#Isaiah & emily

[marril96]

Ghost Ship (2002)

[busyasabbey]

Emily got me addicted to watching Bridge Kids so of course I had to make her some silly memes 😂

We really like Lars x Isaiah, okay? 😂

But whenever she sends me voice messages, she's always watching the Birthday episode and she said it's because it makes her feel closer to me 😭

[ljones41]

"THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" (2022) Commentary

"THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" (2022) COMMENTARY

During the height of my high regard for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), among the movies of which I had been a major fan were the Captain America releases. At least two of them. The third film in this mini franchise - 2016's "CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR" proved to be a major disappointment for me. However, when I heard that Disney and Marvel Films had plans to air a miniseries about the characters Sam Wilson aka the Falcon and James "Bucky" Barnes aka the Winter Soldier, I must admit that I felt a renewed interest in the franchise again.

When I said a renewal of the MCU franchise, I meant it. Aside from a few movies like "ANT-MAN", "BLACK PANTHER", "CAPTAIN MARVEL" and "ETERNALS"; the MCU had become a major disappointment for me ever since the release of 2015's "THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON". One might ask . . . what about the MCU television productions that aired on the Disney Plus streaming channel? Aside from one production that I somewhat liked and one that I loved, most of them have been disappointing to me. Unfortunately, I have to include this follow-up to the Captain America movies, "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER".

Set six months after 2019's "THE AVENGERS: ENDGAME", "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" followed former war veteran/Avenger Sam Wilson, who has resumed working the for the U.S. government, while using his role as the Falcon. When the government recruits Sam to track down and deal with a group of enhanced anarchists known as "the Flag Smashers", former World War II veteran/HYDRA tool/Avenger James "Bucky" Buchannan aka the Winter Soldier decides to join Sam in his mission, due to his lingering guilt as a former HYDRA assassin and their shared experiences as Steve Rogers' close friends and battling Thanos and his army.

Since "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" had aired on the DisneyPlus channel in six episodes, I had seriously considered ranking the episodes. But like Season three of the Marvel Netflix series, "DAREDEVIL", the more I watched "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLIDER", the more it disappointed me. Aside from complaints about its pacing, the limited series had received a great deal of praise from critics and fans alike. Because of this, I believe it was one of the most overrated productions in the MCU history. People had seemed so focused on little moments and scenes that very few had noticed how the series' narrative seemed to be all over the map. For example:

Sam Wilson This limited series is supposed to be a follow up to the events of "ENDGAME" in which Sam had received the Captain America shield from an aging Steve Rogers, a sign for him to take up the latter's costumed role. Was this an attempt by Marvel Films/Disney to make Sam a more relevant character? If so, why? Why did a MCU character have to replace Steve as the new Captain America to be more relevant? Why not allow Sam to continue as the Falcon, only push his role to the forefront as one of the franchise's new leading characters? Some might accuse me of not wanting a black man as Captain America, a topic that was brought up in the series. Frankly, I never wanted another character - regardless of race, gender or ethnicity - to become the new Captain America. That includes Bucky Barnes. Allow Steve Rogers to fade into the background and let Sam (as the Falcon) shine as one of the franchise's new leads. However, the die has been cast. One can only sit back and see if moviegoers are willing to accept Sam as the new Captain America.

Perhaps the MCU had to make Sam the new Captain America in order to make him more relevant. Why would I say that? The showrunner for "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER", Malcolm Spellman, came dangerously close to shoving Sam into the role of the second lead or worst, a role he has been since his debut in 2014's "CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER" - a supporting character. During the series' first three or four episodes, someone other than Sam (either Bucky Barnes or Helmut Zemo - two white men) made decisions that allowed the plot to move forward, not Sam. He was simply regulated to being an observer or reactor. The series even managed to undermine Sam's decision not to support the Sokovia Accords in "CIVIL WAR". In thee 2016, Sam became the first Avenger to speak out against the Accords and declare his intentions not to sign it. Yet, according to Bucky in this series, Sam had merely followed Steve's example in rejecting the Accords. And Spellman did nothing to allow Sam to correct this misconception.

