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iteration-halcyon · 2 months
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i've never seen an interceptor in this model before. I love it
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hoosbandewan · 2 months
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THE Billy Taylor Post
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I have a love/hate relationship with The Halcyon as a show overall. I don't feel like all of it is written well, but the area in which it definitely excels is Billy Taylor's story. You know, the cutie pie bellboy that Ewan plays and who is always bugging out in all of the gifs we make of him. He's young, he's sweet, and he's insanely adorable.
And his story is also the best in the entire show. In my opinion!!
I also cry whenever I think about Billy for too long but we'll get into that later, hehe.
Spoilers for The Halcyon, btw!
If you haven't seen it, The Halcyon is set at a fancy hotel in London just as WWII has come to Britain. Also, fair warning that this post is a little bit all over the place because I have SO MANY BILLY TAYLOR FEELS
At the start of the show, Billy is seventeen and working at The Halcyon as a bellboy. He's portrayed by Ewan as someone who's maybe a little bit... no thoughts, head empty. I jokingly refer to Billy as having big NPC energy when he's in the background of scenes because it looks like he has radio static going through his head whenever he's not being interacted with. And like to think that it's not because it was Ewan's first gig as an actor. I think Billy genuinely is a little bit daft. He's the baby himbo. He's the golden retriever puppy who isn't the smartest in the room but he makes up for it with hard work and dedication and pure sweetness.
I mean, he's only seventeen and he appears to be one of the higher ranking bellboys at the hotel. He's given important tasks like welcoming ~secret guests to the hotel, showing new hires where to go, and personally taking care of high ranking guests' belongings. He's clearly trusted by the management and is, more importantly, very good at his job.
But, bless his heart... Billy can be kind of a mess. He's forgetful and sometimes just plain thick. He loses the family dog of the lord and lady who own the hotel while taking it out for a walk. (Literally how does that happen. Billy.) He bungles the staff poker game by revealing his hand without realizing. He's also a silly little dumbass when he and a couple of the other hotel staff are at the movie theater and see the lady who owns the hotel (who's there on a !secret date) and he straight up points at her from several aisles back with his eyes all bugging out. Be more obvious, Billy!
Billy is young and naive and maybe not the smartest guy around, but you know what? He's good at what he does (most of the time, lol) and he's a damn hard worker.
He's also someone who knows that people are reluctant to believe in him and he clearly doesn't like that. Billy signs up to join the army the moment he turns eighteen and, although we don't see it, his mum Peggy (who works at the hotel as the telephonist aka switchboard operator) mentions to the hotel general manager that there was a bit of an argument between them over it.
“Do you know why he was so upset that I didn’t want him signing up? He thought I was saying he wasn’t good enough.”
He also gets angry with his mum when his call-up papers do arrive. I know I called him daft before, so I'm giving him credit where credit is due - he actually very cleverly notices that the letter should have gone to his family's house, but it showed up at the hotel instead. And, upon learning that he's been assigned to the Royal Artillery instead of what he wanted - the engineers - he knows it was his mum (with the help of the hotel general manager, but he doesn't know that part) who moved things around so that Billy could stay close to home.
He angrily tells her, "I ain't a child no more," and storms out of the room. Billy wants to prove himself. He wants to be a grown up with responsibilities and he wants to be believed in.
You feel for him, but you also feel for his mum, who is watching her only son grow up and enlist in the war effort. At one point, Peggy mentions that she was only 19 or 20 by the time she'd had Billy, so she was a young mother (and still is!). Her worrying and fretting over him clearly annoys him because he's a teenager, but, god you feel for her. We also learn that Billy's dad, Jim, was drafted to fight in the war so she must be out of her mind with worry. I'll get more into my Billy feels as related to his mum in a bit. But I mean... just look at this line of Peggy's after Billy's joined the army:
“I pray. I fuss. I hold him a little tighter each time I see him."
Before I move on, GOSH, Billy is such a teenager when it comes to his interactions with his mum, lol. He doesn't want her fussing over him or being affectionate. He shrugs her off when she tries to fix his collar. He's reluctant to let her kiss his cheek... but he lets her do it anyway, of course.
Speaking of his family, Billy's relationship with his little sister, Dora, is also so cute and I love them. She tells another character that she doesn't miss him once he's moved out to join the army because she thinks he's "annoying" but she really does love him, lbr. And he's clearly very close with her, too.
