#the resident 1x01

[kitxvoss]

randolph bell in every episode / 1x01

[dratefahmed1]

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[mikelogan]

RESIDENT ALIEN (2021-)

References to Law & Order 1x01 || 1x04 || 2x01 || 2x04 || 2x10 || 3x03

[seraphtrevs]

The return of BCS color theory!

I've previously argued that Jimmy's color is all of them, and I stand by that. But out of all of them, yellow is the most prominent.

The two most obvious yellows associated with Jimmy are his iconic Esteem and the mug Kim gifted him, both of which have a touch of criminal red.

The Wexler/McGill logo is a mix of Jimmy's yellow and Kim's blue (notice how the office is mostly yellow, because this is Jimmy's dream, not hers.)

So why yellow? Well, it's loud, it's bright, it catches the eye. Jimmy loves to be noticed. But most importantly - it's not red or blue. It's the other primary color! Because in the beginning, Jimmy's not quite criminal red, and not quite lawful blue. He's in his own category.

In 1x01, there's yellow lighting in Jimmy's office (his attempt to play it straight), but there's also yellow when he reveals his Slippin' Jimmy past (notice the blues there, too, as his natural yellow crowds out his lawful aspirations).

What does it mean? I think it means that Jimmy's colorful approach to the law is not inherently criminal. If it was, he'd be red. The implication is that Jimmy could have made it as a legitimate lawyer while still being himself.

And to prove it, here are some shots from 1x05, when he visits Mrs. Strauss for the first time. Everything in her house is yellow - the walls, her furniture, even her teapot (although she herself is dressed in lawful blue.)

Jimmy the Elder Law Lawyer was perfectly in tune both with his natural colorful nature (his slippin' ways were what uncovered the financial abuse of the Sandpiper residents) and the law. He couldn't cut it in the stifling halls of HHM or Davis & Main. But he could have struck his own path and been happy. In a kinder universe, maybe he did. Alas. :(

[vaggieslefteye]

ANGEL DUST, Famous Porn Star | 1x01 - Overture

"Enjoy riveting conversation with our singular resident! Wow!!"

[vanderdyks]

Resident Alien || 1x01

One of Harry's first genuine smiles is at Asta's laugh

[whenmemorydies]

Another Storer/Calo musical deep cut:

Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and the focus of so much of my adolescent thirst whose voice is featured all over The Bear’s soundtrack -

See: Vedder’s rapid-fire, gutteral one-two-three-four-five against one […] torture from you to me of PJ’s "Animal" over the end credits of 1x01 System or propelling the energy in Richie and Syd’s last ditch effort to save Friends and Family in 2x10 The Bear. See: Eddie (and Neil Finn) wailing And though we try to forget it, you will make me call your name, as I shout it to the blue, summer sky in "Throw Your Arms Around Me" over shots of Carmy making Syd's lamb ragu for Cl@ire while Syd undresses at home (this fucking show lmao) (also shout out to Melbourne/Naarm rock group Hunters & Collectors whose song Vedder and Finn covered). See: Eddie's yearning as he croons I've been planning out all that I'd say to you in PJ's "Come Back", as Carmy and Syd have metaphorical sex under a perfectly level table (shout out to @sydcarmyfan for that brilliant meta). See also: Vedder covering The English Beat's "Save It For Later" and singing, Save it for later, don't run away and let me down, you let me down in 3x02 Next while we see a litany of working class and racialised hospitality and food service workers gearing up for another work day in Chicago, just as Carmy is about to commence fucking over his working class and racialised crew at The Bear for the remainder of season 3 (this fucking show, gah) -

that Eddie Vedder, who is more commonly associated with Seattle and the grunge movement that was birthed there, was actually born in Evanston, Illinois: the same suburb of Chicago that its implied the Berzattos lived in (I say implied because its never explicitly stated on the show but we know that 2x06 Fishes was shot in Evanston). I always get a little chill up my spine when I come across connections like this on the show.

The Bear is such a love letter: to the food services industry, to film, to romance itself and almost certainly, to Chicago.

