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People crap on Christine, Nicole, Bre, Davina, and the other cast member rightfully so, but I feel like Mary’s actions go unnoticed.

Her behavior towards Chelsea is disgusting.

First of all, she is so discriminatory towards Chelsea. She’s so unconfrontational with everyone but when it comes the Chelsea, a black woman, she has no issue confronting her when other people treated her worse.

Her reaction to the flowers is crazy. They’re just flower but she believes she’s being attacked??? And when Bre sends an invite to Chelsea, Emma, and Chrishell it’s an open invite? So hypocritical.

I hated how she downplayed Chelsea’s struggle with being a single mom during the reunion. Who makes it a competition on which single mom has it harder? The way she acted like Chelsea has no issues because she thought she got financial support from Chelsea’s ex-husband is gross. And Mary isn’t poor!!! She buys designer clothes and Jewelry.

Honestly, Nicole is the worsr, but Mary is a close second. And it’s strongly implied that Mary does WAY MORE drugs that Nicole ever did/does.

Mary, you’re good at real estate, but that’s about it. Do better.

So basically I take Desoxyn as needed. Not every day.

Today I took it and I felt sharp yet subtle focus, mood elevation, and pleasure. It was so benign that I did realize those effects were because of Desoxyn.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Desoxyn should be the gold standard for ADHD and an option for treatment resistant depression.

It’s not the evil drug people make it out to be, it’s efficient. I get the same effect from 5-10mg of Desoxyn than 30mg of Dexedrine or Adderall without the jittery, tweaky side effects.

I hope it becomes a standard treatment in the future.

Edit: I forgot to say it’s prescribed onviously

I LOVE this show. It's right behind WandaVision in terms of quality.

It has so much emotional depth yet is humorous and funny. It's beyond creative. Lilia’s story is the highlight for me: discovering that she experiences her life out of order turns seemingly random moments into something heartbreaking and beautifully connected. Watching her finally understand her gift, find belonging in her coven, and choose to save them makes her final episode hit incredibly hard.

Agatha herself is also such a compelling lead because she occupies this uncomfortable space between villain and antihero. She’s manipulative, selfish, and capable of real cruelty, but her grief and attachment to Billy reveal a humanity that makes her difficult to dismiss.

Her choice to save him matters without erasing the terrible things she’s done. The inventive storytelling, messy characters, and emotional payoff makes the show stick with me.

I also LOVE the queer representation in the show. Go Marvel!

Ok, so I’ve posted several times about Akito.

At first I hated her, viscerally.

Then I saw where her behavior came from.

And now I’m neutral in the sense that I don’t necessarily care about her and I believe her outcome is a form of atonement and punishment.

She abused people, tried to kill people, and said so many horrific things. But she’s a victim of a toxic cycle and a toxic family.

First her mom is awful. No explanation there. Then her dad tells her that she’s special and the zodiac belong to her. Then she sees the zodiac who visibly are oppressed by her but are bound to her. Her head is messed up and that doesn’t excuse her behavior, but it explains it.

After the series, most of the zodiac desert her and she ends up alone except for Shigure, Shiki, and Tohru & Saki on occassion. Other than that, she’s alone.

She’s also outcast by the family for all that she’s done, receives notes from someone about her wrongdoings, and receives hate from Ren.

She also got stabbed protecting Shiki from Ren.

In my opinion, she doesn’t deserve any saving grace even if she was in a toxic cycle and family. I don’t think she necessarily got away with her wrongdoings. Her receiving punishment might not work since she was essentially a victim at the end of the day.

Her outcome is the natural order of events from her abuse. She can’t exactly help the zodiac beyond a point and most of them don’t want anything to do with her, so her giving them freedom and leaving them alone is the best thing she could do.

If she had no negative outcomes, I might feel differently or negatively but I think the fact that she received antagonism but also had a happy ending with Shigure, Shiki, and her friends Tohru and Saki make me feel neutral.

For context, I started tretinoin 2 years ago. My skin is like titanium, so I started on 0.05% tretinoin daily. I had sensitivity and peeling for about 3 months but that went away. 6 months after the start date of tretinoin I got bumped up to 0.1%. I started seeing results aroun 9-12 months later. I'm in my mid 20s and had very, very subtle signs of aging. Those are all gone and my skin looks flawless, glowy, like a porcelain doll, and no comedomes. It also will prevent aging.

If you're in your teens or mid 20s, start tretinoin + SPF 50 for aging prevention or at least as soon as you can. You'll thank yourself later in your 60s.

I’ll play devil’s advocate for Ren Sohma, because I think there’s a distinction between understanding a character and excusing them.

Ren is obviously a deeply toxic, abusive, and destructive person, and the story doesn't expect us to view her behavior as justified.

But psychologically and narratively, her character makes sense.

She’s someone who has become completely consumed by resentment, insecurity, and her fixation on Akira, and her actions are an extreme expression of that. She actively antagonizes Akito because she thinks Akito is competition for Akira's love. It's wrong, but understandable especially when Akito is the god of the zodiac.

The reason I honestly don't dislike her all that much is that Ren is one of the few people in the story who refuses to accept Akito’s authority or participate in the dynamic where everyone else is conditioned to accommodate her. Akito has absolutely no control over Ren, and Ren haunts Akito on the daily. It's so satisfying to see the power dynamics reversed.

Ren doesn’t fear Akito, doesn’t worship her, and actively challenges her—although she does so for incredibly selfish and destructive reasons. Ren cuts deep, an even though she's the overarching antagonist and started the toxicity of Akito, it was so satisfying to see someone bully Akito and hit it where it hurts the most. Akito throws tantrums, Ren injects venom and makes it hurt.

Akito spends so much of the story exercising control over other people and making them feel powerless, so seeing someone who is willing to antagonize her creates a fascinating reversal of that power dynamic.

I don’t think Ren is “right” for doing it, but I do think her presence is narratively interesting precisely because her opposition to Akito comes from such an ugly place. She’s not a hero standing up to a villain; she’s another deeply damaged person hurting someone who has hurt others.

Edit: I also think that her constantly enforcing Akito's fear of being alone was a catalyst in the curse breaking. Similar to Tohru where the zodiacs found bonds outside of the zodiac.

I like them more than Kyo & Tohru (sorry!).

Kyo & Tohru heal each other and complement each other well, but Isuzu & Hatsuharu were MADE for each other.

First off, Isuzu is able to see Hatsuharu's kindness, awkwardness, and loving personality.

Isuzu is a very alluring woman and I feel like they are two pieces of a puzzle matching.

The way Hatsuharu stands up for and eventually heals Isuzu is amazing.

Isuzu doesn't particurlarly "save" Hatsuharu, but they have an undeniable chemistry that I believe can't be beat with another person.

I love this scene. It showcases Arcee’s ferocity and determination.

This is similar to her ferocity when facing Airachnid.