this movie absolutely broke and crushed me. that last scene broke open a dam of tears, i must say 😭

DAVID DAWSON for ICON SPAIN.

Coming tomorrow, 5 Nov, 2022.

harry styles - my policeman 2022

Tom & Patrick. ₊ﾟ୭ !

I thought this ask from @Kedreeva was about mouse blorbos at first glance, and so did my friend who I sent it to (who is into rodents, I sent it for rodent reasons), and so naturally we went down a rabbit hole of the Best Mouse Ships and now I'm making it into a poll. Pictures and explanations below.

Mickey & Minnie

Bernard & Bianca

Chip & Dale

I know they're not mice, but my friend and I agrees they are an iconic rodent queer couple / QPR and they had to be included.

Pinky & The Brain

Does this count as the cranky one is soft for the sunshine one, or moron4moron?

Jacques & Gus

Basil of Baker Street & Dr. David Q. Dawson

The Johnlock of the rodent world.

Father Sexton & Mother Mouse

Potential ace power-couple?

Roquefort the Mouse & his Cookie

Ratatouille & Linguini

pansexual characters that have stayed with me, are favorites, or i think about often 💗💛💙🌈

i don’t know if any other character will be able to come close to the impact of my beloved david rose (schitt’s creek). it was the first time i heard the word pansexual used on screen and the wine analogy is iconic at this point. harry (the thing about harry) is also a big one because name another on-screen pan lead of a new adult m/m romcom. i’ll wait.

while pansexual isn’t used on page in the “ode to pansexuality” all of the above (juno dawson), it represents a conceptualization of pansexuality as an anti-identity/label or an attitude of not wanting or needing the strict, neat boxes that society forces on and expects of us. it speaks to the time when before learning of pansexuality, i had that mindset, and kinda still do. (and that cover?!)

miss meteor (tehlor kay mejia and anna-marie mclemore) has probably the only instance of love being expressed for the word pansexual. so often pan rep is a shoulder shrug situation, where the character doesn’t feel strongly about the word. but this mc says she loved pansexual the moment she heard it. and that’s really important to me, as is her journey of accepting her pansexuality and coming out.

loveless (alice oseman) has a side pansexual discovery storyline, which i always love. the mc’s sexuality arc in our way (t.l. swan) is the only thing i like about the book. a man who was only attracted to men for 30+ years finds himself attracted to women, and through a journey of analyzing his attraction/feelings and dealing with the assumptions/pressures of other people, he realizes and accepts his pansexuality.

honorable mentions: while amy raudenfeld (faking it) and the mc of black iris (elliot wake) aren’t canon pan, they’re mspec characters i read as pan and relate to the portrayal of their sexualities. amy is the first tv character i saw express that sort of label reluctancy and not viewing attraction based in gender. black iris (elliot wake) is one of the first queer books i actively sought out and the mc’s sexuality has that “fuck gender, fuck labels” vibe.

feel free to share what pan or queer characters have spoken to you or stayed with you!

Star Wars Ahsoka: "Master and Apprentice" & "Toil and Trouble" - Review

After years of teasing and build-up, Star Wars' most iconic animated character makes the jump to live-action in her own series that follows up on plot threads that many fans have been anxiously awaiting for years. However, the series' opening two chapters prove surprisingly flat and middling, signaling potential problems and (maybe) promise.

(My apologies for the delay on this one. I've been moving for the past several weeks and have barely had time to sit down and write these.)

Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) is on a mission. Whispers of Grand Admiral Thrawn's return from the unknown reaches of space has sent her and former Jedi training droid Huyang (David Tenant) on a galactic treasure hunt, trying to locate a map to the Imperial leader's location before it falls into enemy hands. However, when a team of Dark Side (Ray Stevenson and Ivanna Sakhno) mercenaries attack a New Republic convoy and free Thrawn's associate Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Insonato), Ahsoka must turn to her former apprentice, Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), for help.

Ahsoka doesn't exactly start with fresh slate. Even outside of the baggage that is normally associated with any Star Wars project these days, this continuation of Dave Filoni (and Jon Favreau's) New Republic saga arrives with quite a bit of excitement and unease. Sure, Ahsoka is a beloved character who has captured the imaginations of generations of fans. Yes, fans of Star Wars animation have been waiting for over five years to see the continuation of certain plot threads from Star Wars Rebels. However, the last few projects from Filoni and Favreau (The Book of Boba Fett and recent seasons of The Mandalorian) haven't exactly sparked confidence in this shared universe of stories. Would they even be up to the task of creating a show that effectively worked as a spinoff of three different series, two of them animated? And this doesn't even take into account leading actress Rosario Dawson's alleged acts of transphobic abuse.

