#like breaking bad?

[litres-of-cocaine]

whoever started calling 10 episode seasons a ‘binge-format’ is the bane of my existence

like genuinely a smaller number of episodes doesn’t make a binge format - releasing episodes all at once does, whether that’s anything from four episodes to twenty. (something that’s pretty standard right now because of the switch from paid channels to streaming services)

i’ve seen it suggested as well that shows with 20-25 episodes a season are inherently a better format and…. no????

twin peaks season one has nine episodes (including the pilot) - one of the best tv seasons of all time. artful, beautiful, mysterious, and good fun. makes great use of the tv form but doesn’t drag itself out.

twin peaks season two has twenty-one episodes - absolutely shambolic. there are seven good episodes, then eleven bad ones, then two good ones. s1 was so popular execs wanted to do a long season but knew people were getting frustrated about not knowing the killer’s identity, so forced lynch and frost to reveal it *way* too early and ruined the mid-point of the season. nine episode season could’ve meant the finale had the reveal, didn’t compromise the point of the show and still didn’t drag itself out.

20-25 episode seasons are so so often procedural shows that have stock characters and are more about the environment of the show than plot or character or meaning.

which is okay! like it’s good for entertainment purposes, plot isn’t difficult to follow as a lot of the episodes can be viewed as stand-alones. it functions a lot of the same way sitcoms do.

but comparing idk grey’s anatomy with a show like the bear (which you could also argue is a workplace drama) and saying oh it has 20-25 episodes so must be a better series is batshit.

short series make good shows!

in my option they make better shows, but that’s just my opinion

[jesse-pinko]

Okay Walter White was actually pretty funny as a character bc he was so toxic that seasoned drug lords were like I cannot work w this man I have to put my mental health first

[beybuniki]

finals season for grad student Izuku (The Lore in the tags)

[hinamie]

I'm always pushing you away from me / but you come back with gravity / and when I call, you come home

[pinkm4ns]

[kylejsugarman]

"no no, its not that i dont like skyler, its just that she doesnt really stand out, she didnt have any iconic moments like the other characters" no iconic moments?? from skyler white?? running out into the street and falling to her knees in screaming anguish after walt kidnaps holly?? "shut up shut up SHUT UP"?? pretending to be a braindead ditz secretary in front of the IRS auditor?? "someone has to protect this family from the man who protects this family"?? not budging at all on the car wash deal?? "i fucked ted"?? walking into the pool to drown herself?? "do NOT. sell marijuana to my husband"?????????????

[giantkillerjack]

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

[willgrahamscock]

[girlpog]

“We need more evil women.” Bitch you thought Skylar White was in the wrong 😭

[heartorbit]

searching for a star that's still unknown to anyone!

[rizsnt]

if i can stop one heart from breaking — emily dickinson

[kittysauce]

au where L and Light fall in love during the yotsuba arc ............... i think its a crazy interesting concept

[hai-nae]

uno reverse

[the-gaping-wound-of-christ]

for anyone still doubting the obvious transgender symbolism in breaking bad

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I know those eyes.

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[kylejsugarman]

god i love people watching breaking bad for the first time and being blown away by aaron paul as jesse. like u can go in knowing Everything, knowing about the awards and acclaim and posts and scenes, but nothing can prepare u for the actual experience of seeing a completely real, fully fleshed-out person spring out of that actor's forehead fully formed. aaron paul would go on set, absolutely body scenes like no one else has before, and then leave like "ahaha idk man i just do it, ive never done an acting class i just fucking do the acting". its unbelievable.