#at least sacha appears to be ok

[molliemoo3]

Sacha you're a little shit

[bewitching-elizabeth-olsen]

Press/Gallery: MTV Movie & TV Awards: ‘WandaVision’ Wins 4 Golden Popcorns

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  DEADLINE: The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, hosted by Leslie Jones, took place this Sunday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to honor some of the biggest and best in movies and television. Disney+ won big with WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier walking away with 7 Golden Popcorns.

Scarlett Johansson was honored with the Generation Award, which celebrates actors whose diverse contributions to both film and television have turned them into household names. The Black Widow actress joins previous recipients Sandra Bullock, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mike Myers. Additional Generation Award honorees include Chris Pratt, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon.

Sacha Baron Cohen was also honored with the Comedic Genius Award. In his acceptance speech, Cohen tries to get ahead of the curve and cancel his former characters of Ali G, Borat and Bruno, while playing them.

In a touching tribute, MTV honored Chadwick Boseman with the last award of the night for Best Performance In A Movie. Audience members rose to their feet to applaud and celebrate the late actor’s victory.

BEST MOVIE

To All the Boys: Always and Forever

BEST SHOW

WandaVision

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE

Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW

Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision

BEST HERO

Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

BEST KISS

Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline – Outer Banks

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Leslie Jones – Coming 2 America

BEST VILLAIN

Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton

BEST FIGHT

WandaVision – Wanda vs. Agatha

MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE

Victoria Pedretti – The Haunting of Bly Manor

BEST DUO

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Falcon (Anthony Mackie) & Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan)

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT

“Edge of Great” – Julie and the Phantoms

"You guys are just the GREATEST fans anyone can have"

Elizabeth Olsen takes home the golden popcorn for Best Performance in a Show. #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/1rp1npKCLg

— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 17, 2021

Talk about ICONIC 💥👊

Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn took home the golden popcorn for Best Fight at this year's #MTVAwards. pic.twitter.com/2t6GgpqRs2

— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 17, 2021

OK I *NEED* at least one more @wandavision episode so I can see Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn on screen together again.

Congrats to WandaVision on winning Best Show! #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/DkdenGZVJi

— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 17, 2021

.@AnthonyMackie + Elizabeth Olsen = this adorable #MTVAwards moment that I'm fully in my feels over & will be watching on repeat forever and ever and ever. pic.twitter.com/6SJXzBsiy0

— MTV (@MTV) May 17, 2021

Press/Gallery: MTV Movie & TV Awards: ‘WandaVision’ Wins 4 Golden Popcorns was originally published on Elizabeth Olsen Source • Your source for everything Elizabeth Olsen

[timelordhugs]

Ok so some quick Who predictions/musings prior to tomorrow’s series 13 SDCC panel

- they *might* confirm the future of Jodie’s Doctor either way but there’s practically no chance they’ll announce she’s leaving *and* introduce the new Doctor on the same day; and ngl they’ve not got a lot of time to announce all that given that they’ll want to get it done prior to filming the regeneration in case it leaks - so I think it’s unlikely that she’s leaving at the New Year or before, though if she *is* then they’re going to announce it soon, and maybe announce the new Doctor sometime between late August and October.

- John Bishop’s UK tour begins this Tuesday, the second date appears to be the 31st August, and after that it’s every day or two. This suggests that the series (or at least John’s scenes, but I’d imagine all his episodes) will have finished filming by the end of August, and could even have already finished. S11 and 12 had a 1-2 month gap between the end of filming and first episode broadcast, so it’s likely that the series will be on by October! (although COVID could mean the post-production takes slightly longer...)

- I’d also hazard a guess that he’s only doing one series since his tour runs until May; there are virtually no gaps substantial enough to accommodate regular Who filming; and I doubt the Who team would want to leave a nine-month gap between filming each series if they can help it.

- I honestly don’t know *what* I’d do if I were Chibnall and I’d already filmed a Captain Jack appearance when all the JB controversy went down, but given that all the licencees of the brand have cancelled their Jack appearances I highly doubt he’s in the finished product - and if he was they certainly wouldn’t be making a song and dance about his appearance at comic con!!

- The “special guest” could be anyone... maybe Sacha or Jo Martin; maybe a new-who character similar to Jack’s reappearance; maybe a classic Who character in School Reunion-style would be cool (though many of the more elderly classic Who stars will have been shielding!). Could be an old writer guest-writing episodes or a famous person new to Who who’s involved in the new series.

- I hope we get something substantial on the new series - a trailer would be nice, some details/guest star names/episode titles would be good too, even just some photos that show *something* happening! Several of this series’ returning villains have become this era’s worst-kept secrets (especially the ******* ***** - you all know what I’m talking about and if you don’t I won’t spoil it - spotted filming on a beach in broad daylight), so it would be nice if they broke the news of the returns officially with some nice publicity photos or trailer snippets of them in action to get us excited! As much as I respect the “no spoilers” attitude, my view with things like character/villain returns is that either (like Jack or the Dhawan Master) it’s scripted as a big reveal and kept totally quiet until broadcast, or you want to publicise it like hell beforehand to get people interested. Pre-series hype & publicity is important!!

- I do think it’s safe to say we’ll get *something*, given the surprise guest must have something to do with the new series and must be something we don’t already know - even if it’s just Chris Noth returning as Jack Robertson again. But I do hope we get more.

[emo--chanel]

I've given up trying to keep my head wrapped around all the timey wimey-ness in doctor who - it just gets more & more ridiculously convoluted with each passing series & I'm ancient lol - but I have some thots on spyfall.

Buckle up mateys!

