

or would it be theatere since it’s a play thing!

aww 2005 dan is in a pic in the theater(e)! :D

aww dan had so friends :(

all the gays are in the theater(e)! :D

dan: “WHAT IF THE BOYS KISSED *SNORT*” lol! :D

he wants phil to warm up his acting!

IMPROV

phil’s the queen filming a youtube vid SEXILY???? :o

ooh shake those hips philly!

phil: “my name is [elizabeth]!” lol! :D

dan is a sad coming out gay goose!

...he’s just a goose lol :D

dan: “GET OFF YER ASS THE FUN ISN’T DONE YET!!!” YAAS!!!!

omg the last thing better be big if they’re in a big white building...

OMG ALL OR NOTHING!!! :o

a virtual reality drone race????? :o

omg IT BE EPIC!!!

this looks really cool! :D

it incorporates all the things they’ve done in one!

dan: “I’M GONNA KILL A COW!!’ OMGGG!!!!!t :o

the hole is the goal!

someone in the chat said this is dnpgames IT TRULY IS! :D

PHILLY WON!!!

phil: “hope you enjoyed ‘hometown showdown’!” i sure did! :D

and they both won!

bye guys! :D

that was such a fun time! both hometowns looked so nice and it was neat to get a glimpse into the lives of dip and pip! :D

*jams out to ‘you’ll always find your way back home’!*

[normal-thoughts-official]

I'm ignoring my responsibilities in favor of watching the All Malec Moments video compilation so get ready for a livewatch no one asked for

Hodge is so incredibly wrong about everything he says about Magnus and it's kind of impressive because all he says is heavily supported by the Clave's files, which. Is proof of how great Magnus is at manipulating them and having them think exactly what he wants them to, tbh. Especially considering that as much as Magnus closes off emotionally, he was always very caring and kind to all other downworlders and warlocks, like, they all know they can trust him, he was named HWoB, he has a thousand kids, he took them all into hiding, etc. But the Clave and circle members are still 100% sure he's a super greedy lothario who's good for nothing but partying, and like. Obviously it's because they racist but they have an intelligence system and a file full of pictures and information and it all seems to support what Hodge is saying about him. So like Magnus was quite literally living a double life, with a whole personality he put up for shadowhunters and enemies, and another for his allies and friends, and even that one isnt 100% him because he was still trying to protect himself by closing himself off from relationships. and thats fucking impressive like my man is so smart i love him

Their first official talk is so funny magnus literally goes "I'm magnus" and Alec goes "Alec" and then he smiles and then he just goes. "Oh yeah right we should uh we should go to the hmm youhavebeautifuleyes what's it called hm" and its hilarious because they exchanged three (3) words and Alec is already all lost because Magnus is just That Beautiful. also all Magnus has to do is introduce himself and Alec smiles for the first time in 4 episodes like bro. bro. seriously. help him

he's SO frustrated when Alec doesn't get the "i love a dirty lair" flirt like he does that little eyebrow raise and hes just like "what the hell i thought that was GOOD" but Alec's head is legit playing wii music

Magnus pays izzy for "defending the warlocks" i had forgotten about that and it makes me so soft ;-;

Magnus and Izzy were just vibing with magnus asking her what presents Alec likes and clary immediately interrupts to ask about the memory demon like homophobic from day one i guess

Magnus is positively impressed by the way Clary goes "I'll do anything to save my mother" you can see how much he values loyalty right then have i mentioned that i love him

we talk about the "I'm talking to you" part a lot but we never mention how Magnus just throws that one and yeets off with clary not even waiting for a reaction he's just like that's RIGHT bitch you have beautiful hazel eyes too! do with that what you will i am now summoning a demon goodbye forever

