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Carmen Sandiego (2019-2021)

#she’s so pretty

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Thank you @whiimsie for working on this commission for me

So obsessed with the 2022 met gala dress

#AHHH #COLORS #CARMEN IN BLUE #THE RED AND BLUE CLASHING #HDKSNDBSHHSJS #GOING INSANE

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@whiimsie and @allurasandiego , thanks for spoiling us ❤️💙

@whiimsie made this commission for me!!

Thank you for such a fun pose !

#you too are partners in crime as well!!! #you spoil this fandom so much #duksbdhsjs #ahhhh #thank you so muchhhh #red crackle #redcrackle

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Carmen: I believe that relationships should be 50/50. Carmen: Gray goes to Auckland on a dangerous job with me and risks his life. Carmen: I go on a date with him.

#so true carm

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@whiimsie made this commission for me!

Gonna be thinking of the red color usage forever maybe

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Thank you @whiimsie for working on this commission for me

XD and leaning more teasing for it! My au dream ☆☆☆

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Thank you @whiimsie for working on this commission for me

So obsessed with the 2022 met gala dress

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Thank you verymuch for your commission @allurasandiego !<3

I'm so happy be able to draw him again <3

DM me for commission!

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#heheheh

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RedCrackle Thoughts

I was rewatching the Dark Red Caper (Season 4, Episode 8), at the scene where Gray went to jail so he can talk to chief.

I think that really proved Gray’s loyalty and love to Carmen. Because:

“That certainly was a bold way for you to get my attention Mr. Calloway.”(Chief) And YES, that certainly was, because he dragged himself all the way back to Iceland, where he was arrested originally. He purposely got himself arrested AGAIN. And this goes on his permanent record and puts himself at risk, if VILE found out about this little trip of his. He really was became selfless when he realized that she has to go back to the way she was.

He left betrayed VILE to talk to ACME, risking his job, right after getting it back. This is a very brotherly like, lover like thing to do. (I think a little bit of Carmen rubbed off on him. )

“And what do you want out of this, Calloway? A pardon?” (Chief) “I just want Carmen back in charge of her own destiny.” (Graham) This shows how Graham just wanted her to be Carmen again. He probably started noticing her odd behavior. He wanted Carmen to be her own person, without VILE’s influence. Anyway, he could asked for a pardon, or agreed to it, but he didn’t.

“You can lock me up” (Graham). He was willing to be locked up, trying to prove to Acme that he wasn’t playing them.

The character growth in Graham has changed and developed a lot. And he’s only in a few episodes. I’m so glad that Gray was the one who tell everyone Carmen’s situation, along with Shadowsan, Zack, and Ivy looking for her.

The episode in general was very heartbreaking and sentimental.

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hey, um quick q, where you mutuals with someone named @2blissofbaking back in 2019?

no

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GUYS I ACTUALLY DREW SOMETHING AGAIN!! ITS GRAY!!

#skeptical Gray! #it’s decent art… #I drew something for rc after so long 😭 #on my hw of course #anywhere else would have sucked #going back into the void ✌️ #carmen sandiego #gray #graham calloway #red crackle #redcrackle #crackle #carmen sandeigo 2019 #carmen sandeigo netflix #graham crackle #carmen x gray #cs carmen #cs gray

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gray's return in the show and how it defines gray as a truly morally gray character

i just gotta ramble more abt this scene, with it being one of my favorite scenes in the show. but really i just wanna talk abt how this scene encapsulates gray's ... grayness... of the moral variety

especially since it is done so effectively since, like i mentioned in other posts, our screen time with actual gray and not graham or whatever is limited.

this scene sees the return of gray in the plot, picking up directly where we leave off from all the way back in episode 2

Bye-bye, Black Sheep...

I assume you prefer I continue to call you "Carmen"?

as i stated previously on other posts, because of the silly brainwashing plot, much of graham scenes can be thrown out. in a sense, it's the writers' way to put a big old pause on his character

and these are only one of the two conversations carmen and gray have in current day as themselves -- with no mind wiping or brainwashing (not including flashback cuz the actual issues of the relationship that need to be addressed havent been established yet)

so resuming directly right where we left off with gray trying to kill carmen, we return back to gray trying to kill carmen :D

but this time he did recongize carmen's name, alluding to his change ... even tho he is waving his electric stick around -- mirroring their last encounter in paris

side tangent: something i, additionally, love about this scene is just how it is blunt and honest. much of carmen sandiego's drama/conflict is built of misunderstanding and misdirection and mistrust of the characters. Which while, yes, i am eating up, but unfortuntely can cause many characters relationships to be burdened with a lot of things that can be easily cleared up with a talk. gray for once just bluntly takes a stance.

something that i do like is that in their only two scenes with each other as themselves, carmen (the pilot flashbacks) and gray (this scene) open up so fast with one another. there's never any miscommunication between them during these scenes .... well until vile barges into the conversation....

