#dawson kelley

[whyeverr]

Dawson was not-so-secretly hoping that a certain someone would drop by again the evening after his fishing trip... 👀

But he accidentally ended up passing the time very productively instead.

#halfway through herbalism! #grind grind grind #who is dawson thinking about i wonder 😉 #rebuild a city #ts4 bacc #3_19 #ts4 #ts4 gameplay #dawson kelley

[ljones41]

“LOST” Finale - Inside the Church

Since the following might feature spoilers, please don’t read if you haven’t seen the ABC series, “LOST”:

Many “LOST” fans have claimed that Michael Dawson was damned forever as a ghost on the island for his murders of Ana-Lucia Cortez and Libby Smith back in late Season Two.  And this would explain why he wasn’t inside that church in the series’ finale.  

I don’t agree.  I never believed that Michael was permanently “damned”.  If he was, why bother adding that post-script episode called “The New Man in Charge” in which new island leader Hugo “Hurley” Reyes and and his new right-hand man, Ben Linus brought Michael’s son, Walt Lloyd, back to the island?  One of the reasons they did this was to get Walt to help Michael finally move on.  What was the point of adding that mini episode if Walt had failed?  

Besides if John Locke was able to be inside that church with both Jack Shephard and Shannon Rutherford - two people who had genuinely tried to murder him - why not Michael?  Locke had even tried to get Ben, who had actually killed him in a Season Five episode, inside that church.  Michael had made his peace with Jin and Sun Kwon, along with Desmond Hume before his death.  He had made his peace with Hurley, as a ghost on the island.  Sayid Jarrah had felt guilty for turning Michael over to the freighter’s captain in Season Four - the same Sayid who had went on to commit numerous murders.  Kate Austen, a murderess herself, had been upset over Michael’s death - the same Kate who had wronged the Littleton family by keeping baby Aaron Littleton from grandmother, Carole Littleton for nearly three years, following his mother Claire’s disappearance.  After all that, I don’t see why Michael should have been permanently excluded from inside that church.

#lost #lost tv #lost tv series #lost tv show #michael dawson #harold perrineau #walt lloyd #malcolm david kelley #hurley reyes #jorge garcia #ben linus #michael emerson #john locke #terry o'quinn #jack shephard #matthew fox #shannon rutherford #maggie grace #jin kwon #daniel dae kim #sun kwon #yunjin kpop #desmond hume #henry ian cusick #sayid jarrah #naveen andrews #Kate Austen #Evangeline Lilly #aaron littleton #claire littleton

[womenofwrestlingfashion]

RAW 5-15-23

Cathy Kelley is wearing:

-Faux Leather Jacket from ZARA ($89.90)

- Michael Costello x #Revolve Dawson Jumpsuit in Red ($224)

#cathy Kelley #faux leather jacket #leather jacket #jacket #jackets #Zara #Dawson jumpsuit #jumpsuit #jumpsuits #red #Michael Costello x revolve #wwe #wwe raw #women of wrestling fashion

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Good morning and happy Wednesday, my bookish bats! You didn't think that tiny "queer books coming out this fall" guide was ALL there was, did you? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR this month. Happy reading!

❤️ A Vision of Air by Nicole Silver 🧡 Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper 💛 How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve 💚 Kween by Vichet Chum 💙 The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson 💜 The B-Side of Daniel Garneau by David Kingston Yeh ❤️ Midnight Companion by Kit Barrie 🧡 Let the Waters Roars by Geonn Cannon 💛 Into the Glittering Dark by Kelley York 💙 When the Rain Begins to Burn by A.L. Davidson 💜 Been Outside by Amber Wendler & Shaz Zamore 🌈 The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson

❤️ A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert 🧡 The Spells We Cast by Jason June 💛 Pluralities by Avi Silver 💚 Salt the Water by Candice Iloh 💙 Beholder by Ryan La Sala 💜 This Pact is Not Ours by Zachary Sergi ❤️ Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell 🧡 Menewood by Nicola Griffith 💛 Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout 💚 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey 💙 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson 💜 Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil and George Williams

🌈 In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider ❤️ Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield 🧡 A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 💛 Being Ace by Madeline Dyer 💚 Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer 💙 The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno 💜 The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado ❤️ By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter 🧡 Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall 💛 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender 💚 Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen 💙 The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen

🌈 Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt ❤️ Family Meal by Bryan Washington 🧡 A Murder of Crows by Dharma Kelleher 💛 A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 💚 Love at 350° by Lisa Peers 💙 Greasepaint by Hannah Levene 💜 The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels ❤️ Mate of Her Own by Elena Abbott 🧡 Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell 💛 Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn 💚 All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters 💙 If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie

❤️ Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen 🧡 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 💛 It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer 💚 Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein 💙 These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs 💜 The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu ❤️ Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 🧡 Mudflowers by Aley Waterman 💛 Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson 💚 Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, trans. by Eva Apelqvist 💙 Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake 💜 On the Same Page by Haley Cass

❤️ A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña 🧡 Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone 💛 The Haunting of Adrian Yates by Markus Harwood-Jones 💚 The Sword: Xcian by Elle Arroyo 💙 The Complete Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair 💜 300,000 Kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall ❤️ Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow 🧡 Blackouts by Justin Torres 💛 Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros 💚 Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy 💙 Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light edited by Michael Earp ❤️ Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine

🧡 We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe 💛 Sweat Equity Aurora Rey 💚 Pumpkin Spice by Tagan Shepard 💙 The Misfit Mage & His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet 💜 Love and Other Risky Business by Sarah Brenton ❤️ Enough by Kimia Eslah 🧡 A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard 💛 Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot 💚 Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses by Maya Prasad 💙 Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey 💜 Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee ❤️ Murder and Manon by Mia P. Manansala

#queer book recs #queer fiction #queer books #queer #books #book list #books to read #lgbt writers #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

[dctable]

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #10

Written by KARL KERSCHL, TORUNN GRONBEKK, DELILAH S. DAWSON, DAN WATTERS

Art by KARL KERSCHL, FERNANDO PASARIN, and RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ

Cover by SIMONE DI MEO

Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA

Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

1:25 variant cover by KELLEY JONES

$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 2/27/24

guest-starring Maps Mizoguchi and Tristan Grey! Kirk Langstrom, formerly Man-Bat, now clean of his serum for years, is teaching at Gotham Academy. But Man-Bat is menacing the city. Has Dr. Langstrom fallen off the wagon, or is there a deeper, far more sinister, plan afoot?

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Holy shit they remember Tristan Grey

#Maps Mizoguchi #Batman #Tristan Grey #Kirk Langstrom #Man-Bat #Gotham Academy

[revolutionfm]

𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆     ...     any  hispanic  /  latina  fcs  ?

my  suggestions  would  be  priscilla  quintana  ,  jessica  alba  ,  adria  arjona  ,  lindsey  morgan  ,  zion  moreno  ,  macarena  achaga  ,  brianna  marquezine  ,  kiana  ledé  ,  antonia  thomas  ,  sofia  carson  ,  emily  tosta  ,  bruna  marquezine  ,  nathalie  kelley  ,  joanna  pincerato,  natalie  morales  ,  karrueche  tran  ,  belissa  escobedo  ,  carmela  zumbado  ,  aimee  garcia  ,  mj  rodriguez  ,  christian  serratos  ,  rosario  dawson  ,  alycia  pascual-peña  ,  brianna  marquez  ,  nathalie  emmanuel  ,  tessa  thompson  ,  yalitza  aparicio  ,  sonoya  mizuno  and  paloma  elsesser  !

#appless rp #oc rp #new rp #tumblr rp #mw

[countessofravenclaw]

Okay, so since Matt is coming back for the finale, I am just delusional hoping that this means he's back for good... I mean they have been hinting that so heavily plus the reports about Jesse moving back to Chicago and rumors about S12 being the last season, it might very easily be possible.

So, there is this scenario I have conducted on how he can come back for good since he has to come back for 51, if he comes back, but there's no open officer position for him unless he has all the sudden become squad certified and Severide never returns

We find out at the end of the S11 that Stella is pregnant. I know that Severide is not there, but remember that she went to visit him, so she can be pregnant. While pregnant, she can't be on active duty leading the truck. I don't mean that we wouldn't see her for the full season, she could detail to desk job like Dawson did in S4. She could go work OFI with Seager. Then the truck would be without an officer and Casey could fill that role until Kidd returns.

Let's just pretend that S12 is the final season. Stella and Kelley have the child, and Stella returns back on truck. What happens with Casey then? Well, if this is the final season, we could see Boden either get promoted further or retiring, which leaves Batt. 25 without a chief... Well, who's captain show could become the new chief? Casey.

