#alexander randall

[wardrobeoftime]

Outlander + Costumes

Alexander Randall's grey frock, blue vest and black pants in Season 02, Episode 05.

// requested by anonymous

[lilpotatjj]

I'm so NOT sorry for adding some thoughts from Cait..about Sam's ramrodding down at Caitriona🤭 wify felt a little caught and couldn't believe hubby said things like that AGAIN in front of an interviewer🤣

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I'm 100 percent co-signing this interpretation from @x-eli-copter-x of what precisely the Duke of Sandringham knows about the night Black Jack Randall spent doing all manner of things to Jamie Fraser at Wentworth Prison. Surely he knows the broad strokes of what happened in the dungeon. And I don't doubt his imagination can fill in whatever blanks persist given how well he knows Jack overall.

I likewise strongly suspect Black Jack would hold back a lot of the finer details. Although he wouldn't tell outright lies because that doesn't fit his prominent fixation with truth and his distaste for people trying to twist it, I do think he'd consider some of the details of that night inappropriate for sharing. I think he'd have two interrelated sets of reasons for that circumspection:

1. Guardedness about the intimacy of what he shared with Jamie.

Even though from an outside point of view that night could easily be understood as a nonstop onslaught of horrors, it meant everything to Black Jack and represented the consummation of a deep and genuine love. Not all love is purely good.

We do get a lot of insight into what Jack sees as an ideal expression of that love every time he propositions Jamie. But like all scavengers, he'll take what he can get. And he uses the animus this approach generates to fuel his own self-loathing. This doesn't diminish the veracity of his deeper emotions about Jamie though, which are on full display in the book version of those sequences as he cries uncontrollably and begs the other man for words of love.

2. Jealousy over Sandringham's own advances toward Jamie.

Black Jack wouldn't want Jamie to pick the Duke over him; he also wouldn't want the Duke interdigitating himself into another connection that Jack values more than almost anything else as he constantly fears him doing with Alex; and he also wouldn't want to feel diminished himself in Sandringham's regard no matter how much he might also resent that attention. Twisty!

Those extra details from book canon play a key role here as well, illustrating the connection in Black Jack's mind between Jamie and his younger brother Alex. Two people he sees as noble and good, albeit in very different ways, and whose affection allows him to feel some of that light shining into the core of himself beyond the dark wall he constructs to shield his vulnerability from the world. I absolutely think Jack understands on some level that his own subservience to the Duke shields Jamie from more earnest attempts by Sandringham to possess him sexually.

So I'm nodding vigorously at the idea that Black Jack would get a little of his own back—keep something to hold on to within himself as his mental state spirals and the specter of death begins to come calling for his beloved brother—by only giving Sandringham a high-level view of what transpired in the dungeon at Wentworth.

Reading the discussion of Outlander S02E02...

Of course, the Duke knows, if not everything, then almost everything. “Jamie, dear boy, I'm delighted to see you looking so healthy,” he doesn't even try to hide it (well, he likes to make people uncomfortable, as this is his emotional sustenance). And he says this before he's alone with Claire. No doubt when Sandringham heard of what had happened at Wentworth, he rushed at once to Randall to hear this capital story (and to watch his very special officer wheeze and squirm in pain, of course). He'd only have to pull a few strings to get Randall to tell him a lot of things. Though I certainly don't doubt that Jack saved some of the details for himself. He must have some intimate things that were not meant for his abuser's salacious pleasure.

(And, by the way, everything is easily explained by assuming that Sandringham and Randall are fucking. This seems particularly obvious to me in the TV version. After all, their personalities are not exactly the same as in the book, especially Sandringham's.)

[theseekeroftruth]

The words of Love

[transparentmoontraveler]

well you johnny Worthington and Javier rios

chet Alexander and chip goff

Randy boggs and Reggie Jacobs

Randall boggs love the way we

[raziiyah]

this has been marinating in my drafts for long enough

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[magokou]

Mu oc + ror in chiikawa style(?) 😱😱😱

Did this shit during chemistry lecture wowee

(I’ll do more characters maybe idk)

[moonamite]

OK ITS FINALLY DONE

The ship list 💪

Judge me however you like

[wardrobeoftime]

Outlander + Costumes

Alexander Randall's brown suit in Season 02, Episode 02 & 04.

// requested by anonymous

[lilpotatjj]

Where it all begun❤️ she wanted to lay her arm around him but stopped ❤️ a little shy and respectful at first💙💚

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[alphabetletterj]

RANDOM MIXED DOODLES PT 2

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It's time to talk about some things that have been on my mind since the two final episodes of Monsters at Work season 2 dropped.