ANYWAY here we get revealed gray's full perception of himself and his goals very explicitly, especially since his memories and alliances was the biggest question over the viewers' head for most of the show

here gray explains that he believes that he is not a good person, someone incapable of change.

from his perspective, the only way he was able to be a "good" person was when he was brainwashed. and he had just had however long with his chats with maelstrom emphasizing that he has always been a bad person by nature. with the knowledge vile will forever have full control over him -- either as a vile operative or as a mindwiped civillian -- gray essentially accepts his fate as a bad person, because at the very least he is himself.

carmen may have gotten away from vile, but he is told by maelstrom it is due to her being a naturally good person. because his own perception of himself is as somebody who is incapable of good, he will never be able to leave vile now

and carmen is right there in front of him. it was his hesistance that landed him into this debacle, and with maelstrom and bellum both just past the door and carmen alone, gray has every chance to right his wrong.

but he doesnt. because he realizes that the very least he can make the choice of is never hurting carmen. as i stated in other posts, gray's main motive is to be free from any standard that could get in between him and his success. but his want for this freedom ironically got him trapped within following vile's orders. he had been so caught up in following vile that he had lost sight of himself and what he cares about.

so now he explains to carmen his absolute refusal to hurt her again, begging her to give up in stopping vile

selfish and selfless

But I'm begging you, give up trying to stop us, because I don't ever want to be put in a position to hurt you again.

gray's plea to carmen here is so perfectly two-sided

he is acting out selflessly in not allowing his alliances against carmen blind him. i mean that is what he fucked up last time in the train, where it was clear gray wanted to spare carmen - with giving her time to share her side of the story and providing the offer - put unwilling to stand against his mission. like an actual human being, gray acknowledges his mistake and is trying to amend it by stating clearly that he cares abt carmen.

he, in essence, is apologizing for trying to harm carmen by expressing his major regret. moreover, he acknowledges their chat in the pilot, accepting carmen will not return to vile. it stems likely from the ink blot scene earlier, where maelstrom speaks about nature, making a distinction between vile, and by extension, gray's, and carmen's morals. he is finally reconciling that he and carmen will not be on the same side, no matter how much he wants it to be otherwise.

it can also be viewed as a sense of wanting to protect carmen. because he feels so small compared to vile, he barely can ponder how anyone can actually succeed in going against them. i mean they brainwashed him and easily gave and took away his civilian life. in his eyes, carmen staying far from vile is the only way she could be safe

however, viewing it from another perspective shows gray's selfishness in his plea. when he speaks about never wanting to be put in a position to hurt carmen again, he kinda places such a responsibility on carmen, not recongizing he himself is capable of changing that.

Essentially saying "hey quit while you're ahead so you don't gotta make me feel guilty when doing crime" while ignoring that he is making the choice join vile

It kinda stems from his lack of faith in carmen or his own cowardice against vile or a combination of both. What may just be the only way he can protect to protect carmen comes off in his own lack of faith in her ability. as i mentioned earlier, this practically is his own resignation to his fate that vile cannot be fought against. he took his own defeat as the only way to be safe, refusing to believe carmen can successfully fight them.

while he was able to get past the hurdle of accepting carmen changing and no longer standing alongside him, he cant seem to understand his own responsibilty in this.

he's being selfish by demanding a change in carmen's behavior while he continue along with his own desires. While yes, i did just detail the various factors that led to him to such a conclusion, the window was LITERALLY OPEN for him to leave

following carmen blowing up the facility and rejecting gray's demand -- SHE IS SO REAL FOR THAT I LOVE HER SM IN THIS EP -- the wall LITERALLY IS OPEN FOR TO LEAVE CARMEN WITH

Goodbye, Gray

Idk how intentional this is, but the framing shows carmen literally, by her own will, forcing an opening for herself out of vile (both figuratively in the past and literally right now lol) while gray watches on idly, too scared to leave the grasp of vile but just watching on.

