#all my homies hate teresa

[magicalgirlmegu]

[cockbiteproductions]

Ok I'm caught up right in time to see ahsoka in the next eps :)

[livsindelusion]

hi liv it is the maze runner fic anon.....back again to say i also hate teresa but i would like to hear your thoughts on why u hate her? 🎤

Oh my god hi! Ok so first I feel like I have to be super honest I haven't actually read the original trilogy since like literally 2015 or something lmao, mostly bc I'm terrified they won't really hold up (they held the title for my favourite books for a WHILE in primary school) but I read all the prequels as they came out and obviously I've seen the movies plenty of times, but apologies if I get anything wrong. Also spoilers for the prequels in this. (Also also to be clear fuck James Dashner all my homies hate James Dashner. The fic creates a side character named James just to kill him and I cheered)

Ok disclaimer out of the way, the absolute number one thing is the fact that she had her memories the whole time. Like she knew what was going on the whole time SHE KNEW NEWT WASN'T IMMUNE THE WHOLE TIME! SHE COULD'VE GIVEN THEM A HEADS UP AND SAVED HIM AT ANY POINT BUT NO. EVEN THOUGH THEY PRACTICALLY GREW UP TOGETHER BEFORE THE MAZE. THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS. AND SHE LET SO MANY OF THEM SUFFER AND DIE. I know she was young and indoctrinated, I know she believed she was doing what was right, and am I biased bc Minho and Newt (aka people who were tortured and DIED directly because of her actions) are two of my favourite characters ever of course. Also not just bc of Newtmas but I hate the romance with Thomas, it feels so forced, and I think it would have been a much more interesting dynamic if they had been siblings, like Thomas' conflict about her betrayal would've felt more earned. But also a bit bc of Newtmas. If another character did her actions but the people impacted weren't ones I adored as much as they are in these books I'd probably be a lot more sympathetic but I just can't do it.

That being said this fic was a super interesting look at her dynamic with Newt (and the love triangle of it all) in an au where they both survive the fall of the city, definitely the closest I've come to liking her.

Thanks so much for the ask, I love getting to talk about my old fandom loves (and hates)!!!

[nibbles-speaks]

ffffFUCK TERESA >:( ALL MY HOMIES FUCKING HATE TERESA

[habromaniac59]

Add me there too (book Teresa) 😙