YAY I SAW THIS AND I LIKED IT HERE ARE MY GENERAL THOUGHTS:

— If "Aurelius" isn't a ruse (my immediate reaction was "ew wtf" but I could see myself warming to it depending on how it's framed next film) then I think it would be a fun twist if he was the Dubledore to kill Grindelwald and Albus just takes the credit.

— Petition to do a new HP movie series in 30 years with Jude Law as Dumbledore.

— I was really annoyed by how much authority British aurors had in France.

— SO MANY PARALLELS between Grindelwald and Trump and Hitler. I loved it. I think that having Queenie swing that way was a fab way to illustrate how easily "normal" people can be swayed by a compelling message.

— I was really skeptical (aka I hated it) about Depp as Grindelwald but, costuming choices aside, I really enjoyed what he did with it.

— Is it dumb that they made Nagini a snake woman? Yes. Did I like the character in the film regardless? Also yes.

— Leta was fabulous but I understand neither the IC or OOC reason for her death, so there's that.

— The...fire...dragon? was garbage and I would have rather had a good old fashioned duel. There was a lot of ~social stuff going on without an OTT magical spectacle with no real stakes, IMO.

— The weird lady at the French Ministry with the cat things gave me Mecha Trolley Lady vibes and I loathed it. I didn't think this portion was useful at all, frankly. It accomplished nothing that couldn't be done by simply saying "the truth is at the tomb" or some shit.

— WHAT EVEN WAS LETA'S JOB?

— The casting on the young versions was A+.

— AYYYY YOUNG MCG.