41. Though I am unsure this upcoming Maul show will be any better than any of the other recent Filoniverse projects, one thing I do know is that Sam Witwer is going to deliver the scene-gobbling performance of a goddamn life time.

I have seen so many people watch the first episode and go like "hello hot man" to both Beau and Yasha right up until they open their mouths.

they did such a good job of portraying how much he cares for the people around him in all the little gestures

Cold Open: chase scene of stealing magical artifacts between antagonists

First Scene After Intro: chase scene of stealing magical components between protagonists

Xenophobia is a factor in both scenarios, but the protagonists de-escalate by seeing the personhood in each other.

Daydreaming of cover art and yearning for some exquisite gothic cover of the woman running away from the mansion with one light on, but instead it's one of my boys but he still has the same vibes as the fleeing gothic heroine

Nice to have shelf space cleared up so quickly and without guilt.

These thoughts brought to you by some true First Draft (i.e. crappy) notebook scribblings that ended up revealing a deeply important characterization for one of my leads that helps immensely with several problems I was having.

Because recognizing the pattern means that I know when to switch tactics instead of just getting stuck on "I know what scene I need to write; with the fuck can't I just type/write it out??"