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โข Her full name is Blair Aspen Vidal
โข She's Rio's twin sister (she's not proud of it)
โข She's also known as "Lady Life"
โข Her role is pretty much obvious
โข She's either a sweetheart or a msssive bitch. Just like life.
โข She's half-spanish and half-romanian.
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Blair and Agatha get along quite well since she helped with creating Nicholas (since Rio can only take life and Blair is only able to create).
They had a thing in the past but Blair did the grave mistake to introduce her to Rio and the rest is pretty much history.
They hold no grudges against each other.
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Blair and Rio... They don't necessarily hate each other but they definitely not fond of one another.
The main reason they don't get along is because Blair does her best to create Life (and that's pretty hard) and beautiful things (let's not talk about illnesses, girl has her moments) while Rio doesn't hold back to take her hard work away.
Blair pretty much doesn't want to interact with Rio. It's kind of one-sided hate. Rio pretty much doesn't care.
(Yes, Rio is also half-spanish half-romanian)
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Blair saved her life more times than once, which only added fuel to her hate towards Rio. She never knew why but she just felt like she had to protect her and her life.
Eventually she revealed herself and they pretty much became close friends and soon enough lovers too. They have been together for around ~100 years.
Despite Blair being pretty much alive since the dawn of time, she's still kind of the younger one since she's physically stuck at the age of 21.
Blair is a switch but pretty much lets Lilia dominate.
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They are literally best friends. No questions asked.
Blair always does her best to protect her. She felt bad when she learned about the family curse and swore to protect Alice from it.
Blair always, always helps Alice finds new jobs and she somehow finds them faster than Alice does.
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They're pretty much neutral about each other. Blair finds her quite mean but they get along.(that's all since they don't really interact)
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Blair knew from the start who he was, what was his deal and how everything happened. She felt very shitty for hiding all of it but she couldn't blow her cover.
He views Blair kind of like an older sister and she sees him as her little brother. They're very fond of each other.
She helps him understand and control his powers since Agatha's not exactly the most patient person.
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Most important thing: absolutely no one dies.
She came on the road as Lilia's "familiar and apprentice".
She faked her name. (Blair Aspen Alonso)
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She was the only one who actually drank the wine and was not affected. Everyone saw her drink, which made almost everyone suspicious. (Lilia was obviously not surprised and Agatha had a suspicion about who might Blair be.)
She played it off with "Oh, I'm immune to poison. A family thing." (which was not necessarily a lie)
Post trial: She was fuming when Rio appeared as the Green Witch. (they still summoned her because they realised Sharon is not a witch). They lost Sharon out of eyesight and all of a sudden she was not there anymore. Privately, Blair and Rio had a civilised talk and sent Sharon off the Road, back to Westview and played it as if she stepped off the Road again and died.
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Blair is actually a pretty good singer so she sang alongside Agatha.
The only one not affected by the curse.
Post trial: She didn't doubt Jen but she did use her magic to make sure Teen stayed alive. Also, Rio only stopped Agatha from kissing her. Blair broke the news that Teen is not Nicholas.
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This is probably the only moment Blair and Rio get along and work together on the Road.
Alice still tried to save Agatha but Blair interfered the last second, pushing Alice away and saving her while also saving Agatha. Teen still shouted Nicholas' name and that's the moment Blair let go of Agatha.
Post trial: Teen still lashes out at Agatha for almost killing Alice while she kept insisting that it was accidental. And he still sends Lilia and Jen off the road. While Rio leaves the Road, Blair willingly gets off the Road to go after Lilia and Jen, afraid to leave them alone.
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Pre trial: Blair got up pretty fast, right after Lilia. While Lilia discovered Rio is Death, Blair attacked Rio with magic, making her back off. She has a small monologue about how they had this discussion before and that Rio will not lay a single hand on Lilia ever. And that's practically the reveal that Blair is Life and that Rio and Blair are sisters.
