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notsobeautifuldisaester · 4 months

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I've been having KS on my mind, so here are some out-of-pocket headcanons (mainly about the side characters)

Tw: Homophobia, implied sexual content, sexual harassment, child injury, bullying, depression, disordered eating, PTSD, self-harm

Sangwoo killed nine women prior to the CEO'S daughter

Sangwoo picking of his victims varies. Sometimes it's because they're easy to get, sometimes it's because the victim pisses him off, sometimes they resemble his mom, and sometimes he thinks the world would be better off without them. The first one was an elderly lady who found Eunseo's corpse.

Sangwoo didn't kill every woman he dated/slept with. He has about 5 serious exes (One he killed when she found a tied-up victim of his.

Bum is a frequent user of dcinside, a forum site. He's usually on the dating advice side of things, he's usually a nuisance to the other user.

Kwak's son died in a traffic accident. Due to him and his ex wife divorcing (work got in the way), they don't see each other that much.

Seokho's ex-wife would have accepted if just told her Seokho he was gay (she would be confused at first but wouldn't harbor any resentment), she mainly was betrayed by his cheating, lying, and spending a considerable amount of money at the bars.

The bartender from the second gay bar and Seokho were friends from the military plus he was one of the few who attended his funeral.

Seokho's family practically disowned him not only for his infidelity but because he was gay

Seokho's family was generally strict and conservative which made him feel like he had to lie

Seokho was selfish in his encounters, usually rushing and pressuring his partners into sex before moving on to the next man.

He tried to get his act together with Sangwoo such as stopping himself when he noticed that Sangwoo was distressed and asking Sangwoo if he was going too fast.

Jieun and Donggyu were childhood friends. Their moms was friends and they grew to like each.

Their friendship wasn't entirely wholesome. You know those stock bully characters. That was them. Donggyu would steal people's food, kick them around, spray them with water guns and pull girl's hair while Jieun would make mean names for kids she saw as behind her (eg; they were ugly, acted oddly, smelled bad, or plain jealousy on her part.)

Jieun was actually serious about Sangwoo. All the boyfriends she had prior to him were more or less flings.

Choker Boy (Ro Kun-Won) is relatively plain and quiet in his day-to-day life.

The ski mom and her kid did survive their attack. The son woke up and got help.

Jieun's mother grew extremely depressed after her daughter's murder to the point that she barely ate and didn't have the energy to cry when identifying her daughter's body

Ski mom had trouble identifying her attacker since Sangwoo was wearing a mask, one of her eyes was bloodshot, and his hair wasn't showing. His eyes were his only identifying marker.

Both the ski mom and ski kid suffered psychological trauma from their attack. The ski mom was repeatedly questioned and accused of lying for attention even as going to court and showing evidence. The ski kid blames himself for getting them in the situation in the first place and suffers nightmares and self-harm due to guilt.

The Ceo's daughter was a massive goal for Sangwoo. He thought it he could kill her and get away with it, he could do anything.

Sam-Kyung (My fan name for the Ceo's daughter) show of "arrogance" was when she said that Sangwoo's house was a bit plain (as a joke)

Sam-Kyung only used her status as the CEO's daughter when Sangwoo was going to kill her, She and her father's relationship is a bit strained.

#ks #killing stalking #ks ski mom #ks sangwoo #ks ceo's daughter #min jieun #oh sangwoo #chief kwak #yoon bum #ks headcanons

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stevenuniversallyreviews · 7 years

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Episode 56: Love Letters

“Three’s a crowd.”

So, it turns out time passes in Beach City! Its residents aren’t in a Springfield Limbo where seasons change but ages stay the same, and this opens a whole new realm of possibilities to expand the ongoing narrative of Steven growing up by having him actually grow up. We really shouldn’t take this for granted, considering how easy it is for a cartoon to freeze characters (especially child characters) in time, and honestly my biggest initial takeaway from Love Letters is that it’s the first episode that deals with how the passage of time by itself, rather than a series of events like Steven’s adventures, affects the show and its characters. This is a show where Steven, Lars, and Sadie disappeared for a week and nobody seemed to notice, so yeah, it matters.

