#and unrelated but I'm very amused to see the amount of people wanting Dale to drop dead

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Ah screw it, thoughts on the finale + something about one aspect of the show I really like (3.5k words below):

- Overall I’m pretty mixed on whether I liked it or not, and I think the main reason is because it left me wanting more but in a bad way. I think the main issue is that, since we don’t know whether the show will be renewed or not, this could very well be the series’ finale, and I can’t help but treat it as such.

But the thing is, while this episode works very well as a season finale, it doesn’t hold up as a series finale. It’s not “grandiose” enough, with a lot of characters not having much to do because they didn’t have enough time for everyone.

Now that’s more of a me problem but I think another issue about the pacing is that I’ve gotten used to seasons or series finale being two-parters or longer when it comes to serialized/semi-serialized shows (My Little Pony gen 4, ATLA, Owl House, Ducktales, Gravity Falls etc). So having only 20 minutes to solve everything doesn’t feel like it’s enough, especially when you consider the scope this battle could have had.

Like I really wish (no pun intended) that Cosmo, Wanda, Peri, Anti-Cosmo and Anti-Wanda did more than just stand there (low-key feel sad for all you Anti-Cosmo fans out there, you guys got scammed); or that Hazel and Dev talked more since the core of the story is centered around their relationship; or Dev and Peri talking more; or that we saw more of the anti-fairies takeover or end the episode with a fight between fairies and anti-fairies, like I know the fight at the end of “Best Of Luck” was low-budget but it was still fun (also Cosmo spending the entire show hiding behind Wanda when things get tense only to throw hands with Irep without a second thought just to defend his son’s honor was amazing)!

So yeah, when taking it as a potential series finale, it doesn’t hold up well and feels too rushed. That being said I do think that it’s good as a season finale, which hopefully it will end up being.

- Something funny about this episode is that before watching it I was thinking about how A New Wish is basically two different shows glued as one.

On one hand you have the fun episodic show about Hazel having fairy godparents granting her wishes, making her learn life lessons while hanging out with her friends Jasmine and Winn. On the other hand you have 8-9 episodes basically giving us a 2-hours serialized show about Hazel’s relationship with Dev and their mutual connection with fairies. And in a way, you could watch those 8-9 episodes as standalone and still get a full interesting show the same way you could watch all the other episodes in any order and have a fun show.

(for those asking the episodes I see as creating a serialized show are “Fly”, “A New Development”, “Lost and Founder’s Day”, “Battle of the Dimmsonian”, arguably “Lost in Fairy World” (Dev discovering Fairy World + setting up the Fairywinkle-Cosma family dynamic), "Operation: Birthday Takeback”, “Best of Luck”, arguably "Fairy for a Day” (more focus on anti-fairies + introduction of magical backup), “The Battle of Big Wand”)

But then the finale kinda breaks this view by referencing many of the episodic ones, which tbh I really like! It just gave me a bit of a laugh that I was all like “damn it’s like two shows in one, that’s cool” only for the finale to make me go “nevermind you gotta watch every episode to understand it”.

- Going into the meat of the episode, first of all I can’t help but wonder if the “rule-free wish” thing is how one of Cosmo and Wanda’s previous godchild caused WWI.

- Also I have to agree with Hazel already making one million wishes being ridiculous. Like one million is a lot, and from the looks of it she only got her fairies for a year max, likely way less. That being said, both Cookie episodes show that Hazel makes a lot of wishes outside of what we see, which I’m assuming was the writers’ way of setting up that she could reach a high number in a fairly short time.

- I kinda love Irep in this episode, he’s mainly just vibing and having fun, good for him. Also love how we see more of an “immature young adult” side to him.

- Speaking of childish I really like how much you can tell Dev is a kid here. Most of his wishes are pretty juvenile (being king of the world, changing stuff to his name), he’s doing all this to get his father’s attention, he laughs at the thought of fairies turning into confetti (appropriate reaction for a kid who doesn’t know it’s lethal tbh), gets worried for Peri, doesn’t want to capture any fairies beside the ones he knows. He’s really just a hurt kid in the end, and I like that they fully acknowledge it.