the second him and Clary are away from the rest he tells her not to trust anyone and to be careful, like... ugh he cares so much it's unreal and again very deliberate, flirt a little, give izzy a necklace, throw in some innuendos, make it seem like it's all very innocuous so no one bothers to follow them or listen in when he goes away with Clary alone, and then immediately warn her about the clave when he gets away from the others. like he cares so much and he's so good at keeping that visible only for those he wants to it's astounding, my man is so talented and i hate that he had to learn to do that to survive but god i admire him and how committed he is to helping others too. like he could say "welp who cares it's dangerous imma go fuck off" like ragnor did but not only did he stay but he had a huge vulnerability with all his generosity and he never gave that up not for a second, even as he closed himself off from having any close friends or family or lovers, he never was anything if not generous and kind

the way he deliberately calls Jace shadowhunter in the most uninterested and even lowkey condescending way after the "pretty boy" incident idndjdndi we stan a king

the way Alec and magnus hold hands to summon the demon and even Magnus seems a bit shocked at the intensity of the sound and the bond that they make like. obviously they have their little staring contest and Alec is doing the Lightwood Intensity™ thing but like you can see Magnus frown just slightly and be a little confused because it was so strong right off the bat. even the sound of when they hold hands is louder than when the others do, like you can just feel their connection and the way magnus' magic flows so freely through Alec like god the soulmate energy tbh

Alec has a full body jerk when they hold hands too and he's the only one like damn we get it u 2 r vibin get a room

Izzy going "you ppl are pathetic" straight to the hets is so funny especially after Alec reacted to holding magnus' hand like he had gotten a 1000W electric shock or something. but i get the feel maybe she did that deliberately so they wouldnt pay as much attention to Alec's reaction too

the special effects were truly so bad like we all knew this but damn

Jace is such an asshole like Alec made it to kill the demon because it was you know about to seriously hurt them all and Magnus had just said that he couldn't contain the demon for longer (and like we know that Alec is the only one who ever cared if Magnus overexerted himself out of the shadowhunters but like bro this affects you) and Jace just???? shoved him??????? against the wall???? like a fucking piece of shit??? they should have let valak kill him tbh

the first time magnus calls him Alexander is when he calls Alec to see if he wants a drink and it's just like very clearly a thing that's supposed to be between them two? like he never did it when there were others nearby and i dig that

the fact that when asking Alec out he said "it was nice getting to know you, you seem sympathetic" like he could have gone with a lot of better more flirty adjectives but for a second the truth slipped out and he said what he thought - that while Alec was objectively you know tall and strong and all what really attracted him was the way Alec clearly gave a fuck whether or not Magnus was struggling with his magic to keep the damn demon at bay. and that was before the magic sharing shit too when Alec proved him right by cleaning up his things and saying that he had exerted himself enough for one day. like so many ppl see Magnus as the All Powerful Son Of Asmodeus Who's Also There To Service Shadowhunters and Alec just shows the faintest signs of caring about his wellbeing and he's immediately drawn to him like damn Im sad

also maybe this might be why he asked Alec to come so he could draw from his strength specifically, like he knew from the little hand holding thing that Alec was open and receptive to his magic (which probably adds to the "sympathetic" stuff like the fact that Alec had such an intense reaction to his magic and yet didnt try to push it back or draw away from it basically shows that he's open to Magnus if that makes sense? not only because magic is a part of warlocks but also because shadowhunters are all taught that magic is like, dirty and evil, so it would be instinctive for Alec to be resistant to demonic magic in his body, but he wasn't, he accepted it so readily and intensely it was a shock to the both of them) and also that he cared enough to support him. he kinda had Magnus' back from the beginning, first killing that circle member in the club before Magnus even saw him, then helping Magnus kill the other, then immediately making it to kill the demon when Magnus said he couldn't hold him back for long. like im aware I'm reading too much into this but s1 malec was very kept to the between-the-lines and its very interesting to me to think what Magnus was thinking, even if obviously on a subconscious level. Alec was showing himself to be open, reliable and caring, and magnus values that, and hes attracted to him and he hasnt had that in a while, because he wouldnt allow himself, but now he's healing and the pull he feels when he finally gets that while being emotionally available enough to accept these little gestures of caring is really strong. love that for him tbh

