Hey all! Got a very special entry today. Due to popular request Metamashina is hosting a mirror of Ohtze’s Star Wars-related essay Kill the King. You can find the original tumblr link here. Please see the mirror below.
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In today’s VERY special episode (recorded pre-Last Jedi) we are joined by Rachael and Kirsty of Scavenger’s Hoard to stan over our undying love of fanfic. We discuss the ins and outs of the medium, its history from 1960s-onwards, our personal experiences with it and the importance of women in defining the genre. We also discuss how it differs from meta and why both formats need to be appreciated.
Today we’re going to be covering a subject that’s very near and dear to our hearts: “domestic” fantasy and the Sorcerer Husband trope. We discuss two novels with this classic twist: Uprooted by Naomi Novik and Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (including the anime adaptation).
In these stories a plain-but-hard-working young woman is swept away by a handsome but helpless sorcerer. Together they break a witch’s curse and find love/domestic bliss. We also get into a VERY long tangent about fanfiction, and a brief soundbite on what we’re hoping to see in The Last Jedi.
The harpies are in full form with a rant session on Death Note–from its Japanese manga origins to an expletive-filled takedown of the worst aspects of the American “adaptation.” Our apologies in advance for poor audio quality due to a production error–Bones decided to help out and the results left much to be desired.
This week on Metamashina, the girls talk Russian fairy tales, The Bear and the Nightingale, and Deathless.
This week on Metamashina: the girls talk clown kink, Star Wars fandom, and Kafkaesque Tumblr hellscapes.
