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This is a link to Blake Lively's full complaint against Justin Baldoni and holy shit is it incredibly damning. Most of the news outlets are skimming over the details but it is absolutely worth a read:

https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/1629cc34e562e325/4410b1d9-full.pdf

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Untitled (1898) by Alphonse Mucha

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simply obsessed with them

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What are your thoughts on the whole Topo Chica thing? It was a pretty risque thing and as far as I can tell, the first outright queer thing those two in particular have done.

It cost them a lot of fans but it cleansed the fandom a bit at least. Still, I wonder if this was them trying to gauge how the fandom would react if they ever revealed their relationship, if people would be accepting or not

I didn't notice it costed them a lot of fans! Was there a way to tell? Negative comments? Another thing Rhett might be basing his arguments on then. I do think it was "a choice", although I don't think Link is genuinely interested in drag. Less sure about Rhett. For Link in drag I mean :)

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I think you will find this https://www.tumblr.com/sparkle-jules/770224764673458176/follow-your-dreams-link clip VERY interesting.

It goes along with everything you've said, it's crazy

I should have answered this mail yesterday when things still went along what I was saying lol (answering this after the family feelings cascade GMM episode)

Anyway, hmm, yes it fits. Link was hesitant to openly express his inner thoughts / feelings because he has received feedback he shouldn't be doing it. However, I haven't watched the entire video and I lack needed context in this case. I gotta say Rhett laughing as Link was saying all that was very disruptive and then he nodded his head affirmatively when Link said he has received feedback against it.

I tried to watch the video but it seems they have removed the option of unlocking one video per month for free? I don't even know if it was ever really thing or they are kidding us, because I tried to watch a video this way too last month and it told me "no this option doesn't count for this video". What are you giving for free once per month folks? Chase and Jordan backstage videos?

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They can't keep their hands off each other ‼️ ‼️

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(full article here)

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We all know what erectile dysfunction is but literally no one is ever taught what vaginismus is and it can cause people to feel extremely lost, broken, and cause people to take their own lives. Raise. Awareness.

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Hi! So i was rewatching the « hugging for 20 minutes.. » video and at 10:56 link got pretty jealous with his comment «this is turning into a cuddling episode ». I immediately thought about u and was wondering if you already made a post/analysis on this video and if so, can u link it please? Thank you!! Love your posts btw

Thank you so much 😊

I love this episode! I definitely have posted /reblogged stuff about it but not an analytical post . Most of the video was them having fun. Yes Link made this comment but it didn’t seem very serious to me.

My favourite moment was when they went for the 10 seconds hug and Rhett was like “yeah let’s demonstrate why this is a bad idea” and then they hugged and Link let himself in the embrace, he was half-lidded (my cynical mind tells me it could also be intentional on his part), his voice turned a little fuzzy and he locked hands (he always locks hands when he hugs Rhett) but the really interesting moment was when the time was up and Rhett did these little motions he does when he is affected and said “wow… uhm… it could have gone longer for me”, which gave Link the green light to add “It wasn’t that bad!”.

Rhett is the interesting one because in the beginning he was like “this is not gonna be good” but in the end he liked it enough that he decided not to lie about it. And because, you know, I don’t believe what they said about never hugging before for that long (10 seconds), it means to me that Rhett intentionally made on the spot the decision to not lie about it.

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I think the mantra makes so much sense because if they decided to (again) put off whatever the fight is about, and not talk about it, that means things still won't change for some time, which goes in favor to rhett (going by your theory). WHICH all makes sense to me because i have noticed that in recent gmm's rhett looks happier and the one that's being flirty and wholesome, meanwhile link looks like he is taking what he can get. like he is not perfectly happy but he is taking the current reality as it is and rolling with it and trying to make the best of it but also doesn't push it because it would be inauthentic to him. also whyy does it always feel like they are on a seesaw when it comes to being flirty on the show, they are almost never in the same mood for it

Precisely.

This lack of synchronicity has made me wonder too but I think it can probably be explained. When Link is flirtatious / suggestive, Rhett is horrified because he doesn’t trust how far Link may go. That much is crystal clear.

When it’s Rhett being flirtatious or suggestive, Link occasionally responds enthusiastically like “YEAAH BABY THAT’S WHAT I AM SAYINNN” but quite often he seems confused, irritated and angry. Perhaps he thinks Rhett is being hypocritical when he does this. Link is pissed that Rhett won’t let him do the same but when he does it everything is fine. Furthermore, he thinks that Rhett trivialises their situation for comedy and that pisses him off even more. When Link makes such jokes, you can often tell he’s also trying to send a message. But with Rhett you can’t know at this point if he’s trying or he’s only catering to the shippers for fun. And the bolder Rhett’s suggestiveness gets, the angrier Link gets at Rhett’s erratic attitude.

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Insolation 2 - #17 - Smart

Pretty Damned Smart.

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Thank you so much for the reply! :) When you mentioned the moment where Rhett said 'that's his new motto 'I'm not contributing'', I remembered how it sounded like when a couple are at odds about something and they can't help making jabs in public at opportune moments, and people around them are just left feeling awkward ^^; I also think you are right and you are onto something serious about Link and GMM… And I have to say that it's true, then Rhett/crew really dug their own graves on that one, because if Link wants to quit, it's not just because the show doesn't fulfill him artistically, it's also because it doesn't fulfill him emotionally, since he is always the butt of the joke, the loser, and so on. A lot of it falls on to him and his personal issues/communication, but some of it also falls on to the fact that Rhett enables it (to make himself look better by comparison) and on to the crew, because they don't have proper boundaries with them. Sometimes I bulk at the subtle yet palpable ostracization of Link during some episodes, and how he basically feels like he either has to disproportionately apologize to a grovelling degree, or double down and behaves even worse. So it's not that farfetched to think that he might want to remove himself at some point. In recent years, they've also created a lot of other channels, and ventures, so I think besides expanding their business these are also seeds they planted that could maybe one day grow to replace GMM, or to make it possible that they could at least slow down their involvement with it. But I truly believe that if Link was honestly having a good time and felt he was in an environment where people truly respected and appreciated him (which I don't really get from the crew) he'd weather the mundane and the boredom. If he expressed any thoughts of eventually dipping out, Rhett would probably be terrified, not just because of the financial implications, but because I think he is insecure without Link, despite being a bit complicit imo in painting Link as the lesser one, and egging the crew on. But even without their regular presence on GMM, they would continue to do well, given how many pies they have their fingers in, but that's not the same for Stevie, so maybe that's why she is taking it more personally, and at this point R&L are like guest stars in the main show, other people write, plan, and develop the episodes, they are just presenters, so as a producer maybe she feels extra responsible. I also agree with you that it sounds like Link wants to get on an RV and see the world, haha! I could totally picture him do that, and maybe he will do something similar after their youngest kid goes to university... Despite their fame and life in LA, I think they both lived relatively sheltered lives until they exploded on YT, not to mention that they got married and had kids very young, so they had to be responsible early on, and so I could see Link wanting to travel, meet new people, party, and just relive his youth (which is probably an expected midlife compulsion as well). Sometimes I think Link is disappointed by Rhett exactly because he used to idolize him so much, but then Rhett backed down from something pivotal (and I'm right there with you on what that was during the tandem jump era...) and it hurt Link. Rhett is also probably hurt, because Link doesn't always think things through, and doesn't understand that not everyone jumps without thinking and calculating, and he probably feels misunderstood as well. It's the case when two people love each other but ultimately want two different things, so either someone concedes but feels miserable, or he doesn't concede so they have to go on separately. I saw some scenes of this year's GME, and that moment on the couch made me think that Link in his heart of hearts hasn't given up hope, but something tells me that Rhett has decided to let the momentum of the last few years pass them and fizz out and is happy to only revisit it in fiction, like their scripted content...

100% to all of that

I am still owing that GME post... You know, when I rant I don't like GME... I mean it hehe. So I will have to push myself a little to examine some data......... more thoroughly before commenting on that part.

A tiny little moment in the latest EB caught my attention. During their irrelevant answer to a random EB question submission, Link said something like: "We have a mantra here, it's a new mantra but it's good. It's 'Don't talk about it'". You bet I found this curious, it could be the mantra smoothening their recent fights. Like, let's not talk about it because it always makes us fight, let's pretend the problem does not exist. IDK

On the other hand, about the GMM atmosphere, I got the impression (and that's over a very little number of the most recent GMM episodes) that Link seems to try to regain his place in the show. He does not try to sabotage himself that hard and Rhett and the crew both seemed more okay in the last episodes. Perhaps they got the cue from the comments that are lately siding with him and Link felt supported? Time will tell because I noticed that only in very few episodes yet.

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Another thing to add onto your list of things that make young Link come off as not so happy is the rum in the bathtub story, and what was it? On the night of his wedding? Or after his honeymoon? Yes we shouldn't speculate about something so sensitive but drinking rum to the point of nausea in a bathtub is not the action of a happy man. He seems much, much better now though

Yeah, compared to that, definitely

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ladies and gents may i present you with my favorite photo of Ella Fitzgerald ft. that guy

homie was down bad, and can we blame him?