When they get to the trial and Lilia finally does the reading for herself, Blair is the only one without a card. But Lilia accidentally drops a card on the floor, the card being "The Lovers" and she looks up at Blair, a silent confirmation that they are lovers and that that would be Blair's card.
When Lilia shoves everyone in the iron maiden, Blair stays behind. After Lilia shoved Jen, Blair placed The Tower, ran, took Lilia's hand and pulled both of them in the iron maiden, changing Lilia's fate. (as always when Lilia's in danger)
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Blair manages to make everyone stay close to one another and casts a shield around all of them before fighting with Rio. Blair says no one is going to die, not on her watch, and that she didn't protect everyone on the Road just for it to all be in vain.
We find out that oh my gosh, Agatha has her powers back!! So she breaks through Blair's shield and she still kisses Rio. After that, Rio leaves and the shield breaks. Everyone (obviously) feels bad.
Blair gave Lilia one look. A "Please let me save her" look and Lilia nodded. Blair managed to rebuild Agatha's body (her corpse), crouched down and kissed it. You see, since Rio can take life by kissing, Blair can give life by kissing.
Agatha wakes up, as if she only fainted and immediately hugged Blair and thanked her. Blair said it was no problem but it was clear that she was not feeling well. The whole "kiss-of-Life" thing is very draining for her and Blair ends up passing out. Lilia calms everyone down by telling them this and that Blair will be fine and will wake up eventually.
Billy still leaves but everyone else stays, doing their best to help Blair.
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We finally get to see more of Blair and Agatha's backstory.
After Rio leaves, Blair comes around to help Agatha with Nicholas.
The viewers are shown that Blair always helped Agatha and did her best to keep Nicky as healthy as possible.
We're shown that before Rio took Nicholas, she and Blair had a big fight. Rio said she needed to take Nicholas away and that she already let him live for too long. Blair on the other hand said that it was unfair and that it took her a lot of effort to create him since he lacked a father. Sadly, Blair lost the fight. She couldn't stay around Agatha anymore since she felt guilty for Nicholas' death.
After the backstory is shown, the focus of the episode shifts to Agatha's house. Basically everyone is worried because Blair is still passed out.
Eventually Blair wakes up and everyone calms down. Jen and Alice leave. Lilia stayed with Blair.
Billy came back a few hours later, asking Agatha for help to find Tommy. She agrees but says they kind of need one more person and she guides him to the living room, where the camera shifts to Blair and then the episode ends, alluding to the fact that they need Blair's help.
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โข Face claim: Chloe Rose Robertson
โข She revealed that Rio is a fake brunette during a banter. Rio is blonde, like Blair.
โข Lilia calls her "little bunny".
hshzhzhs I think this was all !!!!!
#agatha all along oc#agatha all along#agatha harkness#lilia calderu#rio vidal#jennifer kale#alice wu gulliver#billy maximoff#billy kaplan#blair vidal
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Deaths Hand In Mine
Pairing: Rio Vidal x Reader Warnings: Blood, Stabs wounds, Death (Reader)
Since this was for a piece in my creative writing class reader is given the name Blair
Her hands felt like ice on my skin as she assessed the damage done to my stomach. Trembling as her hands and clothes become soaked with the warmth of my blood. My blood ran down my stomach and pooled onto the floor underneath where I lay. Sweat was starting to build on my forehead as my skin became pale and clammy.ย
โBlair Blair! Stay with me my love.โ Her hands applied pressure to my wound attempting to stop the bleeding. I could hear her pleading but her voice was fuzzy as black spots began to make their way into my vision. She wasnโt just pleading to me, she was pleading to the fates. She was trying to buy me enough time so that the ambulance could get here. โYou're going to be okay. Just keep your eyes openโ Her tears began to fall and I could hear slight sobs making their way past her lips. I couldnโt stand seeing her like this and knowing that it was my fault. I should have locked the door like she told me. If I had just listened then he wouldnโt have broken in. I wouldnโt be lying here dying in front of her on our anniversary.
