#the idea of little toby rogers will always make me emotional

[grvyrd-drms]

idea that as a child toby loved aquariums cause

1. it was dark so no one would really notice his tics.

2. he loved to just get so lost in looking at the huge tank full of coral reefs, turtles, sharks, etc. he looked like one of those shitty ms paint memes.

3. he liked that all the sounds from the general public were dampened from all the water and concrete.

4. he would just hold his moms hand and stare for hours.

5. autism

[deke-rivers-1957]

Masterlist

Plenty of content to read!

Film Reviews - Will be updated as I go.

Love Me Tender - The first film review and something I might revise one day. GI Blues - Elvis' first film post Army. Loving You - My personal favorite film that I reviewed so far. Girl Happy - The first film reflecting the decline in production quality. Jailhouse Rock - The most iconic Elvis film. Paradise, Hawaiian Style - Drums of the Islands alone makes it worth the watch. Clambake - I still have no idea if this movie is good or bad. Roustabout - This movie had one of the best soundtracks with the worst story which is mind boggling. Wild In The Country - This is the first movie so far that I just had no inspiration when reviewing after watching. Kissin’ Cousins - Somehow the most balanced movie of good and bad elements. Kid Galahad - An underrated Elvis movie that deserves a lot more attention. It Happened at the World's Fair - A great concept that's a nightmare to execute well.

ECU Bio Cards/ Fighting Tier List - Canon to the movies only

Clinton Reno Bio Card - The first bio card and has been revised to look cleaner. Deke Rivers Bio Card - Half of this is my profile pic. Vince Everett Bio Card - The hardest one to make a head canon for. Kung Fu Elvis Part 1 - Tier list covers LMT through Girl Happy. Vince Everett's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Vince would rank in a fight. Danny Fisher Bio Card - Experimented with adding color gradients. Rick Richards' Rank - An individual breakdown of where Rick would rank in a fight. Tulsa McLean's Bio Card - The entire background was colored with a trackpad. Pacer Burton's Bio Card - The background was edited using Canva's ai editor. Glenn Tyler's Bio Card - The entire background was edited using Canva's ai editor. Scott Heyward's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Scott would rank in a fight. Chadwick (Chad) Gates' Bio Card - Experimented with layering. Toby Kwimper's Bio Card - My favorite one. Walter Gulick's Bio Card - Stylized like a boxing poster. Charlie Rogers' Rank - An individual breakdown of where Charlie would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 2 - Covers JR through Roustabout. Ross Carpenter’s Bio Card - The latest one so far. Glenn Tyler's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Glenn would rank in a fight. Josh Morgan and Jodie Tatum's Rank - An individual breakdown of where the cousins would rank in a fight. Walter Gulick's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Walter G. would rank in a fight. Mike Edwards' Rank - An individual breakdown of where Mike E. would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 3 - Covers WITC through IHATWF.

ECU High - An installment series that absolutely must be read in order

ECU High School AU Part 1 - Discusses Clint through Jodie. ECU High School AU Part 2 - Discusses Lucky through Dr. Carpenter. ECU High - Clint's Arrival - It's the first day of Clint's freshman year. ECU High - Deke's Adventure - Deke realizes that it's not always rainbows and butterflies in high school. ECU High - Vince's Attitude - Vince is a jerk and no one can stand him. ECU High - Danny's Ambition - Danny just wants to get out of poverty like the rest of the seniors. ECU High - Tulsa's Badge - Tulsa loves authority a little too much. ECU High - Pacer's Bereavement - Pacer and Clint become best friends. ECU High - Glenn’s Books - Glenn goes to therapy. ECU High - Chad's Business - Chad wants to open a Marina but doesn't know what he's doing. ECU High - Toby's Cool - Toby has a natural skill of dealing with highly emotional people.

