Un doux mélange de romance et de démence

#i know we all talk about how much ben supports leslie #but everyone supports leslie #and ben’s never had that #like look at her #she supports him maybe more than anyone ever has since he was impeached #and he’s just used to not getting that #he’s used to being the one that gives #and so when she gives so much to him it just means everything #because he doesn’t get that #people dont make sacrifices for him #and she is #and htrekdjhgdfhggfh #this honestly is becoming one of my favorite leslie/ben moments ever #because its really all about ben and how much he means to her #and i love that #its always been how much leslie means to him#but this is about how much she loves him

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myamelia:

I didn’t want to fall in love with you
I didn’t want to know the things I know

#jhgkjdfhgkjdfhg #this ship was a perfect ship #I did not think I would ship it at all #but it was so well done #fucking hell #it wasn’t even a sexytime ship #I wasn’t sitting there going OH YEAH THEY’RE TOTALLY SLEEPING TOGETHER #I was sitting there like #wow #these two #really genuinely care about each other #they are in love #but they refuse to allow themselves to be because of the nature of their work #so they just have this epic partnership #where they work so well together it’s uncanny #and they respect each other insanely #and it’s really beautiful #because #a relationship #in a freaking superhero movie#that is not purely sexual #WELL DONE WHEDON

(via subtle-sarcasm)

theumbrellaseller:

hemsworthss:

science bros.

There are no words to describe my feelings about this relationship. But I’m going to try.

First of all, their parallels. Both geniuses, top of their field. Both suffered an accident that physically changed them, forever, and not in a wholesome Spider-Man kind of way. Both try to do what they can to help others despite their own issues; Banner heals people, Tony works on developing clean energy. And both struggle, in their own way, with duality; Tony and Iron Man, Bruce and the Hulk. Two identities, one body. Only difference is Iron Man’s bad side is Tony.

I mentioned somewhere that Tony sees a bit of himself in Banner because they both have a monster inside them that they can’t control, a creature that springs fully formed from the id, the base impulses and the nasty stuff at the back of the mind. Bruce’s is a giant green rage monster. Tony’s trashed a party in Iron Man 2. Banner has a control over his that Tony hasn’t quite achieved yet; don’t think I didn’t notice Tony pouring himself a whiskey when confronting Loki. Tony is envious, fascinated, and most of all, impressed by Bruce’s control.

So he doesn’t walk on eggshells around Bruce like the others, because that’s not what Bruce needs. Tony sees Bruce’s restraint, sees the quiet, brilliant man making self-deprecating jokes in the corner of the room, sees the way people look at him like he’s going to snap any second, and thinks “nope”. Tony does what no-one else aboard that Helicarrier does. He trusts him. He makes jokes and jabs him and teases him and above all, treats him exactly how he would treat anyone else— he has a great regard for Bruce’s brilliance, and tells him so, but he doesn’t try to ignore the Hulk in the room. When he says “wow, you’ve really got a handle on this, haven’t you?” he’s not saying “gosh, it’s incredible you haven’t snapped yet and killed everyone on board” he’s saying “I know you have a handle on this, you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t, so I’m gonna poke you with this sharp object to prove it”. And you can see Bruce relax, and smile, and trust him back.

But then Tony goes even further, and invites Bruce to come to his R&D department. I’m pretty sure the two of them drive off together in Tony’s car at the end of the movie to do just that. And, okay, sure, Bruce is smart, but Tony’s tech is his baby. How many people get invitations to come and see his work? He invites Bruce because he recognises his brilliance, yes, but there’s another reason. He’s inviting Bruce to come down and work with him after this is over. He’s giving Bruce something to do next, a purpose, an alternative to disappearing into the ether to be alone with his monster. Tony knows from experience that being alone with your issues doesn’t end well, so for what’s only the third time in his life he extends the hand of friendship to a guy he’s known barely an hour.

And then, he tells Bruce to let the beast loose. Not just because they need him to fight, but because it will help him. If Bruce can take this thing that he sees as a curse and turn it into a gift, well, that’s going to lift him out of a very dark place. I’m not saying Tony knew about Bruce’s attempted suicide, but I think he had a suspicion that Bruce had been, in his words, “low”. So he encourages Bruce to take all that crap and pain and the Other Guy and use him to help people; after all, that’s what he did.

