spencer's media log

July 2026

TV

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i gushed about this so much on letterboxd lmao

guh

i sobbed so hard its not even funny

June 2026

TV

01.01 — finallyyyy watching school spirits after wanting to for years at this point lmao
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01.08 — okay yeah school spirits s1 is rly good. the ending was such a cliffhanger but in a way that i understood and didnt make me go "oh fuck off"

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01.06 — FINALLY watched schmigadoon!! ive been meaning to for a while but just hadnt gotten to it till now. my mum actually watched the first ep with me but left during the second one lmao (she liked it she just wanted to go to bed)
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02.06 — i feel like s1 was more consistently good, while s2 had higher highs but lower lows – especially with the songs. still enjoyed it!! i like how s2 was able to focus more on characters that werent just josh and melissa, so they got more development

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03.08 — friend showing me star trek eps again!! had to show me this one cause its very brigadoon
04.10 — very very silly

01.01 — was waiting for it to finish so i could binge all of it for the first time!
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01.09 — ...what if i threw up right now

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Movies

proshots count as movies, right? also yes ofc i sobbed again

Video Games

decided to finally bite the bullet and bought the full game

May 2026

TV

my sister has been watching shameless and ive ended up watching some eps with her. i havent seen any other eps of this show lmao
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01.01 — started shameless from the beginning! with my sister again, who actually hasnt seen most of s1. also omggg theyre all such babies at the beginning

16.01 — need to get caught up with always sunny so i started s16 with my sister and her bf
16.02 — realized that i actually know what happens this whole season cause i watched a video on youtube abt it lmao
16.03 — CRICKET !!!!!!!
16.04 — i forgot abt johnny
16.05 — totally thought dee was gonna puke at the end there
16.06 — what the fuck is milk doing here
16.07
16.08 — he rly is the american psycho

08.01 — an amazing season opener omfg

01.01 ↺ — remembered that both dhmis' are on dropout (which is insanely cool btw) so im rewatching them
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Movies

so good!! curry and cooper's performances were stellar, and i loved a lot of the camera work. also, all the parts with the characters just hanging out and fucking around felt so so true to life. the exact kind of movie i'd wanna make in the future.

Books

Video Games

April 2026

TV

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i loved the part where strombolli and the ringleader had an extended sex scene halfway through (watched during my birthday part)

another birthday movie! this movie is so silly i love it sm

was on cable so i decided to watch it while making dinner

rewatched with my sister and her bf cause he hadnt seen it yet. GOD peeta makes me crazy

Books

trying to read sailor moon again, since i have the first 3 volumes

yippee im finally starting the book!!

Video Games

omg the april fools event...

remembered this game exists and immediately grabbed my disc. godd this game is so stupid but also so good

March 2026

TV

01.02 — my mum was watching the show in the living room and i walked in partway through so i watched with her till she went to bed
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07.01 — absolutely beautiful
07.02

02.17 — so much of this ep was pissing me off but atleast my faves were there
02.18 — SO FUCKING GOOD
02.19 — also rly good !!! i love you sammm
02.20 — my kidsssss
02.21 — yippee sue-centred ep
02.22 — they're all so fucking stupid
03.01 — BLAINE !!!!! also i love quinns look i wish she stayed like this
03.02 — yippeeeee more blaine and brittany

11.04 ↺ — YIPPEE !!!!!!!
11.05 ↺ — totally forgot abt this episode. unfortunately one where its rly good in the beginning but peters out as they have to tie it into the overarching plot

Movies

ABSOLUTE CINEMA !!!!! this movie is so so pretty (i think it was made on film??) and i love the sound design !!! so excited to read the book now

the scene with grace talking to rocky's body made me cryyyyy

Books

finally tackling the book!

Video Games

played for a few hours!

– definitely need to get used to the controls but my guy is in there so i will persevere
– im slowly getting better!

– i definitely need to update my graphics card lmao
– okay im having funnnnn. would love if i had a better performing computer lmaoo
– finally met ada!

hgnmm rhythm games...

