#steve spoilers

[sunsickjune]

“i felt that five had to have a love story” okay steve !! fine. i’ll humour you. picture this : lila and five in the subway. they’re travelling to different timelines, loosing hope, trying to find a way home. then they get to a timeline and five sees dolores. but she’s a human, not a mannequin. he falls for her. loves her. wants to stay with her in her timeline. and that’s why lila has to force him to come home. she has kids, a husband, a life. five wants to stay with dolores more than anything. but he goes home, back to his timeline, because he knows he has to save his family. because he loves them more.

[chloesimaginationthings]

“I assure you Mike, it's still me”

[jovuuu]

Finally I can redraw my favourite tumblr interaction

Reference:

[heart-of-the-morningstar]

Mike getting absolutely BODIED by Spring Bonnie

[thattscherry]

you're telling me a guy created a robot that created a guy that created a robot?

[lyrajellycat]

the hours? bad. the pay? bad. the job? bad. hi, i'm steve raglan and welcome to freddy fazbears pizzeria where the owner is sentimental and definitely not me

[shinewonder]

they were very lucky Abby isn't detail-oriented

[redroses07]

the fuck was bro thinking?

[plistommy]

SEASON 5 STEVE!!!

[ayo-edebiri]

Avengers : Endgame (2019) // Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

[randomloserlover]

cobs destroys mephone's objectsonas

[maskednerd]

[futilemp3]

steve cobs anvil redraw, except i made it larger.

[golden-redhead]

You see, the biggest problem with this is that Five HAD a love story all along.

His love for his family has been THE very foundation of the show and what kickstarted the entire chain of events.

He spent 45 years in the apocalyptic wasteland because he loved them too much to give up.

He found them in every possible timeline.

He reversed time for them.

He became an assassin to get a shot, however small, at coming back to them.

He’s been through countless timelines, doing his best to save and protect them in every single one of them.

No matter how dire the situation, he always pushed to find a way to save his family. His devotion was stronger than anything and there was no line he wouldn’t cross for his siblings. No matter how self-destructive the cost, he sacrificed himself again and again just for a chance at reuniting with them and saving the world so they could live.

It was a destructive kind of love, yes, but also inspiring. I think it resonated with many people because love can be intense, we love and want to be loved with this kind of intensity and dedication.

So, to throw it all away for a romantic subplot that no one asked for is not only a huge disservice to Five’s character but also goes against everything he represents. We already knew he’s capable of love and that he loves deeply.

I don’t understand how the showrunner who worked on the series for 5+ years can say that Five had to have an arc like this. It doesn’t make sense. He already had a love story. Arguably, the most beautiful and deepest of them all. He didn’t need more, what he needed was to have it returned and to finally settle down after multiple lifetimes of putting his life on the line to keep his loved ones safe.

To say otherwise means that the writers fundamentally misunderstood what made Five a great character and what fans loved most about the show. It feels like a betrayal, because it is one. It proves that the creators not only misunderstood the core character of the show but also never paid attention to the fandom and its preferences.

There’s a difference between catering to the audience and what they ended up doing, which is a character assassination at its worst. And it’s not just the character who was ruined but also the entire premise of the show, the reason why fans loved it in the first place. There’s no coming back from something like this.

[heart-of-the-morningstar]

"Symmetry, my friend!"

[princemick]

purple tie. purple bow.