Despite how much I loved seeing Randall in Monsters at Work, I couldn't help but feel that Randall was out of character and super extra, to be honest. I know that I'm not the only one who thought that Randall's change in character was due to Johnny's asshole influence.

Now this may be my personal headcanon, but going off of what we were given in Monsters University, Randall, better known as Randy at the time, was a sweet, polite, and self-conscious monster who lacked confidence. Yes, he wanted to “get in” with the “cool kids,” but who hasn't given into peer pressure or wanted to hang out with people who seemed fun and popular? What kind of guy tries to make friends through sharing cupcakes? Sweethearts, that's who!

When Randall first revealed that he joined Roar Omega Roar, Johnny ordered him to “do the thing,” and Randall obeyed his command like a trained dog and turned invisible for Johnny and friends to gawk at. At the moment, I assumed that Randall was the group punching bag.

I always thought that Randall's cruel actions were based solely on Johnny's approval and the validation from his peers because that made him feel seen. Little did Randall know that Johnny was just using him for his unique abilities.

Later at the Scare Games, Randall lost control of what I considered to be his bodily functions and accidentally camouflaged his skin into a humiliating pattern of pink with red hearts, which was criticized by Johnny, Chet, and other members of his fraternity. After that, I always assumed that Johnny saw no more use in Randall because his camouflagic abilities are what got him into ROR, and it's what got him out of ROR.

You want me to really believe that Randall actually liked being in ROR and flourished?!

My point is that what I saw in Monsters at Work doesn't line up with what I saw in Monsters University. The only thing that did line up was the fact that Johnny was using Randall, just like he did back in college.

I had always thought that Randall had lost pieces of himself in an attempt to become a member of Johnny's fraternity. To be honest, I was never fully intrigued by Randall until I saw this alternate side of him in Monsters University. However, I can't really explain away his actions in Monsters Inc., but gosh, do I love thinking about the emotional journey he went through to get to that dark place.

Sshhh, Do You Hear That? belongs to @assrtdj

I Just Wanted a Friend... belongs to PumpkinSoup on DA.

Reflection belongs to Planet-Spatulon on DA.

Randall seemed perfectly happy with his friendship with Mike. He was so secretly desperate to appease his new friend that he discarded his prescription glasses just because Mike offhandedly noted that his glasses gave away his invisible camouflage. Mike didn't tell him to get rid of his glasses. Randall did that himself because he made a self-conscious decision. It's like getting a haircut that you really didn't want, but your friend offhandedly said that they thought that you would look good with short hair or dying it another color. That's how low Randall's self-esteem was!

Mike was the perfect friend for him! They spent time together; they lounged on the grass while studying their homework together; they had playful banter, and it was adorable! Mike accepted Randall for who he was, and I'll never forget that. Mike is Randall's true bestie. 🥺

I refuse to believe that Johnny and Randall are “besties” because Johnny is just using him again. Randall literally said that because Johnny saved him from the swamp people, he “owed him one.”

I refuse to believe that Chet of all people was bullied by Randall during his college days, and that's why he's no longer Johnny's number 1. I love Chet as a character, and seeing what he was reduced to in Monsters at Work broke my heart. He was a former shell of himself, and he was literally walked all over by Randall.

It's almost like they retconned, or should I say, Chet-conned his character and his friendship with Johnny by forcing Randall into his spot. I mean, Chet was a loud and obnoxious guy, but in a lovable way. He brought a lot of funny moments and had a couple of good one-liners in Monster's University. But what stood out in his character the most was his devotion to Johnny.

He literally screamed, "Johnny, you're my hero!" during the Scare Games. Johnny is Chet's boy, damn it!

Roar OhMyGosh belongs to J-Spence on DA.

Full comic by @j-spencer15 right here.

[transparentmoontraveler]

ah yeah that johnny Worthington?

[raziiyah]

Can we all agree that

Randall is NEITHER a Sweet woowoo misunderstood baby NOR is he a completely Heartless and soulless demonic creature with 0 feelings?