#chicago fire

[scienceninjaturtle]

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13

Written by TIM SEELEY, MARK RUSSELL, DELILAH S. DAWSON, JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, RODNEY BARNES

Art by KELLEY JONES, JON MIKEL, SERG ACUÑA, LISANDRO ESTHERREN, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER

Cover by SIMONE DI MEO

Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA

Variant cover by JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER

$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)

ON SALE 5/28/24

Brave and the Bold enters its second year with five tremendous tales! Nightwing and Deadman face the ghosts of the circus, as presented in spectacularly horrific detail by Kelley Jones! Booster Gold (allegedly) causes a disaster that must be fixed by…the JURASSIC LEAGUE?! Artemis’s quest comes to its stunning conclusion! Batman and Guy Gardner face high strangeness when a UFO crashes in Gotham! And finally, Jason Shawn Alexander brings his legendary talents to Batman Black and White!

#dc comics #batman brave and the bold

[covingtonrp]

RYAN PARRISH is looking for his HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART AND CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND. For more details and how to contact the player, read below.

This connection is currently TAKEN.

Character Name: Ryan Parrish

Connection Name: UTP

Age Range: 34-36

Type of Connection: High School Sweetheart & Childhood Best Friend

Suggested Faceclaims: Rebecca Rittenhouse, Minka Kelly, Shelley Hennig, Bensu Soral, Nathalie Kelley, Nathalie Emmanuel, Laura Harrier, Jessica Alba, UTP

Details:  This character and Ryan met when they were kids. They practically grew up together. Their families were close because their moms were best friends in high school. She was privy to all of Ryan's awkward phases, knew him before he became a "smokeshow". They developed feelings for each other the summer before they entered high school but didn't start dating until they were sophomores. Their parents would joke that they'd one day get married and have kids of their own. That was the plan, at least. Before Ryan's mom got sick and he started to spiral as a result of his grief. She was there for him through it all, basically held his hand the whole way even though they eventually grew apart.

In the end, as much as she tried to save him, Ryan had to save himself. And she couldn't wait around forever. Therefore, he let her go. She left town to chase her dreams and go off to college, while he stayed behind and then eventually joined the marines. Not a day goes by where he doesn't think of her though and wonder where they would've ended up if life turned out differently. In a lot of ways she's the "one that got away."

After he entered the military, he got ahold of her address and began writing to her. They were penpals and whenever he would visit home between tours, they'd get together and catch up. They rebuilt their friendship and are incredibly close, just like they used to be. She's the only other woman in his life he's truly loved and he sees her as the light that sort of guides him.

Other: Their inspo comes from Dawson/Joey, Belly/Jeremiah/Conrad, and Lucas/Haley. But when they dated, they also resemble Nathan/Haley.

Inspo posts: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven

Contact the player at: @ryanparrish

#mature rp #oc rp #town rp #literate rp #city rp #wc

[linus-wickworth]

August 2023 Reading Recap

I managed to squeeze in a total of 95 books for this month, which is much too long to not have under a read-more. But here's my total stats:

Total: 95 books and 1 short story. Oldest: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848). Longest: Les Misérables (1463pg). Average Pages: 289. 64% were YA. 56% were read as e-book or audiobook. 56% were written by female authors. Rep: 28% queer, 35% mental health, 25% POC, 15% disability.

5 Stars:

Pedro & Daniel by Federico Erebia The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson Negative Space by B. R. Yeagar Head Case by Sarah Aronson A List Of Cages by Robin Roe How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox A World Without You by Beth Revis The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt The Vanishing Place by Theresa Emminizer The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris A Death on the Wolf by G.M. Frazier

4.5 Stars:

Lost Girls by Ann Kelley Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters Honeybee by Craig Silvey Bang, Bang, You're Dead! by Narinder Dhami We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver My Father's Scar by Michael Cart Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse More Than This by Patrick Ness Born to Serve by Josephine Cox Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman

4 Stars:

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte A Very, Very Bad Thing by Jeffery Self Double by Jenny Valentine Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak The Escape by Hannah Jayne My Abandonment by Peter Rock Brother by Ania Ahlborn Counterfeit Son by Elaine Marie Alphin The Escape from Home by Avi Les Misérables by Victor Hugo Young Pioneers by Rose Wilder Lane Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Let's Call It a Doomsday by Katie Henry Raven Summer by David Almond The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca Ashfall by Mike Mullin

