“Life gets hard… make it better.”

I was @lylapark and @that-one-internet-lover ~ Hi! I'm Jaimie (they/them). I'm also @that-internet-lover on Reddit and Discord. My art || My writing || Ko-fi Current obsessions: LiS and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Thanks for stopping by :)

[thealexchen]

Thank you ❤️

Hi! I was pointed to your tumblr by a few folks and I just wanted to thank you for your thoughtfulness in writing about and interacting with the LiS games and the community. I love how you engage with others and their comments, and it shows what a curious mind and kind heart is at work. It is such an honor to have made a game you love and to have brought to life a character to whom you can relate. Thank you for what you put out into the world (we need more of this kind of passion), I hope you never stop. -Erika

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No way. No fucking way. First off, THANK YOU. I am utterly starstruck. You’re thanking ME?? And calling it an honor to have made a game that I love?? I should be thanking you!! The asks I’ve received showed me how many people from all walks of life found something in Alex that helped them feel seen and less alone, so from me and the rest of the LiS community, THANK YOU!!!

I can’t really say much more about your performance that I haven’t said already, but it really did grab me from the start and it was all I could think about after I finished the game. I hope you know just how much Alex means to so many fans, especially during a pandemic. And your engagement with D9 and fans really does have such a huge reach— your interviews with Webb and SE made me smile and laugh even on my bad days. I’ve admired from afar how well-spoken, kind, and funny(!!!) you are, and I can’t believe I can finally say it to you directly! I’m so happy you got the opportunity to bring Alex to life and were nominated for those awards because I can’t think of anyone better for the part!

I never could have anticipated that my random commentary on True Colors could have such an impact and stretch as far as D9! I can’t thank you enough for the encouragement and for taking the time to send such a heartfelt message. I promise I will never stop! :)

This is hands-down the best birthday gift I could’ve ever gotten. Thank you times a million!

[bluemoonscape]

You don’t have to like the idea of a LIS TV show. But is live action Amberpricefield not at least a LITTLE exciting.

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THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017) - Directed by Sean Baker

[thealexchen]

Me: I dunno I'm just not feeling Pride Month this year

Life is Strange show and their gay-ass cast and crew: BITCH WE WILL MAKE YOU FEEL IT

[thealexchen]

The only downside about Kate's casting is that chasemarsh is gonna be a problematic ship.

Oh, well I don't ship Chasemarsh so I didn't think about that. I think Kate's casting is at least a little complicated because even if the show doesn't mention Kate's race at all, her very existence as a Black victim of bullying automatically adds a racial layer to it. It's another layer that adds to the power imbalance between Kate and Victoria/Nathan. Even if Vic and Nathan aren't depicted as outright racist in the show, that power imbalance is still there, and they're still weaponizing their wealth and white privilege against Kate. This is going to sound controversial and I'm sorry, but I don't think that Kate being Black will make the ship problematic when it wasn't before, so much as it will make the ship more objectively problematic than it already was in the game's canon-- a bully and a victim. Because let's be honest, shippers ignore canon all the time. People ship Grahamscott even though their only interactions are beating each other up, Caulscott even though Nathan is an antagonist, etc.

That said, I know Chasemarsh shippers work within and outside of canon for their ship: an AU where the bullying never happened, for example (the same way people ship Amberfield despite Max and Rachel never meeting in LiS1), or a post-canon world where Victoria found redemption. I'm sure they can do the same for the show characters. But again, I've never interacted with the ship, so my mindset is "ship and let ship."

