The two dated, once upon a time, when they were blossoming teens, naive to the prejudices in the world. It was exhilarating, climbing fences and meeting up in the middle of the night, the wind whistling in their ears as they run off into the distance.
But of course, as all things are, things go wrong. Someone finds them, rumours spread. Scared and apprehensive, Doohickey pulls his hand away and turns away, never looking back. Clancy stays, hoping, hoping as a teen does, that he could reach his hand out and everything would be all right again. But that never happens.
Years pass. Doohickey has a wife now. Maybe he really does love her, maybe he doesn't. No one truly knows. He's a police officer now. It's his half-assed way of giving back to the world that loathed loved him so much. Things couldn't be going better.
Clancy's doing fine too. He too is starting a job at a police station. He doesn't really care that Doohickey is his co-worker. He has better things to worry about.
But then he finds out about Doohickey's wife. It bothers him. He hates to admit it, but it bothers him. And so he decides to do something.
He claims to have slept with Doohickey's wife.
They both know, in the back of their minds, with a dust-covered memory, that it's a lie. And yet, the anger and betrayal on Doohickey's face is too real to be just a crude act. Maybe he does love her? Clancy thinks distantly.
But that doesnt matter anymore, for their relationship—whatever is left of it—is no more than crumbling bricks and debris. Clancy punches the bricks with his bare fist and sets the bricks on fire.
Is it wrong of him to hope, despite all that he just did, for them to reconcile?
I figured that I would actually provide the source material to the stuff im commenting on, so uh yeah, here ya go, more SFTH nonsense with my thoughts bc you guys actually seem to care and enjoy them strangely enough???
anyway yeah, you know the drill, dont care about my dumb little lizard brain squeals of joy, dont click the keep reading button bc its a lot lol :)
those of you who do(thanks) and continue!!!-
“One of you… is hosting a party…” Luke looking between them like ‘who tf is gonna move’ while AJ is literally already half out of his chair because he knows they’re gonna make him do it-(literally a quote from Tom[not verbatim but close] “we always make AJ guess, because he… has the most trouble with it, and thats a joy”)anyway-
Sam’s eyebrow raise at Tom across the stage
“Balding” whoever said that- i love you. Sam, of course, volunteers, he’ll never pass up an opportunity to rag on one of his besties and we love him for it
His grin, once again across stage, to Tom
“Vampire bugs bunny.” toms face- and Luke immediately pointing it out
“He can do Bugs Bunny, I cannot.” “you can do bugs bunny cant you” help the fact that they just know all this ahhhhh <333333
“Oh shit, Which means I’m balding…” don't lie tom you cant wait to annoy AJ with this
“What do you want Luke to be?” Tom you evil evil genius
“This is for giving him balding-” don't act like its karma Tom this is all you ever wanted
“Someone who’s convinced he’s tall.” whoever said that, marry me- you're hilarious and clearly have good taste if you're at this show
Luke also laughing at the joke is a joy
Tom pacing as Luke takes control again, literally grinning giddily with excitement ugh they clearly love what they do so much and its so pure
Toms smile at “yay!” idk its just pretty
Aj idk what kind of accent this is but im loving it
But tf were those hand movements- are we wrapping presents?
Ok even he broke at it, and sam was grinning- luke laughed, very nice
So im not a big bugs bunny person but even i can kinda catch on to what sams trying to do- very clever, im soooo many levels of curious to know if aj can guess it
“Carrot” !!!!!!he said CARROT!!!! YAY close
Tom crossing the stage to enter from the same door as Sam-honestly i cant with their stagecraft anymore help-
Also the doorbell is soooo much higher for tom than it was for sam- sams was at his chest, toms was above his head anyway
“Careful.” AJs glance up into the cosmos to figure out what tf that means and how its a hint
Toms doing great job of being insecure about his hair, loving it, and the audience is eating this up
“This guy sucks and i should know about that” AJ’s frozen face of fear because what is he trying to tell me, quick what does that mean- oh shit im screwed-
“Other front door.” yep! Theres the stagecraft comment- Tom dodged it quite obviously but Luke had to go for the joke
PFFFFFF oh wow Luke is doing a brilliant job of being tall, truly
“I was just looking in the mirror and I couldn't see him behind me.” oh i completely forgot about the vampire bit- thank you tom-
Also sam helping him out with the “ting!’ is great, we love to see them helping each other (for once lol)
“All of the characters of the looney tunes” oh aj so close
“Uh, the bunny one.” “oh please no!” XD NOOOO AJ!!! COME ON!!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!
