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Weekly Press Briefing #37: March 5th - March 11th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from March 5 - March 11, 2023! Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!

Challenges/Prompts:

There are no running challenges/prompts/fandom events that we know of this week. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from March 5 - March 11.

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of himself with his dog.

Josh Malina posted photos of himself in costume for the Broadway play he is currently in, Leopolstadt. He also posted a photo of himself with Tom Stoppard (the play’s writer) and Patrick Marber (the director).

Rob Lowe posted a 911 Lonestar promo video of himself reacting to his sons roasting his social media posts.

Rob Lowe posted a photo of himself and LeVar Burton to promote the new episode of his podcast.

Richard Schiff posted a video of himself on the set of The Good Doctor.

Marlee Matlin posted photos of herself at the Oscars Women in Film party.

@janelmilfoney: March 7 | March 8 | March 9

@JanneyUpdates: March 9 | March 11

@down_brad_: March 11

This Week in Canon:

Welcome to This Week in Canon, where we revisit moments in The West Wing that occurred on these dates during the show’s run.

Season 3, Episode 15: Dead Irish Writers aired on March 6, 2002.

Season 6, Episode 18: La Palabra aired on March 9, 2005.

Editor’s Choice:

This week, to celebrate the anniversary of Dead Irish Writers, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite fics set during or directly after the episode.

i like shiny things (but i'd marry you with paper rings) by JessBakesCakes | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | In the aftermath of the First Lady's birthday party, Josh, Donna, and the rest of the Senior Staff deal with the fallout of Donna's realization that she's no longer a U.S. Citizen. CJ, Sam, and Toby have taken it upon themselves to get this figured out, and it’s a good thing, because Josh’s brain can only present him with one solution: Marry Donna Moss.

(A Green Card Marriage AU set after Dead Irish Writers!)

after everything (i must confess) by hanyolo | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “Do you hate me now I’m Canadian?” Donna asks, somewhat dramatically Josh thinks but that doesn’t mean he’s above teasing her.

“Absolutely. In fact, it would probably be for the best if you found yourself a new job.”

“I thought so,” she nods solemnly. “I guess I’ll need to update my resume.”

“No hard feelings,” he tells her, reaching for another slice of pizza. “And, hey — I’ll write you a perfectly adequate letter of recommendation.”

“That’s really all I can ask for.”

// post 3.15 josh and donna share a cab after the first lady’s birthday party, teasing and affection ensues

anywhere else is hollow by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | While panicking over her accidental honesty to Mrs. Bartlet, Donna inadvertently says something just as damagingly honest to Josh about his relationship with Amy.

Two missing scenes to 3x15: Dead Irish Writers.

Looking Back, Moving On (the Reality Check remix) by Sangerin | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/C. J. Cregg | Complete | It's natural for CJ and Dr Bartlet to drift together after campaign functions, or so CJ tells herself.

something always brings me back to you by ktlsyrtis for Arcturus_Sinclair | Rated T | Abbey Bartlet/C. J. Cregg | Complete | “I’m just the first lady. A figurehead on the prow of my husband’s career.”

The bitterness in her voice cuts at CJ, and all the reasons why this is a terrible idea fall away.

“You’ll always be Abbey to me.”

Battered, But Not Diminished by MAHC [archived by westwingfanfictioncentral_archivist] | Rated E | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | Complete | This is a post-ep for Dead Irish Writers, and gives a more in-depth view of the events during and after Abbey's birthday party. It also deals with how Jed and Abbey face her decision to relinquish her medical license.

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. If you are so inclined, please be sure to leave the authors some love in the form of kudos or comments. Be mindful of posted warnings/tags for each story.

Josh/Donna

Domestic Days by spooky_spacegirl | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Five Minutes and the Future by glassessay | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

I Wish I Was by Shinyrosa | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

What Happens in Vegas by sunnyfreeze | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Mercy by Prof_Frink | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

The Editorial by Mabis | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

A Different Life by PreppyPrincess5103 (JAG crossover) | Rated M | Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie/Sam Seaborn | In progress

sturgeon by hell_to_breakfast | Not Rated | Ellie Bartlet | In progress

it started off with a kiss... now it ended up like this by imawkwardlysoc | Rated G | Sam Seaborn/Original Female Character | In Progress

None of Us are More than Caretakers by onekisstotakewithme for daylight_angel, miabicicletta, Luppiters, hondagirll | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | In Progress

Multiple Pairings

Paradise City by casliyn | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Josh Lyman & Donna Moss, Amy Gardner/Josh Lyman | In Progress

The Kindness of Strangers by mlea7675 (7th Heaven Crossover) | Rated T | Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Doug Westin/Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, Annie Camden/Eric Camden | In Progress

Golden State by miabicicletta for Luppiters, onekisstotakewithme, hondagirll, ballroompink, stars_inthe_sky | Rated M | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

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blackbeautyiloveyouso · 10 months

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my navigation!!

charlie • they/he • transgender (ftm) • bisexual • charlie dalton's darling • the third ineffable husband • the twelfth doctor's boyfriend • remus lupin's sweetheart • violinist • poet?? (almost)

feel free to talk/vent to me :))

currently reading: the perks of being a wallflower

currently watching: red dwarf, merlin, criminal minds

fav colour: purple

lyrics in my desc. are from:

fav song atm:

fav album atm: lush by mitski

fav film atm: dead poet's society

fav series atm: criminal minds

my spotify profile:

my wattpad profile: @yourfavouriteasexual

fandoms under the cut:

-a series of unfortunate events (tv series & film)

-bbc ghosts

-bbc sherlock

-the chronicles of narnia (films)

-criminal minds (currently watching s2)

-dead poet's society (film & book)

-doctor who (2005 - present)

-downton abbey (currently watching)

-the end of the f***ing world

-fantastic beasts

-fantastic mr. fox

-gilmore girls (currently watching)

-good omens (tv show)

-the good place

-harry potter (books & films)

-hazbin hotel

-heartstopper (tv show, comics, nick and charlie, this winter & solitaire)

-the hunger games (films except tbosas)

-loveless (alice oseman)

-the maze runner (films)

-merlin (currently watching)

-miss peregrine's home for peculiar children (film & first book)

-never have i ever

-the office (us)

-outer banks

-the perks of being a wallflower (film)

-the queen's gambit

-radio silence (alice oseman)

-red dwarf (currently watching)

-stranger things

-superstore

-torchwood (except audio dramas)

-the umbrella academy (tv show)

-what we do in the shadows (currently watching)

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Felt in the mood for a period drama for the first time in ages, and since I recently took advantage of Britbox's holiday discount, I thought I'd check to see if I'd saved anything last time I had a subscription (back in pre-pandemic times).

Sure enough, I'd saved a show called Cranford. I didn't remember much about it, but over the first few episodes I did remember watching some of it.

But I definitely hadn't seen the second series at all.

And now I'm having the discombobulating experience of watching Lady Mary from Downton Abbey play badminton with The Doctor from Doctor Who, and Loki from the MCU. And I think that Loki fancies The Doctor... or possibly Lady Mary does. It's a very weird dynamic.

