#sergeant andrew scott

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Someone please for the love of god find me Dolph Lundgren smut!

Please, anything at this point… and of his characters, I’ll take whatever i can get!

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Failure - Sergeant Politeness

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Welcome to Letters2fiction!

The concept here is to send in a question or a letter request, and you’ll get a response from your fictional character of choice, from the list below. Please stick to the list I’ve made, but of course, you can ask if there’s some other characters I write for, I don’t always remember all the shows, movies or books I’ve consumed over the years and I’m sure I’m missing a lot 😅

Status: New Characters added - Thursday March 21st, 2024

TV SERIES

A Discovery of Witches:

Matthew Clairmont

Baldwin Montclair

Gallowglass de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Philippe de Clermont

Jack Blackfriars

Sarah Bishop

Emily Mather

Diana Bishop

Ysabeau de Clermont

Miriam Shepard

Phoebe Taylor

Gerbert D’Aurillac

Peter Knox

Father Andrew Hubbard

Benjamin Fuchs

Satu Järvinen

Meridiana

Law and Order:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Terry Bruno

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Nick Amaro NEW!

Mike Dodds

Grace Muncy

Kat Tamin

Toni Churlish

Amanda Rollins

Olivia Benson

Rita Calhoun

Casey Novak

Melinda Warner

George Huang

Sam Maroun

Nolan Price

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Jet Slootmaekers

Ayanna Bell

Jack McCoy

Elliot Stabler

One Chicago:

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

Violet Mikami

Evan Hawkins

Mayans MC:

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

911 verse:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

BBC Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

Bridgerton:

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Simon Basset

Daphne Bridgerton

Eloise Bridgerton

Kate Sharma

Edwina Sharma

Marina Thompson/Crane

Outlander:

Jamie Fraser

Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser

Frank Randall

Black Jack Randall

Brianna Fraser

Roger MacKenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser Murray

Ian Murray Sr.

Ian Fraser Murray

Murtagh Mackenzie

Call The Midwife:

Shelagh Turner / Sister Bernadette

Dr. Patrick Turner

Nurse Trixie Franklin

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Lucille Anderson

Nurse Barbara Gilbert

Chummy

Sister Hilda

Miss Higgins

PC Peter Noakes

Reverend Tom Hereward NEW!

Narcos:

Horacio Carrillo

Peaky Blinders:

Tommy Shelby

Downton Abbey:

Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham

Lady Mary Crawley

Lady Edith Crawley

Lady Sybil Crawley

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Isobel Crawley

Matthew Crawley

Lady Rose MacClare

Lady Rosamund Painswick

Henry Talbot

Tom Branson

Mr. Charles Carson

Mrs. Hughes / Elsie May Carson

John Bates

Anna Bates

Daisy Mason

Thomas Barrow

Joseph Molesley

Land Girl:

Connie Carter

Reverend Henry Jameson (Gwilym Lee's version)

Midsomer Murder:

DCI Tom Barnaby

Joyce Barnaby

Dr. George Bullard

DCI John Barnaby

Sarah Barnaby

DS Ben Jones

DS Jamie Winter

Sgt. Gavin Troy

Fleur Perkins

WPC Gail Stephens

Kate Wilding

DS Charlie Nelson

Sergeant Dan Scott

NEW! Once Upon A Time

Regina / The Evil Queen

Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White

David Nolan / Prince Charming

Emma Swan

Killian Jones / Captain Hook

Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin

Neal Cassidy / Baelfire

Peter Pan

Sheriff Graham Humbert / The Huntsman

Jefferson / The Mad Hatter

Belle

Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood

Will Scarlet

Zelena / Wicked Witch

Alice (Once in Wonderland)

Cyrus (Once in Wonderland)

Jafar (Once in Wonderland)

Gideon

Tiger Lily

Naveen

Tiana

Granny

Ariel

Prince Eric

Aladdin

Jasmine

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hercules

Megara

Tinker Bell

Merida

Red Riding Hood

Mulan

Aurora / Sleeping Beauty

Prince Phillip

Cinderella

Prince Thomas

NEW! The Vampire Diaries / The Originals

Stefan Salvatore

Damon Salvatore

Caroline Forbes

Elena Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Enzo St. John

Niklaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Finn Mikaelson

Mikael

Esther

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

MOVIES

The Pirates of the Caribbean:

Captain Jack Sparrow

Barbossa

Will Turner

Elizabeth Swann

James Norrington

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry Hart

Eggsy Unwin

James Spencer / Lancelot

Alastair / Percival

Roxy Morton / Lancelot

Maximillian Morton / The Shepherd

Orlando Oxford

Jack Daniels / Whiskey

Gin

BOOKS

Dreamland Billionaire series - Lauren Asher:

Declan

Callahan

Rowan

Iris

Alana

Zahra

Dirty Air series - Lauren Asher:

Noah

Liam

Jax

Santiago

Maya

Sophie

Elena

Chloe

Ladies in Stem - Ali Hazelwood books:

Olive

Adam

Bee

Levi

Elsie

Jack

Mara

Liam

Sadie

Erik

Hannah

Ian

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros:

Xaden Riorson

Dain Aetos

Jack Barlowe

Rhiannan Matthias

Violet Sorrengail

Mira Sorrengail

Lillith Sorrengail

Bodhi Durran

Liam Mairi

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Happy Birthday the lovely Scottish actress Michelle Duncan.

Born in Perth on April 14th 1978 Duncan studied acting at Queen Margaret University College before studying English and classics at St Andrews University.

Her television roles include Sugar Rush, Doctor Who, Low Winter Sun, Lost in Austen, and a TV film, Whatever Love Means, as Princess Diana opposite Olivia Poulet as Camilla Parker Bowles and Laurence Fox as Prince Charles.

Film work includes: Atonement, The Broken, and as Rupert Grint's love interest in Driving Lessons with Julie Walters. Duncan's role in Atonement was particularly praised by The New Yorker theatre critic Anthony Lane: Duncan's stage work includes Time and the Conways (Bath Theatre Royal/ touring), A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Burning at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Further television work includes: New Tricks Call the Midwife. Duncan lent her voice to an adaptation of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen at Little Angel Puppet Theatre in 2006 alongside Dame Judy Dench, Sir Michael Gambon, Rory Kinear, Claudie Blakley, Rosamund Pike, Claire Rushbrook and Peter Wight. Michelle also played Isobel MacLeish in the Doctor Who story Tooth and Claw. In 2007 she was cast as Portia in The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare's Globe, but was unable to continue after the previews and was replaced by Kirsty Besterman. In 2012 Duncan appeared alongside Amanda Hale in Scrubber, a film written and directed by Romola Garai. In 2013, Duncan appeared in the third series of the BBC TV drama Luther and Case Histories. In 2014, she appeared in the ITV drama Grantchester.

In 2015 she starred alongside Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall and Tom Brooke in Scott Graham's Film Iona. The closing gala film of the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Michelle’s work has included the great TV Movie Elizabeth Is Missing and two first class TV Series, Baptiste and Hanna. More recently she was in Detctive series Dalgliesh, she is set to appear in the reboot of Rebus, the new series let's us see a younger Detective Sergeant, I can't find a difinative date for it, just that it will be on BBC this Spring.

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Universal Soldier (1992)

Summary: Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is resurrected as part of the Universal Soldier programme after being killed in action in Vietnam. His arch-nemesis, Sergeant Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) has also undergone the same procedures.

Largely forgettable Lundgren/ Van Damme teamup that wants to be Robocop but, unfortunately, Robocop got there first.

Rating: 2.25/5

Photo credit: Roger Ebert

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Gregory Burke To Adapt Ian Rankin’s Rebus Series as Eleventh Hour Drama Black Watch. Both adaptations, it has Richard Rankin’s participation.

Gregory Burke's play Black Watch was one of the first successes for the nascent National Theatre of Scotland, first appearing at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 and going on to a massively successful worldwide tour. Its plot focuses on the famous regiment as it goes into battle in Iraq - and the consequences for it as the government amalgamates it with others to become a battalion in a new Scottish regiment.

