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very passionate about turning off all the lights

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You know what my biggest problem with the finale is? We got so little in regard to understanding Rio as a character. I have the feeling that while we got to know Agatha fairly well over the course of the series, the moments with Rio were fleeting and superficial. Like if you portray such a powerful and ancient entity and make them feel something so utterly human as love, you are bound to explain it in some way or another, right? How did Rio fall for Agatha in the first place and WHY? Up until now they did such a great job keeping the portrayal of their feelings for each other layered and rich and so beautifully complex. And the tone in the last two episodes is so different in this regard. Suddenly we got Agatha basically just being a major dick to Rio the entire time and Rio - this grand almighty being - spontaneously reduced to a sulking spiky punching bag. Rios character arc just fell flat for me in those last two episodes. I expected so much more emotional conflict between Agatha and Rio. Like yes give me the anger, the hatred, the blame and guilt of it all - but wasn’t the whole point up until now that it was all dripping with love as well? A deep understanding for eachother? Isn’t that what made it so interesting and deliciously complex in the first place? Why do all this hard work to end them in such a one dimensional way?

I just don’t know guys… i have a lot of mixed feelings about this finale. After the superb writing of episode 7 I simply expected better storytelling. The actors were amazing, btw. All the love to them. But I don’t know, I think the writers could have done so much more with Agatha and Rio.

(somebody sedate me or talk to me about this… i’m experiencing feelings)

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can we talk about how hard it must have been to deliver one monologue across multiple different episodes/moments/costumes and still have it come off as not only consistent but one of the most emotionally charged moments in the show?

Patti Lupone the icon that you are

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they said this is the cheapest marvel series ever produced. see, this is what happens when you focus on storytelling instead of unnecessary stuff no one cares about. i loved this episode so much. please, give me more low-budget marvel shows that care about the plot, the characters, and their target audience. i don't need another rdj blockbuster marvel movie. you can have that. give me meaningful stories with a low budget, made by people who truly believe in what they're creating.

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Okay so maybe im delusional BUT I was rewatching episode 7 (because of course i was) and when Billy initially started reading for agatha he pulled the chariot and seven of swords reversed… and because nothing in this show is coincidental i looked up the meaning of the cards… and guys…

(from thetarotguide.com)

The Chariot:

Seven of Swords reversed:

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im pregnant and its nobodys. it aint even mine

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this whole ouroboros thing keeps coming back to bite me in the ass

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when your pet comes to you from another room, the preceding moments meant that they were alone somewhere and thought about YOU, an animal brain literally thought about you and came to you to see what you were doing. that’s love, unconditional.

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they should invent a grief that doesn’t define you in new and strange ways for the rest of your life

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if a teenager is at your door and they are wearing a costume!! please give them candy!! they are still in it for the halloween spirit and it honestly no different from a little kid in a costume. they are just as excited and happy as all the other lil tykes and dont you dare tell them they are “too old for trick-or-treating” because that will literally break their hearts and that’s not cool.

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This too shall pass but like holy fuck

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Czeslaw Milosz, tr. by Robert Haas, from “Late Ripeness”, Second Space: New Poems

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GUYS I JUST SAW THIS ON TWITTER AND I AM DYING

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