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dcxdpdabbles · 12 days

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Danny and the latest incarnation of the Demons ends up in Star City. They're doing ninja stuff as a way to get resources and find a way home. Green Arrow overhears mentions of "Great One" and "Demon's Head" and maybe Dani is there and gets called dahlia and it's misheard as Talia

Ollie: Batman, come over here and get your de-aged villains

Bruce: What makes you so sure they're mine?

Ollie: They're ninjas and their leader, who kicked my ass, is referred to as "Great One" so yes, I'm sure these are the League of Assassins under an alias. Or clones

Ra's finds this entire thing hilarious. Damian, not so much

Oliver is not having a good time. He noticed some shady activity going down in his city's underbelly and decided to investigate. Star City wasn't as crime-infested as Gotham, but it wasn't sunshine and rainbows either.

It was far better hidden, but corruption ran amok in his home, so he had to run around to get things fair. He noticed the ninjas only after a while of them being in town. At first, they seemed focused on gaining territory.

They moved from the poorest neighborhoods to the richest, slowly beating out the top dogs. It seemed the leader had the same mentality of prison- beat the toughest person on his first day and become the new number one. Usually, that wouldn't work with such solid and old operations, but somehow, the ninjas were doing it.

They cut off resources. It causes discord in the lackey's ranks. Pulled funding from who knows where. And Blackmailed the rest into submission.

It was a hostile takeover. A plague on the control of the criminal empires station in Star City.

And there was nothing Oliver could do to stop them. He felt like a fumbling medic during a pandemic. Too many areas were affected before he could arrive, and too many loose ends were tied before he could gather enough information to know what they were trying to accomplish.

He contacted the Justice League when it became clear that it was too much for his team to handle. They sent over Dinah Lace and Gregory Sanders (Much to the joy of his bi-heart), who helped him trace the pathway the ninjas were taking, but ultimately, they were unable to catch up.

"It's like chasing ghosts," Gregory complains, his red bandana moving with his mouth. His eyes are scanning the towering buildings, fiddling with his guns. "I see them for only a second, and they are much faster than any of my bullets."

"It doesn't help that one of them is a meta with a similar power to mine," Dinah agrees. She was the closest to the taller figure, attempting to use her Canary Cry to capture him. Imagine her surprise when the figure turned and returned a cry of its own, easily overpowering Dinah's and flinging her away. "We might need a Speedster"

"And a Bat," Olver sighs. "They're far too slippery. A Bat should be able to devise a plan that might work for them. My tactical strategies are falling short."

"How painful was that for you to admit?" Dinah asks with a smirk.

"I'm choking on my blood," He deadpans, causing her to laugh. At once, Olover's heart launches in his chest. She has the loveliest laugh. He throws her a smile that he knows is disgustingly gooey, and her eyes crinkle with the gentleness she reserves for him.

"I overheard them speaking for a bit before one of them heard my guns click," Gregory says, eyeing the two of them like he knows they are flirting but won't point it out. He's a spoilsport. "One of them identified the other. Does the name Talia mean anything to ya'll?"

Crude. Whatever good mood Olvier was in for making Dinah smile is crushed with sudden dread.

"Yeah, it does. Especially if it was anywhere near the words "Demon Head" or "Great One," He wearily. At Gregory's nod, he covers his eyes with one hand, feeling a headache build behind his right eye. It's a familiar headache. It usually pops up whenever Bruce Wayne's love life is mentioned.

"I'll call the Big Bad Bat. He'll get her to stop or kiss her. Whatever works. " Oliver sighs, even heavier than before.

"Why?" Gregory asks mystified

"That's Bat's ex."

There is a very long pause before Gregory's guns click again. A rigid set to his shoulders and rage appear in his eyes. "The young girl is Batman's ex? Good to know."

"Young girl? No, Talia is about my age." Dinah cuts in. "Are you sure she answered to Talia?"

The safety is switched back on as Gregory relaxes."Yes. She appeared to be twelve years old or so, with white hair and green eyes. Does that match Batman's honey?"

"Not even close. I mean, the green eyes, sure, but the rest is wrong." Oliver hums. "So we aren't dealing with Bat's girl, which is good for us. The League of Assassins is a pain. Also very dangerous."

Vigilante's eyes widen at the mention of the ninja group's name. "I heard of the organization but was unaware of the members. Is this Talia important in it?"

"She's the big boss's daughter," Dinah confirms. "Also, one of the bloodthirsty and cruelest members."

"That's not very nice," a young voice cuts in, startling the heroes. They leap away from the roof edge, watching a boy with glowing white hair flout over it, crossed-armed. "My daughter is a goddam delight."

"Ra's," Olver shutters. Yes, he looks younger and glowing, but Oliver would never forget that monster's face. He appeared often in his nightmares about the island.

The boy tilted his head. "You know me."

Oliver pulled the string of his bow, training the arrow on the figure; beside him, Gregory had his guns up and ready while Dinah had planted her feet in her preferred combat position. "I never forget a face."

"There is a version of me here," the boy hums, implying so many things that make the three heroes uneasy. "Maybe I wasted time gathering resources when I should have gone looking for the other Fentons."

"What do you mean by that?" Dinah demands, but the boy is already looking away and snapping his fingers.

"Guys! There are other Fentons here!"

Five figures fly up from over a building. Two are glowing, and three are wearing bulky power suits. Oliver's breath catches in his throat. Younger versions of the Demons. The same assisans whose abilities build Ra's empire and are the only ones to control them- the reason he is known as the Demon Head.

"That's great, Danny!" A girl with orange hair cries. She's inside the power suit, and Oliver knows her by her codename. Claw.

"Maybe we can have your dad make us some fudge." A dark-skinned boy licks his lips. He also appropriates a power suit but seems far more decked out for support. Makes sense, seeing as he obviously Scales.

"Let's go. The faster we get home, the faster I can make Vlad by me an island." A glowing teen rolls his eyes. His flaming hair does nothing to take away the fact he is Fang.

"Which way?" the little girl, Talia, asks, making a small circle in the air.

"I saw we find destruction and follow that. It's bound to lead us to them. We can cause chaos on the way." The last girl offers. She points the hand of her supersuit to the west with a nasty grin. It's Shadow. "Can't be worse than the Black Plague incident."

"How was I supposed to know the rats were dangerous!" Ra scoffs, face red in embarrassment. Which would have been amusing if he didn't just admit he caused thousands of lives to end. Oliver really does not like the implications one bit.

"Everyone. Don't you read any history books?"

"I don't need no books to tell me. I was there!"

Oliver thinks they are distracted enough to risk taking a shot. His bowstring snaps into place as his arrow flies towards the closest one. Claw's reaction time is as fast as he remembers because she had already shot the arrow out of the sky before it could go anywhere near Talia. The foam meant to hold her in place burst, covering the six from view.

Gegory's bullets hit it seconds after, burying deep within the hardened foam. The sharpshooter springs to the right, looking for a better target, but it's in vain.

When the foam falls, everyone behind it is gone, and Oliver is reminded that they face ninjas. Gregory lowers his weapon with a frustrated click of his tongue.

What in the world was going on! They were all de-age and somehow powered up. None of this was good.

"We need to call Batman," Dinah says in the silence. "This may be out of our league even with them turned into children."

#dcxdpdabbles #dcxdp crossover #Demon Head slightly to the Left #Part 1 #oliver Queen is not having a good day #Danny Dan Dani Jazz Tucker and Sam are in a different dimension #Danny is Ra's #I love Gregory Sanders when I watched Justice Leauge unlimited #I want him back #Morally grey Danny and Co.

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zillychu · 3 months

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Consider this: ghosts are actually exactly what the Fentons think they are.

They're snapshots of a longing so strong, unfinished business so deep it reaches out beyond life. Lingers just a bit longer. And if it happens to meet a dense cloud of ectoplasm (invisible to the naked eye, but omnipresent even in the mortal realm), it coalesces. The ectoplasm fits into the shape of it. Which, when the desire is strong enough, it's got a rough idea of its self-image. This tends to mean a more humanoid figure, though it's more often warped in some way–a self-reflection, skewed by said desire. The warping varies on the dead soul’s perception of themselves, the intensity of their desire, how much time passed after death, and how much ectoplasm was present.

