#the gentlemen 1x05

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"I woke up in one of the bedrooms with a half-eaten tin of beans and a bottle of vermouth." THE GENTLEMEN 1.05 "I've Hundreds of Cousins"

[allthefights]

Theo James as Eddie Horniman on The Gentlemen (2024) → 1x05 “I've Hundreds of Cousins”

[riveranduin11]

JP: "Now, there's a pair of sticky heads, huh? Fierce performance last night by the both of you. You impressed me." The Gentlemen episode 1x05

This little exchange slays me every single time. It comes right after those very teasing blink-and-you-miss-it moments of them being cozy together at the party. Notice Susie looks over at Eddie, and then her gaze moves to his mouth as he licks his lips. And then right before the camera cuts away, she gives a little thoughtful expression and bobble of her head as if she's saying "Hmmm. Maybe I was impressed, too." Impressed with said mouth and tongue, dare I suggest?? The disheveled hair on both of them. Eddie's change of clothes. In my head canon, things got a bit heated between them and his black button up shirt that he was wearing at the party became the victim of their little exchange. Also, they both absolutely remember what happened, at least some of it, but neither of them are going to be the first to openly acknowledge it. GIF made by me

[elena-gilbert]

Hi. How are you?

I was just wondering what are the outfits you liked in season 1 of HOtD seen as you said in another ask you didn’t really like how some of Rheanyras outfits didn’t look heir of the throne level so to speak.

Which outfits from both seasons do you just not like at all even hate? And which ones would you want for yourself you liked them so much?

- =]

Hi! While I was making this answer, I checked the outfits for season 1 and once again made sure that I like the fashion of the first season much more. About which outfits I liked from season 2, I have already answered here (Although you may have seen it already). Answering your question, which outfits did I choose for myself, well I would like to have, Alicent's green dress in 1x05, this is the most beautiful dress for the entire show so far and still my ultimate fave. Anyway, my favorites and not so favorites outfits from season 1, under the cut:

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Rhaenyra

Alicent

Some randomness

Some gentlemen's fashion

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[goldshadows]

things i'm currently watching bc people talked me into it and i'm weak.

bob's burgers ( 14x11 )

do.ctor w.ho ( 8x05 )

primeval ( 5x06 )

from ( 1x02 )

p.jo ( finished )

the bear ( 1x03 )

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ( finished s16 )

the gentlemen ( finished )

alex rider ( 3x02 )

the rookie ( 1x03 )

fallout ( 1x08 )

die discounter ( finished )

baby reindeer ( ep 7 )

dead boy detectives ( ep 8 )

south park ( 1x05 )

teen wolf ( 6x10 )

sharp objects ( ep 2 )

the summer i turned pretty ( 2x08 )

bridgerton ( 3x08 )

jurassic world: chaos theory ( ep 10 )

raising voices

the boys ( 4x08 )

torchwood

my lady jane ( ep 8 )

criminal minds ( 17x10 )

the jetty

wayne

handmaid's tale ( 5x05 )

[mademicu]

The Gentlemen 1x05 "I've Hundreds of Cousins"

[andyjohnsonstuff]

I just watched The Gentlemen 1x05 "I've Hundreds of Cousins"

[chocolatepot]

THE Captain Bonnet suit is, of course, the light turquoise one from the first and ninth episodes, the one most fanart depicts him in.

This is wildly different from what he wore in his old life! The color is vivid - colorS, actually, because the waistcoat is slightly different in both iterations - and the coat and breeches are made of very shiny satin. The coat is also dripping with braid, and actually has shaping to accentuate his waist and flare out into skirts. Each end of his cravat has two lacy ruffles, and they are not hidden at all. He's still wearing the secondary tie, but it's much thinner than the others, hardly covering the main cravat. There are rosettes on his shoulders, like military epaulettes but more delicate. And the shoes, of course, have adorable white bows rather than buckles.

The other outfits Stede wears as a pirate have lots of similarities. Very bright colors, contrasting in the same outfit. The lacy cravats, frequently without a colored necktie on top (especially after he gives the black one to Ed). Closer fits. Velvets and satins. Embroidery. The all-white "man for sale" outfit!

It's tricky to situate these costumes with regard to normative English masculinity of the period. Duller colors go all the way up the social spectrum ca. 1717, but satins and velvets and embroidered waistcoats were very much a part of elite men's fashion; at the same time, the idea of the proper English gentleman went along with plainer things - see the example portraits from the last post. There were a number of effeminate male stereotypes in the 18th century, even before the macaronis of the 1770s, usually incorporating a supposed feminine interest in fashion and an affected way of speaking and acting not unlike more modern stereotypes; it wasn't unusual for them to be referred to as "neuter" and assumed to be either (what we would now call) asexual or homosexual. In that sense, the issue is less exactly what Stede would wear, and more that he clearly cares a lot about it, amassing a large wardrobe and being exacting in having it made up a certain way.

Within the context of the show and the way other gentlemen dress in it (not counting the party aristocrats because they're basically clowns, but Stede's father and the men in Bridgetown), Stede's pirate style is definitely not normative. It's queer. It's not just Stede bringing his aristocratic/gentry style to sea and reveling in his class privilege, it's him taking up a style that he is not allowed to wear as a supposedly heterosexual patriarch. It's even in his nightclothes - the nightshirts he wears on the Revenge have ruffles and lace, and the ones at home range from "basically just a shirt" (1x10) to "well, there's a tiny bit of embroidery" (1x04 flashbacks).

There is one outfit - well, technically three - that does something really subtle with this.

Stede apparently owns three fairly similar coats trimmed with gold braid and two matching waistcoats, one on sea and two on land. The one he wears in 1x05 is made of a damask (you can see the pattern woven into the fabric if you look at it full-size) and uses two different types of braid; he also wears it with a prominently knotted cravat that ends in a van dycked lace, which matches the lace on his cuffs. The 1x10 suits, on the other hand, are wool broadcloth (or something approximating it). The collarless one, which is bluer onscreen, has gold trim without as much of a pattern, and the trim on the one with a black collar is actually black with gold details.

