#whole show in my eyes and sure i think season 5 is gonna be great i hope it is but i can't trust the people who came up with that to come u

[maddy-ferguson]

byler tumblr is a crazy crazy place because why do people get booed for disliking some stuff in canon. isn't that idk normal in fandoms

[pandabyler]

LONG POST AHEAD

hey pooks! this is a continuation of my post about byler songs, and someone asked me to explain these so here u go!

enchanted (taylor swift)

i put this one because it reminds me a lot about the shed scene. "it was the best thing I've ever done" vs "I was enchanted to meet you"

it reminds me of them as a whole, especially the line "please don't be in love with someone else, please don't have somebody waiting on you" and "I've spent forever wondering if you knew" which both talk about their feelings for each other, and will wondering if mike knows how he feels. beautiful song 10/10

2. you belong with me

this one is self-explanatory but its probably the most byler song ever. everything is just so them. will comparing himself to el and feeling like a mistake, and being the one to truly understand mike and his interests. mike wants and needs a lot of things that el cant provide, but will can. "cant you see that I'm the one who understands you? been here all along so why cant you see?" "I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're bout to cry" and we've seen will hear up mike when he's sad countless times. 10000/10

3. deja vu

this one reminds me a lot of the byler and mileven parallels. will and mike used to be so close, but now he's spending all of his time with el. "she thinks its special, but its all reused" 9.5/10

4. so american

this one is 10000% in wills pov. to me its about his love for mike. "I'm not gonna...fall in love" -will szn 3 and then season 4 will was just "think I'm in looooooooooooOOOOOOOOVE" (sry this song is just too good) 9.8/10

5. good 4 u

this one is more bitter. it reminds me more of season 3 byler, and how will felt abt mileven. will felt left behind and discarded, and to him, it seemed mike wasn't even fazed (he was) "good 4 u, ur doing great out there without me, baby, GOD I wish that I could do that" 100% in wills pov. 10/10

7. iris (goo goo dolls)

"i just want you to know who I am" will wanting to tell mike how he feels, and that he's gay. this song to me is about their longing for each other, and that they both have secrets they need to be open about. 9/10

8. hear my heart (midnight mantics)

this song is SO SO SO underrated likeee.... but this song is basically about miscommunication, which byler has when it comes to their arguments, and in the end they always sort it out. "my big mistake, was letting you leave when we weren't finished, talking it through" mike to will in s3 and will to mike in s4 9.9/10

9. heather

UGHHH THIS SONG!!! "shes got you mesmerized, while I die" s4 mileven at rink o mania leaving will behind, and all of s3 lollll this song is just so byler 11/10

10. traitor (olivia rodrigo)

def in wills pov, portraying that mike has completely left him once a girl came along. mike making him feel special in the shed, but then showing nothing towards him in season 3 to make him feel special again. not sure if that makes sense but 8/10

honorable mentions

right now (one direction)

"lights go, down and" (the ud being dark) "I hear you calling to me yeah" (will calling for mike in the ud) and "lets go crazy together" vs "crazy together right?" LIKE YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP 10/10

2. strong (one direction)

mike giving will the courage to fight on just for being himself. wills love for mike makes him strong. "so many words we're not saying" (feelings for each other) "but there's nothing I'm running from" (will coming to terms with himself and his feelings for mike" "you make me strong" also also will saying he's felt so lost without mike, and the song goes "but when I'm not with you I'm weaker" 100/10

3. lets hurt tonight (one republic)

"dont walk away, dont roll your eyes" and "you were rolling your eyes, you were moping" which basically is about their communication and needing to talk things out when they argue. "they say love is pain, well darling lets hurt tonight" painful because mileven is together, yes, but also because its going to be so hard for byler to be a couple in the 80s, and they may not be able to do all of the things they wish they could

4. moment like you (liamariejohnson)

ANOTHER UNDERRATED BANGER but to me this is about will not wanting to be replaced for left behind by mike, and coming to terms with his feelings. "please don't leave me here tonight, lonely on the dance floor. cause I've been waiting my whole life, for a moment like you" which could also be seen as the literal intimate moments between byler in s4, and will treasures those heart to hearts and is so glad to finally be close to mike again.

well thats a wrap so lmk what yall think!! dt @skyewaytohell

sry if theres typos guys its 2am and I'm sitting hunchback at my computer

BYLER ENDGAME

[themadsquirrel09]

Kenny dies! with an extra layer of heartbreak

"Kenny dies", the 12th episode of season 5, aired on December 5th, 2001. It has been 22 years since Matt and Trey dropped that bomb of feels; so, to celebrate, I thought, we should break our heart today!

Let's roll with the theory that Eric Cartman is the only one who remembers that Kenny dies multiple times (besides Kenny's parents).

(GIF from the episode S05E05 ∣ Cartmaland)

When you think about it in the context of the episode"Kenny dies", it is a game changer.

The moment of truth

So, Eric finds out Kenny is dying, goes to the hospital, and confesses to Kenny he sees him as his best friend. Kenny reciprocates, although we never know if sincerely, or out of pity, I'm inclined to bet it was an honest reply from Kenny.

(Gifset by South-Park-Gifs)

Eric tells Kenny he is gonna find the cure for him, and he seems exited.

But he hasn't leave the room when his expression has already dropped.

Soon he breaks down.

I think that, at least in this brief moment, Cartman was honest.

And what if here it is true that he remembers Kenny's deaths? Then maybe what hurts him the most is seeing his fun-loving partner in crime wasting in that hospital room.

The promise

After that, it also seems that Eric is serious about his promise of finding a cure. When he realizes he can clone the Shakey's, that idea is in his head probably from that moment, BUT, this is Eric Cartman we are talking about, he can be very ambitious, and so my theory is that he wanted both to cure Kenny, and clone the pizza place.

Then we have the lovable, and unforgettable moment when Eric gives his speech. If you are a fan, you know he is great at that, and you also know how good he is at manipulating, so it is all planned? Maybe it is!

He cries, and is almost unable to stop himself... but he can cry at will. So is it all fake? What if we take it to a middle point? Let's consider that some of that emotion is real. He cries more when he says "I love Kenny McCormick, and I hope you love him too".

I would go as far to say that even if he was acting, he probably borrowed the emotion of that moment in the hospital to cry at will, and influencing other people's judgment.

It could also be that he genuinely broke down in the middle of the speech, and resorted to singing that kind of song, which would kick a sing along. Entertaining is one of Eric's abilities, and singing can also soothe the nerves.

A goodbye we don't get to see

So, what if Cartman was serious about helping Kenny, and he ran out of time? What if the doctor looked at him in the eye and said "it is too late to cure him"? Maybe just after he had visited Kenny, and told him he was about to get the cure for him.

Or did Eric get so involved in the whole deal he didn't even got to say that last goodbye?

We are still rolling with the idea that Cartman remembers Kenny's multiple death, still he goes to the different funerals, so why didn't he goes to this one? Maybe it was a "fuck it" moment, he just wanted the Shakey's, and Kenny was dead anyway.

But there's another alternative, that Eric was so devastated by his own failure he had to focus on something that wasn't Kenny.

What if he felt so guilty he just wanted to be punished? So he goes, and shows the guys how much of a piece of shit he is; it feels great because Kyle beats the shit outta him, so, in a sick way, he gets that he thinks he deserves.

Did I broke you heart?

I sure broke mine :'l

With love: (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Stan

[thelesbianluthor]

I was talking about the percy jackson show yesterday with my cousin so I feel like I have ironed out a bit my thoughts on the whole thing.

I have my criticisms but overall I think that the potential and the positives outweigh those and that's why I mostly focus on that.

I think my main issue has been that the basis is great and the actors are perfect but it always feels good and fun to watch but it ALMOST hits the right spot and doesn't go fully bull's eye.

This is season 1 and most of the cast are kids who are talented but I think everyone (writers and staff too) needs to find their footing a bit so that's why some things come off better than others. Like they have the right ideas and intentions of course (I mean rick is there so I have no doubts on the directions of the plot and in the changes made) but some things feel rough around the edges and it's fine.

Also the episodes should be LONGER. I don't know why they have some that are less than 40 minutes like Medusa episode was great loved it but I feel like we needed MORE TIME bc the fight at the end felt too quick.

Already talked abt it but episode 6 felt weak to me as a whole and I think the editing choices were to blame there. We needed more chaos and fun. I don't mind the focus on Hermes and Luke backstory and I liked the scenes for what they were but imo we needed something more fun and chaotic in the casino bc it felt like such a transitional episode, especially with ep 5 being a great one.

And probably the one episode per week drop makes the weaker episodes fall more than they would if you watched the show as a whole too.

Criticism aside I am enjoying the show for what it is and the potential it has bc it's there and high for sure. I am not looking for a darker more adult cw-ish (derogatory) take of the story. I am fully aware who is it made for audience wise and I am not gonna go around crying abt every little thing changed bc change is good at times and needed too.

I really appreciate this rendition of the story for what it is and I feel like the next two episodes will be great but most importantly the next seasons will be even better and try to fix what's lacking now.

PS

These are my opinions btw it's completely valid to disagree!!

[lou-iz-stat]

5 more weeks and I am starting to loose my mind a little bit haha. I am in my rewatch of episode 3 and I do have to say that I adore this episode. Once again there will be book spoilers and spoilers for the rest of season 1 as well as maybe some theorizing so be warned.

I’m excited! Let’s go!

