#Screw it. One of these silly beans is a Coward and the other is a Wizboy.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The most dangerous duel of all.

[forcebook]

hey mj, i’m the previous anon (manipulative!theo). first i want to apologize. i was pretty frustrated when i wrote that and i realize in hindsight that it was pretty glib. i’m sorry for bringing my negativity to you when your blog brings me only positivity and joy.

second, i agree with everything you said. theo and akk are both afraid and insecure and they end up hurting each other because of it. what theo did — making up enchanté and asking Safia to help him make akk jealous, lying repeatedly about it when he could see it it was making akk upset — is wrong and manipulative, but 1) he admitted it was wrong and he apologized properly and 2) as you articulated so well, he did not manipulate akk into falling for him, akk’s actions and feelings have always been his own.

i actually love that both theo and akk are portrayed as flawed individuals and i don’t think the show romanticizes those flaws anymore than it did the ambassadors’ creepy behaviour. for instance, as much as we collectively swooned and lost our minds when theo said “i just wanted your attention”, it’s not shown as a grand romantic gesture, it does not justify what he did and that’s not why akk forgives him. as someone who is both insecure and something of a coward, who has hurt people with white lies that got out of hand and who pushed away someone very dear to me who thankfully loved me enough to forgive me even though i hurt her deeply, i empathize greatly with both theo and akk. sometimes you screw up in life but if you’re lucky the people who love you will forgive you.

(also your tags about people enjoying the Most Questionable Content but finding fault in this silly rom-com of a show? yes. 100% do not get it.)

on a lighter note, the whole scene with safia saying “this song is for people who are in love… like theo” and theo’s reaction hits different when you know safia was in on it all along. i bet that for a second there theo was worried safia was going to spill the beans 😆

please don’t apologize! i’ve read some comments about the show myself that got me Really frustrated so i understand that you want to share and i agree with you about most things so it felt good to let it all out of my chest.

this is indeed a positive space to talk about things i like, so i usually won’t start discourse and will focus on what makes a fandom enjoyable but sometimes i don’t mind having discussions that can help others understand the show better.

i apologize if i sounded bitter myself, it was not targeted at you!

yes. all in all, theo got addicted to finding akk’s breaking point. he got addicted to prompting akk to say how he feels, to finally kiss him and couldn’t go back from that. but akk’s feelings have always been there, as well as he’s the one who asked theo to be his boyfriend after finding out theo is enchanté.

the “i just wanted your attention” line was definitely portrayed as it was: theo’s desperate need for akk’s attention which led him to do something stupid. it was definitely not portrayed as romantic as well as akk’s insecurities weren’t portrayed as romantic because they kept hurting each other by lying and being scared.

what was portrayed as romantic was the endless love between them that finally had them being honest about their mistakes, accepting the consequences and forgiving them as well.

yes! you’re definitely right about that! and exactly, we all screw up sometimes and luckily some people will love us despite that because they know who we are at heart and know that we’re capable of doing better. that’s what forgiveness is, love and trust.

i’m glad you have people who love you like that!!!! it’s what you deserve!!!

yeahhhhhh it’s truly beyond me that some people find enchanté unforgivable 🤷🏻‍♀️

LMAOOO OH MY GOD YEAH!!! rewatching this show is going to be the most chaotic fun thing EVER knowing that theo was enchanté all along!!!!

theo definitely panicked for a moment right there thinking his cover was blown because saifa was clearly going to start singing about theo’s love for akk 🤣🤣🤣