Anonymous asked:
Thank you for talking about The Lazarus Project so much, I finally sat down and watched the first two episodes and it's sooo fucking good.
yayyyy I'm g lad you're enjoying it. good luck with episode 3
Anonymous asked:
oh you guys were serious about the time loops in the lazarus project i thought it was just a lil running gag anyway obsessed w the show thanks for the rec
enjoy!!!!
Anonymous asked:
hello. lazarus anon here. sorry for spamming you, im gonna take a break now because otherwise i will start sucking marrow from my own bones. thank you for receiving my asks lol
no it was fun thank you <3
Anonymous asked:
there's something soooo about shiv getting blamed for what happened to janet and then later losing them both because he showed mercy and only shot rebrov in the leg/gave janet an hour. and the way rebrov leads george to think shiv's a torturer and yet how shiv tells no one about george's possible betrayal so that he can bring him back himself (showing mercy AGAIN) and how when george shoots him, shiv shakes his head when george asks if anyone knows and how that's when george sheds a tear because shiv was protecting him and he's still gonna kill him but it's okay cause he'll bring him back too. how shiv is in a loop that dooms him for being kind
and the way he continues to help janet out because he knows what it's like to be alone and time loop conscious at the same time and how much you still Need people to stop yourself going crazy through it all and even though lazarus won't be her family anymore he would because he knows he owes her but also just because she's his friend and he loves her!!!!! and then there's the god knows how many amount of times in the next loop that he gets shot by george and dies and yeah of course dying is pretty shitty and I'd be pissed after letting this happen to me AGAIN but the thing is it's not just the same bullet in that one same second over and over it's those precious few minutes where each time he watches george scramble to try and save him over and over again then when he DOES finally manage it he's barely mad anymore he's just so happy to be with his friend again and like they've hardly spent any time together but he IS his friend BECAUSE of what he watched him do for him so many times
Anonymous asked:
ok saurrr i JUST finished ep3 of the Lazarus project so SPOILERS for anyone who hasn't seen it. i know a lot of ethical questions are being raised here but i wanted to know your thoughts on the absolute horror of that episode and the ethics involved because im so confused and conflicted and horrified (in a good way!) idk like maybe here are just some thoughts but: the way people react to each other's tragedies is soo fascinating. the way wes was cold about the rebrovs' son's death but cried when faye dies and when threatened of her own life. the way shiv cries but does nothing (and yet is the only one who tries to acknowledge the horror), the way archie saw it coming and the first thing she does is point it out just to prevent future heartbreak, the way janet knew the risks and did it anyway and that STILL doesn't negate the fact that it was still horrible that she lost her son even though everyone knew it was a real possibility. and the way you can read rebrov's breakdown as a possible empathetic response to archie losing wes even though he also partly blames them for not saving the timeline sooner. the way that janet knows the agony that can result specifically from turning back time and yet helps george anyway because despite it all, she still chose to give birth to her daughter every time.
hellooooooo babe I appreciate these messages so much I love talking about TLP. ok SO:
- in relation to wes.. SO many questions about her and the project itself. we are supposed to assume they have no allegiances with any country and operate independently, but they clearly have a western bias which makes me wonder who's really in charge? is their job not just western imperialism? how is wes the highest they can go up the ladder but she doesn't seem to have much idea of what's going on? what does she know? who the fuck is she???? if lazarus isn't tied to any government what keeps them in check?? who's playing god here? because I don't think it's wes.
- lazarus agents all seem to be conditioned to be fine violating whatever geneva conventions it takes to get the job done for the greater good. they're all selected from imperialist militant intelligence backgrounds. shiv was brought in at a VERY young age because he "did the right thing" in the eyes of lazarus/wes and the kind of loyalty that cemented in him, probably grateful to have an answer/directive to this thing that's been happening to him all his life. lazarus is the highest authority and the closest thing to god for shiv. and they let him in BECAUSE he "did the right thing" in their eyes, so he wants to keep doing whatever that is. even if there was something he could've done differently in those last moments before the first checkpoint of ep 3, would he??? I don't think he would've at that point before later character development.
- (side note: george also got time loop consciousness by a fluke and already had a solid background in tech so that he could easily work in their intelligence. sometimes I wonder what might happen to a random person with time loop consciousness who had no existing skills or resources useful to lazarus. would they just leave them to go mad???)
