Open The Box And See

April Sexton and Crockett Marcel in 5x08 “Too Close To The Sun”

Happy Birthday 🎂🎂🎂 Brian Tee

The reaches some of ya’ll go to are epic. NOBODY said Marcel was innocent. Like nobody. 

There really isn’t a Sexceltoi story line. It died as soon as April put that ring on her finger.The fact is the majority of the fandom finds canon Chexton exhausting. I’m not making that up to be salty or throw gasoline on the fire. that’s what I’ve read on here, in the comment sections on various entertainment sites, and through episode reviews since they put them together. And I understand why Chexton fans find this story exhausting. They won’t let them be happy

This season with Ethan being softer should’ve been two seasons ago when they first got together. Instead it’s being done for emotional impact as they build up each mushy moment until April breaks his heart. It’s shitty.

And yes she says that she’s willing to try IVF, this isn’t a GOTCHA moment hun. It’s just April feeling supportive enough to try, but Med not doing ANY of the work to ask themselves why April would only feel as though she was worthy if she could provide Ethan with children. Where does her fear come from? Why she was so scared to begin with? This narrative is sexist AF, insensitive, and tone-deaf too.

There is nan a moment to discuss any fear she has, or how her hopes were dashed in the past because her entire miscarriage story and romance with Tate was done to hammer the last nail in Sexteride. And now the show is playing you, not me, like I forgot. 

Ethan is the one who was cooking her iron-folic rich food, charting her menstrual cycle, and constantly talking about being a dad, and she isn’t even pregnant yet.To point out that I notice is not the same as pointing out Ethan’s flaws…literally the show, the DIALOGUE did that. Or am I supposed to not notice? He’s excited, we get it. But this story like ALL the Chexton stories is still heavily relying on his  POV with a very narrow view of hers. 

At the end of this story just like the end of their relationship in season 3 we’ll all feel awful for Ethan because he tries his best and April’s disclosure will be the one to end things and April will be the one DRAGGED AGAIN in the fandom.

But that doesn’t stop the Ethan defense squad from showing up in my inbox.

And it’s interesting that you pointed out that Marcel;s behavior toward April was shady in the elevator, considering those were the EXACT words I used to describe it in one of my last Asks today…

And no Crockett is not going to be the one to tell Ethan the truth, it’ll be April. The writers have already told us.

Thank you Danai Gurira for bringing Michonne to life!