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Yellowjackets - I didn't like Natalie in the beginning

Spoilers below

Hot take, but I did not like Natalie OR Travis when I first watched the show.

First introduction to teen Natalie, I liked her, thought she was pretty cool. First introduction to adult Natalie, didn't really have an opinion - didn't know too much about her besides that she's in rehab.

Then the wilderness happens. Travis is an incredibly dislikeable character. He's sexist, he's insulting and degrading, especially towards Natalie. So immediately, I hated him, and I hated Natalie, because where's the self respect? This guy constantly insults you and degrades you, even pointed a fucking gun at you, but you STILL like him? I don't give a shit if he's mourning, because apparently, he can say whatever he fucking wants to you, but when you call him a nickname he doesn't like, that gives him the audacity to literally aim a loaded rifle at you?

And adult Natalie's entire motive is finding Travis and then finding out what happens to Travis. Her entire story is revolved around finding the adult version of the character who treated her like dogshit. So I didn't care at all about what happened to either of them. When adult Travis died, I wasn't sad - because I didn't care about teen Travis who we know, why should I care about the adult Travis who I haven't even met. And I didn't care when adult Natalie died either, because her entire story was; find her old boyfriend who was a massive piece of shit when he was a teenager, find him dead, find out what happens to him, get with an old classmate, ditch him, almost relapse and then join a cult.

Thankfully, my opinion on both of these characters have changed. For Travis, I don't entirely care about him. I think him being assaulted by the girls is awful, and that he's definitely mentally checked out in season 3. He is SO done with this wilderness bullshit. Especially when he's stuck out there with them. And Natalie, she is the GOAT.

Walking Dead Spinoffs

I'm a big fan of the walking dead in general. I played the Telltale games several times and my favourite character of literally all time is Ben Paul from season 1. I've watched the show dozens of times and it is in my top 3 shows. (Super disappointed with how the new walking dead game came out - loved the concept of changing the story, but the way they went about it was terrible).

But I found the spinoffs incredibly boring. It might have something to do with the fact that you have to wait a week for every episode, so when I find the first few episodes boring, I'm not bothered to wait and watch the next episode when it comes out. (This has nothing to do with impatience by the way, at one point I was watching Abbott Elementary, The Righteous Gemstones, The White Lotus AND Yellowjackets, all of which are fantastic shows and all had episodes releasing every week).

I watched season 1 of Dead City and remember nothing besides the basic plot of Hershel. I do not plan on continuing the show for season 2.

I watched I think the first two episodes of We're the ones who live before I quit, because again, I was incredibly bored. I love Rick and was so excited to see him back on screen with Michonne, but I got so bored so fast.

I watched the first 3 episodes of Daryl Dixon before I got bored and stopped watching, nor do I plan on continuing. I'm also not into the idea of romance for Daryl, which I had a feeling was gonna happen in like episode 1 with the bath scene.

Controversial opinion; but I will literally only watch Dead City season 2, but ONLY IF Negan and Maggie kiss. I fear that is the only way I would ever watch the show again, because it would be the biggest plot twist in the entire universe and the entire fanbase would quite literally implode out of rage.

Shauna Shipman - The true evil.

SEASON 3 SPOILERS

Before you keep reading, please do not try and rebuttal this post with, "You just don't understand a complex character."

I can understand the complexity of a character, and still dislike them.

During season 3, I became a Shauna Shipman hater and began wishing on her down fall, and it was genuinely infuriating to me watching her fall from my top 3 down to the very bottom. I went into season 3 loving teen Shauna AND adult Shauna (Melanie Lynskey stan btw).

I understood Shauna's anger and resentment towards the group in the beginning of the season. Shauna has arguably been through the most trauma out in the wilderness, with her going through a teen pregnancy, only for it to result in a stillborn (especially after having such vivid dreams of the baby being alive and her nursing him) and losing her bestfriend who she both loved and resented and having to eat her, with their last words shared with one another being an argument.

So when I found out that the others were literally praying to the spirit of her deceased baby (and Jackie), I was gob smacked. I stayed on the Shauna Ship because if that was me, I would've been pissed too. And Akilah trying to give Shauna a "special crown" because she's the mother was so disrespectful. I love Akilah, but I have to side with Shauna on this one. It was messed up, and I do not blame Shauna for moving the burial site without telling anyone.