Scottish soldiers with the red feathers are members of Scotland's elite fighting force, the Black Watch, into action against Iraqi insurgents during a production of the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Black Watch, presented by Gregory Burke's portrait of an elite Scottish regiment serving in Iraq.

These Black Watch soldiers are realistic, too, portrayed by Jack Lowden (Cammy), Richard Rankin (Granty), Adam McNamara (Rossco), Chris Starkie (Stewarty), Cameron Barnes (Macca), Gavin Jon Wright (Nabsy), Scott Fletcher (Kenzie), and Andrew Fraser (Fraz). Stephen McCole plays the Officer, and Robert Jack doubles as the Writer and the Sergeant.

The men are fighting for their regiment, company, platoon, section, and, ultimately, their mates. And the camaraderie is caught in a final image of Cammy (Jack Lowden)

Memories of the actual regiment's action in the Middle East are still fresh.

A Black Watch captain leads a foot patrol into Zubayr, south of Basra, southern Iraq, in 2003 Photograph: Murdo Macleod.

The Black Watch is an ancient regiment, as the drum at its museum in Perth shows. Campaign and battle honours date from 1759, and include the Napoleonic, first and second world wars.

Photograph: Captain Angus Beaton/AP

#BlackWatch #GregoryBurke #ScottishRegiment #NationalTheatreofScotland

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In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Newton Knight: Matthew McConaughey Rachel: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Moses Washington: Mahershala Ali Serena Knight: Keri Russell Daniel: Jacob Lofland Sumrall: Sean Bridgers Lieutenant Barbour: Brad Carter Miss Ellie: Jane McNeill Prosecuting Attorney: Gary Grubbs Jasper: Christopher Berry Amos Deason: Joe Chrest Quitman: David Jensen Injured Soldier: Kurt Krause Confederate Color Guard: Carlton Caudle Freedman 1: Martin Bats Bradford Matthew Yates: Matt Lintz Mary: Kerry Cahill Annie: Jessica Collins Confederate Soldier: Juan Gaspard Junie Lee: Liza J. Bennett Polling Station Clerk: David Maldonado Schoolgirl: Serenity Neil Chester: Lawrence Turner Mrs. Deason: Lara Grice Col. Robert Lowry: Wayne Pére Farmer 1: Jim Klock Town Folk: Emily Bossak Sergeant: P.J. Marshall Third Man: Ritchie Montgomery Stillman Coleman: Mattie Liptak Aunt Sally: Jill Jane Clements Col. McLemore: Thomas Francis Murphy Old Man: Johnny McPhail Lt. Barbour: Bill Tangradi First Man: William Mark McCullough Edward James – Cotton Field Worker: Sam Malone Boy at Alice Hotel: Kylen Davis Farmer 2: Will Beinbrink George: Troy Hogan Confederate Soldier: Cy Parks Ward: Dane Rhodes Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer: Lucy Faust Yeoman Girl: Stella Allen Older Coleman Brother: Cade Mansfield Cooksey Maroon (uncredited): Tahj Vaughans Davis Knight: Brian Lee Franklin Film Crew: Casting: Debra Zane Production Design: Philip Messina Costume Design: Louise Frogley Editor: Juliette Welfling Producer: Jon Kilik Supervising Art Director: Dan Webster Editor: Pamela Martin Director of Photography: Benoît Delhomme Producer: Scott Stuber Executive Producer: Oren Aviv Set Decoration: Larry Dias Writer: Gary Ross Executive Producer: Robert Simonds Executive Producer: Robin Bissell Art Direction: Andrew Max Cahn Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Hsu Executive Producer: Wang Zhonglei Executive Producer: Stuart Ford Prosthetics: Gary Archer Foley: Marko Costanzo Makeup Department Head: Nikoletta Skarlatos Executive Producer: Wang Zhongjun Co-Producer: David Pomier First Assistant Director: Eric Heffron Assistant Costume Designer: Meagan McLaughlin Foley: Eric Milano Second Unit Director: Garrett Warren Visual Effects Editor: Gershon Hinkson Executive Producer: Michael Bassick Makeup Artist: Kris Evans Executive Producer: Bruce Nachbar “B” Camera Operator: Jerry M. Jacob Executive Producer: Matt Jackson Additional Camera: Michael Watson Executive Producer: Christopher Woodrow Hairstylist: Felicity Bowring Casting: Meagan Lewis Music Editor: John Finklea Executive Producer: Jerry Ye Set Designer: Randall D. Wilkins Still Photographer: Murray Close Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mike Prestwood Smith First Assistant “A” Camera: Chad Rivetti Special Effects Coordinator: David K. Nami Hair Department Head: Jules Holdren Key Hair Stylist: Melizah Anguiano Wheat Set Costumer: Adriane Bennett Costume Supervisor: Carlane Passman Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Matthew O’Toole Visual Effects Producer: Lisa Beroud Key Hair Stylist: Theraesa Rivers Executive Producer: Russell Levine Additional Camera: Greg Morris Set Costumer: Tom Cummins Art Department Coordinator: Wylie Griffin Supervising Dialogue Editor: Branka Mrkic Visual Effects Supervisor: Kelly Port Second Assistant “C” Camera: Griffin McCann Set Costumer: Lisa Magee Wigmaker: Khanh Trance Art Direction: Chris Craine Gaffer: Bob Bates Original Music Composer: Nicholas Britell First Assistant “C” Camera: Wade Whitley Co-Producer: Diana Alvarez Second Second Assistant Director: Marvin Williams “A” Came...

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"Police Successful In Taking John Krafchenko Without Firing Shot," Winnipeg Tribune. December 10, 1913. Page 1 & 12. ---- Surrounded House at 429 College Avenue Last Night and Taken Into Custody This Morning at 10 o'clock ---- OFFICERS OF LAW TOOK PLACE OF FRIENDS WHOM HE WAS EXPECTING ---- Posed as Professor Andrews of St. John's College and Took Three Rooms From Mrs. J. Byrne Who Had Not Heard That There Was a Bank Robbery Until the Arrest Was Effected ---- "It's all up, I guess. I'll come quietly." With the foregoing exclamation, and without the slightest show of, or attempt at resist- ance, John Krafchenko, alleged murderer of Manager H. M. Arnold, of the Plum Coulee branch of the Bank of Montreal, surrendered to four police officers in his bedroom at 439 College Avenue at ten o'clock this morning.

The officers were: Deputy Chief Newton, Acting Chief Detective George Smith, Chief of Provincial Police Elliott, and Assistant Morality Inspector George Headon. It had come to the ears of the police department that Krafchenko, whose location in the house was discovered last evening, was expecting some friends to visit him at about ten o'clock this morning. The police officers accordingly entered the house without making any disturbane.

Was Asleep at Time. The four named, together with Morality Inspector William Eddy, proceeded upstairs, and Deputy Newton, Chief Elliott, George Smith and Headon stationed themselves right in the doorway of the room, which the landlady had indicated as that occupied by Krafchenko. Very quietly Deputy Newton rapped on the door, just making sufficient sound to awaken the sleeper. There was a wait of but a moment, during which time the officers prepared their automatic pistols and steeled themselves for the battle which all believed was inevitable. A shuffle of bare feet across the linoleum of the room and then the door opened.

Krafchenko had the door wide open before his sleepy eyes discovered who the visitors were. "Throw up your hands," came a sleep-dispelling announcement, and automatically the prisoner held his hands aloft, while he gazed in a surprised kind of way into the muzzles of four gitaming weapons of destruction.

Two Loaded Guns. "It's all up, I guess," he said, with s kind of wry smile, for in a flash he had recovered his wonted jaunty pose. "Ill come quietly," he added, and at once Headon stepped forward and promptly placed a pair of steel bracelets on the prisoners wrists.

That Krafchenko did not come to the door armed is a matter of much comment among the officials of the police department. Lying on the top of a bureau, alongside of the bed, was a 32 automatic Webley Scott pistol while beneath his pillow was found another fully loaded automatic revolver. This latter weapon was not found until Sergeant Jack Street and Detective Melville were sent to make a thorough search of the apartment.

So many times had Krafchenko declared that he would "go out fighting" - which means he would die fighting - it can only be attributed to the fact that he was not in the least degree expecting a call from the police, that he was not armed when he opened the door this morning.

Cordon Surrounds House In addition to the officers who entered the house, fifteen detectives and Chief of Police MacPherson remained on the watch outside. The news was brought to the department of Krafchenko's exact location last evening and at once steps were taken to guard the premises and to prevent the man getting away. A strong cordon was drawn around the place, but it was decided that to make any mis-step in effecting the fugitive's arrest might probably result in the loss of several lives. It was therefore arranged that the cordon of armed men should re- main on guard all night and that Krafchenko should be surprised this morning when he was lease expecting a visit from the police. The wisdom of this procedure has been acknowledged by all who are acquainted with the desperate character of the man.

The police officials today declare that for several days they have been on Krafchenko's track. On Thursday last they arrived only half an hour too late to arrest a "physician" who was staying at 546 William avenue. Krafchenko - for he was the "physician - must have got the wind of the fact that the police were close on his track, for without a word to his landlady he skipped out and never returned.

Exactly where he was hidden between Thursday evening and Saturday morning at about nine o'clock is not known, but at this time he went to the house of Mrs. J. Byrne, at 439 College avenue, and stated he wished to rent her second floor front room. She, never for a moment suspecting that her lodger was a fugitive from Justice, accepted the story that he was a professor at St. John's college, and rented the room he desired.

Little Money Found. In the room when the officers searched after Krafchenko had been removed to the cells at the central police station, the officers found practically no baggage. His overcoat was hanging up in the clothes closet and in the pockets of this were found two large rolls of Bank of Montreal bills.

In addition to these articles, the two pistols and some articles of wearing apparel, the room was practically as bare as when it was first entered by Krafchenko.

The police are in a quandary as to what has become of the rest of the booty. There is no doubt in their minds but that Krafchenko is the rob- ber of the Plum Coulee bank, but as yet they have been able to trace none of the missing four thousand dollars, with the exception of the two rolls stated.

The First News The first authentic news of Krafchenko's presence in Winnipeg was given to the public yesterday through the columns of The Tribune.

The statement in last night's Tribune was to the following effect:

A report of more than ordinary persistence, is in circulation this afternoon to the effect that John Krafchenko was in a house on William avenue last night. It is further asserted that certain of the authorities got wind of the hunted man's whereabouts, and were actually laying their plans for his capture. Krafchenko, shrewd in his criminal business, and keeping a close watch on every movement of the police, apparently had his suspicions aroused that the sleuths of the law were on his track, and made a hurried escape In the darkness. Chief Elliott, interviewed over the phone at two o'clock this afternoon, absolutely denied any knowledge of Krafchenko's whereabouts. He did not know that Krafchenko was in a house on William avenue last night. Officials of the city police department this morning deny that any such information (as to Krafchenko being in a William avenue house) has reached them.

The source of The Tribune's information yesterday seemed to be unquestioned.

Luckier This Time Ex-Chief McRae, the terror of the criminal class for decades in this city. was on hand at the capture of Krafchenko this morning.

"The ex-chief has been at the taking of a good many tough ones in his time," said a former police reporter this morning. "I remember well when he pounced upon a man alongside whom Krafchenko looks like an innocent. The man was located at Emerson. The chief tracked him for some time and finally landed him. It took nerve and strength to go after this man, but the chief had both.

"On one occasion the ex-chief got the worst of it. It was in an encounter with a man named Faut, wanted for cattle-stealing.

"The chief's plans were well laid and he arrest was carried out without any trouble. Through some oversight, however, after a hurried search in the police station, Faut's revolver was was not taken from him, and coming down the old police station steps Faut made a break for liberty. The ex-chief pursued him, firing in the air in an effort to stop the fleeing prisoner. Faut, fearing that the shooting was to kill, turned quickly, fired point blank at the ex-chief. The bullet entered the ex-chief's groin, and It is there to this day. The late Dr. Nellaon, at one time member for North Winnipeg, was the attending physician, and he advised that it would only add to the danger to attempt an extraction of the bullet. Great public sympathy was aroused for the ex-chief, who was always on deck when duty called, and there was anxiety for many days until the danger point was passed.

"lf my recollection serves me aright Faut, through some technicality in the law, was not punished for the shooting."

Once Figured in A Murder Trial Krafchenko figured prominently in the trial of William Henry Hicks, who was acquitted on January 7. 1909 for the murder of Eccles Lennox on November 17 of the preceding year. At the time of the Hicks trial Kratchenko was in jail awaiting sentence for highway robbery to which charge he had pleaded guilty.

While in Jail he met Hicks, and was called for the defence to prove that, before his arrest, and at the time of the murder, he had given the revolver (which had figured in the murder) to another man, and that Hicks had never had it in his possession.

Krafchenko was shortly afterwards sentenced to 3 years in jail for holding up two bank men, and robbing them of $2,500, at Plum Coulee. He served his time in Stony Mountain penitentiary, and upon being released was taken to Prince Albert where he served a year and a half for jail-breaking. He was again released some 13 months ago, and went back to his father's home in Ontario, where he was thought to be until he was arrested by the police on Saturday night, November 1, in the resort kept by Flo Williams in East Kildonan.

Landlady Thought Krafchenko's Caller "Why, Lord bless you, I thought it was some of the young gentlemen from the college come to see him." With these wotes Mrs. 2. Byrne, proprietress of the house at 439 College avenue. where Jack Krafchenko was arrested this morning, expressed her surprise at the seizure of her lodger.

Krafchenko had gone to Mrs. Byrne's home at nine o'clock on Saturday morning and had told her that he was Professor Andrews, of St. John's college. He also told her that any gentleman who called on him by that name was to be admitted.

Мгs. Вугпe was frightened almost out of her wits when the police patrol drove to her door this morning and took away the "nice young gentleman, the college professor."

Was Ignorant of Murder. After Krafchenko had been taken away a constable stayed behind and told her the first she had heard about the Plum Coulee robbery and murder. Even when The Tribune reporter called on her an hour later she had not realized the full horror of the story.

"And is it really true," she said, horror showing all over her face, "that this man robbed a bank at Plum Coulee and actually shot a man?"

"I do not know." was the reply, "but the police want him very badly for worse than that. They want him on a charge of killing the bank manager."

"God bless you, you don't say." rejoined the old lady. Then realization seemed to come upon her.

"See that step," she said, pointing to the thres old. "No man shall ever cross it again. I'll never trust another man. Maybe you wonder," she, continued. "why I don't ask you in, but I don't know you and, after what has happened, I don't trust you."

Gave B. of M. Bills. "He gave you some money as room rent?" "replied the dame. "And it was a Bank of Montreal bill?"

"it was."

"Did the police take it?"

"They did, and if they want to keep my five dollars, they can. I am glad enough to be rid of such a dangerous man."

At this stage the other woman in the house, Mrs. Amiot, came to the door, her child in her arms.

"They say," she began, "that he took two or three thousand dollars from the bank?"

"Who says so?" asked The Tribune man.

The older lady, her fears now suddenly aroused, turned on the later arrival and said: "Here, get out of here: your tongue wags too easily. Many people have been hanged because their tongues were tied in the middle and loose at both ends. "That's the way with here," to The Tribune man, for the offending one had retreated to the kitchen.

"Did the police find any money upstairs?"

"Lord bless you, I don't know."

Story of Arrest "How did the arrest take place?"

"Well, I heard someone at the door, I opened it and there were two or three men, young men, there. They asked me if I had a young man staying in the house. I said I had. They asked where, and I told them in the upstairs front room. They then walked quietly upstairs. I heard then a question and I heard Mr. Andrews answer them. One of them said 'Yes,' and then they walked in. In a few minutes they came out with Mr. Andrews, his hands tied together with chains. In the meantime a red automobile came up the door with six or seven men in it. They took him away in it.

"Can I see his room?"

"No, you cannot. The chief of police told me not to let anyone up there at all, not even to go myself until he came back. You know," she said, "I have been that worked up all morning I am just sick. I was hysterical for a long time and now my heart is just thumping like a sledge hammer. Only to think that he came and stayed here for so long and that I did not even know of the murder in the country. Oh, dear, it's too dreadful to think about."