James "Bucky" Barnes One of the few aspects of "CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR" I found enjoyable proved to be the interactions between Sam Wilson and Bucky Buchannan. Despite their lingering jealousy and competition over the role as "Steve Rogers' best friend", the pair's interactions proved to be very entertaining, thanks to the screen chemistry between Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Unfortunately, Mackie and Stan could not save "CIVIL WAR" for me. Nor could they save "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER", due to its problematic writing. A good deal of that writing surrounded Bucky's character. I have so many questions about his role in this series. For example:

*Why would any official of the Joint Counter Terrorist Center allow Bucky to visit and question Helmut Zemo, the man responsible for the U.N. conference bombing in Vienna, in "CIVIL WAR"? That made very little sense to me. Surely the JCTC authorities remembered how Zemo managed to brainwash Bucky into making his own prison break in "CIVIL WAR"? Also, Bucky was on parole for his activities as a brainwashed HYDRA assassin. Yet, the JCTC had allowed him to visit Zemo? Surely, the showrunner could have allowed Sam, who was serving the U.S. government again, to be the one to visit and question Zemo?

*How on earth did Bucky managed to evade being arrested and charged for helping Zemo escape from the JCTC? The U.S. and other governments should have been suspicious of Bucky after learning about his visit to Zemo.

*Bucky came off as an arrogant school jock, who thought he was entitled to get his way - especially in his interactions with Sam. I found it hilarious that many fans had criticized John Walker aka Captain America aka U.S. Agent for such toxic behavior. Yet, they had turned a blind eye to Bucky's own behavior. And so did the series - up until the last two episodes. Why did the showrunner allow Bucky to get away with this behavior toward Sam for so long without any complaints from the latter?

*I did not care how Bucky had bullied his way into Sam's mission without the latter's consent. What I found even more annoying was the U.S. government's decision to allow Bucky to join Sam's mission after that ludicrous "therapy session" they were forced to attend together.

Racism A good number of MCU fans had complained about the inclusion of racism in "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER". I had no problems with this direction, considering the story was about Sam, an African-American man, becoming the new Captain America. However, I had a good deal of problems with how the production explored the topic of racism.

The story of Isaiah Bradley, Marvel's second Captain America, had originated in the comics. In the MCU, he was a Korea War veteran whom the United States Army used as one of several unwilling African-American test subjects for their version of the Super Soldier serum. I realize that both Marvel Comics and the MCU had attempted to use Bradley's experience as a metaphor for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The problem is that I cannot see the U.S. government and the Army - both racist organizations in the early 1950s - be willing to risk the possibility of creating a non-white super soldier. Despite the recent desegregation of the Armed Forces in the late 1940s. And both the government and the Army had been more than willing to use white soldiers in other experiments.

After saving a group of black American super soldiers from a prison camp, Bradly was imprisoned by the U.S. government for thirty years. I saw nothing wrong with this twist in the character's narrative, until I remembered two things - Bradley had been able to free his fellow soldiers without anyone's help; and nearly sixty years later, Steve Rogers managed to break into the Raft and free those Avengers who had refused to sign the Sokovia Accord. Why was Bradley unable to free himself from prison? This is the man who had defeated the Winter Soldier by breaking the latter's metal arm. And he was not powerful enough to make a prison break, let alone evade capture?

I had assumed Sam's difficulty in becoming the new Captain America would stem from the government's reluctance to recruit a black man for the position. That would explain their decision to recruit the blond-haired John Walker instead. But the series never really made it clear whether political racism had played a role in Walker's recruitment. The series also had James "Rhodey" Rhodes had paid Sam a visit, emphasizing the importance of the new Captain America being black. As it turned out, Sam's own insecurities about becoming Captain America had more to do with him not initially assuming the role. There was also that interesting scene outside Bradley's Baltimore home where the police arrested Sam during verbal argument with Bucky. Although the cops backed away when they recognized Sam as an Avenger, they ended up arresting the parolee Bucky for missing his required therapy appointment. This scene was supposed to be a case of racial profiling. But . . . we might as well be honest. In the real world, the police would not have backed down from hassling Sam. What I found more disturbing was the production's handling of Bucky's arrest. Once the police discovers that Sam was an Avenger; they turned to arrest Bucky for failing to show up for his missing his therapy session. Not only did the police arrest Bucky with a more gentle behavior, they did so, accompanied by Henry Jackman's mournful score, something that did not accompany the moment of Sam being arrested. Were the audiences expected to notice the hypocrisy and racism in the police's handling of the two men? Expected to feel sympathy for Bucky? Or both?