On that note, while I do like that he suffers consequences for his actions, I really hope he’ll get the help he needs in a possible season 2 with a potential redemption, even if it doesn’t come from a fairy (though I’m already seeing theories that his glasses might have saved him from mind erasure).

- Not sure how to feel about Hazel having her friends + others help take back Fairy World. On one hand I really like the idea and it’s cool to see so many references, on the other hand Jasmine, Winn and Anthony are severely underdeveloped characters so I can’t bring myself to care that much about them (and I care even less about the extras they brought with them). That’s kind of what I meant too earlier when saying I wanted more of Hazel and Dev interacting, I find the two of them much more interesting than the peanut gallery.

That being said I really like that they were smart enough to deduce something was up with Hazel, same with them keeping their memories at the end. It’s a very cute wish and it opens the door for a lot more ideas if season 2 happens.

(And for those complaining about Hazel not using her wish for Dev because “he’s a 10 years old kid trying his best!”, reminder that Hazel is also a 10 years old kid trying her best; give her a break!)

- I know I said it before but I really like Dale as an antagonist! I think it’s because, unlike a villain like Mark Beaks from Ducktales, there’s a level of malice/deviousness and manipulation to Dale that make him come off as much more of a threat. Like it feels like if he were to lose his fortune, he’d still find a way to cause problems and worm his way into a position of power.

Also he’s low-key the main reason why I want a season 2 (outside of wanting to see more of those characters having fun and interacting with each other). I’d love an arc focused on him trying to figure out Hazel, with Dev being stuck in the middle between wanting to help his dad and protecting his friend.

(on that note I had an idea for a few days about Dev selling out Peri to Dale in hopes to help with Project H, like telling him godparents exist and showing off his own as proof + using Peri as bait to capture Cosmo and Wanda, but it’s one of those ideas with a beginning and somewhat middle but no end, so I might write it down as some “A New Wish but the anti-fairies never showed up” kind of fic but I’m not sure since I don’t know how to finish it 🤔)

- For Peri, I was on team “there’s no way they’ll do magical backup...right?” so I’d say I was both surprised and not surprised by it. That being said they did a wonderful job foreshadowing it, hence why so many people expected it! Between Dev being seen without Peri in his last few appearances, Peri chilling at what is now fully confirmed to be Cosmo and Wanda’s house, and their last episode together (Best of Luck) having no wishes due to the rules, the way they went with it was very clever!

- On a more negative note I’m not a fan of how gross magical backup is. Like I have no issues with the bloating since it’s kind of the point of it since the og show (the fairies inflate until their bodies can’t handle it anymore and explode), but the vomiting and eyes going on a side were a nope for me. Also not the biggest fan of them making a joke out of it.

- While like I said I wished Cosmo and Wanda did more in this episode, I do find it really cute that they spend the whole time taking care of their son and worrying for him.

Speaking of which, while I know it’s human nature to care about your loved ones like that, there’s something incredibly sweet about how Fairy World is a mess and all fairies are going to die eventually due to it (and from the looks of it removing their magic completely is speeding up the magical backup process) yet all Cosmo and Wanda care about is their son being safe and sound. Hell even when talking to Dev, they’re not doing it to free themselves or save Fairy World, they’re only trying to save Peri. Again, I know that’s just how people are but I still find it adorable.

- And on that note, the fact that the show never made a parallel between Dev and Peri’s family situations is probably the biggest missed opportunity of this season! I mean even just in this episode! Dale’s son is at the top of the world yet this guy barely cares and just uses the situation for himself. Meanwhile Cosmo and Wanda are fully focused on their son being safe and recovering, even with their world ending around them.

Like there is literally a scene of Hazel coming to the rescue which worries Dale and Irep, making them ditch Dev who’s like “yeah don’t worry I’ll be fine”, showing his father doesn’t show concern for him, while concern is the one thing Cosmo and Wanda are currently showing for their son!

My guess as to why they passed up this very obvious parallel is because they wanted something that anti-fairies have that fairies don’t (so Dev would be interested in siding with them) and the lack of rules was the most obvious thing, thus making Dev’s problem with Peri be that Peri follows the rules to a T.

