#donovan galpin

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His baby boy

[gallowdancingmuck]

Analyzing W(e)yler: Part Two

I feel like Wyler makes the most sense out of every ship because not only are the two foils of each other but because their relationship mirrors the Addams and Galpin romances. Now you may wonder how Wyler can mirror both relationships if they played out so differently, but I think Wyler’s love story is going to be split into two parts much like a hyde is.

The first part is going to mirror Donovan and Francoise, as this is the tragic love story that revolves around the question “did you ever even love her?” and the heartbreaking answer of “more than you can ever know” and is torn apart by the stigmatization of hydes.

While it is often headcanoned that Wednesday is the equivalent to Francoise and Tyler is equated to Donovan, I think it is the opposite. Wednesday and Donovan have the habit of locking up their emotions and are pretty analytical (both literally act as detectives). Donovan, much like Wednesday attempts, pushes away his loved ones (Tyler and the memory of Francoise). Both also hold grudges (Galpin to Gomez and Nevermore, Wednesday in general). Their weakness that superimposes over the strength of their logic is their inability to deal with emotions and loss. Both also don’t engage in social niceties but still hold social economy, Wednesday as an Addams and Donovan as sheriff. The two also are represented as protectors who showcase their care for people through acts of loyalty rather than affection.

Tyler represents Francoise in this dynamic. The first is obviously the hyde and the personal struggles of wanting to connect to loved ones but having a rage that inadvertently puts them in harm's way. Tyler and Francoise are also both true outcasts. The only thing we hear about Tyler having friends are the ones he had before being sent away to bootcamp, but after being forced away it looks like he lost his sense of community. Francoise suffered the same thing when she was (implied to be) kicked out of Nevermore. This isolation for the two is odd because what we see from Tyler and what we hear of Francoise (“she was a lovely woman”) is that both are pleasant and sociable people. These two are tragic characters because all the bad things they have become involved in derived from a trauma truly out of their control.

I call this part one of their relationship because it starts out with a normie x outcast pairing much like Francoise and Donovan. Like Tyler’s parents, the relationship suffers due to the maltreatment of one partner and the lack of support from the other. Where this can be healed (because I do think Wyler is meant to heal the tragedy of Francoise and Donovan) is if Wednesday learns to open up, accept help, and forgive while Tyler needs to reconcile with his trauma and accept who he is so he doesn’t lose himself like Francoise did.

Part one of the relationship will end when the question is answered, “did you ever even love her?” This time the question is given to Tyler. It's the thing all of us shippers have debated and vested the authenticity of each other's pairings on. I think the answer will also be “more than you can ever know.” I think Tyler will forever have a hard time distinguishing what was Laurel’s orders and what he did on his own, but I do think he will eventually understand the love for Wednesday is real. I also think that Donovan will be the one to ask this question and also be the one to help Tyler answer it because seeing his son struggling with the confusion of his identity and romance, Donovan may finally get the courage to talk about Francoise. Imagine the conclusion of this part would not only heal the betrayal in Wyler but it could also heal Tyler and Donovan’s bond as well as heal the tragic Donovan and Fran love story. Like are you joking? It could be the most poetic thing!

I think in part one we will not see Tyler and Wednesday as a couple, but more so begrudging allies turned friends and then part two will begin at Nevermore (because I do think Tyler is eventually going to be admitted there). Morticia and Gomez fell in love at Nevermore and were strongly drawn to each other so I think it only makes sense for Wyler’s relationship to develop into a full blown romance here.

In this scenario I think assigning a Wednesday to Morticia or Gomez and Tyler vice versa is a little harder because both reflect traits of the Addams parents. Beginning with Wednesday, I think she represents Morticia in the way she carries herself and is actually pretty socially involved, as well as the fact she has visions. In terms of affection Morticia is minutely more reserved than Gomez, much like Wednesday will be the less forward one with Tyler. Also, much like Morticia being harassed by Garret, Wednesday is going to have to deal with her stalker at some point (or Xavier lol). Wednesday is akin to Gomez in the fact that Gomez is loud and proud about his quirks, and so is Wednesday. Gomez has charisma in the same way Wednesday does, he’s so purely eccentric it draws people in and he doesn’t manipulate, he just is and it works for him.

With Tyler I think he is similar to Morticia because he knows how to play in social settings. Tyler knows how to be alluring and manipulate people in a gentle way the same way Morticia does. Both revel in their seduction. In terms of Gomez the only thing I have that is not prediction based is that Gomez was accused of Garret’s murder. It relates because one, it was not Gomez’s fault, just like everything that happened with Tyler was not his fault (he was groomed and commanded guys). Two, Gomez was systemically targeted (Mayor Walker allowed the police force to believe Gomez did it just because he was an outcast) and Tyler is against a system that is prejudiced towards hydes. Three, we find out in both situations it was the Gates family at the bottom of it. The fact that the arc is the same for Gomez and Tyler is wild! This next part is purely speculative, but I think Tyler is going to be like Gomez in the way that Gomez is so unabashedly in love with Morticia, Tyler will be annoyingly fond of Wednesday after their reconciliation.

