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"Nancy got arrested. And I got a lot of dead people parts", says George as she brings a bunch of stolen evidence and stores them in their cafeteria fridge. This is what I have to say about the Nancy Drew TV series: It is a colourful take on the olden tales of Nancy Drew. Yes, her character and story is colourful, but I mean the costume department has done an impressive work as well. They have captured a classic look for a story set in the modern 2000s. From the diner aprons to the jeans jackets and arrangement of apparel that Nancy and the other characters go through, the show has a very humane and relatable feel to it. The colour choices are interesting.  Image Source: gstatic The first few episodes I watched had a rustic, unique look of warmth in the day scenes while simultaneously capturing the suspense and mystery of night. Image source:  Time.com The paranormal element in the story seemed a bit off, to me. The centre, plot-driving event is a murder that brings the girl d...

Captain Jonathan wasn’t doing anything in particular when the Colossus titan arrived. It was mid-day and he had just completed his patrol atop the wall. He was about to enter his non-descript tent when the scout came running. “Wall Maria has been breached”, said the out-of-breath scout before she ran off to the next Garrison captain. Captain Jonathan couldn’t believe what he was hearing. It was simply too difficult to comprehend. Officer Megan almost had to shake him to his senses. “Captain, Shiganshina has been breached,” yelled Megan. “We are to help in the evacuation of the citizens here to Wall Rose.” “Yes. Let us… do that”. Jonathan mumbled as he went inside the tent. “Give me a moment.” Once inside, he made preparations. His hands were shaky but some instinct in him allowed for him to grab his omni-directional mobility gear and a handful of blades. Four blades, was it five blades? He didn’t imagine that such a day would come. He was not trained – more accurately, he was not prepa...