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smoothpowerforthestreets · 6 months

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❤️‍🔥🗡️🍸🌹I TRIED POPULAR FEMME FATALE TIPS FOR A YEAR🌹🍸🗡️❤️‍🔥

Hello everyone! I always have been fascinated by the femme fatale energy and I was so obsessed as a kid with femme fatales like Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, Gilda by Rita Hayworth and some characters by Angelina Jolie or Penelope Cruz.

I never tried to tap into the femme fatale energy because I always thought that I didn't fit the "aesthetic", then I read Ava Gardner's biography how she made womanizer Sinatra go suicidal for her and I noticed that femme fatale energy isn't about looks or aesthetic (partially) but your attitude, energy and self love. So I started to get all the information I could about femme fatales and these are the most popular tips I've tried:

💋 Let them pursue. Let them show you how much are they interested in you and how far would they go for your attention.

I think this one it's not exclusive about FemF it's something that every girl should do. It's really simple: if they really want you they'll move mountains for you, and girl, don't even think it's because you set your standards too high because it's the bare minimum. Stop being in situationships where it's very clear that he doesn't want you, I'm sorry but it's really pathetic.

My experience: I've been applying this boundary for a long time now and it's the most effective way to see who actually wants you. Why? Because it's too simple, if they want to they will. This saved me a lot of situationships and giving access and power to someone who doesn't want me. The results are a little annoying because let's be real, boys🤡, they always come back so when I say it's annoying it's because it's ridiculous to see them get confused and then pursue you when it's too late. AND LET ME TELL YOU, when I put a cross on your name there's no way to erase it (metaphorically). Ugh, really why do they do that? They make clear that they don't want you and when you cut them off they decide to come back in the way you seem to want. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, don't go back to them, if they really wanted you that badly they would never have put you in that position.

💋 Don't be impressed by the things they think can get you. I'm talking about superficial things like physical appearance, fame, money, properties, cars, luxury lifestyle, etc. Please I know everyone loves money but believe me when I say it doesn't get you anywhere mentally if you don't have your shit together, don't let desire for rich appearances guide you to shitty men just because they can provide money. You should be able to afford your things so you don't have to be waiting for a man like a poor dog.

My experience: Girl I'm going to spill some tea about this one. I had two famous men asking me on a date, one of them I no longer speak to him and the other one is currently pursuing me like crazy just because he saw I was not amused about the luxury things he was bragging. We're friends for now because I don't trust him lol but he tries every now and then to ask me on a date. Girl trust me it's not that rare to get that type of men, almost every friend of mine has been pursued by a man in power.

💋 Trust in the feminine power. Trust in the power that a smile or a gaze has, learn from the best: Angelina Jolie, Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner... A subtle way to let a man know that you like him and you can have him going all over you. How many times a man has approached you just because you looked at him? That's the power you have, women have that power.

My experience: Not so long ago I had a thing with a man and somehow we lost contact but we have a friend in common so we see each other often. The other day I tried this technique to see if a gaze was enough to let him know that I'm interested and it's true, I looked at him directly into his eyes and that was enough to have him the rest of the night right by my side.

💋Red nails theory. The color red is said to represent passion, love and sensuality. The red nail theory got viral on TikTok because a girl said that the reason she attracted more men with red nails was because they saw a lot of red nails while growing up.

My experience: I got my nails done red and I don't think much changed. I think red is a color that generally attracts men but I don't think it's something exclusive for nails. A red lipstick or dress will always be on point.

💋 Be cold af. Not every time but when he does something to annoy you don't react. Could be he's trying to make you jealous, to see how you react or how much you care about him. DON'T REACT, even if it's killing you inside. Act like you couldn't care less and move on. He still flirts to other girls? Then that means you're not in a committed relationship and you can flirt with whoever you want to too.

My experience: This one is sooooo fun to apply and I like to add a little spice and mirror their behaviour. Because when they do something I don't like I usually cut them off and that's it, but when I know they did it to hurt me I like to have my revenge. You've met your match bitch.

I was getting to know this guy who made very clear that he enjoyed single life so I did too and when he saw me on another date he went nuts and stopped seeing other girls. But one day he got angry because I said that I found attractive one of his friends and that night he started a little flirt in front of me with a girl so I just said I'm going to say hello to someone and I went to do the same with his friend. He immediately came so angry, asked for a word alone and told me to stop messing around. He asked me to be in a committed relationship the next day and that was the last time I saw him. I know it seems so toxic but I didn't want a relationship with him and he tried to hurt me so idc.🤷‍♀️

Sorry if you see some spelling mistakes, english is not my first language!

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graphx · 3 days

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gilda and yuugo would bond over being the only ones who know how to sew you can’t change my mind

Anna could count but I think she would be more knowledgeable on stitches than just sewing for fun. Being competitive over crochet would be really funny actually (i don’t do it but a lot of my friends make their own stuffed animals and I imagine not many toys could be taken SO there is an entire panel dedicated to a textile room in the bunker for A REASON I WILL EXPLOIT)

#My fic #the promised neverland #tpn #my dribble drabbles #yakusoku no neverland #ynn #yuugo tpn #tpn yuugo #tpn gilda #gilda tpn #anna tpn #tpn anna #Meta #analysis #theory

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shobi-enzo · 2 years

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When you think about it... (part 3) (SPOILERS!)

(This is just my personal theory) How many times do the victims (aka the women) in tpn get pregnant? And why did they keep documents of who their child was. Do they also keep documents on who the father is? (i personally doubt they would just be giving them a random sperm donor)

Is it possible that if ever the child gets a good score on their daily tests, will they impregnate the mother again? And with the sperm from the same father? So that they will make another intelligent child??? Or will they give the mother a sperm that's from a different but a smarter father to make an even more intelligent child??? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CAROL IS EMMA’S BIOLOGICAL SISTER OR HALF SISTER?! REMEMBER EMMA GOT GOOD SCORES SOO-

I doubt Ray has a biological sibling even though he has a very skilled mother. I think all women are forced to have a child before they become a mama or a sister. Because there's just NO WAY they will have THAT many kids in each plantation if having a child is one of the requirements to become a mama or a sister. I also think that since there are 4 plantations, there will only be 4 candidates available to become a mama or a sister. And once they achieve to become a mama or a sister, they are safe from being impregnated again.

