Doors to the soul

i dont like most engl fan chants but these two are hilarious

The other week I was on a train with some Brighton supporters who were going to watch them play Leicester. They had a lot of fun chants but this was my favourite:

"Give me a b: B

Give me an r: R

Give me an i: I

Give me a g: G

Give me a h: H

Give me a t: T

Give me an o: O

Give me an n: N

Who's gonna win?: Leicester"

the she-ra reboot makes this video relevant again which means we are in the best timeline

the kids these days dont know this masterpiece…they will learn

immediately, percy walking into crusty’s water bed palace saying “i know who you are. you’re procrustes. son of poseidon, murderer of travelers” and “i know the beds are a trap” and “i know there’s a secret entrance to the underworld here” and i know this and i know that is making me want to rip rickald to shreds and gnaw on his bones. so they know about medusa before they enter her lair. so they know about the lotus casino before they go inside. so they know everything about everything and there’s no real element of discovery and revelation because he’s somehow armed with allll this knowledge he’s not supposed to have, drastically reducing the stakes and excitement of one of the most naturally exciting plot lines ever, completely slamming a wrecking ball into the fact that he’s a 12 year old on his first quest who has to learn that everything is a trap and reality is never what it seems. so now instead of the three of them running unknowingly into procrustes’s creepy business as they’re trying to escape a gang of LA street bullies (bc surprise surprise the real world is where the monsters also are), he just fucking walks in and knows everything with a plan already hatched, courtesy of annabeth. how are you going to make me hate the episode five seconds in?

Dodger grabbing the medical notes because Hetty can read but doesn't know Latin, because *he* knows Latin (even though he can't read)...

the desperation... my heart...

all these talk about reboots of already successful book-to-screen adaptations, when you can craft highly entertaining spin-offs from 19th-century classic novels. concoct what-ifs from the canon material and turn them into reality. put that one minor character you thought was kinda cool into all sorts of Situations. make them be uncomfortable and struggle in their new role as the protagonist. make that social commentary cheekier while keeping it accurate. Dickensian with a....twist, as one would say

The fact he wasn't able to look her in the eye while breaking up with her

Hurts way more when you realise he's always looking her in the eye

Belle doesn't even blink an eye when Jack takes her hand to teach her the art of surgery, but when Sneed teaches her shooting and tries to grab her hand and help her, she gets uncomfortable (girl, same). I love little details like that.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how easy and enjoyable to watch The Artful Dodger is? And I don’t mean in a mindless, plotless sense, but in a not over complicated, sensible/ logical writing, no shock factor for the hell of it sense.

So many current shows throw in ridiculous plot points or useless drama for… I’m not really sure what. To stir up the viewership? To build unneeded suspense? And yet, TAD has managed to find a great balance between plot logical drama that moves the story forward while also giving us the comedic relief that flows naturally from the story telling.

Despite only being an 8 episode series, it still very much has the feel of your more traditional shows when we used to get 20+ episodes a season. Do I want more background and more build up! Well of course! I cannot get enough of this entire ensemble of a cast, but if we don’t, I am so glad we got what we did because it is very well done and satisfying in its own right.

Jack Dawkins is so blorbo shaped. Very character!

He's an incredible surgeon. He's a master thief. He's a Victorian orphan. He's in love with the governor's daughter. He's a feminist. Hes dyslexic. He's got abandonment issues. He was in the navy. He's great with a sword. He hates Oliver Twist. He's a gambler. He's being entrapped by his father figure. He performs secret surgeries to save people and revolutionize medicine.

"Sorry, is this alright?"

101 THE YANKEE DODGE || 108 UNTAPPED POTENTIAL

No one:

Jack outside Belle's house to ask if she wants to help with a surgery (again):

they don't know it yet, but this is a love story

Jack Dawkins and Belle Fox THE ARTFUL DODGER

This scene fucking killed me. Jack keeping his fingers on Belle's pulse all night just to make sure she was still alive is such a romantic yet sad little detail. Man probably didn't get an ounce of sleep that night. 😭