At one point, their family home is destroyed in the Blitz so Peggy and Dora move into The Halcyon for a while. Billy watches his sister on mornings that he can get away from his army duties. He carries her around piggyback style. He lets her wear his army hat. He calls her "squirt." They're freaking adorable.
There's also a cute little moment during one of the Blitz raids where Billy's mum and sister are in the hotel shelter and Dora is frightened. Her mum tells her to listen for the sounds of the artillery and says, “That’s our Billy. He’s protecting us.”
And he is. Billy is a protector. He's always looking out for the people he cares about. When Kate, the maid he has a crush on, is SA'd by the Count, Billy angrily confronts him and even points the Count's own fucking gun at him. AND HE PULLS THE TRIGGER. He was about to fucking murder this man for doing what he did to Kate!
Billy is a fucking real one. God, he's the best character.
I don't have anywhere specific to put this, but I wanted to mention how much I love the little detail the writers added in about Billy's handiness and interest in machinery:
He is seen chatting with one of the waiters about the guns they use in the war and is later able to correctly identify the type of German plane flying over the hotel.
Later on in the season, The Halcyon's general manager and head concierge are trying to fix the hotel generator and lamenting that Billy was the one who always maintained it before he left to join the army. (I will come back to this later because omg)
Billy himself mentions to his mum at one point that he's planning on helping a neighbor with some things she needs done in her shelter and that he expects it to be a quick job.
When he joins the army, he's put in charge of operating one of the anti-aircraft guns - directing his fellow soldiers and being the one to manually operate the machine itself.
Now that I think I've covered every other Billy feel, I have to talk about... the worst one. The saddest one. His death. /:
I don't know how to say this without sounding like a complete [Michael Gavey voice] loooser, but I can't really think about Billy and his story in this show for too long without... crying? Oof.
I think that's a testament to just how well written his storyline was in this show. They make you care so fucking much about this sweet, innocent, pure-hearted, good to a fault, daft, brave young man so much that, when he dies in the Blitz, it really fucking hurts.
I swear, thinking about Billy Taylor deals psychic damage to me every time.
And I think that, part of the reason that Billy's death hurts so much is because of how it's shown to us. We all know the famous orange scene between Billy and Kate so I'm sorry for ruining it by making it sad, lol. But that scene ends with Kate telling Billy that she'll meet him the next morning to share the orange with him. So when morning comes and the hotel staff are arriving and see Kate waiting impatiently for "someone" who hasn't arrived, your heart fucking sinks immediately.
They don't even tell us about Billy's death by showing Peggy learning of the news. We're told through Kate's POV. He doesn't show up to their meeting in the morning and, when she arrives for her shift, the staff has been gathered around by the general manager. Only then do we learn that Billy was killed by a parachute mine the night before. And we follow Kate to the same closet where Billy gave her the orange, where she's sobbing and cradling the fruit in her hands.
But what's even sadder is that Billy remains a presence throughout the rest of the show. You, as the viewer, grieve him alongside not only his family, but also the people who knew him and worked with him.
When the hotel loses power during a bombing one night and the general manager and head concierge are trying to fix the generator, they're lost for what to do and even lost for words because Billy was the one who always handled the generator. They end up fixing the thing by taking a wrench and banging the side of it because "That's what Billy used to do." And it works. The generator turns back on thanks to Billy. Thanks to the memory of him. And the concierge look up and says, "Clever lad," as though Billy can hear him.
Of course, Peggy spends the rest of the season grappling with the loss of Billy, too. The other characters mention more than once that she's "talking about Billy as though he's still here" and that it's worrying them. Eventually, the general manager sits down with her and she says that she does know he's gone but that it's so hard to believe because she wants to think that he could just walk through the door at any moment.
But, oh my god, the saddest moment of the show for me... is the moment when Peggy is walking through the hallway in the staff area of the hotel and she sees one of the bellboys walking towards her. He has his head down so his face is in shadow but he's about the same height as Billy... and you can see in Peggy's face that she's allowing herself - just for that one moment - to imagine that it's Billy. To let herself think that he's still alive. You're watching her process the scene before her and seeing her think, "Could it be him?" for those few seconds... until she sees the bellboy's face. And, oh my god, it absolutely wrecks me every single time.
Billy's death is the reason that Peggy gives up the one thing she has left - Dora - and sends her away to the countryside along with the other children who are being evacuated from London. Because she can't bear the thought of losing her last living child.
