#roo recommends

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hi hello everyone have you watched we are lady parts yet?

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random recs for july:

currently watching:

wwdits (season 4)

extraordinary attorney woo

watched:

mr unlucky has no choice but to kiss-

not a very long show, something lighter. the idea behind it is unique, that two people with opposite luck start to balance each other out. i didn’t particularly like the unlucky main character, he was shallow and manipulative and i know that was sort of the point to see his growth but even at the end I still didn’t really like him. Japanese shows have a habit of over-the-top internal monologues which are normally wonderful and funny but the unlucky lead just felt really obnoxious. was cute but won’t really watch again.

the uncanny counter-

so much funnier then i thought it would be!!! i value humor a lot and i really love to laugh so i enjoy many types of humor. the humor in this show was 100% why you could watch the whole thing and it not become too emotional (but I had to pace myself because lort it was still emotional). i cried and i laughed and raged and all the feelings and any media and writing that can make me feel that much is good in my book. i will still give a pace yourself warning.

I thought the effects would be more cgi because of the spirits and power aspect of the show but it was actually really well done. also the guy that played the main villain/evil spirit (ji cheong shin) was TOP fucking notch. i could watch him be a villain in every show in existence.

one of the few things I wish was different was showing more of the spirits from Yang’s interactions with each other and with their counters. (besides mama chu and her boy which was the fucking best and worst) sometimes you just felt really disconnected from them and i think that had been some of the point at first but then it made their more emotional interactions with each other and their counters come off very flat and fake.

the bear-

i wasn’t sure if i would but i enjoyed this show a lot. it deals with suicide and grief and doesn’t shy away from the ugly parts of it which i really applaud. it really felt like the lead was grieving, his choices driven by it and it making him impulsive and aggressive at times. they made him a complex character and where like ‘yeah he’s a jerk sometimes but he’s got the spirit’ and without romanticizing it too.

the characters feel real and i love the idea that we get to see very little outside of what exists at the restaurant. we rarely ‘go home’ with the characters besides the main lead so you only see them exist and interact with each other in this certain setting. it actually forces you to take everything at face value and with these characters that makes it a little wild. lol

also just my pet peeve: there is no way in hell all those kids drank xanax and all just fell asleep. i know that’s such a weird thing to focus on, it’s a work thing i guess but i made my husband pause the show so i could say that to him. he was like “okay then.“ but no really— if you are gonna do grief this well at least get psych meds right. lol

cherry blossoms after winter-

this is just cute. very much so a manhwa come alive. the writing was a little choppy in some areas and felt a little incomplete in some areas but i liked the chemistry between the leads. Some angst sprinkled in at the end was a nice touch and i liked the idea that they would need to be brave and believe in their love.

this isn’t super long and i used it as a filler show between my very heavy shows. i watched it before bed sometimes because it just has an overall good feel to it and the leads were actually super adorable so I found myself grinning stupidly at parts.

old fashion cupcake-

i really enjoyed this!! which seems to be a theme with japanese bl/lgbtq shows. they talked about gender in this and what society deems acceptable for men and women to do. i had been a little worried when they were talking about the aging process and ‘being a girl’ but then nozue decides himself that he doesn’t need to be a girl to enjoy these things and i was super happy they did that.

the confession scene was like the best thing my angsty heart has ever seen. and it was done in one shot for the most part, the chemistry and the feelings between the leads are subtle but true and it was really enjoyable. i found myself rewatching a few parts as soon as the show ended.

the story was told, it was told well, it made you feel, and then it ended. It felt very finished and i rarely feel that way about shows and stuff. it felt like a truly complete story and was very satisfying. i will watch this again.

heartstopper-

this was a good show and well written, had a decently diverse cast too. i’m really digging these shows coming out lately where the teens actually feel like teens.

the issues with self worth and the realities of coming out were portrayed honestly but there was a happy ending. which is important because historically many lgbtq stories end in tragedy or they end up making the characters into villains. this is one of those shows that just makes you feel good watching it.

