#victoria 2x09

[raenchels]

[jolteonmchale]

I passed! I frickin' passed! I get to stay!

[princeescaluswords]

What do you think are Gerard’s favorite lines of Shakespeare and why?

Selecting one line took me a long time, to be quite honest, but I finally settled on these from MacBeth, Act V, Scene V:

I have almost forgot the taste of fears; The time has been my sense would have cool'd To hear a night-shriek; and my fell of hair Would at a dismal treatise rouse and stir As life were in't; I have supp'd full with horrors; Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts Cannot once start me.

In the play, MacBeth is waiting for his enemies to attack when he hears screaming from inside the castle. He explains to the audience that he's become so accustomed to doing terrible things that he is no longer easily frightened. The irony, of course, is that the outcry is due to his beloved wife, Lady MacBeth, having killed herself out of guilt for the murder they performed together. The irony of these lines would work for Gerard Argent just as well.

It might seem strange, but Gerard and MacBeth have an especially important thing in common: they often claim that their murderous actions are impelled by outside forces.  In MacBeth’s case, the Scottish lord betrays his king and his dearest friend, even though he knows these actions are wrong, because he can point to the ironic prophecies of the Three Witches.

Gerard doesn’t have anyone supernatural oracles to blame his actions on.  Instead, he insists that the Argents are at war with the supernatural. Whereas the Code argues that the Argents should only hunt in response to violence ("We hunt those who hunt us"), as embodied by Chris's interpretation, Gerard steadfastly rejects that position. He announces in Omega (2x01) that he's going after every one of them because they killed Kate, despite knowing that isn't his real motivation or that Kate struck first. After sharing the parable of the Scorpion and the Frog, he declares he "know[s] a werewolf's nature" in Visionary (3x08). He declaims on La Bête's murderous tendencies in Damnatio Memoriae (5x12) as if it were an exemplar of a werewolf rather than just another serial killer.

Derek, in a way, is wrong. Gerard isn't declaring war at the beginning of Season 2, because he acts as if he's always been at war. You can see him calculating the use of cutting down the Nemeton (though we don't know for sure he did it); he orders Kate to destroy the Hales, innocent children included. He speaks in strategies and military terms. He quotes Sun Tzu as often as he does Shakespeare. His argument is clear that war not only justifies his family doing terrible things but demands it. "When it comes to survival," he announces in Master Plan (2x12), "I'd kill my own son." He argues that Allison, too, must ready herself to do terrible things because "She'll feel the ground shifting beneath her feet time and again in her life. It is our job to teach her how to keep standing" in Party Guessed (2x09). His first mission for his 18-year-old son is selling weapons to a criminal organization without telling him in Silverfinger (3x17).

One of the keys to note is that, also like MacBeth, Gerard doesn't regret this, not in the way that say Chris and Victoria do like when they wanted Allison to have a choice. In fact, he takes pride in the strength of his will, as the Scottish king has forgotten fear. He gloats when he thinks he has Scott on the ropes about his ability to get things done in Battlefield (2x11), "and if you haven't noticed, I have a very impressive means to motivate people." Even when defeated, he remains confident, as he boasts to Allison and Scott, "I don't go easily, though, do I?" He's proud of his actions as he shares with Liam in The Sword and The Spirit (5x14) "they would call me a necessary evil, but you can call me Gerard." He wants to transform his wicked violence into a legacy through the lens of war and necessity; his entire story in 6B is Gerard trying to reframe his terrible deeds as a legacy. Even when he's making a deal with a demon, the Anuk-Ite in Genotype (6x18), he's triumphant: "The legend is, is that you need silver to kill a werewolf. The truth? You need an Argent."