The reason time alone is a factor is because we focus on the all-but-forgotten Jamie the Mailman. After a cameo in Mirror Gem/Ocean Gem, Jamie disappears without a trace for thirty episodes. This isn’t remarkable for a side character, especially one whose only other appearance is the first scene of the third episode. Jamie may be sweet and funny in Cheeseburger Backpack, but on a show full of sweet and funny characters he was easily lost in the background.

Well, it turns out his absence for the latter half of Season 1 has an in-universe explanation, one that allows the show to hang a quick lampshade on the common trope of vanishing characters while reintroducing him to those of us that forgot he existed: Jamie was literally gone, looking for his big break in the bright lights and busy streets of the Sunflower State, the big KS itself, home of Dorothy Gale and the Rockin’ Chalkin’ Jayhawks, that’s right, Kansas.

I’m really glad he’s back! Jamie is similar to Ronaldo in his role as a background character and occasional lead whose cluelessness is played for laughs and occasional drama. Both are passionate about self-expression (Jamie through acting, Ronaldo through blogging and the occasional documentary) and show some skill at it, but think themselves masters. However, where Ronaldo fluctuates between funny and grating at the drop of a fedora, Jamie is a consistent force for entertainment; he never reaches the comedic highs of Ronaldo’s A-game, but we never suffer any lows.

The secret, I think, is that Jamie’s core kindness evokes empathy instead of annoyance when he goes off the rails. His silliness doesn’t hurt anyone, and in an episode where he could’ve turned bitter and nasty over romantic rejection, he handles it surprisingly well considering his maturity level in other regards. This reaction may be a thematic necessity to teach Steven and Connie and the audience a generic “honesty is good” lesson, but it sets the tone for Jamie’s fascinating ability to be self-important without being a jerk.

Jamie’s overacting always benefits from Eugene Cordero’s veteran comedy chops, but is amped up even further by Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo’s delightful brand of hypersilliness (see: Steven and Garnet’s workout in Future Vision, Amethyst’s burial service in Watermelon Steven, all of Rising Tides, Crashing Skies). Jamie’s love letter is zany enough, but actually seeing him write it does wonders to enhance what could have been a simple letter-reading sequence. Even if Jamie didn’t literally write the letter this way, it’s a nice peek into his ridiculous self-image, complete with anime twinkles.

Steven and Connie are classic theatrical meddlers in a classic farce, where love letters gone awry and easily avoidable misunderstandings create melodramatic tension. It’s a nifty twist that they aren’t playing matchmakers despite their resemblance to middlemen like Don Pedro or Dolly Levi, but just want to spare Jamie’s feelings. And I love that Steven, a hero with a weakness for schmaltz, rejects the idea of Jamie and Garnet as a couple even before Garnet does, solidifying that neither the show nor our well-meaning but misguided kids are going in that direction.

(Love Letters also don’t drag out secret of who wrote “Garnet’s” response letter, which further subverts typical farce tropes but probably has more to do with the eleven minute runtime.)

As Jamie says, Steven and Connie are super cute. It’s nice to have them as supporting characters (albeit the characters with the most screen time); we get snippets of them just hanging out in most of their episodes, but this time it doesn’t contrast with more serious drama like Connie’s replacement by a doppelganger or the possible end of their friendship. This is the first full episode of the two kids just being kids since Winter Forecast (oh look, another Jo/Abrams episode), and it’s soon to be followed by Connie’s temporary indoctrination; heavy episodes like Full Disclosure and Sworn to the Sword may be great, but a respite is appreciated.

Fortunately, a calmer (if wackier) tone doesn’t mean Love Letters lacks good character moments. Connie gets a quiet display of her growing emotional intelligence in the back-to-back scenes of Jamie’s admission of multiple rejections and the rewrite of Garnet’s letter. In the first scene, after hearing all about Jamie’s emotionally vulnerable state, she sees no issue with handing him another rejection and has to be stopped by Steven; whether or not ripping off the bandage is the right course of action, Connie’s reaction shows a distinct lack of tact. But in the second scene, she’s the head writer of the revamped letter (using the power of torrid soap opera know-how); even if she and Steven are way off-track in terms of how romance works here, she understands the problem and wants to help.