"What kind of a man was this Krafchenko?"

Acted as Gentleman "A most gentleman young man."

"Did he talk like a foreigner?"

"Lord bless you, no; I thought he was a Canadian."

"Was he a suspicious-looking character?"

"Oh, no, he was not a bit more fierce looking than you are and you don't look very dangerous, do you?"

The reporter hastened to aquiesce in this and continued:

"How did he come to stay at your house?"

"I don't know, I'm sure. I think he must have seen my sign up in front of the verandah and that brought him."

"When did he come?"

"About nine on Saturday morning."

"Any baggage?"

"No."

"Did he seem to have much money with him?"

"Not very much. I did not see much. I rented him the room at $8 a month and he paid me $5 on account. doesn't look as though he had very much money, does it?"

"How did he seem to conduct himself around the house?"

"Lord bless you, as a perfect gentleman, He would come quietly in and go upstairs and we never heard him. He would sometimes bring in a little meat and ask me to cook it for him. He would often go into that front room, pointing to the romey little parlor, and read."

"What did he read?"

"Books and papers and things. He seemed very fond of reading and studying."

"Did he go out very much"

"No, he did not, almost every day though he was out for half an hour y so either during the day or the evening. He would just come downstairs and say he was going out for a little walk for his health. I would say that it would do him good and away would go for the day."

"He went out every day?"

Landlady Thought "Yes, except Sunday. He did not go out then unless he went during the evening when we were at church. I don't know about that."

But for Half Hours "And he never stayed out for more than half an hour?"

"No, or only a few minutes more or any rate."

"And he only had the one visitor?"

"Yes, only the one who came twice."

The two ladies are living alone except for the child and they feel their positions very keenly. They do not want the notoriety that has disturbed their peaceful little home.

"One thing I do like, though," said Mrs. Byrne, "there is a great big policeman living just across the street and that gives one a sense of security."

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"BANK OF MONTREAL BILLS STUCK TOGETHER BY BLOOD IN ROOMS OF KRAFCHENKO," Winnipeg Tribune. December 10, 1913. Page 1 & 12. ---- Fifteen Hundred and Fifty Dollars in All Found When Alleged Bank Robber and Murderer is Taken ---- WATCH FOUND IN AUTOMOBILE OF DYCK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PROPERTY OF KRAFCHENKO ---- Evidence Believed to Be of a Most Damaging Character is Now Said to Be in the Hands of the City Police Department ---- Evidence of the most deadly character implicating Krafchenko in the Plum Coulee robbery and murder has been accumulated by local and provincial police, and the officials of the two forces are full of confidence that they will be able to prove the guilt of the prisoner to the satisfaction of any jury in the land.

In the room where Krafchenko was captured this morning forty-eight 310 Bank of Montreal bills were found, and In another room in the same house one $10 Bank of Montreal bill and sixty-four $5 Bank of Montreal bills were found. Sixteen of these five dollar bills were stuck together with human blood and the single ten dollar bill found in this roll was also spotted with blood.

In addition to the above money the local police have also recovered seventy-four $10 Bank of Montreal bills in a hiding place in the west end of the city. This hiding place has since been traced to Krafchenko. The money so far recovered amounts to $1,550, all in Bank of Montreal bills

But the most deadly evidence that the police will present against Krafchenko is the fact that the watch found in the stolen car in which the bandits made their getaway from Plum Coulee after the robbery and murder, has been absolutely identified as Krafchenko's watch. It was the same watch as was worn by Krafchenko when he was arrested in Winnipeg the last time, and its number and the number of its works was taken at that time. Owing to the confusion of the figures 3 and 8 it was at first thought to be not the same watch, but a more careful examination proved its identity beyond a shadow of doubt. Both Chief Elliott, of the provincial police, and Chief Macpherson, of the Winnipeg police, state definitely that the watch is Krafchenko's beyond a shadow of doubt.

Disguised in Woman's Clothes Krafchenko Paraded City Streets The police admitted when questioned this morning that Krafchenko has been in the city since last Thursday, and that he has been frequently parading on the streets dressed in woman's attire. Disguised in this manner he visited a house at 546 William avenue. The police were then hot on his trail, but the fugitive managed to make good his escape. For several days the net had been drawing closely round the suspect and several times they were within fifteen minutes of having him within their reach.

Conclusive evidence of the whereabouts of the fugitive reached Chief. Macpherson last night, when Krafchenko was traced to the house on College avenue. Chief Macpherson laid his plans very carefully, immediately surrounding the house with fifteen plain clothes men. He then took ex-chief McRae into his confidence and it was at first intended to raid the house in the early hours of the morning. This policy was ultimately abandoned in favor of the one finally adopted by which the capture of Krafchenko was effected.

Asked whether or not William Dyck the chaffeur of the automobile, would be brought to see Krafchenko in his cell today, Chief Elliott said he did not think that such action was necessary.

Picture captions Captured by the Police TODAY JOHN KRAFCHENKO Who was taken without a struggle in a house on College Avenue at 10 o'clock this morning. Bank Manager Who Was Slain H. M. ARNOLD Who was shot down by a robber at Plum Coulee on December 1. HOUSE WHERE KRAFCHENKO WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING House of Mrs. J. Byrne, 439 College Avenue. Krafchenko's room was the upper one with windows looking over verandah.

[thechaosmuses]

Below the cut is a list of all my canon characters, from every fandom, organized by such. I figured I would go ahead and put this up, as well as an oc muse one, for my oc and canon starters so that way it's easier for y'all to see who is included without going to every separate muse list.

The Vampire Diaries

Freya Celeste Mikaelson Elijah Daniel Mikaelson Niklaus Ryder Mikaelson Kolton Nathaniel Mikaelson Henrik Alexander Mikaelson Hope Andrea Mikaelson Malachai Silas Parker Olivia Mae Parker Silas Xavier Salvatore Damon Luca Salvatore Stefan Lance Salvatore Jeremiah Steven Gilbert Katherine Maria Pierce Qetsiyah Zione Bennett Bonnie Sheila Bennett Marcel Leon Gerard Hayley Jane Marshall Elizabeth Anne Forbes Josette Olivia Saltzman Ryan Nicholas Clarke Landon Maxwell Kirby Aurora Violet De Martel Aiden Matthew Lawrence Tyler James Lockwood Alexia Rae Branson Sebastian Killian Jones Milton Gabriel Greasley Benjamin James Kenson Lorenzo James St. John Vincent Keith Griffith Sean Kieran O'Connell Lucien Maverick Castle TEST MUSES Dorian Lee Williams Sophie Danielle Deveraux Monique Marie Deveraux Evangeline Amaya Sinclair Inadu Tayen Labonair Rafael Alexander Waithe Finch Taylor Tarrayo Cleo Ada Sowande Penelope Eden Park Jade Ivy Young

Containment

Jake Holden Riley Katie Selene Frank Jana Christine Mayfield Teresa Violet Keaton

Teen Wolf

Mieczyslaw Noah Stilinski Scott Gregorio McCall Christopher Henry Argent Allison Artemis Argent Lydia Sophia Martin Jackson William Whittemore Derek Samuel Hale Cora Avery Hale Camden Matthew Lahey Isaac Michael Lahey Vernon Dallas Boyd Danny Keahu Mahealani Malia Elizabeth Tate Kira Jade Yukimura Theodore Christian Raeken Jordan Tyler Parrish Aiden Jacob Steiner Mason Cade Hewitt Brett Lee Talbot Garrett Cole Williams Nolan Andrew Holloway Bobby Adam Finstock Marin Sophia Morrell Braeden Valerie Bardot Deucalion Damien Hemming

Supernatural

Dean Michael Winchester Castiel James Novak Claire Grace Novak Jack Kellan Kline Gadreel Dustin Ward Rowena Jane MacLeod Fergus Roderick MacLeod Belphegor