While both MacBeth and Gerard try to position themselves as not as other men, their ends are the same. They are not kings or generals; they're monsters. "Turn, hellhound, turn!" MacDuff cries to MacBeth at the beginning of the decisive battle, and Chris Argent condemns his own father; "If you're looking for rationality, I think he left that behind a long time ago." These men have talked themselves into evil, and they pay the price for it. They both pay the price for it as well. MacBeth, motivated by prophecy to do wicked deeds, doesn't think that prophecy can be against him, but it is, for Birnam Wood does come to Dunsinane. While Gerard, who always saw the interaction of supernatural and human as a war regardless of the individual participants, is destroyed by someone he refused to see as his own daughter.

The final irony would be that Gerard would quote MacBeth as part of his arrogance and vainglory, because he stands apart from other humans as one who hunts monsters, but like MacBeth, he would fail to see that his own arrogance caused his destruction.

[wondroushistory]

Episode 9: Comfort and Joy

Merry Christmas, my angel. Merry Christmas, my love.

[gossipgirlfashionblog]

Who: Emily Alyn Lind as Audrey Hope What: Victoria Beckham Striped Knitted Cotton T-shirt - $54.50 Where: 2x09 “I Know What You Did Last Summit”

Note: Altered by the costume department

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She talks in her sleep.

[nademy]

"Ok, let's talk about how sexy your hobby is?"

" Oh god! Thank you, thank you"

Throwback when Travis was a Vicley shipper🥺♥️

[victoria--albert]

Thank you.

[omegasamwilson]

Ho-lee shit

Station 19

That ending tho...

“No, I know you know better than to actually tell anyone in the department.”

Just... oof.

God. Oh. My. God.

I am screaming. Gimme all the angst.

[stepintothedayliiight]

“Christmas will always be a time of enchantment.” | victoria, comfort and joy.

[jolteonmchale]

Animal Control 2x09 - Beagles and Lemurs

[princeescaluswords]

The way Gerard so skillfully manipulated Allison whilst she was reeling in the wake of Victoria's death makes me think how he likely did something similar with Kate. Maybe her mom died while she was young too and Gerard seized upon that to mold her the way he wanted. Giving her that letter supposedly from Victoria (I have serious doubts it actually was) and insisting she burn it after reading it and giving her the illusion of control in the scene where they planned their assault on the police station

The key to understanding Gerard Argent, both the strengths that made him a terrible threat and the weaknesses that lead to his defeat is the only non-self-serving lesson he taught Allison: Know Thy Enemy.

Gerard's strategic successes all come from his insight into his enemies' motivations, capabilities, and histories and using that information to control the battlefield while keeping his own motivations and weaknesses hidden. This allowed him to arrange any conflict so the terms are in his favor.

Let's take Kate. We see only glimpses of how Gerard might have manipulated her in her youth. Kate confesses to Allison in the burned-out shell of the Hale House in Wolf's Bane (1x09): "You don't have to be psychotic to be a killer. You just - need a reason. And even then, sometimes - You can surprise yourself." And three episodes later, when Chris confronts her on her murder of the Hale family, she defends herself with "I did what I was told to do." Gerard understood the darkness in his daughter's psychology and he used that against the Hales -- giving her permission to do terrible things while keeping himself separate. This allowed him to strike against the powerful, influential, and respected Hales by crafting a weapon who would do the unthinkable, like burn human children alive.

Let's take Chris. Where Gerard gave Kate permission to be the worst she could be, he gave Chris expectations of the same. By constantly giving his son the impression that he wasn't measuring up -- think of the scene in (2x09) where Gerard is relentless in implying that if Victoria doesn't commit suicide it's the fault of Chris's weakness or think of the Yakuza gun sale -- Gerard keeps Chris under his thumb not by directly demanding it but by twisting Chris's need to please his father while upholding the Code, to the point where Chris once recognized Kate's growing darkness, as he told Malia in Relics (6x04) but did nothing about it. When Chris is finally inspired by Allison and Scott to change, Gerard's power over his son wanes.

