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she-wolf09231982 · 4 months

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Chapter 4- The Catch

Summary: Carentan was a harsh bloody battle. As you and Doc are tending to multiple wounded men, you eventually run into Liebgott while he’s comforting a severely wounded fellow soldier he was partnered with. After the Americans claimed the town, eventually the boys of Easy were pleasantly surprised when they had an evening at a pub when you arrived polished up like a lady with a song in your heart.

A/N: Mature audience, Joe LiebgottxFem!Medic, post D-Day, She/Her Pronouns, Y/F/N, Y/L/N, Cursing/Swearing, Derogatory Slurs, Womanizing Comments, Confrontation, Military Terminology, 1940’s slang, Inappropriate Nicknames, Band of Brothers References, Mentions of Weaponry, Descriptive Wounds/Injuries, Death, Blood/Gore, Smoking, Banter, Pining, Consensual Physical Contact/PDA, FOREVER FLUFF 💚

Chapter takes place Episode 1x4 Replacements

Song selection for this piece:

Good Night, My Love by Ella Fitzgerald

{Provided below at the end of the chapter}

*These stories may not fall entirely in accordance with the TV series timeline. I do not know the real soldiers the actors portray in this series, so please understand I show no disrespect. Some or most of historical events and character interactions in my fanfics are fabricated purely for the sake of the enjoyment of fiction*

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As you come up on Carentan, you’re met with heavy fire from German snipers hiding inside some of the buildings. Most of you take cover in the ditches on either side of the road but are just made easy targets for the Germans since everyone was still out in the open.

Winters shouted at the troops to move forward to get cover and started to physically lift each soldier he passed to get them moving.

“Get yourselves out of those trenches!”

After finally making entry into the town, American soldiers scatter to wherever they can to get cover from all of the gunfire coming from every direction.

You and Doc on separate ends of the streets trying to keep low to tend to the wounded.

“MEDIC!!”

You race to two soldiers landing on your knees next to them, one on the ground with a trail of blood coming from his helmet, the other crouching over him.

“He’s still breathing, help me carry him!” You call out. You each grab an arm of the injured soldier and drag him behind a building.

While you’re working on the nameless soldier’s head wound, a drug store gets blasted by German artillery not far from where you were, the force from the explosion sending you sideways into the brick wall next to you.

Your ears intensely ringing, it’s all you can hear for a moment until you hear Liebgott’s voice.

“TIPPER! TIP! Answer me, Tip!” Joe calls out to his partner, Ed Tipper who sadly had been in the building when the blast occurred.

You shake your head vigorously in an attempt open your ears and regain your composure. When you finally snap out of it, you look up to see Tipper stumbling out of the destroyed storefront of the pharmacy, the left side of his face completely torn up from shrapnel, and his right thigh blown wide open, the artery clearly lacerated and bleeding out.

Liebgott running, stops dead in his tracks when he sees Tipper.

“Joe?? Is that you??” Tipper calls out trembling.

Liebgott stunned by Tipper’s bloody appearance, slowly approached him carefully setting down is rifle.

“Lookin’ good, Tip.” Joe says reassuringly placing his rifle on the ground, ��-lookin’ real good.”

Liebgott gently took Tipper by the arm, leading him out of the building.

“Come here, buddy, you gotta sit down. Come here...Come on...” He slowly helped Tipper to the ground, “Easy, easy...There you go...there you go.”

Liebgott crouched next to Tipper and gently guided his head to rest in the crook of his neck.

Tipper’s breath became ragged and labored. As he started coughing up blood, Joe surveyed the rest of the damage on him. He discovers the right thigh wound, bleeding out and pulsating where the artery was hit, then the right foot exposed through the boot also drenched in red.

“Ah Jesus...” Liebgott whispered to himself stroking Tipper’s hair. “You hang in there, buddy. Okay, we're gonna get you fixed up. All right...okay. Guys, you wanna give me a hand here? Come on.”

He started to lift Tipper as you approached. Before the other two soldiers could help Liebgott pick him up, you push through them grabbing Tipper’s right arm to bring it across the back of your shoulders and assist carrying him to safety.

“Over here, Lieb.” You direct.

You both rest Tipper against the wall as you grab a large dressing from your med bag, putting it directly over his thigh to apply pressure. You knew it would be to no avail since the artery needed to be held closed to keep the blood in and he’s lost so much blood already. Without plasma, you couldn’t do much.

“Tip, I’m right here.” You comfort him, putting your face in his line of sight so he can see you.

Liebgott staring stood up slowly, waiting for you to work your healing magic, but you already knew Tipper’s fate was sealed. You look up apologetically at Joe and shake your head.

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After the dust finally settled, the town was now under American control. The time in Carentan was short lived, as orders came through for Easy to attack East towards the low ground. Easy went from the Western part of Carentan towards the South, near the village of Douville. You all are confronted with a major German resistance upon your arrival. The Germans launched a strong counter- attack with tanks and armored vehicles. Fortunately, Sherman tank reinforcements arrived, breaking the German lines of contact and shortly abandoned the hill.

A few days later, after a failed reconnaissance mission, Easy was removed from the front lines and sent back to Sainte-Mère-du-Monte to recover from the combat you all had endured. To Easy’s misfortune, Lipton announces you all are to return to combat in September. New orders state Easy is to drop into Holland to liberate the people from German tyranny.

But when Easy approaches Eindhoven, the locals commemorate your arrival with celebration in the streets with banners waving and cheers of appreciation. Women of the village kiss each soldier on the cheeks and mouths as they pass, while the men hug or shake their hands showing their gratitude.

It was chaotic. Everywhere you looked, people were dancing and shouting in the streets while music blared from a band off to the side. You were once again separated from Joe.

You hear Lipton yelling, “Keep moving!!” He repeated over and over amongst the crowd as he ushered the guys up the street.

This was an unusual change of pace for Easy Company. Instead of being met with gunshots and explosions, you’re welcomed with warm smiles and affection from the locals. Some of the guys took advantage of the situation getting in some extra kisses from the local women.

You wondered if Liebgott was kissing any of these women. Afterall, they seemed to be wearing some of their best dresses with make-up and here you were, having looked like a hag for nearly four months since you dropped on D-Day. Why wouldn’t he get his kisses in while he had the chance to get one from a lady looking like she had at least been bathing consistently?

This thought discouraged you. You hadn’t done yourself up since Toccoa. You release a sigh of frustration and continue pushing through the crowd.

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That evening, Easy got together with some of the new Easy replacements in attendance at what seemed to be a barn made into an improvised pub. There was a dartboard on the wall, and multiple tables and chairs set up. A simple radio playing some popular tunes sat on the bar.

“Hey, Lieb, where’s Y/L/N?” Perconte asked.

Liebgott shrugged. “Last I heard she went to one of the local women’s houses to get cleaned up.”

“Betchya we won’t even recognize her.” Guarnere joked.

The guys all laughed collectively. Malarkey pushed through the crowd trying to get everyone’s attention.

“Hey, guys! Get a look at the bird that just came in!” Malarkey pointed towards the entrance with a wide eager smile.

Everyone redirected their attention to the front of the room. Most of the men of Easy caught sight of an almost familiar woman wearing the standard female Army dress uniform complete with skirt, simple heels, and clean white medic brassard displaying the Red Cross around the left bicep. Hair clean and perfumed pulled back into a neat fashionable bun and a face with fresh make-up and painted lips. You almost had the entire room at a complete standstill when you walked in.

Liebgott’s jaw dropped, (as did everyone’s).

“Who the hell is that?” Talbert asked.

“Floyd, you’re an idiot.” Guarnere asserted.

“It’s our little lady medic, boys.” Randleman pointed out affectionately.

Excited murmurs and whispers filtered across the room.

You start to make your way to Easy in the back. Of course, you’re approached by several other members from other companies there, but you kindly decline their advances so you can get to your own.

“Hey, fellas.” You greet as you near the group of Easy soldiers.

They all inaudibly respond with their own forms of welcome, then all fall silent leaving a heavy blanket of tension in the air between you and them. You look around suspiciously wondering why none of them were making eye contact with you or speaking. Some looked like they were even holding their breath.

“What’s wrong with you guys? It just Y/L/N! Quit acting like you never seen a woman before.” Nixon said addressing the men.

“Yeah, but that’s just it, sir, it’s Y/L/N...dolled up. She don’t normally look like this.” Guarnere explained.

Nixon laughed. “Then it would be gentlemanly of one of you to offer her a seat while I get her a drink. What will you have Y/L/N?” He called out to you.

“Thank you, sir, any beer will be just fine.” You replied with a relieved smile.

“You clean up nice, L/N!” Malarkey commended as he pulled you in for a one-armed hug.

“Thanks, Don.” You respond as your cheeks heat up.

The rest of the guys agree simultaneously, each voicing over the other how great you looked.

You laugh nervously, “Gee, guys, thanks.” Was all you could say.

You weren’t used to this kind of attention from the boys. As the awkwardness lifted and everyone started to resume socializing, your eyes eventually met Liebgott’s.

You each smile at eachother.

“Here you go, L/N.” Nixon handed you a bottle with a wink.

