#julie lohre

[r44d]

“the moon needs the sun for it to shine, but the sun could care less about the moon, after all, earth is the one that receives all of the sun’s light”

- repost of something from a couple months ago (tap on the pictures for a better view)

[spinningerster]

fellow fansies - I have complied a (hopefully) comprehensive list of cast members for anyone new to the fandom or for those who may like a refresher on the casts. I've not included every single character, just the main ones, so if you'd like a character adding just ask; also if you notice any cast members are missing or have been labelled incorrectly in any way, please let me know, I want this list to be as accurate as possible. characters with a dash (-) for any of the categories I wasn't sure if they were included in that production or not. if you're able to fill in any of the blanks that would be much appreciated. any questions, please let me know <3

Jack

1992; Christian Bale

Workshop; Jay Armstrong Johnson

Paper Mill; Jeremy Jordan

Broadway; Jeremy Jordan, Corey Cott, Mike Faist (u/s)

Tour; Dan DeLuca, Joey Barreiro

Proshot; Jeremy Jordan

UK; Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, George Crawford (u/s), Matt Trevorrow (u/s)

Pulitzer

1992; Robert Duvall

Workshop; Shuler Hensley

Paper Mill; John Dossett

Broadway; John Dossett, Rob Raines, John E. Brady (u/s)

Tour; Steve Blanchard

Proshot; Steve Blanchard

UK; Cameron Blakely, Ross Dawes (u/s), George Crawford (u/s)

Katherine

1992; N/A

Workshop; Meghann Fahy

Paper Mill; Kara Lindsay

Broadway; Kara Lindsay

Tour; Stephanie Styles, Morgan Keene

Proshot; Kara Lindsay

UK; Bronté Barbé, Bobbie Chambers (u/s)

Davey

1992; David Moscow

Workshop; Jason Michael Snow

Paper Mill; Ben Fankhauser

Broadway; Ben Fankhauser, Ryan Breslin (u/s), Garrett Hawe (u/s)

Tour; Jacob Kemp, Stephen Michael Langton

Proshot; Ben Fankhauser

UK; Ryan Kopel, Alex James-Hatton (u/s)

Medda

1992; Ann-Margret

Workshop; Liz Larsen

Paper Mill; Helen Anker

Broadway; Capathia Jenkins, Caitlyn Caughell (u/s), Julie Foldesi (u/s)

Tour; Angela Grovey

Proshot; Aisha de Haas

UK; Moya Angela, Kamilla Fernandes (u/s)

Crutchie

1992; Marty Belafsky

Workshop; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Paper Mill; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Broadway; Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Andy Richardson, Garrett Hawe (u/s)

Tour; Zachary Sayle

Proshot; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

UK; Matthew Duckett, Alex James-Hatton (u/s)

Les

1992; Luke Edwards

Workshop; Matthew Gumley

Paper Mill; R.J Fattori, Vincent Agnello

Broadway; Lewis Grosso, Matthew Schechter

Tour; Vincent Crocilla, Anthony Rosenthal, Ethan Steiner (alternate), Jonathan Fenton (alternate)

Proshot; Ethan Steiner

UK; Nesim Annan, Haydn Court, Oliver Gordon, Ethan Sokontwe

Race

1992; Max Casella

Workshop; Robert Hager

Paper Mill; Ryan Breslin

Broadway; Ryan Breslin

Tour; Ben Cook

Proshot; Ben Cook

UK; Josh Barnett

Albert

1992; N/A

Workshop; Jordan Nichols

Paper Mill; Garrett Hawe

Broadway; Garrett Hawe

Tour; Sky Flaherty

Proshot; Sky Flaherty

UK; Jacob Fisher

Specs

1992; Mark David

Workshop; Jordan Samuels

Paper Mill; Ryan Steele

Broadway; Ryan Steele

Tour; Jordan Samuels

Proshot; Jordan Samuels

UK; Samuel Bailey

Henry

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Kyle Coffman

Broadway; Kyle Coffman

Tour; DeMarius Copes

Proshot; Michael Rios

UK; Matt Trevorrow

Finch

1992; N/A

Workshop; Bobby List

Paper Mill; Aaron J. Albano

Broadway; Julian DeGuzman

Tour; Julian DeGuzman

Proshot; Iain Young

UK; Damon Gould, Zack Guest (swing)

Romeo

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Andy Richardson

Broadway; Andy Richardson

Tour; Nico DeJesus

Proshot; Nico DeJesus

UK; George Michaelides, Jordan Isaac (swing)

Spot

1992; Gabriel Damon

Workshop; John Arthur Greene

Paper Mill; Tommy Bracco

Broadway; Tommy Bracco

Tour; Jeff Heimbrock, Anthony Zas

Proshot; Tommy Bracco

UK; Clarice Julianda

JoJo

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Thayne Jasperson

Tour; Josh Burrage

Proshot; Josh Burrage

UK; Mukeni Nel

Tommy Boy

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; Michael Dameski

UK; Jack Bromage

Mike

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; Jacob Guzman

UK; Mark Samaras

Ike

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; David Guzman

UK; Arcangelo Ciulla

Mush

1992; Aaron Lohr

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Ephraim Sykes

Tour; Jack Sippel

Proshot; Nick Masson

UK; Joshua Denyer

Elmer

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Evan Kazprak

Tour; Anthony Zas

Proshot; Anthony Zas

UK; Joshua Nkemdilim, Bradley Trevethan (swing), Rory Shafford (swing)

Wiesel/Jacobi/Mayor

1992; Michael Lerner (Weisel)

Workshop; Robert Creighton (Weisel), Tom Alan Robbins (Jacobi)

Paper Mill; John E. Brady

Broadway; Michael Gorman

Tour; Michael Gorman

Proshot; John E. Brady (Wiesel & Jacobi), Michael Gorman (Mayor)

UK; Jamie Golding (Wiesel), Alex James-Hatton (Wiesel u/s)

Morris

1992; David Sheinkopf

Workshop; Corey March

Paper Mill; Mike Faist

Broadway; Mike Faist

Tour; Michael Ryan

Proshot; Devin Lewis

UK; George Crawford, Zack Guest (swing), Jordan Isaac (swing), Bradley Trevethan (swing)

Oscar

1992; Shon Greenblatt

Workshop; Ben Thompson

Paper Mill; Brendon Stimson

Broadway; Brendon Stimson

Tour; Jon Hacker

Proshot; Anthony Norman

UK; Alex James-Hatton, Zack Guest (swing), Jordan Isaac (swing), Bradley Trevethan (swing)

Seitz

1992; Charles Cioffi

Workshop; Bill Nolte

Paper Mill; Mark Aldrich

Broadway; Mark Aldrich

Tour; Mark Aldrich

Proshot; Mark Aldrich

UK; N/A

Bunsen

1992; N/A

Workshop; Mark Price

Paper Mill; Nick Sullivan

Broadway; Nick Sullivan

Tour; Bill Bateman

Proshot; Bill Bateman

UK; Siõn Lloyd, George Crawford (u/s)

Hannah

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Laurie Veldheer

Broadway; Laurie Veldheer

Tour; Meredith Inglesby

Proshot; Meredith Ingleby

UK; Bobbie Chambers, Lindsay Atherton (u/s)

Snyder

1992; Kevin Tighe

Workshop; Marcus Neville

Paper Mill; Stuart Marland

Broadway; Stuart Marland

Tour; James Judy

Proshot; James Judy

UK; Ross Dawes, Alex James-Hatton (u/s), George Crawford (u/s)

Nunzio/Teddy Roosevelt

1992; N/A

Workshop; Tom Alan Robbins

Paper Mill; Kevin Carolan

Broadway; Kevin Carolan

Tour; Kevin Carolan

Proshot; Kevin Carolan

UK; Barry Keenan, George Crawford (u/s)

[fritextramole]

deep in quicksand

part 4 of a Nate Archibald playlist - best heard in order

tracklist and quotes under the cut

Dug My Heart ~ BORNS

I hope the cracks in the pavement, lead back to you, baby Back to you, baby

Boring 20s ~ Tamela D’Amico, Wolfgang Lohr, Ashley Slater

I was gonna strut my moves, work the schmooze Drink the booze, ignore the news, work my shoes Then it all went wrong

Latin Simone ~ Gorillaz

Give up if you wanna survive Get oh so alive in your life Everything falling out the sky on top of you

Seasons on Fire ~ Matt Berry

My seasons on fire Everything looks like wasteland

i’m not where you are ~ Marika Hackman

I'd rather be asleep than interact with me I don't get what you see 'Cause lately I've been trying to find The point in human contact

I Of The Storm ~ Of Monsters and Men

Until all you see is my ghost Empty vessel, crooked teeth

Standing At The Wall ~ The Pretty Reckless

But I am standin’ at the wall It is high and I am small All alone, there's no one to catch me whеn I fall

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it ~ Lana Del Rey

All of these debutantes Smiling for miles in pink dresses and high heels on white yachts But I'm not, baby, I'm not

Babe Ruth ~ COIN

You want some love But you need some space and time Oh baby, whatcha gonna do when the universe puts your hand in mine? Now that I'm busy I broke it all down

Hey Julie ~ Fountains Of Wayne

Trying to trip me up, trying to wear me down Julie, I swear, it's so hard to bear it And I'd never make it through without you around

Between My Teeth ~ Orla Gartland

I can't take the pressure of it, I can barely breathe

What Was I Made For? ~ Billie Eilish

Think I forgot how to be happy Somethin' I'm not, but somethin' I can be Somethin' I wait for Somethin' I'm made for

High By The Beach ~ Lana Del Rey

Don't need your money, money To get me what I want All I wanna do is get high by the beach

Got So High ~ The Pretty Reckless

If I wanted to fly, I should have gone up in a plane If I wanted to fly, I should have climbed up to the highest mountaintop

Over Those Hills ~ Hayley Williams

Over those hills, I bet you're somewhere dreaming I take my pills every night and in the morning When you wake up, ever wish I was beside you?

Cartwheel ~ Lucy Dacus

I thought back to many years ago A late-night promise on the telephone We'd build a house of twigs and vines Grow old together just to pass the time

Clay Pigeons ~ Michael Cera

Sing a song with a friend Change the shape that I'm in And get back in the game And start playin' again

[celestialrayna]

CelestialRayna's new upload schedule

Hi everyone!

After a long break due to private reasons it’s artwork time again :D Here you have the latest upload schedule. Please look forward to the new incoming artworks. ^-^ There are many Sabertooth content again especially after Sabertooth is in “Fairy Tail - 100 Year Quest” again. I’m so absolutely happy about that. :’) The upload schedule goes until August 2023. Yeah Rayna drew a lot :'D

March 2023

14th March – Fire Emblem – Lady Seiros

15th March – Fairy Tail –  I’m not cute

16th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Sting Eucliffe x Eeveelution

17th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Rogue Cheney x Eeveelution

18th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Yukino Aguria x Eeveelution

19th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Minerva Orlando x Eeveelution

20th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Rufus Lohr x Eeveelution

21st March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Orga Nanagear x Eeveelution

22nd March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Dobengal x Eeveelution

23rd March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Sorano x Eeveelution

24th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Lector x Eeveelution

25th March – Fairy Tail x Pokémon – Frosch x Eeveelution

26th March – Super Mario x Pokémon – Eevee’s trainer career

27th March – Fairy Tail – Spear Sting

28th March – Fairy Tail – Archer Rogue

29th March – Fairy Tail – Rage Sting

30th March – Pokémon – Popcorn time (Collab)

31st March – Fairy Tail – Sorano

April 2023

01st April – Fairy Tail – Don’t provoke the Dragon Slayers – Remake (Not April’s Fool ;D)

02nd April – Fairy Tail – What did you said, you brat?!

03rd April – Pokémon – Chibi Eevee

04th April – Pokémon – Chibi Vaporeon

05th April – Pokémon – Chibi Flareon

06th April – Pokémon – Chibi Jolteon

07th April – Pokémon – Chibi Espeon

08th April – Pokémon – Chibi Umbreon

09th April – Pokémon – Chibi Leafeon

10th April – Pokémon – Chibi Glaceon

11th April – Pokémon – Chibi Sylveon

15th April – Fairy Tail – Holy White Dragon Slayer

16th April – Fairy Tail – Dark Shadow Dragon Slayer

22nd April – Fairy Tail – Wizards of Sabertooth Part 1

23rd April – Fairy Tail – Wizards of Sabertooth Part 2

29th April – Overwatch – Miko Mercy

May 2023

06th May – Fire Emblem – Ninja Camilla

14th May – Fairy Tail – We are Chibi Sabertooth

20th May – Fairy Tail – White Dragon Guildmaster

27th May – Fire Emblem – Hapi

June 2023

03rd June – Fairy Tail – The Last Dragon Fight – Sting Edition

10th June – Fairy Tail – The Last Dragon Fight – Rogue Edition

17th June – Fairy Tail – The White King

24th June – Fairy Tail – The Shadow King

July 2023

01st July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Master

02nd July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue 100 Years Quest

03rd July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Samurai

04th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Samurai

05th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Festival

06th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Festival

07th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Tartaros

08th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Tartaros

09th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Final

10th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Dragon Slayer

11th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Alvarez

12th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Alvarez

13th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Residence

14th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Residence

15th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Classic

16th July – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Classic

19th July – Pokémon – Screamtail

22nd July – Pokémon – Sylveon

29th July – Fairy Tail – Bandaged Sting

30th July – Fairy Tail – Bandaged Rogue

August 2023

05th August – Fire Emblem – Edelgard

08th August – Fairy Tail – Anniversary Artwork

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[antonio-velardo]

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[l00k4tm4m45c415]

Julie Lohre

[jtmercronin]

Berserk Red Sonja

[themightyducks-world]

Oldest to middle

Coach: Emilio Estevez as Coach Gordon Bombay (5/12/1962), [D1, D2, D3:(no coach) & The Game Changers]

#21: Aaron Lohr as Dean Portman, "Bush Brothers" #1 (4/7/1976) [D2 & D3]

#18: Marguerite Moreau as Connie Moreau (4/25/1977), [D1, D2, D3 & Guest by The Game Changers: 1×06]

#44: Elden Henson as Fulton Reed, "Bush Brothers" #2 (8/30/1977), [D1, D2, D3 & Guest by The Game Changers: 1×06]

#06: Colombe Jacobsen as Julie "The Cat" Gaffney (12/21/1977), [D2 & D3];

#56: Kenan Thompson as Russ Tyler (5/10/1978), [D2 & D3]

#99: Vincent LaRusso as Adam Banks (5/16/1978), [D1, D2, D3 & Guest by The Game Changers: 1×06]

#96: Joshua Jackson as Charlie Conway [6/11/1978), [D1, D2 & D3]

#04: Matt Doherty as Lester Averman (6/22/1978), [D1, D2, D3 & Guest by The Game Changers: 1×06]

#07: Ty O'Neal as Dwayne Robertson (8/2/1978), [D1, D2 & D3]

[spiderliliez]

Colombe Jacobsen (as Julie “The Cat” Gaffney) Emilio Estevez (as Gordon Bombay) Aaron Lohr (as Dean Portman) Ty O'Neal (as Dwayne Robertson) Mike Vitar (as Luis Mendoza) Justin Wong (as Ken Wu) Vincent Larusso (as Adam Banks) Scott Whyte (as Gunnar Stahl) Shaun Weiss (as Greg Goldberg) From Disney’s family-movie, D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS (1994)

[charlieconwayy]

D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) is the best Ducks movie and a flawless coming of age movie

It’s no secret that The Mighty Ducks are a beloved trilogy. The three films spawned a professional NHL team named in their honor, 2021 sequel series, as well as many knockoff films released in the 1990s. But with any movie series, fans tend to rank the films and have passionate opinions on which is the best. For most Ducks fans, the answer is simple: D2. It has the Bash Brothers, Team USA dominating, the iconic “Ducks Fly Together” scene and two Queen songs. What’s not to love? But upon a rewatch of the trilogy, I came to realize that it’s not D2, or even the original, that is the best in the series.

It’s the criminally underrated 1996 D3 that for me, is the most mature and has the most heart. Perhaps it’s that the Ducks are now old enough to carry their own weight on screen. Perhaps it’s that the film takes a look at trauma, specifically trauma in teenagers, and how that manifests itself. Perhaps it’s that the film is maybe ahead of its time, in the way it discusses classism, racism and sexism. There is so much about this overly hated film that makes it the best Ducks movie and a perfect coming of age film.

The movie starts presumably a few years following the Ducks’ win against Iceland. They all look noticeably older - definitely older than the middle schoolers we left behind in 1994 - and all of the male Ducks’ voices have dropped a few octaves. Gordon Bombay, played by Emilio Estevez, is presenting the team (except for unfortunately, Jesse Hall, a leader among the Ducks who would’ve made for a strong presence in this mature film, as well as Portman, but we’ll get to him later) with scholarships to his alma mater, Eden Hall, a preparatory high school in Minnesota. Charlie Conway, played by a young, pre-Dawson’s Creek Joshua Jackson, is the Ducks’ captain and unspoken leader. There’s been much debate over the years over whether or not Charlie is the true captain of the Ducks. Adam Banks, played by Vincent Larusso, is far and away better than practically every Duck combined. Fulton Reed, played by Elden Henson, has shown more maturity and leadership at this point. It’s probably true that the Ducks as a team think that Charlie is Captain because of Bombay’s favoritism towards him (and his mother), but I think that this film makes it abundantly clear why Charlie is the captain. 

D3 is Charlie’s story. We see that in the opening scene, when Bombay tells Charlie he will not be following the team to Eden Hall, accepting a job instead in California. We learned in the original Mighty Ducks film, that Charlie and his mother left a bad situation in Charlie’s father when Charlie was very young. We also hear about Charlie’s mother, Casey’s marriage to a new man in the D2, who we can assume from what Jan says, that Charlie doesn’t like. We see in that first film, Charlie’s reaction to Bombay announcing that he is leaving the Ducks after the two of them have formed a bond. It is very clear that Charlie deals with abandonment issues, stemming from trauma in his early childhood. Charlie freaks out when a D3 Bombay announces the same thing, and storms off. 

Change is the biggest theme in D3. We see how change affects each of the Ducks, even those who don’t get many lines. Some, like Russ Tyler, played by SNL’s Kenan Thompson, think it’s a good thing. All of the Ducks don’t come from good neighborhoods and we assume that most of them don’t have the best home lives, especially when Charlie tells their new coach, Orion, played by Jeffrey Nordling, that the Ducks are the only good thing that any of them have had. Going to a preparatory school should be a good thing for them. But for most of them, it’s not. The new Ducks (who by the way, three of which are people of color, and one of which, is a woman) are immediately told that “their kind” is not welcome at Eden Hall. The Varsity team claim that they feel this way because the captain’s younger brother was not admitted onto the JV team because of the Ducks’ scholarships, but it’s very clear what they really mean. Russ commented that he’s the only black person on the whole campus earlier, and he, Luis Mendoza (The Sandlot’s Mike Vitar) and Ken Wu (Justin Wong) are the only people of color we see in the film. Change takes a toll on each member of the team. We see it the most in Charlie, but we also hear from Fulton on how the separation from his best friend, Dean Portman (Aaron Lohr), who decided not to enroll at Eden Hall, is taking a toll on him. Connie (Margerite Moreau) and Guy (Garrette Henson) have presumably broken up, as the two small scenes we get of them, they are arguing. It’s a transition period, one that the first year of high school often is. But it’s also a look on how a rich, white privileged world is vastly different than the one that the Ducks are used to. 

Coach Orion seems like a hardass, especially when he tells Charlie at their first practice that he will no longer be “Captain Duck” (as coined by D2’s Gunnar Stahl, played by Scott Whyte, who now plays the level-headed Varsity goalie Scooter). This, to the Ducks, is a line in the sand. Ever since Bombay turned District 5 into the Ducks four years previous, Charlie has been their captain. They’re in a whole new environment, where the man who gave them so much happiness and so many friendships isn’t, and their “little Duck tricks” won’t work anymore. Orion thinks Charlie is a showoff, and perhaps he is. This Charlie is vastly different than the sweet, shy Charlie we see in D1 and D2. But this Charlie is older, has just been abandoned by a man he considered a father, and is being harassed on a daily basis for being, as Varsity Captain Reilly puts it, “white trash.” I find it hard to believe sometimes that fans can look at Charlie from the outside, and not see who he is on the inside. All of Charlie’s closest relationships that we see portrayed in this movie, are with women. His mother (who he, as a teenage boy, says “I love you” to in the final scene of the movie), his teammates, Connie and Julie, who he gets a lot more screentime with, and with new love interest, Linda (Margot Finley).

I think now is a great time to talk about the shockingly impressive way all of the female characters are portrayed in this series, particularly this movie, especially for a 90s sports film. Connie has always been a leader on and off the ice. She’s in a relationship with Guy, but it’s not her only character trait. Dubbed “the Velvet Hammer” by Averman (Matt Doherty), she stands up for herself, and for her shy teammates (she literally shoves Peter Mark - a character cut out of D2 and D3 for good reason - in D1 when he insults Charlie) and stands up to the entire Varsity team despite them telling her that they hope they can “fight” with her later. Julie “The Cat” Gaffney (Columbe Jacobsen) is the second best player on the Ducks, despite the little ice time (thanks, Bombay) we see her have. She is the first person to tell of the Varsity, telling Captain Reilly that his little brother “just wasn’t good enough.” She’s a huge facilitator in the fire ant prank and despite the very weird and out of character game she had against the Blake Bears, shows that she deserves the number one goalie slot that Reilly gives her - despite what Goldberg, and the obvious underlying sexism there, have to say. I’ve also always been very impressed with Charlie’s mother, Casey (Heidi Kling). Although she has a romance with Bombay in D1, she makes it clear from the get go that her first priority is Charlie. We know that she took the two of them away from an abusive situation, and she’s a goddamn hero for that. Her scenes in D3 are limited, but they always show her chastising Charlie’s antics and encouraging him to stay in school. It goes unsaid, but it’s clear that she knows that he’s not going to get an education this good in the problematic public school system. But according to Linda, Charlie’s love interest, the private school system is no better. The first time we see Linda, she is protesting the “outdated” Warriors team name. This was in a 1996 kids movie, no less. She holds her own against Charlie, calling him out when he’s wrong. No one aside from Charlie, and maybe Fulton, get much screentime or lines aside from Bombay and Orion, but her presence and the point of her character is clear - not every rich person agrees with the horrible things that wealthy people do. 

Back to the plot.

When the Ducks receive their positions, they learn that Banks, as a freshman, has made Varsity. From an outside perspective, they seems obvious. Banks is the best player we see in any of the films, definitely miles better than the losers on Varsity, so it seems obvious that he would be promoted. But Banks is unhappy with this. Adam Banks is a fan favorite character, definitely due to the sweet, understated performance by Larusso, but we don’t see much of him. From what we do see of him though, he underwent a huge character arc from D1 to now. In D1, Banks goes against his father’s protests and joins the Ducks, claiming that he “just wants to play hockey.” Here in D3, we see that Banks is utterly miserable despite playing with some of the best players in the state, purely because he’s not with his friends. At the end of the film, he makes the (questionable) decision to rejoin the Ducks and go against the Varsity. But Varsity seems to feel that Banks fits in with them, for obvious reasons. He’s the only Duck who comes from an affluent background, and he’s definitely the most clean cut. Captain Reilly is visibly angry in the final showdown with the Ducks that they no longer have Banks on their side, as if he’s betrayed “his kind.”

The turning point of the film comes when after Charlie has quit the freshman team (no longer the Ducks), Hans, a father figure to the Ducks and Bombay, suddenly passes away. It’s an insanely dark moment for a Disney film, especially when Bombay returns to the funeral and reminds the Ducks that it was “Hans who taught them to fly” and Charlie storms off, crying. I think Joshua Jackson, in the Ducks films, as well as in Dawson’s Creek, is phenomenally good at portraying teenagers who wouldn’t normally be seen as leading men. Who let their emotions overtake them, who have anger issues, who deal with familial problems. Characters like that in leading roles were almost unheard of in the 90s, and in the upcoming scenes, it reminds us why this side of Charlie that we’ve seen throughout the movie is not the only side of Charlie.

Bombay takes Charlie to the rink to see Orion skating with his disabled daughter, who was injured in a car accident. He reveals to Charlie that Orion quit the NHL to take care of her, and this immediately changes Charlie’s opinion of him, but he’s still unconvinced about rejoining the team. The next scene is without question, the greatest and most important scene of the trilogy. The last two films spent way too much time telling us how great of a person Bombay was, how he was the Minnesota Miracle Man,despite us seeing so little of that onscreen. We see him making mistake after mistake, hurting the team, being an unjustified dick to those around him. But this scene more than makes up for all of that. I’ve put the quote from this scene below.

Bombay: I was like you, Charlie. When I played hockey, I was a total hot shot. I tried to take control of every game. I wound up quitting. So I tried the law. I ruled the courtroom, but inside, I’m a mess. Start drinking. Man, I was going down. But then this great thing happened, maybe the best thing ever - I got arrested and sentenced to community service. And there you were - Charlie and the Ducks. And as hard as I fought it, there you were. You gave me a life, Charlie, and I want to say thank you. I told Orion about all of this when I talked to him about taking over. I told him that you were the heart of the team and that you would learn something from each other. I told him that you were the real Minnesota Miracle Man. 

Charlie: You did?

Bombay: I did. So be that man, Charlie. Be that man.

It’s a callback to D2, when Jan tells Bombay “Be that man, Gordon. Be that man.” This scene is flawless. Every good thing that has happened to the Ducks, came because of Charlie’s heart. It came because of that game when Charlie refused to cheat, and made Bombay see his wrongs. It came because of when Bombay first tried to quit the team, and seeing how hurt Charlie was, agreed to stay. It was Charlie who stepped out of the game against Iceland so that Banks could play. It was Charlie who found them Russ. Giving the credit to a young, emotionally unstable teenager, rather than their Emilio Estevez, hotshot Bombay, is the best thing this series ever did.

This movie, in my opinion, is nearly flawless. Every moment has been planned to make the same point - change sucks. Especially when you’re a teenager. Even more so when you’re a teenager with trauma.

[crownedlegend]

Queen Elizabeth II hears her own voice while visiting the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, July 6, 1959.

She spoke into the phone and immediately heard what she said. Maj. Lenox Lohr of the museum explains the process.

Between Lohr and the Queen are Prince Philip and Canada's Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. (Edward Kitch/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Upload Schedule + Preview

Hi everybody!

It’s finally time again! A new upload schedule for the next months! It’s possible that some artwork titel could be changed.

This time I have something special to you. I show you a preview to few of the upcoming artworks.

If you have any ideas of how some artworks will look, I’m really interested. ^.^

All statements without guarantee

July 2022

03rd July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Sabertooth Squad - Sting Edition

04th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Sabertooth Squad – Rogue Edition

05th July 2022 – Fairy Tail - Chibi Tiger Sting Eucliffe

06th July 2022 – Fairy Tail - Chibi Tiger Rogue Cheney

07th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Yukino Aguria

08th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Minerva Orlando

09th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Rufus Lohr

10th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Orga Nanagear

11th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Dobengal

12th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Sorano

13th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Tiger Exceeds

16th July 2022 – Fairy Tail - Fear the Shadow Dragon (new clothes design!!!)

20th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Demon Minerva

22nd July 2022 – Fire Emblem - Three Hopes Edelgard

23rd July 2022 – Fire Emblem – Three Hopes Dimitri

24th July 2022 – Fire Emblem – Three Hopes Claude

30th July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Sting Eucliffe

31st July 2022 – Fairy Tail – Rogue Cheney

August 2022

03rd August 2022 – Pokémon – Leafeon is attacking

06th August 2022 – Overwatch – Chibi Pink Mercy

08th August 2022 – Fairy Tail – Anniversary Surprise

13th August 2022 – Overwatch – Chibi Echo

17th August 2022 – Fire Emblem - Legendary Female Byleth

20th August 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting Eucliffe

21st August 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Rogue Cheney

24th August 2022 – Fairy Tail – Portrait Sting Eucliffe

27th August 2022 – Pokémon – Sylveon

31st August 2022 – Warcraft – Jaina Proudmoore

September 2022

03rd September 2022 – Pokémon – Chibi Eeveelution Part 1

04th September 2022 – Pokémon – Chibi Eeveelution Part 2

10th September 2022 – Fairy Tail – Twin Dragon Sting Eucliffe

11th September 2022 – Fairy Tail – Twin Dragon Rogue Cheney

17th September 2022 – Overwatch – Mage Mercy

24th September 2022 – Fairy Tail – Fallen Rogue Cheney

25th September 2022 – Fairy Tail - Fallen Sting Eucliffe

October 2022

03rd October 2022 – Warcraft – Sylvanas Windrunner

08th October 2022 – Fairy Tail – Dark Rogue Cheney

15th October 2022 – Fairy Tail – White Dragon Sting

22nd October 2022 – Fairy Tail – Shadow Dragon Rogue

29th October 2022 – Fairy Tail – Chibi Sting’s Punishment

31st October 2022 – TBA

November 2022

03rd November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Sting, the white

05th November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Rogue, the shadow

09th November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Yukino, the celestial

12th November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Minerva, the lady

16th November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Rufus, the memory

19th November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Orga, the lightning

22nd November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Dobengal, the ninja

26th November 2022 – Fairy Tail – Sorano, the angel

December 2022

03rd December 2022 – Fairy Tail – Lector and frosch, the exceeds

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[rachel1987]

How about some more random fanart nobody asked for? Okay!

D2 has been a longtime favorite of mine solely for the reason that Aaron Lohr and Elden Henson are in it. They make this cheesy film bearable for me and I know it’s purely nostalgia, but I don’t care.

The last time I watched it (which admittedly was ages ago) I decided that Dean has a crush on Julie Gaffney after he realized how much of a tough chick she is. She is a /goalie/ after all. She can take a puck to the face!

Anyway, she knows this and likes to string him along. And Fulton has to help keep Dean’s head on the ice sometimes during practice.

[forget-why]

Phoebe Dynevor for the Financial Times, July 2021, shot by Thomas Lohr