#or i explode

I’m still on a warpath apparently about this whole “Mickey and Ian are toxic” crap and I finally realized what it must have been to lead some people to think this way... I think they may have ignored the minute details that truly make up the brilliance of not only Mickey and Ian’s story but their individual characters as well and of course the brilliance of Noel and Cameron’s performances of these incredibly complex characters that truly make the difference. This show has so much to read into and that’s why I love it 2x more than I did at first glance. These characters are not the most reliable face-value narrators because while they don’t particularly lie, they do often have underlying feelings that they aren’t willing to expose because of their circumstances. Take Mickey’s attraction to Ian as the biggest and most blatant example.

In this Masterpost I am going to be breaking down Ian’s and Mickey’s interactions to hopefully show the doubters once and for all why the Gallavich pairing has so much support and why we support them to hopefully gain even more support.

I’ll be updating this post (hopefully) one episode per week at a time.

Finally, if any of the readers disagree with my analysis, by all means counter-argue! I love a good discussion and welcome anyone who disagrees with my interpretation to call out any holes or bias.

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