#wwdits recap

[the-lesbian-orpheus]

Can’t let your tags go away

What if I... hahahaha... but what if I hired you 🥺🥺 and you were my employee 📊📊 for years, and you discover you are a manager killer 🔪🔪🔪 by lineage and by birthright and you killed 😜😜 a bunch of high level people from other companies to protect ours 💼💼 .... so I promote you to bodyguard 🕴🏼🕴🏼and we end up fighting 💢💢 in my bedroom and you almost kill me, hahaha ... so I propose invite you on a business trip ✈️✈️ to my homeland 😳😳 and finally offer the promotion 😅😅 you've been waiting for by the end of it hahahha... but you stand me up 😡😡and go to London with one of my other coworker instead,😤😤... and by the time I come back you threaten to quit 🥺🥺 ... what if to stop you I make you my best man 👯👯 at the wedding I don't even have a bride for 👰🏽 lol.. and then turn my bride into a clone of your boyfriend💑 .... so you decide to betray me 😤😡🔪 by going to another company to become a half manager behind my back🤯🤯 ...and when I finally discover it I have to kill you😞😡😓 but end up meeting your mom💖💖 and forgiving you instead😤😓.... Then I give you the final push so you can get a full promotion🩸🩸, (and we can ✨be coworkers✨ even though I know you're not ready🙈🙈) ...and when you finally realize that you're not cutout for authority😭😭😭 I create a whole ritual so you can get demoted and kill the 🤢🤮🤢"""CEO"" 🤮🤢🤮 of the other company to make you happy🥰🥰.... what if we did that 😜😜... a hahahaha... 😂😂just kidding ... unless...👀👀👀??

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10/20-22/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Happy very Belated Birthday Rachel House! David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Con O'Neill; Samba Schutte; Vico Ortiz; Kristian Nairn; Nathan Foad; Boris McGiver; Tiny Boats Raffle! Articles; Fan Spotlight; amuseoffyre; Love Notes!

== Happy Birthday Rachel House! ==

Oct 20 was our dear Mary Reed's Birthday! She's been a staple in so many Aotearoa films and TV, and we hope to keep getting to see all her fantastic work for many more years!

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== David Jenkins ==

Chaos Dad has confirmed that the "summer teeth" was Alyssa Lane and Alex Sherman's doing!

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And some love for this OFMD pumpkin!!!

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== Rhys Darby ==

Okay so this is really for Rhys AND Taika, and Jemaine-- but Guess what? It's been 10 years since WWDITS 2014 came out! In celebration there's a a limited edition bluray out! I'm still waiting to hear back whether or not it's region free.. because it's got some cool stuff!

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I didn't see him in the trailer, but it's also been announced that Rhys will be joining Ke Huy Quan and Sean Astin in the new movie Love Hurts coming to theatres on Feb 7, 2025!

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== Taika Waititi ==

Taika was out in Tokyo with Rita for her concert! We got some silly behind the scenes shots of him and Bret from Flight of the Conchords!

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Also -- more news for Taika -- he helped to Executive Produce all 10 episodes, but also directed one of the episodes! It premieres on Nov 19 on Hulu!

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Source: Taika's Instagram And in case you haven't seen enough of Taika -- he's out taking selfies with fans!

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== Con O'Neill ==

For those of you who still have access to Max-- Our Izzy Hands, Con O'Neill showed up episode 5 of The Penquin as Gotham's Chief of Police!

Source: Gotham Chief Twitter

== Samba Schutte ==

Samba's been so busy with interviews about Advanced Chemistry! First up is Beyond the Glam!

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Next up is Watch or Pass with Samba and the writer Alec Moore!

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Not an interview-- but Samba did a voting short that he shared on his Instagram as well!

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== Vico Ortiz ==

Did any of yall join Vico for Drag Your King this Saturday? I wasn't able to make it but looking forward to the video once it's available! You may already know this-- but Vico has been doing A LOT of voice work lately. They've narrated Metal From Heaven (August Clarke) which you can check out here! They are also the narrator for The Stars Too Fondly!

Are you in LA on October 25th? Hit up the LA Femme Int'l Film Festival where you can see Vico's film Lesbophilia! Get tickets here!

