Why did it make you so mad?? I've been seeing so much rage but I'm not sure why. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it, dear!
I
I ranted to a friend and each new detail brought up another thing that ticked me off. I couldn’t wait until the movie was over, it just dragged on and on.
I’m gonna say again that if you enjoyed the movie, good! I’m not being sarcastic and im not gonna demand you to not enjoy the things you like.
but god its easier to list the things i liked about the movie than the things I hated, and some of those are spoilers, so i’ll list the one thing that made the movie tolerable:
Ugh note to selves, you know newspapers are shitty and you should not read articles in them especially if its about Doctor Who. According to said article about companions, (Also no males are featured because clearly they don’t matter to the programme), Bill Potts is a real ‘21st century’ companion, the latest in a line of ‘strong female characters’ since 2005, no longer are the companions simply ‘pretty, they’re now gritty’ or some crap like that. And it has pics of all the ladies of Who and lists the dumbest things about them, Maureen once said her character screamed, let’s mention that as her only trait and put a pic of her screaming, let’s mention Jackie Hill being there at the beginning and that she died, that’ll do. Katy Manning posed nude, someone else was married three times, very important info on the previous ladies in the TARDIS. Our fave statement was the that the companions were simply the sidekick in the old days and the Doctor centre stage, but now of course its changed and the ladies are stealing screen time away from Chris, David, Matt and Peter. No mention of course of how Barbara was a significant role in the early days and often featured as much as her male co-stars and that it was an ensemble drama. None of this surprises us but its always so infuriating. Also, we kind of expect Bill Potts to be a 21st century companion seeing as you know...she’s from the 21st century. We don’t expect Barbara to be from the 21st century, you know because she wasn’t. And of course New Who has no problems at all, the actors are amazing and they list all their other roles but ignore what most of the Classic Who ladies did. Sighs.
time for a eurovision ranking rant with sav that no one cares about wooooooo
this is actually vaguely in order of songs i love through to dislike so here goes
italy: francesco gabbani, occidentali’s karma
my clear winner near enough since it was announced, honestly. good hook, good overall sound, unique amongst this year’s selection, interesting theme, faintly silly dancing, europe’s cool uncle. solid winner. will probably do very well in the show and maybe win, roma 2018 right boys, honestly though this is one of my fave esc entries in years if not ever
moldova: sunstroke project, hey, mamma!
see above: good beat, good sound, questionable silly dancing, europe’s other cool uncles. decent vocals, excellent musicians, and they really seem pleased/proud to be representing moldova again (imo ola tira held them back this time), this is a solid club/party song and i think a solid qualifier. maybe not a winner, but i’m expecting/hoping for a good result for moldova! hopefully their second time in the top ten, maybe even their first top 5 if they’re lucky
belarus: NAVI, historyja mahjo žyccia
another i loved from the first time i heard it in the national selection days (i didn’t think it would win cause everything i love seems to die on the stage at nf shows) and it’s much stronger with the new rework. it’s just such a happy, feelgood song, they’ve got great voices and chemistry together, it still stands out even weeks after its announcement and i love it. also first entry in belorussian yesssss
the netherlands: OG3NE, lights and shadows
i’ll be honest, when i first listened to the studio i wasn’t in love, but then i heard their live performance and hoooooooooooly shiiiiiiit man they’re good. will need strong/dramatic staging because the song itself is a bit 90s but it’s got a good build and some amazing vocal work, i would love for this to do well
portugal: salvador sobral, amar pelos dois
i hate ballads, i do, but i love this -it’s quirky, something a bit different, and his voice is lovely. it reminds me of old disney movies in the best way. it actually reminds me a bit of pernilla karlsson’s när jag blundar for finland a few years ago, weirdly, but i really like them both. i hope this year finally brings portugal back into the finals because this is gorgeous, honestly
austria: nathan trent, running on air
i really like this, honestly -i don’t think it’s a winner by any means, but it’s good, radio friendly, it’s feel good and fun and i like it. i’m curious what’s gonna happen with staging but i think nathan’s a strong dancer and performer so this should do okay for austria, it’s similar in tone/style to last year and they did alright then so
france: alma, requiem
