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#spies are Forever
uhhhitsme · 2 days
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i think what a lot of ppl in the saf fandom dont realize is that the lovable, stupid and reckless brute that we see for the majority of saf... isn't who curt was before the fall.
was curt arrogant and careless before? absolutely, and he does do a lot of admittedly stupid things in the glimpse that we get of who he was before owen's "death." but a lot of people tend to write and interpret him as this like, egotistical buffoon who was nowhere near as skilled as owen, or that was constantly putting him and owen's lives on the line and having to get owen to clean up all of his messes. and it always irks me because there's a REASON curt was so confident in himself, why he called himself one of the best spies in the world---because he WAS. he wouldn't be so famed if he hadn't been especially skilled on the field in the first place, and was able to think with a clear mind at times. he couldn't have been piggybacking off his partners work everytime he went out. he was good at what he did, which allowed him to be a little cocky at times.
its important to remember that the curt that we end up getting acquainted with---this asshole who is clearly out of his depth, not thinking logically, and trying to cover it up with false bravado, is curt at his lowest. curt who just got out of a four year break that he spent grieving the lover he essentially killed because he let his flaws get the better of him in order to combat his insecurities (bc someone i follow said that he probably acted that way during a1p1 because he wanted to impress owen and they are SO RIGHT), curt who's desperate to be like the skilled, suave, cool agent that he was before instead of this useless alcoholic mess. to be the agent that would take stupid risks because he knew he could get out of it without consequences. to be the man that owen loved.
his arc is coming to terms with the fact that he can NEVER be that person again, that owen's "death" has irrevocably changed who he is and how he functions. but that that person is still worthwhile, too.
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Normalize crying over seemingly normal phrases. “I used to dance.” No no no god please no “he was watching the fireworks.” Stop it please I am in TEARS. “Taking your advice.” NOOO my heart is on the FLOOR IN TINY LITTLE PIECES
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jaynaneeya · 1 day
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Raise a glass to Mary Kate Wiles!
Happy Birthday, MK!!! I hope you feel particularly loved and appreciated and celebrated today and all year. Thank you for working so hard to bring wonderful stories to life, and for being the wonderful human you are <3
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dr-docktor · 3 days
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Has this been done before…
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kairithemang0 · 3 days
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Why is Joey passionate when he’s talking about silicon?
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smytherines · 24 hours
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Do y'all ever think about the part in A1P1 where Owen and Curt are about to do the handclasp thing and get interrupted by Barb? Because it's super interesting to me. It's one the few times when the choreography seems to break out from being non-diegetic (meant to represent something, not literally meant to be what is happening) to diegetic (something that is occurring within the story)
I can't get a clean shot of it, but it's very interesting that they're about to do the clasp, Curt gets a call, Owen waves his hand kinda annoyed at the interruption, and then Curt talks to Barb while Owen fights a guy on the catwalk.
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The implication is that they weren't literally clasping arms, but the way the characters react tells us that the interruption was real. So now when I watch the show it's like... maybe they hadn't seen each other for awhile, and finally had a moment alone to just reunite, maybe a hug or a kiss or just an opportunity to freely talk to each other, and that's what Barb's call interrupts. Its kinda brilliant that these little moments are both obscured and accentuated by the choreography.
I do not know a goddamn thing about choreography, but the more I watch this show the more in awe I am of Lauren Lopez as a choreographer, because there is so much storytelling packed into the choreography of A1P1 especially. The first time you see it your brain can easily slip into "this is a stylized James Bond intro sequence," but on the rewatch it's like "oh, OH! This is kinda... intimate, isn't it?"
And Corey Lubowich deserves so much credit for directing the show just in general (Corey I love you), but especially for one of my absolute favorite parts- the hug. In the BTS stuff there's a scene of Corey, Joey, and Curt working out the hug choreography, with Corey talking about how it should be one fluid motion between the embrace and the action stance, which is just *chefs kiss* because it really does kinda fool you into thinking it's a stylistic choice instead of a storytelling choice on the first watch. (Plus it just looks cool as hell)
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hulk4me · 2 days
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can someone please draw tgwdlm!curtwen with curt and infected!owen
I need this so much
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ghostface-knight · 1 day
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no you guys don't get it, the agent curt mega + tatiana slozhno friendship means so much to me, it's not even funny
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i love the "doing this" scene in spies are forever a lot because i love reversal of the compulsory romance trope but also cause of the way it portrays "let's just be friends" as not something throwaway but actually gives the gravity that the concept of "friends" has. this is the point when they decide they actually want to work together, not out of obligation or repaying a debt or societal convention, but because they actually respect each other as people. the entire romantic exchange that they have is loaded with societal convention. they have opened up to each other a little bit - but the moment the song starts they are back to wearing a mask, hiding their true intentions almost as much as when tatiana hid her true intentions of betraying curt back in the casino. it's back to societal conventions and the closeness that they have built up dissipates. the romantic exchange could play out completely without them actually getting closer emotionally, and they could go their separate ways the next day. but it all changes when they decide to be "just" friends. curt's "friends?" question is open and hopeful - the first genuine bid for closeness in the whole scene. can we talk about the line "it's great to know we don't have to pretend". that's the whole scene right there. having to pretend to be interested in a romantic relationship got in the way of them being genuine and actually getting closer. can we also talk about "you're cool with me?" "till the end" because its just a really nice line and i love it. anyway, i just love that in this scene friendship is not just a throwaway byproduct of getting romantic advances rejected but actually something that is deeply important to the characters. curt having tatiana's friendship is a key turning point in the whole play for him to start moving on from his past. i love it when friendship is important!!!
