#Alison Weiss

[fated-normal-767]

What songs would you say most remind you of Shimmer & Salus’s relationship with?

HELLO ❗️

I was an island by john-alison weiss

the gravedigger and the nightingale by everyone’s worried about owen

love, me normally by will wood

my heart is buried in venice by ricky montgomery

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY (Bones) by will wood and the tapeworms

absence by Rio Romeo

Pseudophed by Penelope Scott

Sally’s interlude by everyone’s worried about owen

literally anything you’ve ever said reminds you of them . I don’t remember all the song names but you were always right

[farsight-the-char]

I hope RWBY Vol10 dedicates an episode to feelings jams and the characters having a good time. I hope Team RWBY go to a Mall, like X-men

(Uncanny X-men 244)

Just having a good time, fashion, and Mall. Weiss as Alison, Ruby as Betsy, Blake as Storm, Yang as Rogue

....

Something something, this being the Outback Era of X-men, Vacuo being Remnant’s Australia (thus outback).....

[nobody-nexus]

Hello! I’m the anon who suggested that big playlist just wanted to to say thank you for calling me big brained it made me very happy! Also the reason why I have the vibes down is cuz I make shipping playlists like a lot of them (I have one for buttonblossom as well) but here is a few more suggestions for your playlist!(just a disclaimer these ones not might not be as good cuz I suggested the good ones already)

True love by p!nk

Weak by ajr

Your love by the glass animals

Can’t sleep love by pentanoix

Irresistible by fall out boy

Satellite by Lena

Tongue tied by GROUPLOVE

I was an island by John Alison Weiss

What you know by two doors cinema club

Hope these help again!

HMMMMM I shall ponder the orb about these ones. Thank you for the suggestions nonetheless!

[ammoniteflesh]

Ah. It's listen to 'I Was An Island' by John-Alison Weiss and cry about Morrigan and Ghila hours again, I see.

[razieltwelve]

Silver and Black (Final Rose)

The wolf had no name. Neither did his siblings. But people called him black fur because he was the only one in his litter with black fur. He was not the biggest pup nor the fastest, but he was bigger than most of his siblings and faster than most of them too. His parents were proud of him, and his trainers were pleased with his progress.

Would he have a rider as some of the other wolves had? Would he go on patrol in the forest as his parents did? Would he venture high up into the towering mountains like one of his older siblings?

And then the woman came.

She was not Yun nor Dia. She was not from any of the Clans. But she was a warrior, with eyes like none he had ever seen before. They were the silver of the moon, bright and strong. It was rare for a wolf to leave the Clan, but the woman was a friend to the Clan, and so she was given a chance to choose a wolf.

She chose him.

She had a family, she explained: a wife and a young pup. She wanted someone to help watch over them, someone who would be stalwart bodyguard and loyal friend. She told him of a dog, a small dog, but one who had been there all her life. She wanted that for her pup.

And then she gave him a name.

Zahn.

‘Tooth’ it meant in the same language that had given her wife her name.

It was a good name. A strong name. Zahn liked it. For teeth were perhaps the finest of a wolf’s weapons, and it was the sort of name the Yun favoured.

Zahn went with the woman, and he met his new pack. The woman, Ruby, was strong. Her wife, Weiss, was strong. But the pup, Luna, was still weak. She would need protection. And thus did Ruby make his duty clear.

Zahn was to protect Luna, even at the cost of her or Weiss’s life. It was the pup that he had to protect, no matter the cost. It was a good duty, a familiar duty, a duty that settled onto his shoulders not heavily but comfortably. There was a rightness to it that his parents and older siblings had spoken of. They had all told him that he would know when he found his purpose.

He had tried many things, but none had ever fit the way he wanted. Watching over the pup, protecting Luna, fit in a way nothing else ever had.

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“No, Zahn!” Luna wailed. “You can’t eat my hamburger!”

The wolf chortled and lunged at Luna’s hamburger again, playfully. The girl tried to fend him off with one hand, but the wolf would not be denied. But at the last moment, instead of devouring her hamburger, he settled for nuzzling her cheek.

“One of these days,” Luna promised. “I’ll be way stronger than you!” She took a bite of her hamburger. “It’ll be me threatening your food and not the other way around!”

Zahn chuffed. She had a lot of growing to do before he had to worry about her coming after his food. Besides, he had a hard time imagining her eating raw deer or uncooked beef.

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Author’s Notes

By tradition, wolves don’t receive a proper name until they take up their duties. This is so the ones in charge of them can name them. Up until then, they have nicknames. Zahn was called Black Fur due to his rare colouration. Something like one in twenty wolves have black fur, so he’s rather unusual in that regard.

Most wolves tend to be a grey or brown. Black and white are the rarest colours and are generally taken as signs of good luck due to the fortuitous encounters the Father of the Yun had with wolves of those colours.

And, yes, Ruby’s standing orders to Zahn are to prioritise the safety of Luna (and their other children) over her or Weiss’s safety since both she and Weiss can defend themselves. This is one of the reasons Zahn is quite happy whenever Sally comes along with Alison and Li.

Realistically speaking, the odds of them encountering something that can beat Zahn in a fight are very slim. The odds of them encountering something that can beat Zahn and Sally in a fight are basically nil. Your average team of first years from Beacon would lose to Zahn and Sally, especially since the two make a great team with Sally offering heavy ranged support in the form of plasma-level flames and Zahn doing his best impression of a bulldozer.

