Line #130 Blog/MarkDoesStuff


1	In the 'Mark Does Stuff' blogs, Mark... well, does stuff. And by 'stuff', we mean they [[http://markwatches.net/reviews/ review TV shows, movies]], [[http://markreads.net/reviews/ books]] and [[http://www.markplays.net/reviews/ games]]. Oh, and [[MemeticMutation they ARE NOT PREPARED]]. Intrigued? Then it's time to read the 'Mark Does Stuff' TV Tropes page.
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3	[[WMG: MARK DOES STUFF]]
4	The 'Mark Does Stuff' Blogs are actually three separate sister blogs, run by Creator/MarkOshiro. A couple of years ago they embarked upon reading ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' to see whether it was as good--or bad--as everyone said. [[Blog/MarkReadsTwilight They managed to get through all four books]] and decided they ''really'' hated them. Afterward, they decided to do the same for the other famous young adult fantasy novel series of our generation: ''Literature/HarryPotter''. [[Blog/MarkReadsHarryPotter They reviewed every chapter of every book]], and readers slowly watched them descend into pure fan-boy love for the series. This page, however, is not for either of those two blogs, but their offspring.
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6	After finishing ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Mark decided to launch two new sites, one dedicated to their reading and reviewing of books and the other for visual media. Later, they decided to branch into games, so that they could review all manner of interactive media. They are fittingly called "Mark Reads", "Mark Watches" and "Mark Plays" respectively. They read/watch/play the series with little to no information on them beforehand (the comments section has a ''very'' strict spoiler policy; commenters are required to encrypt via [=ROT13=] even the simplest "Mark's going to LOVE the next episode"), and reviews each episode/chapter, giving their opinions and insights on them. They're ongoing projects, and ones that don't look due to end anytime soon, as they had whole lists of series they have already promised to look at.
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8	The appeal of the blog comes from the feeling of getting to relive the series- Mark goes through many of the same impressions and feelings ''you'' did when experiencing a book or show for the first time. Add in their playful writing, explosive reactions to plot twist and extensive debates in the comments, and you've got an online media club.
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10	Naturally, it has inspired various [[http://readingwithavengeance.tumblr.com/ similar]] [[http://danielisreading.wordpress.com/ blogs]].
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12	They have also moved into writing their own novels; the first, ''Literature/AngerIsAGift'', was published in 2018, and a second has already been contracted.
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14	In 2021, Mark announced that they'd decided to end the blog, as their own writing career had taken off and made a great demand of their time, and the websites had actually been operating at a loss for some time, with them only still going this long because they loved doing it so much, and they wanted to end on a high note before it started feeling like a chore. They plan to continue doing occasional liveblogs of new shows when time permits, and is keeping reviews on request for Patreon supporters.
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16	[[folder:Things Which Mark Has Reviewed]]
17	* ''Literature/HarryPotter''
18	* ''Literature/TheHungerGames''
19	* ''Literature/InfiniteJest''
20	* ''Series/{{Firefly}}''
21	* ''Series/DoctorWho''
22	* ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' and ''Theatre/AVeryPotterSequel''
23	* ''Series/{{Fringe}}''
24	* ''Literature/TheBookThief''
25	* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
26	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
27	* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''
28	* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials''
29	* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}: Children of Earth''
30	* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''
31	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' (whole book reviews only)
32	* ''Literature/AmericanGods''
33	* ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
34	* ''Literature/LookingForAlaska'' (along with the rest of WebVideo/VlogBrothers)
35	* ''Series/{{Jekyll}}''
36	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
37	* ''Series/{{Angel}}''
38	* ''Literature/ThePrincessBride''
39	* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989''
40	* ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'' (Video review)
41	* ''Literature/GoodOmens''
42	* ''Literature/{{Newsflesh}}''
43	* ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness''
44	* ''Literature/TheImmortals''
45	* ''VideoGame/TheRoomTheGame''
46	* ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''
47	* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''
48	* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''
49	* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''
50	* ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''