(spoilers ahoy!)

maybe whatever tf is going on now is related to parallel/pocket/bubble/whatever universes or something. Evidence: • the sassy glowy alien said that it's time to "take this universe" which suggests they're from another (pretty straightforward no? maybe too straightforward 🤔 also side note: what other glowy humanoid things have we seen before that appear/disappear out of the blue & have a habit of turning people into human shells? cybermen. and who has been involved with cybermen in the past? THE MASTER. 👀👀👀 but the alien laughed so ~myth busted~ lads aw), and • when the map thingy was decoding it split into a number of identical earth maps which could be another hint at parallel/multi-verse stuff idk & the doctor actually did start to say something about "multiple earths" before O interrupted & brought the convo back round to the alien spies 👀

if we are dealing with parallel/pocket/multi verse stuff I think maybe the master could be from one of those other universes & probably pre-missy bc all I'm getting atm is glorious chaotic John Simm energy from this new regeneration & it doesnt rlly make a lot of sense for him to be acting like that after everything that happened with missy... but then again this is doctor who. when is it ever in the business of making sense? lol. spyfall part 2 should clear it up tho. heh 🤞🏻

do we even know exactly what happened to John Simm!Master after he disappeared with the timelords in the End of Time part 2? maybe this has something to do with whatever version of the master we're seeing now. I have a feeling we have been told/shown what happened tho so this theory may not quite match up but who can keep track of these things anymore haha not me. For the most part I havent watched any episodes more than once since series 8.

also, when has canon ever stopped anyone incl the actual writers anyway?? lmao

I love Yaz & Ryan & Graham and continue to want only the best for them 💖

everybody's party outfits were On Point™! & the whole Bond vibe thru this episode was sweeeeet!! 🤙🏻

WORST. UBER. EVER!

i think that strange little humanoid form in the little glass case in barton's office has to have some significance in all this bc it was way too much of a coincidence to have Ryan draw our attention to it immediately after the glowy alien had just been trapped in the big glass case. I MEAN?? come on.

back to the parallel universe thing, the glowy alien also said that they're from "far beyond the doctor's understanding" but the doctor knows about parallel universes.... HOWEVER the master also told the doctor that everything she knows is a lie so! 🤷‍♂️ ...I dont know where I was going with this..

I am 100% here for Sacha Dhawan.

not really here for the tardis console room tho, it kinda looks like yellow snow sculptures... (I want round things). It didnt look like that last series right? It's changed right? I'm really not exaggerating when I say I cant remember shit 😂

the master taking one look in the tardis like "shut. up. *smh* ridiculous" fucking sent meeeeeeajsjjsksjdsd

also also also!! O's cheery amusement during the ~doctor arrives~ scene & the whole "that's terrifying! wow why would they be doing that??" 🤔 & the lil smirks & fuckign bottom lip bite when he asks Graham if he wants to sneak a peek at all the dirt he's gathered on the doc - knowing that this is in actual fact the master going mrburns_excellent.gif the entire time is HILARIOUS.

I think the doctor knew where she had been teleported to, at least it seemed like she recognised it. Unless her reaction was less "oh shit nononono not here! anywhere but here!" and more "oh shit I'm here on my own nononono fam is still stuck onboard a crispy plane falling from the sky! oh no oh fuck!"

now stay with me on this one ok? Stay with me. I think that maybe the weird endless gigantic DNA strand field place Yaz & the doctor were transported to could be... inside a tardis. How bout that? Ppftfftchcc nah never mind. dumb, stupid, unlikely, dumb. It's probs just whatever universe the master & glowy aliens have come from.. which could be insIDE A TARDIS!! 🤡

does any of this have anything to do with that timeless child stuff from last series???? guess we'll find out!

speaking of which, I want to see those floaty bandages again! I liked those. Why? They were kinda cute. I know not.

Sacha Dhawan is amazing!

💖 Sacha Dhawan 🙌🏻👑

SACHA

- you guessed it - DHAWAN!

I saw something earlier about some theory that the master isn't actually the master but that O is just some dude pretending ?? lol and I just wanna say that if it turns out to be correct I'm burning this whole place to the ground 🙂 dont fucken test me chibnall I've killed for less 🙂🔥

So anyway

I am excited about this series bc its doctor who & I love it & I dont actually have a life so I will always watch.

But I'm also kind of tired.

Which makes me feel bad bc I love the cast! I love the new fam! 😭💗

But.. yeah. Whatevs, y'know? I'm just here to go along for the ride & fill voids trying to simulate the happiness & wonder I felt some 10+ years ago ahahha depression

[bygone-age]

Holby City Bake Off Week 3 (Part Two)

Welcome to the continuation of Bread week!

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BEARD WEEK PART TWO

THURSDAY

BERNIE, SERENA (MOSTLY BERNIE) AND NICKY

Bernie had been back on AAU less than five minutes before Donna was passing on a message from a "bloody irritated" Serena.

"Serena? What's wrong? Donna said- what!?! Bloody hell!! Are you alright? That's a relief! When's the repairman coming? Oh, that's good, and- well, thank you Greta! That still leaves what we're going to do about Jac's thing tomorrow. Do you think Ric or Sacha would be able to help? Ric will be in surgery for another two hours at least, but Sacha should be free? OK, I'll see you this afternoon, give my love to Guinevere. Well you already have it! I do have my moments! See you later."

Bernie sat back in her chair with a sigh. What a drama! It was going to be a busy couple of days...

... ten minutes later, she was running into Nicky who generously offered the use of her kitchen.

"Oh, that's awful! You can use my oven if you want. I'm on drinks again, so I'm sorted apart doing extra lemonade and bottling my first two batches. I think I'm sick of lemons! I swear I've bought dozens in the past week!"

Bernie laughed and thanked the younger woman, before arranging to come over that evening and the following morning.