And the guy who was Jodi Whittaker's husband in Broadchurch is there, and Mr. Carson from Downton Abbey, and the whole thing is too silly to be a drama, but too serious to be a comedy. Plus it's all presided over by Judi Dench - who just narrowly missed getting married to Dumbledore from Harry Potter.

Like, I know the joke that there are only a handful of actors in the UK, and all of them are in everything, but this is kind of outrageous.

Also... Tim Curry??? Wtf

This was made in 2007-2009... Before Downton, before Thor, back when David Tennant was piloting the TARDIS the first time, and Michael Gambon was still headmaster at Hogwarts.

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In my series of Downton Abbey Headcannons, the Tale of the Long Wait!

TW of suicide and of bullying.

So, basically, remember John and Anna Bates? They had a son named Johnny who was born in the sixth season.

And soon after, Mary and Henry Talbot had a daughter named Caroline Talbot.

When Johnny is 13, he goes to work at the Parker farm (at Daisy and Andrew's, but since Andrew is the new butler and Daisy a full time cook, they don't have much time to manage it) and rescues a litter of puppies. He gives one to Lord Grantham and one to Caroline Talbot because he crushed hard on her, and she does on him. So anyway, a few years later, as he is 16, he goes to the hospital to ask if they've got work for him, and Clarkson gives him a few chores, but he soon discovers Johnny has a real gift for diagnosis and finding symptoms (although to be honest Clarkson has kind of the opposite, a gift to make wrong diagnosis, the only one he did right was Sybil's eclampsia or almost.) and Clarkson gives him a more important role, to help the nurses not just sweep the floors, you see the drill. Then he signs him up as an intern and retires happy (though he helped Sybbie give birth to Robbie Crawley as seen in my Tale of the Two Lovers, which kinda traumatized him but no big deal).

He is replaced with a vindicative doctor who was demoted from London doctor to countryside doctor because of a mistake or malpratice or something but he was not demoted to civilian instead of doctor because it's the war and we need doctors. The new doctor, Dr Thaddeus Bartlett, is against the very idea of a ''pampered guy from the big house who became an intern because the former doctor was licking the dowager's boots'' (the dowager being Lady Mary here) and refuses to admit Johnny might have some individual worth. He then starts to bully him mercilessly to get him to quit, but Johnny stands up for himself, saves a patient Bartlett was going to let die because he couldn't see a symptom (same misdiagnosis as the one that got him demoted by the way) and Bartlett is fired and Johnny gets a scholarship in a prestigious medicine school and Lady Mary offers to pay for side expanses like the food and such.

Before he goes, he invites Caroline to the movies and she accepts. He kisses her on the cheek after that and she blushes, they hold hands for part of the walk home.

Then he goes to his medicine school, and when the war is over, Caroline is sent to her first Season in London. When he comes back from his school as Doctor John Bates, he buys a ring and intends to propose to her (but like, five or ten years have gone by).

When he rings at the door, it's opened by a footman and when he asks where Lady Caroline Talbot is, the footman answers ''what, dya mean Lady Caroline Wilkinson?'' because she got married in between, to Arthur Wilkinson, the eldest of a squire.

So basically, Violet Branson, who was here to visit, sees him and thinks ''wow he is even cuter than I remember'' and starts flirting with him, and since he is heartbroken but knows there is no way Caroline is coming back for him, he flirts back, and at the end of the year, Violet Branson becomes Mrs John Bates.

In the mean time, Caroline and Arthur Wilkinson are very happy together, and she gets pregnant. But Arthur's uncle, whom he is very close with, is accused of having been a spy during the 2WW and executed, and Arthur is accused of having been an accomplice. He admits to Caroline that it might be true because he does remember his uncle giving him things to hide or give to other people but didn't think much of it at the time. He is arrested, pleads guilty because he wants to assume his fault, but since he was not aware of what he was doing, the judge says ok life sentence will do. Caroline visits him often in prison, first pregnant then with Enid WIlkinson, but he tells her to forget him, to ask for a divorce and remake her life with someone else. She refuses. Two months later (after he refused visits from her again and again in hopes she would stop coming and follow his advice) he commits suicide and leaves a letter telling that basically it's better for everyone, better for his parents not to have a son in prison, better for his younger brother and family to know without a doubt he is the heir and Arthur's not gonna get out of prison at some point, be pardonned and snatch back the title, better for Caroline to be a widow than the spouse of a traitor, etc.

At the same time, Dr Bates and Violet are having the time of their lives in Manchester where he practices. They give birth to Lucy Anna Bates. Sybbie, George and kids (Bobbie, mentionned in Tale of Two Lovers, and little Mathilda ''Tilly'' Mary Sybil Crawley) come for the christening because Sybbie is the godmother. The two couples take a vacation to the sea to celebrate and Bates stays at the hotel with baby Lucy since she's got some kind of fever. While they are bathing, the Crawley don't notice Violet is drifting away and when they do, they can't get her on time and she is drowned.

They go back to Downton for the funeral, where Caroline and Dr!Bates meet again, each with their child, and obviously nothing happens because they are both grieving, but they do talk again, and they talk about their summer flirt when they were teens, and basically both regret not having done anything at the time, Dr!Bates regrets not coming back sooner to propose and Caroline regrets not waiting a bit longer before marrying WIlkinson, although she did love him and was happy with him. Enid and Lucy are both taken care of by the nurse, along with the little Crawleys, and Lady Mary and Anna Bates are watching their grandkids.

Five years later, after they both grieved to their heart's content and when Dr Bates goes to take the place of whoever took Bartlett's place after he got fired, and goes to live in a cottage near the hospital with Lil' Lucy, Caroline and him meet again, start flirting again but as adults now, and finally get married. They have three kids together, John Bates III, Leopold Bates and Mariana (mix of Mary and Anna, the two grandmothers, of course).

In the mean time George and Sybbie had a third child, after Bobbie and Tilly, a little Christina ''Christie'' Crawley.

Stay tuned for the Tale of the End of Rosamund Painswick or idk how I titled it first in the previews.

#downton abbey headcannons #downton abbey #johnny bates #caroline talbot #dr clarkson #daisy mason #lady mary crawley #anna bates

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edsonlnoe · 1 year

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Premios ⬤ 22 | Elegibles

#MG #Eligible Films #Personal #MX Opening Dates #O22 #⬤

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p1325 · 2 years

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Here's the list of the movies I used : -The Man From Toronto, Fear, Hollywood Stargirl, Bed Rest, Secret Headquarters, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Firestarter -Fire Island, Downton Abbey: Around the World in 80 Days, Anything's Possible, Men, Emergency, Top Gun: Maverick, The Bob's Burgers Movie, Watcher, Crimes of the Future, Rubikon, Last Journey of Paul W.R

-Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear, Brian and Charles, Elvis, The Black Phone, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Thor: Love and Thunder, Beavis and Butt-head do the Universe, Mack & Rita, 1UP, Look Both Ways, Cop Secret -Where the Crawdads Sing, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Nope, Collide, Ali & Ava, The Killer, My Favorite Girlfriend

-DC League of Super-Pets, Vengeance, Bullet Train, Easter Sunday, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Beast, Three Thousand Years of Longing, All My Puny Sorrows, Glimpse, Medusa, Luck, Cosmic Dawn, The Runner

