The next two weeks.....

Calls for the finales of some of my favorite shows. American Horror Story, Marvel: Agents of SHIELD, and Dracula. (However, Dracula has already finished, I add it to this collection because I've been watching it with the rest of them, so they are a collection in themselves, somewhat. And I will write a finale episode section when I am ready).

I write about my favorite television shows. It's probably not that worthwhile for a lot of people to read, but it is an outlet for me to express my feelings about something. I live a day-to-day existence, doing each menial task in a monotonous manner, waiting for the day to end and then go home and wait for the next day to start the same menial tasks over and over and over and over.

That is human existence. We live vicariously through these television shows. What is the harm in that? We live the same way through books and other stories. We put ourselves in some other world where someone else is in danger, not you. Not the physical you, at least. Perhaps the "mental" you.

We live in a world of black and white, in my opinion. However, I can tell between the dark and the light. Others have a harder time distinguishing the two. I see the dark because I'm looking for it. Others don't see it because they are completely unaware of how much terror there really is in the world.

I'm not devoid of emotion, but I know when and when not to express things. I have a big family, and they're all so involved with one another, it's hard to escape their grasp.

I live within my own walls. I don't let many people in, and if you are let in, you are one of the few, so feel grateful.

Peace and Love

Rachel

New Beginnings; New Year

Ok, so I originally had a very nice thing talking about how I started out writing, but then it deleted (even though I copied it so I could paste it on here). Alas. I shall try to recount from memory.

I've known I wanted to be a writer since I was in second grade. I wrote a story about a Christmas tree. It was cliche (from what I recall), the tree was with a lot of other trees, (in an Xmas tree lot) but was getting passed over. It wanted to get chosen, as all the other trees did. (Perhaps a little existential for a second grader, but I'm writing what I remember it was about.) In the end, the tree was chosen and everyone lived happily ever after. The end.

Speaking of Existentialism: (Pic: Top: Kierkegaard and Dostoyevsky. Bottom:
Nietzsche and Satre). In order.

Someone I knew through middle school and high school died recently. I think he was murdered, drug related, from what I hear. Some people are saying they are surprised this happened. From what I remember of this kid from school, before he was expelled, he was pretty into drugs. I always stick to the green. I might experiment with other things, but it's only for the experience.

The one clear memory I have of this guy who died is from middle school. We were in the same English or Reading class, something like that. I had raised my hand, and he had apparently looked down my shirt because he made fun of me having a mole in my armpit. A silly memory, but it's what I got.  (Pic of him I found on Facebook. RIP H.M,)

A friend of mine said: "Life's too short you guys. Live it happy. Live it with the ones that love you. That's all that matters anyways." She did say this after the person I mentioned above was murdered. I agree with her though, wholeheartedly. I've had a lot of bad things happen to me in my life, and I've always had this kind of mindset, although I've been too reserved as of late. I think I'm getting too old to be reckless.

I know this blog has not been all about television, but sometimes the things that life brings you can be crazier than television. Also, I've been thinking about my life as a whole. I haven't been writing or reading, which is what makes me the happiest, but I don't have any time to do those things. I've been reading the same book since Sept. I can usually finish a book in less than a week. Thus proving that I work too much to enjoy myself. 

I watch my shows when I find the time. Still working on Agents of SHIELD, Dracula and American Horror Story: Coven. These shows are the only thing that give me pleasure during the week, and I'm assuming that some of them will be over soon. 

COVEN: I have a new theory on who the new supreme will be: Queenie. It would be perhaps the most unexpected. But others might say it sounds too cliche. Everything is cliche these days, no matter what it is.  

As for those other two shows, I can't really say what will happen. Marvel always surprises. 

The people who are writing this version of the Dracula story have turned Dracula into Nikola Tesla a little bit. He plays an American entrepreneur in the electricity race, but Dracula (aka Alexander Grayson) seems to be a step ahead of the game. Another cliche, but probably true (for Tesla), secret societies began boycotts against Tesla's work. 

