#revive dead boy detectives

[diangelodork]

me. also charles rowland.

[starcrossedstarfishes]

Ooh lord, I couldn't help but do a second one. Stop me, please. This time I asked about a road trip across America and starting a small business (other than detective work). Also check out George's tiny dance at the end. <3

[diangelodork]

(some) out of context texts between louis (the friend i am forcing to watch dbda) and i as dbda characters

[diangelodork]

oh op. i love you so much. this is SO helpful (esp for fics, but also just for personal interest and research TYSM 🙏🙏🙏)

Edwin Payne and his Edwardian clothes:

A breakdown of his outfit using some interviews and hours of research of Edwardian wardrobes.

[sfhvn-alltheas]

DAY 79

Come on @netflix

Come on @warnerbrostv

We want it! Give it to us!

[deadshowsagency]

Okay, I might not ship Edwin and the Cat King but.... IM WHEEZING ABOUT THAT S2 SPOILER THAT GEORGE DROPPED IN ONE OF THE CAMEOS!! like AGHHHHHHHHH HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN HIS SLUT ERA!

NETFLIX, IF YOU RENEW DBD, I PROMISE YOU IT WILL BE THE GREATEST DECISION YOU WILL EVER MAKE!

[emi-the-gremlin]

My brother after I show him one of the gameoden thumbnails: I want camamos🥺

[diangelodork]

DBDA nightly analysis #25! (sorry i've been lacking lately, i have not been in the right mental state but i am BACK NOW BABYYYYY)

tonight's topic: crystal palace the girl that you are (character analysis bc she's been getting shit on so violently lately and DOES NOT deserve it.)

i will say - i didn't care all that much for crystal for quite a while until i really sat down to analyze her motivations and background, but it is the hate that some people have been spewing about her that motivated me to analyze her tonight.

crystal palace is flawed. of course she is. she is by no means perfect.

the first time we see her is in emma's flashback to her and crystal. she would play in a graveyard, frolicking about and taking polaroid pictures with this ghost of a young child. she was good enough friends with this child for her to seek out professional help to get her back. she was undoubtedly kind to her.

when we see her next she is dazed and confused, and still, she makes a rude remark. this is not because she is inherently bad, but because she still has that memory of being mistreated. now, she doesnt have all of her memories, but she has the memory that people weren't nice to her. she feels she must fit into that mold and that memory. the way she does that is by being a dick.

we see her a bit more in depth in her walk with charles. she expresses that she feels like people weren't the kindest to her and, knowing what we know about the way she was raised, that makes a lot of sense. she was excruciatingly neglected as a child and seeked attention. the best way to do that was negative attention. it was the easiest to accomplish.

she has her spats with edwin, but they are mostly (if not exclusively) initiated by him. she returns his energy. then we see some of the shit she goes through with david. he is incredibly abusive all throughout the series and it is very evident how predatory he is. he chose her because she was unloved. because she was vulnerable. she was easy to take advantage of.

her breaking down in E1 is so, SO important to me. we forget that she is MEANT to be flawed. she is imperfect. like the boys, she is but a sixteen year old and she is so deeply scared. she doesn't know who she is or how to cope with the fact that she doesnt know who she is. on top of that, this fucker that she's with (affectionate) won't stop shitting on her for NO reason. from the start, he was a douche to her (he has his motivations for this as well, but that doesn't mean it's not true) and now shes sitting here and calling her abuser and the fucker that has been tormenting and stalking her is being linked to her ("her demon") and she cant HANDLE that. shes been hanging on by a thread all of E1. shes been dealing with so fucking much, emotionally.

interestingly, edwin is not an emotional character when faced with other people's issues. i say this because he still garners more compassion than her. the way she treats the becky aspen case, especially, is so fragile and vulnerable. the way she immediately starts crying after looking into becky's mom's mind should have elicited more sympathy than it did and it's incredibly interesting that it didnt.

i will be the FIRST to say how important the "it's a lark to you!" scene is for edwin, but i never hear anyone discuss crystal's part in this conversation. shes so desperate and hurting and it's so strange that no one talks enough about that.