But even then it’s sad they passed up this opportunity. It could’ve made Dev even more heartbreaking (have him frown sometimes when Peri is with his parents, or be confused when seeing Peri ask for space, stuff like that) + is a really good reason for Dev to dislike his fairy + it would be an interesting way to show Peri’s inexperience, with him being oblivious to the situation until Dev blows up on him about it near the end of the season + there could have been ways to connect it with Irep, if only for the fact Irep grew up in Peri’s shadow (dude straight up cries when Dev tells him he’s much better than Peri in “Best of Luck”).

So yeah, this side of their relationship was such an obvious thing and it’s a bit sad they never used it.

- And since I’m at it, that scene with Wanda trying to convince Dev to help them is just more proof to me that Cosmo and Wanda would be much better godparents to Dev than Peri. Like Wanda manages pretty well when explaining what magical backup is and talking the kid into considering helping them, with Cosmo even pointing out that him having fairies won’t give him the one thing he wants.

(Also love how Cosmo immediately tries to shut Wanda up when she does the “deep deep deep inside” thing because “hey honey how about we DON’T anger the one kid that can save our son’s life?!” Between this and him attacking Irep in “Best of Luck”, I’m low-key fascinated by how Cosmo seems to take things more seriously than even Wanda when it comes to his son’s well-being. And I swear as someone who didn’t care much about Cosmo in the og show, I can’t get over how much I adore the way he’s written in New Wish!)

And yes I know Peri is the one to change Dev’s mind by telling him he cares, but idk this moment didn’t hit as it should for me. I don’t know if this is due to the lack of interactions between those two in those last few episodes (including this one), the fact Peri’s condition is played as a joke or the quick pacing but yeah, this line didn’t hit.

On the other hand Cosmo’s line about how a fairy can’t fix Dev’s situation works incredibly well, thus making me think more about how Cosmo and Wanda should be the ones in charge of this kid (Cosmo especially, like on top of this line I’m also thinking back on this scene at the beginning of the birthday episode with Cosmo being able to comfort Dev a little about Dale missing his birthday. Have I mentioned how much I love Cosmo’s writing in this show?).

Although it’s worth noting that while I believe Dev and Hazel switching fairies would be better for everyone involved (Hazel having a big bro, Dev having parental figures, Peri learning that taking care of a kid also means connecting with them and having fun, Cosmo and Wanda having complicated relationship with their own parents that makes it easier for them to understand Dev, the fairy trio would still hang out but by having this switch up Cosmo and Wanda could explain to Dev why they’re like this with Peri thus helping him understand that his dad’s a pos), ultimately I’m glad the show went the direction it did as there would be a lot less conflict otherwise.

- Still on Peri, I’m a bit curious as to what they’re going to do with him now. Is he going to get assigned to another random kid or change jobs thus only showing up occasionally? Is he going to be a third fairy to Hazel like he was back with Timmy (tbh given how he wants to be seen as an adult, I don’t really see him do that, but then again he might feel incompetent after failing with his first godkid and might want to get some more “training” in a way by working with his parents?)? Is he going to try and help Dev without revealing his identity as a fairy, or on the opposite side fight to get back with this kid?

Especially considering how popular his character got, I could see the team having plans for him to show up from time to time only for the network to be like “no no no we need more of him he’s bringing up the ratings!” Granted part of the team doing this show worked on Infinity Train so I trust their writing when dealing with potential executive meddling (can’t talk for Craig of the Creek since I haven’t watched it, it’s on my list tho).

- Last on Peri, I’m very amused that the season ends with him breaking the fourth wall, because given how he’s a big reason why the show eventually got a lot of attention, it’s incredibly fitting for the show to end on him. But at the same time, I’m assuming the whole season was fully finished before it started airing, meaning the crew had no idea how people would react to an aged-up Poof, especially with him being considered “the beginning of the end” of the og show. So the crew basically did a gamble here and it worked in their favor!