this felt like a show made just for teens, there was some parental involvement but home lives weren’t really explored much, i think the only parent that talked for more then a few lines was tao’s and nick’s so it really was focused on the kids, school, and coming out. (i sort of expected a more love, victor vibe because coming out usually means to family as well but i like how they did it here. it made it feel more identity based and about self discovery)

jacksepticeye’s ‘stray’ let’s play-

(if I watch longer let’s plays I like to review them as well) i really liked this let’s play! jacksepticeye’s gaming style suits my brain really well and i’m 100% certain it’s because of the adhd. he’s not afraid to mess up or be goofy, he laughs at himself and makes similar jokes that i would make playing the game. i enjoy putting his let’s plays on when i’m doing laundry and tasks similar to that. plus then i know if i want the game and/or if my kid can play it too.

the video game looks really awesome and my eight year old could definitely play it. she loves cats and really broad pretty worlds. she might need some help in the later parts of the game or more strategic parts but she’s a fast learner, and playing it in day time just to make the darker areas less scary. this could also spark some conversations and has the potential to be used for mindfulness if done correctly.

also jacksepticeye acting like a cat and talking about cats is magnificent

still slowly watching because of adhd:

inspector koo

my name

sense8

taxi driver

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random rec’s for november:

watching:

the expanse (s2)

fate: winx saga (s2)

hannibal

the bastard son and the devil himself

between us

jacksepticeye: god of war ragnorok play through

watched:

warrior nun (s2) -

despite being ANGRY about the ending, this show is so good and I love it!!! It’s odd and action packed while being mostly led by some badass women. I highly recommend this to anyone— don’t let the nun part stop you from watching like i did at first

also the part that matters most is sister beatrice, i could watch this show a hundred and still be completely enthralled by her. her character is one of my favorite characters ever, I adore her and she is so freaking badass— it’s wild!!!!

roswell new mexico (s4) -

i have such a love hate relationship with this show, it has some cool plot stuff but for some reason it always falls flat to me…. i love alex and michael and their destined relationship— usually the gays end in tragedy— but even then the show just always feels… like a let down, like it could have been so much more and they just didn’t. i still obviously watch it but i always end the season with a…’welp okay then’

i am disappointed by isobel’s story and the way they handled her sexuality (and i like her and kyle together). the relationships really seemed to just pop up and then disappear, and they felt….forced? like maybe they were supposed to be portrayed that way because the people she dated didn’t know the real her but they kind felt like ‘here’s some girls kissing’ for funsies. And i’m never going to hate more lgbtq rep, especially pan and bisexual but it just felt sort of disappointing and i wish would have been more of the central focus of the show, honestly.

nope-

i anticipated this show a little too much but overall it was a good movie!! it was interesting and i was entertained for the entire thing, i definitely want to watch it again.

the most important part obviously is that keke palmer is wonderful in this and is a lesbian, bi, or pan idk which but it’s talked about openly.

also the horrifying realization when you finally understand what’s going to happen at the little carnival/amusement park was like a slap in the face because your like THATS AWFUL WTF in the most terrifying way and it’s sooooooooo good!!!

slowly watching because of adhd:

my name

sense8

extraordinary attorney woo

reservation dogs

a league of their own

video game:

story of seasons: friends of mineral town -

this is essentially the gameboy advance game- harvest moon: friends of mineral town remade for the switch and i’m so in love with it. the graphics are better and all the characters are there and i’ve always liked the way the mechanics work in it. some of the love is because of the nostalgia but i actually really enjoy playing it and highly recommend to anyone who likes slower paced games.

also my animals are named after ted lasso and wwdits characters and it’s magnificent

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random rec’s for october:

watching:

the expanse (s2)

fate: winx saga (s2)

roswell: new mexico (s4)

watched:

derry girls (s3)

i’ve been waiting for this forever and i’m so happy it came out on netflix finally. it’s not my favorite season (i’m not sure which one is my fav yet but I think it’s two) but it was really good and the ending made me cry.

