Posting on 1/13/2026

Whitaker is going to make it the whole season/ day without needing to change scrubs and then in the last episode/ hour he's going to get absolutely drenched in some godawful substance and they're going to make him use the outdoor shower like to charge reblog to cast

see great benefit of hanging out with trans dudes is you can hit em with the "hell yeah brother" when you agree and everyone gains a sort of +1 stat bonus from it

I love Knives Out - Wake up Dead Man for showing a gay atheist and a catholic priest working together and learning from each other even though they do not agree on the question if god exists or not. What they do angree on, though, is that all people deserve compassion, which is the more important part.

I love how former Star Wars director Rian Johnson showcased both the light and dark sides of a religion in Wake Up Dead Man. This is expressed both visually in how the cinematography plays with light and has it shift dramatically in a number of key scenes, but most importantly, it's expressed thematically in how the film condemns the corrupting and harmful aspects of Christianity at the same time that it celebrates the core tenet of grace that Christianity is built on.

The theme of grace is most glaring in the character Grace, of course, who was never shown grace in her life by her family or church, and then is finally given it at the end by her condemner Martha. But I like the smaller graces shown throughout the film too, like Jud taking time to console Louise on the phone, showing her that loving grace when he started out so impatient with her. That was one of the best parts of the whole film.

And I like how even the non-religious character Benoit Blanc gives grace. He's willing to humble himself and pretend he can't solve the case all so that Martha can give her confession in the way that's important to her as a woman of faith, even though he doesn't have any faith of his own. He sacrifices his pride for her, even though she's a murderer and doesn't deserve it. Because that's what grace is about, showing love even when it's not deserved. Choosing kindness over justice. It was beautiful.

So even though Jud, with his dark hair in his black priest garb, and Blanc, with his light hair in his light suit whose name literally means "white," are set up as opposing sides, even at the very end, still opposed in their beliefs, neither one swayed in their faith or loyalty to their side, they are shown as unified in their core values and who they are as kind people. They respect each other and complement each other and make each other stronger. Again, such a beautiful balance and beautiful message on how we can love and work together with people who may seem very different from us.

Why the fuck is no one pointing out that Father Jud is a carpenter

What I love about Benoit Blanc is his unwavering faith in people. Even when he has no evidence for it yet. His ability to see something in them that deserves that faith. In Knives Out he sees the blood on Marta's shoes the second he meets her but says nothing because while he doesn't know what happened exactly, he doesn't believe she just murdered Harlan in cold blood. He lets her wander through the crime scene, handle evidence, and hear their theories. He risks her meddling with the investigation because he believes she is not a murderer.

In Glass Onion he believes Helen that one of these rich and powerful people murdered her sister and he believes she found the proof even though he never saw it. He invites himself to a secluded island with a killer on it so he can help her solve this. And in the end he was never even able to see at the napkin but he trusts Helen's anger, her love for her sister, so he removes himself and lets her destroy everything in vengeance for Andi. And I think he also believes that once she does that, the others will turn on Miles.

In Wake Up Dead Man he believes that if he lets Martha walk out those doors, she will come back again of her own free will. He risks letting her "escape." He, as Martha points out, makes a fool of himself saying he can't solve this case, to give her the chance to confess in a way that means something to her in a religion he doesn't follow or agree with. He knows, from Jud, that she has to confess voluntarily or it won't mean anything. He knows she's going to die. It would be easy for her to just go home and die never having told anyone. But Benoit believes that she will confess, and he wants it to be in a way that allows her let go of the guilt.

He believes people are worth trusting. He believes people will prove him right and again and again they do.

knives out: set in autumn, a nurse beats selfish people by refusing to play their game and being kind instead

glass onion: set in summer, a teacher beats sellout liars by doing anything to expose the truth

wake up dead man: set in spring, a progressive priest beats an institution tangled with greed and controlling its community with fear, anger and exclusion by caring about people and being honest