-> Ambrose knows exactly how Adrian likes his food to be cooked and never fails to make it like how Adrian prefers it.
-> When they were younger; Ambrose could only venture outside when Adrian wanted to. (Which was only once in a while) But once Adrian left, the willpower to even do that plummeted completely.
-> They used to have quiz night games; about anything. They couldn't go outside to play but they sure did a lot of things together.
-> After Ambrose broke cup number 9, Adrian went to buy another similar cup to replace it but sadly their mother noticed anyway.
-> Ambrose never really gets over the guilt of how he never helped Adrian out after their father left and how he wasn't a very good brother.
-> After Adrian met Trudy, their relationship got progressively better again but then...
-> They have dinners together every once a month.
-> Ambrose is the one that called Natalie up to tell her when Adrian's birthday was three weeks in advance; his favorite flavor of cake (which he barely ever eats). I also like to think Ambrose baked the cake lol.
-> Adrian drops off Ambrose's groceries every once in a while :')
Okay, but what the fuck is up with how good these actors are on “Monk”!? I just rewatched “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and fuck, the tenderness between Ambrose and Adrian in the aftermath of their reconciliation has me in tears. Consider Ambrose finding out about his brother having a baby and being so surprised but also so sweet about it in his own way. Collecting information on the best products for the baby because he knows which manuals he wrote. Trying to get Leland’s medical information to discern the likelihood of certain allergies or early childhood illnesses. The thing that would startle Adrian the most is that Ambrose would add a crib or bassinet to his brother’s old room, with the intention of having a place for the baby if he should ever have the chance to babysit. Both parents are initially hesitant, but are eventually convinced and are surprised to find that Ambrose is actually a great caretaker.
Watching the episode of Monk where he meets his deadbeat dad for the first time since he was eight.
In the span of 5 minutes Monk discovers his father abandoned him because of a fortune cookie, his father apparently didn’t remember that Monk can’t ride a bike because he abandoned him before teaching him, his dad had another son, his other son is Jack Junior, and apparently Monk Senior didn’t abandon that one.
Then later on Jack Senior tells Monk that him, his mother, and his brother Ambrose were all impossible. Monk has OCD and Ambrose is severely agoraphobic. Anyway, Monk Senior then yells at Monk that next time he’ll bring Jack Junior, get the job done properly.
Also, I feel it necessary to mention that the photo Jack Monk shows Monk of Junior, it’s of Junior’s eighth birthday. He got him a bike. And in the photo was teaching him to ride.
Haven’t seen it all the way through, but I’m hoping Monk doesn’t just forgive his dad.
Hey, I don't think I've ever seen you post about Monk's big bro Ambrose! :)
Do you happen to have any head canons about his relationship with Adrian?
His appearances in the show are minimal, but John Turturro is such a fun actor and both him and Tony Shalhoub have great chemistry together!
I ADORE AMBROSE. OMF. i can't believe i haven't mentioned him before?? thank you for bringing it to my attention dear :3. honestly, i would have so very much preferred the episode about Monk's father to be another Ambrose episode instead. :< i wish he got way more screen time and not just measly two (or was it three?) episodes!
i also love John Turturro (in 'the name of the rose' and 'secret window'). but yes, he has excellent, incredible energy with Shalhoub!
anyway! headcanons hm? i made a separate post for that here - because they deserve all the attention and love sksksks
I need to make Monk gifs, but what really wrecks me is that he *loves* the physical comfort from people, when he can relax enough to accept it... I bet, before Trudy's death, Monk and Leland were more physical, since even after all the trauma Monk still goes for him for physical comfort: hugs, hand touches, just general "please hold me"...
Question. What book did The Monk appear in when he traveled?
And what book did Adrian throw up and have to be sent to the hospital to calm down?
Mr. Monk goes to Hawaii, which is the second book in the series, has the return of The Monk(sadly no kissies are actually involved). and Mr. Monk and the blue flu, which is the third book, has the other scene.
The order of the books isn't super duper important most of the time but they do sometimes make references to things or mention characters from previous books if that matters to you.
I also believe he might take that medication for travel in later books so The Monk might also return later, but I've only gotten halfway through the fifth book so far so I can't report on that till later, Ambrose is in the fifth one tho so thats cool :)
i might cry too easily hjkshdgfshsj its so weird bc of how repressed i was in middle school (fuck u immediate family) like now that i've started actually trying to undo all the damage what the hell do you mean i'm actually ready to cry at any moment this is so funny
like i just got teary over a piece of media (?????) for the SECOND TIME TODAY is this literally normal isghjfdkshweirltu and it wasn't even that sad they were just very nice to each other
not rly crying tho like,, small font crying is that just what teary is
i should be in therapy forsureh afjsgdjkjffghdsfad
Which Wizard from history would make the most batshit theory for why the world works how it does in Amber Skies, assuming they were warped into the most ideal location in the world for batshit-theory-making?
Agrippa would be a hive church Sycophant like "the ichor we use for Bug HRT probably has some biological ancestor that warped the whole biosphere. And that ancestor is God."
Crowley would be a bootleg Monk of the Process who somehow figured out how to use hyper realistic VR porn to induce heightened cognitive states. He'd say that the world is the result of some hyperintelligent cyber STD or some shit.
Swedenbourg is a hive church Ambrosate who says shit like "You actually don't have to be a bug for bug god to like you" which is explicitly heresy but he also has some genuinely good philosophy on the nature of the soul.
Blavatsky is an Arcadian noble who never shuts the fuck up about her "Ancient Kunaabe Shaman Ancestor Spirits" and she's a strain supremacist for strains that don't actually exist.