All the Netflix!
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mousmeI watched Shadow and Bone last week and really enjoyed it! I am going to look up the books now, even though as I understand it the show actually combines two different series. I am intrigued to see how they differ! I enjoyed the lovely diverse representation (lots of BIPOC and queer representation!), the actors are wonderful, and the visuals are truly beautiful. Lots of attention to detail. I especially fell in love with all of the characters, including the antagonists. Every character has depth and complex motivations, which is something I definitely appreciate in a narrative.
I started Ghost Wars, too, and of COURSE the villain is named Daphne. *rolls eyes* My poor name is used for exactly three types of characters in movies/TV: airheads, villains, and snooty poodles. Oh well.
I am enjoying the series so far. I wasn't expecting quite as much body horror (ack), but it's tightly paced and the characters are compelling. The story doesn't have as much depth as Shadow and Bone, but I don't think it's based on books. It lacks the in-depth world-building of the other series (despite them being different genres), and the representation isn't quite as good. Still, I do enjoy a good horror story, and so far it's delivering. It's vaguely reminiscent of Lost, in that I am not sure how much the writers have actually figured out ahead of time what is actually going on in their world. They're too focused on keeping all the characters and the audience in the dark, which in my experience only lasts so long before it gets tedious. Still, it's early days yet, so maybe it will surprise me. I'm definitely going to watch to the end.
Anyway, nothing else exciting to report. This weekend was just me hanging out with Peggy and watching Netflix and taking the occasional nap, broken up only by going to see KK yesterday.
Ontario keeps announcing it's opening up new vaccine appointments and extending eligibility, but I've been on all my local waiting lists since the moment I could (it's been over two weeks now) as I'm technically eligible and an essential worker who doesn't work from home, and I have not heard a single peep. They just announced a bunch of availabilities for anyone 18+ in "hotspots" that are area codes all around mine but aren't actually mine. I'm starting to think that it doesn't matter how much I try or whether I'm an essential worker, I'm just not going to be getting a vaccine until maybe next year, once every single other person in Canada has received theirs. (Yes, I am being melodramatic. Leave me alone.)
*siiiiiiiigh*
I started Ghost Wars, too, and of COURSE the villain is named Daphne. *rolls eyes* My poor name is used for exactly three types of characters in movies/TV: airheads, villains, and snooty poodles. Oh well.
I am enjoying the series so far. I wasn't expecting quite as much body horror (ack), but it's tightly paced and the characters are compelling. The story doesn't have as much depth as Shadow and Bone, but I don't think it's based on books. It lacks the in-depth world-building of the other series (despite them being different genres), and the representation isn't quite as good. Still, I do enjoy a good horror story, and so far it's delivering. It's vaguely reminiscent of Lost, in that I am not sure how much the writers have actually figured out ahead of time what is actually going on in their world. They're too focused on keeping all the characters and the audience in the dark, which in my experience only lasts so long before it gets tedious. Still, it's early days yet, so maybe it will surprise me. I'm definitely going to watch to the end.
Anyway, nothing else exciting to report. This weekend was just me hanging out with Peggy and watching Netflix and taking the occasional nap, broken up only by going to see KK yesterday.
Ontario keeps announcing it's opening up new vaccine appointments and extending eligibility, but I've been on all my local waiting lists since the moment I could (it's been over two weeks now) as I'm technically eligible and an essential worker who doesn't work from home, and I have not heard a single peep. They just announced a bunch of availabilities for anyone 18+ in "hotspots" that are area codes all around mine but aren't actually mine. I'm starting to think that it doesn't matter how much I try or whether I'm an essential worker, I'm just not going to be getting a vaccine until maybe next year, once every single other person in Canada has received theirs. (Yes, I am being melodramatic. Leave me alone.)
*siiiiiiiigh*
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Date: 2021-05-03 05:27 pm (UTC)It's pretty much a standard YA fantasy premise but with some fun world-building and folklore elements. I'm kind of loving the fact that there's so many diverse YA books out there now, especially in the fantasy genre which is my favorite.
Ugh, still no vax in sight?? :( I don't think it's melodramatic at all, I'd be pissed!