#arin chat

[dr-lizard-kisser-nphd]

They’ve done it Penumbra has one-upped the delight that was Buddy Bursts Your Ego ASMR with a Damien Meditation Tape

[saintsforsakencity]

A couple positive thoughts on the Shadow & Bone casting announcement

Jesper is being played by a stage actor! Who seems to transfer well to video! With a really expressive face!

(Stage actors are trained to act with larger, more dynamic gestures than screen actors, and they often have a slightly different tone onscreen, and often tend to pull attention. I like them.)

This is hella important because Jesper needs to be playing two emotions at once in a lot of scenes: the “funny likable guy” facade he puts up, and his real reactions

oh no I made myself sad

Anyway based on 30 seconds of scrolling through Kit Young’s Instagram page, I have high hopes for his ability to do this well.

At the very least, he’s definitely going to be fun to watch. Look at how he moves his face!

Alina also seems very expressive! I don’t quite care about her character, but I won’t mind watching her. Maybe the show will finally get me invested in Alina?

Inej’s actor has a passion for stage combat and her instagram has a video of her practicing a knife fight.

This means (unless the director is an utter fool) we are getting real fight scenes. No “knife in hand—> cut to person bleeding.” Inej is going to fight and fight well!

I wasn’t sure about this show but now I’m pumped give me a good knife fight and I’m in.

[a-green-onion]

Ah Yes, Jedao Two, or, as I like to call him, Mothman,

[dr-lizard-kisser-nphd]

It’s kind of wild to me that there are people who are into Junoverse but not Second Citadel but let me say: if you liked Jupeter fake married fighting on a heist, you are going to love the bullshit Rad Bouquet has been pulling off these past two episodes

[dr-lizard-kisser-nphd]

I live for two (2) things:

Aggressively Sexy™️ designs for Arum

Spectacularly unsexy designs for Arum

[dr-lizard-kisser-nphd]

Found family is out, forced family is in

[saintsforsakencity]

Roshani Chokshi in her author’s note: I’ve been reading about antisemitism and it’s so sad you guys 😔 where do people get these hateful ideas? 😔

Roshani Chokshi in her actual novel: anyway the bad guys are a secret organization whose religious beliefs (a twisted form of Christianity) drive them to try to take control of the world and perform blood rituals. Their symbol is the Star of David rotated 30 degrees.

[dr-lizard-kisser-nphd]

I love that easily half of this dating sim consists of hanging out with your best friend and like. Going to her knitting club, cleaning your office together, looking for cute dogs, having a ladies’ night...this is a Rita friendship-love letter. Platonic dating sim where all your options are Rita.