#Riddle of the sphinx

[possumcollege]

Stump the Reverse Sphynx and they'll force someone from Thebes to visit your hometown.

So says the contemporary Polynesian comedy, Supideo.

[aiiidoneus]

NO OEDIPUS WATCH OUT !! YOURE NOT AN ORPHAN AND YOU SHOULDNT MARRY THAT WOMAN OHHH MY GOD HE HAS AIRPODS IN HE CANT HEAR ME OHH MY GOD WATCH OUT OEDIPUS !!!!

[brinksnow]

random inside no. 9 textposts

[unreesonable]

Guillem Morales appreciation post (all pics from his Instagram)

[ender-of-the-sender]

I dont think we talk about the Riddle of the Sphinx enough.

[fecklesheckleshacklesschmeckles]

reece shearsmith failing to understand a) sex b) his own scripts, in9 s3 commentary edition:

riddle of the sphinx: sleazy crossword man tells paralysed young woman he's going to the toilet, steve says at least it's just a number 1; obviously the other option would be wanking, reece assumed it was shitting

empty orchestra: steve rhapsodises at length about his strap-on erection; reece assumes it's been caused by the placebo effect of the "viagra" tic-tac, having apparently failed to notice the part where he's just spent half a song emotionally cuddling tamzin outhwaite dressed as amy winehouse

dude, you wrote this! i mean... you did write this, right? you seem so surprised by the implications :P

[not-xpr-art]

Inside no 9 - Series 3 painting studies ~

Another set of individual paintings for this painting series!

I was worried that the different aspect ratio of The Devil Of Christmas might not work with the rest of the paintings but it doesn't look too bad tbh! (I think helped by the fact I picked a lot of dark shots lol)

There were a lot of really dynamic shots to chose from in The Bill but I really liked the energy and impressionist vibe of this one! Although it did mean drawing lots of hands (which are famously one of the most difficult things for artists to draw pfft...)

I think someone had suggested another really touching scene from Empty Orchestra which I was tempted to do, but in the end went for the part where Janet's reaching up to feel the music vibrating through the speaker (even if the pose was v difficult to paint lol)!

I think it turned out quite well though and it was fun to play around with some bright neon colours especially when so many of these are mostly made up of various shades of browns pfft...

So ok, fun fact, for most of these I followed the screen shot fairly accurately, but for the Diddle Diddle Dumpling one I knew I wanted to get those weird chairs in my piece but the scene itself was too wide so I did cheat and bring everything in a bit lol

Also something I discovered whilst painting the Private View one is that mannequins are much easier to draw than people and I will exclusively be drawing them from now on pfft

As always I hope people are still enjoying these posts and hearing me yap bout this series (& this amazing show lol)...

[icy-watch]

Mood

[mechs-track-tournament]

Round 5.1

[the-aurora-my-beloved]

Riddle of the Sphinx will always be my favorite song from Ulysses dies at Dawn

[majorshatterandhare]

I like Tim’s singing 💚

[workingonit-currently]

[thewolfatno9]

Another watercolour pencils piece!

Poor Nina Noona didn't deserve all that

[doublel27]

Sliding into nice ask week at the last moment! Which LS episode is YOUR episode, the one you feel like you understand or relate to better than anyone?

Ooh, Andie, this is a great question, though I would hesitate to say there’s an episode that I understand or relate to better than anyone. Everyone relates to things in their own way and has their own connections.

What I will say is an episode that felt very personal to me and that I identify with greatly, and will defend to my last breath is 3x13 Riddle of the Sphinx.

I feel very strongly, as a grown adult who struggles with mental health married to another adult who struggles with mental health, that it needs to be explored on screen in a realistic way. 3x13 Riddle of the Sphinx explores both TK’s struggle with addiction and the supports he needs outside of his relationship, and Carlos anxiety and need to support the people he loves (sometimes to the detriment of himself).

I am eternally disappointed Olivia Coleman cannot be in the third season of Heartstopper because I was dying to hear her say my favorite line from the comic which is “Love cannot cure mental illness.”

Carlos cannot solve TK’s addiction, because that’s not his job. And as a person who is a helper and a people pleaser and likes to have control and feel secure, that’s a lesson Carlos has to learn. As a similar person, I also have had to learn this lesson, as has my spouse with me. I don’t think many shows have really looked at honestly how the mental health of partners in a relationship can bump up against each other and then be resolved in a healthy manner.

I also feel very protective of the fact that both of them make mistakes, but work through them. It means everything to me.

[clt009-wearehere]

Oedipus: Sooooo… spill the tea! What’s some hot god goss?

Sphinx: I mean, I DID sign an NDA… buuuut here’s my favorite Riddle: what do you get when you cross a swan with a princess?

Oediups: …..wait. Hang on. Hang on I’ve got this!

Sphinx: >:3

Guy in Background: IT’S THE TROJAN WAR!

Sphinx: DUDE!

Oedipus: Omg rude! Spoilers!

Oedipus and the Sphinx by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1808)

[ninbinary]

sometimes your solution is brilliant but it's to the wrong problem.

[Panel 1: Sphynx says, "What walks on 4 legs in morning, 2 legs in the day, and 3 legs in the evening?", armored me with sword thinks;

Panel 2: Armored me with sword takes a swing at the sphynx and gets head knocked off

Panel 3: sign says "welcome to Gordia!", a big snarl of rope hangs in the foreground. Armored me WITHOUT sword mutters, "ah.... man...."]