Bro, This Is So Cuteee

Reginald Dwayne Betts, from Felon; Poems; "Temptation of the Rope"

[Text ID: The link between us all / is tragedy,]

I don't like it about Beverly either and Miriam Lass is actually Clarice too. And I hate the fact that the show make Hannibal like unstoppable, he got caught only because he let the police catch him because Will reject him. It's felt abdurd to me. They show us that police in there is stupid.

And I like the book one it's show that Will is smart enough to catch Hannibal despite him got stabbed. Both of them actually.

It’s a well worn trope at this point: a woman, her gun, and the killer. There’s nothing wrong with that, really - but how a thing is done matters as much as what is done.

So let’s compare and contrast. Beverly’s discovery of Hannibal’s nightmare basement is a clear homage to Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs. But there are a few important differences.

I think people forget that the situation in Silence of the Lambs was out of Starling’s control. She didn’t run in half-cocked trying to cowboy her way into a serial killer’s den - she shows up to ask him routine questions and he runs off. Her choices make sense in context. She has to pursue him, both as an officer of the law and because she knows the clock is ticking on Catherine Martin’s life. So she does, and she emerges a triumphant hero. She descends into hell and walks right back out again. 

On Hannibal, however, Beverly Katz is not behaving in a way that makes sense. Katz - who has been shown to be both brilliant and level-headed - goes to a suspected serial killer’s house in the middle of the night, by herself, and breaks in. She doesn’t tell anyone where she’s going. She dies trying to get evidence that she couldn’t even use because it was obtained illegally. 

It’s absurd. Are we really to believe that rational, calm Beverly Katz would behave like this? It disrespects both the intelligence of the character and of the audience. 

The saddest thing is that Katz could have easily been Hannibal’s Clarice Starling. She was the perfect candidate to take Hannibal Lecter down - uninvolved in his bullshit, clear-eyed, and formidable. Instead her arc has been cut off right as it was getting good. She was thrown away for a cheap shock that wasn’t actually a shock at all. What a waste.

"At least 27 children have died because of dehydration and malnutrition in the Northern Gaza Strip. These tragic and horrific deaths are man-made, predictable and entirely preventable." -UNRWA

absolutely enraptured rn

“And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do” (14:42)

Keep the people of Palestine & all those who are oppressed in your Duaas 🇵🇸

Me starting to like this baby T_T he's so cute

I would lay my life down for this Green Baby to have a good day

The little boy, although injured and covered in blood, smiling and said, "This is a test from Allah , Allah wants to forgive our sins because He loves us, we will be cleansed and go to heaven." It teaches us an important lesson. 😭

Eid Mubarak to all of you who are celebrating. I know it's hard to get in the spirit this year as so many Palestinians spend their Eid starving and in tents but I hope your Eid is full of peace and love. May we see a free Palestine by next Eid.

T_T

Lihat orang-orang yang tersenyum itu. Di belakangnya bisa jadi ada segudang beban menumpuk. Namun mereka memilih tersenyum karena mereka tahu...

Mereka sudah tahu bahwa sedih terus itu menguras tenaga, mengeluhkan takdir membuat kaku tangan dan kaki untuk berkarya.

Mereka menangis sampai sesenggukan jika diperlukan. Mereka tersungkur sampai demam ketika lelah menampar badan. Tapi setelah itu mereka bangun lagi. Mereka hadir lagi.

Mereka tahu hidup itu bergelombang; setelah turun ia akan meninggi. Setelah tinggi pun ada masanya jatuh lagi.

Tapi mereka paham bahwa hidup adalah anugerah terbaik yang Allah berikan. Mereka kembali tersenyum karena tahu bahwa masa depannya ada di tangan Allah yang sempurna rencana-Nya.

Maka buat apa menangis terus, batin mereka. Buat apa mengeluh terus, itu tak mengubah apa-apa.

—Bekasi, 21 Desember 2022