i go FERAL over everything about the magic sharing shit okay i always have. the way alec shows up and Magnus is kind of falling over, exhausted from trying to hold onto luke, and Alec immediately runs to support his weight and make sure hes okay? and magnus even as he was about to fall over never had his magic falter, my man couldn't keep his balance but still wouldnt come close to stumbling and risking luke's life further for even a second. so when Alec gets there he's just quite literally having his back, supporting his weight, when even Magnus didnt care about that (which like. unhealthy) and was focused on luke? and like Magnus can focus on luke because Alec is there to give him his support and make sure he's fine and how long's it been since he last had someone to do that?? and it's clearly alec's first instinct and like we know Jace or even Clary wouldnt fucking react like that. and then they have this ridiculous fucking staring contest again like we get it alec you're gay panicking at Magnus' beautiful eyes but like pls? and then we get to the most important part which is TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

like JDNDJSNSKDNDJDBSHSBSUSNSISNSIBSZJBZUZBSJSBSISNSSINSIS *SCREAMS INTO OBLIVION, SENDING SELF OUT OF EARTH'S GRAVITY ZONE*

his reaction is just SO intense and immediate he's just like "take what you need" he just offers himself fully to help Magnus just like that, no hesitation, and like Magnus is literally drawing from Alec's strength/life force, there should be some kind of resistance, even from a regular person or a friend, like its a very natural instinct. but Alec just grabs his hand and goes take what you need and he doesn't resist he just lets him do it and lets Magnus take his strength, because he genuinely worries about his wellbeing and safety just because he does, he believes in protecting others and being there for them, same as Magnus, and to Alec it's the most natural thing in the world but to Magnus it's shocking because he's always been self reliant, he has to be, he's been alone too many times and he's been used too many times and he's scared of what he'll let people take from him if he opens himself up because he always gives and gives, and he hasnt even let anyone be there for him to have his back and give him support when he needed in these last few centuries, not fully, not since Camille. but Alec shows up and just immediately cares for him in both small (like later when he refuses to let Magnus clean his couch magically because he knows he's tired and does it himself) and huge (like literally not hesitating before letting Magnus use a super intimate and presumably draining spell on him without putting any kind of limit, so Magnus can not overexert himself like he always does) ways and it means so much to him? and hes just so drawn and attracted to him and suddenly he realizes he's catching feelings that he had forgotten how to, because of course he had been healing and opening up, but he still kept people at some kind of length that didnt allow them to take care of him even if they wanted to, but Alec got that opening and he dived right in, and Magnus realizes how starved he's been for this kind of care and support that he's been denying himself and he decides to chase this, take it seriously, and i just aaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

and like again Alec doesn't even think twice about it, because he's always been the protector and the support anyway, and he doesn't want to let anyone struggle and also most of that is just him being a Decent Human Being, but just like he got that opening that no one else did before, he met Magnus at the right time and he was sympathetic and caring and that sparked so much in Magnus, made him realize just how much he's been craving affection and care and close contact with people, and being vulnerable emotionally, and all of that that he's been denying himself. obviously magnus is romantically attracted to him but right then Alec is unlocking honesty with himself inside of magnus, he's unlocking vulnerability and not using it against him but really making a good thing out of it, and magnus' forgotten it could feel like this, safe and nice instead of hurting and scary. and again it's such a simple gesture but fuck my boy's been starved!! for so long!!! okay! and he can't help but want to desperately clutch to that feeling because against all odds he trusts alec to see his vulnerability right then (and he deliberately lets him see it further when he gives Alec that drink, tells him he's been closed off, that alec's unlocked something in him. you can see all the sadness and hope and vulnerability in his eyes right then, pretty much for the first time in the show, hes just so open and vulnerable and that's deliberate! first time was a fluke but second time he's choosing to because he wants to see where this goes, and if the magic sharing scene is the spark, the drinking scene is the fire, because they're not in a life or death situation anymore, Magnus is choosing to give Alec a chance by showing him a glimpse of his insecurities and Alec answers in kind, letting Magnus see his own confusion and want, and also again shows his caring and doesn't betray or use magnus' vulnerability and fuck!!! Magnus falls in love right then because this boy stays with him all night and talks, and he sees Magnus look at him with shiny eyes and admit that he's been scared of relationships, and he tells magnus not to overexert himself, and they click and Alec is open to his magic and hes funny and hes compassionate and also passionate about what he believes in, and they have so much in common with the way they hide and care so deeply and protect others always and are so loyal and i just. udndjdndidjdjxnxjxnskxndk SOULMATES god)

