#jayson jackson

Because I binged the show in a day so here’s my garbage thoughts.

Dom: She’s literally the best character and the least problematic in the entire show. 10/10, I’d die for her. She also reminds me of my friend and I love that.

Sid: I know he hung out with the swimmy boys and contributed to some of their dumbfuckery but overall he was a good dude. He spent the whole season just trying to work out who he was inside and we respect him for that. The “Remind me not to get in a cab with you guys,” line made me scream on the inside it was so good.

Joey: My precious child who deserves so much better. Watching her progress from Free the Titties to only wearing sweats and not dancing anymore was heart crushing. But when she had her moments of finding herself again I was internally cheering so loud for her.

Leila: We all know someone like Leila who we’d like to punch in the face with a lamp. The only thing she had was the audacity. Every time I felt a shred of sympathy for her, she’d instantly kill it in one sentence. Also, I may have been watching too much Criminal Minds, but that journal does not look good, fam. The bomb threat was just the beginning and I have a feeling that in season 2 she’s gonna escalate.

George: In the very beginning it was clear that he had his flaws, but he was so cute and looked like a nice friend so I held onto hope that he’d turn out alright. He did not and now he can promptly go die. I’m still slightly attracted to him though and I hate it.

Luke: Never liked him. He can die.

Jayson: He was really doing his best to help his friend. It doesn’t work out for him very well, but he’s certainly trying. I hope his concert protest goes well.

John: He is perfection. Mwah. Him and Dom are the cutest couple there and I love them together. He was a little misguided with the $300, but boy only wanted to help his crush out.

Anna: ohhhhhhhh she messed UP. It was so gratifying but painful to watch her realize this towards the end. She should’ve at least talked to Joey, but her misplaced loyalty to her brother turned her into the WORST friend. I’m really curious to see what happens with her later.

Tim: ugggggggghhhhhhhhh another anemic white boy trash fire baby. Like I need another one. He’s made mistakes and arguably is a terrible person, but he’s finally coming around. It looks like he’s gotten himself a lil drug problem now though so that should be fun. I don’t like him but also I like him a lot and when he is being cute or making good choices he’s one of my favs.

 I am in love with this show. I’ve heard people say it’s a Netflix euphoria which I kind of agree to disagree with, GA is more muted and realistic in a way. Not to say Euphoria isn’t real but the show is very dramatic in a sense. GA would actually happen in everyday life. Nothing was insane except for the bomb threat but honestly I’ve had a shooting threat called into my school multiple times so this is just the NY version of that. Anyway onto the characters:

Dom- amazing, beautiful, talented, hardworking, absolutely flawless 10/10

Joey- in the beginning she was a performative activist and self absorbed. She labeled herself an ally of POC then hung out with George and Luke who call their only brown friend every variation of racial jokes. She had an active hand in Owen’s suspension, how can you claim your for POC then act oblivious to how your influence as a white woman could impact a black mans’ future. After the meeting with the principal, she had the nerve to turn to Dom saying how she felt “really bad” about what happened. Moving past this, what happened to Joey was evil. She was assaulted/betrayed by the people she trusted the most in the world. She is stronger than any character I’ve ever seen. I was so proud of her for standing up to her abusers and confronting them. I’m so proud she started dancing again and I hope she gets the healing/justice she deserves. 8.5/10

Leila- I think her storyline/character is very complex and deserves an in depth review. I could make a whole post about only her. She was trash for blaming Joey because she was getting attention from Geo and Leila wasn’t. You never blame the girl and Leila should know better. However, I’m not going to pretend that George’s abuse of Leila was her fault. He is two years older than her and using her for sexual favors, it’s disgusting. Her treatment of Rachel throughout this entire thing was absolutely so selfish. It was Rachel’s sister’s day and all she could talk about was “he’s not texting me back”. I understand she is a freshmen and this happens a lot because high school is new and exciting but she needs to understand that her actions have consequences. Her battle with her identity as an minority adopted by white parents is so strong and I hope she comes to understand who she truly is. She called out her mom for her treatment of Asian women *chefs kiss* and started to think about where she comes from. HOWEVER, when she told the Asian girl in her class to “speak f*cking english”? How on earth can you struggle with knowing yourself/place as a minority then tell other minorities a racist phrase that is used to belittle their struggles? The white writers in charge of the show really shone through there. 6/10

Jayson-he went through a very big change during these nine episodes and I am proud of his progression. He never saw how he and Owen were different until Owen was sent away and it shook his entire world, which I thought was kinda wild because did he really not see the class disadvantages between he and Owen just because they are both darkskin black men? He did the right thing in the end and I hope it works out for him. 8/10

Siddhatha- I think he is a decent person overall. He did put a FRESHMAN on the “bomb p*ssy” list just cause he didn’t want his sister to be on it but one wrong doesn’t cancel out another. He did associate with the d-bags on the swim team but I believe it’s just cause they were his relay. I, personally, have to be friendly with T*ump supporters on my team and it freaking sucks so I get what he’s going through. His struggle with his identity was definitely one we’ve seen before, with a beard girlfriend, a forceful coming out, and unsupportive parents but he had a happy ending and I really love that for him. Him and Victor are the cutest and I hope freaking Orolov gets what he deserves. 9/10