Finally, something that has nothing to do with the episode itself but I still wanted to talk about it: I find it very interesting how the way Cosmo and Wanda act with Hazel seems to be the norm for how they usually act with godkids compared to Timmy.

To explain better, from what we know fairy godparents are only supposed to be with a child for a few months, until the child feels good enough to continue without them (or they break the rules, mostly by revealing their fairies).

Timmy was a huge exception to that, mostly because his situation couldn’t be fixed by fairies (something I’m very happy they acknowledge with Dev in this finale). Timmy has incredibly absent parents, an abusive babysitter, is bullied at school, his teacher hates him, he’s failing academically possibly due to his babysitter’s abuse and his parents never being there… None of that can be fixed by having fairies for a short while, what Timmy needs is to be taken away and put in a healthier environment (granted the foster system is utter shit so it’s doubtful how much they would help).

And yeah because of his situation, not only did Timmy need his fairies for longer, but Cosmo and Wanda basically became his parents. Now I haven’t watched the show in a long time so I could be wrong, but from what I remember Cosmo and Wanda basically saw Timmy as their own child. Hell even once Poof was around Timmy wasn’t treated all that differently, the main difference was that Poof is a baby so needs more attention. Other than that, Timmy was like a son to them, reinforced by them spending 7 years with him. This also explains why their retired after him, it was literally like losing their own child!

(And unpopular opinion but considering his situation I can understand why Timmy would make his secret wish. He was a child terrified of losing the only people who love and take care of him on top of forgetting them. Of course he’d go to such an extreme!)

In comparison, Hazel already has involved if not busy parents who love her and are doing their best. As a result, Cosmo and Wanda feel less like parents to her and more like adults she can trust and confide in. In other words, what godparents are supposed to be. And yeah I really like that! Timmy was the exception, so it’s interesting to see how Cosmo and Wanda usually operate!

Btw I give Hazel 2 maybe 3 years top before she doesn’t need them anymore. She’s already in a pretty good situation by the end of season 1, she clearly won’t need them as long as Timmy. On that note, while I could see A New Wish get a third season, if they get a fourth one and still make it about Hazel having Cosmo and Wanda, it might start stretching the limits of suspension of disbelief.

And since I talked about Poof and Timmy, like I said in a previous post it’s interesting how you can clearly see a huge difference in how Cosmo and Wanda are with Hazel and how they are with Peri, which reinforces this aspect of Hazel being how they usually operate. On that note, I’m very impressed with how Cosmo and Wanda talk to Hazel like one would with a child without making you think that they’re her parents, while at the same time having them talk to Peri like an adult (for the most part) yet you can clearly tell he’s their son. I swear the character writing in this show is so ridiculously good (outside of Hazel’s classmates)!

But yeah all this to say after coming from a kid that Cosmo and Wanda basically saw as their own child and pretty much raised themselves and were likely devastated to lose, it’s very interesting to see them get back to how they’d usually interact with their godkids. Also what I love about this is that it allows Cosmo and Wanda to have a life outside of Hazel. They have an apartment/house, focus on their marriage, interact with other humans, get invested in Peri’s life. Again it’s very interesting to see them have this kind of “work-life balance” for a lack of a better term.

And like I said in the previous post mentioning them acting differently with Hazel and Peri, in no way am I saying that Cosmo and Wanda don’t care about Hazel. They very obviously love her, they just don’t see her as their daughter the way they did with Timmy.

Oh and since I’m talking things about the overall show, I think my favorite episode overall is “Lost and Founder’s Day”, least favorite is “Dig a Little Deeper”.

For favorite character I’m really hesitating between what I consider the major 5 characters (Hazel, Dev, Cosmo, Wanda, Peri) as I absolutely love all five of them. But if I had to rank them as of right now it’d be 5. Wanda; 4. Peri; 3. Dev; 2. Hazel; 1. Cosmo. The order might change tho, again I love all five of them. Least favorite character would probably be one of Hazel’s classmates due to how underdeveloped and uninteresting most of them are (I do like Whisper Fred though, and the teacher Mr. Guzman).

