the carstairs are the superior family

sam | always willing to throw down for emma, alastair, jem, and cordelia

[evil-cactus]

[zayacv]

Yeah… no, I don’t have any explanation. Red looks good on Will, Mack had his first heart attack. That’s all

[klaythompsonkys]

we can’t talk here morse code me

[doyoulovememrcousineau]

AND ANOTHER THING i loved that we FINALLY got to see the tiny tiniest glimpse of cocky, mean, competitive carmen with “he’s pretty good” “and what, you’re better?” “i smoke him” i am definitely not reading it as i cannot believe you actually considered leaving me for that guy when the only other person in this world who is on your level is me i am completely fine and normal about this

[justanotherass]

that was the day dr mccoy learned that hands are erogenous zones for vulcans

[neetols]

A comic, loosely based on a real conversation

[neetols]

Sorry, Sarek

[pageofheartdj]

NO ONE TOUCH ME THEY ARE ALL DATING

[milkydeath]

Mf forgot most of his family are men smh

[granolybary]

the law of Sherlock: if there’s a moriarty, there’s a way (to ship them)

it’s a crime how little posts there are about sherlock/moriarty from enola holmes

[shinobisandals]

[rad-topgunn]

no one:

casting directors looking at glen powell: you're a little plane boy, aren't ya?

[xivdl]

🤨🏳️‍🌈?

feeling super normal about these pilots

[granolybary]

im on episode three of ms marvel and this group of adults really all just beating up a fucking fourteen year old

[granolybary]

the lack of advertising for ms marvel is astounding. i just started watching because i didn't even know it was out.

[margoshansons]

The sheer amount of ego CVD has to claim that their Edwina is not only a "fully realized character" but to also say that in the show she "has feelings and thoughts" and called her book counterpart "a lot less dimensional" and "a prop" when Show!Edwina did nothing but moon over Anthony, yell at Kate, and was specifically written to be an obstacle to the Kanthony/Kathony relationship.

We got no scenes from her perspective until the wedding scene, which was poorly set up and we were not privy to any of Edwina's thoughts except that she wanted to marry Anthony. Yes, we got a really nice scene with the King and Queen, but that was the extent of her POV. Why doesn't she want to marry Anthony outside of his connection with Kate? Why is she still mad at Kate? Is she comfortable with Kate weeding out suitors or is she more like Daphne and wishes to figure them out on her own? How much do we really know about Edwina Sharma outside of what is TOLD to us?

I don't know how to tell you this, but if your main takeaway from the book is that Edwina's character is little more than a prop and "kind" then you thoroughly misunderstood the character and the book itself.

Book!Edwina is kind, yes, but she's also intelligent and perceptive and has an idea of what she wants. She wants to marry a scholar, someone she can discuss ideas and books with without feeling like a trophy. But she's also willing to put that aside to support her family, something she shares with Kate. And yes, Book!Edwina doesn't have much of a role to play in the book outside of being the younger sister and supporting Kate in all endeavors, but neither does Eloise or Daphne outside of their own books.

There are so many ways you could've expanded upon Edwina's character without shoving her greatest strengths in the garbage. You could've made her more mischievous, or actually shown her dealing with the heavy expectations placed upon her. Instead we got one scene in 2x03 to set up her breakdown in 2x06 with nothing in-between. She's innocent but not naive, kind but not a doormat, and believes the best in people. She represents a lot of women who feel like they can't say no to things because they're kind and sweet and they don't want to hurt anyone's feelings and CVD took that away from them in favor of a storyline that nobody wanted or asked for in any capacity.

To call your version of the character "fully realized" and "not a prop" is insulting to Julia Quinn's work and her characterization and I for one, am tired of men constantly claiming that their version of things is the superior one.

Edwina Sharma deserved better and I won't ever shut up about it.

[granolybary]

they threw book edwina in the garbage FOR WHAT?

[granolybary]

i know that apparently the change of edwina’s personality and her relationship with kate was because the showrunners thought she just acted like a tool in the book for kanthony’s romance. that sounds like complete bullshit because now she’s still just a tool in the show for their romance — except now she just an opposition to their love instead of a supporter. what would’ve have actually expanded her character was just having a side-plot where she meets bagwell and they fall in love but she feels compelled to marry a man with a title. that would have kept her observant and mature nature in the books while expanding on her story without making her completely annoying and bratty.

JUSTICE FOR BOOK EDWINA