what do you think will happen/want to happen with M&M's pregnancy and impling?
ooo thank you for asking, because i have a lot of thoughts on this!
i assume it will go much differently than i can guess, tbh, but here’s what i expect/think would be cool:
-Family is one of the major themes of the show (and this season specifically), so i’m excited to see how this plays into what we’ve seen so far: non-normative family that is built from the ground up. Millie, Moxxie, Blitz, Loona, and (as of Sinsmas) Stolas operate as a family unit in canon. they involve each other in every aspect of their lives and decisions. so i don’t see this as “M&M’s baby” so much as “IMP’s baby.” My ideal arc is one that focuses on Millie’s feelings and prioritizes her autonomy first, and then focuses on how ALL of them will move forward together. Communal child raising >>
-I think this will cause some strain on M&M’s relationship because they got married fast and never really asked each other Big Questions like this. If Millie is unsure what she wants, i think it will be hard to tell Moxxie because she doesn’t want to handle his anxiety while also trying to face her own feelings. Obviously he’ll be supportive of any choice she makes, but he also has Father Baggage and he tends to worry/overthink things in general, and Millie tends to avoid asking for emotional support from anyone. I feel like Unhappy Campers set up some foreshadowing for this.
-I’ve seen some theories that this will tie into her past relationship with Chaz, and that she may have had an abortion during that relationship. I’d love to see this—or more generally, i’d love to see the show explicitly discuss abortion as a completely normal thing to do, even if it’s just some offhand comments before Millie decides to keep the baby.
-Millie does nottt want to be shoved into a caretaker role, she works a dangerous profession that she loves and wouldn’t want to take a break from (she was already hit in the stomach multiple times during Sinsmas…), and she values her independence just as much as she values her social relationships. I think she’s having a ton of very justified fears about what this could change about her job and her relationship, so everyone is going to have to work together to find solutions that allow her to keep being herself freely. And they’ll be happy to, bc they love her, but she’s not used to having to *ask* for anything. She’s usually very go with the flow. Excited to see her have some hard conversations.
-Would love to see Millie talk more about her family, her history with parentification and the expectations put on her as the eldest daughter. I want to know more about her individual relationships with each of her parents. And i want to hear her talk about what she NEEDS and WANTS from Moxxie (and Blitz bc let’s be real he’s gonna be a part of every step of this) in order to keep child raising from becoming her default job in the way that often happens to women.
-It’s very possible that Moxxie will end up being a stay-at-home dad or something close to that, because it makes the most sense for them. (It’s ALSO possible that IMP changes course entirely and they go into an entirely different business, which would change a lot about the show.)
-Sallie May coming over to help out more!! i want to see her develop a relationship with all of IMP.
-BLITZ AND MOXXIE CONVO. possibly their duet?? I want to see them talk about father/son relationships, how their own shitty fathers have impacted their relationship with each other, and what they both want to do differently.
-Stolas and Millie having a talk about their anxieties about parenting, despite their very different circumstances, would be awesome. Even moreso if it could lead in Stolas and Millie talking about other things, like their own preconceptions about each other based on status/past Harvest Moon Festivals etc.
-Not sure how this would look but would also love to see Millie and Loona have a convo about parent child relationships, bc I just want to see them interact more. And once again, they come from such different life experiences that it would be interesting. I can see Loona being both like “only have this baby if you 100% want them” and also “don’t worry so much, as long as you keep showing up they’ll be okay.”
-Blitz should be obsessed with this baby. I want him decked out in Uncle gear with the baby gleefully hanging off of his horns.
-Honestly not sure how this is gonna change the general status quo of the show bc like… it’s a big deal! The dynamic so far has been very adult-centered, with the only non-adult character being 17, so to suddenly have a baby hanging around will really change that. I trust that there’s a plan in mind for the long-term, but it is a bit hard to visualize right now. However, i will say this: this better be the cutest damn baby ever. If you’re going to put a baby in here, i expect cute baby moments.
Okay those are my thoughts!! What do you think is gonna happen?