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Immediate Post-Episode Thoughts - 911 S8 Finale

I honestly didn't hate this episode as much as many people seem to. It was a bit anticlimactic, yes, and we missed out on a lot of conversations we should have been able to see, but we did get some good moments. I think with maybe one or two more episodes they might have been able to tie things up a bit better than doing this episode with the 5-minute montage at the end-- there were clearly a lot of things cut out that we missed.

Here are some of my thoughts:

Baby Bobby: I'm obviously extremely pissed about Bobby being gone and about the way it was handled, as I think most people are. I expected Maddie and Chimney's son to be born in this episode, and for his name to be Robert, and I loved the moment with Athena holding baby Bobby, and though it was heartbreaking, it was sweet. If Bobby's death had been handled in a better way and he got a proper exit, I would have appreciated it a hell of a lot more. (If he comes back, well, it might be a bit obvious of a retcon, and I don't quite know how they'd pull it off, but it wouldn't erase the trauma that everyone went through, and it could possibly even add some more for the characters while still giving us our Peter Krause and Bobby content that we so desperately desire. Would I judge them for it? Yes. Would I judge them as much as I'd judge them for keeping him dead? No.) Also, I'm not touching the whole 'how long was Maddie pregnant for?' thing, because I honestly have no idea but I know this show loves fucking with timelines. (And also how they tend to write as they go)

"Copy that, Cap- uh, I mean, Chim." : Chimney as Captain is a good move, in my opinion. I expected Hen, like a lot of us did, including the other characters, but I'm very happy with Chimney, too. A lot has changed since the last time he was in charge, and I think he could be a really amazing captain. How he will manage being captain while also having a newborn and dealing with a ton of trauma, I'm not sure, but I do believe Chim can do anything he sets his mind to. I also desperately need to give props to Kenny Choi because that man is absolutely incredible every single week, and I love him so much.

Eddie coming back: Yes it was rushed and a little dumb and I'm begging for Eddie to have some things happening actually on-screen for once after this season, but I'm glad Eddie listened to Chim about staying. I think Chris is happy with that decision, especially since he is excited to be with his friends again. I would have loved to go more in-depth with that, and to see a lot more of Eddie and Chris in general this season and how they got over everything that happened with Kim last year, and I will hold a grudge about that, trust me, but fingers crossed we get some more of them next season, and I'm getting a feeling that we will.

Buck 'moving out': Honestly, this didn't really surprise me as much as you might think. Buck has been saying this season that his house is Eddie's house, and he's been feeling abandoned and like Eddie doesn't love him as much as he does, and while we know that's not true, and Eddie knows that's not true, Buck doesn't. His self-doubt will almost always win out. Besides, it makes logical sense for him to start looking for a new place instead of just living on Eddie's sofa forever, right? But that doesn't mean he's moving out right away, and it certainly doesn't mean we lose hope. When Buck is talking to the realtor, he says he wants something that feels more lived-in, like his last place. He won't be able to find the feeling he's looking for in another apartment, and I think that could lead into some new understandings for him next season.

Mara Wilson, officially: I'm so happy for the Wilsons and for Mara finally being officially adopted. I've been waiting for it all season and I obviously wished it wouldn't have been rushed, but I was more worried it might happen off-screen instead and that we wouldn't get the most adorable family scene of them in the courthouse, so I'm content.

Listen, do I have super high hopes for the next season? No. I know well enough not to. But am I closing? No. There are a lot of people working on this show who genuinely love the characters and their stories and want what is best for them, and no matter how pissed at Tim Minear I might be, I want to continue to support those people. I hope that maybe TPTB will see the response to this season and make some changes to the way they're doing things, and I'm not holding my breath for that, but I'm not completely giving up either.

The point of this, I guess, other than just being a diary post for me so that I can sleep tonight instead of thinking about all of this, is to say that we lost a lot this season, but we got some good moments, and we can mourn what we lost and celebrate what we have at the same time. All I can hope for, I suppose, is that next season, we gain more than we lose.