Luke breaking as well for it is the best
Aj having to turn to look at him like “why did you let him choose this character- idk who this is.”
“..lots of creatures” Luke literally folds, as Sam does the classic disappointed covering his face with one hand and tom has to walk away, classic
The way they join behind AJ like moral support kills me-
“Oh no you're really annoying me you're really---*expectant waiting* [bugging me]” nope aj is lost “fuckin-” now sam has to walk away LMAOOO
TOM LITERALLY ALMOST WALKING OFF STAGE IS INSANE
“Its like surveillance” aj- please, im begging you- we’re all begging you- go. simple.
“Its called they piss you off.” Luke walking to the front of the stage so that everyone can see his disappointed head hang is crazy
“BUGS!!!” LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HES DONE IT AGAIN!!!!
Oh no… oh no, aj please- please get it- please
“Bugs bunny.” YEAH!!!! YES YAY WOOHOO!!! HES DONE IT!!!!
Tom finally getting his moment to bring up his excellent addition- “its so crazy, i couldn't see him behind me in the mirror.” also walking to the front of the stage, thats gonna be a pattern
SAM LITERALLY KISSING AJ ON HIS BALD HEAD OMG IM GONNA CRY OF CUTENESS WHATTTTTT
MY HEART
“Hey my bald friend over here,” yess!!! Two in one!!! Nice work!!!
“Thats your quirk.” man has never been so insulted in his l i f e
Tom shrugging in answer as AJ smiles in disbelief is amazing
“I've got a pretty good angle.” while looking at the floor is what gives me life luke never change
“Is it like me ten years ago?” luke and tom both breaking at that- also, side note, they've known each other ten years to bring it up casually and have witnessed aj balding- moving on
Tom literally having to hug AJ after he guesses right XD i adore these little fucks so much
“You are so buff right now man.” Aj confused as to if this is real or…??? “Ok-?” laughs. oh these ridiculous goobers
“Fat friend.” wrong- wrong direction dude- up, not sideways🤭 so close
“All through this” still looking down, gestures to the space above his head that does not have body as much as he would like it to be
Luke having a breakdown on stage about an issue that he genuinely gets ragged on so much for- im losing my mind omfg-
“Tiny giant.” luke losing it again- and i gotta say thats a pretty nice way to describe it, i think he gets the point
Tom leaned forward in anticipation, the cutest smile on his face, sam leaned back, trepidatious
“Im really- Im not *moves to the front of the stage and yells at the audience* tiny okay???” lukes loosing it niow
“Its very funny isn't it?” oh no, hes pacing and breaking the fourth wall- oh no
“Cause hes tall-” Tom perking up, “oh look! Im being included back in the sketch!” “and hes a normal height!” AJ isn't even bothering to think anymore, just enjoying the show
“Hes only 5’10” yes!!! Call him out Luke!!!
“And yet somehow Im a fucking short guy!!!” i just love the other three dudes expression in this scene, just pure delight at Luke finally snapping(albeit jokingly) and being like ‘yeah… tough luck’
Also, love Luke casually including the people no longer in the sketch back into it just to make a point and call out his legitimate grievances, love it
“Im not short!” oh now hes back in it ok-
“I don't know if im talking to a character or luke right now-” Tom and Sam breaking before he even finishes the sentence lol
“I don't know either.” oh poor baby XD
“Luke,” genuinely starts to address him by his actual name, gods i love them- he was about to legitimately comfort him before sam came in- i know it(or insult him further but like wtv, same thing lol)
“Connnn-vict!” Luke trying to speak and then giving up- AJ!!! Vince! Not Vikt!!!
YAYYY!!!! HE DID IT!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this segment of me losing my mind about SFTH and their incredible bromance and also humor, thanks for tuning in, see you next time(maybe, if you guys still want it lol)!
@dawn-speckled you wanted it last time, hope you want it still??? anyway, thanks for reading, it means a lot, and byebye 👋
ok so @mostlyintact and i were talking about the strengths of each of the sfth boys, and i think i was finally able to get some words out, so i thought i'd make a real post lol. a brief summary of each of their strengths, and examples of plays where those things are visible.
longish post, so i'll put it under the cut.
aj: he really shines in caesar and juliet. the narrative sort of revolves around juliet, and aj gets to really drive the story forward. his portrayal is iconic and natural and just so fun to watch. also, he's excellent in the oopsie daisy bulge, the grape depression, and priscilla's final petal: all plays in which he's got a whole lot of control over the way his characters are going, and gets some shining moments to drive the scenes forward in really compelling ways. he really reveals himself as a director and storyteller. also obviously death for a dollar, where he IS the actual narrator. to be honest, aj might be my favorite from an acting standpoint: his quick turnarounds and seemingly wild word associations and ability to grab a single piece of information and turn it into a whole story is both amazing and very similar to my own style of improv, and seeing him do it so well (even if he gets made fun of for being confused) is just. delightful. idk. his scenes where he's playing two characters at once (in grapression and oopsie daisy) might be the best of all the boys', to be honest.
