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mamma mia....im just a silly guy 25 • they/he •

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as an oxford grad who frequently works with luxury brands/attends high end brand events, i am weirdly uniquely qualified to judge many moments from the art of sarah lmao

ik lots of ppl are gagged by it but overall it was just fine, pretty well done + didnt bite off more than it could chew but i wasnt blown away

as far as the bags...

the allegory of craftsmanship and identorial self fashioning in the context of luxury and esp handbags was certainly easy to grasp, it's one of the most visible luxury items + easy gendered link bc femininity/feminine identity played a significant role + bags are probably the easiest to fabricate within the logistics of the plot, even if u dont know much about brands. plus, the idea of leatherwork and hardware = skin and jewellery is quite cute. im curious why they picked hermes/prada/dior as the main brands, chanel for the old lady was.....obvious lmao. but like prada was fine being portrayed like that fr?? i didnt parse any hard significance.

also like i do not think people care about being """deceived""" by quality lol. if the montblanc/loro piana/italian luxury supply chain controversy is anything to go off of, buyers dgaf. the idea that buying branded items is expressly a status related marker is not shocking or revolutionary, it's a very fundamental aspect of branding and marketing. even the whole "made in london" thing struck me as smart tbh; legally i believe the made in tag only applies to the country a product is assembled in. if anything the show needed to do more to convince me there was some huge drama to the scandal.

anyway idk i just finished the show and have lots of hmm thoughts but i am lazy to type them. (is the only trivia they knew about oxford that people love rowing?) curious to know if people felt knowing/not knowing the brands affected their understanding of the show. for example, i was intrigued by the choice to make a key watch an ap and not a rolex -- the latter wouldve likely been much easier for most viewers to equate to an expensive watch? even though an openworked royal oak has more iykyk cache

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off to some rough makeovers on s3 of vip meanwhile rekha proving hotness is a state of mind

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lotads a la monet (secret santa present for my coworker who loves lotads)

i havent painted on canvas in probably 10+ years?? its not perfect but it was fun painting again lol. lotads r silly and good

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three comedians dressed as the joker dancing to seal's kiss from a rose is the most out of context fodder ive ever seen in my life

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I really enjoyed Titan Takedown because they don't only work on TV, they basically roleplay for a living, on TV. While the Intrepid heroes are very familiar with the format of the program and also very much acquainted with TV/theater work (which is why it works so well), the righteous wrestlers have spent years playing out exagerated plots in front of a live audience and a non-live audience. They know how to work the camera, they know how to work the gestures and they know how to flow with whatever is going on in a way that not all improv actors can do, because it is a different medium with different rules.

Brennan could put both drama and a combat per episode because they follow him to wherever he leads. The only moment of doubt about it was on episode 1 for Bayley because she was still very confused as to how DnD works (which she solved superfast because by episode 2, she fucking knew her character sheet).

If you compare it with Dungeons and Drag Queens, who are also good performers in their own world and are also on a beginner side quest, you can see that they are not as comfortable with the TV (while still being comfortable), but also they get lost with NPCs or their own silly ideas and it takes a lot to get them back. Brennan had to skip to places with them because they didn't follow him as well, and I'm pretty sure that this is directly related to frequently working with narratives or not working with narratives.

It is true that Brennan simplified the world for the righteous wrestlers much more than he did for the questing queens, but again, Chelsea is the latest arrival to the wrestling world and she has been doing it for at least 10 years. That's 10 years of exagerated acting for a living.

I particularly loved Xavier because he was enjoying it like a child, while still giving the hell of a show, and Chelsea, who was on full performance mode since minute 1 with every single situation, character or conversation. Kofi and Bayley also gave a good show and had a lot of fun but it took them a bit longer to figure out how to mix it with the DnD mechanics.

Overall, I really liked it because I love to see people learning new things and having fun, and also because I just love it when people are skilled at performing.

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i was just thinking this and i absolutely agree!!! not only are the four of them very accustomed to performing and working a crowd, their jobs are LITERALLY combat, and the entire system Brennan developed not just of the ring but the idea of shine and heat fit so well into the kayfabe wrestlers work with, the face/heel dynamics that the righteous wrestlers very easily pick up on. Plus, even if the mechanics are a bit of a struggle for the new players, they're still very well capable of visualising combat choreography bc as OP says they've got such established experiences in the ring themselves! i absolutely loved this collab as someone who has been watching more wwe. xavier, bayley, kofi and chelsea were amazing additions to the dome and i adored this season :)

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klingon watch brand: targ heuer

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So today is the Lunar New Year of the Snake.

It is also, incidentally, Threshold Day.

Therefore, may I suggest

✨ The Year of the Salamander 🦎🧧✨

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three brands, three vibes

(list of items below the break)

Loewe: Suna Fujita collab shirt in silk

Bvlgari: Serpenti Viper necklace and earrings, Serpenti Seduttori necklace and bracelet, Divas' Dream bracelet, B.Zero1 necklace and bracelet, Bvlgari Bvlgari bracelet, Tadao Ando collab Serpenti Tubogas watch, Octo Finissimo watch

Cartier: Panthere de Cartier sunglasses in tortoiseshell, watch, bracelet, ring, necklaces, Trinity cushion cut ring, Love bracelet, Juste un Clou bracelet, Grain de Cafe bracelet, Clash [Un]limited watch small model

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computer, I need to feel something again, show me Yakuza 3 Kazuma Kiryu Transgender Ally Substory

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never forget nonbinary allies the amon clan:

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based off this post by @75screamingtoads that made me start watching. as you can see my art gets progressively worse each panel lol

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oh....is brennan supposed to be dressed like barsimmeon.....(old man in ep 1 followed by ripped action star)

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homos where are you right now

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great epic reveals in the latest episode gang love love love so whens squeem coming back

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GET SQUEEMED

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whats great about the latest episode is that someone is drawing some beautiful gorgeous profound art of k2 going "blimey. i dont think you heard me. i said blimey." as we speak. whoever you are i know your creation shall strike at the core of divine beauty and that k2 will be looking straight at the vulture cam

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Beautiful. Majestic. BAM!

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