I made a quiz, its 36 questions, and y’all, I play-tested this, I got feedback, I hyper-analyzed, its good. I wasn’t like, I was gonna just let hogwarts houses die but apparently y’all be like,,, not knowing what a slytherin or hufflepuff is no shade and if all these quizzes are gonna ask you this question anyways: this is it. Idiot tested. Idiot approved
I thought this was going to be another funney haha wizard quiz from those books you grew up reading but it reached into my torso and ripped out my spine
There are many things to love about Leverage, but most of all I just love the “fuck the high-road” energy. Yes, one of the messages is that there is always hope for redemption. But in a sea of “revenge makes you just as bad” stories it was so satisfying to watch the team take down those rich monsters who didn’t care who they hurt.
Honestly, this was one of the best parts that they carried over and then expanded on for Leverage Redemption.
Mr. Wilson: anybody else find it ironic we’re taking down some who’s invading people’s internet privacy by invading his internet privacy? pointed, judging silence by everyone. Mr. Wilson: okay, just me. cool.
or also Breanna’s “are we the bad guys” followed swiftly by Sophie’s immediate response of “Yes, and don’t you forget it”
I’m loving the fact that they perfectly nail the vibe of “we need to do good recklessly.” Because the thing about the “revenge makes you just as bad” narrative is that it’s focused solely on the singular self, not on the slew of people who originally got hurt. Since the leverage crew’s whole thing is about helping the helpless, they determined to deliberately not care if that makes them the bad guys. Hell, they specifically identify themselves as bad guys to cut out that narrative about needing to remain “morally pure” in the pursuit of “justice.” Hell, one of Harry Wilson’s biggest character flaws is that he’s thinking of his own redemption instead of helping people, ie thinking about himself and his moral purity before the needs of others, and he gets mercilessly called out & critiqued for it.
to restate op’s original claim, it’s very nice to see a show that says, “fuck you and your lofty morals. we’re gonna protect people, goddamnit.”
i know i say how much i love alison croggon all the time but…. i love this woman
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Audio description (This is a conversation between two people, whom I will refer to simply as L and R based on their position in the clip when we see them both. I have edited out a lot of the affirmations from the other person interjecting with ‘yeah!’ bc there were a lot): R: So one of the things that i wanted to talk about as a person who, you know, experiences depression - not like - I’m not medicated for it or anything but you know I experience it pretty strongly sometimes.
This is what depression feels like for me.
Is just completely losing, like, the control panel is greying out. Nothing works. Right? There’s no more levers I can pull to regulate my emotions
L: And you’re - and they’re trying
R: They’re trying! Like, inside my head when I’m depressed, I know that I’m depressed and this isn’t a thing that should be happening - I should be able to feel something.
And a lot of times, it’s, I’m either only feeling one thing, or I’m feeling literally nothing.
And it’s just completely wiping me out.
L: I get a lot of people whose family members, like, anyone who doesn’t actually - cuz there’s a difference between feeling depressed, and being clinically depressed. Or feeling anxious, or dealing with clinical anxiety. And the biggest difference is how much it shuts down your daily life, or impedes your daily life. And so people who mean well just saying ‘well you just gotta pull yourself up by your boot straps and it’s a question of willpower’ – it’s not.
R: Yeah, it’s, when you, when your control panel is completely broken, you know that’s… if you’re pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, using that metaphor - you ripped on your bootstraps and they came off. There’s nothing left.
L: Absolutely! And that’s what people don’t understand when they say ‘you just need to try harder’– trying isn’t the issue.
I love the ambiguity of the term ‘WIP’. Is it a project in it’s third draft? A final draft being queried? An idea I came up with six months ago and haven’t written anything about yet? You don’t know. Nobody knows.
Least of all the author
The best part about this being an uncaptioned picture is it is simultaneously “We know, but hey!” and also “there is an AUTHOR loose in a word processor”
There’s an AUTHOR loose in a word processor!
Nobody knows what the author’s gonna do, least of all the author.
When there’s an author loose in a word processor, ya gotta stay updated, so all day long you refresh AO3 going, “what’d the author do today?” The updates aren’t bad, sometimes they’re just odd. It’ll be like, “the author uploaded a 50k one shot they wrote in one night?” I didn’t know people who slept could do that.
