#the moring show

[lemmeaskthedevil]

The Morning Show: S3 meta about Bradley and the show's intentions/messages

I want to preface this by saying, the relationship between Laura and Bradley is beautiful. I am not necessarily a die hard shipper because the romantic relationships on the show don't resonate with me in such a way, but I enjoy seeing them on screen together. Bradley and Cory don't resonate with me deeply either.

I see many people upset about the statements made in the finale and confused with the characters decisions and I disagreed so I just wanted to do a little meta.

The issues that occurred in Bradley and Laura's relationship related to Bradley's feelings of inferiority. Whether or not Laura meant to, there were times were she judged Bradley's family and confirmed Bradley's fear of not being adequate. Laura breaking up with her was another confirmation of that. Though it made sense for Laura, a journalist, to put her morals ahead of her romantic prospects (in a similar way to Alex), it doesn't make their relationship no longer something important or valid but it does highlight Cory, his morals, and how gray they are.

While Cory does stop communicating with Bradley for a while after they both hide evidence, he doesn't stop loving her. And while laura doesn't stop loving Bradley either, it's the fact that Cory is willing to help her hide that makes her feel loved. We can speculate that feelings could be returned, but the main thing is Bradley doesn't feel rejected.

Bradley, while a good person, makes missteps. And feeling judged for those missteps might not be what she needs. Cory isn't necessarily what she needs either, but they have a better understanding of the other , and I think that's what you can take away from what the show said. It doesn't mean Laura and Bradley are now null and void. It just means Bradley will have someone to aid in her missteps if she's with Cory and based on how the season ended, I'm not sure that's what she wants.

Cory being investigated into briefly so they knew there was no misconduct when the contrast is Mitch, does feel weird but if you feel as though the show was saying his actions were alright because no one was hurt in that way, that doesn't mean you have to take that away from the show. Personally, i feel as though investigations like this should always happen to ensure the safety of employees and ultimately, Cory when he had control, was the lesser of two evils. And unlike Mitch, he initially regretted his decisions and though he was too scared to admit to them, he got to apologize and he gets to grow from here.

ultimately i think the show has always been about the struggle between power and morality as it plays out in journalism. While the first season had such a powerful point, s3 is still powerful. The way the media has been changed from reporting to keep everyone in the loop (sometimes), to more fear mongering and inaccurate news is still a prevalent issue that definitely impacts everyone. It has a different tone, but lately every show that changes its tone seems to upset people. I think the show has other issues, namely the confusion messaging in s2, but yeah.

[canonkiller]

I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?

[mo-mode]

“But what does Grover bring to the table? He’s just the comedy relief character.” Grover is juggling the role of babysitter, mediator, and emotional manipulator and he cracks jokes too? Give him a BREAK

[sunny-boooo]

I'm jumping off a bridge. Their backstory is so tragic, I can't.

The fact that even Queenie being in the state she was, Kinger still found humanity in her, the fact that he risked his life knowing she could go crazy and attack him just so he could touch her one last time.

And the fact that Queenie allowed him to do it, the fact that she was able to keep control as a abstracted just so she could feel him. Because she loved him and he loved her back and both of them knew her fate, but in that moment, it was just them, their last moment together so both made it work.

This is such a powerful image I want to hug both of them.

[angelfic]

annabeth and grover frantically submerging percy in water the way you’d put an iphone in a bowl of rice

[chongoblog]

Things That Happen In Gravity Falls Without Context

It's implied that rich people control their children with a bell

A single episode is shockingly reminiscent of both Five Night's at Freddy's and Doki Doki Literature Club. This episode came out 3 years before DDLC and one month after FNAF

Mabel kisses Strong Bad

There are two clones of the main character that are still alive and living in the woods

Larry King confirms that llamas are nature's greatest warriors

An old couple is killed by rap music

One of the scariest monsters in the show is eaten alive and loves every second of it

Neil Cicierega wrote a song for it that was unfortunately never used (yes, seriously)

Everyone in the town is a tad strange, except, ironically, Cecil from Welcome to Night Vale

Boy bands are kept as pets

A character proves she is pure of heart by performing a drug bust on gnomes (this does not work)

Zombies are defeated by Ke$ha

The most discourse-generating part of the show is a 12 year old giving a time traveler a snowglobe

And old man almost fucks a spider

When someone tells you they don't have a tattoo, believe them.

Fucking up a science fair will inevitably lead to your brother being stuck in another dimension

If you stick your head in a portal, you speak in code for a little bit before you turn into a hillbilly

Get your son to pay attention to you by creating a mech beast

We are all blanchin', unless we find a cool gun.

By the end of the show, the mayor's last name is "Cutebiker"

The president gives Dipper a negative 12 dollar bill

Bill Cipher

[cryptocism]

"just as I did, in 1983."

you'd never know my favourite parts of the show are the fucked up insane bits when my first instinct is to draw the cheesiest thing imaginable

[counting-stars-gayly]

[ktkat99]

Jason comes back from the dead and, as he's still a bit out of it, heads to the manor.

Crawling straight up through six feet of compacted earth is hard, especially after waking up suddenly in a coffin, so after he makes it inside, he sits down to rest on the couch.

And immediately falls asleep.

Hours later, Bruce returns home to find Jason's body, covered in dirt, dug up from the grave and left on his couch.

[chiptrillino-art]

(ID in ALT text) i gotta admit, start of this year was mostly me drawing a bunch of outfits (don't ask me if sokka or suki got the most... i think sokka) if you like these, check out my zuko here as well! these are still influenced by @ranilla-bean fic the iconoclast fic.

[todoroki-tina]

Imagine being such a pathetic incel loser you are being roasted in multiple languages.

[problemnyatic]

when will we talk about the willful helplessness epidemic on here. So many people on this god forsaken website demand to have any and all things that exist outside their personal experiences directly, personally pre-chewed and spoonfed to them. And when you do, they'll then ask for you to swallow for them, too, because, you see, in THEIR experience..,

[demadogs]

nothing can break the bond between a friend who loves spoilers and a friend who just watched an amazing show and needs to tell someone the entire plot from start to finish

[chloesimaginationthings]

Death looms over Vanny's shoulder in FNAF..

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

Suddenly, bell bottoms aren't so bad

Bonus sketch, because I had to vv

"Stop checking out my assistant, Stanley."