Lucifer telling Sam "you've gone soft" in 11.10 is soooooooooooooooo...
Yes it's all a manipulation tactic, but Lucifer walking Sam through his memories, things that seem a lifetime ago, saying this is how you were before: bold and decisive - this is the Sam that saved the world, this isn't you anymore - when Lucifer is the reason why Sam is the way he is now. Insane. There are rare moments of gold in supernatural and one of them is when they play on the psychological horror in the fact that Lucifer; his torturer, tormentor, abuser and other half of his soul is the one that knows him best. He knows how powerless Sam feels - now that he's got lifetimes of trauma from the Cage that have skinned and flayed him on every level. His rigorous, borderline obsessive routine he keeps in his daily life through exercising and healthy eating - all to maintain a semblance of control. Yet deep down, it's like he told Rowena in s13:
"It’s not going to change anything. You’re still going to feel helpless."
Just as Lucifer knew that playing on Sam's desperate faith in religion and scramble to achieve purity (to be saved - as he said in s2) would be the only thing to get him to even go near the Cage, Lucifer knows that throwing back in his face his increased docility as time goes on as Sam's true failure and the reason why he will fail everyone around him is the only thing that could make Sam let himself be Lucifer's vessel. The way he spins it to sound like Sam not letting Lucifer out is proof of his weakness and helplessness. What if that was my last straw?
This scene, this whole episode, was so good and it made me want to claw my eyes out.
Lucifer calls him prissy. He says I never liked you but at this point - when you made the hard choice to save the world and condemned yourself in the Cage to me in holy matrimony, I respected you. You're not that person anymore. You're soft and placid and weak and that's something to be ashamed of. You're going to doom the world now because you're too screwed in the head. Look at you and your first romantic affairs when you were younger - Solid B on the tongue action - yes I know that about you too.
Lucifer being all righteous in saying that its the fact that Sam and Dean would do anything to save each other that is the problem that keeps dooming the world. And it's horrible because Sam knows he's right, the viewer knows he's right - their codependency is their moral pitfall, but it's all spiraling to the worst conclusion.
Tell you what - the second half of s11 can shove it's sympathy for the devil routine down my throat all it wants, but I will never stop hating that slimy bastard. The potential of s11 was unmatched in reaping psychological warfare on Sam, and it was a shame that it played out in such a... goofy... unnuanced... cheap semblance of a redemption arc... way that it did. But still, it is scenes like this one that pull through to make the season worth it.
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This shot was taken at 3am, on Portra 800. The shot was an 8 second exposure at F8. Film was metered at box speed. This was one of my first attempts at long exposure at night on film, and I was absolutely blown away by the results from it.
I love the way the scene looks, with just enough detail to make out what's there with just enough mystery to keep you looking for more.
I'd always heard that the lenses on the Mamiya 7 were super sharp, and this scan certainly cemented why for me.
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things about Father Brown series 10 that make it good (in my opinion): (contains spoilers)
Brenda. She's great and she's fun, she's a young person learning to navigate the world. Found family trope for days.
Mrs Devine. Adore her. Also fun, and she's bright and intuitive and inquisitive. Drives like a mad lady. Outfits always on point.
Hercules
Chief Inspector Sullivan. He's back, never going to complain. He's softened and we get to see more aspects of his character, like his interests and hobbies outside of work.
Sullivan giving gender envy
Brenda giving gender envy for that matter too
Goodfellow being brilliant as always. He's come so far since we first met him. Him taking his exams and passing is great and I feel personally so proud to have watched him grow.
