Comments | tasabian: Michael & Tom convention pics; Musings on Allison.

tasabian

Michael & Tom convention pics; Musings on Allison.

Apr 08, 2018 20:46

When I was thoroughly enjoying myself at AwesomeCon last week, every so often I would be boggled that 1) I was actually at a convention with both Michael AND Tom in attendance and 2) the main topic of conversation among SV fans in the line-ups was Allison M's involvement in that creepy cult. As one fanboy put it: "CHLOE BRANDS WOMEN ( Read more... )

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ctbn60 April 9 2018, 00:57:55 UTC

ADORABLE!! Thank you for sharing. Yeah AM is so sad. Feel bad for her. I hope it works out.

tasabian April 9 2018, 01:18:05 UTC

Yeah AM is so sad. Feel bad for her. I hope it works out.
if the reports are true, she's gone from being a victim to victimizing others. I think being charged may be the only thing that could snap her out of the cult mindset.

ADORABLE!!
It was a non-stop barrage of PRECIOUS!

tariel22 April 9 2018, 01:08:09 UTC

I'm so glad Tom and Michael are going to Australia together! I think the Cons Tom does without Michael aren't going to be nearly as much fun for him. I loved the part where Tom could barely get his story out, because he was laughing so hard just thinking about it. The looks they gave each other! The touches! The way they made each other laugh, always! The two panels they did at AwesomeCon were a priceless gift for fans, and I'm so thankful we were lucky enough to get video of both. Already sad that won't be possible in Australia.

Lovely screen caps! You captured some wonderful moments!

I don't know what to say about AM. I hope fans refrain from asking about it, bringing it up serves no good purpose.

tasabian April 9 2018, 01:24:06 UTC

I'm so glad Tom and Michael are going to Australia together!
I need them to cuddle koalas. Michael has done this already but I need it to happen again, with Tom.

I loved the part where Tom could barely get his story out, because he was laughing so hard just thinking about it.
Out of control, giggly Tom is the cutest!

The looks they gave each other! The touches! The way they made each other laugh, always!
It was a relief how long they chatted at the start because the Q & A was a potential minefield. Would much rather watch them trade stories and reminisce anyway.

I'm so thankful we were lucky enough to get video of both. Already sad that won't be possible in Australia.
The most we'll be able to get is audio, if someone is covert enough. But no hope of vid unless the Con has relaxed considerably since we went. They're even pretty strict about photos. Maybe Michael will help us out and film a bit himself!

I don't know what to say about AM. I hope fans refrain from asking about it, bringing it up serves no good purpose.It's just ( ... )

gyri April 9 2018, 01:48:58 UTC

Oh my gosh. I love these stories, thank you so much or sharing. They both look so happy and relaxed, especially Tom. It's so good to see that. And so great to get this blast from the past. I hope they do a project together someday, or that Michael gets a meaty and fun guest spot on Lucifer.

So very distressing about Allison. What a waste and destruction of such a light, such a talent. I really hope she comes to her senses.

tasabian April 9 2018, 01:55:54 UTC

Thank you!

They both look so happy and relaxed, especially Tom. It's so good to see that. And so great to get this blast from the past. I hope they do a project together someday, or that Michael gets a meaty and fun guest spot on Lucifer.
I would love if they worked together again! It was heartwarming to see how much they enjoy each other's company. Tom can be a bit reserved, but not with Michael around!

So very distressing about Allison. What a waste and destruction of such a light, such a talent. I really hope she comes to her senses.
It's so sad. I rewatched a S1 episode of SV the other day and she was so lovely & talented...and now she's been under the cult leader's thumb for 12 years :(

complicat April 9 2018, 18:57:58 UTC

Great caps! Tom makes Michael look like such a lithe gazelle-like creature, heh! Good to see them having fun together

Hard to believe the cult stuff has been going on since 2006. I guess it shows how these things gradually drag people further and further in, possibly without them even realising that is what's happening. You have to give KK credit for managing to get herself out when she did.

tasabian April 9 2018, 22:52:17 UTC

Great caps! Tom makes Michael look like such a lithe gazelle-like creature, heh! Good to see them having fun together
Ha, exactly! Michael's a gazelle and Tom's a magnificent ambulatory Redwood tree!

Hard to believe the cult stuff has been going on since 2006. I guess it shows how these things gradually drag people further and further in, possibly without them even realising that is what's happening. You have to give KK credit for managing to get herself out when she did.
Yeah, AM's been in that quicksand for a third of her life now :( It's sounding a bit Last Days of Rome at the moment, more and more people getting out. Hopefully separating the leader from the cult will break his control.

frelling_tralk April 10 2018, 13:09:58 UTC

Aww, super cute pics :)

According to this article, Allisons’s parents are kind of involved in the cult a little bit as well https://artvoice.com/2018/04/01/expecting-arrest-allison-mack-takes-website-adoration-sex-cult-leader-filled-posts/#.Wsy2MMrTVvI

Her mother and father both firmly stood by fighting for Mack’s right to be in NXIVM and ignored mine and others’ warnings about the cult. In fact Mack’s father gave singing lessons to cult members for a feeIt makes me wonder if Allison’s upbringing as a child star wasn’t a very healthy one, and that’s part of why she got sucked in to the cult, but either way it’s very sad to think of her taking it as far as she did. I did wonder what her SV co-stars must be thinking, John Glover in particular was always raving about her and they seemed very close, it must be bizarre for them to read these stories of her being a leader in the ( ... )

tasabian April 10 2018, 22:54:28 UTC

It makes me wonder if Allison’s upbringing as a child star wasn’t a very healthy one, and that’s part of why she got sucked in to the cult, but either way it’s very sad to think of her taking it as far as she did.
If this was a situation where she financially supported her parents as a child actor, it makes sense they would have no authority over her actions now. That article is so sad. The food restriction alone would be enough to make someone irrational.

I did wonder what her SV co-stars must be thinking, John Glover in particular was always raving about her and they seemed very close, it must be bizarre for them to read these stories of her being a leader in the organisation and facing prisonIt must be so surreal for them. With JG in NYC and Allison at the cult HQ in the state of New York, they would have been in proximity but it's possible Raniere cut her off from friends he deemed "dangerous." She could only take acting roles with his approval - maybe that was in response to KK escaping once she started B&TB & was removed from ( ... )