Author's note:

Enjoy this video of Eddie Vedder continuing to be a man after my own heart, talking about visiting his grandmother's old home in Evanston - a home he describes as the Sun that the rest of his family orbited around - which made me tear up because that's exactly how us grandkids felt about our Ammamma's apartment in Canada. Eddie talks about his grandmother having 6 kids and wishing he had bought the apartment to keep it like a time capsule, only to meet the current residents and changing his mind because it was a place full of "love and power and good vibes" that they took and also raised their 6 kids in. And all of this before launching into "Throw Your Arms Around Me" *sigh*

Its no secret that I love The Bear, but what I might love even more than the show itself are all the tangents, winding paths and deep cuts that it takes me to and which pull at my own memories and history. This art is so cathartic for so many reasons. And I doubt I'm the only one on here feeling that way.

[goodwhump-temp]

Rin Okumura Whump - Blue Exorcist

Yukio Okumura Whump Stupidity is contagious

Season 1 1x01 The Devil Resides in Human Souls - Bloody fist, face cut, held down 1x02 Gehenna Gate - Hunted, almost falls, trips, slapped, dragged, restrained, emotional 1x04 Garden of Amahara - Sobbing (reading Manga) 1x05 A Boy from the Cursed Temple - Flustered, chased, knocked down, almost bitten, almost shot inconspicuously 1x06 The Phantom Chef - Restrained multiple times, justified anger, dies (of horrible food), loopy, held, master chef battle against a pokemon, collapse, hurt feelings/crying, knocked back 1x07 A Flock of Plovers - Thrown, knocked down, choked 1x08 Now A Certain Man was Sick - Jumpscared, hits his head, slapped, dropped heavy rock on his foot, chased, thrown multiple times, knocked down 1x09 Memories - Targetted, hurt with holy water, squeezed, pain, stabbed, bleeding 1x10 Black Cat - Headbut, bloody nose 1x12 A Game of Tag - Smacked, knocked down, punched multiple times, feral, pinned, bloody face, knees collapse 1x13 Proof - Headlocked, sliced, impaled, bandaged, traumatic flashback 1x14 A Fun Camping Trip - Depressing high school flashbacks, panic, restrained 1x15 Act of Kindness - Knocked back, knocked to the ground, unconscious, reveals powers to friends, tail hurts, goes feral 1x16 The Wager - Feral, collapse, unconscious, targetted, imprisoned, nightmare of turning into a demon 1x17 Temptation - Moves while imprisoned, crystal prison broken, unconscious, squeezed, dazed, collapses unconscious, knife held to neck, confronted by ex-friends [insert season 2 here] 1x18 Hurricane - Face sliced, misunderstood, held at gunpoint, punched, stabbed, punched down, held by the head, exhausted 1x20 Mask - Targetted, sword to throat twice, held at gunpoint, shot with tranq, paralyzed, passes out, weak 1x21 The Secret Garden - Targetted, pinned to the ground, knocked down 1x22 Demon Hunting - Betrayed, held at gunpoint, thrown, unconscious, captured/imprisoned, chained as ritual sacrifice, extreme pain, bleeding 1x23 Truth - Bleeding profusely, extreme pain, unconscious, carried 1x24 Satan's Spawn - Punched, confronts Yukio, punched multiple times, bloody, weak, shot, collapse, bleeding profusely, emotional

Season 2: Kyoto Saga (This is loyal to the manga; when making season 1, the manga wasn't completed, so the studio came up with the rest)

2x01 Small Beginnings - Avoided, sad 2x02 Strange Bedfellows - Sad, not trusted, drunk, passed out/carried 2x03 Suspicion Will Raise Bogies - Hungover, tired as balls 2x04 Act of Treachery - Trying to prevent Bon from making the same mistakes as him and his father, emotional, leash tightened, pain, passes out 2x05 Mysterious Connections - Imprisoned 2x07 Like a Fire Burning Bright - Can't draw Kurakara (scared), no confidence, re-imprisoned, sentenced to death, friends worried, depressed, emotional x2 2x08 From Father to Son - Mental block 2x09 Through Thick and Thin - Mental block 2x10 Unbowed and Unbroken - Mental block broken, badass 2x11 Shine Bright as the Sun - Soloing the impure king, no confidence, emotional pain, badass, confronted by angry Yukio, punched, collapse, unconscious 2x12 Candid and Open - Flustered

[residentaliengif]

I am smarter than you. What are you, 12? Don’t feel bad. It’s just a fact. Once you accept it, you will stop fighting me. You want facts? Okay, I’ll give you two.