Billy is the character who shows the audience how cruel and unforgiving the war is. That it can take anyone, no matter how sweet and kind and young and good the person is.
And it illustrates the enormity of the chasm they leave behind.
Billy's loss is felt in everyone, from his family to the people he worked with to the girl he had a crush on. AND IT'S FELT IN ME, TOO, GODDAMN
This was so long and I may not have even touched upon all of my feels but thanks for coming to my Billy Taylor TED Talk. I fucking love him. The writers did an amazing job writing him. 10/10, no notes whatsoever. I cry every single time.
He's such an underrated Ewan character and, I know I haven't mentioned it much, but Ewan's portrayal of him is flawless. He's perfect at capturing all the silliness, daftness, and earnestness that makes up our sweet little Billy!
Tl;dr - Everyone should love Billy Taylor!
Aaaand here's another gif of our sweet boy to end this massive post:
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hibernationsuit · 7 months
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lunch date between meetings + walking ur favorite puppy, what's better than that?
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I need him. I really really really need him.
AND I AM FULLY AWARE IT'S A NEED AND NOT A WANT
IT'S LIKE BREATHING AND EATING AND SLEEPING
GOD
AND HIS NAME IS FUCKING BILLY. BILLY GODDAMN TAYLOR
THE GOOFIEST AHH NAME TO MOAN OUTLOUD BUT LORD HAVE MERCY
IF I HAD THE CHANCE TO SLEEP WITH THIS MAN I WOULD SCREAM IT LOUDER THAN A CANNON FIRE I SWEAR TO GOD
Ain't no shame in my game.
Nsfw Alphabet of him when? Huh???? WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FEED ME.
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And he is good with kids. He has a younger sister.
I would give him 100. As many as he wants. Please. Pleade just listen to me.
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zabiume · 10 months
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swtorpadawan · 4 months
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*** SWTOR 7.4 SPOILERS BELOW! *** 🤯
(Seriously - don't click if you haven't played it!)
They brought back Cedral Gend???
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He hasn't appeared since the Dread Masters were a thing!
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Tagging @cursedbeasts who might be interested.
Its weird because on my master SWTOR NPC spreadsheet, I decided that he was killed during the five year gap.
Now I'm wondering if I should reconsider that.
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bedlamsbard · 9 months
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one of these days I will actually finish writing the Yonderverse Disney epistolary story that like six people are going to read.  I really do only have like two more “scenes” of it left.
for those that are like? oh? Bedlam is writing a cute story where the Avengers go to Disney World? 
well, the Avengers do go to Disney World (as mentioned in Yonder), but uuuuuhhhhhhh most of this story is told through blog posts/tweets/headlines about Disney World’s post-Snap closure and reopening. you know, like a normal person fanfic.
OPINION: The Walt Disney Company must directly address the Snap, instead of removing “Snapped” characters from the Parks.  We all know they were cast members and not the REAL Mickey Mouse.
OPINION: Frankly, it’s kind of weird that people expect the Walt Disney Company to make a direct statement about the Snap. They’re an entertainment company, not a government.
OPINION: I was watching Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire when the Snap happened and reintroducing Snapped characters to the Parks would trivialize the tragedy.
OPINION: Disney keeping Snapped characters out of the Parks is a helpful way to teach my children about death.
are you saying this isn’t the Marvel fanfic a normal person would write
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dindjarindiaries · 1 year
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Very, very excited to share with you all that I got the offer to transfer to a new role at Disney in January that involves lots and lots of Star Wars!
