#beth & dean

[ageofthegeekdotcon]

[poguelands]

SUPERNATURAL, Devil's Trap, 1.22 (dir. Kim Manners)

[temporaerthaervaerk]

I just realised that all the media I adore has some level of autistic/neurodivergent coding and it's been that way since I was a child.

And like, oftentimes their different way of perceiving and being in the world is the driving force of the story/and or a crucial element in it.

There’s the canon example of the entire Camp Halfblood (ADHD), where the ADHD is literally what keeps the characters alive.

There's Dean Winchester (ADHD) whose hyperfixations are typically masculine (as well as geeky) and who never sits still, with the added bonus of Castiel (Autism), who Dean just... accepts, in a way I rarely see.

Then there’s the infamous Will Graham (Autism) whose hyperempathy is litterally the focal point of the entire narrative.

We have Haru from Free! (Autism), whose special interest (swimming) is the motivating factor for several other characters.

Reki and Langa from Sk8 the infinity (Autism), who share a special interest and grow a special bond because of it.

There's Sai from Hikaru No Go (Autism), who trancedented time and space to play Go (special interest) and whose special interest sets the story into motion.

We have any version of Sherlock Holmes (AuDHD), who's brilliance I attribute to a mixture of hyperfixations and special interest in crime solving. His conflicts with society and disregard of social norms are a central theme as well.

There's Anne with an E (Autism), who loves words and stories and speaks before she thinks (where all major problems arise due to her lack of understanding for social norms)

We have Pat and Pran from Bad Buddy (ADHD + Autism), like I dunno, I just really felt that vibe.

There's Beth Harmon from Queen's Gambit (Autism) with her special interest in Chess.

And like, the list goes on: Daryl Dixon, Jon Snow, Kotaro from Kotaro Lives Alone, Will Treaty from the Ranger's apprentice, Hal from the same author, Katniss Everdeen, Si-eun from Weak Hero Class 1, etc.

Don't get me wrong I've consumed plenty of stories without characters coded this way, but all the stories that truly resonated with me? Neurodivergent, all of them.

It's probably because the focus on social norms/hierarchy always seemed foreign to me. Eg. I like Skam but it's like a view into a completely foreign world where people function differently.

[jessmalia]

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (Jess Mariano's Version) insp: x x x

"Love, huh? I guess I'll call Matthew's poet and have him explain love to me. Poets know all about it, right?"

[annacoleman]

"Cas?" "You made it. "I made it." SUPERNATURAL The Trap (15x09)

[mischas]

#i say that's my baby and i'm really proud The O.C. 3.02 The Shape of Things to Come

[misshazelevers20]

Good Girls +  Reductress part 13

part 12 part 11 part 10 part 9 part 8 part 7 part 6 part 5  part 4 part 3 part 2 part 1  

[lindseymcdonaldseyelashes]

Leverage 4x9- "The Cross My Heart Job"

[crownspeaksblog]

Deans face is so good.. to me that looks like a "what the fuck is going on???!!" Kind of look..

Rio goes from beating the shit out of dean, slapping him, humiliating him and being a scary menace to being just soft.. he's walking slowly towards beth, calling her Elizabeth, slowly taking the gun off her hand, softly speaking to her, telling her "it's alright, it's okay", gently pushing her hair and caressing her chin and he feels genuine.. and dean is just sitting there speechless..

Because dean gets violent criminal unleashing his anger on him but this gentleness doesn't make any fucking sense!

[faradaysconstant]

I’m emotionally attached to fictional characters that I will never meet because they aren’t real. 😭

[ageofthegeekdotcon]

It's so them-core

[poguelands]

SUPERNATURAL, Wendigo, 1.02 (dir. David Nutter)

[twistedshipper]

See you on the other side?

[pleasantfanartist]

Roswell NM scenery - Part 3

-Cast featurette

[aardvaark]

I like how it seems Beth Riesgraf (Parker) made a really wild impression on the Leverage creators, executive producers & network, from all the interviews...

Leverage Cast: S4 Behind The Scenes - Auditions

Beth Riesgraf: I left the [audition] room and it was one of those moments where you go down to your car and something clicks, and you really get something that you didn’t get in the room. So I walked back up and they’re like "well, he’s got about five more people to see" so I was like "oh, awesome". So I waited. John comes out of the room and I’m like [suddenly very animated] "hi! so listen!" and by the time I was done, I had him like this [grabs Timothy Hutton, who’s seated next to her, by his lapels with both hands] and I didn’t even realise, but I got so excited that I was like "no no no, just let me do it again!" and John was like, "no no no, I think you’re fine… I think you got it. I think you got the character".

LA Screening Q&A with Devlin, Rogers & Downey

Dean Devlin: Fun story with Parker is that there were two actresses who came in for the final reading for the studio. And one of the two actresses - beautiful girl, very competent actor, very good […]. But after she left, we turned to the people at the network and we said, "she’s great, we like her - this next girl’s the girl we’d really like to hire. She’s not kind of the typical girl you’d normally hire in a show like this". So then Beth [Riesgraf] came in for the audition. Didn’t say one word. Just came in- John Rogers: None of this "hi, I’m here", yeah. Dean: She just read in character, and then walked out of the room. At which point the head of TNT turned to me and said, [whispering] "is she… crazy?". [normal voice] I said, "I don’t know, but I love her". John: Her hair was in her face, remember? She came in and did like, the crazy, angry, just-hates-everyone Parker.

The way these link up so well is so funny to me & it gives such a hilarious picture of the Parker audition process.

[michelleelizabethtanner]

Okay, Beth’s house was way more complicated to make, with all the walls and whatnot. 😩 I did my best. 🤣