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sweaterkittensahoy · 11 months

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So, about a month ago, I read about Matthew Lawrence from Boy Meets World and several other things talking on the podcast he does with his brothers about being sexually harassed by a male director in a hotel room, and the director in question promised him a role in a Marvel movie if he took off his clothes and let the director take Polaroids.

Lawrence left the room and says his agency fired him for leaving.

In terms of how the industry treats sexual harassment victims, this is not surprising. Especially for male victims, who are expected to act like it doesn't exist for them at ALL.

Anyway, when I first read the quote, I found myself noodling on "Marvel movie" and "Oscar-winning director." Because Matthew didn't--and is not required--to name names, but also, it's such a small pool of options.

There are three Oscar winners in the MCU director pool: Chloe Zhao. Taika Watiti. Kenneth Branagh.

Chloe is off the list immediately because Matthew said it was a man.

But then Taika and Kenneth have never been accused of sexual harassment as far as a quick google search tells me.

The other thing is, Matthew Lawrence in the modern day isn't an actor that would get offered a Marvel contract by having a private meeting with a director. You have to have a certain profile, a certain amount of box office under your feet. He doesn't have that. Not a judgement on him, just a statement of fact. Chris Evans was regularly employed and liked by audiences when he got cast. Same as Mark Ruffalo. Same as Cobie Smulders and definitely the same for Samuel L. Jackson. Same for Paltrow. And even despite his many struggles, the same for RDJ. People showed up either for movies these people were in or--in Cobie's case--the tv show they were on.

Matthew Lawrence joining Boy Meets World was a BIG DEAL. He came on as Shawn's half-brother. Our favorite little meow meow now had a new nemesis/family member. This was top-tier shit.

It was 1997.

In August 1995, The Usual Suspects came out. It won 2 Oscars. It was directed by Bryan Singer. The first X-Men movie came out in 2000.

Bryan Singer didn't win an Oscar for Usual Suspects, but the movie he is heralded for directing DID win two Oscars. Bryan Singer didn't direct an MCU movie, but he directed a movie from Marvel comics.

And this is Matthew Lawrence in the timeframe that he was gaining attention for his role in Boy Meets World and the time Singer would have been casting for Cyclops:

Bryan Singer has a long, awful history of being a sexual harasser at BEST and a sexual abuser at worst. While his reputation catching up with him around the time he failed to direct Bohemian Rhapsody seems to have finally derailed his career, he was literally untouchable for decades as he preyed on very young men.

To call him an open secret doesn't do it justice, okay.

I can't stress enough: NAMING BRYAN SINGER IS BASED ON ME KNOWING ENOUGH SHIT TO DRAW A LINE. MATTHEW LAWRENCE HAS NOT NAMED HIS HARASSER AND SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO DO SO. YOU WANNA HAVE THOUGHTS ON THIS TAKE, IT'S MY TAKE. LEAVE MATTHEW OUT OF IT.

#bryan singer #professional creep #matthew lawrence

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kmlaney · 5 months

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tag game whee!!!

I was tagged by @clevermird! Thank you! Haven’t done one of these in a while.

1) Are you named after anyone?

No. I recall my parents specifically chose my name so it had no obvious handy nicknames, but not that it was after anyone in particular.

2) When was the last time you cried?

Couple weeks ago over irl stuff that I’m not getting into.

3) Do you have kids?

I have one child. He’s 19.

4) What sports do you play/have you played?

I am terrible at most every sport. Certainly nearly everything offered at school. You know, all the standard sportsballs, tennis, track, you name it. I was on a swim team ages ago and I enjoyed that and was good at it. I’m good at archery and shooting; those are both fun. I have done equestrian stuff (trail riding, intro to show jumping and dressage) but I never had a horse so those were either rentals or classes.

5) Do you use sarcasm?

Constantly. I think it is my native language. Or dialect.

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Eyeglasses. I was an optician for a long time; it’s still the first thing I notice. Then earrings/piercings/tattoos. Or funky-colored hair.

7. What's your eye colour?

Dark brown.

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Depends on what I’m in the mood for. They’re also not mutually exclusive. When I get attached to a character in a scary movie I want them to get their happy ending. Aka survival. They’ve earned it. Unless it’s Samuel L, Jackson’s character in Deep Blue Sea. Best moment in the movie from a meta standpoint imo. IYKYK.

9. Any talents?

In videogames I have the unique ability to find edges to fall of, things to get stuck on, and freak ways to glitch out of the terrain. Not the fun, youtubeable ways. The annoying, have to alt-F4 and start over kind. And hope I haven’t died in the interim. Seriously, I should test games for terrain flaws. It’s a gift.

10. Where were you born?

In a hospital. Lol yeah ok recall the sarcasm question earlier? USA.

11. What are your hobbies?

Reading, writing (not so much a hobby as an obsession), drawing, TTRPGs where I get way too attached to my characters and write elaborate backstories and playlists and fics for them. I want to get back into guitar; I haven’t played in a while and the bass is calling me.

12. Do you have any pets?

I am down to one cat and three houseplants. The cat is smaller than two of the plants.

13. How tall are you?

5'4" (if you're American, Liberian, or Burmese) or 163cm (if you're anywhere else in the world.)

14. Favourite subject in school?

History, science, choir, and this one math class that was all word problems. That one was fun.

15. Dream job?

Writer? That’s the one constant career I’ve always wanted for as long as I can remember. If not that then a paleontologist specializing in dinosaurs, which is probably way less awesome than I think it is. Oceanographer and geologist were in the running too.

Dream job would be one where I get to do the parts of that job that I really enjoy and none of the parts that I don’t.

tagging uhh... @depizan, @serialephemera, @kodrevas, @knamil (I think you got double-tagged, sorry!), and anyone else who wants to play! No obligation to participate whether I tagged you or not.

#kmlaney answers #tag game

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cloud-based-and-rainpilled · 8 months

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I just finished Staged 1!! My reactionz (apologies for wall-of-text; I cannae “read more” on mobile);

(tl;dr at the end)

Props for getting me to not despise a Zoom show on sight. Uses the medium really well despite it being, you know, a remnant of the world fuckin ending

Very Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead, like the patter/volley, lotta chemistry (goes without saying)

David Tennant using Frost/Nixon as an example to explain who Michael Sheen is to Samuel L. Jackson makes me feel so seen. Maybe it’s an American thing idk

Nina, my beloved… serving cunt as the day is long. Rip to her beleaguered assistant lmao

The celeb cameos weren’t annoying !

Bordered on naval gaze-y but self aware enough (meta!) to skirt the line well

Simon’s sister rules lmao

The exterior shots showing empty Englandland were beautiful and captured a (shitty) moment in time very effectively. And sheep! Pastoral VS city, good stuff

Who the fuck is Michael Sheen?!

I wish David writing the play came up earlier, structurally it felt kinda thrown in the last two episodes, but they’re short so it’s a lot to put in

Michael crying over the old lady possibly dying 🥺 Best unseen character uwu

Welsh is a horrifically ugly language but I appreciate their commitment to the bit

Best ep by far was the 3rd (I think?) one revolving around lying. Fantastically written and all around a tight episode

He is in the naughty corner!!

I’m ignorant af whooooooo is the black actory guy in the 5th (I think?) episode who goes on a run to deal with stress and reads Ulysses twice? Love him. I will follow him into the dark

The Ulysses bit is very haha Bri’ish

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Reference !!!!

