#There are pros and cons to living somewhere without real seasons lol

[driftingballoons]

This may be cheating by asking two questions but Favorite season and favorite movie?

Favorite season is probably spring! After going through the winter, love seeing the animals/plants reappear and feeling some sun :3

As for favorite movie…I don’t think I could possibly pick just one, but one I never get tired of is Spirited Away! Partly for nostalgia bc it was the first Studio Ghibli movie I saw in its entirety, and partly bc I actually…have a lot of trouble remembering all the plot points unless I’ve recently watched it 🙈

[cards-onthetable]

Okay but what in the actual fuck...?

I just watched 9x03 and I have a lot of Thoughts. Spoilers ahead I guess.

For the Minor (read: non-Jamko) Issues that I hated... let’s just get these out of the way:

Wtf @ Erin in this whole episode. Misunderstandings/communication failures with coworkers happen all the time. But she was so unnecessarily bitchy to Anthony. And then she blamed him for making her look like an asshole in front of everyone else. Nope, that’s your own fault, gtfo. And don’t even with their ~sweet reconciliation~ with booze at the end. That doesn’t excuse Erin for acting like a terrible person.

Wtf @ Frank/Garrett’s whole storyline. Garrett acts like some butthurt 7th grader who didn’t get invited to the cool kid’s sleepover birthday party. “I may not be a cop but I’m still important!” Ugh. Quit the whining. And also what was even the point of this story existing? Cool @ the secret bunker but centering the story on Garrett’s Feelings was dumb.

....I actually liked Danny/Baez’s story for once. You know it’s bad when I just want the next Danny scene to curtail my misery.

OKAY BUT THE REASON WE’RE ALL HERE: Wtf @ Jamko. I hate everything. Let me elaborate:

Jamie seems so indifferent to Eddie when she brings him lunch. I could almost excuse that in the name of Looking Tough as the boss at a new shitshow precinct. But then Eddie sits down like she’s going to hang out and chat and he actually sighs and rolls his eyes like she’s this big imposition. Eddie, sis, you deserve so much better than this clown.

He also tells her during that scene that the 2-9 is “much busier than the 12th” with a gross undertone of “...so can you go so I can get back to work?” Ugh. Fine @ being professional at work but... really? Act like you like her a little.

Can Eddie give Jamie a compliment other than “you look good in stripes” every episode for the rest of our lives? I mean look at that jawline.

I’ve had Feelings about Eddie’s wardrobe this entire season so far, and that continues here. Why does she look all dressed up to bring Jamie lunch at the precinct? Dresses at Sunday dinner are one thing, but normal, Off Duty Eddie would be in a t-shirt and jeans, not all fancy like here (and in that bar scene with the yellow dress). It’s some kind of intentional Choice, I think, to make her softer and more ~feminine~ as if that’ll win over the Eddie Haters who are probably pissed about their engagement. IT’S OKAY HATERS I AM TOO. LET’S BE FRIENDS.

Though I also think there are new wardrobe people all around. Like what’s with Jamie’s clothes this season? I can’t handle these chinos and iced macchiato colored Pumas. Bring back the dorky dad New Balances and dark jeans.

Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself. Anyway.

This diner scene. I had mixed feelings.

Pros: Jamie looks hot af. Eddie has a 10/10 ponytail. Apparently Jamie is putting off sleeping post-night shift to eat with her, which let me tell you as a night shift nurse, this is a Big Deal. So maybe he does actually like her or something.

Cons: it makes me sad that Eddie is less than up front with Jamie. Like you’re going to marry this guy but you don’t want to tell him some info that’s honestly probably not new to him? Odd. Also why does Eddie say she’s “dating” Jamie? That was weird. Him correcting her was kinda cute and their conversation was less forced in that scene than it has been this season but still, really?

Also wtf @ this weird hand holding situation? Jamie looks like the Claw in one of those stuffed animal vending machines at the bowling alley.

OH SIDENOTE: Somewhere In here, Anthony calls Erin “sweetheart” in this gross demeaning tone and it was gross. Moving on.

OH COOL WE’RE... mini golfing? Okay this might be cute?

WAIT JAMIE FUCKING PROPOSED AT THE MINI GOLF PLACE? Oh my god kill me now.

