#one of THEE daniel episodes

[fighting-naturalist]

Daniel in "Resurrection"

[danthropologie]

idk if it was because I binged watched dts at midnight or if I’m misremembering the race but the way I’m 90% sure they used one of daniels team radios from a China 2018 overtake played over an overtake from 2022 was so funny

i'm not gonna go out of my way to verify this, but i hope it was the get it girl one

[cabinboy100]

1899: 1x08: "The Key": Prometheus Roll Call

Beware: Season 1 spoilers! If you have not watched all eight episodes of 1899 season 1 on Netflix, get thee to your streaming device and watch! Then come back for a quick review with some visual aids for episode 8. =)

This will be a review of the basic layout and head count in the closing scene of the finale. We see Maura wake up in a vertical sleep pod set into the wall of a cylindrical chamber. Her hair is shorn compared to her 1899 simulation 'do and she is dressed in a grey jumpsuit of the type that we saw her and Daniel wearing in Elliot's recovered memory.

Once she steps out of her pod, she takes in her surroundings. There are 16 sarcophagi in the cylindrical chamber. They are in four groups of four against the wall, separated by sections of wall with portholes. She begins with the group that includes her own now-empty pod and examines the room from left to right, or clockwise, as viewed from the top looking down.

ROLL CALL.

Block 1 (Maura's).

Virginia Wilson

Eyk Larsen

Maura Henriette Franklin Singleton (empty)

Krester

When she recognizes Eyk (sans shock of white in his beard), she is visibly surprised, even taking a few steps backward. Understandable, as the last time she saw him, his First Mate had shut him down and told her it would be "impossible" to bring him back. Still, I have to wonder if something else might be behind her reaction. In any case, she then looks down at her left hand and considers the wedding band on her ring finger for a second or three. Why at that moment? Because Eyk is her husband? Or because she must remind herself that she is married to Daniel?

When she looks back up from the ring, she turns her gaze directly on Krester, whose face is not scarred. Could it be Krester to whom she's married? Watch those seconds again, from Maura turning from the ring to Krester. It's as if she knows whose face she will see next.

Block 2.

Tove

Olek

Ling Yi

Yuk Je

Tove's sarcophagus does not appear to be any different in shape compared to everyone else's, but it's possible that its design might accommodate a pregnant woman without any outward sign or difference. Difficult to say, which means that Tove *might* be pregnant, but is not obviously so.

Block 3.

Iben

Anker

Angel

Ramiro

Block 4.

??? (empty)

Jérome

Clémence

Lucien

2099 PROMETHEUS MATH.

There do not appear to be any doors set into the wall. Once we get an exterior view, that makes sense. The chamber is one of several cylinders attached by their "floors" to a larger wide octagonal boxy base structure, ten of which are connected to one another in an oval ring revolving around the central axis of Spaceship Prometheus. There does not appear to be any inhabitable space directly above the chamber. I think this means that the only egress from the chamber, that doesn't lead to the vacuum of space, must be set into the floor, behind/in the middle of the ring of consoles and cables in the center of the room.

When we get a side view of the spacecraft, stem to stern, we see that there are two rings of ten octagonal boxes, and each of those boxes actually appears to be two conjoined blocks, and each of those blocks has eight cylindrical sleep chambers attached, four above and four below. Let's assume all the chambers have sixteen sarcophagi. If every pod holds a person, the ship carries 2 x 10 x 2 x 8 x 16 = 5120 people in hibernation.

The 2099 Prometheus readout tells us there are 1423 passengers and 550 crew, giving a total of 1973 people. Yikes. That's less than half capacity. Have we seen this scenario before…?

CAP: We're carrying barely any freight. Just like the Prometheus. Our cabins aren't fully occupied either. The company travels this route w/o making any profit.

OLEK: The bunkers are half loaded. Two are almost empty.

CAP: Am I mad? I know this ship inside out. This is not supposed to be here.

CAP: This is impossible. We're on a ship. How does a whole landscape fit inside a ship? MAURA: This isn't the only one.

CAP: It's as if all of this is somehow part of the ship…

If there hasn't been a catastrophic malfunction or accident on the 2099 Prometheus before Maura wakes, this *does* sound similar to the state of the 1899 Prometheus and Kerberos, launched with many fewer passengers and much less freight and supplies than capacity. And how was all that supposedly empty space used? It housed the backstory worlds of the passengers and crew. Does a similar traumatic funhouse await Maura and company in "2099"? Is this one virtual as well? Or—wishing/reaching—could it possibly be Westworld-ly physical?

WHO'S MISSING?

Everything we've seen and heard so far tells me that that empty berth must have been Ciaran's. Does Ciaran wear the face of someone we've already met in the simulation? Who of the 1899 Kerberos passengers and crew Maura interacted with is conspicuously absent in this chamber?

Daniel (Is he real? =)

First Mate Sebastian

Franz

Ada

Elliot (Is he on the passenger list of the 1899 Prometheus?)

Other travelers with whom Maura did not directly interact…

Garlic Necklace (aka Furnace Mulder)

Werewolf skeptic (aka Furnace Scully)

Mustached Adam Driver Crewman

COUPLED 2099ers?

Did the 2099 Prometheus assign paired/adjacent sarcophagi for couples and family who booked together?  The placement of the sleepers in Maura's chamber does seem to support the idea (for me, at least =).

Eyk is beside Maura. (Of course =)

Maura is beside Krester. (I mention it because of that post-ring-gazing look.)

Olek is beside Ling Yi.

Iben is beside Anker.

Angel is beside Ramiro.

Jerome is beside Clemence is beside Lucien. (Interrrresting…)

Mystery Sleeper (Ciaran?) is beside Jerome

Have to say, I'm a little disappointed that Franz was not asleep next to Tove. =)

Just wanted to get this info Out There in this post. Will save follow-up theorizing on the identity and whereabouts of the mystery sleeper for future posts, hopefully.

Wake up 🜃

Keep on keepin’ on~

[frostysfrenzy]

I Knew I’d Like You

(AKA Sam and Daniel, season 1)

@fighting-naturalist you asked for the essay, here it starts

She thought he was dead, everyone did (except for Jack's team and well, Hammond (see 1969)). But she knew how important he was to the program, to her work. But she never knew how close they could be. 

When they arrived on Abydos again, she was instantly geeking. And Daniel, for maybe the first time ever, was the one left confused and speechless. But then he gave her the one answer she hadn't found in two years, in a field he "doesn't pretend to know anything about." Suddenly, she had a partner in crime. Another doctor in a sea of hardcore military men. Then she’s pulling him out of the line of fire and doing her best to keep him comfortable when he comes to. They come through the gate together, synchronised in their defence of his people. They instantly bonded over nerd behaviour, but it quickly went deeper. “You can’t just stay awake forever.” She was understanding of his position but caring, and honestly I don’t know if Jack would’ve got him to go to bed (He might have, but it probably would’ve been more of a fight. At that point anyway.) There’s other little moments like Daniel being the one to come get her in the tent when she’s singled out in emancipation.

Jack, under the influence of the touched virus mind you, sees Daniel’s care for Sam as something more, even though Daniel was insistent on Sam being a friend he cared about. (Although Danny boy was giving Jack some looks in that scene but he’s just like that). 

Onto Thor’s Hammer. They capture the Goa’uld. She knows what Daniel’s thinking about doing with the rest. She tries to stop him. She almost gets through to him, not wanting him to tarnish his character. But he turns around, shooting the tank. And she just falls silent, carefully taking the weapon away. She knows exactly why he did it, as unwarranted as it was in her mind. She knows she couldn’t have stopped him, not really. And she never judges him for it, never brings it up again. 

Fire and Water. They all think he’s dead, but Sam has the most immediate difficulty. She’s the one in his diary, personal effects that everyone else was avoiding. She was the one that went forth with the hypnotism, not dismissing it in hopes of answers. Then she’s immediately guilty when she realizes they left him behind. Then the way she finds him in Hathor, brainwashed and defenceless, she can only watch in pain and walk away, there’s a mission to complete.

Jump to singularity, very well thee Sam & Daniel moment of the season. She’s the most attached to Cassandra, but he’s second in line. He’s sitting outside the girl’s room, where Sam also is, almost as a guard. He assures Sam she doesn’t have to do it alone.  He’s right there in her corner. She’s distraught, saying she shouldn’t be so attached. She’s become so used to having him around (For what, maybe eight months? Maximum?) That she’s lost full sight of the fact that he’s not actually military. (Not to mention the look on his face in that scene geez Danny do you understand platonics?) And when she’s in the General’s office giving her stance on Cassandra’s situation, Daniel’s right there in the doorway, backing her up. Daniel does have every reason to be there, he knows what Cassie is going through, he was an orphan too. But it’s just as much about Sam to me, he’s been there the whole episode, this was no different. 

Obviously in the alternate reality Daniel is thrown to, Sam is with Jack, they’re engaged. But she’s the one that jumps on board with Daniel’s theories, trusting him, sympathising. She’s mixed right into the charge that eventually gets him home. And the Sam of our reality is the same, the first to acknowledge the possibility that he actually did experience an alternate universe.  

Couple this all with the fact that Daniel has zero definition of personal space (with anyone but especially with Sam) and the seeds were planted for their bond from the get go. The friendship lines were always blurry, not just with them. Though Daniel wasn’t about to get into anything consensual until after his wife was gone for good, he found an undeniable beautiful relationship with Sam, starting mere seconds after they met.

[seriouslycromulent]

Soooooo ... I just finished episode 6 of ST: Picard, season 3

... and can I just say ... How can anyone not love this season so far?!

No, seriously. If folks are complaining about Picard this season, I have to question whether or not they were ever fans of Star Trek, in general, and Star Trek: TNG, specifically.

Forgive me, but this is going to have some spoilers below. So if you haven't watched episode 6 yet, please keep scrolling.

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Is it safe to squee?

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OK.

Seriously, folks. I fangirled so hard throughout this entire episode, you would've thought I've never experienced joy before. It was that f*cking awesome!

Oh "The Bounty," how do I love thee? Let me count the ways:

(Almost) the entire TNG band getting back together again in one episode

The first appearance of Geordi LaForge looking all distinguished and sh*t

The younguns sneaking off to try and figure a way out of this mess while the parents argue and deliberate

Riker's "We're all gonna die" line

The trip down starship memory lane including a moment for Seven to reflect on what the USS Voyager meant to her

Me immediately recognizing the Bird of Prey from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

The cameo by Daniel *motherf*ckin'* Davis as Professor Moriarty. Oh. My. God! I literally leapt out of my seat when I saw him appear on screen. That was such a beautiful gift. Michelle Forbes last week was an amazing, but bittersweet gift. But this. This was just a truly beautiful gift. Thank you to whomever made that happen.

Geordi still being a badass engineer even though he's all "play it safe Dad mode" now

The flashback to season 1 Riker for a quick recall of "Pop Goes The Weasel" which he somehow manages to recognize by the isolated keys on their own 30 years later

Brent Spiner cycling through all the "Data's" he's played over his career, and me immediately recognizing Lore before he even said his name

Amanda Plummer just killing it with the villainy. I'm here for all of it!

And that ending?!?! Oh. My. God. Come on. How are folks not loving this?!

See. I honestly don't get the folks who are complaining. I know a lot of us Trekkers are fully enjoying this, but for the ones who aren't ... Honey, I don't know what to tell you. This season has been so much more than I ever expected, and I'm in ... just ... pure bliss with this episode and this season overall.

And no. I'm not just watching this season alone. I loved Star Trek: Picard seasons 1 and 2 as well. So much so that I was sad when I heard they were only going to do one more season.

But oh boy! What a season to end it on.

I am in deep smit with this show. And just to be clear, I also love Star Trek: Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds. I even like Prodigy, even though I've only watched about halfway through the first season.

Yes, I'm one of those Trekkers who loves Trek with my whole chest, so it was unlikely that I wouldn't relish this final season of Picard. But I never expected to love it as much as I have so far.

At this point, I'll probably cry when the season finally ends, but that's OK. Because I'll just watch it all over again to experience this joy one more time.

[mermaidsirennikita]

I really love how the last two episodes of IWTV have this sort of interchangeability between horror/tragedy and humor, and in certain moments the two overlap in the same scenes like with Lestat crying over Louis getting head from someone he knew when he was younger and obviously having had romantic feelings for. There's just SO MUCH to mine with this approach, especially when you consider that even Louis' perspective of Lestat and their relationship changed so significantly in the span of around 50 years in the first and second interview with Daniel.

Yeah, same, I think the show's tonal balance is honestly excellent. To me, it feels like real life--things can be awful but you just kinda have to laugh sometimes. I think the show is great at giving us a deeply supernatural world while keeping the relationships and their issues very grounded in reality.

I also have to call something out lol... I find that people (many of whom I assume are book fans, and the books basically shove Lestat down your throat as THEE BEST because he was Anne's favorite) are so eager to excuse Lestat's behavior that there's already a demonization of Louis occurring...?

And it's like, don't get me wrong, Louis is a flawed person who doesn't always do the right thing; and the shows already explicitly called out his unreliable narration.

However.

(Taking aside the fact that the adaptation is its own thing and you can't assume it'll follow the books beat for beat because it already has not.)

With this specific case--yeah, this was pretty much on Lestat lol. You can't tell someone "yes go fuck other people" WHILE FUCKING AROUND WITH OTHER PEOPLE YOURSELF and then get possessive and upset when they do it. I mean, you can--but like, you're in the wrong. This is a very real thing that moooost people I've known in open relationships go through (and that doesn't mean open relationships are inherently bad, but let's be real, in many cases people who are trying to be open are actually monogamous people who just need to break up or go to therapy together lol) and I think the show was drawing that parallel very deliberately to call out Lestat's toxicity. Does that mean Louis doesn't also have toxic traits? No--they're a toxic couple. They are probably the loves of one another's existence and they are toxic. They are probably meant to be together on some level, and they're toxic. If you're looking for a ship that isn't toxic, this is probably not a story for you.

And beyond this case--while I think that on some levels Louis's narration is deliberately unreliable, yes, I also think there is unconscious unreliability occurring. If you've ever left a rocky relationship, especially a long one--you will give an unreliable narration of that relationship, at times. Because it is fucking fraught. You are emotionally untangling that shit.... sometimes forever.

I would also add that for Louis, I think there's a level of not wanting to get real about how he still feels about Lestat. It is easier to cast Lestat as someone who never really loved him in this narration, because the reality is that Louis knows he did and Louis also loves Lestat--and if Louis loves Lestat, what does that make him?

I mean, I have already seen posts commenting on Louis's resentment of having to publicly act subservient to Lestat with "I know Louis is facing racism, BUT--" And let me tell you... That's where you stop and delete what you're writing, because you've already missed the point. The point is not that Louis is perfect, or that Louis is coming at Lestat fairly all the time--but the power differential in this relationship is MASSIVE. Lestat has societal privileges Louis can't have, AND Lestat is Louis's vampiric parent, essentially, while also being his lover, who knows more about the world of vampirism and immortality and just *life* by merit of having lived a century more than Louis. At the same time, Louis can have some level of existence independently, and even if he has regrets, he won't be crippled by his desire for Lestat... Whereas Lestat cannot be alone, and while I think Lestat's love for Louis is very complex and selfish, I also think that Lestat probably does love Louis more than Louis loves Lestat. Doesn't mean Louis doesn't love Lestat more than other partners he's had or will have... But I do tend to think that in many (most?) relationships, one person loves the other more, and in this one, that happens to be Lestat.

So like, I don't know. If we're already dismissing Louis's extremely valid issues and complaints to prop up Lestat.... what are we doing. This is very much a show about overlapping things, as you said--how both things can be true, how everything with these two is gray.

[formulaonedirection]

2 5 6 8. math is mathing.

It's adding up.......

2. Is there a driver you like more now than you did at the beginning of the season?

HAH. Let's just be #real and say it's obviously...........Carl..........Not that I'm his FAN. Sometimes I just be carlposting......I love men who are a bit pathetic.....bit annoying........

5. What do you think was the funniest moment of the season?

Funniest moment of the season clearly me watching V*rstappen spin irl in 4k not once but twice and then literally JUMPING from my seat screaming THANK YOU GOD and almost getting hate crimed by the red bull fan behind me. I've never laughed harder in my LIFE!

6. Something you're excited to see in DTS?

I do not watch DTS and I will not be watching so unless Daniel and Lando tongue kiss in one of the episodes or we get another Max Fewtrell dating cameo......

8. Best looking and ugliest race suits?

McLaren Singapore suits with the black and hot pink??? Ultra mega smash. Merc black suit always sexy on Lewis thee Hamilton. Also the yellow Ferrari suits were a low key smash ngl.... Aston Martin green is hideous and disgusting to me. Alpine's is also hideous but Este kinda works it so idk maybe it's just ugly on Alonso.

F1 season in review

[letstalkdancingwiththestars]

Let’s Talk Dancing with the Stars Blog Post #4

Since The Bachelorette has stopped premiering and both girls seem to have found their happy ending (Gabby with Erich & Rachael with her own self love), I have decided to talk to you guys about another great show…

Dancing with the Stars!

I am such a huge fan of this show, and I was so excited when I found out former Bachelorette Gabby Windey was going to be on this upcoming season. So let me give you the rundown on how Dancing with the Stars works if you haven't watched it yet.

Dancing with the Stars consists of 15 professional dancers and 15 celebrity dancers. The show first premiered on ABC in 2005 and has been a huge hit for 30 seasons now. Out of these professional dancers, some of them come in brand new and some dancers have been there since the show started! Each week, the dancing duos get assigned a specific category of dance (ex: Ramba, Quick step) and follow the theme night that happens every week as well.

This season I want to follow along with you guys and keep you updated on the great dances that these pro/celebrity duos create together! This season consists of:

-Gabby Windey dancing with professional Val Chmerkovskiy

-Charli D’Amelio dancing with professional Mark Ballas

-Heidi D’Amelio dancing with professional Artem Chigvintsev

-Wayne Brady dancing with professional Witney Carson

-Jordin Sparks dancing with professional Brandon Armstrong

-Joseph Baena dancing with professional Daniella Karagach

-Selma Blair dancing with professional Sasha Farber

-Sam Champion dancing with professional Cheryl Burke

-Jessie James Decker dancing with professional Alan Berston

-Trevor Donovan dancing with professional Emma Slater

-Daniel Durant dancing with professional Britt Stewart

-Teresa Giudice dancing with professional Pasha Kovalev

-Vinny Guadagnino dancing with professional Koko Iwasaki

-Cheryl Ladd dancing with professional Louis Van Amstel

-Jason Lewis dancing with professional Peta Murgatroyd

-Shangela dancing with professional Gleb Savchenko

The first episode started with a lot of energy and fun in the ballroom. Host Tyra Banks has been on the show since Season 29 with co-host Alfonso Ribeiro who is a former actor and winner of Season 19 of DWTS. Tyra is the main host on the dance floor while Alfonso is up top of the ballroom with the dancers while they collect their scores from the judges.

Judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tomioli, Derek Hough, and head judge Len Goodman are returning judges from past seasons. Carrie Ann Inaba is a Dancer and Choreographer, and Bruno Tomioli is a Film, Music Video, and Theatre Choreographer. Derek Hough is an Emmy winning Choreographer and Six-Time DWTS Champion ,while head judge Len Goodman is a Professional Ballroom Judge. Along with the 0-10 numbers each judge can give, the viewers also have their say in voting to control the ending elimination. Season 31 is now streaming for the first time this year on Disney+.

On premiere week we got to learn the background of all of the celebrity dancers that were featured on this new season. The premiers theme was focused on the celebrities favorite party song to get down to.

Our girl Gabby Windey with partner Val danced the jive to her favorite song “As it Was” by Harry Styles. They ended with the third highest score of 28/40. Not too bad for week one as the judges score everyone pretty low on night one. Linked below will be their jive from night one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsWg8clCqGc

Tik Tok star Charli D’Amelio ended the night in first place after dancing the Cha-Cha with partner Mark Ballas. They danced to “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion and ended with the top score of the night at 32/40. I will link Charli’s night one winning dance down below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyV3kZaduwk

In second place was celebrity Actor and Multiple Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award- nominated Wayne Brady. They received the first “8” of the night from judge Bruno Tomioli! Wayne Brady and partner Witney Carson danced a Cha-Cha to “She’s A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton. The total judges scored a total of 29/40. Linked down below will be the duo's awesome Cha-Cha!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aDRcNTJi4k

After all 15 couples do their dance and get scored, the show ends with a couple going home on night one. The judges were super tight with scoring on night one with most judges handing out “5’s” for most couples. This was a very low scoring night for most couples! Star Jason Lewis, who is well-known for his role in “Sex and the City” was the first celebrity star who was kicked off the show!

Tune in next week so we can recap week 2 of Dancing with the Stars together!

[cavemains]

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[legit9thlunaticwarrior]

Wardlow request you say? Cuddles with Kenny was great so cuddles with Wardlow?

possibly the first episode of “donna being a self indulgent little twat” i liked this so much im copying myself and putting it in my wardlow fanfic (that wont be an x reader, thats going to be me being selfish) i do this with the full belief that he is a man that love to cuddle, fight me

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‘Snugglebomb Symphony’ Wardlow (Michael) x fem!reader

^how would mr. mayhem and reader spend rainy days? the cutest way possible! who knew this beefcake was really a big ole softy^

- krypto is the best boi - this is self indulgent, so it’s Y/N but with elements of me. let me have this

Y/N POV:

Usually I would enjoy a rainy day, this was not one of those times. Michael and I had planned to go to the park with Krypto, but the clouds had other plans for the day. I decided to try and finish Daniel Howell’s book so I grabbed the blanket that was draped over the back of the couch and settled down with Krypto. It was finally a day I didn’t have to wear contacts so I kept my glasses on. I opened the book and began to tune the world out.  After a while, I was brought back to reality by the feel of someone kissing the top of my head. “Well isn’t this a beautiful picture?” My eyes followed my fiance’s movements as he joined me on the couch, “What is?” He threw his arm around the back of the couch and was scratching Krypto’s head. “You all snuggled up and comfy with Krypto, glasses and a book in your hands. You look stunning.” I felt my cheeks heat up from his words. “Well, I have an idea that would make the picture even more beautiful.” 

I had him lie on the couch so I could be on top of his chest. He took the hint and placed the blanket back over us; Krypto finding his place on the other end of the couch. Michael had put the tv on while I kept reading so his hand could find its way back to my hair to rub my head while his other arm was wrapped around me tightly. The soft noise from the tv, the little snores from the dog, and the sound of the love of my life’s heartbeat made the moment even more peaceful. “Y/N?” I picked my head up a little to look at him, “Yeah?” I responded quietly. “I love you so much.” “I love you more. Who knew thee Mr. Mayhem was such a cuddlebug?” He laughed a little, “Only for the women I’m making my wife. And correction; you’re my little cuddlebug.” I leaned up to kiss him then went back to my book.

I guess at some point I had fallen asleep because I opened my eyes when I didn’t feel the book in my hand and felt my human teddy bear move us both. I gripped onto him and mumbled “No. Stay here.” He chuckled at me being clingy, “Come on pretty girl. I’ll make dinner then we can go to bed.” He stood us both up and he went to the kitchen. I stretched my arms and checked my phone to see that Michael had posted something and tagged me.  I opened the notification to see a picture from his perspective, you can see me curled up on his chest and Krypto by our feet. I looked at the caption:

realwardlow A future I’d go to war for 

I smile at the image and the words beneath it. I saved the picture for myself and went to the kitchen. I came up and hugged him tightly from behind. “Yes princess?” He turned around and pulled me close. “You make rainy days sunnier.” I said looking up at him. He just leaned down and kissed me sweetly, “Anything for you.”

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[fighting-naturalist]

-I will become a great warrior. Like Neith. -You know, you can do that without a symbiote. -I can? -But you didn't hear that from me.

[lucindarobinsonvevo]

okay, i keep seeing you talk and post about it and i have to ask... what is eerie indiana and should i watch it? :))

what is Eerie, Indiana? Well. on a surface level Eerie Indiana is a family mystery show produced jointly by Hearst Entertainment and NBC in 1992. A show that the network was unable to properly advertise due to the 'tween' audience not yet being a thing it ended up being pit against 60 minutes (and in one case literally not even being aired at all so they could air the speech of a presidential hopeful /conspiracy theorist from jail, and another not being aired due to the network pulling it due to content, it was released by Fox in the 1998 reruns) essentially dooming it to fail. Despite this, NBC ordered a half season and a re-tooling of the show to introduce a more serialized set of storylines rather than episodic. Sadly, this wasn't enough to save the show and it was cancelled after one, single, glorious, practically perfect season in 1992, running for a mere 19 episodes.

Created by Jose Rivera and Karl Schafer (who most recently did Z Nation) the show is made up of immese talent at the very start of their career. I can't even tell you about the amount of talent on this oddball little show. Joe Dante (of Gremlins fame) directs and even acts in one episode. Bob Balaban directs some episodes, Claude Atkins plays a ghost cowboy, Anita Morris plays a sexy secret agent, Ray Walston plays an alien (i mean. duh.), René Auberjonois plays a literal devil business man named 'The Donald', Tobey Maguire (your beloved) plays a ghost who haunts Marshall and makes his family say slurs, Vincent Schiavelli plays an evil dentist, Future Scream Queen Danielle Harris plays a heart transplant recipient...The twist? The heart came from one of Marshall's best friends. and, best of all, John Astin (THEE JOHN ASTIN. GOMEZ ADDAMS) plays the mysterious owner/operator of The World 'O Stuff - the local hangout - for the final six episodes. Like the talent here is truly unreal. (did I mention John Astin?)

with a cast headed by Omri Katz (who you might know from Hocus Pocus) the plot of the show follows the adventures of Marshall Teller (Katz), his best friend/kid sidekick Simon Holmes (Justin Shenkarrow , you might know as the voice of Harold in Hey Arnold) and in the last six episodes, his homoerotic nemesis Dash X (Jason Marsden, you might know him from his many iconic voice roles - notably Max in a Goofy Movie, and also as Thackery Binx in Hocus Pocus) an alien with no memory of his past. On the surface, Eerie is a normal if slightly the Burbs esque small town, but once you look a little closer you start to see...Some cracks. A cult of housewives sealing themselves and their families in giant tupperware so they don't age. A Mayor who sends young men up to wolf mountain to ensure low taxes and they...Don't come back. A mysterious Loyal Order of Corn who...Run Things. Marshall and Simon investigate their strange hometown and are literally Just Trying to Get Through This Bestie. In one episode, Marshall goes where lost items go. In another, his friend Steve's retainer starts picking up the traitorous thoughts of the local dog population.

Eerie is a cult classic in basically every sense of the world. After you've seen it, you can see it's fingerprints all over the 'kids with bikes' genre. Stranger Things, Gravity Falls, Goosebumps (the show) all of them owe a massive debt to Eerie Indiana. The show itself is massively intertextual. It references everything from little shop of horrors, to the Howling, to the Twilight Zone to the Fly. But you don't need to have that knowledge to enjoy it, Eerie is a family show. By that I mean it was created for viewing by the whole family, not specifically teens or adults only. If you like Round the Twist (predates Eerie by 4 years), than you'll like Eerie.

in 1998 there was a controversial reboot made in Canada staring Bill Switzler and Daniel Clark. It too only lasted a season. I love TOD but many hate it. Lastly, should you watch it? YES! I recommend Eerie to everyone I know basically. It is a little dated in parts, and some of the themes are really heavy (Child abuse and neglect are very present, long running themes in many episodes - I actually agree that Broken Record should have been pulled from airing because i find the ending very upsetting) Marshall, our protagonist is a very sweet, empathetic teenage boy character who I NEVER saw on television when I was growing up in the era of the Dan Schnider mean spirited sitcom. He's sort of an asshole sometimes but hey - he's a teenager. Simon is just adorable and literally deserves the whole world. Dash X is very cool, mysterious, gay and totally unhinged. Every character on this show is written fantastically, there are no half hearted performances, everyone is selling it the entire time. I'm very fussy about television, but Eerie is a show that I think is genuinely nearly perfect. I almost am glad it was cancelled so no one had a chance to ruin it lol.

If you're interested (and I hope I've sold you) then you can buy it on youtube, basically. It was previously on Amazon Prime but isn't anymore sadly. You can pay through the nose for an expensive DVD set like I did or.....You can do the smart thing, google it and watch on like. Kisscartoon lmao. Eerie is a show I am so so passionate about so if you're interested PLEASE watch it and feel free to join in discussion here on the hellsite, or you can go to Dreamwidth (@froodlemonkey/@catschimericalcreations runs this and has a MASSIVE back catalogue of fics, art, meta, random twitter posts, scripts, even the first Eerie Fanfiction...which was published in a ZINE in the 90s! seriously if someone has ever said anything about eerie ever than Cat has catalogued it with her extensive, fantastical tagging system) or even discord but like yeah. Eerie is amazing and you should like totally watch it :)

[cabinboy100]

1899: Season 1: Theory: There has never been a Kerberos before…

Beware: Season 1 spoilers! If you have not watched all eight episodes of 1899 season 1, get thee to your streaming device and watch! Then come back for some boring rambling and probably way too many occurrences of the words “sim” and “simulation”. =)

FATHER: Using the Prometheus to regain access was a smart move. Nevertheless, you’ve failed. Again.

That's Father addressing Daniel, giving him credit for hacking the sim so that the previous loop's Prometheus is not archived before the beginning of the next (current) loop. I believe that the presence of two ships in the loop, a previous loop's Prometheus and the new Prometheus of the current loop (renamed), is the cause of certain 1899 simulation malfunctions we see in season 1.

In order to maintain the integrity of the loop's world, the new Prometheus is renamed the Kerberos and a cover story about the Prometheus being lost at sea for four months is added to the world's recent history and the memories of key travelers. I'm unclear/undecided on whether Father has anything to do with this improvisation or if it is an adaptation automatically made by the sim's basecode. We learn that Father and his henches refer to this loop as "Project Kerberos", but there's no way to know if that is a name he has assigned to it, having designed/edited it to his satisfaction, or one generated by the simulation automatically on launch. In the rambling that follows, I will refer to the "sim" or "simulation" sometimes as being responsible for modifications made to this loop, but I am not certain if or how much such changes may have been executed by Father vs. the simulation's baseline programming algorithms/AI.

Wherever Ciaran is, he is aware of the adaptation of the sim world in this loop and modifies it further by adding his mysterious envelopes of news clippings, notes, and photos to the inventories of select travelers, building on the four-months-lost Prometheus story. He even includes the exit key in the envelope for Henry/Maura. These moves indicate to me that Ciaran ultimately wants Maura to escape the sim. He just cannot make it easy for Father to keyjack her and escape instead. I believe Ciaran counts on Daniel and Elliot to unwittingly help him in this, thanks to their love for and loyalty to his seeker sister—natural or programmed. =)

With all of these modifications made, the loop begins. The travelers wake from their fitful slumbers aboard the Kerberos and begin their second days at sea (their firsts are skipped, because departure and arrival are not part of the loop — for more on how the 1899 sim was designed to operate, give this a read). Everything seems to run as it normally would, or at least, what passes for normally in recent iterations of the sim. Right up to the moment when it doesn't—when in the dining hall, every passenger except Maura takes a drink of their tea at the same time (should really be kicking-in-before-your-reality-does coffee, tho, right?) and Ling Yi's right arm visibly glitches. And not only does this oddsmaker-upsetting event actually happen, but no one on board, Maura included, appears to take notice of its uncanniness. I believe this is the first sign that the simulation has been tasked with more than it can process.

Almost immediately after the glitch, Krester enters and makes his plea for a doctor to help for his pregnant sister. Maura follows him down to third class to help Tove. Afterward, when Ada touches Maura's belly and asks if she has children, Maura experiences her first waking flash to a backstory—Alfred Beetle in Elliot's palm. When Krester presents his crucifix to her as a thank you, Maura experiences another flash to her backstory—Father in shadow in the hospital corridor. Then more flashes on the stairs up to the deck—the "1011" hospital room number, her wrists restrained in the chair, the empty chair itself, the memory restoring and erasing hypos, the memory eraser injection, sexytimes with Daniel, the obsidian tetrahedron in Elliot's(?) hand.

I believe that these waking flashes have not occurred in previous loops and are the glitchy result of the destabilization of the simulation. Certain of these flashes are notable for not being part of what we see of Maura's backstory in the Kerberos, which is focused on her Father forcibly removing her memories in room 1011 of his hospital after she challenges him to answer for shady activites she's uncovered.

Alfred Beetle appears in Elliot's backstory.

Sexytimes with Maura belong to Daniel's backstory.

The black tetrahedron isn't part of anyone's backstory (that we've seen). We only ever see it appear "live" in the sim, usually in Elliot's possession. 

How and why do these moments that are not part of Maura's programmed 1899 life appear to her mind's eye? Perhaps…

In past loops, the beetle and sexytimes were part of a backstory or backstories shared with Maura. Sim glitching is enabling such moments from past loops to bleed through.

Flashing to the POV of an NPC version of herself in someone else's backstory (Elliot's, Daniel's) is another manifestation and level of simulation bugginess.

Her mind can access Elliot and Daniel's backstories because she helped create them. (More on this in a post to come.)

The black tet, a device that allows its wielder to affect the sim, could logically only be part of a memory of a previous loop. Sim glitching is enabling such memories from past loops to bleed through.

Once Maura is on deck, the good captain finds her and inquires about her whereabouts. They exchange some words about the rules regarding the separation of first and third classes and who they benefit. Classic hot and heavy banter. Alas, their dance is interrupted when the First Mate and not-Adam Driver arrive with a transcript of a repeating message they've received for the last 20 minutes—the coordinates of the Prometheus. 

When the captain chooses to change course and tow the Prometheus back to Europe, the simulation is strained even further as the ships enter never before traveled virtual waters. In an attempt to nudge its subjects back on scripted track, the simulation intervenes by generating unnavigable fog, forcing the ships to stop, as well as giving its procedural sea and sky renderers and bird bots a break.

As this Kerberos loop progresses, more travelers experience waking backstory flashes, and not just images, but fully immersive visits. They find themselves transported into their backstory worlds to relive their painful memories in pieces. These are different from their scheduled nighttime "dream" visits—in which they play their parts in their backstory cutscenes exactly as they (are meant to) remember them—because they are awake and aware of the strangeness of the events unfolding around them even as they question and resist them. I believe these are all unintended glitches in the loop simulation, caused by the sim computers having been pushed beyond their capabilities in order to maintain a Prometheus and a Kerberos, over 1600 travelers, and decisions and consequences never made in any previous loop.

Yeah, so…that. =)

Wake up 🜃

Keep on keepin' on~

[aaronsciencia]

things I wrote about Kepler once

(I already posted this as a thread on twitter but who cares. obvious note: just my opinion, would love to hear others thoughts about these things!)

1. why Kepler hates Hilbert and how that shows how much respect Kepler has for his own team

there are many reasons to hate Hilbert, alright, but the first thought that came into my mind after I thought a bit longer about this was: “oh fuck the respect he has for Maxwell huh”

Kepler only did the whole “hand in drawer” thing because Hilbert was way too lost in his own thoughts to answer Eiffel - his superior- , something we know Maxwell does all the time. Yes, Hilbert doesn’t respect his superiors, but that’s not the only reason why Kepler almost broke his hand, like I’ve said Maxwell also does this, but Kepler knows that Maxwell 100% knows what she is doing when she doesn't respond for a moment. The work she did for and with Kepler gave enough ground for trust and respect because her work is THAT good. Even Michelle (Maxwell's VA) once said: Kepler made her the boss of herself and he may be the commanding officer but he gave her a lot of autonomy [because of her excellent work]

and sure, this could have also been about Eiffel a bit because “hey, look Hilbert, if he doesn’t want to be a part of this, then you can’t do this to him.”, but I don’t think so. It’s not about the person. It’s not about Eiffel. Forcing someone to do something without prior consent? and ESPECIALLY without the needed knowledge if and how it works? That’s something he doesn't agree with (+ he already hated Hilbert and how he works). Hilbert may be a good scientist, but a human life means literally nothing to him, so he acts sloppier than a scientist who values human life which results in a high body count. He uses more resources than needed and that’s something Kepler would never tolerate. If the results don’t match the used resources, you’re out. Him gaining sympathy and trust from Eiffel is just a bonus. I mean… they never wanted to return with the Haephestus crew to begin with, why bother saving their lives, they just need extra hands for the mission itself.The bodycount in the end matches the results. Bigger picture, right? (and that’s why I love the scene now with Hilbert at the end where he talks with Eiffel and says:“You have no reason to trust me, but please: do not make the mistake of trusting him.” (idk. I just like how this scene is caused because of a lack of trust and ends with someone telling the other one what happened is no soil to grow trust on, but moving on)

2. Kepler and Jacobis first interaction (mini-episode: things that break other things )

Just a short thing first that ties to the finale: I am thinking a lot about how Kepler went from "friend" to "Daniel" to "Jacobi" and then to "Daniel" again.

also: Kepler quotes Shakespeare literally 2 min into the first conversation with Jacobi and basically sees himself as King Lear in that part of the play and Jacobi as Kent. Kent, who comes to the king to ask to serve him, so King Lear asks Kent for his loyalty in that scene.

