#arthurs an asshat

[morimhe]

Arthur's an Asshat // KIM convo [reuploaded the first page with these as a one strip comic]

[your-magloving-satinwhistle]

Alright, so....

I sense our darkest hour will end soon...

[the-heaminator]

Me and the boys discussing oviposition on discord chat amen.

[foulfirerebel]

People SUPPORT that asshole?! After all the shit he put the gang through and jus' generally being a Pinkerton?! That's just weird. That's like people supporting Micah!

"Agent Milton was just doing his job" STOP SUCKING HIS DICK OH MY LORD. I DON'T CARE IF HE WAS HONEST OR FAIR HE STILL DID THAT BULLSHIT IN LAKAY IN CHAPTER 5 WHEN HE KNEW ABOUT JACK'S PRESENCE, ACTIVELY PUTTING A CHILD IN DANGER FOR SOME RICH GUY MONEY.

HE STILL.. IS A PINKERTON. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOTORIOUS FOR BEING CRUEL, I WON'T REALLY RESPECT OR TRUST ANYBODY WHO'S IN SAID SOMETHING.

DOING HIS JOB OR NOT, HE DOESN'T HAVE A RESPECTABLE JOB.

[justaz]

au where merlin pulled sigan’s spirit from cedric’s body and tries to shove him back in the jewel but fails and now sigan’s soul is stuck in merlin’s body and he’s just a voice in merlin’s head urging him to kill everyone. everytime uther enters the room sigan goes “oh gods this bitch again” or “someone hasn’t killed him yet?” when theres an assassin going after arthur, sigan is just like “why are we fighting so hard to save this asshat? he dumped a bucket of water on us earlier” or when arthur says something borderline sweet and merlin is lowkey swooning, sigan is just gagging in his head. when merlin gets annoyed and is insulting arthur but cant think of something particularly scathing, sigan chimes in and the words just roll off his tongue. sigan teaches merlin more powerful magic/spells that aren’t in any of the books.

they’re the epitome of

gaius: what do you want to eat

sigan: the souls of the pendragons

merlin: soup?

sigan: NO

merlin: and bread

[junespriince]

Wally: I sit here today because my uncle retired and you guys just dragged me in here, I didn't have a choice. I was working my own city, the Titans, and sometimes helped other heroes and now I have to work here and come to almost daily meetings? How can I get fired? Can marrying your son in Vegas make you let me leave? I want out of this.

Bruce: the dimension overlord said you must be here, we need a speedster or balance will be distributed.

Wally: how about you disturb deez nuts old man. I don't give two donkeys pucks about this "balance" when I'm forced to look at my two biggest enemies all day.

Oliver: I know Barry raised you, but could you have manners kid?

Wally: can you stop getting pegged by my therapist?

Oliver, blushing as if the league doesn't already know this:

Wally: no? Okay, then shut up.

Bruce: this is a bit excessive, West.

Wally: says the guy who fights his ex father in law/enemy shirtless. I don't know about you, but if my son grandfather challenged me to a duel the shirt stays on.

Bruce: how?

Wally: what does "dating your son" mean to you? Self proclaimed greatest detective over here lady and gents, give him some applause for being stupid. Though, with all the smart women you attracted I guess it has it charms to a certain group.

Clark: a lot of sass today, huh?

Wally: and rightly so Mr. Kent—

Clark: kid, you've known me for years and marrying my kid, it's uncle Clark now.

Wally: sir, I was raised my a Midwestern woman, it's sir, ma'am, and whatnot, deal with it. Anyways, it's rightly deserved, I'm losing a lot of precious time spending it here because Gotham's playboy bicycle decided now he'll have a standard and not fix this problem by helping the dimensions asshat get laid. Do you understand how much this cut into my personal life outside of heroing, Bruce?

Bruce: well—

Wally: shut up sir, you don't because unlike you I don't have a son I was blackmailed into adopting that can run the business, no, I'm an average man here working a real job, and trying to make time for my boyfriend. We get it, you're an emo furry with a tragic backstory that makes it hard to emote, well bucko guess what, I had shitty parents, uncle Hal thinks I have no friends, and what else... OH yeah! I was stuck in the speed force trying to get out and everyone I loved stop trying to save me and assumed I was dead. So, fire me!

Bruce, and his ego™: no. Balance needs to be kept.

Wally: I will make you regret this choice.

Both of them glaring at each other:

Diana: well, at least meetings will be interesting.

Hal: in my defense you didn't have friends over when I visited so how was i supposed to know...

Oliver: didn't Barry told you one time to come because Wally was at my house having a sleepover with Roy?

Hal: ... Okay I'mma be so real right now, I heard come over and the rest was white noise.

Wally: ew. I'm right here.

Hal: kid, hush, the adults are talking.

Wally: ... I'm 29, dude bye. I'm done with this. *Gets up and leaves*

Arthur: he has grown up so much.

Bruce, who knows Wally at his worst teen years: yeah, he's gotten worse.

Oliver: so about this fighting shirtless with your ex father in law.

Bruce: so about you getting pegged by our therapist.

Oliver:

Bruce:

Oliver: I hate you.

Bruce: yeah, yeah, love you too idiot.