Like even in Monster's at Work we can see that Yes. He's definitely an awful person who has done terrible things and is still out to go do more terrible things BUT we also can see he has shown to be genuinely grateful to Johnny for saving his life and actually considered Johnny to be his Best Friend (even if it was completely one-sided on his part)

yesss randall is definitely not one or the other for me

i LOVE randall but i do not see him as a sweet misunderstood baby. he has done so much awful things and as of now shows no sign of remorse. it's supposedly been 20 years since college and he's only gotten more bitter over the years; far from who he was at the beginning of college. it's unfortunate that he got mixed up in the wrong crowd, but every bad choice he's made was his choice to make. also i feel like some people forget just how messed up his plan with the scream extractor in mi was, not to mention his sadistic and murderous desires (if randall was visible during his fight with sulley it would NOT be family friendly 💀)

but he isn't doing what he's doing just for the sake of being evil, yes he's mean, but at his core, it's just that randall will go through great lengths to get what he wants, to get the recognition he craves so much, and most especially, to one up sulley. his mindset was warped by ror, which changed his life forever. monsters university fleshed out this part of randall's character, as it provided context on why he’s the way he is, and gives a different meaning to his words, actions and intentions.

though i felt randall and johnny's best friendship was random considering what happened in mu, it was an interesting change of pace to see post mu randall actually like someone. randall mentioned that he owed johnny one, but i feel like they still genuinely enjoyed each other's company. like you can see that randall and johnny actually have a connection that isn't just strictly business, unlike randall and waternoose.

i do think that part of randall also still craves johnny's attention like he did in mu. considering he's been wanting to get in with the “cool kids” since literally day one of university suggests he's been wanting recognition and status for a very long time. and with johnny still having power and status as the ceo of fear co., i feel like randall would've still wanted to work with him despite what happened in mu.

i feel that even post uni randall still feels a need to impress johnny. like when he scares tylor, it seems like he immediately looks to johnny for his reaction and approval. then, he makes a joke at chet's expense, and after, goes to stand by johnny's side. with chet being johnny's former right-hand man, it makes sense why randall takes digs at him

i imagined that sometime in university, randall said something mean to chet and johnny found it funny, so he kept doing it for his attention (like the chet-wetter thing) and even now, he still brings it up and likely says and does other mean things to chet to raise himself up and put chet down

i would've liked to think that randall narrating johnny as his “best friend joined at the hip” could've just been something he made up for his own sake, but since maw johnny seems to actually neglect chet in favour of randall, i guess the writers just decided randall would actually just be his bestie moving forward (though i think leaning into the other concept would've been cool)

would randall feel like johnny was just using him, perhaps like he did in university? maybe. but perhaps he'll take a false sense of love and acceptance over nothing

though i don't think randall would've stuck around unless it benefited him, and that proves to be true when randall abandoned johnny after he got jailed lol, with johnny not being in a place of power anymore, he's useless to him now

now that randall is on his own, i want to see him work solely for himself, by himself. not under anyone, no boss, no more with being a follower. unless some other random monster shows up or they bring back waternoose or something, randall is very likely going to be the main villain of the next season, and this could be an opportunity to see more of his personality, especially since we still have yet to see randall interact with mike and sulley

maybe he could show a shred of regret, acknowledge the weight of his actions, or how much he's changed, but still show that he's gone too far now to go back to how he was. maybe he hates who he was before. or maybe he hates who he is now. but he's done too much and worked too hard to just accept that he's lost and go back to how he used to be

maybe mike could say something along the lines of "what happened to you, randall? what happened to the nice, friendly guy i knew in university?" and randall could be like "the guy who was naive? the guy who was insecure? the guy who was nothing more than second best? that guy is gone wazowski. long gone."

or maybe randall could tell sulley how he genuinely feels about him, and how much he was affected by always being in his shadow. perhaps sulley could acknowledge his skills and say that he could turn things around and do great things at the factory, and randall could laugh at the idea and say some stuff like "work together? under your management? what a joke. i don't think so. i'm not standing in your shadow, sullivan. not anymore."

idk lol but i think it would be cool to give randall some kind of scene that acknowledges his past or makes you sympathize with him a bit but not excuse his actions, or something to make the audience reflect on how tragic his character is or what could've been. i'd also like if he went as hard as he did when he nearly pushed sulley off the door to his death, especially considering the position sulley is in now

mu's existence changed and fleshed out randall's character (even if he didn't have as much scenes as he could've) and i would love to see this show do the same. except tylor is the main character and the show focuses more on mift; even mike and sulley aren't really the focus so i don't think they'd put that much emphasis on randall (but i'd love to be proved wrong)

for the record, though i currently think randall is in a state where he's far from redemption, i'm not completely closed off to the idea as long as it's in character and written well. though no offense but idk if maw/disney could actually manage to pull that off lol. whatever happens i just hope they do his character justice at least 🙏