#I WANTED THEM TO HAVE A HEALTHY FRIENDSHIP

[the-pessimist-and-his-cat]

Alright, folks! Let's get down to business.

My thoughts on Pitbabe S2 / Ep2:

The girl... I'm highly suspicious of that girl in the lab. I'm like, are you following Pitbabe's social media, and you're a big fan of CharlieBabe? Like, what is going on? I think the writers want us to point out to the obvious suspects such as Dean, Chris, and Willy. Sure, each of them are highly sus, but... hmm. I'll keep my eye on that girl.

Babe... I don't fault him for going out alone because, let's be realistic, being with your lover 24/7 of the time is not healthy (don't kid yourselves, that fact was proven during covid. :) ), but if anyone for one millisecond thinks that Babe likes Willy or even flirted with him or doesn't mind his flirting, he is doing some high-quality drugs. Babe is a brat. He takes no shit and he's a brat, and as much as he likes getting manhandled and owned, he also likes calm evenings with his boyfriend and honestly in his relationship and suuuure, him not saying that he saw Willy might not look good for some of you but again, let's be honest.... no one in a friendship, let alone in a relationship, reveals every little detail of what went on. Babe doesn't like losing, doesn't like Willy talking about his relationship, goes on a race, and wins. Nothing significant happened, just that he won a race. He didn't tell Charlie because his boyfriend was acting moody and clingy (which is based, because I too would have been moody and clingy if I saw my boyfriend take a cosy pic with the enemy and smell other alphas on him) but that's it. Charlie could have pointed out his bullshit and then they would have had a conversation. But noooo... one rejects the advances of an alpha and doesn't tell his boyfriend because Willy is a nobody and the other thinks his boyfriend's past promiscuity is still going on and instead of revealing what he thinks happened and being all "aha! You whore!" ..... instead he punishes his bratty ass.

Alan... umm.... you look good as usual. The king of "no one orders my boyfriend around." But.... my dilf.... what the actual fuck?! Did you forget what Dean did?! And you made him one of the mechanics?! The guy who tried to tamper (if I remember correctly) with the car?! The hammer swinger! That guy?! Oh well.... I just hope that he's genuine and doesn't bite them in the ass a.k.a. I hope it isn't some elaborate big scheme of daddy Tony where he made Kenta and Winner watch Dean seemingly die in order to maximize his innocence and Dean pretends that he doesn't know who kidnapped them because surprise surprise that was the plan all along OR Dean is innocent... until he finds out that Tony is alive, so he remembers his own ambitions; therefore, he switches sides secretly.

Jeff.... my cutie patootie.... first of all, rockie move. You shouldn't suck a man's.... finger like that. Second of all, WTF? Were your visions a big plot conflict in the previous season or something? Why won't you tell your boyfriend who bends over at your every whim? Or are you worried about Alan being extra overprotective and stressed, so that's why you don't tell him? I don't see the reasoning, and based on what I saw on ep3's preview, Alan is complaining to you about the concept of being a "boyfriend" and rightfully so! (Again, manifesting Jeff's pregnancy. Dear God above, let it be true!)

Tony... hair still serving, face still cvnty and motivation still evil. But truly, thank you! Thank you for explaining your evil plot to us, audiences, and in what manner you're going to hurt them...."by breaking the group apart." But letting Kenta go after telling him and Winner about the plan? Why? I could see a ridiculous plan that he might do involving Winner, Kenta, Dean, that girl, and most importantly, Chris, but I'll elaborate that in Chris' section. For now, I would be severely disappointed if him letting Kenta go and later on biting him in the ass was an oversight and him being just narcissistic.

Chris... sus... I have several theories. Either he's Way's twin brother that he knew about so he's here to investigate or he didn't know about but daddy Tony knows so he pulled some strings, so that he could land the job and be a distraction for the group. He could be a clone made by Tony, and he doesn't know his origins and has lived a normal life, and either Tony pulled some strings to get him the job or fate did its thing or he knows that he's Way's clone and is here as Tony's spy. OR he's really a clone/Way's twin brother and is part of the Babe's father's group (I haven't seen season 1 in a year so I don't remember anything except Babe's father being in a organization?????? Idk). So he's Babe's father's spy and is trying to figure things out or maybe find info on why they're trying to find a skill-erasing serum because Pete's research is confidential so he's trying to get inside?

North & Sonic... my long-awaited question has been answered in this episode. I was like, "Aha..... that's why!" Because North is the kind of guy who's not pushy (clingy, sure but not that.) But he tries to make advances through gestures, looks, sweet words (but not down right flirty) but it's the goddamn Sonic who rejects him! Sonic is the one who tries to maintain their friendship! The reason? Idk. Maybe he doesn't want a long-distance relationship? Maybe He's afraid that their relationship might not work, and in return, it might also ruin their friendship? Maybe he has low self-esteem when it comes to relationships? But kodus to North because he spoke up about the elephant in the room, which is Sonic ignoring him. I love it when the characters do that. It made them interesting to me.

Pete... I thought about it really hard.... to me, Pete's love for Way was.... an ideal of what two men from similar abusive pasts could build together. He needed a companion. Because let's be honest, there is no goddamn reason for Pete to love Way this goddamn much. They haven't spent that much time together! So, in my humble opinion, his love for Way will turn into obsession, and he'll treat Chris not as his own person but as Way and Chris will be like, "Cut that shit. I'm not Way!" (Like in the trailer) and hell, Chris might like him back because Pete cares for him, tends to him, bends to his every whim.... until he finds out that Pete loved Way and the world crumbles on him. (Or even worse, Chris, as a clone who was raised loveless and now... for the first time in his life, he found someone who could love him but alas... it was a lie!).

Kenta... I have nothing to add. In episode 3's preview, Kenta goes to Pete and reveals Tony being alive. Maybeee, it was Tony's plan to make the group be in high alert and suspicious among themselves? (Since Kenta also heard Tony say that he'll separate the members from the inside?). maybe KentaKim will investigate? (As seen in the trailer where Kenta is surrounded and Kim arrives to the rescue?) But I doubt that because this couple is too OP in brain and brawl.

Kim... I didn't see our diva in this episode, but that's expected. He's so done with everything. Just let that man drive and become a champion!

Willy... cvnty attitude I likeeeee :) What's his endgame? Idk. Maybe a scorned lover? Tony's spy? One of Tony's children that got punished and repeatedly told that he's inferior to Babe, so he sought vengeance to prove otherwise? But he's pretty dumb if he thinks that Babe will sleep with him (as seen in the trailer) OR maybe after Charlie gets amnesia and forgets Babe, Babe tries to bring his lover back by making him jealous? Or maybe Babe gets frustrated by Charlie not remembering him (and also flirting with fans in front of him) so he goes to Willy for comfort? Idk :/

Charlie... you lucky bastard but thank you for your services (for feeding my kinks and also showing your bad boy side). But seriously? Why not come forward and tell Babe what you think? Oh boy, oh boy. I just know that he'll let doubts and jealousy feater, and when they announce that the serum was a success on an alpha or is successful, he'll use it, but BAM! something goes wrong, and it erases Charlie's memory. No one knows how, but guess who tampered with the serum? Chris, right? Wrong! It's that girl! She's sus af. Charlie forgets, and he enters his bad boy era :)

Update: About that sus girl (Liu as I found out), @becauseimanicequeen pointed out the things that made my SUS antenna go crazy.

https://www.tumblr.com/becauseimanicequeen/783151020228460544/wild-ass-pit-babe-2-theory?source=share

Her position in the lab is fucking perfect! And when things go to shit? Well.... guess who they blame and be sus of....

Chris :)

[unsaidace]

It's not just that Eddie treats Buck like he does. It's that the narrative can't see that the dynamic is so one-sided and mean.

If the next story was them having a massive fallout where they get torn apart and start dredging up everything they've ever done wrong to each other, that would be great. At least it would address it and acknowledge that their friendship at this point is basically nonfunctional.

But Eddie constantly gets away with stuff he shouldn't. It's annoying.

Yeah, there’s never any consequences for his actions. And honestly, that’s not even just an Eddie problem. Where were the consequences for Chim punching Buck during Maddie’s PPD arc? Buck made a promise to his sister, he promised he’d keep her location to himself until she was ready to come back, and what did Chim do? Stormed into his home, the one place that Buck is supposed to be safe, and physically assaulted him. The consequence? Everyone makes out like Buck is in the wrong for keeping a promise to his literal fucking sister, nothing happens to Chim, and it’s all forgotten about within three episodes. Hell, Maddie barely even reacts when she finds out.