In short… no matter how “normal" a ghost looks or acts, it really, truly isn't human. It's animated ectoplasm with a single goal: an obsession. Nothing else. They're more akin to plants than animals, following a single drive with no emotion. They react to stimuli, recognize threats (including other ghosts), and can even imitate human speech and mannerisms to obtain fulfillment of their obsession.

Not “evil" by any stretch, but they're entirely driven by instinct. A tree doesn't pause to consider the rocks it breaks with its roots. A cordyceps doesn't torture its host for fun, or kill with malice. It just does. It follows code in its DNA to survive and multiply–And ghosts just follow the code in its ectoplasm to fulfill its obsession. The more powerful a ghost, the better it's able to overcome obstacles preventing this–whether through brute force, or manipulation. This power is always directly proportional to the amount of ectoplasm present at the time of formation, and how much time passed since death.

What then, does this mean for Danny? Danny, who's previously come to the conclusion that he's only half-ghost, which surely explains how he retained his mind? His independent thoughts and emotions?

What does this mean for Phantom, who experienced an entire world’s worth of ectoplasm condensed as a singularity, at the exact time of his death? Whose strength only grows and begins to exceed every limit they previously thought possible?

If a ghost was as strong as him… could it mimic a human perfectly? Down to a molecular level?

Could it, in its desire to fill an obsession… trick its own fake mind into thinking it was still human? Or half-ghost?

#Danny Phantom #zilly squeaks #it's the greyed out morality for me dude #on one hand it shows how dangerous ghosts are. how you can't reason with them. how they aren't *people*#and yet. you can still find ways to work with them. there's reason to show them mercy when possible #even if it's not really 'pain' it still cries out and bleeds when struck #i just love this kind of angle where there's a solid reason to find co-existence but also like #knowing full well these creatures are more or less. potentially deadly trees. do u feel me #when does sentience bloom from code?#what caused our ancestors to become sapient?#Danny getting Real Fucked Up about possibly being a full ghost who's just really good at pretending to be human #when really... does it even matter?#(for double the pain: add headcanon that ghosts feed off of human life for additional power)

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puppetmaster13u · 6 months

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Prompt 87

“Mother, I crave violence.”

Danny paused in the middle of his work, turning off the torch as he turned towards Dan. Who had once again be de-aged for destroying a world a few years before. (Ellie had cackled for hours about her being the older sibling now) The currently-six year old was scowling, definitely not pouting.

He raised an eyebrow, setting his tools down. “Jordan, we’re literally in an assassin’s den right now-” Honestly running into someone he’d met in his time-traveling was rather interesting, apparently his old rival had become so ecto-contaminated that he was immortal now. “-and I know you just got out of sparring, so are you really ‘craving violence’ or are you just bored?”

Dan pouted, sorry, he scowled. “Your ‘friend’s’ kids kept tryin’ to copy me and got in the way.” He hopped up onto one of the chairs, visibly not happy about not being able to fly as he glared at tiny legs. Tough shit, he knew better than to destroy worlds, they couldn’t always reverse time.

Danny sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. “They’re just trying to play-” Maybe to a human they wouldn’t, but honestly everyone here was so liminal they were probably closer to ghosts than anyone except for Amity. Which had also been displaced in time after getting dragged to the ghost zone, so it had been soaked in ecto longer anyway.

“They got in the way and I almost stabbed Dusan!” Dan whined, despite what he’d insist. “At least Elnath can go intangible and Nyssa can dodge!” Ah, that was the issue. He’d been worried.

“Little sunbeam, you don’t have to worry,” Danny soothed, scooping up the ghostling. Even though he had been an adult, the chemicals in the brain and body were still that of a child’s. A young child at that. “The trainers are there to keep an accident from happening.”

Not to mention that he was rather confident that between Ras and himself they could keep any injuries to minor ones. Sam would have loved to meet him, Danny thinks. Honestly they would have been best friends, but Sam was off on another world on a mission to collect every plant in existence, so good for her, and Tucker was back in the reincarnation cycle.

Oh well, at least he wasn’t waiting for them alone, and maybe Dan having more siblings would help stop another timeline-breaking accident from happening.

#dcxdp #dpxdc #prompts #Danny fenton #league of assassins #ras al ghul #Danyal & Ras met when Danny was doing a time mission & trained together a bit #Ras was not expecting his old friend/rival to reappear hundreds of years later looking unchanged #Danny deserves to have white hair in his human form as he becomes more ghostly lol #morally grey danny #space core danny #his obsession is less general protection & more protecting what is His #Is Ras and Danny together Or are they platonically co-parenting #Honestly up to the writer #Hilariously Dusan definitely looks like he could be Danny's kid with the white hair and lazarus green eyes lol #Naughty ghosts get de-aged #sun core dan #moon core ellie #Ellie/Dani is named after the second brightest star in Taurus

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themainframes · 2 years

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WE KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME.

And still, we dread it. Today at approximately 1900 the Incursion is set to occur, with the main collision happening at 42nd St and Broadway, the area dubbed as Times Square. We have come up with a number of response teams that will each have their own respective tasks to complete. The goal is to stop the Incursion and close the rift. This is unlikely, however, and mostly are attempting to provide as much time as possible to the EXTRACTION TEAM so that they can best prepare to make the leap into the Negative Zone. Please see below the list of team designations and their respective tasks.

EXTRACTION TEAM

LOCATION: The Baxter Building proceeding into the Negative Zone via ship

PURPOSE: To take the Extracted Team and scientists into the Negative Zone to wait out the collapse.

MEMBERS:

ben grimm / thing (616) eden fesi / manifold (616) franklin richards / powerhouse (616) johnny storm / human torch (616) susan storm / invisible woman (616) t'challa / black panther (616) valeria richards / brainstorm (616)

RESCUE SQUAD

LOCATION: The Quinjet containing the extracted scientists

PURPOSE: To pilot the scientists to the Extraction Team

MEMBERS:

bobbi morse / mockingbird - co pilot (616) bucky barnes / winter soldier (mcu) natasha romanoff / black widow- pilot (616) yelena belova / black widow (mcu)

HELL’S KITCHEN

LOCATION: Hell’s Kitchen, NYC

PURPOSE: To help secure the secondary rift growing in Hell’s Kitchen

MEMBERS:

danny rand / iron first (616)

elektra natchios / daredevil (616)

jessica jones (mcu)

luke cage (616)

matt murdock / daredevil (616)

tandy bowen / dagger (616)

tyrone johnson / cloak (616)

FRACTURE GROUND TEAM

LOCATION: Times Square, NYC

PURPOSE: To stop anything from coming in through the fracture

MEMBERS:

anna-marie lebeau/rogue (616)

carol danvers/captain marvel (mcu) -- to be extracted.

clea strange/sorcerer supreme (616)

clint barton/hawkeye (mcu)

crystalia amaquelin/crystal (616)

daimon hellstrom (616)

druig (mcu) -- crowd control -- to be extracted.

everett thomas/synch (616)

gabby kinney/scout (616)

gwen stacy/ghost-spider (65)

illyana rasputin/magik (616)

jane foster/valkyrie (616) -- to be extracted.

janice lincoln/beetle (616)

jean grey (616)

jeanne-marie beaubier/aurora (616)

jessica drew/ spider woman (616)

kate bishop / hawkeye (mcu)

kamala khan / ms. marvel (mcu)

kate pryde/red queen (616)

lana baumgartner /bombshell (1610)

laura kinney / wolverine (616)

lorna dane / polais (616)

makkari (mcu)

marc spector / moon knight (mcu) -- to be extracted.

miles morales / spider-man (1610) -- to be extracted.

nadia van dyne / wasp (616)

noh-varr (200080)

ororo munroe / storm (616)

peter parker / spider-man (mcu)

peter parker / spider-man (616) -- to be extracted.

ripley ryan / star (616)

riri williams / ironheart (616)

sam wilson / captain america (mcu)

stephen strange/doctor strange (mcu) -- to be extracted.

steve rogers / captain america (616) -- to be extracted.

tabitha smith / boom-boom (616)

theresa cassidy / siryn (616)

valkyrie/king valkyrie (mcu)

wanda maximoff / scarlet witch (616) -- to be extracted.

xi'an coy manh/karma (616) -- crowd control

THE DOMO

LOCATION: The Domo, in Kansas

PURPOSE: To do whatever readings and incantations possible to try and slow the fracturing.

