nicole

he's so boyfriend

DJO in Philadelphia, 7/15/26

The only thing I'm actively acknowledging about s5 is Steve and his chainsaw let that boy go feral!

(also that henley, i lowkey want that henley)

DJO in Miami, 7/6/26

get to know me meme >> Favorite TV Shows [44/?] Midnight Mass

Eddie because maybe he's never really been in a relationship, he's used to being being seen as a freak and an outsider and just not really expecting anyone to care for him like that. But then Steve is giving Eddie his sweater, before he even had the chance to complain about being cold. Steve is listening to the music Eddie talks about, he even has some tapes in his car that he'll put in if he's gonna be driving Eddie around. He listens to Eddie's rants and instead of brushing him off, he asks questions, tries to understand (even when Eddie knows it's hard for him to wrap his head around some of the fantasy stuff that Eddie's into). And every time something like that happens, Eddie has this oh right moment. Like he keeps expecting to be met with disdain or something but then is so pleasantly warmed by Steve's love.

And Steve because he's so used to being the caretaker in all his relationships. He's used to being the "man". He's always thought he had to be the tough one who took care of everything. And so the first time he accidentally cries in front of Eddie, he's a little bit mortified, but instead of laughing at him, Eddie just pulls him in gently, tells him it's okay, holds him until it's over and it feels so good it almost makes Steve cry harder. Or one time, Eddie was peeling an orange while they were chatting about something, and he kept mindlessly giving pieces of it to Steve. And it seems silly, but Steve is SO touched, because no one's really shown him that effortless kind of love before.

Just because you personally believe that calling El Jane is the moral thing to do doesnt mean thats what happened in the show. Your opinions on how people should be treated after trauma are completely irrelevant. Her name is El because everyone else called her that and she introduced herself as such.

It simply doesnt matter that you believe she should be called Jane because it "humanizes" her more.

Just like how it doesnt matter that you think El shouldn't have been in a relationship with Mike because of her trauma and upbringing. The show expresses that she loves Mike and understands that love as romantic so you believing that she doesnt understand romance is irrelevant when the show, shows that she does.

Mike never had internalized homophobia, viewing his character through that lens and using that to justify/explains his actions makes no sense. Everything he does/says is always explicitly explained, there's no reason to claim hes lying when hes not. The show tells us hes not. Getting upset when people dont agree is just annoying when thats literally never been true.

It also doesnt matter that you think Will wouldnt be in a bar at the end of the show because he had an alcoholic father. Just because thats not how other people would react doesnt mean thats ever been something that bothers will. Canonically hes never expressed issues with alcohol so being upset he went to a bar mischarcterizes him more than him actually being in the bar.