[ SECRET POST #2178 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2178 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Leverage]


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03.
[The Bloggess]


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04.
[Jahmene Douglas/Nicole Scherzinger and James Arthur/Nicole - UK XFactor 2012]


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05.
[Left 4 Dead]


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06.
[Community]


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07.
[The Tribe - Alice&Lex]


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08.
[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]


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09.
[Bioshock Infinite]


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10.
[Inception]


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11.
[Cassandra Clare]


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12.
[Homestuck, MS Paint Adventures]


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13.
[Disney's Sleeping Beauty]


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14.
[Homestuck]


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15.
[xxxHOLiC]


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16.
[Sherlock]


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17.
[Boktai]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 038 secrets from Secret Submission Post #311.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - ships it ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

15. http://i.imgur.com/L1kJz.png
[xxxHOLiC]

[(Anonymous)]

It would be a cool drama if it had the same budget of a US TV show. Instead it's going to be goofy as hell.

[(Anonymous)]

How bad would the CGI smoke and spirits be?

[exposedlikeanerve]

I can't stand that it's getting a continuation because CLAMP already did a fine job of screwing the series over, I can't figure what else they're going to shred along the way with this next installment.

i'm going to end up reading it anyway, pot and kettle much?

[coffeeyoukai]

Think of how much worse it could be - what if CLAMP decided to continue Tsubasa instead?

But seriously, it wasn't screwed over that badly. A few plot threads were left hanging and we jumped 3 generations into the future, but there's still plenty of room left to sort things out. I mean, the only thing that can be considered "screwed over" is the Doumeki Gen 3 bit.

/2cents

[exposedlikeanerve]

In my honest to God opinion, I think the series, as a whole, was screwed over when Yuko died. It kept up a flat, feet dragging pace afterward that the series never really shook, even at the end.

Like I said, I'm going to read it anyway, and if they manage to put what I loved in the beginning back in there (no, I don't mean magically fixing Yuko, that would be silly), but in all honesty I'm not putting any chips on that wish. oh, the irony of using that word.

[coffeeyoukai]

I actually thought Yuuko dying was quite a good plot point, since it let the plot move forward a bit and tied in with Tsubasa pretty well. But yeah, the plot after that point got rather slow.

I just want to find out who Doumeki had kids with, haha. Since it kept teasing him and Watanuki, and then suddenly Doumeki Gen 3 pops out of nowhere... the shippers' tears will be sweet

[exposedlikeanerve]

Oh, no, I think it was a good plot point too, but the series was handled... I dunno, sluggishly after.

Y'know, the fact that Doumeki had to get with someone for Doumeki 3.0 slipped my mind. Didn't the anime imply it was Kohane? Kind of a shame, I thought Kohane would end up with Watanuki.

I hope CLAMP at least gives us a little on what happened with all of the relationships in the end.

[(Anonymous)]

The manga implies that it was Kohane, too (and there was even some foreshadowing back in that arc with the jealous woman -- remember when Watanuki warned Doumeki to keep Kohane away from the shrine?).

I hope that Doumeki 3.0 is named Madoka, to keep up the family tradition.

[blueonblue]

It's not implied - Doumeki gives Watanuki an invitation to the wedding.

[forgottenjester]

I thought most fans felt like you do because no one liked the ending. Am I mistaken?

[(Anonymous)]

The Tumblr response was overwhelmingly positive, but that could just be Tumblr. Some people really did like the ending, though -- I can't understand why!

[forgottenjester]

Ugh, Tumblr. They either lovingly adore something or absolutely hate it. There is no in-between. So I'm surprised they went with love rather than hate I'm going to say maybe some of these supporters are people hoping for a "fix" to the ending.

Really? I haven't met any of them but I'm glad they exist. At least someone somewhere out there likes it.

[i_paint_the_sky]

A thread on the ANN forums also showed a lot of people who really liked the ending. Which surprised me because I absolutely hated it, it was bad enough to bring down the entire series, which was one of my favourites before. Really not sure what to think of this continuation, I really don't have much faith in CLAMP anymore.

The first promo picture for the live action looks decent enough though, so the jury's still out on that one.

[forgottenjester]

Interesting. I'm not looking forward to this and won't have anything to do with it but I'm glad some people will appreciate it. I hope they enjoy it.

[ex_paola492]

Uuuugh no I agree with being upset. It's like Clamp are competing with themselves to see how much more they can screw up their own series. I'll probably watch the drama out of curiosity, I guess. But otherwise, not holding up my hopes for any of it.

(And don't get me started on the Tsubasa ending. Actually the whole Tsubasa story.)

[(Anonymous)]

Teach me to make pretty secrets like you!

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Go to Colourlovers.com for inspiration! :D It's just a matter of picking out good colors and a nice font.

[sachiko_san]

Liked the idea of xxxHolic in the beginning, but after hearing that they screwed with CCS and that bullshit from Tsubasa, I just can't.

And I'm still mad at them for fucking with the Blood series. Saya isn't a klutz and she isn't a shrine maiden, holy shit. Plus that goth school uniform and those fucking rabbits. There is no room for any monsters besides Chiropterans. Okay, I'll shut up now.

[(Anonymous)]

They didn't do anything to CCS, thank goodness! (Unless you were invested in Clow Reed's character.) That was just a misunderstanding on the fandom's part.

[sachiko_san]

Oh good. But I do like Clow Reed and Eriol...

[(Anonymous)]

TRC just changes the motivation behind Clow's death and gives him some bonus characterization, so it's not even that bad.

[ladyknightanka]

This was probably my favorite CLAMP series, but I agree with everyone else. After Yuuko's death, the plot slowed, and the end was a mess. That's why I'm wary about continuations. What more could they do? How much more will they mess it up? Can it even be redeemed? :/

[doilycoffin]

I know there's a good chance it's going to suck on some level, but I'm still super excited about this. I used to be crazy into xxxHolic, guys. And even if it does suck, at least the fandom will probably get a large boost in activity and hopefully I'll get a lot of doumeki/watanuki fic and art out of it

[blueonblue]

Official page for the drama:
http://www.wowow.co.jp/drama/holic/

It looks promising, but for me there's nothing CLAMP can do with XXXholic that would make up for the terrible ending.