#devastatingly real

[jamiesfootball]

I’d like to dive further into the whirlpool of angst that is Jamie too depressed to wash his hair properly -> Jamie learning people online are making fun of his hair -> Jamie actively seeking out the negative comments about his hair on Twitter -> repeat

#depression alone is awful #but depression when you’re a celebrity? #depression when actually people are Seeing and Judging you and it’s not all in your head? #oh my goodness. oh lordy #jamie with cptsd was already a lot #jamie with cptsd and canonical depression? in the midst of getting everything he’s ever wanted? #devastatingly real #jamie tartt #ted lasso spoilers

[carpe-mamilia]

Ghosts’ Larry Rickard Explains Why They Chose the Captain’s First Name

Photo: Monumental,Guido Mandozzi

It couldn’t be a joke. That was one rule laid down by the Ghosts creators when it came to choosing a first name for Willbond’s character. Until series five, the WWII ghost had been known only as The Captain – a mystery seized upon by fans of the show.

“It was the question we got asked more than anything. His name,” actor and writer Larry Rickard tells Den of Geek. “Once we got to series three, you could see that we were deliberately cutting away and deliberately avoiding it. We were fuelling the fire because we knew at some point we’d tell them.”

In “Carpe Diem”, the episode written by Rickard and Ben Willbond that finally reveals The Captain’s death story, they did tell us. After years of guessing, clue-spotting and debate, Ghosts revealed that The Captain’s first name is James. At the same time, we also learned that James’ colleague Lieutenant Havers’ first name was Anthony.

The ordinariness of those two names, says Rickard, is the point.

“The only thing we were really clear about is that we didn’t want one of those names that only exists in tellyland. It shouldn’t be ‘Cormoran’ or ‘Endeavour’. They should just be some men’s names and they’re important to them. The point was that they were everyday.”

Choosing first names for The Captain and Havers was a long process not unlike naming a baby, Rickard agrees. “It almost comes down to looking at the faces of the characters and saying, what’s right?”

“We talked for ages. For a long time I kept thinking ‘Duncan and James’, and then I was like ah no! That would have turned it into a gag and been awful!” Inescapably in the minds of a certain generation, Duncan James is a member of noughties boyband Blue. “Maybe with Anthony I was thinking of Anthony Costa!” Rickard says in mock horror, referencing another member of the band.

Lieutenant Havers wasn’t just The Captain’s second in command while stationed at Button House; he was also the man James loved. Because homosexuality was criminalised in England during James’ lifetime, he was forced to hide his feelings for Anthony from society, and to some extent even from himself.

In “Carpe Diem”, the ghosts (mistakenly) prepare for the last day of their afterlives, prompting The Captain to finally tell his story. Though not explicit about his sexual identity, the others understand and accept what he tells them – and led by Lady Button, all agree that he’s a brave man.

Getting the balance right of what The Captain does and doesn’t say was key to the episode. “It wasn’t just a personal choice of his to go ‘I’m going to remain in the closet’,” explains Rickard. “There wasn’t an option there to explore the things that either of them felt. That couldn’t be done back then – there are so many stories which have come out since the War about the dangers of doing that.

“We wanted to tell his personal story but also try to ensure that there was a level at which you understood why they couldn’t be open, that even in this moment where he’s finally telling the other ghosts his story, he never comes out and says it overtly because that would be too much for him as a character from that time.

“He says enough for them to know, and enough for him to feel unburdened but it’s in the fact that they’re using their first names which militarily they would never have done, and in the literal passing of the baton”.

The baton is a bonus reveal when fans learned that The Captain’s military stick wasn’t a memento of his career, but of Havers. As James suffers a fatal heart attack during a VE day celebration at Button House, Anthony rushes to his side and the stick passes from one to the other as they share a moment of tragic understanding.