i wish there was more sister george michael and not just small funny scene. i wanted a whole episode where we just saw everyday what sister michael did. i appreciated her having more lines i just would have loved to dive into her character more. overall my wee little lesbian got a kiss and that’s all i really wanted so i’m very satisfied.

wolf like me

this was a really good show!! at first i wasn’t sure i would like it but the main character being a woman was great and the other main being a plus sized man was also fantastic. the main man’s character is on point, his reaction to the supernatural is fucking hilarious and the circles his feelings go around in is super realistic, most people can’t just shut off their feelings in the face of flaws or problems.

it’s got some humor but the ‘found family’ aspect is my all time favorite. i kept yelling ‘she knows they are her family!! she knows they are her pack!!!!’ and my husband was like okay?? and then at the end he looked at me and said ‘ohhhhhh you were right!’

also usually if i can guess too much about a show or the plot it isn’t as fun but this one it didn’t matter because the whole time i was like….they aren’t really going to do that right? this is like a fanfiction come to life… 8/10 would recommend!

the expanse (s1)

this is a really good sci-fi show…. Like one of the best i’ve ever seen so far. it’s like the beginnings of more realistic star trek with an amos— who is my favorite character. i really really hope they don’t mess with his character too much, i love who he is so much.

resident alien (s2)

i really didn’t think i would like this show as much as i did (I said this about season 1 as well). i couldn’t keep full attention on it because of my adhd which usually means I have to watch it much slower but my partner really liked it so he would fill me in if i missed anything huge or would rewind it for me. it’s not the conventional way to watch shows but it worked really well for my brain and it didn’t take me 3 months to watch. also i said this last time too— i freaking love asta.

la brae

i wanted to like this one a lot, the idea is a really interesting one and overall the show was probably like a 5/10 for me but i just really didn’t get into it. the cishet cheating storyline that started it and kept prevailing throughout just turned me off from the show. i was also able to guess a lot of the plot turns and kept guessing what they were doing next to the point that my partner told me i couldn’t guess anymore. lol

takura-kun and amagi-kun

this was very cute and soft, japanese bl’s always feel a little different then others. the plot and storyline got a little confusing at times and the last episode could have been done a little better but overall it was very cute and a good little watch. i wouldn’t put it in my rewatch with some other bl’s but still worth the watch!

slowly watching because of adhd:

reservation dogs

extraordinary attorney woo

a league of their own

my name

sense8

rewatched:

beyond evil

good omens

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random rec’s for september

currently watching:

reservation dogs

extraordinary attorney woo

resident alien (s2)

roswell new mexico (s4)

fate winx saga

watched:

the sandman-

so this was actually in my top five favorite shows i’ve watched this month. i wasn’t sure if i would like it because i was worried it would feel too dark or maybe turn out to be niche/cult show that i wouldn’t be interested in. honestly it took like four seconds of seeing pathetic dream of the endless and i was sold for the rest of the show. i don’t want to spoil too much because it’s a really good watch but i will say the way dream talks in this is massively soothing at times, it’s wild.

why does dream of the endless have shipping potential with literally every character?? normally i would say my queer brain was just being extra gay while watching this but it turns out my brain is just the normal amount of queer and dream’s got weird chemistry.

also—ALSO lucifer morningstar is fucking magnificent in this because gwendoline christie wrecks this character. the anger, the power, the embarrassment, the defiance…. the LEATHER!!

good omens-

so this was also in my top five favorite shows this month and i’m honestly a little sad it took me this long to watch this. it’s good in such a strange way, like i watched it all the way through the first time and really liked it but was surprised about how often i thought about it after.

honestly the main lead angel and demon character in this are so well done i don’t think i have the ability or understanding to explain it. like… the angel choosing kindness over everything else was the moment i fell in love with the show.

also the romantic music????? the way names are said and the denial of friendship after 6000 years of friendship and more…. it’s like ao3 made a deal with neil gaiman or something.

we are lady parts-

honestly this show is the fucking tits. It’s funny and raw and all women leads and queer rep and muslim rep and the idea of punk is so freaking palpable in everything the shows is….i just can’t rave about this show enough. i don’t even want to make this review very long because it’s only six episodes and so freaking good i don’t want to ruin anything. this is up there with ted lasso for me so it’s probably more accurate to say top five favorite shows ever.

