#red randomness

or so you would THINK

but when George Joestar dies in part 1 and gives Jonathan his mother's ring, he's been wearing it on his pinky finger. two parts in a row a man wears a ring on his pinky finger to represent his affection for someone he has lost. and in the case that started the trend it was a dead wife.

The movie Trapeze (1956), featuring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as co-stars, was a big hit when it came out, and it has caused some amount of interest in its source material, a 1950 novel called The Killing Frost by British author Max Catto. (Let's just say the movie was a... very loose adaptation.) However, though the book is available to purchase online in Spanish translation, it's been nearly impossible to find anywhere to view or buy it online in English...

...until now!

and of course we had to do a Netflix dub homosexuality tierlist of what Joseph calls Caesar after that bit where Caesar saves Joseph from falling off the cliff during the fight with Kars

without further ado, from least to most homosexual:

5. Spanish: “Caesar, mi amigo” - weak

4. English: “Caesarino” - also in the English sub, lame

3. original Japanese: “Caesar-chan” - possibly, but not necessarily, homosexual. definitely weird though

2. German: “Caesarlein”, “mein süßer Nudelauflauf” (my cute noodle casserole) - not only an insane combo but also apparently the second phrase isn’t even something anyone says in German lmao. get Italianed

and speaking of which…

Poirot is outwardly conceited, thinking the best of his own abilities while deriding those of the people around him. Hastings especially falls victim to this, being teased for “not seeing” and manipulated more than once as Poirot withholds the facts, and being resentful of Poirot’s arrogance while also being unduly arrogant himself - nearly every single one of his own proud deductions turns out to be intensely wrong, and he is also prone to foolish or reckless acts in the name of trying to score one off Poirot. Holmes and Watson, on the other hand, certainly have their faults, but their relationship is not so tempestuous, and Holmes is kinder and Watson less foolish than is often presumed by those who have not read the canon. Holmes, while possessed of some immodesty, never flaunts his intelligence so dramatically as Poirot does, and Watson is largely faithful and amazed by Holmes’s deductive capacity, and though occasionally annoyed is almost never resentful.

However, what I like about Poirot and Hastings is the way in which they aren’t like Holmes and Watson as painted with the pop cultural brush - namely that, like the original Holmes and Watson, Poirot and Hastings are unquestionably fond of each other. Their tiffs and petty spats are always contrasted with their affection, if not shot through with it in the first place. Poirot may speak ill of Hastings’s intelligence, but it is shown multiple times that he does not genuinely want to hurt his feelings, and he always asks Hastings to come with him on his cases - not because Hastings always provides any material aid, but because Hastings is his friend. Hastings may tease Poirot and think condescendingly of his mannerisms, but his laughter is always fond, and he admires him and desires his praise and respect just as much as he worries for him and wants to help him in potential times of need. Most importantly, despite their arguments and many differences (age, culture, temperament, just to name a few) they remain steadfastly together (with many year living voluntarily under the same roof!) and ultimately both wish and facilitate each other’s happiness.