DC Comics

Bartholomew Henry Allen Nora Francine West-Allen Bart Joseph West-Allen Sara Caitlin Lance Dionysus Arbios Kara Aileen Danvers Winslow Jordan Schott Jr. Clark Joseph Kent Mon-El Lar Gand Querl Dox Music Meister Harleen Frances Quinzel Pamela Lillian Isley

Marvel

Joaquin Miguel Torres Peter Django Maximoff Pietro Django Maximoff Wanda Marya Maximoff James Buchanan Barnes (pre-serum and super soldier) Steven Grant Rogers (pre-serum and super soldier) Michelle Julia Jones-Watson Peter Benjamin Parker Gwendolyn Maxine Stacy Peter Benjamin Parker Jonathan Spencer Storm Kate Bishop Natalia Alianovna Romanova Yelena Fyodorovna Belova Brunnhilde Valkyrie Loki Laufeyson Stephanie Grace Rogers (genderbent steve) Jamie Belladonna Barnes (genderbent bucky) Samantha Trinity Wilson (genderbent sam) Theodosia Audra Odinsdottir (genderbent thor) Lady Loki Laufeyson (genderbent loki)

Stranger Things

Jonathan Ross Byers Nancy Diana Wheeler Steven Michael Harrington Robin Rae Buckley Edward Joseph Munson Argyle Eduardo Diaz Jane Eleanor Hopper Dustin Jace Henderson Lucas Charles Sinclair Maxine Elizabeth Mayfield

Misc

Nicholas Sean Miller Winston Saint-Marie Schmidt Reagan Marie Lucas Leonardo Winston Hamato Michelangelo Chandler Hamato Samuel Nicholas Drake King Benjamin Florian

9-1-1

Athena Grant Howard Han Henrietta Wilson Maddison Juliet Buckley Evan Jones Buckley Edmundo Anthony Diaz

Book Babes

Major Jay Kitahara Lieutenant Lorelai Cathwell Sergeant Major Alary Johann Corporal Erik Mendel Devin Nesta Archeron Elain Archeron Feyre Archeron Rhysand Darling Azriel Cassian Amren Morrigan Gwyneth Berdara Eris Sargon Vanserra Lucien Vanserra Helion Luciano Meridian Tamlin Avri Desrosiers Thesan Addae Koitla Viviane Anera Agnarrson

[kaechan]

Universal Soldier - Sergeant Andrew Scott....my new obsession. Dolph Lundgren was and always will be a beautiful, gorgeous man! I am in love.

[hotniatheron]

band of brothers is the british version of law & order, every skinny white actor aged 25 in the british isles was in that bitch 

[cherrybracelets]

I’m not sure if this has made it to Tumblr yet, so I am going to share.

“On March 23rd, 2020 the Rochester Police Department (RPD) executed a Black man named Daniel Prude. Mr. Prude was naked, unarmed, and experiencing a mental health crisis. Daniel’s brother Joe had called 911 for help. No one trained to respond to a mental health crisis arrived at the 400 Block of Jefferson Avenue -- Rochester police did. Daniel complied with all orders by the police.

While cuffed, naked, and laying on the freezing cold ground, RPD officers mocked Daniel Prude and cracked jokes, and put a bag over his head. RPD officers Mark Vaughn, Troy Talladay, and Fransisco Santiago then proceeded to swarm him. While Taladay forced his knee into Daniel’s back and Santiago held down his legs, Vaughn pushed Daniel’s head into the ground using all of his body weight -- essentially doing a triangle pushup on his head. Less than ten minutes after he was cuffed, Daniel Prude breathed his last conscious breath.

We are devastated by the loss of another Black life to the hands of police officers. We are disgusted that Mayor Lovely Warren, Chief La’Ron Singletary have made no effort to hold Daniel Prude’s murderers accountable. In fact, Daniel Prude’s killers are still on active duty. We are livid that Locust President Mike Mazzeo uses his resources to defend the murderers, yet just two days ago publicly said that Rochester “does not have the problems that other parts of the country have” in relation to police violence.

Knowing full well that RPD murdered a human being in need of help, Mayor Warren rewarded the police with a 100 million dollar budget and approved the building of a new 16 million dollar police station. It is abhorrent that Rochester has no capacity to respond to mental health crises in any way other than state-sanctioned force and coercion. There is no place for police, who are fundamentally violence workers, in responding to a mental health emergency.

To Lovely Warren, Loretta Scott, Willie Lightfoot, Mitch Gruber, Malik Evans, Jackie Ortiz, Mike Patterson, LaShay Harris, Jose Peo who have all voted for and supported spending on police violence at the expense of human life:

Daniel Prude’s blood is on your hands.

Free The People Roc stands with Daniel’s family in making the following demands:

The Immediate termination and arrest of all officers involved, including Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, and Fransisco Santiago.

Immediately terminate all the officers who were at the scene and failed to intervene and save Daniel’s life: Andrew Specksgoor, Josiah Harris, Sgt. Michael Magri, Paul Ricotta, Lt. Gregory Bello

Immediately terminate the officers involved in the cover up: Sergeant Flamur Zenelovic, Investigator Randy Benjamin, and Investigator Michael Houlihan

The Mayor and City Council must pass legislation forbidding officers to respond to mental health calls. We must create an alternative to police for emergency response, staffed by Mental Health Professionals, trained in the use of clinical treatment techniques, and prohibited from using force.

Other cities have already implemented alternatives to police. We have no excuse.

This is an ongoing emergency. If we do not figure out a way to respond to these crises without police, we will continue endangering our neighbors and loved ones.

Additional demands will be posted shortly. #Justice4DanielPrude”

link for gofundme

[thecinematicalgorithm]

1917: Brotherhood in a War-zone

If you have not seen 1917 you should know there are major spoilers ahead. You should also know that you are missing out on what can only be assumed as the best film of the century thus far. Go watch it. Seriously, go.

For those who saw my post a few days ago I finally got around to watching the phenomenal Sam Mendes war film 1917 starring George MacKay and Dean Charles-Chapman. Sprinkled throughout the film are also an ensemble cast of supporting actors such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Mark Strong, Richard Madden and Colin Firth. And if you saw that post you’ve seen how I was justifiably blown away by how extraordinary the film was. Since then I have watched it several more times, yes several back-to-back viewings in which I took notes, picked out things I missed the first few times and essentially got swept away with each watch. I have also watched interviews with the cast and crew and read the script online. I cannot emphasize enough how much I love this film. But I will give it a go in the following analysis of what this film meant to me, and what Sam Mendes was clearly striving to convey to audiences. Fair warning, this is gonna be a long one.

At the beginning of the film we start off in a quiet, beautiful meadow untouched by war. Flowers swaying in a gentle breeze, clouds overcasting the scene below, and the seemingly “one-shot” begins. An interesting way for a film about World War I, or “The Great War” as some called it, to kick off. However, this start becomes important in comparison to the ending which we will examine more closely later. The thing to note for now is the peace of the present atmosphere, and the two soldiers we find napping beneath a tree.

These soldiers are Lance Corporals Thomas Blake and William Schofield. Blake is soon summoned by his Sergeant and told to “pick a man”. On my initial viewing of this film I at first thought that Blake chose Schofield due to his proximity to him. Throughout the film it’s clear they know each other and have for some time, but it wasn’t until I read the script and saw the movie a few extra times that I realized Blake and Schofield are proper friends, brothers even, and that their friendship is vital to the overall story being told. In an interview, Sam Mendes mentioned that Blake was “the heart of the film”, and in the script it actually says, when Schofield is carrying Blake’s lifeless corpse, that “nothing is heavier than the body of someone you loved”. So though we are only seeing a small fragment of time between these two friends we can see that they have a history and a bond that will deepen in the course of this story.

