It's still thinking about Jasper hours in this house
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Super mild Candela ch. 4 spoilers!
I want to talk about Alex Ward as an actor because I feel like not enough people do and he’s seriously fucking incredible.
Obviously the dude’s great at playing monsters, that’s what he mainly does professionally and what he’s most known for outside of the TTRPG space, but I just love watching the way he plays regular people.
Alex does so much with so little. His expressions are very subtle and he tends to play people who are more soft-spoken (until they’re very much not), but you’re never left wondering what he’s thinking. Even when playing people who keep things close to the chest, he leaves his heart on the floor.
He’s an extremely intuitive performer with such a deep understanding and empathy for the people he plays. He almost never breaks character, even if the focus isn’t on him — I encourage everyone to keep an eye on him during the church scene in this most recent Candela episode — everything Edgar is going through is so inherently felt that there were times where I just couldn’t tear my eyes away. You know things about this man without him ever needing to speak them out loud.
That subtlety and focus only serves to make the moments where his characters are pushed to edge even more explosive than they would be otherwise; you really feel that he’s been holding back for hours and just can’t fucking take it anymore — but they still feel perfectly timed! (We saw this with Edgar but there’s a moment in season 4 of LA by Night that comes to mind as well).
It’s so incredible to watch someone so dropped-in like this. Alex has been one of my favorite role players in the community for years and I’m so happy he’s finally getting more of the recognition he deserves.
So if you’re enjoying him on Candela Obscura, watch LA and NY by Night! Watch his episode of 10 Candles: Eclipse! You’re in for a real treat. This is a man who is great at playing monsters, but this is also a man who is great at playing people.
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This came to me in a thought during the moment after my alarm sounded but before my mind fully woke up
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oh shi.. Hi~
I like this moment a lot
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something is taking over me. (autism)
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Update on the LA By Night keychains, I've placed the order in and they should be here later this month
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Still working on my Season 2 LA by Night recaps, I found a moment that made me laugh out loud in episode 9 and I don't think I've ever seen it giffed before.
Annabelle is comforting X after he's fled Santa Monica and is pouring his heart out to her about how scared he feels.
Then, all of a sudden, a HAND creeps into frame and grabs Annabelle.
Guess who?
"OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL?!?!"
Just Jasper doing his spooky thing.
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