The credits gag is *chef’s kiss*

I… don’t like the music. It feels very Kevin Macleod student film stock piano sorry

Also could be my hearing issues but I just couldn’t hear sometimes, at least with the wide shots. Maybe there are subtitles but I wouldn’t know since I watched it completely legally uwu

Editing with fade-to-black annoyed me at first since that’s not how Zoom works but it won me over, very effective theater-y choice. Elevates it a lot along with the way the Brady Bunch boxes move

David and Georgia’s dynamic is adorable and they play well off each other. Not sure if I’ve seen Georgia in anything before (statistically speaking she was prob in Doctor Who lmao) but I really like her as an actress! Very charming

Anna’s not in it as much so can’t say for her acting ability but she was fine idk. She has zero chemistry with David and Georgia but her and Michael seem to have a little bit, just not nearly on the same level as the Tennants. It’s “meta” so not quite sure what that implies irl but her awkwardly leaving Georgia on read was very funny

Idk who Simon is but he’s a good actor! More of a writer? Self effacing and fun

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In the same vein, the button of the cookie jar acting game— yes. All yes

Once again hammering the meta theme but it is interesting to see how David & Michael’s chemistry really does get stronger as the episodes go on. I’m assuming it was filmed in order so a lot of it is the awkwardness of acting on Zoom I think since they had better chemistry in Good Omens 1 imo. They said they became closer friends through it and it shows

Also feels less ‘actor-y’/more comfortable between them as it goes on, which I get is scripted but you can tell the difference, like when a sitcom cast for many years either starts hating each other at the end or becomes inseparable

tl;dr Overall it’s quite cute! Well written, easy watch, lotta subtle funny moments and back and forths. Interesting to see something that feels like a play as a Zoom TV show, it’s unique. Everyone is having a good time and likes each other and it shows. Not sure I’d come back for a rewatch if not for it (apparently) becoming a lot more meta as it goes on and then whiplashing from funnier in season 2 to major bummer in season 3.

It’s fascinating to see a friendship develop in real time, and even aside from that, it’s written and edited concisely. Based on .gifs I’ve seen it looks like season 2 has a lot more of the iconic/memorable moments. Don’t really see the “love story” aspect yet but I guess that comes in time. (And arguing! I’m excited for arguing. Actors love that shit.)

Started season 2 with episode 1 and already like it more with how meta (this no longer sounds like a word) it’s getting. Cool concept and I’m glad it exists

#my tl;dr is so long lmao sorry #using it as an excuse to go to the gym #i will watch ofmd soon tho! once i’ve finished this #bless those who sail the high seas #staged #bbc staged #staged 1 #michael sheen #david tennant #georgia tennant #simon evans #also yes they’re both very attractive i’m just embarrassed to not shove it in the tags because i’m a nerd #also georgia is very pretty and has eyes like a furby #samuel l jackson #lucy eaton <- damn no tag sorry girl

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littlesolo · 2 years

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Team Movie Night Adjustment

There are some considerations that have to be made when watching movies with Lucy. Kate knows this and keeps this in mind, although the rest of the team seems to have forgotten. She can fix this though. (Read on AO3)

It’s team movie night. Kai picks JAWS and everyone gets ready. Kate looks around at the others, all who have seemingly forgotten that Lucy has a fear of water and the ocean. If she wants to try and overcome either of those, this is the wrong thing to watch.

Kate had realized this during one of their afternoons together lounging on her couch. Lucy had said that while she hated sand, she was curious what her favorite beach movie was. Now, Kate loves seeing Samuel L Jackson get eaten and LL Cool J being the cook that survives when most of the scientists don’t, but she had realized that watching Deep Blue Sea probably wasn’t the best pick. She had a few shark movies, but she’s tucked them away whenever Lucy visits.

As the others get comfortable, she notices Jane pull Lucy aside for a second. Kate smirks. Mom instinct. She should have seen the next part coming. Lucy shakes her head and smiles, clearly indicating that the movie will be fine. Realistically, Hawaii gets maybe two or three shark attacks year, but JAWS was the kind of movie that if you’re already afraid of water might have you checking everything from backyard pool to bathroom tub, just to make sure it’s shark free.

Jane catches her eye and gives her a subtle shake of her head. Rather than have Lucy bravely sit through the movie and then have to put a rubber ducky into every collection of water bigger than a bucket at her apartment, Kate remembers something she’d seen.

Grabbing Lucy’s wrist, she pulls her in close. Anticipating, what this is about, Lucy’s already trying to reassure her.

“It’s just a movie, I’ll be fine. I mean, yeah, sharks are real, but I’m not going into the ocean.” Kate knows this, but she also knows that she loves surfing in the mornings when she can. She’s not going to have Lucy keep her from it in the name of safety against sharks.

“That? The creature in the movie? That is not a shark. It’s this and his name is Bruce.” Kate then shows her a picture on her phone. Lucy stares at it blankly for a moment.

“It’s on a unicycle.” Kate nods. After another moment to process it, Lucy’s shoulders sag and she relaxes. Wrapping an arm around her waist, Lucy pulls her even closer and smiles up at her before leaning in to kiss her. “Thank you” she whispers against her lips.

“Hey, lovebirds! Get over here and let’s get started!” calls Jesse. Lucy gives her another quick kiss before tugging her along as she goes to sit next Ernie and Jane.

Kate has no plans to explain to the others why Lucy calls the shark Bruce, but nearly chokes on the last sip of her drink when Lucy says “Aw poor Bruce” at the end.

#kacy #kacy fic #kate x lucy #lucy tara #kate whistler #jane tennant #ncis hawaii #ncis hawaii team

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flcwrgrdns · 2 years

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If I get my way | Sebastian Stan.

Chapter 2

Moonlight

I drove my white Land rover through the streets of LA, on my way to the table read of doom. Well ‘table read of doom’ was a big word. It wasn’t anything I could mess up… yet.

I chewed on my lip as I focused on the road, only looking down shortly as the little screen of my car signalled me I had a call. Naya her name lit up and I quickly pressed the little green telephone.

“Good luckkkkkk!” Was the first thing I heard as soon as I accepted the call, the words filling my car.

I let out a soft chuckle, shaking my head softly. “Thank you, guys. I’m so nervous.” I breathed out, hitting the brake of my car slowly as I got near a red light. “You will do amazing!” Cory said, making me smile softly as I waited for the lights to turn green.

“Don’t you guys have too much fun without me.” I said, a small smile resting on my lips.

“We will try!” Naya said, making me chuckle softly.

“Which means you will have fun without me! No fair!” I said with a fake pout even though they couldn’t see my face. “Excuse me, we having fun without you? I’m pretty sure you’re the one having fun without us?!” Cory said, making me chuckle even more. “I know what you’re going to say, babe?!” I said, keeping my eyes on the road as I took a turn.

“My soon to be wife is in a damn Marvel movie?! Excuse me?!” I rolled my eyes in a playful manner followed by a soft laugh. “Yeah, get me even more nervous!” I heard a small ‘Auw’ on the other side of the line, making me smile. “Naya, what did you do?!” “He was making you nervous! That doesn’t happen on my watch!”

I shook my head softly, entering the already filled parking lot. “I have to go now, guys.” I said softly and focused on parking my car in between two cars. Which could easily be either Chris Evans or Scarlet Johansson, like what am I even doing here?!

