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From what I gathered on the general consensus surrounding Rae’s colour palette, we‘ve concluded her colours aren’t it. Do you think Mattel will actually listen to the fans and change her colours to orange, red or yellow?

I understand they were trying to go for the colours of dawn - apparently that’s where Rae draws most of her powers - not to mention, this also makes her “sun“ aesthetic less stereotypical. But it‘s genuinely sad that Mattel believes the more pink they have in their lines, the more customers will enjoy their dolls. Nope, sorry. Not everyone is a Draculaura collector nor do we all love pink. I want to get her but the fact that half of us are buying dye for her hair just to improve her design is wrong. Ditch the pink Mattel!!

What do you think of Rae?

At the end of the day the Universal classics are loose adaptations of renowned literary works, so it's not like they're technically any different from being a "parody". Nor am I pointing a sore finger at any of the above examples (except for Hotel Transylvania...f*ck you). But I feel like, especially in children's media, we've gotten too used to "Oh hey look at me I'm Count Dracula for the 1944293rd time, did I mention I'm another Count Dracula?". We don't need more. We need to study and learn from the masters who brought the novels to life on the big screen, learn how they utilized technical skill and appreciate it. They took these characters seriously, so why can't we as their footprint in film ages?

I grew up with Monster High as a kid and that's what made me turn to and love the inspiration itself, but this isn't a guarantee for everyone to do.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hate how these characters have just become Halloween costumes. What are your thoughts?

Ninovation is the artist behind the backdrop of the first image, I do not own any of the others backgrounds.

Do we even have a name for this universe of different fantasy schools?

I'm trying to break into the kidlit illustration industry, I love drawing my fave characters while I try out different styles :D

I also tried to show that braille shards can take shape from stardust for Claire :)

IMO Willow is quite jittery, an upbeat and whimsy witch. Claire is more chill but is the perfect teddy bear for Willow to cuddle!

I really hope we get media of these characters so we can see what they’re truly like!

I’m willing to pay at least 150+

The micro-expressions. The single tear that falls. Brett when I catch you.

So. I finished reading the entire Sherlock Holmes book series for the first time. Conan's work is an absolute masterclass of writing.

However, I was quite disappointed by something.

For many years fans and casual readers have brought to light the likelihood of this ship being canon, from crumbs to cakes of evidence, and I myself quite literally bought the books just to see how gay they apparently were for my little gay fingers to be satisfied.

But I was actually quite shocked because there's just...nothing? I was expecting a LOTR scenario with Frodo and Sam or something like:

"We were trembling in the dark waiting for Lestrade and his men. Holmes noticed my shivering and gently held my hand, but tightly. I flushed."

But no, there's VERY little to go off other than:

1. No matter who he's married to Watson keeps coming back to Holmes
2. That one scene where Holmes thinks Watson was shot dead
3. Holmes's disinterest in women

More than likely Holmes is an aroace gay man, and we have to consider how much he secretly craves male validation and attention also. But every story for Watson's sake will have him commenting on the figure of a woman, and he HAS to make sure he consistently reminds the reader of "my friend, my friend, did I tell you he's my friend?".

I've had many ships that were never canon and all I had was an absolute SPECK of evidence to go off. However, I was sad in the case of these two considering how popular Holmes and Watson are as a pairing to this day.

And yes, I've seen the Johnlock segments of the BBC show and I've watched Granada. I was going to post this discussion in the Sherlock subreddit but honestly, I was expecting a homophobic assault.

Thoughts?

My top pick is probably Hexiciah.

Not all of them, but most of the characters I picked are ones that I believe have a rich amount of lore, or at least lore you could imagine.

I'm in love with the opposites attract trope that Venus and Robecca convey (eco vs machine) but then...Robecca literally carried Elissabat's "heart". That's pretty romantic to me. I don't know which pairing is better!

Garrett said he originally wished for Venus and Robecca to be an item but...how do we know he's not just saying that to satisfy fans?

I have a degree in animation before anyone comes for my head, and I love G3 (for the most part). But I'm sad to say Frankie's video for "Amped Up" was one of the only solid pieces of animation we got out of the YouTube videos.

The twinning (one of the greatest sins in animation), the lighting, the timing of nearly every single 'drastic' pose is all over the place. I understand Mattel doesn't have the budget for media, and even back in G1's prime elements of the animated series were handled poorly on a technical scale, but they seriously need to watch a lot of their mistakes -> extremely fast cuts being one of them.

And before anyone says "ITs FoR KiDsSsS" children deserve better. That is all.

I don't think there has ever been music or a piece of media (besides at least, the Middle Earth saga or Avatar) that has captured my soul quite like the famous 2011 show.

I recently finished the book for the first time (which was marvelous) and decided to start with the 2011 show before I went back to Chaney's 1925 take.

Well...I'm INFECTED. Enamoured. Every single day these songs pollute my thoughts and I lose concentration on even the most mundane things I'm doing. Webber, Hart and any other music mathematicians that created these iconic songs need to be awarded continuously for their contribution to music. Even before I sat down to watch the full 2011 show, I watched a clip, and from that small clip I was BLOWN away by the masterful passion of Ramin and Sierra's performances. Theatre is truly a precious thing.

I really hope Leroux is looking down on his work and adaptations such as this with pride...although the modern exclusion of the Persian/Daroga is inexcusable.

I'm 24. I was diagnosed last year after previously working in a hospital and I had autistic burnout for the first time, which led to my diagnosis.

Before this I was able to work well in a nursing home, but even then the same mistakes I make now would happen. Basically, I'm smart but also stupid. I make a LOT of mistakes in a job and when I hear others complain about me or get given out to, I shrivel up like a dry flower. This happens mainly because instructions are not clear enough.

I'm currently working in a small kitchen and already I want to storm out of there. I made a mistake yesterday, our chef got mad and I felt like walking off a bridge for the whole day.

I also worked in a two other restaurants before this and left because I was unsuitable.

Before I got this new job I spent many months trying to find work that aligns with the limits I now understand I have, but the entire time, my family thought I was making excuses or being picky in job hunting when I told them I cannot do heavy social situations. Overall, I've had about 7 jobs and every single one I had to leave on my own accord. I don't know how to go on when the spirit has been dried and beaten like a towel.

My degree in animation and illustration certainly hasn't helped either. All I want to do is draw and inherently I'm a good worker. I don't know how I can escape this hell anymore. Yes, I should be grateful I have food and clothes and shelter but It's just hard. Maybe I'm just being dramatic too and perhaps it's also poor social skills from over-use of technology like we all have. I don't know anymore.