So this was supposed to be part of my other fop post but it got way too long (both posts did tbh) and is a different topic than the other one. So yeah here’s a bunch of random thoughts about the show in general from what I’ve seen of it. For context I’ve only seen the first 4-5 episodes + “Battle of the Dimmsonian” + the Cosmo-Wanda-Peri scenes in “Lost in Fairy World” and “Operation: Birthday Takeback”.

SPOILERS for “Operation: Birthday Takeback” for the last three dashes (2.4k words below):

- Putting it in first since it’s still related to Peri but I’m pretty amused by the whole “Tumblr sexyman” situation. I mean, less than two weeks ago all canon pics we had of him were baby pics. It’s the same deal when I see people call him a father figure to Dev, I can’t help but be like “wdym father figure? He’s barely an adult! He’s too young!”

It’s like imagine you have a neighbor who have a baby when you’re 9-10, then they move out and 20 years later you meet their kid as an adult. You can clearly tell they’re an adult and treat them as such but also it’s a bit weird bc your last and only memories of them were of a baby. Idk, I see Peri’s character as an adult but also he’s still a bit of a kid, you know? I feel like I explain this better in the other post tbh.

- In retrospect it’s also very funny to see how, when people talk about the decline of fop, they point at the inclusion of the new characters, including Poof. Yet look where we are now! If you thought the baby was the problem, apologize to him, now! /j

But yeah more seriously, personally I never minded Poof. He was definitely a useless addition, like outside of the handful of episodes focused on him he mostly just stands there looking at the other characters, but he was also a cute baby, so I’ve always been fine with him being around. He’s a useless but inoffensive addition, and I think the decline of the show around that time had less to do with him and more to do with the writing as a whole.

- Last thing about Peri before moving on to the show in general, which tbh I could've put in the other post: I've seen people talk about the idea of Hazel and Dev switching fairies and I kind of agree with it.

Not only because Cosmo and Wanda have the experience needed to help a kid like Dev (though it wouldn't be all sunshine and rainbows) while Hazel's situation is easier for Peri, but also it's worth noting that Dev needs a parental figure, which Cosmo and Wanda can be, while Hazel misses her older brother, who Peri is around the same age of. Idk, I feel like this could work, or at least make things easier for everyone involved (but also especially for Dev).

- Something I originally wanted to put in the tags of the other post but fuck it: I’m really not a fan of them releasing the episodes so soon one after the other. With serialized shows, I’m always been more of a fan of having an episode a week you can chew on and theorize about, rather than being given everything at once. Also it takes a while for the cargo to get on the ships if you catch my drift.

I’d also complain about seeing all those plot-related episodes one after the other with none of the more casual stories in-between that give us more character moments, but honestly that’s on me for looking up spoilers.

- Going to the early show, I think the first episode is such a good introduction! I especially like the amount of focus on Cosmo and Wanda, it’s good to have them reintroduced given how flanderized they became in the og show. I’m especially happy with Cosmo! He arguably had it worse than Wanda in the og and it’s so good to see him shine this much in this first episode (also I love his human form having a bit of a gut)! On that note, they did a fantastic job having them around a lot while still giving Hazel enough time to be introduced properly and get us to care about her as the MC!

But yeah I really like this first episode, fantastic beginning to the show! The only issue I “really” have with it is the way Cosmo and Wanda go back to being godparents just because Hazel made a strong enough wish or something, it felt a bit arbitrary rather than them just telling her who they are.

And on that note, big fan of that one scene where they immediately notice her trying to run away and try to talk her out of it. I love the contrast between them starting off as disasters being barely capable of passing off as humans at the beginning of the episode, and them being perfectly in their element the second they start talking to Hazel about her running away in this scene. It’s such a good way to see how much experience they have with taking care of kids!

- I’m not going to go episode by episode but one thing that bothers me a lot in the second one is that rule of “kids should get whatever they wish for”. Doesn’t that...go against the whole concept of having rules in the first place???

They should’ve replaced it with something along the lines of “a kid should always get the fairy that fits them the best”, not only bc it would work perfectly well for the episode, but also from what I’ve heard Foop (now Irep) is coming back and I could 100% see him use that rule to his advantage given Peri and Dev were such a bad match (I’m guessing anti-fairies don’t actually follow Da Rules but maybe they could still use it as an excuse regardless since fairies do have to follow them or something?)

