#Life Without George

[rebeccapearson]

Mary did it, George! Mary did it! She told a few people you were in trouble and they scattered all over town collecting money.

Donna Reed as Mary Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life

[peachymaryobrien]

Something special was born on the 27th of January

Thank you L&Co, you are dear to a lot of hearts ❤️‍🩹

[droodlebug]

Another small peek into my sdv portrait mod in the works... plus a look at some of the sprite work i've been doing for it. Particuarly george's wheelchair and his face that's in a whole different style which has always been annoying to see but even moreso since I started using a wheelchair myself and have become more visibly disabled................ I guess i should just call this a visual overhaul for the characters at this point lmao

[britney-rosberg06]

everyone has misunderstood the vibes of george and carmen with kimi 😔😔

[grinchwrapsupreme]

[joannerowling]

I’m curious - why do you think Fred dying was necessary? I’m not disagreeing but I was devastated so I’m curious what your thoughts are! (Especially after your Percy meta 🤌🏻)

Many reasons! A Weasley always had to die in the last book because, as JKR put it, it wouldn't have been realistic for all of them to survive. They were too involved.

With regards to Percy specifically, well… Percy's return always had to come at a price, to really drive home how poor his decisions were. Percy's arc teaches the reader a lesson about family, and being careful about the sort of wedges you're prepared to drive between them and you, and why, because if you ever change your mind it might be too late, especially in uncertain times. Think about Covid, or the Israel-Palestine war, those are the sort of political situations which can create huge tensions and sometimes tear families completely, and needlessly, apart.

The point isn't really that Percy was in the wrong when he stood with Fudge in OotP, his real offense was his refusal to come back after that. He had ample opportunity to do so – he could have admitted his mistake, apologised, and the family would have forgiven him in time. Instead he wallowed in his pride and/or shame. Then the war truly started in DH and even if he'd have wanted to make contact it became either too dangerous or impossible (as he wouldn't have known where they were hiding). And then right as he finds them back again during the finale battle, right as he's making tentative connections (a joke!) with the member of the family he had the toughest time communicating with, giving us some hope for reconciliation and growth… Nope, it's too late.

It ALWAYS had to be one of the twins because they were the ones Percy had the most volatile conflict with. It could have been Arthur, but Arthur had already a close call in OotP and Percy's emotions over that had already been shown so it would have felt repetitive. Plus, as discussed in the previous post, Percy takes his "big brother" status seriously, so it HAD to be a younger sibling he failed to protect and ever fix his mistakes with.

What makes it worse (and therefore better! :D) is Percy COULD have been close with Fred and George: they are the closest in age after all. But the fact they were twins meant they were always their own little team within the siblings + their personalities didn't match with Percy's + they were all competing for Molly and Arthur's attention. (In fact i think there's a good chance that a young Percy at some point wished he only had one little brother instead of the twins, so it could be Bill & Charlie, Ron & Ginny, and him and whoever would be instead of the twins. Obviously, once one of the twins gets actually killed, it wouldn't have been a great memory. I know, i'm extrapolating a lot here, but some people in this fandom think Evan Rosier was fucking Luna Lovegood's mum so just indulge me lol)

ALSO (i'm stopping after that promise), does Percy's behaviour remind you of anyone? Ron is very Percy-like in DH. But unlike Percy, Ron needed to have a bit of Voldemort's evil soul hanging around his neck to make that kind of choice + he regretted it immediately and tried to come back + crucially he was ready to admit his mistake and work on his flaws. He sought the advice of Bill when Percy isolated himself. That's why Ron doesn't get punished, and also probably why Ron's a main character and hero.

Tl;dr: Fred's death is the inevitable conclusion of the tragedy that is Percy's arc about being too proud to solve minor conflicts with his family until it was too late.

[balladofthe101st]

😄😗 -> 😒

[lawsanhs]

God i hate george russell (affectionate)

[youllneverseeonascreen]

Jesus Christmas! Darry is so George Bailey coded.

Wonderful Life!AU with Darry Bailey over here being the older brother left with it all on his shoulders. Having to work a job he wasn’t supposed to take on in a town he wasn’t supposed to stay in. Every light at the end of the tunnel, every opportunity to be more than his father’s brilliant son or the responsible brother is blocked by another curveball or another family tragedy. Rooting him deeper and deeper at home

Darry Bailey seeing other timelines where his little brother did drown and where he doesn’t have his friends or family by his side. Realizing he’d give anything to have it all back, the good, the bad, the frustrations, the joy, the pain, the love. None of it matters because his loved ones make it all worth it.

[mydaylight]

This is a really nice interview with Morgan Spector about his role as George Russell, and some great commentary on George/Bertha.

(He literally says George treats Bertha with "courtly grace" when I tell you I SQUEALED)

[martyrbat]

do u know where this is from it haunts my dreams

[ID: an up-close panel of Batman. He's visibly confused and has a question mark speech bubble before asking, “I'm pregnant?” END ID]

i do!! however im sorry to say your nightmares have all been for naught, since its a very popular edited panel :( the original is from batman annual #11:

(id in alt!)

i hope this doesn't discourage you from trying to get that man pregnant though, hes even in position for it in the last panel <33

[sheltoner]

coco lost and i hate everything again

[haredjarris]

listen without prejudice volume 2 🎧🕶️🏳️‍🌈

[hecatesbroom]

I just watched that s7 episode where Rose, Dorothy and Sophia will have to move out if Blanche doesn't make them co-owners of the house and oh.... oh my god. I knew Blanche's grand gesture would hit hard, but Dorothy's talk to Rose before then?? Giving her an excuse for why she has to say, only to shrug that off and softly tell her the truth ("we love you") and proceeding to tell the permit guy that they're family!! They love each other so much & they can't be separated!! Rose's face throughout the whole thing!! It's so much

[teenagefeeling]

that post that starts "i hate child free people as a child free person" really rubs me the wrong way. you don't have to apologize for not wanting children and make it sound like people are only making that decision because they hate children. first of all, it's hypocritical. second of all, it isn't even remotely true and i think you'll find that if u look into people who are proudly child-free you'll discover that it's much more complicated than just liking vs not liking children. currently, social norms place pressure on young people (especially women) to have children. if someone says "hey! i think it's possible to still lead a meaningful and fulfilling life without doing that!" and your reaction is to assume they hate children, i think you're the one with the problem

[misa-chan13]

I am so looking forward to next week no more political ads no more stressing about the results just whatevers coming being here and that's that

The bit inbetween is when he says about how chicago has the strictest gun laws and it doesn't work

This is the 20 most dangerous cities as of apr 2024 i looked it up to see where chicago lands it's not on there

Imagine that

You can look up the full clip i found it on someone's yt video showing the full thing and saying how it's being twisted cause they didn't add in that people need guns for protection if you live in the rural areas or dangerous cities etc I've lived in both and i don't own a gun i never felt the need to get one honestly if i did I'd be in more danger with it then without due to 2 reasons 1. I'm extremely suicidal on a good day and 2. Im extremely angry and homicidal on a bad day I'm one of the people that shouldn't have access to guns because im mentally unstable and thats why i don't that doesn't mean i couldn't fake it and get one and i know it would probably be pretty easy they need responsible gun owners and responsible gun laws yes you should have a option to protect yourself and have one if you need it but it doesn't need to be an ak 47 or anything similar I'm not familiar with a lot of guns so input any in which you could take out a crowd of people easily that many bullets does not taste good in deer i know that

Sorry about the rant im stressed and i want this shit to be over