#Jolene Andersen

[chernayawidow]

DATING ADA WONG HEADCANNONS — SFW

PAIRING: Ada Wong x GN!Reader

A/N: I’ve probably done a terrible job of characterising Ada, but she’s just so hot and cool (and there’s like no material on her) that I had to do something for her. Let me know if you’re interested in me doing more for her!

Being in a relationship with Ada Wong is by no means an easy feat. This woman is an enigma, and a relationship with her is no different.

The most you could get out of her is potentially an on-and-off type of deal. But if you’re willing to put in the work, then you’ll just have to cope with occasional long distance.

Her love language is along the lines of acts of service. Maybe not in the traditional sense of 'doing the laundry for you', but as we see in her interactions with Leon, she swoops in to save and assist him very often. It's her own kind of affection—it's how we know she cares. So naturally, that would carry across to you.

She has the ability to make you feel like the only person in the world. This is because when Ada does something for you, it’s not out of the kindness of her heart. This woman is a a spy who has and will work for very bad people. So anything that she says, gives or does, is because she wants to—because she cares.

At first, her intense eyes and sultry voice were an intimidating factor about her. But they eventually became some of her most comforting traits.

Ada doesn't use many pet names for you because a good majority of them make her cringe.

However, in an ironic way, she'll address you as 'Sweetheart', 'Kitten', or 'Lover'. In spite of her saying these names out of wry, her voice makes them sound cute. (Referring to VA’s; Sally Cahill, Jolene Anderson, Courtenay Taylor)

If you’re normal—as in you’re not a spy or an agent of any sort—then it’ll essentially be a "living a double life" scenario.

Ada was upfront with you from the beginning about how “busy” her schedule would be. She simply told you that she moves around for work, that the company she works for has strict confidentiality rules, and that thats all you need to know.

While it stings you to know that there's a whole portion of her life that you're absent from, you couldn’t fault her for something she was upfront about.

Getting Ada to open up to you will take time, that’s just a no brainer. As a spy, it goes against her very instincts. So when you first started seeing her, lots of what she told you about herself was fabrication woven with hints of truth.

Ada is the type of person who makes you feel as if she’s opening up to you, when in reality, questions about her background are met with vague responses.

Yet she speaks so charismatically that it makes you believe that she’s sharing more then what she really is.

She’s blunt and outspoken, so if you’re acting jealous then she’ll call you out on it immediately.

While on the jealousy topic, Ada doesn’t really get hit with these feelings. She’s confident in herself and your relationship, which clears up any potential insecurity that could give way to try one feelings. She trusts you enough to believe you wouldn’t do anything like that.

That’s not to say that she’s immune to jealousy, because there are definitely times where she can’t help but feel it swell in her gut.

And if you’re wanting to spice things up in your NSFW life with the presence of others, then she’s happy to discuss it. (Let me know if you want headcannons dedicated to NSFW)

She’s not someone who runs from arguments or conflict, she faces it head on. If there’s any tension in your relationship, you best believe she’ll address it.

If you’re being cold and distant, she’ll force you to sit down and talk to her about what’s bothering you. And when I say force, I mean by any means necessary.

Ada is very protective over you. So if she finds out that somebody’s hurt you? Then she will find out who it was, and she will eliminate them—as well as whoever else she needs to—in order to bring her own brand of justice. Zero fucks given.

If your relationship stands the test of time, there will be a point where she realises that may end up being a permanent fixture in her relatively unstable life.

This will potentially lead to Ada coming clean about who she really is and opening up to you. A very big step for her. One that only comes if you’re in a serious enough relationship.

#ada wong #resident evil ada wong #resident evil #re2 #resident evil 2 remake #ada wong x reader #ada wong x GN!reader #ada wong headcannons #resident evil headcannons #gender neutral reader #resident evil 6 #jolene andersen #sally Cahill #courtenay taylor

[pink-strawberry-kissess]

You know, I know that she was dubbed over (by Sally Cahill, og Ada Wong) because her (Li BingBing’s) accent was “too strong.”

But she sounds really good here. People need to realize that she had to learn English and she sounds really amazing all things considered. It’s kind of a shame that she was dubbed over. I can understand that there were some parts of words that seemed off, and it was clear that she was not a native english speaker. And most people would be able to tell that she can not speak english fully. Although Li BingBing nailed the look of Ada Wong, I can see that maybe they could’ve casted someone else just as good who was also a native english speaker.

I think she still did really well considering the fact that she had to learn English. And a lot of her sentences come off very naturally. But i can completely hear the parts where she struggles. She still has to think in (mandarin) and then translate it into english and then say it with the right accent.

I guess the idea of Ada Wong being “properly” represented by also an Asian voice actress was always a point that we needed to get to eventually. 

Lily Gao isn’t a “diversity hire,” in the way that people think that it is. 

This is representation. This is a female character who has ALWAYS been portrayed as asian and was always casted by white women. Going so far as to have her face modelled after white women as well.

when you are speaking from a white person’s perspective (and living in a predominantly white area), you will NEVER understand what it’s like to grow up knowing that you are different and look different and sound different. 

As an asian woman myself, it’s so disheartening to see that the smallest amount of representation in resident evil (considering that Jill Valentine is entirely white washed at this point) is SUCH A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW FOR SOME PEOPLE. like GOD FORBID we have Ada, an asian woman, FINALLY be voiced by an asian woman. AND DON’T BE A FUCKING DUNCE. we KNOW that she’s voiced by a japanese woman for the japanese version etc. chinese for the chinese version etc. get out of my face with the whataboutism

We’re talking about the english version of the game which has systematically always erased a part of Ada’s asian background. Either by having her be voiced by a white woman, or a having her face modelled after a white woman.