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== Kristian Nairn ==

Kristian was digging through some old stuff and found these awesome Wonder Woman Bracelets <3

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Reminder UK Crew! Kristian and Nathan will be at MCM Comic Con in London Oct 25 - 27!

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== Boris McGiver ==

Another trailer for Father Bonnet's new show Teacup! Warning-- it's creepy AND bloody! Just in time for Halloween!

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== Tiny Boats Raffle ==

Okay so I'm MANY days late on this one-- the Tiny Boats Charity Raffle is up! They've announced all their charities! Wanna learn more on how you can win one of Auntie's tiny boats? Visit their Linktr.ee! Or @ofmd-buys-boats on tumblr! It's super cool that all the charities were chosen by the cast! Here's the Entry Form: TinyCrewBigRaffle Entry Form and Entry Guide!

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== Articles ==

== Fan Spotlight ==

= A Muse of Fyre =

Back again with a new muppet is @amuseoffyre! I can't tell you how damn impressive this Ned Low is! He's practically sinister!

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== Love Notes ==

Hey there lovelies. It's been a long beginning of the week for me.. as you can see I'm several days late again.

I just wanted to send a quick reminder that I badly needed this week.. and that is that we are not defined by our low points.

Sometimes things are not gonna go our way, no matter how much we plan, or try to make them do it, and sometimes we just gotta let the tide take us in a direction until it calms the hell down. When it finally does, you're gonna still be the same kind, and wonderful person you've always been-- maybe with some new outlooks or experiences, or even some new lessons learned. We're never the same person we were the day before, but we can still hold onto the things that make us us. Your kindness, your love, your laughter, and your tears... and so much more. Hard times don't define us lovelies, we define us. I hope this week goes in an upward direction for you, and the tides calm down a bit. Please know, even when I'm not around I'm always thinking of you. Take care <3

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[ashley--nicole]

Nadja deserves respect!! 

[cruelsummer-thesingle]

AFK FOR A WHILE so can someone let me know what were calling Good Omensx WWDITSx OFMD????

[iamnot-theboynextdoor]

i finally watched wwdits ep4... so much good stuff in there. evie's return(!), her breaking up with colin robinson again (but not feeding off him! i think she does genuinely like him, but them being together would ruin the comptroller narrative they made).

the council of energy vampires was *chef's kiss* (the part with the slideshow... that's exactly how i felt trying to read that financial legislation shfhdjsjsj) "protecting the energy vampires' way of life" seemed important, so i really hope we see evie again this season!

the laszlo/nadja stuff was so cute. he was trying so hard for her, and i'm so happy it all worked out and nadja didn't completely die from second-hand embarrassment

nandor being overzealous with his new gym buddy (because he misses guillermo!) was also so fucking funny. big F to Alexander, i'm sorry you had to deal with mr stage 5 clinger (nandor would make a great energy vampire, and colin robinson would be so pissed off that nandor doesn't even energy drain on purpose). and then guillermo and nandor went to the movies together after all, aww (with nandor being his hypocritical rude self of course, i shouldn't love him so much but i do)

the moral of this episode was that every character is so stupid. and i think that's beautiful <3

[beansprean]

WHAT WE CLUE IN THE SHADOWS: A FINALE CONSPIRACY BOARD

So. WWDITS may have the actual balls to do this to us. and I for one am INCREDIBLY excited for the possibility. If you're a WWDITS fan and haven't seen Clue (1985), I highly recommend taking 95 minutes to do so before the finale. Just in case.

Clue is my favorite movie, I have probably seen it upwards of 100 times for real, and I can recite it from memory with 90% accuracy. I also have the pleasure of owning and playing the WWDITS-themed Clue game, which is centered around finding out who stole the witch's skin hat and where in the house they hid it. I don't know if that will play into the finale at all, but it's something to think about.

The thing about Clue (the film), if you aren't aware, is that there are three different endings. On the vhs/dvd, you see all three in a row between 'that's how it could have happened, but what about this?' title cards. In theaters, there were three versions of the movie (labeled A, B, and C) that were dispersed to different theaters, so depending on where and when you went to see it you would see one of 3 endings. (It's kinda unclear which letter corresponded to which originally, so my labels will be assuming a 1:1 comparison between the order of the home version of Clue and the airing order of the WWDITS episodes.) The Clue endings are not all made equal, and on the home version, the final ending is announced as 'what really happened.'

