#also I combined 5x08 and 5x09 because I can't choose between them!

[tellmegoodbye]

911 Lone Star Tag Game

Thank you to @bonheur-cafe and @lemonlyman-dotcom for the open tag!

Favorite character: TK and Carlos!

Character you relate to most: Kind of a mix of Mateo and Owen, being nd, and having a history of anger problems and depression.

Favorite episode: I'll give you my top five!

Saving Grace

One Day

Push

The Quiet Ones // Fall From Grace

In Sickness And In Health

Hottest take:

I wouldn't say I have many burning hot takes, although a recent one would probably be that I really loved the Jonah storyline and the way the show handled that conflict. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I think the way I connected with and understood it was just different, even from the way Ronen himself has described it, and honestly that's okay because that's the whole point of art.

My main gripe with the conversation is probably the sentiment (or implication) that the main or only reason TK wants to take Jonah is because he's "the last piece of Gwyn" and maybe this is just my autistic ass taking that too literally, but imo TK would have done the same exact thing even if he had other siblings. It's not just because of his mom, it's because that's his brother and he doesn't want him to grow up halfway across the world with no family. He's not being selfish or giving ultimatums, he's protecting his brother. Also, him not wanting to live life on pause is about so much more than fatherhood. It's about life in general, and being able to face what it throws at you.

Finally, and possibly a bit too hot of a take given that I am very much in the minority on this and I fully accept that, but TK and Carlos becoming fathers is not better or worse representation than if they hadn't. It's just different representation. If it isn't the story you wanted to see, that's completely okay!

Favorite OG 911 character: I haven't thought about this a lot, but the first names that come to mind are Athena and Chimney.

Favorite Ship: Tarlos, of course

Most underrated ship: Nanteo

Most underrated character: Mateo

One thing you'd like to see: I would have loved to see more of Carlos and Sam, and more of TK Carlos and Jonah!

Now I feel weird about tagging people because I don't want to shove my takes in anyone's face 😆 so these are my very gentle no pressure tags:

@strandnreyes @heartstringsduet @herefortarlos @eclectic-sassycoweyes @henrygrass @emsprovisions @carlos-in-glasses @firstprince-history-huh + open tag