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Originally posted by Chill Bill
Hugamari
Well, A+ for presentation, first and foremost. This is the first time anyone’s submitted a trinity in video form, as far as I know. The storybook format gave your entry a quaint, whimsical atmosphere, and I must say, you have quite a voice when it comes to narration!
However, I must dock points for your song choices. Katy Perry and Waka Flocka Flame sound really out of place here; it was especially awkward to hear “YO IT’S WAKA” just after Red Riding Hood killed the wolf.
Witch Privilege
Well, much has been said about the undertones of incest in Hansel and Gretel, but I don’t think that I’ve ever heard the story told quite this way. Here, Gretel’s romantic love for Hansel is unrequited, which turns her into a violent Yandere who murders the witch in cold blood and publicly paints her as a monster afterward. You know what they say; history is written by the winners.
Normally, I’m not too keen on the whole “expanded fairy tale” genre, since it’s been done so many times before, but you get points for taking a unique approach to it (and nailing it with your song choices, I might add).
Kingie
What we have here is quite a dark take on The Princess and the Pea… but it’s dark in a subtle way, with most of the darkness conveyed via word choice. Whereas a typical fairy tale would probably say that the wanderer won the heart of the royal family, in this adaption she slithers into their hearts. We know she’s up to something, but we don’t know what.
One problem; where’s the pea? The one part of the story that everyone remembers is the fact that she felt the frozen pea under her mattress, thus demonstrating the sensitivity of a true princess. Kind of odd that you’d skip that part.
jpow
Text-wise, this is a pretty straightforward retelling of The Ugly Duckling: nothing outstanding, but simple and inoffensive. Your song choices, though…
Look, I kind of get what you were going for, but the songs don’t really go with the parts of the story they were paired with. Why use an uplifting song like Born This Way for the lowest, worst part of the duckling’s life?
fireaero
I am DYING. The funniest part is that, in all aspects except for tone, this a pretty faithful (albeit abridged) retelling of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. More faithful than that Tim Burton movie, anyway.
I’m especially fond of the fourth wall jokes here (“but she couldn’t stop crying because of the sad ass song that was playing”), but then, I’ve always had a soft spot for that kind of humor.
Temporal
I’m not sure how to feel about this one, honestly. My main beef is that it has very little to do with the actual story of Cinderella; it seems like you were just recycling Witch’s Marie Antoinette trinity from a few rounds back.
swiftie13
I can't tell whether this entry is supposed to be intentionally messy or serious. The explanation at the end kind of implies the latter, but...
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Originally posted by minho
Hugamari
I think doing a video was a smart and creative idea for this challenge. The songs set the tone perfectly. And ultimately the story was strong.
Witch Privilege
This was a twisted version of the story... which was great! Good songs too of course, particularly the first one which made the haunting feel more evident.
Kingie
I loved the story and the music/presentation to go with it was absolutely perfect. HOWEVER, I was actually surprised that it didn't really take much from the original story. Even though this is ultimately your own interpretation, I felt like a little more drawing from the original source would have been a bit better.
jpow
slkdjfg BYE. A decent entry overall, but Perfect Illusion as the "swan song"? I think NOT.
fireaero
rip. I kind of had a feeling this is how the Alice story would go. It was OK, I wasn't that interested in the story. I wish it was a bit more unique.
Temporal (late)
This was a cool interpretation and I think you did a good job overall. The songs felt sort of fitting, but at times a stretch, and I think it could've used something more.
swiftie13 (late)
I didn't think this worked
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Originally posted by Tymps.
Hugamari - I really like this, you know that you have to do new things every entry which I like! Less catering too! It was really cool you got Paris Hilton to do the voice-overs.
Witch Privilege - I’m a sucker for these things where they provide new context for old fairytales. This wasn’t written with exquisite prose but I’ll let it slide!
Kingie - cool story but where the pea
jpow - BITCH!  I was screaming at you basically calling Lady Gaga ugly, I wanted references to her songs in the middle of the entry though. I don’t know if that humor was intentional though
fireaero - I think you already know the issues with this entry because you lamented about them yourself. As usual this is written very well but this is similar to the Trippy Trinity and people make druggy versions of Alice in Wonderland all the time.
Temporal - Did you realize Witch Privilege already did Marie Antoinette like three rounds ago dd. Anyways I actually thought this was a real cute entry but I’m being a little bitch and penalizing you for your lateness.
swiftie13 - SIS. Don’t submit that explanation at the end as if this is some thought-out emotional journey.  |
Witch Privilege
Chill Bill ▲ #1
minho ▲ #2
Tymps. ▲ #1 | Hugamari
Chill Bill ▲ #3
minho ▲ #1
Tymps. ▲ #2 | fireaero
Chill Bill ▲ #2
minho ▲ #6
Tymps. ▲ #5 |
Kingie
Chill Bill ▲ #4
minho ▲ #2
Tymps. ▲ #3
moved down one spot due to penalty; sorry! rip |
jpow
Chill Bill ▲ #5
minho ▲ #5
Tymps. ▲ #4 | Temporal
Chill Bill ▲ #6
minho ▲ #4
Tymps. ▲ #6 | swiftie13
Chill Bill ▲ #7
minho ▲ #7
Tymps. ▲ #7 |
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Congrats to Witch Privilege, Hugamari and fireaero!
You three will be discussing together and deciding on one Flop Trinity member to eliminate. You can choose from jpow, Temporal and swiftie13. You will not be choosing a player for immunity.
Please PM me your decisions within 24 hours.
Good luck to the FT members! 
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ty for the GT though, and grats witch and fireaero!