#fallout films friday

[doesnotloveyou]

idk HOW they get from Phoenix to Topeka canonically. Quilla’s like “back in oklahoma” girl i don’t know you’re NOT in OK right now

[purelyfiction]

the name of someone i no longer know

Jake Seresin x F!Reader

Word Count: 1,406 words

Summary: it's stick season what can i say? also maybe this is whump-tober coded who knows

Content Warning:  alcohol use/abuse, maybe alcoholism, dui mention, police interaction, drunk jake, a little aggression, heartbreak and all around sad

Author Note: what the summary said

Jake had loved California for the reasons that it never seemed to rain. It was flooded with lots of sunshine, beaches and bars. Good music, good friends, good girls and bad decisions to be made.

Until he was sent back to the thick of it - sent to Annapolis to be shipped off for some form of deployment, only to be delayed due to concerns for the ship. Instead of sending him back to California, they'd kept him in Maryland.

Maryland was his personal Hell on Earth.

Flooded with memories of the cooler months, pumpkin patches filled with your laugh, dive bars he'd lost himself in like corn mazes he'd held onto you in. This place haunted him. Especially when it rained and God, did it rain in this damned state.

Another Friday of work slips away from him, until he's at the old bar whose name had been a weapon in the fallout. Jake sits peeling labels of a local beer - they were out of Bud. The jukebox plays a song he doesn't recognize and a couple laughs in the corner of the bar top.

That corner had housed the two of you all those years ago. Conversations about drunken college nights, holidays spent with friends instead of family while deployed, promises made that he'd broken only months later.

His collection of beer bottle caps is turning into a small mountain in front of him. Until the bartender is tapping the wood in front of him. "Last one, pal."

Green eyes groggily flip up to meet his, brows furrowing. "Huh?"

"You've had enough for the night, man." The bartender slides his receipt toward him, the pen alongside it rolling off and onto the floor. The blonde sits up with annoyance.

"I'm fine, first off," Jake slides from the barstool to retrieve the pen off the floor - only to crack his head on the underside of the bar when he stands up, "fuck!"

The man from the corner comes to his side, "Are you alright? That looked like it hurt." When the stranger grabs his arm, Jake rights himself and shoves him back into a barstool.

"Don't touch me." He spits. The stranger holds up his hands to show he's backing off.

"You need a ride." The bartender is pulling his phone from his pocket, Jake shakes his head.

"No, no I'm-" a hiccup breaks his train of thought. The sum of the bill catches his eye and he groans, dropping his initials onto the paper.

"I'll just order you an Uber, where you going?"

"I said no, I can drive." The barkeep nearly gives Jake the stink eye now. As the blonde fumbles his way to the front door, he nearly eats it at the front stoop. He manages to find his way to his truck - a rental no less - he pauses at the sight of an old Jeep Liberty.

The last time he was in Annapolis, he'd bought a cheap one exactly like it off of Facebook Marketplace. He'd needed a way to get around, and considering how often he bounced around, there was no need to buy anything worthwhile.

That same Jeep that you'd refused to get into the passenger seat of one night. You were leaving a friend's Thanksgiving. He'd had too much to drink. You begged him to let you drive, seeing that you were sober - he wouldn't have any of it.

He'd left you in the driveway of your friend's place along the water, snow and all. Annapolis police had him in their custody not even twenty minutes later. Jake had friends in the navy ranks in Maryland, that had helped him avoid a dishonorable discharge at the time - he no longer had those friends.

He also no longer had you.

Jake makes sure his rental is locked before he starts down the road in the direction of the naval base.

His steps are uneasy, a bit sporadic as he walks aimlessly in one direction. A film reel serves as his entertainment for his walk back. Scenes from two years of love, a whole six months of downward spiral toward heartbreak. Total, gut-wrenching and life wrecking heartache. Self-inflicted he now realizes.

The breakup was sharp. His things were packed up. Put into the Liberty. You'd taken your key back, deleted your number from his phone and told him to forget you even lived on the same continent. He'd promised you'd never hear from him.

Jake looks up after a cold round drop plops onto his head. Followed by another. His feet stop walking as he stares up at the rain beginning to fall, the street lamps serving as a backdrop as the downpour begins. He stands there. Watching the rain. His head drops to meet the river running under him, the bridge he stands on giving a viewing point as the speed picks up.

A car slows to a stop just behind him. The headlights make him squint, slowly moving a hand up to block the LEDs that blind him.

"It's a bit wet out here, don't you think?" A voice calls from the side of the vehicle, the door shutting in tandem to another on the symmetrical side of the car.

"Rain'll do that." He snidely retorts, leaning into the jersey barrier along the bridge.

"You think you might wanna find a dry place to settle in? It's getting late, afterall." A second voice consoles him, and Jake realizes why the lights are so damn bright. He'd recognize the striping of the Anapolis police anywhere.

"Ah, I'm-" Another hiccup, "I'm trying to." An older male comes in the rain, graying facial hair, a well trimmed beard as he approaches.

"You look a little lost there, boy."

If only this damn officer knew the half of it.

Neither of them mention his slow reaction times. Or reveal that they'd received a tip from a rather concerned bartender. Instead, they carefully guide him to the backseat of the cruiser. No handcuffs are involved, no harsh words spoken, not a single arrest made.

That doesn't stop Jake from reciting your name, your address and phone number.

Anapolis' police station is dated. The linoleum is scuffed and worn - a creamier brown than he remembers.

"You.. wanna call somebody to come get you, son?"

"I've got- I'll just call her. She'll come." When he pulls his phone from his pocket it's either too cold, too wet, or too dead - or some combination of the three.

The officer with the mustache that matched that of an old friend's hands him two dollars in change, pointing him in the direction of the payphones.

Nine digits. He's got them memorized, though he swore he would forget them.

One ring. Two rings. Four.

Finally- "Hello?"

Your name leaves his lips like a prayer.

The end tone sounds like a gunshot.

Another pair of quarters.

Dial tone. Ring three. Ring four. Voicemail.

Two dollars gone.

"Alright, kid, lets get you sat down for a minute." Jake firms up like an oak tree when the officer grabs his shoulder.

"Hold on, just- I need a charger. Something- she'll call. You've got more change? Just a quarter-" He turns to a nearby woman, desperately leaning toward her, his balance wavering enough that the cop comes to his shoulder again to keep him upright.

"Have you had much to drink tonight, son?"

"I- Didn't- she's gonna call." He mumbles as the officer slowly guides him to a seat. Green eyes look up at the older man and then to the tinted window at the end of the corridor.

"Hate to tell you this... but I don't think she will."

Jake shoots up again, almost falling on his ass.