Who..... who thought that was a good idea?

It’s like the writers are trying to throw fans a bone since they know everyone wants to know more about how he proposed. But it comes off as ridiculous satire and/or them almost making fun of the fans. I look forward to reading all the coming fics of this Putt Putt Proposal™️ and making fun of everything 5ever.

Also LOL @ the idea of Jamie and Eddie at this mini golf place on a Sunday morning before family dinner. Who the fuck goes mini golfing (...and proposes there) on Sunday morning?

OH NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT THESE SHOES:

Okay and the pants also showcase Jamie’s Assets nicely. That’s a trend in recent episodes I can be on board with. So maybe I shouldn’t complain. But also bring back his jeans plz. Like what are we, on vacation at the country club?

What’s with Jamie grabbing Eddie’s wrist all the time? But also 👀 @ his grip here like can we see this in another context next week? 🌶

WHAT IS GOING ON? Does... does Eddie just carry a copy of their ~vows~ around in her purse? Or did she just jot those down real quick as they’re chatting? Either way, wtf?

It’s a little sweet, I guess, that Eddie wants to transfer to the precinct where everyone hates Jamie to be a friendly face/change everyone’s minds about their new boss. But I am seriously sick of this will-they-won’t-they back and forth as far as working together. The will-they-won’t-they was more fun when it was will they or won’t they fuck.

And them working together is a terrible idea anyway. Would it even be allowed for an officer’s fiancé to be her direct superior at work? That seems even more professionally compromising than an engaged couple riding together. Cool I hate it.

Do all married/soon-to-be married couples settle disagreements by just... reciting their vows? What is this, a recap of the S8 finale? WHY?

Oh hey they’re kissing. Oh that’s nice. But why are we looking up from underneath their chins?

OH LOOK EDDIE’S AT THE 2-9 making major Heart Eyes at her sergeant/fiancé. So I guess this settles the last 3 episodes of uncertainty as far as their Work Future. COOL I HATE IT.

That dinner scene was... something.

I’m surprised the Reagans were so fine with Eddie and Jamie’s little practical joke centering on grace. The show could’ve accomplished a similar result without turning the prayer into a joke. And I don’t think fucking up the prayer is going to endear Eddie to any Haters. So that was an interesting choice.

I’m also tired of this drawn out Transition of Eddie fitting in at family dinners. When I imagined Eddie integrating into the Reagan family I saw maybe one awkward, best-behavior instance and then fast forward to next week and she’s going at it with Danny and Erin, requiring Frank to intervene and remind everyone of dinner table decorum.

But I guess playing tricks on the fam means she’s One Of Them now?

Here’s my official vote for a Normal family dinner next week, which just happens to include Eddie in a seamless way, as if she’s always been there. No more Big Events at dinner.

In conclusion, why do I watch this show?

There was one Redeeming Factor — the cop at the 2-9 at the beginning who says “Is that a stick up your butt or are you just happy to see me?” Jamie wishes he had something up his butt. @ontherockswithsalt I hope you’re on that. I need Something To Believe In.

[bigskydreaming]

This might sound really weird, but if you had to pick one thing you wish had been talked about more on Teen Wolf, what would it be? Its just that you write about a lot of things from the show that I'd never thought twice about until you bring it up so I was wondering if there was one big thing or a top three things for you, and what they were. Sorry again if that's a weird question I just really like your meta!

LOL nah its cool, I get what you mean and thanks. And actually, this one is pretty easy. My biggest issues with Teen Wolf can always be traced back to one specific thing never getting addressed and having its ramifications fully explored, and that is Stiles and the Bite.

The fight in 5A has been talked about to death, but one thing I’ve never ONCE seen come up in discourse about it is the fact that when Stiles screamed ‘some of us are only human’, it ignored the fact that he was only human by CHOICE. He was offered the Bite by Peter in S1, who called him out on the fact that he was lying when he said he didn’t want it. Course, can’t really blame him for not choosing to accept the Bite from Peter of all people….but then in 3B when they thought Stiles might have his mother’s illness, Scott offered the Bite as a possibility, and from that point on, the door was open in regards to Stiles getting the Bite from Scott if he wanted it. We all know that if Stiles truly wanted to be a werewolf, he could convince Scott to give him the Bite, because both in 3B and in 6A when it seemed giving Stiles the Bite would rescue him from the rift, Scott never hesitated. If Stiles wanted the Bite, Stiles had plenty of opportunities to get it.

