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Disney Grand Floridian Deluxe Resort Review and Information
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4401 Grand Floridian Way
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
Direct Phone: 1- 407-824-3000, Fax: 1-407-824-3186, General Reservations: 1-407-WDISNEY (1-407-934-7639)
Resort Class: The Grand Floridian is a Deluxe resort, the most expensive resort type. There are 20 different types of rooms, suites, views, and categories with prices ranging between $410 per night for a Garden View room during Value Season all the way up to $2,965 per night for the Two-Bedroom Grand Suite during the Holiday Season. During Holiday Season, the Grand Floridian has 14 room types that cost more than $1,000 a night, making it the most expensive Deluxe resort. The Grand Floridian is also the newest of the Monorail Resorts, having opened in 1988, 17 years after the Contemporary and Polynesian.
Location: The Grand Floridian was actually built on top of a man-made peninsula on Seven Seas Lagoon, near the Polynesian. On the monorail, the Grand Floridian is the most convenient resort to the Magic Kingdom because it's only one stop away. Although the Grand Floridian is close to the Magic Kingdom, it is relatively far from Epcot and Hollywood Studios and one of the furthest resorts away from the Animal Kingdom.
Size: The Grand Floridian is made up of the main building and five outlying guestroom buildings. You will find the check-in area, restaurants, shops, suites, and concierge level rooms in the main building. The Sugarloaf building also houses Concierge level rooms and has a separate Concierge lounge. The other buildings, Sago Cay, Conch Key, Boca Chica, and Big Pine Key are made up of Standard guest rooms. There are 900 rooms in all, which is about the same as the Contemporary and Polynesian, but relatively few compared to the nearly 3,000 found at the Pop Century Value resort.
Room Amenities and Quality: Most of the "Standard" rooms are about 440 square feet and can accommodate up to five people. Rooms come with all of the Deluxe amenities including: two queen-size beds or one king size bed, day bed, small table, two chairs, ceiling fan, internet access ($10 per 24 hours), 32" LCD television, small safe, telephone, hairdryer, iron, ironing board, alarm clock, coffeemaker, refrigerator, and bathroom with two sinks, shower/bathtub combo, toilet, and mirror. Rollaway beds are available for free, which is cheaper than the usual $15 per night charge at other Deluxes. Microwaves should also be available by request.
The rooms at the Grand Floridian are much more elegantly appointed than those found at the Polynesian. Plus, almost all rooms have balconies or patios and all rooms have double sinks. At an average of 440 feet, about 130 feet larger than the Moderates and 180 feet larger than the Values, the rooms have plenty of space for five people. I prefer the newly refurbished rooms at the Contemporary because of their modern look, but there's nothing wrong with the Victorian themed Grand Floridian and the room furnishings fit the overall theme of the resort well.
The most inexpensive rooms at the Grand Floridian are Garden View, which look inward at the resort and offer a view of the pool, marina, or courtyard. Located on the opposite side of the hall are Lagoon View rooms, which overlook Seven Seas Lagoon. The cost to upgrade from a Garden to a Lagoon View is between $65 and $95 per night depending on season. As usual, the most expensive view type is the Magic Kingdom View, which cost $105-$155 more per night than the Garden View. The Grand Floridian is considerably farther away from the Magic Kingdom than the Contemporary, so the view is not nearly as extraordinary. Plus, at only five stories tall, the views form the Grand Floridian pale in comparison to rooms on the upper floors of the Contemporary.
Personally, I can't justify the cost to upgrade from a Garden View to the Magic Kingdom View. During Value Season, the Magic Kingdom View rooms cost $515 per night, compared to $530 for a Standard Concierge Level room in the Sugarloaf building. For $530 (only $15 more) per night, you would get all of the additional Concierge benefits, including itinerary planning, increased chance of securing dining reservations, turndown service, in-room DVD player, newspaper delivery, and most importantly access to the lounge with "free" food and beverage service for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In my opinion, this is a much better way to spend the extra money. If you want a view of the Magic Kingdom then you can walk down to the beach and relax in a lounge chair for no additional cost.
The Two Levels of Concierge Service: As if 20 different room categories wasn't confusing enough, there are also two levels of Concierge service at the Grand Floridian – "Sugarloaf Club Level" and "Royal Palm Club Level." All guests staying in the main building receive access to the Royal Palm Club Level and all guests in the Sugarloaf building are limited to the Sugarloaf Club Level Lounge. The two levels are basically the same, except the Royal Palm offers a larger, more luxurious lounge area. Both lounges serve similar food and the rooms have nearly identical furnishings. The price difference is mainly due to the convenience and exclusiveness of staying in the main building. The Sugarloaf Level used to offer fewer food and drink options, but that has recently changed and the level of service is almost identical.
Theme and Layout: The Grand Floridian is Disney's Flagship Resort and no expense was spared in its planning, construction, or decoration. The inspiration for the resort came from the famous Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California and the Belleview-Biltmore Hotel in Belleair, Florida. In addition, the buildings are named after islands in the Florida Keys. The resort is extravagantly Victorian themed with red-gabled roofs, intricate gingerbread woodwork, and a five-story main building that features stained-glass domes, glistening chandeliers, and upscale Victorian era furnishings. Like the Polynesian, the Grand Floridian features a gorgeous white sand beach where guests can relax and watch the Magic Kingdom's evening fireworks.
The Grand Floridian has a reputation as being stuffy and not particularly kid friendly. While it's true that the Polynesian and Contemporary are more overtly friendly, the Grand Floridian doesn't turn its nose up at children and they are perfectly welcome. While some kids enjoy the Polynesian's exotic atmosphere or the Contemporary's fourth floor concourse, many other kids love the Grand Floridian's opulence and the way the resort makes guests feel extra special. It's simply a matter of personal preference.
Pool: There are two pools at the Grand Floridian. The quiet pool, which used to be the resort's feature pool, is 300,000+ gallons and the largest of its kind. The Grand Floridian's feature pool has zero-depth entry, which is nice for kids, as well as a water slide and rockery with a waterfall. The location near Seven Seas Lagoon is pristine, but overall it's not as "cool" as the Volcano Pool at the Polynesian or even the pools at most Moderate resorts. Nonetheless, the sheer size of the quiet pool and the elegant surroundings of the feature pool make it a pleasant and relaxing place to spend an afternoon swimming.