"She will- I- let me call her again- just one more time-"

The officer resists Jake and his sluggish effort to move back to the phones, finally gripping onto the pilot.

"Sit. I'm gonna get you some water and we-"

"Fuck that. Sir. I just need to get her on the phone- she's not far she-" His words begin on a carousel. Coming back again and again, repeating in the same pattern.

The plastic cup of water in his hands grows warm as he sits in the station. Two officers talk among themselves as they keep an eye on him, mentioning your name. Your address.

The phone number you refuse to use if he is on the other end of the line.

And he waits.

[saywhat-politics]

Donald Trump's reelection efforts were handed a major blow last week when a judge ruled that his "hush money" trial will begin on March 25 in New York, and the decision is purported to have had repercussions for showbusiness in the state.

Justice Juan Merchan ruled Thursday morning that the former president's trial will go ahead as scheduled in March, rejecting Trump's calls for delays and a dismissal.

The trial stems from Trump's alleged affair with former adult film actor Stormy Daniels, and efforts to quiet a financial exchange before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels has alleged that she had an affair with Trump in 2006, a year after he married Melania Trump. The allegations have led to much fallout for the onetime real-estate mogul.

The case, in which Trump is facing 34 felony counts, is expected to last six weeks, according to Merchan. It means that, if found guilty, Trump could run as a felon in November—the first time in U.S. history that this would happen in a presidential election.

For The Culture

H. Alan Scott chats with celebs and gives his take on what's popping in culture.

On Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud case against Trump, ordered the former president to pay $355 million in penalties for scheming to inflate the value of his assets with the goal of getting more favorable terms from banks and insurers.

The judge, a Democrat, also banned Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York company for three years, while his eldest sons Eric and Donald Jr. were banned for two years.

The fine imposed by Engoron is significant even for someone with deep pockets, especially as Trump was recently ordered to pay $83.3 million for defaming writer Jean E. Carroll in yet another case.

The former president, who has already been found liable for sexually assaulting Carroll in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, was found guilty of defaming her for his 2019 statements denying rape charges and accusing her of being a political operative.

Trump will not have to pay the fine immediately, as an appeal process will follow Engoron's decision, but he could eventually be forced to pay. The former president lashed out at the ruling, calling the judge as "crooked" and describing his decision as politically motivated. As in the other cases against him, Trump denies wrongdoing.

The Claim

Amid reactions to the judge's ruling, posts were circulated on social media claiming that musicians Kid Rock and Jason Aldean—both of whom are known to be avowed Trump supporters—have canceled shows in the state in protest.

On Monday, a post was shared on X, formerly Twitter, that showed a screenshot of a headline reading: "Kid Rock and Jason Aldean Remove New York from the 'You Can't Cancel America' Tour: 'We Support 45.'"

The screenshot, which was shared by @WUTangKids, was accompanied by the caption: "I'm sure the parking lot these two losers had lined up somewhere upstate NY will be devastated because no way in hell they were playing anywhere in NYC."

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Never Have I Ever: Confirmed Season 4 spoilers (UPDATED 2/18/23)

All, now that season 3 is firmly behind us, and we are looking forward to the conclusion of Never Have I Ever, I thought we should have a single location where all of the confirmed information about the final season could be compiled. As people are bound to speculate about the final season, it'd be more productive if we all are on the same page on what is/is not going to happen. Note that I will update the main post with more information as they come.

DISCLAIMER The information you are about to read are based on the following sources:

Interviews with the two co-showrunners (mostly Lang Fisher)

Interviews with the core cast members

Pictures and footages from season four filming (+their timestamps), mostly obtained from various social media outlets

As you read through this post, you may notice that the information leans  heavily toward Ben's side of the story. And you'd be right. Please excuse this Ben-centric slant, which is due to a couple of reasons:

Ben is my favorite character by far, so I'm naturally more interested in his story than in others'.

Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you are likely to have noticed that Mr. Jaren Lewison has done far more interviews over the past several weeks than most of his colleagues combined. It's crazy how much he's done. That's a good thing because he's a very eloquent and thoughtful young man and he represents his show very well. That said, naturally, a lot of what you are about to read is going to be more Ben-centric because of the source.

So, without further ado, let's go!

GENERAL THEMES (+THE LOVE TRIANGLE)

“...Because it’s senior year, [the theme is] moving on and growing up. Everyone is facing obstacles that make them reassess who they are. “I think everything gets kind of tumbled upside down when they become seniors and Paxton's off [at college]” - Lang Fisher

"The structure you've seen for the first three seasons shifts and so therefore the love triangle kind of can get reignited again.” — Lang Fisher

There will be a clear winner, as far as the love triangle is concerned, at the end of the season, according to Fisher, and confirmed by both Ms. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Mr. Jaren Lewison last Friday (08/26/22)

But there will also be additional noise and distractions. There's Margot (Victoria Moroles) and Ben, of course. And also, Ethan (Michael Cimino) and Devi? “He is a true bad boy, like bad at school, kind of gets in trouble a lot... He’s someone who [Devi] thinks is a degenerate but can’t help but be like, ‘Well, he is incredibly hot.’” — Lang Fisher

The new season is “intense, right off the bat… will kick off right where the last one ended," with the first episode having an "intensity" that's typically reserved for later in a season. "We're not setting up the scene," she said. "We're diving deep and the stakes that you feel usually in the middle of a season, we're starting there." - [M. Ramakrishnan, Insider, Feb 2023]

BEN AND DEVI

“The way [season three] ended is definitely going to impact some stuff. I think you’ll see that our core friend group has its own ups and downs in Season 4 that are unrelated to her showing up at Ben’s house. There’s a bunch of stuff… there is a fun fallout after that happens.” — Lang Fisher

"We'll have to see how they go about the aftermath [of the season three finale] ... Regardless of whatever that outcome is, there's going to be some tough conversations. There's going to be some ups and downs. It will be a wild, wild ride." — Jaren Lewison

"There's always things that come up and we'll have to see what Ben and Devi's relationship, friendship, courtship, who knows, looks like going further." — Jaren Lewison

The two characters share something “important to building a strong relationship that does extend, and is end game”, but "[both] have such a journey of self-love and commitment [ahead of them] to have a proper solidified strong and healthy relationship.” — Jaren Lewison

"There are these ups and downs and if you really do care about each other, you’ll find your way back, but it needs to be in a healthy way, you need to approach it maturely, and you need to try your best to sacrifice for your partner while also kind of maintaining your own self, your self-love, and prioritizing your own mental health as well as theirs. It’s difficult, but it’s definitely worthwhile." — Jaren Lewison

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

“She and Ben are both laser-focused on these elite schools that they want to go to, that they've been these annoying A students for so long. There's a lot of figuring out what those things mean in terms of who they are, and what their worth is in [relation] to what college they get into.” — Lang Fisher

