Bonus edit - Cause I'm celebrating them today...OF COURSE I AM

guys i totally forgot that christmas eve is tomorrow and now im wrapping presents at the speed of light and dying. i hope chet and ginny like their gifts. they better, im speedrunning.

Hear me out DPS is largely centered around its male ensemble - but we get so much information about what women went through during the time....

We see two women primarily - A mother and a literal Girl and here's the thing...they both wear Pink. Like almost the same shade of pink in two crucial scenes, in which their presence is undermined by the actions of a man and boy respectfully. Mr Perry is screaming at his son and Mrs Perry is in the background unable to exactly take a stand.

Chris is in the theatre, seated beside the boy who constantly persisted her and assaulted her while she was under the influence of alcohol. (Also Knox knew what he was doing - he took the drink murmured Carpe Diem...in that one scene). She's silently watching the show and Knox looks at her as if he's finally done something. And then he taken her hand...And she doesn't react against it...

Also, the one thing about Chris is that she genuinely doesn't want to stir up trouble for Knox - and is almost pressured by him to have a relationship with him - he plays his cards - and the outcome? He finds her at their school. At Welton.

And interesting point - she laughs about the idea of Chet being at the play - Like theatre isn't a thing for a guy like him - And whatever she does needs to check his requirements? Either way she can't go to the theatre for her own need or liking - she needs to fulfill his requirements...

The thing is pink is the traditional colour palette for women. I mean we also see Mrs. Danbury but like she doesn't wear pink and the one other time I think I can point to is the girl that Knox mistakes Chris for? The choice was made to put these two women in the same colour palette and it carries weight. The women are in relationships with a man and boy(s) who are prominent in their circles - they have power, which they don't have. They are in the softest colour palettes. Despite their age difference they are put into similar circumstances.

Mrs. Perry cannot protect Neil - Chris is unable to defend her own case

They both have to go with what happens, without a say.

Mrs. Perry loses her son

Chris becomes an object of love that should be WON (Knox says something along the lines of - SHE'LL BE MINE)

Mrs. Perry is put into an emotionally toxic state and resorts to smoking (coping)

Chris is humiliated and made a fool out of

The circumstances vary according to their age - BUT they are very similar - At the end of the day the men play the cards and have the power and the women are stripped off of their power and agency made into archetypes (wives- lovers)...

Which DPS character is likely to be a full on pinterest fanatic. They have aesthetic boards and their fashion and taste of music is either influenced by it or vice versa...One look at their pinterest you know their fandoms - You know the impact that niche memes have had on them and what not...

Was I board? Yes.

For fun guys to celebrate 35 YEARS OF DPS :) NEIL PERRY AS THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (LET'S BE HONEST I HATE IT HERE IS PRETTY MUCH WRITTEN FOR HIM AND IS HIS THERAPY - BLASTS I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART AND SINGS IT IN THE SHOWER)

TODD ANDERSON AS FOLKLORE (THE POETRY IS DEFINITELY FOR HIM - ALSO HE LOVES THE LAKES - EATS UP THE FOLKLORE LOVE TRIANGLE DRAMA - CASUALLY CRIES TO MIRRORBALL AND BEGS THE POETS TO KEEP HIM AWAY FROM SEVEN)

KNOX OVERSTREET as LOVER (HE CRIES OVER CHRIS WHEN CORNELIA STREET BEGINS TO PLAY - UTTERLY HOPELESS WHEN PAPER RINGS PLAYS - ALSO LEARNT TO PLAY DAYLIGHT ON GUITAR AND JOKES ABOUT GUITAR STRING SCARS NOW)

CHARLIE DALTON as 1989 (HE VIBES WITH THE POP - AND KARAOKE NIGHTS OF THE VAULT TRACKS WITH DRINKS - OUT OF THE WOODS IS HIS GO TO AND WELCOME TO NEW YORK IS HIS BI ANTHEM)

GERARD PITTS as FEARLESS (VAGUE - BUT HE LOVES THE VAULTS - IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TS ALBUM HE LISTENED TO - HE IS A SENTIMENTALIST SO HE WILL NOT LET IT GO - LOVES THE FAIRYTALE AMBIENCE - WHEN TV CAME OUT HE WAS SCREAMING FOR HOURS)

STEVEN MEEKS as SPEAK NOW (THE COMPLIMENTARY HALF TO PITTS - LIKES THE COUNTRY POP ELEMENTS BUT LOVES SINGING ENCHANTED RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON - ONE OF HIS EARLIEST LISTENS BUT IT HOLDS MORE VALUE - HE GENUINELY LIKES THE LYRICS ON IT)

RICHARD CAMERON as RED (EVERYONE AVOID HIS PLAYLIST CAUSE THEY KNOW ALL TOO WELL 10 MINS IS GOING TO BE ON IT - AND HE WILL SCREAM THE LYRICS - RESONATED WITH THE ALBUM IN THE MANNER IN WHICH DALTON RESONATED WITH 1989)

CHRIS NOEL as EVERMORE (CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS IS ON REPEAT - BUGS TODD ABOUT EVERMORE BEING THE SUPERIOR SISTER ALBUM- DEFINITELY SURPRISED EVERYONE WHEN SHE BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN AND DETAIL THE LYRICS OF IVY AND WILLOW)

GINNY DANBURRY as REPUTATION (YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT SHE DOESN'T WALK INTO DRAMA WHILE HUMMING TO DRESS OR GATAWAY CAR - STAYS AWAKE CAUSE GORGEOUS IS CHRIS CODED - KARMA AS DOUBLE ALBUM BELIEVER)