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But on a serious note, I am so happy that there's such a clear homage to previous shows, and that there's acknowledgement that hey, this thing this other show did, was actually fucking genius.

And although I haven't personally fallen into the Heated Rivalry obsession, it makes me so happy seeing how powerfully it has gripped people, and how new viewers are surprised at how obsessed you can get with a silly little TV show... I know, SKAM had its claws in my heart for years. It also makes me so happy that when the Heated Rivalry fans ask for other shows, similar shows, shows that can make them feel like this, the most recommended ones are usually Young Royals and SKAM.

The fact that everything Miles does in that book is a response to the ethics his mother taught him, and the way those ethics completely blindside Galen, because Galen thinks of Miles as Aral Vorkosigan's son, and not as Cordelia Naismith's son. The way that Galen came to prepared for a fight against the ruthless militaristic opponent that he imagines Aral to be, and never for a second imagined that his enemy would look at the weapon he had purchased and honed for this purpose and say:

Happy Holidays from Frog and Toad!

I got there and her daughter or granddaughter came out and was like omg her phone died we were worried

And then the older lady said something and the younger lady translated.

"She knew she could trust you because you have pink hair"

I thought it was funny at the time. But when I think back on it I think she was basically saying "you had a visible sign of not vibing with the system I was afraid of"

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