#malcolm and dani

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MALCOLM BRIGHT & DANI POWELL in PRODIGAL SON, 1x04 “Designer Complicity” 🥹

[renegadesstuff]

they weren’t even together- 🥹🤍

[brightmalcolm]

I think it's time that you had the profile turned on you for once.

[prodigal-sons]

ever just think about prodigal son,,, and the complex characters and deep themes of trauma and mental illness and destiny!! and then remember that it was murdered before your very eyes.

stop cancelling your shows before they can even get off the ground: impossible edition

[tvandfilm]

MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (2000-2006)

[claremont-psychiatric-hospital]

1x01 // 2x13 You said "run," so I ran. I didn't say take me with you.

[emotinalsupportturtle]

sum up Prodigal Son (2019) in one sentence

this is it, that's the entire plot

[thewhumpyrabbit]

Gil: I've left written instructions for you both. Malcolm: Mine just says 'Malcolm, no.' Dani: And mine says 'Tell Malcolm no.' Gil: I want you to apply it to every possible situation.

Original post from @incorrect-tokens

[incorrectprodigalsonquotes]

Jessica: [To Malcolm and Dani] I do not wish to unburden myself to you two, with your perfect relationship.

Dani: Oh. You think our relationship is perfect?

Malcolm: [Slightly panicked] Is it not?

[norsevvy]

BRIGHTWELL

i Cannot stop thinking about how brightwell has The most unconventional relationship dynamic that i think i've ever seen in a show. they're both So fucked up (in different ways, but the result is similar), bad at everything relationship-wise (even just friendships), and are just so Odd. it's such a refreshing take from the usual "Deeply Traumatised person a is healed and helped by Healthy And Untouched person b", since BOTH of them are fucked up

i love how it's seems like dani is worse at relationships, and it's hinted that she's had pretty terrible exes, and clearly has a wide array of trust issues. i really love that bright, who by all means is More off-putting than she is, is shown to be better at relationships and is able to handle them better than she is. it's so interesting to see their version of friendship, where dani drives him home and makes sure he's as safe as he'll let himself be, and where bright brings her little gifts and backs her up, all while quietly and slowly allowing her to see more of him

it's also just so clear that dani Likes him, even from the beginning. she's roped into all of his Hauntedness super early on, and gets to see firsthand, almost immediately, how messed up he is. the pilot episode shows him nearly dying twice, with dani being the first person to get to him and ask if he's okay. then there's her calling out jt for being a dick in early s1, and her driving him home, babysitting him, being on bright duty pretty much all the time...idk i just love how it's so painfully obvious that she likes him, and how she shows that through a lot of very little things that add up super quickly

bright's accidental sincerity is also something that Gets me BAHAHA him calling dani beautiful and complimenting her, all while he isn't realising that he's doing it is RUAUGH MAN IT'S SO FUN TO SEE!!! him effortlessly complimenting her because it's just True in his head is genuinely so sweet, and i love seeing him say something and then be completely confused when dani starts smiling at him

i really can't see them having a "traditional" sort of relationship, which i LIKE A LOT BAHAHA I LOVE HOW FUCKING WEIRD THEY ARE!!! i can't see them being overly physically affectionate, calling each other pet names, or really just doing Anything more than they did on-screen. i feel like their romantic relationship would be very subtle and lowkey, and that's such a different dynamic than what i usually see, and i LIKE IT A WHOLE LOT!! them both being painfully bad at relationships and being in an unconventional kind of relationship themselves is just so cool to me and i wish we got to see more of that

they just have such an interesting dynamic, and they had that dynamic throughout the whole show. i'm MISERABLE that prodigal son was cancelled for like a million reasons, but i'm DEVASTATED that we didn't get to see their weird, strange, deeply unconventional relationship unfold, because it would have been So fucking cool to see that untraditional relationship dynamic play out

[letthewhumpbegin]

Prodigal Son, s2e6

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MALCOLM BRIGHT & DANI POWELL in PRODIGAL SON, 1x01 “Pilot” 🥺

[renegadesstuff]

you're an idiot I'm your idiot

[brightmalcolm]

Which club? What's it matter? You a member? Um, let's hope not.

[ez-with-a-fez]

WHO was gonna tell me that THIS:

Was a FREAKING hallucination?? I was so ready. "Oh, look! I know it was cancelled but this happens early in season 2! Plenty of Brightwell content!" But NO.