Now we’re not shaming these women at all. I love a lot of the actresses who have portrayed Ada. They all did splendid jobs and have varying degrees of fans for each one. Some love Sally, some love Courtenay, some love Lily, some love Jolene. I’m not the hugest fan of Sally’s campiness but I’ve grown to love it. Courtenay was so smooth and sexy, but sometimes even too sexy for sentences that should’ve been normal sounding imo. Lily was cold (which makes sense for her character) but so expressive at times. Jolene had a rasp that I wasn’t a fan of, but her scenes with Leon were so tender and sweet. That’s all fine and good. We’re free to have our opinions about that

THIS WAS A HUGE RANT ABOUT REPRESENTATION AND ADA LOL SORRY

#ada wong #lily gao #we love lily gao #Jolene Andersen #sally cahill #li bingbing #resident evil #asian representation #courtenay taylor

[moviesandmania]

2025 ARMAGEDDON (2022)

‘Welcome to the multiverse’ 2025 Armageddon is a 2022 American science fiction monster movie about a militant alien race that launches an attack on Earth using gigantic creatures and geological disasters all based on those found on The Asylum’s Movie Channel signal which reached their planet. Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay written by Marc Gottlieb. Produced by Paul Bales and David…

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#2022 #2025 Armageddon #Jhey Castles #Jolene Andersen #Lauren Elyse Buckley #Michael Su #movie film #Natalie Daniels #Phillip Andre Botello #The Asylum #trailer

[euryalex]

I'm actually lowkey sooo in love with Lily Gao's portrayal of Ada like her voice is perfect <333

#💖.em #Jolene Andersen wasn't that good imo :/

[sapphire-weapon]

Hi! I love your blog so much, it's super insightful! I'm a newer re fan that's only played re2make and re4make, and i really enjoy reading your meta analysis on the characters. I do have a question regarding Adas character that kind of confused me though, I was wondering if you would have an answer since I couldn't really find any people that shared my thoughts. imo she feels like a different character in 2 compared to 4. when I first played 2, i really liked her. But after playing 4, it feels like she's a different person almost? and I didn't enjoy her character like I did in re2. Is there an explanation for why she just feels like a completely different character? I'm wondering if it's just my imagination or I just don't get her character, but playing through re2 again, she feels like a whole different person than re4 ada. Like, I know it's been 6 years from re2 to re4, but it still feels very jarring somehow and I'm not sure why

there are three big reasons. two of them are easy to understand, and one of them requires a long-winded nerd answer.

her voice is throwing you off. jolene andersen puts a lot of energy behind her voice and there's a real bite to her delivery. lily gao is much more subdued and low-key. but compare how ada sounds in the tram scene specifically to RE4make ada, since she talks with a much softer, calmer tone in that scene, and you'll find they start to sound more similar.

for 90% of RE2make, ada is playing a character. so, in that sense, she is a different person. the "real" ada only comes out in scenes where she's vulnerable, like the waste disposal scene where leon patches up her leg, and also at the very end when he confronts her and she just drops her mask. in RE4make, she is her authentic self with all pretenses stripped away the whole way through.

and number 3...

RE4make is a remake of RE4, which is a game that was developed under extreme duress and went through several different iterations (one became devil may cry, one became haunting ground, and two others were scrapped) over the course of its development. the plan for ada's character post-RE3 was very different from how shinji mikami and his team used her for RE4, because the story for the final version of RE4 was written in three weeks after most of the game had already been built.

basically, they needed some justification for calling the game resident evil, so they thought to tie in wesker, and ada was the perfect conduit between leon and wesker. so they just threw her in there as a femme fatale, ignoring her character development in RE2, because she was there to serve a function and not be a well-thought-out character. for more on RE4 OG's troubled development, click here.

capcom did their best to make RE4make feel like a direct sequel to RE2make, but they also had to stay beholden to the original game. and that, unfortunately, involved femme fatale ada. so basically, like

they did their best, man. they tried.

if you REALLY want to be jarred, check out the difference between OG RE2 ada and OG RE4 ada. holy goddamn hell. and leon wasn't much better.

[lunar405]

i've been obsessed with re4 remake's post credits scene . . like holy fuck capcom literally just simultanously confirmed & deconfirmed re5 remake [spoilers below]

ok for one thing this is easily the best ada moment in the entire game. one of my fav things abt re2 remake is that it gave ada some actual personality and made her a real character with actual depth

buuut in re4r, she's just as flat as she ever was, and her voice acting really doesn't help

don't get me wrong, i think it's fucking stupid that ppl are harassing lily gao; no matter how good or bad a performer does, they do not deserve to be harassed for their performance

buuut at the same time, i rlly don't care for lily's performance . it's very bland and it lacks the emotion of jolene andersen's performance in re2r, which gave ada a HUGE amount of real depth as a character in that game

most of lily's lines kind of fall flat for me, they're all delivered so awkwardly & almost robotically

BUT. in the post-credits scene, lily's performance was actually pretty damn great - partially because of how uncharacteristically for this game well-written ada is here

for once, ada feels like a real character, not to mention an actual person, whereas in the rest of the game, she really feels more like a walking plot device than anything

but, let's not forget the other character in this scene - albert fucking wesker finally shows his face in the remakes. ohhhhh my god. i was genuinely squirming in my chair when he came on screen and doing my best to hold in squeaks of joy

it's WESKER!! the highlight of resident evil 5!! the best villain in the entire series!! he's HERE!!!!!!!

when i first saw the scene i was like . "holy shit. they're DEFINITELY remaking re5." because how could they give us just a taste of wesker's sweet sweet villainy without planning on giving us more?

well, then it hit me. if ada doesn't bring wesker the plaga sample, doesn't that mean re5 literally can't happen? was this capcom's way of saying they're not remaking re5? and i mean, it would make sense for them not to, since re5 is one of the most universally disliked games across the series... so is resident evil 4 truly the last remake?

on the other hand, re5 could actually benefit from a remake. the original re4 is a great game that has aged exceptionally well, and really, despite how well its remake turned out, it didn't need a remake. but, re5 is a game with pleeeenty of flaws, and honestly, a ground-up reimagining is just the thing re5 needs to be potentially an actually good game. capcom knows that re5 & 6 have issues, which is why they immediately shifted back to survival horror after the (deserved) terrible reception of resident evil 6. so, they might also realise the potential value in a remake of re5, and recognise that they could potentially do the game justice with one.

personally, i think an re5 remake is extremely unlikely. i sure as shit wouldn't hold my breath for it. but, at the same time, i think it could certainly be done, and that it'd be worth both capcom & the fandom's time. re5 has the heart of a good game, but it's dragged down by its tone, writing, lack of horror, and its age. a remake could be worth it, i feel!

#resident evil

[typingtess]

NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Rewatch:  “A Land of Wolves”  

The basics:  The team is looking for Kensi.