IWTV S1 E3: Is My Very Nature That of the Devil

This episode starts with Louis and Lestat sitting at their bench in the park. ❤️

And it kind of acts as Louis trying to convince Lestat to only kill bad people. But in the book that is how Lestat actually kills so I wonder if this will come back when he finally tells his side of the story.

This episode definitely brings the comedy with Lestat quips and him just tackling that guy. 😂

Not the cat Louis!

I’ll tell you what Lestat can be such an asshole but just like the scene where he calls out the piano player at first he’s sour then he’s sweet. Yep Lestat is a sour patch kid.

I love how Daniel uses the recording from 1973 as that’s a callback to the first interview where Louis is just ragging on Lestat just like he did in the book.

The “Oddity of recollection” scene is great. I’m sure that is to come back in full force next season. I’m just excited thinking about what we are about to uncover.

When Louis realizes that Lestat didn’t kill Antoinette he looks so disappointed. Ugh I feel so bad for Louis here. 😩

And Lestat uncontrollably laughing when it’s the worst possible moment to do so is sooooooo Lestat it’s killing me…

But I just EAT UP the instant regret in Lestat’s eyes when Louis wants to fuck other people even he was the one who suggested it! He is just his own worst enemy all of the time.

When I first watch this episode I was so scared that Lestat was going to kill Jonah.

BUT WAS IT RAINING LOUIS!?

The look Louis gives Armand! “Your lingering Rashid” what sick game are they playing!!!!??? I’m going insane.

Lestat is doing the most this episode! But on second thought he always does the most lol.

“ I HEARD YOUR HEARTS DANCING!!!!!!!” It’s such an iconic scene!!!! “You watched the whole thing like some CREEPER!” The writing is everything

We have the iconic gif of Louis putting the “Colored Only, No Whites Allowed” that gif has gotten more people to watch the show than any promo amc has done.

I LOVE the scene where Louis kills that racist ass Alderman! Jake the dog gets his guts ripped out!” Some great quotes include. “Why’s your heart beating so fast?” And “ You said I’m arrogant!? Maybe I am arrogant! I’m a vampire” so goood!

It hurts just so much more after reading The Vampire Lestat when Louis tells him “It’s why you’re always gonna be alone.” 😭 Louis doesn’t know Lestat’s past yet but damn!

And finally yay it’s time for my girl Claudia!

I made it through another episode for my rewatch! If you are still reading this thank you for your support.

I’ll hopefully be back next week.

Until then 5 weeks! It’s going by fast!

[causetheturtle]

Thoughts while rewatching season 3 of Riverdale:

1. K why did Alice’s farm style slay so hard? Like she looked so great

2. Love how Archie is literally in this prison FOR FUCKING MURDER and still nobody is scared of him - they saw this man in his nice little shoes his rich girlfriend gave him and were like “yeah this man is ducking useless”

3. VERONICA STOP BUYING YOUR BOYFRIEND NICE THINGS WHILE HE’S IN PRISON! He’s just gonna get this shit stolen your dad was in jail how do you not know how a prison works?

4. It’s so sad that the normies got hold of the “epic highs and lows of high school football” line because it really is such a perfect Archie line - this man is naive and kind hearted enough to believe a game of football is all that’s needed to fix the structurally broken prison system but if you haven’t watched the show and don’t know anything about Archie then it’s obviously gonna seem ridiculous

5. Riverdale relationship drama is so funny cause it’s like “Betty had a stress related seizure due her mother and sister joining a cult and didn’t tell Jughead” or “Veronica isn’t sure of the best way to help Archie through his time in prison”

6. Kevin asking Moose if he’s embarrassed by him of course he is Kevin have you met yourself? Your literally the worst

7. Organising a musical number and cheerleading routine for her boyfriend while he plays a game of football in prison is actually the most normal reaction Veronica Lodge has ever had to any situation ever

8. Realising I talk about Riverdale the same way all of the G&G players talk about G&G

9. Imagine being an adult in Riverdale and hearing that a new bar opened up under Pop’s and going for a night out to check it out but you get there and it’s just a load of teenagers doing musical numbers and drinking mocktails

10. Why is FP’s immediate reaction to any situation ever to just grab his son’s face and yell at him? Begging for this man to have a normal non-abusive reaction to something just one time

11. Will never stop thinking about the Midnight Club. It was the first episode of Riverdale I really watched and it’s still one of my favourites. Like the way all of the parents tried so hard and came so close to breaking their moulds and forging their own paths but they never did and just fell into exactly what the world and the people around them wanted to be AND how their kids are all in the same situation now? The narrative, the cycles, the generational trauma! This episode has everything

12. Knowing now that Sheriff Keller actually WAS into guys the whole time and it was just that he didn’t want to be with Moose’s dad makes the whole situation so much funnier

13. The idea that they were all booking out the bunker for certain nights a week is so funny - like did they have physical a schedule? Who kept the schedule? Did it just sit in like the offices of the Blue and Gold?

14. I fucking love Archie and Josie together and have fully convinced myself that Josie is somehow California Women

15. It needs to be studied what exactly the Heathers episode did to my brain because that one episode of TV completely rewired my brain chemistry and changed the trajectory of my life

16. It’s so sad that the happiest Polly ever got to be was when she was part of a cult. It’s also sad how much everyone’s farm fashion went off cause they all looked so good during that era

17. It’s actually a miracle it took so long for Fangs to actually die there were so many attempts on his life

18. God Veronica running multiple businesses at age 16 and none of the Riverdale adults batting an eye and just respecting her as a business women will never not be funny to me

19. The plot twist that Alice was actually working undercover to take down the farm actually makes her being so awful to Betty make less sense. Sure, she was doing it for the greater good I guess but like she didn’t have to give away her college money or sell their fucking house leaving Betty with the options of homelessness or moving to a cult to get it done

20. FP maybe if you need to get your teenage son to regularly come and help you with your job as sheriff then you shouldn’t be doing it? Although on the other hand Jughead would’ve gone to those crime scenes anyway so like maybe it’s a good thing FP was there as adult supervision

21. GOD the cult break out and scavenger quest are such amazing finales for this season. Everyone nearly dies about ten times, Kevin and Fangs no longer have kidneys, the core four staggering through the woods in formal wear close to death together, Cheryl and Toni coming to save them all with the power of gangs and bows and arrows, it had literally everything you could want!

22. Love how Hal Cooper is canonically one of the worst serial killers ever and every woman he’s been with tells him this to his face

[travichughes]

You're literally so cool. Love this blog. I wanna hear about your Vic and Travis thoughts all day. How are the storyline for them in season 6 compared to the others, in your own opinion?

first of all, thank you!! i always think this fandom needs more travic stans hahah. but sorry this is going to be a long ass post because i have so much to talk about. also spoilers for the season finale

honestly, i dont have very nice things to say about travic together in season 6. i mean, they barely had anything, right? 6x01-6x03 were honestly their best episodes. vic being there for his anxiety, the humour, the soft, and then it all went downhill when eli showed up.

i think they really missed an opportunity when travis leaked the crisis one call to have them fight. vic had just told she could take over crisis one and the breach of HIPAA could have meant crisis one would have shut down, so that would have been a good storyline to navigate. i really thought they were going to fight and it was going to be rough, bit instead, we got not even a full episode of vic being slightly bad at him.

and now 6x08. the worst episode in the season for me. i spent that entire week spiralling about travis getting injured and then travic actually talking about what happened, but instead, vic and theo talked it out and then we got that god-awful trio hug which was the only travic hug we got this season!?!?!!? i was left so disappointed by that episode. it was the start of them diminishing travic and making it look like vic didn't need travis as long as she had theo. and that really hurt lmao. honestly i could go on a whole separate rant about 6x08 so i will restrain myself and move on.

everything was just meh until 6x12, a few cute soft moments dotted around (as usual) and finally, they got their first full scene since 6x06 where travis woke up from a nightmare and vic rushed into the room. instead of leaving like she could have, she came in and talked to him to make sure he was okay. let me also add this was the first time we had seen their house since season 5 so it was so glorious. i loved that scene and i just wish they gave us more relating to that. i would have loved to see travis have another nightmare and it be revealed that it was his third or something that week, and have vic just stay in his room for the rest of his night? apparently that was too much to ask LMAO

6x13... well i'm headcanoning that vic was calling travis to rant about the argument she and theo had had... and travis was uh, doing it with eli. my eyes still hurt from that

and then 6x14... what a glorious episode. i think it was the best episode of the season for them as a friendship, tied with 6x01 and 6x03. they were chaotic together, but when travis needed it, vic gave a pep-talk, and it was glorious. vc always knows exactly what to say to travis which is just so great because they they know each other more than anyone else. I'm glad it was vic talking to travis about this and not someone else.