sam: i think he does well when he's the center of a web of connections. his performance in, say, the evil make-a-wish kid is really fun, where the narrative is focused on him alone, but my favorites are things like the mystery of the midnight circus, the unrelenting aubergine, strange noises, or moist and magical. his characters feel more like an "everyman" in some ways, but always with a really unique personality. theyre relatable without being blank slates. excellent protagonists made better by their worlds. he takes the energy surrounding him onstage and sends it electric at the audience, using his surroundings to bring you in. it's really cool
tom: he is absolutely enamoring as certain archetypes. and he does an excellent job of making an impact with even the smallest amount of screentime. i'm always a sucker for abigail from the neighbour's under the bed--the monologue, the mannerisms--but a lot of that comes from a whole lot of overanalysis of her character, and that's not really relevant here. instead i'll say he's really really good at capturing the audience in death for a dollar, wild wet and worrisome, ballet on the battlefield, wine under the bridge, and priscilla's final petal. but tbh i could point to memorable scenes from almost every single tom character, he's so good at making his time count. his english degree comes out, ofc, which gives us those glorious tomologues, but also he can build up tension so naturally and make a silly story seem so real for a moment. sometimes that "oscar bait" moment can distract from the plot as a whole, but you don't think about it while you're watching him because he's so good at filling the space (to use a theater term).
luke: he's the absolute king of sympathetic characters. no matter how ridiculous the rest of the play is, you can always count on him adding a layer of humanity to his characters. it's easy to see in the milkman, of course, but also in divorces and teddy bears, wine under the bridge, toby's secret pocket, and the grape depression. his people are human, in ways that the others sometimes forget to be, and his storylines are impressively coherent. he seems to be the most concerned with getting the details right--sam nitpicks to get a laugh, but luke keeps track of details really really well, and does a good job of bringing in little things that make a story come together beautifully. more than anything, though, he is so good at building a character throughout a story and leaving you actually satisfied with what you got.
they each have really unique and somewhat specific strengths, but they complement each other so well. i think that's part of the appeal of sfth - they're so so comfortable with each other and find it so easy to read each other that you can tell they're having fun. it feels natural. they click, almost all the time, and even if things go off the rails they can pick up the debris from the crash and run with it. that's what i found really appealing about them--as someone who loved improv when i got to do it, it makes me wish i had friends close enough to do that with. it takes a ton of trust and a really solid relationship to do that, and i just. i just think they're neat :)
thank you so much mostlyintact, i can't come up with this sort of thing without prompting and i can't wait to see if you end up posting smth too 👀 love hyperspecific analysis
Priscillas Final Petal Commentary because one of you lovely children requested i do more of my comments and this was the first video i came across anyway-
(ok i came back afterwards and like good gods its a lot so umm, yeah if you dont care, dont click more bc its a lot to scroll past otherwise)
Luke giggling from the get go at Tom struggling to understand the word Petal
Tom getting the audience to agree the title is pretty good- meanwhile AJ and Luke making eye contact like 👀 you gonna be Priscilla or??? And then AJ nodding. So im pretty sure Luke was just like “you're gonna be her”
Luke zoning in to Tom’s speech to give a laugh and then immediately moving on to contemplate- meanwhile sam has been dissociating for like a few minutes already- looking to the cosmos for inspiration
All three background boys immediately tensing up when tom says applause bc the scene is starting- are they about to battle over who gets to be Priscilla???? We shall see…
Oh Sam made it there first but AJ was crawling so he's obvi the young girl- and Luke lost he has to stay seated :(
Tom’s little half chuckle at AJ’s “mummy” a split second before it registers with Luke that Sam is, in fact, not AJ’s mummy and cackling
AJ needing to physically touch Sam to be like “that's my bad dude” while grinning
Aj’s weird laugh at “just as cute as you” and then not letting the mummy thing drop bc ofc not why would he XD
“Wide girlish hips” Sam building himself to be the mother lovely lovely pre-planning
“Its a buttercup” beat of surprise because wow Sam didn't expect AJ to know a flower type
Luke’s neck stretch when Sam says “they’re magical” like oh really sam, are they?