MEMBERS:

doyle dormammu (616)

emily bright (616)

sersi (616)

THE ATMOSPHERE

LOCATION: The Earth’s atmosphere

PURPOSE: To inspect the rift appearing at the atmosphere

MEMBERS:

abigail brand / commander brand (616)

eros / starfox (mcu)

gamora (616)

guardians (drax, mantis, nova, rocket, star-lord) (616)

isabel kane / smasher (616)

phyla-vell / captain marvel (18897)

BAXTER BUILDING

LOCATION: Baxter Building, NYC

PURPOSE: To protect the loved ones of the heroes while they fight

MEMBERS:

gwen stacy

laura barton

layla el-faouly

linda carter

pepper & morgan stark

michelle jones

ned leeds

VARIOUS RIFTS:

LOCATION: Global PURPOSE: To help secure secondary rifts globally

LIMBO RIFT MEMBERS:

elsa bloodstone (616)

madelyne pryor (616)

megan gwynn/pixie (616)

satana hellstrom (616)

LONDON RIFT:

ava starr/ghost (mcu)

meggan puceanu/gloriana (616)

peggy carter/captain carter (what if?)

LOS ANGELES RIFT MEMBERS:

jeanne foucault/finesse (616)

julie power+ the power pack (616)

kate bishop/hawkeye (616)

MADRIPOOR RIFT MEMBERS:

alison blaire/dazzler (616)

kwannon/psylocke (616)

neena thurman/domino (616)

remy lebeau/gambit (616)

NEW MEXICO RIFT MEMBERS:

angelica jones/firestar (616)

melissa gold/songbird (616)

monica rambeau/spectrum (mcu)

KRAKOA

LOCATION: Island of Krakoa

PURPOSE: The mutants who have not volunteered to come to the rifts

MEMBERS (ALL EARTH-616)

emma frost/white queen

the five (including eva bell + hope summers)

laurie collins

majority of the quiet council

raven darkholme

stepford cuckoos

#event: secret wars #secret wars: designation

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myhahnestopinion · 4 years

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THE AARONS 2019 - Worst Film

The idea of a Worst Films list has been getting a lot of pushback recently, with the argument being it is hard work to make any movie and unproductive to take cheap shots at unsuccessful ones. I’d like to counter that films like The Rise of Skywalker are soulless and cowardly, and so Hahn’s shooting first this time, baby! That film actually just barely missed the cut for this list, begging the question of what exactly could be worse. Here are the Aarons for Worst Film:

#10. Ma

There’s something very wrong with Ma and it’s not hard to determine what. Ma isn’t nurturing: its clumsy pacing forgets to ratchet up any tension, revealing her motivations far too early while waiting far too long for her to act on them. Ma isn’t wise: its numerous references to vaping are an unsuccessful smoke and mirrors act to hide how little it comprehends the teenage mindset. Ma isn’t understanding: it makes victim into villain with reckless abandon. Ma isn’t worth a visit; despite her protestations, Ma will undoubtedly make you want to drink alone.

#9. The Curse of La Llorona

La Llorona has nothing but crocodile tears. There’s no sincerity to director Michael Chavez’s interpretation of the pervasive Mexican folklore; the legend just checks off enough of the right boxes to easily fill in a mad-libs supernatural horror screenplay. Each shot is mechanically chosen, displaying plenty of competence of how horror filmmaking functions, but lacking any personality of their own. The Curse of La Llorona is just a wide release audition tape of perplexing fortune, worming its way into the Conjuring Universe like a wolf in sheep’s clothing and drowning in clichés.

#8. The Curse of Buckout Road

This year’s list, much more than previous years, has been cursed by many late-night viewings with a friend, driving down the quality of films featured here with drivel like The Curse of Buckout Road. The movie follows a group of friends making a student-film on the supposedly haunted titular location; the amateur filmmaking on display suggest this student-film conceit is metatextual. Danny Glover briefly passes by in pursuit of a paycheck; he’s wise enough to buck out before the plot barrels towards a dead end.

#7. Can You Keep A Secret?

Can You Keep A Secret? has very little to hide but a lot to be ashamed of. The quirky indie rom-com wears its influences on its sleeve but can’t crack the code as to what makes them work. As soon as the film establishes its premise, it quickly buttons up; the humor oddly gets progressively less outlandish as the plot drags on. Co-stars Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin are not without their charms, but even with all their secrets laid bare, consistent character motivations remain elusive for the two. Can You Keep a Secret? has nothing worth hearing; you can keep it.

#6. Godzilla: The Planet Eater

Not to be confused with the live-action monster disaster movie released this summer, Godzilla: The Planet Eater is simply a monstrous disaster. Capping off a trilogy of anime installments for Netflix, the action in the film is stiffer than rubber suits ever were, which is to say nothing of the repetitive exposition. The film’s treatment of its characters is even worse: of the three women present in the entire trilogy, one is murdered, one becomes braindead and later involuntarily taken on a suicide run, and the third speaks only enough English to state her only purpose in life is to have sex. It’s enough to make viewers leave The Planet Eater sick to their stomach.

#5. Serenity

Serenity is surreal; the movie ends with a plot twist so baffling it really must be seen to be believed, making it the rare recommended film from this category. Even before that development, something smells fishy about the film’s overcooked noir stylings. Matthew McConaughey flounders as a troubled fishing boat captain desperate to catch a tuna unsubtly called Justice; Anne Hathaway uncomfortably flops around with him for a while. The dialogue is laughable enough, but the aforementioned twist is a different kettle of fish altogether.

#4. After

The first film from Wattpad Studios takes after the likes of Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey, but the toxicity of its central romance makes even those ones sparkle in comparison. Based on former One Direction fan fiction, After takes every wrong turn it can. Lead character Tessa Young ignores numerous showing of physical and emotional abuse and destroys all her personal relationships in pursuit of Harry-Styles-stand-in Hardin Scott. The film targeted at teenagers might have had some merit as a twisted warning… had there been any regard for After’s aftermath. The film abruptly ends with no resolution; you’re better off walking away before it even starts.

#3. Jacob’s Ladder

Even among soulless remakes, the 2019 version of Jacob’s Ladder is several steps down. Lacking both the immediacy and surreality of the original movie, the titular character’s descent into hell is more of a passive perusal of unenthused low-budget scares. Perhaps the uncanny events that veteran Jacob Singer experiences are all a dream; that would explain why Michael Ealy is sleepwalking through the role. Devils, angels, or one and the same, viewers won’t end up caring as long as something frees them from this unimaginative agony.

#2. Replicas

Replicas rip-offs decades of sci-fi movies about scientists playing god, but what it couldn’t copy was the soul… or any narrative cohesiveness, convincing performances, watchable cinematography, professional visual effects, or general purpose. The most confusing element it chooses to not replicate though is the moral that typically accompanies such tales. Replicas sees Keanu Reeves messing with natural laws of life and death, circumventing grief, manipulating his loved ones’ memories, selling-out to greedy business interests, and drawing a name from a mixing-bowl to decide which of his children stays dead… and then gives him a consequence-free happy ending. It’s an ineptitude impossible to ever fully duplicate.

AND THE WORST FILM OF 2019 IS...

#1. The Gallows Act II

Judging by the lazy prop design, the haunted stage-play The Gallows is only one act long; the film would have been wise to remain the same. Four years after their low-budget film was picked up by a major studio and grossed $40 million, directors Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing make a play at turning it into another horror franchise. Yet despite that success story, The Gallows Act II would be amateurish even for a high-school production. Ditching the original’s found-footage conceit for footage that looks even more lost, the sequel follows young Ana Rue acting out of fear that she will never achieve her showbiz dreams; the film doesn’t seem to see the irony. The inexcusably lazy film adds nothing interesting to the series’ mythology; ideas of a franchise are unlikely to hang around for long.

NEXT UP: THE 2019 AARON FOR BEST DIRECTOR!