The first glimpse at this bond comes from the beginning. Blake asks Schofield if they were fed today, and Schofield replies that they only got mail from home as he precedes to hand Blake a letter. Blake reads the letter and comments wistfully “Myrtle’s having puppies” to which Schofield smiles. This small interaction tells us that Blake was not around when that day’s shipment came in, possibly he was already napping by the tree. It tells us that Schofield was there and was either handed, or offered to take, Blake’s mail. It’s clear that wherever Blake had been during the shipment he still ended up napping under that tree before Schofield, as Schofield chose to keep the letter on him to give to Blake later, presumably so as not to interrupt his friend’s sleep. The other thing we can assume is that this is not the first time Schofield has heard about Myrtle. There’s a familiarity in the way Blake mentions “Myrtle’s having puppies”, and not “my dog is having puppies”. Sure we can easily assume who Myrtle is as can Schofield, but the offhand, familiar way he tells Schofield this bit of news implies that Blake has probably talked about his dog before. Also the fact that neither asks about each other’s families also implicates that they may have already spoken or asked about these things. Mostly I see Blake being the one asking about and volunteering information on family as Schofield offers small, un-detailed glimpses of his home. But all in all the interaction gives us enough information to show us that these two soldiers are already friends, which adds a level of sweetness to when Schofield shares half of his ham and bread with Blake.

After our introduction into the relationship of these soldiers we are next taken into a dugout where we meet Colin Firth’s General Erinmore. It is here that we find out the plot of the story. Blake and Schofield, one by summons and the other by chance, are commanded to carry a message through “No Man’s Land” across enemy territory. The message: the Germans have withdrawn from their present occupation and have formed a new, much more fortified line (known in history as the Hindenburg line), essentially setting a trap for the 2nd Devons which are prepared to give chase. The 2nd Devons, whose leaders were unaware of this strategic move on the German’s part, consisted of around 1,600 men. One of those men included Lt. Joseph Blake, older brother of Thomas Blake.

So our characters now have their mission and for Blake in particular there is a deep personal connection. For both the stakes are high. Blake knows that if they fail their mission there is certain death for his brother and 1,600 men. Schofield knows that if they undertake this mission there is almost certain death for either one or both of them. As they begin their journey to the front up the down trench we begin to get a picture of how these two men differ from one another. Blake, moved by his brother’s life in the balance, takes off without another thought while Schofield desperately tries to reason that they need to take the time to plan out what they are going to do. Schofield is in favor of waiting till dark in order to give Blake and himself the best fighting chance against being spotted while Blake wants to set out immediately in order to reach his brother with time to spare. It’s clear Blake is the emotional one while Schofield the rational of the pair. 

Each man’s view on the matter is understandable. Anyone in Blake’s position would want to save someone they loved, and being younger, more emotional, and more reckless with far less experience in the war, he is not inclined to hear Schofield out. Schofield on the other hand has some experience as we learn when Blake asks about his time at the Battles of Somme, and comments on how Schofield earned a medal from his actions at the Battle of Theipval Ridge. Schofield replies that he doesn’t remember much from the battle and that he no longer has his medal. From what we can tell in this exchange Schofield is not willing to talk about whatever it was he experienced at Somme and there may be a ring of truth when he says he doesn’t remember much. Schofield as we’ll come to see throughout the film has a tendency to separate and compartmentalize everything from his emotions to his family to his combat history. This is important to know about him now because this journey is going to break those compartment walls down until their contents begin to bleed into one another.

We next meet Andrew Scott’s brilliant take on Lt. Leslie, a brash, dry military leader on the front lines who has clearly seen too much. His character serves as a cold and pessimistic voicing of the dangers that face our protagonists and through Leslie we begin to see the toll of what this war has done to these men. It’s honestly one of my favorite scenes and Scott is probably my favorite supporting cast member followed closely by Richard Madden as Joseph Blake. And with Leslie’s harsh “you’re probably going to die” attitude sending them off, Schofield and Blake enter No Man’s land.  

One of the truly astounding accomplishments of 1917 is how they pull the viewer into this journey with Blake and Schofield. The “one-take” shot and close-ups to the characters and what they are seeing make you feel as if you are traveling with them, and the set and prop designers don’t hold back. We are treated to a version of No Man’s land in which you can actually imagine how horrible the stench must have been. From carcasses of both horses and men rotting in the mud to flies and rats feasting on the remains to puddles littered with debris and the dead. The land is scarred with craters and mazes of twisted barbed wire, and not a single living thing can be seen aside from our two soldiers. Not to mention that the fumes of the mustard gas commonly used during this war must be clinging to everything. A stark contrast to the start of the film. Thomas Newman masterfully scores the scene with a haunting, almost dreadful, melody that builds in intensity until you’re certain some danger awaits Blake and Schofield. But they’ve made it to the German front lines and not a single enemy remains behind, and thus we enter the German dugout where, as we know, Schofield and Blake will come to realize the Germans did not leave without setting a few traps for whoever might follow.

It’s here in the dugout where we begin to see how close these two really are, at least for Blake. After the rat sets off the tripwire an explosion rings out causing a partial collapse of the dugout on Schofield. Fortunately, Blake was only blown back and quickly recovered in order to follow Schofield’s muffled screaming and begin digging him out. Chapman portrayed Blake’s desperation remarkably well. In an interview when asked how it was to take direction from Mendes, Chapman mentioned this scene and how Mendes had taken him aside and said to him, “Dead. You’re best friend could be dead”. Therefore, Chapman played the scene accordingly with Blake frantically digging and calling for his friend, sobbing out his name when he finds him seemingly lifeless, and desperately yanking Schofield to consciousness and to his feet. 

The scene is an intense, edge-of-your-seat, hold-your-breath ride for survival as the two race for an exit with Blake leading a blind Schofield to safety. Not once does Blake think of leaving his comrade behind, and considering his desperation to save his brother you’d think the thought would have crossed his mind, but it doesn’t seem to in the least. Either they both make it out or they both die. Schofield’s reaction to his near-death experience is also important for now and for later. This is Schofield’s first, and certainly not the last, brush with death on this particular mission and it is the one that would have definitely killed him off if not for Blake. However, his initial knee-jerk reaction is one of desperate irritation. He tells Blake off for choosing him for this mission, despite knowing full well Blake had no idea what they were getting into. He then pulls out a thin, tin can and briefly peers at the contents before slipping it back into his pocket. As we know by the end of the film, inside that tin can are photos of his wife and daughters. After rinsing his eyes clear of the blinding dust the first thing that Schofield chooses to look at is his family. And here is the first sign of the impact this mission will have on those compartments that Schofield keeps separated. His near-death experience breaks through that first wall enough to get him to take another glance at what he almost lost.

I want to point out that despite his initial annoyance at Blake it’s made evident that Schofield is in fact very grateful to his comrade. I find it interesting and refreshing that he doesn’t apologize for his outburst or indicate that he knows Blake never meant to drag him along on a dangerous mission. Instead, he does something even better that points to how well he knows Blake, how much he cares for him, and something that will ensure Blake knows how grateful he truly is. I’m talking of course about the “bit of blood tin” scene. Schofield assures Blake that he will get a medal for his actions in the dugout and for saving his life. This implies that Schofield not only believes Blake has earned the honor but that he himself will make sure others hear of it if he survive’s the mission. The conversation also gives us a deeper insight into Schofield. He knows the medal would mean a great deal to Blake which is why he mentions it, but simultaneously his attitude suggests that he himself doesn’t care for such honors. When pressed by Blake we learn that he even traded his own for a bottle of wine. We never learn what it is Schofield did to earn the medal but it’s clear that whatever it is it carries painful memories in which he feels no honor in. We also learn why he told Blake earlier “it’s better” not to return home on leave. Schofield states he “hated” going home because the pain of knowing he would have to leave and his family may never see him again nor he them was too great. For someone who so desperately tries to compartmentalize his family from the war returning home only to be sent back would make that struggle all the more difficult, which is why he can only briefly look at his family’s photos.