-Along for the Ride, The Sea Beast, Hello Goodbye and Everything, Love & Gelato, The Bad Guys, Hustle, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania -Phantom of the Open, Persuasion, Father of the Bride, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Jerry and Marge Go Large, Escape the Field, Mr. Malcolm's List, Orphan Kills First, Press Play

-Official Competition, Spiderhead, Flux Gourmet, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, The Black Phone, Don’t Make Me Go, The Gray Man, Eiffel - Vengeance, Senior Year, I Love My Dad, Resurrection, Day Shift, Emily the Criminal, Me Time, Chip and Dale, Good Mourning, Miracle

-Fortunate Favor's Lady Nikuko, Maika The Girl from Another Galaxy, A Perfect Pairing, I'm Charlie Walker, My Fake Boyfriend, The Lost Girls Bundles, The Princess, Dayshift, The Phantom of the Open

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The audio mash-up can be found here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwAp0NDv2w4

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#movie mashup #mashup #remix #2022 #summer 2022 #movie #film #pop #pop music #2022 movies #summer #2022 summer movies

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West Wing Women. Ainsley Hayes and Joey Lucas are the BEST representation of women. They have their own voice and say what they mean. They have power and are yet compassionate. Ainsley's speech on why she is a Republican actually is what Republicans are MEANT to be. Brilliant writing and fantastic acting. Joey oozing confidence and accepting no crap. Just class.

This is really exciting for me because I think I've gotten...one other ask about the west wing before? So for that, I very much thank you because I am literally ALWAYS down to talk about my favorite tv show.

The women of the west wing are amazing. I totally agree about both Joey and Ainsley; I love them both so much. I LOVED Ainsley's dynamic with Sam and her introduction as a character is fucking iconic. I'm sad she left, but I would just LOVE to talk politics with her. She and I would disagree on some things, but her discussion of the ERA is what made me obsessed with the 14th amendment. (Also, Ainsley, Joe Quincy, and Arnold Vinnick are what republicans should be.)

And Joey, my love and my heart (also I just wanna mention Kenny, who is a gem). But Joey is just so smart and funny and insightful. She's always just like ahead of the game and knows what Josh needs before he's fully done asking for it. She's so smart and I love her and I wish she'd been on more often.

Okay I'm gonna talk about the other WW women for a sec.

No discussion of the WW women can take place without mentioning the inimitable CJ Cregg. She is smart, savvy and strategic and so caring. She's not perfect, and she's not meant to be, and I just really appreciate that she's not a Mary Sue. When she becomes CoS, she handles every challenge with grace and smarts, and hard work. As a woman in the workplace—and, frankly, in an Aaron Sorkin show—she deals with some sexism and harassment, and part of me is torn about it because while obviously, I hate that shit, it's also kinda realistic. I've experienced that kind of shit in a work environment, too, and watching her navigate it is really interesting, seeing which battles she picks and which she overcomes just by being better than the man who insulted her.

Now for Donna. She is so awesome, and watching her journey over time as she just BLOSSOMS and becomes confident and takes what she WANTS and gets away from Josh's office, she finally comes into her own. That scene at the end when she gets shown her new office makes me so emotional because she went from working at a tiny lil cubicle to having a gorgeous, large office of her own and working with the first lady. She's humbly brilliant and I adore her.

And Abbey Bartlet. She's also so smart and savvy, though I have a little gripe with her sometimes when she makes Jed's job harder. Ultimately, she wasn't elected, and while I'm fine with her having legislative priorities and pushing for policy, I think there are times she goes too far. But at the same time, I like that she's not perfect. I like that she pushes Jed to prioritize women more, and she's generally really supportive. And she's a great mother. And also, the staff can be kinda disrespectful of her. She's DR. Bartlet, and they call her Mrs. so often; she'd deserve that kind of respect even as an ordinary doctor, but Jed says she's a world-class surgeon. She's just as smart as Jed, and if she'd had political ambitions of her own I bet she'd have gotten really far if not been president herself.

I love all of the Bartlet daughters, but Ellie is my favorite. She's so smart and humble and relatable and her relationship with Jed is so interesting. I like Zoey, but I got frustrated with her for being with Jean-Paul, because fuck that guy. Also, I cringe so hard during that scene when Jean-Paul is debating the economy with Jed and she says "I love seeing my two men sparring." Like, *gags*

And Liz, oh poor Liz deserves so much better than Doug. Honestly, at first I thought people were too hard on him, but then when we found out he cheated I was like "oh FUCK that."

And Amy Gardner is so fun. She's also gorgeous and witty and smart and I love her dynamic with Josh. She knows what she wants and she goes for it, and I love when she fights for her goals.

Oh and you know who doesn't get nearly enough credit? Angela Blake. She gets such little time on the show and honestly, it sucks that she only comes on when Josh is slapped on the wrist before the shutdown. I wish she'd been brought back more or they'd found some other position for her so that she and Josh could do different but still important jobs.

Basically, the WW women are amazing and I love them.

#thank you for coming to my ted talk #the west wing

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wearfinethingsalltoowell · 3 years

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Downton AU Snippet #1

Set in the opening scene of 3.05, Richard’s been Matthew’s valet since abt 3.03

Returning to his dressing room after his sister-in-law’s false labor pains, Matthew Crawley felt a twinge of guilt at seeing his valet still awake.

“It’s nearly two in the morning, Richard. Have we kept all the servants from their rest this evening?” Matthew asked, trying to keep his tone light but unable to hide his genuine concern for the staff’s welfare.

“It was no trouble at all, sir,” Richard responded, conveniently not answering Matthew’s question, “Is everything all right with Lady Sybil?”

“Clarkson says everything is as it should be, and given that I have no experience on the topic, I am going to trust his judgement.”

“In your defense, sir, most men our age have no experience in this particular field.”

“You can say that again. I’m nearing my twenty-eighth year on Earth and I’ve never been around a pregnant woman!”

“A natural consequence of being your mother’s only child, sir. And you should count yourself lucky. When I was younger, I overheard the rather unpleasant experience of a friend of my sister. Believe me when I tell you it’s all I needed to know about the subject.”

“Oh? What happened to her?”

“Her parents were so concerned about her that they shelled out thousands for a huge London doctor to come and treat her. I think he even had a practice on Harley Street. It was all the neighborhood could talk about for weeks. But, during the birth, I guess he missed the symptoms of some disease or other, and she died.” Richard explained, forcing away the growing feeling that he had said too much.

“That’s horrible,” Matthew said, attempting to console his friend, “did you know her well?”

“Not very, though she had been very close with my sister,” Richard said.

“Still, quite tragic, especially for a young woman. Do you remember who the doctor was?” Matthew asked, not knowing what had prompted this sudden curiosity about such a small detail of Richard’s story, but nearly being swallowed by the feeling that it was of paramount importance that he know.

“I could never forget it,” Richard said with a chuckle, “The village was so furious with him, I thought they’d form a mob and storm his practice with pitchforks. It was a Dr. Tapsell.”

Matthew’s blood ran cold, and suddenly he could hear his heart beat speed up.

