#again not getting paid but i feel like druck should and pay me by the WORD

[wendybergmann]

all this Lou discourse is tiring because it feels like a lot of contradictions are being made in the sense that behaviors of other characters (ismail, constantin) have in the past been defended and/or fans looked to find some deeper reason behind shitty behavior but the same regard isn't being given to Lou who hasn't actually done anything wrong

I don't know where druck is going with the character but currently, I don't feel like there is anything to hold against her and say she's a bad influence

when we see Lou, it is mainly when ismail is with constantin but it's not fair to use that as a sign that she is "bad," especially given the fact she is a new student who is making friends (tho said friends are questionable) and a lot of her behavior is like the instas minus the bullying

I feel like druck could be using Lou as a parallel to ismail in the sense of her hanging with constantin but she will diverge from ismail because I cannot see Lou putting up with bad behavior/ going along with everything constantin does. Lou also could be potentially used to show that there is a line. drinking and partying isn't necessarily a bad thing, only when done excessively (re constantin)

I think acting as if there are two sides ismail is between: the "bad" (Lou, constantin) and the "good" (sascha, ava, fatou) is reductive and not a good point to be making. I feel like ismail's true self is between the two and that does not mean "bad" = toxic ismail and "good" = authentic ismail. ismail LIKES going out and having fun, they just have been doing it at the expense of their other friendships