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miss_ingno) wrote2023-03-21 12:40 am
miss_ingno) wrote2023-03-21 12:40 am
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Life Signs... Still Alive!
Sorry I haven't been around much lately! Had some health/password issues, but I'm back now :)
I've made some progress with my![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
bethefirst fic! Finally crossed the 1k line. Considering focussing the scope of the fic on one particular character instead of introducing all 7 members with equal focus, since I don't have a plot outlined exactly and am working more based on vibes :')
I also signed up for the 520 Day Reverse Exchange! I had a lot of fun with it last year and am super looking forward to it :D Although I have less free time this year thanks to my new work, but I do have some vacation days in April. Fingers crossed I'll get my assignment done within those!
Guardian Rewatch
I have a lot of episodes to catch up on, and sadly it can't be my priority right now :/ but I want to!
Writing
Chapter 4 "As A Cat Should" of In This, As In All Things is up!
"Xiao-Zhao!" Da Qing yowled, claws swiping at the human’s head. Zhao Yunlan ducked at the last second, expending just enough energy to avoid being hit. Da Qing had to flip mid-air and dig his claws into Zhao Yunlan’s jacket, landing on his shoulder instead of sailing straight into the wall. If Da Qing weren't so mad, he'd be proud of his kitten. "How dare you show your face here! Ungrateful brat, have I taught you nothing?"
"Ah, forgive me, Fat Cat, I've forgotten what your favourite food is, so I brought you a variety of different foods. I hope you’ll understand."
Now that he said it, the smells coming from the tote bag were amazing. Da Qing twitched his nose in indecision, torn between being angry at Zhao Yunlan and the instinct to never turn down food from the right people.
Anger won out. Barely.
“That’s not the only thing you have forgotten.” His tail jerked from side to side in agitation. “How come your dad is the one to tell me that you’re returning? And what’s up with looking for a place on your own anyway? What do you need all that space for, huh?”
Under The Skin
Binged all 20 episodes in a matter of days. I loved it! It's a detective show about a sketch artist and how he helps the police solve interesting cases.
I enjoyed how consistent the characterisations were, even as the characters grew. The character conflict was very logical and emotional and highlighted the characters by pitting them against each other. The main case resolving around the personal stakes of the two main leads was A+. It was always present in the background, too, slowly building up to the finale at the end of episode 20, which allowed the two leads and their relationship to grow. 11/10 would recommend.
Also: Shen Yi is my precious baby boy that needs to be whumped 90% of the time. (And if we go shippy, Du Cheng absolutely bottoms. With a praise kink.)
Batwoman
Entertaining, very comic tropey in parts. I've grown to enjoy the characters, although some bit are very predictable, like Alice not dying of the multiverse paradox. They needed to keep her as the main villain, duh - but it was an enjoyable "Oh shit, oh no" moment when Kate realized what she'd done :3 I didn't make it much further than that episode (in favour of watching Under The Skin instead).
a) The whole "Alice is Kate's twin" reveal was rushed, imo. They could've easily dragged that out over the first couple episodes, throw in more effective doubt about is she, isn't she? Instead, they straight up confirmed it immediately, then tried backpedalling every other episode by trying to throw in some "OR IS SHE!?" The whole thing felt a bit clumsily handled.
b) I hated that the second episode started out with Kate's inner monologue about how she can't tell her dad without proof... and the next scene she immediately tells him without proof. Like, pick one or the other! Have her monologue afterwards! It was a very flaily start and if I hadn't had a fever I might've no stuck it out ^^"
c) Fuck the crossover episode. Skipped that shit. I'm here for Batwoman content, not multiverse content! Like, love that it exists for fans who watched the other series, but don't just drop that into the middle of a season. Make a crossover section! I don't even know how many parts it has, air-dropping "part 2" into Batwoman season 1 is just massive fail.
d) The demonizing of Mary's mom was... clunky. And I still don't get it. Like, I understand the dad needing space and them having relationship troubles when the secret came out, but everyone treated her explanation of "I saw you suffer, it wasn't healthy for you nor this little kid, so I gave you closure" as if it was the most far-fetched alien reasoning ever instead of... empathy?? It doesn't help that canonically, we never learned how long ago Beth went missing. But judging that police support and public support started flagging despite how rich the Kanes were and the resources they put into the whole search... it feels like 9+ months at least to me, tbr.
So she bribed an official to fake a result to make them believe Beth died. For all she knew, she had! It was a pretty likely scenario, even if they never found the body. It's really just comic books luck that the dead twin chose up as the villain years later.
And the moment said dead twin kills the mom her motivation is suddenly understandable!? Like, the whiplash I got from that. It might've gone smoother if Mary's reaction had been more emotionally wrought/given more space to deal with the situation before her mom's death, but everything just felt really flip-floppy, depending on what they needed for the plot. And was obviously just to pull a "ah ha! you hated her, now feel guilty because she died!" card on Kate/the viewer.
I wonder if there's any Mary/Beth femslash out there, though. Mary/Luke also feels like a nice ship. I know the canon ship I'm supposed to be rooting for is Kate/Sophie, but I'm honestly not a fan of her messy married situation. They can stay messy exes, thanks.
Fannish Activity
Fandom EventsI've made some progress with my
bethefirst fic! Finally crossed the 1k line. Considering focussing the scope of the fic on one particular character instead of introducing all 7 members with equal focus, since I don't have a plot outlined exactly and am working more based on vibes :')I also signed up for the 520 Day Reverse Exchange! I had a lot of fun with it last year and am super looking forward to it :D Although I have less free time this year thanks to my new work, but I do have some vacation days in April. Fingers crossed I'll get my assignment done within those!