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Hey folks,

I don't do this terribly often and I try to restrain it to things that involve family or close friends.

My very sweet sister-in-law, who lives in Scotland, has had her hair-styling business affected by a criminally-started fire, and I am trying to help her get back on her feet. Bekah is a neurodivergent little gem, and she's always cheerful and generous to her family and friends.

Basically, the building where she rents a hair-styling chair was burnt down by criminals and obviously, #becauseinsurance, they're not covering her supplies. Additionally, they will have to wait until the criminal investigation is resolved before anyone gets any sort of support. This could take months of years.

So in the meantime, she is losing her entire livelihood. I am trying to help out this woman-owned small business get back on its feet, and seriously, ANY donation, no matter how small, would be incredibly appreciated.

I appreciate you all so much and thanks for taking the time to read.

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I've BEEN saying they're paralleling Eddie and Abby on purpose, and since the U-Haul clips dropped, I'm even more certain of it.

There are So Many reasons I can't wait for 8B, but I really can't wait to see these parallels on-screen and know I'm not crazy

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To The Person Who Was Sitting Near Me On The Train - Jordan Bolton

My first book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ is out Nov 7th and is available to pre-order here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

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okay, yes, I know that comma isn't supposed to be there but I want the reader to take a breath! I want a pause! Stop trying to correct me, I'm trying to control the flow of reading

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love shakespeare. did a hamlet run tonight, looked someone dead in the eye to say “am i a coward?” during a speech and the fucker shrugged and nodded

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my earnest hope for 2025 is that everyone embraces being a little weirder and freakier and less judgmental bc we will all be better off for it like to charge reblog to cast

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The world was actually made for strange people to be passionate about their art

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Why Is the Doctor Crying This Time? -- A brief analysis of Doctor Who Special #5: 'Joy To The World'

I have seen a few people confused about how emotional the Doctor became at the death of the Silurian hotel manager. Here's my take/understanding:

The pain he feels when unable to save someone is a fundamental aspect of the Doctor's character, in my opinion. He has a deep love and appreciation for all things, especially living things. He's seen so many innocent creatures lose their lives, especially due to the greed of others, and said others' complete disregard for lives outside of their own. He may pretend to be okay, or he may compartmentalize and not allow himself to process until later, but it will never not completely devastate him to see that happen, especially when it's happening right in front of him, and there's nothing he can do to help.

Just like Joy's mum died of COVID, completely alone in the hospital, while the Tories who made the social distancing rules were out having wine parties at the same time during lockdown, Villengard let an unknown number of hosts die for the briefcase and had no regard for the world-ending event they knew they'd cause with the detonation of the star, simply because they knew it would give them unlimited power and bring them business.

One could even argue that it's sort of Biblical, especially if you want to make that Jesus & the Star bit at the end connect some more; in the Bible, Jesus died as a sacrifice for the salvation of all, and in Doctor Who, so did Joy. They were both kind, despite often being filled with anger and/or fear. They both died at the hands of rich & powerful people with little care for the lives of others, and they both they rose ("the flesh shall rise") again, and in doing so, they saved all the citizens of Earth.

In shows like Dr. Who, I've found that sometimes the metaphors for fighting against fascism and fighting for your fellow man are seemingly never-ending. In my perspective, this special is no exception, and all the storylines can be joined together to come to the same general conclusion.

The End (at least, for now)

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! ❤️🎄

*Note: This post is not a form of sub-tweet (sub-...blog?) or an attempt to start something; rather, it is simply a collection of my thoughts. While I will nearly always accept constructive criticism and discussion, I will not accept cruelty or rudeness. I hope you enjoy this analysis, but if you don't, and if you have nothing nice to say about it, I implore you not to say anything at all, and please just scroll away. You can DM your friends about how crazy I am, but you don't have to tell me, I know it already. Thank you ❤️

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A list of some of my favorite theatre-related quotes:

"He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid." – Arthur Miller

"I know that my works are a credit to this nation and I dare say they will endure longer than the McCarran Act.” –Arthur Miller

"Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value.” – Arthur Miller

"Theater has an incredible capacity to move people to social change, to address issues, to inspire social revolution.” – Eve Ensler

"The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation." – Stella Adler

"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone." – Maggie Smith

"That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en masse, to transform them and give them an epiphanal experience that changes their life, opens their hearts and their minds and the way they think.” – Brian Stokes Mitchell

"I think theatre to some extent is always about telling stories, isn't it, and I think what I've learned is that freedom comes when you tell your story; freedom comes when you tell the truth.” – Eve Ensler

"We have the ability to change people's minds and hearts - that's what we want to do with theatre. That's what theatre does... period." – Gavin Creel

"I've always been a believer in the power of art - and music in particular - to inspire change." – Gavin Creel

"Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it." Konstantin Stanislavski

"The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it." – Konstantin Stanislavski

"Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you." – Konstantin Stanislavski

"I don't know what really makes a great musical or not. In the end, you write it, and you write it because you want to write it." – Andrew Lloyd Webber

"You're the luckiest person in the entire world if you know what you really want to do, which I was lucky enough to know when I was very young. And you're the luckiest person in the world if you can then make a living out of it." – Andrew Lloyd Webber

"Obviously, you would give your life for your children, or give them the last biscuit on the plate. But to me, the trick in life is to take that sense of generosity between kin, make it apply to the extended family and to your neighbour, your village and beyond." – Tom Stoppard

"Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to." – Willem Dafoe

"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." – Thornton Wilder

"Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often." – Uta Hagen

"The theatre is a spiritual and social X-ray of its time." – Stella Adler

"Theatre was my first love. I can't take the theatre out of me. And I wouldn't want to. To me, it's home." – Jim Parsons

"The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror." – Tim Curry

"The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd." – Sarah Bernhardt

"Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could have." – Hayley Atwell

"In the end I think theatre has only one subject: justice." – Edward Bond

"I feel there's a power in theatre, but it's an indirect power. It's like the relationship of the sleeper to the unconscious. You discover things you can't afford to countenance in waking life. You can forget them, remember them a day later or not have any idea what they are about." – Tony Kushner

"The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it's ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they're attacking the center of your being." – Tony Kushner

"The more you go to a theatre and the more you hear stories you aren't necessarily familiar with, the more open you become." – Lynn Nottage

"I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them." – Lynn Nottage

"And whether or not you're interested in opera or classical music or folk music or the theatre, I think that for a nation's health and well-being it's very important that the arts scene is supported." – Lesley Sharp

"It's communication - that's what theatre is all about." – Chita Rivera

"It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman." – Tallulah Bankhead

"I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition." – Sarah Snook

"Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that theatre wasn't for us. Theatre still has that stigma to it. A lot of people feel intimidated and underrepresented in theatre.” – Christopher Eccleston

"Theatre has had a very important role in changing South Africa. There was a time when all other channels of expression were closed that we were able to break the conspiracy of silence, to educate people inside South Africa and the outside world. We became the illegal newspaper." – John Kani

"Films I've really liked are when you've walked out and you're still in that movie for a while. That's virtual reality for me, to go into a theatre, especially with the use of sound - a subconscious thing that's underestimated." – Lynne Ramsay

"It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of the theatre and want to do something." – Don Cheadle

"One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre." – David Soul

"I think the same way about theatre, you go out there and you are creating a world for a moment that can actually have a real impact on people, present some kind of story that gives you something to think about when you walk away, feeling enriched - if it works out well." — Jeffrey Jones

"What theatre started to look at much earlier than any other form was the internal operations of ordinary people, sometimes using mythic models in order to tell the story." – Pete Townshend

"I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre." – Paul Haggis

"Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit." – Elia Kazan

"I always go back to theatre. It's probably where I'll draw my last breath." – Peter Gallagher