I need to lie down actually this was a bad idea I'm not strong enough I'm too feral

Might continue this later who knows. I'll be tagging malec livewatch and also long post as always if you want to filter this nonsense out

[mousieta]

Bossam: Steal the Fate

Livewatch thoughts thru ep 8 - **Spoilers**

Still watching and loving this show. So. Much. The slow burn relationship building between Hwa In and Ba Wu is just perfection. Though in different circumstances, there is a similarity to their lives.

I love how, cinematographically, this scene captures that, casting them against a stark landscape, shot wide and distant, they are isolated and empty, standing beside a mostly barren tree. They’re both alive, yes, with the occasional joy, but in many ways not living.

And their relationship so far has been one of pushing one another up against the boundaries of their worlds and past them, forcing one another to grow and change, which is such a rich and delicious character dynamic.

When we first see Princess Hwa In she is in her rooms, dressed in mourning white and fancifully painting a bossam scene. She’s indulging in a bit of naughty fancy, wondering is the woman being captured happy or sad about her predicament. As her world unfolds we can see how circumscribed her life as a widow is, bound by the walls of her comfortable home and the occasional trips to the monastery.

And after being unacknowledged by her father and essentially left to death, there is nothing to continue to live for for Hwa In.

This exchange between her and Ba Wu after he’s saved her from her suicide attempt is such a pivot point. He starkly lays out their reality. In many ways they are both living but dead, no future, nothing to live for. But somehow you have to keep going. And in that she starts to build a life, a sense of herself.

And so we get to see her doing that, learning to work, learning to earn money, yes, but also enjoying simple domestic moments that she never would have been able to have in the house of her dead husband.

She starts to learn how to live for herself, on her own terms and its rough and ugly and unpleasant in many ways but also can be good.

Which is why this moment is such a wonderful parallel to the scene by the river. He’s asking her if she wants to live - for herself and she says yes, she desperately wants to live. So rather than living yet dead inside, they will fake death so they can have a life.

And on his end we start to see him open up, expand his family beyond just himself and his son and his Hyung. Jaded and cynical, he starts slowly to care for her after swearing off women forever.

Where early on he was definitely driven by a sense of responsibility for creating the situation she is in, it has slowly become just a concern for her, her wellbeing.

I don’t think they’re in love just yet. Hwa In’s statement to Dae Yeop that she will not go with him because of Ba Wu has the ring of a lie with a kernal of truth, but a convenient one to send him away. And while Ba Wu has come to realize that he cannot just abandon her, and he has started to reach out to her, part of him still scoffed at the idea of him ‘desiring’ her.

This show has been wonderful because by *not* having them fall in love in first sight, in not portraying an instant romance, they have to wrestle with who they are, with the conflict of being pushed outside of their rigidly delineated worlds. Its a delicious character journey for each of them.

And through it all they are taking these slow steps towards one another, setting up a deep foundation for a very powerful and deep love that I am hoping we get to see in the later half of the show. By this point, they’ve both definitely started to become aware of what they feel for one another - or what they are capable of feeling for one another, but they’re not fully in it just yet.

So far, though, everything we’ve seen is filling me with hope for how the end will go (though I have been burned in the past but let me hope)