#efh was just so……

[missroller15]

escaping from houdini walked so the ballad of never after could run

- this is speaking in terms of how much these two books have damaged me 🥲 -

[atohii]

tbt that guy who bought the only house next to the only fire station in town and then tried to file noise complaints when the trucks were used

[sgiandubh]

Old pics

I have no idea if all these pictures have ever circulated in this fandom. If they did, please forgive my exuberance.

This one, we've seen probably a million times:

The Golden Globes party in LA, on January 4th 2018. Exactly six years ago and a couple of days after the EFH.

Right? Right!

But I wonder if the following pictures, taken immediately before, have been as widely seen and discussed as the one above.

This one, for example...

Followed by this one...

... and then this one, I can't - for the life of me - help but find very telling:

And before you whirl and hurl and shout via Anon: these are the originals from the Getty Archive. I did absolutely nothing with them, no filter, nothing. Just screencapped.

Available to just about anybody with spare time and a keyboard.

I rest my case. Time is of no essence, here. What is, however, important, is that the woman so invested in that particular embrace was supposed to be just engaged. To somebody else.

Who was just there, too. In what capacity?

Engaged, my flat foot.

[thepictureofsdr]

i think one of my favourite things about stalking jack the ripper is the well written way in which men influence audrey rose’s life and how that plays into her relationship with thomas

one of my favourite moments in the whole series is when she pulls the dagger out of the cane in ctd, and she says “thomas. my brilliant, cunning, prepared man.”

it’s the climax of HER series, and she’s fighting the final obstacle alone. there isn’t going to be some man who swoops in to save her and the day and fix everything, as it should be. but unlike so many other series that butcher the strong female trope, love and moments of weakness and relying on others are never seen as a bad thing. audrey so often saves the day, not because some some author has had a man do all the work and then pawn the victory on to the woman or because she’s some cold loner who refuses any sort of connection (which isn’t always a bad thing but something commonly criticized), but because she actively relies on people and eventually allows them in. throughout the whole series her mental impacts are acknowledged, she opens up to thomas, she relies on liza and daciana and ileana. and this is how the series is able to maintain an empowering tone despite its time period.

it’s through this willingness to let other people in that audrey is able to move through her worlds restrictions, and this is how the men in her life are written so well, (doing what they can in the context of the time they live in). from her uncle to her father, no man ever does anything for her. she’s simply given opportunities to prove herself (which are also huge privileges but we know how rare even that was in her time), to do what she’s always been able to do, but not always been able to have the stage to show it. in efh she acknowledges how her uncle and thomas have given her an opportunity, not just merely allowed her to be there on a whim but given her a way to prove its where she belongs, and given her their trust and faith in her skills.

and thats why i love that scene from ctd, its such a beautiful culmination of audrey rose and thomas’s relationship. its a blatant acknowledgment of how he learned to care for her in way that doesn’t smother her, how he actively learned and grew from their conflict in hpd. thomas doesn’t defeat the enemy for her, hell he isn’t even there, but he still finds a way to help her. he doesnt take over from her, doesnt tell her what to do, his love and care keep her up and give her what she needs to get things done on her own, a running theme in the series. the people she loves are consistently there for her, and give her the strength to get things done on her own. arguably the most beautiful symbol is the cane itself, how its existence is a reminder of thomas and it gives her strength, not because he’s there to take over for her, but because even a reminder of his love and support for her is enough to give her a boost to be successful in her own right

tl;dr i just really love how the men in the series don’t see women as fragile and in need of a saviour, but as capable people sometimes in need of a leg up or a shoulder to rely on

[ghoulishfreak]

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[its-moopoint]

This lie is back on the shipper talking points. I still remember the shipper who sent this garbage to them and they all accepted it as true. Nobody else at that panel heard that but this shipper. I would have loved for someone to have asked this of Cait and see her reaction. She didn't say his name in that scene and didn't say that she did but shippers are at it again because they recycle lies hoping to hook others and reinforce their followers' beliefs.

Anonymous asked:

Hello Sgian, I saw your answer and you commented that Cait spoke about the chapter The Reckoning when he named Sam and not Jamie. I've read that she recognizes the actress who plays Geillis Duncan, but I don't know if it's true. Could you tell me Cait's explanation of that "slip" and if there is a video, could you point it out to me, so I look for it. thank you

sgiandubh answered:

And top of the morning to you, Inquisitive Anon!

