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auxiliarydetective · 1 year

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Kassandra Hargreeves' Scenes, S01E07: The Day That Was

Today, you're getting a flashback of how Kassandra got her handicap as well as another scene rewrite about Five and Kassandra's relationship. Yes, this is about the bullet scene, so watch out for that if you're sensitive to that sort of stuff.

26 Years Ago

Kassandra looked at Five from the backseat. Her stomach was twisting and turning violently. Five had been shot. She knew it but she couldn’t tell anyone. He needed medical attention, he needed it badly, but how was she supposed to get him any? Kassandra cursed herself. For a moment, she found herself cursing Allison. After all, it was her fault that she couldn’t tell secrets, it had been her rumour- No. This wasn’t Allison’s fault. It was Kassandra’s fault. She had been far too young and stupid.

Kassandra looked at the clock. It was time for her training. With a sigh, she closed her picture book. It was a really pretty picture book, showing lots of old houses with beautiful gardens. A gift from Grace. Gathering her mind, Kassandra made her way down to the salon. Her father was already standing there.

“Twenty seconds late, Number Eight”, he commented, only looking at his pocket watch, not her.

“I’m sorry”, Kassandra said. She would have to walk faster next time. “What are we training today?”

“Today, you receive a special task. You know that sweets are reserved for Sundays and rationed for you and your siblings.”

“Yes.”

“Someone has stolen candy from the kitchen. It is your task to find out who did it. Use all of your abilities. You have until lunchtime. If you fail to find the culprit, you will lose your privileges for the week.”

All of this trouble for a few pieces of candy. If only her father had known the consequences of this task ahead of time, maybe he would not have given it to her. Kassandra did not remember much of the day, but she did remember how she had tricked her siblings, all of them, and all for nothing. She had dug into their mind, searching for answers, but found nothing. She hadn’t been able to help it. Back then, her mind had been a chaotic mess of emotions and distractions. Throughout her search, she had found nothing.

Lunchtime came closer and closer with no result in sight. Kassandra’s nervousness only grew. This would make reading minds even harder. Tense, she headed back to her and her siblings’ rooms. If push came to shove, she’d have to search them. That was when the door to Allison’s room opened and her sister came out.

“Hi, Kass.”

Kassandra forced a smile. “Hi, Allison.”

“You look sad. What’s going on?”

“I, uh, I… I tried to steal some candy from the kitchen”, Kassandra lied, “but Mom caught me.”

Allison grinned. She grabbed Kassandra by the arm and pulled her into her room. “Can you keep a secret?”

Kassandra nodded quickly. From beneath her bed, Allison pulled out a little box. It was a cardboard box littered with stickers - and filled with candy. So it had been Allison! Kassandra couldn’t contain the smile that spread across her face.

“Great, right?” Allison grinned.

As the memories travelled through Kassandra’s brain, the guilt came back too. Without stopping, this story moved to its inevitable end.

“Now, Number Eight”, Reginald Hargreeves said, looking at Kassandra down the long dinner table. “Who stole the candy?”

Kassandra pressed her lips together. She could already feel Allison’s eyes digging into her.

“You have ten seconds to tell me who the culprit is. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six.”

“It was Allison”, Kassandra blurted out.

Three words that would have lasting consequences. Throughout the whole lunch, Allison had stared at her like she had wanted to kill her. After, the situation had gotten out of control.

“How could you?!” Allison shouted.

Kassandra backed up into a corner. “I’m sorry, Allison”, she stammered. “If I hadn’t told Dad-”

“I don’t care! You ratted me out!”

“I won’t do it again, I swear.”

“I don’t trust you.”

Allison grabbed Kassandra by the arms. Kassandra could sense what was coming through her thoughts. She tried to wriggle away but couldn’t. Allison was stronger than her.

“I heard a rumour you couldn’t tell anyone’s secrets.”

Those were the words Kassandra still remembered very clearly, just as clearly as the first time she had experienced the consequences. It had been like choking, her lips pressing themselves shut, everything in her mouth and throat turning to stone. She had been so terrified. And her father… The disappointment and anger in his face still haunted her. Not because she had felt it, no, she hadn’t been able to read him for as long as she could think, but because she couldn’t. She had had no idea what he would do with her, now that her already weak gift had become next to useless.

Before Kassandra could dive deeper into the pits of her mind, the car stopped next to Leonard Peabody’s house.

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Bullet

“Shit”, Five murmured.

Immediately, Kassandra’s brain flared up. He was fainting! Quickly, she put her arms around him, just as he started swaying. He didn’t resist.

“Guys!” Kassandra cut in, snapping Diego and Allison out of their gaze.

Just after she had finished speaking, Five collapsed into her arms. She slowly placed him down on the floor.

“Five!” Allison gasped.

Now, all of them were sitting on the ground of the attic of a murderer with one of them close to dying. Quickly, yet carefully, Kassandra pulled away the layers of clothing over the right side of Five’s stomach. She knew what she would find but the view still made her nauseous. A bullet wound, bloody and deep.

“Jesus, Five”, Diego murmured. “Why didn’t you say anything?”

“You have to keep going”, Five whispered. “So… close.”

“No, we’re getting you medical attention!” Kassandra said firmly. “We can keep going later, for now it’s more important that you stay alive.”

“But the apocalypse…”

With that, he fainted. Kassandra gulped. They had only very little time.

“Help me get him to the car.”

This started an adventure leaving Kassandra at the tip of her toes at all times. Getting Five down the ladder to the attic was the most difficult part, but far from the worst. The worst came in the car. Kassandra was in the backseat with Five in her lap, hand constantly on his head, constantly linked to his mind. She had to feel he was alive, she simply had to. The pain from his wound shot into her but she didn’t care. Feeling him fade in and out of consciousness was all that mattered to her, knowing that he was alive was the only important thing. Finally, they reached the Academy. As carefully and quickly as they could, Kassandra and Diego carried Five inside. Right now, he was barely conscious.

“We should have taken him to the hospital”, Allison commented shakily.

“A kid with a shrapnel wound might raise some questions”, Five murmured.

If only he would stay silent, save his energy.

“Yeah, well, so does the murder shrine in Harold Jenkins’ attic.”

Carefully, they placed Five down on one of the couches in the salon.

“What do we do?” Kassandra asked, trying her hardest to keep her voice from failing her.

“We gotta get the shrapnel out”, Diego declared.

Then, he froze. He had spotted something. Kassandra’s fear was keeping her from figuring out what it was. The stress was making her go insane. Then, Diego left. Allison called after him. Panicked, Kassandra pulled out a tissue and put in on Five’s wound to stop the bleeding. She should have done this ages ago. Why had she not done this sooner? What if Five would die? She couldn’t lose him. Not now, not after getting him back after so many years - not ever! He had to live, he simply had to live. But how? What could she do? A familiar voice pulled Kassandra out of the chaos in her mind.

“We need to get him to the operating room.”

Kassandra looked up to see her mother’s eyes. Her heart stopped for a moment. She could feel tears building up but she swallowed them down. Swiftly and carefully, she and Diego picked Five up again and started carrying him off. She was only half present. Her brain was spinning. They reached the operating room and Grace got ready for the operation. Kassandra was immobile, staring at Five. When she had to leave the room, Diego had to drag her out. There, she started pacing.