“No could you tell… me” idk why he stuttered over that but very interesting and it got a luke laugh and AJ smile so no complaints
Aj complicating things as always, love our confused king
“....” AJ contemplating how he’s about to say this while still being a child.. “.... its magic” Luke and Tom losing it quietly in the background
The way Tom and Luke genuinely look when he holds up the NONEXISTENT FAKE FLOWER TO SEE IF SAM LIKES BUTTER
Also idk if it was intentional or not- but if Sam really is lactose intolerant, AJ just casually knows that he doesn't like butter and actually incorporated it in which is really cute actually- anyway-
“Or a- sandwich!” yes brilliant counter Aj, no one butters a sandwich-genius!
“I spent a lot of time making sure this garden looks lovely” as much as I appreciate the thought sam- hes already picked the flower. Its dead. it doesn't matter what AJ does to it now- its important to the plot moving on..
Aj once again trying to think of something clever to say- “why are you being weird?” nailed it!
“Ey-ey priscilla” yes tom, thats exactly how a mother speaks to her child in this- idk victorian era
“Is that my mummy this time?” just checking for the scene
Sam once again pointing out story flaws rapid quick- “no time for flowers” “why do you have me?” Luke laughing at it as always- also Tom i saw the flower movement- good stagecraft
Tom contemplating murder. “Because we don't have time.”
“Not anymore” very nice setting the tone for a plot i can feel it…
“Not. anymore.” yes it was necessary a second time…
Those english degrees coming in clutch “ivories tinkling”
AJ loves being a child character because it means he can ask questions to stuff he doesn't know in the scene lol
“When you get an elephant.” brilliant way to speak to a child again Tom, 10/10 mother
“And when you kill it reaaaallly good.” brilliant- got Luke to clap laugh, lovely
Sam working on stagecraft, good good
“Awww. No.”
“Can i take this?” “My pen?” for once its not AJ’s fault that the story breaks for a second! victory!
“Her stagecraft is remarkably weak.” oooohhhh shots fired
Tom tensing up like he’s about to jump back into the scene at that second to restore his honor
Yay luke made it into a scene!
Aj’s almost spit take- dude ur the main character you don't get breaks cmon!
Ok but seriously- they were all just going to sit there and watch luke sit in a chair on stage by himself and deliver a monologue or smth??? Like tom is completely at ease, hand propped on his leg watching him, sam is chilling, and aj is drinking- not one of them wanted to join/help him in the scene???? Anyway-
“Um.. da-du-de-” Luke cuts him off- Aj: oh thank god-
For a dude renowned for his lack of skill for remembering names he certainly picks very dangerous ones i gotta say
Luke attempting to make it easier for him. Helga
Luke's massive grin making Tom laugh- bc seriously what does that mean- “sense of familiarity with my students' with the creepiest smile??? Luke what-
“Four hours straight” gorgeous- we got a sam laugh
Why does luke look at the camera like he's in the office???
Luke is struggling to maintain the accent but its good, its good, you got this
“Perhaps selling her body” oooh were gonna have to rewind four times to see everyones reaction- number one- sam laughs loud in shock and surprise and then crosses his legs and covers his mouth- luke i sense a disciplinary meeting in your future- number two- AJ claps a hand over his mouth like a victorian widow learning shocking news(my personal fav of Aj’s laugh tendencies) number three- Tom actually laughs at that- mouth open in surprise, and we get a delightful little “oh wow” look/grin and number four- luke knows the words before they exit his mouth and he is enjoying it- recovers wildly quickly but that's our out of pocket king
“What’d you mean “selling her body”” oh now AJ is using his child question asking for evil hehehehe
And luke shutting it down.. Sigh
“Don't change my name.” oh AJ you were so close!!!