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them<3
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heytherecentaurs · 2 days
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It’s been years but I’m still consumed with thoughts of Spies Are Forever.
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szollibisz · 9 hours
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sketchbook tatianas
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starpirateee · 3 days
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would tumblr accept some rough sketches of gadget guy Owen, because i can't get him out of my mind?
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(click for quality, Tumblr butchered it)
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ricky-mortis · 5 hours
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Heard it was @marykatewiles ‘s birthday today so I drew Tatiana :)
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abitofboth · 2 days
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owen carvour hcs because he’s in my brain always
he's very reservedly sentimental. the things in his life that mean a lot to him will always have a special place in his heart, but he'd never tell anyone that. his favourite childhood book, a lighter curt gifted him, old letters and photographs etc.
his favourite childhood book is the hobbit. when he was a kid he'd draw in the margins and go through and underline his favourite parts. his childhood pet was a fluffy cat called bilbo!!
left handed. constantly curses out his pens when he's writing and gets ink smudges all over his hand.
an only child, and was never really that close with his parents. his relationship with them grew strained once they found out he was gay.
would happily never interact with a dog for the rest of his life if he could help it. (too slobbery, loud, and boisterous for his liking.)
biiiiig smoker. his hands get twitchy if he hasn't had a cig in a while. he constantly spews some bs about the refined taste of tobacco.
similarly he's a big time wine snob. he gets offended if you suggest it tastes like vinegar and he'll try with all his might to convince you that the aromatics matter.
definitely has a sprinkling of road rage in him. in his opinion he is always in the right, and everyone else on the road needs their license taken from them.
teeny tiny tattoo on his hip of two intertwined mars symbols (♂)
'love' is a name he uses for pretty much everyone on accounts of him being british, but he's much more fond of using 'darling' and 'sweetheart' as pet names when it's just him and curt.
he LOVES the quiet moments between him and curt when they get to spend the night together. watching over him as he falls asleep and running his fingers through his hair are some of his favourite things to do.
he can be surprisingly bashful! talk sweet to him and he’ll blush like hell. pepper kisses over him and he’ll be squirming and giggling like there’s no tomorrow.
he's welsh but moved to london when he was a teenager. he taught himself to speak in an rp accent so he wouldn't be looked down on, and it just kind of stuck. not many people know that he's welsh, not necessarily because he doesn't tell anyone but no one’s ever asked because as far as everyone else is aware, he’s as english as you can get. when he's tired he can slip back into his old accent, and he uses the odd welsh word every now and then around people close to him (mostly curt.)
the first house he lived in in london got destroyed during the blitz, and luckily most of what few possessions he owned survived. he doesn't like to talk about his time during the war often.
after the fall, he gets tinnitus and his hearing is far from as good as it used to be. he lost his right eye, and the glass eye chimera got him has never quite been a perfect colour match. he has trouble with his knee, and has a decent amount of scarring over his body.
post fall there's a part of him that still loves curt, and desperately misses what used to be. it's mostly overpowered by the hatred within him, but the love rears its head out every now and again and catches him off guard.
he likes to cook, but he's kinda shit at it. he doesn't get much practice on accounts of being a spy, so whenever he does cook, something inevitably goes wrong.
once, he'd moved into a new flat and had curt round as his first guest and tried to cook him dinner. it ended up burning and there were full on flames in the frying pan. (curt still takes the piss out of him for this years later.)
he's a bit of a loner, but enjoys his own company for the most part. outside of curt he doesn't really have any close friends, and he isn't in contact with his family.
he has an angry streak in him. he’s easily riled up and the first emotion he goes to is barely concealed rage. he yells more often than he’d like to.
he hates using the term 'boyfriend' to describe curt. he thinks it makes him sound juvenile and he prefers 'partner' way more. plus, he can get away with introducing curt without giving away the fact that they’re together. (he also loves calling curt his 'best friend' in the most romantic sense possible.)
this! bitch! loves! musicals! the wizard of oz is a favourite of his, and he has a soft spot for disney’s cinderella. he has an extra fondness for the term ‘friend of dorothy’ because of this too.
tea over coffee always. two sugars and a splash of milk, not too weak but not too strong.
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I jokingly ship Wilbur (bf) and Owen (saf) because like cmon theyre both villains that were good at some point (im assuming Wilbur was a good guy pre portal) who sing to Curt Mega characters menacingly and also sometimes talk about silicon, they’re a match made in heaven.
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mvanqsh · 3 days
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watching saf is literally just realising agent curt mega is a reckless, stupid fool (we love him more than anything though) that barely thinks about what he does and how his actions have consequences
ON THE OTHER HAND he’s just a silly silly billy who we can relate to when we wanna
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