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“You’re a pilgrim to the deep. And remember, God lies in all realms.”

Henry Collins, second master HMS Erebus.

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Terror Appreciation Week day 1: Favorite Episode.

Is it a cop-out to call episode 1: “Go for Broke” my favorite? The cinematography is stunning and the research for every detail of shipboard life was exquisite.

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And is there anything more iconically Victorian than a dive suit?

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𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐈𝐄𝐑 for The Terror Appreciation Week Day 3

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@the-terror-appreciation-week - Wednesday, March 27: Favourite Main Character “He’s certainly an open-hearted soul and a curious individual – and that is what drives him, I think. His desire to understand different cultures, his desire to understand even the surgery he’s doing. He’s still an assistant surgeon. Back in the day, there wasn’t any formal training. You observed how surgery was done and you learned on the job. His inquisitive nature is at the heart of who he is, but he’s not just a good sir. Ambition is important. He doesn’t always follow the rules. He has to break them where he can, subtly. When his superiors are telling him that this is none of his business, to keep his nose out, he still continues to burrow and find out what he needs to find out. Even though he’s a good fellow, I’d say he doesn’t always play by the rules, and I think that’s important as well.” - Paul Ready

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THE TERROR ANNIVERSARY APPRECIATION WEEK

Day Four - Favorite Minor Character: Henry Collins

“Do you ever feel like your mind is against you?”

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YES YES

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@the-terror-appreciation-week - Thursday, March 28: Favourite Minor Character “He has an odd reaction to the brutality that happens, there’s certain coldness to it. But when you take it in context of a man that has served in wartime, then there’s a certain kind of logic and a sense to it. Because that emotional side of him has been blunted in many ways by what he has previously experienced. So from a character point of view, it’s an interesting dynamic. Why isn’t he as emotionally engaged and curious about these strange things and injuries that are appearing? It’s war, he’s seen it. He’s been there.” - Alistair Petrie

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@the-terror-appreciation-week - Friday, March 29: Favourite Ship “It wasn’t a cheerful name, but then she wasn’t built to cheer; she was built to intimidate, and her name had been chosen quite deliberately. In classical mythology Erebus, the son of Chaos, was generally taken to refer to the dark heart of the Underworld, a place associated with dislocation and destruction. To evoke Erebus was to warn your adversaries that here was a bringer of havoc, a fearsome conveyor of hell-fire. ” - Michael Palin, ‘Erebus: The Story of a Ship’

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“Gentlemen, we always feel worse in the darker months.”

James Fitzjames, Captain HMS Erebus, 1848

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The Terror Appreciation Week day 2: Favorite Scene

It’s nearly impossible to choose an absolute favorite scene from the entire series—there are so many that stand out. Gore’s party’s arrival and Victory Point. Goodsir and the daguerreotype camera. The funeral of Sir John Franklin. Men singing below deck. The flashbacks to England. Crozier and Fitzjames at Victory Point.

But if I had to choose one (and I know, it’s technically more than one!) I would have to choose the entire beginning of episode 6: A Mercy. Everything before the opening credits is beautifully captured: the way the camera pans around the great cabin, starting with the men’s feet, where we first see Blanky up and about after his display of absolutely mad daring; how we see Fitzjames acting as expedition commander for the first time, and doing a stunning job of it; Blanky telling Fitzjames about Ross and Fury Beach; Fitzjames clearly worried and staring into the fire as he thinks of how he can possibly save the lives and morale of all the men now under his command; and ending with Fitzjames discovering the trunk of Carnivale costumes and staring into a mirror with a mask held to his face.

The way the camera travels upward during the stove scene, in particular, might be my absolute favorite. The first thing we see is the fire, making the great cabin one of the few places of warmth and security left in this place. Then Fitzjames’s hand fidgeting at his side, clearly worried about what the future holds for the long walk he’s just announced, trying to maintain confidence, to his officers. Then finally his expression as he thinks over everything Blanky has told him, and warned him about. This is a man who’s had everything fall into his hands, and yet has to maintain the disposition of confidence that he is both known for, and required to display as an expedition leader—whether he wanted it or not. But he’s James Fitzjames, and he’s going to give it everything he has.

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Also I really just wanted to draw his amazing coat and waistcoat. I got the proportions wrong, but let’s just pretend that’s camera angle.

Bonus close-up, because my scanner is great. But geez, Tobias Menzies, why is your face so hard to draw?

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As the two lights flash in the night sky from an aerial fight, the superheroes around New York look up. Holy shit! is that Speedball? What the heck is he doing in a gritty Punisher comic as a cameo?!

Mind you, this is not Garth Ennis’ Punisher comic. This version of a Punisher comic is actually written by Matthew Rosenberg where Frank Castle dons the War Machine armor.

- Punisher v1 #224, 2018

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[Damage Control Vol 2 #3, 1990]

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ATTENTION: someone draw ted in these THANK U

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Quick WIP preview of a short post-episode six fancomic I’m working on for The Terror! It should be about 9-10 pages total, black and white. I’ll post the final product here, but more WIP updates will be posted at my Terror side blog, @prematurecannibalism. :)