After the Ahsoka's two part premiere, the jury is still out. Neither "Master and Apprentice" or "Toil and Trouble" are outright disasters, but neither are they runaway hits.

Perhaps Ahsoka's biggest hurdle as a series is transitioning the characters and plotlines from its animated source material to live action in a way that pleases returning fans and Disney+ viewers who have maybe only watched The Mandalorian. And this is where Dave Filoni, who wrote all eight episodes and directs the series premiere, seems to flounder the most. Sure, his scripts don't exactly drown the viewer in mountains of lore and exposition, but Ahsoka fails at making viewers care.

Ahsoka fumbles so hard out the gate at establishing emotional investment in its leads and their struggles that it almost flattens the entire project. There is just so very little in Ahsoka for viewers to care about if they aren't already invested in seeing what happened at the end of Rebels.

Much of this, unfortunately, comes down to Ahsoka herself. Rosario Dawson plays the former Jedi as a stoic and almost serene figure. This may work fine as a supporting or guest character, but Ahsoka's guarded and quiet demeanor offers little for viewers to latch onto. Curiously, this ends up being an issue that alienates both new and returning viewers alike. Ahsoka in Ahsoka (or The Mandalorian/The Book of Boba Fett for that matter) feels so unlike the character fans have come to know that she may as well be someone different entirely. The passionate and outspoken adolescent/young adult from the animated shows is almost entirely absent. This isn't in and of itself an issue. People age and Ahsoka has surely been through alot in the last few years, but the change is so drastic that lacking any context for what exactly has lead our heroine to her current place in life that it can't help but feel like we are speaking to a very estranged family member. Dawson's subdued, almost flat, performance doesn't let us in and Filoni's script doesn't do her any favors.

There's a maddening amount of withholding present in Ahsoka's storytelling and nowhere is this more present than in Ahsoka's relationship with Sabine Wren. Perhaps one of the most unexpected turns that Ahsoka takes as a narrative is revealing that at some point in the last several years Ahsoka began training Sabine in the ways of the Jedi, but at some point prior to the show's start it's revealed that their mentorship deteriorated and the two went their separate ways. Filoni desperately wants the teacher, pupil dynamic between these two to be the emotional crux of the series, but many of the same issues arise. Sure, we can't expect to know the entire history of both women at the outset of Ahsoka, but the amount of blank space and detachment present in the storytelling still keeps the viewer at bay.

While Liu is allowed to emote a bit more than Dawson, Sabine is still a relatively flat character here who is mostly left to brood and verbally spar with her former master. While it's maybe not as dire an issue as with Ahsoka, there's still so little either new or returning viewers are allowed to know or understand about Sabine at this point in her life to develop an emotional attachment to the narrative or even fully comprehend what is going on. The same unfortunately applies to Hera Syndulla, who is played here by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. While her role in the story is much more a part of the supporting and less clouded in mystery, neither of the premiere episodes really allow Winstead or Hera to come into their own outside of acting as a mother figure. Sure, a plotline in "Toil and Trouble," the premiere's second episode has both women hunting down potential Imperial sympathizers at a New Republic shipyard, but character takes a backseat to plot and action. (It is neat that these shows are showing the difficulties of what happens when you try to build a democracy out of the remains of autocracy. It's not always well executed, but I appreciate that its an idea that both shows are playing with.)

All of that said, Ahsoka isn't a complete dud. There is quite a bit working here that keeps the series afloat even as it flounders. For example, David Tenant's Huyang is a delight, bringing a much needed sense of energy and levity to nearly every scene he is a part of.

Oh, and the villains rock. The late Ray Stevenson's Baylan and his apprentice Shin arrive onto screen in a wonderful introduction that feels like a twisted inversion of the opening to The Phantom Menace. There may not be much to hold onto there in terms of emotional or psychological depth, but both Stevenson and Sakhno have such great screen presence that they still feel like scene stealers. The same can be said of the mysterious and acrobatic former Inquisitor Marrok and former Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth. Sure, at this point in the game, Thrawn may just be an idea more than a character, but Filoni and crew have still assembled an entertainingly sinister rogues gallery for Ahsoka and her allies to do battle with.

Ahsoka also just looks and sounds great. The production value of the series feels positively cinematic and we are frequently treated to creative sets, characters, vehicles, and creatures that make this feel as close to a serialized Star Wars movie as we may get. Also unsurprisingly, Kevin Kiner nails the musical score, particularly in a World Between Worlds inspired end credits sequence.

