#Mr. Benedict

[sophieswundergarten]

Curtain's plan of pretending to be Mr. Benedict has the equal and opposite energy of Mr. Benedict sneaking into the building with a red wig

[sapphiccyranodebergerac]

rereading the mysterious benedict society as an adult is very interesting. the book is lowkey a very poignant callout of authoritarian fear mongering.

like what strikes me most is the use of fear as a driver for control, the whisperer assuaging fears in order to get the kids to submit to it and then messages gaining control over the public by creating “the emergency” and then solving it for them.

also the “free market drill” is such an excellent callout of the paradox of late stage capitalism. like:

“The free market must always be completely free. The free market must be controlled in certain cases. The free market must be free enough to control its freedom in certain cases. The free market must have enough control to free itself in certain cases.”

i read that at 11 and was like “silly nonsense word salad” and now at 19 i’m like… fuck.

although considering how neurodivergent that book series is, it doesn’t surprise me that it’s also a tad socialist.

[nobodysdaydreams]

The fact that we didn’t get to see SQ call Nicholas “Uncle Nicky” in the show, not even once, is absolutely devastating.

[bi-demon-ium]

[myfairgame]

[mvshortcut]

"I wish the white knight line had made it into the show" "I'm so sad 'Sorry it took me so long, Katie-Cat' wasn't in the show" listen SO valid and also same but I truly think we're sleeping on "Constance, please withdraw your disparaging remarks about Number Two's skeletal fortitude." like c'mon guys I can HEAR Tony Hale saying that one

[calix-amini]

me when i realize my silly little characters in my head arent real

[tigerlillyandlillyofthevalley]

Captain Nolan: breaths

Reynie: Now that right there, is clear evidence that this man is EVIL.

[llamasofchaos]

So this is way late but I was thinking about what the mysterious Benedict society kids would do for Halloween since it technically isn't safe for them to trick or treat. What if knowing this the adults (lead by Mr. Benedict of course) set up a scavenger hunt for the kids to each find a bag of their favorite candy. They are technically separate hunts however they are set up for the kids to work together on certain puzzles. Like each of kids find a piece of a logic puzzle that will help Reynie with part of his hunt or all of them have to help each other through the maze again to regroup for the final puzzle. Throughout the scavenger hunt there are many references to spooky stories or symbols. The adults are all in costumes that all link together to form one large clue and the kids have to correctly identify them and tell the others to figure it out. At the end the kids trade candy and laugh at their families antics in either trying to help or sabotage them.

[sophieswundergarten]

"Dear," Mr. Benedict smiled as if she had hung the moon and flecked the sky with stars, "My love, darling, dearest, wonderful person that you are-"

"Do you think you could please put down the acid?"

[sapphiccyranodebergerac]

kate whetherall is my soul sister in the adhd department

can’t stop moving?

over-prepared for everything?

likes to run places just for vibes?

talks very fast?

has to be doing something at all times?

owns a bucket?

slight rage issues?

extremely slay?

she’s just like me fr

[azaka3507]

IM PRETTY SURE IT WAS @myfairkatiecat WHO THOUGHT OF THE MEDIEVAL TIMES AU (sorryfor tag, if u aren't the one pls do correct me ) BUT LIKE WHAT IF WHEN NICHOLAS AND NATHANIEL'S FATHER DIES THEY'RE FORCED TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND NICHOLAS WINS AND NOW NATHANIEL HAS THIS HATRED FOR NICHOLAS AND LIKE NATHANIEL IS EXILED BECAUSE NICHOLAS COULDN'T KILL HIM AND LIKE HE SAYS THIS QUOTE

"I would've rather died than live knowing I lost to you"

AND BASICALLY NATHANIELS GOAL IS TO MIND CONTROL NICHOLAS KINGDOM

OR SOMETHING PLEASE IM BEGGING

OR ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE AU

NATHANIEL WINS AND NICHOLAS IS GONNA GET HIS HEAD CHOPPED OFF SO IN THE LIKE EXECUTION AREA NICHOLAS IS WEARING A BLACK ROBE AND HE CHOOSES TO WEAR IT UNTIL HIS DEAD AND WHEN HIS HEAD GETS CHOPPED OFF TURNS OUT IT'S JOHN COLE AND NICHOLAS HAS ESCAPED AND NOW HIS MISSION IS TO BRING JOHN BACK NICHOLAS DOESN'T KNOW HE'S DEAD AND HIS SIDE QUEST IS TO BRING LIGHT TO THE KINGDOM AGAIN

I had another alternative but i forgot BUT ANYWAYS HOPEFULLY SOMEONE USES THESE (im desperate guys)

[thecaptainoutoftime]

"Gentlemen. Since you are about to die anyway, I may as well tell you the entire plot. Think of villains Jack. You want Dracula? Dra-cool-la? Hang on [takes out the ticket] I'll fetch him. Dracula? Huh. I can get King Kong! We'll have a nightmare with Freddy Krueger, have a surprise party for Adolf Hitler, Hannibal Lecter can do the catering, and then we'll have christening for Rosemary's Baby! All I have to do is snap my fingers and they'll be here. They're lining up to get here, and do you know why Jack? Should I tell you why? Hmm? Because here, in this world, the bad guys can win!"

Happy 30th Anniversary to Last Action Hero

June 18th 1993-June 18th 2023

[bi-demon-ium]

based off this incorrect quote.

[tmbs-misinformation]

In time for the early holiday season:

Benedict Manor is all-holiday-friendly, and everyone is allowed to celebrate whatever they wish if they even choose to celebrate.

That being said, one year the Christmas card had Mr. Benedict dressed as Santa, Number Two in a menorah sweater she had knitted herself, Rhonda in traditional African clothing to celebrate Kwaanza and Constance looming above them, in the most elaborate Biblically Accurate Angel costume you have ever seen (she is standing on something tall).

HELLO WAIT IM GONNA ADD MORE TO THIS LMFAO

I bet you guys, Mr. Benedict starts Christmas very early. My man is probably playing Mariah Carey in SEPTEMBER (in a certain country we call this ber months, we start Christmas at the first ber month. September, October, November, December)

LIKE IMAGINE JOHN OR CAPTAIN NOLAND GOING TO MR. BENEDICT'S HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER AND THEY ALREADY SEE LIGHTS AND STUFF.