#[p] kelso

[clownrosary]

going to ramble a little abt my thoughts on betsy kelso (finally!) being introduced in pt 3 :P cause i have many thoughts, and i need to get them out!

overall i do have to say im pretty excited- i always found it kinda strange that kelso + brooke was a pretty big storyline in t70s, but betsy wasn't mentioned at all in earlier apisodes of t90s. i do think it'll be rly cool to see the kelso siblings interact though, and i've rly been hoping she would come along!

i have seen a few ppl saying that it's weird that jay like... hasn't mentioned having a sister at all until now, and while i agree that it is strange, i do think the writers will find a way around that. half-sibling relationships can be complicated (i would know), and there's no one correct way to have a relationship with your siblings. especially when keeping in mind that betsy + jay share a dad (not just any dad, but kelso), and not a mom.

there's a stereotype that half-siblings that share a mom tend to be closer than half-siblings that share a dad. while i definitely dont think this is always true, i do believe the writers will probably end up using this to their advantage; i could see nate + gwen (who share a mom, and are definitely pretty close) being seen as the opposites of betsy + jay.

not only that, but betsy probably grew up in chicago! it's safe to assume that the kelsos grew up hours apart, and naturally wouldn't be as close as siblings who grew up in the same home. honestly, i think there'd be more of a chance of leia + betsy being close, seeing as how donna and brooke were friends before brooke had even met kelso. i could totally see them as having been childhood friends :)

but at the end of the day, t70s has never been known for having superb, accurate timelines, and that's okay! to see t90s following in those wonky footsteps isn't a bad thing- at the end of the day, it's just a sitcom. and i'm excited to see how this all plays out!!

[einsteinsugly]

@hydesjackiespuddinpop, the similarities and differences between Jackie and Laurie.

Similiarities:

*Both are willful and ambitious.

*Both are manipulative.

*Both are stereotypically feminine.

*Both are spoiled Daddy's girls.

*Both are attracted to Kelso (eww).

Differences:

*Jackie is way more focused and is far more type A than Laurie. Aka, ESTJ vs ESTP.

*When Laurie was talking with Kelso in the van, she revealed she struggled socially in middle school. Jackie didn't have this problem.

*Laurie is far more willing to cross moral boundaries.

*Jackie is far more into monogamy and long-term relationships than Laurie. Once again, this seems to be a result of Jackie being an obvious J type, rather than a P type.

[thestupidhelmet]

Jukebox Headcanon-Metas Game

Send me an ask with a letter and number listed below, and I'll give you a headcanon or meta-headcanon hybrid.

A = AU T7S where this character or couple doesn't exist on the show

B = Babies, how many kids (or grandkids) and their names

C = Career (or career-change)

D = Date night

E = Emotional wounds

F = Favorite memory

G = Greatest regret

H = Hidden talent

I = Ideal honeymoon (or second honeymoon) destination

J = Jelousies

K = Knight of the Round Table or King Author character they most resemble in deed and/or personality (gender blind)

L = Love language

M = Missed opportunity

N = Necessary change to their characterization or relationship

O = Other TV show they could fit into and what role they'd play

P = Pet(s)

Q = Queer (LGBTQ+) AU headcanon/meta-headcanon hybrid

R = Reading preferences

S = Song that represents them

T = Tatoo(s)

U = Undercover caper they might undertake

V = Vampire, werewolf, or other mythological creature they would be / become

W = Wedding, big one or small one

X = Ten things I like and/or dislike about them

Y = Younger adventure or experience they had, pre-T7S

Z = Zennie interaction, positive, neutral, or negative (i.e. other characters' interaction or experience with Jackie/Hyde as a couple or Jackie, Hyde, or a Jackie/Hyde experience in the relationship)

Eric

Donna

Jackie

Hyde

Fez

Kelso

Red

Kitty

Laurie

Bob

Midge

Joanne

Mitch

Buddy

Rhonda

Brooke

Eric / Donna

Jackie / Hyde

Kelso / Brooke

Fez / Rhonda

Red / Kitty

Laurie / Fez

Eric / Buddy

Fez / Buddy

Jackie / Donna

Jackie / Eric

[lboogie1906]

James LaRue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an actor and poet. He was known for his roles as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Judge Michael Conover on L.A. Law, Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie, Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin, and Dr. Cripplen on The Closer (2005–2007). He served in the Navy in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1969 and moved to San Diego, where he began to write poetry and TV scripts. He won an Emmy for production during his tenure there and then received a scholarship to UC San Diego, where he attended Thurgood Marshall College, earning a BA in Drama and Literature. He began his career in the 1980s with appearances in television series such as Hill Street Blues, Brothers as Bubba Dean, Amen, and FM. He played the lead role of Alonzo Sparks in Sparks which lasted for two seasons. Other notable roles in television included Dr. Crippen in The Closer, Charles Haysbert in The Division, and Michael Kelso's commanding officer at the police academy late in the series run of That '70s Show. Among his most notable voice credit is James Rhodes/War Machine in the 1990s Iron Man series. He lent his powerful bass voice as Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985–1986), and Turbo in Rambo and the Forces of Freedom (1986). He was the commencement speaker for his alma mater, UC San Diego's Thurgood Marshall College in 2007, and again in 2012. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CldytCROqr4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Lovers Erin Kelso aka Bluefooted

[nikkiruncks]

Full name: Priya Shanti

Nicknames: Dude, P (by Layla), Chellam, Honey (by Valli and Aniruddh), Layla’s hot friend (by Ridge)

Birth Place: Chennai, India (Raised in Albany, New York)

Birthday: September 30, 1978 (age 16)

Occupation: Student (at New York Preparatory)

Family: Valli Shanti (mother), Aniruddh Shanti (father)

Romances: George (boyfriend)

Friends: Layla Kelso (best friend)

Enemies: TBD

First Appearance: TBD

Last Appearance: TBD, TBD

[disperseintothetrees]

Beginning this next decade with a solid career, a solid partner, a solid home, solid friendships… The Universe has been setting me up for success and it took many patient years to reap the fruits of my labor. • It’s true what they say - 30 is when life really starts. Im beyond grateful for all the lessons my 20’s brought. • That decade was a time to dive head first into the unknown and start to find out who I really am. • As I move into this next chapter, I feel the heaviness lifting, the anchoring in my body, the sureness in my decisions. • I’m excited and ready to embrace what is coming next ✨💜 I am right where I’m suppose to be 🙏🏼 . . . . . Thank you to my loving and adventurous partner who captured this magical moment on the knifes edge of Kelso Ridge. Another beautiful journey to show me I’m stronger than I think both mentally and physically. I love you and the life we live together @brendantreffinger 💖 #birthdaygirl #dirty30 #adventure #bringiton #climbingmountains #higherthanmost #cdt #magic #cheers (at Loveland Pass) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjiUX_dLehp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nyctophilia-aesthetic]

“But eventually, we will make it home to safety and comfort—if we stick to the path. If we follow the known route. However, our desire to shed the nights’ skin can often leave us apprehensive and agitated. I am beckoned by the darkness of an alleyway. I step over all manner of detritus, over obese sleeping shadows and pillars of my fear. Will I ever return to comfort? And do I even care…?” Chris Kelso https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl8v0D4vZpN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lyer-symphony]

Cosy Kelso 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 _____________ #scotland #ilovescotland #scotlandshots #greatbritain #kelso #smalltown #scottishtown #merrychristmas #christmastime #christmasdecorations #christmasmarket #festive #festivedecorations #uk #oldbuilding #medievalarchitecture #visitscotland #travelling #traveleurope #travelphotographer #night #nightphotography #nofilter #mobilephotography #traveluk #travelblogger #lofi (at Kelso, Scottish Borders) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAWU0eLdsh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stylists-supporting-stylists]

Who is all in for the copper trend!?! 👩🏻‍🦰🙋🏻‍♀️ . , . . . Reposted from @paigeturnerhair_ Mama’s back on the IG train. Bear with me as a navigate learning how to be a social media influencer, I’m the worst millennial EVER 🫣 (at Kelso, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDVAtDO-Kl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cravat-club]

KELSO - Cardinal Red with Pale Jasmine Yellow & Slate Paisley Pattern Printed Silk Cravat Shop here: https://www.cravat-club.com/collections/all-cravats/products/kelso-red-grey-vanilla-paisley-silk-cravat-ascot . . . . . #menswear #cravat #giftsforhim #giftsformen #madeinuk #madeinengland #mensaccessories #paisley #mensluxury #mensstyle #ascots #cravats #silkascot #ascottie #daycravat #sartorial #welldressed #autumnal #mensfashion https://www.instagram.com/p/CjXqOliMuS1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"LOOT WORTH $14,000 PENALTY IS 14 DAYS," Toronto Star. May 15, 1934. Page 3. --- Man Stole Clubbag Which Contained Valuable Stock Certificate --- Pleading guilty to theft of a club-bag containing a certificate worth $14,000 and some clothing, Bernard Brady in men's court this morning was given 14 days in jail.

Detective Ewing told the court that accused had entered the basement of J. K. McCutcheon's apartment on Sherbourne St., and had stolen the bag with the certificate and clothing.

"The certificate wasn't worth much?" suggested the magistrate.

"Just $14.000," retorted the officer. "We found it in his pocket when we picked him up."

"I just walked in, saw the bag. and took it, and walked out again," admitted Brady.

His arrest on a theft charge came as a result of police finding the stock certificate in his pocket when he was picked up on a vagrancy charge.

Pleading guilty to having lottery tickets, Sang Lee, an elderly Chinese, was fined $20 and costs or 30 days.

On a charge of criminal negligence, Walter Dixon was further remanded until June 2. Bail was set at $2,000.

A charge of theft of a bicycle against Murchie Beaton was dismissed, although he admitted he had a ride on it.

The complainant, a youth, said he went in to get an ice-cream cone leaving his bicycle outside. When he came back. he said, it was on the other side of the road and broken.

A charge of malicious damage against Benny Fox was adjourned until May 22.

Besides swearing so loudly that he kept the neighbors awake for blocks away, Claude Oliver, who had been drinking, then jumped out of his second-storey window and completed his trip to the ground by sliding down an eaves-pipe, testified P.C. Kelso in early court to-day. He didn't even get a scratch.

"At 2 a.m. to-day we received 25 complaints inside of 20 minutes," he said. "They said they could hear his roars for blocks. I went over and he, evidently thinking someone was going to beat him up, jumped out the window."

"We'll hand him to the doctor," decided Magistrate Tinker, remanding him until May 22 for a mental examination.

"I want three months," begged William Greenfield, a bedraggled vagrant with no home and no place to go. "All right.," agreed the mag- istrate. "One doilar or three months."

"I had five teeth out yesterday," explained John Thompson, denying a drunk charge. He was remanded until Friday.

Second offenders, Archibald McLean and George Moore, pleading guilty, were assessed $10 or 10 days.

Found sleeping in a office building, on Parliament St., this morning, Emilo Thebeault and Lucien Carlarneav, two youths from Cornwall, didn't even know how they got there, according to an officer who found them. They pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge and were put in the care of Captain Bunton of the Salvation Army, who will help them on their way back to Cornwall.

Caught trespassing in railway yards, Carol Calderone, Raymond Beauchamp and Armos Beauchamp were fined $2 or two days each. It was $10 or 10 days for Fred Cates, also a trespasser.

Didn't Mean To Do Wrong Taking a friend home in his automobile late at night William Gordon Michael get lost on Paton Rd. and was arrested for reckless driving, it was stated in traffic court.

"He was swerving all over the road," P. C. Hawker stated. Michael pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a $25 fine.

Attracted by a din issuing from a house on Spadina Ave., P. C. Knox entered and found nine in a room drinking, a gallon jar of wine three parts empty, and a number of empty bottles.

Pleading guilty to a charge of consuming as a result, Ernest Tamage pleaded that "he didn't mean to do wrong."

"He hasn't been working. W. в. Horkins, defence counsel, stated. "All he has is $10."

The court took that and warned the accused to keep away from wine.

Finding 12 quarts of beer hidden in the basement of a Gerrard St. home, P. C. French charged the occupant, William Clarry, with having liquor illegally.

The accused's plea of guilty was accepted and a $105 fine with a three-month option was imposed.

Two were remanded to May 22 on reckless names driving charges. Their are Walter P. Challis and Vernor McCallum. Bail of $500 each was accepted.

[rhianna]

David Blythe : the gipsy king : a character sketch / by Charles Stuart.

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Main AuthorStuart, CharlesLanguage(s)English PublishedKelso : J. & J.H. Rutherfurd, 1883. SubjectsBlythe, David, >  Blythe, David, / 1795-1883. Romanies >  Romanies / Scotland. NoteWith: The gypsies of Yetholm / by William Brockie. Kelso : J. & J.H. Rutherfurd, 1884. Physical Description27 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 19 cm.

[thestupidhelmet]

Oh sorry this is a big ask but E for 1-6 but also for couples: 17-21? Thank youuuuu 😘

Emotional Wounds: Eric, Donna, Jackie, Hyde, Fez, Kelso, Eric/Donna, Jackie/Hyde, Kelso/Brooke, Fez/Rhonda, Red/Kitty

Eric: Low self image, particularly where his sense of being "man enough" is concerned. This issue affects his confidence in many areas of his life, and he both internalizes the negativity with how he thinks about himself and externalizes it by projecting his need to "be the man" (in a regressive, gender essentialist way) in his relationship with Donna (e.g., prove he's smarter than her, more athletic, can earn more money, etc.)

Because Eric is naturally sensitive and empathetic toward other people, like his mom, his dad views him as not being masculine in the manner Red understands masculinity.

Eric also isn't athletic enough to be on a team, but he does enjoy playing basketball with his friends and watching football. Yet that's not enough to counter Red's perspective that Eric isn't man enough. By the time Eric demonstrates what a good shot he is with a rifle to Red, it's too little too late.

Unfortunately, after growing up with this messaging from his dad for seventeen years -- exasperated by his friends' near-constant confirmation of Red's opinion that Eric is more like a girl (the worst insult a straight, cis, American male can receive according to so many generations of people) -- Eric has internalized his supposed inadequacy.

This feeling of inadequacy leads to intense insecurity about not being enough for Donna, which leads Eric to trying to control her when she asserts more and more of her independence and power (over her own life).

Eric's mom often infantalizes him, and that only deepens his distorted sense of self.

Donna: She grows up with parents who don't set enough boundaries. Boundaries help children feel safe and protected (but when boundaries become too restrictive, they're a method of harmful control and don't allow a child to make mistakes without punishment, to explore their sense of self or the world properly).

This lack of boundaries exposes Donna to the ups and downs of her parents' relationship (entendre intended). She witnesses their emotional, sexual, and marital struggles.

Her parents' relationship also models an unhealthy, regressive, gender essentialism that she rebels against. Her mom doesn't engage in feminism until Donna is sixteen or seventeen. By then, Donna has already internalized the message that women and feminine attributes are viewed as weak by society at large and will limit her possibilities.

Early in life, Donna's gender expression and interests skew stereotypically male (our understanding of gender today is, thankfully, far broader than it was in the 1960s and 1970s). Her parents' relationship might have been the cause, or it intensified Donna's inherent sense of her gender.

Because of the instability of her parents' marriage (not only how Bob and Midge relate to each other but also how their participation in weird fads absorb their attention), Donna feels out of control of her homelife and craves control over her own. She also goes in the opposite direction, becomes out of control when she loses all sense of external stability.

Jackie: Her parents teach her from a very young age that giving and receiving gifts (or money) demonstrates love. Their frequent physical and emotional absences create in Jackie a need to escape reality through fantasy, one where she's loved unconditionally and is always taken care of financially.

She speaks loudly and often because her parents don't truly listen to her. She's vain, self-centered, classist, and xenophobic because her parents raised her with their values and by modeling similar behaviors.

She lives in constant fear of being alone and penniless -- and, for her, being penniless means unloved. She counters this fear with controlling behavior.

She tries to control everything and everyone she can to stay safe (and, again, because of how he parents modeled how to act).

She fantasizes regularly, sometimes to the point of delusion, to avoid deep emotional pain.

She focuses on the superficial and social status to keep herself from self-reflection and to get external validation of her value.

Her arrogance and vanity disguise low self-esteem. See my meta Jackie Burkhart and Steven Hyde: Loser and Dirtbag? for a detailed analysis on this particular point.

Her experience of parental abandonment makes romantic commitment an obsession.

So much of the above is mitigated, unlearned, and grown out of during her relationship (platonic and romantic) with Hyde. He teaches her that love is support and quality time, among other things, and not gifts. He doesn't give into her controlling tendencies and teaches her that if she asks instead of demands, she'll get a much better outcome. He counters her fantasies with reality, sometimes harsh and other times far more emotionally satisfying than any fantasy.

With the right (mostly Hyde's) encouragement, Jackie learns to value herself beyond the superficial. She learns that she can provide monetarily for herself rather than be dependent on a man for financial security. She becomes self-reflective and owns her behavior. And more.

Hyde: His parents' alcoholism, abuse, and neglect create a host of emotional wounds in Hyde, who is full of empathy fir other despite growing up so mistreated.

Low self-esteem, to the point where he's afraid he's unlovable.

Doesn't believe he can hold onto love or that people he loves won't betray him. These beliefs create a mild to moderate pathological paranoia in him about nearly everything. Fortunately, the paranoia eventually de-intensifies into anxiety (unpleasant but can be managed).

Because he's taught by his parents he has no value, combined with his compassion for others, he has a tendency to be self-sacrificing and put himself in danger to protect vulnerable people -- regardless if he likes them personally -- often when the danger to them is significantly less than that to himself.

His mother weaponized his feelings against him, so he hides them (and his true, compassionate motives) as best he can from nearly everyone -- including himself sometimes.

He's very angry because of his childhood, but his mother's physical abuse likely makes him wary of expressing his anger directly lest he gets violent. His treatment of Kelso, of course, being the exception plus frogging his male friends.

Instead, he usually masks his anger behind sarcasm. He also has passive-aggressive tendencies, a trait he clearly took on from his mother, which intensify during season 5. He has more to lose than ever, so his trauma triggers increase and his defense mechanisms kick in harder to compensate.

Fez: We don't know much about his upbringing, and as I've written previously, six or so versions of Fez's character exists. 😅

But certainly, once in the U.S., he experiences xenophobia from schoolmates, including Jackie, and from Red. And the show generally does depict the prejudice against Fez as xenophobia, not racism. The exception is in season five when he meets Nina's parents, who exhibit both racism and xenophobia toward him.

Being sixteen when he enters the student exchange program, he faces the hurdles presented by acclimating not only to a different country but also its teen culture. His efforts at fitting in with his male friends in season 1 often go too far and are -- at that point in the show -- innocently inappropriate.

He's bullied in tenth grade at Point Place High, including by Kelso when he's discovered in the locker by Hyde, Kelso, and Eric. Hyde essentially offers to be Fez's bodyguard, and he's welcomed into Hyde, Eric, and Donna's friend group without question. Kelso is the only one who regularly uses Fez's foreign origin as a weapon to bully him with in the first four seasons.

Hyde, too, uses Fez's naivete -- once -- to switch blind dates with him. Fortunately, the writers are on Fez's side n this episode, and Hyde screws himself over by trying to do the same to Fez. Mostly, though, Hyde is Fez's American culture mentor and closest friend (until Kelso takes that place in season 5).

Fez experiences occasional bullying at school after joining the basement gang. But one incident, which is a physical attack, occurs because Fez visibly supports his high school football team in the opposing team's section.

Kelso then Mitch are the worst offenders where bullying Fez is concerned. At least with Kelso, Fez burns him back and/or has the support of their friends afterward. Mitch treats Fez terribly, and the writers piled it on because it generated laughs. I hate Mitch's character, as many of you know, and his abusive behavior toward Fez is a major reason.

Kelso: He is one of seven kids in his family. In "Stolen Car" (season 1), we learn his parents give him barely any attention. His mother seems particularly hands-off. At least Kelso gets to spend the day with his father during "Career Day" (1x18), and Kelso is clearly happy about this fact at first.

His father also disciplines him, confiscating his paddle ball after Kelso misused it.

We hear about Kelso's mother in specific only once when Jackie calls her a whisker face and Kelso is insulted on his mom's behalf and defends her. Otherwise, she is M.I.A.

All of which leads to Kelso's narcissistic wounding. Growing up, he's deprived of parental love, attention, and boundaries. He craves attention and validation from other people, and the anger he has at his mother is expressed through his infidelities, his invading of Jackie and Donna's physical/sexual boundaries, and his overall misogynistic perspective.

He also has a deep entitlement issue. Because of the emotional deprivation he experiences as a child, he believes his feelings and desires are the only ones that matter. He expects his friends and girlfriend(s) to be loyal to him while he doesn't -- and believes shouldn't be -- held to the same standard. He reenacts his parents benign but nonetheless damaging treatment of him in a malicious way on the people who care about him.

His arrogance about his physical appearance and, eventually, sexual exploits hides a very low self-esteem. His parents' neglect, coupled with his brother Casey's bullying, create behaviors in Kelso that are detrimental to others and, ultimately, himself.

Eric/Donna: The differing emotional baggage they have from their respective upbringings often creates conflict between them. Eric's insecurity about his worthiness as a man clashes with Donna's rejection of and rebellion against male chauvinism limiting her possibilities.

Further, Eric's insecurity clashes with Donna's need to assert her independence and self-sufficiency. The more she builds parts of her life that are only hers, the more he tries to control her. The more he tries to control her, the more she rebels against him -- to the point of being entirely disrespectful of him and unapologetic it about in "Backstage Pass" (3x24).

Their relationship comes to an impasse at the end of season 3, leading to their breakup. Frustratingly, they never discuss this impasse once they reconcile in season 5. Donna's relationship with Casey in season 4 is mentioned then dismissed, but what actually needed to be dealt with is how Eric's insecurity and Donna's fears of being limited led to their biggest relationship issues.

Jackie/Hyde: Their childhood wounding and their teen relationship wounds cause them trouble. Interestingly, Hyde and Jackie's history in the early seasons of the show creates a distrust in Hyde of his romantic relationship with Jackie in season 5.

Hyde develops romantic feelings for Jackie through his support and protection of her in seasons 2 and 3 (to the extent of going to jail in her place and becoming homeless because he doesn't rat her out afterward, to use his language) and despite rejecting her relentless romantic pursuit of him.

During their first date in "Jackie Bags Hyde" (3x08), he realizes his feelings ... and she realizes she doesn't have romantic feelings for him after all. Relatively soon after this date, she and Kelso reconcile and continue their romantic relationship.

To Hyde, this series of events in seasons 2 and 3 looks and feels like Jackie used him to get over Kelso's cheating so that she could renew their relationship. He carries this wound into his own romantic relationship with Jackie. Compounded by his fear that he's unlovable created by his parents' abuse, he closes himself off even more emotionally as protection.

He also can't shake the doubt that Jackie's using him again, this time as revenge against Kelso to help her get over his latest betrayal so she and Kelso can reconcile romantically.

He's so in love with Jackie that it exacerbates his childhood emotional wounds and triggers. He's terrified of being hurt. He becomes controlling in a way he wouldn't accept himself (i.e. orders Jackie not to be with Kelso alone). He's not thinking clearly (terror does that to a person), and when he finds Jackie comforting Kelso on Donna's sofa, he assumes the worst.

And assumes what he expects (from experience): betrayal.

Jackie stops many of her learned, negative behaviors while she dates Hyde. But she also has a need, due to her parents' emotional neglect and general lack of presence -- plus Kelso's multiple infidelities, to feel needed by her romantic partner.

Because of Hyde's fear of being hurt and abandoned, he doesn't often express how he truly feels. This protection mechanism inadvertently gives Jackie the message that Hyde could walk away from their relationship any second and not care. That he doesn't need her (or to be with her to be happy).

Once she and Hyde reconcile in season 6, Jackie grows obsessive with getting what she believes is the ultimate guarantee that Hyde's devoted to her and committed to their relationship: a marriage proposal and, of course, marriage. Hyde doesn't like to be boxed in or controlled, but again he's so in love with Jackie that he lets slip, in his own way, that marriage is on the table for them (some day).

"Do You Think It's Alright" (6x18) affirms Jackie and Hyde's long-term commitment to each other, as do other episodes of season 6.

Season 7 is a hot mess for them. It rehashrd previously-resolved conflicts. It also gives Hyde one of his most out-of-character episodes outside of season 8 in "Winter". The writers clearly didn't know how to create new organic conflicts for Jackie and Hyde. Season 6 ends their commitment issues and demonstrated clearly, directly and subtextually, and repeatedly Hyde's happiness with Jackie.

Kelso/Brooke: Brooke is a tightly-wound, focused, rule-follower. Responsible to the core. Straight As in high school. Risk-averse. And trapped by all of that. She lets herself lose control one night at a Molly Hatchet concert, get drunk, and have unprotected sex with a virtual stranger.

Someone so responsible and sexually active would likely be on the Pill in the late 1970s. The fact Brooke isn't might mean she generally practiced abstinence. It also might mean that the Pill has too many side effects for her (the birth control pill was rather different in the 1970s than the different options that exist today).

Brooke's one night of freedom leads to a significant consequence: pregnancy. Kelso proves his irresponsibility to her, and she can't afford any more of that. She's frightened. The dreams she had for her life have been irrevocably altered.

Kelso finally, after a misfire and with encouragement from his friends -- Donna in particular, takes responsibility for his choices where Brooke and their unborn child is concerned. He gets a better-paying (and more stressful) job at the Holiday Hotel on top of going to the police academy. He gives Brooke support despite her initial rejection of it. They go to a baby care class together, etc.

Brooke and her pregnancy inspire Kelso finally to think of other people's needs instead of only his own. To put other people's desires ahead of his own. He matures a lot -- except that he continues to treat his friends with the same selfishness as always.

Perhaps he views Brooke and their child as extensions of himself, which is why his narcissist sense of entitlement doesn't exhibit itself with Brooke (mostly).

Through her relationship with Kelso, Brooke learns how to stop being rigid and allow herself to have fun. Being so restrictive often leads someone to break, like a rubber band stretched beyond its limit. Brooke learns the first, yet deep, layer of this fact in a life-changing way.

Fez/Rhonda: Fez desperately wants to lose his virginity and have a sex life. Rhonda, who's used to having meaningless sex, wants sex finally to be meaningful --with someone she loves. Fez and Rhonda date. They fall in love. Fez loves Rhonda enough to go at her pace sexually. Their relationship is healthy and should have been endgame.

But the writers screwed it up at the last moment. Rhonda's actress left the show (or was let go). To substantiate Rhonda's departure, the writers destroy Fez's character. His actions toward Rhonda in "Everybody Loves Casey" (4x26) contradict every other interaction they have together in previous episodes.

Red/Kitty: Red and Kitty have about thirty years of history together at the start of the show. Kitty holds onto some old pains that she doesn't think about often, but the memory can be triggered. For example, as Red and Kitty's relationship gets serious, Red makes out with another woman at the movies. Kitty catches them and wonders why Red isn't sexual with her that way (at that time in their relationship). She doesn't an answer until over twenty-five years later in "Ski Trip" (1x13).

Kitty craves excitement, and Red enjoys routine. Kitty expresses compassion through words and actions; Red, while also compassionate, is reticent to inconvenience himself or put a financial strain on his family. Kitty rarely accepts a gender essentialist version of marriage; Red holds some regressive views about men and women. Kitty is a social person and enjoys people's company; Red doesn't like most people and is generally antisocial. These differences cause conflict, but Red loves and respects Kitty so much that he usually either compromises or goes along with her wishes.

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[hourback]

Any recommendations for good Wi-Fi hotspots in the Kelso / Longview, Washington, area?

https://nextdoor.com/p/f88-LWgt8-Jf?utm_source=share&extras=MTYxODY1Mw%3D%3D I have a project I need to work on this weekend and I need a place to camp out because my apartment does not have Internet access right now.

[sscott8820]

Currently, numerous law enforcement, Hazmat teams, and other agencies are responding to a Runaway train carrying 180 train cars heading 80mph with no one on it as the crew had to jump off. It was first reported in Baker heading towards Barstow California but the train has crashed and derailed in Kelso California Police are confirming multiple train cars have been derailed and damage. This is the second derailment today. Another one happened in North Dakota. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTeS36piyF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=