But then the beef with Mari happened. I do get it, Mari was being a huge bitch, which wasn't really a huge surprise if you've watched the past two seasons. But literally spitting in Mari's food and then lying about it was crazy disrespectful, especially because food is a rarity for them. And then showing literally no care when Mari went missing. Someone pointed out that they think that Mari and Shauna beef originated in season 1 because Jackie used Mari to make Shauna jealous when they first went to the lake, and I believe it.

At this point in the season, I'm like, "Okay, Shauna's really derailing, but I can understand where her anger is coming from."

But then we have the trial of Coach Benjamin Scott. The way that Shauna resorted to intimidation to get the majority to vote to execute Ben was so frustrating. Everyone was conflicted and the vote was 50/50, UNTIL Shauna scared them. Which to be fair, if I was there, I probably would've voted to kill Ben, not because I believe that he was guilty, but because Shauna is literally terrifying. Especially the Achilles heel scene. Vile. Disgusting and disturbing.

Then Shauna gets crowned as leader, and my first thought was, "That is literally the worst choice you could've ever made, Lottie." Shauna is clearly not all their mentally right now and they've all been a first hand witness to her anger. Shauna is a terrible leader because she doesn't give a shit about the others, she hates all of them, which means she doesn't care about their safety and wellbeing, which is what a leader is supposed to do.

Don't even get me fucking started on Melissa being a devil on her shoulder at the start; "You feel that? That's power." Melissa pissed me off in the beginning, because she was literally throwing a whole forest onto the fire brewing inside of Shauna.

At this point in the show, I'm thinking, "Shauna is the worst, and it sucks that no one is saying anything about it."

But at that point, Shauna hasn't really done anything TOO crazy for anyone to be like, "This bitch is fucking crazy, she has to go."

Then the frog researchers show up. The way Shauna laughed and smiled her ass off when she witnessed the guy getting axed by Lottie, was genuinely pissing me off and disturbing. Also, I do not believe Shauna cared about Melissa's wellbeing when she got shot. The way she was so nonchalant about it did not seem genuine. Keeping Hannah's hair as a little fidget toy was a little weird, but not the weirdest thing they've done, so that gets a little pass.

Shauna choosing to stay infuriated me, but I could understand WHY she didn't want to leave. She's become accustomed to the wilderness. Her whole life revolved around Jackie, so what is her life going to look like without Jackie if she goes back to the real world? I believe her reason to stay was both fear and control. Shauna has all the power now. She's the leader. And she uses that to force the others to stay. And Natalie just letting her take the gun was so frustrating.

But the whole showdown between Shauna and Melissa was actually so fucked. I felt so bad for Melissa, because Shauna verbally berated her in front of everyone, shot at her and then smiled when Melissa wet herself.

At this point, Shauna has become irredeemable. She is thriving on violence and chaos, no matter where it is coming from and who it's directed at. You cannot convince me or tell me anything that could ever excuse that type of behavior, especially towards someone who Shauna is supposed to be in a relationship with (I used the word relationship loosely, btw). It's abuse.

At this point, I'm waiting for someone to humble her ass. Slap her back to reality or something.

And then, the finale happens. Mari gets the Queen, and Shauna shows no remorse or sadness. Mocking her by saying, "Tough break, Mar." and then laughing when Lottie starts counting. And if you notice, Shauna is literally the only person hunting Mari (which I made a whole separate post about). Watching the realisation on Shauna's face that 'Natalie' was actually Hannah, was so satisfying. It's almost as if the iron grip of control Shauna currently holds on the group begins to weaken before her eyes, especially when she turns and sees the others staring at her, fully aware of what has happened.

I loved Shauna Shipman in season 1 and 2, but she become a dictator in season 3. I could see where her anger and resentment towards the group originated from and even supported some of the actions she made BECAUSE of that resentment, but there are a lot of her actions that I cannot see reason to, other than doing malicious things without any real motive behind her actions, besides to enjoy watching people suffer.

(I am also aware of the racial discussion of cutting Mari's hair after her death. Not just that, but also how the show treats their POC characters in general. I've seen a lot of debates about this (Mari) and I do believe that there were some racist implications with choosing to use the hair of an indigenous person. I do think there is a difference between intent and how something is perceived. Just because the writers didn't intend for the scene to be offensive or racist, doesn't mean that it doesn't come off that way to their audience.)