“Thanks, sir. Cheers!” You raise your beer clinking it against his highball glass of Vat 69 whiskey on the rocks.

You finally go to stand with Liebgott.

When you reached him, he gently pulled you in by your waist and leaned in to whisper in your ear.

“You’re a knockout, sweetheart.” He professed with that Joe Liebgott smirk.

You felt his warm breath dance along your neck, making your spine shiver and the butterflies rise in your stomach.

Your breath caught in your chest, and you smiled shyly at him.

“Lookin’ dapper yourself, Joe.” You reply as you readjust his tie.

Your little moment was interrupted abruptly by Guarnere.

“Hey Joe, if you ain’t gonna have a dance with her, how ‘bout letting one of us take her once around the room?” He teased.

An upoar of laughter erupted from the group.

Joe looked at you and raised his eyebrows, “How about it, doll?” He asked.

“Oh, I don’t think I can dance in these shoes, Joe. I tripped twice outside on the way over here.” You admitted.

Joe chuckled then Luz came up to you.

“Hey Y/F/N! Bull here says you got some pipes on ya? Can you sing us a little something?” He bid.

You direct a look of betrayal towards Randleman.

“You said you wouldn’t tell anyone, Bull.” You reminded him sharply.

“It would be a crime and shame to keep that voice a secret, lady.” Randleman declared.

Laughter fills the air.

“So, whaddya say? One song? For us?” Luz begged again.

You look around at all the eager faces of the men in Easy Company, and you smile.

“How about some Ella Fitzgerald?” You suggest.

The men cheered and ushered you over to the upright piano against the wall by the bar.

“Hey, we can’t see her!” One soldier shouted from the back.

“Give her something to stand on!” Another one called out.

Toye placed a chair next to the piano as Liebgott offered his hand to help you up.

When you came into view of the audience, all the men applauded, directing whistles and howls of admiration.

You grimace playfully shaking your head mouthing, “Knock it off!” as you wave them down.

A soldier from the crowd sat at the piano.

“You know, Goodnight, My Love?” You ask him.

The soldier nodded and began playing the selection from memory.

You serenade with all your heart and soul, immediately capturing the room. As you sing, you look from one awestruck face to another, making sure to smile as any good entertainer would do in the movies. You felt like a starlet.

The whole room leaning in listening intensively, some ogling at you from the tables, your eyes connect with Joe’s who’s standing along the front. He grins as he watches you admirably and you can’t help but return a smile.

At that moment on the last line of the song, you lost your balance.

🎶Sleep tight, my love, goodnight, my love

Remember that you’re my sweetheart--🎶

“GASP!”

All the air suddenly left your lungs as you feel your feet leaving the surface of the chair. It all seemed to happen in slow motion as Joe swiftly swooped in catching you bridal style before you can hit the floor. The room in unison choked with concern.

The world went still while Joe was holding you. Your faces so close, your cheeks reddened and once again your breath stuck in your throat somewhere.

“Nice grab, Liebgott!” You hear Guarnere shout. The room laughed and applauded as Joe turned still carrying you, smiling mischievously from ear to ear.

“What a finale!” Compton called out.

“No more booze for her!” Luz teased. More laughter.

Liebgott set you on your feet.

“You good?” He asked. You nod.

“Thanks to you.” You beamed. You leaned in and kissed his cheek to show your gratitude for the rescue.

You heard some of the guys mockingly whistle at you and Liebgott for this little show of affection.

His astonishment had left his mouth slightly agape and his eyes wide making you giggle. He leered playfully at you.

“You missed, sweetheart.” He eluded as he tapped his lips with his finger winking at you.

You raised an eyebrow at him skeptically. With your fore and middle fingers together, you press them to your red lips, kiss the pads, then place them onto Joe’s waiting lips which he gladly kissed. A devilish grin stretched across his face.

“Maybe next time we can have that dance?” He suggested.

“Sure, Joe. At least I know I can depend on you to catch me if I fall again.” You proclaim with a wink and a coy smile.

“I’ll always be there to save you, sweetheart.”

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For your hearing pleasure,

Good Night, My Love by Ella Fitzgerald

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frangipanilove · 2 months

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Bluebird Symbolism in TOWL 1X4 And Its Relation To The Numbers "10" and "2"

I’ve written a bunch of posts on bluebird symbolism before, particularly during TWDDD, that show was full of these bluebird references. Go read those posts (for exemple here, here, here or here) for more in-depth analysis of the symbolism, but long story short, the bluebird symbolism was the reason we really could tell for sure that Rick and Beth are two sides to the same coin as far as resurrection symbolism goes. We all remember the Blue Heron painting behind Beth in Still, as she and Daryl emerged out from the labyrinth of death that was the golf club. “We made it!” she exclaimed, effectively foreshadowing her future fate.

Then, through foreshadowing provided by Noah’s t-shirt, (with a stylized blue heron) we see, in TWD 8x2 The Damned, another Blue Heron painting, this time behind Rick!

We didn’t know it at the time, but we later learned that Andrew Lincoln would be taking a break from the franchise, and his character Rick would be “just gone” for the unforeseeable future. But, we also knew he would eventually return, as the OG Sirius character he is. And that’s interesting for TD, because Beth and Rick are paralleled so closely when it comes to the resurrection symbolism they’re surrounded with.

In TOWL 1x4 What We, we see this tapestry fairly early in the episode.

The birds are peacocks, and peacocks are definitely blue birds.

@angelthefirst1 posted an excellent post on elevators and the 10 - 2 symbolism this morning, and I wanted to piggyback off of that because of how it ties neatly into the bluebird symbolism and the numbers 10 and 2.

Elevators, much like bridges, ladders, stairs etc, are metaphorical passages through which the characters can move between the "realms". These liminal spaces are what allows characters like Beth and Rick to return to the realm of the living, after having stayed in the "death realm", the "underworld" for an extended period of time. And we saw that in Still, when Beth and Daryl moved through what a Gimple described as “the nine circles of hell” at the golf club, before they returned to the "realm of the living".

We also saw this theme of "passages", liminal spaces between the realms, around the second blue heron painting, the one from TWD 8x2 The Damned. We specifically saw Rick and Daryl move up through the elevator shaft in order to reach the floor where the Blue Heron painting was.

We first see Daryl opening the elevator shaft from the inside, he then gets up and subsequently helps Rick up into the corridor.

The elevator shaft is the metaphorical passage that foreshadows Rick's journey to the "death realm", but it is also, as seen in TOWL 1x4, what allows him to return to the realm of the living. And as @angelthefirst1 pointed out, him doing so was accompanied by a voice repeating the numbers “10” and “2”.

And this is where it gets really interesting.

Because yes, it is a reference to the Slabtown clock, the “Get Well Soon” clock. We all have our different takes on that. It can be interpreted in several interesting ways. I believe one of the main purposes of the clock was to call back to the red fire engine we first saw in 5x5 Self Help. That fire engine, Engine 82, was present at the heartbreaking last shot of Coda, when Daryl carried Beth’s seemingly lifeless body out of Grady. I'll explain why below.

Remember, ladders, like elevators, stairwells and bridges, are metaphorical passages through which characters can move between the realms. Take Rick for instance, his death was foreshadowed by the elevator shaft and the blue heron painting from 8x2 The Damned. Then he “died” on a bridge.

We were specifically shown a ladder in 5x7 Crossed, Maggie used it to provide shade for Eugene after Abraham had knocked him unconscious. The ladder literally helped him “wake up” from an unconscious state.

It’s no coincidence that the fire engine from season 5 specifically was a number “82”, pointing towards episode 8x2. Episode 8x2 The Damned specifically foreshadows Rick's "death" and "resurrection".

It’s no coincidence that it was Noah’s t-shirt, with the stylized heron, that foreshadowed Rick’s “death” and “resurrection”, and that the t-shirt specifically pointed us to episode 8x2.

It's no coincidence that we see Engine 82, complete with a ladder, front and center as Daryl carries Beth out of Grady. Engine 82, with the ladder, foreshadows her resurrection.

And it’s no coincidence that in TOWL 1x4, we see another representation of a blue bird, this time a peacock, right before Rick metaphorically “returns” to the realm of the living, to Michonne, to the life he knew. Because those blue birds herald resurrection.

(Obviously Rick hasn't physically returned to his previous life and his family yet, but he experienced a psychological breakthrough, where he chose Michonne, he cose his family and he chose "the realm of the living". He chose to reject the CRM, where he had learned "to be dead" as he explained to Michonne in the episode)

So finally, let me return to the voice repeating the numbers “10” and “2” from TOWL 1x4. We know the Slabtown clock can be interpreted in a multitude of ways, and like I said above, I believe it's a callback to Engine 82 from 5x5 Self Help. I'm getting to that in a minute, first let's briefly explore some of the other potential interpretations, because of course, they're interconnected.

I’ve described a few ways of interpreting it in previous posts, one way to interpret it is to break down for example the “2” into “one one” which is a reference to the “one one” on Noah’s t-shirt.

You can also read it as a reference to episode 10x11 (read 10 - one one), which was called “Morningstar”, an obvious reference to the Venus/Sirius symbolism (read more here).

