For Beatrice -
Darling, dearest, dead.

Honestly? I remember the writing style being better. Maybe this is a case of it being, like most children series, a slow burn in complexity. I'll just have to read and see.

At the start, it felt like EVERY line was cut to have 'said [name]' in the middle! It was a bad beginning, indeed. I didn't notice it as much by the end, though.

This book is still good! While it holds back in complexity, the darkness is startling remote. The scene where Klaus is struck across the face with spectators gleefuly goading the perpetrator on, and the remarks the bald man makes to Violet (ewwww GET AWAY FROM HER!!!!!), was so twisted.

The eye imagery is STRONG here. It's curious to me that Olaf is so obsessed with the VFD symbol. He's literally carved the logo repeatedly in his office floor, on his front door and has it everywhere in his house. Seriously, this guy has something wrong with him. Well, obviously... I meant in the sense VFD must've done some fucked up shit for the volunteers to act how they do. Anyways, my point when I started this paragraph was I think it drives the point that the fire-starting side people are still VFD, and that fact is important to them. At least, it is to Olaf.

For Beatrice -
My love for you shall live forever.
You, however, did not.

The writing style IS better! Yippee!!!! Lemony Snicket as A Character gets more established, and there's more side tangents. Love how the tragedy is told to us up front! Dramatic irony indeed.

'This was always going to happen. She was dead from the beginning.' from The Oresteia

The whimsicalness of the reptiles adds to the sort of fantasy living with Monty is. Montgomery is a bit 'vainglorious' (in his own words), and occasionaly patronising (he's right, they're wrong!), but he obviously cares for the children.

Interesting how the Baudelaires didn't realise the hook-handed man was disguised. Does this imply the hook-handed man is better at disguises than Count Olaf? That they were so focused on Count Olaf, they couldn't see anything else - like their guardians? Or just that they forgot what the hook-handed man looked like...

For Beatrice -
I would much prefer it if you were
alive and well.

Quite enjoyable. Lots of good lines.

"It's the scientific principle of the convergence and refraction of light!"

Sunny was THE GOAT in this. Whenever the older two were frozen with fear, she took initiative. I think the kids are starting to show more personality (or I'm just noticing it better). Violet and Klaus' bickering was so cute. I know it's 'cause they're in a stressful situation but omg.. the siblings.... being siblings..... squee.

"It doesn't say unbearable, with a U. It says inbearable, with an I."
"You are being unbearable, with a U," Violet cried.
"And you are being stupid, with an S," Klaus snapped.

I didn't think of it at first because I'm used to just not knowing how life situations work... but I was really wondering in this why Mr. Poe, a banker, is in charge of the children's care? That's not what normally happens, is it??

I think this shows how much the systems and people who were supposed to care for them failed the Baudelaires. Their fortune is seen as more important than them; it is more looked after and protected than they are.

"Get back here!" Mr Poe shouted. "Get back here in the name of the law! Get back here in the name of justice and righteousness! Get back here in the name of Mulctuary Money Management!

Mr. Poe says something about all smart people needing the advice of a banker from time to time. Fun 'involved in VFD hint', me thinks.

There was something very, like... the horrors of communication difficulties in here. In all the books, the siblings are trying to explain something obvious to them that others refuse to get. Sunny talks in a way that is perfectly clear to her siblings, but others can't understand. They're in a world full of secret codes everyone expects them to know, yet can't get a clear answer about what they are.

"I consider myself an expert on the English language, and I have no idea what the word 'delmo' means. Is she speaking another language?"
"Sunny doesn't speak fluently yet, I'm afraid."
"Well, I will have to teach her proper english," Aunt Josephine said stiffly.

Daniel Hadler uses exaggeration and absurdism to showcase how stupid society can be. Obviously, expecting Sunny to speak proper English is ridiculous, as she is a toddler. Obviously, it is cruel to dismiss a person who is obviously upset, because it isn't communicated in the 'correct' way.

"Why didn't you take us with you? Why did you leave us all alone by ourselves? Why didn't you protect us from Captain Sham?" Klaus asked.
"It is not grammatically correct," Aunt Josephine said, "to say 'leave us all alone by ourselves.' You can say 'leave us all alone,' or 'leave us by ourselves,' but not both. Do you understand?"

If you've browsed my other pages, it'll be obvious why I interpreted it this way: my selective mutism. Everytime Aunt Josephine corrected, I could hear the various versions of 'I can't help you if you don't speak to me!' echoed throughout my school years. Yet, because of my selective mutism I also couldn't help but sympathise with Aunt Josephine.

