#espionage series

[fairweathermyth]

BLACK DOVES + ✨Christmas Lights ✨

[angstdelights]

Citadel 1x03

[magicalquote]

Michael Fassbender: Just nuts enough (The Agency)

You're not trying to help me, Doctor. You're worried I may have somehow become sane.

[minecraftian1213]

I am of the opinion Jocasta Nu had a restraining order on Jaster Mereel because the man would not stop trying to break into her archives.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Honor Blackman and Patrick Macnee - The Avengers (1962)

[cultivating-wildflowers]

You’re on the third book already?? Omg!! Do you mind if I ask your thoughts?

I just started it! My library has the audiobooks 😅 And ABSOLUTELY I will share my thoughts!

First, on the audiobooks themselves, I LOVE the narrator. She does a fantastic job with the dialogue and pacing. My only complaint is that she mispronounces Sidheag's name. She says "sid-hey" instead of "she-ah" (or "she-ak"??).

The books themselves are so so much fun. The cast is obviously the best part, and I love how every character, even the minor ones, stands out. I keep getting a couple of the teachers mixed up, but otherwise they're all very distinct characters who serve the story well. Sophronia's friend group is delightful. And Sophronia herself was a pleasant surprise. Based on her introduction, I was worried we'd get the usual fare of a girl going "Oh, but I don't want to go to finishing school and be made into a lady! I want to wear trousers and climb trees and read books and be independent!" and then sulk for the whole story. Sophronia took it as an intriguing challenge and leaned into the quirkiness, and doesn't complain about corsets and dresses all the time, which I loved. (As the overarching story progresses, she's turning more toward the very special, very cool young person poised to stun the world with her prowess, which I'm iffy about, but I still love her character.)

And I ADORE a good steampunk Victorian setting, and Carriger writes hers so well. Some reviews point out that this is a YA spin-off of an existing adult series, so she spends less time explaining the world of the story, but it doesn't feel like the world-building is lacking; for me it's a perfect balance of explaining some details and letting the reader extrapolate the rest. The characters have relatively historically appropriate sensibilities and tastes and approaches to life (insofar as they can when vampires and werewolves exist), which I really appreciate.

The writing itself? Splendid. There's fun and hijinks balanced by moments of gravity, like when Sophronia realizes this isn't all a game and her actions can have devastating consequences. The pacing flows so well without feeling rushed. I would have liked to see more of the classes, especially in the first story, but it makes sense why those were summarized in favor of developing character arcs.

The only thing that confuses me is character ages. Sophronia starts out at 14, and I assumed it was a young-ish 14, but then about a year later she's already 16 and I don't think there was any mention of her birthday. I do like her being a little older given the developing romance plot line, but I'm still a bit lost there. (Also, this is just personal taste, but it's weird to me that the werewolves are functionally immortal and [I think??] women don't turn into werewolves. Weird choices to me.)

Oh, and I'm not a fan of the grumbling about how restrictive corsets and skirts are but, again, that's mostly personal taste lol.

Anyway, it's all very fun and light-hearted and a good change from the volume of horror I read in October. I would love to hear more of your thoughts on them! But keep in mind that I'm only like four chapters into the third book.

[anti-dazai-blog]

hello!

would you like to go off on more port mafia HCs?

anything you want, just have fun and #no pressure ask btw :)

All of the higher-ups in the mafia have body doubles 

There’s this one part of Stormbringer where iirc Hirotsu acts as a body double for Mori— who’s idea was that. Do they not have an actual assigned person who actually looks like Mori who’s professionally trained in being a body double? Why was the head of the black lizard called in to pretend to be Mori?

Anyway yeah let’s just forget about that part of sb and collectively agree that the mafia is a professional, well-run organization, and it has professionally trained body doubles for anyone important. 

[kwebtv]

Series Premiere

Danger Man - View From the Villa - ITV - September 11, 1960

Espionage

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Brian Clemens and Ralph Smart

Produced by Ralph Smart

Directed by Terry Bishop

Stars:

Patrick McGoohan as John Drake

Barbara Shelley as Gina Scarlotti

Delphi Lawrence as Stella Delroy

John Lee as Mayne

Colin Douglas as Mego

Philip Latham as Delroy

Court Benson as Finch

Andreas Malandrinos as Waiter

Charles Houston as Cafe Artist

Raymond Young as Marine Officer

Marie Burke as Housekeeper

[ogmaddoxtamoke]

Moxxie's returned from his secret mission and is ready for a debrief.

No idea who's gonna be up for the next Hella Dumb post. Maybe it's the unbearable heat making my mind all woozy. Anyway, enjoy!

[stardustneeko]

"We don't bet cash here, sir - the only currency we take is intel."

[svtskneecaps]

yknow what GOOD i'm glad there's a spy this server was missing espionage. everybody lip wags on and fuckin on about trust and secrets and hiding SHUT UP IF YOU'RE HIDING WHERE ARE THE CIPHERS. WHERE ARE THE RIDDLES. WHERE ARE THE CODED MESSAGES. WHY IS BADBOYHALO THE ONLY ONE TALKING IN METAPHORS. WE HAVE CELL "THE ENIGMA" BIT.

MAKE YOUR DAMN BASE A LABYRINTHIAN NIGHTMARE. my waystone is at the entrance and you can ONLY ENTER MY BASE IF YOU KNOW WHICH DOOR ISN'T THE ENTRANCE TO A ROOM WITH A FAKE FLOOR AND SHARKS or what the fuck ever. there's a hidden path amidst ghost blocks FOLLOW IT OR DIE. PLEASE friends there are so many POSSIBILITIES. not to be twelve years old on main but a book series i read a while back had a secret area that was only accessible via a crazy ass alice in wonderland set of puzzles that would dump you in a moat if you failed, the concept being those who knew the path would take less time to enter than those who didn't. COME ON. secret rooms in secret rooms. this is my library but shhh this is my REAL library behind the fireplace and then THIS IS MY REAL LIBRARY BEHIND THIS BOOKCASE. make the world's most unintuitive create factory for big daddy breakfast and hide something in the middle of it WHO'S GOING TO COMB THROUGH THAT MUCH MACHINERY. NO ONE. NOBODY.

like bruh. i want them leaving notes like it's prohibition and they're trying to find a speakeasy. i want them smuggling information like the revolutionary war. i want them to talk like truckers when a cop is on the frequency. i want "one if by land two if by sea" type shit. ESPIONAGE. IS. COOL. DAMNIT.

[bunny-b3ar]

The child of:

Nick x Talos

Sam x Bucky

Loki x Mobius

Charles x Erik

[angstdelights]

Citadel 1x03

[elliwiny]

Opportunities Update

Today on Opportunities! Jack took a tumble

[atwellfilm]

Hayley as Eva Delectorskaya in the miniseries Restless

[theomenmedia]

Keira Knightley To Star In Netflix's Espionage Thriller "Black Doves"; Trailer Out Now!

Keira Knightley trades her corsets for covert ops in Black Doves! Premiering Dec 5 on Netflix, get ready for a holiday season filled with espionage, action, and unexpected alliances.

Read the full story here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/keira-knightley-dives-into-espionage-with-netflix-s-black-doves-a-christmas-thriller-premieres-de