seeing the Kembleford Players
Sullivan in a dumb Shakespeare costume
Goodfellow in a dumb Shakespeare costume
tbh literally everyone in their dumb Shakespeare costumes
tiny adorable model village, I love model villages and train stations
seeing Mrs McCarthy's and Bunty's little models at the model presbytery
seeing Lady Felicia again
seeing Flambeau again
Mallory canonically moving to Scotland to get away from Father Brown
1954
car chase
just the cool cars, I love them
some more gay people
a rich twat getting murdered
Sullivan getting beaten up after he was an asshole to everyone
and then deciding after all that drama, he's going to stay anyway
Sullivan and Mrs Devine. Controversial opinion, but it's definitely nice seeing another side of Sullivan, and for her still speaking so lovingly of her husband and thinking of him but also letting herself still be happy
the way Sullivan goes completely soft after Isabel and how he won't arrest Brenda because Mrs Devine says no
Brenda's accent
Mrs Devine just adopting Brenda instantly
costume/wardobe is doing great work as always
Lady F just hadncuffing herself to the bar and Sullivan having to snip her free
Sullivan calling a man "his Royal tallness" when according to imdb, Sullivan is an inch taller
seeing another village
Father Brown war flashbacks
canonical Sullivan birthday
cow calender
Sullivan being canonically attracted to chaotic dumbasses who put themselves in danger to help others, likes to meddle, and drive like a lunatic
Brenda launching herself out that train
Goodfellow curtsy
that little black cat finding a home
the way Brenda is always still scared when getting into these scrapes and having her life in danger but she still keeps doing it to help others
singing through a field
that leather jacket
biker gang
Brenda being just a little bit gay with all the girls in the series (imo)
miserable Sullivan drinking
canon Edgar
Father Brown on his bike as always, zooming about
I have no doubt I've forgotten things so please add more in the tags!!
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I love that Marvel is changing and subverting expectations! I love they’re playing with genre, changing scenery and cheesing it up in their new projects— I’m pretty sure they’re doing it because fans/audiences expect the tried-and-tired formula, and how boring is that to just give it to you? Haha no more easy post credit lead ups— since they know that’s what we’re looking for. Why would you want the same endings for these new beginnings?
Honestly, If you want the “old Marvel” go rewatch the earlier movies, and if that still doesn’t satisfy you— read the comics, or better yet, read a fanfic.
Marvel movies and TV shows will always revolve around the themes of hope for the future, protecting your loved ones, and overall togetherness. It’s just being wrapped and written differently— deal with it. A big saga ended and we’re in the beginnings of a new one, so enjoy the ride. Some stories speak right into you, and some to the people around you. Even in the realm of blockbuster feel-good-superhero movies, we should challenge ourselves to witness newness. If it doesn’t appeal to you anymore, that’s fine, we move on! Just don’t dampen anyone else’s excitement on your way out. Similarly—Marvel and Disney shouldn’t peddle the same old same old (under even tighter deadlines) to keep bitter fans, and those “fans” need to stop asking for Cap and Iron Man. Their /main/ stories have been written and closed. Phew!
As longtime followers or new fans, we should be happy to enjoy these fresh, vivid worlds and feel the thrill of empowerment in new heroes! Your favorite characters would want you to ❤️
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decided to do an island-design challenge and i instantly messed up(kinda, only a little)🌝⛺️
🌼first big oopsie was def being too impatient! i did not spend enough time grinding for nookmiles and unlocking things from the huge cataloge on the original island! i didnt get cooking and its buggin me!! (one fruit at a time is so 1.0 lol), also didnt get the camera update and i really miss that too..
🌼another thing - its very hard to keep the villagers tents! you might need to keep your game on one of those very first days for the entire time you are decorating if this is your goal!? it was my goal at first but i instantly messed up and ofc the placement of my villager homes, that were meant to be for tents, is now where their houses are placed and i cant move them..
(Small side-note but i actually thought of a way that you can maybe cheat this system! maybe by making your terraforming/waterscaping character into the second character on the new island and just never playing the original rep, never upgrading the resident rep from a tent to a house and kinda putting the “story” on halt? you might be able to keep the tents and still progress and play daily?!? just a thought tho i would have to test it i guess)
🌼something i did spend a lot of time doing while my character was still on the first island was upgrade my house! this was not at all needed bc you can just do that on the new island with tom nook(the only reason to do it on the first island would be to fill your storage with things from that island, something i 100% could have done but didnt bother to so lol)
🌼i also spent my hard earned nook miles on the in-game pathing only to find out that you can just get that from the nookmiles shop on the new island(had no idea, and also dont really see how i could have known so im not mad about it) all the hair things are also available on the new island btw..
🌼I decided to keep all my custom codes from the original island bc i thought it would be too much work to get all the new ones and then change them all back once i moved the new character away, but honestly i should have done that🥲 you can get ables on the new island but i really dont want to, it doesnt go with the look u know.. i love the codes i have but i’ve now used them on two islands so im sad i cant get new ones👀
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