#especially in this fucking political climate

[morganski-19]

Ryan Guzman's interview with Jeff Conway came out today, and I have a few thoughts, so I'm writing them down here. If you are interested reading the article yourself (which I think you should because it was a very good article and there many moments in which I did not talk about here), this is the link.

First and foremost I would like to reiterate that this is a good, well thought out article from both Conway's questions and Guzman's answers. And I think there were many responses that show the love that Ryan has for Eddie, and the work he puts in to make his portrayal of Eddie so impactful.

And as always, I take each article that comes out with a giant heaping of salt, as they can't talk about things before the actual episode airs.

Now I'm going to talk about specific quotes, the first of which is this one.

A few of my mutuals over on bluesky were freaking out about this quote, thinking that this meant that Ryan was either thinking of leaving the show or starting to wind down his involvement, but that is not how I interpreted this. Along with many other of his quotes from this article, it's clear that Ryan is just a live in the moment kind of person, and this is a very live in the moment kind of answer. He's simply saying that he is proud of the work he's done with Eddie, and still feels honored to play him, but if the world decided that Eddie's character has come to a close, he is proud of what he has done.

So no, he doesn't currently have plans on leaving the show.

This excerpt really confirms that Eddie's storyline will be big in the second half of the season. Which I have to say, thank fucking god. The fact that this article is the one they are pushing before the spring premiere is only further proof of this, but this quote really solidified it for me.

The biggest change of all is of course the fact that Eddie will be leaving for Texas in the beginning of the season. From his language and demeanor from the first half of the season, this is a necessity as going to Texas and being able to work on his and Chris' relationship one-on-one is crucial for that. So going to Texas in some capacity was necessary.

Now the decision to fully move to Texas is not going to go over smoothly. Not to mention that that in itself is a big change, but can bring other changes along with it.

Now we get to where Conway asked about the possibilities of Buddie, and how Ryan feels about it. To which (to no one's surprise) he gave a very vague answer that I can see being read in a few different ways.

Firstly, he is kinda saying what he has before about how Buck and Eddie's relationship as is, them being a bisexual man and a straight man respectively, is important as it shows how two men of different sexualities can still have a close bond without there being any weirdness about it. Which is true, especially, like he said, with the current political climate.

Secondly, I think his wording here, especially when he clarifies having friends who are homosexual and not bisexual, is sort of leading. On the one hand, he is further saying that he draws from his own experience of interacting and loving them, which he then applies to Eddie with his relationship with Buck. On the other hand, he could be drawing from his friend's experiences a bit when doing a gay Eddie storyline. And I think the specification could further emphasize Eddie's sexuality, as I personally headcanon him to be gay and not bisexual. But this leads further into speculation.

Overall, what I got from this is that Ryan wants to put focus on the relationship that him and Buck have, and not lead audiences into thinking that there could be more. This doesn't outright confirm or deny anything, and from my interpretation, leads me to think that he does not agree with the shipbaiting that is currently happening. Which fair, I too do not enjoy ship baiting for the purposes of promotion.

And lastly, I'm going to talk about this quote.

Which is something that I think Eddie desperately needs to hear. He is constantly unsure of himself, and needs to trust himself more.

I think that him saying that everything inside of him is innately who he is, and that is more than enough, can be leading as that phrasing is something that us in the queer community use when describing ourselves. But this is also true for Eddie's character as we know now as well. He needs to trust and believe himself, and that the decisions he makes are ones that he should be proud of.

Overall, like I said above, this article is very good and if you like to read the interviews released about this show, you should go give it a read. Considering that this came about before the show aired, I wasn't expecting it to confirm anything, but I am also glad it didn't outright deny anything either.

I think that there are some lines here that will come into clarity as the show airs and more interviews come out. But overall, I love Eddie as a character and am glad that the show has decided to use him in the build-up for promotion as the show comes back. And I can't wait to see where his storyline goes.

[st4rry3y3]

here to chat shit in the two seconds i have to myself this week- thanku for the tag diva

(i can’t be fucked finding the covers i’m ngl)

.Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury - seems very very relevant considering the general political climate today

.Nadja, André Breton - reread but this time without the life or death situation, think i’d have time to actually take it in

.Goethe’s Faust- studied Marlowe’s Dr Faustus at a level and loved that fucking play so so much it’s engraved into my fucking bones, why not have a look another interpretation of the faust legend. especially intrigued about part 2, as any chance of redemption for Marlowe’s Faust throughout the play is completely thrown out of the window by not only Marlowe but Faustus himself (too much of a faggot for mephistopheles… who said that… the wind?)