Written by:  Justin Kohlas & Adam George Key.  Kohlas is a longtime NCIS: Los Angeles staffer, working on the series since 2015.  This is his first episode as a writer.  He previous wrote several short films, including one starring Adam George Key.  Adam George Key co-wrote "Monster" with Frank Military and "Searching" with Kyle Harimoto.  Key also played LAPD Officer Harrison in four episodes in seasons 11 and 12.

Directed by:   Tawnia McKiernan, who directed “Exchange Rate", “High Value Target”, “Kulinda”, "Assets", “Joy Ride”, “The Frogman’s Daughter” and "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You".

Guest stars of note:  Briana Marin as NCIS Supervisory Special Agent Aliyah de León, Natalia Del Riego as Rosa, Alexandra Goyco as Marine Lance Corporal Benny Gomez, Jaime Paul Gomez as U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jay Rivera, Jolene Andersen as Ghost/Rebecca Gordon, Nathin Butler as Kodiak, Patrick Cox as Legion, Gloria Laino as Adriana and Oscar Peña as Fernando.

Our heroes:   Rescue Kensi as she rescues herself and an a teenage refugee.

What important things did we learn about:

Callen:   With his sister. Sam:   Handling Deeks. Kensi:    Saving herself and Rosa. Deeks:   Spiraling. Fatima:   Back in the field. Rountree:   With his sister. Kilbride:  Can run all the equipment in Ops

What not so important things did we learn about:

Callen:   Absent. Sam:   Working with the daughter of a good friend. Kensi:  Sending up a signal to help with her rescue. Deeks:  Marty Prefontaine Fatima:   Not a drinker. Rountree:  Absent. Kilbride:  Finds a good 16-year old single malt helpful after rough days.

Where in the world is Henrietta Lange?  Not along the border, that’s for sure.

Who's down with OTP:  Deeks didn’t throw a chair or pound Sabatino during this episode’s Kensi is missing moments.  Progress and personal growth!

Who's down with BrOTP:  Sam did a wonderful job keeping Deeks from spiraling.  Deeks did a wonderful job not bringing up that he was in the same position Sam was a few years ago and how did that turn out.

Fashion review:  Callen and Rountree are out today.  To start the day, exercising Deeks is back in the blue-grey tank top and darker grey joggers.  As the case goes along, Sam is in a black, long-sleeve tee.  Kensi wears a flannel shirt and a sometimes a baseball cap.    Deeks in also in a long-sleeve dark tee-shirt and a dark green baseball cap.  Fatima is wearing a pale purple cardigan over a red turtleneck sweater.  The Admiral is in one of his dark blue three-piece suit.  In bed, Kensi is wearing a red tank top (and a white bandage), Deeks has on a blue tee-shirt.

Music:  Not today.

Any notable cut scene:   Two.  The first one has Sam calling Fatima asking for satellite info.  Deeks find a fire that is still burning – Kensi was in the area very recently.  She also wrote “11 Militia” in the dirt.  Sam and Deeks are going to keep looking for Kensi while Fatima checks into the militia.  The Admiral and Aliyah arrive in Ops.  Fatima provides a sit-rep.  The Admiral will make some calls about a satellite link after asking about structures in the area where Kensi left her message.

Scene two:  The militia team goes back into the cabin to find Kensi and Rosa gone.  She wants them captured and killed.  The cubby militia guy really didn’t sign up for that – he was there to protect the border.  He doesn’t want to kill a federal.  The woman in charge makes it clear, Kensi is either a Fed or with the Cartels – either way they’re screwed if they don’t kill her.

Quote:  Kensi:  “You found me.” Deeks:  “We're always gonna find our way back to each other one way or the other.”

Anything else: A group of migrants are crossing into America.  There is an older man who is helped down a hilly area by a teenage girl.  The group hears some rustling in the woods.  The man leading the group tells them to be quiet and crouch down.  Before they can comply, a smoke grenade is thrown into the group.  There is gunfire.  One of the men near the front of the group is shot, as is the older man helped by the teen girl.  

Members of the group are sitting ducks, getting picked off by gunshots.  The teen girl is grabbed by one of the people moving the migrants through the woods.  Pulling her to safety is Kensi, who promises the girl she is safe with Kensi.

In the firing range, Sam is doing blind shooting.  The door opens and a young woman walks in to see “Senior Chief Hanna” and to hear his “seize the day” proverbs.  She reminisces about the one Sam use to tell that was a favorite of her father as well.  They share a big hug.  The woman is Aliyah DeLeon.  She is just getting her bearings.  

Sam asks about her father – if he was still upset she left the Navy for NCIS.  Admitting her father would have preferred she stay with the Navy and climb in ranks, she was in for something new.  She is a better fit for civilian life.  Sam tells her Master Chef DeLeon is the strongest man he knows, he’ll make it through.  Aliyah is a hero – she belongs at OSP.  Sam and Aliyah get a call from the Admiral to report to Ops.

In the boat shed, Deeks arrives with Fatima.  He’s talking about the Spanish Conquistadors and his new running shoes that look a lot like flipflops.  The fast Spanish Conquistadors ran in them.  Fatima is not impressed as Deeks goes on and on about modern running shoes having too much cushion and are an ACL tear waiting to happen.   Deeks wants to buy Fatima a pair.  She thanks “Marty Prefontaine” but she’s good with her Nikes.  Deeks moves and admits he has some blisters due to the new sneakers when his cellphone buzzes.  

Looking at his phone, Deeks is worried – Kensi is late.  Fatima is thrilled until Deeks tells her it is not that kind of late.  She missed her check-in.  The Admiral pops up on the plasma screen with a “good morning.”  “Why do I suddenly feel like there’s nothing good about it?” Deeks asks.  Sam and Aliyah arrive in Ops.  The Admiral asks about Callen, who is out on personal business.  The Admiral knows that, he gave him the personal time.  Sam mentions reconnecting with Alex, his sister “but that’s really none of our business, is it?”  Rountree is also out, also with his sister.

Deeks is “guessing that Callen and Rountree’s absence is not the reason you’re calling us this early.”  The Admiral says Border Patrol found a number of dead bodies on the US/Mexico border, all shot to death.  One of the bodies was Raul Fuentes, the cousin of Benny Gomez and the target of Kensi’s investigation.  Gomez is a Marine in Camp Pendleton who is suspected of working with his cousin Raul and the Campo Cartel as part of a human smuggling ring.  