It was stated that Isabella was the first to have ever become the youngest mama at 20(??). Meaning she only got pregnant once.

Remember when I said that all women are forced to have a kid? Well I can imagine that they will not just get ALL the women impregnated at once but slowly but surely get each or few of the women to have a kid once more and more children get shipped in order to avoid suspicions. or maybe it is possible for intelligent kids like norman, emma and possibly don, phil and gilda to have biological siblings. And i think that if the woman has a 2nd child and that child is also intelligent, they will impregnate the mother again to make ANOTHER INTELLIGENT CHILD!! OMG!

What do y'all think?

sorry for grammatical errors. I am not the best in explaining but I'm trying.

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punks-never-die205 · 4 months

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Souled Out

Fem Reader x Demon!Eustass Kid

CW: Blood, religious tones, original creation myth, ritual, violence, dubious consent, 18+

tags: @keiva1000

Chapter 7: Empty Soul

Kid looks at you and you can hear his tail smacking the floor in quick succession before he growls. “The easy way is-.”

“Contracts.” You interrupt flatly. “I remember that. What are the non-contract ways.”

“… Before contracts it was a ritual. Someone would agree to give over their soul to someone else, in part or whole, and as long as the other person agreed to accept it, they’d sit in an array, and do the transfer.” He snaps the words out curtly, irritation dripping from his fangs. “Souls are important though, right? Who wants to give theirs up, so that didn’t happen much. Before the whole contracts and guidelines there were other ways too.”

“Like theft.”

“Yeah.” Kid clears his throat. “We think one of the reasons they want to fill you back up with pieces of other souls is so that they can complete the theft.”

Your brows furrow and you stop eating. “Complete it?”

“Taking a soul against someone’s will doesn’t let you do anything with that soul.” He explains. “Another reason the whole contract process became popular.”

“… Giving me a different soul will let them use mine?”

Kid shakes his head. “It’s… when the doc stabilized you, he did it by basically merging the scrap from Gilda with your soul. You have more soul now, and it’s, technically your soul.”

“… How did he-.”

“It’s my gift.” An irritated voice interrupts you as the doctor from earlier sits down with the two of you.

“Do all demons have a gift?” You question, looking from one to the other.

“Some.” Law answers flatly. “Our current assumption is that whoever stole yours doesn’t want you to die. They didn’t send you any pieces of soul until you’d summoned someone who could help you if things went wrong.”

One glyphed finger draws a circle in the air around you and the question on your lips comes out as nothing. Law smirks and then continues talking. “We can only make assumptions, but the theory is that once you have a full, and stable soul, the one who stole yours will make contact. After all, humans don’t know one soul from another, so why should you be overly attached to yours? Once you agree, the deal would be done, they could leave with their prize.”

He takes a sip of coffee, rotating his finger in the other direction and you’re certain your ability to speak, or at least be heard, has been restored.

“They are in for a rude awakening then.” You answer simply, finishing up the last of your food. “I want my soul back specifically. If this patched soul becomes, technically, my soul, then they can have it and give me mine back.”

Law looks from you to Eustass. “Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!” Eustass barks.

“Sure about?” You prompt.

“This creepy shit thinks you’re a demon, or an angel.” Eustass grumbles, jerking his thumb toward Law.

“…Why?” You question, looking over at Law.

Law returns your look for a moment before sighing. “If humans truly had a strong attachment to their souls, they wouldn’t sign so many contracts.” He says flatly. “They’ll all talk about how important and valuable it is, and in some ways they aren’t wrong, but then they’ll sign their names and hand it over for something as impermanent as money, or as useless as revenge.

“But you,” he continues, taking another drink of coffee. “Despite having other avenues available, want your soul back. You’re effectively immortal as you are, there’s not enough soul to wear down your vessel, without degradation of the vessel there’s no chance of illness, the amount of sustenance you need is reduced as well.”

He sets the cup down, pointing at you lazily. “You’ve more than anyone could hope to get in exchange for their soul already, and yet you want your soul back. Only demons and angels covet their souls fiercely enough to spend decades trying to recover them.”

“I… don’t want immortality.” You say flatly. “I want my soul back.”

Law’s brows raise a little, the slightest shrug of his shoulders as he finishes the coffee. “Maybe you’re a-.”

Kid’s hands slam down onto the table, his tail snapping heavily against the floor as he glares at Law. The two glare at each other for a long moment, before Law sighs and gets up.

“You’re free to go home. You’re welcome to a pair of scrubs since your clothes were ruined. I left them in your room.” He says, turning away and walking off.

There’s a long silence between you and Kid before he sinks back into his chair, the angry twitching of his tail calming down.

“Was he going to call me a slur?” You question, eyes on him. You catch a furrow in his brow, but it doesn’t last, and he growls before sighing.

“Remember the lecture about souls?” He prompts, and you nod. “Heaven and Hell have their conflict.”

“You said that was the only thing people here had correct.”

He nods. “Yeah, Heaven’s not perfect, Hell’s not fire and damnation, but the two places are at odds. Clean souls are basically drafted, I mean, you choose where you go, but if someone important to you picked Hell, and then met you at the gates and asked you to come be on their team, chances are you pick Hell, and not Heaven when you’re deciding.”

“I imagine -.”

“There’s a lot more to it than that, yeah.” He sighs, and you can hear his tail ticking against the hard floor. “The only way to leave the conflict, is to voluntarily go back to take a Turn. You forget everything. Fresh start shit. No memories, just like any other time someone goes through the Turn.”

