fav melissa schemmenti + barbara howard moments 🌻 ABBOTT ELEMENTARY 02x11 -> 02x22
Nothing to offer, have a Jadzia
I’m still working my way through re-listening to the Circle of Magic series and I’m obsessed with the way that we get four extremely different mentor/mentee relationships that speak to each Circle kid’s character development.
Like Sandry and Lark are the ultimate Mom Friend vs. Mom Friend duo whose gentleness and optimism is cut with extreme Fuck Around and Find Out energy, they’re all words of affirmation while Lark helps Sandry not nuclear escalate every situation where she has the moral high ground.
Briar and Rosethorn are the combination of prickly introvert meets the most ride-or-die mentee who has ever existed, two cynics with hearts of gold who admit that they love each other like once on pain of death but are constantly performing extreme acts for each other.
Daja “I’ll keep all of my emotions inside and then one day I’ll die” Kisubo gets Frostpine, who is also the most even-tempered of the mentors but helps her be like the pragmatic center of her group while not getting stepped on and Having an Emotion every now and then. I feel like Frostpine is the best of the four at navigating his mentee’s extreme trauma with a lot of delicate intentionality while making it look like an effortless combination of fondness and dad jokes.
And then on the opposite side there’s Tris and Niko, who are both a lot more emotionally volatile and obsessive about their research, but who Get each other to the extent that they can be super blunt and prickly at each other without lasting consequences. They also both walk away from every social situation being like “hmmm that was not my best work.” I feel like a lot of Tris’ emotional development comes from the other kids/mentees, especially when it comes to her abandonment issues, etc. but Tris and Niko just like vibe through both being That Bitch. Niko expresses his affection by shouting when Tris tries a cool experiment that might kill her and being like ‘this is MY student, go get your own’ every time someone else notices that Tris is like, ridiculously powerful and smart, but that actually works for them both.
they’re all i care about actually <3
[ID: Four screencaps from Taskmaster. Victoria Coren Mitchell sits at a table in a living room, saying, “I have flapjacks with me at all times. Just in case.” Later, in the studio, Greg Davies says, “Another fascinating example of Victoria assuming that her way of living is the norm.” End ID.]
What an autistic person says: "How long is it going to take?"
What they mean: "I want to know whether to activate my short term waiting mode where I just wait and do nothing else, or activate my long term waiting mode where I occupy my mind with something else. I fully understand that both are possibilities, and I have no problem whatsoever with either one, but I want more information so I can best adapt to the situation."
What neurotypical people hear: "I am impatient and demand that everything I want happen right now. Please scold me and publicly humiliate me for it."
Kay Nielsen, (1886-1957), Danish illustrator.
Siuan Sanche, Watcher of the Seals, the Flame of Tar Valon, the Amyrlin Seat. Daughter of the river, clever as a pike, strong as the tides.
a bday present for @cassiopeiasara
i really could write an essay on how shit is that we’ve completely abandoned the monster-of-the-week episode format even when rebooting shows that relied on it to replace them with grimdark edgy plotlines where nothing feels good or accomplished at the end of the day
Murder mysteries endure as a show style because they are a very specific application of the monster-of-the-week format.
Monster of the Week requires a lot of creativity and character focus; two things that seem to be lacking in big ticket shows lately in favor of Mystery Box style storylines that keep teasing a payoff that can never live up to the hype
monster of the week with a good plot is the best way to tell a story. I don’t make the rules. Power rangers still out there
#YES#like of course there's absolutely something to be said for other kinds of storytelling when done well#but this is one reason star trek is my fave and i love it mainly for the characters even though there are other shows#that are ostensibly more focused on the characters#because i want to see the characters and relationships gradually evolve rather than Drama All the Time#because i find that so stressful#although i feel like there could be a middle ground where we like... remember that characters have been through traumatic experiences#even after the episode has ended#looking at you all of 90s star trek
She is starving
It’s not her fault the replicator hates her
Boy that guy really came into this interview prepped with one question and one question only huh
My tribute to some of fandom’s most popular ships from the past few decades.
A VidUKon 2020 premiere.
(AO3 Link)
#suddenly remembered about this vid late last night and had to rewatch it to wallow in ship feelings#so good!#vid rec#that xena/gabrielle clip#perfection#also this hits different now i've finally watched s2 of b5 😭#(note that a couple of harry potter ships appear briefly if you prefer to avoid that)
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The Trek ladies jamming out for @cosmic-llin! Thank you again for commissioning me and for your immense patience!
(You can find my commission information here!)
#everyone look at this!#i'm so delighted by it!#look at all their fun outfits that echo their uniforms but with a cooler vibe!#look at how into it they are!#i love bev's cropped jacket#and tasha's hair#and deanna's cool boots#this is making me so happy!#star trek#tng#fanart#tasha yar#beverly crusher#deanna troi#commissioned by me#also mostly-natm was great to work with 10/10 commission experience would highly recommend