#film #TheAarons #TheAarons2019 #TheAaronsFilm #worst of #worst of 2019 #bad movies #worst film #ma #the curse of la llorona #the curse of Buckout road #can you keep a secret #godzilla the planet eater #serenity #after #jacobs ladder #replicas #the gallows act II

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NCIS: Los Angeles Season Ten Rewatch: "Smokescreen" Part 1

The basics: The team faces a new terror threat.

Written by: Andrew Bartels who wrote or co-wrote “Allegiance”, “Zero Days”, “The Grey Man”, “Humbug”, “Fighting Shadows”, “Driving Miss Diaz”, “Angels & Daemons”, “Where There’s Smoke…”, “Glasnost”, “Old Tricks” “Battle Scars”, “Fool Me Twice”, “Warrior of Peace”, “Reentry” and “The Prince”.

Directed by: Dennis Smith directed “Fame”, “Standoff”, “Rocket Man”, “Cyberthreat”, “Exit Strategy”, “Patriot Acts”, “Out of the Past” part one, “The Livelong Day”, Between the Lines”, “Deep Trouble” part two, “Black Budget", “Black Wind”, “Blame it On Rio”, “Defectors”, “Matryoshka”, “Granger, O”, “The Queen’s Gambit”, “Hot Water”, “From Havana With Love”, “Plain Sight”, the delightful romp that was “Monster”, “Superhuman” and “One of Us”.

Guest stars of note: After several episodes of Rogers or the team running themselves, Esai Morales returns from "Diamond in the Rough" as NCIS Deputy Director Louis Ochoa. Bianca Lopez's Paramedic character appeared in "Praesidium" in season six. Kerr Smith as FBI Special Agent David Ross, Medalion Rahimi as NCIS Special Agent Fatima Namazi, Délé Ogundiran as Janet, Rima Haddad as Rana Azim, Stephen Chang as FBI Special Agent Yim, Stacie Greenwell as Sonya Morales, Julie Zhan as Annie, Toby Meuli as Dan, Amir Kamali as Abbas Jalal, Danny Boushebel as Wasim Ghulam, Austin Bowerman as FBI Special Agent Nelson, Raz Adoti as Masked Man, Reece Rios as Mr. Ryland and Gillian White as Instructor.

Our heroes: Are in the middle of terror attacks.

What important things did we learn about:

Callen: Looking for Hetty and Garrison. Sam: Defusing a bomb with literally a second to spare. Kensi: Thinks maybe it is time to be done with putting their lives on the line all the time. Deeks: Wants to be respectful to Kensi's choices but has thought for a while that it is time to be done with putting their lives on the line all the time. Eric: Tries to support Nell while she's feeling down. Doesn't do a great job but tries. Nell: Her white paper on the Comescu crime family was unparalleled in its scope and so insightful. Hetty: Seems to want to not be found.

What not so important things did we learn about:

Callen: Has a door that keeps the bar from his stairwell. Sam: Planning a day of fishing with Callen and Tom Olsen. Kensi: Can't sleep without with weird noises Deeks makes in his sleep. Deeks: Makes weird noises when he sleeps. Eric: Chooser of fonts. Nell: Not a lot of light moments for Nell. Hetty: Absent.

Who's down with OTP: Kensi and Deeks seems to be getting closer to a plan to leave the life they love working together because it is not a safe way to live. In his own way, Eric tries to be supportive of Nell as she beats herself up for not foreseeing the terrorist's attack on the FBI SUV.

Who's down with BrOTP: The fellas are going fishing!

Any pressing need for Harm and Mac: Not today.

Who is running the team this week? Ochoa is back.

Mosley watch: Not a mention.

Fashion review: To start the episode: Navy blue long sleeve tee for Callen, A rare appearance of the brown henley for Sam. Kensi is wearing her white and blue stripes henley. Black long-sleeve tee for Deeks. Dark blue sweater over a blue dress shirt for long pants wearing Eric. Dark dress for Nell with a bow (feh).

On their "off-day", Callen starts the day in a long sleeve, dark blue tee-shirt but switches to the dark blue button down shirt when called into the office. Sam stays in his black henley. Kensi and Deeks start the day in bed with no fashion choices. Later, Kensi is in a blue-green v-neck long-sleeve top and a military style "army jacket". Deeks has on a medium blue tee and his black jacket. Blue short sleeve button down shirt for Eric with long pants. Red plaid, bowless (yay!) dress with different color red panels and a black blazer for Nell.

Music: "Hunt You Down" by Lee Richardson, James Cocozza, Jonathan Murril and Raxstar is playing in the gym when Callen and Sam meet Fatima.

Any notable cut scene: No.

Quote: Kensi: "We really can't keep doing this forever, can we?" Deeks: "No, we cannot." Kensi: "I mean, one more second and we would've been gone, you know? How many times can we cut it that close?" Deeks: "Well, I haven't exactly hidden my feelings on the subject, but I also want to be respectful. So, when you're ready to stop, so am I." Kensi: "I know. And I appreciate that. Yeah, but then I, um I just think of people like David Sarraf, and how he just needed someone in that moment." Deeks: "He needed you." Kensi: "He needed his wife." Deeks: "Yeah, but his wife wasn't there, baby, so he needed you." Kensi: "I just want to keep helping people, Deeks. And I love what I do. I love it so much. And I love it even more that I get to do it with you." Deeks: "I'd be lying if I didn't say me, too. But we also don't have to make these decisions right now. I mean, the truth is we don't have to do anything, right now. Let's just stay in bed all day." Kensi: "That sounds wonderful."

A great conversation between two adults about their lives that doesn't include a gurkha, an icy body of water or racoons.

Anything else: Things have really gone to hell. Deeks is driving the Hellcat; Callen is on the hood of the Hellcat trying to jump to a trailer being pulled by a pick-up truck; Sam is inside the trailer trying to disable a huge bomb with the timer dropping to 60-seconds; Kensi, "my girl" according to Deeks, is fighting with a man on the non-bomb side of the trailer.

Callen jumps from the Hellcat to the armored truck. On the roof the trailer, Callen winds up fighting hand to hand with a man who climbed to the roof from the truck's passenger window. When the man pulls a knife, Callen pushes him off the moving vehicle. Deeks nearly runs the man over as he hits the highway. Besides falling bad guys, Deeks is concerned that they are getting close to the target.

With 15-seconds left on the bomb's timer, Callen has made his way to the front of the pick-up truck. Killing the driver, Callen gets in through the passenger's side door, warning the others to brace themselves. Sam is down to seven-seconds. Kensi pushes her bad guy against the wall as she grabs handles for balance. Callen slams on the brakes.

Deeks runs to the back of the trailer, imploring everyone to get out. Opening the trailer door, Kensi is handcuffing her bad guy, Sam is folding up his Leatherman tool – the bomb has been defused. Kensi looks Deeks and tilts her head. There was one-second left on the bomb's timer. "Wow." Kensi and Deeks are both troubled. Sam announces it was "too close" and Callen agrees. The trailer is right by a huge battleship in port.

As the guy Kensi was tangling with is loaded on a gurney for a trip to the hospital, Kensi admits that she was struggling a bit in the fight. Deeks understands – she hasn't slept in 48 hours, none of them have. Deeks feels lucky he didn't drive the Hellcat into the harbor. Sam thinks Deeks should stay in the Hellcat if he does ever drive in into the water. Deeks wants a Hellcat of his own – trade in the Audi for one with flames on the side. Kensi is not onboard.

Callen arrives with Agent Ross from the FBI. Ross is impressed with what NCIS accomplished, Kensi thanks Ross for the FBI's great teamwork. Ross explains the Mashriq Army only attacks live military targets. The huge battleship in port is actually a museum vessel. It wasn't on the FBI's radar. Sam thinks the attack was more symbolism than strategy and likely as effective. Ross is going to tell Washington all the good work NCIS did that day as he takes a call from the FBI Director. Sam hopes that gets them out of Washington's dog house. The team is going back to the office. Deeks wants to drive, Sam wants his keys – Kensi and Deeks are amused.

The team is unpacking their gear in the armory. Sam never took a shot – he was too busy with the bomb. Callen and Sam banter away about Sam cutting the bomb detonation a little close. Kensi thinks he's bored, needs to keep things exciting. Deeks agrees – a relationship with a bomb is like any relationship, "you got to keep it interesting or the spark goes out." Sam asks if they are finished saying thank you. They are.

