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1670 Season 2

The second season of Netflix's Polish show 1670 was a lot of fun! It's a mockumentary about the nobles and the peasants from the village of Adamczycha.

I especially loved the episodes with the holidays in Turkey, the Witcher cameo (he was played by a Polish actor, of course, not by one of the actual actors) and the Harvest Festival.

A major character is sapphic: no f/f for her this season, only m/f.

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: XG - GALA

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Movie Review: Satan's School For Girls

I have recently watched two versions of Satan's School for Girls, the original 1973 one and the 2000 remake. I initially saw the 2000 version when it aired (because of Shannen Doherty and Julie Benz), however I only caught the tail end of it and never saw the movie in full. It took some time before finding it, and then I watched the 1973 version to compare. Both which were made-for-television movies, both were produced by Aaron Spelling, and both have their own strengths and weaknesses and unique takes on the story being told.

The premise is about a young woman who, after discovering the mysterious death of her sister and not being convinced it was a mere suicide, goes to investigate at her sister's university to discreetly find out the truth of what happened, and as soon as she arrives strange things start happening.

( The original 1973 version. )

( The 2000 remake. )

( My final thoughts, comparing and contrasting the two movies. )

I definitely don't want it to happen considering the current state of media we're in, but I cannot help but wonder what another modern remake of Satan's School for Girls would look like today, just conceptually.

Rebel Blade by Davinia Evans

Rebel Blade by Davinia Evans was great. It's the third and final book of The Burnished City, an alchemy story taking place in a Byzantine-inspired world.

The plot now focuses on setting up a democracy and I'm always here for this.

There's m/m (to be honest, I've been excitedly waiting for Siyon and Izmirlian to reunite since Book 1, so it's a disappointment that it only happens in the last two pages) and f/f.

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Korean practice

Here's the new Korean practice post! As usual now, it's an open chat.

You can write about whatever you want. If you're uninspired, tell us the story of what you're currently watching/reading/playing...
You can talk to one another.
You can also correct one another. Or just indicate "No corrections, please" in your comment if you prefer.

화이팅! <3

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: 4Minute - Black Cat

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"Oh man, are you cereal?"

++ I don't have Internet/cable for one day and I miss quite a wild day with politics, huh?

++ Although I was aware of it as it was happening, just reading about the kinktober shenanigans that happened a while ago, from the various posts summarizing it to the jokes, not only was I baffled and amused it also got me thinking that this is the kind of fandom nonsense I much prefer reading about. Less exhausting ~~fandom wank~~ "discourse" and more just pure ridiculousness.

++ It was recently announced that Life Is Strange is getting a television series adaptation. This technically isn't news as fans of the game have long been waiting for it since the initial announcement about a television show being made since 2016, however aside from that there were no further information of anything going forward so most assumed that this was yet another project either silently dropped or in development hell. With Amazon acquiring the rights to produce the show, this makes it more likely to become a reality.

( As someone fond of the first game, I have thoughts on this reality. )