Yellowjackets Season 3 Finale - Shauna Shipman

SPOILERS BELOW

It's crazy to hear Adult Shauna claiming that "We were having so much fun out there." Because if you watch episode 10 of season 3, you'll realise that Shauna is quite literally the only person who is hunting Mari. (I know that there are like 2 other characters, Robin and someone else, but I didn't include them because they're only background characters)

Travis was definitely drunk and most likely stayed back, because the last time we see him after the cards is after the grace period countdown.

Lottie found Mari but wasn't actively trying to kill her, and even tried to warn her about the pit, saying Mari's been here before.

Akilah was involved in the plan, as she killed all the animals so the others (specifically Lottie) could be convinced that the wilderness was upset and they needed another hunt.

Misty was involved in the plan.

Gen lured Taissa away to give Mari a chance to live.

Van obviously didn't want to kill Mari, as she tried to give the Queen to Hannah before Shauna caught on and moved spots.

Natalie went back for the radio phone and left to the mountains.

Hannah found her and helped with the plan to help Natalie escape.

Melissa tried killing Shauna, which was the only time we saw her during the hunt. I'm convinced she was most likely stalking Shauna, and used the moment Taissa and Gen had left, to strike.

Taissa wasn't actively hunting Mari during the hunt. Yes, she was staying close to Shauna, but she was also trying to divert her attention, I.E. trying to convince Shauna that the tracks they found weren't Mari's. I also think she was also keeping an eye on Shauna during the hunt, making sure she didn't find Natalie, but I think her love for Van definitely outweighs rescue, which was why she went with Gen.

Shauna is the only person during the hunt to be actively trying to find Mari and kill her. None of the others are after Mari, because most of them were involved in the plan, which was to distract Shauna long enough for Natalie to leave with the radio phone. Which was why you can hear them still making the animal noises during the hunt. It wouldn't be seen as a real hunt if they didn't make noise to convince Shauna.

It's hard to tell who exactly is part of the plan, but my current analysis is; Natalie, Van, Misty, Akilah, Mari and Melissa. Melissa probably joined the plan after Shauna nearly shot her. Taissa probably was aware of the plan due to Van trusting her. I SERIOUSLY doubt Lottie was involved in the plan, for obvious reasons. Hannah definitely wasn't part of the plan UNTIL she found Natalie with the phone. Gen and Travis, I'm 50/50 on whether or not they were involved. I think Travis has mentally checked out this season, so it's really hard to tell.

Because the Truman Show had products and brands wanting to collaborate, do you think there have been some brands that failed? Like what if a big brand went through all the effort to get the product onto the Truman Show, just for Truman to hate it?

That had to be some type of gamble for the brand, right?

Like yeah you can get the brand advertised by the actors and across the town of SeaHaven, but there's also a risk that Truman will express disgust or hate towards it.

I'm 1000% convinced they made Jim the one who gave the answer to Tabitha and Jade just so they could make him more likeable.

Microscopic Until Dawn Spoiler

I've been actively trying to avoid spoilers, but a tiktok clip was just a little too fast for me and it showed me a few seconds of the changes prologue of Until Dawn and even the smallest changes are making me so fucking happy. They finally changed Beth's robotic; "Where's my sister going?" line into one that actually sounds genuinely normal.

You know how people will skip an episode of a show they've watched because they can't stand watching it? Like the 'Scotts Tots' episode from The Office. And I know why people don't watch the episode, because it's just so uncomfortable and cringe to watch, which I also feel the same way, as I too skip that episode when I watch.

But I have a few episodes of Friends that I will just skip because there's at least one episode where I physically can't STAND one of the Friends because of what they're doing in the episode.

Monica - TOW Phoebe's Wedding. I really hate skipping this episode because I love Phoebe and Mike's wedding, but I cannot stand Monica in that episode. She was controlling and cared more about planning an elegant wedding than Phoebe and Mike's happiness. Like removing the vegetarian meal and replacing it with meat; the bride is literally vegetarian??? And then Phoebe rightfully fires Monica because she's so controlling, but Phoebe is the one that has to apologise? That's so bullshit.

Joey - I don't remember the episode, but the one with Rachel's romance book. I actually hate Joey in that episode because he just will not let it go that Rachel reads those types of books. And I get it, it must be strange for a guy to understand that it's not just guys who enjoy reading THAT, but seriously, LET IT GO!