And it pays off. Nobody— nobody— thinks Bruce is going to turn up for that final battle. You can see the look on Natasha and Steve’s faces when Tony asks if Bruce turned up yet. They’ve counted Bruce out. Guy’s a mess, right? He’s too volatile. Doesn’t play well with others. He could never work as part of a team. No-one thinks he’ll come through when it matters. Except Tony. He has faith in him, and that faith is rewarded. It’s no wonder the Hulk is the one to catch Tony. Tony’s the one who helped let him out. He’s just returning the favor.

(via subtle-sarcasm)

needlesslydefiantwithtea:

hiddley:

#and then she tricked him into revealing his plans #ur fave could never

 #i’ve got red in my ledger. i’d like to wipe it clean. #except no other faves COULD ever because nearly every other named character in this film is male #and natasha operates within gender paradigms #she exploits them and inverts them and uses them to burn the best laid plans #i do think she’s actually afraid here when he says he’ll have clint kill her slowly and intimately #just because she knows clint could and my kingdom for the two of them when she has a nightmare about the hulk #but otherwise she knows exactly what she’s doing. every facial expression and body motion is purposeful #these strong powerful men with ego problems think her vulnerable because she’s armed with nothing but her body #and that body is small and breakable and doesn’t have any armor at all #but that body is far more powerful than any of those men realize and she can kill with it if she has to#and she’s got no problem with that but her main goal is extraction and you can’t extract information from the dead #so she takes those assumptions about her and turns that strength against the men who think little of her #she allows them to think they’ve gotten power over her and in so doing she crawls into their plans and burns them down from the inside #your favorites could actually never because every other avenger in this film is a man #and a man could never do this

i’ve been reading judith butler all day

and so i can really appreciate the pure genius of this

whedon is essentially acting out parts of her philosophy with his writing of black widow

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(via subtle-sarcasm)

squintyoureyes:

sherlocked replied to your photo

I like Lucy Liu, and I’m pleased they’re casting a WOC as Watson because TV NEVER does that, but I’m worried they’re just doing this so they can slap them together while avoiding homoeroticism or, heaven forbid, gay people.

welllllllll

in my experience network television rarely ever shies away from homoerotic subtext between two white male leads. what they do tend to avoid is TEXTUALLY portraying two male (or female) characters in a same-sex romance, or even bother to put queer characters in the background. so what you end up with is a lot of closeness between two guys (bcs women rarely get to be co-leads lbr) that isn’t ever allowed to be more than that, instead it’s just teased at. a lot. because the networks know we’ll eat it up. so you get a lot of coded ‘no-homo’ jokes that reinforce how it’s never going to happen, and in fact that the idea of it is laughable, and show creators chuckling nervously about how they’re flattered but the close partnership between the two dudes they wrote was soooo not intended to be read as romantic i mean ew right

which happens on show after show after show 

and as I see it that is WAY more of a blatant rejection of homosexuality than genderflipping a traditionally male character. which is all that has happened here. the way i see it there’s a few leaps being made that make me unable to follow most of the concern trolling on my dash:

- that casting a woman is ‘hetting’ up ACD’s Holmes (when neither the original text nor ANY adaptation i can name were ever textually queer to begin with, as awesome as that would’ve been. i’m tired of subtext, when will we finally get some text?)

- that Joan and Sherlock are OBVIOUSLY going to hook up (which isn’t quite so obvious when the Joan is a woman of color, it’s just not) (but also the assumption that a woman would NATURALLY only be brought in so that a romance could happen is faulty because it stems from fandom’s tendency to conflate women with icky girly romance and other things that have no place in their traditionally male-centric canons).

- that Lucy Liu’s casting is the problem and not Jonny Lee Miller’s (when the only problem I can see is that Sherlock wasn’t also genderflipped).

Fandom’s rage over all this is very typical and it’s an extension of the boys’-club mentality that forms around canons that hyperfocus on white straight male homosocial relationships, and that tend to marginalize anyone who isn’t that. The shows (and there are a lot of them) do it, and then the fans follow suit. There’s a lot of valid reasons to not be on board with another Holmes adaptation, but I don’t think this is one of them because I’ve seen it too many times before.

