#and read the script for the first show

[thedarklyblue]

i feel like i should go back to the office but i don't actually have anything to do? things are slow to start i'm literally fine but Augh

[devilishheart]

I've been bingeing New Girl to stave off the existential dread and

Hmmmm.....you don't say

[wishchip106]

hrrmm got my brain on the magneto: origins movie script

errr spoilers if you ever wanted to read the script for yourself:

for the first part of the movie this was just erik: 🥺😿

he was a tad bit fruity in this movie despite having a wife and child (WHO DIE AGAIN THEY CANNOT CATCH A BREAK)

if you looked hard enough he was flirting with that american agent BRO MOVES ON FAST

and then he was also definitely checking charles out while he played sport you cannot tell me otherwise

if you just changed charles to a girl idk what would’ve stopped the writers from making him the love interest

THEY RAN OUT A BAR GIGGLING AND HOLDING HANDS AFTER BEATING SOME PEOPLE UP WHAT IS THIS

they also worked together to stop a bunch of tanks and i think n*zi’s from invading the hospital charles was working at. They smiled at eachother while doing so wtf

at one point erik went to go meet up (and i think threaten) his ex-boyfriend who kinda betrayed him (american agent) and then proceeded to get arrested but then his current boyfriend came to save him

i kinda lost the plot during the last bit of this

they never really made clear WHY erik became magneto, for the most part of this movie he was more n*zi hunting then avenging his mutant heritage.

like the guy he was hunting down the whole movie did experiment on him cause he was a mutant and at the end he had captured other mutant kids and charles and erik went to go save them

but erik didn’t even interact or think about the mutant kids all he cared about was the scientist guy

it was charles who saved the mutants

just saying charles was pretty cool in this movie he wasn’t entirely limiting his telepathy

im pretty sure erik being a mutant was sidelined in this movie apart from him using his powers every so often

going back a bit but i remember erik saying he had to leave to charles and they were both kinda sad about it and then one the scientist’s lackeys or whatever came to attack erik (he failed) but he told erik they were blowing up the hospital

charles was smart enough to get everyone out before that happened but basically erik came running back and then told charles he was leaving AGAIN he just wanted to make sure pookie didn’t die

theres a lot more to this movie but this was basically what im just thinking about.

[transuncletaylor]

I think we're sleeping on the idea of Sokka getting to be a stage mom during the summers when they take Izumi to Ember Island where she auditions for the Ember Island Players' summer show

[vagueeyes]

Finished reading and rewatching THE CURSE OF THE NINTH.

There's two big reasons to love this episode:

The first being, its distinction as the third(!) period piece of the entire show - even down to having its own typeface for the titlecard:

The second and more obvious one being, the ~*meta commentary*~ (henry paker: is it a jeu de miroir~) of a composer being terrified of finishing their 9th symphony vs r&s finishing the 9th series of their show. I loved all the quotes alluding to this - probably the most subtle one being, "After all, there's many a good tune can be played on an old piano." Which I feel is quite a hopeful outlook in terms of what they'll have in store post-S/F? :)

It's really interesting that in the foreword, they explain that this episode had almost been written as part of s8, but they held off due to its similarities to PARASKEVIDEKATRIAPHOBIA!

The main difference between the script and the ep - apart from a few lines being cut out (and the ending, ofc) - were changes to the wording in the dialogue, presumably to make it more "era appropriate". Little things like: "I'm one of his biggest admirers" to "I'm one of his greatest admirers", or "I'm pretty much done now, actually" to "I'm finished now, in fact".

Six more points that stood out on read & rewatch:

Stage directions for an establishing shot of the house is written in multiple times (I don't immediately recall r&s being this explicit about establishers in the other scripts)! It's quite clear they meant to go big in this episode and I'm very glad they got that opportunity.

I definitely giggled a lot during the scene where Jonah first meets Lillian (how can you not?), but I laughed out loud at finally learning how Dicky's surname is actually spelt! I never watched the ep with subtitles lol

This comment from the sub came to my mind during the grave-digging scene. The sound effects when Jonah snaps the fingers off and the fact that this was specifically scripted!! When they were thinking, "What else haven't we done?" did R just go, "I'd like to bury someone alive"??

