#and nolan and bailey after about a year as well

[gayofthefae]

Do you ever think about how Lucy said marriage and kids with Tim was a “long way off” but that’s also what she said about sleeping with him hmm

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The Memories Get to Kickin' In

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Pairing: Tim Bradford x fem!singer!reader (former cop)

Summary: Tim gets roped into going to a concert. He doesn't expect to have his heart broken during the first song, or to apologize to his ex-fiancée.

Warnings: r's stage name is OFCR, angst, breakups, lots of feelings, vulnerable Tim, fluff, Nyla and Angela, I changed the lyrics to 'Nobody Gets Me' by SZA and made up an album title/additional songs

Word Count: 3.2k+ words

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“Where’s your boot?” Angela asks Nolan.

He looks around quickly, frowning as he answers, “Uh, I know exactly where she is. Do you need her?”

“Yes, we do,” Nyla replies. “So maybe we should find her.”

“Who?” Lucy inquires.

“Celina,” Nolan says.

“Oh, she’s in the bullpen. She got a call or something right after roll call.”

Nolan, Angela, and Nyla follow Lucy to the bullpen. Celina paces back and forth with her phone outside the roll call room. She rubs her thumb against her lip before she slows to type.

“What are you doing?” Lucy asks as they approach her.

Celina startles but doesn’t look up from the screen as she answers, “I’m trying to get concert tickets.”

“This is not the time or place, Juarez,” Nolan chides.

“Wait, Nolan,” Nyla commands, raising her hand toward him. “We have lives outside of police work. What concert?”

“Uh, OFCR,” Celina answers carefully, flitting her eyes quickly between Nyla and her phone.

“Wait, tickets are on sale again?!” Angela exclaims, pulling her phone from her pocket.

“Second presale,” Celina explains. “If you’re on her email list, there’s a code to get in but there’s a waitlist and the site keeps reloading.”

“What’s the limit?” Lucy asks. “I’ll send you money right now to get me a ticket.”

“Five, I think,” Celina answers. “If I ever get through, I’ll get tickets for all of us.”

“Officer?” Nolan repeats.

“Yeah, but it’s o-f-c-r,” Lucy explains. “Bailey listens to her music; you’ve probably heard it.”

“This is the second sale for the LA show, but we couldn’t get tickets the first time,” Angela adds. “They sold out in like 90 seconds.”

“You guys talking about OFCR?” Aaron interjects.

“Yeah, we’re trying to get tickets,” Celina responds.

Aaron unlocks his phone and says, “I got it.”

“Don’t tell me you have a guy for concert tickets, five minutes,” Nyla deadpans.

“No. Well, I do, but I also know OFCR, we’ve been friends for years. How many tickets am I asking for?”

“Can I bring Bailey?” Nolan requests.

“Of course.”

“Then, six- seven if you want to go, Aaron,” Angela says.

“What is going on over here?” Tim demands.

“Eight it is,” Lucy announces with a smile. “Tim, you’re going to a concert with us.”

“Wasn’t a question, Bradford,” Nyla says before he can oppose.

“Alright,” Aaron says. “VIP tickets will be emailed within the hour. I’ll forward them to everybody.”

“VIP?” Celina repeats. “Aaron, you are the best!”

“Me, pssh,” he responds playfully.

“Can we get to work now?” Tim asks.

“Yes, yes,” Lucy answers.

“Bailey is going to be so excited,” Celina tells Nolan as they walk toward the shop.

“Thorsen, wait up,” Tim calls. He approaches Aaron and drops his voice to ask, “Wanna use my ticket for a date or something?”

“No, you’re going. I’m not getting on Nyla’s bad side again.”

“I don’t even know her music, Aaron. Or when the concert is, what if I have plans?”

“Start with Streets of LA, it’s the album she’s touring right now, and if you do, change them.”

“Nyla can’t protect you forever, Thorsen.”

“Yes, I can!” Nyla yells from her desk.

Tim hesitates but presses play on the album Thorsen mentioned. He flexes his fingers under the wrap protecting his knuckles, preparing to hit the heavy bag to clear his mind. When OFCR starts singing, however, Tim freezes. At first, Tim thinks maybe it's because the voice is impressive, but as he listens to the words and finds himself relating to them a bit too much, he turns the music off.

“I’m not going to that concert, Thorsen,” he grumbles as he shuffles his usual playlist and strikes the bag.

Tim asks Wade to be given desk duty the day of the concert so he doesn’t have to hear the others gushing about OFCR all day.

“No,” Wade answers immediately. “You have a job to do. Besides, the girl can sing.”

“It’s not about whether she has talent, it’s that I’d prefer to do my job without hearing speculation about what color her shoes will be.”

“Luna thinks blue,” Wade says with a smile.

“Oh, come on.”

“Have a good day, Bradford.”

When Tim finally gets home, he sighs and sags against the front door. However, someone knocks on the door before he can think about what he wants for dinner. He opens it and sees Angela and Nyla standing in matching shirts bearing the letters OFCR in a font that looks like painted roads.

“Let’s go,” Nyla demands.

“Maybe you should change first, actually,” Angela interjects. “Do you want help picking an outfit?”

“I am not your child, Lopez,” Tim snaps.

“Then stop acting like one, Timothy. You have two minutes to change, spray cologne, whatever it is you do.”

Tim considers arguing briefly, then nods and disappears down the hall. He dresses quickly, feeds Kojo and ensures he has water, then follows Nyla and Angela to the car.

“It’s a limo,” he realizes aloud.

“Oh, yeah, when Hollywood said they were great friends, he meant it,” Nyla muses.

“Apparently Lincoln helped her get in with a label and a producer buddy of his, and since she and Aaron are pretty close in age, he introduced them. They hit it off and have been friends ever since,” Angela adds.

“Is that why you listen to her music? Because of Thorsen?” Tim inquires.

“No,” Nyla says. “We listen to her music because it’s good.”

“And she sings about things we can relate to. She seems pretty amazing.”

“So did Charles Manson,” Tim grumbles as the driver pulls away from the curb.

From their VIP seats, they have a clear view of the stage without any screaming fans blocking the stage. Lucy records one of the songs performed by the opening act while Bailey, Nyla, Angela, and Celina talk about which songs they are most excited to hear OFCR perform.

“Nobody Gets Me is probably my favorite,” Bailey says.

“Oh, yes!” Celina agrees.

“So good,” Angela adds.

Aaron returns with a bag of OFCR merchandise and smiles. “Showtime.”

The lights dim, and the crowd silences. Tim watches, growing restless as he sits between Angela and Nyla like they think he’ll run. At the sound of OFCR’s voice, however, he’s frozen just as he had been in the gym, yet he still doesn’t understand why.

“Los Angeles!” you call into the microphone, looking out into the dark arena. “I need you to sing this first song with me.” The crowd roars, and you smile as you continue, “It’s about my ex-fiancé. He will not talk to me, so we’re gonna sing this for him. You ready, LA?”

The lights come up, and you stand in the oversized flower display the set designer built specially for this performance. It’s an inverted version of the last bouquet your ex got you, and it means nearly as much as the song.

“Took a long vacation, no uniform, just sandy. You kissed me, now we silent, Los Angeles was ours to rule then. So tired, screamin’, ‘What now?’ Love me, but I’m anythin’. Hurry now, baby, kiss me ‘fore the memories get to kickin’ in. It’s too late, I don’t wanna lose what’s left of you,” you sing, standing from the flower petals as the sold-out arena screams the lyrics with you.

Tim watches you from the VIP section to your right with no discernable expression. His breaths are uneven, but he can’t look away as his chest tightens, feeling as if his heart will rupture from the pressure. He suddenly understands why he related so much to the song he heard. Like this one, it was about him.

Angela and Nyla stand with Lucy to sing together. Tim only watches you, listening to every word you’re saying and wondering if knowing you felt this way would have changed what he did. What he’s still doing.

“How am I supposed to tell ya? I don’t wanna see you with anyone but me, Nobody gets me like you. How am I supposed to let you go? Only like myself when I’m with you. Nobody gets me, you do,” you sing with the crowd.

When you step away from the inverted bouquet, which Tim recognized the moment you became visible, Tim watches you. His lips pick up at the corner at the sight of you, but he knows.

“Took me out to ballpark, you proposed, I went on patrol, you was feelin’ guilty, so you left me, now I’m stuck dealin’ with a deadbeat,” you sing.

If Tim had any doubt left, that would have eliminated it. You’re not OFCR, the singer his friends love, you’re you, Tim Bradford’s ex-fiancée. The woman he would do anything for; the woman he left because he thought it was what was best for you. The woman he thinks about every night and the woman he now realizes isn’t a better police officer without him.

“If I’m real, I deserve less. If I was you, I wouldn’t take me back.”

At that line, Tim stands and pushes his way past Angela. He exits the arena, and though he can still hear you singing inside, it’s muffled, and Tim can breathe.

Aaron rushes out behind him and raises his arms as he asks, “What’s wrong?”

“It’s stuffy in there,” Tim lies.

“Sure,” Aaron agrees slowly. “Is that all?”

Tim narrows his eyes and says, “Yes.”

“Okay. Because I know her. But I’m guessing I don’t know her like you do.”

“You don’t know anything, Thorsen. Leave it alone.”

