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smashlovesscream · 1 month

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Before The Cameras

A story for the ones who wonder if there was love between Hank and Nancy Loomis. Inspired by Amphetamine by Everclear in their So Much For The Afterglow Album. Please tell me if you want me to make this official and I’ll change the title!!:)

Young Hank walks into a crowded den, music blasting at every corner imaginable and classmates brushing by him every second.

Why is he even here?

He wishes he could just go home but he didn’t want to be a let down to his so called friends, as they trot away from him leaving him to rot in a high school party he wasn’t even welcome to. Nobody liked Hank, he liked that though, he made sure to keep away from the kids his age but someone he’d charmed some of them because as stated before, he somehow made a small circle of friends.

They always go to him when they have to talk because he taught himself how to act like he cares. Constantly saying their name, giving the occasional “Oh, really?” And the little statements to make it seem like he agreed. In reality he does not care, he’s too busy with himself and his future. He takes a sip of water he snatched off the counter as he scans the room filled with drunk teens, fucking ridiculous. He turns around and as soon as he does some girl spills her drink on him. He stops completely, looking down at his sweater and jeans, he huffs aggressively and pats himself down, he glances up at the girl and she’s staring at his sweater. She has curly hair and bright brown eyes, her pained nails cover his mouth.

“Thanks. I really appreciated that.” He said to her silent reaction, she looked into his eyes and busted out laughing. He jerked his head back and his face scrunched up.

“Oh, shit, I’m sorry- not very nice of me, huh? C’mon, follow me. I’ll just give you one of my dad’s sweaters.”

“What? What the- no. No, you won’t be doing that.” He snaps at her but she grabs his wrist, tugging him behind her. He wanted to smack her hand off of him but he didn’t, instead he quietly glared holes into the back of her skull. She must of be the host for the party. The girl walks them up some stairs and walks into a huge bedroom, as soon as she let go he stood still. She left him at the door way. Tempted to leave he leaned on the doorframe, crossing his arms.

“What size are you?” She opens a door that’s across the master bed and from what Hank can see, it’s filled with clothing.

“Medium. Don’t do this. Seriously, there’s not point, I can just go home.” He looks back down stairs, this was his excuse to go home and listen to anything but this trash.

“Shut up.” The girl snapped at him and he looked back into the room, suddenly she was right up on him, holding a dark blue sweater. “I think this fits you and your gloomy look, what do you think, Loomis?”

“What? Where’s your manners?” Hank pushed the sweater away. “Whoa, wait how do you-“

“We’re in the same math class.” Her brown eyes stared into his, “I sit… sit next to you?” She mumbles. He felt his body freeze up, shit, she looked upset at the fact he didn’t even know who the fuck she was. He sigh and smile, fake and wide.

“Kyes… right?” He said through his teeth.

“You have a ugly smile.” She smiled warmly, genuine and confident which made his drop.

“You have an ugly tone.” Hank snapped at her,

“Here, just take the damn sweater.” The girl shoves the sweater into his chest. “I’ll make sure no one peeks.” She giggled and walks a little past him, watching him step into the bedroom before she closes the door behind him.

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Hank walks out the room and the girl is waiting right there, like she said she would. He stares at her as she obliviously stares at a wall, he sighs and she turns around.

“I was totally right, can you frown more?” And to that little joke he did. She laughed with a little snort at the end, which made him jump and scrunch his face up again. She covered her mouth and looked away, waving her hand at Hank. “Don’t look at me!” She laughs and gives another snort at the end again, Hank starts laughing. Usually it would be at someone but it feels like he’s laughing with her.

“It’s fine. Its cute, Kyes.” He says smugly, crossing his arms again. A little teasing never hurt anyone, it’s been awhile since he’s been approached by a girl who hasn’t scream in his face for being a “dick”. She shakes her head and looks at him once her laughing fit is over.

“Do you even know my name?” She’s breathless. He shakes his head no and looks behind her, pretending to listen and block her out but unfortunately he’s hooked on her voice. He hesitates and looks her in her eyes,

“…Nancy Kyes.” She states.

“Yeah? Cool.” She nods,

“Mhm.” Silence falls on them and Hanks uncomfortably looks away.

“You’re boring.” She says, biting her nail and he stares at a wall, that hurt. No one has said that before. “I like you.” No one has also said that, he snaps his head at Nancy, blinking at her. He’s starting to breathe heavily.

“What?” He squeaks out, god, he must look so pathetic.

“I’ve liked you since the start of the year. You’re so devoted, you’d be so.. amazing as a dad. I think I love you.”

“You- you don’t even know me!” He protests, “Are you crazy? Dumb? WHO the fuck in their right mind likes Hank—fucking—Loomis?”

“You’re lucky, I’m in my left mind! Im so surprised you even came to my party, I mean yeah I did invite your friends here on purpose to hope they’d bring you but..” he started block out everything she was saying, not that he wanted to, his mind was racing. This was a first. He thought it would be a never and he wouldn’t mind being alone forever, shit. Could this be his wife one day? This crazy girl who is just infatuated with him? “…and when I saw you standing there, I.. I had to do something.”

“So you spilt your drink on my sweater so I’d follow you up here and you’d have a chance to talk to me?” He blurts out, he sounds pissed.

“Yeah.” They just stare at each other for a while.

“I like you too.” He said, he didn’t know if he actually did but this could be his only chance. His only chance to actually have a family and continue the Loomis legacy. He awkwardly held his hands out and she smiled and walked up to him, grabbing his face and leaning into him. Her lips on his, he tensed up as Nancy rolled her tongue on his lip but he slowly leaned back into it. His hands close around her waist and he leans into her passionately.

Maybe if he just went home. Maybe if he just smacked her hand. None of it would’ve happened

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evak-fic-rec-turtleanon · 3 years

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Evak Fics - Mpreg

For anon who asked for mpreg recs ages ago. Here’s the kid fic list.

* Other languages at the end (Español, Norsk)

I'll be there by Wolle19 (SERIES) - Part 1: All Isak want is for his husband to be home for the holidays. Even works making documentaries, so being home for the important dates is not a easy task.

What to (not) expect when you're expecting. by AnonymousPoet (1k words) - “Listen” Isak starts, suppressing a groan when a fresh wave of cramps from hell decides to make his life even more miserable. “Satan’s fucking cha cha-ing inside my intestines.” Just then, the face of his smiling boyfriend appears from the kitchen, when he moves towards Isak holding a cup of what smells like tea –even from two solid feet away. He looks smug, the bastard.

give it all by Skamtrash (2k words) - Isak gets pregnant and doesn't want the baby but Even does

love under the waves by reasoniwantyoutostay (2k words) - Merman Isak goes out to collect food for his husband and their coming bundle of joy. Unfortunately he gets stuck in a bad storm and has to wait it out overnight. Throughout the night his thoughts return to the day they met and all the adventures they've had since then.

A Thousand Isaks by TheFilthWithin (Flatfootmonster) (2k words) - "I'm just so fucking gross.” There was no other word to describe it, Isak had whined. “What?” Even snorted the word, disbelieving to what he was hearing. It was either a well-rehearsed act or it was genuine, either way, Isak was grateful.

see it showing by verlore_poplap (orphan_account) (2.6k words) - Three times Isak doesn't know; and one time he does.

Shattered Glass by Hibiskisss (3.2k words) - When I was a child I used to think that love could be stronger than all the problems that life confronted me with. I had been convinced of its power, extent and consistency. But love was not infinite. And time could not heal wounds. Angst.

Don't leave your pregnant omega home alone! by cloudowl (3.3k words) - Isak is left home alone for too long. Even comes back and makes it all better again, even if it was his fault to begin with.

Chapter 1 of Parallel Universes by Eccentricstate (3.6k words) - This chapter is Omegaverse and it sort of follows the original story until about a fourth of the way (plus some extra stuff, obviously). The rest is basically heat sex, so....

(WIP) Mathias Bech Næsheim (English) by JesseLBlack (6.5k words) - After two weeks of an intense relationship, Even disappears from Isak's life. The youngest is distraught and feels that he will not recover but he does so, for his son Mathias (Valtersen). The baby is product of the relationship between them. Four years later they meet but the situation is different. Is Isak able to face his son's illness and the pain of seeing his child's father again?

(WIP) Make You Feel My Love by shk_1991 (7.6k words) - Being a 19 year old prince isn’t fun when you’re Even… His parents are desperately trying to find him a mate but it isn’t easy when your son is an omega and has to be wed before his 20 birthday. One night Even sneaks out of the castle with the help of his best friend and servant Mikael…Here he meets a certain green eyed boy who takes his breath away… Could this be love at first sight?

(WIP) love is what it takes to live by sargentblue (14k words) - "Well, shit." Well, shit, was right. It was an accident, obviously, and the little stick that Isak holds in his hand is the certificate that confirms their mistake. "I took my birth control," Isak says straight away. Even is still looking at the two little red lines in shock.

you told me we were forever by Skamtrash (18k words) - Post Mpreg. Isak finds out he's having a baby soon after Even breaks up with him so he makes the decision not to tell him. Except Even finds out on his own 3 years later.

we're growing together, throwing the seeds byorphan_account (27k words) - He tilts his head up and smiles. “I think… I want to have a baby.” Even lets a blinding smile slowly spread over his face. “Yeah?” Isak and Even take on pregnancy.

(WIP) Medically Speaking by Ms_Tassimo (46k words) - Working as a hospital porter was not how Even Bech Næsheim saw his life ending up. But here he was; mopping up sick after a stupid mistake. However, the hot doctor with the nice smell? That just about makes up for it. Too bad Dr Valtersen seems like a bit of an asshole with a hell of a chip on his shoulder.

I Wasn't Expecting That by RobronSugdenDingle (54k words) - Isak's always said that life is now. But after a drunken one night stand, Isak quickly learns that one small child can change his life. Life is no longer now, life is stressful, complicated and in desperate need of a clean up. And whatever you do..... Don't fall in love with your best friend…

I think I might be pregnant by orphan_account (79k words) - sak is nineteen, Even is twenty-one, and they had a plan. A plan that they've very, very carefully stuck to. Until, that is, Isak gets sick and can't seem to figure out what's wrong with him. Spoiler: he's not sick.

I think I'm pregnant. Again. by orphan_account (71k words) - A part 2. Isak is twenty-three. Even is twenty-six. They had a plan once, but plans are overrated anyway.

You Are Everything I Have Never Been by staylucky (78k words) - Isak Valtersen is an unpresented, soon-to-present omega who is convinced his best friend Jonas Vasquez is his alpha mate until he meets a very charming and persuasive new alpha, Tall Stranger aka Even Bech Naesheim, making him question everything.

(WIP) You, Me, and Jellybean Makes Three by wordsarelifealways (94k words) - Part 3 of The Magical Universe of Isak and Even. The much awaited sequel to A Universe of Our Own! This picks up immediately after the epilogue of AUO3; the boys find out that Isak is pregnant.

(WIP) A Different Breed by wordsarelifealways (114k words) - The Næsheim family: cold, distant, and socially elite. When Even has his worst episode yet it's the final straw. His parents want him on a new drug to finally straighten him out; the only problem? It's been known to leave patients infertile. Solution? Hire an omega to have Even's child before he's no longer capable of having one.

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(Español) Hijos de Isak y Even by JesseLBlack (SERIES) - Par1: Isak tiene 17 años cuando se entera que está esperando un hijo de su reciente novio Even. Al parecer Even está feliz con la noticia, pero mientras pasa el tiempo minuto a minuto las cosas se complican entre Even e Isak, sobre todo cuando Even pierde su empleo e Isak queda embarazado de nuevo. Mpreg. Sin Omegaverse.

(Español) Padres por elección by JesseLBlack (3k words) - Even quiere ser padre y contrata a una empresa que es un centro de reproducción saludable, donde tiene un hijo con Isak Valtersen, un chico que necesita el dinero. La historia de amor vivida por Even. Es corto y no tiene mucha descripción, pero soy una perra cuando se trata de Even siendo papá.

(Español) Cuando encuentras la felicidad. by JesseLBlack (4.2k words) - Even es un romántico y cree en las almas gemelas, todos tienen una ¿no? Y él trata de buscara desde que tiene tres años. Pero nadie contesta, ha tenido decepciones de posibles almas y sigue sin responder. Hasta que un día responde y deciden encontrarse. Pero probablemente no es lo que espera Even.

(Español) No mires hacia atrás by JesseLBlack (4.7k words) - Isak es hijo de dos personas extremadamente religiosas, con mucha homofobia internalizada. Y él es gay, que ha entregado su cuerpo a alguien que no lo merece.

(Norsk) Historia om oss by duerikkjealeina (4.8k words) - ”Fyrste gong eg såg pappaen din var eg 17 år gamal. Han var 19 år og gjekk øve skulegarden som om han eigde den"

(Norsk) Er vi lykkelige no? by Frieda Echte (Plommesill) (53k words) - There is one mention of mpreg in the notes of this fic. If this doesn’t have mpreg, let me know! Jeg får tak i Evens blikk, blunker til ham. «Har du det bra?» han former ordene lydløst. Jeg har det dritbra, dette er den beste bursdagen, de feteste vennene, den deiligste typen. Jeg har en øl i hånden, livet er bra. Jeg smiler, ser sikkert ut som en tulling. Vi følger Isak og Even videre fra Isaks 18-årsdag. Dette er deres første sommer sammen, og de vet det ikke ennå, men den kommer til å gi dem både gode og dårlige dager. Heldigvis er alt love <3

#evak fic rec #skam fic rec #mpreg

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aion-rsa · 3 years

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Shadow and Bone’s Alina is What a Modern Feminist Fantasy Heroine Looks Like

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This Shadow and Bone article contains some spoilers.

Young adult fantasy fiction is one of the most popular literary genres on shelves today, full of a seemingly endless variety of stories about faeries, demons, and the sort of complex magical systems that occasionally need a flow chart to explain. It’s also full of young women, both as central characters and primary readers, all struggling and striving to figure out who they are and how they might find their own magic in the world around them.

Yet there’s a certain kind of genre fan that loves to disparage these kinds of female-focused stories, dismissing them as somehow unserious or otherwise lesser simply because they tend to include heaping doses of romance alongside various other high fantasy elements. For these snootiest of fantasy enthusiasts, the inclusion of things like love triangles and emotional complexity are simply facets of less compelling women’s stories, with no business in this space.

But Netflix’s new series Shadow and Bone understands from its first frames that one doesn’t have to sacrifice one for the other, that it’s okay – perhaps even necessary – to ground its high fantasy storytelling in the very real emotional stakes of young adulthood, from falling in love to figuring out the person you want to become. And, in doing so, it gives us one of the most three-dimensional, satisfying young female leads in years, a heroine who ultimately embraces her power without sacrificing any of her heart.

Based on the bestselling series of Grishaverse novels by Leigh Bardugo, the world of Shadow and Bone is rich and interconnected, spanning multiple continents and encompassing a wide swath of characters, from soldiers and criminals to elite magic users known as Grisha, who can manipulate matter and control specific elements. And at its center is a girl named Alina Starkov, an orphan who’s never quite felt she belonged anywhere, thanks to her lack of family and mixed-race heritage. That feeling of isolation is compounded when she discovers she herself is not just Grisha but a legendary Sun Summoner, possessing a gift so rare that many people believed it didn’t actually exist.

In its simplest terms, the story of Shadow and Bone is the story of Alina, who must not only learn to wield her strange new abilities but to accept her new and often uncomfortable status as a leader in a world that has often seen fit to overlook or otherwise abuse her. Having spent the majority of her life closed off from almost everyone besides the best friend who shares many of her formative and cultural experiences (Mal is also half-Ravkan and half-Shu-Han), this is an Alina that has learned how to survive rather than speak out. For the most part, that has meant learning to co-exist with those that mock her background, to stay silent in the face of racist insults, and to generally make herself smaller rather than step forward.

In a welcome twist, the heart of Alina’s Season 1 journey isn’t her quest to control her light-based Grisha abilities, though that does happen and is obviously important. Instead, it is about her ultimate acceptance that she is worthy of being the person who wields them – and not because she’s a Sun Summoner of legend, but because she is Alina, herself. And she has always been more than enough.

Shadow and Bone also makes sure to underline that it is Alina who drives her own story, a Chosen One who nevertheless is determined to still make her own choices. At every turn, the series makes deliberate narrative decisions that put Alina’s agency squarely into her own hands. It is Alina who burns the maps that means her cartographer team will have to accompany Mal’s regiment across the Shadow Fold, an act that costs several of her unit their lives and ultimately unleashes her latent Grisha abilities.

She decides to embrace her power on her own terms, rather than accept the Darkling’s Fabrikator-made gloves lined with mirrors that are meant to enhance its capability as a weapon. Yes, this is a tiny thing, but it’s another perfect small example of the way that Shadow and Bone subtly shifts the book narrative to center Alina’s perspective in ways the original story does not. It is her choice to flee the Little Palace when Baghra warns her about the Darkling’s hidden agenda. (In the books, it is Baghra who basically forces her to go.) And is Alina’s decision to both spare the life of the magical stag she spent multiple episodes hunting and to trade her own freedom for Mal’s survival.

Alina’s choices are not always the correct ones, and she pays the price for her bad decisions over and over again. (Heck, she even sort of accidentally arranges her own kidnapping.) But right or wrong, her choices are always hers. In the books this series is based on, Alina is often much more reactive – a frequent victim of circumstance or accident, rather than someone who is driving her own story. That couldn’t be further from what happens in the Netflix adaptation and it is a big reason it is an utter delight to watch throughout. In moments large and small, we get to watch Alina develop into a person who believes in herself, enough so that during the big climactic face-off with the Darkling in the Shadow Fold she is able to both figure out a way to free herself from his control and claim her own power at the same time.

Throughout the series’ first half, we see Alina repeatedly shirk from this magical ability she never asked for and all the responsibility that comes with it. (Having people cross themselves when you walk by and call you a saint to your face has got to be weird af, is all I’m saying.) But when truly faced with the threat of danger and death, Alina not only rejects the Darkling’s claim over her both physically and emotionally, embracing not just her own strength, but her right to wield it as she sees fit.

“You may have needed me,” she tells the Darkling, just before she stabs him through the hand. “But I never needed you.” The moment is further underlined by another minor but wildly powerful change from the books – the fact that she bodily absorbs stag antler amplifier that signifies her increased power. In Bardugo’s novels, Alina still wears the collar physically and for much of Siege and Storm, it serves as a symbol of shame for her and one that she struggles to hide. Here, it is the ultimate sign of self-acceptance, of Alina claiming her abilities and, by extension, her true self. And that, as the kids say, is growth.

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It’s also what a hero looks like. A hero who is never asked to sacrifice any part of herself – her vulnerability, her emotions, or her heart – or become less than she is, but whose story accepts all of those things as necessary parts of what makes her whole. A woman who may not be a saint, but who is a leader, one that’s more than worthy of not just leading her people to a better future – but who may well bring an entire genre along with her.

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papermoonloveslucy · 4 years

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THE BIG STREET

August 13, 1942

Producer: Damon Runyon

Director: Irving Reis

Screenplay: Leonard Spigelgass, based on the short story “Little Pinks” by Damon Runyon, first published in Collier’s magazine.

Dance Staging: Chester Hale

Gowns: Renie

Miss Ball’s Dancing Costume: Freddy Wittop

Miss Ball’s Make-Up: Perc Westmore

The film is sometimes referred to as Damon Runyon’s The Big Street.

The film premiered in New York City at the RKO Palace on August 13, 1942. That same day Disney’s long-awaited Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall. At the Capitol, Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons, also starring Agnes Moorehead and Gil Perkins, continued its run. Nearby, at the Albee, a second-run cinema, Top Hat (1935) starring Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball was playing. The Big Street opened nationally September 4, 1942.

“Love is something that gets you one room, two chins, and three kids.” ~ Gloria Lyons (Lucille Ball)

PRINCIPAL CAST

Lucille Ball (Gloria Lyons aka ‘Her Highness’) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.

Gloria’s singing voice was provided by Martha Mears, who also did Ball’s singing in DuBarry Was a Lady (1944).

Henry Fonda (Augustus Pinkerton II aka ‘Little Pinks’) first worked with Lucille Ball in the 1935 film I Dream Too Much. When Lucille Ball first got to Hollywood, the two actually briefly dated. They collaborated on the TV special “The Good Years” (1962) and the film Yours, Mine and Ours (1968). During the 1970s, Fonda and Ball often turned up on the same awards and tribute shows. Fonda was nominated for three Oscars, winning in 1982 for On Golden Pond. He also won an honorary Oscar in 1981. Fonda died in 1982 at age 77.

Barton MacLane (Case Ables) was seen in the film The Maltese Falcon (1941) but is probably best remembered for his final role, the blustery General Peterson on “I Dream of Jeannie” (1965-69).

“A fat man’s always listening to love stories, but he’s never go any to tell.” ~ Nicely Nicely Johnson

Eugene Pallette (Nicely Nicely Johnson, The Greatest Eater Alive) was seen as Friar Tuck in Robin Hood (1938) and in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939).

The character of Nicely Nicely Johnson was played by Stubby Kaye, who reprised the role he played on Broadway, in the film version of Runyon’s Guys and Dolls (1955). He was so named because his usual reply to the question “How are you doing?” was typically “Nicely nicely, thank you!”

Agnes Moorehead (Violette Shumberg) was a classically trained performer who collaborated with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). She is best remembered as Samantha’s exotic mother Endora on the TV series “Bewitched” (1964-72).

Violette weighs 100 pounds, four ounces.

“She has a very large capacity for groceries.” ~ Pinks (about Violette)

Sam Levene (Horsethief) originated the role of Nathan Detroit in the Broadway stage musical of Runyon’s Guys and Dolls. Singing great Frank Sinatra played Nathan Detroit in the movie version in 1955.

Ray Collins (Professor B) also collaborated with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), along with Agnes Moorehead. He is best remembered for playing Lieutenant Tragg on “Perry Mason” from 1957 to 1965.

Marion Martin (Mimi Venus) would also be seen with Lucille Ball in Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945). Although she was often cast as a brassy stripper, showgirl or tough gun moll, off screen she was known to be extremely shy and retiring.

“That dame is a lump of mud!” ~Gloria (about Mimi)

William Orr (Decatur Reed) was an actor turned executive. As the head of WB Television for nine years, he was executive producer of the studio's early forays into the medium, helping to put ABC on the prime-time map with a steady staple of westerns and detective shows. In 1959 he received a Golden Globe for his contributions to television.

Vera Gordon (Mrs. Lefkowitz) emigrated with her family from Russia when she was seven years old. She became involved in the theatre and was active in silent films and early talkies. She had previously appeared with Lucille Ball in 1938′s Having Wonderful Time.

George Cleveland (Col. Venus) makes his fourth film appearance with Lucille Ball. In 1949 they also did Miss Grant Takes Richmond. He is best remembered for playing Gramps on “Lassie” (1954-57).

Ozzie Nelson (Himself) was considered the pre-eminent TV dad of the 1950s thanks to his successful family sitcom “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” (1952-66). Before TV fame, he was a bandleader with his wife Harriet the lead singer. Nelson later appeared on several talk shows with Lucille Ball.

UNCREDITED CAST (with connections to Lucille Ball)

Baby (Gloria’s Pekingese Dog)

Louise Beavers (Ruby, Gloria’s Maid) went on to appear in three more films with Lucille Ball: DuBarry Was a Lady (1943), Lover Come Back (1946), and The Facts of Life (1960).

Charles Cane (McCarty, Holland Tunnel Policeman) also appeared with Lucille Ball in The Dark Corner (1946) and as one of the theatre patrons at “Over The Teacups” in “Ethel’s Birthday” (1954) which also featured Big Street extras Bess Flowers, James Conaty, Sam Harris, and Harold Miller.

Jack Chefe was seen as a Paris waiter in “Lucy Meets Charles Boyer” (ILL S5;E19) and played a bellhop in “Lucy and John Wayne” (ILL S5;E2) and had also appeared in five films with Lucille Ball, including playing a waiter in Forever, Darling. Of Chefe’s 358 film roles, 165 were waiters!

James Conaty (Nightclub Patron) was also seen with Lucille in I Dreamed Too Much (1935), Lured (1947), and The Long Long Trailer (1953). He was one of the theatre patrons at “Over The Teacups” in “Ethel’s Birthday” (1954) which also featured Big Street extras Bess Flowers, Charles Cane, Sam Harris, and Harold Miller.

Hans Conried (Waiter) played Harry Martin in “Redecorating” (ILL S2;E8) and Percy Livermore in “Lucy Hires an English Tutor” (ILL S2;E13), both in 1952. He also did two episodes of “The Lucy Show,” both as her music tutor Dr. Gitterman in 1963.

Pedro de Cordoba (Doctor) was also seen with Lucille Ball in Five Came Back (1939).

Helen Dickson (Florida Club Patron) had appeared with Lucille Ball in Carnival (1935) and Two Smart People (1946). She was one of the aging flapper showgirls in “Ricky Loses His Voice” (ILL S2;E9) in 1952.

Jimmy Dime (Truck Driver / Stunts) was seen with Lucille Ball in 1951′s The Magic Carpet. He did a half dozen episodes as a background players on Desilu’s “The Untouchables” (1959-61).

Eddie Dunn (Mulvaney) was also part of Ziegfeld Follies (1945) featuring Lucille Ball.

Jay Eaton (Late Night New York Nightclub Patron) did a total of nine films with Lucille Ball between 1934 and 1949, including her other Damon Runyon film Sorrowful Jones (1949).

Bess Flowers (Florida Nightclub Patron) aka 'Queen of the Extras’ made numerous uncredited background appearances on both “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.” She holds the record of the most film collaborations with Lucille Ball: 17.

Karen X. Gaylord (Florida Club Patron) was also part of Ziegfeld Follies (1945) featuring Lucille Ball.

Charlie Hall (Caviar Waiter) also did Kid Millions with Lucille Ball and went on to do four more films with her until 1942.

William Halligan (Detective) was also with Lucille Ball in 1940′s You Can’t Fool Your Wife.

Art Hamburger (Joe Duffle, Eating Contest Opponent) makes his final of three screen appearances. He became an associate director. This is his only time working with Lucille Ball.

Joe Duffle is from Boston and weighs 337 and a half pounds. There is some irony that Nicely Nicely (then Violette’s) eating contest opponent is actually named Hamburger.

Mary Halsey (Showgirl) also did Seven Days Leave with Lucille Ball in 1942.

Sam Harris (Passerby on Florida Boardwalk) was in the background of a dozen Lucille Ball films, as well as being seen on “I Love Lucy,” “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” and “The Lucy Show.” He was one of the theatre patrons at “Over The Teacups” in “Ethel’s Birthday” (1954) which also featured Big Street extras Bess Flowers, Charles Cane, James Conaty, and Harold Miller.

Jack Herrick (Mindy’s Customer) was also seen with Lucille Ball in The Bowery (1933).

John Indrisano (Mug at Mindy's) was also seen with Lucille Ball in The Facts of Life (1960).

Tiny Jones (Small Friendly Neighbor) was seen with Lucille Ball in A Girl, A Guy, and a Gob (1934) and Five Came Back (1939).

Donald Kerr (Pete the Passer) appeared in eight films with Lucille Ball between 1936 and 1954.

Wilbur Mack (Florida Club Patron) appeared in three more films with Lucille Ball: Thousands Cheer (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1945), and Lured (1947).

George Magrill (Mug at Mindy's / Stunts) appeared with Lucille Ball in ten films between 1933 and 1949.

Richard Martin also did Seven Days Leave with Lucille Ball in 1942

Tony Merlo (Mug at Mindy's) was also seen with Lucille Ball in Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) and Broadway Bill (1934).

John ‘Skins’ Miller (Truck Driver) was also with Lucille Ball in Fancy Pants (1950) and Sorrowful Jones (1949).

Harold Miller (Florida Club Patron) shares 13 film credits with Lucille Ball. He was one of the theatre patrons at “Over The Teacups” in “Ethel’s Birthday” (1954) which also featured Big Street extras Bess Flowers, Charles Cane, James Conaty, and Harold Miller. Harris would return for “Lucy and the Loving Cup” (S6;E12) as a subway strap hanger. He appeared in six episodes of “The Lucy Show,” the last one being as a party guest on “My Fair Lucy” (1965).

Bert Moorhouse (Florida Club Waiter) did nine films with Lucille Ball from 1933 to 1954.

Frank Moran (Mug at Mindy’s) makes his final of five film appearances with Lucille Ball.

George Noisome (Newsboy) also appeared with Lucille Ball in That’s Right, You’re Wrong (1939).

Barry Norton (Florida Club Patron) was also seen with Lucille Ball in Nana (1934) and Dance, Girl, Dance (1940).

Frank O’Connor (Police Captain at Holland Tunnel) did nine films with Lucille Ball from 1933 to 1946.

Gil Perkins (Mug / Stunts) was aboard the train when Lucy and Ricky headed home from California in “The Great Train Robbery” (ILL S5;E5). He was seen in The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) with Lucille Ball. He made one appearance on “Here’s Lucy” (above right) in 1970.

Bob Perry (Toupee, Associate of Ables / Stunts) was also seen with Lucille Ball in Stage Door (1937) and Joy of Living (1938).

Ralph Peters (Florist) was also with Lucille Ball in Sorrowful Jones (1949).

Addison Richards (Dr. Mitchell) played the American Consul in “Lucy Goes To Mexico” (LDCH 1959) as well as three other films with Lucille Ball.

Dewey Robinson (Truck Driver) did five other films with Lucille Ball.

Shimen Ruskin (Waiter Captain at Florida Club) was previously seen with Lucille Ball in Having Wonderful Time (1938) but is best remembered as Mordcha in the film Fiddler on the Roof (1971).

Hector V. Sarno (Friendly Neighbor) was also with Lucille Ball in Muss ‘em Up (1936).

Harry Shannon (Florida Doctor) was seen with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Too Many Girls (1940). He played Jim White (above center), photographer in “Men Are Messy” (ILL S1;E8) in 1951. He is probably best remembered as the father of Rose (Rosalind Russell) in Gypsy (1962).

Walter Soderling (Doctor at Mindy’s) was with Lucille Ball in Easy To Wed (1946).

Mary Stuart (Showgirl) was also seen with Lucille Ball in Seven Days Leave (1942). She is best remembered for her four decade run as Mary on “Search for Tomorrow”.

Elliott Sullivan (Tramp) was also in That’s Right, You’re Wrong (1939) and Next Time I Marry (1938) with Lucille Ball.

Harry Wilson (Fethington) did four other films with Lucille Ball between 1934 and 1950. He was also an extra on Desilu’s “Untouchables” (1959-62).

Marie Windsor (Florida Club Patron) was also in Critic’s Choice (1963) with Lucille Ball.

BIG STREET OPENING

"Loser's Lane - the sidewalk in front of Mindy's Restaurant on Broadway - is not as high-toned a trading center as Wall Street, but the brokers are a lot more colorful. Generally they prefer to put their money on a prizefight or horse race, but when the action slows, anything can happen and it usually does. Tonight, for example, the citizens of the Lane are discussing the latest contest in their usual quiet way..."

BIG STREET TRIVIA

The Big Street was a nickname for Broadway, where this movie's plot starts, and where all Runyon's stories take place. The film opens at West 50th and Broadway in New York City, with the marquee of the Capitol Theatre in the background.

Damon Runyon originally wanted to cast Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in the lead roles, but neither one was interested in the project. The two had previously paired on White Women (1933) and They Knew What They Wanted (1940), Lombard suggested the producer consider her friend Lucille Ball and, despite pressure by RKO to hire a better-known actress, Runyon offered her the role. Unaccustomed to playing series roles, Lucille asked advice from Laughton on how to approach such a difficult part. Laughton told her not to hold back: “If you are going to play a bitch, play a bitch!”

Ball later recalled that at the time she was cast, "nothing much seemed to be happening for me at the studio. My $1000 weekly paycheck came regularly, but I was still a regular among the Bs."

Philadelphia Daily News ~ June 6, 1942

Reports that Lucille Ball sent a $25 War Bond to each of the ten girls that were fired from backing her up on “The Big Street”.

During filming, Lucy’s new husband Desi Arnaz felt so insecure about leaving Lucy and Fonda alone together that he’d often pop by the set to keep an eye on them. His paranoia so exasperated director Irving Reis that he finally banned him from the set.

This was Lucille Ball’s favorite of her nearly 80 films. She felt her performance was unjustly ignored by the Academy.

The vocals for "Who Knows?" by Harry Revel and Mort Greene, performed by Gloria in Case's Manhattan club, were provided by Martha Mears. The character later reprises the song with Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra in the Miami nightspot.

The film was re-released in 1955, at the height of Lucille Ball’s television success. Although Fonda remains first billed, Ball’s photo clearly indicates that she is the drawing card.

Damon Runyon also created the source material for the hit Broadway musical Guys and Dolls (1950), which starred Robert Alda, who went on to make several appearances on “The Lucy Show.” The two stories share the character of Nicely Nicely Johnson. When the film version was made by MGM in 1955, Lucy and Desi were also under contract to the studio. A brief clip of the film was inserted into the middle of an episode of “I Love Lucy” called “Lucy and the Dummy” (S5;E3), although the clip was removed after its initial airing. Further, when Lucille Ball first came to Hollywood, before becoming a contract player at RKO, she worked for Sam Goldwyn as one of the Goldwyn Girls. In Guys and Dolls, the Hot Box Girls are played by the Goldwyn Girls.

In 1949, Lucille Ball starred in another film based on a Damon Runyon story, Sorrowful Jones, a remake of the 1934 Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Marker.

Damon Runyon was a big fan of Lindy’s, a Manhattan restaurant famous for their cheesecake, and wrote the eatery into his books as Mindy's. The musical Guys and Dolls, based on Runyon's writings, immortalizes Lindy's in one of its songs. In “Ricky’s Contract” (ILL S4;E10), Lucy tells Fred and Ethel that Ricky took his entire band to Lindy’s to celebrate learning that he had been offered a movie contract.

In The Big Street, a sympathetic Pinks decides to take Gloria to Florida to recuperate - by pushing her wheelchair the entire way - starting with the Holland Tunnel! Although Lucy and Fonda never left Hollywood, the locations are achieved by rear projection and establishing footage.

The Holland Tunnel figures into “I Love Lucy,” not once - but twice. In “The Marriage License” (ILL S ), after finding out that her marriage license may be invalid, Lucy goes on a twelve hour walk to East Orange, New Jersey. “How I ever got through the Holland Tunnel, I don’t know.”

The Holland Tunnel will be mentioned again three years later in “Lucy Learns to Drive” (ILL S4;E11). Reportedly, she tried to make a u-turn in the Holland Tunnel resulting in traffic being tied up to East Orange, New Jersey.

Action is also set in Miami Beach, Florida. Pinks and Gloria hitchhike there to visit with Nicely Nicely and Violette who are operating a night spot there.

In “Off To Florida” (ILL S6;E6), Lucy and Ethel also hitchhike to Miami Beach Florida after being left on the side of the road by their ride share, a suspected hatchet murderess. They arrive at the North Miami train station covered in chicken feathers from riding in the back of a poultry truck.

Doting Pinks has a pet name for haughty Gloria: 'Your Highness'. In Florida, her friends conspire to get people to come and hear her sing by fibbing that she is the Princess of Corolia, a fictional place.

In “The Publicity Agent” (ILL S1;E31), Lucy conspires to get Ricky more publicity by pretending to be a fawning fan of royal blood: ‘The Maharincess of Franistan’!

FAST FORWARD!

On a 1971 episode of “The Dick Cavett Show" with guests Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and Lucie Arnaz, Lucie compliments her mother's dramatic performance in the film.

The film is referenced in the television film Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)

A poster for the film is on Lucy’s dressing room wall in Lucy, a 2003 TV movie.

The Big Street turns up in the TV listings in the low budget film Hollywood Mouth (2008) starring Joe Bologna.

A clip from the film is featured in a montage during “AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda” a 1978 special attended by Lucille Ball.

Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982) contains dressing room and dance floor scenes with Lucille Ball.

The Emmy-winning documentary Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) features a brief clip from the movie.

When Cher is TCM Guest Programmer in 2011, she selects The Big Street as one of her films to be aired.

In December 1948, Lucille Ball reprised her role on radio with John Garfield taking the role of Pinks.

The Big Street on VHS.

The Big Street is available on DVD from Warner Home Video. It is also part of the Lucille Ball Collection DVD, which also includes Dance, Girl, Dance, DuBarry Was A Lady, Critic’s Choice, and Mame.

#The Big Street #lucille ball

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sweetdreamsjeff · 5 years

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Lost Interview The Impression of Being Eternal /“L’impressione di essere eterno”

Jeff Buckley, a '95 interview in the book "The impression of being eternal": "I am the classic white rock boy"

Comes out today, November 7th, "Jeff Buckley. The impression of being eternal". The volume - published by Chinaski Edizioni and edited by Federico Traversa, Marco Porsia and Francesca D'ancona - collects the many interviews, released by Jeff Buckley during his life, plus different materials on the great artist who died, including a complete discography, contributions writings by Omar Pedrini and Giulio Casale (Estra) and unpublished shots by Jeff made by photographer Hans van den Boogard. Many interviews are unpublished, such as the one created by the Italian Luisa Cotardo that was never published, or like that of Steve Berkowitz, the Columbia Records AR who discovered and signed Jeff Buckley.

Courtesy of the publisher, we publish this interview for MTV, January 10th '95, in the weeks of the publication of "Grace": Jeff tells himself without filters and - among other things - tells about his passion for Led Zeppelin and the story of his cover of "Hallelujah" which later became legendary.

In front of the MTV microphones, Jeff speaks profusely of the relationship with his band mates - Mick Grondhal, Michael Tighe and Matt Johnson - with whom he found the right chemistry to compose. The words for producer Andy Wallace are also thick. It hardens only when it has to express itself about the hated print media and the need to make promotional videos of its own tracks; situation to which it is adapting but which it does not fully share.

You can talk a little about your father, and your mother, who was a pianist, and ...

Yes, in practice I was raised by my mother. Me, my little brother and her. I was raised by the maternal branch of the family and there was always music. My grandmother had an old acoustic guitar in the closet. I found it and decided to take it. That's how I started playing, with excellent results, until I received my first electric guitar when I was 13. Electric guitar ... you know how it ends. When an electric guitar comes into the hands of a kid ... all that potential can send him out of his mind forever. And that's exactly what happened.

Is that when you started composing your first songs, at 13?

A 14.

Did you play with bands as a kid? Always.

In high school? Always. I don't know how, to tell the truth: we always moved, so every time I had to start over. Even if things were going well, I had to leave them behind. And then you moved to Hollywood? I let my mom go on without me when I was about 17, and I stayed where I was before finishing high school and then I went to Los Angeles. I lived in Hollywood.

And did you play in different bands at the time? That's when you started ... No, I was hanging around a bit. I worked on different projects just to stay afloat. Small home recording sessions for friends, things like that. When I first met Mickey, the first real good band I ever played was formed.

It's really the first, you've been solo for a long time ... I remained solo just waiting for a person like Mickey to come into my life. I found Matt. And I've always known Michael, the guitarist. We all gathered like three weeks before we started recording "Grace".

So even before recording the album you were hoping that sooner or later ... I knew it, when I was doing solo concerts I knew I wanted a band, but I didn't want to hire random musicians, I didn't want a temporary solution, you know? I had passed enough. I wanted a definitive solution, a real project in my life. I knew Mickey was the right one, we were perfect from the first night we played together. It was about two in the morning, we had to play at very low volume, and he managed to be both melodic and strong at the same time. I knew it immediately. And when Matty, the drummer, when I, Mick and Matt met together, the very first night we brought out the music of "Dream Brother". All that Mickey and I played was handed to Matty, and he helped us find the arrangement. I mean, if you find a quality like that in a drummer, you're fine. And apart from that, it's also beautiful.

Um, how did Andy Wallace add to the production? I'm not sure, I just met him one day at the record company offices and we started talking about a Hillbilly record I was passionate about, I was playing Sun Ra. And I was saying that I would have liked to do old-fashioned things. You know no, the whole band in a room, some mics, no overdubs. It didn't go that way at the end, because we weren't strong enough. We were not as strong as a band as we are now. And we had to proceed differently. But he liked the idea a lot. He would have done both as producer and sound engineer as the mix. A very compact, united work group. It was great.

Did you know the projects he had worked on before? Oh sure, yes.

And what contribution do you think it made to the record, let's say in relation to the work someone else could have done? Andy Wallace helped us focus on the project. And whenever I couldn't point to Matty because I wasn't in the mood, he turned to Andy. Each producer has its own identity, its own vision. He embodies the vision of the project himself: he was very careful to understand what I had in mind. In practice, many of the album's ideas are mine, but his contribution was precious to keep me anchored to the project, he made sure that we all found ourselves often thinking or talking about how we wanted to do something. And it's already half the job.

What do you think of the enthusiastic comments you received? Even the critics see you favorably, there ...

It's like a walking fair. Let's see what happens next year. But I'm happy, you know, I'm very pleased. Although, I don't know. The critics' compliments are not something that ... that ... um ... you can't measure your value based on the opinion of the critics. They have a very different use of music, compared to normal people. They hold stacks and piles of CDs on the desk to review them. And to try to identify someone who they think will be fine, things like that. But with us they were very genuine. And obviously there will be people who hate me to death. I know it very well. But it does not matter.

When you play you feel under pressure, the idea of having to meet people's expectations derived from positive criticism?

No. No. When people hear us play live, they realize that we are authentic, on stage. It is immediate. If I don't have a lot of energy, I will pass on my tiredness to the band and we will do a "low-level" concert. If instead we are very active, the concert will be excited. Well, you know, music is like that. Change every time. You can't expect that ... you can't hope to impose a fixed structure. If you respect his will, she will in a certain way respect yours. It is an exchange.

How would you describe your music? I think it's full of emotion ... It is simply music. I'm the classic white rock boy. A great mix in which we put the stuff we love.A lot of things have been a source of inspiration. The critics immediately identified the Zeppelins, but when I was five I did nothing but listen to "Zeppelin II". Apparently, according to Spin, they don't fit into alternative music, but I don't agree. But there are others, too, other things that have happened to us. We like all kinds of groups. All possible musical experiences. Not just guitar rock, you know? Whether it's Birthday Party or Esquivel. We like everything.

What about Leonard Cohen? Fantastic. But the reason I did a cover of "Hallelujah" is the song itself, not the fact that it is Leonard's. However, I can't help feeling great admiration for him, and I think it applies to everyone. It is extraordinary.

Do you know if you've got to listen to your version? I hope he will never hear it.

Why? Because, um, I don't know. To me it is a bit like a song sung by a little boy. I also have a version of the night when we recorded "So Real", I was so exhausted that I forgot that we were recording, in that I have a more adult voice. I think ... I don't know. The results are different each time we play that piece. But I hope to do him justice. Because the great thing about Leonard's songs is that they can take very different paths, and inhabit different places. Actually, it's the beautiful thing about every song. The best songs have strong legs, and they adapt in all circumstances.

I noticed that you didn't enter the lyrics on the CD. Don't like talking about the meaning of the songs? Exactly, because the experience of the song is stronger if it is enjoyed independently, through direct experience. If you can get an interpretation of the text on your own, the impact is much greater. And I would also add that, in my opinion, on paper they are nothing special.

What do you think about making music videos? Music videos ... are a new thing that arouses so many concerns. I don't know ... It's not bad. It's the turn in which it ends ... You know, you make a video, you broadcast it on a channel, it's a bit like a commercial. I never fell in love with a song thanks to a music video. It's more ... a promotional tool. To understand: here is Eddie Vedder, here is toothpaste, here is the cream for pimples, here are the Nirvana and here the Weezer. I mean, sometimes it can be fun, but it's a tunnel with no exit. The concert is much better. Much better the album. However, visual media can be fun.

#Jeff Buckley #The Impression of being eternal #L’impressione di essere eterno

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The Man, The Myth, The Legend

(Chapter 2 of Grand Entrance)

A/N: This story will not make any sense unless you’ve read Grand Entrance, so please do so first!

(Thanks to @sallyidss for beta reading and to @awesomesockes for translating the Danish)

Summary: Peter finally gets to meet his idol.

Word count: 1006

Genre: Fluff, humor, whump (sorta)

Peter leans into Tony’s side and whispers, “I think I’m gonna throw up.”

Tony frowns. “You still don’t feel good?” he asks, his voice low. “Carsickness doesn’t last this long—we’ve been on solid ground for hours now.”

“I dunno, then maybe I’m sick sick,” Peter mutters as they both take another step closer to the bar in the crowded VIP lounge. “But I feel awful. Definitely gonna puke. This was a horrible idea, oh my god, what was I thinking? We should leave, right now, immediately.”

Discreetly, Tony presses the back of his hand to the kid’s forehead. “You don’t have a fever,” he murmurs so that no one else will overhear. “And you were fine five minutes ago.”

“Doesn’t matter,” Peter replies. “I’m dying. I’m dying and I’m gonna die and then I’ll be dead.” He swallows hard and moves one hand up to clutch his churning stomach. “But just before that, I’ll puke. Violently. On everything.”

Tony quirks an eyebrow at him. “Is it possible you’re just nervous?”

Peter doesn’t answer—only continues to stare at the balding, white-haired astrophysicist ahead of them. The man is leaning casually against the bar table, wearing maroon pants and bright blue suspenders with a purple polka-dot bow tie as he chats with a middle-aged woman that Peter recognizes as one of the science expo directors.

“Oh god, he’s less than ten feet away,” Peter whispers. The butterflies that have been fluttering in his stomach have morphed into flapping pigeons now. “I don’t wanna do this anymore—I’m serious. Let’s just go.”

“Kid, you're friends with the Avengers,” Tony says with a scoff. “You go out for pizza with Captain America like every other Friday. Hell, the fucking god of thunder came to your birthday party. This is just some scientist.”

Peter blinks at his mentor. “He’s Søren Thygesen,” he says reverently. “If Thor is the god of thunder, then this guy is the god of science itself.”

Tony huffs out a quick laugh. “I’m telling Bruce you said that.”

Peter ignores him, eyes still locked on Thygesen. “I am literally going to throw up on the god of science,” he breathes out.

“No, you’re not,” Tony says, rolling his eyes. “You’re going to shake his hand, tell him how much you admire his research, and then we’re gonna go pick up a box of Timbits and head back to the hotel to continue our Trailer Park Boys marathon like proper tourists in Canada.”

The director smiles and gives Thygesen’s hand a final shake as she thanks him for his time. Then she steps away from the bar and back over to the couches.

“Alright, we’re up,” Tony says quietly, nudging Peter’s elbow. “Let’s go make your little fanboy dreams come true.”

A fresh wave of panic crashes over Peter. “Actually, know what? On second thought, I don’t need to meet him,” Peter protests as Tony steers him forward. “I mean, I’ve already read all his books, that’s gotta be good enough. I’m sure he’s really busy, after all, there’s that whole Mars exploration thing, and the climate change stuff, and the—”

With a final push, Tony sends the kid forward so suddenly that he nearly stumbles right into Thygesen.

The scientist looks up in surprise. “Nå! Hello there, young man,” he greets. “Are you enjoying the conference?”

Peter stares back, eyes wide, frozen in place. Then all at once, his right hand shoots out in front of him. “I’m fan, your biggest Peter!” he spits out, then instantly frowns. “Oh, no, wait, I mean I’m Peter. Biggest fan. I love you,” he rambles. “But not in a weird way! I mean, I just really like your… uh, your science. And stuff…” he trails off.

Instantly, Peter feels his face flush, but Thygesen only gives him a kind smile and clasps the kid’s hand with both of his own. “It’s lovely to meet you, Peter,” he says warmly. “I have a grandson with the same name.”

Feeling as though he’s in a daze, Peter pumps the hand up and down. His brain is blanking on what to say next. His mouth, however, seems happy to pick up the slack. “I can’t believe I’m touching you right now,” he blurts.

(There’s a brief moment in which Peter is pretty sure he can feel his soul escape its corporeal vessel and drift off without him into the afterlife.)

Søren raises his eyebrows, looking amused. “Well, I am told I have very soft hands.”

Tony lets out a sigh as he rests a heavy hand on Peter’s shoulder. “Okay, that’s enough, kiddo,” he intervenes. Then, addressing Thygesen, Tony extends his own hand. “Du må undskylde min praktikants opførsel. Han er lidt nervøs. Han var bare bange for, om han ville kaste op på dig.”

Peter’s mouth hangs open, but the elderly man’s eyes twinkle as he releases Peter’s hand to shake Tony’s. “Jeg har tretten børnebørn—han ville ikke være den første,” he chuckles.

“Since when do you speak Danish?” Peter demands, whipping his head around to stare at his mentor.

Tony shrugs. “I got bored my sophomore year at MIT. Wanted a challenge.”

Peter blinks back at him. “What did you say to him?”

“Just that you’re a good kid who can’t always control what comes out of his mouth,” Tony says casually. “Be it word vomit or actual vomit.”

Covering his face with his hands, Peter groans. “I am never leaving my apartment again.”

“Now, now,” Thygesen chuckles, patting the kid’s arm gently. “I should tell you the story of the first time I met the Queen of Denmark.”

Peter lowers his hands for a moment. “Did you throw up on her?” he asks.

Søren hums a bit, a smile spreading across his lips. “Other way around.”

Peter sighs. He truly is in the presence of a legend.

A/N:

English translations:

Tony: “You’ll have to excuse my intern. He’s a bit nervous. He was actually afraid he would throw up on you.”

Thygesen: “I have thirteen grandchildren—he wouldn’t be the first."

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gizkasparadise · 5 years

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Z. Ramble, on!

im gonna talk about how much i love luke skywalker–which is very very much–and why tlj is not only an IC character arc for him but one that makes him 100% more important to me

y’all of course, will likely have your own interpretations of him and that’s a-okay. but i’ve got about 20 years invested in mine and i am incredibly stubborn so any THAT’S NOT HIS CHARACTER!!! comments or reblogs might not be engaged with. that in mind, let’s roll.

to tosche station!

a lot of feelings about luke skywalker, as told by gizka

here’s some things i understand about luke from the original trilogy:

he doesn’t think things through. he’s curious and impulsive. his curiosity is one of my favorite things about him. since he’s the entrypoint character for the audience, we learn things with luke. we get excited with luke, we get angry with luke. luke’s curiosity does some meta work in letting the audience get immersed in the universe. he bugs owen. he bugs ben. he bugs han and chewie and is a walking bioware protag wanting fetch quests. what’s this laser sword? can i look down its handle?

his curiosity & impulsiveness are what save the Jedi. put on a visor and wave a laser around? sounds fun. go to a swamp planet in the middle of a war? okay. whatever this blue ghost-man has to say. the jedi, i think, lost curiosity– they lost the ability to critically reflect, to want to learn. they haven’t grown, even as the galaxy has grown around them (alluded quite a bit in EU content like KOTOR and also in canon with RotS). in the OT, we get two jedi: old ben kenobi, an exile who is referred to as a great general but is one of the most static characters in the series. throughout the series, he is moved into action by his surroundings or circumstances. he doesn’t seek luke out for training– the kid passes out on his yard. he straight up phased out of the adventure by ep 4. & then we get luke, this scrappy desert farm kid, and through his POV the jedi get to go from relics to something incredibly cool to be discovered– luke’s not the last of the old, but the first of the new. he’s dynamic and a catalyst and he charges through the story like a drunk bull

luke always wants to learn, but is frustrated by learning. we see how he’s quick to get angry or to quit, especially in ESB when dealing with yoda, that little hobgoblin. part of that is the impulsiveness & overeagerness– he wants to jump in and do things but doesn’t have the patience. this fits that “gifted child, struggling adult” trope. it’s Important that he doesn’t complete Jedi training his first try, that it doesn’t come easily to him.

luke is often isolated from what’s actually happening. after a new hope, he’s the Hero of Another Story in his own trilogy. his role, tactically speaking, on endor isn’t necessary (remember that he didn’t go in with the intention to stop the emperor). it’s personal. it’s family matters. it’s impulsive as hell despite his newfound Jedi Chill. luke’s arc is purposefully set up to be a sidestep away from the grand battle of good vs. evil during RotJ–that’s leia’s arena (& i could talk a lot about leia, too. another day, another post there). after ben’s death, all of his journeys are solo journeys: he’s a student without a teacher

so he is, in a lot of ways, alone even when surrounded by his friends. he’s the only one trying to understand the Force. he’s the only one trying to understand Darth Vader. he’s the only one who actively confronts the Dark Side (and the only one who sees the Dark Side in himself). he hosts his father’s funeral by himself. and, at the end of the trilogy, he’s the only one that sees the ghosts

here’s what i understand about luke between the OT and ST:

he wasn’t a good teacher. how could he be? historically in GFFA, heroes don’t make great teachers– obi wan certainly wasn’t. or qui gon. or yoda or mace. remember how yoda made himself straight up die to get out of answering luke’s questions? i do. luke’s 0 for 2 in dissolving mentors.

in fact, i’ll wait for someone to mention a jedi master who was a responsible, positive mentor for their student without things going to hell in a handbasket. the skywalker mentorship program is a domino line of dudebro fuckery

so we have someone who didn’t get good training, didn’t have a consistent teacher of his own, but has an intense curiosity about the force and an inherited legacy he’s decided to run with. he doesn’t have children of his own & leia’s too busy being the Big Good and having a full-time job with benefits to sign up for jedi daycamp (& coming back to that leia post i might write one day, why the fuck would she want to do jedi training. jedi training has super fucked up her life!). but his nephew, ben’s namesake, shows force sensitivity. for the first time, luke’s not the only person who can carry on the traditions he never really got to learn in the first place. potentially, he has someone who can share his curiosity with

but luke’s not a good teacher. his curiosity comes with impulsiveness. and so he fails his first try at it, in a way that mirrors his first try at being a jedi. only this time he’s not just hurting himself in the cave – he hurts ben. and leia. and han. he knows it, too.

so he leaves. because he doesn’t know what to do. because, for the first time he’s experienced it, the force is frightening and no one’s prepared him for this side of it. he exiles himself, because his journey has been one of exile ever since dagobah. he’s on his own, because who can he talk to? where is the handbook for So You Scared Your Apprentice To the DarkSide? it’s in a fucking tree somewhere a billion light years away that yoda lights on fucking fire, thanks yoda

luke is the first of the new, but being new means not having experience to draw on. it’s Telling that, in his exile, he is looking for answers from the ancient order. because luke’s still a student, still learning, too

so, let’s talk TLJ:

let’s say you really fucked up an exam. it was the most important exam of your life. and you straight up fucked it. F-. suspension. your photo’s hanging up on a wall of shame somewhere

now imagine some kid shows up to your depression den, uninvited, and demands that you tutor them in the exact same material you fucked up in previously. by the way, she’s sent by the sister you irreversibly hurt, apparently galactic freedom depends on it, and she’s learning Force Shit from that nephew you almost killed in a Panic.

it’s pretty understandable that you’d want to do one of two things: A. tell her no don’t do it, and/or B. maybe see what you can figure out from some old textbooks

except the textbooks suck because they were written by even more shitty teachers. this is the book your professor wrote and made you buy with no resale value. it hasn’t been revised or updated. this is first edition knowledge in a thirteenth edition galaxy. you, and this kid, and your nephew, are all on your own. you have no idea how to fix this shit. people have possibly died because of it. more people might die if you keep trying without knowing all there is to know about the force– what it can do, how it can manifest in people. the very thing that has been your strength your whole life (curiosity, a sense of adventure!, raw talent) is getting people killed

also yoda set the fucking books on fire

all three of the candidates for the title of the last jedi (luke, ben, rey) expect a legacy to inherit, a place in a more meaningful universe. they’re all, ultimately, disappointed. how they react to this disappointment is important: ben wants to burn it down. rey wants to fight for something new.

luke faces it. he apologizes to ben and leia. he fights for the Big Good in what is once again, a solo fight. that is personal. that is about family.

luke, unlike the jedi before him, learns how to be a teacher. he dies alone for it.

fuck anyone who says this version of luke is inferior, weaker, or OOC. i don’t want my heroes to get everything right on the first try– because no one does.

#luke skywalker #meta #I BET YOU DIDNT EXPECT THIS MUCH IM SORRY #!my post #long post #millyslitterbox

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informedinterest · 3 years

Text

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for

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many

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book

shelves

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find

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it’s

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it’s different from the

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edition

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sniffed

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five

min

utes don’t want to be

late,”

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,”

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Jesse

get

boar

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for

trek

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posters

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face

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it,

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the

eyes

except Lukas

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be,

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carry them off the

floor

to,”

,”

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,”

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ough

wit

Luk

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Ethan

said

hell

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with

rest of

them

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wil

great

er,”

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got

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fan boys

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ged,

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speak

the

Devil,

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fan

club

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,”

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agai

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books

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com

fort

able

not

hing

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zon

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Olivia

start

draw

sta

istics,

for

build

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coming with me

and

helping me

find him,

would

you

Jess

e,“

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ah,

re,

should

done

here

right,

Lukas

“

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yelle

Lukus

Who

gave

thu

mbs

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Olivia who is staying behind to talk to some

planners

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Ivor

guy

gain

, ”

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always

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stuff,

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apothecary,”

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stay

here,”

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are

you

doin

her

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Ivor

sir,

was

hoping

give

this

you

fore

the

sho

w,”

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glancing

thin

Mouth

agape

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Skul

l,”

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..perfect,

thank

you,”

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your

sel

monds

ches

ther

“

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thes

aren’t

diamonds,

these

are

moissanite,

.”

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should

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y,”

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thes

migh

por

”

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wanna

mess up the

show,”

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Jess

Mak

it’

the

re,

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wha

doi

”

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a bowl

pret

“guys,

Gabriel

stop

our

buil

sai

was

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and

gav

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eral chains with the words

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stage

pas

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hed

,”

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wen

giv

you

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e,”

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geek

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over

briel,

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tal

kin

g with some

“

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hey

Petr

I requested

one

for

you,

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distributor

,”

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smil

sly

ily

tak

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tor,

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can

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sto

tal

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tur

som

guest

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woul

his

Room

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hind,

as he slid on

ward

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stai

s ,

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this

is,

ambitious

“

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kidding

having to build

stairs

all the way down in

ice,”

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builder

architect

”

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Dark in here,”

light

ing up a

light,

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see

med to be

big

book

shelves

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ghts

flick

sud

den

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gras

ping a

han

her

mouth

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part

icular

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see

again,

no,

“

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lon

tim

e,’

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nally

out

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sh-“

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sir,

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dar

nes

s, of the

dun

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her

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dia

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gav

,”

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security,”

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Slink

Jesse

ing

quietly

after

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at least

we got

our

er.

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others

before the

show

arts,

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I was lo

all

over

for

you,

-“

Lukas

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already

,told

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did,”

gruff

ly,

just

pana

Ivor

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nes

s of

your

shadow

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a real monster

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.”

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really

isn’t

plac

tim-

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for

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par

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the

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l ,

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arted

g believing it to be part of the

show,

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tak

out

wooden

sword

The

Crowd

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as the

Wither

start

tack

ing

“Ivor

That’s

Eno

ugh,

Turn

this

thing

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“Oh,

I will

One o’

Soren,

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hey

it’s

not

work

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ly,

“Hey, guys

what’s going

on,

“

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joi

at the cleared out

con

vent

on,

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gon

Off

the

Wal

And

made an invention trying to

kill

every

one,”

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repli

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,”

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destroy,”

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this

stupid

wire,”

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Wire

,”

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,”

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wire on

the

table,”

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what

hap

pen

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flush

ing,

“I um

took

it,”

“AXEL!!”

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whatever

you

”

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is-

it-

I used it to add

another light display to the

statue

thing,

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might

want

to get it

now,”

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destruction

stage that seem to get

eve

clos

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ove

r the

woo

den

ord

The

remote

dis

regar

frustration

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statue

cr,

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,“

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Gill

”

Gil

Pas

sin

gave

Jess

who

Brok

dow

whil

Olivia

whisper

instructions on how to

put it

together to Aiden

Whil

Axel

Olivia

play

dis

trac

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Lukas,

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went

pres

but

Only for

Ivor to

atch it out of his hand and do the

Honor,

And,

Didn’t

“So

Losers

,”

Leather

Jacket

Rush

by,

“ Ethan,

you’re

not

goin

hel

,”

Lukas

snapped

but they were already

long

gone,

Trail

ing

afte

the

To the

Edge,

Ivor

hauling

Gabriel’s

unconscious

form,

“I

want

to see him

humiliated not

dead

,”

Gabriel

stirrin

g by the

Edge,

Talkin

“Gill,

you

need

tak

emble

m,”

Tak

his

coat

“Fin

other

”

Pas

sing

And

Gil

Run

ing off in the opposite direction with the

wheel,

It’s flashing a

slight blue at Gill’

tou

Befor

brow

dot,

around

Mak

ing a small

streak

Shifting with the

users

stance to point in a

certain

dir

Tak

Broken

Crate

It was

nearly

sib

“Mag

nus,

bri

Sen

Us,”

“ Gabriel

huh,”

Magnus

hol

ding up the

Before

throwing him down the pile

he’

jus

struggle

cli

top of

Gil

Who’d

bee

por

“This.

point

les

s.”

“He

’s

Insane,”

Jess

Admit

dejected

ly,

Shar

wit

Axe

“Then

ould

onto

the

nex

one-,”

Axel

shook

his

head,

“ We

need

to get

this

done,

We’re

stay

,”

Lukas

Speech

less,

Before

Going

ahead,

Aidan

“Hm,

course

I’ll

with

you,”

Eligard

far

mor

Co Operative,

Soren

“I

should

stay

out

re,”

Whe

The

got

Soren’s

hous

“Soren and I .. didn’t leave things off

too

go od

last time

I- we

spoke”

“It

would

better

you

go,

Soren, not so much..

Having

taking

knit

ting

lot,

And

docu

ment

ing his

rare

animal

fin

dings

Not p

ease

to be distur

How

eve

r very excited to see

Reuben,

Jess

’s

“Animal

lovely

creatures

Don’t

betray you

and take your

ings

I’ve seen

a few

of course

- but to see it

bonded

with

human,

You

must

tell

the

tale,

Sitting with

Soren

and having

tea

I found

Reuben

(That

’s his

name)

at the

place

built

our

treehouse,

”

While

ren

knit

ny,

“Now

back

the

point,

could

reall

use-

appreci

ate-

,“

Soren’s

fac

chan

ing at his

change

words,

“you

”

“I want-

to help you

I really do,

“

Soren

insist

“But the Order

and

I, didn’t

leave things on

good

terms,

Hesitatin

Cou,

“Would

Reuben be

here,

“

Jess

Nod

ded

“And you’d be helping a lot of

animals-“

“Fine-

I’ll

go,”

Jesse

Soren

Only to find

Aidan

Eligard

Long

ther

“They

went

ahead

Temple

,”

Lukas

whis

per

Swa

stories

Luk

ple,

The

only

thing

left

after

Wither’s

rampage

“And

our

tree

house

e,”

Lukas

poi

Petr

sho

And

things

clearly

went

down

ll from

Ivor,

im mediately

taking charge of the whole

op eration

as Soren

watch

Irr

iat

n th

side

lin

Goin

Mag

with

tim

“Who

dares-

“

Dro

ing the explosive behind his back as he went to

cuddle

Soren,

who

star

blank

“Soren,

‘how you been

cute

pig,

Always

a sucker for

(cute

animals,

how,

“

Holding up the emblem

intimi

datingly

“Al right,

oh right,

,sure

“

Mak

Temple,

ar,

“It’s

Done!”

Soren

raisi

bro

leas

“This will

activate

the

Wither

storm,

“

“Once

walking distance so

course,

,”

Shoving

devic

Lukas

Who

went

suit

as well as the rest of

them,

At the moment

arrived,

“I’ll watch

Reuben

for

you,

“

Soren

Offe

Reuben

Could take

a pretty

mighty

pun

ch,

but saf

risk

it,

“Sure

Reuben

likes

you,”

went

through

ici

Thr

Wit

her

Spawn

hord

The

Wither

storm

falte

fall

Com

Rescuing those that the

Wither

storm

had

cap

tur

Inc

Lud

Gab

el,

Fro

Only

for

star

mov

three,

“Run!”

Luk

They ran, castle destroyed,

and forced to find shelter in a

cave

“This never

would’ve

happened,

“

“Magnus please for once in your life shut your

accursed

mouth,”

Soren

snap

worriedly,

“Eligard help me attend to

Gabriel’s

frost

bite

,”

Into the Night

“Ivor,

I can’t believe

so such a fool

hardy

plan!”

Wak

Lukas

dis

turb

other

Goin

“I should’ve

stood up

for

yself

long time ago

Ivor

Give me that

in fernal device,”

“ it need

morganite

,”

“You use

dia-

mond,

”

as argument broke out

Lukas,

Petra coming behind

Lukas after being treated

for

minor

frost

-burn

Sm,

“Looks like I actually

ll have use of that

mor

ganite,“

Petra crossed her arms clearly haven’t forgotten the abrasive

behavior

ear

lie

“Pl-

huc

Morganite

“Yo

should

pro

bably

destroy

goo

easur

,”

Soren

giv

Luk

“Oh look at

Soren can’t kill an

ender

dragon-

s,”

“Ivor, you have

never,

Been

helpful

any

one

ever”

“I-

Mag

nus

C’mon on

that isn’t

true

right

buddy ,”

Mag

nus

hid

ing

hin

Sore

Eli

gar

Cros

“It’s

time you leave

Ivor,

“

Ivor looking at them before running

into the Wasteland

Of the

mak

“Come on we have inventions

to make

and things

rebuild

,”

“Is it true that you didn’t

slay

the

end

on,

“No,

Aligardz’s

dragon

look

lik

mal,

I lulled

ep,

Not a blade pierc

d it’s

pel

Soren

Stro

kin

ueben’s

“Ivor’s

ma-

,”

a sound,

“We should get back to

invent,”

ren’

word

fad

as he enter

cav

Leav

ing

Jess

e with the

othe

Suit

ing up to take on the

Withe

last

tim

Soren

watch

Reuben,

The

Withe

fell

And

Lukas

Aiden,

Olivia,

Jesse

Axel

and

Gil

Petr

cam

hero

Axel

Event

ually

turn

int

count

abil

ity

The

End

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Not My Luke (TLJ Spoilers ahead)

I don’t like your Luke Skywalker.

Luke Skywalker isn’t a pacifist who would never hurt a fly. Luke Skywalker is the man who howled in anger when his enemy threatened his sister. Luke Skywalker is the man who drove one of the most feared men in the galaxy to his knees and hacked off his hand with rage-driven slashes of his lightsaber. Luke Skywalker faced down a monster while all alone on an ice planet and hacked it down while half-dead of hypothermia Luke Skywalker walked into the den of one of the most feared criminals in the galaxy fully prepared to cut the living hell out of Jabba the Hutt and his entire wretched den of scum and villainy. Luke Skywalker is a courageous warrior, with all that entails.

Luke Skywalker isn’t a naive farm kid who could never tell a lie. Luke Skywalker is the guy who, smirking, assured Han Solo that rescuing Princess Leia would net a huge reward, with no evidence to that fact except the bullshit he pulled from his back pocket. Luke Skywalker bluffed his way into Jabba’s palace by claiming to be a Jedi Knight when he had absolutely no reason to say so. Luke Skywalker sneaked his lightsaber onto Jabba’s barge by hiding it in R2D2 and freaking giving up his best friend and trusted companion to Jabba as a slave, and if that doesn’t take some stone-cold cunning, I don’t know what does.

I don’t like sweet retiring cotton puff Luke Skywalker. Luke Skywalker is the brat who mouthed off to Han Solo and called the Millenium Falcon a hunk of junk. Luke Skywalker is the guy who drove Yoda to the point of exasperation with his impulsiveness and impatience. Luke Skywalker risked the fate of the entire galaxy for the lives of his friends because he thought he knew better than two of the oldest and wisest Jedi in the galaxy, and in the process got his hand chopped off and his mind blown and his entire world view changed.

Look. Luke Skywalker is still the man who redeemed Darth Vader through love and trust. He is still the one who believed in Han Solo when no one else would. He is the one who rushed headlong into danger to save his friends’ lives. He is the guy who changed an entire galaxy through courage and faith and compassion. But he’s also a Skywalker, and as Tumblr knows, the Skywalkers are a fucking mess, and Luke was no exception.

And so (here’s where we get into The Last Jedi spoilers) I can completely believe that, when Luke was faced with Ben Solo, when he tried to redeem the kid through love and compassion like his father, when he did the best that he could for the kid, and looked into his heart and could see only darkness and selfishness despite all he tried to do, when faced with the prospect that he had trained up a second Darth Vader, I can completely believe that, just for a moment, he might raise up his lightsaber. . . and that impulsiveness would spell doom for the galaxy. I can completely believe that a disheartened and bitter Luke Skywalker, having ruined everything he fought for and believed in, who saw his nephew - the most precious thing to his sister and his best friend - turned into a pawn for another galactic tyrant, would turn to despair and retire to Acht-To to die alone in misery.

I can believe all of these things because that’s Luke at his worst. Impulsive, angry, impatient, self-centered.

I can accept it because the story doesn’t end there.

Luke’s defining moment in the Original Trilogy comes when, after falling to his rage and impulsiveness and anger, he pulls himself back from the brink. He turns his back on the broken, beaten, and dying man that Darth Vader truly was, looks the Emperor in the eye, and says, “I’ll never turn to the Dark Side. You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”

He does it again in The Last Jedi. He rises above his despair and bitterness to face the thing he fears most, looks straight at the shrill, whining man-child that Kylo Ren truly is, and says, with steel in his voice and conviction in his heart, “The Rebellion is reborn today. The war is just beginning. And I will not be the last Jedi. Strike me down in anger and I will always be with you, just like your father. ”

I don’t know who this perfect cinnamon roll or blandly flawless wise old sage people thought Luke Skywalker would be is. But he’s Not My Luke Skywalker.

#star wars #the last jedi #luke skywalker #the discourse #TLJ positive

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Rec list: Han/Leia official reading material

The SW EU has tons of books and comics and now Disney is adding an extra heap, so much that it’s daunting to decide where to begin, what might be worth investing your time in and what to avoid. And if you’re only/mostly interested in this stuff for Han/Leia, you might have wondered where you can find them in all that material. I haven’t read all of it yet, but I’ve managed to read a lot for the past few years, so I thought of making a rec list with my favourites, even if just as a start!

If there’s a book or comic I didn’t mention here, feel free to ask if I’ve read it or to rec it to me!

EU books

Honor Among Thieves - James S.A. Corey: This is a fun adventure book that mostly follows Han and Chewie on a mission for the Alliance after ANH, but later on includes Leia and Luke. What I liked about this book is that it has some really nice moments of Han thinking about Leia, being teased about Leia and being sassed by Leia. His mission is to rescue a beautiful, badass spy and he barely has eyes for her! (Also good: Leia actually bonds with the spy, so there’s no toxic jealousy trope.)

Razor’s Edge - Martha Wells: This book is set some time before the beginning of ESB, so Han and Leia aren’t together yet. But what I liked about it was that it nailed just right the state of their relationship: it can be tense at times and they can be snappy at each other, but they are allies and friends, they care about each other, they trust each other, they talk without one of them being a sarcastic jerk all the time or it ending in a screaming match. Just as it’s supposed to be. Also, Leia appreciates Han’s ass and there’s a UST-filled scene in a ‘fresher that is brilliant (illustrated by Chris Trevas)

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor - Matthew Stover: This is set a while after RotJ (after the book Truce at Bakura, too), so you get to see them as a couple pre-marriage. Despite the title, this book has several chapters that are about Han and Leia’s parts in the story, and some nice shippy moments, including the glorious moment where Leia pats Han’s ass. Their relationship could have been done better, but still cute.

Corphelion Interlude - Troy Denning: I read this as the prologue of Tatooine Ghost so I hardly ever remember that it’s not (it’s included in the ebook version). This is a short story about Han and Leia on their honeymoon. It’s as good as it sounds. Married fluff? Check. Inuendo? Check. Kissing? Check. Leia sticking her tongue in Han’s ear? Check.

Tatooine Ghost - Troy Denning: I think this is a staple read. What’s better than a book that is nearly 90% about your ship?? Nothing, I’m telling you. It’s not perfect, starting because it references The Courtship of Princess Leia so certain H/L interactions are related to that and not really to my liking. I also didn’t fully like the whole discussion about having kids. But ANYWAY this is a fun Adventures With So Married Organa-Solos story that has them caring for each other and making dirty jokes and a fade to black sex scene, so in every other aspect, it is perfect far as I’m concerned.

The Trouble with Squibs - Troy Denning: Another short story related to T.G.; this isn’t actually that shippy, but it’s Han and Leia (with Chewie and C-3PO again) on another mission together, so.

The Thrawn Trilogy - Timothy Zahn: They don’t have a lot of “page time” together, which is frustrating---they keep being pulled apart---but again it’s So Married Organa-Solos waiting for their kids to be born and it’s cute as heck. They’re a strong couple and there are some very sweet moments between them.

EU comics

A Valentine Story: If you thought Tatooine Ghost was the closest to published fanfic, behold! This is basically the huddling for warmth trope made comic, set before ESB. Bless.

The Thrawn Trilogy: The art is actually not that great, but remember the cute couple moments I mentioned in the books? They’re here!! Illustrated!! So, I’ll take it.

Disney Canon books

The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy - Alexandra Bracken: This is a retelling of ANH from their three POVs, so it’s more gen than shippy, but it’s still a good book and nice for some first impressions on each other.

Moving Target - Cecil Castellucci & Jason Fry: Okay, bear with me, this book is set between ESB and RotJ, so it’s actually Leia-centric and Han isn’t there. However, not only it’s a great Leia book, but Han is in her thoughts and it’s both heart-breaking and adorable.

The Princess and the Scoundrel - Beth Revis: A book entirely about Han and Leia’s wedding and honeymoon... it’s true!! And nearly close to perfection.

Life Debt - Chuck Wendig: This is actually the second book in the Aftermath trilogy, set after the end of RotJ, so technically you should read all three to get the whole picture. Except that the first book has only one (1) mention of Han/Leia, the writing isn’t good and the characterization of their relationship isn’t too good either. Empire’s End actually has more of them than this one, so you might want to check it out too, but to me the few interactions in Life Debt are cuter and better done.

Last Shot - Daniel José Older: While I have some minor objections for this book (but that can be said about most things on this list, can’t it?), mostly, I loved it. It shows us Han and Leia three years after RotJ, married and with Ben as a toddler. While this is mostly a Han&Lando focused adventure, there’s a good deal of Han/Leia, be it them in the same scenes or Han thinking about how much he loves Leia. I’m not kidding about how often that happens. The author is clearly a fan. Finally!

Bloodline - Claudia Gray: Tbh I have mixed feelings about this book. It’s very close to TFA, meaning that Han/Leia’s relationship, while overall tender and in-character, is also peppered with little things that annoyed the crap out of me and are supposed to hint at why they would go their separate ways rather than face tragedy together sometime later. Also, the NR sucks?? Why?? How?? However, I liked seeing an older Leia fighting to make the galaxy better, and I loved that she thinks of Han all the time, they communicate often, she talks to people about him, and he drops everything to come help her.

From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back - VVAA: This one is a collection of short stories told from the PoV of different background characters who were present during the events of the movie. I enjoyed the one for ANH so that’s definitely a rec, too, but this one is PACKED with little Han/Leia mentions as witnessed by other characters. Stories to check are: “Ion Control”, “A good kiss”, “She will keep them warm”, “This is no cave”, “Faith in an old friend”.

Disney Canon comics

Han Solo (2016): This is a Han-focused comic set between ANH and ESB. It has a scene I really dislike where Leia punches Han. True, it was done as a show to protect a mission, and both of them look very regretful about it, but I still think it could have done without that. Nevertheless, this book offers a brilliant characterization of and insight on Han that include little things related to Leia... and it ends with a gorgeous, UST-filled last page, so check it out even if just for that!

Star Wars Annual #02: This one is focused on Leia, also on a mission between ANH and ESB. Han doesn’t show up until the last pages, but it has a few, tiny shippy scenes that show their friendship and how much Han cares about her.

Star Wars Annual #03: After releasing a comic of Luke and Leia alone on a mission, it was only fair to get one of Han and Leia lost together! The downside is, it’s not a very good story, imho, for several reasons. So I guess I’m only reccing this for the passable art and it being a comic of them together alone, but not much more than that.

Star Wars (2015) - Skywalker Strikes: The first three parts of the ongoing serial have Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie and the droids on a mission sometime after Yavin. It’s very action-oriented, but there are some juicy Han/Leia moments such as Leia asking Han about his motivations to help and Han looking uncomfortable as heck (because he cares about you all, that’s why!!), Han and Leia looking each other in the eye and calling their names when they think they’re going to die, Leia carrying an unconscious Han, and of course, working as a team even if they don’t always agree. Part IV also has them interacting, but personally, not to my taste or the way I see their relationship between ANH and ESB. Part V has beautiful visuals for them, but again, not a characterization I was a fan of (and it has nothing to do with Han’s “wife”).

Star Wars (2015) - The Hutt Run: This comic is Han-centric and Leia actually doesn’t feature in it, but it has some very good interactions between Han and Mon Mothma showing that she suspects Han’s feelings for Leia, so in that regard it’s worth it.

Star Wars (2015) - The Escape: In this comic book, Luke, Han and Leia are on the run and end up hiding in a planet. It has some hilarious misunderstandings between Han and Leia, along with a scene of her running into shirtless Han, and some reflective moments between the two of them as well.

Star Wars (2015) - Rebels and Rogues: Finally, after a long wait, the fake dating comic we all deserved. Han and Leia go on a mission together and run into an ex-boyfriend of Leia’s. This features jealousy, banter, teasing and a lovely picture of Han and Leia dancing together. (However, this book is split between Han/Leia, Luke, and Chewie in their individual missions... I ended up skipping some of Luke’s and Chewie’s pages.)

The Storms of Crait (2017): Now this... this is the comic I’d been waiting a long time to see. Han and Leia’s dynamic finally seems right: there’s banter and disagreements, not violence or petty insults; there’s caring for each other; there’s an almost kiss !!!! and there’s a shirtless Solo (bless). The art is a little awkward because it’s traced from stills of the actors (mostly recognizable scenes from the OT), but at least it looks like them?

Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Leia: This is an adorable comic set on Hoth that focuses on Leia and hope, but Han is in it and they have adorable banter.

Star Wars (2020) - Operation Starlight: Reflections of the Lost: Set after ESB, Leia tells Kes Dameron why she loves Han, with a flashback to Hoth.

Bonus non-H/L recs

Leia, Princess of Alderaan - Claudia Gray: This book is about 16-year-old Leia working hard to prove herself worthy of the crown, but also discovering her parents’ involvement with the rebellion and wanting to help, struggling with growing pains, making friends and falling in love. I really loved this one, I thought the author did a terrific job with the portrayal of a Leia much younger and inexperienced than we see on screen.

Princess Leia (2015): Another Leia rec?? Uh, yeah! This comic is set right after ANH and it’s about Leia’s mission to rescue all the Alderaan survivors she can as the Empire starts to hunt them down. Amazing.

Final note: If for any reason at all you can’t afford to buy this stuff but you want to give it a try, please reach out to me privately.

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The great dilemma of my life is that I wanna get into the Star Wars expanded universe stuff (or legends or whatever they're calling it now in wake of the new movies), but I get nervous about it because 1) there's so much of it and 2) I don't want to be called a faker because I've traditionally been more into Star Trek

Anon, you are absolutely not a faker!! People like what they like and that’s totally fine, and there’s never a time limit on becoming a fan of something. You can like both Star Trek and Star Wars and anyone who tries to set up a rivalry between them or say you can only like one doesn’t make sense and is pulling some gross fandom gatekeeping bullshit. There’s no requirement list for liking something, just be into what you’re into. :) And if anyone ever tries to tell you you’re not a fan of something for whatever reason they come up with, they’re wrong. If you like something, you’re a fan, and it’s not a race or competition to see who is the ~best fan~

There is absolutely A TON of stuff in the EU though, you’re right, and what you should read depends on what you’re looking to get out of it. It’s a lot like comics where you pretty much pick and choose what you want to read and what you personally consider canon, lol. Cut for excessive EU talk lmao

Qualitatively, the best books are basically the standalone books and a trilogy with a duology sequel. My personal rec list for just the most well-written books are:1. Razor’s Edge by Martha Wells - A Leia book set between ANH and ESB with a heavy dose of beautiful Han/Leia UST and portraying their relationship as the way I’ve always seen it in that era, as very good friends who trust and rely on one another who’ve been falling in love for years and know it but are constrained by circumstances. It also is one of the only books to deal with the fallout of the loss of Alderaan. If you like Leia or Han/Leia it’s the book for you, and is hands-down my fave EU book2. Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning - a post-ROTJ novel about Leia and Han on Tatooine. It’s about Leia dealing with her heritage and Denning is one of my fave EU authors because he handles characters and feelings very well and always writes Han/Leia with the respect and love and humor they deserve3. Kenobi by John Jackson Miller - post-ROTS Obi-wan in hiding on Tatooine and coming to terms with like… everything lmao4. Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn - immediately post-ANH canonical Ocean’s 11 AU about Han putting together a team to pull a heist. Zahn is the most well-regarded EU author and he’s really great at characterization and always has interesting plots5. Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor by Matthew Stover - post-ROTJ Luke novel that did a great job at characterization. Stover also wrote the ROTS novelization which is probably the most popular movie novelization

The series that gets rec’d the most as the best place to start is definitely Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy. It’s set like 10 years post ROTJ and focuses on Han, Luke, and Leia and introduces the character of Mara. I have mixed feelings about this trilogy because I think Zahn does a great job at handling the universe and the team and he’s one of my favorite authors for characterization, but he spends so much time on the villain Thrawn that I just get pissed off every time because I think he’s a terrible character and it’s a waste of pagetime lol. But this is so, so many people’s entry point into the EU, and they’re good books! Then there’s the Hand of Thrawn duology sequel set another 10 years or so after that.

So that’s my list for if you’re looking for just the Best Books. But my heart really lies in the books that take place after that, from the New Jedi Order onward, about 20 years post-ROTJ because that’s when the Solo kids grow up enough to take center stage in the main books alongside their parents. Jaina, Han and Leia’s oldest child and only daughter, is tied for my all-time favorite character, and this is the era where she really gets to shine. If you want to see Luke start and rebuild the Jedi Order and not give up even when a student goes bad and kills millions of people, if you want to see a bunch of jedi working together, if you want to see Leia as a jedi, if you want to see Han and Leia in love and working together for 40 years, if you want to see Han and Luke and Leia as a family who support and help and tease and love one another as they grow older together, this is where you get it.

You can’t really pull a qualitative rec list for this era though because each book builds on the previous. The NJO is a 19-book series split up into shorter series within, but I can’t imagine just picking up a random series in it. It would be like watching ROTJ without seeing ANH and ESB, you would technically be getting a full story but you’d be missing so much context it would hardly be worth it. So that’s the biggest problem, you have to basically commit to 19 books to get the story. Then it’s followed by the Legacy of the Force and the Fate of the Jedi series, which are shorter ~10 book series each, but still require you to read every book in continuity. And because of all the different authors in every series, characterizations aren’t always handled the best and different authors have different strengths, so it can be a little frustrating. But I love the Skywalker and Solo families, so if you have the time and the inclination, it’s where my heart is.

#star wars #eu #SORRY I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE EU #so i just write novels whenever i talk about it lol #anyway i hope this was at least a little helpful anon #Anonymous #long post #long post for ts

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The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 15 Review: Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?

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The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 15

The Simpsons Season 32, episode 15, “Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?,” is a reaffirmation of all things Simpson. It is off the rails as far as timelines go, but captures the classic subversion of all things sacred. The episode is about rekindling the sparks of youth which have burned out and the destruction of memory, specifically childhood memories. The first thing the episode tackles is what we know about the Simpson family.

The episode opens in a flashback to the 1990s, when Homer was a teenager at his first job. Of course, we know he’s actually already married with two kids, and starring on a show which has been on TV since 1989 at this point in his life, but after 32 seasons of The Simpsons, there are only so many satirical scenarios left to dredge for a backstory. In this timeline we get to see Hip Hop Homer, aspiring DJ and lover of the Humpty dance. Abe thinks his son is wasting his life. The premise of the opening segment is the 8 Mile story, which The Simpsons has mined before for inspiration. It’s crystal Pepsi clear.

Non-canonical episodes of The Simpsons are very often series highlights. The “Treehouse of Horror” episodes consistently rank at the top of every season. The writers don’t have to deal with everyday terrors like character continuity, or fit into any timeline. Springfield residents can be dispensed at whim, and not just Hans Moleman, who can be killed in any manner of ways during a regular episode, occasionally more than once.

Gil Gunderson is another ultimately disposable character. Here we get a faux backstory to spice up the 8 Mile premise. Homer is working at a specialty pizza parlor in this episode, setting up mechanical robots who sing for kids. When a birthday brat ruins one, it’s showtime for the teen rapper. Homer “knows all the Ices, from Cube to T,” but his opening cut is “Slice, Slice Baby,” which he heavily samples from Vanilla Ice. Homer uses it to upsell pizzas, even finding a rhyme for Calamari olives. He ends with a plug for Canadian bacon which, on pizza, is very Vanilla Ice.

At the height of the pizzatainment, Gil’s place is shut down by the feds, because there were drugs stashed in the robot musicians. Homer’s dream is dashed. He loved those pizza-bots. We learn it’s just a memory Homer’s repressed, but remembering it wrecks him. Marge can’t stand to see him this way. He’s lost his youthful spirit. She can tell because he no longer shuffles his pancakes or butt races the dog on the carpet. Moe can sense something is wrong because Homer doesn’t spin Barnie on his barstool anymore, or drink beer from a crazy straw.

Bart and Lisa can tell because Moe and Marge agree on something. Also, because it makes sense. Rapping pizza robots “is a very dad kind of trauma.”

Putting the band back together makes for some classic comic sequences. The kids track Gil to Skid Row in Hollywood, where he remembers the incident in a completely subverted way. Back then, the whole world was his nostril, the drugs sold themselves, and he’s just waiting for a chance to pull himself together and sell more drugs. Disco Stu, who is a collector of disco memorabilia, owns the Jive Turkeys from the display. His mother, Public Domain Debbie, mocks her son for obsessing over the worst music craze ever inflicted on America, and frets over what his father, Doo-Wop Steve, would think.

Professor Frink owns the mechanical beaver. His segment comes second but it is the comic high point of the episode. Of course he understands the connection with mechanical friends. His own mechanical friends only want, well, the punch line, which almost makes you miss the opening of Moe’s wonderful Colombo spoof. He’s even wearing a raincoat, and spins back with one more thing, some WD-40 and an Enrique Iglesias record could only mean the last member of the mechanical band has been turned into a sex robot. Upon being outsmarted, Sideshow Mel provides a perfect Colombo villain denouement. He applauds the effort, very slowly. It is clever and funny, but lands perfectly after the Frink highpoint.

J.J. Abrams is the guest star and his quest to provide ageless marvels ultimately delivers the episode’s deepest cynicism. His sycophants have to keep him in a childlike state of wonder and constant whimsy, tracking down 1982 quarters and providing other emotional comforts. Lisa and Bart get into his offices with the kinds of “super vague” promises the Abrams enterprise considers its prime directive. But when they steal the last pizza bot, on little Star Wars robot wheels no less, they have taken too big a bite on the kitsch.

Even Homer is appalled, because stealing from a celebrity is, by law, equivalent to murdering “a dozen normies.” This is wonderful underhanded commentary, the likes of which goes back to the best of the series, since its beginning. Abrams, as himself, makes it worse by not only taking the actual mechanical musicians, but destroying everything Homer loves about them by planning a robot reboot franchise in a nine-movie arc. It’s set to open March 30th, “the new Fourth of July.” Ruining childhoods is what Abrams does best. He really is a bad robot.

Homer and Comic Book Guy have such a wonderful bonding you can actually see Homer turning into the trolling collectible collector by the climax. They meet to eat, in this case their feelings, which includes chocolate frosty depression and a hot apple cry. The sadness swallowers commiserate over ruined childhood memories, like Sonic the Hedgehog’s creepy human teeth. It is deliciously warped by how touching it turns out to be.

No matter how good determination tastes, Homer can neither save his childhood nor stop the robot reboot. Too many animators went blind to make it. Homer hilariously notes “the reimagining is worse than I could’ve imagined.” The movie stars “whoever was famous eight months ago.” In the trailer, the “Agents of Pizza” promise they’ll “save the world in 90 minutes or the movie is free.” The whole movie setup sequence is a giggle.

The Simpsons revert to their irreverent roots. Movie protesters hold signs reminding people “Some of us are women” and “unrelease the Snyder cut.” Abe admits being a terrible father is a generational thing. Men his age could only love sports stars and cars, and his dream child would have been a 1963 impala SS Sport Coupe.

The conclusion seals the episode as a classic. Not only does Homer lovingly blame Abe for every horrible memory of his young life, his own kids admit they can’t wait to burn the memories of their childhoods from their brains. The readings on lines like “it was always him sucking,” “I hate you dad,” and “forget you’re terrible parents” are exquisitely inverted emotionally. The “Troll Force Five” epilogue uses Comic Book Man and his clan very well.

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“Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?” is the best episode of the season so far, and a classic installment to The Simpsons repertoire. Clearly up to par with the best of the classics. It is so satisfying, it feels as if it was individually made to suit me, just like J.J. Abrams would’ve done.

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BABY SITTING

November 11, 1949

"Baby Sitting” (aka “Liz Takes Up Baby Sitting”) is episode #62 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on November 11, 1949, sponsored by Jell-O.

This was the tenth episode of the second season of MY FAVORITE HUSBAND. There were 43 new episodes, with the season ending on June 25, 1950.

Synopsis ~ Liz takes up baby sitting to balance her financial books and earn money for George's Christmas present.

This episode shares plot elements with the “I Love Lucy” episode “The Amateur Hour” (ILL S1;E14) in 1952. Like Liz Cooper, Lucy Ricardo makes extra money by baby sitting.

“My Favorite Husband” was based on the novels Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, the Record of a Happy Marriage (1940) and Outside Eden (1945) by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the film Are Husbands Necessary? (1942). “My Favorite Husband” was first broadcast as a one-time special on July 5, 1948. Lucille Ball and Lee Bowman played the characters of Liz and George Cugat, and a positive response to this broadcast convinced CBS to launch “My Favorite Husband” as a series. Bowman was not available Richard Denning was cast as George. On January 7, 1949, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Cooper. On this same episode Jell-O became its sponsor. A total of 124 episodes of the program aired from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951. After about ten episodes had been written, writers Fox and Davenport departed and three new writers took over – Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh, and head writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer. In March 1949 Gale Gordon took over the existing role of George's boss, Rudolph Atterbury, and Bea Benaderet was added as his wife, Iris. CBS brought “My Favorite Husband” to television in 1953, starring Joan Caulfield and Barry Nelson as Liz and George Cooper. The television version ran two-and-a-half seasons, from September 1953 through December 1955, running concurrently with “I Love Lucy.” It was produced live at CBS Television City for most of its run, until switching to film for a truncated third season filmed (ironically) at Desilu and recasting Liz Cooper with Vanessa Brown.

MAIN CAST

Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon.

Richard Denning (George Cooper) was born Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York. When he was 18 months old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Plans called for him to take over his father's garment manufacturing business, but he developed an interest in acting. Denning enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He is best known for his roles in various science fiction and horror films of the 1950s. Although he teamed with Lucille Ball on radio in “My Favorite Husband,” the two never acted together on screen. While “I Love Lucy” was on the air, he was seen on another CBS TV series, “Mr. & Mrs. North.” From 1968 to 1980 he played the Governor on “Hawaii 5-0″, his final role. He died in 1998 at age 84.

Gale Gordon (Rudolph Atterbury) had worked with Lucille Ball on “The Wonder Show” on radio in 1938. One of the front-runners to play Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy,” he eventually played Alvin Littlefield, owner of the Tropicana, during two episodes in 1952. After playing a Judge in an episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” in 1958, he would re-team with Lucy for all of her subsequent series’: as Theodore J. Mooney in ”The Lucy Show”; as Harrison Otis Carter in “Here’s Lucy”; and as Curtis McGibbon on "Life with Lucy.” Gordon died in 1995 at the age of 89.

Bea Benadaret (Iris Atterbury) was considered the front-runner to be cast as Ethel Mertz but when “I Love Lucy” was ready to start production she was already playing a similar role on TV’s “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” so Vivian Vance was cast instead. On “I Love Lucy” she was cast as Lucy Ricardo’s spinster neighbor, Miss Lewis, in “Lucy Plays Cupid” (ILL S1;E15) in early 1952. Later, she was a success in her own show, “Petticoat Junction” as Shady Rest Hotel proprietress Kate Bradley. She starred in the series until her death in 1968.

Ruth Perrott (Katie, the Maid) was also later seen on “I Love Lucy.” She first played Mrs. Pomerantz, a member of the surprise investigating committee for the Society Matrons League in “Pioneer Women” (ILL S1;E25), as one of the member of the Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League in “Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (ILL S3;E3), and also played a nurse when “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” (ILL S2;E16). She died in 1996 at the age of 96.

Bob LeMond (Announcer) also served as the announcer for the pilot episode of “I Love Lucy”. When the long-lost pilot was finally discovered in 1990, a few moments of the opening narration were damaged and lost, so LeMond – fifty years later – recreated the narration for the CBS special and subsequent DVD release.

GUEST CAST

Hans Conried (Mr. Wood) first co-starred with Lucille Ball in The Big Street (1942). He then appeared on “I Love Lucy” as used furniture man Dan Jenkins in “Redecorating” (ILL S2;E8) and later that same season as Percy Livermore in “Lucy Hires an English Tutor” (ILL S2;E13) – both in 1952. The following year he began an association with Disney by voicing Captain Hook in Peter Pan. On “The Lucy Show” he played Professor Gitterman in “Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet” (TLS S1;E19) and in “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” (TLS S2;E1). He was probably best known as Uncle Tonoose on “Make Room for Daddy” starring Danny Thomas, which was filmed on the Desilu lot. He joined Thomas on a season 6 episode of “Here’s Lucy” in 1973. He died in 1982 at age 64.

Mr. Wood has eleven children: Bob, Madelyn, Adele, Lucille, Ruth, Lucius, Jessie, Walter, Jess, Joanne, and Hugo.

Jacob "Jack" Kruschen (Mr. Pearson) was a Canadian character actor who worked in film, television and radio. During the 1940s, he became a staple of West Coast radio drama. He had several roles in programs made especially for the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) broadcast for the benefit of members on active duty in the military in the 1940s and 1950s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Dreyfuss in the 1960 comedy-drama The Apartment. He played a mechanic in The Long, Long Trailer (1954).

Mr. Pearson is the father of Tommy, the child Liz is baby sitting.

EPISODE

ANNOUNCER: “As we look in on the Coopers it’s morning. George Cooper is in the dining room eating breakfast, and Liz is hiding in the kitchen with Katie the maid.”

Liz is avoiding seeing George because it is the day he wants to go over their Christmas list and Liz has not put a penny in the Christmas Club account all year long! She reluctantly goes into the dining room to try the ‘smooch’ treatment on him. George wants to take half the money in the account and pay bills. Liz tries to ‘Christmas’ him out of the plan, calling him a Scrooge. He relents but that still leaves Liz with an empty Christmas Club account and a full list.

Later, Liz comes up with the idea to make fruitcake for everyone on the list. That will work for everyone except George. She wonders if she could make money with a part-time job. Since George has taken the newspaper to work with him, Liz goes next door to see Mr. Wood (Hans Conried), since four of his eleven children have paper routes. Liz arrives just as all eleven of them stamped out the door for school at the same time!

MR. WOOD: “Goodbye, Bob, Madelyn, Adele, Lucille, Ruth, Lucius, Jessie, Walter, Jess, Joanne!”

After a pause, Little Hugo also scampers by making eleven. These are the names of some of the staff of My Favorite Husband.

Bob LeMond (Announcer)

Madleyn Pugh (Writer)

Adele is the name often ascribed to Liz’s Mother, Mrs. Elliott

Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper)

Jess Oppenheimer (writer)

Ruth Perrott (Katie the Maid

Mr. Wood says the morning (and evening) stampede can be hazardous since someone has a sharp propeller on his atomic beanie.

Atomic Beanies were previously known as propeller hats. In the 1940s they became a big hit with kids and were widely sold. The word atomic was adopted just a few years after the detonation of the first atomic bomb.

Lucy Ricardo wore one in “Don Juan is Shelved” (ILL S4;E22) in 1955.

Mr. Wood suggests she try to take his daughter Adele’s old job - baby sitting! Liz dresses up to go on her first baby sitting assignment to take care of Tommy Pearson, who is a sure shot with a pea shooter! She tells George she is going to a lecture with Iris Atterbury.

Twenty minutes later, George is pacing the living room without Liz. He figures if Liz is with Iris, Rudolph is available to go to a movie. Iris picks up the phone and knows nothing about the lecture - until she suddenly realizes Liz has lied to George and covers her tracks. But too late! The cat is out of the bag and both wonder where Liz can be!

After a commercial for Jell-O, the story resumes with Liz arriving home from babysitting, driven by Mr. Pearson, Tommy’s father (Jack Kruschen). George is waiting up for her to ask her about the lecture. Liz lies and says the lecture was about financial matters.

LIZ: “He said not to put your money in fiscals this year. The frost ruined them all.”

About the British pound:

LIZ: “It’s being invalidated. It won’t be long before the pound only weighs eight ounces. It makes easier to carry their money around.”

George finally confronts her that he knows there was no lecture. Liz can’t tell him where she really was, so George assumes that he has a rival. Liz, having no other choice, plays along.

George spends the night sleeping on the couch. Liz fills Katie in on George’s misapprehension, enjoying the fun. Iris phones and asks Liz about ‘the other man’ in her life. Liz denies there is another man and Iris assumes she is lying to her!

George seeks advice from his boss, Mr. Atterbury, who suggest he fight fire with fire and pretend he is in love with another woman. George thinks it might work and is determined to try it.

Next day Liz is ready to leave to baby sit and George acts unbothered. Liz is bewildered by his behavior. He says that he is doing the same thing. Liz accuses him of making it up. To prove it, he makes a phone call to Mr. Atterbury, pretending it is his old girlfriend Helen. Mr. Atterbury plays along, but luckily Liz can’t hear his voice - just the radio listeners. Liz storms out angry.

Mr. Pearson leaves for the day and George is at the door to confront him - thinking he is Liz’s lover! He knocks him out! Liz tells him the truth.

LIZ: “You just punched yourself out of a Christmas present!”

In the live Jell-O commercial Lucy and Bob LeMond adopt a western theme. Hopalong Lucidy is tracking down the notorious Jell-O family.

LUCIDY: “Yippe-yi-o-ky-ah!”

Coincidentally, when Lucy Ricardo babysits in “The Amateur Hour” (ILL S1;E14) the song she performs with the Hudson Twins is also a western.

After the commercial Bob LeMond does a PSA for CARE, who are sending food packages to impoverished people overseas. There is also a commercial for Log Cabin Syrup, another General Foods product.

#My Favorite Husband #Lucille Ball #Babysitting #Richard Denning #Ruth Perrott #Bea Benadaret #Gale Gordon #Jello #Jack Kruschen #I Love Lucy #Amateur Hour #Atomic Beanie #Bob LeMond #Christmas Club

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Hmmm. EdWin, Pearlshipping? :D

OK my answers became so long that I’m gonna save people’s eyes and post pearlshipping separately. EdWin here! (I think you can see from my answers that I was a tiny bit excited to answer this)

This post is 1800+ words long so do whatever you want with that knowledge (I put a lot of thought into my answers and spend like 3-4 hours on this so I’d be happy to know that someone read it)

Who gets excited about Halloween in July:

(We know Ed and Winry do not live in a world with such holidays butlet’s pretend they do in these answers!) Hmm. I drew a conclusion that Ed isprobably someone who doesn’t really appreciate the holidays, no matter what theyare (particularly Christmas and Valentine’s day are totally overhyped in hisopinion) so he would /not/ jump of joy from the thought that they would becelebrating Halloween several months early. Also, having to see all thosepeople he dislikes secretly likes even more? No thanks. But since he can’t getout of that situation, he will try to make the best of it and dress up as Royto annoy him. Winry is a bit more excited, but since she’s a practical person, she’d worry about baking all the goodies and finding an amazing costume etc. so shemight find it a bit stressful. (@fairy-amy said she thinks Ed might enjoy the holidaysonce he has kids and I have to agree with that, he’s happy when his family ishappy :’) So he’d certainly be ready to organize Halloween in July if his kidsso insisted. The poor boy didn’t get to experience these holidays as a kid, his children have to have it better.)

Who starts wearing sweaters and scarves on the first day of September and completely overheats:

Ed is already wearing a /leather jacket/ and a warm looking coat on it soI hope for his sake he won’t wear any more clothes than that, Amestris doesn’tseem like a particularly cold place (minus Briggs perhaps). As for my answer,Ed might honestly be the one who’d go over the top with the clothes.

Who thrives in Fall/Who prefers Summer and warm weather:

OK this is hard. I haven’t really “locked” my headcanons about this topicbut I do think Ed would hate the hottest summer or the coldest winter (becauseof his automail), which would leave spring and fall for him. Thinking about hisdesign and his personality would make me lean more towards the fall, but it’salso a fact that it often rains a lot during falls (which is not enjoyable inhis situation) and he did canonically burn his house in October, so. Maybe hisfavorite time of the year would be the late spring when it’s not too hot yetetc. (He would be relieved when the summer changes to fall though so in thatsense he’s more of a fall person). As for Winry, it’s harder to say but I’mgonna lean towards summer.

Who thinks the other looks so cute when they’re cold and trying to fight it with 50 sweaters:

Winrythinks Ed is cute when he’s trying to fight the coldness with 50 sweaters (orleather jackets). He’s so extra, I swear.

Who offers the other their jacket:

Ed would (after saying something snarky to make sure that he doesn’t comeoff as /too/ sweet. It would be more natural for him after he finally acceptshis feelings) :’)

Who doesn’t want to get out of bed in the morning because it’s too cold and has to run from the warm covers to the shower:

Honestly iirc wehave no canon proof of either of them being particularly sensitive to thecoldness (if you don’t count Ed’s automail) but I feel my answers so far have made itsound like Ed is the more sensitive one so let me answer him.

Who touches the other with their freezing cold feet at night:

Now /this/was the question I was looking forward to answering and there’s 0 doubt aboutthis in my mind: Ed. The dude has a steel leg, which must be cold. as. f.Although, it might happen just once: Ed, that loser, thinks it’s a good idea to tease Winrya little bit (bc come on getting into each other’s nerves is their fave pasttime) but when she feels the cold leg/foot touching her skin, she is very fastto find the closest wrench and you betcha after that Ed doesn’t want to do itagain.

Who makes the hot cider to snuggle under a blanket and drink:

I mean,while Ed (secretly or not so secretly) /enjoys/ snuggling under a blanket withWinry, he would not be the one to suggest such a thing (“too mushy,” he says) soWinry would be the one to make the first move. Her granny has made some niceapple cider that reminds Ed of Winry’s apple pie and he quite enjoys it aswell.

Who loves carving pumpkins and buys about 300:

(also look at the answer below) Ed is so extra that when Winry says she’dlike some pumpkins for Halloween, he’d get /a lot/ of them. However, carvingthem is a very different story. If he had his alchemy, he would just transmutethem to look as edgy as possible, but because he doesn’t have it anymore, hemanages to carve a couple of pumpkins (just eyes and mouth, not well shaped atall) and loses his patience. Winry asks: “why did you get so many then? I’dhave been fine with just a few” and Ed mumbles something incoherent in response(Winry figures out it’s something like “Well… I just wanted to make you happy”)

Who is terrible at carving pumpkins:

Circles are the only things Ed is good at drawing, and carving requires abit of artistic eye/hands as well so it’s safe to say that after he loses hisalchemy, no one could figure out what he’s trying to do with his pumpkins. Whenhe /can/ still use alchemy, they would naturally be the edgiest pumpkins you’veever seen. (Winry is actually pretty good at the carving, in her work shenaturally has to do a precise job with her hands and she also has to drawthe automail blueprints all the time so she’d be at home with the pumpkins)

Who thinks pulling the pumpkin guts out with their hands is icky:

Probably neither because these guys are in contact with blood and othereven ickier stuff on regular basis. (Ed literally boiled his bloody, dirty shoe and made it edible)

What is their favourite Fall activity:

After Al hasgotten his body back, they all like to rake the leaves in one big pile and thenwatch as Al (who just really loves to feel and see and smell everything in thefall) plays in that pile with Den and throws the colorful leaves all around.His happiness is what makes them so happy. Later on, they love to watch their own kidsdo that same thing :*) (Also, that drinking a hot drink under a blanket soundslike something they love to do, but again, it might be hard to make Ed admitthat)

Who gets scared when they watch Horror movies:

Neither, their lives have been almost like horror movies so fictional horrordoesn’t feel anywhere. However, the fact that their lives had been like that might also affect them in the way that they prefer watching other genres (evenEd).

Who hands out candy to trick-or-treaters:

Winry, gotta make sure that Ed doesn’t scare the kids with his costumes(when Ed does something, he does it 150%. Even when it comes to Halloweencostumes). Though, Ed might make a plan so /he/ can hand out that candy, forexample claim that his automail needs instant fixing and detach it so Winry cango to her workshop to take a closer look… Only to notice that the leg issurprisingly fine. Meanwhile, there are a couple of very scared little girls bytheir door, looking at the one legged… Jigglypuff (THIS WAS AMY’S IDEA BLAMEHER) who is trying to give them their sweets and secretly laughing a bit in his costume.

Who accidentally scares the kids:

^Ed. I probably don’t have to add much here after my previous answer. Edgoes full on with his costumes.

Who suggested the couples costume:

When they go out together on Halloween for the first time, it is Winry(because Ed is a bit slow at warming up to this kind of things) BUT soon Ednotices that he (secretly?) enjoys matching with Winry, and their outfits also stoppeople from hitting on her because she so clearly came with Ed, and that’s mostcertainly a plus in Ed’s eyes :’)

What is their couples costume:

OK I just can’t get over It’s Not a Big Deal (i.e. the best fanfic ever) and Ed and Winry’s matchingHan Solo and Princess Leia outfits (even though they weren’t technically eventogether back then iirc. And wahh the snapchat pics in that chapter were socute. As was the “prank” Ed&co planned. OK now I started fangirling over afanfic instead of answering. But seriously. So good) so I want to stick withthat. It’s totally adorable. And I feel Leia and Han Solo’s personalities kindaremind me of Ed and Winry so that’s why it’s great as well.

What is the best Halloween they ever had:

I feel that these two would like it simple (despite Edgoing a bit over the top with the costume and the pumpkins) and they’d be themost content simply hanging out at home with those whom they care about the most(Al, Mei, their kids for example). Seeing the smiles on their kids’ faces is bothEd and Winry’s favorite thing in the world.

(The nextpart is again Amy’s idea, thanks for helping me!) One of those times when theyare spending Halloween just with their family, Al and Mei go out to look at thestars for a bit (Al still likes the stars even after all those years of staringat them at nights) and when they come back, Mei has a ring on her ring fingerand everyone is so happy they are finally getting married. Later that evening,Winry throws up without any clear explanation (she hasn’t drunk or eatenanything suspicious) and she then remembers she hasn’t had her period in a goodwhile.. Winry doesn’t tell about it to Al and Mei (it was their day, afterall), but when she is alone with Ed, she tells him and Ed will always rememberit as his favorite Halloween ever :’)

What is the worst Halloween they ever had:

I couldtake this to a fun road or an angsty road. The fun road is that one time, Winryconvinces Ed to drink milk, claiming that the drink she’s holding is just coloredto look “as scary as possible” (because milk /is/ scary, says Ed) but actuallytastes very good. At first Ed thinks nothing of it, but when he realizes hereally drank milk, he mopes for the rest of the day and that isn’t particularlyfun for any of them (or maybe it is. Who knows. But for Ed it’s the WorstHalloween Ever.)

The angstyroad is that one time a trick-or-treater, a little girl with two braids, isdressed as a dog-like chimera, and that wakes really bad memories in Ed. He hasto withdraw into their bedroom after that and Winry soon follows, soothing Eduntil he finally calms down.

Who eats too much candy and ends up sick the next day:

Ahahah most likely Ed. He likes eating but does. not. know his limits!(He’s also that person who might sneak some goodies from the bag where they arekeeping candies for the trick-and-treaters)

adsfg I love those nerds so much. Thank you Aleira, you know what I like 8)

#edwin #fullmetal alchemist #edward elric #winry rockbell #fma #answers #my headcanons #keep-on-trying

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I somehow never had the opportunity to read this classic tale in its original format written by Hans Christian Andersen. I have read condensed stories based on his book and I never quite cared for the story other than the fact that it provided an interesting concept one could debate about. The plot of the story goes something like this - our hero is born very ugly amidst three other beautiful ducklings. And from there it takes off and degenerates into a tale of such explicit violence that it caught me completely by surprise. All because the duckling is big and ugly and not soft and cuddly! If it had been more on the lines of the duckling being heckled because it looked different and bigger, then it might have made for an interesting read, but being singled out saying you look ugly smacks of prejudice and bigotry. These were always my thoughts whenever I ran across the phrase of `ugly duckling'. Last night I had the (mis)fortune of chancing upon a free version of this book on my Kindle. I thought this would be a great bed time story for my kids aged 7 and 5. Boy was I wrong! The story had so much violence in it, half way through the book I had to stop reading it aloud to the kids. I continued mesmerized that a children's fairy tale could have so much bullying, suffering and extreme torture incorporated into it. Similar to the poor ugly ducklings fate, the book is plagued by extreme intolerance towards people who are labeled ugly because they do not possess the requisites of being conventionally beautiful. Everywhere the little duckling goes, misfortune follows him. He gets bit, cut, cursed, abused, physically manhandled, kicked out and I could go on, but would not want to scare away my little readers and so will end it with saying that this little duckling survives through it all and gets depressed and falls into self pity and self loathing. Yes, I am surprised too that this is supposed to be a children's book from a famous author. Wikipedia has to say this about this literary work: The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875). The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved around the world as a tale about personal transformation for the better.[1] "The Ugly Duckling" was first published 11 November 1843 with three other tales by Andersen in Copenhagen, Denmark to great critical acclaim. The tale has been adapted to various media including opera, musical, and animated film. The tale is completely Andersen's invention and owes no debt to fairy or folk lore." I am blown away reading that this is the case. Maybe Andersen could have incorporated something into the duckling character that enabled him to make the journey of transformation. Instead he just cries and mopes till he emerges as a swan. How would he have survived had he not been a swan and was just what he was. Very discouraging concept indeed! How this ugly tale of a little one who finds himself in the wrong place without any fault of his whatsoever and just goes along with the flow of things willing himself to die every single day could have gathered so much positive reviews is beyond me. (Spolier alert!) The question I would have asked Andersen would be, what if it had not turned into a swan at the end? Would that mean he would have been doomed forever and just either killed himself or went along with the abuse the world was hurling at him. I would have liked to see more spunk from the little duckling. I know he had spirit in him when he goes against the authority of the Hen and the Cat and argues with them about how delightful it is to get out instead of being cooped up in the house. I have to grant it to Andersen, he manages to elicit some chuckles out with his male chauvinist writing. One such example is when the Hen answers back to the duckling about his fancy ideas of taking a swim in the open water : "What an absurd idea! You have nothing else to do, therefore you have foolish fancies. If you could purr or lay eggs, they would pass away!" I am tempted to rest my case here, but there are some other gems like these that need to be quoted. Andersen's prejudice towards the fairer sex shine through when another duckling mother says of his supposed bad looks - "It is a drake, and therefore not of so much consequence. I think he will grow up strong, and able to take care of himself!" Wow! That's nice to hear that it would have been the end all of the poor guy had he been a lady. Guess he should count himself lucky. Another good one is when the duckling lands amidst wild ducks, hoping they will accept him as one of their own and this is what one of them has to say to him - "You are exceedingly ugly, but that will not matter if you do no want to marry one of our family!" One sentence carries so much bias against so many things and that pretty much sums up the entire tone of this book. I can't end without quoting from the ending of the book. (Spoiler alert again) After discovering that he has gone from being an ugly duckling to the most beautiful swan you ever saw, our hero "felt glad at having suffered sorrow and trouble, because it enabled him to enjoy so much better all the pleasure and happiness around him". How noble of him! What a tiresome, cringe-worthy book. Read it, but please not with the kids. It's definitely not for them.

Zohra Shaik reviews The Ugly Duckling

#the ugly duckling #jerry pinkney #hans christian andersen #caldecott award winners #ducklings #tiresome #cringe-worthy #wikipedia #dear hans christian andersen: zohra has notes #long post /#extremely long post

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