except no its not. i wish it was.

i truly think its an issue of her being a black woman and standing in the way of payneland. there is a lot of internalized misoginoir within how the fandom views her character. it is explicitly highlighted within the show how similar edwin and crystal are and a lot of the things she gets hate for are characteristics that are also incredibly prevalent in edwin's character. for example, her brashness and bluntness. it’s okay when it’s edwin, the white, queer twink of everyone’s dreams, but the second it’s a woman who is already on thin ice for the fandom because she’s standing in the way of the main ship, it’s easy to say she’s a bad person for this.

crystal is so unwavering as a character. she has such strong themes of feminism all throughout her story. she is able to separate from her abuser and intimidate and overpower him which is so STRONG. she is able to hone in on the divine femininity of her ancestors and THAT is where her power is derived from. she confronts a goddess of female vengance and justice and stands in front of her, demanding justice for the young girls slaughtered under her watch. she is inherently, at her core, good. she has done shitty, awful things in her past, but that happens when you are abused. it is not an excuse, but she is a CHILD who has been deeply abused. neglect is a form of abuse.

also, could you IMAGINE how it must feel to be such a deeply unloved character who KNOWS they are unloved. she is a psychic. she could see into the minds of her parents. she could always see their apathy. what a lonely fucking thing to go through, my god.

even still, when she was doing these awful things, she took the time to connect with a young girl and spend enough time with her for them to bond and for her to miss her. her first instinct (with the memories of her parent's neglect gone) is to cross an ocean to save a little girl. she is so deeply touched by maren and shelby's stories.

she is a flawed character, but they all are. she gets more hate than all of them and, if you are one of the people who hate her above all else, i want you to ask yourself why? these views are, of course, not held by the majority of the fandom, but it has become a big fuckin issue and i wanted to address it. acknowledge where it’s coming from, if you’re one of the people feeling a bit targeted by tonight’s analysis. love yall <3

[xsjkxs]

charles was a sticker guy believe me

[i-need-of-a-hobby]

it's (rightfully) well documented that edwin was bullied and then killed (in large part) because he was queer and in his afterlife choses a woman as a disguise, but i haven't seen anyone point out that charles was bullied and then killed (in large part) because he was indian and in his afterlife chose a white guy as a disguise.

[diangelodork]

edwin is sighing in the corner melodramatically because he’s been ready (but he’s sneaking glances at charles)

daily routine with the gang has crystal, niko, and charles applying their eyeliner together in front of the big mirror in the dead boy office.

[starcrossedstarfishes]

Crystal: You don't think I can fight because I'm a woman!

Charles: I don't think you can fight because you're wearing a wedding dress! For what it's worth, I don't think Edwin could fight in that dress either.

Edwin: Perhaps not, but I would be radiant.

[deadshowsagency]

FANFIC IDEA QUESTION:

What do you think about a Dead Boy Detectives fanfic taking place when Charles went to hell to save Edwin. He finds Edwin and realizes that Edwin doesn't know him, or their 30 years together. He just knows that he has been in hell for what felt like an eternity. So what Charles did is that he became that gentle figure to Edwin like how Edwin did at Charles' dying moments, helping him get out of hell when he has no clue how to get out anyway? Eventually, they managed to exit but on the way to the staircase, Charles sacrifices himself so that Edwin can get out, making him the victim to the demon spider doll head instead? Like Orpheus and Eurydice? Don't worry, I'll try to figure out how can Charles get the f out. So, is it a yes?

[emi-the-gremlin]

Does George have an ADHD diagnosis yet?

[diangelodork]

THEY DIDNT JUST STOP DIGGING. THEY DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO FILL THE HOLE. i’m so upset. LOOK AT THEM. OH MY GOD.

Netflix you struck gold with the chemistry of the cast and you STOPPED FUCKING DIGGING. Fucking look at them!!!!

[diangelodork]

i have officially designed every quote idea yall have had!! HUGE thank you to @ayvuhs @read-write-thrive @epicmarrowbonesoup @paraphwrites and @enby-calamity for your help!! here are some of the quotes yall recommended :)) - thank you all so so much :)