they/them -

so this was lgbtq horror and even though i was a little nervous they would make it stereotypical or fuck up the representation or the message not getting across— i’ve been WAITING for more lgbtq rep in horror that didn’t just involve killing the gay person first or making them the awful monstrous being so i was for sure giving this a try.

and while i think some people have probably been a little confused or think this show didn’t do a good job of being positive lgbtq rep, i wholeheartedly disagree. this was done so freaking well— the fact that a non binary kid is the lead AND just demolishes all expectations for the camp counselors makes sometime inside of me sing. like fuck your binary, the whole point is to be exactly who you want to be and feel truly whole and connected and in love with yourself. that’s why the villain is who it is and why you empathize with them but you don’t condone what’s been done. i will probably start giving away too much if i keep rambling but gosh i really recommend this to anyone who loves horror.

what we do in the shadows (s4)-

this season was the best season so far. i think 8 out of the 10 episodes i kept saying ‘why is this so good, how does this just keep getting better?’ and on the two that i didn’t think that i was like ‘this is episode is necessary and actually great but I’m pissed at a character’

this is an amazingly written vampire comedy that explores the idea of what the fuck 700 year old vampires do in the 21st century. the actors are phenomenal and the characters they play are so messy and chaotic and self serving. this is meant to be dark and silly but with surprising depth to the characters and their feelings and I’m in love with it.

i value humor a lot so i tend to like comedies and a large variety of comedy types but I have never laughed as hard at a show in my life so there’s that too.

chucky: the series-

i didn’t think i would like this all that much, i mainly watched it with my partner because he loves chucky and we are swapping horror shows back and forth atm. i actually dislike dolls because i watched chucky wayyyyy too young but i compromised and we watched it during the day.

so it wasn’t overly scary and it felt more like a cult classic retold, i loved the lgbtq elements and the kids being more competent then the adults sometimes. overall i really enjoyed it!

minato shouji coin laundry-

japanese bl’s are just made so differently, like…you knew there was only like three ways this story could go but the writing was good and the characters felt very relatable and realistic, honestly it really made me want to watch until the end no matter if it was good or bad. i think a lot of Japanese shows are like this but especially the bl’s— they are so emotion based and make you feel like you are apart of the persons thought process and it makes the whole thing more realistic or relatable. i highly recommend watching this, i’m probably gonna rewatch it the same time i rewatch old fashioned cupcake.

girlfriend project day one-

cute cute cute cute cute. i really wish this would be made into at least an 8 episode series with bare minimum 20min episodes— more would be better but the plot and script were good enough that either way it would work out extremely well.

also the smol lead who seems so mellow and quiet turning out to be very outspoken and brave just makes my whole heart melt.

resident alien (s1)-

this isn’t my favorite show i’ve ever seen, some of the humor is a miss with me (which is a little uncommon but it happens) but overall it’s a good show! i wanted to watch a second episode and was happy to find out there was a whole season 2.

i actually really like the alien and the way he ‘navigates earth’ because although i’d like to think aliens are smart enough to blend in with ease, you can be too smart for your own good or too different to comprehend a whole new species well and i like that they wrote it this way. it’s obviously for the laughs but something about it feels 30rock-ish but more mature, dark, and funnier.

inspector koo-

yayyyyy! my adhd watch finally came through and i got to the end!! idk why this happens to shows especially because this was actually really good! It was funny and there was twists and turns and murder and a canon gay couple and a depressed widow and a murder duo who are actually adorable minus the murder.

im also gonna have to be a nerd and say that lee hong nae is a really good actor and this is the second villain/morally ambiguous character he’s played in and just blown me away. and of course it’s the queer character as well. i really hope he keeps getting more roles but not just random silly ones— more complex roles with deep emotions and messy plots.

