when you're young they assume you know nothing

JENN!!! <3 

I’m very excited for these two idiots! Honestly I feel like Gideon sometimes get a little frustrated with her at times (Gideon: no, we are not exploring the creepy tunnel next to the crime scene in the middle of the night w/o cell service) and ngl finds it a little exhausting trying to keep her from doing something stupid when in pursuit of a story – but at the end of the day, she’s rapidly becoming one of his closest friends and he’d honestly do literally anything for her??? Do not let his sighs of exasperation fool you, there’s no where else he’d rather be. ;DD

i am cackling at these two!!!! i'm just SOOOO excited!!!

beth: i'm in my nancy drew era (ง •̀_•́)ง gideon: you're more detective pikachu but ok

i just need gideon being the sensible/practical/good head on his shoulders at all times partner to beth's almost bursting at the seams with chaotic energy cos she's just so happy to be here?? and be a reporter?? every day she's asking herself What Would Anderson Cooper Do? and then proceeds to do something Anderson Cooper would probably never do (sorry Anderson Cooper)

i'm here for gideon keeping her in check always!! i feel like her siblings and her close friends have kind of always sheltered beth and over-protected her. having someone like gideon around who keeps her in check but also getting that she's An Adult that is responsible for her own decision making and needs to learn on her own that there are!! real life consequences!! for her actions!! and she can't get away with everything by smiling and laughing awkwardly!!! except yaknow sometimes she does........... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

yes i mean look at these cuties:

literal sunshine together!!! i love the idea of them having known each other forever? like sophie is beth's ride or die. when beth first got the job for the paper sophie was the first person she called?? sorry aaron and nicole lmao

a subplot i've got going on for beth other than the whole nancy drew/sherlock thing she's got going on with gideon is that in this new chapter of her life she's rly trying to be more independent from her family and close friends and meet new ppl and have more adventures!! like soph and elena have probably always been beth's social crutches and now she's meeting new ppl on her own like gideon! and lucy! and wow maybe she shouldn't have told gideon this morning how her neighbour's cat ignored her pspspsp's but you know what? you live and you learn (she has learned 0 nothing zilch from this social interaction)

also omg yes. you bet yer ass with the recent bodies being discovered that beth is on the case and will be utilizing soph's big brain to help connect the dots!!

BETHANY “BETH” HANSON (25) zoey deutch

occupation: Reporter  relationships: Aaron Hanson (brother), Nicole Hanson (sister), Gideon Pierce (friend/partner/interest), Elena Harper (best friend/roommate), Veronica Wilson (best friend/unwitting rival), Emma Wilson (best friend), Jack Bryant, Theo Adams, Lucy Alexander (friends)

total and complete sweetheart!

can be a little shy/socially awkward

works for the local paper and is trying to a) save a dying medium and b) get the stories to the people!!

tried to get a job with the paper as soon as she graduated, but only more recently got the job when one of the longtime reporters died ~mysteriously

tries not to be discouraged but has a hard time knowing when to press for answers and when to leave people be

but also feels like she has a lOT to prove and so she tries to push through her more naturally introverted nature to show that she CAN do this job

… which can lead to her going too far the other way and is too aggressive and determined and will put her own safety last in pursuit of it!! 

(so it’s a good thing that she’s often paired with gideon pierce who always is looking out for her)

speaking of gideon, he started out as a partner/mentor but after they were in an accident together and she was there when he learned he was going blind, beth has certainly felt closer to him and is realizing that she might be developing romantic feelings and is very confused about them!!! 

completely unaware that jack and theo are both fighting for her affections