“Good God,” he breathed, “you don’t mean Phillip Tapsell, do you?” he asked, praying he was wrong in his assumption.

“Yes, sir, it was him. What’s wrong?” Richard questioned when he saw the horrified look on Matthew’s face.

“That’s the doctor Robert has hired for Sybil. I have to tell him right away!”

“I shouldn’t have mentioned it,” Richard said quickly, trying to take back his words, “I wouldn’t want to cause His Lordship any undue stress before his first grandchild’s birth. I’m sure he’s a fine doctor who just made a mistake.”

“Trust me, Richard, if something happens to Sybil, and Cora, my wife, or, god forbid, the Dowager, finds out I knew this information and withheld it, then my war injury will no longer be the most painful thing that’s ever happened to me. I have to tell Robert as soon as I can.”

“If you think it would help, sir.”

“I do, immensely. And I owe you a debt of gratitude for the warning, God only knows what might have happened otherwise. Goodnight.” Matthew said, retreating to his bedroom.

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“You were in your dressing room so long, I was beginning to worry.” Mary said when her husband finally appeared in their bedchamber.

“So sorry, darling, but I promise it was for good reason. I was having the most enlightening chat with Richard.”

“I’m glad to see you and your new valet get on so well. Molesley was nice, but I sometimes wondered if he’d ever interacted with another human before.”

Nodding in agreement at his wife’s comment, Matthew began to recount Richard’s story for her.

When he’d finished, she looked nearly as panicked as he had when he’d heard it.

“And this is the doctor Papa has hired to treat Sibyl?” Mary nearly screamed.

When Matthew shook his head “yes”, she took it as permission to continue spiraling into fear for her sister.

“We have to tell him, and the earliest possible opprotunity!”

Putting his hand through his wife’s hair in a calming gesture, Matthew tried to soothe her worries while panicking himself.

“Darling, I couldn’t agree more. We’ll find Robert tomorrow morning, as soon as he wakes up. Don’t worry, I’m certain the second he hears what Richard told me, he won’t let Tapsell near Sybil. I’m certain Clarkson won’t mind stepping in at the last minute.”

Her worries not quite gone, but recognizing there was nothing she could do until morning, Mary fell into a restless sleep.

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Meanwhile, in the servants hall, Richard was replaying his conversation with Matthew in his head when His Lordship’s valet walked in.

“Mr. Barrow,” Richard greeted the man whom he’d taken to calling “Thomas” in his head. Her Ladyship’s maid had pulled him aside his first week on the job, and told him that, as one of the longest serving staff members, getting into Thomas’ good graces would help him advance at the Abbey. Richard hadn’t needed to be told twice, and he was glad that he’d taken her advice. Thomas was now his closest friend at Downton (and if he spent a good chunk of time gauging if more than that was possible, that was his own business).

“Mr. Ellis,” Thomas greeted in return, “how are you?”

“I might have just gotten myself in a bit of trouble with His Lordship.”

“You? What could you have said to get yourself into trouble?”

“I was chatting with Mr. Crawley earlier, and I ended up telling him about a friend of my sister’s, who passed in childbirth. It turned out the doctor who failed her is the same one His Lordship hired to treat Lady Sibyl.”

When Thomas burst out laughing, Richard’s concerned expression turned confused.

“What is amusing about that?”

“I’m sorry,” Thomas said, catching his breath, “It’s just that, His Lordship forgave me for literally stealing from him numerous times, is currently fighting to overturn his valet’s conviction for murder, and his wife has a maid who would be more at home as one of Notre Dame’s gargoyles. I truly doubt that his son-in-law’s valet warning him about a potential threat to the life of his beloved youngest daughter is gonna be the straw that breaks his back.”

Realizing from Thomas’ words that he was being a tad ridiculous, Richard sighed.

“I just didn’t want him to stress out unnecessarily”

“I promise, when Mr. Crawley tells him your story, he’ll be grateful to you.”

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The following morning, both Matthew and Thomas’ predictions from the previous night came true.

Mary and Matthew had corned Robert the second they saw him, and told him everything. Robert cursed, made them promise not to tell his mother, and cancelled Sir Phillip’s services immediately, and asked Cora to telephone Clarkson, which she happily did.

And, that afternoon, Richard jumped to his feet when the Earl of Grantham himself appeared in the servants hall.

“Your Lordship,” he greeted.

“Ellis, I wanted to come down and personally offer my thanks. Your conversation with Matthew yesterday evening may have saved my daughter a traumatic experience, and I am very grateful.”

“Thank you, Your Lordship. I’m glad I was able to help.”

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This is my first attempt at any type of fic since my ancient Wattpad account, and it is probably very bad, but I hope it was at least cute. Possibly more snippets from this au coming if anyone likes it

#downton abbey #downton abbey fanfic #downton abbey fanfiction #my writing #mary crawley #richard ellis #thomas barrow #barellis #barris #matthew crawley #mary crawley x matthew crawley #downton abbey au #tw death mention

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unseenacademic · 7 months

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If you don't think Dr. Abigail Bartlet is a nerd, we haven't been watching the same show.

#the west wing #abbey bartlet #mrs doctor abbey first lady doctor

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flokidokie · 2 years

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The Gancanagh - Chapter 3

Fandom: Downton Abbey

Chapter Summary: How to not get fired after stuffing the face of your lord with pastries. Asking for a friend.

Read the whole story here or under #thegancanaghfic. For more of my stuff look at #flokileroux or #flokiwrites.

Tagged: @jolieblack @irrationalgame

Notes: I love scones and appearantly Aiden does too! Why I am talking about scones? Well, read the chapter and find out!

While I'm at it I want to recommend the Cream Scones from the Downton Abbey Tea Cookbook. These are so good, I swear... <3

Chapter 3: In scones we trust

A typical morning at Downton Abbey usually looked something like this.

The first to wake up were Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes, followed by Thomas and Mrs. Patmore. The latter would wake Daisy to send her to tend the fires, while the maids did clean the common rooms. They would prepare breakfast for the lords and ladies, who were awake by now, before they ate as well. As soon as breakfast was finished and Lord Robert had said what needed to be said on that particular morning, Aiden would venture downstairs. He would join them in the kitchen wishing a good morning, to Thomas before anyone else, and stay until it was time for lunch.

Today was different. Aiden didn't show up after breakfast, neither did he after lunch. When he finally made his way downstairs, a leather bag clutched between his fingers, he did it with a frown.

What he planned to do could very much turn out to be a horrible idea, he knew that. But his situation left him no other choice. There was a rumor about him and though the truth was no less scandalous, he wanted to set things straight. If he was to be shunned he wanted it to be because of his own decisions and not some misunderstanding.

The servants stood up in reflex when Aiden entered the lounge with quick steps. A habit they couldn't or didn't want to shake, no matter how often he asked them to.

“I have indeed brought shame into my family in one way or another.”, he said, while putting down the bag onto the table. “But me bringing drugs into this house is a lie I can not and will not accept.”

Daisys eyes widened in fear and she looked like she was on the brink of fleeing.