Aaron remains silent for a moment, then asks, “If you did something similar to the guy in the song, maybe listening to it can help you find a way to fix it.”

“Not everything can be fixed, Aaron. There won’t always be a rich friend ready to get you things you couldn’t get otherwise, there isn’t always a second chance, and people fall out of love. It’s the real world.”

“Despite what you think about me, I know the real world too well. And it has taught me that when it comes to doing the right thing, there are second chances, even if they aren’t exactly what you want them to be. Sometimes an apology doesn’t take things back to how they used to be, but it’s something. Come back whenever you’re ready.”

Tim doesn’t acknowledge Aaron, but deep down, he knows that he is right. If he can get through the concert, listen to your songs, maybe he can unblock your number and send you a text to apologize. And then you can both move on with your lives.

“I see your sign,” you call with a smile as Tim returns to his seat. “I’m going to sing it later, I promise. What I want to do right now, though, is tell you guys that half of the proceeds from our merchandise sales tonight are going back to Los Angeles. I’m sure some of you know that I was a police officer here for a while, and I still love LA, despite all the scars it gave me. So, what you buy tonight is helping this city. There are also some LA-specific items, which I already see some of you wearing, and 100% of those sales are going directly to the LA Police and Fire departments. So, thank you for all of your support, and let’s sing another song.”

At the end of the concert, Aaron tells the others that there’s a back exit they can use to bypass the crowds. As they follow him down a hallway, Angela, Nyla, Lucy, Bailey, and Celina talk about how amazing the show was and how great your second outfit looked on you.

“Did you decide to do something?” Aaron asks Tim under his breath.

Tim nods, and then Nolan asks everyone if their favorite song has changed after hearing so many live.

“Aaron!” you exclaim as you walk into the hallway from your dressing room. You hug him and say, “Thank you so much for coming.”

“Thanks for hooking us up,” Aaron replies. “You were amazing, as always.”

“You dad tell you to say that?” you joke. You realize that his friends are staring at you and wave as you say, “Hi. Thank you so much for coming, I hope you enjoyed it.”

“Enjoyed?” Angela repeats. “This was the best day of my life, and I have kids.”

“Agreed,” Nyla adds quickly.

“You are incredibly talented,” Celina compliments. “All of your music is so heartfelt and meaningful but also sounds great.”

“You’re all being way too nice to me,” you interrupt with a laugh. “And I am terrible at accepting compliments, so please stop. Are you all cops?”

“We are,” Nolan replies. “Mid-Wilshire.”

“I know it well.”

“I bet,” Aaron murmurs.

When you glance at him with your brows pinched, he cuts his eyes toward Tim, who is standing against the wall on the other side of the hall. Your eyes meet Tim’s, and you immediately look away.

“Hi,” you whisper, keeping your eyes down.

“Hey,” he replies softly.

“Well, guys,” Aaron says, clapping his hands together. “Let’s go. Tim, I’ll send a car for you.”

“Thorsen,” Tim warns.

“Can’t hear you,” Nyla interrupts. “We’re going. He’ll send a car.”

Angela nods at Tim, then pats his arm as she passes. Though Aaron is the only one who has an idea of what is happening between you and Tim, his friends can tell that he isn’t himself.

“I didn’t know you knew Aaron,” you say once you’re alone.

“Yeah, they, uh- they made me come,” Tim explains.

You scoff and say, “No one can make you do anything, Tim.”

“I didn’t know it was you. Didn’t know you were OFCR.”

“That I believe. Look, I’m sorry this is awkward, but you don’t have to stay, you can catch up to your friends and-“

“I’m sorry,” Tim interrupts. You look up at him, your expression shocked and confused but soft. It takes every bit of willpower Tim has not to reach out to you.

“Don’t,” you plead.

“I thought I was doing what was best for you,” he continues. “I thought breaking off the engagement would make you be a better cop, give you less to lose.”

“I lost you anyway,” you remind him, your voice breaking. You shake your head and look away from Tim as you add, “Tim, that hurt worse than anything else I’ve ever dealt with.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Stop apologizing. There- it’s over, and now you know who I am and that I wrote a bunch of songs about you because… because nobody gets me anymore and I couldn’t even talk to you about it.”

Tim remains silent momentarily, but then he pushes off the wall to be a few inches closer to you. “Why’d you leave the force?”

“Are you serious? How was I supposed to go to work every day knowing I would see you? The week after you left made me question everything. I couldn’t stand not knowing what would happen each day, and the idea of seeing you with someone else was more than I could handle. There wasn’t any reason to keep serving when I couldn’t even take care of myself.”

“I never intended for it to be like that.”

“But it was.”

You look at Tim with tears in your eyes, and he takes a step closer.

“I didn’t want to,” he admits. “You were… I thought I was a distraction, that if you weren’t worried about me and us that you’d be able to protect yourself and do your job.”

You nod, trying to understand.

“In the song, you said you deserve less. You don’t really believe that do you?” Tim inquires.

“I don’t know what I believe anymore. You hurt me Tim, and there are days where I don’t think I’ll ever get past it.”

“Can I say anything to make this better?”

“Are you happy?”

“I haven’t been happy since we left the Dodgers game and you had a ring on your finger,” Tim confesses.

“Why didn’t you just talk to me then? Why did you walk out of my life and then make sure I couldn’t get back in? I know you blocked me on everything because after I left I tried to talk to you.”

“I don’t know. At the time, it seemed like a clean break would be better for you.”

“All this talk about what’s best for me, but you never once stopped to ask yourself what I might want? I have never been happier than I was with you, and there is only one you.”

“I-“

“You should go. Aaron’s driver is probably waiting for you.”

You turn and walk to your dressing room, and Tim watches you go. He doesn’t reach out to you, doesn’t say your name or ask you to wait, he just lets you go again.

In your dressing room, you drop your head into your hands and let your tears fall. You expected the show to bring back some unpleasant feelings but seeing Tim Bradford brings back everything you’ve buried over the years, and the hurt feels fresh.

Someone knocks on your door, and you call, “Just a minute.”

“No,” Tim replies from the other side. “This can’t wait.”

You open the door slowly, and Tim doesn’t let you speak before he says, “You deserved more. I thought it was best for you, but I realize that I was wrong. Listening to you sing about what I put you through… broke my heart. I can’t leave you again with you thinking that I deserve more than you or that I don’t care about what I did. I’ve loved you since before I first told you.”

“Tim, please don’t do this,” you plead.

“Do you really believe that nobody gets you like I do?”

You tell yourself not to answer, but you nod regardless.

“Then let me show you I still do. One more chance, and if you want to walk away, I’ll let you.”

“We can’t just pick up where we left off, Tim, it doesn’t work like that.”

Tim raises his hand toward you, palm up, and you step toward him. When his hand meets your jaw, you sigh and pinch your eyes closed, pushing fresh tears down your cheeks.

“I’m sorry,” he whispers.

You smile and admit, “I never stopped loving you, either.”

“May I?”

“Kiss me.”

“Let the memories in,” Tim tells you. “We can do this, but not if we forget where we – I – messed up, we don’t stand a chance.”

“Tim, if you don’t kiss me, I’m going to start singing about how much I cried when I recorded these songs.”

Tim drops his hand from your face, but before you ask what’s wrong, he pulls a chain from under his shirt. It has your engagement ring band on it, and you lay your hand on his chest.

“And I thought I was sentimental,” you murmur.

“I have a lot to make up for,” Tim says before he brushes his lips against yours.

“Maybe we should just start over,” you suggest, wrapping your arms over his shoulders. “I could use a new muse to sing about.”

“As long as you don’t tell Aaron he was right.”

“I’m not done with my tour yet,” you remind him, pulling back.

Tim catches your arms before they fall to your sides and holds you close. “I’ll wait,” he promises. “As long as it takes.”

“I love you, Tim Bradford,” you murmur.

“You move fast,” he jokes before you shut him up with another kiss.

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Babysitting Mishap

Summary: Nolan’s and Bailey's daughter is rushed to the hospital while her big brother, Henry, is watching her.

Pairings: John Nolan x Daughter!Reader, Bailey Nune x Daughter!Reader, John Nolan x Bailey Nune, Henry Nolan x Sister!Reader

Warnings: angst, fluff, hospitals

Masterlist

Accidents happen and everyone knows that. Some can be avoided and some can't. This accident couldn't have been avoided when your brother, Henry Nolan, had been watching you while he was in town, and your parents, Bailey Nune and John Nolan, were out at work. He didn't know how it happened or why but it did and he felt guilty about it but Bailey and Nolan told him not to because it could've happened to anyone. You should've listened to Henry but you being a stubborn 4-year-old didn't and now you were in the hospital as your parents were looking at the x-rays. It started out as a normal day but quickly turned south around late afternoon.

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Both of your parents had to go in early that morning due to some high-profile case that the police and fire station had to work together on. Your big brother, Henry, was in for a few weeks visiting so he had gladly said that he would watch you for the day and however long they needed to be gone. You had days where you wanted to sleep in and other days where you were up bright and early ready to go. This day it had been the bright and early option.

