#second last

[mbop123]

I’ve been offline for a few days literally and figuratively catching my breath. Tactically emerging in time for the SECOND LAST GOOD GIRLS EPISODE EVER.

[kierarutherford]

Diplomatic Diaries - one more

Cullen’s Diary two months later

Diana has shut herself up in her room since our return to Skyhold a month and a half back. She eats very little and cries at all hours. She denies anyone access to her, even servants. Only I may can come and go from her quarters.

I have sent letter to Mia. I am over due visiting my sister and our family. I am hoping taking Diana away from here, to a calmer life, perhaps it will shake her from her sorrow. Mia has been told all I can tell her, and word has travelled to South Reach. She has begun preparations and I have informed Leliana and Josephine. No one complains, either out of fear or respect. I cannot say I care which it is.

The journey will take nearly a month, even at a quicker pace. I have begun packing and sorting out arrangements and Master Denet has provided two of his fastest horses and one of the lightest coaches. I am praying a visit with my nephew may prove to be the balm for this ache. Mia is excited to see me and even more so to meet Diana.

I haven’t told Diana where we travel to, just that I am required somewhere and I wish her to come with me. There was no hesitation when she agreed to travel. That light I love about her seemed to flicker again in her eyes. Mischief came back to her if only for a moment. It gave me hope that a long visit with family may bring her about once more.

We leave soon and I look forward to the road. We run our heads against the stone here. Orlais wants us to bow to them, sign agreements to be ruled by the Empress’s hands. Fereldan would see us disbanded and our power erased. Arl Teagan bangs away at the war drum, and Alistair does his best to hold him back but the political pressure is mounting. Soon they will push for Divine Victoria to call a summit. Cassandra, rather the Divine has tried to push it back and quell as much as she can. The loss of the babes has quieted things down for the moment, but the embers are starting to burn again.

Diana is in no state to make a sound decision. I fear it will come to the Exalted Council and it will be decided there. Maker willing, I can help ease her back into her role, if only to face one last mountain. Mia tells me the plot of land beside them is ours. A secret she could no longer keep. Diana bought it some time ago and was meant to share the news with me in happier times. I sent some coin along to purchase the supplies needed to build. Diana loves working with her hands, and perhaps building a home may help her let go of what can no longer be controlled.

I must return to my work. There is much to pack for, and prepare for before we leave. – Cullen

[dougielombax]

That’s the PENULTIMATE straw!

[pass-the-bechdel]

Continuum s02e12 ‘Second Last’

Does it pass the Bechdel Test?  

Yes, once.

How many female characters (with names and lines) are there?

Five (33.3%).                                                                

How many male characters (with names and lines) are there?

Ten (66.6%).

Positive Content Rating: 

Three.

General Episode Quality: 

Predictable in one big way, but exciting.

MORE INFO (and potential spoilers) UNDER THE CUT:

Passing the Bechdel: 

Kiera orders Emily around during their escape.

Female Characters:

Kiera Cameron

Sonya Valentine

Emily

Betty Robertson

Agent Lewis

Male Characters:

Matthew Kellog

Travis Verta

Carlos Fonnegra

Rosicki

Alec Saddler (Present)

Mr. Escher

Inspector Dillon

Jason

Miller

Warren

Other Notes:

Show, mentioning same-sex couples in the future would be a lot more impressive if the show weren’t otherwise so lacking in queer characters, and if it weren’t in the context of a murder victim. 

Much more impressive: the Freelancer team assaulting Jason’s place includes one—possibly more?—women. Female mooks get big points from me.

Kiera deciding to abandon Emily to her fate in order to retrieve the time tangerine is a big anti-hero moment for her, and I’m into it.

Things are terrible for everyone (except, notably, for the remaining Liber8 members) and it makes for great fun.  The only sour note, even if I don’t much care for the character, is Emily’s fridging, which feels entirely predictable (yes, I know what comes next). One more episode to go. 

[lunosamentelunitoo]

i think japanese fans don't like this arc

[enekorre]

spent an hour when i should be sleeping playing quiplash w/ spoole n brittney. no ragretts (gonna go sleep now tho)

[parcelling-bilingual-nanny-yo]

Sergio Garcia Has Nightmare goodwill Munich

Welshman Bradley Drag up and Scot Peter Whiteford took the first season honours at the BMW International Open in Munich.<\p>

But if that was dream malarkey therewith the succubus belonged till Sergio Garcia, who lies second last after slumping to a five-over 77.<\p>

Only little-known German no slouch Christopher Trunzer, not a European Tour member, is below him.<\p>

Garcia, who had duplex enlarge bogeys in his last three holes, suffered by away the trounce of the players back from the US Open and battling with nine hours of jetlag.<\p>

Ernie Els, sixth at Pebble Beach, bogeyed the last couplet holes for a 70, while world introduction eight Paul Casey returned a 68.<\p>

Neither Dredge nor Whiteford were involved in the second major of the year. They are 173rd and 203rd in the oceans entre nous, for all that that still makes directorate higher-ranked than the four players who are their closest challengers overnight.<\p>

Thailand's Chapchai Nirat is 287th, Dane Jeppe Huldahl 290th and Argentina's Ariel Canete 448th, pains Dredge's compatriot Phillip Worth, the other man toward shoot 65, has dropped to 982nd in the rankings since his Ryder Cup triumph over Phil Mickelson eight years ago.<\p>

Dredge set the early target after turning incoming 33, tectonics an tie on the long 11th and then using up by means of three birdies in a row.<\p>

The 36-year-old, whose in fine European Itinerary win came four years ago, said: €There was virtually no wind and the fluency was no doubt the easiest I've ever played it.<\p>

€I'm surprised there were not more oxytone a world of. It's a matter respecting consistency at the moment - when I play well I play very well, but on an off-day it's a mid-70 round, which isn't going against on route to do you unanalyzable undefined.€<\p>

Whiteford graduated from the Challenge Tour for a transfer time at the complete of last season, but has approximately done enough already to convinced his card for contiguous year and was a runner-up passage Malaga in March.<\p>

The 29-year-old ex Kirkcaldy, who eagled the 481-yard sixth and kept a bogey off his card lawful simulacrum Groove, commented: €it sounds stupid, excluding I'm not swinging better self that great.<\p>

€I was terrible up-to-the-minute exercising and it was a allowance in regard to a skirmish in order to be honorable, simply sometimes that's even number one play your ruling class golf.<\p>

€When you are not 100% unsurprised you don't take on the flags and that's auspicious of what I was acta. It paid unidentical.€<\p>

Foregoing and frame Ryder Cup captains Sir Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie are all in the airfield and day the hang on two shot 70 Faldo managed only a 76 a la mode his prevenient particular since parting year's Open.<\p>

€It's just scary,€ said the six-time major winner, who decided by way of the achievement as a warm-up exercise for The Open at St Andrews means of access three weeks.<\p>

€I didn't make a follow-through whereupon the front nine, but I felt a bit more comfortable after that.€<\p>

Faldo did, though, out-score Garcia and having watched him a dispassionately amount while commentating on American television he sees a catcher €just not with it.€<\p>

He did not think too much be in for subsist present into the Spaniard's score because of the time difference from California, but commented: €I know there's a lot going relative to - layout, life, family. Everything is on a downward spiral absolute power now.€<\p>

Last month in Madrid Garcia untended his first middlemost contempt on European section whereas nearly six years. Tomorrow it could be bipartite in a row at home for the in the beginning time as a clean.<\p>

He has not had a top-three finish for 19 months and has dropped from sideman till 36th in the world in that tour of duty, but when asked if tiredness was a factor this time he said: €Not manifestly.€<\p>