#the outsider hbo

[boilingcowboy]

absolutely going batshit insane over the parallels between Sarah and Ellie

It’s the same fucking look. It’s the same look in their eyes. the same fucking thing.

They both hold on to him the same way. the exact same way.

And he holds on to them the exact same way. the exact fucking way.

His daughters look at him and hold him the exact same way.

And he holds on to his daughters the exact same way. He even has the same look on his face.

fucking bawling over this. I am so going insane over this rn.

#I am so unwell about them #crawling up the walls #chewing on the bars of my enclosure #I am the feral animal outside of their cage rn #this my personal enrichment and I am going insane #joel and sarah #joel and ellie #joel miller #joel tlou #sarah miller #sarah tlou #ellie williams #ellie tlou #tlou #the last of us #tlou hbo #the last of us hbo #tlou ep 1 #tlou ep 8 #tlou stuff #the cowboy talks

[mopeytwat]

ofmd but Ricky wears a propeller hat for the entrie show.

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death season 2 #prince ricky #ricky banes #erroll shand #if Izzy gets a propeller hat so does he. #HBO is calling #they're outside my house #I'm sure if I showed this to them we'd get a season 3 right away #give Ricky a propeller hat #I'm ok

[chompachompa]

I am terrified for the series finale

#bill hader #barry #barry berkman #barry hbo #barry block #hbo barry #noho hank #nohobal #i'm gonna lose it #bill hader i am outside your house

[scootkiddo]

oh you did not

NEIL YOU DID NOT

#I’m just spitballing when I say this but #I’m gonna chalk this up to this being the scene when they’re found outside the Boston quarantine zone #but the key difference here is that it’s more deliberately framed to mirror the scene where the armed soldier confronted Joel and Sarah #it all the more illustrates the paralleled relevance between both Ellie and Sarah #and how Joel’s protective father instinct is conveyed homologous with similar framing #I’m trying to approach this intellectually but in reality I feel sick #the last of us #tlou #tlou hbo #joel miller #pedro pascal #ellie tlou

[waystarresourceco]

Mark Mylod on the Season 3 finale (x)

#forever in love with the various godfather parallels #also extra depressing given the funeral and the finale #Shiv always peeking through #locked outside the office waiting for the door to open #shiv roy #tom wambsgans #hbo succession #succession #mark mylod #tomshiv

[is-wally-alive-again-yet]

Today, the 16th of March 2023, marks 10 years since "Endgame" aired and Wally ceased.

TEN YEARS.

I can't believe I've been waiting ten years for them to bring Wally back and he's still not back.

#young justice #young justice invasion #young justice outsiders #young justice phantoms #dc comics #hbo max #dc universe #wally west #kid flash #wally west is still dead...

[tomsgreg]

Something about the deleted pool scene with Tom. The implication that he got pissed on for losing Boar on the Floor. Tom getting literally pissed on for the guy he insists is his punching bag, his peon if you will. Tom never being truly above Greg, not in a way that mattered, anyway, to those on the inside. Somebody smarter than me talk about this I’m onto something here I KNOW I AM.

#its 2 am and I can't stop thinking about this #but I can't articulate it. tom insisting he's above greg but really their connection is realization of self (loneliness #fear being on the outside) through another #someone smart help me PLEASE #tom wambsgans #greg hirsch #tomgreg #succession s2 #succession #succession hbo

[liebgottsjumpwings]

"I'm not one to ever pray for mercy, or to wish on pennies, in the fountain or the shrine. But that day, you know, I left my money. And I thought of you only, all that copper glowing fine. And I wonder what became of you."

RHONA "RO" IRVINE | MASTERS OF THE AIR

Born under the gloomy light of the working lighthouse of Rosehearty, Scotland, Rhona Irvine is a hard headed and intensely dedicated navigator in the 100th Bombardment Group. Having moved to Oregon, United States at age nine, not long after her mother’s death, followed by Rhona’s first experience with ongoing mental health issues. Being seen as an outsider by her new American classmates, struggling with her own mental health and having no outlet, Rhona learned to keep a hard exterior. These struggles caused her to drop out of school several times, never fully finishing her education. Instead, Rhona focused on the Girl Scouts, finding refuge in being in the wilderness and learning how to live off the land.

It was the knowledge and skills she gained in the Girl Scouts that eventually made her find herself among planes, hangars and maps in the army of the United States. She wasn’t even sure on how she got accepted. To her father, upon asking Rhona on why the hell she would even apply, she had answered, with a half-formed smile, “I guess I like maps”.

