#tpn jessica

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THE DOTS ARE CONNECTING BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CONNECTS BUT THERE IS SYMBOLISM SOMEWHERE

I'm not smart enough to put this into words I'll just be babbling like a raccoon with rabies in the corner

[fullscoreshenanigans]

okay which one of you did this on the wikipedia article

[matilsabell]

I had..this insane thought. What if, one of the sisters in suits?!

Omgg crazyyy ahahaha ( imagine though.. )

[cyasynchro]

I'd become demon food for them

[chidoroki]

182 Days of TPN - Day 170

Chapter 170: "Together"

Years ago I had wondered if Isabella's conversation with Peter happened before or after she rallied up the rest of the moms & sisters, but I suppose this flashback within a flashback kinda confirms she spoke to the ladies after she received news that Emma & the other children were on their way to GF. Half of me still believes that it was a bit risky waiting so long to inform everyone else of her plan just in case she couldn't gather up all the support she needed in time, but the other half of me also understands that there always could've been the possibility of the ladies turning on her or not being able to keep the secret well enough around Peter. Of course we know now from ch181.7 that Isabella had already recruited Matilda, Jessica, Sienna & Scarlet to assist her about a month after she was promoted to Grandma, but having everyone contribute to the betrayal is certainly more ideal.

Ya really can't blame the other ladies for being so hesitant. The idea of rebelling against the farm and the life you've been forced to live definitely seems like a sure fire way to get killed, however, as Isabella explains, that you can suffer the same fate just by doing your job, just as Sarah did.

I'm always up to receive flashbacks on characters, but this is one of those rare occasions that I would have to pass. Seeing how hard both Krone & Isabella struggled to survive the farm system are more than enough for me. These quick glimpses of everyone else's training hurt my little heart already. Aaahh, all the women in this series are so strong. Even though death scares the hell outta me, I doubt I'd live through this nightmare of fighting every day and living in fear.

When the training is so efficient that they learn how to lie perfectly to the children in order to keep up the orphanage but also how to lie to themselves (unknowingly) about how they could obtain a better life.

Kinda funny to me how I'll skip pages during some chapters and other times I'll go all in about almost every little thing. Well, now is one of those times I'm gonna ramble a lot, simply because Isabella is involved (as if that wasn't obvious enough whenever she showed up in the past). I absolutely love seeing how angry she is about this cruel world. This hatred of hers has surfaced the day she climbed the wall and saw the cliff surrounded the plantation with her own eyes after Leslie was shipped out and it has been simmering deep inside ever since, so now after waiting patiently for about twenty years, watching so many children be sacrificed to demons, she finally has the power and opportunity to act upon those strong feelings and contribute to changing the world for the better and I'm just so immensely happy that she's able to get this chance. She deserves to get some sort of revenge 110%.

Learning that the fear we saw her show towards Peter during this deal in ch165 was only an act is brilliant. Now, I'm sure Isabella did have moments where she did feel scared due to the uncertainty of what her new promotion would mean for her, but the fact those feelings practically vanished from her heart in such a short amount of time is amazing. This woman was "free" for two days from wearing any sort of mask and jumped right back into that chess-master mindset flawlessly. The list is endless but chalk that up as yet another reason why I love her.

I wouldn't let anyone rule over me either, but um.. I'd make an exception if it was you, ma'am.

I may be giving her too much credit, but I hope she's saying that regardless of what the other ladies decide, that Isabella is gonna provide her children some assistance no matter who stands in her way. If the betrayal really only included her and the four other women already on her side, I'm sure they could've pulled it off. And yes, I appreciate that she sorta mimicked Emma's words to Ray in ch33 despite never hearing the conversation for herself.

Ohh, how this woman must be feeling after hearing her precious children still call her their mom after everything she put them through.. has to so bittersweet, mixed with relief and regret.

The combination of his exaggerated expression and panic next to her calm and complacent reply absolutely sends me.

What I wouldn't give for her to have a moment with her children like that. I mean, it kinda happens.. the hugs, the apologies and everything else, but it should happen more than twice. And definitely without the death.

Hearing her call Peter a boy never fails to crack me up. And I know she refers to Lambda when she mentions the methods he's okay with, but the way her mind also brings up Nat's broken finger is lowkey hilarious, as if she didn't break Emma's leg before. While the original reason was to prevent Emma from escaping, I can see how Isabella might think her actions was another way to spare the girl from getting shipped early (as extreme & messed up as that idea is). Peter just broke Nat's fingers to be a dick. Nothing more, nothing less. am i showing too much favoritism towards this woman? probably. do i care? nope.