So allow me to take a moment to talk about how the different endings work in context to each other and the film, and how that could translate to three different endings for WWDITS.

CLUE SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT (for real, go watch it)

(last chance to watch Clue go)

Ending#1: "Communism is just a red herring"

In this ending, the first one that plays in the home version, Miss Scarlet is revealed to be the murderer. She is a snarky, sarcastic madam who runs a "hotel and telephone service to provide men with the company of a young lady for a short while" and has policemen on her payroll. This is what I would consider the expected ending, the one that makes sense for most viewers. It's not shocking, but it's funny and well acted and it makes the most sense. Miss Scarlet has the right personality for murder, was in the most convenient area of the house to commit them, and had Yvette (the maid, formerly one of Miss Scarlet's call girls) committing some of the murders at her direction, so she had enough alibis to not make her too obvious. Many people watching this movie for the first time will have her high on their suspect list.

This ending also dismisses the idea of 'dangerous communism' that had been a thread throughout the film (as it is set in 1953 during the second Red Scare) as a misdirection. Miss Scarlet isn't stealing government secrets to betray the US; she's doing it to make money. The real danger all along was capitalism, something that s6 of WWDITS has said repeatedly.

So, to recap, this is the Standard Ending. The Second Best ending. Version B.

Ending #2: "Mrs. Peacock did it all."

This one, played second in the home version, is in my opinion the weakest ending. It reveals Mrs. Peacock, the neurotic, hysterical, and allegedly politically corrupt wife of a senator, as the murderer. She's hilarious and fantastic to watch throughout the whole film and I love her, but this charm drops after the reveal and she becomes cold and drab as she threatens her way to safety. She committed all the murders herself, which would be very difficult to achieve with the tight timing and her position in the basement during the search.

She ends up being caught outside the house by a police inspector, who had earlier shown up disguised as an evangelist telling her to "repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Interestingly, they originally filmed him immediately shooting her dead without provocation, but they thought that was too dark and edited it into an arrest instead (which is why there is such a quick cut after he pulls his gun, and we only hear her rather than see her after that). This is the 'repent for your sins' ending. You do bad things, bad things happen to you.

The obligatory "it's always who you least expect" ending. The Still-Good-But-Not-The-Best Ending. Version C.

Ending #3: "You're Mr. Boddy!"

This is "how it really happened" - the twist ending! The hero was the villain, the villain was just a pawn, and everyone committed a murder in the house to cover their own asses. Prof Plum killed the fake Mr. Boddy, Miss Scarlet killed the cop, Mrs. Peacock killed Mrs. Ho (the cook), Mrs. White killed Yvette, Colonel Mustard killed the motorist, and Wadsworth/Mr. Boddy killed the singing telegram girl.

Mr. Green, who reveals he works for the FBI, kills Wadsworth/Mr. Boddy and arrests the rest of the cast. Understandably the best and most exciting ending (though not without some plot holes) that everyone loves. We get a surprising reveal from two of our main characters that not only changes the context with how you view them, but informs aspects of their character that have been there throughout the film! Now we understand why Wadsworth retained control of the house and the timeline of events, why he was so familiar with the house, and why this entire thing was orchestrated in the first place. We also understand why the cowardly and clumsy Mr. Green was consistently the first to jump to help and defend the other characters, even when it meant putting himself if physical danger. Unfortunately this ending also suggests that he was only pretending to be gay (wouldn't that be a twist for Guillermo lol), but he could also just be in a lavender marriage which is what I choose to believe.

This ending also has the iconic 'flames on the side of my face' scene and repeats 'communism is a red herring', this time in the context of Mr. Boddy's intention to continue blackmailing them all now that they have taken care of anyone who could have pointed the finger at him.

This is the True Ending. The twist you didn't expect but are delighted to find. The 'nothing was as it seemed' endng. The ending that is the most intentional and complete, where everyone gets to shine. Version A.

So what will we be doing in those shadows?

We can assume that e11 will not revolve around finding a murderer, but it does, from what we've seen in the trailer, revolve around making a wife for the monster. Do we get three different wives? Three different actors to play her? Three different superhero identities for Nandor and Guillermo? Three different levels of nandermo: one with a handshake, one with a hug, one with a kiss? Three different explanations for the origin and/or purpose of the documentary? (this is my personal favorite) Or is each ending entirely divorced from the other? Only time will tell.