6x15 as a whole doesnt exist to me ad the end scene of travis pushing vic aside to go say hi to cHaOs KaTe simply doesnt exist <3

6x16 and 6x17 were honestly just frustrating. vic and theo were clearly having issues, and they weren't having them in secret! you could have cut the tension in 6x15 with a knife but noooo, travis was just blind, apparently. the end of 6x17 with vic crying in her car outside of beckett's house broke my heart because she was losing theo, and she was probably just feeling really lonely and realising that she could turn into beckett and have no one to notice that she was gone, or that she was hurting. i would have paid good money for a travic scene there - travis pulling himself away from the celebrations to check where vic was and then them having a long convo about what was happening, etc...

for 6x18 i once again convinced myself that travis was gonna get injured and vic was going to have a whole crisis over the fact that she was breaking up with theo and quite possibly losing her best friend - which would have been a good callback to 6x08. instead, they were fine (thank god, but also... not?) i was honestly left a little disappointed as we didn't get any of our soft moments like we did in the finale, but yeah, thank god they're both fine. travis is gonna kill theo when he finds out that he made out with cHaOs KaTe.

also... how they kind of just made travic seem one-sided? how vic was unmistakably there EVERY SINGLE TIME when he needed support for his anxiety or whatever else, but when vic needed someone, and when she was visibly struggling, travis wasn't there? i know this show and i know that they probably had convos off screen, but the lack of support from travis to vic on screen really gave the impression to me that they weren't talking. so it showed us vic cared, but travis didn't. that's why this season to me has been my least favourite travic season, but as a whole it still beats season 5 because that was a godawful season.

individually, didnt care for the mayor storyline really after vic stopped being his campaign manager. i still hate eli so i wish they would break up and travic can just live together forever. next season, since travis probably thinks he's responsible for the death of dixon, and how he kept saying that jack saved his life, i'd lose to see him struggling with survivor's guilt - something that vic also probably struggled with post-pipeline explosion. travis is overdue for a mental health storyline so it would be the perfect time for one.

i'm also a little disappointed they didnt go down the route of travis being triggered about theo being his captain. there was so much opportunity there for feelings about theo leading him, vic and the team after he was responsible for michael's death, but no. travis was literally one of the only people to be happy that he was captain and even supported him! yikes

and for vic, she didnt really get anything until 6x06, but i loved how in 6x05 they kinda dabbled into her self-doubt because she really didn't think dixon would do something as low as leak travis's past arrest. i'm also annoyed that it took them until 6x11 again to even talk about vic taking over crisis one and what he was doing to do that.

as for her relationship with theo, thank god that's over. i swear they were doing a slowburn breakup LMAOOOO yeah, theo turned into someone vic didn't recognise and thank god she finally realised that it want good for her, but as i touched on earlier, travis not noticing the pain he was putting her through angered me beyond words. next season for her i would love to see her have a proper mental health storyline and i would love to see her adventures with leading crisis one

well, there's probably a lot more but that's all i have to say currently. i would love to discuss with you as well, feel free to dm me on here or on twitter/insta (travichughes on both) and thanks for reading this long ass rant. i really love travic and i hope they get what they deserve next season.

[share-the-damn-bed]

I am 100% sure that they are gonna split the season and I am 100% sure that the last Jancy scene we'll get in volume 1 will be the blowup fight about college.

Hey, look, it's my most realistic season 5 nightmare haunting my ask box!

But seriously, Anon, there is a very real possibility this is exactly what will happen and it is partly why I'm so wary of a mid season break because I feel like the writers will use it to temporarily break up Jancy which will lead to a very stressful time between volumes.

However, I do still have hope. And I want offer a glimpse of that hope to break up the little bit of ask-related doom spiraling on my page recently.

At this point, I truly believe (after close analysis of all the ST4 scenes) that there is no chance for a St*ncy endgame. I really don't think Nancy's heart is in it authentically and I believe that the point of the entire plot line was to have Steve "crawl backwards" a bit, regress in his character development (since he was fully redeemed and they didn't know what to do with him) and give him a chance to mature past this once again in season 5 and win over the hearts of the audience in a way that parallels season 2. Fans love when Steve is a pathetic character they can root for (post-nancy dumping him, literally all of season 3). It's kinda like a reset for him.

I also believe that season 5 will end happily for all the main characters and I trust the writers to do right with all of them. Even Jonathan. I will argue that Jonathan actually did have a great arc set up in season 4 that was not focused on enough and was cut too early in the season until I'm blue in the face. They would be dumb not to explore it more in season 5 because his character needs it. I'm not saying that this guarantees a Jancy endgame but I do think it means the conflict with Jancy will be resolved in a way that satisfies both characters' overarching arcs. Even if they do temporarily break up between volumes. And I personally think that the best way to do that is by having Jancy end up together. Especially because...

The overarching theme of this show is the power of love. This has been shown repeatedly, especially in season 4. I believe this concept will be what our heroes will use to defeat Vecna in the end (especially with his anti-human/humans suck philosophy). Therefore, it only makes sense that love will be what will resolve this conflict between Jonathan and Nancy and that their love will help them overcome every obstacle.

For those, like me, who may agree with everything I stated above but are still wary because they no longer trust the writers, I want to point out one thing I've reflected on which may help...

I really hated the way they handled the Billy storyline in season 3 (sorry Billy fans). I didn't like how they made him an obvious human antagonist who was abusive towards Max in season 2 and then suddenly changed their relationship in season 3 where Max was worried about him and the show seemed to completely forget about all the horrible things he did in season 2. I thought his redemption attempt was cheap and I didn't bat an eye when he died. I was more concerned for Max but I was still confused why she was so upset. The show didn't do a decent job explaining any of this during that season.

I wrote this whole thing off as bad writing (which to be fair, in season 3 it mostly was) and I was very, very worried when I saw the trailer for season 4 for the first time (with Max reading a letter at Billy's grave) and learned that an episode was going to be called "Dear Billy".

HOWEVER, I thought season 4 did an amazing job, an actual incredible job, presenting Max's grief surrounding her step-brother and her mourning the relationship they would never have.

I'm not saying this makes season 3's writing choices suddenly good but it does give more context for why Max acted the way she did in season 3 AND the situation from season 3 gave the writers the foundation for the best storyline in season 4.

In summary, even though some choices did not make sense or seem good in season 4, I am going to trust the writers to tie things up in a satisfying way (just like they did with Max's relationship with Billy) in season 5. I want to wait to see the whole, complete story before I continue to judge them too harshly.

[all-seeing-ifer]

Top 5 Buffy/Angel episodes?

ok I'm gonna assume you're referring to the shows not the characters! I'll do a top 5 for each because otherwise it is just gonna be all buffy episodes fjkldjfdkdfskjs

also bear in mind these choices are probs gonna be influenced by the fact that I've rewatched (almost) all of buffy seasons 1-5 and angel seasons 1-2 recently and not seen any of the later seasons in a while

Buffy:

Once More With Feeling - A basic choice for sure but come on I'm a musical theatre guy! I can't not put it as number 1!

The Body - Another very basic choice on my part but it really is that good. SMG's best performance in the show maybe

I Only Have Eyes For You - Interestingly, this is one I always dismissed as being overrated until I rewatched it a few months ago and realised that it's actually a tour de force. an absolute powerhouse performance from SMG and an incredible emotional centrepiece for the angelus arc. also let's be honest it's a really isabelcore episode, what with the way the direction evokes the past rippling into the present and the fact that in spirit it's kind of a time loop episode. and I think I've made it clear at this point how normal I am about time loop stories.

Prophecy Girl - The episode that made me realise the show's true potential for greatness! Buffy's breakdown in the library and the final battle are both all-timers

Triangle - Easily my favourite comedy episode! I've said before that I think jane espenson is by far one of the best writers when it comes to writing anya and she's an absolute delight to watch in this episode. Also just a great showcase of how well the character dynamics had been pinned down by season 5!

Angel:

The Pylea arc - I'm counting all three episodes as one since they really are one long story. Easily the most memorable episodes of the show imo, and also marks a really clear point for me at which the writers just had the characters dynamics absolutely nailed down. the high fantasy pastiche is really fun, the plot of all the angel investigations banding together to save cordy is very sweet, we get to learn about Lorne's incredibly gay-coded backstory which I'm a big fan of, and it introduces Fred! Who doesn't love Fred!

are you now or have you ever been - too much of an isabelcore episode not to make the list. UGH the blending of the flashbacks and main story the cold war era time period the hotel setting the proper old fashioned noir-style mystery story they couldn't have made this more for me if they tried

To Shanshu in LA - Really great character stuff and angel investigations dynamics!!! also dear god if I think about cangel in this episode for longer than five seconds i'm going to blow this whole building up with me in it

Reunion - The whole Darla Dru and Angel reunion is soooo fucking good I just wish it lasted longer than two episodes :( also I'm using this one as a representative of the whole darla arc which I Adore

Five by Five/Sanctuary - Make the list purely because angel and faith's friendship makes me utterly unglued

[loveforlandonorris]

🎤 Lando at the post-race press-conference in Suzuka:

Interviewer: Lando, coming to you now. Another fantastic race for you and McLaren. How does this week’s second place compare to last week's?

Lando: A lot less stressful (smiles). Especially the last 5, 10 laps. But just, I'd say better, because we have two cars on the podium. So from a team side of things, yes, I'm much happier. You know, our first one since Monza a couple of years ago, a few years ago, but probably, in a way, like, our most deserved in terms of we’re there on pure pace. Nothing had to go our way, we're just where we deserve to be.

So yeah, an incredible day for everyone, but also for myself. Things went, maybe not always to plan, but the pace was extremely strong. Couldn’t challenge Max, maybe for half a car I actually got into lead for maybe half a second (smiles), so I'll take that. But, yeah, in a way, it feels better, because the pace was stronger. I could push, and, yeah, we were where we deserve to be. So a good job by the whole team to execute a perfect race.

Interviewer: You say you're where you deserve to be. Was the 19-second gap to Max what you were expecting pre-race?