“Kass, it’s going to be okay”, Diego told her as he watched her wander. “Mom will make sure he’s okay.”

Kassandra said nothing. She clenched her hands to fists, breathing becoming shaky.

“Do you wanna get that blood off of your hands?” Allison asked.

Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed Kassandra by the arm and dragged her away. Still, Kassandra’s mind lingered in the operating room.

Once the operation was done, Kassandra was at Five’s side again. Though he was unconscious, she held his hand. She would stay here all night, make sure he was alright, make sure he slept, make sure his dreams were kind to him.

“Your brother will be alright”, Grace said, putting a hand on Kassandra’s shoulder.

Kassandra just nodded.

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timelesstimesgoneby · 2 years

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EPISODE SEASON 1 DISC 1 S01E01 ONE RIOT, ONE RANGER S01E02 BORDERLINE S01E03 A SHADOW IN THE NIGHT DISC 2 S01E04 BOUNTY S01E05 STORM WARNING S01E06 IN THE NAME OF GOD S01E07 CRIME WAVE DAVE DISC3 S01E08 END RUN S01E09 FAMILY MATTERS S01E10 SHE'LL DO TO RIDE THE RIVER WITH S01E11 UNFINISHED BUSINESS DISC 4 S01E12 AN INNOCENT MAN S01E13 NIGHT OF THE GLADIATOR S01E14 THE LEGEND OF RUNNING BEAR S01E15 SOMETHING IN THE SHADOWS PART 1 DISC 5 S01E16 SOMETHING IN THE SHADOWS (PART 2) S01E17 ON DEADLY GROUND S01E18 RIGHT MAN, WRONG TIME S01E19 THE PRODIGAL SON DISC 6 S01E20 THE COMMITTEE S01E21 DEADLY VISION S01E22 SKYJACKED S01E23 THE LONG HAUL DISC 7 S01E24 RAMPAGE S01E25 THE REUNION S01E26 STOLEN LULLABY SEASON 2 DISC 1 S02E01 BADGE OF HONOR S02E02 BRANDED S02E03 SILK DREAMS S02E04 MUSTANGS DISC 2 S02E05 'TIL DEATH DO US PART S02E06 RAINBOW WARRIOR S02E07 THE ROAD TO BLACK BAYOU DISC 3 S02E08 LINE OF FIRE S02E09 PAYBACK S02E10 TIGER'S EYE S02E11 THE BIG BINGO BAMBOOZLE DISC 4 S02E12 MONEY TRAIN S02E13 MEAN STREETS S02E14 COWBOY DISC 5 S02E15&16 WAR ZONE (PARTS 1 & 2) S02E17 TRUST NO ONE S02E18 BLUE MOVIES DISC 6 S02E19 ON SACRED GROUND S02E20 CASE CLOSED DISC 7 S02E21 FLASHBACK S02E22&23 STANDOFF (PARTS 1 & 2) SEASON 3 DISC 1 S03E01 BLOWN APART S03E02 DEEP COVER S03E03 THE GUARDIANS S03E04 COLLISION COURSE DISC 2 S03E05 POINT AFTER S03E06 EVIL IN THE NIGHT S03E07 FINAL JUSTICE S03E08 THE LYNCHING DISC 3 S03E09&10 WHITEWATER (PARTS 1 & 2) S03E11 THE COVENANT S03E12 RODEO DISC 4 S03E13 FLASHPOINT S03E14 BREAK IN S03E15 THE RETURN OF LARUE S03E16 THE JUGGERNAUT DISC 5 S03E17&18 EL COYOTE (PARTS 1 & 2) S03E19 THE AVENGER S03E20 BEHIND THE BADGE DISC 6 S03E21 BLACKOUT S03E22 DEADLINE S03E23 THE SIEGE S03E24 THE MOSCOW CONNECTION DISC 7 S03E25 MIRACLE AT MIDDLE CREEK S03E26 HALL OF FAME SEASON 4 DISC 1 S04E01 HIGHER POWER S04E02 PATRIOT S04E03 GHOST RIDER S04E04 BROTHERHOOD DISC 2 S04E05 PLAGUE S04E06 REDEMPTION S04E07 CODENAME: DRAGONFLY S04E08 SILENT CRY DISC 3 S04E09 SWAN SONG S04E10 CYCLONE S04E11 LUCKY S04E12 THE DEADLIEST MAN ALIVE DISC 4 S04E13 A RANGER'S CHRISTMAS S04E14 MAYDAY S04E15 LAST HOPE S04E16 FULL CONTACT DISC 5 S04E17 99TH RANGER S04E18 DEVIL'S TURF S04E19 DAYS PAST S04E20 TRIAL OF LARUE DISC6 S04E21 HEART OF THE DRAGON S04E22 THE NEIGHBORHOOD S04E23 A FATHER'S IMAGE DISC 7 S04E24&25 SONS OF THUNDER S04E26 TEXAS VS. CAHILL S04E27 ROOKIE SEASON 5 DISC 1 S05E01 THE FIGHTING MCLAINS S05E02 ICEMAN S05E03&4 LUCAS (PARTS 1 & 2) DISC 2 S05E05 FORGOTTEN PEOPLE S05E06&7 LAST OF A BREED (PARTS 182) S05E08 BRAINCHILD DISC3 S05E09 MR. JUSTICE S05E10 RAINBOW'S END S05E11 A WOMAN'S PLACE S05E12 SMALL BLESSINGS DISC 4 S05E13 TRIBE S05E14 SAVING GRACE S05E15 MONEY TALKS S05E16 THE CRUSADER DISC 5 S05E17 IN GOD'S HANDS S05E18 UNCOVER S05E19 EVERYDAY HEROES S05E20 WARRIORS DISC6 S05E21 ANGEL S05E22 THE SOUL OF WINTER S05E23 CIRELE OF LIFE S05E24 TEST OF FAITH S05E25 THE WEDDING (1) SEASON 6 DISC 1 S06E01 THE WEDDING (PART 2) S06E02 TRACKDOWN S06E03 ROYAL HEIST S06E04 WAR CRY DISC 2 S06E05 CODE OF THE WEST S06E06 THE CHILDREN OF HALLEWEEN S06E07 SURVIVAL S06E08 EPS SECOND CHANCE DISC 3 S06E09 PARADISE TRAIL S06E10 EYES OF A RANGER S06E11 ON THE BORDER S06E12 LOST BOYS S06E13 SPECIAL WITNESS DISC 4 S06E14 THE PRINCIPAL S06E15&16 TEAM CHEROKEE (PARTS 1 & 2) S06E17 LIVEGIRLS NOW S06E18 NO WAY OUT DISC 5 S06E19 BROTHERS IN ARMS S06E20 MIND GAMES S06E21 POWER ANGELS S06E22 JACOB'S LADDER S06E23 IN HARM'S WAY (1) SEASON 7 DISC 1 S07E01 IN HARM'S WAY (2) S07E02 COUNTDOWN S07E03 SAFE HOUSE S07E04 WAY OF THE WARRIOR S07E05 TALL COTTON DISC 2 S07E06 THE LYNN SISTERS S07E07 SUSPICIOUS MINDS S07E08 WIDOW MAKER S07E09 FIGHT OR DIE S07E10 RISE TO THE OCCASION DISC 3 S07E11 FULL RECOVERY S07E12 A MATTER OF FAITH S07E13 VISION QUEST S07E14 A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE S07E15 THUNDERHAWK DISC 4 S07E16 JUSTICE DELAYED S07E17 THE DAY OF CLEANSING S07E18 BLACK DRAGONS S07E19 SOLDIERS OF HATE S07E20 THE GENERALS RETERUN DISC 5 S07E21&22 SHOWDOWN AT CASA DIABLO S07E23 THE BACKELER PARTY S07E24&25 WEDDING BELLS (PARTS 1&2) SEASON 8 DISC 1 S08E01 HOME OF THE BRAVE S08E02 DEADLY SITESTIEN S08E03 WHITE BUFFALO S08E04 THE AVENGING ANGEL DISC 2 S08E05 THE WINDS OF CHANGE S08E06 LAZARUS S08E07 TORNING POINT S08E08 RETRIBUTIEN DISC 3 S08E09 CHILD OF HOPE S08E10 FAITH S08E11 GOLDEN BEY S08E12 DESPERATE MEASURES DISC 4 S08E13 DIVISION STREET S08E14 SATURDAY NIGHT S08E15 JUSTICE FOR ALL S08E16 6 HOURS DISC 5 S08E17 MEDIEVAL CRIMES S08E18 LEGENDS S08E19 UNSAFE SPEED S08E20 WITHOUT A SOUND DISC 6 S08E21 BLOOD DIAMONDS S08E22 REEL RANGERS S08E23 THE FINAL SHOW DOWN PART 1 S08E24 THE FINAL SHOW DOWN PART 2 TRIAL BY FIRE