Interestingly, 10x11 Morningstar is the episode where Daryl got his upgraded vest, and in this article on how Daryl got new wings, I found this part particularly interesting:

Cailey Fleming, who plays Judith, explains how she restored the tattered wings so that Daryl now finally has TWO wings again, dotted with TEN stars.

See how that’s another representation of the numbers “10” and “2”? In an episode foreshadowed by the Slabtown clock, if you read it as 10 - one one? An episode literally named Morningstar, which is a Sirius/Venus reference?

And see how one of the wings are now blue? That’s another representation of bluebird symbolism!

In TOWL 1x4 we see Michonnes scar, and she tells the story on how she and Daryl got branded. Daryl's scars interestingly form a constellation along with other scars that reasonably be interpreted as the Roman numerals X II, which translates into 10 and 2. Or if you read it as 10 - one one, you could say it points to episode 10x11 Morningstar.

To recap, in TOWL, we see michonnes scar, an X, in an episode where we also see two peacocks, two blue birds. See how that conceptually shares similarities with the scars on Daryl's back, that forms a X II, pointing to an episode where he gets a revamped vest with TEN stars and TWO wings, one of them blue? See how the 10 2 symbolism and the bluebird symbolism keep popping up together?

In TOWL, the voice repeating the numbers 10 and 2 is tied to the elevator, and remember, elevators = passages between the realms. And the same goes for ladders. Now let me remind you of Engine 82, last seen as Daryl carried Beth's lifeless body out from Grady, and why I believe the Slabtown clock is a callback to it.

I mentioned above that one of my favorite ways to interpret the 10 and the 2 and the Slabtown clock is that it serves as a callback to episode 5x5 Self Help, where Abraham, Eugene and the rest of Team Washington found Engine 82. And when they did, it was backed up to a building marked with this particular number:

That's right, Engine 82 was first seen backed up to a building marked 102! A direct reference to the Slabtown clock, and directly foreshadowing Beth's "death" and "resurrection".

Imo, the voice repeating the numbers “10” and “2” in TOWL 1x4 were referring to the building where we first saw the fire engine, back in 5x5, well before Beth “died”. The “102” on the building foreshadowed the Slabtown clock, the Slabtown clock was a callback to the 102 on the building where we first saw the fire engine.

Engine 82 represents the presence of metaphorical “passages" between the realms, such as elevators, stairs, ladders and bridges, through which the characters can travel unhindered between the realms. They are what foreshadows "death", but also what allows for "resurrection".

Depending on how you choose to read the numbers on the Slabtown clock, you could also argue that they point to episode 2x2, which is when we first meet Beth, or 2x10, which is 18 Miles Out, the episode where she initially attempts suicide, but eventually decides she wants to live (again, foreshadowing her surviving).

Like I mentioned, it could also refer to the “one one” on Noah’s t-shirt with the stylized heron, and it could refer to episode 10x11 (read 10 - one one) which is called Morningstar (straight up Venus/Sirius symbolism).

Or, like I’ve described above, it could be a reference to the building where we first saw the fire engine, Ladder 82, in which “ladder” is one of the metaphorical passages which allows characters like Rick and Beth to undergo a “death and resurrection” arc.

No matter how you chose to interpret the numbers “10” and “2”, it’s safe to say they indicate “resurrection” for anyone associated with them. Particularly when they’re accompanied with the presence of blue birds!

(Side note, Ladder 82 is noticably very red, and it was backed up against a red door on the building marked with the number 102. I call it “red controls the gates” symbolism, illustrated by the red fire engine backed up against a red door. I've been tracking this symbolism for a long time, and have several posts on it. If you want to explore the symbolism surrounding the color red, read this and this)

#bethyl #team delusional #the walking dead #towl #twd towl #beth greene #daryl dixon #daryl x beth #beth x daryl

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hesherehesthere · 6 months

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This is going to be a long post, and probably all over the place, but I've been really fixated on Roy and Nate as parallels and contrasts to one another, and I have a lot of thoughts.

This rant is particularly going to be about the ways in which Nate and Roy's masculinity presents, how both of them are men with severe insecurities that manifest in different ways, as well as the ways in which Nate's jealousy of Roy contributes to his arc.

When I first saw Ted Lasso, I initially interpreted Nate's arc as being a combination of toxic masculinity merging with the fact that Twitter is fucking poison for your brain. I do think that's part of it, but I think there's a lot more to it as well. With that being said, that's as good a place as any to start.

In my mind, Nate is essentially the embodiment of toxic fragile masculinity, where Roy is more representative of (mostly) non-toxic strong masculinity. Roy's insecurities are not particularly focused on his masculinity. He doesn't care about Keeley gossiping about him until he realizes she's been talking about something he's insecure about, and he hangs out with older women and drag queens, without any worries about how that reflects on him as a man. Roy's insecurities revolve much more around the end of his career and not knowing who he is as a person, with a healthy dose of wondering if he's a bad person or fundamentally unlovable. Roy is masculine in a very traditional kind of way. However, he uses that masculinity to help other people (for example, both Sam and Nate in S1), unlike Nate, who, particularly in S2 onward, comes across as less masculine and more bully.

Roy is also more internal and self destructive, while Nate is more external and lashes out at others as a result of his insecurities.

To continue along thought, I think it's important to note that Roy has always been a big defender of Nate. It is made extremely clear that Roy has never been particularly fond of the way that people (notably Jamie, Isaac and Colin) treat Nate in S1, but it goes beyond that. Roy is also shown to consistently go out of his way to acknowledge, congratulate, and give Nate credit for things, even after he's come on as a coach in S2. All throughout S2, there are a number of different moments where Roy will go to Nate to hug or cheer with him, Roy acknowledges Nate with a little head nod when he comes back on as a coach in 2x5, as well as several verbal scenes (Roy going to Nate's office to congratulate him on his park the bus play, Roy telling Rebecca "This has nothing to do with me, this was all Nate", etc).

A bit of an aside, but this also seems like a testament to the fact that Roy isn't big on grudges, because despite all the reasons he should be disgruntled, he's still more than okay with letting Nate come back to Richmond in S3. "I don't give a fuck. He's great at the shit I suck at." Even after all the fallout, Roy is still acknowledging that Nate is smart, someone he would be willing to work with, and a significant asset to the team.

Roy has always been a big Nate defender, so it hurts that Nate doesn't even seem to see it, particularly into S2, when he has been given more power. Obviously, he does acknowledge and thank Roy in 1x4, but after that point he doesn't seem to think about it much. I think that Nate is essentially blinded by his jealousy of Roy, to the point that he is unable to see his true intentions, because he so desperately wants to be him, or at least be like him.

In 2x5, when Nate is at A Taste of Athens, he laughs at something that Roy says during his pundit stint. He laughs at Roy tearing into Cartrick, specifically when he makes a comment about him pissing his pants. However, it's important to note that Roy was so aggressive in that scene in direct response to Cartrick being overtly sexist, which doesn't seem to be something that Nate particularly acknowledges. I don’t think that Nate agrees with Cartrick by any means, but I also don’t know if it really plays into why he thinks that interaction is funny.

Nate definitely feels personally attacked by Roy's coming back as a coach. This is probably due in part to the fact that he comes back after Ted essentially laughs at him and tells him that he doesn't think that he can help Isaac through his mental block, but that he thinks that Roy can. His insecurities are made worse by being next to Roy, as he feels as though he needs to prove himself.

I think this is supported by the fact that Nate also gets a lot more verbally aggressive after Roy's back, though he was making slow progress in that direction anyways. In some ways it almost feels like he's trying to copy Roy, to compete with him and embody him.

Because of this, I also want to briefly mention the scene where Nate kisses Keeley. I think it is implied throughout the show, as early as S1, that Nate has always liked her, at least a little bit. Keeley is casually touchy and affectionate as a person, and Nate could have interpreted those signals as her (possibly) being into him. Though he clearly regrets kissing her, in the leadup to that scene, he also laughs at Keeley's impression of Roy, where she's gently making fun of him. I think that it could have boosted his ego a bit to hear Roy being put down. I think his jealousy could have combined with that ego boost and played into that scene.

Another thing to mention is the fact that Roy is not particularly threatened by Nate kissing Keeley, where he is threatened by Jamie telling Keeley that he loves her.

Nate is upset about that because he thinks that Roy should be more mad at him, because he is a threat damnit, but I also wonder how much of Roy not being threatened is that he also somewhat considers Nate to be a friend. Though I don't think that Roy is threatened by him, I think it's also clear that he does like Nate, and even respects him. (I think there's also something to be said about the fact that Roy is more threatened by Jamie, not because he's more of a man than Nate, but because he and Keeley have a history, but that's a whole other tangent that I won't go on today).

I think that's all I have to say on the topic for now; sorry if this post didn't make any sense, I mostly wrote it out to try and organize my own thoughts. If someone else gets something out of it, that would be a great bonus.

#i should be studying for finals but i needed to organize my thoughts #the brain rot took over at work today and it got stuck #ted lasso #roy kent #nathan shelley #my posts

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originalsoulduck · 2 years

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Okay, I've been so excited to post this. It's various facts and inferences about Hotch and the last section is more relating to Hotch and the team. This is just seasons 1-3. There will be three more sets (4-6,7-9,10-12) in the future.

