#and its the same with Stacy in s2

[heph]

House's addiction to misery is really heartbreaking but also something that is so important to me

I think that he doesn't want any semblance of happiness because being high on feel-good hormones opens him up to being hurt (again)

It's so much easier to hurt others, so much easier to not allow himself that happiness - because happiness is vulnerability and something people can use to hurt him

And so he hides behind this air of idgaf and hurts everyone around him in the process, and it makes me feel so so sad

[yourfavvgal]

love triangle

now ive been thinking about this a while (basing it off s2:6) and once i watched i was like. LOVE TRIANGLE. so let me show you why and how!

(i really cant remember if half the stuff is correct or if i started rambling on)

cameron and wilson: her and wilson are basically the same in some way. they care for people, they both wanted cheated (wilson did) and well they both have a crush on someone (aka a ‘bestfriend’ in one way or another) she likes her husband’s bestfriend but she wouldn’t be able to live with herself if she ever cheated. wilson is in love with his best friend (he was totally talking about house making him happy and that thats why him and his wife’s relationship didn’t work out).

this just shows the comparison about wilson and cameron.

house: both cameron and wilson like house in one way or another (SPOILER!!! cameron kisses house and its obvious wilson loves house)

house hasn’t really loved someone before since stacy really, so it really is a massive love triangle around cameron, wilson and house.

cameron and wilson loving house.

house loving nobody.

[kaypeace21]

Important things we learned from the ST prequel novel “Suspicious Minds”

What we learned about powers

The ‘potential’ to have powers is (generally) hereditary, however only under certain conditions will these powers manifest (psychological trauma, drugs, or certain psychological conditioning/experimentation is usually how it’s done). If this isn’t done, generally, if any powers still develop they are very weak. An example being Ken who was born with powers along with some of his other family members.

-“I am psychic, always have been ... My family always believed in this stuff... “

-“ He got feelings. Certainty would lodge itself in his chest. He had dreams with snatches of reality mixed in. Flashes of intuition. These came unpredictably—which he always thought was funny—and so he was never surprised if an inkling showed up. Or if it didn’t.” 

-“ I get feelings, sometimes fully formed thoughts, that I have a deep sense are true.”

( Hmm...this intuition-thing sounds very similar to how Joyce insisted she knew Will was alive despite seeing his fake-body.)

The younger the child is when experimented or tortured, the more likely they are to yield stronger powers. Even if the same trauma was done on an adult the results would be weaker and would be dependent on that particular stimulus. Alice could only see visions of the future with lsd and electroshock therapy, Terry had what’d you’d call “perfect recall” (which only happened with lsd)- diving into her memories and remembering them perfectly. While El can channel her powers without such things. 

-“Rare enough these days, especially in adult subjects...potential”

-“His theory had always been that exceptional abilities could be encouraged under the right conditions. But he’d always had to work with available subjects, none of them clean slates. This child—he could start encouraging the development of this child’s abilities now. In utero. Every day of her life. He’d make sure she was special”

There is a high correlation between above average intelligence and having “potential” (i.e capability to develop powers). In the book, Brenner almost used the terms interchangeably”.  

- “genius IQ, potential…limitless.�� (El’s ‘potential’ was described as ‘extreme’)

-Terri is described as “above average intelligence”, and “brimming with potential” by Brenner.

-One of Brenner’s nicknames for Kali is “smart girl”.

-Terry’s questioned her roommate Stacy (who got out of the experiment) saying “How she’d fooled anyone into thinking she had average intelligence was beyond Terry—Stacey was obviously the smartest of all.”

-also in other outside cannon material Will is said to be the smartest of all the boys... hmmm...

How the void works

Terry after getting pregnant (temporarily) gains her baby Jane’s/El’s power to tap into the ‘void’. In relation to seeing normal people in the void, Terry learned they will not notice you observing and eavesdropping on them, and they cannot hear or see you (according to the book) ... so we can probably assume they also cannot touch other psychics without fading away, as well (like in the show). 