HENRIK (AND JOHN)

Henrik took the tray out of the oven and breathed in the cinnamon aroma. Kanellängd was more traditionally eaten at Christmas, but it had been a favourite of his since childhood and since he and Roxanna couldn't attend Ms Naylor's "watch party" (the programme completely baffled him if he was honest - every contestant seemed to be incapable of getting through a task without making an obvious error or using proper timekeeping - but Roxanna enjoyed it and he had to admit that the "technical challenges" were interesting), he'd said that he would send along a contribution.

This last "practice" appeared to have gone very well, so all he had to do was get up a little-

His musing was interrupted by John sauntering in to the kitchen with a look of mischievous curiosity on his face.

"You're secretly planning on entering that ridiculous thing next year aren't you?"

"There's more chance of you entering!"

"Ha! That would certainly surprise people! Is that edible yet? If you're going to emulate Mary Berry, I want to benefit."

"Let it cool first! Last time you scalded your mouth! And wait until its glazed please I made it too thick last time, I want to get it right."

"Because you actually care about the opinions of lesser minds?"

"Don't be like that, you know like them more than you let on."

John sighed.

"True I suppose. Naylor is as sharp as a tack and Levy and I are getting used to each other. Sort of. We can have a civil conversation at least."

"You like him. Admit it."

"I respect him and how he's coping, he is a great surgeon. That's all you're getting out of me. Now, what time is Rox getting in tomorrow?"

FRIDAY

JAC, JOHNNY AND EMMA

"I still can't believe you agreed to this."

"Why not? It's a baking competition, she likes it and I like it."

"That's what I don't get - I never had you as a baker."

"It's relaxing. It gives me something to do that's nothing to do with work. Like you and the metal detector, which you'll notice I haven't taken the piss out of you for."

"Point taken. Anyway, you're basically hosting a kid's party and a work's do at the same time, so well done, good luck and what were you thinking!?!"

Jac laughed.

"It seemed like a good idea at the time! Here she comes - why did you let her take that shield back into school!?!"

"She said they were playing Vikings at break time"

"Pushover."

"Takes one to know one!"

They grinned as their mini viking came running up to them, full of tales from school.

TWO HOURS LATER

"I could do better veggie burgers than that blindfolded!"

"Daddy, your bread buns are better than those."

"How is she still in the competition!?! She's got the worst timing!"

It was technical challenge time and Jac's front room was full to bursting of people with plates of food, bowls of soup or curry (no chance of leftovers with either of those, they'd gone almost as soon as they'd been put out), or handfuls of snacks and everyone had an opinion on what was going on on screen.

It was... chaotic, but Jac found that she was enjoying herself. Emma was having a ball, which was the most important thing and she wasn't as uncomfortable with her work and home life mixing as she thought she would be. It was nice, but she wasn't keen on doing it again, at least not straight away - it had been so much work for what was essentially a potluck and avoiding people who might tell her what happened had been infuriating. She might do something for the final, but nothing as big as this, it was too much.

While she was musing, Nicky popped up beside her and handed her a cup of tea.

"Thought you could do with this. Also, I hid three bottles of lemonade in your salad drawer and I've started boxing up leftovers and stacking dishes."

Jac sighed with a bit of relief. Nicky had just done her favour.

"You do make a bloody good cup of tea. And thank you for the other thing, you didn't have to miss half of technical."

"I don't mind. Doesn't seem like a great one this week anyway. There's none of that cinnamon bread left, which is shame because I was hoping to take a couple of bits of that home. I'll have to settle for some of that bread and butter pudding, which will be be ready to dish out in time for showstopper by the way."

"Good, I've been looking forward to that. Emma's had it before, when she went to Allan and Carl's and it took her a week to stop talking about it! I'd better go make sure there are enough bowls. Thanks again for the cuppa."

Jac went through to the kitchen with a smile on her face, she might not be eager to do this again, but that didn't mean that she couldn't enjoy this right now.

END OF WEEK THREE.

NEXT WEEK: DAIRY WEEK - Hanssen finds himself hosting a works do, Roxanna makes John pay and Jac and Nicky are forced to watch from a distance...

******

Whew! That was a bit of an epic! I promise, the next one won't be as long!

[muzikshqip01]

Borat - Orientalist Satire for Make Glorious Debate Western Intelligentsiya

We were waiting for Godot, but you sensed what we really needed and instead sent us Borat! And Borat is if nothing else a moveable feast and a gift that keeps on giving. You managed simultaneously to offend Kazakhs, frighten Jewish anti-defamation groups, outrage the orientalism monitors, tee off hypocritically thin-skinned Americans, provoke laughter across the Beavis and Butthead, Southpark, and Archie Bunker generations, and last--but certainly not least--provide glorious opportunity for Western intellectuals for criticize and debate merit, meaning, and interpretation of celluloid masterpiece. Finally, thanks to you, we can now confirm that rumors of Yakov Smirnov's death were greatly exaggerated. It turns out he is fine and doing well, having found gainful employment in great American city called Branson, Missouri ("Hours great...auditorium, career, and pockets less filling...but what a country!"...ok, bad example)! Slamma dunk, emission accomplished, and hiyya-fiyva, to you Sacha!

Talk about a movie that led to theatergoers being bombarded--even before they checked cinema times--with conflicting cues and instructions from cultural elites, trendsetters, and peers:

1) Go the movie. Laugh, have fun!

2) If you go to the movie, don't laugh!

3) Go the movie, laugh, but later feign outrage!

4) Don't go the movie--in part because you might laugh!

5) If you do go, there's something wrong with you.

6) If you don't go, there's something wrong with you.

Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan can't help but leave the impression that we may have become an over-scripted, over-programmed culture.