Little slip-ups and corrections like these do a great job of showing how far Connie has come from Bubble Buddies without losing the realistic awkwardness that makes her so endearing. Her disadvantage to Steven on the emotional intelligence front also continues to even out their relationship, as she schools him in book smarts throughout the series and will soon become a far more capable tactical fighter to his natural talent, a la Katara and Aang. Just because Steven isn’t an idiot and Connie isn’t emotionless doesn’t mean their differences have to go away, and Love Letters is a great example of her lower-key foil duty in action.

Garnet is mostly great as the oblivious, then apathetic subject of Jamie’s affection. Her sexualized emergence from the sea is played for laughs thanks to over-the-top visual effects and Estelle’s exaggerated sultriness. Visually, while her introduction may evoke classic Birth of Venus imagery, the more amusing sight gag can be found in the, erm, interesting positioning of Jamie’s mailsack malebag mailbag as he’s filled with sudden lust:

But back to Garnet. Her instant and insistent dismissal of Jamie may be cold, but it’s fair and faithful to her character: Garnet is locked down on the relationship front, and we’ve seen how little she cares about the feelings of human strangers from her interactions with Kofi (and her general demeanor). She benefits from having little to do with Steven and Connie’s scheming, which makes her another victim of poor communication who gets fed up with what she perceives to be a pushy admirer instead of doubling down on her bluntness to a point that might make her seem mean; it also reinforces how important is to take the feelings of both people involved in a crush into account.

Even so, my biggest/only issue with Love Letters is her final conversation with Jamie, where she dismisses his infatuation as a performance. I guess I get that she’s trying to let him down easier than before and is putting things in a way he understands, but there’s a much better way to differentiate between love and a crush than essentially saying his crush is delusional. As someone who’s had crushes and has been in love, sure, the latter is strong enough to make the former look tame in retrospect. But that doesn’t make infatuation an act, and for a show that’s all about feelings, Steven Universe could do way better at explaining Garnet’s point of view without being condescending about someone’s emotions (especially the emotions of a young audience).

That said, Jamie’s response is somewhat true: local theater, at least, is really solid advice.

Future Vision!

Beyond local theater being in the future, Love Letters gets a nice resolution in Jamie insisting that he’s moved on in I Am My Mom. And then we get to see that, uh, nope, he’s still holding the torch as of Reunited.

Our introduction to Barb is a long time coming, and the fact that she knows Greg telegraphs their low-key and largely off-screen friendship.

If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn’t have inconsistencies…

Despite Garnet proclaiming that love at first sight doesn’t exist, The Answer more or less shows Ruby and Sapphire’s relationship to be just that. Maybe they spent more time on the surface getting to know each other than it seems, but as per its fairy tale nature, love springs up pretty much immediately. (And it’s great! But maybe don’t have that person be against the notion of instant love.)

We’re the one, we’re the ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

I enjoy the goofiness here and the dedication to a farcical format for a theatrical character, and as I said, the acknowledgment that time is an actual factor for this show earns some points. But beyond not sticking the landing, and it’s honestly just a little too broad to be a favorite.

Top Fifteen

Steven and the Stevens

Mirror Gem

Lion 3: Straight to Video

Alone Together

The Return

Jailbreak

Rose’s Scabbard

Coach Steven

Giant Woman

Winter Forecast

On the Run

Warp Tour

Maximum Capacity

The Test

Ocean Gem

Love ‘em

Laser Light Cannon

Bubble Buddies

Tiger Millionaire

Lion 2: The Movie

Rose’s Room

An Indirect Kiss

Space Race

Garnet’s Universe

Future Vision

Marble Madness

Political Power

Full Disclosure

Joy Ride

Like ‘em

Gem Glow

Frybo

Arcade Mania

So Many Birthdays

Lars and the Cool Kids

Onion Trade

Steven the Sword Fighter

Beach Party

Monster Buddies

Keep Beach City Weird

Watermelon Steven

The Message

Open Book

Story for Steven

Shirt Club

Love Letters

Enh

Cheeseburger Backpack

Together Breakfast

Cat Fingers

Serious Steven

Steven’s Lion

Joking Victim

Secret Team

Say Uncle

No Thanks!