[shoeshineyboy]

if you could hand Stede a boombox with a single song to play out of it as his little rowboat approaches Ed on the Revenge in S2, what song would you give him

OH GOD. OH GOD. THIS IS HARD.

so like. I had stupid answers. so many. so many that seemed short-sighted, but the actual answer is like. it initially seems Ed-coded, but:

I Was an Island - John-Alison Weiss

"I can't do this alone anymore / I'm no good on my own anymore" what if I collapsed. I think Ed would melt in a way that he needs to

[05lynh-priv]

reminders

- sapphic: maya hawke, cate blanchett, rachel weiss, hailee steinfeld, aubrey plaza (y’all can step on me and i’d thank you)

- sapphic, but different: kristina tonteri-young, monica barbaro (i love you ‘cause you’re right and you’re so sweet)

- angel numbers

- astrology (leo sun capricorn moon taurus rising)

- riley costello x kaylee bennett (playlist, plot etc)

- media: atypical, i am not okay w this, warrior nun, emily the criminal, parks and rec, legion (marvel)

- adhd brain & meds and shit

- olivia scott welch or gracie abrams ?

- tara x darcy one shot series prompts

- aubrey plaza, warrior nun ao3

- spin me around (alison brie & aubrey plaza)

- evan, theo james ??

- 배사매무초

- that movie w alison brie and dani pudi

- https://youtube.com/shorts/hABrqRE3L_A?feature=share

[one-time-i-jumped-off-a-cliff]

anyways congrats to john-alison weiss and olive klug

[broodinglitanies]

2.17 & 2.18 - A Dark Turn | Truth Takes Time

Jack & Sydney head off to Bangkok after she informs him she's got the lead on a guy who works there and might be the guy Sloane's after since an ally of now-gone SD-6 got killed and mugged by Sark (great elevator crash scene at the beginning). Irina manages to persuade Jack & Kendall to go on a mission with her and the first one leads them to the second one shortly where they steal the Rambaldi manuscript, Irina's gaze all over it. They agree it's a perfect shot at catching Sloane since her presence in Bangkok did not go unnoticed, as planned and think it might be good to do a bargain with Arvin, setting up a meeting spot so that the CIA can capture him. Unfortunately for them, Alison hypnotises Will (and probably not for the first time) and gets the satellite codes so that Sloane and Irina can do the rendezvous without the CIA ambushing them, everything falling apart in the end as Rambaldi pages were already taken out by Irina, the car in which she was driven by Sark misleading the CIA and Sloane extracting Irina. Interestingly, Sydney and Vaughn have a backstory and aren't in the front seat this time around, but the moments are fine. The episode is not action-packed and fast-paced, but atmospheric and focused in a great fashion. Irina's flair for manipulation, opportunism and skillful deception are truly stunning.

Jack & Irina displayed great chemistry as always and his scene of realising the betrayal once again after so long at the end of the episode (great shot and score to go with it too) is beautiful. Vaughn was checking on Irina all the time for at least half a year, tracking her movements and even meeting with people with intel and an ex-assassin from the KGB. Hence him being under investigation for leaving a suspicious trail of a possible double agent. Disloyalty is a pet peeve for Vaughn so in the end, when confronted by Sydney (helped by Weiss, so she doesn't get caught contacting him and telling him about the current state of affairs), he opens up and tells her what's actually been going on. Direction is well-executed and I've noticed that a lot of the episodes in season 2 can get bonus points for that. The budget wasn't so tight, the show was at its true peak and this is, yet again, one of the several episodes in of the latest bunch not to use the opening credits. Nifty! Great job! A solid 8.

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8

Although he’s been doing a lot of his work absent from the direct interaction with the rest of the main cast for most of the post-mid-season episodes and his presence was always perfectly felt despite his scenes being less frequent and only seemingly less active than through season one and a better chunk of season two before it started evolving and spinning, Sloane is central to this episode. Sloane and Emily, in all fairness and more accurately. Emily really is the focus and her character is given a sad ending and unusually both an abrupt and beautifully dramatic exit from the show. The score is a marvellous piece of work and not for the first time, of course. Irina, Sark and Sloane are working on getting the data on genetic sequencing and the ongoing business revolving around, why, who else other than Rambaldi. But Sloane is apparently very invested in his marriage. And after everything that he and Emily have been through, he’s willing to take off, hand all of his Rambaldi assets and resources over to Irina and stay with his wife. Prior to that taking place, Emily headed off toa CIA branch in Italy and decided to turn Sloane in, exposing their whereabouts, but will only talk to Sydney and also under the condition that Sloane is spared facing the death penalty. She’s wired and breaks down as Sloane tells her he chooses their marriage over his risky business. He needs to know if she’s willing to go with him and the decision has to be made straight away, but as they make their escape, the CIA field operatives (Syd & Vaughn included) who were tagging along with Emily, break into their villa.

Sloane and Emily are running to the chopper where Sark is, the increasingly annoying (and actually pretty flat and under-written) son of a bitch even shooting at Sydney (well, Irina and Syd were shooting at each other just mere moments before ending up with Syd wounding Irina and luckily for the CIA, Irina dropped the disk as she got shot). Dixon, who later admits didn’t have a clear shot while aiming at Sloane, still decided to take it and killed Emily instead. The pre-ending scene works great due to the music almost muting out everything else but reactions of characters, with Syd feeling broken, Sloane grief-struck, shocked and completely teared up, wrecked stared out of the chopper in seemingly paralysing pain and disbelief; Dixon looking regretful and disheartened. Irina remained focused, off-puttingly so and Sark even more focused and even insensitive, more off-puttingly so. “Did you get the disk?” is what he asks and Irina just nods “no”. Their entire mission was a waste, but this episode was truly aiming at drama and although it’s solid enough (focus + no filler), it still seems slightly disorganised and frustratingly paced. The good outweighs the bad heavily. Ron Rifkin is the true star here and his acting is brilliant to the very last glance, expression, movement, intonation in voice and what a slaughtering job at making him look so human and emotional in all the right ways. Sydney sees the computer screen’s camera footage of Emily and the stunned look on her face, a mere day after Emily’s left blank and speechless seeing Laura (Irina) for the first time in decades, having lived in belief that she was dead all this time. Emily’s confrontation with Sloane on the plane (“What do you mean you own it?”). Sloane’s change of heart and something of a bad karmic twist with timing screwing him up after you feel sympathy for him. Now, left with numbness and disinterest as a result of grief, understandably the only road to go back to will be Rambaldi. Episode ends with saddened Sydney in bed with Vaughn and the earrings Irina left for her are now beeping (sending out a morse code signal). Sydney writes it down and divides the words resulting in a message saying: “TRUTH TAKES TIME”.