As quick as a callback it is, I love how Isabella mentioned last chapter how Emma & the others destroyed everything and how she expresses the same wish now. Also, her inner thoughts make me wanna sob. All Isabella wants is her help her children, she could care less what they think of her. And for a moment you might believe that they won't forgive her due to the look upon Emma's face here.

As expected from our lovable protagonist though, she accepts Isabella's help once she remembers that she and all the other women were victims of the same harsh system they were forced to live under.

I can fathom how this pathetic man manages to secure a gun and escape from being surrounded without getting hit with a single bullet but whatever. At least no one else gets injured by him as he runs away like a complete coward.

Favorite panel/moment:

I've no doubt said this many times, but this is by far the best mother-daughter moment I've ever experienced in my life.

Even though we did reach the raid in the anime, we were denied this panel mostly becuase the second season didn't allow the children to carry guns, which is a terrible shame.. if anything, we were treated to a small smile from Isabella after Emma's "thank you, mom" though. Of course I'd very much prefer the above panel to be animated, but I'll take what I can get. I'm very easy to please when it comes to this woman.

[1000sunnygo]

Hello! I would love to hear your thoughts about these 5 lovely women. If thats ok. Sorry for randomly asking.

I love them sm i wish we got to know more about them. Also, I do apologize if i accidentally spoiled you.

Hey shobi-enzo!

The Sisters! I thought they're great from the little we've seen of them. Unlike others, the four sisters know who their children are, their existence gave these women a reason to rebel. What happened afterward? Did they personally meet and talk to their kids? Where are they living now anyway? It could be great if we knew more about them.

I dig Matilda's character design! We often talked about her whenever she appeared. I don't know if you'd been around the fandom during serialization but Matilda was part of "Sister-Minerva supporter collaboration to take down Ratris" theory, if I remember correctly, because she's a Sister who appeared in chapter 23 and again in one of the fallen cast scripts in ch. 118 color page.

Which is interesting, because we assumed the fallen scripts belonged to characters who died. She was there either because it wasn't yet decided if she'd remain alive or dead, or Shirai (and Posuka) just wanted the readers to pay attention to this particular character so we can remember her when she becomes relevant.

Shirai once again brought her up in the fanbook, which released a couple of months prior to the release of Isabella side story.

It seems giving focus to sisters was a part of Shirai's old plan, I'm glad he could pull it off eventually.

I don't think Matilda is Norman's mom, by the way. I HC that his mother was highly intelligent and demons wanted more children with her DNA, but she was physically weak and eventually died. Norman was her only child and was deemed extremely valuable, thus was sent to the best plant in spite of his unusually poor health.

Sienna is very likely Sherry or Carol's mom, given red hair is rare and recessive (although we don't know her hair color for sure). She's the "docile and submissive woman hence valuable" meaning suitable for reproducing, probably birthed numerous "high quality" children who were selected for Isabella's plant.

I liked her most tbh, probably because her silent resignation was relatable somehow :')

I'm pretty sure this image is hers and if so, she's even younger than Cecile and there are ~100 children born between her and Isabella. So I don't think she's Emma's mother.

Scarlet being Don's mom is somewhat likely, because her immediate reaction was "I thought s/he died long ago!" -> likely birthed one of the older kids.

I don't have any theory about Jessica but I remember finding her character description funny lol.

As for Cecile, I'd totally eat the theory of her being Norman's mom if I could. But she's a lot younger than Isabella, it's probably not possible.

I think the novel portrayed her better than the side chapter. (Shoutout to @/14thNeah on Twitter and @standreamy for their amazing translation!) This story becoming a side chapter was unexpected because it didn't have to exist in two different versions (novel+manga), it gives me hope that Shirai would write side stories about every major character/faction including the Demons, Ratris, Yugo/Lucas and Lambda.

Whenever we get a new volume that records these side stories, I hope the Sisters will be drawn in color.

Random fun fact: when Shirai wrote Isabella and the Sisters' rebellion against Peter, he was playing P!nk and Lady Gaga's songs for the "female rebellion" inspiration-burst. [S]

[puff-poff]

The Promised Neverland as Text Posts (the sisters addition)

[tutubola-moved-on]

the tea symbolising the offer and then fully drinking it god this is good

[vidaflxwer]

okay friends, after the third tpn side story, who are we thinking matilda, jessica, sienna, and scarlet’s kids are?

[fullscoreshenanigans]

WHICH ONE OF YOU—

But yes indeed 👏👏 Such a sizable lead over James, though I do enjoy him for being such a funny guy.

