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Sooo where’s the Dimya Sound Of Music fic???

oh bestie i am not allowed to add another au to the pile of things i've promised to write 😭

but klentomare as captain and maria WHEN

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Just saw the clip of Derek Klena singing Edelweiss in that Hallmark Christmas movie and... Geez I need him and Christy Altomare to play the Captain and Maria von Trapp in a Sound of Music revival or something!!

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ANASTASIA (1997) Dir. Don Bluth & Gary Goldman

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home, love, family…there was once a time i must've had them too.

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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Dir. Sharon Maguire

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This reminds me so much about that one quote from Lady Bird (dir. Gerwig, 2017): “Don’t you think maybe they are the same thing? Love and attention?”

Carmy is not the best at showing his love verbally. Yet, what he lacks in words is made up for attention and actions.

Love...is paying attention

A little rant..

I don’t know what it’s like to be a parent. But I know what it’s like to be a kid. And having someone actually really pay attention to you. That was…That was really special.

The third season explores whether our childhood experiences influence our psychology today and how this affects our current relationships. Since our parents are our first connections, their influence shapes how we love as adults. This theme resonates with me a lot in the moment. In his eulogy for his mother, Marcus reflects on how special it feels when someone truly pays attention to you as a child.

Sydney experienced healthy love from her father because he gave her his full attention. As a result, this is the kind of love she expects from Carmy. Carmy, on the other hand, struggles to give and receive love because his experience was different; Donna exploited the love he wanted to give, and he received very little attention as a child. Although Carmy wants to express love, he often faces ridicule from his family a being weird, and he withholds his expression of his attention on someone he loves.

When Carmy expresses his love for Sydney, symbolized by the jacket, and promises to be there for her and when he fails to meet those expectations, it affects him deeply, leading him to mentally check out. It seems like, in a way, it’s safer for him to only be present for Sydney physically? He finds joy in focusing his attention(love)on her, but Carmy's psyche often sabotages those experiences.

In the third season, he finds himself reflecting on his past mistakes. despite denying himself the joy of fully giving Sydney his attention and punishing himself with overthinking, he still expresses love for her in small ways, even when he isn't consciously aware of it. He often thinks of her and views her as a reminder of Chef Terry, which inspires him in his cooking. Even when Carmy believes he can only offer his physical presence to Sydney, he's still in sync with her mental, emotional, and physical state. On the surface, Sydney tells Carmy that she needs his focus on the business, but as we see in the next season, there is a realization that work family is closer, and underneath those relationships is love trying to find a way to express itself.

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Been thinking about HIMYF again, and idk why but I thought about if Sophie found Sid more (objectively) attractive than Jesse when they first met because Jesse was such a cynic and Sid was the perfect realistic optimist?…

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I know everybody be rooting for Sasha to cheat on Esther with Morgan but I’m getting a sense that they’re gonna have a Winston-Cece mess around duo dynamic

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this is soooooo gorgeous

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Paul, Linda and Heather being the cutest family in THE BEATLES: GET BACK Part III.

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Derek tossing the coat before leaving the show + Derek putting it back on when he returned back

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Parks And Rec Reunion At Agatha All Along Premiere

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Same reason, I believe, why Sydney didn’t return feelings for Marcus. Sydney likes someone as ambitious as she is. While Marcus and Luca are undoubtedly great guys, Sydney likes someone who—in her and Carmy’s words—can keep up with her.

Y'all, Luca is not as ambitious as Carmy, he already said that, nor does he want to be. He is fine with being #2. He is fine with being Pippen to Marcus' Jordan.

Part of the reason Syd likes Carmy is because he is like that because she is like that. Luca will not push Syd the way Carmy does, even though Carmy is frustrating AF and is not being a good partner and needs to learn to truly collaborate.

She knows Carmy is an artist, she is inspired by him, just like she is Carmy's muse and every foolish thing he has done thus far has been trying to impress her or prove that he's worthy of that admiration.

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Cressida as LW: The Bridgerton Siblings may be from dubious parentage

The Bridgertons: All look identical with brown hair and light eyes. Except for Daphne and Francesca… who still look identical!

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*puts hands on hollywood exec's shoulders, staring unblinking into their eyes* listen to me. you will never get people who hate musicals to like musicals by making your musical less of a musical. if you hide the fact that your film is a musical in the advertising, you're going to get a lot of low ratings from people who hate musicals and went into your movie not expecting a musical and got one anyway. people who hate musicals will hate them no matter how realistic and diegetic and lowkey you try to make it. they will hate musicals even if you completely excise anything complicated, over the top, silly, or even slightly challenging. they will hate musicals even if you cut half the songs. they will hate musicals even if you cast that a-lister who can't sing worth a damn. stop trying to market to people who hate musicals. they're a lost cause. your audience should be people who love musicals. this half-assed middle ground pisses off both camps. just embrace the fact that your movie is a musical. lean into it. don't try and trick musical haters into coming to your film when you could be marketing to the theater kids. better cringe than a coward.

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Okay but if Christy Altomare and Derek Klena star in another Broadway show together there is a strong chance of them bringing their families backstage, which strengthens the possibility of their kids becoming playmates while waiting for their respective parents to finish work, which also strengthens the possibility of them becoming childhood friends. Like… I don’t think I’m ready for that but I’d love for it to happen???

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theatrely: So… #Dogfight revival?! @lizzymcalpine and @derek_klena sing a little @pasekandpaul at @elsiefest ✨

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