Fanfics and One Shots - Includes AI Chats and non-canon stories

Everything that I've written so far can be seen here:

[secret-time-is-here]

The King and his Aid

Chapter 4: Come back

Previous - First (Season 1) - First (Season 2) - Next

Waking up to the calming warmth of his lover again, he sighed. The shorter’s cheeks were puffed with magic, the tear tracks that had been turning transparent over the past years were bright and opaque. Almost a single blocky strip of blue running from each eye. He was peacefully sleeping, likely having struggled to stay asleep throughout the night.

Edwin was usually awake by now, the ex-royal was the one that always wanted to sleep in. On any normal day, he’d wake up clinging to his lover’s chest, using it as a pillow as his ex-aid would be sitting up slightly. Book in hand and waiting for him to wake up, ready to give a good morning kiss.

They would get ready for the day, make a delicious homegrown breakfast, maybe make some pastries or bread, and eventually, Gary and Roger would show.

Eventually…

It’d been weeks, and they were still waiting for them to show. Any sign. They hadn’t even gotten a chance of seeing them in the market. Even Classic was starting to get a little depressed, he always enjoyed the attention Roger would give him, and Gary was always more than content to help spoil the fluffy stray. Slipping delicious morsels, offering delicious jam and frosting to help sedate the feline’s sweet tooth.

Slowly leaning up and trying his best not to disturb Edwin, the elder got up and ready for the day. Tiptoeing out of the room to start making some breakfast.

It was only an hour or two later did the ex-servant wake-up, frowning when he saw an empty space next to him. The large bed feeling more empty than full. However, as his mind awoke, so did his senses. The weight of Classic at his feet, the blurry vision he had without his glasses, the clanging on pots and clanks of glass in his ears. The delicious smell of food and baking bread.

Fixing the forever faded star t-shirt he always seemed to wear to bed, he gently pulled his feet away from their spoiled little fur-child and got up. Shoving his hands in the pockets of his pants, not wanting to stare at the many scars of training he had on them. Keeping his eyes forward and away from the marks on his arms, he walked out and into the main room of the house, turning his head as he approached the corner, smiling when he saw Neil confidently making a breakfast fit for a royal.

“Morning, Moon.” he sleepily called, pulling up a chair and resting his arms on the counter, using them as a pillow for his head. Letting his eyes slid shut, a smile spreading across his skull as he listened to his Lover cooking.

“Good morning, love,” Neil happily sang, “Almost finished cooking, jam or butter?” He calmly asked, knowing that it would take some time for Edwin to fully wake up. Grabbing a coffee pot and pouring some into two cups, adding a little cream and a single sugar cube. Just the way his lover liked it.

“For toast? We still have any strawberry jam?” The younger asked, pulling the cup and its saucer closer to him, taking a sweet energizing sip of the coffee. The other gave a nod, “Then strawberry. Thanks for the coffee.” He smiled warmly, continuing to steadily drink the awakening mixture.

As his plate of food was slid to him, he felt a familiar weight land on his skull, his vision going from blurry to sharp in an instant. “Thanks, again,” Ed lovingly sighed, cuddling into his boyfriend’s side as he sat down next to him.

Neil hummed, nuzzling into the other’s skull, starting to eat and enjoy the morning with his soulmate.

“Are they… will they ever come back?” His tone was sorrowful, heartbreaking. His gaze staring at their front door. Expecting. Wishing for them to come walking in. The emotion pulsing through his soul and across their connection to Neil.

The ex-king wrapped his spare arm around the other, pulling him close into a half hug.

“I don’t know… but it’s their loss, isn’t it?” He spoke softly. Edwin looked up at him, “They’re missing out on spending time with such an amazing skeleton, one that has stolen my soul, and one that I’m oh so lucky to love.” Error chuckled slightly, stopped short of finishing when a loving kiss was pressed to his mouth. One he happily reciprocated.

“Thank you, Neil,” His smile was soft, gentle. A side he hid from everyone else, except his boyfriend. His world. Something that held such contrast to the strong and rough body, both of their seemingly emotionless or dark personalities. “You always know just what to say.”

Edwin hid his skull in the taller’s chest, moving himself up and caressing Neil’s neck with his nasal bridge. Finding the spot where he fit like a puzzle piece. One of the few places he felt safe.

“That’s my job.” Neil chuckled, letting himself enjoy the moment before he would go off on his personal mission.

-----

“Bye, Error, be back soon! Love you,” Neil called, closing the door behind him, “Now, to try and find them.”

It was only a few hours since the day had begun, so he had plenty of time to try and find Gary and Roger. He should’ve done this sooner, but he wanted them to come back on their own, when they left he said to himself “One month. One month, and I’m going to find you.”

While they were friends and not at odds, Gary had explained where they lived. How it wasn’t far from their own house. Just a short walk away if you knew the right trails, and with the help of a map, Neil knew how to get to.

Through paths, twists, and turns he made it to the small townhome. A dull blue-gray painted across the row, blending the house together.

“The second house from the same side as the path...” He recounted, walking down the sidewalk, “Four dolls in the window...” The pale boned looked at the front windows, finding the family of dolls, one in Gary’s liking, another in Roger’s, and another two that reminded him all too much of Douglass and Philip. Was that what Edwin used to look like? “...It doesn’t matter, what matters is I get them back or fail trying.” He muttered under his breath.

Slow and unsure of himself, he walked up to the door and knocked.

It opened a crack some minutes later. Roger’s blank eye staring at him from the crack, looking surprised before glaring.

“What do you want?” His cold, unfriendly voice answered, not the soft and friendly one he was used to hearing.

“Your help,” He pleaded, “I know right now you don’t like us all too much, but, you’re important to us. To Edwin. I’ve been with him for years, and he couldn’t remember if he even had any family. The closest he got was my own, my brother, in law, and more recently our nephew. When he found out about you guys, I could feel his happiness through our bond. I was hoping you’d give us another chance.”

When Roger didn’t budge, he sighed.

“I know we’re… different. But, you two are so important to him. He doesn’t want to lose you guys again.”

“...alright. We’ll… we can give you two another chance.”

-----

After getting back home, and many thank you’s from Edwin to all of them, they all settled down, and their friends started to explain themselves. How they didn’t think about how it would affect them, more importantly, affect Edwin. They were just focused on the idea of them being a same-sex couple. How wrong they were always told it was.

But, they were willing to be a little more open about it.

“You… were really that worried about losing us again? Do… you don’t remember what happened. Do you?” Gary asked, settling his hand on top of Edwin’s. Edwin shook his head.

“I don’t remember anything before washing up on the royal shores. I made a home out of driftwood and had that for a while...and eventually, Neil found me, and helped me. We befriended each other and grew closer. Even under the former Queen’s blessing.”

“Just like Cecil said,” Neil laughed, “Mothers just know.”

Gary and Roger glanced between themselves.

“You fell off the ship when we were traveling to America, decades ago. That’s probably how you washed up on those shores...” Gary started to recount, “A plague had hit our town, DT, melting people and turning their magic red. Your mother, Carolyn, and brother, Paul, died to it. It was just starting to affect you when we departed...”

The glitches started to grow on Edwin’s body, but he held back the reboot, he needed to know what happened. There had to be more. Glitches covered his eyes, blocks of white covering his body, but he could still hear.

“It melted half of your skull, your eye glitched and was half red. There were glitches all over your body...” Roger looked up, “I guess through everything that happened, they stayed… when you fell off, in your condition, and with how far we were out in the ocean, we didn’t think you’d survive.”

The reboot took over. Let the DT continue to flow throw his body, and let him live? Or do what the sickness was meant to and kill his body. Let himself fall to dust, or continue with his second life?

Nightmare belongs to @jokublog

Error belongs to @loverofpiggies

Reaper belongs to @renrink

Undertale! Gaster and Undertale! Sans belongs to Toby fox

[royaliity]

W A N T E D   C O N N E C T I O N S

Hi there, fellas! Below the cut, I’ve included some wanted connections & filled connections too. Please, do not be afraid to reach out to me on any of them! I’m seriously open to anything, even if it’s an idea not listed or filled! (updated: 04/01 @ 1:51AM pst)

M A V E R I C K   S T A R K ( Son of Tony Stark & Pepper Potts )

Best Friend - Someone that knows him inside and out. They’ve been friends since childhood and could be complete opposites or absolutely the same. Either way, this one has to come from the MCU! | PETRA MAXIMOFF

Littlest Sister - His weak spot, his bright spot. These two are attached at the hip and he would do anything for her. He has a hard time teasing her but he will definitely randomly tackle her and “beat her up” like older brothers do. |  MORGAN STARK

Dependent - Someone that he has to constantly defend. He wants to make sure they’re safe and sound always by picking them up and moving them out of the fight before he kicks the ass of whoever decided to mess with them. | EVERY MCU CHILD TBF

Ex - He knew it was a bad idea, he did it anyway. Now they’re in each other’s lives forever for better or for worse. They just stick to him and maybe get him on a weird different level. | OPEN

Childhood Crush - He had a crush on them and they just never knew it. Even today he still has feelings for them, but pushing it down until it no longer exists still feels like a decent option. Worthless, but a decent option. | AUDHILD ODINSON

Friendenemy - Someone that really annoys the heck out of him and has extremely contradicting views but they work together so they have to make things work too. Definitely a Steve Rogers / Tony Stark kind of relationship. | OPEN

Labmate - Someone that keeps him from doing something stupid with his experiments. They keep him grounded, but hey, maybe they like to have some fun too. Who cares what they break? The Starks can fix it later, right? | OPEN

Enemy - Anyone against the family or anyone that tries to hurt his friends… Or maybe they hate him for the opportunity he got just for being Stark’s son. | SACHA BELOVA

T H E O D O R E   L I D D E L L ( Son of Alice Liddell )

Best Friends - People that are ultra-close to Theo and understand all the other crazy sides of him. They may not know about the whole “spirit” thing, but they know he’s a nerd trying to make it in the world. | OPEN

Older Sibling - Maybe they never believed in Wonderland or maybe they did. Either way, Theo always secretly looked up to them. They were the glue that held the family together and he just wanted to be as talented as them. | GEMMA LIDDELL

Younger Sibling - Maybe they never believed in Wonderland or maybe they did. Either way, Theo always kept  the beliefs of  fairy tales alive for them, even when they started to grow up. They’re much more mature than he was at that age, but that wasn’t a bad thing either. | OPEN

Ghost Pal - Someone that has stuck to him for one reason or another. He might be sharing his body with them every now and again or maybe he’s just someone they can talk to without manifesting and losing energy. Maybe they’re just helping him work out his powers. | KIERAN GRACEY

Guardian - Let’s face it, his big heart is a big target. He’s gonna need someone to keep him from getting thrown in the nuthouse or getting hurt because he trusts too easily. | OPEN

Crush - He stumbles over his words when he’s around them. He just can’t help himself. If he wasn’t so awkward, maybe he could manage to be with them someday. Either way, he still wants to be around them 24/7. | LYNETTE DESCHAMPS

Wonderland Buddies - Anyone from Wonderland that managed to sneak into the real world. They haven’t seen each other since both of them were kids. | ALL THE BUDS

K Y R A   K E N O B I ( Adopted Daughter of Obi-Wan Kenobi )

Best Friends - She’s always wanted the experience of getting dolled up and telling secrets like a normal girl. | OPEN

Partner in Crime - Someone that she can get in extreme amounts of trouble with. Whether it be pulling pranks or breaking some laws, it doesn’t matter, they’re game for it. | TOBY FITZHERBERT

Mentor - Someone to help her understand the force and how to be better with it. She’s chaotic, so whether it’s good or bad, she needs some help to get better. | OPEN

Good Influence - May go along with sibling or mentor or even friend, but someone who is constantly telling her she can be better and follow Obi-Wan’s good lessons. They help to chill out her firey emotions sometimes. | ARIN TICO

Bad Influence - Tells her to go for her emotions and that what she’s feeling isn’t bad if she channels it all into the dark side instead. She believes them, she just knows it isn’t a good idea... | BEN SOLO

Sibling Figure - Doesn’t matter if it’s brother or sister, anyone that she could consider an older or younger sibling would be amazing. She’s always wanted a family like that and envies it in many ways. | BRYN DAMERON

Friends w/ Benefits - She’s definitely open to a relationship with benefits! It’s kinda a thing for her to be with someone just for fun and enjoyment. She just likes to feel close to someone. | OPEN

Crush - Someone who develops a crush on her or maybe she finds she likes this person a lot more than she should. Maybe she’s afraid she’s gonna lose them too. Maybe they’re someone that makes her feel like she can make her Father proud. | DARYAN CRESSE

Enemies - Let’s face it, Obi-Wan had many enemies on the Sith side that may not like that Kyra exists and may want to take her out. | OPEN

B E A T R I C E   F I T Z H E R B E R T ( Daughter of Rapunzel & Eugene Fitzherbert )

Best Friend - Closest to her and knows everything she tries to hide. They can read her like a book and while they probably won’t call her out on it, they do try to keep her safe. | OPEN

Siblings (2) - She feels incredibly close with both of her siblings and is always putting their welfare above her own if she can. They make her life less lonely and she trusts them completely. | TOBY FITZHERBERT & OPEN

Guard or Stable Friend - Perhaps a child of Maximus or Pascal maybe? Someone who could have tried to teach her to protect herself and others and relied on her ability when they met as children. | OPEN

Ex-Friend or Ex - Someone that she thought loved her but she figured they didn’t after everything that happened. They were the one to make her wary of friendships at all. | OPEN

Corona / Arendelle Friends - More friends from Corona for her to adore or possibly become acquainted with. I would also like to see possible Arendelle connections! | OLA BJORGMAN

Controller - Takes advantage of her kindness and uses it to their advantage simply because she’s naive and easy to control once she trusts someone. | FELIX WESTERGAARD

Unique Friend - Someone to teach her that not all people are out there to be good and kind. Maybe they’re taking pity on her. Maybe she slightly annoys them. It’s flexible. | OPEN

H E N R Y   W A L T O N   J O N E S,  III ( Son of Indiana Jones & Marion Ravenwood )

Companion - Someone to follow him on every adventure, big or small. He would consider them one of the only people that don’t get offended by him and actually understands his thought process perhaps. | OPEN

His Little Sister - He took her on too many mini adventures when they were both kids. She’s one of the only people that knows when he’s faking it. Maybe a little more street smart where he can be a little book smart too. | OPEN

Ex - The initial person that broke his heart. Could have been when they were young or maybe things got too serious and he had to run away like dear dad? Either way, he tries to avoid them but he’s unable to. | OPEN

Enemy - Many people could fill this position. Especially if they’re greedy and disrespectful of culture or hurt others. | OPEN

Flirtacionship - He’s a pretty face with a little charm and they’re willing to put up with his bluntness and obsessive talk of history. | Adrien Solo

Apprentice - Someone he’s showing the ropes to! He doesn’t ever underestimate them, but definitely doesn’t want them getting hurt and he’ll do everything he can to make sure that doesn’t happen. | OPEN

M I K A S A   K O P O L I ( Daughter of Kiki & Tombo )

Coven - I would love it if the witches got together and created a coven of super diverse but interesting talents! The more power they have the better. Did someone say powerpuff girls?? | EDEN DALLOWAY-PIPER & OPEN

Customer - I would love it if she had a frequent customer that always required a certain potion or elixir… Or maybe they’re just addicted. Either way it works! | OPEN

Bad Influence - They’re so nice and pleasant to her that they convince her to use her magic for bad instead of good. Yikes, now they’re making drug-like concoctions or something. | KAL BARR

Best Friend - They realize her potential and push her to keep doing good and trying! They may go on adventures with her on the broom too! | OPEN

Big Brother - Someone that she looks up to more than anyone. She’s always pushing herself to be at their level. I would imagine they’re pretty close and work together well. | OPEN

Mentor - Maybe someone that wants to coach her more and make her better at being a witch! She could definitely use one at times. | OPEN

Apprentice - Someone she happens to be teaching about the magic world that she sees a spark in... She’s not a perfect teacher but they’re just starting out anyway! No biggie. | OPEN 

Attraction - She trips all over herself when this person comes near but she knows she shouldn’t ever fall for someone again. She would probably write them secret letters with flowers too. | OPEN

C H A R L E S   H A T C H A W A Y ( Son of Constance Hatchaway & Frank Banks )

Mortal Friends - People he can finally be friends with and helps him understand the mortal world just a little bit better. He may have been wary to trust them in the beginning but now he enjoys being around them. | AIDEN FUSSELBOTTOM

Macabre Delights - This person enjoys the darkness as he much as he does and delights in just talking poetry and sitting there in the comfort of the dark with him. They may talk a lot about their lives. | OPEN

Bright Side - This person brings out the light in Charlie. They make him feel happy like no one else had before. Maybe they make his life (or afterlife) a lot better than it ever was. | OPEN

Intuned with Ghosts - A mortal who’s sensitive to ghosts that he tells information to. He feels comfortable around them and will reveal information to them about the afterlife. | OPEN

Ghost Pals - Anyone from the mansion that managed to get him to talk and be social! | TAKEN

C L E M E N T I N E   N O R T O N ( Daughter of the Blue Fairy )

Her First Charge - Her felt as though he was falling in love with them and no matter how hard she fought to save them, she lost them. Most likely a ghost or vamp or something?? We can figure it out. | OPEN

Her Rival - An evil entity who Clem is strangely fascinated with and whom she would never say so. She likes to engage in banter with them and will fight them on occasion. Especially if they decide to come after her charges. | ALEKSIS CHERNABOG

Her Best Friend - Another fairy whom Clem admires greatly and finds to be much too good to ever be her best friend. They have history together and it seems as though they are always there to protect her at the most convenient of moments. | OPEN

Her Current Charge - Someone that is in need of a guardian angel and is alright with them having a very interesting empathetic connection. | OPEN

Her Older Sibling - Someone she trusts more than anyone and leans on more than they probably like. She learned a lot from them and sees them as a kind of equal and friend. | OPEN

His Younger Sibling - They’re little and therefore, they need protection too. They treat them how their older sibling treated her and is not embarrassed to make sure they’re okay. | OPEN

O L I V I A   F L A V E R S H A M ( Daughter of Hiram Flaversham )

Her Guardian - She’s bound to get into some kind of trouble and she really needs someone to stop her before she gets hurt. | OPEN

Her Mentor - They have a difficult relationship but she would do anything for him. Sometimes she feels like he’s the only one who knows exactly what’s going on with her and how much she actually needs people. | JOHN MOUSE

Her Best Friend - Call them the Dawson to her Basil. She needs a good partner that can keep her grounded and eating actual food. | OPEN

Her Rival - Someone that matches her wits and is out to hurt the people she loves the most. | OPEN

Her Confidant - Someone that understands how her mind works and listens to her babble on because they know they can help her and she can help them. | OPEN

Her Dependent - This person just needs someone’s protection like she did when she was little. She sees a lot of herself in them and wants to keep them safe. | OPEN

Her FWB or Ex - This is someone she probably trusted quite a bit and then they let her down in some way. She’s still drawn to them completely but she tries to stop herself from being with them to no avail. | OPEN

Her Mystery - Probably someone that she wants to expose as a fraud but can’t and while it frustrates her, she’s just too intrigued to give up. | OPEN

[elliebartlets]

1.12 ‘He Shall, From Time to Time...’

Episode:

• I love this episode for 2 reasons:

1.) Abbey

2.) the big plot twist

• “is it possible I’m taking something called ‘euthanasia?”

• when CJ said “your fish is fine and I need my office” she had a little bit of a twang/accent when she said “office”

• signs this show is outdated: the pagers, the computers, and the fact that even though a story is on the internet, it won’t become a huge thing until it’s in the papers. truly wild to me.