Crucially, in 1x10, his cravat is tucked completely into his waistcoat to hide any potential lace on the ends, and his sleeves have plain or barely trimmed ruffles. He's squeezing himself back into the straight mold society requires, but at the same time ... this is a more exuberant look than his flashback outfits. The only teal he wore in them was in the family portrait, and that coat was totally unfitted and had no trim. He's fundamentally changed, both from getting to be himself on the Revenge and from the kiss on the beach - that's good and bad, encompassing both his realization of his own queerness and, you know, the whole "unhand me or bleed" thing. Instead of burying himself in books and quietly crying by himself, he's now doing things like getting drunk and confidently making scenes in public. "I don't fit here anymore, do I?" he asks Mary when they have that nighttime conversation.

I definitely get where people are coming from when they portray him as more rugged, and I'd be surprised if s2 had him acquire a full wardrobe again immediately, unless it picks up after some time's gone by. a) This show isn't overly concerned with realism, but I mean he did just arrive at the island in a dinghy with absolutely nothing and b) we do need the symbolism of him starting over. But be careful of interpreting his clothes as just a representation/extension of his class, as @appleteeth pointed out here. The way Stede dresses throughout most of s1 is very much part of his self-expression.

(Part I)

[hollygoeslightly]

I love to read your posts on Sanditon, you add a certain depth to the story that I'm addicted to. I don't know if it ever came up before but do you think Sidney felt loved/chosen by Charlotte, If he did, in which scenes? I could only identify Young Stringer's comment, as a moment that he felt chosen by her. On the other hand, it's easy to see how much interest and love he felt for her, even when they fought. Theo's eyes show how hard he fell in love since their first encouter.

Hey!

Thank you so much, that’s really lovely of you to say.

Before I address the instances where Sidney felt “chosen” by Charlotte, I think it’s necessary to look at their individual character arcs (Charlotte in particular) and how that influences how they express their feelings for each other (I have a feeling this is probably going to get a little wordy, so apologies in advance).

First of all, let’s go back to the beginning and the Charlotte the audience was first introduced to in 1x01. At the beginning, Charlotte very much lands on the sensibility end of the sense and sensibility scale (the goal being to reach a happy medium between the two) – she is a charming, kind, outspoken romantic who wears her heart on her sleeve. Charlotte is also immediately attracted to and intrigued by Sidney when she first sees his portrait in the foyer of Trafalgar House. However, as we know, Sidney doesn’t exactly make the best first impression (or second or third) and Sidney and Charlotte end up in a push/pull relationship full of misunderstandings. However, by the time of the masquerade ball in London in 1x06, Charlotte and Sidney have reached a tentative peace and Charlotte has realised that she is madly in love with the tall, dark and brooding idiot who has been instrumental in her coming of age.

“I hardly know what to think anymore… about anything. I’ve always felt so certain of my judgement and now I see I’ve been blinded by sentiment and naivety. I’ve got it all so wrong. No wonder your brother has such a poor opinion of me.”

In 1x06, Charlotte’s world view undergoes a seismic shift and she discovers that people who are willing to be open about their thoughts and feelings are not always trustworthy (like Otis) and those that play their cards close to their chest are not always driven by ulterior motives (like Sidney). This discovery not only causes Charlotte to question her own judgement, but to struggle to find her footing. It is this Charlotte that must come to terms with her love for Sidney (landing her firmly on the sense end of the sense and sensibility scale) and this Charlotte is forever waiting for the other shoe to drop – for her happiness to be snatched out from beneath her, because she is after all, only a farmer’s daughter.

On the other hand, Sidney’s begins his journey as a man who very much believes in sense over sensibility. As a way to cope with his broken engagement to Eliza, Sidney has become emotionally disconnected from his own life – he is an outlier, someone who engages with the world around him with as little cost to his own feelings as possible. However, just as Sidney was instrumental in Charlotte’s coming of age (which is still ongoing), Charlotte is instrumental in helping Sidney become his best and truest self – a person who actively engages in life. In comparison to Charlotte, Sidney is much closer to finding the happy medium between sense and sensibility, while Charlotte still feels too gun shy following Eliza’s reappearance to completely trust that her possible future with Sidney will not be taken away. When you take Charlotte and Sidney’s individual character arcs are into consideration, it’s easy to see why Sidney has been far more verbal in expressing his feelings to Charlotte, and to therefore, pinpoint the moments where Sidney has “chosen” her.

It’s also important to note that choice doesn’t present as a theme in Charlotte’s narrative in the way it does with Sidney. Quite simply, Charlotte in unable to “choose” Sidney, because for her there was never any other choice. Charlotte was attracted to Sidney from the beginning, and while she enjoyed Young Stringer’s company as a friend, he was never a real contender for her affections. Despite all their misunderstandings, for Charlotte it was always Sidney. For Sidney, his feelings for Charlotte are complicated by his past with Eliza. That’s not to say that Sidney makes a choice between Charlotte and Eliza, rather he made the choice to say goodbye to his idea of Eliza and a future with her that he had spent 10 years waiting for. Sidney’s choice was between a dream he had held onto tightly for so long or finally embracing becoming his best and truest self as a result of his love for Charlotte (side note – Sidney is again faced with the theme of choice when he is forced to decide between his own happiness or his brother’s ruin). So while Charlotte doesn’t “choose” or verbalise her love for Sidney like Sidney does with her because of the differences in their character arcs, that doesn’t mean Charlotte’s behaviour doesn’t indicate how much she loves Sidney or that Sidney is not aware of her feelings for him.

Okay, now that’s out of the way, let’s look at the ways Charlotte expresses her love for Sidney. To do this, we need to go back to episode 1x02 and Lady Denham’s luncheon and Charlotte’s response when questioned about her marriage prospects.

Lady Denham – “And you miss, are you still keeping up the pretence that you are not in Sanditon in search of a wealthy man to marry and to keep you?”

Charlotte – “Indeed I am not ma’am. I have no thoughts of marriage at all and if I were to choose a husband wealth would not come into it.”

Lady Denham – “Poppycock!”

Charlotte – “Should not a good marriage be based on mutual love and affection? Without equality of affection, marriage can become a kind of slavery.”

Not only is Sidney sitting next to Charlotte during this exchange, but he hangs on her every word. It’s worth going back and rewatching the scene again if you have the chance, because Theo James does a fantastic job of conveying just how much it matters to Sidney that Charlotte wishes to marry for love and not money.

