#the 100 1x05

[gifpercabeth]

100 DAYS OF PERCABETH ↳ Day 5

[scarringstars]

every clarke griffin scene: 50/???

[greghatecrimes]

Prodigal Children (Chase and Thirteen, House M.D.)

1x05 “Damned If You Do” // 3x15 “Half Wit” // 8x05 “The Confession” // Luke 15:32 // 8x21 “Holding On” // 7x18 “The Dig”

[hellcheerful]

You are going to be hard to argue with when the time comes. It will be most unpleasant for you I'm afraid. Me too.

1923 | "Ghost of Zebrina"

[forbescaroline]

235 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME (ranked by my followers) 100. ricky bowen and gina porter - high school musical: the musical: the series

[aflawedfashion]

Maura & Jane | Rizzoli & Isles 1x05

[okmcintyre]

Raven finally meets Abby's daughter, Clarke.

[bisexualseraphim]

My schedule’s fucked but oh well. Episode 5!

[winnie-the-monster]

[sallyrooneygf]

never not thinking about him

[cheezewhis]

I'm going to regret this.

Sometimes the iwtv fandom makes me worry about the future of diversity in media. I mean I expect the racist assholes to pop up and bother everyone. That happens all the time and while it sucks, there are ways to filter those people out.

My big worry is honestly on the other end, where people are so desperate for harmony they end up treating minorities like monoliths of purity. Seriously, we have a show with morally grey characters of a variety of colors, a color conscious writing team, actors who constantly discuss the nuances of their characters, and people still find a reason to fight about this. Wasn't this the ideal we were asking for???

How are we supposed to evolve the representation in media if we can't go 2 seconds without fighting about which characters you're "allowed" to like?

You can't like Lestat because then you're condoning his behavior, but you can't condem anything Louis does cause then you're racist, but also you can't like Louis more than Armand because Louis was a pimp, but also you can't like Armand because he killed Claudia, but also that was all Lestat's fault and Armand did nothing wrong and if you don't ship Loumand it's because you're racist and if you do ship Loumand it's because you just hate Lestat and Anne Rice and puppies??? or something, and Clauida is the only character you're actually allowed to like except you are not allowed to like her unless you hate Lestat or Louis because as we've established it's really Lestat's fault she died and also Louis was a bad father and is responsible for Clauida's death so you cant like him either but also you are racist for thinking Louis did something wrong because black characters are not allowed to make mistakes or be nuanced or be human but also you don't get nuance if you like 1x05, you have to hate 1x05 because that episode of the toxic abusive vampire show dared to show toxic abusive vampires and ruined your precious precious perception of Lestat but also if you still like Lestat after that then you must hate Louis because Louis is 5 fucking years old and needs to be coddled but also he's a piece of shit and you cant like him and idk i don't really hear people argue about Daniel but maybe I'm just not looking hard enough and who ever cares cause I lost the plot about 100 fucking words ago.

Like jesus fuck we'll never weed out the racist people in the fandom cause we're too fucking busy fighting each other about, like, if we should let black characters be nuanced and interact with white characters who are mean??? Istg half this fandom thinks Louis (and Jacob Anderson for that matter) is like a battered helpless child who has never been able to stand up for himself. Louis is a character built from very real pain, he's always going to be kind of sad by virtue of that, but he's not 5, he can make decisions for himself.

How the fuck are we supposed to normalize diversity in media if we can't be fucking normal about diversity in media.

Fuck. Everything. And. Everyone.

[gifpercabeth]

100 DAYS OF PERCABETH ↳ Day 7: grover + his many reactions to percabeth

[scarringstars]

every clarke griffin scene: 51/???

[hellcheerful]

1923 | “Ghost of Zebrina” requested by anonymous

[flyinghome-againstthewind]

Wednesday 100: Out West (1x05 au/wagon train au)

They’d passed through a settlement yesterday, and whisky being restocked had the men of the wagon train in good spirits. From her wagon, Claire could still hear their merrimaking. She sighed. Sleep wouldn’t come easy tonight.

Twigs snapping had her on alert and slipping quietly to the back of the wagon, under the canvas, and—

Landed on Jamie, rather than ground. He swore under his breath.

“What in the bloody hell—”

“The men are rowdy, Dr. Randall.” He was the only one who called her that. Her anger softened instantly. “Ye being alone… I thought I’d sleep out here tonight.”

[professional-girlkisser]

I think loumand's dynamic is compelling and contrary to what fandom claims, there was definitely love in their relationship. I believe Louis actually contributed a lot to decorating the Dubai penthouse the way he did as a reflection of his grief and experiences rather than just Armand deciding everything for him.

However I strongly disagree with people trying to act like abuse didn't exist in this relationship or that it was anywhere close to "mutual abuse". It wasn't. Like Lestat, Armand was an older and much more powerful vampire compared to Louis. Armand was the one gaslighting Louis multiple times and being emotionally abusive, and these things can't be glossed over. It doesn't matter how much Louis resembles his mother or said mean things while under the influence of drugs. He even apologizes for it later only to be dismissed. Armand was not justified in responding as cruelly as he did and he was not the victim in the relationship (just as as Lestat was not the victim even when Louis fought back in 1x05).

Their relationship is complex and interesting, especially when Jacob and Assad did an excellent job of portraying their characters. Personally I like watching and analyzing it more than loustat, just my preference. However just as I am drawn to their softer and more vulnerable moments, it's a huge disservice to Louis to deny the abuse he experienced from his romantic partners. Or to pretend it's somehow "unclear who's the abuser/victim".

you are 100% correct and i agree with everything you just said! anyone still claiming mutual abuse at this point, after all the thousands of posts explaining why that simply isn't true, can ***