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7

[screenandcinema]

New Shows Coming in 2023

Now that we discussed the new movies coming in 2023, how about a list of the new shows I am most excited about coming to television and streamers in 2023? So I present the shows I am most excited about coming that are likely coming out this year (in alphabetical order):

3 Body Problem (Netflix) - From David Benioff and D.B. Weiss comes this science-fiction series based on a Chinese novel of the same name.

Ahsoka (Disney+) - Rosario Dawson is the titular character in this Star Wars series which is believed to be a continuation of the Star Wars Rebels animated series.

Citadel (Amazon Prime) - The Russo Brothers co-created this science-fiction series of which little is known at this time.

The Continental (Peacock) - Colin Woodell stars as a young Winston Scott (Ian McShane plays the older version) in this John Wick prequel.

Gen V (Amazon Prime) - This spin-off of The Boys focuses on young adult Supes at Godoklin University School of Crimefighting.

Gotham Knights (The CW) - After the death of Bruce Wayne, younger members of the Batman family carry the mantle in Gotham City.

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+) - This prequel to Grease shows the origins of the Pink Ladies gang. Are they a gang? Maybe a clique? They do have matching jackets. That is very gang-like. 

Hello Tomorrow! (AppleTV+) - Billy Crudup, Hank Azaria, and Alison Pill star in this retro-science fiction series about selling timeshares on the moon.

History of the World, Part II (Hulu) - More than forty years since originally promised comes the sequel to Mel Brooks’ 1981 comedy.

The Last of Us (HBO) - This video game adaptation, starring Pedro Pascal, was developed by Neil Druckmann, who worked on the game, and Craig Mazin who made the amazing HBO miniseries Chernobyl. That is a perfect recipe for success.

Masters of the Air (AppleTV+) - Who wouldn’t be excited for a new World War II mini-series from the creators of Band of Brothers and The Pacific?

Poker Face (Peacock) - From Rian Johnson comes this murder mystery series starring Natasha Lyonne.

Secret Invasion (Disney+) - Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, and Cobie Smulders return to the MCU, alongside newcomers Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke, and Olivia Colman in this mini-series bases on a Marvel storyline of the same name.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) - From Jon Watts and Christopher Ford comes this Amblin-style story set in the Star Wars universe starring Jude Law.

The White House Plumbers (HBO) - David Mandel directs Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domhnall Gleeson, and Lena Headey in this mini-series about the Watergate break-in.

Looking back at the 16 shows on my New Shows Coming in 2022 list, I watched 6, started but didn’t finish (yet) 1, haven’t started 7, and 2 are finally being released in 2023.

-MB-

[riverdaleremix]

[theragamuffininitiative]

In Case Anyone Else Was Wondering:

I’ve been compiling a list of the folks present at The Greatest Showman reading, because these. two. videos are two of the happiest things in my life. Feel free to help me out by additions or corrections!

Michael Gracey, director (intro only)

Hugh Jackman, movie cast

Keala Settle, movie cast

Justin Paul, lyricist/composer at the piano

Jeremy Jordan, stand-in/demo singer for Hugh, legendary bean

Cynthia Erivo, phenomenal belter, reading for Anne Wheeler?

Loren Allred, vocalist for “Never Enough”, wearing the red scarf

Andrew Keenan-Bolger, reading for??, blond bean far left

Ben Thompson, singing for Tom Thumb, red hoodie guy

Carrie Manolakos, ensemble, white shirt in front of Ben

Alison Luff, reading for Charity, in red, between Hugh and Jeremy

Unknown???, at the table between Cynthia and Andrew

Unknown???, in profile, next to Andrew on the far left

Tamika Lawrence, ensemble, black shirt on the far right front row

Natalie Weiss, ensemble, white shirt on the right front row

Unknown???, ensemble, red hair behind Loren/next to Ben, second row

Tim Young, ensemble, blue shirt second from the end, second row

Adam Halpin, ensemble, blue/gray jacket far right, second row

Marcus Paul James, ensemble, checkered shirt, third row

Unknown???, ensemble, hidden behind Loren and Natalie, third row

Unknowns, percussionist and two guitarists

(I don’t yet own the physical soundtrack so I’ve been unable to check completely, but I know that at least Natalie, Tamika, Carrie, Adam, Ben, Marcus, Tim and Loren are also in the soundtrack ensemble, along with a bunch of other amazing talents, thanks to this Instagram post and a few others. ^_^ )

[brokehorrorfan]

All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror will be releaed on December 7 via Severin Films. The Blu-ray box set features Kier-La Janisse's new documentary, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (also available separately) plus 19 folk horror movies.

The films include: Avery Crounse's Eyes of Fire (1983), Djordje Kadijevic's Leptirica (1973), Otakar Vávra's Witchhammer (1970), Konstantin Ershov and Georgiy Kropachyov's Viy (1967), Kåre Bergstrøm's Lake of the Dead (1958), Viðar Víkingsson's Tilbury (1987), Mario Andreacchio's The Dreaming (1988), James Bogle's Kadaicha (1988), Ann Turner's Celia (1989), Ian Coughlan's Alison's Birthday (1981),  Marek Piestrak's Wilczyca (1983), Janusz Majewski's Lokis (1970), Ryszard Bugajski's Clearcut (1991), Brunello Rondi's Il Demonio (1963), Mariano Baino's Dark Waters (1993), Ben Wheatley's A Field in England (2012), Chris Newby's Anchoress (1993), Alan Clarke's Penda's Fen (1974), and James MacTaggart's Robin Redbreast (1970).