I may have to re-watch 1x1 and 1x2 because I didn't really start this until 1x3 (maybe 1x4) when I spoke with @unionjackpillow.

This is long and wordy and my thoughts are mixed in the last section. Please enjoy.

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Facts about Hotch:

Did not want to name his child after serial killers (1x1)

Worked for 2 years in the Seattle, WA field office (1x1)

Collected coins as a child (1x3)

Was a self proclaimed nerd as a child (1x3)

Left handed. (1x3)

Haley was 34 weeks pregnant during 1x5

Good marksman (1x6)

Carries two guns, one on his side, one on his ankle (1x6)

Jack was born by 1x7, which I'm guessing is equal to March of their timeline? Idk. This is based on 1x19.

Downplays injuries (1x8): beaten and choked with a wire. "I'm fine."

Deadpan humor (1x9) (1x16)(2x3)(3x2 - he had a slight grin telling Derek maybe his next unit chief wouldn't be a drill sargeant}

Reid: can at least one of you look like you're going to see me again?

Hotch: 😐 see you when you get back

Hotch, after Morgan beat up an unsub who attacked him: what you couldn't wait?

Will reach out to others to offer help - 1x10 (Reid & nightmares)(the way Reid responded to help for his nightmares is probably why Hotch didn't reach out with the drug addiction, but also the fact that he probably knew that they couldn't help Reid with it until Reid was ready to quit)

Pushes his team in areas he thinks they need to grow in or are hesitant about, but also has the confidence that they will succeed (Elle in 1x9 (after JJ seems surprised Hotch let her do the interview))

His mother is from Manassas, VA and went to Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, VA. 1x11

Cares for his team members. Made sure that Garcia was okay after being stuck with Gideon for a case (cleaned up, got her flowers, made her feel appreciated) 1x11. encouraged Gideon to reconnect with his son 1x11. Expressed concern over Elle when she'd be shot (2x1) comforted JJ during a case when she was doubting herself (3x11)

Has a easy going friendship with Garcia (1x11) (1x16)(1x20)

Always drives

Knows how to keep a cool head until it affects his family. He can keep his voice at a neutral level and tone.

His hair went from incredibly floppy/long to medium length during season one. Shorter on the sides with a few longer pieces on top including the piece that always falls on his forehead.

He drinks tea (1x13) (this is actually seen several different times over the seasons)

He chose the BAU because he wanted to stop criminals before the cases reached his desk as a prosecutor. But he's still uncertain (1x13)

Hotch worked with Max Ryan at some point (1x15)

His compassion for victims! 1x15, 2x7,

Has a younger brother, Sean. 8-12 years younger. Sean was 25 in 2005. Hotch has taken a fatherly role towards him since their father died, but is met with resentment. (Adding this in that Hotch must have told Derek and Sean about the other because of familiarity, despite Sean not actually knowing Derek). They see each other at holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas). Hotch wants the best for Sean but can be blinded by logic and general head-in-ass-ness. 1x16

His father was a lawyer. 1x16

Father died at 47 via a heart attack. 1x16

Fluent in staring/glaring 1x16 (but shown other episodes too)

Not trustful of practices he doesn't understand. Almost hostile.(John Blackwolf studying the ground, etc) 1x16

He's, appropriately so, uptight on cases. 1x16

He knows how to fight. 👀 1x16

Beer drinker. 1x16, 2x14,

He can use chopsticks 1x17

One of the first cases Hotch worked with Gideon was in Iowa where 2 boys were murdered. They went to interview the unsub and had a weapon. He turned the gun on Hotch, Hotch talked him down and into surrendering. The wife gave the unsub an alibi. Unsub killed one more. Probably around 1998? (1x17)

His birthday is around November 1st/2nd (Dia de los Muertos). Which makes absolutely no sense as Jack looks like he's 6 months old. JJ makes mention of "birthday weekend". DdlM was on a Tuesday and Wednesday. My guess is his birthday is first week of November somewhere. (1x19)

He gets on quite well with his sister-in-law, Jessica. They are close enough that he can comfortably sass her. He took off work for her visit. (1x19)

The man looks mighty fine in jeans, a t-shirt with an undone button up on top. (1x19)

Chooses not to see when Haley gets pissed off about his job. Tries to justify it "she said it was all right." Gideon pushes this wedge that Hotch doesn't really put to a stop. ESH. (1x19)

Gideon is his work wife. (1x19)

When he's deep in thought/nervous he brings his hand to his chin and rubs his thumb and forefinger together. He does the thumb/forefinger thing out of habit when it's down by his side as well. A visible thinking indicator? (1x20)

Enjoys spending time with his family, including doing chores around the house (based on tone in 1x22). Probably has more to do with just being at home.

Was Pirate 4 in The Pirates of Penzance. (1x22)

Was a junior in high school spring '87, which makes him a graduate of 1988. This would put his birth year around 1969 (to graduate in 1988, he started Kindergarten late in 1975). (2x1)

Joined theater club to meet a girl. (1x22)

The only vulgarity Hotch has used is "son of a bitch". (1x22)

Is chivalrous, he gave his suit jacket to Elle (1x22). He went to her home and cleaned her wall after she was shot. (2x1) He stands when women stand and leave the room (2x5).

Bears guilt for something he had no real control over; Gideon wanted the press. (2x1)

Can be a straight-shooter, almost cold in his delivery when he has a concern(2x2)

Was absent-minded in regards to Jack and his "condition". He didn't remember some tests at a hospital. His priorities started getting out of order (2x4)

He became emotional at the thought of the unsub making children act out his rage. Especially after one of the children were killed because of it. He does the fist to mouth to express his distress along with teary eyes. (2x4)

He's especially ragey when it comes to crimes against kids (2x4)

He travels with a photo of Jack and Haley (2x5)

Hotch's badge changed from happy and smiley to somber (2x6) this was just for one episode and then it goes back to the happy badge

He didn't trust what Elle said about the William Lee shooting. He knew something was up but yet again didn't act on it. Or else he couldn't prove something was up and didn't want to confront without evidence. (2x6)

Was a federal prosecutor (2x6)(3x18)

Was a lawyer at least 2 years before joining the FBI.

Start to see the friendship of him and JJ 2x7

Season 1 hair was longer and floppier; season 2 was significantly shorter with no hair really across his forehead

He can be playful - will play cards on jet home despite knowing Reid can/will cheat (2x8)

Did security clearances for Ambassador Prentiss during his early days in the FBI. (2x9)

Sleeps in undershirt and boxers (2x10)

Was more trusting of Emily than Gideon was, despite Emily's later claims. (2x10)

Has a bicycle hanging on his wall as of 2x11.

Won some sort of baseball award (seen on shelf in office, 2x11)

Marksmanship awards (2x11)

Golf award (2x11)

Baseball in case on desk (2x11)

Does not like getting involved with messy politics (2x11)

Not surprising, but he has a JD from George Washington University (2x11)

He was initially trusting of Emily to some degree, if only for the case, however personally he didn't like being asked about a private conversation publically especially not knowing where Emily was in the mess of politics. (2x11)

While he doesn't approve of Reid's physics magic on the job, he can appreciate it for what it is and gets amused by it. (2x12)

Doesn't mind dancing and will show off (2x14)

Regularly called Gideon by his first name, Jason.

His quite a biblical knowledge, at least knowing scripture (2x14)

Despite his actions, Hotch doesn't think of himself as emotionally mature (this may not be put right). He comes across cold to internalize his emotions, even though he does allow himself to express them in certain situations (namely, his compassion) (2x15)

"I always take advantage of Reid for his brain, but I never actually teach him how to deal with things emotionally."

"Lead by example" (Gideon)

"What kind of example is that?"

Is not a narcissist (2x15)

He doesn't think he has a sense of humor(2x15)

Knows how his team views him to some degree (and...quite accurate for someone in a supervisory position) (2x15)

A bully (JJ)

A drill sargeant (Morgan)

Doesn't trust women as much as men (Emily)

He doesn't put himself above the team (actually does what he can to alleviate things from others). (2x15)

He's feeling more pressure from Haley (2x19)

He saves lives but he feels that doesn't mean anything when he gets home because he's never there - he's an absent father and husband (2x19)

He worries about when the job will call him when he's home with his family. He tries to do what he can while he's there with them. (2x19)

I can't put into words the emotional reaction Hotch had at the end of 2x19. He saw himself in the guy. He wanted to help but couldn't do anything. It's one of the rawest reactions he had in 12 seasons.

Hotch flew back to San Francisco to hand deliver a letter from a victim to the victim's son. (2x19)

Enjoys watching old films on reel. (2x22)

One of the first times JJ has used influence (for lack of better word) over Hotch to take a case. First time was 2x8, both were about missing people who weren't officially missing and/or weren't being looked for(2x22)

He "greatly respects" JJ. (2x22)

He doesn't like anyone thinking that higher-risk people aren't worth missing or aren't important at all. (2x22)

He's close enough to Gideon that Gideon would tell Hotch if he's going on a date. (2x23)

While he's questioned himself, he doesn't question his role on the team or his job skills. (2x23)

like a good leader, he takes responsibility for group decisions that end badly. He also ends up taking the punishment too (3x1)

Suspended for 2 weeks for Gideon's decision, really. (3x1)

Thought about leaving the BAU but was not 100% sold on the idea. (3x2)

His trust of Emily changes greatly at the beginning of season 3. Once he knows where her loyalties are, he 100% trusts her. (3x2)

Just as Haley's mind was made up in 3x2, so was Hotch's.