Sometime in the middle of the season (4x04 or 4x05 very likely based on the timing), Devi finds out that she does not get into Princeton (at least not via early decision/action), while Fabiola gets into Princeton. Looks like this is a likely source of conflict for the two friends. Ben, on the other hand, appears to get into Columbia (his dream school), Stanford, and also USC (the latter is no doubt a nod to Mr. Jaren Lewison himself). — Source

BEN

"In this fourth season, you'll see a lot more of Ben and a lot more of his vulnerability." — Jaren Lewison

"A lot of things happen [in season four] to Jaren [Lewison]’s character. So many things happen [to Ben in season four]." — Ramona Young

"You're still going to have those name-droppy moments and snarkiness [in season four], and he's going to mess up and he's going to learn and he's going to figure it out like he does every season. But as he grows and matures, you get a better sense of who he is and who he's become.” — Jaren Lewison

"The fans will be able to relate to a storyline or an arc [of Ben's] that either gets wrapped up or begins, or we're in the middle of right now." — Jaren Lewison

Ben's healing and acceptance arc, that he started in 3x06, will continue. "[What happened between Ben and his dad] allows Ben’s healing and his journey of the acceptance and identity to kind of begin. He still has a long way to go, but I’m proud of him for starting and I’m excited to see the rest of it. Well, I do know [what happens in season four], but I’m excited for everyone else to see the rest of it." — Jaren Lewison

"He’s gone through so much [after four seasons], and truthfully I'm very proud of the man that he's becoming [at the end of the series]. I'm very excited for fans to see his development continuing in season 4" — Jaren Lewison

"There was nothing I wanted [for Ben] out of the fourth season that I didn't get" — Jaren Lewison

Sometime mid-season (most likely 4x05 based on the timeline), Ben appears to receive a foul ball bruise.

“S1.E6 was a pretty good episode for Ben [and as we found this season, so was S3E6!], 6 may in fact be a lucky number [for Ben]"  — Jaren Lewison. Note that 4x06 is directed by the same director as 1x06 and 3x06 (both Ben POV episodes), Kabir Akhtar.

It appears that Ben experiences some sort of a glow up over the summer and is going to be significantly more popular with girls in his senior year. "Is it just me, or did Ben become kind of a stud over the summer?" — Jaren Lewison

Ben will be with Margot by early season four (most likely 4x02, but could also be 4x01 or 4x03), according to a script page seen in the season 4 promo video published last weekend. Rough transcription: 

"just as she's about to [blank]... MARGOT leans over to him and gives Ben a kiss" [blank] Devi's jaw drops Mc Enroe: what the actual F? Ben was with Margot? [blank] is not like me and Bjorn at all.... this guy. Then Ben then noticed Devi, and chased after her saying Ben: "Devi, wait" Devi: What the hell? You're with Margot? Ben: [Flustered] I... yes... I am.

PAXTON

"You will see him at college” — Lang Fisher

"Ben and Paxton's friendship is just beginning, and there might be additions to that [in season four]" — Jaren Lewison

"No. I can’t tell you what the deal [with Paxton] is next season but no, you have not seen the last [of him]." — Lang Fisher

"He’s definitely in the series, and in the season, full-time." — Lang Fisher

NALINI

It looks like Nalini be ready to move on and find love again this time. "Ivan [Hernandez]’s character Andres shows up during Devi’s senior year when there’s been a little more time for everyone to kind of process stuff and be in a different place." — Lang Fisher, Deadline

This Andres character is a “contractor who works at the Vishwakumar house, fixing stairs and butting heads with Nalini” (Variety)

KAMALA

It looks like she marries Manish Kulkarni at the end of the season. Source

ELEANOR

It appears that Eleanor and Trent are still together toward the end of the season. Source

“I think Eleanor just shoots for the stars, like there’s no going back. She just makes big swings, whether it’s in her love life or her passions. So senior year is going to be a really big year.” — Ramona Young

FABIOLA

“[In] Season 3, Fabiola’s just everywhere: she got out of a relationship, got into a new relationship and then got into another relationship, and so I feel like Season 4 she’s a little more steady, but it is fun to watch her go through all of these different changes” — Lee Rodriguez

SERIES FINALE AND FILMING WRAP

The series finale table read took place in mid July 2022 (pic 1, pic 2) Pay a close attention to the seating arrangement.

"There is nothing that season 4 left for me to be desired… Especially that finale...I cannot wait for everyone to see it. It’s incredible. I’m at a loss for words.” — Jaren Lewison. He also stated that the series finale is his favorite Never Have I Ever episode ever (Hollywood at Home).

Three separate threads related to the series wrap during the early morning hours (approximately 2 AM PDT) of August 3, 2022: 1, 2, 3. The TL;DR version is the following: Mr. Lewison and Ms. Ramakrishnan were both on set during that one last evening, the last two people there that evening, when everyone else had wrapped up earlier in the afternoon (many, even days before; they had a bit of a wrap party for everyone who was still around that afternoon), and then the two of them went back filming until like 2 am. The pair was captured on video celebrating their final wrap shortly thereafter.

MISCELANEOUS SPOILERS

It looks like there will be an out of town school trip, most likely to NYC. In mid-July, the cast and crew did several days of filming in New York City. It is a school trip, we know, because it involves the school's guidance counselor. Based on this leaked script, it looks like this trip is to take place some time during episode 4x07 or 4x08 (most likely 4x07).

Episode 8 or 9 will likely include a Senior Prom sequence source

Genneya Walton will play Ms. Thompson, a relatively young substitute teacher “who is excited to start shaping young minds” (Variety).

Jeff Garlin will play Len, “a sweet man who fixes a mean sandwich and who makes Nirmala (Ranjita Chakravarty) reconsider if she really is done with relationships forever.” (Deadline)

[bzedan]

Tag meme

Tagged by @badgerette 💖

Last song: 'Fall Time in Tennessee' by Nick Lutsko.

Last Book: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, a recommendation via a pal who'd compared it to Bazterrica's Tender Is The Flesh. About to re-read The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain's Greatest Comedian by Andrew McConnell Stott again, this time in paperback (rather than ebook) so I can mark it up.

Last Movie: Iron Giant (1999, what a wild year for films of the US btw), because @domes had not seen it before somehow.

Last TV Show: We are about to watch the last episode of Fallout, I'm being super normal about it.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: I will always default to savoury.

Relationship status: Been with my partner 21 years, yes it's weird as it is now over half our lives.

Last thing I googled: "rilakkuma and kaoru" because I am always paranoid I am typing Kiiroitori's name wrong.