[angsthology]

it feels like this

outtakes: the dynamics [fast times and fast nights]

the princess and the prince -> camellia ayudisha x charles leclerc

the seeker and the unreached -> sonnet pham x mick schumacher

the hated and the endeared -> jupiter nightshade x oscar piastri

the wicked witch and charming prince -> kelly piquet x max verstappen

the bassist and the drummer -> alexis mun x atticus singh

the gifted and the burnt -> aella gutierrez x logan sargeant

the hardworker and the privileged -> natalia bunbury x carlos sainz

the shadow and the silhouette -> venus nightshade x arthur leclerc

the queen and the king -> roxxane castle x fernando alonso

the honey badger and the honey -> daniel ricciardo x heidi berger

the driver and the golfer -> lily muni he x alex albon

the chef and the feaster -> yuki tsunoda x pierre gasly

the definite and the maybe -> charlotte miller x liam lawson

the known and the unknown -> marta garcia x selene liu

the homie hopper and the best friend -> joanna matthews x frederik vesti

the demure and the spirited -> carmen mundt x george russell

the racer and the model -> lance stroll x sara pagliaroli

the hopeful and the accomplished -> shaina villegas and lewis hamilton

[tairona-is-taken]

Recently started reading Le Morte d'Arthur and am pleasantly surprised by how similar the Merlin-Arthur dynamic in Le Morte is to their dynamic in BBC Merlin. It's been pretty easy to imagine while reading that they don't actually have a big age gap between them and that it's Colin and Bradley interacting with each other.

For instance, take this scene, where Merlin decides to just randomly disguise himself when he goes to talk to Arthur:

Love Arthur being super rude because he doesn't realize it's Merlin and he thinks he's speaking to some random peasant. Like, yessss, hello asshat!Arthur from the early seasons of BBC Merlin. Wasn't expecting to see you in Le Morte, but glad you're here. (Also love that Arthur is "greatly abashed" when he realizes that it *is* Merlin.)

When I first read this, I totally thought that it was going to lead into Merlin teaching Arthur a lesson about treating the commonfolk with decency or something like that. But nope, that's the end of the scene. There was zero point to this, Merlin just wanted to troll Arthur. 10/10, no notes.

[theultimatepumpkinpie]

After much debate and trying and failing to ignore the fact that I am the one who's been slow-burned, my drifter is waiting for arthur to call back so they can apologize for calling him an asshat and go smooch him

[zvdvdlvr]

- in which they watch you die

☆ - featuring :: arthur morgan, john marston, dutch van der linde

☆ - warnings :: death, coarse language, death threats, smoking, murder, reader's gender is not specified, pov changes

☆ - k.j.'s diary says... this writing is both short and not my best work. sean maguire, javier escuella, charles smith will be in part two

☆ - ARTHUR MORGAN

my fault, all my goddamn fault was all arthur could think when he watched your body fall in slow motion to the ground.

"arthur!" dutch called over the loud gunfire. arthur was unable to tear his gaze from the warm blood leaving the four bullet holes in your side dripping onto the ground.

he told you to come into the bank, to help him get up to the roof to snipe the guards. he told you to leave the relatively safe position you were in to come help arthur with a job he could do perfectly fine alone. he just wanted you out of there and quite unfortunately, you died because of that.

"get up to the roof, son!" dutch yelled, shoving arthur out to the alley of the saint denis bank.

"'m sorry, y/n. god i am sorry. i ain't- christ. . . i ain't mean to getcha killed. shit, i ain't even know where you were," arthur mumbled. he climbed three ladders before he got to the spot that would do him well.

he killed every guard he saw with a headshot, spilling the oily bastards' brains onto the ground and walls of the glorified 'city of the future'.

not five minutes later the man arthur called his brother was shot in front of him too.

ain't that just the way, arthur thought. the man's jaw was sore from how hard he was clenching it, and his eyes stung like nothing else.

"let's go, damnit!"

the gunslinger was pulled to his feet.

arthur was pushed forward. "we need to get out now so there aren't more dead later," dutch said.

and that was that. . . for now.

☆ - JOHN MARSTON

it was completely preventable, what happened to you. at least from what john heard.

of fucking course he had to be locked up the day you died.

he had looked around when he got back, a wry smile pulling his lips thin. past arthur's shoulders, past sadie's unsmiling face. "where's y/n?" he asked, smile faltering.

sadie swallowed, eying arthur. "uh. . . y/n-"

"is dead," arthur finished. "agent numbnuts, uh, ambushed us. we were all good up until the end, adrenaline. . . adrenaline wore off. y/n fell behind me," arthur explained, avoiding eye contact with john. "they showed me two bullet holes they'd been hidin'. . . y/n died in my arms. talkin' 'bout you." arthur clenched his jaw and sniffed.

sadie looked uncomfortable. she'd gotten close with y/n and she had been crying alongside arthur while y/n spent their last minutes just talking with the pair. it's been so long since i've just talked with someone. ain't know how much i missed it, they had said. miss you asshats already, was one of the last things that had bubbled up from y/n's bloody lips.

"we're sorry, john."

"did- did you bury them?" john's voice wavered dangerously.

sadie nodded. "we can, uh. . . show you."

the rest of the day was a blur. a mix of voices, the slur of a familiar voice. john didn't know what to do.

☆ - DUTCH VAN DER LINDE

"goddamn it, y/n!" dutch yelled. the man's voice was hoarse from lack of sleep and water. his irritation stemmed from plans going wrong, scores being set-ups, and his own gang showing slowly showing their distrust.

"what, dutch?" y/n asked tiredly. they massaged their temple.

their most recent argument was because of y/n tackling dutch to prevent him from being shot in the shoulder. because of this, dutch missfired his bullet and eventually their getaway stagecoach was blown up.

"you have nothing to say?! no apologies!? we could be halfway to tahiti right now, y/n! if it weren't for you-"

y/n scoffed in disbelief and ran a hand down their face. "if it weren't for me saving your life? how much do you even know about tahiti, dutch? i trust you, i have faith in you, i believe in the power of this gang but please. we need to take our time with these pla-"

"don't you tell me what to do!" dutch strode over to y/n who was shaking their head.

y/n- clearly done with the conversation- made their way to their horse. from the faint lamplight, y/n could make out javier and charles both watching the interaction. micah tipped his hat to y/n; micah didn't talk to y/n enough to hate them. john watched dutch and y/n from the fire, already sensing something in his gut.

the anger radiating off of dutch was downright murderous. y/n hadn't even done anything wrong! john gnawed on his lip, one hand unconsciously drifting to his holstered gun.

