I think, silly season is firmly on us. Gosh, it’s quiet. Never mind that Pilgrimage had another showing on Thursday in Brussels, facilitated by the Irish Embassy *yay*, and that Armitage himself actually tweeted that he had seen the film. His tweet almost sounded as if he was surprised about the level of violence in the film. How so? Surely, acting the act means he should’ve known that there were depictions of extreme violence in the film?!!?? I am wondering whether RA travelled to the Embassy event to see the film. It’s easily done, I guess – a quick overnighter from Berlin, only 1 hour 20 minutes and you are there. – Pilgrimage is being shown again tonight at the Edinburgh Film Festival, and I do hope that we will get some reviews coming in, as well as release dates for the cinema. I still haven’t ordered the DVD – I am much more hoping for an opportunity to see this film in the cinema…
You’ve come here for the round-up, so I’ll give you the round-up.
- Let’s just start off with some simple truth, voiced by friendoftheood
- A nice look at Daniel, including some neckitage, courtesy of freya-asatru
- Agreed. Or what do you think about stelstephanic’s opinion?
- It’s been a loooong time since I read a new fan fic. This one by xxxthe-grammarnazi-xxx is set in Erebor with a young, free and single Thorin… Part 1
- Sinnaminie has got TWO new plushies for us, and they are cutesy-patootsy as always. Which one do you prefer?
- Armitage looks really good with fire… Gifset by beyond-the-nights-world
- How about a little TBT 2008? I have always had a soft spot for this photoshoot, even though I usually prefer Armitage in a slightly more substantial shape. Posted by mariislava
- I can’t thank circusgifs enough for this gifset. It is exactly the *one* scene from BoF that had me swoon because I can *just* imagine what it feels like to do that…
- And another one by circusgifs, just because… close-up… lashes…
- Sorry, slightly shamelessly advertising my own stuff here, but I have to say I really like how that character design turns out on a phone case. Totallyradioactive15 ordered it
- Old, but pretty season 3 Guy is pretty irresistible
- Eh, you had me at “I”, Guy, love… Gifs by gisbornes-heart
- Just leaving this here for plenty of objectification opportunity… Thanks to secretstarfishpirate
Right, that’s it girls and boys. I hope you’ll have a nice Saturday. Oh, and just a little warning that I will be heading on holiday on Tuesday, so the next couple of Saturdays may be round-up-less as I will be hotting it up in Crete.
Guylty ❤️
And now bye-bye, see you in July!
xx
Oooh, Crete! I’ve watched ‘The Durrels’ and have fallen in love with that island. How fun for you; hope to see some fabulous pictures of the landscape and the ocean.
The content of Richard’s tweet surprised me too because I had the same reaction as you: “Hello! Didn’t you notice all the gore while you were filming and your character was killing people?” He’s such a nerd, but I’m glad he is considerate of who he’s called his “most sensitive fans” in the past. Some of us are more easily affected by graphic violence. If I get the chance to watch it in the cinema, I’ll make sure to bring along someone who can tell me when to close my eyes! 😉
Thanks for the round-up. I’ll take a look later. Happy weekend!
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I’m really looking forward to Crete, too. Greece last year with the Armitage Hellenic Association was just great, so I was delighted when my mum agreed to Crete. Marky Mark is definitely coming!
As for the violence warning – good to know I am not the only one who thought that. And yes, nice of him to point it out to his fans. (I almost had the impression that he was slightly embarrassed. The poor man is probably feeling guilty about all that violence, after all his preaching for empathy…)
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There’s an Armitage Hellenic Association?!
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Hehe, that was a private joke. The six of us called ourselves the AHA. See here: https://guylty.net/2016/09/28/ot-appreciating-beauty-in-the-classical-tradition/
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Have a lovely holiday!
Those Tom gifsets nearly broke my heart. Thank you for finding them.
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Even if the film isn’t *that* great, Armitage sure was great in it. Some very nice new material for us to swoon over, and mainly because he plays a truly normal man – no heroics, no superpowers, no mindgames.
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Crete! I am going there in October! Hope you have a great trip. Love the Hellenic shrine, perfect for a little devotional drooling 🙂 I like the 3-D effect and the tiny handbag, LOL
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Oh, you are going there, too? I’ll blaze the trail for you – and share my tips afterwards 😉
And that handbag *had* to go in there. I just had to take the piss out of Alpha Male Porter…
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Hee, hee. I love it. It looks like his wife asked him to hold her purse.