still watching because of adhd:

sense8

my name

a league of their own

dropped:

taxi driver- if this were a movie based on the first few episodes then i think i would have loved this so much. i love a revenge plot but after episodes and episodes of revenge very graphically shown towards on top of the victims experiences as well. it’s not a bad show at all. it was just a little too much violence and blood and deceit and not enough of anything else. there is a chance I could pick this up again but who knows

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random rec’s for august:

currently watching:

wwdits (season 4)

a league of their own

reservation dogs

the sandman

extraordinary attorney woo

watched:

paper girls-

so this was very scifi with all girl leads and I really enjoyed it. I will say you probably need to like scifi or time travel to really get into this but if you do like stuff like this it’s really good and worth the watch!!

the timelines are complex but understandable and the characters are the best part of the entire show. these twelve year olds literally embody everything it means to be twelve and it’s so annoying and enduring at the same time. if twelve year olds could suddenly time travel this would be a pretty accurate depiction of what would happen.

this show talks about periods and i think that’s really important to note.

fate: the winx saga-

so 90% of the reason i watched this was because i watched the cartoon growing up... i dont really remember a whole lot from it but i liked the idea of a group of girls as leads. i really enjoyed watching this and i’m thinking about watching it again before another season comes out. i’m a bit of a magic whore if i’m going to be honest, i tend to like and enjoy anything that is about magic, i’ve always loved it since i was a kid. 

the characters actually feel like kids in this, they are awkward and selfish and care about what their peers think. you get to see them mature and grow up some as the series go on and i think my favorite part is the way the characters are written. you wanted to strangle them sometimes for being silly kids and i love that. some of the plot i could guess but other parts of it was very twisty and i didn’t expect the cliffhanger at all. overall i would recommend this to anyone who enjoys magic, enjoyed the series growing up, or likes interesting characters. 

only murders in the building (season 1 and 2)- 

woozah let’s talk about a lack of trigger warning. tw: suicide

like i obviously knew it was about murder so blood and gore was a given but it gave zero warnings for suicide and violent means, there are also scenes of the victim post mortem completely animated and walking around with a hole in his head. my brother completed suicide by the same means so i really had to do some work when it just showed the whole body on the ground, it really took me off guard. i was able to move past it and the show is pretty good but holy crap they would have done a much better job at warning about it and i bet some people have stopped watching because of it. 

this didn’t make it on my favorite show list and my adhd definitely did not hyper fixate on it but i like the humor though and humor is really important to me so i think that’s why i truly keep watching it. the plot has twists and turns and it’s fun trying to guess who the killer is with my partner when we watch it. i probably wouldn’t watch the season a second time but i would watch another season if they made it. it has  lgbtq and disabled rep in the show as well so that’s a plus. 

uncharted- 

very cliche action movie but it felt somewhat more light-hearted then other treasure hunting stories. it was like watching the video game unfold and something in my brain did a little happy wiggle at that. if you dont like the video game or action movies in general then this is not for you. i will say that i kept looking at tom holland and my brain kept saying spiderman so that was a little distracting but i think that’s probably because my brain is weird. 

senpai, this can’t be love-

this is one of the best written ‘unrequited actually requited love’ stories in my opinion. i didn’t end up loving the show (like kieta hatsukoi or old fashioned cupcake) and that’s a little sad but japanese bl’s always hit very differently and i think that’s why i ended up liking it. i usually struggle with the ‘miscommunication’ plot that happens in alot of dramas (i think it’s just the therapist in me) because they generally feel really silly and unrealistic but this show really lets you see inside the persons head, to hear what they are thinking. a miscommunication happens right from the start and it’s because the lead freezes-- he’s overwhelmed with his feelings and seeing the person he admires the most sort of shuts off his brain. he comes off as rude and evasive at times but it’s because he doesn’t know how to handle his feelings...idk it just feels very real so the miscommunications are alot less annoying and don’t feel like just another plot point.

slowly watching because of adhd:

taxi driver

my name

sense8

inspector koo

[loisroo]

to any of my mutuals who are willing to be adventurous and/or are just curious. i highly recommend watching what we do in the shadows. the show is about a documentary crew and the group of vampires they follow who live on staten island.