You had just started to sleep in your big girl bed, as you liked to call it, throughout the night. You knew to stay and play in your room if you were up early because you either were ready to go or would go back to sleep after a few minutes. For some reason, you thought it would be a good idea to get out of your room and 'try' to start breakfast for yourself. Bailey, Nolan, and Henry were all sound asleep when a crash coming from the kitchen woke them up and they all went rushing into the kitchen, Nolan with his gun and Henry with a baseball bat. You looked up alarmed at them. "Y/N, what are you doing?" Your dad asked and you looked at him like he was crazy as he put his gun on safety and away.

"Hungry." You said in the most matter in fact tone you could muster up.

"Why didn't you come and get us, Sweetie?" Bailey asked.

"Do it on my own." You said and everyone chuckled.

"Alright, Sis." Henry said as he put the bat down and went over and picked you up "Let's get you fed and cleaned up while Mom and Dad get ready for work." He said and you beamed up at him.

"Ok!" You said enthusiastically and then he turned you to Bailey and Nolan.

"You sure you got it?" Your dad asked and he nodded.

"Yup. Now go get ready. We got this covered." He said and the two parents nodded.

"Thank you." They both said.

"You're welcome. Now go." Henry said and ushered them out of the kitchen. It wasn't much longer until Bailey and Nolan were coming out of their room dressed and ready for the day, they would be switching into uniforms at work. When they came out they saw that you were cleaned up and sitting at the table with Henry, the mess had been cleaned up.

"You didn't have to clean it up. We would've." Bailey said as she walked over to the table and smoothed down your hair. Henry looked at her and shook his head.

"It wasn't that hard. Luckily nothing was broken and I threw the towels into the washing machine and started it." He said and Bailey and Nolan smiled.

"Well thank you. We appreciate that." He said coming over with two thermos' filled with coffee.

"You're welcome. Now you need to go before you both are late." Henry said. During all this, you had been perfectly content with the food sitting in front of you. Sure you were listening to them talk but one you had food and two they were talking 'grown-up stuff', something you came up with when you didn't understand something. Your dad looked down at his watch and his eyes bugged and you giggled.

"You're right. We will see both of you later tonight. Y/N be good for your brother and listen to him. Henry don't be afraid to get on her if she's not." You did said and Henry chuckled and smiled.

"He's right." Bailey said agreeing "We love you both and are planning on seeing you tonight." She added and you both nodded.

"We love you." They both said at the same time taking turns hugging you both. Your dad picked you up and you protested at first but you loved being in his arms. Everyone walked to the door.

"We love you too." Henry said and you nodded already you were looking sleepy and they took notice of this as you laid your head on his shoulder.

"I don't think she's going to be awake too much longer." Bailey chuckled and smiled.

"I think you're right." Nolan said. "Alright we have to go." He said and handed you over to Henry who gladly took you. You snuggled into him as your eyes started to close.

"Go. Be safe. We love you. I'll call you if we need anything or if something happens." Henry said as he was ushering them out the door. When he finally got them out the door after they kissed her head you were asleep. Henry could tell by how even and slow your breathing was. "I knew you wouldn't last long." He chuckled and then headed to put you back into bed and once securely tucked in he went and picked up from breakfast. Around 10 AM you were awake and calling out for Henry who rushed to your room immediately. "Hey there, Sis." He said and you looked at him and made the motion that you wanted to be picked up and he gladly granted it.

"Nemo." You said and he chuckled.

"You want to watch Finding Nemo?" He asked and you nodded enthusiastically.

"Uh-huh. Nemo is my favorite." You said as he sat you on the couch and turned on the TV. He went to Disney+ and cued up Finding Nemo once you were settled he started to do some work around the house and on his computer, you were still in his line of sight and hearing distance. You had stayed put while the movie was on and when that went off you wanted The Lion King and he happily put it on while he started lunch. He could still see you so when you started jumping on the couch he was quick to let you know.

"Y/N no jumping on the couch." He said sternly and you looked at him and nodded and sat down. He continued making lunch and he just so happened to look up and saw you standing up and once again jumping and he sighed. "Y/N/N what did I say about jumping on the couch?" He asked sternly and you looked back at him.

"Not to." You said looking down and sitting down. He grabbed the now-finished sandwiches and brought them into the living room.

"I'm not trying to be mean. I just want you to stay safe. Ok?" He asked and you nodded.

"Ok. I'm sorry." You said and he smiled softly and he sat the food down.

"Come here." He said and opened his arms and you did so. "I love you. I just don't want anything happening to you." He added and you nodded.

"I love you too." You said and he kissed your head.

"Wanna watch the rest of the movie while we eat?" He asked and nodded.

"Please." You said and he chuckled.

"You got it, Sis." He said and then got the food and you both began to eat while you were seated in his lap and watched The Lion King. Jumping on the couch and the discipline long forgotten at least to you.

It was now 3 PM and you had been through at least 3 movies, several snacks, and lunch. Now the both of you were in the backyard playing on the swing set that you had gotten not too long ago. "Henry, swing." You said and he smiled.

"You want me to push you on the swing?" He asked

"Yea." You said and he nodded.

"Ok then, let's go." He said and you two headed to the swing. You buckled you in and started to push you. You giggled and laughed especially when he would go in front of you and then rush to get behind you, you just thought that was the funniest thing in the world. He pushed you for a few minutes until you wanted to slide. You slid down the slide a few times and then you decided to jump off the slide and he was not happy. "Absolutely not. That is not safe. We don't jump off the slide." He said and you looked at him and nodded.

"I sorry." You said and he nodded.

"It's ok just don't do it again. Do you want a snack?" He asked and you nodded.

"Goldfish." You said and he nodded and picked you up and headed back into the house. Henry sat you in front of the TV and turned on some kid's YouTube videos while he got your snack ready. He looked down for a second and that's when you decided to jump on the couch but you lost your footing and went tumbling down. He looked up right in time as he heard you shriek. It was like everything was in slow motion and he was running in slow motion. He dropped whatever he was doing he ran to you but you had already fallen, he had watched you hit your head and your arm bent at an odd angle. He and you looked at each other until you let out a cry and he was quick to pick you up and hold you, making sure to cradle your head.

"I told you no jumping on the couch." He said but you just continued to sob and cry out in pain. "Alright, we're going to the hospital." He said and off you both went. You were still sobbing and crying. He also decided to try and call Nolan and Bailey but no answer so he called Wade Grey.

"Henry? Everything ok?" Grey asked him.

"No. Is Bailey or my dad near you? I can't get ahold of them." Henry asked

"Uh yea they are. We're at a scene together." Grey said "Is everything ok?" He asked again.

"Can you tell them on the way to the hospital with Y/N? She was jumping on the couch and I told her not to. She hit her head and fell on her arm at an awkward angle, I think it's broken." He said keeping calm and then Grey heard you cry out in the background.

"Yes of course I'll tell them. You be safe getting to the hospital." He said

"We will be and thank you." Henry said and then hung up the phone.

Henry reached the hospital and pulled up and then quickly got out and carefully getting you and rushing in. He ran to the front desk "My name is Henry Nolan and this is my sister Y/N Nolan she fell off the couch and hit her head and I think she broke her arm." He quickly told the receptionist and she was quick to jump into action. She had him set you on a gurney and then you were being pushed into away and he was given paperwork to fill out. Now he had to wait for your guy's dad and Bailey.

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Grey had just gotten off the phone and rushed to Bailey and Nolan. They were talking with Celina, Aaron, Lucy, and Tim. "Nolan and Bailey you need to get to the hospital." He said

"Is everything ok?" Nolan asked being confused as everyone else.

"No, Henry just called because he couldn't get ahold of the two of you. He said Y/N was jumping on the couch and he told her not to and she fell and his her head. He also said that she fell on arm at an awkward angle." He said. Bailey and Nolan's face drained of color.

"Oh my gosh." Lucy said

"You two go. Take the shop and use the sirens. Tim will be taking over as TO for Celina." Grey said and they nodded and Bailey and Nolan were rushing to the shop and rushing to the hospital.

The two of them arrived in record time and parked out of the way in the emergency lane. They rushed in and into the waiting room and that is where they found Henry sitting nervously bouncing his leg up and down. He had done the paperwork and given it to them and now he was just sitting and waiting. "Henry." Nolan said and he looked up and saw him and Bailey and sighed in relief.

"I'm so sorry." He said when they reached him and sat down in front of him "I told her not to and she didn't listen and now we are here." He added.

"It is ok. Accidents happen. You told her not to and she did it anyways. She's just like her mother." Nolan said trying to make it light and it had worked.

"Hey." Bailey said and they chuckled.

"Did they say anything?" Nolan asked and Henry shook his head.

"No." Henry answered and they nodded and just then the doctor came out.

"I'm Dr. Lench. You two must be the parents." He said and they nodded.

"I'm John Nolan and this is Bailey Nune." Nolan said and the doctor nodded.

"Well good news is that when she hit her head it didn't injure her or give her a concussion. However she did break her arm and will need surgery to get it fixed and casted." Dr. Lench said and they nodded.

"How bad is the break?" Bailey asked

"It is fractured bad enough that she will need surgery." Dr. Lench said and they nodded their head taking everything in. "You three are more than welcome to see her now. She's sleeping currently and we gave her some pain meds." He added and then started to lead the way. It was a quick trip to your room in the children's ward. "Call if anything happens or you need anything. We have a temporary cast on her until we can get her into surgery." He said.

"When do you think that will be?" Henry asked and the doctor smiled.