There are quiet days where people are like, “it seems like the author has gone to bed and taken some time for self care,” and then ten seconds later the author is like, “I’M GONNA POST EVERY WIP I CAME UP WITH IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I’VE GOT INSOMNIA AND WRITER’S BLOCK, I’M AN AUTHOR!” That’s what I thought you’d say you fucking brilliant author! ❤️😭❤️
There were precisely zero reasons to come out and drag me so effectively like this.
and then… THEN you go to the comments and see people who are like “you should be sleeping” and it’s like:
William Tell Overture- Rossini (Most famous part at 8:45, but why not listen to the whole thing?) I’m adding hints, at least to the ones I recognized culturally. This one is “go, horsey, go!”
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2- Chopin Picture a tiny old woman playing piano in a sunlit room with lots of flower vases, about the spill the tragic secrets of her past to some timid young visitor.
Rondo alla Turca- Mozart the babysitter from The Incredibles: “Time for some COGNITIVE ENRICHMENT!”
Sinfonie de Fanfares: Rondeau- Jean-Joseph Mouret Royalty is coming. Or someone is getting married. Or royalty is getting married. Also the PBS Masterpieces theme.
The Four Seasons: Spring- Vivaldi (I just linked to the whole thing because it’s great) Again, someone is getting married, but this one is strings instead and a lot less frumpy.
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring- Bach That one that amateur guitarists love where the notes are all up and down but all the same length. Also used in movie weddings.
Gayane: Sabre Dance- Aram Khachaturian Comically hectic productivity, a circus clown juggling while standing on a ball, or perhaps a rapidly-approaching termite infestation. Could go any way, really.
Carmen: Les Toreadors- Bizet I can’t be the only one who remembers when ‘Hey Arnold’ did this. “Bullfights and swordfights, rolling in manuuure!”
The Ride of the Valkyries- Wagner Good song for a naval battle I guess? I can only think of the mini golf course I went to as a kid with the creepy castle on Hole 18 that played this.
Für Elise- Beethoven That one every amateur piano player loves to play because the beginning is just E and E-flat over and over. Also ballet and piano recital scenes in movies.
Dance of the Hours- Ponchielli Hello mudda, hello fadda, here I am at, Camp Granada…
Rigotello: La Donna e Mobile- Verdi More than a few sophisticated movie villains (or snobby good guys) have this playing on a Victrola. Also, tell me you don’t picture Pavaroti no matter who’s actually singing.
Lakmé: Flower Duet- Delibes OMG ALIAS. Nadia’s spy backstory in Film Noir!
Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King- Greig Mischievous Tiptoeing in Movies song. Also something growing out of control, slowly at first and then quickly, and (comically) exploding.
New World Symphony Mov. [2][4]- Dvorak Well now I’m thinking of “An American Tail” and I’m crying…
Ave Maria (You knew this, but did you know that it was by Schubert?) Nothing to add. I’m not a music snob, really, but if you didn’t know this, YOU SHOULD.
Canon in D- Pachelbel This is the one that the pretty Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas song comes from. :-)
Add others if you want! Have fun!
Dies Irae (from Requiem) - Verdi Scary scenes in cartoons, especially involving storms, holes, or treacherous waterfalls.
Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov Oh come on, everyone knows this one! It sounds too much like the title for you to forget what it’s called! Also: Drumline.
Finale to the 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky Naval battle! Cannon! Fireworks! 4th of July in ‘Murica! Even though it’s about that *other* war going on in 1812!
Der Holle Rache kocht in meiner herzen (aka the Queen of the Night aria) - Mozart The one that fancy ladies in movies use to try and break champagne glasses.
Largo al factotum - Rossini Does your cartoon need a classical tune for your rotund Italian chef to sing while tossing pizza dough? Have we got a song for you!
The Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss Da-da-da dum dum. *plink plink* *plink plink*. As heard in Jack’s entry to First Class in “Titanic,” and a million other places. (Veggie Tales “Stuff Mart,” anyone?)
This is one of the best classical music master-posts I’ve ever seen. I’m so proud of yall
Pavane for a Dead Princess- Maurice Ravel. Apparently it’s in Dark Knight Rises? I just think it’s pretty.
And
Tales from the Vienna Woods- Johann Strauss II. Contains the melody playing on Rose’s music box in Titanic just before Cal gives her the Heart of the Ocean.
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ALRIGHT EVERYBODY TIME TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS
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piratedykes said: Oooh can I ask another one? The scene where Nate tells Elliot not to get violent and Elliot gets all hurt and offended but then it’s sterling and he beats his ass?
One of the funniest scenes in the entire show honestly.