Eric and Nell arrive with info with a hit on someone involved in the case. Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks all think the case is over. Nell thought Eric told them it wasn't and vice versa. They found one of the terrorists working for the Mashriq Army, Wasim Ghulam. Kensi stops them – Ghulam is the man she was fighting with in the trailer. Eric and Nell have multiple photos of Ghulam meeting with the same man in Los Angeles in different locations. Ghulam passes items to the man – Abbas Jalal, a college student at Boyle Heights who is currently in class.

The team is about to leave for Boyle Heights when Ochoa arrives. The FBI is picking up Jalal – Ross's team was aware of him for a while. Ochoa tells the team they need the rest. They're done for the day and they are off the following day. Callen and Sam offer to put away all the gear. Kensi is fine with staying, she's not even tired. Sam warns her it is the adrenaline rush keeping her going. Kensi and Deeks take up Callen and Sam's offer – Deeks has some ways they can work off their adrenaline.

The FBI has Jalal in custody. Two agents are bringing him in to the safe house. Jalal went quietly – did run, didn't put up a fight. The two FBI agents are bantering about who is going to get credit for the arrest when the FBI vehicle hits a man. Warning Jalal that they'll shoot him if he moves, the FBI agents go outside to see how badly the man is hurt.

The man is not hurt. Once the FBI agents get close to the man, he rolls over and the agent driving the SUV. A second gunman arrives to kill teh other agent. Leaving the dead agents in the street, the second gunman and the man hit by the car take the vehicle and drive off with Jalal.

In bed, Kensi is watching Deeks almost sleep – which he thinks is creepy. They joke about him whistling in his sleep. He sounds like a dying swan. Deeks is so embarrassed he's willing to sleep in the garage or on the porch. Kensi thinks it is sweet. The two cuddle. Kensi realizes they "really can't keep doing this, can we?" Deeks says they cannot. One more second and Kensi knows they both would have died. Deeks tells her he's trying to be respectful of her choices but he hasn't hidden his feelings on the subject. Kensi appreciates the respect. She remember David Sarraf who needed someone. Deeks disagrees – he needed her. No, Kensi thinks he need his wife. Deeks insists Sarraf needed her. Kensi wants to keep helping people. She loves her job, she loves doing her job with him. Deeks admits he'd be lying if he didn't say "me too." They don't have to decide anything right now except stay in bed all day. Kensi likes that idea. They share I love yous.

Sam is making his way to Callen's apartment. On the phone with Tom Olsen, the three men are going fishing. Sam hears someone yelling in Russian in the bar. Kicking down the door, Sam find an unhappy Callen. Deeks just put in the door to separate the bar from the stairway to Callen's place and now Sam kicked it in.

Picking up his phone from the floor, Callen explains he gets his morning coffee from the bar. Sam sees Callen has his laptop opened with a map of Russia on the screen. After Sam promises they will find Garrison, Callen passes on the pep talk. Besides – the call was about Hetty. She doesn't want to be found, Callen wonders why are they still looking. As for his father, Callen believes he isn't going to like what they find. Sam thinks they keep looking anyway. Sam's phone rings – it is Ochoa. They are being called in.

In Ops, Callen and Sam arrive with pictures of FBI Agents Nelson and Yim dead in the street on the big screen. Sam asks for details. Ochoa says NCIS is back on the terrorism task force. The place where the agents were shot was a dead spot for cameras but matching the surrounding street cameras, the shooting and taking of Jalil and the FBI vehicle took less than 30-seconds. That’s training, according to Callen. The assumption is multiple killers to take out two FBI agents.

With the FBI processing the crime scene, Callen asks about the FBI SUV having a tracker. It did – the killers disabled it 200-yards from the shooting. An hour later, 911 got a call about an SUV on fire in a vacant lot. Kensi and Deeks were sent to the vacant lot. Callen wants to talk to Galum, the only survivor from the failed attack. Galum is back in surgery. Sam wants security upped at the hospital. The terrorist took Jalal from FBI custody – Galum needs to be secured.

Nell sighs loudly. She analyzed the intel on the Mashriq Army for over a week. Callen tells Nell nobody saw what the terror group planned. Nell thinks she was wrong about the group. The others tell her they all thought the Army had a limited network. "Tell that to Agents Nelson and Yim," Nell says sadly. She wants to bring an analyst with more of a background with the Mashriq Army. Ochoa agrees – nobody else is dying today.

Kensi and Deeks meet with Agent Ross where the SUV was burned. Kensi offers the team's condolences. Ross tells them the two dead men were great agents. Yim just became a father. Ross still had not informed his wife. Ross tells Kensi and Deeks the trip out was a waste of time – there are no cameras within five blocks of the vacant lot. There are no tire tracks. The fire ruined any evidence inside the SUV. Kensi asks if she and Deeks can look around. Ross welcomes it but wants to know if they find anything, "I want first crack at these bastards."

Callen and Sam visit a boxing gym. Nell's suggested analyst is there – one of the women in the ring. The woman is cheap-shotted by her opponent Carrie. Carrie is bounced from the gym but the gym owner thinks Carrie was baited. Taking off her boxing headgear, the woman is wearing a hijab. The woman is Special Agent Fatima Namazi. She knows about Callen and Sam - Ochoa called. She's ready to help.

Deeks finds Kensi near a homeless person's set-up. Ross called Deeks – no prints or DNA from the SUV, not even Nelson's or Yim's. Kensi thinks the homeless person had a direct line of sight – they need to find that person.

Fatima explains the background of the Mashriq Army. They are not looking to establish an Islamic state or enacting Sharia law. They are interested in taking the war out of their home countries and bringing it to America. A number of people in intelligence think it is a strategic choice by the Army – there are dozens of terror groups fighting for a home state or Sharia law. After interviewing former members, Fatima believes it has more to do about revenge. Members saw their homes and lives destroyed by US attacks.

Fatima asks about Abbas Jalal not being on anyone's radar before the near bombing. Callen tells her the team thought they knew all the members before the planned attack. Sam figures Jalal is important – you would have to be to kill two FBI agents to free him. This doesn’t track with Fatima's intelligence. No member of the Army has any information outside of what they do for the organization. Jalal was taken because the Army needs Jalal to do something. Sounds like another attack is imminent.

In Mosley's/Ochoa's/Rogers's office, Fatima is briefing Ochoa. Near Ops, Eric tries to be supportive with Nell but Nell believes the agents are dead because she didn't bring in help sooner. Eric mentions that Fatima is just out of FLETC. That's fine but Fatima was also Navy intelligence. She has the expertise even without the NCIS experience. After seeing Fatima's childhood home was Beverly Hills, Eric drops some Valley girl speak. Nell wants no part of that because Fatima is a resource they should tapped into earlier and that Valley Girls are different than women from Beverly Hills.

Fatima arrives. After exchanging handshakes and greeting with Eric and Nell, Fatima wants to know if it is OK to call Nell, Nell. After reading so many of Nell's reports, Fatima feels like she knows her. Praising Nell's white paper on the Comescues, Fatima is a fan and even more impressed since Nell wrote it while working in Ops full-time. Ochoa leaves the three to work. Fatima is grateful to be involved. Looking at all the intelligence, Jalal is a new figure to the Army.

Fatima walks into Ops and takes it all in. Eric hands Fatima a tablet and explains he was helpful with the Comescu paper – mostly font choices. Callen and Sam are on the big screen from the boat shed with Bana Azim sitting in interrogation. Azim and her husband own a currency exchange business, Jalal worked for them as a teller. This is an illegal job – Jalal is in the US on a student visa. He can only work on campus.

Sam asks about Bana's husband Omar. He's missing. The FBI has been looking for him with no luck. The Azims left Iraq 23-years ago and have not returned. They raised a family in the US. There are no red flags around any of their business or personal behavior. Callen wonders if Jalal recruited them.

When Callen and Sam enter interrogation, Bana Azim wants to know about her husband, he has been missing since the prior evening. Sam doesn't think that's a long time. Bana disagrees – Omar comes home every night. She leaves the currency exchange a little before he does so she can prepare dinner. She made his favorite meal and he did not come home. Omar is a cancer survivor – he had a hard time with his strength last year.

