#from his valentine jail event extra

[wyrmdefender]

there's something wrong with him (affectionate)

[wedreamedlove]

In Freeze The Moment, the 2nd anniversary video Light and Night released, there are frames where you can see keywords for the men and I found them extremely interesting, especially because some words seem counterintuitive to what you would apply to the men. So, here is my analysis attempt.

OSBORN

First up is our Boss Osborn and I want to talk about his graphics. You can see that he's split in half (blue and black) and in the next frame his silhouette is boxed inside layers of alternating blue and black. I believe this is a nod to his split soul—good and evil.

runaway. At a glance, this word probably gives you a negative connotation, such as running away like a coward. However, you can use it to describe something that breaks away from control and this suits Osborn better. He has broken out of the expectation society placed on him as well as his own limitations (what I also think the boxed layers around his silhouette represent). In your relationship, there are multiple times where Osborn offers to take you on a getaway trip, like running out of a rainy day (Moments) or driving to the end of the world (1st Valentine's date). In this context, running away is no longer something negative but to throw off the troubles life brings and to embrace the freedom of being in the moment.

haven. Osborn is the man to go to when you want security. He founded the bar, Weeds, to give juvenile offenders a place to restart their life. He took in strays and gave them a home. Interestingly, in addition to carrying the meaning of sanctuary and shelter, havens are also used to describe shipping harbours, so we have this extra sea connection with Osborn.

romantic. Haha, this is an extremely cute descriptor to attach to Osborn, especially because he looks like an edgy bad boy, but it's completely true because in your relationship he can only do the most classic of romantic things. For example, in his 1st Valentine's date he stuffed his jeep's trunk with roses, and in the 2nd anniversary video call he brings a balloon to you.

danger. I think this is pretty self-explanatory, but both his racing and bounty hunter profession are accompanied with danger. Also, in his 2nd Valentine's card, he tells the journalist that some people are inherently born accompanied by danger (we just need to look at Osborn's entire past, especially given how he's a mix of the Blood Clan and God Clan). The person—you—who is willing to go with him on dangerous adventures doesn't need him to do anything because you would have entered his life already.

EVAN

For Evan, after his words, the next frame shows him with bars around his silhouette, reminiscent of a cage. He's been jailed for being a smooth criminal. I believe this shows his upbringing and how he's never had any freedom.

expectation. This is a loaded word because this can refer to how he now looks forward to the future, thanks to your influence on him that gives him hope, or it can refer to his expectations for you because he's always challenging you to grow and be strong enough to stand on your own or against him.

Belief. The immediate thing that pops out here is that this is the only word, out of all the men, that has a capitalization. I saw a fellow fan bring up his reading event date, where Evan and you discuss possible words that start with B-E for a story, and ultimately you decide it must have been "Believe". I agree with this interpretation and I believe it refers specifically to your relationship with Evan, because in his sunrise date you say "Love is, even if you don't understand a person, you're willing to believe in them without reservation". Loving someone is a trust fall and for someone like Evan, who was once terrified of love, being able to love someone is being able to believe in them.

There is also the aspect of Evan's nihilism and how, due to Blood Clan upbringing being so against his nature, Evan has doubted literally everything in the world. At one point, after you do enough philosophical exercises, you will think yourself into a deep hole and realize that, in order to get out, you can only blindly believe in something.

loyalty. Evan's position in the game has always been close to being a double agent, haha. He manipulates everything behind the scenes and plays roles for both sides to the point where it's easy to wonder just who is the real Evan? I don't think it's a coincidence that all his AU roles has also played with this concept and the codename for his VR event is "Integrity". However, we can be assured that he will never put you in real harm anymore (after Chapter 16) and so I think this descriptor is a reminder that, in the end, he is loyal to you and only you.

commitment. Once again, I think this is a reference to your relationship with Evan and how, after all the push-pull tension that resulted in the climax of Chapter 16, Evan is now willing to fight for you and has committed to his feelings. He refuses to be strangers with you.

SARIEL

I don't have anything to say about his graphics, but I do think it's interesting that he is the only man who gets two screens for his words. Maybe it's to show the passage of his time?

serenity. I believe this refers to Sariel's zen-like attitude towards everything and how he believes in letting nature take its course. Out of all the men, Sariel is still the only one whose emotions rarely get agitated. He has seen so much over thousands of years that he can make peace with pretty much anything.

samsara. This is the concept of reincarnation and karma, which cannot be any more perfect to describe your relationship with Sariel. Although it seems more like timey-wimey loops in the game, we can treat it functionally like reincarnation and I will never shut up about the Möbius loop of how you went back into the past and taught Sariel about designer skills, which led him onto that path, and then makes him become your North Star, which leads you onto the path of being a designer.

reunion. I was shocked to see this word land on Sariel instead of Jesse, but I think it's ingenious in how it captures the development of your relationship with the men and the world state. Now that Sariel has recovered his memories he has truly reunited with you.

eternal. You met him when he was a child, you met him when he was a young general, and then you met him when he was a three thousand year old plus designer. Again and again, your lives intersect and you become someone irreplaceable to him. Sariel has said in his Spring Festival date that he can wait for you for hundreds or thousands of years, and in his 2nd birthday date he did a Spirit Clan ritual to mark your souls so that you can find each other again in the next life.

CHARLIE

Oh man, do I have things to say about Charlie's graphics. First, there are 5 of him that appear with his words. Second, in the next frame, you see two Charlies that flicker back and forth. I wonder if this refers to all the different roles he has (Novaten heir, firefighter, journalist, burn surgeon, "Charlie"), his dissociation, and also his twin.

utopia. From the opening for the game where Charlie says the line "A new world. I will be here waiting for you", to the album title for his BGMs being "Utopia", to his 2nd valentine's date where he gets called an idealist who suffers in the current state of reality, to all of his main chapter cards, we can see that Charlie is driven to fight against the evils of society. There is no better word to describe the goal he wants to achieve.

fantasy. I believe this is a nod to his childlike innocence and how he encourages this in you. A lot of his dates involve bringing romantic fantasties into the real world, like his magician date and his Hello Kitty date.

stratagem. This is another word which I would have thought would go to another man—the behind-the-scenes manipulator Evan—but I think it's because Evan has now stripped off his mask and is openly warring with his family. Evan's battle still requires strategy, of course, but it's not at the scale of Charlie and his father, who also have their own war. The definition of stratagem involves surprising or deceiving the enemy and, in my opinion, this has been Charlie's actions where he has to limit the knowledge his father has, such as going on the run or hypnotizing himself.

freedom. I may not have said this out loud but I do believe Charlie suits this word more than Osborn. For all intents and purposes, Osborn has already achieved his freedom and it's no longer a prominent theme with him (rather, it's just inherent in his actions) but Charlie is still struggling to escape his father's control, the contradiction between his ideals and reality, and even the weight of his name "Charlie". Freedom is a keystone theme shared between you and Charlie and the foundation of your relationship, because you ran from the engagement and caught his interest.

JESSE

Before Jesse's words appear, he also gets the cage-looking graphics like Evan and I believe it's because he's similarly trapped. He was born with the weight of the Xia Clan on his shoulders and the responsibility that comes with his powers. I would argue he is also trapped by his revenge and insecurities.

protection. Yes, all the other men protect you, but we only need to look at how many times Jesse puts his life on the line for you to know that this truly defines him. He gives you one of his soul flames in his Qixi date, he gives up on his revenge in the main chapter for you, and he forces himself to sing and topples off the stage in the main chapter for you. Heck, Chapter 15 was all about tackling his overprotective behavior.

partiality. This should have gone to Osborn. I believe this goes hand in hand with his "obsession" for you and how that is naturally expressed in favoring you for everything.

passionate. I think this might refer to how much he's grown from the boy who didn't understand his feelings for you to the man that now wants to be a partner you can rely on. In the steamier cards, he can barely hold himself back and puts his desires front and center.

firmness. This can refer to many things but I like to think it's Jesse's position on his revenge and you. At many instances, people have told him there was only one killer for his father but he refuses to believe that and continues to search for the truth. His "obsession" for you has been pointed out to have potential negative consequences, but he firmly believes that you are the fulcrum of all his possibilities. Once Jesse makes a decision, nothing can change his mind.

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RexCoatl timeline 2.0

Long ass time ago, not long after I started all this I made a timeline of events that show how the RexCoatl relationship grows. After a long enough time and many more mutuals I've decided the time has come to update it. Also might be messing with the timeline of the game itself.

First order

Post Fuyuki

Rex uses a Catalyst given to him to first summon Quetzalcoatl.

Post Orleans

Rex and Quetz already get very close. Quetz is one of the few people in chaldea Rex can consider a friend.

Post Septem

The two form a pattern of Quetz waking Rex up for breakfast and staying with him at night until he falls asleep.

One day after she leaves him to sleep she senses something wrong and finds he's had a nightmare. Already they've formed a strong enough bond that she can sense these problems.

Post Okeanos

Rex and Quetz have their first proper date, but nothing's official just yet.

Rex fully understands he has feelings for her.

Post London

A few more dates are had and Quetz starts to realize she may have feelings for Rex.

Post E Pluribus Unum

Quetz confesses to Rex and the two finally form a proper relationship.

The two "pop cherries"

When others are made aware of said relationship, it's revealed that people thought they had been together for a while.

Post Camelot

Quetz asks Rex if he'd like to be her lucha partner and he accepts happily. Beginning his lucha training.

Babylonia

The two run into a different Quetzalcoatl, who also forms an interest in Rex, much to Rex!Quetz's anger.

Solomon

The same alternate Quetz is met, but briefly. Still an interest is shown

Quetz is unable to join Rex in the final fight against Goetia, but lends him her sword to help fight the Beast.

Post Solomon

Quetz comforts Rex after the loss of Romani.

Rex organizes a big lucha match for Quetz, against three opponents. (Her interlude)

Events pt. 1

Valentine's day

Quetz gifts Rex with valentine's chocolate, the first he's ever received.

Rex responds by making one for her, with help from Boudica.

X-mas

After helping Santa Alter, Rex and the Gudas return to find a X-mas party. Rex and Quetz share their first kiss under the mistletoe

Both of these take place before they started dating.

Epic of Remnant

Shinjuku

Rex and Jalter do not share a dance like with other masters. Jalter is too afraid of Quetz's response to it.

Post Shinjuku

Quetz and Rex spend a large amount of time together to help Quetz recover from almost losing him to the meteor.

Agartha

Rex and Quetz are immediately suspicious of Columbus' true nature

When Columbus remembers his true name he immediately runs away from Rex and Quetz, knowing full well their response to his true identity.

Quetz and Rex still successfully destroy El Dorado

Post Agartha

Rex and Quetz celebrate the destruction of El Dorado with a huge party. This is the first time Rex partakes in alcohol.

Shimosa

Quetz is able to follow Rex into Shimosa to protect him alongside Musashi

Salem

The two are left out of Salem completely thanks to their Latin American nature and Salem's racist nature, leaving the twins and Mash to handle it.

Events pt. 2

Death Race

Quetz is unable to fulfill her role as Vice Warden of Medb's jail as she is preoccupied by Rex.

Quetz is still able to destroy the Bull of Heaven

Seraph

While dealing with BB and eventually Kiara the same Quetz from Babylonia is encountered again.

X-mas in the underworld

Quetz is not found at the gate she was supposed to be guarding in Kur because she's still with Rex, whose dealing with the heat.

The event is handled entirely by the gudas

Lostbelts

Prolog

Rex is distraught by the idea of losing Quetz, but she assures him they'll reunite.

Rex is stuck in a depressive state without her

Anastasia

Quetz is temporarily summoned in another Chaldea, looking for Rex.

Rex manages to defeat Ivan, and creates a summoning Circle to bring Quetz back.

Quetz returns fully remembering Rex

Rex decides he wants to propose when they have a proper base.

Quetz recreates her Extinction attack on the tree of emptiness.

Gotterdammerung

Quetz is livid when Rex nearly loses his head and attempts to kill Surtr afterwards.

SIN

Yu Mei Ren stabs Rex in the stomach and Quetz responds by nearly killing her there and then. Yu just missed a vital organ.

Post SIN

Rex gains a ring from Gil's treasury as payment for Uruk, and uses it to propose to Quetzalcoatl.

Post Engagement

Rex and Quetz prepare for the wedding.

Quetz's relatives visit for the wedding preparations, and eventually for the wedding itself.

Wedding

Rex and Quetz are finally married and prepare to spend the rest of their lives together.

Events pt. 3

Quetzmas

Prior to the final match-up, Bradamante is injured and unable to fight. Rex steps in as a substitute.

Black Quetzal mask is unable to fight fully as she's still Quetzalcoatl and still loves Rex, and won't harm him.

Enma-tai

Rex and Quetz actually spend their honeymoon in the inn. This is used as an excuse to avoid work for most of the trip as the Gudas help out instead.

Ooku

Thanks to no connection to Chaldea in her summoning, Quetz avoids being absorbed by the Ooku.

Quetz nearly kills Kama as she's seen as a homewrecker.

Case files

Rex's memories are all lost, expect the memories of Quetzalcoatl.

Quetz is able to join Rex in the patchwork singularity.

Non-main story

While attempting palingenesis to Quetz beyond 100, Rex accidentally creates Kukulkan, an alter of Quetzalcoatl.

When testing his catalyst again, some of Ishtar's authority is placed on it and summons a "love goddess" version of Quetzalcoatl, named Q'uq'umatz. It's revealed Q'uq'umatz is also the other Quetz from Babylonia.

While in the servant universe, Rex and Quetz run into the servant universe version of Quetzalcoatl, known as Slayer. she's very similar to the Doom Slayer, along with power from Yig of Lovecraftian myth.

Nightmares are made real thanks to Caster of Limbo, who then creates a nightmare Quetz.

Nightmare Quetz is defeated and left as a more normal but extra firey version of her, dubbed Xiuhcoatl.

Rex and Faye meet together and eventually trade goddesses, Rex gaining Faye's Samba Quetz.

After an incident in Madrid, Rex gains pseudo-servant powers.

In a dream, Rex meets the woman Quetz is possessing, and she reassures him the true feathered serpent loves him.

Post Chaldea

Rex and Quetz move to the Yucatan, to begin their lives together.

Quetz becomes a professional luchadora, while Rex starts working in magecraft.

They eventually start a family, but Quetz is forced to retire from Lucha.

Twin children are born, Maria and Eduardo.

Twins display their own authority, Mari seemingly a death goddess and Ed a rain god.