Resident Alien 1x01 Pilot

[southasiansource]

I read your file, bro. Yale, then Harvard. Nineteen first authors. Step 1 score, 267. I got 280, by the way. Top of your class. Followed all the rules. And you think that puts you at an advantage. It doesn’t. It just means you have more to unlearn than the guys who weren’t paying attention.

THE RESIDENT (2018—) ⦿ 1x01 "Pilot" dir. Phillip Noyce

[kiddbegins]

w: Okay get off the gurney, Doc. I’m senior resident in this ER. c: Yeah, well I’m your new trauma fellow.

WILL HALSTEAD in every episode | 1x01 - derailed

[purpleplaid17]

Jess Watches // Fri 30 Aug // Day 337 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

We Might Regret This 1x01

Tetraplegic artist Freya and straight-laced lawyer Abe's whirlwind romance tackles the realities of dating with a disability, with personal assistants ever-present during intimate moments.

Yay, for authentic disability rep! Also, can Ty come be my carer. She was kind and not afraid to ask personal questions. They were unnecessarily mean to her. Maybe Jo can take her on a date to make it up to her.

The Resident (with mum) 3x17 Doll E. Wood

A renowned pediatric surgeon is called over to Chastain for an extremely difficult surgery on a newborn. Meanwhile, a Dolly Parton drag queen is admitted to the ER after collapsing on stage. Also, Nic and Conrad suspect their patient may be the victim of sex trafficking and Nadine delivers some surprising news to Devon.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

Loudermilk (with mum) 2x02 Cruel to Be Kind

The group deals with the struggles of staying sober.

🎯

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (rw) 4x05 Beer Bad

Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.

IMDB: This plot was written with the plan to take advantage of funds from the Office of National Drug Control Policy available to shows that promoted an anti-drug message. Funding was rejected because "[d]rugs were an issue, but … [it] was otherworldly nonsense, very abstract and not like real-life kids taking drugs. Viewers wouldn't make the link to [the ONDCP's] message."

Also, IMDB: This episode earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2000 for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series.

[lexie-squirrel]

Гранадовский сериал

Здесь собраны ссылки на мои отзывы на каждую серию гранадовского сериала про Шерлока Холмса с Джереми Бреттом. Посмотреть всю ленту постов-отзывов можно по моему тегу #Granada Holmes.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984 - 1985)

1x01 - A Scandal in Bohemia 1x02 - The Dancing Men 1x03 - The Naval Treaty 1x04 - The Solitary Cyclist 1x05 - The Crooked Man 1x06 - The Speckled Band 1x07 - The Blue Carbuncle 2x01 - The Copper Beeches 2x02 - The Greek Interpreter 2x03 - The Norwood Builder 2x04 - The Resident Patient 2x05 - The Red-Headed League 2x06 - The Final Problem

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986 - 1988)

3x01 - The Empty House 3x02 - The Abbey Grange 3x03 - The Musgrave Ritual 3x04 - The Second Stain 3x05 - The Man with the Twisted Lip 3x06 - The Priory School 3x07 - The Six Napoleons 4x01 - The Sign of Four (полнометражный фильм) 4x02 - The Devil's Foot 4x03 - The Silver Blaze 4x04 - Wisteria Lodge 4x05 - The Bruce Partington Plans 4x06 - The Hound of the Baskervilles (полнометражный фильм)

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991 - 1993)

5x01 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax 5x02 - The Problem of Thor Bridge 5x03 - Shoscombe Old Place 5x04 - The Boscombe Valley Mystery 5x05 - The Illustrious Client 5x06 - The Creeping Man

6x01 - The Master Blackmailer (полнометражный фильм) 6x02 - The Last Vampyre (полнометражный фильм) 6x03 - The Eligible Bachelor (полнометражный фильм)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)

7x01 - The Three Gables 7x02 - The Dying Detective 7x03 - The Golden Pince-Nez 7x04 - The Red Circle 7x05 - The Mazarin Stone 7x06 - The Cardboard Box

