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motionpicturelover · 2 years

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"Peer Gynt" in Giza (2006) - Bentein Baardson

Films I've watched in 2022 (165/210)

This giant production, with a stage spanning almost 100m x 30m and with the Sfinx and the pyramids as its backdrop was a collaboration between Egypt and Norway during the "Ibsen Year", the 100 year anniversary of Ibsen's death, in 2006.

This is a great feat of a production which really allows the vital character of The Bøyg/The Sfinx (and, yes, it is actually the Sfinx in Ibsen's original play) to appear in all its rightful majesty.

The scene where Peer meets the Bøyg/the Sfinx is one of the pivotal scenes in the play, a real turning point for Peer, and here you get the full effect of what it would've actually been like.

The Cairo Symphony Orchestra - conducted by Christian Eggen - and Cairo Opera Accapella Chorus, as well as soloists from the Norwegian Opera gave life to Edvard Grieg's music, while the cast was an ensemble of Norwegian actors and dancers, and the Egyptian actor Mohamed Wafik Aly Helmy giving voice to the Bøyg/the Sfinx.

The lead actors are a solid group of Norwegian stage actors:

Bjarte Hjelmeland (Peer): Hjelmeland's career has spanned both drama, comedy and musicals as well as including a stint as director of The National Scene in Bergen.

Lise Fjeldstad (Åse): Fjeldstad has had a long and varied career which includes many Ibsen roles, such as Nora ("A Doll's House"), Asta Allmers ("Little Eyolf"), Maja Rubek ("When We Dead Awaken") as well as having toured the world as Åse in "Peer Gynt" with The Norwegian Opera.

Erik Hivju (The Mountain King): Hivju's enjoyed a long career both on stage, in films, and for a period as a member of the regular company of the Norwegian television theatre. He previously played the Mountain King in Baardson's television production of "Peer Gynt" (1993).

Per Frisch (Begriffenfeldt): Frisch has been attatched to The National Theatre in Oslo for decades as well as having played in several big Norwegian films, and was, for a few years, a member of the regular company of the Norwegian television theatre.

Paul-Ottar Haga (The Button Moulder): Haga played the lead role of Peer in Baardson's 1993 television production of "Peer Gynt" for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He's had a long and varied career in both drama, comedy, musicals, films and television.

Speaking of Paul-Ottar Haga as the Button Moulder, this production has him as an ever present figure on the stage, standing in the background, observing Peer as he goes through life. He almost feels like a shadow of Peer, and having an actor who really understands the character - having played Peer himself - in that role, lends the performance extra weight.

I first saw this production when it was televised during the "Ibsen Year" and really loved it. I was incredibly fortunate to come across a second hand DVD of it yesterday and was thrilled to finally see it again. It was every bit as good and interesting as I'd remebered it being.

#films watched in 2022 #Peer Gynt #Bjarte Hjelmeland #Silje Reinåmo #Lise Fjeldstad #Paul-Ottar Haga #Erik Hivju #Per Frisch #Bentein Baardson #Henrik Ibsen #Giza #The Sfinx #the pyramids #motionpicturelover's screencaps

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romanian-rock-lover · 5 months

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"Golden Brown" was the biggest hit of the punk rock band The Stranglers, released in 1981, while "Într-Un Cer Violet" ("In a Violet Sky") first appeared on Sfinx's self-titled album from 1984.

I first heard these two songs when I was about eleven and I immediatly noticed the resemblance. I started researching about it and came across "Gold and Silver" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, a song from 1968, which starts a little bit like the other two, but I don't know if it can count as plagiarism, although I'm pretty sure Sfinx's version could be called like that. I also found a list of stolen Romanian rock songs that were actually composed by western artists on Reddit. Some of these songs have the same lyrics as the originals, only translated.

Phoenix - Mugur de fluier (Jethro Tull - Christmas song)- Well, I didn't expect that.

