#stephanie gunn

[llama-head]

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[Stephanie} I hope Newt is getting along with everyone, I should go check.

[Parker] You checked on them, like, two minutes ago. The kid is gonna get clingy.

[Stephanie] He’s not clingy!

[Parker] Not yet, he’s fine the kids are fine.

[Stephanie] I should just...go check.

[Parker] Stephanie, if you get up right now I will drag you back down.

[Stephanie] But he-

[Annette] They’re just talking, he’s fine.

[Stephanie] But-

[Noel] Stephanie, babe, unless he starts crying I’m sure he’ll be fine.

[Stephanie] He’s not used to big groups.

[Sofia] He’s not in daycare, or preschool?

[Stephanie] He’s too young for preschool and I stay at home.

[Sofia] Oh.

[Annette] If he starts crying or looking for you, I’ll tell you. I got eyes on them.

[Sofia] You know, I remember when we first had Orion we couldn’t let him out of our sight for a second. If we did he’d cry and cry and cry. Then he went off to preschool and wanted nothing to do with us. He just wanted to see his teacher and his friends.

[Noel] Did that ever change?

[Sofia] Well, he doesn’t wanna see his teachers anymore but for the most part, no. He’s kind of an asshat.

[Stephanie] Sofia!

[Sofia] What, he is!

[Everyone] (Laughing)

[Cassandra] You see, I’m worried about that.

[Sofia] About what?

[Cassandra] My boys turning into assholes.

[Sofia] They probably will.

[Cassandra] But I don’t want them to be.

[Sofia] Oh, I love Orion despite him being a huge dick sometimes. He’s a good kid, he’s just a teenager.

[Cassandra] But I gotta deal with two teenagers.

[Annette] Yeah, it’s gonna suck but to me it’s payback for what I was like as a teen.

[Cassandra] I was a bookworm and never caused any trouble!

[Annette] Sure you didn’t.

[Cassandra] I didn’t!

[micromasterspaceshot]

Stephanie Brown—Batgirl IV

Former Identities—Spoiler, Robin IV

First Recorded Sighting—October 5, 2019

[gwynzynoodles]

If none of you understood what I meant by my last post, here’s the introductions in the umbrella academy. There’s no video of the first introduction scene on youtube so I had to put the sparrow academy, and a comparison video instead. Sorry

[derekklenadaily]

playbill: @kennedycenter is ready for their closeup, Mr. DeMille! Get a first look at @stephaniejblock, @derek_klena, @auliicravalho, and more in Sunset Boulevard. Click the link in bio to see more photos from the production.

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[flower1622]

I get so sad when I see people wanting to control what an artist/producer/director puts in his/her arts/movies/series/stories. It's about their ideias. They can do or put whatever they want, even though we don't agree with them. Don't like? Don't consume. Only that!🤔

[navree]

i've said this before, but it bears repeating, if the new dc movies are going to start well into bruce's time as batman, then stephanie brown should either be the robin, or it should start with duke thomas's and a version of "we are...robin" and "robin war" (but without spyral or the court of the owls)

[vicontheinternet]

Jade Carey I also have a role for you whenever you retire from gymnastics

[llama-head]

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[Owen] Wow Kailaini you actually tricked someone into dating you, I’m impressed.

[Kailaini] Fuck off Owen, I’m a catch.

[Owen] Do you still live with Mosey?

[Kailaini] Yeah, we both do. 

[Griffin] Wait, really?

[Kailaini] Yeah? I offered Vaughn to move in!

[Owen] To your brother’s house?

[Kailaini] It’s my house too.

[Vaughn] We are planning on moving out, Kai just needs a better job.

[Kailaini] Vaughn!

[Vaughn] What, you do!

[Griffin] Is she still selling clothes on Depop?

[Vaughn] Yes, but all she does is just spend her profits on more clothes to sell.

[Kailaini] I have money!

[Vaughn] Uh-huh.

[Owen] What do you do Vaughn?

[Vaughn] I’m an electrician.