The first time Charlotte demonstrates just how much she cares for Sidney is in 1x05 during the cricket match between the gentlemen and the workers. During the first half of the episode, Charlotte and Sidney’s relationship is noticeably strained after Sidney sent Otis back to London and Charlotte accused Sidney of keeping Otis and Georgiana apart due to racism in 1x04. Following Tom’s tantrum (dude, you were clearly out), Sidney is left on his own to forfeit the match due to a lack of players. Now it would be easy to assume that Charlotte offers to play to help Tom save face or to help cover Mary’s embarrassment regarding her husband’s childish behaviour (Tom is The Worst), however they have already both left the match. The reason Charlotte offers to play has nothing to do with Tom or Mary, and everything to do with Sidney and ensuring he is not hung out to dry by his brother. Charlotte is not concerned with the possible damage she may do to her reputation playing a man’s sport or the fact that she is still angry over Sidney’s treatment of Otis, she doesn’t even demand anything in return for her assistance – Charlotte offers to play for one reason only and it is because she cares for Sidney.

Keeping in mind the conversation between Charlotte and Lady Denham in 1x02, the final two examples occur in 1x08. The first example is quite subtle and as a result is often overlooked, however it’s my favourite for a whole bunch of reasons, the top being that Sidney gives Charlotte complete autonomy in determining how their relationship will develop, or if it will develop at all. When Sidney arrives at Trafalgar House with contracts for Tom to sign, he asks Charlotte if she needs anything while he’s in town and Charlotte in turn asks whether she can walk with him as she needs a dress fitting for the midsummer ball. Sounds rather banal, I know. However, what Sidney is actually doing is confirming his declaration of feelings from the night before – he is telling Charlotte that not only do his feelings remain unchanged, but that he is still thinking of her and that he wants to be with her. And he is doing all of this while also allowing Charlotte complete control over what happens next. This scene is one of the many reasons I rail against the argument that Charlotte was passive during the final two episodes, because this moment here, Charlotte’s decision to walk into town with Sidney, is far from passive. Charlotte could have responded that she didn’t need anything, letting Sidney down gently or named something inconsequential to pick up, indicating that she returns his feelings, but needs a little more time. Instead, she asks if she can join him, telling Sidney without words that she loves him and wants to be with him as well. Sidney knows that Charlotte wishes to marry for love, that she is unwilling to trade money and security for a loveless marriage, therefore he also knows that Charlotte indicating that she returns his feelings is far from inconsequential. This moment repeats itself during their walk along the clifftops when Charlotte notes they are not walking into town and Sidney calls himself a fool and offers to head back. Even here he is giving Charlotte a way out. But Charlotte loves him and she tells him she would much rather a walk along the clifftops (“with you” is left unsaid).

The second example is an obvious one, but in the end, it’s really the only moment that counts – Charlotte was going to say yes. Charlotte, who believes marriage without love is its own form of slavery, was about to say yes to Sidney’s marriage proposal before Edward crashed the ball and the whole world went to shit. If that’s not choosing someone, I don’t know what is.

I’ve said this a million times before, but I’ll say it again – we are still in the middle of the story. This isn’t just an opinion, but a fact – comments from Andrew Davies, Kris Marshall and the fact that S2 was even on the table, tells us so. Therefore, I think all those moments you want anon, of Charlotte telling Sidney she is in love with him and vice versa, would have occurred in S2. It would have been a fitting end to both their arcs and I have no doubt that series would have ended with Sidney and Charlotte finally reunited in wedded bliss.

Thanks for the question!

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THEO JAMES as EDDIE HORNIMAN in THE GENTLEMEN 1.05

[tortoisesshells]

Turn, 1x05 -1x07

Hewlett. My dear. Oyster Major of my heart. WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

That's it, that's the high point of this episode. Hewlett, without prompting, setting down at the harpsichord and belting out "Rule, Britannia". Honestly, if the showrunners had just done a Hewlett spinoff I would have watched seven seasons and a movie.

YAY, ANNLETT! To be fair, arguing that sudden freedom isn't fair to the enslaved is Not A Good Look, Anna, jfc. And also, they appear to hate dislike each others' guts. But sooooooooooon.

Aaaaaand we missed the Battle of Trenton, but we did get a rocking wide shot of the crossing of the Delaware, so ... good? I do appreciate that this episode in particular tries to play with the viewers' expectations.

You know, I spent all of Abe's drunk self-pity shenanigans wondering what Baker was up to, but had somehow forgotten that.

Also, here we are, again, on the brink of the Abe/Anna nonsense. I have only one thing to say:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! - THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! - THE PRIDE OF MOUNT VERNON! - GEORGE WASHINGTON!

I really, really appreciate how goshdarn coy the camera work is when Washington comes to HQ - shot from behind, or in quick cuts so you don't really get a good sense of him. The first time? I was convinced we were never actually going to see him, he'd just be the ghost. But the suspense! Ben's journey from nervous to star struck! "Who is Abraham Woodhull?" Cut to Washington. Masterful. Poetic cinema. Thrilled you're here, Washington, even if you were an irl dick.

Onward! 1x06.

Mr. Sackett! God, speaking of people I missed.

Oh, yay, hangings. Though the black comedy of Ben reacting to the sentence passed for stealing spoons and visibly wondering what's going to happen to him with the court martial?

Sackett! "Please tell me you're using encryption. I was told you were a graduate of Yale."

schoolteacher. Oh, no. Please don't hit me with Nathan Hale like this.

God, am I here for Andre reading Simcoe the riot act.

"His name was Nathan Hale." // "Captain Hale died without friends to support him." thisisfine.jpeg,my poor li’l raised-a-nutmegger heart can’t take this.

Ben's little smirk at "That's why I've promoted him to Major." That's it, that's the series. Thank you all.

Onward, 1x07.

Ah, shit. The Jersey.

A wild Selah Strong appears!

annlett! annlett! annlett! It's not real yet, I know, but!

God, Simcoe, you fucking creep. S/O to Baker for being a real bro, even unknowing, to Anna.

Oh my god, poor Baker. Just ... all of it. Mary. Simcoe. Poor kid.

And, yet again, JFC SIMCOE.

Baker! Yet again, Baker continues to be the best bro. And a glint of sass! "Emergency?" "Isn't that what you'd call it?"

Oh, the dramatic irony. Poor Ben.

I love Simcoe as an antagonist, I really do, and I wonder - is he totally unaware of how unsettling and creepy he is? Sometimes it doesn't seem it, but at the duel? He weaponized it.

I do think this is one of my favorite episodes, almost entirely on the strength of the duel, and because while the major contest of the episode is this contest between Abe and Simcoe, the episode also showed Mary and Anna trying to navigate out of the corners they’ve been backed into with much less in the way of weaponry or opportunity. Mary playing Judge Woodhull like a fiddle? Excellent. Anna doing her best to manipulate Simcoe. Superb. 