Also included are various short films, a CD of the Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched soundtrack composed by Jim Williams (A Field in England, Possessor), a CD with Arthur Machen's "The White People" short story read by actress Linda Hayden, and a 126-page book with writings by film scholars, authors, and historians.

All films have been restored in high definition from the best available vault elements. The lengthy list of special features are listed below.

Disc 1:

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched special features:

Introduction by writer-director Kier-La Janisse

Interview with animator Ashley Thorpe

Outtakes - What is Folk Horror?, Harvest Hymns, Terra Assombrada

Folk Poetry recited by actors Ian Ogilvy Linda Hayden set to Super 8 footage

Trailer

Disc 2:

Eyes of Fire special features:

Audio commentary with author Colin Dickey

Interview with director Avery Crounse by historian Stephen Thrower

Crying Blue Sky - Alternate longer cut restored in 2K from the director’s personal 35mm answer print

Short Films:

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow (Sam Weiss, 1972)

Transformations (Barbara Hirschfeld, 1972)

Backwoods (Ryan Mackfall, 2018) 

Disc 3:

Leptirica special features:

Interview with director Djordje Kadijevic

Štićenik - 1973 short film directed by Djordje Kadijevic

Interview with Štićenik actor Milan Mihailovic

Devičanska Svirka - 1973 short film directed by Djordje Kadijevic

Iterview with Devičanska Svirka actor Goran Sultanovic

Disc 4:

Witchhammer special features:

Audio commentary by Czech film historian Irena Kovarova

The Womb of Woman Is the Gateway to Hell - Appreciation by historians Kat Ellinger and Michael Brooke

The Projection Booth Podcast on Witchhammer

Viy special features:

From the Woods to the Cosmos - John Leman Riley on the history of Soviet fantasy and sci-fi films

Trailer

Silent Short Films:

Satan Exultant (1917)

The Queen of Spades (1916)

The Portrait (1915)

Disc 5:

Lake of the Dead special features:

Audio commentary by historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons

Tilbury special features:

Audio commentary by director Viðar Víkingsson and screenwriter Þórarinn Eldjárn

With Enough Tilbury Butter, Anything Is Good — Interview With Karl Ágúst Úlfsson

Interview with actor Kristján Franklin Magnúss

White Spot in the Back of the Head - 1979 student film directed by Viðar Víkingsson

Interview with director Viðar Víkingsson about White Spot in the Back of the Head

Disc 6:

The Dreaming special features:

Audio commentary with director Mario Andreacchio

Trailer

Kadaicha special features:

Audio commentary with director James Bogle

Audio interview with actress Zoe Carides

Audio interview with composer Peter Westheimer

Behind the scenes footage

Trailer

Disc 7:

Celia special features:

Interview with director Ann Turner

Interview with editor Ken Sallows 

The Rabbit in Australia - 1979 short film

Alison’s Birthday special features:

Interviews with producer David Hannay and actors Joanne Samuel and Belinda Giblin

The Devil Down Under - Video essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Disc 8:

Wilczyca special features:

Interview with director Marek Piestrak

Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach special features:

Interview with director Janusz Majewski

Disc 9:

Clearcut special features:

Introduction by director Ryszard Bugajski

Audio commentary by scholar Shaawano Chad Uran

Short Films:

The Ballad of Crowfoot (Willie Dunn, 1968) with audio commentary

You Are On Indian Land (Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell, 1969)

Consume (Mike Peterson, 2017)

Disc 10:

Il Demonio special features:

Audio commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger

The Kid From A Kibbutz - Video essay by film historian Tim Lucas

Interview with Brunello Rondi biographer Alberto Pezzotta

Dark Waters special features:

Audio commentary by writer/director Mariano Baino

Deep Into the Dark Waters - Making-of feautrette with cast and crew

Disc 11:

A Field in England special features:

Audio commentary by director Ben Wheatley, producer Andy Starke, and sound editor Martin Pavey

Letterboxd Magic Hour - Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched filmmaker Kier-La Janisse interviews director Ben Wheatley

The Music of A Field in England - Featurette with composer Jim Williams and director Ben Wheatley

Ben Wheatley in conversation with film historian Pete Tombs

Camera tests

Trailer

Anchoress special features:

Lockdown 1329 - Video essay by director Chris Newby

A Short Trip To Shere - Director Chris Newby documentars the location of the real Christine Carpenter’s anchoress cell 

Disc 12:

Penda’s Fen special features:

Audio commentary by James Machin and Matthew Hale, editors of Of Mud & Flame: The Penda’s Fen Sourcebook

The Landscape of Feelings: The Road to Penda’s Fen - Interviews with writer David Rudkin, producer David Rose, and more

Robin Redbreast special features:

Audio commentary by William Fowler and Vic Pratt, authorsof The Bodies Beneath: The Flipside of British Film & Television

Interview with writer John Bowen

Short Films:

The Pledge (Digby Rumsey, 1982)

The Sermon (Dean Puckett, 2018)

Also included:

CD: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched soundtrack composed by Jim Williams

CD: Arthur Machen's "The White People" short story read by actress Linda Hayden with music by Timothy Fife and Missionary Work

126-page book curated by Kier-La Janisse and designed by Luke Insect with new writing by Andy Paciorek, Stephen Volk, Mitch Horowitz, Dawn Keetley, Sarah Chavez, Stephen R. Bissette, and Dejan Ognjanović, plus archival pieces and a breakdown of all the films in the set

[razieltwelve]

Pillow (Final Rose)

Zahn opened one eye as the pack’s youngest pup crawled over to him and curled up to his side. It had been quite a busy day for the pup, so it was no surprised that she was tired. He gave a low rumble and nudged her with his head. She giggled and yawned. He made an encouraging sound, and she yawned again before closing her eyes and falling asleep.