Sfinx - Intr-un cer violet (The Stranglers - Golden brown)

Pasarea Colibri - Alcool (The Kinks - Alcohol)

Iris - Sa nu crezi nimic (Thin Lizzy - Don't believe a word)

Iris - De vei pleca (Whitesnake - We wish you well)

Iris - Trenul fara nas (Judas Priest - Running wild)

Cargo - Doi pasi (Scorpions - Can't live without you)

Cargo - Destin (Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral)

Cargo - Apocalipsa (Led Zeppelin - Kashmir)

Compact - Cine esti tu oare (Cinderella - Somebody save me)

I could also add "Love Me & Hate Me" by Survolaj, which is quite similar to Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused".

I was surprised to see some of the greatest hits from both Romanian and western rock on this list, but I'm not that shocked. In Romania, covers with lyrics translated from English to Romanian were a common practice between rock bands since the 1960s

Most of these songs were released in the 80s or later, when ethno rock started to lose following and hard rock became the next sensation, with bands trying to imitate their idols. I think these songs were some kind of tributes or even signs of rebellion, in case of the songs released in the communist period. Maybe it was the bands' way to show to the regime that they will play western music, like it or not. The only problem is the lack of credits, but I don't know what could be done about it. I don't think Jethro Tull or Scorpions would sue some band they never heard of, which is only famous on the other side of Europe, in Romania.

Anyway here's a playlist with some of these songs (i couldn't find all of them on Spotify).

#sfinx band #the stranglers #plagiarism in romanian rock #Spotify

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altamontpt · 6 months

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REK + Všetuly Sfinx + Loop Vadio || Disgraça: dança de pares

Dantes, íamos ao cinema à segunda-feira. Agora é mais... sofá. Ou talvez não, que a ATR está apostada em minar falsos confortos e atiçar a nossa melomania. Bem hajam!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dantes, íamos ao cinema à segunda-feira. Agora é mais… sofá. Ou talvez não, que a ATR está apostada em minar falsos confortos e atiçar a nossa melomania. Bem hajam! No início desta semana, a Associação Terapêutica do Ruído (ATR) organizou mais um serão de segunda-feira no Disgraça. E perguntam-me vocês: o que raio têm em comum os checos REK e Všetuly Sfinx (em…

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dreamauri · 9 months

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‧˚⊹ 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 ଓ :: 𝗠𝗩𝟭 ‧₊˚⤾

you are reading :: part five !!

╭╯ pairing . . . max verstappen x fem! driver! oc! ) ┊ summary . . . its over, its all over ) ┊ genre . . . angst) ╰╮ warning . . . illusions of mental breakdown, bad mothering [sorry lei], lil sad )

☆★ finally getting to the good part :') kind of a filler, sorry ━━━━

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MEDIA DAY Saturday July 27 2023 — Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

A-Z WINNERS

"This should be quiet fun considering I have no life outside of racing." You joked, putting your hands on your hips. "Is there a time limit, yes? Great."

"OK, A for Alonso. Duh. B, for Jenson button. C is for c*nt." You said with a straight face making several people around the room laugh. You couldn't help the smile the creeped on your face.

"Wait. Who has a name that starts with C? . . . Caucasian man. Thats who- OH MY GOD CLARK! I forgot." You chuckled moving on. "What comes after C? A, b, c, d! D stands for d*ck. E stands forrrrr-"

"G, would've been nice to say my mom's name but she was slow." You joked wiping your face giggling. "Gasly."

"K, . . . Who? Hint?" "Three on the grid." "There's three on the grid? What the— ME! FUCK! thats me." You laughed face palming, falling on the floor laughing your ass off. "Leon Kraus, Ashton Kraus, Felix Kraus, Alexander Kraus, Fritz Kraus, Y/N Kraus and of course Killian Kraus . . . Killian those bitches . . . I think he's getting married actually." "He already did." "Oh yeahhhhhh." "He's got a kid." "No." You gaped at her, jaw on the floor. "When was this? I'm an aunt? No body told me."

"You're the only one who didn't get it right away." "Oh nooooo."

"S issssss, who's name starts with s. Give me a hint." "On the grid" "who?- Oh! SAINZ!" You smiled brightly giggling. "Oh shit, I could've said Schumacher, sorry. Two Schumackers, no?"