He runs a hand through his hair and grimaces before continuing. “We call ‘em Deserters. Angels or Demons who basically just… walk out on their,” he falters, letting the word hang, trying to sort out what to say next when he waves it off. “… whatever.” He leans back in the chair, staring up at the ceiling for a moment.

“Someone-.” You say the word and stop, getting up and walking back to the room you’d been recovering in. It’s obvious someone left the conflict, and he knew them, there was no need to ask about it.

“I’m going to change so we can go home.”

You pause after the word leaves your lips and turn back toward Kid. “Do I still have a home?”

He looks at you funny for a moment before laughing. “Yeah, you do. It needs a little remodeling, but the explosion didn’t take out the unit.”

You knew, even as you continued back to the room to change, that you should’ve asked for more details, but as you stood in your apartment an hour later you were honestly glad you hadn’t.

Kid stood quietly by the entrance as you walked through the relatively small apartment. Standing in the kitchen you looked in one direction to see the hole in the wall, straight through the oven and into the bathroom. You didn’t smell gas, so you weren’t really concerned. Looking in the other direction you could see scorch marks and a radial series of cracks in the wall.

There wasn’t really any other word for it, it was an impact crater in the wall. Right up against a four by four that had cracked nearly through. One sturdy piece of lumber was the only reason the explosion hadn’t blown a new door in your home.

“Where’s,” you pause, unsure if you want to know before you decide to ask after all. “The body?”

Golden eyes regard you for a moment. “My forge.”

You return his gaze, and give a small nod before stepping further into your home. “Her soul’s at the Turn then?”

“Unless she signed it away, yeah.” He answers, stepping in and away from the front door.

“Well, at least the other bathroom is still functional.” You sniff the air a few times. “The oven’s gone but is there really not a gas leak in here?”

Kid peered around the hole where the oven had been. “Looks like the line got crimped shut from the impact.” He looks over at you. “I can fix all this.”

You tilt your head. “Is that your gift?”

Eustass Kid grins, and you can feel the small hairs on your body stand on end. “Fixing something like this? Nah, lots of demons can do something like this.”

You consider things for a moment. “Your forge is your gift.”

The sly grin turns devious. “It is. I don’t need it for this.” There’s a glint in his eyes and the feeling that set your hair on edge sinks into your thighs.

“… I’m in recovery.” You say it suddenly enough that you put a hand over your mouth.

“Heh, I knew I could get you to react.” He says, tongue slipping across his lips as he stalks closer to you. The glint in his eyes is the same glow he’s had before. “You’ve got more soul than just those few tattered scraps, and you made sweet sounds even with that lil’ bit.

“Besides, the doc wouldn’t have sent you home if you couldn’t survive an orgasm or two.” He insists, tail slicing through the air and cracking against it like a whip. “To answer why,” Kid continues, closing the distance between you both and looking down as he pulls you close. “I don’t want to work on an empty stomach. Used up all my energy flying you to the doc.”

He leans down, fingers slipping up your spine, his breath tickling your ear. “I don’t mind begging for my meal when it’s such a sweet snack.”

#Souled Out #eustass kid #x reader #eustass kid x reader #supernatural au #one piece fanfiction #reader insert

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fullscoreshenanigans · 6 months

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Credit to @standreamy for putting together this amazing maxi relationship chart in not just one but two versions (found here; tweaked a bit with the orange category because there's a lot of dynamics I'm interested in that I feel didn't fall into BrOTP or any of the other ones).

Notes on some of them under the cut:

• I originally binged the manga in three days so I didn't pick up on it as much the first time, but going back I appreciate the brief focus given to Geelan and the second Lord Bayon.

• I also appreciate how the anime's director (Mamoru Kanbe) made the conscious effort to incorporate background relationships like Mark & Naila in the anime and would be interested in seeing how their relationship would change and evolve in the future.

• I default to the "Matilda is Norman's mom and Sienna is Emma and Carol's mom" headcanons because I like to play around with them, but could also see Sienna as Nat's mom.

• Split on whether Scarlet is Don's or Phil's mom, but I could also see Phil as Jessica's child.

• Would love to see Ray interact with any of the sisters who saw his note.

• Norman's relationship with Isabella receives the least amount of focus out of the trio and it makes me sad.

• Likewise, Don's and Gilda's relationship with Yuugo is often overlooked. I'd really like to see how the latter especially mend bridges after Gilda was ready to blow up the shelter when he showed up with Emma near death and without Ray. I think they'd do it through a tea party.

• I'm obsessed with the thought of Peter and Norman having dinners together, regardless of the Norman Ratri theory.

• They really had Adam reciting Norman's number only for them to never interact in a panel, huh

• For that matter, we barely see Adam and Violet interact despite this information from the mystic code book:

Would have loved to see Adam interact more with any of the Goldy Pond crew, but especially her and Paula.

• I'm normally not super attached to specific gender headcanons for the characters, but after Shirai confirmed Violet's favorite food is pickles, my default headcanon for her is she a trans lesbian. Love the idea of trans wlw Gillian taking her under her wing, and Violet in turn taking Gilda under her wing while they're searching for the Seven Walls.

• This is the funniest Phil & Sherry panel:

(Chapter 100)

While far from a spiteful monster due to being five, I love the brief glimpse we receive into her jealous/petty side here.

#spent an hour filling in this mess i will cry if i forgot a dynamic #kudos if you can sort through all the lines overlapping #i love the divide of it with green-top left corner/orange-bottom right corner lfjgd #I kept Andrew/hell he is such an aggravating and disappointing character even with what he symbolizes #so much potential‚ and for what??#I'll never be over him just leaving Phil alone #and Shirai basically going “oh yeah I didn't really think of doing anything with them” after their meeting in Ch100 kdjfs </3 #could have at least taken him to Lambda to fill my specific needs of more Norman & Phil interactions #The Promised Neverland #TPN #Yakusoku no Neverland #YnN #FSS Chatter #Shipping

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maniacwatchestheworld · 1 year

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Two-Face ought to be a top Batman sexyman!

