Aliens, Witches and Identity

I guess we’re just giving everyone powers now

Oops, forgot to post this earlier this week.

I really enjoyed watching the episode with everyone at the same time. I think being able to use the chat function and all communicate our thoughts made the show more engaging, so it gave me a bit more insight into how fandoms engage with each other in the digital age of media. While there’s nothing like watching it in person and everyone feeling the same vibe in the room, it was still really fun.

As for the episode, I kind of don’t know how to process everything that happened because I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted all that. I’m sorta annoyed at how quickly and easily Max was recovered, it felt like they were leading up to this big evil max storyline that would set the rest of the season... but it was so anticlimactic. Now him and Liz get their happy ending, but obviously that’s too good to be true so I wonder what will further go wrong in their relationship.

There’s a lot to unpack with the Kyle & Isobel scènes but I’ll just say that I think they’re kind of an odd pairing since I can’t remember if they’ve ever even spoken to each other on the show. They seem like the two most distant characters in the show, which makes it even more interesting for them to be together. Tho I would love to see isobel explore her bi side and maybe even Kyle cuz he was in a gay bar lol.

That threesome scene... straight out of a fan fiction. Despite carina seemingly wanting this scene to be an emotional moment between the three that causes a messy chaotic situation in the future, I didn’t interpret the scene as emotional in a romantic way, but rather a “we almost died” emotional way. I think it was irresponsible for Michael to live this fantasy of hooking up with Alex and Maria together because there’s no way this ends up working out, and someone is seriously going to get hurt. On that note, I think it was interesting that Alex is the one who said it was a fantasy to sleep with his best friend and his crush because that sounds like something that Michael should be saying in this scene. Although I don’t like this scene because of the messiness and irresponsibility, I do like how it opens up a conversation on mainstream TV about sexuality being more fluid and less binary.

I know that Maria was the OG ship with Michael in the original book and series and that her moms mystery is also her storyline, but I do think it’s unfortunate that Maria seems to fail the bechdel test bc I see her main storyline as being part of michaels love triangle. Though, I think Michael & Alex are endgame, so hopefully this isn’t a waste of Maria’s time and potential in terms of character and story development.

Yes, this past episode was strange and all of the place but I also feel like there’s more about this episode that should be focused on. The scene with Michael, Alex, and Maria was very much unexpected but it also made me remember the conversation we had in class about labelling LGBTQ characters. We talked about how LGBTQ people wanted that label for people like them on TV but also, some people didn’t care much about labels because characters are more than what they are defined as. We know Alex is gay but because he’s gay does not make him tied to that label. If he wants to have a threesome or be bisexual for a little bit, then that’s what it is and it doesn’t make him not gay like someone stated in the Instagram comments. Before this episode was aired, I read a fanfic about Michael, Alex, and Maria having a threesome and I thought it was the creepiest thing ever and something that would never happen. Seeing it happen in episode 6 was shocking because of Maria’s different relationship with Michael and Alex. 

I wonder if the twins in the beginning scene are aliens and if they have something to do with Jenna’s disappearance. Like, I believe that the crazy twin knew something about her. Also, why did the non-crazy twin demand that Alex and Maria leave. Like, what would have happened if they had stayed and questioned him more? I felt sort of bad for the non-crazy twin because it seemed as though he was a captive to his brother’s wrath. 

Also, the Alex, Maria, and Michael love triangle really took me off guard. I was not expecting that. I couldn’t see it before until Dr. Fowler posted it noticing that it was actually Maria and Alex that initiated the sex. I never pictured a love like that between Maria and Alex. I always thought that they were best friends, but, then again, I did suspect something when Maria sat on his lap when he was breaking into her mom’s computer. Does this make Alex bisexual now, or, as Michael put it, he just wanted a moment where he felt loved? I wonder if he is going to start a new relationship with the Michael replacement or continue to have a relationship with Maria and Michael. 

Dr. Fowler’s posts about “the” scene from Season 2, episode 6 does put a lot of things into perspective. Initially, I, like many others, was uncomfortable with how things played out between Michael, Alex, and Maria. However, with this potentially being the end of Michael and Alex and a start with Michael and Maria, it was an interesting and unique way to end a typical love triangle without one character merely being pushed to the sidelines. Rather, all of them still love each other no matter how their relationships may end up. I agree that it was still pretty messy but I am intrigued to see more of their reactions and where this plays out in terms of their relationships with each other. This scene also made me realize how truly fluid sexuality is. In the end, the LGBTQ+ terms we use are labels, and I do not think that sexuality is naturally structured in categories such as these; we just need these labels to better identify ourselves in society. However, calling yourself a gay man, as Alex does, does not mean he has to strictly stick with the idea of what society says being gay is. Excited to see how things continue to play out! 

Michael, Maria, and Alex is quite something. When Michael and Maria smooch in front of Alex, I felt my stomach drop a little bit just because I was shocked she would do that after telling Alex she cares about him. But then she smooches Alex too out of nowhere so I am at a loss at this point: crazy stuff. This truly is a glorious love triangle.  

I really loved watching Roswell as a class and seeing everyones reactions. I thought that was fun and made the show a lot more interesting.