The last episode featured a scene of two black kids playing with toy Captain America shields. Someone had commented that the shields (especially in the hands of non-white children) represented hope to the future of race relations in the United States. Why? How? This country had a biracial president for EIGHT YEARS. Yet, U.S. racial policies have remained problematic even to this day. I can say the same for other countries. The so-called symbolism of this scene only reminded me of how human beings put so much faith in imagery and symbolism. And this strikes me as a FALSE FAITH. Why was taking up the mantle of a costumed hero that had been previously occupied by a white man, the only way for Sam Wilson to become relevant within the MCU franchise? What was wrong with him being "the Falcon"? Sam becoming the next Captain America was not going to save the U.S. in regard to race relations - not in real life and not in the fictional world of the MCU. Looking back on the series, the series' only scenario that seemed to expose racism in a realistic manner, proved to be Sam's failure to acquire a bank loan for his family's fishing boat in Louisiana.

Sharon Carter I am certain many MCU fans are aware of this. One of Marvel Comics' most iconic couples happened to be Steve Rogers aka Captain America and Sharon Carter aka Agent 13. She also happened to be the great-niece of Peggy Carter, Steve's love interest during World War II. Portrayed by Emily VanCamp, Sharon was first introduced as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in "CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER" as a potential love interest for Steve. Despite Sharon's appearance in the following Captain America movie, "CIVIL WAR", their romance never really developed. Many blamed the lack of chemistry between VanCamp and Chris Evans. I never had a problem with their screen chemistry. I had a problem with the lack of relationship development between Sharon and Steve. And I blame Kevin Feige's decision to transform the third Captain America film into a third (and badly written) pseudo Avengers movie. The change in the film's narrative, along with Sharon's failure to appear in "THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR" and "ENDGAME", left no opportunity for Sharon and Steve to become the romantic pair they had been in the comics. Instead, Sharon became a fugitive from the U.S. government after helping Steve and Sam hunt down Bucky, moved to Madripoor, a city-state with no U.S. extradition and became an embittered criminal known as "the Power Broker".

After "CIVIL WAR", nearly five years had passed before Sharon appeared in another MCU production - namely this series. And what happened? The franchise, with Spellman, ended up completely destroying her character by transforming her into the villain known as Power Broker, the criminal leader of an Indonesian city-state called Madripoor. After helping Steve and Sam acquire their suits and equipment in order to go after Bucky in "CIVIL WAR", Sharon lost her job with the C.I.A. and became a fugitive. She eventually moved to Madripoor, a city-state with no U.S. extradition, to evade capture, survived Thanos' Snap and became an embittered criminal nicknamed "the Power Broker" in order to survive the new world.

What really pissed me off about Sharon's arc between "CIVIL WAR" and "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" is that her development into a major villain all happened OFF SCREEN. Off screen. Apparently, screenwriters for "INFINITY WAR" had written a draft that included Sharon in the movie. But according to Christopher Markus, he and Stephen McFeeley could not imagine scenes featuring Steve and Sharon trying to make it work in an apartment, because the 2018 movie did not have time to focus on their personal life. Why did Marvel simply fail to allow Sharon to be part of Steve's vigilante team - like Sam and Natasha Romanoff? I mean . . . good fucking grief! And why did Malcolm Spellman believe the only way Sharon could be interesting was to become a villain in "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER"? This was his idea of improving Sharon's character?

Helmut Zemo aka Baron Zemo Why did Malcolm Spellman, Kevin Feige and the MCU thought it necessary to bring back Helmut Zemo, the Sokovian-born villain from "CIVIL WAR"? What role did he play in "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER"? I realize that Bucky, of all people, visited the incarcerated Zemo to acquire information on who had created the super-soldier serum that empowered the Flag Smashers. But why did he believe Zemo could provide the answer? Because he thought HYDRA was involved? Bucky or Sam could have searched for information from sources other than Zemo, who had been incarcerated for . . . what? Eight years? Eight years. Zemo managed to become something of a crowd-pleaser, thanks to Daniel Brühl's performance. Otherwise, I found his presence in this series unnecessary.