"we are not done talking about this!" dutch grabbed y/n's arm and yanked hard.

"fuck!" y/n cried, instinctively jerking away from dutch's touch. y/n tore their arm from dutch's hold and, because of all the power that y/n used to get away from dutch, fell forward. a loud snap followed right after y/n collided with the ground.

a morbid choking sound fell from y/n's lips as their head made sharp contact with a rock. y/n felt blood rush to their head because of the odd angle y/n landed in: their head was below their broken legs.

dutch stood, parayzed in his spot. blood flowed out of the side of y/n's head, sliding down the dirt in rivulets. "i'm sorry," he whispered.

"y/n!" javier called, running to where y/n lie. charles followed closely behind, along with john and arthur.

charles set both of their lookout lamps by y/n's head. "be calm, y/n, you're okay," charles soothed, clutching their hand.

javier grasped y/n's other flailing arm, tears springing into his eyes. "you're okay. por favor- please- keep your eyes open," he begged. "mrs. grimshaw will be here soon, yeah? she will get you all fixed up."

arthur shouted for the women to hurry up because he knew y/n probably wouldn't survive this.

charles kept mostly quiet, checking y/n's pulse at random. javier was telling a story, talking about all the beautiful sunsets and sunrises in mexico. john waited off to the side, watching tilly and mrs. grimshaw and abigail share a look before giving arthur a terrible look.

dutch fled. he got on his bright white horse and left. he didn't know how to deal with thaf. he just killed you. you are dead because of him. dutch felt tears roll down his face. he felt the softness of his horse's hair. and he also felt the burning two foot hole in his chest because of the hollow, fearful look in your eyes after hitting your head.

on and on he rode, never stopping and never stalling. with no destination in mind, dutch figured he'd ride till morning then go back to help bury you.

you. you are his new ghost.

[morimhe]

Arthur's an asshat // 1/4

[jovialnachofire]

Gentle boyfriend

Pairings : Jungwoo (NCT) x male reader

Genre : Smut; soft sex, sensual, gentle, top!Jungwoo, sub!male reader, fluffish sex,

Warnings : Sex, public sex, smut.

Summary: Jungwoo and m!r decided to spend the day out on the grass searching for peace but ended up finding sex instead.

Arthur's notes : It's proofread, so enjoy!

The calming, gentle breeze sent you to the sky as the wind felt tranquil on your milky, soft skin while as you laid on the green, gentle grass next to your boyfriend whose eyes were closed with an attractive smile planted on his face who you couldn't get enough of.

Everything was still and lull, sending your mind to other places that were calm. You enjoyed the air music. It sang softly into your ears and boy did you enjoy it so much. Yet, something seemed a bit... unusual. Was it that the air was thick? Or was it that you had a huge bulge in your pants that has appeared and been there from the previous episodes of you and Jungwoo making out roughly before walking out the door?

The second thought seemed correct. Ever since Jungwoo kissed you today, you couldn't stop thinking about his pink, plush lips on your body. Just the thought had you leaking in your pants but, you managed to hide it the best way you could which was by placing your jacket over yourself. Your jacket was large enough to cover your entire body yet, you felt so exposed.

Jungwoo on the other hand was very intuitive so, he noticed your actions and couldn't help but ask "Are you okay?" He asked in a concerned tone. Why is Jungwoo so smart? Gosh, it makes you frustrated but you know you can't change the fact that he has great eyes and ears.

"I'm fine, just a bit uh.. sleepy." You said, hoping he'll buy it. "You just got out here, how are you sleepy?" Jungwoo asked. He had a point, you two just got outside and you're sleepy already? Sounds weird.

"Um..." Before you could continue, Jungwoo spoke. "Are you hard?" He asked, sidetracking you from your previous thoughts and onto what Jungwoo had said. You didn't know how to respond since you didn't want to seem like a asshat.

Getting hard on such a peaceful date? What a bust! But, none of that came to Jungwoo's mind. All he wanted to do was help you in the sweetest way possible. "Is that why you have a jacket over yourself?" He asked. Ugh.. he's smart. You couldn't help but nod since that was all that came to mind. Jungwoo's face darkened and so did his eyes.

A smirk was written across his face before leaning into your face. He knew what you want so, he wanted to give it to you. You leaned in as well till the space between you and your boyfriend wasn't existent. Your lips danced slowly against Jungwoo's lips as his hand raised up and was placed into your waist, enjoying your lips and taste. You tasted like peaches and yumminess, curling his stomach.

You placed your hand onto his neck, leaning more into his lips to taste him more. Jungwoo tasted like strawberries and goodness, curling your toes. You and Jungwoo kissed multiple times but, this kiss was different. The way your lips moved against his was gentle and his touch matched. The gentleness was making the other male want more and more.

Jungwoo gripped softly onto your waist so he wouldn't hurt you, making you instantly push your chest against his, wanting more. "That desperate?" Jungwoo asked between kisses. You nodded "Please.. need you now.." you begged in a whiney tone.

Jungwoo got the code and instantly flipping you on your back, looking down at you with a soft look in his eyes before leaning his head on your neck, leaving kisses on there and marks there. You let out tiny whimpers and moans at his actions as he lowered his body more and more down to your bulge, removing the jacket that was covering your beautiful body.

Jungwoo stared at your huge bulge before leaning in, rubbing his nose against it. Your legs started shaking already just from his little actions. Jungwoo moved his nose side to side to smell your musk. You smelled like heaven and roses which made Jungwoo instantly hard.

You needed Jungwoo inside of you. You were needy for him and his cock inside of your small body. You wanted to see the bulge of his cock outlined in your tummy. He was that big...