- then there's the greater good in question. dennis is such an insane character to me because I get it!!! I really do!!!! tom burke also played a character not dissimilar to rebrov in my fav show utopia. he's objectively evil for wanting humanity's extinction to happen, but he's written in a way where we can actually empathise with that pain, because what happens to him and janet is sure as fuck enough to make you question god.
- then with janet... I think her decision to go through the first pregnancy despite the risky timing speaks to how much she loved and trusted the people she worked with at lazarus. they were all brought together by their shared time loop consciousness and their fucked up jobs they can't talk about to anyone else. your coworkers are all you've got when you're all working for god. you can't Not be loyal you can't Not care about each other. (even when archie loses ross and decides to never love again she is such a FIERCE friend, even to george. shiv is the same.) that silly exchange with the whole group "janet had a bleed" "I can confirm agent rebrov has pamphlets" like they were/are literally a familyyyyyyyyyyy she thought they were going to keep her safe and then they FAILED HER.
- and then with choosing to have her daughter... I think it stopped being a choice after the first couple resets but one could argue it might never have been a choice because it's what she feels she owes/is owed after losing her son? the way the daughter is born time loop conscious as well is insane. CRAZYYY episode of television
Anonymous asked:
What's the best succession episode to you?
season 2 episode 6 "Return"
Anonymous asked:
I just finished Lazarus and I loved it. Janet was my fave and I can’t wait to see where season 2 takes her. Are there any similar time travel shows/movies/books you’d rec? I didn’t realize how rich this genre was!
yeaaaaaa janet really is the best bless her truly. and I don't have any recs tbh I haven't looked into the time loop genre too deeply. i love the happy death day movies. i also recently read flux by jinwoo chong and that was good fun
Anonymous asked:
lancelot and gwaine were so in love with merlin and i am a strong believer in all the knights just bein in love with him tbh
literallyyyyyy our boy merlin was such a catch I genuinely think every pairing involving him works
Anonymous asked:
deah have you ever seen leverage? if so, any thoughts?
haven't seen it
Anonymous asked:
8 and 31?
8. What movie are you looking forward to coming out the most?
mortal kombat 2 this year, killers of the flower moon and the color purple! also hoping to hear more news about ang lee's even trees wither and bjh's mickey 7
31. Movie your parent showed you?
I have seen the great race 1965 in its 3-hour entirety at least a dozen times because my dad loves it so much. also drumline is probs my favourite film my mum has shown me
Anonymous asked:
47 and 49
47. Favorite road trip film?
Piku! one of my favourite irrfan films ever he and deepika were so great together and also piku herself is such an amazing character
49. A disappointing film from your favorite director?
i think the most recent disappointment from a director I consider a fave is woman in the window by joe wright 💀 im in denial that he even directed that at all
Anonymous asked:
just watched killing of a sacred deer and was kinda reminded of stoker? not just for nicole kidman lol. but i really can't put to words why.
I can totally see that they've got a similar sharpness to them. fun double feature idea!
Anonymous asked:
just finished the lazarus project and im shrieking like a banshee OH MY GDDDDD THANK U FOR RECCING THIS SHOW
also i ship archie and zhang rhui + george and shiv i hope im not insane for noticing their chemistry 😭
glad you enjoyed it ❤❤❤❤ also yeah both pairings make me insane, love knowing that the vibes between archie and zhang rhui weren't imagined
Anonymous asked:
invisible monsters remix is my favorite book i’m so glad you’ve read it!
it was my favourite as a teen my url literally used to be brandyalexanders but then I grew up and realised wait wtf the transphobia..... 😐 extremely well written and formative though
Anonymous asked:
the way aziraphale looked at crowley after redacted and redacted got together :( he wanted his jane austen ending with crowley but on his terms and without considering what crowley wanted :(
crowley's true punishment from god was falling in love with a fucking liberal
Anonymous asked:
What is your favorite flashback on the lazarus project?
shiv episode <3
Anonymous asked:
omg deah i recently watched interstellar and it was very um. Well. anyways i was very shocked when i logged into to tumblr.com and realized nobody else really seemed to feel that way. do you mind talking a bit more about why you didn't love it?
honestly couldn't tell you, it was so long ago that all I remember is walking out of the theatre filled with rage that i'd never get those 3 hours of my life back. actually now I say this I realise I'dve probably liked it if it hadn't been 3 hours... edit your shit christopher