"V, Verstappen but we know which one. Maximus of course."

YOUNGEST TO OLDEST

"Dinosaur." You slapped Fernando's on the top of the board. "He was born 2 seconds ago— he wasn't even born yet." You joked slipping Meike's name on the bottom of the board.

A giggle came from your mouth as you looked at the board, you had only two names down from the 20 drivers you were supposed to rank from age. "I won." You decided nodding, a few laughs came from around making you relax and smile.

"I'm here." You placed your name above Meike. "And he's old as fuck." You placed Killian name under Fernando. "And him, I don't even know. He looks like he could be a dilf, but acts like he's three three." You places Max's name in the middle, with Lewis above and Lando below.

"He . . . Danny phanton is like three mentally, you can't convince me other wise." You chuckled placing his magnet above Max's. " . . . I- I know Magnussen has a daughter no?" "Two." "He has two daughters? Wow. Good luck with that. May the odds forever be in your favor."

"How good is that?" "Very good." The interviewer chuckled making you laugh." "You've got the bottom half right." You hid your face leaning down laughing. "Good enough, no?" You giggled watching someone take away the board and place a flip board instead.

WHO SAID THAT

"Oh no. What is this?" You flipped the first page, looking at the written text. "You have to guess who said that." "Not easy peasy lemon squeezy." You stretched you arms clearing your throat.

"Not me." You put a thumbs up smiling. "Is that a point? . . . Oh come on." You whined trying to think.

SURPRIZE

"Oooh, what's this?" You take the plaque handed to you. "Oh that's khofo." You turned board, pointing at the sfinx. "He looks way prettier in person." You chuckled, looking back at the photograph you admired the other famous landmarks and views from your home.

"Am I supposed to name all of these places? I haven't been that much around. Just luxor and delta." You chuckling looking confused. "Not Cairo or Giza?" You shook your head.

"You can see them next year then, when F1 goes to Egypt." You could feel yourself starting to smile as you looked at her unsurly. "What are you talking about?" You chuckled looking around the room confused. "I don't- wait no. You're not serious." You dropped your hands, jaw falling.

"Your joking." Your ran your hands through your hair. You could feel a wave of excitement rush through you as you jumped in your spot happily, fangirling. "We're going home! Yes yes yes!" You cheered throwing your fist up giggling happily.

"Oh my God. My family can come watch me." You covered your mouth as the idea dawned on you. "Oh my God. Yes yes yes yes! Yesss!"

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f1 BREAKING: Red Bull will no longer have a second driver for the remaining races this season. oh no 🫣

user YES YES YES YES

user am i dreaming? GOD HAS BLESSED US

user about time

user fucking finally, she was making it a shit show

user am i the only one in the comments here to complain about this? this is not fair ↳ user bro no one gives q fuck. Shut up and eat ↳ user she was so annoying etf you complaining about? ↳ user yeah the only good thing about her is her looks

user bye bye, dont come back. we're not going to miss you ❤️

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"Lei— okay." Max pulled the tween up on his lap, continuing with his stream while she laid on his chest quietly. "Mate! You still have her?!" "She's my good luck charm." Max smiled weakly patting the girls back.

That wasn't the reason Leila was still with Max though. Max kept one if his hands free at all time, patting the French-Egyptian's back or stroking her hair to give her the most amount of comfort he can offer.

Max could feel Leila's hug tighten every few minutes and it made his heart ache. She's going through too much and she's just a child.

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A jingle came from the carton box as you practically threw it on the floor next to the front door. Your shoes were kicked off and your travel bags flopped on the ceramic as you trudged into your home.

It was too quiet for your liking. And with the prime summer heat, you felt like you were going to melt.

Dings started to sound from your phone as soon as it connected to the wifi, and you could already hear the comments and posts, the tweets, the videos, articles, the memes, the drawings, you could hear of people making fun of you. It was buzzing in your ears. And you couldn't get it out of your head.