I sat back in my car, holding the steering wheel in my hands. I know I tend to overreact regularly, but this time it was hitting the ceiling. I looked at my rear view mirror, seeing someone enter the building.

I leaned my head back and took a deep breath, shaking my head. “Alright, Moonlight. Don’t be a chicken. You get out this damn car and go do this. You can do it!”

I felt stupid talking to myself but it seemed to help as I was already opening my seatbelt and got out my car. I locked the vehicle and dropped my keys in my bag. I tried to look confident as I entered the building but it quickly all sank back into my shoes as I looked over the room of people.

There was Scarlet Johansson talking to Chris Evans, while Anthony Mackie stood right next to them. Cobie Smulder was stood not too far from them who was talking to Samuel L Jackson. But I swallowed thickly once I saw THE Stan Lee standing with the director and producer of this movie.

And then there was me. A young 19 year old, who had previously appeared in some kids shows and had only did 2 movies so far. This was just going to be one big flop. Who even had the idea of letting me in this movie.

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popentertainment-moviereviews · 3 months

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ARGYLLE (2024)

Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Rob Delaney, Jing Lusi, Richard E. Grant, Louis Partridge, Stanley Morgan, Alfredo Tavares, Tomás Paredes, Alaa Habib, Bobby Holland Hanton, Kandy Rohmann, Fiona Marr and Chip the cat.

Screenplay by Jason Fuchs.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn.

Distributed by Universal Pictures. 139 minutes. Rated PG-13.

There is something a little bit off about the action spy comedy Argylle from the very beginning, and it’s not just the fact that the filmmakers don’t know how to spell argyle.

Still, it started out somewhat promisingly. It is the tale of a thirty-something middle-classed bachelorette named Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) who has become a best-selling author by writing a series of novels about a debonair spy named Argylle (which, for some reason is pronounced argyle even though with the double L spelling it should be pronounced “ar-jill.”)

Argylle is played by Henry Cavill, and it should be noted that Cavill has a relatively small role here, despite getting top billing and being front and center in the poster. Cavill is just playing the fictional character in some fantasy sequences strewn throughout the story.

Novelist Conway is the lead character here. She lives a fairly uneventful life, doing readings (in which she seems to read the entire book right up to the very end?) at local bookstores and hangs out with her beloved cat. She is finishing the fifth book in the Argylle series, but she seems to have hit a brick wall as far as ideas go. So she decides to take herself and her cat on a train (she’s afraid to fly) to visit her parents (Catherine O’Hara and Bryan Cranston) in the hope that the change of scenery will help her come up with an ending.

While on the train, she meets up with an eccentric traveler named Aidan (Sam Rockwell) who claims to be a fan – and a spy. He also claims that she had somehow stumbled on a story in the last book which actually had happened and there are bad guys that assume she knows more about real-life espionage than most would expect.

Suddenly people everywhere are trying to capture or kill Elly and she is thrown into an adventure more crazed than any that she had ever written. She must take to the road with Aidan in order to save her life and figure out who is after her and why. She is in near constant danger – as is her cat (honestly, the poor kitty is way mistreated in this film, thrown around, dropped off a high-rise building, shot at, and forced to spend hours stuck in a kitty backpack.)

The early parts of Argylle were actually pretty much fun, but then about halfway through the film there is a major plot twist that pretty much lost me. I won’t say what it is – spoilers and all – but if you see it you will surely know. Then after that twist, you either buy into what Argylle is selling or not, and frankly I really didn’t.

In the meantime, the film just keeps on and keeps on (nearly two-and-a-half hours for this?) with one flashy-but-cartoonish (and fairly inexplicit) action sequence after another. A highly choreographed gun, knife and hand-to-hand fight in the middle of billows of colored smoke and throbbing strobe lights pretty much show what you are getting here. If you think it looks cool, then you may like Argylle. I felt it looked kind of ridiculous. No one has fought like that since West Side Story – or at least since the “Beat It” video. And at least those fights didn’t have to put up with the sensory overload of the special effects.

Argylle is apparently a loose offshoot of the Kingsman movie series – films which I must admit I have never seen, although a friend of mine is a huge fan. And, from what I hear, the Kingsman films share this movie’s light action vibe. But I have to think, or at least hope, that the Kingsman films are better than this.

Jay S. Jacobs

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#Argylle #2024 #Bryce Dallas Howard #Sam Rockwell #Movie Review #Jay S. Jacobs #Youtube

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snowlessknitter · 1 year

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The Masked Singer: S9 E7 (‘80s Night) Commentary

I’m watching and posting on a bit of a delay tonight because I needed to eat something before watching. (TL;DR version: The last day or so has been absolute hell on me mentally because my dog wasn’t doing too good. However, her condition has been improving, and it was likely due to a possible ear infection affecting her balance. She’s not completely in the clear yet, but her eyes have finally stabilized and she’s starting to get her sparkle back in her eyes. I was incredibly stressed out for much of yesterday and have barely eaten, so this pre-viewing meal was definitely needed.)

The final group of the season begins competing tonight, and the judges have one more save in play before the Quarterfinals begin. Whoever they save will compete against Medusa 🐍 and Gargoyle 🪨 🦇 for a spot in the Quarterfinals.

Doll 👧: Looks about Nick’s height when you don’t take the mask into account. So, the disguised speaking voice kind of sounds male, and they referenced Rocky. They say they feel “right at home” at ‘80s Night, which makes me think they first rose to fame or had their biggest fame then. We see a dollhouse filled with toy animals: a chicken, a goat or sheep, and a cow. Called themselves a “weirdo”. Was part of a group or crew with “other misfit weirdos”. One of Doll’s mates is holding a play bill reading Guys as Doll. We see a can of hairspray labeled “Hairspray”, which could be a reference to either the Hairspray movie or the musical adapted from it. (Definitely not Ricki Lake, though, she was a contestant on Season 1.) I’m going to guess that this is either Harvey Fierstein or Bruce Vilanch, who both played Edna Turnblad in the Broadway production of Hairspray. The bonus clue reads “Ghostwriter”. Samuel L. Jackson was in the pilot for the PBS series Ghostwriter, but I don’t think it’s him. I’m probably way off on this one. But we know it’s definitely not Donnie Wahlberg (not only because he was Cluedle-Doo 🐓 in a past season, but also because his wife Jenny McCarthy pointed out he was in the audience 😂).

Scorpio ♏️: Seems to be female. We see a sign for Claw Street (a take on the ‘80s film Wall Street), with businesspeople and a cubicle with sports balls in it: football 🏈, soccer ⚽️, basketball 🏀, tennis 🎾. A crumpled up dollar bill. May have pursued a career in entertainment but ended up becoming famous for being herself, so probably a reality TV star. A picture of a house with a red door, and a mannequin with a red jumpsuit. I’m not getting much from her singing voice. The bonus clue: a dance called “The Sprinkler”. She seems to be on a Real Housewives-type show. My best guesses are either Lisa Rinna (who was on a Real Housewives show) or Denise Richards (who used to be married to Charlie Sheen, who was in, I think, one or both of the Wall Street movies). Leaning more towards Lisa Rinna, though.