Lando: No, I was I was expecting him to probably lap us two or three times (smiles), and he didn't, so… I mean, I was expecting probably a bigger gap, I was, genuinely. I think, probably, we all were as a team. And I think it would have been a lot closer, I lost 8, 10 seconds behind Pérez under the VSC. So, I mean, I don’t know how hard Max was really pushing, I'm sure he could have gone a bit quicker if he wanted to (smiles).

But to be only 19 seconds behind, he didn't get a free pit stop, which was lovely. And, yeah, I think it's just signs of our progress. It’s a track which has suited the car very well, I've been very comfortable since Friday to push and get in a good rhythm. And I think that's probably one of the most important things here, it's to feel comfortable with the car, get in a good rhythm. And I could do that yesterday, and I could do it today. And that shows with our speed we were able to perform. So yeah, another podium for us. Great result, load of points, so a very good day.

Interviewer: Now, you mentioned points, let's look ahead. McLaren is 49 points behind Aston Martin in the Constructors' Championship, 6 races to go.

Lando: How many?

Interviewer: 49 points. Can you beat them?

Lando: (Smiles) Yes. I didn't think it was ,think so. There's not many races left, I'm sure there's gonna be a couple where Aston are gonna be a bit stronger. But, you know, I think our advantage at the minute comparing to almost every team, bar a couple, is we have two drivers who are up there fighting for these positions and fighting for those points. And not every team has that at the minute, so I think that's helping us.

We can help one another, we can use one another, and I think that's a good advantage we have over a lot of other teams at the minute. So we're on an upward trend, we're making good progress, days like today prove exactly that. Even though I know there's gonna be, maybe, some tougher races coming up at times and maybe not as straightforward as today, but the progress we’ve made this season's been pretty incredible from my eyes. And from where we were, to finishing 18 seconds behind the lead or 19 seconds is, I think, evidence of exactly that. So I'm proud of everyone and we'll keep pushing.

Journalist Questions:

Lando, you mentioned that you lost time behind Perez in the VSC and we did see it on the TV broadcast. Can you just, kind of, explain what happened because it looked a little bit bizarre from our standpoint?

Lando: I have no idea. I don't know what… he must have had a problem, right? So… but the thing is, you can't overtake under the VSC unless it’s obvious the guy has a problem (smiles) and I don't know what, like, what's going on. I didn't know if he had a problem, whether he was just backing me up. I didn't know and I couldn't take the risk of just overtaking him, so…

He was going so slow, and then when we get the flashing dash for, you know, the VSC ending, he, like, went into first gear. And then I was on the outside of him because he was going so slow, and then he almost crashed into me, so…

I honestly have no idea. (Smiling) I was, like, I was shouting in my helmet. I was swearing quite a bit, but just got… I was so confused, I didn't know what I could do. I'm losing time to Max. The Ferrari guys were, I think, 1.4 seconds behind me after being, I think, 12 or 13. So I lost 10 seconds, and, it's just, I didn't know what I could do at the time. If he has a problem, he should pull over and make it obvious that he has a problem, so… He didn't, and therefore I couldn’t take the risk of passing under a VSC

So no idea. I don't think it would have changed the world (smiles), just made me stress for a little bit more. But it would have been, yeah, maybe just a bit better to put Max under a little bit of pressure at least, after that. I don't think we would have been quite as far behind. So yeah, a frustrating time, maybe I'll ask next time what you're allowed to do but I think I did the right thing, so all okay.

[timoswerner]

hello. i’ve been reading your thoughts about conte and i agree with some of your thoughts. i’m also reading comments from people and trying to get a better understanding about the situation. if you suggest we should sack him, who do you think would be a good replacement? considering that whoever the manager is, it’s still gonna be a challenge if the owners or the club keeps doing nothing to back the manager. as i understand it, this situation has become a cycle and it can’t be fixed by only changing managers (or do you think it actually could?) thank you! sorry if you have talked about this before and i probably missed it.

hello!! this ended up being really long so i'll put it under a read more

so to be completely honest i don't really have an answer on who i think should come in next. i know tuchel's name keeps getting thrown about and i did like what he did at chelsea (he's the only chelsea manager i've ever liked whilst they were managing them haha) but surely at some point we have to move away from the ex-chelsea manager thing lmao it is a little bit embarrassing us always going after their castoffs. i'm really torn on poch coming back because i think it might be too soon, but then at the same time, there's only really 5 players left from his time so there's plenty of new ears that would be listening to him and he would play better football than we've got now. i know a lot of people still think potter could do a job but i think he'd be out of his depth with us too, i've not seen a single thing from him at chelsea that makes me think actually yeah he'd be a good fit for us, and i wasnt overly impressed with him at swansea (cooper did better with a worse squad) so i personally dont want him anywhere near us. after poch i was actually like 'i'd settle for howe' and i think he's done great job at newcastle but unless they sack him for a big name or something, he's not leaving them for us. at this point in time though i really just feel like anyone but fucking conte, i shouldn't be physically at matches thinking if i closed my eyes i could easily fall asleep lmao. it's awful that my dad (and others) didn't go to the north london derby of all games because they just can't stand to watch us play right now.

i do agree that we shouldn't just keep sacking managers. the only club that's worked for is chelsea but they thrive from chaos lmao and we are not them. we have been better when we stuck with a manager. however, conte isn't showing me anything that makes me think 'yeah he just needs a bit of time to sort this out'. but whatever happens even if we don't sack conte now, he's not going to be here in the summer and i've said that since the start of this season. there's no point in backing a manager now if he's not going to be here in the summer because then you just end up with a new manager with a bunch of players that aren't his own and especially with the way conte loves older players.

i think the whole backing managers thing isn't necessarily black and white. personally i think conte was backed last january in a way that poch never was. conte was definitely back in the summer with the likes of richarlison - i'm still shocked we paid so much money for him (i like him but i'm not sure he's worth 60m to us - but maybe we'll get more out of him next season). we've also cleared out players under conte (okay some only on loan but they're not physically at the club) which we didn't seem willing to do before him. when you look at poch's last summer he was backed with the money we spent on ndombele, lo celso and sess and clarke - but firstly it was too late, and secondly especially with ndombele it wasn't money well spent. sess is the only one still at the club and bless his soul he's not having the best time. so i think there's an element of we actually are willing to back managers now, but we just don't seem to be spending the money well. paratici is now the one who is meant to be dealing with all this, and i think it's unfair that when it's a signing people like they praise him but when they don't like it they blame levy. i think paratici's signings have been a bit hit and miss, and i don't trust his taste in managers at all. i don't think he's the guy for us, and all the stuff with the investigations in to juve leave me a bit nervous tbh.

i think levy needs to accept these big superstar managers just aren't for us. we are never going to act like chelsea when it comes to spending money, so bringing someone in who complained that chelsea didn't spend enough money for him was never going to work. i think we need to take a step back, get someone in who is actually willing to work on a project and plays somewhat progressive football. i was willing to give mourinho a chance and move away from how i was used to watching us play in exchange for actually success with trophies, but after him and now conte (who is absolutely shite in cups lmao) not working i just want to go back to enjoying watching my team. if we're not going to win trophies i'd rather we play with some flair and excitement than not win trophies still and be absolutely horrific to watch. i also want my manager to feel like he is part of the club, and not someone who's just doing us a favour and we should all be so thankful because he was successful at other clubs, you know?

to sum it up - a change in manager to someone who is actually willing to coach and improve players does fix a lot of problems, but the club need to take a look at themselves. if you are not going to back a manager and spend the money like chelsea then don't bring in managers that can only work with that. go back to what we know works and is sustainable but just spend money more wisely when we do spend big, then we will be grand.

i know a lot of people found windy annoying for being very anti-mourinho but i think his little blog post here sums up how i feel quite well too

[maloskiworld]

Homesick - Charles Leclerc

MASTERLIST (requests are open!)

Summary (requested) : After the triple header, Charles came home with a little cold. Or maybe he was just extra missing his girl.

Warnings : sickness

Words count : +1.5 K (sorry it's a little short, i did my best)

A/N : Here I come with an another request. Dear anon, I hope you'll like it ! Enjoy everyone, feedbacks are still more than welcome. 🌻

PS : English isn’t my first language, so sorry if there’s any mistakes ! ❤️

not my gif, credits to the owner ! (please don't ever learn to wink Charles, that's just fucking adorable)

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You came home from work late in the night. You were overwhelmed with all the files you had to deal with. You couldn't wait to relax. The long bath you were gonna take didn't leave your mind. The smell of multicolors bath bomb and sweet candles was already tickling your nose. You knew once your body would be underwater, you'd call Charles. You missed him, his voice, his laugh and his touch. He's been gone for the triple header. Three weeks without him was purely painful. Your whole existence wasn't complete if he wasn't by your side. He was supposed to be back tomorrow morning. The last races took a toll on him. The car wasn't feeling great. He was trying his best, fighting with everything he had in him to stay in the top 5. But it wasn't that easy. You knew he was blaming himself. You'd hear him curse for doing a little mistake over the phone for days and days. He couldn't let them go. He was being harsh with himself. You tried to show him that he was great. Telling him how proud you were. His time would come, that was for sure. He was one of the best pilots of his generation - if not the best. He got a seat in Ferrari after one (amazing) season in F1. The golden rookie. But with miles and miles between the both of you, your words didn't really had an effect on him. Sure, he felt better when he heard of your voice after a bad race. But he was being homesick.