What I'm leaning toward is that each episode will come up to the same turning point - a decision, a reveal, etc. The first two versions will have reasonable possibilities, the first less surprising but more enjoyable than the second, and the third... The third will be what really happened, and pull a twist no one saw coming. Perhaps even a character will reveal a hidden identity. Maybe, just maybe...we get Simon the Devious.

I only hope the order of the episodes doesn't change between channels or time zones because that will make things very confusing when liveblogging it in the group chat lmao.

[sunaddicted]

Instead of a 2024 fic review, in honour of 2025 being my 10th year posting my writing on ao3, I thought it would be fun to do a little recap year by year of my most liked fics.

It's fascinating to see which fandoms came and went and which turned out to be there to stay!

If you're as curious as I was and maybe want to (re)discover some of my older fics, some links and stats await you under the "read more" 💛

2015

My resolution for the new year is to go back to my origins and start writing again for the Tolkien fandom!

Enthralling (Silmarillion, Angbang) is hands down one of my best fics to this day, despite the fact that my English wasn't as good as it is now! If you want to read about Mairon seducing the mightiest of the Valar, this is the best take I wrote on it!

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2016

Sentient Reflection (DCU, Superbat) not only was the first superbat fic I wrote but it also was my first one in the DC fandom and folks, as you very well know, I've been digging this particular hole deeper and deeper with no signs of hitting rock bottom.

One sour note, is seeing Selfish Prayers (James Bond, 00q): I'm sorry to everyone who followed it and was a fan but it will never be finished 😔

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2017

It was the year of James Bond AUs! Omega!Bond and alien!Q clearly were the favourites, with The Odd One (James Bond, 00q) - the first instalment of the omega!Bond series - being one of my most liked fics ever in the fandom.

Aside note: in 2017 started my descent into the garbage fire that was Gotham (my beloved) and I've been steadily writing for this fandom for years and none of what I think are my best Gotham fics - my best fics in general, actually - ever made it to the top 5 😱

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2018

Superbat won hands-down that year, what can I say? Not to toot my own horn but I did write some bangers.

*peach emoji* (DCU, Superbat) is all about Bruce's ass - enough said, right?

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2019

Superbat kept winning 😮‍💨 Whipped (DCU, Superbat) is there for you if you want to have a laugh.

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2020

My Bond fics showed up (I did participate again in the 007 Fest after many years of absence so, that probably helped)! Alas, as the rare pair gremlin that I am, Everything They Said (DCU, Superwonderbat) came to eat - if you're in the mood for some delicious Trinity angst, all in Bruce's head, you're definitely going to enjoy the fic!

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2021

Daniel Craig bowed out of the franchise with a movie I absolutely, 💯% despised and if your liking of Unfixable (James Bond, 00q) shows anything, is that a lot of you hated it too 👼🏽

Honourable mention to Between Us, In The Dark (WWDITS, Nandermo) - I wrote like.. 4 fics for this fandom and still one of them made it to the top 5!

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2022

Finally, some of my Gotham fics got to the top 5! And they're not as good as some real fucking bangers I wrote hahaha

Dancing in Circles (James Bond, 00q) got top spot and with a good reason: old geezers in love, dancing circles around one another? They will pine for forever, sign me up.

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2023

You can pry my rare pairs from my cold, dead hands 😮‍💨 Three of Cups (DCU, Superwonderbat) is the soft Trinity smut we all deserve.

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2024

Listen, it was a bad writing year: writer's block has been kicking my ass to hell and back relentlessly.

But you know what? I still write some damn good superbat smut! Fire on Fire (DCU, Superbat) is filthy and loving and a take on alpha/alpha relationships I don't see much of!

I hope you had as much fun reading this little review as I did discovering all of this! 🤩

[harveyguilleniconodelamoda]

2024 Tumblr Top 10

That's a wrap on my first year running this blog! I've had so much fun so far. Hunting down items from a single photo isn't slways easy, but the thrill when I find something is unmatched. And the harder it was to find, the bigger the thrill!