Moose 🦌: Singing his own theme song. I saw him wearing a patch that says “I ❤️ 🌲”. Might have a famous wife. And there were also hot dogs with green ketchup on them. Probably on the older side, he isn’t moving a bunch and sitting on the set piece. My guess is that he’s probably a comedian or sitcom star. The bonus clue is: an acceptance speech, which he apparently hasn’t made a lot of. So perhaps he’s been nominated for an Emmy, but never won. There may have been references to Cheers, and hot dogs instead of burgers? The voice also sounds like it could be John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin on Cheers. I’m sticking with him.

#the masked singer #the masked singer season 9

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thetoxicgamer · 1 year

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Unwrap a Free Marvel Snap Card From Samuel L. Jackson This Christmas

You read it correctly—just for playing the multiplayer game over the holiday season, you can receive a signed Samuel L. Jackson Marvel Snap card. Even if this award is a little unusual, it's wonderful to note that there are many free rewards available for consistent players in the superhero deck building, which has quickly become one of the best card games on PC this year. All you need to do is log into Marvel Snap on Christmas day for the signed Nick Fury card from Samuel L. Jackson, and this’ll net you plenty of other rewards too. The Winterverse limited-time event is running from December 20 to January 3, with specific log-in bonuses available each day. Who knows, maybe the card will make it into some of the best Marvel Snap decks. I’m not entirely sure why I find this so funny, but the prospect of getting a signed virtual card from Samuel L. Jackson on Christmas Day itself is probably one of the more amusing things I’ve read this year. That’s right, on top of some festive cheer and food on December 25, you can also get a signed virtual card. It’s not lost on me how strange this is either. It certainly looks like MCU star and upcoming Secret Invasion cast member Jackson’s signature, but it’s virtual. Even if he scrawled down the version available on the cards themselves, he’s not written each one (or has he?). It’s still a wholesome free gift, but the situation around it can’t help but amuse me. Samuel L. Jackson was also in that Marvel Snap ad, so it does make sense on that level at least. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEvBIn5SCAU That’s not all in the Marvel Snap Winterverse event, however, as you can log in for free gold, boosters, credits, and cosmetics too. There are even some snowy Marvel Snap card variants available for Rogue, Ebony Maw, Patriot, Rockslide, and Abomination. All you need to do is open a collector’s reserve to be in with a chance of getting one – but make sure you do so during the Winterverse event. If you want all the free rewards though, be sure to log in to marvel Snap every day for the next couple of weeks. Don’t forget to boot up the game after opening your presents on December 25 too, if you want the signed Nick Fury card from Samuel L. Jackson. You can find out all about the Marvel Snap cards and Winterverse event on the card game’s website (after publication this article was seemingly taken down). We’ve got everything you might need regarding Marvel Snap, like a Marvel Snap tier list of the best cards in Pool 1, alongside a look at the best superhero games available on PC right now. Read the full article

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the-firebird69 · 2 years

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There's a huge number of things happening so massive war on and there's a giant number of people up at the Hudson Bay and Greenland. There's a giant number of people in New York City. Huge number shot Batman face down Tommy f. I heard what you said and when is autograph they want to put him in the freedom center it's giant numbers of people. These people are oppressive The space cadets the Rooney our stuff huge numbers of people coming forwards the stories about clones and massive numbers of people who've lost loved ones the all want memorial.

John rima Lord okay Trump is submitting his idea of the freedom center memorial building. And it is about getting it done and people who ventured forward and stood to get it done and is about people that the Lost that they lost. Each and every stone on the exterior and believe you me it has an echo into the past but some strange material called travertine, will have names of the victims of their families carved into the stone. And it'll be clans heads that's all that's going to fit on the entire exterior on the interior Sun had an idea but someone already had it before him in Boston but it is chillingly applicable and the same color of glass and it's not clear it's bluish it would house all the other names to be etched on in small writing I'm on each plaque and maybe big and multi-leveled they go all the way to the ceiling you would have a bidirectional lateral piece of glass that in between the two would be a magnifying glass so you could read the name big enough to see the whole name and take pictures through the glass magnifier and everybody's approving it. My son is calling for statues of heroes who stood long and hard against them this Army who is below and steals everything

Thor Freya

It's very emotional what's happening and I hope my friends right that my wife is alive and tomb somewhere waiting for me to find her I was a little discouraged when they removed but he said they're too shallow and I agree. But to move them means they would have possession and people don't know what happened so I'm a little bit worried about that.

Ken

Hello Ken is worried usually he's pretty solid and he's been a proponent of finding out who it is and what they're doing and he's blaming my people like everybody else and I went through it and I didn't know who it was either or what it was and now this madman has tons of power and Ken doesn't have anybody now I'm out here alone with swinging guns and we're going to be sitting on top of 50 mi wide tunnels and a 30 or 40 miles long no they're going to be longer and they're going to house weapons that came from those comet Empire ships and that's what makes sense but really Ken is a trooper and should be immortalized as a live person I don't like making statues out of people who are alive but that's just me. Lot of people have statues you guys have statues of you Garth has a statue of himself he was Samuel l Jackson a long long time ago he's yelling at me no it's not I said yes it is there's a statue you Frederick Jackson. And he's laughing cuz he says sometimes he knows and sometimes he doesn't. So half the time you don't know if he knows something Garth says and it's still. But I want a statue of me put in there said okay Leroy LOL don't be dumb okay.

Zues

We're going to put a statue of everybody in there

Hera

No we are not and you be quiet Charles is going to hurt intelligence and a mind and a brain and everything. And we're going to help out when you get this done and no I'm not going to put myself in there is Annie and don't have Garth do that you jerk. But it's working and I do see what he's saying some people he doesn't want to immortalize a statues because they may not be passed away pictures usually work there's a little less superstitious but a picture

We're all working on this and we're going to get it done

Daniel and wife

Me too we're up here and we're funding it and I do see how it works it's very sad

Mike tew

We can build it so you can add just keep going upwards that's pretty bad but we could do that

Billium

I think it should go only to a certain height and it could go out into the bay it's kind of a way of saying something

Zues Hera

It's always weird and strange but have to approve it cuz I know him and it's really an awesome idea and people will be thinking about it more

Mayor of NYC Trump's lawyer

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You always say that you are respectful and neutral. But there is nothing more disrespectful than what shippers do with Cait. It's just wrong to spread lies, manipulate photos and spread baseless stories about SC. It is painful for SC's partners, family members, etc. Most recently, we saw what happened to Cait's sister after she was attacked by shippers. Isn't it time to bury your fantasies and actually show a more respectful treatment of Cait?

I'm guessing you're one of the followers of the Stan Queen on Twitter, who currently seems to be campaigning against Shipper.

I haven't been here in 2018, but from what I've read and what others have told me, the current one looks almost like a 2.0 version of then.

Since you mentioned it so many times in your message, the magic word is indeed RESPECT, but that goes for all parts of the fandom.

I'm just going to say that if I share my thoughts with some nice people here on Tumblr, but I don't share it on SM or communicate it in any way to Cait and Sam or involve them by tagging them, then that's respectful. Because quite honestly speculation or the exchange about relationships, connections, secrets, etc. is as old as humanity itself.

And I also don't think that SC is personally very interested in what is speculated here.

It becomes disrespectful when I involve Cait or their family members in my exchanges on Twitter or IG, whether positive or negative. And this approach is not a monopoly of the shippers, quite the opposite. From what I read (and yes I do read, but I don't comment in the SM) this is more a problem of stans and haters. But of course there are black sheep on all sides of the fandom.