The door of your flat wasn't locked. You frowned. The image of you locking it was clear in your brain. You stepped in, thinking maybe you were so tired you were imagining things.

The first thing you noticed was the pair of black baskets in the hallway. A little further, stood a red suitcase. Charles was home. You sighed happily. He took a flight early. You called his name, but he didn't answer. You assumed he was probably sleeping. The flight must've been long, and after three weeks away from home, laying in bed was probably the first thing he wanted to do. You decided to let him sleep a little bit before going to see him.

You went in the kitchen and eat some leftovers from the dinner you had yesterday. You were sitting on the couch, scrolling endlessly on Twitter. A loud cough came from your bedroom. You immediately got up and rushed inside it.

Charles was laying there, coughing badly. His eyes were so little, you never saw someone with bags like that. You kneeled near him.

" Hi love. How are you ? " the question was actually dumb. You could see he wasn't in his best form.

" Homesick ", he answered before closing his eyes again and burying his body further under the covers. You smiled a little bit. This boy maybe homesick, but right now, he was just really sick. You let your fingertips brush his forehead. It was so hot your fingers could have caught on fire. You kissed the top of his head and went back to your living room. You searched everywhere for the medicine you took the last time you caught a cold. You couldn't put your hands on it. Groaning, you looked up the nearest pharmacy on internet. It was 22 pm, and you were persuaded that you'd have cross the town - not that you really minded. Luckily, the pharmacy down your street was open til 23 pm. You rushed and went in the cold streets to get Charles everything that he'll need to recover from this.

You did as fast as could. When you got home, you found Charles laying on the couch.

" Where were you ? ", he asked in a raspy voice. He was watching the empty screen of the TV.

" I could return the question to you, love. You need to rest. C'mon, let's go back to sleep. ", you said in a sweet voice. You took him under your arms and pushed him off the couch. You both walked to your shared bedroom, Charles's body completely relying on you. You put him back under the cover.

"Have you eaten yet tonight ? " the only response you got was a negative groan. " Alright. I'll make you some soup. You need to eat, plus I'm gonna give you some medicine, okay ? ", you explained everything to him.

You started to let go of him, but his arm pulled you back. Since you weren't expecting the move, it destabilized you and you fell on him. He pushed the cover over you and snuggled close to you. He let his forehead rest on the crock of your neck. You felt his breath slow down.

" Don't leave me ", he murmured against your skin.

" I'm not leaving, Charles. I'm not going anywhere. I'll be back in 5 min top chrono, okay ? And if you really need me, just call me, I'll be downstairs ", your hand was caressing his hair. You rolled on your side and sit on the edge of the bed. Again, his arm went to prevent you from leaving. He was gripping the side of your hip.

" Stay ", he said again. He was so clingy. Sick Charles, tired Charles, sad Charles were the clingiest Charles. He needed you more than ever in times like this. You were melting and wanted to fulfill his wish. But you also knew he needed to take his medicine.

" I won't be long. The faster you let me go, the faster I'll be back ", you told him. He groaned. He coughed so bad again that he had to take his arm off you. You took this opportunity to rush to the kitchen.

You got everything and went back to the bedroom. Charles was awake, sitting, and staring at the door. You assumed he was waiting for you to come back.

" See, I didn't take long ", you put everything on the nightstand and sat down on the edge of the bed. Charles was watching your every move. He ate his soup and took the pills and syrup you gave him without saying anything. " Now, you need to sleep, my love ", you forced him to lay down. As soon as his head touched the pillow, his eyes closed.

" Cuddle ", was all he said. He looked like a lost child. You changed, put one of his worn shirt and went under the covers. He immediately laid on top of you.

" Good night, Charli ", you said. He hugged you tight. It felt like his life was depending on this embrace.

" I love you so much, Y/N " and he drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, you woke sweating like you were in hell. Charles was still laying on top of you with the cover hiding the both of you from the world. You were suffocating. You tried to move but your lover was blocking you out. You glanced at the clock. It was past 10 am. You guys never slept so late in the morning. You gently started to caress Charles's face. You placed plenty of kisses all over his face. His eyes opened up slowly and had to adjust to the light of the room.

" Good morning, beautiful boy ", you said, leaving another kiss on his nose. He didn't answer but rolled to the side and gave you his back. You leaned on his side and touched his forehead, it didn't feel as hot anymore.

" I'm feeling better ", he said in his morning voice. He laid on his back and signaled you to come rest on his chest. You obeyed quickly. " I told you, I was just homesick. I was missing my girl ", he smiled lightly. You could sens he was still a little sick, but mostly extremely tired.

" You just wanted an excuse for me to take extra care of you, uh ? ", you asked in a joyful tone. " I missed you more. Feels empty here when you're not there ".

" Yeah. I'm empty without you, too. I'll make you fly with me to every race from now on, fuck your job ", you didn't know if he was serious or not. You decided not to respond. He knew you hated the idea of leaving your job. It was hard but you loved it. And your boss was nice and let you take days off for many races. You hummed, just wanted to enjoy this peaceful morning with the love of your life. " Can we stay in bed all day ? ", he asked. You smiled at him and nodded.

" Oh, I almost forgot ", he said and without a warning took you in a passionate kiss. " I couldn't not kiss my girl, my lips were missing yours. "

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[ghostonly]

If You Like Movies And TV Shows Older Than 10 Years, I Have Some Great News For You

I was gonna type that in all caps but I think screen readers don't like that

I don't know if this service/app is available or the same outside of Roku, so keep this in mind

I have a Roku TV that I usually use just for Netflix, but on the home page where it shows what apps you have (Netflix, Spotify, etc) it also advertises a movie or show on the right hand side that you can watch through some streaming service available on Roku. A lot of times this is from a service you have to pay for so I usually ignore it. Today, however, it was advertising The Sixth Sense for free, with no asterisk or subtext about subscription trials, so I said fuck it and clicked it.

The streaming service it played through was Tubi, which is free but has ad breaks comparable to cable.

I think for the whole movie there were maybe 4 ad breaks. Each break showed about 5 ads that were around 15-30 seconds. I think, overall, it's fewer ads than you get on cable, but it's been a while since I've watched anything on cable so I don't know for sure.

But, you pay for cable and get ads on it, so I consider this a win.

The thing that's so great about this fucking app/service is that it's absolutely filled to the brim with old movies and shows that other services like Netflix don't consider popular or desirable enough to host.

I've been sitting here for an hour, scanning all the stuff they have on here and adding them to my list to watch later. (They say to use the list feature you have to make an account but when you click accept, it literally just has you verify your birth year and makes a generated username for you)

Some of the things they have that I got excited about:

Well, The Sixth Sense, first of all

A bunch of old horror movies that aren't on Netflix, like The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Exorcist, etc.

The Blade Trilogy

The Nanny (the show)

Dr. G, Medical Examiner

ALL 30 SEASONS of The Joy of Painting (that's Bob Ross's show!)

A bunch of crappy daytime TV like true crime stuff

A bunch of cooking shows like Master Chef: Australia/Canada and Gordon Ramsay's shows

Project Runway

Roswell (the 1999 version)(I watched this a long time ago, I'm pretty sure it's problematic but I don't remember very well)

Old home restoration shows

Some stuff I know other people would be excited about:

Lots of old cartoons, like Scooby Doo

Lots of family movies that were popular in like 2005

Xena: Warrior Princess

Battlestar Galactica (both versions)

Firefly

A bunch of anime (I haven't checked if they're dubbed or subbed) like Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, Naruto, One-Punch Man, Jojo, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, you get the picture

I could go on but these lists are long enough

So anyway if you have a Roku TV or if the service is available elsewhere, I highly recommend Tubi

[mr-and-mr-diaz]

I just. I just thought about Eddie holding baby Jee-Yun? And singing to her while she clutches at his finger with her tiny meaty baby hand??

Maybe Buck freaked out a little because she was being fussy and wouldn't settle, and its probably nothing but hey, who better to call than Eddie, who conveniently has the day off and cuts off Buck's panicked rambling with a soothing;

"Its okay, Buck. Give me ten minutes, okay? You're doing great. She's probably just restless."

Eddie gets there and sends Buck off to cook dinner or shower or take a nap, scooping Jee-Yun out of her travel crib and making sure she's changed, warm, fed and content. And its been so long since Christopher was this tiny, but holding Jee-Yun makes him think back to that tiny, wriggly little bundle in his arms for the first time, back before it all went to shit.

Eddie pacing slowly around the lower loft, singing quietly, tickling her little chin, grinning when she giggles and gurgles at him. And he can see so much of Maddie and Chimney in her already. She's got Maddie's eyes and Chimney's lopsided grin.

(And for a little crack, maybe Buck catches this scene and is so overwhelmed he just blurts out; "put a baby in me!" And Eddie is like; "... What?" 👁👄👁 Which cues a hilariously awkward but heartfelt confession of feelings on both sides.)

Hey hey! So I like I told you I started this a while ago and then got SEVERE AND DEBILITATING writers block, and it sat waiting for new life. And then 5x03 happened, so Hello, new life! I hope you love it!

With You, My Life, I Will Get Married

Warning: mild spoilers for 9-1-1 season 5 episode 3.

Chimney was out searching for Maddie.

After shifts, on weekends, whenever he had a second, he was either spending time with Jee or out searching for her mom.