[Owen] Damn, how’d you bag an electrician?

[Kailaini] The bar.

[Griffin] Oh, so she has enough money to drink?

[Kailaini] Fuck off.

[Vaughn] I bought most of her drinks.

[Kailaini] Why are you giving them ammo?

[Vaughn] It’s funny.

[Stephanie] You love giving Kailaini shit, huh?

[Griffin] It’s been my favourite pastime since second grade.

[Newton] Bad word!

[Stephanie] Oh, sorry Newt!

[Newton] It okay!

[Stephanie] Seriously though, we don’t mind that she lives with us. She can stay as long as she

wants.

[Kailaini] Thank you Steph! 

[Mosey] Didn’t Emory’s family live with him while having multiple children?

[Griffin] That was different. 

[Mosey] Why? Because I seem to recall they’re pretty loaded so? Kailaini doesn’t have money, so she lives with me. Why do you always bring it up?

[Griffin] Owen actually brought it up, not me.

[Mosey] Still! She’s my sister.

[Griffin] I don’t want to get into this today.

[Mosey] Then stop bringing it up.

[Griffin] Okay, fine, whatever.

[milliondollarbaby87]

Ordinary Angels (2024) Review

This is inspired by a rather incredible true story about a hairdresser Sharon who manages to against all odds bring a community together to support a widowed father, Ed and fight for the life of his critically ill young daughter Michelle.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Ordinary Angels (2024) Review

[umesky]

Let's gooo

Looks like Steph is getting more recognition 👀✨

[littlefankingdom]

I saw another post criticizing Bruce for having children fighting at his side, and I must say: tell me you don't know shit about the batkids' stories without telling me. Bruce fucking tried to stop those kids from being vigilantes, but they keep doing it behind his back, so he decided the best thing to do was to give them the proper training, an armor and to have them stick at his side so he can watch over them. You know, like a parent telling their underage children that they can drink alcohol but only at home where they can watch over them.

Dick became Robin because he wanted revenge over his parents' murder. He would run out in the street of Gotham as a 8 years old, all alone, to go fight Zucco. Bruce helping him make Robin was the compromise to keep Dick safe, because the child would not listen. (And yes, it wasn't the case in the very first canon, but it was like the 40s. Do you know how many kids fought against the Nazis in Europe at that time???)

Barbara Gordon is not his daughter and he has no authority on her being a vigilante. He cannot even ground her.

Jason became Robin after helping Bruce take down Ma Gunn's school. It is implied by Bruce, while talking to Dick, that he offered Robin to Jason as a way to gain a child because he missed having Dick around. He didn't need a Robin, he just missed having a kid. Bruce used the Robin mantle with Jason like people use churu to appease stray kitten. AND JASON'S DEATH, let's talk about it. Jason ran away, which leads to him being killed, after eavesdropping on Bruce and Alfred talking about Jason's mental health. Jason is benched as Robin, but not because Bruce thinks he killed someone like fandom says, but because Bruce knows it is not helping or healthy for Jason. They are talking about getting him help for his traumas and how violence is not helping Jason. And, when he is older and has healed, they can try again if he wants to. That's why Jason or people saying that Jason died because he was a soldier, or blaming Bruce for Robin's existence is false. When Jason died, Bruce was against Jason being Robin for his own health! And Jason knows that, he heard the discussion, he wasn't bench like how so many of his siblings are, with little to no honest explanation. Jason died in the Robin's costume because of his own stubbornness, not because of Bruce. (And that's not blaming Jason for his death. He is not to blame, but neither is Bruce. It's just about the Robin's colors. Jason would not have been wearing them at the time if he listened to Bruce.)

Tim Drake imposed himself as Robin. Bruce was against it, Tim literally went "Don't care, didn't ask". And Tim was already following them around before. Bruce already have Jason blaming him for making Tim Robin when he had no control over that.

