it’s been a day since i’ve seen oppenheimer and i am convinced you bitches have no media literacy whatsoever how do you watch that film and think that it glorifies the bombs being made??? how is it pro america when it criticizes so much about america??? how is it pro fascist when it is about a jewish scientist who originally started his research so the nazi government wouldn’t have a bomb???
T H I S.
I though my Cillian Murphy Fangirl-ism had reached its absolute peak when I say him act in the theatre and he picked the dude in front of me for audience interaction (basically ‚attacking‘ him as a crow as part of the play) and for two seconds, looked up, and directly into my eyes.
Grief is the thing with feathers was the performance of a lifetime and that short stare gave me heart-palpitations.
But now that I have seen Oppenheimer, I am EVEN WORSE.
That man…GIVE HIM AWARDS. PLEASE.
He has been horribly overlooked for his Thomas Shelby. Now serve him justice for Oppenheimer. This performance is BREATHTAKING.
(Amazing movie btw, whole cast smashes it out of the park, score is unbelievable, dialogue delicious, cinematography less pretentious than Nolan usually goes, a fucking 10/10 all around.)
And sidenote: Fucking hell, Cillian is a beautiful man. Give him any haircut, force him into any shape. He is and will always look pretty in the most vulnerable, fascinating way.
Cillian Murphy London Photocall for Universal Pictures' Oppenheimer on July 12 (2023)
Repeat after me:
Creators owe you nothing, just because you are a fan of their work.
It‘s kind of them to interact with you, but they are not obliged to.
If a writer gets annoyed with Fandom, maybe the reason is that the fandom has been behaving like an aggressive, demanding child.
FFS, be normal about the people who create the stories you love. Stop putting them on a pedestal and pushing them off again the second they don‘t shower you with love.
Grow. Up.
(For the writer's ask game from a month ago 😅)
💋when you leave comments on a fic, do you want to hear back from the writer?
Hah, good question.
It depends. I don‘t think authors owe me an answer. But I love hearing back from them. If I write a long, fangirling comment, it‘s nice to hear back so I know the author even saw it.
But: It‘s not an obligation. If I consume free content, I do not believe that I can expect anything on top of that.
I myself try to answer comments when I can - mostly when I upload the next chapter. But it can get lost in the chaos of everyday life. I might forget sometimes, but never on purpose.
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solidarity with the writers guild of america! learn why the writers are striking in this npr interview and donate to the entertainment community fund here.
“Wait, there are people blaming the writers?”
Are you surprised? Fandoms have become notorious anti-writer spaces. Studios love you guys. They can cut the budgets, cut the number of writers, cut the wages of the writers, and you guys always blame the writers. “The writers ruined the show!” It’s never “the studios ruined the show.”
I hate to break it to you: more than half the shows you complain were “ruined by the writers”, were ruined by the studios. Studios cut the scenes and arcs you were excited for. Studios cut the budget of the show, or even raise the budget of the show and force a “bigger, louder, bolder” tone on shows that were unexpected hits (this is where we get “the Netflix look” on every show post-Stranger Things and Queen’s Gambit).
You guys do not do your research. Half your fanfics are tagged with bad faith digs at the writers, when a few searches would reveal how strapped that show was and how poorly the writers were treated. Writers are being given a 10 weeks to write 10 episodes. How are good arcs and scenes supposed to happen under that time limit, with a max of only four writers?
Tumblr, the self-proclaimed “pro-union, pro-worker, pro-artist” site is also a major fandom site. You guys rarely practice good faith consumer etiquette for television and film writers, because your fandom salt always turns you against writers. And studios love you for it.
Yeah, individual writers do create bad writing from time to time. But so do painters, chefs, and musicians. Directors and actors sometimes refuse to film certain scenes or follow a show’s projected style and arc, and the writers always get the crap for a bad performance or a poorly directed episode. This isn’t to blame actors or directors; it’s to point out that you guys have one villain, and it’s always the writers. You guys never give writers the same grace you give animators, designers, directors, actors, composers, and editors.