3.5 Stars:

10 Things I Can See from Here by Carrie Mac Lord of the Flies by William Golding Calvin by Martine Leavitt The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn Surviving Bear Island by Paul Greci Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

3 Stars:

They Never Came Home by Lois Duncan Five and the Stately Homes Gang by Claude Voilier Five Go On Television by Claude Voilier Five and the Golden Galleon by Claude Voilier Ten Mile River by Paul Griffin Five in Fancy Dress by Claude Voilier Pig Boy by J.C. Burke Five Versus the Black Mask by Claude Voilier The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown Five and the Pink Pearls by Claude Voilier The Trouble With Half a Moon by Danette Vigilante I Am David by Anne Holm I Am The Cheese by Robert Cormier Five and the Secret of the Caves by Claude Voilier The Fear by Spencer Hamilton Five and the Z-Rays by Claude Voilier Hold Fast by Kevin Major The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos Five and the Knights' Treasure by Claude Voilier

2.5 Stars:

The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier Five and the Mystery of the Emeralds by Claude Voilier Five and the Missing Cheetah by Claude Voilier Outside Looking In by James Lincoln Collier Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper The Hobbit by J. R. R Tolkien Too Soon for Jeff by Marilyn Reynolds Mine by Delilah S. Dawson Five And The Cavalier's Treasure by Claude Voilier Five and the Blue Bear Mystery by Claude Voilier Supermassive by Nina Rossing Five And The Strange Legacy by Claude Voilier

2 Stars:

The Island Keeper by Harry Mazer The Winter Children by Lulu Taylor 33 Snowfish by Adam Rapp Five and the Hijackers by Claude Voilier Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard The Story of King Arthur and his Knights by Howard Pyle

1.5 Stars:

Aliens in the Family by Margaret Mahy The Kingdom By The Sea by Robert Westall The Nightmarys by Dan Poblocki

#books #booklr #bookblr #reading recap #reading update

[whyeverr]

"Alright, nobody panic—"

"Dawson!"

"I hate to interrupt but, we've got company."

"What?!"

"There was a townie and it fuckin' saw me, but this... little kid came out of nowhere and... Jesus. They both ran off but, I don't know. We gotta go."

#rebuild a city #ts4 bacc #3_19 #ts4 #ts4 gameplay #dawson kelley #cherry woodard #alicia clement

[thechaosmuses]

Below the cut you'll find a list of my TW muses along with their face claims (more info about each oc muse will be up soon but if you have any questions in the meantime don't be afraid to pm me, I have info on Google Docs for all of them.)

Total Muses; 39 Newest Member; Jared Parrish & Stephen HemmingAdded; 5/15/23

(Quick note; just like with my tvdu muse list all families are in order of oldest to youngest.)

Void Azazel Reynard... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Aspen Bella Stilinski... portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld Mieczyslaw Noah Stilinski... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Scott Gregorio McCall... portrayed by Tyler Posey Christopher Henry Argent... portrayed by JR Bourne Adrian Archer Argent... portrayed by Drew Roy Allison Artemis Argent... portrayed by Crystal Reed Addison Athena Argent... portrayed by Danielle Rose Russell Lyla Sage Martin... portrayed by Grace Holley Lydia Sophia Martin... portrayed by Holland Roden Jackson William Whittemore... portrayed by Colton Haynes Derek Samuel Hale... portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin Cora Avery Hale... portrayed by Adelaide Kane Amaia Tala Alexander... portrayed by Katelyn Nacon Malik Elias Hale... portrayed by Matthew Daddario Madelaine Emery Hale... portrayed by Emeraude Toubia Camden Matthew Lahey... portrayed by Charlie Hunnam Isaiah Parker Lahey... portrayed by Andrew Garfield Isaac Michael Lahey... portrayed by Daniel Sharman Vernon Dallas Boyd... portrayed by Sinqua Walls Danny Keahu Mahealani... portrayed by Keahu Kahuanui Malia Elizabeth Tate... portrayed by Shelley Hennig Kira Jade Yukimura... portrayed by Arden Cho Amadora Constance Sharpe... portrayed by Sofia Carson Theodore Christian Raeken... portrayed by Cody Christian Callum Tate Raeken... portrayed by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Dawson Cole Reynolds... portrayed by Steven R. McQueen Jordan Tyler Parrish... portrayed by Ryan Kelley Jared Taylor Parrish... portrayed by Niall Horan Aiden Jacob Steiner... portrayed by Max Carver Mason Cade Hewitt... portrayed by Khylin Rhambo Brett Lee Talbot... portrayed by Cody Saintgnue Garrett Cole Williams... portrayed by Mason Dye Nolan Andrew Holloway... portrayed by Froy Gutierrez Bobby Adam Finstock... portrayed by Orny Adams Marin Sophia Morrell... portrayed by Bianca Lawson Braeden Valerie Bardot... portrayed by Meagan Tandy Deucalion Damien Hemming... portrayed by Gideon Emery Stephen Ezekiel Hemming... portrayed by Harry Styles