It's hard not to feel a little deflated after watching both "Master and Apprentice" and "Toil and Trouble." There's potential room for growth, but it's hard not to feel that maybe this was a story that was best left to animation. At least that way we would've seen some signs of life.

Master and Apprentice: C+ Toil and Trouble: C+

Happy Birthday to the iconic and inimitable David Dawson 💓🎉

Thank you for giving us our Alfred 💜🙏🏾

i love that david duchovny wrote the episode of the x-files with the iconic mulder & scully baseball scene and gillian anderson wrote the episode where mulder realizes he was fated to be with scully and scully makes him tea (calling back to, "if there's iced tea in that bag, it could be love.") & i love that katie holmes & joshua jackson fought for joey & pacey to be endgame in dawson's creek. & i love that josh & sofia's favorite part of season 4 was ricky & gina's romance and that they're so excited to see both their characters in a healthy, happy, selfless relationship.

shoutout to all the actors who ship their characters, they're just like me for real.

TERRORPENNED ––> WIDOWSHILL.

i do a lot of dark shadows posting. sometimes i write.

multimuse featuring gothic media, with an emphasis on the television series dark shadows and disney theme parks. LASCIATE OGNI SPERANZA, VOI CH'ENTRATE. this blog features regular content like murder, suicide, and cannibalism, as well as a narrative background of infidelity, period homophobia, questionable consent, and incest (among other staples of the gothic genre). if any of this is not your speed, this blog may not be for you.

sideblog to emcads (follows back from here, etc). graphic by my beloved @finalslay banner template by @gentlesource. icon by @flameandignite.

typical rp etiquette encouraged. personal blogs, I ask that you don't rb dossiers and ic writing, but other than that, go wild. I'm also liveblogging my ds watch through here, posts will be tagged "ds liveblogging." for convenience <;3

*a special note regarding roger & victoria: this is one of my main ships on this blog & I do want to make it clear I don't write her as elizabeth's daughter. I have a longer write up in v's dossier, but the tldr is i follow the hanscombe storyline with some canon divergences.

DARK SHADOWS - high activity THE LOVER. josette dupres / dark shadows. dossier. tag. ic. fc: vittoria puccini. THE GOVERNESS. victoria winters / dark shadows. dossier. tag. ic. fc: alexandra moltke. alt: diana s.ilvers. arc: mrs. collins. arc: mrs. de winter. THE SAILOR. lieutenant nathan forbes / dark shadows. dossier. tag. fc: joel crothers. alt fc: dan stevens. THE MATRIARCH. elizabeth collins stoddard / dark shadows. dossier. tag. ic. fc: joan bennett. alt fc: helena bonham carter. THE PRODIGAL. roger collins / dark shadows. dossier. tag. ic. fc: louis edmonds. alt fc: jack davenport.

DISNEY PARKS - medium activity THE STARLET. magdalena temor / tower of terror / oc. dossier. tag. fc: gene tierney THE BRIDE. constance arceneaux / the haunted mansion. dossier. tag. fc: dominique mcelligott THE BYRONIC. captain bartholomew gore / the haunted mansion & potc / dossier. tag. ic. fc: toby stephens

OTHER - low activity THE BAKER. nellie lovett / sweeney todd 2023 revival. dossier. tag. fc: cate blanchett. THE SCHOLAR. edith cushing / crimson peak. dossier. tag. fc: mia wasikowska. THE SONGBIRD. cora dawson / the devil's carnival. dossier. tag. fc: lyndon smith. THE PROPRIETRESS. eleanor guthrie. black sails. tag.

NAV edits & art. ds aesthetic tag. memes. rog&v / barnabas&v / burke&v / maxim&v / j&jos / b&jos / r&l&b platonic: rog&liz / rog&carolyn / v&david

I saw My Policeman is showing at the NewFest in NYC aka the queer film festival in NYC on Oct 19, 7:30PM - SVA Theatre. Wonder if the cast will go! That sounds like something to showcase queer history and right at MP alley. Saw Dustin Lance Black was there for the premiere of his new movie with his cast. Harry is free that day too 👀

Sadly, it says the cast and creative team will not be doing a Q&A, so I would imagine they won’t be there at all. But it’s very cool they’re showing it and it’s listed as International Centerpiece but I can’t find anything describing what that is or what the criteria is for choosing it.

Description

International Centerpiece

Global pop star Harry Styles demonstrates he’s got leading-man chops in this story of forbidden romance and changing social conventions, also starring THE CROWN’s Emma Corrin, David Dawson, and queer icon Rupert Everett. Styles takes the lead as a young policeman who marries a schoolteacher in 1950s Britain, all the while pursuing a passionate same-sex relationship with a museum curator — a secret that threatens to ruin them all.