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adultswim2021 · 2 years

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12 oz. Mouse #7: “Adventure Mouse” | January 1, 2006 – 1:30AM | S01E07 (Finished version aired January 9, 2006 @ 12:45AM)

Square Guy slices and dices Rhoda. Shark calls Square Guy and asks him to not do that. Whoops. Meanwhile, at Roostre's house, everyone makes their escape from New Guy (who also comes along, weirdly). They are going to infiltrate Shark's party. At the party a woman complains that there's no bacon-wrapped goodies. Man-Woman brags about reading all the books, and they just say “RULES” on them. A recurring theme of western literature is that women are obsessed with the rules. It's sexist, but can you blame them?

Shark intimidates Eye, and has Pronto bring the hand from Mouse's ice box to operate some shears to slice off one of Eye's legs. Mouse drinks some spiked punch (that he himself spiked) and then falls backwards into a secret doorway hidden by Shark's special bookcase. Skillet is trying to get in there. What will happen next? I don't know. But, I liked the part when the dude is smeared up against the window at Shark's party. That was a beautiful moment. Really cool. I like this show, I guess.

EPHEMERA CORNER

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New Year’s Eve 2005

I didn’t know they did a count down, to be honest! I found this trying to find bumpers from the 12 Oz. Mouse marathon that also aired that night! Well, hey, check that out, everyone. Oh yeah, there was a 12 Oz. Mouse marathon which is how they debuted “Adventure Mouse”, which originally aired with some minor unfinished effects and no text during the closing credits. The next time “Adventure Mouse” aired it was fixed. I didn’t really spot many major differences, even though I remember Kon saying he was “pissed off” that they fixed stuff in it. But hey, check it out, a countdown! Click play and pull the trigger when they get to zero!! YOU EARNED IT PAL!

MAIL BAG

you dont have to cover old space ghost anymore, just take some days off the blog when you get to the end of the year instead. later!

Ah yes! My favorite character! The guy who tries to make me stop doing the blog! How dare you! I have blogger jizz running through my veins. Also, As of this writing, I’m most of the way through the season and have a lotta write-ups queued. ex-queue-z me?

#adult swim #adultswim2021 #12 oz mouse

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randomshipshere · 5 years

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Luther and the Moon part 2 (episode 6-10)

episode 6:

Luther: We need to figure out what causes the apocalypse. Now, there are loads of possibilities. Nuclear war, asteroids. But I'm thinking this is about the Moon. Right? Dad must have sent me up there for a reason. And I was giving him daily updates on the conditions, I sent field samples. The first thing we need to do is find his research.

Klaus: Hold on. Hold the phone. We all died fighting this thing the first time around. Remember?

Diego: Klaus, shockingly, has a point. What gives us a win this time?

Luther: Five. Last time we didn't have him. We weren't all together.This time, we'll have the full force of the Umbrella Academy. That's what we need.

Allison: So, where's Five now?

Luther: Well, he had a plan to change the time line. He'll be back soon.

Diego: I'm going after Hazel and Cha-Cha.

Luther: What, right now?

Diego: Hell, yeah. Three days. I'm losing light by the minute.

Luther: Wait, Diego. Look, I know you wanna avenge your friend, but we got a bigger problem here.

Diego: She wasn't just some friend. If I'm gonna die, I need to know I killed those bastards first.

Ben: You don't look so hot.

Klaus: What makes you say that? I feel great.

Ben: You don't have to do this alone. I know how important this is to you.

Diego: Stop making it about you.

Luther: Klaus? Klaus? Klaus!

Klaus: Yeah! Sorry.

Luther: So, what? You're giving up on the world, too?

Klaus: Yeah, pretty much. Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Luther: So that's it.You're cool with us all dying in three days? I can't believe it. It's just us. Oh, please, not you, too.

Allison: I have to book a flight back to LA. If this happens, I have to be with my daughter, custody be damned. And you said it yourself, we need the full force of the Academy to even stand a chance. I'm sorry, Luther.

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Pogo: Everything all right, Master Luther?

Luther: Where are they? The boxes, the reports, the samples? All the correspondence I sent down from the Moon?

Pogo: I, uh I'm not sure. Your father was a very private person.

Luther: Stop it, Pogo! You know everything our dad did. What? Clever old man. He never even looked at them. Why not? Why not?

Pogo: Your father was many things. Forthright was not one of them. After your accident, he wanted to give you purpose, Master Luther. He felt that this was the only way.

Luther: What? Shanghaiing me on the Moon for four years? I wasn't a good enough Number One? That's what it was? I couldn't cut it? So he sent me away?

Pogo: No, no, that's not -

Luther: Pogo Please leave me alone.

Pogo: Master -

Luther: Now, please! Get out!

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Allison: Hey. So, I couldn't get a flight out until tonight, and I don't know what to do. I can't just sit here. So I'm gonna head to the airport and wait. I just I wanted to say goodbye. Luther?

Luther: I found Dad's research from my mission on the Moon. Every single package was still sealed.

Allison: Why would he -

Luther: He never opened them because he never cared what I was doing up there. Four years of my life. A lie.

Allison: What an asshole.

Luther: I'm not the right person to stop this apocalypse, Allison.

Allison: Hey, Luther. Don't say that.

Luther: No, the world needs a leader and I'm not it. I'm not. Dad knew it, and now I know it. I'm done.

Allison: Can I show you something?

Luther: What? What is it?

Allison: Just Just come with me. What? You got something better to do?

episode 7:

Allison: All right. Let's get this bastard.

Diego: You had me at Gerald Jenkins.

Five: Harold Jenkins.

Diego: Whatever. I've already lost two people this week, I'm not losing anyone else.

Five: And Luther?