51	* ''Anime/CowboyBebop''
52	* ''Anime/PrincessTutu''
53	* ''Series/FridayNightLights''
54	* ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall''
55	* ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood]]''
56	* ''Literature/TheOceanAtTheEndOfTheLane''
57	* ''Literature/EllaEnchanted''
58	* ''Literature/TheWestingGame''
59	* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}''
60	* ''Series/VeronicaMars''
61	* ''Series/TheWestWing''
62	* ''Literature/InheritanceTrilogy''
63	* ''Literature/DeepSecret''
64	* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
65	* ''Literature/BekaCooper''
66	* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''
67	* ''Series/InTheFlesh''
68	* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles''
69	* ''Series/{{Leverage}}''
70	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
71	* ''Anime/DeathNote''
72	* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''
73	* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}''
74	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
75	* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''
76	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''
77	* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''
78	* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
79	* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''
80	* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''
81	* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''
82	* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' reboot film series
83	* ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''
84	* ''Series/BabylonFive''
85	* ''Series/{{Crusade}}''
86	* ''Series/{{Alias}}''
87	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
88	* ''Literature/YoungWizards''
89	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
90	* ''Literature/TheBrokenEarth''
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93	!!Tropes Include:
94	* AuthorCatchPhrase: 'Shit Gets Real' and 'You Are Not Prepared', following in the legacy of their last two blogs.
95	** In the wake of Series/DoctorWho, series three, the latter phrase sometimes get shortened to YANP, in honour of Professor [[YouAreNotAlone Yana]].
96	** Oh, and gifs, even if they're not quite a 'phrase'. Mark has often joked that they've already seen half of [[Series/DoctorWho Nu-Who]] "through sheer virtue of gifs".
97	** The banner for their reading of ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' was slightly altered to say "You en't prepared." Then it got much fancier when they partnered with the Pullman fansite Bridge to the Stars for the third book.
98	** And at the same time they were going through ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica\|2003}}'', with "You are not frakkin' prepared."
99	** ''Literature/TheHobbit'' has it written in Dwarvish runes, which changed to Elvish with ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
100	** They've taken up "Sweet Summer Child," a reference to ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', when addressing a character that has no idea what the future holds.
101	** They didn't take long to pick up "Bless my beard" and "Gandalf's beard" after starting ''The Lord of the Rings''.
102	** Mark has a handful of words they seem particularly fond of: "presumptuous", "____ bigot" (even where it doesn't make sense), "privileged", "___ist" (sexist, ableist, etc.), "oppressed"/"oppression"
103	** Expect to hear a lot of "Fuck all of you!" and "I hate you all!" during their videos. It happens enough that they feel the need to clarify they don't literally mean it.
104	** "S/he is a giant goober!" in response to any particularly dorky moments.
105	** "I don't understand!" and "I don't understand, but okay" tend to recur a lot.
106	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: A mild example when they were watching Battlestar Galactica. Mark said they wanted to see more Boomer. Then, of course, they discover that she's [[spoiler: a Cylon sleeper agent, and a) could therefore lose control of her actions and try to kill all her friends at any time, and b) is one of thousands of Model 8s.]]. Someone in the comments helpfully pointed this out: "Wish granted! More Boomers! (Of a sort.)"
107	** Also happened in ST:TNG. their predictions for season 3 had them asking for a cliffhanger. Cue the season finale which had them going on about how unfair it was. The first commenter on the review gleefully points this out.
108	** While a huge TimeTravel fan, even ''they'' got exhausted with Star Trek's frequent use of the trope.
109	* BerserkButton: Their hatred of spoilers is the most obvious one, but Mark also has a big problem with words like "crazy" and "insane," seeing them as ableist. Using them in the comments will get you a stern warning.
110	** Also, don't deny the validity of any other commenter's interpretation of a book or show, no matter how strange it seems to you. These will typically get Mark himself on your case and put on probation for being banned.
111	** In shows, attempts to teach a lesson on discrimination through metaphor, particularly those that are poorly executed, such as "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and "The Outcast" from Star Trek (Original Series and Next Generation, respectively).
