You're Not A Killer. You Have To Be A Killer. But, Nowadays, Maybe You Don't. I Don't Know.

— "Dracula", Bram Stoker

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene), 1920

The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton), 1955

the roy siblings, part I

where things come back by john corey whaley / succession's all the bells say / unknown source / frank ocean's ivy / jenny han / erica e. goode / adventure time's i remember you / jane mersky lader / succession / maurice sendak / jewish literacy by rabbi joseph telushkin / succession / you are jeff by richard siken / brother, sister, rival, friend: the longstanding effects of sibling relationships by oshua a. krisch / antigone by sophocles.

NO KENDALL!!!! DONT FALL INTO THE CYCLE OF ABUSE!!!!!!! DONT START ANOTHER PAINFUL AND FRUITLESS PURSUIT TO BECOME CEO!!!!!!! YOU CAN ESCAPE THE SUCCESSION!!!!!!!! ITS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER!!!!!! KENDALL!!!!

it does not matter if you have a genuine desire to do good (kendall) or a deep capacity for love (roman) or have comparatively progressive politics and are a victim of the misogynistic environment your father created (shiv). because if your sense of self is so intrinsically tied to oppressive capitalist structures, what good are your best impulses, your love, your decency? waystar is them and they are waystar what does any kindness they possess actually matter if they are only capable of acting upon it within the framework of the fascistic, patriarchal corporation that they have no desire to escape?

I love how TLOU HBO uses colors…

Before Sarah dies the colors are a lot warmer, a lot “kinder”, almost

But when she dies, and it transitions to present day, the colors get colder. More stark.

But Ellie’s colors are warm

And you see that contrast…

…then you see their color schemes come together

qimir is insane actually. imagine seeing identical twins and then going 'one of you is okay, the other one is extremely hot' and then he can tell them apart without effort. blindfolded even

The Night of the Hunter.

If only Charles Laughton had directed more films...