"Hopefully soon. We'll keep you informed." He said and then his pager went off and he smiled "I need to take this." He said everyone nodded and now it was just them three and you in the room. Nobody dared to say a word.

"I really did tell her to stop." Henry said

"We know. We know she is stubborn. It is not your fault." Bailey said and he nodded but he still felt guilty. Who wouldn't? They waited for what seemed like hours but it was just a few minutes and you were waking up.

"Mommy? Daddy?" You ask seeing them and they smile softly at you.

"Hi, Sweetie." Bailey says.

"You're ok." Nolan says.

"Hurts." You say in a whining tone.

"We know, Baby. It's going to be ok." Nolan said

"Henry?" You ask and he walked up to you.

"I'm right here, Sis." He said

"I'm sorry." You said eyes slipping closed tiredly and everyone smiled.

"It's ok, Sis. I promise." He said and then you nodded and were out like a light. Bailey, Nolan, and Henry all stayed close by. The room was silent besides your heart monitor beeping steadily. They were so focused on you that they jumped when there was a knock on the door. They looked up and saw it was Celina and Tim.

"Hey, how is she doing?" Tim asked holding Nolan's bag.

"She's sleeping. She doesn't have a concussion but will need surgery to fix her broken arm." Nolan said

"That must be so hard for her and you guys." Celina said and they nodded.

"I brought your bag for you to change. Grey and I agreed that you're taking the rest of the day off. Bailey your captain said to give you the rest of the day off too." Tim said and handed Nolan his bag.

"Thank you guys." Nolan said and Tim nodded.

"You focus on getting that little girl better." Tim said and they nodded and then they had to leave.

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You slept most of the time while you were in the hospital. Your mom and dad took turns cuddling with you in the bed and Henry stayed close getting anything anybody needed. Nurses were in and out checking in on you and then the date for your surgery was set. Everyone was nervous but they treated you with such care that Bailey, Nolan, and Henry weren't so nervous. They waited for a total of 2 hours before Dr. Lench was coming out telling them it was a success and that everything was good to go.

The three family members walked into your room and your were up and talking with the nurses. "We put a temporary cast on her for now to let the swelling go down and to make sure nothing is wrong. We'll keep her for a few days until then. She can sleep whenever she wants. You can also lay in bed with her just be mindful of the wires and her arm." He said and everyone nodded and then he was letting the four of you be.

"Hi, Sweetie." Bailey said and you smiled.

"Hi momma." You said tiredly.

"How you feeling?" Nolan asked

"Tired." You said and yawned and they chuckled.

"You can sleep, Sis. We'll be right here when you wake up." Henry said and you nodded and got comfortable and cuddled a white stuffed animal that was a dog that they had given you. Nolan sent out a text to everyone letting them know you were ok and sent a picture of you sleeping. "I'm going to get some food anybody want any?" He asked and Bailey and Nolan nodded.

"Please." Bailey said and Henry was walking out of the room.

"Daddy cuddle." You said sleepily and he chuckled and agreed and got in bed with you. You cuddled into his side and fell asleep in no time. Bailey smiled and snapped a few pictures and sent them out.

"Everything is going to be ok." Nolan said startling her.

"It's just scary." She said

"I know but she's still here and all she got out of it was a bump on the head and broken arm. She'll be back to our spunky little girl in no time." He said and she nodded.

"I believe you." She said

"Nothing is going to take our little girl away from us anytime soon." He said and she nodded and scooted closer to the two of you. Henry came back with food and drinks. He gave them out and then took his seat next to Bailey. Small talk was made but it was in low voices to keep from waking you up.

You were ok and that was all that mattered to them. You may have a broken arm but if that is the only thing you had gotten out of this experience then everything was good to go. When you were awake everyone came by and visited and you got a lot of gifts.

When you finally got to go home you got a pretty blue and red cast. Everyone was more cautious of everything you did and you really didn't mind. You also got to have all the snacks in the world especially when you had to take your medicine. You did learn to listen to your brother and not to jump on the couch anymore.

Overall it was a learning experience for you. An experience you didn't want to happen again. Never again will you be jumping on the couch or your bed again. Well at least until you got older but you would know better then.... hopefully.

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[screenandcinema]

Looking Ahead to 2025

Now that we are almost a month into the new year, I thought this would be a good time to list the films I am most excited about coming to theaters in 2025. So I present the 25 films I am most excited about coming out this year (in alphabetical order):

28 Years Later

Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland are back 23 years later in this follow-up to 2002's 28 Days Later. Whether 2007's 28 Weeks Later remains canon is still a question.

Avatar: Fire and Ash

The Na'vi are back and so will the audience.

Captain America: Brave New World

Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson is Captain America in this new film co-starring Harrison Ford as President Thunderbolt Ross.

F1

Tron: Legacy and Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski takes Brad Pitt around the race track in this sports action drama about Formula One racing.

Fountain of Youth

John Krasinski and Natalie Portman are siblings on the hunt for the Fountain of Youth in this heist adventure from director Guy Ritchie.

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Spinning out of the John Wick films comes this action thriller starring Ana de Armas that takes place between John Wick: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

Good Fortune

Comedian Aziz Ansari directed, wrote, and starred in this comedy alongside Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen.

Jurassic World Rebirth

There will always be dinosaurs. Just ask director Gareth Edwards and Jurassic Park co-writer David Koepp about this newest installment starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey.

Materialists

Past Lives writer/director Celine Strong returns with a new film starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans.

Mickey 17

Robert Pattinson stars in this new science fiction black comedy from writer/director Bong Joon-ho.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie return to the world of IMF for this eighth film in the acclaimed series.

Opus

Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich star in this A24 thriller coming in March.

Predator: Badlands

Dan Trachtenberg is back with a new Predator movie. And good news! This one will be in theaters.

Sinners

Ryan Coogler writes and directs this original horror film starring Michael B. Jordan (in two roles!) and Hailee Steinfeld.

Superman

James Gunn kicks off his new DC Studios universe with this new film about the last son of Krypton.

The Accountant 2

Christian Wolff is back just a little after tax season for this sequel to the 2016 breakout hit action thriller also starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O'Connor.

The Bride!

From writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal comes a new monster movie starring Jessie Buckley as the Bride of Frankenstein and Christian Bale as Frankenstein's monster.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Marvel's first family is back on film with their first Marvel Studios film.

The Life of Chuck

From writer/director Mike Flanagan comes this adaptation of a Stephen King novella starring Tom Hiddleston.

The Running Man

Edgar Wright directs Glen Powell in this Stephen King adaptation.

Thunderbolts*

Marvel Studios is gathering a bunch of anti-heroes from previous films and shows together for this team-up.

Tron: Ares

Return the grid with this standalone threequel starring Jared Leto, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Greta Lee.

Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Film

Paul Thomas Anderson has a new film coming this August starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Regina Hall. What the movie is though? No one knows.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Detective Benoit Blanc is back in a new mystery from writer/director Rian Johnson.

Wicked: For Good

Ready for Wicked: Part Two? Well, here it is. Called something else.

Now for a quick look ahead to 2026, my top picks for that year are Avengers: Doomsday, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Project Hail Mary, a fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film, The Mummy, Supergirl: World of Tomorrow, new films from Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Jordan Peele, JJ Abrams, and Denis Villeneuve and any of the above-mentioned films that get bumped to 2026.

Looking back at the 16 films on my Looking Ahead to 2024 list from last year: I saw 14 either at home or in theaters, one was bumped to 2025, and another lacks a release date that I am hopeful I will see in 2025 and would be at the top of this list if it had a release date. (looking at you Chapter 2).

-MB-

[msclaritea]

Batman Begins - Wikipedia

Cast

Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman:

A billionaire socialite who, after witnessing his parents' death in a mugging at age 8, travels around the world seven years before returning home to inherit his family company Wayne Enterprises whilst operating at night as a bat-masked vigilante bringing justice upon the criminal underworld of Gotham City. Bale was relatively unknown when cast.[5] Before he was confirmed on September 11, 2003,[6] having expressed interest in the role since Darren Aronofsky was planning his own film adaptation,[7] Eion Bailey, Henry Cavill, Billy Crudup, Hugh Dancy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joshua Jackson, David Boreanaz, Heath Ledger, who later played the Joker in The Dark Knight, and Cillian Murphy, who would later be cast as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow, took interest in it as well.[6][8][9] Josh Hartnett met with Nolan about the role, but decided against pursuing it.[10][11][12] Bale, Bailey and Murphy auditioned using the Batman Forever sonar suit donated by Val Kilmer, but the cape was lost,[13][14][15][16][17] and Amy Adams served as the casting reader for the casting of Bruce Wayne / Batman in a favor to the casting director.[18] Bal

Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow:

A corrupt psychopharmacologist working as Chief Administrator of Arkham Asylum. A specialist in the psychology of fear, he has secretly created a fear-inducing toxin and plots with Ra's al Ghul to expose the entire Gotham population. Nolan decided against casting an Irish actor like Murphy for Batman, before casting him as Scarecrow.[40] Murphy read numerous comics featuring the Scarecrow and discussed making the character look less theatrical with Nolan. Murphy explained, "I wanted to avoid the Worzel Gummidge look, because he's not a very physically imposing man – he's more interested in the manipulation of the mind and what that can do."