He watched her carefully. The pup was so small, even smaller than Luna, and humans were not like wolves. It would be many seasons before she could truly look after herself. In the meantime, he and the rest of the pack would have to take care of her.

She fidgeted in her sleep, and he shifted ever so slightly to let her sleep in a more comfortable position. When he had been a pup, he had dreamed of hunting and fighting alongside his pack. His parents had told him that there was more to being part of a pack than that. He hadn’t understood at the time, but he did now.

X     X     X

Weiss watched Rosalie nap against Zahn’s side. “If someone had told me that a wolf that huge would actually be a big softie when it came to the kids, I’d never have believed them.”

Ruby grinned. “Yeah, appearances can be deceiving.” She bit back a laugh as Luna spotted her sister and decided that Zahn’s side looked incredibly comfortable. The wolf gave an amused chuff as Luna settled against him before he too closed his eyes to enjoy a nap. “He reminds me a lot of Sally, actually.”

Weiss nodded. She would never be as fond of the true salamander as Ruby and Yang, but she and the reptile had come to an understanding. As fearsome as Sally appeared, the true salamander could always be counted on to take care of those she deemed part of her group. “Less mango stealing though.”

“Well, yeah. I also can’t imagine Zahn taking a nap in a campfire either.”

X     X     X

Author’s Notes

Rosalie is the second kid.

Incidentally, Alison and Li will forever argue that Sally and Chomp are the best napping buddies. Sally, in particular, also does a good impression of a heater/electric blanket.

On patrols, it is not unusual for members of the Yun Clan to sleep huddled together with their wolves for warmth. When the Yun and Dia patrol together, the Dia typically sleep closer to the centre of camp whereas the Yun sleep slightly further away from the centre. This is due to the Dia preference for ranged weaponry/supporting roles whilst the Yun tend to use a combination of ranged and melee weaponry and focus on frontline roles. 

[awellboiledicicle]

TMA Statements In Chronological Order

But, not by when the events happened, by the order when the Statements were entered to the Institute. Because that wasn’t on the wiki timeline. 

Below the cut because i’m not a monster. 

Format is:

Episode // Entity // Statement Giver// Statement Given // Event Date

   • #140 The Movment of The Heavens // The Dark // John Flamsteed // 1715    • #116 The Show Must Go On // The Stranger // Abraham Janssen // 2 November 1787    • #23 Schwarzwald // The Eye // Albrecht von Closen // 31st March 1816 // Winter 1815    • #127 Remains to be Seen // The Eye // Jonathan Franshawe // 21 November 1831 // April – November 1831    • #152 A Gravediggers Envy // The Buried // Hezekiah Wakely // 1837 - 1839    • #50 Foundations // The Buried // Sampson Kempthorn // 12th June 1841 // 1836    • #58 Trail Rations // The Flesh // Mrs. Carlisle // 10th November 1845 // October – November 1845    • #105 Total War // The Slaughter, The Eye // Charles Fleming // 1862    • #98 Lights Out // The Dark // Algernon Moss // 14 May 1864    • #138 The Architecture Of Fear // The Eye // Robert Smirke // 13 February 1867    • #7 The Piper // The Slaughter // Clarence Berry // 6th November 1922 // 1917-18    • #133 Dead Horse // The Hunt // Percy Fawcett // 27 June 1930    • #99 Dust to Dust // The Buried // Robert E Geiger // 20 February 1952 // April 1935    • #137 Nemesis // The Slaughter // Wallis Turner // 3 July 1955 // Winter 1942    • #29 Cheating Death // The End // Nathaniel Thorp // 4th June 1972 // 17th June 1775    • #60 Observer Effect // The Eye // Rosa Meyer // 12 July 1972 // April – July 1972    • #95 Absent Without Leave // The Slaughter // Luca Moretti // 2 November 1977    • #44 Tightrope // The Stranger // Yuri Utkin // 2nd March 1979 // November 1952    • #85 Upon the Stair // The Spiral // Unknown // 1980 – 1990    • #86 Tucked In // The Dark // Benjamin Hatendi // 2nd March 1983    • #84 Possessive // The Corruption // Adrian Weiss // 1 December 1990    • #125 Civilian Casualties // The Slaughter // Terrance Simpson // 19 July 1993    • #77 The Kind Mother // The Stranger // Lucy Cooper // 15 September 1994 //August 1994    • #93 Contaminant // The Corruption // Lester Chang // 5 March 1995    • #96 Return To Sender // The Stranger // Alfred Breekon // 15 May 1996    • #53 Crusader // The Eye // Walter Heller // 5th September 1997 // November 1941    • #2 Do Not Open // The Buried, The Stranger // Joshua Gillespie // 22nd November 1998 // 1996 -1998 (?)    • #46 Literary Heights // The Spiral, The Vast // Herbert Knox // 21st December 1998 // September 1997    • #17 Boneturners Tale // The Flesh // Sebastian Adekoya // 10th June 1999 // 1996    • #66 Held in Customs // The Buried // Vincent Yang // 22 February 2000 // January 19 2000    • #78 Distant Cousin // The Stranger, The Web // Lawrence Moore // 12 June 2001    • #21 Freefall // The Vast // Moira Kelly // 20th October 2002 // 3rd-5th or 7th June 2001    • #35 Old Passages // All // Harold Silvana // 4th June 2002 // June 2002    • #9 A Father’s Love // The Dark, The Hunt // Julia Montauk // 3rd December 2002 // 1990-95    • #155 Cost of Living // The End // Tova McHugh // 3 December 2002    • #68 Tale of a Field Hospital // The Corruption // Joesph Russo // 3rd June 2003 // 1st June 2003    • #27 A Sturdy Lock // The Spiral // Paul Mckenzie // 24th August 2003 // July 2003    • #146 Threshold // The Spiral // Marcus Mackenzie // 1 September 2003    • #88 Dig // The Buried // Enrique MacMillian // 4 November 2003    • #70 Book of the Dead // The End // Masato Murray // 9th December 2003    • #52 Exceptional Risk // The Dark // Phillip Brown // 9th April 2004 // 1st November 2002    • #24 Strange Music // The Stranger // Leanne Denikin // 17th Jan 2005 // August 2004    • #59 Recluse // The Web, The Desolation // Ronald Sinclair // 29th November 2005 // Early to Mid 1960’s    • #134 Time of Revelation // The Extinction // Adelard Dekker // 22 January 2006 // 2005, 1867    • #75 A Long Way Down // The Vast // Stephen Walker // 7 November 2006 // Early October 2006    • #139 Chosen // The Desolation // Eugene Vanderstock // 30 November 2006    • #115 Taking Stock // The Flesh // Michaele Salesa // 4 January 2007 // Autumn of 1999    • #8 Burnt Out // The Web, The Desolation, The Spiral // Ivo Lensik // 13th March 2007 // November 2006    • #67 Burning Desire // The Desolation // Jack Barnabas // 18 March 2007 // October – November 2006    • #3 Across the Street // The Stranger, The Web // Amy Patel // 1st July 2007 // 7th April 2006    • #51 High Pressure // The Vast, The Buried // Antonia Hayley // 7th January 2008 // August 2006    • #106 A Matter of Perspective // The Vast, The Eye // Jan Kilbride // 10 February 2008    • #49 The Butchers Window // The Flesh // Gregory Pryor // 11th March 2008 // June 2007    • #62 First Edition // The End, The Eye // Mary Keay // 3rd July 2008 // 1955    • #154 Bloody Mary // The Eye // Eric Delano // 21 July 2008    • #130 Meat // The Flesh // Lucia Wright // 19 December 2008    • #18 The Man Upstairs // The Flesh // Christof Rudenko // 12th December 2008 // 22nd October 2007    • #156 Reflection // The Extinction // Adelard Dekker // 4 January 2009    • #5 Thrown Away // The Flesh etc. // Kieran Woodward // 23rd February 2009 // 8th August 2008    • #97 We All Ignore The Pit // The Buried // Jackson Ellis // 3 March 2009    • #57 Personal Space // The Lonely, The Vast, The Dark // Carter Chilcott // 4 April 2009 // September 2007    • #145 Infectious Doubts // The Desolation // Arthur Nolan // 2 February 2009    • #114 Cracked Foundation // The Web Shtranger or Extinction // Anya Villette // 22 April 2009 // 23 April 2009 or 9 April 2009    • #37 Burnt Offering // The Desolation // Jason North // 6th August 2009 // August 2009    • #108 Monologue // The Lonely, The Stranger // Adonis Biros // 20 August 2009 // August 2009    • #144 Decrypted // The Extinction // Gary Boylan // 3 October 2009 // August 2009    • #126 Sculptor’s Tool // The Spiral // Deborah Madaki // 11 October 2009 // Spring 2004    • #72 Takeaway // The Flesh // Craig Goodall // 20 October 2009 // 27 September 2009    • #107 Third Degree // The Desolation // 1 February 2010 // January 2010    • #48 Lost in the Crowd // The Lonely // Andrea Nunis // 25th March 2010 // September 2009    • #10 Vampire Killer & #56 Children of the Night // The Hunt, the Web // Trevor Herburt // 10th July 2010 // 1959 (first event), Winter 2009    • #69 Thought For the Day // The Web // Darren Harlow // 18th November 2010    • #31 First Hunt // The Hunt // Lawerence Mortimer // 9th December 2010 // 30th November - 1st December 2010    • #33 Boatswain’s Call // The Lonely // Carlita Sloane // 2nd January 2011 // Late November 2010    • #45 Blood Bag // The Corruption // Thomas Neil // 9th February 2011 // Spring 2010    • #148 Extended Surveillance // The Eye // Sunil Maraj // 3 April 2011    • #14 Piece Meal // The Flesh // Lee Rentoul // 29th May 2011 // Early 2011    • #19 Confession & #20 Desecrated Host // The Spiral, The Web, The Desolation (Hilltop Road) & The Spiral, The Flesh // Edwin Burroughs // 30th May 2011 // November 2006    • #112 Thrill of the Chase // The Hunt // Lisa Carmel // 13 November 2011    • #113 Breathing Room // The End // Adelard Dekker // 2012    • #12 Page Turner // The Desolation, The Eye // Lesere Saraki // 11th February 2012 // 23rd December 2011    • #153 Love Bombing // The Corruption, The Flesh // Barbara Mullen-Jones // 2 March 2012    • #110 Creature Feature // The Web // Alexia Crawley // 14 March 2012    • #1 Anglerfish // Stranger //Nathan Watts // 22nd April 2012 // March 2010    • #38 Lost and Found // The Spiral // Andre