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and then also the fact that they completely deleted the jared part of that fight.

like, seriously?

really?

alana and evan dont even fight, its like their talking but there’s tension.

they do it in a fucking l i b r a r y

like

no

what?

why???

theres no objectively good reason for this song to be cut, if anything its making the viewers hate it more??

or at least mildly dislike?

honestly, when i went into the movie theater and sat down, and got to that segment, i was already thinking 

“Hey, there’s been no depth to any other characters but Alana Evan and Zoe. What happened to literally everyone else? Jared? Cynthia & Larry? HEIDI??? C O N N O R, EVEN?? Well, at least the THREE fights are coming up, now we’ll get to see some actual depth in at least ONE of the characters other than those three.”

and the amount of just-

disappointment i felt when they skipped him

sorry, just ugh my jared actually caring for evan and feeling left behind/having some self-fucking-respect kinning soul

my alana being a strong female who can stand up for herself stanning heart

my evan is not just a victim preaching bRAIN

i cannot handle this, somebody make a petition to remake the movie please. 

from what i’ve seen, the movie soundtrack has already been spoken about, but ill throw my hat in too

the gist here is that some songs have been removed. which like, by itself isnt that crazy or surprising. some songs simply wouldnt translate well on the screen - Finale and Disappear for example, which have been cut

there’s also two new ones - The Anonymous Ones (alana’s new song), and A Little Closer

but cutting to the chase, what the other removed songs have in common is pretty damn unfortunate. 

Anybody Have a Map, To Break in a Glove, and Good for You. 

all three of which notably spotlight ‘side’ characters, especially the parents. To Break in a Glove is arguably one of the only scenes that makes Larry sympathetic. (which is sad bc it already seems like theyre cutting larry’s character into pieces) AHaM is one of the only songs Cynthia stars in. 

And it’s like.. okay sure, I could see AHaM translating awkwardly, fine. Still bummed we don’t get that establishing peek into Heidi’s head, but she’ll have her moments.

it’s Good for You that has me making this post at all. i have had multiple conversations about how bullshit it is that they removed it. the more i think about it, the more that seems like a dire misstep, specifically because theres no way a written scene is going to translate at all. 

to understand why this is bad, let me remind yall what Good for You does. besides being objectively the best song (to which nearly all of my peers agree - and yes that’s not to say it’s my personal top favorite, and that’s why I say objectively. it’s definitely up there tho) in the entire musical, Good for You is unique in that its 1) the only time people finally express to evan how deeply his actions have hurt them and 2) the final word either alana or jared get for the rest of the show.

to be clear like, that’s not a good thing, lmao. it’s one of the biggest criticisms ive always had for the musical, actually. but still, within the framework of the story, its incredibly important.

removing it is dangerous. here’s why: try to imagine this as a songless scene. what i picture is jared and alana arguing with evan / expressing their frustrations. whether this is the both of them at the same time, or in two consecutive scenes, this sucks!

because if its both of them, it looks like evan is being backed into a corner. it looks like hes a victim in that moment. and if its two scenes, thats still slamming down the ‘emotional consequences’ hammer repeatedly the thing is, good for you isnt super literal. as in, its not actually jared alana or heidi taking turns to yell at evan. thats why it works! because theres emotional truth to it - how they feel is real - but its not really happening like that. and thats why translating it would be difficult.

and like i said, its fucking important! so it needs to happen somehow! especially considering jared and alana will both get more screentime in the movie, thus doubly warranting a proper exit / chance to express themselves. 

//takes a breath

thats all to say.. the removal of good for you is not good for the movie. 

I YELLED SO LOUD WHAT IS THIS WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS SOONER?!?!?!

made these a while ago in october but figured i’d post here!! pixelsettos??

harold, they’re lesbians

people are gay, steven 

i’m a lesbian, carl 

don’t be a transphobe, chad 

we support the gays, david 

i’m not jealous, flavio. i’m gay

me when gay middle aged men

Having comfort characters is so funny because you hear or see something that vaguely reminds you of them and it's like

link to fic?

well, assuming this is about my last post, there are quite a few.

So, here are all the fics I could find in my history currently where Marvin has weight insecurities and Whizzer is like "oh fuck dude what nO I LOVE YOUU aND YOUR SQUISH" :

I'll try and find more later :)

I've been thinking about this recently 😭

"life is lonley, life is rotten, and thankfully short, thankfully short, thankfully SHORT!"

"...like Marvin!"

and

"Short insomiacssssss and a teeny-tiny band!" how I love you

also I am just constantly thinking about Chip Zien's Marvin, almost every hour of every day. thank you

Chip Zien: *is in a William Finn musical*

William Finn writing the lyrics: 🎶 He is SO fucking SHORT 🎶

gonna be totally honest, half the time tom IS a toddler.

why does he hold a mug like a toddler?

so many invincible authors on ao3 kill off rick to push canon william and literally any mark variant together but consider

what if a mark variant tried to take william and rick killed the variant?

is this something?? it's one of those shower thoughts you're not fully sure about but you gotta see if anyone agrees just for the hell of it

I think your forgetting a crisis-ridden barber, and a very psychotic, gas-addicted dentist, actually

oh, and joe from slih

you know it's bad when you spend 2 hours trying to make a perfectly shaped I ♡ christian borle pfp for your Google account that you never look at and open pinterest and see nothing but William fucking Shakespeare, EMMETT FORREST, AND AN EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE FATHER WHO WANTS A TIGHT KNIT FAMILY

cant forget a mentally unwell chocolate maker, a musical-writing twink, and a gay Samsung tv, among many others.

july 3rd on tumblr: happy peaceful blogging

july 4th on tumblr: