Father Francis Mulcahy // Laughing With By Regina Spektor

Just off my most recent M*A*S*H watch through, and as the Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen anniversary was not too long ago, I wanted to do my own little tribute.

Charles and Father Mulcahy are character who are written very differently, but both rely on music (in their own ways) to keep their sanity throughout the war. And in the end, they both lose their connection to it in different ways. After Charles works with the Korean POW musicians on the Mozart quintet (pictured), and they are killed, the safety of his connection to music is shattered, and all he can think about when listening is the violence and bloodshed. This is explicitly addressed in the finale.

However, Father Mulcahy’s loss is not. Yes, they address his going deaf after the explosion, but throughout the entire show he is shown playing the piano, singing, writing war songs. His connection to music is much less emphasized, but it persists through the entire series, and although he may not be a technical prodigy, it brings him joy. And then he loses it, along with the ability to take confessions, and a number of other facets of his job and life that gave him meaning and brought him comfort. Earlier in the show, during a particularly difficult moment, he is consoled by his colleagues performing Dona Nobis Pacem (also pictured). After he loses his hearing, he begins to question God. “Are you Deaf too?” I think this shaken faith and may have festered into an anger that contributed to his problems after the war (he was shown struggling in AfterMASH).

Anyways! Enjoy my angst fest (also I am VERY open to requests, especially for this show rn)

(I’m just gonna tag a few people I thought might like these (I’m a long time lurker, despite the lifelong love of the show) @major-charlie @thebreakfastgenie @statictwoo @hawkeye-pierce-4077 @frankburns-eatsworms

what would you do if i was dying? would you hold me and let me die in your arms, or would you just let me lay there and bleed?

kinda-sorta redraw of this that i drew for the 40th anniversary of GFA -- i think i've improved a little in the 2 years since! plus i wanted to try more of klimt's style <3

I'm sick of internet negativity, so let's combat it: reblog this and saying something nice/pay a compliment to the prev in the tags.

ohhhh WIPs!!! i only have one right now im working on.. it's called 'the fruits' (title subject to change) its for MASH, about a MASH oc of mine, Father Thomas O'Malley

ill tag @andrandiriel @seepweed and anyone else who wants to join! no pressure, of course:)

wip folder game

rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. tag as many people as you have wips. people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

Thanks for tagging me @emthought! <3

I can't possibly go with all wips in my folder because there's simply too many, but here are the ones I'm (sort of) actively working on:

Daniel pierce (mash)

Steady as she goes (mash)

Fallen Idol character study (mash)

{Untitled} (mash)

Picture it: polyamory, 1985 (the golden girls)

Walks (the golden girls)

Little girl (the golden girls)

The envelope (original project)

I'm tagging: @the-eclectic-wonderer @eeblouissant @this-geek @eddiemartha @witchybitchybisexual @stxrmcloud @captainhunnicutt @chaosandorder46 (as always, feel free to ignore if you don't feel like participating ;) no pressure!)

hey there! if you don't understand what's happening here? this ain't for you, buddy so move on, this for the real ones 🫵👁️👁️

for the real ones: dantrap dantrap dantrap dantrap... DAN👏TRAP👏

yee fr, it's trapper john and daniel pierce (hawkeye's dad!!!) from mash! couple people (i and couple mash moots) kept "yes and ???" ing ourselves into a gorgeous (crack)ship and I've,,,, I've drawn some things on Procreate. I based Daniel on Robert Alda+my generic old man drawing tendencies so he is a bit... out there. But whatever, our playground, our rules. So here's couple basic sketches of that sweet old man+some sorta four panel pseudocomic w/ Trapper and Hawkeye.

M*A*S*H S6E2 "Fade Out, Fade In Part II" // S9E5 "Death Takes a Holiday" // S10E20 "Sons and Bowlers" // S11E16 "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" // "Why Judy Why" by Billy Joel

The last will and testament of Hawkeye Pierce.

Where There's a Will, There's a War - M*A*S*H, S10E17

ever think about how peg sent bj a red blanket?

strict "no fun allowed" policy