It's tragic how her design leans so heavily into racialized imagery for the majority of her screentime, especially with how it's used to contrast her and Isabella, given how compelling her story is and how it seems like her voice actresses had fun in the role.

Many a sadistic choice has been put forth with these polls (it's okay we can commiserate together over Andrew beating Jessica and Scarlet </3)

I'm curious how much Matilda's and Sienna's popularity is related to the theories of them being Norman and Emma's biomoms.

[matilsabell]

Y’know , regarding the scars on the sisters ( or the girls/ladies in general ) they gotta have battle scars somehow. There’s absolutely no way they don’t , especially in the kind of environment they live in. Some are more vicious than others and some are mentally unstable. Due to their hatred for their lives ( and despairing moments of realisation of their situation ) surely they want to take it out on something- SOMEONE.

It’s my take though. That’s why I drew Jessica and scarlet having small barely noticeable scars ( even though I the drawing says otherwise. It’s just to show where the placement is)

[just-like-playing-tag]

A more or less inclusive list of my tpn (mostly RayEmma) AUs because I felt like sharing!!

Hadestown Emma → Orpheus Ray → Eurydice Isabella → Hades Leslie → Persephone Norman → Ermes GP children → factory workers Mathilda, Jessica, Scarlet → the Fates

Psycho-Pass Emma → Akane Tsunemori Ray → Shinya Kogami Norman → Nobuchika Ginoza (but like... A sweeter, kinder version) Yuugo? Lucas? James?? → Tomomi Masaoka Don → Shusei Kagari Gilda → Yayoi Kunizuka

Kill la Kill Ray (genderbend) → Ryūko Matoi Norman (genderbend) → Satsuki Kiryūin Emma → Mako Mankanshoku Vincent, Barbara, Cislo, Zazie → Four Devas Yuugo → Aikurō Mikisugi (really like the similarities between the Ray / Yuugo → Ryuko / Mikisugi relationships, as in "supposedly mentor who's very bad at mentoring" and "increasingly annoyed student") Lucas → Tsumugu Kinagase Isabella → Ragyō Kiryūin

BNA: Brand New Animal Emma → Michiru Kagemori Ray → Shirou Ogami Norman → Nazuna Hiwatashi

Promare Emma → Galo Thymos Ray → Lio Fotia Isabella → Kray Foresight (I like how both were parental figures for Emma / Galo) Norman → Aina Ardebit Gilda → Heris Ardebit (except she's related to Emma maybe?) GP resistance → Burning Rescue Lambda Group → Mad Burnish

Howl's Moving Castle Emma → Sophie Ray → Howl Notable plot changes: Emma probably takes the matter into her hands and puts an end to the reign's war herself. Howl's complex with beauty is Ray's complex with his extraordinary memory / intelligence: his breakdown is caused by Emma accidentally burning down his library while attempting to do chores. Emma is not good at doing chores.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Emma → Kipo Ray → Wolf Don → Benson Troy → Norman Yuugo → Jamack Emilia → Peter Ratri

Frozen Emma → Anna Norman → Elsa Ray → An hybrid of Kristoff and Hans, a prince who helps Emma get to the mountain Norman is in and will slowly grow fond of her

Bones Ray → Bones Emma → Booth Norman → Cam Gilda → Angela Don → Hodgins

[chidoroki]

TPN - Isabella one-shot

Okay, so.. I have so many emotions right now it's not even funny. I don't care how many times I've said this since ch169, but I'm gonna say it again: Isabella is a goddamn QUEEN! I thought the side chapter was going to reflect the light novel like Krone's was last week (it was based on that, correct?), so being able to witness Isabella be that dangerous “iron woman” mastermind again was simply fantastic.

As Krone's extra chapter reminded us, every woman in this mother/sister academy is fighting to survive by any means necessary, so seeing these ladies put on a pretty face one moment to praise Isabella on her promotion only to talk shit behind her back the next minute was of no surprise to me. What did make me a little stunned was that these women are unmistakably the same women who stood so proud and confidently behind Isabella once she revealed her wonderful revenge plan to the rest of the facility back in ch170.

So, what changed? Oh, it's quite simple and a complete joy for me to talk about, so allow me. Isabella had a reputation of never making mistakes, as she always received perfect scores on both written and physical tests, so upon learning that she allowed 15 children to escape is a bit jarring, especially to the other ladies. The quality of her loss was such a huge hit to the farm's profit that they couldn't fathom why she of all people would be chosen to become the next Grandma. They believed it to be unfair, that Isabella must have had some sort advantage after working under Grandma Sarah that could've been kept under wraps. They both got rid of Krone with little to no explanation at all, so some rules must have been tweaked. It's no doubt the ladies saw Isabella as a major threat to their own survival, so they kept a close eye on her and waited for the perfect opportunity.. to create a fake lead to raise suspicion on this flawless woman.

