Klause Watching Blog redo

Wanted to rewatch something as I was eating 🍽️ realized the link was wrong 🤦🏼‍♀️

Watched: December 4, 2022

Platform: Netflix

Duration: 1h 38m

Rotten Tomato 🍅 Rating: 95% critic 96% audience

Star Rating (of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Enjoyment 🤗: 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

What if… 🤔

Heat 🔥: none 🙅🏼‍♀️ Alba & Jesper though

Rewatchable?: Y

Content warnings: ⚠️ only read if you have TRIGGERS

infertility, sickness, death of a loved one 🥲

The set-up: Jesper is banished to be Smeerenburg’s new mailman. He meets Klaus 🎄

Key 🔑 Players:

  • Jesper
    • Dad
  • Alva – teacher 👩‍🏫

Important Places 🌎:

  • Smeerenburg

3-word Summary: Santa Clause origin 🤔

Thoughts 💭:

  • Banishment 🤔
  • Dealing with goodbyes 👋🏽

Just taking you on my reading 😁 #50

Books 📖 included

A Christmas To Remember

Monday

A Christmas To Remember

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn, crush on Meredith (past relationship)
    • Walter – brother 🪦 Crimean war 😭
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
  • Lady Meredith “Mary” Hargreaves – caught in a scandal, 5 brothers, to wed
    • Littan – caught in a scandal, to wed

History between Alistair and Mary 🧐 former lovers 🤬

Wednesday

A Christmas To Remember

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn, crush on Meredith (past relationship)
    • Walter – brother 🪦 Crimean war 😭
      • Merry
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
  • Lady Meredith “Mary” Hargreaves – caught in a scandal, 5 brothers, to wed
    • Littan – caught in a scandal, to wed

Alastair remembering Walter 🪦

Thursday

A Christmas To Remember

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn, crush on Meredith (past relationship)
    • Walter – brother 🪦 Crimean war 😭
      • Merry
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
  • Lady Meredith “Mary” Hargreaves – caught in a scandal, 5 brothers, to wed
    • Littan – caught in a scandal, to wed

Alistair sees Meridith at the pool table 🎱 Play for a kiss 😘 🤝 Steal a kiss 😘 😏

Friday

A Christmas To Remember

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn, crush on Meredith (past relationship)
    • Walter – brother 🪦 Crimean war 😭
      • Merry
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
  • Lady Meredith “Mary” Hargreaves – caught in a scandal, 5 brothers, to wed
    • Littan – caught in a scandal, to wed

Skating ⛸️ Won’t give up until Christmas 🎄

Saturday

A Christmas To Remember

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn, crush on Meredith (past relationship)
    • Walter – brother 🪦 Crimean war 😭
      • Merry
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
  • Lady Meredith “Mary” Hargreaves – caught in a scandal, 5 brothers, to wed
    • Littan – caught in a scandal, to wed

Alone and wet 😏

The Santa Clause 2 Watching Blog

By myself on my phone 📱 never seen it 🤔

Watched: November 28-29, 2022

Platform: Disney Plus

Duration: 1 h 44 m

Rotten Tomato Rating: 56% critic 42% audience

Star Rating (of 5): ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️

Went by fast, had potential

Enjoyment : 🤗🤗🤗

A less fun holiday watch than the 1st, want to watch the show

Heat : None

Disney. What do you expect?!

Rewatchable?: Y

Content warnings: Divorce

The set-up: Scott Calvin finds out about the Mrs. Clause to his Santa Clause from the first movie 🍿

Key Players:

  • Scott Calvin – santa, Charlie’s dad, works for a toy company
    • Laura – ex wife
      • Charlie – son
        • Principal Carol Newman – school principle 🏫
      • Neil Miller – boyfriend, psychiatrist
    • Bernard – head elf
    • Judy – elf >1500 yo

Important Places :

  • North Pole

3-word Summary: Mrs. Santa Clause 😍😱

+ Charlie being naughty 😏

Thoughts :

  • Series shows growth over time 😮
  • Sequels 🤔

Santa Clause Watching Blog

By myself on my phone 📱

Watched: November 27, 2022

Platform: Disney Plus

Duration: 1 h 37 m

Rotten Tomato 🍅 Rating: 73% critic 🍎 65% audience 🍎

Star Rating (of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fell asleep 😴 part way through 🙏🏾

Enjoyment 🤗: 🤗🤗🤗🤗

Fun holiday watch, want to watch the show

Heat 🔥: None

But endearing father-son moments 🥰

Rewatchable?: Y

Content warnings: Divorce,

The set-up:

Key 🔑 Players:

  • Scott Calvin – santa, Charlie’s dad, works for a toy company
    • Laura – ex wife
      • Charlie – son
      • Neil – boyfriend
    • Bernard – head elf 🧝‍♂️
    • Judy – elf 🧝‍♀️ >1500 yo

Important Places 🌎:

  • North Pole

3-word Summary: Santa is coming (to town)

Thoughts 💭:

  • Not being believed 🤔 🥲

Just taking you on my reading 😁 #49

Tuesday

Thanksgiving In Connecticut

  • Ryan Coleman – H, gay
    • Paige Coleman – older sister, famous photographer
    • Shirley – grandmother 👵
      • Edward Fenwick – grandfather 👴, former minister, old money
    • Stanley Fenwick – Paige’s ex, Edward’s grandson, wood sculptor, old money
      • Fenwick Aviation
    • Bob Morse – friend, celebrity chef 👨‍🍳 , gay
    • Stonington – 6 years since Ed retired, the Borough
      • Ebb Tide –
      • Mystic Seaport – restaurant

High school 🏫 Best friends to lovers 🥰Bowling league 🎳 Revisting an old hangout 🥰 Stanley comes 😍 Dance 🕺 💃 Kiss 😘 Wood carvings 😍 Mystic Seaport dinner 🍽️ Stanley comes 😍 Jack & viral video 😱 Stanley looking for Paige 🔎

Wednesday

A Christmas To Remember

I Will

  • London 1883
  • Caroline “Caro” Hargreaves – 26 yo, spinster/old (maid, blue stocking, h, wears glasses 🤓 (wise 🦉), viscount family (impoverished), 🪦 dad
    • Cade Hargreaves – younger brother, 24 yo, 🪦 dad
    • Fanny Hargreaves – mom
  • Andrew Drake – earl family, H, cleans Caroline’s glasses 🤓 , Lord Drake, libertine 🤬
    • Rochester Drake – father, earl of Rochester
    • Logan Scott – actor, half brother, married
      • Madelyn Scott – wife, gossip 😂
        • daughter

Andrew asks Caroline to act like his to regain access to his inheritance 🙏🏾 Andrew attracted to Caroline 😏 Left alone 😏 Help Andrew to leave Cade alone 🤝 Caroline accepts deal 🤝 Appearance of pleasurable companionship 🤝 Weekend country party 🎊 💡 Wait for rumor of courtship to spread 😏 Get ready for Scott 🎊 Carriage ride over 3 hours 🐎 Meet the Scott’s 👋🏽 Ball 🎊 Rochester estate 🪦

Thursday

I Will

  • London 1883
  • Caroline “Caro” Hargreaves – 26 yo, spinster/old (maid, blue stocking, h, wears glasses 🤓 (wise 🦉), viscount family (impoverished), 🪦 dad
    • Juluanne – cousin, Lady Brentwood, widow, blackmails Andrew 🤬
    • Cade Hargreaves – younger brother, 24 yo, 🪦 dad
    • Fanny Hargreaves – mom
  • Andrew Drake – earl family, H, cleans Caroline’s glasses 🤓 , Lord Drake, libertine 🤬
    • Rochester Drake – father, earl of Rochester
    • Logan Scott – actor, half brother, married
      • Madelyn Scott – wife, gossip 😂
        • daughter

Earl of Rochester 🪦 Julanbw blackmails Andrew 💍 Andrew onfesses to Caroline

Friday

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home 🏡
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn,
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
    • Lady Meredith Hargreaves

Alistair jilted 🤬

Saturday

Deck the Halls With Love

  • Pembrook Manor Yorkshire
    • Duke and Duchess of Keswick’s new country home 🏡
  • December 1858
  • Alistair Wakefield – H, Marquess of Chetwyn,, crush on Meridith
    • Lady Anne Hayworth – jilted Alistair
      • Lord Tristan Easton
    • Lady Meredith Hargreaves – caught in a scandal
      • Littan – caught in a scandal

Alastair wants to ask Meridith to dance

Life Update 11/27/22

Mood:Steady

Currently Reading:

See @listenwithprecious story

Walk it out: Paused for the holiday 🦃

Events I’m excited for:

Thanksgiving x 3

Jokoy 🤣

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 from America 😁

Something good :

Thanksgiving 😁

Jokoy 😂🙌🏼

Event planning 😏

Something bad:

Covid 😷

Something great 😁:

Family 🥰

Best Man Holiday Watching Blog

Myself on my phone 📱

Watched:November 26, 2022

Platform: HBO

Duration: 2 h 3 m

Rotten Tomato 🍅 Rating: 70% critic, 83% audience

Star Rating (of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Enjoyment 🤗: 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Music 😍

Heat 🔥: 🔥 nothing happens but alludes 😏

Rewatchable?: Y

Content warnings: stripping, cancer, death of a loved one 🥰

The set-up:

Key 🔑 Players:

  • Harper – writer ✍️ 📖
    • Robin – wife
  • Lance Sullivan – football player 🏈
    • Mia Sullivan – wife, has cancer 🥲
  • Julian “Merch” – school 🏫 owner
    • Candace – wife
  • Shelby
  • Jordan Armstrong – network exec 👩‍💼
    • Brian – white boyfriend
  • Quintain

Important Places 🌎:

3-word Summary: One last friendsmas

Thoughts 💭:

  • Letting grudges go
  • Death 🥲🤬🪦