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I watched Leverage for the first time way too young, and a lot of things went over my head. I just rewatched "The Future Job" from Leverage and something about this scene just hit me.

The way they broke down the mysticism around the predatory psychic for Parker feels so intentional both in character and out of character.

In character, they do not judge Parker for falling for the con. The team is supportive and kind as they explain how a cold read works to her. They break it down for her step by step. They never belittle her nor do they pry about her past. This approach makes sense for Parker as a charcter, and it's sweet to see her friends try to help her through a difficult moment this way.

And out of character, it's kind of like they are telling the audience "it's okay if you've fallen prey to this scam. We're living in hard times and this is exceedingly cruel even by our standards. You aren't stupid, you are human. Here's some tools to avoid being tricked like this in the future". I cannot tell you the number of times I've realized I was being manipulated because of how this scene stuck with me.

I love the writers of Leverage, but something about this episode always makes me feel like the writers truly cared for their audience. I'm not sure if this was intentional or if I'm reading into it. But damn I think about this scene a lot.

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Something funny about another wave of actors who starred in Harry Potter films coming out against the Supreme Court ruling - and therefore JK Rowling who funded the campaign.

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why none of them got into The Good Place

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I can feel…the serotonin and dopamine dropping…i need to make…Crafts

i must make…

b e a d l i z a r d

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i hate driving. here are the laws! if you break them there will be consequences! except youre also expected to break the law just a little bit. people will get mad at you if you dont. you dont have right of way but the person who does is waving you forward for some reason. here's the speed limit! it's not the speed limit, the actual speed limit is that plus ~5-10. the light is green but you're in the turning lane. can you go? should you have gone just then? the person behind you is honking at you. there's a weird noise coming from your engine; if you try to do the right thing and get it checked out, will you get scammed? you are driving a 1-2 ton metal machine rocketing at speeds unknown to humankind for most of history. around a million people die in car accidents every year; that's about one person every thirty seconds. if you take that seriously and try to drive safely then people get mad at you.

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i don't even understand why so many people struggle to understand nemona when she's. you. literally you.

like imagine yourself as a kid. imagine you're a fan of pokemon. you really like pokemon. so you get really good at it. but nobody else plays it. everyone in your class thinks you're a nerd when they hear you speak about natures and types and legendaries etc. so you're alone. playing pokemon. by yourself.

and then comes this new kid. and sits next to you and asks "what are you playing". and you say "pokemon". and they watch and they say "oh it looks cool". and then one week later they say they've bought the game and wants to play with you.

can you see it now? can you see yourself? explaining them about basic typ matchups. battling their current team (not with your real team though! that one is too strong! you build new teams to adapt to your friend's level). how happy you are because you finally have someone who's interested in what you like! how cool is when they finally beat the league and you get to battle him with your champion team! how you finally have someone you can call a friend!

that's it. that's nemona. plus some family and health issues.

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horsy

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THIS IS A PICTURE THAT SOMEONE TOOK WHO WORKS ON AN OIL RIG IN TEXAS. HE WANTED TO GET A SHOT OF THE LIGHTNING THAT WAS FLASHING BY.  HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE TORNADO UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ILLUMINATED IT. This has been called a one-in-a-million photo; taken south of Ft. Stockton, Texas.

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Extremely good that the first trick the crew sees Sophie use (meets two parties and each thinks she works for the other)...

is also the trick Tara uses on them.

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xmcu tweets part 3 !! i got lazy with these half of them are just tiktok sounds and tumblr posts el oh el

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so do we think that rtd forgot that weeping angels can physically manifest into reality through images of themselves or was the doctor intentionally trying to complicate things this episode by immediately trying to get the wall to project one

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Imagining a future where doctor who stays on air for couple centuries and they still keep insisting on doing the fan service montage clips of all the previous doctors but it takes up like 1/3 of the episode's run time because there's so many of them at that point

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Happy Star Wars Day! I’ve decided to make my Skywalker comic into one easily rebloggable post.