Bonus

1988 - The Case of the Abbey Treasure (2-минутный рекламный спешл) 1989 - The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (аудиозапись спектакля) 1992 - The Four Oaks Mystery (10-минутный эпизод телемарафона) 1984 - Joy to the World - A Celebration of Christmas (рождественский спешл)

[serenity-lattes]

Chapter 1/20 of How to Save a Life

Pairing: Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson x Billy Hargrove

Series Summary: Grey’s Anatomy AU, focusing on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they grow into seasoned doctors while balancing personal and professional relationships. Steve and Eddie run around like headless chickens their first year, and when things finally seem like they’ll settle for the second year residents, Billy comes into their life, shaking everything up again. 

Chapter Summary: Our group of interns (Steve, Eddie, Carol, Tommy, Nicole, and Keith) are shown the hospital and are fighting to win that first surgery at the end of the day.

Warnings: Canon typical blood/gore, details of medical procedures, surgical tools, anxiety attack, vomit, minor character death, major injuries. It’s a hospital/surgery AU.

Word Count: 2185

A/N: For my A1 square, “In other good news, flattery works for me” for @harringroveson-bingo​​ This chapter is inspired by Grey’s Anatomy episode: 1x01

The operating room. The thought of one can bring someone anxiety, but sometimes it can give someone an absolute thrill. It’s crystal clean to the point you can see your reflection in the marble floor, fluorescent lights blind you, and your nose is scrunched from the intense smell of disinfectant. Today, there are six brand new doctors who are positively giddy to be in one. 

“Each of you comes here today hopeful, wanting in on the game. A month ago, you were in med school being taught by doctors. Today... you are the doctors,” The chief of surgery, Dr. Jim Hopper says, voice reverberating off the tile walls, “The seven years you spend here as a surgical resident will be the best and worst of your life. You will be pushed to the breaking point.”

Steve Harrington runs a hand along the tray that would hold the surgical tools, flinching slightly from the cold metal. It nearly sends a chill down his spine from the thought that soon, finally, he will be in one of these operating rooms performing life-saving surgeries. 

“Look around you. Say hello to your competition,” Jim calls out, taking a moment to look at each of the six doctors looking amongst each other, “Two of you will switch to an easier specialty. One will crack under the pressure. One of you will be asked to leave.”

Jim had to go through a strict screening process, accepting these six people carefully. Of course, he had an idea who would flake out, who would crack, who he would eventually fire, but he kept his expectations high. After all, they didn’t just pass medical school without brain power and incredible effort. 

“This is your starting line. This is your arena.” He says, giving the group a pointed look, “How well you play, that's up to you.”

Another doctor confidently strolls into the room, as if ready for battle, peaking the interest of the six interns. The doctor shares a nod with Jim and Jim leaves the room, allowing Dr. Murray Bauman to have the lead of the interns’ initiation. 

“I am Dr. Murray Bauman, I am the head of the trauma department,” he says, giving the group a dramatic bow, “Now. I’ve got five rules and you best memorize them. Let’s get a move on, kiddos.”

Dr. Bauman turns on his heel and exits the O.R. with his coat fanning behind him like a cape. The six interns rush out of the room, pushing at each other to get out the door.

“Rule number one, don't bother sucking up. We already hate you and that's probably not changing. Ask me again in five years if any of you make it,” he muses before pointing out the six brand new phones on the nurses’ station, “Congrats, everyone. Free work phones. It is strictly for work, no extra curricular videos or texts, kiddos. Nurses will contact you, you answer every call or text at a run. A run, do you hear me? That's rule number two.”

Eddie Munson is the first to grab one of the shiny new phones. He had never had a new phone in his life because paying for med school was a priority.

“Your first shift starts now and lasts for the next forty-eight hours. As you know, you're interns. Thus, you’re grunts, nobodies, and the bottom of the surgical food chain.”

“In other good news, flattery works with me,” Eddie deadpanned, glancing over at Steve who was the closest to him. 

“You will run labs, write orders, and work every second up until you feel like you’re ready to drop!”

Murray leads the group through the hallway, pointing out a specific door, “On call rooms. Sleep when you can and where you can. This brings me to rule number three, if you’re sleeping with each other, don’t bring your bullshit into the hospital. This is the big leagues, people, high school is over!”

