The Former Home of Nancy Snoopmaster Drew

Hi Clue Crew! In an annoying and silly mistake of mine, my Nancy Drew fan blog was a secondary tumblr and in my quest to change that I had to make a new account :/ I'm still posting though! If you want to keep following me go to @nancy-snoopmaster-drew-active

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My Tumblr’s Moved

Hi Clue Crew! In a futile attempt to make my nancy-snoopmaster-drew a primary rather than secondary tumblr, I’ve discovered I need to make a new account. which unfortunately means I need to retire this tumblr and make a new one.

 So for those of you who are following me/ wanna see my stuff you will want to follow my new account @nancy-snoopmaster-drew (and if you don’t, you’re in luck, cuz this account will not be used anymore haha)! 

I’m gonna keep them both up for a bit and then get rid of this one so my new account can be the only nancy-snoopmaster-drew! Sorry to bother you with an annoying logisitics post, but I could not for the life of me come up with a better fix. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Why did Lisa lie about this!? She mentions several times that she is bad with foreign languages.

But all that comes of it is the letter in her locker, of a friend writing about their vacation to Sevilla. There’s nothing sketchy in the letter, nor does speaking another language play a part in her plan. 

Why was this a plot point? The fake IDs definitely secured her as suspicious, although I guess this also confirmed she’s a liar? Am I missing something?

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Well don’t you feel like a jerk now Nancy...

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nd in 2D: the tower

more: theft of the pacal (SSH), nancy’s desk (ASH), the great hall of castle malloy (HAU), magnus’s cabin (SEA), the witching hour (TRT), dear sweet charlotte (GTH), the hot kettle cafe (DDI), ma ‘n pa’s general store (TOT), mel’s room (WAC), luminous infusions (MID), the lilac inn (CLK), ravencrofts emporium (MID)

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I absolutely adore all of these! They are so well executed. I also get a Nancy Drew meets classic LucasArts point and click vibe, which is like peanut butter meets chocolate (read: excellent)!

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I love Nancy’s hubris here. “She wouldn’t open the door for you but maybe she’ll talk to me.”

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For your viewing displeasure: a compilation of many of the sexist and obnoxious things Jacques says. It never quite sunk in how sleazy many of his comments are! My personal favorite is the last one, which is in response to Nancy saying she can get along with Dexter. Like she isn’t saying she’s going to seduce him Jacques, she’s just being nice! Why you gotta make things so weird?

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Ok, I have some questions about Professor Hotchkiss’ credentials. She claims that she’s a scholar of French History, and her book says she has a doctorate. Since she goes by Professor, that implies that she works in academia in a teaching/research position. And yet she wants an apprentice? You know that’s basically what graduate students are right? They are literally students that it is your responsibility to mentor and train in your field of interest. At least that’s been my experience as a graduate student in STEM, if the social sciences are way different someone please correct me! Until then, sus, Beatrice, sus…

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I think she meant apprentice in the more archaic definition, as someone who joins you when they’re like 12 and learns under you till their mid 20s. Someone whom Hotchkiss would invest time into teaching. So it’s different from a grad student who would be there for like 1-2 years max and then they go off.

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I appreciate the comment, and that I’m not the only one who spends a bunch of time analyzing character’s comments and what they mean by them :) I will explain myself slightly by saying that in my field PhD students are with their advisor for 5+ years where mentor’s job is to develop you into a professional; it feels to me like a version of an apprenticeship. I know this varies between programs, degrees and countries though! That was my basis for this loving/joking overanalyzing :)

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She could be lying about her credentials or she’s one of those experts who doesn’t actually have a degree but the amount of knowledge and studies they have equates them to a doctoral degree. She never, if I remember clearly, ever said she works as a professor at a university. Just that her name is dr, Beatrice Hotchkiss.

It would also explain why she’s an expert on so many topics and has books on various topics. I’m the archaic use of apprentice would make more sense here because they would be like learning under scholars who are devoted to various topics from science to maths to history.

TLDR: you’re onto something

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Oh I gotcha! You’re right she never directly says that she works at a university. I totally dig the idea that Hotchkiss is just a free spirited knowledge collector who wants to travel around with an apprentice learning about weird things. Suits her way better than my previous university headcannon!

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Ok, I have some questions about Professor Hotchkiss’ credentials. She claims that she’s a scholar of French History, and her book says she has a doctorate. Since she goes by Professor, that implies that she works in academia in a teaching/research position. And yet she wants an apprentice? You know that’s basically what graduate students are right? They are literally students that it is your responsibility to mentor and train in your field of interest. At least that’s been my experience as a graduate student in STEM, if the social sciences are way different someone please correct me! Until then, sus, Beatrice, sus…

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I think she meant apprentice in the more archaic definition, as someone who joins you when they’re like 12 and learns under you till their mid 20s. Someone whom Hotchkiss would invest time into teaching. So it’s different from a grad student who would be there for like 1-2 years max and then they go off.

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I appreciate the comment, and that I’m not the only one who spends a bunch of time analyzing character’s comments and what they mean by them :) I will explain myself slightly by saying that in my field PhD students are with their advisor for 5+ years where their job is to help you develop into a professional; it feels to me like a version of an apprenticeship. I know this varies between programs, degrees and countries though! That was my basis for this loving/joking overanalyzing :)

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Ok, I have some questions about Professor Hotchkiss’ credentials. She claims that she’s a scholar of French History, and her book says she has a doctorate. Since she goes by Professor, that implies that she works in academia in a teaching/research position. And yet she wants an apprentice? You know that’s basically what graduate students are right? They are literally students that it is your responsibility to mentor and train in your field of interest. At least that’s been my experience as a graduate student in STEM, if the social sciences are way different someone please correct me! Until then, sus, Beatrice, sus...

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I don’t wanna rile up the nedcy vs francy feud, but it’s honestly adorable that Ned is disappointed not that Nancy broke the law but that she got caught.

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*sigh*

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I’m Henry crying at HeR’s grave

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That’s apt imagery seeing as HER never responds to our sobbing state

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Excuse me, friends, but I must object to this comment as I am in raging denial

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I legitimately don’t know what’s with the air quotes. Wisconsin is gorgeous. Get outta here with your condescension Jacques!   

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Nancy doesn’t even bat an eye at this order. Good for you Nancy. Good for you.

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Playing Nancy Drew games as an Adult:

Me: Wow, this is way more dark than I remembered...

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Nancy Drew Hot Take:

TOT gets better every time you play it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still one of my least favorite in the series. Like yeah, you barely ever snoop. Yeah it’s just a chore run. But going in knowing that, it’s a string of fun puzzles. Plus the car driving mechanic is something I’d love to see again. Also there are these beats of such sincere sadness thrown in, like Pa’s backstory, and Scott’s jaded hopelessness that really resonate...

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Nancy Drew- Caught Snooping

You just couldn’t mind your own business could you Nancy?

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So, Louis, I gotta be honest with you. I’m not sure what your endgame was here. Like even if you get away, Nancy knows you took it, everyone knows where to find you, and that the treasure exists now. Don’t get me wrong, I really appreciate that you didn’t decide to pursue that cliched attempted murder thing. But if I had to grade your whole plan I’m afraid I’d have to go with something in the C- to D+ range...