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Watching The League of Gentlemen 1x05 Love Comes to Royston Vasey

[teamengineering]

Team Engineering*WORKS MASTERPOST*Week 1*

Gifsets:

ifwehadamonkey’s top 10: s1 - #10: 0-8-4 - @ifwehadamonkey

ifwehadamonkey’s top 10: s1 - #9: the asset - @ifwehadamonkey

ifwehadamonkey’s top 10: s1 - #8: the hub - @ifwehadamonkey

101 reasons to love fitzsimmons: #1 - @mrsdecaestecker

101 reasons to love fitzsimmons: #2 - @mrsdecaestecker

101 reasons to love fitzsimmons: #3 - @mrsdecaestecker

101 reasons to love fitzsimmons: #4 - @mrsdecaestecker

#AOSRewatch: Favorite Quotes 1/? - @accio-the-force

“Can a man still be brave...” - @accio-the-force

Be with someone who is proud to have you. - @english-fitz

AOS Rewatch: Fitz Rewatch: Fitz’s hands 4/? - @florchis

Requested and completely planned by the great @the-nerdy-stjarna! - @florchis

Jemma Simmons + weapons (¼): S1-S2 edition - @florchis

Fitz/Simmons playlist pt.1 - @for-within-the-hollow-crown

Fitz/simmons playlist pt.2 - @for-within-the-hollow-crown

In Perfect Harmony - @for-within-the-hollow-crown

Every Leo Fitz Outfits-Pilot - @idecaesteckers

I never noticed this before but... - @idecaesteckers

Every Leo Fitz Outfits-Pilot (2) - @idecaesteckers

season 1 vs season 4 - @jemmablossom

#no matter what#they will stay by each other’s sides - @jemmablossom

the endless story of fitzsimmons (1/?) first introductions - @jemmablossom

(x) - @jemmablossom

*talks* - @jemmablossom

colour meme fitzskye + winter colours - @leggypeggys

Fitz in 4x08 - @plentyofmalk

to make you feel my love - @plentyofmalk

who you truly are - @theboyfallsfromthesky

primavera by santana - @theresalwaysaway

48/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

49/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

50/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

51/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

52/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

53/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

54/365 days of fitzsimmons - @leopoldjamesfitzs

leopold james fitz in every episode - 3x10 - @leopoldjamesfitzs

leopold james fitz in every episode - 3x11 - @leopoldjamesfitzs

leopold james fitz in every episode - 3x12 - @leopoldjamesfitzs

leopold james fitz in every episode - 3x13 - @leopoldjamesfitzs

leopold james fitz in every episode - 3x14 - @leopoldjamesfitzs

leopold james fitz in every episode - 3x15 - @leopoldjamesfitzs

but most importantly she loves you too - @leopoldjamesfitzs

And now you understand why... - @leopoldjamesfitzs

FS soundtrack series 1x01 - @whatlighttasteslike

FS soundtrack series 1x02 - @whatlighttasteslike

FS soundtrack series 1x03 - @whatlighttasteslike

FS soundtrack series 1x04 - @whatlighttasteslike

FS soundtrack series 1x05 - @whatlighttasteslike

Your light , it follows me in the darkness - @whatlighttasteslike

Games of Thrones AU - @whatlighttasteslike

Edits/Graphics/Manips:

fitzsimmons as daisy and donald - @mrsdecaestecker

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: The Comic Book Version (1/?) | Volume 4, Issue 8 ↳  Fitzsimmons Tandem Shooting - @accio-the-force

cause you shine bright like a diamond - @accio-the-force

FitzSimmons Aesthetics: (4/?) FitzSimmons Hogwarts AU - @inevitablefan-ne-girl

Fitzsimmons + Text Posts (1/?) - @inevitablefan-ne-girl

I’ve got to say goodbye... - @jemannesimms

FS Lockscreens - @jemannesimms

Fitzsimmons + Containment AU - @jemannesimms

you create the rarity of my genuine smile - @jemannesimms

what i’m saying is... - @jemannesimms

Fitzsimmons in La La Land - @jemannesimms

Look at me - @jemannesimms

in every universe/across the stars - @jemannesimms

Fitzsimmons in Gone With the Wind - @jemannesimms

Radcliffe as Fitz’s dad - @memorizingthedigitsofpi​

​Mine and mine alone - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

second star to the right - peter pan au - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

50s au - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

1940 au - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

pregnant jemma in the lab au - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

spagbol date au - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

dream lover - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

anne au - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

academy fitzsimmons - @thedaisyjohnsons

Fanfic/Text:

to the moon and back - @accio-the-force

#AOSRewatch: Repairs - @accio-the-force

#AOSRewatch: The Bridge - @accio-the-force

#AOSRewatch: The Magical Place - @accio-the-force

#AOSRewatch: T.R.A.C.K.S. - @accio-the-force

Radcliffe as Fitz’s Dad - @agl03

season 5 meta - @agl03

Love, Jemma - @dilkirani

In Perfect Harmony - @fitzsimmonsforlife

Desire - @fitzsimmonsforlife

Love is a Symphony - @fitzsimmonsforlife

AoS Rewatch - 1x09 Repairs (Fitzsimmons edition) - @florchis

AoS Rewatch - 1x10 The Bridge (Fitzsimmons edition) - @florchis

Two ways to live your life - @florchis

AoS Rewatch - 1x13: T.R.A.C.K.S. - @florchis

in the dark you will make me strong (like you’ve always done) - @for-within-the-hollow-crown

AOS Rewatch: 1x09 Repairs - @inevitablefan-ne-girl

AOS Rewatch: 1x10 The Bridge - @inevitablefan-ne-girl

Faking it - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

confused - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

affection - @memorizingthedigitsofpi

remember when you promise we’d... - @superirishbreakfasttea

don’t you think you can fall back in love with me? - @superirishbreakfasttea

tongue tied - @tashonix

adventure in space - @tashonix

while you waited in darkness ch.16 - @the-nerdy-stjarna

while you waited in darkness ch.17 - @the-nerdy-stjarna

AoS Rewatch - 1x07 The Hub - @the-nerdy-stjarna

AoS Rewatch - 1x10 The Bridge - @the-nerdy-stjarna

AoS Rewatch - 1x12 Seeds - @the-nerdy-stjarna

A hundred billion stars - @the-nerdy-stjarna

Forbidden fruit - @the-nerdy-stjarna

Most incompetent burglar ever - @the-nerdy-stjarna

A gentlemen and a scholar - @theclaravoyant

The sum of our parts - @theclaravoyant

Follow up of expectations for season 4 - @theresalwaysaway

Things you said under your breath - @unbreakablejemmasimmons

AoS Rewatch - 1x09 Rapairs - @unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot

AoS Rewatch - 1x10 The Bridge - @unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot

autistic Fitz headcanon - @unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot

Put your hands where I can see them - @unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot

What happens in Vegas stay in Vegas - @unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot

How to make a friend - @unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot

AoS Rewatch 1x03/1x06 - @whatlighttasteslike

AoS Rewatch 1x07 - @whatlighttasteslike

A joyful addiction - @whatlighttasteslike

One more chapter - @whatlighttasteslike

A Thousand Fingerprints - @itsavolcano

Fanmix/Videos

For my first engineering vs biochem post... - @english-fitz

Cosmos - A Fitzsimmons Fanmix - @jemannesimms

You’re My Number One - @jewishfitz

All will be well - @unbreakablejemmasimmons

here we are! our first weekly masterpost, albeit a bit late. this is your source for all team posts for any given week. with so much content being created, it can be hard to keep up, so here’s your chance to check out everything you might’ve missed. there’s always the chance i may have missed a post, or a link isn’t working, so please message me if this is the case and i’ll get it fixed. congratulations to everyone for such an outstanding first week! also, special thanks to my partner in crime @mrsdecaestecker for helping me get this post together :)

Updated: 7/26

[unlessimwrongwhichyouknowimnot]

Autistic Arthur Shappey (Cabin Pressure)

Cabin Pressure is a BBC radio show following the four members of MJN Air, an airdot (because you need more than one plane to have an airline) run by Carolyn Knapp-Shappey. Arthur Shappey is the steward of the plane and Carolyn’s son. Arthur is voiced by John Finnemore, the creator of Cabin Pressure who also wrote every episode.

Arthur stood out to me as autistic from the 2nd episode when he mentioned taking a course on understanding people. Because autistic headcanons are turning into a new special interest of mine, I decided to create this list of reasons why Arthur is very much autistic. 

Martin Crieff, another character on the show, is also very autistic. You can find his list here.

The traits focused on were taken from this list of Inclusive Autistic Traits.

All the examples below were taken from transcripts at this website. 

Social

1. Differences in body language and nonverbal communication (this is obviously extremely difficult to tell with Cabin Pressure being a radio show, but there was one instance of Arthur’s body language being described as atypical)

2x02 – Gdansk

MARTIN: Yes. Arthur, what are you doing with your face? ARTHUR: I’m winking. MARTIN: You’re only supposed to use one eye. ARTHUR: I know, but I can only do that if I hold the other one open with my finger, and I thought Douglas would notice.

 2. Differences in verbal communication (Arthur struggles with not recognizing sarcasm, taking things literally, not understanding rhetorical statements/questions, struggling with metaphor, occasional echolalia etc.)

A. Different use of literal and metaphorical language

1x05 – Edinburgh 

ARTHUR: Oh, I just, er, popped onto the roof of the plane. CAROLYN: The roof?! What the hell are you doing up there?! ARTHUR: Well, the picture on the rugby went all funny, so Douglas said I should shin up onto the roof and twiddle the aerial … only now I’m here, I can’t seem to find it. CAROLYN: Ohh, you idiot boy! This is “Go and water the window boxes” all over again, isn’t it? ARTHUR: Ohhh!

3x06 – St. Petersburg

ARTHUR: Here you are, Skip. Nice hot cup of coffee. MARTIN: Oh.  (He takes a sip.) Aww! It’s cold! ARTHUR: Nice cup of coffee. MARTIN: It’s horrible! ARTHUR: Cup of coffee. MARTIN: I’m not even sure it is coffee. ARTHUR: … Cup. How’re you feeling?

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DOUGLAS: Alas, an exhaustive search of St Petersburg airport duty free has yet to turn up anything in the shape of a Toblerone. ARTHUR: Triangular.

 4x03 – Vaduz

ARTHUR: Wow! It’s an actual castle! DOUGLAS: What did you expect Vaduz Castle to be? ARTHUR: I dunno. World of Leather was very disappointing.

 4x05 – Xinzhou

ARTHUR: Er, Mum? CAROLYN: Yes? ARTHUR: A quick question: you know those small chickens you get where everyone has one each? CAROLYN: Yes. ARTHUR: What are they called? CAROLYN: Poussin. ARTHUR: Oh. Not ‘baby chickens’. CAROLYN: No. ARTHUR: Oh. Chaps, you know how we were talking about mistakes? MARTIN: What have you done? ARTHUR: … and how they happen to all of us and it’s just one of those things? CAROLYN: What have you done? ARTHUR (frantically): It should have made it clearer! When I was ordering the catering, there was one called ‘baby chicken’ and I thought they’d be those little ones, and I love those because you feel like a giant! But they didn’t mean that! It-it meant these. CAROLYN: So … the catering you have laid on, Arthur, for four people trapped in a plane overnight, is two jars of chicken-flavoured baby food? ARTHUR: No! That’s not all. There’s two lamb-flavoured ones as well. DOUGLAS: What did you think ‘baby lamb’ was? ARTHUR: Well, all lambs are baby lambs.

~*~*~*~ 

CAROLYN: Arthur. Say something. ARTHUR: Ooh! Okay! What shall I say? CAROLYN: Well, anything, just so I know where you are and I don’t tread on you getting back to my seat. ARTHUR: Oh, right!  (Half-singing) ♪ Here I am, don’t tread on me. Here I am, don’t tread on me. Here I am, don’t tread on me. Here I am, don’t tread on me … ♪ 

 4x06 – Yverdon-les-Bains 

HERC: You can have something more interesting if you like, Arthur. There’s, er, there’s guava; mango; dragon fruit … ARTHUR: Wow.  Dragon fruit?! HERC: Help yourself. ARTHUR: Thanks, Herc! (He takes and eats a piece.) HERC: So, what do you think?  ARTHUR (with his mouth half full): Yeah, it’s quite nice. Mmm. It’sh not really what I was expecting. I-I thought it’d be a bit more, um, I don’t know … HERC: Dragony?