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With Pride-Day in it, I thought it was Porter’s own handbag 😉
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Well, he has very good taste 🙂
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Happy vacationing! Thx for the Roundups, they make Saturday so fun!!
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Ah, thanks for that, Seekers. Glad you are enjoying them 🙂
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Kreta? Nicht Kroatien?
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Nein, Kreta. Mama will ja nicht zweimal an denselben Ort fahren…
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Spontanitätszwang 😂
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Sach ich dir…
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Ja ist denn dein Abikind schon durch? Oder kriegt der die Ergebnisse später????
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Nein – die letzte Prüfung war ja gerade erst vor zwei Tagen. Schriftlich, nicht mündlich. Und die Ergebnisse gibt es erst Mitte August. (Termin steht nicht fest – kommt wohl drauf an, wann die bei dem landesweiten Zentralabitur mit den Korrekturen durch sind.) Für die Immatrikulation im Ausland sind sie damit also zu spät. Alles ziemlich doof.
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Was für ein Schlauch….
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Das Beste ist ja, dass die Entlassungsfeier schon vor einem Monat war – zwei Wochen vor Anfang der Prüfungen…
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Schräg! Wie ist die Stimmung?
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Ganz gut. Eigentlich lief alles ganz ordentlich. Er glaubt, dass er die angestrebte Punktzahl schaffen wird – davon hängt dann die Zusage an der Uni ab.
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Er studiert in Dublin? Bei uns wird es voraussichtlich Münster.
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Keine Ahnung, wo er studiert. Kommt drauf an, welche Uni ihn annimmt, und das wiederum kommt auf seine Punktzahl drauf an.
Münster – cool – schöne Stadt, gute Uni! Was will A studieren?
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Musikwissenschaften. Angeblich gibt es keine Zulassungsbestimming in Münster. HH fände sie auch cool. Finde ich als Unistadt aber suboptimal.
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Münster find ich auch besser. Überschaubarer. Das ist für den Anfang doch viel schöner.
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Meine Rede. Alles so schön katholisch dort 😂 Sie wird schlimmstenfalls von einem Fahrrad ungenietet.
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Man kann sich alles gutreden, gell *hehe*
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Mmm, #8 and #9 make me want to watch BOF now! And do I *need* to say I was a sucker for #11 and #12? Thanks for the best fun I’ve had today. 😉 ❤
Have a fabulous holiday in such a fabulous place and don’t forget to pack plenty of suntan lotion, or you’d end up feeling too much like poor Dolly in #6. 🔥
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BoF is worth watching for Armitage alone.
Funny how Guy never gets old… That character has such staying power…
Sunscreen is already packed, as is some after-sun care…
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The new fanfic in 4 looks good… I’ve saved the address for later. And Season 3 Guy does look good – I was just rewatching those scenes this week and thinking how majestic he looks.
Have fun in your vacation! (Mine is coming up in two weeks. Can’t wait!)
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It’s been a long time since I followed a fan fic as it was written. This one looks good (although I do have a few niggles, but that’s facetious of me), and I am looking forward for more.
I tend to prefer Season 1 + 2 Guy, because I am not into long hair, but I have to say that Guy looked really, really PRETTY in some of the season 3 episodes…
Where are you heading for your holiday?
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We go every year to Osoyoos in British Columbia. It is Canada’s only desert, but there’s a lake in the middle with a nice beach and it’s surrounded by mountains. Very relaxing.
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Sounds nice – and as if you can expect warm weather? That’s what I am craving at the moment – summer.
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The forecast for the day we get there is 32 degrees Celsius and sunny. (Luckily, easy access to lake and air conditioning!)
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Oh, that sounds great!!! – I just checked for Crete. Same there, 31 degrees celsius *hooray*
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Osoyoos is such a great place! Hope you have a wonderful holiday! Actually I love the Okanagan! One of my granddaughters got married in Kelowna last year. Spectacular venue at one of the wineries and the house we rented had a panoramic view of the Lake and across to Westbank. A wonderful time was had by all as you might guess.
Thanks for the round up! Really want to see BoF but at least I have The Crucible to look forward to first! 😉
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BTW – couldn’t open #7 for some reason. It comes up with an error message. 😦
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OH, thanks for letting me know. I’ve just checked and I can’t open the link, either. The blogger must have deleted the post. The picture displayed was this one: http://bit.ly/2u3pCiQ
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That would be a beautiful location for a wedding!
