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cooper, trap, and ocd

me rewatching trap to see what compulsions and obsessions cooper exhibits.

obviously we see him being “neat” which is a compulsion. i wonder what obsession he has that spurs it on. maybe an obsession of germ contamination.

he does tell lady raven that the profiler is correct. his car is black due to it appearing less dirty.

a person with ocd often experiences symptoms from ocpd as well, and some symptoms overlap in both.

he has a ridged routine. we know that he drugs his victims. we know that he cuts their bodies into sections.

we see cooper needing control, he tried to overtake the trap situation. he leads every conversation he is in. he manipulates situations to get the outcome he desires. when talking with lady raven he is obviously smug with his control. he even tells her at the house that he is in control.

cooper also exhibits repetitive behaviors. he constantly jerks his right shoulder when he feels out of control, anxious, and cornered. the compulsion helps ease his mind/gather his thoughts. every time cooper jerks his shoulder he is thinking of a way to get out of his current situation.

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things i noticed on my trap rewatch

[cooper x lady raven focus]

• when lady raven is giving her speech about releasing those who have wronged you cooper looks around. like he cant believe people are eating it up. like she’s naive for believing this. he even mouths the word “wow.”

• there are some moments where cooper exaggerates his head bobbing when riley is looking, but when she looks away he doesnt stop. he kinda nods along, not as expressive but he does. like he enjoys it, the music

• when cooper sees lady raven backstage he’s sort of passive, just staring at her with no thought, observing her. when she helps up the assistant that fell his eyes are wide, like shes piqued his interest. and when he sees her use her inhaler it’s like something in him switches. his eyes are still wide but his posture straightens out. the camera shot changes too. it’s suddenly a close-up, only showing half of coopers face. this is done two more times during the film. it’s to help the audience better connect with the characters thoughts and motives. a close up shows what other shots cannot, intimacy. he briefly glances at the thinker and looks back at lady raven. his jaw is tense and he cannot take his eyes off of her. and like what cooper said in the film, when he saw her use her inhaler he got the urge. what is interesting is that after that, every shot focusing on lady raven was somewhat through coopers pov. we see her from between the curtains, symbolizing coopers new perspective of her. like he is a predator waiting in the bushes. like a lion waiting for a gazelle, a wolf waiting for a deer. we see her from his side spot on the stage as well, never from the crowd after that

• i like how cooper felt the need to tell lady raven that her performance was great whilst he is threatening his hostage.

• when they are in the limo cooper is looking at lady raven with some sort of cockiness. like he has the upper hand on her. while she looks at him with a hardened expression, like she isnt letting him win.

• when lady raven asks to drop them off at the house and coopers expression hardens and his smile drops while riley starts fangirling. and how she makes a comment of cooper just sitting there so coopers gives her a strained smile. and lady raven gives him a slight smile.

• the way cooper looks at lady raven when she’s first introduced to the family. he keeps on moving his jaw like he’s irritated. his eyes are dark and his eyebrows are twitching

• when lady raven mention the concert not being like a normal concert coopers eye twitches. when lady raven says the butcher made a mistake, cooper looks up, like he’s thinking. like he knows he didnt make a mistake.

• when lady raven says “not yet” when rachel asks if they’ve caught the butcher and her eyes go to cooper. and cooper just gives her a smile

• coopers eyes start watering up when lady raven nears the end of “where did she go.” when she’s done he lowers his guard and swallows, like he has to regain his composure. he even breathes in deeply. this moment allows lady raven to snatch his phone.

• the look of amusement in coopers face when lady raven starts her psychological defense.

• lady raven was going to be his last kill (if they got away in that moment). “i’ll just do this one last one, and then i’ll kill myself. it’s the only way to stop the monster.” he’s choosing lady raven to be his last kill, and he’s going to die along side her. he was going to murder-suicide with her.

• when the police raided the house cooper didn’t escape and run away. he didn’t take his chance to flee. instead he knocked out a swat member and stole his uniform to get to lady raven.

some may call it obsession, i say it’s a different kind of love

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Cooper & Lady Raven Dressing Room Scene. He really didn’t have to do all that actually 😅

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sauron: would you still love me if i was a worm black goo

galadriel: that's so specific, why

sauron: ... no reason

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A special relationship, isn't it? Master and pupil.

MAE & QIMIR in THE ACOLYTE

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never over sauron dissolving into goo & going "those jebronis might have killed me but what they don't know is i am going to Come Back Wrong & by wrong i mean smoking hot"

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the hand that drops his helm fists gently in her locs, holding her to him as she drags him closer by his cloak, closer, closer, never close enough

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A rainy kiss for all you lovely people. I know we're having A Time right now but this fandom has been so invigorating to me as an artist and it's full of the coolest and most talented people and I'm happy to be part of it.

(sign the petition if you haven't already!)

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Prometheus!!!!

(Edit by me)

I know prometheus probably has like 10 active fans right now, but I don't care. Here is an edit just for you.

This movie had so much potential to be a greater film. It keeps me up at night knowing what happens in the sequel.

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David's hatred for his creators, his confusion with emotions, interest in creation (something he's not allowed to do), and likely sexual frustration led him down the path of making the XX121 Xenomorph we know so well today.

Now looking at the Queen Xenomorph, I can't help but think even just metaphorically, that Elizabeth Shaw's fire is in every Queen, every drone, every soldier, every praetorian.

It's a sickening memorial to us, but to David the XX121 is perfection. Not just because of the genetic engineering, but because nearly every Xenomorph has a part of the woman who which David deeply "loved", Ms. Shaw.

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so sorry i called you kidnappable earlier, let's take a drive and talk this through ok?

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Anna Chancellor doing press for My Lady Jane

Frances, she's quite naughty.

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30th of June- A terrible desire came upon me to rid the world of such a monster.

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SHOVEL DAY!!

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Manny Jacinto as Qimir in The Acolyte — 1.06 "Teach/Corrupt"

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Qimir’s approach to treating the sisters is quite amusing. With Mae, he believes she needs a friend so behaves like an annoying older brother, but with Osha, he believes she needs to be fucked and so, uses all his charm and seduction skills 😭

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Qimir really is gonna say, "Well, Mae, since you back-stabbed me, I'm gonna sweep your twin sister off her feet, marry her, then you're not invited to the wedding!"

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qimir is literally just having soup and playing mermaid he’s done nothing wrong