This is easily my favourite scene. I love that the initial fake-out of looking like the bust is talking to Jonah was scripted. The reveal of Nathaniel ended up being such a slow burn as well - so well done! "You're not at the beginning, boy, you're at the end. It's the final movement, remember." Another subtle meta quote! Actually quite apt from a viewer's perspective as well, as someone who got into the show in s9.

Also, it took a third watch (today was my fourth lol) to really notice the exchange: "I've been assured by your wife that the curse isn't real." / "Then why didn't she complete it herself?" If this is Jonah talking to himself (that's my read on it, anyway), then it's a very telling moment just before the ending. It explains why he looks so damned smug when he hands the missing piece of the symphony to Lillian!!

I sometimes think whether the curse is "real" or not is a bit open-ended - the script even made this a bit vague? But at the same time, I appreciate how full on they made it in the ep (I mean ofc, it's Guillem lol). The fall over the balcony is also very THE OMEN-esque! Speaking of Guillem, I'm so glad they got him back to direct this ep!! I couldn't appreciate this on first watch but I definitely did by the time I had completed the show and rewatched s9!

Reece tweeting about this episode having a different ending was definitely what prompted me to look into getting the scriptbooks. And what an ending?? (Another stage direction for an establisher as well!) Jonah's really not so innocent, is he...

[briony-tallis]

i did not care for josh/donna.

[sunforgrace]

no but the thing is the thing is orpheus turns and. you’re early. i missed you. he sacrifices his life to save his love and he still dies at 41

[thelaurenshippen]

Hello, The Lauren Shippen! I'm a long time fan, first time caller...

I've been listening to The Bright Sessions for the past 11 days, for the first time in 7 years. (I've also listened to the first two episodes of New Year's Day!)

Back in my early days of discovering my love and obsession toward audio dramas, (a decade ago?! 🫨), I was so delighted to have The Bright Sessions recommended to me by a now-estranged ex-best-friend's ex-boyfriend.

He also recommended I watch the show Shameless, and accompanied me to my first show seeing my favorite band, The Mountain Goats. He once came over to my place and built a Christmas tree out of my books with me. I maintain to this day, more than any other friend I'd had in my early 20s, he had fantastic taste in great stories full of complex and desperately human characters. I'm grateful to him, in any case. I think I would have found you anyway, as immersed as I've been in brilliant fiction podcasts, but he certainly sped along that process.

I have since also listened to all of Bridgewater twice. I know I'll eventually make my way to Breaker Whiskey and the sundry other projects you've made and been a part of.

But this message is particularly about episode 50 of The Bright Sessions, Rose, which I listened to tonight as I went through the process of making my dinner.

Thank you, so much, for your characters and their various flaws. All of these gorgeous songs broke my heart all over again on the relisten - and honestly, it was probably even harder this time around. I've lived in 5 different places and traveled through what has felt like a life's worth of personal growth and relationships changing. I even have a more special relationship to episode 49's feature presentation, Singing In The Rain. I wish Rose could help me spin my dreams into anything quite so cathartic or self-revealing, especially if she could make my voice sound as nice as all of your actors, yourself quite included. I wish I couldn't say that I understand and empathize with Mark now better than ever.

I took my mother-in-law to a local bookstore for the first time 3 days ago and just happened to find The Infinite Noise there, so of course I bought it. And Frank's character arc and storyline became relevant and poignant at the same time I was reading my second-ever comic series, and discussing it with a friend.

It seems like that happens to me, repeated synchronicities, as if the Universe is trying to instill me with themes. As your friend and fellow storymaker Gabriel Urbina asks over and over in his podcast Unseen, my experiences with fantastic audio dramas always seem to echo "Are you paying attention?"