4. Horror Club 3. Fusion Cuisine 2. House Guest 1. Island Adventure

#love letters #steven universe #su #steven universally #review

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sirrongirl · 5 years

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Road Trip to Tahiti

Monday Feb. 18 2019

Today is Presidents' Day. I didn’t realize there was another Presidential Library we could have visited. 30 miles from here is Abilene KS, the home of President Eisenhower. We were worried about another snow storm coming our way. Tom didn’t want to add the extra time to what is going to be a long drive today. Tom says he wasn’t a huge fan anyway.

We headed into Dodge City, home of Miss Kitty, Matt Dillinger and the rest of the actual and fictional characters from the GunSmoke TV show. There is not much going on today, but Dylan and I walked along front street and imagined what the town might have been like. It’s kind of fun to say it’s time to “get out of Dodge” and really mean it.

I’ve been offering to drive, and I finally got a chance to do so today. I was hoping Tom would get some rest. I do like to drive. After setting the seat to my liking, adjusting the mirrors, and turning on my listening playlist on my phone, I’m ready to go. Now believe me, I packed everything Tom could need to rest. A pillow, face mask, noise cancelling headphones, and a dog to cuddle with. Instead of resting, however, he watched every move I made , commented on each lane change, each adjustment of speed, as well as critiquing my singing to the “listening” playlist. I have to remind him that I have never had an accident moving forward. Unfortunately , all my auto mishaps have happened while my transmission was in reverse. Usually hitting something low behind me that I didn’t see. The worst was taking down the car port at my Mom and Dad’s condo in Florida with a Budget Rental Lincoln. I had to avoid Budget car rental for a while. Now I have a back up camera with an alarm-but that’s not perfect. In the last 30 days I had a back up ‘“incident” out of my own driveway that resulted in a tiny crack in my back bumper. I’ll deal with that when we get home.

Our goal today is Santa Fe. It’s a recommended stop from Michelle. She told us about the fun rooftop bars and cool shops downtown. With the dog, I’m not sure we’ll be welcome on the roof- plus the fact that it's below freezing? We opted for a Best Western and snuggled in for the night.

Our original plan included a stop at Lake Tahoe for skiing. Revising that, Tom could ski in Santa Fe. I’ve been watching the conditions, and they are expecting another foot of snow on the mountain today. As we drive into and out of snow today, I see Tom getting less excited about skiing. My skiing days are over since I’ve dislocated a hip three times already. I’ve had the experience of being pulled off a hill on a stretcher during one of our family trips to Searchmont Ontario. I hit a patch of ice and lost control. Once is enough. Now, I just enjoy going to the lodge and reading a book by the fire. Hand me some mulled wine and I’d be in heaven. So we’ll see what happens with the weather in the morning.

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growingfairchild · 6 years

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Our hiSTORY || Part 4

Happy Monday friends! This weekend was really good to us, other than the fact that it just went by too fast. I took advantage of the gorgeous fall weather and ran Friday-Sunday. We got to see friends, make our last batch of garden fresh tomato sauce and just be a bit more low key. Today I am telling the story of our wedding. If you missed any of the previous posts you can check them out here (part 2, part 1).

Like I said in the third installment of our hiSTORY we got engaged on a Thursday, by Friday afternoon I was picking a date and pinning ALL the wedding dresses on Pinterest. I was so excited to get married and to start my life with Ty.

My maid of honor was my best friend for LIFE; my sister. Ty’s best man was the man who introduced us, a friend of mine for over a decade; Justin. Our bridal party consisted of friends we had both had for years and were all so important to us. We were even married by one of our best friends; John Bushey (known only as Bushey to most).

(this is Justin; without him Ty and I would have never met)

I decided to try and cut costs where I could and I planned everything myself. I have always been really into design and party planning so it was all pretty fun. Finding a unique venue in a town of less than 5,000 was rough but we managed to find a complete BLANK slate and make it our own (and by blank slate I mean an empty shop at the fairgrounds). The flowers were easy as I am blessed to have a florist for a sister in law; I told her what I wanted, texted her photos and she made it happen... even driving from KS with 200 mini succulents. Since I went to photography school I was friends with a lot of photographers, which came in handy. My friend Kristin did our engagement photography (and still does all of our family photos) and my incredibly talented friend Tawni shot our wedding. She lives in NYC working for magazines like Teen Vogue, Allure, New York Times and LOTS more. Like I said we were LUCKY!! If all of this wasn’t enough my sister does amazing graphic design work and did all of our invitations for free (LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY). Our food was catered by the restaurant that Ty and I ate breakfast at most mornings. Not only was the food UHmazing, we had a relationship with all of the staff and they joined us for the party, which just felt right! The real icing on the cake though was our band. Months prior I had been coaching at a ski race and heard a group called ‘Cure for the Common’. They are a reggae, funky, jazz band that put on one of the best shows I have ever seen. To this day I still have people ask me about them. They have since gone on to put out a few albums and played at many festivals.