Ramao // 6th June 2012 // March 2012    • #36 Taken Ill // The Corruption // Nicole Baxter // 19th November 2012 // August – September 2011    • #136 The Puppeteer // The Web // Alison Killala // 1 December 2012 // 2012    • #124 Left Hanging // The Vast // Julian Jennings // 11 December 2012 // 2012    • #149 Concrete Jungle // The Extinction // Judith O’neill // 13 May 2013    • #54 Still Life // The Stranger // Alexander Scaplehorn // 23 June  2013    • #4 Page Turner // The Vast, The Spiral, The End // Dominic Swain // 28th June 2013 // 10th November 2012    • #90 Body Builder // The Flesh // Ross Davenport // 7 August 2013    • #157 Rotten Core // The Extinction, The Corruption // Adelard Dekker // 14 August 2013    • #30 Killing Floor // The Flesh // David Laylow // 1st September 2013 // 12th July 2013    • #129 Submerged // The Buried // Kulbir Shakya // 4 September 2013 // July or August 2013    • #83 Drawing a Blank // The Stranger // Chloe Ashburt // 19 October 2013 // September – October 2013    • #42 Grifter’s Bone // The Slaughter // Jennifer Ling // 3rd November 2013 // Autumn 2013    • #32 Hive // The Corruption // Jane Prentiss // 23rd February 2014 // Pre-2014    • #63 The End of the Tunnel // The Dark // Erin Gallagher-Nelson // 31st March 2014 // 26th March 2014    • #102 Nesting Instinct // The Corruption // Francois Deschamps // 4 June 2014    • #103 Cruelty Free // The Flesh // Dylan Anderson // 2 July 2014    • #135 Dark Matter // The Dark // Manuela Dominguez // 14 July 2014 // 2007    • #87 The Uncanny Valley // The Stranger, The Desolation // Sebastian Skinner // 10 October 2014 // September 2014    • #15 Lost Johns’ Cave // The Buried // Laura Popham // 9th November 2014 // 14-15th June 2014    • #150 Cul-de-sac // The Lonely // Herman Gorgoli // 9 November 2014    • #6 Squirm // The Corruption // Timothy Hodge // 9th December 2014 // 20th November 2014    • #122 Zombie // The Stranger // Lorell St. John // 1 February 2015    • #11 Dreamer // The End // Antonio Blake (Oliver Banks) // 14th March 2015 // 12th March 2015    • #16 Arachnophobia // The Web, The Corruption // Carlos Vittery // 9th April 2015 // Early 2015    • #25 Growing Dark // The Dark // Mark Bilham // 19th April 2015 // January – March 2015    • #64 Burial Rites // The End // Donna Gwynne // 20th May 2015 // 2012    • #74 Fatigue // The Spiral // Lydia Halligan // 8 June 2015    • #123 Web Development // The Web // Angie Santos // 1 August 2015 // January 2015    • #13 Alone // The Lonely // Naomi Herne // 13th January 2016 //30th & 31st March 2015    • #22 Colony // The Corruption // Martin Blackwood // 12th March 2016 // March 2016    • #26 A Distortion // The Spiral, The Corruption // Sasha James // 2nd April 2016 // 1st April 2016    • #28 Skintight // The Slaughter, The Stranger // Melanie King // 17th April 2016 // January 2015    • #34 Anatomy Class // The Stranger // Lionel Elliot // 12th July 2016 // January – March 2016    • #39 Infestation // ATTACK ON THE INSTITUTE // 29th July 2016    • #40 Human Remains // Post Attack Debrief// 29th July 2016    • #41 Too Deep // Buried and Dark suspected // 2nd September 2016 // mid-august – September 2016    • #43 Section 31 // The Desolation, The End // Basira Hussain //19th September 2016 // August 2011 and 18 July 2014    • #47 The New Door // The Spiral // Helen Richardson // 2nd October 2016    • #55 Pest Control // The Corruption, The Desolation // Jordan Kennedy // 3rd November 2016 // 2011 & 2014    • #61 Hard Shoulder // The Hunt, The Stranger, The Buried // Daisy Tonner // 1st December 2016 // 24th July 2002    • #65 Binary // The Spiral, Extinction // Tessa Winters // 7th January 2017    • #71 Underground // The Buried // Karolina Gorka // 25 January 2017 // 6 January 2017    • #73 Police Lights // The Dark // Basira Hussain // 11 February 2017 // 10 February 2017    • #76 The Smell of Blood // The Slaughter // Melanie King // 13 February 2017    • #79 Hide and Seek // The Stranger, The Spiral // 16 February 2017    • #80 The Librarian // All // Jurgen Leitner // 16 February 2017 // 1994    • #81 A Guest for Mister Spider // The Web // Jonathan Sims // 18 February 2017 / 1995    • #82 The Eyewitnesses // The Eye, the Slaughter // Daisy Tonner // 18 February 2017    • #89 Twice as Bright // The Desolation // Jude Perry // 24 April 2017    • #91 The Coming Storm // The Vast, The Spiral // Michael Crew // 28 April 2017    • #92 Nothing Beside Remains // The Eye, The Lonely // Elias Bouchard, Barnabas Bennett // ? [Possibly 28 April 2017]    • #94 Dead Woman Walking // The End // Georgie Barker // 29 April 2017    • #100 I Guess You Had To Be There // The Desolation, The Dark, The Spiral, The Web, The Lonely // Lynn Hammond, John Smith, Robin Lennox, Brian Finlinson // 2 May 2017 – 26 May 2017    • #101 Another Twist // The Spiral, The Stranger // Michael // May-June 2017 // October 2009 – 2011    • #104 Sneak Preview // The Stranger // Timothy Stoker // 14 June 2017 // August 2013    • #109 Nightfall // The Dark, The Hunt // Julia Montauk and Trevor Herbert // 29 June 2017 // July 2010    • #111 Family Business // Multiple, The End // Gerry Keay // 30 June 2017 // September 2008    • #117 Testament // The Eye // Jonathan Sims, Basira Hussain, Melanie King, Martin Blackwood, Timothy Stoker, Daisy Tonner // 2 – 4 August 2017    • #118 The Masquerade // The Stranger // The Unknowing Begins // 6 August 2017    • #119 Stranger and Stranger // The Stranger // The Unknowing Ends // 7 August 2017    • #120 Eye Contact // The Eye // Elias Bouchard // 9 August 2017    • #121 Far Away // The End, The Web // Oliver Banks // 15 February 2018    • #128 Heavy Goods // The Stranger // Breekon // 3 March 2018    • #131 Flesh // The Flesh // Jared Hopworth // 20 March 2018 // 2016 – January 2018    • #132 Entombed // The Buried // Jonathan Sims and Daisy Tonner // 24 March 2018    • #141 Doomed Voyage // The Vast, The Spiral // Floyd Matharu // 11 June 2018    • #142 Scrutiny // The Eye, The Buried // Jess Terrell // 12 June 2018    • #143 Heart of Darkness // The Dark // Manuela Dominguez // 16 June 2018    • #147 Weaver // The Web // Annabelle Cane // 20 July 2018    • #151 Big Picture // The Vast, The Lonely, The Extinction // Simon Fairchild, Martin Blackwood // 14 August 2018    • #158 Panopticon // The Eye, the Extinction, The Lonely // Martin Blackwood, Peter Lukas, Basira Hussain, Jonathan Sims, Daisy Tonner, Elias Bouchard, Gertrude Robinson // 25 September 2018    • #159 The Last // The Lonely // Peter Lukas // 25 September 2018    • #160 The Eye Opens // All // Jonah Magnus, Jonathan Sims // 18 October 2018    • Vigilo, Audio, Supervenio. The World Ends    • #161 Dwelling // No // Sasha James, Tim Stoker, Martin Blackwood, Elias Bouchard, Jonathan Sims, Jurgen Leitner // No Longer Applicable // Unknown    • #162 A Cozy Cabin // No // Gertrude Robinson, Gerry Keay, Sasha James, Timothy Stoker, Martin Blackwood, Jonathan Sims // No Longer Applicable // 2013 – 2015    • #163 In The Trenches // The Slaughter // Jonathan Sims // No Longer Applicable    • # 164 The Sick Village // The Corruption // Jonathan Sims // No Longer Applicable    • #165 Revolutions // The Stranger // Jonathan Sims // No Longer Applicable    • #166 The Worms // The Buried // Jonathan Sims // No Longer Applicable    • #167 Curiosity // The Eye, The Web, Others // Jonathan on Gertrude Robinson // No Longer Applicable    • #168 Roots // The End // Oliver Banks // No Longer Applicable

