#and have like 6 more to go but we're good

[ssaemilyhotchner]

thinking about the scene midway through S2E20, "honor among thieves." you know the one. the tension thick in the air, elizabeth not looking at emily once throughout their conversation, emily's incredulous tone when she says "why do we have to end up in an interrogation" through a chilly, gritted-teeth smile. the implication that this always, always happens

elizabeth, quickly exasperated, whipping off her glasses and opening her mouth to say something sharp in response before one of her staff members interrupts

then the way emily visibly shakes herself free of all the baggage and squares her shoulders, steeling herself, when the interaction is over

and all the while, there are 2-3 photos of emily visible in elizabeth's office, and another on her desk (we're going to ignore the fact that production used the same photo twice. though also, the implications of a mother having so few photos of her child that she would simply frame the same one twice is a lot for me)

but they are noticeably of a much younger emily, nothing more recent. gregor on the phone calling her little emily, a remnant of the last time she and elizabeth were on good terms. a much younger emily in the photo alone, not nestled within her parents or the context of family

I have so many thoughts about the prentiss family and their many pretenses, but this one grabs at my chest in a very particular way. likewise with elizabeth's hands--it's very likely kate jackson's own personal habit, but she's constantly fidgeting in this ep, tapping and balling her hands into fists and rubbing her fingers together. her nails are cropped short like we see emily's in season 6, a cut on her middle finger

this as a mirror of emily's own stress-related, hand-focused repetitive behavior (nail picking) says so much to me about the family that they were/are/aren't. I so wish we had gotten more of the two of them.

[sharklovingaquarist]

There you have it! Im glad some people are waking up to the absolutely disgusting language we use in reproduction. As I've said before, I'm in the biology field. It is RIDDLED with this perception of reproduction. I've come to the conclusion that men can only accept being "big strong man" or "the one credited with owning". They cannot accept a role in which his female partner is stronger, whilst he himself is still involved. "We're pregnant" but he doesn't do shit for her. Nor is he pregnant. He is expecting. He's meant to provide for her. He did not "impregnate" her. He provided a sperm, she provided an egg (of which is the more complex gamete that CHOOSES the sperm). Even within human treatments we always see the female as the imperfect vessel. Infertility is blamed on females, miscarriage is blamed on females. I saw something the other day that showed german scientists creating a nanobot that helps immobile sperm "find the egg." What consequence does that have for the female? And again, sperm does not find the egg, the egg chooses it. This view of women as machines that produce go as far as the very treatment you recieve. Men want a toy, or they want to be impressive. They don't want to be your partner.

Men can only view women as a tool, and they can only view themselves as big strong boys. It's pathetic. Like telling a child he did a good job on a shitty drawing, except it's a 6 foot grown man.

I always hated the “pregnant with his child” like what you do mean “his child”, the saying “put a child in her” always been pornographic and oppressive to me. It’s in a way saying a woman is just a incubator or a machine for a specimen

[hotasfahrenheit]

my top 10 ql shows of 2024

we're a week into the new year already so i guess i should finally get this list posted 👀👀👀

to make this list, i kept an ongoing note in my phone all year of all the ql shows i watched, and then i sat down a couple days ago (*cough*a week ago*cough) and rearranged them to figure out which ones were my favourites. i didn't have any kind of ranking system going through the year (besides being very sure by the beginning of february what was going to be my absolute favourite of the year- and i was right) so this was all based on the vibes i was feeling about all these shows as i made the list, thinking back on them over the year.

i had JUST finished one of these shows so that's part of why i wanted to let it sit for a few days- make sure my ranking wasn't skewed by the feeling of having finished a show then immediately making the list right after while it was fresher than anything else. a week on, i'm still solid on these. i think. i keep looking at this list and being like "wait, did i really love that show more than this other one? did i? how is that one not in the top 10? wait but the ones above it are also just so good" and if i don't just post a list then i'll never stop fidgeting with it, so here we go!

10 - 4Minutes

was 4Minutes perfect? no, but i enjoyed the twisting layers of narrative and the speculation and discussion around this show so much. there were multiple times i thought i had things about the story figured out, and i kept being close to correct, but it kept finding ways to surprise me anyway.

9 - Love Is A Poison

this show was an unexpected delight in so many ways. it was funny, it was smart, it was wild, it was bonkers, i hope they get to make more of it.

8 - Jack & Joker

the longing, the heists, the shenanigans, the friendships, the everything about this show. it got a lil shaky towards the end but on the whole it was such a fun time, and it's still so incredible and such a triumph that they even got this show made, and i love it forever.

7 - Meet You At The Blossom

ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF A SHOW. so pretty. so splendid. so many long sleeves being waved around. so much nonsense and adventure. a fantastic pairing of characters, a fun side couple, just all around perfection.

6 - Love Sea

does this show get a biased boost in the ranking because i love Fort and Peat so much and even an imperfect show with them in it was going to be something i loved? maybe. possibly. probably. Peat spent the whole time looking expensive and pretty, and Fort spent the whole time looking like he was going to devour him, and they're just so good together. sorry not sorry.