Tommy Hagan and Carol Perkins tense up and inch away from each other, avoiding each other’s gaze. Steve curls his lip in disgust. He’d had his fill of the two of them during med school. The thought of them being gross at work was enough to make him start tasting that sesame bagel from this morning. 

“Rule number four, if your attending is sleeping, don't wake them unless your patient is actually dying. That being said, said patient better not be dead when they get there. Time is of the essence and we like to cherish what little of it we have.”

Murray began to look over the group, trying to gauge their reactions, figure out who he was going to pair with who today. Then one of the interns raised her hand, sheepishly. 

“Yes little orphan Annie?” Murray huffed, unimpressed that his plan was being interrupted.

“My name is Nicole,” she frowned, “But you said there are five rules and that was only four.”

Murray’s phone blipped with a message. A smirk spread across his face and he dangled his phone in their faces.

“Rule number five. When your attending moves, you move, too.”

Murray sprints down the hall, the six interns following closely behind. He led them to the E.R. where they were being met with a man curled up on a gurney.

“Okay, children, what do we do first?”

Carol is the first to pipe up, immediately spouting off various tests that should be run. Eddie gets the man on his back, checking the four quadrants of the abdomen. Steve starts asking the man questions to form a history. 

“If his pain is on the right side, it could be his appendix. CT’s gonna take too long to check, we can do an ultrasound instead,” Steve says urgently, checking the man’s temperature, “Not to mention he’s febrile.”

Eddie looks up at the other three just standing there, “You just gonna stand there or are you gonna get the ultrasound in here?”

Murray smirks. Oh, he likes the fire in that one. He just might have to steal him away for trauma. Keith wheels the machine in, but trips and falls on his face, making Nicole yelp in surprise. Eddie cringes at the sight of Keith’s bloody nose and snatches up the gel to squirt onto the patient’s abdomen. 

“Sorry, sir. This will be cold,” Eddie says, squeezing the bottle for an ample amount. Steve gets the machine on and hands the wand over to Eddie.

The three of them look at the screen, looking for any indications of what’s causing this man’s pain. 

“There,” Carol speaks up, pointing to one of the corners of the screen. Eddie squints and moves the wand to get a better look.

“Would you look at that? It’s supposed to be a gallbladder but it looks like a sac of stones,” Eddie murmurs, looking back to Murray, “cholecystitis.”

Murray nearly looked impressed. Nearly. He then stepped out to make a call. Steve and Eddie shared a look amongst themselves. Did they just mess up? Why did he leave?  After they cleaned the man’s stomach and got him comfortable in bed, Murray returned. 

“As you may know, the intern who shows the most promise gets to perform in the O.R. for the first time,” Murray says, hands clasped behind his back. In walks another doctor, one many of the interns knew, one who inspired most of them during med school. Dr. Joyce Byers, the head of general surgery. “Now, lucky for you all, I was able to make a quick judgment based on this case alone. Dr. Byers will be shadowing one of you lucky ducks as you perform your very first surgery, a chole.”

The six interns gasped, Tommy and Carol, namely. Steve watched with doe eyes, silently hoping it would be him. There was no way it was going to be Keith, that much was certain. 

“Congrats, Guns n’ Roses, today’s your lucky day.”

Eddie’s jaw dropped in disbelief as he stepped forward to shake both Murray’s and Joyce’s hands, thanking them for the opportunity. 

“Now, freckles, Cheeto dust, and orphan Annie, I don’t want you two touching anyone else for the rest of the day, so you’re going to the gallery to watch Munson and maybe, hopefully you’ll learn something,” Murray says, clapping Eddie on the back as he walks by, not sparing a second glance at the three interns who have already disappointed him today.

“C’mon, Dr. Munson, I’ll take you down to the scrub room,” Joyce smiles like a literal angel. No wonder she was so widely renowned, and not only for her talent. Keith, Nicole, and Tommy followed behind, ashamed that they were only to be present in the gallery. 

Murray turns back to the remaining two interns, eyes narrowing. 

“Swayze and loud-mouth, you didn’t disappoint me just now. Therefore, as a kindness, I will be introducing you to the head of our cardiothoracic department, Dr. Newby.”