Rachel - TOW Joey Speaks French. Rachel getting mad at Ross for NOT sleeping with her when she was completely vulnerable is crazy.

Ross - There's a lot of episodes where Ross is unbearable, but tolerable for the most part to the point where I don't want to skip an entire episode just because of him. But I do really hate watching the episodes where he dated that college girl (it was completely inappropriate) and TOW The Nanny. How insecure can you be to fire a guy who just so happens to work in a field that is primarily of women.

Phoebe - TOW The Cat. I love Phoebe, but there are some scenes where I can't stand how hypocritical she is. She's meant to be laid back but is so controlling when it comes to her beliefs. I hated the cat episode because if I was a little kid and my cat was stolen because some woman thought it was her deceased mother, I'd be pissed. And it's so wrong for Phoebe to degrade Ross when all he was doing was trying to tell her the truth, as hard as it was to hear.

Chandler - I actually can't really think of an episode of Chandler being unbearable to the point of skipping an episode. There are some moments that I don't like, but not to the point of skipping.

Until Dawn Remake: New scenes that I hope have been added

Interactions between characters who have zero interaction. Like Emily & Chris or Jessica & Ashley.

Jessica having more screen time instead of being unconscious for half of the game.

Same for Matt, who if he survives the tower falling, is literally just wondering around aimlessly in the mines for half of the game until he reunites with Jess.

Matt potentially making it back to get to the safe zone and having opinions on the whole Mike/Emily/Gun scenario.

Emily and Jessica actually interacting without arguing? Maybe a potential to rekindle friendship? (Cause they're fighting over Mike the sleaze ball, really????)

Maybe more Beth and Hannah scenes? Longer prologue perhaps to actually flesh out relationships. Maybe Matt and Ashley actually have dialogue?

Honestly, if there's just more character/group interactions, I will be satisfied.

I'm writing Captain Boomerang in my Suicide Squad story and I'm literally struggling with his dialogue.

He's SO Australian.

And that's coming from a literal Australian.

Everything Wrong With Umbrella Academy Season 4 (Characters)

The way it felt like someone who had never seen the show wrote this season????

The characters were AWFUL and were almost entirely new characters with all their previous character development forgotten.

Allison - Honestly, I don't like Allison (after watching THAT scene w Luther), so I really didn't care what happened with her this season. I think it does suck that she wasn't able to be happy with Ray, they were nice together. Also, no rumours? Her power was one of the most interesting out of the family.

Luther - People were commenting about how childish and positive he was being this season and how it was out of character from him being so serious. Honestly? I love silly Luther, he's such a breath of fresh air. I also like to believe that because Luther was assigned the leader of the family (being number 1 and all), he's able to enjoy himself without that pressure. Also, I also love to believe that Luther is using being positive and silly as a coping mechanism as to not be overwhelmed by the sadness of losing Sloane and also his current living situation. Giving him his gorilla body back was so unnecessary and makes no sense cause it wasn't the marigold that gave him the body.

Ben - He sucked. I hate that Sparrow Ben was the one that was dragged with them because it meant that we had to deal with him sulking and being angsty the whole time. Also, the character development we witnessed 1-2 just disappeared instantly cause of Sparrow Ben. Also, his friendship with Klaus was the best thing in the show and I hate that we never get to see that in season 3.

Klaus - I was actually so happy for him being sober, even if he wasn't living the best life because of his paranoia with death and germs. So it really sucked when that immediately went down the drain the second his body got the marigold.

Diego - He deserved better. Yeah, his constant complaining about his "belly" (which wasn't even that big of a difference??) and wanting to go back to his old super spy life did affect his and Lila's marriage, but when he realised that he immediately accepted that he was at fault and was willing to improve their marriage to make Lila happy.

Lila - I liked Lila before season 4. I don't know what they were thinking honestly by changing her entire character. Yes, she and Five were stuck for 7 years together, but seriously? That plot added NOTHING to the story because in the end, Lila chose Diego and then they all DIED like 10 minutes later!!

Viktor - Honestly? Viktor didn't really stand out this season for me. Sure, he got kidnapped by Ian Hawk. I thought the idea of him trying to remove the marigold from Ben was a really cool idea but then it just didn't happen. I thought his interactions with Reginald were decent, since it's interesting to see how this Reginald thinks about Viktor compared to the original timeline Reginald.

