“I’m The King, Merlin. You Can’t Tell Me What To Do.” “I Always Have. I’m Not Going To Change

She is an orphan. A survivor. She is like us, losing is not an option for her.

THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT

The Poisoned Chalice - The Labyrinth of Gedref

“Until then, we go unmarked in death, as in life.”

MR. ROBOT — S01E01 / S03E08 / S04E11

judy poovey is the only tsh character who matters

“she had wild clothes, frosted hair, and a red corvette with california plates bearing the legend JUDY P. her voice was loud and rose frequently to a screech, which rang though the house like the cries of some terrifying tropical bird.”

realizes that henry and the macaulays are assholes 90% of the time

when camilla said something rude to her she threw her drink in her face because it was “that kind of night and “just seemed like the thing to do, you know?”

the only one of the classics group who she doesn’t seem to hate is francis which is such a valid fucking opinion

she’s a costume design major and gives richard some random suit from the costume shop to wear to lunch with bunny

did cocaine with richard in a burger king parking lot

altered her university issued desk area into a totally decked out vanity complete with a glass top and a satin skirt

“all it does here is fucking snow.”

“judy (judy! god bless her!)”

“richard,” judy would say, reaching across the table to squeeze my hand, “you must eat”

“actually, i was often glad of their company. despite her faults, judy was a kindly soul, and she was so bossy and talkative that i felt oddly safe with her.”

she actually cares so much about richard even though he treats her like shit most of the time

while watching a movie she managed to paint her fingernails, smoke a cigarette, and drink a diet coke all at the same time

lets richard take her car to take charles to the ER

became a certified aerobics instructor and appears regularly on an exercise program called “power moves!”

moral of the story is if richard would’ve just been friends with judy and co. then maybe his whole life wouldn’t have gone to shit

Fleabag (2016-2019), written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

2019 Primetime Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

One of the things I did in 2020: I’ve read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein! Long story short - I pretty much fell in love with the story.

Here are some things that popular culture won’t tell you about Frankenstein that I find too interesting not to share:

Victor was never a doctor, but a college dropout.

The monster doesn’t have a name, but at some point he calls himself Adam. Also “Frankenstein” is Victor’s last name, so if you choose to interpret Adam as Victor’s son, “Frankenstein” becomes the Monster’s last name too. The point is, it’s 100% valid to call Frankenstein’s Monster simply “Frankenstein”.

The Monster is described as beautiful - 8 feet tall, his features symmetrical with limbs in proportion; his hair lustrous black and flowing; and his eyes yellow. He’s also super-strong and super-fast, but I think that should go without saying.

Adam is also incredibly intelligent and calculating. And pretty snarky and eloquent in his way of speaking. Oh yeah, and he also speaks French.

Towards the end of the book there’s a scene where the Monster grins and runs away across the Europe, armed with a gun and many pistols and it’s just… it’s great.

Arrival (2016), Denis Villeneuve