Now, sitting against the bricked wall of her sleeping quarters in Thorpe Abbots, England, Rhona wondered if the penny she’d left, 13 years ago, at the well in her garden back in Rosehearty, was finally going to grant her that luck.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Name: Rhona Carol Darlene Irvine

Age: 22 (as of May 1943)

Date of birth: January 28, 1921 at 20:36

Place of birth: Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hometown: Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, United States of America

Occupation:  United States Army Air Force navigator

Affiliation: Eight Air Force; 100th Bombardment Group

PLAYLIST ONE | PLAYLIST TWO | PINTEREST

#soft launching my oc #masters of the air #everyone say hi to ro #pleaaaase give feedback <3 #i've paired her with blakely btw #hbo war #this is also an exploration into themes i am interested in outside of mota #and an outlet for my own mental health issues hi #oc: rhona

[barlowstreet]

the last of us text posts - part six

(part five) (part four) (part three) (part two) (part one)

#i haven't done one of these in a while but i'm still funny and you should all know that #also it's smoky outside so i'm an indoor cat and i'm bored #the last of us #tlou hbo #sarah miller #ellie williams #joel miller #your honour i love them #text posts #text post memes #tlou memes #the memes of us #incorrect quotes #incorrect tlou quotes #bella ramsey #pedro pascal #nico parker #mine #mine* #my stuff

[shivroy]

consensual workplace relationship

(textless under the cut)

alternate caption is "it's not my fault if YOU think tom and greg have boners here" although i as the artist do have a stance on that.

#art #fanart #succession #succession fanart #succession hbo #tomgreg #greg hirsch #gregory hirsch #tom wambsgans #tom x greg #LOOK . PLEEK #im insane #please tomgreg people give me your reblogs im desperate #i mean no im not i just havent done much art outside of school lately

[aristhought]

as a trans person i really do relate to kendall roy (almost certainly unintentionally) from a trans/queer perspective.

his life long struggle to perform and live up to a role that was imposed on him from an early age. the inability to shake the confines of expectations that slowly suffocate and break him. the trauma that comes with an utter lack of inner agency and autonomy. the desperation for self actualization but the inability to achieve it when he’s constantly just fighting to keep his head above water. the alienation of existing in a society/culture that is utterly incompatible with and hostile to his deepest most honest self.

regardless of whether or not kendall as a character can be read as trans/understood through that lens, i do find it moving how relatable he is in this respect simply on a personal level.

#i dont post as much about succession on here compared to my sideblog(s) but it's genuinely such a meaningful show to me #and i truly also credit jeremy with giving the performance of a lifetime #as for kendall the character and the in-universe story and character arc: #personally im not saying that he IS trans at least imo atm #(though i absolutely understand if one does - for obvious reasons) #if only because i don’t think any character in succession has the capacity (in a meta-textual way) in-universe #to exist outside of the specific claustrophobic sex/gender confines of their insular world of power/patriarchy/wealth #where gender is a tool + means to an end (+ any deviation is not only frowned upon but becomes impossible) #but anyways. it's lots to think about #kendall roy #succession #hbo succession #jeremy strong #j.exe

[aydascomprehendsubtext]

Ive been trying to collect my thoughts for like two weeks now on what sally reed’s real happy ending would look like and I have found absolutely no answer but it is I think helpful in understanding what’s going on with her last episode before she agrees to go with barry.

Because it’s an absolutely bonkers decision and we see absolutely none of her deliberation really - in fact she has a connection with an agent and might be able to get some minor roles! So it’s kind of surprising when you see her decide to go to her home where you both know he is. Like it’s weird! Until you remember Barry is about how the entire entertainment industry is inescapably exploitative especially towards women. The thing is that Sally wants to be famous but tied up in that is needing to feel safe and powerful. Its not worth disentangling the two theyre co-constitutive. And with Joplin? When she was her own boss with recognition and power? It was taken away from her in a heartbeat and there was no recourse. And she’s furious because she thinks if she’s just good enough and if she works hard she should be owed it. And if someone else like Natalie or Barry gets it she can’t handle it.

And so her entire subplot in episode 4 is in this frame the most concise perfect storytelling. She gets back and is so close to the Thing that will Make it Better, it’s the moving and fame and production and the lights flare. And then she meets a famous oscar-winning director who’s working on a project she hates, with actors cast to be conventionally beautiful and a nonsense plot and 90% green screen. And Sally acts for her, assuming that being good will actually get you something, and fails! (Don’t EVEN get me started on the gender politics here. the only man is the agent offering her a gig but it also doesn’t move the needle because women in barry do misogyny too)

So the realization that HAS to come is that this is futile. She will absolutely never be powerful without someone holding a trapdoor that can take it all away. You can direct CODA and you’ll still be stuck here. She will never be safe. And she can’t go home. So after that, well. Barry.

