#Martin Whitley

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A little Welsh sugar with some salt and peppa 💋

[viva-pluton511]

My friends are about to hit me with a trash can cause for the last few months everytime I'm talking about a man I find attractive, I have to immediately follow it up by saying "thank you Michael Sheen for making me gay" but like, look at this man.

[wellwrittenevilbitch]

Who is the better written evil bitch!

Propaganda

Henry Stanford

Kills the father of the main character (Richard)'s future wife while disguised as him. Stalks, blackmails, manipulates, and sexually assaults Richard to convince him to become king, therefore securing his own power as his advisor. Worsens Richard's self-loathing "Demon" complex for his own benefit. Tells somebody that Richard killed her husband and gets her to target him for revenge. Gets pissed at Richard for sleeping with his own wife. Or trying to. Gets pissed at Richard for not sleeping with his wife also. (Really for finding out their son is illegitimate, but like. Come on.)

Gets Richard to the throne only to realize he's obsessed with him and wants him all to himself; probably gets him pregnant, and then tries to kidnap and imprison him. Starts an uprising to pull Richard from power when Richard refuses to run away with him and be his housewife. Gives himself up as a war prisoner and gives Richard no choice but to execute him, instead of going into hiding like Richard set up ample opportunity for him to do. Somehow is still charming and complex enough that Richard is genuinely in love with him despite all of this. I have a lot of feelings about him including both "I get why he turned out this way" and "I want- No, NEED to feed him into a woodchipper". He's also just a bitch and loser all around. Fucking guy.

Martin Whitley

Martin Whitly from Prodigal Son! He's the worst but you kind of can't help but like him anyway. He's also played by the same guy who plays Aziraphale in Good Omens and it's amazing how good and natural he is in both roles, whether he's being creepy or nice. Do I believe Martin Whitly is being the best dad he can be? Of course! Do I believe he's a ruthless murderer who would not have stopped killing without being imprisoned? Also yes. He's very scary. 

[emotinalsupportturtle]

I REALLY shouldn't be attracted to him (he is a narcissistic psycopath who killed 23 people)

[serendipitous-mythicality]

Serial killer, sure, but charming with great lines. Creepy bugger.

'' A good women dies, so a bad man can live.''

[xothemedia]

Deliver Us From Eva (2003)

[aquila1nz]

Queer Women on Shortland Street in 2023

2023 started with Maeve battling it out for top dog in Ferndale Prison, as soon as she won she rang Rebekah, the leader of the evangelical cult Brightshine and asked her to get her out on bail. Meanwhile Brightshine was bankrolling the Shortland Street rebuild and Rebekah ended up in the CEO seat. She gave Maeve a no patient contact job, and as they spent more time together a romance built. Maeve was so relieved to have someone supporting her that she was prepared to overlook Rebekah's need to remain closeted, with only Nicole finding out about their relationship, but Rebekah's various lies slowly came to a head; when she had to go on the run she finally admitted to Maeve her part in Wilder's murder - Maeve tried to drown her but decided not to, and Rebekah was arrested. Goodbye Antonia Prebble.

Maeve returned chastened to Nicole's arms, and despite an STI scare they started fixing their marriage.

Gia took off to a job in Chicago and I guess is unlikely to return since her family has mostly also left the show.

Dawn also left for pastures greener, which is a pity because she was always a character who attracted gay shenanigans.

Six new surgery registrars were introduced, and one of them, Quinn, proved to have very good gaydar, admiring Harper and flirting with both Nicole and Maeve… Somehow Nicole acted liked they'd had a big romance instead of a weirdly inappropriate kiss when Quinn died in the winter cliffhanger. Pretty coulrophobic on the part of the show.

Leanne lost all her money financing son Eric's pyramid scheme, then won the lottery for the second time and announced she was off on a world tour - taking Rosalyn with her! Last we heard she and Rosalyn were living on a vineyard in the South Island - Pele went to stay with them for a while, and we saw Jennifer Ludlam on a video call briefly just before Christmas. Offscreen reunions are better than nothing!

Harper - still married to Drew. Billy - still a preschooler. Marley briefly had a storyline where he played with Drew's clippers and had to buzz cut his long hair, and then Billy had short hair just like their idol older brother a week or so later, I wonder if one or both actors wanted shorter hair in real life.

In the latter half of the year Cassie, Wilder's girlfriend, returned, no longer pregnant but with no memory of what had happened to the baby, and that mystery has been Maeve and Nicole's main storyline.

So an odd year, with decreasing numbers of queer characters, but at least Nicole and Maeve are still together, something that seemed unlikely this time last year. Somewhere in there they've become the show's longest running gay couple, passing Jay and Maia's threeish years.