“From really early on, we had the idea that anything you’re holding [when you die] stays with you. So it wasn’t just your clothes you were wearing, we had the stuff with Thomas’ letter reappearing in his pocket and so on. And the assumption being that it was something The Captain couldn’t put down, it felt so nice to be able to say it was something he didn’t want to put down.”

Rickard lists “Carpe Diem”, co-written with Ben Willbond, among his series five highlights. He’s pleased with the end result, praises Willbond’s performance, and loved being on set to see Button House dressed for the 1940s. He’s particularly pleased that a checklist of moments they wanted to land with the audience all managed to be included. “Normally something’s fallen by the wayside just because of the way TV’s made, it’s always imperfect or it’s slightly rushed, but it feels like it’s all there.”

Rickard and Willbond also knew by this point in the show’s lifetime, that they could trust Ghosts fans to pick up on small details. “Nothing is missed,” he says. “Early on, you’re always thinking, is that going to get across? But once we got to series five, there are little tiny things within corners of shots and you know that’s going to be spotted. Particularly in that very short exchange between Havers and the Captain. We worried less about the minutiae of it because you go, that’s going to be rewound and rewatched, nothing will be missed.”

The team were also grateful they’d resisted the temptation to tell The Captain’s story sooner. “We’d talked about it every series since series two, whether or not now was the time, but because he’s such a hard and starchy character in a lot of ways you needed the time to understand his softer side I think before you had that final honest beat from him.”

“What a ridiculously normal name to have so much weight put on it for five years,” laughs Rickard fondly. “Good old James.”

From Den of Geek

#bbc ghosts #bless you larry for doing all these den of geek interviews #I wonder if they just did one marathon session with him #inside ghosts was kind of disappointing this week #I guess Ben just wants to let the episode speak for itself and you're like yes but I would like to hear you talk about every detail #trust me we will be interested #long post #I really thought they loved the joke of nearly saying the Captain’s name so much that they'd never reveal it #so it's so lovely that they were like no this is not a joke name; he's a real man with an ordinary name #and we are going to tell you that in the most devastatingly romantic way #I am eating my words and they are delicious with that spread on top #also 'that's going to be rewound and rewatched' = 'I know you people are loopy so here is content specifically for you' #bbc ghosts spoilers

[greenlaut]

they’re in love your honor

#FUCKING GUESS WHAT #soapghost brainrot real #THIS ONE FOR THE BITCHES WHO ENJOY THOSE STUPID FLUFFY CIVILIAN FICS #ME IM BITCHES #u can take it as canon soapghost #but in my head this is florist ghost with tattoo artist soap #god i love that fic so much #or yknow what this can also be that one fic #where ghost is a veteran in an antique store and johnnys a famous footballer #me drawing simon: im about to make this bitch look like he never seen the sun #me drawing johnny: im about to make him Devastatingly Bright #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap #simon ghost riley #john soap mctavish #simon riley #john mctavish #soap x ghost #ghost x soap #cod mw2 #call of duty #cod #modern warfare 2 #mw2 #call of duty modern warfare #cod modern warfare 2 #my art

[oplishin]

Gotta love the development from Colin “I’d kill anyone for you” Provolone to Colin “you’re not the kind of leader I wanna be with” Provolone

#Zac oyama back at it again with devastatingly simple and real lines #the ravening war #colin provolone #dimension 20 #jimension j0 #jeta posting

[ninacarstairss]

tori noticed that charlie wasn’t eating, that he wasn’t fine, and she didn’t do anything. charlie noticed that tori wasn’t okay, he noticed that she was hurting, and he didn’t do anything. it has to be so devastating to know that your sibling isn’t okay, to see it all unfold before you, but being too afraid to do anything. being frozen in front of it all.