Sam asks about Jalal working for them against the rules of his student visa. Both Bana and Omar knew Jalal was breaking the rules. Kind and polite, Jalal was from Iraq. The Azims deal with so few people from their home country. After becoming friendly, they offered him the job. Jalal could not afford meals on campus – always hungry. The Azims thought the best way to help him was to offer him a job.

Bana says they should not have offered Jalal the job. Callen assures her she won't be arrested for breaking the rules. No, Bana explains, as soon as Jalal started working with them, the exchange was losing money. A closer look at Jalal's transactions showed he was stealing from the exchange. The Azims fired him. When Sam asks how Jalal reacted, it occurs to Bana for the first time that Jalal could have something to do with her husband's disappearance. She begs Callen and Sam to find Omar.

Kensi and Deeks are sitting in the Audi, looking at the homeless set-up. Deeks wonders how long they are going to wait for someone who may not have seen a thing. Kensi thinks the "she" must be cold at night. Deeks wonders why Kensi went with "she" but Kensi turns it to or he. There are thermal blankets in the back of the SUV, Kensi is going to leave them near the homeless set-up while Deeks asks for a second stakeout team to be sent.

As Kensi is leaving the blankets under the makeshift tent, the woman who sleeps there arrives and is not happy with someone poking around her belongings. Kensi promises she's just leaving some blankets. Deeks walks closer, making the homeless woman a bit nervous. Kensi pulls her badge which makes things worse. Kensi assures the woman she's not in trouble – introduces herself and Deeks. The homeless woman thinks they have weird names. She won't share hers but she assures them it isn't a weird name.

Kensi asks what the homeless woman saw. The woman pulls out a small piece of paper from her coat. After the FBI SUV was set on fire, the men inside drove off in a different vehicle. She got the license plate. Handing the paper to Kensi, who hands it to Deeks, the homeless woman gets a "good job" from Deeks before he calls it in.

As Deeks walks away, the homeless woman explains that there are a lot of "us" living in the neighborhood – they all look out for each other. They warn each other when they see something suspicious. Kensi tells the woman "I know" before saying thank you. Leaving, the homeless woman asks about more blankets. Kensi promises more.

In Ops, Nell and Fatima update Callen and Sam on the currency exchange. Bana Azim was telling the truth – Jalal was stealing from the business. He took more than enough to finance the attack in the start of the episode and for a second one. Eric arrives. The homeless woman's license plate was found pulling into a warehouse downtown at 10:30PM. Callen wants Eric to send the address Kensi and Deeks – they will meet there.

NCIS and the FBI are in full body armor going into the warehouse. FBI Agent Ross wants to go in immediately. Sam wants to wait until they have "eyes inside". Ross is worried about tipping the bad guys off and everyone goes in. Once inside, a man behind a folding table stands up and starts shooting at the FBI. Sam quickly puts an end to that. One of the FBI SWAT members was hit by the shooter but the vest took the bullet.

Once everything is secure, a sheepish Ross admits to a very "I told you so" looking Callen and Sam that he jumped the gun but letting his anger make the call. Deeks finds some weapons in an open box. There are plenty of similar-sized empty open boxes all over the warehouse,

There is no video footage of other men leaving after the van arrived. However, side and back doors do not have cameras nearby. The dead man was there to clean up what was left in the warehouse and get rid of all evidence. He was in the process of taking apart a laptop when the shooting began.

Eric has traffic camera footage from nearby. The FBI is going to run down license plate numbers while Kensi and Deeks are going back to NCIS so Eric can examine the laptop to see if anything is left on the hard drive. The van from the previous night is still in the warehouse – Callen and Sam want to check it out.

In Ops, Nell ID'd the dead man as Lethabo Kahn, former South African special forces. That makes no sense to Fatima – why was he with the Mashriq Army? Kahn was discharged for insubordination ten-years ago. Fatima thought Kahn was from Yemen or Egypt – the Army does not take in outsiders. Everyone is from the Mashriq region.

A lot of the data on the computer was corrupted but using the world's largest Microsoft Surface, Eric tells Kensi the laptop's internet activity is still all retrievable. The last website access was a map of a particular area downtown. Since the Mashriq Army targets military sites, Kensi wants to know if there are any enlistment/recruitment centers nearby. There are not. Grabbing Deeks, Kensi is going to meet Callen and Sam in the area.

Callen and Sam arrive first. Eric wants to know why they are not in their tactical gear as he sees them on the big screen in Ops. Sam does not want to tip off the terrorists. Eric is worried about the level of firepower the terrorists have. Callen assures Eric he's fine. There were two other thumb drives found in the warehouse – both had the intel about the same corner where NCIS is investigating. Looking around, there is plenty of civilian foot traffic. The Los Angeles movie theater looks like a soft target to Callen.

Inside the movie theater, people are milling about. A couple regrets their movie choice. She's off to the restroom before they leave. Looking around the theater, Sam wants to start evacuating the movie goers. Theater manager Sonya Morales passes by. Flashing their badges, and being told there are no discounts for law enforcement, Callen tells her about a credible threat to the theater. Morales thinks Callen is kidding until he pulls the fire alarm.

Ochoa has all sorts of first responders on their way to the theater. Fatima does not believe the theater is the target. The Mashriq Army is about revenge and this doesn't fit their pattern. Nell disagrees – saying revenge could make the choice of targets chaotic. That is possible to Fatima – stopping the earlier terror attack may have them changing their targets. Ochoa wants the theater evacuated but that's already started.

Kensi and Deeks arrive. Sam wants them outside in case the plan was to get all the people from the theater into the streets and try an attack there. Callen spots Jalal at the top of the theater's grand staircase. Callen and Sam approach Jalal, who shows an explosive vest when he raises his hands. Sam tells Jalal "you don't have to do this" before a massive explosion.

Outside of the theater, Kensi, Deeks and all the people in the immediate area are knocked to the ground and covered with debris. In Ops, Eric, Nell, Ochoa and Fatima lose all feeds. Ochoa is calling to Callen and Sam but communications are disrupted. Callen and Sam are conscious but disoriented. Looking up, Jalal is still wearing the explosive vest. Jalal is telling Callen and Sam "you have to…" when the vest explodes.

Callen and Sam struggle to their feet, both with facial cuts from flying glass. The woman who left her boyfriend to use the restroom is desperate to find him. Sam tries to reassure her while Callen tries to contact Kensi and Deeks. Sam tries Ops but realizes the explosion likely caused everyone's comms to reset.

The woman finds her boyfriend Dan badly injured on the ground. She tries to move him but Sam stops her. Telling the survivors it is all going to be okay, Sam asks them to all move away from the doors. Callen looks at the people near the doors – they are either dead or in bad shape.

Callen looks up and see the EXIT sign was dislodged in the explosion. In the sign’s casing is more C4 – the doors are wired to explode when first responders open them. Sam wants everyone away from the doors – they are all likely wired to explode. Callen finds Sonya Morales, who is frightened and crying. Using the theater's PA system, Callen wants her to warn everyone in the theater to stay away from the doors.

The comms clear up. Kensi and Deeks want to come inside but Callen tells them to stay outside because of the C4. Sam is still worried about an active shooter scenario with all the people gathering near the theater. Kensi asks how will they first responders get in. Right now, they aren't getting in. Callen and Sam are going to tend to the wounded as best they can. Kensi and Deeks are told to keep everyone away from the entrance.

As Kensi eases some lookie-lous back, Deeks has to grab a man racing to the theater. His wife Cathy is inside. Kensi sees a man wandering around the theater's marquee. His left arm was blown off just below the elbow. Kensi takes the bleeding man to a nearby bench. Deeks has Cathy's husband held on the ground to stop him from entering the theater. Deeks explains he has friends inside - they all have to stay outside. Kensi takes off her belt and makes a tourniquet for the man. Kensi tries to talk to the man but he's not answering.

