Some vid recs to close out 2025

[sholio]

Well, as predicted, rec_cember went straight off a cliff, lol. I mean, to be fair, I was traveling for half the month, most of that time with other people, but I still hoped to get in another rec post or two than I actually did.

But I'll close out 2025 by reccing some vids! Since I got back into watching vids this past year, there are a bunch of new-to-me ones to share. For the Tumblr ones, since it now defaults to dash view (which you need to be logged in to see) I've tried to provide a non-logged-in version where possible.

We Didn't Start the Fire by beccatoria - ATLA & Legend of Korra
There aren't very many canons that are long, varied, and epic enough to vid to this song, but this works really well and the clip selection is A++.

Ice Cream Man by Pennyplainknits - Stranger Things season 3
I had a lot of problems with season 3 and Steve's sailor outfit was definitely one of them, but this is a very cute, fun, and playful vid about it!

80s horror summer by legallybrunette1997 - 70s/80s slasher movies
Great editing and really goes for the retro vibe!

Human by kaydeefalls - X-Men movies, Mystique
I'm going through a nostalgia phase for these movies after rewatching the first two back in October, and this is a lovely vid that does a great job with Mystique's arc across the various movies.

Pink Pony Club by torchwood-99 - Torchwood, Gwen [Non-logged-in Tumblr link]
A wonderfully edited vid that does a fantastic job using the song lyrics to tell the two sides to Gwen's story on the show: she discovers her true calling and blossoms when the secret world of aliens opens up to her, but loses some of her humanity along the way.

Shake It Out by delovelie - Babylon 5 (major spoilers) [Non-logged-in Tumblr link)
A vid about breaking and getting up again.

Anti-Hero by cynicalangel80 - Babylon 5, Londo [Non-logged-in Tumblr link]
Great tragilarious vid about Londo's general everything.

What Was I Thinkin' by tafadhali - Star Wars OT, Han/Leia
A fun, bouncy vid set to honky tonk country that (surprisingly? unsurprisingly?) works really well for Han Solo.

If I Had $1,000,000 by januarium - Schitt's Creek
This canon/song pairing is INSPIRED and the editing and lip-syncing is great.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Checked out the ATLA and Star Wars ones, thanks for the recs!

[snickfic]

That 80s horror one was incredible, oh my god. brb, reccing it to everyone I know. How did you find it?

[sholio]

Anytime, glad you enjoyed them! :D

[sholio]

I figured this one would be up your alley. :D It was in a playlist of multifandom vids on Youtube .... which I will probably never find again, but I'll link you if I do! (Though this was the only one like it, it was mostly SFF fandoms and similar type things otherwise.)

[queenbookwench]

The Londo one! I'm screaming! (Also, Londo would love TSWift IMO..)

[sholio]

I KNOW, isn't it great? xD I agree that Tswift would be right up his alley, too.

[sovay]

We Didn't Start the Fire by beccatoria - ATLA & Legend of Korra

I tapped out after the first season of Legend of Korra and am still extremely impressed.

Pink Pony Club by torchwood-99 - Torchwood, Gwen

That sort of triumphant ambivalence is very Torchwood, too.

Anti-Hero by cynicalangel80 - Babylon 5, Londo

Pretty sure I got this one from you, but it's still incredible.

What Was I Thinkin' by tafadhali - Star Wars OT, Han/Leia

Not sure how I saw this one originally, but yes! It's delightful.

[sholio]

I'm happy you enjoyed them! :) (Yeah, re: Korra, I've only seen the first two seasons.)

That sort of triumphant ambivalence is very Torchwood, too.

It is! And honestly, I'm not sure if the vidder actually intended the ambivalence, but I think it reads like they did anyway.

Pretty sure I got this one from you, but it's still incredible.

I love that vid. Watching it this time is also the first time I noticed, in the council scene from 5x16 where Londo tears up the papers, that G'Kar jumps to his feet at that point and Sheridan puts a quelling hand on his arm to get him to sit back down. I'm pretty sure G'Kar spends that entire council meeting trying (and failing) to beam common sense into Londo's brain with the force of sheer willpower.

[sovay]

I'm happy you enjoyed them!

I appreciate you collecting them! If they were just all reblogged on Tumblr, my chances would be near-nil.

I'm pretty sure G'Kar spends that entire council meeting trying (and failing) to beam common sense into Londo's brain with the force of sheer willpower.

Yes! R.I.P. common sense, Londo performatively doubling down exceeds the bonds of gravity. I also love the sheer showcase that vid is for the extraordinary range of Peter Jurasik's assorted blameless expressions, one hundred percent associated with things Londo knows he has absolutely done wrong.

[zdenka]

I loved the B5 ones!