I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS WTHHHH

I mean I've given myself spoilers of who killed Alberta BUT IT'S SO COOL TO HEAR ITTT

The audio wasn't available in spanish so that's why the episodes weren't shown😭😭

clara bow - the tortured poets department

i like this one for a couple of reasons. obviously clara bow was from the same time period as alberta so i think that’s really neat, but also because the song itself talks a lot about fame, being admired and the pressure that comes with that

“no one in my small town thought i’d see the lights of manhattan”

“take the glory, give everything, promise to be dazzling”

off topic but i think the three verses in clara bow can be attributed to the three main girls. that’s a seperate post though. let me know if you wanna hear my thoughts on that!

i also think the lucky one could be considered alberta coded, but clara bow is my main pick for her.

thank you for the ask!!

- They spend hours teaching eachother languages. Thor teaches them Norwegian, Sass Lenape, Flower Spanish (often having to be prompted to remain on course but hey they try) Trevor yiddish (Alberta canonically has picked up some words). Sam even picks up a little of each in passing.

- Hetty can speak French because one of her nannies was French and they find out when Flower curses her in spanish and she retorts back “Oh you think you’re so clever speaking another language! *french noises*.”

- Nancy can also speak French. No one knows why.

- The same with Nigel and he overheard Hetty speaking it and now they converse in French on occasions where they don’t want Isaac (who can’t and won’t speak another language? to listen in.

- Sass and Thor speak Lenape to talk shit about the others. Alberta ends up picking it up a little bit she’s not mad. She just joins in.

- Pretty accepted as canon now but Trevor teaches Hetty maths on the DL.

- Thors beef with Albert’s hat is hilarious and it’s because he’s jealous he hasn’t got his helmet anymore.

- Hetty calls Thor ‘Gordon’ whenever they’re alone. Thor makes her say Hetty Love Gordon every time.

- One time she pisses him off and he makes her say it in front of the other ghosts as an apology and she acts all grumpy but she secretly finds it amusing as he prods her into it.

- “Oh Thor please!” “Thor not leave until Hetty Love Gordon” “Do I have to?!” “Yes.” “Ugh fine Hetty Love Gordon” “Hmmm more sincere?” “THOR?!” “Good enough”

- Thor is afraid of Hetty when she gets mad. He still thinks her power was sending people to hell.

- Trevor secretly pays rent to sam and jay via his illegal job. Sam knows (how do you miss an extra $350 a month?) but keeps quiet in appreciation.

You know how Alberta and Hetty are best friends now?

Surely that couldn't have always been the case. Sure, Hetty was dead for a bit by then and yes, she was sharing her afterlife with a native american guy, but Alberta died while segregation was in full effect, she was literally not allowed to stay at the mansion overnight because of racism.

And Hetty, as we know and love her, is a classist piece of trash who thinks she's superior to everyone. Sure, it's mostly the Irish now, and I get the executive decision to not make her super racist because this is the 2020's. Like. That would be a dumb marketing decision.

But talking headcanons here: What are the chances that Hetty actually had to work through that racism just like she has to work her way through feminism and sexual liberty now? Is it really unlikely that she was, for example, hesitant to shake Alberta's hand in the afterlife, or that she considered her a lowdown street rat due to both upbringing and skin colour?

And obviously, by now she has grown and learned. Alberta became important to her. Someone who taught her women can be friends, not competition. Someone who might as well have taught her that skin colour and lineage don't matter. I mean, it's probably hard to keep believing in racist stereotypes after witnessing your perfect lineage son turn into a murderer while the black ghost in the manor is a hoot, super intelligent, and just an overall awesome friend.

But it also just shows that Hetty is willing to change and adapt, that she's willing to admit to mistakes and see things in a different light.