and his cowardice is followed through in the finale, with after months of idly watching carmen slip deeper into evil by the brainwashing, he actually takes actions against vile by actively choosing to work with acme, abandoning tigress, and being the one to land the memory recovery thing on her.

it is what makes gray such a stand out character in this show, admist his frustrating back-and-forth and selfishness and sometimes wasted writing. he keeps making a mistake but proceeds to fix it right after. his growth into a better person requires him to make these mistakes, because unlike carmen and most people in the show on the side of good, gray doesn't work on any moral compass. he is not actively evil and wishing to inflict harm and conflict like paper star or vile facilty, nor is he driven by morals such as team red and julia. he is driven by whatever he selfishly cares abt. and from what we see of him both in the pilot and this ep, he makes as many mistakes as he does have slivers of good actions

basically gray is an interesting character cuz he literally fucks up his personal goals, but he makes an earnest attempt to make it better lol

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Mama Bear And Papa Bear 🥰

Day 5: Domestic

She had just arrived home from work a few hours ago and now she brushes her daughter's hair with small strokes and hums a small tune as she completes the task at hand.

"Mommy, can daddy put me to bed?" Her daughter asks sweetly. Carmen smiles and kisses her daughter on the head. "Sure, my baby."

Their 4 year old daughter, Camilla giggles and runs off to find her father.

Camilla hears shouting coming from her father's at home office and takes a peek inside only to find him talking to someone on the phone.

"Daddy?" She calls. Graham turns to his little girl's voice and smiles when he sees her. "I'm sorry, Shadowsan, but I have to go." With that he cuts the call and takes his little girl into his arms.

"My little fighter, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in bed?" He asks as he runs his one hand through her light brown locks.

Camilla giggles and hugs her father tightly. "She wants you to put her to bed." He looks at the entrance of his office door to see his beautiful wife in a red silk nightgown.

His heart skips a beat just staring at her. "Did she now?" Carmen nods and smiles at her husband and daughter.

"Daddy, can I sleep by you and mommy?" Graham looks at Carmen and she nods slowly. "I guess you can, little fighter." Camilla cheers and Graham walks them to their bedroom.

Carmen goes and sits in bed and takes her little girl into her arms. "I'll be back, let me change first." Graham says and kisses his girls on the head.

Carmen places Camilla in the middle and covers her with the comforter. Graham returns and slips into bed and smiles at his daughter.

"How was work? I am sorry I couldn't come see you when you came home." Graham says as he taps his daughter lightly.

Carmen shakes her head and smiles at him. "I can completely understand that the projects you are working on take time, and to answer your question, work was boring as usual. I hate signing papers all day."

Graham chuckles. "That's my Carm." Carmen blushes and looks at Camilla who is already fast asleep. "I know we haven't had much family time lately due to both of us being really busy with work, but I really want to start."

Graham nods in agreement. "Yeah, I think we should take a few weeks off to spend with Camilla."

Graham kisses his girls once more and sighs. "I love you." He mutters to Carmen. Carmen smiles and puts her hand on top of his that rests on their daughter and squeezes it.

"I love you too, Gray."

They both have busy lives, not having much time to spend with their baby girl, but they decided to give themselves time to be with her, to love her and cherish her.

Work isn't important to them, their daughter is. Everyday when they come from work there was always a routine they followed, but now they decided to change that for the better.

They decided to change it for their daughter and to have family time again.

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I think their daughter's name would be Camilla, it just fits 🤭 also when I thought of Domestic I thought of them with their kid, something fluffy 🥺

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I think Red Crackle should've kissed before the Himalayan Rescue Caper, it would've made his betrayal more delicious

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A Moonlit kiss

They stared into each other’s eyes, as the perfectly lit sky made her eyes twinkle as she looked at him.

Carmen moved herself closer to Gray, her hands slowly made their way up to his hair.

They’re heads became drawn to each other, they’re eyes fluttered to a close as they’re heads tilted to move into a heated kiss.

They moved closer to each other, Gray held her closer to his chest as his hand caressed her head as her hair draped over his it.

Carmen melted onto him as Gray melted on her, they stayed in that perfect moment where nothing else mattered but them.

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Thank you all, you are very much appreciated and I hope your day is filled with love and laughter. ❤️💙 Enjoy

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Look at this goober I found! Nearly blended in with the pavement.