112	** If there's one trope that Mark absolutely despises, it's the BuryYourGays trope, as seen in their reviews of "Seeing Red" from Buffy, "Thirteen" from The 100, and "Dark Dynasty" from Supernatural.
113	* BiasSteamroller: They openly admit that they hate conservative politicians and corrupt cops so much that any story that attacks them can probably count on their support, no matter how many paper-thin {{Anvilicious}} strawmen of either it has to use.
114	* BigNo: Used in their review of [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E15MansBestFriendWithBenefits "Man's Best Friend With Benefits"]], which also [[DudeNotFunny sums up]] the review pretty well.
115	* BoldInflation: A signature of Mark's style. Because nothing says 'mind-blown' like bolded all caps!
116	* ClusterFBomb: Let's just say that Mark isn't afraid to use swears in their review.
117	** Their video of watching [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer "The Gift"]] for the first time has them making a bunch of comments through the first half, and then during the climactic battle they're reduced to just saying "Fuck" over and over.
118	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: They forget a certain plot point from ''Guards! Guards!'' which causes them to completely misread TheReveal of the book's BigBad.
119	* CompanionCube: Gertrude and Nathaniel the Tribbles, who start purring whenever they yell too loudly.
120	* DarkAndTroubledPast: They often mention theirs in their reviews, and sometimes spends more time talking about it than they do what they're reviewing.
121	* DespairEventHorizon: They had to reduce Mark Plays to an occasional side project after the demands on their time caused the worst attack of depression they'd suffered in years.
122	* DramaQueen: They overreact to every twist and turn in the stories they're experiencing.
123	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: They started out with ''Twilight'', a book series they hated, and was reviewing purely out of obligation. Upon moving on to ''Harry Potter'', they were still in a bad mood for the first few chapters. And then ever since they hit "The Keeper of the Keys," they've been a bubbly fanboy who's constantly gushing about how much they love what they're reading or watching.
124	* EasterEgg: For a while, each review had a single letter highlighted in red. It didn't take the fans long to figure out they spelled "Eat the rude," a hint that they were going to watch ''Series/{{Hannibal}}''.
125	* EatingTheEyeCandy: They're ''not'' shy at all about appreciating any attractive actors in the shows they watch. It gets especially high with Aldis Hodge in ''Leverage''.
126	** And Avery Brooks in ''Deep Space Nine'' once he gets his beard.
127	** This goes double if Baize is in the room. In the case of ''Series/The100'', both of them wanted [[MrFanservice Lincoln]] to carry them.
128	** They also both immediately started as soon as [[Series/AgentCarter Jason Wilkes]] walked on screen.
129	** Creator/MannyJacinto in ''Series/TheGoodPlace''. Funnily enough, some fans were predicting they'd be all over Chidi instead.
130	* FanBoy: Mark's a dedicated fan to a number of shows, from ''Series/TheXFiles'' to ''Series/TheWire'', and they've turned into a really big ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanboy. And with every new series they take on, there's a new thing for them to potentially love.
131	* FanDisillusionment: They've described a few times how they were a huge fan of Creator/HPLovecraft as a kid, and felt personally betrayed when they discovered in high school what a horrific racist the man was.
132	** After greatly enjoying Adam Baldwin's work on ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', they were dismayed to learn about his conservative politics. Upon encountering Baldwin again in ''Leverage'', Mark accused him of likely taking some undue pleasure in getting to spit out the Islamic name Achmed like a curse.
133	** They've soured tremendously on JK Rowling since enjoying their initial read of ''Harry Potter'' so much, disappointed in how much of her post-series world building has played into racial stereotypes, and refusing to provide any concrete gay representation like she thinks giving WordOfGay on Dumbledore should be enough.
134	* FandomVIP: Mark gets regular invitations to conventions on the various series they review/have reviewed. Sometimes to read/view a minor piece of the canon (unprepared, of course) on stage.
135	* SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope: If a piece of media includes TimeTravel, an AlternateUniverse or ThePowerOfFriendship, they will almost certainly adore it.