So if you want to lecture me about respect, please look in the mirror first and ask yourself if it's respectful to verbally attack Jimmy Kimmel, Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Heughan, Maril Davis, Variety and many others because you don't like the way they talk about Cait.

Also disrespectful, to return to 2018, is when the group of shippers are so pilloried, causing more than a few to feel personally threatened as the nature of the news became increasingly ugly, personal and dangerous. And you have completely disregarded the fact that you have provided a platform for the group in this fandom, that was already hating on everything and everyone (including SC) to spread their hatred even further.

So please be so kind and spare me with these sweeping and polarizing platitudes about shippers and your self-righteousness that stinks to high heaven, because you're not the innocents you like to portray yourselves as either!!!

Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest today.

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jamespotterthefirst · 3 years

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Open Heart, Book 1, Chapter 13 Retold through social media posts and messages All posts here

Warning: Language and implications of adult activities

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Voice call from Ethan Ramsey to Lilac Allende at 7:57 PM Duration: 8 minutes

Lilac: Hey. Ethan: Hey. [Long silence] Lilac:... Ethan? Is everything alright? Ethan: I wanted to apologize to you…. For slamming that door in your face. With the news about Naveen… [silence] Ethan: It wasn't my most gallant moment. After you left, I realized you had also received terrible news of your own. You needed me and I wasn't there for you. For that, I'm truly sorry, Lilac. Lilac: Ethan, I don't blame you for being in that state of mind, but thank you for the apology. [Distant chatting and laughing] Bryce: [in the background] The Haupia has arrived! Sienna: Yum! I've always wanted to try it! Jackie: That's store bought and you know it, scalpel jockey. Ethan: Busy? Lilac: No, just my roommates getting dinner ready. [Chatter grows distant. A door closes] Lilac: I'm all yours. [Long silence on Ethan's end] Lilac: Ethan? Ethan: I'm here. You should go be with your friends. Lilac: It's fine. They'll understand— Ethan: I insist, Lilac. I'll be fine. I promise. Lilac: Liar. Ethan: [chuckling] Fine. But I still insist you go and have a good time. Lilac: Can I check on you later? Ethan: You don't have to. Lilac: I want to. And I'll try my best to help you take your mind off everything. Ethan: That sounds… ominous. Lilac: [laughing] You'll have to find out. Ethan: I'm sure I will. Lilac: Bye, Ethan. Ethan: Bye, Rookie.

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Interview recorded for official purposes Present: Harper Emery, Elijah Green Time: 8:45 AM

H. Emery: Thank you for seeing me today Dr. Greene. Please come in. I trust you know why I called you into my office today?

E. Greene: If this is about the lunch thief that's been striking for the last few days, then I'm glad it's finally getting addressed.

H. Emery: Lunch...thief?

E. Greene: Someone's been stealing people's lunches from the lounge. It's getting ridiculous.

H. Emery: I… No, Dr. Greene, that particular incident is not why I called this meeting. Although, I will inform the Senior Resident about the issue. I called you today because I want more information on Dr. Lilac Allende.

E. Greene: What about Lilac?

H. Emery: I understand you two are friends?

E. Greene: Yeah, she's a good friend.

H. Emery: Dr. Greene, I'll get straight to the point. I am conducting an investigation to determine Dr. Allende's involvement in the death of Teresa Martinez. Do you know anything about that?

E. Greene: Sorry, Chief Emery. I'd say I know even less about what happened to Mrs. M than you do.

H. Emery: Hmmm. Do you recall the day Mr. Declan Nash visited Edenbrook for a meeting with me?

E. Greene: Yes, ma'am.

H. Emery: You came to me claiming that Dr. Mirani needed immediate help with a VIP patient. But when we got there, there was no Dr. Mirani and no problem. Why did Lilac Allende ask you to get me away from Declan Nash?

E. Greene: Lilac? She had nothing to do with it, I got the idea to rescue you all on my own!

H. Emery: Rescue me?

E. Greene: Dude seemed like a creep. I thought you could use a break.

H. Emery: (Stunned silence) Thank you, Dr. Greene. That was incredibly thoughtful if a bit unorthodox.

H. Emery: However, I ask you to refrain from intervening during any of my future meetings, no matter how distressed you believe me to be.

E. Greene: Loud and clear, Dr. Emery.

H. Emery: What else can you tell me about Dr. Allende?

E. Greene: Lilac's a cool roommate. Living with her is fun when she gets all my pop culture references. Even if she does believe Mean Girls was the best movie ever made and quotes it constantly. She used to live in LA and has all kinds of crazy stories. Do you want to hear about the time she met Samuel L. Jackson?

H. Emery: … No, thank you, Dr. Greene. I think I've heard enough. [End of recording] _____________________________________________________

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Interview recorded for official purposes Present: Harper Emery, Jackie Varma Time: 10:05 AM

H. Emery: Dr. Varma, thank you for joining me. Do you know why I called you in today?

J. Varma: No idea.

H. Emery: I know you're busy with your caseload so I'll cut to the chase. What is your relationship with Dr. Allende?

J. Varma: We share a bathroom and an internet plan.

H. Emery: You're not friends?

J. Varma: Dr. Emery, I applied here to learn to be the best doctor, not to compete for Edenbrook's Friendship Awards.

H. Emery: I see. So there's nothing else you could tell me about Dr. Allende?

J. Varma: To be honest, she's indistinguishable from my other roommates. They're all distracting loud noise through the wall of my room as I'm trying to study up for my patients. The few times I saw her outside the apartment were a few rounds at Donahue's across the street, when we are all new and in that honeymoon phase. But unless you want to know her drink order, I have nothing.

H. Emery: That won't be necessary.

J. Varma: Is there anything else, Chief Emery?

H. Emery: I suppose not. You may return to your duties. _____________________________________________________

Interview recorded for official purposes Present: Harper Emery, Sienna Trinh Time: 10:25 AM

H. Emery: Good afternoon, Dr. Trinh. Thank you for meeting with me. Please have a seat.

S. Trinh: The pleasure is all mine, Dr. Emery. What can I do for you?

H. Emery: I'd like to talk to you about one of your fellow interns today. People tell me you are close to Lilac Allende.

S. Trinh: We're both dolphins not sharks, so we got along right away.

H. Emery: You're both… what?

S. Trinh: Neither of us are interested in screwing over other interns to get ahead. Lilac's a very moral person.

H. Emery: And how do those morals apply to Dr. Allende's patients?

S. Trinh: She definitely wouldn't screw over a patient either.

H. Emery: Can you say that with absolute certainty?

S. Trinh: Cross my heart and hope to die. I've seen how kind Lilac is in all aspects of her life. But she is the most passionate when it comes to her family, friends, and patients. Lilac has a good heart.

H. Emery: Noted. Thank you, Dr. Trinh. Anything else you'd like to add?

S. Trinh: Yes. I hope you don't mind me asking but… where did you get those earrings? They're gorgeous!

H. Emery: Oh. They were a gift from my mother.

S. Trinh: They're stunning. You look great in them!

H. Emery: Thank you, Dr. Trinh, that's very sweet.

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Interview recorded for official purposes Present: Harper Emery, Landry Olsen Time: 10:50 AM

H. Emery: Please come in Dr. Olsen. Take a seat.

H. Emery: Before we begin, it is my duty to let you know our conversation is being recorded for HR and any other parties who might request it in the future.