#[tw muse list] #[teen wolf] #[muse list] #[cw; long post]

[allthingsdarkanddirty]

 THESE DIRTY DADDIES ARE IN BLOOM!  The Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology is now live!!! Universal: https://geni.us/DirtyDaddies23BLURB:This is no April Fool’s Day joke! Some of your favorite Dirty Daddy authors are teaming up to bring you a spring fling of steamy hot and light-hearted Dirty Daddies stories.

Scrub Daddy by Kara Kelley - If Mr. Clean was helping naughty little girls shine up their act. 1-800-Dial-A-Daddy by Lizzie Day - Dial 1-800-Daddy to make a connection. Seismic Daddy by EJ Frost - A Daddy who knows just how to make his little quake. Goose Daddy by Kessily Lewel - That’s one mean Daddy =P Demon Daddy by J.D. Amore - A Daddy so bad he’ll make you feel like you’re in heaven. Appliance Daddy by Raisa Greywood - He’ll make sure you’re cooking with gas. Tentacle Daddy by M.A. Innes - This Daddy Dom is a sucker for his baby boy. Belt Daddy by Shane Starrett - He’s going to take his angel in hand until she learns to watch her mouth stop using puns (sadly for him, that will never happen). Cheese Daddy by Golden Angel - It’s not easy being this cheesy. Virgin Daddy by Stella Moore - No Daddy can possibly be ready for this princess’ demands. Demolition Daddy by Kelly Dawson - He’s going to break down the walls of her emotions and renovate her heart. Hover Daddy by Layne Daniels - It’s not a leash, it’s a safety tether! Plumber Daddy by Ellie Rose - Let Daddy clean your pipes. WereBear Daddy by S. Cinders - Fast, furious, and furry. Prepper Daddy by Sue Lyndon - What happens in Daddy’s bunker, stays in Daddy’s bunker. Lumber Daddy by Chloe Kent - That’s not wood in his pocket … or is it? Curling Daddy by Stella Shelton - Looking for the perfect little girl to warm his ice cold heart. Cotton Candy Daddy by Aster Rae - This Daddy is so sweet, he’ll give you cavities. Accountant Daddy by Rogue London - You can count on him. Sparkle Daddy by Maren Smith - The only person he’ll sparkle for is his baby girl. Chess Daddy by Emily Tilton - This Daddy is going to use a gambit to checkmate his Queen. #releaseblast #releaseblitz #releaseday #bookbirthday #booklaunch #newrelease #availablenow #nowlive #newbooks #dirtydaddies #daddyromance #ageplayromance #eroticromance #romancenovels #romancebooks #romancecollections #romanceanthologies #bookbuzz #bookish #books #reading #booklovers #readers

[byneddiedingo]

Robert Ryan in House of Bamboo (Samuel Fuller, 1955) Cast: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Cameron Mitchell, Brad Dexter, Sessue Hayakawa, Biff Elliot, Sandro Giglio, DeForest Kelley, Eiko Hanabusa. Screenplay: Harry Kleiner, Samuel Fuller. Cinematography: Joseph MacDonald. Art direction: Addison Hehr, Lyle R. Wheeler. Film editing: James B. Clark. Music: Leigh Harline. More slickly made and visually spectacular than the typical Samuel Fuller movie, House of Bamboo was the product of his flirtation with a major studio, 20th Century-Fox. Made on location, it gives us some fine CinemaScope images of mid-1950s Tokyo, though it sometimes drifts away from the story into tourist mode to justify them, as in the scene in which the guy we know as Eddie Kenner (Robert Stack) tours a Buddhist temple on the pretext of having a clandestine meeting with the cops he's secretly working for. There's also not much reason why Sandy Dawson (Robert Ryan) should climb to the rotating observation platform on top of Matsuma department store for the final shootout, other than to provide some views of the city below. There's also an infusion of romance between Eddie and his supposed "kimona girl," as Sandy calls her, Mariko (Shirley Yamaguchi), that's a little more sugary than we expect of Fuller's men and women. Despite his concessions, the studio wasn't happy working with Fuller, and he went his independent way again. It's certainly not a bad movie -- it has action and suspense and fine work by cinematographer Joseph MacDonald -- but it feels a bit superficial.

