#jamie batista

[likeafantasy]

DEXTER REWATCH — 8.08 ARE WE THERE YET? I would give everything to feel nothing again.

[eddieheart]

Dexter writing prompt:

Dexter somehow ends up with a dog, a Pitbull to be exact. He does not like pets, he never had one as a kid and has no idea how to treat it. He tells his co-worker about the new addition someone’s real mean about it, but either Vince or Angel speak up and mention that pitbulls were actually bred as babysitting dogs (real fact!). Eventually the dog grows on him and they become besties. Dex even starts going on runs with him. If the story features Harrison I have this one scene in mind where Dex comes home and Harry is using the dog as a pillow. (Also Jamie adored the dog)

[netfleecking]

just finished dexter for the first time and that ending is actually one of the worst series finales ive ever seen.

[spoilers]

it really did such a huge disservice to all the characters, and gave nobody a proper conclusion. we watched these characters grow, struggle and fight moral dilemmas, only for none of it to matter.

dexter loses everyone.

hannah is abandoned in argentina to raise someone else's kid.

harrison's birth mom was murdered and now his dad is "dead".

deb is killed by her own brother; and then her body is disposed like other criminals.

quinn broke up with jamie to be with deb and now he has no one.

jamie doesnt have quinn anymore.

angel has lost so many people close to him — his best friend, deb, la guerta, etc.

astor and cody are now fully orphans, and their half-brother is ?? god knows where ?? as far as they know.

it also ruins dexter's character. we saw him progress over eight seasons to be a loving father, a good boyfriend, "becoming human", only for him to selfishly abandon it all to ?? become a logger ??

dont even get me started on the events that led to this ending. firstly, dexter falling in love with hannah was the stupidest, most ridiculous thing ive ever seen. i hated hannah from the get-go, and as much as the writers feed dexter lines to comment about his and hannah's "chemistry", there was absolutely nothing going on between them. they didn't have an iota of chemistry, compared to dexter and rita.

dexter abandoning everything to selfishly pursue a life with hannah, then absolutely backtrack on it at the last second was also stupid as shit. neither decision should have been as rushed as the scriptwriters made it.

oh and! him choosing not to murder vogel's son the first time was so out of character and unnecessary. it was also the exact same lesson he learnt in season 4 with miguel.

also, the whole "quinn and batista mutually agreeing to cover dexter in the murder of vogel's son" thing was way too rushed and out of character for both of them. quinn might accept it, as revenge against deb. but batista is a good, honest man. that's always been his thing. the writers could have easily sidestepped this dissonance by making it just a dexter-quinn thing. it would also have been nice for quinn and dexter to finally put all their rockiness behind them and mutually support each other in the loss of deb.

and and sorry its a minor thing, but killing off zach hamilton was a mistake. you wanted to write a spin off afterwards? zach was a perfect successor to dexter. young, eager, and sensible. he was starting to get interesting, and then was abruptly ended. this show really has issues with keeping its interesting characters.

anyway fuck the ending of dexter. fuck it all. anything after season 4 isn't canon to me. i refuse to accept the incest plotline, deb killing la guerta, dexter falling for hannah, whatever season 8 was, blah blah blah.

[capsarcastica]

Dexter Final Season Rewrite

I know I'm a little late to the party. I finally finished watching all of Dexter. I really enjoyed the show, but I can understand why the final season disappointed fans. It's not the worst finale I've ever seen (How I Met Your Mother) but neither does it stick the landing leaving fans satisfied (Friends).

Shows about anti-heroes like The Shield, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad know that the best finale is the walls closing in on them. Unfortunately, Dexter wasted that story in the second season. Other characters had their suspicions about Dex, but they were dealt with. The finale tries to have a personal story that ties things together, that doesn't quite work. There's a good story idea. So I thought I'd rewrite the final season.

So, if I was in the writer's room this is what I would have rewritten the final season to be.

Since the death of LaGuerta, Debra has embraced being Dexter's partner in crime. She uses him to help clear the filth out of Miami that the law can't get, manipulating the department to help cover for him. Dex worries she might be too eager to help him. She rationalizes that it's dealing with the criminals one way or the other. The other cops notice, but figure she's just forging her own path as lieutenant. Batista secretly notifies Internal Affairs his concerns.