Aunt Josephine, apparently, had plenty of things she did not want to look at anymore.

I can't speak because I am too scared, I avoid life because I can't cope with the uncomfortable feeling of fear. And I'm not even a kind or empathetic person as a result! IDK. I feel like a lot behind accomodating for disable people is just being kind to people. Accepting disabled people means accepting everyone.

Aunt Josephine's eyes filled up with tears. "I can't help it that you're braver than I," she said. "I'm not sailing across that lake. I'm not making any phone calls. I'm going to stay right here for the rest of my life, and nothing you say can change my mind."

If you walk in to the 'add fucked up sexual elements to your book' competition and see Stephen King, you've already lost.

Okay, so the fucked up sexual elements WERE actually important for this story... but did we really need to know about Todd's mum's breasts the first moment we saw her? Whateverrrrrrrrrrr.

I finished all 243 pages in 2 days. I was always really interested in what was going to happen next, and seeing the card tower that had been slowly built up come crashing down at the end was so sastisfying (although the actual ending felt rather abrupt). What really hooked me at the start was how messed up Todd already was - his all-American smile was so creepy! From the blurb, I was expecting a slow 'corruption of innocence' of Todd, but if anything Todd was the one doing the (re)corrupting at the start!

Todd notes how advertisements for nazi paraphernalia are put right next to the typical advertisements, so it must not be too out of the ordinary. There were a lot of themes about, like, the repressed coming back to haunt you, awakening to things, evil being surrounded by the regular...

I can't talk about the main characters and their fucked up relationship without mentioning the homoeroticness. I feel creepy for thinking this, since no other review I read mentioned it, but it's there! It's there and really important in showing how much Dussander impacted Todd's development - he's literally there supporting him in his first wet dream, which is used here as a significant marker of puberty! They start having nightmares at the same time, they start killing animals at the same time, they start killing 'winos' at the same time; they're completely seperate in these moments yet still irrevocably connected to the other, with no help of escaping it. They're too tangled up in the other, enmeshed.

Todd's family was good, because on the surface it seems like everything's perfect and Todd's just fucking evil, but when you look a little deeper it's like. Hmm. Actually, all of you are performing and teaching Todd how to always do it too. His parents reflecting on how good Todd is, when you know he's pedalling away to get off on Nazi stories, was a great way of making you feel twisted, but it also shows how Todd's parents are uninterested in seeing him as anything but perfect. His mother had some concerns, but never talked to Todd about it, and his dad instantly brushed it off.

“Oh, I know how the Americans have distorted that,” Dussander muttered. “But your own politicians make our Dr. Goebbels look like a child playing with picture books in a kindergarten. They speak of morality while they douse screaming children and old women in burning napalm. Your draft-resisters are called cowards and ‘peaceniks.’ For refusing to follow orders they are either put in jails or scourged from the country. Those who demonstrate against this country’s unfortunate Asian adventure are clubbed down in the streets. The GI soldiers who kill the innocent are decorated by Presidents, welcomed home from the bayoneting of children and the burning of hospitals with parades and bunting. They are given dinners, Keys to the City, free tickets to pro football games.”

Something that interested me while reading through reviews was how many people said they couldn't finish it, or hated the characters. I couldn't help but consider how interested I was in the awful actions in this book, and the character's 'gooshy' thoughts, compared to Todd's fascination with WW2. Of course, this book is fictional and World War Two's atrocities are very real, but I think it's a good meta point. A lot of people get off on the horrible: just look at how popular true crime is!

A football match is more exciting because you don't know who'll win; a field of intellectual study is absorbing because you don't yet have a handle on it all. To be delighted by another person, or moved by a landscape or piece of art, requires not being in full control.

Heartwarming story about an estranged mother and daughter recovering from the pains of the past. Slice of life served with mystery on the side. Learning from the next generation, tfw when you become your mother and all that.

It was fun trying to piece together what happened between Grace and Amelia. We're (somewhat) in their heads, but they're trying so hard not to think about it that we only get small bits, before they shove it away.

Grace was very relatable, though it kinda made me dread the fact I'll still be dealing with social anxiety in 60 years time... I like how self conscious she was about how frail she is/looks, which makes sense considering how determined and forward she was in the past. I talk about negative emotions and situations to people the same way she does: not talking about it at all and providing a distraction instead.

Charlotte is so cute. She has this quiet sensibility about her, but she's a huge geek. Her fixation with animals and the way she navigates fitting in with her girl peers like a checklist of requirements... Hitting her with the autism beam. I feel bad about saying that for some reason. Like, not every weird person is autistic, Ana! Which is true (Sammy is also different from his peers and has a fixation on trains, but I don't see him as autistic) but it feels like some internalised bias. Hm.