• always had a soft spot for the scene between Jed and Abbey in the residence. actually this me at every Jed and Abbey scene:

☺️☺️☺️🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😩😭😭♥️💕💖💓

• I remember when I first watched this I wasn’t fazed at all when Abbey told Leo that Bartlet had MS. I don’t know if there was some disconnect in my brain, or I didn’t piece together how serious MS could be or how bad it was that he didn’t disclose it during the election or what but I was like “.....huh.” like I still think about that and I’m like “what kinda dumbass was I 2 years ago?”

• Josh and Donna’s banter is so on point in this episode.

“Where do you fall in the line of succession?”

“If the Capitol building blows up during the State of the Union, I’d imagine I’d move up a few slots.”

—

“The man my country will be looking to is the secretary of agriculture.”

“It's my country too.”

“Yeah, but you'll be dead.”

_

“I really don’t anticipate the Capitol building exploding.”

“What percentage of thing exploding have been anticipated?

• Bartlet watching soap operas, classic.

“They seem to have a lot of free time during the day. And that woman’s changed her clothes a lot for one afternoon.”

• such an vulnerable conversation between Bartlet and Leo. and Bartlet holding back tears makes it even more emotional.

“I wanted to be President.”

“That wouldn’t have stopped me from getting you here. And I could’ve been a friend.”

“You’ve been a friend.”

• I love how the guy stops talking in the middle of a sentence to tell Toby he stopped talking in the middle of a sentence.

• CJ tilting her head to watch Sam and Mallory make out hahah

• “Unless you wanna take it, recreationally.” Lmao I cant with their flirting...

• Gail and her lil’ podium

• “Can I come in?”

“CJ this is your office.”

alsksk

• ahh the ending always gets me 😢

Podcast:

• directed by Arlene Sanford, the first female director of the show, and the only episode she directed

• how on earth can Hrishi think this is a light episode? A rom com? Not much to analyze?

This is the episode where it’s revealed the President has MS! This sets up the whole MS plotline! There’s romantic stuff between some of the characters but I wouldn’t call it a rom com. And not much to analyze? Analyze Jed and Leo’s relationship, analyze how well Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing play a marriage even though this is only her 2nd episode...

• ...anyway sorry had to get that out

• In the later seasons, they were shooting on location in DC where the President was stepping out of the Marine One and on the side of the helicopter, it said “UnTIED states of America” instead of United. They had to take an hour break to figure out how to fix it.

• Aaron Sorkin gave Bartlet the flu because he

a.) he wanted a scene where Bartlet was in bed watching a soap opera and

b.) wanted to introduce the idea that Abbey is a doctor.

He wanted something more serious than the flu, but something that would keep the show running for 4 years, so he came up with MS.

• nooo the actor who played Roger Tribbey was in CATS the musical 😂

• I feel like I knew in my subconscious that CJ was inspired to call Danny into her office and kiss him after watching Sam and Mallory make out, but I never mentioned it.

• thematically the plots concern how we present ourselves.

How will the president present himself to the nation during the SOTU?

Leo’s press conference about his past

Sam writing a statement defending Leo.

• they’re comparing Leo to Jorah Mormont in GoT bur tbh I don’t remember/blocked out a good amount of that show so I can’t speak to that

• “Tell me there’s an episode where Bartlet emerges from a burning yurt, his clothes having been blazed off of him in all his nakedness. that probably doesn’t happen.”

“That happened in the controversial Isaac and Ishmael episode.”

Oh my

God

• According to Josh, the scene where Bartlet is addressing the room before the SOTU and the camera goes to CJ pointing at Toby and him laughing was more Allison and Richard.

• i never understood the “big era of government is over” line either

• FDR...WPA...WTF...LOL....OMG

• “Why doesn’t he take the flu more seriously, if it’s potentially life threatening? Why wouldn’t he take a damn ibuprofen?”

True

• some previous episodes incorporate certain health issues of the President, such refusing to take back pills, having high blood pressure, etc. I’d say this is an example of what Richard Schiff said about Sorkin planting seeds and bringing them up later instead of just randomly incorporating them at last minute, but Sorkin didn’t think of the MS storyline until last minute.