Luther: Yeah, you go. I'm gonna stay and go through Dad's files. I still think this has something to do with why he sent me to the Moon.

Diego: Seriously? Now you wanna make the end of the world about you and Dad?

Luther: No. "Watch for threats. " That's what he told me. You think that's a coincidence? This all has to be connected somehow.

Allison: No, we should all stick together. -

Five: We don't have time for this.

Diego: Let's roll. I know where we can find this asshole. Klaus, you're with me.

Klaus: Yeah. I- I'm good. I think I'll, uh...I think I'll pass, I'm feeling a little under the weather, so, uh...

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Klaus: Luther! Luther, you need to tie me up so I can- Are you drinking? Holy sh [LAUGHING] Holy shit, you're drunk. And you busted into Dad's liquor cabinet. He's gonna be so pissed.

Luther: Get him. [SIGHS] Dad. Do it, now.

Klaus: I told you already, all right? I I can't! - [GASPS]

Luther: Little shit!

Klaus: [GROANS] [CHOKING] Please I [GROANS] [COUGHING] Jesus Christ. Luther! Of course I tried! All right? God knows, I've tried, but he is as he was in life, he's a stubborn prick!

Luther: He needs to answer to me for what he did. For sending me up there. I sacrificed everything for him, my entire life. I never left this house. I never had friends. And for what? For nothing.

Klaus: Oh, no, no, no, no. Hey, just just [SIGHS] Just relax, okay? Just Just relax. I- I could try again. I mean, I can't promise I'm clean enough. But just- Hey, come on. Hey, hey, hey, come on. That's- That's enough of that. Enough of that. Come on. Come on, come on. Chin up there, big guy.

Luther: It's okay. Just go.

Allison: Why- Why don't we find the others? I'm sure Allison could help.

Luther: I don't want her. I don't want them to see me like this. Besides, I- You know, I'd just hold them back. What they're doing is too important.

Klaus: What are you talking about? You're our Number One, remember? "O Captain! My Captain!" [CHUCKLES] - Remember? - [BOTH LAUGH] Yeah, right?

Luther: [SOBS]

Klaus: Luther.

Luther: You know, Diego was right. Dad sent me up to the Moon because he couldn't stand the sight of this. [SIGHS DEEPLY] Of what- Of what he did to me. Of what I've become.

Klaus: No, no, no. That's- That's not...it... Damn it, Dad was such an asshole right to the end. [SIGHS] You know, if if there's anything else that I can do, or

Luther: I wanna be like you. I wanna do whatever it is that you -

Klaus: No, no, no no. -

Luther: Yeah. I do. Yeah.

Klaus: You don't. No. Absolutely not.

Luther: Come on, Klaus. 'Cause you you always seem so carefree, and I just need it. I - I wanna be Number Four. -

Klaus: Trust me. Trust me. You don't want that.

Luther: I do

Klaus: You don't want that. What you need is just just lay down, sleep it off. You'll feel better in the morning. Okay?

Luther: Fine, I'll go by myself.

Klaus: What? No. No, no, no, Luther! Luther, I can't let you! Oh, shit.

episode 8:

Klaus: Wakey, wakey! [IN SINGSONG VOICE] Eggs and bakey! Oh, there's the man. Someone pulled a disappearing act last night. What mischief did you get into?

Luther: What? I didn't.

Klaus: Oh, no? Maybe I should ask her. Hello. Oh, come on, don't be so shy, big guy. You needed it! Not a lot of ladies on the Moon, I assume. And all that [INHALES DEEPLY] pressure resting on those big - hairy shoulders [CHUCKLING]

Luther: Klaus, enough.

Klaus: Wait. Was this, like Is this your No way! - [LAUGHS] Whoo! -

Luther: We are not having this discussion.

Klaus: He popped his cherry! [GASPS] Now you're gonna have to marry her!

Luther: Would you keep your voice down?

Klaus: Hey, you know, I remember my first Oh, no, I don't.

Luther: Klaus, what is it?

Klaus: What? Oh, the Uh, important family business. Meet me downstairs, okay? And, Luther No dilly-dallying, all right? Chop, chop. Here we go. This'll fix ya. Nice. Okay.

Five: Jesus. Who do I gotta kill to get a decent cup of coffee?

Luther: Can we get started?

Klaus: Anyone seen any of the others? Diego? Allison? No? All right, then, this is the closest thing to a quorum that we're gonna get. Now, listening up. There's no easy way to say this, so I'm just gonna spit it out.

Ben: This is a bad idea.

Klaus: Yeah.

Luther: Klaus.

Klaus: I conjured Dad last night.

Luther: I though you said you haven't been able to conjure anyone in years.

Klaus: Ah, yes, I know, but I'm sober. Ta-da! I got clean, yesterday, to talk to someone special, and then ended up having this conversation with dear old Daddy himself.

Luther: Has anyone got some aspirin?

Five: Top shelf, next to the crackers.

Klaus: Hey, hey, hey. This is serious, guys, all right? This really happened, I swear.

Five: Okay, fine. I'll play. What did the old man have to say?

Klaus: Well, he gave me the usual lecture about my appearance and my failures in life. Yada yada yada. No surprise there. Even the afterlife couldn't soften a hardass like Dad, right? But he did mention something about his murder, or lack thereof, because -

Ben: Wait for it.

Klaus: he killed himself.

Luther: I don't have time for your games, Klaus.

Klaus: I'm telling you the truth, Luther. I'm telling you the truth.

Five: Why'd he do it, then?

Klaus: He said it was the only way to get us all home again.

Luther: No. Dad wouldn't just kill himself.

Five: Ah, you said it yourself. He was depressed. Holed up in his office and room all day and night.

Luther: No. There weren't any signs. Suicidal people exhibit certain tendencies, strange behaviors.

Klaus: Like sending someone to the Moon for no reason?

Luther: I swear to God, Klaus, if you're lying

Klaus: I'm not. I'm not.

Pogo: Master Klaus is correct. Regretfully [SIGHS] I helped Master Hargreeves enact his plan.

Luther: What?

Pogo: So did Grace. It was a difficult choice for both of us. More difficult than you could ever know. [SIGHS] Prior to your father's death, Grace's programming was adjusted so that she was incapable of administering first aid on that fateful night.

Five: Sick bastard.

Luther: So the security tape we saw?

Pogo: It was meant to further the murder mystery. Your father hoped that being back here, solving it together would reignite your desire to be a team again.

Five: And to what end?

Pogo: To save the world, of course.

Klaus: [LAUGHS] All right.

Luther: First the Moon mission and now this. You watched me search for answers and said nothing. Anything else you want to share, Pogo? Any other damn secrets?

Five: Hey, calm down, Luther.

Luther: No, I won't calm down. We've been lied to by the one person in this family we all trusted.

Pogo: It was your father's dying wish, Master Luther. I [SIGHS] I had no choice. There's always choice.

Five: I gotta think.

Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=the-umbrella-academy-2019&episode=s01e08

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Diego: Look, Dad was wrong to lie to you. To all of us.

Luther: Look, I did my time. All right? Four years up there, watching and waiting because he said the world needed me. Four years of nothing but soy paste and processed air because I was naive enough to believe that dads don’t lie to their kids. But guess what? The joke’s on me. I’m done. With all of it. With him. With you. With this family. You wanna save the world, you go right ahead. I’m fine to sit here and finish my beer and get my buzz on.

