#by mike mariani

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today I checked out 3 library books and the very nice librarian helped me get a library card and put a book on hold. after that I bought a watering can for $3 for the plants in my room. nothing particularly remarkable about today but I want to remember it

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25 August 2023

📚 Currently reading: What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us: Who We Become After Tragedy and Trauma by Mike Mariani

🎵 Currently listening: Belle and Sebastian, "When We Were Very Young"

I just found out that my family is going to the beach next weekend for my birthday. I'm so excited to go! There are a lot of fun things to do down at the beach where we stay. There's a library very close to the beach house where we're staying; I want to see if I can sign up for a card.

To-Do

Duolingo: Spanish -> Unit 230 -> Part 4

Duolingo: Hebrew -> Unit 7 -> Part 6

Physical therapy

Finish June planner layout

Read chapter 5 of What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us

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GREMLINS (1984) – Episode 250 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“Ai-yah. You teach him to watch TV?” Do you mean there was a fourth rule? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Ralph Miller – as they take an effects-focused dive into Joe Dante’s Gremlins (1984).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 250 – Gremlins (1984)

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Decades of Horror 1980s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

  Director: Joe Dante

Writer: Chris Columbus

Produced by:

Michael Finnell (producer) (produced by)

Kathleen Kennedy (executive producer)

Frank Marshall (executive producer)

Steven Spielberg (executive producer)

Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by: John Hora (director of photography)

Editing by: Tina Hirsch

Casting By: Susan Arnold

Production Design by: James H. Spencer

Special Effects:

Chris Walas (creator: Gremlins) 

Bob MacDonald Jr. (special effects foreman)

R.A. MacDonald (special effects supervisor) (as Bob MacDonald Sr.)

Selected Cast:

Hoyt Axton as Randall Peltzer

John Louie as Chinese Boy

Keye Luke as Grandfather

Don Steele as Rockin’ Ricky Rialto (voice)

Susan Burgess as Little Girl

Scott Brady as Sheriff Frank

Arnie Moore as Pete’s Father

Corey Feldman as Pete

Harry Carey Jr. as Mr. Anderson

Zach Galligan as Billy

Dick Miller as Mr. Futterman

Phoebe Cates as Kate

Polly Holliday as Mrs. Deagle

Belinda Balaski as Mrs. Harris

Edward Andrews as Mr. Corben

Judge Reinhold as Gerald Hopkins

Chuck Jones as Mr. Jones

Glynn Turman as Roy Hanson

Tracy Wells as Schoolchild

Jonathan Banks as Deputy Brent

Frank Welker as Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Howie Mandel as Gizmo (voice)

Fred Newman as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Mark Dodson as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Michael Winslow as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Peter Cullen as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Bob Bergen as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (as Bob Berger)

Michael Sheehan as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (as Mike Sheehan)

Bob Holt as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Richard Carlson as Dr. Research (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jerry Goldsmith as Man in Telephone Booth Glancing at Camera (uncredited)

William Schallert as Father Bartlett (uncredited)

Steven Spielberg as Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey as Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Effects artist Ralph Miller joins the Grue-Crew to add his experience working on Gremlin’s creature crew, led by Chris Walas, the designer of Mogwai and the gremlins. Though the crew focuses on the film’s effects, they also delve into the cast, cameos, crew, and behind-the-scenes stories. 

In July 2014, Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani covered Gremlins before the Monster Movie Podcast became Decades of Horror 1980s. Check it what they had to say at this link: 

Monster Movie Podcast Episode 68 – Gremlins 1984

As of 21 January 2024, Gremlins is available for streaming from many PPV sites and on physical media in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray formats. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Slaughterhouse (1987). They may need a shower after this one.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

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HSBC "O Que é Dinheiro?" 90s

Kakeibo (japonês: 家計簿, Hepburn: kakeibo), é um método de economizar ou de planejamento financeiro japonês. A palavra "kakeibo" pode ser traduzida como "razão doméstica" e significa literalmente a gestão financeira doméstica. Os Kakeibos variam em estrutura, mas a ideia básica é a mesma. No início do mês, o usuário do kakeibo anota as receitas e despesas necessárias para o mês seguinte e decide algum tipo de meta de poupança. O usuário então registra diariamente suas próprias despesas, que são somadas primeiro no final da semana e depois no final do mês. No final do mês, um resumo dos gastos do mês é escrito no kakeibo. Além de despesas e receitas, pensamentos e observações são escritos no kakeibo com o objetivo de conscientizar o próprio consumo.Kakeibo é uma prática de uma filosofia financeira,um livro da sua autobiografia e filosofia financeira que nem vai além das anotações ou lançamentos financeiros, mas seu mindset e cultura financeira e como você diferencia preço de valor, tempo é vida de tempo é dinheiro e assim determina e diferencia transações, relações e relacionamentos pela essencialidade do dinheiro, podendo chegar a duas conclusões: o dinheiro é um meio ou um fim em si mesmo para a paz, o amor, a felicidade, o servir ao próximo, a generosidade ou simplesmente o oposto disso tudo, tornando-nos escravo do dinheiro e nunca o dinheiro nosso escravo!

Moneyfullness ou Moneyemptyness?

Por: Fred Borges

"Mike Lynch, o bilionário britânico e magnata da tecnologia que morreu após um iate de luxo naufragar na Sicília, passou mais de uma década construindo a maior empresa de software do Reino Unido e quase o mesmo tempo lutando contra acusações de que havia inflacionado seu valor para garantir uma venda multibilionária.

O corpo de Lynch foi recuperado nesta quinta-feira dos destroços do desastre, disse o funcionário do Ministério do Interior, Massimo Mariani, à Reuters.

Lynch fundou a empresa Autonomy em 1996 a partir de sua pesquisa inovadora na Universidade de Cambridge e foi elogiado por acionistas, líderes empresariais e políticos quando a vendeu para a Hewlett-Packard (HP) por US$ 11 bilhões (R$ 61,1 bilhões) 15 anos depois.

Mas no final de 2012, a HP surpreendeu Wall Street e a cidade de Londres ao dizer que havia descoberto um enorme escândalo contábil. Lynch negou as acusações.

A HP perdeu US$ 8,8 bilhões em valor e desencadeou 12 anos de batalhas legais em tribunais de Londres a São Francisco.

Lynch foi absolvido de todas as acusações em junho e solto após um ano em prisão domiciliar. Ele disse que estava “eufórico” e ansioso para retornar à sua família e à sua propriedade em Suffolk, Inglaterra, onde tinha um rebanho de gado de raça rara e muitos cães.

Como parte da celebração, Lynch convidou aqueles que o apoiaram para se juntarem à sua família em seu iate de 56 metros para um feriado de vela pelo sul da Itália.

Os convidados incluíam seu advogado e um executivo do Morgan Stanley que apareceu como testemunha.

O barco estava ancorado, com as velas abaixadas, quando foi atingido por uma violenta tempestade antes do amanhecer de segunda-feira e afundou rapidamente."Noticiário Internacional.

Esse é um breve resumo sobre o dinheiro. Não importa a quantidade conquistada ou mantida, mas o que ele te proporciona em qualidade de vida, nesse sentido, menos pode ser mais ou mais pode ser menos e não me interpretem mal, suas despesas devem se adequar às suas receitas e se houver sobras, por menores que elas sejam,devem ser poupadas e investidas, a isso chamamos de micro equilíbrio econômico e financeiro e para países macro equilíbrio econômico financeiro, fiscal, tributário e previdenciário.

Kakeibo é a síntese do que toda indivíduo, cidadã ou cidadão deveria adotar como comportamento em relação ao dinheiro, respeito a si próprio e a ele, sempre geri-lo com excelência, sempre otimizando-o, sempre fazendo-o trabalhar por você ou por sua família, infelizmente raras são as pessoas que usufruem desse " mindset", raras se sentem imbuidas ou comprometidas em elevar, agregar um melhor padrão de vida, raras pensam a longo prazo, foca no caminho, no meio, a maioria foca nos resultados e menos na filosofia dos resultados, num patamar mais elevado tanto em termos emocionais, espirituais, materiais e financeiros, poupador, investidor, numa economia doméstica cíclica,onde cada centavo deriva do esforço contínuo , disciplinado do dinheiro girando e se multiplicando em benefício da riqueza, riqueza é a consequência do " enobrecimento" de todas as áreas de nossa vida: espiritual,emocional, social, ambiental( sustentabilidade/reciclagem) física-material e social( relacional).

É preciso "moneyfullness" para saber se posicionar e fazer o dinheiro seu escravo e nunca o contrário!É preciso cultura e " mindset" para enriquecer, quanto a Lynch, chegue às suas próprias conclusões, pois dinheiro pode ser tudo, menos o que ele é realmente, uma abstração ontológica da jornada, da trilha, do caminho de cada pessoa no seu compromisso em ser melhor por servir a sua comunidade, cidade, nação, numa espiral humanitária de crescimento,soma, multiplicação e divisão ou distribuição,rumo a uma melhor humanidade, de seres humanos melhores, nesse sentido para uns ele pode significar: moneyemptyness!

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Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered from yacht, Italian official says, as divers search for his daughter

The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht, Italian interior ministry official Massimo Mariani told Reuters Thursday.

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still missing, Mariani said, and divers are still searching the area where the vessel sank.

Earlier Thursday, a fifth body was brought to shore from the wreck of the boat, which sank earlier in the week. A CNN team on the ground saw Italian authorities move the body from a rescue boat to ambulances at the Sicilian port of Porticello.