Current obsession(s): I remain a Fallout fool (nearing ten years of mild obsession) but have also been playing Stardew for the first time ever and am thinking about it a lot. Also, well, I guess, historic clowns.

Looking Forward To: Taking PTO starting this Friday and through to next Thursday. It's been a bit since I've had that much time off.

tag 9 people: the most difficult thing in the world as I don't feel like I've nine folks I can tag with abandon but (and always, only do if so moved) - @slusheeduck, @domes, @simply-sithel, @sayyestothejess, @destinationisirrelevant

[neatfrog]

-Notes-

-occasional 18+ content

-queer faggot

-current things that I can’t shut the fuck up about: fallout (tv show & games), baldur’s gate 3, hazbin hotel/helluva boss (mostly stolitz & huskerdust, + some alastor)

-About-

-you can call me kitchie (pronounced like ‘kicsi’ in Hungarian - it’s a joke bc kicsi means small and I’m 4’11”)

-30 years old 🥳

-married

-I enjoy cats and languages

-I write and draw (if the brain worms let me)

-I’m autistic and have adhd so if I do something weird pls just blame it on that

-I’m not kidding when I say I’m obsessed with languages, it’s my special interest since I was like 7

-fluent: english and french ; advanced: hungarian

-also OK: Norwegian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin)

-can’t speak/write but can read: Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish (sorta)

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The rest is just my likes and shit, no obligation to read

-LIKES-

video games

favs: Fallout, Baldur’s Gate 3, The Outer Worlds, Rule of Rose, Clocktower, ReMothered, Visage, The Evil Within, Resident Evil, the Dark Pictures series - most survival horror/horror in general.

I’ll admit that I often don’t have the patience for the horror games where you have to be all sneaky and try to find things & escape while constantly being chased, but I still really love those kinds of games and wish I had the patience to play them, so I’ll usually just watch a let’s play

I’m also a slut for some Mario Party, and my adhd ass can sit and play shit like Powerwash Simulator or House Flipper for hours

books/comics

horror/thriller/mystery mostly, but if it sounds interesting I’ll read whatever. we have like four shelves of Stephen King books

favs: The Walking Dead, Venom, GoT, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Hunger Games

I still read manga occasionally (FMA will always be my #1 favorite)

movies

horror (any kind), foreign films, indie, comedy - again, if it sounds interesting and I’m in the mood then anything is cool. if you like horror and haven’t watched any Asian horror films, you definitely should do that

series/franchises that could be releasing their 20-quillionth remake/sequel and I would still be going to see it: saw, the purge, friday the 13th, scream, nightmare on elm st, VHS, Killjoy, Terrifier

ok I’d probably watch any Hunger Games movie too tbh

and literally anything ari aster does, I know that man’s some kinda fucked up but damn does he make some Movies

also Tubi has some really awesome shit on there, definitely worth checking out

tv shows

favs: Fallout, The Walking Dead/FTWD, Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss, Resident Alien, Hannibal, Ted Lasso, The Boys, Disenchantment, Paradise PD/Farzar, WWDITS, GoT (minus s8), Supernatural (stopped around s14 and then they did That Thing at the end so it’s more of an old fav now)

I love Scandinavian crime thrillers/dramas 🤣

when starting a series it’s honestly whatever my spouse and I decide we feel like watching at the time. I usually prefer comedy or horror, but we’ve been known to watch other things

I’ll admit I’m also a sucker for crime shows like CSI, I had season 3 on dvd as a kid and rewatched it all the time. I used to watch it and Criminal Minds with my parents so it’s kind of nostalgic cause it’s like one of the few things we all did together

(I used to be into anime but I haven’t really been feeling it for a while. My first anime was InuYasha (still holds a special place in my ❤️). My all-time favorite is Fullmetal Alchemist, and I enjoyed Death Note and JJBA a feral normal amount. Black Butler was also 👌🏻 and I still need to finish the manga)

music

90% of the music I listen to isn’t in English. I don’t really need to understand the lyrics, I just like how it sounds. Like Finnish music is so catchy I can’t explain it but the way it rolls off the tongue is so nice. It does end up being funny sometimes though when you find out you’ve been bopping it to a song that’s repeatedly calling someone’s mom a whore

Most Listened: Antti Tuisku, Apulanta, Evelina, Szakács Gergő, ByeAlex, Intim Torna Illegál, Leander Kills, Dubioza, KYO, Stromae - etc (Linkin Park is still an all-time favorite as far as American music goes)

I admit I’ve been obsessed with the hazbin hotel soundtrack lately

ok I won’t say no to the occasional k-pop or j-rock song (I used to be Obsessed lol)

that said I’ll listen to literally anything if it sounds good (nice beats make brain go brrr). only genre I actively dislike is post-9/11 country music

-DISLIKES-

spiders (i’m sorry lil dudes ur rly cool y’all just scare me), making phone calls

[calder]

A Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival Presented by Fallout 3 kicked off at 7:00pm on Friday, August 22 with Wizards (Directed by Ralph Bakshi) followed by Damnation Alley (Directed by Jack Smight) and A Boy and His Dog (Directed by L.Q. Jones). The festival resumed at 7:00pm on August 23 with The Last Man on Earth (Directed by Ubaldo Ragona), The Omega Man (Directed by Boris Sagal) and Twelve Monkeys (Directed by Terry Gilliam).

omg

[rjsavagesayswhat]

JUNK FOOD: Heirlooms and Legacies

The Maltese Falcon. The Wizard of Oz. Lord of the Rings. The Red Violin.

These films all, arguably, hinge on the transfer of a thing to set the action in motion. A physical object functions as the central point of tension, around and against which the characters must demonstrate their capacity for change. Or not. Having a thing be constant so that the passage of time on screen is more impactful and more pronounced is effective, however hard to pull off. If you haven't seen it, The Red Violin will break your heart while making it sing.

But, rather than focusing on fictitious things right now, I am preoccupied with the legacy America is handing down to its daughters. I had never known a world without access to safe, legal reproductive health resources until Friday’s precedent-destroying decision pinged to our phones and stopped each of us in our tracks. Some cheered. Many wept. I took to my bed.

There is mania and vitriol coming from all sides as trigger laws have already taken effect in much of the Midwest and the south. Meanwhile, the Court’s decision has been roundly decried by four of the seven G7 leaders. Since 2019 Ireland, Argentina, Thailand, and Colombia have legalized access to abortion care. In 2022 the US went from being a world leader in equal protections for women (though with room for improvement), to setting the cultural clock back 50 years. Regardless of your opinion on abortion specifically, all Americans should be alarmed that the rights we have collectively relied on passing down to future generations are being questioned, and walked back. (Except if you’re a gun.)

Good luck to all those faced with impossible decisions. And good luck to all of us dealing with the fallout. Except for Justices Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and especially Clarence Thomas. I do not wish them luck. At all.