Dex and Deb have started a romantic relationship. They don't tell anyone besides Harrison and Jamie, but it's an open secret at the office. Quinn is bothered by it but Batista and Masuka rationalize that they aren't really related so it's fine. They're a good couple, with Dex being more human and Deb getting control of her life. However, Harrison seems to miss Hannah more than he likes Aunt Deb as his new mother.

The Brain Surgeon begins his rampage in Miami, but all the people he kills are bad. Dex wonders why these people never showed up on his radar. He closes in on the Brain Surgeon only to find him dead by another serial killer. That killer is soon found dead by another killer. It becomes apparent that serial killers are going after each other in the city. Dex becomes worried and grows paranoid that others are following and watching him.

Dr. Evelyn Vogel, the Psychopath Whisperer, is brought in. She throws out hints that she knows about Dex's double life and when confronted says she doesn't fit Harry's Code. She tells Dex that Harry came to her for help with him as a child and she gave Harry the code, essentially becoming Dex's spiritual mother. Dex opens up to her and they bond over talks about Harry.

Deb begins seeing Hannah around town watching her but can't find proof. She thinks she's just seeing things as she's stressed by the job and Hannah still being out there. Eventually, she drugs and kidnaps Deb. Hannah says she's a better match for Dex and mother to Harrison. She's about to kill Deb Bay Harbor Butcher style when the police arrive but Hannah gets away. The police renew interest in the Butcher and whether Hannah is the real Butcher or just copying. The police have officers follow Deb and Dex for their protection.

Dex tries to investigate these psycho killings but struggles with police watching him. Vogel reveals to Dex that all these killers have been her patients. He goes through her files and finds all the killers only kill bad people like him. He finds out that Vogel gave the Code to all these people, essentially creating an army of Killer Killers who all share Dex's MO. He finds Vogel is dying and she's cleaning house by getting her patients to kill each other to cover her own involvement. She never tried to cure anyone, she was molding killers.

Dex soon finds himself fending off other serial killers just as smart as him while trying to find Hannah, who is now following Harrison around. IA investigates Deb finding that she's manipulating investigations about those who would fit Bay Harbor Butcher's MO, who are then disappearing. Hannah is ruled out as the Butcher but earlier suspicions from Doakes, Quinn, and LaGuerta put the spotlight back on Dex. They rerun much of Dex's lab work and find he too has been manipulating the police.

Dex decides Vogel needs his table. However, Hannah drugs Dex and she tells him she wants a family. She says she'll take Harrison to Argentina and expects him to join them. Once Dex recovers, he races to Harrison only to find Jamie drugged and his son gone. At that moment, the Feds bust in and arrest Dex. The police try to argue for Dex, but the line of logic makes too much sense to ignore.

The Feds struggle with hard proof about Dex, as he's covered his tracks well and hidden everything. They confront him about eight seasons of crimes but he plays it cool. He's released but warned he's a person of interest and not go to anywhere. By now, Hannah has taken Harrison far away. Deb tries to use her pull but is suspended pending IA's investigation. More killers turn up dead but now Dex and Deb lack the resources to investigate on their own.

Dex and Deb decide to risk taking his boat to Cuba to find a way to Argentina, using the approaching hurricane as cover. Before he goes, Dex confronts Vogel who reveals she only has two patients left: him and Hannah. They were supposed to take each other out but instead fell in love. He kills Vogel, his newfound mother figure, but a Fed bug captures the whole thing including an admission to being the Bay Harbor Butcher and that Deb is in on it.

Dex and Deb race to the boat and are confronted by Feds. They fire and fatally hit Deb. A distraught Quinn intervenes and Dex uses the moment to get Deb to his boat and take off. They are soon lost in the storm. Deb says a tearful goodbye before dying. Dex realizes true love means sacrifice. Harry sacrificed for him and he must sacrifice for his son. He knows he can't stay with Harrison and that he has one last killer who fits the Code: himself. He puts the boat on cruise control straight into the storm.

After the storm, Dex's boat is found in pieces with no survivors. Everything about the real Bay Harbor Butcher and Psychopath Whisperer are made public. Now lieutenant, Batista has to deal with the fallout of Dex's reveal including reopening all cases Dex worked on and public backlash. In Argentina, Hannah cries seeing the news of Dex's death while Harrison seems happy with his new mommy.

The last scene would mirror the opening titles. Dexter wakes up, makes breakfast, and gets ready. Unlike the happy, sunny version of the titles this scene is dark and gloomy. Dexter looks like a man defeated and the music is more depressing. After the titles recreation, he puts on what looks like his Bay Harbor Butcher outfit and plunges a knife into something. It's revealed to be a deer and he is now a game butcher in the snowy mountains of Alaska.

[witchofinterest]

Trying to spread some positivity in the OC community today, so: tell me ten random facts about Cal! Whatever fun little tidits you can think of, tell us about them!! <3

Hey Dolly!!! I love your new user! and your new theme is gorgeous!!!!!

Sure! Thank you!

1. Cal didn’t swear before she met Deb.

2. She’s very artisticly inclined! She’s really good at art, mostly drawing. And she sings when she’s happy, even though she’s not the best at it.

3. Cal’s born in blood moment was being strangled by her grandmother when she was a kid. It was suppressed till she was strangled again as an adult.

4. Cal used to do people’s homework for money back when she lived in the sorority house.

5. One of Cal’s favorite short-term jobs was running a bingo tournament.

6. Her best friend is Jamie Batista!

7. Despite being a fairly prolific serial killer, just behind Dexter, Cal never gets a moniker ala the bay harbor butcher.

8. During their second meeting Cal repeats something Rachel Lemar once said to Dexter and it’s part of why he spares her life.

9. The two loves of Cal’s life could not be more different! Cassie is a popular sorority girl and Zach is a weird off-putting guy who has no friends.

10. Cal was catholic growing up and lost her faith around age 14.

[wrestlingfaves]

The Royal Rumble Marathon: 2004

We’re rumbling into 2004.

Spoilers for past Rumbles.

The undercard:

Evolution (Batista/Flair) vs the Dudleys in a table interference. Okay match with a Coach run-in. Evolution won.

Jon Cena interviewed by a young Josh Woods. Interrupted by Rob Van Dam.

Rey Mysterio vs Jamie Noble, accompanied by a “blind” Nidia. I loved Noble and Nidia back in the day, they were hilarious.  Rey wins after mis-timed interference by Nidia.

Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero, accompanied by Chavo Sr.  Eddie wins and beats up Chavo Sr after the match. I miss Eddie, he was fantastic in the ring.

Benoit promo interrupted by ¾’s of Evolution

Brock Lesnar vs Hardcore Holly. Holly wants revenge against Brock for the broken neck he suffered after he stupidly tried to sandbag Brock. Brock wins.

Shawn Michaels vs Triple H in a last man standing match for the World championship. Hunter retains when both men are unable to answer the ten count. Lame.

Before the Rumble can begin, we have a mini-brawl between Austin, Heyman, and Bischoff.

Goldberg promo interrupted by Lesnar.

The Rumble entrants, in order of appearance:

1) Chris Benoit

2) Randy Orton

3) Mark Henry

4) Tajiri

5) Bradshaw

6) Rhino

7) Matt Hardy

8) Scott Steiner

9) Matt Morgan

10) The Hurricane

11) Booker T

12) Kane

13) Spike Dudley

14) Rikishi

15) Renee Dupre

16) A-Train

17) Shelton Benjamin

18) Ernest Miller

19) Kurt Angle

20) Rico (accompanied by Jackie Gayda)

21) Mick Foley

22) Christian

23) Nunzio

24) Big Show

25) Chris Jericho

26) Charlie Haas

27) Billy Gunn

28) John Cena

29) Rob Van Dam

30) Goldberg

Highlights:

Kane is distracted by an Undertaker-return psych out, is eliminated by Booker, and takes his frustration out on Spike, preventing the smallest Dudley from entering the Rumble.

Ernest Miller and his sidekick’s dancing routine in the ring (somebody call his mama!),

Foley knocks Test out and Austin orders Mick to replace Test in the Rumble – Mick beelines straight to Randy Orton.

Jericho eliminates his “good friend” Christian for a second year in a row.

Lesnar attacks Goldberg during the Rumble.

Big Show uses his rump to send Kurt Angle flying.

Winner, Most Eliminations, Longest Time In The Ring: Benoit

Quickest Eliminations: Bradshaw, Dupree, Miller

First-Time Rumblers: Randy Orton, Tajiri, Rhyno, Matt Morgan, Spike Dudley, Renee Dupree, Shelton Benjamin, Rico, Nunzio, Charlie Haas, John Cena, Goldberg

Wrestlers and others who have passed away: Howard Finkel, Eddie Guerrero, Benoit,

Number of deceased individuals on the card: 3 – the lowest number yet!

[artblooger19moon]

Dexter

Today I finally was able to finish the series Dexter.

I enjoyed all nine seasons of it, even the early extra scenes in Dexter’s Early Cuts, especially the cast and the characters they play. Also the addition of the new characters in Dexter New Blood.

Both endings I enjoyed them in a way and at the same time surprised me.

[jokeson-u]

also did anyone else think it was weird the writers decided to pair jamie and quinn together after how creepy he was to her during debras housewarming party? she was so uncomfortable and yelled at him to stop and he publically and loudly objectified her until her brother punched him out and ik joey was drunk and heartbroken over deb but like bRO WHY WOULD THEY THINK OK YEA JAMIE AND JOEY WILL BE A GOOD MATCH??? like i get they were 2 of the most objectively attractive people on the show but he wasnt jamies type, either. i mean. i guess it was a plot device for quinn and i KNOW that but dang he already had at least 1 other love interest after the debra situation and before jamie (nadia) so WHYYY why did jamie have to get hurt AGAIN and ok. she was unnecessarily a bitch to deb when she saw her but debras reaction was SO FUNNY she was so confused

[bedpissercastiel]

aimee garcia went from dexter's nanny to dexter (minus the murder part... probaby)

[bloodslided]

tag drop 4/?    —   dynamics

[likeafantasy]

DEXTER REWATCH — 2.07 THAT NIGHT, A FOREST GREW So much for threatening Doakes, he won't back off 'til he exposes the twisted branches of my family tree. From my father's indiscretions, to my murderous brother, to the root of all evil: me.

[larryland]

REVIEW: "Always...Patsy Cline" at the Sharon Playhouse

REVIEW: “Always…Patsy Cline” at the Sharon Playhouse

[smacksmash]

EXCLUSIVE: Petey Gibson (Broad City), Fivel Stewart (Atypical) and Bre Blair (Game of Silence) are set for major recurring roles opposite Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez in Alert, Fox’s character-driven police procedural from The Blacklist showrunner John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx. 

Written by Eisendrath, Alert centers on the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Person’s Unit (MPU).  Each episode features a life-or-death search for a missing person that runs alongside Jason Grant (Caan) and Nikki Batista’s (Ramirez) series-long quest to find out the truth about their long-lost son.

Gibson will play C, the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit’s forensic imaging unit. C is part forensic anthropologist, part art student. A sweet, timid soul, he is more comfortable among the dead than the living. A master at what he does, he is committed to the task of reconstructing the faces of those who have disappeared. 

Stewart portrays Sidney, Jason and Nikki’s daughter, a confident, engaging young woman, very much her own person. Well-adjusted and full of life, she is also observant, smart and wary.

Blair plays June, who desperately wants a family of her own but is having trouble conceiving with Jason.  Sweet and compassionate, she exists to regulate and organize her life — as well as Jason’s.

[wyattjohnston]

fic recs - mar. 2k21

end of month already? damn.

kissing other people - brock boeser - @babytkachuks

god getting back together fics are my lifeblood and i can never get enough

talk some sense to me - jamie oleksiak - @tippedbykreider

twenty five thousand words of growth and pining and a glorious ache

there’s too much risk in never loving at all - tyson jost - @shelbsatans

definitely wanted to throw myself into the sun because the longing, the pining, was so perfect

the best day - sammy blais - @blueskrugs

listen, i do not go here. at all. but listen to me and read this because it’s fluffy and cute and wonderful

the wedding date - morgan rielly - @broadstbroskis

when this idea was first mentioned many moons ago, i was very !!!! about it and it was worth the wait. i am still very !!!! about it

The President Wears Prada - william nylander - @spine-buster

i run a spine-buster fan blog (especially when it’s a sexy Batista spinebuster) so are we surprised

The Storm Before The Calm - frederik andersen - @spine-buster

see above (this should have been on last month’s but it’s here now!)

Found You - jamie oleksiak - @laurenairay

hi i love Big Rig and i love Lauren so—perfection in a fic!

To Savor the Present but Look to the Future - nolan patrick - @hoeforaho

not everything can be 100% smooth sailing and this is a rectified speed bump, but a very important one and i enjoyed it a lot

the art of learning you deserve better - nolan patrick - @denis-scorianov

slow burn, currently an unfinished series but I’m desperate for the end

don’t say you miss me - kevin hayes - @konecny-s

long story short I love it, written very well

there’s gotta be more to this - jake virtanen - @denis-scorianov

a++ fic, fwb to lovers is one of the best tropes around and ky did excellently!

Red Envelopes, Dragon Boats & Mooncakes - tyson jost - @calgarycanuck

cute little series about josty learning and appreciating a different culture. it was very interesting and it was nice to learn alongside him

speak the truth - william nylander - @denis-scorianov

10/10 would read again, glad it was reposted so that i could! i’m a sucker for the realisation that you’re in love with your best friend, ya know?

take the sadness out of saturday night - nolan patrick - @konecny-s

i remember reading this when it was posted in december and i loved it then and i love it now.

no ones second choice - jake virtanen - @sidscrosbyy

i very much enjoyed the progression of this fic

‘cause maybe then you’d want me just as much - nolan patrick - @butgilinsky

i don’t even know what to say really, i adore this song and love the way this fic represented it

[witchofinterest]

platonic hand holding + cal

Cal Knoll and Jamie Batista besties that will always be famous! Thank you my dearest! Also awkward s7 Cal my beloved

“Oh, look at this,” Jamie grabbed her hand and pulled her to the window, letting Cal get a closer look at the dress shirts in the window.

“The green is totally Angel, right?” Jamie asked.

“It is, which is why Seth already bought him that shirt. And the matching tie,” she informed Jamie, who deflated upon hearing the news.

“Ugh, it should not be so hard to shop for my own brother!” she exclaimed, staring ahead the road.

“It’s not easy, he always says he’s a man with everything he needs,” Cal soothed doing a semi-impression of Angel.

She looked up at a group of college girls. They were staring at her and Jamie’s clasped hands in a way Cal didn’t like.

She tried to take her hand from Jamie’s, but she looked up and saw before strengthening her grip.

Cal had never had a friend like Jamie before. If she had she liked to think she’d be a very different person. Even though that ship had sailed, she made her want to try.

“You know, I’m getting Angel some bowling gloves with his name on them. There’s a matching case?” she suggested.

Jamie gasped and exclaimed it was perfect, and they started their walk to the new store, hands swinging between them.

[a-lucha-brother]

AEW 2022 wishlist

Jon Moxley's Return

Chris Jericho and Eddie Kingston to tag

With Jon against 2.0 and Daniel Garcia

Wardlow to either win the TNT belt or help MJF win it before swerving him. Either way I want him to do the classic Batista thumbs down to Max at some point how hilarious would that be! What should really happen is that Max wins the belt and Wardlow turns on him at the start of a TNT #1 contender tournament to draw out the storyline.

SANTANA AND ORTIZ TO FINALLY WIN THE TAG TITLES FOR FUCK SAKE

Sammy to win back the TNT belt

Miro ALSO to win the TNT belt (sadly yes I want to hot potato that SOB)

Adam Cole to become World Champion, leading to......

Relations between Cole and the Bucks to fall apart marking an unofficial return of the Undisputed Era leading to.....

Kenny Omega's return as a massive babyface and an enormous 6-man tag blow off match at some point

IN A CAGE

Hook to stay undefeated, yes, all year.

Introduction of women's tag belts

Introduction of AEW's version of an X Division title

Implementation of an Option C method with the TNT and TBS championships

STADIUM STAMPEDE, ideally between a reuniting Inner Circle + KingMox against Men of the Year + 2.0 & Garcia

A MASSIVE and I mean MASSIVE world championship match between all the guys involved in actively wanting that belt but not having specific programs with Adam Page

LANCE ARCHERS RETURN

A Survivor Series style dual PPV event with TNA

KRIS STATLANDER TO HAVE A TITLE RUN

Penelope Ford and The Bunny to be the first ever AEW women's tag team champions (you know you want to see it)

Jamie Hayter to turn on Britt Baker and BEAT, yes, BEAT her for her championship in a fatal four way where she swerves her at the last minute.

That's all I can think of right now, probably missed a bunch of stuff cause the roster is so huge and full of too many people I love.