But the void is different if you try this on another psychic, she accidentally summons Kali- and finds out it’s a way for other psychics and only other psychics to have a private place to talk to one another- without anyone realizing. So yep, Will is psychic- the fact Will could touch, see, hear, and talk to El in the void wasn’t a coincidence! Debate over! XD”

More Proof Will has powers

He can communicate with other psychics using the void (in s1) . If powers are genetic (Joyce probably has Clairvoyance like Ken). And in the show, Joyce’s and Terry’s aunts were both described as “crazy” -which is probably not a coincidence. Also he’s the smartest of all the boys and described by Mr Clarke as  “great student.”

In relation to the adults (with powers) both the Xmen and Lord of the Rings were used in reference to them, multiple times. Will’s password for Castle Byers is “Rhadagast”, a character in Lord of the Rings. And in the 1st ep of the series, before Will goes missing , he asks Dustin for his X-men comic- later in reference to El ,Dustin asks “Do you think El was born with her powers like the X-men?” And when Mike says El is “channeling him (Will)”. Dustin says “like professor x”. clearly hinting that they were both born with powers, like the X-men.

Dr Brenner says there are very few people in the world with ‘potential’- ie the ability to develop powers under certain conditions. He encouraged the numbered-children to draw since it would increase the chances of developing powers. This is why we see a picture that El drew on her bedroom wall in s1. And who else really likes to draw- Will?

-“Art the psychologist here claimed, was vitally important for the creative children. Eight was definitely creative.” (Eight at this time, was the most powerful psychic ever, since El wasn’t born yet.)

when experimenting on the adults, they would take monthly blood tests and monitor their blood pressures. In s2 ep 1 they did the same thing to Will. They drew Will’s blood and put it in a vial ,monitored his blood pressure, and like El, recorded his brainwaves.

 Ken who was born with powers, is not heterosexual. And since many believe Will is queer it’s probably not a coincidence. Plus Will is referenced  to as a “cleric” and a “wizard”. And as a joke his friend says about him, “what wizardry is this?”

Dr Brenner tells a story about an experiment that involves killing rabbits. In the show “Papa” tries to force El to kill a cat. While Lonnie, Will’s dad, forced Jonathan to kill a rabbit, the first time he learned to shoot a gun. And since Will knows how to shoot a gun in s1e1, we can infer he was also forced to kill a rabbit/animal by a father figure-so it’s probably a parallel.

Both Alice and Terry when using their powers had hallucinations of a rainbow, Kali also formed a visual-allusion of sunflowers and a rainbow (implying all 3 have seen this rainbow, as well, when using their powers). And when Will was very young- he drew that ‘rainbow ship’.

-Terri: “Spots bloomed behind her eyelids. Every color ... as the sunlight turned to rainbows” ( p44-45), “The rainbow stayed with Terry for a long while, but eventually it faded and in its place: darkness. A pit.”(p. 48).  “streaks of rainbow appeared (p47)”, “Wavy rainbows seemed to radiate from her hand even once she stilled it. (p. 88). “Her eyelids drifted shut, rainbows and sparks flying behind them. (p. 89). 

-Alice (who sees visions of the future) : “Snarling, snapping monsters, rainbow lights playing in the air around them (p. 121).

-Kali: “field of yellow sunflowers grew up around them. A rainbow arcing over the golden tops.” (p. 139).  “He noticed she’d drawn up there, a rainbow with her colored pencils. Maybe he’d suggest that for the playroom” (the rainbow room we see in s2) (p. 298) 

Interesting things we learned about Kali

- Kali at 5 years old, was the strongest of all 10 numbers- who were called the Indigo children (who are in a separate experiment than the adults, like Terry).

- Brenner purposely isolated her from other people. “Eight wasn’t allowed to know there were other children here. They were all ordinary so far. He worried they’d infect her.” (what a sicko- he did that to El too). He says about Kali “Child shows gifts that require isolation from those who might weaken her…Constantly asks for family and to be called by given name…Has stopped asking for her mother…”

- Brenner put her through sleep deprivation, for 13 hours, when she tried to keep a secret from him.