i know it might not be everyone’s taste but it’s definitely worth a shot!! the biggest and best selling point of this show is the amount of queer/lgbtq rep in it and how being lgbtq/queer is treated as a norm and nothing unusual. the idea being why would vampires care? they’ve lived hundreds of years. also i have convinced myself that the creators got sick of seeing people be homophobic and being jerks towards fans who supported the lgbtq aspect so they just fucking ramped it up for this season. they said ‘hold my beer’ about the gay and i’m so here for it.

besides that you see depth at times in the characters (and it’s done SO well) although it’s primarily comedy. it’s so funny i can’t handle it— the last episode had me cackling less then a minute into the episode. plus the characters wiggle their way right into your heart and never let go. you also have guillermo de la cruz and honestly that alone should be enough for anyone to take a chance on this show. look at this idiot:

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random rec’s from june!!

watched and willing to recommend:

killing eve (s4)-

overall, this show is pretty fucking good. dark, deadly, twisty, bloody, and two amazing women leads who are obsessed with each other to the point of ruin.

as for this season? it was my least favorite out of all of them.

I’m still dead sea levels of salty about the ending and the way they just didn’t put as much effort into the relationship between them. like they could have used the last three episodes to tell a super heartbreaking and bittersweet ending that would have just ended the show on such a good note but it fell super flat.

i think some of the writing could be better and the relationships fleshed out better but overall it’s just ass kicking assassins murdering everyone all the time.

also jodie comer is one of the best actresses i have ever seen!!! and sandra oh has always been a favorite of mine and she is just fucking breathtaking.

first bite-

so not the best show in the whole world but I like that the characters actually feel young in this. they act awkward around their crushes and they say really silly teenaged things, they focus on school and love a lot- not just the supernatural side of things and there are actual adults involved in the super dangerous things most of the time which doesn’t always happen. i feel like the romeo and juliet theme isn’t as terrible as i thought it would be (i just can’t with shakespeare) which may be because the wlw content but 🤷🏼‍♀️ also no one made a big deal about the fact that the two leads like each other but are both women— they are much more upset about the hunter/vampire thing, love seeing sexuality portrayed like it’s just a normal thing because it is.

the cgi isn’t the best and some of the plot and writing could have been better. it just felt like a new show with a low budget trying to be picked up and despite some of the flaws I enjoyed it. if they made a season two I would watch it.

also the bonus mom and son interaction at the end got me all in my feels, lort I even cried.

warrior nun-

so i actually really liked this. i passed over it multiple times on netflix because i was like ‘oh no not nuns...’ and despite me also being weird and loving weird things i just couldn’t pick it up. then i saw some cool ass gifs on tumblr that had badass women and women looking at each other lovingly — so I gave it a try.

there was a lot more comedy then I thought there was going to me and as a person who really values humor it made the whole show. the heavy and supernatural things weren’t overwhelming because of the funny and mundane things. cgi was okay— better then the untamed. lol

the plot could use some more attention to detail, like it wasn’t inconsistent and i had an inkling of who the bad guy might be at the beginning and i was half right so that was cool— i like that it kept me guessing. it just felt….incomplete. almost like they weren’t sure if they should go full throttle on relationship dynamics and didn’t want to make the storyline too confusing. i hope they really flush out the relationships and show all the emotions for season 2.

rewatch:

beyond evil —

okay, i know what you’re thinking, do you ever watch anything else? the answer is yes but this one is super special and i can’t stop rewatching it. this time i focused more on how joowon grew and his actions throughout the show but especially the later half of the show.

it was really interesting to just focus on him and how his mommy and daddy issues (said with affection) have shaped him. i tried to think more about his trauma, to understand his reactions and reservations. because at the beginning he’s super arrogant and annoying but still was a good person with the capacity to be even better. he was misguided, naive, stubborn, arrogant and so many other things but he wanted to good. he couldn’t ignore that he helped take someone’s life especially when he was literally seeing the aftermath it created.

as always i recommend this to everyone that even remotely talks about media around me.

still watching because of adhd:

my name

sense8

inspector koo