WOAH. I can't believe it's taken me so long to read this!

It was a bit slow in the beginning, but in the second half I could literally not put it down. I spoiled myself twice on major things while flipping forward for a page number... however I was still surprised because there are a million other twists and turns! It always keeps you guessing on whether or not it’s supernatural, even in the end there's some things that are unexplainable. (Rather like how Oliver was SUPPOSED to write his book hehe.) For that reason, though, I dislike the extra scene; I feel like it steers way too much to the supernatural side.

This book is really clever. If you're a fan of mystery I totally reccomend it!

Oughh I love the old comics.. Pretty boy Parker come back... Gwen Stacy come back to me.....

Confusing and wonderful. What was fake and what was real? All I know is that knowing Eri through Yuta's lens was a beautiful experience.

TRAGEDY, YIPPEE! Actually, I think this remained too hopeful to call it a tragedy. I just love tragedy, so...

Fujino and Kyomoto's relationship is so cute. They literally found each in a different universe... Kyomoto's struggle to live the life she wants in the face of anxiety was really relatable. Her decision to go to art school and seperate herself a bit from Fujino hit me hard. That scene was great.

'Not to mention there's no way you can handle college life on your own!'

'I-I can too! I'll learn to!'

Even though Fujino's kind of an asshole, she's so hard to hate. I think this a common theme with Fujimoto characters: they're all impossibly charming.

Maybe I need to start drawing again........

Perfect read for Valentine's Day! Haha!! His silly valentine!!! Hahahahahaha!!!!

Am I part of the 'Peter being stuck in highschool in the public's eye' problem... It's not my fault there's so many charming retellings of his early years!

I thought Kraven orchestrating everything was stupid, though. The way he's draw is really strange. It just feels... weird.

The pacing was really off. TO BE FAIR, I did breeze through this in a day so that might be affecting my view but… It just felt like it was trying to do too much in too little issues, while somehow also as if nothing was happening. All the major problems are dealt with off-screen, in other comic series! I get the whole point of events is that the storyline is spread out through different comic series, but I still think it’s stupid.

Moving along to the more positive side: I found the Inheritors very interesting. If you examine my favourites in media, you’ll find there’s a trend of messed up siblings. I also loved Superior Spider-Man!!! I forgot he was in this. His reaction to finding out what Doc Ock did and his ‘pep’talk to Ben in #13 was great. Too bad neither got a happy ending (well, Superior does but I doubt he’d agree).

I thought the Inheritors fate was a bit ehhh??? Like, on second thought it is basically just prison but I don’t know… They’re forced to survive on disgusting food with only each other for company for however long they live, which is a while, maybe even forever as long as they have food and aren’t harmed. Since Ben stayed there for decades I’ll assume there’s a toilet, shower and some sort of entertainment, so it’s not all bad. Oh, also, can you guess when the big ass spiders that have been there the entire time, actually, which they conveniently can feed on (CRAZY that they just chose spider totems to eat for the fun of it) were mentioned? IN A DIFFERENT SERIES. OF COURSE!!!!

Anyways, back to the Inheritors ending: It’s just that Daemos was shown to be shaken by their mercy and is thrown into the prison while actively asking for an explanation. Karn, on the other hand, is just let off since he hasn't killed anyone Actually Important. Although, his ending is still pretty messed up… he’s forced to weave the web for eons until time loops on itself and he gets killed? Just to take up the mantle again??? Maybe we’ll get more on him in Secret Wars: Spider-Verse. That sentence sums this up, really; It just made me want to read other comics.

Favourite cover

#10. It's THE iconic image of Superior Spider-Man, how could I not.

This probably wasn't the best run to start with as my first ever Venom series since it’s quite based on things that happened previously. However I think what happened before is made pretty clear, so it’s not a big deal. I thought it was really fun and I’m excited to pick up the next volume to see where it’s headed!

The colouring really stood out to me: during alarms everything was RED, in the night everything was some type of blue and etc. I felt like each page kept to a consistent colour which made it seem really put together.

Favourite issue

#3 brought up a lot of interesting thoughts about Venom, both as itself and in relation to Eddie. The symbiote as something that is Made to be violent thrusted into a guardian role and having to deal with it... Quite yummy.

#5 was very satisfying because it answered a lot of the questions I had, and I liked the new characters.

Favourite cover

I though all the covers were cool, except for #5 which I wasn't really a fan of. When seeing #3 I instantly went 'wow that's SICK', so it gets top spot.

