#S3E19

[iicraft505]

"Pterodactyl terrorizes citizens."

[boycritter]

what did they mean by this

[ariadne-mouse]

I just got to the appearance of Moc Weepe in 3x19 with the reveal of his new Fold-forward look, and I've had thoughts about this aspect of him as the story has progressed and this seems like as good a time as any. He is saturated by dark Fold matter and it's easy to draw that as a parallel to "he's full of malice" and certainly the visual isn't contradictory with the narration taking care to emphasize how grotesque it is. Moc Weepe is convinced he's inherently bad, and that his warped, painful form and its progression is just a reflection of that badness and a punishment too. His appearance horrifies the pearl-clutchers of the Highest Light and he seems to revel in that in a sort of masochistic way. But the thing is, there are whole societies that live in the Fold at peace and in balance with it, inclusive of its wild effects. The Fold isn't evil. Or good. It is more like, change. Moc Weepe isn't evil because he has the Fold running through his veins, he's evil because of all the evil shit he keeps getting up to.

It's honestly just (highly thematic, narratively intentional, visually striking) happenstance that his Fold-infused appearance aligns with the light/dark, valor/caenum, good/bad dichotomy woven throughout the story. One of the story's ultimate messages is that treating these concepts as one-dimensional and absolute can become harmful! The progression of his Fold condition might mirror his descent into the worst version of himself, but it is not causing him to. That's all homegrown. For someone who doesn't believe in the Trust, ironically it turns out Moc Weepe actually does have some pretty inflexible ideas about what makes someone good or bad.

[invisiblyvisiblejay]

house told wilson he has two tickets to a play and wilson asked if he should pick him up and house said he wasn't going and was like "what, you think it's a date?" and wilson STILL wanted house to come. uh huh

[remyfire]

Did we need these caps of them being adorable gremlins? No. But I wanted for us all to be able to enjoy them anyway~

[9-wing-1]

[todaysleap]

Today is May 12 and today's leap is:

Last Dance Before an Execution (S3, E19) May 12, 1971

[queen-daya]

Leo Fitz in Failed Experiments (3x19)

[hello-eeveev]

finished midst. it’s very good.

[jessicatates]

"When I fell in my fettuccine, [the live audience] laughed for two and a half minutes- it was forever. They had to cut it, and I was just laying in my fettuccine; it was crazy. And you waited until people stopped laughing- there wasn't any laugh track."

-Marla Pennington

[iicraft505]

[kazeremos]

@jadeelements

I couldnt send it via text. Look at smol Steve. He's Kaz size!

[ariadne-mouse]

Midst really said "it's the community standing together with their quirks and imperfections that saves them, actually" 😭

[invisiblyvisiblejay]

wilson doesn't want to sleep with cuddy bc she's his boss who he is actually friends with and he can't be attracted to women he's friends with bc he can only be attracted to women who he knows will eventually leave because. he is gay.

[gay-homophobic-lawyer-show]

Waiting...

[riverofliver]

A demented tangent about "aid station" S3E19

Okay, this has always been one of my favorite episodes, and there's just so many reasons why. Of course, we have Klinger being a somewhat main player, and I adore Hawkeye and Margret episodes with just how differing their personalities are, yet they can still find ways to stand with each other during fear, or threat. And the contrast of the scenes switching between the front where the three are, risking their lives, and the 4077, where Frank is complaining about mundane things. It really puts things in perspective, and that moment Hawkeye and Margret share at the end, holding up their mugs is just so darn wholesome in some odd way, them sharing some sort of understanding. I also just surely enjoy Margret threatening Frank to not fool around with the other nurses, and his reaction when he thought they fooled around at the end. "Well-oiled machine." Makes me laugh every time.