I could seriously do a whole series on planning our wedding and all of the details that went into it... but I will save that for another time.

If planning a wedding wasn’t stressful enough we also bought a house three months before we said “I do”. We love our home but still to this day it has really been a labor of love. About a month before the big day we (I should say I because Ty was at work so I did it with some friends) moved out of our rental thinking that we would be moving into our home HAHAHAHA!!!!!! I spent the month before our wedding living with my dad, while Ty was basically living in ND working (someone had to pay for the house). I took leave from my job to focus all of my efforts on the house and literally worked day and night to try and get it ready. Our contractors were really great and worked as hard as they could but around every corner there was another unexpected obstacle. The Wednesday before our wedding I was literally kicked out of the house and told not to come back until I was married.

(the necklace I am wearing was my “something borrowed” from my Grandma)

Since most of our friends and family would be traveling from far away places we had three days worth of events. There was a bridal brunch, a cozy family soup night, the rehearsal dinner and of course the wedding. I would love to tell you that I was calm and cool during the week of my wedding but lets get real... I was a DISASTER! Although planning my wedding was fun, actually putting those plans into action without the help of a planner was horrible. I literally felt like a chicken with my head cut off. I had a few minor breakdowns, shed some tears and maybe lost my temper a time two but come on I was a (momentarily) homeless bride that literally had paint in her hair and a thick layer of construction dust covering my body.

Once our family got in I finally started getting the help that I needed, both from them and from a lot of really wonderful friends that I will forever be thankful for. They strung lights (all 200+ strands of them), swept floors, folded napkins and made sure I ate.

(notice the blue Chucks? Ty chose them since that was what I was wearing the night we met)

For the most part everything went off without a hitch... other than the band thinking we were getting married in Bozeman (2.5 hours away) and almost missing it, my sister forgetting her speech during the ceremony, my parents seeing one another for the first time since they got divorced and a bit of drama the night before the wedding (I’ll save that story for another time) it really was great. More than anything I was marrying Ty and that’s what it was all about!

The morning of the wedding was spent at one of my bridesmaid’s parents house. Her mom is a hairdresser and volunteered to do our hair and help with makeup. We spent the morning and afternoon talking, laughing and eating. It truly was a perfect experience, I felt so loved and supported by all of these amazing women.

To be honest I really can’t remember much about our actual ceremony. I remember holding my dads hand as he walked me down the isle. I remember the instant feeling of calm I felt as soon as I locked eyes with Ty. I remember laughing as I repeated the vows that our friend and officiant Bushey had written for us (including loving each other on good powder days and bad ski seasons). I remember the look of fear in my sisters face as she couldn’t find the speech she had for us. And I remember running through a tunnel of our dearest friends and family as they showered us with wheat seed we had gathered from Tys family farm.

Right after Bushey said “you may now kiss the bride” Ty and I bailed for about 1/2 an hour to go and take some private photos... LISTEN UP BRIDES... DO THIS!!! It was the only alone time we got all day, it was also the only time we had where we didn’t have to talk to other people. It was quiet, romantic, and very calming.

The rest of the night was a beautiful whirlwind. I danced the night away. Ty talked with just about every person there. Our first dance was to the song that Adam Sandler sings to Drew Barrymore on a plane in ‘The Wedding Singer’. We chowed down on cakes baked by our incredibly talented baker/friend Mel (we had 5 different cakes/flavors). And we were literally the last ones out of there... everyone else left us for the “after party” at a bar.

All in all it was a pretty magical day. It was definitely the wedding I had imagined but it was filled with so much more joy, love and support than I could have ever hoped for. Ty and I both felt very lucky to have started our lives together surrounded by the people who had influenced our lives the most. Six years later and I am still feeling that same love and support from so many of you.

#wedding #anniversary #marriage #married #history

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