Zoobazoo

YEARS of their friends teasing them “oh your husband’s playing soccer rn” “oh your wife was looking for you a second ago” back when they weren’t together and unable to join in with the nicknames caught up to them and now they refuse to call each other anything else

“Hello my darling wife, how was work today?” “Oh there goes my husband again, poking his nose in the police’s business” “Yes beat him up!! That’s my wife!! She’s so— oh, yikes. Pls don’t call the cops on her I promise that was a criminal she just knocked out…”

What do you MEANNN Dio is just Like That what do you mean this is how it starts WHAT IS GOING ONNN he’s not even a vampire yet and he’s insane 💀

I knew he was a hater since day one but WHAT DO YOU MEANNN

Ok, no one asked for this, but I just finished reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and I had no one to talk to, so.... (Prefacing this by saying this is all just my opinion!! Please don't come at me! Also, despite how this might read, please know that I truly do love the movies)

First up, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:

Movie > Book (Is this a hot take?)

The book was really decent, but the movie just expanded on so many of the ideas that the book put down. A throwaway sentence from the book about the war became an extended scene and setup in the movie + really set up how the Pevensies' relationship dynamics worked, from Peter and Susan's responsibility of their younger siblings while also struggling with being children themselves to Edmund's decisions throughout. The emphasis on the siblings' dynamics and relationship was also so lovely in the movie.

The main thing the movie was missing (for me) was 1) Peter's whimsy and 2) the magic that was affecting Edmund. For the second one, I honestly forgive it, because although it villifies Edmund a bit, the book's allegory/suppository is a little on the nose sometimes, so it's kind of nice to have something to analyze without it being spoonfed to you. I don't forgive Peter's whimsy being erased, though; he's so funny to me in the books lol

Next, Prince Caspian:

Book > Movie

The movie makes it so that everything that happened in the first movie is just repeated in a different font. Also, the way they set up all the conflicts and Caspian's introduction was just bland in comparison. I love how in the books, Peter wasn't affected by Caspian's presence, because obviously the man who has been king for YEARS wouldn't be badly affected by someone new, especially when he knows he won't be in Narnia for long. Peter knows he's high king, king of all kings of Narnia. Of course he wouldn't be jealous. I just think the movie mischaracterized him badly. Also, I love how in the book, Caspian has time to be settled in with the Narnians and is already essentially leading them before the Pevensies arrive. The movie honestly didn't give him enough credit and just thrust him into it. He's already a leader, he just needed help getting his position back.

All that said, I really do love how Caspian's single throwaway line of 'Señor' in the book was taken and ran with in the movie to truly make an allegory to the conquistadors. I'm sure that's what the book was trying to do, too, but it was far more clear in the movie.

Lastly, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader:

Book > Movie (??)

Okay, this one I have mixed feelings about. I think the movie got rid of all the things I didn't like about the book, but I also didn't like the random quest that doesn't exist in the book (the whole swords thing instead of the search for Caspian's father's advisors which was already set up in the previous book) + Edmund and Caspian's conflict that the movie introduces. In the book, the whole gold pond/lake(?) scene is meant to be an allegory for man's greed, whereas in the movie it lowkey made both of them just seem a bit petty, idk. One thing I don't like about the book that I'm glad the movie got rid of, though, is the commentary on progressivism. While for the most part I was ambivalent to it, there's one part of the book that Eustace makes a comment about the misogyny Lucy lowkey faces on board the Dawn Treader, and since the message of the book is meant to look down on Eustace's progressivism, it truly just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. All in all, though, the book's setup of events was better than the movie. Though I rlly loved Eustace's relationships with everyone in the movie, specifically with Reepicheep, and how it was showed, more than in the book.

The teacher starts saying how incredibly kind Jack is, what a wonderful student he is. It’s only when they’re saying their goodbyes and are getting called Mr and Mr Winchester that Sam realizes they made a grave mistake. Like oh! No! We’re brothers 😅

Teacher is SO embarrassed. Jack’s always gushing about his dads, so it was truly an honest mistake

To avoid this, next time, Jack takes Cas and Sam. Dean’s busy, anyway. Different teacher, but she has notes on Sam from the previous teacher. ‘Mr. Winchester, it’s so nice to meet you. And this must be your partner, Mr…?’

Sam is So Flustered but also thinks this is hilarious. Cas is so confused until he gets it. They quickly correct her once they stop laughing.

Next year, it’s Cas and Dean’s turn. Sam is already mentally prepared for what’s about to happen. He’s so ready to laugh at Dean’s face when he gets home.

Turns out the joke was on him when the two come home holding hands. Cas is just like, ‘Explaining our relationship last time was too embarrassing. I thought it was easier to just agree that we were husbands.’

Sam: ‘And you’re still holding hands because…?’