When he asks if Kensi was there, Deeks is told it is possible, nobody knows.  He can’t believe they don’t know.  Sam asks if Deeks spoke to Kensi that morning.  He did not.  Nobody did.  And there is no way to track her.  Fatima asks if Kensi has a sat-phone.  She does not, according to Aliyah, far too dangerous for this assignment.  Deeks asks who Aliyah is  and the Admiral does the intro with Special Agent DeLeon being TAD (temporary additional duty) with the team.  

The only thing that matters to Deeks is Kensi.  The Admiral agrees, the safety of Agent Blye is everyone’s top concern, “but if you can’t remain calm, you’re going nowhere near this.”  Deeks says he’s calm, he wants the location of the crime scene.  The Admiral has a chopper waiting to take the team to the crime scene.  Deeks leaves to get dressed.

Fatima wants to know if she should go with Deeks.  Sam wants Fatima and Aliyah to see Benny Gomez and find out what he knows.  Fatima is worried about Ops.  The Admiral assures her he knows how to run the systems but he prefers some sort of chain of command and “seeing as how other members of this team take sabbaticals whenever they damn well please, I have no choice.”  Sam dismisses Aliyah to speak to the Admiral alone.  After Sam promises the Admiral that he “has” Deeks, the Admiral brings up the last time the OSP went to Mexico.  Sam is clear.

Kensi and the young woman are running along a road when Kensi needs to sit down.  She’s supporting her left arm with her right.  When they sit, Kensi passes the young woman her water bottle – Kensi wants her to stay hydrated – Kensi takes off her belt and wraps it around her left arm.  She’s been shot.  

The young woman, Rosa, knows Kensi is not a coyote.  If she was, Kensi would have left Rosa to die where they were attacked or left her on the road to die.  Kensi says she’s one of the good ones.  “No such thing,” Rosa replies.  Kensi explains she’s a federal agent.  Rosa asks if they were attacked because they found out Kensi was a fed.  Kensi doesn’t know and doesn’t plan on finding out.  A vehicle passes near them.  Kensi and Rosa hide until it passes and then take off again.

Fatima and Aliyah arrive at Benny Gomez’s place in Fatima’s red Porsche.  Aliyah says Fatima was quiet through the drive over – “was it my backseat driving?”  Fatima was working through some scenarios in her head.  Aliyah understands – OSP is family and one of them is missing.  She’s the new agent anyone barely knows going out in the field would be jarring too.  Fatima promises she trusts Aliyah.  And Aliyah knows Kensi has survived more than her fair share of tough spots but this is the life they all signed up for when joining NCIS.  Fatima quickly agrees.

On Fatima’s turf, Aliyah wants to know how to handle going into Gomez’s house.  Fatima takes the front door, Aliyah the back.  Fatima does the whole “federal agent” thing so Gomez runs out the back.  He spars with Aliyah before Fatima joins in on the fun.  Fatima knocks Gomez to the ground and Aliyah puts him in cuffs.  “Team work makes the dream work,” Fatima says.

At the border near the shooting, Sam can’t even tell if Kensi was with this group (she hasn’t checked in, obviously she’s with this group).  Deeks is worried that the Cartel or Kessler got Kensi.  Sam thinks Deeks is spiraling bringing up Kessler.  A Border Patrol Agent arrives.  He wants to know why NCIS is there.  Sam doesn’t answer, just wants some info on the crime scene.  The Border Patrol Agent talks about the victims – many shot in the back running away.  556 brass (used in semi-automatic rifles) and smoke cannisters, the Border Patrol has seen it before.  Deeks is stunned – how is an act like that considered ordinary.  

The area is a big part of the Cartel’s activity.  It isn’t just a migration corridor, it is a way to smuggle drugs into the US and not be picked up by Border Patrol’s check points.   “If it’s illegal, it’s here.”  Deeks can’t believe this is a garden-variety mass killing.  The Border Patrol Agent explains he has limited resources.  His agency is stretched thin over hundreds of miles of uninhabitable borderland.  There are remote parts of the border that may not see an Agent in a week.  If someone gets hurt or abandoned,  there’s a “slim” chance of survival. The Agent saw more dead bodies than he ever wants to remember.  

Trying to get things back on track, Sam wants to know what the Border Patrol Agent thinks happened at the crime scene – is this the Cartel.  The Agent has no other theory but the Cartels.  He wishes he had more specifics but in cases like this, they rarely do.  “If it’s not a turf war, it’s a shepherd playing God with his sheep.”  With the scene being processed, NCIS is free to look around but there isn’t much to see.

Realizing that if Kensi is out there, they’re already way behind, Sam finds some ATV tracks.   Border Patrol doesn’t use ATV’s.  They did try to follow the ATV’s but only found they went 20-yards.  Deeks finds some blood on a big stone just away from the crime scene.  He thinks it is Kensi’s, Sam isn’t sure.  Deeks is sure that she doesn’t have a lot of time in the conditions out there either way.  They’re back to the helicopter.  

In a cave, Rosa has a badly sprained ankle.  Kensi is tending to it but  Rosa is more worried Kensi arm.  Kensi says she’s fine.  Rosa is mourning the older man who was shot and killed.  He took care of her since “La Bestia” – the cargo trains used to smuggle Central American migrants to the border.  The old man said Rosa reminded him of his daughter, who lived in New York City and sent money home to get the him to the US.  

Kensi asks if Rosa was going to New York.  She’s going to Los Angeles.  Her late mother wanted to go to LA to work and send money so Rosa could leave.  Rosa is crying since it did not work out.  Rosa asks Kensi is she is a mother.  Kensi shakes her head no, “I want to be.  Just haven’t been that lucky”.  Kensi agrees, sometimes things don’t work out.  They are both hoping their luck changes.  Kensi is going to scout around.  She begs Rosa to stay put – if someone comes by, don’t make a sound.  Rosa nods her head as Kensi leaves, promising that she will return.  

In Ops, the Admiral gets a sit-rep from Fatima and Aliyah.  Seal Beach is sending over MPs to arrest Gomez.  He’s currently handcuffed to as swing in his backyard.  Fatima asks about Kensi.  The Cartels of course aren’t talking.  Fatima asks about David Kessler.  The Admiral calls Kessler “self-indulgent”.  If he was involved in what happened at the border, “we’d know.  He wouldn’t be able to help himself.”  Sam and Deeks are running an air-ground search.  Fatima tries to reassure the Admiral.  While the Admiral has all the faith in the world in Kensi’s abilities, finding her when they have no idea where she is “like finding a grain of salt in a sand box.”  