Approximately a week ago Daisy had caught him in a very compromising situation which she unfortunately had misinterpreted in the worst way possible. She told Mrs. Patmore, the cook told Mr. Carson and Carson eventually told it Lord Grantham who had a word with Aiden about the usage of drugs in his home. Aiden was able to explain the situation rather easily but now he had to fix the damage and stop the rumors.

“I think you all know what rumors I am talking about.”, he said and looked around. Some of the maids had the decency of looking away in shame. “I'm not mad. I just want to set things right.”

With a practiced hand he opened the leather bag and began to unpack its contents. A few ampoules of glass, some syringes and antiseptic found their way onto the table.

“Daisy, do you remember our conversation about the reason why Mama won't allow me to have a valet?”, he asked and the kitchen maid nodded. “Well, I didn't plan to tell any of you, at least not so soon, and I probably shouldn't...”

Aiden stopped and closed his eyes for a second. This was harder than expected.

“The last time I visited Downton... I was around six year old back then...”, Aiden said and glanced at Carson to his left. “Mr. Carson perhaps can remember.”

“I do.”, he confirmed, a strange tone in his voice. “My lord, you don't have to-”

“Back then I was known as Lady Aine McTavish.”, Aiden finished his story, ignoring Carsons interjections.

Silence befell the room as everyone tried to process this information.

“I don't expect you to approve my decision, enough people don't, I just want to say...”, Aiden licked his lips. “These are no drugs, it's medicine. I take them once a month and I talked about it to both my doctor and priest.”

Aiden took a deep breath and refused to look into anyone's face. They said one would feel better after getting things off ones chest, but he felt even worse. He had lost a good amount of people through this, he feared history would repeat itself today yet again.

Before he arrived only the family had been informed about his condition, besides the servants who had already known him as a girl. They had chosen not to tell anyone else on purpose. People tended to react unkindly. In a few seconds, when they all understood what Aiden was, they would judge him as well. He did not fear anything beside hurtful words, he was a lord still... or a lady for that matter, but he wouldn't be able to show his face downstairs anymore. Neither would they want him to. Aiden tried to mentally prepare himself for what was about to happen. What had already happened so often.

“But you look nothing like a lady.”, Daisy said eventually, when nobody dared to speak. Aiden sighed.

“This medicine... corrects some parts of my appearance, though not everything. If I look like a man to you, it did its job.”

“So you are no lord then?”, O'Brien asked with a poker face. Aiden couldn't have spoken more than a handful of words with her until now. She was a nosy woman, always listening and watching too closely for his taste. But she was friends with Thomas, it seemed, so Aiden didn't mind her much.

“Technically I am not even a lady.”, Aiden sighed, still anxious. “Mama disinherited me, title and all.”

“Does her ladyship knows about this?”

“Of course, it's been the reason why I got sent here after all.”, Aiden confirmed. Not that the cat got out of the bag, he could may as well be honest. His reputation was already ruined beyond repair. “Mama hoped that some time in the kingdom would set me straight.”

Thomas inhaled loudly before lighting up a cigarette, pondering. Aiden couldn't help but look at him. He wouldn't get the chance to look at him for a long time, he thought. But when Thomas looked up and met his gaze, he saw neither anger nor disgust in his eyes. He merely blinked at him, his brows furrowed and lost in thought. Aiden felt like he was about to cry.

“His lord- and ladyship don't seem to want to set you straight.”, Thomas said after a while, blowing out some smoke. “Everyone calls you by your correct name and title.”

Aiden escaped a breath he was not aware of holding in.

“No, Granny supports me and must have spoken to Uncle Robert.”, he said. “But he is not happy about it.”

Thomas kept staring at him, though Aiden wasn't so sure if he wasn't staring through him instead. He looked down to his hands, which held the leather bag in an iron grip, trying to conceal their shaking.

“Well, I suppose the rumors are taken care of now.”, Carson said, touching Aidens shoulder as an act of consolation. “We appreciate you telling us about this and I only think it's fair if we respect your decision and lifestyle. As strange it may appear to us.”

Carson meant well, but his words misses their mark. If there was something worse than people insulting him it was people who pitied him.

“I don't want to bother you further.”, Aiden said with a hoarse voice, quickly gathering his utensils. “You must be busy.”

Without another word he hurried back upstairs. Aiden felt sick. It was the same feeling he had felt, when his mother had caught him cutting his own hair. Or when she noticed his voice changing. He did not want to know what she would do if she knew what else he had done to his body.

He closed the door behind him, after entering his room, and carefully placed the bag on his desk. Groaning he let himself fall backwards onto his bed, rubbing his face.

If only Daisy hadn't seen him, nothing would have had to change. But she had seen him and things had changed the moment he decided to spill his secret. Now he feared that his beginning friendships with Daisy and Anna would change and the way they would treat him. And even worse, Thomas would change the way he looked at him.

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Thomas' days had become dull after Aidens confession. The young lord had withdrawn entirely for the last three weeks but Thomas still perked up whenever he heard steps coming down the stairs. Aiden not only skipped his daily visits downstairs, he seemed to actively avoid Thomas, because whenever he served upstairs the young man was nowhere to be seen. He did neither attend lunch nor dinner, he didn't join Thomas smoking and he seemed to know secret passages through the Abbey even Thomas wasn't aware of. He might as well have been moved out as far as Thomas knew. Not even today, when Lady Cora had invited the Dowager Countess for tea, he did show his face.

Thomas missed him. He was fully aware that Aiden did not owe him his company and that it was highly unnatural for a noble to spend so much time with the servants anyway. But Thomas had gotten used to his presence. He missed their little talks, he missed Aidens smile first thing in the morning and he missed being looked at like he was more than just a simple footman. Aiden had become a dear friend to him. A friend he very much liked to kiss, that was.

Before Aiden, he had never heard about people who switched their gender or, as Anna had phrased it, were born into the wrong body. To be honest, he had been confused and obviously couldn't relate, but he could imagine the struggle of trying to keep it a secret. Like homosexuality it was very much illegal to show oneself as a man whilst born being a woman, at least officially. In documents Lord Aiden would always stay Lady Aine, no matter what he looked like or as whoever he introduced himself as. As long as he didn't try to marry a woman or claim an official title as a lord, he should be safe, if he was careful.

Spilling his secret to the servants had been a massive token of trust and Thomas understood that the boy must be anxious about them thinking of him as foul. So he had gone to the library to do some research.

He had not found much, obviously, but there had been one particular story that he found most impressive. In ancient Greece they told a myth about a woman named Caenis, who was abducted by the god Poseidon. He raped her but eventually granted her a wish as compensation. She only wished for one thing, for her body to be turned into a man. Poseidon did as she, no, as he wished and he gave him an impenetrable skin as well. Some scholars argued that he did only ask to become a man, so nobody could ever rape him again, but Thomas knew all to well, that being a man did nothing to prevent being raped. Not today and certainly not back then.

In conclusion, people like Aiden were as old as time itself, just as people like Thomas had always existed. He had thought long and hard about it and with every day without him it became clearer: Aiden was Aiden, no matter what he had been known as before. Now he only had to tell him that.

What brought him back to his problem, because Aiden was still nowhere to be found.

