Ashley Lyle
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medium-talent escape room artist, co-creator of YELLOWJACKETS, future Edie (big or little, tbd)
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#Yellowjackets
SEASON 2, BABY 🐝🐝🐝🐝
Teenage friendships, in all their gory.
Savor your first taste of
#Yellowjackets
Season 2.
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Well, we had exactly one day in the
#YellowJackets
S3 writers’ room. It was amazing, and creatively invigorating, and so much fun, and I’m very excited to get back to it as soon as the
#WGA
gets a fair deal.
#1u
#unionstrong
✊🐝
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So, I know some people really enjoyed the
#Yellowjackets
finale… and some people… did not (is getting death threats a showrunner right of passage? Because i can live without that one!) But I would love to take a moment to thank everyone who came on this ride with us 💛🖤💛🖤 🧵
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Misty Fucking Quigley is a real one 😍
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Celebrating the official return of the Yellowjackets writers’ room at the Magic Castle, NATURALLY
#magicisalive
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It's taken me approximately 30 hours to (semi) recover from this, and it feels impossible to express exactly how much this means to me... but I'm going to give it a try -- because, my god, how often does an opportunity like this come along? A thread...
YELLOWJACKETS is a hell of a good survival story, a hell of a good mystery story, and has its fair share of horrifying moments. What it's also got--so many current shows don't--is sharp characterization and a mordant sense of humor.
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This is incredible. Y’all are so talented
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If it brought you joy, or made you laugh, or think, or cry, or just provided a respite from real life, that makes all the craziness feel worth while. All we can do is tell the story we needed to tell. Here’s to S3, hive. BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ.
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Oh boy. To be clear, I meant that people might enjoy YJ for the opposite reasons they enjoy a show like Ted Lasso (which we like! We are huge Bill Lawrence fans!) As in, the converse of the Ted Lasso Effect, not some sort of anti-Ted Lasso sentiment. We're not... anti-Ted Lasso🤦♀️
Yellowjackets creators say "anti-Ted Lasso" sentiment might be reason for show’s success
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@elvenashes
@yellowjackets96
Noooo. Go to bed! Get some rest! There will be a bonus episode between seasons, but I love you guys and I don’t want y’all to lose sleep thinking it’s tonight.
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This is fucking infuriating. I was the “skinniest” I’ve ever been during S1 of YJ and it’s only because I was so stressed I thought I was going to die. I’ve since gained 30 lbs and I hate that even tho I’m actually healthier now people keep asking if I’m “okay.” LET WOMEN EXIST
The story of my life since Yellowjackets premiered. Most egregious are the “I care about her health!!” people…bitch you don’t see me on my Peleton! You don’t see me running through the park with my child. Skinny does not always equal healthy
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Are we gonna get weirder? Probably! Will the fallout of *redacted*’s death affect our (anti)heroes in massive ways? Will our girls’ struggle to survive against the elements (and themselves) get even down and dirtier? Do we still have to tell the story of Pit Girl? You betcha!
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I love this edit so much
she's a really strange person. a very bizarre specimen god i love her
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I voted YES on the WGA strike authorization vote, which will shock exactly no one who knows me… but I’d also like to share a few thoughts on why I did (and why I feel so strongly about it)…
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Especially our incredible writers, cast, and crew who worked their absolute asses off to continue telling this story. Whatever your thoughts (and you’re allowed to have them, whatever they are!) these people worked SO HARD to make this show.
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In short, making a show is wild. It can be thrilling and sometimes heartbreaking. And as an obsessive tv watcher myself, I know that being a fan is weirdly similar. Just know how grateful we are for everyone who spent their valuable time with us.
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We’re really proud of what this group of artists accomplished, and are really excited to continue telling the story of these fucked up women (plus, ya know, Jeff & Travis & Ben & Walter & Randy, bless their hearts) as soon as we can (hi, AMPTP!).
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Had an amazing
#Yellowjackets
reunion w/ the YJ writers (plus Liv &
@JRRnotTolkien
) at the Pride Picket at WB today. Somehow we didn’t manage to take a group photo, but I did make a bespoke sign (Special appearance by
@pmiscove
’s elbow)
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“when she has no other option she WILL drink out of the straw hole of the cup. shes surprisingly good at it”
Perfection.
yj characters and how they take the paper off of straws. a thread
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This showrunner is all for it! As are the vast majority of showrunners I know…
I wish I could figure out who’s behind this kind of misinformation 🙄
The WGA proposed that TV shows should hire a minimum of six to 12 writers, but some writers disagree.