136	** They also love heists and bottle episodes and will get super excited about heists in a bottle.
137	** Mark has stated more than once that EnemyMine is one of their favorites, if not their very favorite Trope.
138	--->'''Mark''': Y'all know I ''love'' the trope of enemies being forced to work together to overthrow a greater enemy. It is one of my favorite tropes in the history of the universe. Off the top of my head, I actually can't think of a usage of that trope where I ''didn't'' like it. I LOVE IT![[note]]Babylon 5: episode 4x02 review[[/note]]
139	* FingerWag: Their typical reaction in the videos to something racist or sexist.
140	* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
141	** In order to mix things up with their [[Literature/TheHungerGames 'Mockingjay']] reviews, they once did one from the point of view of Buttercup the cat.
142	** Similarly, during Harry Potter they occasionally did reviews from Hedwig's point of view. In fact, this trope was a lot more common in the earlier Twilight/Harry Potter reviews.
143	** ''Literature/TheHobbit'' offers one chapter as Bilbo's journal, and another as a RealPersonFic of what Tolkien's original telling of the story to his kids might have been like.
144	* FreakyFashionMildMind: Mark is a heavily tattooed and pierced guy with a completely dorky {{Fanboy}} personality.
145	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Their boyfriend Baize occasionally pops up in the background of their videos occasionally playing up to us.
146	** Baize is also reading Mark's book, and during a review for ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' came out and started hassling them about a part they had just gotten to.
147	* GenreSavvy: Mark eventually developed into this. If something nice happens in their stories, they immediately assumes something horrible with immediately follow it.
148	** WrongGenreSavvy: Occasionally, though, this will happen.
149	* GracefulLoser: At the 2013 Hugos. They say of winner Tansy Rayner Roberts "Whose work I ADORE."
150	* SugarWiki/GushingAboutShowsYouLike: In-universe. When Mark gets into something they really enjoy, like Series/DoctorWho, they will explain ''how much they love it''. Of course, this won't stop them from pointing out things they dislike, so they avoid making it pure praise.
151	** The [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Sozin's Comet]] liveblog had them keysmashing and making incoherent gushing comments ''the entire time.'' Every couple of minutes or so.
152	** By contrast, the one for [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Daybreak]] saw them completely disappear from almost the whole middle hour, as they were so wrapped up in the episode and forgot they were supposed to be typing.
153	** When they reached the part of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' where the Ents show up, they declared them the coolest thing ''ever.'' The entire review for that chapter was in capslock.
154	** Their comment on shirtless fencing Sulu: "This is the greatest thing I've ever seen!"
155	** They adore music and always get excited when someone sings in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. [[GenreSavvy They even manage to catch on that "Mr. Greg" is a Broadway episode within the first two minutes.]]
156	* HeroicBSOD: Mark's no stranger to talking about their horribly depressing early life, but the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode "Maelstrom" marked the first time a subject struck so close to home that they couldn't bring themself to even discuss it beyond noting the similarity.
157	** There are also a few times where they've admitted to weeping so much that they had trouble continuing, like [[spoiler:Lyra being separated from Pan]] in ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' and [[spoiler:Laura Roslin's death]] in ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica\|2003}}''. The latter was particularly awkward as they were at a party at a friend's house, and had to try very hard to make as little of a scene as possible.
158	** At the end of the episode of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' where [[spoiler:Riza's throat is slashed]] all they can do is stare at the screen in total silence.
159	** Mentioned but not shown (thankfully) in the review of "[[Literature/TortallUniverse Lost]]", where they mentioned that they had to put the book down and go outside because Adria's father hitting her triggered them.
160	** A far more entertaining one is in Street Magic their reaction when they figure out what the "special fertilizer" is.
161	** The Series 1 finale of ''{{Broadchurch}}'' actually delayed their coverage of ''{{IZombie}}'' for a day, as they needed that long to recover.
162	* HumanNotepad: Mark's picked up quite a few tattoos, most noticeably straight edge X's on their hands.
