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I headcanon that Ford’s eyesight is really quite abysmal which makes getting his hair cut a huge problem. On top of being an inconvenience and a waste of his precious time, he’s giving complete control over to a stranger for the entire duration, Long story short, Stan got pretty good at cutting hair, before he was kicked out.

When Mabel finds out she insists he cuts her hair, and when he gives in he does surprisingly well, topping it off with a headband of her choice, of course.

Dipper absolutely refuses to let Stan anywhere near him with a set of scissors, which is fair enough all things considered.

During his time through the portal, Ford cuts his own hair when it gets too unruly but never quite gets the hang of it. He spends 30 years on the run in dimensions of varying levels of hostility where the idea of letting someone hold a blade to his head is foolish at best.

When they leave on the Stan-o-War II, Stan packs his clippers and a cheap pair of barber scissors. He isn’t really sure why, but it feels important, somehow.

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Shocked there aren’t more Doctor Who/Red Dwarf crossover fics tbh. The in universe canon seems to match up really well as far as multiverses go and multiverse travel is possible in both universes, although easier for the Dwarfers.

I mean, just imagine the Doctor meeting these boys, who punch into other universes and mess up the timeline all willy nilly.

(Imagine the Doctor meeting the last human- so very very human, and yet the last of his kind, drifting through space, mostly alone. I think they’d make great drinking buddies.)

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Thinking about the Ghosts Christmas Special.

Julian turned Pat’s video off without prying about why, or teasing?

Cap was so excited and gentle all episode- he’s really coming into his own and it’s so delightful to see- plus, no one forced him to act?? They all know each other so well, he got to be stage manager and they were ready to have Fanny double up on a role to fill the gap in the cast?

Pat having to face the fact that sometimes people make fun of him- and in doing so realizing that’s not really what’s happening at all? That it’s actually all affectionate??

Kitty did such a good job! She had so much fun and she was so valued by the whole ‘cast’ I’m so happy for her

Fanny who didn’t complain about partaking in the pantomime? S1 Fanny would have put up a fuss all day, and here her only complaint was rehearsing for so long?

Robin holding Humphrey’s hand so he didn’t walk offstage- and swinging their hands ?? Not to mention Robin talking to Pat and managing to get through to him.

Alison and Mike having their Christmas in the car, which was genuinely so sweet. Snacks and Christmas dinner and games and lighthearted fun- they’re so perfect.

The fucking. “I’m E.T.” Bit was great, I loved Kiell’s delivery so much dkdkksks

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Ok sorry if everyone’s already talked about this/over it but I can’t stop thinking about the lighthouse.

I can’t stop thinking about Stede Bonnet who was told to be a lighthouse on the day of the wedding he never wanted- Stede Bonnet who was told he had to be there to guide a woman he didn’t love

Stede Bonnet who was given a painting reminding him of this- who took it with him and hung it up in his cabin

Stede Bonnet who presumably stared at said painting, painted by his wife, about their wedding, for their anniversary, and thought, every day, about how he’d failed to be her lighthouse, how they hadn’t always been there to guide each other.

I’m thinking about Stede Bonnet explaining this to a stranger, to Ed, and Ed shattering that expectation as if it’s the most casual thing in the world, because that’s not quite how that works, is it?

Mostly, though, I’m thinking about Stede Bonnet standing in the crow’s nest of his pirate ship The Revenge, breathing fire into the night as a man he barely knows helps him to be a lighthouse.

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I feel like the ‘formula’ that so many writers try to replicate is so wildly out of touch with what people actually want in their content.

They try to figure out the similarities between popular content and they think well- they’re wildly different shows but they’re all set in space, so it must be the tech! It must be the chain of command, or the space ships, or the lifeforms! Or they’re fantasy adventure shows or movies or books, people like them for the monsters! The landscapes! The character design! People must like them because this character’s sarcastic, or that character’s brave, or this character’s not!

The content that does best with fans, that really matter? The good content? Star Trek, Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, Good Omens, Lord of The Rings, The Mummy 1999, Gravity Falls, BBC Ghosts, those kinds of things?

They’re just about… kindness. They’re about being kind to each other, being kind when it feels like you shouldn’t have to be, and being kind when people say someone doesn’t deserve it. They’re about people who are kind even if they’re not good.

People want to hear stories about people being kind, no matter what kind of world they live in. People want proof that other kind people will always be out there. That’s all.

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Unpopular Opinion O’clock!

I love all of the theories and I’m glad that people are coming up with their own headcanons, but here we go:

Izzy’s tattoo isn’t Ed’s signature. It isn’t an x at all, it’s angled a bit into points, wider in the middle. It’s most likely a North Star, a very common tattoo for sailors.

Izzy isn’t hiding anything under his one glove. It’s not about what’s under the glove, it’s about the glove itself. It’s a method of control- he can choose to use his gloved hand so that he has a barrier when making contact with people or objects, or use his non gloved hand for things like playing with the fire. It’s about being able to choose how much vulnerability he’s showing at any time, and being able to choose to put a thin layer of leather between him and another person, to make any contact “acceptable.”

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My purpose in life is to make people watch Flight of The Conchords

Are you really enjoying Our Flag Means Death? Rhys Darby plays one of the main characters in FoTC, Bret and Jemaine’s band manager Murray. He’s an exasperated dad-style character who insists on role call even though it’s just them. Taika wrote and directed a couple of episodes.

Have you ever listened to Shiny from Moana and thought “god I’d love to hear more of this Bowie-esque bullshit”? Tamatoa is voiced by Jemaine Clement, one of the two main characters and musicians from FoTC

Did you watch and enjoy Legion FX? Oliver Bird is played by Jemaine as well.

The Cockatoo from Rio? Also Jemaine.

Do you vibe a little too hard with Man or a Muppet? It’s written by Bret McKenzie, the other main character and musician from FoTC.

If you remember that one side character from LoTR that people obsessed over years and years ago, Figwit? Also Bret.

Were you a Gravity Falls kid? Do you want to see Mabel Pines’ voice actor being a bit of a creepy fangirl? You’re in luck! Kristen Schaal’s here too!

Have you watched What We Do in The Shadows on FX? The Guide is also Kristen Schaal, come see her be… Too Much.

It’s on Crave, it’s absolute nonsense, and it’s a delightful time

I could probably connect anything to this show if I tried.

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WWDITS SPOILERS

Okay I know we’re all broken by the finale, I personally am inconsolably devastated /lh (/gen) BUT

Some considerations???

What the fuck was up with Nandor. What did he Do. He’s reading, now? Okay? No. Not buying it. This bitch is either entrenched in denial or he used a djinn wish on himself, idk what he’s up to but Something’s up.

Nandor still has two wishes!

Colin’s diary page that we saw had a lot of mentions of “Red Sky,” and the associated saying- “Red Sky at night, sailor’s delight- Red Sky in the morning, sailor’s warning” so idk what the FUCK that’s about but I’m putting it in writing so I can say ‘I told you so’ come next season

Guillermo. Slay, king, you deserve it! (I don’t believe he’ll be a vamp come next season but I’ve also given up entirely on trying to pretend I can tell where this show is going and they’ve definitely done weirder.)

We still have room to grow into that “Sean’s starting to remember things” storyline as well!!

Idk! I’ll add more in the morning if I think of anything, but that’s all for now. I’ll go back to listening to those song clips on repeat 🥲