I promise to return to movie chat soon, but my capacity to enjoy distraction is currently depleted.

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Kanye West Just Lost Vogue And Anna Wintour As The Fallout Over His Racist Behavior And Online Bullying Continues

The reported decision by Vogue and Anna Wintour to sever ties with Kanye West comes as the rapper continues to deal with the consequences of antisemitic comments and other racist antics.

Ade OnibadaPosted 4 hours ago

Vogue magazine has become the latest major player in the fashion industry to drop Kanye West following a series of racist stunts, bullying, and antisemitic comments.

A spokesperson for the publication told Page 6 on Friday that neither Vogue nor editor-in-chief Anna Wintour would be working with the artist for the foreseeable future. Publisher ​​Condé Nast did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did a representative for Ye.

More than a decade since his first appearance on the illustrious red carpet of the Met gala in 2009, West, who now legally goes by the name Ye, has seen his ties to major fashion and corporate brands evaporate since his racist antics. On Friday, luxury fashion house Balenciaga announced that it would also be cutting ties.

Vogue’s decision to distance itself from Ye comes in response to the antisemitic rants, which resulted in him having his social media accounts temporarily restricted. In a now-removed tweet, Ye wrote that he planned to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” sparking strong backlash from Black and Jewish communities.

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Vogue is also not on board with Ye’s support for the White Lives Matter movement, which was featured on shirts at his Yeezy show during the most recent Paris Fashion Week.

Shortly after the show, Ye was accused of bullying Vogue fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who criticized the offensive shirts, calling them “pure violence.”

“There is no excuse, there is no art here,” she said at the time. “I do think if you asked Kanye, he’d say there was art, and revolution, and all of the things in that T-shirt. There isn’t.”

Ye responded by mocking Karefa-Johnson on social media.

Vogue issued a statement of support for Karefa-Johnson, saying that it stood with her and called Ye’s behavior “unacceptable."

The two allegedly reconciled in a two-hour sit-down filmed by Elvis director Baz Luhrmann — at the request of Wintour.

The relationship between Wintour and Ye goes back over a decade, with Ye once bragging about having dinner with the iconic editor in his 2012 single Cold.

Ye’s campaign to have now ex-wife Kim Kardashian on Vogue materialized in 2014 when the couple appeared on the cover in the lead-up to their star studded wedding in Italy, cementing their status as a fashion power couple.

In an interview with Vogue, Kardashian confirmed that it was Wintour’s cosign that convinced the couple to name their first child North West, calling the decision “genius.”

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Meanwhile, pressure is mounting for other collaborators to end their relationships with Ye. Adidas has said that it would be reviewing its collaboration with the Yeezy creator amid calls from critics, including Friends actor David Schwimmer, for the sportswear brand to drop Ye permanently.

Schwimmer took to Instagram on Friday to share an excerpt from the now-removed Drink Champs episode where Ye bragged that Adidas couldn’t sever ties.

"I can literally say antisemitic things and Adidas can't drop me...Now what?” Ye said.

Schwimmer posted the clip, along with the message "Now what," directed at the Adidas Instagram account.

Adidas did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Come on guys, we’re cyber bullying this company until they stand against bigotry!!!

we gonna need ALL the info on all their accounts. oh we lighting their asses UP!!!!!!!! We’re Light them tf up!

We’re definitely Getting on their necks and not getting off even if they drop him because we shouldn’t have to express outrage to make change

[thelowkeygeek]

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[ultramaga]

So what happens to the formerly wealthy robo-brains after Fallout 4 has ended? I like to imagine the reformed Institute selling them synth bodies that can hold their squishy human brains. These two in particular need bodies. While their voice work is fine, they can't really emote well enough for anything but radio plays. Which could still work out, I suppose. But the Commonwealth is ripe for theatre, and desperately needs a safer form of escapism than jet and psycho. At the very least, they could train up a troupe. Also, I can't imagine the Institute would struggle making a better TV. Heck, the memory loungers mean that potentially they could make VR dramas. So would the drive in theatres finally get its intended use again? Well, I can't see driving for a long time - I suspect flying cars would be the next step anyway - but would the inhabitants of the post apocalypse like to see some crude melodrama? Hell yeah! Films were very popular from the moment they existed, even if all you saw was something incredibly basic. On 28 December 1895, the brothers gave their first commercial screening in Paris (though evidence exists of demonstrations of the device to small audiences as early as October 1895).[22] The screening consisted of ten films and lasted roughly 20 minutes. The program consisted mainly of actuality films such as Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory as truthful documents of the world. Yes, they were largely replaced by comedies, dramas, and porn, but right at the start, people were excited to just watch people doing trivial activities. They paid for the novelty.

And I can relate, although I'd rather see this cleaned up and enhanced. For us, this is a strange and distant world. For them, it was Friday. But they still paid to see it. I can readily imagine the upper crust of Diamond City crowding in to see footage on a humble screen, even if it was just a whitely painted wall. I remember as a child watching Snow White projected onto a sheet. You had to start a record to have the sound. So for these two, I can see them being popular again, so long as someone else can do the writing etc. They aren't creative, but we see people doing their own radio plays elsewhere - don't ask me how that works financially as they have no income and many costs - so the infrastructure potentially exists. Well, what about the painter? I can't see it, to be honest. His abstracts are everywhere, rotting. They were popular, but nobody seems to care about them. I think he'd stay a robobrain, and eventually die one. Same with the scientist; who might actually be going senile, it's not clear. Although, again, the reformed Institute might decide to recruit him. He was top of his field originally. Considering the Mechanist's creations are wreaking havok, perhaps he can devise a countermeasure to shut them down remotely. Or at least turn off the bit that was flipped to "EVIL".

[my-weird-news]

🔥 Oppenheimer: From Nukes to Trending! 😮

Nuclear Nonsense: A Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions Before the bomb, humanity's knack for destruction was like a sitcom that only non-humans were allowed to participate in. We're talking floods, plagues, and divine acts of cleanup on aisle Earth. Sure, we could picture Mother Nature throwing tantrums and nature's fury causing chaos, but when it came to ending the show, our role was more like a forgettable side character. No button-pushing villain who could bring down the curtain on the human race in a snap. Oh, but then along came nuclear power, and suddenly we were handed the detonator to blow up entire cities like oversized birthday cakes. Scientists, in their infinite wisdom, realized we could even accidentally set the sky ablaze while trying to flex our newfound atomic muscles. It was like giving a toddler a bazooka and hoping they wouldn't blow up the living room. And guess what? Pandora's box just threw in the towel. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brain behind the bomb, exclaimed, "I'm now Death, the cosmic party pooper!" (Okay, maybe he said it with more gravity, but you get the gist.) Imagine the shock! Anyone from Joe Schmo to Jane Doe suddenly had the potential to turn us all into cosmic confetti. Existential crisis level: expert mode. We're talking not just the fear of instant doom but also a sense that the universe had run amok. With a deity, you could kneel and beg for mercy. But human beings? We all know how stubbornly ludicrous we can be. Even if you tried to shove thoughts of global obliteration under the mental rug, you'd be stuck with a permanent itch of anxiety, like that one popcorn kernel wedged in your teeth after the movies. Speaking of movies, Hollywood's always been the ultimate therapy couch for our fears. The bomb and its bombastic world waltzed back into our cinematic spotlight, from "Manhattan" to "Asteroid City" to "Oppenheimer: The Sequel." But this is a dance that's been going on since forever. No surprise that during the Cold War, the era of bomb-tastic paranoia, filmmakers were on a destruction binge—like Black Friday shoppers at an apocalypse megastore. Take "Fail Safe" (1964), for instance, a film where technological fiascos and nuclear whoopsies lead to an explosion of international proportions. The characters debate if wiping out the world is the ultimate way to evict Communism from the party. But hold onto your fallout shelters, because computers mess up and suddenly it's raining nukes on innocent folks. Cold War cinema was all about serious pondering of human folly, but then there's "Dr. Strangelove" (1964), Kubrick's laugh-out-loud lesson that the end of the world might just be thanks to some very anxious, very, um, inadequately equipped men. Flash-forward to the '80s. Movies like "The Day After" and "Threads" kept the nuclear anxiety fire burning. Even Japan got in on the action, producing atomic-inspired epics like "Godzilla" (not the one where he battles a pizza delivery guy, though). Amidst all the doom and gloom, some films dared to tease the edge of sanity without tumbling into the abyss. "WarGames" (1983), a tale of teenage hackers and their accidental playdate with Armageddon, stole Reagan's heart, because who doesn't enjoy a little close call with global extinction? Back in the day, nuclear threats were as common as mullets, and kids did their nuclear drills with the same gusto as they practiced fire drills. Fast forward again, and we're in a world where nuclear nightmares are as rare as unicorns, or at least as rare as functional self-checkout machines. The Soviet Union vanished, and we stopped practicing the "under the desk" Olympics. The bomb's not completely forgotten, but let's face it, these days we're more concerned about tracking our steps on Fitbits than tracking thermonuclear warfare. Still, we've made a U-turn back to the birth of our atomic playground, perhaps to deal with our modern conundrums. We're living in Oppenheimer's world, the power of the gods in our hands. It's like giving your dog the car keys and hoping they won't crash into a fire hydrant. We're swamped in the feeling that doom's a-swirlin' around every corner, which Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City" gets all too well. Bomb tests pop up like surprise birthday parties, just more explosive. And then there's "Oppenheimer," a movie that's less about biographies and more about the boom of power—atomic power, geopolitical power, power to make you question your own power lunch choices. In a nutshell, Oppenheimer's like an all-you-can-eat buffet of nuclear musings, a reflection of how we became the cosmic game masters. But here's the kicker: we tell ourselves stories about our atomic prowess that are as nutty as a squirrel on an espresso binge. We're terrified, yet we tiptoe around the dread like it's a sleeping bear. But, like any good show, the curtain must rise, and now we're caught in a web of apocalyptic worries, waiting for the grand finale. We're the gods and the end of the line, and the world's biggest punchline. 🍿🔥💣# Nuclear Nonsense: A Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions Before the bomb, humanity's knack for destruction was like a sitcom that only non-humans were allowed to participate in. We're talking floods, plagues, and divine acts of cleanup on aisle Earth. Sure, we could picture Mother Nature throwing tantrums and nature's fury causing chaos, but when it came to ending the show, our role was more like a forgettable side character. No button-pushing villain who could bring down the curtain on the human race in a snap. Oh, but then along came nuclear power, and suddenly we were handed the detonator to blow up entire cities like oversized birthday cakes. Scientists, in their infinite wisdom, realized we could even accidentally set the sky ablaze while trying to flex our newfound atomic muscles. It was like giving a toddler a bazooka and hoping they wouldn't blow up the living room. And guess what? Pandora's box just threw in the towel. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brain behind the bomb, exclaimed, "I'm now Death, the cosmic party pooper!" (Okay, maybe he said it with more gravity, but you get the gist.) Imagine the shock! Anyone from Joe Schmo to Jane Doe suddenly had the potential to turn us all into cosmic confetti. Existential crisis level: expert mode. We're talking not just the fear of instant doom but also a sense that the universe had run amok. With a deity, you could kneel and beg for mercy. But human beings? We all know how stubbornly ludicrous we can be. Even if you tried to shove thoughts of global obliteration under the mental rug, you'd be stuck with a permanent itch of anxiety, like that one popcorn kernel wedged in your teeth after the movies. Speaking of movies, Hollywood's always been the ultimate therapy couch for our fears. The bomb and its bombastic world waltzed back into our cinematic spotlight, from "Manhattan" to "Asteroid City" to "Oppenheimer: The Sequel." But this is a dance that's been going on since forever. No surprise that during the Cold War, the era of bomb-tastic paranoia, filmmakers were on a destruction binge—like Black Friday shoppers at an apocalypse megastore. Take "Fail Safe" (1964), for instance, a film where technological fiascos and nuclear whoopsies lead to an explosion of international proportions. The characters debate if wiping out the world is the ultimate way to evict Communism from the party. But hold onto your fallout shelters, because computers mess up and suddenly it's raining nukes on innocent folks. Cold War cinema was all about serious pondering of human folly, but then there's "Dr. Strangelove" (1964), Kubrick's laugh-out-loud lesson that the end of the world might just be thanks to some very anxious, very, um, inadequately equipped men. Flash-forward to the '80s. Movies like "The Day After" and "Threads" kept the nuclear anxiety fire burning. Even Japan got in on the action, producing atomic-inspired epics like "Godzilla" (not the one where he battles a pizza delivery guy, though). Amidst all the doom and gloom, some films dared to tease the edge of sanity without tumbling into the abyss. "WarGames" (1983), a tale of teenage hackers and their accidental playdate with Armageddon, stole Reagan's heart, because who doesn't enjoy a little close call with global extinction? Back in the day, nuclear threats were as common as mullets, and kids did their nuclear drills with the same gusto as they practiced fire drills. Fast forward again, and we're in a world where nuclear nightmares are as rare as unicorns, or at least as rare as functional self-checkout machines. The Soviet Union vanished, and we stopped practicing the "under the desk" Olympics. The bomb's not completely forgotten, but let's face it, these days we're more concerned about tracking our steps on Fitbits than tracking thermonuclear warfare. Still, we've made a U-turn back to the birth of our atomic playground, perhaps to deal with our modern conundrums. We're living in Oppenheimer's world, the power of the gods in our hands. It's like giving your dog the car keys and hoping they won't crash into a fire hydrant. We're swamped in the feeling that doom's a-swirlin' around every corner, which Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City" gets all too well. Bomb tests pop up like surprise birthday parties, just more explosive. And then there's "Oppenheimer," a movie that's less about biographies and more about the boom of power—atomic power, geopolitical power, power to make you question your own power lunch choices. In a nutshell, Oppenheimer's like an all-you-can-eat buffet of nuclear musings, a reflection of how we became the cosmic game masters. But here's the kicker: we tell ourselves stories about our atomic prowess that are as nutty as a squirrel on an espresso binge. We're terrified, yet we tiptoe around the dread like it's a sleeping bear. But, like any good show, the curtain must rise, and now we're caught in a web of apocalyptic worries, waiting for the grand finale. We're the gods and the end of the line, and the world's biggest punchline. 🍿🔥💣 Read the full article

[jennawynn]

Enterprise Season 4 Episodes 1-3

For those of you who aren't in the know, I'm documenting my in-universe chronological watch through of the entire Star Trek series. I'm on the final season of Star Trek: Enterprise now. Follow along (or block) with the tag #chronotrek! On with the... *checks notes* alien Nazis. No, not like Star Wars. These are apparently aliens in WW2 Nazi uniforms on Earth. Blue skin and all. Which... totally tracks for white supremacists obsessed with everyone matching a physical ideal. Yep.

Episode 1

Ah yes the classic what would happen if the Nazis won AU.

Episode 2

Hey I think that's the first time they've actually said "Beam [me/them] up". They said 'beam' a time or two last season, but not that particular phrase.

I don't get to actually _see_ a lot of the show. It's in the corner while most of my focus is on work... but every now and then I glance up and see people trying to 'throw bullets' with their prop guns and it is always amusing to see.

Even 200 years in the future, people are still obsessed with learning about WW2 weapons, huh? Both Travis and Malcolm make incredibly specific observations about the planes being used against them.

In my circle, there's a joke... are you a History Buff (a guy obsessed with just WW2 history, tech, and weapons) or do you like history (someone who actually likes learn things about all sorts of things including the role of women and minorities, civilians, and things that don't involve warfare)?

Gotta admit- the honor guard of dozens of ships meeting Enterprise to escort her back to Earth gave me a single shiver.

Episode 3

lmao the canned applause for the 10 people in front of a green screen. and the reverse shot with the obviously not exterior lighting in front of the CGI audience.

Kind of weird to wrap the cliffhanger of the last season finale and an entire plotline about the temporal cold war in two episodes. I guess all that's left is the Guardians? Or are they just making a new threat for this season?

The old jazz club... it kinda cracks me up how Trek in general tries to get around the issue of how to portray the future without having it obviously be rooted in the time that that particular series was filmed. You don't want to throw a Jurassic Park 8 joke in there or tell people that Billie Eilish is still popular in 2154... so most Trek that I've happened to see kinda venerates things like old blues and jazz music, black and white movies, etc. Trip's movie nights are things like The Day the Earth Stood Still and Frankenstein and Sunset Boulevard and not Titanic or Avatar or even Friday the 13th. Billie Holiday was played in the last episode. It's reminiscent of Fallout's retro-futurism.

It's kind of sad to think about, though... that the 22nd century doesn't have art of its own. Right now, a woman's talking about 'yet another WW3 epic' that swept the awards that kind of hearkens to our current media landscape where there's nothing new but remakes and sequels.

Oh, she's the captain of NX-2? Nice.

T'Pol's mom needs to make up her mind about Trip lmao

Why do all Vulcans need to wear that one hairstyle? There's no differentiation at all?

[hobbyspacer]

The Space Show this week - June.20.2023

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Tuesday, June 20, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Ethan Siegel on the latest in physics and his writings. 2. Hotel Mars - Wednesday, June 21, 2023; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Dr. David Grinspoon will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about phosphorous found at Enceladus. 3. Friday, June 23, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): John Bucknell of Virtus Solis is our guest with updates on Space Solar Power (SSP). Bill Gowan is co-hosting this program. 4. Sunday, June 25, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute. Some recent shows: ** Friday, June.16.2023 - David Witkoski, IEEE Senior Member, discussed satellites in LEO and comms to Earth and within LEO. Later we talked about communications in all of cislunar, the Moon and more. Also Mars. Several other related topics such as debris, personal satellites and constellation issues were discussed. https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4041-BWB-2023-06-16.mp3 ** Hotel Mars - Wednesday, June.14.2023 - Rebecca Hahn discussed with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston her doctoral dissertation study project of mapping all the volcanoes on Venus. We talked about her work, the map and volcanoes on Venus. Multiple other topics were discussed such as the Magellan radar imaging resolution and the hope for enhanced resolution from the three new missions to Venus taking place over the next decade. https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4040-BWB-2023-06-14.mp3 ** Tuesday, June.13.2023 -  Dr. Eligar Sadeh discussed his new STEM outreach program for high school students, the "Mars Expedition: Red Planet Mission on Earth" program. Please check out the mission brochure ... https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4039-BWB-2023-06-13.mp3 ** Sunday, June.11.2023 - Dr. Nick Kanas was back with us re his new comprehensive textbook, Behavioral Health and Human Interactions in Space . We discussed LEO and orbital issues, lunar, free space, Mars and lots more. https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4038-BWB-2023-06-11.mp3 ** Friday, June.9.2023 - Billy Miossi discussed "his excellent documentary film on the Voyager 1 and 1 spacecraft and the team still managing the mission 45 years later". https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4037-BWB-2023-06-09.mp3 ** Wednesday, June.7.2023 - Eric Berger talked with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the ongoing problems and delays for the Boeing Starliner capsule designed to take four crew to the ISS.  Be sure to read Eric's Ars Technical article, "To Keep Starliner flying, Boing must make some hard choices" at https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/to-keep-starliner-flying-boeing-must-make-some-hard-choices.  https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4035-BWB-2023-06-07.mp3 ** Tuesday, June.6.2023 - Robert Zimmerman came "back for a vibrant discussion on Starliner, Boeing, SpaceX, Boca Chica, Starship. UAP news, Elon Musk fallout, and lots more". https://thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/4036-BWB-2023-06-08.mp3 ** See also: * The Space Show Archives * The Space Show Newsletter * The Space Show Shop The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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[cyarskaren52]

Everything You Need to Know About 'Scandoval' Ahead of the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Finale

It’s been a tumultuous yet illuminating two and half months since news first broke of the Vanderpump Rules cheating fiasco—now widely referred to as “Scandoval.”

