#MY GIRL ALEXIS

[doewoe]

'oh Punchlines fear is just stupid internet hate!' NO!

Her fear is losing control! This concept of control can be seen in SO many of her solo runs!

(Spoilers for The Trial of Alexis Kaye, Punchline: The Gotham Game, and Knight Terrors: Punchline)

In The Trial of Alexis Kaye: She literally sets up control of Blackgate. She disposes of Kelly Ness and Orca; The explanation for her disposal of Orca is that Orca helps Kelly get away, Punchline is unable to control Orca; Kelly gets disposed of, again, because she can't be controlled. Both are able to (or have) betrayed Alexis, she lost control of them so they both had to go. She controls the narrative of herself on the internet as well, and weaponizes it to gain even more, giving her masses of young people that she can throw around and control for her own personal gain.

In Punchline: The Gotham Game: Again she sets up control of the Royal Flush Gang and control of the current drug trends in Gotham. One of the main goals Punchline has is taking control of an Ace Processing Centre. She says that she wants Jokers clout and shes trying to take it for herself; Joker (unfortunately) has a layer of control over Gotham, hes literally the Joker, people fear him and he uses it to control. She passively threatens Bluff with a knife when she finds out he hasn't told her where Cullen lives, Punchline threatens Bluff because she currently doesn't have control over him. She uses her control of the current drug trends to have hoards of people under control willing to do what she wants them to; One of these people literally says "I don't want to do this! But I have to!" she literally has control of these people. She gets upset at The Queen and King of Hearts, who she sees a betrayers, because she sees that she doesn't have complete control of them. They literally kill Bluff, because hes a bitch because he can't be controlled by Alexis.

Finally in Knight Terrors: Punchline: Punchline uses an analogy of wearing noise isolation/noise cancelling headphones; the way I connect this is: (using the analogy) you wear the headphones everything is muffled but its in your control, you are wearing the headphones. When you take them off and realize that its quiet you realize that what is around you is not muffled, its not in your control. The headphones are a method of control. Also, throughout Knight Terrors Punchline repeatedly says that what is happening cant be real, she tries to control her dream. Now the 'internet hate' which is shown is internet hate, but it means something more. Remember when I said Punchline controlled the media and internet in The Trial of Alexis Kaye? These hate comments are literal examples and a manifest of Alexis's fear of losing control, in this case losing her control of the internet and the control of her 'fans'. This fear is also seen when she shuts up gets muted, she loses control and the "infinite-scrolling comments" gain control. Getting stuck just endlessly on the internet is a common lack of control, when you get stuck you are not the one doing the sticking, the internet is the one who has control at that point. This fear is also shown when Punchline talks about how when she wakes up she doesn't let her dreams or nightmares control her, she shakes them off, she needs this control.

So its not just a fear of 'internet hate,' its losing her grip on what has given her power, what has given her the opportunities that she has made for herself; its Punchline losing her control.

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GILMORE GIRLS | 3.14 “Swan Song”

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I need to borrow a CD - the weird one. I... need more information.

GILMORE GIRLS | 1.14 That Damn Donna Reed

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#Holding Hands Over The Counter Like

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Daniel Ricciardo ahead of his Enchanté Pop-Up After Party in Austin, Texas | via

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Mal's Gilmore Girls rewatch: Lorelai's Graduation Day 2.21

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I was thinking recently about Lane Kim (my beloved) and how I’ve always kind of hated her arc (bcos ASP is obsessed with getting people pregnant) and I think her own story line would have been so much more interesting if she did become a rockstar.

I just love the idea of Rory, who had everything handed to her to her on a silver plate -an encouraging, happy home life, an expensive education, contacts with people in the industry she wanted to be in, being accepted to every college she applied for, going to a fucking Ivy League college - failing. (As we know she does) just becoming this absolute mess of a journalist. I love the idea of her throwing it all away because she took it for granted.

But her friend, the one who’s family never supported her - not in the way that mattered - who didn’t have industry contacts or the musical education or experience, who didn’t have a leg up, who had to sneak about in order to practice, to perform gigs, to improve at all in her field of interest. I would love to see her succeed, the girl who no one thought was going anywhere - the girl that didn’t even think she was going anywhere. The girl who for so long had to live vicariously through Rory.