The Big Bad Why on earth did it take this series so long to finally reveal the main villain's identity? At first, the series hinted the Flag Smashers, led by Karli Morgenthau. However, the series tossed other potential candidates for the Big Bad before viewers - John Walker, Helmut Zemo and yes, Sharon Carter. But in the end, Morgenthau and her group proved to be the main villains.

The Flag Smashers were a group of empowered people who believed the world was a better place between Thanos' Snap and the Blip (resurrection of those who had died during the Snap), when Humans around the world managed to unite and form a borderless society, one in which people helped others without any thought to nationalism and bias. Thanks to the Avengers, the world resumed its conflicts between nationalities and other groups. In other words, the borders returned.

Frankly, I have nothing against this ideal. Only Ms. Morgenthau and her followers resorted to violence and terrorism to achieve their goals. Does this sound familiar? It should. The Flag Smashers proved to be another example of characters with a progressive goal, resorting to extremism and becoming villains. This seemed to be a growing trend within the franchise, which I believe began with Erik "Killmonger" Stevens aka Prince N'Jadaka in 2018's "BLACK PANTHER". Since then, the MCU has not looked back at its growing roster of progressive villains. Perhaps I should not have been surprised. The franchise's ambiguous portrayal of an unconstitutional document like the Sokovia Accords, should have been the wake-up call. It seemed as if Kevin Feige, Marvel Films and Disney Studios had finally exposed themselves for the faux progressives they pretend to be. Frankly, this form of villainy has become tiresome to me.

After writing this article, I had considered ranking the six episodes featured in "THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" anyway. But I decided against it. My dislike of the series made it impossible for me to even bother. Being a fan of the first two Captain America movies, I had truly hoped this series would redeem the franchise. Unfortunately, it proved to be just as disappointing as "CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR". Pity. Perhaps the fourth film, "CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD" will do the trick. I hope so.

[capt-sievert]

Happy Pride everyone! Pripyat has a resting bitch face but he's happy lol

Flags and characters (from left to right):

First row:

Nikolai Kazakov (he/she): intersex (someone born with a reproductive anatomy that doesn't fit into the male/female binary)

Emily Williams (she/her): lesbian (a woman attracted to the same sex)

Pripyat (Alexei) Kazakov (he/him): asexual (someone that feels little to no sexual attraction) and greyromantic (someone that rarely feels romantic attraction)

Second row

Darien Evans (she/her): transgender (person who's gender doesn't align to their sex assigned at birth)

(used to be my oc Michelle btw I changed her name)

Isaiah Xu-Dai (he/him) : straight ally (someone attracted to the opposite gender, but is supportive of the LGBTQ)

[cinemaslife]

#170 Ghost Ship (2002)

Un barco remolcador lleva a una tripulación de recuperadores de barcos, capitaneados por Cap. Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne), entre ellos están: Maureen Epps (Julianna Margulies), Munder (Karl Urban), Dodger (Ron Eldard), Greer (Isaiah Washington) y Santos (Alex Dimitriades).

Los seis se dedican a recuperar barcos varados o abandonados y hacerse con las cosas de valor que tengan dentro, también pueden remolcar las embarcaciones hasta la costa que les paguen por la recuperación. Sea como sea, están experimentados en hacerlo, y cuando se encuentran en un bar celebrando uno de sus trabajos se le acerca un joven.

Se presenta como Jack Ferriman (Desmond Harrington), un meteorólogo que ha visto en uno de los radares marítimos un barco de gran envergadura vagando por aguas internacionales. Según la experiencia de Murphy, remolcar ese barco tan grande les puede traer grandes beneficios por lo que optan en hacer el trabajo, Jack les pide un 10% y acompañarles en el viaje a lo que acceden.

Se trata del, Antonia Garza, un barco perdido desde 1962 que nunca encontraron, ni a ningún miembro de la tripulación ni a ninguno de sus 600 pasajeros, lo cual lo hace todo un misterio. Y es así, ya que casi chocan con el barco buscándolo, ya que no siempre aparece en los radares y es muy difícil de detectar, por eso nadie ha llegado a él en años.

Todos se montan en el barco para investigarlo y aunque está destrozado por dentro, aún guarda la majestuosidad de la que fue dueño en tiempo pasado, tal y como Murphy explica, los barcos italianos no eran los más rápidos pero sí los más bonitos.