Five - It's honestly kind of impressive how the writers were able to make the best character in the show the worst character by the end of it. They completely changed his whole character. First, his personality is duller than a door nail. He's so emotionless and so boring. Where's the excessive facial expressions and movements? Second, changing his motivations. For the past 3 seasons we have watched him with one goal in his mind; "Save the world and his siblings". So why would Five ever possibly consider both giving that up for Lila of all people. Third, giving Five a love interest was so useless and lazy. Why would he choose a girl over his siblings? Especially one literally MARRIED to his BROTHER. Fourth, him being all pouty and jealous over Lila choosing Diego (her husband and father of her kids - no shit she was gonna pick him over Five, literally have no idea why Five even thought he had a chance) to the point where he plans to just ditch his family in the middle of a big fight. Five, him fighting Diego in the middle of said big fight. THEN, Five just gives up??? Yeah, that's probably all he could do but seriously, this is Five we're talking about, the guy who survived in 45 years in the apocalypse to try and get back to his family and save the world. Do you really believe that he would just give up?

BONUS:

Jennifer - They could introduce a new character/love interest for Ben but they didn't do the same for Five so they just gave him the only other woman who wasn't his sister???? LAZY. Also, the amount of plot holes with Jennifer's character makes me queasy.

When you're reading a post about something you're watching:

INSERT: *valid criticism of a show/movie* RESPONSES: "It's a movie, you're thinking too hard about it" "It wouldn't be a sitcom if it didn't have problems" "You're too invested, relax"

Like, what???? The point of watching something is to be invested in what's happening? Do people actually sit there and stare blankly at their screens with no thoughts??? What's the point of watching if you're not gonna bother expressing your opinions it?

It's just weird how people actually bother commenting, "It's just a show" under posts either criticising plots or characters. Like they think that's a valid argument.

I love my brain

I'm about to finish my Killer Klowns from Outer Space fanfiction featuring two protagonists.

And my brain just went, "Hey, you have other protagonists, why don't you throw them into different horror movies and write them!"

BUT my brain ALSO went, "After writing all of them, you should then throw every single one of your protagonists into the same story"

Thankyou brain. I appreciate your existence right now.

3 Fandoms I'm currently writing 3 fics for simultaneously.

VS

3 Fandoms I want to start writing 3 fics for simutaneously.

but I'm afraid if I start writing 6 fanfictions at once I'll burn out so fast that I stop writing all of them.

because I'm physically incapable of writing oneshots, so all my fanfictions are multichapter.

Me after updating my stories (I only edited a typo)

Me realising I wrote 213,000 words and 45 chapters in my twd WIP just to get to the idea that started my entire story. (I'm no where near finished)

New Until Dawn Trailer

The new Until Dawn trailer has just dropped that showed brief scenes in the new updated graphic style and some new scenes, and I have a few thoughts.

First of all, I think it looks absolutely incredible. I was freaking out the entire time when it first popped up onto my fyp. I know people were commenting on the lighting and complaining about it, specifically the scene they showed with Emily and Matt on the bridge, but I think it looked good and makes sense. I think people are a little confused and don't remember that that scene happens early on in the game, so that orangey/yellowy lighting is the sun setting.

Emily's hair. People have been making comments on Emily's hair and think it looks greasy and flat now. Yes, it does look different now compared to how she looked, but I'm pretty sure it's to make her hair more realistic. OG Emily's hair was completely round and didn't change shape throughout the entire game (besides when she's hanging upside down). Now, her hair falls natural. I personally don't mind how she looks before or now.

The first clip of a scene that is completely new. From the clips shown, I believe this is the only clip that is new, and it's Hannah and Beth helping Josh to a sofa. And I'm so curious as to what's happening in the scene and I have two theories. My first theory is that this is happening in the prologue, which is where we see both sisters alive and it would make sense for them to be helping Josh in the prologue because he's drunk when he first appears. I wouldn't mind if they expanded the prologue a little longer and allowed us to meet the characters before everything happens. My second theory is just Josh imagining his sisters alive, which wouldn't be OOC for him.

No blue tint? When I played the game, it was obvious there was a tint to the screen. I didn't mind the blue tint and when I play, I hardly notice it now. I don't know what people are saying about the blue tint being gone, but I really don't mind that it's gone.