February 2026

TV

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02.01 — yayyyy new season. also new characters !! i so wish sunshine couldve been an actual new member, she was so fun
02.02 — such a good fucking episode, but also it kinda peters out by the end...
02.03 — the whiplash in this ep is so fucking crazy. all the kurt-centred scenes were so good tho
02.04 — brittany i love you
02.05 — so iconic. also schue makes me so mad its not even funny anymore
02.06 — BLAINE !!!!!!!!
02.07 — toilet brush
02.08 — based asf episode
02.09
02.10 — brittany, kurt, and blaine were the shining lights of this god-awful episode
02.11 — you cant do this to me
02.12 — some of these storylines are starting to piss me off i did love all the stuff that didnt involve finn, rachel, quinn, and sam (tho i do love sam)
02.13 — i love sue so much
02.14 — this ep is so good as long as you ignore the biphobia LMAO
02.15 — based holly holliday
02.16 — okay this ep was rly good. definitely adding those songs to my playlist

01.01 ↺ — dirk gently rewatch babyyyyy. i didn't realize until now that it's been 10 years since season 1 released, but honestly it adds to the mood. i also didn't realize until now how many supernatural actors are in this ??? anyways i love this show and i've been meaning to do a rewatch for so long
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01.03 ↺ — ohhh amanda how i love you so, and ohhhhhh dirk how sad you make me
01.04 ↺ — god the group dynamics are so good in this one
01.05 ↺ — BART !!! amanda and the rowdies !!! todd and dirk being the boyfriends ever. also everyone in this show is atleast a little bit shitty and i love it
01.06 ↺ — fiona dourif woman of the year. also todd and amanda rly remind me of dipper and mabel
01.07 ↺ — yayy finale next
01.08 ↺ — godddd i love this silly show so much. cant wait to start season 2 (i have to get up early tomorrow so i have to stop for now )
02.01 ↺ — THE GANGS BACK TOGETHERRRR
02.02 ↺ — godddd i love this season sm. all the dynamics are so perfect
02.03 ↺ — dirk is so gay this season. also i love dirk and todds conversation at the filing cabinets sm
02.04 ↺ — i love the wacky house sm
02.05 ↺ — god i love sherlock sm. also bart and panto are so sweettttt. i almost forgot abt the #sexpollen. also more brotzly conversations
02.06 ↺ — still love bart and panto so so much. i forgot how much i love priest lmao
02.07 ↺ — i dont think i ever realized that litzibitz was pantos older sister. also silas is such a disney princess
02.08 ↺ — i love love love suzies queen design. i actually drew her back when i watched this show for the first time, and now i wanna try drawing it again. also love the slappy bonding time
02.09 ↺ — COWBOY PANTO !!!!! hobbs also the mage rly is such a fun villain
02.10 ↺ — i love that assistent is basically just a lower-ranking friedkin, like, his actor pretty much copies dustin milligans portrayal of friedkin. also wendimoor the fix-it fic of all time. and yes i did cry during the end montage. now that im done rewatching dirk gently i think im gonna rewatch bbc ghosts, so expect to see that here soon

05.08 ↺ — supernatural and star trek show & tell with irl !! this is the first ep of spn irl has ever seen, and i definitely picked a weird one to start with lmao
03.13 ↺ — i love this episode sm. i cant believe i forgot how much i love corbett. also irl liked this one yippee !!!

07.17 — my first ep of voyager ever! tom paris is literally me. also the effects in this ep were so good

02.15 — first tng ep ive ever seen! data-centred since hes irls guy. very interesting show lmao. i knew most of the characters already which probably helped with knowing what was going on

01.01 ↺ — GODD i adore this show
01.02 ↺ — gahhhh my familyyy
01.03 ↺ — PATTT
01.04 ↺ — "do you find yourself distracted, miss jane?" what if i went crazy balistic (← captain fan 5ever). some pretty good thomas lines in this. also i love how toby is such a knob
01.05 ↺ — youre chandler to me, captain...
01.06 ↺ — my sillaysssss
02.01 ↺ — their routine
02.02 ↺ — #patcap
02.03 ↺ — HAVERS also im so excited for the wedding episode. also also yayy the backstories
02.04 ↺ — thomas
02.05 ↺ — omggg i forgot abt this ep
02.06 ↺ — gahhh this episode
02.07 ↺ — familay familay familay
03.01 ↺ — cap's laugh is awful and i love it
03.02 ↺ — omg i forgot abt this arc
03.03 ↺ — group activiessss
03.04 ↺ — this being the second time fanny immediately got the ick...
03.05 ↺ — kitty's backstory, captain almost sharing, kitty imagining her dad as the captain, fanny being horny, mike trying to see ghosts, things becoming more real as kitty starts to realize...god what an episode...
03.06 ↺ — the sweeties
03.07 ↺ — fanny

