Chez Wombat

Deadmau5 is by far the best here, disappointed it's getting votes already. Went with Steps x

Omg not even being acknowledged the first time and 39th the next !! I guess me having a rough year dooms me forever ☠️ I appreciate it acknowledges it's stunning though x

Going for Kaisers, but love all three of these x

That would likely be the 2005 animation for Avatar, as that is a beloved classic with some of the best, most mature storytelling and character development in any animated childrens show...and the 2024 version is a shameless, pointless cash grab xx Severance only had one season at the time of this voting but I'd likely rank it higher now it stuck the landing a second time, still early days but interested to see where it goes from here now it's everyone's new favourite show (I liked it before it was cool B-)) Fleabag is an excellent show, hilarious but also so down to earth and tragic.

Argh, I can't recall the last time I opened a final! You all best be on time for the Synctube session x

Well, couldn't go the whole night without a loss, Utopia was my 8 pointer and it was really close at the top of my votes so I could've maybe pushed them over the line on a different day 😭 Still, I'm hopeful Semi 1 has the goods to make up for it in the final.

ah Fljotavik ended up just outside my votes, hopefully wasn't too close to making it!

East Ruk was another one I wasn't sure would make it, woop 🥳 Going better than expected so far x

Great to see Palmyra through, wasn't sure about that one well I'd better hide then x

Hooray! 🥳 Many thanks all, yo-yoing my way through the year so far x Wonderful to also see the two I already knew (Jupiterdonia and Scotland 2) safe as well and Macromia was a great discovery too. Argh, I missed the listenthrough this time, maybe that would've calmed my worries for being in the wrong semi again!

Let's see if the odds/predictions have my hopes up futilely yet again x Semi 2 honestly wasn't the best semi for me, although it definitely wasn't so clear cut what could qualify and what wouldn't so interested to see x

Yeah, the media runs this country and the influential, corrupt and rich stooges working there have all decided which side of the trans debate they fall on so that's why it never actually has any trans voices except painting them in a bad light and why all the publicity always goes to the other side and painted up as supporting women. Honestly, these online spaces are a rarity I see in sticking up for trans people, public opinion is generally on the side of Rowling et al, (Private Eye always saves her from mocking, which is seriously disappointing) there is a serious lack of understanding of empathy and understanding when it comes to this group and the general gender dysphoria that surrounds it. Which is horrible really, because every trans student I've met in my job just wants to be understood and respected as the gender they're in, and I think it's reasonable to say that that is what most of them are rather than these awful stereotypes proved pretty much baseless. Amongst all this gloom though, I do still have hope - for one, we all know most of the loudest voices are aging and won't be around to spout their hatred forever and the audience will increasingly not listen and I genuinely cannot see how any guidance like bathrooms can be enforced? It could actually make the other side look worse as there would be blatant discrimination and targetting of any woman that simply doesn't look feminine enough.

holding you responsible for getting my hopes up in advance xx (Semi 1 is like my dream semi for this song </3)

That was pretty fun, definitely the best of the God focused episodes and the execution didn't feel over the top or rushed this time. I have respect for seeing old school 2D animation in anything these days given how rare it is next to 3D CGI, let alone infused with live action so that was always a plus. The part with the show fans didn't quite land as well for me as it felt very rushed and had drawn out sentimentality when they left, as we'd only just met these people and yet the music was acting like they were trusted characters. It was a good idea but needed a bit more time, I did of course love the idea of fans taking part though, and love that RTD is self-aware about the best episode 😎 Also, seemed like Doctor and Belinda were already best buds by the end of it, I was hoping the slight tension between them would continue, we'll see how next week goes. Anyone else getting a bit tired of these Mrs Flood teases? There's only so much I can care about this vague mystery when there's so little to go off other than she's mysterious and it will happen in the finale.

Rule The World quite easily, it's overplayed but I never liked Bleeding Love. McFly's The Heart Never Lies in 3rd also sold more than their number 1 earlier in the year did in it's first week as well as several other weeks, was a crazy high sales week!