#mirror scenes

[weeguttersnipe]

Some of the mirror scenes from Mani Ratnam's films.

Aishwayra and Mohanlal in Iruvar (Tamil, 1997), Aishwarya in Raavan/Raavanan (Hindi/Tamil. 2010), Shalini and Madhavan in Alaipayuthey (Tamil, 2000), Aditi Rao Hydari in Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil, 2017), Madhoo in Roja (Tamil. 1992), Aishwarya in Iruvar (Tamil, 1997), Madhoo in Roja (Tamil. 1992), Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy in Bombay (Tamil, 1995), Nithya Menen and Dulquer Salmaan in O Kadhal Kanmani (Tamil, 2015), Madhoo in Roja (Tamil. 1992)

[blinkyeyeuwu]

What if in The New Normal we get a mirror version of this scene

We see Anne, but instead of being happy she let's go the mask and we see her true colors which is her being very, very sad, angry even.

Then we get these

[gosherlocked]

I watched ASiP again the other day for the 10 year anniversary and stumbled upon this. Please scroll past if this has been discussed before and you are getting bored. 

Two trips in the back of a car. John is sitting on the viewer’s left, the other person on the right. 

Both his opposites are handsome, dark-haired, mysterious.

John is very interested in both of them.

However, this is where the parallels end, because:

Sherlock is lively, talkative, engaging. He dazzles John with his deductions. Anthea on the other hand is distant, monosyllabic, clearly not interested in John at all and makes her disinterest very clear. 

Sherlock wants John’s praise and attention. Anthea does not want anything John has to offer. 

Sherlock dares to expose himself even at this early point of their acquaintance: By admitting that people usually tell him to piss off = that they dislike him and his behaviour. Probably for the first time in his life he meets someone who finds his skills “amazing” and “quite extraordinary”. Nothing of this where Anthea is concerned.  

Sherlock has introduced himself to John in the lab and offered John to call him by his first name the moment they meet in Baker Street. Anthea only gives a false name. 

Sherlock invites an enthusiastic John to come with him, so he is in the cab of his own free will. With Anthea, however, John only gets into the car because he feels threatened by Big Brother Mycroft. 

In a way this is John’s romantic disposition in a nutshell. He is interested in men and women but his interest in Sherlock goes far deeper and is far more emotional whereas his flirting with Anthea remains superficial and unsatisfied. He is fascinated by Sherlock while almost automatically switching to flirting mode when meeting a woman he finds reasonably attractive. 

Both scenes set a precedent for what is going to happen at least until the end of S2. And even with Mary, John is never as fascinated and entertained and emotionally fulfilled as with Sherlock. 

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[flintism]

the way hawkeye stops bj bc he feels he’s going too far when trying to keep the wounded soldier alive and is like “let him rest” but still turns the clock forward to give bj a measure of comfort...... unconditional love

[gospelofme]

Has anyone else talked about the scene in episode 6 of TCW season 7, Deal or No Deal where Anakin senses Ahsoka and a scene in Return of the Jedi?

Deal or No Deal

Anakin approaches Admiral Yularen and asks about Trace’s flying and Yularen says he’s going to send out someone to detain them. Anakin reaches out with the Force and senses Ahsoka, who senses him in turn. Anakin tells Yularen to let them pass.

Return of the Jedi

Han and the crew are flying a shuttle near one of the command ships and transmits the requested clearance code. The officer in charge is handling the exchange. Vader steps over and asks the Officer about the shuttle’s destination and if they have a clearance code. The officer says “it’s an older code sir, but it checks out. I was about to clear them.” And Vader senses Luke, the Officer asks if they should detain the shuttle, Vader says no

I like the little mirror scenes in this saga, especially when it involves a similar setting. Anakin asking Yularen about Trace’s ship and Vader asking an Imperial Officer about the stolen shuttle. Both Officers mention detaining the ships, Anakin/Vader sense someone important to them in both instances, and allows them each to pass (for opposite reasons).

Oh and they’re both on Star Destroyers.

Oh and Luke/Ahsoka each sense Vader/Anakin on the command ship.

[orionsangel86]

I loved your meta/breakdown of 12x10 so much. Since you seem to ship destiel too, the only tiny thing I would add to it is that you should look at the framing of that gif with Cas and Ishrim after Cas is beaten up. It's framed to look just like the reverse crypt scene where MoC!Dean beats up Cas, stabs the books near his face and walks out on him while Cas looks after him. Except this time Dean is experiencing this memory as an onlooker.

Hey and thanks! I do indeed ship destiel. What gave you that idea? lol!

This is crazy because I have been struggling to get to my ask box because I’m *still* half way through writing part 2 of my review I missed this when I added on my thoughts to this post which should interest you. Main credit of course goes to @destielonfire and @elizabethrobertajones as my comment around the framing was that I saw the two scenes as mirrored book ends to a very dark period in Castiel’s life and emotional arc that we have now come to the end of. 

10x22 was horrific both for Castiel’s self esteem (he had literally just pledged himself to Dean forever and got rejected) and for Dean and Cas’s relationship. They were at their worst point and the repercussions of this on Castiel’s mental state rippled throughout season 11 and were partly to blame for his accepting Lucifer. We only really started to get any recovery from this in 11x23 when Dean actually took Cas aside for a so called beer run to tell him how important he was. But Castiel didn’t really take it in properly.

In season 12 they have finally built on their relationship and are on a more equal footing, but 12x10 was the first time that the Winchesters have actually sat Castiel down and told him just how much they care properly and sincerely.  (I was screeching about that final scene for ages it was wonderful). In the mirror scene to 10x22 where Castiel is lying hurt on the floor, Dean is once again presented with a choice. Castiel gets to watch as Dean chooses to risk his own life rather than risk Castiel’s. Proving just how much Castiel means to him by that one small action of lowering his hand. 

This is such an important moment, not just for destiel but for Castiel’s self esteem and understanding of how Dean views him. This is Castiel learning to believe that he may actually be just as important to Dean as Dean is to him. 

And yeah, another thing this episode has done really well is show Dean things that he may not have been aware of before. Here is a comprehensive list:

Reminded him that angels don’t have gender.

Reminded him that angels treat Castiel like shit (and Dean doesn’t like that one bit).

Therefore made him reflect on his own attitude towards Castiel sometimes that he may not have been aware of previously.

Reminded him of just how much Castiel has done for him.

Reminded him of how much he takes Castiel for granted.

Reminded him that Castiel chooses him everytime.

Reminded him that he has previously hurt Castiel badly, and that he needs to make amends for that. (via this scene and the framing which was mirrored with 10x22).

Because whilst we argue that they have been acting like an old married couple having a lovers spat, and have been snapping at each other for quite a few episodes now, we need Dean to experience moments like this so he can get some perspective on his own situation with Cas. Do I think it brought back memories of 10x22? Yes of course. That much is obvious. Going forward I predict that we will see more care from Dean, and start to get more of Dean’s point of view on Cas and his current emotional arc. Which we have been greatly lacking in for a while. I am hopeful that this episode has taught Dean some lessons, because as far as I can tell that was intention. Otherwise we never would have got a blatant explanation of behaviour from Dean at the end. The guy actually used his words for once, and the only reason this was possible was because of what he witnessed in this episode.

[gosherlocked]

Both trying to say each other’s name …

[lovethemovie]

The art of the mirror