#Amanda Dunn

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CHARLIE COX as MICHAEL KINSELLA with AMANDA KINSELLA by CLARE DUNNE

RTE KIN 2.07

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kin on bbc/rte/amc is very good because all the characters think that they're tony montana apart from the one guy who actually is tony montana who thinks hes paul rudd in the ant man movies

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List of cluster b characters I like

(DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT HAVE ANY CLUSTER B DISORDERS I DO NOT KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DISORDERS THAN DOCTORS OR PEOPLE WITH THEM DO I JUST LIKE LEARNING ABOUT CLUSTER B DISORDERS SINCE I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT MENTAL DISORDERS AND I HAVE FRIENDS WITH CLUSTER B DISORDERS ANYWAYS. DO NOT EXPECT ME TO BE 100% CORRECT I AM NOT THE BEACON OF ALL KNOWLEDGE IF SOMETHING IS OFFENSIVE HERE I WILL APOLOGIZE AND TAKE DOWN THE POST)

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I haven’t been able to watch the latest episode of Kin yet, but you’d better believe I’m sitting here screaming internally about these right now...🔥😳🔥

(X) (And there are some gifs here too!! 🔥)

And Michael here, he’s just...🤤

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SANCTUARY / "Hero ll: Broken Arrow"

(Season 3 / Episode 5)

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Amanda did better with this Daniella. Yeah I said it

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CHARLIE COX as MICHAEL KINSELLA CLARE DUNNE as AMANDA KINSELLA

RTE KIN 2.07

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Hellen: don’t look at it.

Will: looks at it twice.

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🇬🇧 I really love Sanctuary but sometimes I wish it wasn't made in 2008-2011. You know the dark and yellowish foundation, concealed lips, weird sweaters, french manicure, low waist jeans etc.

Poor Magnus and Nikola with yellow foundation, sometimes even with John Druitt.

Or that horrible blue and black sweater that Will wears.

Is there anything you don't like about Sanctuary? If yes, what is it?

🇮🇹 Io adoro Sanctuary ma alle volte vorrei che non fosse uscito dal 2008-2011. Il fondotinta troppo scuro e giallognolo, le labbra con il correttore, strane felpe, la french alle unghie, i pantaloni a vita bassa etc.

I poveri Magnus e Nikola con la faccia giallognola dal fondotinta, alle volte succede anche con John.

O quell'orribile felpa sfumata dal blu al nero che indossa Will.

C'è qualcosa che non vi piace di Sanctuary? Se sì, quale?

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me bowing down to amanda kinsella

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my favourite type of woman are those who would most certainly benefit from a lobotomy

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“Michael’s trip to pick up meds from a local pharmacy proves interesting as he clearly hits it off with the Molly behind the counter.”  (x) 

Me right now: Oooh, the cute pharmacist is back!! ✨👀✨

Surely I can’t be the only one thinking Michael really needs another love interest other than his brother’s wife??? (Plus it would be a total waste to just have Danielle Galligan as a random pharmacist and not do more with her! 💕 And surely I wasn’t the only one noticing her giving Mikey the eye last time they met? 😉)

Tbh I’m not entirely sure how I feel about Michael and Amanda - I mean, they do have a connection and she cares about him and he respects her a lot more than Jimmy does, but I’m still torn about it. Them getting together after all these years could destroy Michael and Jimmy’s relationship, and I’m much more moved by their brotherly relationship than his and Amanda’s. 

It sounds like they’ve all known each other since they were teenagers, but I guess Amanda met Jimmy first and she was his high school girlfriend and maybe Mikey just seemed like his younger brother back then. And then she and Jimmy got married out of high school and she and Michael weren’t really left alone to connect until Jimmy ended up going to prison. (I presume she had to of already been married to Jimmy or else why would they have stayed together after she had an affair with his brother? And they just chose to move on - her with Jimmy and him with Alison - because they didn’t want to hurt Jimmy.) 

(Also if Anthony’s nearly 17 now, then there was only a year or so’s age difference between he and Jamie - how long could Jimmy have been in prison for that Amanda ended up getting lonely enough to sleep with her brother-in-law anyway? Unless Anthony was conceived during a conjugal visit? I don’t know. lol)

Yeah, I’m so torn about whether I actually ship Michael and Amanda or not. lol Their relationship is so fraught and they’d always feel guilty about Jimmy, and Anthony would be hurt as well - but I don’t really ship Jimmy and Amanda either. I don’t like the way they treat each other, there’s not nearly enough mutual respect and unity there. And she’s just so indecisive, stringing both of them along - make up your bloody mind which brother you want and stick with it already!!  I mean, poor Jimmy - he just looks so frigging sad lately. 😬

I kind of feel like everyone might be better off in the long run making fresh starts elsewhere. I don’t know. Anyone else have thoughts on this? ^.^

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Hi if you have access to the Roku Channel pls give Sanctuary a chance! The commercials are ill-timed on this platform for some reason, but the show is VERY good if you can get past that. Thank u bye bye

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This is a little random but I'm watching episode 8 of Kin and she's been on mind so let’s talk about Amanda!

It’s no secret she’s one of my favorite characters, second only to Michael. I’ll have even more to say about her in the recap but first I wanted to talk about the transition to her new role in the family. On its face it's a classic corruption arc, but I see it a little differently.

There’s a West Wing documentary special that aired years ago that interviewed former White House staffers and asked them about their experiences working in the highest level of government. This is a strange comparison but hang with me for a minute. In it, Peggy Noonan (a former speechwriter for Reagan, of all people) talked about three phases staffers go through while acclimating to the White House. I was unable to find a transcript so forgive me while I give you the general gist, as told by my shoddy memory.

In the first phase you’re in awe of your surroundings and your colleagues, convinced you’re surrounded by the best and brightest minds and scared you won’t measure up. In the second phase you find your groove and grow confidence in yourself and your role. In the third phase you realize it's all a cleverly disguised clusterfuck and no one knows what they’re doing, they’re just flying by the seat of their pants and trying to make an impact where they can. 

We don’t know much about Amanda’s introduction to the family, but I reckon she spent at least some time in that first phase. It’s the one Nikki was just coming out of at the start of the season. If I had to guess, I’d say Amanda’s been living in the second phase for years now. She contributed to the family by running the dealership and its related shady dealings, she had contacts and processes and helped maintain an air of legitimacy. She wasn't naive- she was strongly against Jamie getting involved in the family, after all- but for the most part it was easy for her to turn a blind eye and trust Frank to take care of things. The first episode was 90% Amanda seeing hinky shit and ignoring it.

Then Jamie was killed. Amanda's part in Caolan Moore’s murder and everything that’s happened since has forced her to look closer at everything- how the family functions, Frank’s leadership, Eamon’s leadership, and it’s all a disaster. All these big powerful men are completely winging it, spending a good portion of their time driven by fear and hubris. 

It’s one of my favorite things about the show. It would be easy to make a show where everyone’s a mastermind, the plans are complicated and well thought out, and people think ten steps ahead. Instead everyone is messy, plans are enacted with no thought for the fall out, grief and anger drive horrible decision making. Amanda’s seen behind the curtain, and all that’s there is a crabby old man pulling levers. 

I'm excited to see what next season has in store. Amanda's had some successes and her blinders are now completely off when it comes to the family's dealings, but she's just as liable to succomb to hubris as anyone. This season left a few threads dangling just waiting to bite the family in the ass, and she'll be considered the one responsible for them now, not Frank (I'm most talking about the dead son of the Spanish drug lord). I hope they continue to showcase her intelligence, even if it's just her pointing out the obvious. I'm just ready for season 2 already!