"Please.. inside me.." You said quietly, hoping that Jungwoo heard you which he did. That's why he stopped and started stripping. Jungwoo removed your clothes swiftly before placing his hands under your thighs, raising them over his shoulders.

Fuck.. your hole was so h/c and clenched. It clenched then unclench. He wanted to eat you out but, fucking you was better so that's what he did. Jungwoo lined his cock up to your hole, poking it "Ready?" He asked in a calm tone and you nodded.

Jungwoo pushed inside you, balls deep inside your guts, just stilling till told otherwise. After a few minutes later, you gave him the signal which he instantly started slowly thrusting, sending you over the edge.

Your insides were destroyed already and he hasn't even fucked you hard enough. Jungwoo was going slow and soft, placing his fist on the sides of your head, watching your body twitch and quiver under him.

His thrusts were so deep, you felt your guts get rearranged. Fuck.. the pleasure was so much and addicting you couldn't help but let out a tiny welp. You were sent up to the stars as he continued thrusting deep and slow.

Jungwoo enjoyed watching you crumble under him. So cute and adorable. You were so soft and sensitive.

"C-close.." you stuttered, feeling your body fold. "Come for me, pup, make a mess." Jungwoo said. The nickname immediately made you cum and arch your back. Jungwoo kept on thrusting untill finally, he came hard and deep, staying inside you. "You did so good for me.." he praised you.

Such a gentle boyfriend.

[katenoteight]

So, as you know, I spent the past 12 or so hours ravenously binge reading The Witch in the High Tower — absolutely ruined me in the best way possible — and now I must know... How did you/how did Ron come up with the name Mordred?

(I almost feel silly asking this question cuz, knowing your writing, you probably dropped a bunch of hints to this throughout the story and I just totally missed it cuz I was too busy gorging myself... 😆)

Soooooo, I need to say that I was effing THRILLED you binged it and liked it as much as you did 😆 thanks for all the comments! ❤️ esp the last one 🥹

As for the answer- not silly at all - I didn't properly address it in the fic, it didn't really fit anywhere in terms of explanation, but I will in the epilogue. In short - as there is much Arthurian lore in the names of the Weasleys, I decided (or rather Voldy did) to take from there too. Mordred was the son that betrayed Arthur, and Voldy was def an asshat for giving him that particular *new* name. 😅 Hope that explains it! ❤️

[dafodils-on-the-moon]

Okay here's the cleaned up version of the ship chart for the Candflame AU, (my very very cannon divergent Court Jester!Merlin AU) contains spoilers, and more elaboration in the text after:

Leon and Merlin are both aroace. Leon is in a QPR marrige with Morgana, who is a lesbian. They are a QPR power-couple. (I adore their dynamic so much I will eleaborate later, its so good.) Due to a series of misunderstandings and amused encouragement of the rumers from Morgana they are assumed to be VERY in love and uh.. active. In realiy they leave the party early or share chambers to read books, play chess and avoid people.

Leon also happens to be pretty much every young mlm knight in camelot’s first crush. He’s like, THE knight, a couple years older and unfailingly kind and patient with the newbies. Its basically a rite of passage.

Merlin will publically humilate cocksure nobles who try and hit on him, via a popular song of his called “the Balled of Cox-Combs,” which gains new verses all the time. Locals to the castle use the phrase “courting the fool” as another saying for doing somehing stupid or pointless.

The song also includes verses on those foolish enough to try and court the OBVIOUSLY BESTOTTED WITH EACH OTHER (lol) Morgana or Leon, and gold-digging noblewomen after Arthur.

Morgana and Gwen end up in a relationship after many years of Lebian Pining^TM. Gwen is Pan and Polyamerous—and Demi which I forgot to put on there frick. While she ends up offically married to Arthur (also bi and poly), she is commited lovers with both Morgana and Lancelot.

Arthur does not have another commttied lover but he does occationally have a thing with Gwaine or Percival.

Lancelot is our token straight and also Demi. At least our token straight so far. We’ll see how that goes. He is ready to cede his affections for Gwen to Arthur, ever-noble and kinda new to the… uncoventional nature of the group’s relationships and thier penchent for treason and secrets from the court and crown. Gwen is having none of his non-sense, thankyouverymuch.

Gwaine is a Manewhore<3 /affectionate. Pan and poly. He has bedded half of half the kingdom at this point, included but not limited to: Arthur, Elyan, Ranulf, Percival, George(??), the castle cook, several visiting nobles and a princess, and even a few mythical creatures, not all of which were in disguise. Since Gwaine’s stragagy lies heavy in the “worth a shot” ctatgory he has also been turned down or otherwise rejected by the other half, but is a famously god sport about it. It is only this that saves him from being another verse in “the Ballad of Cox-Combs.” (Merlin was already drafting verses in his head). After a few years in Camelot “Never have I ever bedded Gwaine” becomes a staple opener to the game, as it’s sure to knock about a good portion. It’s a point of pride wih him, to be a part of such a stable of culture.

He and Percival definitly have something going on but it’s unclear exactly what. Are they freinds with benifits? Did they elope? Are they dating? Longterm flirting? Pining? Unknown.

Percival is… something. No labels, just vibes. Definitly not straight. Gender…?

Elyan is gay. Both he and gwen crushed on Merlin as kids. He has… very little luck or skill in the romance department. He seems to only fall for people who aren’t interested in men, or people in general or else total asshats. He has horrible taste, like, “framed him for murder,” kinda bad taste. All this while he reamians oblivious to his childhood best freind Ranulf, who has been pining after his dumb ass for years.