Tom’s mounting amusement as Luke says “jingle bells”
“Sometimes when im sad I tear off a petal” Tom laughing at the audacity but also- aj- thats terrifying- tf- imagine a little girl looks at you, pulls a flower out of her pocket, and rips off a petal. Like god damn im having nightmares ok-
“WHY ARE YOU SAD HELGA!” um- his name is priscilla, ur helga, also- also terrifying thanks
“No- i-im having a really good time.” uhuh yeah. Me too :) *afraid*
Idk if AJ actually forgot or just wanted to be annoying but how do you forget jingle bells-
“Darling.” *shuffle shuffle* “hi :)” oh sam is afraid- that smile- tom is gonna get him back for the stagecraft comment now, i can feel it. Ohhh sam can too
“Such a shame we couldn't send her to boarding school the old fashioned way.” “..??” “paying for it.” thats actually brilliant- im stealing that for everyday use-
While Tom is speaking about Priscillas talent- AJ watching from the corner with his tongue in his cheek- just waiting for his musical talent to be insulted lol(also very attractive look gotta say-)
“Earl of saxony.” idk why this made luke laugh but its such a delight to see him slowly spiral into heavier laughter
Also- he snaps out of it so fast- immediately joins the scene- brilliant
AJ amused because Luke’s getting yelled at and not him
Poor luke cant even sit down because theyd still come after him lmaoo
“I hope your kid dies of tuberculosis” damn! Again, stealing that
The really awkward Tom reach forward to put his hand on Sam’s shoulder kills me every time. Especially because his arm flexes like a beat before he does it- should i, should i not- before going for it lol
“Garden.” oh rumpled has some feelings he’d like resolved…
“We used to go through strolls…” “we did used to go through strolls, i cant go through any more of them.” This entire scene kills me so much i adore it yes Tom, preach. Sam always gives everyone else so much shit- uno reverse baby!!! XD
Luke and AJ loosing their minds is also my life blood
Sam confused as to how its wrong- but wants to correct “You didn't let me finish.”
Tom put his entire cunt into that leg cross and perch of his fingers against his chin, slay king
“We used to go through strolls through the orchard.” Oh- now tom seizes the opportunity to do some stage craft just to add extra salt on the wound-
Tom’s disappointed head shake as Luke and AJ explode with laughter is my everything
Sam’s angry rant of “is that not correct?? No- no- no- because you've got two english degrees” idk but the fact that he just knows that so quickly is everything to me
AJ and Tom are enjoying this far too much- both arching forward to listen because they're little shits :)
“It is both incorrect and Im busy on my stagecraft right now so-” (ok to anyone who is just as confused as sam- the correct terminology would be “we used to go for strolls” not through or “we went on strolls” etc etc)
“Darling borrow my newspaper.” Oooh sam I see you- trying to mess with Tom’s stagecraft make him seem like its so poor he’s “reading newspaper” when hes clearing eating… smth, idk but very clever, very clever
Also- pointing it out- firstly its probably because they know the other person would never let it go- but secondly, they're so dedicated and such good actors to their craft that Sam literally reaches over and removes the nonexistent newspaper off the nonexistent food- idk it just makes me happy. Also they do it so well
‘WHOS STAGECRAFT IS WEAK NOW DARLI-” yes tom, get your revenge lol
“...doesn't it?” oh yes sam, create a new plot point and then require Tom to expand upon it and create the actual story. Brilliant thinking and a dick move but its so funny
Shit eating grin the whole time too
“It. does.” tom said calmly
“Why are you laughing at me now, i cant fire you.” lol tom never change
Ok Tom didn't like Sam’s interruption so now he's changing the plot and making it a horror story- we love, we love
Aj’s hand covering mouth laughter again, love it sm
“That should be quite obvious. The fact that were having to discuss it at all is inane and foolish” ok so tom is still not over the stagecraft comment- got it
Luke's laughter from backstage- still not sitting down because hes afraid
“This is the prettiest i ever saw her.” SAM HES STILL MAD ABOUT STAGECRAFT NO- “WOW.” aaand there it is. ofc tom is now an ally of the dead wife just to spite sam lmaooo
“A girl like me-” AJ’s hand laugh again <333
“Selling your body.” smooth tom, smooth
“No more violence” veryyy smooth sam
“That bitch.” he had to- also, Tom, where’d the cigarette come from- when’d you light it- stagecraft people!!!
“I lit this cigarette on a candle.” ah- there it is “what wonderful stagecraft-” and AJ ends it because otherwise they’d keep it up forever i just know. Entertaining- but not very helpful to the story sadly lol
Luke pointing out the flaws, “which is a region in germany, despite half the workforce being english and the other german” slay king slay
Excellent stagecraft AJ, 10/10 of opening the window
Excellent voice acting, all around- Sam’s… owl hooting thats the one, perfect- and Tom’s really creepy “come to the garden” is top notch- so thats why he was so insulted on… Annabelle's behalf- he is her
“Buttercup im a little bit scared” why is he talking to the flower now- this wasn't in the trailer-
“But ill use you to- *breaks* shine a light- *laughs* so i can see*grinning*” everyone breaks and its beautiful
Wholly shit- AJ understanding immediately and perfectly that Sam standing up and going “fwoosh” was him pretending to be the owl and not being confused like “tf are you doing” is such good subtle accuracy and just shows how long they’ve been together and- i need to calm down
“Strange mound by a tree” subtle aj, very subtle
Oh!- oh!- oh, nope Luke, sorry, Tom beat you to it again. Damn. now he gets to be the dead wife- not you. (as much as you want to be sam’s lover- who said that?)
