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In the past year I've maybe read two or three books, because I've been too busy reading Good Omens fanfiction. This is what I'm reading this week. Also, this ma…
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Hey, first blog post in just YEARS! So. Finally got to watch the Downton Abbey movie. Thoughts (mostly Barrow-centric) below.
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So The Wheel of Time is going to be a TV series. There is no other story that I have as much history with. I started reading it over 25 years ago, when I was 13. It was my Harry Potter. I read it through all of high school and university and then, like many people, I took an extended break at around book 9, before coming back two years ago, rereading the whole thing, and going on to finish it. More than that, The Wheel of Time was my introduction to online fandom, back at the old WoTism boards. In a way, I might not be quite who or what I am today if not for The Wheel of Time.
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So, just to set things up
...because it's been A LONG time since I've kept a blog. Current series I'm watching actively right now: The 100: I am completely obsessed with this. I am also …
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So about three days ago, I noticed that Caprica is on Netflix...
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Kitaoka Shuichi video
[embed]https://vimeo.com/107975677\[/embed\] Always wanted to do a Kitaoka video with Queen's Who Wants To Live Forever. Finally did. Features Reiko and Gorou h…
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Oh hey, look, it's been almost a year since I posted here. :( I have no excuse, other than the usual: been busy. Moved to a different country to do a graduate d…
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My first impressions of (raw) Kamen Rider Gaim 33 under the cut. Spoilers, obviously.
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Thoughts on Kamen Rider OOO 32, and on the similarities between Hino Eiji and Kamen Rider Wizard's Souma Haruto.
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Episode 2 is the episode where Shinji decides to become a Kamen Rider, and it's also the true introduction of my favorite female character from Kamen Rider: Momoi Reiko.
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Thoughts on Kamen Rider Wizard episodes 14-19, particularly in regards to Nitou Kousuke, aka Kamen Rider Beast in 18-19.
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Episode 11 is the conclusion of Kizaki's (first?) arc, and episodes 12 and 13 are more about Shunpei, and his sense of worth as Haruto's self-styled apprentice... but I'm actually just going to focus on how they encapsulate the theme of Kamen Rider Wizard perfectly.
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I was a little bit behind on Kamen Rider Wizard, but yesterday I got caught up on episodes 6 through 9, and I have to say I'm really enjoying this year's Rider. Haruto's motivations have been nicely fleshed out, and the whole thing feels like it's coming together nicely.
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I've been swamped the past couple of weeks, but eventually I want to go back and touch on episodes 2 and 3. In the meantime, quick thoughts on episode 4:
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Well, nearly a week later and I'm just now writing that Kamen Rider Wizard first impressions follow-up post with my thoughts on Souma Haruto and Daimon Rinko (who I'm really excited about).
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It's time for a new hero again, and I have to say, after a year more or less away from the franchise, I have been really looking forward to Kamen Rider Wizard, since I first saw the suit design and started reading about the premise. So how did the first episode stack up against my expectations?
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I'm going to be trying to get down quick reactions to stuff from now on, instead of mulling things over so much that I end up... not posting. Anyway. Asylum of the Daleks. Doctor Who's triumphant return to tv.
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(Using tv show screencap for a book post because, well, it fits.) So, Game of Thrones, Sansa I. I have to say, I'm not actually planning to blog about every chapter as I read (I'd never finish!), but Sansa I in particular stood out to me, because I enjoyed it a lot more on reread than I did originally. In part I think it's that now that after you've read all the books and know who Sansa is, who she was and who she is becoming and why, you appreciate that this initial chapter kind of encapsulates, in and of itself, her initial journey. Just a warning, this post ended up being spoilery for the reminder of Game of Thrones (no specifics though), and is also very vaguely spoilery for Arya in general, although only in the most general of terms.
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I finished A Dance With Dragons in May, went on to The Tales of Dunk and Egg in July, and have since read a few other books (including Robert Jordan's New Spring, which I really enjoyed; it's been years since I read a Wheel of Time book) but mostly I've fallen pretty deep into ASoIaF withdrawal. So I decided to just start rereading! In part it's because Cast of Thrones (a great, wonderfully funny Game of Thrones podcast) is just starting their book club for Clash of Kings, so reading along seemed a good idea. It's a nice slow pace, so I can read other stuff at the same time. On the other hand, I wanted to reread Game of Thrones because I keep hearing about how much foreshadowing and clues you find in it once you've read all the books, and it seemed a little strange to skip the first book in a reread. The solution I came up with was to read them both at once! It may not be the best idea I've ever had. In fact, it's probably the same level of insane as watching most of the Heisei Kamen Rider series during Kamen Rider Decade's original run. I expect I'll get things mixed up here and there, but oh well.
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Yes, I'm slow. Shut up. :D (Actually, I watched the first four episodes as they aired, then fell behind. But then, I watched Avatar The Last Airbender after the whole thing had aired, so...) All in all, enjoying The Legend of Korra so far. It both feels reminiscent of Avatar while being very much its own thing. I find the choice of conflict very intriguing because... well, yes, Our Heroes are benders, and they are great, and we like benders since Avatar, but on the other hand, the Equalists have a point in the fact that this is a world in which the division between benders and non-benders has generated a, shall we say, not ideal society. I also really liked the fact that the early episodes were so willing to point out that Korra was sheltered and privileged, and thus doesn't start the series being capable of healing the rift that the Equalists are mining.