The facial expressions! Everyone looks SO GOOD in these clips. Their expressions are good in the OG, but they're a little awkward. Now the characters ACTUALLY look like they're expressing themselves. Like Chris looks genuinely distraught in the clip where he has to pick between Ashley and Josh.

Fall release date. I'm so excited that it's confirmed to be releasing this year (I know they already said they'd be releasing it 2024, but I was worried they were gonna come out and say they were pushing the release date, which is honestly still a concern I have).

Overall, I'm genuinely hyped for this game to drop (especially to PC). I'm often a critic that finds things wrong or annoying with remakes of games, but I can't find it in myself to hate anything about this because it's Until Dawn!

When the hyperfixation gets so bad you start building locations in roblox bloxburg

I love the Quarry but I think it could use a complete fix to improve it.

I know a lot of stuff was scrapped due to Covid-19 getting in the way, but there's always potential for a remake (I can only hope)

Making the two save options ACTUALLY let you save Max/Nick. The only thing we get from that are different dialogue lines.

Number 1 is also a reason why we should add character relationships and traits back. Don't get me wrong, I like the pause menu for The Quarry, I think it's super unique, but there's plenty of space to add relationships and traits back in. That's what made Until Dawn so unique, especially when you do a deep dive on character traits changing with your dialogue options. (like for example, Mike's honesty goes down when he tries to comfort Jess).

I also think more options in the game that would change characters fates in different chapters would give a larger variety of story. Like for example; instead of Max getting infected, it's Laura whose infected and Max has to go out and kill Chris. Instead of Jacob getting captured, we have Emma captured. Instead of Nick getting infected, we have Abi infected. This would definitely give more characters some screen time and from someone who thinks characters in a story bring everything together, would allow people to select characters they like in order to give them more screen time over other characters they may not like as much. (It's sort like watching a horror movie but not being invested in what happens to a character you don't like).

Change chapter 8. From someone who has replayed the game several times in order to get 100%, I found chapter 8 to be the most boring and repetitive out of every single chapter. I understand why they made the chapter that way to explain what happened to Laura and Max, I just don't like the execution of it. Especially when we've been following 7 other characters for 7 chapters and now we're focusing on 2 characters we haven't seen since the prologue.

Removing plot armour from Ryan, Laura and Kaitlyn. These three characters can only die at the very end of the game, which sucks, since I really don't care for Ryan or Laura. I know they're fixing that with Mike and Sam in the new Until Dawn remake, allowing them to die earlier, rather than at the very end of the game. (And I know Chris is also getting an alternate death that is a chapter earlier).

When they first announced The Quarry, they said that each character would have several ways to die in the game, which obviously, was not the case. More danger would definitely up the risk factor of the game.

Adding additional scenes for those infected after the curse has been broken. For the characters who have the ability to turn into a werewolf post-curse breaking is; Max, Emma, Nick and Dylan. BUT, we only get Max and Emma scenes. I would've loved to see Nick appear again and be super disorientated. Along with Dylan, who would obviously be searching for Kaitlyn.

Adding scrapped dialogue back in to make scenes make more sense and more fleshed out. Kaitlyn's whole, "You done?" line makes zero sense without Dylan and Ryan's scrapped lines.

Making the ending better. I thought the ending of The Quarry SUUUUUUUUUUCKED. We get this intense car chase with Silas and then we find him curled up in his cage? BORING. It was super anti-climatic (and I get it, covid happened) and should've been more fleshed out.

Also, FIX LAURA'S HAIR!

You ever get that feeling when you're about to finish writing a fanfiction, like you have one chapter remaining to write and all of a sudden your brain goes,

"Hey, you should add (this) to make your story so much more interesting"

But it would require you to rewrite your entire story?

Things I can't stop thinking about with the Until Dawn remake

Matt will be able to make it back to the lodge around the same time as Emily, which means he will be THERE when everything goes down in the safe zone!

Jessica will be there with Mike in the asylum, which could potentially mean that she's able to get back to the lodge WITH Mike.

Basically, I can't stop thinking about the fact that Jessica and Matt get more screen time in the new Until Dawn remake.

(when will they drop a release date already!?)

Doing research instead of writing? Boring Reading instead of writing? Lame Making moodboards for characters? Time consuming Making a playlist for your story? Too much effort.