Studios love you every time you say “the writers ruined the show.” Every single popular fandom is guilty of this. View any of the “why did the writers cut this scene, they hate my characters” talk when leaked scenes hit the internet. Writers barely get paid for what they do write. You think they’re writing scenes and then happily throwing them in the shredder? You guys just eat the talk that studios put out. Always have.
ALL OF THIS.
I‘m so tired of the constant hate for television writers. Looking at you especially, weewo-show fandom.
I'm honestly surprised there's never been a Netflix-specific strike. But I do think there's was a lawsuit that was settled or won, so there's that.
Oh and people blindly hating on writers for storytelling decisions and acting like the writers actually voted trump or abused someone instead of simply not making a ship canon:
GO TOUCH SOME GRASS.
We can definitely discuss Queerbait. That‘s a legitimate discussion. You can dislike the writing. BUT FOR FUCK‘S SAKE. It is a TV show. Go write some Fanfiction, enrich the fandom, instead of HATING a STRANGER for the way THEY wrote THEIR story as their J O B.
(Not saying that criticism isn‘t a legitimate thing and that there‘s no toxic storytelling. Just asking some people to take a second to remind themselves that their hate for some people is just as problematic.)
My 5 cents on the finale:
Loved it. Great storyline wrap-up, true to the characters, nice full circles, good balance between drama, humor and hopefulness.
No Buddie-Resolution (yet) is a bummer, yeah, but the rest was really great.
And Buck being with a plus-size lady also is something that makes me kind of happy.
So…while it didn‘t give me everything I wanted, it gave me a lot that I loved.
Happy Madney, Bathena and Henren <33
Buck who rescues basically everyone (with help ofc.)
And a Buck and an Eddie that both finally feel worthy enough of love to actively seek it out.
Buck convincing someone obsessed with death to pick someone full of life (imho a metaphor for Buck choosing life and hope and optimism over and over again).
Beautiful.
I personally loved season six a lot and can‘t wait for season seven.
My money is on the Bathena cruise going all sort of wrong. But I hope they get a bit of honeymooning in first. They both deserve a break.
Ok but hear me out:
The couch is not a person. The couch is Buck making his own decisions about his own life.
We start out with Buck deciding he is better on his own for now - his decision.
Then we get Buck with a couch he lets his mother buy for him - his decision to forgive her while letting go of his parent‘s toxic expectations.
We get Buck seeking out Eddie‘s couch constantly - His choice of safe space, chosen family, comfort.
Buck helping a life he created come to the world on the couch - his decisions to help someone because he can and wanted to.
Buck ASKING Natalia if she wants to help him PICK out a new couch - His decision to let her into his life, grant a second chance, while still making the calls himself.
The Couch is Buck‘s growth into somebody comfortable enough in his own skin to make his own decisions. Somebody who‘s caring and loving and open and vulnerable, but also demands to be accepted. Who finally picks who he wants to be with instead of being picked.
And of course Eddie is still an integral part of that. He is his best friend and confidant. Buddie or not: These two are ‚you are my person‘ Meredith Grey and Christina Yang close. They parent a kid together ffs. Nothing about the couch not just symbolizing Eddie changes that.
Am I a tad sad that we didn‘t get a nod towards any potential future Buddie? Admittedly, yes. But Storytelling-wise, it makes sense. They‘re not there yet. This was a season in which Buck found himself and Eddie dared to admit he wants to find love again. Where the two of them found a new honesty with themselves and each other. But it wasn‘t the season to shove them together.
Not yet.
I‘m not out of hope here. This is moving to ABC. A station famous for Grey‘s. A show with so many bisexual / pansexual and gay awakenings that I lost count.
And even if they will not be endgame: There is a beautiful chemistry between them. And they are just as worthy as representation of non-toxic male friendship.
Would I love them to become bisexual representation one day? Yeah. Maybe they will. The story would definitely allow it. This could turn into one amazing slowburn. Once the characters have understood what they want from an actual relationship. Because let‘s admit it: They both still need to learn what an intact romantic relationship feels like. And maybe that‘s what season 7 will be.