Of the candidates left in @batman-heritageposts' Batman Sexyman tournament, in my mind Two-Face is the best suited to be considered the best Batman sexyman, even though unlike Scarecrow, he does not even have an actual entry on Sexypedia! To prove my point, I have gone onto Sexypedia's trope list and taken the liberty of actually compiling a list of all the sexyman tropes that I believe can definitively apply to him. So for your viewing pleasure, the list:

Angst Tragic backstory. Lamenting the life he's lost as well as his own present existence. Two-Face is FULL of all kinds of angst! And given that he used to be besties with Bruce, he even makes Batman angst too!

Chaoslord Comes with the territory of his gimmicks. He is often noted as being Batman's most unpredictable villain because he lets a coin make all of the decisions for him! Even he can't predict what he's going to do next! Chaos vs order is a persistent theme with him.

Criminal Obviously.

Dealmaker More in a gambling way than in a supernatural 'deal with the devil' way. But he often makes promises and deals and will keep to them so long as the coin flips the right way. Also he used to be a lawyer. Kinda comes with the territory.

DILF He may not be a canonical parent right now, but boy does he have the vibes for it!

Distinctive Voice (Two-Face) While Harvey tends to talk in a pretty normal voice, Two-Face often talks in a growl. Depends on the iteration though.

Divorced We know for a fact that Harvey was married... And while in current canon his wife is supposed to be dead, in many canons it's often unclear whether she's dead, they split up for whatever reason through whatever methods, or whether they're still together. Because you know. Continuity! In any case, him being divorced from Gilda isn't an unpopular theory. A valid one, certainly given how he's caught up in a cycle of being at Arkham and on the streets as a criminal.

Dominating (Two-Face) Usually Two-Face, not Harvey so much, and through sheer force of personality. Big step on me vibes here!

Duality The basis of his entire character and gimmick!

Egotistical (Two-Face) Harvey tends to be a pretty humble guy. He certainly has a lot to brag about, being a legitimate legal genius and all, but he tends to keep it on the down-low. Two-Face on the other hand? He ABSOLUTELY thinks that he's hot shit and will brag about it, and will shoot at anyone who doesn't want to listen or disagrees with him!

Eye Imagery His whole asymmetrical deal leads to him having very... Interesting eyes... In many iterations he doesn't have an eyelid on the scarred side, making that eye look bulbous in comparison. Also the whole getting half of his face melted off thing led to his eye color changing in many iterations. So as a minimum, he's usually portrayed as having some form of heterochromia.

Gay/Questionable LGBT Rep The fact that this man who is Bi everything NOT being confirmed as interested in men should be considered a CRIME! Let Harvey make out with Bruce already!

Hot-headed (Two-Face) Harvey can usually keep his cool, but Two-Face is noted for being very hot-headed. When Harvey loses his temper, that's usually when Two-Face ends up fronting.

Intelligence (mostly Harvey) While Two-Face is certainly no idiot, Harvey is likely the smarter one by sheer virtue of he's an actual genius when it comes to matters involving the law. Law genius also translates pretty well to criminal genius, turns out. There was a reason that Harvey was District Attorney. He was just the best damn lawyer in all of Gotham and for good reason!

Knifemurderer Yep! Two-Face sure has murdered a whole lot of people! Two-Face is probably most well-known for deciding whether to kill people or not based off of a coin flip.

Magnificent Bastard In many iterations, fits this trope to a T.

Power of Love In his third ever appearance, he decided to stop being a criminal because Gilda still loved him despite his appearance. Since then, this is a theme that continues to pop up now and again with his character- that so long as people love Harvey, he can be saved.

Questionable Neurodivergent Rep Is explicitly shown to be plural and having OCD. The representation is often... Not so great... Though it does seem to be a thing that many writers are trying to improve on.

Scars Literally half of his entire face, and oftenhis body will be scarred up too! It's where he gets his moniker of "Two-Face" and is therefore deeply tied to his character and gimmicks.

Tall Usually.

Twisted Freaking Cycle Path Yep! Usually with DID.

Unkempt (Two-Face) Harvey usually keeps pretty tidy, but sometimes Two-Face will be unkempt on his side of the body.

Villain Obviously.

Morally Grey Obviously, again. Also this is like his entire deal!

Well-Dressed/Suitguy He's practically THE suitguy of the Batman rogues gallery! With snazzy two-tones suits that are split down the middle too! Definitely among the best dressed of the rogues.

White Hair Often his disfigured side will have messy white hair, if he has hair on that side at all.

Meanwhile, how many sexyman tropes apply to Dick Grayson? I'll be honest, I know nothing about the Talon iteration of Dick Grayson and therefore more of the sexyman tropes likely apply to him than your bog standard Dick Grayson... BUT IS IT 27 TROPES!!!??? Even Scarecrow doesn't have 27 tropes attributed to him on his sexyman page! And I didn't even include the more subjective tropes the require a fair bit of popularity like Johnlocked, Controversial, or Fanon Splintering!

Do the right thing and prove that Two-Face is the best Batman sexyman!

Vote Harvey "Two-Face" Dent for Batman sexyman!