This article attempts to address some of the controversies and larger ramifications resulting from Borat the character and Borat! the movie (hereafter Borat!). It does so by tapping some of the wide-ranging film criticism, op-eds, and Internet postings that the film has spawned. An admission and disclaimer of sorts about the film seems in order before I begin: I went...I laughed...I wept ...(but because I was laughing, not because I went).

Is for make fun of Kazakh peoples!...NOT!!!

Let us begin with a question that has consumed so many keystrokes in recent months. In part we can do so because Sacha Baron Cohen's intent (i.e. production/supply side) is so much more straightforward than is the question of how the movie is or has been interpreted and used by audiences (i.e. consumption/demand side). More here muzik shqip 2022

Shortly after the American release of Borat! an interview with Sacha Baron Cohen appeared in the 14 November 2006 edition of Rolling Stone. Clearly, a lot of people don't know about the interview, haven't read it, or don't wish to, because on the Internet the debate about who Baron Cohen satirizes in the film rages on. While there can be, are, and will be many interpretations of who gets hurt as a result of Borat! (more on this below), Baron Cohen's comments to the interviewer Neil Strauss really eliminate much of the speculation about what Baron Cohen intends the film to do. That Baron Cohen may have realized too late that there was real value and power in keeping mum about his intentions with Borat is possible when you consider that, according to Strauss, Baron Cohen was bothered enough by the encounter that he called Strauss back a week after the interview to discuss it.

Here is what Baron Cohen said that should--although probably won't--once and for all dampen speculation about his motivations in making Borat!. Baron Cohen was reacting to news that the Kazakh government was thinking of suing him and placing a full-page ad promoting the country in The New York Times (they eventually did the latter):

I was surprised, because I always had faith in the audience that they would realize that this was a fictitious country and the mere purpose of it was to allow people to bring out their own prejudices. And the reason we chose Kazakhstan was because it was a country that no one had heard anything about, so we could essentially play on stereotypes they might have about this ex-Soviet backwater. The joke is not on Kazakhstan. I think the joke is on people who can believe that the Kazakhstan that I describe can exist--who believe that there's a country where homosexuals wear blue hats and the women live in cages and they drink fermented horse urine and the age of consent has been raised to nine years old.

[wearethegladiators]

it’s been a long time i haven’t ranted right

i have’nt re-read your posts @elo (et je dois te répondre sur fb!!!! ouloulou c’était la hess ces temps-ci) mais j’ai toujours en mémoire le “NATHAN WOULD NEVER GROW A MUSTACHE” et MDRRRRRRRR

pardon

i have been angsty these past few days and i needed to SHARE.

about Wynona and Sacha

Sacha makes me sad. i want him to get the support he deserves. i want them to MAKE UP. can you imagine being an engineer and yet your best friend asks for someone else (a NON-ENGINEER) to help work on her new leg(s)??? or him helping take care of the kids/dragons and her avoiding him as much as possible because she’s so ashamed/feeling so useless?? and so him having to go through all this shitstorm all alone?? THIS IS NOT OKAY.

btw about Wynona’s trajectory in the war: ok so she killed that family (let’s try to be chill about it okay she did not mean any harm *okijesorsdéso*), joined an extremist group and did some fucked-up shit for a while until SOMETHING happened (maybe she had to confront/kill a friend or something) and she ran away. for like a couple weeks, maybe a couple months?? leaving Sacha/Nathan/Lily/whoever with the kids (who can’t look at her in the eyes anyway now mdr). that’s like the least Wynona thing EVER but i think she really needs it. and then she would go back to the ranch and pretend like everything is normal, go back to taking care of the dragons as much as she can (and getting frustrated all the time), maybe even re-starting to work on her thesis or stuff like that. casually ignoring the war.

Wynona and the kids: effed-up relationship, they’re either scared of her or super pissed at her for leaving them. ofc they love each other to death but angst angst angst, especially with sacagaewa.

Wynona and Lily: they’re a thing!! like i’m pretty sure they did not get along at first, but they always had loads of respect for each other (and relatively similar values, even with different perspectives??). pretty sure also they had a girl talk at one point about Nathan (hihihi) like “i know you love him but he shouldn’t get to treat you like that” sort of thing. ET TOC. anyway, they kept on seeing each other after Wynona went rogue - unofficially. Nathan probably doesn’t know about that. even more so, when Wynona went back to the ranch after disappearing and officially stopped being involved with any rebellion movement whatsoever, she actually started working for the muggleborn rebellion as their engineer hihihihi. so they see each other pretty often and they go each other’s back. Wynona was the one that Lily called to burn the bodies of her family. small bonding stuff like that.

Wynona and the rebellion: the ranch is kept hidden by a Fidelitas (probably not with Sacha, bby :’( MAYBE LILY ???? THIS IS GOING TOO FAR). there’s probably a whole part dedicated to the rebellion tbh, like bungalows in the middle of the forest (quite far from the ranch but still apart of it) where fugitives can temporarily hide. there’s definitely some sort of little cabanon where Wynona does her little experiments and still meets with rebellious leaders sometimes. trying to preserve her kids.

BTW: Wynona was an “official” pureblood/neutral figure up until pretty late in the war, so she was very cautious about hiding her identity - until the massacre. after that she always appeared without a mask, so she took all kids back from Hogwarts to the ranch. they’ve literally been living there for years without seeing ANYONE ELSE (beside the refugees and the few persons Wynona lets in). bonne ambiance.