In Ops, Ochoa and Nell are in full action mode. Ochoa is preparing to contact everyone up the bureaucratic food chain while Nell is coordinating with the FBI, the LAPD bomb squad and all the first responders. Fatima, however, is off to the side, appearing stunned. Ochoa asks Nell how they went from concerns about a mass shooting to bombing with two current fatalities and more to come. At Nell's workstation, Eric tells Ochoa there could still be a mass shooting – this time with FBI, LAPD bomb squad and first responders with the civilians outside the theater. Ochoa wants a review of the nearby traffic cams – see if anyone is waiting to ambush the first responders. Ochoa notices Fatima, asking Nell if Fatima is okay. Nell thinks Fatima needs a minute. Ochoa is going to the theater.

Nell approaches Fatima, who says she is fine. Nell tells her "It is okay not to be." After interviewing dozens of bombing victims and bombing perpetrators, Fatima knows she can handle this. Nell points out the difference between speaking to people after the fact and dealing with a bombing as it occurs. Fatima does not know what to do. Nell invites her to help sorting some of the security camera footage. Fatima sits at Eric's workstation – Eric gives her a supportive smile.

Callen and Sam try to tend to the wounded. Dan is in rough shape, struggling ot breathe and coughing up blood. Callen is called to help a woman bleeding from her neck. Talking over comms, Deeks has bad news – the other exits are wired the same way. Some of the people in the theater are going to die from their wounds if they don't get help.

In Ops, Fatima has video from the Mashriq Army, claiming credit for the bombing. As the terrorist reads his manifesto, Kensi and Deeks are working with the first responders to help the injured outside the theater. Body bags are being used to remove the dead. Inside the theater, Callen covers the body of a dead moviegoer while Sam tries to comfort theater manager Morales. "No one is safe" and "To Be Continued" end the episode.

What head canon can be formed from here: Really different ways at how the show looks at acts of terror bookend this episode. The opening is the usual loosey-goosey action-adventure scenes the program specializes in. Big action, big excitement, big fun. The end is what acts of terror really look like. No cool cars with super cool agents saving the day. This time, it is innocent civilians like Dan and Cathy and their partners enjoying an afternoon matinee. A great part one to this two-parter.

Kensi and Deeks are closer to their eventual next act, knowing they enjoy the lives they are living now. There was a hint of Kensi's past here.

Tom Olsen is Sam's fishing buddy. Of course he is.

Episode number: This is part one of two episodes, episode 14 in season ten and episode 230 overall.

#NCIS: Los Angeles Rewatch #NCIS: Los Angeles #NCIS: LA #NCIS Los Angeles #ncis la

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Sean 1-10 escapetoluna’s questions pt1

How old are they? Appears to be in his early 30s (due to genetic shenanigans), is actually around 40

What gender are they? Cis man

What is their romantic/sexual orientation? Bisexual

How tall are they? 5′7″ (taller than his dad)

What do they look like? Attractive; short, curly hair; dark hair has streaks of grey (dyed to make him look older), fat, mixed-race, stubbly beard; has a pleasant face (idk how to describe it exactly), brown eyes

What are their defining features? Not very tall (at least by American standards) but not short either; dark hair; plus-size

Does their name have a meaning? God is gracious, Irish in origin (ironic considering he has one of the most tragic backstories of all of my ocs)

What family do they have? Raised by his great-uncle (although he was told that he was his uncle), dad, mom, ex-wife, 3 kids (one adopted[Danny], 2 bio [younger is Ivy]), half-sister, [and more extended fam but they aren’t super relevant to this]

Do they have a good relationship with their family? .......no

If not, why not? a... number of reasons. including but not limited to lies, morally dubious decisions on the part of most involved parties, faked deaths, and actual deaths. more info on family stuff under cut

Great Uncle- hostile relation: Great Uncle fucking sucks

Dad (Jack)- not great relation: went from hostile to wait-wtf-we-aren’t-enemies to I-want-to-make-this-better to I-need-to-cut-off-most-contact-with-you-bc-u-r-involved-in-shit-I-want-to-get-away-from

Mom (Samantha)- complicated: she’s technically dead, but also not

Ex-wife- strained: he had to fake his death, but reconnecting and trying to co-parent is hard after 15 years of thinking your husband is dead

Kids(Danny and sister)- strained and complicated: see above reasons, but they also are interested in reconnecting

Kids(Ivy)- Great!

half-sister (Eve)- great: they survived being stuck in a bubble of the apocalypse together and are now on great terms w one another

#sean

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to-a-merrier-world · 7 years

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Webcomic recs!

These are some of my absolute favorite webcomics that I’m reading right now (all are in-progress). They aren’t ranked in any order, since I don’t think I could choose a favorite. Also, all of these have queer themes of some variety, since that’s just how I like my entertainment. Anyways, here we go!

1) Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu (read here)

Description: Eric Bittle—former Georgia junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and amateur pâtissier—is starting his freshman year playing hockey at the prestigious Samwell University in Samwell, Massachusetts. And it’s basically nothing like co-ed club hockey back in the South. For one? There’s checking. It’s a story about hockey and friendship and bros and trying to find yourself during the best 4 years of your life.

My notes: This is one of the more popular webcomics around right now, at least from what I’ve seen, and that popularity is well-deserved. The characters are well-written, unique, and very fun; the story has a good pacing and keeps you engaged; and the art is really nice. I’m personally very fond of this comic because I, too, am a queer Southern guy person, so I can really relate to Bitty and all his struggles and idiosyncrasies. Plus, it’s cute, sweet, has relatable angst, and is already promised to have a happy ending, so what more could I ask for? Also, pie. And hockey butts. And no need for any knowledge on actual hockey. Need I say more?

2) No End by Erli & Kromi (read here)

Description: No End is a romantic soap opera webcomic about a group of people trying to survive and make lives for themselves in a cold, post-apocalyptic world ravaged by hordes of undead. Heavy on LGBTQ+ themes, content warning for occasional blood, gore, violence and strong language.

My notes: This comic guys. THIS. COMIC. It’s so good, okay; so good. I’m not even all that into zombies (I’ve only liked In the Flesh and Warm Bodies, as far as zombie stuff goes, if that tells you anything), and I love this comic. I literally read all of it (that was out at the time) last year in one sitting. That good, y’all. The characters are great and surprise you at different turns, the relationships are engaging and realistic, and the art is drop-dead (ha) gorgeous.

3) Sunshine-Boy (Leftovers) by Moosopp (read here)

Description: Sunshine Boy is about a boy named Kelly, moving to a new environment and struggling to fit in. Growing up in a loving house hold and having supporting parents. He has to learn that the world isn't as nice as he thought it would be.

My notes: Y’aaaall, this artist is quite possibly my favorite artist, ever. I don’t even know, their style just makes me feel things, ok. Also, this is probably the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s still going, and there are future content warnings for violence/bullying/drug use/sexual content, so it may not stay so lighthearted and cute, but I love it, so. I also just recommend this artist/writer in general, cause all their works are wonderful and gorgeous. Besides my obvious hard on for their art, though, the story has a nice flow and the characters are all really unique and interesting--you can really tell that there’s more to them than what we’ve seen, and I’m personally very excited to see where all these characters go.

4) Les Normaux by KnightJJ (read here)

Description: Les Normaux follows the lives of a bunch of supernatural beings living in Paris after a human wizard named Sebastien moved to the city.

My notes: Honestly, what’s better than queer characters, Paris, and modern mythical/supernatural creatures in a slice-of-life style comic? Not much. This is a really cool comic that changes which character they highlight in each episode. The character designs are unique; everyone has different problems, solutions, and happy moments, but they’re all connected in one way or another, which is super cool; and I really dig the art style (ok, I know I say this about everything, but I just really love art, ok? All of these people are wonderfully talented and hardworking).

5) George and Johnny by Savi (read here)

Description: Comics about two unlikely friends, George and Johnny. Stayed tuned for bad jokes, high school, sleepovers, bands, romance, burgers, and tiramisu. ((not necessarily in that order))

My notes: A comic that has a sweet, chubby, nerdy guy as one of the main characters? Sign me the fuck up. This is an extremely sweet and wholesome comic about two boys becoming close friends (and possibly something else? yet to see...). It’s very much a slice-of-life kind of comic, concentrating on characters and their relationships, and I honestly love it so much. The art style is also really pretty, especially the coloring, which is typically bright and kinda pastel, which I really dig.