In times when he was on the search everyone at the 118 was making time to watch Jee Yun. Mrs. Lee was doing what she could, but couldn't always be available, and when that happened, Jee would spend some time at Bobby and Athena's or by Hen and Karen. And when they had too much going on, or when either of the uncles felt like they weren't getting enough time with their beautiful niece, she would spend time at her Uncle Buck's or Uncle Albert's.

Uncle Buck got lucky this time.

Eight hours in and everything had gone wrong. Buck shoulders were damp with spit-up, baby drool, and snot and all Jee seemed capable of doing was crying, crying, crying.

"I'm so sorry! I don't know what I did wrong, and, and now--just, Jee, please, it's okay, I'm here--!"

She continued to yell and Buck got more and more panicked. "Your Uncle Albert's gonna be here in like 5 minutes, Jee, okay? And then, maybe, maybe he's better with you? And will make you happy, and then--Oh God, what have I done wrong--"

A knocking at the door sent him back on his feet, swaying toward the loft entrance. It opened before he could get there, however, and he stopped where he was, a furious Jee Yun screaming in his ears as Eddie Diaz, not Albert Han, walked in.

"You look like you're having fun." Eddie's eyebrow was raised and his mouth quirked in a teasing smile.

"Eddie...?" Buck's momentary shock was interrupted as Jee let out another wail. "Um, sorry, this isn't the best time at the moment, but Albert--"

"--has a date tonight and sent me as his relief." Eddie reached out and plucked Jee Yun from Buck's arms. "And you have a date with your shower and a few hours' sleep."

"I--no, it's okay, I know you just got off shift--"

"Buck." Eddie shifted Jee to one arm, and the other rested on Buck's chest, over his pattering heartbeat. He met Buck's eyes, his own calm despite the bundle of adorable chaos still screaming bloody murder into his shoulder. "Go shower."

"...Yeah, okay."

***

She truly was one of the cutest babies, even when she was liable to wake up the neighborhood with her noise, Eddie thought with a smile as he re-seated her over one shoulder and began to firmly but gently tap her back.

"Your Tio Eddie is going to assume this is a gas issue, okay, chiquita? Christopher used to have this all the time, and he would scream and cry." Eddie huffed ruefully. "I was useless at it then, but Shannon showed me what to do." He kept tapping at her back. "Good set of lungs means a healthy baby, good job, Jee. Now, let's see if we can't get this gas out of you so you can calm down and you and your Tio Buck can get some sleep, okay?"

Eddie started circling the room, the sun beginning to set as he heard he shower turn on.

"There you go, see? Your Buck is going to get all showered since you drooled all over him, and then you both can get some sleep, how's that sound?"

He was answered with a burp far louder than Jee's small body should be capable of making. Then a sweet gurgling sound as she nestled her chin into his shoulder.

"There, feel better, mi princesa?" Eddie whispered against her soft, downy hair. "When I was small and got upset, and my parents got annoyed with my sulking, they'd send me to Abuela. And she would sit me down on her lap, just like this," he sat down on Buck's couch, and settled Jee Yun against his broad chest, rubbing her small back with a large warm hand. "And she would hug me until I forgot what I was so upset about. All I could think about was the smell of her perfume and how much I wanted to be like her one day.

"Then Pepa would come out and yell at both of us that it's about damn time we came into the house, dinner doesn't make itself." Eddie laughed at the memory. Jee made a small discontented noise and Eddie stood up again, walking toward the kitchen, where he saw the half-formed works of bottle making on the counter. "Shhh, princesa, Tio Eddie's gonna make you a bottle." With Jee over his shoulder, sounding more and more on the edge of hunger-panic, Eddie quickly assembled a bottle then leaned back against the kitchen island and cradled Jee Yun in his arms, pressing the nipple to her mouth, which she accepted gratefully.

"Better, yeah? Where was I...? Oh." Eddie smiled. "Once we were inside, Pepa, Abuela and I would make arroz con leche. Abuella would wash the rice, Pepa would be tutting the whole time about too much sugar, but she would always wink at me and add just a bit more before the cinnamon." Eddie couldn't help the smile that stole over his face as he remembered Abuela's warm kitchen in her El Paso ranch house before she and Pepa relocated to LA. In winter, the windows would fog over from the heat of whatever was on the stove. When she left, a lot of Eddie's heart left with her.

"They used to sing me the song too, you know?" Jee gurgled around her dinner and Eddie smiled again. "Well, I wasn't planning to sing it, but you drive a hard bargain." Eddie's poked Jee's soft cheek with a finger and began to sing.

Arroz con leche se quiere casar con una viudita de la capital, que sepa tejer, que sepa bordar, que ponga la aguja en su campanal.

(English translation: Rice with milk (rice pudding) Wishes to get married With a little widow from the capital. Who knows how to weave (or knit), Who knows how to embroider, Who puts the church steeple in the bell tower.)

***

Eddie was no American Idol contestant, but his voice was soothing and good. Strong. Listening to him sing from his seat on the stairs, Buck almost felt like he was where Jee currently snuggled, right against Eddie's chest, as his bass voice sung the gentle Spanish lyrics, harmonized by the occasional happy noise from Jee Yun.

Yo soy la viudita la hija del rey. Me quiero casar y no sé con quien. Contigo sí, contigo no, Contigo mi vida me casaré yo.

(English translation: I am the widow The daughter of the king, I want to get married and I don’t know with whom. With you, yes. With you, no. With you, my life, I will get married.)

Buck's head knocked lightly against the banister, body relaxing. He wasn't wearing a shirt, just the softest sweatpants he owned with a towel draped over his shoulders to catch water from the mess of wet curls on his head.

Eddie's so hard on himself all the time. I don't get it. He's such a good dad.

Dazedly, Buck's eyes fixed on Eddie's mouth as he repeated the verses again. Then Eddie sighed.

"Afterward Pepa would ask me who I want to marry and Abuela would laugh at me, and I'd always complain--" Jee gurgled again. "Like that, yes. But honestly, it was nice... Even though between you and me, Pepa can't sing very well at all." Eddie's lips quirked again in a smile. "Kind of like your Uncle Buck."

Buck startled at his name and looked up at Eddie's eyes. They twinkled back at him in the dying last light of the day, Eddie's golden skin lit by the last rays of the sun. Buck felt his face heat with a blush, knew there was nothing to do about it.

"Sorry, I should've--"

"Feel better after your shower?"

Buck sighed and smiled. "Yeah. World's better." He stood, stretching out his long legs as he descended the stairs. It was full dark now, but Buck didn't feel like turning on a light. "I can take her now."

"Nope." Eddie met him midway, hand on Buck's shoulder turning him around. "You're both getting some sleep now." One hand on Buck's shoulder, the other holding a drowsy Jee Yun, Eddie guided him back up the stairs, and pressed Buck down until he was sitting on his bed.

"Eddie, are you sure--"

"Shhh." Eddie deposited Jee into Buck's arms, then sat down behind him. "You can hold her for now." Eddie's hands skimmed up Buck's warm back then pulled the towel off Buck's shoulders, laying it on top of Buck's head, where a corner flopped over his eyes.

"Eddie?"

"Hold still, Buck."

Eddie's strong hands curled into the towel and Buck's hair, rubbing vigorously to get it dry. "Seriously, anyone who has ever seen your hair at work would marvel at how different it looks before you comb and gel all the life out of it." He rubbed vigorously, and Buck felt himself relaxing back against Eddie's chest. Tomorrow, he might look back at this and feel embarrassed. He might have to apologize. Tomorrow, he would go back to hiding how much he felt for the man who was drying his hair, still absent-mindedly humming the Arroz con leche tune under his breath. But for now, Eddie was too near and too warm and too... Eddie. And Buck found that he couldn't deny himself Eddie right now.

Buck cleared his throat and made himself focus on their conversation. "I used to wear my hair naturally, but people said it looked floppy. Made me look like a puppy."

"People are stupid sometimes, Buck. You know this." Eddie's thumb traced the shell of Buck's ear. "And if you think slicking back your hair makes you look less like a puppy, you really shouldn't be bothering." He snickered as Buck tried to shoulder his chest and Jee made a noise of complaint.

"So I just look like a puppy all the time, huh?"

The towel dropped. Eddie's arms came around, holding onto Buck and Jee Yun both. "I think you're a beautiful man, Buck."

The air in Buck's chest hiccupped out of his mouth. His heart picked up speed as the places where Eddie's hands rested on his stomach seemed to heat from within. "Y... Eddie?"

"Shhh. Sleep now. Jee's asleep, but who knows for how long." Eddie's voice was gruff, embarrassed. "I'll just--"

"Stay?" It came out too high, too soft. Buck cleared his throat and tried again. "I mean, if it isn't any trouble, and--"

"I can stay." Eddie's arms tightened around Buck again and he pulled him backwards until Buck could lay out flat on his back, before pressing Buck's head down on his pillow. Then Eddie pulled Jee from Buck's arms and sat back against the headrest, legs folded together, Buck's niece cuddled again against his chest. "Sleep now."

"Okay." There was so much Buck wanted to know. To say. It all got stopped in his throat as fear tamped it all down to squirm in his chest.

"Eddie?" The word found its way out.

"Hm?"

"...Nothing."

A sigh. Then, "Come here."

Buck didn't hesitate, moving his head off the pillow and onto Eddie's lap. Eddie's spare hand found its way back into his curls and tugged lightly before stroking through them, gently, so gently.

"Sleep now."