BACK TO WYNONA AND SACHA

i don’t know how this could happen but i just have this one!! scene!! in!! mind!! where Sacha has a moment like “SOME OF US ARE HUMAN” and Wyn just stays super calm/quiet/silent and when he’s done she goes to him and grabs his hands and is like “Sacha. you’re family. you’re the blood of my blood” and it’s like the biggest love declaration Wynona can ever make?? cause it’s not like the Evans, for the Blackbirds blood and family are SACRED. and they probably have this sort of “cérémonie de passage à l’âge adulte” in which they have super long discourses and say stuff like “blood of my blood” in their native tongues and Sacha is so close to all of them that he has probably witnessed one of these!! and so he would know that’s like a big thing. AND IDK BUT PLEASE HAVE A HUG AND BE FRIEND AGAIN AND WYN PLS BE SUPPORTIVE OF HIM HE’S YOUR CHILD TOO!! *bye* idk, or maybe about the whole Edan thing but i really want Wynona to have one of these moments in which she can explain why she pushed him away like that :’(

Wynona and Nathan

ok i remember reading stuff about Wynona and Nathan!! like going to pureblood galas together mdrrr. ARE THEY GOING AS AN OFFICIAL COUPLE sorry. also this means that maybe they have already met each other BEFORE she joined the rebellion in one of such events?? maybe when they were younger? and maybe when the war had started and this is when Wynona noticed him and was like “hmhm. il est po clair ce gars let’s goooo” it sounds like a Wynonathan AU i like it hihihihi. (can you imagine if they had already seen each other meeting for the first time when Wyn is trying to join the rebellion and he is her contact?? mdr)

Nathan being the mastermind and Wyn the engineer!! yes!! btw sorry BUT I HAVE ANOTHER HEADCANON IN MIND. what if, recently, Nathan came up with a GENIUS plan and everyone’s like “that’s a really good plan. we just don’t know how to do it. like we PHYSICALLY don’t know how to do it and all engineers are either dead or working for the government” (hey don’t get me wrong Sacha is a genius engineer but for the purpose of drama we will rule that this is not his field of specialty ok). OH YOU KNOW WHAT Nathan looking at Sacha like “can you do it?” and he’s like “no........” and Nathan just stares at him and goes like “I know someone who can” and BAM, cut to black, he goes to Wynona (SORRY i’m watching too many TV shows i should have written the GOT finale i knoooow)

mdr and after that Nathan bringing Wynona to the rebellion headquarters to work on the plan and she asks “hey you told them it’s me right??” “yeah yeah no worries” .... they go in the headquarters and everyone goes silent like “mdr wtf encore”

also it’s very unclear in my head what Wynonathan’s relationship has been over the past few years?? the more i think about it the more i think Wyn must be freaking in love with him which is terrible because NATHANGELE IS ENDGAME. like he’s probably coming to the ranch quite often to help with the kids/creatures but they probably don’t talk that much, maybe they don’t even look at each other in the eyes anymore (NOW YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE A CRIME SCENE RIGHT). is he trying to help her, is he disgusted/scared of her like everyone else?? pretty sure she’s angry af against him for “letting her down” at her worst (bah i mean that’s Wynona you know) (also she’s probably mad jealous/hurt by the whole Angele plot, bby). and then he comes to her with this plan and they’re working on it like before and??? i don’t know??

(this is not related but maybe when Wynona disappeared she came back with dragon eggs from we don’t know the hell where. and she’s been training dragons for the rebellion in secret? and who’s gonna get it, the muggleborn resistance or the rebellion??? ouloulou???)

this is already FREAKING LONG so i’ll come back to faire un point on Lily/reread your posts later. thank you for coming to my confused ted talk!!

[haroldgross]

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Dotor Who (series 12)

[3.5 stars]

Honestly, I don’t know whether to be excited or infuriated by this latest series. There are so many possibilities and answers and openings, and yet it was executed a bit ham-handedly and, ultimately, rushed.

Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) continues to grow her sense of the Doctor…and does so with aplomb. Our intrepid companions are evolving, though they have been pushed more to the side as the Doctor has gained confidence and energy. The dynamic of the foursome isn’t always smooth from a story point of view, but they all work well together. I think when Chibnall really gets a feeling of the reins, he could equal Davies first few seasons. But first he really has to get some guidance on what building an arc really means.

This season is very reminiscent of Moffat’s disastrous series 8 as show-runner; fractured and confused. Though I think Chibnall’s overall quality is significantly better than Moffat’s awful season. But Chibnall has struggled with the overall arc and flow. He also allowed the series to get “in your face” preachy about too many issues. The ideas, and even presentations, were fine, but the expositions were painful. The same ideas could have been imparted without stating it all out in detail. In other words, he didn’t trust his audience enough. Even kids would have understood the implications without the pulpit speeches. At least, I do think Chibnall has the sensibility of Dr. Who correct (unlike Moffat much of the time). I just wish he’d be a bit more Torchwood and a bit less Saturday morning kid’s show.

Overall, it wasn’t an unengaging season, and it has some things to chew on, but I’m hoping next round will have more control and shape.

And now, the play by play as the series aired, if you want to understand how I came to these statements.

By the episode (with spoilers): 

Spyfall (parts 1 & 2) As a sendup of Skyfall, this Bond-like episode has a lot of fun and opens up some new avenues. However, I missed not having a stand-alone holiday special rather than just launching into the 12th series. In part I was also very, very frustrated with the revelation of the big bad. Not that Sacha Dhawan (Iron Fist) isn’t entertaining (if not exactly a Master I can get behind quite yet), but I really felt like that thread had been tied up ever so nicely during the Capaldi years. I suppose, however, that Chibnall just couldn’t resist trying to tackle one of the primary enemies and put his own stamp on it. What these episodes brought us, however, was the shape of the upcoming season with the reveals at the end. Was it worth it? I guess we’ll see.

