Day 1 - Through The /mistranslated/ Looking Glass

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🏠Day four: how it started vs how it’s going (alt prompt) 🏠

Day 4 (alternative prompt) - Favourite episode

I didn't have much time today so I could only make this ://

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KRISTEN SCHAAL. Name a more iconic bitch. Go on. I'll wait.

I thought I could just shut up about the new episode but I can not get over how incredibly gentle the Interviewer handled Raven.

TW for mentions/descriptions of mental illness.

First, he tries humor - the whole 'Anyone who's tried to make a chalk and tomato sandwich can tell you that.' Thing. But it doesn't work. Then he tries to change her mind about it and we get that beautiful and wonderful paintbrush-scene - but that can't last for long because this is not how mental illness works. This is not how trauma and fear works. You can not rationalize it away - you can't say 'it's wrong' and your brain just accepts that. So of course it only lasts so long, and after Alvina comes in (who has no clue about it, and I am kind of glad she came in and therefore accidentally showed that it's not that easy) we see that the Interviewer gets it too. Yes he is annoyed with Alvina but I can't shake the feeling he is annoyed with himself too. So he changes strategy *without* going the way he could have gone - the way Amelia talked about, saying she would have told Raven to hold it together. And he goes on and says the most important thing ever - 'Now I won't try to tell you that you're not responsible (...) Not because I believe you are, but because I know you believe you are, and I respect your beliefs. Even if I think they're hurting you.' - and this was the moment that absolutely and utterly broke me. You can't rationalize it away. You can't prove it's wrong and that fixes it all. The only thing you can do is say 'I respect that, I hear you, I take you serious' without going the 'you are therefore right' way. She is wrong, he knows it, but humor won't fix this, facts won't fix this. She has to see it herself. She has to *understand* it herself. This is a process not made in an office. It's one that can take days and years. And one that nobody can do for you, you can only do it yourself - with help. And he takes that step, he nudges her in the direction. Doesn't pity her, doesn’t ridicule her. He leaves everything out - family, revenge, all the ways he could have gone. And he chose to be gentle instead.

I know we joke about him being somewhat of an entity fed up with humans and immortal and maybe not human. But this was the most incredible human moment. It shows the Interviewer knows not only his work - he has empathy & sympathy. So no matter what the onionitis turns out to be, no matter what is actually wrong with him - he is so, so human and I find that beautiful.

SO THEY FAKE DEATHS RIGHT? HE COLLECTS THE CLIENTS STORIES, DRINKS COPIUS AMOUNTS OF COCOA, IS ADDICTED TO CHOCOLATE, CALLS THE INTERNET THE "GOOGLY", DRIVES HIS COWORKER CRAZY BECAUSE HE DOESN'T READ THE BRIEF BEFORE HAND, HATES BEING BORED, IS IN LOVE WITH ALVINA

Conro: What’s the worst decision you’ve ever made?

Rogue: Insulted Braken in front of Tristam.

Day 2 - Cats

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Hey lemme be an asshole and selfpromote my playlist made based off of The Interviewer!

I’ve been getting back into the habit of making character playlists for funsies and figured I might as well share one!

I’d love to know if yall have thoughts on any of the songs or suggestions for ones I could potentially add 👉👈

Track list under the cut in no particular order

1. 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

2. Stupid by Brendan Maclean

3. Resentment by Mari Diaz

4. Are You Satisfied? by MARINA

5. Dead Girls by Penelope Scott

6. Easier by The Crane Wives

7. Faking My Own Death by Allison Ponthier

8. Run For Your Money by the Greeting Committee

9. Don’t Be so Hard on Yourself by Alex Lahey

10. Told You So by Paramore

11. King of Anything by Sara Bareilles

12. Grand Romantic Life by Mom Rock

13. Ain’t it Fun by Paramore

14. Goodbye Mr A by The Hoosiers

15. She’s a Gun by The Greeting Committee

I’m adopting “wowsers-trousers” into my everyday vocabulary.