#tori and charlie have always made me cry #even with the tiny glimpses we see in heartstopper #and seeing it all like this in solitaire is heartbreaking #seeing tori deal with charlie’s eating disorder. seeing her get to the threshold of suicide and not even realizing it until that moment #it’s so devastatingly real #alice oseman is always writing the best and most relatable realistic characters #yes i finished solitaire and i’m a mess now #alice oseman #osemanverse #charlie spring #tori spring #solitaire

[ratgirlcopia]

shameful how the Fan Media will only push the "dracopia" narrative. how many times does tf have to bring up inspector clouseau before clousopia receives an equal share.

#copiaposting #i swear everyone blacked out after dracula and missed that copia is also at least 50% one of the most comically Fail Guys in all of media. #this is my halloween post i'm a registered accredited forklift certified vampire hater. #(hater is a strong word. more like. bored to tears with the most common versions of them and also does not find them hot.) #for me to like them they need to either be all the way on the very silly and cartoonish side or like. what grady hendrix did. #the rest of it is just devastatingly boring and they take too much real estate away from better creatures. #that being said. dracopia in my head SHOULD fall into the extreme silly cartoonish side but that's not where most of the content is. #which is a travesty. of diabolical proportions. have you seen how he behaves onstage. come on now.

[seagreenstardust]

Now I’m interested in the idea of villain!Midoriya. It’s a core facet of his character that he is inherently heroic but wow would it be interesting to dig into an AU where Izuku gave up on being a hero because Katsuki disillusioned him on the whole idea.

Imagine Izuku was a victim of the same society that brought the league of villains together and was brought into the league because of Stain, and Katsuki found out about it when he was kidnapped by the league. That whole conversation with Shigaraki about the evils of hero society could have triggered a complete change of heart in Katsuki who is forced to see how he’s contributed to this issue and has to work to make things with Izuku right again.

I mean I’d devour that story

#if only I could write mha with any degree of believability #mha #bnha #bkdk #bakudeku #not that I could see Izuku being evil #but if he embraced stain’s ideology like spinner did he could have joined up with the league when most of the others did #like a lawful evil Izuku who has a chip on his shoulder and something to prove #and is devastatingly intelligent #he’ll keep his own code of conduct but isn’t above breaking others rules to get stuff done #and Bakugo meets him again in full villain mode and has an entire existential crisis because this kid really is the real deal #but also Katsuki pushed him into this and it’s very much his fault and also very much not heroic how he treated him #also they’re attracted to each other in the worst way so #genuine enemies to lovers tension #idk I’d read it so hard

[tinycozycomfort]

your big three as pedro characters

i wanted to do this so bad so thank you for the tags @saradika @cupofjoel 🤍🫂🫧

this is so painfully 1) chaotic 2) accurate

i'm late to everything so i'm not gonna tag anyone but if you want to and haven't yet please please do!!

#im nosy i love knowing everyones big three #the pisces sun is devastatingly real #tag game!

[vcrnons]

kim mingyu being one of the most devastatingly pretty men on the planet

bonus: kim mingyu being one of the most chronically unserious men on the planet.

#mingyu #mingyu gifs #kim mingyu #kim mingyu gifs #seventeen gifs #svt gifs #my gif #*mine #mingyu you beautiful [redacted] i cannot STAND you #what do you mean he's just. alive. out there. looking like this #it's almost unhinged #the bits of this video where he's just giggling with the team versus the bits where he's posed and pretty #its whiplash. i have real actual WHIPLASH #i love him but i cant look at him too long its like staring at the sun #devastatingly handsome frustratingly charismatic #FUCK #cw flashing #tw flashing #flashing gif #we get it baby you're a princess. it's okay #q

[sorceressrinoa]

hi

#im IN arizona im DEVASTATINGLY homosexual im having a REAL GOOD TIME

[unproduciblesmackdown]

Today’s Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza clip is the devastatingly French Thérèse Neige-Noire (played by @hellojacks ) singing a depressed rendition of “Hard Candy Christmas” featuring Mr. Macabee (played by @juliamat) and our Hot Candy dancers in costumes by @bren_bash. The most extravagant cure for the holiday blues? Cellophane and legs and appropriately prescribed anti-depressants!