Now, Steve couldn’t quite complain about that. Robert Newby was nearly as renowned as Joyce Byers, and to have the opportunity to work with so many great surgeons… Well, there aren’t enough words to convey such a feeling. 

Inside the scrub room, Eddie was lathered in soap, still in disbelief that he was about to do his first surgery on his first day as a doctor. He expected it to be weeks later. Yet here he was, alongside Joyce Byers. 

Joyce quizzed him on the steps of a chole procedure, making sure he wasn’t totally in over his head. So far he seemed collected enough she wasn’t worried he was overly confident or too nervous. A happy medium. If he choked, though, she was ready to step in and take over. This wasn’t the first intern she has worked with and trained, nor would he be the last. 

Once efficiently scrubbed and rinsed, Joyce and Eddie entered the operating room. It wasn’t empty like when the chief first introduced them, no. There were plenty of people moving like a well oiled machine- an anesthesiologist, scrub nurse, circulating nurse, the patient, now soon to add two surgeons.

“Hello, everyone. This is Dr. Munson and he will be attempting his first surgery this afternoon,” Joyce chimes as the scrub nurse begins to glove both her and Eddie, “Interns in the gallery? Please pay close attention. This will be you in the weeks to come.”

Eddie turns to look up at the faces in the gallery- Tommy, Nicole, and Keith, his fellow interns. There are other doctors he has yet to meet, some residents and attendings. The pressure is certainly on.

Joyce steps aside to the assistant surgeon position, allowing room for Eddie. He steps up, giving her curious eyes. Honestly, he’s in disbelief that he’s actually doing this.  

“Alright, doctor. Which tool are you choosing?” she asks, eyes upturned in a smile above her mask.

Eddie takes a breath, “Ten blade, please,” he says, turning to the scrub nurse with an open hand. 

Meanwhile in the cardiothoracic department, Steve and Carol join Dr. Newby during his rounds of patients. Most would expect this floor to be full of elderly patients, when really, there are patients of all ages. 

Currently there’s a woman who is struggling with complications after a coronary bypass. The nurse is shouting out a series of symptoms for Dr. Newby to care for- plummeted blood pressure, v-tach, sky-high central venous pressure, and she’s maxed out on meds. Steve watches, mouth agape.

Medical school was one thing. They practiced on people who were already dead, but there was something about actually watching someone potentially die that was far more haunting. Carol watched, hands covering her mouth. Thank god Dr. Newby wasn’t calling them in to help.

Blood clot. 

Next thing they know, the woman is being flayed open in her room because there’s no time to get her back down to the operating room. Dr. Newby moves expertly, removing the clot with his hands rather than a suction. Steve and Carol had never seen anything like it. 

Then the heart monitor rings out that high pitched sound. She’s flatlining and no amount of massaging her heart or shocks from the internal paddles is helping. She’s gone and Steve just watched her die. Literally see the moment the life left her body.

“Time of death, 14:39.”

Steve can’t hear Carol call out for him because his ears are ringing. He can’t hear the nurse ask him if he’s okay because his head is suddenly pounding. He doesn’t notice the lady looking shocked by his appearance as he shoves himself through the door of the nearest bathroom. And he certainly doesn’t notice anything else as he flings himself down to the nearest toilet as that sesame bagel from this morning finally makes its appearance back into the world.

Meanwhile Eddie’s in the O.R. riding on a high as he knots the last stitch for his patient after a successful chole. Joyce is incredibly impressed, as most interns flub their first surgery. 

Murray was right in choosing this one, she thinks. He’s going to be special.

 NEXT PART -> 

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XRey, Una ley de un solo artículo y la radiografía del rey emérito.

XRey es un podcast documental de The Story Lab, producido por Toni Garrido y escrito, narrado y dirigido por Álvaro de Cózar. En él, aprendemos más sobre los dos últimos reyes de España: Juan Carlos I y Felipe VI. En la primera temporada, en la que nos centraremos, analizamos la vida del rey emérito, en orden cronológico y desde su nacimiento. Aprendemos sobre su infancia, su llegada a España, su relación con la Reina Sofía, las dificultades de su reinado en una España que se transformaba y trataba de recuperarse de la dictadura, y sobre los últimos años de su mandato que desembocaron en su abdicación, tan polémica como inesperada. La historia del rey emérito ha sido contada de cientos de maneras, y el mérito de XRey reside en haber sabido dar un enfoque diferente, aportando una visión mucho más humanizada y exhaustiva del monarca. El éxito de este podcast ha sido tal que la segunda temporada no se hizo esperar, estrenándose apenas un año después de la primera, e incluso se está trabajando en una serie de televisión.

