A Complete and Comprehensive List of All the Amazing Things Tina Goldstein Did in Crimes of Grindelwald
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Ok, first off: as a devout Tina fan, yes, I was disappointed. I had hoped to see a lot more of her in this movie, especially her relationship with Credence, and I was pissed as hell that she didn’t get more screentime. I was even madder, though, when I saw reviews describing her as boring, one-dimensional, “Newt’s limp romantic foil”. That she “isn’t given much more to do than walk through this movie”.
Well, let’s get one thing straight: she does a hell of a lot more than walk. And she’s never been just Newt’s love interest. She’s a fully developed character with her own goals, her own motivations and, even though you do have to concentrate and really think to notice them, she has her own numerous acts of bravery, kindness, and general badassery. So naturally, I made a list. So here, in chronological order, are all the brilliant things Porpentina Esther Goldstein did in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
. Must have been devastated at the news of Newt’s “engagement”, but didn’t sit around crying and moved the fuck on with her life.
. Rather than sit around waiting for Newt, apparently bought her own copy of his book and read it so many times she could pick up on his random, obscure “salamanders” comment without having to ask.
. Tracked Credence to Paris before (nearly) everyone else.
. Did this as a “highly unauthorised” investigation- risking losing her job AGAIN, for the exact same reason as last time- but doing it anyway because fuck the rule book when Credence- or any vulnerable kid slash vulnerable child-like twenty-something- might be in danger.
. Stopped to put out the fire at the circus, and potentially saved lives.
. Was so eager to find a way to stop the Ministries from killing Credence that she took a risk and trusted a complete stranger- worked out kinda badly, but there you go…
. Had her wand ready to protect Newt if needed, while he was occupied with the Zouwu.
. Tried everything she could think of to wake Yusuf up and get info to help Credence out of him.
. Confronted Theseus Scamander, the freaking HEAD OF THE AUROR OFFICE, and wasn’t even a tiny bit scared…
. And then totally got the drop on him, blasting him across the room, tying him up, conjuring a CHAIR out of nothing at lightning speed, and basically took the HEAD AUROR AND WAR HERO down like a fucking badass.
. Played along with pretending to be Leta- and trying to make the ruse as authentic as possible, by thinking quickly under pressure and saying Newt was “her” fiancée, even though her heart must have been breaking.
. Understands Newt so well she finishes his weird, unusual compliment for him.
. And she isn’t offended. She’s crying… but not in a bad way. She understands his quirks and ways of thinking. And to her, they’re beautiful.
. Protected the case from the Matagot along with Leta (I don’t care if that scene was deleted, ok? It fucking happened).
. Learned from Newt, stayed calm, thought quickly and used the resources at hand to help calm down the Zouwu.
. Tried to save Credence and Queenie despite being insanely outnumbered.
. Didn’t buy ANY of Grindelwald’s bullshit, thank you very much. Even though with wizards exposed, she could have helped Credence far more easily and none of this shit would have happened.
. Kept her cool when in roughly the same position as an undercover journalist at a Trump rally. Aka you’re on thin fucking ice because if anyone knows who you are, you’ll be trapped and have a whole mob turning on you.
. Saved Jacob by disapparating him away from the fire…
. Then did it AGAIN by blocking it when he looked like he was just giving up.
. Fought the Evil Magic Death Fire with everyone else, and did it like a MOTHERFUCKING BADASS.
. Fighting side by side, no grudges, with the guy who kidnapped her the night before, I might add. All we need now is Yusuf to tell her Newt thinks she’s beautiful, and that’s a solid friendship right there.
. Stuck with the group going to Hogwarts, even though she’ll have a LOT of awkward questions to answer once MACUSA find out she was even in Paris, let alone getting up to more shenanigans with Newt.
In short, Tina Goldstein was amazing and beautiful and wonderful in this movie, and disagree if you like but you can’t change my mind.
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