LIAR. Why is Robert Downey Jr lying to make Cillian Murphy look bigger than he's never been? RDJ has never been mentioned once, in connection with Batman Begins and you can't change the Wikipedia page, now, fuckers. We are just SURROUNDED by actors, ruining their own reputations, with enthusiasm, these days.

[justmoreocs-writing]

Taylor Russell and Brenton Thwaites Multiverse pairings.

Zari and Maverick (Grishaverse) - Mav had never thought of himself as working for the good guys, never thought of himself falling for the best friend of a royal, and yet he found himself doing just that because Zari wasn’t what he’d been expecting at all.

Spencer and Christian (MacGyver) - Chris always tried his best to be serious, tried to keep his mind of the job, but that was a slightly more difficult job when he found himself trying to keep the innocent Spencer out of danger as well. Especially when she continually puts herself in danger, just like Mac always did.

Nolan and Savannah (Being Human) - Saving Nolan hadn’t really been a choice for Savannah, it was simply something she had to do. She hadn’t meant to fall in love with him, with the man who knew more about her own heritage as a vampire than she did, but that’s exactly what happened and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Mila and Dick (Titans) - After years of friendship, Mila realised something was changing between her and Dick. It wasn’t all the shared secrets, it wasn’t the fact that they knew how to make the other laugh without really thinking about it, it was the fact that they were there for each other no matter what. And she was just glad to have him back in her life, once and for all.

Kinsey and Ezra (Star Wars) - To Kinsey, Ezra was nothing more than an annoyance. He was a coward and a pain, and yet there was something endearing about his innocence that she couldn’t ignore. Something she was inexplicably drawn to.

Aria and Roman (The Mentalist) - So many people had told Aria that she was annoying over the years, that she’d kind of given up on romance. After all, who really wanted someone who knew with a look that they were lying? But then she met Roman, and suddenly she didn’t feel like an annoyance any more, she felt like everything was opening up to her.

Stella and Austin (American Assassin) - Austin was so used to shutting his emotions away, so used to pretending that nothing mattered, that it was a shock when he realised Stella was becoming someone that he cared about. When, despite knowing that the former assassin could look after herself, he found himself doing things to make sure she was safe as well.

Ryan and Paisley (Dexter) - In no way was Ryan a technophobe, but he found himself acting increasingly more stupid when it came to his computer, just as a way of seeing Paisley. He loved the way she seemed to roll her eyes, but the small smile that lifted the corner of her mouth when she saw him. So, when she asks him out for a coffee, he can’t really refuse.

Zoey and Bailey (Escape Room) - Bailey had only ever thought about getting the job done, had always thought there had to be contingencies in place for the people that ‘died,’ so he never cared. But, when faced with the very real feelings blossoming for Zoey, and the realisation that none of it was a false as he’d been led to believe, he soon finds himself doing whatever it takes to keep her safe.

[chenford4ever]

did it end with a bang! All season long, the show delivered twists no one saw coming, relationships forming after years of romantic tension and new characters that seriously give the drama a run for its money.

Fans know among the many stories season 5 gave us, it started off with Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) and Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) going undercover to take down a drug ring. Well, they not only came out of it somewhat unscathed, but it led them to finally admit they were in love with one another. Elsewhere, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) got himself his first rookie in Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez) while Aaron Thorsen (Tru Valentino) gets Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox) as his training officer.

Couple that with other major plot points, the season concluded on a cliffhanger that left the Mid-Wilshire police station with one common yet unknown enemy. What's more, it seems like the damage he caused in the season 5 finale is just the beginning. With season 6 officially in the works, it's time for fans to delve into some details on what to expect. Here's what to know about The Rookie season 6, including release date, cast, spoilers and more. Plus, make sure to hit "save" at the top of the article, because we'll be updating this story the latest information as soon as possible.

Rookie season 6?

In mid-April, ABC dropped the news that The Rookie would officially be back for season 6. The show's official Instagram announced the continuation, expressing excitement that the procedural drama would be returning for a new set of storylines. But the post stopped short of sharing a release date for The Rookie season 6.

"It’s official," the show wrote on Instagram on April 17. "#TheRookie will return for Season 6!!! 🎉💙."

When word spread that ABC green lit new episodes, fans began rejoicing online. Many of the cast members did as well, with a few notable faces posting how thrilled they were on social media.

"Letssss go!!!! Season 6!!!👮♂️," actor Eric Winter captioned a clip on Instagram. "Could not be happier with the news we got today!! @therookieabc fans get ready! We are coming in 🔥🔥🔥. Congrats to our entire cast and crew! We love what we do. @alexihawley @abcnetwork @eone_tv thank you for making this show possible!"

Nathan Fillion also voice his gratitude for the exciting pickup, sharing a screenshot of a Deadline article.

"I couldn’t be more proud of this show, and I couldn’t be happier about coming back for another season," he captioned it on April 17. "I know what I think is going to happen this next season, but you tell me yours!"

Rookie season 6?

Presently, it looks like The Rookie season 6 cast will include:

Nathan Fillion as John Nolan

Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez

Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey

Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper

Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen

Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune

Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers

Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez

One actor whose fate is up in the air is Tru Valentino, who debuted in season 4 as rookie Aaron Thorsen. After becoming a regular in season 5, the finale featured him getting shot while walking with Celina from a night playing Dungeons and Dragons. Though he was rushed to the hospital and made it out of surgery, the last few minutes of the episode showed him him in a coma with a Code Blue sounding from his room.

At the same time, it looks like another actor is slated to join Mid-Wilshire in the coming months. Back in March, eagle-eyed fans noticed an acting studio revealed the season renewal before it was announced with a congratulatory post. The company's Instagram account shared that actor Dave Kumar booked a role for the new season, which could mean something is in the air that will shake up our favorite group of officers and detectives.

"Congrats to @davekumar_ on booking his role in the upcoming season of #ABC’s #TheRookie!!!" read the Instagram post from March 14.

Are there any spoilers for The Rookie season 6?

As of right now, mum's the word on the plot for season 6. Despite no official word on this season's plotline, Eric shared in January he was excited to see the direction The Rookie continues to take.

Right now, our ratings are better than ever," he said in a Cameo uploaded to Instagram on January 23. "I feel really confident about a season 6. Nothing's official yet, but I do feel confident given the way things are going. So, get ready for more Rookie."

[sylvies-chen]

I agree about chenford getting together but do we really need to wait until the season finale they have 23 episodes I'm hoping it's more like the mid season finale when Rosalind kidnaps Tim and forces them to reveal their feelings ala clois I see what they're setting up but I don't think it can sustain 22 episodes to me from a storytelling pov also I don't think the show is getting past a sixth season, a seventh one if they're very lucky and I need a full season of them in love and then getting engaged/married. I need so see a wedding and by some miracle maybe a few episodes when they're actually married. There's also always the fear of one of the actors leaving like we're one Chicago people WE KNOW the turnover on those shows is genuinely insane but it's a lot of other shows too. This last year so many shows lost half of their ships and it's not like this show didn't have two of its main characters leave already.

I actually think letting them take the full 23 episodes of the season before getting together in the finale isn’t so bad. If it were Tim and Lucy’s show then yes, it would probably happen by the mid season finale or even sooner, but there are other characters to consider who have storylines coming up. What with Nyla’s baby on the way, Lopez needing some detective storylines, Nolan and Bailey being a couple, Wesley becoming a prosecutor, and Nolan’s first rookie coming into the show (yay to Lisseth Chavez!!) there’s going to be A LOT going on this season. That’s not even including the stuff with Rosalind, and Lucy and Tim’s individuals storylines (i.e. we know Genny is coming back for an episode this season). Alexi himself even said there would be a delay in the consequences of Chenford’s kiss, because there’s just a lot going on and so they take a beat to focus on other things too while Ashley comes into play and the kiss really starts doing damage.

And y’know what? I’m kind of here for that! I like the idea of their relationship taking the full season. As long as we’ve been waiting for this as fans, this is still a very new thing to Lucy and Tim. They have a lot of things to deal with first: her trauma from Rosalind, her relationship with Chris, his with Ashley, accepting the fact that they almost did something that morally would not have made sense for either of them, and their true feelings. They were going to give way to this impulse they had, but I think they really need to recognize the permanence of these feelings they have for each other. Once they see that it’s real love and it’s something that’s not going away, and once they’re both single, THAT’S when they are going to get together. And that might take a while given everything they have to sift through emotionally and logistically, but it’s still going to happen. And damn if I don’t love a good angsty slowburn!!

So I can’t really say anything about the number of seasons they’ll have. I honestly have no idea, but I’m assuming they could do at least 2 more if they’re doing well enough with the network now to merit a spinoff. Whether they will, I don’t know. But I think they’ll milk this show for all it’s worth and I also think if they’re willing to write in Alyssa Diaz’s AND Mekia Cox’s pregnancies just to keep them on, it fosters a positive environment which means the actors probably won’t be leaving anytime soon. Titus only left because he wasn’t comfortable, morally, playing a cop anymore after the BLM movement reached its peak. That’s an extenuating circumstance, and a unicorn in this show’s otherwise relatively stable cast. Melissa and Eric also ADORE the fans, I really don’t see them leaving anytime soon. They’re Chenford nuts like us, they would want to do it justice. I know One Chicago has left me and so many others in the fandom heartbroken from completely unexpected character/actor exits, but this show has shown itself to be very different from OC so I’m going to try and keep the two separate.