I mean, who wouldn't want free energy with no radiation to worry about? Geo-magnetic energy has no harmful properties, but people put down Tesla back in the day because they were too afraid. (I'm talking about the real Tesla now, by the way). He found a way to create free, never-ending energy that was not harmful to people, but he got shut down. He was said to have wanted to use the Geo-magnetic force fields as weapons. So Tesla was shut down. But, if we could access that kind of power, we wouldn't have to use oil anymore. 

Think: If cars were able to run by just this Geo-magnetic energy. Homes, entire buildings, apartment buildings, businesses, etc, running off the energy that could be generated Geo-magnetically. A never-ending mass of energy that just continuously flows. We could build cars that would run off that energy. We could build entire communities from this kind of advancement too. Forget hybrid. Forget gas mileage. The car would run depending on the magnetic pull, I'd assume. 

Perhaps I'm just getting ahead of myself. I'm wishing that things had gone differently in our past. I wish people hadn't treated Tesla like a crazy person. He had some good ideas. If they had taken his ideas seriously, what would our lives be like now? The idea of that could be crazier than the idea of space travel. Or would it have helped increase the possibility for further space travel? I have no idea about that stuff. I have a degree in English. I only ask questions like "What if?"

peace and love,

Rachel

I have a theory....

Ok, so for those of you who are fans of American Horror Story, you might not want to read ahead for possible spoilers, not that I know what's going on, but I have my own theories as to what will happen at some point during this season.

Ryan Murphy lives to shock his audience, no matter what genre he goes for. Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story; his creations abound. However, this new season of American Horror Story: Coven, is possibly the best of the three, even though there have only been three episodes.

I significantly like Evan Peter's character more in this season than the others he portrayed in the series.

However, the most hilarious of them all is Emma Roberts' role as Madison Montgomery. Nancy Drew meets Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Except she's a bitch and kind of a slut.

I thoroughly enjoy each season of American Horror Story, despite the differences. That's the fun part. There's always so many different genres pushed into one season, it can't really be put in one category and really answer any questions.

Personally, I'm glad that Jamie Brewer returned to the series. First, she played as Adelaide "Addy" Langdon in the first season of American Horror Story. She only wanted to be a "pretty girl."

I, again, am glad that they brought her back. Although my roommate says they should've brought back Pepper, from season two, Asylum, of American Horror Story.

To get down and dirty about the series, Kathy Bates plays an almost hilarious role as an immortal bitch from the slave era who took too much advantage of her "help" in a sadistic way that was severely unkind. Obviously, turning someone into a minotaur is not a kind gesture.

Speaking of Minotaurs, during episode 3, we really get an idea of who Angela Basset's character is. Plus we get a good long glimpse of the Minotaur that Kathy Bates' character created in the first episode; now forever a Minotaur because of Angela Bassett? Questions abound.

The scene with Gabourey Sidibe and the Minotaur was kind of alluring and seductive. Sadly, he kills her. He killed the girl who played Precious in that movie Precious.

However, she sacrificed herself for Kathy Bates' racist ass.

Overall, American Horror Story: Coven has quite possibly proven itself to be the best season yet. Keep doing a good job, those of you working on this season.

Again: the series in itself has always used a multitude of genres to fulfil their seasons. 

The first season consisted of: haunted houses, ghosts, serial killers, poltergeists, S&M sexuality, suicide, insanity, and adultery (being kind of the main focus of the whole season).

The second season was: asylums (obviously), aliens, Nazis, genetic experiments, religions, demonic possession, the devil (something separate from demonic possession), and a kind of zombie. Among other things.

Last but not least, my theories on this season: Kathy Bates is our olden day racist, she will eventually get hers. Zoe is going to be the next Supreme, because I think it was her kiss that brought Kyle back to life. Although Lily Rabe's character is taking credit for it. I had thought that Zoe and Madison would be in a battle for Supreme, but seems as though that is not the case.

Anyway, there's so much unanswered. 

Rachel T.