And in a moment of rage you threw your phone into down the hall, through the dinner table and salon, across the living room. SMASH. It wasn't going to bother you anymore. You dragged yourself upstairs, pulling the door to your room shut.

"Your tense." "OH WOW! I COULDNT TELL!" You turned to face your uncle's figure, tears welling up in your eyes as your hands visibly started to shake. "I have been working my ASS OFF. I PUT MY WHOLE LIFE INTO THAT GOD DAMN SPORT. I PUT YOUR TIME AND YOUR MONEY INTO THIS WASTE." You shouted, turning around your fist meeting the body mirror, panting heavily.

"Relax, nunu." "How can I relax?!" You turned into Marawan's body, hugging him tightly. "It's over. No one is going to want me now." Sobs escaped your mouth as you felt him softly brushing his fingers through your hair.

"Y/N— " "I'm just a stupid girl. I should've never even tried." "That's not true." "It is. I wasted my time. My effort. My childhood. My life!"

You collapsed on your knees struggling to wipe your vision clear. "What am I doing with my life?" You cried to no one, gripping your hair as you emptied your feelings on the ground.

"That's not true." You heard you mother assure, her cold hand gently caressing your back and she kneeled down beside you. "You made a friend, Max. You got closer with Leila. You baked, Y/N. When was the last time you baked? You took off your mask, how brave was that?"

"It wasn't on purpose." You muttered, chocking on your cries. "But you continued to be brave. You faced on your dad. You faced the world. And you raced with your brothers, you always wanted to do that."

"I raced against them. Not with them." You corrected her. "And it was Killian too. Your golden son crashed into me. And now I have a hole in my hip."

"You choose the sport, Y/N." You pushed her away before she could caress your head, turning away from her, hugging your knees. "No. You did."

"You're the one who got that stupid scholarship. You're the one who went to germany, met dad and married him. You're the one who got in that stupid car. You're the one who smoked. You're the one who put all your expectations, gave me all your dreams to complete. You're the one who died."

"And I was such a bad daughter." You sobbed to yourself. "I couldn't complete your wish. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"Leila is going to live with that stupid woman—"

"Your mom's here." Leila shook her head wrapping her little arms around Max's neck. "No." She held him tighter. "I stay with Max." She begged in the little English she learned. "Yallah." The older woman pulled the tween from his wrist dragging her away. "Stop being a pain in my ass. Let's go."

"Red bull is going to lose a lot of points—"

Max was carrying the whole team on his back, struggling to stay in p2 and p3 through the races with the other teams taking his broken defence to their advantage.

"All because of me."

You cried in the dusty pink room alone. All alone.

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2007 — El GAMAZI ESTATE, FRANCE

"Killian? Sho bete3mel hena?" [what are you doing here] The rain soaked boy looked like a deer caught in headlights. He could only shrug, he himself confused qbout his where abouts. "Ana . . ." [i] He sighed shakily, pulling his late mother's helmet from his back pack.

Tears started to well up in his eyes, as he held out the ancient egyptian themed hear protection. "It belongs with the El-Gamazis." He sniffed wiping his eyes. "Mom would have wanted you to have it."

"Oh Killian." The boy was pulled into the household, wrapped in a towel and given hot chocolate, the helmet by his side. "Nunu maogoda?" [is nunu here] He asked quietly watching his grandparents and uncle rush around the room.

"Meen? 'Nubis? Betsou2 barah." [who? 'nubis? she's driving outside] 'but it's raining outside' he furrowed his eyes looking out the window. There you were indeed, perfecting your driving skills in your new kart, probably freezing to death but to concentrated to know.

"I want Nunu to be at the track on Sunday for mama's moment of silence." Killian, took a hold of Marawan's shirt, stopping him in his tracks. "El 7ad? . . . Mashi. 7ader." [sunday? ok, we will be there]

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polychroniadis · 11 months

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Eduardo Paolozzi, The Twin Towers of the Sfinx - State II, 1962

#art #Architecture #sculpture #postmodern

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jaybutnotthebird · 1 month

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Percy Jackson And Neurodivergency

I didn't read the Percy Jackson books growing up. I wish I had, it's one of those sagas that I am discovering now and I know I would have loved to have when I was younger.

