Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

( Hai Yunfan and Wang Lu. )

My Comments: One of the enjoyable aspects of Once Upon A Time In Lingjian Mountain, a silly and ridiculous cdrama, is the dynamic between Wang Lu and Hai Yunfan, their whole relationship is one built from a sworn brother element but it's played a lot like a bromance with a lot of winks and nudges. It's adorable with a lot of ridiculous moments, as with the comedic nature of the drama itself, but it's also heartfelt as well with the companionship between them. These two fanvids are ones I discovered and liked the presentation of, with the accompanying songs to match the tone and vibe going for this relationship. The second fanvid requires captions to be turned on for the dialogue featured.

Challenge #15: Talk about an unexpected joyous moment you experienced last year.

When I discovered the global girl group, XG.

I talked about this briefly before, but I constantly discover and listen to music artists on the regular and there's a lot out there that I like and tend to become my favorites over time. But sometimes there will be an artist or group that will just automatically speak to me and I will instantly fall in love at first listen. XG became that group for me last year. Their sound, their concept, their style, their dancing (especially the dancing), it's the entire package and I ended up going down the rabbit hole of not just listening to all their music, but also all their music videos, their performances, their behind-the-scenes documentary videos they have. It's funny because I had only vaguely heard of them prior, and somehow, on just a random day, I decided to check out one of their music videos out of mere curiosity and immediately became obsessed with them. It's that dopamine high you get when something just clicks with you at that right moment, you know?

( I think shit is gonna get a lot worse out here. )

My Comments: Continuing on with my current interest with Yellowjackets, this is a fanvid that I came across that absolutely floored me. Not only does it feature a very haunting song by Paris Paloma, the pacing of the editing matching the music is so mesmerizing. I also liked the way the vidder structured the video by giving the events that happened in the wilderness (at least what was presented in the first two seasons, so spoilers for at least some character deaths) to tell the story of their survival. It's such a wonderfully crafted fanvid.

( Let the darkness set us free. )

My Comments: While I haven't watched Yellowjackets yet, that hasn't stopped me from looking at fanworks from the show including fanvids. This one is dedicated entirely to Lottie Matthews, mainly during the teen timeline of the first season. Lottie is the character that I grew attached to based on what I've been seeing. Her arc is just so fascinating to me and I'm immediately drawn to her, and this fanvid, set to Halsey's "Castle", is beautifully edited to show her journey and transformation in the first season alone.

There are currently two shows that, while I haven't watched, have been interested in for some time thanks to the exposure through fandom.

Yellowjackets intrigues me because the basic premise is interesting, but only the 1996 timeline with the teen girls being stranded in the wilderness. Although fans differ on their opinions of the direction the show has taken now in its third season, I really like the idea of the exploration of not just having to adapt to the harsh conditions of nature, but also the psychological effects of isolation, going on pure survival instinct almost primal in a way, and the absolute horror of doing things one normally wouldn't do to endure and survive. Of course the show has more elements to it than just that, though I have a feeling that once I do start watching the show eventually that it'll be different than the version I've created for it in my mind since I've based most of it from the complied clips and fan discussions/theories I've seen and the like.

Severance, a science fiction psychological thriller, only caught my attention recently. I saw rumblings about it during its first season, was mildly curious about the visuals, and then the second season premiered and everything I've been seeing from fandom has got me very fascinated. As someone who enjoys a good bizarre mindfuck of this particular genre, this is very much right up my alley. Because Dichen Lachman is in the show, some have called it an alternate or expanded version of Dollhouse, which I can actually see and it's probably why it has captured my interest the way it has.

Both shows captured my interest in different ways, and I'll probably get around to properly watching them at some point eventually. For now I'll just be getting my information through fandom osmosis, from the liveblogging and fan theories and discussions.