Thank you, for helping me pay attention. Thank you for every intersection I've ever gotten to have both with, and because of, your stories. Thank you for helping me cry so much listening to this episode after days of desperately needing to. ❤️ Thank you for all the ways your words have helped me see myself more clearly.

Whether or not you publish this, or even read this, I hope you often hear, and really believe, how appreciated and necessary you and your stories are.

wow. thank you so so so much for this message. it is so beautiful and moving and you have me tearing up on a tuesday morning! where do I even start?

I'm really glad you've found TBS again after so long (and that you've listened to NYD and Bridgewater!!). it continues to knock me over that it's been a decade of audio drama for me, and knowing that I made something that people revisit means the world to me. every now and then I'll go deep into a fandom I was active in years and years ago and there's something particularly special about doing that.

I also so relate to the ex-best-friend's ex-boyfriend thing because I've had so many people come in and out of my life and leave big impressions or introduce me to something that ends up being crucially important. it's really strange when those pieces of art linger when the person doesn't, but I also think one of the neatest parts of life is that you don't need to know someone for a long time or in a particularly deep way to have them make an impact on you.

thank you for all your incredibly kind words about the musical episode!!! it's still one of things I'm proudest of making - it's SO rare that you have an idea, a big idea no less, and then actually execute it the way you want. there's always a gap between what you want to make and what you're capable of making, but that episode is the smallest that gap has ever been for me. so it means a lot when other people love it too.

I love all this synchronicity in your life, that's always such a special, cool feeling. and thank you for buying TIN! I don't know that anyone has ever thanked me in this particular way before (and gosh, I love a good Urbina reference) and I'm really grateful to you for it. and thank you for helping me pay attention - I think sometimes, when I'm not actively putting something out, I get discouraged and detached from the fact that my art is out there and people can interact with it. you've helped me feel more connected, and I can't thank you enough for that.

I hope the universe continues to surprise you in the best ways <3

[cybergothvox]

Beach induction and Injury care as caring for emotional hurt Hypnosis

The following is an original hypnosis script by me, which includes a beach themed induction and injury care as a metaphor for emotional hurt. The two sections are separated by a line break so that if you are only interested in one half it is easy to find the correct section.

The first half is a beachy induction, which doesn't really have to do with the injury care portion, but they are put together just so that there is an induction and the injury care suggestions will be read when you are already in trance and sink in more deeply. This part focuses on ocean imagery and the sound of waves.

The injury is described to be minor and not painful, and is described as little as possible, in order to avoid creating feelings of being hurt. The imagery of it being taken care of is focused on instead. This section will implant the trigger phrase "You are worthy of love" in order to be able to feel the feelings of being cared about and worthy of love whenever you need to feel that.

The last section ties the first two together and helps to walk you back up from the trance.

Imagine that you are at the beach.

The tides of the ocean flow in and out.

In 

And out

In a steady rhythm. 

Allow your breathing to match

In

And out

In a steady rhythm

To the sound of waves

With each breath

Feel your body relax

More and more

Focused

More and more

On my words

And the sound

Of waves

It is normal to have thoughts of other things

As each thought comes

Just as quickly it is taken by the waves

Washed away by the sound

Of water

In and out

Washing away your thoughts

Dropping you deeper 

And deeper

Into trance

Filling you with a warm

Pleasant feeling

You relax

More and more

Feeling safe

Feeling comfortable

Feeling, happy

Focused

On my words

And on the sound

Of waves

In

And out.

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Slowly,

Still feeling relaxed

And happy 

And safe

You become aware of a minor injury

Somewhere on your body. 

It doesn’t bother you

It doesn’t hurt

But still

You deserve to be cared for

You are worthy of love

The phrase

‘You are worthy of love’

Echos in your mind 

And each time you think to yourself that

‘You are worthy of love’

And each time you read the phrase

‘You are worthy of love’

It feels more and more true

Someone that you care about

And trust

Who cares about you

Places an ice pack on your injury

Because they know

You are worthy of love

You deserve to be taken care of

This person can even be yourself

Because you know

You are worthy of love

And each time you think that

It feels more and more true. 