Encuentran en la cabina de mando que el timón está varado y que la brújula no funciona, pero aún peor, encuentran un reloj digital, que no existían en los años 60, por lo que sospechan que puede haber más personas en el barco que parece desierto.

Caminando por él y debido al paso del tiempo Munder tropieza y se abre un agujero en el suelo, Epps le ayuda a subir, pero en el piso de abajo le parece ver a una niña vestida de época mirándoles.

Conforme más tiempo pasan en el transatlántico, más se enrarecen las cosas, todo empieza con Greer escuchando a una mujer llamada Francesca (Francesca Rettondini) cantando por la radio que llevan todos para comunicarse.

La cosa se complica cuando Jack y Epps son encerrados dentro de la lavandería, la puerta se ha cerrado sin motivo y no pueden salir, buscando escapar abren otra compuerta y dentro del agua que se desbordan encuentran los cadáveres de otra tripulación. Huyen y llegan a una especie de bodega con coches, Epps quiere continuar, pero Jack se ve impresionado por un Jaguar de los 60.

Epps ve algo moverse en un lugar de almacenamiento y resultan ser ratas custodiando 4 cajones de madera llenos de oro.

Aunque el resto también ha tenido extrañas visiones, lo dejan de lado cuando Epps le informa del oro. Deciden entre el oro o el barco y se queda con el oro, ya que este debe valer unos 300.000 millones de dólares, lo que emociona a todos menos a Epps que tiene una mala sensación sobre el barco.

Buscando como cargar el oro en su barco y haciendo los preparativos para irse, Santos pone a punto el motor, pero algo abre la bombona de propano, por lo que cuando encienden el motor explota el pequeño remolcador. Santos muere y Greer queda muy malherido. Todos vuelven al barco y empiezan las desavenencias, unos quieren simplemente huir y otros quieren arreglar el transatlántico para poder llegar a la costa.

Greer se separa del grupo cansado de que no le tomen en serio y se va al salón principal donde vuelve a escuchar cantar a Francesca, pero esta vez ve como el salón no está destruido y vuelve a ser el salón del barco original, donde todos le aplauden y Francesca se siente seducida por él. Greer se deja querer y persigue a Francesca después de besarla, ella se va desnudando y lo engaña para que al ir a alcanzarla caiga por el hueco del ascensor y muera.

Munder y Dodge buscan comida y encuentran botes viejos de hace 40 años, sorprendentemente se encuentran en buenas condiciones y cuando los abren para comerlos están deliciosos, después de un momento se dan cuenta de que era una ilusión y que en realidad están llenos de gusanos.

Epps busca en los registros del barco a la niña y encuentra su camarote, va a visitarla y ve todas sus cosas, no era más que una niña de 10 años viajando sola para encontrarse con sus padres, cuando abre las puertas correderas de la cama, encuentra el cadáver de la niña colgado de una soga. Entonces se le aparece el fantasma de la niña, que se presenta como Katie Harwood (Emily Browning).

Murphy va al camarote del capitán y se encuentra con este ofreciéndole una copa de Whiskey, allí le cuenta que dos días antes de que se esfumara su barco rescataron a un barco llamado Lorelei del que subieron unos cajones de madera y con un solo superviviente, le enseña fotos y le hace un gesto para que entienda que el oro está maldito.

Murphy intentando huir se tropieza con el fantasma de Santos que le culpa de su desgracia, mostrándose quemado completamente por la explosión. El capitán huye atemorizado por su visión.

Katie le enseña mediante sus recuerdos y visiones a Epps que ocurrió la noche que el Antonia Gaza se esfumó de la tierra:

Parte de la tripulación traiciona a la otra parte, matando primero a los cocineros. Mediante varias tandas de crímenes deciden acabar con toda la gente del barco, a algunos los envenenan con la comida, dejando que mueran. A otros los cortan con un cable metálico tensando mientras bailan. Ahí observamos que Katie se salva por los pelos, gracias al capitán.

Katie sale huyendo y ve como a otros los están asesinando, disparándoles con armas y dejándoles caer en la piscina. Un par de hombres se llevan a Katie a su camarote y de camino ve a gente huir y a otros de los asesinos cortarles el cuello a los que se resisten, así lentamente acaban con la vida de todas las personas del barco, excepto de Francesca que parece estar con los asesinos.