L.Olsen: ... O-other parties? Like the authorities?

H. Emery: Possibly. Depending on the findings of the investigation. Are you alright, Dr. Olsen?

L.Olsen: I— Shouldn't I have an attorney present, then?

H. Emery: There's no need to lawyer up for this, Dr. Olsen. I only have a few questions about an intern you're in close contact with. Shall we get started?

L.Olsen: Sure.

H. Emery: Dr. Olsen, what is your relationship with Dr. Allende?

L.Olsen: We're roommates.

H. Emery: You're not friends?

L.Olsen: No.

H. Emery: …

L.Olsen: I mean, y-yes. You could say that.

H. Emery: Can you tell me more about Dr. Allende?

L.Olsen: I've rarely seen her these past few weeks. Been studying up for our fellowship competition.

H. Emery: The one Dr. Ramsey used to be in charge of before he quit?

L.Olsen: (long, stunned silence) Dr. Ramsey quit?

H. Emery: That's right. Just a few hours ago.

L.Olsen: Does that mean the diagnostics team—

H. Emery: —will probably be disbanded, yes. Unless Dr. Mirani or Dr. Hirata wish to continue the competition for two spots. Knowing one of them, she will refuse.

L.Olsen: (more silence)

H. Emery: Dr. Olsen, are you certain you're alright?

L.Olsen: Y-yeah.

H. Emery: Given that you live with her, do you know of any involvement she may have had with the death of Teresa Martinez?

L.Olsen: I've already given all the information I have, Dr. Emery.

H. Emery: Very well. Thank you for meeting with me today.

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Author’s Note: Thank you if you read this monster.

A few notes:

A HUGE thank you to everyone who read, liked, and/or commented on the last chapter of this. I just realized I never replied. Forgive me. My brain is all over the place these days. I’m trying to be better. I am appreciative forever and ever for all the support you guys have shown me.

The same goes for “Burgundy”. I will absolutely reply to everyone but I realize it’s been a while. I don’t want people to think I’m being rude and ignoring their lovely words of support. Anyway, I ramble.

Regarding this chapter, I decided to add that Ethan x MC steamy texts scene because I was feeling self-indulgent lol. But also because I figured he knew he was leaving Edenbrook the next day after he told Naveen.

MC didn’t sleep with Bryce in the on-call room (even though she does in the actual game for me lol. Couldn’t have her do it after that phone scene with Ethan)

Sorry for any mistakes or typos. Tumblr will not let me edit a massive post full of code like this. It will let me make all the changes and then not save them. Sigh. I expect nothing from this site and I am still let down.

Thank you so much, as always! Everyone has been so lovely to this series and it means the world!

Much love, Bree ____________________________________

*tagging separately because this post is ready to burst with code

#open heart #ethan ramsey #ethan x mc #playchoices #pictagram #My writing

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loiterer87 · 2 years

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Ended up doing a couple of random marker ideas after watching Wandavision the other year. Particularly the episode introducing Monica Rambeau and deciding to give her her Photon powers towards the end of it (spoilers I suppose?).

Anyway, after that, I began thinking up a daft idea based on the NextWave comic I'd been rereading at the point. What if that ended up as an MCU tv series at some point in the future? Because the people who make things for the MCU are a lot more talented/ better connected/ smarter than me, they probably wouldn't make a series exploring some of the weirder cuts from Marvel comics and ripping the absolute piss out of themselves, I have decided to take it upon myself to draft up a pitch for what would make a NextWave tv series.

Read on to see what nonsense I came up with to amuse myself while scribbling up some character concepts for the look of the NextWave gang....

NEXTWAVE: AGENTS OF H.A.T.E.

Imagine, if you will, a team of good-looking women, one average-looking guy and a machine... No. Not like that. Imagine, if your non-filthy and feeble minds can muster, a team of five superheroes! Can't properly see it? No? Well, that's what the visuals above are for....

Now then! Got them pretty pretty pictures seen and memorised? Well, tough titties, were carrying on! These lovely people and sexy robot are the NEXTWAVE squad! Agents of the Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort (hey that makes a nifty acronym, dunnit?)! So-called because they are being promoted by H.A.T.E. (A subsidiary of the Beyond Corporation) as the 'Next Wave of superheroes after that first colourful lot called the Avengers! It should have been easy, hire a bunch of randos with powers, dress 'em up all nice and heroic (maybe give them matching jackets to help with Brand-recognition) and have them fighting crime and big threats! That leads to merchandising, movie-deals, endorsements and of course, PROFIT! Easy right?

Well, no frankly. Not really. They hired Monica "I know Captain Marvel!" Rambeau as their field leader. That was a bad decision on management's part, but really how were they to know she had ethics and morals and things like that? Following that debacle, she managed to convince the rest of the team to go all piratey and leave H.A.T.E (Bet SHIELD took aaaages to make their acronym work).

Stealing something called the Beyond Marketing Plan, Monica and the rest discovered the origins of H.A.T.E. (More than SWORD did I reckon), the Beyond Corporation and their plan to do... something nefarious involving giant monsters, samurai robots made from cutlery, magical deals with dirty-minded other-worldly beings and blowing up chunks of America in the name of freedom!

Join NextWave as they face off against some of the weirdest bollocks in Marvel's archives twisted into something which might work in the MCU as well as the machinations of H.A.T.E. (Did they ever figure out what HAMMER's acronym was?) led by the probably deranged Dirk Anger (Nick Fury, except instead of Samuel L. Jackson's built-in cool, he's loud and prone to explosive bouts on impotent rage. He's also having a nervous breakdown (he thinks no one's noticing).) with an army of Broccoli Men and a flying headquarters which looks less fancy than that Helicarrier Fury and his mates had and more like someone drunkenly welded four submarines together and persuaded the thing to fly. But enough about them, let's meet our heroes!

PHOTON/MONICA!

Leading these idiots (her words) is good ol' Monica Rambeau! Given the codename Photon, Monica's not impressed with anything to do with her position on the team. In fact, she's annoyed most of the time, either by her team, her job or the fact her costume is one piece and that makes toilet breaks reeeeeeeeeally time-consuming. Yes, she's got fancy powers which involve manipulating various forms of energy and knows Captain Marvel personally, both of those qualities mean little when a giant lizard threatens to shove your teammate down his pants. (I'm not explaining the pants, just go with it...) She's the team mum whether she likes it or not and the only reliable one. The team's moral compass when they remember to look.

Mostly happy with this, I've only got a limited number of markers and sadly none of them covered the darker skintones. Really the only thing I'd change if I could.

MACHI-- AARON STACK!

Did you know there was an attempt to make another Vision level robot? No, not that white one from that other show. This one's different. He's got flesh-y coloured bits and purple. Also he's version 51 created by Dr. Abel Stack in his Machine Man project. Following the disastrous previous 50, Dr. Stack decided that he would raise Z2P459-X-51 as a son instead of the standard dump an AI in and hope for the best. There was one problem however, Stack was a crap dad. Eventually, after running away and enduring a long legal battle involving the rights of sentient machines, property and emancipation(?). X-51 was finally free and changed his name to Aaron Stack. Since then he's mostly been wandering around, experiencing the human world and stealing beer. He joined NextWave mostly out of boredom.

Armed with an amazing array of abilities such as flight, extendable bits and a lot of weaponry, Aaron could be a force to be reckoned with... If he gave a ****...

