#just... chef's kiss

[louthelost]

Lothal is my home

Ezra Bridger, the character that you are...

(progress shots under the cut)

#star wars rebels #ezra bridger #lothal #star wars #sw rebels #fanart #art #illustration #loth wolf #loth cat #these guys look at you from across the wheat field... what do you do? #i love him so much. i love lothal so much #my favourite character in ensembles is like NEVER the main character but i had ezra for 5 minutes and pack bonded #naive middle eastern kid who wants to make his home better #becoming tired and wired middle eastern teen who wants to make his home better EVEN IF YOU WONT HELP GOD DAMNIT #just... chef's kiss #insert: omg he's just like me fr fr #(stealing my own tags from a different post about him because i love him) #(he's my son now)

[o-uncle-newt]

Cabin Pressure Advent Day 9: Ipswich

IIIIIIPSWIIIIIICH!

In my opinion, Ipswich heralds a really key moment in the development of not just Cabin Pressure, but John Finnemore's (solo) projects in general- it's his first really genius episode in terms of plotting, where he first utilizes Chekhov's Gun with pinpoint precision while also building a watertight and well-structured plot that incorporates great character work.

He shows signs of it earlier in the show, obviously, but this is the episode where he first does it basically seamlessly. Douz is the closest, for sure, but the culminating moment of the plan, however genius it is, still handwaves away a few inconvenient questions like "is it any more legal to drive a plane on the highway than to take off without clearance?" Other episodes also have some good moments but the Chekhov's Gun placements are a bit obtrusive (Cremona and Edinburgh, for example).

(I'll make a note about Gdansk- it has some great Chekhov's Guns, but the plot is basically constructed AROUND them. That requires a lot of its own skill in plot construction, but is different than here.)

What I think is so great about Ipswich is that

a) the Chekhov's Gun is not just planted seamlessly, it's also planted unobtrusively- the masterful way that the number "nineteen" is hammered into our heads at the beginning, only for there to be a red herring appearance of the question/answer that puts us off our guard, and then that final moment of realization and resolution... it's just so good. Smaller ones like Martin's inner ear issue are also handled super well- we hear about it in a very specific context that is relevant to the plot and we don't even think twice about, only for it to come back in a new way later out of nowhere. Chekhov's Gun blends in perfectly with the decor.

b) everything is directly in the service of the plot, and makes sense. This is where there's the difference from Gdansk- there, there wouldn't BE a situation in the first place without some of those Chekhov's Guns that were planted (like the seven dwarves game), whereas here there is a very specific plot (how does MJN do when they need to prove their skills in front of regulators) and all of the Chekhov's Guns directly relate to that. Douglas's use of the "hey chief" line is hilarious both the first time and the second, and is used in utterly characteristic ways that also fit in completely logically with what they've been doing in this episode. There's of course a certain amount of coincidence that you have to allow because that's what makes it a sitcom episode rather than real life, but everything is still done incredibly realistically. (At least, from a human perspective- I don't actually KNOW whether the trainings are like that, but from what others have said they seem to be at least somewhat based on reality so that's cool!)

c) everything is directly in service of the theme! There is also a theme and it melds perfectly into the episode- who is the alpha dog. From beginning to end, we know that this episode is about power struggles, and the fact that something that just seems like a (fucking hilarious) joke- Douglas's whole "hey chief" routine- ends up coming back in something that he addresses, in a certain amount of seriousness, to Carolyn is just perfect. It shows what is only confirmed in the next scene- that Douglas knows who the alpha dog is. And, incidentally, one of the reasons why he knows this is his own realization that if they don't pass, it will "make him feel unemployed." He HAS to concede and that makes the moment only more powerful. (I'd also add that the "Marvin and Dougal" convo serves as a kind of textual evidence for Martin and Douglas, in this episode's power struggle, really being equal beta dogs, but that's not a Chekhov's Gun, just close reading.)

Anyway, I may be overly reading into any of this, but the upshot is that I listened to this, after listening to the prior eight episodes, and was just so massively impressed by the structural quality in a way that surpassed any of the prior episodes- but which I know, as an obsessive listener, is only a harbinger of some brilliantly plotted episodes to come- and the next one is, of course, the fantastic Johannesburg tomorrow!

#cabin pressure #cabin pressure advent #cabin pressure advent 2023 #john finnemore #ipswich #i've stopped pointing out that the episodes have funny bits because i feel like that's something we should take as a given #but arthur is particularly on fire this episode in that department #especially “i know- that's why i'm worried!” #just... chef's kiss

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price - Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

#vincent price #tomb of ligea #edgar allan poe #sunglasses #vinny p #perfection #just... chef's kiss #hes so gorgeous #clawing at everything to stay sane #sighh #!!!! #horror #old horror movies #vintage #movie #actor #gif #handsome #gifs made by me #gif set

[livstarlight]

I have one thing on my mind as of lately and that's a headcanon-dream-scenario-scene with nashuri in Avengers Kang Dynasty/Secret Wars where in the middle of a battle when everything seems to be going south and Namor is like on the ground, injured or something like that, and Shuri finding him then refusing to leave.

Basically something along the line of:

#nashuri but with the iconic nessian acowar scene #just... CHEF'S KISS #namor x shuri #namuri #nashuri #seaprincess #namor #shuri #black panther #wakanda forever #future headcanon #mcu #sarah j maas #acowar #a court of wings and ruin #nessian #nesta archeron #cassian

[jazsb]

#cang lan jue #yup #said what I've been feeling #exactly exactly #his acting is SO GOOD #Especially scenes where he was crying or tormented or in any kind of pain #just... chef's kiss #found a new actor to obsess over

[muppetfreak]

Mr. Riordan, it is truly a pleasure getting to experience your second draft.