My hand reaches out shakily to comfort her but with the blood loss I'm far too weak and my vision makes it hard to see so my hand ends up dropping back to my side. A small noise of disappointment leaves my lips and I try again. Once again I donโt get very far. She lets out a small chuckle despite the situation and takes one hand off my wound to hold my hand.ย
โIโll kill them. Whoever did this to you. Iโll find them and theyโll pay.โ I go to answer but my only response is a gargled noise as blood comes out and begins to run down my face. Another desperate cry leaves her lips as she begins to plead with the fates again. โPlease I beg of thee. Do not take her from me. Iโll do anything!โ We both know the fates hear her but they refuse to answer for her. They always have. Her pleading has always meant nothing to them. It will always mean nothing to them. She could plead all she wanted but they would never grant her anything. She was an outcast to them.ย
โMy loveโ I whisper even though it sounds more like a faint disgruntled noise. Her face shoots to me. Her eyes are red and puffy from her crying. Her hand on my wound growing a thick layer of my blood the longer she holds it there. Her efforts are useless and we both know it. There is nothing she or anyone else can do to save me. โYou have to let goโ She shakes her head frantically. Her hand leaving mine and joining her other on my wound.
โNo, no. Theyโll be here soon. Youโll liveโ My vision has become blurrier now and itโs getting hard to breathe with the blood filling my lungs. It was only a matter of seconds before I would pass, before I would leave her.
โYou have to. Itโs- Itโs my timeโ My body grows weaker and weaker as the air around me grows colder. Her shouts for me to stay awake are just a background noise now. My time has come.
Death stood over me like a warm blanket. Welcoming me into her soothing embrace. With death's hand in mine, I was guided into the land of the dead. I did not fear the figure. Not when I had seen her so many times before in the form of my lover.
#rio vidal x female reader#agatha all along rio#rio vidal x reader#rio vidal#rio vidal x fem reader#rio vidal x y/n#rio vidal x you
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Introducing u guys to: Gore Vidal Lincoln
Seward feeling jilted as a great beauty abandoned at the altar by a plain and unworthy man while carefully listening to Lincolnโs change on his edition of the inaugural speech
TITTIES
Just Charles Sumner being Charles Sumner.
Blair BARK (Iโm sorry I laughed at this
Chase being a nervous creepy girlfailure (no
And so much more.
#Lincoln-gore vidal#cmon this is awesome#gore vidal never disappointed us#19th century rpf#american civil war#acw
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The Sims 3 Questions!
12, 14 & 17 thanks!
12 Your own sim that you created that you liked the most?
As much as I love Blaire, like I told @silverspringsimmer. I also love Bucky. And I mean I didn't really "create" him as he was a gift from Blaire and Blake's long-lost great aunt. But I have created him since he was a child, and he is just so cute. He is grown up so much in the span of this series. He has watched the woman he loves fall in love with many different types of men and when he finally proposed to her, it wasn't a shock to anyone but Blaire.
14 Favorite premade family and why?
After giving this some extra thought, I have to say the Vidal Family from Isla Paradiso. I would always make a family that consisted of a father and two children. Now it sounds weird but I had my storylines that I needed to go with, until I got bored.
17 If you could live in one town from this game yourself, which one would it be?
Appaloosa Plains. I just have always been in love with the colors of the Appaloosa plains. In the past, I would have loved to bring my animals with me anywhere I wanted and nobody would bat an eyelash.
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Rio makes a happy noise at Blair and she paws at her. Playfully, no claws out, then backs up, moving to a pouncing stance, shaking her little butt before she leaps and paws at her again.
And then, she runs, waiting for the other cat to chase her. This is, mostly, a game of tag. And she hopes Blair enjoys it.