[thatdamndonnareed]

I can't wait to rewatch episode 5x10 so I can focus on the other stuff going on in the story, because it was such a good action packed episode and I feel like I missed a lot of details because I was too busy gushing about the opening scene. My heart was literally bursting out of my chest and I could not concentrate on anything.

What I love about this show so much is that, while yes I'm obsessed with Chenford, I'm also equally obsessed with all of the other characters and their well-beings. It's a rare show in which I genuinely like every single character and would be heartbroken if anything were to happen to any of them. (Yes, even Nolan and Bailey, which I know are not everyone's cup of tea, but I still genuinely like them both as characters--just maybe not so much as a couple--and I wish they would flesh out Bailey's character a bit more than just the love interest because she has potential).

Nyla continues to be a mother fucking bad ass. I adore Nyla and James' relationship, and their friendship with Angela and Wesley just gives me the warm and fuzzies. Angela and Wesley are just top tier married couple.

Sgt. Grey is just the best as the Papa Bear, with his gruff exterior but super squishy interior. He truly cares about all of his children, even Smitty.

Don't even get me started on Aaron "#1 Chenford fan" Thorsen. I need an entire DnD themed episode where Aaron and Celina rope in everyone else to play with them, and Tim pretends to be annoyed but secretly he is SUPER into it and Lucy can tell he is having so much fun, and she's just itching to tease him about it later. (Because let's be real, Tim Bradford is 1000% a closeted nerd).

The Rookie just makes me absolutely delighted, and I'm very very much enjoying Season 5. It's honestly one of the few things that are actually giving me joy right now. I'm so glad I decided to start watching it again after I took a year long break after watching S1.

And, I'm so glad to be a small part of the Rookie community.

xo, Nicole

[farfarawaygirl]

Ok not gonna lie I wasn’t totally seeing how Bailey was pulling from the three women leads until last episode. I sorta saw it some but now boy do I really see it. I didn’t really like or care for her from the start though. I’m fully wondering if they’re gonna make them be endgame though cuz something this intense has never happened to Nolan’s other love interests even though I know they weren’t regular cast members. I don’t see any chemistry and it really does suck that it’s basically turned into her show.

In season 1/2 when we had Lucy, Jessica and Grace as Nolan's LI's, what was really well done is that they were able to come alongside the story and grow it, but not in a way that the focus on them distracted from the show overall. Clearly, that is not the case with Bailey, she has been upped to regular, and as much as I may not like the character she is here to stay. I am disheartened that is at the expense of the existing female cast members. Especially because one of the big draws of The Rookies was it diverse ensemble cast, which is theory allowed for more seats at the table. Now we just have the Nolan and Bailey show.

Nolan and Bailey have very little chemistry, don't seem to be equal partners, and again are not what we were sold when we signed up for this show. I might even argue that the best Nolan growth season was season 3, when he wasn't chasing a woman, but was learning in school. What happened to that whole plot point? Where is the Nolan who was learning about critical race theory, or how policing negatively impacts a community as much as it provides help? What happened to a Nolan who was open to listening and joining a conversation?

I want to clearly say that I do feel that Alexi has allowed this to happen because he refuses to understand the need for female driven stories. Any guy can write an essay about how he is a bang up feminist, but if his actions don't align, then what was the point of him tooting his own horn? At some point, actions speak louder than words, and him sidelining three WOC own his show to bring in a white woman, who is a male fantasy insert, shows that he doesn't care to tell diverse stories. In season 4, every storyline has circled back to how it impacts a white man.

Angela gets kidnapped, and she has to deal with her husband lying to her about what he did to get her back. She has had no opportunity to show vulnerability, or weakness, let's remember it was Angela who was kidnapped, who was the person to last see Jackson alive, who was held captive, and injected with Pitocin, and shot in the leg - but the long lasting impact is her white husbands mess?

Week after week it has been either Nolan or Tim who is the one who makes the save, or gets to teach (I am cringing, even now, thinking about how Nolan reacted to Angela), or start a bet then call it off. This has been at the expense of the female characters.

Even Nyla, badass, kickass, smartass, Detective Nyla Harper is recycling plot lines about custody, and after vowing to tell the truth is lying to James about what happened with her and Donovan.

I mean, I could give you a point by point essay, but at the end of the day people are going to see what they want to see, and ignore what myself and a few others are saying about this. When I tell you that I am simply trying to hold space for POC in the fandom, that is what I am doing. Even my 70 years old uncle mentioned in passing to me about how badly written Bailey is.

No hate to Jenna, this is not her issue, this is a bigger issue, and ABC as the network that talks at length about its commitment to diversity is the one at fault for not looking at this.

This is a reminder that you can watch a show and critique it. You are allowed to express how you see things, and there is no one right way to approach this. But if you are creating content for this show, or responding to asks I would encourage you to think about the people who have been marginalized in fandom spaces, and allow everyone to express their thoughts.

[holly-benji]

Chenford real or not real?

Since I have seen some negativity around the web about how they are doing on Chenford and The Rookie I would like to weigh in. Before I start, I want to say that what I am going to write will not be against any person, or idea that I have found on the internet. They are simply my thoughts, and as such are not meant to offend anyone, nor are they in any way meant to be teachings on how to read an episode or anything else.

I have been giving a lot of thought to the fact that for many people in the audience on the Chenford front we are standing still. I myself have had moments of discouragement, especially in the initial episodes, because I expected the writers to set a major tone, and a clear direction from the get-go, and to take action no later than the mid-season episode. In particular, in my old reviews I complained (and I partially complain now) about the lack of continuity in the story, the fact that we never had the chance to know what the character was thinking at that moment (in fact, we haven't had any statements from Tim and Lucy yet, and especially after episode 4x01) and the fact that they focused too much on Nolan and Bailey. These are still statements I find myself agreeing with. I'm not thrilled with the way they're approaching this slow burn (I would have had them kiss as early as the beginning of season 4, for example) but I do see an idea of where they want to go in the long term. Which makes me appreciate the scenes Lucy and Tim share. Specifically, I always thought that the mid-season finale episode, and the tenth, would give us enough information about what they wanted to do with Tim and Lucy as a couple and in my opinion the line drawn is clear, and this twelfth episode confirms that. And although I still think a lot of the accent they put on them in exchange for likes and views I have to make an assessment in terms of percentages as well (and I recommend it to you as well). For those of you who are worried that Ashley and Tim might be together, and that he is seriously hitting on her have you thought about how many people really want Ashley and Tim together? That's right! VERY FEW!!! For me, we don't even get to 5% (and I'm being generous!). How many people really want Chenford? If we consider even 50%, it's still a lot. A series also works on this basis. The product is successful if people watch it, and to get people to watch it, it has to please its audience, otherwise it risks closing. All of Jon's emoji, click baiting tweets from The Rookie's official profile were used, and are still being used today to test the market. And while I don't agree with this way of treating fans, maybe pushing on scenes that last 10 seconds are ways that authors need to hear and listen to the audience. So they may take years, but they know the audience wants Bradford and Chen married. So Lucy and Tim may not have shared romantic moments yet, but that's not necessary for us to understand that they're banking on them. I don't want to make another treatise, but observe Tim's attitude throughout the date. If they really wanted to target Ashley as the love of Tim's life do you think they would have invited Lucy, and kept Tim talking to her about how she saved a goat? If the purpose was only to show a friendship between Tim and Lucy this date would have served what purpose? We already know they are friends, so there was no need. So I understand the frustration in not having our couple together, and distrust of when that will happen, but it will happen! Have faith. I believe that a sudden emergency situation like a life and death struggle could turn the tables even in one episode.

[thebliznet]

Uncharted Movie Rant

WARNING: There will be spoilers on this post, so please avoid if you haven't seen the movie already!

Finally! The movie has come after what? Three director changes?? Anyway, I watched, I loved, and there is still parts when I'm going whaaat?? And Whyyy?

So, let's start with the topics I didn't completely like:

LAST WARNING ON SPOILERS!

Sam Drake's Hair:

It's blonde. Didn't like the fact that was incorrect. Young Sam Drake had brunette, brown, Nathan Drake's hair color, heck, I'll even take dirty blonde, but I didn't see not a single drop of brown hair on Sam's head. Like seriously...

How...

How was that missed like what?!?

We have a scene of young Sam and Nathan (and they nicely got as close as possible with their outfits) and they seriously couldn't get the hair down?

They got young Nathan Drake's appearance perfectly fine based off of Tom Holland's young face and they couldn't get brown hair on Sam Drake?? The end credit scene even shows the older Sam Drake with blonde as well!

Anyway, there isn't too much I can say about it because what's done is done. Moving on!

Story Change (Just a bit):

It's been years since I played Uncharted one, two, and three and something felt off to me.

- Where Nathan and Victor (Sully) Sullivan met.

- The cat??

- Jo (the villain and Sully's ex girlfriend)

- Nathan as a bartender

- How Sam met Sully first, but in the games Nathan met Sully before Sam.

There's a lot of: "Wait, that ain't right?" or "It didn't go like that?"

I understand they probably want a refresher because Uncharted is the first "Playstation Exclusive Cinematic Film" because they now have something like this before you start the movie:

So, I think we're in the stage of experiencing a "new world" for Uncharted or maybe I'm missing something.