i really liked this on release, but her live vocals just don’t hold up as well as i’d wanted them to, and i feel the song starts to trail in the last minute or so. i still really like it and i think it’s another really solid effort for france this year but it’s just not as strong as some of the other entries for me
estonia: koit toome & laura, verona
hilariously i haaaaaaaated this in the early days of eesti laul (my girl elina born was there after all so) but it really grew on me, their voices are solid together and i think with a bit more practice/better staging this could do well, given there’s so few duets this year
hungary: joci papai, origo
i reaaaaaaally like this, except the weird little rap bit. hopefully europe aren’t our usual hideous racist selves about it and it qualifies and does well, cause it’s so unique and it’s such a love letter to hungarian culture. the staging and music is beautiful i really love it
latvia: triana park, line
this isn’t something i can see myself listening to over and over again, but it’s a decent song and the staging is wiiiiiiild, it’s gonna stand out, kick ass, take names and probably a top 15 spot imo
finland: norma john, blackbird
i don’t love this, it’s okay, but her voice is gorgeous hot damn. it probably won’t win but it’s just really a very nice song. i worry it might get lost or forgotten, which i think is a big issue/worry with a lot of entries this year
everything past this point i flat out dislike or just hate honestly so this gon be brief
cyprus: song is passable to good, but i was immediately concerned when he mimed his first live performance, it just looks shoddy and i’m now thinking he can’t actually pull these notes off
poland: decent song, i’m just not huge on her voice. she can definitely sing and she’s got a solid jazz vocal, it’s just not my thing
denmark: it’s just a bit forgettable, honestly. it feels just like an x factor singer’s second single, which it is, but i just think it airs too closely to generic for me
switzerland: it’s alright, she’s gorgeous, but it’s just nothing to write home about. their aesthetic is on point but it’s just doesn’t do much for me
united kingdom: ...no comment. honestly we’re so meh this year i can’t
germany: oh bless you. honestly this isn’t even terrible, everyone is just gonna immediately forget about it
ukraine: i like rock at eurovision. i do not like this. the staging just creeps me out with the dodgy prosthetics and i just think it’s so dark and grumpy and sad, i’m not a fan at all
spain: forgettable. all i know is he wants me to ‘do it for your lover’. what is ‘it’
albania: i really like it in albanian, and her voice is insanely strong but i’m worried the english version is gonna lose all its charm and musicality as has happened on many occasions before
belgium: solid meh. sounds like it tries too hard to be indie, wishes she was lana del rey, the music is good and the song itself is fine, but i am fairly sure this won’t work live because it just sounds so forced
greece: someone let them know cascada called and asked for the breakdown from ‘glorious’ back, this sounds so 2006 and i cannot, it’s an improvement from last year certainly but still not a strong comeback imo
croatia: completely ridiculous and i can’t wait for the live performance in the same sense that you can’t tear your eyes off a train wreck
georgia: she’s got a powerful voice that’s for sure but the song is so repetitive and the staging is just bland as hell
australia: it’s just dull god love them, it’s another ballad in a sea of ballads and he’s like 17 telling me how difficult and hard love is, i don’t care, will qualify ‘because it’s australia’ and it’s just so eh
czechia: oh, oh sweetheart
slovenia: why did you pick this, who hurt you
malta: see above
romania: i literally hate this and cannot wait to buy the album so i can delete it, fuck me i can’t stand it
also two of the national finals happening this weekend (that i’m missing because family event bah) that might return hope and joy to this year’s contest:
sweden: i will take literally anyone winning as long as it’s not lisa ajax or ace wilder cause they both drive me nuts. personally i’m rooting for mariette or robin bengtsson but wiktoria will probably take it
iceland: again will take basically anyone qualifying here, i’d prefer either of the arons or even daði but honestly they’re all alright, except maybe hildur but eh
just wanted to say i see some of y’all’s lovely comments and i appreciate them very much and i can’t reply because this is my second blog and tumblr only allows responses from the first blog and wtff–
i don’t want to get into it, but my family has to get tested for the thing but we can’t bc its NEW YEARS
and also i have a nasty cold that i can’t be for sure that it’s not covid. but i have to wait until the 2nd (and then some) to know for sure for sure and i feel like no one in my family is concerned??? like??? can we show some anxiety please folks?
Listen I know I'm pretty straight edge...like really straight edge... but if I've inherited migraines from my mom I'm diving head first into pile of the dank stuff I s2g I'm not fucking around with that shit
