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Bonnets and a London ball

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:29:34 GMT

The Other Bennet Girl

1.4/Chapter 4

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1.5/Chapter 5

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Fic: Another three fills for the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:11:37 GMT

Ficlets: all original fiction, probably a PG rating, if that. Anything over 100 words will also be posted at AO3. (This was meant to be my last post, but I've filled a few more prompts.)

Sorceress’s Apprentice, Original fic, OCs, 79 words. Written for the prompt ‘any, any, sorceress's apprentice’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Where the trees breathe and the water remembers, Original fic, OC, 116 words. Written for the prompt ‘any, any, where the trees breathe and the water remembers’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

Trigger warning: passing reference to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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More than a reflection, Original fic, OCs, 84 words. Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, I’m more than a reflection on you’ [sic] at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Meet the in-laws!

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:57:08 GMT

Butterfly - 1.4 Pohang

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Acting up

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:05:27 GMT

Miss Scarlet and the Duke - 3.4 Bloodline

I got access to U on my TV set! Which makes it easier to watch last thing before going to bed.

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The Other Bennet Girl, episodes 1-3

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:16:46 GMT

I succumbed to this. Succumbed? Well, I was a bit of a hold-out, I haven’t read the book it’s based on. I have a somewhat less than straightforward relationship with Austen derivative works, and I say that as someone who’s written fanfic. I might be prejudiced, but I did think the best lines in the first two episodes were lifted from Austen. I also think you’ll get maximum enjoyment from this if you are familiar with P&P and Austen’s oeuvre.

But eh, every episode is half an hour long, and as I found with Cardiac Arrest, a darker comedy drama, that’s refreshing, and makes it easy for episodes to slip down. What follows was watched in one sitting, more or less, which counts as bingeing for me.

1.1

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1.2 and 1.3

I’m grouping these two episodes together, because I can’t remember what happened when.

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Making Mary the endearingly awkward heroine (Ella Bruccoleri’s face shows all the feelings) is working, and the meta is interesting, even if it sometimes rubs against the purist in me. The purist that would probably be fine with modern day AUs. And yes, there’s a part of me that worries that being a purist about Austen makes me a Mary.

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Movies seen in March

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:43:33 GMT

It was only one movie, and that was Project Hail Mary. The trailers felt very much like a presentation of the 12A blockbusters Hollywood has for us this year. I’m glad that I first saw the Dune Part Three one in the cinema, featuring ( Read more... ) It was followed by another Zendaya flick, sorry, the latest Spider-Man movie, ( spoilers for trailer ) and then I remembered that I haven’t seen the last Spidey film and was reminded of my distanced relationship with most Avengers movies these days.

As for Project Hail Mary, although I felt I’d been stalked by promo clips for it going in, that wasn’t a problem when I watched it. The reductionist take is it’s Gravity meets The Martian only even goofier. Well, it is directed by Lord and Miller, after all. It’s entertaining, in a word. Gosling has the chops and charm to carry it. It looked fab, I chuckled, I was engaged, but no more. ( some general spoilers )

I have time over the next week and a half to go to the cinema, but it looks as though the choices are mainly kids films and horror. (I’ve seen the trailer for The Drama, yet another Zendaya film, and based on that, I don’t think I want to watch the whole thing to find out what her character was meant to have done.)

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Fic: Three more fills for 3 Sentence Ficathon 2026

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:50:07 GMT

Ficlets: all original fiction, the first two are probably rated universal, and the third probably PG. Anything over 100 words will also be posted at AO3.

Say twenty-six, twenty-seven years later, Original fic, OCs, 76 words. Future fic. Second person POV. Written for the prompt ‘Any, Any, six-seven’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Key change, Original fic, OC, 71 words. Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, life is a song’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Indictment, Original fic, OCs. 111 words. Written for the prompt ‘My songs know what you did in the dark’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Blended family bonding time!!

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:59:17 GMT

Butterfly - 1.3 Busan

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In other news, I was saddened to learn that Nicholas Brendon had passed away (so soon after James Van Der Beek, who became famous around the same time, a time when I was becoming an adult along with the characters that they played, and after Michelle Trachtenberg also passed.)

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Finale time

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:47:59 GMT

The Night Manager - 2.6

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Fic: Three fills for Three Sentence Ficathon 2026

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:55:12 GMT

Ficlets: one DCU, one original fiction and one Hart of Dixie. Anything over 100 words will also be posted at AO3 and, where suitable, ff.net.

Trip the Dark Fantastic, DCU, Catwoman/Batman, 97 words. Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, It's you and me forever dancing in the dark’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Reunion, Original fic, OFC/OMC, 136 words, (second person POV), teen? Written for the prompt 'Any, any, meet me in the afterglow’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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Like mother, like son, Hart of Dixie, Zoe/Wade ER, 74 words, (future fic, kidfic). Written for the prompt ‘Any, Any, Bandaging a wound’ at the Three Sentence Ficathon 2026.

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(It's just a coincidence that I'm posting the last one today.)

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Mdlle Scarlet en France

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:51:02 GMT

Miss Scarlet and the Duke - 3.3 Hotel St Marc

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The father and daughter spy show

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:44:31 GMT

Butterfly - 1.2 Daegu

( Read more... ) For me, this episode confirmed that the show is not quite as good as it could be.

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daddy issues (and HR issues)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:54:46 GMT

The Night Manager - 2.5

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Miss Scarlet and the past

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:05:15 GMT

Miss Scarlet and the Duke - 3.2 Arabella

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Movies seen in February

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:11:35 GMT

At the cinema, it was just Crime 101. You could point out that it stars Thor, a Hulk, a Catwoman and a Joker, which tells you something about movies these days. You could also fairly say that it’s very much after Heat (detective hunts a high-end thief in LA), but ( (spoiler? General, positive impressions) )

I watched Memento for the first time on TV last night. ( Impressions, not spoilers )

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Recs 2/?

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:44:48 GMT

Fanvid and fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Everything, Everywhere All At Once, Farscape, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe and Twisters.

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New (cancelled) show

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:10:14 GMT

Butterfly - 1.1 - Pilot

Yes, I know it’s been cancelled. No, I don’t know if this series ends on a cliffhanger. Have started watching it anyway.

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BAFTAs 2026 film awards - as broadcast

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:38:49 GMT

I’d only watched a handful of the movies up for nominations, so I wasn’t that invested, but watched it because it’s the most easy-to-watch film award ceremony, as always. [Edited later after catching up on the news.]( Read more... )

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The Assassin - 1.6 (finale)

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:48:58 GMT

( Violence, truths and pesky emotions )

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It gets a little bit James Bond

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:43:32 GMT

The Night Manager - 2.4

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Return to the Victorian lady detective show

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:29:36 GMT

Miss Scarlet and the Duke - 3.1 The Vanishing

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The Masked Singer season 7 round-up post

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:26:50 GMT

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Countdown double-bill

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:12:19 GMT

1.12 - This Is His Signature

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One episode left, so I decided I might as well watch it/get it over with the same night.

1.13 - Your People Are In Danger

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ETA: Such sad news that James Van Der Beek died of cancer, I didn't know he had so many children. Bittersweet to see all the Dawson's Creek stuff in these circumstances.

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The Assassin - 1.5

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:27:32 GMT

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Recs 1/?

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:28:30 GMT

The first recs post of the year, feels like it's late, mainly because I've read a few multi-chaptered fics that were enjoyable enough if not worth reccing. Fic recs in the following fandoms: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover, Fairy Tales (Little Red Riding Hood), Veronica Mars, Vicky Bliss and The West Wing.

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