Stephanie Brown became a vigilante before Batman knew her. He has tried SO MANY TIMES to make her stop, and so many fans hate that he did it. Make a choice, is it bad that he didn’t stop her more or that he didn’t let her more be a vigilante? He even got his kids to try to make her stop. AND SHE IS "KILLED" TO TEACH HIM THAT MAKING KIDS VIGILANTES IS BAD WHEN HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OF HER BECOMING ONE AND TRIED TO STOP HER! No shit the man blames himself for things that are not his fault, everyone does it.

Cassandra Cain was 17 when she becomes Batgirl, so I don't know if she counts. But when Bruce tries to make her stop for her own health, with the support of Barbara and Alfred, Cass is devastated and doesn't obey him. She puts on her costume and fights him physically.

Damian Wayne was trained as an assassin. In every version of him being introduced to Bruce, Bruce is against making him Robin and Damian keeps sneaking out. Damian wants to prove himself to his father so bad and refused to be kept away from the fight. In the comics, it's Dick, DICK, that makes him Robin when Bruce is gone, because Bruce was against letting Damian out at night.

Conclusion: Bruce is a tired father of a bunch of kids that cannot understand they should stay home at night and not be vigilantes.

[a-bad-case-of-the-stephs]

How Batman uses the idea of those "born for" vigilantism to justify working with Teen Vigilantes before and after the death of Jason Todd, and what it has to do with Stephanie Brown.

(DISCLAIMER: I'm not trying to condemn the concept of child/teen vigilantes in superhero comics, its a staple of the genre and dumb to condemn it like you would in the real world. I'm analyzing the times in which Bruce Wayne the character has questioned the concept himself, and the rationalizations he comes to about it)

By examining Bruce Waynes mindset immediately before, during, and after Jason Todd's deadly time as Robin, we can see how Batman rationalizes and justifies teenaged vigilantism.

When Dick Grayson as Robin is shot by the Joker, Batman essentially fires him from being Robin. Bruce entirely dismisses the concept of working with a "child" to fight crime. Batman seems to believe working with Dick as Robin is simply too dangerous.

Batman #408 (1940)

His Mindset at this point: Teenaged Vigilantism = Dangerous and Bad

But this, obviously, doesn't stick. It barely takes any time at all after this forBruce Wayne to take in Jason Todd and subsequently make him the second Robin.

Crime fighting with a 19 year old is too dangerous, but crime fighting with the 12 year old? Yeah, sure, why not!

There is an obvious contradiction, and a clear change in mindset.

In order to rationalize his choice to take in Jason Todd as Robin after firing Dick, Bruce Wayne must internally reendorse the concept of Teenaged Vigilantism. And he does so in a specific way:

Batman #410 (1940)

Mindset: If Jason Todd was not Robin, he would become a criminal and die

The dying part is specific as well. When confronted at first by Alfred, its more of an afterthought, something which would occur down the criminal "road" Jason was bound to end up on. But when he is later confronted by Dick, the idea that being Robin "saved" Jasons life takes center stage.

Batman #416 (1940)

It's no longer some distant crime related death Jason was on course for, it was an imminent death which Bruce was able to save him from.

Mindset: If Jason Todd was not Robin, his "self destructive energies" and lack of "self esteem" would have killed him.

This phrasing is SUPER interesting to me, because its not true in a very specific way.

1. Jason Todd wasn't really shown to have "Self destructive energies" before he became Robin. He was stealing to make a living, to stay alive. He never showcases a desire for "self destruction", unless you count his hitting Batman with a tire iron, and his interference in Ma Gunn’s heist. Which I don't.

2. It seems to imply Jason Todd might have died because of specifically "self destructive tendancies", which seems ascribes a small amount of passive potential suicidal ideation, which is also vastly unsubstantiated by anything we see from Jason before he becomes Robin. But you know who is a character who is deeply rooted in concepts of suicidal ideation? Batman. (I'm not going prove this point here, but this concept gets more firmly rooted in the upcoming years after this comic, Knightfall being a great example) Being Batman, Knightfall will establish, is pretty much all that keeps Bruce Wayne living. You could say that being Batman saved his life.