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spaceratprodigy · 3 months
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one of my favorite things abt how faith reacts to max in fallbrook arc is her being directly faced with her own hypocrisy
#I am a faith apologist but also she's whack fr#like girl you haven't been honest about yourself or your past either 💅#she's very evasive when she's the topic of conversation#not that she outright lies but she avoids questions or answers as vaguely as possible#just because she kinda learned early in Edgewater the consequences of her trying to be truthful about her life#and how unglamorously people react#figured adopting the mysterious persona and isolating herself was her only option#because phineas was the only person she could talk to the only person who understood to some extent what she was going through#and to add to it..#her own history with violence and anger#and even tho she became a very numb quiet distant persom because of her own past#halcyon got it's hands on her and cut her deeply and awakened a certain fire in her for better or for worse#excluding how often she has to defend herself for a variety of reasons and how it makes her feel..#punching nelson (twice) + shooting hortense between the eyes + shooting tilda in the knee..#girl you're not exactly a great role model at having control over your violent tendencies either 💅#but there's something so raw abt her and max just.. knowing those feelings intimately.. and not wanting it for the other..#defending each other.. seeing the good in each other.. /knowing/ the good in each other..#understanding how messy and complicated they are and then understanding why and just ough bringing out the best in each other#reaching a point where they can breathe and heal and not be in such a spiraling pain anymore they can just be loved and be themselves#unapologetically. caged no longer. being harmed no longer. by others or by themselves. and taking it out on others no longer#anyway#what I'm saying is..#the call is coming from inside the house..#yes he had an entire revenge scheme and lied abt his intentions.. but like.. he's also holding a mirror up to her face#SORRY I just love thinking abt how complicated cap faith is lmao she's a very broken soul who is trying her best in an unfortunate situatio#the way she handles her own traumas and griefs just isn't pretty and that's a whole other can of worms she's constantly faced with#rambling#faith and max
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jewishcissiekj · 7 months
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Thinking about how Asajj should adopt Merrin (Jedi: video game series). Or Deathstick (Star Wars: Uprising, Disney/current SW Comics). both work tbh. Unrelated, here's her being feral in Halcyon Legacy
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Star Wars - The Halcyon Legacy #1 | Star Wars - The Halcyon Legacy #3
+Bonus Banshee from #3 (because it's stunning here I just can't explain it)
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iteration-halcyon · 7 months
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twofoxes · 1 year
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Sandro...~ Okay, we need to talk about Sandro. So, when my group of 5 entered the Starcruiser Halcyon, it was IMMEDIATELY overwhelming. It was all so beautiful and exciting and the story popped RIGHT off, and my shyest friends and I found ourselves kind of frozen in... fear? Trepidation? Sandro was such a breath of fresh air, with the absolute lowest stakes questline, and completely down to earth, like talking to a real person instead of someone playing a Big Star Wars Character (no shade to the rest though, who also were phenomenal). We ended up spending all our time with him because everything else going on was just too hectic and overwhelming, and in the end cried real tears at the culmination of his story, that we were a huge part of making happen. We never got to say good-bye to Sandro, but all of us literally can not stop talking about him, and how he was the best part of our entire trip. <3
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Megop headcanon that Optimus treats their flyer sparkling like she's made of glass but as soon as she's able to hold her head up on her own Megatron will just literally throw her around.
Not hard enough to hurt her! But he just chucks her up in the air or tosses her across the room into someone else's arms. He knows he needs to as it helps develop her understanding of 3D spaces and will help her learn to fly later on. And Halcyon enjoys it! She even asked to be thrown off the balcony which Optimus shot down real quick. (This is also a thing that human kids need which is why little kids like to be thrown into the air or jump off high surfaces.)
Optimus watches this all terrified, convinced that Megatron is gonna miss or throw her too hard, and Halcyon is gonna go head first into the ceiling or furniture corner. But she comes out of it unscathed and a great flyer so it works!
And then they have another kid and he's a grounder and Optimus and Megatron's roles flip. Now Optimus is the one throwing Prosperitas around, sliding him across the floor, chasing him, and gently chucking him across the room into their couch. Just like Halcyon needed an understanding of 3D spaces for flying, Prosperitas needs spatial understanding for driving, and this helps develop that.
Meanwhile Megatron is standing on the sidelines, worried that Optimus is stressing him out too much. Halcyon is patiently waiting for her brother to get his first jetpack so they can go flying together since she can't really fit on the main roads.
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vt-scribbles · 11 days
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I will never hate a media character more than Louie from Pikmin
he is the actual worst
All other Louie haters unite
Louie stans go underground and cause unneeded and unexplained chaos at the expense of your own kind
(for legal reasons the last part is a joke. The Louie hate is real though)
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chibiihime · 29 days
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This project started in January 2023, and only now over a year later am I getting to this piece again.
When I first created this, I did it with the intention of a grade, something for class that enviably fell through the cracks and didn’t make me lose part of my grade it being unfinished.
Now when I work on this, I have a newfound appreciation and passion, I am not rushing parts of it for a deadline. Taking my time allowed me to be able to create this piece as I always envisioned it, even if that meant it took more time.
It’s highly referencing the Anne Hathaway Twelfth Night productions promotional pictures.
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swtorpadawan · 8 months
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I Wish Lokin Wouldn’t Leave His Stuff Lying Around
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