He knows he fucked up, but still doesn't change. The handwriting was on the wall. (3x2)

Was considered more "intense" after Gideon's leaving. (3x3)

Was told by an unsub that his greatest fear was that he can't save everyone. (3x3)

He and Morgan made a deal not to profile each other (3x3)

Despite being left handed, he wears his watch on his left wrist. (3x4)

Says he's done crisis negotiation for 12 years and he "co-wrote the textbook". That would out him starting that particular role in roughly 1995. (3x4)

He also teaches crisis negotiation (3x4)

He can do CPR (3x5)

Rossi says Hotch used to call Haley 10 times a day (3x6)

Hotch is the emergency work contact for Penelope. Probably because he's her boss.

JJ tells Hotch he's never lost it about a case (3x11), but he has, only she wasn't there (2x19)

He was served with divorce papers in front of his entire team, at work. (3x11)

3x12 the first episode Hotch doesn't wear his wedding ring.

JJ can reach Hotch anywhere, apparently, even when other cell phones can't. (3x14)

Under great stress, he will give into the antognizing of an inmate/unsub. (3x14)

Haley wanted him to sign divorce papers uncontested but he says no matter what, he won't get what he wants: his family back and the ability to stay at the BAU. (3x14)

Hotch and Haley married in 2000 in Langley, VA. They were married around 8 years when they divorced, April 2008. (3x14)

While he knew Haley was done, he resolved to remain constant in Jack's life. Hotch opted to try and explain what was happening with the divorce. Jack is supposed to be all of 2.5 years old. It makes me sense when Jack tells him "everything will be alright." (3x15)

He's fair, even when he shouldn't. (3x16)

He knew Reid was at an NA meeting (3x16)

Derek referred to Hotch and Rossi as mom and dad. Seeing as how Gideon was Hotch's work wife, it's safe to say he's dad 😂 (3x18)

Hotch got defensive when talking to Rossi about his past marriages. Rossi said he would have tried harder if kids had been involved. Hotch is defensive saying he tried. Something had to give between his family and his job and unspoken, he chose his job despite him saying he tries hard and is no less committed to Jack. (3x18)

Rossi claims he's the reason Hotch testifies well. (3x19)

Hotch knows when horse race results are posted (3x19)

His puppy dog eyes are effective.

He knew agent Joyner when they liased while she was at Scotland Yard (before she joined the FBI) (3x20)

Inferences about Hotch:

Could very easily be a bully/massive asshole and tear people down (1x6)

Based on that, he's a great actor at changing who he is if necessary for his job (not sure if this is a Thomas Gibson thing or a character thing) (1x6)

Reid says he kicks like a 9 year old girl. (1x6)

1x8, the episode that launched 1,000 whumpfics about abused Hotch. "He was probably abused by one or both of his parents. He learned to take the pain."

Unsub:"You said some people grow up to killers."

Hotch: "And some people grow up to catch them."

He can be nostalgic (1x22)

He doesn't mind sex on a couch (1x22)

Outside of the job, he is a very gentle man. He expresses concerns for people, his mannerisms show that he cares.

1x19 showed where Haley started getting irritated with his job. It wasn't a problem when she visited in 1x7. Her mind was made up by 3x2.

Wasn't from a small town (2x7)

May live in McLean, VA. Haley took Jack to have his picture done. Seems extra to go so far for it, but it was a new mall. I can't see him living so far from work tbh. (2x10)

His compassion may have something to do with penance.

His father may have had affairs. The wording could have been wrong assumption on Hotch's part (2x19)

While he was in high school, his father had lung cancer. (2x19) i think this and the one above was for the case only.

Is either the only Unit Chief for the BAU or actually the only one Gideon knows. Section Chief could be over more than the BAU but the Unit Chief over the BAU itself, so he supervises several teams. (2x23)

Thought Strauss was a bitch (3x1)

I think he had suspicions about Haley, but not necessarily that she was cheating. He knew she hated his job and the hours and that she probably did speak with either a counselor or even a divorce attorney. She probably mentioned him switching departments after his suspension. (3x2)

The things the team said in 2x15 are all things someone would say of someone in a supervisor position who didn't always have that role. Hotch went from an equal to their superior and it would be hard to separate the person they may know outside of work or before to after.

As private as he is, being served so publicly is probably one of the worst things he could experience.

Low-key likes to heckle Rossi about his fame "Ah. A fan. Your world is a crowded place." 3x13

Reid saved Hotch's ass in the interview with Hardwick and Hotch knows it. He probably would have been fired for fighting an inmate, among other things. 3x14

Morgan says Hotch wouldn't have taken the case in 3x15. Evidence would contradict that as Hotch would have given it thought and trusted JJ's judgment on it as well. He had done it a few times before.

There's a certain confidence Hotch had when talking about Charlie Luvet to Will. I guess it was the fact that he's most definitely considered a "man's man" and was squirming at the fact that the victims were gay like so many other shows have troped.

Will: How did I not know Charlie was gay?

Hotch: He didn't want you to know

Will: He flew 700 miles to be someone else

Hotch: No, he flew 700 miles to be himself

Seemed a bit sad that JJ didn't tell him about her pregnancy. He probably felt she didn't trust him. (3x20)

Things worth noting:

Could be intentional lot, but Hotch says Reid has made his life miserable for 3 years in 1x6, but we later find out by this episode, he's only been around a year or so.

1x8, agent from Baltimore's organized crimes unit bursts into Hotch's office and the first thing Hotch says is "first, don't shout at me". Not angry, just firm in speaking.

1x8 when Perotta asks "didn't everyone's?" in response to Hotch asking if his father hit him, Hotch answers no.

1x11, I'm going to note the pruning of roses in winter thing here. Maybe Haley liked flowers and was into gardening and be picked up stuff by proxy. Another flower discussion: 2x23, could be common knowledge stuff.

In describing Max Ryan, Hotch said he's 'intense, brusque, not much of a bedside manner.' to which Elle piped up "sound like anyone else we know' and Hotch side eyes her. 1x15

Hotch talked about keeping priorities in line. When he's with his family he's 100% there, and at work he's 100% there. Where was the giving up of priorities. Hotch himself says divorce is high at the BAU 1x15

I love the whole "that's Hotch's brother"/"now I see it" dialogue from JJ. I've always been unsure if that was directed at the stubborn/hot-headed attitude/temper shown when Sean left or the fact she was staring at his ass as he was leaving and thinks Aaron and Sean both have a similar walking style. 1x16

Corrects Reid in 1x16, this seems more of a subtle humor attempt than an actual correction.

He said his dad knew "what you feel is as important as what you think". 1x16

Regrets having to do his job in regards to having to shoot unsubs. 1x17

About Jessica: she didn't always live close by 1x19. It was an occasion to have her visit, so much so that Hotch took off for her visit.

His wife Haley was one grade behind him, which puts her birth year around September 1970-July 1971. She would have started Kindergarten the 1976 school year. 1x22

Hotch's instructions in 1x22 were not clear because he was stressed and tired. He told Anderson to take Elle home, but told Gideon he sent Anderson with Elle. The instructions to Anderson were not the meaning he told Gideon. It's still not possible for the Fisher King to know which agent's home to go to. He had no idea Elle would be the one sent home.

Haley's mom was alive in 2x4.

I wonder if Haley thought Aaron would quit when Jack was born.

More inconsistencies with the Jack timeline. 2x4, Hotch is watching a video of Jack's first steps he says was filmed 5 months ago. The child in the video was about a year or so old. This would currently put Jack about a year and a half old, maybe a little more. This would almost track with the fact that Haley said Jack was scared at the doctor and wondering where Hotch was.

Jack looks to be 18 months or so in 2x10. His timeline is a hot mess for sure.

Derek is 30 in 2x12. Even though he was 10 in 1985 when his father died ("Derek") and should have been 30 in 2005, he's 30 in 2006. Derek was 15 in 1991. Goddamn, later in the episode they say his age is 33.

My opinion is there is more than one team on the BAU. Will address this in the future.

In The Evilution of Frank, they say Jane was 22 when Frank anducted her. She was 19. She states that in No Way Out.

Jack finally looks of a right age? Maybe? His fine motor skills seem pretty good for being not even 2. He can feed himself fairly well. (3x1)

My guess is that he contemplated the job switch to placate Haley and try to work on their marriage. It's not who he is though. I think Haley realized it wouldn't have solved their problems either, despite her talking it up. She knew he wouldn't be happy.

I'm not in the firm camp that Haley had an affair. There's evidence that they loved each other a lot but wanted different things. Haley wanted him home and wanted the stability. Hotch wanted the job and his family and couldn't do both. An affair would ruin Haley's attempt at reconciliation.