163	* IWasQuiteALooker: They managed to not see anything of ''Star Trek'' before reviewing the franchise, and their mental image of William Shatner was entirely his old, paunchy phase. They spend a lot of the first episode marveling at how good Shatner looked in his prime.
164	* LoveItOrHateIt: They naturally ran smack into it once they got to ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', with several people noting this was the first time their fanbase had ever been so sharply divided over a show or book they were reviewing. For their part, Mark was quite excited by this, as the show being able to provoke such a visceral reaction from both sides means it must contain some pretty interesting stuff to talk about, and they looked forward to finding out which side they would fall on. They ended up on the "love" side themself, though they do still have the occasional major issue with the show (hello, "Threshold"!). They also noticeably soured on the show in Season 7, when it suddenly hit them that the show was almost over and hardly any of the characters had developed past the way they were at the start.
165	* {{Moe}}: Invoked when discussing [[Literature/{{Baccano}} Jacuzzi Splot]].
166	-->You ever see one of those posts on Tumblr go around asking which fictional character you’d want to pull out of the narrative and just hug and have tea with them and eat cookies? I vote Jacuzzi ''right now.''
167	* MoodWhiplash: Following the Next/Last links has the powerful climax to ''The Hunger Games'' followed up by the joy of Mark's first entrance into the Wizarding World.
168	** On the double features, they went straight from ''Series/TheMiddleman'' to ''Series/BandOfBrothers''. At least there was a day off in between.
169	** They happened to schedule ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' together. Two more diametrically opposed shows you'd be hard pressed to find.
170	** After fans gave them two Tribble toys, they keep the tribbles next to them during videos, where they can easily be set off if Mark shouts loud enough. Since that usually happens during particularly scary or shocking bits, hearing a Tribble purr defuses the tension quite a bit.
171	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Mark recently asked for support on a charity bike ride, and if they received it they said they would allow their readers to select a work for them to review. The readers chose [[spoiler:Fanfic/MyImmortal]].
172	** For another charity bike ride, they're doing videos of them reading bad books/fanfiction. The first they did? [[spoiler: Literature/AtlasShrugged]]
173	** They had so much fun with that last one that they opened up a section to send them money to make a video of them reading anything you want. The commenters immediately went to work on figuring out the cruelest thing they could make them read, like [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire the Red Wedding]].
174	*** This quickly got far more disturbing when they opened up requests for them to film himself watching episodes of their shows. [[spoiler:One of the first to come in was for Seeing Red, which caused a lot of discomfort with someone asking a sexual assault victim to record their reactions to that particular episode.]] To a lesser extent, [[spoiler:they were also asked to do it for A Hole in the World, despite their family's experience with cancer.]] It was thankfully averted with ''Literature/TheOceanAtTheEndOfTheLane'', as the person who requested the chapter in which [[spoiler:the protagonist's father nearly drowns him]] changed the request to another chapter, [[spoiler:most likely in light of Mark's own history with abuse]].
175	*** And it happened again with someone buying a video for episode 9 of ''BandOfBrothers'', the one with the concentration camp. She apologized when the review went up, saying she'd assumed their moderators would have given them some warning about the subject matter.
176	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: [[{{invoked}} ]]
177	** He notes several times in ''Star Trek'' that he's having a hard time figuring out if a plot point that seems cliché now was actually being pioneered by the show.
178	** His exasperated "Are you serious?" at the use of "Bad to the Bone" in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', not realizing this is actually ''the'' scene that popularized the song.
179	* OurElvesAreDifferent: They ran into this in ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', where they were completely thrown by the idea of elves being evil, uttering a shocked "Elves are BAD?" in one video. Quite a few readers explained that Pratchett was contrasting the wise and pleasant elves of modern fantasy with the sadistic elves of European, and especially British, folklore.
180	* OutOfOrder: They typically go for a show's production order when this happens, though for ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' they opted for the airing order to experience the show just as the first fans did, plus given the era there's little continuity to worry about anyway.