Pointing the flower like its a glock… very nice stagecraft aj, wonderfully done
“I cant see, I don't have my buttercup with me” brilliant work luke, smashing really- call back and humor, all in one five stars 👏
AJ being taller than sam- randomly standing now also, instead of kneeling like before, Priscilla had a random growth spurt- anyway- and not making a single effort to even pretend be shorter for the crying scene gives me life
AJ DOING BETTER MATH THAN SAM!!! YAY!!!
“Why are you speaking in the third person?” good recovery sam, now the attentions back on AJ
“What will really happen?” “you'll become lactose intolerant.” AJ side eyeing Tom, currently sitting with the audience like, “you sure? Thats all thatll happen?”
Whoever was sitting in the audience and did a dramatic inhale when Sam went “and you'll break the c-” i love you
“You were going to say break the curse.” AJ's so proud he managed to piece that one together
“No thats not- no!” AJ let himself come out a lil- sweety, baby, you're supposed to be a three foot tall little girl, not a six foot tall man, he is towering over Sam, thats not how Priscilla works- moving on
“Y'know before i was a groundskeeper here…” “oh boy.” yeah aj, you regret tempting him now
Assassin was the last thing on my bingo card of things i thought sam would say but ok
“I feel like this is above my paygrade.” so now luke is trying to weasel out of a scene instead of into it… hmmm
“Im part of the yorkshire reserves.” idk what kinda inside joke this is, but it took luke out, dude literally did a disappointed tom dad head shake and covered his whole face with only one hand, goodness sam
“You say ‘would you like a nice cup o’ tea?’... and then you stab ‘em.” Sam i love you, never change
“When i went over to that buttercup… nest.” Ig AJ doesn't know the name for flowerbed but okay(even tho im pretty sure he said it earlier but wtv) Luke’s laugh literally gave me chills, firstly it was delayed, secondly its the deepest its ever been and just like-wow
“I have a real mum!” “no!... no.. no.” so i guess everyone is taking their cues from Tom and repeating things more than once to highlight the importance. Also Aj barely holding back a smile is so cute- especially since Sam can smile at him bc hes not facing the audience
And luke loosing his mind to laughter again, always a classic
“Uh i went scottish there-” just amusing to me
“But luckily im also a wizard.” very very very smooth sailing sam, classically done, nice way to round out the story
Luke loosing his mind, AJ almost breaking on stage, and we cant see Tom but im pretty sure hes losing it as well
“Magic!” I just adore every time AJ says magic in his little girl voice, its so precious
“Leave it. Or I’ll bleed you.” well thats a threat if i've ever heard one oh my gods- AJ looks terrified
“I will protect you with the best stagecraft you've ever seen.” Ahh good ol tom with the one liners who breaks everybody
(sam and aj leaning against each other with their laugh ahdtbdjhfgtgewbsdc- too cute<33)
“Don't bitch out on me” -luke moved too fast, AJ broke before he was sitting back down XD
“What are you sinking about?” ok idk if Luke knows or not, but thats a common german meme, im not gonna write it all down rn but no one laughed so im assuming he doesn't know, anyway made me chuckle, moving on
Sam losing his mind at “i called you helga” as he should
TOM HOPPING ON STAGE FROM WHERE HES SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE TO JOIN THE SHOW- i cant with this man seriously XD
“With you two bvitches!” you tell 'em Aj(also yes the v is intentional, he said with with pizzazz and thats what the v adds)
“I don't like music it sounds the same!” as a person who pursues music- y'know what ill let it lie nvmind
“You always make me playing fffff-fucking jingle bells” y'know what its understandable now, carry on,
“Whos annabelle.” ok screw this audience- no one gasped dramatically or ooohhhhed- HE JUST REVEALED A MAJOR PLOT POINT GUYS SHOW SOME EMOTION- i need to calm down
Ok Tom chuckled in the audience and its redemption enough for me- he even moved his shoulders with laughter- ok im back in it
Sam’s forced smile at “rumple told me” is so iconic he did that so well omg-
“GET PLUCKING!” might be the scariest thing i've ever heard- but it was accompanied by a lovely luke laugh so its balanced
“She was not… well.” “OH. WOW” tom can be offended on his own behalf this time
“She was cruel, she was cold… and her stagecraft was terrible.” YES SAM- SNAP SNAP- SLAY DIVA YESSSS
Also everyone breaking on stage is lovely, always love the shared laughs
“I will accept two of those three criticisms.” how gracious tom
Complaining about past skits/productions, sam is just airing out all his grievances i love them so much omg-
Luke literally folding from laughter
“Well if you bury all your women..” Sam’s hand snapped up so fast. “One. I've only buried one.” ☝️
AJ SINGING!!! YESSSS
The utter chaos in this scene is the best thing in the world, all four of them on stage at once is always a treat
… is tom sucking Luke’s soul out of his body through his face using his hand? I have so many questions...