- Call we talk about the fact Hazel is clearly autistic? Like is this a canon thing in the show? Are there people out there talking about it? No because seriously:

The fidget toys (Cosmo and Wanda’s disguises), her special interest for rocks, her anxiety over making new friends which is reinforced as uncommon when that one girl she befriends comments on how easy and not scary it is to approach other people (also Hazel’s “what am I supposed to talk about with them? School lunches?” comment in the teachers friend episode), her liking for fries which could be seen as her being potentially picky (bit of a stretch tho), her comment about liking the DMV if only for the reaction she gets that makes her seem “different”, her struggles to come up with a wish on the fly with minimal/vague instructions (episode 2), her character arc throughout the show apparently having to do with her not wanting things to change (me too girl), her being considered mature for her age, the angry outbursts when things don’t go how she hoped, pretty sure there’s also a lot of stimming that I have yet to pick up on (see if any of them repeat often). Like, there’s no way ALL of that was a coincidence!

I’d also like to mention at the beginning of the Dino episode, when her dad is explaining things to her, he starts talking louder and louder in excitement until his wife tells him to quiet down. Makes me think her dad’s likely neurodivergent as well. Also this moment hurts my soul a bit, as someone who’s both been on the receiving end of it and done it to someone else, in both cases it sucks.: /

- Took me until like episode 4 to realize the town she lives in is named after the Dimmadomes, with the hat in it (the very first shot of the intro). Also you can see their infinite house in the background, both in that shot and the show in general, and I absolutely adore that they committed so hard to this joke! That giant ambiguously-shaped-like-a-hat skyscraper that we never see the top of is just *chief kiss*.

- On that note Dev’s introduction in the first episode made me laugh, if only for the references. I also find it kinda funny he has such a big speaking role considering he doesn’t do anything for the rest of the pilot and the next few episodes. Then again I guess it’s in character for him to make such a show of introducing himself.

- Still on general stuff, I’m a bit curious about how the timeline went in regards to Cosmo and Wanda retiring and going on vacation “right after” Timmy (iirc they don’t voice it like that in the show). Like I’m having a hard time believing they would just ditch their then-child son to go on vacation, and then come back when he’s an adult. So I ended up having a bunch of headcanons.

Basically, after leaving Timmy they do take what was supposed to be a short leave to think of their future since it feels strange to get a new kid after so long with the same one + I like the idea that Cosmo and Wanda’s marriage did suffer while living with Timmy and they want to work on it before getting a new kid (the whole thing about them feeling confined, made worse if the “stopping time for 50 years” wish is canon) + Poof/Peri is struggling with the reality of having to leave Timmy behind and is nervous about his parents having a new godkid because of it.

Eventually they decide to retire, got to marriage counseling, possibly get Poof/Peri into therapy, and raise their son until he’s an older teen/young adult, at which point they leave for their vacation. And while the vacation is 10 thousand years for them, it’s like, 5 years at max in their present. And in that meantime, Peri starts his godparents studies (or however it works), leaves the house and changes his name.

Btw Cosmo and Wanda would 100% invite him to the vacation, he’d just refuse in a mix between wanting to be away from his parents for once, wanting to maybe surprise them a bit with his work and/or just get started with work, and not knowing how long the vacation would be. He’d also probably tell them to just use this time as some new honeymoon to finish rebuilding their marriage (though by that point it must’ve gone back to being strong). Oh and Cosmo and Wanda would send Peri postcards every so often, which would also let him know how long they’ve been gone.

Once they come back from vacation, I’d imagine there’s like less than a month between them “moving to the human world” and meeting Hazel, hence why they didn’t reconnect with Peri. They didn’t really know how to contact him and were busy with the move, and afterwards they had a godkid to take care of so they couldn’t exactly go back to Fairyworld.

