#mac macartney

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June Reads

Nine books read and reviewed this month, thanks to the combination of an increase in sleepless nights and the start of a new reading challenge over on Storygraph; History Girl Summer. As the ten prompts for historical fiction are intended to be completed over three months – June, July and August – this is more easy going, time wise, than Fantasy February so I only aimed to read three in June…

[fluffypotatey]

also. i was thinking abt ur analysis on soysauce duo’s relationship, and how macaroni and mk’s relationship has that more direct progression in terms of caring about each other/mentorship, and also that it gives me a very nice opening to talk about my favorite line in s4: “Nice tail, kid,” from macaque in 4x09.

just. like. that’s the first nice thing anybody’s said about this terrifying new monkey form, and it’s so important that macaque says it. in a past season, that would’ve been a taunt, but here it’s about as close to sincere as macaque ever gets, and how it shows that the character development from s3 has stuck, that he isn’t just here to be a dick. yaknow??? <- frantically gesturing at a red string board with the clown wig firmly fitted on

*nods at board and takes her own red strings from her pocket* yeah, yeah exactly

they're relationship is literally "hey kiddo" (derogatory) to "hey kiddo" (affectionate). every insult that Macky threw at MK in the past (which was really just a backhanded compliment), now hold sincerity and geniune compliments to it. and you know what? THEY'RE DYNAMIC ALSO FLIPPED!!!

like, if you think about it, both MK & SWK's dynamic and MK & Macky's dynamic have flipped. it's Macky now who's trying to reach out and be friendly with MK still distrustful and throwing barbs (which Makcy takes in stride bc....fair is fair tbh) and yeah 100% agree that Macadoo's comment on MK's monkey form being the 1st positive one is a big deal and super important.

the previous ones coming from:

Ink!MK, who used that form to highlight how dangerous MK is to his friends and the world and will be the catalyst to its end;

Sun Wukong, who ignored the issue and was trying to placate MK. which, to be fair, was needed because Mk was not in the right mind, but SWK's mitigation (i think is a better word bc Wukong did acknowledge but was trying not to make a big deal out of it) ended up aggravating MK further because, once again, he feels like his pain and issues are being deflected.

and MK's friends, Pigsy, Sandy, Tang, and Mei, who were also overwhelmed by the events but weren't even sure how to react to MK's new burst of power.

and then you have Macaroni, who, if we remember, was unaware of the events that just transpired (at least, i think he was unaware bc he made a joke about Wukong being a lazy ass, which would be a low blow if Macartney was aware of everything in 4x08). all Macackle gets is MK pleading at him to stop with the taunting and THEN JUST GIVES UP ON WHAT HE WAS SAYING BECAUSE HE'S EXHAUSTED AND FEELS USED AND BROKEN AND CONFUSED AND MAYBE IF MAC DOES TAUNT HIM AT LEAST ONE THING OF HIS LIFE IS TYPICAL AND-*gets taken off the stage*

*comes back but now covered in scratches and blood* sorry, uh, what was i saying?

ah yes,

the fact that it is Macandy who comments on it (he is shown to be shocked about it and knows that something is up) and just a simple "uh, you have a tail now," it's "nice tail by the way."

no questions about how it happened, no concern over what transpired. just an acknowledgment of it and a positive one which is the complete opposite of what MK's been shown because it is the part of him that is supposed to be bad and chaotic and the Harbinger. it can't bring good or be something hopeful....can it?

also, ISN'T INTERESTING HOW MACAQUE'S COMMENT ON THE TAIL IS POSITIVE AND NOT WHAT SHOULD BE ASSUMED OF MONKEY!MK'S PURPOSE JUST LIKE HOW MK'S PERSISTENCE FOR MACKY'S HELP FURTHER LED TO MACKY REALIZING THAT FATE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT AND SCREW THE THREADS DESTINY AND THE WORLD GIVES YOU AND-*gets dog-piled*

[dion-harper]

We need the Dreamers, Poets, and Doers: Tim 'Mac' Macartney at TEDxWhite...

[multifandomfix]

First Kiss (Green Wing Preference)

Caroline Todd: Caroline would talk herself out of the first kiss about a hundred times before just going for it. It would catch her off guard just as much as it would you. It would be short and sweet, possibly a bit awkward, but it would definitely get better.

Guy Secretan: Guy would swoop right in for that first kiss. He’d want to catch you off guard and leave you breathless. To see you smile afterwards would give him the biggest ego boost, just knowing he’d left an impression.

Harriet Schulenburg: After a bit of nervous giggling, mostly on her end, you’d be the one to lean in and kiss her. This would be followed by a few more giggles before Harriet realized how much she liked it and want to kiss you again.

Joanna Clore: Joanna would pounce on you the first chance she got and kiss you until you were positively breathless. She’d know she’d done it right when you were needing to hold yourself up afterwards.

Mac Macartney: Mac would set up a whole movie like scene for your first kiss. Beautiful location, romantic music, slow, deliberate moves until his lips were finally on yours. It would be incredible and something you’d remember always.

Sue White: There would be absolutely no warning to when Sue first kissed you. You could be talking and the very next second her lips would be on yours. You’d barely have time to react before it was over and you’d find yourself thinking about it for the rest of the day.

For anon

[fuckyeahgreenwing]

[witchofthemidlands]

There are a lot of mysteries in our universe. Some probably more important than others but there’s one that really gets my goat more than many...

How. Did. Mac Macartney. Martin Dear & Guillaume Valery Secretan. Get. Out. Of. The. Goddam. Ambulance.

They never explain it!!! Never!!! We just get told in the first episode of season two that Mac’s in a coma. Martin’s alright & that Guy’s in severe trouble.

1) Mac being the kind man that he is who evidently cares for his friends like family told Guy & Martin to save each other and he went down with the ambulance & that’s why he’s in a coma. Which would mean that Guy would’ve had to grab Martin (who was paralysed at the time unless the paralysis wore off) and pull him out & they got out whilst Mac went down with the ambulance & severely hit his head.

2) Martin got feeling back in his legs again & panicked & the three men decided that instead of all waiting to die when the ambulance went over the cliff all decided to make a run for it and only Martin & Guy got out and Mac was injured.

3) Guy Secretan just left them. I adore both Guy & Stephen Mangan but let’s be honest here Guy was a compete self centred arsehole at times & he wasn’t exactly sober at the time so he could’ve just decided that it was every man for themselves & got out of the ambulance & just left Mac & Martin behind.

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Thought you guys might enjoy a short clip... I even managed audio this time.

[witchofthemidlands]

The only time Mac ever loses it

[paperbulletsoftheforebrain]

Mac’s comebacks in Green Wing are not only clever and funny, they’re, at times, educational. For example:

Guy: Caroline, there is a space in your place and there's me needing somewhere to be, and, you know, the problems interweave like a Jacquard loom.

Caroline: I don't understand.

Mac: It's a primitive punch-card system.

Caroline: I wasn't talking about the loom.

Guy: Can I have a room in your flat?

Caroline: House.

Guy: House. Can I? Just for a bit, until I get myself sorted out. Please? Don't look at him. Don't look at him, look at me. Please? I need somewhere. My life's so complex and difficult.

Caroline: Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, whatever!Yes!

Guy: Yes! (Caroline walks away)

Mac: A sabot, or the sabot, was a kind of wooden clog worn by impoverished French workers. As a protest against the Jacquard loom, which they thought would take away their jobs, they'd throw their sabots, or wooden clogs, into the delicate machinery to destroy its working, from which we get the modern word 'sabotage'.

Guy: Yeah, right. Now you've harshed my buzz, have you got a point?

Mac: If your plan to move in with Caroline is in any way an attempt to sabotage our relationship, I will hit you in the fucking face with a big wooden clog.

[dion-harper]

We need the Dreamers, Poets, and Doers: Tim 'Mac' Macartney at TEDxWhite...

[multifandomfix]

How They Ask You Out (Green Wing Preference)

Caroline Todd: Caroline would try to ask you out fifty times before she was finally successful. She’d come up to you a lot and just stare for a moment before running off. You knew what she was up to, but you didn’t rush her. You’d be there when she was ready.

Guy Secretan: Guy would sidle up to you, acting all cool before making a complete fool of himself. Trying to recover from his fumble, he’d ask you out and laughing, you’d reply with a yes, if only for the entertainment value.

Harriet Schulenburg: Harriet would be very shy in asking you out, having to be pushed by the other ladies in her office to approach you. She’d give you a very quiet offer to have lunch with her and be totally surprised when you said yes.

Joanna Clore: Joanna wouldn’t so much as ask you out as jump you in a storage closet or corner you in a hallway and kiss you. She knows what she wants and she goes for it, so if you’re in her sights, be ready for whatever she may throw at you.

Mac Macartney: Mac would just be direct with you. He’d give you a charming smile and ask you out. He’s a bit smug about it, so you might want to give him a bit of a hard time but eventually you’d say yes and allow him to take you to dinner.

Sue White: Sue would call you into her office, be wearing something sexy and probably showing off to some extent, making the offer of going out with her all the more tempting should you be inclined to refuse, though you absolutely would not refuse her.

For anon

[witchofthemidlands]

When Mac absolutely roasted Statham less than thirty minutes into the opening episode of the series.

Green Wings on netflix yall blessed are the days

[fuckyeahgreenwing]

[witchofthemidlands]

Julian Rhind Tutt entering Green Wing like a boss

[cutie3pnt14159]

Mac: Should I apologize verbally or physically? Caroline: .... Physically? Mac: Ah. Good. Still no audio but I added subtitles this time. Yes, I'm recording my screen from my phone.

[witchofthemidlands]

Mac!!