Fatima and Aliyah start hearing some loud banging.  There is a structure just off the backyard with a giant blue tarp covering it.  Aliyah asks Gomez what will they find inside.  He’s babbling on about his civil rights.  Unlocking the structure, with the Admiral on comms demanding to know what they are doing, Fatima and Aliyah find about a dozen migrants inside.

Aliyah brings Fatima some water and asks how she’s doing.  Fatima is OK and asks the same of Aliyah.  Aliyah admits to seeing worse.  Fatima wants to questions the migrants – if they arrived with Kensi, they may know what happened to her.  

In Spanish, Fatima apologizes for questioning the migrants, who all look worried.  Aliyah and Fatima start showing a photo of Kensi.  One woman reacts to Kensi’s photo.  Fatima assures the woman she won’t be in trouble for helping.  Kensi helped the woman cross to the US.  She wasn’t afraid of the trip or the Cartels, she was afraid of the American soldiers who hunt migrants.  These soldiers don’t deport you, they kill you.

Kensi is walking around – more stumbling - when two men in camo pull up on ATVs on the other side of a row of trees.  One pulls over near where Kensi tries to hide – he needs to relieve himself.  Kensi has her knife out in case he gets too close.  In the cave, Rosa moves a little and a human skull shows up in the dirt.  She screams loud enough to catch forest bathroom guy’s ear.  He calls it in to his non-peeing budding.  A woman’s voice comes over the radio and orders him to get to the location of the scream.  He takes off, leaving his cigarette behind.  

Fatima and Aliyah call into Ops.  The Admiral hasn’t heard from Sam and Deeks and Kensi still hasn’t checked in.  The “soldiers who hunt people” aren’t actually military.  While the DOD has some active duty military on the border helping with logistics, it isn’t heavily in California.  The US Military can’t be involved in local law enforcement so if there are soldiers shooting migrants, they aren’t US soldiers.  Fatima thinks they could be rogue actors in the military.  While the Admiral finds that unlikely, he does not find it impossible.  Fatima says Gomez had help from fellow Marines and the shootings at the border could be cleaning up all evidence of the smuggling.  These shooters could be bad actors from ICE or Border Patrol.  Citing exigent circumstances, the Admiral makes it clear that Fatima and Aliyah are to get everything out of Gomez.  “One of our own is on the line here.”

The Admiral updates Sam and Deeks about the shooters – they could be Cartel, militia or just a bunch of people out killing for fun.  Deeks hates all the options.  Once they hear from Gomez, the Admiral will update.  In the helicopter, Deeks wants “real talk” from Sam.  Is the Border Patrol Agent correct – Kensi would have a slim chance of survival.  Sam says the average person – yes.  But Kensi isn’t the average person.

In the cave, a woman in camo gear is kicking Rosa in her injured leg.  A heavy-set bald man with her – also in camo gear – isn’t happy about it.  Rosa is just a kid.  The woman disagrees – Rosa broke the law, is bringing in drugs that kill people.  The woman – called Ghost – orders the man – called Legion – to secure the perimeter.  Asking her question one last time, Ghost wants to know where is your smuggler.  Rosa doesn’t answer, causing Ghost to start pulling her up by her hair.  Rosa calls for Kensi, who arrives.  As Ghost threatens to shoot Kensi, Kensi tells her she’s a federal agent.  Legion comes up from behind and knocks Kensi with the butt of his gun.

In interrogation, Benny Gomez wants a lawyer – not a JAG lawyer, a real one.  Aliyah wonders how he is going to pay for that, “with your blood money?”  Fatima tells Gomez he’s looking at 10-years for the smuggling charges and a ton of time for aiding in the kidnapping of a federal agent.  Aliyah thinks Gomez is a Netflix death-row documentary in the making.  Gomez wants his lawyer.

Fatima and Aliyah explains the future to Gomez.  He’s going to jail for a long time.  He’s going to jail because he’s smuggled people for the Cartel and head of the cartel Pedro Silva is not going to be happy that his American connection is snitching to the Feds.  Silva usually skins people alive for being involved with law enforcement.  Gomez claims his brother asked him if he wanted to make some money under the table.  Now he wants a deal.  He’s not getting one with that terrible story – Fatima is done.  Let Gomez take his chances in prison.

Deciding to cooperate, Gomez explains all he had to do was find a few buddies on the base who would drive down to the border and “pick up some cargo”.  As military, they were never questioned by Border Patrol.   They’d store the “cargo” in the house until someone picked them up.  Gomez claims he didn’t know Kensi was a federal agent and he “sure as hell” doesn’t know where she is now.  They were supposed to meet that morning but the group never showed.  If the group doesn’t show, that means something really bad happened and Gomez was supposed to get out of there.  Then NCIS showed up at his home.

Fatima and Aliyah update Sam and Deeks.  Gomez doesn’t know where Kensi is but between the info she has and what Gomez admitted, they have a strong case against his smuggling partners at Camp Pendleton.  The soldiers in the border are obviously not Gomez’s partners.  The Admiral orders Castor to take Gomez into custody, tells Fatima and Aliyah to return to Ops.  

Deeks is really worried – Gomez was a dead end.  Sam tells Deeks they will find Kensi.  “Yeah, just because you keep saying that doesn’t make it true,” Deeks replies.  Patting Deeks on the chest, Sam says they are going to find Kensi again and Deeks has to keep his head on straight.  Looking out his window, Deeks sees smoke coming up from the trees.  Kensi used the discarded cigarette to start a small camp fire.  Sam orders the helicopter to land.

In the area near the smoldering fire, Deeks recognizes Kensi’s knife with the message “11 MILITIA” written in the dirt.  Sam calls that in to the Admiral.   He needs satellite info for the last 24-hours.  Deeks feels near the smoldering fire – it is still warm.  Kensi was there recently.    Sam wants everything on 11 Militia.