The Dowager had left already and Thomas was busy clearing the table, when he spotted a plate of miniature scones. Aiden loved scones, but he hated raisins, so Mrs. Patmore had taken to baking the small cakes without them. In fact, she was baking them only because she hoped they would lure the young man back into her kitchen. But at first he had to know that these scones existed.

Thomas decided to not take the plate back downstairs, but instead went to place it in front of Aidens door. He did not knock, Aiden wouldn't likely be in his room anyway, but bent down to place the plate on the ground. The plate had not yet touched the floor, when he heard the door open.

“Thomas!”, Aiden exclaimed loudly after nearly running into the footman, who quickly straightened his back. “I'm sorry, I-”

“I brought you scones.”, Thomas interrupted him. Aiden began to fidget, trying to look anywhere but at Thomas' face.

“Thank you, but that really wasn't necessa-”

Thomas took a scene and stuffed it into Aidens mouth, successfully silencing him.

“They are made without raisins.”, he said as a matter of fact. “If you want more, come down into the kitchen. Mrs. Patmore made plenty.”

Aiden looked at him, mouth full and frozen like a deer in the headlight, and Thomas used his inability to speak to disappear. With quick steps he went down the corridor, hands sweaty and collar suddenly way too tight. He had underestimated how much he missed the man. Suddenly he wasn't so sure anymore, if it would be beneficial for him that Aiden might be going back to spend his time in the servants lounge. Not if Thomas kept behaving like that around him. He had to get a grip on himself and not let show his growing feelings for the young man.

But more important, nobody must find out that he had stuffed a lords face with pastry.

#thegancanaghfic #downton abbey #fan fiction #flokileroux #flokiwrites #thomas barrow #writeblr #writing community #creative writing #lgbtq

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castrateurfate · 3 years

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Alright, guys.

Here's a list of the DVDs in my room.

Rate My Taste

Here:

13 Assassins

2001: A Space Odyssey

300

47 Ronin

8 Mile

A Fistful of Dollars

AVP2: Requiem

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Account Rendered

Adaptation

Afro Samurai: The Complete Murder Sessions

Airplane!

Akira

Alien vs. Predator

Alley Cats

Amadeus

Amelie

Anastasia

Arachnophobia

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Back To The Future

Barry Lyndon

Batman

Batman Ninja

Batman TAS: Secrets of The Caped Crusaders

Batman TAS: Tales Of The Dark Knight

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Batman: Mask of The Phantasm

Battle Royale

Beetlejuice

Being John Malkovich

Ben-Hur

Big Eyes

Big Fish

Big Time Rush: Halfway There

Bill

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Birdman: (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Black Dynamite

Black Mama White Mama

Black Swan

Blackkklansman

Blade Runner: The Director's Cut

Blazing Saddles

Bonnie and Clyde

Boogeyman

Bowling For Columbine

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breaking Bad

Breaking Glass

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Brokeback Mountain

Bubba Ho-Tep

Bugsy Malone

Bula Quo

Capitalism: A Love Story

Capote

Casablanca

Chicago

Children of Men

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Citizen Kane

Clash Of The Titans

Clash of The Titans

Cleopatra Jones

Cloud Atlas

Clueless

Coffy

Commando

Conan The Barbarian

Control

Coraline

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Curse of The Golden Flower

David Brent: Life On The Road

Dazed And Confused

Deadpool

Deadpool 2

Death Note

Death Proof

Demolition Man

Descendants

Dirty Harry

Django Unchained

Doctor Zhivago

Dodgeball

Dog Soldiers

Double Indemnity

Dowton Abbey: Series One

Dr Strangelove Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb

Dr Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Dr. No

Drunken Angel

Drunken Master

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Ed Wood

Edward Scissorhands

Elfie Hopkins

Escape Plan

Evil Dead

Evolution

Extras: The Complete First Series

Fahrenheit 9/11

Falling Down

Fame

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy: Season Nine

Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Finding Netherland

Flashdance

Footloose

Forrest Gump

Forrest Warriors

Foxy Brown

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

From Here to Eternity

Frost/Nixon

Frozen

Funny Face

Gatsby

Ghost Dog: The Way if The Samurai

Ghost In The Shell

Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 1

Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 2

Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 5

Ghostwatch

Gnomeo & Juliet

Godzilla

Gone With The Wind

Grave of The Fireflies

Gremlins

Groundhog Day

Hail, Caesar

Happy Gilmore

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 2

Harry Potter And The Order of The Phoenix

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone

Hero

Hideo Nakata's Dark Water

High and Low

Highlander

History: Poltergeists

History: Spontaneous Human Combustion

History: Vampires

Hobo With a Shotgun

Horrible Histories: Series One

Hot Fuzz

Hot Rod

House of Flying Daggers

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I, Tonya

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

In Bruges

Inglorious Basterds

Insomnia

Iron Man

Isle of Dogs

JFK

Jackie Brown

Jaws

Johnny English

Joker

Julie & Julia

Jumanji

Jurassic Park

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass 2

Kill Bill Volume 1

Kill Bill Volume 2

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Kingsman: The Secret Service

LEGO Batman: The Movie (DC Super Heroes Unite)

LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles

Labyrinth

Lady Vengeance

Last Action Hero

Lawrence of Arabia

Legends of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Leon: The Professional

Les Miserables: In Concert (The 25th Anniversary)

Let The Right One In

Life of Pi

Limitless

Lost In Translation

Loving Vincent

Macbeth

Mad Max

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Marvel's Original Spiderman: Season 3 Vol. 1

Mean Girls

Megamind

Memoirs of a Geisha

Metropolis

Michael Jackson: Moon Walker

Miller's Crossing

Miranda Hart: My, What I Call, Live Show

Monster House

Monster in Paris

Monty Python and The Holy Grail

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Moulin Rouge

Mrs. Brown's Boys: Season One

Mulan

Mulan 2

My Week With Marilyn

Mythbusters: Season 1

Napoleon Dynamite

Naruto Shippuden: Box Set 1

Naruto Shippuden: Box Set 2

Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind

Night of The Living Dead

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Vol. 1

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Vol. 3

No Country for Old Men

North by Northwest

O Brother Where Art Thou?

Oldboy

Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

One Hour Photo

Open Season 2

Osama

Pan's Labyrinth

Paper Towns

Parasite

Paris When It Sizzles

Patton

Persepolis

Pleasantvile

Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash of Ages

Pokémon: 4 Ever

Precious

Predator

Psycho

Pulp Fiction

Pumpkin Scissors

Rain Man

Rare Exports

Red Riding Hood

Reefer Madness

Requiem For A Dream

Reservoir Dogs

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elliebartlets · 3 years

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TWW REWATCH: In The Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 1

• I am ready to be hurt (again)

• I like how bartlet’s concerned about ron’s hand

• the blood appearing in bartlet’s mouth as he talks is so creepy

• the way the limo just does a complete 180 (YEET) makes me laugh

• “He was wearing a baseball cap.”

“What kind of cap?”

I never understood this question because she literally just said baseball cap

• why do people just walk by josh??? cant they see he’s been shot?!?

• toby’s face when he finds josh

• “I need- I need a doctor! I need help!”

and CJ’s the first one to hear him and then her and sam come running asdksajd

• stop this ER scene gives me so much anxiety!! the suspense is just too well done

• I love the ER nurse

“Is this a drill?