One of the things that called my atention in the book is they talk about ADHD several times, and not allways as a bad thing, and god fucking dammit, that would have been helpfull.

The first book was published in 2005, meaning at the time ADHD was already a well known thing and there were kids being diagnosed with it and taking medication at the time. It would have been nice knowing that. Of course I got my diagnosis and some meds now, when it's short of become more well known, but it would have been nice hearing about it in a book as a kid, or a troubled teen.

At one point towards the end of the book it mentions Percy missing a deadline until it was practically over due to ADHD and when I read that part I jumped off my chair and I started pacing the house while laughting maniacally becuse it was at that moment I knew that whoever wrote the book really knew what they were talking about on a day to day basis.

It gave me ideas.

I don't have dyslexia (or at least, not as severe as the protagonist) but I do have a diferent coctail of neurodivergency wich includes a good dose of autism, wich causes me to struggle with things like metaphor and taking things a little too literal.

It got me thinking of a sfinx, or a person who's part sfinx, and how they could have been diagnosed with autism

I imagine some kid like myself, arriving at camp half blood fuming becouse they had been lied to about being a demigod, or simply for the truth being kept from them.

I imagine Ciron trying to be diplomatic and kind, explaining why it was best that way, only to have this kid arguing back over and over, and when Ciron sees their angry face, suddenly he stops and says 'oh. You're a sfinx' or something like that. I imagine Percy being told what it entails (it would include things like a fierce temper and oracle-like habilities) and how this character could be an interesting adition to the story.

#percy jackson #neurodiverent #books #humor #ocs #character design #fanfiction

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eurovision-revisited · 6 months

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2000 Stockholm - Number 18 - Sfinx Experience - "Alb sau negru"

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Welcome back Sfinx Experience! They've been regulars at Selecția Națională since 1996 and change their genres almost every year. This is distinctly less metal than their 1996 song, and more in keeping with a 2000, millennial pop sensibility.

Alb sau negru (White or black) is a 2000-vintage plea for harmony and peace, in this case against racism. It doesn't hang about. The beat kicks in hard and fast early on, then doesn't let up. Crina Mardare's and Zoia Alecu's voices are more than up to this style of EDM singing and harmonising just as they were with metal. Mixed into that beat is a guitar that combines some interesting Romanian intervals with a style of picking that sounds (to my ears) more akin to blues and the music of the American South. It's quite the melange especially for a song that's explicitly saying that everyone's soul is the same colour.

Selecția Națională 2000 had switched to be 100% televote, and that didn't do much for Sfinx Experience. They ended up 10th out of 12 songs, a result that mirrors what happened to much of the EDM music being submitted to national finals in 2000. The broadcasters were rather bravely throwing in all types and genres of music to give varied finals, but the public, when given the option, rejected anything that was too far out of their mainstream. For the Romanian public of 2000 this was a step too far.

This wasn't the end for Sfinx Experience though, they were still up to enter the national final in 2002 and 2003 - maybe we'll meet them again in later years.

#Youtube #esc #esc 2000 #eurovision #eurovision song contest #stockholm #stockholm 2000 #national finals #Romania #Selecția Națională 2000 #Sfinx Experience #Crina Mardare #Zoia Alecu

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inlocusmads · 9 months

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trystan's "fresh" chords

Not all of his songs are 90s rap, by the way.

Trystan loves his classic rock, synth and folk music. He's secretly a very good singer with no formative training and loves songs with this dramatic lil flair, something he can belt out in his apartment with a glass of fruity red wine (or) cry out in the car, because New York traffic coupled with childhood trauma is a recipe for anxiety.

Find Nora's playlist here!