I actually really like the scene he chose, because it does continue with King Lear after a few lines saying: "I thank thee, fellow; thou servest me, and I'll love thee." (it's something just "randomly" thrown in until you look it up and I love little things like that)

2.1 Kepler just knows the most random shit ever wtf

besides him being able to just quote god damn Shakespeare (which Eiffel does as well tho) he also does this. how the fuck do you just know things like this?

3. He gets less impulsive in really intense situations after Maxwell's death

fr: he literally doesn’t hesitate to kill Lovelace. Yes, she wasn’t human, but no one except him knew that and tbh I’m pretty sure that he would have shot her in the head like this even if she would have been the original.

But in the finale he gives Rachel literally every opportunity to not get shot. Gabriel in a Q&A once said "Kepler decided to kill Rachel when she figures out what he has done and not before that. And even in that scene he is giving Rachel every out. " He is like “Don’t you think we could do something else?” but she is like “No. No, this is the way to go." he doesn't even shoot her in the head.

[justdisappearrr]

WOT: 1x08 aka expectations tempered but pleasantly surprised.

cut for book and show spoilers:

Okay so full disclaimer I read (some of) the leaks on Reddit before this episode which I am kind of glad for because it tempered my insanely high expectations as a book fan (even though the end of this book is generally considered as all over the place), but I def feel the leaks made the episode seem worse than it was.

What I Liked: 

I really liked Moiraine and Rand in this episode! And I feel like them going as a duo worked better than what it happens in the books (although I would have liked to see more power from Rand) and I also really like Rand going it alone and trying to save the people he loves and Moiraine even keeping it from Lan of all people. Tbh I’m not clear on whether M is stilled or heavily shielded but even if she is stilled I think it works? I feel like Moiraine works much better for me as a Gandalf/guidance figure than when they make her the main character ala episode 6.

Perrin - this is a character that has definitely suffered from pacing/revised storylines/focus on others - but I really liked Perrin in this episode and I’m excited to see where they take him in S2. 

Agelmar/Shienar: the stakes felt a lot higher here than in the books and I really liked the battle scenes which felt like a mini Helms Deep. 

MixedWhat I Didn’t Like: 

Nyn & Lan: so we got the line, but (I hate to say it as Lan’s little poet outbursts are some of my fave book scenes), it just didn’t work for me in the way it did in the books and I think part of that is it seems like we’re dropping the Malkieri oaths or at least putting them on the back burner. That said, Daniel and Zoe were excellent in this scene. 

Burning Out: I’m mixed on this. On one hand, I love Nyn trying to save Eg and I also like that Eg’s returning the favour wasn’t some crazy max power moment, but Egwene reaching for the power in a moment of desperation (similar to what Moiraine had said to Rand earlier). I also like that we’re seeing Nyn is having these random bursts of insane channeling to protect and heal, but Egwene’s channeling so far seems a lot more intentional and tactical which def feels true to both characters, but I don’t love the implication of Egwene’s healing here b/c her talents lie in other areas (in the books). 

Lan: Oh, Book Lan how I do miss thee. I feel like they wrote Lan well in eps 1-4 and then they seemed to lose some of the hardness. I really wanted to see more of Lan’s prowess & backstory which includes his oaths/deathwish and it seems like they’ve replaced that with his duty to Moiraine. 

tldr: better than expected (from the leaks) and although some of the scenes didn’t work for me i am still excited for S2+

[deansgayangel]

right so here are my best case and worst case scenario predictions for the spn prequel:

BEST CASE, HEAVEN IN SPN FINALE WAS THE GOOD PLACE, CHUCK POSESSED JACK, SCENARIO: Dean visits his parents in heaven and after hearing several love-filled stories from their past that don't sound like Mary or what he knows about his parents he realises he is not actually in Heaven but in some sort of Chuck's cage. He starts telling the real story, which we the audience see. From time to time we cut to Dean and 'Heaven', which unravels around him every time he proves its story wrong or John and Mary have an argument or act like they're not smitten with each other. Mid-season finale ends with him in the darkness, alone, having to figure a way out. And that darkness is..... well, where did the last Death want to put Dean? ;) We get to see John's trauma from the war, his absolute emotional dependency on Mary, Mary hunting with her parents, angels watching over the two of them and righting the course of their life every time they stray away from the plan, which is every other day. Mary Winchester, Dean's mirror, struggles with wanting to have a normal family and not being in love with John until a Cupid strikes her hard. Anna is there and we find out why she fell. Bobby and Rufus are hunting together somewhere and we cut to see what they're up to from time to time. Someone is gay, because come on. As a treat we get to see the day of the deal, the day Dean travelled to the past, from a different perspective. This time around Chuck tries to change the narrative cause he's sick of the Winchesters and Dean is the one trying to keep it going to save his parents and himself. Daniel thee Cas stan gets Cas back on our screens.

THE DARKEST TIMELINE: it actually is a lovefest of John and Mary. Everyone on the writing team forgets they had issues and paint them as the best couple ever. We don't get to see Mary hunting, just her pretend good girl persona. There are no gay angels. Sam Smith gets cast opposite Matt Cohen because reasons. There are no guest stars from the original show. They play that same Kansas song but a different cover every episode. Somehow, Jimmy Novak is there. Jackles long con dies a terrible death. Misha Collins publishes an apology video where he explains that when Jensen pitched the story to him he was sure Jensen was joking. Eric Kripke calls it the best show ever. The Ackles family disappears into the mountains never to be heard from again.