…why did it make him snap his own neck????
Why are they harmonizing?!?!?!
Sam literally she hates you because you always insult her stagecraft and when she digs her way out of hell the first thing you do is insult her stagecraft??? I mean, it is, admittedly, confusing stagecraft… but THATS NOT THE POINT!
“Oh i don't like this at all!” nor do i sam… nor do i… *the writer is horrified… and very amused*
THEY KILLED SAM?!?!?!?!?!?!
Also AJ casually successfully mouthing every word Tom says is insane skill and very well done
“Mummy…” ok.. And aj takes the most terrifying person crown again…
“Piano lesson.” yeah im sensing a lot of pent up anger…
"Plinky plonky. Every day.” sounds like a legitimate reason, but if she thinks plinky plonky is the sound a piano makes then i understand why shes in lessons-
Also- aj successfully made tom crack a smile on stage, well done
Also aj- made eye contact with luke off stage and made him fold again
“You look different.” Ok but Tom’s hand raised and like, little crimp is so totally a mom move his stagecraft is excellent-
“Have you had your-*stutters* first period?” now thats class A humor, and im so glad it broke aj and sam
AND IT MADE LUKE DO DISAPPOINTED DAD HEAD SHAKE AND HAND OVER FACE. good work tom
“Is it a light, medium or heavy flow?” y'know what im so fucking glad he knows what those all are, and i know the others do too, love them all truly
Tom having to run back and forth as both mothers… ahhhh i love when they play two interacting characters its so funny
“Get out of my daughter” careful word choice tom… yep- sams exploding with laughter, luke is dying, and even AJ is blinking at you in concern(tbf tom immediately regretted it, but it was worth the laughs)
“Mummy help!” “can you clarify which one you're talking to?” Tom never change, i love you. “Im talking to my mummy!” im assuming he means the one thats not possessing him, and honestly thats so cute, aj knows what the people want, and the people want priscilla to love her adopted/found family?? Mother- anyway keep watching to see..
… what is it with them breaking Tom’s fingers???
… did sam just “rumple” charge his wand by like.. Loading it like a shotgun??? stagecraft…
Oh ok they're two separate things…
The slow mo i adore these idiots omg-
“You're only making our bond stronger-” before he even finished AJ is pulling closer again, damn to have that instinctual friendship is insane
AJ SINGING!!!!
“Shut the fuck up” aj hes trying to further the plot- shhhh
Quick thinking Luke- Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert, real song, totally real, good good great, you could've said literally anything else, but ok
Tom switching to the adoptive mother because thats the one who really knows her is honestly so sweet- my heart
Sam getting to shoot Tom is always great. Working out their anger in a calm, reasonable manner
“Wow.” tom is really milking these wows huh
“I mean she did raise you.” Tom just cause he doesn't know the word “biological mother” doesn't mean- y'know what whatever- Aj i understand what you mean- you're a good daughter !
“No don't fuck with me like that okay?” yes aj! Fight back(casually drops the girl voice to become AJ to actually yell at Tom, ugh i love him)
“Ill be seeing you… ill be seeing youuuu” again with the repetitions goodness
“Byebye.” damn it tom he almost made it without breaking!
“AND SCENE!” From both Sam and Luke. perfect ending.
Tom finally rejoining the stage and exiting the audience
Anyway thats all, thanks for reading this entire like book worth of comments, lots to say and lots of it is meaningless but anyway hope it added a dash more humor to their brilliance and yeah… my thoughts 🙂
@dawn-speckled you said you wanted my thoughts and damn do i have a lot of them lol, anyway hope it brought you some joy:)
Divorces and Teddy Bears was incredible! I need to watch it again to take it all in but Snowdrop absolutely owns my heart now. His "I was there! I was there 2000 years ago!" line was so funny because he's basically Elrond in that moment and it made me laugh so much.