Assuming I go to the Crucible showing (I now have a potential conflict), I’ll pin my RA pin that Guylty made to the strap of my shoulder bag … hopefully we’ll find each other to say hi!
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Which reminds me that I need to find that spare badge for Teuchter so that the two of you can find each other easily…
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Actually, though, it’s a week from today …
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eeeeek
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You’re welcome. And boy, you really do have something to look forward to, Teuchter. I looked at The Crucible via Digital Theatre last week – it’s been 2.5 years since I last saw it. Potent stuff, compelling, very evocative. I was mesmerised by it.
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Thank you, Guylty! Cravings fulfilled, well, sort of. 😉
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Has to last for a couple of weeks – next round-up probably not until July…
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Just so long as you’re busy hotting it up with gusto.🔥 Besides, you never know who might decide to take a quick flight to Crete for a quickie! 🌋
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Porter is welcome any time 😁…
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I was thinking about the comment, too, as Raymond de Merville does the by far and away most disgustingly violent thing in the film. However, in thinking about how they shot it, I can definitely imagine that he wasn’t the one doing it (if that makes sense). He acts all the dialogue up to that point and tells the other character what he’s going to do — but then the camera shifts to a shot of it being done. He probably didn’t have an idea of how it looked. And then he’s not even in one of the most violent battle scenes, so … But I was amused by the comment as well.
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That makes sense – and is exactly how I explained his remark to myself. I assumed that he didn’t think that whatever he was acting was going to be caught on film. Fair enough.
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I love your Porter/Crete shrine! Although he´s not my favourite character he looks very appealing with the shades and the glamourous handbag! Have a pleasant trip and enjoy the heat (next time, you could visit Germany, we had 37 degrees this week :). Crete is really nice with its beautiful landscapes and lots of good food!
Thank you for the Round-Up, as always a delight. I prefer the Tom Cahalan plushie from Sinnaminie. I like those details like the exact hairstyle and the cute green shirt (I guess, it´s the only non-checked one in the whole movie). The flaming GIFs with Francis are superb, and season 3 Guy is always worth looking at.
The phone cover with your design strikes me, is it only available for iPhone? I have an old-fashioned flappable cover for my HTC One but I would change it for this stylish yet discreet fan stuff!
As I have preordered the Pilgrimage DVD I am very curious about the violence and somehow glad to be able to skip the most disgusting scenes. And, yeah, slightly implausible that Mr. Armitage doesn´t know about the gory scenes (as in Hannibal, did he close his eyes while shooting?).
Enjoy your summer vacation!
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You know, Porter really grew on me over time. He was not an instant favourite. It took a while for me to look beyond the soldier and see the man…
Just checked the forecast for my hometown where I will be spending Wednesday. 26 degrees forecast – hooray! And then 32 degrees in Crete *fistpump*. Hopefully a few more warm days upon our return to Germany again.
Glad you like the phone cover. Unfortunately Redbubble only makes iPhone and Samsung Galaxy cases 😕.
I might have to resort to ordering the DVD of Pilgrimage, too. Just by the lack of any further reviews coming along, I get the slight impression that the commercial release of this film may be very short-lived…
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Have a lovely time in Crete. I have never been there but it looks wonderful, loved the roundup but my fav has to be Porter with his gold handbag. My mom used to carry gold bags everywhere, always with matching gold flats. Topped off quite often with a rhinestone- encrusted cowboy hat. Unfortunately I didn’t inherit her flamboyance. Well, wardrobe choices, anyway.
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Thank you – I will be thinking of you in Greece, though. Our holiday together will be at the back of my mind every time I eat tsatsiki. (And that means: every day…)
And what a wonderful description of your mum. She sounds like a right character. Fantastic!
PS: I think you are wonderfully flamboyant in your humour, Kathy!
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The Greek RAPS is just adorable ❤️ Have a wonderful holiday and give my regards to Crete – I haven’t been there since I was a student! Many, many years ago. Where will you be staying?
Btw thanks for the roundup as always! 😘
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We’ll be somewhere near Heraklion. To my shame, I have already forgotten where… My mum booked the whole thing.
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Safe travels and lots of fun!!!!
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Danke 🙂
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