“No!”

“The thing is I have a few patients not many but i do have a couple of kids with alcohol poisoning but we’re expecting so if this is a drill...”

lady he just said no!

• I get chills when the agents come in and start evacuating everyone and the doctors are running around giving orders to prepare and its all just chaos i love it

• “Do you have any medical conditions?

bartlet, internally: hmm yes I do but I cant say that so I better cover it up with a joke

also it sound like he said “shock” instead of “shot”

• abbey’s walking so fast not even a wall would stop her

• mrs landingham running out the door

• “I’ll go wait for mom”

“Tell her not to frighten the doctors” lol

• ok i know the president has to have secret service protecting him 24/7 but it’s kinda funny to me to see the agents standing behind him in the operating room...like what can they protect him from he’s already been shot 😂

• "CJ hit her head on the ground but other than that...” noo not other than that josh was shot

• the kiss bartlet gives leo is so tender. not many shows are comfortable showing two men expressing love and affection like that

• oh god i just remembered mandy’s offically gone wkdwsdjk cause she went to mandyville

• I’m not gonna cry, I’m not gonna cry...

“Josh I’m here!”

me:

• “Why does he yell at the squirrels?”

“Cause they eat the seeds out of the bird feeder.”

my parents do this

• “Lisa and I are getting married in september” lol no you aren’t

• I like when the doctor (? he’s in normal clothes so idk what he is) tells abbey that bartlet’s going to be ok, the secret service agent behind her smiles and looks relieved

• and i’m not sure how patient confidentiality works with this whole situation but abbey asked about josh and he told her what was going on and what they were planning to do...is he allowed to do that? don’t you need to be family or have permission to know about a patient? I get it’s just a tv show and to show us what’s happening with josh but I over analyze things so I’m just curious about all this

• also this is abbey’s best hairstyle

• aw zoey leaning into CJ

• holy hell i forgot about nancy mcnally! but at the same time her entrance makes it seem like she’s been on this show the entire time

• “could you have somebody send over some clothes from my office please? I look like an idiot.”

• i’m just imagining the king of jordan getting a message from the us saying “don’t mess with us tonight” and being like tf

• “Josh was hit.”

“Hit with what?”

• honestly to god why is CJ doing the briefing? they honestly expect her to speak in coherent sentences? I get there’s a you have to do your job/ be a professional but she was involved in a shooting! and the press are still hounding her! get a deputy press secretary

• “What does “principle assistant” mean?”

“It doesn’t specify”

“No it wouldn’t, cause this is an area of federal law where you’d want as much ambiguity as possible.”

• I like how toby assumes he’s going to get fired yet he’s the only one who doesn’t get fired

• “Yeah, I screwed you on that one.”

Josh: 👀

lol and at that moment josh realized bartlet wasn’t like hoynes or the others

• “I’m just guessing. I’m pretty drunk.”

god I wish that were me

• “This state sent me to congress three times and then elected me governor, all without your help.

“That’s a real political accomplishment considering your family founded this state.”

lmao

• god those people have to search every single car on the road

• donna and mrs. landingham holding hands 😥

#the west wing #in the shadow of two gunmen #in the shadow of two gunmen part 1 #itso2g #tww #rewatching the west wing

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kumail-fan · 3 years

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan Anglo-Irish playwright

His plays, especially The School for Scandal (1777), form a connection in the background of this comedy of ways involving the end of the 17th century and Oscar Wilde from the 19th century.

Formative Years His mum Thomas Sheridan was a companion and confidant of Jonathan Swift; his dad was the writer of a pronouncing dictionary along with the urge of a plot of public schooling that gave an outstanding place to elocution; along with his mum gained a fame as a playwright.

He had been educated (1762--68) in Harrow, and in 1770 he proceeded with his family to Bath. There Sheridan fell in love with Elizabeth Ann Linley (1754--92), whose fine soprano voice thrilled audiences in the festivals and concerts conducted with her father, Thomas. To be able to prevent the harsh attentions of a Welsh squire, Thomas Mathews of Llandaff, she chose to take refuge in a French nunnery. Sheridan followed to Lille in March 1772 but returned to combat two duels the same year with Mathews. Meanwhile, Elizabeth had returned home with her dad, and Sheridan was arranged by his dad to Waltham Abbey, Essex, to pursue his research. He had been entered at the Middle Temple at April 1773 but following a week bankrupt with his dad, gave up a legal profession, and married Elizabeth in Marylebone Church, London.

Following his union Sheridan turned into the theatre for a livelihood. It conducted an hour longer than was normal, and, due to the offensive character and bad acting of the nature of Sir Lucius O'Trigger, it was barely a success. Drastically revised and using a new celebrity as Sir Lucius, its second operation 11 days afterwards won instant applause. The characters and situations weren't completely new, but Sheridan gave them mesmerized by his abundant comedy, and the entire drama shows Sheridan's remarkable awareness of theatrical impact. The drama is feature of Sheridan's work in its own genial mockery of this affectation exhibited by a number of those figures. The malapropisms that slow the play down provide a suitable awareness of caricature into the nature of Mrs. Malaprop.

Register Today Sheridan showed his fascination with composing the humorous little farce St. Patrick's Day; Or, The Scheming Lieutenant for its advantage performance awarded for Clinch in May 1775. Another instance of his ability to weave an intriguing plot out of well-worn materials is observed in The Duenna, made the next November. The figures are usually undeveloped, but the intrigue of the plot and enchanting lyrics and the songs by his own father-in-law, Thomas Linley, along with also his son gave this ballad opera excellent recognition. Its 75 performances surpassed the 62, a record for this moment, imputed to John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728), and it's still revived.

Thus, in under a year Sheridan had brought himself into the forefront of modern dramatists. David Garrick, searching for a person to succeed him as director and owner Drury Lane Theatre, watched in Sheridan a young guy with vigor, shrewdness, and a true sense of theater. A successful doctor, James Ford, consented with Garrick's quote and improved his investment at the playhouse. 2 decades after they purchased another half of Willoughby Lacy, Garrick's spouse.

In reality, Sheridan's curiosity about his theater soon started to seem quite fitful. But he had been responsible to its renewed appreciation of Restoration comedy that followed the resurrection of the drama of William Congreve in Drury Lane. Back in February 1777 he brought his version of Sir John Vanbrugh's The Relapse (1696) as A visit to Scarborough, again demonstrating his gift to revision. He even gave the rambling plot a neater contour and eliminated much indelicacy in the dialog , but the outcome was unsatisfactory, probably due to the lack of a lot of the prior drama's gusto.

What Sheridan learned in the Restoration dramatists could be seen at The School for Scandal, produced at Drury Lane in May 1777. That drama earned him the name of"the contemporary Congreve." Although resembling Congreve because its satirical humor is so vibrant and so general that it doesn't always differentiate 1 character from another, The School for Scandal does comprise 2 subtle portraits in Joseph Surface and Lady Teazle. You will find several Restoration versions (e.g. Mrs. Pinchwife at William Wycherley's The Country-Wife and Miss Hoyden at Vanbrugh's The Relapse) for its portrayal of some nation woman amazed and thrilled by the sexual liberty of high society. Sheridan softened his Lady Teazle, but to match the refined taste of the day. The part combined innocence and elegance and has been incomparably acted. The other components were composed with equal attention to match the associates of the business, and the entire job was a triumph of creative and intelligence calculation.