“Nobody asked for this,” said one prominent showrunner. “Every showrunner I know is against this. It doesn’t make sense to anybody.”
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I may have reconciled myself to perpetual imposter syndrome, but this is pretty damn cool.
#Yellowjackets
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I am extremely overwhelmed right now and will 100% write something coherent in the near future, but for now I just want to say how much I love our entire cast and crew and writers and my god I could cry. And by could I mean I did, several times. 🐝🐝🐝
#Emmys2022
#Yellowjackets
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Shameless plug alert!
WE GOT NOMINATED FOR TWO MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS!!!🍿🍿🍿
As a 90s teen, this brings me inordinate joy 🍿. Voting is open now, so if our Fellowjacket Hive feels so inclined, get in there 💛🖤💛🖤
#Yellowjackets
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Now that the
#Yellowjackets
finale has aired I just want to say THANK YOU! To our amazing cast —
@melanielynskey
@JulietteLewis
@tawnycypress
#ChristinaRicci
@Sophie_Nelisse
@jasminsavoy
@sammihanratty
@courtneyeaton
@livhewson
@stevenakrueger
@TheKevinAlves
#SophieThatcher
…
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So yeah, this tweet meant a hell of a lot to me. And if anyone enjoys our stories even a fraction as much as I enjoy his, I think I could feel pretty good about my time on this weird, floating space rock. The end.
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T-minus 2hrs & 45 minutes, East Coast. Are the
#Elijah
fans as excited as I am??
#MikaelsonMonday
#TheOriginalsSeason2
http://t.co/ReDh3XgOJW
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Also, writing is FUCKING HARD. It’s not first responder hard, or coal miner hard, or public school teacher hard… but anyone who’s stared at a blank page knows that it involves both a terrifying emotional vulnerability and a mystifying, alchemical magic. Plus a LOT of hard work.
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We’re deep in production on S2, and seeing all the amazing
#yellowjacketscostumes
is giving me LIFE. So obviously I have to share some of my faves…
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Hope everyone had (or will have, if you’re one of those mysterious linear watchers [hi, Mom & Dad!]) fun with episode 203.
Just wanted to make a special shout this week to the incredible
@RukiyaBernard
, aka Simone, who is not only a deeply talented actress, but — fun fact —
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It’s true
If the AMPTP doesn’t make a fair deal, this is how YELLOWJACKETS ends.
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I wasn’t on social yesterday because we’re so busy with final prep but…
We found the PERFECT Adult Lottie, y’all. Simone is going to knock your socks off.
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“If it isn’t for the writing, we’ve got nothing. Writers are the most important people in Hollywood. And we must never let them know it.” And while film & TV are very much team sports (which is what makes them so much fun!)… this is an undeniable truth.
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There are corporations making BILLIONS of dollars based on that work. Our ideas, our dreams, our imaginations, our blood, sweat and (very literal) tears. As a show creator and showrunner, I’ve worked hundred-plus hour weeks for months on end. And I’m one of the lucky ones…
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This is so fucking cool
VHS was already going out of style in 1996, but here's a custom
#Yellowjackets
VHS case designed and handmade by me to celebrate today's episode – Stephen King quote and all!
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Some fun behind the scenes pics from tonight's episode. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
#TheOriginals
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"Turns out I have complicated feelings for a monster..."
You & me both, Cami. You & me both.
#TheOriginals
#TheOriginalsFinale
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@cadlymack
Fun fact, when we made the YJ pilot, Bart and I made a 40K production fee, split between the two of us, minus commissions (25%) and taxes, for 8 months of work.
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As indicated by the promo, next episode features shirtless Klaus. I repeat, SHIRTLESS KLAUS.
#TheOriginals
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From zero to
#ShirtlessElijah
in less than 10 seconds. WE ARE NOT MESSING AROUND THIS EPISODE.
#TheOriginals
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The industry at large has attempted to gaslight writers about their importance in film and television since the whole damn thing started; famously, producer Irving Thalberg once said:
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It’s hiatus week and I’m as bummed as you are! In the meantime…
I’ve been trying to stay off Reddit because my friends all think it’s going to send me off a cliff(stal) and I *mostly* have (sorry, I love seeing how you all react! I can’t help it!) but…
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Tonight! 8pm! CW! We're baaaack. Finncent sends the vamps & wolves to their room, Klaus gets maaaaad and Elijah knows it all.
#TheOriginals
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She’s an award-winning director as well! And a truly lovely all-around human. One of the things we try to explore on
#Yellowjackets
is that fucked up people don’t just fuck up their own lives, and poor Simone has been THROUGH IT. Luckily for us, Rukiya has been game for it all 💛
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Absolutely overwhelmed by all the love and support for our weird little show today! We’re so damn excited to keep telling this story and all the madness it entails*
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to everyone watching. It means so much.
#Yellowjackets
*more Caligula, obvi
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…and networks are buying less, developing less, and producing less shows overall. But guess what? THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHETHER WE DEMAND WHAT WE ARE WORTH OR NOT. In part because value was being calculated on growth & subscriptions instead of actual revenue…
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…the marginalized voices, who can’t afford to hang on for a ten or sixteen week mini-room in first position for months on end, with no script fee and no promise of residuals. Who won’t be set up for success when they eventually have the opportunity to run their own show…
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Bart and I came up in a traditional model that no longer exists, for all intents and purposes. We worked at every level, from staff writer to Co-Ep and eventually EP, learning as we went how to write, produce, and do post on our episodes. We never skipped a level…
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Nor were we asked to repeat a level, which is another thing entirely, and for which we are grateful. But that path is no longer available to most writers. Lower levels are not being sent to set. Many aren’t being assigned scripts. Consequently, they’re not being bumped…
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It’s not about what writers make, it’s about our fair share of the pie… however big that pie is. The pie we make WITH OUR BRAINS. And that contraction? Like everything, it will be cyclical…
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Facts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gender isn't binary, except for the two (2) shows about soccer. The boy show (Ted Lasso) is about what happens when boys play soccer (crying), and the girl show (Yellowjackets) is about what happens when girls play soccer (murder). Both shows are accurate.
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And it will eventually correct itself in some way, shape or form. Or maybe that’s how the laws of supply & demand will net out for a while. But we MUST protect the writers in the meantime. Especially the young writers just starting out. Especially the writers of color,
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I have read the entirety of the Dark Tower series three times, which feels insufficient (Wizard and Glass is my favorite.) I have dared many to challenge me in those "how many Stephen King novels have you read" online quizzes; none have prevailed. I am, in short, a SUPER FAN.
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I started with Pet Sematary. I would read as many pages as I could sitting in that dim aisle before I thought my absence would be noticed. Then I'd creep back upstairs, certain it would be the day I'd finally get caught. To wit, my mother's text from yesterday:
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HOLY WHAAAAAT. I’m at the
@sharonvanetten
&
@AngelOlsen
show at the Greek and Sharon OPENED HER SET with the entire Natalie rehab scene from the
#YellowJackets
pilot!!!!! I AM FREAKING OUT.
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But more importantly, his stories have provided me a comfort and joy few other things have matched. He's been a beacon, an escape, an inspiration, a builder of worlds I love to inhabit. Despite the darkness in his stories, there's always a core of hopefulness, too. Of light.
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The demand for movies and tv… for transportive stories… will continue to exist. Maybe there will be 400 shows made next year instead of 600. That’s a huge decrease, and it’s frightening. But again, if that happens, it ultimately has NOTHING to do with a strike…
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…have all but disappeared. And if we don’t fight for ourselves and our livelihood now — in the shows that WILL continue to be made — we will effectively relinquish our power, and the future sustainability of our profession, possibly forever…
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Or conversely, they’re being bumped without much actual experience (which, good for you if you can get it! But not a great thing necessarily in the long run…) Now here’s the thing — There’s a lot of fear mongering lately about a dreaded “contraction,” in which studios…
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Tonight on
#TheOriginals
! Watch
@stevenakrueger
catch some rays. RT if you're
#TEAMJOSH
.
http://t.co/Duyn4mgQ11
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"I think the rightful owner of this body is waking up inside me and she's angry" is my new excuse for everything.
#TheOriginals
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When I was a kid, each week my mom would take us to the Neptune Public Library in Neptune, NJ. I had a plastic milk crate, and I would fill it with that week's reads: Newbery award winners, the Boxcar Children, Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, E.B. White. It was my favorite place.
