Goggins: The man, the myth, the hero

Actress Olivia Wilde owes her life to her Cowboys & Aliens co-star Walton Goggins (Boyd Crowder from Justified) after he saved her from getting trampled to death in a horse stampede scene. [...] Speaking at the big screening, she tells E! News, "We were riding 40 horses deep, galloping into battle and if you watch really closely in the movie you may be able to catch it, but I got bucked off and I fell under my horse and I was about to get trampled by about 40 horses, but Walton Goggins turned his horse sideways and saved my life, so I'm very lucky to be here tonight."

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We talk a lot around here about Jaime Murray, which is fair, as she's very pretty and has a British accent, but there's also a time to acknowledge real heroes. Heroes like Walton Goggins.

You know how there are some stories where a stuntman will then parlay his skillset into being a getaway driver or a serial killer or a superhero, something? I like to think Walton Goggins is like that, but with acting. He goes around fighting crime, using his incredible acting talent to convince people that he's a doctor or an Olympic swimmer, what have you. You may think that him being the star of two critically-acclaimed television shows would hamper that, but no, because anyone who has watched The Shield or Justified forms a secret society of Walton Goggins helpers, like the Shadow has. Think about it. If Walton Goggins ran up to you and told you "I'm from the cast of Justified, I need you to drive me to the airport and step on it!", you'd have to say "Okey-dokey, Mr. Goggins!"


We're all Short Round in this equation.

Maybe it's like the A-Team. Goggins is the leader. Maybe Ice Cube is Mr. T, this badass gangster rapper who has to pretend to be a family film star to maintain his cover. Tabrett Bethell is the new girl, like Kitty Pryde in an X-Men comic, and the reason she hasn't gotten a new series is because she's so busy helping Goggins fight crime. And, you know, it weighs on her, but Goggins will hug her and say "You knew this job would be hard when you took it. You knew no one was going to order a full season of Poe. But you took the job anyway. That's what makes you a hero." There needs to be a fourth guy in there, so maybe Matthew Lillard? That motherfucker was a pitch-perfect Shaggy. It was actually a little scary.

So they travel the country, fighting Scientologists and stuff, and this stampede thing is just what the public can afford to know about their latest adventure. Was it the Gay Mafia? Lindsey Lohan? Smurfs? Who would want to kill Olivia Wilde? All I know is that there was probably a moment when Goggins was keeping Olivia Wilde safe and he just came out of the shower, his six-pack physique rippling with each dewdrop of moisture that ran down it, she tried to thank him, maybe taking off her dress to show one of those Victoria's Secret bras with the diamonds in it, maybe going commando, but he just said "Hey, we'd be good for each other, but it would never work out. You have a promising acting career, and I have a never-ending mission to eradicate evil in the greater L.A. area and parts of Vancouver."

Then, after the threat was over, there was one last soulful kiss and she pulled him close, saying "I'll never forget you, Walton Goggins, or your magnificent supporting turn in Predators." He just held her close and said "Maybe someday I'll come back. But today... they're making a second Green Lantern movie. I cannot let that stand."

Because he's not the hero we need. He's the hero we deserve.

LotS fic: We're a long way from home and home is a long way from us (15/15)

Title: We're a long way from home and home is a long way from us
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,934
Characters/Pairings: Cara/Triana, Cara/Dahlia, Richard/Kahlan, Berdine/Raina
Author’s notes: Betaed by the lovely and talented susurrusnight
Previous: Part 14
Summary: Cara's always been ready to die for what she believes. She just doesn't know what she believes anymore.

( Cara didn't know what she was going to do as she ran back to town square. It was something she hated about Richard and Kahlan when they'd played heroes. But she had to admit, it did feel good. )

So hey, Smallville, how've you been?

I know it's been a while, but hey, did you know they released a picture from the new Superman movie? And it's got Clark Kent in-costume as Superman. That's literally the first thing the movie has released. It won't even come out until next year and here we are, looking at Superman.

I mean, whoa, what a major break from tradition! Actually showing Superman! I thought for sure they would hold off, maybe do a few sequels first, show you just a CGI Superman... in today's ADD market, there's no way they could wait ten years, but not even one? They're just going for Superman right off the bat! And the whole shebang, too, not just his shirt or anything. Wow. I don't know how they expect us to take Clark Kent seriously when he doesn't spend a month trying to become a football player instead of using his powers for good.

While I'm at it, how come Toyman can know Superman's secret identity, but Lex Luthor's entire character development has to be wiped away? Fucking Toyman has a leg-up on Lex Luthor. I just--HATE, HATE, A THOUSAND SUNS' MOLTEN CORES OF HATE!