Diego: You want to turn your back on me, the guys, that’s fine. [SIGHS] But Allison deserves better than that.

Luther: Allison? What are you talkin’ about?

Diego: Well, we got ahold of Harold Jenkins’ police file. Turns out Vanya’s boyfriend is a convicted murderer. Who would’ve saw that coming? A little hard to trust anyone who wears corduroy.

Luther: Wait, so where’s Allison now?

Diego: She decided to go after Harold Jenkins. Alone.

Luther: You should have led with that! Jesus Christ. Shit.

episode 9:

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episode 10:

Luther: Listen, we can't do this now. I'm so sorry, I should never have slept with that girl uh, woman. Uh, look I had just found out that Dad sent me to the Moon for nothing. All right? And I just felt so lost and alone. Klaus wasn't lying, I got drunk. I mean really drunk. Plus the pills. You know, 'cause it was a rave, and I'd never been to a rave before, and Well, they're they're pretty amazing, actually-

*Allison writes down that she needs his help and they go to a phonebooth outside.*

Luther: He- Hello? Hi, uh, Claire? Uh, yeah, this is your Uncle Luther.

Clair: Spaceboy!

Luther: Yeah, yeah, uh Spaceboy. I'm the one your mom told you stories about. Yeah, yeah, I know all about you, too. And you know, Claire, I've been wanting to meet you since the day you were born. Uh, well, uh she's here, with me now, and she really wants to talk to you, Claire. But- But she can't, because uh she has a sore throat, but, uh Your mom wants me to tell you, Claire, uh, she- she says that she loves you... more than anything in the whole wide world. And she - No! Oh, shoot. Um Where Um Wait, wait. Hey. Hey. Uh, your mom says... She says "I miss you. I miss you every day that I'm not with you. I know that I let you down, but I would do anything for you. You make me wanna wake up each day. And you're in my dreams every night. You're the most important person in the world to me. " That's, uh That's what your mom says. Yeah. Yeah, I- I promise. She'll be home soon. Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=the-umbrella-academy-2019&episode=s01e10

#luther hargreeves #diego hargreeves #allison hargreeves #klaus hargreeves #five hargreeves #ben hargreeves #Vanya hargreeves #reginald hargreeves #pogo hargreeves #grace hargreeves #the umbrella academy #tua

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OV361 - 2021 Year in Review – Best Movies of the Year and Viewing Stats

Happy New Year and welcome to The Obsessive Viewer’s 2021 Year in Review episode! It’s our annual episode where Tiny, Mike, and I share our movie viewing stats for the year and our top ten favorite movies lists. So join us as we reflect on another odd pandemic year and hope for a better year in 2022.

Timestamps

Show Start - 00:36

Stats and Stat Tracking

Letterboxd - 04:18

Thoughts on Our Years – 06:07

Mike’s 2021 Stats – 15:33

Tiny’s 2021 Stats – 23:54

Matt’s 2021 Stats – 31:00

Honorable Mentions and Movies We Missed

Movies We Missed – 43:08

Honorable Mentions – 48:57

Top Tens of 2021

Numbers Ten to Six – 59:08

Numbers Five to Two – 1:59:49

The Obsessive Viewer Top Movies of 2021 - 2:57:28

Our Number Ones – 2:58:21

2022 Movies We're Looking Forward To - 3:17:38

Closing the Ep – 3:21:48

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Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews… GLOW (S01E07) Live Studio Audience Airdate: June 23, 2017 Ratings: @netflix original/Privatized Ratings Score: 9.5/10 TVTime/FB/Twitter/Tumblr/Path: @SpotlightSaga

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The greatest thing about pro-wrestling is that it’s literally a live show, anything can go wrong (or horribly right). Even shows like NXT, Lucha Underground, ROH, PWG specials, shows that are filmed, then edited, then sent out as a television series or a digital copy (since DVD’s & even BluRays are becoming obsolete) can go way off script. When improvisation is introduced into the wrestling show, that’s when the magic begins. Recently a troll on FB attacked one of our articles on A&E’s ‘60 Days In’. After a well pieced together article that covered what we thought were 'producer pushed situations’ vs what was occurring naturally in the series (it’s kinda hard to fake an entire REAL jail, considering they need the space), he simply skipped over everything I had written from the heart and wrote one little line, “You know this is fake, right?” He clearly didn’t read it. After my retort, he brought up pro-wrestling… Ah, he done did it now! Any tried & true fan of professional wrestling will defend their sport or 'Sports Entertainment’ (whatever you want to call it) to the death. Of course everything is planned in advance; the moves, the winners, the storylines… But it’s the pageantry, the training, the real risk of physical injury, the freedom that some wrestlers have in their promos, and an array of other variables, that make pro-wrestling so damn great and have seen it survive for well over a century.

'Live Studio Audience’ captures all of that AND MORE. As a matter of fact, we want to go ahead and nominate this very episode as one of the best of the year for a 30 Minute Comedy or Drama. We get it all… The thrill and excitement of the very first GLOW Live Show ever, the anxiety & stage fright that comes with it as we see Machu Picchu (Britney Young) run for the hills without even getting inside the 20x20, a overworked and panicked Bash (Chris Lowell) abandoning the possible financial future of the show to console Carmen in her 'emotional distress’, two women taking a chance - Cherry Bang (Sydelle Noel) & Tammé the Welfare Queen (Kia Stevens) instinctively changing the direction & storyline of their match without anyone else aware of their scheme besides the newly 'white sheet wearing’, transformed 'Beatdown Biddies’, Stacey (Kimmy Gatewood) & Dawn (Rebekka Johnson) - who’s main concern is if Bill Cosby will be mad at them… Literally changing the match from the uber-cliché, women of color beating up on the elderly to two bad ass, strong Black Queens taking on two racist KKK members, signifying the ongoing battle of racism in the United States! The latter had to be one of the best, most outrageous scenes of GLOW to date. And like Sam said, 'I guess you’re never too young to know about this country’s racial history’.

Sam (Marc Maron) was apprehensive of Cherry & Tammé’s surprise changes at first… But by the end of the match he had gained confidence in the women after hearing the crowd of 30 or so erupt into roars the likes of a full house in the broken down gym would sound like. He even hilariously referred to them as 'The Black Panthers’ in what was ironically riveting commentary. All of it accompanied by the same solemn keyboard tune for the entire show thanks to Sheila the She-Wolf (Gayle Rankin), as it was the only song she knew. Suddenly a show that was hitting every pitfall and taking every wrong turn was lighting up all the faces of the rather 'eclectic’ crowd that had turned up for GLOW’s free show. Suddenly everyone from Sam to all the women in the locker room knew that this crazy idea, one that felt like it would never work, could and WOULD come together. They could actually succeed at what they had set out to do!