But then we get to Allison. Gerard had known that she was dating a werewolf since Abomination (2x04); he figured Scott out at the lacrosse game. He saved that information until the right opportunity, nudging Allison into turning Victoria's death and suicide into a condemnation of her love for Scott. He would never be so vulgar as to apply extortion directly to his granddaughter; she was strong-willed enough to resist that. He simply arranged that scene so she would come to the conclusion he wanted her to.

Gerard does this continually throughout the series; employing information he has learned to his advantage. He doesn't share all he knows about the kanima in order to keep constant pressure on Derek so the alpha will keep making mistakes that isolate him, because he doesn't want Derek dead, he wants him weakened and compromised so he can get the Bite. He feeds Scott and Allison a version of events in order to keep them from seeking common ground with Deucalion. He withholds his knowledge of the Doctors' frequency from the others in order to make sure that there's enough time for Sebastian Valet to fully remember himself so Gerard can satisfy his agenda. He uses Monroe's amateur fervor and leadership skills to gather followers rapidly while minimizing his own exposure and keeping himself free to act in ways the leader couldn't, like making a deal with the Anuk-Ite.

Then why does he keep losing? What is the weakness in Gerard's strategic employment of Know Thy Enemy? It's in the last word: Gerard treats everyone as an enemy. He hints at it in Visionary (3x08), when he asks Scott when it became his nature that things couldn't be asked for? What if he had told Allison about his cancer and asked for her help in getting the Bite? Why not use Victoria's Bite as a means to get Chris's help? Because they were all potential obstacles, so he treated them like enemies, even when that put him at a disadvantage. He dies because he can't see a werecreature like La Loba as anything but a tool to be destroyed after she was done being useful. It's why Chris points out: "Your family is right in front of you" in The Wolves of War (6x20).

This is what Deucalion was referring to when he told Scott in that same episode that what Gerard fears is not being able to beat the True Alpha. Why? Because Scott can see beyond his own plans and acknowledge the value in others as people. With enough allies, it doesn't matter what Gerard knows or doesn't know about Scott, because Scott's strength of character and force of will renders Gerard's control of the battlefield moot. And while Gerard sometimes gets an advantage over Scott through what Scott doesn't know, Scott's ability to make friends means that over time, the knowledge Scott has access to only increases. Eventually, Scott can take control of the situation away from Gerard: "How long have you been planning this little double-cross?" "As long as we have been planning this one."

[multimetaverse]

do you have any new production info for diary of a future president?

Not really, all that’s new is some imdb info and something Brandon Severs has let slip about 2x10. Brandon was answering some questions on twitter recently and said that his favourite ep of S2 was the finale, specifically the end of the finale. He had previously posted photos of him, Charlie, and Nathan filming a night during the final week of filming and Brandon had mentioned that the scene they filmed that night was one of his favourites of the whole series (fwiw Ilana liked that tweet). There’s been a long running theory/gag on twitter that there would be a cartero confession on the tennis courts at night in S2 and someone tweeted about Brandon telling the writers about that theory. Brandon replied to that tweet saying that he was pretty sure it was him, Charlie, and Nathan who did that after they shot a scene. Later he clarified that he didn’t say anything would or would not happen and people shouldn’t go canonizing things. I think that night time scene near the end of the S2 finale is actually Bobby telling Liam and Danny that he’s gay which would be a great end to Bobby’s arc in S2.

This suggests that Bobby doesn’t have to come out to people one at a time which will help the show cover more ground. I do think that Bobby also comes out to Elena and Gabi (and most likely Sam along with them) at some point in S2 but when is anyone’s guess. Whether Disney will require big gaps between coming outs or not is still unknown. We also have no insight on what Cami’s arc is. She and Dani will most likely provide some sort of guidance to Bobby but whether the writers can fit in Cami coming out to her parents in S2 or have to save that for a potential S3 is unknown. 