Based on the book by Bethan Roberts, THE POLICEMAN flashes between the 1950s and the 1990s, when the trio, still reeling with longing and regret, discover they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past. Director Michael Grandage’s sexy and enthralling adaptation is a heart-stopping portrayal of three lives caught up in the shifting and often unfair tides of history.

The cast and creative team will not be present for a Q&A at this screening.

DAVID DAWSON for ICON SPAIN, Nov 2022 ISSUE. Photographed by Charlie Gray.

🎬📺 Share ten different favorite characters from ten different pieces of media in no particular order 🎮🃏 Then send this to 10 people (anon or not, your choice)

I know this is probably just one of those posts that go around and everyone gets asked but I thought it would be a little fun :) I'm not going to pass it along but if you want to do it too, consider yourself tagged!

Just TV/Movie characters as I fear my book list would be too hard to narrow down

Mr Fox (Fantastic Mr. Fox) ( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Wendy Carr (Mindhunter) (she is an icon, a legend, she is the moment)

Marianne (POALOF) (feeling sick and twisted every day about this movie, if you have not read "the dreadful need in the devotee (the immediate forgiveness in Eurydice)" yet you are missing out)

Alfred (The Last Kingdom) (there is a lot I do not like about this show, but I do like him/David Dawson's portrayal)

Mae (Feel Good) (love them, love the show, top tier)

Varys (GoT/ASOIAF) (Kinda bonus on this one because Littlefinger would absolutely be the one on this list if he wasn't written so poorly post S4, Varys also was done badly by the writing but less so imo)

Amy Pond (Dr. Who) (loml (real))

Morgana Pendragon (Merlin) (who is surprised)

Kelly (San Junipero) (iconic- how they managed to create such a complex character in a 60 minute runtime is beyond me and Gugu Mbatha-Raw brought such a great performance)

Zero (Grand Budapest Hotel) (love the movie, love zero as a mc, you know the drill, also love Ralph Fiennes in this but I love him in most things he does)

(probably should add as a disclaimer that do not endorse or condone any behaviour(!) by these characters, they're just interesting/well written/have interesting attributes/any number of additional qualifiers)

*        PERSONAL GIFS

james northcote in the last kingdom season 5 & seven kings must die

alexander dreymon in the last kingdom season 5 & 1

arnas fedaravicius in the last kingdom season 2  

mark rowley in the last kingdom season2 

andreas pietschmann in 1899 

sam corlett in vikings: valhalla season 1 & 2

david dawson in my policeman

david dawson in the last kingdom season 1 & 2

daniel henney in the wheel of time season 2

gaia weiss in vikings season 2 & 3

jordan alexandra in the winter king season 1

emeraude toubia in with love season 2 e(1-3)

harry gilby in the last kingdom season 5

*       GIVEAWAY:

lin yanjun (evan lin) in fall in love .... private  ( 400 )

mookda narinrak in love in the air .... private  ( 200 )

benjamin wadsworth in deadly class .... private ( 200 )

liu yangyang gif icons ..... private ( 200 )

only David Dawson can say that he gripped Harry’s naked ass while getting neck kisses 🫡

a forever icon.

James Earl Jones is officially retiring as the voice of Star Wars' Darth Vader.

An icon is putting his time in a franchise to bed as James Earl Jones has officially retired as Star Wars' Darth Vader. The Oscar winner first debuted as the iconic Star Wars villain in the original 1977 film, giving voice to the Sith Lord while David Prowse physically portrayed the character. Jones would provide most follow-up voice performances for Darth Vader on both the big and small screen in the franchise. With the future of the Star Wars franchise primarily focused on the small screen, thanks to the success of The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi, with other projects in the works including Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka, Jude Law's Skeleton Crew, Leslye Headland's The Acolyte and Justin Simien's Lando. Given the majority of these shows are set around the timeline of the original Star Wars trilogy, fans of the franchise have been eager to see a variety of major names and characters return to the fold. While Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian have seen the likes of Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Mark Hamill all reprise their iconic roles, it appears one major star is bidding farewell to their character. Vanity Fair has brought word that James Earl Jones has signed over his voice rights as Star Wars' Darth Vader, officially retiring from the role. The rights to the role now sit with Lucasfilm and Ukrainian A.I. audio company Respeecher, who previously worked on The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Despite his retirement from the role, both studios still reportedly discuss their plans for Vader with Jones and "heed his advice on how to stay on the right course." Read the full article