#essie rambles

[essiebie]

Ever since someone said ADHD folks live their lives in 30 minute intervals otherwise their already strenuous task management ability go kapoot: know I have been working to break that stereotype by living in 20 minutes intervals instead. I have to be at work at 5, it takes me about 10 min to walk from the shop where I hang out during breaks back to my job. So naturally, I’ll leave at 4:40. The old me woulda left at 4:30. Progress.

[silverspeirs]

i finished masters of the air and i have many many thoughts.... and i will do my best to write them down.

disclaimer: i know the show is a fictional depiction of real life events and real life men who fought in wwii. i don't mean any disrespect to the real people who are being portrayed in the show. this is merely my impressions on the fictional show produced by apple tv+.

continues under the cut because this ended up being a long post.

let's start with the positives: i loved the show and was crying at the end of the last episode. the visuals are gorgeous, the actors are all amazing in their roles, and the first few episodes are perfect at setting up the story/setting. a sentimental plus was that i watched the show with my parents, who are also both history buffs, and finished it close to the 79th anniversary of VE day. additionally, my dad, who is a pilot, told me all the lingo and processes used when they were flying is accurate.

i also loved seeing the character development of rosie and croz. they seemed so unassuming to me when they were introduced, and ended up being two of the strongest characters in the show.

the issues i have with the show can be separated in 3 sections: script+editing, time/timing+budget, and the amount of moving parts.

script + editing: while the show is solid on average, the script has some issues, which were made worse by the editing. characters and plot points that were introduced on one episode were never referenced to again in later episodes. for example, what happened to colonel harding? he's gone to london on one episode and on the next, his replacement is replaced and we never see him again; quinn and bailey get some air time escaping from belgium and then a quick mention to never be heard from again... which brings me to my next issue:

too many moving parts: the show has so many characters to explore and show in only 9 episodes. it has too many storylines it is trying to follow, and it starts losing itself after a while. hey, let's start with setting up the show: here you have a bunch of pilots who are all super cool, but we won't give you too much information on them. you have to keep watching to find out more (fair). now, buckle up because we're going on a few missions. alright, now we're going to bring on more characters! and we need to take a break from all this flying, so we're going to the flak house and to cambridge (which i concede, this episode is important for developing rosie and croz). okay, we're back to flying, but we're also going to go to a POW camp to see how our first leads are doing. and HEY! we have another company of pilots we want to introduce to you!! (i know the tuskegee pilots were introduced later to fit in with the POW scenes but i really wish they had been brought on earlier). oh man, we're running out of episodes, we gotta do a big time jump! now we're on d-day. now buck and bucky are trying to escape. and now the war is over.

i know that the show encompasses a long time period - basically 2 years of the war - but i'd rather them show us less things, and show them well, than try to fit as much as possible in 9 episodes (which goes back to being a script+editing problem. they could have used one more episode).

finally, time/timing and budget: on this post , it is said that MOTA ran out of budget, which is why some choices were made. starting production in 2021 meant that COVID measures were in place, and it also meant that production had to be halted when crew/cast tested positive. there's also a 3 year gap from when production started and when the show was released, meaning that the show sat with the editors for a long time, which is not necessarily a good thing.

it also feels like the show ran out of steam after episode 5. that's a shame, because the first episodes show so much potential.

i have some other issues with the show, mainly how they didn't have the actors on the background like BoB had, but this post i referenced before encapsulates my thoughts pretty well, so i won't repeat it.

to end on a positive note, the directors and the actors did a wonderful job with what they had.

all this to say: i enjoyed watching mota. will i rewatch it? absolutely. did i like this more than i would have because im a big hbo war fan? for sure. i just wish they had worked better with the wonderful stories they had to tell.

[essiestarr]

You know when you're so tired you're like shaking and freezing...

Anyway it's deadline day and I haven't slept in like? 16hrs wish me luck

[mallymun]

About good omens

It never even occurred to me that Crowley might be a different angel than Lucifer

From the moment I met the demon in the show (never read the books), they've been showing off a million cues that say "hey! I'm Lucifer Morningstar, the Light Bringer, the Serpent of Eden, the first to question God on High."

And I had a conversation recently after seeing season 2, and I found out the fandom tends to believe Crowley is Raphael (or that Aziraphale is, or that they are both cut from the same figure of Raphael)

And I had been SO CONFUSED by that simple statement

Like what do you mean you all think the serpent of eden is Raphael

What do you mean the guy that literally creates stars is raphael

What do you mean the demon that complained that all he had done was ask questions, is NOT lucifer

And apparently the main reason people think this is because there's a Satan in the show and they believe that Lucifer is Satan

Darlings that depends entirely on what translation you're reading and if it's been influenced by Dante

Luci is the Lord of the Earth, of course he would be on earth!

Of course, now if I ever find out Good Omens Lucifer is NOT Crowley, I'll be vaguely upset but at the same time I'm sure I'll enjoy the interpretation

[essies-stuff]

ramble about coco

warnings: probably has errors, murder, death, greedy celebrities (/hj)

Ernesto didn’t have to kill hector to have his music. He literally could’ve put him on his payroll and credit him as his songwriter. Most artists have song writers so it wouldn’t be looked down apon. It would’ve been a win win for everyone. Ernesto would get to do his dream with amazing songs, and Hector could be with his family. Hector could write from anywhere and just mail the songs to him.

But nooo Ernesto had to greedy and selfish and kill him?? Did he just want the money for himself? Like that’s not so smart, now he’ll never have good *new* songs to play! and he has limited options because he decided to be an idiot.

Not only that, but he has the audacity to say he has no “resentment or hatred towards Hector” for wanting to go home. Um.. then why did you murder him?? And then kinda mock his death on a show? And what’s also a twist of the knife is that he stole the song Hector wrote for his daughter. Y’know after murdering him for wanting to go back to the person that the song is written for. What hurts more is that song became his most popular song.

Plus did he just not expect the truth to ever come out? If the afterlife is forever he would’ve had to expect it to come out *eventually*. Also, the whole manipulating Miguel thing was just.. not necessary. Don’t get the point of that besides wanting to show how evil he is. Don’t get me started on Miguel’s family after Hector’s generation, like I understand being heartbroken and feeling abandoned. But how can you expect to have a no-music family in Mexico?

[dabisdumbdolly]

to make matters worse in my life, we’re putting my dog down today.

first bakugou and now my dog… man.

[dabisdumbdolly]

i feel like i’m genuinely grieving over bakugou. it feels like my heart has been ripped out of my chest. i feel lost actually, he’s become my life for the past 2 years and a complete escape for me, and i found comfort in him when i had nobody. i’ve never been this upset over a character before.

am i stupid?? is this not normal? i feel pathetic but i have been so upset for 2 days.

someone please tell me i’m not stupid. i’m so upset over a fictional character it’s not good. this can’t be healthy? idk :/

[dabisdumbdolly]

now what if i write about genshin

if u wanna leave genshin requests…. in my little inbox i will do it…