Did this one first, mostly he's based on the Vision's aesthetic designs but with Machine Man's costume in mind. There's a couple more little bits, but it mostly speaks for itself.

ELSA BLOODSTONE!

Prim, proper and more than willing to shoot you in the face if you keep staring at her chest. In fact, she's quite happy to shoot anything in the face given half the chance, if it's a monster. Trained from birth to hunt monsters, Elsa's childhood was... interesting? ...memorable?... Traumatic--It was traumatic. Ish. She's mostly over it. Or lying. She's got supernaturally enhanced abilities and an encyclopedic knowledge of monsters and folklore. And a well-stocked armoury. She's also very British and bossy. Insult her at your own risk.

Overall design's fine but look at that uzi!!! Don't draw many guns, but I'm pleased with that one!

TABBY! I think her t-shirt says it all... Redneck-'splody girl, Tabby is just like that dude Scorch from that one episode of Agents of SHIELD, remember him? Well, she's either one of whatever he eventually was classed as, or a mutant. If they're canon at some point. Tabby's shallow, crass and really lacking in a lot of things. Education, amongst others. She can also make things explode, using self-generated balls of destructive energy. Even people, which is why all the rest of the team have an infinite amount of patience dealing with her, especially as she's the youngest on the team. She's also the main reason the team left in the first place. Because she's a klepto and stole the Marketing Plan which led Monica to learning the truth about H.A.T.E. (Getting really tired of having to type the dots for this).

THE CAPTAIN! No really, that's his name! I mean, I'd have written his actual name up there if he could remember it. Having that power set known lovingly as the "Flying Brick", the Captain saw fit to put as much effort into his costume as his creators put into making him! He can fly, he can lift heavy objects, he's mostly indestructible! Now if only he was more intelligent, he might be able to do something useful with his powers... Frequent butt of jokes, the Captain suffers the most during the fights, usually with a good dose of humiliation. This might be part of some karmic justice in universe for drunkenly assaulting the beings who gave him the Heartstar of The Space Between Galaxies (his origin), or just because it's funny. He's from Brooklyn and is not actually a Captain of anything...

If you're still reading here, first of all why? It's should be clear that this is a comedic series. I envision it as someone at Marvel Studios said "Let's do a show that's like some horrific hybrid of our current output and one of them Abridged shows on Youtube!" and wasn't immediately sacked. Skewering everything from weird and wonderful comic tropes, character designs and maybe even some stuff poking fun at the hand that feeds, crossed with all the awesome stuff that makes the MCU shine. If this goes anywhere I may write up a small script for shits and giggles, I don't know.

So, that was my dumb idea behind this. If Marvel Studios see this and are interested(ha!), I'm willing to talk. I swear all these are real characters and in an actually published Marvel comic series, it is all real, even the lizard bit. I was also sober when I wrote this. Don't know why I felt the need to clarify that...

#art #Fanart #marvel #marvel cinematic universe #mcu #nextwave #nextwave agents of hate #monica rambeau #machine man #aaron stack #the captain #tabby smith #boom-boom #tabitha smith #elsa bloodstone #photon #marker practice #Marvel Comics

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This is not an ask only about Alec but Alec and Magnus, because I just watched The Hitman's Bodyguard since I saw the sequel's trailer and I really liked that one so I wanted to watch the first one.

Anyhow, suddenly my mind was like 'it would be really cool if there was a The Hitman's Bodyguard au fic where Ryan Reynolds is Alec and Samuel L Jackson is Magnus' because I totally could picture them that way.

So the point of this ask was to really share this thought.

And to ask if you know if there is a fic something like this cause I am not really up to date with all the malec fics

oh there are sooo many bodyguard Alec aus!! I'm going to share some here. I haven't read all the chapters so please check out tags and read what you like :)

The Bodyguard by letmeinthewallsyouvebuiltaround

Magnus is a dancing popstar sensation whose popularity continues to climb. Alec, an ex-Secret Service agent, is hired on as a professional bodyguard in charge of Mr. Bane’s personal security by insistence of Magnus’ manager. Despite their initial differences, Magnus finds himself falling for Alec the more time they spend getting to know each other and relies on him for more than physical security as his safety gets threatened. Loosely based on the 1992 film The Bodyguard.

Owe You a Mistake by BookAdictArchiver

Magnus Bane is a TV heart-throb who doesn't want a bodyguard, this wasn't what Alec was thinking when he signed up to be one either. But Alec needs the job, so he's gotta suck it up and work for a man who may look like an angel, but if more than difficult to please. And Magnus needs his producer off his back. After all, its not like they are gonna be spending most their time together.

#malec fic recs #malec

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nothingunrealistic · 2 years

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review roundup: billions 6x09 “hindenburg”

a paradigm-shifting episode! but not enough of a paradigm shift for the showrunners to bother writing it themselves! what did the critics think?

New York Times: ‘Billions’ Season 6, Episode 9 Recap: Distract and Conquer

“We need Chuck dead, not wounded and angry.” Wise words, those, from Governor Bob Sweeney. He has intuited something Chuck himself failed to, when Chuck yanked the Olympic Games away from Mike Prince without delivering a killing blow. In retrospect, it was obvious that a wounded, angry Prince, for all his self-avowed graciousness in defeat, would strike back. It just wasn’t clear that his retaliation would, in fact, be a death blow.

compare and contrast: “a wounded and cornered bobby axelrod is not something many survive”, as taylor told chuck in 5x12. chuck still hasn't learned his lesson!

Sweeney and the State Senate remove Chuck Rhoades from the office of state attorney general, the result of an elaborate scheme concocted by Prince. Chuck’s do-gooding, his rabble-rousing, his speechifying — none of it avails him.

get his ass!

To be fair to Chuck, I didn’t see his downfall coming, either. Nor were we supposed to!

well, i saw it coming, but maybe that’s because i do my homework by checking ahead in the episode summaries and promotional photos. or maybe it’s simply that i sensed before this season started that chuck needed to leave this job. either way, i’ll gladly take part of sean’s paycheck as compensation.

Chuck’s entire downfall could, perhaps, have been prevented had it not been for his decision to show up at Prince’s Olympics HQ to gloat in the form of a peace offering. Prince recognized it for what it was: rubbing the billionaire’s nose in his defeat. Chuck’s biggest enemy is himself.

just like axe meeting his downfall thanks to his insatiable need to get one over on prince! chuck really hasn’t learned his lesson!

The episode’s B-plot centers on Taylor Mason, the one-time wunderkind of Axe Cap.

correction: i’ll take all of sean’s paycheck for making me read “one-time wunderkind” in reference to taylor AGAIN.

When the alums Mafee and Dollar Bill pop in for a visit, they also start to woo the mild-mannered traders Tuk and Ben Kim away from the firm, no doubt hoping to recreate that old Axe Cap magic. Tuk and Ben’s manager Philip, new to the firm, is happy to let them go if it’s really time for them to move on.

philip isn’t ben’s manager; they’re both portfolio managers and pretty much peers, even if taylor decides that philip needs to prevent the loss of ben for optics’ sake.

But Taylor feels that this will make Philip look weak. Rather than allow a rival to take a hit to his reputation, Taylor unleashes a full Samuel L. Jackson in “Pulp Fiction” verbal fusillade at Mafee and Dollar Bill, scaring them off from their attempt to pry Ben and Tuk away. Philip is retrospectively grateful for the help, though he tells Taylor he suspects Ben and Tuk aren’t the only ones pining for the good old days of Axe Cap.