As season 10 of the Bravo reality series has unfolded, it has revealed that a number of the show’s stars likely knew—or at least suspected—that Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss, the two cast members at the heart of the scandal, were having an illicit relationship. The season has also made clear that Ariana Madix, the true victim of the affair, went to great lengths to defend her then-boyfriend and best friend against any claims that they would betray her—unintentionally throwing others off the scent of a secret they appeared to be catching on to.

TMZ reported on March 3 that Madix and Sandoval had broken up after she discovered the affair. At the time, Vanderpump Rules was a few episodes into airing its 10th season, which was filmed from mid-July through early September of last year. Since that first report, much has emerged about how the seven-month-long liaison between Sandoval and Leviss apparently played out. Now, the season’s updated finale, an episode comprised entirely of footage shot after the news broke, is set to air Wednesday, May 17.

Here’s what you need to know about Scandoval ahead of the Vanderpump Rules season 10 finale.

Read more: Why Vanderpump Rules Is Suddenly Everywhere

What is Scandoval?

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix.

Nicole Weingart—Bravo

A portmanteau of scandal and Sandoval, “Scandoval” almost immediately became the name for the incident, which rocked the world when it was revealed that Tom Sandoval had been cheating on his girlfriend of nine years, Ariana Madix, with one of Ariana’s best friends, Raquel Leviss.

Sandoval has been a series regular on Vanderpump Rules since the show started in 2013 as a spinoff of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that centered on the young, wannabe-rich-and-famous employees of longtime Housewife Lisa Vanderpump’s West Hollywood restaurant SUR (Sexy Unique Restaurant). Madix joined the show as a recurring cast member in season 2 before becoming a series regular in season 3, while Leviss made guest appearances in season 5 as series regular James Kennedy’s girlfriend before becoming a recurring cast member in season 6, and, finally, a series regular in season 9. There have previously been a number of cheating scandals on Vanderpump Rules, including the infamous Stassi-Jax-Kristen-Tom rectangle of season 2, but never one that fans have considered to be quite so nefarious, underhanded, and despicable.

The initial fallout from Scandoval became pubic knowledge shortly after Madix herself learned of Sandoval’s infidelity, according to what cast members have revealed outside of the show. Madix was handed Sandoval’s phone after it fell out of his pocket while he was performing with his band, Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, and found an inappropriate video of Leviss on it.

Following the Friday news drop in March that Madix and Sandoval had split, posts about the affair quickly came to dominate social media, with #Scandoval becoming a trending hashtag. By that Monday, the story had ballooned into one of the biggest reality TV scandals of all time, with interest in the drama extending far beyond the show’s fandom.

At the time, Vanderpump Rules’ 10th season was set to air for 14 episodes that fans believed would center on the aftershocks of costars Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz filing for divorce, as well as the controversy surrounding series regular Lala Kent’s ex-fiancé and baby daddy, Hollywood producer Randall Emmett, facing allegations of civil fraud, sexual misconduct, and other abuse.

But Scandoval changed the season’s tone—with the affair at the forefront of every viewer’s mind, each subsequent episode of the season has been analyzed through a completely new lens. As remaining episodes aired, viewers made a point to look closely at all the interactions between Sandoval and Leviss, revealing that the pair seemed to not-so-carefully be conducting their affair right under the noses of their fellow castmates.

What has Vanderpump Rulesseason 10 revealed about Scandoval?

Pre-Scandoval, the drama of season 10 largely revolved around Leviss, encouraged by co-star Scheana Shay, making a play for Schwartz despite Schwartz and Maloney’s post-divorce pact that they wouldn’t hook up with anyone in the friend group. During the season 9 reunion, Leviss and Kennedy announced that they had ended their own engagement. Less than three months later, Kennedy started a relationship with his current girlfriend, Ally Lewber, who has appeared as a recurring cast member in season 10.

Now, however, Leviss’s flirtation with Schwartz has since come to be seen as a cover-up for her actual affair with Sandoval, Schwartz’s best friend. Schwartz has said that he knew Sandoval and Leviss had what he claims was a one-night stand in August 2022, while still filming season 10, but didn’t know their relationship had developed into a full-blown love affair until January of this year.

“The one-night stand was in August and then it became, from my point of view, it became an emotional affair,” Schwartz said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on April 5. “Which is still inappropriate but I didn’t think it was linear … [Then] in January, he came to me and told me that he was in love with Raquel.”

The in-show hints of Scandoval began in the season’s 11th episode when Lewber told Kennedy she saw Sandoval and Leviss out together late one night at a West Hollywood bar, The Abbey, with Madix nowhere in sight. “I saw Sandoval and Raquel dancing together at The Abbey,” she recounted in a confessional during the episode, which aired April 19. “I personally wouldn’t be comfortable with it, I guess, to have my boyfriend out at 1 a.m. with girls. But everyone’s different.”

Vanderpump Rules matriarch, former Beverly Hills housewife Lisa Vanderpump, also seemed be getting wise about the intimate dynamic that had developed between Sandoval and Leviss, even going so far as to seemingly arrange for her husband, Ken Todd, to reveal to Maloney that Leviss had stayed the night at Sandoval and Madix’s shared home while Madix was away attending her grandmother’s funeral mid-season.

However, despite Maloney’s attempts to broach the rumors with Madix, her longtime friend and sandwich shop business partner, on multiple occasions, Madix remained insistent that Sandoval and Leviss were both loyal to her and would never do such a thing.

The season’s penultimate episode, which was set to be the original finale, also featured a difficult-to-watch conversation between Madix and Leviss about the details of Madix and Sandoval’s sex life.

What are we going to see in the season 10 finale?

Following the initial Scandoval revelations, Vanderpump Rules producers jumped into action to get cameras rolling and document the fallout from the situation, even though filming had long ago wrapped for the season. The resulting footage was turned into a new finale, aptly titled “#Scandoval,” that will include scenes depicting a blowout fight between Sandoval and Madix that took place at their shared home, as well as an encounter between Sandoval and Leviss at the latter’s apartment during which they discuss their affair.

The episode will also feature the return of former Vanderpump Rules star Kristen Doute, who was fired for racial misconduct alongside costar Stassi Schroeder in June 2020, following accusations by former recurring cast member Faith Stowers that the pair had filed a false police report against her for a crime she did not commit.

Doute dated Sandoval for years prior to Madix and was at odds with Madix for several seasons over the circumstances surrounding the beginning of her relationship with Sandoval. However, Doute and Madix ultimately became close friends, and Doute has been a staunch vocal supporter of Madix since the Scandoval bomb dropped.

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