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Lesbian Subaru ads from the mid 90s/early 2000s

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“𝕹𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖚𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊; 𝖜𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖇𝖊𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖜𝖊 𝖆𝖗𝖊.” — Anne Rice, The Queen of the Damned

School. Man I want it to be OVER

One thing I adore about Dead Boy Detectives is how brilliant the first ten minutes are. The pacing is incredible. You meet the boys, learn who they are, get a peek at what they want, and are shown what their strengths and weaknesses are.

Straight out the gate, you know that Charles is impulsive and more physically protective, and that Edwin is more intellectual and prone to magic. You learn magic exists and this is a setting where an infinite backpack can happen. Edwin gets a chance to show off his deductive skills with their client, and Charles gets to show off his people skills with both the client and the WWI ghost. Six minutes in and we already know these characters.

You learn that this is how these characters function together, and that they know each other well enough to know each others' strengths and weaknesses and rely on each other and compensate for them, respectively. The pacing is lively and attention-grabbing, and the back-and-forth between the office and the scene while they're on the job allows a fantastic showcase of the contrast between how they work together in different situations.

Then we get a look at the deeper need that motivates our two ghosts: staying together, against all odds, even after death, even in the face of Death herself.

And then we segue into another brilliant bit of exposition. Instead of a long, stodgy talking scene that would slow down the pacing, we get shown slices of Crystal acting strangely to explain what's going on.

In the space of ten minutes, we have met our characters, know what drives them, know their status quo, and are ready for that status quo to be upended, all without a single exposition dump.

No wonder this series series was met with critical acclaim. This is brilliant character writing and pacing. I write for a living, and this intro scene had me turning to the person next to me, saying, "THAT'S how you do it."

There's so much to appreciate about Dead Boy Detectives, but I feel like the script doesn't get anywhere near enough attention. Standing ovation for the absolutely brilliant writing, honestly.

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For those not in the know, this is one of the Amanita mushrooms referred to as a Destroying Angel. Never, ever, ever, ever forage with an app. Especially for mushrooms.

Do you think the Mystery Inc polycule ever talks about their collective crush on the Hex Girls or is it just an unspoken thing?

no passenger princesses in my car only survivors who are happy to be alive

I need more fanfics of Orbwin and Chorb, please!