By 'Main Event’ time, the crowd was literally eating out of the amateurish palm of GLOW’s outstretched hand. The electricity and excitement running through the building that connected the women with their audience was not only palpable, it can literally be seen worn on the faces and demeanor of everyone in the building. Even all of us at home could feel the tv radiating with the GLOW! Truly!!! It all came down to Liberty Belle, the 100% 'sweet as American Apple Pie’, confident and poised symbol of the 'American Way’, Miss Debbie Eagan (Betty Gilpin) vs 'Zoya The Destroya’, the 'Dirty Russian’, who wants to drain your swimming pools and fill them with Borscht, 'Accidental Homewrecker’, Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie). And yes, if any of you are wondering, I totally said that last line out loud as I wrote it in my best Russian 'Zoya The Destroya’ voice. I can’t help but ponder if Alison Brie was inspired by not only the real GLOW Girl she is portraying, Colonel Ninotchka (Lori Palmer), but also WWE’s own modern version, Lana (CJ Perry)… And that just maybe, Lana is inspired by Palmer herself! It fits, that’s for sure… Even on the heels of Rusev, The Bulgarian Brute.

The match is going well, unexpectedly well. Unbeknownst to the other women, Carmen had taken Ruth & Debbie to visit her brothers… Big Kurt (Carlos Colon Jr aka WWE’s Carlito) & Mighty Tom Jackson (George Murdoch aka WWE’s Brodus Clay, TNA’s Tyrus, and even a part-time, humorous, FOX News anchor). The two headlining women had gone to the brothers for help. They wanted to dazzle the crowd and give them more than just basic moves and the great wrestling tradition of Heel vs Babyface, Good vs Evil… They wanted a match that would elevate both GLOW as a show and themselves as performers. After some hilarious misfires, they were ready… And they ran that ring just like they had intended to, just like they had practiced so hard for. Unfortunately, just as 'the unexpected’ can elevate a wrestling program, it can also add unwanted chaos and ruin. Suddenly, Debbie’s soon to be ex-husband and Ruth’s casual, shameful partner in a secret affair, Mark (Rich Sommer) peaked his head out of the crowd and into Debbie’s field of vision. Debbie freezes and runs off into the back to allow Mark to browbeat her while she misses one of the biggest and best opportunities of her career. Obviously, there’s going to be more for Debbie, but this is going to hurt. Dump the douche already, Debbie!

In an attempt to save the main event, or at least stall until Debbie possibly made her triumphant return (which she never did), Ruth continued on in character yelling out hilarious, typical Russian stereotypes at the audience, who actually ate it up for awhile. As it was bound to happen, the audience started to turn on Ruth. They rightfully wanted a big finish to the show that had unexpectedly turned them from bored passerby’s that were sucked into the building in promise of a free show, to GLOW’s first diverse group of fans. Rhonda (Kate Nash) saw her moment to shine. She had been practicing a 'GLOW Rap’ with Sam’s stolen camera that a jealous, vindictive (yet somehow still relatable and sympathetic), Justine (Britt Baron) had stuffed in her locker in an attempt to set her up and get her fired, all for sleeping with the boss. Rhonda climbed in the ring and started to do GLOW’s now infamous pre-show rap that they were notorious for on their real life tv show. First Ruth followed suit, then the rest of the women stormed the ring and joined in… And GLOW was officially born!

I know I’ve taken a lot of your time and should probably end there, but it’s important for me to give credit where credit is due. Not only did Director Jesse Peretz (thank you so much for HBO’s 'Divorce’, Jesse, and btw 'Our Idiot Brother’ is criminally underrated), but 'new-to-the-game’ writer Rachel Shukert was flawless in her writing, dialogue, and scene transitions… You too, Emma Rathbone! Also, this episode was dedicated to the memory of Chavo Guerrero Sr, the father of Armando Guerrero, the man who trained the wrestlers of the original GLOW as well as the world famous Chavo Guerrero Jr, who trained all the actresses of the series… Except for Kia Stevens, y'all. You think WWE’s Kharma or Independent Scene & TNA Knockout Wrestler 'Awesome Kong’ needed training by the great Chavo Guerrero Jr?! Psssh, that woman is talent personified! Thank you, Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch, on behalf of Spotlight Saga and the French-born, now worldwide, burgeoning community of TVTime.com, we LOVE GLOW!

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Top 30 Episodes of 2018

Lots of shows had great seasons this year, but plenty of ones that didn’t end up making the cut had great episodes still worthy of recognition. This list is all about the episodes the very best episodes of the year, where everyone gets a fair chance to show off.

10. BoJack Horseman - “Free Churro” (S05E06)

BoJack Horseman often goes to very dark places, and this has to be one of the times they’ve done it the best. A 25-minute, almost uninterrupted eulogy is delivered throughout this episode, and it’s truly remarkable. Will Arnett’s voice work is absolutely on point, and the writing manages to keep the eulogy fresh and interesting throughout to the point where you won’t notice 25 minutes have gone by. It’s a real achievement, and it deserves a spot on this list.

9. Wentworth - “Bleed Out” (S06E03)

Wentworth delivered it’s season best episode early on, but that doesn’t take away from it’s greatness. It serves as an exit episode for beloved castmate Nicole da Silva, and it wraps her storyline up in the most satisfying and emotional way possible. Everyone in this episode is at the top of the game, with some tense and emotional moments throughout. No one could have wished for a better final episode for such a memorable and lovable character.

8. One Day at a Time - “Not Yet” (S02E13)

One Day at a Time’s second season finale ranks among it’s shows top episodes, and with good reason. It’s a very emotional journey where even though the end result is predictable, the very last few minutes of the episode absolutely blow expectations out of the water with one hell of a memorable moment. Everyone in the cast gets a time to shine here, and they all utilise it to the best of their abilities. It’s a perfect closer to the show’s best season yet.

7. Sharp Objects - “Milk” (S01E07)

Sharp Objects was fairly unimpressive throughout it’s entire run, but the finale was exceptionally well done. The twists and turns from the previous episodes finally culminate into one big explosive finale, with Amy Adam’s best performance in the episodes yet at the center. The rest of the cast also pulls their weight, and the episode ends with a mindblowing reveal. If only the rest of the season was as good as this finale, but I’ll take it.

6. Atlanta - “Teddy Perkins” (S02E06)

Atlanta is another show that is often unimpressive, all the while feeleing like it tries too hard to be something special. Teddy Perkins mitigated that trend, and actually created something noteworthy. The focus is completely taken away from the main cast, and instead on one member and his unusual outing to a strange place. Here Donald Glover actually gives a great performance, and the writing and directing cap the episode off as a wonderfully crafted detour.

5. The Good Place - “Janet(s)” (S03E09)

The Good Place had a rocky start with the third season, but ended up still delivering the best comedy episode of the year. D’Arcy Carden pulls a Tatiana Maslany in this episode, and she does it so phenomenally well. The entire episode is on her back, and she completely delivers in all aspects. The way she embodied the characters that weren’t her own so perfectly is truly special. Add some hilarious dialogue and the usual great Ted Danson, and there’s nothing not to love about this episode.

4. Castle Rock - “The Queen” (S01E07)

Castle Rock was a very uneven show, which generally felt like a bit of a slog. It was always interesting, but never quite reached greatness. Until The Queen, that is, where Sissy Spacek delivers an astounding performance as Ruth Deaver. It’s a great character journey to be following her on, and the entire road is very well written and directed. It’s easily the most memorable episode of the show, and absolutely it’s best.

3. The Good Fight - “Day 485″ (S02E12)

The Good Fight was consistent as heck in it’s second seasons, but it was easy to choose the standout episode. Day 485 may be the shortest episode yet, but it’s paced strikingly well. The entire cast is in it to win it in this fast paced, often hilarious journey throughout multiple courts. The episode is constantly moving and throwing new things at you, while never losing track of the main goal. It’s expertly crafted legal drama, and I love it.