The 11 Militia tied up an unconscious Kensi and Rosa back to back in a cabin.  Legion is complaining – he signed up to protect the border, not to have women tied up in a cabin.  Ghosts says they aren’t just finding migrants and turning them over to the Border Patrol, they are protecting the American way of life.  This is a war and “all wars have causalities.”  The guy who needed to pee – called Kodiak – starts talking about sheep dogs and it is all nonsense.  

Legion pushes back – what if Kensi really is a federal agent.  Ghost thinks if Kensi is a federal agent then she’s helping move migrants into the country.  “I call that treason and the punishment for treason is death.”  Kensi is not unconscious.  She heard it all.  

After checking the area around the fire, Sam and Deeks come up empty.  Figuring that Kensi got caught in the crossfire but got away, Sam realizes Kensi is a loose end.  That doesn’t do much for Deeks.   Since the 11 Militia is traveling on ATV’s, they have to fuel up somewhere.  Deeks wants to go up in the helicopter but Sam is worried they’d be wasting time and fuel flying blind.  Deeks doesn’t think Kensi has the time.

The Admiral calls.  Sam wants to know what is taking so long.  The Admiral is “rattling as many cages as possible” but he’s called in a lot of favors over the years taking care of the team.  Fatima makes a link between the Sons of Our Fathers militia from earlier in the season and the 11 Militia.  After NCIS shut down the Sons of our Fathers, a smaller, more militant part of the group left Arizona for California.  The 11 in their name is from the 11 states of the Confederacy.   Deeks is freaking out, only hearing Sam’s end of the conversation.  

Fatima has some pictures of the 11 Militia and the Admiral’s assessment is not kind.  Ghost is Rebecca Gordon, the second in command at Sons of our Fathers with a “crazy long rap sheet”.  Lots of assaults with a deadly weapon charges – all involved with immigrants.  Gordon owns a cabin near where the helicopter landed.  Aliyah send the coordinates to Sam.  A REACT team has been activated but they are going to take a while to get to the cabin.  Sam and Deeks are on their own.

In the cabin, Kensi and Rosa struggle to stand while Ghost, Legion and Kodiak talk about what is going on outside.  Legion was there to protect the border, not hurt people.   Kensi and Rosa make it to a window where Kensi uses her head, literally, break some glass and using her mouth to pick up some shards.  The 11 Militia walk into the cabin to find Kensi and Rosa gone.  They are walking down the hill slowly.  Rosa’s ankle is bad and Kensi is getting weaker by the minute.  

Sam and Deeks enter the cabin but nobody is there.  They hear shots fired.  A fourth member of the 11 Militia found Kensi and Rosa.  Ghost, Legion and Kodiak join him.  Kensi warns them that if they kill a federal agent, there is no place on earth they can hide.  Legion doesn’t want Ghost to shoot Kensi and Rosa.  He’s got rope – if they are tied up for a few days, the animals will take care of Kensi and Rosa.  Kodiak shoots Legion.  Sam arrives, yells “federal agent” and while the people in the show haven’t seen the program, we all have.  Lots of shooting ensues.

Deeks tosses Kensi a pistol which she uses to take out Ghost.  Sam, Kensi and Deeks quickly have control of the situation.  Rosa asks if it is over.  It is.  She hugs Kensi.  Deeks sees Kensi and Rosa hugging.  Kensi is so happy he found her.  He tells her they will always find each other.  Then Deeks finds her “flesh wound”.  He wants to take her to a hospital.  Kensi makes some introductions.

While Fatima is working at her new desk – complete with a desk lamp – Sam arrives.  Aliyah is coming down the stairs.  Sam is so grateful for her help.   Aliyah thinks the team is terrific as does the arriving Admiral.  Aliyah impressed the Admiral, who wants to have a sitdown with her to see where she fits inside NCIS.

Aliyah offers to take Sam, Fatima and the Admiral out for drinks – on her.  Fatima eyes the Admiral and he suddenly has to leave.  Fatima starts to talk her way out but Aliyah has ideas to help in Ops.  Fatima would like to do that down the road.  

Sam take Aliyah to his locker.  He brought in a photo of her Dad when they were in BUDS – it is a gift to Aliyah.  She missed LA.

In a dark Ops, Fatima is crying at one of the work stations.  The Admiral walks in and asks Fatima if she wants to talk.  She doesn’t say anything so the Admiral says good night.  As he’s walking away, Fatima tries to explain she’s not a cop, a SEAL, her family isn’t military.  She doesn’t have the background the rest of the team has.  She can’t get shot or kidnapped and pretend everything is fine.  Telling her “a little secret”, the Admiral says nobody in the office is superhero.  Everyone is human, “even me,” the Admiral continues.  

The office was shorthanded in a time of great need.  “the thing is you stepped up to the plate.”  It is the things you don’t chose that makes you who you are.  And on nights like this, the Admiral finds a single malt, aged 16-years or so, “to do the trick.”  Fatima is smiling.  She doesn’t drink – it is her choice, a choice the Admiral finds idiotic but her choice.  He wishes her a good night.  

At home, Kensi is in bed with a big bandage on her left arm.  Deeks is trying to sneak into the bedroom – he thought Kensi was sleeping.  She’s not.  She is grateful he helped talk her doctor out of keeping her overnight.  Kensi asks about Rosa, who is being processed as a migrant seeking asylum.  They are looking for relatives in the US and if there are no realities, she would go to foster parents.  Kensi doesn’t want Rosa sent home – she has nobody there for her.  Deeks wants Kensi to go to sleep.  Getting into bed with Kensi, Deeks snuggles up.  Kensi asks if he knows how lucky they are.  He does, every morning when he wakes up with her.  Quoting “Spoils of War”, Deeks is very glad she’s not dead.

What head canon can be formed from here:  The introduction of Rosa is the new head canon move.  Otherwise, this was a very well done “team member in peril” episode.  Aliyah was a strong addition and I’m sorry she didn’t make past an episode or two.  No issue with Shyla Dhar but having someone with family ties to Sam is always a good thing.

There was really nice continuity with prior parts of the season.  The Sons of our Fathers from “Indentured” evolved to the 11 Militia here.  Fatima’s issues returning to the field are continued here but she powers through it.  

Just a guess, Callen was spending less time with Alex and Jake than he was with Leah.

Episode number:  Episode number 288, the 8th episode of season 13.

#NCIS: Los Angeles Rewatch #NCIS: Los Angeles #NCIS: LA #NCIS Los Angeles #ncis la

[gaymer-hag-stan]

Okay so I just beat REmake 4.