3. Bruce admits he took Jason on because he was lonely in this very same confrontation when Dick pushes him on this idea. This makes it abundantly clear why he needs this rationalization in the first place, his real reason for making Jason Robin appears to be somewhat selfish.

But what does this all mean? For one, it proves that Batman's primary explanation for why he took on Jason Todd is lowgrade BS. It also shows how Batman's rationalization has begun to veer into projection. He states that Jason was saved from his self destructiveness by becoming Robin, something that is certainly true for himself, but not really Jason.

We see this projection fully take root when Leslie Thompkins confronts Bruce. Not only is Jason Todd saved by becoming Robin, now he wasn't even chosen by Batman. It was, much like Bruce Wayne becoming Batman, inevitable. Something he was "born" to do.

Detective #574

Mindset: I didn't chose Jason, he was chosen, he is just like me, we were born for this

This is essential. This mindset will show up again and again as a core part of Bruce's ability to rationalize working with child vigilantes once Jason has died.

Lets look at how his mindset has been evolving from before he meets Jason to his time as Robin progressing. Batman has gone from:

Teenage/Child vigilante Bad --> Child Vigilante Good because Jason would have become a crimial --> Child Vigilante Good because Jason would have died, I saved his life --> Child Vigilante is Good because I saved his life and Jason was meant to be Robin just like I was meant to be Batman, this is what we were was born to do

This is insane rationalization. But it works. For a while.

Then, Jason begins acting out, and putting himself in danger. Whoops. uh oh! How can Jason be saved by becoming Robin, if he is endangered by it? The balm for Bruce's semi-suicidal ideation was crime fighting, so if Jason is self destructive as Robin, does that mean Jason isn't like Bruce after all? Does that mean he wasn't born to be Robin? Was Bruce right in the begining? Is Teen Vigilantism Bad? Well, lucklily, the rationalization Bruce has built doesnt need to change too much in order to accommodate these new facts.

Batman #426 (1940)

See, this issue has not reverted back to being child vigilantism, it's the fact that Jason isn't ready yet.

Batman #426 (1940) / Batman #427

Batman latches onto this idea, he identifies it as "the problem". Is he wrong? No, not really. It does seem like Jason needs come to terms with his parents deaths. But this is important because it is still a rationalization for mindset he started with, still part of the reason he can be in favor of Teenage Vigilantism.

Then Jason Todd dies, as Robin. That truly breaks the underlying concept for this rationalization, that being Robin saved Jason Todd. The entire justification has fully shattered, and Bruce Wayne has lost a son. And, so because of this, in the wake of Jason Todds death, we see a full 180 revert back to the idea Bruce held onto at the end of Dick Graysons time as Robin: Teenage Vigilante = Bad.

Batman #428/ The New Teen Titans #55 (1984) / Batman #439

He has fully rejected the very concept of working with anyone, including the now adult Nightwing. He is literally right back where we started, with even deeper convictions against working with someone else (especially a kid) ever again.

But we all know this doesn't stick. He takes on 13 year old Tim Drake as Robin not long at all afterwards. As the 90's progress Bruces goes on to work with a huge variety of other vigilantes and partners, both teenaged and adult.

So how does he possibly justify this?

I believe he retrofits his rationalization for taking on Jason as Robin.

He adheres to a primary idea. The idea that some people are, like him, simply built for Vigilantism. That they, much like he once believed Jason was, "born" for it.

Mindset: Child Vigilantle is not always Good, but it can be Good. When its the right kind of teenager. Some Teenaged Vigilantes are meant to be Vigilantes just like I was meant to be Batman.

In this way, Jason Todds tragic murder is not a failure of concept, it a category error. Batmans mistake was not working with a teenager, his mistake was working with the wrong kind of teenager. Jason Todd was not built for vigilantism. But others are. This means he's still totally in the clear to work with teenagers, Tim Drake as Robin, then Cassandra Cain as Batgirl, and then eventually Stephanie Brown as Spoiler. So long as Bruce is able to believe they are "born" for it, that they are like Batman himself, meant to do this, and incapable of living a normal life, there is no contradiction, his rationalization holds.

