#rebecca lock

[isagrimorie]

The Inside would have been a great streaming show in the 2010s era.

Rachel Nichols was really good in it— and I really liked the character writing. This adds another level of fucked up to the BS of Criminal Minds season 6. Because I think she would eventually be a good member of the BAU— because I really liked her on the Inside.

This is a taste of The Inside — which premiered the same year as Criminal Minds and only lasted 7 episodes on air honestly though when both shows came out I was (and still is) more into The Inside season 1 over Criminal Minds season 1.

Title: No Skin Fandom: The Inside Editor: Thuviaptart Summary: Everyone I see is missing. Music: The Golden Palominos, "No Skin" Link: AO3

Imagine though instead of Ashley Seaver, the character was Rebecca Lock, and David Rossi freed her from Webb’s noxious influence.

Rossi would hate Webb so much (who is fascinating but someone you never want your friends to be around).

If anyone is interested all 13 episodes of The Inside on youtube.

The whole team would be very protective of Lock too, not that they weren’t of Seaver. Seaver is a daughter of a serial killer — that’s interesting and actually is the whole premise of The Prodigal Son — which I also loved and canceled.

Rebecca Lock was a victim and she instantly locks on to victimology because of it.

Anyway, it’s such a shame what happened with Rachel Nichols in the show — because Paget Brewster and AJ Cook would have been great. And then include Alex Blake in? So good.

On the other hand, I really, really like the writing in The Inside and… I kind of wish Criminal Minds had that writing. But the thing Criminal Minds has over The Inside is that — at least it doesn’t have the weird being a victim makes you strong thing that kind of blankets the show. (Just because of the premise.) (the problem everyone had with Sansa’s remark about if she wasn’t victimized, she wouldn’t have become steel).

It’s the biggest ups CM has over the Inside.

Also, The Inside has dark and moody lighting AND YET I CAN STILL SEE.

I truly hate what the final season of Game of Thrones did to color grading and cinematography.

[willstafford]

Steps in the Right Direction

HERE & NOW Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, Tuesday 19th November 2024 Long-term readers of my reviews will know of my aversion to jukebox musicals.  It seems every artist with a considerable back catalogue is up for grabs.  Now, it’s the turn of Steps, the popular fivesome from the turn of the last century – doesn’t that make you feel old? The setting is a superstore, a kind of Home…

[tvandfilmarvel]

AGATHA ALL ALONG (2024) Familiar by Thy Side - 1.06 dir. Gandja Monteiro.

[fixated-on-fictional-characters]

Honestly, I completely understand Billy not seeing Wanda as his mother. Rebecca has kept him safe for 3 years, fed him, clothed him, loved him. But, damn, as a Wanda apologist, and a wandavision lover, my heart aches for the family that was, and for the mother who nearly destroyed the multiverse and ruined her moral code just to hold her babies again 😭😭😭

[idkbroletssee]

"I Already Have A Mom"

Billy & the Kaplans

Billy & Wanda

[swedenis-h]

“My father ain’t worried about me.”

[waywardted]

I really do have love to give. I just don't know where to put it.                - Magnolia (1999)

[18-2024]

This woman:

Killed Her Kids: (Physically/Spiritually)

Then they got possessed by another soul:

In two different shows

[pi-seas]

Absolutely insane how lesbians be having they eyes fucked up in every single book I read abt them.

We got artifical/mechanical eyes! We got glowing eyes! We got swapping your eyes with a person who completed a death ritual for you!

[agentem]

Thing to distract my brain today. Jac Schaeffer was interviewed by Backstory Magazine's podcast.

"Something that was very important to the writers as well was that the Kaplans were warm, loving parents. They would be accepting of their child [and his sexuality] and we wouldn't have to see that acceptance verbalized literally on screen, it would just be part of the texture of their family home life. Some of the writers expressed to be that they found that very healing. This was the kind of representation they were craving."

She also says,

"It is my hope that, in the MCU, there is more unpacking of the Agatha and Rio backstory."

Regarding Nicky's father, she says they did talk about Rio being Nicky's "father." They ultimately didn't want to get into the weeds of how the magic worked and all the rules. She can't say Rio "definitely" is the father--because with shared storytelling they might decide otherwise later-- but she does say it's "possible."

But they did consider, when casting Nicky, if the child actor looked like Rio/Aubrey Plaza.

[magnuspanoptes]

and when i say jon, elias, and gertrude were basically playing out du maurier's rebecca—

Sally Beauman, Afterword to Rebecca Rebecca is the story of two women, one man, and a house. Of the four, as Hitchcock once observed, the house, Manderley, is the dominant presence.

Heta Pyrhönen, Bluebeard's Accomplice: "Rebecca" as a Masochistic Fantasy First, however, she [Bluebeard's Wife] must pass a test of obedience: she must not visit Bluebeard's locked room. In Rebecca, the protagonist must not seek knowledge about Maxim's past, a past that has spatial correlates in Rebecca's bedroom and boathouse.