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Landscape Management rakes in industry-leading 16 awards

If you're in the Pensacola area, then you have probably already experienced the need for having to remove a tree or stump or getting your tree's trimmed. The cost of tree removal varies depending on a few factors, such as: - The type of tree that needs to be removed - The size of the tree - The location of the tree - The condition of the tree Pensacola Tree Removal offers competitive pricing for our tree removal services. For a full list of services Tree removal services visit Tree Removal Service Pensacola for a fast, friendly and reliable quote that you can count on. This will help not only beautify your property but also is the safest way to do it. In any field, it’s nice to see great work rewarded. The team at Landscape Management felt that reward, and then some, at the recent Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) annual meeting, where the best in the industry were rewarded with TOCA awards. LM walked away with a whopping 16 awards in writing, design, photography, videos, on-site reporting and column writing. For comparison, LM’s nearest competitor won 7 awards. “2023 was a standout year for Landscape Management, and I’m happy to see that hard work recognized,” said Seth Jones, editorial director of the magazine. “Many of these award winners really were memorable — like our cover featuring Frank Mariani, and the reporting we did on McFarlin Stanford’s peer group meeting in Florence, Italy.” “I could not be more proud of these results and I told my team … Seth really got his 10,000 steps in this week, accepting all these awards on behalf of the team,” joked Bill Roddy, group publisher of LM. “It’s clear that our team goes above and beyond covering this industry for our readers.” LM won the following awards, including two “Best in Show” Gardner awards. Gardner Awards: Best coverage of an on-site event – Aces peer group meets in Italy, by Seth Jones and Joey Ciccolini Product information article – Battery-powered equipment guide, by Christina Herrick and Mike Zawacki First place: Best single photo – Mariani on a mission, by Tim Klein and Tracie Martinez Opinion piece – Why focusing on soft skills sets your business apart, by Marty Grunder Operations profile – Making the cut, by Seth Jones Business management – Making the cut, by Seth Jones Writing for special projects – LM150, the Landscape Management staff Product information article – Battery-powered equipment guide, by Christina Herrick and Mike Zawacki Best coverage of an on-site event – Aces peer group meets in Italy, by Seth Jones and Joey Ciccolini Best short video – An inside look at the new top handle chainsaw from DeWalt, by Joey Ciccolini Merit: Personality photography – Mariani on a mission, by Tim Klein and Tracie Martinez Cover page design – Mariani on a mission, by Tracie Martinez Best print magazine cover – The Greatest Show on Turf, by Rob Dobi, Tracie Martinez and Bill Roddy Best long video – More than 500 volunteers gather for NALP’s Renewal & Remembrance event, by Joey Ciccolini Editorial/Opinion piece – How the irrigation industry met and continues to meet challenges, by Danny Smith Series of columns – Seth’s Cut, by Seth Jones The post Landscape Management rakes in industry-leading 16 awards first appeared on Landscape Management.

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Milano, Milano Cortina 2026 partecipa al 5° World Youth Festival di Bangkok

Milano, Milano Cortina 2026 partecipa al 5° World Youth Festival di Bangkok. La sciatrice Rebecca Maestroni, la giocatrice di curling Rebecca Mariani e lo snowboarder Mike Santuari sono stati chiamati a rappresentare l’Italia e Milano Cortina 2026 in occasione della 5ª edizione dello United Through Sport World Youth Festival, in programma fino al 20 novembre a Bangkok (Thailandia). La manifestazione si rivolge agli under 18 per promuovere l’inclusione, l’uguaglianza, il principio di non discriminazione e la pace attraverso lo sport. “Siamo orgogliosi – ha dichiarato Giovanni Malagò, Presidente del Comitato Organizzatore delle Olimpiadi e delle Paralimpiadi di Milano Cortina 2026 - di far parte per il terzo anno consecutivo dello UTS World Youth Festival con una squadra di giovani atleti in rappresentanza del mondo degli Sport Invernali. Milano Cortina 2026 crede fortemente nel potere dei giovani come catalizzatore del cambiamento sociale e dell’inclusione. I Giochi Olimpici e Paralimpici Invernali di Milano Cortina 2026, e di tutti i suoi splendidi territori, saranno occasione per dare ulteriore slancio ai valori dello sport”. Quest’anno Milano Cortina 2026 si presenta con un nuovo team di giovanissimi sportivi. Rebecca Maestroni, atleta di sci alpino e campionessa under 15 di Special Olympics, nata con la sindrome della monosomia 18p, che oltre a rappresentare Milano Cortina 2026 è stata scelta anche come Ambassador del Festival. Rebecca Mariani, 16 anni, grande promessa del Team del Curling Club Dolomiti di Cortina d’Ampezzo nonché nipote e figlia di Lino e Marco Mariani, nomi che hanno fatto la storia di questo sport a Cortina. Mike Santuari, 17 anni, talento dello snowboard e atleta della squadra maschile di Coppa Europa che coltiva un grande sogno: quello di partecipare ai prossimi Giochi di Milano Cortina 2026. Durante il momento clou del Festival, il 20 novembre, in occasione della Giornata Internazionale dei diritti dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza, sarà proiettato il saluto speciale dei bambini di Milano, Cortina, Bormio, Livigno, Anterselva e Val di Fiemme, i territori che ospiteranno i Giochi Olimpici e Paralimpici Invernali 2026: un messaggio di speranza e di futuro dei nostri giovani a tutto il mondo. Il Festival, patrocinato dal Comitato Olimpico Internazionale, dal Comitato Paralimpico Internazionale e da Special Olympics, a cui partecipano under 18 da oltre 140 Federazioni Sportive, abbraccia discipline Olimpiche, Paralimpiche e di Special Olympics. Un evento all’insegna dello sport, in cui oltre 400 ragazzi di ogni continente condividono anche uno scambio culturale, lanciando un invito all'azione per un domani migliore e più inclusivo. FONDAZIONE MILANO CORTINA 2026 L’obiettivo della Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, in accordo con il Comitato Olimpico  internazionale (CIO), il Comitato Paralimpico Internazionale (IPC), il Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), il Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (CIP), le Città di Milano e di Cortina d’Ampezzo, la Regione del Veneto e la Regione Lombardia, le Province autonome di Trento e Bolzano, è quello di pianificare, organizzare, finanziare e realizzare i Giochi Olimpici e Paralimpici Invernali di Milano Cortina nel 2026. Istituita il 9 dicembre 2019, la Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 è guidata dal Presidente Giovanni Malagò. I Giochi Olimpici e Paralimpici sono il più grande evento sportivo al mondo, con un impatto mediatico senza precedenti. I Giochi di Milano Cortina 2026 riuniranno 2.900 atleti Olimpici e oltre 700 atleti Paralimpici e saranno seguiti da oltre 2 milioni di spettatori e 3 miliardi di telespettatori in tutto il mondo.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

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The Earth Station One Podcast - Random Tales of Hope

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The Earth Station One Podcast - Random Tales of Hope

Recorded live in front of a Facebook audience! Mike, Mike, Thomas Mariani, and Dakota Sanchez share their favorites stories of light that lift us up in dark times. Thanks to everyone who joined in on the discussion!

We want to hear from you. Please write us at earthstationone@esonetwork.com. Feedback is always welcome, and please subscribe and rate the show up on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Plus, or wherever fine podcasts are found.

Links ESO Amazon Link Earth Station One on Apple Podcasts Earth Station One on Stitcher Radio Earth Station One on Spotify Past Episodes of The Earth Station One Podcast The ESO Network Patreon The New ESO Network TeePublic Store ESO Network Patreon Angela’s A Geek Girl’s Take Ashley’s Box Office Buzz Michelle’s Iconic Rock Talk Show The New Earth Station One Website The New Dragon Con Report Website Ashley’s Box Office Buzz FB Live Saved Video of the Episode Double Edged Double Bill Podcast If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please feel free to email us @ earthstationone@esonetwork.com

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Preview: Wonderland: War of Madness

Wonderland: War of Madness preview. The madness that the Jabberwocky wished to unleash has been halted, but all is not right in the realm of the newly appointed Flower Queen of Wonderland, Evelyn #comics #comicbooks

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Episode 33 Review: The Gentle Zombie

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And now, following our over-4,000-word-long sojourn into the eerie, isolated estate of San Rafael on Tuesday, we at last return to the even eerier and even more isolated locale of Maljardin, THE DEVIL JACQUES ELOI DES MONDES’ Garden of Evil! *sting*

Once again, Colin Fox has the day off to recover from his spinal injury the year before, meaning we get another Foxless episode. Unlike some of the previous Foxless episodes, however, this one is a real treat. We get the first centered around the mysterious Quito, Jean Paul Desmond’s silent manservant, Raxl’s closest companion, and owner of the adorable Chalcko, mascot of this blog. We also finally get payoff for my least favorite Maljardin-era subplot, the saga of the Holly portrait--which, if you ask me, is long overdue--and it’s good.

The Lost Episode summary for this episode indicates that it was always intended to focus on Quito. As usual, the Cleveland Plain Dealer provides the most detailed and best summary (and I am not at all biased, despite living in Cleveland):

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (October 24, 1969). The “Repeat” part is a misprint, as the episode only aired once on WKBF.

Interestingly, we already saw Quito give Holly the gift of a sparkling stone three episodes ago in the aired version of Episode 30. For whatever reason, the executives and/or Ian Martin himself decided to have this event occur earlier in the series’ timeline, possibly with its original importance to the overarching story decreased. The second sentence of this summary, however, remains accurate, as you will find in this review.

Quito kissing the cryonics capsule.

The episode begins with Quito visiting Erica Desmond's capsule and bringing more flowers for her. Both the way he kisses the capsule and the fact that Jean Paul doesn’t make him give Erica flowers show that he, like Raxl, truly loves her.

After leaving the crypt, he visits the Great Hall following a painting/bickering/recap scene between Tim and Holly, to stare at the portrait of Erica--or, rather, the roughest possible approximation of her appearance, because Jean Paul has done everything in his power to make Tim’s project as difficult and frustrating as possible for him (see also my post on Episode 24). A drum pounds for suspense, he turns to face the portrait, and, just as he reaches out to touch it,

HE COLLAPSES!

Fortunately, Alison and Dan come in from outside at just the right moment for her to check his pulse. She believes him dead at first because he has no heartbeat, but then hears him breathing despite him continuing to have no pulse. She concludes, much to pragmatic lawyer Dan’s shock, that Quito must be a zombie as he once said (this is another instance where I can’t recall which episode, unfortunately).

This is what the Holly portrait looks like now, by the way.

A close-up of the face. Still looks approximately halfway between Holly’s face and Erica’s in Tim’s original sketch of her.

They leave Holly and Tim alone with Quito while they go to the lab (in Alison’s case) and the crypt to search for the missing cyanide (in Dan’s), when they hear Holly scream! Dan, who was so close to making friends with Chalcko, bolts upstairs to find the mysterious servant previously thought to be dead (un-undead?) has once again come alive. He starts to pursue Holly, but Alison stops him, so he turns around and tears the cover off the Holly portrait. “Is it Holly, or my sister Erica?” she asks herself out loud. “I can’t tell!”

The rest of this scene suggests that perhaps Quito, too, can’t tell, or at least sees too much of Erica in Holly to ignore. Most likely, that’s why he’s drawn to her and waits on her as though he were her servant as well as that of Jean Paul and Erica. Dan attributes Quito’s fainting to the shock of seeing a portrait that so captures Erica’s likeness that the uncanny resemblance between her and Holly frightens him.