Another opinion of mine that I've stated before is that Jack shouldn't have happened. I don't think they planned to have him. Hotch had been with the BAU for years and Haley knew the drill. He could also be a band-aid baby. Having a baby will fix things. Maybe then Hotch would change jobs. I'm not a big fan of Haley by any means but I think she ended up with a shitty hand, too. They weren't fair to each other. Life and marriage isn't fair but this was all-in-all horrible. If this was an AITA on Reddit, ESH would be the answer.

If he was born in 1969, that would put him at 25 for majority of 1995. If he completed his JD at the average pace, he would have only received it that year, and depending on the time of year, would have just sat the bar (he would have received the pass/fail in October). He wouldn't have met the minimal requirements of three years work experience the FBI wants. Exceptions can be made of course, but it seems highly unlikely a first time agent would be that strong in crisis negotiation. (3x4)

Despite the separation, Haley never denies Hotch the chance to see or talk to Jack when he wants/needs. (3x4) (3x5)

Between 1x19 and 3x5, Jessica moved closer to where Hotch lives as that's where Haley stays.

Hotch is almost protective of JJ when Rossi first comes. Rossi makes an almost untoward comment ("wow we didn't have that 10 years ago") and when Hotch asks for clarity, he says "communications coordinator" with an incredulous look on his. Hotch responds fairly deadpan with 'right" as if he doesn't quite believe his friend. (3x6) This happens again but with Garcia in 3x9. Rossi makes a comment about how she dresses and lives and Hotch gets ruffled and asks if Rossi thinks thats why she was attacked.

In 3x6 when they're driving, behind Morgan is pasture with no buildings but behind Rossi and Hotch there are buildings.

Rossi is 52 in 2007. Roughly puts his birth year at 1954/5 (3x7)

Penelope is 30 in 2007. (3x9) birth year around 1976/7

Reid was 24 in 2005. Birth year 1981. October or September.

Foreshadowing! 3x10 Prentiss and Rossi talking.

Prentiss: he [unsub] went from successful writer and artist to a brutal killer in 6 months

Rossi: he suffered an unbelievable tragedy

Prentiss: I know. I get it.

Rossi: So what's bugging you?

Prentiss: it just makes me wonder... Are we all capable of becoming something like that?

Rossi: life is a hell of a thing to happen to a person.

The camera then slowly zooms in on Hotch, who's staring off into nothing.

Rossi supposedly started at the BAU in 1986. One of his "first cases" was 21 years prior.

The "Reid...be careful" in 3x12 just makes me chuckle. Hotch has read the damn room with him

Haley has JJ's phone number so she can reach Hotch. JJ still refers to her as Mrs. Hotchner even after he was served divorce papers. Even though they had team get togethers, they weren't close enough on a first name basis.

Hotch's witness for the divorce papers when signed was an Andy Swan, a name used for an FBI agent in season 6, except the agent was female, Andi. (3x14)

In 3x16, Reid refers to an unsub from 3x12 as a kid, when in reality, the unsub was older than him. Unsub was 28 but Reid is 27.

3x16 is filmed in Piru, CA with a Texas highway sign 67, between Odessa and San Angelo. Please don't ask how long that took or why I looked.

In 3x18, a phone number is used that will later be used as a phone number in Hotch's address book.

Prentiss graduated in 1989, putting her birth year between September 1970-August 1971. Either Prentiss had lots of gap years in university or she has multiple degrees because when Hotch first worked for her mother, she was at a university and there's only a year or so age differences. (High school mention 3x19) (University mention 2x10)

Reid joined the team in 2004, Garcia joined shortly after Reid. (3x19)

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20240506: the History of LEGO Castle day 127. 3739 Blacksmith Shop (2002, 629 pieces, 130 different parts) The Blacksmith Shop is a two-story building with a light gray first floor with brown double doors and green 4x5 hinge plates covering one window on each of the sides visible from the front, a white and black second floor with red windows with green shutters, a blue roof, and a light gray chimney with red, blue, and black smoke on top. The building is built on two thin green 8x16 plates assembled with hinges so the entire building can be opened for play or closed for display. This set features two minifigures. -The first minifigure has plain black hair, a yellow minifigure head with black eyes and eyebrows and curly brown bangs and mustache, a dark gray torso with printed silver scale mail and a red necklace with black, and plain black legs. The head and torso were also found in three sets, 4817 Dungeon, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, and 6096 Bull's Attack. -The second minifigure has brown hair with bangs and a ponytail, a yellow minifigure head with curly medium brown hair with a red jewel in the center of a printed tiara and red lipstick, a red torso with a printed blue corset, and a red 2x2x2 hollow bottom slope with a blue dress print and a key on a rope belt. The minifigure head, torso, and dress were also found in 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle. There are several very interesting parts information bits for this set. -This set introduces the 1x4 modified brick with four side studs. -While the black spider had been in use in the Adventurers, Harry Potter, and Belville sets, this is the first appearance within the LEGO Castle theme. The same is true for the 4x2 slope and the 4L bar. -This is the only appearance of the chrome gold bugel / trumpet within the castle theme and it only appears in 11 other sets. -The brown 1x2x1 panel was only found in four other sets. -The dark gray 1x3 robot arm only appears in this set and five Star Wars sets. -The green 4x4 hinge roof only appears in two other Star Wars sets. Blacksmith Shop is the first truly civilian building and only second completely faction-neutral set within the LEGO Castle theme and it features a blacksmith and her merchant husband. (The first neutral set was 6010 Supply Wagon from 1984). This is also the very last set to use brown, dark gray, and light gray. From now on, colors are switched to reddish brown, dark bluish gray, and light bluish gray. Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is also available under the "Instructions" tab on Rebrickable. This set was designed by Jorn Tomsen, as part of the My Own Creation subtheme with information on his other builds available on BrickSet.

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I appreciate that appletv puts a warning for depiction of self-harm before episode 1x4 of Severance, but when you're watching, you think it's just the fingers thing. But it's not. It's worse.

#severance

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Star Trek TOS Spock Whump List

First Officer Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy.

My favorites are in bold.

Season 1

1x1 The Man Trap - attacked off screen, bloody wound on forehead, brief medical treatment, heavy breathing, shoved by alien and falls into bookcase.

1x2 Charlie X - both legs broken (very brief) then healed

1x4 The Naked Time - infected by alien virus, cries

1x16 The Galileo Seven - stranded on alien planet, crewmembers argue with him, sacrifices himself to help others escape (they don't let him) leg trapped by boulder, rescued, limping

1x29 Operation -- Annihilate! - infected by parasitic alien that attacks his nervous system, intense pain, fought twice, restrained, temporary blindness, worried friends

Season 2

2x1 Amok Time - extreme physical and emotional stress that will kill him in 8 days, fought, brief sadness

2x5 The Apple - poisoned, runs into force field, struck by lightening (second degree burns on back) pain

2x7 Catspaw - chained up in dungeon

2x10 Journey to Babel - difficult decision, gives blood, sedated, recovering in sick bay

2x19 A Private Little War - shot by primitive gun, helped to walk, unconscious, sick bay, worried friends, slapped in the face several times

2x23 The Omega Glory - hit by phaser blast, weak, worried friends

2x21 Patterns of Force - whipped, bloody marks on back, handcuffed, imprisoned (TW: this episode has depictions of Nazis)

Season 3

3x1 Spock's Brain - brain is stolen, surgery to put it back in (yes, it's just as strange as it sounds)

3x5 Is There in Truth No Beauty? - driven mad by looking at an alien, subdued by phaser, sick bay

#whump list #vintage whump #spock #tos #star trek #leonard nimoy #my introduction to whump #i've seen these episodes so many times

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PLC Splitter - What is It?

A PLC splitter plays an important role in passive optical networks by allowing a single PON Interface to be shared among many subscribers. This article will provide some knowledge about PLC splitters.

What is PLC Splitter?

A Planar lightwave circuit (PLC) splitter is an optical power management device that uses silica optical waveguide technology. It is widely used in the passive optical network (EPON, GPON, BPON ) to connect the main distribution frame (MDF) and the terminal equipment and to branch the optical signal. In addition, a PLC splitter provides low insertion loss, low polarization-dependent loss, small size, wide operating wavelength and temperature range, high reliability, high stability, and good channel uniformity.

PLC Splitter Manufacturing Technology

The PLC splitter is manufactured based on planar optical waveguide technology. PLC splitter consists of one optical PLC chip and several optical arrays depending on the output ratio. The optical arrays are coupled on both ends of the PLC splitter chip.

The PLC chip is one key component of a fiber PLC splitter. It is available in 1xN (N=2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64) and 2xN (N=2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64) splitting ratios.

PLC Splitter Types

According to the PLC splitter chip, PLC splitter is classified into 1xN and 2xN PLC splitters, such as 1x4 PLC splitter, 1x8 PLC splitter, 1x16 PLC splitter, 2x32 PLC splitter, 2x64 PLC splitter, etc. According to the different packaging types, PLC splitter is classified into bare fiber PLC splitter, blockless fiber PLC splitter, ABS box PLC splitter, tray PLC splitter, rack-mount PLC splitter, LGX box PLC splitter, mini plug-in insert type PLC splitter, etc.