But where’s the proof?

This mindset can be clearly seen and prominently seen when Stephanie Brown is fired as Spoiler.

When Steph is fired as Spoiler because she has moved in Bruce's mind from the "acceptable Teen Vigilante" category into the "unacceptable Teen Vigilante category". And the reasons he gives for this decision are exactly in line with the rationalization I've lain out. She is consistently contrasted to other teen vigilante characters who are fit for duty because he does not see her as "like him/them".

Detective #790

Notice how he jumps right from "Jason and Stephanie were/are not fit to fight crime" to "they could/can have a normal life" right to "unlike me and you, Cassandra Cain, who are stuck fighting crime forever". Much like how he originally justified his decision to work with Jason Todd as Robin through the idea that Jason and Bruce were both destined for this life, he applies the exact same idea, but this time, about himself and Cassandra Cain as Batgirl. And in contrast to them, and in directly comparison to Jason Todd, Stephanie is not meant for crime fighting.

Batgirl #38 (2000)

And Stephanie Brown is contrasted with Cass again, when Bruce first explains why he fired Steph to Cass. This is a consistent pattern. She is not like Cass. This is why she shouldn’t be a vigilante.

When he explains that he is going to fire Steph as Spoiler to Tim, he says something very interesting which invokes the same idea. In the list of three reasons he throw out that Steph shouldn't be Spoiler, he mentions that she is going to "throw her life away". When taken in combination with the other panels discussed, its clear to me that he means this is the common way the saying is used. That she is wasting her life by being a vigilante, that she should, as he mentions earlier, be living a normal life. But why is he saying this to Tim? If one of the reasons Steph shouldn't be Spoiler is her ability to lead a normal life, why the fuck is Tim exempt? I think it comes from a genuine belief that Tim is "like him". Unable to live a normal, non-vigilante life, "born" for crime fighting. Much like Cass, who we already saw him directly compare himself to in this exact same way. Thats why he can directly reference to Tim Steph's ability to have a normal life as a reason she shouldn't be a vigilante, he doesn't believe Tim fits the same category at all!

Robin #106 (1993)

So why the fuck does Stephanie move categories? She was acceptable earlier? What changed?

I've already done an in-depth explanation for what the subconscious underlying reason Bruce fires Stephanie: she simply is no longer useful to as a balm for his loneliness. I highly recommend checking out the post here if you are interested in the breakdown of why and how.

But in addition to that, it’s clear to me that it also has a weird amount to do with Jason Todd.

Stephanie simply and clearly reminds Bruce of Jason Todd. He points out their similarities in personality, and it’s worth mentioning the similarities in their circumstances as well (mothers who struggle(d) with drug addiction, and fathers who were criminals).

As we saw in Detective #790, their personality similarities led to Batman associating Steph with Jason. This makes sense, this association would only grow as he got to know her over the time she is sanctioned as Spoiler.

I believe this association leads to him eventually placing her in the same category as Jason, as not "born" for vigilantism at all, and as capable of having a normal life.

But it also serves as a clear way to rectify his mistakes with Jason. It’s his way of “making up for” his role in Jason's death. It’s his second chance. Never mind that this second chance leads to his assessment of Stephanie having very little to do with Steph herself, and a whole fucking lot to do about Bruce’s guilt over Jason’s death.

This is especially brutal because it seems to come from a place of genuine care (and a selfish desire to assuage his guilt too), but Stephanie doesn't get the tender moment of explanation and grief and regret that Cassandra hears. She doesn't get to know this.

What she gets, is to be told point blank that she is fired because she just isn't good enough. She gets to hear that she lacks the "skills and talent" from the same man who originally came to her to train her because he finally saw and recognized her potential. She gets told she will never be good enough by the guy who told her that she could learn and improve under his instruction. She gets two sentences. She has to fight for any more.