A/N: there it is. I mostly focused on important events, and I skipped around a bit towards to end since there's still plenty of story for fgo but I already have post chaldea ideas.

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Test&Selective muses

Jace Herondale AU: 

jace was kidnapped by valentine, taken out from his mother’s womb when he was nothing but a child. still experimented on, once it came to ariel’s knowledge that a nephilim was trying to defy the rules the angels (as the angels are extraterrestial/extradimensional beings), he decided to take cards into it. first, he took jace off of valentine’s hands, freed ithuriel and chained valentine permanently to the house. then raised both jace and johnathan.

despite it all, ariel didn’t keep jace around him, instead sent him to the lightwoods as his canon stablishes, with the difference that jace was raised under both nephilim and order standards with ross having been involved in his raising. while growing up until his tenth birthday, jace had 2 fathers and not only johnathan for a sibling, but also colin as an older brother. 

when he was sent, jace was forced to lie about who had raised him, pretending to still be a wayland until the truth of his birth came out.

jace was blessed by ariel, activating (and having taught him) his extra nephilim skills from a young age, but also giving him the power to grow his wings and control (albeit with great extenuation) heavenly fire, all of this blessingsl ocked upon need.

will herondale AU

edmund herondale was one of the members of the order originally taken by ariel’s people once he was already posing as a mundane, however, due to his nephilim training he didn’t fall for those words as much as the true mundies, which eventually lead him to not follow them.

as will abandoned home after the fear of his curse, he encountered ariel and henry in his late nights events. 

convinced that they could help him break the curse, and finally realising there was no such thing thanks to them, he remained loyal to the order albeit never truly leaving the clave.

ariel granted him the power to summon his weapons in times of need, which eventually lead to him being an exceptional survivor. he also asked ariel to save jem, who was cleanse of the demon blood inside of his body and lived a happy marriage with tessa, despite will’s feelings for her.

gideon lightwood AU

gideon was introduced into the order by will, after the events of his not so beloved father and the abandonment he felt for years. he was one to know the truth for a longwhile and while he didn’t want to abandon gabriel, ariel’s help was all he could find.

in order to keep his father from turning into a demon, he made a deal with ariel renouncing to his nephilim status and turning a high priest of the order on its beginning days. he was given the blessing of immortality like other original members of the order and the power stripe both light and dark from people, with this, he removed both the demonic aspect of his father and the toxicity from jem’s blood saving both from turning. and while his father was kept into a jail, gideon was forced to pretend to be given up his nephilim status and the clave.

he never truly abandoned being a nephilim and, as he lived on his own, kept on fighting demons and using his runes, with the tools left at churches. all while spreading the word of ariel to mundanes. he was one of blair’s favorite allies back in the day when blair was the prophet.

and while he actually married sophie, he survived her.

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3x15 Reaction / Commentary

........who died and made her queen? Literally no one finds it weird that the newby from a day ago holds announcements and motivational speeches? And I thought vampires don't like swift changes. Guess that was racist of me.

..................?? Literally who has ever denied the vampires entry? Except maybe the shadowhunters to their Institute and the werewolves to their home-restaurant? So she's basically saying “If anyone doesn't want us in their private homes we'll break and enter!” How is no one calling her out on how stupid that is??

hahaha how long did she work on that line?

........? Why? Because up until this point I was under the impression that the Accords where strictly restricted to governing the border between shadow world and mundanes, keeping them separate and protecting mundanes from demon and downworlder attacks alike.

If you care to remember, the whole mess with helping-save-Luke / not-helping-save-Luke in season 1 happens because Alec says shadowhunters aren't allowed to interfere in downworlder affairs, hence saving Luke would be seen as shadowhunters meddling in downworlder business which isn't a thing shadowhunters are allowed to do. It's why him going to lend Magnus his magic to save Luke was a Big Deal for him, because it was basically breaking the rules. It's why he was so against Jace and Clary helping Luke in the first place, because interfering is – at least the way I understood that! – a breach of the Accords, which grant downworlders the right to govern themselves.

In basically all other situations where there are conflicts between downworlders we don't see shadowhunters interfere: Luke beating Taito-or-however-he-was-called into submission, Camille being put into a coffin in the DuMort's cellar indefinitely for reasons. I'd even let myself be convinced that these might be exceptions, since those are ritualized thingies where downworlders decide who gets to rule, and so the shadowhunters aren't allowed to interfere even if their respective election systems consist of battle to the death / whoever wants to revolt revolts.

But how do you then explain all the other instances: Simon getting that Glen werewolf guy into a wheelchair and never facing any consequences except Luke scolding him a little, Simon fighting to the death with Quinn which never gets investigated, and don't even get me started on the seelie queen because she does shit however she wants to whoever she wants, kidnapping random werewolves and holding them hostage, putting marks of cains on unsuspecting daylighters, openly siding with Valentine, etc. and no shadowhunter ever cares about any of this! Not to mention that when Jace first encounters Jordan, he clearly recognizes his authority as Praetor and withdraws, indicating that the Praetor are an established and known organisation who deal with downworder affairs, and shadowhunters have to steer clear of them. Even Kaelie who murdered shadowhunters wasn't sentenced by shadowhunters! She was transfered back to the seelie court after she was captured and the seelie queen dealt with her as she saw fit. To me that simply fortifies that shadowhunters don't govern downworlder-downworlder-relations. If they don't even govern downworlder-shadowhunter-relations.

Besides, if shadowhunters really were supposed to police downworlder-downworlder-relations then please explain to me why the hell it's always treated like an invasion and an insolence if a downworlder dares to come close to the Institute? I mean, shouldn't there be a contact point for them to get in touch with their executive forces? Wtf??

So I guess this is just a random curveball the show throws my way to make this episode's plot work. And really, this is bullshit. I can't accept this. It's one thing to bend and twist portal travel and magic because, whatever, it's magic. But to just 100% turn around their entire frikkin legal system is not something you can just do! No!!

He 100% nicked that horse statue thingy from Magnus's loft to make him feel more at home in his room.

Also, I get that this is a cute parallel with the orange juice, but I also get that this is the show again depriving me of seeing Magnus and Alec actually waking up in bed together and it's NOT OKAY. I just want to finally see Alec “Little Spoon” Lightwood in action, is that too much to ask? Apparently -.-

Also, I have questions. If Alec is just putting on his day clothes.... did he go fetch Magnus's orange juice bare-chested? In his pyjama??? Does he have one with little bows and arrows? I need answers!!!

Rude hahaha, as if living with Magnus was a strenuous, orange-juice-less experience. Kidding, I know he's trying to make living at the Institute palatable to Magnus, quite literally.

I know I wasn't the only one who had severe Pirates of the Caribbean flashbacks at that because after the sneak peek aired I saw a gifset pointing out the parallel XD

Also

MAGNUS'S FACE Btw I think it's sweet that Alec spouts reassurances none of them buys just to make Magnus feel comfortable. Just like it's sweet that he brings Magnus a glass of orange juice that they both proceed to ignore, and to add insult to injury, Magnus gets himself a new one later. Rude.

Okay, so the runes we see here are the nourishment rune (blue), the sharing rune (green) and of course the stamina rune (yellow).... so shadowhunters know to eat real hard. And also... those two tiny tables are supposed to be enough to sustain all those people? With only drinks? Is this some perfidious game where shadowhunters just get drinks and need to feed themselves with nourishment runes? Barbaric.

Yeah I'm in the mood for pancakes now, too, thanks.

I'd like to repeat my question from last episode: If Sentry Guy wasn't planning for his untimely demise, how the hell did he want to hand over that data chip?

Okay but do you realize how amazing and hilarious that is? Because Izzy just came from the serving counter. If she wanted bacon she could have gotten some. But she didn't. To me this looks like routinely stolen food, maybe even just because it's on Jace's plate. This is something that happens regularly and I love it. Need more sibling-y Jace&Izzy interactions honestly!

Also? Izzy missing the piece of bacon on the first try hahaha <3<3<3

Can we please take a moment to appreciate Magnus's absolutely disgusted face and the fact that he carrys that tray with minimal finger contact? Hilarious.

1) I too was wondering why they didn't just go out for breakfast to avoid this situation, so I'm glad they mention that this option has crossed the protagonists' minds as well. 2) Why do they already have beverages on their trays when the refreshment tables with the glasses are off to the side? Possibly so they don't have to run around stupidly?

!!!!!!!!!What other food events are there??????? I need to know okay!!! Also, I think we can all agree that Alec isn't in it for the pancakes but to Prove A Point.

Also, quick question: Who the hell mans the serving counter, who cooks, who cleans the dishes, who buys groceries, who--- etc.

You know what I was just wondering? This is a new outfit, right? Has he moved all of his clothes to Alec's room? Or are they still in this apartment? What's Lorenzo gonna do with all that stuff? And also, do they really expect me to believe Magnus only had this one apartment and literally no other home anywhere? He couldn't have rune!portaled literally anywhere else? He couldn't have stayed with the ever elusive Catarina? Or crashed on Luke's couch since he's not currently using his apartment, being in jail and all? (Though to be fair, we never actually see Luke's apartment so who knows if it even exists? Since they kind of pretend that all werewolves live at the Jade Wolf.) Magnus couldn't have gotten a hotel? I mean he has cash, right? But sure. I'm totally buying that this was the absolutely only option he had.

Izzy is the best and I love her.

So is he supposed to step in as racist, now that Raj is gone? Cuz that'd be unrealistic. I'd buy it if he's miffed that Alec didn't tell him about this, since he's Head of Security and all and could have helped but istg if he reacts badly to Magnus being there I'm gonna flip my shit because Underhill totally ships Malec, okay, why would he react badly?? I'm anxious okay.

“They don't see a lot of warlocks in here.”

HAHAHAHAHAHAH OMG the sass!!!!!

I noticed this in the sneak peek already and honestly, I think the shadowhunters are just angry Magnus is there because he gets to eat fancier stuff than they. I mean, look at him! He even changed the shape of the glass because he's so extra. Love him.

Hahahaha who doesn't want to get a call from jail over breakfast from their father figure. Also I feel like those roles should be reversed XD

I mean, I get it. But thanks, Luke, for not relaying the crucial detail that this was Heidi or at least that Maia is still alive and to contact her for further info since he's in jail, and thus enabling everything that follows. It's not like he told Simon and Maia to drive off with Jordan because he'd handle filling in the Institute on all that happened. Honestly. He's like that one guy in group projects who says he'd do something and then just.. doesn't.

..............................................why Look I don't have the energy to rage about this but wtf Luke. If you think anyone would buy all those fang marks being caused by one person alone, then why not try to get the actual culprit to be imprisoned? Or at least, idk, investigated after to gain some time? Honestly. It's like he wants to go to jail.

Hahahaha okay this is too good an opportunity to pass up, so please go read the dumb drabble I wrote about this exact situation shortly after 3A aired. It's here.

Btw I wanna see that verdict. Because Luke's prints sure as hell aren't on the corpses, and keep in mind any forensic worth a damn should be able to notice that those people died half a day before Luke was found on the site of the crime. Not to mention that since Luke frequented the Jade Wolf it's not exactly surprising he'd want to check up on all his homies there. Not to mention he has zero motive (since his fallout with the pack is so recent nobody not involved would have noticed). And not to mention that he wouldn't even have had time to kill all those people in the 3 minutes after he arrived at the Jade Wolf and before his surveillance team caught up to him. Just, sigh.

Edit: Wow actually they're gonna find his prints all over the corpses because Luke, in his unending wisdom, touched them all to close their eyes. It's like he learned nothing in How To Not Get Imprisoned For Crimes You Didn't Commit 101.

Great Scene. Very relatable.

Though I gotta say I never got the feeling Maia particularly liked any of her packmates since we always only saw them hating on her for dating a vampire and being general idiots, but I'm gonna ignore that right now. It's easily arguable that their happy pack life together wasn't shown because it wasn't relevant to the plot.

And also.... how did they find the Praetor? Isn't their location top secret? How should I imagine that? Was Jordan lying in the backseat half dead, shouting instructions “Turn left now!! No, not your left, my left! Turn right dammit!!” Wtf.

RIGHT BACK AT YOU IZZY FFS. *sigh* Okayyyyy technically Clary killed him, but Izzy didn't react with all the indignated outrage she displays now and I vividly remember this and I already ranted about this at length after 3x04 aired. I'm so done with her attitude on this.

Since when does Alec accept the “I wasn't in control” excuse? Either you were in control, then you go to jail. Or you weren't, then you go in a holding cell because you're an unpredictable danger. In no scenario do you get a free pass. Wtf.

??????????? You get talked into crossing against a red light, not into a frikkin sadistic hostage-taking, what the actual hell???? Why does Alec buy that???? Is he stupid????

...................................wtf Alec I hoped you'd do better this episode, but apparently not?? I mean, not investigating anything, just taking random person at her word, not even taking the time to talk with Izzy – even worse, showing in front of a third party that he didn't know about the Raphael* thing – and finally, basically him making that offer half-felt like he was trying to get back at Izzy for her keeping secrets from him? Wtf Alec? Wtf? And also, since the only werewolves left are Luke (currently in jail), Maia (currently missing in action) and Bat (currently at home like the neat little werewolf armcandy that he is) it's really not like Alec is under time pressure to get the vampires who killed all the werewolves behind bars. What's gonna happen if he takes a few hours to investigate properly? There is literally no risk of a war breaking out between werewolves and vampires since there are basically no werewolves left. Wtf Alec, I just robbed you of your already super flimsy excuse for your behavior, so please. Explain yourself. It's as if he wants to make up for last week's inaction by making super swift decisions. Wtf. If this is not Plot Convenience then I don't know what is.

*I guess Alec stopped holding those weekly downworld cabinet meetings or otherwise he would have noticed that Raphael is missing...... LOL or else maybe they want to tell us less than a week passed since 3x04 which, honestly, I WOULDN'T EVEN BE SURPRISED OKAY

Luke and Clary and Jace are so frikkin stupid. I mean, it's not like they were in this exact same situation in this exact same precinct in season 1 and remembered to turn of the frikkin security cams are you kidding me wtf

Self-fulfilling prophecy, Luke. Well frikkin done. I don't even feel sorry for you.

Actually they kicked you out because they new you didn't prioritize them, but sure. Survivor's guilt. I get it.

Anyway now that Luke is caught on tape talking to non-existent people about werewolves and vampires I guess he'll go to the psych ward instead of the jail, so yay for improvement?

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Quick question.... after the cut, to they just awkwardly stand around until someone opens the door again so Jace and Clary can slip out?

WTF Underhill don't make me hate you.