And that’s exactly what’s going to happen here, too. Eddie brought Chris and Pepa in to smooth everything over, which is one of the shittiest non-apologies I’ve ever fucking seen, and everything’s suddenly forgiven. It won’t even get mentioned next episode, I guarantee it.

Honestly, Buck’s friendships with the 118 as a whole are so one-sided that it’s actually painful. Buck just wants to be wanted, so he makes himself available to everyone whenever they need him, and they take advantage of that to the absolute max. Hen and Karen having him do their yard work when he forgets Hen’s birthday, and Hen’s little “we’ll have him until fall” quip. Eddie using him as free therapy/babysitting and a verbal punching bag whenever he doesn’t get his own way. Hell, even Chim uses his love for family and friends against him; remember the black-out episode? “Give me a charger or Uncle Buck will never see his niece again”? Yeah. None of his friendships with the team are even remotely healthy, and I’m sick of it. Someone get that man a functional friend group, pronto.

[adhdevankinard]

Honestly, at this point, Eddie needs to remain single forever/until the end of the show. He needs to be in therapy. He needs to actually apologize to the people he hurts, like Buck or his son (IE, actually talk to Chris about why he left for Texas in the first place....), he needs to try to make amends and accept that the people he hurt may want to keep him at a distance. If he remains in LA, I think that Buck and Ravi need to remain partners because if I were Buck, I certainly wouldn't trust Eddie to have my back after what happened in that kitchen and when I remembered the other times he'd treated me this way. Most of all, he needs to find healthy ways to deal with his anger and his grief that isn't causing harm to others. If they did that, Eddie would never be my favorite, but he'd at least be a somewhat interesting character.

100/10. From your lips to Tim Minear’s ears.

With speculation and bts stuff, it’s looking more likely that Eddie will be returning. But I wanted to channel my annoyance into something a little more positive. For the hell of it, and based on what you have already, I did some quick brainstorming, and I think there is potential to reintegrate Eddie into the 118 and give him new SLs for S9. Not that it will change my opinion on him. Anyway, here are a few ideas:

Training as a paramedic under Chimney. This could create an interesting dynamic between the two of them — your friend and coworker now becomes your mentor, what does that look like? Also, Eddie was a combat medic and we’ve seen his skills already, but what gaps are there to Eddie’s knowledge that he needs to learn and overcome?

Overall, there will be an interesting change of dynamics across the 118: Hen is now captain — for the other mains, their friend is now their boss. Ravi and Buck are now partners. This would be a really interesting opportunity to create a growing friendship between Ravi and Buck since we’ve seen them hanging out and connecting after Eddie left. Buck gets to mentor Ravi, too, like Bobby did with him. And maybe it’s Eddie this time who gets jealous of Buck and Ravi’s friendship. This could actually lead to some character development for Eddie when he becomes the one on the outside looking in. And he realizes that Buck can find better friends than him. And to your point, nonnie, learn to accept that maybe Buck doesn’t want to be as close of friends anymore with the way he’s been treated, even if Eddie does apologize.

After Eddie is certified and he becomes Chimney’s partner on calls, what will that look like? Will there be a power dynamic they have to overcome? Maybe both Chimney and Eddie have to learn how to work differently with each other than they did with Hen and Buck.

Showing more resolution with Shannon’s death. Eddie could realize in his grief over losing Bobby that he never really healed properly from Shannon’s death. And maybe actually talk about the Kim situation.

Tbh, I think the best Eddie arc was when he was in dispatch. Even though he now will have his new role as a paramedic, it would be really interesting to see him in another arc like that where he is no longer reliant on his physicality.

Your point again, nonnie, that he needs to go back to therapy and find a way to cope with his anger in a healthy way.

Continue to make amends with his son and learn how to always improve as a father.

Finally, Buck finally defends himself against Eddie’s ridicule! And Eddie realizes what an asshole he’s been!

Ultimately, I think it will still be very, very difficult for me and a lot of people to forgive or even like Eddie, now. But regardless, there are still opportunities for new SLs with Eddie. It’s up to the writers if they want to actually take those opportunities.

TY for the ask!! ❤️❤️

[shelfperson]

this too is yuri

[venice-1987]

As much as I would enjoy a kiss at their reunion, I do think the dragon prince crew would do something softer when (not if <-clown emoji) Sorvus is made canon. I'm picturing Corvus and Ezran and Callum arriving at the castle like in the promo image, them checking up with Opeli and she reveals everything is fine.

But Corvus asks about Soren. "Where is he?" he asks, his mind already wandering to the possibility that Soren...hadn't made it out. He will himself to remain strong for his king, but his body fills with dread. Thankfully, Opeli points him to the river.

There, Soren sits on the banks. Corvus sits beside him, noticing the same pained look in his eyes that he had seen on the ramparts the day Soren asked him to become a crownguard. Now, that same pain encompassed how he sat, how he stared mournfully into the waters.

Corvus asks is he is alright, and Soren can't even answer, holding back what emotion he can to maintain his cheerful attitude. He is failing miserably. Something more terrible than the Storm Spire must have happened. Something worse than Katolis burning down.

Corvus lays his hand over Soren's on the rock. Soren looks from it to Corvus, then shifts so that he can hold Corvus's hand back.

Like Janai and Amaya, its a confirmation.

and, of course, at the end of arc 2 or start of arc 3 (affirm affrim, manifest manifest, like to charge reblog to cast) then we get a kiss, teehee

[starlightwayfinder]

aros when the story explores the role of relationships and their effect on sense of self and fulfillment, the acceptance of impermanence and change, the perceived emptiness and isolation that comes from having a different emotional experience than the people around you, the struggle to balance independence with connection to others, wanting to be loved but not at the expense of being ‘imprisoned’ or tied down, choosing to be true to yourself at the expense of meeting others’ expectations—

[buckys-arm-and-rios-dagger]

I've heard some Things™️ about Thunderbolts and I am so worried

[sherlock-is-ace]

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[biblicalhorror]

Honestly iiiiiiii kinda hate how they resolved the whitney/canaan/kimberly drama. I get where whitney was coming from (specifically re: kimberly lying to her) but she's had a whole summer to cool off and she's spent it apparently lying to everyone around her about not missing kimberly. And I've posted before about this, but I really don't think it was fair to expect kimberly to want to bring it up literally 1 day later in front of all their friends before she even knew what her and canaan were going to be. I wish the writers handled her side of this with a little more empathy and grace because yes, what she did was selfish and impulsive, but canaan and whitney had been broken up for awhile by that point, which in my mind means that the only thing kimberly really did wrong in this situation was lying to whitney about it, and again, I think she would have told the truth if the confrontation had been in private. It kind of seems like whitney threw a temper tantrum and decided to ice her friend out of her life instead of talking about her feelings or allowing any kind of dialogue, and then she only forgave her when she broke things off with canaan and essentially groveled at her feet taking full responsibility for the whole thing. Literally all she did was kiss a boy and then not want to talk about it immediately afterwards.

[unsaidace]

I swear some of them want Eddie to be violent towards Buck. Like violence somehow proves love? Which is so fucked up I don't know where to begin.

You can't excuse what Eddie did unless you have a very twisted view of what a healthy relationship looks like, and I'm begging anyone who thinks that's normal to seek help. Yes, it's fiction, and problematic ships are not uncommon, but with some Buddie stans it's not just liking a problematic ship, but somehow glorifying it, which is horrific.

There's nothing 'marriage coded' or romantic about what happened between Eddie and Buck in that scene. Yikes.

This.

Recognising unhealthy relationships is a lesson I had to learn the hard way. I’ve been out of the relationship that taught me that lesson for two years now, but that shit is still fresh in my memory. It’s a wound that refuses to close, refuses to scar. I know that Buck and Eddie’s “friendship” is unhealthy because it mirrors me and my ex far too closely.

If they truly believe that what happened between Buck and Eddie is “marriage coded”, I’m begging them to sit and seriously reflect on their own experiences and consider why this toxic, twisted mess is the “pinnacle of romance” for them.

[sometimeswritingsometimesdying]

i’m cooking up a despicable, horrid, crushing (emotionally) friends with benefits haiden au. it might, however, end up crushing me first

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Mmmmmm thinking about Nine the fox walking around with his two bodyguards (Alpha Grim Sonic and Chaos Sonic) again

The fox and his most devoted halberds who are also possessive bitches

No but like but like I need you to understand

Chaos Sonic who was originally revived to take Sonic's place, to fill the hole in a frienship Nine came to believe as fake, and yet clearly held onto so dearly. Chaos Sonic, who was supposed to be the same as before, except made to be Nine's devoted best friend who would never betray him.

Alpha Grim Sonic who Nine reportedly modeled after the hedgehog he (foolishly) thought of as a friend. A robot copy of Sonic who would not talk back, who would not think, who was only made to serve and protect Nine.

Chaos Sonic, whose time spent with Nine turned programmed allegiance and care into some form of love (obsession and possessiveness)

Alpha Grim Sonic, who was not supposed to think and feel. And yet, with time spent serving Nine and opposing Shadow, he begins to feel and to think (a budding soul forming within his metal frame and existing beyond his programming). A robot created to protect and serve, whose feelings for his creator and master begin to grow over time.

When did his internal drive shift from playing the role of Nine's best friend? When did he begin to resent Sonic for what he did to Nine? When did he begin to want to see Nine happy and safe and accomplished (rather than just simply alive and able to complete his goals)? When did he begin to crave Nine's attention and to make him stop thinking about Sonic?

Wasn't he programmed to be no more than an unfeeling robot, a set of algorithms designed to allow him to fight, protect, serve, and strategize only as needed? Why does he want to hurt Shadow so much (is it really just out of the drive to protect Nine, or is it to make the hedgehog pay?)? He'd follow Nine's orders to the ends of the earth, but why does he worry about Nine when they’re separated? Why has he started to covet Nine's smiles and bouts of happiness? Why does he feel annoyance when Nine converses with Chaos Sonic like he's also not there? Why is he starting to understand why Chaos Sonic resents Sonic, beyond the fact that Chaos Sonic has always fancied replacing him? Alpha Grim Sonic has never wanted to replace the real thing, never understood why Chaos Sonic would, but he's starting to understand jealousy (in the way one begins to feel things they cannot put words to).

Chaos Sonic would tell you it's because he and Nine are best friends. Alpha Grim Sonic would tell you that it's because Nine is his master. Yet, deep down, the two have begun to want to be useful and important to Nine. They want to protect him and see his goals through past any loyalty programming. It does not matter whether such an outcome was inevitable or not (based upon their programming or the holes Nine made them fill in his life), only that they believe that they'd choose this even if Nine tried to let them go.

And Nine... Nine who creates distance between himself and the two robots almost instinctively, as if he's trying not to grow attached (ironic, given the roles he placed the two in, the holes in his life he made them fill after he believed that Sonic had backstabbed him). And yet, just as much as he insists that Alpha Grim Sonic is cold and unfeeling and programmed to serve or that Chaos Sonic is just like that (given the personality programmed into him and his similarities to Sonic) and was programmed to follow orders, he finds himself beginning to value the two as more. He should see them as tools, he tries to think of them as tools. And, yet, over time, the two become irreplaceable agents of his will. He can’t allow himself to believe they really care about them, but he wants them to know that he likes having them around, that no other robot can fill the roles he programmed them for, and no real mobian could be as effective as them (even if it's embarrassing to admit). They become...a comforting presence, especially when he's stuck in the Grim post canon, practically alone, closed off from being able to see Sonic again

Do you get me do you get me?

[mossydice]

Nerium my darling, darling Thallain who can totally be trusted, Completely (✿◡‿◡)৹🔪

[dovewingpkmn]

So I found Hop…

He’s okay with me talking about this, by the way. He was trying to take on two Team Yell grunts at once, and I jumped in of course! We dealt with ‘em.. and then we.. talked.

..We have a lot more in common than we realized.

AND NOW WEN’RE EVEN BETER FRIENDS :D

[cats-in-the-clouds]

it is unfortunate when i go to prayer and cry my eyes out and the only response i really hear is that i simply have to bear it. like usually i can get my emotions out and once they’re settled i hear a rational solution but it sucks when i don’t get the answer i want. i just have to keep waiting. like normally i hear something that gives me strength but wow apparently i’ve hit a new low

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

not sure if I personally agree with Aristotle about friendship tbh