There are some interesting imdb updates, anyone can update imdb but since the doafp fandom is so small I think these updates are probably legit. Brogan Hall who plays Tripp is in eps 2x01,2x02, 2x04, 2x06, and 2x10. He seems to be Elena’s opponent in the school council elections. The drop off in his appearances in the latter half of S2 is something I’ve flagged before as a sign that there’s some sort of shift in Elena’s story line and a partial answer has been provided by Sanai Victoria whose imdb has Melissa in eps 2x01, 2x04, and 2x06-2x10. We know from set photos from 2x10 that Melissa is wearing an Elena for student council president button so they must be on good terms by then. So Elena’s school plot is probably running for student council president and campaigning against Tripp, maybe ending with a debate in 2x06, then spending the latter half of the season trying to come to terms with Melissa which eventually leads to them being on good terms and Elena presumably winning the election in the finale. 

Nathan Arenas updated his imdb and he’s in every S2 ep except 2x08. Brandon is likely in all 10 eps this season as a while back Carmina was replying to something on twitter about S2 and tagged Brandon saying how great it was that they had all the scripts for S2. Typically shows don’t have recurring characters in all episodes but doafp already broke that trend with Sasha and Jessica back in S1. I’d assume we get more development for Danny and Liam who we really don’t know all that well. I’d like to see more explanation on why Liam is living with his grandmother in Miami now as his excuse in S1 that he had a lot of siblings back home doesn’t really make much sense and seems like it could be a cover story for family issues of some sort. Ziggy seems to not be in very much of S2. Sean Glasgow was only spotted on set once when they had their Halloween costume day. He could very well be in more but it does seem like something happens to Ziggy, whether he just moves away or has a falling out with Bobby’s crew or something else. And who knows if he’ll be back if they get a S3. There’s not much else as of now. Ilana is directing 2x09 so that could be an important ep for at least some of the story lines. There’s a character credited as ‘freshman girl’ in 2x05 so there must be some scenes at Bobby’s high school. We’ll probably have to wait until the trailer eventually drops for more imdb updates to be made. 

[wondroushistory]

You and I can never be, Harriet. But Ernest, it’s all I want.

[xoxofandomlives]

RinHaru + Parallels of the ways they react to each other {Signs that they’re soulmates}

“Soulmates aren't the ones who make you happiest, no. They're instead the ones who make you feel the most. Burning edges and scars and stars. Old pangs, captivation and beauty. Strain and shadows and worry and yearning. Sweetness and madness and dreamlike surrender. They hurl you into the abyss. They taste like hope.” - Victoria Erickson

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“I’ll show you a sight you’ve never seen before” {1x01//1x12}

The sight of each other’s pain {1x12//2x09}

Their gaze + gasp at their exchange {1x12//TYMx04}

The change in their high fives {2x01//TYMx04}

Their dream to swim at Worlds together {RW//RW}

[hypnoespadachin]

Intervenciones de Tony Kamo en Hola Rafaella.

Estoy manteniendo regularmente actualizado este post en el MCForum as�� que, ¿por qué no mantenerlo también aquí? La lista de reproducción.

https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLNBgLeqw6lxfS9hkilNIj9qVwZk10phqD

1x01: una pareja de bailarinas y una rutina normal de hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

1x02: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Algunos primeros planos interesantes.

1x03: una de las cosas más extrañas del programa. En el minuto 44:00 podemos ver en la esquina inferior izquierda del plano a Sofía Mazagatos caer y un primer plano de ella hipnotizada pero después Tony hypnotiza a un hombre y nada interesante ocurre con Sofía. Más adelante hace hipnosis de espectáculo con mayoria femenina.

1x04 (1:43:00): hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Tres hombres y tres mujeres.

1x05: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Todos son adolescentes.

1x06: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

1x07 (30:40): reinduce a la cantate de la orquesta y la hace cantar galimatías. Hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

1x08: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

1x09: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

2x01: hipnotiza a seis bailarinas. Luego hipnotiza a Ana Obregón y la colóca rígida entre dos taburetes. 

2x02: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

2x03: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Inducciones de pistola hipnótica.

2x06 (30:00): hipnotiza a una bailarina de danza del vientre.