Two and a half months ago, Curt of the Maljardin Blog wrote that the production crew did not cast an actress to play Erica at the beginning of the show, as evidenced by their use of crew member Lara Cochrane to play Erica’s corpse in Episodes 1 and 4. But now I wonder, what if Ian Martin originally intended for Sylvia Feigel to play Erica as well as Holly, given his frequent mention of their alleged resemblance? It seems like an odd decision, especially because I believe that Sylvia was originally destined for a dual role as both Holly and the blonde girl whom Tarasca sacrificed in her nightmare. But, if Sylvia Feigel was supposed to portray the living Erica, would that mean that Erica’s past incarnation was not Jacques’ wife Huaco, but the sacrificed girl? It wouldn’t make sense for Erica’s past counterpart to be her instead of Huaco, unless he decided to also give Sylvia her role, which would have made her Huaco’s third actress. But this is all extremely unlikely, especially because such a quadruple role seems like far too much for a single arc of a live-action series. Even Dark Shadows didn’t make its actors play four roles in the same arc.

All right. Enough of a theory that I myself don’t completely believe, even if it is possible (if improbable) that Ian Martin intended it. Matt-- who, naturally, hurried down the steps when he heard his stalkee screaming--thinks that the reason why Quito fainted upon touching the portrait was because he "sees something of Erica Desmond in [Holly]." I believe there’s more to it than that, though. There must be something supernatural going on that made him faint, something like Erica’s ghost exerting her power over him. But they never did explain this bit, so--like most of this show--it’s up to interpretation.

Tim: “Quito, I thought you were dead!”

Quito touches the portrait and then his heart. “Only Raxl can tell what he’s trying to tell us,” Matt claims, but Alison, too, understands the message. Quito, whom Dan calls “a soulless man,” loves Holly.

This horrifies Holly even more than Matt’s affections. She shouts “NO!” and Quito retreats to the crypt. She throws a fit, disgusted by the thought of “a monster who lunges at people” wanting a romance with her, and even accuses him of pushing her down the staircase, even though Quito was in the temple at the time.

For the Serpent’s sake, Reverend Stalker, leave her alone! The last thing she needs is your “comfort” when we know that what you really want is to get in her pants!

Holly: “Drag, drag, drag, the Reverend Matthew Drag!”

I’m dying of laughter at this terrible line.

Dan suggests that, if Jean Paul can’t bring Erica back to life, he may decide to replace her with Holly. We know that Jean Paul would never do that, but that his ancestor Jacques almost certainly would--at least once he got bored with his lovely witch Elizabeth/Tarasca. (I’m still not convinced, though, that he doesn’t want to make her sacrifice Holly, either just for fun or so that she--and, after their marriage, he--can get her fortune.)

Tim begs to differ about the painting’s resemblance to Erica, once again lampshading the absurdity of the whole situation. You have an artist painting a portrait of a dead woman, using a living one as his model who may or may not resemble the show’s current image of Erica Desmond. He took on this commission to save his life, but, now that he is on Maljardin, he’s in more danger than he ever was while the Mafia was pursuing him. And now a zombie passes out, and the other characters blame it on Erica’s likeness to Holly, which Tim must know is a completely ridiculous explanation. I’m telling you, someone’s spirit--either Erica’s or Jacques’--made him collapse. And if it was the latter, most likely Jacques intended to kill him a second time.

Quito in the crypt.

I want to shift focus now to the subject of zombies and their portrayal on SP, as well as what we know of Quito’s past. This section will contain references to slavery and suicide, so, if those subjects trigger you, you may wish to skip ahead to the next section, beginning with another copy of the photo of Quito looking into Chalcko’s birdcage.

Before I got into SP, I was long predisposed to dislike zombies because of the clichéd way that most horror movies and shows depict them: namely, as mindless creatures focused solely on eating human brains. Hordes of walking corpses who go on living only to consume and destroy are a useful metaphor for the effects of things like consumerism and social media addiction, but they don’t make for interesting characters; in fact, they make for rather dull ones, in my (highly unpopular) opinion.

But Quito was shown from early on to be a very different kind of zombie, almost the opposite of the Dawn of the Dead type. We see hints as early as Episode 12 that he has thoughts and feelings and now we have confirmation that he even has the capacity for love. He appears mindless, soulless, and unfeeling to some other characters, but those who know him well like Raxl and Jean Paul know that, despite his silence and his undead state, he has a mind, a personality, and even a heart. It doesn’t hurt that Kurt Schiegl gives Quito a great deal of expression and personality through his body language; we may not know exactly what thoughts are going through Quito’s mind, but we can get an idea. (And he never once expresses an interest in eating brains, which is another plus.)

The reason why Quito is so different from most modern portrayals of zombies is because he is based on an earlier conception of who zombies are and how they are created. In the traditional beliefs of Haitian Vodou, a zombie is created when a Vodou sorcerer or bokor resurrects a corpse to serve as his personal slave. While there are many theories as to when these legends originated, the most likely theory (which Mike Mariani argues in The Atlantic) is that they began during the period of French colonialism. During this period, which stretched from 1625 to the Haitian Revolution at the turn of the 19th century, most of the population of the island of Hispaniola (then known as Sainte-Domingue) was enslaved on sugar plantations, which required back-breaking, often deadly labor. This, combined with the other indignities of slavery, drove many enslaved Africans living there to commit suicide in an effort to return to their home countries. The idea that those who ended their own lives would be stuck on Sainte-Domingue eternally as zombies came about as a way or Haitians to discourage suicide. “Death was better than slavery for many – the suicide rate among Haitian slaves was very high. It was bad to be a slave,” Amy Wilentz writes in her review of the Vice documentary I Walked with a Zombie. “Worse would be to die and discover that, rather than returning to Africa, you continued to be enslaved as a dead person, run by a master, doing his bidding – and this is the fear that created the ‘Americo-normative’ zombie, as we know him.”

According to Mariani’s article, zombies did not become associated with bokors until after Haiti won its independence and subsequently abolished the institution of slavery. He calls this “the post-colonialism zombie, the emblem of a nation haunted by the legacy of slavery and ever wary of its reinstitution...The zombies of the Haitian Voodoo religion were a more fractured representation of the anxieties of slavery, mixed as they were with occult trappings of sorcerers and necromancy.” Wilentz associates this with “the fear of re-enslavement,” for “no one wanted to be dead, consciousness-less, and working for free for a master,” especially in a country that had fought so hard to rid itself of its shackles.

The show canon for Strange Paradise has not given--and will not give--much information about Quito’s backstory. What we do know is that he is a native of somewhere near Maljardin, descended from an indigenous Central American culture related to the Aztecs, and that was alive during the same period as Raxl. He was Jacques’ “servant” (more likely a slave) in the 17th century and, at some point before Jacques’ death, became a zombie. We also know from his reaction to the Conjure Man’s name in Episode 13 that the Conjure Man did something to him at some point that traumatized him, which may or may not have included the spell.

The Paperback Library novel Island of Evil, however, gets far more detailed about Quito’s backstory and shows his transformation into one of the undead. In the novel, Jacques forces Raxl to relive a particularly painful memory from the 17th century in order to coerce her into doing his bidding in the then-present. In her memory, Raxl visits the pregnant and bedridden Huaco des Mondes during a dinner party, although Jacques has forbidden them from meeting with each other. When he catches her returning from Huaco’s room, Jacques gets revenge on Raxl by stabbing Quito (who is her husband in the books) and then forces an African Vodou priest whom he recently purchased to resurrect him for his guests’ entertainment.[1] It’s worth noting that, like the zombies of Haitian folklore, the Vodou priest tells Raxl not to allow Quito to consume salt: “Should he eat either [salt or meat],” he says, “he will know he is a dead man.”[2] Thus the book canon connects Quito both to the horrors of slavery in the colonial-era Caribbean and to early zombie folklore, before zombies became the brain-eating monsters they are usually portrayed as today.

Quito checking on his adorable bird. Curt recently mentioned the possible connection between Chalcko, Huaco (Jacques’ “pigeon”), and Erica (Raxl’s “little bird”) in a post on his Tumblr, which was a piece of possible symbolism that had never occurred to me until then.

Dan reveals to Matt that Jean Paul has a Stanford-Binet IQ of 187. I’m noting this only because I’ve referenced it before in regards to Jean Paul’s alleged intelligence juxtaposed with his tendency to make stupid decisions. He may have an IQ of 187, but that only applies to his book smarts, not to common sense decisions like the knowledge that you should never make a deal with the Devil unless you are absolutely certain that the Devil won’t screw you over, or that you can defeat him through loopholes or some other, similar means. Even the smartest people--even those with an IQ of 187--can be manipulated, and that is true of Jean Paul, whom THE DEVIL JACQUES ELOI DES MONDES has successfully outsmarted. I wonder if he even suspects that Jacques has no intention on bringing Erica back to life, as he revealed fourteen episodes ago?

Holly talking to the cryonics capsule.

At the end of the episode, Holly visits the crypt to talk to Erica’s capsule. “ Mrs. Desmond,” she says, her hands on the capsule, “I want to say something to you. I don't know if you can hear or not, but I'm so afraid. I’m afraid of Quito, I’m afraid of my mother, and also of the Reverend. Mrs. Desmond, I’m so afraid somebody wants to kill me. But not your husband. I love him the way I love my father, but I'm so lost and so alone. Please help me...I want to know what it was that Quito and they saw in the picture.” 

Quito catches her talking to the capsule and approaches her, his arms outstretched. “No, please!” Holly pleads, finally screaming and running from him, leaving the zombie with a heart alone in the crypt.

Upstairs, Holly calls for everyone to “see what you’ve done,” and the camera cuts to the portrait, which now bears a slash across the middle:

The end of the ill-fated saga of the Holly portrait.

“There is your spirit of love,” she cries, “or is it hate?” Alison, Matt, Dan, and Tim stare on, shocked and appalled by the slashed portrait and forever unaware of the identity of the culprit. The episode implies that the responsible party is Jacques Eloi des Mondes by showing a shot of his portrait glowing shortly before this scene, but this episode’s trivia on StrangeParadise.net indicates someone else. As with the trivia for Episode 30, it has to do with plot points that ultimately remained unexplained on the show, but nevertheless contains spoilers for the true nature of one character, so read at your own risk.

The first time since the pilot that Jacques’ portrait has glowed.

Coming up next: The characters react to the slashing of the portrait and we learn a telling bit of backstory about Elizabeth Marshall.

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Notes

[1] Dorothy Daniels, Island of Evil (New York: Paperback Library, 1970), pp. 92-99. I will cover this book and the other two Paperback Library novels in more detail in a future series of posts.

[2] Ibid., p. 100.

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I was tagged by @fruitxbat! tysm!!