 Zurich – Part One

CAROLYN: It is a happy ending – just not a fairytale ending. We can’t expect that. Real happy endings are never simple. ARTHUR: Yes they are. Like in ‘Finding Nemo’ when they find Nemo. Or in ‘Casablanca’ when the woman gets a go on the plane. CAROLYN: It’s not! ARTHUR: I suppose maybe ‘The Jungle Book’ when you’re meant to be happy that Mowgli goes off with the boring girl to the human village instead of hanging out with Baloo and Bagheera. That’s a kind of sad happy ending.

 B. Different use of speech (Echolalia)

 4x05 – Xinzhou

(Arthur, Carolyn, Douglas, and Martin are having to sleep on the plane. Arthur has claimed the aisle to sleep, and sings his song when the others are moving past him in the dark so he doesn’t get stepped on. When he’s the one moving, he still sings the song.)

 ARTHUR (tiredly): ♪ Here I am, don’t tread on me. Here I am, don’t tread on me. ♪ CAROLYN: It’s you moving!

 Zurich – Part One

(Arthur has turned a small moving van into an ice cream van and created his own “ice cream chimes,” which consists of him repeating the words ‘ice cream’ repeatedly.)

ARTHUR (dramatically): The chimes. I’ve done my own ice cream chimes. Listen! (He inserts a cassette into a player and his own voice starts to play from it.) ARTHUR’s VOICE (singing to the tune of ‘Greensleeves’, with no musical accompaniment): ♪ Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, ice. Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, ice cream, get your lovely ice cream. ♪ (His voice goes very off-key at the end.) MARTIN: Er, yes, that’s … ARTHUR’s VOICE (straining for the high note at the beginning of the chorus): ♪ I-i-ice cream, i-i-i-ice cream, i-i-i-ice cream, i-i-i… ♪ (The cassette is turned off.)

 Differences in interactions and relationships (Arthur has a very distinct way of speaking to passengers, struggles with knowing how to communicate with others, and gets flustered easily in conversations. His mum sent him on a course on understanding people in Ipswich.)

 1x02 – Boston

ARTHUR: Good evening, sir, welcome on board today. Good evening, madam, welcome also to you today on board. Good evening, sir, welcome to being on board to you today. Ooh, er, sir? Excuse me? MR. LEEMAN (American accent): Yeah? What? ARTHUR: Er, may I inform yourself that MJN does run a fully comprehensive non-smoking service, and as such as a result of this, all cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos must be extinguished upon embarkation, and retained in a state of extinguishment until termination of disembarkation. Thank yourself for your co-operation. MR. LEEMAN: I’m not co-operating. ARTHUR: No, not yet, but I’m sure you’re going to in a minute, and then, thank you! MR. LEEMAN: Do you know how much I paid to be on this flight today? ARTHUR: I bet it was loads! MR. LEEMAN: Yeah, good guess. It was loads. It was so much that it seems to me that, uh … (he takes a drag on his cigarette) … I can pretty much smoke where I like, okay? ARTHUR: But … it … it’s very dangerous to smoke on an aeroplane. MR. LEEMAN: No it’s not. ARTHUR: … I don’t know what to say now. MR. LEEMAN: How old are you, sonny? ARTHUR: Twenty-eight and a half. MR. LEEMAN: Well, I was smoking on airplanes for twenty years before you were born. Why do you think the No Smoking signs go on and off? ARTHUR: Actually, ours don’t, mostly; although one of them flickers. And there’s one we can’t turn on at all because it makes the cabin smell of fish. MR. LEEMAN: Well, that sure gives me confidence. So, uh … (he takes another drag on his cigarette) … we’re all done here, right? ARTHUR: Yep! MR. LEEMAN: And I can smoke. ARTHUR: Er …

~*~*~*~

MARTIN: Shut up, Douglas! Now, Arthur, we’ve already had one fire scare on this trip. We can’t afford to take chances, and since we know that Mr. Leeman has been fully informed of the policy and therefore certainly won’t be smoking in the loo again … ARTHUR: Actually, I think he might. MARTIN: No, Arthur, he won’t. ARTHUR: Hmm. The thing is, though, Skip, with all due respect, but what I’ve got that you haven’t is that Mum sent me on a course on understanding people in Ipswich. MARTIN (slowly): And if I ever want the people of Ipswich understood, you’ll be the first person I call. Meanwhile … ARTHUR: Yeah, yeah, but it means I can now read people – you know, like a book. DOUGLAS: Have you ever read a book, Arthur? ARTHUR: Yes, actually!  White Fang. Twice. Anyway, bringing my people-reading skills to the table, I’m able to reveal to you now that Mr. Leeman didn’t show any of the five indicators of true resolve to change his behaviour patterns, and therefore, in a nutshell, I reckon he might smoke in the loo again.

1x03 – Cremona

ARTHUR: Might I ask yourself at this time if yourself would care to partake of the enjoyment of the in-flight entertainment system we do provide on the aircraft today? HESTER: What? ARTHUR: Shall I put the telly on?

 2x04 – Johannesburg

ARTHUR (into cabin address): Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, our onboard transit process today has now reached its ultimate termination. CAROLYN: He means we’ve landed. ARTHUR: Yes. So, as yourselves prepare for disemboarding, if I could kindly ask you to kindly ensure you retain all your personal items about your person throughout the duration of the disembarkation. CAROLYN: He means take your stuff with you. ARTHUR: In concluding, it’s been a privilege for ourselves to conduct yourselves through the in-flight experience today, and I do hope you’ll re-favour ourselves with the esteem of your forth-looking custom going forward. CAROLYN: … No idea.

 4x02 – Uskerty

ARTHUR: No, no. I just think it would look good. And then, Douglas, we should be saying things like, you know, “Hey, you guy. The dames, eh?” “Yeah, the dames. Stupid dames. You had any luck with the horses?” “No, the horses are all … idiots. You know, between the dames and the horses, sometimes I don’t even know why I put my hat on.” That’s how they talk in bars, isn’t it? DOUGLAS: … No, Arthur. That’s not how anyone talks, anywhere. ARTHUR: Oh, right. So … how-how do they …? I mean, I’ve never really been to a … What sort of things do they say?