Making memes that represent parts of your story? Always.

(basically I just finished a chapter of a story I've had so much fun writing and started making memes about different parts of the story)

Writing a fanfic but making it REALLY obvious that you don't like a character.

Comparing my two TWD fics featuring Ben Paul as a main character

Basically, I've written 2 fanfictions that feature Ben Paul from twdg as the main protagonist. Both are 100k+ words and I only really consider one complete.

(None of these have been published btw)

Story 1 is about Ben surviving in TWD Game. He survives season 1 and becomes the guardian of Clementine & Duck. It was written in 2021 and has not been touched since. Currently, the last chapter is at the ski lodge cabin w/ Kenny in season 2.

Story 2 is about Ben surviving in TWD Show. He joins Rick going to Atlanta and joins the main group. Several characters fates have been changed. It was started in mid-2023 and I'm still currently writing it to this day. Seasons 1-5 have been written, season 6 has just begun.

Below are comparisons I've noticed while rereading story 1.

First person vs third person

Story 1 is written entirely in 1st person. Older me feels physically sick and confused with younger me because why? I cannot name a single one of my WIPs that are written in first person. Story 2 is written entirely in third-person omniscient, which I find a lot easier to read/write.

2. Ben is OOC for the most part

In both stories Ben is more capable as a survivour and is more confident in his abilities and expressing himself. Both stories show Ben learning how to fight walkers early on, however TWDG Ben is more nervous compared to my TWD Ben. TWD Ben is more confident and humorous compared to TWDG Ben.

3. Skipping scenes?

In story 1, I never skip any scenes from the game. Everything has been written exactly how it plays out in the game besides changing certain things like character fates and such. In story 2 however, I skip a lot of scenes because the scene either;

A. Doesn't have Ben in it nor does it make sense to write him into the scene.

OR

B. I did not feel like writing it so I skipped it entirely.

4. Ben's relationships with other survivours

In story 2, I flesh out a lot of the relationships with Ben and the other survivours. I put a lot more detail and effort into developing relationships, but in story 1, I hardly do that. I would say Ben is the closest with Doug in story 1, besides Clementine and Duck.

5. Quantity and Quality

Both stories currently have a word count of over 100k. Story 2 (TWD) has beaten story 1 (TWDG) in the word count, with 150k words. By comparing both of my stories, it's clear that I've put a lot more effort into story 2. There's a lot more detail dedicated to describing locations and characters compared to story 1.

I'm thinking of rewriting story 1 at some point, by putting more detail and changing it from first person to third-person omniscient.

Do you want more details of my stories?

The first time I played twdg season 1, I cried because I accidentally let Ben go.

Eubean Reporter

Sometimes I just sit and laugh remembering that Tara had beef with a 10 year old.

They’re the same picture. 

Total Drama Ratings Part 2

Island continued...

Justin, 2/10 “Justin was eliminated early during the talent show and I can’t really say anything about it. I don’t get the whole girls drooling over him bit. Plus he rarely had any lines.”

Katie, 2/10 “EEEEEEE! I like Katie, but I wasn’t upset when she got booted.”

Sadie, 2/10 “Same as Katie; liked her, but wasn’t sad she left.”

Trent, 7/10 “I really like Trent. I think he was one of my favourite characters growing up, but I really hated what happened to him later on. I noticed that he tended to get injured a lot in challenges. I think he’s one of the competitors to have been in the infirmary the most. I like him and Gwen, not a huge fan, but I didn’t dislike any of their scenes together.”

Tyler, 5/10 “Tyler wasn’t on the island long, but I really found him funny. His relationship with Lindsay is really cute and I wish he stayed a little longer in the show. His last episode is so sad, they were just making fun of him the entire time. :( “

Noah, 5/10 “Noah got eliminated cause he was a little nerd and didn’t participate in sports, and I can relate. Island definitely wasn’t his best season, but I enjoyed his sarcasm.”

Leshawna, 10/10 “The Queen. She was fucking awesome this season. Her going face to face with a bear on the rolling log was definitely awesome. I don’t know what I thought about her kiss with Harold when I first watched, but after rewatching the episode like 5 minutes ago, I have to say I don’t really care tbh. She was absolutely robbed, she did not deserve to go home that way.”

