Freak energy

For the marchmetamatterschallenge I'd like to do four meta posts this month and cross-post them to comms and/or Tumblr. This one is about consent in the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry!

In our current internet culture, it seems like there is plenty of purity wank to go around. ( This is based on the show only as I haven't read the books )

OF COURSE Sex scenes can just be enjoyed for what they are, and shouldn't have to be justified. But I'm really grateful the show did not shy away from depicting sex in this way. It's essential for us to see the entire sex scene to understand Shane and Ilya's points of view in these intimate moments.

The TLDR; is that consent is not always black and white and requires good judgment.

TV
•Heated Rivalry!! It's so exciting to fall in love with a new show and boy am I down BAD. Shane Hollander, the man that you are. There are specific scenes that might never leave my brain. More on this later.

•Umbrella Academy Season Four. I saw how bad the reviews were, so I totally avoided watching until now. I was prepared to hate it but I ... didn't? It did feel rushed, especially the Lila/Five storyline and Viktor and AU!Hargreeves. I wanted more of both of those relationships, actually. But I laughed at the hijinx and I did tear up in the end. I loved how the family had become about not just the seven of them (b/c of Claire, Diego and Lila's kids, etc), but in the end they still chose each other. Being in love looked really good on Five. Also, my ship is still alive b/c when Allison got hurt in the last ep, Luther freaked out and then ran to her and I ate that shit up. [This season was set during Christmas?? Perfect for this time of year]

Movies
•Babygirl. I watched this because likeadeuce made a post about it, and it did not disappoint. This film really spoke to me! Tthere's still guilt and shame and confusion to deal with when it comes to desire sometimes! But even though that's true, the film is every pro-Let Woman Have Orgasms. Just, incredibly satisfying. Joyful, even, by the end. I watched it 3x already *g* [Totally a Christmas movie as well. So many decorations!]

•I just watched Fifty Shades of Grey for the first time. What a contrast to the above film. I mean, I'm not sure if Anastasia liked one second of the whole movie? Jamie Dornan is hot, though, I'll give him that. It's a train wreck but I want to see where it goes in the second movie.

•Sinners. The second half was SO fun. The world building was incredible! I'm not the biggest Michael B. Jordan fan but the cast really brought their A-game. I liked the balance of humor and horror and I loved the ending.

•Materialists. Chris Evans was looking cute with his frumpy hair but overall pretty meh. I did like the message at the end though - let women be the breadwinners!

Up Next
•HEATED RIVALRY EPISODE FOUR DEC 12 How am I going to wait that long D:
•I still need to finish Cobra Kai at some point.

Fandom To-Do List
heavyartillery holiday exchange due 27 Dec
RNM Secret Santa due 20 Dec
yuletide due 17 Dec
holly_poly due 25 Jan
Sense8 Holiday Exchange due 21 Dec