Spartan Girl

Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey: I loved The Snow Child, so of course this was a must-read for me. It was good, but I was NOT prepared for the dark turn it took. You go in expecting a fairy table/dark romance a la Beauty and the Beast, and it winds up being more of a cautionary tale.

I thought Mad About the Boy was okay for what it was, though I find it hard to buy that Bridget would have kept Daniel in her life as a family friend/honorary uncle…unless that only happened after Mark died.

Believe me, I would have loved that, but my point is that he never should have been there in the first place. He could have been swapped with any other MCU character and it wouldn’t have made a difference.

The audience reactions were the best. I did love the Lonely Island Melody, Nick Valentine, and Will and Ana bringing back the Culps. Their rendition of “Not Like Us” was GOLD.

Again, maybe the MCU writers should focus developing the female characters they already have instead of chucking in more new ones. Might have worked for me if we’d actually gotten a scene of him in Endgame actually apologizing to Bruce and the Avengers at Tony’s funeral. Anything at all to justify his presence there instead of just a “oh look, that asshole” cameo.

My favorite “adult” joke had to be when Kuzco and Pacha scream in pure terror as Yuma pulls up her dress…then immediately sigh in relief when she only reveals the knife strapped to her leg. And yes, I was old enough to get it.

A day late in seeing this but I liked the roses Disney Broadway sent them. I really hope the new Beauty and the Beast tour comes to my town! 🌹🙏🏻🙏🏻

So you agree? It’s wrong to treat your own son like a prop just to stick it to the libs?

Why didn’t Brady tell Maroun about how that woman tried to defend herself by claiming it wouldn’t have been “feminist” to give up her husband for her daughter? Kind of blows a hole into her battered woman’s defense… And let’s say, to be generous, that she was abused. SO WHAT? It doesn’t excuse her being a shit mother. And the fact that she was the one that ratted her out to her pedo husband about the video, which led to her murder. You can spin it any way you want, but she chose to save herself instead of her daughter, and that is unforgivable.

I fucking hate Maroun.

Beastly was quite possibly the worst remake of Beauty and the Beast ever, but I loved Neil Patrick Harris as the tutor.

I agree. Unfortunately, the main reason why things are the way they are today is because a certain number of people didn’t choose their battles carefully.

My one hope is that he doesn’t last the next four years.

Dare I hope this will be the one Greek epic adaptation that actually tries to be accurate?

Whatever happens, I do NOT want people harassing the kids that get cast over this or sending the, death threats. But knowing how the internet is, it’s probably inevitable. It’s worth remembering that Lithgow got acclaim for playing a trans person in The World According to Garp. Maybe I’m being naive, but for all we know he’ll donate his paycheck to transgender foundations.

Mark Harris’ Blusky had a pretty post on this that I think sums up my feelings: I’m not trying to downplay it either, I’m just saying I’ve got so much hate for a lot of people these days, so like Mark, I’m trying to prioritize.

The consensus I’m hearing is that Sam’s Captain America deserves a better storyline than getting Hulk’s sloppy seconds. To which I agree. And according to what I heard

Review from Entertainment Weekly confirms exactly what I feared when they recast Harrison Ford as Ross. Few little gems: And: BRUCE BANNER WOULD LIKE A WORD.

That poor kid doesn't have a prayer of turning out okay.

I might have empathized with Past Amy had it not been for her little "apparently, you can't be left alone" snipe. And the fact that she tried to defend herself with how working helped her "cope" did not put her in a good light when 1) she acted like spending time with Katie was an imposition and 2) she was the one that left her and Michael in the first place. Add the fact that she couldn't be bothered with anybody's grief but her own, and no wonder Katie was done with it. The reveal that Michael's new marriage is on shaky ground made me roll my eyes. It's such a transparent, hackneyed way to set up the big love triangle.

He’s Just Not That Into You sucked, but the subplot of Neil (Ben Affleck) and Beth (Jennifer Aniston) was the best part of the movie. They break up because Beth wants to get married and Neil doesn’t, but when her dad has a heart attack, and Neil shows up to help out (without being asked) while her dumb brothers-in-law loaf around the house, she realizes that they were already in a meaningful committed relationship and that they didn’t need a piece of paper. Of course, Hollywood has to Hollywood and they wind up getting married. Still., it doesn’t mess up their story too much. I also like the part where Jennifer Connect breaks a mirror in a rage over her husband’s smoking/cheating, then immediately realizes she’s going to have to clean it up. Perfect deconstruction for Female Rage Trope: it’s cathartic for about two seconds until reality sets in and you realize all you’ve done is just make a mess.

Oh how I adore this movie! It remains one of the funniest Disney has ever made, and so very quotable! “Yeah, I’ve been turned into a cow, can I go home?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Sometimes I wonder if, had things been different, Chris Farley would have been cast, since he played such a good foil to David Spade. No matter, John Goodman had the right amount of paternal warmth as Pacha. Love Eartha Kitt’s Yzma! And who doesn’t love Kronk, the king of all himbos?

Wheels and the Legman are back! And for once the culprit wasn’t Roger (or the creep). Actually, they didn’t really do anything this time lol.

Ranted a lot about them in my therapy session today. She gave me the spiel about how you can’t force people to feel the same way you do, and we all have to work together, blah blah blah…I know she’s only telling me this for the sake of my own sanity because being angry isn’t helping, but seriously, why would I want to work with, let alone be nice to these twits that keep screwing us over?! I am very, very grateful that I’ve never met with any of them in person because I don’t think I’d be civil at this point.

Taking a little bit of schadenfreude that MAGA Mahomes lost, perhaps because Trump’s presence jinxed the Chiefs. Really, Kelce should’ve known better than to say it was an honor to play for the guy trashing his girlfriend. Let’s hope this is a sign that things just might turn around!