Owen, 100/10 “How can anyone not love Owen? I’ve seen people dislike Owen because they considered him gross, but that’s literally the entire show. Most episodes include something gross. Everyone of Owen’s scenes were incredibly funny, especially watching him snipe Heather in the back with a marshmallow. He definitely deserved the win.”

Doing all the characters in action next :)

Total Drama Rating Part 1

Getting back into my Total Drama arc because I love the show and decided I’m going to rate every character in the show because I can. These are based on their actions and impressions based on each season they were in. 

First, Total Drama Island. 

Beth,  5/10 “I personally didn’t really like Beth in the beginning, or atleast wasn’t too invested in her character. It wasn’t until later when she stood up to Heather and started to become her own person is when I started to enjoy her character. The way she got the boot was sad, cause they believed that she cursed the team and was chosen to be booted instead of using the opportunity to vote off Heather.” Gwen, 10/10 “I honestly have too admit that I believe Island is Gwen’s best season - not to say she was bad in the rest of the seasons, but Island was definitely her best. I really enjoyed her character throughout the season and definitely believed she deserved the win. Plus her getting revenge on Heather in the end was awesome.” Dj, 6/10 “I liked Dj in this season. He was one of the guys who were actively bullying Harold and wasn’t a huge cry baby (like later seasons). I noticed that he hardly had any lines in some episodes, if any at all, which is sad. His friendship with Geoff and bunny was really nice to watch.” Lindsay, 8/10 “I love Lindsay. Even though the episodes she was in before her elimination was basically just Heather walking all over her, she had her good moments. I love that she finally stood up to Heather, even though she got the boot in the end. That episode suuucked, she did not deserve to go home like that.” Izzy, 9/10 “I absolutely love Izzy in this season. She was nuts. Her relationship with Owen was super cute to watch and her friendship with Leshawna always made me laugh. Love that she was considered a fan favourite and returned to the island.”

Harold, 5/10 “Can’t say much about Harold. I can honestly not remember a lot about him in Island. I remember him being dragged about his briefs by Duncan and the guys. As a kid I was upset with him that he got Courtney (my favourite character at the time) booted, but now that I’m older, I’m mature enough to see that Duncan got what he deserved. Plus his beat boxing in the talent show was cool.”

Bridgette, 6/10 “I liked Bridgette, she was nice. Her relationship with Geoff was nice. Still don’t understand the choice to make Bridgette cheer for Owen in the end even though she was like besties with Gwen, made zero sense. Also the votes of elimination didn’t really make sense, but I also thought that she served her time on the island.” Cody, 4/10 “His fascination with Gwen was really weird to me as a kid, and even now, I still find it weird and creepy. TBH I can’t really remember anything about Cody besides his final episode where he got the shit beat out of him by a bear and when he helped Gwen with Trent, even though he had a crush on her, so that was nice.” Courtney, 10/10 “Loved Courtney in Island. This was her nice arc. She a lot less bitchy than she is in later seasons, but I still like her. I was so sad when she got booted out, cause I loved Duncney (now I’m indifferent) and they were just starting to become a thing.”

Duncan, 10/10 “Love Duncan. I love this season because Duncan really played into his stereotype (The Juvenile Delinquent). I loved his relationship with Courtney and his friendship with Owen. Too bad it kinda went down the crapper when he got booted cause of cinnamon rolls.” Eva, 4/10 “Was gonna rate her a 3, cause she got eliminated 2nd. But than I remembered that she literally walked into a box with the sasquatch and came out unscathed, wearing his fur as a hat and a pair of boots. So that was pretty sick. I like how they bought her back to cause drama, even though it didn’t make alot of sense, cause Eva wanted to get revenge on the team, even though there were other members of the former team still on the island. (Geoff, Dj)”

Ezekiel, 1/10 “Sexist.”

Geoff, 10/10 “I love Geoff in this season. I gotta say, it’s his best one. I choose not to acknowledge TRR, but I know he wins in that one so that’s cool. I like Gidgette, but I would’ve preferred the OG Gweoff. I really liked their episode together, even though he got booted. Kinda sad that he didn’t root for her to win in the end, but I know he’s the party guy and Owen promised a party.”

Heather, 10/10 “The Queen Bee. She ruled this season. She managed to manipulate her way into the top 3. Definitely got what she deserved though.”

Doing the rest soon, later, probably. :)