Favourite alt cover

#1 by Peach Momoko contains Shape, which I am weak to.

Quotes

And yet here, I am a dog– A dog, Eddie Brock. Tethered by the flimsiest of chains.

I find myself leashed by a dead man’s longing for his son.

(You’re an angel, I’m a dog.)

Venom symbiote, #3. Mitski, I'm Your Man.

I may not be your father, Dylan Brock… but I’m all that's left of him.

Venom symbiote, #3.

Damn you... Eddie Brock. Every time he looks at me, he expects to see you within... How, Eddie...? How do I show him that I’m still holding all the pieces you left–?

Venom symbiote, #4.

Fascinating how this 2 hour film manages to be more surface level than the 200-paged story it's based on.

It was a very pretty watch, the main actors were great and it's overall enjoyable enough, but everything of actual substance just felt defanged.

After watching, I discovered the director has numerous sexual assault accusations from minors. That sure puts the random shirtless boy scenes and changed ending in perspective...

Something something Grandsanta giving up his selfish dream for his grandson, Malcolm giving up the role he's been clinging to for his sons, Steve giving up his ambition for his younger brother who just hopes to make a child happy.

Shout out to Steve my anxious king!!! The way Malcolm treats his kids makes me so mad.

This movie was stressing me out, but it was fun. I don't really get the hype though. You can tell this is from the 80's because the cars are so beautiful... and uhh maybe because the mum's shown to be better by being skinny.

It's good Marty had to go, like, almost immediately; I feel like having memories of a completely different life and none of the same memories your family has would screw with you.

Marty was so cringefail with that guitar. It sure was great that no one else was using those roads while they were reaching 88mph!

I was SO EXCITED to see Henry guys, you don't even know, just for him... TO BE IN ONE SCENE!!!!! Heartbroken. It doesn't help my sister told me today that he apparently has a speech after the second set of credits, which we didn't see! Sigh...

At least the music box he made for Charlie was important. The letter with Charlie saying she forgives him for being busy, and then now... :,) When Vanny said she blames all parents for her death I thought 'ooo is she gonna go after Henry' but she just goes after random families...? I suppose it's sweet in a way.

I don't really like how she's evil in this since the whole point in the games is how kind she is. Charlotte being trapped in the emotional state of her death is a cool idea, though. It reminds me of Dayshift at Freddy's soul lore. The opening scene with her was AWESOME. The design of her as a child is so perfect. I also get they needed a unique antagonist. If Michael was controlling them it would've just been like William again. Although, maybe that repitition would've served the family drama thing. Hm. Michael I'm less bothered by being evil since we already have a Mike and good Vanny, and his morals were pretty ambigious in Sister Location.

The ending I didn't really like, mainly because I was confused. Charlotte gets defeated, hooray, end of conflict. Except, oh no it was Michael the whole time? Or just part of the time?? I think he just let Charlotte out, but somehow he can control the toy animatronics too? Which is only really so the original animatronics get a chance to aura farm.

I feel like I'm complainining a lot... I enjoyed it, so it's a good film to me. The references to Ultimate Custom Night lines were neat. Also, I saw two really cool cosplays and a couple people with FNAF headbands!

But since we're all gonna die, there's one more secret I feel I have to share with you: I do not care for the Raimi Spider-Man movies. (/ref)

Okay, I lied for the meme. I love Spider-Man 2 and this is certainly a Good Film. It's just, ughhhh, I don't like Tobey Maguire. I'm sure he's a great person and all, but Peter Parker he is not! He's so awkard. Every time he opens his mouth I want to die from second hand embarrasement.

I just don'tttt careeeee about Mary Jane and Peter's relationship. They never give me a reason to! All they do is tell me they're so perfect together, they love each other, without showing me why. When do these two have a normal conversation? Something that's not solely Peter mooning about her, saving her or relationship drama?

Regardless, this is pretty good. Willem Dafoe adds major points, of course. If you focus on the solely Spider-Man bits, it's pretty spectacular.

It's a splatter film and it splatters all over the place!! The short run time is probably due to it being indie, but I'm glad. Something with the plot 'guy kills people in gruesome ways' really doesn't need to be longer than an hour and a half. Looking over at Terrifier 2 & 3...

Art's manner brings comedy while also making him unpredictable. I mean, obviously he's going to kill them eventually, but he keeps you guessing on when! And how; I was NOT expecting him to just start shooting!? I was really rooting for Tara to kill that asshole. </3

Watched this on Youtube before they made it paid. (BOOOO) I'm glad there were captions, because I was NOT hearing the creepy noises that were apparently there at night.

