pixelatedtears

“he should be at the club” well he’s at the club and he wants to fucking kill himself

The legacy of stranger things that the duffers did not plan for

there’s been a wave lately of people saying “why does every ship have to be canon now? back in my day we just played in our sandboxes, the characters didn’t even have to know each other, etc. etc.” and while i think there’s some truth to that, i also think it’s true that the goalposts and expectations for queer representation have moved. it’s no longer “enough” to be satisfied with canon implications, but no canon confirmation or resolutions, because it never really was. people expect more now. we want to see queer love stories on our screens in all genres and all places, not just confined to their own genre that any modern viewer can easily opt out of. it would be important, for example, to see buck and eddie from 9-1-1, two traditionally “masculine” men in a traditionally masculine profession, falling in love, and have that explicitly acknowledged on screen. because for the general audience, that’s transformative. it’s showing them something new, something that absolutely does exist in real life, that they might not have ever been exposed to or aware of or would typically ignore, but because they like buck and eddie’s characters, it makes them think about how people they know and like, people they wouldn’t “expect” to be queer, still can be. (we saw this when buck came out as bi! which, btw, is a storyline that still needs to be explored more and given more legitimate weight).

i feel genuinely so bad for people who are convinced by conformitygate. because you guys are geniuses, you're so persevering and smart and we all deserved better.. but babygirl i need you to take a deep breath for a second. spend some time with your friends, move on, try your best to find better shows. you were not delusional for shipping byler and for expecting a great season,, but you have too much trust in the duffers' writing 😔✋

Me and the object im trying to pick up while my nail polish is still drying

stranger things season 5 volume 1 being so good there were ao3 plagiarism allegations... what a time to be alive

Duffers I'm in your walls....