"Okay. But," Buck's jaw cracked around a large yawn. "Before... you have to know..."

"Hm?"

"You are... so beautiful... Eddie Diaz."

Buck felt Eddie's hand tighten in his hair again, before releasing, fingers wandering down to trace his eyebrows, his nose, his lips.

"Sleep, querido."

As Buck's eyes slipped closed, and awareness almost dropped away, he swore he could feel lips press lightly right above his eye, on his birth mark.

"Contigo mi vida me casaré yo."

[symphonyofsilence]

Listen, I don't have any problem with a good, bittersweet ending in fiction, in fact, I prefer it. I don't have any problem with the well-written, well-timed death of a beloved character.

But Eddie's death was pointless, predictable, forced & just wasted potential.

Like I saw it coming from miles away. He was a newly introduced character, he was lovable, he had hopes & dreams, & when he suddenly said "never change Dustin Henderson." With that weird upbeat look in his eyes, I'm sure we all saw his death coming. So it was a matter of execution.

& boy that was dissapointing!

Like okay him dying to save a town that hated him & blamed him for everything was tragic. his last moments with Dustin was very sad & his smile & that throwback to "you're gonna look after those little sheeps for me." & "I'm actually gonna graduate. I think it's my year, Henderson, I think it's finally my year." Were especially sad. & even more than that, his uncle putting up missing posters when the town was happy that he died & his talk with Dustin personally stabbed me in the heart. But the moments leading up to those scenes didn't quite work.

& I UNDERSTAND that they planted his "always running" thing to pay off with him standing to fight. & with bats for aesthetic probably.

But! That was stupid! ANYONE IN HIS PLACE WOULD HAVE, & SHOULD HAVE RUN!

WHY WOULD YOU STAND TO FIGHT A SWARM OF DEMONIC ANGRY BATS WITH A FUCKING SPEAR & SHIELD !? WHY WOULD YOU GO TO FIGHT BATS WITH SPEAR & SHIELD IN THE FIRST PLACE!? WHY WOULDN'T YOU KEEP RUNNING & BIKING & TAKE SHELTER IN ANOTHER HOUSE ?! YOU WILL BUY MORE TIME THAT WAY INSTEAD OF JUST STANDING TO DIE SO THEY'LL GO AFTER YOUR FRIENDS AFTER YOU'RE DEAD! ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID GOOD SIR?!

Maybe he shouldn't have run away when Chrissy died (then again, he was a scared, traumatized, high-schooler. Even adults might have done that in his place!) But from the bats!? WHY WOULD YOU NOT RUN AWAY!?

& everyone in this whole season was running? & for good reason? One of the most powerful scenes of the whole show, & one of the most powerful character moments was Max running away from Vecna & all it showed was how strong she was?

& I know Eddie's case of "always running" was not the same as Max's Vecna scene. Max VS Vecna scenes were in fact her facing her problems. But! It was not properly shown from the start that Eddie had a "running from his problems" issue cuz when he ran, it was such a serious problem that ofc a panicked person, let alone a high-schooler might have run away from! It wasn't your typical case of glossophobia or something. & as I said before, the scene did not work. & most importantly, it wasn't even a good message? A good, smart warrior knows when to retreat.

Just like Hopper's sacrifice (He had time to run & then make himself a cup of tea) it was so unnecessary.

I saw it coming from miles away & when it was happening I was just like "no no not like this! this is so pointless & forced & stupid!"

So I understand the ideas here, they might have been good. But they didn't work.

& another problem was, with a lot of old characters becoming so bland, or even without that just because what a lovable unique character he was & what a great job Joseph Quinn did, Eddie was SUCH a breath of fresh air! He gave a new life to the show! He adjusted so well to the group. He had so much potential! He hadn't even seen Will & El & Jonathan yet. (& maybe Hopper could help him clear his name?) I'm personally not even excited about season 5 without Eddie. Then again I suppose that was the tragedy? They made him full of life & hopes & dreams & potential so it would be more tragic? Cuz realism?

But imagine, if, for example, ATLA Killed off Toph 8 episodes after introducing her in season 2.

Unless they have some plans to replace the void he left behind, the show will suffer for it.

Cuz he was so interesting that even other interesting characters paled in comparison & of the old characters, Jonathan, Will & Mike had nothing to do this season.

Will just suffered cuz that's what he does, for 4 seasons now, Jonathan was still a sweet brother but he did nothing else, & Mike at this point has no character except being a simp for El. Yes, He was a shitty friend for Will, he didn't pay any attention to him as soon as he was not dying anymore but the thing is, at this point, he's so devoid of any personality & arc & personal interests other than D&D that I don't know what he & Will could talk about other than El & D&D. He basically doesn't exist outside of his (very forced & shitty) storyline with El.

& yes I called that storyline shitty & forced cuz it is. Mike who had not any protests to El beating up his bullies now takes problem with El beating uo hers. El who insisted on "friends don't lie" now lies to once-himself-bullied Mike. & even if you try to excuse this as he grew up or she, admired because of her strength & beating up bullies as she was by Mike didn't want to look weak in his eyes & people don't always stay true to their mottos, their relationship is still codependent & clingy & needy & unhealthy & both of the characters suffer for it?

El has so much else going on in her plotline & has no room left for this relationship storyline so it seems forced, & Mike has nothing else going on except this & it's not even good.

Even if Jonathan, Will & Mike didn't have much to do with the overall plot, that road trip could have been used to explore their changing & growing characters & their relationship with, and their role in the group.

& don't even get me started on that Steve & Nancy plotline. Stop beating a dead horse! Their story came to a conclusion seasons ago, you're trying to force chemistry between them when she's bandaging his wound after an NDE when they don't even have anything to say to each other!

Nancy also has no arc & forcing her into pointless, ridiculous, old, dead love triangles is not an arc!

It's not just a problem of "too many characters". You can handle too many characters. Look how Marvel did it in every Avenger movie. Not everyone has to have an arc. Dustin doesn't & he's still one if the best characters in the show. Some can just be interesting supporting characters. Like Murray. But you'd have to actually give them interesting personalities.

& so many plotlines were left open. What happened to Dr.Owens & Enzo & Yuri?

But overall, except for these issues listed above, I enjoyed this season. The show was kinda becoming repetitive in season 3 but it really pulled itself up. This season was so exciting, gripping, suspenseful & interesting. It was very well-paced, I loved the exploration of depression, grief, guilt & trauma. The mystery side was good. Max's escape from Vecna & Eddie's concert in my opinion were the best scenes of the whole show. The actings were stellar. The music as great as always. Max & Vecna & Eddie stole the show. (Eddie just by being such sunshine.)

I'm curious to see what they'll do for the next season, cuz if they could revive the show like this in this season, they might have some plans & make improvements in the next season too.

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Chick Flick Moments - Sam Winchester Imagine (Supernatural)

Title: Chick Flick Moments

Pairing: Sam Winchester X Reader

Requested: by an anonymous reader

Word Count: 2,363 words

Warning(s): violence, cussing, Sam embarrassing himself, spoilers for any movie/show listed in the author's note

Summary: (Season 11) Gabriel takes a break from hiding to teach (Y/n) and Sam to forgive each other.

Author's Note: I had so much fun putting this request together! Also, if I remember correctly, this reader wanted to remain anonymous.

Here are links to all the scenes that inspired parts of this imagine:

1 (Princess Bride), 2 (8x12 Criminal Minds; can't find just the scene to link), 3 (Moulin Rouge), 4 (The Notebook), 5 (The 10 Things I Hate About You), 6 (Gilmore Girls), 7 (La La Land)

Hey! I did a rewrite of the ending of Supernatural. It took a really long time to complete, so it would mean a lot to me if you check it out. Here’s a link! (it’s on my personal account)

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I rolled my eyes as I walked through the bunker.

Sam was still ranting about the most recent hunt. I was just tired of listening to it. Dean had long since given up trying to control his brother, who had shown no sign of listening to anyone.

"You can't just throw yourself into every single enemy," Sam yelled. "Fun fact, you're not Superman!"

"Oh my god," I finally, turning around. I had been halfway through the library at this point. Dean continued through the bunker, ignoring us. "I ran up to one extra vamp because you were about to get your throat ripped out! Yes, I put myself in danger but it was to save you!"

"Why are you so desperate to be a hero," he asked.

"Why are you so pissy that I saved you," I shouted back.

I let out a yell before turning and leaving.

"Where are you going?"

"To bed," I shouted from down the hall. "Maybe you'll be nicer in the morning! You're welcome for saving your ass!"

I stormed into my room and slammed the door shut. I changed quickly, throwing my old clothes into the corner before curling up on my bed. My emotions got the better of me. I started crying into my pillow.

Imagine saving the man you secretly loved... and then he got mad at you about it.

I fell asleep crying that night.

--time skip--

I shot awake, cringing at how bright it was.

I looked around, letting my eyes adjust to the light.

I was on a hill. I was on a hill, lying in the grass with the sun shining on my face. This is not good.

I stood up and did a circle to look around the long stretches of grass. Nothing looked even slightly familiar.

"For fuck's sake," I muttered.

I decided that the best option would be to try to climb down and find a person... somewhere.

I was just about to start making my way down the hill when I felt a hand grab me.

Out of pure fear, I grabbed the person and pulled them from behind me. The person went flying down the hill.

"(Y/n)," I heard Sam's voice yell as he rolled down the hill.

