tied to the pulse of the sea

if i came to investigate a case and the main suspect was named “judas duplicitous” i’d throw in the towel dude

my actual favorite scene in wake up dead man is the one where jud is on the phone with the woman from the construction company and she asks him to pray for her, the sudden turn from humor to complete seriousness without it feeling like a tonal whiplash is really really good

what if you were a DETECTIVE and you were GAY and an ATHEIST because you have NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES with the CHURCH and you got called to come investigate a MURDER and the main suspect is a PRIEST but he throws you off because he’s HOT and KIND and got a NECK TATTOO and his LIPS are cracked with DEHYDRATION and he’s been KNEELING and CRYING all night and you immediately deduce that he’s INNOCENT even though literally everyone in the town including the CHIEF OF POLICE thinks he’s GUILTY but you know the TRUTH and you get him to HELP YOU solve the MURDER and also SHOW YOU how spirituality can be a source of true LOVE and COMFORT for some and he reminds you of the inherent GOODNESS of humanity and even though you’re still an ATHEIST and he’s still a HOT PRIEST both of you are fundamentally CHANGED for the BETTER did i mention he’s got a NECK TATTOO

WHATEVER THEY SAID

shane and ilya may not change their names legally after they marry but i know ilya makes all their dinner and vacation reservations under hollander. i know he's ilya hollander in his heart of hearts. to him they are The Hollander Household. they send christmas cards with 'love, the hollanders'. it's real to me