Sheridan's flair for period result, exquisitely revealed in landscapes in The School for Scandal, was demonstrated in his beautiful satire on platform conventions, The Critic, that since its very first operation in October 1779 was presumed much wider compared to its version, The Rehearsal (1671), by George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Sheridan himself believed that the first action to be his best piece of writing. Though Puff is hardly more than the usual form, Sir Fretful Plagiary isn't simply a caricature of this dramatist Richard Cumberland but also an epitome of the vanity of writers in every era.

Read more about Richard Brinsley Sheridan Anglo-Irish playwright

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skippyv20 · 4 years

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Ten stately homes which became hospitals during the First World War

Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital in 1915. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Among the unsung heroes of the war years are many of Britain’s stately homes, along with their owners and staff, who played a vital role by transforming into convalescent homes and hospitals for wounded soldiers.

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle – much like its fictional counterpart Downton Abbey – first began receiving patients in September 1914 after Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon, took on the role of Matron and opened the house as a hospital. Lady Carnarvon brought comfort and luxury to her wounded house guests, offering delicious food, wine and brandy to the soldiers.

The Countess had a gift for healing and she often sent long telegraphs to families of her injured patients to tell them of news. The castle, located in Newbury, returned to being a private home in 1922.

Royal Pavilion in Brighton

Inside the war hospital at Brighton during World War I, 1914-1918

In 1914, The Royal Pavilion in Brighton (also pictured at the top of the page) became the first hospital for Indian soldiers to open in Britain. Soldiers from India, along with other countries in the Commonwealth, played a huge role in fighting for Britain in during the war. The former palace was transformed into a state of the art medical facility in under two weeks with the newest X-ray technology of the time of the time being installed and two operating theatres purpose built.

Around 600 beds were brought into the Pavilion, with over 2,300 Indian soldiers treated for their injuries in during 1915. Between 1916 and 1920 it became a hospital for British soldiers. The Princes and people of India donated the Indian Gate, located at the Southern entrance of the grounds, to say thank you for the care and attention the Royal Pavilion staff showed their soldiers.

Dunham Massey Hall

Dunham Massey Hall in Cheshire was transformed in to the Stamford Military Hospital when Lady Stamford offered it to the Red Cross in 1917. Lady Stamford’s daughter, Lady Jane Grey trained as a nurse in order the help the wounded soldiers who came to the Hall to recover.

The hospital treated 282 soldiers over two years and quickly became known as the ‘safe house’ amongst those returning from the Western Front. Soldiers would play chess, walk on the grounds and take boat trips to pass the time while recovering from their various injuries. Dunham Massey Hall, now owned by the National Trust, is open to visitors and has recreated the soldiers’ refectory in the Great Hall.

Great Dixter

For four years during World War I, Great Dixter opened its doors to 380 wounded soldiers. The great hall and the solar were converted into temporary wards to house 20 patients at a time, while the solar was also used as a refectory for the injured troops.

Seventeen Red Cross nurses were brought in and a matron was hired to run the hospital, as Mrs Daisy Lloyd, the wife of the owner, was a keen gardener and wished to devote her time to maintaining the estate and its surrounding grounds.

Despite his parents’ lack of interest in medicine, Oliver, the eldest son of Nathaniel and Daisy Lloyd who was only 3 when the war began, grew up to be a doctor. Their youngest daughter trained as a nurse.

Wrest Park

Wrest Park in Bedfordshire acted as a hospital between 1914-1918, after it was donated by its owner Auberon Herbert. It was thought to be the first stately home to be converted into an auxiliary hospital. Hundreds of women acted as nurses at Wrest Park in those four years, led by the owner’s sister Nan Herbert, who volunteered as matron.

Nan left a diary detailing various tales told by the soldiers whom she cared for – some of which are currently on display in Wrest Park, now a National Heritage site. It is estimated that around 1160 men were treated in this beautiful home as it rose to be one of the best convalescent homes in the country, before suffering a fire in 1916. The building was repaired, but never reopened as a hospital again.

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire was owned by the Marlborough family, who kindly donated their home to become a war hospital in 1914. The palace converted the Long Library into a ward, providing around 50 beds for wounded soldiers. They also created a surgery room, along with a smoking room and a reading room for the soldiers’ exclusive use. Famously the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, the palace was offered out as a hospital by the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his sisters, along with Gwendoline Spencer Churchill, Sir Winston’s sister-in-law.

Woburn Abbey

Mary, the wife of the 11th Duke of Bedford, took on the dual role of administrator and nurse when she opened Woburn Abbey to the public as a military hospital in 1914. The stables were also converted into a ward to house more soldiers. This was after her offer to volunteer her yacht and crew as a patrol boat was rejected.

The Duchess took her work as a hospital worker very seriously. In February of 1915, The British Journal of Nursing reported her saying, ‘One cannot touch hospital work without at once grasping the importance of trained nursing, how all essential it is. I have no volunteer nurses in the Abbey Hospital.’

Attingham Park Mansion

The Attingham Estate in Shrewsbury was owned by Lord Berwick and his wife Teresa Hulton. A philanthropic couple, Teresa came to England from Italy in 1914 to help Belgian refugees while Lord Berwick opened up his mansion to convalescing wounded soldiers. Teresa bravely served as a nurse for the Red Cross on the Italian front line before immigrating to Britain, before marrying Lord Berdwick at the end of the war. Attingham Park Mansion had 60 beds for wounded soldiers and an operating theatre was built for doctors to attend more serious war injuries.

Howick Hall

Howick Hall in Alnwick, Northumberland was transformed into a hospital at the very outbreak of the war in 1914. At the time the hall was inhabited by Lady Sybil Grey, daughter of the fourth Earl Grey, who dedicated her home and her time to helping her patients. The hall’s ballroom was transformed into a ward and over 400 patients were looked after by Sybil, her family and local volunteers.

Howick Hall provided a great atmosphere for those recovering from injuries. On Christmas Eve, 1915, they pushed the beds aside and held a dance and banquet for the soldiers. Inspired by her work at Howick, Lady Sybil later sailed to Petrograd in Russia and set up a further hospital there. She then set up a field hospital on the front line, where she was injured by shrapnel from a hand grenade. She returned to Britain to recover and was later awarded an OBE for her admirable work.

Trent Bridge

Not a stately home, of course, but two pavilions of the home of Nottinghamshire Cricket Club, built in 1841, were transformed club into wartime hospitals. As many as 3,553 patients were looked after in the Main Pavilion and Old Ladies Pavilion between 1915 and 1919, and both buildings were expanded to accommodate 300 beds by the end of the Great War.

Hundreds of cricketers joined their Territorial Army regiments to fight, and six cricketers linked to Trent Bridge were killed, one being William Riley, a well-known professional who played for the county for five years ahead of the war.

source https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/ten-stately-homes-became-hospitals-first-world-war-185211h

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