[calebsbones]

hot take apparently: I think Faly Rakotohavana is going to make a great Warren, given what I have seen in clips of his role in Unprisoned he plays a character somewhat similar acting to Warren where I can see his capabilities for the character shine through. You guys need to remember that not liking the casting choices doesn’t give you an excuse to be racist towards these actors. The directors obviously saw potential in him for Warren’s character, and it is not a matter of “how similar do they look” it is a matter of giving skilled actors a role they can succeed in. Many of you guys are also letting your racial bias get in the way, I’ve seen many people say that they just ‘can’t see him’ playing Warren, and I would like you guys to challenge that thought a little bit as to why you think that way. All in all the things I’ve heard so far being said about this choice is really immature and I just have to say if you don’t like the choice, do not be mean to the actor, you can make criticisms towards it but do not harass anyone. This post applies to Kate too but I have seen far less criticism for her thankfully.

[thealexchen]

The Life is Strange cast announcing their roles on Instagram:

Meanwhile Emily Carey:

[thealexchen]

Emily reposted this Tiktok WHY ARE THEY SO FUNNY

They're gonna eat this role up

[thealexchen]

Yeah this is our Warren

[thealexchen]

I'm gonna CRY

Bonus: Dayeanne's follow-up remarks in her own post

[winedarkwishes]

[lillypop123]

cough cough spoilers

[kams905]

One is imagining Chloe Price happy

Life is Strange Reunion was wholesome. 8/10

[veevil]

back on my bullshit, happy pride to these two

[thealexchen]

The Life is Strange cast announcing their roles on Instagram:

Meanwhile Emily Carey:

[ghavrielthegabe]

Ooh to be in love with Max Caulfield. Just some art practice before the next pricefield sketch <3

[bluemoonscape]

OUR RACHEL FUCKING AMBER BTW

[thealexchen]

‘Life Is Strange’ TV Series Casts Billy Barratt, Emily Carey, Esther McGregor, Faly Rakotohavana, Mia Isaac (EXCLUSIVE)

The "Life Is Strange" TV series at Amazon Prime Video has added five new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.

Alright, so we now have the full main cast of Life is Strange. Let's talk about it!

Billy Barratt is best known for the role of Andy in the A24 horror movie Bring Her Back. I feel pretty good about this because he's shown he can lead a film and act in a challenging genre like horror. I'm sure he has the skillset to play someone like Nathan.

Emily Carey (they/them) will play Victoria. They've been in House of the Dragon in the role of young Alicent Hightower alongside Tom Cullen (Jefferson) and was young Diana in Wonder Woman (2017). They're not even a stranger to games and game adaptations, since they played young Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (also produced by Square Enix) and did voice work in Xenoblade Chronicles and 3 and Final Fantasy Tactics (yet another Square Enix property).

Esther McGregor is Rachel Amber. She's known for playing Tetha Grig in Obi-Wan Kenobi and and most recently, Mirren in We Were Liars, a main role. She's also bisexual, so again, I'm really loving all the queer rep in the cast and crew!

Mia Isaac will play Kate, and she's been in a few shows and films, such as Don't Make Me Go with John Cho, Not Okay, Gray Matter, and most recently American Horror Stories, a show that Raúl Castillo (David Madsen) has also been in. Also, just look at her! She has the perfect sweet look for Kate.

Finally, Faly Rakotohavana will play Warren Graham. He was in Unprisoned with Kerry Washington on Hulu, FBI International, and was set to play Hugo in the 2026 reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer before it was cancelled, so I hope this show will be good for his career!

I'm really happy that we got diverse casting in Faly and Mia, but I'm bracing myself for the inevitable racist backlash (PLEASE don't be weird to the actors, holy shit). In my brain dump for the show, I predicted that Kate would likely die to raise the stakes for the story but... man, that is gonna suck to watch happen to a young, Black victim of bullying (Mia is mixed Black/Chinese irl), especially since Victoria and Nathan are white. I hope audiences can find it in them to remain sympathetic to Kate even if she's not white and be civil towards all the young actors.

I think this will be the last casting update until filming starts on June 29th, unless they want to announce all the tertiary roles like Samuel, Principal Wells, Stella, Brooke, etc. Or if we're lucky, we'll get an announcement about the original voice actors returning in some capacity. Hannah Telle's already said she'd love to be a part of it!