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Just saw last nights episode and ASKFKSDFLS!!

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I’m going to attempt to be coherent in a review, I have a lot of notes! I’m also fighting off multiple plot bunnies because zomg this episode was everything I ever wanted, and so close to everything Rumple ever wanted as well.

It’s like seriously I think my only complaint was Belle needs more screentime! Everything else was just urk so amazing, I am dead with feels.

ETA: Apologies for the incoming spam. I have a feeling there’s going to be a fair bit I want to reblog.

1/2 For me I think your writing’s defining trait is the way you turn the regular tropes and plots and situations we see on their heads or how you twist them into something different. In your wish realm fics you had Belle under a sleeping curse by her own choice but she trusted in their love to wake her up. In PLL both Gold and Belle are a bit woobie, but Gold is still Gold. He’s not a version of spinner!Rum, he’s misanthropic and mired in his work. Even his exchanges with Neal are different.

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2/2 – Instead of supporting and even pushing his father to a relationship with Belle, Neal is afraid that Gold will hurt Belle. Neal sees his dad for what he is and seeks to protect Belle from him rather than believing that she makes his dad better. Neal thinks he’s got problems, she’s got problems, and holy crap you two should not be together. So often Neal is the matchmaker or the protector of Rumple/Gold. Instead he’s protecting Belle. It’s interesting and different, as is all your work.

I don’t think there’s a gif in the world that can properly sum up my reaction to this. Thank you so much! This means everything to me.

What’s my writing trademark?

Why hasn’t Once done a clipshow?

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I just read another post which mentioned Once’s budget, which made me suddenly wonder about this. Once’s budget must be fairly high; there’s all the CGI, special effects, location shooting, on top of all the actors salaries. Now my favorite TV show in the entire world is Stargate and they had similar demands on their budget.

You could always tell if they’d overspent on another episode when they did an episode that entirely took place within the standing sets of the SGC. Then most seasons they had a clipshow, where basically any new footage was just characters in a room talking, and everything else was clips of previous episodes. Why hasn’t Once done one of those?

They have so much material in terms of events that have happened, they could easily fill an episode with flashbacks. I know the plot of Once is complicated, so was Stargate’s, so the clipshows don’t really work that well in terms of “catching people up on the plot” as you really need to know the plot in order to fully understand the clips. However, I know that the promos use to try and claim that those were good introductory episodes.

Anyway, clipshows are good because they cost barely any money to make, they get to re-use the shots of expensive CGI/special effects so they get more out of them, and it’s a bit of a nostalgia trip for long-time viewers. Once is on it’s sixth season, I think Stargate had it’s first clipshow in season one, so it’s long overdue.

I know clipshows usually aren’t popular. I think it depends whether the new footage that ties the clips together is compelling or not. An example of a good clipshow in my opinion is SG1′s 7.20 Inauguration, which didn’t even have any of the regular characters in the new footage. However, it advanced the plot of the season quite nicely and helped evolve some minor characters.

So thoughts on a postcard. Why hasn’t Once done a clipshow?

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I refuse to go a third week without posting fic. If I come back later and I haven’t written something I can post now (writing stuff for next month doesn’t count today) then please beat me around the head until I regain my senses. Hopefully if I post this, then the fear of public humiliation will be a good incentive – can only hope!

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whitesheepcbd replied to your post:
I refuse to go a third week without posting fic….

I haven’t posted anything for a while either. Hoping to finish a Precious Moments ficlet, just so I can post *something* today, even if it’s short. I’ll yell at you, if you yell at me. Now go write!! (I say to you as I’m getting out of bed.)

Thank you! This is one of the things I like about NaNo actually the – we’re all in this together type of feeling. So consider this me yelling at you. I will send you a message in a couple of hours and see how you are getting on 🙂

Hopefully we’ll both wind up writing something today. I’m going to see if I can tackle some outstanding prompts I have for The Price We Pay. I have half a dozen and they are usually much shorter than a chapter so it might be a good place to start. I really need to update my WIP’s but *guilty look* I might just leave that as a problem for next week.

Your Zookeeper has most assuredly gone through your appreciation tag! :D Also: Holy Mary-Margaret Mother of Emma. *fans self* I’m gonna need to look up Mr. Russell now. If I were capable of putting GIFs in the ask box I’d use the “Mighty Need” Invader ZIM one [here], I think. X3

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There, done it for you 🙂

Haha happy to bring people to the dark side with David Russell. I’m glad you are doing well Zookeeper and I hope you have a nice weekend!

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Bit random but for some reason today I remembered a thought I had when I first started watching Once Upon a Time.