6) Sharp Zero by robotsharks (read here)

Description: Delivering takeout normally doesn't end with lethal exposure to superscience, but Elliot's habit of being at the wrong place at the wrong time lands him in a shitshow that ends up with being brought back from the dead with the help of Danny, the cute intern who he died hitting on. His new form of undead life gives him new powers and recognition from a high ranking superhero organization. While running with the heroes he used to worship, Elliot learns what it really means to be alive.

My notes: Y’all. Do words even exist to describe my love for this comic? I don’t think they do. The art? Gorgeous. The writing? Interesting, well-paced, and hilarious. The characters? Unique, beautiful, and deliciously diverse. There’s superheroes. There’s the supernatural. There’s aliens. This comic has got it all and it’s amazing. I’ve never seen something so specifically my kind of thing, but this is hitting everything I love, plus its got gorgeous art. Need I really say more?

7) Long Exposure by mars (read here)

Description: Long Exposure is an ongoing webcomic about a nerd and a bully who are forced to work on a class project together. The story revolves around them developing super powers after an incident at a strange research center, and finding themselves followed by a mysterious car, overcoming personal challenges, and (most importantly) discovering how gay they are for each other.

My notes: I was actually kinda unsure about this comic before I read it, since the whole enemies to lovers trope isn’t often my thing (only if it’s done really well). But after reading what’s been posted? I love it. These characters are imperfect people who the author treats as imperfect people, and they do it really well. Also, their art style is sooo cool and unique, I dig it a lot. Also, I’m really digging where the story is going and how they’re handling it, thus far, so I’m super excited to keep reading it.

8) Heavy Horns by Joane Kwan (read more)

Description: Guy meets guy, but it isn't love at first sight. Just how will Andreas ever get along with the enthusiastic Beau remains to be seen. An unromantic romance. Warning: Can be nsfw, also, these two swear a lot.

My notes: Okay, so admittedly the first thing that caught my eye with this comic was that one of the main characters literally has horns. Like. Legit horns. Growing out of his head. It works for him, though. Anyways, this is a cool fic and I really like where it’s going, cause it’s really highlighting some of the struggles that queer people face, especially relationship wise. The art is also really gorgeous, with unique character designs that I dig a lot (no, it’s not just because of the guy with the bull horns... I actually like Beau’s characters design the most...).

9) Griefer Belt by Kales (read here)

Description: Griefer Belt is a slice of life series about queer criminals in the black market! Light-hearted dark humor ensues! Contains violence, gore, foul language and sexual references.

My notes: This is a fun one. All the characters have very... grey morality, considering they’re all in the business of black market organs selling (and no, I don’t mean the instrument). But! The characters are fun, the writing is funny, and the art is great. And, honestly, who doesn’t love a little dark humor every once in a while?

Special Mentions:

Memory Born by theroyalglasses (read here) -- there hasn’t been much written for this one yet, but the art is rad and I dig the concept.

Improvise by robotsharks (read here) -- very new, and very fun; same author as Sharp Zero, only this one is about lady assassins. Nice.

A Turn for Change by Kace (read here) -- not a lot has happened yet in this comic, but I dig the characters, and the art style is pretty rad.

Same Shit Different Day by Moosopp (read here) -- by the same author as Sunshine Boy, this is kinda just a mini comic about the artist’s life. I’m still in love with the art, and we also, apparently, have similar senses of humor, so I genuinely find this comic hilarious

And that’s it! I hope you can find something you love, too, out of this list. And if you end up getting into any of these, come chat with me! I’m always up for chatting about these comics!

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Paul McGill, a Broadway veteran since the age of 17, kicks up his heel on 45th Street, as part of a terrific video (see below) by the cast of “A Chorus Line” 2006 Broadway revival. This is just one of the many steps that members of the theater community are taking to raise morale, keep busy, and kick start a whole new era of theater-making in the face of devastating challenges.

Free Shakespeare in the Park has been canceled, for the first time in its 58 years – news that hits hard, and the sharpest sign that New York theater is unlikely to reopen until the Fall at the earliest.

The Public Works musical adaptation of “As You Like It,” one of the two productions planned for Shakespeare in the Park that the Public Theater has canceled. “This is something I mightily resisted,” said artistic director Oskar Eustis. But the timing just didn’t work.

This includes Broadway, which even the head of the Broadway League now concedes. In an interview this past week, the trade association’s Charlotte St. Martin said: “As late as two weeks ago we were thinking that with any luck we might be up by July and that a worst case scenario might be September. Now the best guesses are that unless there’s serious testing and information that we don’t currently have, we’re probably looking at September or later.”

Once theater officially returns, the question becomes: Will audiences?

A survey of DC-area theatergoers found that “around half (49 percent) suggest they will probably wait a few months or more before returning while only a quarter (25 percent) think they will attend right away.”

“Constraint Breeds Creativity”

In the meantime, theaters are responding in creative ways. A survey of 168 theaters across the country conducted by TCG, found that 67 percent are “exploring performance alternatives and virtual programming,” which helps explain the explosion of online theater. (See my Where To Get Your Theater Fix Online and Calendar of April “Openings”)

Other findings from the survey:

Cancellations: 88 percent had cancelled performances that had already been scheduled (It’s surprising that 12 percent had not; perhaps they didn’t have any scheduled in the Spring?)

Compensation: “56 percent had committed to some kind of compensation for artists, production staff, etc. involved with cancelled performances; 18 percent had committed to full compensation, and 38 percent had committed to partial compensation. Thirty percent of respondents expressed a desire to provide compensation but were not sure they would be able to do so in light of revenue losses, and 13 percent expressed a desire to provide compensation but knew they would not be able to do so.”

One of those answering the survey was quoted as saying: “There’s a strong feeling that we’re all in this together. And I do believe that some creative solutions for how we make and share art will emerge out of this. Constraint breeds creativity.”

Another way to look at it: “We’re all in intermission right now….everybody loves a second act,” Lin-Manuel Miranda says in a radio spot sponsored by the Broadway League. “If there’s one thing we can be sure of, Broadway will be back, and New York City will be back and the world will be back.”

In the meantime, to donate money, supplies or time — Coronavirus.health.ny.gov

To help theater people in need, Broadwaycares.org

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Awards Season Begins

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards:Heroes of the Fourth Turning. Strange Loop. The entire theater community for perseveranceThe

Lucille Lortel Award Nominations 2020, Off-Broadway’s Best: “A Strange Loop” NS “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” lead nominations

The nominations for the 65th annual Drama Desk Award will be announced on Tuesday and for the Drama Leagues’ newly named Gratitude Awards on Thursday.

Despite a truncated season, more than half the major theater awards are going ahead in one form or another. Check out my guide to New York Theater Awards 2020

Fighting the Virus

Danny Burstein as the impresario Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge

Broadway star Danny Burstein on his harrowing experience with COVID-19, which he recounts straightforwardly, and with lots of humor. (He’s now out of the hospital, recuperating) https://t.co/UR3YSPTGNE pic.twitter.com/BPh4IM76xv

— New York Theater (@NewYorkTheater) April 13, 2020

Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero’s fight against COVID-19 has been more up and down, as his wife has recounted on her Instagram account over the last several weeks. More than 6,000 people have donated a total of more than $350,000 to the Cordero’ family‘s GoFundMe account.

Nick was without question the best thing about “Bullets Over Broadway.” Here is in 2014 re-creating “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” for Broadway in Bryant Park:

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A Dissident Company Celebrates 15 Years Underground The Belarus Free Theater had ambitious plans for its anniversary. The coronavirus stopped them, but the troupe is used to finding ways to keep going in tough times.

For Kicks

A Chorus Line in Quarantine

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Broadway Alphabet Series continues

Happy 150th birthday, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Thanks for the 5,000 years of artwork about actors and the theater., by Picasso, Renoir, Degas, and by artists whose names are lost to history

Broadway Night 1929 by John Marin

Spanish Music Hall by Everett Shinn, 1902

Kabuki actor around 1849

The Old Actress 1926 by Max Beckmann

One World Together At Home Highlights: Watch Paul McCartney. Elton John. Stevie Wonder. Lizzo. Taylor Swift. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello