#like maybe this was a way joseph used to manipulate connie

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Random Thought 02

I’ve been thinking intensely about Constantine Madden for the last day and here is the thought process-

-Constantine Madden- wears black ripped jeans, thermal waffle shirts, long cargo shorts, white t-shirts, beat up jean jackets WHICH HE WRITES ON and have patches, and way-way-way too much flannel.

-Is either the definition of the 90′s, or stereotypical-bisexual, or possibly both.

-Connie ain’t evil? Connie ain’t evil!! He was soul-swapped with Maugris!

-*Re-reads Jericho’s diary entry*

- “Con changed a lot in the last year”- soul swap!

-*Re-reads Golden Tower Maugris memories scene*

-Wait, shit, no. Time-lines are weird.

-Con killed his brother, and then was devastated and tried to bring him back, and thEN Maugris took over him.

-So liek, he was Bad Decisions™ way before Maugris. Never mind. He was evil.

-But like, he loved his brother! In a toxic way, but he loved him, even if he was using him. Maybe he didn’t get that he was hurting him, maybe he did, but he really, genuinely cared and was heart-broken when Jericho died.

-He was manipulated and broken by Joseph, who was manipulated and broken by Maugris aka the lady master who was secretly a Makar. So like, we can still like Constantine- kind of.

-CON-clusion- Connie was weird and evil but also someone to be pitied because everything was trash. And he loved his brother and friends in a super toxic way.

-bada-bing bada-boom!

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New Post has been published on https://shovelnews.com/eric-bana-talks-dirty-john-football-australian-and-american-more/

Eric Bana talks 'Dirty John,' football (Australian and American), more

If you’re surprised to hear that Eric Bana is a seriously funny guy, then you’re likely American. Not surprised? You’re Australian.

That’s because the Australian actor started out in stand-up, starring in an Aussie TV sketch comedy show before becoming known internationally for dark, brooding roles in films like “Munich,” “Troy” and “Hulk.”

In his latest role, Bana plays John Meehan, a suave medical man just back from a stint with Doctors Without Borders in Iraq, who woos a Southern California businesswoman, Debra Newell (“Nashville’s” Connie Britton). But as the title — “Dirty John” — of this new true-crime limited series suggests, there’s something a little funny about this guy. As in odd. And — as Debra’s kids (Julia Garner, Juno Temple) soon learn — dangerous.

The series, premiering on Bravo on Sunday, is based on the popular “Dirty John” podcast, and covers all the details of this twisted con game, from psychological manipulations to (yes) zombies. Bana, 50, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two children, recently spoke with Newsday contributor Joseph V. Amodio.

Q: It’s hard to tell — at first — if this guy you play is genuinely creepy or just misunderstood.

A: That’s definitely deliberate. Without realistically establishing a definite bond between (Debra and John) that has passion and genuine affection, we’d be dead in the water. So we worked hard to ensure that the audience understands the attraction and what Debra sees in John, so we can then move forward.

Q: Move forward to where it’s clear he’s creepy.

A: You’ve got to be careful to not play it. Actors get really excited when they hear they’re going to play a psychopath, but when you play a psychopath as a psychopath, it doesn’t work.

Q: I suppose everything he’s doing is sort of reasonable from inside John’s mind.

A: I don’t know about that. I think he knows he’s being really awful. He’s able to justify a lot of the lying, the deception, but I don’t think he’s able to justify a whole lot of his behavior. It was important to me to just present a version of that character that’s believable. Because it gets pretty crazy, and we need the audience to remember that this really happened.

Q: What’s it like working with Connie Britton?

A: Connie’s wonderful. I’ve been a huge fan of hers for years. She was on board and attached first, so it was easy for me to visualize John and Debra together. I felt strongly that we’d work well on screen.

Q: Do you miss your comedy roots — do you want to do more comedies?

A: I don’t have any monstrous aspirations to conquer the world through comedy, no. If the right thing came along, sure. My brain still works as it always has, seeing the world in three-minute sketches all day long. That’s part of my approach as an actor. The way you break down a three-minute sketch is no different from the way you break down a movie. The biggest advantage it gives you is that I’m now very aware of when something’s not working . It gives you the confidence to break something apart, to not be scared of new dialogue thrown at you. That’s just part of what you do in sketch comedy. So that helps. It makes you feel less precious about the way you approach dramatic) material.

Q: I hear you’re a big Aussie football fan. Tell me — what could the NFL learn from you Aussies and your “footy?”

A: I used to struggle with your game, I actually really enjoy watching it now. I think both sides could learn a bit from each other. The one thing I notice when I watch your game is you never have any shots of the crowd. I don’t know if it’s because the game is so commercialized that that kind of casual air has gone away. We do a lot of close-ups of our crowd. That’s part of the game. I always feel weird when I watch an American sport — there’s a crowd there, so why aren’t we seeing them? It’s weird. It sort of dehumanizes it. They give you wide shots and, in baseball, they do that stupid “kiss cam.” But we really, really, really embrace the crowd. That’s something that American sport doesn’t seem to do.

Q: And what can you learn from us?

A: Hmmm …, we have the same issue with concussions as the NFL. I feel like maybe the NFL is slightly more aggressive dealing with that. We don’t wear pads and helmets. And it’s a 360-degree game. You can be mowed down from all directions. And we have an inherent machismo thing — we laud players who run into oncoming traffic at full speed. That’s heroic instead of pretty … pretty insane.

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