#long post #tumblr sexyman #sexyman #sexyman contest #batman #harvey dent #two-face #twoface #two face #batman sexyman tournament #batman-heritageposts #batman rogues gallery #gotham rogues #batman rogues

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dankovskaya · 1 year

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Batman Annual 14 is really the definitive Two-Face origin in my opinion largely because it does the best job of emphasizing the steady barrage of horrific events and general stressors leading to his complete loss of faith in the efficacy of the law and the judicial system down to the most basic assumption of safety from violent assault as an attorney in a goddamn courtroom and it fleshes out the childhood trauma that parallels him with Bruce not as the REASON for him becoming Two-Face but as just another horrible stressor that is dredged up on top of everything else while his coping mechanism and outlet for it crumbles before his eyes. The circumstances make the acid bath a believable “final straw” (rather than the 1:1 acid made him crazy thing 😭) and it doesn’t portray Two-Face as an “inevitability,” but rather the idea that it was inevitable and he never had a choice is something Harvey himself clings onto to rationalize and distance himself from the guilt of his actions and the perceived “badness” of his anger. The emphasis on the unstoppable force-immovable object conflict between his intense desire to do and be good against his anger and despair and disillusionment tempting him to become the “bad” that he’s always feared he fundamentally is and the immense distress that causes him is very central here and I appreciate that. And most importantly it shows GILDA as someone firmly in his corner all throughout and utterly convinced of his “goodness.”

I can’t speak fully on the Loeb version until I’ve re-read Dark Victory too for the whole story but in general I find some issue with that version of Harvey. The psychological/traumatic aspect of Two-Face is minimized which is fine in theory but there’s also a severe minimization of the factors at play that lead to Harvey’s snapping so as a result he’s portrayed as cynical, pessimistic, and a bit bloodthirsty all throughout the story as sort of his default state, which I’m not a big fan of. The distance between this version of Harvey and Two-Face is not very big, which helps with “believability” I guess, but it’s just not how I prefer to interpret Harvey Dent, District Attorney personally. I want him to fall far because that’s what makes the tragedy imo. There doesn’t seem to be a destruction of faith and an ultimate “snapping” here so much as Harvey taking the burning of his face as an excuse to run off and just do exactly what he’d been itching to do the whole time. However this all clearly works well with the central mystery of finding out who the Holiday killer is, because by the time even Bruce and Gordon are nearly convinced it’s Harvey, it makes sense why they feel that way. Harvey had been dropping red flags throughout the whole story Lmao. BUT in terms of him being suspected of serial killing I have more thoughts in the next one 👇

Two Face: Year One is NOT an ideal version of the story either for a few reasons with its biggest sin being the unforgivable complete and utter omission of Gilda but it also adds/emphasizes some things I really like, such as the friendship between Harvey and Bruce from long before Harvey was DA. The most interesting part of this version to me is that Harvey’s history of mental illness is exposed and that is what is used to cast doubt on him (as opposed to like. his personality lmfao) leading to basically the whole city suspecting that he’s become a serial killer and watching everyone up to and including his good friend Bruce Wayne (and not to mention his dedicated therapist who he considers a father figure😭) seemingly turn on him overnight and expect the worst with genuinely NO evidence other than his imagined instability as a human being which becomes a very tragic and unfair sort of self-fulfilling prophecy moment. But I HATE the fact that it completely skips over his recovery period after the attack and goes straight into Two-Face (which is also sort of true of Long Halloween) bc I think the agonizing depressing recovery is vital in making it clear that. Once again. The acid didn’t make him crazy. But the senseless excruciating pain and physical disfigurement that externalizes the part of him that people are scared of certainly would not have helped things.

#dc #SHould I start tagging for him. Am I this dedicated. Fine.#harvey

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cinema-tv-etc · 11 months

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The VERY Weird Version Of Big Bang Theory You Never Saw The best Big Bang Theory episodes understand exactly what the show is and is trying to be, but its original pilot did not. The Big Bang Theory used to be a very different show, and it certainly was not a good one. The original Penny was fired, cast members weren't written in yet, and the whole thing almost didn't happen. This is a look at the original Big Bang Theory pilot and how it went so wrong, that Penny had to be fired. 👇 📺 👇

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/dXejBIaL9xg

To be fair, even in the final version, it still took a few episodes for the showrunners to know exactly what to do with Sheldon. Case in point, the very first scene, which is the two boys visiting a sperm bank! We know from later episodes that Sheldon, while not rich, is comfortable enough financially that he has thousands of dollars that he can loan Penny on a whim. And imagine a world in which Sheldon would touch himself for money! There is absolutely no possibility that the final version of Sheldon as we know him, would ever visit a sperm bank.

When people talk about the relationship between Penny and Sheldon (which I agree IS the heart of the show), they don't point out WHY the relationship works so well. It's because of ALL the guys on the show, Sheldon is the ONE guy who she doesn't have to worry about hitting on her. So she can let down her guard with him and that's what makes the relationship (and the show) work.

I for sure felt like the writers were initially going to make Leonard the star of the show, a sort of Ted HIMYM and with Penny as Ross and Rachel. I think they never expected audiences reaction to Sheldon's quirky personality. Sheldon went from being the sidekick to a lovable [although often annoying] character of the whole series.

I think you’re wrong on one point: I think Gilda was the template for Leslie Winkle. They’re both (from what you’ve shown) dominant intellectuals and wanting sex but not love from Leonard. Amy was extremely awkward and initially almost robotic. Then they changed her into a more “normal” but still socially awkward person.

Gilda is NOT AMY. Gilda is Lesley Winkle, who was in the first season. Amy wasn't even imagined until after season 2 and the writers have said that themselves. If you look at Lesley and Gilda you will see nothing but similarities. They are the same character.

I have seen the full original pilot and I had to watch it twice😳 simply because I could not believe how first incredibly bad it was and second how even more grateful I am for what we actually did receive. Oh thank you for stopping this first rendition before it was out there. I have as many millions of others spent many hours enjoying the only version of the Big Bang we will ever need.

The Big Bang Theory: Where Are They Now?

The Big Bang Theory was canceled over two years ago. Naturally, since that time a lot of things have changed in The Big Bang Theory actors’ lives. So let’s take a look at The Big Bang Theory cast and supporting cast to compare The Big Bang Theory then and now.

