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0wldn0 · 6 months

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I love characters with constant smiles!! They make me happy!

#my art #fanart #original character #the amazing digital circus #the amazing digital circus jax #jax #balan wonderworld #balan #gilded minds #tapan #aliens

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sunlit-mess · 1 month

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I don't hold grudges, that anger feeds into self-loathing instead.

#messyr #vent art #vent post #just confusing things I wanted to get out #as much as i want to 'hate' them- i cant #no matter how bad they get- i always forgive them and it hurts. But why does it feel wrong to feel hurt- that i'm not supposed to feel hurt #my mind has been altered so much idfk what to think and feel abt sometimes LMAO #one of those birds in a gilded cage AHAHA #learned helplessness #bpd #sometimes i wonder if i get out of this cycle of abuse

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mydaylight · 6 months

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2.02 "Some Sort of Trick" // 2.03 "Head to Head"

THE GILDED AGE (2022- )

#the gilded age #thegildedageedit #thegildedagesource #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #weloveperioddrama #gifshistorical #onlyperioddramas #periodedit #carrie coon #bertha russell #morgan spector #george russell #bertha x george #*mine #this was the first thing that crossed my mind when I watched the episode #they are so whipped for each other #I'm sorry for the terrible coloring here

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amyrlinegwene · 7 months

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It’s become really apparent to me how TV has changed based on the shorter seasons.

I feel like so many TV shows want to tell really in-depth complicated plots, but they’re only given eight episodes (sometimes less). And this can work if you have a smaller cast, or you are very strict about who the core cast is, for example in succession, the core characters are the family unit and the secondary characters—the people who work at the company— are not given a similar level of focus, the actors do a really great job of conveying who those characters and what their motivations are, but they still leave you wanting more because ultimately, you know, you might get a hint of something in the script that you can’t go into in depth.

I think the problem is trying to fit a really complicated plot(s) in an eight episode season that also has an extremely large cast of characters that they want to focus on. I see this in Wheel of Time, I saw it in The Gilded Age too.

And one of the main ways I feel like the stories really suffer is that you don’t really get to sit with a story or the implication of things that happen like you do if there is a longer season. For example, there’s a lot of cutaways right after dramatic event instead of seeing peoples’ reactions and afterwards reactions are implied, or perhaps you skip an important scene altogether, and then just tell people that it happened.

And I think there’s choices that you can maybe make as a writer or a director once or twice for a meaningful reason, but sometimes it happens so often it really feels like it’s only to save time. You didn’t want to see the character having in that emotional reaction for more than two seconds because you don’t have enough time the episode to focus on them, now you have to go to someone else’s plot. Or you skipped over that explanation/event to just have the character have already found out in the next scene because you know if they were to have that scene, it would take up at least a couple minutes because of course they would react to strongly to that news. But now they have known for hours/days etc so their reaction is stale and can be implied with a withering look or a long sigh and a quick mention to let the audience know that something happened.

When you have a large ensemble cast in a short season, there simply isn’t time to give everyone a meaningful plot all the time or there isn’t time to examine everyone’s deeper characterization as a result of their plot; this often ends up with audiences wanting more and writers relying slightly on stereotypes or character tropes to help round out the character in audiences minds.

I really hope the strike helps reverse the trend of shorter and shorter seasons for television shows, because while not every show needs to be more than eight episodes, many shows would benefit from the ability to have more time to tell their story. It is wild to me that a 12 or 13 episode season for a drama series is now a long season to me.

#this is not about wot but it is inspired by #wheel of time #and other shows like #the gilded age #I have specific examples in mind of these scenarios if anyone wants to know but I didn’t want to put them in the post because of spoilers

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fashionsfromhistory · 6 months

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What do you think about the costumes on the gilded age?

I haven't started S2, but I was pretty impressed! There's so many gowns that are just straight up recreations of historical garments. Kasia Walicka-Maimone is very talented and I'm so happy she's getting a big budget show like this.

There was a couple clunkers on Carrie as Bertha Russell, but I can let that go seeing as 1) she was a last minute casting change, and 2) she was 8 months pregnant when filming on S1 wrapped! Seriously, kudos to the costume team because there was only one moment where I was like 'yeah she's pregnant'. The red gown makes up for everything though lol.

(Pictures taken from Carrie's Twitter)

Side note: If you're interested in seeing of the garments up close and some progress shots, Eric Winterling's instagram is the place to be! They also did tons of work on Mrs. Maisel.