Anyway: I still love season 6 and the character growth. While I wished for a bit of a different ending note, I still think the writing this season was the opposite of bad.
We don‘t have to agree on that. This is just my five cents.
hehe. its fine. we're all fine.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?
Fuck, I‘m so scared for this finale.
Just so we're all on the same page with the writer's strike.
If during the strike, it's announced about AI generated shows. We are not watching them. Not even out of curiosity. Let them fail every AI generated show they try make.
The human voice can not be replaced by AI. Don't let them try.
I'm saying this as a fan, but also as somebody who worked their arse off writing screenplays at film school, don't hate on the writers when they go on strike.
Writers control the story of the show, there is so much detail and fine tuning done in the scripts. Everything an actor or a director adds, is adapted from the script. There is no show without the script, but still screenwriters are horrendously underappreciated and underpaid.
Director, actors and producers usually end up with most of the credit.
Writers deserve to be seen. If your favorite show is delayed because of the upcoming strikes, don't be surprised and please don't be angry at the writers. They are fighting for their art to be appreciated.
Some union basics:
1. Striking is the LAST RESORT. If a union is at the place where a strike is being proposed it is because they have been bargaining for a long time and exhausted all their other options.
2. Before a strike happens, all the members vote. Everyone is very aware of the status of negotiations long before they’re made public. But if a strike is occurring it’s because an overwhelming majority voted to strike—you want almost everyone in the union to agree before you take such a huge step.
3. Strikes are difficult but necessary demonstrations of workers’ collective power. The hope is that your labor is so essential that the bosses lost profits will make them come back to the bargaining table. The bosses are hoping that the workers will starve to death.
4. Working during a strike is called scabbing. Coming in from an outside industry to do work during a strike is sometimes called crossing the picket line. Both send you straight to hell.
I AM FEELING THINGS ABOUT 6x13. SO MANY FEELINGS!
First of all: Yay to the return of calls. I liked the last episodes a lot, but I missed the calls and I think the show needs them to appeal more to general audiences.
Second: My god, the cat about Danny‘s Dad is finally out of the bag. It was about damn time! And I‘m happy Hen and Karen handled it so gently with the Help of Hen‘s mum.
Madney‘s storyline this episode seemed a little random, but I hope it was the start of more Bathena & Madney double dates, cause I can imagine them being hilarious together.
Bathena just made me smile so much this episode. They are so cute together. And I am so so so happy about Bobby‘s growth this season. Dealing with his Sponsor’s death without shoving the memories away and admitting Buck is kind of his kid and staying sober, being a happy husband and May‘s second Dad…it‘s beautiful and I am so here for happy and healthy Bobby!
And as for the Elephant in the Room? The Buddie of this episode was some next Level ‚straight out of fanfic‘ premium material. It ate and left no crumbs. Seriously, could Eddie do any more ‚oh my god I am so happy that idiot didn‘t die because I love him‘ Heart eyes at Buck? Because I think then he‘d just die of pining. THEY ARE SO CUTE AND HAPPY AND RELAXED TOGETHER IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL I WANT TO BITE INTO THAT DAMN COUCH METAPHOR.
The Poker scene was SUCH FUN. The Math-Scene with Chris was so domestic and so cute. „3 Minutes and 17 seconds“ altered my brain chemistry. Buck and Chris baking together warmed my heart. I JUST…this was auch a great episode.
The Steaks had me chuckling and Chim‘s „Did he Just do math? In his head?“ had me grinning and „Could you and law enforcement join us for dinner“ was so on brand and Bobby being annoyed at Eddie & Buck betting at the firehouse was great fun.
It was just such a beautifully composed mixture of Plot movement, character Interaction, humour and ‚cases‘. The Blend That Makes 911 the great Show it is, imho.
Also, Buck and Eddie nearly accidentially held hands when they came to collect their winnings and you can‘t tell me otherwise.