I've got so many plans for this blog in 2025, but that will get its own post. For now, here's a recap of the posts you all liked and reblogged the most in 2024! Thanks for being here! 💚🩵

1. 99 notes - May 25 2024

Costume Spotlight: Guillermo's Sweaters in WWDITS Season 1

2. 60 notes - Apr 3 2024

My first post! Guillermo's slayer boots

3. 48 notes - Oct 21 2024

Costume Spotlight: Guillermo's Sweaters in Season 2

4. 47 notes - Apr 11 2024

Thoughts on Fashion & Style from Harvey's Instagram Live with Samantha Rei Crossland

5. 38 notes - Sep 9 2024

Embroidered Elegance

6. 33 notes - Dec 24 2024

Harvey reminding us where his iconic style truly comes from!

7. 32 notes - Jul 10 2024

On today's episode of "we're fucken doomed folks," the Hollywood Creative Alliance's announcement of their nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast or Cable Comedy Series used an AI-generated image of Harvey instead of using an actual photo of him.

8. 31 notes - Sep 16 2024

Disney Emmys After-Party 2024

9. 29 notes - Sep 14 2024

It's Frickin' Bats!

10. 26 notes - Jun 9 2024

Q: i've noticed that harvey tends to go for wide leg pants for 'fancy' occasions and i wish he wouldn't

A: I honestly can't relate, Anon! He looks so fucking good in a wide-leg pant. That silhouette works soooo well on him, he's so gorgeous and present and powerful!

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[80s-reject]

okay just to recap

adventure time (fionna and cake reboot, more specifically, the fucking selfcest in the fandom??), my chemical romance and fall out boy at wwwy '24, danandphilgames (also them releasing a goddamned cat calendar?? insane), multiple fandoms of gay shows (gomens, ofmd, wwdits etc.)

[danepopfrippery]

My wwdits drunk recap (is spoilers for new ep be warned)

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WWDITS recap

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04/22-25/2025 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Con O'Neill; Vico Ortiz; Samba Schutte; Ruibo Qian; Gypsy Taylor; Guz Khan; Cohen Holloway; Dominic Burgess; Rachel House; Damien Gerard; Tiny Crew Big Raffle Reminders; Fan Weeks: Frenchie Week; Love Notes;

= David Jenkins =

David is absolutely adoring the OFMD themed little library that Gregandree71.bsky.social put together! Check it out on their bluesky!

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= Rhys Darby =

I don't know what else to say other than Rhys has been feeding us well with all these shots of his tour! Darby Kebabs? Goodness gracious.

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New Substack up for the Paid subscribers!

Source: Rhys's Paid Substack

= Taika Waititi =

Taika was spotted in Sydney for one of his new movies!

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Taika also directed a new Sephora Commercial and hey look, Ra Vincent was Production Designer!

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= Con O'Neill =

Con sending us some love <3

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= Vico Ortiz =

Vico's moving to substack! If you were following Vico's Patreon, they'll be moving everything over by May 1.

Source: Vico's New Substack

Today in Gay Podcast is still going strong!

April 24

April 23

April 22

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= Samba Schutte =

Our BTS Saint Samba has been out and about for Earth Day and Sending love to his local shops!

Source: Samba's IG

Oh and great news! Preorders are back up for more bandanas!

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= Ruibo Qian =

Ruibo dropping the cat content is all I need in this world!

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= Guz Khan =

Guz is back! The final season of Man Like Mobeen is premiering on BBC Iplayer on May 1!

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= Gypsy Taylor =

Gypsy got to see Rhys Live!!!

She also sent a shout out to our dear Michelle aka longmayheroam.bsky.social!

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= Cohen Holloway =

Pop Pop, Cohen Holloway is going to be speaking on Palaver at the Little Andromeda at the beginning of May! In AoNZ and wanna get tickets? Visit www.littleandromeda.co.nz. (PS: Deacon from WWDITS, Jonny Brugh will also be on there!)

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= Dominic Burgess =

Happy 9 year Anniversary to Dominic and his husband Mathew Yanagiya!

Source: Dominic's IG

= Rachel House =

Our beloved Mary Reed, Rachel House was out on vacation! And is that a Stu Rutherford (we're seeing all sorts of WWDITS cast out lately!) I spot amongst the cherry blossoms 👀?

Source: Rachel's IG

= Damien Gerard =

Damien, aka Father Teach is feeling the love from the OFMD fans! Thank you to whomever it was that made his night! PS: Damien's Birthday is coming up on May 10!

