Thank you again to Candace for commissioning this episode!
This episode was so hard to watch. Oh my god but I really am a wimp.
This is the one where we get to know Shirley a little better, from her experiences at Hill House, to her personal relationship with her mother, to what caused her to get into working as a mortician. HINT: IT'S ALL TRAUMA, BABY.
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Thank you to Bernadette for commissioning this episode!
Bernadette joined me for this one, in which we get to watch Mihawk and Zoro fight, because she's a massive Zoro fan. Zoro manages to cultivate some respect in Mihawk, but only because he's willing to let himself die, which seems like too steep a price in my opinion.
Meanwhile, where the hell did Nami run off to? And WHO THE HELL IS THIS PEARL WEIRDO!?
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Thank you to Heather for commissioning this episode!
It has been a minute since the last section of reading, but thankfully I remembered most of it and I had Heather in the chat reminding me of key details that I needed to know. This is the section where Jordan is put through her paces in the new unit, and we get some outside POVs to get an idea what else is going on in this super-powered underbelly. There's about to be an attempted heist, and I hope that Jordan gets to kick some ass and distinguish herself.
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Thank you to Ashleigh for commissioning this episode!
This is the one where Remi invites Otis and Eric to go camping, and we're left to wonder whether Remi has ever gone camping in his entire life. While they regroup in a hotel, Otis figures out that his dad cheated on his new wife too, and Eric confesses what's been going on with Adam. Meanwhile, Maeve is struggling with trusting her mother again, but she seems willing to try.
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Thank you to Candace for commissioning this episode!
I'm restarting this series with next to know memory of what I've seen so far, and I'm really enjoying coming back to it. I am not having the same issues I did the first time with telling characters apart, and I'm making some connections I didn't bother to make with the original book by Shirley Jackson.
Also, this is very scary.
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Thank you to Ashleigh for commissioning this episode!
So this is the episode where things finally come to a head between Otis and Maeve. I was concerned about her timing telling him how she felt about him, and it seems that Otis kind of felt the same. It winds up backfiring on him because he can't stop thinking about her when he's supposed to be experiencing his "first time" with Ola...and she can tell.
Meanwhile, Eric is reconnecting with Adam, and it seems to me that he has more of a connection with him than he does with Rahim, but....Adam has a lot of baggage, man.
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Thank you to Candace for commissioning this episode!
I am so delighted with this film. I wish that I could watch a "making of" or something like that, but i'm staying away from anything that could potentially spoil this creator's other work (which Candace wants me to remain unspoiled on) so I will have to wait.
I thought this was a beautiful, moving story with gorgeous imagery and a nice balance of old traditions, new lore, and modern life.
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Thank you to Karyn for commissioning this episode.
What am I supposed to do now that this ABSOLUTELY PERFECT show is over?
What?

Thank you to Megan for commissioning this episode!
This episode is the one where Rebecca decides to join a community musical theatre review, and she is a little startled to revisit her old favorites and realize how poorly they've aged. I CAN RELATE, REBECCA.

Meanwhile, her boys are all doing various things to bring her closer, with varying levels of success. Who am I rooting for? Am I rooting for anyone?
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Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode!
OMG y'all I'm just not ready for this show to be over. I'm not. I'm just not.
I'm not.