Blair hid under the bed as she waited for the moment Rio would notice the new scratches on her chair. It had been a spur of the moment decision to scratch it up again after Rio had sprayed her with water yet again.
This was Blairs usual hiding place. A space big enough for her to fit comfortably in her cat form and a place where Rio couldn't quite reach her without magic.
Rio was to be home soon and Blairs nerves raised a bit with each pacing second that she spent waiting.
@naturalorderofallthings
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Blair Vidal. She's one of my sims in my current household. Occult: Witch
Traits: Brooding, Night Owl, Bookworm, Natural Cook, Cat Person.
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The Event: The Complete Series will be released on Blu-ray on June 6 via Mill Creek Entertainment. The sci-fi conspiracy thriller series ran for one season on ABC between 2010 and 2011.
Created by Nick Wauters, the show stars Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer, Laura Innes, Ian Anthony Dale, Scott Patterson, Taylor Cole, Lisa Vidal, Bill Smitrovich, Clifton Collins, Jr., ลฝeljko Ivanek, and Blair Underwood.
Special features for the five-disc set are listed below.
Special features:
Select episode audio commentaries with directors, cast, and crew
Making of The Event featurettes
Dr. Dempsey alternate story
Deleted scenes
And more
Jump aboard the high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker as he investigates the disappearance of his would-be fiancรฉe Leila, unwittingly exposing a cover-up so big it could change the fate of all mankind.
Pre-order The Event: The Complete Series.
#the event#jason ritter#sarah roemer#blair underwood#laura innes#ian anthony dale#mill creek entertainment#dvd#gift#scott patterson#taylor cole#clifton collins jr#sci fi#science fiction#nick wauters
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โBridgette!โ Blair cried happily. โWhat are you still doing here?โ
โTrial prep,โ Bridgette Vidal said, eyes still on Dana, voice far away. For a moment, at leastโbefore her expression shifted, warmth flooding into her eyes when she looked at Blair. โWhat are you doing?โ
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The House Among the Trees (2023) Date de sortie : Post-production Rรฉalisateur : Tyler Horner Scรฉnario : Tyler Horner, Blair Hoyle, Jake Kopronica Avec : Wes Robinson, Cullen Lovelock, Blair Hoyle
#Blair Hoyle#Cullen Lovelock#film d'horreur#The House Among the Trees (2023)#Thriller#Tyler Horner#Wes Robinson#news#cinรฉma#actualitรฉ#film poster#acteurs#affiche de film
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๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ
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โข Biggest cuddler you can ever meet.
โข She's great with kids.
โข Even though she was never technically a "child" (only physically) she does sometime regress.
โข Either very mature or very childish. No in-between.
โข Optimistic. Like, way too optimistic.
โข She never and I mean NEVER buys gifts. She always makes them. Hand made.
โข Therapist of the group while she needs a therapist herself
โข She calls herself a "love witch" and when someone asks what she means she just says the name of their soulmate and leaves. When Lilia did the same she was like "I eh erm uh ummmm you'll- you'll see. Sometime. Maybe. I dunno." because everyone she's her soulmate.
โข LOVES musicals
โข Her favourite song genre is folk. Second place is rock (metal, I mean).
โข Despite her and Rio being twins, they chose different birthdays. Rio chose 24th of November and Blair chose 17th of July.
โข Mamma Mia! is her favourite musical.
โข Her favourite animals/creations are bunnies.
โข She owns a cottage in the woods. She did move in with Lilia but they go there for the summer.
โข She owns: A dog, a cat, 3 bunnies, 2 horses, one turtle, one snake, 2 hamsters, 2 parrots and a baby cow. They live at her cottege. She enchanted the area so they are safe, sound and always have food, water and a warm shelter. (the bunnies live with her and Lilia though)
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โข First met when Lilia was a young girl, when her coven was still alive.
โข Lilia was on the verge of dying but Blair literally pushed Rio away, took a younger human form and befriended Lilia.
โข She then swore to protect her because she saw what her fate was. She always followed Lilia from the shadows, making sure she's okay.
โข Lilia was supposed to die with her coven but didn't, thanks to Blair.
โข Lilia never understood why she had certain visions and then never came true.
โข When Blair finally told her the truth about who she was they didn't tapk or meet for around two months because it felt a bit too awkward.
โข They finally met again when Blair saved her life again. That day they became lovers.
โข Blair's always the little spoon
โข Lilia pampers Blair a lot. Blair's literally a spoiled child.
โข Blair only started to celebrate Christmas after two-three years of living with Lilia. She felt bad because Lilia always got her something. On her first Christmas she gave her a pack of hand-made wooden Tarot deck. Lilia cried.
#agatha all along#agatha all along oc#oc post#oc#oc facts#agatha harkness#lilia calderu#rio vidal#kathryn hahn#patti lupone#aubery plaza#lilia calderu x oc#lilia calderu x blair vidal#blair vidal
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Gattaca (1997)
Interesting Science Fact: Was voted by NASA scientists the most accurate science fiction film ever made.
NOTE: The above gif is paraphrasing, not a direct quote.
ESE: 95/100
50 +5 for Maya Rudolphโs film debut +5 for Ethan Hawke +5 for Uma Thurman -10 for Vincentโs parents giving his brother a better chance than him +10 for Vincentโs faith in himself -10 for eugenics +10 for Jude Law +10 for the insanely necessary amount of detail +5 for the helix-looking staircase +10 for the brilliant story -10 for blindly following the eyelash in the murder investigation +5 for Irene kissing him despite what she could have deduced about him being an in-valid +5 for the little twist +5 for the wind catching it +5 for the doctor doing the RIGHT thing -5 for Jeromeโs death
#Gattaca#90s movies#90s films#romance#drama#sci-fi#suspense#thriller#Andrew Niccol#Jude Law#Tony Shalhoub#Xander Berkeley#Elias Koteas#Ethan Hawke#Uma Thurman#Ernest Borgnine#Alan Arkin#Blair Underwood#Gore Vidal#Jayne Brook#Loren Dean#movies#films#world record#review
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Hello Everyone!
I'm Blair. I have two different forms. my human form and my familiar form which is a black cat. I am Rio Vidal's familiar.
About me:
I've been around only for a little bit most of it was spent in my cat form.
Rio's been teaching me how to control my magic
I enjoy laying on the counters and scratching Rio's curtains (She's sprayed me with water multiple times)
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Hello, Im 19 years old and just thought I'd make a rp blog for fun! All in character text will be in Blue and out of character will be Purple.
I'd love to interact with other blogs and rp with others! My dm's and my asks are open so feel free to interact! (please interact)
#rio vidal rp#oc rp#rio vidal x reader#rio vidal x oc#agatha all along#agatha all along rp#Rio vidals familiar#marvel rp#marvel oc
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WELP I DECIDED TO MAKE A NEW RYDER AND FULFILL MY DREAMS
Also look at her!!!! I'M OBSESSED
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My pitch: It's 'This Is Us' smooshed with 'The Farewell'
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Hopefully by this point youโve finished 'Gattaca', the kind of person who isnโt bothered by spoilers, or are just deciding if you still want to keep watching.
(Since I mentioned 'This Is Us' and 'The Farewell' --- it would definitely help if you have seen the latter and all aired seasons of the former as it would be likely that I'll be revealing all sorts of spoilers)
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Why those two titles? Well...I feel like 'This Is Us' is definetely a story about Randall (but I guess it's only until the final season airs...when we'll finally get an idea who the protagonist and antagonist is) and Kevin.
Randall feels like he has to be the perfect son...thinking that he has to compete for the attention of Jack and Rebecca. There's also that rivalry (until they sorted it out during mid-life) that was definitely there for Vincent and Anton.
I thought it's interesting that even with the rivalry with a genetically superior sibling (I'm talking about Anton as he had heaps of scientific help)..there's still the desire to be accepted and loved. I feel like the unnecessary comparison between Anton and Vincent by their father didn't make it easy for them to build their own brotherly bond.
What's the link to 'The Farewell'? It's basically at the end. The twist. Grandma outlived what science has predicted to be certain death. Which Vincent did. So in that...both films are united in showing the power of the human spirit. Maybe more of the power of personal belief?
PS: I was particularly impressed with the performances of Jayne Brook and Elias Koteas as the parents. Maybe they stand out more because the bulk of the cast are quite subdued (at one point Vincent comes across as a sociopath during his introduction sequence while at his desk --- but we know that's not true...because he's just holding back his emotions due to the environment he's in).
PPS: So...if you're a filmmaker deciding between practical or digital effects...
...this one proves that practical effects stand the test of time.
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HIGHLIGHT:
INT. HOSPITAL (BIRTHING SUITE) - DAY
EXTREME CLOSEUP: A rosary. Focus is on a Jesus figure nailed to the cross. The red beads dangle in the foreground.
VINCENT
(Narrating)
I'll never understand what possessed my mother to put her faith in God's hands.
MARIE owns the hand holding them. She had just delivered VINCENT, face covered in tears and sweat. Two DELIVERY NURSES assist. The HEAD NURSE looks on.
BABY VINCENT cries. MARIE looks on...all smiles. A proud mama.
One of the nurses carry BABY VINCENT to be swaddled. ANTONIO is on the other side of the glass. His initial glimpse of his firstborn.
VINCENT
(Narrating)
Ten fingers, 10 toes, that's all that used to matter.
The HEAD NURSE reaches for one foot and to prepare to take a blood sample.
VINCENT
(Narrating)
Not now.
The pinprick device goes in the sole of BABY VINCENT's left foot.
VINCENT
(Narrating)
Now, only seconds old, the exact time and cause of my death was already known.
A drop of blood goes in for analysis.
The machine beeps while BABY VINCENT continues crying. The DELIVERY NURSE finishes swadling him to be handed to mum.
ANTONIO has forgotten about the baby. Because this is where it counts. He looks on as the HEAD NURSE reads the results.
HEAD NURSE
Neurological condition, 60% probability. Manic depression, 42% probability. Attention devicit disorder, 89% probability.
MARIE cradles her son and admires the perfection before her. Soon enough she too is distracted by the statistics. Her eyes clouded with worry about the kind of life her son would likely face.
HEAD NURSE
Heart disorder...
She turns to ANTONIO...then back at the results
HEAD NURSE
...99% probability.
Dad is devastated.
HEAD NURSE
Early fatal potential.
Hope still lingers.
HEAD NURSE
Life expectancy: 30.2 years.
He tries to say something.
ANTONIO
(to himself)
Thirty years?
The father's eyes well up.
HEAD NURSE
The name for the certificate?
MARIE
Anton---
ANTONIO
No! Um, Vincent Anton.
He considers it and nods.
ANTONIO
Yeah. That's a good name.
BABY VINCENT cries.
The mother looks at her newborn affectionately. Her faith slowly creeping back.
MARIE
I know he'll do something.
She smiles.
MARIE
You'll do something.
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My verdict of the film: 7/10 (Maybe it's the pacing that holds me back from giving it that extra point to be a masterpiece? I mean...It is a thriller after all!)
Link to the timestamp commentary: Maybe? (If there is...I'll be from a rewatch)
A Formal Review of the film: None (You can request sure! But I feel like there is more than enough content about not just installment but the who trilogy in general)
My Thoughts about the writing of the film: None (Maybe they'll be references?)
More of my comments about the film: See my Medium piece (Link TBA)
Instagram Entries: TBA? (I'll have to review my feed to find out which ones have a links to the film)
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