#House of Bamboo #Samuel Fuller #Robert Ryan

[ljones41]

"The Deconstruction of Dr. Jack Shephard"

"THE DECONSTRUCTION OF DR. JACK SHEPHARD" I have a confession to make. I must be one of the few fans of the ABC series "LOST" (2004-2010) who did not dislike the series' lead character, Dr. Jack Shephard. Before anyone makes the assumption that he is a favorite character of mine, let me make one thing clear. He is not. But for some strange reason, I never disliked Jack.  I still do not.

Throughout most of the series’ run, many "LOST" fans had consistently ranted against Jack’s faults. Mind you, he was not the only flawed character in the series. In fact, most of the major characters seemed to possess some very serious flaws. Jack Shephard seemed to be one of very few characters that had drawn a considerable amount of ire from the fans. I do not know why he was been specifically targeted by these fans. But I cannot help but wonder if the combination of Jack’s role as the series' lead character and his flawed personality had set fans against him. Now, someone might claim that my last remark sounds ridiculous. As I had earlier pointed out, most of the major characters are also seriously flawed or have committed some serious crimes. Extremely flawed characters like John Locke, Jin Kwon, Michael Dawson, Kate Austen, Miles Strume, Ana-Lucia Cortez, Charlie Pace, Sayid Jarrah, James "Sawyer" Ford, Sun Kwon, Boone Carlyle, Mr. Eko, Juliet Burke and Shannon Rutherford. Hell, the list was practically endless. And yet, the only other character who had received as much criticism or hate as Jack was Ana-Lucia Cortez. Why? Well, I have my theories. Both Jack and Ana-Lucia had assumed leadership among the castaways at one time or the other, due to their personalities, circumstances and professions. Ana-Lucia assumed leadership of the Tail Section passengers that crashed on one side of the island and remained stuck there for forty-eight (48) days. Since Day One of the Oceanic 815 crash, Ana-Lucia had stepped up and utilized her skills as a police officer to save lives and make decisions when no one else would. Jack, a spinal surgeon, did the same with the surviving passengers from the Fuselage Section on the other side of the island. In one early Season One episode, (1.05) "White Rabbit", he seemed willing to back away from the role of leader, until John Locke convinced him to resume it. Jack remained the leader even after Ana-Lucia and the remaining Tail Section passengers joined the Fuselage camp by the end of Season Two’s (2.08) "Collision". And it was not until after his departure from the island in the Season Four finale, (4.13/4.14) "There's No Place Like Home, Part II" with Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, Sun Kwon, Sayid Jurrah, Kate Austen and Aaron Littleton (the Oceanic Six) that he finally relinquished the position. Recalling the above made me realize something. Human beings – for some reason or other – expect leaders to know everything and always do the right thing. Always. And without fail. Humans seemed to have little tolerance toward the imperfections of our leaders. This certainly seemed to be the case for fictional characters who are leaders. And many fans of "LOST" had harbored a deep lack of tolerance toward Jack and Ana-Lucia’s personal failings. In the case of the former L.A.P.D. police officer, many fans had complained of Ana-Lucia's aggressive personality. They also accused her of being a bitch. In other words, being aggressive and hard – traits many have claimed are more suited for a man - is a sure sign that a woman is a bitch. And unlike other female characters on the series, Ana-Lucia lacked the svelte, feminine looks prevalent in productions such as the 2001-2003 "LORD OF THE RINGS" saga. Actually, gender (and racial) politics may have played a role in the fans' opinion of Jack. His main crime seemed to be that he did not fit the image of a heroic leading white male character. Physically, he looked the part. Unfortunately for Jack, he had failed to live up to those looks. He made the wrong choices on several occasions – choices that included his decision to continue Daniel Farraday's plan to set off the nuclear bomb Jughead in the Season Five finale, (5.16/5.17) "The Incident". It is interesting that many fans had dumped most the blame upon Jack’s shoulders regarding that bomb. And he was partially to blame. But those same fans had failed to remember it was Daniel Faraday who had first insisted upon setting off the bomb to reset time back to the day of Flight 815’s crash – September 22, 2004. And they also failed to recall that Dr. Juliet Burke's decision to set off the bomb for her own reasons was the final action that led to her death. Many had accused Jack of failing to be a proper parent figure to his nephew, Aaron Littleton, during his three years off the island. And at the same time, many had praised Kate Austen for pretending to be the boy’s mother. I found this rather perverse and a little disgusting, considering that Kate had set in