Luke- I am the biggest clown there is. I was walking around saying, “Aww, I love Luke, I want him and Joey to be together, I’m only on the first episode but I hope nothing bad happens!!!”, like a freaking idiot. But yeah, he disgusts me and I hope he and the other three rot. He really had the nerve to tell Joey SHE should be apologizing to THEM?! LIke, wtf? No, actually, what the f*ck? -1000000000000000000000000000000000000/10

George- He is absolutely disgusting for using Leila the way he did. He deserves the worst for what he did to Joey and I hope he gets what is coming to him. -1000000000000000000000000000000000000/10 

Tim- He can suck d*ck and rot for all I care,I didn’t like him from the beginning. It’s always the “nice guys”, the “feminists” who turn out to be the worst slut-shamers in history. He really got mad at Joey for being touchy-feely with Geo and Luke like she hasn’t always been this way, that’s how she shows her love and he knows that so wtf is his problem?! Oh yeah, raging misogyny. He sat there and WATCHED as Joey was being r*ped and then SLUT-SHAMED HER to the police? Let’s not forget he had THE BALLS to tell Luke and Geo they did rape her AFTER Joey left, then did coke/ whatever off his phone and begged Joey to talk to him. Absolute trash -100000000000/10

Anna- How dare you not believe your friend whom you’ve known for however many years then call her a liar and turn your back on her when she needed you the most. She’s a feminist until it comes down to her compliant, misogynistic brother then she’s right back to slut-shaming with the boys. Joey borrowed HER UNDERWEAR becuase her’s were RIPPED with BLOOD STAINS and Anna said nothing? When she asked if she needed a tampon and Joey said no HOW DID HER “BESTFRIEND” NOT CARE ENOUGH TO EVEN ASK QUESTIONS?! Same as her brother, she disgusts me and I hope she rots -100000000000/10 

Grace- how tf are you going to turn on the girl who literally fished a c*ndom out of you? Like wtf? Not only is she a slut-shamer (quite hypocritical looking back) she’s a racist!! She refused to call Leila by her name or even show her a shred of dignity just because Leila, a BABY FRESHMAN, was getting attention from George . Trash -1000000/10 

Orlov- He released Meera’s nudes and outed SId, he can choke. -1000000000/10 

Meera- I’m in love with this woman. Didn’t take bs from anyone and was only ever supportive. Called everyone out on their bs and stayed a true feminist icon while at it. 10000000000000000/10 

fuck. help.

i just finished Grand Army on Netflix and LO AND FUCKIN BEHOLD. its cancelled after one brilliant season. this show made me cry and laugh and its genuinely real? like the characters are realistic and the acting is SO GOOD

so yeah. recommend! because if it doesn't get magically renewed i will cry a lot. (you'll probably cry too but its good sad tears y'know? like when you cry watching a show its because you can connect to it)

1) characters

the characters are written in such a way that you have strong frelings towards them amd i like that. i hate being indifferent.

Joey- i like her, i like her evolution and the way she is becoming more her. (i will love her in nect season im sure but rn i just idolise her)

Dom- i love her, the way she handles shit, her maturity (btw very fucking beautiful).

Leila- she is the antagonist and the writers designed her to be hated. the mixed race racism/ fetishism is a nice depiction of racism that is less talked ab, she got issues.

Jayson- the dream child, he didn't get what coming from a real working class family is but he's getting there, i realky like him he has a pure soul.

sid- (knew he's gay) this ome is too much of a victim. like they litterally made him the punching baf kn one way but i really like the way he deals with his parents and the fact that he grows and the "remind me to never get in a gab eith you two" oh gawd i loved that

2) the tim situation

Anna did a fucked up thing, and tim was never consulted on what his "plans" with joey. The fact that he watched the rape was fucked up, really.

the thing is, and read it all, joey and him were drunk and high because of the feelings they didn't know how to express (bc of anna and more). Joey initiated the kisses out of spite, pain and as a way to back off. (bro the guys are fake friends bc they shouldn't have kissed her, bro code). Tim was overwhelmed with the "pus*y" comments and he zoned out to not get mad i guess. It was betrayal on both parts. Then the idiots did what they did without consent and without listening to her cry. Tim heard her but ignored because in that moment he made her to be a slut amd all.

Anna was a bad friend after it all, the two idiots as well, and tim was a dick. I feel like he didn't even look at it badly at first aince she orga*med and sunce she was a "slut" to him now.

I really wish he came around earlier. Joey deserves a long appology and for tim to stand up on her side. I think he should get some kind of charges thi bc even tho i like him and see his pountnof view... well he did do what he did and deserves some punishment.

2) the racism

bro i never acctually saw microagressions happen (i don't like in america) and i only got close to what racism is when i moved to a country with a biger pop of poc, i only started fighting and educating myself and others this year. It's fu*ked up... very. The action was amazinga nd the whole All star concert stand... good ideea, hope it turns out all right. Really hope this series touches more people and hope they understand that not only does racism exist but whote privilege does too.