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in this essay I need to talk about the way Dorothy acts around & reacts to stan in this clip (season 4 ep 5) specifically or I will simply perish.
enjoy the unorganized (unedited, and definitely not reread) chaos, this will be more of a ramble than anything - itās so late & I need to get these thoughts out of my head before I explode.
Firstly, the clip in question:
( 1:15 - 2:22 )
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now. Oh boy. Where do I even begin.
As much as I know it was done for comedic effect; the way Dorothy doesnāt hesitate to let herself cuddle into stan (STAN!!! CUDDLING. with STAN. And **publicly** there are so many layers here) when he puts an arm around her, describing what probably were the happier times Dorothyās mentioned having with him despite it all (or at least a version of them. his version, that heād created in an attempt to persuade her, as we learn pretty quickly) - oh god it just breaks my heart. She lets herself feel those memories for just a moment, before it all inevitably comes crashing down again. The way she snaps so quicklyā¦ thatās something we do not see in younger Dorothy. Younger Dorothy comes off much more passive-aggressive leaning more on the passive (shy?) side, sheās just very logical & no nonsense (but not in the way she is now). Thatās something that Dorothy never really loses - Whereas current Dorothy has lost that (passiveness) completely with stan, and seems find it natural to come off as āaggressiveā & dominating around/toward others. So - that ability to shut off & become defensive like that, & so fast, was developed later on. Sheās got a bite now that was learned, because she had to bite to survive. For her own sanity. Do you know how much work that would take to unlearn & heal, if she ever even tried? oh my. Yeah Iām not well. I donāt think she would have much faith in it changing either, itās become such a part of her. I think she would feel a little lost without it.
That first bit kills me - but what kills me about this scene most, is that last bit. Where she tries to push back further with a comment she know will be funny and just a little hurtful (towards stan, im sure she thought) and that will further deflect. But it backfires and hurts her instead. Her voice breaks. It breaks and her eyes soften and it looks like that just for a moment she lets the hurt shine through. Because that is especially painful, she cannot bury it. Her entire demeanour changes as those last few words are delivered (and Oh My God do they register fast - like sheād reopened that wound having no idea it was going to sting so badly.) and I just - oh my GOD. For that split second she looks like she might crack, the pain in her voice is so clear. & then the walls go right back up & itās pushed right back down. I cannot deal. I absolutely cannot. Dorothy has let herself be vulnerable in the past, but has there ever been more than maybe (maybe) a handfull of instances where her voice & face soften that way? Anyway, Iām absolutely losing it over those little details. Iāve yet to find another scene where it feels like younger Dorothy shines through in the current. It hurt my heart so good and I cannot stop thinking about it :ā) I think this is my sign to rebinge every episode in order. Because I am definitely forgetting - there has to be more.
Okay thatās all for now! If any of you have any thoughts or personal fav scenes (etc) to share as well please feel free!!! Dorothy angst seems to be my drug of choice lately lmao
(like two bits of this were my own interpretations of Dorothyās character based on observation, donāt take them as canon nor am I claiming they are, because we obviously donāt know exactly what happened in between + younger Dorothy didnāt have much screen time :ā)! Headcanons are just so much fun to throw around!!)
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#this indirectly implies Kate having some serious oldest daughter/finding out about All This/possible conflict with dorothy angst potential#<- thinking very hard. i donāt want to think anymore. make it stop my poor heart#i might edit this and add more coherent thoughts when itās not late at night & im not half awake#i am so sorry if this makes 0 sense I was falling asleep through writing half of this lol šš#anyway :)))) :))))))))) I canāt do this#the golden girls#dorothy zbornak#stan zbornak#i donāt even feel comfortable putting their names next to each other in tags#like. oh my god I HAATEEEE HIMMMMMM šš#GET AWAY FROM HER !#EVEN IN TUMBLR TAGS!!! I#thank you for coming to my ted talk (ramble) (this fixation has hands)
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