A bit slow, but I had more fun with this than I thought! I like how the horror is mainly in seeing the group lose hope/deteriorate. Lots of bad actions and screaming. Surprisingly sad moments: when they realise they've just been going around in a circle, 'THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO HELP YOU!' and going over what makes this her fault :(

I rewatch this every year yet Manolo singing Creep ALWAYS jumpscares me. RIP to the trio, they would've loved being in a polycule. My favourite part is when Joaqin said 'it's Joaqin time' and Joaqined all over the place.

To be serious: the apology song is my favourite scene. Manolo puts the shadow of his family legacy to rest by asking for forgiveness from EVERY BULL HIS FAMILY’S EVER KILLED, defying his family's expectations; a god and his own fear of being himself in the process, AND it has beautiful animation to boot. What's not to love?

So fun! Honestly see it as a comedy. I mean, the invisible man was practically wearing one of those fake diguise glasses in the beginning. Griffin is maniacly funny and demented. Go onwards with your reign of terror, you nasty man! Evil just for fun and games. And also because of the large amount of dangerous chemicals in his body. Whoops! I love his voice.

There are so many men in this film. I hate the random added love interest thing in movie adaptations, but I'll take more of Flora just to see a woman.

A family movie especially for parents. Tired of the horrors of the current world? Well, just run away with your three children to a desolate barn with no gas or electricity! The ultimate escapist fantasy!

They're so determined to have this plot with the parents and fuckass tomato sauce. Which isn't neccessarily bad, but the real world is full of 'haha kids are addicted to screens and don't know what exercise is' jokes. Boreeeeeee!

The scenes in the Magic Faraway Tree were fun. I love Moonface. Despite being 2 hours long, everything went so quickly. A lot of plot points felt very surface level. LIKE OMG: I can't believe I got fucking selective mutism-baited. Fran just started talking, like, 15 minutes in??? Let me guess, her mutism was because of that damn 5G.......

Beth is funny and the only sane one there. Everyone clap for insufferable girls.

Not as good as I remembered; It just KEPT GOING and most of the songs I didn't really like. The choreography was really cool though. Shoutout to the Ghost of Christmas Future for having selective mutism.

My main issue was the romances. I think this is a case of me Not Getting dating. This is something I've been thinking about often recently. When I started college I was glad because I thought people would be less Weird about dating. Yet it's still the same obsession. Someone said they had a crush on me after 3 days of talking! I can't really imagine dating anybody, but most especially not someone I've only known for 3 days! I thought this was because of my selective mutism but some people still seem to date despite having trouble speaking around them. Of course it could still be my SM despite that, different people experience it differently and all that but... I don't know. Maybe I'll get it when I'm older.

Back to actually talking about the movie!! Present and Kimberly I can understand for the plot relevance. Present's desire for a loving life and to push him to retire. CLINT AND PAST HOWEVER... They fucked once! While he still thought it was a dream!! Did they really need to date!!!?

Aside from that, I wonder who founded this organisation? Santa???

My sister and I tried to explain what genre this movie is to our mum, she said horror and I said action. It doesn't have suspenseful scenes like a typical horror, but the kills are much more gory and creative than a typical action... It's like a slasher film from the slasher's perspective? Lines between genres can blur alot.

MOST BANGER INTRO EVER! NEVER SKIPPED!!! The visuals are so sick (EYE MONTAGE) and although some arc's verses are definitely better than others, they're still cool. Everything about the dedication scenes are great and melancholy.

I think the way it differs from the book is interesting. It shows you everyone's perspective, so you get to see all the spy shit that's happening behind the Baudelaire's backs. This means the mystery is a little lessened, but I prefer it. It makes sense with how long the episodes are, and it's just more fun!

Not that it's bad the books are 'less fun'. The books and series are going for different vibes, I feel. This is a lot more lighthearted - the dining scene in particular stood out to me. While in the book the troupe are entertained by Olaf's abuse, they're shocked into silence here. The troupe's gross comments are toned down too, though I guess Olaf makes up for it with the 'I'll touch whatever I want' line. GET AWAY FROM HER!!!

MOST BANGER ENDING SONG EVER! LOOPED FOREVER!!!

I like watching MLP because it makes me think 'wow friendship is awesome', and I go talk to my friends and think 'wow my friends are awesome'. Love and joy for everypony!!!!!

Smiles so so wide. I love this show. Best Spider-Man cartoon, and you can't fight me about that because I'll never change my mind.