Here's a few quick thoughts

The introduction to the village is excellent and sets a perfect tone

Gameplay tweaks as well as the original's formula that is still used still work great. The REmake combat system is pretty tight, although it took me until the island to actually master the knife parrying system, mostly for the Krauser battles.

The treasure hunting is addictive, I got almost everything except some damn treasures in the village, I'm still mad! The shooting range minigame was EXCELLENT, I did not expect to be so immersed in it, I even actually sat down and got an S ranking on every single game! It actually helped me improve my aiming skills for the actual part of the game.

The graphics look amazing and the game makes great use of the PS5's DualSense controller.

I've said this before and I'll say it again; I'm glad the game is still camp as fuck. Yes, it's not as much as the original but it's also definitely not as depressing, grounded and soulless as, literally, almost every other narrative-driven modern game out there. This is so fucking refreshing to experience and I hope it starts a new trend of going back to cheesiness and camp as an alternative to all these non-entertaining but highly-applauded, for some bizarre reason, alternatives.

The Castle looks AMAZING, definitely my favourite area.

Leon, Ashley and of course The Merchant stole the show. Every scene they were in and saying their silly shit was entertaining. Leon's "swallow me whole" and the Merchant's "size matters... Or so they say, right" in particular got me so good 🤣

Krauser and Rámon were also done pretty well I think. Their actors did an amazing job. Krauser has more of a backstory this time and feels more like an actual person and not like a boss fight. Ramón himself looks more unhinged than ever, and both through documents by his caretakers as well as his quotes towards Leon during their battle we are able to see how the comments and treatment he received about his appearance actively influenced his hatred for the world and people. I think this is a very understated detail that adds a lot of depth to Ramón that I've seen no one talk about so far.

I know Luis is everyone's new bae and all, and that's great, but I honestly don't see the appeal. He's uglier than before, he's more annoying than before and he stays longer than before so nah, it's a no from me. They attempted to give him a bit of a backstory this time around but, ultimately, it's not impactful at all. He was also very unhelpful during the mine segment. I felt like he mostly just sat around and did nothing. He was pretty useful in the hut though and the el gigantes fight and he had a few good one liners, I'll give him that!

One thing that is present in the other two remakes as well but is especially annoying and noticeable in this one, is that when you move from one area to another, the lighting effects drastically change. It's like you change filters on an Instagram post or something lol

A little disappointed that Capcom is selling extra treasures and weapon upgrades as DLC again, and even more disappointed that they'll, probably, sell Ada's campaign as DLC... Hopefully that means they're gonna expand upon it though so at least we'll get more Ada. Hopefully...

Speaking of Ada, Lily Gao's performance was fine? Y'all are pathetic and miserable human beings for bullying her off the internet. Honestly. Is she my favourite Ada so far? No, I think Jolene Andersen is the definitive take on the character for me, but Lily gave a completely different approach to the character and, given how the whole concept of her dynamic with Leon is that they have both changed in certain ways after the Raccoon City Incident, it makes perfect sense? The previously innocent and inexperienced Leon is now hardened and cynical. The previously more emotional and alluring Ada is now more "matter-of-fact" and cold.

Overall I am very happy with the game and plan to instantly replay it. Nothing more that I can say.

Just buy it so Capcom can REmake more and get more of our money. I love capitalism

#Resident Evil #Biohazard #Resident Evil 4 #Video Games #Gaming

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 3.5 / 10

Título Original: Hellraiser: Revelations

Año: 2011

Duración: 75 min.

País: Estados Unidos  

Dirección: Víctor García

Guion: Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Historia: Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Personaje: Clive Barker

Música: Frederik Wiedmann

Fotografía: David A. Armstrong

Reparto: Daniel Buran, Steven Brand, Jolene Andersen, Stephan Smith Collins, Nick Eversman, Jay Gillespie, Sebastien Roberts, Sanny Van Heteren, Tracey Fairaway, Adel Marie Ruiz, Devon Sorvari, Camelia Dee, Sue Ann Pien

Productora: Dimension Films, Neo Art & Logic

Género: Horror

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1716747/

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[thetoxicgamer]

“My Ada is a Survivor”: Resident Evil 4 Remake Actor on Backlash

Ada Wong, the horror game's fan favourite character, was played by Asian-Canadian actor Lily Gao in the Resident Evil 4 remake cast, however she has received criticism since the game's release. Gao has returned to talk about the "racist, sexist harassment" she experienced as part of the premiere of Resident Evil 4 Remake after deleting the contents of her Instagram account. Gao removed the contents of her Instagram account in early April in the wake of the Resident Evil 4 remake release date and the unfortunate abuse that accompanied it. Being the first Asian woman to portray the character – Ada was originally portrayed by Sally Cahill, then Jolene Andersen – Gao was hit with torrents of abuse, but has returned to the Instagram on April 9 to discuss the situation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4PNs_h9naw “Being the first Asian actor to portray Ada in the Resident Evil games is an honour,” she writes. “It’s unfortunate that, with the game’s release, also came the all too familiar feeling of ‘I don’t belong.’ While criticism is expected, it’s not the first time an actor of colour faces racist and sexist harassment, for simply participating. “Inauthentic casting perpetuates an unhealthy image that further dehumanises the community they seek to reflect. It is time we stop only capitalising on the sexualised, eroticised, and mysterious Asian woman, and make a space to honour every kind of Asian woman. “My Ada is a survivor,” she continues. “She is kind, just, intelligent, and funny. She is unpredictable, resilient, and absolutely not a stereotype.” Players will get to play as Ada first-hand during the new Resident Evil 4 Remake Mercenaries mode, which some believe is early preparation for Separate Ways, the Ada-centric mode that, while currently unavailable in-game, is believed to be on the horizon. If you haven’t played the game yet, our Resident Evil 4 Remake review raves about it, so why not give it a go? We have a list of the Resident Evil 4 Remake system requirements here to ensure that your rig doesn’t spontaneously combust, as well as the best Resident Evil 4 Remake weapons to help you pop heads and take names. Read the full article

[chernayawidow]

RESIDENT EVIL MOODBOARD

-ˏˋ ✧ ADA WONG AESTHETIC

Nothing dies down here.