motion the lie about her being Aaron’s mother. Jack (along with the remaining members of the Oceanic Six) was guilty of supporting Kate’s lie. But instead of criticizing both for lying about Aaron and keeping him from his Australian grandmother Carole Littleton for nearly three years, many fans had criticized Jack for not being an effective father figure to Aaron and praised a kidnapper like Kate for being a good mother. Ah, the ironies of life. Many fans had accused Jack of being emotionally abusive toward Kate. And yes, they would have every reason to criticize his behavior in episodes like (1.11) “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues”. But Kate’s own behavior in episodes like (1.12) “Whatever the Case May Be”, which featured her constant lies and attempts to manipulate him and others, occasionally triggered his temper. If one character is going to be criticized for the situations I have previously described, the other character involved should be criticized for his or her own questionable behavior. Some of Jack's other mistakes included sanctioning Sayid’s torture of Sawyer, failure to organize a genuine search for the only child passenger from Oceanic 815′s Fuselage Section, the kidnapped Walt Lloyd, instigating that ludicrous search for Walt’s dad Michael Dawson and communicating with Martin Keamy and the other hired mercenaries aboard the S.S. Kahana. Yet, he had received more complaints about his relationship with Kate, along with his tendencies to get emotional and shed tears than for anything else. Once again, many “LOST”  fans managed to prove that we still live in a patriarchal society. It was okay for female characters to shed tears in very emotional moments, but not male characters. Especially if that one male character happened to be the series’ leading character. Jack's penchant for tears was not the only sign of how some fans can be hypocritical. I have written articles criticizing some of the series' other characters. Most of my articles have criticized Kate Austen. I will be honest. I used to dislike Kate very much. However, my dislike of her has finally abated - somewhat. Most of my dislike had stemmed from her past flaky behavior and especially from the fans’ tendency to excuse her mistakes and crimes . . . or pretend that she had never done anything wrong. However, Kate was not the only character given this leeway. James “Sawyer” Ford had murdered three people – one in Australia and two on the island - within a space of two to three months. Yet, many fans had made constant excuses for his actions. I never disliked Sawyer.  But I have complained about his flaws, mistakes and crimes on numerous occasions. When I did, many fans had pretended that he had done anything wrong. And to this day, I still find this frustrating. Sometime back in Season Two or Season Three, actor Matthew Fox and the show’s producers, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, made it known to the media and viewers that they were doing something different with the Jack Shephard character. They took a superficially heroic type – a brilliant surgeon that assumed leadership of a group of stranded castaways – and deconstructed him. In other words, they slowly but surely exposed his flaws and took the character to what could be viewed as the nadir of his existence. Jack eventually climbed out of that existence by the series’ last season.  But certain fans on  many "LOST" message boards and forums made it clear this was not a path they had wanted Jack to take. Instead, these fans had wanted – or demanded that Jack behave like a conventional hero. During most of Season Six, Jack had managed to avoid indulging in self-destructive behavior. He also refrained from displaying any inclination to pursue a romance with Kate. The worst he had done was engage in a temper tantrum over his discovery that the island’s spiritual "man" Jacob had been observing and possibly interfering in the lives of several castaways. Another personality change I noticed was that he had passively allowed others to take the lead without questioning their decisions. I must be honest. I never liked that particular period in Jack's emotional makeup.  It made him seem like a mindless moron. Did Jack finally become the hero that so many had demanded, when he saved the island in the series finale?  Apparently, those responsible for the Emmy nominations believed he had. Why else did they finally nominate Matthew Fox for a Best Actor in a Drama award, after the series' final season. Mind you, Fox had been giving outstanding performances since the first season. But when Jack finally became a likable and somewhat conventional hero, they deemed Fox worthy of an Emmy nomination. Dear God. Personally, I never did care about Jack Shephard's status as a hero. Nor did I really care for his passive behavior in Season Six. But I did hope that he had  finally discovered some inner peace for himself. And I believe that he did during the series’ final moments.

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