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PROJECT HAIL MARY 2026 — dir. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

My thoughts on the new update, since I've been pondering it for the last two hours

PROS: (And yes, there are a few)

I get more notifications for things I reblog if I've added something to them (fun, love it)

I can like different versions of posts, so when other people reblog my writing posts with comments or addons, I can give them love without UNliking someone else's

I can see how many reblogs or likes a different reblog in the chain has (nifty, not a bad idea, though I wish there was a less obtrusive way to see that; I've always loved that experimental feature that looks like a web and shows you where all the reblog chains went)

Knowing which reblog in the chain someone is replying to in the comments is helpful (though this could have been done in a different and WAY better way - a link back to the reblog above their comment, perhaps? Segregating the comment section is awful)

CONS:

OP does NOT get the notifications for their own post if it's a step down in the reblog chain (why??? it's THEIR post???? they should get notifications for it forever unless they turn it off themselves????)

Comment sections are now separated into hundreds of mini comment sections that you can only find if you actively search through all past reblogs in the chain, which is bullshit considering it negates the purpose of a social website. Put all the comments and replies back together. We're all friends here.

There is no longer a master notes count??? For OP's post???? Why???? We WANT to see how many notes the entire post has, not just which reblog is "most popular" afterwards, especially if OP's post goes viral because of a back-and-forth conversation or because someone else boosted it. The original post is still the thing being reblogged. There should be a total number for that.

Because of multiple things on this list, this will make artist/writers/creators less likely to share their work because they won't get to see 80% of the engagement themselves, and on the flipside, some people will choose NOT to add a reply or comment or feedback to their reblog out of fear that they will be "stealing notes" from OP. I've already gotten a reblog today with someone APOLOGIZING for "stealing notes". That's heartbreaking. Heartbreaking. This is a site that encourages and thrives on starting conversations and making new friends and connections. Why would you break that?

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THE MAGICIANS S01E01 — Unauthorized Magic

#The Magicians #Their storyline deserved better or at least a better conclusion. TT

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it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

and it lives only in our memory

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a year later:

#Heated Rivalry

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Anyway i'm still here

#Heated Rivalry

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Hudson Williams trying on his Shane Hollander jersey for the first time on the set of Heated Rivalry with creator Jacob Tierney and costume designer Hanna Puley, via producer Brendan Brady

#Heated Rivalry #Hudson Williams

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I fear I am in love with these two moments (even more so than the rest of the show)

BTS of S1 E6: alternative ending with Brendan Brady getting run over

#Heated Rivalry #This is so flippen funny.

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Variety: But then there’s the blowjob scene. That was comedy.

That was improv.

Variety: What?

Hudson: "Yeah, to a degree. Connor and I were kind of goofing off in the makeup trailer, which was a cottage that was a two-minute drive away from that cottage, getting ready. I was preparing my monologue the whole morning. I’m prepping it, working it. Then Connor, being the great scene partner he is, he was like, “I’ll be here doing this.” Then he did something and we were hitting each other, goofing off. Then he’s hitting me, hitting me and he did this slap. I was filming myself on my phone doing this. I was like, “Do that again.” I couldn’t hold in my laughter because it was so brilliant. It’s so funny, and it makes sense for where they’re at in the story. I remember showing that to the intimacy coordinator. She was cackling. She’s like, “You have to do that.” Then Jacob was like, “Go for it. Go crazy.” The first take was the first time I broke broke because Connor is taking all the liberties. I am shoving him. I’m slapping him back. I’m putting the phone away to get in the gasps and moans. I’m so happy with how that scene turned out."

via Variety

#Heated Rivalry #Hudson Williams