Taylor, who has spent the whole season wrestling with Axe’s influence, seems chastened. But no one on this show stays chastened for very long.

taylor and philip aren’t really rivals at the moment! that tension that’s going to boil over in two weeks is barely simmering here; they’re praising each other, philip’s learning from taylor, and taylor’s weirdly sanguine about philip possibly using this knowledge to betray them one day. and what philip was getting at wasn’t “you’re nostalgic for axe cap like ben and tuk are,” it was “you’re nostalgic for axe cap and projecting that onto ben and tuk.” the latter is far more chastening.

For you reference-spotters out there, this episode was full of them. Basketball? Prince compares himself to Coach Pat Riley. “The Godfather”? That’s the name Chuck bestows on Riley, while Mafee quotes, “Be my friend?,” from the film’s opening scene. The Coens? Ben Kim quotes the Dude in describing his time at Prince Cap as “strikes and gutters,” à la the Dude from “The Big Lebowski.” Wrestling? Senator Tharp tips the hat to the grappler Ken Patera.

Some less frequently trod reference territory: Taylor paraphrases the entire “Say ‘what’ again” speech from “Pulp Fiction.” For the literary-minded, William Kennedy’s Albany-based cycle of novels also gets its flowers. Bob Sweeney invokes the name of the Stephen King arch-villain Randall Flagg when describing Prince’s feelings about Chuck. And a judge compares Chuck’s legal approach to the Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.”; the song closes out the episode, and it is maybe the series’s most jarring music cue to date.

a few points here:

how did you write two full paragraphs about the references in this episode, including two from the conference room scene, and overlook the rounders reference in that scene that couldn’t have been more glaringly obvious if accompanied by a thrown oreo to the head? i hope the commenters eat you alive for this.

i’d still bestow the title of “most jarring music cue in billions” on the use of chumbawamba’s tubthumping to end 1x10. high bar to clear.

it was not nearly the entire “Say ‘what’ again” speech that got paraphrased. taylor didn’t even say that “illegal” isn’t a country they’ve ever heard of or ask if they speak english in “illegal.”

why did you specify that ben was quoting the Dude from the big lebowski twice in one sentence? did your editor fall asleep?

The episode ends with Dave’s being named the new acting attorney general. The show seems heavily invested in this character, and I hope the investment pays off.

“the show seems heavily invested in this character” is a bit of an understatement about someone who was named a series regular for the rest of season 6 as soon as her FIRST episode finished airing. even corey stoll didn’t get that treatment!

Vulture: Billions Recap: Oh, The Humanity

The premise of “Hindenburg” is simple. Billionaires are the world’s puppeteers, and we’re all controlled by their puppet strings: Mike Prince orchestrates Chuck’s ousting as the New York State Attorney General literally because Chuck pissed him off — and because Prince has the unlimited financial capital to pay off anyone and everyone who stands in his way, including two-thirds of New York’s state Senate.

you forgot the part where chuck has proven incredibly easy to bait, which is precisely the flaw he & prince exploited to take axe down. when he goes around swinging at billionaires and telling everyone that his agenda is to take out billionaires, it’s a cinch to set a trap for him by putting some billionaires to swing at on the edge of a cliff!

But that’s not what I’m thinking about going into these final three episodes of the season. What I want to know is, what is Kate Sacker’s objective? As of “Hindenburg,” there’s been no mention of Sacker’s supposed congressional run, which leads me to believe that once Prince lost the Olympics, his campaign-funding promises also went away. Why else would Sacker spend the episode quietly guiding Prince toward Chuck’s political destruction?

oh, really, sarene? no mention of sacker’s supposed congressional run as of this episode? let’s roll the tapes!

SACKER: I can’t be seen having a hand in this.

PRINCE: Sure you can. Hard-nosed political operative is a useful descriptor for someone who wants the trajectory you do.

SACKER: It can be played as disloyal to him that made me. Also to the public as, I lined up with a billionaire against —

PRINCE: This billionaire is worth more than the public to you in terms of winning the seat you covet. Financing primaries and general elections and so on. Getting his friends to throw in too.

SACKER: Learned not to trust promises like that.

PRINCE: Yet my whole reputation is based on keeping promises like that. How about this: You give me the info I need to do it, watch me as I do it, guide my hand, and I alone will know your involvement.

would you like to take a second run at that one?

Although Chuck has his ever-loyal BFF Ira Schirmer by his side as his attorney, there is no way he’s going to pass up the opportunity to take center stage in his own defense. And there is no way Billions is passing up the opportunity for another fabulous Paul Giamatti monologue.

i wish they would!

Besides, now I’m interested to see what Dave Mahar will get up to in her new role as acting New York Attorney General. What are the chances she can and will remain in that position?

now there i agree with you!

Over at MPC, the Taylor-Philip rivalry is brewing, with Philip noticing that Bobby Axelrod’s successor isn’t so much Mike Prince, but Taylor Mason. After Taylor realizes Ben Kim and Tuk Lal are being poached by High Plains Management, they throw a vicious, Axe-sized tantrum, threatening severe financial ruin to Dollar Bill and Mafee if Ben and Tuk jump ship. This leads Philip to call Taylor out for revealing that they seem to be the one “nostalgic” for the old Axe Cap days more than anyone else.

again, they’re hardly rivals at this point — taylor’s intervention in this situation was (ostensibly) for philip’s benefit, to repay the favor he did them with hypersonic. and he’s impressed by how they handled it! you’re making it sound as if he sat in the background staring into the camera like he’s on the office while they ranted! (this paragraph is the only discussion of taylor in the whole recap, and it’s in the “loose change” section. for shame, sarene.)

Entertainment Weekly: Billions recap: The downfall of Chuck Rhoades

Everything seems chummy and friendly until Taylor discovers that they're trying to poach Tuk and Ben Kim from their roster. Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon) and Philip (Toney Goins) form a rare partnership in order to keep Ben and Tuk at MPC, which gives us a wonderful scene of Taylor absolutely thrashing Dollar Bill and Mafee for trying something so underhanded when they're supposed to be friends.

in a shocking turn of events, kyle exhibits the most accurate understanding of taylor & philip’s dynamic in this episode out of all the recaps! but can we really describe their partnership as “rare” when this is one of only two episodes in which they’ve spoken? is this a more general statement about taylor forming partnerships at all?

Anyways, back to the main story.

[crowd booing]

Riding high on his ability to get the Olympics bid killed, he's now taking on a private park where many local wealthy residents congregate, including former foes Krakow (Danny Strong) and Lazaara (Wayne Duvall).

kyle has decided to resolve the conflict over how wayne duvall’s character’s name is spelled — is it Lazzara (two Zs, one R) or Lazarra (one Z, two Rs)? — by inventing a new and definitely wrong spelling! one Z, one R, far too many As!

The entirety of this plot is mostly a great excuse to build towards a soaring Paul Giamatti monologue, which is never a bad idea.

a soaring paul giamatti monologue consistently gets me to zone out. i’d say that’s a bad idea given that the goal of a tv show is to get people to watch it.

"God, he's good at this," says Prince, and Billions knows exactly what we're here for. Sure, we love the plotting and the twists and turns, but few things are better than watching Giamatti absolutely feast on a monologue.

speak for yourself kyle!!!

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