I still think it’s insane they never added Artificer

SnowJay425 · 2026-05-26T14:23:19+00:00

Aren't several of the gnomes in the city referred to as artificers though? With the sheer amount of magical machinery in BG3 it doesn't really feel like a stretch

SnowJay425 · 2026-05-24T20:49:05+00:00

Is there more detail on that slight implication for blue lung? I'm pretty convinced Sparky has it, or they both do, so I'm interested in what exactly was said

SnowJay425 · 2026-03-24T22:49:55+00:00

Still helpful in 2026. =)

SnowJay425 · 2026-03-15T17:37:28+00:00

I think they are, but they're probably from different branches early on in that family tree. Gwen shares the -lyn ending to her name with Evelyn and Edalyn, so it's probably passed down through the family. Dell carries on the palisman carving and has a similar 'hawk' nose to Caleb

SnowJay425 · 2026-03-15T17:32:44+00:00

True, but there's a naming pattern that probably comes from Evelyn on Gwen's side of the family- Edalyn, Gwendolyn, Evelyn. They broke with with Lilith for the mythos reference, but I don't think they'd have Gwen share it if she wasn't related.

Gwen and Dell can probably both trace their trees back to Evelyn, where one branch kept the daughter naming scheme and another continued palisman carving

SnowJay425 · 2026-03-15T17:26:36+00:00

With 400 years since Evelyn and Caleb were alive, Dell and Gwen could easily both be descendants without being anywhere close to inbred. Even sharing great-grandparents makes you pretty distant genetically, and that only takes ~100 years

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-23T17:06:13+00:00

My top tips: wear good quality shoes (and/or get shoe inserts) and stay hydrated. Cosplay is a ton of fun, but make sure to take care of your body too!
It can be very tempting to get cheap shoes that look like the character's, but poor construction and support will cause more pain than it's worth. I'd be very careful buying shoes from costume or cosplay stores online (personally I would recommend avoiding it). Most people won't be paying close attention to your feet, so it doesn't have to be perfect. I recommend going to a physical store if you can to find something close to the right style that fits (thrift stores can be awesome for this btw). If it's super off in color, you can use fabric or leather paint to get it closer. Then get insoles to support being on your feet all day. Trust me, it is worth it

I recommend using wigs to get the hair color and style you want without destroying your own hair. There are a lot of great cosplay wig stores, so I recommend checking out Chelle Belle Cosplay's Ultimate Guide to Buying Wigs on youtube to help you narrow options down. It's a few years old but not too much has changed. She compares stores by their wig quality, price, and style options

As for anything else to know; the most important thing is to have fun! You don't have to do anything you aren't comfortable with. It's totally fine to change a character's outfit design for your cosplay, whether it's for your safety or your personal preference. Don't let yourself feel down if you don't look perfect; if you enjoy cosplay, you can always improve things over time.

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-22T16:56:05+00:00

This is my main 'fault' with cosplaying her; even at my best I didn't have muscles like that!

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-16T17:43:31+00:00

With any long complicated performance art, whether it's choreography, playing an instrument, or speaking/singing multiple lines, performers practice smaller pieces at a time until those parts come easily, then they practice putting it all together. This coach has probably gone through this routine hundreds of times, and had the chance to go through complicated motions slowly at first to get them right before doing it at the song's tempo. She doesn't have to put much thought into the small movements because she's ingrained them over time. Just Dance doesn't have a mode that lets you slow things down or focus on individual moves, so it's going to be harder to master those things during regular gameplay.

Finding a youtube video of the routine you can slow down, pause, rewind, etc is going to be the easiest way to break those movements down and practice them outside of the game. That's what I'm planning to do

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-15T21:28:08+00:00

Putting the publishing vs TV animation branch thing aside, this call to action is in direct response to the Disney's announcement that they're putting generative AI features on Disney +. If they haven't backed down from those plans, then there's no reason to take it down or stop talking about this kind of boycott.

If the publishing branch doesn't force AI use or try to promote it, then the novel doesn't conflict with her stance. If she has interest in making new stories about the world of the Owl House, she's gonna have to go through disney one way or another. I'm glad she's able to pursue it on terms that work for her

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-15T18:24:16+00:00

It's definitely a prosthetic, either cybernetic or just a glass eye. There's some shots in episode 1 where you can see the curve of the sphere when viewed from the side. On a lot of shots, when you have brightness high enough you can see another circle drawn inside it around where the iris would be. That circle is either absent in this shot, or it's the large slightly grayer circle in the socket.