Perhaps contrary to expectations, I don't keep an OL archive on my laptop, spare my own findings. But I do remember very clearly reading quite recently that this happened at an event after IFH and - dare I say it with confidence - even after EFH ( Highlanders 2 in 2017? LV Outlander Convention in 2018? I am at a loss, here). The comment, which was NOT Lotte Verbeek's, was relayed by a blogger, but it did not originate on Tumblr (makes any sense?). I don't remember if there was a video floating along with it, but there are pictures. No other explanation was provided, I think in all good faith, because I recall I grinned wider than that Cheshire Cat - pun not intended.

If any charitable soul feels like diving in the Sea of Receipts and bring this pearl back to shore, I would be as thrilled as you, Anon.

cb4tb

It was at some sort of panel. A fan asked, Cait admitted it was true and Lotte was surprised. Cait just said that it had been a long day.

ready4newyear

Yep - I think it was a panel too and Cait said yes and Lotte was surprised.

Oh I can remember this debate though I don't remember the details. I think it was at a con and she was with Lotte on the stage with questions being asked. What I don't remember is whether there was footage of this particular scene shown or whether it was a general question and whether she openly admitted the name confusion or it was another case of shippers being "experts" at lips reading.

Whatever it was it's funny that such scene was from the very first they show in the show and with her little acting experience uttering the actor's name instead of the character seems like an innocent honest mistake.

Also funny that they used to say no modesty patch meant couple while she didn't wear it either with Tobias. Guess it was a ménage a trois they were having there.

[madcatdaderpydrawer-blog]

Imagine Eclipse’s first experience with tickling being secondhand through Bloodmoon wrecking tiny Lunar. And he does a whole tsundere “I’m not interested in this I just don’t have anything else to do right now” thing. But he’s very interested and wants to wreck someone himself now.

efhe He scolds Bloodmoon for it because it's so childish, acting all annoyed and rolling his eyes. But at the same time, he's never heard Lunar laugh that hard before, and that sound of pure childlike glee stirs an interest in him and he can't help but think of what it would be like if he could get those precious little squeals out of his brother

[i-am-beckyu]

guess what updated :DDD

25 to 40!!!

it's sooo annoying how romantic the songs in the recommended are cause that is NOT my vibe for this playlist! some of them are like good for the playlist but they have to do with falling in love and some lines are just no....i can't imagine this as anything else.... DFJDFSJS

anyways lmk what you think !! or don't efhs either way idm,, and if you've dropped the playlist that's chill asw :]

MORE SONGS!!! LETS GOOOOOOO

I'm driving home tomorrow afternoon so I'll use the 3 hour drive and listen to the new tunes!!!!! And I'm a sucker for romance songs!!! (If you've read my driving playlist title, it literally says its just love songs lol) I CAN'T WAIT!!!

[leleslibrary]

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This book was giving “Escaping From Houdini” by Kerri Maniscalco and I was about to be so disappointed. The ending salvaged the book for me, but not by much.

Foxglove picks up after Belladonna, and deals with Fate stepping in and throwing a wrench in the works between Death and Signa, by causing trouble with the Hawthornes. Fate is looking for his long lost dead love, Life. He believes Life has been reincarnated into Signa and will stop at nothing to tear her away from Death and have her be with him instead.

These kind of shenanigans, as in EFH, always tend to have the MMC love interest be sidelined, or weakened in some manner, and having to bow or cower to the Secondary Love Interest, Because Plot™️. And it really frustrates me as a reader. Up until probably the last two chapters, I was reading with such a scowl on my face, I was so mad. I chose to read this because I enjoyed Death and Signa, not because I wanted to read some new character cause Drama™️ because he could.

Thank God for Blythe disrupting all his plans. But honestly, I was frustrated with her and Signa as well. I hate the miscommunication trope so much, and it turns out I don’t just hate it between couples, I also loathe it in friendships. I swear most of the turmoil throughout this book could have been solved in a minute if only Blythe and Signa had sat down and had a freaking conversation.