"People always make that mistake when they talk about theatre - the notion of the 'theatrical' meaning something separate from life. If it doesn't relate to life, it doesn't relate to anything." – Brian Cox

"I think the theatre is as essential to civilization as safe, pure water." – Vanessa Redgrave

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes

“Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.” – Uta Hagen

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

“The power of art can break the shackles that bind and divide human beings.” – Daisaku Ikeda

“The arts make a bridge across this world in ways that nothing else can.” – Julie Andrews

“Everyone deserves to have their story fully told.” – Dominique Morisseau

“Somewhere in our DNA we know that stories are out there to help us understand what we’re doing here on this planet.” – Theresa Rebeck

“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.” – Kurt Vonnegut

“Don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t know how to dream.” – Liza Minnelli

"Get to know your voice - it's strong, it's resilient, it's expressive, it's you..." – Kristin Linklater

"In the language of an actor, to know is synonymous with to feel." – Konstantin Stanislavski

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Con O’Neill, MCM Comic Con panel with Nathan Foad and Kristian Nairn, London May 27, 2023

Q: As someone who was a teenager for Section 28 Part 1, I just want to […] say a massive thank you for speaking up about Section 28 Part 2. What’s it been like at the moment, working on a show that has got such cool and interesting things to say about gender broadly and masculinity more specifically?

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CON O'NEILL as Izzy Hands in OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH (2022— ) Episode 2.08

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augh babygirl your themes and motifs have bewitched me

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I refuse to lose this tweet it is genuinely one of the funniest things that ever happened to me lmao

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I'm not crying, you are.

I never thought I would see the day.

Is Destiel Canon Yet ?

11/5/2020: Yes.

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Thanks for the tag!! ❤❤

Relationship Status:

Single

Favourite Colour:

Blue!

3 Favourite Foods:

Chicken, pasta, and...pie. Does pie count? Idk, but I love pie.

Song Currently Stuck in My Head:

That song from the tiktoks that goes like "my name, my age, my favourite colour..." because that always pops into my head when I see these things haha

Last Song I Listened To:

'67 (Winchester) by Reyna Roberts. 🔥

Last Thing I Googled:

How long do ducks live?

Time:

About midnight

Dream Trip:

Oh, um... maybe Italy? I really want to go back to Ireland, too. I miss it there.

Something I Really Wanna Be:

Oof, sappiness time. Okay. I want to work in film, because I really want to be able to give other people what Supernatural gave its fans. Happiness in tough times, new friends/family, and characters that we was able to connect with so deeply that we really felt like they're family, too.

I tag, as usual: @daddy-talie , @fandom-trash049 , and anybody else who wants to do this

get to know ppl chain thing

oof i forgot i was tagged in a post chain by @nobodystentacle !! not gonna add mine to the chain bc thats a long-ass post, but i’ll do it separately <3

Relationship status:

happily dating @i-am-genuinely-trying-i-swear for a year and almost 7 months!!

Favorite color:

gray, light blue, and yellow! i also like red for certain things like clothes but not everything.

3 favorite foods:

potatoes (any kind! fried, mashed, french-fried, cubed, sliced, diced, ANY!), pot roast, and chocolate cherry ice cream

Song currently stuck in my head:

Electric Love by Børns and the cover of Such Great Heights by Streetlight Manifesto!!

Last song i listened to:

honestly, Caramelldansen as part of a joke, but that shit still slaps.

Last thing i googled:

a fancy text generator to torment my friend

Time:

currently almost 1 pm!

Dream trip:

i’ve always dreamed of going to Venice, but i would also love to visit a lot of the touristy stuff in Japan!

Something i really wanna be:

is it depressingly cliche to say happy? lmao i’d love to be comfortable in life, emotionally and monetarily. if you mean career, then i have literally no clue!

for this i’ll tag uhhhh @i-am-genuinely-trying-i-swear, @666-eyeless-maggots, @the-lightest-shadow, @unknownuser-15, @vanguard, and uh, anyone else who i forgot who would like to! no pressure to do this if you don’t wanna <3