Applications

PLC splitter is used in PON networks, telecommunication networks, FTTH projects, data centers, CATV, video transmission, test equipment, etc.

Conclusion

PLC splitters allow a single PON network interface to be used by multiple users, maximizing a fiber network’s user capacity and offering a low-cost light distribution solution with high stability and high reliability. Sun Telecom specializes in providing one-stop total fiber optic solutions for all fiber optic application industries worldwide. Contact us if any needs.

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Note that the mode argument tells Matplotlib to expand the legend to the length of the plot and the ncol argument tells Matplotlib to place the legend labels in 2 columns.

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The following code shows how to place the legend above the Matplotlib plot: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt Note that the loc argument tells Matplotlib to place the lower left corner of the legend line at the (x,y) coordinates of (1,0) in the plot. legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1,0), loc=" lower left") Get started with the official Dash docs and learn how to effortlessly style & deploy apps like this with Dash Enterprise.

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To run the app below, run pip install dash, click 'Download' to get the code and run python app.py. The nrows and ncols arguments are relatively straightforward, but the index. Dash is the best way to build analytical apps in Python using Plotly figures. index: The plot that you have currently selected. Here is an example that creates a figure with 3 vertically stacked subplots with linked x axes. The margin argument is used to control the vertical spacing between rows in the subplot grid. ncols: The number of columns of subplots in the plot grid. The shareXx argument can be used to link the x axes of subplots in the resulting figure.

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New to Plotly Plotly is a free and open-source graphing library for JavaScript. Seven examples of how to move, color, and hide the legend. Example of a global legend in a 2x2 tiled layout Example of a global legend in a 1x4 tiled layout Example of a global legend in a 1x4 subplot 0 Link You cannot have a legend that pulls data from more than one subplot. Legends in JavaScript How to modify the legend in D3.js-based javascript graphs. The following code shows how to place the legend in the bottom right corner outside of a Matplotlib plot: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt We can create subplots in Python using matplotlib with the subplot method, which takes three arguments: nrows: The number of rows of subplots in the plot grid. , legends can be positioned relative to figure edges and can contain graphics objects from different subplots or tiles. Example 2: Place Legend in Bottom Right Corner Note that the loc argument tells Matplotlib to place the upper left corner of the legend line at the (x,y) coordinates of (1,1) in the plot. legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1,1), loc=" upper left") The following code shows how to place the legend in the top right corner outside of a Matplotlib plot: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt Example 1: Place Legend in Top Right Corner This tutorial shows several examples of how to use this function in practice. Since this subplot will overlap the first, the plot (and its axes) previously created, will be removed plt. Often you may want to place the legend of a Matplotlib plot outside of the actual plot.įortunately this is easy to do using the () function combined with the bbox_to_anchor argument. import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plot a line, implicitly creating a subplot (111) plt.plot( 1, 2, 3) now create a subplot which represents the top plot of a grid with 2 rows and 1 column.

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Tears from an unknown sadness

Moonlight (2016) / Your Name. (2016) / Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks (The National) / It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012) / Punch-Drunk Love (2002) / Art by Mathilde Van Gheluwe / Severance (1x3) / Twin Peaks (Log Lady introductions 1x4)

#moonlight #barry jenkins #your name #makoto shinkai #vanderlyle crybaby geeks #the national #it's such a beautiful day #don hertzfeldt #punch-drunk love #paul thomas anderson #mathilde van gheluwe #severance #dan erickson #twin peaks #david lynch #log lady #a weaving about crying i guess #j #weaving

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Jeep Cherokees, Cherokee Roses. Mustangs And The "Yellow" Symbolism

I've spent the past week immersed in seasons worth of licence plates, and what sparked it was Rick and Michonne's yellow getaway vehicle from TOWL 1x4 What We. I think all TD'ers collectively wanted to tie it to Beth's yellow polo from Still, myself included.

My hypothesis is that the yellow symbolism we see around Beth, exemplified by her yellow polo, was introduced in TWD 1x3 Tell It To The Frogs, and whe first saw it represented by Carol's yellow Jeep Cherokee.

In this post, I talked about the scene from 1x3 TITTF where we see a collection of cars parked around the survivor's campsite. The colors, licence plates and/or brands of these cars are steeped in symbolism, and we'll come across them several times in the seasons to come. This has been a consistent thing on the show, and recent exemples include Carol's blue Ford Mustang from TWDDD 1x6, as well as the aforementioned yellow escape vehicle from TOWL 1x4 .

I've always interpreted the symbolism around the Jeep Cherokee, and by extension the Cherokee Rose, as having to do with themes of strength and hope, and it's tied to the "lost girl" symbolism. I wrote about it some in this post from many years ao, but because of the introductoon of Rick and Michonne's yellow car in TOWL, I thought it was time for an update.

And after having written this post on symbolism around the Slabtown clock and the numbers "2" and "10", @wdway casually let me know me something that blew my mind; TWD episode 2x4, Cherokee Rose, was actually series number 10, meaning it was the 10th episode of the show. I had not concidered that angle before, and that little detail had serious implications, because it ment that 2x4 Cherokee Rose was actually implicated in the symbolism around the Slabtown clock. And that made everything click into place.

So! Let's start with episode 2x4 (series number 10) Cherokee Rose. Now remember, this symbolism didn't start there, it was introduced in 1x3 TITTF. But it was in 2x4 Cherokee Rose they truly explored it for the first time.

Right off the bat, the episode starts with a "resurrection". Carl, who had been accidentally shot by Otis and nearly died a few episodes prior, woke up from coma. The first words of dialoue in the episode is Hershel's "The fever's down", then we see Carl wake up directly after. Resurrection symbolism detected, to put it mildly! The "theme" of the episode has been established. Cherokee Rose is about "resurrection".

Later we see see them strategize over how to best search for Sophia. They establish Carol's yellow Jeep Cherokee as HQ, Maggie brings a map over the area and spreads it over the hood of the car.

Hershel refers to Sophia as a lost girl. I've always said that the Jeep Cherokee/Cherokee Rose symbolism is about "lost girls symbolism", and Hershel confirms that.

We then get to the actual flower, which is what on a surface level gives the episode its name. Daryl is out searching for Sophia. He comes across an abandoned house, and upon investigation discovers someone has been sheltering there. We don't learn if that was actually Sophia, I don't know if we ever find out. But that's not the point. The whole idea behind the scene is that this gives Daryl hope that she's out there. We later learn that Daryl was lost in the woods himself as a child. He was gone for 9 days, and still managed to survive just fine. So he knows it's not impossible, and finding evidence of someone using this house as shelter makes him hopeful they'll find Sophia alive.

This point is further driven home by him discovering a Cherokee Rose growing outside:

The Cherokee Rose represents hope, as he explains to Carol when he returns to Hershel's farm. He tells the story of the Trail of Tears, about how Cherokee Roses started growing where the tears of the Cherokee mothers had fallen. It is a story about hope and strenght in the face of devestating loss.

Seeing the Cherokee outside the abandoned house gave Daryl hope. He now wishes to convey some of that hope to Carol, by giving her the flower of stength and hope.

He places the rose in a beer bottle, which is interesting for several reasons. For starters, we get a representation of the beer/bear symbolism, which ultimately points to Ursa Major/Big Dipper/Polaris/North Star symbolism, which I've talked about ad nauseum in the past.

It's also a representation of a Vessel Of Hope And Faith... a post I wrote last year, which deals with themes of "resurrection" and how they're related to themes of "rebirth".

Interestingly, we see how they're related in 2x4 Cherokee Rose when...

...Lori discovers she's pregnant! If that's not "rebirth" symbolism I don't know what is.

Then, we see this:

It's the yellow Ford Mustang we first see in 2x1 What Lies Ahead, the one with the LC6M187 licence plate I wrote about here. The key here is that Ford Mustangs are named after a type of wild horses called mustangs. A Ford Mustang is a car, but it's also a horse reference. Keep this in mind until later.

It has the exact same color as Carol's Jeep Cherokee, and also as Beth's yellow polo, plus that of Rick and Michonnes escape vehicle from TOWL 1x4.

The yellow Ford Mustang from 2x1 would have provided Sophia with everything she needed to survive. They left ample supplies for her, and a note saying they were goin to come by everyday. Had she managed to return to the highway, she would have survived. The yellow Ford Mustang would have saved her.

It didn't play out like that for Sophia. She never returned to the highway. She eventually emerged, as a walker, from Hershel's barn.

The resurrection symbolism we see in this episode, the Jeep Cherokee, the Cherokee Rose, the yellow Ford Mustang; it remains unfulfilled.

The symbolism was never about Sophia, it is reserved for someone else. It is reserved for another lost girl, someone last seen in a yellow polo the exact same shade as Carol's Jeep Cherokee and the yellow Ford Mustang, same as Rick and Michonne's escape vehicle.

And we get a reference to this in TWDDD 1x6, where Carol shows up in a blue Ford Mustang, with licence plates that point to episode 5x2, the episode in which she and Daryl followed Officer Lichari's car to Atlanta. In 5x2, they were driving a car with the same licence plate as the one on the yellow Ford Mustang; LC6M187.