181	* PrisonRape: They really hate when this comes up, considering it homophobic.
182	* RageQuit:
183	** Mark managed to get to Chapter 20 of ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' before giving up.
184	** When playing VideoGame/{{Portal}} the first time, they got stuck at test chamber 15 and gave up for a long, long time, only returning when they decided to officially play the sequel. They were then blown away by the sudden realization of a ''plot''.
185	** In the ''Supernatural'' episode "Slumber Party," they said that if Charlie's death hadn't been undone, it may well have caused the first case of this on a main project.
186	* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Mark hates this trope and deconstructs it whenever it appears.
187	* RedShirt: They were fully aware of the trope before watching ''Star Trek'', and loves pointing them out in every single video.
188	** Mainly because they've actually read Creator/JohnScalzi's ''Literature/{{Redshirts}}'' BEFORE starting on the series.
189	* ReviewBlog
190	* RightThroughTheWall: They have some...noisy neighbors in the video for the ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' episode "It's a Terrible Life."
191	* RunningGag:
192	** Tolkien being a pony bigot, because he didn't have ponies talk throughout ''Literature/TheHobbit''.
193	** Within the comments, the fact that 'ahahaha' in rot13 is 'nununun' has lead to many jokes.
194	-->''Barrels'' of nuns!
195	** In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', the presence of the Philosopher's Stone as the story's major {{MacGuffin}} gets exactly the gag you'd expect from a ''Literature/{{Harry Potter}}'' fan.
196	** They have quite a talent in the videos for pointing something out literally one line before the book itself does.
197	** Every post on ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' includes an official [[FunPersonified Isaac and Miria]] appreciation thread.
198	** [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Kirk]] loves Hot Pockets. In the video for "This Side of Paradise" they admit they're deliberately trying to piss off the fans with this one.
199	*** During the second half of season three, almost every single episode featured them {{Squee}}ing over how close they were to getting to regularly watch Patrick Stewart.
200	** Demanding Morn from ''Deep Space Nine'' get his own episode. And he did!
201	** Baize singing the ''Steven Universe'' theme in falsetto, screaming the final "and Steven!" directly into Mark's ear.
202	* ScriptFic: ''Lords and Stuff: A Play'' for ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
203	* SelfDeprecation: They'll occasionally make fun of their own style, such as claiming that ridiculous things, (i.e. [[ItMakesSenseInContext the fact that animals didn't teach them martial arts]]) means they're being personally oppressed.
204	* SirSwearsALot: [[AuthorCatchphrase YOU ARE NOT]] [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[AuthorCatchphrase PREPARED]]. Ages 12 and under be warned.
205	* UnfortunateImplications: InUniverse, they're well known for calling them out when they appear in the works they've reviewing. The trope name usually gets dropped when it's clear that the implications were accidental, however, as opposed to when they believe the writers knew the implications of what they were doing and decided to go forward anyway.
206	* ValuesDissonance / FairForItsDay: They note both tropes in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', which can make it hard to judge the series in a social justice context. For example, they're upset the role of Khan, a Sikh, was given to a Mexican actor, but they note that it was progressive for a man of color to be onscreen at all. [[invoked]]
207	* VitriolicBestBuds: A big fan of the trope, or as they call it, "constant bickering."
208	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: They have a terrible fear of clowns and spiders. Much "Nope"ing ensues whenever either appears.
209	* YouAreNotReady: [[PhraseCatcher All the time]], but especially on the topic of Suzanne 'KilledOffForReal' Collins.
210	* YuriFan: If nothing else, they definitely squee over [[spoiler: [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Tara/Willow]]]].
211	** They also make several comments about [[Anime/PrincessTutu Ahiru and Rue]].
212	** They has been trying not to get their hopes up too high about [[spoiler: Lark/Rosethorn]]. Readers are eagerly awaiting the reveal that [[spoiler:it isn't just wishful thinking]].
213	*** They're so happy to the point of crying when [[spoiler:Daja's attraction to Rizu is shown]].
214	*** The same for [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra and Asami]]]].

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