Guardian Rewatch
I have a lot of episodes to catch up on, and sadly it can't be my priority right now :/ but I want to!
Writing
Chapter 4 "As A Cat Should" of In This, As In All Things is up!
Have a snippet :D!
"Xiao-Zhao!" Da Qing yowled, claws swiping at the human’s head. Zhao Yunlan ducked at the last second, expending just enough energy to avoid being hit. Da Qing had to flip mid-air and dig his claws into Zhao Yunlan’s jacket, landing on his shoulder instead of sailing straight into the wall. If Da Qing weren't so mad, he'd be proud of his kitten. "How dare you show your face here! Ungrateful brat, have I taught you nothing?"
"Ah, forgive me, Fat Cat, I've forgotten what your favourite food is, so I brought you a variety of different foods. I hope you’ll understand."
Now that he said it, the smells coming from the tote bag were amazing. Da Qing twitched his nose in indecision, torn between being angry at Zhao Yunlan and the instinct to never turn down food from the right people.
Anger won out. Barely.
“That’s not the only thing you have forgotten.” His tail jerked from side to side in agitation. “How come your dad is the one to tell me that you’re returning? And what’s up with looking for a place on your own anyway? What do you need all that space for, huh?”
Watching
I spent a lot of time while sick watching a lot of random stuff xD so many reality tv dating shows...Under The Skin
Binged all 20 episodes in a matter of days. I loved it! It's a detective show about a sketch artist and how he helps the police solve interesting cases.
I enjoyed how consistent the characterisations were, even as the characters grew. The character conflict was very logical and emotional and highlighted the characters by pitting them against each other. The main case resolving around the personal stakes of the two main leads was A+. It was always present in the background, too, slowly building up to the finale at the end of episode 20, which allowed the two leads and their relationship to grow. 11/10 would recommend.
Also: Shen Yi is my precious baby boy that needs to be whumped 90% of the time. (And if we go shippy, Du Cheng absolutely bottoms. With a praise kink.)
Batwoman
Entertaining, very comic tropey in parts. I've grown to enjoy the characters, although some bit are very predictable, like Alice not dying of the multiverse paradox. They needed to keep her as the main villain, duh - but it was an enjoyable "Oh shit, oh no" moment when Kate realized what she'd done :3 I didn't make it much further than that episode (in favour of watching Under The Skin instead).
I have some criticsm.
a) The whole "Alice is Kate's twin" reveal was rushed, imo. They could've easily dragged that out over the first couple episodes, throw in more effective doubt about is she, isn't she? Instead, they straight up confirmed it immediately, then tried backpedalling every other episode by trying to throw in some "OR IS SHE!?" The whole thing felt a bit clumsily handled.
b) I hated that the second episode started out with Kate's inner monologue about how she can't tell her dad without proof... and the next scene she immediately tells him without proof. Like, pick one or the other! Have her monologue afterwards! It was a very flaily start and if I hadn't had a fever I might've no stuck it out ^^"
c) Fuck the crossover episode. Skipped that shit. I'm here for Batwoman content, not multiverse content! Like, love that it exists for fans who watched the other series, but don't just drop that into the middle of a season. Make a crossover section! I don't even know how many parts it has, air-dropping "part 2" into Batwoman season 1 is just massive fail.
d) The demonizing of Mary's mom was... clunky. And I still don't get it. Like, I understand the dad needing space and them having relationship troubles when the secret came out, but everyone treated her explanation of "I saw you suffer, it wasn't healthy for you nor this little kid, so I gave you closure" as if it was the most far-fetched alien reasoning ever instead of... empathy?? It doesn't help that canonically, we never learned how long ago Beth went missing. But judging that police support and public support started flagging despite how rich the Kanes were and the resources they put into the whole search... it feels like 9+ months at least to me, tbr.
So she bribed an official to fake a result to make them believe Beth died. For all she knew, she had! It was a pretty likely scenario, even if they never found the body. It's really just comic books luck that the dead twin chose up as the villain years later.
And the moment said dead twin kills the mom her motivation is suddenly understandable!? Like, the whiplash I got from that. It might've gone smoother if Mary's reaction had been more emotionally wrought/given more space to deal with the situation before her mom's death, but everything just felt really flip-floppy, depending on what they needed for the plot. And was obviously just to pull a "ah ha! you hated her, now feel guilty because she died!" card on Kate/the viewer.
I wonder if there's any Mary/Beth femslash out there, though. Mary/Luke also feels like a nice ship. I know the canon ship I'm supposed to be rooting for is Kate/Sophie, but I'm honestly not a fan of her messy married situation. They can stay messy exes, thanks.
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Yay, congrats! Good luck with finishing it! :D
Glad to have you on board for the Reverse Exchange too, and I hope you can get lots of writing done on your vacation!ne within those!
I have a lot of episodes to catch up on, and sadly it can't be my priority right now :/ but I want to!
Fingers crossed for soon! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on all these episodes! :D
Binged all 20 episodes in a matter of days.
Hee! I binged Under the Skin too. It's very binge-able! And yeah, lots of fun. I especially love Shen Yi too. :D
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Thanks! I'm starting to figure out what I need for it to be a complete story-ish.
Fingers crossed for soon! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on all these episodes! :D
I'm looking forward to reading all the summaries and comments!
Shen Yi is the perfect mix of woobie and badass, imo, and I want more of that lol
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I might actually get to watching Under the Skin soon, so I'm glad for the review.
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It's well worth it, imo! Excited to hear what you think of it :D
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Yayayay! :D :D :D
And heee, awww, that Da Qing excerpt is great! <3 <3 <3
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I'm very much looking forward to my assignment!