2. The Haunting of Hill House - “Two Storms” (S01E06)

The Haunting of Hill House’s sixth episode is an undeniable achievement for the directing team of the show. An episode with three long takes is bound to be one of the standouts of the season, but luckily the writing and cast were also great to back it up. The character drama built up throughout the previous episodes finally comes to a head, and the chemistry is off the charts. A nice contrast is added between the flashbacks and current times too, if you needed anything more to get excited about here.

1. The Americans - “START” (S06E10)

The Americans’ series finale is without a doubt the very best episode of 2018. This is what we’ve been waiting to see for six seasons, and we finally got it. This finale did not disappoint in any way, and tied everything up flawlessly. The now well known garage scene is also one of the best scenes of the year, and it all has to do with the greatness of the ensemble in this show. The writing and directing made sure the emotional gut punch of the episode also came through, and to top it all of there were some fantastic soundtrack choices. This is the series finale everyone wanted, and it was delivered without question.

The top 30:

1. The Americans - “START” (S06E10) 2. The Haunting of Hill House - “Two Storms” (S01E06) 3. The Good Fight - “Day 485″ (S02E12) 4. Castle Rock - “The Queen” (S01E07) 5. The Good Place - “Janet(s)” (S03E09) 6. Atlanta - “Teddy Perkins” (S02E06) 7. Sharp Objects - “Milk” (S01E08) 8. One Day at a Time - “Not Yet” (S02E13) 9. Wentworth - “Bleed Out” (S06E03) 10. BoJack Horseman - “Free Churro” (S05E06) 11. G.L.O.W. - “Nothing Shattered” (S02E07) 12. American Crime Story - “House by the Lake” (S02E04) 13. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - “Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy” (S02E09) 14. Killing Eve - “I Have A Thing About Bathrooms” (S01E05) 15. Legion - “Chapter 14″ (S02E06) 16. Barry - “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going“ (S01E07) 17. Pose - “Love Is The Message” (S01E06) 18. Wellington Paranormal - “Zombie Cops” (S01E06) 19. Good Girls - “Pilot” (S01E01) 20. This Is Us - “The Fifth Wheel” (S02E11) 21. Sneaky Pete - “Switch” (S02E10) 22. Happy! - “The Scrapyard of Childish Things” (S01E06) 23. Jane the Virgin - “Chapter Eighty-One” (S04E17) 24. Get Shorty - “Selenite” (S02E03) 25. Counterpart - “The Sincerest Form of Flattery” (S01E07) 26. The Expanse - “Triple Point” (S03E05) 27. The Chi - “Pilot” (S01E01) 28. Brockmire - “Broadcasters Jinx” (S02E06) 29. Claws - “Scream” (S02E04) 30. BoJack Horseman - “The Showstopper” (S05E11)

2018 had lots of great episodes to choose from, and hopefully that trend will continue throughout 2019!

#top30 #episodes #2018 #TV

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Ciao a tutti! È finalmente uscito il terzo episodio della terza stagione di The Leftovers. Questa puntata è stupenda e speciale, diversa da tutti gli altri episodi concentrati su un unico personaggio: mi è quasi sembrato di vedere un intero film dedicato a Kevin Garvey Senior! Di lui non sappiamo molto: dalle stagioni precedenti sappiamo che è il padre di Kevin, che era il capo della polizia di Mapleton e che ha smesso di lavorare quando ha iniziato a sentire delle voci nella sua testa. Ha passato un numero indefinito di anni in un ospedale psichiatrico e si è ripreso nel momento in cui ha iniziato a fare quello che le voci gli dicevano. L’ultima cosa che sapevamo di lui era la sua decisione di trasferirsi in Australia, appunto su consiglio delle voci. In tanti speravamo tantissimo di avere un intero episodio dedicato a lui per capire che tipo di persona fosse e quale fosse il vero motivo del suo viaggio. A quanto pare le voci sono sparite e l’ultima istruzione da loro ricevuta è appunto quella di trasferirsi in Australia, senza però specificare precisamente dove o perché. Dopo aver preso un aereo per Sydney e aver comprato un biglietto per Verdi all’Opera House – è la seconda volta che abbiamo a che fare con Verdi, la prima era nell’episodio International Assassin con il Nabucco sempre in sottofondo – si mette in attesa di nuova istruzioni. Il primo segno ad arrivargli è un hippie con un elastico rosso in testa, che gli chiede se vuole parlare con Dio.

“Allora devi parlare la Lingua di Dio”, gli ha risposto. Sapevamo già che la Lingua di Dio è un potente allucinogeno sperimentale che K.G. Senior aveva già assunto nell’episodio International Assassin per comunicare con Kevin tramite il televisore dell’Hotel. Dobbiamo quindi dare per scontato che Kevin sia Dio? O si tratta di una strana coincidenza? Ma la parte strana deve ancora arrivare, perché K.G. Senior non si ricorda niente di tutto ciò. A quanto dice, si ricorda di essersi svegliato due settimane dopo in una stanza d’hotel a Perth, sulla costa opposta dell’Australia, senza nessun ricordo di aver visto Kevin attraverso il televisore, in una stanza s’albergo identica alla sua. Non ricorda neanche di averlo aiutato dicendogli di portare Patti al pozzo. L’unica cosa che si ricorda è una stanza con un materasso in fiamme e “un gruppo di tizi bianchi distesi per terra e dipinti con colori da guerra” e di aver visto nel televisore non Kevin ma – e qui la cosa si fa divertente – un pollo.

“Un pollo!!”

A quanto pare, il 14 Ottobre, da una città dell’entroterra australiano era sparita l’intera popolazione di 14 persone, compresi gli animali. Ogni essere vivente di quella città era svanito, tranne un uovo, da cui qualche giorno dopo era nato un pulcino. La gente aveva iniziato a parlare di questo pollo, dicendo che poteva aiutare le persone a trovare quello che stavano cercando. Ed è qui che il vero viaggio di K.R. Senior comincia: ovviamente prende il treno e va da Tony, il pollo, chiedendogli di dargli uno scopo. Il pollo inizia a beccare sul suo zaino e poi su un’audiocassetta – il registratore era stato regalato a Kevin da sua madre, poco prima di morire – sulla quale si trova una strana e molto esplicativa registrazione di Kevin e suo padre che cercano di fermare la pioggia cantando una canzone. Questo ha riportato alla mia mente due cose:

Kevin che cerca di scappare dal mondo dell’Hotel cantando “Homeward Bound” per provare il suo amore per la sua famiglia.

L’articolo del National Geographic (maggio 1972) sul “Ragno che vive sott’acqua”. La canzone fa:

“Il ragno piccolino su per la grondaia andò – Poi la pioggia scese e il ragno via lavò -ricomparve il sole e la pioggia asciugò – e il piccolo ragnetto su la grondaia ritornò ”.

Questa è un’evidente riferimento all’articolo presente sul National Geographic (maggio 1972) e a una frase che Christine sussurrò poco prima di dare alla luce Lily (s01e07)

“Ci sono dei ragni sott’acqua”

In ogni caso, nella registrazione la canzone sembra funzionare e smette di piovere.

