#shelbald

[dinobot900]

ok so I’ve just finished The Wilds s2 and there is a lot to unpack... spoilers below

first off, we really need a season 3 now. I’ll admit though this season had its flaws, the ending was good. I can’t imagine any of the other girls being the operative- like it’s a good cliffhanger but the we as a audience have learned to love the girls and I think if one of them is reveled to be another operative it will ruin that. I hope its the boys that are the operatives. 

now lets talk about the main stars of the show - the girls:

shelby & toni - i love them, they have become my comfort ship. I think the writers did them justice too, ofc there can also be more wlw representation but compared to what we are used to, it was quite good. they had very cute moments but also real moments. they communicated which is so refreshing to see. it’s a healthy relationship. I don’t know if they have broken up. I want to say no and that they are just going through a rough patch. I think how it all went down with Martha was perfect like they both know the other so well. some things to note as well that I though was good: Martha being happy for shoni, “babe” & “bee”, Toni being a a fat fucking simp, HONESTY, Shelby cutting her hair (hot). I will also add since season 1 I was waiting for a bunker reunion ( I’m a sap for a fucking reunion) and I was not pleased with what I got.

Ok let’s talk about Leah and Rachel: Loved it. Loved their whole relationship, the co dependency, the “we’re both fucked might as well be fucked together” attitude. Some of their scenes were the best in the whole show and made me laugh so much.

Leah fucking wins: big props to Sarah Pigeon. Some of the best acting I’ve seen in along time. The facial expressions that sly looking at the camera. Fucking amazing. Also the Ben folds bit - top notch. And she’s confirmed bi!?! Hats of to all you leatin stans

Dot: I’m sad dot got less screen time I mean she deserved better!!!

Martha: I feel for her. So much. She deserves so much more. I liked that she didn’t want to break up Toni and Shelby ( like you lot were speculating). I’m glad she’s ok and I hope she’s not the operative. She has too much to deal with already.

That’s brings me on to Fatin: I love the mom bit that she really truly cares for them all which makes my heart warm. She really is the rock of the group. The scene with fatin and Shelby under the tree is so wholesome they both understand each other so well.

I will only say this about the boys: I gave them a chance like the cast said to and I mean it’s not like they were bad. It’s just I didn’t care about them. I started to watch this show because of the girls and I still watch because of the girls. I understand they wanted to expand with the boys being added but I felt like they could of done that with out going into as much detail as they did. I was fully sucked into the girls scenes then the boys came on screen and each time I lost more and more interest in them. But I will say Kirin best boy and Henry singing mcr was actually fucking great. Oh and fuck Seth.

Overall this season was very good, I don’t know if it’s season 1 good but if you forget about the boys a bit and focus on the girls it’s actually alright

I want to add my favourite scenes were all girl scenes obviously but three that stand out are the singing home scene, the unpacking of the party box and Shelby going beast mode on planing a birthday party.

This season was very funny and I enjoyed that.

If you haven’t read the fields notes I recommend, my favourite one is that Toni owns up to her farts.

Lastly I want to say that these are my opinions and you do not have to agree with me. They are also subject to change as I will rewatch over the next few weeks and change my overview completely.

Thanks for reading my unhinged thoughts (it’s currently 3am and I haven’t slept in over 24 hrs :) & sorry for my bad spelling and grammar )

xoxo dino :)

[halfbloodsinger]

Fight for The Wilds

@primevideo​ be bold and make it official yourself. You’re letting go your best show, in terms of quality, storytelling and themes. Is it a budget thing? Stop producing mediocre shows. Is it because a bunch a people complained about the boys on the island? Just don’t listen to them, they didn’t understand the show. This comes unexpectedly after 3 months of official posts, promos, the vidcon! It all feels like a joke, and in the same week of the rising of the subscription! The Wilds deserves so much more than this. We will fight for our girls, we will give them a new home. I saw shows like Sense8, Brooklyn99 and One Day At A Time being saved by the fans. This is possible. Roll up your sleeves, bitches.

This is war.

[opponentsheir]

The Wilds 2x08: Shelby Goodkind

[thewlwera]

thoughts on season 2?????

who else loved the shelby singing dream scene??

[anniestvramblings]

apparently some ppl don’t like shelbald and tbh it bites

her need to ascribe to superficial looks based on her conservative christian community’s definitions of “perfect” is such a fundamental flaw for her character that she was willing to undergo extremely painful premature teeth implants just to look “normal”

her stepping outside of that into her own definition of beauty is actually really progressive & cool for her

anyways butch4butch shoni yay or nay

[bagginsluck]

I'm probably looking way to far into this, but it doesn't quite sit right with me, how in Shelby's "flash forward" dream (her singing in the bar) both her and Toni are very feminine presenting. I really thought with Shelby shaving her head (and taking out her mouth peice) that was going to represent her giving up her "keeping up appearances" (which I still think it does) but in the same vein, its her giving up veiling her queerness. And her shaving her head would lead to a more masculine presentation, so she looks visibly queer, even to straight people. In hindsight this was way to hopeful, and I'm stuck im a lesbian bubble, but I digress. (Side note, I do like the Miley Sirius esc look, and it makes sense that Shelby at this point still views herself as very feminine)

But what really just doesn't make sense to me is Toni in this scene. Why would Shelby's "grown up" version of Toni be so feminine, when Toni never has been? I think this is more a writers/ costuming problem than a purposeful choice for the character, but it just seems off to me.

[zed-draws]

Shelbald doodles

[sleeppfordays]

Some grown ass woman really came for my throat when I posted a theory on why Shelby is the new mole, basically disregarded my theory (which is fine everyone has different opinions on it) accused me of mocking bald people for calling Shelby, Shelbald, refuse to tell me why and literally belittled Shelby’s journey of trying to come in terms with her sexuality and trying to separate herself from her parents by saying “Shelby can grow the fuck up and leave her parents cult” like its that easy cause she was able to do it?? and then block me???

[sylien01]

They all look so good 😩🤤

[hillhoes]

ok but why did shelby choose to keep her hair as it was after the breakdown instead of just going full bob

[dinobot900]

The Wilds S2 Assets

[bowerbirdboy]

goodfoe really embodies their enemies to lovers trope

I will be using two names FOREVER in the hopes that they catch on.

1) Goodfoe, because it absolutely represents enemies to lovers and Shoni is too close to Choni (I might settle for Telby too because it made Erana laugh and I would do ANYTHING to make her smile)

2) Shelbald. I AM SINGLEHANDEDLY MAKING THIS A THING, CAN WE PLEASE START CALLING HER THAT 

[ultramoderngrl]

and just like that shelbald is back

[thewlwera]

anyone else having a hard time waiting for s2??

[the-books-iveread]

Shelby: I can’t believe I’m going to shave all my hair off.

Toni: ...you don’t have to?

Shelbald:

[7woforjoy]

I hate the fandom everyday for creating the phrase shelbald like it runs through my head daily I cannot see bald shelby without thinking about it and losing it just a little. I cannot express the physical response the phrase gives me I dont know if I’m laughing or cringing from it I just dont know.