Happy New Year!

2025 is upon us. Let us hope that despite current events that we will make the most of it, the best we can, for ourselves and those around us.

++ I will be partaking in this year's snowflake_challenge. I'll just wait a bit before at least a good portion of the prompts are available.

++ Learning that that apparently Netflix tells writers to have character announce what they're doing in order for people who aren't actively watch the television to follow along is just one of the many issues with a lot of Netflix-produced shows and movies. Reading the linked article really gives perspective of how fucked the Netflix streaming model is with its produced programing, and it goes beyond just the "tell, don't show" strategy. I've seen others say that streaming has become a "content farm", and it's true. It's less about creative storytelling and more about producing more or less and discarding it immediately to move onto the next thing. Over the years it's become clear that the current streaming model isn't sustainable at least when it comes to the creative freedom of telling stories and being innovative, and this just further confirms it.

++ I became aware of Guardians of the Dafeng because of some gifsets featuring a very silly and fluffy Wang Hedi, and knowing that not only is it a comedy but it's also a transmigration story, it makes so much sense given the limited information and context I got from those gifsets. I don't know if I'll be watching necessarily, but at least he's having the time of his life and I'm here for it.

(Also yes, I have entertained the thought of there being a crossover with Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, since both have modern day transmigrators it would be hilarious to see Ling Miaomiao and Xu Qi'an interact and the shenanigans that would follow.)

Fanvid Friday: Emily Thorne (Revenge)

( For the truly wronged, real satisfaction can only be found in one of two places: absolute forgiveness, or mortal vindication. )

My Comments: Revenge was among my favorite shows when it aired, and Emily Thorne, played by Emily van Camp, is absolutely stone cold ruthless in it with her quest for vengeance against those who ruined her family and her life was a well-played strategy. Seeing fanvids for it being made even after all these years later makes me happy, and this fanvid in particular perfectly encapsulates how terrifying she can be when her determination to destroy another person's life is. She is dangerous, threatening, and can be as cruel as she is kind and vulnerable, and how you definitely don't want to get on her bad side. The vidder chose and edited some fantastic scenes from throughout the show, and it reminds me why I fell in love with her character in the first place.