#as a person for whom straight patriarchy has just a low emotional valence #(ie. it factors into my conscious day to day experience very little even as it has enormous unseen impacts) #barry is genuinely a ridiculously good portrayal of it #its fairly isolated to a specific context (white entertainment gender politics) #so like. outside of LA the idea that sally reed is too ugly for fame is very very silly #but its so enmeshed in that context that it scans. it doesn't reach. its about entertainment and it knows it #barry hbo #this is too long but im on my laptop so typing is too easy and. yknow. sally

[ladyalicentshightower]

I think people overestimate how feminist team black is. If someone brings up how Baela should be the heir to Driftmark, it's always "she would've been Queen if not for the Greens!", ignoring that 1, she would be Queen consort, not a Queen in her own right, and 2 she has a legitimate claim in her own right to Driftmark. Team Black's goal is to crown Rhaenyra, but Rhaenyra becoming Queen isn't a win for feminism because it does nothing to dismantle the rest of the patriarchal system that exists in Westeros. From what we've gotten so far, it reads that Rhaenyra wants to be the exception and not the rule. Rhaenyra has made a lot of bad political decisions, which means she can't acknowledge Baela's claim because it would weaken her own claim (blatantly admitting her eldest sons are illegitimate would not end well for her to say the least). So she betrothes Jace and Luke to Baela and Rhaena to kind of atone for that, like as a consolation prize Baela will be Queen and Rhaena will be lady of Driftmark, neither of them would hold either title in their own right. It's good matches because the kids like each other and will treat each other well, but it's not a feminist win or a feministic liberation. It's usurpation, usurpation that takes place because Rhaenyra has to do damage control after having illegitimate children and after a serious of bad political decisions (both hers and her fathers, Viserys is the arbiter of this entire mess). To me, Rhaenyra is very reminiscent of Mary Queen of Scots, I can see a lot of elements drawn from Mary's history in Rhaenyra's story and character, down to their sons eventually taking the crown they failed to claim/keep.

#hotd #hotd spoilers #house of the dragon #house of the dragon spoilers #Rhaenyra targaryen critical #I'm going to do a rewatch prior to season 2 & I'm going to analyse the bad political decisions from vis & Rhaenyra that lead to the dance #like by no means the only factors at play lets not forget otto daemon larys etc #but it's an interesting factor that the fandom doesn't really acknowledge #and a lot of Rhaenyra's bad political decisions are understandable because of her youth and because viserys does fuck all to prepare her #like even if she wasn't who he choose as heir she should've been given a better political education as a princess #but vis fails his most of his other four kids in that regard to #i mean he also fails to acknowledge them or remember them but anyways #he is a huge part of the reason aegon and aemond became he they did #props to whoever probably alicent for sending daeron to oldtown so he could grow up well adjusted #alicent: i'm writing a letter to daeron is there anything you would like to say to him? #viserys: daemon? why are you writing to daemon? #alicent: daeron? #viserys: who? #alicent: our son? the one you sent to squire in oldtown? #viserys: i think i'd remember if we had a son who's name was one letter different to my brothers #viserys: in fact i do alicent do you mean the one who lost an eye? #alicent: *screaming internally* #viserys targaryen #king viserys #rhaenyra is such an interesting character but i hate how the fandom sanctified her because how dare characters be complex and have flaws #like you dont have to justify their actions or bend over backwards to deny their faults to like a character you know 😭 #and the same thing is done to daemon who is far more fucked up and far more flawed in the show than the fandom allows #i hate the team stuff tho i get hbo going for it as a marketing move that was genius but my god are certain stans insufferable #the entire point of the dance is that its a pointless tragedy there's no good or bad side theyre both awful in their own ways #but thats a longer rant for another time outside of the tags

[ellies-enrichment]

damn :( and then frank said so long.... goodbye.... i'll see you when i see you . you can pick the street i'll meet you on the other side

#does anybody want to joke when no ones laughing in the background #so this is how it ends #i promise to never go outside again #frank tlou #bill tlou #hbo the last of us #the last of us #hbo tlou #incorrect quotes #mine #if i ever were to lose queue

[almondcroissantsandink]

They are workshopping her new play!! (smoking and both uttering complete nonsense)

#succession #succession fanart #greg hirsch #willa ferreyra #succession hbo #fanart #the way they would both just say STUFF and anyone within earshot would not be able to comprehend it #in that willa would probably say these metephors that do NOT track and greg would back her up saying equal nonsense because he probably #doesnt know anything about writing or theatre #he'd be like 'my gramps took me to see oklahoma once' #have you thought about adding cowboys? #they are the everyman of america' #and willa would be like hmmmm ill taking it under consideration #this is also simply based on that one scene where they're smoking outside of logans house (I think?) and I think it'd be nice if they were #genuinely friends #digital art #art #i also just wanted to practice poses and draw them in summery outfits

[vaguelyprophetic]

I am very much thinking about “He made you a playground, and you think it’s a whole world.”

#there is no world outside of waystar #their actions have no consequences #no real people involved. #just the roys and their business and their father’s legacy #succession #succession hbo #mine