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I finally watched Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker this weekend. It actually hadn't occurred to me that it was sort of the perfect time, given that today is May 4th (May the Fourth Be With You, btw!) it just worked out that way. I admit I was a little apprehensive because I know a lot of people had a lot of complaints about the film - I didn't know specifics because I was doing serious spoiler avoidance, but I got the distinct feeling people were pissed for whatever reasons. So, anyway, here are my thoughts...

( cut because I rambled a bit/a lot! )

In conclusion, I liked the film. I'm not doing backflips because it's awesome, but then, I haven't really felt that way about any of the sequels. The original trilogy will always be the 'real' Star Wars for me, while the prequels are just (mostly painful but relevant) backstory, and the sequels are... well, they're fun and, for me, not as bad as some people say. I'll most likely watch it again sometime.

Anybody else got any thoughts they want to share about this film, or anything else Star Wars related, given that it's Star Wars Day? :)

So, I finally saw Avengers Infinity War this passed weekend. I didn't post a reaction sooner because, well, I haven't had much time and also, it was a lot to process!

( Spoilers start here! )

The upside to waiting for a season of TV to come out on DVD before watching rather than watching via TV or the internet week by week (apart from being able to binge-watch, of course) is that you usually know if this is your finale season or not. By the time The Librarians S4 boxset arrived at my house (on my birthday, no less) I knew this was the end, or at least that it probably was (I hear Dean Devlin's doing all he can to get another network, but you never know).

This was the end of a show I had loved for three seasons and that made me nervous. Shows do get cancelled whilst they're still great but more often they get cancelled when they've gone downhill - please, no!

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So, I decided to start at the far end of my MCU DVD shelf and go through the whole thing. It's so long since I watched some of the, especially the Phase 1 stuff, and I kinda think it'd be cool to get right up to date in time for Thor Ragnarok coming out in Feb. (For those that don't know, I'm not a cinema goer and I don't download films from the web - I wait for DVD releases).

I found that I still love Iron Man & Iron Man 2 as much as ever, and that Captain America The First Avenger and Thor are still cool too. (I don't have The Incredible Hulk as I never cared for it, and it's not Ruffalo, so I don't feel like I need it anyhow). Avengers Assemble was always my favourite, and yet it seemed to be missing something on this rewatch. I wonder if it's just that it feels as if characters are missing now that the 'verse has expanded so much?

Iron Man 3 - I was convinced I didn't like this the first time around, and yet on this rewatch, I really enjoyed it! Then I started on Agents of SHIELD Season 1, watched up to Episode 7, and then dived into Thor The Dark World. Wow, I'd forgotten how 'blah' the second Thor film is. I have an affection for Season 1 of SHIELD still, but I'm in that strange minority that really enjoyed the format of the first season and gave up watching after the whole HYDRA/Ward is evil/superhero thing started happening, basically, once we were in a post-Captain America Winter Soldier world.

So, yeah, on I shall go through the rest of the films. I have everything in Phase 2, and all of Phase 3 that's on DVD so far, save for Doctor Strange (because seriously? What the hell was that? Sorry, didn't care for it at all!)

I might post again about this when I've rewatched some more, especially once I rewatch Age of Ultron, because I remember not caring much for that the first time either. Time will tell, I guess :)

I bought this book because it was one of those things that came up on Amazon as a rec based on other books I've bought. I'm a big fan of the YA novel in general, love a good romance, and am all for the modern retakes of fairytales and such, so this seemed an ideal choice.

As you might guess from the title, its Cinderella with a modern geeky twist. The characters are deep into fandom and all that entails - blog posts, fanfiction, online communities, etc. - but it also handles the teen angst that comes with feeling like maybe you're the only person who feels the way you do. Not that its only teens that feel that way sometimes, I know, but there really is a beautiful message in there about being yourself, standing up for who and what you love and who and what you are, as well as accepting things about people even if you don't agree or understand.

The references came flying from the start - everything from Star Wars and Star Trek to Avengers and Batman to Gilmore Girls as well! I was in geek heaven reading about people who loved all the things I love, who invested themselves in fandom so deeply, including cosplay and con attendance (which I've never done but I think it's all awesome!).

And then of course there was the impossible love story that all worked out in the end. It was beautiful!

So, if you like a good YA romance and are a total fandom geek/nerd, I highly recommend Geekerella :)

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