#Alona watches

[maysshortmoviereviews]

Cross (2024 - )

Series adaptation of James Patterson novels about the complicated and brilliant detective, Alex Cross.

A really good show (though it does have some gory scenes) that I binge-watched over one weekend. Aldis Hodge, who plays Alex Cross, is excellent casting, as he perfectly embodies how I imagined Alex Cross while reading a couple of Patterson's novels a few years ago. You cannot help but root for him. I also appreciated how contemporary issues about the police, and a famous case (see if you can work it out when you watch the series) were raised in this series. I also enjoyed the bromance between Alex Cross and his best friend Detective John Sampson. I recommend it. Check it out!

P.S. Alex Cross's house is very beautiful. Many times I was distracted by the beautiful interiors of his house.

[bobzora]

games i played in 2024 tierlist

[theolderguards]

at first was just just excited to see Mekhi Phifer... then I realized I was seeing Mekhi Phifer in a scene with SHARIF ATKINS and the ER fangirl in me LOST HER FREAKING MIND 🤣🤣🤣

[princessplaidheart]

Back to Supernatural in the New Year (Happy 2024, I guess), this time with one of the hardest episodes for me to watch.

I told my husband that "Abandon All Hope" was a rough episode. It was actually where I stopped my previous (incomplete) rewatch of the series, right before I got to that episode.

My husband really liked both Jo and Ellen, and he was angry with the whole thing.

On a less sad note about the episode, he immediately figured out that Cas was going to do Uriel's trick with the bolt, along with doing this

to get out of the fire.

My face to him was like

And he says, "What? I like solving puzzles!"

[bonniehooper]

SUPERNATURAL REWATCH, 2x02: “Everybody Loves a Clown”

-God, that is a creepy ass clown.

-You all need to be a lot more concerned about her seeing a clown on the side of the road.

-Sweetie, why the fuck would you let a clown you saw at the carnival and the side of the road into your house?!

-The first hunter funeral of the series. Damn... still can't believe they killed off John so soon.

-Dean, I know you're lying, and you need to tell Sam because that secret is going to eat you alive!

-Dean, it's understandable for Sam to be worried about you. You bottle shit up and never tell anyone how you're feeling and it's so unhealthy.

-Oh, so it's been a week since John died?

-Dean stop making a joke out of it. BE HONEST!!

-Dean's reasoning is right, but I know it's partially excuses so he doesn't have to deal with John's death.

-ELLEN!!!!!!!

-Oh my God, seeing the boys driving this old ass van is so funny!!

-ASH!! JO!!!!

-Damn that was a solid punch, Jo.

-The way Ellen knows that John is gone, purely based on the fact that Sam and Dean are there and not John is really telling.

-Jesus, how is Ash so sure that he can figure this out in 51 hours? That's nuts.

-So, Ellen became a hunter because her husband was a hunter?

-Of course, Dean immediately starts flirting with Jo.

-I will admit though, Dean and Jo would have been really cute together.

-The introduction of Sam's fear of clowns.

-Sam: "At least I'm not afraid of flying." Dean: "Planes crash!" Sam: "And apparently clowns kill." Hey! Dean's fear of flying is completely valid. I mean, Sam's fear of clowns is valid to, but Dean's is just a little more understandable.

-I mean, you let your kid come in there with a video game, how are you surprised he's not getting scared by this creepy maze.

-Oh, you really shouldn't have told your son that clowns are your friends.

-With all the shit they see, Sam still getting spooked in that maze is so funny.

-The fact they have to follow this family home to keep them safe from a killer clown is so ridiculous, but very on brand for them.

-What does this clown do to these kids to make them let him in their houses?

-Dean isn't wrong about how Sam being suddenly "obedient" or taking into consideration what John would have wanted them to do is a weird change for Sam, but I also feel like he's just projecting and turning his own anger on Sam.

-Rakshasa? I mean, it all fits, but how do we kill it, if that is what this killer clown is.

-I don't think it's Cooper. That seems too easy. I think it might be the blind guy. He's been on the boy's case since they got there.

-Oh shit, not Dean going to the blind guy.

-He's not even blind!

-Of course, they'd have to fight this thing in the maze!

-Oh, the pipes from the organ, nice thinking Sam.

-Dude, the strobe effect in this maze is fucking with my eyes.

-I like they just randomly have some other hunters in the background to show that other hunters actually come to Ellen's bar.

-Sam: "Oh, yeah, I've got to, uh... I've got to go... Over there... Yeah." Smooth Sam. Real smooth.

-Do not touch his computer, Dean.

-Hey! If Ash says he went to M.I.T., he went to M.I.T.

-Sam opening up about how he's really feeling about John's death and then telling Dean that he knows Dean's not okay is such a good scene. Jared and Jensen's acting is really good.

-Dean taking his anger and grief out on the Impala is such a good scene because it genuinely feels like he's taking it out on John because I know Dean thinks of John whenever he's around the Impala. Dean is so angry and since he doesn't know how to express his feelings, this is the only way he feels he can get them out and it's just heartbreaking to watch. Jensen did so good in this final scene.

[dingo-ate-my-hot-lettuce-crazy]

me when Jo appears on screen in spn: 😐

me watching Alona Tal shows and interviews: 🥰😘😍😚😚😍😚😘🥰🥰😗😗😇😘😚😘😚🫶🏻😘😚😍🥰😍😘😚🫶🏻😚😘😍🥰

honest to god i wish they wrote Jo to be more likable and not like a pick me girl because what the fuck

[faithdeans]

can't watch jo scenes anymore without thinking about how alona tal was in the idf :/

[angelinthefire]

As someone who's been around the fandom longer than i, what do you think of the claim that destiel shippers were the reason female characters got killed or kicked off the show? This seems to be a really common narrative in gen fandom spaces like r/supernatural but there's never any mention of wincest shippers and idk I find it kind of dubious. I mean obviously when it's applied to characters like bela or ruby it makes no sense but what about others? Like the claim usually goes oh they could never keep around a love interest for either of them because the hellers would throw a fit but did that happen? Usually it's brought up with Jo, Lisa, Meg, and Hannah. I know that is not actually why Meg left the show, but what about the others? I also know Alona and Cindy Sampson in particular are cited as receiving harassment for their roles but did this actually have anything to do with destiel seeing as it wasn't that popular of a ship back then? I only started watching in 2014 when destiel was the biggest ship and it never seemed to me like they were trying to set up romances that were shot down by the fans. I mean did anyone actually expect hannah to be an endgame love interest? And no one really makes this claim about Amara either. And it also wouldn't apply to characters like Charlie or Missouri either who both still got killed off. Idk I've just been seeing a lot of narrative recently about fans being primarily responsible for the killing off of female characters but I feel like it's shifting blame a bit, even more so to apply it solely to destiel fans (I mean did destiel get Sarah Blake killed??)

Yeah blaming destiel shippers is ridiculous. Destiel shippers didn't even reach preponderance in the fandom until s8. The worst of the misogyny of the fandom was solidly concentrated in the first half of the shows life. Attitudes changed as societal attitudes changed, and as the show itself finally broke down and developed more of an ensemble cast.

The wincesties/bronlies were always far more venomous when it came to characters who threatened to get between the bros. No matter the gender. As can be seen from the segment that tried to keep Misha from coming back. Were there destiel shippers who hated on Meg or Anna or others? Yes, but to a degree that is pretty typical across fandoms, especially in the 2000s. Not to the degree that they actually tried to launch a campaign to get any actors fired. Which, again, is what bronlies did to Misha.

In general I think it's incorrect to blame the fans for female characters being killed off. If the writers are committed to a character and a vision and it's working for them they can make it work for the audience too. The thing with Jo and Bela is that, to my understanding, their existence is the result of network notes to try to include more female characters, so Kripke was never super committed to them in the first place.

You point out why Hannah and Meg don't make sense as examples. Alona's role was in s2, and in s5 she was basically brought back in order to be killed off. Same thing with Sarah Blake, which is a useful counter example. She was also brought back to die. Since neither of them had a recurring role when they were killed off, it doesn’t make sense to blame shippers. Again, it's the writers deciding that the most useful thing a female character can do is die to further the main characters' motivation.

Few people liked Lisa at the time s6 aired, she was seen as boring and as detracting attention from the brothers.

I think there's a relationship between the sexism of the writers and the fans. When the writers don't care about characters and see them as fridging material, fans can pick up on it. And then fan hatred of the character is cited as an excuse to write them off. This is a simplification, I do think there are parts of spn fandom that are particularly toxic, but I also think it's true that fan opinion is never the only reason why writing choices are made.

[simplylove101]

2024 Horror Challenge: [83/?]

↳“It's like he just melted into the dust.” Hold Your Breath (2024) dir. Karrie Crouse

Plot: In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.

Starring: Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford, Alona Jane Robbins & Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Another 2024 release I'm fitting in here right at the end because I was feeling a little iffy about it since while it's certainly a bit of a different idea & I do appreciate a time period that you don't usually associate with this type of story, it just also seems a bit of flimsy & possibly boring. Well, it wasn't totally so that's good. Definitely a slowburner though there's some stuff even at the beginning that's a little eerie I suppose. I wasn't ever truly scared during it but I do get what they were going for with the creepy vibes. It helps that Sarah Paulson was leading it, she's more than proven by now she's a scream queen & honestly, I love watching her become completely unhinged by the end cuz she's so good at it. It was nice to see Ebon in here since I think he's quite talented and I love him on The Bear so happy to see him in other projects. He did a good job in here. And Annaleigh Ashford is so underrated! I love how she just pops up in things I watch. lol Amiah Miller deserves some love too since she more than holds her own opposite Sarah. I wish I had liked the actual movie more but it's not awful. I think it was pretty clear the direction it was heading from the start but maybe it's just because Sarah was the lead and I could just tell. XD Overall, it was fine enough for a watch imo, especially if you like the actors involved.

[tiktaalic]

Been watching Supernatural for the first time and am currently in Jo's era. I love Jo, fly into a mild rage at the show's treatment of her most eps., etc., but it's also reeeeeally funny to watch this first sustained attempt at giving Dean a romance with a woman unfold. At the point I've reached they're so clearly going for that, but every time they attempt a Romance Scene they choose they worst trope you've ever heard of and you watch Dean and Jo take turns initiating but they're BOTH so sullen about it. Then the director goes 'okay now have a sad about your father talk' and Jensen goes 'oh yay! approximating dead father emotions is in my wheelhouse' while Alona presumably goes 'finally a chance to act instead of receiving misogynies' and all of a sudden they have a genuine interesting dynamic. And this is so blatant that from what I hear the show eventually just gives up on the romance.

With the very entertaining result that the Man Show's first attempt at romance spanning beyond an episode ends up looking more than anything like two gays halfheartedly trying to perform heterosexuality and accidentally becoming friends along the way.

YEAH the Jo and dean is quite strange all the way through. I remember hitting it in my rewatch and being really shocked that (iirc) jo is the one who initiates it? And is flirting with dean while dean is so so so in the dead dad depression dumps. It goes straight over his head. He doesn’t engage at all. It’s like. Jo voice. We don’t often get big tall handsome men here. Dean voice. Can you help us l track down a demon. And then a few eps from that she stops flirting with him and HE starts flirting with her in the grossest ways possible while she actively spurns him. Because he’s a misogynist. I know Eric Et Al talked about how basically. They added jo to pander to women. And then women were like If you give dean a girlfriend I’m killing everyone in this room and then myself. So they backpedaled on the romance. But I also don’t feel 100% kosher accepting straight from the misogynist’s mouth that CRAZY FANGURLS FORCED them to change how they wrote women. I mean I don’t doubt there were women who hated jo I’m quite familiar with the woman who hates every woman on tv. But. I also am familiar with how Eric wrote women. So I feel like this disclaimer I’ve just put in is necessary. Point is. It’s a crazy dynamic especially when they put a neat little bow on it in season 7 that says Btw dean thought of her as a little sister and jo had a crush on him because he was a Cool Older Man. It’s a hodgepodge of intentions. So it’s like. Jo flirts with dean and dean doesn’t care and then deancflirts with jo and she doesn’t care and he tries to sleep with her and she calls him lame and then jo dies and dean kisses her forehead and feels guilty about her death and then in an alternate reality he’s her brother and then Ghost Jo comes back and says I had a huuuuuuge crush on you and Dean says I always thought of you as my little sister. Comes off Really strange when you look at all of it together.

[sleebysnail]

Watch out Exandria, you haven't heard this bad joke! Wip of the group from the modern exandria game I'm in! Red - Alona, Firbolg Lawyer Druid Purple - Zylvi, Historical Archivist Wizard (me!) Grey - Jacob (NPC) Vampire Paladin (And Zylvi's boyfriend) light green - Julak, Jocky Fighter and sweet boy

light grey - Korhace! Goodwill dumpsterfire in progress! dark green - Himi, mysterious chaos halfelf, could possibly be the traveler.

Workin together to maybe take out the mob? who fuckin knows!

[surethingsis]

Dear diary heres a recap of whats going on:

I work nights in security and Ilearnt to build sites with my big (now pregnant!!) sis.

I watch Supernatural, cold case, mermaid melody, ranma 1/2, x files, hazbin hotel, and sometimes veronica mars (I love Alona Tal).

There's a war and I was 4 months in reseve duty

My other sister is also pregnant again!!(!!!)

Alesandro has passed away

נחמד

[theolderguards]

tonights movie is

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 💫

[peachdoxie]

Bruh, I barely watched Supernatural and that was at least a decade ago. How did I instantly recognize Alona Tal when she showed up in Leverage?

[sorrel-minis]

Finished the 02 tamers

Copying this directly from my 6:00 am reddit post

So this first set is for 02. They're cousins currently doing the whole foreign exchange student thing. They're pseudo punk kids who have kind of plain names but prefer to go by Puck and Loki. They're also really into music

They notice the main kids having their club meetings a lot and think they seem like a neat bunch. Puck (blonde girl) is the one to suggest they actually get to talking to them instead of just watching. Loki (boy who can see with all that hair) just wanted to wait to be noticed.

Puck is extroverted, always ready to try new things, and makes friends very easily. She's an early adopter of new trends, but abandons them if they feel too mainstream. Her voice is soothing, and she's at the age where she's obsessed with scented lotions and sprays. She always has some to spare. Her main problem is that she talks before she thinks. She thinks out loud a lot, too, and has a habit of unintentionally offending others. It takes her a minute to figure out why. She gets pretty close to Yolei and Kairi, and often initiates "girl days" with them. She likes bonding with them through shopping for clothes and music. She and Daisuke mock each other a lot, but it's all in harmless fun. They really do consider each other

friends.

Loki is introverted and quieter than his cousin. He's shy, and wants to say things, but can never find the words. Loki likes the alternative scene because he thinks emulating his heros will make him more outspoken. He's a fan of stuffed animals, sugary food, and any hairstyle he can use to hide his face. Loki gets alona best with TK. Kairi. and Codv. Don't get him wrong. He loves being around everyone in the group! He just sometimes prefers to stay closest to the calmest ones.

Their Digimon are Serpentinemon and Houndramon. They're both named for songs (Serpentine Fire and Hound Dog, respectively), and have opposite mannerisms. Serpentinemon tends to always screw towards happy, and screams when sad or mad. His emotions are big. Houndramon cries a lot. Tears of joy, confusion, sadness. She is sensitive.

Anywho, their Digi eggs are two halves of a broken one. Something happened with the egg of enthusiasm. It split into the eggs of pep and cheer.

Pep turns Serpentinemon into Jackmon (or Captmon...I just really wanna keep the music theme), cheer turns Houndramon into Alsikemon (Alsike Clover...like... The Clovers...it's a Bring it On reference, you see...)

I got tired of working on this after inking Serpentinemon's evo, so this one is pretty flat.

Let's see how long it takes me to draw the 03 Tamer

[random-writerings]

Who is your current muse, and who is their faceclaim/what do they look like?What is one item that you associate without fail to them?What is their favourite colour?Is there a song you associate with them? If not, what quote fits the best for them?What do they like doing in their spare time? How much spare time do they get?What one fact do you love about them, but might not have had the chance to share yet?

Hi! Thank you so much for your ask. :)

Current muse and their face claim:

I've been rewatching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recently so my current muse is Kris Fletcher. Her face claim is Alona Tal.

One item that I associate with them:

It has to be lemons. Deke tries to confess his feelings by giving Kris some lemons and she completely misunderstands the gesture. Then, when she does find out, she likes to tease him about it. But actually she finds it really cute.

Their favourite colour:

Kris doesn't really have a favourite colour until she falls for Deke. Then her favourite colour becomes yellow because of the association with lemons.

A song I associate with them:

The song I associate with Kris the most would have to be Easy by Camila Cabello. I think it really represents how vulnerable she feels when opening up to other people. She's very aware of her ‘bad’ or ‘unlovable’ qualities and she feels she'll never find someone who accepts her as she is. It's also where the title of the fic comes from.

I also associate Control by Zoe Wees with Kris because it perfectly captures how it feels to deal with anxiety and panic attacks. Kris’ powers cause constant anxiety for her and she often feels out of control. So this song really represents her journey to control her anxiety.

What do they like to do in their spare time? How much spare time do they get?

Kris loves movies and tv shows so she's usually watching Doctor Who or 80s movies. She's also a historian so she likes reading history books or old S.H.I.E.L.D. files that Coulson gives her.

After joining S.H.I.E.L.D. she doesn't get much free time. And the free time she does have is usually spent hanging out with the team, drinking beer or watching football with Fitz and Hunter. Although she sometimes misses spending her free time alone, she much prefers hanging out with the others.

One fact I love about them, but might not have had the chance to share yet:

Kris helps Deke out with the Fitzsimmons wedding planning in S5. When it's time to take photos, Mike Peterson takes a photo of the two of them, joking about them becoming wedding planners if the S.H.I.E.L.D. job doesn't work out. Kris lets Deke keep the photo because it's the first photograph ever taken of him (apart from his mugshot).

Then in S6 (a year later), Deke still has that photo. It's framed on his desk at his company and he even goes back to get it when the building is attacked.