"Pit Babe II" official teaser thoughts

I did like the official teaser for Pit Babe II – it was quite spectacular – but there’s something that I need to get off my chest in connection with it.

Overall the official teaser is intense and impressive. Really on the next level. Expressive. Colourful. Visually powerful. Quite explosive too. It’s fast and furious and horny, each couple getting their screen time, no doubt to tease and to entice the fans.

I think the teaser was specifically designed to target each section of the Pit Babe fandom, especially those hopeful ones who could only dream about their favourite characters getting together. Well, certain shippers must have had a field day yesterday. They got what they wanted. I didn’t.

I’m not really into shipping or romance (which makes me an unlikely audience, of course) and the only reason why I started watching Pit Babe in the first place was because I was intrigued by the fact that it was supposed to be an omegaverse. I didn’t really believe it, so I had to check it for myself.

However, I kept watching because I fell in love with Babe’s and Charlie’s characters and their story. Plus, Pavel’s acting completely blew me away. So I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next on their journey together, though, after watching the teaser, I have a feeling that my heart will be torn into shreds in the process.

From the teaser it looks like the second season is going to be all about racing, romance, science, and whatever nefarious enterprise Tony is masterminding this time around. But damn that man is so very fine! I think I need a minute…

Anyway, the second season might yet prove to be interesting and exciting and worth the wait – the racing part looks extremely intense and the science part looks absolutely terrifying – but the problem is that it’s not what many of us expected when the second season was announced.

Of course, no one expected that the author of the novel would bail on the whole omegaverse thing so far into the game. Yes, I admit, I’m still sour about it. I feel that I was betrayed as a reader and a viewer and that my expectations were deceived.

I still think that it was a huge mistake on her part, because she basically removed the very thing that made Pit Babe so interesting and famous in the first place. In a way, it’s a complete betrayal of the initial premises.

The plot for the first season was absolutely wild and that was what set Pit Babe apart from other shows – at least initially. There were many other factors too, of course! For me, personally, it was the main couple’s unusual dynamic. Also, how dynamic and cohesive the series was in comparison to other shows that I tried watching.

Generally, I found the first season sincere, touching, full of heart, and full of potential. If they continued on that path – they would make history. Instead, they got cold feet. I don’t want Pit Babe to be remembered as ‘the series that could but didn’t’ but that might be exactly where it’s heading in its second season.

Now it looks like it’s going to be just another series filled with all kinds of soap-opera-like relationship drama and some heavy racing in the background, with villains doing what villains usually do somewhere in the margins.

I know that they haven’t shown us everything that’s going to happen in the series in one teaser, but they’ve pretty much confirmed that. So, while I’m not overly hopeful with the direction of the second novel and the second season, I was really excited to read Pavel’s description of the series from Babe’s perspective:

“In Season 1, he chased power… but deep down, what he truly needed was love. And somehow—against all odds—he found it. But love isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of the war. Now, in Season 2, with everything he ever wanted finally in his hands… the real question is: Can he hold on to it? Or will the same fire that forged him burn it all to the ground?”

Despite being thoroughly let down by the author’s retraction from the original storyline and her idea of what makes a novel interesting, I’m still excited for season two of the series.

"With Love, Meghan" thoughts

I can’t say why I started watching “With Love, Meghan”. I guess I can always say that it was curiosity that made me do it. On the other hand, I was looking for something light to watch during my meals, so I went in with an open mind. I didn’t read or watch any reviews prior to watching the programme. I never do. I didn’t even have any idea about what type of programme it was going to be. Once I started watching, I actually found classifying it somewhat difficult. At first I thought it was going to be something like a lifestyle show, but, considering that each episode revolves heavily around cooking, I’m guessing it is properly classified as a culinary show. Though, really, it matters very little what type of show it is, because, despite the gorgeous picture, it completely lacks substance. That was my first observation. No substance at all. Nothing to feed the brain despite plenty of food around. I was absolutely dumbfounded when I realised that throughout the whole first episode there wasn’t a single thread of meaningful conversation or a spark of original thought. Nothing but raptures and delight filled the air. Compliments to the chef, so to speak. The chef being Meghan, of course. I can tell you that I was at least a little bit disgusted by how self-centered, self-indulgent, and self-congratulatory it all was. Meghan appeared completely at ease when she was moving around the kitchen in some fancy breezy fashions on her own, talking to the filming crew and explaining what she was doing, saying how good this or that was, and laughing at her own silly jokes. However, she often appeared awkward and even cringy with her guests. I’m guessing it was supposed to look like a fun and relaxed get-together with friends, but, in reality, she barely knew most of the people she invited (at least in the first few episodes) and so she often missed hitting the right note with them, often than not making me suffer through horrible bouts of second-hand embarrassment. Yet I kept watching. As I said, the picture was gorgeous. And, yes, I was morbidly curious to find out whether there would be anything else. It is extremely easy to ridicule the whole thing. It is quite ridiculous. Funnily enough, having watched three episodes, I realised what I was really looking at. I was looking at someone who was craving validation for every little thing that she enjoyed doing. I was looking at someone who didn’t have many talents but who really wanted to be good at something – to be seen by others as being good at something, to be recognised as this kitchen, home, and garden guru (or rather goddess), to be admired, to be patted on the back, to be congratulated on a job well done, to be looked at with open-mouthed amazement and admiration and constantly showered with praise. Yet not within the tight-knit circle of family and friends – no – it just wouldn’t do. It had to be done on TV for everyone else to see it too. She needs to be seen by the whole world. She craves to be accepted by the world. Her childlike enthusiasm and raptures over every little thing that she did (making little fancy bags with gifts, writing cards in perfect hand, cutting the edges of a ribbon in just the right way, making preserves, desserts, drinks, dog treats, etc.) made me think of an extremely lonely child other children wouldn’t play with, who was used to spending all her time on her own, coming up with her own games to amuse herself, pretending to be surrounded by a crowd of people, and imagining being the centre of attention. Except that in this case we actually have an equivalent of a friendless child with extremely rich parents who can afford to “buy” friends and bring them over for a playdate. And the best part? They will play your cooking and decorating games and will keep telling you how great and wonderful you are.