#instead they gave us the train wreck of the back half of s2

[lovevenji-endgame]

Those new stills are not bringing me any confidence about the season. I hope that they are as misleading as the ones they put out for s2

[cloveroctobers]

HARRY ZHONG (MITCHELL-WHITE)

IG info/bio: @/heedful.harry | 15.6k followers| hi, I’m Harry and I’m a business major. No, You don’t have to hold your applause 🧐

21 years old

From York, England

Cancer sun + ARIES MOON energy

He and his younger brother, Archie were foster children in the Mitchell-white household

which consisted: Harrison Mitchell and his daughter from a previous marriage, Briony, Piers White and together they had a surrogate carry their child, which gave them their second daughter, Pippa

Later they came to the decision to adopt Harry and Archie Zhong, if only that’s what they wanted too

It took longer for Harry to warm up to the family since he was still waiting and wishing for his mom to come back for them

He was diagnosed with IED around 15 years old

Goes to therapy for it and meetings with others with similar issues...he dreads the meetings since it makes him feel like he has a problem or something, which HE DOES but it makes him feel like a...but he knows that’s a ignorant way to think

He’s currently a business major and loves telling people about it *yawn* (don’t drag me lmao)

He’s thinking he’ll be a Financial analyst or a Marketing manager

The type of person who’s done a lot in his short life that it’s often unbelievable ex.) telling the villa he’s driven one of the cars that was used in the fast and furious franchise & getting pissed when bill and everyone else didn’t believe him

Harrison is a train driver and is normally bubbly + wears bright preppy clothes

He also loves Broadway, much to Harry’s annoyance...if he hears one more Hamilton song he’s gonna slam his head thru a wall stg

Piers is a music producer and is more reserved or “stand-off-ish” until he gets warmed up to you + his aesthetic is a rocker, yeah he’s got the whole tattoos and boots thing going for him, after all he was in a rock band

Piers makes the most $ and is of high status, which brought him and his family perks but is not a snob about it...it’s whatever ya know?

Harry’s closer to piers, feels he understands him more & can be kinda rude to Harrison when he’s in one of his moods but tries to be better at responding to him since he made him cry once years ago — yes he felt like complete shit afterwards

Harry is anemic so he always finds himself cold, experiencing fatigue, irregular heartbeat, and if he gets up too fast or moves too fast? Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the—FLOOO000R! (I’m making this joke as a person with anemia)

Likes cold weather since everyone else can feel what he feels on the daily

Plus he loves dressing for winter season, trench coats, wool coats, turtle necks, thermal t-shirts, fleece pants, rolled up beanies that keeps his ears covered and his hair glued to his forehead...you name it!

On the regular? He’s a khaki’s kinda guy, dress shirts, and loves wearing suit and ties...he’s not the biggest fan of jeans. He loves dressing fancy unless the measurements are bloody awful

I’m going by the alternative design for Harry and...whew! Then he’s 6’1 if we’re talking about the one they gave us then we all know he has a baby face, so I’d say he’s about 5’8

He’s got long legs + arms and hates how majority of his pants barely fit around his ankles

has dry scalp too

I feel like he’s pretty intelligent and sometimes it can come off as a know it all, yet, he’s always down to help people & isn’t condescending while doing so

He knows how to make soaps and would sell them on his etsy account in highschool where plenty shat on him for it so for awhile he stopped the hobby until Harrison encouraged him to keep at this if it was what makes him happy

Harrison is the type of parent you go to for comfort and hugs even if it might feel like he’s smothering you

Piers is the one who lets you come to him when you’re ready to talk about it, no pressure

Harry went to a high school that focused on technology so he’s all into the latest gadgets

This is a secret but he only got a apple watch to feel like a true spy

His intelligence got him somewhere with a few ladies ;)

He’s a certified freak, 7 days a week and had a handful of hookups and about 4 gfs in his life so far

He’s kinky!!!

& has a f**t fetish

His past relationships were not long relationships, which sucked but Harry felt like...this might sound arrogant, but it’s either their lost — although there was never any bad blood with his breakups! or his person was still out there somewhere...

I haven’t fully played his route (AJ stole my ass since I couldn’t romance seb or Nicky sorry) but I’ve seen screen caps and he’s a total sweetie if he’s really committed to you, you might be his “true love”

He’s nervous opposed to his usual confidence when he’s chatting to other ladies with ease, with you it’s different, it’s magnetic, nerve-wrecking, butterflies, electric, and exciting all wrapped in one

I feel like he shows his love language with quality time but also enjoys physical touch from his partner

Picky eater

But he was worst as a child! Barely ate anything which led to him being lanky or it’s in his genes but mostly he wouldn’t eat a damn thing

These are a few of his favorite things: figs, green tea, and almond milk

makes the best spring rolls with the rice paper, those are superior than fried! “Fried food will kill u u know!” “Okay bill.” “Iona, don’t know if u had too much to drink but, erm I’m Harry.” “R/WHOOOOssssh! And you’re s’pposed to be the smart one, yeah right.”

outside of the villa he found himself continuing his friendship with bill—even tho he pisses him off sometimes since he’s always got some shit to say but they’re probably the closest, Iona she’s always honest and is always a good time to be around when they hang out, Then there’s Camilo and Miki that he hangs out with too

Is the first one sharing about his day in the group chat with all of the villa, he can feel half of them rolling their eyes at him since many feel he tends to exaggerate

if he’s not endgame with mc...he kinda feels a way that Genevieve found her happiness in seb instead of him, it’s not that he’s bitter—he genuinely liked her and felt like maybe they didn’t try hard enough but deep down knows relationships can’t be forced. It’s just his ego trying to control things that’s all! plus he was comfortable with vieve even if it felt more on a platonic side...oh well

once slid into jen from s1’s dms one dark stormy drunk night & admitted on live that erikah kinda gave him some tips before going on the show... & that he thought one of the new girls that entered the villa was a better fit than one of the originals from s2 which caused him to get blocked by said original OOP

Has a circle of close friends outside of the villa, they’re all brainiacs and have something going for themselves

Enjoys action films and biographical drama films like: James Bond, John Wick, and the social network

Isn’t ashamed to admit that he loves using sheet face masks but isn’t the greatest at following a consistent skincare routine

Has his own back massager that he spent a lot of $ on since it wouldn’t go on sale and then a week later...it went on sale

sends a lot of “🙃🙂” texts when you piss him off

probably worked at GameStop, the apple store, Godiva, and currently works at a electronic repair shop for a side of cash but is looking for a internship since he’ll be graduating next year

Always Keeps cough drops on him? 

is a huge cuddler & falls asleep easily

His brain is always active, experiences REM sleep often

fav video games are tekken & hitman

owns a drone now 😏

also loves strategic board games & riddles

Took quarantine life seriously, did his research before it completely broke globally and started buying shit excessively in person and online that he sent most to his family before the campus shut down

Is the friend that will check on his friends :)

Keeps his dorm and his room back home CLEAN af, is OCD about everything being in order/organized. Will know if you touched his shit, Archie felt his wrath many times before

Has a life goal board in his closet, & plans to be fully established by 25. More power to ya Harry!

Celeb crushes: Victoria justice, Jesy Nelson, Deepika Padukone, Brec Bassinger, jasmine tookes, and princess Mae

Who does he listen to? oceanfromtheblue, Galimatias, Ta-Ku, Aries, Tyler, the creator, rich Brian, NIKI, viji, & AJR

Anthem = DPR IAN, “So beautiful”

[hellyeahomeland]

"The episode that chances everything. The latest Homeland will leave you speechless". What is this all about? Have they always promoted the final chapters in this way?

Today I’m introducing a new feature which I’ll call FANDOM HISTORY WITH SARA. Please take a seat and grab a cup of coffee (or glass of wine) and let me take you on a brief history of finale promotion for our dear little show.

SEASON 1: 

The year, 2011. We’ve just been treated to the literal abomination on my SOUL that is “The Vest.” Can you even fuckin’ believe that episode exists?? Anyway, can you also believe that the episode promo Showtime released for “Marine One” which remains Homeland’s best episode and also one of the single greatest pieces of television ever was THIS? They gave away the whole fuckin’ thing!! That’s where my aversion to spoilers starts. FUN FACT: When I was originally binging slash becoming obsessed with our dear show I watched it all on Showtime OnDemand and they showed some version/semblance of that as a promo for S2. That is, while I was watching mid-season one episodes in which Brody’s fate is at question they’re showing clips of him PULLING THE FUCKING VEST TRIGGER AND IT FAILING. TAGLINE: “THE TELEVISION EVENT OF THE FALL. QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED. SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED. AND NOTHING. WILL EVER. BE THE SAME. PREPARE. TO BE. BLOWN AWAY [BADUM CH].” (accurate, accurate, and very very accurate) 

SEASON 2: 

The year, 2012. We’ve just been treated to the literal train wreck that is “Broken Hearts” and the first half of “In Memoriam” (the original title of that episode, by the way, was “The Motherfucker in the Turban”… wonder why they changed it). ANYWAY the promo for that finale was a minute long and basically gives away the entire plot. I have very fond memories of watching that promo about 400,000 times. TAGLINE: NOTHING. WILL. PREPARE. YOU. (accurate)

SEASON 3: 

The year, 2013. At this point I guess SHO has caught on because the promo for this finale was a) completely unrevealing and b) depressing as shit, in keeping with other 2013 promotional gems such as “The One that Ruined To Build a Home” and “The One that Almost Ruined Adele.” (Oh, 2013. We had a time.) ANYWAY this one features music from Mass Effect which I’m told is a popular video game but all I’ll really remember is how the music swells when Carrie walks into the church and the strength of my convictions after watching that Brody was toast. For a trip down memory lane check this post in which I, spoiler-free, predict the meaning of that title and recount the shifting nature of Showtime’s promos; or this one, inspired by the voiceover. ALSO in lieu of a proper finale we got Claire IN A BUN (this was the origin of HAIR IN A BUN btw) being goofy in Morocco. 

SEASON 4: 

The year, 2014. The year that gave us “don’t touch my fucking gun!” among other things. The mood is not exactly right for a Mass Effect trailer so they go for more cryptic instead and craft something that had me panicking for a week that Dar was gonna fuck everything up (guess I was two years early). That promo was fairly uneventful but lemme tell you the story of two photos and one magazine that turned the HL fandom upside down:

Phantom Hand. Oh, phantom hand. The fandom went literally crazy trying to determine whose hand is there coming out of the left side of the frame. Was it Saul? Dar? Max? Virgil? Brody, risen from the dead? MUST BE KHAN! Turned out to be Quinn, which is the most logical explanation actually.

Bench. People also flipped their shit over this photo of Carrie sitting on a bench. Who is she waiting for? Is Quinn just out of frame? There aren’t enough bodiless hands here for our comfort!! 

But the story doesn’t get REALLY good until two days before the finale, December 19, 2014. That would be the day that dalliance anon entered our lives. To get the full picture, you’ve really gotta start from Point A. (Dalliance anon then became a meme in this fandom because every few months or so someone would write into the blog with a salacious bit of non-news and sign off with “this is the dalliance anon” until I told dalliance anon not to come back because it was affecting my health.)

SEASON 5:

The year, 2015. tbh I don’t really remember much about this promo. I don’t even remember if people were freaking out about Quinn possibly dying. 2015 was a weird year… what I do remember is that in the days leading up to the finale AG gave a series of interviews–obviously to avoid post-episode press–in which Quinn’s fate was mentioned zero times. The big promo photo freakout took place over Carrie and Otto at his cabin (if you’re wondering when that happened the answer is it DID NOT and fandom freaked out for nothing… kinda). TAGLINE: ONLY. ONE. EPISODE. LEFT. (accurate)