Transportation: The Grand Floridian is on the Disney resort monorail line which conveniently connects it to the Ticket and Transportation Center, Polynesian, Contemporary, and Magic Kingdom. Located in the back of the resort is a marina with a scenic boat ride to the Magic Kingdom and Polynesian resort. While not necessarily as fast as the monorail, it's a fun ride that I would recommend trying at least once. For Epcot, guests ride the resort monorail to the Transit Center and then switch monorail lines to the Express route.
Travel to the Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios is via bus. Most of the time, bus service will be shared with at least one other resort. The Grand Floridian is usually picked up and dropped off last which can equate to longer transit times coming back from the Parks and the strong possibility that it will be standing room only on the way to the Parks. It isn't so bad when the Grand Floridian shares buses with the Polynesian, but plan to spend an extra 15 minutes on the bus if it's sharing with the Wilderness Lodge. The Grand Floridian is about as far away as possible from the Animal Kingdom and not particularly close to Epcot or the Hollywood Studios either. Unlike the Polynesian, it is not possible to walk to the Transit Center to get on the Express Epcot Monorail and there is no walkway to the Magic Kingdom like there is at the Contemporary.
The times below are calculated after the bus, monorail, or boat leaves for its final destination.
Hollywood Studios via Bus: about 20 minutes
Epcot via Resort Monorail then switch to Epcot Monorail: about 35 minutes, depending on how long it takes for the Epcot Monorail train to arrive.
Animal Kingdom via Bus: about 25 minutes
Magic Kingdom via Monorail: about 5 minutes
Magic Kingdom via Boat: about 10 minutes
Best Rooms: The suites in the main building are the best rooms, but they'll run you anywhere between $1,310 and $2,965 per night which is out of most people's budgets. Of the Standard rooms, I would recommend requesting a room in Big Pine Key. It's located nearest to the beach and quiet pool and about as close as the other buildings to the restaurants, monorail station, and buses. There really isn't a tremendous upside to any particular Standard room location since Disney charges extra for any upgraded furnishings or view.
Lodge Tower rooms cost almost as much as Magic Kingdom Views, sleep four instead of five, and have views of the courtyard or pool. They are more expensive because they have a separate seating area, along with additional furniture, an extra television, and a private balcony. At a minimum of around $500 per night, the extra space probably isn't worth it.
On-Site Dining Options: The Grand Floridian has the most dining options of any resort at Disney World. 1900 Park Fare is a character buffet and serves breakfast and dinner. Like most buffets, breakfast is generally better as far as food is concerned. The characters at breakfast include Alice from Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, and Mary Poppins. Dinner characters include Cinderella, Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and, Drizella (The Wicked Stepmother and her daughters from Cinderella). Character interaction is usually great and most of the characters can't be found at any other character meal. Adults are $25 for breakfast and $36 for dinner, which makes this one of the most expensive buffets at Disney World. Unfortunately, the food isn't particularly good at dinner. I would recommend it on the Dining Plan, but I would only visit for dinner if you're particularly keen on meeting the characters.
Citricos and Narcoossee's are both Signature Dining restaurants and cost two table service credits each on the Dining Plan. Both are expensive, with entrées in the $30-$60 range. Narcoossee's is more expensive, with a menu predominantly made up of expensive seafood and cuts of steak. Citricos is less expensive and features a variety of fish, steak, and chicken. I would recommend Narcoosee's on the Dining Plan, but it is one of the most expensive restaurants at Disney World out of pocket. The food, service, and view are excellent. If you're looking for a special meal then Narcoossee's would be a fantastic choice. Citricos, while expensive, isn't necessarily worth two table service credits based on the price. However, the service and food are also excellent at Citricos; the menu just features less expensive options. Overall, either would be a great choice, but Citricos makes more sense out of pocket and Narcoosse's would be the better choice on the Dining Plan unless the Citricos menu is particularly appealing.
The Grand Floridian Café is the resort's casual sit-down restaurant. Breakfast and lunch are reasonably priced with a number of $11 breakfast entrées and sandwiches in the neighborhood of $12 for lunch. Dinner is more expensive with most entrées over $20. While a perfectly decent option, I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here and prefer it for a late lunch rather than dinner.
Gasparilla Grill and Games is the resort's counter service. It's similar to the standard Disney counter service in the Parks with burgers, chicken nuggets, and a variety of sandwiches. The Grand Floridian also serves afternoon tea between 2 and 4:30pm. There are a variety of teas, pastries, and other options. You can spend as little as $6 for a cup of tea or as much as $25 per person for tea, sparkling wine, and a variety of sandwiches, scones, and tarts. Afternoon tea is a fun and relaxing way to spend an afternoon break from the Parks.
Finally, Victoria and Albert's is the fanciest restaurant at Disney World. I could write several pages about it, but for now I will just say that it is unrivaled by anything at Disney World and it's on par with some of the best restaurants in the United States. Dinner runs at least $125 per person and wine pairings are an additional $60 or more. Jackets are required for men and women are required to dress fancy as well.
Full reviews coming soon.
Best For: Those who have the money to stay at Disney's flagship resort. People who want to take advantage of the resort monorail and plan to spend a considerable amount of time relaxing and enjoying the resort.
Worst For: Those on a budget or people who would otherwise have to make sacrifices to afford it. People who plan to spend most of their time away from the Magic Kingdom and plan to rely on Disney transportation.
Summary of Key Points: The Grand Floridian is one of Disney's finest resorts. Suffice to say, all of your friends will be jealous when you tell them you're planning to stay here. The resort has tremendous upside with only a few minor detractions. First, let's quickly consider potential problems. At a minimum of $410 per night, the Grand Floridian is the most expensive Deluxe resort at Disney World. Second, although it is close to the Magic Kingdom, it is one of the furthest resorts from the Animal Kingdom and not particularly convenient to Epcot or the Hollywood Studios either. While the monorail ride to Epcot is usually fun, it can routinely take 45 minutes to ride to the Ticket Center, walk over to the Express Monorail, wait for a train, and ride to Epcot. The Grand Floridian potentially shares bus service with the Polynesian and Wilderness Lodge, so buses may be standing room only on the way to the Parks and it will take even longer to return from the Parks due to the extra stops. Finally, while kids are certainly welcome, the Grand Floridian is not as overtly kid-friendly as the Polynesian or Value resorts. Nonetheless, plenty of children love the luxurious atmosphere.
With that out of the way, we can consider the resorts many positive features. The Grand Floridian is far and away the most elegant Disney resort with beautiful architecture and outstanding service. There will be no doubt that you are staying at Disney's flagship resort. While the resort has six separate buildings, none of the rooms should be more than a 5-10 minute walk to any point of interest at the resort. At about 440 square feet, the rooms are large enough to sleep five people comfortably. The furnishings, beds, and bathrooms are all top quality. The beach on Seven Seas Lagoon is gorgeous and a fantastic spot to relax or enjoy the evening fireworks from the Magic Kingdom. The quiet pool, at over 300,000 gallons, is the largest of its kind at Disney World and is plenty of space to spread out and enjoy the cool water on a hot day. While the feature pool is not extravagantly themed, it is still in an excellent location and it feels like it fits in the overall atmosphere of the resort.
The Grand Floridian also excels in terms of dining options and quality. It's connected to the Polynesian and Contemporary resort by monorail, which puts you only a few minutes away from Kona Cafe, Chef Mickey's, 'Ohana, California Grill, The Wave, and more. Citricos, Narcoossee's, and Victoria and Albert's are all amazing and 1900 Park Fare is a fun buffet with unique characters. The Grand Floridian Café, while not particularly special, is a nice alternative when you want a more casual sit-down meal and afternoon tea is a relaxing way to spend an afternoon away from the Parks. The resort's counter service is nothing special, but it's adequate as well. With all of these dining options, the Grand Floridian is an excellent choice for those who plan to eat several meals away from the Parks.
Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend the Grand Floridian to anyone who can afford it. The resort is as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside. The downsides, other than the price, are all minor compared to the many advantages. Whether or not it's worth the price is up to the individual. I never recommend straining financially to afford Deluxe accommodations because many people who stay at Value or Moderate resorts enjoy their vacation just as much, if not more. Remember, once you leave the resort everyone is in the same boat, no matter where they're staying. Nonetheless, the additional resort amenities, convenience, and elegant theme make the Grand Floridian a favorite resort of many Disney vacationers and it should be on the short list of anyone considering a Deluxe or Villa level resort.
Overall Rank on The Best Disney World Deluxe Resorts: 1st out of 8
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Joseph Campbell is Holding You Back
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The way in which we, as a community, judge and analyze Star Wars films seems to be stuck at a certain level of maturation that has dissuaded new voices entering the conversation and has actively shut out entire efforts of interpretation, application, and critical analysis. For too long now, Star Wars has been synonymous with Joseph Campbell's monomyth and Hero's Journey; perhaps it is time to break the analytical log jam. By allowing for more than this one strict interpretation of a film's text, we allow new ideas and understanding to flourish while still being able to recognize the contributions that Campbell's methods have afforded. If we fail to let in new ideas, new methods, new understandings, we will never outgrow the toxic poison in the fan community.
So what can we do about it? First, we must admit we have an addiction; then we will be able to start unlearning what we have learned. From there, submitting as students to teachers, we must find new voices and methods to explore. Then, you might say with no small dose of irony, we can become Masters of Two Worlds.
There is no denying the influence of Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces on George Lucas' creative works. Lucas studied storytelling and mythology while a film student; Campbell's seminal work was celebrated as a method of understanding storytelling throughout history, a method of bridging all traditions of storytelling together into one homogeneous understanding of the human condition. Starwars.com did a retelling of Lucas and Campbell's first meeting, as well as an alignment of Campbell's review of Star Wars to his own theses on storytelling. You can find a countless array of YouTube videos, articles, and podcasts that analyze to excruciating detail the way in with the Skywalker saga lines up with the Hero's Journey. Lucas, as Starwars.com noted in its second part, even financed the television short-series that brought Campbell's teachings (which will be referred to as the "monomyth" for ease of reading going forward) to the public at large. Star Wars has become inseparable from the idea of the Hero's Journey. But instead of that being the wind beneath Star Wars' wings, it may have become the anchor around its neck.
So much of modern cinema comes from the monomyth, and so much of historical storytelling can be understood through that same lens. We cannot deny how well tales line up against the three-part structure that the monomyth prescribes, as well as the different sub-steps included. We all love a good "kill your gods" moment, or a hero "refuses the call" sequence. The impact of the monomyth has become so pervasive that now it has become standard to apply all storytelling efforts against it to see how they stack up. Now, allegiance and adherence to the Hero's Journey has become the rubric by which a film, particularly new Star Wars movies, is graded. The idea of the monomyth has exceeded its original mandate of "attempting to understand storytelling" and has now replaced critical analysis and review of new storytelling efforts. Constant application of the monomyth has made it more crutch than tool, more plate than fork and knife.
There are three common criticisms against the monomyth which point out its oddly restrictive nature of the monomyth:
Because the monomyth seeks to understand the common elements and themes in storytelling, it is overwhelmingly male-centric. Historically, when the monomyth analysis is applied to myths and legends, it would have identified the heroes as male. However, when the monomyth is used prescriptively, it dictates that the hero is male, relegating half of the entire species' population to support staff, temptresses, or victims. When authors and creators (and analysts like ourselves) begin with the monomyth framework in mind, it inherently denies the opportunity for female heroes to have their respective turn on the marquee banner.
Classical myths rely on the intervention of the divine to either push protagonists or to confirm their positions; that is, either a hero's quest begins when the gods go crazy or a hero wins when divine favor falls on them. However, modern cultures do not understand the divine to behave the same way anymore. We are too aware that good things can happen to bad people regardless of how the spiritual side of existence behaves, that bad people can absolutely achieve their goals without spiritual forces piercing the veil in order to aid the poor and downtrodden left in the wake of the villain, and, unfortunately, a burgeoning population disputes the very existence of any sort of life-after-life anyway. The monomyth requires storytelling to operate within a societal construct that simply does not exist today which leads to an audience's collective eye-rolling when the hero wins by virtue of "being the good guy."
The lone wolf, the Chosen One, the Savior of All; the monomyth celebrates and idolizes the lone hero who alone can save the world. Perhaps it is more a modern evolution in terms of storytelling (especially considering the length of historical and classical mythologies), but we now have room for the team, the group, the squad by which to overcome evil. Not dissimilar from the classical storytelling reliance on divine intervention, society has seen that the lone figure cannot save us, that heroic endeavors require collaboration, team-building, and fellowship. If no man is truly an island unto himself and is instead part of the continent, then why do we expect our heroes to be any different? Again, from an historical perspective, our stories tell of us of the lone figure facing down the monsters, but perhaps as far back as the life of Christ has mankind understood that none of our actions occur in a vacuum; we all require reliance on others, even those responsible for saving galaxies.
Not to take away from the benefits of understanding and applying the Hero's Journey to our stories in order to better understand their structure and applicability, these issues demonstrate the problems of both exclusive reliance of the monomyth to analysis as well as crafting stories from the monomyth itself as if it were intended to be a blueprint.
But, we're here to talk about Star Wars!
If we can put aside for the moment Star Wars' obsession with the monomyth, is it possible and beneficial to analyze and consider the sequel trilogy under a new light? If we can understand a different style of structure and apply its basic tenets to the most recently completed trilogy, we can indeed cultivate a new understanding. If most of the issues with the monomyth arise out of more modern evolutions and societal changes, then it makes sense that the most recently released films would benefit the most from switching out our analytical lenses.
Consider then Impact Theory, which focuses efforts to identify the Main Character and the Impact Character in a story. According to this theory, a story revolves around how the Main Character responds to the impact that the Impact Character has where the Main Character can choose to either adopt or reject the Impact Character's ideology; the conclusion to the story and the end of the Main Character's arc will confirm whether the Main Character chose wisely or poorly in either their adoption or rejection of the proffered ideology. Considering characters and stories this way requires consideration of which characters are offered change, who accepts change, and who achieves their goals in the end. It demonstrates relationships and connections between characters and helps provide understanding of why what happens to the Main Character happens indeed.
Considering the sequel trilogy, there are clearly two focal characters: Rey and Kylo Ren. The audience spends more time with them than any other character or even set of characters. They are the two characters where the audience is privy to their internal processing and personal dilemmas. We see Rey pilfering the dead and preparing her one quarter portion for dinner; we also see Kylo Ren asking his grandfather's spirit for forgiveness for his lack of total devotion. These sequences are different from Finn's exasperation because of how much development the characters are allowed (Finn gets juuuuust enough whereas the Rey and Kylo's scenes provide quite a bit to chew on) and Poe never gets a moment to himself for such introspection (at least in The Force Awakens). Han and Leia come preloaded with character already so the film does not need to spend time with them to provide anything new for them outside of plot. That leaves us Rey and Kylo.
The method then of measuring which character, Rey or Kylo, is the Impact Character versus the Main Character comes down to simply consider the story of the sequel trilogy from each character's perspective and ask, "Which character challenges the fundamental ideologies of the other, which character is given the opportunity to adopt or reject, and how does that go for them?"
Since rehashing the entire saga in a side-by-side chart sounds unbelievably fascinating a tad tedious, perhaps we can boil things down to the strongest moments that demonstrate which character is impacting the other and the result thereof.
The Interrogation Scene
Rewatch this sequence. Kylo Ren sits crouched, watching an unconscious Rey, waiting for her to wake up. Once she does, he threatens to take whatever he wants from her and then begins to psychically probe her mind. He is attempting to recover the map that BB-8 has shown her but he encounters strong resistance. Rey is able to rebuff Kylo's Force assault and actually turns it against him.
We have seen Rey fight back against those who would try and take advantage of her, specifically on Jakku when Finn first observes her fending off Unkar Plutt's thugs. Finn takes a beat to marvel at her ability to take care of herself even against unfriendly odds. Rey is doing the same thing with Kylo albeit with a different set of tools, tools she was previously unaware she had access to. Rey is remaining true to herself: not willing to let a schoolyard bully simply take her lunch money without a fight.
However, Kylo Ren comes out of this encounter drastically. Gone is the bravado of watching his sleeping captive, the arrogance of threatening that he can take whatever he wants. Now, he is in retreat, scared of her powers responding to his and how that changes the dynamic between them. This is the audience's first opportunity to see a change in Kylo Ren and it revolves around making his personal panic now very public; where we knew, from his conversation with Vader's mask, that he already struggled to live up to the image he desired, now that same insecurity is on full display for Rey, Snoke, and the entirety of the First Order to see. Kylo goes on to place his failure to secure the map from Rey on Snoke's lack of complete training, which undermines the confidence he had in front of Hux earlier on in the film. In this sequence, we can see the impact that an encounter with Rey has clearly had on Kylo, even when Rey is not the primary acting agent in the scene.
The Force Bond
Oh, the Force Bond, you source of so much hanging of hopes and subsequent consternation, you. What you lack in clarity you make up for in intrigue and applicability. But if we set aside the concept of the Force Bond momentarily, we can focus on the characters that are affected by it.
Rey and Kylo connect through the Force in this way several times both in The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker. But it seems to affect them in slightly different ways: Kylo Ren experiences more of Rey's surroundings than she of his. Consider that Kylo feels the raindrops while aboard Snoke's command ship, Vader's helmet falls from Ren's personal room to right in front of him while standing on Kijimi, and the lightsaber is passed from Rey to Kylo (Ben) to fend off the Knights of Ren. Rey only experiences something from Kylo's side of the conversation coming through to her own while on Ahch-To when Kylo himself is visible (even to Luke) and also when the beads Kylo Ren knocks over on Kijimi spill over into his personal space on the Star Destroyer.
Why is this? Why is it that Kylo has more visceral experiences this way than Rey does? It may be due to the certainty with which Rey accepts what is happening between them, whereas Kylo has to ask aloud, "Why is the Force connecting us?" Rey continues to move through life, even her elementary Jedi training, with the child-like acceptance and earnestness that got her through life on Jakku. She does not spend much time asking why things have happened the way that they have; rather, she accepts their happening and asks how to move forward. She wants to know her place in "all of this," rather than why the Force awakened in her. She wants to know if Luke will come back and rescue the foundling Resistance instead of why he abandoned them in the first place. She asks, "Is it true you tried to kill Ben Solo" rather than, "Why did you try to kill him?" Kylo is stuck on the why questions. Why can he not devote himself entirely to the Dark Side? Why does Snoke continue to delay his continued training in the Force? Why is the Force connecting him with Rey?
Rey's acceptance of events is having a literal impact on Kylo as he continues to receive touches from her side. The rain drops tell us of the intimacy of their burgeoning relationship, but she receives no such physical connection in the same way. Kylo can tell Rey's location during Rise of Skywalker based on the manifestations that pass through their connection, but Rey does not need that type of information (since she knows where he is already). Lastly, Rey sends the lightsaber through the Force bond in order to give him a fighting chance. Without Rey's moral and literal intervention, Kylo does not make it out of any of this alive.* The impact on Kylo is both physical and emotional; he experiences Rey's world in both those same conditions as well.
Kylo's last experience with the Force Bond in The Last Jedi demonstrates the impact it has had on him as a character. Rey, who was once willing to reach out and take his hand, to work together to restore his standing in the Light Side of the Force, now slams shut the doorway between them without allowing him a single word. This comes on the heels of Kylo confronting Luke and making the grand genocidal threat that he is ready to take up the full mantle of the First Order's Supreme Leader. He is out to destroy the galaxy now. Where once Kylo could have been interested in simply ruling and guiding the galaxy, establishing his own brand of justice and peace, he has instead settled on domination and holocaust. Rey's attempts at saving Ben Solo actually pushed Kylo Ren further away, further down the downward spiral. She wanted to reach out and pull him back in, to actually save him from himself. However, Kylo rejected her approach of acceptance and clung only harder to his own ideas. He dug in his heels in these moments as a result of the connection created between them.
The Death Star II Wreckage
When our two characters are locked in saber combat, there is more going on than simply trying to out-athlete the other. Kylo is on his mission to bring Rey before the Emperor or kill her in the attempts to do so, while Rey had been trying to find her own way to Exogol. Through the course of the battle, Leia reaches out with the last of her life's energy to contact Kylo.** During the ensuing moment where Kylo reacts to her mother's psychic caress, Rey takes the attack of opportunity and strikes Kylo with his own saber. However, instantly regretting having defeated him in such a way, and without resolving their inter-character tensions, she stops to heal him by sharing her own life force with him, as she had done with the sandworm on Pasanna. Rey has already clarified that doing so requires giving up some of the healer's life in exchange for the healing bestowed on the victim.
This one is much more on the nose than other examples: Rey's selfless action of sacrificing her life for that of her foe is a clear action step taken in order to affect the other. Kylo cannot continue the story if he is struck down here.
Rey's healing does more for Kylo than simply prevent his passing. The combined efforts of Han (during The Force Awakens), Luke (in The Last Jedi), Leia, and now Rey have finally been able to penetrate the armor that Kylo had built around himself. He is able to turn away from his obsession with the Dark Side and embrace the forgiveness offered him by friends and family. He has now seen the depth of Rey's capacity for selflessness, he is compelled to renounce the First Order, Snoke, Palpatine, and everything associated with his mistakes and misdeeds. His position within the Force has been restored to its former standing but this time he gets to experience it without the interference of the galaxy's most powerful Dark Side agents assaulting him at every turn. He, for the first time, has a fighting chance.
Crunch the Numbers
Looking at these examples, we can see how Rey plays the role of Impact Character and Kylo Ren is the Main Character. Rey's worldview is rooted in kindness and the greater good; Kylo's worldview is focused on revenge and obsession. However, by the end of the trilogy, we can see which one rubbed off on the other. Rey's constant compassion has worn down the armor Ren spent years building around himself. If Impact Theory contends that the author passes judgment on worldviews by the outcome of the Main Character, it becomes clear how the writers behind Kylo Ren considered him. Perhaps it should not come as so great a shock to conclude that kindness, self-sacrifice, duty, and honor all come out ahead of self-interest, bitterness, vengeance, and isolation. Rey continually offered Kylo Ren the opportunity to change his approach to match her own; she constantly showed him a new way of operating. While he rejects it in The Last Jedi, he ultimately accepts her offerings in Rise of Skywalker, culminating in his absconding the Dark Side.
The entire Star Wars saga has never been shy about its moralism nor its idolization of heroism, and the sequel trilogy is no different. Ben Solo, then redeemed into his pure state as a Skywalker, becomes the force (ha) that enables Rey to overcome the entirety of darkness in the universe, the personification of all that is wrong internally and externally, the Devil himself. Ben achieves this enlightened state by what has impacted him the most: the actions and character of Rey, the scavenger from Jakku who had no reason to care for him but respected him enough to try. It is a beautiful picture of the life focused on serving and caring for others, and how it demonstrates the respect for their personhood, how such a life of service and kindness can overcome even the deepest darknesses. It provides hope for those in darkness to know that they do not have to be alone and that there is a way out; it provides assurance for those in the light to know that they matter and they can overcome their own personal darkness when they focus on sharing what light they have with those around them.
One last thing to address then is what effect this type of Impact Theory analysis has on Rey. After all, if Kylo Ren, ostensibly the villain, is the "Main Character," does that not denigrate Rey's standing and Daisy Ridley's billing? Could not this approach suffer from the same male-centric problems that the Hero's Journey is accused of above?
Impact Theory is not interested in the gender of the characters in order to make its determinations. While the Hero's Journey tends to relegate women to those roles of sidekicks and temptresses, there is no such relegation here done by the theory of analysis itself. Instead, what it may reveal is how often creatives put women in a subservient role. This might reveal tendencies and trends if applied broadly and repetitively enough. For just this singular analysis, it is not enough to draw any real conclusions from yet. It seems strange that somehow the villain becomes the Main Character under this method. Perhaps we as audiences have become so cultivated into believing that the heroes are the main characters and that we would not want to associate ourselves with the villains. This proves uncomfortable to grapple with. As a result, this analysis may reveal more about our own perceptions rather than anything inside the film as well.
After all this, then, where does that leave us? By no means do we suggest that the monomyth has no place in critical analysis. Campbell's work should remain one of the strongest tools of film analysis available; however, it should remain one of those tools, and not the only one. We as consumers of media must be discerning of quality or else fall victim to (further) corporate negligence by accepting, promoting, and elevating nonsense in our content. But, to do that fairly, we must be able to look at things from more than a single angle. By opening up our critical faculties to more than simply Campbell's work, we can first gain better appreciation for the things we have already love, and second address some of the poison in the community by rising above the discourse. While there may be an overall monomyth, we should never settle for a monothought.
Drew Brett
@TheDrewBrett
(ah the footnotes, where we can really let our tangents live and breathe and move!)
*More on Ben making it out alive next time, hopefully. Stay tuned.
**After watching TROS more recently, it seems possible that Leia actually sensed Rey's blossoming Dark Side affinity and spent her life force protecting Ben from Rey's killing blow. The way in which Leia calmly stands up from her terminal station, lays herself down, and then reaches out to Ben, seems to communicate passing her life force to him but we as the audience have no understanding of why. That "why" is answered when Rey hits him with the mortal strike; Rey is subsequently dumbstruck when she feels Leia's life slip away rather than Kylo Ren's. Is it possible Rey kills Leia inadvertently, making Leia's last action one of self-sacrifice to save both her son as well as her student?
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Glock Armorer's Course
1/9/2020 - Clubhouse - 8:00-5:00
Glock Armorer's Course: Learn how to safely use and maintain your firearm in one 8 hour class.
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Massad Ayoob's MAG-40
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Massad Ayoob MAG-40 This is an intense, four-day, 40-hour immersion course in the "rules of engagement" for armed law-abiding private citizens. The course emphasizes legal issues, tactical issues, and aftermath management.
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Tuition is $1000 ($900 for ISRA Members).
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Targets are furnished. All shooting is prone, with a one shot minute time limit. NRA Smallbore Rules apply as well as all NRA rules and tie breaking procedures.
F-Class matches will follow the same course of fire, but may be fired on A-27, A-51, and A-33 targets.
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Junior Team Gear Return Meeting
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Nazi-Looted Books Are Finally Finding Their Way Home
The Forward reports:
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NEW YORK – The annual ceremony and reception for the Teacher of the Year award of The National Herald has become a celebration of the best in the Greek-American community.
Once again, Publisher Antonis H. Diamataris welcomed the guests who came to honor the people who give of themselves in order to transmit the values of Hellenism and its most powerful vehicle: the Greek language.
Maria Makedon, the dedicated educator who is the director of the Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education, who has served Hellenism and the Greek-American community for 42 years at the Archdiocese, was this year's recipient.
Although and administrator and not a teacher- she has labored strenuously and for long hours to provide teacher's with the resources and support they need – Makedon was trained to be a teacher at St. Basil's Academy, an experience she will always treasure.
She offered a hint of her selflessness when she insisted on calling her current assistants, Eirini Pitidou and Athina Filippou-Katehis to the podium to share in her bright moment, telling the guests that they constitute her faith in the continuity of her sacred endeavor in the name of Hellenism and Orthodoxy.
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Horse with Hendra virus put down in Qld
By AAP – Wednesday 19 March, 2014
Queensland's first case of the bat-borne Hendra virus for the year has led to a horse being put down.
A horse has been put down in the Queensland city of Bundaberg after contracting the Hendra virus.
It's the first Hendra virus incident in the state this year.
The horse fell ill during the weekend and was put down on Monday.
Late last night, test results confirmed it had the bat-borne virus.
Queensland chief veterinary officer Rick Symons said the site had been quarantined and would remain that way for several more weeks.
Biosecurity Queensland is still deciding what to do about a neighbouring property.
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Goodwood Releases All-star 'drivers And Riders List For Festival Of Speed
6 June 2014 By Danny
Goodwood can today reveal a list of over 90 star motor sport personalities that have confirmed their attendances at the Festival of Speed on June 26-29.
The 2014 Festival of Speed theme, 'Addicted to Winning', has attracted some of the most successful drivers and riders in the history of motor sport to Goodwood and include legends of Formula 1, rallying, sportscars, US racing, motorcycle grands prix and freestyle motocross.
Added to the list today is 2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, who will attend the Festival of Speed with Shell and becomes the sixth confirmed F1 title winner for the event, joining John Surtees, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jenson Button, Sir Jackie Stewart and Damon Hill on the entry list.
Le Mans 24 Hours winners Emanuele Pirro, Andre Lotterer, Henri Pescarolo and Jackie Oliver will all appear, as will World Rally champions Sebastien Loeb, Bjorn Waldegard and Didier Auriol.
Richard Petty, the most successful NASCAR driver of all time with seven titles in the top 'Cup' category, is joined by fellow legends of US racing, including Indy 500 winners Al Unser, Kenny Brack, Gil de Ferran and Dario Franchitti and two-time Daytona 500 victor Michael Waltrip in one of his own Toyota Camry NASCARs.
On two wheels, 15-time grand prix world champion Giacomo Agostini – the most successful rider in history – will be joined by fellow world champions Freddie Spencer, Wayne Gardner, Chaz Davies and Dougie Lampkin.
Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy, drag racing legend Ron Hope, celebrity chef James Martin, Freestyle Motocross heroes Petr Pilat and Edgar Torronteras and X Games BMX legends Brandon Dosch and Kye Forte add further class to an astonishing line-up.
For a full list, please visit www.grrc.goodwood.com/festival-of-speed/riders-drivers*.
*This is a provisional list only and is subject to change.
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Q: IRLZ44N MOSFET switch - voltage drop across brushless fan

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I have an IRLZ44N with the gate connected to a 3.3v logic output pin as shown in the diagram below. The brushless fan is rated at 5v 200mA, so the resistance should be 25 Ohms. The fan is not switching on, and when I measure the voltage across the fan (labelled load in the diagram), it reads 1.5V. Removing the fan brings the voltage back up to 5v.
What is strange for me is that I'm seeing a similar behaviour when trying to switch using a BC517 NPN transistor as well.
I'm not sure what is causing the voltage drop here - is this normal and what can I do to fix it?

A: The gate threshold voltage is NOT the voltage you care about when using the MOSFET as a switch. That is the voltage where the MOSFET just barely starts to turn on.
You want the Vgs required for the rated RDson.
With 3.3V Vgs, you are right in the middle between the gate threshold voltage and the gate threshold voltage given for the highest rated RDson, so it could go either way whether the actual RDSon is a bit higher than rated (works) or a lot higher (doesn't work).
You can figure out what the RDson should be in the conditions you are running at using the Id vs Vds graph to find out what the RDson is at that condition.

A: There is a possibility that the mosfet is not fully turning on. I notice that in the datasheet, RDS(on) is only listed for VGS of 4V and higher. Still, you are only switching a 200mA load. So it seems like probably the transistor should turn on enough for that load.
There could be some resistance in the wiring setup that is causing a voltage drop. It would be a good idea to stick the negative probe of your volt meter as close as you can to the power supply, then, with the positive probe, record voltage at the source of the transistor, the drain, the gate, the motor negative terminal, and the motor positive terminal, and the power supply itself, just to see if there are any unexpected voltage drops due to wires or traces acting like resistors.
Adding a photograph of your setup would also be helpful.
Other debugging ideas:
Remove the transistor and replace it with a wire from drain to source (keep all other wiring intact). Does the fan spin now? If not, the transistor has no chance.
With the transistor in place, disconnect the 3.3V from the transistor gate. Temporarily connect 5V to the gate. Does the fan spin now? If so, it suggests that 3.3V is not enough to fully turn on the transistor.


Many travellers are searching for Unusual Things To Do Phuket, Phuket Thailand is quite a large province, a very popular part of the country for vacationers. It's definitely a way for you to immerse yourself in the culture of the country and get to know the customs and traditions of the locals. You can imagine all the markets you can visit for shopping and all the beach adventures you can enjoy. You can find Unusual Things To Do Phuket travel information.
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That's the particular beach you wish to visit while you're on a break, right? Well, there are many others as well so remember that as you're planning your days in the beach. Evidently, this is among the beaches in Phuket in which the waves can become big based on the reviews. People also mention jet skis, and whatever beach you visit, you definitely want to check out the activities available.
Nai Harn Beach is yet another recommended beach stop when you're in Phuket. It's actually regarded as the very best beach in Phuket and also the top attraction or 'thing to do' too. You can anticipate the identical sort of beach often, and there are vendors there. Lifeguards are on duty in accordance with the reviews, and swimming and the entire body surfing is fairly popular there.
Returning to the animals! Specifically dogs are the subject of the subsequent attraction in Phuket. It's the Soi Dog Foundation, which is a rescue center that features cats. Isn't it cool how two of the most notable attractions handle rescuing animals? It's really neat they may have caused it to be a spot that folks would like to visit, and the reviews discuss the experience being heartwarming.
The Large Buddha was mentioned earlier, however the attraction hasn't been formally introduced. It's the Phuket Big Buddha, and it is quite large indeed. The monument is constructed of white marble. I for one don't like visiting other attractions that cope with religion, but you will find others who would like to see the attraction, which can be rather new incidentally.
Regardless of what you should do while vacationing in Phuket, there is certainly plenty to learn. There is a nightlife there, and you could imagine there will probably be some really awesome restaurants serving up local cuisine plus more. Additionally, there are spas there. Can you imagine receiving the experience of per day spa in Thailand? It will be quite distinctive from the types of health spa services available from one at home.


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Many lawmakers and aides who crafted financial regulations after the 2008 crisis now work for Wall Street
Traders crowd the post that handles Morgan Stanley at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 22, 2008. Ten years ago, a global financial crisis struck and brought the U.S. economy to its knees. (AP)
Ten years after the financial crisis brought the U.S. economy to its knees, about 30 percent of the lawmakers and 40 percent of the senior staff who crafted Congress' response have gone to work for or on behalf of the financial industry, according to a Washington Post analysis.
The pattern, which applies about equally to both parties, is a stark illustration of how policymakers sought to profit from the financial sector after dealing with one of the worst financial episodes in U.S. history.
Critics of the revolving door say it helps explain why Congress — even as it deployed hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out Wall Street — didn't take tougher steps to rein it in.
"Some folks that softened Congress' crackdown on Wall Street shortly after went to work for the companies that benefited from the softening," said former congressman Brad Miller (D-N.C.), who served on the House Financial Services Committee and now works for a law firm that represents whistleblowers.
Former lawmakers and staffers who went to work for Wall Street say they are taking part in a long tradition of entering the private sector after playing a role in significant legislation.
In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank financial oversight law that established new rules for Wall Street, including requiring banks to hold more capital in reserve and creating a new federal agency to protect consumers.
"We've resolved virtually all the major reforms that needed to be done to avoid a repeat of 2008 — they have already been done," said Scott Olson, who started a financial services consulting and lobbying firm in Northern Virginia after serving as a top Democratic aide on the Financial Services Committee. (Olson said more needed to be done to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.)
The debate over how the revolving door may have affected Congress' response to the crisis echoes today as financial industry lobbyists and lawmakers work to soften Wall Street regulation.
The Post analysis found that Wall Street, K Street and firms representing financial interests have hired at least 15 of the 47 lawmakers who left Congress after serving on the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee in August 2008, just before the financial crisis entered its most intense chapter. That number includes six of the 10 senators to leave Congress after serving on the Banking Committee.
Seventeen of the 40 most senior staffers who served on the House Financial Services Committee in August 2008, as well as 15 of the 40 senior staff who served on the Senate Banking Committee at that time, later joined or took jobs representing a large financial institution.
Lawmakers and staff work for institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs as well as D.C.-based lobbying firms such as Signal Group Consulting and Venable.
To do the analysis, The Post used lobbying disclosure forms, news releases and news articles to find the employment histories of the senior staff and lawmakers of the Senate and House committees. Former government officials who became lobbyists or lawyers were counted as working for the sector only if they had personally represented a large financial institution or if that institution said their job included representing financial interests.
The Post's analysis may understate how many lawmakers and staffers went to Wall Street following the crisis. It omits congressional leaders and staffers, as well as other influential lawmakers and staffers who were part of the financial crisis response.
Key Obama-era officials involved in responding to the crash are also now working for large financial interests, such as former Obama treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, who is an executive at a private-equity firm; former Obama treasury secretary Jack Lew, who has also joined a private equity firm; and former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Schapiro, now on the board of Morgan Stanley.
Some former committee members who joined the private sector cited the financial stresses of life for many lawmakers on the Hill. Pay for members of Congress fell from about $165,000 to $151,510 from 2006 to 2015, when adjusting for inflation, according to Legistorm. The Congressional Research Service found inflation-adjusted median pay for Hill chiefs of staff has fallen from $160,000 to $147,000.
"There's always been an allure of making more money when you leave Congress," said former congressman Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.), who noted that some colleagues saw their pay jump to more than $1 million a year after leaving the Hill. "A lot of them are very talented and entitled to it."
That allure can be especially strong for members on the House Financial Services Committee. Party leadership often places vulnerable incumbents on that committee because companies with business in front of it often spend millions on corporate campaign contributions, said former congressman Paul W. Hodes (D-N.H.), a former committee member who now campaigns against money in politics.
In 2015, former House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) joined Signature Bank, where he has earned more than $1 million on its board of directors, according to regulatory filings.
This January, former Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) joined Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer after six years at the helm of the Motion Picture Association of America. A news release from the firm said Dodd would aid clients on issues "affecting financial services," among other policy areas. Dodd said he has not yet worked for a financial firm.
"The revolving door is a gigantic problem for Congress — far too many people are leaving jobs in Congress where they were working on legislation that affected major corporate interests to go work for those corporate interests," said former senator Ted Kaufman (D-Del.), who stressed he was speaking generally and did not think Dodd was influenced by the revolving door.
Kaufman and others point to key examples where Congress could have taken a tougher stand against Wall Street — but didn't.
During the Dodd-Frank negotiations, Kaufman proposed an amendment that would have capped the maximum debt the biggest banks could hold. The legislation would have broken up JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America.
Dodd joined 26 other Democrats opposing the measure. Dodd said he voted against the amendment because passing it would have made it impossible to get the 60 votes required to pass the overall bill. He also said it's not a problem that people rotate in and out of public service.
"There was a time when people in law firms would serve the public and that was celebrated," Dodd said. "It shouldn't be a pejorative: I think that way we could lose a lot of potential talent, ability and good people."
Those who find Dodd-Frank inadequate point to other issues. The legislation delegated responsibility for crafting key banking rules to regulatory agencies, creating a lengthy process that led reforms to be diluted or killed amid fierce Wall Street lobbying.
For example, lawmakers gave federal agencies the authority to curb the kind of exorbitant executive compensation that fuels excessive risk-taking, but new rules have not been implemented.
The financial industry showed its might in other debates, as well. In one example, Republicans in the Senate joined with moderate Democrats in 2009 to defeat a plan to allow judges to set new terms of mortgages, a measure that could have also allowed Americans to get more favorable terms amid the housing crisis.
"The banks — hard to believe when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created — are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place," Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), the measure's sponsor, said at the time.
Miller cited legislation he pushed that would have opened the largest Wall Street giants to civil lawsuits by homeowners for trading on subprime mortgages. The idea would not be approved until 2010 as part of Dodd-Frank, too late for most of the behavior that led to the crisis.
Many proposals pushed by Wall Street reformers failed to pass for reasons including Republican opposition to the goals of a Democratic Congress. But the effect of the banks' influence, according to former lawmakers, was to dilute the legislation.
"It's hard to point to any one instance" of legislation being squashed because of the revolving door, Hodes said. "But there were so many times you would just have to wonder: 'This result doesn't make any sense.' "
Frank defended the legislation bearing his name and said the largest banks had limited influence on Dodd-Frank. He said the biggest obstacle to more aggressive action was Democrats' narrow path to passing Dodd-Frank, which gave moderate Republicans power over key provisions.
"Frankly, the big banks had very little clout," Frank said.
On the Republican side, lawmakers and staffers said they were more swayed by the complaints of small businesses. Former congressman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), who was then the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, listened more to community banks, local businesses and car dealers than to the largest financial giants, said Larry Lavender, a Bachus staffer now at Jones Walker.
"It makes perfect sense, frankly, because when any new statute is being passed by either party, the people who drafted it become highly in demand," said Brandon Barford, who served on the Republican side of the Senate Banking Committee and now works at Beacon Policy Advisors, which advises hedge funds and asset managers. "It has been happening since time immemorial."


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J.J. Abrams has cast another ingenue as the female lead of his newest TV project.
After a lengthy search, British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw has landed the female lead opposite Boris Kodjoe on "Undercovers," Abrams' pilot for NBC.
"Undercovers," which Abrams co-wrote with Josh Reims, revolves around a domesticated husband (Kodjoe) and wife (Mbatha-Raw) who are re-activated as CIA agents after years of retirement.
Abrams also will direct, marking the first pilot he has helmed since "Lost" in 2004.
Mbatha-Raw, a graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, broke through during the summer when she was cast as Ophelia opposite Jude Law in the Donmar Warehouse production of "Hamlet," which had successful runs in London's West End and on Broadway.
Although Kodjoe and Mbatha-Raw are biracial, casting on the leads for the pilot was done color-blind, producers said, as they looked for the actors who best fit the characters and had the best chemistry.
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