#dr jinnah jean basar

[captaingeorge13]

jean being obsessed with her stolen magic chickens is taking me out, girl PUT THOSE AWAY. i would trust her with my life however.

the reveal that marisha’s costume is meant to portray a 55 year old woman was like a slap to the face, I THOUGHT SHE WAS LIKE 70?! i guess back then you started looking dead in you late 20s though, so yeah. auntie bea has been through some shit. also her description is just “criminal” which is also very funny to me

nathaniel being teased by his soldier boys for owning the train station is cute as hell, i wanted him to try telling the monster it was trespassing, just once

also watching a ship be born from the words “i have no one to go home to” being said by two best friends/traumatized ex soldiers is like watching a car accident happen but in a good way. sean and marion, i hope neither of you dies and i hope you kiss.

[marvelousbelladonna]

Character Art

Brennan Lee Mulligan as Sean Finnerty (solider)

Travis Willingham as Nathaniel Trapp (journalist)

Marisha Ray as Beatrix Monroe aka Auntie Bea (criminal)

Zehra Fazal as Dr. Jinnah “Jean” Basra (doctor)

Luis Carazo as Marion Collodi (medium)

[kd-is-sus]

Arlo Black, Charlie Eaves, Jinnah Basar, Auntie Bea, I love you!!!

[math-rocks-and-lizard-bats]

GO DOC GGOOOOOO

[kelvingemstone]

i wrote a fic about this mwah

sean finnerty is greatly enhanced by the costume and the accent sure but the core of his appeal is in how he is a barely controlled slavering set of jaws trying his best to put on manners and not seeing how it only serves to reveal how monstrous he has been made. a dog grown too big for the leash but you can still see the frayed collar around his neck, and he can feel it too

[bixbiboom]

The Circle of Needle and Thread

Sean Finnerty, played by Brennan Lee Mulligan

Nathaniel Trapp, played by Travis Willingham

Beatrix “Aunt Bee” Monroe, played by Marisha Ray

Dr. Jinnah “Jean” Basar, played by Zehra Fazal

Marion Collodi, played by Luis Carazo

Official character art by @lizzart-zardonicz!

[wilderebellion]

You can already see how well-knit this Circle is before they even hit the break, but you can tell their bonds go so much deeper by the end of the first episode.

Presumably Nathaniel Trapp's the newest official inductee to Candela, right? Allison saved him a couple months back. But he also served in the war with Sean Finnerty and Marion Collodi.

Sean and Marion seem to have known each other prior to the war, possibly childhood friends.

Beatrix Monroe is a widow. She's been with Candela the longest, and presumably her husband's death led her to the organization.

Sean enlisted illegally around age 16 or 17 to serve in the war.

All the members experienced eldritch weirdness over the course of the war.

Dr. Jinnah "Jean" Basar began as a field medic and her father may also have been a doctor.

At least two of Sean's brothers died during the war but he did not know until later. He was part of the NOMAD Ghost Patrol unit and is haunted by the work he did. He hadn't seen Marion in over a year around this time.

Bea visited VA hospitals - volunteer work seems likely but there might be more. Details of husband are scant.

Marion and Sean were part of Echo Company during the war. Marion's abilities as a medium activated to save Sean's life.

In the Red Lamp district, Bea and Jean examined a woman under anaesthesia whose body had been affected in an unnatural manner.

Auntie Bea made a promise to Sean's mother that she would protect him. Unclear if pre- or post-war.

Nathaniel investigated his family's transit line because of his job, not because of family responsibility. He might be estranged from his family because 1) blames himself for the death of his older brother who was the golden child and the heir and 2) he didn't fill his late brother's shoes by assuming an heir role. It remains to be seen whether this was a decision he made early on or if his experience in the war determined this.

Jean has been doing work for both Candela and EONS, though it seems that the EONS work may not have been fully of her own will, given their propensity for hostages (evident at both the start and end of the episode).

Marisha mentions a joke returning "a decade later" when the peeing and squid dogs thing comes up. That passage of time is similarly backed up when Brennan talks about Sean's age.

Marion admires Dr. Jean Basar. She shares (to some extent) an ability to sense the supernatural, but not in the same manner.

[wardensantoineandevka]

Three days until Candela Obscura: Chapter 2, and day three of cast Q&As—today is Zehra Fazal! Very exciting to see her upcoming debut on the channel. She talks a bit about her character Dr. Jinnah "Jean" Basar and about her own fascination with Elizabeth Bathory.

[sapphireofmars]

every day i wake up and think about dr. jinnah "jean" basar

[littlebosslady7]

Critical Role: A soothing balm for shocked nerves, Dr. Jean's Restorative Tonic is the prescription of choice for #CandelaObscura Chapter 2's Dr. Jinnah "Jean" Basar, masterfully played by Zehra Fazal

[basquerville]

The Circle of Needle & Thread as Radiohead songs

Inspiration has struck! I am obsessed with Candela Chapter 2 and also really like Radiohead so I kinda just had to. Dunno if this is for anyone but it fits so well!

1. The whole circle:

Pyramid Song

I jumped in the river and what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me

This one fits on vibes alone but also bc of the river in the last ep and the black-eyed angels could be the creatures if you squint.

The Gloaming

Murderers, you're murderers We are not the same as you When the walls bend with your breathing They will suck you down to the other side To the shadows blue and red.

We are not the same as you? I mean c'mon! The walls bending at the Fourth Pharos, They will suck you down to the other side, blue and red light! It just fits!

Spectre

I'm lost, I'm a ghost Dispossessed, taken host My hunger burns a bullet hole A spectre of my mortal soul

Because of the 'host-thing' and the romance themes, this feels like it leans more towards Marion. But it kinda is too dark for his hopeful personality. We also got lines like "anger is a poison" which feels very fitting for Sean. Sidenote: I still get so angry thinking about how they rejected this song for the Bond-movie wtf?

4 Minute Warning

This is just a nightmare Soon I'm gonna wake up Someone's gonna bring me 'round Running from the bombers

It's PTSD innit?

2. Jean "Jinnah" Basar:

Everything In Its Right Place

Everything in its right place Yesterday, I woke up sucking a lemon

This one is a given! Not much to say except that it speaks to Jean's exact and analytic nature.

House of Cards

I don't want to be your friend I just want to be your lover No matter how it ends No matter how it starts

Jean's balancing of Candela and EONS being like a house of cards. Her initial denial of her own guilt and relationship to magick. Her feelings towards Marion.

3. Marion Collodi:

Daydreaming

Dreamers, they never learn Beyond the point of no return

Also a given! This was honestly what inspired me to make this post in the first place. Both the vibe and the lyrics fit very well!

Desert Island Disk

Born of a light, born of a light The wind rushing 'round my open heart An open ravine with my spirit wide Totally alive and my spirit light

Marion and his soul, especially the speech in ep 3 where he says he feels whole without one.

4. Sean Finnerty:

2+2=5

It's the devil's way now There is no way out You can scream and you can shout It is too late now Because you have not been paying attention

Gaahh I am unable to be normal about Sean Finnerty! Can I appropriate a song written about George W. Bush to be about Dr. Oliver Nero? You betcha! To me this song speaks to the lies told by authority figures and how they have destroyed Seans life.

Ful Stop

You really messed up everything If you could take it all back again Strike up the tinderbox Why should I be good if your're not?

Why should I be good if you're not! Very much giving Sean in ep 3!

5. Beatrix "Auntie Bea" Monroe

No Surprises

Such a pretty house and such a pretty garden

Bring down the government, they don't speak for us! The rest is self-explanatory.

Give Up the Ghost

Gather up the lost and their souls into your arms Gather up the pitiful into your arms

Auntie Bea and all those she takes under her wing.

6. Nathaniel Trapp

Go to Sleep

Someone's son or someone's daughter Over my dead body This is how I end up sucked in Over my dead body

A song about the dehumanizing effects of war. Trapp's guilt over Marion and the Finnerty boys getting sucked into the military.

Glass Eyes

Hey, it's me, I just got off the train A frightening place, the faces are concrete grey In the oh-so-smug glassy eyed light of day

Get it? Because of his eye? And also anxiety... and trains!

Bonus: The Creatures:

We Suck Young Blood

Are you fracturing? Are you torn at the seams? Would you do anything?

The Candela vibes are strong with this one!

Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief

The ones you light your fires to keep away Is crawling out upon its belly And all you have to do is say yes

Both these songs remind me of the son trying to convince Sean to let him in.

Update! How could I forget:

Suspirium (By Thom Yorke)

When I arrive will you come and find me? Or in a crowd be one of them? Mother wants us back beside her No tomorrows, at peace

An anthem for the son!

[marvelousbelladonna]

Marion sacrifices himself to save Jinnah

[marvelousbelladonna]

Self proclaimed murderer and monster, but he’s a vegan

[marvelousbelladonna]

Marion kisses Jinnah

[marvelousbelladonna]

Dr. Ka”bawk”, bawk bawk with a Glock

[marvelousbelladonna]

Shoot off versus Sean and Jinnah