2x07: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

2x08 (2:21:00): anestesia hipnótica a dos chicas.

2x09: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Como curiosidad, hipnotiza a Maradona.

2x11: uno de los mejores momentos. En el 1:47:00 hipnotiza a Catherine Fullop con una inducción lenta. El trigger la golpea de nuevo en el  2:30:00.

2x12 (1:55:05): hipnotiza a María del Monte.

2x14 (1:09:30): hipnotiza a María José Cantudo.

2x17 (1:19:10): hipnotiza a Anabel Alonso. Una inducción muy bonita. Cae de nuevo en el 1:41:24.

2x18 (1:10:00): hipnotiza a Amparo Muñoz.

2x22: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

2x25 (1:39:05): hipnotiza a Belinda Washintong. Ana Obregon también cae. Las vuelve a hipnotizar en el 2:09:10. Tengo la sospecha de que Belinda es “One of us”.

2x26 (1:52:25): hipnotiza a Coral Bistuer. Luego hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Vuelve a reinducirla en el 1:59:00

3x07 (1:25:00): hipnotiza a Carmen Russo. Soberbia inducción. Está hipnotizada por 20 minutos.

3x09 (1:20:00): hipnosis de espectáculo con el público sentado en el escenario. Los hace mirar sus propios pulgares.

3x10 (2:32:30): hipnotiza a Arantxa de Benito.

3x11: hipnosis de espectáculo con el público.

3x13 (57:00): hipnotiza a Violeta Cela.

3x14 (51:22): hipnotiza a María José Santiago. La hipnotiza otra vez en el 1:25:00 junto con Rocío Dúrcal para realizar una catalepsia.

3x15 (20:15, 40:47 y 53:45): hipnotiza a Bárbara Rey.

3x18 (18:30, 52:00 y 1:25:50): hipnotiza a Eva Santamaría, cae de una forma encantandora.

3x19 (15:55, 58:30 y 1:17:10): hipnotiza a Rosa Campillo.

3x20 (40:00 y 1:39:25): hipnotiza a Victoria Vivas. Si tienes un fetiche con los cigarrillos, no te pierdas el segundo momento.

3x23 (1:00:50): hipnosis de espectáculo con el público. Cinco mujeres y un hombre.

3x24 (23:08): Candela Palazon, la futura hipnotizada, provoca a Kamo cantando "Besame mucho". Despues de eso, cae de una forma maravillosa. Esa pose relajada con la cabeza caída es realmente excitante PERO... Ángeles Martín (vaya crush tuve con esta mujer) le gasta una broma fingiendo caer hipnotizada, ser una niña y llamando a Kamo “Papi”. Tras la publicidad Kamo vuelve a hipnotizar a Candela.

3x25 (1:52:30): hipnotiza a Rocío Martín, ex Miss España.

3x27 (39:15, 1:29:20 y 1:45:50): hipnotiza María José Cantudo. No me gusta nada cuando la persona le dice claramente que no quiere ser hipnotizada y al final la hipnotiza. Sé que es teatro, que la ha sugestionado para ello pero da una imagen nefasta de la hipnosis.

3x28 (1:30:00): hipnosis con el público.

3x29 (38:00 y 1:18:00): hipnotiza a Mabel Lozano. Estupendas expresiones de trance en los minutos 1:26:35, 1:48:37 y 1:52:00.

3x30 (23:50 y 1:31:05): hipnotiza a Belinda Washington por segunda vez en el programa. Le hace comer compulsivamente y encoñarse con un cámara. Ya sabéis que tengo la fuerte sospecha de que Belinda es uno de los nuestros.

3x31 (38:00, 41:55 y 1:54:40): hipnotiza a Irene Villar y Coral Bistuer dos veces pero nada interesante.

3x32 (33:00 y 1:28:20): Loles Leon cumple su promesa y se deja hipnotizar en el último programa. En la segunda marca temporar hay un primer plano muy bueno de su cara relajada. 50:30 Hipnosis con el público.