Судно (Борис Рижий) by Molchat Doma

We Will Rock You by Queen

Važiuoju Kur Širdis by GJan

танцевать by Molchat Doma

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie

Nejauc Man Prātu by Aminata

Atkal tu by MARTA

Fight From The Inside by Queen

Starman by David Bowie

..Ghastly And Diabolical Mistakes by Wigwam

Hajde da se volimo by Kerber

Mne Vse Odno by Super Besse

Dwadzieściakilka lat by Cool Kids of Death

Specjalnie dla TV by Cool Kids of Death

Fils de joie by Stromae

Wojenka by Lao Che

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins

Plan ewakuacji by Cool Kids of Death

Ana by Dora Gaitanovici

Cipela by Milan Nikolić

Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who

Take Me To Church by Hozier

The Night We Met by Lord Huron

Plopi Impari by Adrian Enescu

An după an by Sfinx

Hej chłopcze by Cool Kids of Death

Achilles Come Down by Gangs of Youth

Take On Me by a-ha

Who We Are by Hozier

#trystan thorne #crimes of passion #choices book club #character playlist

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returntothefalls · 1 year

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Behind-the-Scenes of Return to the Falls

I did a post like this once before covering the first two chapters, so it seems about time to do another one covering the next four chapters! I like to think I’ve got a few interesting tidbits here at least:

IQ-tie

The working title for this chapter was “Mabel and the Smarty Pines”, which never quite sat right with me, but I had a hard time thinking of something better. What would become the titular pun was originally on Mabel’s sweater, which said “IQ and QT”. But then when I was trying to think of a better title, @immaplatypus told me the similar pun – that Mabel was an IQ-tie – and it immediately stood out to both of us that it would be a much better title.

Is Trivi-o’s a lame name for a cereal? I debated about it and decided yes, it is, and that is good. A lame name for a lame cereal.

I did a lot of second-guessing myself about the logistics of the Sfinx and her very existence, but I’m glad in the end I didn’t let myself overthink it too much. I’m really happy with how she turned out.

Much like the previous chapter, I wasn’t totally sure of how the heroes were going to turn the tables at the climax, and then when I separately thought up Carla’s “It’s for … arson” line in reference to her lighter, then I decided that’d be a good ole Chekov’s gun to bail them out. But there was an early draft in which Carla piloted McGucket’s sphinx robot like an anime mech to beat the crap out of the Sfinx herself, so that’s fun to think about.

Challenge of the Hunt

The theme of the chapter always centered around the idea that there are more ways to win a challenge than simply playing along, but the finer details of the plot went through some major changes. In one particularly bleak version, the Hunt was the ghost of a child who was abandoned in the woods and was misguidedly trying to protect Dipper and Mabel from their Grunkles, but that never felt quite right to me.

Skull Kid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was a major visual and behavioral inspiration for the Hunt, though they ended up being very different in the end. My original sketches of the Hunt even included a very Majora-esque mask.

Originally instead of having a pet wolf, the Hunt was going to transform into a giant wolf-like beast themself during their chase. I later decided that having a pet wolf to help would add to the huntsman theme, plus it just didn’t feel like a very sporting ability for the Hunt to have themself.

On a related note, if the joke wasn’t obvious, the Hunt’s wolf is named Virginia as a pun on the author, Virginia Woolf.

Originally instead of taking trophies from the losers of their game, the Hunt was going to just straight-up murder them, with it being implied that the Manotaur from the beginning was killed, but that was darker than I wanted and made it feel harder to let them off scot-free at the end, so I’m glad I had the trophy idea instead. Plus that led to some fun Stan dialogue, so it’s a win-win!

The chapter didn’t originally feature Candy and Grenda but I was really itching to write for them and already had other side characters to focus on in upcoming chapters, so I threw them in here. I’m really glad too, got some great material out of their inclusion.

Grenda’s middle name being “Papercut” is, of all things, a Kick Buttowski reference, where Carl Faruolo, Grenda’s voice actor, voices a former wrestler named Papercut Peterson.

The original version of the “Grenda tramples the Hunt” scene instead had her and Dipper being ambushed by the Hunt and her instinctive response being to pick up the Hunt and throw them like a shot put. I really wish I’d found a way to incorporate that because it’s such a hilarious image to me.