I cannot emphasize enough the fact that she had to track Bruce down to get an explanation for why he was suddenly ghosting her. He didn't even have the decency to tell her himself. Stephanie had to track Bruce down just so she could find out that he gave up on her.

Stephanie gets a blunt lie about why she is fired. And Bruce Wayne gets to feel good about "correcting" a mistake that had nothing to do with Stephanie. Stephanie gets cut off from her friends. Bruce Wayne gets to reconcile with his team. Stephanie gets to feel worthless. Bruce Wayne gets to feel justified.

[tinkerbitch69]

Dick’s movie: the swinging 60s

Groovy baby! the original fab five titans are there too. Mad mod as the main villain.

Jason’s movie: the 80s

Shoulder pads, stupid sunglasses and a perm for the costume. Is actually a hyper violent action movie akin to an 80s warriors. Jason openly and vocally dunks on Ronald Reagan.

Tim/Steph’s movies: the 90s

think classic Tim burton meets clueless aka cinematic gold

Damian’s movie: the 70s

father and son team up in a mash-up between Batman and son and the original O’Neil tales of the demon.

THIS IS THE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE WE WANT JAMES GUNN!!!

Anyone else think it would be a good idea for the eventual big Robin movie to be set somewhere in the 20th century (40s to 80s, something like that).

[derekklenadaily]

sammi.cannold: Happy closing #SunsetBoulevard @kennedycenter . Sending so much love to this incredible company on stage and off.

And @jeffreyfinn and @stephaniejblock , endless gratitude ❤️

📸 2,3,4,6 @jeremydanielphoto 🙌 1,5 @corypattak

Produced by @jeffreyfinn for @kennedycenter

Directed by @sammi.cannold

Choreography @emilymaltby

Music Direction by @backeys

Scenic & Projection Design by @ptdepoo

Costume Design by @alejo_vietti_costume_design

Lighting Design by @corrypattak

Sound Design by @haradasound and @haleyparcher

Wig Design by @watsonwigs

PSM: Nancy Pittleman

Associate Director: @tyronelrobinson

Associate Choreographer: @emilystillings

Associate Lighting Design: @sloera16

Associate Projection Design: @kyleeloera

Associate Scenic Design: @kp.peterson

Assistant Costume Design: @joesalasovich

Moving Light Programmer: @henry.wilen

Casting by: @jz.casting

Starring @stephaniejblock

also starring @derek_klena, @auliicravalho, and @nathangunn1

with @dago, @laurblackman, @juliocatanoyee , @colin_hollis_shannon, @haile.ferrier, @emilyharveylee, @wonza1, @aubriesimonee, @michaelmaliakel, @ryland223, Kevin Pariseau, @lanceontheloose, @tyleyross, @Paul SChoeffler, @m_c_posada_slye, and @kristinyancy

[katlyntheartist]

Heeeeyy! aww, I'm so sorry you're sick :( I hope you make a very speedy recovery!!

Here's something to take your mind off of the pain, I've seen you drawn princess Daisy (she looks AMAZING in your style btw!!) and idk if you saw the post online about the second Mario movie and that got me thinking. If we get Daisy in the second movie what would your voice headcanon for her be AND what kind of personality would she have (peaches was tweaked for the movie so theres a chance that daisys will be as well)

again, get rest and hope you feel better!!

Ooo that’s a good question! Ok, let’s see…

I picture Daisy, at least i my au, as someone who has the sweet, giddy, and girly, excitement-seeking charisma of Harley Quinn from both BTAS and the James Gunn Suicide Squad. She also has the immense strength, speed and reflexes, stamina, and skilled at different forms of combat and weaponry as Yor Forger. Daisy is also sharped-tonged, blunt, and has the tendency to be extreme and unpredictable. But she is just as every bit kind and compassionate as Peach… she just expresses it differently.

As for voice headcanons, Deanna Mustard will never be topped but I’d say that Margo Robbie would make for a pretty good Daisy casting. Kat Graham (April from rottmnt) and Stephanie Sheh (Mei from Lego Monkie Kid) would also be good fits for her voice. But that’s just my opinion :)