DOUGLAS: I don’t know. You just ask about each other’s lives. ARTHUR: Oh, okay. Right. Er … So, do you miss your ex-wife? DOUGLAS: What?! ARTHUR: No! No! DOUGLAS: You don’t … not like that! ARTHUR: Sorry, sorry. DOUGLAS: You don’t talk about anything. You-you just … I dunno – you-you joke. You moan about sport; you-you tease each other. It’s terrific. ARTHUR: I don’t know about sport. Um, I could tease you, though. I’d like to be better at teasing. DOUGLAS: Well, you can’t just … ARTHUR: Honestly, Douglas, you silly great … man. Look at you with your hair all … straight. … It’s not easy, is it? DOUGLAS: Apparently not.

~*~*~*~

ARTHUR: I ju… I just don’t know the sort of things people say. DOUGLAS: Yes you do. You’ve heard me tease Martin hundreds of times. ARTHUR: Oh, right, okay. Er … I notice Sir isn’t terribly tall today. DOUGLAS: … Yes. That’s better. Of course, I am quite tall. ARTHUR: Oh, damn! It’s-it’s just really difficult with you. There’s-there’s nothing to make fun of. (Silence.) ARTHUR: What? DOUGLAS: I’m a fifty-seven year old first officer with three ex-wives and I’m drinking sodding pineapple juice. ARTHUR: I know. So? DOUGLAS: Nothing. You know, I think maybe you should give up on teasing. It’s not really your thing. ARTHUR: Okay. DOUGLAS: If it helps, you are excellent at being teased. ARTHUR: Oh, really? Am I? DOUGLAS: Oh, first rate! Second only to Martin. He’s the master. ARTHUR: Aww, thanks, Douglas! And-and maybe if I practise, I could get as good as him. DOUGLAS: As good as Martin? I’m afraid not. He always goes the extra mile. The man just phoned me from up a tree.

 Sensory

 1. Differences in sensory sensitivity (Arthur prefers certain sensory experiences as shown below)

 1x06 - Fitton

(When discussing whether it’s possible to be perfectly happy, Arthur provides sensory examples to prove that he’s often perfectly happy.)

ARTHUR: Like, for instance, when you get into a bath quickly and it’s just the right temperature, and you go … (blissfully) … “Ohhhh!”

~*~*~*~

ARTHUR: Like when you realise your knuckles are ready for cracking.

 2. Strong enjoyment, desire, or need for certain types of sensory input. Demonstrated by stimming (self-stimulation) behaviour.

1x06 – Fitton

ARTHUR: This – tossing an apple from hand to hand. It just feels really nice. I could do it for hours. Try it.

 Cognitive

1. Strength of focus and rigidity (Arthur will attach himself to certain topics and learn a lot about them in a short amount of time. He plays the game of “Yellow Car” every time he’s in a car and gets upset when the rules of the game are changed.)

A. Intense focus and interests

 1x03 – Cremona

Hester Macauley

ARTHUR (excitedly): Hester Macauley?! The Lady of the Lake?! In my cabin?!

ARTHUR (high-pitched with excitement): She was Griselda, the Lady of the Lake – in-in Quest for Camelot!

ARTHUR: Right. I see. Still, though, I just want to say, I am your biggest fan. HESTER: Oh really? ARTHUR: Absolutely!

 3x01 – Qikiqtarjuaq

Polar Bears/Bears (plus bonus Egypt!)

ARTHUR (almost bursting with excitement): What?! Are we?! Polar bears?! We’re gonna fly over polar bears?! And see them and look at them and be with the polar bears?!

CAROLYN: Oh, if you’re online, Douglas, look up ‘polar bears’ or ‘exploring’ or something. DOUGLAS: Why? CAROLYN: Because one of you will have to give a lecture on it. Unbeaten Track’s thing is that the crew are all experts on the region and they give lectures. ARTHUR: Can I give a lecture on polar bears? CAROLYN (instantly): No. DOUGLAS: What do you know about polar bears, Arthur? ARTHUR: Polar bears are … brilliant. DOUGLAS: You might want to pad that out with some PowerPoints.

ARTHUR: And this one’s a koala bear. Uh, that’s not actually a bear, in fact. This one is a panda bear.  That’s not actually a bear. Honestly, it’s like nothing’s actually a bear.           MRS COOK (Canadian accent): I’m sorry. I’m confused. Why are you showing me this? ARTHUR: It’s interesting about bears and things. Don’t worry: it’s all part of the service. It’s not extra. We’re all experts on stuff today, you see? I’m the expert on bears. And Egypt, actually. In Egypt, they used to pull your brains out through your nose with a hook. And that’s not even something in this book – that’s something I know!

ARTHUR: Hello. Uh, we didn’t meet properly. I’m Arthur. I’m the steward and bear expert. For instance, the sloth bear eats half its own body weight every month.

ARTHUR: Right, because I just know an awful lot about bears – at the moment. Uh, so if you ever need to, you know, borrow me, well you’d have to sort it out with Mum but I’m sure it’d be okay.

(Flight deck door bursts open.) ARTHUR: BEARS!! (Martin yells out in surprise.) ARTHUR: Bears, bears, bears! Polar bears! Look, on the ground!

CAROLYN: Goodbye. Goodbye. Thank you for flying with Unbeaten Track. ARTHUR: Goodbye. A female bear is called a sow. CAROLYN: Goodbye, madam. Thank you for flying Unbeaten Track. ARTHUR: Goodbye. A grizzly bear can strip a deer’s carcass in six minutes. MRS COOK: I beg your pardon? CAROLYN: Farewell bear facts, madam, courtesy of Unbeaten Track.

 4x01 – Timbuktu

Timbuktu

ARTHUR: Oh, and I, er, I found that book you wanted, Douglas. DOUGLAS: What book? ARTHUR: About Timbuktu. DOUGLAS: Oh, right. Yes, well, you hang on to that for now. ARTHUR: Oh, okay. It’s about all of Africa really, but there’s a chapter on Mali and a page on Timbuktu. I’ve nearly finished it. MARTIN: The book? ARTHUR: The page. It sounds amazing. I can’t wait to see it!

ARTHUR: Don’t mention it. I read the whole page of that book. I’m basically an expert on Timbuktu now.

ARTHUR: Er, no, Douglas, you’re thinking of France. Mali was in the French Empire. DOUGLAS: No, Arthur … ARTHUR: Yeah, no, definitely. It was in my book.

ARTHUR: It’s just, my book was saying that most transport is still camels and donkeys, but I haven’t seen a camel all journey!

ARTHUR: Well, it is a bit surprising, Mum, because the book was saying the Sahara’s one of the flattest places in the world!