Heta Pyrhönen, Bluebeard's Accomplice: "Rebecca" as a Masochistic Fantasy According to the contradictory logic of the "Bluebeard" tale, the husband ensures that the stated goal of obedience is never reached. In Rebecca, Manderley continues to run according to Rebecca's instructions; no changes are made in the environs she designed; her study, bedroom, and wardrobe are left intact; and even the fancy dress ball follows her arrangements. By continuing his life at Manderley as if nothing has changed, Maxim prompts his second wife to ferret out his secret. When she seeks knowledge about Rebecca and imitates her, she acts according to his covert script.

Du Maurier's addition to the "Bluebeard" intertext is the dead first wife's participation, first by proxy

and then as a water-eaten body, in the drama being played at Bluebeard's house.

Sally Beauman, Afterword to Rebecca The first wife, Rebecca, is vivid and vengeful and, though dead, indestructible: her name lives on in the book’s title.

The second wife, the drab shadowy creature who narrates this story, remains nameless. We learn that she has a “lovely and unusual” name, and that it was her father who gave it her. The only other identity she has, was also bestowed by a man—she is a wife, she is Mrs. de Winter.

Sally Beauman, Afterword to Rebecca There is a final twist to Rebecca and it is a covert one. Maxim de Winter kills not one wife, but two. He murders the first with a gun,

and the second by slower, more insidious methods. The second Mrs. de Winter’s fate, for which she prepares herself throughout the novel, is to be subsumed by her husband.

in rebecca the narrator remaining nameless is meant to contrast rebecca's defiance of maxim with the narrator's acceptance of him. in the magnus archives, the obvious point being made re gertrude and jon's different recording signatures (simply her name vs his beholding title) is that unlike jon, gertrude refused to let herself be consumed by the eye and in turn, assist jonah with his plans (obligatory, no, i'm not blaming jon for being manipulated by elias). also, jon's role as jonah's archivist results in his identity as an individual slowly being subsumed in a very literal sense as he gradually gives himself up the beholding. throughout season four he resembles elias more and more as he displays his powers. and then in the finale, mag 160 - "the eye opens", he becomes jonah/elias as he assumes his voice inflection, experiences his fear, speaks his words, and fulfills his goal of summoning the entities into their world.

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Heta Pyrhönen, Bluebeard's Accomplice: "Rebecca" as a Masochistic Fantasy By confessing (to Rebecca's murder and his past), Maxim achieves his covert goal: he finds himself in the same marital structure as before. He places himself in the protagonist's hands, for now she has the power to destroy him. Du Maurier's Bluebeard is in the same situation with his second wife as with his first, for both can bring him the public humiliation he fears. Unlike Bluebeard's wives, they have the power to undo him.

MAG 1 - "Anglerfish" // MAG 67 - "Burning Desire" // MAG 152 - "A Gravedigger's Entry" // MAG 4 - "Pageturner" // MAG 40 - "Human Remains" // MAG 44 - "Tightrope" // MAG 122 - "Zombie" // MAG MAG 158 - "Panopticon" // MAG 160 - "The Eye Opens" // MAG 161 - "Dwelling" // MAG 200 - "Last Words"

[isagrimorie]

I've been rewatching The Inside -- I think people who like Criminal Minds would also like The Inside and would offer some insight into why Rachel Nichols was hired to (briefly) replace AJ Cook in season 6.

(Criminal Minds season 6 was a mess with all the network interference. It sucked what Les Moonves/CBS did to Paget Brewster, AJ Cook, and Rachel Nichols.)

The Inside premiered during the same time as Criminal Minds but since it was airing on FOX -- it was canceled after only airing 7 out of 13 episodes. I honestly don't get it but FOX was known for canceling shows out of nowhere, just because.

The writer's room comprises mostly Whedon alums - Tim Minear, Jane Espenson, David Fury, and Ben Edlund, with Howard Gordon. The writing is pretty deft in combining character stories with cases of the week. It's the number one frustration I have with Criminal Minds.

The thing that Criminal Minds has over The Inside though -- is the compassion it has for the victims -- in that, the victims sometimes have more of a fighting chance of surviving or getting justice.

Also, 100% the Criminal Minds team is the more mentally healthy team than the VCU team.

The main reason why the BAU Team is a lot more better off -- despite how grueling things have become is because of the people who lead them.

The VCU Team, however, has Virgil Webster.

"Officially, we're part of the Bureau's Violent Crimes Section - in reality, we work for Web. While we have the full resources of the L.A. field office, we're semi-autonomous, by which I mean completely independent. We take the cases Web chooses, and we pursue them to his satisfaction, which may or may not be completion. He gets bored sometimes . . . Web picks people for one reason: they have something he needs." - Special Agent Paul Ryan

The Inside ostensibly has six members but the most important in terms of narrative is limited to three.

Web, Paul, and Rebecca Lock (Rachel Nichols).

And Web is the man who pulls all the strings -- unlike the BAU where they have a roundtable and a case is already chosen, Web 'encourages' the VCU to convince him about the cases they will pursue.

Web is like a more diabolical Dr Gregory House. Web only cares for a case if it interests him. If it doesn't he moves on.

It's highly implied in the show that Web is a Villain Protagonist -- that the only reason why he's not a serial killer himself is because he's decided to become someone who hunts serial killers.

There was an entire episode where the Team could have gotten out from under Web's shadow but Paul actively maneuvers a way to get Web back into the fold.

Melanie and Danny asked why he did that and Paul and Rebecca basically say:

Paul would rather suffer mental anxiety of being under Web’s thumb than let Web wander around, “loose”.

It's absolutely Buck. Wild. the VCU team accepts their boss would be a serial killer if he wasn't in the FBI hunting other psychopaths.

And, of course, there's Rebecca Lock, the lever that forms the messed up triangle that is the VCU power structure.

Web wants to mold her into his own idea of a perfect crimefighter -- Dexter but in reverse.

The premise of the Pilot, the former profiler of the VCU team was pushed too hard and took her own life, and Web immediately pounced on bringing Rebecca into the team.

Paul is the Hotch of the VCU team.

Paul attempts to be the 'good' guiding force-- the angel on Rebecca’s shoulder. Except he is also young. And self-righteous, for his own good but most of the time not wrong.

Rebecca Lock is... the JJ/Emily of the VCU team... so much so that Criminal Minds hired Rachel Nichols in season 6 to literally replace JJ. (Because of network interference).

But Rebecca Lock is not Ashley Seaver. Lock has a harder edge than Seaver. She's a survivor but she has (unaddressed) complex PTSD.

Rebecca has visible cracks in the foundation Web can see and willing to push to break.

He fully believes in the quote: “Beautiful in the broken places.”

Because to him- he would be the one to mold Rebecca. Or think he does.

Paul thinks he’s helping. But they’re both wrong.

My hope, if the show had continued on Rebecca would tell both Web and Paul to fuck off because she doesn't need nor want to be molded into their idea of a Perfect Agent.

There's also Melody Sim who does Forensic work, Danny Love who does most of the tactical stuff, and Carter, their Technical Analyst.

Unfortunately, we don’t get to know more about them.

This is a fascinating show with a fantastic writer’s room— a veritable who’s who of a Whedon show: Tim Minear, Jane Espenson, David Fury, ans Ben Edlund.

But it was on Fox and went against, of all things— Dancing with the Stars, and within 7 episodes, Fox canceled the show. The rest were aired in the UK.

All 13 episodes are on YouTube

[tvandfilmarvel]

AGATHA ALL ALONG (2024) Familiar by Thy Side - 1.06 dir. Gandja Monteiro.

[luchicm04]

Locked out of heaven🌺

How would you describe pearl and rose's relationship? I mean, I love pearl and pink diamond gave her freedom and all but, I dunno... seems to me that she spent A LOT of time mourning her. At least now it looks like she finally moved on.

Posted date: 03/11/21

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[idkbroletssee]

Wiccan Series IS Agatha All Along S2.

The Wiccan series I imagine has Agatha taking up her space & making her presence felt each step of Billy's tumultuous way. It's a growth arc for Joe & Billy as an actor & character, while for Kathryn, she'll be at her most comfortable, being the comedic & dramatic genius that she is. The material has potential & I have ideas.

Their dynamic is very potent, initially with Billy lacking control over his skills like Agatha did. "I didn't break your rules. They simply bent to my power" would be them navigating the darkness that comes with unbound potential.

The said tumultuous journey could be that of navigating Billy's powers & fighting one's own mind to gain a sense of self while maybe also looking for Tommy across America. I imagine this to be little or long road trips across America where they bicker and bond but it's far fetched. The comedic potential is already taking me out lmfao.

But in all seriousness, Agatha essentially raises the Demiurge(also created from scratch, the son who survived) with dark humour, genuine warmth & 488485 gay jokes.

I can see them grow closer organically where she would go on to help Billy figure the legacy Wanda left for him- the potential she lends but the darkness that comes with it where she would initially pursue him to be unapologetically formidable but seeing Billy find a strong hold in his morals (rooted in his upbringing with the Kaplans, his rock that is Eddie & thus his identity), would make her so proud and inspire growth in her.

This would be Billy stepping out of his parents' shadow and growing into himself. And this genuine warmth from Agatha, has absolutely defined her character for me since episode 3.

She also teaches him the witch cackle over time, trust:)

Again, this is all wishful thinking for characters i care about the most- how they could be one hell of a comedic duo who go on to grow closer by the end of the show; where I believe Agatha should either be resurrected by Billy or be ready to move on to the afterlife, hopefully the former. I scribbled about it here:)

[thelassoway]

The Pyramid of Success (15 boxes)

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