Orphan 55 This episode starts off interestingly, but devolves into the worst kind of preachy science fiction that just doesn’t work well. Surprising as Ed Hime wrote one of the more challenging episodes from the previous season, It Takes You Away. It’s a shame as there were missed opportunities and, certainly, some fun riffs on Damnation Alley that could have taken the story in different directions. For instance, what if the Dregs were the results of virus infected terraforming tech that Kane was using. But, as it is, it’s one of the weakest episodes they’ve had a in long while. At least it was well directed and acted. And it was fun to see Laura Lane (The Loch) and Lewin Lloyd (Judy) in some different roles. Perhaps this is the one really weak episode this season (there’s always one)…and we’re getting it out of the early rather than late.

Nicola Tesla’s Night of Horrors Well, I’ll give them this, Edison was portrayed at least a bit like the ass he was. The episode as a whole was OK. It’s another high octane, hand-wavy adventure in history, though this time on American soil with Goran Visnjic (Beginners) and Robert Glenister guesting as Tesla and Edison respectively. Fun, sure, and nice to see Tesla sort of get his due. it was also somewhat clever (and perhaps disingenuous) that Who elevates his ideas, even if the tragic aspects of his life remain.

I do have to wonder, after setting up the larger arc in the first episodes, why have we not even touched on it again yet? There aren’t that many eps to play with so waiting seems like a bad idea to me.

Renegade of the Judoon Now this is what I’m talking about! This was the best and most complex episode of the season so far. It picks up the opening mystery and explodes it with two major reveals of multiple time lines and the delightful return of John Barrowman’s Capt. Jack Harkness. As a mid-season pivot, it’s wonderful. Why they dropped the thread for a couple eps escapes me as there is clearly a lot of material to work with. The mysteries should have at least been tagged into the intervening episodes to keep it more alive. But we’re here now…hoping the momentum continues and it’s a sprint to the finale.

Praxeus Really? They couldn’t just keep focusing on the main thread? We had to have yet another “we’re destroying the planet” PSA? And, by the way, they’re getting a bit much and far too preachy in the writing. I know this is aimed at kids, but they’re smarter than the script allows for as well.

The episode is definitely an energetic and entertaining one. It even brings in Warren Brown (Good Cop), who gets to recap a lot of his characters in this one, but with some nice twists with the help of Matthew McNulty (The Paradise). But we just left off a huge revelation and there isn’t even a hint of that in this story.  There are only four episodes left and a hell of a lot to wrap up. Chibnall needs to get a better grip of his seasonal arcs and learn how to weave a whole cloth.

Can You Hear Me? This fast-paced and energized adventure is great fun and sets up…something. Not sure what yet, but I don’t think this will be the last we know and see of these newest “monsters.” But the story is almost entirely off thread from the main series arc. At least it certainly appears to be stand-alone. What is clear from this episode is that we’re headed to some sort of change-over in, at least, the companions.

The Haunting of Villa Diodati OK, here we are again with another view of the night Frankenstein was created (the most recent being Mary Shelley). Admittedly, this is a fun and unique use of that infamous (though more likely apocryphal) night. And it gets us back on the main arc…though with more questions than answers by the end.

With only two episodes left in the series, and the stakes and issues all finally at the forefront (although a continued aversion to discussing Jack or the other Doctor), I certainly hope they are both about wrapping all this up. This particularly story is fine, but because of the many recreations of this night, the trappings frankly felt a bit tired to me despite the creative concepts.

Ascension of the Cybermen Talk about a long lead. Finally we are closing the loop begun in the first episode. This is an action packed story that raises the horror of the Cybermen another notch. While not an official two-parter, the resolution won’t come till next week’s finale. Frankly, not much really happens in this episode other than some adrenaline-based setup and the pulling in of at least some of the open threads. Mind you, there are still far too many left untouched, but I suspect that will change. I just hope the final episode of the series is super-sized so they don’t have to rush the resolution or, worse, leave it unresolved until the holiday special or next season. In other words, this was a fun and exciting episode, but not a complete or satisfying one on its own.

The Timeless Children As I feared, this episode ended up rushed and, ultimately, open-ended. That said, at least we finally have an answer to Matt Smith’s regeneration from a few seasons back (that infamous number 13) which was never explained. You can buy into that or not, but at least Chibnall has attempted to provide an answer without shattering the canon. However, the depiction of The Master here, both by Sacha Dhawan and as written, is just over the top and weakly supported…and it flies in the face of the most recent incarnations. Sure The Master was always a bit off his nut, and a lot of that was due to his personal competition with The Doctor, but it needed more foundation and explanation throughout the series to get him onto a new path. And the one thing this episode never explained is how The Master survived the end of last season.

And, finally, the tag was more than a little angering. While it pulled back in aspects of the opening episode nicely, it leaves us utterly hanging at least until much later this year (with a possible special). I would have much preferred a conclusion and then a bridging special with tag into the 13th. It felt like a desperate attempt to get folks back after a mixed-result series.

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Does LED Light Therapy Really Improve Skin?

When I first heard about the use of LED light therapy as a treatment for rejuvinating skin, I was intrigued. It seemed like an effective way to get glowy and younger-looking skin without needles—plus, celebrity facialist Joanna Vargas famously created an LED light bed that's Vogue-approved and sought-after by A-listers, so it had to be good.

But my interest was really piqued when I learned that LED light had the power to help banish blemishes and breakouts (my problem skin is basically the bane of my existence). Since I'd do anything for a clearer complexion, I put LED light therapy to the test, and (spoiler alert) loved the results.

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Yes, LED Facial Treatments Do Work (But Not In A Flash)                          

If you follow any celebrities on Instagram, chances are you've come across a picture of an LED treatment before.

You know that strange-looking serial killer mask that retails for about $2,000? That's it. Or perhaps you've thought of trying one of the many at-home handheld devices, such as the Quasar MD Plus that Kim Kardashian uses (apparently, she's "really big on laser facials"). Or maybe you've seen someone wearing funky protective eyewear at a medispa or doctor's office and all kinds of bright lights were involved? Yep, that would be it as well. LED skin treatments all the rage nowadays. Here's what you need to know about them.