Wyler is going to mirror Morticia and Gomez’s romance in the way the pairs relish in each other’s darkness and are equals (outcast x outcast). There is a deep understanding between Tyler and Wednesday as well as a pull to each other. We can see this when they first meet and Tyler isn’t afraid of Wednesday but bewildered. Each interaction Wednesday does something odd and Tyler isn't afraid but amused. As Wednesday gets to know Tyler she begins to see there is a darkness in him, and I think that's what makes the two perfect. They don’t judge each other for the darkness. Wednesday does not hate Tyler right now because he’s a murderer, she hates him for his betrayal. If their relationship is allowed to develop I think we will see the ways they show affection will be as odd, nurturing, and kooky as Morticia and Gomez’s expressions of love. I also think that after the two forgive each other for season 1 we will see a deep sense of loyalty and protectiveness from the both of them. Even in small ways (Tyler telling his dad Wednesday was trying to leave him alone and Wednesday going back for Tyler) they have shown dedication to defending each other.

Of course all of this will lead to Wyler developing a very personalized relationship, but the foreshadowing is already there to show why their relationship is story driven.

[remusjohnslupin]

MONSTER MADE OF MEMORIES for @wednesdayandherhyde

[hitchell-mope]

Donovan: You’re not good enough for my son.

Wednesday: You’re not good enough for your son.

[psychic-refugee]

I think this is an interesting question.

There’s a lot of inconsistency and straight up holes in the lore so it’s hard to say for sure.

On one hand, Hydes are supposed to be this ultra rare and unknown type of Outcast. It was why neither the Nevermore nor Nightshade library had any books on them, there was only a journal of their existence that Fester happened to know about…but the school knew to ban them and it was written on Françoise’s medical record?

It’s also not clear if a Hyde is an Outcast onto themselves, or are they some other type of Outcast such as a Psychic and a traumatic event causes one to emerge. I’d have to rewatch, but I thought Weems mentioned how they don’t outright ask what type of Outcast a student is, it’s self-reporting and I guess they take their word for it.

So, it’s possible Françoise either lied and knew being a Hyde was possible. Or she was attending Nevermore as a Psychic, and didn’t know she’d be a Hyde until her own emerged later on in life.

I’m leaning towards she wasn’t aware she had the potential to be a Hyde. If she was hiding her status at Nevermore, I think the smartest thing to do would have been to a) leave Jericho and those who might figure out she’s a Hyde and b) would not marry someone who specifically distrusts Outcasts. The “Outcasts of Outcasts” would be like a double issue for Galpin if he ever found out.

I also think it would be incredibly selfish of Françoise to have this highly dangerous genetic condition that she could potentially pass on, especially if her husband didn’t know and she didn’t warn her son.

I’m hoping and leaning towards Françoise being unaware she had the potential to become a Hyde.

Because of Galpin’s clear bias against Outcasts which his son had learned his own bias behavior, I want to say Françoise lied and he didn’t know. I lean towards her being a Psychic because they’re “Normie passing.”

I never got the sense that Galpin was ever angry with Tyler for bullying Xavier, other than getting caught and prosecuted. He was just more irritated or closed off from speaking with a therapist/about the death of his wife that his son was clearly struggling with, which Tyler was only doing as a court order.

Given the bias and disregard for Tyler’s attack on Xavier, I want to say Galpin would not have married Françoise if he had known she was an Outcast. He doesn’t like them, he doesn’t trust them, and I don’t know what about Françoise would lead him to have made an exception.

Hopefully we learn either way, because I’d be interested in why an Outcast would choose to pass as Normie or would like more in depth into her mindset and motivations as to why she’d be so selfish if she did know she was a Hyde.

[iamfandomcrazy]

Weems: *sighs*

Donovan: *sighs*

Weems: Addams?

Donovan: Addams

[creepy-kooky-mysterious-spooky]

Wednesday premiered 2 years ago, which means that the show is now a toddler and will soon start speaking in full sentences.

@psychic-refugee @hislittleraincloud

[verywolf589]

*Inhale and Exhale.*

Tyler is Eve, not the Judas! Not just because Judas kiss Jesus (Wednesday) knowing he’ll have to betray her at the end. He is the Eve because just like Eve, he gets trick by the serpent (Laurel) to get knowledge (trying to figure out what happened to his mother, Francoise) because God (Donovan) won’t give him the knowledge! TYLER IS EVE! TYLER IS EVE!! 