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2.15 & 2.16 - A Free Agent | Firebomb

The ones where Christian Slater is a special guest star, Sloane works with Kabir who later has Sydney in his custody, a specific bomb that raises heat in human body at the certain proximity of that very device and makes people combust (great, majestically filmed, Rambaldi-amplified moment in the church), Sark and Sloane working together, this time also kidnapping a mathematician (Caplan, played by Slater) and his family. Wife and son get rescued by Sydney in Switzerland and that's where all the major action takes place. Sydney faces Sloane in person for the first time since his disappearance prior to Alliance takedown, having him at gunpoint, but unfortunately, he's got the place rigged with C-4, and not just the bank they're in, but the block as well, with a secondary detonator being on a remote location, surveillance over the scene by Sloane's team, but not the CIA since they obviously didn't reprioritise well enough. Sydney graduates, finds bugs in her apartment, Weiss continues being endearing as ever, Jack and Irina all have their own, but different views on Sydney's option to leave the CIA.

Of course, non-courtesy of Sloane and some of the aforementioned stuff, she cannot leave, willingly stays, even Dixon joins in after stating boldly that he's not interested in being recruited, the deceit and lies and on and on... Sloane left the bank with Sydney as his hostage and she was driving him and just as she tells him that she wouldn't even be breaking the law if she killed him. He gets saved by Sark and the rest of Sloane's team, with Syd left frustrated and upset in her half-demolished car. There was also speeding through the streets of Zurich as Syd was rushing to get to the bank with Vaughn on time, so much of it was brilliantly done, including the fight scene in front of a rotorcraft propeller (or?).

Episode 15 - the one being excellent and near perfect with suspense, "soothing anxiety", action, some sweetness, swift script-to-screen ricocheting of scenes. Episode 16 slows down a bit, but the atmosphere it's gunning for is achieved, although it does feel a bit less organised and perhaps noticeably slower (unnecessarily) in comparison with some of the episodes that precede it, including A Free Agent. Alison maintains her cover as she sets up someone else. Jack is of course aware of both possibilities (except for Francie not being Francie). Alison is still creepy as hell, the way she touches Syd's hair and expresses her desire for them to communicate more (???) even saying they used to be good friends (???). Syd is noticing her unusual mannerisms (or whatever the word is) and body language and expressions being off, but for a trained agent who should be good at this type of stuff and on top of that, aware of project Helix, she seems out-of-character with her ongoing naivety. CIA gets the extremely dangerous device back, Vaughn and Dixon rescue Syd from Kabir just as he was about to permanently damage her kneecap. Sloane was there a little while ago and asked Syd to cooperate, told her he often considers her his greatest accomplishment and even kissed her on the head (eww...). They're both convincing, unsettling and phenomenal. Dixon comes to terms with everything that's happened and now understands Sydney's silence about the real truth about SD-6 for two years. Sloane smashes the gift he received from Kabir - and the toy surprise is - why of course, a piece of another Rambaldi puzzle. Now he owns the missing part of the page and looks at the completed piece in front of him, Sark just kinda being there confounded, firm and succinct. He was boring for most of the episode. Anyways…

A Free Agent

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Firebomb

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