Unfortunately, we soon reach what is the most pivotal scene in the film and in Schofield’s journey. Blake’s death. I believe that this scene while not the climax of the movie is the true beginning of Schofield’s “change of heart”. Earlier I mentioned how Mendes had once called Blake the “heart of the film”, and in another interview co-writer Kristy Wilson-Cairns broke down the ending scene of the film and stated that during his mission Schofield “takes on Blake” and that “Blake becomes a part of him” by the ending because of the promise he makes as Blake dies. So Schofield’s change of heart is that his heart becomes a bit more like Blake. It’s not a story of supernatural possession, nothing as silly as that, but rather a story of friendship and humanity that changes how Schofield perceives the war, himself, and the value of human life. Remember that leading up to Blake’s death Schofield was ready to kill the German pilot, saying “we should put him out of his misery”. But Blake held to compassion and refused to kill him which tragically resulted in his death. As Schofield carries on with the mission he is left with the hopes of his dead friend who died because of his goodness, and as he continues on we also see an increasing unwillingness to kill his enemies. Also important to note is that Schofield knows full well that Blake saved his life yet as Blake died there was nothing he could do making the promise to finish the mission and save Blake’s brother all the more vital.

Shortly after Blake’s death we meet Captain Smith played by Mark Strong. Like every character we meet along the way Smith plays a vital role in Schofield’s journey. Through Smith we learn that delivering the message may not be as simple as handing over the envelope. Schofield will have to fight to make sure it’s actually read. We also learn how quickly these young men were expected to adapt and move on when faced with death and loss. Strong played the role very well as he gave Smith a commanding sense of kindliness, wisdom and understanding. You get the sense that here is a Captain that understands the strength of brotherhood in wartime and has seen that look of a soldier who’s lost his brother. And so for the first time we see a commander who is gentle in his manner to Schofield but firm enough to get him back on his feet and moving. He then suggests to Schofield that it’s “better not to dwell on it” and though Schofield acknowledges him it’s obvious that as he bumps down the road in the back of a wagon packed with young soldiers telling jokes and oblivious to what he’s just gone through, Schofield can think of nothing but Blake. 

MacKay acts his heart out in this scene and he doesn’t say a word or do anything, but the veiled pain is there, the furrowed brow is there, the look of a young man haunted by grief is there, the way he looks back out over the grounds where his fallen brother lies is there. His silence and disinterest in the soldiers and their jokes shows that Schofield is undergoing a quiet, grieving process of which will have changed him by time he climbs out of that wagon. When the wagon got stuck in the mud and Schofield begged for the others to help we begin to see a little of Blake in him. At the start of the mission Blake was desperate, emotional and unwilling to wait around to plan things out rationally. Now we see Schofield desperate, emotional, and unwilling to wait around to get the wagon out an easier way.

The next scene was similar in nature to that of the tripwire scene with the nerve-wracking intensity of a life-or-death situation except now Schofield is solely on his own. He manages to maintain a level-head and provide cover fire for himself, true Schofield-style and proves to be an excellent shot. However, he manages to get himself knocked out so that by time he awakes he is low on time and is now faced with enemies on all sides. The scene of the night window is one of the most beautiful works of cinematography I have ever seen. I get chills every time. With Newman’s astounding score and MacKay’s sense of wonderment the scene feels otherworldly, and before long Schofield is running for his life through the ruins of the city and coming across a burning church making you feel as if he has awoken in the pits of hell. But the ever rational Schofield quickly seeks shelter in a basement of what appears, at first glance, to be an abandoned building. Soon Schofield finds that in fact the basement is occupied by a young, frightened French woman and a baby girl. This is one of the few moments in the film in which Schofield gets an opportunity to catch his breath and take a break of sorts from the war. The woman tenderly cleans his head wound and Schofield gives literally every last bit of food and milk he has to the woman and the baby. Despite yet not knowing what waits for Schofield back home, or rather who waits for him, the viewer gets the sense that Schofield is no stranger to children and babies. He quietly recites a bit of poetry to the baby girl from Edward Lear’s “The Jumblies” and we even see a small smile from Schofield as he interacts with the child. 

However, Schofield hears the tolling of the church bell and realizes he’s out of time and quickly makes his departure back to the war above, despite the woman’s pleas. The scene with the woman and child were important for Schofield’s journey because of the significance they held to him, particularly the baby. The likelihood that the pair will survive the war is not high and even if they do that baby is most likely never going to know who her parents were. Schofield purposefully chooses to separate his children from the war in his mind but now he has been forced to see the face of a child who’s entire life and existence has been uprooted and changed by the war. After making a desperate flee through the city and into the depths of the river Schofield crawls onto the shore of Croisilles Wood having to climb across the dead to do so. Literally stripped down, with just the uniform on his back, the exhausted, wounded and fearful soldier is overwhelmed by his grief and he sobs, as the script says, “for the river, for life, for Blake, for the baby”. By this point Schofield has nearly died multiple times, lost his brother-in-arms, been forced to abandon a young woman and baby, and fears he may be too late to fulfill his promise to Blake meaning that 1,600 men could already be dead. Very understandably, it’s just a little too much for even Schofield.

We then get treated to one of the most beautiful and haunting scenes of the film. The Wayfaring Stranger scene, in which a soldier sings a beautiful hymn, and the camera circles around the faces of young men who are just barely out of boyhood, shows us the nature of what Schofield’s mission is meant for. These are the men he needs to save. Poor Schofield is on the verge of giving up, but when he’s told that he’s where he needs to be he manages to climb back to his feet and keep moving. This chokes me up every time on a personal level, because while I could never know what it is to keep moving forward in a war zone, I know how it feels to be physically exhausted to the point of wanting to collapse in my time as a firefighter. But you have to put yourself aside, you have to forget whatever pain your mind tells you you have, and you focus on the mission at hand and you never stop moving and you never give up. That requires a mental strength that comes through months of training and which Schofield demonstrates in that moment. His race through the 1,600 men and his pleas for the commanders not to send their men over gives the film’s climax the perfect build-up. I was very glad to have not seen the trailer beforehand, so I was not waiting for “that running scene”. When he stopped and looked up at the edge of the trench I remember thinking, “oh my god he’s not about to do what I know’s about he to do!” and sure enough Schofield climbed once again into No Man’s land, this time knowing without any doubt that Germans were on the other side with all their weapons trained at him. This version of No Man’s land is a fantastic parallel to the No Man’s land he crossed earlier with Blake. The green grassy field remains untouched by the war thus far and the soldiers on the field are living, breathing men rather than rotting carcasses. So Schofield runs parallel to the trench as the men run straight to the enemies line unaware that this lone man is risking everything in order to save them from the fate he and Blake witnessed when they first set out on this mission.

True to Smith’s warning Schofield had to fight for the Army command to be read. Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed Colonel Mackenzie, a harsh, no-nonsense military strategist who is utterly tired of the game and ready to end the war. Fortunately, Schofield says just the right thing to catch Mackenzie’s attention and effectively stop the battle. He couldn’t save everyone but he prevented what would have been an outright massacre. And so that leads us to the last leg of his mission, the one he didn’t set out for when he and Blake left Erinmore’s dugout but which fell to him nonetheless. Striding through the casualty tents Schofield unfortunately has to bear witness to those who could not be saved despite his best efforts and he finds himself near Lt. Blake, whom he recognizes by voice alone. Madden offered one of my favorite performances as the brother Lance Corporal Blake was so desperate to save. His joy at the prospect of seeing his little brother turned to shattered disbelief and sorrow at realizing he has lost his brother. The scene is quiet and still and powerful in that stillness, and yet somehow there’s a sense of hope as Schofield tells him that Blake saved his life. A sense that Blake’s kindness and bravery lives on in his brother and in Schofield. So when Mendes said that Blake was the “heart of the film” he’s essentially saying that the heart of 1917 are the countless lives lost during that Great War, because the character of Blake serves as representation of every young soldier who never made it home, who never got the chance to live out their lives or build a family or see their loved ones again. But Mendes wanted this film to act as a tribute to those stories, and though Schofield was not designed to portray Alfred Mendes (the director’s grandfather who in fact served as a messenger during WW1) he does represent those soldiers who survived and were able to tell the stories of those who did not.

Now whether or not Schofield will survive till the end of the war is unclear and not really the point of the story (I personally like to think he did despite the probable infection he’s likely to have in that hand of his). However, his completion of his mission and his passing of Blake’s mementos to his brother and his promise to write their mother about Blake’s heroics shows that he intends to make sure that Blake’s honor lives on. Then, we see Schofield do what he could not do before the start of this mission. He pulls out the photos of his family and gazes into their faces, reading the message written by his wife, “Come back to us”. He leans his head back against the lone tree and closes his eyes for what I’m sure is a much needed nap. To his right spreads a peaceful, open field just like the movie’s introduction except this time Blake is only with him in memory and in heart.