Blue light or red light?

There are various kinds of LED facials available on the market today, and the technology is rapidly evolving. Some skin treatments involve the use of blue light, while some only use red light.

The basic premise of LED skin therapy is that different colours trigger different reactions beneath the epidermis and penetrate the skin at varying depths. Blue light is generally used to kill the bacteria that causes acne, providing an effective treatment for blackheads and whiteheads, whereas wavelengths of red light are normally used to speed up healing and stimulate collagen production, simultaneously shrinking enlarged pores and tightening the skin.

LED treatments are painless, non-invasive and no downtime is required. According to Sacha Bourdage, Director of Laser Services at the Victoria Park Medispa in Montreal, Canada, "people are looking for a lot of alternatives these days... An LED treatment is great for targeting areas that are hard to hit with Botox and injectables, bringing out the plumpness and reducing the appearance of crow's feet and other wrinkles."

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Do LED light facials really work?

The treatments can last a mere few minutes, depending on the type of technology used. That's right! Perfect during lunch hour, much?

OK, but do they really work?

Dr. R. Glen Calderhead, one of the world's leading experts in phototherapy and photosurgery, seems to think so. In a recently published study, he states that "low-level light therapy (LLLT) with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is emerging from the mists of black magic as a solid medico-scientific modality, with a substantial buildup of corroborative bodies of evidence for its efficacy and elucidation of the modes of action. Reports are appearing from many different specialties; however, of particular interest to plastic surgeons treating the aging face is the proven action of LED-LLLT on skin cells in both the epidermis and dermis and enhanced blood flow. Thus, LED-LLLT is a safe and effective stand-alone therapy for patients who are prepared to wait until the final effect is perceived."

So, yes -- but not overnight.

And the price is rather steep, too: count on average $50 to $300 per treatment. And although some customers who've undergone blue light therapy claim that most of their dimples disappeared after a single treatment, Bourdage advises caution: "It's not a cure. It's a treatment." Typically, you'll need at least four treatments before you start noticing results. In order to rejuvenate the skin's appearance, improve its texture and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, a few weeks will be required. The good news? The benefits are cumulative, and one treatment per year is normally sufficient to maintain the results afterwards.

You can do it at home, too: according to prominent New York City aesthetic medicine expert Dr Z. Paul Lorenc, using a pharmacy-bought LED skincare device can be a great alternative to clinical-grade treatments: "Probably the biggest pro is that it works. Studies conducted using LED for acne and anti-aging showed significant improvement in both. The biggest con is that you have to commit to using it every day. This needs to become part of your daily skin care regimen. For some this may be a burden!"

For patients that lack discipline, opting for a more powerful machine might be a better option: "Light is measured in nanometers, and LED lights have different depths. Devices like the one that we have here can only be used in medispas or on a medical level... It all comes down to the expectations you have," says Dr. Lorenc.

"LED light has demonstrated significant efficacy for various skin pathologies," says Bourdage. "The LED light by itself can stimulate specific cell lines and improve certain aspects of the skin, and the technology can be further improved when combined with light-absorbing chromophore gel, which allows the LED light to penetrate deeper into the skin. We use Lumibel to reduce the appearance of crow's feet, marionette lines, forehead lines and pore size. For patients with acne-prone skin, we offer a treatment called Lumibel."

Here's how a typical LumiBel light-emitting diode session unfolds: the patient comes in after having her picture taken and lies down on an examination table, where the aesthetician uses a gentle cleanser to remove any makeup or impurities before applying a special gel onto her face. The multi-LED LumiBel blue light system is then used to activate the gel, converting the light from the lamp into different color wavelengths. The light panels can also be used on other acne-prone body areas, such as the chest or back.

Although the machine never actually touches the skin, the patient must wear protective eyewear. At Victoria Park & other medispas, small stickers can be placed over the eye area in order to treat crow's feet. "How can you expect the LED light to treat your crow's feet if you're wearing these huge goggles?" exclaims Bourdage. Indeed... Make sure you keep this in mind when booking your next appointment! Don't be afraid to ask the receptionist if stickers -- not just goggles -- are available at your local medical spa or dermatologist's office.

This particular treatment lasts nine minutes (most LED treatments are over in less than twenty minutes), during which a warm, pleasant sensation can be felt over the entire face. While you're there you can listen to some background music, mediate, even take a power nap -- honestly, the whole process really isn't as freaky as it may sound.

After the treatment, once the gel is delicately removed, a moisturizer is applied along with an SPF to protect the skin from UV rays. Flushing very rarely occurs. That's right, you're free to walk around town or go right back to work -- no one will ever guess what you were doing just a few minutes before. "Most of our patients find it relaxing!" Bourdage candidly points out. And based on their comments and the technology's commercial success, it certainly seems like it's here to stay.

What is LED Light Therapy?

First off, let's talk about what LED stands for: light emitting diode. Without getting too technical, an LED is a light source that emits infrared light (and thereby, heat) when activated, exactly like the machine pictured below. LED light therapy is most often administered via single light units or formations of panels that are directed at the skin from a few inches away. The benefits come from exposure to the light; there is no machine-to-skin contact when the panels are involved. It can also be administered through a handheld wand that you would expose skin to in the same way. Most spas use the panels, because they cover more surface area, while the hand-held devices are a more practical option for at-home use.

LED lights come in different spectrums, including red, white, and blue infrared.

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In an effort to brighten my overall skin tone to correct years of sun damage and acne pigmentation, I found that Forever Young BBL was my logical procedure choice. Admittedly, research of YouTube videos and online reviews were mixed and prompted me to seek a private consultation for further enquiry.