I would love for Mrs Kim to come around eventually and be proud of her daughter because even though it’s not what she wanted for her, it’s what her daughter wanted for herself and she got it. I want her to be proud that her daughter is this headstrong woman that fights so hard for what she wants and doesn’t let anything get in the way of that.

It would make me enjoy Rory’s arc a lot more too, for once she’s in Lane’s shadow & Lane finally gets what she’s always wanted. I just love that juxtaposition. And I hate that Lane never got what she wanted, I hate that her life feels entirely overshadowed by men and babies.

[escapedaudios]

Yapping about Ash and Lexi

Did you notice! In Ashley's depression playlist, every song relates to his relationship with Lexi in some way and his stages of letting her go. When he's speaking to Denny's, the last song that plays before Risk by Metric is A Pearl by Mitski and the order was very intentional. Listen to them side by side and pay attention to the lyrics! You'll see both Ash and Lexi's mental progression play out between the songs.

The previous two songs that play before that (while Denny's is listening to Ash and Lexi through the door) represent Lexi's point of view. They are Don't Speak by No Doubt and Baby Teeth by Flower Face. You can see her perspective through there, and you're meant to empathize with her. It's the first scene where you see that under all her malice and her seemingly unbreakable confidence she is human and vulnerable and filled with regret. You start to understand why Ash had such a hard time letting her go when you see that there's more to her than the antagonistic and manipulative side of her that you've been exposed to. There are layers of unseen complexity to their relationship.

She really was a bad person, but she also really loved him. I might do a flashback sometime depicting them pre-breakup to examine her more. Her downfall came from getting a taste of the feeling that she possessed and controlled him, and enjoying the feeling of pushing the edges of what he would tolerate a little too much. When she loses Ash, she pretends not to care to uphold her image of control, but in private she grieves. When she greets Ash with a smile at the audition, she feels actual pain when he groans at seeing her, but she hides it to keep appearing confident and in control. She's terrified by the idea of someone taking her place by simply deserving what she wants more than she does. She cries in secret to the exact same songs Ash does and checks her phone waiting for a missed call or message from him that never comes. After their breakup, she grows and changes for the better, but it's too late and she still has to suffer the consequences and regret of loss.

Anyway I love Lexi. Partly because I have a soft spot for humanizing the glittery mean girl stereotype, but also because she's so ripe for character work involving becoming a better person just for the sake of it and not because you have anything to gain. She will be back in Thad's series playing a very different part in the story, but still being her iconic self.

[darling-solaire]

Alexis after finding out Vincent is leaving the clan and she can finally stop having awkward family meals together with that loser:

[dawnofiight]

Redacted Characters as thing I’ve said pt.5

I’m gonna kms

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Angel @ David: Maybe you should go to sleep before that wig slip off.

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Angel when angered: I’m gonna start ejaculating everywhere I’m so mad.

David: ?

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Guy: My lactose intolerant ass continuously eating cheese because I like playing Russian roulette with my butthole.

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Vincent: Damage that car Imma damage that ass.

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Damien: I am five steps ahead of the government at ALL TIMES.

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Darlin’: I dislike apologizing so I’ve decided to simply shut my mouth.

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Milo @ Asher: Keep your hormones under control you horny horn dog.

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Sweetheart: Cmon William Shakespeare, you have nothing on me.

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Sweetie (I think) @ Caller: Delusion blocks you from moving on.

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Babe: Snapchat is straight ass, stop asking me if I have it, I find it insulting.

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Alexis: I may be insane but I’m not that stupid.

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Freelancer early on: my life is a joke.

[doewoe]

anyways heres my Punchline spotify playlist

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RORY GILMORE Gilmore Girls | 1.06 “Rory’s Birthday Parties”

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alexis castle in every episode

↳ flowers for your grave ✧ 1x01

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#Staring At The Love Of Your life At Town Meetings Like

[top-of-nines]

A) Alexis Christian

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