Also Little Krampus is clearly the evil, more unhinged version of Scottish Robin. Luke took that role to a whole other level and it was glorious to watch.
when i heard luke saying that, i literally screamed because i immediately also thought of elrond saying that. Also another one of these moments was when sam said something on the lines of „I banished you once before, and i can do it again“ where i was completly reminded of starwars the clone wars where obi wan meets maul again for the first time after slicing him in half… i loved this longform, definetly very unhinged but in the best way possible!
ich feel exactly the same, its crazy tbh, but i also dont want lucien with vassa or elain with azriel, because... i dont know, but elucien has like no chemistry at all imo (have not read the fifth book, because i (pretty controversial, i think) dont really like nesta or cassian or at least i do not care for them in any way whatsoever) so yeah.... Sorry for the rant, pretty random too, sorry
Funniest responses* to the "What does "Blorbo" mean?" question
(In reference to my silmarillion fandom linguistics project, the results of which you can find in my "survey says" tag)
*not necessarily the full response, some are just fragments from longer responses. Also, I'm not filtering by "correct" or "incorrect" responses
Special Little Guy (gender neutral)
Lmao. That's like, my special little guy. He takes up my brain space. I'm rotating him.
you know how lilo from lilo and stitch has that doll she made, complete with backstory? basically like that
one's blorbo is a character one cares a lot about. it kind of has like... condescending or woobifying connotations? like expressing that Maedhros is your blorbo is sort of uh... one imagines like, a chibi Maedhros. cute, not scary. but it doesn't necessarily imply the speaker has distorted perception of the character in general, just a sort of fondness
The character a person wants to use as a doll/stuffed animal
A character who the author loves too much (and knows it)
"OMG Blorbo was in the new trailer for 5 seconds!" is a common statement
which often provokes... strange thoughts at 11pm.
Beloved character who you think about entirely too much and also enjoy putting in Situations
It implies some degress of being pathetic as well.
No relation to Blorbo Baggins.
The character you put under a microscope, put through the cheese grater, put into the salad spinner, and squeeze like a plushie.
A beloved character whom you want to both stick in a microwave and protect with all you have
character one fangirls* over (*gender neutral)
Just a little guy, whom I am deeply enamored of and just want to squish on the head and see what happens.
Favourive character, often pathetic, someone to pity as much as love
obsessed. baby. Will run my mouth off about them
the word "favorite" wasn't enough to encapsulate "the exact kind of character made specifically for me in the lab" either. my friendgroup started calling those types of characters "callouts" because they were calling you out by existing Exactly To Your Tastes
(not necessarily in a way that condones their actions, but deeply beloved nonetheless)
The "cinnamon roll" kind. Idk I love Namo but I'd never call him a blorbo, it just wouldn't feel right.
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dear?
My personal favourite character, whom I want to adopt even if he's a dark lord
A particularly beloved (or beloathed-in-a-positive-way) character.
Generally seem to be problematic favs.
I think it was originally meant to be somewhat mocking, but it was wholeheartedly adopted and is now used unironically.
A favored character that usually is subjected to great amounts of trauma and or fluff.
A favourite character, usually male
The obsession character
Feanor/character you are unreasonably attached to esp. if they are a Bad Person TM
The character who is most special and beloved to you (and often that means you're gonna put them through The Horrors)
a character that makes you chew on the bars of your enclosure
Special little character from my shows(tm)
usually having an aura of kicked wet puppy (brimby)
You'd build a shrine to them
Idk, ask the children 😹. Er. Hot character you like? I'm sure people have very complex definitions explaining why they like the hot character but I don't take fandom that seriously.
Your guy (gender neutral), not a comfort character, but perhaps a character you would like to see experience the worst situations possible (affectionate)
occasionally blorbo from my floor (my cat)
Just a widdle pathetic guy 🥺😈
A favourite character, thuogh usually one you squash like a stress ball or squeaky toy rather than put gently on a shelf
Ungoliant
Guy (gender neutral) who I hold in my hand like a neat rock and look at
character whom i will put in a glass and shake
character you are putting in the metaphorical salad spinner
A favourite character, often a war criminal treated like they did nothing wrong, they are a little kitty
(character you're particularly attached to and usually put in physically and/or mentally torturous situations for fun)
A character you’ve imprinted on and like seeing in misery. They’re your wet cat you enjoy pouring water on but also toweling off
Your favorite character, to whom no harm may come (except in the service of angst)
my guy. my friend my buddy. the person
Literally your favourite ever character, but not like you want to f*ck them, more like "how much can i let them suffer?"
Your favouritest character from media that you like to put in all kinds of situations, but is not morally problematic.
favourite character you want to bully
a fictional character that you like to an obsessive amount, typically more than other favourite characters; your specialist little guy; someone you are unwell about; you don’t always have to like your blorbo per day but they must take up constant thought space
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