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beckersher:

#your poncho is a piece of junk

(via subtle-sarcasm)

jurisfiction:

#this moment is so great #moriarty just flaunting his cleverness in front of sherlock #he takes the mask off for a second just to taunt him #and sherlock kind of initially loves it #moriarty’s devotion to the game. his willingness to give himself fully to the fiction he’s created. #it’s certainly impressive and you can see the awe on sherlock’s face at the beauty of moriarty’s idea #the little smile #god these two

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#Anonymous is like that scary older brother who takes really really extreme measures to protect you #and it’s fascinating and fucking terrifying at the same time

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#oh looks like they released another trailer for the Hobbit

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lizznotliz:

Here’s another thing I love about John Watson: he’s not intimidated by Mycroft. Oh, he might have been at bit when they first met, being all mysterious and moving cameras and sending along dark sedans, but John’s not an easily frightened or intimidated man and even by the end of that first conversation his hands were steady. Mycroft is an incredibly powerful man, and even though we’re never quite sure his exact position within the government, it is quite clear that he is a man whose position and power is to be respected and possibly [probably?] feared. But after that initial meeting, John is never truly intimidated. He doesn’t really care who or what Mycroft is.

To John, Mycroft is not The British Government, he is His Best Friend’s Brother. Can you imagine anyone else scolding Mycroft in Buckingham Palace (“Boys, please, not here”) or striding into the Diogenes Club to point out his failures as a brother (“You blabbed about his entire life to this maniac… This is what you were trying to tell me, isn’t it? ‘Watch his back ‘cause I’ve made a mistake.’”)? Mycroft probably doesn’t get a lot of people lying to his face (about Sherlock looking for the Bruce-Partington Plans) or being really sarcastic (“Yeah, thanks for that,” John says, after Mycroft didn’t warn them about the Americans at Irene’s place).

It makes me wonder what Mycroft thinks of John; obviously he finds him trustworthy, given the kind of sensitive information he shares at times, but how does he really see John? Does he see him as Sherlock sees him, as important and loyal, or does he sit up nights wondering how this military doctor of no remarkable intelligence (compared to the Holmeses) manages not only to keep up with Sherlock, but has become so valued by Sherlock in a way no one else ever has?

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.

#lately I am obsessed with the idea that Richard Brook is a real person and Jim Moriarty is his Tyler Durden #how great would a split personality twist be? #and how tragic for poor Richard Brook

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natreides:

heysammy:

LESTRADE IS A TUMBLR GPOY.

I think he’s writing fanfic in his head. Then he writes is down and posts it on LJ. I bet his username is something like silverfox_63

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roxanneritchi:

vega-ofthe-lyre:

My favorite part of this echo is the completely different meanings attributed to each exchange, like, people characterize Han Solo’s “I know” as him being ~cool~ but dang, no, I’m sorry you didn’t actually watch the film, but the emotional context for his saying “I know” is that this is the first time Leia—who has refused to express or even acknowledge the exact nature of her feelings for Han even after they get together—has told him she loves him, and Han is about to be literally frozen in carbonite, which, as they’re informed, is experimental and might result in his death, and even if he doesn’t die, he’s still being shipped to a nigh impenetrable fortress, so that Leia should tell him now—he can’t tell her he loves her, he can’t do it, because either way this carbonite thing goes, as he sees it, he’s dead, and the emotion is just too much; he has to throw up shields or else he’ll just straight up lose it and he’ll lose this one last moment with Leia with it.

And the echo in Return of the Jedi in which their positions are reversed has a very different context, but it’s also notable because it is Leia being cool. Yeah, Han loves her! She knows, and she knows why he first fell for her: because even if the odds are stacked against them, she’s still in charge. She’ll break into Jabba’s palace to save him, making her way past guards, conning the whole villainous lot of them. She’ll stone cold murder this dick who tries to enslave her. When Stormtroopers have her and her allies surrounded, she’ll shoot those assholes down. Of course Han loves her; she never doubted it. And Han is just overwhelmed with his love for her! Because damn, y’all, HE ALMOST DIED. AND SHE CAME TO RESCUE HIM. SHE FREED HIM FROM THE CARBONITE. SHE ISN’T LETTING HIS PUNK ASS ROT, AND SHE ISN’T LETTING SOME IMPERIAL DOUCHEBAGS SHOOT HIM UP.

~*~romance~*~

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#I get excited until I remember who they’re fighting over and then I’m like no just cast Karl Urban next time

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heathicorn:

 #crying because i’m not tom hanks #crying because i don’t have a tom hanks in my life #crying because of tom hanks #who is perfect

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