 B. Preference for routine and sameness (Arthur has a certain game he plays every time he’s in the car, and he gets upset if someone changes the rules.)

 The Official Rules for Yellow Car

3x04 – Ottery St. Mary

ARTHUR: Yellow car. DOUGLAS: What? ARTHUR: Nothing. Just “yellow car”. MARTIN: Why did you say “yellow car”? ARTHUR: There was a yellow car. MARTIN: But why did you say “yellow car”? ARTHUR: You’ve got to say “yellow car” when there’s a yellow car. MARTIN: Why? ARTHUR: That’s how you play Yellow Car. MARTIN: I’m not playing Yellow Car. ARTHUR: You’re always playing Yellow Car.

 4x01 – Timbuktu

ARTHUR: … Yellow car. MR. BIRLING: Can’t you do something to stop him saying that? CAROLYN: Trust me: there is no power on Earth.

 4x03 – Vaduz

MAXIMILIAN: Green truck. That counts double. ARTHUR (indignantly): What?! No, no, that’s not how you play! MAXIMILIAN: It is in Liechtenstein. ARTHUR: No it’s not! MAXIMILIAN: It is, because I’m the King of Liechtenstein and I say it is. A hundred points to me! ARTHUR (frantically): There aren’t any points!

 2. Difference in cognitive abilities (Arthur struggles with executive function and has been shown to have a slower processing speed. He needs multiple prompts to do things and struggles with multi-step directions.)

2x06 – Limerick

CAROLYN: Arthur. Arthur, it’s an intercom, not a chat line. You’re supposed to be putting the dinner on. ARTHUR: Oh, right. Sorry, Mum.

~*~*~*~

ARTHUR: Is it valuable? CAROLYN: No! Of course not(!) A client just chartered a plane and two pilots to fly a packet of crisps halfway round the world(!) Arthur … you remember when I told you to put the dinner on? ARTHUR: Yeah. CAROLYN: Did you, in fact, do that? ARTHUR: … No. No, now I think about it, I got mixed up and made coffee. CAROLYN: Then perhaps you could have another crack at it now. ARTHUR: Right-o! What are we having?

~*~*~*~

CAROLYN: Arthur.  Why is there a half-cooked Admiral’s pie congealing in the microwave? ARTHUR: Oh! I forgot about it. It was just having its little rest in the middle, because otherwise it goes all bubbly at the edges and you have to … CAROLYN: Yes, thank you, Heston Blumenthal. Just sort it out. ARTHUR: Right-o.

 3x04 – Ottery St. Mary

ARTHUR: Here we are, chaps … er, chap. Coffee for you, Douglas, and coffee for you … to maybe have a bit later on, Douglas. DOUGLAS: Did you by any chance forget Martin wasn’t flying today, Arthur? ARTHUR: No, I didn’t, actually. It’s just, I only know the amounts to make coffee for two people. DOUGLAS: You could just have made half what you usually make. ARTHUR: Well, I couldn’t because I’d only know what to make half of once I’d made it, and once I’d made it, I’d made it.

~*~*~*~

DOUGLAS: Give me strength. The address on the envelope you picked up from Martin’s pigeonhole at the airfield. ARTHUR: … Right. Now … I know how you’re going to be, but remember you also asked me to pick up the van keys. MARTIN: Arthur … ARTHUR: Half the job was picking up the van keys, and that part I did brilliantly!

3x05 – Rotterdam

DOUGLAS: It’s certainly biggest. All right, Arthur, in your own time. (Pause.) ARTHUR: Who’s saying ‘Action’? DOUGLAS: You can say ‘Action’. ARTHUR: Action! (Pause.) DOUGLAS (tiredly): And go.

 4x01 – Timbuktu 

MARTIN: Actually, we’re fine, Arthur. We-we’ll be landing in twenty minutes. ARTHUR: Oh, right-o. Oh, and a message from Mum. Er, she says how long until we land? DOUGLAS: … Right.

 3. Difference in thinking styles (Arthur thinks and learns in an atypical manner.)

 1x01 – Abu Dhabi

CAROLYN: What time is it? ARTHUR: Six fifteen … Oh, damn! CAROLYN: What? ARTHUR: I’m trying to train myself always to talk in twenty-four hour clock, like Martin, but I keep forgetting. CAROLYN: Well, what should you have said? ARTHUR: Well, six fifteen. But not the six fifteen I was thinking of. You see, I was thinking of the one there’s two of, but when you do it right, there should only be one, and what I was … CAROLYN (interrupting): Arthur, Arthur, Arthur, light of my life, do please shut up.

2x06 – Limerick 

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MARTIN: Arthur? ‘M’. ARTHUR: What? Ooh! Er, Mountain. Moccasin. Magma. CAROLYN: What’s this now? DOUGLAS: Arthur’s trying to learn the phonetic alphabet. He favours the spot-check method of revision. None of the above, Arthur, no.

ARTHUR: Er, Molecule. Mongoose. Mosquito! MARTIN: Shorter. ARTHUR: Mosque. CAROLYN: It’s a name. ARTHUR: Macnamara. Michinson. Moon! DOUGLAS: A first name. ARTHUR: Er, Martin, er, Maggie, Milly, Molly, Mandy, Matthew, Michael … CAROLYN: Nearly! Shorter. ARTHUR: Mickey! Mick! Mi! Muh! MARTIN: No, Arthur, the phonetic alphabet version of the letter ‘M’ is not ‘Muh’. It’s ‘Mike’! ARTHUR: Oh! I was close, then.

~*~*~*~

ARTHUR: Sorry. Mum, did you say one minute, three minute, one minute? CAROLYN: Oh, for goodness’ sake! No! Of course not! What cooks for one minute and stands for three? It’s three, one, three. ARTHUR: Oh, right. Okay, actually that’s easy to remember, because I’ll just think of 433 Squadron, only remember to swap the first two numbers and take three off the middle one! CAROLYN: Arthur, are you insane? That’s the stupidest way to remember anything I’ve ever heard! MARTIN: Also, it’s not 433 Squadron, it’s 633 Squadron. ARTHUR: Oh, yeah! Thanks, Skipper. So first, I’ve got to add two to the squadron I think it is to get the real squadron and then swap … CAROLYN: No! Don’t do any of that. Just remember it. Just use your brain and remember the three numbers. ARTHUR: Yes! Sorry. Three … three … CAROLYN: No! Oh, come with me.

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