I binge watched the first four seasons summer before last, before starting season five along with everyone else. So after having watched one or two episodes, despite knowing I shouldn’t spoil myself I read the wiki summary anyway. It nearly put me off from watching the rest.

I can’t remember the exact quote and I’m too lazy to go search for it but basically the impression I got was that “new characters just randomly wandered in from the forest” and I was not happy with that. It made it sound like the curse had created Storybrooke and that just for no reason new people just materialized. I hate things happening for no reason.

You have no idea how relieved I was when I actually watched and discovered that it wasn’t just random. I think when I got to Elsa’s arrival, and I learned how that actually happened, I remembered that stupid wiki page and contemplated going to edit it. Talk about misleading.

I’m not sure why I felt like sharing this random anecdote. I guess I’m just saying the show is better than the wiki page made it sound. Although I guess trying to concisely explain the craziness of the show isn’t an easy thing to do. It’s only with the benefit of context that it all makes sense.

I haven’t watched *an episode*, but I have looked at some Rush scenes on YouTube, seen some stuff on Tumblr, (he’s such a smol, cranky floof,) and read some fics. As long as the RC character in question can be found on YouTube, I’m not *too* afraid. That David Russell guy from The Last Enemy I’m slightly afraid of because I can’t find anything on him. And Shaun of Summer, too. Someday I’d like to do Barney Thomson, but I’m not sure how to handle him either. *pets*

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Haha I don’t think you need to be worried about David Russell. There are no fics for him at all. I think I might be the only one who loves him! I really do. I think David Russell might be my third favorite RC character. My third favorite used to be Lachlan but he got bumped down a spot because yikes.

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I would recommend The Last Enemy. I mean the main characters are kinda gross but the plot is alright and RC is amazing. No spoilers but hmm is this a spoiler? I don’t think so really *sweats* erm my favorite scene of him is where he blows up his own base. Everyone else freaks and starts running, and he doesn’t even blink and just keeps on striding out with a confident swagger.

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I swear I’m going to write an anyelle fic one day with him because I can’t actually believe there aren’t any. I think it’s an injustice. I think I’d also like to try my hand at Ives one day. Have to see if I get round to it.

I haven’t seen Summer. I was going to rent it off Amazon for 99p but I haven’t got round to it yet. I have 56p left of video credit so I really should. I’m a bit worried it’s going to make me cry so I’ve been avoiding it. As for Barney, I can’t ship him romantically with a Belle/Lacey. I just can’t see it. Although I did see someone talking a while back about setting Lacey on him and that would be hilarious. I’d be worried for the poor guys heart though 🙂

To be honest that’s what frightens me about certain anyelle pairings. It’s not the characters themselves because like you said YouTube, it’s “what if I can’t picture it?” – so if I got Barney, or Nosty etc. I’d be in trouble. I think anything else I could probably manage.

It’s fun chatting with you mystery zookeeper 🙂 No pressure to send messages but never feel like you can’t. Anyway, I did link this before but I don’t know if you saw – Nicholas Rush Appreciation – that’s my tag for all the Rush gifsets I’ve reblogged for you know inspiration purposes 🙂

Darn you Tumblr, eating all the asks! I had some trouble with the planet’s description, but space-dragon!Belle and AU!Rush are getting along nicely. She’s not too fond of the soldiers that came with him though, but honestly, neither is Rush. I’ve never watched SGU, but I have read some fics, and I, like you, don’t like Young. He’s an ass. Is there anyone else you don’t like getting a not-liked mention?

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Awww I’m sorry tumblr was hungry. Why are you eating all the asks tumblr?

Heh no Rush isn’t very fond of “little boys playing soldier” so that is very in character! Yeah I have a real loathing for Young, everyone else I’m kinda meh about. I wouldn’t worry about including anyone in particular. You don’t even have to do a “not liked” mention for Young 🙂 I was just kidding about having him roasted by the dragon – Belle would probably not like that!

I’m glad that Rush and Belle are getting on nicely. I hope that you are enjoying writing the fic! Wow I didn’t realize you hadn’t watched SGU, this must be difficult for you. You are far braver than I am, tackling an anyelle you haven’t seen. Rush is my favorite, so if there’s anything you need just hit my askbox and hopefully tumblr will behave 🙂

You know everytime there is a gift exchange I do this dance with myself “am I brave enough to sign up for anyelle or not?” For the most part I think I would be alright. I’ve seen about 15 different RC credits, including most of the popular anyelle ones, but there’s still that fear and the fear has always won. I only did anyelle for this because we had input into what anyelle we did. Are there any anyelle pairings you are scared of Zookeeper?

Hope you are having a good week!