#now though

and the fuck of it is that the suosaku of it all is now canonically that serious

Going back and rereading post vol 1 pre vol 2 rant and seeing, "Mike didn't have that much emotional build up to get a painting and a gift basket of half lies and suddenly be cured." and, "Mike's emotional problems have been on a steady increase through every single season. Season 1 I would definitively call his most emotional season. In Season 2 you can see him isolating and becoming more aggravated, pushing people away, acting out, grieving, obsessive behaviors, etc. Season 3 a lot of that pushing people away and isolating both emotionally and socially comes into a real subplot that never really gets a true resolve. Season 4 is similar, he's repressed and isolated, he can't express himself to El and he hasn't had contact with Will, he feels like he's losing people and he's terrified but he doesn't know how to stop it but by doing the same thing he's been doing; putting his emotions in a box and trying to fit into the mold of perfect friend or boyfriend or savior or whatever. Season 5…. Mike's doing fine? He's happy? Just living out a normal non-dramatic social life?" was a slap to the face. Truly different times. Truly had so much hope for good writing. Forgot just how much of a disappointment this season was tbh.

Pairs are throwing down at Nebelhorn the Olympic pairs event is actually going to be the best discipline of them all.