I put my hand over my mouth. He soon stopped rolling and then he stood up, scrambling to pull the black mask off of his face. I sighed, dropping my hand when I saw he was alright.

"Sam," I called.

"Your instinct is to throw some down a hill," Sam asked.

"When a masked man tries to grab me, definitely," I replied. "Fun fact, Sam, I can actually defend myself."

He gave me a sarcastic smile. I shot it right back to him.

Sam looked down at his outfit before sighing and shrugging at me. He had just started to move back up the hill when my visions went dark.

I opened my eyes a few moments later.

What had been an open field was now a dark warehouse or factory. I saw Sam across from me, but also a group of people behind him. I recognized them. They were characters from Criminal Minds, a guilty pleasure I watched when we weren't hunting.

I tried to figure out what was happening.

Then, I became all too aware of the barrel of a gun pressing into my neck.

"No," Sam yelled.

It clicked.

Sam was supposed to be Spencer. I was Maeve. This was Zugzwang.

My heart dropped.

"Wait, please, don't," Sam yelled as the gun pressed harder on my neck.

"Sam, shut up," I snapped.

"Me for (Y/n)," he shouted.

"You would do that," Diane- the unsub of that episode- asked.

"Yes," Sam replied.

"No," I yelled. "Sam, shut up."

"You shut up," Diane growled at me.

"One difference between me and her...," I growled back.

I grabbed the gun, pushing it forward, away from my neck. The bullet she tried to fire hit the brick wall. I turned, bringing an elbow down on her arm. Her hand dropped the gun into my grasp. I pointed it toward her.

"...I'm not scared of a simple gun."

The others walked over and arrested her. I looked at Sam.

"If you continued, she would've killed herself, which would've killed me," I explained. He furrowed his eyebrows. "I watch this show when we aren't hunting."

He walks over, going to hug me before the scene changes again.

"Holy...," I trailed off as I looked around.

Around us, we could see the tops of roofs and a beautiful night sky. It was almost a dreamy setting.

"Where are we now," Sam asked.

"Only the great Moulin Rouge," Sam and I both twirled around to face... Gabriel. "I know, I know... I'm not dead, anyway!"

I rolled my eyes.

"You two need to learn a lesson," he pointed at us.

"It's like back in 2010," I mumbled. "Play our roles to get out. Probably why we were pulled out of the last two."

"You'll fall into them naturally, I promise," Gabriel smirked. "And yes. Stop ignoring the plotline."

"Alright... sure, I was gonna get shot for your crappy game," I snapped sarcastically.

Then, he was gone. I rolled my eyes.

"So, what are the roles," Sam asked as I walked around the top of the elephant.

"Well, Christian and Satine," I pointed between us. "Maeve and Spencer. The Princess Bride and Westley. It's all romance."

"Why," Sam scrunched his face up.

"Because Gabe wants to get his rocks off," I said sarcastically, "I don't know, Sam!"

I walked down the stairs of the elephant. It was gorgeous here. It was just as vibrant as the movie made it look.

"Wow," I look back at Sam. "This is awesome."

I chuckled and nodded.

"What seen is it?"

"The Elephant Love Medley," I said. "Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman sing this mash-up of famous love songs as his character tries to convince her that there is nothing more important than love."

"I'm not gonna sing," Sam shook his head.

"I was not gonna ask you too," I chuckled. "I've heard you sing."

"Rude."

I just shrugged.

I looked around at the room, trying to figure out how to play these roles without the singing.

"Wait," I said. "Come on."

I grabbed his hand and pulled him back to the stairs.

"What is it," Sam asked as we made it to the top.

"At the end of the medley, Christian and Satine are dancing and they walk out onto this field of clouds and are held up in the sky."

"What-"

"This whole movie feels like a fever dream the first time you watch it."

"Come on," Sam held a hand out to me.

"Can you dance?"

"Not well," he chuckled. "The role didn't say I needed to be good."

He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him.

I tried to lead his steps and laughed as he stumbled into a pattern.

"Come on," I moved back so I could grab only one hand.

I led him a few steps forward and onto- what seemed to be- steps in the clouds. I let out an excited laugh when it worked. Sam looked at me and grinned at my excitement.

As soon as got to the top of the steps... it was gone.

We were in the middle of the street now.

"Aw, that was just mean," I mumbled. I glared at Sam when I heard him laughed.

He held his hands up jokingly before extending one toward me. I furrowed my eyebrows at him.

"I know what movie this is," he shrugged. I motioned for him to continue explaining. He walked over, hand still held out to me, "The Notebook. Noah and Allie dance in the street. So... will you dance with me? Even without the sequence where we dance in the clouds."

I bit my lip as I smiled.

I took his hand and let him pull me into the street. I laughed as I stumbled into his chest.

We fell into the scene naturally.

Sam held one of my hands in his and held my waist with the other. I placed my free hand on his shoulder. I looked up at him. It felt strange that we so casually fell into the scene but I was happy.

Sam jokingly twirled me around before pulling me back to his chest. I closed my eyes and chuckled.

"What," he asked.

"Nothing," I shook my head. "I just never saw you as such a romantic."

"Well, don't tell anyone, you'll ruin my reputation," he said sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes.

Sam spun the two of us in a circle before going to dip me. I didn't think I'd ever get to experience something like this. It always just felt like something I should forget about as a hunter. I was starting to forget why I was so angry with Sam in the first place.

I barely noticed that Sam was leaning in before the scene around me changed.

I was on a football field.

I looked around.

There was no sign of Sam.

"Crap," I mumbled, trying to figure out where to look first.

Then, there was a voice going over the field's speakers.

"You're just too good to be true... can't take my eyes off of you..."

I looked around toward the stands to see Sam walking with a mic. Can't sing, my ass.

"You'd be like heaven to touch... I wanna hold you so much"

"Oh my god," I muttered.

"At long last love has arrived... And I thank God I'm alive... You're just too good to be true... Can't take my eyes off of you."

I tried to bite back my laugh. He shrugged at me with an embarrassed smile and stepped into the actual stands.

We both jumped when the marching band started playing. I looked to see Gabriel smirking and leading their march.

Sam and I shrugged at each other. He continued on with the act.

Now, Sam Winchester pretending to be Patrick in "10 Things I Hate About You" was a treat... and was exactly what you imagined it would be.

He was almost stumbling down the steps as he continued on with the act. I was laughing hysterically by the time I saw the security guards starting to run in.

"Sam," I yelled, pointing behind him.

"Crap," I heard through the mic (which made me almost double-over in laughter) as he tried to take off running.

As soon as he was grabbed, the scene changed.

We both took a deep breath when we realized we were sitting together in a car.

"Thank god," Sam mumbled.

"That was a great performance, by the way," I said, still chuckling.

"Shut up," he muttered, laughing along with me. We fell silent after a minute. "So... what scene is this?"

"I have no idea," I replied.

"It's Gilmore Girls, dumbasses," we heard Gabriel's voice but saw no sign of him. "Season 1, Episode 16... absolute idiots."

"Didn't peg him for a Gilmore Girls fan," I said. Sam laughed.

"Me neither."

We fell silent again.

"I'm sorry," Sam said, looking over at me. "You were right. You can defend yourself and you were just trying to help me. I'm sorry for being such a dick about it."

I grinned, "Thanks... I forgive you. I know you were just worried about me."

Sam smiled back.

"I... umm...," Sam looked down for a moment, clearing his throat and collecting his thoughts. "I just... I love you."

My heart leaped up into my throat. I blinked at him a few times and forced a chuckle out. Which was the wrong response but I panicked. Hunters... we could face the devil but emotions were a no-no.

"(Y/n)," Sam's smile dropped slowly when he realized I wasn't responding.

I was just about to respond when the scene changed again.

Sam was gone again and I was on a city street.

"Dammit," I muttered.

I ran down the street, turning the corner. I looked at the wall of the building I was by. Was this a jazz club?

I walked through the door and was guided to a table so I could sit down and watch the performance.

"La La Land," I said.

Sam and I watched this together. Dean had gone to bed. We weren't tired and just turned this movie on because it looked like it was mostly happy.

Big dance numbers, beautiful effects... and the epilogue that made me hide tears from Sam.

I looked at the stage. Sam was sitting there, wearing a suit, looking at the audience nervously. He hesitantly reached toward the piano. It was like it was a prerecorded track. It sounded just like the movie.

I smiled.

I just wanted to talk to him.

Soon the performance ended.

I stood up and started walking over, seeing Sam starting to walk out.

I grinned at him, "Sam-"

He cut me off by cupping the sides of my face and kissing me softly. I touched his sides lightly, smiling against his lips. It was... magic. Absolute magic.

Then, I shot awake, back in my bed in the bunker.

The game was over. Thank God.

"(Y/n)," I heard yell through the bunker hall.

I ran into the hall and ran toward his room.

We stopped as soon as we saw each other.

"Please tell me that wasn't a dream," I said. He shook his head, smiling widely at me.

I ran over, pulling him down to kiss him again. It was softer than our last kiss and I loved it. His arms wrapped around me and pulled me closer. I buried my hands through his hair.

"Woah, what did I miss," we pulled away when we heard Dean.

I could basically feel Sam chuckle against my lips before he moved to look at his brother. I turned around in Sam's arm.

"A chick flick moment," Sam answered.

"Alright," Dean gave us a weird look before leaving without another word.

I looked back at Sam with a smile, "I love you."

"I love you too," he grinned and leaned in to kiss me softly again.

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