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currently reading: house of leaves by daniel z. danielewski + what doesn't kill us makes us by mike mariani. except I'm gonna be real with you i haven't picked either up in ageeees. i'm withering

last song: irby tremor - forest swords (its great go listen to it)

last series: the glory

last movie: the offering (2023). wasn't great but it was really interesting to see a jewish take on the typical demon possession movie

currently working on: the longfic I've been working on since 2018. so like. nothing new lol

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22 August 2023

📚 Currently reading: What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us: Who We Become After Tragedy and Trauma by Mike Mariani

🎵 Currently listening: Johann Sebastian Bach, "My Heart Ever Faithful"

My life for the past few days has revolved around technical issues. Like the genius I am, I tried to restore a backup from my laptop to my desktop, and in the process, I thought I transferred the laptop's Windows license to my desktop. Fortunately I didn't, because that's impossible. This week has been a headache so far. Nonetheless, there are worse problems in the world.

To-Do

Complete strength training

Duolingo: Spanish -> Unit 230 -> Part 1/8

Find PC software for my piano keyboard

Go to the pharmacy

Make a language study schedule

Finish chapter four of What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us

Language Practice - Career Goals

(Corrections welcome)

Quiero ser psicóloga cuando empezo mi carrera. Actualmente estudio en una maestría de la teología, pero quiero ganar otra maestría o un doctorado de la psicología después de graduarme. Cuando trabajar como psicóloga, quiero ayudar a patientes con traumatismo cerebral y Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático.

~ Esther

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10-64K Jenkins - Cody Saintgnue

Aashi Stone - Naomi Scott

Aayan Shaw - Jackson Rathbone

Abilene Wagner - Natalie Portman

Ace Chase - Sebastian Stan

Ace Spade - Taron Egerton

Adam Elliot - Leland Chapman

Addi Valiant - Allison Scagliotti

Addie Brewster - Idda Van Munster

Ae Chihu - Wooshin

Agent London Clark - Chris Evans

Agent Peter Burke - Tim DeKay

Agron - Dan Feuerriegel

Aiden Wright - Dean O’Gorman

Akkeri kom Podakru - Alex Høgh Andersen

Alana Meridian - Ksenia Solo

Alaric Saltzman - Matthew Davis

Alastair York - Jai Courtney

Alec Lightwood - Matt Daddario

Alec MacDowell - Jensen Ackles

Aleda Kingsleigh - Dove Cameron

Aleks Lubomirski - Bartosz Gelner

Alex Avanyu - Avan Jogia

Alex Fierro - Avan Jogia

Alex Rider - Alexander Ludwig

Alex Taylor - Richard Harmon

Alex Wright - Richard Harmon

Alf Tungri - Will Peltz

Alfred Pennyworth - Sean Pertwee

Alice Rula - Madeline Brewer

Aline Penhallow - Arden Cho

Alix Kirkland - Daniel Sharman

Allanon - Manu Bennett

Amber Amberjack - Dom Sherwood

Ambrose Spellman - Chance Perdommo

Amity - Elizabeth Gillies

Anand Morrígu - Sean Maguire

Anastasia Cloe - Eiza Gonzalez

Anders Johnson - Dean O'Gorman

Andreas Vasilescu - Luke Camilleri

Angel Eyes - DJ Cotrona

Angie Landers - Tatiana Maslany

Anjisnu - Kim Coates

Anya Price - Gina Rodriguez

April Hare - Theo James

Arawen Annwn - Stuart Reardon

Archie Andrews - Kat McNamara

Archie Andrews - KJ Apa

Ardal Cody - Kendall Schmidt

Arika Longan - Harry Shum Jr

Arrow kom Boudalankru - Tatiana Maslany

Arsena Larken - Zendaya Coleman

Art Gremellion - Daniel Gillies

Arthur - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Ash Houndsworth - Sean Teale

Atticus Bane - Will Tudor

Atticus Philo - Grey Damon

Austin DeSantos - Ludi Lin

Avery Durin - Aaron Paul

Axe kom Boudalankru - Aiden Turner

Azmodeus - Landon Liboiron

Baby Collins - Ansel Egort

Baby Driver - Ansel Elgort

Baby Grant - Garrett Hedlund

Balance Grant - Charlie Hunnam

Bane - Tom Hardy

Barclay Kirby - Zane Holtz

Bard Sinclair - Cameron Monaghan

Barnabé Klausen - Bradley Soileau

Baron Remi Goldwyn-Mayer - Michael Fassbender

Barren Guilderson - Iwan Rheon

Bart Putnam - Aaron Taylor Johnson

Bas Norsewood - Sam Steele

Bash de Poitiers - Torrance Coombs

Bax Adamson - Finn Roberts

Bea Cres - Bill Skarsgard

Bea Porter - Rachel Skarsten

Bela Talbot - Lauren Cohen

Bellami Blake - Shay Mitchell

Bellamy Blake - Bob Morley

Belle Amanita - Freeman Agyeman

Ben Bartlett - Jensen Ackles

Ben Fringe - Matt Daddario

Ben Hargeeves - Justin H Min

Ben Kilmartin - Jacob Elordi

Benjamin Heritage - Kellan Lutz

Bent Williams - Tom Payne

Bertie Cooper - Will Tudor

Berto Vega - Jai Courtney

Betsy Shrivatsa - Dichen Lachman

Betty Cooper - Lili Reinhart

Big Grant - Travis Fimmel

Bika kom Azgeda - Michael Eklund

Billy Barton - Brandon Flynn

Billy de Lauro - Cody Christian

Billy Hargrove - Dacre Montgomery

Billy-Ray Sanguine - Michael Fassbender

Bishop Smith - Jack Falahee

Black Hat - Karl Urban

Blade Hood - Grace Phipps

Blaise Caelia - Joe Manganiello

Bliss - Matt Daddario

Bo - Henry Cavill

Bo Grimm - DJ Cotrona

Bobby Mercer - Mark Wahlberg

Bobo Del Rey - Michael Eklund

Bod Chayton - Booboo Stewart

Bosse Ljung - Anson Mount

Bothain Gladstone - Skeet Ulrich

Bowyn Coke - Ian Bohen

Brad Coleman - Jaren Brandt Bartlett

Brennan Mulwray - Victor Webster

Brian O'Connor - Paul Walker

Briar Eglantine - Evan Ross

Briar Jones - India Eisley

Bridget Barker - Natalie Dormer

Brigid Nic Dagda - Kaya Scodelario

Brodie Reston - Jordan Connor

Bunnymund - Norman Reedus, Shawn Mendes

Burke - Michael Fassbender

Burn Milburn - Chris Wood

CA Cupid - Dove Cameron

Caden Lovell - Keiynan Lonsdale

Cai Ryers - Cody Saintgnue

Caine Dunbar - Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Cairns West - Alexander Skarsgard

Cal August - Aaron Jakubenko

Caleb Danvers - Steven Strait

Calleigh Rousseau - Sammi Hanratty

Cam Thompson - Max Thieriot

Capp Hertz - Mchine Gun Kelly

Captain Barbie Barbara - Mike Vogel

Captain Dutch Deadwood - Anson Mount

Captain Harriet Hook - Emeraude Toubia

Captain Jack Sparrow - Johnny Depp

Captain Jim Kirk - Chris Pine

Captain Mal Reynolds - Nathan Fillion

Captain Steve Rogers - Chris Evans

Cara - Allison Scagliotti

Carl Gallagher - Ethan Cutkosky

Carlos DeVil - Cameron Boyce

Carny South - Finn Jones

Carol Danvers - Brie Larson

Casi Riqui - David Castaneda

Cassidy - Joe Gilgun

Cassie Diaval - Lindy Booth

Castle Baxter - Jon Bernthal

CC Clair - Claudia Lee

Cerise Hood - Marie Avgeropoulos

Champion Barrow - Tyler Posey

Charlie Bradbury - Felicia Day

Charlie Stephenson - Willa Holland

Chase Collins - Sebastian Stan

Chase Stein - Dom Sherwood

Chef Daniel Addams - Christian Kane

Cheka kom Trikru - Blair Redford

Chelle Reilly - Sonequa Martin-Green

Cherry Cash - Colin O'Donaghue

Cheryl Blossom - Madelaine Petsch

Cheshire Liddell - Sebastian Stan

Chess Cat - Harry Shum Jr

Chev Arthur - Jason Statham

Chibs Telford - Tommy Flanagan

Chic Smith - Hart Denton

Chief Osprey - Tyler Posey

Choi Trio - Jeonghan

Chris Argent - JR Bourne

Chryso Brach - Hart Denton

Chuck Hansen - Rob Kazinsky

Chul Bora - T.O.P

Ciaran Byrne - Skeet Ulrich

Ciel Quinn - Hale Appleman

Cinda Wocky - Lucy Hale

CJ Hook - Kat McNamara

Clark Griffin - Austin Butler

Clarke Griffin - Eliza Taylor

Clary Helstrom - Tyler Blackburn

Clint Barton - Jeremy Renner, Luke Mitchell

Clove Sageseed - Jonathan Whitesell

Coco Cash - Dave Franco

Cody Pine - Logan Lerman

Col. Basher Moran - Michael Fassbender

Cole Higgins - Monty Geer

Colonel Jack O'Neill - Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Welch

Colonel John Sheppard - Joe Flanagan

Colossus - Danila Kozlovsky

Connor Angel - Vincent Kartheiser, Chandler Riggs

Connor Kent - Robbie Amell

Connor MacManus - Sean Patrick Flanery

Conrí Faolán - Cole Sprouse

Coop Lachlan - Dacre Montgomery

Cooper Rose - Konstantinos Laios

Copper kom Yujleda - Kristin Stewart

Corbin kom Ingranronakru - Shane West

Costin Comescu - Scott Eastwood

Cotton Thistle - Hansol Vernon Chwe

Countess Marishka Tepes - Kiara Glasco

Court Silver - Richard Harmon

Crawford Leather - Charlie Weber

Crina Demetra - Lyndsy Fonesca

Cyneric Ashworth - Nick Bateman

Daci Larken - Tammin Sursok

Dag Ryden - Daniel Di Tomasso

Daisy Diaz - David Castro

Dalia kom Azgeda - Sophie Turner

Damon Salvatore - Ian Somerhalder

Daniel Hale - Tyler Hoechlin

Danihel Ranger - Alexander Calvert

Dante Fischer - Dylan O'Brien

Daria Sabriel - Jaimie Alexander

Darien Hale - Tyler Hoechlin

Darius Sabriel - Samuel Larsen

Darko Pover - Dom Sherwood

Darling Charming - Eliza Taylor

Darya Ryden - Meghan Ory

Daryl Dixon - Norman Reedus

Daya Kitchell - Zendaya Coleman

Deadpool - Ryan Reynolds

Dean Winchester - Jensen Ackles

Death of the Endless - Summer Glau

Deck Chelios - Joe Manganiello

Declan Hale - Tyler Hoechlin

Declan Harp - Jason Momoa

Del Clover - Jordan Connor

Delia Midford - Allison Scagliotti

Delirium of the Endless - Hayley Williams

Delta - Clive Standen

Denny Toombs - Greyston Holt

Deputy Avi Callahan-Constantine

Derek Hale - Tyler Hoechlin

Des Carter - Frank Grillo

Desire of the Endless - Ruby Rose

Det. Kee Cavanagh - Tom Hardy

Detective Ainsley Mansfield - Christian Kane

Detective Danno Williams - Scott Caan

Detective Danny Messer - Carmine Giovinazzo

Detective Dyson Thornwood - Kris Holden-Reid

Detective Javan Bengal - Michael Fassbender

Detective Konstantinos Cruz - Colton Haynes

Dew DeWitt - Francois Arnaud

Diana Derrick - Brooke Williams

Diana Prince - Gal Gadot

Diego Hargreeves - David Castañeda

Dirk Gently - Samuel Barnett

Dmitry Kelso - Jay Ryan

Doc Holliday - Tim Rozon

Doc Holliday Jr - Matt Daddario

Domino - Keira Knightley

Dot Baum - Becky G

Doug Reston - Joe Manganiello

Dr Bones McCoy - Karl Urban

Dr Gryphon Trent - Chris Hemsworth

Dr Hank McCoy - Nicholas Hoult

Dr Harley Quinn - Hart Denton

Dr Hart Hansen - Tom Mison

Dr House - Hugh Laurie

Dr Jake Stone - Christian Kane

Dr Jill Holtzmann - Kate McKinnon

Dr Johann Stein - Richard Harmon

Dr Juneau Moone - Dane Dehaan

Dr Lane Reston - Skeet Ulrich

Dr Paddy Doyle - Andrew Scott

Dr Palmer Isley - KJ Apa

Dr Pamela Isley - Natalie Dormer

Dr Sindri Vidarr - Dane Dehaan

Dr Trick Grimsby - Ian Bohen

Draco Malfoy - Tom Felton, Miles Heizer

Drak kom Trishanakru - Alexander Dreymon

Draki Astarot - Troye Sivan

Dru Vritra - Santiago Segura

Dsimu Runihura - Michael Fassbender

Durant Fischer - Dylan O'Brien

Dusty Djura - Kat Dennings

Dwalin, Son of Fundin - Graham Mac Tavish

Eames - Tom Hardy

Eddie Brock - Tom Hardy

Eddy Williams - Adam G Sevani

Edric Lange - Anthony Mackie

Eggsy Unwin - Taron Egerton

Eight - Bob Morley

Eira Candace - Alycia Debnam-Carey

Eirlys kom Azgeda - Kit Harington

Eli Barros - David Castaneda

Elijah Mikaelson - Daniel Gillies

Eliot Spencer - Christian Kane

Eliot Waugh - Hale Appleman

Elise Gerard - Troian Bellisario

Elodie Kerstoph - Abbey Lee

Emerson Topper - Zach McGowan

Emery - Miss Psycho Cat/Minja Cvetković

Emma Austin - Scout Taylor Compton

Enzo Ferris - Brock O’Hurn

Enzo St John - Michael Malarky

Erik Lehnsherr - Michael Fassbender

Erin Strife - Ash Stymest, Cher Lloyd

Ethan Connors - Derek Theler

Evan Bilingham - Daniel Gillies

Evan Williams - Dan Stevens

Evgeni Shankarov - Paul Wesley

Evie Weiss - Max Schneider

Exy Enger - Caitlin Stasey

Eyes Auriemma - Rob Raco

Fabien Mariani - Bob Morley

Faith Firenze - Zoey Deutch

Faith Zora - Arielle Kebel

Falco LaPointe - Francois Arnaud

Fangs Fogarty - Drew Ray Tanner

Faolan Finn - Shawn Mendes

Faraday Jones - Chris Pratt

Farmer Quentin - Vin Diesel

Father Daine - JR Bourne

Father Gothel - Kim Coates

Father Robert King - Gabriel Macht

Felix Mosley - Jade Hassouné

Fergus Carter - Cole Sprouse

Fey Sprite - Natalia Dyer

Fi Kapua - Jungkook

Filarion Gaelin - Chanyeol

Fili, Son of Dis - Dea O'Gorman

Finn Collins - Thomas McDonell

Finn Liebrecht - Charlie Carver

Finnlee Camdyn - Hart Denton

Fionn Collins - Nina Dobrev

Fitz Luck - Lucas Till

Five Hargreeves - Aiden Gallagher

Five Voelkel - Dan Feuerriegel

Fletcher Herangi/Searanke - KJ Apa

Flick Fawkes - Lindsey Morgan

Flint Gladstone - Rob Raco

Flynn Addams - Norman Reedus

Flynn Rider - Jared Padalecki

Foma Comescu - Armie Hammer

Ford Waters - Jon Bernthal

Foster - Jade Hassouné

Fox Asterphilos - Michael Fassbender

Fox Tempest - Harry Shum Jr

Frank Castle - Jon Bernthal

Frank Martin - Jason Statham

Frazer Parkes - Zane Holtz

Fred Walter - Ellen Page

Freddie McClair - Luke Pasqualino

Freya Mikaelson - Riley Voelkel

Friday Ginger - Bradley Cooper

Garnet Porter - Danielle Harris

Garrett Burroughs - Amadeus Serafini

Gem Topaz - Jade Thirlwell

Geniy Kirova - Danila Kozlovsky

Geo kom Ingranronakru - Christian Kane

Geo Tyson - Christian Navarro

Gideon Kirkland - Nate Buzolic

Gil LeGume - Dylan Playfair

Ginger Breadhouse - Vanessa Morgan

Gladys Jones - Morena Baccarin

Gleb Mychajlovich - Luke Guldan

Glenn Dixon - Robert Buckley

Grace Zora - Claire Holt

Griffin - Jamie Bell

Gus Speedle - Jesse Metcalfe

Gwaine the Younger - Will Tudor

Ha Minsu - Yongguk

Haf kom Podakru - Clive Standen

Haihefa Roan kom Azgeda - Zach McGowan

Haiplana Rowan kom Azgeda - Olga Kurylenko

Han Seong-Jin - Seo In Guk

Han Seoul-Oh - Sung Kang, Jung Ji Hoon

Handsome Rob - Jason Statham

Hannibal King - Ryan Reynolds

Harley Keener - Ty Simpkins

Harp Wilson - Ashley Rickards

Harper - Gordon Michael Woolvett

Harry Addams - Sharlto Copley

Harry Hook - Thomas Doherty

Harry Osborn - Alex Høgh Andersen

Harvey Kinkle - Ross Lynch

Hayley Gold - Alberto Rosende

Hazel Haven - Kyle Gallner

Heave - Brock O’Hurn

Heda Lex kom Trikru - Greyston Holt

Heda Lexa kom Trikru - Alycia Debnam-Carey

Hendrix Mars - Odiseas Georgiadis

Henry Greyson - Brenton Thwaites

Henry Mikaelson - Richard Harmon

Herc Hansen - Max Martini

HG Graham - Jaime Murray

Hiram Lodge - Mark Consuelas

Hope Zora - Penelope Mitchell

Hush kom Azgeda - Tasya Teles

Hyde Jackson - Lucas Till

Ian Gallagher - Cameron Monaghan

Ianto Mumbles - Idris Elba

Iefan Mumbles - Idris Elba

Illyiad Barakan - Johnny Strong

Indigo Basile - Will Tudor

InDo Montoya - Cole Sprouse

Ink Marburg - Stephen James

Isaac Lahey - Daniel Sharman

Isias Apgar - Kim Coates

Issac Lawson - Luke Evans

Iva Malone - Stephanie Bennett

Ivo Ramsey - Keegan Allen

Izzy Swango - Matt Ryan

Jace Lightwood - Dom Sherwood

Jack Frost - Troye Sivan, Sean Patrick Flanery

Jack Morton - Jake Manley

Jacob Finnegan - Ian Bohen

Jade Jordan - Hailee Steinfeld

James Moriarty - Andrew Scott

Janet McCullogh - Emma Roberts

Jannick Boden - Robert Sheehan

Jareth the Goblin King - Brett Dalton, David Bowie

Jarvis Huish - Jake Abel

Jason Schuchard - Logan Henderson

Jason Todd - Bob Morley

Jasper Jordan - Devon Bostick

Jax Harley - Ricky Whittle

Jax Lewis - Noel Fisher

Jay Abanazar - Booboo Stewart

Jazz Hills - Nick Jonas

Jean Morau - Eliza Dushku

Jefferson - Sebastian Stan

Jem Fenrirson - Michael Fassbender

Jensen Ames - Jason Statham

Jensen Slick - Stephen Dorff

Jeremy Gilbert - Steven R McQueen

Jerry Lucas - Sam Heughan

Jess Gambino - China Anne McClain

Jett McCreighton-Hill - Cole Sprouse

Jia Nix - Justin H Min

Jim Moriarty - Andrew Scott

Jimmy Malone - Landon Liboiron/Tom Sturridge

JJ Jenkins - Megan Fox

Joaquin DeSantos - Rob Raco

Joe Addams - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joe McAlister - Colin Ford

Joel Bissainthe - Andy Biersack

Joel Gregory - Benedict Cumberbatch

Joel Shmishlyaev - Ash Stymest

John Avanyu - Karl Urban

John Constantine - Matt Ryan

John Mbege - Keiynan Lonsdale

John Murphy - Richard Harmon

John Silvini - Ryan Reynolds

John Vaako Grimm - Karl Urban

Johnnie Cooper - Tom Ellis

Johnny Jaqobis - Aaron Ashmore

Johnny Law - Vincent Ventresca

Jojo Cash - Chris Pine

Jon Byers - Charlie Heaton

Jon Snow - Kit Harington

Jonah Howard - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Jones Templeton - Brock Kelly

Jordan Howard - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Jory Kulkarni - Tyler Hoechlin

Jostus kom Sankru - Brock O’Hurn

JR Murphy - Richard Harmon

JT Jones - Bill Skarsgard

Jughead Jones - Cole Sprouse

Juice Ortiz - Theo Rossi

Jukebox Jones - Hannah Marks

Julio Richter - Diego Boneta

Jumpcut Jones - Dylan Sprouse

Kacey Patton - Dylan Sprouse

Kade Arcino - Zachary Quinto

Kaede Oshiro - Sehun

Kai Anderson - Evan Peters

Kai Parker - Chris Wood

Kaios Godfrey -Bill Skarsgard

Kaleb Westphall - Daniel Sharman

Kara Kaa - Eiza Gonzalez

Karolina Dean - Virginia Gardener

Kaya Carter-Reston - Dove Cameron

Kayla Doll - Emily Browning

Kaylee Sanderson - Gal Gadot

Kelly Benton - Darya Goncharova

Kelly Pryor - Brandon Larracuente

Kensington Banning - Will Tudor

Kenzo Malikov - Kim Heechul

Keri Graves - Marie Avgeropoulos

Kerry Holt - Richard Armitage

Kesa Brandt - Tom Hardy

Kevin Keller - Casey Cott

Ki Tilo - KJ Apa

Kid Loki - Cole Sprouse

Kili, Son of Dis - Aiden Turner

Killian Salvatore - Scott Caan

Kim Hart - Naomi Scott

Kincaid Jericko - Victor Webster

King Aim Dagonet - Jordan Connor

King Asnee Ambrocio - Choi Min Ki

King Beem - Jordan Connor

King Ben French - Mitchell Hope

King Christoph Henderson - Henry Cavill

King Lionel Reginus - Jason Momoa

King Papi Palma-Picarzo - Rob Raco

King Ragnar Lothbrok - Travis Fimmel

King Rey Bolivar - David Castro

King Rí - Joseph Morgan

King Rook Smith - Thomas Doherty

King Rory Reagan - Richard Madden

King Sigourney Algernon - Francois Arnaud

King Tru I Tania - Clive STanden

King Vlad Tepes III - Luke Evans

Kingsley Hopkirk - Kris Holden-Ried

Kintsu Kuroi - Jhope

Kisa - Eiza Gonzalez

Kit Barton - Luke Mitchell

Kit Corwin - Rob Raco

Kit Pryde - Dylan Sprayberry

Kit Rook - Colin Ford

Kito Jewel - Kit Harrington

Kitt Banning - Dom Sherwood

Kitten Byrne - Kit Harington

Kitten Kirk - Chloe Grace Moretz

Kitty Cheshire - Alyssa Claire Joynson

Kitty Kole - Kay Victoria

Klaus Mikaelson - Joseph Morgan

Knight Jack Knave - Dom Sherwood

Kol Mikaelson - Nate Buzolic

Kona Leilani - Dacre Montgomery

Kostia kom Trikru - Adelaide Kane, Emilia Clarke, Nyane Lebajoa, Hannah John Kamen

Kostin kom Trikru - Kit Harington, Lucky Blue Smith, Jordan Calloway

Kozik - Kenny Johnson

Kristoff of Arendelle - Chris Hemsworth

Ku Yejun - Jaejoong

Kuba Kowalski - Antoni Porowski

Kurgan Reina - Daniel Gillies

Kyda kom Trishanakru - Josefin Asplund

Kyle Bathory - Jake Manley

Kyra Badd - Alexa Davalos

L Lawliet - Ken'ichi Matsuyama

Lace Rainer - Jason Ralph

Lachlan Camdyn - Reilly Dolman

Lady/Lord Lara Croft - Alicia Vikander, Tom Hardy

Lán Sé Límíng - G-Dragon

Lanta kom Trishanakru - Harry Shum Jr

Lara Montgomery - Shelley Hennig

Lark Malone - Chloe Bennet

Laveau McQueen - Richard Harmon

Lavrenty Comescu - Mike Vogel

Lee Christmas - Jason Statham

Lee Druitt - Brett Dalton

Leigh Trace - Christian Slater

Leith Camdyn - Will Tudor

Lena Crighton - Hannah John-Kamen

Leon Strong - Johnny Strong

Leonard Snart - Wentworth Miller

Leone O'Ray - Dylan Sprouse

Levi Livingston - Jackson Rathbone

Lexington Wallander III - Travis Fimmel

Lia Santiago - Eiza Gonzalez

Liam Dunbar - Dylan Sprayberry

Liander Tybalt - Harry Shum Jr

Libby Tazzno - Mollee Gray

Light Yagami - Tatsuya Fujiwara

Lightfingers Bourne - Colin Ford

Lilah Sanderson - Danielle Campbell

Lily Highsmith - Crystal Reed

Link Fawkes - Thomas McDonell

Link, Last of the Hylians - Austin Butler

Lip - Jared Padalecki

Lip Trembuey - Reilly Dolman

Lissa Anderson - Jessica Lu

Logan - Hugh Jackman

Logan Cale - Michael Weatherly

Lola Locorant - Eiza Gonzalez

Lolli Baxter - Vanessa Morgan

Lonnie Li - Dianne Doan

Lord Albrecht Holmes - Tom Hiddleston

Lord Marshall Richard B Riddick - Vin Diesel

Lorelai Vierra - Lana Parilla

Loren Knowles - Shannon Kook

Lorna Lexington - Emma Dumont

Lou LaBelle-Ferretti - Tasya Teles

Louisa Giroux - Danielle Campbell

Loullabelle Jones - Allison Scagliotti

Lt. Col Switch McKenna - Alex O’Loughlin/Brock Kelly

Lt. Col. Anders Fontaine - Chris O'Donnell

Lt. Faceman Peck - Bradley Cooper

Lucien Judith - Michael Johnston

Lucifer Morningstar - Tom Ellis

Lucilla Nike - Charlize Theron

Lucius Philo - Kellan Lutz

Luke Castellan - Jake Abel

Luke Collins - Zak Henri

Luke Dusk - Mark Pellegrino

Lupe Lito - Miguel Ángel Silvestre

M’Ari Walker - Ksenia Solo

Macallan - Shawn Mendes

Mack Wilson - David Guintoli

Maddie Moreau - Sarah Hyland

Maddy Trevor - Bella Thorne

Madrigan Hatter - Landon Liboiron

Mae Coombs - Lili Reinhart

Maeve Aella - Phoebe Tonkin

Magnus Bane - Harry Shum Jr

Magpie TwoSpirit - Ruby Rose

Magret Spector - Vanessa Morgan

Maj. Ty Fontaine - Stephen Amell

Mak Timoti - Wentworth Miller

Makena Kysely - Colton Haynes

Malachai - Nicholas Hoult

Mangjol Ji-Tae - Minhyuk btob

Marc Wilder - Avan Jogia

Marcus Addams - Kim Coates

Marcus Berry - Godfrey Gao

Margo kom Sankru - Natalie Dormer

Marie Thompson - Meryl Streep

Mark Hobb - Jensen Ackles

Marley McCaffrey - Skeet Ulrich

Martin Rowdy - Michael Eklund

Mary Qazi - Sofia Boutella

Marzio Altamura - Jimmy Quaintance

Mathew Paterson - Tom Holland

Matilda Zolnerowich - Sygin

Matt Jeevas - Luhan

Matt Murdock - Charlie Cox

Mattie Brightley - Asa Butterfield, Cillian Murphy

Maven King - Diego Barrueco

Maz Lorne - Charlotte Best

McCorrigan Holmes - Tilda Swinton

Mekhi Kennedy - Bill Skarsgard

Mel Putnam - Jackson Rathbone

Meliorn - Jade Hassouné

Merlin Emrys - Colin Morgan

Merrick Finn - Dylan O'Brien

Mi Se-Yeon - Jimin

Mick Sweeney - Pablo Schreiber

Mickey Finn - Callum Blue

Mickey Milkovich - Noel Fisher

Midge Conlon - Colin Ford

Midge Klump - Nick Robinson

Mikael Whistler - Wentworth Miller

Mike Plisskin - Colin Ford

Miles O’Shaughnessy - Robert Sheehan

Miller Petroff - Mike Vogel

Million Pearce - David Castro

Milos Toplaski - Tommy Flanagan

Mim Fayette - Katie McGrath

Minka Vodnik - Olivia Wilde

Mira Bellami - Victoria Justice

Misty Lombardo - Adelaide Kane

Mitchell - Aiden Turner

Monroe Lorenzo - Michael Malarky

Moose Mason - Cody Kiersley

Morbid Kitchell - Machine Gun Kelly

Morgan Julius - Landon Liboiron

Morrigan Wallace - Lena Headey

Morrison Wallace - Tommy Flanagan

Ms. America - Gina Rodriguez

Murphy MacManus - Norman Reedus

Murtagh Reston - Thomas Doherty

Natalia Miller - Ashleigh Murray

Nate Spooner - Toby Hemmingway

Nathan Miller - Jarod Joseph

Nathaniel Barton - Grant Gustin

Natshana kom Trishanakru - Chai Hansen

Nell Reba-Barnes - Steve Howey

Neptune Hollins - Noah Centineo

Nia Bradbury - Andy Biersack

Nic Janson - Troye Sivan

Nick Agave - Dom Sherwood

Nick Scratch - Gavin Leatherwood

Nick St North - Kris Kristofferson

Nico DiAngelo - David Mazouz

Nico Minoru - Lyrica Okano

Nico Prentís - Cody Saintgnue

Nicolai Duchamps - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Nik Ellis - KJ Apa

Nile Gwynnne - Nate Buzolic

Nix Arthur - Charlie Hunnam

No Preston - Max Riemelt

Noah Johnson - Mitchell Hope

Nolan James - Norman Reedus

Nonna Narrington - Caleb Landry Jones

Note Scofield - Cameron Boyce

Nova - Adam Lambert

Nysse Hamilton - Dayana Melgares

Nyx Greymark - Nyané Lebajoa

Oaklee Zaharis - Marie Avgeropoulos

Oddmund Bodilson - Brett Dalton

Oli Delfino - KJ Apa

Ong Minjae - Sehun

Onyx Frost-Haddock - Cole Sprouse

Opie Winston - Ryan Hurst

Orin Suelita - DJ Cotrona

Orion Hunter - Jai Courtney

Os Avanyu - Oscar Jaenada

Owen Anton - Devon Sawa

Owen Grady - Chris Pratt

Owen Palomino - Sean Patrick Flanery

Oz Keen - Cody Christian

Patricia Llewelyn - Scout Taylor-Compton

Paul Rumancek - Landon Liboiron

Paul Tristan - Nick Jonas

Paul Trubel - Miles Heizer

Paw Cavanaugh - Alisha Wainwright

Peg Simon - Joe Manganiello

Peilani Salvatore - Jason Momoa

Pen Carpenter - Hale Appleman

Percy Jackson - Cole Sprouse

Pern Sorrows - Colin Morgan

Perry Avanyu - Drew Fuller

Peter Hale - Ian Bohen

Peter Parker - Tom Holland

Peter Quill - Chris Pratt

Peter Rumancek - Landon Liboiron

Peyton Bennett - Dove Cameron

Philip Pearson - Reilly Dolman

Pike - Milo Ventimiglia

Pitch Black - Jude Law

Pixie Trix - Lena Scissorhands

Poe McCreary - Ruby Rose

Prali Kus - Sendhil Ramamurthy

Prince Alby Escamillia - Bob Morley

Prince Ali Ababwa - Avan Jogia

Prince Arthur Pendragon - Bradley James, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Prince Babylas French - Tom Holland

Prince Dubh of Dunbroch - Matt Daddario

Prince Fin Bratomil Leonidus - Jamie Campbell Bower

Prince Fionn of Dunbroch - Matt Daddario

Prince Greyson Rutherford - Robbie Kay

Prince Hans of the Southern Isles - Max Martini

Prince Hung Tae-Hee - TOP

Prince Kieran of the Wild Hunt - Nils Kuiper

Prince Kory Westergaard - Eddie Redmayne

Prince Mee-Dee Pendragon - Dom Sherwood

Prince Rapunzel - Jensen Ackles

Prince Tobias Morei - Pedro Aurelian

Princess Amberle Elessedil - Poppy Drayton

Princess Anna of Arendelle - Karen Gillan, Molly C Quinn, Miranda Otto

Princess Beth of Crims - Adelaide Kane

Princess Evie Grimhilde - Sofia Carson

Princess Merida of DunBroch - Rachelle LeFevre, Kat McNamara, Sadie Sink

Princess Ruby Henderson - Adelaide Kane

Princess Shuri of Wakanda - Letitia Wright

Professor Charles Xavier - James McAvoy

Professor Chuck Marks - Joe Manganiello

Professor Dai Ignotus - Frank Grillo

Professor Hartley Badeau - JR Bourne

Prudence Night Blackwood - Tati Gabrielle

Pubert Addams - David Mazouz

Pugsley Addams - Cole Sprouse

Q-ee Quire - Aaron Yoo

Quade Reeves - Froy Gutierrez

Queen Becci Doherty - Lucy Hale

Queen Elsa of Arendelle - Kathryn Winnick, Dove Cameron

Queen Juno Smith - Ariana Grande

Queen Lyria of Leah - Vanessa Morgan

Queen Rosalee Lette - Taylor Momsen

Queenie Scarlett - Bailey Jay

Quentin Coldwater - Jason Ralph

Quentin Cruikshanks - Zane Holtz

Quentin Quire - Machine Gun Kelly

Quinlan Cruikshanks - Zane Holtz

Quinn Dolan - Richard Harmon

Race Tabytha - Christopher Gorham

Rachel Summers - KJ Apa

Radley Finch - Stephen James

Radovan Zivkovic - Tom Hardy

Rainy Bright - Osric Chau

Raiven Reyes - Avan Jogia

Raleigh Beckett - Charlie Hunnam

Ran-Mao - Brianna Hildebrand

Randall Carpio - Adam DiMarco

Raphael Santiago - David Castro

Ratchet Rosston - Cher Lloyd

Raven Reyes - Lindsey Morgan

Ravi Enrico - Robert Sheehan

Ray Mantle - Ross Butler

Rayner Pope - Seth Gabel

Reggie Mantle - Charles Melton

Rei Kawahara - Dichen Lachman

Reid Garwin - Toby Hemmingway

Rell Hartfield - Chloe Bennet

Remus Godfrey - Bill Skarsgard

Rev. Jesse Custer - Dominic Cooper

Revolver - Lucas Till

Rex Rexford - Daniel Sharman

Ric Road - Gustaf Skarsgard

Richard Amore - Adam Levine

Richie Brooks - Andrew Scott

Richie Gecko - Zane Holtz

Rick Hobb - DJ Cotrona

Riko Velli - Niko Pepaj

Riley Barrick - Luke Bilyk

Rina Dust - Kat McNamara

Rip Finley - Arthur Darvill

River Green - Ezra Miller

Robert Lockshood - Taron Egerton

Robin Downes - Cole Sprouse

Robin Locksley - Colin Ford

Rocket Jameson - Alberto Rosende

Rogue - Jacob Elordi

Rogue - Victor Webster

Roman Godfrey - Bill Skarsgard

Roman Mercer - Avan Jogia

Roo Carter - Luanna Perez

Rory Harker - Cole Sprouse

Ros Carman - Emeraude Toubia

Rosco Domitan - Tommy Flanagan

Rose Parker - Sasha Lane

Rosie Dainty - Sarah Hyland

Ruairí Gunnrarr - Sean Patrick Flanery

Rune kom Azgeda - Jason Momoa

Rusty Ryan - Brad Pitt

Ryl Lytvynenko - Jamie Campbell-Bower

Ryl/Lyra Connors - Caleb Landry Jones, Holland Roden

Sadie Rosati - Jon Kortajarena

Saiya Erembour - Kiernan Shipka

Sam Lee Fisher - Kiersey Clemons

Sam Shankerov - Joel Kinnaman

Samael Abigor - Tom Hardy

Sameen Shaw - Sarah Shahi

Samira Avanyu - Rihanna

Samoset Ramirez Avanyu - Theo Rossi

Santa Muerte - Riae Suicide

Sassy Caitsidhe - Asa Butterfield

Schrödinger Cat - Godfrey Gao

Scorpius Malfoy - Troye Sivan

Scott Canterbury - Nate Buzolic

Scott McCall - Tyler Posey

Scott Summers - Tye Sheridan

Scout - Richard Harmon

Scud Buchanen - Norman Reedus

Sean Gallagher - Dane Dehaan

Seb Reid - Toby Hemmingway

Seb Shankerov - Joel Kinnaman

Sebastian Michaelis - Jared Leto

Sebastian Morgenstern - Will Tudor

Sébastienne Morgenstern - Dove Cameron

Seth Gecko - DJ Cotrona

Severin Moran - Michael Fassbender

SFC Bob Brown - Scott Foley

Sgt. Axel Miller - Jonathan Scarfe

Sgt. Bucky Barnes - Sebastian Stan

Sgt. Cougar Alvarez - Oscar Jaenada

Shalimar Fox - Victoria Pratt

Shalimar Rose - Emeraude Toubia

Shane Kilmartin - Noah Centineo

Shelby Kiyaya - Jason Momoa

Sheriff FP Jones - Skeet Ulrich/Cole Sprouse

Sherlock Holmes - Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherry Holmes - Benedict Cumberbatch

Sicario Montoya - David Castaneda

Sigla kom Podakru - Katheryn Winnick

Silas Kyle - Charles Melton

Silas Prince - Avan Jogia

Sim Chunho - Kiseop

Simon Bellamy - Iwan Rheon

Simon Cooper - Grant Gustin

Simon Jogia - Rami Malek

Simon Lewis - Alberto Rosende

Sinclair Lorentz - Aidan Turner

Siobhan Mbege - China Anne McClain

Siobhan Murphy - Lyndsy Fonesca

Sion Brass - Wentworth Miller

Sir Percival of Albion - Tom Hopper

Sky Vance - Dylan O'Brien

Sol Whitecrest - Nadia Hilker

Song Xieren - Xiao Meng

Sonnie Smythe - Dane Dehaan

Sophie Brightborn - Kat McNamara

Soubi Agatsuma - T.O.P

Sparkle Soleil - Virginia Gardener

Spot Conlon - Bill Skarsgard

Spring Heeled Jack - Jordan Connor

St.John Allerdyce - Aaron Stanford

Staff sergeant Jake Stingman

Stan Rotor - Machine Gun Kelly

Steffen Dumah Vigo - Aaron Stanford

Steve Harrington - Joe Keery

Steve Hopper - Tyler Hoechlin

Steve McGarrett - Alex O’Loughlin

Stiles Stilinski - Dylan O'Brien

Stirling Argent - Joel Kinnaman

Stuart Twombly-Stilinski - Dylan O'Brien

Sue Cash - Jeremy Renner

Suk Hyun-Woo - Jin Young

Suk Jung-Hee - Kim Jaejoong

Suk Pyong-Ho - Hong Bin

Sully Harper - Norman Reedus

Sunny Magnum - Ash Stymest

Sweet Pea - Jordan Connor

Syl Maier - Alex Watson

T-Bag - Robert Knepper

Takeshi Kovacs - Joel Kinnaman, Will Yun Lee

Takuya Rain - Jung Ji Hoon

Tali Bell - Stirling Knight

Talia Trent - Arden Cho

Tara Blackfeather - Taylor Momsen

Tara Orlov - Ksenia Solo

Teasaidh Addams - Aidan Turner

Teddy Altman - Alexander Ludwig

Teddy Lupin - Noah Centineo

Terry Jasper - Dwayne Johnson

Tex Malcolm - Dave Franco

Theo Abbott - Evan Crooks

Theo Crain - Kate Siegel

Theo Putnam - Lachlan Watson

Theo Raeken - Cody Christian

Thomas Addams - Jensen Ackles

Thomas Teller - Travis Fimmel

Thor Odinson - Chris Hemsworth

Tig Trager - Kim Coates

Tiger O’Hanigan - Sebastian Stan

Tihomir Bosko - James Marsters

Tim Blaise - Ben Barnes

Tim Drake - Cole Sprouse

Time Thorin - Brock O'Hurn

Tinkerbell - Dove Cameron

TK Bell - Emilia Clarke

Toby Cavanaugh - Keegan Allen

Todd Brotzman - Elijah Wood

Tokala Ramirez - Raphael Alejandro

Tolly Nichols-Dix - David Castro

Toly Sorrows - Cam Gigandet

Tommy Conway - Jensen Ackles

Toni Topaz - Vanessa Morgan

Tonio Oliver - Luke Pasqualino

Tony Parker - Dom Sherwood

Tony Stark - Robert Downey Jr

Tony Stonem - Nicholas Hoult

Tony Topaz - Keiynan Lonsdale

Tori Markham - Maggie Q

Torrance Green - Parker Hurley

Trace Georgia - Shiloh Fernandez

Tracy Rose - David Gandy

Travis Buchanen - Norman Reedus

Trevor Holden - Jared Abrahamson

Treyu kom Sankru - Charlie Hunnam

Tribute Jones - Thomas Doherty

Tristan Gaheris - Bradley James

Tulip O'Hare - Ruth Negga

Uma Scylla - China Anne McClain

Unity Candor - Dom Sherwood

Urban Candor - Theo James

Uriah Reyes - Peter Gadiot

Urumi Bello - Ben Barnes

Valentine Morgenstern - Nikolai Coster-Waldau, Ryan Kwanten

Van Torrence - Max Martini

Vanya Hargreeves - Ellen Page

Vanya Kalantarova - Theo Rossi

Vasily Kalanatrova - Ksenia Solo

Vel Grant - Garrett Hedlund

Ven Kuznetsov - Zane Holtz

Venus Van Dam - Walton Goggins

Verity - Ekilateral

Verity James - Cole Sprouse

Verna Piette - Victoria Campbell

Verona Lodge - Michael Trevino

Veronica Lodge - Camilla Mendes

Vex - Paul Amos

Victor Mancha - Alberto Rosende

Viktoriya Nadedja - Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno

Vilko Rosenfeld - Tyler Hoechlin

Vivien Tancredi - Taissa Farmiga

Vogel Rowdy - Osric Chau

Vu Inlustris - Matt Lanter

Walden Sommers - Dylan Sprayberry

Walker Simon - Adam Levine

Warren Avanyu - Steven Strait

Warren Fafner - David Gandy

Warren Peace - Steven Strait

Wart Addams - Evwan McGregor

Waverly Earp - Dominique Provost-Chalkley

Wednesday Addams - Camila Mendes

Weiryn Cernonnus - Adam Copeland

Wes March - Avan Jogia

Will Herondale - Andy Biersack

Willow Queen - Katie McGrath

Win Palencia - Frank Grillo

Witchita Nichols-Dix - Jared Padalecki

Woda kom Floukru - Joe Manganiello

Wolfgang Bogdanow - Max Riemelt

Wood Woodley - DJ Cotrona

Wyatt Halliwell - Wes Ramsey

Wysteria - Aaron Stanford

Xander Harris - Nicholas Brendan

Xav Tanner - Richard Harmon

Xavier Nichols-Dix - Bill Skarsgard

Ya Min-Ki - Kan F.Cuz

Yara Preston - Armie Hammer

Ygraine Artio - Depika Padukone

Young Fred Andrews - KJ Apa

Yuki Musume - Freya Tingley

Yukio Hamada - Shiori Kutsuna

Zac Nicwood - Joseph Morgan

Zana Trembuey - Carlson Young

Zane Gallo - Andrew Lee Potts

Zarina Dust - Clara Paget

Zarina Tintagel - Holliday Grainger

Zeb Avenue - Chris Hemsworth

Zef Doe - Evan Peters

Zeke Benton - Manu Bennet

Zhu Bái - Park Soo Young

Zhu Jiāháo - Leo

Zhu Zhēn - Niel

Zin Kuznetsova - Dove Cameron

Zo Cezoram - Hale Appleman

Zuck Florentine - Luke Evans

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New Audios and Videos up for trade!

Contact me if you’d like to trade!

Audios

Phantom

- Ian Jon Bourg (u/s Phantom), Clara Verdier (Alt. Christine), Matt Leisy (Raoul), Beverly Chiat (Carlotta), James Borthwick (Monsieur Firmin), Curt Olds (Monsieur Andre), Melina Kalomas (Madame Giry), Thabiso Masemane (Piangi), Kiruna-Lind Devar (Meg Giry)

March 3, 2019; Manila

Matinee. I believe this is the first released recording of the current World Tour. I was not told if this was NFT or not so for now it’s general but if anyone knows of otherwise please let me know.

WakandaNewbieTrades' master

- Quentin Oliver Lee (Phantom), Kaitlyn Davis (u/s Christine), Jordan Craig (Raoul), Trista Moldovan (Carlotta), David Benoit (Firmin), Rob Lindley (Andre), Susan Moniz (Madame Giry), Phumzile Sojola (Piangi), SarahGrace Mariani (Meg), Victor Wallace (Buquet)

February 26, 2019; US Tour

First audio I’ve seen of Kaitlyn Davis as Christine since her return as the understudy!

letitgotrades' master

Evita

- Lucy O'Byrne, Mike Sterling, Glenn Carter, Oscar Balmaseda, Riva Grant (u/s Mistress), Emmanuel Alba, Verity Burgess, Callum Fitzgerald, Samual John Humphreys, Bethan Jacks, Joe McCourt, Benjamin McMillan, Chrissie Perkins, Oliver Slade, Chris Stoddart, Mike Ward, Kristy Whelan, Yuval Zoref

August 9, 2018; UK Tour

Leg-boots master

Videos

Phantom

- Peter Jorde, Teresia Bokor, Tomas Ambt Kofod

2009; Copenhagen

5 video clips and 1 audio clip. The audio clip is of The Mirror. The videos are of the title song, Music of the Night, Wishing, Point of No Return, and Down Once More. The video is shot from further away and is pretty blurry all in all, but sometimes the camera zooms in. But there are still no good close ups or sharp details. MP4. 2:1 ratio.

- Ben Crawford, Eryn LeCroy, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Raquel Suarez Groen, Carlton Moe, Maree Johnson, Kelsey Connolly, Rachel Anne Moore February 7/28, 2019; Broadway Matinee shows. Five clips, featuring Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Wandering Child, and Point of No Return and the Final Lair. They are shot from the front row, so sometimes things can be missed. But not as much as you’d expect. It is a nice first visual look at Eryn in action. Also, if you look at the back row on the right, you can spot Rachel Anne Moore in the Sitzprobe scene! The ones shot from the right of the stage are from the 7th, the ones from the left are from the 28th.

- Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton

1988; Broadway

About 6 minutes of press reels of the original Broadway cast. Includes the title song, 'Music of the Night', 'All I Ask of You', 'Masquerade', and 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again'. A lot of generation loss. Also includes press reels from other shows.

Love Never Dies

- Bronson Norris Murphy, Meghan Picerno, Karen Mason, Sean Thompson, Mary Michael Patterson, Katrina Kemp September 25, 2018; St. Louis Full video of the 1st US Tour. Bronson and Meghan have amazing chemistry and voices. You should all have this video for their voices alone.

King and I

- Kelli O’Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, Edward Baker-Duly, Jon Chew, Na-Young Jeon, Dean John Wilson, Takao Osawa

2018; London

Pro-shot video of the London Palladium production that was shown in cinemas.

- Laura Michelle Kelly, Jose Llana, Joan Almedilla, Brian Rivera, Manna Nichols, Kavin Panmeechao, Anthony Chan, Graham Montgomery, Baylen Thomas, Darren Lee

December 15, 2016; US Tour

[that-devout-catholic-woman]

Hey uh, I’m a catholic 16 year old who is deeply afraid my church will hate me if they knew I was gay, and seeing your prayer posts and the posts about loving gay people in the church made me cry. Thank you.

Hello there, anon! Please know you are seen and known and very loved both on this blog and more importantly by God Himself. This is a safe place to talk and you are always welcome to send me asks or messages as you feel comfortable to discuss these topics as well as anything else that you may be going through. I have a lot to say on this topic so please bear with me, and I know it’s long but I have a lot of really great resources about halfway through so please read to the end if this affects you or those you know and love.

My heart really goes out to you, anon, because that’s kind of the situation I myself am in also. I’m bi and not really out besides on this blog and to a small handful of close friends. People in the Church make it very hard to come out, and I don’t think sometimes they even really recognize that they’re doing it. That being said, being bi makes it a little easier for me to be straight-passing, especially since being a devout Catholic I only date men so I don’t raise as many eyebrows this way. I don’t know the specifics of your sexuality but I know that if you are higher on the Kinsey Scale that it is probably a little harder to remain under everyone’s radar so to speak. 

It is my personal belief and that of many others within the Church that it is not having the same-sex attraction (SSA) that is problematic/sinful but the choices some of us in the community make with regards to that which is problematic/sinful. However, there are those Christians who take the complete opposite stance, one of rejection rather than love and inclusion, within our churches. I know how hard it can be to allow yourself to open up and be vulnerable with regards to this topic when the fear of rejection and retaliation, and even abuse and violence, are possibilities. My hope is that we can spread enough love and awareness and promote the Golden Rule in our churches to the point where everyone will be welcome. Oftentimes it is those people that the Church rejects that need Her the most. Those who have SSA are part of this group. But the Catholic Church (I’m not sure about the other denominations) is attempting to overcome this issue and in fact has a section about it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC): 

“The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.”

There are a couple things I recommend you take a look at when you have a free moment. One is a video by Ascension Presents called “Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, and Holiness” which can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLrRfwpvERU&list=PLeXS0cAkuTPrHPAveZQtnRXDoINjqovfc&index=3

The second is a conversation on Relevant Radio (a Catholic talk show on the radio across the country, they also have a website and app where you can stream it for free–I highly recommend to everyone) where Father Mike Schmitz was a guest on the Drew Mariani show and talked about those with SSA and their role in the Church as well as the Church’s role in accepting those with SSA. The article discussing the highlights of the conversation can be found here:

https://relevantradio.com/2018/02/sex-attraction-catholic-church/?highlight=gay 

while the actual conversation itself can be found here: 

https://relevantradio.com/2018/01/drew-mariani-show-jan-30-hour-2-2/

One thing that we with SSA have to ask ourselves is “Now what?” Now that I, a Christian, know and have accepted that I have SSA, what do I do? Usually there’s a dichotomy in people’s minds that I can only be closeted or out and living a gay lifestyle. But there’s a third, middle-of-the-road option. You can follow Church teaching while avoiding the occasions of sin that come along with being gay. This means abstaining from sex with those of the same sex, avoiding marriage outside of a Christian marriage, and avoiding dating those of the same sex as well. If you are bi like me, you can still be called to the vocation of marriage so long as you date and marry as God intended. Otherwise, you still have access to the vocations of the priesthood (if you are a man), religious life, or consecrated singlehood.

It’s not easy to be a Christian and have SSA. It’s not always easy to follow the rules. But it’s also not easy to be a Christian and be a fallen human being in general. It’s not always easy to follow the rules then either. And sometimes we may fall in our attempt to be Holy and follow what God wants us to do, but we just have to pick ourselves back up and ask God for another chance, which looks like going to confession and asking for God’s forgiveness. 

It’s not easy to be a Christian and have SSA, but I know that my life would be so much worse off if I did not have God leading me through it. It would be easier to just live a hedonistic lifestyle and do whatever I wanted, but there’d still be a void that I could not fill, a God-sized and -shaped hole that only He can alleviate. So no it’s not easy. But it’s what’s right, and at the end of the day, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep my relationship with God going strong because that’s the only source of undying unconditional love that any of us can receive.

My hope and my prayer for you, anon, and anyone else who may be reading this that has SSA, is that you find the path that God is calling you to. That you will always find love and acceptance within the Church. And that you may have the strength, courage, and dedication to follow God’s law even when temptation comes. May you always have the power to stand up for what is right, even if most of the world disagrees with you. And may God watch over you and be merciful towards you all the days of your life, until you get to meet Him face to face on the last day.

God bless you, anon, and please know you are welcome on my blog anytime.

-C

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Priests are fielding more requests than ever for help with demonic possession, and a centuries-old practice is finding new footing in the modern world.

Mike Mariani | The Atlantic | Dec 2018