Kudos To That Stagehand That Seemed Really Invested While Julie Was Performing By Herself In Stand Tall

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

did alice really think it was okay to do this to me?

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The Prophecy is fulfilled

Watching Heartstopper has made me realize that we’re trained to expect that the other shoe will somehow drop in queer media. That something terrible is just going to happen. (Someone gets outed or worse)

And Heartstopper presented us with an opportunity to create queer media without NEEDING for something terrible to happen. Honestly, it was refreshing. I’d like to see more content like this.

so yeah what are you supposed to do when you’re at the age where everything you do actually counts for your future but you have 0% of your shit together and are 150% depressed

who was your childhood crush, and why was it bill from eloise at christmastime?

Is it just me or is Bobby shining more this season? I’ve only watched the first four episodes of the new season but so far, I’m really glad I’m seeing more of Bobby and how he personally connects with the heroes.

It’s been a while since I watched the previous seasons, but the most I remember of seeibg Bobby clearly shine was with renovating Tammye’s church while managing his past with religion and with renovating and designing Wesley’s house -this one clearly demonstrated what it really means to make a home accommodate a hero.

But this season, I’m glad that the audience gets to see more of Bobby’s involvement, which I think was always unseen because there’s so much footage to use, little time to cut it into, and the amount of entertainment and nuance a scene with selecting furniture pieces and designing a home could bring.

I’m glad that Bobby was given more closure with his past by getting an apology by someone who represents a church and how he was able to personally connect and help Tyreek with managing money after being homeless and making a home for him that he could call his own and he comfortable in. I’m hoping that the producers asked Bobby how comfortable he would be working with a church again before making Pastor Noah a hero (Which is something they should have considered before that insensitive “prank” they pulled on Karamo).

Overall, I’m hopping to see way more of Bobby and his contributions shine more for the rest of this season and the next.

I can’t explain how much I love Julie and the Phantoms. Like it filled the Trollhunters/Wizards hole in my heart from last month, which is only worth mentioning because I was crying for days.

I need it to be renewed ASAP!!!

Please watch this incredible show, it’s got literally everything I would want in a show targeted towards kids (spoilers):

No douche-y or toxic masculine traits in the main male characters. I half expected the guys to be the typical bros when I started watching (since I decided to watch after 5 seconds into the trailer), but they weren’t and instead so adorable and supportive of each other.

A rival character that wasn’t villainized with her femininity. I really appreciated how Carrie was more than your typical rival/ex-best friend/ popular girl because that character is usually untalented/has bad songs (which doesn’t make sense given why she’s popular), only hates the main character out of jealousy and insecurity, and is very feminine to juxtapose the main. Instead, Carrie is seen as talented and no one mocks her more bubblegum pop music that a rock band could easily make fun of (but the band doesn’t and even dances along to it), and mentions how she’s worked hard on her music and choreography. 

The lgbt+ rep. I will admit, as much as I was excited that Alex has 1) gay and 2) out and 3) not one, present, had a problem with it, I was a little sad because he’s a ghost and I thought we would never see a gay love story for him as a ghost. Boy, was I wrong! I knew instantly that Alex was going too be awed by Willie with that slo-mo shot of him taking off his helmet. And then there were so many moments where I was thinking “Now, kiss” because of how close and intense they were.

Latinx rep. Having poc in lead roles is so important to me and I was excited and surprised that both female lead and her best friend were poc, instead of one of them being white. I loved that because it also means that their families will be poc. I will admit, I think it would also be great of the guys were less white, but I think the cast is great.

Incredible music. I told myself to finish watching before looking up the soundtrack and listening to it, but I couldn’t help myself.

Amazing outfits. Well, most of Julie and Flynn’s outfits and most of the bands’. I think my favorite of Julie’s in the camo jumpsuit from the 2/3 episode with her hair up, it was a nice transition from the more comfortable, passive outfit from the first episode to her fighting for her spot in the music program. (also, is anybody else confused by her school’s music program? my hs was a creative/performing arts hs and you literally had to apply as one of the majors, so being removed from yours would probably mean being kicked out)

Thank you if you read this unnecessary long rant about my new favorite show.

rb if you love julie molina, are lgbtq, are neurodivergent, or are angry at netflix for not renewing your comfort show

no one will know which one :)