Every scene where the Fallout main theme is played on the TV show so far:
Noticing a pattern here.
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just you and me under the stars
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This has gone beyond “I cannot explain this to my spouse” and is firmly in “Archaeologists of the future will decide this is the point at which a group of people diverged from mainstream humanity and developed a new, indecipherable form of communication.”
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opening tumblr in march and it’s just like “huh. knife weather we’re having.”
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Nice to find a fellow Manifest fan on here! The fandom was so tiny on Tumblr that I never became all that active in it. All my Manifest friends are on Twitter, unfortunately. I know there were some Tumblr pages that posted about Manifest, but it’s been so long that I don’t remember their usernames.
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1/? The Hunting Party - Shane/Bex moments that live rent free in my head always
In no particular order:
- Him checking in and her smile after he instantly agrees
2. Who needs personal space when the street is basically empty
3. Something about the way she shrinks in behind him, he notices and shifts into a protective stance, and it’s only the second ep. Honestly, i was kinda on board in the first ep, but I think this sold it for me.
4. Start of the red vines
5. Stopping her because he knows she would regret it
6. There’s a whole plane worth of seats and she chooses that one
7. No notes. I will say, for a long time I thought this was the most we would ever get
8. I could do a whole list just of times they do a sort of sidebar that’s just them
9. Him looking out for her as always
10. The way she looks at him after finishing the blackmail video
11. Of course she needs it hand delivered
Anyone else terrified we won’t get a third season? I had been so worried for getting a second season, but I’m more worried now that I’m attached even more!
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Did you watch the latest episode? Cause it did feature a photo of her. As for why she’s not being mentioned, I think it has to do with it simply being hard to incorporate her into the dialogue in a natural way, especially when she’s not plot relevant. The show doesn’t really have the space to have her show up at Bex’s apartment for a visit, as there are more important ongoing plotlines that need the screentime that isn’t dedicated to the killer of the week. And Bex can’t tell Sam anything about her job, so it’s not like Sam could be brought into one of the ongoing plotlines. So that makes it hard for the writers to include her. She was more relevant last season because of her connection to Oliver, but now that he’s gone, she’s not really relevant in any of the other ongoing storylines and conflicts on the show.
If the show gets more seasons, I do hope that this changes. Especially when Shane and Bex eventually get together (which is just a question of when and not if). I’d imagine that at that point it becomes important for Shane to get to know her. But until then, it makes a lot of sense to just let Sam live her life off screen. Especially since she’s a college student, rather than a child that Bex would actively have to care for (like Hassani and his kids).
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Oh I’m right there with you when it comes to being worried about The Hunting Party getting canceled. The ratings aren’t very promising, unfortunately. And on top of that, NBC currently has five new pilots in development. But the show is doing pretty well on Netflix, so that’s giving me a little hope that maybe it has a chance to survive on Peacock or even Netflix.
The problem with streaming service shows is that streaming services demand that all aspects of production are done separately. Network shows start the writers’ room, and once the first few scripts are done production starts, so there’s overlap between scripts being written, episodes being shot, episodes being edited, and even episodes airing. But streaming services demand that all scripts are written before production starts, and all episodes need to be shot and edited well before the show is released. That delays everything SO MUCH. I watch Bridgerton too and I agree that it’s a show that could and should have annual seasons with 13-16 episodes. But sadly Netflix refuses to change. Heck, they are still refusing to acknowledge that weekly releases are far superior to full or half season drops.
Personally, I think a multi-season show should always have at least 12 episodes, unless there’s a very good reason why the format/story demands less.
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Specifically, JJ Bailey has said that “we’re not going to see them hooking up this season, but I think we’re going to still love the two of them and want them to be together.” To me, that leaves some room for a potential kiss, but definitely nothing more than that. And yeah, it sucks that the show could get canceled before we ever get a kiss. It’s very much on the bubble and the ratings aren’t very optimistic, so that’s a very real possibility. But I also respect the writers for sticking to their vision and not compromising on the story they wanna tell out of fear that the story will be cut short. If they think that this pace makes the most sense for Shanebex, then I respect that.
Especially considering how openly they talk about the ship. Heck, when I tweeted that I was certain that Jake Coburn and JJ Bailey are ready to give us the greatest romance as long as NBC keeps giving them more seasons, Jake Coburn replied with “true”. He and JJ Bailey clearly love the ship and want that story to be as good and satisfying as possible. That means doing their story justice and not rushing it for the sake of a potential cancelation. As much as it sucks that we may never get to see Shanebex get together (trust me, I already have anxiety over the show getting canceled and am constantly trying to think of ways in which to promote it), these writers are trying to give us the best story within the episode count and budget that they have been given. The industry sucks (god I miss 22 episode seasons), but it doesn’t benefit anyone if the writers compromise on their vision.
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Melissa Roxburgh and Josh McKenzie as Bex Henderson and Shane Florence in The Hunting Party (2025-)