Movies

Holy shit guys Markiplier made a movie. And it's a really good one at that!! I saw Iron Lung by myself (which I'd never done until this point) at the movie theatre after watching Mark's stream on Sunday and impulsively buying a ticket for myself. Something that caught be off guard was that since the movie was made completely independently, there were no production logos, and the movie just started straight after the previews with no warning — I honestly thought for a second that it was just another preview lmao — though of course that's not a critique, just something that I had never experienced until now. I'll leave my more spoiler-y opinions for the designated spoiler section, but I'll just say this: this movie looks fantastic. The colourgrading is nice (especially the contrast!!), the framing is wonderful, I LOVED seeing practical effects, the digital effects weren't egregious, and GOD the set and costumes. It was also nice to see Mark's acting again! I watched the Edge of Sleep show when it came out, and it was really fun seeing Mark act in something that wasn't Warfstache or A Date with Markiplier — though those are also great in their own regard. I'd recommend anyone interested in horror should check this movie out, and I think it's best watched with as little prior knowledge as possible. I went into Iron Lung basically blind — anything I knew beforehand had come from the teaser and subsequent trailer — and I loved being suprised over and over again. That being said, I do wanna talk about some spoilers, so if you've already seen the movie (or don't mind being spoiled), then read ahead!

Okay — spoiler time! First off, it was pretty shocking hearing Simon's name for the first time. I fully expected him to be called "Convict" the whole movie, though I'm glad he wasn't. I feel like knowing his name really makes him feel more realised, and it definitely helps when feeling for him — though honestly, he didn't need too much help in that regard, with everything that happens to him in (and out of) the movie. I've seen people make references to Laika the dog and the "patron saint of one-way trips" when talking about Simon, and god that really fits. While Iron Lung's themes are pretty simple, they hit so hard. One nitpick I have with the movie is that the lore of Iron Lung and Simon's backstory are a bit too vague to understand at times — but honestly, I can pretty easily excuse that and say that the air of mystery just adds to the atmosphere. And as someone who's focus is on characters and theming, plot doesn't matter too much to me anyways. All in all, very good movie, will definitely watch again!

January 2026

TV

10.18 ↺ — such a good fucking episode. that scene with sam and charlie talking abt being hunters is genuinely one of jared's best acted scenes
10.19 ↺ — rowena i love youuuuu
10.20 ↺ — OMGGGG claire how i adore you
10.22 ↺ — destiel sex scene...
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11.01 ↺ — cas is rly just going through it
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cas and hannah should've gay kissed

01.01 ↺ — stumbled upon Man in the Mirror by RIProducer and realized how much i wanted to rewatch moon knight. i havent watched any of it since it first came out (almost 4 years ago...terrifying) so its very fun experiencing so much of it again!! first thoughts: i adore steven sm and god this show is gorgeous. im trying to limit myself to one episode a day, so i should be logging the next ep tomorrow :P
01.02 ↺ — layla el-faouly, THE character of all time

steven's moon knight suit literally being a three piece suit 'cause he had no context for what layla was talking about and just imagined an actual suit — so fucking funny. i adore layla, i love how she doesnt know whats going on with steven/marc but still wants to help them. the scene in the attic(?) where shes trying to get steven to equip the suit means sm to me. also steven being so clearly autistic is sooooo important to me!!!!
01.03 ↺ — i think i officially have moon knight brain worms. i told myself id only watch one ep a day, so ive been listening to man in the mirror on repeat to cope. and godddd i still adore layla sm

its fun having an ep focused on marc instead of steven! like i said before, i havent watched the show in like 3 years so i dont remember everything, but i DID (no pun intended) remember that there was a third alter. tho i cant remember anything abt them except that they tend to be more violent than marc and steven. its also very fun (if unintentional) that we first get hints about a third alter in the third episode of the show. btw i need to grind harrow into a fine dust
01.04 ↺ — GOD this show has such good characters

