#oh i can’t wait to have my og babe as a party member……

[jojea]

so i started a bg3 oc run… 😳 👉🏼👈🏼

[violet-t-9]

Check in on my (not very realistic) wish list for episode 135

1. The M9 eventually find a way to catch up with Lucien and Cree before they are able to go to the astral sea and at least start the combat (Bonus: Cree gets a wild magic effect that gives M9 some advantage or laughs).

Doesn’t look like it’s gonna happen. Well, I’m still personally REALLY happy that they all decided to explore a little bit much and ended up with combat lol. I love the heavy lore dump, reveals, map and the Aeorian nullifier/others combat, all part of the D&D fun.

2. Caleb and Beau somehow don’t get any extra eyes from their dreams (look, let me have some hope alright, last episode was kinda open-ended).

Noooo not on the clavicle and the palm... These stupid eyes are the reason why the empire siblings rolled bad rolls first thing in the morning, I’m telling you.

3. People on watch in the dome have some one-on-one conversations (Yasha and Fjord are doing the first watch, looking forward to it, also hoping for whoever on the second watch to talk).

Nope :( I’m a bit sad that they just kind of time skipped to the morning but it’s understandable.

4. If the empire siblings do get eyes can we at least have a morning eye check routine and Essek’s reaction to it? (Bonus: Essek examines the eye and offers help in some way)

I mean, we got part of a nice conversation about the eye so that counts as a reaction right. Essek is very wary about it, understandably. Don’t worry Essek, Fjord will take care of it if the eyes turn them evil. 

5. More wild magic effects from casting in Aeor! Jester, Essek, Caleb, Caduceus, Veth and Fjord I’m looking at y’all. (Bonus: the effects are harmless and fun ones, like Bjald)

OH NO CALEB not first thing in the morning... wow never mind it’s a nice nostalgic smell! Apple tart, how awesome. I mean a lot of people used higher level magic and didn’t roll yet (or maybe they did we just don’t know)? This particular effect was harmless and fun tho. 

6. They explore the Aeorian ruins even more along the way and discover cool relics/labs/history and lore (Bonus: clues related to the Eyes of Nine).

Ayyy genesis ward looks like a fun place, thanks to their high investigation rolls we found so much sweet lore. They also went into underground city ruins and basically wizard paradise lol. AND A BOOK ON THE SOMNOVEM! This is the first clue we have found so far. Also, Factorum Mollis project/Creator Hammer? Athodan’s rejuvenation/dunamancy? The plot thickens. THEY FOUND WHERE THEY NEED TO GO! B9!

7. Beau and Yasha have fun with some shameless PDA OR alternatively they get some super private time (bonus: cuddles in the dome).

I love their morning flirting. “That was amazing babe”, “Jump I’ll catch you!”, “Come here baby”, that’s some shameless PDA right there we love to see it. ALSO, Marisha said “we are doing PDA it’s a thing” and I feel so validated right now.

8. Jester and Fjord heal each other at least one time OR have a deep conversation (bonus: Jester complimenting Bjald).

They didn’t heal each other/converse BUT they had some nice moments! Fjord holds Jester’s ankles and waist at her request, how cute!

9. Continuing to hope for Essek’s fancy dunamantic spells OR magical items (I just love his style and flair okay).

OG Fortune’s Favour!! Thanks Essek. Identifying the keycard was also helpful. Essek giving Veth a pearl and telling her to aim it was so funny lol. LEVEL 4 LIGHTNING BOLT? What spell/item is that? Wow Essk is well-equipped.

10. They talk seriously OR laugh together about Bjald/smooth Fjord (Bonus: Veth disses Bjald just because) but Fjord eventually gets his hair back.

Wow straight out of the gate lol, Veth doesn’t wait (they are seriously expending spell slots for this). Also Veth cannot stop trying to grab his illusory hair. She also tells Devexian that Fjord is not a robot despite him not having hair I can’t even- Also, rejuvenation tube gave Bjald hair back and a long rest, great! 

11. Continuing to hope for Caleb to polymorph into anything really, or using polymorph on any party member (polymorph! Caleb interactions my beloved).

Sparrow! Caleb my beloved! “I’m adorable” indeed, he totally is adorable. Landing on Jester, Fjord and Charlie must have been fun.

12. More moments of Essek’s trust issue (OR changes in his opinion) with Charlie and more moments of Charlie being helpful to the party.

Charlie was a very competent translator! Also, Essek does continue to have a lot of trust issues. 

13. Jester and Charlie cute interactions OR Veth and Charlie interactions (Bonus: They reach the genesis ward to fix Charlie).

Charlie stopped listening when Jester asked him to, how cute! Veth also advocated for Charlie’s repair because she is already 100% attached - and they did fix Charlie I MEAN DEVEXIAN. Veth’s flirting with Devexian is... kinda cute? I guess?? Not sure how Devexian feels about it lol.

14. Cad attempting to speak with the dead on the remaining TT members (there is still Otis and Zoran right) and learning some useful information.

Well, speak with the dead was cast on the dead Aeorian warrior and some useful information was learned about the rejuvenation chamber I’d say. It was not cast on the TT members though. 

15. Caleb casting fire spell challenge! I miss his signature fire magic that we have not seen in a long time, actually (Bonus: Essek is impressed).

Well fire bolt is a fire spell and actually does decent damage for a fire bolt.

16. Cad has a particularly badass moment in or out of combat (bonus: divine intervention success).

HOLY THAT BANISHMENT WAS SO BADASS, also that canceled nat 20 on Yasha. Wow Cad continues to be cool in battles, he is such a MVP!!

17. Veth has a particularly badass moment in or out of combat (bonus: HDYWTDT).

I mean all Veth’s sneak attacks are badass in my book.

18. The wizards nerd out about/investigate Aeorian magic together OR have another conversation (look, I love how they talk to each other okay).

WOW both happened! Essek stayed behind with Caleb in the record room and had a conversation to keep him on track. Right after, Caleb also reminded Essek of the same thing. Once again, I love how they talk to each other. Their dynamic is so fascinating. They also nerd out about/found dunamis (and a literal beacon piece) together in that chamber! That would make sense, time magic = rejuvenation and all that.

19. I know this is highly unlikely but I still kinda want to see the tower again with Essek getting a full tour! I want to see his room decor.

Nope, as expected lol. I don’t think we will see the tower until they deal with Lucien? We will see though, you never know.

20. We find out what exactly Capeleb/Caleb saw when Jester was casting commune/scry (it’s totally something Artagan-related, but what though?).

Nope, but it’s fine. It’s probably not urgent, otherwise Caleb would mention it.

21. Yasha pushes another red button and Beau enabling her out of love.

Yasha went “do it” as Fjord went in the tube lol so she was more of an enabler.

22. You know the drill by now - everyone remains relatively happy and alive by the end of the episode except Lucien and Cree (they can perish), and the episode ends on a terrifying cliffhanger as always.

Wow that episode was PACKED with so much information, I can’t even digest it all. Anyways, the score this time is  14/22, which is not bad at all. 

Bonus: 

Caleb shared half of his pearls with Essek! Also, wow that IS a beacon that they just found. The 3 magic users showboating each other at the end I can’t lmao I love them.

I just love all the noises of the Aeorian Nullifier, thank you Matt.

Jester, for that wand of smiles move, I love you even more (also she was the only one who actually tried to keep the party on task lol).

This episode will certainly need some re-watching to process all the information... but wow what an experience! Loving everything, as always. I cannot wait for next Thursday!

[calzona-ga]

When Grey's Anatomy kicks off its 16th season next month, the first episode will hearken back to the good ol' days.

"It is quintessential Grey's with a lot of answers, a lot of questions, a lot of humor, some tears and it's just the beginning," series star Kim Raver told ET of the Sept. 26 premiere episode at Disney/ABC's All-Star party at the Television Critics Association summer press tour earlier this month. "Imagine you're in the seat of the roller-coaster ride and you've just gone down the first dip."

"That's the genius of [showrunner] Krista Vernoff, that she's going to put all those pieces together, because that's the fun of it too," she praised, referring to the slew of cliffhangers at the end of last season. "You have to explode the greatness to find the jewels." (OG Grey's cast member James Pickens Jr.warned the first episode back "tests everybody.")

In May's season 15 finale, Teddy (Raver) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) declared their love for each other while Teddy gave birth to their daughter, Allison. With the reunited couple starting a new chapter together and raising a newborn, could Owen be ready to put a ring on Teddy's finger?

"I don't know what they are!" Raver exclaimed. "I mean, literally, as she was giving birth, he's professing his love and she's trying to digest that. But it's like, what's with the timing?! As a viewer, I'm watching it, like, there's Koracick (Greg Germann) in the baby room, eating his sandwich! I was like, 'Oh my god, poor Koracick.'"

"I love that, and I hope the audience loves that too because that's the sort of thing where you're like, 'What is happening?' So I think that is a great springboard for what we're entering into," she continued. "Look, part of me feels like Teddy and Owen have worked on themselves for so many years and have been headed towards this, and I want such incredible things for them because I'm a hopeless romantic."

But we certainly can't forget about the Koracick of it all. The neurosurgeon was seen happily putting together the nursery for Teddy's baby, while Teddy and Owen were reuniting in the delivery room. "The other part of me loves the whole Koracick thing, because he's funny and he takes such good care of her and there's such an odd way about him," Raver said with a laugh. "But, she loves him."

A mother of two in real life, Raver expressed excitement over exploring what new motherhood looks like and means for Teddy, who is successful and capable when she puts on the doctor's coat but less so when she's off the clock.

"Me as a mother, I understand how it is the most rewarding thing, but it's also incredibly confusing and challenging and you're trying to figure out how to nurse," she said. "I love that you have a badass cardiothoracic surgeon who is so good at what she does, and then she's in a world where she has no idea [what she's doing]."

Asked what she's most looking forward to exploring in Teddy's new beginning, Raver revealed she's "excited to play the comedy" of motherhood -- "the s**tstorm that has entered into her life."

"[She's gotten] everything that she's wanted and then what do you do with that? I told Krista, 'We always see everything so perfect in Hollywood. Everything is so good. Wouldn't it be so great to see the underbelly of Teddy literally in the deep end?'" she said, confirming that viewers will see "totally" see her have breakdowns as a new mom. "And over the smallest things. We're not just seeing Teddy arrive at the hospital and dropping the baby off because everyone does it so easily [on TV]. It's so much harder than that. We're definitely going to see that."

Raver, who's entering her sixth season on Grey's, has high hopes for the upcoming season, promising fans that the start of the season imbues "all of the things we love about Grey's Anatomy, all in that first episode of the season." "This season is going to be filled with so many things we love about Grey's, where you're laughing and crying at the same time," she elaborated. "It's the feels."

"There were moments where all of us at cast members -- I love when we read it together because we're all experiencing it together -- there's the moments of like, 'Oh my gosh! That's really happening!' and laughing out loud where literally tears are pouring down our faces to, 'Wait, what?!' So I think that, from the first table read, you can tell it's going to be a really amazing season," the actress said with a chuckle.

With Grey's reaching yet another milestone with its landmark 350th episode, slated to air in November, Raver spoke about the significance of primetime's longest-running medical drama reaching rarefied air.

"I remember on 24 when we hit the 100 mark, that was, at the time, such an incredible accomplishment and it still is. But to hit 350 is really like a Babe Ruth lightning-in-a-bottle moment. I feel so grateful, because it's not only the gratitude of being at 350, but to also really love your job, that's incredible," Raver marveled. "Not to sound corny, but I really love the group of actors and writers that I'm working with, so I'm happy to go to work everyday. The combination of that and 350 episodes... maybe one informs the other."