Izzy: “Raphael is not a bad person. He just made a horrible mistake.” Alec: “He commited a gross violation of the Accords.” Izzy: “He's trying to turn his life around.” Alec: “It doesn't change what he did.”

And yet.............. Alec pardoned Heidi....................... and yet..................................... Izzy hates on Jordan........................................... It's like no one on this show is able to assess situations consistently while disregarding personal relations to the people involved. Really. I don't even really expect it from Izzy because she's too passionate for that. But I sure as hell expected better from Alec. Smh.

................................................................. What. What even. Because doing things by herself worked out so well last time. Because Alec totally acts like his trust in her judgement wasn't shaken by this revelation. Wtf Alec, why do you agree to this. It makes no sense.

?????????? this is not the Aline from 2x15

and that bothers me because 1) why recast her wtf and 2) I think 2x15 Aline looked more approachable and warm and yeah wtf why recast her. So from now on I'm calling this imposter “Aline”. I'm serious. Watch me.

Plot Twist: In German they are dubbed by the same dubbing actress.

Edit: Apparently they recast here because 2x15 Aline wasn't available due to scheduling conflicts which, okay, valid. But I'm still calling the imposter “Aline”. I've commited to it already, okay??

Alec, your arguemnt is still invalid because the only werewolf ready to wage war is standing right in front of you and you said yourself you thought she was dead. Wtf man.

YEAH ALEC AND FOR THAT REASON YOU WAIT BEFORE YOU STRIKE A DEAL WITH SUSPECTS WTF MAN YOU OVERTHINK EVERYTHING BUT IN THIS YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT THREE FRIKKIN MINUTES ARE YOU ACTUALLY KIDDING ME-- I'm exasperated, in case you can't tell. Mainly because Alec assuming Maia is dead makes no sense whatsoever. She wasn't among the dead, so why would he assume she's dead instead of escaped? Why didn't he try to track her? Why didn't he try to call her himself? Why didn't they call ahead?!* So many questions, all answered with two words: Plot Convenience.

*Oh right, because they trusted Luke to tell the Institute everything. But my point still stands. This miscommunication is ridiculous.

Also, can we talk about the pacing? In the time Simon needs to drive his and Maia's ass over to the Institute, Heidi walks in, Alec draws up an amnesty and organizes a mission, they go to the DuMort, secure all the vamps, and bring them back into the Institute. Just how slow was Simon driving? Makes no sense. Wtf.

Uh-huh. Sure, Head of Security, why would you need to know that. Also, who made those keys? Are they lying around somewhere in a spare drawer? So many questions.

Good save, man. I can accept that. Seems he's trying to do his job. But still. The way he half-whispered insolently during that mission briefing strikes me as really not fitting his character. He calls Alec “Sir” dammit. As if he'd stoop to such cheap bitchy behavior, especially when it stands to reason that the shadowhunter he was whispering to doesn't respect Alec like Underhill does because, y'know, gay and dating a downworlder and the general tendency of shadowhunters to be biased and racist.

LOL I guess the first thing I can really appreciate about this episode is that they make an effort to bring back stuff from the past season???

Aha. Looks like someone felt the need to change.

Clary: “He somehow got it in that twisted head of his that I'm gonna help him find it.”

........did I miss that part? Because I sure don't recall it.

Well, Simon, then I hope you have a degree in psychology and don't ask any leading questions that make her useless as a witness. Also, be sure to carry your plan out while Alec isn't present so your story will be more credible and Alec won't think you encanto-ed her so she says what you need her to say to get Heidi behind bars. Since, you know, you and Maia are totally neutral when it comes to this investigation. It's always a great idea to conduct investigations yourself when you're completely unbiased and absolutely not involved in any way, with no personal stakes in the matter. SIGH.

This.... was actually unexpected. See, this is why I like Heidi as a villain. She is smart and she knows how to cover her tracks. And that whole plan to stir up werewolves and vampires against each other was expertedly executed (even if her defense in front of Izzy and Alec was a little weak and Griffin could have acted a little less stupid).

Hahahahaha Magnus. Tbh though, Alec knew Underhill would be in charge of setting Magnus up with a key, and the long amount he thought about what the hell Magnus meant makes me think he doesn't really think handsome = Underhill. Surely not after that haircut amiright ok sorry sorry I'm shutting up. Underhill is a handsome guy.

Ugh. Okay, honestly I don't want to do this. I want to say this was a cute scene and move on. But I just can't move past Alec's apology. Why the hell does he apologise? He did nothing wrong? It's his typical my-opinion-doesn't-count,-whatever-the-person-I-love-says-must-be-right-and-I-am-wrong spiel and I hate it. It would have been something else entirely if he'd said “I didn't know this bothered you so much, I won't do that again in the future if it's a problem to you.” Finding a compromise while recognizing that talking about his issues is his right, since Magnus didn't ask him to keep quiet about it. No matter how good he knows Underhill – and I agree with Magnus on that one, it was strange for Alec to talk about his problems with someone he barely knows, but at the time it was, oh surprise, Plot Convienience to bait some cheating angst – it was his right and with his apology

he basically asserts that it wasn't. Because of some misguided jealousy from Magnus. Magnus should protest this immediately but he doesn’t, he just lets it sit there and just..... argh!

Also another thing, since I saw some people getting worked up over it: Yes, I read the scene earlier in the way that Alec didn't realize Magnus was talking about Underhill because he finds him so super hot, but because context reasons. Still, even if he did find Underhill attractive... that's not a problem? It's part of interacting with someone and looking at their face while talking to them and by the way realizing “Wow, this person isn't fugly.” If he spent all his days oogling Underhill that would be something else entirely, but he obviously doesn't. So, even if his conclusion was “Handsome? Must be Underhill!” that wouldn't make him a bad person. We all know he only has eyes for Magnus.

*sigh* I'm a weak woman, okay, this placates me a little.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA I  C A N ' T The fact that he thinks he needs to clarify!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing.

I have so many questions. If she wakes up, will she hold her breath again? I honestly expected her to be dead after Heidi's order, but apparently encanto only takes hold of the person's actions while they are conscious. So this leads me to the question why the f Nora is in a coma instead of simply unconscious, since if your brain doesn't get oxygen you slip into unconsciousness, not coma wtf.

...............by? The shadowhunters on washing machine handling duty?? So many questions.

.........or just do it right away. Why wait?

!!!!!!!!!YES at least someone has common sense left this episode. It physically pains me that this person is Jonathan. Wtf, show.

1) Soooooo why is his magic suddenly blue again? Though it's slightly tinted so I guess one could argue that this is Magnus trying to cover up the ugly Lorenzo-color. 2) Did the nurse really let them all in? Are they using glamors? I need answers. 3) Won't this place be swarming with doctors as soon as she wakes up?

“This is Maia. If you're hearing this, it's because my phone's battery sucks.”

Hahaha, I approve.

Lol this is the other reason I like Heidi as a villain, she's cheeky.

That.......... WAS UNEXPECTED OH MY GOD WOOOW I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!!! Color me impressed!!! And from Maia no less, who's always throw fists first, think straight later!!!

But..... while we saw where she got that syringe from I can't help but wonder where the hell she got that Holy Water from? Also how the hell did Simon, Magnus and Alec know in which back alley exactly she was hiding?? Guess we'll never know.

Soooooo whenever she stares into the flames she gets a Jonathan-possession-episode???? Okay??????? Why?????????????????? But anyway, the solution to their predicament seems clear: Just keep her away from fire. Then again they're shadowhunters, so compulsively lighting candles is a thing, so I see where this might get difficult.

You know, this scene would probabley even touch me emotionally if I wasn't busy muttering wtf under my breath because I'm still not over how they completely screwed over the Accords. With the way things were back in 3x04 what Izzy did in banishing Raphael was nothing more than an exceedance of competence. (Yes, Raphael deserves punishment for what he did, but not. from. Izzy.) And now suddenly it's a law-breaking act of compassion? Wtf, no, doesn't compute.

Also, as Bohemian pointed out: why the hell is Raphael's Dramatic Pre Jail Scene with Izzy instead of, idk, Magnus who's like a father to him and also at the Institute in this very moment?? Why do those two don't get any screen-time together when their relationship is more profound than, sorry, anything between Izzy and Raphael?? Tbh reducing Raphael to a pining mess who's only thinking about Izzy makes him feel real two-dimensional to me and he deserves wayyy better than that.

...................you know what? No!! Too late!! I've mentioned it in a past reaction post (from 3A I think) that I would have loved for this to be the reason they break up: Maia's okay-ness with ending a conflict through violence and Simon's relative patriotism. And even though this scene was everything I hoped for in this regard it still leaves a stale taste in my mouth because it's come too frakkin late. They are already broken up and their break up scene wasn't up to par. And why wasn't this their break up scene? Because if they'd been together up until now we couldn't have gotten the Jordan/Maia cuddling. Ugh.

Also this

would have certainly packed more of a punch if it came from someone who was consistently opinionated that way and wasn't randomly stricken by “I don't give a damn who gets injured, I have a gig to get to” moods (and yeah, I'm still not forgiving that, Simon).

Ohhhh no Magnus, stay away from that carpet, bad things will happen here, didn't you see the sneak peek????

WOW I am impressed, this is more than I expected so I'm really happy about this, especially since we all know how Magnus “It's all in the past” Bane normally deals with conflicts. You can see how much it costs him to get over himself and say this, and I love it. (What I don’t love is that Alec immediately glosses over this and barely even registers it but, whatever, that’s not Magnus's fault. He did what he should have done, and I’m happy about it.)

“Having an outsider live at the Institute, that is against protocol. And how can I expect everyone else to follow the rules if I don't follow them myself?”

I mean, I don't really think Maia would have refrained from her little murder plot if Magnus had spend the night at a hotel instead of in Alec's bed, but I recognize Alec at least attempting to be true to his rule-abiding, authority-acknowledging character for five seconds. So I'm somewhat semi-..... uh, quarter-proud of him.

Awwwww and Underhill just worked the whole day to get him settled in, the poor guy.

AGAIN WOW you can see how much courage it costs him to ask this after last half-season's moving-in-talk went so smoothly!!! I love it!!!

I LOVE IT!!!

I HATE IT!!! Yeah wow, I really hate it. Why can't they be happy for two seconds istg!!!!!

Btw I'm ordering you to read Matt's live tweets because they are therapeutic, okay.

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How the Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Trailer Reimagines the Original Games

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Say what you will about the eventual quality of the movie, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is at least aiming for a more accurate adaptation of the original PlayStation games. Indeed, the veil of mystery surrounding the new Resident Evil movie reboot that’s out next month has been lifted, just a bit, with the arrival of the first trailer, which gives us a look at a few familiar faces and story beats survival horror gamers will undoubtedly recognize.

One thing’s for sure as we watch Chris Redfield (Robbie Amell), Jill Valentine (Hannah John-Kamen), Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario), Leon S. Kennedy (Avan Jogia), and Albert Wesker (Tom Hopper) shooting their way through the zombie hordes plaguing their idyllic midwestern city: director Johannes Roberts has left the Paul W.S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich era behind. Far from the CGI-heavy, action extravaganzas (with emphasis on EXTRA) of the Anderson era, Welcome to Raccoon City is teasing something a bit more horror-focused, undoubtedly all leading to an explosive third act as is the tradition with the games as well.

Along the way, we get more accurate big-screen versions of the series’ main characters, with STARS agents, RPD officers, and one very determined muckraker (looking at you, Claire) running around the trailer, and they’re complemented perfectly by the costume design. The outfits worn by Amell’s Chris, Scodelario’s Claire, and Jogia’s Leon S. Kennedy look especially faithful to the original games.

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But the biggest attention-grabber in the trailer is undoubtedly the claustrophobic scenes inside the mansion, the setting of the 1996 PlayStation classic. While Anderson’s first Resident Evil movie alluded to a haunted house in the outskirts of a soon to be doomed city, it wasn’t interested in recreating the feeling of slowly making your way through an old, creaky labyrinth full of hungry zombies. Instead, it quickly moved the action to Umbrella’s top-secret underground lab, with Alice (Jovovich) tumbling down the rabbit hole along with a special ops task force that died almost immediately upon entering the Red Queen’s domain.

In Welcome to Raccoon City, Roberts calls back to the haunted house-inspired scenes of 1996, as we watch Chris and Jill explore the mansion, opening doors to rooms full of horrors. At one point, we even watch the STARS team encounter likely the first zombie in the movie much in the same way the characters did in the video game. The flesh-eating ghoul slowly turns his head towards Chris and Jill as they enter one of the mansion’s dark rooms. “What the –” is all Chris can say before the bullets start flying in the rest of the trailer.

Of course, the inclusion of Claire and Leon means that this reboot isn’t just influenced by the first game but also its sequel, which sees the duo traverse a zombie-infested RPD police station. In the trailer, we watch as Leon takes care of zombies reaching out to him from a jail cell, with the undead eventually breaking through the station’s gates and crashing through windows. It’ll be interesting to see how the mansion and police station play out in parallel to each other. In the games, Claire and Leon arrive at the police station after the events in the mansion lead to a zombie outbreak in the city.

There is one big Resident Evil 2 character missing from the trailer, though: cunning super spy Ada Wong, who is played by Lily Gao in the reboot. It remains to be seen just how big a role she’ll play in the movie, or if her appearance is meant to set up future international adventures for Leon and Claire.

In the meantime, we’re also getting the infamous zombie dogs, a first look at the reboot’s version of a Licker, and confirmation that we’ll get to see William Birkin’s disgusting transformation into the eye-ball-ridden monstrosity from Resident Evil 2. All of which is to say that fans of the first two PlayStation games should at least catch some fun easter eggs in this movie. This certainly looks more faithful to the games than even horror legend George A. Romero could have envisioned.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City opens in theaters on Nov. 24.

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From The Sincerity Of My Heart | 77 Valentine’s Day Wishes

From The Sincerity Of My Heart | 77 Valentine’s Day Wishes

By no means too quickly for these sugar-coated phrases. This yr, we need to inject some candy taste into your February 14th and maximize your probabilities of a giant payoff.

1 Valentine’s Day Wishes For Your Girlfriend

2 Valentine’s Day Messages For Your Boyfriend

3 Valentine’s Day Messages For Your Spouse

4 Valentine’s Day Wishes For Your Husband

5 Valentine’s Day Wishes For Your New Love

6 Valentine’s Day Wishes For a Lengthy-Time period Relationship

7 Lengthy Valentine’s Day Wishes

8 Candy Valentine’s Day Wishes

9 Funny Valentine’s Day Wishes

 VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND

I want you the very best Valentine’s Day you have got ever skilled and that I show worthy of being the harbinger of this happiness.