Now, the problem isn’t that Stiles didn’t really want the Bite. I’m not saying he should have taken it or been a werewolf. The problem is that when faced with that possibility, when having a choice, the same as Isaac, Erica, Boyd, Jackson all had, the choice Scott DIDN’T have….Stiles weighed the pros and cons and decided no, he didn’t want it after all. He wanted to stay human, he was well aware of all the drawbacks and pitfalls that came with being a werewolf thanks to witnessing Scott go through them all….and ultimately, it wasn’t worth it to him.

Again, that right there is totally valid and understandable and acceptable. What ISN’T okay is the fact that Stiles then never examined his own reasons for not getting the Bite and then applied them to Scott’s attitude and responses to his life as a werewolf.

The line about ‘some of us are only human’ wasn’t just bad because it implied Scott wasn’t truly human, it was bad because it completely skipped past acknowledging that some of them got a CHOICE about being what they were.

The other half of this equation is how Stiles selectively ‘advised’ his friend throughout the series on what choices to make, not based on how much they might have benefited his friend, but on how they best served HIM. When he made his speech to Scott in Heart Monitor about how now that he has power, he has a responsibility to protect people, Stiles actually only meant the people he personally considered worthy of protection, like his father and Lydia. When Scott wanted to rescue Derek from Kate against Stiles’ approval, Stiles outright made himself an obstacle. When Scott wanted to save Jackson, Stiles dragged his feet the whole way. Time after time, when Stiles wanted to play the hero, Scott was expected to ride shotgun, but when Scott wanted to save people Stiles didn’t feel merited protection, Stiles was the walking embodiment of a Mariah Carey “I can’t read suddenly” gif.

The two times in the series Stiles was truly mad at Scott were both after his father had been hurt, which yeah, fine, I get being upset. But the irony is in him hurling the “where were you” accusation at Scott in 5B like Scott had no place being anywhere but at the Sheriff’s side protecting him….when in both Season 1 and Season 5…Stiles wasn’t by the Sheriff’s side either when he was hurt. Stiles wasn’t useless. There’s numerous points throughout the series where he protected people or saved the day. But he blamed Scott for not being there to protect the Sheriff in 5B, when Stiles wasn’t even there either. He blamed Scott for not keeping the Sheriff from getting hit by that car on parent-teacher night in S1, but he wasn’t even at the school himself. On both those occasions, his real issue wasn’t that Scott couldn’t keep the Sheriff safe, it was that the Sheriff got hurt while Scott was somewhere doing things Stiles didn’t approve of, aka using his powers/presence according to his own priorities instead of Stiles’. In Heart Monitor, Stiles was pissed because Scott had played hooky with Allison instead of answering the phone while Stiles chose to research stuff. In 5B, Stiles was pissed because Scott didn’t immediately exile Theo from Beacon Hills from the moment Stiles said “I don’t trust him” in the premiere, without proof. Scott’s crime wasn’t failing the Sheriff in either of these situations, it was not being on call 24/7 and using his powers the way Stiles would have.

And that’s the heart of this massive misstep on the show. How often Stiles demonstrated a willingness to exploit the powers born of his friend’s trauma for his own personal benefit. Whether it was getting Scott to sniff out whether Lydia was attracted to Stiles, or expecting Scott to be available to protect his loved ones or to innately trust or not trust people based on his say so regardless of evidence, for the vast majority of the series, Stiles prioritized Scott using his werewolf and Alpha status the way STILES would have, over letting Scott use his own werewolf and Alpha status the way HE personally deemed best.

And that’s just so, so ugly. Because if Stiles wanted werewolf powers to use to figure out if girls liked him, or to protect his dad, or to be Batman and safeguard the town…..all he had to do was ask for the Bite, the same as multiple other characters on the show did. But he didn’t. Because he saw the full spectrum of what the Bite resulted in for so many of those characters, and so he remained as he was and lived vicariously through Scott, as he flat-out joked on multiple occasions.

You don’t get to have it both ways. If you don’t want the drawbacks of being a werewolf, you don’t get the perks. 

Frequently people comment on the fact that a large part of why this fandom is so divisive is because all other elements aside, a lot of people just wanted different things out of the show. Most Scott fans wanted a show about recovery and survivor empowerment, while most Stiles fans wanted a show about power fantasy and the awkward outcasts triumphing and saving the day.

The single most defining flaw of the show IMO is that it was both. It was just both things for different characters. More often than not, Stiles used Scott’s story of trauma recovery as HIS power fantasy. And that’s why, in accordance to power fantasy narratives, Stiles ended the show with the girl he pursued for ten years, fast tracked for the prestigious career in law enforcement that acknowledged his skills as a detective and gave him the recognition and respect he craved. All of which he only obtained because of what happened to Scott in the pilot, and the direction that spun their lives off into.

(While Scott, y’know, woke up in dingy motel rooms to seek out other trauma victims like himself to help empower and protect them, rather than like….have the education as a vet he wanted from UC Davis while with either one of the girlfriends he loved and lost as a result of a life he never wanted but had no choice but to live BUT I DIGRESS).

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let’s go

and btw it it’s weird that i just tell my whole life story like this where no one will ever read it, and it’s kinda cringe that i’m writing in english for no one but myself, but whatever here we go

TWENTY ONE PILOTS

* implicit demand for proof: are you more of a skeptic or a believer?

skeptic, i’m no good at believing or being optimistic smh

* fall away: are you afraid of heights?

not really

* the pantaloon: describe your favourite shirt.

ooh i’m right now is it probably my big, deep blue nike hoodie? idk it just fits to everything

* addict with a pen: write a four-line poem about whatever’s on your mind.

please reopen the schools (wait four-line? i read four-worded huh)

* friend, please: what is the nicest thing a friend has ever done for you?

my friend gave me a decorated photo album, it’s one of my most priced possessions (does that expression even mean that? i mean it’s very important to me anyways)

* march to the sea: you are given one day to live, with unlimited travel capabilities in that time. where do you choose to die?

probably here in my hometown? i’d travel as much as possible, but i’d still like to die where i belong

* johnny boy: have you ever risen to an occasion in a way of which you are proud?

hm probably, but i can’t really come up with any

* oh, ms. believer: is your favourite season the same now as when you were younger?

yeah, i’ve always preferred spring/summer

* air catcher: give your most unpopular/controversial opinion about love.

that it’s no rush trying to find love? everyone’s like it’s okay if your first love is in your 40’s, but i feel kinda stressed out that i haven’t fallen in love yet

* trapdoor: when have you felt invisible?

um the whole winter of being 14? but like invisible for everybody else, painfully visible for myself while i simultaneously shut off and didn’t feel a single emotion for like half a year,, yeah aha ha good times

* a car, a torch, a death: favourite way to travel? least favourite?

favorite: train, i always have a special and exciting goal if i travel

least favorite: car i guess, it’s just so mundane and boring

* taxi cab: tell us about the most memorable journey you’ve taken.

i’ve been on lots on journeys, but they’re all like typical family trips, so allow me to get poetical here, i guess the most memorable journey has been my own? like how i have evolved and developed to where i am today? hmm

* before you start your day: name your favourite part of your morning routine.

getting to check others private snap stories and to see what has happened during the night for them

* isle of flightless birds: what do you think is the most beautiful part of nature?

ah i love love nature and the complexity of it and how everything is connected, but like one specific thing? sunsets. it may be basic, but i’m a real slut for sunsets

REGIONAL AT BEST

* slowtown: where is your sanctuary?

i live by the sea, so i’ve got a few safe places near the shore that’s my favorites,, and like my best friends house, i always feel at home there too :,)

* glowing eyes: you inherit the powers and status of one well-known superhero. which do you choose, and why?

um i’m not that much for superheroes but like shuri from black panther is really cool and super smart, so that would be awesome!

* kitchen sink: what is something that only makes sense to you?

i’ve never mentioned this to anyone before, but i kinda think in shapes? ye not gonna elaborate on that one, but i feel like that’s not really explainable to anyone but myself

* anathema: what is a word most people don’t know? give its definition.

okay the swedish word fika,, like i’m very confused by how you non swedish guys live your lives without that word?? it basically means to “sit down, eat something sweet or more of a snack, have a cup of coffee or similar, and just talk and enjoy time together” and it’s very useable and necessary in my vocabulary

another word i thought of was the swedish word dygn. the translation is a day, but like we have a word for day too. day=dag. but a dygn is more like the 24 h the day lasts, while the dag only lasts during daytime,, idk it sounds complicated but it really confuse me sometimes when someone says a day, cause idk if they mean like the whole dygn, 24 h, or only daytime,, okay rant over

* lovely: how often do you express affection?

sigh i’m really bad at it and i should show the people i love how much i appreciate them more often, but when i do is it usually in form of words and thoughts,, i’m not a touchy person, not the one to give lots of gifts either, but i like to show it in words

* ruby: has a stranger ever permanently impacted your life?

hm no not really a stranger? but i mean some celebrities (*ahem tyler joseph*) have really changed my life, and i guess i’m just a total stranger to them but it feels like i know them personally for me

* be concerned: name an issue you believe should receive more attention.

all the species doing extinct

* clear: how much of yourself do you wear on your sleeve?

um not that much, i’m usually a quite reserved person

VESSEL

* ode to sleep: describe the last dream you remember.

omfg oh the dreams i’ve had lately, they’re something complete different,, like with the quarantine have i started sleeping more, which i guess is good, but i’ve started dreaming so much more and it’s fucking scary how much and how intense i dream now? like every dream seems real, and i’ve started to struggle to remember what’s actually happened in my real life compared to what i’ve dreamt, i can’t separate them and it all mixes together to one confusing mess,, and some dreams have been quite horror like too, not that i’m bothered when i’m actually in them, but more like i wake up and think whatthefuck actually happened

* holding on to you: which part of a conflict do you believe is more important - the journey to solution or the solution itself?

solution, i’m always a solution person, just give me that damn happy ending even with real problems too

* migraine: do you have a favourite day of the week?

no not really, it really depends on what i’m doing each day

* house of gold: what is a childhood dream you had that now seems unrealistic?

hm this is about to be sad but i never dreamt of anything big or special, ive always known that i’ll just end up living a normal life like anyone else? and i haven’t got any special talents or something, so the most creative i can think of is probably a good scientist or something

* car radio: do you enjoy silence?

in the right amount, yes. i usually appreciate silence a lot, whether alone or with friends i’m comfortable with, but that awkward silence sometimes is horrible

* semi-automatic: what is your stance on gun ownership?

disgusting. there’s no fucking argument that justifies having a gun, a possibility to take someone others life. there’s NEVER a valuable reason. sweden is really good with our super controlled gun laws, but like the us desperately needs stricter gun laws

* screen: what is the lie you most regret?

uhm update i think the last time i wrote here was in like april?? so anyways it’s december let’s finish this one lol

oh um i am, as mentioned before, highly scared of conflicts so i’m always weighing pros and cons of lying - and usually am i quite close, so there’s really no big lie that i regret? i tend to stick to the truth bc i’m scared of the consequences that might come if someone discovers my lie

* the run and go: if you were a fugitive, where would you hide out? explain.

simple answer: my friends places, if i had to hide somewhere better than that then maybe like... my grandpas wife has a lovely summer house in norway, yeah i’d hide there

* fake you out: freedom or safety?

depends. right now, fucking freedom. no, but like in theory right now freedom is the only thing i wish for, but i’m actually prioritizing safety bc of obvious reasons and i hope everyone else is too so i can have my damn freedom soon

* guns for hands: what is your favourite metaphor from a book or other piece of writing?

i really wish i was more attentive about such things, right now so i not have a clue

* trees: talk about your most memorable experience with a stranger.

i’m shy and scandinavian so i don’t talk to strangers unless i really have to,, maybe the man who shouted “i want that chinese” and pointed at me when i was in the city with my friends, who made me fully realize that wow people are actually racist towards me

* truce: name an acoustic song (other than truce) that makes you emotional.

misguided ghosts. do i really need to say anything more? no.