#seriously tho what an amazing thing for an author #to get to revisit your series years later #and get to make all the tweaks now that you know exactly where the story is going #to go back with your theme crystalized in your head and say 'ok now this time on purpose!' #kiddo and I are enjoying the PJO series immensely #love demigods #wish adhd was real #now excuse me while I add 9 billion tags #percy jackson #pjo tv show #pjo #rick riordan #percy jackson and the olympians #disney+ #pjo series #percy jackson tv show #does this need to be tagged as a spoiler? I don't feel like it does #the suggested hashtag being spelled wrong is just *chefs kiss* #love that for us #anyway if this needs another tag tell me

[nyerusnova]

yeah... things are pretty yikes right now in the current batfam storyline,

but at least Tim is rocking those thigh-high boots and I just wanted to appreciate that for a sec

#tim drake #batman spoilers #batman 138 #comics #they look so good on him ok #thigh high socks/leggings/boots/etc are just MWAH *chefs kiss* #in fact i fully support making the boots reach up even a bit higher mister jiménez pls #edited out dialogue to avoid spoilers but also because... lol #dcu #bc this kinda popped off i want to mention. i actually am quite liking gotham war so far. #gonna let zdarsky cook with this!!!

[markscherz]

now accepting guesses as to what this embryo becomes when it matures

#evo-devo is a hell of a drug #zoology #animals #embryology #nature #evolution #can't post a source without giving it away so… sorry. #but the first author on the paper is named Gross #which is just #*chef's kiss*

[ichigomaniac]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#wriothesley #neuvillette #focalors #genshin impact #paimon #their delivery is just -chefs kiss-

[angee1011]

OKAY BUT LIKE SALLY AND POSEIDON’S CONVO OMG

“Do you want to talk to him?”

Long pause. THUNDER rolls in the distance.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#pjo tv show #pjo series #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #sally jackson #poseidon #I AM UNWELL #do not talk to me #OMG #like the reminder of WHY Poseidon can’t be there for his son and for the woman he loves #don’t get me wrong #the gods need to DO BETTER #but god. just the fucking subtle way they did that. #*chefs kiss*

[comics-centalx]

Jason Todd Being Iconic for Ten Panels Straight:

#dc universe #dc comics #love jason #jason todd #red hood #batfamily #batfam #robin #damian wayne #batman #bruce wayne #Jason is just *chefs kiss*

[tanblaque]

#stardew valley #stardew valley shane #sdv shane #HELP #okay hear me gush #I hated this man so much on my first playthrough and literally avoided him at all cost cuz he was so rude -sob- #that was way back in 2020 #and then insert me playing sdv 2023 and #👀 #straight up evaporating #i relate to this man surprisingly and #chef kiss #also im practicing drawing my backgrounds and lighting so this was a good excuse to study coloring! #gonna draw some other stuff when i can just to practice

[orangesyellow]

Hi. Hello. I'm Sydney. Family style?

#the bear #thebearedit #syd x carmy #chef's kiss #a decision to include this scene #and say it's platonic ok #i've just been thinking about them a lot #jeremy allen white #ayo edebiri #tvgifs #cinematv #cinemapix #tvcentric #tvfilm #tvsource #flashing cw #eye strain cw #eye strain #* #gifs

[spacedace]

Thinking about the untapped comedic potential of the Batfam explaining to new hero in Gotham & literal ghost Phantom that they don't kill people.

And Danny, professional menace, responding with "What? You guys have a problem with dead people or something?" In the most serious, insulted voice he can manage just to watch them squirm.

(Jason is having a great time)

#dc x dp #dp x dc #dpxdc #danny phantom #batfam #danny fenton #jason todd #i just think it'd be funny #like danny *knows* why they don't kill people - *he* doesn’t kill people either #but also the look on their faces as they think they've just accidentally insulted their new ghost friend #just *chefs kiss* keeps his gremlin heart fed for weeks #please take this as a prompt by the by #dp x dc prompt

[chinchilla-clown]

When you think Sun is winking at you but no his eye is just busted :-(

(I was thinking "huh i copy paste the dca's face a lot :-/" so WHY NOT incorporate that in universe with a comic!! The facial changes are subtle but it makes sense this way idk. I'll be drawing them a bunch anyway and I'm a sucker for asymmetry. Next one will be Moon talking abt their eyes too)

Bonus:

Biblically accurate DCA enjoyers rise up <3

#these comics feel like slowburn but honestly we've been slowburning for these clowns since 2021 YALL CAN WAIT #theres a progression sorta i think maybe #biggest inspiration is restinsodaroni's comics tbh their dca/yn content is so!!!! chefs kiss!!! #anw i just have a bunch of ideas between simp y/n and dca that arent inherently romantic #they just think ur a silly billy :-) /aff #fnaf daycare attendant #fnaf moon #fnaf sun #dca x y/n #simp station #simping in the daycare au

[mikuyuuss]

“You'll see my face in every place

But you can't catch me now”

#this makes me want to revisit the og trilogy bc i feel like i wasnt able to fully appreciate it as a kid #lucy gray baird #the hunger games #tbosbas #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #thg #thg fanart #hunger games #my art #coriolanus snow #tbosbas fanart #snowbaird #so i just watched this movie and loved it all #the cast and acting??? chefs kiss #the story and characters immaculate #the outfits ! #their dynamic… interesting also lucy is such a mood stan women in arts #rachel zegler #tom blyth #tbosas