#wish we couldve seen kenny fill the carver role. they still tried to do it but the s3 flashback ruins it πŸ™„ like did he totally break or not
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spacedlexi Β· 13 days ago
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"i could keep going about wellington/alone but then its gonna start getting psychological" ooooh you want to get psychological πŸŒ€πŸŒ€πŸŒ€ oooooh you want to share wellington/alone clem analysis πŸŒ€πŸŒ€πŸŒ€πŸŒ€
oooohh you know i always want to get psychological anon
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i feel like the wellington/alone endings are the two strongest endings for both s2 and clems character. i feel like s2 is about her learning to stand on her own. learning what she wants. learning to let go. to recognize the unstable person kenny has become (and that jane isnt so great either). bonnie tells clem to start thinking about what it is She wants, to not just follow others (who repeatedly let her down), and that maybe theres another way (ie: be the one calling the shots for once). its about clem believing in herself and her ability now that shes spent an entire season carrying the cast on her back, and fighting for respect from those same people who dont give it to her because shes still just a kid (a kid who has proven herself to be incredibly capable)
imo the kenny and jane s3 flashbacks are pretty weak and just feel like we’re dragging out their characters past their expiration dates (plus all the β€œyoure such a good mom, clem” talk they both do really irks me πŸ™„ theres a difference between a character actively choosing to become a guardian and a character being told what a good guardian they are (when theyre still a child themselves with an actual adult still present). alone clem has no one to rely on but herself and she Wants to look out for aj. she needs him as much as he needs her because he gives her something to fight for. hes all she has left). kenny being so happy and talking about boats is wild to me after everything he does in s2. and so is jane killing herself before even trying to induce a miscarriage. They both still die and clem still ends up alone anyway. why not make her active in that decision? so, can she shoot or not? will she stay with someone she knows isnt completely reliable? or will she stand on her own?
honestly narratively i like the alone ending a lot for s2, because it feels like her fully realized arc for the season. being able to stand on her own, to make the hard choices. knowing what she wants for herself, or at least what she Doesnt want. wellington is just better for her and ajs wellbeing so i consider it the "good" alone ending since the actual alone ending is the hardest position clem is left in. wellington ending kenny knows hes no longer fit to take care of her, recognizing the unstable and violent person he has become, and again clem is put in the position of making the choice to stand on her own. also wellington was what her and christa were looking for since the beginning, so narratively it still feels fulfilling for a clem who couldnt pull the trigger. i think it would be really hard for her to shoot kenny, so while i like the alone ending, i also like her not being able to make the call in time, paralyzed by choice (you dont have to shoot to still get the alone ending, just choose to walk away, but if shes going to walk away id rather her do it at wellington). either way its a choice she'll have to live with, and i do like the idea of her having regrets for not being able to make a choice in the moment, and letting jane die because she just couldnt shoot kenny. and how that perceived failure impacts her decisions in the future (like with the javi david fight in s3, her actions being impacted by her choice in s2)
which all ties in nicely to: the implications in regards to vi shooting minnie to save clem in s4. a clem who couldnt shoot and a vi who could. the fear clem would have in that situation, knowing she herself couldnt pull the trigger on someone she cared about to save someone else she also cared about. i think a clem who shot kenny would still have that fear, knowing the position vi is in at that moment, but a clem who couldnt shoot i think emotionally carries more weight. it emphasizes her uncertainty in what violet might choose (or fail to choose in time. because its not necessarily about choosing not to shoot. its will she hesitate long enough for it to not matter? just like with jane and kenny). which just makes it all the more satisfying when vi IS able to make that choice in time, and is able to save them both in the process (something clem herself only learned after s2)
#twdg#the way s4 does parallels and callbacks is so fucking good#wish we couldve seen kenny fill the carver role. they still tried to do it but the s3 flashback ruins it πŸ™„ like did he totally break or not#let kenny suck !!!!#when i picked the β€œlee shouldve never looked for me πŸ˜”β€ option to lean into clems depression AND KENNY THREATED TO SMACK HER FOR IT#that was it for me theres no return for that man. and he recognizes it too!!! but then s3 says β€œnvm hes fine now :)”#like the whole excuse for kenny is β€œhe protects his family by any means necessary” which falls apart the minute he threatens clem#the dialogue around s2 kenny is that of recognizing him as the abuser he has become β€œhed never hit Me” he would apparently. by admission#i need kenny and jane to stay in s2. clem ends up alone regardless and id rather explore that more#i used to be more of a kenny defender mostly because the kenny stans scared me 😭 but nah after he threatens her its over for me#i enjoy his character for what it is in seasons 1 and 2. but a lot of his fans justify and excuse his behavior. hes scary as fuck !!!#like almost Every character in this series is some form of fucked up asshole thats the fun!! but only peoples faves are allowed to be jerks#sorry it took me a while to respond to this one anon i hope u see it#does this all make sense? i hope it makes sense. ive been doing nothing but animating for over a month and my brain is mush#replies with lexi#incognito
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