Bless you if you’ve read all of this and thank you! Once again I cannot express how much I love this film. It appeals to everything I love the most from art to history to humanity and the complexities of the human mind to feats of heroism to struggles of man. It’s beautiful, it’s devastating, it’s unforgettable. If you are fan of the movie as well please let me know what you loved most! Also feel free to comment on the analysis or add your insights!

[80s4life]

All Works I've Made So Far {& Drafts}

So, instead of making everyone go through all of the different masterlists on the main masterlist, I just decided to show what is done and in the works as one (with tags if they're posted).

*/** Signifies smut

“/’ Signifies angst

Everything else is just general/fluffy

Last edited on 4/9/22

Works Completed 

(51) Works

Karate Kid:

You Know How I Feel Dammit!” (Kreese)

Little Dove* (Kreese)

Forbidden Fruit (Kreese)

Little Bit Of Mischief (Kreese)

Titanic:

The Things I've Never Done Pt.2 Pt.3 Pt.4* Pt.5 Pt.6 Pt.7 (Caledon Hockley)

What I’m Thankful For* (Caledon Hockley)

Guardian Angel” (Tommy Ryan)

If We Go Down, We Go Down Together” (Mr. Andrews)

Oh The Places We’ll Go! (Fabrizio De Rossi)

Stand By Me:

Not What I Had Planned Pt.2 (Ace Merrill)

Under Construction (Ace Merrill)

Being A Chambers Kid and Dating Ace Merrill HC* (Ace Merrill)

Unfulfilled Wishes (Teddy Duchamp)

The Expendables:

You Take Good Care Of Her Pt.2 (Lee Christmas)

The Things I Feel For You (Barney Ross)

Until We Meet Again” (Tool)

Better To Have Loved Than Lost” (Tool)

Perfect Imperfections (Lee Christmas)

Opposites Attract* (Barney Ross)

Party’s Over (Gunnar Jensen)

Lethal Weapon:

The Thought Of Losing You” (Martin Riggs)

Zombieland:

Maybe One Day (Tallahassee)

Karma’s A Bitch (Tallahassee)

Outer Banks (OBX):

Simply Unexpected* (Ward Cameron)

Escape Plan:

It's Never Really Over (Ray Breslin/"Anthony Portos")

The Goonies:

Come With US (Jake Fratelli)

Back To The Future (BTTF):

The Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing (Biff Tannen)

All Bark And No Bite (Griff Tannen)

Orange Is The New Black (OITNB):

God Help Me* (Joe Caputo)

Mine!* (George “Pornstache” Mendez)

Divergent Series:

Irresistible (Peter Hayes)

Old Habits Die Hard (Eric Coulter)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest:

Lucky Number 5” (RP McMurphy)

We’ll Survive (RP McMurphy)

The Walking Dead (TWD):

Two Sides Of The Same Coin* (Merle & Daryl Dixon)

Lie To Me” (Negan Smith)

Dazed And Confused:

We Have Time (Mitch Kramer)

Secret Admirer (Mitch Kramer)

Toy Soldiers:

Just Fly Away (Joey Trotta)

Rocky Series:

Cold Days And Warm Nights* (Rocky Balboa)

Goodfellas:

Date With Disaster (Henry Hill)

Predator Series:

All I See Is What’s Mine* (Dutch Schaefer)

The Outsiders:

Lover Boy (Sodapop Curtis)

The Joker:

Arthur Fleck Flirting Headcanons (Arthur Fleck - Phoenix)

Works To Come {In Drafts}

(11) Works

Stranger Things:

How To Love You” (Robin Buckley)

The Expendables:

**CHOICE sequel to Until We Meet Again**

Legends Never Die- Happy Ending* (Tool)

Lethal Weapon:

The Demons We Keep Secret”* (Martin Riggs)

Karate Kid (KK):

Hate To Love You (Mike Barnes)

Not. Your. Toy (Terry Silver)

8 Mile:

(Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith)

Universal Solider:

(Sergeant Andrew Scott)

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The Kidnapping/Black Friday:

A Little Incentive (Cash)

Back To The Future:

Gullible (Biff Tannen)

The Walking Dead:

YOU (Negan Smith)

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Character Actor

Eugene Barton Evans (July 11, 1922 – April 1, 1998)  Actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989.

Evans portrayed the authoritarian but wise father Rob McLaughlin on the 1956-1957 television series My Friend Flicka.  In 1960, Evans was cast as Otis Stockert in "The Frontiersman" on the Western series Wichita Town. The same year, he was cast as Boone Hackett in the episode "Die Twice" of the Western series Johnny Ringo. He was cast in 1960 as army sergeant Dan Phillips in the episode "The Quota" of Riverboat. In the story, Phillips shanghais Grey Holden (Darren McGavin) and a crew member of the river vessel Enterprise to meet the army's "quota" for new recruits.

In 1961, Evans guest-starred as Sheriff Tom Wilson in "Incident on the Road Back" in Rawhide. He then was cast as Walter Kopek, an undercover agent of the United States Treasury Department in the 1963 episode "The Moonshiners" of GE True, hosted by Jack Webb. In this episode's plot, Kopek moves against a bootlegging operation in Florida run by the mobster Bill Munger (Robert Emhardt).

Evans was cast as the historical Winfield Scott Stratton, a miner in Colorado, in the 1964 episode "Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold" on Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

In 1966, Evans appeared on the drama series Perry Mason as Sheriff "Moose" Dalton in "The Case of the Scarlet Scandal".  In the fall of 1976, Evans starred on the adventure series Spencer's Pilots.

In January 1979, Evans appeared as Garrison Southworth in one episode of Dallas. He guest-starred in 10 episodes of Gunsmoke. In 1965, Evans guest-starred as Jake Burnett in the episode "Vendetta" of The Legend of Jesse James. Two years later, he appeared as Deedricks in the episode "Breakout" of Custer.

In January 1982, Evans performed in the role of war reporter Clayton Kibbee in an episode of CBS's M*A*S*H titled "Blood and Guts". (Wikipedia)

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Foyles War (2002-2015)

Basic Story: Detective Chief Superintendent (DCS) Christopher Foyle solves cases on the Homefront during World War II.

Fan Thoughts: Foyle’s War centers around Detective Chief Superintendent (DCS) Christopher Foyle, and the cases he solves in Hastings during World War II.  During the first couple seasons, he tries repeatedly to transfer to the War Office, feeling he must ‘do his bit’, but ultimately accepts that his detective work is important to the war effort as well.  Most of his cases involve profiteering, the black market, and murder; often an entanglement of all three.  Samantha ‘Sam’ Stewart is Foyle’s driver, pulled in from the Mechanised Transport Corps, and over the course of the series she assumes more of an assisting role on cases.  Stewart is a bright and bubbly counterpoint to the quiet and serious Foyle, and the two are the core of the series.  Alongside these two are Sergeant Paul Milner, a veteran injured in the Norwegian Campaign, who joins Foyle for most of the series until he is promoted to a Detective Inspector position at another station.  Additionally, Foyle’s son, Andrew Foyle, who is a pilot with the RAF, appears in multiple episodes in the earlier seasons.  It’s obvious when watching that the entire series was created with great care and attention to detail, from the stories to the characters to the historical details.  The series reminded me strongly of Law and Order with its tone, quality, and consistency.  Even when the series moves from the World War II to the Cold War, during which it was cancelled and revived, the later seasons keep the feel of the original ones.  It manages to walk a very fine line where there is enough detail woven together to hold your attention on its own, but you can still follow along if you find yourself splitting your attention with something else.  In a fun side note, there are numerous small roles played by celebrities who are now world famous - James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Andrew Scott, and David Tennant to name a few! This quickly became one of my favorite series that I’ve watched for this blog, and something I definitely recommend!

Warnings: dead bodies on screen, attempted suicide, violence against women, people shot screen

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