[lorelaiblair]

My thoughts as I rewatch Wednesday Part 1

-enid’s hands at her sides as she runs over to meet wednesday for the first time is the silliest and cutest thing ever

-donavan let’s the first crime scene be contaminated by the rain, he’s not even trying to preserve evidence

-enid’s a little psycho, it’s perfect

-thornhills fashion sense is horrible

-why is xavier just hovering over her when she wakes up after the gargoyle attack??? how long has he been just standing over her???

-for everything that she is, that she pretends to be, seeing death really shakes her. seeing that vision of the delivery man dying really bothered her

-“boo” wednesday says and the borneo pilgrims attack her, babes, she’s 5 foot tall, that really scared you so badly you had to attack her?? she handed you your ass. deserved.

-she plays with the necklace morticia gave her when she sees the dead delivery man, proving my earlier point

-is that beer in his desk drawer? donavan a drunk??? can’t say i’m surprised

-weems really cares about wednesday, in a complicated and messy way, but she does care

-enid is everything

-her outfits are so cute

-enid being the first person she’s actually venerable around, telling her about her emotions and her past

-“are you sure that you can trust that normie?” she cares. she cares. she loves so much. they barely know each other and enid cares so much.

-what was with the birds in her vision of rowan? are they about her being a raven or is it something else?

part 2 / part 3

[therulerofallpotatos]

Sheriff Galpin: Thats right. you only teach the good outcasts here

Tyler, a "bad" outcast:

the late Mrs. Galpin, Francoise herself:

hydes everywhere:

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Hello, I'm sick because my period decided to really fuck me up this time. So i wrote this long essay about tyler on my bed because I've been wanting to sort out my thoughts and feelings towards him and his character. So yeah, here's why people who hate tyler galpin don't get the message of the show Wednesday:

I'm gonna make a VERY bold claim and say that people who hate tyler galpin just don't understand 'Wednesday'. Because tyler is someone who suffers the most due to the prejudice against outcasts. People fear and despise hydes due to their violent nature. But they can be abused and enslaved by anyone who's evil enough to torture them into submission.

Resulting in them living in secret, for fear of having their entire autonomy and being taken over by someone who could potentially use them for malice.

They are so far the most oppressed beings out of all the outcasts.

The hydes are rejected not only by the normies but by the outcasts as well. Nevermore banned hydes and refused to help them. There are some hints that WillowHill, the so-called "Psychiatric Hospital" is torturing them. They truly have no place to go, and society hates them for who they are.

Now imagine being tyler, you're just a kid, and suddenly your mom got sent to a psychiatric hospital for reasons your father won't tell you. Then she died, and instead of comforting you, your father stopped spending time with you and left you all alone without any explanation, in fear that you'd become like your mother, a monster.

You search for answers, and someday, a woman comes by and says she has everything you could ever ask for. But instead, she tortures you, chains you up in a cave, naked, for months. Unlocks a monster inside of you that you didn't even know you have. Forces you to kill people. You're confused and all alone and can't tell your dad because he hates you

Then your secret gets out to the public, they send you to the same hospital your mom died in. Chains you up, tortures you *again*.

Tyler truly has no one to go to, and as a kid, he must be really scared. Yeah, he seems like he's all tough and evil, but he's just a kid

When you're a kid and you're scared, you act tough as self-preservation. Tyler's "enjoyment of killings" is just a way to protect himself from the extreme abuse he's experiencing.

Wednesday is absolutely against injustice towards minorities and i bet you she'd definitely help tyler, maybe not in the 2nd season, but later down the line. So regardless of whether you are shipping them or not, wednesday *will* come back to help tyler. Because as far as he knows, he has no one. He never had anyone.

[tylernation]

Françoise and Donovan.

Original work by @shadowofthesun123 https://www.tumblr.com/shadowofthesun123/776647276934397952/francoise-and-donovan

@thelovelybookworm the second pic is dedicated to your fic “Our End Was Prologue”

Françoise at Nevermore – 1990

Françoise & Donovan – mid 1990s

Françoise at Willow Hill – 2006

[remusjohnslupin]

WEDNESDAY + ALIGNMENT CHART (insp)

[gardenoblues]

Please tell me now that Jamie Mcshane will still be playing the sheriff and Tyler's dad because i cannot lose him.

[hislittleraincloud]

Wednesday Series 1 🫴🏽🕸️🖤🐦‍⬛💕💖🔥✨

[iamfandomcrazy]

Donovan: Are you gonna be part of the problem or part of the solution? Tyler, gesturing to himself and Wednesday: We're gonna be the whole problem