Centrándonos en el primer episodio de la primera temporada, XRey nos ubica en el final de la historia: los últimos años del rey emérito antes de su abdicación. Para ello, nos acercamos a fuentes muy cercanas, como Javier Ayuso, exdirector de comunicación de la Casa Real. Empezamos pues la casa por el tejado, lo que nos sirve como gancho y para presentar XRey como una historia que se precipita y se desenvuelve hasta un inevitable final ya anunciado. En otoño de 2012, según Rafael Spottorno, anterior jefe de la Casa del Rey, se plantea por primera vez la cuestión de la abdicación. Es en ese momento cuando se precipita el proceso y comienza el arduo camino jurídico y social que supone. Durante todo el episodio oímos al narrador, Álvaro de Cózar, y su voz se entremezcla con entrevistas a personas cercanas al rey emérito, al igual que con cortes del mismo Juan Carlos I. El estilo de la narración es cálido e inmersivo, dotando a la historia de un ambiente casi de suspense.

En cuanto al montaje sonoro, la música es siempre extradiegética, con unas melodías que se caracterizan por bajos graves e inmersivos. La sintonía principal del programa mezcla declaraciones del rey emérito con un ritmo rápido y electrónico, que genera un aire de misterio a la introducción. Esta sintonía se presenta, habitualmente, tras una breve entrada de Álvaro de Cózar o de otras declaraciones o montajes. En cuando a la música que no es una producción original, es decir, al uso de canciones no creadas ex profeso para este podcast, a veces encontramos temas electrónicos que buscan llevarnos a la época concreta que se narra. Por lo demás, el estilo es el habitual de los reportajes clásicos: oímos cortes de entrevistas que llevan el grueso de la historia para poder oír la trama de los principales actores, mientras que el narrador lleva la batuta de la trama. De fondo, es habitual escuchar las melodías que mencionábamos, con bajos potentes y ritmos electrónicos.  

Puedes escucharlo en:

[vervainlacedveins-1]

I’m still fixing up my verses page for Eva but until that is properly set up, I’m just gonna write up a quick list of what verses I have for her and what they include:

seasons 1-5/6: these verses are set throughout seasons 1 of tvd right up to season 5. basically each season will have it’s own tag/verse. even though eva is mainly seasons 1-5, i will have a verse for season 6 as that is the season when eva comes back to life after dying at the augustine during early season five however it will be heavily canon divergent and selective on who i write with in that verse.

human verse: basically an au where damon never turns eva (he attempts to feed on her during his escape but her blood burns him and she’s able to get away) and she is human throughout the series.

pre tvd verse: this pretty much says it all - a verse set before the start of tvd 1x01. it can be set from anywhere from eva’s childhood, right up to the start of the series or just before really.

emotionless verse: eva shuts off her humanity when her father dies. this verse is mainly set during season one (as the lost of her father becomes too much for eva to bear, especially after just turning into a vampire hybrid) but can really be set during any season.

older verse: eva during her older years, like 30+ or so. this would be linked with her human verse as eva is, well, human in this one.

the originals verse: crossover verse with the originals. she originally heads over to new orleans after hearing there might be some info on her kind there but of course ends up being caught up in the storm happening there with the mikaelsons. this is set during any season of the originals.

teen wolf verse: crossover verse with teen wolf. eva overhears klaus planning to turn the werewolf residents of beacon hills as part of his hybrid army so she heads over first to warn them. this is set during any season of teen wolf.

twilight verse: twilight crossover: basically when the cullens are searching for other hybrids like renesmee to help prove to the volturi that she’s not a threat, as well as to get some assurance for themselves that renesmee will live a happy life, they come across eva: who hates being a hybrid, thinks she’s a freak of nature and has some serious anger issues.