#lose it at the devastatingly french accent & not ready for the fuckin concertina or w/e to kick in like oh my god lmfaooo #getting an abs workout by partway through the first refrain as per usual and i've only just noticed the way she's holding 4 cigarettes dlsj #was wondering ''how do we transition from hard candy to hot candy?'' like this is the extravaganza cmon you say it & do it; is how!!! #the range of the hard candy christmas sequence....afaik Plotwise at least for; say; this half of the history of now 13 xmas shows; the #thread is [after the terrible memory of xmas past flashback; mister macabee is introduced; the song is to cheer joe up] #but like this year we have hot candy; last year we have the audience members passed out real hard candies to unwrap together when prompted #during an Especially Quiet Moment Of The Song; think that went for the 11th show too b/c will/melvin had damp paper towels & hard candies #in his duane reade bag. & looks like perhaps that year the krampus was part or all of the [fellow singers along w/mister macabee] #you've had the delights of it being sung by cindy lou who ft. the belly button puppeteers. go further back there's [cue the one video like #hell yeah look it's the source of that one photo of will as officer rossi the christmas burglar along seth eliser] lol & the choreo.... #meanwhile also as much video julia mattison mister macabee as one's had yet!! #joe iconis christmas extravaganza #mister macabee #love the eyeholes. the shading on that hot werther's original label

[ratcandy]

i think my obsession with fnaf purple guy as a 12yo having pay off now with william afton in the fnaf movie looking like an old man i'd get attached to nowadays is some sort of full circle prophecy thing .anyways

#fnaf #i saw the new trailer and once i saw william i just . nofucking way. you're joking #peepaw for real. #12yo me would be screaming and falling and hitting the floor and exploding rn. she would be inconsolable #my hopes are not High for how the movie will turn out. However. I am devastatingly curious #i have GOT to know how thi shitshow will turn out . I NEED to know #clamtalk

[bonerey]

oughgghghghhghhhhhhhh

#you know when a fic. is everything you ever wanted. except everything you ever wanted is angst that is devastatingly real #FFFUCK. the complicated relationships guys

[theiceandbones]

Watching reels of middle aged people celebrating paying off their house which they own which is a video I should be happy about but instead all I can feel is profound sadness and premature grief for something that I will never, ever achieve

#I hate it when my parents say you never know!! well guess what I do know!! you assholes got married for all the wrong reasons #and raised your children in a starter home. I have nothing of substance to look forward to or inherit when it’s my time because you #and your parents ruined the economy for my generation. I will own no home nor retire nor know the feeling of financial relief #because I was doomed before I was born #now I see other parents living in the home they bought with real money and I see them living a lifestyle that will soon be extinct #and it makes me so devastatingly sad

[the-maladjustedjester]

The inherent eroticism between a condemned and their executioner

#I’ve been playing raging loop nonstop for the past four days #god I fucking love mysteries #I love going through a story over and over with new information every time #learning from each previous loop and seeing things I hadn’t seen before #I fucking love mysteries !!!!!!!! #I love murder mysteries I love supernatural mysteries I love horror mysteries #I love being introduced to a religion and then getting every. single. detail. about the belief system #I love putting pieces together and having the main character realize it ten minutes later #I LOVE MAIN CHARACTERS WITH FLAVOR #I love main characters who aren’t blank reader-inserts #I love when they have unseemly traits that make them human #I love the tropey stuck-up anime man with glasses who gets his shit handed to him in the most devastatingly development ways possible #i love characters whose secrets don’t fully come to light for FOREVER constantly teasing you with info just out of reach #tfw the tags contain the real post #I just needed to rant about this game bc my gf wants to play spoiler-free #which is fair but I NEED TO GUSH ABOUT IT

[iamnotmereally]

when you think your friend is shy but devastatingly handsome but no homo...

#wht do even mean devastatingly handsome why u devastated he handsome? because you wanna fuck him? be real