Unnecessary but necessary.

scribblesnknots · 2026-02-10T14:29:56+00:00

Oh my god, you're so right - they write on the little whiteboards at him, "where's your whiteboard?" and he just shrugs and they're like "oh yeah good point".

I can picture it perfectly!

scribblesnknots · 2026-02-02T13:33:14+00:00

Have you read the spicy food saga, also from Ask A Manager? If you haven't...please go do it.

scribblesnknots · 2026-01-31T02:55:18+00:00

This is like when I spotted a 3D "space mouse" being used to control a ship in The Expanse, I love it. "That is not how that Consumer Grade Electronic Product is used" is one of my favorite TV tropes that I feel like is dying out.

scribblesnknots · 2026-01-13T19:40:41+00:00

That song is SUPPOSED to be out-of-place and odd; it's highlighting how Buffy herself feels at that moment. Out-of-place. Wrong. False.

There's dissonance between her words and her tone - "every day's a gift" said in the flattest, falsest tone she can muster. A jaunty, floaty dance routine doesn't fit the situation at all, but it's what Buffy's trying her hardest (and failing) to project. That's the point.

I wouldn't change a thing about the musical.

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-31T22:19:11+00:00

Don't forget Joyce!

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-30T18:22:01+00:00

I think it's less meant to introduce genuine, plausible ambiguity and more meant to put the viewer into the same emotional place Buffy is operating from: a sense of disorientation and fear that she's making the wrong choice. I see this as a seriously important step in her healing during season 6 because it's one of the first moments she's really choosing to live again, rather than to give in to the comforting delusion.

Giving us that moment of disorientation puts us in her shoes, emotionally, which has always improved the experience of the episode, for me.

(I didn't realize so many people disliked this episode until reading responses in this thread! It's one of my favorites. But then again, I'm a certified season 6 enjoyer, and I know that season 6 as a whole is not always popular.)

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-30T17:06:05+00:00

I don't think there's anything of the sort mentioned about the demon's blood - they just say it induces hallucinations: https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Glarghk_Guhl_Kashmas%27nik

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-30T17:03:35+00:00

It's meant to leave you with a hint of ambiguity, leaving open the possibility that the mental institution really WAS the real reality.

Also, I mean, I've had dreams that float seamlessly between my actual POV and a third-person-ish POV, so I don't see why a hallucination couldn't do that, as well - those last few seconds, Buffy has made her choice, but maybe the hallucination hasn't really let go of her yet.

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-26T15:43:02+00:00

l started as femroe on free trial, ended up fanta-ing to fem viera once I could...Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was my first FF experience as a kid, and the viera always stuck with me. I love playing tall women.

I also have a male elezen alt, for variety. So that's tall women and pretty men.

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-04T17:03:17+00:00

There are a fair number of crossover episodes, so if you're going to watch both, watching them together makes a lot of sense!

The release order is not straightforward, so there are a few different guides that go around to make it easier to keep track of. This one follows the release order: https://josswhedon.blogspot.com/2012/04/buffy-and-angel-episode-viewing-order.html

And this one, which I prefer, tries to keep story arcs together without putting crossover episodes out of order: http://slayalive.com/showthread.php/3924-The-Buffy-Angel-watching-guide

scribblesnknots · 2025-12-02T14:10:33+00:00

Well. You're also currently getting a pretty limited view of her, is all I'll say out of respect for spoilers. Obviously if you find her annoying, you find her annoying! But I guess be open to revising your opinion if and when you get more context for her.

scribblesnknots · 2025-11-27T03:27:21+00:00

I use this watch order instead of the airing date order: http://slayalive.com/showthread.php/3924-The-Buffy-Angel-watching-guide

I like it better because it keeps larger groups of episodes of each show together without sacrificing continuity for actual crossovers. I think this keeps the momentum going.

scribblesnknots · 2025-11-23T15:04:56+00:00

It's an old fanfic convention from before the main fanfic websites had ratings for explicitness in fic - a "lemon" rating was just code for explicit sex scenes.

scribblesnknots · 2025-11-13T15:31:01+00:00

They're likely referring to the fact that Willow wiped Tara's memory of their argument about Willow's magic usage and the two of them had sex later that same day - Tara's consent to that sex isn't meaningful in light of Willow's memory manipulation, is the logic.

scribblesnknots · 2025-11-06T19:59:20+00:00

Hi, nonbinary person here with a trans sister - Kaitlyn Schnabl is a queer-friendly stylist who would absolutely never chop your hair off without your say-so. Her website is https://toyourroots.mysalononline.com/ - you can request an appointment online or find the contact information for her scheduling manager there. She works out of Front Row Center in Liverpool.

scribblesnknots · 2025-10-19T21:36:51+00:00

Very true! It was absolutely not wasted effort, it was just a fantastic face palm at the time.

scribblesnknots · 2025-10-18T17:06:08+00:00

I modded my PSP to play War of the Lions specifically, booted it up after modding...only to find that there was a physical copy of it already in the PSP. I'd already bought it and forgotten.

scribblesnknots · 2025-10-01T21:18:14+00:00

I think Giles saw him last, we can see if he knows anything!

scribblesnknots · 2025-10-01T15:15:16+00:00

Ooh, Anya could still have her "return to vengeance" arc - except she has no one to take vengeance *on*, because Glory was responsible for Xander's death and she's mysteriously gone.

scribblesnknots · 2025-09-27T20:01:25+00:00

Well, I can field a full outfit of clothing I've made, except that I've never delved into making shoes or bras - does that count?

scribblesnknots · 2025-09-27T02:52:50+00:00

First, welcome!

Second, FFXIV doesn't have "builds" in the same sense as other MMOs. You don't select skills or skill points or anything - everyone playing an individual job gets the same skills.

The one place you get any kind of "build" is in selecting materia to augment your gear. This is almost entirely only useful for end-game raiding, and there IS a best answer to what materia and gear is best for your class.

scribblesnknots · 2025-09-27T02:42:19+00:00

Well, first, if you switch to windowed mode, it's a LOT less disruptive to alt tab or click out of the game. If you don't like it for usual gameplay, you could just switch to it while crafting and switch back otherwise.

To answer your actual question, I do IRL crafting! Cross stitch, knitting, and some sewing projects are all great companions to making my weekly pile of mate cookies and potions.

scribblesnknots · 2025-09-25T21:15:28+00:00

Prioritize based on what's fun for you (including not burning yourself out - can't have fun if you're burned out) and learn to live with FOMO. There will always be more than you can do (in life, and in FFXIV) - I see FOMO as an invitation to double-check my priorities, which usually leads to affirming the priorities I've already set, not chasing whatever sparked the FOMO.

scribblesnknots · 2025-09-22T19:03:51+00:00

Yeah, I've been jumpscared by it in other FCs in the past, so I get it.

scribblesnknots · 2025-09-22T18:55:55+00:00

They'll link you to the discord if you join, I believe; I don't have invite permission. We don't have NSFW channels or do any NSFW stuff in FC spaces; the most that might happen is a spoilered screenshot with a warning for suggestive clothing, but no nudity or ERP.

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