The whole bit of dialogue in the pit with Stan rambling about digging out was graciously provided by @immaplatypus

I had various different ideas for the Hunt’s “trophy room”. The first was going to be something Dipper and the others stumble on while fleeing that really gets them freaked out about what the Hunt can do, but I struggled to organically fit it in and thought things were getting kind of long anyway, so instead I made it the sight of the climactic showdown with the Hunt.

For anyone not catching the joke, Stan calling the Hunt “Helen” is a reference to actress Helen Hunt.

The Carla and Soos subplot was born from this being one of my oldest chapter ideas, at a point in which I hadn’t even added Carla to the story yet, so I realized much later on that I just completely forgot to ever add her to this chapter. And since Soos wasn’t a part of the family camping trip, then that all worked out perfectly to pair him up with Carla. And I’m really glad it did, because their scenes were some of my favorites I’ve written so far.

Scrapped line from Soos, reassuring Carla about her place in the Shack: “Rudeness is polite in this house! It’s just like Mr. Pines always says: get off the premises or I’ll shoot!”

There’s not really any significance to the Hunt being a deer-fox. I wasn’t drawing from any particular inspiration, it was just two animals associated with hunting that I thought made a good aesthetic, and I think I’d been watching Hilda (which also features a deerfox) around the time I was initially sketching them.

Some other possibilities I considered for the ending cryptogram:

YOU JUST LOST THE GAME – if you get this, you’re liable for a senior’s discount

IT REMINDS ME OF THE HUNT – an obscure Fairly OddParents quote I think of daily

THE HUNT HUNTER HAS BECOME THE HUNT HUNTED – the word “hunt” really just gets used a lot in this chapter

The Sorceford’s Apprentice

Once again, Robbie’s song was spur-of-the-moment spit out by Jessica. Everyone go love up on her and her extraordinary talents.

Instead of a possum king, Dipper and Gideon were originally going to deal with a squirrel king that is defeated because Gideon is a true southern gentleman and always carries cashews in his pockets.

Supernatural Speakeasy

Here’s one passage from the town meeting that I had to cut for pacing but nevertheless love a lot: “I’m still temporarily deprived of my wealth,” Preston Northwest said. “And my pyramid scheme – I mean perfectly legitimate business – needs buyers. And I’ve already ripped off – I mean marketed to – almost everyone in town.” He leaned over to the Pizza Guy sitting beside him. “Hey, chum, have you heard of essential oils?”

Demusa is 100% voiced by Susan Egan. She’s gotta be dripping with sultry like Meg from Hercules.

Pacifica was going to be obnoxious BFFs with C-Beth but then I had the idea for Gideon and C-Beth’s interaction and the concept of Demusa came to me.

A scrapped subplot would have had Mabel claim to be over the dating game, but Dipper is afraid she’ll fall back into old habits, so he tries to make her oblivious to any “dateable” creatures, which is difficult since there are now swarms of them in the Shack, and he doesn’t want another Norman situation. I got rid of it because it just wasn’t working out smoothly and was just enjoying all the other minor conversations, but it persisted slightly in the existence of the Wolf Boy.

There are a few vague allusions here to a scrapped chapter that would have focused on Multi-Bear and his backstory. It never worked out great and it felt shoehorned in as a continuation of old plots (namely that of Dipper vs. Manliness), so I never did much with it. It would have involved a Russian ringmaster creating a circus of freaks and capturing the Manotaurs, forcing Leaderaur to team up with Multi-Bear and Dipper to save them. I don’t remember my exact backstory for Multi-Bear but it was going to involve Mayor Befuftlefumpter of all people being the adoptive brother of Multi-Bear, and Leaderaur as a childhood friend of both. It was all really weird and it’s good that it was thrown out on the curb where it belongs.

The ending cryptogram is a reference to a quote from Sgt. Frog Abridged on Youtube.

That’s all for now, hope some of you found this at least a little amusing! Thanks so much for reading and sticking around! And keep your eyes peeled for the sneak peek of the next chapter!

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