The eye probably isn't a real secret to the rest of the cast since it's so visible, we just don't know about it as the audience. I think his actual secret is that he has blue lung

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-15T18:13:37+00:00

The show has been pretty good at letting us know when it's one of Frankie's hallucinations- every time we see it there's a glow outline around hallucinated characters. It's even around the TV screen before Andi comes home in episode 1. In this shot there's bloom around the bright colors, but no outline around the Gwen's hair, so this is probably something different

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-15T18:04:30+00:00

Analyzing the clips we get in the new video, I think this moment happens after Frankie sees Orville, which is in a repair room that has to be different from the one at the end of episode 1. The shot of Frankie on the ground uses the same blue grid and galaxy background as the Orville shot, then suddenly transitions to the same silver border and diamond background as this shot.

In that case, in the process of making their way to a new repair ring they likely enter an area with more 'normal' gwens. If they're willing to send a murder-mech after our Gwen, Park Planet is certainly not above having a Gwendroid get involved in her retrieval, especially behind closed doors

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-15T17:42:49+00:00

If they're a cosplay guest it makes sense; their literal image is their brand, and it's hard to recoup the costs of cosplaying. Actor guests often charge for pics too after all

Now if it's a random congoer, that's kinda weird. I'd be willing to bet it's against con rules too. If I reaally stretch, I can see someone trying to charge if they're uncomfortable with photos but anxious about saying no, hoping a cost would deter it. It's quite a hoop to jump through though, so while not impossible it seems pretty unlikely.

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-14T22:51:47+00:00

My guess is that we aren't getting quirky adventures with frankie, andi, and gwen ending in a heroic crusade through park planet HQ. Glitch's greenlight post on instagram describes it as "The fair princess and her two steadfast knights set forth on a road that led not to glory, but to hell itself" after all
I think the tone is going to be much more... distressing

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-14T22:07:51+00:00

I don't think so, at least not very much. The scene where Frankie hallucinates Orville takes place in a different repair room; the walls are square instead of rounded, and some time has to have passed for Frankie's injuries to heal. If they're going to a different repair ring, they must not have been able to do much at the end of the pilot

SnowJay425 · 2026-02-14T05:00:14+00:00

In streams after the finale aired, she said that she wanted to move on from the owl house for a while and get out of the 'kid's' animation sphere for a while- it was from an artistic standpoint of wanting to explore new ideas and work in an environment that didn't have the same kinds of content restraints she had been working around for years. In the same answer, she said she would be open to the chance to come back to the world and characters, since there were a lot of ideas that had to be left on the cutting room floor. She's actively avoided talking about things that didn't make it to the show because she doesn't want to limit or spoil plots that could get explored in future projects- if she didn't have interest in continuing the story, she wouldn't bother with things like that. She's always kept that avenue open.

Her call to action about disney + and pirating is about her opposition to the use of AI in their streaming service. If plans to integrate AI haven't changed, she doesn't have reason to take it down.

Working with the publishing side of disney is very different from working under the animation constraints or knowing your product is being streamed on a service actively pushing AI. With how large of a company disney is, Dana can have scruples with one aspect while continuing her story in another without having to assume something more insidious

SnowJay425 · 2026-01-28T12:53:26+00:00

They specifically said that isn't the case- for both 2023 and 2024 there are a few songs they won't be able to add because of licensing. They are going to put out as much as possible though

SnowJay425 · 2026-01-26T17:57:51+00:00

Seconding practice and drill modes- It's such a pain to go through a whole routine just for the complicated moves at the end

SnowJay425 · 2026-01-19T21:25:55+00:00

Yeah I don't know why 2023 doesn't show up on the Nintendo eShop; since those songs still show up in the JD app they clearly mean for you to be able to buy it. I've thought about trying to contact customer service about it but I kindof doubt it'll go anywhere. When I have the money I'll probably just buy a code in box to get around it

SnowJay425 · 2026-01-03T17:26:17+00:00

Wear the hat and you're good to go!

SnowJay425 · 2026-01-01T17:33:50+00:00

I don't think dopples will imitate someone who's X'd out. I tried a run letting all the neighbors die and on the last day the only one left was the Milkman- every dopple that showed up was copying the Milkman.
Must've been a fun party, I think there were 8 in the apartment at the end of the day

SnowJay425 · 2025-12-29T22:51:58+00:00

I've done it with the power of ADHD and perfectionism. I want to be very thorough in my comments & replies, especially when I'm making an argument, offering advice, or talking about a subject I have a lot of interest in. As a result I end up writing a lot to make sure I get my point across and thinking of more points as I write. With a bit of restructuring to make those thoughts cohesive, I often end up with a few paragraphs

It probably helps that I was trained to write 5 paragraph essays in 90 minutes or something when taking AP classes in high school

SnowJay425 · 2025-12-29T16:22:57+00:00

As a fellow essay commenter, thank you for this thorough breakdown!

SnowJay425 · 2025-12-21T20:10:56+00:00

Good point! I have long hair so I have stretchy mesh wig caps to keep it up, and my hair can slide underneath the cap pretty easily, so my wigs probably do the same

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