leave the gun, take the cannoli
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smilebackwardsAccidentally in my mob media era.
Only Murders in the Building (season 3). This season had a mob angle and there were references to The Godfather so I was like okay, I will finally watch The Godfather for the first time. (I do think it was good although I don't think I'll watch the sequels.) I continue to enjoy this show for the Charles/Oliver/Mabel shenanigans.
The Penguin (limited series). Vaguely references The Batman so you know it's in continuity and then is essentially a Gotham mob series. Generally good but not groundbreaking IMO. I do enjoy Sofia being hot and unhinged and Colin Farrell being basically unrecognizable. The ending of this should not have been surprising to me in any way because it is very narratively logical and yet I hate that they had Oz kill Victor!! Victor deserved better! They could have been an evil crime duo! I read an article somewhere about how, in a reversal from usual show norms, this show makes you like the main character less and less as the episodes go on and that is exactly its intent and yeah I see it. Also good soundtrack.
X-Men Remix continued this year and while I now mostly avoid exchanges there was also a no pressure Madness collection so I looked through the prompts and got very sucked into a Cherik Mob AU--The Associates by ikeracity and Pangea--and wrote a quick remix for that. My writing output this year has been so low. I haven't even hit 10k. Need to open my WIPs again and get to work.
I was considering watching Daredevil: Born Again despite poor reviews but I think I'm tapped out on mob related stuff for awhile.
Only Murders in the Building (season 3). This season had a mob angle and there were references to The Godfather so I was like okay, I will finally watch The Godfather for the first time. (I do think it was good although I don't think I'll watch the sequels.) I continue to enjoy this show for the Charles/Oliver/Mabel shenanigans.
The Penguin (limited series). Vaguely references The Batman so you know it's in continuity and then is essentially a Gotham mob series. Generally good but not groundbreaking IMO. I do enjoy Sofia being hot and unhinged and Colin Farrell being basically unrecognizable. The ending of this should not have been surprising to me in any way because it is very narratively logical and yet I hate that they had Oz kill Victor!! Victor deserved better! They could have been an evil crime duo! I read an article somewhere about how, in a reversal from usual show norms, this show makes you like the main character less and less as the episodes go on and that is exactly its intent and yeah I see it. Also good soundtrack.
X-Men Remix continued this year and while I now mostly avoid exchanges there was also a no pressure Madness collection so I looked through the prompts and got very sucked into a Cherik Mob AU--The Associates by ikeracity and Pangea--and wrote a quick remix for that. My writing output this year has been so low. I haven't even hit 10k. Need to open my WIPs again and get to work.
I was considering watching Daredevil: Born Again despite poor reviews but I think I'm tapped out on mob related stuff for awhile.
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Date: 2025-10-31 02:56 am (UTC)One of the big disadvantages for me when I am not on Tumblr is that I don't see you around. <3
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Date: 2025-11-04 01:52 am (UTC)We'll always have Dreamwidth <3
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Date: 2025-11-04 01:59 pm (UTC)Ha! Totally fair.