As for Peri, he hears through the gravepine that his parents are back, and would be happy until he realizes they’ve been gone for 10 thousand years, hence him freaking out about meeting them again (he doesn’t know how much they might’ve changed with how long it’s been). Also he can’t contact them bc he’d hear about them coming back due to them taking in Hazel, meaning they’re in the human world and he doesn’t know where. Also he might be intimidated to contact them, which doesn’t help his decision-making.

So yeah, that’s all for how I could imagine this whole vacation thing going and how it fits with them having a child.

- Since I’m talking about Cosmo and Wanda’s marriage, I’ve heard about the whole “they fixed their marriage” before watching the show and oh my god I can’t get over how fucking adorable those two are in this show!!! I fucking love them.

- And on that note I’m incredibly amused that this show had the balls to reference the mpreg. Twice. Especially since it doesn’t even specify the whole “that’s just how fairies work”! In the eyes of people who never watched the og show, “A New Wish” just casually dropped the fact that Cosmo’s a trans man (bc let’s be real, how else are you supposed to interpret those lines if you haven’t watched the og show?) or you get the vibe that the writers wanted to make him trans (+ Wanda by proxy since she’s Peri’s bio mom) but weren’t allowed so that’s how they got past the censors.

And I love this because you just know Hartman would be furious about it! With our current society more aware of trans people and how men can in fact get pregnant, I could definitely see him sweep the whole mpreg thing under the rug, hoping people would forget about his “”accidentally-progressive”” (and also very sexist 😒) episode, but nope! New show said Cosmo was pregnant and gave birth! And better yet it didn’t even elaborate further! It just goes “btw this guy has an uterus and was once pregnant, here’s his bio child if you need more proof” and then walks on like nothing happened, I love it!

- Going back to the episodes talk for the last three dashes, there’s that shot at the very end of “Operation: Birthday Takeback” that I really dislike. It’s the one when Dev lashes out on Peri, with him hovering over Peri who’s laying on the ground in fear.

Really not a big fan of this shot bc 1. It makes Dev look way too much like a villain, especially with the way Peri’s laying like a servant that gets beaten up, and 2. Peri, honey, you’re a grown ass man; why are you so scared of that 10 years old scarred kid that’s lashing out while in a very vulnerable mental state? What are you doing on the ground buddy? I’m not asking for him to fight back but at least stand up! Don’t act like that kid can actually hurt you! Btw I’m completely fine with Peri afterwards looking like a dejected puppy (after Dev makes his wish), it’s just that one shot with him on the ground that I dislike.

- Obviously I’m genuinely curious to see how things are going to go in the next episodes (which apparently air tonight?). Like obviously Dev is going to spiral but if you have a scene at school how will it go? How will Hazel feel about the whole thing? What about Peri? Is he going to be gone for a few episodes? Be a temporary third fairy to Hazel? Crash at Cosmo and Wanda’s for a while?

(Personally I’m hoping for the third option, it would be a good way to still give him appearances to show the main plot’s still going without giving him to much screentime, which could take away from Hazel. Also given how much he wants to appear independent, I don’t see him being a third fairy to her, though I think he’d be ok with staying at his parents for a bit, if only for emotional support (though tbh I doubt they’ll do that, most likely he’ll be doing his own thing off-screen for an episode or two). Also I want to see a “human” design for him)

OK so I wrote this yesterday before the Irep episode came out, so on one hand nevermind all that but on the other hand I’m letting it in bc I AM curious as to how things are going to evolve with our main cast, especially with Dev spiraling and pushing both his bestie and fairy away.

- Btw is nobody going to talk about how Vicky’s dress might be a reference to one of the “Oh Yeah” shorts?

- VERY LAST SECOND ADDITION, SPOILERS FOR IREP: So yesterday before I finished both this and the other post the new episodes dropped, with a few clips shared on Tumblr. And OH MY GOD IREP’S DESIGN!!! The fact that they kept him as a cube makes me so happy!!! I was HOPING at least ONE part of him would be a cube and they delivered!!! He looks like absolulte dogshit I love it!!! Bc yeah for some reason I remember Foop as a character you’re not supposed to take seriously at all? And as a result I really like how stupid Irep looks. A+ design right there! /gen