- In another scene after Kali reveals another secret to Brenner, Terry finds her on the bed “bathed in sweat, soaked through her gown” and “sobbing” “tightly gripping the sheets”. What did Brenner do here... am I reading too much into this? I feel like I missed a page or... y’know maybe he’s even more of a monster than I thought. They never explain this? And I’m still not sure how to interpret it 0-0

-Kali loved Terry (El’s mom) and the other adults even saying “I love you”, and referring to them as “family”. And Kali makes a hallucination in order to help them escape, they promise to come back and free her. So in s2 ep7 the “family” that Kali referred to that Dr. Brenner/the government killed was them.

Dr Brenner probably has powers 

- Ken who was born with powers describes it as a gut feeling of something that will occur or a belief he knows is true.

-Brenner can simply look at a person and his gut feeling tells him whether or not they have ‘potential’ to develop powers or not. It isn’t always correct but the vast majority of the time it is. He does this throughout the whole novel to everyone he meets.

“male, 5′8″, 180 pounds, white, average intelligence, potential…fulfilled by sitting in a guard booth checking IDs”

“Rare enough these days, especially in adult subjects. The way she’d sensed an opportunity and shown up suggested potential...Potential. She was bursting with it.” (about Terri)

“Such lost potential is always sad. There’s so little of it in the world.”(about Alice)

“Funny that his ID contained some of the information Brenner would have wanted if he were looking at himself: male, 6′1″, 195 pounds, white. The rest: genius IQ, potential…limitless.”

What we learned about the Mindflayer

-Well, I was right about the mindflayer having fire powers -so Will will probably get electro-pyrokinesis (along with other powers) like the comic and show hinted at, link here and here. 

Alice who sees visions of the future describes the mindflayer as “A monstrous vortex of fire and energy and darkness, tentacles reaching and growing. Growing so big they could eat the sky. Its mouth had a glowing fire of destruction inside it… (p. 243). 

[flordidian]

Comments: Worst Changes Made by Adaptations to the Anne Series

filmmakerdream

On Gil on S2, have you been paying attention to the scenes he was in? The whole reason why he went back on his word is complex. Like he travalled the world because he felt trapped in the community he was in, then when he found reasons to go back. He tried to settle, tried to catch up but recieved no help.

He gets so frustrated because he feels trapped again. So he tries to find ways out of it like talking to his doctor friend. Then when Miss Stacy comes out and gives him a clear way out, he takes it and in doing so, he loses his friend.

It’s a process that leads him to his father’s grave, like he’s come right back to where he started. He feels like his home isn't in avonlea, not in Trinidad, not on the ships. And he's only sixteen.

Gil was never explored in the books, he was never was given a story outside of Anne Shirley. As much as he messed up, I think its truer to his ajustment period being back in Avonlea.

That being said -- he was an ass to Bash (Bash being in avonlea is dangerous enough let alone on his own) so I'm glad he apologised.

First, can I just say how beautifully you argued that? I was seriously impressed. So impressed that you have changed my view of the scene.

I love Gilbert in the books and I think, without realizing it, I projected that character on the Gilbert of Anne with an E. I essentially ignored their unique characterization in favor for my perception of Gilbert in the book. Naturally, that caused me to miss the character arc you so skillfully described.

The Gilbert of Anne with an E is certainly different than the Gilbert of the books. Arguably he is more flawed, but that is simply a result of him getting more screen time then his book counterpart.

Not to mention, the Gilbert of the book does not lose either of his parents (until Anne of Ingleside anyway) and has the love and support of the town. He feels like he belongs and has a lot of family in the area. The Gilbert of the book doesn’t experience the heart break or frustration that the Gilbert of Anne with an E does. Sure, book Gilbert has troubles, but they are not the same.

As you yourself conclude, I still think what Gilbert did was wrong, but you have painted him in a far more sympathetic light to me.

[roadtoavonlea]

A/N: I’m not really sure what this is.  I had an idea for a one-shot, it turned into this, and it could possibly turn into more.  Please let me know your thoughts and whether or not you would be interested in reading more.

Also, I know Anne’s eyes are supposed to be gray, but Amybeth’s are blue, and since this takes place in AWAE universe, I went with blue.