Francesca le pide a uno de ellos que traicione al resto de sus compañeros para quedarse con ello y eso hace, pero antes de que se pueda dar cuenta, ella le dispara un tiro en la cabeza, matándolo. Detrás de ella hay un hombre por el que deducimos que está enamorada, se besan apasionadamente, pero este la traiciona también a ella asesinándola.

Mediante esa visión, Katie le enseña a Epps que ese hombre es Jack Ferriman el hombre que los ha engañado para ir a ese barco a morir.

Epps va en busca de Murphy, pero cuando le encuentra lo confunde con Santos que lo estaba acosando y la ataca, hasta que llega Jack y deja inconsciente al capitán, encerrándolo en el acuario. Epps intenta contarles todo a Dodge y Munder, pero le es imposible, Jack no se va y no sabe como deshacerse de él.

Cuando quiere volver a por Murphy, este ha sido asesinado y lleva en la mano la foto de Jack Ferriman que le ha dado el antiguo capitán, por lo que sabe que Jack va a matarlos a todos para quedarse con sus almas tal y como le cuenta Katie.

Munder se ha metido debajo del agua para reparar el barco soldando la grieta que tiene, mientras que Dodge vigila el timón para no chocar. Epps le dice que se tienen que ir como sea y le da un arma para que vigile a Jack, Dodge entiende a que se refiere.

Cuando Epps va a salvar a Munder se da cuenta de que ha sido aplastado por un mecanismo del barco y que no tienen escapatoria, por lo que decide montar todo el C4 para hacer estallar el barco y que se hunda. En ese momento entra Dodge y le dice que ha tenido que disparar a Jack y que está muerto, cosa que Epps duda, le pregunta que hace y si no quiere quedarse todo el oro para ellos dos.

Epps se da cuenta en seguida de que ese no es Dodge, ya que no le ha preguntado por su mejor amigo Munder, aquí descubrimos que Jack ha matado a Dodger y se ha transformado en él. Vuelve a su forma original y le cuenta a Epps que no puede permitir que hunda el barco, lo necesita para cubrir su cupo de almas y tener contento a su jefe.

Se trata de un captador de almas que fue castigado con ese trabajo después de toda una vida de pecado, por lo que necesita una embarcación en funcionamiento para atraer almas pecadoras hasta su oro y quedarse con ella. A las almas inocentes como la de Katie no las puede controlar porque no han pecado, pero el resto están a su servicio y estarán siempre aquí.

Jack le propone a Epps su vida a cambio del barco y esta decide accionar el botón de los explosivos, prefiere liberar a todas las almas del barco. Las buenas irán al cielo, como Katie. Las malas al infierno.

Con la explosión, Epps acaba en el agua aferrada a una madera y puede ver como el barco se hunde y las almas suben al cielo, se despide de Katie y espera que descanse.

Un crucero encuentra a Epps después de varios días a la deriva flotando y cuando llegan a tierra llaman una ambulancia para que se haga cargo de ella, ya que está muy débil, lleva días sin comer y en el mar con la insolación. Todo el mundo ayuda a Epps y cuando están cargando el barco observa anonadada como suben las cajas de madera con el oro. Se incorpora, y ve a Jack subiendo al barco después del oro.

Todo va a volver a empezar, el oro sacará lo peor de las personas y estás harán cualquier cosa para pecar y quedarse con su parte, sin importar matar a inocentes.

[isa-ah]

How long have you been drawing, and was there any specific piece(s) of media that greatly influenced your style?

these were probably the biggest influences off the top of my head from when i was little tiny til my mid teens i’d say. they’re all still pretty visible in my art today too!

when i was old enough to hold a crayon my grandma set me up with a box of them and let me scribble all over the wall in our hallway and that trend pretty much continued my whole formative life. she would buy me sketchbooks, pens, colored pencils, my first tablet, etc. and now i’m a fulltime artist as a profession so! :-)

[sweet-vanilla-sims]

The wedding ceremony went about as well as expected which was fine for the family.

[catalogercas]

Father Vincent, the right time to have a crisis of faith about Adriel was, I don't know, before the series even started, before you had Shannon killed, before you betrayed everyone else...

Good lord, sir...