.Metamorphoses, Ovid - first picked up on this after studying Chaucer (BABYGIRL <3) specifically the Canterbury Tales and the Merchants Tale. sections inspired by Ovid, even if they are blatantly taking the piss , i just find so stunning. unfortunately i have no time at all at the moment no rest for me

.Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson - no real coherent explanation for this one (like the rest have been any good) i too am a dyke with a weird relationship towards religion

.Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami- another reread i suppose?? i started it back in 2022 and then just neglected it for a bit as i was (gasp) actually revising, how dare i. but i want to give it another go, get my heart ripped out a little bit

thanku again @wammypilled !!

tags for those interested: @radiocoll , @secretlystrawberry, @damiancrowley

tag meme: books you want to read in 2025 ✨️

thank you so much @korrororo for the tag! i have way too many books on my TBR but i focused down on six that i'm really looking forward to reading this year...

tagging (no pressure!) : @nadiuu @overkeehl @rxvera @horaitos @lightyakami @cigarettedolly13 @wammypilled @numbuh424 (+ of course anyone who wants to do this meme themselves)

[roseurer]

got my certificate for early childhood education in the mail a couple days ago and idk how to feel about it because I don't think I want to have a career that deals with children anymore. 🧍🏽‍♀️

[aropride]

"no guys i swear the cishet intruders are real this time, they're really invading our community, theyre taking our resources for real this time, trust me, they love getting called slurs and being discriminated against, this is a real thing thats really happening and affects me in real life, my exclusionism is good this time i SWEAR"

[silverhalla]

neve came back and I IMMEDIATELY started crying

[littlest-bugz]

So, I’m taking to this guy right? Met on a dating app (bc Im terrible at meeting other people). I majorly scored in matching with him because NOT ONLY IS IT ALSO AN ARTIST and INTO MUSIC LIKE I AM, but PUP IS ALSO INTO WEIRDCORE. Ive peaked, I hope I get an actual date with him.

[gracemarkss]

far be it from me to hand it to any man but i think some of the reactions to dd’s podcast are um. insane. like yes he’s got a bit of an ego problem and a tendency towards acting like an ass. no he’s not irredeemable or to blame for every issue on the txf set or his rship w/ ga. yes he’s a guy and there was going to be some major divergence between his experience and ga’s experience due to misogyny exacerbating what she went through. no i don’t think he’s completely ignorant of this anymore. like idk unfortunately his vulnerability and willingness to think critically about his behavior is extremely endearing to me and while there are many instances of him being an asshole, ego driven, self centered, and having unfair expectations of ga emotionally and otherwise i don’t think that’s all he is or was. idk unfortunately i am a bit bewitched by him, i’m not saying anyone has to like him or give a shit at all and i wouldn’t even go so far as to label myself a ~fan~. but i think just in general this type of vulnerability and humanity and willingness to engage with one’s flaws and missteps and hurtful behaviors and shame being met with such disdain is kind of sad. of course forgiveness or absolution is not the required or even most appropriate response by any means. no one’s opinion has to change. it’s more about being open to a space existing to talk about this stuff, even if it doesn’t change how you feel. or something lmao

[clowningcrows]

i fear i cannot mentally or emotionally handle being conscious much longer so im gonna take a melatonin and hope to god it works enough to make me pass out by 8:30 tbh

[averagemartian]

I love blue beetle and its message and I wish more people had watched it and I understand that the lack of promotion both because of the strikes and because the studios don't give a shit has affected it negatively and the role that racism/xenophobia play in people's disinterest towards the characters in general BUT PLEASE let's also not forget about superhero fatigue

[exopelagic]

this election feels so hollow even though it’s likely ostensibly gonna be a good outcome. labour really just sucks fucking ass rn huh

[confused-alpaca]

had a weird conversation with my dad today in which i had to explain, despite being out to him for multiple years, and him acknowledging this pretty much 1 minute beforehand, that i am, in fact, transgender

[crowlore]

cant wait to have income on lockdown again so i can start that savings fund for my future workspace again. i haven’t owned a desk or seen my wacom tablet in 2 years 😭

[mothercain]

i find it funny that conservatives try to paint me calling for the death and destruction of multi-billionaire CEOs as some radical "woke liberal" standpoint. as if that even has anything to do with politics, especially in this era of surface level circus politics. the same way they try to politicize the hurricanes or the wildfires destroying parts of america, as if climate change is somehow a red vs. blue issue. it's no secret i'm from a deeply conservative family in the sticks of florida and i still grew up hearing "i fought the law and the law won". the healthcare system has fucked each and every member of my family in a different way at one point or another, as is the case with pretty much every family in this scorched earth nation. remember when country music, the genre currently associated the heaviest with the most conservative faction of america, used to be staunchly anti-government and about sticking it to the man? remember when the coal miners, grandfathers to the "trump-er hillbillies" of appalachia that everyone loves to write off as ignorant, fought tooth and nail for unionization because the companies that were built off their labor didn't give a shit if they lived or died? since when has "upholding traditional values" gone hand in hand with... defending lawmakers and oil tycoons. my family and i complain about the same issues at the dinner table. the men in charge better hope they can keep their digital smokescreens running as long as they can because the moment the rednecks and the hippies lay down their swords long enough to realize they have the same enemy, all hell is gonna break loose.