We are going to show you where are the Big Bang Theory actors now and in which shows and movies they perform. What Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) is doing behind the camera and in which movies you can meet him? What did Mayim Bialik, who played Emy Farrah Fowler create to combine her favorite themes science and life? And how it is going in with Mayim’s acting career? Which heartbreaking story did Melissa Rauch (Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowits) learn and what is her next role in the new show?

Why did Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz) have to learn how to conduct an orchestra and in which beloved by critics movie you can watch him. For which role has Kunal Nayyar, who is known for The Big Bang Theory fans as Raj Koothrappali, received a nomination for a BAFTA, and how many talents does this guy have? How it’s going in Johnny Galecki’s (Leonard Hofstadter) personal life and why did Kaley Cuoco (Penny) divorce her husband? And if you want to know which shows and movies you have to watch to meet Kevin Sussman (Stuart Bloom), Wil Wheaton, Christine Baranski (Leonard’s mom Dr. Beverly Hofstadter), and Laurie Metcalf (Sheldon’s mom Mary Cooper), well we’ll tell you!

Who is going to be the main character in the upcoming sitcom? Who played a serial killer after The Big Bang Theory? Who had children and who got divorced? Watch our OSSA’m video about The Big Bang Theory Cast to find out where are they now and how Sheldon would react to the pandemic!

Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Jim Parsons 01:35 - Mayim Bialik 02:23 - Melissa Rauch 03:23 - Simon Helberg 04:25 - Kunal Nayyar 05:26 - Johnny Galecki 06:14 - Kaley Cuoco 07:19 - Kevin Sussman 07:46 - Wil Wheaton 08:26 - Christine Baranski 08:58 - Laurie Metcalf

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He [Dr. Forest S. Tennant, Jr.] says that addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease. Addiction, he says, is something that happens to otherwise healthy persons. This opinion is shared by Dr. Nils Bejerot of the Karolinska institute in Stockholm. Anyone can become addicted, he says, if he or she is given enough of the addictive substance over a long enough period of time. And the stronger the substance, the quicker the addiction.

Holders of this theory of addiction focus on the substance as the cause of the addiction. The alcohol, heroin, or caffeine is seen as the crux of the problem. According to one expert, drugs are "inherently evil chemicals that grab a person by the throat, throw him into the gutter, and hold him there."

Very recent findings back up the idea that genetics, or heredity, may have something to do with certain kinds of addiction. ... An inborn quality, according to the genetic view, may predispose a person to some particular kind of addiction or substance abuse.

Individuals who had major disturbances in childhood, especially in the satisfaction of basic needs, often abuse substances. This has led some experts to see addiction as a psychological disorder.

-Addiction: Its Causes, Problems And Treatments by Gilda Berger

#im only sad that this book doesn't cover some particular addictions but it covers most and still covers the basics #that apply to every addiction so im v happy #i really like this book and gilda writes it wonderfully

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If you saw the latest Roshambo stream you'll know he claimed to be santa. In reality that's all just a cover up! Santa is a saint but you know who else is???

Gildas

Gildas is *also* a saint. Roshambo was trying to hide the truth! I see it all clearly!!!

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Batman: The Long Halloween #11:Chapter 11: Roman Holiday

Read Date: June 28, 2023 Cover Date: October 1997 ● Writer: Jeph Loeb ● Penciler: Tim Sale ● Inker: Tim Sale ● Colorist: Gregory Wright ● Letterer: Richard Starkings ● Editor: Archie Goodwin ◦ Chuck Kim ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Synopsis: Gilda has found the .22 gun in the basement of her house and she asks Harvey about it. Harvey tells her that it is only evidence from the "Holiday case" and he leaves him home in order to go to the Courthouse. The day of Sal Maroni's trial, in which he is going to confess against the Falcones, has arrived and Harvey doesn't want to be late.

Meanwhile, Batman is looking for The Riddler and he finds the man, drunk in a pub. Batman questions him about Holiday's identity but Riddler doesn't really know who the man is and Batman brings up the theory that Carmine Falcone may be involved in Holiday's killings.

The day of the trial is the same day as Carmine Falcone's birthday and all his family have prepared something special for him. However, he was discussing with his sister Carla because she didn't liked the idea of having "freaks" working for the Falcone family.

At the Gotham Courthouse, Sal Maroni is released from his cell and James Gordon checks him one last time before he is taken to the courtroom. However, on his way there, Vernon Wells, the corrupt assistant of Dent, gives Maroni a bottle of Antacid supposedly sent by Dent himself. Maroni doubts at first, but in the end he accepts the bottle, because of his "ulcer".

Once in the courtroom, Dent calls Maroni to the stand and starts questioning about his business and connections with Carmine Falcone. At the same time Falcone is celebrating his birthday in his penthouse with all his family and he is presented with a big birthday cake, and Sofia Falcone tells him to make a wish. In the courtroom, Maroni starts coughing very loud and isn't able to speak anymore. He reaches for the antacid bottle in his pocket and opens it. Bruce, who was disguised among the crowd in attendance, knew that something was very wrong. As Carmine Falcone blows his birthday candles and makes a wish, Sal Maroni hurls the content of the bottle towards Dent's face and the man falls to the ground, screaming in pain as he covers his face with his hands. The content of the bottle was in fact acid, Maroni is apprehended by the court guards and Vernon Wells goes out "looking for help".

Later, on the Gotham Hospital, Gilda, Barbara and James wait for the doctors to tell them about Harvey's conditions. The doctor comes out and tells them that Harvey is gone and they are shocked by the news. Howver, the doctor meant to say that Harvey escaped from the hospital and after explaining himself, the doctor falls dead, revealing that he has been stabbed in the back.

Carla Viti sneaks into the Gotham City Coroner Office and starts searching for the police records on the Holiday case. Carla didn't notice that Holiday was close to her and he shoots her, leaving her dead body among the files on his case.