Too bad dearest Grandma was already ten steps ahead of them! HAA! Did they honestly think they could take her down? And Jessica, sweetheart, you even spoke about Isabella's training days a couple of pages ago and how “she calmly got revenge on all the girls when they tried to sabotage her.” That literally just happened again so y'all can't really be surprised by this outcome! She knows that Jessica, Sienna, Scarlet & Matilda, are the current top four choices to become mothers, so it was quite easy for Isabella to determine who would go after her and her new position, if anyone were foolish enough to think about such a thing.

Luckily for them, Isabella has no intentions of killing them off. Since they're all quite intelligent and skilled, she decides to recruit them as allies in her pursuit to destroy Grace Field. Their reaction is similar to the other women we see from ch170. Everyone is apprehensive at first, as going against the farm is nothing but a crazy idea, and yet Isabella assures them that there is no bright future if they remain stuck in the system and obey their rules.

They betray each other to give themselves the best chance at surviving, but it'll be an endless hell if you live out your entire life in fear. So if not for each other, what do these ladies have to live for? Oh, just their children they all chose so hard to forget about.

By now it's no secret that Ray is Isabella's son, but ever since ch170 I couldn't help but wonder if any of those women were the biological moms of any of the other kids we know. You can't tell me the lady with that distinguished nose isn't Nat's mother. I also thought the others could be mothers of Rossi, Yvette, Anna and perhaps Don? Sienna might be Emma's, Matilda to Norman's, Scarlet to Phil's, and Jessica.. I'm not sure honestly? I know it could be any of the kids at GF plant #3, not just the 15 that escaped, but it is fun to think about though and I wasn't expecting to learn that their kids were all at the same house.

It's quite convenient that Isabella had the chance to raise their children actually, because after a few more words of encouragement and the knowledge that their children are indeed still alive, the four ladies agree to support Isabella's plan. Well, once she guarantees to not double-cross them, which is reasonable. It's best for them to have some trust in each other in order to work together. Isabella gives them her word and some much better evidence of her mistake in the form of… aaaaahhh Ray's note.

Bro, believe me when I was completely shooketh upon reading this. It's been a question we all had for so long that I was fairly certain we weren't going to get an answer for it after the series ended. Of course the knowledge of Ray being Isabella's true son was the weakness many of us thought the note contained, but I could've sworn I read somewhere, in some interview or whatever it was, that Shirai said it was something else Ray baited Krone with (right? or am I completely going crazy about this trivia). Anyways, I guess a farewell note is different enough but damn.. what a punch to my heart. Not only did he address it as “dear mother,” but the fact that Isabella kept it this entire time. Like wow.. I'm kinda speechless here. No doubt she still loves her son, just look at how fondly she holds it! If anything, I must know the full contents of said note! Shirai, please! I'm begging!

And if that wasn't enough to make me emotional, Isabella's wish certainly had me tearing up. I hope she knows that her precious children are all happy together in a free world living the best life they possibly can. Honestly, if I had any power to change just one thing in this series, it would to let Isabella live. Having Emma keep her memories is a close second, but I've come to accept that inconvenience after seeing how happy she and all the other kids are post-series. Look at this precious family! I love them! (also I wanna see that full photo on top with her and ayshe darn it!)

Seriously though, her death is still something I'm not over. I literally have not listened to her lullaby since ch177 dropped because I'm scared I'll become a tearful mess. Yes, sacrificing herself to protect Emma and that other girl from the demon was very admirable of her and helped with her redemption, but she didn't have to die from it! (hell, if emma could survive being stabbed then so could isabella, right?? damn plot armor! ) To me, I just feel like it wasn't necessary, especially now after learning what we just did from this extra chapter. Not only did she agree to become Grandma to help the children when they eventually returned to GF in two years, but Isabella also decreased the number of shipments in order to produce higher quality goods to make up for those that escaped, which is exactly what Emma believed would happen once she decided to leave the kids four and under behind. I love how Isabella adopted Emma's ideals and spirit in order to go against the system and rally everyone else up to accomplish the impossible. Personally, I forgave this woman the moment she retrieved the ropes in ch37 so the farm wouldn't know exactly where the children escaped from. She didn't have to die to prove she was a good mother who cared and love her children, because she showed that several times over and over again. She literally did everything in her power to help these kids secure a brighter future while remaining in the shadows.