Returning to the resurrection symbolism around the Cherokee Rose for a minute.

In 3x4 Killer Within, we see Carol and T-Dog being chased by walkers at the prison. T-Dog is bit, and eventually sacrifices himself so that Carol can live.

When Rick, Daryl and Glenn eventually finds T-Dog's body, there's no trace of Carol, except for her red scarf that she dropped in the commotion. They realise that Carol is probably devoured by walkers. Naturally, this saddens Daryl. Graves are made for their fallen friends, and Daryl later visits Carol's makeshift grave and places a Cherokee Rose on it in her honour.

Read that again. He places a Cherokee Rose on an EMPTY GRAVE, effectively marking her grave as a scene of an impending resurrection.

And sure enough, Carol wasn't dead. She was later found in the tombs of the prison, dehydrated but otherwise fine.

Again, we see that the Cherokee Rose is a symbol of resurrection.

In 3x10, we see the intersection between the yellow symbolism and the Jeep Cherokee/Cherokee Rose symbolism in that there's a Jeep Cherokee on the Bridge over Yellow Jacket Creek. We know it's not just some random Jeep Cherokee because it has this licence plate:

The XH6-S781. I've written about why that's significant here. And the name Yellow Jacket Creek refers, at least in a literal sense, to a piece of clothing traditionally worn on the upper body (read "trunk")...

I'm taking a small detour now to revisit season 4 episode 6 Live Bait to investigate another interesting representation of the yellow vehicle symbolism. The Governor, who now calls himself Brian, comes across Tara and her family, and forms a bond with them. They need him to go get oxygen tanks for Tara's father who is very ill. They send him to a nearby hospital to scavange what they need, and in the corridor he stumbles upon this gal:

That is one suspiciously colored wheelchair, and I'm just gonna say it; a wheelchair fits the decription of "vehicle", at least for symbolism purposes. We're here looking at another representation of the yellow vehicle symbolism. And how do we know this one is included in the series of other yellow resurrection vehicles?

Because of her stigmata:

She has stigmata wounds on her feet.

Remember we later saw Rick around this same symbolism, in 7x10 New Best Friends, when he got his own stigmata wounds:

Rick is the OG Christ figure on this show, the original Sirius figure, the original Light Bringer.

And then of course, we reach episode 12, the glory that is Still:

We see her trademark yellow polo for the first time, and we see her around all kinds of resurrection symbolism that's been thoroughly explained in countless other post, both by myself and others.

Season five came with disappointments. Beth was "killed" in 5x8 Coda, and we saw a devestated Team Family struggle to process it in 5x10 Them. At one point they come across some abandoned cars on the road. Maggie opens the trunk of one, and find inside a walker that's an obvious reference to Beth, and an obvious callback to the scene from Still that foreshadowed it:

And perhaps more importantly, at least in the context of this post, we see Maggie open the trunk using a key with a yellow seahorse keychain attatched:

The seahorse has the same shade of yellow as everything else I've discussed in this post. It's part of the "yellow" symbolism that was introduced in 1x3 TITTF by Carol's Jeep Cherokee. And in this case, we specifically see the "yellow" symbolism "unlock" a trunk where a walker resembling Beth is hidden inside. It opens the trunk, it's basically resurrection symbolism in that it represents a way out of a closed "tomb". And it's shaped like a "3", suggesting the presence of symbolism around the number three, such as for exemple "resurrection after three days"...

And it’s a horse reference. It might be a seahorse, but it’s a horse reference nonetheless.

Then we move on to perhaps one of the most bizarre exemples of this symbolism, though it's only bizarre on the surface. on a symbolism level it makes perfect sense. In 5x15 Try we see Daryl deep in his depression. He's avoiding human interaction, and seems to drift away from the society he lives in and the people that love him. Aaron catches on to this and tries to help him. They run into each other while hunting, and together they discover Buttons The Horse. Aaron explains that he's been trying to catch him for some time. The scene that ensues is one that has been analyzed to death by TD ever since it aired. I'm not doing a full analyzis of the scene here, I'll simply skip straight to the bizarre detail that ties it directly to everything I've discussed in this post and my other posts about cars and licence plates.

We see a walker, hidden underneath the rotting carcass of a dead ram, grab Aaron's foot.

A walker under a dead ram! That's... uh... different. That's outright bizarre!

That's symbolism, is what it is.

I've talked about Officer Lichari's Dodge Magnum here (and other places). It shares the same licence plate as T-Dog's Dodge Van from 1x3 TITTF. The reason it's relevant in relation to the Buttons scene from 5x15 Try, is that the Dodge Magnum is absolutely instrumental in my TD theories, I theorize that it could potentially be the actual car Beth was left in after Coda. And the Dodge logo is a ram!

TPTB went out of their way to relay this fact to us in 5x7 Crossed:

They needed us to know it so bad, they zoomed in on it. And it sits right underneath the big white cross.

And when Aaron bizarrely was grabbed by a walker under a ram, it was a convoluted reference to Officer Lichari's Dodge Magnum. You can even see inside the carcass, like, inside the "trunk" of the ram. That's a "Trunk Resurrection" reference if I ever saw one...

The other interesting part of the scene is of course Buttons The Horse itself. Like I said, I won't do the full analysis of the scene. But in my opinion, any horse reference is a reference to the symbolism around the Ford Mustangs on the show, in particular the yellow Ford Mustang from 2x1 What Lies Ahead. And don't forget the yellow seahorse keychain. I believe Buttons The Horse is significant on many levels, but under the surface it's definetely a reference to the symbolism around Ford Mustangs.

And to stay on the subject on horses and Mustangs, we did see Carol show up in a blue Ford Mustang in TWDDD 1x6. Because Carol is so inextricably linked to all the symbolism I've discussed in this post, I'm side-eying that heavily.

We also saw Negan's wife Lucille's green(e) Ford Mustang in 10x22 Here's Negan. It's also related to Beth because you could argue quite confidently that it was foreshadowed by the Slabtown clock, the "Get Well Soon" clock from 4x5. I talked about it here. The bottom line, I believe the horse/Mustang symbolism is about resurrection. I've explained the resurrection symbolism around the yellow Ford Mustan from 2x1, but there's also this:

Yup, in 6x16 Last day On Earth, Morgan randomly stumbled upon a sign with "You Are Alive" next to a horse in the middle of a field. Bizarre, until you accept it as symbolism. Horse symbolism is resurrection symbolism.

I’m aware that might seem like a controversial statement, seeing as most horses on the show seem to predictably die in the most horrific ways. While that is true, the resurrection symbolism is still there, underneath the surface.

Now, a few words on the Cherokee Rose from 6x6 Always Accountable.

That's another episode so filled with symbolism that it deserves a post on it's own, but for the purposes of this post I'll simply remind everyone that we did see a Cherokee Rose flower, and we did get a referance to the Sweet Water beer. Remember back in 2x4 Cherokee rose, Daryl placed the rose in a beer bottle from Sweet Water, and how that's a reference to the North Star symbolism? This time we get a reference to matches from Sweet Water. We can tie Beth to symbolism around matches in a number of ways. She's a Sirius figure (Sirius means "scorching, glowing"), she's a Light Bringer.

Everyone talked about the Cherokee Rose when the episode aired. I was the only nerd that was obsessed with the Jeep Cherokee. Which Jeep Cherokee, you ask?

The one Sasha and Abraham had a conversation next to, about being "left behind".

Abraham firmly believed Daryl had abandoned them, while Sasha assured him Daryl would "come back", that he would "return". Abraham wondered how they would find him. Sasha replied "He's a tracker. He'll find us".

And he did.

It is significant that we get this particlar type of dialogue next to a Jeep Cherokee in an episode that also includes a rare appearance of the Cherokee Rose flower.

Lastly, I want to mention the carnival ride car from 7x12 Say Yes! At this point Tumblr forbids me to upload more pictures because I’ve exceeded the 30 image limit per post, so you’ll just have to trust me on this one. In 7x12 Say Yes, Michonne and Rick are out searching for weapons ahead of All Out War, and come across an abandoned Carnival. At one point, Rick appears to be overwhelmed by walkers, and from Michonne’s point of view, it appears as though he’s been killed. We then see the infamous CGI deer that set the fandom on fire, before it’s revealed that Rick did in fact survive, by hiding in a carnival ride car that’s covered by a yellow tarp the exact same color as Carol’s Jeep Cherokee, the Ford Mustang from 2x1, Beth’s yellow polo, and all the other exemples of yellow symbolism I’ve mentioned in this post. It would have been lovely to insert a convincing pic here, just to illustrate the similarities and really drive the point home, but Tumblr says no.

It was a classic death fake out, involving yellow symbolism, vehicle symbolism (in that carnival ride cars are called “cars”) and “resurrection”.

I'll leave it at that for now.

My point with all of this and my other posts about the licence plates, the Dodge cars, the Mustangs and the Jeep Cherokees, is to demonstrate that they're all interconnected, and that they all intersect with the "yellow" symbolism, which Beth is right in the center of, due to her yellow polo.

#team delusional #bethyl #team defiance #daryl dixon #beth greene #the walking dead #beth x daryl #twd #daryl x beth

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