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A situation like this is something that the narrative cannot touch, so the truth was bound to reveal itself, and it did!❤️

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S: Good?

C: Home?

S: Uh huh.

C: Look at me.

B: No!

C: Please (unintelligible)

B: (unintelligible)

B: Why?

B: Dad?

You know who else always had a professional life conveniently wrapped in mystery?

Anthony G. McGill

And perhaps some of you have been around long enough to remember how fascinatingly flexible his professional biography used to be.

In the beginning, we had the rather generic “works in finance.” Then, somewhere along the way, the story became considerably more interesting. Anthony was apparently the owner of a bar in London. Or perhaps two bars, depending on which version happened to be circulating at the time.

And eventually, after a few adjustments and upgrades, we arrived at the title that seemed to stick, music producer.

Quite the professional journey, when you think about it.

The interesting part, of course, was never simply what Anthony supposedly did for a living. It was watching his professional story become a little more polished and impressive as the years went by, while actual details remained remarkably scarce.

A vague job becomes a business. A business becomes multiple businesses. And eventually, we land on something suitably glamorous for the narrative.

Until one version is repeated often enough that everyone simply starts treating it as established fact.

Perhaps that’s why watching another mysterious professional biography being slowly assembled feels so familiar.

Some of us have been here long enough to recognize the process.

Last December, when Starz unveiled the first promotional images for the final season of Outlander, I wrote a rather melancholy post about how disappointed I was by its relentlessly bleak aesthetic. To me, the show’s visual identity had drifted away from the warmth, romance, and emotional richness that once defined it, replacing them with anxiety, darkness, and an almost oppressive sense of gloom.

In other words, I had some very serious thoughts about very gloomy aesthetics.

Then, a few days ago, Starz released the promotional photos for Season 2 of Blood of My Blood.

They’re styled almost exactly like the recent Outlander portraits.

And I burst out laughing.

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Is there really no one in that marketing department who looked at these images and thought, “Maybe this isn’t working”? They don’t look authentic. They look like a caricature of drama. Like a cheap imitation. Like someone tried very hard to reproduce the original formula, missed the mark entirely, and ended up with something so awkward that it’s impossible to take seriously.

And forgive me, Jeremy Irvine - this really isn’t personal - but… was that genuinely the strongest shot of him with a sword? If it was, they should have put the sword aside and kept shooting until they got a photograph that felt genuinely promotional instead of accidentally comical.

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B💣 MB

Sam, congratulations on your engagement!

She always pops up around one of his events, and she always makes sure everyone knows when she's nearby, especially after he's reportedly been spotted somewhere and she just happens to be in the area. I guess that's part of the job.

There’s something endlessly fascinating about how the champions of the “beautiful love story” between SRH and 🌀 explain away the glaring lack of warmth, enthusiasm, or even basic interest SRH seems to show toward his alleged “girlfriend”.

Apparently, it’s because… “They’re just so simple and grounded”.

Or: “They look like any normal couple and family out and about. Not all over each other, especially with a child in tow”.

Or my personal favorite: “They’re acting normal”.

It’s impossible not to notice this is the exact same mental gymnastics that used to be applied to another “madly in love” couple: CMB and 🧛🏻‍♂️.

It always leaves me wondering: how bleak must someone’s idea of a loving relationship be if indifference is considered “normal” and emotional frostbite is rebranded as being “grounded”?

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Totally random photo. Strictly for attention. Just two co-stars unwinding after a long day of exhausting interviews.

And that giant pillow over SRH’s lower abdomen? Purely for warmth, obviously.

Anon, I have no desire whatsoever to speculate about the damp, gloomy recesses of the internet you've apparently been exploring.

Where I spend my time online, the casting has been met with considerable enthusiasm. True, plenty of people still don't know who CMB is. Then again... perhaps that's precisely why the Protagonists continue to enjoy the rare luxury of blending effortlessly into a crowd.

As for #TangledLiveAction, X is starting to fill up with some very promising set photos.

. . . And videos ⤵️⤵️⤵️

. . . The only catch? The "Queen Arianna" photos I've seen so far appear to feature the body double. Whoever's on horseback, it certainly isn't CMB, the posture, the frame, the whole physicality are different.

Still, the costume looks spectacular.

I was on vacation, so I can pretend the whole MPC Gala drama passed me by. It didn't, of course. But I'm choosing not to engage with it... at least for now. Instead, I happened to stumble across these brand-new Instagram Stories (courtesy of @readswithdaisy), posted yesterday and today. Let's just say my immediate reaction was: I want to see this movie. Preferably today. Never mind that we'll probably have to wait another two years.

. . . So it appears CMB is Queen Arianna. Looking at this, I'd say the casting makes perfect sense. The resemblance is already there - before a single layer of cinematic transformation 😉.

. . .

For geographical accuracy: the photo was taken outside the Cathedral of Girona in Spain.

😂😂

Anon, mira que llevo muchos años y muchos anons estúpidos a mis espaldas, pues enhorabuena, has consegudo la máxima puntuación al anon mas idiota de todos. Si tu objetivo era hacer el ridículo, enhorabuena, misión cumplida 🤣

Anon, I've been around for a lot of years and dealt with more stupid anons than I can count, but congratulations, you've officially earned the title of the dumbest anon of them all.

If your goal was to make a complete fool of yourself, congratulations. Mission accomplished. 🤣

I was on vacation, so I can pretend the whole MPC Gala drama passed me by. It didn't, of course. But I'm choosing not to engage with it... at least for now. Instead, I happened to stumble across these brand-new Instagram Stories (courtesy of @readswithdaisy), posted yesterday and today. Let's just say my immediate reaction was: I want to see this movie. Preferably today. Never mind that we'll probably have to wait another two years.

. . . So it appears CMB is Queen Arianna. Looking at this, I'd say the casting makes perfect sense. The resemblance is already there - before a single layer of cinematic transformation 😉.

. . .

For geographical accuracy: the photo was taken outside the Cathedral of Girona in Spain.