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Which it turns out is not a great business model! Oops! (I know this is an oversimplification. But still…) That is all likely going to change (and that process has already started) no matter how the negotiations go. But the facts remain: rooms are getting smaller. Residuals…
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Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for all the love & well wishes today. Also, this seems like a great time to mention that women (ALL women) are humans with intrinsic rights, and should be treated by law accordingly! 💛🖤💛🖤
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MAD RESPECT to
@julieplec
&
@Caryshotwife
for a beautiful, hilarious, moving, HOTTT, & deeply disturbing ep. BOOM CHRISTMAS
#TheOriginals
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@shackie_shiplor
@elvenashes
@yellowjackets96
I can’t believe I have in impersonator account does this mean I’ve made it??
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I cannot believe they might actually try to fuck with IATSE. These people are the lifeblood of our industry and, I cannot stress this enough, MAKE our content (and content is life!) They deserve EVERYTHING they’re asking for. SMDH
#IATSESolidarity
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"In our story we are the knights in shining armor" --Klaus Mikaelson, in my favorite line of the night (not spoken by Josh).
#TheOriginals
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I literally hate nothing more than being in front of the (any) camera, so you know we feel extremely strongly about this.
#UnionStrong
#WGA
“The studios have been getting away with murder and they know it,”
#Yellowjackets
co-creators
@ashannlyle
and Bart Nickerson on the current state of the industry
#WGAstrong
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Tonight! 8pm! CW! Walk down the aisle w/ my own personal Jesuses
@MichaelNarducci
&
@cadlymack
. THERE WILL BE FEELS 👰🎩💕🌷🌹👀🙀.
#TheOriginals
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As an English major at Columbia, I was asked to write a paper on the (I maintain, dubious) question "What is Literature?" I made an impassioned argument that the distinction between 'literature' and 'fiction' is arbitrary at best, and grossly pretentious at worst...
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In case anyone’s wondering, the only thing more awkward than watching a sex scene with your parents is watching a sex scene you wrote with your parents 😬
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I love how Dahlia says it all with a smile. She almost sounds reasonable. Almost.
#TheOriginals
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Tonight! 8pm on the CW. Four words: Elijah. In. A. Pool.
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I'm not sure how I first heard of
@StephenKing
-- I must have spied an alluring cover somewhere -- but I was suddenly certain that I needed to read his books. And so, furtively -- and more than a little anxiously -- I started sneaking downstairs when I thought no one was looking.
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I read IT in a week on a family trip to France. I felt like I was IN the Losers Club, and sat with my nose buried in that dog-eared library copy the whole time. I regret nothing.
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Here's baby
#Hope
being a total diva and demanding rewrites. JK SHE IS THE CUTEST.
#TheOriginals
http://t.co/aE1xh0FsOM
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Then one day, everything changed. The children's library was on the 2nd floor -- complete with a small and extremely creepy museum inexplicably filled with mannequins dressed like pilgrims -- but there was a back staircase leading straight to the heart of the "grown up" fiction.
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I sleepwalked while reading Salem's Lot and woke up alone in the pitch-black hallway outside my bedroom, clutching the Ukrainian cross my grandmother gave me for my 13th birthday. I was ostensibly warding off vampires. I wanted MORE.
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Clearly, I wasn't as sneaky as I thought. And while certain more, uh... adult scenes went a bit over my head, I was equal parts thrilled, terrified, entranced and enthralled. I was, in a word, fully and irrevocably HOOKED.
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Now that spoilers for 108 are offically out there in the twittersphere, I’d like to take a big, heartfelt
@jane_widdop
appreciation moment. Jane brings so much depth, heart, intelligence and warmth to Laura Lee, I can’t imagine the role in anyone else’s hands…
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...citing Mr. King (or Uncle Stevie, as he had been urging me to think of him for years) as my own greatest example of extremely popular novelist and Important Artist with Capital Letters.
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@julieplec
does it again! Can't wait to watch, terrifying plagues are MY JAM.
http://t.co/2p7kVyOcM1
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So proud of the entire
#Yellowjackets
team today!! This cast, these writers, this crew. We’re so fucking lucky, my god.
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You guys, Klaus is super Klausy tonight. He really out-Klauses himself. You're not even going to believe it.
#TheOriginals
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Cami's so smooth she can charm the pants off (figuratively) a 1000 year old resurrected vampire in a witch body (literally).
#TheOriginals
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