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Unpopular (?) opinion: I kinda dig the Tomorrowverse Crisis movies, and in particular I love the weird, dysfunctional father/daughter dynamic these two have going on.

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Had to crop it but here's my first piece for Cal Kestis week :)))

SUN - Lightsaber

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I feel like I’m one of the people who prefers the 1995 BBC version over the 2005 version. Matthew MacFayden did a solid job, but imo, he did not get the pride aspect of Mr Darcy right like Colin Firth did. Mr. Darcy isn’t just shy, he’s flawed because he’s rude, and doesn’t take the time to “behave in a more gentlemanlike manner”. Elizabeth calls him out on this and he actually works on himself to fix this. I adore the way Colin Firth portrays Mr Darcy’s subtle change in each meeting with Elizabeth. Book-wise, the 1995 version is the more faithful adaptation. Give it a watch if you haven’t already!

Americans be like 🤤🙌 literature and the turn around and prefer the 2005 movie to the BBC series.

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#Somewhere out there, Obi-Wan gets a force headache.

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HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN as ANAKIN SKYWALKER — Ahsoka: Shadow Warrior (Behind The Scenes)

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Not only is Hayden a brilliant actor, he’s one of the most skilled athletes I’ve ever seen. He learned fast and is now leagues ahead of everybody. He is terrifying. — Nick Gillard

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN as ANAKIN SKYWALKER/DARTH VADER Ahsoka - Part Five: Shadow Warrior (2023)

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Why it’s the third Saturday of September!

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Outlander… finally

Well I finally caved and binged Outlander in three weeks 😬 It’s safe to say I’m hooked, excited for the next episode, but also relieved that I’m not so late to the fandom that I can enjoy the anticipation of new episodes with you all! Wish I’d gotten into it sooner though. I’ve really grown to appreciate the Scottish culture/background through this series. Such a beautiful and rich history!

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Shamelessly poaching someone elses idea, social media poll but the options arent solely geared 2wards 15 year olds

Reblog 4 a bigger sample size dadada you know how it is w polls

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nanana by mcr playing in the nic cage dracula movie had me whacking my brother on the arm pointing and whisper yelling oh my god oh my god oh my god

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@dickgraysonweek Day 2: Spies & Secret Agents

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9yrs/o Dick Grayson met his Hero Superman! 💙

this scene from Adventure Time

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#also just noticed that beast boy and damian are growling at each other #depending on which family has dick 🥹😭

@dickgraysonweek Day 1: Titans vs Batfam

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Ok so why did Gerard wear the same costume for 6 shows???

Like a lot of people, I noticed the Aotearoa (NZ) & Australia tour drum head messages seemed to be about 9/11. The costume also tells a very specific story that lines up with this–and there was more to Melbourne Night 2 than Gerard deciding it was casual Friday. I’m gonna go through my personal interpretation and explain why I think MCR did this at the end of their tour. 

TLDR: This Is Not The End.

I will include image credits in the reblog since there are a lot!

AUCKLAND, March 11 2023

Based on the skirt suit and drumhead ‘FIX FAX FUCK YOU’, Gerard is dressed as an office worker. For simplicity I will refer to the costume as the Secretary, I see it as both a character and a metaphor. Auckland establishes the monotony and repetition of daily life prior to 9/11, ‘FIX FAX FUCK YOU’ showing an attitude of boredom unaware of the events to come. 

BRISBANE 1, March 13 2023

The main difference between Auckland and Brisbane 1 is the briefcase. This indicates the point in time–Auckland is the days before 9/11 and Brisbane 1 is the morning before the attacks begin. The secretary travels to work, thinking ‘Everything under Control’.

BRISBANE 2, March 14 2023

The drumhead message ‘Here Comes the AIRPLANE’ marks this as minutes or even seconds before the towers are hit. Brisbane 2 is the first time Gerard wears the coat, representing everyone taking cover. 

MELBOURNE 1, March 16 2023

I unfortunately could not find a good photo of Gerard wearing the coat from this show but you can see it on the floor behind him!

The Melbourne shows are as the towers collapse. Pretty straightforward from the Melbourne 1 drumhead ‘TERROR’. This show also had the only appearance of the umbrella, which I interpret as representing the rubble and destruction raining down. The umbrella is closed, showing the secretary is unprotected and ultimately killed when the towers fall. 

MELBOURNE 2, March 17 2023

It seemed odd at first that Melb 2 was the only show that Gerard didn’t wear a costume for, but I actually believe he still did. This is the key to my interpretation: Gerard is dressed as himself witnessing the towers collapse, on his way to work at Cartoon Network. This the only show on the Oceania leg where they played Skylines and Turnstiles*, the song Gerard wrote immediately after 9/11. The drumhead ‘BARK BARK BARK’ makes you picture, a chained dog, representing the powerless horror of only being able to watch as the destruction unfolds–the deeply personal experience that drove Gerard to form MCR. 

SYDNEY 1, March 19 2023

Blood!!!! At Sydney 1, we see the continuing aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The secretary has died but keeps moving, picking up her briefcase and carrying on. This could be showing how a lot of people’s faith in the US government and in the world died, but life had to find a way to move on. 

SYDNEY 2, March 20 2023

At Sydney 2, the addition of Gerard’s white contacts shows the Secretary decaying–but she has not stopped. Frank changed the drumhead message from ‘UNKILLABLE’ to ‘UNKILLABLES’, expanding the meaning from the context of his accident in Sydney to include the band, the fans, and on a wider level everything MCR represents. 

I think all of this is a metaphor for the band’s career in multiple ways. Firstly, the Secretary being undead of course reflects MCR’s return, and her zombified appearance aligns with the imagery of their new era (decay, swarm, the destroyed buildings of the stage set). Secondly, it is very interesting to me that they did this sequence of costumes and drumheads at the end of their headlining tour, rather that at the start. The story they told seems to imply a rebirth–MCR was ‘born’ out of the trauma, pain and confusion of 9/11, so the fact that they represented the start of the band on stage signifies a second beginning. 

(Thank you for reading to the end and if I got anything wrong please let me know!)

*EDIT 1 (23/03/23): They actually also played Skylines at Brisbane 2. I do think the position of Skylines in the Melb 2 set is still significant. They played it as the first encore song which mirrors it being the first MCR song and written shortly after 9/11.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013, dir. Francis Lawrence