#Ada wong #Ada wong aesthetic #ada wong moodboard #resident evil #resident evil 2 #resident evil 2 remake #re2 #jolene andersen #Courtenay Taylor #Sally Cahill #resident evil ada #moodboard #moodboards #resident evil 4 #resident evil 4 remake #re4

[pink-strawberry-kissess]

I know they had a white face model (Ty Brenneman) for Ada in 6 (idk if it’s because I’m Asian but and it’s so painfully obvious to me despite Capcom trying to adjust the features, I’ve seen others say she looks Asian to them and I don’t know how bc all I see is a white woman lol personally that always prevents me from ranking re6 Ada too high against her other versions) so I don’t think the face capture was necessarily to be modeled after the VA, maybe the face capture was mainly for the lip and facial capture while she recorded her lines so it was easier for the devs to put into the game? Though I have seen people say Capcom tries to hire the VAs these days to match face shape/features of their face model, but not sure how true that is.

For Damnation I don’t think that was done since Jolene Andersen was the mocap for the Damnation and she also did the body and face mocap separately while Courtney Taylor provided the VA separately. Jolene talks about it in one of her interviews on YT but can’t remember exactly which one, the crimson head one I think. (I think in the same interview, super insightful overall, she even shines light in the scene where Leon comes to save her and she says “I can’t get it out”, while quick & short, was super vulnerable for Ada to even say in front of Leon that the director made them run through that scene many times in different ways to get it emotionally correct!) From what I also remember, she found out and went to the audition on her own, but does think that when Capcom saw that she had previous experience doing the mocap for Ada in Damnation it could’ve helped land her the role in RE2R. The face shapes of Damnation and RE2R are so different so that’s why I’m kinda doubtful that the VAs/mocappers are at all referenced.

yes so i have a bit of information about this because it was a hyperfixation for a while

so yes, generally when you have a mocap artist and a face model, you need that person to have similar enough face features as you're essentially "painting," the face model onto the mocap model. this is why generally some larger games will tend to hire actors to do the mocap work as well as it's much easier to paint a face that is the exact same as the mocap model.

this is also why games like detroit become human (regardless of what you think of the plot lol) is graphically amazing. the faces match the mocap actors because they ARE the face models. this isn't always necessarily done as we clearly know, but having the same for both always makes the realism better as the mouth and facial movements are the same.

in the case of leon and re4r, it's likely that the face model (who we don't name because he generally left the internet because of how the resident evil fans were harassing him) was used for re2r leon and was slightly altered as he's not super similar to his face model. (i'm taking slight alterations to his features, and his body are not similar at all.) leon in re4r seems to have aged, but i do wonder if they opted some of nick apostolides' features to allow more smooth animations

the one thing i've noticed is that the mocap actors for ada have been consistently much taller than her canon height which is usually described to be 5'7. jolene and lily both tower over nick (Leon's mocap/va) and Nick was even unsure of the fact that he would get the role as he was potentially too short to play the role of Leon.

This makes me think that they had to drastically size down Ada for their scenes together.

(Though I have seen people say Capcom tries to hire the VAs these days to match face shape/features of their face model, but not sure how true that is.) This is absolutely true as a potential reason why certain actors are hired. But it's not always necessarily the case.

I still have a special place in my heart for re6 ada, but i agree because of her face model being predominantly white features, i can't rank it super high.

yes i believe because jolene had already done stunt work and mocap work, it helped to secure her role as ada in re2r.

(The face shapes of Damnation and RE2R are so different so that’s why I’m kinda doubtful that the VAs/mocappers are at all referenced.) It's likely that the technology used is also more advance at this point. i would argue that yes the models are vastly different, (mostly the shape of Ada's face and general height of her head, and the eye shapes.) but overall, it wouldn't be super difficult to replace her face with the model. it would if they had a different jaw, lip structure and it would've impeded the ability to have a consistent facial movement between the two, but they're not that different to ruin the mocap > face model.

The only one that we can confirm is that re6 Ada's face was partially modelled after Courtnenay as she states here. Everything else is speculation and assumptions based on the mocap industry and how it works as a whole.

#ask heart #heart answers #anon #courtenay taylor #jolene anderson #ada wong #mocap #damnation #re damnation #residetnt evil #detroit: bh

[moviesandmania]

TRANSMORPHERS: MECH BEASTS (2023) Review of The Asylum's newie

‘Metal mayhem!’ Transmorphers: Mech Beasts is a 2023 sci-fi action film in which a newer, more advanced species of alien robot descends on a rebuilt Earth, threatening once again to destroy the planet. The movie is a very belated sequel to Transmorphers (2007) and Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009) and includes flashbacks from both. Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay written by Joe Roche.…

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#2023 #Geena Alexandra #Jolene Andersen #Matthew Gademske #movie film #review reviews #sci-fi action #The Asylum #Todd Karner #Tom Arnold #trailer #Transmorphers: Mech Beasts

[tctmp]

Drama  Horror  Mystery

#fever dream

[sapphire-weapon]

Is there like an actual reason as to why Capcom got a new Ada actress for 4R instead of keeping her 2R one? I thought her 2R one was perfect, there was no need for them to change her. Especially since they kept Nick for 4R.

either there were massive scheduling conflicts, or she joined the union. capcom won't use union actors, with some very, very few special rare exceptions (all of RE6 basically -- but they used specific voice actors for the reason of recognizability in order to sell a product). it was the actual stated reason as to why alyson court and paul mercier got dropped, and it was a huge blow-up in fandom when that came out -- especially with regards to alyson court, because she, up to that point, had been the only actress to have ever played claire redfield. RE2, CV, DSC, and Degen are all her. claire hadn't even made it into the shitty live action films yet, even.

honestly that's probably the reason why capcom held onto matt mercer as long as they did. they probably didn't want the backlash of firing yet another one of leon's voice actors on the sole basis of being union -- especially one as beloved as matt mercer. they waited for fandom to embrace nick apostolides first, which was smart.

but i completely agree with you. jolene andersen was fantastic. i'm not sure that her voice fit ada's face but i also didn't care because her performance was stellar.

[animaniahq]

The following people have been accepted for the following roles. Please submit your character blogs and post your headcanons within 48 hours.

Nat - Ophelia Plumette

Alicia - Cosmo Crown

Anne - Riley Andersen

Mel - Jolene Joyce

S - Tyler Tweedle

#animanahqaccepted #accepted