#the gilded age #i could care less about the writing lol #i'm just thrilled to watch a veritable who's who of theater people act #there's something like 70 noms and 25 wins between them all lmao #insanely talented cast #carrie is also a wonderful human and i'm so happy for her #asks and such #the reason i'm not going too in depth is because there's some things brewing in the back of my mind #knowing me it will take like two years for those posts to actually happen lol

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adamsvanrhijn · 6 months

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2.01 ▹ You Don't Even Like Opera THE GILDED AGE (2022–)

#anyone else lose their minds about this or just me #my gifs tag #oscar van rhijn #gladys russell #john adams tga #the gilded age #thegildedageedit #perioddramaedit #perioddramagif #thegildedagegif #john adams tag #oscar van rhijn tag #gladys russell tag

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hopelizabeth15 · 4 months

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I am just a girl, standing in front a boy (Julian Fellowes) begging him to give Marian and Larry a Slut! (taylor’s version) (from the vault) inspired romantic plotline in season 3

#they were publicly kissing on east 61st #1880s high society better be gossiping about this #Mrs fish is gonna lose her mind #the gilded age #marian brook #larry russell #larry x marian #marian x larry #taylor swift 1989

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wah-pah · 4 months

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Still about this:

In one of the post-finale interviews I read, Carrie Coon says that Bertha getting Gladys married to the Duke is also a way of securing a good place in society for her daughter and protecting her in a way that Larry as a rich white man doesn't need but Gladys does given that she's a woman, albeit a very rich one.

I hadn't seen it in that light but it makes sense in a way since society was one of the few realms where women could have some power. We know it historically and have been seeing it all over the show as well as how one's acceptance in "society" is very fragile and basically a whisper away from collapsing in the blink of an eye.

I know Carrie doesn't write the story but this ties up with Bertha saying that she wants only what's best for her children.

It reminded me of how one of the first things Brian Cox wanted to know from Jesse Armstrong for Succession was if Logan does love his children.

Hum.

#Thank you for coming to my TED talk #My mind may be all over the place but I am very invested in this show and I like it #The gilded age #The gilded age spoilers #Personal #Bertha Russell #Carrie coon

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whartonists · 5 months

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Not in our version of the story.

the age of innocence (1993, dir. martin scorsese) // the gilded age season 2 (2022-) // the age of innocence, edith wharton

#shoutout to old westbury gardens for looking just as smashing thirty years on #and credit to tumblr user maudbeaton for the tga caps #maud beaton #oscar van rhijn #the gilded age #the gilded age hbo #the is what the entire inside of my mind has been for the last 72 hours. in case you were wondering.#insane about them your honor

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squeakadeeks · 4 months

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i miss those few months when there was unironic amung us yoai all over the place

#i mean this mostly for the goofs but tbh some of the monster designs were good #i think back on it fondly like a gilded era of history #the ability for the human mind to take a series of 3 round shapes that come in different colors and make yaoi out of was is truly remarkabl

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droughtofapathy · 5 months

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Okay, so. Historically, after Lina Astor "retired", it took three women to fill her role in society, and while I do not see this show lasting long enough for them to ever get rid of two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy, her place was taken over by Bertha's historical counterpoint (Alva Belmont), Mamie Fish (real icon), and a young woman named Theresa Fair Oelrichs--who was the one to enforce the rules of polite society while Mamie threw her raucous parties and Alva was being...well, Alva. Now, Aurora Fane is a little too old to be Theresa's counterpart here, and I don't actually have any point to make, but I, for once, enjoy the dynamic she, Bertha and Mamie have going on. In the ladies club scene in tonight's episode, we can sort of see that power shift going on with Bertha driving Lina away, Mamie watching the drama unfold with unfettered glee, and Aurora being horrified about the complete breakdown of decorum.

#the gilded age #aurora fane #bertha russell #mamie fish #lina astor #at this point i'm just posting whatever comes to mind #there's a fanfiction idea in here somewhere about when lina “retires” and these three take over leading the new york elite society game #bertha is the extravagant hostess who rocks the boat #mamie keeps on throwing her batshit wild parties #and aurora is just desperately trying to preserve decency and uphold lina's legacy

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0wldn0 · 6 months

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Some more OC doodles I wanted to share! They are old but still beloved 💖

#my art #gilded minds #feroah #khuchuk #nura #yalneez #orechuni #tapan #oc artwork #original character #aliens #science fiction #artists on tumblr

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theminecraftbee · 1 year

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man early game vault hunters is MUCH more enjoyable and easy these days. part of that is the free first skill point meaning you go in with heal, part of that is the new “all non-dungeon spawners are fizzle spawners”, part of that might be me running my new save on 2X loot and exp, and part of that is definitely the monument spawn rate being jacked way up, but. my first successful vault went REALLY WELL actually and it was very funny and felt like it fully validated my choice to start over actually.

#vh talk #I also got lucky and got a totem from an altar #and have a nice helmet and chest plate now #now mind you I DID actually die in my first vault but I’m not counting it - got super unlucky and got a gilded challenger room #and got swarmed by vindicators instantly

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mydaylight · 4 months

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