Yeah, it makes me happy that they did at least take her body to to the human world so they all can continue to pay their respects to her, but aaahhh.. how I wish she were still alive. She suffered so much, she deserves to live in peace with her children and love them all normally. Ray especially!! You can't just formally introduce these four brilliant women to me and then be like “oh yeah, they have GF kids too and now they're free in the human world with them” and not have Isabella with Ray! I'm sure their relationship would've been rocky at first, but I still would've love to see them at least give each other a chance to be a real family. Hmmmm.. this chapter, man.. so not good for my heart, but I loved every bit of it. Once again, rest in peace to the iron woman. What a queen.

[mn0tes]

⚠️ WARNING : THIS MAY CONTAIN “The Promised Neverland” (TPN) SPOILERS. ⚠️

TATTLETALES from a 🐄

TPN SPECIAL SIDE STORY CHAPTER 181.3: A Mother’s Determination

This special side story is centered on Isabella when she was appointed “Grandma” of the Grace Field House a month after the kids escaped. Four exceptionally skilled sisters namely, Matilda, Jessica, Sienna, and Scarlet became jealous of Isabella’s promotion and was planning to drag her down. Being the cunning woman that she is, Isabella knew of their treachery and confronted them. To their surprise instead of reporting them to the demons and sending them to their death, Isabella was willing to look the other way and even proposed a plan to destroy the farm.

Are there hidden messages foreshadowed in the cover?

TPN is notorious on foreshadowings. From the relationship to the cover pages, clues are often concleaded in the design or the dialogues and I think this cover is no exception so let’s go ahead and inspect this. In this cover, we can see Isabella sitting in the center of a couch with a faint smile on her face while clasping her hands in her lap and crossing her legs. There are metals bars behind her and random things such as a bouquets of red roses, candies, checkered scarf, clock, and a daisy are scattered in the couch.

Isabella’s demeanor. In psychology, body language can reveal a person’s personality. For example, sitting in the center of the couch is a bold move that signifies Isabella’s confident to sit anywhere she likes.

Metal bars behind Isabella. The metal bars behind her looked similar to the gate of the Grace Field headquarters.

Clock. The clock’s hand points at 8 and 11 which are the first 3 digits of Ray’s identification number - 81194.

Boutique of red roses and a daisy. Daisy symbolizes childbirth, motherhood, and new beginnings. While roses can mean secrecy.

Checkered scarf. According to history, black and white checkered kaffiyeh (clothing that resembles a scarf) is a symbol of Palestinian solidarity.

Box of candy. This item may represent the proverb “life is like a box of chocolates”.

[tempo-takoyaki]

After 4 days of work, here is the result of “Jessica” by Kururingo, TPN ver. ! This contains spoilers from the manga so be careful. I hope you will enjoy it !

(Check the description on YouTube for more info)

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Hacks 2021 Emmy Award Nominations

Hacks stars Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedy diva looking to appeal to a younger audience. Vance's agent sends Ava (Hannah Einbinder), an entitled 25-year old, to help freshen up the material, and Vance begins mentoring her. The comedy series on HBO Max was awarded 15 Primetime Emmy Award nominations including Best Comedy, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Smart and Einbinder. So honored to be a part of this production team that included HBO Max, Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, and 3 Arts Entertainment. Congrats to all the nominees! Here are the list of nominations:

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Jeanne McCarthy, CSA, Casting by Nicole Abellera Hallman, CSA, Casting by

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes - 2021

NOMINEE: Kathleen Felix-Hager, Costume Designer Karen Bellamy, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Lucia Aniello, Directed by

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE:  Hacks "Primm" Susan Vaill, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks "There Is No Line (Pilot)" Jessica Brunetto, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks "Tunnel Of Love" Ali Greer, Editor

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Jean Smart, as Deborah Vance

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Hannah Einbinder, as Ava Daniels

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Jane Adams, as Nina Daniels Hacks"I Think She Will"

Outstanding Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks "Falling" John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer Ben Wilkins, Re-Recording Mixer Jim Lakin, Production Mixer

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks "There Is No Line (Pilot)" Lucia Aniello, Written by Paul W. Downs, Written by Jen Statsky, Written by

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks "Primm"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series - 2021

NOMINEE: Carl Clemons-Hopkins, as Marcus Vaughan

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour) - 2021

NOMINEE: Hacks "Primm" Jon Carlos, Production Designer James Bolenbaugh, Art Director Ellen Reede Dorros, Set Decorator

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