I FORGOT ABT THE ASYLUM !! the intro to it is so heartbreaking wtff. i got so emotional when marc and steven hugged cause omfg. i also totally forgot that marc was involved with the murder of layla's dad???? ethan hawke is so good at making me hate him btw. im so fucking excited for the next episode holy shit
01.05 ↺ — one ep left!

godddd i forgot how heavy this ep is, fully had to look away from the screen for a few parts. and goddd is oscar issac such a good actor. kinda cliche to say but i almost forgot marc and steven are played by the same guy lmao. anyways: amazing episode, im so sad now, hopefully next ep will heal me! also very excited to see layla again !!!!!!!
01.06 ↺ — god this show is just so good — i need them to make a second season already. im probably gonna rewatch it all again lmao.

THE FUCKING CHARACTERSSS!!!!!! this show lives and dies by its characters and it fucking thrives. AND OMGG JAKE...he is such a good fucking cliffhanger, its criminal theres no second season (yet, hopefully) where they can resolve that!! i adore layla (as ive said a million times at this point lmao) and i loveeee her as scarlet scarab! i remembered she got to be scarlet scarab, but i totally forgot she became tawaret's (temporary?) avatar!! i also love tawaret so so much, and i love how shes foreshadowed in the first episode. actually back to jake: i wonder, if they DO end up making another season, will he have a suit? and what would it even look like?? i feel like it could be something similar to steven's mr. knight suit, but you wouldnt want to make them too similar and then have marc's suit seem out of place. i wonder if production already thought of what it could look like...actually i also wonder if any fans have made their own designs for it? honestly, maybe jake wouldnt even have a suit! it could be pretty cool if he was just in plain clothes the whole time. anyways i love this show, and i need to look at 10 million pieces of fanart on tumblr

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very fun to learn so much behind the scenes! also i love how much everyone on the show just adores steven lmao. i felt a little irked by them calling DID a superpower so many times, but honestly i got the sentiment, and im not gonna get offended on behalf of other ppl. they showed so many panels of jeff lemire and greg smallwood's run of the comics that i neeeeed to try reading it. my local library doesnt have any copies of it (rude,) so honestly i might just buy myself the first volume lmao.

01.01 — my sister got me to start watching glee. why do i feel maternal for kurt hummel
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01.20 — burt hummel for president
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Movies

Very good!! I think Glass Onion is still my favourite, but that doesn't change the fact that this was amazing. The lighting and framing were both very very nice, and the settings and costumes were pretty good! Very fun to see a bunch of actors I recognize in roles I'm not used to seeing them in — it was so weird to see Andrew Scott playing an American, but honestly, I got used to it pretty quickly. Daniel Craig was a highlight as always — I loved seeing a different side to Benoit Blanc that we hadn't seen in the first 2 movies. As someone who wasn't raised in any religion — I've had religion surrounding me for most of my life, but only in very surface-level ways — I'm probably missing out on a different side to this movie that people who are more knowledgeable of Catholicism are seeing. Though, I have heard from some people online that the Catholicism this movie portrays is an almost bastardisation of "true" Catholicism — but as I said, I'm not an expert when it comes to religiom, so I won't really get into it. I do have some small nitpicks — that are in the spoiler section below — but all in all, a very good movie!

OKAY! So, while I did enjoy this movie, I do have some nitpicks that I just have to say — it would feel dishonest not to. Firstly being that I felt like every character other than Benoit, Jud, Martha, and Wick fell a bit flat for me. I found them all very entertaining, and they were all played beautifully, but I don't think they were quite the "star ensemble" that the last 2 movies had. Speaking of characters, I hated Geraldine. I feel a bit bad for it, but I really do. I don't like her actresss, Mila Kunas, which probably bled into her character. I have a few more nitpicks I can't quite put into words, but I honestly think I'll they'll smooth out over time.

Books

i dont even know what i can say except i loved the way it was written and i definitely need to watch the movie now. i was reading a library copy so maybe i can get my own copy