Ranulf is also gay. He was a squire alongside Arthur. Had a major thing for the blacksmith’s son who fought with Arthur and liked to skiv out on chored to watch them at training. They became freinds, he learned obout Elyan’s desire to fight with wepons he crafts and travel the five kingdoms. He’s not supposed to be freinds with peasent boys, but he hangs around the Prince and the Wards, since he is Gwen’s brother, and he IS suposed to rub elbows with the Prince. Then Elyan runs away when his mother dies, and he doesn’t see him for years. He falls out of Arthur’s main circle as they get older. He gets betrothed for a political match. Then Elyan comes back. Shit.

[grapepureez]

now that I’m reading the original works of arthur conan doyle, I can see why people would dislike bbc sherlock and enjoy the original work tremendously more (I love both by the way! absolutely no hate to bbc sherlock I love both versions)

in bbc, sherlock rarely shows much emotion at all and he’s a bit of an asshat to everyone for the majority (keyword majority, I really enjoy the character development at the end) of the series. he shows no concern or fear ever until later in the series. he’s stuck up and kind of stuck in his own little bubble for most of the series too. john watson is also different from his own counterpart, he’s a bit more angry and more involved in relationships and such (correct me if I’m wrong, I haven’t finished arthur conan doyle’s series of books yet and I’ve plenty to go! hope I manage to finish it, it’s really interesting so far). not to mention other characters like lestrade and mycroft (especially mycroft’s relationship with sherlock)

in the original books (from what I’ve read) sherlock is much more welcoming. he shakes john’s hand when they are introduced to each other and isn’t as cold or demanding as bbc had made him out to be. when he makes deductions, he does so humbly, never really shows any hint of pride at his ability to deduce such complex details from just observation. he isn’t very stuck up, and has a nice brotherly relationship with mycroft (again only from what I’ve read!! please correct me if I am wrong) and is willing to admit that mycroft’s observational ability is indeed much better than his. he also was immediately willing to admit all his flaws to john and make sure he was comfortable living with him. I’m not too sure about john as for me it’s slightly difficult to explain or deduce his personality. he is writing from his perspective and I never quite see much of his dialogue, but I realise he’s much less awkward with sherlock the first time they met. he almost immediately took to calling sherlock his friend and they shared nice conversations. john was never forced to follow sherlock anywhere, neither was he dragged around too much. also just a side note but I find the rivalry between lestrade and gregson really fun to read.

but something I like about bbc sherlock is the different interpretations of characters. all sherlock series or movies (including all sherlock media. like granada [I should watch that soon] or that one dinosaur movie. I love that movie.) have different interpretations of the characters. the ones where robert downey jr acted in portrayed sherlock as slightly jealous of john’s other relationships. I liked john and sherlock’s relationship there because it was very sibling like. and the dinosaur movie’. sherlock was mumbling but that’s okay because there was a 7 foot tall CGI dinosaur and sherlock and john fought it. also lestrade had an incredibly strong cockney accent.

back to the topic of bbc sherlock, it’s modernised so that it takes place in the 2000s. sherlock is more mean there because nobody really has a clue what he’s saying most of the time. they don’t try to match his sort of not as “modern (?)” way of speech. they drive him up the walls. that’s why he’s so stuck up. he thinks his ability is ordinary and that others should be able to do it if he can. basically, he’s mad because nobody really can be on his level in terms of observational skill. that’s why he was such good friends with mary. because she was, in a way, as smart as or even more intelligent and witty than him. in the bonus episode of the series (the abominable bride, if I’m not wrong) when he is lost in his thoughts, he goes back to the time period in which the original sherlock holmes books took place. he might think he is born in the wrong time period (or rather it’s merely implied) or he could simply just be thinking about the possibilities. he seems happier and more carefree in that episode too. he’s actually willing to admit to being inferior to mycroft.

overall, I absolutely adore both versions of sherlock. both of them are amazing. if you dislike bbc’s sherlock, that’s totally okay!! but personally I love the individuality of character steven moffat and mark gatiss gave the cast. amazing actors on set too.

fuckkkj that went on for entirely too long I’m sorry for ranting so much

I really wanted to share my thoughts on these versions of the story, I hope you enjoyed reading it (and thank you so much for taking the time to)!!

[callmebrycelee]

9-1-1: LONE STAR REACTION

This reaction is for the season 4, tenth episode "Sellouts" which originally aired March 28, 2023. The episode was written by Molly Green and James Leffler and directed by Tessa Blake. Spoilers ahead!

***LAST TIME ON 9-1-1: LONE STAR***

A young girl named Mouse is involved in an accident that kills her best friend and his parents. Marjan sells her bike and gives the money to Kylie, the young woman she rescued from an abusive relationship. The 126 prepare for Marjan's return to Austin but worry when she doesn't show up to her welcome back party. Marjan is accosted by Kylie's abusive ex and ends up driving off the road. She encounters Mouse in the woods and the two work together to escape Kylie's ex. Marjan is rescued by her 126 family and we learn that Mouse was the nickname her parents gave her when she was younger. 

Now that we're all up to speed, let's have a chat about episode ten - SELLOUTS.

We start the episode with my favorite trio - Tommy, Nancy, and TK. They arrive at the home of an older couple - Arthur (Leonard Kelly-Young) and Edith (Betsy Baker) - and we get the first of two emergencies that truly made me squirm in my seat. It should be noted when Arthur answered the door, he seemed surprised to see Tommy, Nancy, and TK even though he was the one who made the 9-1-1 call. He ushers them inside and Tommy does an assessment of his wife, Edith. Edith tells Tommy she has pain on the side of her head. Tommy checks her pupils and she asks if Edith wears contacts. Edith says she does wear contacts and upon closer inspection Tommy sees quite a few disposable contact lenses in her right eye. More than a dozen disposable contact lenses actually. Tommy assures Edith (and the viewers) this is a lot more common than most people think. In fact, there was a woman in the United Kingdom who had 27 disposable contact lenses removed. Now I wear glasses but I did wear disposable contact lenses in my early-20s. Ultimately they weren't for me - too much hassle - but I can assure you I always made sure to remove them at the end of the day, especially before I went to bed. But I digress. I did think it was funny when Edith calls Tommy pretty and then sees Nancy and TK and calls them pretty as well. You're absolutely right, Edith. Tommy, Nancy, and TK are all very pretty. 

Tommy tells Edith they will transport her to the hospital just as a follow-up and Edith is very appreciative. When they roll the gurney outside, another ambulance pulls up. The ambulance belongs to Paragon - a private paramedic service (remember them from last season?). Tommy asks Arthur if he called another ambulance. We then see our good friend Pearce Risher (Andy Favreau) and his partner get out of the ambulance. He tells Tommy that Arthur didn't call them. They saw a call come through from the address and dropped everything to come right over. Pearce refers to Arthur and Edith as his most-valued clients which Nancy takes offense to. Edith tells Tommy that Pearce and his partner have come to their home quite a few times whenever Arthur has had one of his spells. Tommy is clearly not impressed by Pearce's new employer. Pearce is a smug asshat in this scene which makes his comeuppance at the end of the episode all the more satisfying. Pearce chastises Arthur for calling 9-1-1 instead of the number that links him directly to Paragon. Pearce tells Tommy that he and his partner will take things over from here. He tells Edith that the LED lighting in their ambulance will be a lot easier on her eyes and he will even throw in a complementary herbal smoothie which definitely appeals to Arthur. Pearce and his partner leave with Arthur and Edith. Nancy asks if they are allowed to do what they just did and Tommy says she is going to find out. 

Title card!

The 126 hosts a Stand Up to Cancer event at their firehouse. It should be noted that Stand Up to Cancer is a real organization and for more information, I encourage you to visit their website here. Owen gives a speech talking about firefighters suffering from lung cancer. Being that Owen has battled lung cancer at least twice, I can think of no better person to deliver the speech. It was so fun seeing everyone dressed up. Everyone looked amazing including Carlos who looked quite debonair in a black tux. This is the second time we've seen our Office Reyes in a tux this season. Hopefully the third time will be when he's exchanging vows with TK. I also want to give a shout out to our resident 9-1-1 dispatcher, Grace who looked absolutely stunning with her hair in a ponytail and a mid-drift baring black dress. 

After Owen's speech, we get to see each of our characters mingling with the wealthy guests in attendance. Judd does a horrible job wooing a donor. Judd is usually so charming but in this scene he was a rambling hot mess. With some gentle nudging from Grace he is finally able to properly schmooze the older gentleman. Meanwhile, Marjan talks about getting shot recently while Carlos regales an older woman about his abduction by a serial killer. Tommy vents to a besuited man about the cheap gloves her and her team are forced to use due to poor funding. She also alludes to her recent experience with Paragon. 

The funniest interaction involves Mateo, Nancy, and another wealthy donor. Nancy points out that the wine they're drinking is from the Hill Country which, hey - all my Texans out there, is Hill Country a real place near Austin? I'm curious! Anywho, when the donor comments on the taste of the wine, Mateo says this:

Mateo: "Familiar yet unexpected. It's kinda like reading Dostoyevsky in the original Russian."

The donor agrees and is quite impressed with Mateo. He tells him that his wife has the checkbook and that he will be back. Nancy tells Mateo that she loves Dostoyevsky and is shocked that he does as well. Mateo comes clean and tells her he doesn't like the author and that the only reason he knew his name is because he heard Owen say the same thing when describing wine he was drinking. Of course, Owen Strand would compare wine to a Russian novelist! 

Speaking of Captain Strand, he orders tequila from an attractive bartender named Kendra Harrington (Michaela McManus). They have some flirty banter. The chemistry between the two of them is palpable. He gives her a tip and he says it's a token of solidarity between two normal, non-rich people. She compliments his speech and he admits it's not easy for him to talk about his cancer journey. This is a rare moment of vulnerability we rarely get from Owen so I really appreciate him saying that. I've always suspected that underneath all that bravado and expensive hair product, is someone who has experienced more than his share of pain, hurt, and heartbreak. An older couple approaches the bar and they talk to Kendra. Owen figures out very quickly that she is not one of the have-nots like he initially assumed. Kendra comes clean about not being a bartender but Owen doesn't seem to mind the deception because in our next scene the two of them are back at his house ripping each other's clothes off. All I kept thinking during this scene is that Owen has a roommate and how awkward must it be for Mateo anytime his captain has a booty call. I can imagine him coming downstairs the following morning to have some cereal and he has to step over clothes to get to the kitchen. I'd like to also point out that Mr. Rob Lowe recently celebrated his birthday. The man is nearing his 60s and he's still fine as hell!  

The morning after, Owen wakes up in the most golden room I've ever seen. Whoever lit this scene did a great job. I would seriously love it if every morning I woke up completely bathed in golden light coming through my bedroom window. Owen heads downstairs and finds Nancy and Mateo still talking about Dostoyevsky. Owen asks them if they've seen a hot blonde and Mateo says she just left. Owen tells them that Kendra isn't a bartender - she's a wealthy heiress. Owen seems pretty smitten with her and tells his two subordinates that he and Kendra hit it off physically and mentally and then physically again. Ew, Owen! It's one thing to live with your boss. It's quite another to hear about his sex life. Mateo and Nancy seem unfazed by this. I imagine they've had similar morning after conversations before. Nancy points out the note on the counter that Kendra left before she left their booty call. When he opens the envelope, he sees a check. Mateo insinuates that she paid Owen for the sexytimes they had the night before. Owen is stunned.

Tommy goes to see Chief Reynolds (Amy Farrington) to inquire about the city of Augtin cutting a deal with Paragon. Chief Reynolds tells her she didn't want to say anything until the press release. Tommy tells her to cancel it and refers to Paragon as greedy vampires. Tommy doesn't realize that Paragon's CEO, Jacques Lundy (Adam Ray) is also sitting in the office. I'd totally forgotten that when the firehouse got burned down towards the end of the second season, Tommy, Nancy, and TK were temporarily reassigned. Chief Reynolds tells Tommy that Paragon will share 35% of their profits with the city. This is so disgusting but hey, this is America where we often take advantage of the least of us so it sort of tracks that something like this could happen. Tommy tells the chief that Paragon's code of ethics and safety are not up to their standards. Jacques disagrees and shows her his business card. Chief Reynolds is on board and Jacques assures Tommy he is here to help anyway he can. Doubtful ...

Tommy reports her findings to the rest of the 126. Nancy wonders if things go private, what happens to her and Tommy and TK. Tommy's solution is that they'll have to arrive at each emergency quicker in order to beat Paragon. Owen and Mateo join them and Owen the former is upset because the latter has compared him to Richard Gere. The others are quite amused with what happened between Owen and Kendra and they give him some good-natured teasing. Paul assumes it's a Pretty Woman situation where Owen's the one who paid for sex with Kendra. TK reminds everyone that his dad doesn't have to pay for it which kudos to defending your dad but ew. If I were TK I would want no part of this conversation. Mateo clarifies by telling everyone he is not referring to Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. In this case, Owen is Richard Gere from American Gigolo. Judd tells Owen that Kendra Harrington that her family owns a LOT of land in the area. Owen insists that Kendra did not pay for sex with him and that the money she gave him was a donation for charity. Mateo reminds him the check was not made out to charity. It was made out to Owen. Judd asks him what Kendra wrote on the memo line. Owen says that no one uses the memo line. Tommy cuts to the chase by asking how much the check was for and Owen tells her it was for $100,000. Owen defends Kendra's honor and says that someone who looks like her doesn't need to pay for sex. Owen gets a text from Kendra asking if he's available or rather 'avail'. Owen tells the others he will get to the bottom of this misunderstanding.

Our next emergency is perhaps one of the worst situations I have seen on either 9-1-1 show. A man named Dan (Jared Gertner) boards a city bus and sits down next to a woman (Mary Claire Garcia). He sees that she's upset and asks her if she's okay. She tells him that she just got laid off after seven years. She tells him she feels useless and he assures her she's not. He then tells her that the hot pants he's wearing aren't a fashion statement. He's wearing them because he has a dialysis catheter in his thigh. He's been going to treatment three times a week for over a year. He tells her that having it sucks because he can't play soccer or go swimming with his son. He says there was a time he wanted to give up but he's just found out he will be the recipient of a new kidney. She congratulates him and introduces herself. Her name is Martha.

Dan sees a pregnant woman board the bus and gets up so she can have his seat. As he is trying to get up, the dialysis catheter gets caught on another passenger's cart. It snaps off and blood immediately starts spraying everywhere. Blood splatters across Martha's forehead. There's nothing cute about this meet-cute. Dan passes out and Martha calls 9-1-1. Back at the firehouse, Tommy receives word of a patient hemorrhaging and she tells Nancy and TK they need to get moving. Nancy is confused because there hasn't been a call. Tommy tells her that dispatch gave the call to Paragon and she heard it over the radio. The three of them load up in the ambulance and Tommy calls Grace on her personal line so she can help them get to the scene first. It was fun seeing Nancy drive the ambulance. Poor TK got tossed all about in the back of the ambulance as Nancy took every sharp curve. The 126 paramedics beat the Paragon paramedics to the scene and they immediately go to work. The 126 firefighters arrive soon thereafter. The Paragon paramedics finally arrive and Pearce tells Tommy this is their call. Tommy pulls rank and tells them they can start handing out water and towels to the crowd slowly forming around the bus. Pearce is pissed but he backs down.

Nancy boards the bus and finds Martha putting pressure on Dan's legs. Mateo and Paul arrive with a backboard to transport Dan and they keep slipping and falling because of all the blood on the floor. Speaking of blood, the bus is covered in Dan's life essence. At this point there has to be more blood in the bus than inside Dan's body but somehow he is still conscious through all of this. I haven't seen this much blood since that scene in Scream IV where Ghostface absolutely brutalizes this girl in her room and the walls and floors are covered in blood. Nancy applies a tourniquet to Dan's leg which temporarily stops the bleeding. Mateo and Paul finally manage to get over to Dan and they are able to get him loaded onto the backboard. They run into an issue when they attempt to move him because the floor is slippery. So, their solution is to slide Dan down the aisle like he's a hockey puck. 

Paul and Mateo are able to carry Dan off the bus and TK begins hooking him up to a lifepak. Dan's blood pressure starts to plummet because he needs a blood transfusion due to too much blood loss. Tommy calls out to Pearce and asks if he has whole blood on his rig. Pearce says of course. Tommy tells him that if he can transfuse Dan then she will give him over to him. Pearce begins the transfusion while his partner administers compressions. Martha watches as they work on Dan. Dan's blood pressure levels out and Pearce and his partner roll him away to their ambulance. Pearce calls Tommy second best and Tommy's dislike for the guy intensifies. 

We head over to the Strand residence where Owen is prepping for his second evening with Kendra Harrington. He's broken out the fine channel because he wants this evening to be more about romance than sex. Mateo asks Owen how he plans on asking her if the money was intended for charity or for sex. Owen says he plans on asking her to a high-brow event and if she says yes, he'll know that the money wasn't for sex. Mateo thinks he should be more pointed when he asks her about the intention of the money she gave him but Owen says that will be uncouth. Mateo brings up Dostoyevsky again and tells Owen that Nancy has him reading Crime and Punishment. I found this tidbit of information so sweet because when we were first introduced to Mateo in season one, we saw him struggle with dyslexia. Becoming a firefighter was an uphill battle for him and now he's reading huge-ass Russian novels. Good for you, Mateo! 

Kendra arrives with a bag of hamburgers which doesn't exactly flow with Owen's special romantic evening. Kendra recognizes the china on the dining room table and she wonders if her hamburgers are disappointing. Owen assures her they aren't. Owen asks her about the artist Joan Miro and tells her there's a special exhibit he would like for them to attend after they have their burgers. Kendra wants to stay in and have some more sexytimes. Buttercup interrupts the moment and Owen tells Kendra that he adopted him from a rescue that works with dogs with cancer. Kendra is impressed by this information and starts kissing Owen. Owen wants to take it slow but Kendra wants to put the pedal to the metal.

The next morning, Mateo finds Owen in the kitchen alone. Owen tells Mateo that he and Kendra had a great evening and that no money was exchanged. Owen monologues about how Kendra likes him for him and then he gets a Venmo notification on his phone. Kendra has sent him $40,000. Mateo jokes that the reduction in payment is a customer loyalty discount. 

At the firehouse, Owen is conflicted about what to do with the $140,000 he has received from Kendra. Judd comes to his office and asks him about his second date with Kendra Harrington. Owen tells him about the $40,000 and how this payment did come with a memo line - a bone emoji. Owen calls himself a cheap himbo but Judd tells him there's nothing cheap about $140,000. Owen admits that the money is a bit of an ego boost but he's also bummed because he really likes Kendra and thinks they might have something special. Judd tells him to just give the money to charity.

In our next scene, Tommy, Nancy, and TK arrive at a perfume factory where there's possibly a toxic, airborne event taking place. Paragon beats them to the scene and Pearce asks one of the employees about what insurance he has which is super gross. Pearce tells Tommy that she, Nancy, and TK are on hydration duty. Nancy gets upset but Tommy says they will do it. Nancy and TK are pissed and annoyed with Pearce but Tommy admits that he is good at his job. She reminds them about how he saved Dan. Nancy asks her what happens when Paragon takes over and they don't have jobs anymore. Tommy says they will help as much as they can for as long as they can.

Tommy receives notification that it's a false alarm and the three of them start to leave. They see Pearce and his partner load one of the factory workers into the Paragon ambulance. Tommy confronts them and Pearce tells her that they're taking the man to the hospital due to exposure. Tommy tells him it was a false alarm and Pearce tells her that she's out of line. Tommy calls him son and he pulls rank on her. Tommy apologizes for calling him son and says she should have called him a profiteering sociopath. TK calls him a sellout and Nancy calls him a coward. Pearce says he will report them to the chief and they will get suspended. He and his partner load the man onto the ambulance and then it explodes. Tommy, Nancy, and TK run towards the ambulance . Pearce stumbles out of the ambulance with injuries and Tommy and Nancy go to his aid while TK and Pearce's partner go to check on the factory worker. Tommy sees that Pearce's chest is not rising evenly. She performs a thoracostomy which is rare to do in the field and is successful. Tommy saves Pearce's life.

Owen gets a visit from Kendra and he decides to confront her about the money. Owen accuses her of treating him like a sex worker. Kendra explains to him that her brother died of lung cancer which is why she was at the benefit gala. She then tells him that the $100,000 is for the cancer charity while the $40,000 is for the dog charity. The bone that was in the memo line was a dog bone.

Kendra: "In what bronzer-soaked universe would I spend $100,00 to sleep with you?"

Kendra says this always happens to her. Money ruins everything. She never knows if people like her for her or if they want something out of her. Owen tells her he doesn't care about her money. He asks her on another date - a real date. 

Tommy goes to see Pearce in the hospital. I thought it was very sweet that she brought him a peace lily (or at least I think that was a peace lily). Either way it was a sweet gesture. Tommy tells him she is there to check on the incision she made. Pearce tells her that the doctor says it was a good incision and that she's in the wrong field. Pearce tells Tommy she is doing exactly what she is meant to do. I find it interesting that Tommy performed the same procedure in the field that Hen Wilson did on 9-1-1.  Pearce tells Tommy he is planning on suing Paragon right before Jacques shows up with flowers and other gifts. Pearce tells him he wants $20 million dollars. He then says he plans on suing Jacques for everything he's worth ... and then some. Jacques says that everything that happened was an accident. Pearce reminds him that the accident was caused by faulty equipment in the rig which Pearce had already warned him about. Tommy tells Jacques that if Pearce lodged a complaint already then this accident is due to negligence. Jacques leaves to call his lawyer. Tommy looks to Pearce and tells him that karma is a beautiful thing.

What a fun episode! This season has been filled with serial killers, sociopathic exes, and plots to blow up greater Austin. Now that all of that is behind us, it's great that we're back to episodes where we get humor and some fun emergency sequences. I really like that we got to focus on the paramedics this episode. I really enjoyed Tommy's pettiness while dealing with the insufferable Pearce. One thing Lone Star does well is its recurring characters. We got Ty O'Brien earlier this season and now we have Pearce back for his third episode. Hopefully we'll see Dave from the dispatch center before this season is over.

Owen's plot is everything I want from that character. Rob Lowe is a comedic actor first and foremost. He is not an action hero. When the show lets him be silly, that's where he really shines in my opinion. Of all the women we have seen him with, I like Kendra the most. I hope we get to see more of her and I have a feeling we will.  

I know some folks will call this a filler episode but so far I don't think we've gotten any filler episodes this season. I think season 2 is the best season of Lone Star but this season may just snatch the number one spot for me if it continues on this trajectory. If you're reading this, what did you think of this episode? Which plot did you like the best? The Tommy versus Paragon storyline or the American Gigolo storyline with Owen? Feel free to comment! I'm excited to see what happens next! Until next time ...