[tittysuckersworld]

vent tw, if you have depression please please just dont interact-

[assaultvvyvern]

new variation of "he would not fucking say that" for fanworks just dropped: "he would not fucking be queerphobic"

[waytootiredstudent]

Okay alright sorry for all the sudden German politics influx but lemme explain what happened so far and why Germans are losing it a bit:

The tldr? Our government is getting a divorce and it's turning messy with elections being called early and now being called even earlier.

The longer version?

Okay so, groundwork first:

in Germany there is a coalition currently in power called the Ampel(traffic lights) bc the colours of the party are red, yellow and green (or not anymore or for much longer??). They're centrist slightly more left leaning than right leaning. (You could argue about that I am aware). There has been infighting for as long as this coalition has been going on. It is also the first three party coalition since y know, the Last Time.

So. Enough groundwork. The yellow party (FDP) has a finance minister (Christiane Lindner) it's this guy

You will see him in memes I am sure. We don't like him. He's an asshole and has blocked every meaningful change that the coalition had been trying to accomplish. He also got his finance plan blocked by our highest court because parts were against our Constitution.

(.... I am oversimplifying hard here it's actually more complicated than that and not fully his fault, but it's also not the focus)

What WAS the fault though of him and the FDP was that they had a strong position of "saving money at all costs" which made bigger and bigger rifts with the two other coalition partners who were more leaftleaning. The war in Ukraine, Infrastructure, climate change - there were many places that needed more money and Lidner was like naaahhhhh for no fucking reason other than "oh we need to save money!!"

Long story short there have been arguing all the fucking time and therefore have started to lose approval. Drastically lose approval. As on for the first time since the Last Time there is a far right party in charge for part of the country that is also being investigated for being Nazis. (Oversimplifying again).

Which is. Worrying. You know. Especially with Trump now being elected. It has us all a little skittish.

The finance minister has also now been fired.

You see. We were all still trying to stomach Trump winning the US election, when Scholz, in the same fucking evening, fired Lindner.

And not in a polite way. Nah. Olaf fucking Scholz our Chancellor, notorious for saying literally nothing, and with a running joke that he regularly stops existing bc that man Does Not Take Stances, a spine of wet cardboard, delivered this yesterday evening:

(English subtitles by me you already got this far watch it I spent too much time on this lol)

And it is insane alright. For his standards and German politic standards thats the equivalent of calling Lindner a egomaniacal bitch that has only his self interest at heart and can not be trusted.

Lindner and his party have been pulverised in all recent elections. Which means that after he was fired, the FDP completely withdrew from the coalition and all minister from the FDP resigned.

....well all but one who apparently stayed in his positions because he's leaving the FDP over this. What sort of shitty backstabbing kindergarten fight is this. (Jokes aside hes the minister of transportation and says he needs to stay in office in important projects. Which. True. Having minister resigning en mass is not good)

Alright cool cool cool cool. Current situation yesterday is the following:

So. Trump is president. Fuck.

Lindner got fired! Yaaay!

Wait my goverment is now also falling apart! Fuck.

Which all lead to new elections being called in Germany.

Mind you, that's not usual ok. I know other countries have systems where they can call an election whenever but that is not a thing that normally happens here. We have a schedule alright. (Insert obligatory "Germans and their plans and structure" joke)

So new elections are called for spring, nearly a year early. Cool cool cool. With a right wing rising in Germany and deeply unpopular current leadership. On the eve of motherfucking trump getting elected.

Habeck, leader of the green party and one of the few policians in germany I think is vaguely liked by ppl (the general attitude in German politics is less "I like this guy" and more "you are the least shitty choice I guess") has appearently also nearly started crying after the news broke. So. Yeah.

Now. Let's make this shitshow complete,alright?

There is this party. CDU. They had been in charge for a very long time in Germany. Centrist, right leaning, with the afd on the rising even more right leaning than before. Their current leader is Friedrich Merz, as unpleasant as human beings can go.

He has now called for the new election to be not in a few months but like. To be called next week.

In the current climate.

So yeah. if you're German mutuals and friends are currently going through their own stages of grief - this is why.