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imagine ur a dr fan going through the tag and see this and ur like so confused

[charmingcreatures]

This year for #isaiahsalphabet we have B, for Brown long-eared bat 🦇

Because bats are cool anyway, but especially when they have lugs like these guys!

[cooking-with-hailstones]

Today is the first day of Advent. In the Christan year, this is our new year. This is a time of waiting and anticipation. This first week of Advent is the day of Hope.

What does hope mean today? I have been struggling with this question. How are the Christians celebrating the first Sunday of Advent in Bethlehem? How are they celebrating in Nazareth? How are they celebrating in Jerusalem? How are they celebrating in Gaza?

What does hope mean, today of all days? The truce has ended, the bombings have restarted, thousands more have died. I have seen parents holding the bombed and shattered bodies of their children and I think of all the children I've ever held in my arms. I think about how Jesus was an infant. Born in a land occupied by the Roman Empire. I wonder what it means to have hope today. What does it mean to be Christian today?

At today's service I took comfort and inspiration from the words of Isaiah 65. I thought I might share them here.

For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating, for. I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.

I will rejoice in Jerusalem and delight in my people, no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it, or the cry of distress. No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime. For one who dies at a hundred shall be considered a youth, and one who falls short of 100 will be considered accursed.

They shall build houses and inhabit them. They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit, they shall not plant and another eat. For like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity. For they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord, and their descendants as well. Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking. I will hear.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox, but the serpent, its food shall be dust! They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord.

Amen

To all people, of all or no faiths who stand with humanity and struggle for truth, justice, compassion, and mercy, I see you. I love you. Let us not give in to despair, but build the world we dream of.

[nickysfacts]

All hail the Seraphim; forever loyal and devoted to Elohim’s / God’s / Allah’s glory!

🎶🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🎶

[capt-sievert]

1, 3, and 30 for any of your ocs! :3

-❓️

Thank you for participating! Alright, so;

1) Does your OC have a voice claim, if so who?

So far, the only one set in stone is Nikolai's as Will wood (see me/myself/i). I don't know about him too much but, from what I've seen, he has the absolute same energy and intonation of his voice as what I've imagined for Nikolai.

Isaiah and Emily are matching with the voices of the singers of the bring me to life song. I'm not able to elaborate though

(I've gotten another user who asked me about voice claims so I'll continue with the other characters there)

3) What song describes your OC?

Oooh that's an interesting one!

Nikolai's is "Fish in a birdcage". I feel like it represents how she views himself and her intersexuality, especially when she was younger. Cause, you know, growing up intersex and visibly queer in 1970s USSR probably wasn't very fun.

Pripyat's "Судно". Like, the doomer-esque vibe and the lines about the hospital are accurate about his lore and his views on life and his recovery.

Emily's "Good luck, babe!" Because of course it is, she's a sex worker who's actually a lesbian.

Darien's "Everbody's Gotta Live" because I feel like it fits her and her newfound peace after years of troubled time in the foster system.

And, last but not least, Isaiah's song is "All around me". Again, because of course it is. As goth and alternative as he is, he's still a priest after all.

30) My OC and your OC are friends. This isn't a question. I'm not asking. (How do they respond?)

(I'm interpreting this as they've already been friends for some while, and not like they just met)

Pripyat would be really cold towards you, but he'd care a lot. He'd buy you trinkets or draw you sometimes, yet almost never let you see him smile.

Nikolai would be really hyped and talk to you nonstop. Bring you places, organize parties for you (if you're into this), etcetera.

Darien would build you bracelets and/or show you nice stuff she likes (like cool rocks or pretty flowers). She'd also ramble nonstop about frogs

Emily would lower her guard with you and be much less hostile. She'd be comfortable talking with you and acting less sexual around you. Overall, her relationship with you would be much more wholesome than what you'd have if you met her on the streets.

Isaiah would be really open with you, letting you vent and taking care of you when you're down. He'd share his music with you and listen to your recommendations, and even bring you to concerts with him if you want.

[artisticlegshake]

THE DANCE AWARDS ORLANDO RESULTS 2024

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[sweet-vanilla-sims]

Everyone showed up to the wedding venue as planned which was nice.

[gameofthunder66]

Snowfall (2017-2023) tv series

-(finished) watchin' Series (6 Seasons)- 4/20/2023- 4 stars- on Hulu (FX)