The ice is pleasantly cool

And not too cold

It soothes you

And you know it is there

Because you are cared about

Because someone is helping you

And you deserve to be helped

Once your injury is soothed

The ice is taken away

And a healing gel

Is put on your injury

It feels warm and pleasant

And that warm pleasant feeling

Radiates outwards

Spreading across your skin

And filling you with the feeling

Of being loved

And cared about

And the knowledge

That you are worthy of love

Next, a bandage is wrapped around your injury

It feels soft and comfortable

Soothing against your skin

Comforting

Like an embrace

It is wrapped snuggly

But not too tight

Just enough that you can feel it there

Hugging you

Reminding you that

You are worthy of love

Each time you think to yourself

‘You are worthy of love’

You will feel this bandage

Hugging you

Reminding you of how it feels

To be taken care of

To deserve to be taken care of

Injuries take time to heal

And that is okay.

It is okay if you need attention

And care

For this injury again.

You are worthy of love

You are worthy of care

As much as you need

As many times as you need

Until you feel better

—

You can stay in this feeling

Of being so relaxed

Comforted and cared about

For as long as you would like.

When you are ready, I want you to slowly leave the beach

And to become more aware of your surroundings.

Gently wiggle your fingers or move your limbs

Grounding yourself in your body and in the space

Allow your thoughts of other things to return,

No longer being washed away.

Gently wake up, taking all the time that you need

Until you feel ready to continue on with your day and your life

Knowing you can return back here again

Whenever you need to.

[shikai-the-storyteller]

Just started watching Earthspark (finally) and:

A) It seems cute but I'm definitely not the target audience for this, so I'm very quickly re-adjusting my expectations

B) MEGATRON???? FIRST-NAME BASIS WITH A HUMAN MEGATRON??? Bro's talking about Optimus like every single one of those "The Autobots and Deceptions reconcile their differences" AU fanfics, I'm frickin cryin'

[kindahoping4forever]

Promos for The 5SOS Show Tour in Prague and Budapest

[wings-dings-and-iggyfings]

The kid playing Janner hasn't read book 4 oh no.

[surreal-duck]

i got midoyuzu on my surprise roulette on the eng enstars server and thought of u 💚💙

AW CUTE..... i didnt even realize they already had the 7th anni campaign on engstars agkjsdhgshdg i havent opened the game since january 👊😔 ill love them forever though..,.,. 7th anni mdyz youll always be famous to me

[funforahermit]

what up tumblr ✌️

the summer weeks with my (long distance) partner have come and gone once again, so here i am back for more lonely blogging

this summer our adventures included watching the entirety of avatar the last airbender (first time for me! finally!!) and buying a nintendo switch and playing some of the coolest games for 2 players.

it's not as exciting as having a kitchen fire and getting engaged, but still very good.

[polycraftory]

We are featuring @rainbowcrate book box's edition of Bury Your Gays by the immortal Chuck Tingle @drchucktingle, published by Nightfire Books @torpublishinggroup. It's described as a twisted, modern-day Hollywood horror starring a jaded scriptwriter who is asked to do the unthinkable, and the B-movie monsters from his past that will make sure he does exactly what they want.

Genre: Horror Rep: gay, ace, bi, lesbian Length: 304 pages Special Features: New fully-redesigned dust jacket, author letter, & signed book plate!

Nic is currently reading it (and absolutely loving it) and Gabe is probably going to immediately pick it up once Nic is done. Stay tuned for a full review soon! Out of all the photos we took for this photo challenge, we probably had the most fun coming up with something to do for this book.

[wayward-sherlock]

wayli i’m so glad you returned just to blog about deadpool & wolverine. god-tier movie fr🫡 (missed u btw🫶🏻)

HAVEN ILYSM thank u yes i just saw this movie with my dad and it was SO GOOD i have been patiently waiting to watch it since it came out (i was on vacation until this past friday) but it was so worth the wait GAH. agree god tier🫡

(also i missed u too 🥹💗)