Source: Damien's Bsky

= Tiny Crew Big Raffle Reminder =

Reminder! Our friends over at @tinycrewbigraffle are still raffling off some amazing prizes to raise funds for wonderful charities chosen by the cast! The grand prize is this adorable baby monkey prop donated by Megan Vertelle! Other prizes include an OFMD Pop Up Zine by our darling Ollie aka @lumiilys! If that wasn't enough to incentivize you, you can also win a reproduction of Ed's necklace by Harlan's Emporium!! Check out the site for more information!

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== Fan Weeks ==

May 18 to 24th is Frenchie Week! For more info and prompts visit frenchieweek.bsky.social!

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== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies. Phew, managed two catch ups in one night, now I just need to get caught up on the last of March and early April! It's gonna happen!

As I was getting ready to post this, "This Women's Work" started playing, and hand to goodness it came up randomly on spotify (after I'd chosen the Love Notes art already). I thought it was a good sign to send out a gentle reminder that we all still have a little life in us yet. Things are tough right now. Every day we're fighting, every day we're pushing back, and it's exhausting. Please take a break. Please handle today and no matter what happens, even if you stay on that break, come back to this world tomorrow. You have so much life left in you, and you have so much love and kindness to give to this world, and this world to give to you. You deserve soft times, and love, and we're gonna have to fight for them for a while, but I hope you know you deserve them, and they will happen one day. We just have to hold onto hope. If I was going to be stuck in the Gravy Basket with anyone, I'm glad it's all of you. Love you Crew.

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[impossiblyizzy]

Just had the absolutely delightful experience of listening to Best Friend recap the first few episodes of wwdits for Housemate before we all watched it together

[ashley--nicole]

New WWDITS video is out now!!

[literallysatanofficial]

I gotta say, like. I haven't seen the ep 9 and 10 leaks, nor do I want to (I watched pine barrens early and I wish I hadn't) but I swear, at this point I'm convinced everyone's overreacting for no reason; like there is NOTHING that the show could possibly do that would disappoint me on such a level that ppl are saying they don't want to continue watching the show. Unless they kill off the entire cast, pull an X-files and replace everyone, I just can't see it being as dire as people are making it out to be. Like... let's all calm down. You're getting (at best) a choppy machine translation, and at worst what is essentially a silent episode with 0 actual context for what you're seeing. From my experience watching pine barrens in Russian, I can tell y'all that things were interpreted incorrectly (both in summaries AND by me while I was watching) and watching the actual english episode was an entirely different experience.

Maybe it's just because I haven't gotten my hopes up about nandermo getting together this season there have been PLENTY of clear signs that it's not happening but I legit can't even imagine a worst case scenario that could prevent me from enjoying the show at this point. It feels like so many fans have gotten swept up in fandom hype (which is totally fine and completely understandable, I'm not immune to this either) but it's almost like... there's a terrifyingly big divide between fanon and canon this season. It's just a silly dumb little show. If you wanted it to go one way and it didn't, bummer, I guess, but to write off an entire show because the conclusions you've drawn up with friends weren't the way it panned out is so odd to me. It's understandable when theories like there being something in the walls that colin is trying to get to or whatever spread, but at the same time it could just be a running joke about him being a little shit of a kid. If this isn't addressed, I wouldn't be surprised. I don't think it's really ever been pushed like that, it's just that it gained traction in the fandom and a lot of fans started clinging to it (as well as some other common theories like it) but is it REALLY being teased? Or was it not meant to be anything more than a surface level joke.

I don't think it's right to be disappointed when stuff like this has been hyped up by the fandom rather than like... official marketing material or something, and I think that can be applied to every prediction that seemingly didn't come true.

I just see a lot of hostility and accusations thrown around, and some truly bizarre takes, and it's just... it's a show. it's a show, guys. it's just a show.

[plantorpunk]

its never confirmed that the punishment for sleeping with a van helsing is having your mind wiped?? the guide is being punished for her general depravity -the final straw being that she slept with a van helsing- and she herself locked away her memories (at least thats the vibe i got from that scene).

"This job isn't my job. It's my punishment."

"She'd locked away her most shameful and sordid memories for so long that she'd forgotten them."