5 - 1000 Years Old

this show gets two gifs, because they're my gifs, and i loved it SO MUCH. definitely a weird little show, but it had so much heart, and the way the story built was incredible, and it was just such a warm, beautiful show about found family and embracing your weirdness and being yourself and also love. all about love. the deepest love, and patience, and being willing to try again no matter how many times it takes. also soup, and so many umbrellas.

4 - My Stand-In

(this gif is from this set i made)

this show. THIS SHOW. the acting, the story, everything about it was absolutely insane and was all-consuming especially towards the ending of it. i love stories with complex, nuanced characters, and i love actors who can make you angry with how good they are at playing terrible people. this show had me shouting in the group chat all the time and it was just such a wild ride. an EXPERIENCE from start to finish.

3 - Love In The Big City

an absolutely stunning work of art. i watched the first two episodes with @poetry-protest-pornography when it first released then we both got busy with life for a bit; i listened to the audiobook at work the last week of December and immediately slammed through the rest of the episodes compulsively. i couldn't stay away. i had to inject it into my being. i'm aware that i interacted with and experienced this story differently than a lot of people i've seen talk about it on here because it didn't resonate with me in all the exact same ways as i am a straight person, and i saw a lot of people talking about how deeply it spoke to them about the queer experience, but the themes of loss and loneliness and searching for purpose and meaning and love were universal enough that this show did a number on my heart and soul and still is echoing in me now.

2 - Let Free The Curse of Taekwondo

another stunning, emotional show. this story had me in its GRIP from the first episode and has still not let me go. it was a rollercoaster and was such a deep tale about forgiveness and finding ways to just live life and how it's never too late for a new beginning. about how sometimes you can't let go of people, and you shouldn't. about being able to find and keep love and joy even through the darkest times and places.

1 - Love For Love's Sake

aslkdfjhalsfkdjhafd obviously. obviously this was my number one. an absolute powerhouse of a story about love and acceptance and being willing to not only help other people take second chances on life, but allowing yourself to as well. about being willing and open to loving and caring for others, and loving and caring for yourself. about taking control of your situation and writing your own future. about love, for love's sake.

THAT'S THE LIST.

everything here is obviously my opinion, if there's a show you're curious about that you loved that you don't see here, comment and i'll tell you where it ended up in my longer list (unless it's something i didn't get to this year!) and let me know how my list compares to your faves!

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Bonus round: honorouble mention - Knock, Knock, Boys!

listen, as much as i loved all the other shows here, i considered making this a top 15 list instead of 10 because i loved this show so much and it didn't feel fair that it wasn't included. it was goofy, it was heartfelt, it was fun the whole way through and i really loved it a whole lot. 15 would have been too many tho, so this just gets an honourable mention at the end instead.

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any gifs in this post that don't have credit under them are ones i made! i don't have the time or energy to make new gifs for every show so i just pulled from things i'd already made and had on my hard drive, or used ones made by others where needed. thanks to the other gif makers whose stuff i used!

[onesnoopyaday]

I AM AT MY LIMIT

Snoopy #90

30/12/2024

description under the cut

[description: a cartoon-style drawing of Snoopy's head. Snoopy is a white dog with black ears. His eyes are shut and his mouth is a horizontal line. There are two large blue teardrops, one under each eye. The text "I am at my limit" is handwritten across the top of the image.]

[ourceliumnetwork]

i think i'm like. really in denial sometimes about how much pain i'm just Casually In...

OH NO WAIT HANG ON WAIT ACTUALLY MY MEDICINE WORE OFF AND I DID LIKE A LOT OF UNANTICIPATED ACTIVITY NEVER MIND I'M DUMB I'M HURTING FOR ACTUAL REASONS THIS TIME

[nintendont2502]

being transmasc + pre t + visibly neurodivergent is such a great fuckin combo because everyone that so much as looks at you thinks that you're far younger than you actually are and treats you as such and even when you're talking to people who *know* how old you are you can tell. you can fucking tell they're doing the same thing even if they don't realise they're doing it

[uitzinnigmp3]

dude ever since learning that bite the hand is abt artist / fan relationships it feels so much more poignant. heres the best part distilled for you but you want what i can't give to you..... i can't love you how you want me to..... yeah dude. shit.

[autistic-shaiapouf]

Trying out that "no buy 2025" I've seen people talking about and recalling how much I saved in november after the hurricane blew up my car and starting to feel confident

[im-still-a-robot]

Sailor Merope!!!

[altruistic-meme]

so i need 1600 words by tonight ;;;; oh boy;;;; wish me luck

[chaoswillcalmusdown]

finished the bear season 3 and like. i expected season 3 to be carmy spiraling into joel mchale junior and for him to be pushing everyone away and to clam up even more and so. i'm not shocked or massively disappointed.

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

who hates operación triunfo more edgelords who thing they're above a silly music contest or fans of operación triunfo

[mantisgodsdomain]

we don't think any of you guys know how fucking hard masterposts are

[lys-jeorge]

I have a confession which might get me kicked off this website

I've never seen a full episode of Supernatural

[fiddler-sticks]

I hate adulting

[magdaclaire]

i just spent 20 minutes getting dressed, putting on shoes, putting on jewelry, and doing my hair (a very long time for me, i usually do it in ten minutes or less) and my mom STILL wasn't even STARTING to get dressed yet