Father Mulcahy - Tumblr Posts
pajama party with the girls
yk Ur in deep shlt when the priest starts doubting
do u guys think they trade shirts
they, at least, were supposed to be unbloodied, no?
catch me losing my mind about these two again … sorry?
M*A*S*H 4077 During Covid
Hawkeye is going stir-crazy being stuck and isolated. His contributions to the “socially distanced” movement include a long-range alcohol distiller that can dispense two drinks six feet apart, a card-dealing machine that can deal the cards from a safe distance (while also giving him an upper hand in what cards he wants, shh), and socially distanced pranks (sorry Frank)
Trapper gets so desperate that he makes a full-body condom complete with a filtered breathing hole to ensure no sickness. Nothing stands between this man and his favourite activity. Nothing.
BJ is writing home all the time to check how Peg and the kids are doing – he’s so concerned whenever one of them gets sick that Hawkeye has had to physically tied him to his bed to stop him from pacing around the Swamp
Frank is absolutely an antivaxxer and conspiracy theorist. Seriously, you can trick him into believing anything. He does, however, loves the new rules and regulations and enforces them whenever possible (though Hawkeye always gets under his skin enough to get Frank in trouble of almost breaking social distancing). When he gets the weakest possible case of Covid, he absolutely believes he is dying and begs Margaret to nurse him back to health
Margaret is stressed to the max – she is overworked, overtired, and somehow has decided that she needs to master 16 different lockdown hobbies before the new normal despite having even less time than before
Donald Penobscot claims to have gotten vaccinated before he comes to visit Margaret, but he’s deathly afraid of needles. When Margaret finds out about his lie, she finally has an excuse to stab him (for medical reasons only of course – not like she is taking out any emotional frustration…)
Winchester has read every single research paper on Covid and is quick to correct anyone who states a fact possible wrong. Seriously, this man insists on rewriting all of the rules every time a new research paper comes out. Hawkeye and BJ pretend to be conspiracy theorist for a while just to drive him mental
Colonel Potter believes that perhaps this lockdown and social distancing will finally allow him to get some peace and quiet. And then he remembers that he is a doctor. And now he apparently has to start locking the Ivermectin for his horse because some idiot is trying to steal it (or whatever the 1950 equivalent is since it was only invented in 1975)... He is currently considering telling Mildred that he will be retiring early
Henry Blake freaks out the moment he hears about the pandemic. He can’t even imagine all the paperwork that will need to be created (Radar’s already made copies and labelled them), the protocols that need to be put in place (Radar’s drafts are simply pending approval via Henry’s signature), and not to mention that his alcohol supply is already running terribly low (Radar has been hiding away some to ration Henry’s drinking, but thankfully he thought ahead to order more before the supply chain completely gave out)
Father Mulcahy is currently broadcasting Sunday mass over the PA system. It’s not his favourite medium for liturgy but at least it’s something. He is getting concerned about how he suddenly needs between locks for the ceremonial wine compared to usual though…
Klinger pulls schemes twice a day insisting that he has Covid – but not just any Covid! This strain is deadly, so deadly that the only cure can be found in Toledo, Ohio. When he does get Covid, he is asymptomatic and just stuck in insolation for two weeks (at least he has more time to work on his dresses…)
Radar is definitely freaking out. He’s not sure whether he should wear a hazmat suit or if his bear needs to be the one wearing it. He’s trying to keep the camp in order, but this is definitely not making things easier
Zale suggests every type of “Covid prevention” practice you can think of (he definitely tried to steal Colonel Potter’s Ivermectin). As for them working though, well… the doctors have requested someone watch his actions 24/7 because they are sick of seeing him and his new medical emergency
Colonel Flag is an antivaxxer. Actually, no, that’s just a cover for him to infiltrate the antivaxxer society and learn what their motives are (for what is anyone’s game, really). Except, no, he’s just trying to get chummy with the doctors and trick them into revealing what they are really putting the vaccines. Only, no, he’s actually…
Sidney is observing the madness from a distance, sighing, and stating that this is seems like a normal reaction for the M*A*S*H 4077 to be having
Anyone else ever think about the fact that every single Sunday, Father Mulcahy has to wake up, dress in his robes, gather up his holy oddities, go to the mess tent, move things around so that they vaguely resemble a church setting, hold at least two services (one for Catholics and then a second for Protestants), services where 0- maybe 5 or 6 people show up, then clean up and put it all back as he found it, collect his holy oddities, put those safely back in his tent, and be raring to go for breakfast that is now happening in that same makeshift church space???
Because I just did at 2am and it feels somehow so very important
Hawkeye viciously attacked by a chair in I Hate a Mystery
always so wild to remember that bill was forty in the first season of mash like What
one of the most Severe cases of babyface ever documented i must say
May we pause briefly for the handsome priest?
father mulcahy has gotta be one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. just imagine. you're a priest in the middle of a war. you're surrounded by doctors and nurses working day and night to patch up hordes of wounded soldiers. everyone knows how futile it is - at the end of the day, these soldiers, these children, are just being fixed up so they can be sent right back into combat again. and what is your place in all this? you were sent here to heal the soul rather than the body, but few people in camp attend your sunday services, and confessions are sparse. the doctors have a nice clear number to tell them how good they're doing - 97.8%, the highest survival rate of any army hospital in the country. but there's no such way to measure spiritual healing, and so your invisible work weighs on you. you question whether you're even helping at all. and you become so lost in your feelings of inadequacy that you can't see the good you're doing. you can't see how much everyone depends on you. you can't see that in the middle of this violent, nonsensical theatre, your soft words, open ear, and quiet optimism are what gives everyone the strength to make it through each day. your mere presence has shaped this mess of a camp into a brilliant parish, and you're too humble to ever realize it.
M*A*S*H 2x19 - The Chosen People
Potter's Retirement: Derby Day party. Hawkeye is dressed up like Colonel Sanders and Mulcahy is wearing the Hawaiian shirt Hawkeye gave him.
He does look quite cute in the Hawaiian shirt. It's a shame we never see him wear it again.
Dating Father Mulcahy would include -
• Hugs… lots of them.
• Every so often he’ll say about how he can’t see properly, prompting you to remove his glasses and clean them, and popping them back on his nose.
• Thank you kisses
• Cold nights spent snuggled together in his bed
• He’s not one to drink (often, or much) so if you two do end up having a few drinks, prepare for him to be a bit of a shaking mess
• Playing sports together
• When you’re stressed or worried, he’ll scoop you into a big hug and just sit with you until you’d calmed down.
• Be prepared for him to sing to you
• He also wants to teach you how to play piano (if you already know how to, he would love to do a duo.)
• Dancing together in his tent, just swaying together lazily after a long day. There may not be any music, in which case he will hum to you - even if there is music, he will probably still hum along.
• Him putting his warm hat on your head whenever you’re cold… except it’s a bit too big and covers your eyes, but he thinks you look adorable.
love an excuse to draw him tits out
inspired by a photograph by carl mydans!! photo and sketch under the cut ⬇️
Mulcahy is absolutely the best athlete in camp, part 29476 (”A War For All Seasons,” when he gets mad that Klinger’s baseball got into his garden).
WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE TIME LOOP
Hawkeye- painfully aware of it. the first to catch on. he is gnawing at the bars of his cage from day one until the very end.
Trapper- would be aware if he weren't dissociating all the time.
Margaret- gets frequent deja vu but is ultimately unaware. she just thinks that the war is getting to her and vows to keep it together.
Mulcahey- whatever put them in the time loop is going to extra effort to make sure that Mulcahey doesn't know. if Mulcahey were to become aware of the time loop he would have a crisis of faith and eventually become a powerful agent of chaos, disrupting the operations of camp and doing everything in his power to drag them out of the loop. And out of all of them, he's the one who might just succeed. so he gets the turbo memory wipe.
Henry- oblivious. no clue whatsoever.
Klinger- he knows. he's grown to love everyone so much that it doesn't bother him as much as it used to. he still hates every minute of the war but he achieves some level of peace about it.
Radar- has adjusted to their new reality so much that even though he is well aware they are in a time loop he doesn't think anything of it. it isn't until years after he gets home that he realizes just how fucked up it was. he chalks it up to something supernatural and moves on as best he can.
Potter- he's already been in so many wars. if this one seems to be dragging on longer than usual.....well, he must just be getting old. less tolerant of hardship.
Frank- the man is so suspicious and paranoid that it'd be impossible for him not to notice. unfortunately he is operating under the delusion that God has put him in the loop because there's something he personally needs to do to win the war, and he won't get out until he achieves it. he thinks no one else knows and that they're all idiots. he cracks when Margaret leaves him because she's never ever done that before, and shouldn't that mean he did what he needed to do and that they should be winning the war any day now? he is expelled from the loop because he is no longer capable of operating normally within its confines.
Charles- oblivious but not in the same way that Henry is. he is actively repressing his memories as they are formed (canon fact). it's not that he's incapable of being aware, it's that he is choosing not to be. one day he will go back to his former life in boston, period. if his memories of korea are confusing and don't make sense, well, that is by his own design.
BJ- doesn't know about the time loop but changes anyway. the way he changes is identical to how janet from the good place can't remember anything after being rebooted but she kept growing anyway. in BJ's case he changes for the worse. his increasing fixation on control and his home life is a reaction to something he doesn't understand and can't remember. there's a voice in the back of his head telling him that the way he's acting is making.....something, worse. but he can't stop himself.
happy pride to the gay priest. legend says he’s still rolling his eyes to this day