May you have got a Valentine’s Day so pretty that you simply deliver a smile to the face of everybody who crosses your path.

I pray that at the present time not solely brings smiles to your face however that it additionally reminds you of simply how grand my love for you is.

 I wish you a Valentine’s Day freed from any sort of stress, and I'll do my finest to make this a actuality by supplying you with all the things you need.

I by no means noticed the worth of Valentine’s Day, even insulted the event, till I lastly discovered you, my sweetheart. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

I'll spend a part of this Valentine’s Day in church, thanking God that I've you as a associate. All I want in life is your happiness.

I’m not a giant fan of Valentine’s Day, however I’m smart sufficient to know that if I make you cheerful, additionally, you will make me blissful. Wishing you a candy Valentine’s Day.

This Valentine’s Day, I hope to make you understand that though I get pleasure from your bodily intimacy very a lot, it isn't the idea of my robust affection in direction of you.

I relish your love daily like it's Valentine’s. Nevertheless, simply to ensure this proves to be an additional special day, I made a decision to purchase you this reward. Could your day be as candy as you might be.

I do know a number of instances I behave like an a*s, however I hope on this big day you'll settle for this reward from the sincerity of my coronary heart and bear in mind how a lot I like you.

Happy Valentine’s Day! It might be simpler so that you can escape from a most safety jail than to flee from my love this Valentine’s Day.

I intend for this Valentine’s Day to make you so blissful that you simply consider no different man however me for the remainder of your life. Wishing you a Valentine’s Day so particular you bear in mind it all the time.

Candy darling, I want you a Valentine’s Day that's simply as candy to your coronary heart as it's to your tongue.

 VALENTINE’S DAY MESSAGES FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND

I hope being with me this Valentine’s Day makes you even happier than I'm to spend it with you. I like you a lot.

May I show to be extra essential to you this Valentine’s Day than another care you have got on this planet.

Even should you should not have the assets to purchase me one thing beautiful, I hope this Valentine’s Day you're going to get me no matter you'll be able to out of your coronary heart. Have your self nothing however a joyous Saint Valentine’s Day.

I hope that you simply not additionally settle for this Valentine’s Day reward but additionally the heartfelt compassion behind its acquisition.

I perceive that love turns into so commonplace that zeal will get pushed to the facet, however I hope you received’t overlook to romance me on this big day. Happy Valentine’s Day.

I hope that, if even for this one big day of the yr, I could make you overlook about all of your stresses and simply consolation you within the gentleness of my love.

May the time we spend collectively on this excellent Valentine’s Day be the inspiration for a timeless love poem.

If the best way I deal with you this Saint Valentine’s Day doesn’t show that I like you, then I don’t know what's going to! Happy Valentine’s Day, my candy love.

This Valentine’s Day, could you overlook all regrettable errors made previously and relatively give attention to the valuable love shared within the second.

May this February 14th set the stage for a love that's shared between us hereafter each day.

 I've waded by a discipline of weeds simply to seek out the one rose that's you. Happy Valentine’s Day.

VALENTINE’S DAY MESSAGES FOR YOUR WIFE

I want the love of my life a cheerful Valentine’s Day that's brimful with hugs and kisses not solely from myself but additionally from our pretty youngsters.

Valentine’s would simply be one other widespread day if not on your love. Could we discover time as we speak to simply maintain one another’s hands all through.

Aside from our anniversary, that is the day that jogs my memory essentially the most of how blessed I'm to have you ever. Happy Valentine’s Day.

My actions this February 14th are completely and utterly in honor of the girl who has edified my life not simply along with her pretty presence but additionally along with her devoted love. Happy Valentine’s Day, my expensive.

VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES FOR YOUR HUSBAND

My Valentine’s Day want is that our sons additionally develop as much as be loving, devoted, irreplaceable husbands like your self.

On this Feast of Saint Valentine’s Day, I'm going to remind you why you forsook the opposite girls and selected me! Have a really, very beautiful Valentine’s Day.

This superb Valentine’s Day, could my love show to be the one intoxicant, antidepressant and relaxant that you simply want.

Wishing a superb Valentine’s Day to essentially the most treasured man in my universe. Thanks for bringing into my universe sunshine and happiness.

  VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES FOR YOUR NEW LOVE

May the unspeakable pleasure we expertise this Valentine’s Day function a prototype not just for those we are going to finally share collectively but additionally for daily of our intimate bond.

May this Valentine’s Day with you be so beautiful that it paints scenic footage which can perpetually cling on the partitions of our hearts.

Now that I've you, my love, I've an precise cause to rejoice on Valentine’s Day.

After ignoring me my complete life, Cupid gave me a shoutout this yr and turned me from a hater right into a believer! Pricey darling, all I need for you this Valentine’s Day is a coronary heart filled with happiness.

This yr’s February 14th feels as particular as our first, and I’m elated on the prospect of spending many extra with you. Have a joyful coronary heart this Valentine’s Day, my expensive.

Our relationship has withstood the check of time, which makes every Val’s Day much more of a celebration.

At present, I have a good time somebody who could have his points however remains to be in each method all the things that I want him to be. Happy Valentine’s Day, my expensive.

May our superb love proceed to serve for instance to others of what Valentine’s Day is de facto all about.

I hope this big day you might be reminded of all of the issues that made us fall in love within the first place. Wishing you a really great Valentine’s Day, my love.

LONG VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES

I want you a Valentine’s Day with the creativity of a kid designing a card for his mom but the intimacy of somebody who's spending the day with the individual he might be spending the remainder of his life with. You're one of many main the reason why the universe is such a wonderful place.

 From the underside of my hear, I pray you have got a Valentine’s Day wherein you understand the entire nice fantasies you had about love as a baby, one that isn't wasted on a fleeting, potentially-harmful romance however relatively spent with somebody who will show to be a lifelong companion. Have the sweetest of candy Valentine’s Days.

Sweetie, I need to use this February 14th to let you realize that you're essentially the most useful treasure in my life. On daily basis, I have a look at the skies and thank the heavens for bringing you into my life and making you mine and me yours. Earlier than you got here into my world, there was such a big abyss in my life that nothing may ever fill. Not till my soul dies, my love for you'll by no means die.

All of us have somebody we secretly love, and this Valentine’s Day, I want you the braveness to not solely specific such feelings to that particular but hidden somebody in your life but additionally that that individual will reply to you in form in order that true pleasure might be yours all through this season of affection.

This whole vacation is an acknowledgement of Saint Valentine’s assertion {that a} man shouldn't spend his life alone and certainly requires that particular somebody even when the society itself deems such unfit, and as such I not solely hope that you've got somebody particular to spend this Valentine’s Day with, however that that candy individual proves to be the one you'll be able to name a soulmate. Happy Valentine’s Day.

May the one break your coronary heart obtain this Valentine’s Day is a trip from the entire every day anxieties and stresses of life, and may these feelings get replaced as a substitute with a love so candy that its recollections will deliver a smile to your face for years to return. Wishing you a completely superb Valentine’s Day!

May the entire heartbreaks of Valentine’s Days previous get replaced this yr with one so superb that it not solely fills you with pleasure within the current but additionally offers you a glimpse into the lovely future destiny has in retailer on your coronary heart. Wishing you a really, very blissful Valentine’s Day.

SWEET VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES

No reward in my life comes remotely near the reward of your love. Could your Valentine’s Day be as beautiful as this treasured reward of your love is to me.

Individuals who don’t look ahead to Valentine’s Day clearly don’t have somebody such as you of their life to have a good time it with. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Happy Valentine’s Day to my girlfriend and finest buddy. Your love is the rationale why the solar shines so brightly in my universe.

I want my beautiful instructor a lovely Valentine’s Day on behalf of myself and the entire college students who're touched by her glorious tuition!

 May this Valentine’s Day remodel the shortest month of the yr into your most-significant and pleasing one.

This particular Valentine’s Day, could love in all its type, from romantic to platonic, come and make a visitation to the abode of your coronary heart.

I want you a Valentine’s Day the place you aren't burdened by its consumerist points however relatively give and obtain the kind of love that can attain the core of your immortal soul.

On this big day of the yr, I hope the love you misplaced discover its method again and if not that you simply discover your method ahead to a brand new one. Could your Valentine’s Day be as colourful and exquisite as a backyard of flowers.

Despite the fact that you have got chosen to spend Valentine’s Day with somebody apart from myself, I nonetheless hope from the underside of my coronary heart that you simply benefit from the vacation to the fullest.

May your coronary heart be stolen this Valentine’s Day not by a careless thief of feelings however by somebody who will eternally worth your charms.

May you have got a Valentine’s Day that's simply as pleasantly surprising as falling in love itself.

May the love between you and your partner be renewed this Valentine’s Day to grow to be stronger than it even was if you first met one another.

As you bask within the bliss of Valentine’s Day, I pray that it'll deliver you self-love, which is simply as a lot a prerequisite for happiness as exterior affection.

May your Valentine’s Day play out like a candy-coated fairytale, full with the candy ending.

On this Saint Valentine’s Day, could you understand the individuality of our love, that this vacation was created to have a good time the particular sort of friendship that we share. Happy Val’s Day, my expensive.

 FUNNY VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES

The one factor coated in chocolate I want to get pleasure from this Valentine’s Day is you!

I want you a Valentine’s Day so naughty that Cupid himself would blush!

May God make our love so robust that Romeo and Juliet really get jealous of it. Happy Valentine’s Day, expensive darling.

Even when he has to navigate his method by a sky of darkish cloud inhabited by a fleet of hostile warplanes, could Cupid discover his solution to your door as we speak.

May a dozen of Cupid’s arrows protrude out of your again this Feast of Saint Valentine.

I want you a Valentine’s Day so pretty that on the morning of February 15th you refuse to go to work, as a substitute opting to remain in your lover’s arms. Hopefully your boss wouldn’t fireplace you for that!

May you look ahead to this Valentine’s Day with the identical anticipation as a defendant who's awaiting verdict in his trial.

May you and Cupid grow to be so shut on Valentine’s Day that he feels comfy sufficient to ask you for a pair of trousers.

As you commemorate Valentine’s Day, could you obtain the knowledge to appreciate that even when nobody loves you sufficient to purchase a field of candies, you should purchase one for your self at 40 % off.

This Saint Valentine’s Day, could Cupid shoot you with an arrow tipped with testosterone to lastly provide the braveness to inform that woman that you simply love her!

My Valentine’s Day want for you is that you simply possess the allure of Barack Obama, the craftiness of George Bush and the intercourse enchantment of Invoice Clinton.

May you expertise the Valentine’s Day of an Outdated World traveler, considered one of exploration and conquest!

My want for you on this big day of the yr is that you've got extra to suck on than simply sweet. If you realize what I imply! Happy Valentine’s Day!

I want my dad and mom an extra-lovely Valentine’s Day, as with out this vacation, we youngsters most likely wouldn’t even be right here.

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“15 Things You Didn’t Know About Al Capone ” by Lesley Patterson AKA Lady Opaque

May 29, 2019

15 things you didn’t know about Al Capone – by Lesley Patterson

Today I will reveal some exciting and lesser-known facts about the infamous, much loved, and most feared Prohibition Era Gangster and Crime Boss, Al Capone.

Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born to Italian immigrants Gabriele and Teresa Capone on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York City. His father was working as a Barber at that time, and his Mother Teresa took jobs as a Seamstress. Al was the fourth child out of nine, part of a large family, and a middle child among his siblings. The family was impoverished until Al was 11 years old, that’s the age he was when his father’s business started succeeding and making some profits. His father moved the family out of the dangerous slum area and into a more beautiful apartment in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn. You might say that “you can take Capone out of the city, but you couldn’t take the city out of Capone.”

Al was a promising student and good with his studies, but always the rebel, his educational years ended when he was 14 because he punched a female teacher in the face over a disagreement and was immediately expelled. Capone then works at different odd jobs around Brooklyn. Destiny called though when he meets his first mentor in crime, Johnny Torrio, and he begins associating with the local well-known smaller Gangs of the Forty Thieves, Bowery Boys, and Brooklyn Rippers. His vicious lusts had really taken root in him, and he continued to make contacts in the local Crime Organizations. His own more criminal, brutal behaviors started to blossom when he joined the well-known, most notorious Five Points Gang in lower Manhattan.

He then begins a job at a bar where he met his second mentor and fellow Racketeer, Frankie Yale. It was during his time there that he received the legendary scars on the left side of his face. He’d been working at a night club when he said something to a woman who was very displeasing to her, so her brother proceeded to take a knife and cut Capone’s face with it. People begin to call him “Scarface.” After that event, Capone would often hide the left side of his face from exposure during photographs and would talk about his “War Wounds.”

All too quickly though Al was again rising up the ranks in the Mob World and continued to make more illegal contacts. At 20 years old Al moves from New York to Chicago to become an Enforcer for James “Big Jim” Colosimo. He then works as “security” for a Brothel but ends up contracting the disease Syphilis, for which no treatment was ever sought. In 1923 he made a purchase on a cozy house in the city’s South Side for himself and his young wife, Mae Josephine Coughlin. Within just 10 years Al’s name started showing up in the Sports section of the local Newspapers where he was being hailed as a Boxing Promoter. His boss, “Big Jim” was murdered on May 11, 1920, and Al himself was once again suspected of committing the crime. His aforementioned violence had really started to rage from within, and Capone was utterly consumed by it. He was known in the Mobs for his brutality and ruthlessness, often going the extra mile to destroy a rival. During his time spent bootlegging he was said actually to blow people up in their breweries. “I have built my organization upon fear,” he’d proudly proclaim.

Johnny Torrio ran the most important organized crime group in the whole area, and he took Capone under his wing. One of his jobs was to focus on working out deals and the agreements for negotiations over Gang Territory. In January of h1925 Capone suffered an attack that left him wary and daunted, but not seriously hurt, and 12 days later Torrio was also assaulted and was shot multiple times. After he got well Torrio gave all control of the Criminal Organizations to a 26-year-old Capone. He was now the Big Boss and ran everything from the breweries to networks for transportation that stretched into other countries. He did it all with apolitical protection and the support of law enforcement. The people loved him, seeing him as a “Robin Hood” character because of his generous and frequent donations to local charities. After more murders and due to ensuing political wars, the need for protection for the bootleggers had become too, and this made Capone flee Chicago.

It had gotten out that Al allegedly gave Chicago’s Republican party William Hale Thompson $250,000 and supposedly a discussion had opened up about support for the illegal bars and breweries belonging to Capone. He bribed the politician with intentions of taking down Bugs Moran, who was the leader of a rival gang. All of this ushered in the 1929 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre in which several people were killed when Al ordered a hit out on Bugs and his associates slaughtered seven of Bugs’ men while posing as officers of the law. The victims were ambushed, lined up against a brick wall, and shot to death. It later got out that Capone was responsible for the assassination and the local public who had once so revered Capone for his kindness and charity now saw what a monster he really was, and this resulted in the decision to try to lock him up and throw away the key, beginning Capone’s downfall.

Capone did indeed spend some time in jail for other much smaller crimes but was ultimately granted release when enough convicting evidence could not be found to persecute him. Al was excellent at not leaving traces and often used money orders instead of banks for his more significant transactions. This was so no one could tie money from the Gang’s forbidden bootlegging business in with him, as that’s where most of Al’s unlawful fortune and profits came from. Bent on catching Capone a Prohibition Agent named Eliot Ness assembled a team of trustworthy, steadfast agents who happened to be known as the “Untouchables” as they would not accept bribes and would not allow themselves to be bought off of the case. Ness and his team successfully raided several of Capone’s unlawful “businesses.” During this time Al repeatedly tried in vain to put a hit out on Ness, but it was always a fruitless failure, and Ness was never assassinated. Ultimately Ness was never able to catch Capone for his illegal activities regarding organized crime, but Ness did aid the IRS in popping him for evading his taxes, and he was sent to Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary in May of 1932. Due to suspicions and gossip of his manipulating and trying to bribe or pay off the other inmates, along with stories of him receiving special treatment, Capone was eventually transferred to the notorious Alcatraz Federal Prison. During his stay there, he was the victim of a stabbing incident and was wounded, but lucky for him, the wounds were minor and not fatal in nature.

Al was then transferred from Alcatraz and placed into custody at the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island in California where he served the rest of his sentence for contempt of court charge. He spent the last year of his imprisonment in the Alcatraz Prison Hospital. Finally, he was officially released on November 16, 1939. However, by then he was in serious ill-health from the severe untreated case of paresis (or late-stage Syphilis) that he was just a shadow of his former self and became severely lacking in his mental faculties. His brain had literally begun to erode, and he was very pathetic and spent most of his time in confused, bewildered states and was utterly mentally unstable and depressed. Once finally paroled he was referred to a physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore who’d examined him and concluded that Capone now only had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old boy. Despite this, Hopkins denied Al any treatment because of the notoriety and severity of his crimes. However, Union Memorial Hospital was willing to accept him, and Capone was so appreciative of their medical care and helped that he even donated two gorgeous Japanese Weeping Cherry Trees to the hospital in 1939.

Capone left the hospital on March 20, 1940, and traveled to Palm Island, Florida where his mansion was located where he spent the remaining days of his life with his wife and grandchildren. He suffered from a Stroke on January 21, 1947. He had started to come around and was recovering until catching pneumonia. He then deteriorated further and went into cardiac arrest on January 22, and just a few days later at 48 years of age Capone died on January 25, 1947, in his home, with his loved ones gathered around him.

We want to learn more about Al Capone because we are inspired by his success, talent, ambition, brute-force, and hardcore lifestyle. If anything, this was a stubborn man who survived for a long time in dangerous circumstances, even after the repeated attempts made to take his life. He may have done it in an entirely unlawful way, but Al Capone was an intelligent and accomplished, high-powered, successful businessman. He had a passion for power and pursued it to the fullest. He’d amassed a very impressive Net Worth of around $100 million as of 1929, which today with inflation considered would be approximately $1.3 billion. Capone once said, quote “I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want. So, it’s time now to take a look at the ultimate Italian Mafioso Archetypal Legend with the 15 things you didn’t know about Al Capone.

Number 1: He was expelled from school for punching a female teacher in her face.

Capone was a good student and did well in his studies, but he disagreed with the strict rules being enforced by his Catholic School. One day when he was just 14 years old he struck a female teacher in the face over a dispute they were having. He was immediately expelled and never returned to finish his education. Instead, he begins joining smaller gangs like the Bowery Boys, the Forty Thieves, and the Brooklyn Rippers. He also took on many odd jobs including working at a bowling alley and a candy sweets store. It was after joining the gangs that he started to become involved in criminal activities which peaked when he met his first mafia mentor a crime boss named, Johnny Torrio. Capone decided to join a more massive gang and teamed up with the notorious Five Points Gang of Manhattan, New York City. From there he became heavily involved in even more illegal and severe activities and began to earn his own renown amongst his criminal peers.

Number 2: He pioneered and opened the very first Soup Kitchen for the poor in Chicago during the Great Depression.

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that started in the United States and occurred in the 1920s and lasted throughout the late 1930s. It was the most far-reaching financially related epidemic of the entire 20th century. It began due to a nose-dive in stock prices that started at the end of October 1929 and was later appropriately coined as “Black Tuesday.” The effects were severe for both the rich and poor alike when finances from personal income, tax revenue. Profits and prices plummeted, along with International Trade coming in at deep under more than 50%. Unemployment in the U.S. alone escalated by a devastatingly, nose-bleeding high of 25%, with some countries rising up to 33%. People suffered greatly because there were not enough job sources to meet their basic needs. It was during these high-reaching, despairing times that Al Capone officially opened the first original Soup Kitchens for the poor in his city of Chicago. He was a pioneer who paid for everything to provide food to hungry and starving people who were suddenly without a source of food and rendered without any alternative income source. They literally had nothing, and Capone must have genuinely sympathized with them as he championed for his city’s people and showed an innovative, smart form of compassion and humanitarianism in a time of immense need.

Number 3: Capone grew up impoverished, but his family was law-abiding and respectable people.

Capone’s mother Teresa and his father Gabriele were Italian immigrants who came to America with hopes of making a better life for themselves and their children. They were an everyday, typical type of family and were very hard-working. His father was a barber and his mother a seamstress, and they were honest, folks who followed the law and were very devoted to their Family. Capone was not born into a life of crime, he got into it on his own and worked his way up in the world of criminal organizations. He made new contacts and with the aid of his many mentors, made it all the way to the top of the underground syndicates as a crime boss in a self-made empire that he owned and managed vivaciously.

Number 4: The Prohibition played a significant role in Capone’s amassing his fortune.

The Prohibition and the laws being enforced regarding alcohol consumption that made it so hard to obtain are a big part of how Capone made most of his money. He was so deeply involved with the illegal alcohol industry that he was known for blowing up bars, which he wouldn’t hesitate to do if they refused to buy alcohol from him. He eventually rose to power after his boss Johnny Torrio fled the country and gave control of the bootlegging to him. Capone was quoted as saying, “I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.” Despite all of this Capone had also stated to a journalist Howard O’Brien he was actually against Prohibition regardless of what most people thought. “It’s a lousy racket for the retailer, “he complained. “He’s got to work twenty hours a day and spend everything he makes to keep the cops off him.”

Number 5: His Net Worth today is valued at $1.3 billion.

It’s said that Capone was managing over 600 gangsters, all of whom were under his control and who helped to protect his business from rival gangs. Due to inflation, his criminal empire would be worth about $1.3 billion today. He liked to show off his fortune and loved the more beautiful things in life. When entertaining he was known to go all out on everything. He wore the most expensive, flashy clothing and jewelry that he could find and was very obsessed with it. He really enjoyed smoking fine cigars, and he has said to treat guests with experiences worthy of the book “Arabian Nights” and indulging them with silver buckets of iced Piper-Heidsieck from 1915, then platters of food, one after another. Capone’s large mansion at 93 Palm Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida just sold for $7.43 million in August of 2016. As of this date in October 2018, his collections of expensive and valuable items are being sold in an online estate sale. The collection of items for sale include Capone’s premium Diamond jewelry, his coin collection, mink coats, various valuable household items, decorative items like Persian rugs, and even his record collection are all being sold online now for very high amounts. It seems that everything bearing his name or connected to him is worth a lot of money just by the association alone.

Number 6: Capone was stabbed in prison over a haircut.

In 1934 while serving his time at Alcatraz prison, his swagger almost got him killed. After being sent transferred to the jail for being accused of receiving special treatment from the last one he was in, Capone still acted like he owned the place. Just one week after arriving at Alcatraz Capone allegedly tried to cut in line in front of about a dozen or so other inmates during prison haircuts, but one guy just wasn’t having it. A convicted bank robber, James Lucas took Capone’s disrespect and sense of entitlement badly, and he reacted by walking right up to Capone, grabbed him by the throat and told him to knock it off. When Capone boldly asked him, “Do you know who I am?” Lucas lost it and replied, “I know who you are grease ball. And if you don’t get back to the end of that fucking line, I’m gonna know who you were.” After which Lucas proceeded to stab Capone in his back and face with a broken pair of scissors. Lucky for the Capone the wounds were just superficial, not fatal, but his attitude of entitlement nearly got him killed that day.

Number 7: Capone was responsible for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929 where at least 15 were killed.

Capone couldn’t maintain his professional businessman appearance forever, and on Valentine’s Day in 1929 he ordered his men to dress as police officers and round up rival mob boss, Bugs Moran’s men against a brick wall after ambushing them, and Capone’s men did as he’d ordered and shot to death seven members of Moran’s gang. About 70 rounds or so of ammunition had been fired and ended their lives. The assassinations were discovered by the Chicago police from the 36th District investigated, and while it was said that Capone had ordered the murders, it could not be proven. However, when the story hit newspapers and media people worldwide were shocked by the brutality of the massacre and begin to see Capone for the violent killer that he actually was rather than the friendly, successful and wealthy businessman who’d started a soup kitchen and donated to charities. This marked his downfall as the public demanded justice and the law begins working on ways to get enough evidence of his criminal activities so that he could be imprisoned for his viciously vile crimes.

Number 8: He was dubbed “Public Enemy №1” by Newspapers, and a legal investigation was launched against him.

The story of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and Capone did not sit well with anyone, and the Newspapers continued to report on it. The scandal ran deep and was a popular topic in the city and even nationwide. People demanded justice, so the government acted and launched an investigation into Capone’s criminal activities. When he failed to show up for court after being subpoenaed in March 1929, a warrant was put out on him, and police arrested him on charges of Contempt of Court. Capone immediately posted bond and was released but was detained again in May for carrying concealed weapons. He served nine months in prison when he was released on good behavior. In February 1931 he was sentenced to six months in jail for the contempt of court charges. Frustrated investigators couldn’t find enough evidence to lock him up for his committed crimes and an investigation was opened against Capone by the U.S. Treasury Department who later on found enough evidence to have him charged with Tax Evasion and this resulted in him being charged with it and then sentenced to 11 years in prison in June 1931.

Number 9: His family brought out the soft spot hidden within Capone, and he was a bit of a mama’s boy.

In spite of the hard exterior, Capone had a soft center, and it was his deep love for his family. He loved his wife, his children, his grandchildren, and most of all his mother. He’d remarked to Journalist Howard O’Brien that he never wanted his own boys to get mixed up in the criminal racket that he was involved with. In his office were framed pictures of his family, and during an interview with O’Brien he was, he was overheard as referring to himself as a “kid” when he spoke to his wife on the phone. Later when his mother also called, Capone put her as a priority and began to speak Italian while he talked with her. In a letter that he wrote to his son from prison, he told him to stay strong and that he really wanted to see his son and his wife again. He signed the letter with, “Love and Kisses, Your Dear Dad Alphonse Capone, #85.”

Number 10: Capone was very into refined fashion and collected suits and jewelry to show off his wealth.

Capone was known for buying the most expensive, lavish things that he could find. One of his favorite indulgences was his stylized appearance, so he often bought, collected, and wore expensive suits, clothing, and jewelry. He always had a very ornamented appearance, and his suits alone were imported from Italy and cost him $500 each, which now would be valued at about $6,500. He would adorn these with white pocket squares and accessorize them with precious jewelry such as Diamond pinky rings, platinum jewelry, jewel-encrusted watches, and much more. Recently in 2017, this gangster’s diamond and platinum pocket watch was sold in an auction for an astounding $84,375.

Number 11: Capone has become the Archetypal icon of a hardcore Mobster and has lived on through print and film.

In 1932 a movie loosely based around Capone was released, it was the original first version of the well-known, very popular “Scarface” films. The movie was such a hit that Director Oliver Stone later re-made it into the version that we all know and love today which was released in December of 1983. There is news going around about another, an updated version of “Scarface” coming out, but it does not currently have a solid release date though at first Universal Studios claimed that it would hit theaters in August 2018. The movie is being done by a new director and actors and is being highly anticipated by “Scarface” lovers the world over.

Number 12: Tom Hardy to Star as Al Capone in the upcoming film “Fonzo.”

Tom Hardy is so good at playing the villain that he’s been cast as Al Capone in the upcoming new movie “Fonzo” created by writer-director Josh Trank. This was announced in August 2018, just two months ago and is being highly anticipated by fans. It truly goes to show that legends never die. “Fonzo” will be focused around the icons battles with dementia after serving nearly 10 years in prison. It does not currently have a release date, but when Fandango tweeted about it, they announced that we could expect it in 2019. (The tweet was later deleted.) Regardless, the news of its release has excited and delighted “Scarface” and Al Capone fans everywhere, and people are eager to see this new portrayal of the Mob Boss Mafioso. Pictures have been released with Tom Hardy dressed in character, and they’ve become trendy.

Number 13: Capone used to get bags upon bags of fan mail, literally up to two thousand letters each week.

Capon has always been a robust popular personality, and when he was alive and at his criminal peak he used to get movie-star good-sized bags of it, receiving about two thousand letters each week. He was quite popular, plus he never shied away from the media but instead seemed to enjoy being in the spotlight. He often did photoshoots and interviews like the one he did for Variety in 1931. This edition featured the title “Capone Kids Gang Films” and was written by Lou Greenspan. The focus of the piece was the mob boss’s reaction to all of the gangster films that were being released at that time. He has a lot of fans, and they seemed enthralled by him, and that fascination has endured for decades, making him a supremely favorite gangster mob boss and an icon that is sure to live on in our hearts, minds, and culture forever.

Number 14: Capone’s long untreated case of late-stage Syphilis is eroded his brain and was what eventually majorly contributed to his death at the early age of just 48.

Capone had the disease of Syphilis, most likely contracted at a brothel that he ran. (Although he loved his wife he was still a philanderer with a hefty addition to women and sex.) The disease could have been cured with Penicillin, but he never received or sought out any type of treatment, and the condition significantly contributed to his fast detention in prison. During his last year at Alcatraz, he was staying in the prison’s hospital because he deteriorated so quickly, both in health and in mind. The severe case of late-stage Syphilis was eroding his brain, and when he was examined by a doctor it was discovered that his brain had suffered so much damage from the paresis that he was now left with the mental faculties of a 12-year-old boy and his mental health was also failing him. He spent much of his time in a confused, disoriented state of psychosis and was severely ill. Capone had a stroke in January of 1947 and was slowly recovering and regaining consciousness when he contracted pneumonia, It was downhill from there, and he died three days later, on January 25, 1947, at his mansion in Florida surrounded by his family. The official cause of death was cardiac arrest.

Number 15: Capone made the Mafia look attractive and cool which has gotten him a loyal fan-base and some major crime organizations of today are only active because of him.

Capone impacted the world by birthing a new, more refreshing image of an Italian Gangster crime boss, and thanks to him, some new major crime organizations have him to thank for them still being around. He fed the dirty underbelly of the criminal underground, and to this date, his stomping grounds in Chicago continue to suffer and have of the most considerable crime rates in the US to this very day. His legacy lives on in the hearts, minds, and fears of others. Gangs still fight over the same territories that he had done negotiations on when he was the reigning supreme king of the underground. We’ve seen groups and that particular street culture become increasingly popular, and rather than disgust its greeted with a response of ever-increasing fans who think that Capone was a sensational, bigger than life personality and actually even envy or look up to him. His memory will forever live on, in the works that he did, the violence which he committed, and the flashy executive style that he dressed in. Our culture sees him as a pop icon of sorts and idolizes him. He did one good thing for the world by creating his Soup Kitchen, as it inspired the entire United States to start offering this service to the poor and hungry in each State from then on. Capone’s memory has not even begun to fade, and he is majorly responsible for our present-day culture seeing criminals in a much more relaxed, glorious, “larger than life” light rather than as the villains, scoundrels, and thieves who break the law for their own benefit. “Scarface” was so iconic that he will never truly die, as his actions have painted and tainted history with blood, gore, and gang violence that will stick with us to the end of time. Al Capone himself said, “Once you’re in the racket, you’re always in it.”

There you have it, some interesting lesser-known facts about the Mafioso Boss, Al Capone. Now that you’ve learned more about Capone, we’d like to know: Which one of his actions or qualities stands out most to you? Do you think that Capone really sympathized with the charities that he donated to due to his poor beginnings, or do you think he did it just to present the image that he wanted to portray to the public? Let us know in the comments.

Still here? Here’s a bonus fact just for you.

Number 16: He was called “Snorky” as a nick-name by his closest friends.

Despite being renowned for his famous nickname “Scarface,” his best friends and those close to Capone actually affectionately called him “Snorky.” The definition of the word snorky is ritzy, flashy, a sharp dresser, and a fashionable, elegant person. He certainly was a very snazzy dresser and fit that description perfectly. Capone liked the term, and he wished to be known by it instead of “Scarface” as he felt that it expressed and emphasized his image as the wealthy and successful businessman that he always had wished to be seen as.

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Anon that has been sending both you and mai-valentine a bunch of hcs lately: (think I might stick with shy anon) but I read the other anon's ask and oh my goodness! I love time loop AUs! They're both tragic yet very good with the depth of emotion. I hope the other anon doesn't mind, but they inspired me to add a few details

What would be really interesting is Arsene storing Akira’s memories inside his mask. That way it would at least spare him the emotional turmoil of having to save the lady over and over and getting arrested like that. That would be way too traumatizing. Either way it would add some extra anguish to the mask pulling scene because a flood of memories are also flooding into Akira. The first time it happens he’s in a panic because Kamoshida should be in jail and the castle had been destroyed. (1)Akira’s first mess up is mentioning that. He gets dizzy and collapses. When he “wakes up” again the mask pulling event is happening all over. This time he beats up the guards and they lock Kamoshida in the cell. Akira asks Ryuji a bunch of questions about what had already happened- but the more he says the more light headed he is. Now it’s the third reset. Kamoshida is in the cell and Akira tells Ryuji he needs to catch his breath. Ryuji is okay with it, none the wiser about anything. (2)3. He thinks to himself what’s going on. Arsene is more sentient from the rewind and explains what’s happening. Each time Akira collapses like that a reality collapses, being written over. (In other words the save file being deleted entirely and it never happening, but they don’t know they’re in a game of course) He suspects what might be resetting those last two times is Akira breaking reality through revealing future events. Akira is devastated to new levels then breaks down crying.4. Akira lies through his teeth to Ryuji about the reason he’s crying. Saying that it’s the transformation that has him shaken, it’s a half lie and truth. Ryuji buys it, but is awkward and says insensitive things about guys crying and being dramatic. Akira’s heart drops because he remembers that comment. Yusuke had talked to him once about it and Akira had given him advice that he shouldn’t listen to Ryuji about it, especially since Ryuji had started being a “somewhat” sensitive person.5. Akira whispers Yusuke’s name, Ryuji catches it. It triggers another rewind. Out the cell and this time Akira doesn’t cry because the new information soaking in has his heart shattered to a level beyond crying. Yusuke, his boyfriend, the person who he loves dearly, is gone from him. He’s clutching his chest from the heartache and there are tears stinging his eyes because Yusuke is still facing Madarame’s abuse and scam alone again. He catches his breath this time, trying to calm down.6. Akira resolves himself knowing that he’s not going to get anything back if he doesn’t move forward. It takes still a few rewinds because he can’t help blurting out something from habit like when he first says Morgana’s name before they introduce themselves. That causes a rewind and he also reverts back to his “silent” behavior (aka the silent protagonist who doesn’t speak unless spoken too). A few rewinds were also caused by him trying to go out of order or changing major events.7-The Phantom Thieves finally bring down the Palace and Akira is relieved. He’s both excited yet dreading this moment because he knows what’s going to happen next. It’s just a matter of waiting. Finally the day comes and Ann is being tailed. Akira’s heart is both jumping in his chest and goes numb when he lands his eyes on his boyfriend. He slips up for a moment because of his lack of control of seeing the other. Akira runs up and hugs Yusuke, shouting his name with joy. He’s missed him so much.8. His cries of agony are much worse when he tears off the mask this time. Akira lives through months of that pain. Once because Madarame pulled up in the car and Akira hugged Yusuke from behind telling him not to go with him. Another one from trying not to bring Ryuji when they visit Yusuke’s house when Ann is asked to model (that pain is one he tries to swallow and avoid thinking about all together) but that needed that to happen. Once more from begging Yusuke to remember because he loves him.9. Tomorrow is exams again. Akira knows all the answers being asked about them repeatedly and had to study by force because if Morgana ever catches him definitely knowing everything without looking it up it causes another reset. He’s both proud and frustrated to have such an observant friend, but that’s just a smaller problem. The bigger problem being confronting Yusuke again for the “first” time, but Akira wants to do it on his terms. Even if he has to go through a whole rewind to do it.10. He mentally maps every mistake and all the “rules” he knows. Akira’s only solace is that Arsene is with him at some points, but doesn’t have him now to help because he always forced to execute his persona since it’s a forced event. The next day arrives, Ann tells them about someone following her. Akira tells them his plan. They get off the train, they walk slowly, and they reach the foot of the elevator when Ann comments “that guy got off.” It’s Akira’s cue and he takes it over from there.11. He lets Ann and Ryuji take the elevator ahead and Akira stops Yusuke before he can follow them up. It distresses Yusuke thinking he’s going to lose his potential model when Akira shows him a picture on his phone. The group had taken it together at the hotel where they ate their celebration dinner and formed the Phantom Thieves. This catches Yusuke’s attention and Akira asks why he’s following the girl in the picture. It shocks the other but Akira gives him a soft smile to calm him down.12. He tells him that the people in the picture are his friends. Akira says “It’s nice to meet you, I’m Akira” and gets an introduction back. Yusuke is intrigued by the way the stranger’s, no, Akira’s face lights up so beautifully. It catches him off guard how someone who appears ordinary could posses such a clear look in their eyes. Akira mentions that his friends are waiting upstairs but he needs to know what Yusuke wants with Ann first (even though he already does knows).13. Yusuke explains that he wants Ann to model for his next art piece. Akira chides the other, explaining he was scaring Ann even though he meant no harm. It flusters Yusuke before he apologizes for his behavior, wondering why he feels ready to blush at such a genuine smile. Is that fondness really for a friend or is there a different thing in the other person’s mind? His curiosity is piqued before Akira mentions he’s willing to introduce his friends to Yusuke and the train of thought is lost.

Oh I’m so sorry for not answering this sooner since I've been on mobile a lot but this Shukita time travel au has me so emotional. The whole thing with Arsene sounds like a interesting concept especially with storing memories in the mask. I just wish there were a way for Akira to break this cycle so he can save everyone and live happily with Yusuke please i want these kids to be happy in love with no sadness i want them to earn their happy ending together. 

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Ermanda’s Inner Sanctum: Scorpion 3.16 “Keep It in Check, Mate”

Happy Valentine’s Day guys!  This episode was hilarious on one end and bittersweet on another!  It was amazing and deeply moving!  I am still thinking about everything and all I can say right now is poor Happy!  I promise to provide some of the laughs we got from Walter and Sly in this post and not make this review totally angsty.  But to begin, here’s a song that encapsulates my feelings over the angst in this episode…

River of Tears by Alessia Cara 

Ralph & The IQ Crew

Ralph has a dilemma.  Two girls have asked him to the school dance, but he doesn’t know which girl to take because he doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings.  Who is this kid?!  Ralphie-boy is growing up before our very eyes!  Instead of going to Paige for advice, he consults with the boy geniuses, aka. IQ Crew.  Love the moniker!  Of course, they give him analytical advice which doesn’t seem to hit the emotional markers.  When Paige walks to her desk and hears the end of their conversation, she wants to know what’s going on with Ralph.  The boys try to uphold a bro code, but that doesn’t bode well as Paige manages to get Sly to spill the beans.  I just knew that would happen! 😂😂😂 Paige is saddened by the fact that Ralph doesn’t come to her.  Toby explains that he was seeking the advice of people who think like him.  But she was still salty about it and got her words handed right back in response! 😂 

In the end, the IQ Crew rallies again to push Ralph to show his mother how much he appreciates her wisdom and help.  This turns into Ralph asking his mother to teach him how to dance to prepare.  And Paige is extremely excited that her son finally comes to her for a matter of the heart!  I am so here for emotionally-stunted geniuses giving love advice to a genius!  It is a really cute moment!  And who else was giddy over Ralph and his reasoning behind the tie colors?!  This kid is too stinkin’ cute!  Can we get a moment where Ralph shows off his new moves?! 

I like that the writers focused more on a family love story in this episode with the adults and a sweet, innocent one with Ralph.  In the series’ last Valentine’s day episode, it centered more around Ralph and one classroom crush.  But this time, the girls ask him!  Everybody loves Ralph! 💜💜💜  

Walter & Sly: Egomaniac Central 

The amount of comedy that spews from their competitiveness and bickering this entire episode can not be described in many words.  It is all too hilarious!!!  I have to use gifs and song references!

Sly and Walter engage in robotic arm wrestling… 

Sly’s mechanical breakdown leads to this…

After the case debriefing, we learn more about Walt and Sly’s chess tourney from 5 years ago.

Walter and Sly prepare for the wild card under Cabe’s orders.  

Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) sung by Ethel Merman & Howard Keel (from the musical Annie Get Your Gun) 

Anyone else see a link to a previous episode in the song selection?! 😉

The chess tournament montage… 

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 😂😂😂

Walter and Sly’s game argument shifts to taunting and a battle of the egos.  Walter sneezes on the chess pieces as he did 5 years ago! 

Oops!…I Did It Again by Britney Spears

SON OF A BUTCHER! 😂😂😂😂 

Sly wins the game and unleashes his “Chess Vulture” victory dance!  

But Sly’s antics cause Walter and him to get disqualified! 😳😱😱😱

They fail in their original plan to extract Natalya because their egos got too big. 👀

Thankfully, they administer another plan to get Walter back into the tournament and communicate the coded message to Natalya!  She is saved!

I just can’t stop laughing at these two!  They are friends and brothers (by marriage/law) and they certainly act like it! 😂😂😂 Good stuff!  

Toby’s Gambling Saga

Even though this has been present from the beginning of the season, the writers are making it very clear that Toby is not gambling and is serious about refraining in activities that would trigger the impulse.  He is not taking his promise to Happy lightly.  This definitely points more to the possibility that the dean of the “University of Bruno” will be making an appearance to collect and places Toby in a precarious position that could parallel with Happy the desire to protect others from individual decisions.  I will expand more on this later.  Let’s get to the really juicy stuff! 

Father of the Bride

I am still emotional about Patrick’s situation.  I should have anticipated strong feels since the first scene is set on the garage rooftop where epic emotional moments go down!  While it totally sucks that Patrick is gone as quickly as he comes, every moment he has each season with Happy is emotionally impactful.  

Side note: I say, “see you [Patrick] next year” when the next cool Happy/Quintis thing happens,” since Scorpion likes its parallels. Anyways… 😉 

In 1.12 Dominoes, Happy cried and embraced Patrick when he revealed that he knew who she was while she was working with him.  (This is one of my all-time favorite Scorpion scenes.)  Episode 2.13 White Out was happier because they reminisced over Grace, Happy’s mother, and Patrick gave Happy some encouraging advice that helped bring Quintis back to life.  Now here we are in season 3 with another dilemma that brings out strong visceral responses from Happy the entire episode.  Reminder: this is one of our robots amongst the geniuses. 😉

Natalya: [Chess] was a good place to hide until I learned that when it comes to people you love sometimes there’s no refuge. Sometimes there’s just pain.  

This phrase possesses so much meaning for Happy Quinn.  Happy is on edge this entire time just thinking about an escape plan for her father.  She’s trying so hard to make sure her father stays in her life this time.  In retrospect, her idea is terrible because it doesn’t account for the emotional ramifications of distance and a sudden life change with unresolved legal problems.  If Patrick follows Happy’s plan, he would have to live his life always looking over his shoulder.  He wouldn’t have the freedom to be in her life as he is right now.  This would also impact his role as father-in-law to Toby and future Quintis children.  So once again, Patrick makes a really tough decision that separates him from his daughter for the greater good.  I wish he said something to her before he decided to follow Cabe’s plan for him, but it makes sense why he did not.  It is the same reason why Cabe doesn’t stop Happy from trying to save her father.  Patrick sees that she would do anything to ensure his freedom, so he saves her from making a very costly mistake.  I only hope that Happy can learn to be okay with her father’s perspective and choice in this situation.  Nicole (aka. @webuiltthepyramids​) addresses some of the same points in this post.  

ALL DIS TEW MUCH!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

At the end of the episode, Cabe is distraught that he couldn’t avoid the inevitable given all of his inside contacts.  But Toby reminds him of his uncanny role to the entire team, not just Happy.  He is and will always be Papa Cabe, the man who has had their backs since the day he was assigned to their detail even when real parents failed.  He’s family!  On that account, Happy’s growing relationship with Cabe and his involvement in Patrick’s situation is the writers way of setting Cabe to fill the role of father of the bride and walk Happy down the aisle. 

On another note, Cabe’s deal for Patrick is two years jail time after testimony.  Does anyone else find the time stamp peculiar outside the parameters of this offer?  Of course, a lot of you think that this reference signals a 2-year delay in the Quintis wedding to accommodate Patrick’s release.  While this is a possibility given how Happy breaks down, several statements in the episode convince me otherwise, like Toby saying, “Happy’s gonna get through this pain if we help her.”  Therefore, I find the time stamp intriguing for a different reason because you know I can’t deny a parallel.  Let me explain.  When Toby discovered that Happy was married to Walter, Walter revealed that he and Happy had to remain legally married on paper for two more years in order to receive his citizenship.  If they stuck with their original plan, did not push for an expedited review of Walter’s citizenship application, and Quintis still got engaged between that time and now, then the two-year sentence would not have been a major hindrance to the Quintis wedding because her father would likely be released in time to give her away.  Now Walter was set on the original fraudulent marriage plan until Toby confronted him about the gravity of the wait and how it negatively affected him and Happy after the pregnancy announcement.  This pushed Walter to ask Cabe to petition for an expedited review, which was a major risk given the extra scrutiny.  Fortunately, everything worked in their favor in a realistic manner.  As I look at this episode, I sense that we will see a similar scenario where Happy gets something good in the end and it happens when she least expects it.  If the writers can set up parallels like this with other relationships (both platonic and romantic) in season 3, then I think this outcome is highly probable.  I also anticipate major cyclone feels as we get closer to the main event(s).  Hence, this time stamp is an interesting and clever writing choice.

Patrick & Toby Parallels: Plot Foreshadowing w/Happy

This is an expansion from the “Toby’s Gambling Saga” section.  One of my first character analyses in this fandom on Tumblr was the similarities between Toby and Patrick in relation to Happy.  It was released at the top of the S2 hiatus, so one part is off as it relates to Happy and Patrick.  This is a Scorpion parallel that excites me because it’s psychologically juicy.  Happy’s choice in a mate is almost Freudian-like: a fulfillment of a subconscious childhood desire.  Yet, I did not anticipate that Patrick would be back to inadvertently help Happy by breaking her.  You can read it HERE.  Maybe I should revive the hashtag in that post!  Lol! 

As I mentioned earlier and in previous reviews, the small quips about Toby’s gambling tendencies and other similar gambling references suggest that we will learn more about Toby’s issues as the Quintis wedding approaches.  Patrick’s choices in his alcoholism days have come back to haunt him.  The fallout negatively impacts Happy and him.  A similar thing can be said for Toby.  It is likely that these hints tell us that something from Toby’s gambling past will resurface and negatively impact Happy and him.  It’s only a matter of time.  However, the redeeming factor in all of this is how S3 Happy will handle this.  Let’s review her behavior trend!

S1 Happy carries a lot of animosity towards her father because he gave her up for adoption when she was 2 years old.  She eventually reaches out to him without revealing her identity.  S1 Happy is afraid to date Toby because she doesn’t want to destroy her friendship; says she needs time.  Toby’s confidence and persistence pays off when Happy finally agrees to a date.  When he’s absent by accident, Happy is not forgiving and squashes any hopes at a romance between them. 

S2 Happy keeps Toby at arms length even though she secretly engages in an OOC activity to fill a void in her life that Toby once did.  Toby gets advice from Patrick on how to possibly get her to come back to him.  Happy says yes to Toby again, first with help from Sly and a final push from Patrick.  Happy gives Toby an ultimatum about his gambling tendencies: he must choose her and their relationship or gambling.   

This season Happy has been more open and vulnerable than we have ever seen.  Shan (aka. @scribeshan) reminds me in conversation that she never blames Patrick or his past for this predicament.  She directs all of the blame for this fallout at Cabe who is trying to help find the best way to minimize the collateral damage.  This is extremely important (and quite moving tbh) for three reasons.  One, it fits perfectly into the father-daughter dynamic between Happy and Cabe.  Shows how easy it is to blame the ones giving you hard truth for your pain and the fallout of any actions taken from that dark place.  Two, it depicts Happy’s choice to use emotion to guide logic, whether she is aware of this or not.  Three, her behavior in this episode suggests that she may not blame Toby if his past comes back to haunt him and will mobilize her efforts to help him.  I can’t say that S1 or S2 Happy would be so forgiving.  It’s a really promising prospect!

THESE LINKS GIVE ME LIFE!!!

Drabbles…

Hello rooftop scene featuring Happy and her two dads!  And boy, did it deliver on the emotional impact!  Welcome back, Patrick! 

Wardrobe recycle!  Happy is wearing the same jacket from 3.08 Sly and the Family Stone.  This jacket is soft which is interesting considering that Toby called her a softie in 3.08 and in this episode we see her invest her heart into her efforts to save Patrick.  #symbolism 😉

Mom problems: Paige is feeling all kinds of salty about Ralph not coming to her about girl problems (matters of the heart).  Kinda funny considering her heart thingo… 😱  Huh, wha… what I say?! 😜

Agent Markman: We owe it to Natalya to keep her safe. We have to get our code word, “green beans.”  Sly: Code words… green beans is two words. 😂😂😂😂😂 

Toby: That is not a coat hook.  That is a coat “rook.”  Me: Scorpion coming again with these rare feats of superhuman strength (well for these geniuses) that has me questioning when they were acquired.  Lol!  Regardless, I am not sure I would want to piss off Sly because it looks like he can be ruthless when cheated in an adorable, competitive way! 😂😂😂😂😂 

Walter: One, I do not have the ability to aim my mucus.  Two, you could have just cleaned it off.  S: Not without touching it! 😂😂😂😂😂

The team lands in Sardovia.  Toby calls to check on his lady love because he picked up on markers of concern from Cabe.  I am so glad we get to see this again from Quintis! 😍😍😍😍

Toby calls Happy his lovebug! 😍😍😍 I thought of the same song as well, Caroline (aka. @scorpion-life)!  Here you go guys… Lovebug by The Jonas Brothers

Happy working to reduce her father’s stay in county lockup has me all up in my feelings!  And the convo between Cabe and her about her plans gives me all the concerned, caring father and genius, rebellious daughter feels.  When Cabe says to Happy, “you’re supposed to be brilliant; act like it,”  I was like, “girl, you better listen to your surrogate daddy in order to help your bio daddy!”  The writers are really cooking things up between these two and I love it! 💜😭💜😭💜😭💜😭

Guys!  It’s Paul K. Daniel, Elyes’ body double, with a premiere role!  He did great!  So funny! 😂😂😂

S: (inserts mouth guard) I must break you! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

S: We just checkmated ourselves.  Me: No kidding dummies! 👀 😂😂😂😂

T: (jump starts vehicle) Look what I learned from my main squeeze!  Me: 😍😍😍 *swoons forever*

When Patrick gets arrested… make it stop 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Happy: You need to walk me down the aisle.  Me: WHY WHY WHY!!!  Why is this happening to the most redeemable parent of the cyclone?!!  Happy just wants her daddy to be a part of the happy days in her life!  This sucks balls man!  Excuse me while I go cry a puddle of tears and agonize over the foreshadowing of this moment and celebrate Jadyn’s acting…

With Patrick gone, this means that Happy controls the garage and tow truck.  I wonder if she’ll use this to her advantage in the future - as another place to store car parts and other mechanical items or a secluded place away from the work garage to work on something special.

Walter stopping Ralph to tell him, “good boy,” gives me all the feels! 

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Is Mr. Glass The Evil Professor X?

Written by Jerry L. Barrow Samuel L. Jackson has performed some unhealthy motherf*ckers on display screen, however who’s the baddest? In his first of a number of movies for 2019, Glass, Hollywood’s most bankable star returns because the titular villain Elijah Worth, aka Mr Glass, whom we have been launched to in 2000’s Unbreakable. It’s been 18 years because the brittle boned malefactor with a excessive IQ was locked away for orchestrating the deaths of lots of in a prepare crash simply to verify the presence of his polar reverse, an unbreakable man named David Dunn, performed by Bruce Willis. Within the years since his imprisonment a brand new entity has made itself recognized, The Beast, certainly one of a number of personalities residing inside Kevin Wendall Crumb, splendidly performed by James McAvoy. Audiences grew to become accustomed to The Beast in 2016’s Cut up, the place director M. Night time Shyamalan continued his exploration of a world crammed with heroes and villains strolling amongst us ready to be found. RELATED: Samuel L. Jackson Clowns Trumps White Home Dinner In Glass Elijah Worth, The Beast and The Overseer are united for the primary time in a particular detention middle for the criminally insane. Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) has taken nice pains to maintain all three underneath wraps to review their secrets and techniques whereas maintaining a lot of her personal. However Worth doesn’t imagine in coincidences and believes the Beast has been dropped at his jail to assist him fulfill his future. Samuel L. Jackson is pitch good as soon as once more as Mr. Glass. In comparison with different villains in his repertoir, Mr. Glass doesn’t have the sources of the murderous oligarch Valentine from Kingsman: The Secret Service or the ruthless fealty of the overseer Steven from Django Unchained, however Jackson is assured that Mr. Glass will make his mark simply the identical. “Elijah’s nice as a result of he’s good and even in his brilliance there’s this fragility that he has and his outlook on what the world is, may be very totally different from all people else’s,” says Jackson. “As good as he’s he can’t repair himself in ways in which doesn’t permit the bodily world to injure him. However he’s realized to stay with ache and handle ache in a means that’s made him even stronger than these two guys that he’s manipulating.” Glass is an bold completion to a trilogy nobody noticed coming, apart from its director M. Night time Shyamalan, who got here to prominence after the thoughts melting twist of his 1999 movie, The Sixth Sense, which additionally starred Bruce Willis as a therapist named Malcolm Crowe counseling a younger boy on his conversations with lifeless folks. The twist ending—that Crowe was himself lifeless all alongside—established Night time as a power to be reckoned with in Hollywood. “The authentic define for Unbreakable included virtually all three motion pictures in its entirety, but it surely was an excessive amount of, it was too muscular for me,” says Night time. “In the event you put Cut up into Unbreakable you don’t have any time to do any character stuff. I spotted I needed to pull him out, then a few years later did the origin story of The Beast.” Unbreakable’s sturdy comic-book DNA was established lengthy earlier than Samuel L. Jackson grew to become the frequent denominator within the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nick Fury, however there may be nonetheless some deja vu triggered on the thought of a genius in a wheelchair searching for out enhanced beings on this planet. Is Mr. Glass the evil counterpart to Charles Xavier, aka Professor X? Mr. Glass, The Beast & The Overseer “That’s an excellent parallel,” says McAvoy, who has performed Professor X in three X-Males motion pictures. “As a result of lots of people have made the parallel as a result of they’re geniuses they usually’re in wheelchairs, however they’re truly searching for out tremendous dudes and tremendous girls. So I suppose he’s the dastardly model of Professor X in some methods.” Nevertheless, Jackson and his different colleagues beg to vary, insisting that Elijah is rooted in one thing broader with the next objective. “Eh, no. He’s any person else,” Jackson says dismissively. “He was looking for the David Dunn character in Unbreakable. ‘I’m this manner so there have to be any person on the alternative finish.’ And as soon as he discovered him…on the finish of that movie he will get locked up. For these 18 years that he’s been in there they’ve tried lots of issues to interrupt him and chemically handcuff him. However he’s too good for that. He’s been maintaining with David Dunn and he is aware of what’s happening on the surface. Two weeks earlier than this film begins he finds out about this Beast dude and he is aware of he’s on the market. So he can both get away and get that man, or get these two guys collectively…however they delivered them to him. So rapidly his quest is to seek out an ally to be the evil power to his weak point and see if good is extra highly effective than evil.” “I believe there was an archetype of the mind in a wheelchair that was sort of pervasive in comedian books. Somebody whose physique just isn’t their weapon. Their thoughts is,” says Night time. “It’s extra from that archetype. It wasn’t immediately from Xavier to Elijah. It’s so lovely that he’s a marginalized individual, somebody who was born with this dysfunction and he’s simply attempting to make sense of it. Finally he’s attempting to ask the questions ‘Was I a mistake? Was I an aberration’ and his principle that comedian books are based mostly on actuality contains himself. And if he’s proper, then he’s essential. He has some place in all of this. And he’s attempting to show it so he can show his personal place on this planet.” However the greatest distinction between the movie model of Professor X and Elijah is Jackson, who fuses the inebriated self righteousness of Lazarus from Black Snake Moan, the calculating violence of Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction with the close to supernatural imaginative and prescient of Star Wars Mace Windu into one unforgettable villain. “I simply suppose Elijah Worth stands on his personal,” says Sara Paulson. “I simply suppose he’s a rare character and absolutely realized by Sam in a means that’s fairly particular and arduous for me to check him to anybody.” Followers will get their say when Glass opens in theaters nationwide on January 18th. Photograph Credit score: Common Studios Get the most recent from BET in your inbox! Join now for the most recent in movie star, sports activities, information and elegance from BET. By clicking submit, I consent to receiving BET Newsletters and different advertising and marketing emails. BET Newsletters are topic to our Privateness Coverage and Phrases of Use. Customers can unsubscribe at anytime. BET Newsletters are despatched by BET Networks, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. www.wager.com OR JOIN US ON http://feeds.bet.com/~r/Betcom-Celebrities/~3/GUGs6pxdFfc/glass-movie-samuel-l-jackson-interview.html The post Is Mr. Glass The Evil Professor X? appeared first on My style by Kartia. https://www.kartiavelino.com/2019/01/is-mr-glass-the-evil-professor-x.html

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Happy Friday, Memphis. It’s MLK Weekend, and one way to honor the holiday is to sign up for MLK Days of Service with Volunteer Memphis. They have a ton of options and it’s not too late to get involved. Take a look at that list here. Here are five more things you won’t want to miss in Memphis this weekend, plus a few extras. Photo by Logan Young / Memphis Tourism But first, there’s a bunch of new stuff on the blog this week, including an interview with the founder of Vintage901 food ‘n’ wine fest, the Valentine’s Day events guide, a News Update with plenty of fun things, an announcement about a brand-new food festival, a list of discounts for furloughed federal employees, plus the Memphis Winter Beer Guide is up. OK. Now on to your regularly scheduled weekend programming. 1. DreamFest Weekend 8, Minglewood Hall 1884 Lounge/Madison Dance Studio, Friday – Sunday, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. nightly, $10 per night, 18 and up  Three nights of Memphis music featuring local R&B, hip hop, jazz-infused soul, and artists and more. Friday night is “The Concert” featuring a dozen local artists and DJs. Saturday is “Covers and Conversations” with music and panel discussions hosted by Wilbert Kizer Moore and Shahidah Jones of the 67. Sunday is a special edition of Artistik Lounge spoken word, cipher, and music show. 2. Germantown Big Read Celebration Kickoff, Germantown Community Library / GPAC, Saturday, all day, free, all ages/kid-friendly G-town kicks off their “Big Read” Celebration this weekend, a program encouraging the community to read the same book together: it’s “The Namesake”, by Indian-born author Jhumpa Lahiri. GPAC hosts Bollywood-themed “PB&J” kids’ performances at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Germantown Community Library has a kickoff event 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. with food trucks, entertainment, henna, rangoli art, and more, and you can try Indian food at the Pickering Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There are more events throughout the month; see the full schedule and get more info here. 3. What Lies Beneath Tour, Elmwood Cemetery, Saturday, noon – 1:30 p.m., $15 per person, 13+ Elmwood tours always sell out, but it looks like this one has just a few seats left! The “What Lies Beneath: Stories & Secrets of the Cottage” is all about the unique-looking Victorian Gothic building on the site of the cemetery – and all the secrets it contains. This is an indoors-only tour. I’m just using common sense on the 13+, call over there if you’ve got a question about your teen coming along. You must get tickets ahead of time. 4. MLK Arts Unite, New Ballet Ensemble, Saturday, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., free, all ages/kid-friendly New Ballet and Hattiloo Theatre will host this free workshop for all ages on Saturday in honor of MLK Days of Service. Half-hour long workshops in dance, music, theatre, and spoken word. Kids 12 and under should have an adult with them. They are also collecting items for the Mariposas Collective. Read more on the FB event. The event is at 2157 York Avenue (behind Memphis Made). 5. John Kilzer Album Release Show, Crosstown Arts, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., $30/$15 with discount, all ages Memphis songwriter John Kilzer celebrates his latest release with a show at Crosstown. John will perform with Matt Ross-Spang (acoustic guitar), Steve Selvidge (guitar), Steve Potts (drums), Dave Smith (bass guitar), & Rick Steff (keys).Tickets are $30+ fees, but if I Love Memphis readers use code WASHINGMACHINE at checkout, you can get 50 percent off. Sweet. FYI: The sculpture pictured at the top of this page is from the “I AM A MAN” plaza, which is adjacent to Clayborn Temple across the street from FedExForum at 280 Hernando Street. If you haven’t been since it was installed last year, I encourage you to take a quiet moment and visit. It honors the people of the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike, the people who Dr. King traveled to Memphis to support before his assassination. Read a bit more here. For even more, take a look at the blog’s calendar. Martin Luther King Jr. Day In Memphis Monday is Martin Luther King Day. I encourage you, if you haven’t in a while, to read Dr. King’s Letter From A Birmingham Jail. You can listen to a recording of Dr. King reading it himself here. The National Civil Rights Museum will host its annual King Day on Monday all day long, with a blood drive and free entry to the museum for anyone donating a canned good for the Mid-South Food Bank. The Grizzlies host the annual MLK Day Celebration and Game on Monday with special honorees and halftime performances It’s a 4:30 p.m. tipoff against the New Orleans Pelicans. On Tuesday, The University of Memphis will screen “Once More At The River: From MLK To BLM” at 6 p.m. at the UC Theater. It’s a documentary featuring 20 local activists reflecting 5o years of Memphis activism and looking to the future of social change. Read more here. Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout http://bit.ly/1B5z3Pc

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Remy ma net worth 2017 Update

Remy ma net worth American rapper initially made herself called a member of the hip hop group, Terror Squad in the overdue 90’s. Born in New York City, her early life become the alternative of idyllic as she modified into faced with the terrors of her dad and mom’ drug abuse. While looking after her more more youthful siblings, she frequently fell again on writing poetry; quick, she furthermore started out to perform rhymes. At the age of 19, her capabilities caught the attention of Fat Joe, who in the long run prolonged her an invite to his rap group. A few years after being with the company, Remy made the choice to embark on a solo music career after signing with Universal Records. Since then, the young MC has come out with a number of statistics- together with the 2x Platinum hit, All the Way Up. With her achievement, her net in truth properly worth has moreover soared to the tens of hundreds and thousands. 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Following Big Pun’s loss of existence in 2000, Remy became invited to enroll inside the hip hop group, Terror Squad by means of the use of rapper Fat Joe. A massive spoil for the growing artist, she later contributed to their second entire period album, True Story which modified into made available on July 27, 2004. The rap organization’s super-selling album, it managed to reach the seventh feature at the US Billboard two hundred and at the top of the pinnacle of america Top R&B Albums Chart. A relative industrial fulfillment, it moreover spawned three charting singles, Yeah Yeah Yeah, Take Me Home, and Lean Back– the final of which went gold after topping all 3 US document charts (Billboard Hot a hundred, Top R&B Songs, Top Rap Songs). For her contributions to the statistics, Remy might have probable been given a beneficiant test. In 2006, the rapper dropped her first solo album entitled, There’s Something About Remy: Based on a True Story. Released on the sixth anniversary of Big Pun’s passing, the album ended up selling 35,000 copies in some unspecified time in the future of the number one week. A modest achievement, it reached amount thirty three at the Billboard Top two hundred, range seven at the US Top R&B Albums and at range at the Top Rap Albums. Within the number one yr, the album had offered extra than 160,000 copies. According to severa on-line assets, the emerge as privy to had earned her approximately $215,000. From there, Remy launched multiple singles at the side of Remy Live from Prison and Hands Down preceding to popping out with her hit aggregate tape, I’m Around. Featuring her husband Papoose as one of the tourist artists, it turn out to be recorded quickly after her jail launch within the summer time of 2014. Released on October 31, 2014, it modified into usually met with favorable opinions. Probably her maximum a fulfillment mix tape up to now, it is stated to have yielded her $350,000 in record income. If we have been to have a look at her profits from her beyond mixtapes (e.G. The BX Files, Most Anticipated, Shesus Khryst), then the decide provides as tons as well over $500,000. Most presently in 2017, Remy launched a collaboration album alongside side her prolonged-time collaborator, Fat Joe. Lauded for its blend of antique college hip hop and contemporary sounds, it entered the US Billboard Top two hundred at variety forty 4 with approximately 12,000 first week profits. Additionally, the Spanish-titled album additionally reached significant range nineteen at the Top R&B Albums Chart, variety twelve on the US Digital Albums Chart, and huge range 3 on the US Independent Albums Chart. A industrial hit, the album later went on to provide three singles, truely one in every of which included the 2x Platinum hit, All the Way Up (2016). The identify ultimately peaked at significant variety twenty seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, variety 9 at the Top R&B Singles Chart, and widespread range 5 at the Top Rap Songs Chart; outdoor of the United States, the unmarried additionally charted in Canada at amount 46. So some distance, Remy Ma has launched two DVDs, Remy Ma: From the Grind to the Glamour (2006), and Shesus Khyrst (2007), no matter the truth that an appropriate profits from said discs are unknown. In phrases of collaborations, she has worked with numerous unique artists in the course of her profession at the aspect of Brooke Valentine, Lil Wayne, Fetty Wap, Memphis Bleek, 50 Cent, Keyshia Cole, and ASAP Ferg. Outside of her musical works, Remy Ma has moreover made a few cameos on television. In 2006, she made her dependable appearing debut in an episode of the lively collection, The Roaches. She has because of the truth that also appeared within the famous musical drama, Empire (2015). Speaking of the small show screen, the emcee have become moreover featured as a everyday forged member in the well-known truth series, Love & Hip Hop from 2015 until 2017; altogether, she had regarded in 30 episodes. Of path, she would possibly have been paid handsomely for her appearances. Additionally, she has moreover appeared as herself within the TV shows 106 & Park Top 10 Live (2006), Say My Name (2009), Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff (2009), Being (2016), Unsung (2017), and Harry (2017). Let’s take a look at her net truly really worth through the years- in 2012, her wealth turn out to be anticipated at about $775,000. Since then, it has glaringly lengthy beyond up. In 2013, her fortune become stated to be at $one million, it later elevated to $1,500,000 in 2014, and then nicely over the $2,000,000 factor in 2016. Currently, it sits at close to $3,000,000. As for how masses she makes constant with 12 months, her annual earnings is reportedly throughout the $350,000 mark. Of course, a sincere a part of that amount has moreover come from her sponsors. More in particular, she has robust a number of endorsement gives with groups which encompass Moschino, I Wear Glam, Karen Sabag, Gucci, and Fashion Nova inside the beyond. Allegedly, she has earned near $eighty,000 from her severa sponsorship deals over time. In 2015, it have grow to be moreover brought that Remy can be venturing into new corporation possibilities. Using her innovative creativity, she released her very very personal occasion layout enterprise, Reminisce Event Designs– that is known as after herself. According to the rapper, it caters to developing decorations and severa portions for distinct occasions. Last 365 days, Remy Ma and her husband Papoose moreover launched a internet internet site in which enthusiasts are capable of buy customized portions of merchandise and device.read more about net worth

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100 Days of Comics! 052/100: Bloodstrike #19 (1995)

I feel as if I’m being punished for something. That’s what today’s selection from the mystery box feels like. I angered some force somehow... possibly by lingering over CrossGen like a trainwreck. And now, this.

Bloodstrike. From Rob Liefeld’s eXtreme studio of Image (Hey kids, did you know that Rob Liefeld made it big on X-Men??).

Now Rob doesn’t actually have anything to do with this issue aside from originally conceiving of these ‘characters.’

Still gonna blame him.

So if Youngblood is a government run superhero team that are also celebrities, I guess Bloodstrike is the same thing except probably the celebrities part. This is also aftermath for the eXtreme Sacrifice event, where something something jail.

We start with Kingpin-lookalike Lucas chewing out Mr. Stone for the escape of several very dangerous criminals, made possible because Mr. Stone shut down the penitentiary security system for reasons that I’m sure made for an exciting event.

Lucas says Mr. Stone owes the government the recapture of the escaped prisoners. Success means a clean slate and a ticket out of Bloodstrike. Failure means one of these newly vacant cells will be filled with Stone. Oh and his teammates Lily and Bailout will be executed as traitors.

Angry flexing Stone only frowningly agrees to the mission on a two-page spread you have to turn on its side.

On the very next... two-page spread, Stone parachutes into Alaska to an abandoned listening post that Stone’s former boss Gunther (not a penguin) is holed up in. Having stocked up enough weapons and powered armor to start a war. Stuff he definitely should not have free access to in his condition.

Gunther had his mind turned inside out in the eXtreme Sacrifice story but aside from a stutter and some possible paranoia and megalomania, he seems to be doing fine.

Gunther initially assumes Stone is there to kill him but when Stone assures him he’s not, Gunther then assumes that Stone is here for something else. “I’ve taken good care of them for you” he says as he unveils four containment pods.

72 hours later at a CIA research center in Langley, Virginia, some of the escaped prisoners break into a level 12 maximum security vault.

See, one of the high profile escapees is a dangerous, demented psychic called Epiphany. She is obsessed with an ancient pedestal that has been broken into three pieces. Over the years her attempts to obtain this pedestal has resulted in hundreds dead.

And one of the pieces is in this here vault what just got broken into. Although, not by Epiphany. Delegation is the name of the game. We have a big green dude called Ghengis, wearer of mullet and ragged cape the Half, and Valentines-themed Domino-knockoff Marionette.

But before they can steal the piece of pedestal, Lily and Bailout showup. I’m not familiar with Bloodstrike but if I had to guess I would say that they have the powers of guns and midriff exposure.

There’s a fight scene but meh. Lily shoots Ghengis a bunch ineffectually and then knocks him out with a grenade. And then she kicks the Half in the face and then holds him at silly-strapped-to-her-back gunpoint.

And while Lily was doing all the work, Bailout got herself captured by Marionette on a two-page spread you have to turn on its side. Marionette makes the villain offer - you let us get away with the thinger and you get your friend back - but Bailout says Marionette will just kill them both and begs her to take the shot.

But we’ll never know because Bloodstrike shows up to cut in. Stone, Shogun (big robot guy), Fourplay (she has four arms and almost no waist), Deadlock (?????), and Tag.

Gunther had those four in containment pods for reasons I’m sure make sense.

We cut to one page of Epiphany doing spooky swimsuit foreshadowing - she sense that her horde has been challenged by ‘a living death’ but that it will be no matter once she has the pedestal. She’s gonna summon the eye of god, y’all and everyone on Earth will know her power, even the undead.

Maybe it will even give her pupils back.

There’s not much plot to speak of here. There seldom is with Liefeld and Liefeld derived comics. It’s all about the style over substance. The image. And maybe that’s why there’s so many fucking two-page spreads.

There’s even a two-page spread you have to turn on its side in the back of the book that's just a solicit for a new Badrock book. The page crease devours his crotch.

I’m not joking about the two-page spreads. There are seven in the book, not counting the solicit. That’s fourteen pages out of a twenty-two page book. There’s more spreads than not spreads.

I know I’ve complained about spreads in the past but a two-page spread should serve some purpose. ESPECIALLY if you have to turn it on its side, which is really annoying. It should highlight a dramatic or impressive moment or should indicate that the scene is too wide for one page. Posing like a team ‘cause shit got real is a decent reason for a spread.

When you have this many spreads, many of which just have people talking and could totally be on one page because the extra width is not needed, it doesn’t feel cool or impressive.

It looks like the artist wanted to draw fewer pages so expanded some pictures. It smacks of laziness. Especially with Image comics having a frequent problem shipping on time.

Also, that two-page you have to turn on its side solicit is probably only two-pages that you have to turn on its side because otherwise the number of pages would screw up the other spreads so that they got split by a page turn.

I may be irrationally angry about the two-page spread thing but this may be the worst comic I’ve read for these 52 days.