I didn’t hate the ending, but it was fairly predictable, at least for me, as I had guessed from the beginning which character was Life reincarnated. I probably will read Wisteria, the upcoming third installment, if for no other reason than to see Blythe put Aris Dryden in his place. He is a loathsome character to me right now. Perhaps that will change. Anyway, if you like being extremely frustrated with character actions and want to throw something at them, then this is the book for you!

[titsthedamnseason]

okay can sjtr fans tell me if the murderer was super obvious in capturing the devil or is it just because i’m familiar with the world’s fair murders already

[aleksandermorozovaa]

Sometimes I get slammed with the idea of a Stalking jack the ripper x The infernal devices crossover, and while I’d love to write a 123343 chapter fanfic, we know that’s never going to happen. So here's like a list of my headcanons and ideas: 

They meet while both investigating a case in the streets of London.

Will wants to wait until Cressworth have left the scene, but Tessa is so impressed that a female of high society is studying then entails of the victim in her finery with no concern for the guts getting all over her boots she just HAS to meet her. 

Will, for the record. Thinks this is a terrible idea and promises to hold this over Tessa’s head once it goes wrong. 

It doesn’t go wrong. 

Tessa and Audrey Rose are instant bffs. 

Will and Thomas? Well, that would either be the bromance of the century or make Thomas v Mephistopheles look like kind affectionate lovers. 

Either way, Thomas does not trust these people, like he knows they are hiding something. 

Audrey has a freak out when they realise its a real-life demon they are hunting, Thomas is calm on the outside, but freaks out internally. He convinces Audrey that its just science they haven’t figured out yet. 

Audrey fucking dies of shock and respect when she meets Charlotte???? 

Henry and Dr Wadsworth? Helloo brotp. 

However, Henry would probably be really insensitive about the Nathaniel auto matron  thing...

SPEAKING of Nathaniel, Audrey and Tessa would high key bond over that. Like fucking sister snap.

There's a short story we're wessa hunt down Jack the ripper? Like it's not the same and there's supernatural elements but bitcchhhh

[missroller15]

don’t ask me why this headcanon came to mind but i have this cute lil image of thomas and audrey rose attending society events (probably for whatever reason like a case or smth) and whenever audrey rose gets tired of her shoes, she’ll slip them off and thomas will hold them for her. like they’ll just be strolling around, her happily walking barefoot or in some socks (did socks like ours exist then? dumb question. no comments on that plz) and he’s carrying her shoes like it’s just such a soft simple image, it gets me all fuzzy inside to think abt. 🥹

[misstopsyturvy]

Everyone needs to on this series right the hell now because these two are REASON #1

[sgiandubh]

@outlanderskin :"For those who have doubts: just research a little about Caitríona's dating history. See how she treated Dave and James and how she talked about them in interviews. See how she wrote about the Irish boyfriend she had in Paris in that article. Compare all of this to the impersonal way she treats or talks about Tony. Bingo🙃"

Good point 👌

Dear Good Point Anon,

You know, it's really serendipitous, as I have just finished a weeklong deep dive in very, very old press articles on (or at least mentioning) S and C, who clearly had a life before OL, thinking it would be nice to put some of my archive work skills to good service.

I think @outlanderskin was referring to C's New York Times article I reviewed and analyzed last summer, but I just found way better: a very long report in the Irish Independent's Sunday issue of July 11, 2004, focused on the next generation of Irish supermodels. Of which there could be only one, at that time: C, who dominates Roxanne Parker's 'Through Thick and Thin".

I am sorry, there is no link available to my knowledge, so we'll have to work with these very poor xerox scans:

I took the liberty of generously using my dreaded highlighter and, for the people who need to translate this post with Google, I am now taking my time to type what I find damn interesting in this almost twenty-year old article:

'If Ireland ever has a hope of having its own supermodel, then Caitriona Balfe is it. Sitting in the Pink Pony Café on Ludlow Street in New York, Caitriona swirls a wad of bread into her carrot and coriander soup while informing me that her musician boyfriend just brought her a breakfast-in-bed of cream eclairs and coffee a little over an hour ago. But that doesn't stop Caitriona from finishing her lunch and chasing it with a large cocoa-dusted cappuccino. Ebony-tressed and ivory-skinned, Caitriona clip-clops down the cobbled street after we leave the cafe, heading towards her apartment in Chinatown with Dave Mailone (sic!), the boyfriend, in tow.'