Shortland Street returns on the 5th of February. Let's see what 2024 brings.

And let me know if I've missed anything, it's been a long year and I wasn't always paying attention!

2022 2021 2020

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Here's a small sample of my collection. I hope you find some new favorites 💜

I try not to scare my twt mutuals but goddamn my thirst for Michael Sheen is so real I can’t be a functioning human being anymore

[wouldnt-it-be-loverly]

Today I learned that binging on series with truly villianous David Tennant and Michael Sheen characters (like Killgrave and Dr. Martin Whitley) is an effective Good Omens coping mechanism for me.

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Attention Everyone!

Look at this gorgeous man

Okay, back to your day, friends 💜

[rainbow-coloredglasses]

Harper and Nicole all kisses

[smashpages]

‘Princeless’ creators speak out against Action Lab’s 2023 Free Comic Book Day issue

Jeremy Whitley and Emily C. Martin say they were just as surprised as fans to see Action Lab solicit new ‘Princeless’ material.

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Action Lab PRINCELESS Free Comic Book Day offering draws criticism – and confusion – from series creators

Please read the full article at The Beat for more context, but here's Jeremy Whitley and Emily C. Martin's full statement about Action Lab's latest dirty trick:

It has come to our attention through the excitement of our fans that there is “brand new” Princeless material being offered by Action Lab Comics for Free Comic Book Day. To say that this is a surprise to us is perhaps an understatement.

The creators of Princeless (Jeremy and Emily) are currently in a protracted legal battle with Action Lab regarding a number of issues that we feel should have voided our publishing contract with Action Lab. As detailed in the original complaint, these issues range from non-payment of royalties, late payment of artists, late delivery of books to the distributor, and Action Lab completely shutting down business and payments for a large chunk of 2020 without informing us or other creators. Jeremy and Emily have currently stopped working on Princeless and have not received any request to approve or finalize comics pages for a Free Comic Book Day release, nor have they approved any new work to be published in a format such as this which would not offer royalties or recompense to the creative team.

This is the latest in Action Lab’s continued policy of putting their personal profits before creators and we strongly disapprove.

Perhaps even more worrying is Action Lab’s claim in their Previews solicitation that this is meant to “kick off the tenth volume.” Not only was this done without our approval, but the team has only finished the first issue of the volume and the implication that the rest of this volume is coming soon is misleading to retailers, consumers, and the distributor. Those books have not been drawn and Action Lab has not attempted to settle our current legal issues in any meaningful way. The only possible explanations are that either Action Lab is trying to force the creative team into feeling pressured by the expectations of our fans and community or that Action Lab means to continue the book without us. We are not okay with either of these instances and we do not think the fans of Princeless will be either.

Princeless was never a cash cow, but that was never what it was about. It was about creating an important comic with a message that we could be proud of and the stories we wanted young comic fans to read. It is also important to create the book under ethical work practices where freelancers can expect the pay they are promised in a timely and uncomplicated fashion. Until this legal issue is settled, we would ask that Princeless fans not support this Free Comic Book Day book and that they make their voices heard to Action Lab, their retailers, and their distributors.

Thank you and we look forward to bringing this book to you in the future under better circumstances,

The Princeless Creative Team

Jeremy Whitley and Emily C Martin

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Princeless' Creators Speak Out Against Action Lab's Free Comic Book Day Offering

Princeless' Creators Speak Out Against Action Lab's Free Comic Book Day Offering #comics #comicbooks #fcbd #fcbd2023 #freecomicbookday

When the 2023 Free Comic Book Day reveals happened, there were some intriguing announcements. Not only were there comics to be excited about, but one stood out due to the publisher’s issues earlier in the year. 2022 kicked off with creators speaking out and a class action lawsuit against comic publisher Action Lab Entertainment. Printing, promotion, marketing, sales and income reporting, and more…

[witchoflegends]

@thorrncrowned​ sent: “  enough! just. stop.  ”  ( malcolm @ martin whitley )

“Hmm?” Martin stopped in the middle of his monologue, looking over at his son in confusion. “What did I do now? I thought it was a good thing to take interest in the interests of my children. Isn’t that why you’re here?”

[siobhans-world]

My God. If I wasn't so obsessed with Aziraphale, Dr Martin Whitley might just be Michael's best character. He plays a fantastic serial killer in Prodigal Son and his micro-expressions literally have me on the edge of my seat.

Also sorry it's taken so long for me to post chapter 5 of Heaven has a four week trial, but it'll be up tomorrow 😁

And also I LOVE MICHAEL SHEEN!