#are you guys telling me that hawkbeej was doing this shit in the late 70s

[borealnyx]

MASH season 7 thoughts

first of all, lots of love to @genderqueer-klinger for being my watching buddy and giving me all the behind the scenes trivia.💖

Secondly, @ Mike Farrel and/or the costume department: what the fuck was that???? are you telling me that hawkeye makes an offhand comment about wanting more cheery red around, and bj not only organices a red party, but he continues to wear red/pink every single episode???and when mike farrel directs an episode (called “aint love grand”), half of it is about how bj and hawk are and old married couple that solved their problems with a big long hug......am i being queerbaited by a 50 year old show??? FUCK!!!! (also, what is up with the socks thing??)

the only other things i can say about bj are that his new shot in the opening credits kept jumpscaring me and that i really like when he gets passive agressive or mentally unwell about his family and his place in the war (bj papa san and the party specially) please someone get him to talk about his feelings

For margaret i can only say that im living for her arc. she really is out there living her best sexy divorcee life, playing pranks like a master, flirting, facing her worst fears (shes afraid of loud noises and she went to a war ON PURPOSE i love her so much) and putting herself and her values above all while kicking mysogynistic asses. even if i wish that she steps away from the army after the war to live a real life, she does deserve the highest rank anyone can have just by dealing with hawkeye.

Speaking of hawkeye, love that little hypocrite. im still not convinced that the first episode wasnt a trick to make sure he never had to be put in charge of anything again. he really was the comedic center of the show once upon a time, and here he is now. screaming at his friends, having moral crises, chosing the dark optionsand having anxiety attacks. my poor blorbo... but also everytime he failed at flirting was another victory for feminism. alan alda has been forgiven from his crimes of making me sad, because he really wants feminism to win.

For charles, im glad they dropped the thing with margaret compleatly and just let him an entitled bastard. his bits in “an eye for a tooth” and “rally around the flagg” were really inspired. he also went on a couple buddy comedy type of trips, and i think there should be more of those. just charles and someone else, compleatly isolated, and him making a fool of himself.

i also want to mention father mulcahy in here, cause i have barely even talked about him. he really had some shining moments this season. he is such a chill guy, and so very patient with everyone, but he has someshit going on in his past and i would love to hear more about it (also his bit in the interview about the doctors warming themselves on open wounds is going to live in my head forever)

as a final note, i have to say that i love when an episode breaks with the usual formulas with the show, so point of view was really welcome, even if at some points it felt like a choose your own adventure game. i hope there are more episodes like that in the last four seasons.