“Credo che nel giorno del settimo anniversario dell’Improvvisa Dipartita arriverà la pioggia, e con essa un grande diluvio. Devo cantare per fermarlo.”

Ecco cos’ha dato a K.G. Senior l’idea di usare la musica per prevenire l’Apocalisse: il suo piano è quello di percorrere la Via Del Canto Australiana, imparare tutte le canzoni di ogni luogo sacro e di cantarle per prevenire la fine del mondo.

“Devo cantare per fermarlo”

A questo punto della storia gli serve un’ultima canzone per portare a termine la sua missione. È quindi in cerca di Chistopher Sunday, l’ultimo capo tribù che possiede l’ultima canzone di cui ha bisogno. Quando lo trova gli racconta la sua storia, del motivo per cui si trova in Australia, di Kevin e di sua madre, e infine gli chiede di insegnargli la sua canzone. Questo è probabilmente il monologo più lungo (e più strano e più bello) dell’intera serie – con Verdi di nuovo in sottofondo: per la prima volta K.G. Senior piange, ricordando il piccolo Kevin alle prese con la morte di sua madre. Alla fine della scena, Chris acconsente a insegnargli la canzone, chiedendo in cambio di aiutarlo ad sistemare una perdita d’acqua sul soffitto. Salendo sul tetto K.G. Senior scivola e cade proprio su Chris, uccidendolo.

Finisce a vagare da solo nel deserto, dove viene morso da un serpente. Questa scena è molto significativa, perché ancora una volta ci troviamo davanti un animale guida (K.G. Senior dice che il suo totem è proprio il serpente). Inoltre, viene morso nello stesso punto in cui era stata morsa la donna delle caverne nella scena iniziale della seconda stagione, e nello stesso punto in cui Nora ha il tatuaggio.

Tornando al deserto, il serpente lo avvelena, K.G. Senior collassa vicino a una croce di legno e si risveglia nella casa da cui l’avevamo visto uscire nella scena finale del secondo episodio. Qualcuno si è preso cura di lui durante la notte e gli ha dato delle medicine. Davanti alla casa alcune persone stanno costruendo una grande arca, quindi forse non è il solo a credere nell’arrivo di un grande diluvio. Qui, scopre che Chris è morto e che quindi non potrà insegnargli l’ultima canzone che gli serviva per portare a termine la sua missione. Torna in casa, prende alcune medicine a caso da un armadietto e trova un album fotografico dentro al freezer (?), nel quale vediamo alcune fotografie che mostrano la vita di una giovane donna, di suo marito e dei suoi cinque figli adottivi. Si addormenta guardando le foto e quando si risveglia tutto inizia ad acquisire un senso: le quattro donne dell’episodio precedente sono nel giardino della casa e stanno annegando l'”altro Kevin”. Il povero Senior viene colpito da un dardo e si risveglia il giorno dopo. Grace, la donna bionda dello scorso episodio, è di fronte a lui, in attesa di parlargli. Gli racconta la sua straziante storia, di come il 14 ottobre (15 in Australia) avesse dato per scontato che i suoi figli fossero dipartiti, per poi ritrovarne le ossa due anni dopo, poco distante da casa sua. La sua fede e il suo amore per Dio erano molto forti e le avevano dato la convinzione che si trattasse del Rapimento Biblico e che i suoi figli fossero stati scelti da Dio per ascendere al paradiso. Adesso è una donna a pezzi divorata dai sensi di colpa e alla ricerca disperata di qualcosa che dia un senso alla sua perdita. Era convinta che K.G. Senior fosse un angelo inviato da Dio per mandarle un messaggio: l’aveva trovato nello stesso punto in cui i suoi bambini erano morti, con una pagina del “Libro di Kevin” tra le mani. Pensava che quello fosse il modo di Dio per chiederle di cercare un poliziotto di nome Kevin, l’unico uomo al mondo immortale e capace di farla parlare con i suoi bambini per l’ultima volta. Non si aspettava certo che la sua forte fede causasse un’altra volta la morte di una persona. Ecco perché l’ultima scena è così potente. Grace sta piangendo, convinta di essere stata abbandonata da Dio e le basta una sola frase per tornare a sperare:

“Hai solo preso il Kevin sbagliato”.

Improvvisamente va tutto bene. Il mondo non è finito, e Dio è ancora lì a guidarla e a darle uno scopo. Sembra che queste due persone siano davvero essenziali l’una per l’altra per compiere i propri destini.

“Devo essere pazza, vero?”

“Non penso che tu sia pazza, per niente”

“Hai solo preso il Kevin sbagliato”

Ho amato tantissimo quest’episodio. Kevin Garvey Senior è una persona stupenda che ha sacrificato tutto quello che aveva per salvare il mondo e per aiutare suo figlio, anche se sembra credere di essere lui stesso destinato a salvare il mondo, e non Kevin.

Particolari interessanti:

– Il National Geographic è tornato!! – “Non lo voglio in Australia”, dice K.G.Sr riferendosi a Kevin. Perché non vuole che suo figlio si avvicini all’Australia? Probabilmente lo scopriremo nel prossimo episodio! – Abbiamo finalmente avuto qualche informazione riguardo la madre di Kevin. A quanto pare è morta di cancro quando lui aveva 8 anni. – K.G. ha iniziato a sentire le voci cinque minuti dopo l’Improvvisa Dipartita. È stato forse il primo ad avere un contatto con le persone dell’altro mondo? – K.G. Senior che copre il registratore mi ha ricordato Nora sul ponte, piegata su Lily per proteggerla. (s02e10) – Nella prima stagione a K.G. Senior non interessa minimamente del fatto che il cerco venga ucciso o no. In questo episodio invece lo vediamo scusarsi con il serpente, poco prima di ucciderlo. Il suo viaggio in Australia l’ha cambiato veramente tanto, ora ha persino un animale guida. – Matt sembra essere di nuovo malato. 😦 – Il cognome di Grace è Playford, che è anche il cognome di Thomas Playford, fondatore del movimento Millerite in Australia!! – Christoper Sunday è interpretato da David Gulpilil, che recitò nel 1977 in un film intitolato “The Last Wave” dove uno dei protagonisti è un certo David Burton (proprio come uno dei personaggi di The Leftovers, che dichiarava di essersi risvegliato in una grotta a Perth dopo essere stato in un hotel e di non riuscire più a morire). Nel film si parla anche di un grande diluvio che potrebbe rappresentare la fine del mondo. – L’uomo che si dà fuoco dice “Non mi hanno preso”. Starà forse parlando del “trattamento” con le radiazioni LADR? Inoltre questa scena è un riferimento a un film chiamato “Walkabout”, in cui recita lo stesso David Gulpilil. (Grazie a Jim Kathan per queste informazioni)

– L’Australia fa da scenario a questa nuova stagione, ed è bellissima e mistica proprio grazie ai rituali e le tradizioni degli aborigeni, ai corpi dipinti dei nativi e ai percorsi sacri della Via dei Canti. I paesaggi suggestivi di questa via sono spesso protetti ed è proibito l’accesso agli stranieri proprio perché sono considerati luoghi sacri e le canzoni vanno cantate seguendo un percorso preciso. Nell’album di foto di Grace ci viene anche mostrata una foto del monte Uluru, uno dei luoghi sacri più importanti dell’Australia.

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