#itfapocalypse

[timdrakehoe]

so i just finished In the Flesh and - 

you know when you just really want to rewatch a whole show?  or even better, watch a third season?

[pdsanonymous]

Rewatching In the Flesh

Because all of the ITF apocalypse stuff has me feeling some type of way

Update: trying to get my universal remote to work for my DVD player, because idk where that remote is...

[kurai-exorcist]

Me: I totally want to draw something for the itfapocalypse

Me: *grabs sketch book and pencil*

Me:．．．．

Me: *realizes I have no artistic talent*

Me: Well shit

Me: I guess I'll just keep reblogging everybody else's amazing art

[pdsanonymous]

you are my favorite “what if”

you are my best “I’ll never know”

(insp.)

[prettypangolins]

Suicide, depression, otherness, isolation, survivor’s guilt, PTSD, damaged families, segregation, discrimination, hate crimes, terrorism, vigilantism, fetishising a minority, toxic masculinity, dependency on medication, religion used to justify extremist actions and hatred (on both sides), mental health issues, substance use, past self-harm, queer characters (one pan/bi, one gay, one unconfirmed by writer), strong female characters, denial of self... 

I’m sure I’m missing a ton of things, but these are some of the topics In The Flesh touches on. And the show is only nine episodes long. Damn.

Go watch it!

[prettypangolins]

In The Flesh - a quick guide to (some of) the characters

Kieren Walker

Kieren died in 2009. Well, more to the point, he killed himself after learning that his best friend, Rick, had died in Afghanistan. He suffers guilt over what he did once he rose from the grave, and has flashbacks to one of his victim, usually triggered by the administration of the drug which 'treats' Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferers.

At the start of the first series, Kieren is going home. He’s going to see his parent for the first time since his death. Only thing is, he doesn't want to go home. He hates Roarton. He was always an outsider, and now that he's dead it's even worse.

Jemima Walker

Kieren's little sister, who has been forced to grow up a lot since her brother died. She's a part of the Human Volunteer Force - the HVF - and during the Rising she was out there protecting the living from the likes of her brother. She hates 'Rotters'. "A Rotter's a Rotter, drugs or no drugs" - and that includes Kieren, who she once thought the world of.

The second series does an amazing job of further exploring Jem's character and looking at how she struggles with PTSD.

Rick Macy

He’s Kieren's best mate. More than that. There was something between the two of them that Rick struggled to face because of his homophobic upbringing and the toxic ideas of masculinity his father forced on him. He's always been desperate for his father's approval, which is why he joined the army and left without even saying 'goodbye' to Kieren. He was killed by an IED in Afghanistan in 2009.

Sue & Steve Walker

Kieren and Jem's parents. There is very poor communication between the whole family. They love each other, but things have fallen apart. They lost their son, and are struggling with their rebellious daughter too. When Kieren comes back they're left trying to balance the two sibling while still trying to cope with how Kieren left them the first time.

Amy Dyer

Amy and Kieren become firm friends when they meet not long after Kieren returns to Roarton. Amy is PDS, having died of leukaemia, and she has no one left. Her nan passed away, leaving her house to Amy, but there's no reason for Amy to stay in Roarton.

Amy is inspired by speeches she hears from the Propet - the leading figurehead of the Undead Liberation Army - and wants to leave Roarton to find answers. Where Kieren feels guilt for his actions, Amy doesn't - she even stops wearing the cover-up mousse and contacts that hides her pale skin and dead eyes. She's completely unapologetic about being one of the Undead.

Simon Monroe

One of the 'disciples' of the Prophet, Simon comes to Roarton in the second series, and is searching for the first of the Undead to rise from their grave. He doesn't buy any of the new measures being put in place by the new MP, and tries to point out the faults and convert as many PDS as he can to the ULA's way of thinking. He wants the Undead to be free and unashamed of what they are - two things Kieren is definitely not.

And also...

Vicar Oddie - he holds Roarton together, trying to keep his congregation on a good, Christian path. PDS sufferers are evil, as far as he's concerned, and he is determined not to let them taint the community.

Maxine Martin - The MP for Roarton, she turns up in the second series. A member of the anti-PDS political party Victus, she implements changes which segregate PDS sufferers and force them to work to be 're-citizenised'.

Bill Macy - Rick's dad, and head of the HVF.

Gary Kendal - another HVF volunteer who despises Rotters.

Philip Wilson - pro-living clerk on the church council who was once friends with Kieren. He can't quite stop staring at Amy when he meets her.

The Prophet - leader of the ULA who spreads messages online to try and reach PDS sufferers. The site also allows the Undead to get their hands on a dangerous drug called 'Blue Oblivion' which negates the medication used to treat PDS sufferers, causing them to enter a 'rabid' state.

[cryborg666]

the in the flesh aesthetic for the #itfapocalypse

“this place. it’s never going to accept people like us. never ever.”

[redeemed-from-the-earth]

Insp.