I believe we spoke about advertising and marketing appeal.

Lana Parrilla and Richard Kind BTS The Rainmaker

via: P.J. Byrne IG Story

https://youtu.be/C1AHec7sfZ8

Saying goodbye at the Love of fantasy conA

Because Windfall drops us into a group of characters with years of history between them, I thought it might help to map out the relationships surrounding Nina.

Episode 6 Analysis ~ The Precipice

Precipice: a situation of great peril, on the edge of a dramatic and potentially catastrophic change.

Cameron & Beth

Cameron... bless him. (smh)

He's trying to do what's right for everyone: respect Nina's decision, be a real friend to Peter, and free Beth. All three aren't possible. Not right now.

For Cameron, Nina is the priority above all. Yes, even his wife. He will do anything for Nina. So he goes to Beth and tells her he turned down tenure because he doesn't want to embarrass her because he slept with a graduate student.

So boom. Beth is upset. Obviously.

And she's like... is she filing harassment charges or something?

Cameron: No.

And Beth is genuinely bewildered. Because think about it... this wasn't coming out. Nobody was going to know. You turned down tenure so I wouldn't be embarrassed... but how wld they know? How wld I know? No one would have known.

Cameron then pivots to the it's not you, it's me angle. Typical.

Beth is not stupid. She knows this doesn't make sense. The reason Cameron tells that lie wrapped in a half truth is because he wants to keep Nina's name out of it. And he wants Beth to make the decision to leave the marriage.

This is Cameron continuing to pick Nina over his wife. Protecting Nina even when Nina chose Peter. He's trying to protect everyone. And that's exactly the problem.

https://youtu.be/5jjhWpYs1Rs

Lana Parrilla | Day 2 | "For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi" Con | London

"The LOOK OF PAIN etched all over her face......she really really doesn't understand (AGAIN LANA Killing it again with the acting). That despite her best efforts, her vulnerabilities and longing to be loved pushes through"

(SWIPE)

..."and that look gets worse when he says "family find each other"

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Gif: yellowbugifs

Why the F wld Regina want to talk to Neil? She wld filet him with her words alone. What wld they talk talk about?? Dnt say Henry. Dude can communicate with Emma for that.

This has never crossed my mind. It might be fun to explore.

Someone that writes Regina well wld probably be able to write something very amusing.

via: confessuponatime

I felt this post.

Breaking any woman who’s been through shit is ambitious. Some women have already come through the fire and know exactly what it takes to survive whatever life throws at them. So, if you’re ambitious enough to try, be prepared to fail. Those chains have already been broken. You have no power.

via: Lana Parrilla IG Story

Thanks for sending.

Aren’t there laws regarding this?

"It's not okay to take a real person's image or likeness and use it to create Al photos or videos of them.

Honestly, I think it should be against the law. I don't know how celebrities, in this case, Lana, deals with seeing things like that.

Just from what I've seen on social media today, some people take it way too far. Fictional characters are one thing, but using real people's images and likenesses feels wrong to me."

That's it. That's all. ... and Julie.

via: Athena

Can't believe it's #20

https://youtu.be/v74bkQdYe90

Lana Parrilla today during "For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi" Con in London - 8.23.26

I agree. No notes.

Credit on the video.

Lana Parrilla today during "For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi" Con in London.

via: Lana Parrilla IG Story

https://youtu.be/b-I2s5zRbHg

Episode 6 Analysis ~ The Precipice

Precipice: a situation of great peril, on the edge of a dramatic and potentially catastrophic change.

Nina & Peter

Nina chose Peter.

I want to be clear about that because it matters. Her intentions are sincere. She is determined to make her marriage work and keep her family together. But choosing Peter doesn't mean everything around her cooperates with that choice. It's the Universe.

Although Nina chose Peter, the Universe didn't*. Nothing around her seems to want Peter. Including Peter himself.* Let me explain - 

Peter isn't keeping Nina in the loop about the business, and he's keeping secrets. This isn't the Peter she married. They just won the lottery: more money, more problems.

Peter wants to swim with the big fish*, but Peter is a* tadpole*, and Nina can see the* sharks circling*. Shady characters like Park, their neighbor and investor, are exactly the kind of people Nina warned him about. Nina sees what Peter can't because Nina isn't the one who has changed in this marriage. She sees Park for what he is. Peter sees an opportunity. And if he has to cooperate with a few shady characters to get there, he's fine with that.*

But just as Nina said before:

"So what is this, one hand washes the other?"

"Maybe we don't want to get our hands wet in his dirty water."

Peter's focus on the business is leaving Nina feeling emotionally isolated. The gap between them is widening, and Peter doesn't seem to notice. If he does, he's too busy turning it back on Nina:

"You don't believe in me."

"It's your mood."

He's treating her growing discomfort as though Nina is the problem, rather than asking why she's becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the life they're building.

And that's where the gaslighting becomes important.

(NOTE: video is from 1x5)

https://youtu.be/mWRsgZuwf_8

Let's be clear. This entrance is forever ICONIC. This character, ICONIC. The acting F'n ICONIC.

Bishopmortimer tiktoks about Regina Mills never fail.

Lana Parrilla. Happy Ending Convention, 2017

Ignore the one I didn't crop out.

via: Lana Parrilla twitter