(https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_The_Long_Halloween_Vol_1_11)

Fan Art: Bruce Timm Style Babs by Andi-Tiucs

Accompanying Podcast: ● Bat-Books for Beginners - episode 14

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Rook: I see only one option: The digestive system of a beetle is very slow. There is a good chance the Thermolytic Inverter is still intact inside Beohernie's stomach.

Petronella: Bernie.

Pertisia: What good does that do?

Rook: If one of us were to be ingested, we might be able to retrieve the device.

Gilda: Ingested?

Maritte: Uhh, are you kidding?

Rook: If we can get inside Beohernie's stomach—

Petronella: Bernie.

Rook: We should in theory be able to retrieve the Inverter and exit again. (Petronella stares at him in horror.) Either through the creature's mouth or through the other end of the digestive—

Petronella: (Shakes their head vigorously.) Lalalalalala, I don't wanna hear this!

Gilda: Yeah. Of all the bad ideas I've ever heard, and I've heard a few. Lookin' at you, Maritte, this takes the cake!

Pertisia: I agree. It sounds nuts.

Rook: The facts are indisputable. We need the Inverter. The Inverter is inside the beetle. Ergo, one of us must enter the beetle and retrieve it.

Ima: Hmm.

Petronella: Don't tell me you're considering this!

Ima: I'm open to other suggestions if anyone has one.

Pertisia: How do we decide? Who gets to... you know, be—

Rook: It was my idea. The responsibility is mine.

Ima: No. I'm the responsible one.

Maritte: Guys, guys, you're both too valuable to risk. It should be someone expendable, like Petronella.

Petronella: (Snaps their head up immediately.) WHAT?!

Gilda: Well, look who's talking! (Maritte, Pertisia, Petronella, and Gilda start arguing.)

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The VERY Weird Version Of Big Bang Theory You Never Saw

The best Big Bang Theory episodes understand exactly what the show is and is trying to be, but its original pilot did not. The Big Bang Theory used to be a very different show, and it certainly was not a good one. The original Penny was fired, cast members weren't written in yet, and the whole thing almost didn't happen. This is a look at the original Big Bang Theory pilot and how it went so wrong, that Penny had to be fired.

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Ages of Arthur”: Interpreting Arthurian Legends using Transmedia and Adaptation Scholarships

Artist Statement

Arthurian legend has a long history that, throughout the centuries, has traversed borders, languages, and cultures and adapted its format and narrative to fit these changing environments. The first written source about the legend of Arthur is often attributed to the Historia Brittonum, written between c. 725 and 925. This source was about a soldier, not a king, and presented as factual history (Nennius). Although some attribute the origin to an earlier source Gildas', The Ruin of Britain, which does not contain a soldier or King but a Roman military leader, Ambrosius Aurelianus (Giles). Other historians argue that the legend doesn't have roots in history but in oral tradition (Stacey). Whatever the true origin, all of these sources influenced the legend we know today.

Recent adaptations and reinterpretations of the myth have included the TV show Merlin (2008), the film Avalon High, and the comic series Camelot 3000. These adaptations are often based on other adaptations in a somewhat convoluted web, which makes it incredibly disconcerting that scholarship on Arthurian legend has continued to attempt to decipher adaptations based on their authenticity to the legend (Howey). Some scholars have examined how the piece changes with contemporary cultures, identities, and concerns. However, more needs to be discussed on how the stories build off each other to create a larger world through mixed media created pseudo-independently, meaning from different creators but inevitably influenced by each other, especially in the reader's minds.

My story "Ages of Arthur" focuses on a clairvoyant Merlin who is an advisor to King Arthur and can see the future adaptations of their legend. The short story is intended to engage and build off adaptation and transmedia scholarship throughout the retelling of the legend. In researching, I was interested in exploring how adaptation and transmedia theory can work together to analyze stories, an emerging idea in the field. This will mean looking at adaptations as a part of collective narratives not confined to companies. So the expansion of Arthurian legend in the previous sources is a part of the same world-building of Neenius and Gildas. Lastly, I will examine how adaptations are affected by their mediums in all cases.

The first section of my story does not engage with my secondary sources. Instead, it is influenced by early Arthurian legend sources. I chose not to include discourse with scholarship here because I wanted to ground the reader in the reality of my world. In the other sections, Merlin sees the future, our reality as Arthur, as myth and stories. As the story continues, it becomes increasingly influenced by other Arthurian legends, meant to mimic the history of adaptations and how, as time passes, the more narratives we have set in this world, the more they are directly engaging and building off each other. The first section requires little knowledge of Arthurian legend, just some basic familiarity with Merlin as a prophet and Arthur as the prophesized great leader of a "golden age". However, as the story continues, I rely on a reader's increasing familiarity with Arthurian texts to understand what's been referenced. This a common theme of adaptations, that writers and readers rely on a sources' "common knowledge".

The second section is a comic, where I begin drawing on secondary sources, starting with Ann F. Howey's article "Arthur and Adaptation". Howey's work discusses Avalon High: Coronation manga (2007- 2009) and the BBC TV series Merlin (2008- 2012) as adaptations made to embody post-feminist ideas. She emphasizes how these sources have female antagonists who are partly villainized for their sexuality and independence (Howey). Howey is applying popular analysis of reinterpretation to modern Arthurian adaptations. This kind of scholarship is very popular in looking at Arthurian legends from the medieval period, seeing how their contemporary values influence the reinterpretations. I drew on Howey in my second section as this section is set in the same period as the former section. However, now there are intentional anachronisms, as medieval retellings influence it. I will discuss these anachronisms later after introducing transmedia scholarship, as these elements are visual in the comic. Howey's article is excellent as a look at the history of Arthurian scholarship, but I'm seeking to avoid the continued analysis of these texts in how they're authentic and changed.

