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Arcane was my surprise show of the year. Heard so many things about it and give it a try and… wow. Had no clue about anything going into it. Favorite animated project of 2021 easily. Seems like Hailee Steinfeld is everywhere these days (and killing it in each role).

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-- MINOR SPOILERS --

When they cut to Vi all extra buff and tuff in prison...I whooped like crazy. So badass. I love her.

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Vi is an awesome character - they all are! Every character just felt so complex with their motives. Nobody was truly good or evil. Except Caitlyn. She’s just as sweet as a cupcake.

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So good, right?!

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Thanks for sharing your top stuff from 2021. Caught myself nodding vigorously in agreement with some of it and am curious to check out the rest. Your work for sure buoyed big chunks of the year for me, so thanks for that!

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That's always really nice to hear, thank you! <3

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This has been a fantastic rundown of 2021 (this and part 1). May be the best I’ve read yet!

Also- isn’t it so fucked up to think about the stuff that came out in January…. Because it feels like it came out 10 years ago to me 🤦🏻

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Aw, thank you. I'm glad to hear that because...not gonna lie...it took a looooong time. haha

And yeah, time is a total mindfuck, right?

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Oh crap, is this the last season for The Expanse?! Noooo!!! 😱 That has been a staple. Definitely had some overlap on with your favorites list. Maid was so eye opening - agree that one has stuck with me. Shadow and Bone ended up being a family favorite ... I freaking love that goat. 😂 And of course we devoured WandaVision along with most all of the Marvel D+ shows including Loki and Hawkeye. Handmaid's Tale ... I'm still mixed on how it wrapped up last season. It was tough.

I'm way behind on comics, so thanks for the recommendations! Finally catching up on Hellions via Marvel Unlimited.

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<3

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I refuse to accept that The Expanse is ending. We watched S6 E5 on Thursday and, I mean, is E6 going to be like 10 hours long? Because that's the only way I feel they'll be able to wrap up in a satisfying way from where they are now in the story. I'm glad I haven't burned through the books and still have 6 left to read, because I am not at all prepared to live without these characters.

Also, Happy 2022 everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful and healthy year.

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Yeah, we haven't watched E5 yet, but it's hard to imagine how they can wrap all this up. Like you, I just can't really believe it's over. T_T

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And now we watched E5 and E6 better be at least 2 hours long or I'm gonna lose my goddamn mind.

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Freals. I don't understand. Also apparently there is some bonus webisode type content this season, fyi. Not available on Prime tho, gotta go hunt that down wherever it be to supplement the finale which can't possibly be long enough.

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Yeah, I saw that on IMDB this weekend...but it wasn't immediately clear to me how one watches them?

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It's cool to see how much overlap we have in our tastes--but now that means I have to watch and read a ton of stuff that you have sold me on, oh no!

I cosign everything you had to say about Nice House, and SIKTC (the origin arc leveled up so hard!). Nice House #1 was probably the best debut of the year for me tied with Ultramega #1.

Did you read Ultramega? It's so gorgeous and different. Similar to NHOTL- the subsequent issues are not as mind blowing as the first, but the series as a whole is genre defying boundless creativity. Harren it turns out is as good a writer as he is an artist.

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I haven't read Ultramega yet, but it's on my list, Harren is one of my favorite artists. <3

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Soon to be one of your favorite writers too :)

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Great list! Will definitely be checking out some of these.

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Let me know what you dig!

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Absolutely!

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🤣 🤣 I feel it was worth it. I even got my wife to stop watching Tik Tok to read along. #winning

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That's awesome. <3

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#DAVIDCORREOS4EVA

Really enjoyed the Milligan run of Human Target when it ran.

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