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My First Experiment with Green and Blue LED Treatments  

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ok here me out

it’s been a couple weeks since I ended up on Elow’s tumblr and stumbled upon my name (made me smile so much??? sending luv to you I MISS YOU TOOOOOOO) and INCENDIO III?? needless to say i’m 100% here for it and i’m going to be RANTING from now ON.

so let’s talk about LILY. gosh i got so much ideas but my pinterest needs way too much reorganization and i PHYSICALLY need to spit it out rn.

like she gonna be OOOOOLD. never thought my bb would make it to 24yo and still be at war tbh

btw, this means that sacha and her are technically the same age?? sounds super scary to me but ok

anyway, she also gonna be DARK.

and that makes me sad but i mean?? she literally spent almost half her life at war?? with nazi-wizards decimating HER people??

plus there’s the virus. that’s gonna be the ONE thing that’s really going to change everything

cause i realized this super lately but

if the virus killed all muggles

ofc that means her entire family is dead. i was doing relatively ‘‘‘‘‘okay’‘‘‘’ with that since i knew it was going to happen sooner or later anyway

especially since this scene right here cause this is 100% lily burning the dead bodies of her family

but something i hadn’t realized was that AARON’S DEAD TOO????

like this is something I NEVER IMAGINED. it’s SUPER HARD picturing lily without her brother (or should i say her brothers amirite)

she’s a tough-ass girl. by this time it will have become pretty clear that she’s super hard to kill and/or to break. but losing her brother???

i guess nathan will be the reason she survives this, but a part of her is definitely gonna die alongside aaron

this is going to be so terrible

plus i had a super clear vision of where aaron would be at. highly depressed, blaming his sister for the death of their family, suicidal but highly integrated to the rebellion and shit

their bond would have been broken before he died bc the virus would have killed the rest of the family before him (idk why yet, but always thought he had some magic in him. and if aaron dies at the same time as all the evans that’s the end of lily i swear to god)

so yeah he would have managed to survive for some time, maybe even ended up killing himself cause he couldn’t take it anymore

he would have been highly damaged by the whole fenugreek drama already, plus i guess ptsd, and now that

so yeah anyway he’s dead and i’m not okay

and neither is lily

lily went down a very dark/depressed/bloody/edgy path the first time she thought aaron was dead so i don’t think this would happen again

but bingewatching this video i figured out she may have gone on some compulsive personal mission/crusade to find all infected muggles and give them a decent death/bury them properly or something

this would freak people out bc unhealthy coping mechanism/proximity to death/etc. lily ain’t supposed to be a croque-mort tf

also i guess she would have a pretty important role in the resistance by now. maybe not the rebellion cause i always thought she would have a weird relationship with them (’’’weird’’’ relationship with nathan, appearing way too innocent/weak and then having no self-control following the ‘‘‘death’‘‘ of aaron, etc.)

like she’d be super heavily involved in some muggleborn resistance, or irish, or i don’t even know

and since she’ll always nathan’s back-up i guess she would still matter in the rebellion

maybe this could be the matter for some tension (the fact that she’s part of two or more groups), maybe even w/ nathan

i see angst with nathan but i guess this is because of bellarke. i want my children to be ok and still be the best brotp the rpg world could ever ask for

anyway lily wouldn’t survive without this soooo

ANYWAY so yeah, she’d have some influence. maybe not a leader but at least a medic and a counsellor.

which would also be really telling of how much she changed (a.k.a. very sad)

i saw this quote on pinterest: “anger makes you stupid. stupid gets you killed”

lily’s always been about drastic self-control so i guess she would always have agreed with this, but she would never have put it that way. now i can very literally see her bark this at a young one like “stupid gets you killed. do you wanna get killed? DO YOU WANNA GET KILLED MICHEL?”

so yeah. cold. efficient, experienced soldier. knows her shit and has pretty much seen it all.

btw, weird relationship with the death eaters. because they were the firsts to see her ‘’‘potential’‘‘ back in prison, and some of them may have some respect for her cause shit, they can’t kill her or even keep her in a freaking jail

headcanon in which lily spends 50% of her time escaping various prisons

so ambiguity w/ the death eaters. she’d may be passing deals with some of them. greyish moral area, she’d be a pragmatic

ofc she’s lily so she’d still be out there singing, cracking poor jokes and trying to save everyone. my bb’s still a bird, only a sad, highly damaged one

so she’d also be uncompromising, merciless at times. still hard to write down but i guess not afraid to kill? she’d definitely have blood on her hands anyway

big rhetoric of “my people” also. after the virus she would definitely have embraced her “muggleborness”, even in her looks

TATTOOS

LEATHER

kinda scary now. super super cold-blooded. yet torching monsters to the ground. “you wear blood well for someone so gentle”. does what it takes to save her people from extinction - she’s always had guts anyway even when no one could see it

makes very poor choices with very dramatic consequences sometimes (you felt it, clarke griffin vibes)

also a super dope occlumens. i need to dig into it but i guess she may even have touched on legilimency by now. at least she’d be able to gain a fight with someone getting into her head, with physical consequences (am i making sense?? like she’d be able to make someone bow by fighting back when this person gets in her head)

also an almost ridiculous survivor. surviving EVERYTHING, almost to the point of hilarity. i guess she may have contracted the virus in some way, almost died, went back up.

full lagertha vibe “you couldn’t kill me if you tried for a hundread years” // clarke “think you can kill me? have at it”

lagertha is a HUUUUUGE source of inspiration for incendio3!lily btw

anyway yeah i stan one traumatized, badass queen that also happens to be my baby

i’ll continue this later for wynona and the overall universe because this is getting way too long and i’m not yet ready to deal with more drama for now

STAY TUNED KIDS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS