#rando oat thoughts

[oatmealdaydreams]

Another AU Idea

Remus is the Gomez to Janus' Morticia.

And Virgil is their Wednesday.

Anyway, I'm thinking about an Addams Family AU-

[konaizumi]

Manner of Death ep 9 thoughts/reaction

- all i can say is that these writers really know their audience, what with the love at first sight college au and the kornknock flashbacks

- i love the whole scene but i can’t stop laughing at tan’s hair

- so the real question is does tan remember this and will this ever be mentioned again? (pls pls pls bring it up again)

- ugh, that look they share as tan’s walking out

- i wish we could’ve seen more of bun and pued’s friendship bc they were obviously pretty close considering the college flashback and that pued did this whole thing to protect bun, but pued disappeared so quickly in the story so i don’t feel the impact of their friendship quite as much

- i’m still waiting for something to happen with oat, he’s in the opening theme so he’s going to be important to the story somehow. if he really the murderer, or an accomplice, then i guess this wouldn’t be revealed until the last few episodes, but I do become less suspicious of him the more I see (but maybe that’s the point)

- lol, tat’s probably not fine, in fact, a hospital admission would prob be better news bc that would mean the bad guys don’t have him

- excuse me you didn’t take his phone off him??? lmao these police

- inspector m: you’re in love with jane

  tan: bitch im gay

- next ep i really need tan to explain what exactly his and pued’s relationship is with por

- at first i thought they were trying to imply that por murdered, but then they revealed the corrupt officials did and im just waiting for por to become relevant somehow

- kudos to bun for finally using some braincells and connecting some dots

- is the masked guy captain gun? ‘cause they kinda look similar and we know gun is a bad guy

- yes, all i want for next ep is the tat and nam team up as they outsmart the bad guys and escape while bringing valuable info to tanbun

- “i don’t think he knows anything” you sure about that

- is the masked man that rando officer who was smiling as tan was beat up? the brows match

- “he never had conflicts with anyone” are you sure about that

- speaking of por, what is his relationship with bun? bc he visited por in an earlier ep and they seemed to be friends

- actually, who exactly is por? like he’s supposed to be the shady mafia leader but like he’s a pretty public figure

- the tenderness, the hand holding

- so what info is on pued’s phone?

- we know gun is part of the corruption, so is he suggesting a second murderer on purpose? like they’re going to try to frame another person to get rid of them? or is it just gun throwing out ideas?

- bun, i love you, but please please stop revealing all the details to the evil sister

- I initially suspected the judge of being part of the corrupt officials, but i guess not (maybe)

- antagonizing police is buns favorite pastime

- rungtiva standing up to por makes me really want to trust but I know i can’t

- also i really need some background on the relationship dynamics of the residents of viangpha mork

- awwwww, they’re cuddling

- tan’s suprised yet pleased smile when bun leans on his shoulder

- why can’t y’all just agree to protect each other

- damn, bun is on a roll this episode

- i just love the dichotomy of this being an intense murder mystery show with like heavy themes and violence yet tanbun manages to be the most domestic bl couple ever

- just leave them alone and let them eat, they’ve had a stressful day

- Ooo, car chase

- damn that was a boring car chase

- hey, crime 101, ditch your fucking car so that if people find the house they won’t immediately know you’re there

- the tenderness, the yearning, bun not being able to keep his hands of tan, tan gripping bun’s hair

- i love the trope of distract someone by kissing them then handcuffing them

- predictions: por has given tan some kind of ultimatum to kill bun (not sure why) so tan is somehow going to fake killing bun to protect him (i really don’t know what’s going to happen but i’m fairly sure that whatever tan is doing, he’s just doing for appearance’s sake)

- another good ep, lots of good tanbunn moments, i know they weren’t in the preview but i hope we get a lot more tat, nam, and sorawit content next week

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The Affair's California arm takes a definite turn for the weird

Photo: Paul Sarkis (Showtime)

This is a bizarre episode of The Affair, no question. While I always love me some more Helen time, I don’t think I really need to see her in the desert attempting a transformative experience. It’s good for a bunch of East Coast eyerolls from Helen about the moon circle at the Joshua Tree, though, and one of the most claustrophobic scenes I’ve ever witnessed.

One of the main themes of The Affair is other people’s perceptions of us: Helen in Alison’s viewpoint, like last week, is inimitably calm and wise. According to Helen this week, her life is a total fucking wreck, but to Sierra, she’s a smart, sophisticated, beautiful woman who appears to have it all. She’s hating this new age summit until her age and knowledge from experience wins over all of the other (younger) women: They immediately glom onto her like the font of wisdom that she is. To them, she’s a much better guru than young, clueless Gaella.

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About that experience: We also learn this episode that Helen isn’t over, and will likely never get over, Noah’s affair with Alison: “It’s not just a moment, it’s years of his life and hers and the promise they made to each other and their kids, and it’s everything.” Noah remains the love of her life, and she is not about to overcome the loss of that family she spent all those years building, and everything horrific that happened afterward.

Now, Noah is just an interloper into not one but two families. Helen’s (now explained) lingering resentment means that he is not really welcome in her home, and Trevor, at least, has his own resentments toward Noah’s abandonment of their family. It’s like those long-term effects that Helen was explaining to Sierra personified: Much as he wants to, Noah can’t walk right back in to his family after leaving them for Alison and Joanie years ago.

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Maybe that’s why he’s so eager to help Anton, who actually wants Noah’s help so much he tracks down his address in his mother’s files. Anton who actually is psyched to drive Noah’s car, unlike Trevor. Maybe there’s something here about the families we make versus the ones we’re related to, and I really do like Anton as a character. I also respect the showrunners’ desires to expand The Affair past the problems of ridiculously well-off white people. But Noah feels shoehorned into that storyline; in all of those scenes with Carl and Janelle he’s standing foolishly in the background, until we are all as flummoxed as Carl as to what he’s actually doing there.

As the show does every season, it tries to propel Noah into a meaningful relationship. Alison, again with Helen, SexFrench, and now Janelle (Principal Stern). The show’s worst conceit is that Noah Solloway’s magical penis is enough to make these otherwise reasonable women lose their minds and jump right into bed (and why does Noah get such a long sex scene, when Helen’s sexual encounters this episode were so much more meaningful?). He apparently loves Janelle so much that he’s taking her son cross-country, but we know the real reason. It’s that helping the prospectively brilliant Anton makes him feel important (he even listens to Noah’s book!), something Noah hasn’t felt in quite some time.

It’s a bit ironic that the backup characters from season one—Helen and Cole—are now the most interesting of the series. Both of them went to California and at least got some traction on what they’ve been grappling with, by burning sage or incense or whatever. Cole realized that he’ll never be happy until he works things out with Alison; even after all the moon circle mumbo jumbo, and especially the terrifying floatation tank, Helen can’t go on watching Vik die without at least some effort on his side to stay alive. Interestingly, her matter-of-fact tone with Noah, though, means that she’s already accepted the loss on some level—yet another scene this episode (along with a few affecting monologues) that make Maura Tierney absolutely compelling to watch. In comparison, Noah and Alison are just flailing, caught in their old familiar patterns, not even actually realizing what they need to change. Helen and Cole are far ahead.

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Stray observations

Man, Helen can be such a shrew in Noah’s perspective.

I assume that this will be cleared up in the final three episodes of the season, but what did Alison do after walking up on that couch?

“Malcolm X napkins!” “They make those?” My thoughts exactly, Noah.

I was not impressed with my own overnight oats experience, but I also didn’t use peanut butter and chia seeds.

Julia Goldani Telles is still in the credits, but her first appearance this season is in episode seven, with an under-10-word voicemail message under 10 words.

Helen telling Sierra that Vik wants a kid just about clinches that pregnancy, right?

C’mon, even I know what a sensory deprivation tank is.

I so wanted Helen to run into Cole and/or Alison at that party for just some weird rando reason.

“Hey!” “No…” “Sorry.”

Maybe it’s my own Midwestern skepticism, but who pays for all the moon circle stuff? Who sets up the yurts? Does someone take it down when it’s over? I have a lot of questions.

I think it’s funny that Sierra is just supposed to be the nebulous offspring of some unnamed celebrity mother.

Stacey is the cutest.

Next week: Finally, we get to see the three guys on the road. Frankly, I have been waiting all season for the Cole-Noah-Anton matchup.

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Source: https://tv.avclub.com/the-affair-s-california-arm-takes-a-definite-turn-for-t-1827945895

[oatmealdaydreams]

People often say they were borne to do something.

"I was borne to write." // "I was borne to sing." // "I was borne to be a quarterback."

And on and on and on.

But that's the thing, isn't it? No one was borne 'for something'. You weren't borne for one little purpose. For a single thing. You weren't borne to be a writer or a singer or a football player. You were just borne, and you chose what to do and who to be.

I was borne. I chose.