Most of my dislikes came from the changes that has occurred and Sam's new hair color, but the rest was just really good.

Famous Lines and Easter Eggs:

I'm starting with my favorite:

UNCHARTED THE LOST LEGACY GOT SOME LOVE!!!!

In the movie, at the very end, Nathan reveals that he was able to grab gold for Sully and the last thing he pulled out his pocket was some gum. Nathan hands it to Sully and Sully throws it out the window of the helicopter. Nathan responds with:

"That was my last one!"

In Uncharted The Lost Legacy, Sam pretends he had lost the tusk of ganesh which made Nadine and Chloe panick. Sam instantly reveals the treasure and hands it to Nadine as she takes a punch at him. Sam drops the cigarette in his mouth and says:

"That was my last cigarette."

Troy Baker, the voice of Sam Drake in the video games, actually improved that line! He had a cigarette prop in his mouth and actually dropped it, saying that line and making Claudia Black (Chloe Frazier) and Laura Bailey (Nadine Ross) laugh! It was liked so much, it was put into the game!

I am so happy Lost Legacy wasn't pushed aside because it had received a lot of hate when it first released because it started out as a downloadable content and switched to a full game. And since it didn't have Nathan Drake, some believed there was no reason to play it.

Well, Well, Well...

You know, you know. 😉

Nolan North, but no Troy Baker:

We got a cameo of Nolan! Though, sadly Troy wasn't in it. 😔 Of course we didn't get the other voice actors, but we'll probably see them in the later movies since the second uncharted movie is confirmed to be coming.

That's all I can think at the top of my head that I can talk about and had my interest until the movie comes out on DVD, so until then, take this rant as a first impression and not my final thought!

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Author:  Porcelain Elephants

Prompt:  Like tears in rain.

Group: D

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First Day Jitters

Bailey Gold was incredibly excited to be starting Kindergarten.  His father was not. Of course, the lack of excitement didn't stop Mr. Gold from waking up early to double-check Bae's choice in clothes or to pack his yellow lunchbox with extra care, adding a short note to remind his son how much he loved him.  But Gold was undoubtedly in a somber mood that didn't match the sunny weather.

"Papa, I'm going to be late," Bae said as he skipped to the Cadillac.

Considering there were forty-five minutes until class started, Gold seriously doubted that they would be late, but Bae was unable to tell time on the grandfather clock in the foyer and much too excited for his own good.

“I promise Bae your first day is going to be perfect.” 

Bae babbled, reciting everything his shop hand Alice had mentioned about school.  Yet Gold wasn't really listening.  Instead he couldn't help but see how everything was changing, and he didn't want it too.   Since Bae was born,  it had been the two of them against the world, with Bae's mother leaving straight from the hospital.   And while the rest of town may see Gold as the evil landlord without a kind word to say, his son was different.  Bae was his entire world,  the sun Gold revolved around, and he wasn’t sure what he was going to do now. 

It is only school, Gold thought to himself,  only a few hours every day.  It shouldn't feel like the end of the world, but it certainly did. 

“And Alice said Miss French reads us a new book every day and even has little songs for us to sing and-“ 

Gold pulled their car to a stop.  “It seems like you have a wonderful day ahead of you.  I wonder if Miss French has something special planned for the first day.”  

Bae scrunched up as his face, his deep thinking contorting his face.  "I think so.  I mean, it's the first day, Papa.  That’s pretty special.”

“You’ll just have to tell me everything later.” Gold said as he unbuckled Bae’s car seat and lifted his son out of the car, holding him close despite the pressure it put on his bum leg.  

Bae gave him a kiss on the cheek.  “I promise Papa.  Absolutely-positively everything.”  

Gold was very aware that they were early, both due to Bae’s excitement and his own need for a long goodbye, but he hadn’t expected the school to be so empty.   The playground was deserted.  A few of the teachers seemed ready with clipboards full of paperwork, but the rest were still chatting amicably.

The two of them had barely been standing there a few moments before a young brunette woman strode forward. 

"Good Morning! Who do we have here?" The women's blue eyes sparkled as she peered intently at Bae.   

Gold squeezed Bae's hand, whose own nerves seemed to have momentarily gotten the better of him, but that little reassurance seemed to be enough.

"I'm Bailey Gold! Today's my first day of Kindergarten!"  

She smiled widely.   "Well, isn't it my lucky day?  I'll be your teacher this year, Bailey.  My name is Miss French."

She bent slightly to extend her hand first to Bae, who shook it tentatively, before shaking Mr. Gold's hand.  Gold was surprised to admit he already liked Miss French, a remarkable feat considering Gold could count the number of people he liked this town on one hand.   But Bae already seemed taken with her, and he liked the way that Miss French went out of her way to make Bae feel important.

"Now Bailey when the bell rings, you'll line up by the basketball hoop with your new classmates," She said pointing and waiting for Bae's solemn little nod to make sure he understood this new task.

"But until then, I have to check in with all the parents, and your Dad has to fill out some adult paperwork."  Miss French made a face on the word adult that made Bae laugh.  "I think now might be a good time to test out the playground equipment if your Dad says it's okay."

“Please Papa?”  

Gold leaned more heavily on his cane so he could kneel next to Bae for one last hug.  "Of course, Bae.  Have fun, and remember I want to know everything."

Bae squeezed his Papa tightly, before dashing off toward the plastic playground. 

“He seems like a good kid.” 

“Aye. Although if you try to teach the class about dinosaurs or pirates, he might try to take over.”

Miss French laughed.  “I’ll be sure to leave the pirate books until next week then to prevent a mutiny.” 

Despite his glum mood, Gold couldn’t help but smile like that.  She had a beautiful laugh. 

"Unfortunately, I do have some paperwork for you.  Most of Bailey's information is already on file. Still, we like to double-check it on the first day, especially the emergency contact and vaccination information."

She handed him one of the clipboards, before leaving to check on the Nolans and their rambunctious daughter.    Gold tried to focus on the forms.  This was supposed to happen; this was just the next step of Bae's childhood.  He shouldn't be mourning the lost hours together in his pawnshop.  School was what his son needed.  Bae was happily running up the steps to the slide, in full view of at least six teachers.  And with a task to do, he should be able to just focus on the paperwork in front of him, but the lines of text seemed to blur.  

The fearsome Mr. Gold wasn't crying. He couldn't be; it had to be just rain.  The fact that there wasn't a cloud in the sky couldn't stop that logic.  He was so caught up on the fact that he couldn’t be crying in front of Storybrooke Elementary that he didn't notice when someone joined him. 

"I wish I could tell you not to worry, Mr. Gold, that everything will be alright, and I'll take good care of Bailey, but I understand that some beginnings are harder than others."  

He could feel the sheer force of her smile despite his stubborn refusal to look up at her, to allow anyone to see the pain lurking inside the lonely man who refused to let the world in.  Her heels were much taller than he would expect of someone in charge of wrangling five-year-olds,  but her bright skirts matched her sunny dispositions. 

His refusal to look at her did little to deter her.  "Most parents cry on the first day.  My own brother wept like a baby when he dropped my niece off, and little Grace has known me her entire life." 

"Isn't that a case for favoritism?" 

Her smile seemed to grow at his response, likely because she had gotten through to him.  "I'll let you in on a secret, Mr. Gold.  Storybrooke is a small town, where everyone knows everyone else's business.  If I could only teach children I had never met or knew nothing about, I’d be out of a job.  But rest assured in my classroom, the only thing that matters is how the children act on the day to day basis." 

Gold sighed. That was good news.  He would hate for Bae to be held accountable for whatever grudge his tenants held against him. 

When her hand touched his shoulder, he realized he said that out loud.   “I’m not going to pretend I haven’t heard the rumors Mr. Gold, but based on what I’ve seen,  you’re certainly not as dark as people say.” 

Her smile seemed so earnest that he felt his heart leap despite the current situation.  “Does it get easier after the first day?” 

Miss French thought for a second.  “I’m not sure watching Bae grow up will ever get easier, but it’ll get easier for you to bring him to school.  You’ll know he’ll laugh and learn and be ready to come home at the end of the day with stories that you’re not sure actually happened.” 

He didn't have much time to think about her answer before the bell rang, and the mass of children began to line up by grade at the edge of the playground.  He thought about it as he re-polished the silverware in his shop and ate his lunch more aggressively than strictly necessary.   And by the time he arrived once again at the school and had Bae wrapped in his arms, Gold thought he understood.

“And Miss French knows EVERYTHING! She taught us a song where we say hello in different languages!” Bae announced, bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet.  “I can’t sing it yet but one day I’ll know everything too. I really like Miss French”

“I like her too Bae.”  Gold said, despite that being an understatement.  He was looking forward to parent-teacher conferences and the next time he could be alone with Miss French a bit too much.

[libertasrpg]

We welcome Nolan Marlin to the city. He’s 26 years old and is a Teacher Aid. Nemo is often mistaken for Nick Robinson. He’s open.

→ Background Information

Nolan’s preferred nickname, Nemo, comes from his mother and as a young kid and in early middle school he absolutely hated that name. He thought it was embarrassing and weird but after his mom passed away when he was 13, he came to prefer that name over Nolan as it reminded him of their mom. For most of his young adult life, Nemo has felt like a bit of a trainwreck. Despite getting through college fine, the loss of his father in his second year having a huge impact on his studies, Nemo’s always felt a little off about it and he’s not sure why. Perhaps losing his father has had something to do with that but he’s not sure that’s something he’ll figure out anytime soon. He had no idea that he’d end up working as a teacher’s aid following school but he doesn’t regret that choice one bit. Nemo is fantastic with little kids because he’s so full of adventure and energy. 

→ Living Situation

Enjoying living with his older brother is never something Nemo would be able to say with a straight face around their friends but honestly he really loves it. Though he’s always up for an adventure, moving to a new place is really intimidating and knowing that Marshall would be right there every step of the way made it much easier. He was even happier when Marshall moved them to a small house instead of the apartment they started out in in Libertas. He loves his brother, but he also loves having his own little upstairs wing of a house to himself.

→ Relocation Explanation

At first Nemo wasn’t exactly thrilled about the relocation but it didn’t take long for him to realize how much staying in their old town was affecting his older brother after the loss of his fiance, Caroline. It was all over his face when they’d go out and about and while it was normal at first, after a long while Nemo began to wonder if Marshall was in fact okay. So after a bit of thought and hearing of a new aquarium job in a new city, Nemo was on board because he wanted to be there with his brother and he knew he’d have no trouble finding work with kids wherever they ended up. 

→ His Personality

From his toddling toddler days, Nemo has always been energetic and on the go. His father used to joke about how he’d swim away from them when they’d go to the lake or pool once he was older and at one point that was the case. Along with being on the go, Nemo’s always been pretty adventurous as well and while it’s fun, it’s also landed him in trouble a few times with both his dad and his older brother. Despite the trouble, bravery is something Nemo’s gained from his adventurous side and that’s carried into his adult life. 

→ His Qualities

Energetic, Creative, Compassionate

Naive, Impulsive, Lazy

→ His Relationships

Marshall Marlin (Older Brother): There have been times in their relationship when Nemo would say that he can’t stand his older brother or that he’s annoyed to no end but honestly for the most part he’s been more than thankful for him. Even though Nemo still gets annoyed at times by how worrisome Marlin is, he’s still glad to have moved with him to Libertas. Plus, Marlin’s new job has some pretty cool perks.

Dory Fischer (Co-Worker & Friend): Nolan will never forget the first time he met Dory mostly because of how memorable the moment was. He walked into her classroom at the end of the summer to introduce himself and she had hardly gotten her own name out before she told him about her memory situation. She was so embarrassed but honestly Nolan didn’t mind at all - actually he was glad she was so honest with him. Ever since Nemo has been at Dory’s side at work whenever she needs him and he even introduced her to his brother. 

Destiny Whalen (Good Friend & Crush): The first time Nemo met Destiny he was with Dory and he just thought she was so cute. Then a few weeks later when Nemo visited his brother at work at the aquarium for the first time and saw her again, he was kind of smitten but in a friendship sort of way. Destiny is super funny and charming and those are two things that Nemo really enjoys in a friend. He loves visiting her at the aquarium and will maybe admit to having a little crush on her but he’ll always brush it off as not a big deal. 

→ Possible Connections

Bailey Belue (Friend): Nemo doesn’t know Bailey super well but from the few times they’ve run into each other at his apartment with Destiny, he’s enjoyed speaking to him. Though Nemo works with kids, he doesn’t see how Bailey seems to do it all and he finds his motivation quite inspirational.

Nolan is based on Nemo from Finding Nemo/Finding Dory.

[thevindicativevordan]

On the Avengers Game

Working through the backlog of Asks I've gotten (I saw your ask about Metropolis and have been working on it for a while), just wanted to let anyone reading this know I am answering stuff. But I wanted to just make a quick post about a game I recently finished. Not going to say anything you haven't already heard so skip if you're tired of reading complaints.

When it hit Gamepass I decided to give it a try and I'm left feeling indifferent towards it. Game is the embodiment of "meh". Kamala was a good choice for a main protagonist for this specific story because it really did feel like playing through someone's fanfic. Plucky fangirl reunites the World's Mightiest Heroes after a disastrous mission causes them to disband should not be so incredibly boring. AIM and MODOK are not main antagonist material, side villains at best is what they could be. There's a push and pull between this game so badly wanting to copy the MCU while also trying to do it's own thing which just left everyone unimpressed. MCU fanboys were put off by how "uncanny valley" the whole game was while those of us who don't see the MCU as the gold standard were annoyed at the synergy. I hate how Hulk specifically now has to take his cues from Ruffalo, Ruffalo's Hulk take fucking sucks. Every time they referred to Hulk as "the big guy" it just makes me want to sigh heavily. In the post-Endgame world can we please stop copying early MCU's embarrassment over being superhero products?

Wild how they were really playing this game up as the start of the "Gamerverse". Even had the VAs heavily used in advertising, clearly positioning them as the video game equivalent of the MCU actors. Except... it's fucking Troy Baker, Nolan North, Laura Bailey, and a bunch of other guys who are in every video game. RDJ is in maybe one or two movies a year, same for the rest of the MCU actors. Those VAs meanwhile are guaranteed to show up in any major AAA video game, so I don't get why they made a big deal of them voicing the characters. Case of execs not understanding the difference between the mediums I guess. Baker did a decent job switching it up as Bruce, he wasn't playing the usual Troy Baker protagonist, but the rest were middling with the exception of the Kamala VA. She was actually probably the best in the game which made playing as Kamala more enjoyable. Was surprised at how much I disliked Nolan's take on Tony Stark however, his performance was just so lifeless and unfunny.

Really weird having this game come out so recently, it feels it was meant for the era when Marvel was pushing the Inhumans really hard. The Inhumans and their lore is basically the driving force behind the game, but we don't even get cool Inhumans like Black Bolt involved. Why go with Kamala at all honestly? I get that she's clearly meant to be the audience stand-in, but that's a concept that's pretty much died out entirely. People don't want to play as Robin, they want to be Batman, they want to play as the cool characters. Not that the gameplay was all that exciting or fun, felt like Ultimate Alliance was much, MUCH better at making the characters feel different to play. You get a chance to make an Avengers game and you choose to make it a Destiny lite "looter smasher"? Christ this game was doomed from the start. As a Hulk main I was just bored, this game couldn't come close to how good it felt to smash stuff in Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Wish someone would make another Hulk solo game that took it's cues from that. Only main aspect I liked was that Hulk got more focus here than he does in the MCU (probably because he doesn't get much love in the MCU) and the relationship between Bruce/Hulk and Kamala was touching and well done.

Probably going to play the Black Panther expansion since I've heard that's pretty good. Absolutely wild that an Avengers game at the height of the MCU's popularity failed as badly as this one did. Seems that fallout is extending to the Guardians of the Galaxy game which also looks like a shitty MCU knockoff and doesn't seem to be getting much attention or enthusiasm. Curious if Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad also fail as badly as this game did since they seem to be following it in terms of being Destiny knockoffs. God I hope Games As A Service die soon. Publisher greed and developer incompetence means the concept is just an excuse to sell you an unfinished game in pieces.

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I loved Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and The Bold

Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and The Bold  Is a very good and very fun Animated movie I highly recommend. I'm a fan of both Dark Batman and Fun Batman, in theory I ultimately like Dark Batman more.  But lately it seems like it's only the people making Fun Batman who know how to get it right.  Basically once Nolan left the films things went downhill for the Dark Knight. For Dark Batman we've had at best the misguided Snyder-Affleck take, entertaining but uninspired animated movies that awkwardly mix up Morrison's Batman and New52 Batman missing the point what worked about both, a botched adaptation of the massively overrated Killing Joke, and most recently the horribly insulting Gotham By Gaslight adaptation. But for Fun Batman we have the underrated Batman Unlimited films, the perfect Adam West and Burt Ward animated movies, and now this wonderful film.  It shouldn't be inherently easier to get this version right, as reactions to the Shumacher films show there are ways to make jokes out of these characters that simply saying "It's like the Silver Age" doesn't forgive.  I've become much more accepting of those two films over the years, but even I still say they are not as well done as what these actual Cartoons have done in recent years. My preference for the Dark Knight is what we had in the Comics of the first half of the 2000s and very late 90s, so my personal advice would be for people to use those Comics as their blueprint, there are things from this era I dislike, but mostly that's what I'm nostalgic for.  I don't want Batman to be like that from the start however, I want him to be like the O'Niel or Bronze Age Batman (or BTAS and Begins) to start with, but to become hardened by years of losing allies and seemingly failing to make any real progress in his mission.  And after that I do like Morrison's vision for bringing him back from that dark edge. It's become trendy for the kinds of Batman fans who are hosting Podcasts to reject the Batman I like the most.  The takes on Batman that Michael Bailey and the Knigthcast podcast prefer are part of how I view the Dark Knight's biography.  But mostly what offends me is when My Batman is talked about as if he's the same as Frank Miller's Batman.  My Batman at even his Darkest point in War Games and the OMAC Project is not nearly as unstable as the DKR Batman, and he's certainly nothing like THE GODDAMN BATMAN or The Fixer. Back to the main topic.  What I mainly want to talk here is an observation that is inherently a spoiler.  So if you haven't seen the movie and are planning to, don't read the rest. Read more »