Takes place two years after the S2 finale of Anne with an E

Word Count: 940

Carpe Noctem

Gilbert Blythe couldn’t believe that his days as a student at the Avonlea schoolhouse were coming to an end.  At one point, he had been impatiently counting them down, anxious about starting the next chapter of his life, but as the days ticked by, a different kind of uneasiness filled him.  He wasn’t fearful about the future.  Not in the least bit.  He realized what he wanted to do with his life nearly two years earlier, but in his haste to reach that next step, he failed to realize that he needed something else in order to make his professional dreams come true: money.  College wasn’t cheap and while the farm was able to stand on its own now, Bash and he were far from rich.  It was definitely a setback, but only a minor one.  He wouldn’t be able to attend Redmond as quickly as he had anticipated, but he had other options—like attending Queen’s.

So, instead of focusing on an acceptance to Redmond, he spent the last few months studying for the entrance exam to Queen’s.  If he got accepted, he would opt to get his teaching certificate in a year. Afterward, he planned to teach for a few years so he could save up the money needed to attend Redmond for the first year.  He knew that if he could just get there, he would find a way to work doubly hard in order to win any scholarship he could to insure the furtherance of his education.

The problem was that he wasn’t entirely sure where that extra burst of energy would come from.  As it was, it was all he could do to attend school, participate in the Queen’s preparation class afterward, and pull his weight around the farm.  Of course Bash and Mary insisted that his studies come first, but Gilbert wanted to make sure they knew that he was as equally invested in the farm as he was in his education.  He repeatedly assured them that he not only could handle the extra work, but that he reveled in the challenge of it.

It was a battle he was afraid he was beginning to lose.  As the entrance exam loomed over him, he found himself burning the midnight oil—so to speak—in order to get a little more studying in after doing his afternoon chores.  

By the time the last week of class rolled around, Gilbert was functioning on about three hours of sleep a night.

He was years away from becoming a doctor, but it didn’t take a medical degree to recognize that he couldn’t possibly keep up with that pace for very long.

So, when Miss Stacy announced an end of term party for those who won’t be returning to the schoolhouse in the fall, Gilbert wasn’t quite sure how to react.

Fun?  The word itself seemed so foreign to him now.  He couldn’t remember the last time he did anything that didn’t involve studying or manual labor.  In fact, he couldn’t remember the last time he spent any amount of time outside of school with his friends.  He was certain that the last time he hung out with Charlie Sloane was when they went fishing one Saturday morning last fall.  Then there was the time Gilbert headed to Charlottetown to pick up some tools—so that Bash and he could repair the fence behind the barn—and ran into Moody at the Avonlea station.  They decided to ride together to Charlottetown and back in order to catch up with one another.  It had been a several months since he had seen his friend outside of school, so Gilbert enjoyed being able to spend the afternoon with him.  As far as the other boys in school were concerned, it had been even longer, perhaps last summer, since Gilbert spent any real amount of time with them.

As far as the girls were concerned, the only one Gilbert ever really made time to see outside of the classroom was Anne, but even then, it had been weeks since he was last at Green Gables for Sunday supper.  Bash and Mary went of course, as they did every Sunday, but with the entrance exam looming over him, Gilbert believed that God would understand if he utilized his Sundays after church to study instead of socialize.  Once upon a time, Anne and he attempted to study together, but they quickly realized that it did more harm than good as they normally ended up getting into some sort of debate about one subject or another.  Being as headstrong and stubborn as they were, neither would relent, so they ended up spending countless hours on one subject and would get very little else accomplished.

As much as he enjoyed their scholastic debates, now wasn’t the time to partake in them.  He figured they would have plenty of time to discuss every corner of the universe once they passed their entrance exams.

When the classroom erupted into various conversations about the party, Gilbert’s attention slowly shifted toward the girl with auburn hair and blue eyes who looked as if Miss Stacy had just handed her the keys to a treasure chest.  His gaze lingered on her form as she conversed animatedly with Diana Barry over the announcement.  

A lot had changed for Gilbert Blythe in the last two years, but despite the magnitude of responsibilities weighing down on him (and the fact that he felt closer to forty than his eighteen years showed), one thing remained the same: every single time the beautiful red-head smiled or threw a glance his way, his heart skipped a beat.