#Emotional Performances

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Archery Nemesis.

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[tarotphil]

absolutely normal uquiz don't worry about it 💌

[veerbles]

“Were you trained as a dancer?” “An acrobat. My whole family are acrobats.” // “Some people see a magic trick and say, ‘Impossible!’ They clap their hands, turn over their money, and forget about it ten minutes later. [..] And then there are the ones who stay awake, running through the trick again and again, looking for that skip in perception, the crack in the illusion that will explain how their eyes got duped; they’re the kind who won’t rest until they’ve mastered that little bit of mystery for themselves. I’m that kind.”

Or: a kinder universe.

[dumpster-fire-sapphic-failgirl]

Whether they end up as besties, qpls, or *scissor hands* romantically entangled here are a few things I love about the Evan/Sam dynamic:

• Sam never fetishized Evan. K got a little weird last season and chunks of that seem to still be there.

• Sam doesn’t just “yes and” Evan. Jammer is the ultimate support friend. But Sam challenges him to be better. She doesn’t just let the crazy shit pass.

• Evan trusts Sam. She was the one he could fall into, and the one that he could protect the best by lending her his stats

• Even listens to Sam more than he listens to anyone (the boy has a lot of growing to do, but it’s a start)

• Given the option of all the knowledge in the world, Sam chose to know what would bring Evan back

• Sam is surrounded by artifice. Entertainment industry. A world where she can’t know who loves her and who has something to gain from her. Even among the magical misfits, Evan is the least likely to tell her anything but the truth.

Whatever they have is something special. Be it platonic, romantic, familial, or something in between, there is undoubtedly love.

and no matter how it turns out, I’m just glad we get to live in a world where such wonderful and heartbreaking performances are delivered by Brennan and Danielle and Erika and Lou, shepherded by the incomparable Aabria Iyengar

[alvin-draper]

certified gay episode of dr who. very queer. david tennant and neil patrick harris gave each other emotionally charged looks for 20 flat minutes. nph put on a silly little german accent and did a silly little drag routine to the spice girls. ncuti gatwa played high stakes catch on a rooftop in a shirt, a tie, his briefs, and a pair of high tops. the master's still kicking.

[thinwhitedoc]

SHERLOCK | Martin Freeman as John Watson

[hallucinatinghalos]

I don't think this contains spoilers but if you don't want to hear any book references or season 3 speculation be warned.

Reading the interview clip where Sam Reid said that Lestat is ripped from the stage by Magnus is wild because we know he knows the books, that's not how it happens there, so he's maybe let Rolin's version slip. Which, if holds true, would be a seismic change. Instead of being torn from Nicki's arms while they sleep, Lestat would be taken during a performance, in front of an audience. Surrounded by humanity, by those he loves, but not a soul can save him. The one place that brought him joy would now be connected to the trauma of Magnus and his turning. If he truly is going to be the catalyst for the theater becoming hunting grounds in the show, for better or worse, it would seem to be related to this change as well. Also, his rockstar moment would have a desperation to it that reflects the books but is tragic in its own way. It would all become devastating in a subtly different way than how Rice wrote it. Even events that only happen in the show would have a different impact. Like Armand first approaching him telepathically while he was on stage would now seem cruel and calculated, and later choosing to put the trial on stage. Sorry about the ramble but it blows my mind how much a small change, changes so much. The murder of the opera singer...the mocking of the Dracula film...the baby on the Mardi Gras float...would all feel different.

[lokimobius]

"Listen. That wasn’t tactical. I lost it." LOKI S02E02 “Breaking Brad”

[ansonmountdaily]

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2x02 "Ad Astra Per Aspera"

[familiarbythyside]

the way i won’t be recovering from alicent telling rhaenyra ‘come with me.’

[noirve]

god, armand as a character is giving me serious brainrot. he's such a control freak because he desperately needs to derive meaning from something—anything. whether it's god, rituals, or coven life, he needs to give a purpose to his existence. this is why he upholds these stringent laws and regulations in both of his covens, which are ultimately destroyed by someone he loves who stands outside it all. and he kind of just allows that destruction, despite all of his power, because he is also... bored? it's like he's on autopilot, going through life in this meticulously constructed routine until he meets lestat and later louis, who both refuse to adhere to his carefully crafted structures and disrupt the status quo. this is attractive to armand because deep down, underneath his all masked emotions, he is very lonely and desperate for connection! which is just awfully human for such an ancient powerful being

imagine being this old and alone, how do you endure? armand tries to find value in these rigid structures because otherwise, his life feels empty. "he needs rules to give him purpose" but in the end, this doesn't fulfill him completely because, despite his feigned confidence and stoicism, he is insecure, needy, and traumatized. this is why he seeks out chaos despite having spent all this time trying to control everything and everyone around him. he lets it happen—for love, but also, i think, because unconsciously he desires that total loss of control, which allows him to actually feel something real. every few decades, he almost intentionally lets his entire world, the world he worked so hard to manipulate into his will, be ruined. yet, when he tells daniel he "let it happen," he is lying, too (at least about lestat) because he presents himself as more passive, composed, and reasonable than he really was when his way of life was threatened. he just tells himself that he wanted it that way all along so he remains the one in control. i need to see him crack

[blakbonnet]

no no you don't understand they literally worked so hard on this season, with the budget cuts and the fan pressure, and everything before (and after) and now they can actually sit back and bask in it? They can enjoy possibly the best times of their lives where people tell them they did a good job? Like they can share those blurry bts they took that no one except core fans would appreciate and they get to watch us lose it, praise them, give them all the credit for a great season all round? I'm genuinely so happy for them

[bleep-bloop-boo]

something something all the apollo kids are seen as the performers of the camp which feeds into their need to mask their emotions so they can keep up the act for the others something something

[rosie-tyler]

You're laughing. Robby thought Kreese was talking about LaRusso and you're laughing.

[backjustforberena]

RHAENYS TARGARYEN, during the Battle of Rook's Rest.

[arihi]

Okay here’s the post I talked about from that last reblog!

This also goes beyond ultimatums and conversations - people will twist themselves into knots justifying behaviors and actions all on their own without any input from the important outside source. A misguided sense of noble self-sacrifice when not ever mentioned out loud is just, plainly, unwarranted and stupid. Bearing with something you don’t want to do for another person is not automatically a favor they owe you later down the line, especially if they didn’t know you were doing that. “I went to these things even though I didn’t want to and you don’t even appreciate it even though I never mentioned it” make it make sense!

As someone who does sometimes go to events or do things I don’t necessarily want to do when invited, that’s automatically on me and that’s a choice I make based on my energy levels. A lot of the time I go because I know I don’t want to in the moment but will probably enjoy myself later. Even if I don’t? That’s not on the other person, that’s not a future argument I win. People who make little balance ledgers of this stuff must be exhausted. We have got to stop blaming and trying to hold other people accountable for our sometimes admittedly rough feelings. You need to engage in emotional regulation and own up to your own mistakes that make you feel like shit instead of putting it on others ‘for putting you in the place to make that decision’.

It’s not noble self-sacrifice to remain quiet as discontent bubbles up without communicating it. It’s just boxing with shadows, and you are not going to win.