This reads, in 2024, like an interview with a more benevolent C clone from a totally different planet, indeed. A young, carefree, in love and hysterically funny C, who apparently had no problem heavily dishing out happy tidbits of her private life to her home country's press. A C also very much reminiscing anyone with a brain of the 2013-2018 bantering C, as this quote shows:

Again, you'll have to indulge me retyping it, Anon (tedious, I know - but helpful). She is remembering her real breakthrough, in November 2002, at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, in New York:

That was the most I've ever been paid for a show. I've got 18,000 euros for one day's work! They made me get a spray tan before the show, and I was still the whitest and the least well-endowed girl in the entire show! So what did she have to wear on the big day? `Not a whole lot! I think I described my outfit on the day as something Wilma Flintstone would wear on her honeymoon night. There wasn't a whole lot to it and it had bits of fur hanging off it.'

And, for good measure, we even have a (admittedly, awful) picture with the season's fiancé, with whom things did not end well:

I know, it looks like a Pravda pic, circa 1957 and I am honestly sorry. But it's still very clear. And, which is more important, very eloquent.

Anon and reader, you draw your own conclusions on this. I know where I stand. The only guy C has similar pics taken with and released in the press or on social media is the peasant some love to bash every single day in here. Their problem, not mine.

Yes, of course Mordor will yell and hiss. Of course they will throw rotten tomatoes at the blunt knife and scream THIS IS OLD. But hey, do you have any better than this poor (but oh, so endearingly authentic) picture or than any given S&C pic before the fucking EFH and IFH, when she gradually started to turn into today's Reclusive, Restrained and Rarefied Greta Garbo wannabe?

Oh, and please: don't give me the 'he's shy' or the paperwork crap again. Her public persona has drastically changed, and not for the better. It's plain to see and there are reasons for this.

Who's to blame? This question is so wrong, in so many ways.

The question should be 'what's to blame?'

I'll stop here, Anon and I hope it was somewhat useful. Thank you for dropping by.

[thewritetofreespeech]

nsfw alphabet - Murasakibara- EFH

NSFW Alphabet

E = EXPERIENCE (How experienced are they? Do they know what they’re doing?)

None. He's not really interested in sex all that much. Really he only cares about basketball & food. He wouldn't know what he's doing the first time, but try to make an effort to improve. If anything he's a hedonist overall, so the fact that it feels good means he'll want to do it again.

F = FAVOURITE POSITION (This goes without saying. Will probably include a visual)

The Scoop Me. He can just roll over after a nap, or laying around all day, and just stick it in; after some mild clothing adjustments of course. It’s also one of the easier positions to deal with in the inevitable height difference.

H = HAIR (How well groomed are they, does the carpet match the drapes, etc.)

Fairly jungle-y. He doesn't really care how his downstairs look. It doesn't bother him. Honestly he's just lazy, and with all his brothers & sisters there isn't a lot of bathroom time for over grooming.

[skippyangel16]

Destruction Day!

Mission: Destroy, Divide and Conquer!

I wrote this a couple months ago just some observations/thoughts …doesn’t mean they’re right! JMHO

(the slow destruction of Cait, was it always going to happen?)

Let’s start at D Day …

I think the above happened naturally within the interview that neither of them saw coming, but from this moment it’s Sam vs Cait…

So from this moment he got the good cop role ( because he didn’t want to do it and was visibly heartbroken) she got the bad cop…(she looked hard, cold, in control, is this the real Cait?…)

That image stuck in everyone’s brains as the foundation, based on this vision, sadly for Cait it’s been easy to slowly remove her popularity and increase Sams ever since. Whilst the narrative is alive she cannot move away from this picture….ever! Whilst she feeds it and complies with it she’s on self destruct! Whilst he says nothing he’s helping her! Oh what a mess!

So Sam can now be set up to be Mr Popular, the winner, Cait can be set up to become Mrs Unpopular, the loser.

The lies start but they both carried on as normal afterwards…pregnant and screwed and no idea what they would have to do, say and for how long!

She got the first ‘prop’…he got the first sulk and sympathy…

He got his ‘props’ and she has her sulks but less sympathy, it was more like, ‘well she got a taste of her own medicine?’

She cuts her hair as a mini rebellion…yikes! She says everything’s so controlled! Should have been riots! Where was the let’s help her cry…don’t think that happened?

So then she gets a EFH….wedding, baby, then VF final nail in coffin? Tolerance for Cait zero.

Caits character is now totally shot the true version we believed her to be is now dead and buried, we can’t make any more excuses for her. 🥲

Well I’d say job done…character assasination completed 2016 -2022 ✅ she’s gone…🤯😭

What happened?…This is not the person I saw during all the years of interviews and panels. She demonstrated kindness, genuine interest in people, empathy to those who got emotional when talking about a loved one. She portrayed fun, love and was definitely not self absorbed. Nothing remains of the Cait I saw in these interviews …🥲

Words used to describe Cait -Warm, kind, witty, generous, happy & laughing, caring, giggling, positive, sensitive, giving, lovely, thoughtful, up beat, charitable, intelligent, funny, loved by everyone, beautiful on the inside and out…not selfish! We have to bare in mind this was Caits description by those who KNOW her.

What happened? 🤯 Is she the same? I can’t see her!

Let’s look at Sam he was always destined to come out on top. Emerged from D day as victim? Sam gets so much more freedom to talk, he can talk about his books, his MPC, whisky, he can speak freely, doesn’t need to be guarded or remember dates so is not seen to be lying much…appears more genuine/likeable. If only Cait had stuck to her charities, books, gin, trees etc 🤷‍♀️

Sam gets a girlfriend…then another, then another…when he’s seen he doesn’t actually have to say or defend anything…he gets on with it silently and everyone watching just dismisses it …. it’s just the narrative! …It’s always Cait emasculating him, never his fault! 🤯 Why ? Because it’s Sam and he’s been the perceived victim from D day and he’s the cash cow $! (plus he’s good looking, charming, has puppy dog eyes and he’s a good man!) No shit ever sticks to him (he wants to take care one day some shit might stick from one of his disgruntled blondes that might be a nail in the coffin. Many an actor been destroyed by slander, play with fire you might get well and truly burned.) Anyway the bits that do stick soon wash off, meanwhile Caits been drowning in it for many years…

The charmer himself and SM master. Sam always gets away with it is because he backs up his lie with something that counteracts it more or less straight away. Its easier for him to do this as he’s free and never in a serious relationship…

From bro hug to wife grope within same day…forgiven

From date to telling us she knows within 24 hours…forgiven

He is also very good at visually getting us to be on his side without us even knowing that he’s done it…

So he’s forgiven for all things he’s done and all the things he’s going to do!

Cait will always be guilty for all the things she’s done and all the things she’s going to do!

She will be blamed, she will be mocked, she will carry all the weight of and be held to account for the shit show. Whoever has been steering this ship well they have done a great job haven’t they?🥲 Can’t say she hasn’t helped them along though…can’t say Sam hasn’t helped it along. Both played their parts for whatever reasons we may never know! They have participated in something that did not need to be and it will probably be their downfall.

As far as PR going for outlander well Caits VF blew everything up…Sams winning? Won?

If you believe she is with Sam there’s not much likeable about the public face of the Cait that’s presented to us today! ( if wrong then it still appears she has changed considerably from the early version?)

As far as mission divide and conquer? well epic fail … they have not succeeded in splitting them up, was that the plan?

🧐…Oh what could have been done with Sam if he had been totally free and single!

It’s not a path either of them wanted to be put on but the longer you stay in a toxic environment the more you get contaminated and desensitised.

There is always a chance that they have changed, especially Cait? Whether THEY are now complicit in and choosing to keep it going or still total victims of it we do not know. We suspect but we do not KNOW. The power in HW is something none of us could ever comprehend, therefore we have to be open minded that judgements made by us may be way off kilter?

I don’t for a minute believe they have both had a total personality transplant… but I just cannot see them anymore…but this doesn’t mean they are not there!? What version of them is left is anyone’s guess and it’s a tragedy. Sadly it has taken a toll on both of them and it’s definitely showing now…Will it tear them apart? Everything has a limit…I hope they can survive the poison of HW.

Maybe one day it will all come out? Maybe they have fooled me and I have it all wrong?

Time may or may not tell who is right, we may or may not be here if it ever comes out, but more likely we may or may not care by the time it does! 🤷‍♀️

Post 22 Feb 2022

JMHO does not mean I am right…as always make up your own mind based on what you see/believe 🧐