Robin Stacey's lecture, "Arthur, Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus", which was a part of the lecture series Medieval Made Modern in the winter of 2023 at the University of Washington, showcases more nuanced and current questions for analyzing Arthurian legend. Stacey's lecture begins with the understanding that authenticity is a complicated concept to apply to Arthur; he may have been an actual figure, invented by a writer, or created in oral traditions. In this lecture series, Stacey explored the history of real, fictional, and somewhere in-between historical and literary characters, focusing on their contemporary representations. She ends "Arthur, Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus" by asking why it matters if Arthur was real and why people keep returning to Arthur as a literary figure to adapt. One potential answer she offers is that Arthurian legend is a popular adaptation because they have a long history and this potential authenticity that gives them authority but enough ambiguity to be retold in different ways, making them manipulatable. This is a more compelling question that doesn't attempt to elevate one Arthurian text over another as either an original source or a more true adaptation. In writing my story, I was seeking to showcase that authenticity isn't a practical means of evaluating Arthurian text and that it's more significant that these stories are just being retold.

My engagement in transmedia theory begins at the beginning of the story in the first section, when I adapt Arthurian legend into a short story. It continues in the second when it becomes a comic, and the third as it becomes an audio retelling. In my research, I used Henry Jenkins' article, "Transmedia Storytelling 101". This source examines transmedia scholarship to analyze works adapted into different mediums that seek to tell cohesive stories using multiple formats. Most of this type of storytelling is done by major companies creating expansions that introduce new characters and world-building elements in connection to a larger narrative. Each section builds on this as it continues the narrative in a new format with an expanded world. The second section is intended to be more visually world-building. I included visual references to Christianity in Archbishop Agravian. I also had references to the medieval period reinterpretation of Arthur. These retellings have come to dominate Arthurian legend. This is the purpose of the tournament taking place at the time, the castle's style, the introduction of the Excalibur and the sword in the stone, which I have conflated here but were originally two different swords, and the vision of Arthur as a valiant warrior, in line with the medieval period's ideas of chivalry. However, the allusions are not meant to be direct inferences, as that will happen in the final section.

"Transmedia Storytelling 101" focuses on transmedia as a form of "synergy" companies use to create new content and market previous and future content. Jenkins explains that companies are increasingly horizontally integrated and use different media formats to engage with their audience (2). In his guide to transmedia, Jenkins addresses the current limitations of transmedia studies, specifically that typically, the original text becomes viewed as the "master text", and its subsequent forms can't achieve the same success. Jenkins attributes this phenomenon to a need for forethought in the text's inception. Jenkin argues that transmedia franchises need to be created with the intention they will become multi-faceted because their creation must support the creative intentions of multiple people. I disagree with this assertion, I agree often proceedings adaptations are undervalued, but I don't think it's an issue of inception but rather of scholarship. It can be done away with when combing adaptation and transmedia scholarship. In transmedia theory, the original text, often seen in literature to movie adaptations, is elevated to a status that any adaptation in a different medium is considered inherently lesser, but to argue that is a problem of inception doesn't make sense if you look at transmedia adaptations outside of a franchise. In concern to Arthurian legend, this would mean the earliest texts, Gildas, Nenius, and Geoffrey of Monmouth's work "The History of the Kings of Britain, would be considered the origins, which would mean that these texts are more popular than any of the proceeding texts that all derive from them, which isn't true.

In the final section of my creative project, I am directly drawing on contemporary Arthurian legends in my reference, partly relying on a reader's familiarity for complete understanding. These texts are the TV series Merlin (2008), the film Avalon High (2010), and the comic series Camelot 3000 (1982). I choose these sources because of their diversity of format and content. Unlike most adaptations, Merlin focuses on Merlin, often a side character. Avalon High has Arthur reborn as an American girl who is on the track team and falling for the school's quarterback. Camelot 3000 is about Arthur returning to save England from an alien invasion that Morgan Le Fay started. In which his knights are reborn in different genders, ethnicities, and nationalities. For instance, Arthur's love interest Guinevere is an American military commander.

In examing legends, scholars tend to use adaptation theory because it focuses on how stories change over time, which legends have a lot of. Adaptation theory also engages with primary sources from various authors and looks at how they influence each other. Transmedia theory doesn't typically engage with such long periods or diversity of authorship but is excellent at seeing how adaptations change with medium and in world-building. It also considers adaptation a form of collective narration, not independent stories, which is why I sought to combine both for my multi-medium project, in part seeking to add more authority to contemporary adaptations, which in both theories are undervalued as secondary to "original sources" which in adaptation theory is significantly erroneous. I am postulating that all adapted narratives are engaged in the level of reinterpretation and collective narration. All Arthurian legend stories rely on collective narration to build the world. The storytelling of Gildas, Geoffrey of Monmouth, and Nennius is the same world-building happening currently in Arthurian literature in books, movies, comics, and cartoons. Every work within Arthurian Legend engages in collective narration and expansion without any clear origin, inevitably in transmedia.

Citation

Barr, Mike. Camelot 3000. DC Comics, 1982.

Gillard, Stuart. (Director) Avalon High, Disney Channnel, 12 Nov. 2010.

Giles, J.A. History of the Ancient Britons, from the Earliest Period to the Invasion of the Saxons. Vol. 2. Ge. Bell, 1847.

Howey, Ann F. “Arthur and Adaptation.” Arthuriana (Dallas, Tex.), vol. 25, no. 4, 2015, pp. 36–50, https://doi.org/10.1353/art.2015.0059.

Jenkins, Henry. “Transmedia Storytelling 101.” Pop junctions, 21 Mar. 2007, http://henryjenkins.org/blog/2007/03/transmedia_storytelling_101.html.

Jones, Julian. (Creator) Merlin (TV Series). BBC, 2008.

Nennius. “History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) .” Translated by J.A. Giles, Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy, https://avalon.law.yale.edu/medieval/nenius.asp. Accessed 6 June 2023. Stacey, Robin. "Arthur, Rex Quondam, Rex Futurus." History Lecture Series 2023: Medieval Made Modern, Jan. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rze80LT82zA.

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