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high and emotional and thinking about this parallel again today
One of the reasons people headcanon Grace as aromantic is the unfortunately realistic scene where they go "you don't have a family or a loved one" as if that's enough of a justification to send him on a suicide mission. As if not having a family makes Grace inherently less valuable and means he should be more willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
Grace wasn't sad and lonely, he was happy, he had a good life, he very much did not want to die. They have to do a looney tunes chase sequence and drug him because Grace was *very* unwilling to be the sacrificial lamb. Humanity's savior was dragged kicking and screaming into the role and called selfish for daring to be a coward, as if most of us wouldn't be.
And then he befriends Rocky, who never demands a sacrifice from him, who willingly prolongs his journey home so Grace can go back to his. Rocky has a mate back home and his species depends on his return, and still risks his life to save his squishy human friend. And Grace returns the favor.
And thus the power of friendship saves two planets.
Grace: *does something*
Rocky: "why Grace so 🎶🎶🎶 stupid. Question."
Grace: "Excuse me buddy?"
Rocky: "...🎶🎶🎶 stupid. Hmm. Need word."
Grace: "...what does it mean?"
Rocky: "Meant add strength to word. But some Eridians think also .....rude"
Grace: "So a swear word. I'm not giving you the human word for that."
Rocky: "Why not. Question."
Grace: "Because this human thinks they are rude too."
Rocky: "Do not be little 🎶🎶🎶 Grace. Give Rocky human swear word."
people who are gay: yeah i’m gay
people who are straight: yeah i’m straight
people who are aroace: have you seen project hail mary
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I love this movie so much
the aroace read of ryland grace is so personal and haunting. "you don't even have a dog." was it not enough to love the world for the sake of living in it. was it not enough to live for the thrill of discovery. was it not enough to smile at your students. was it not enough to be afraid.
I gotta love how Gaoshun has Maomao alone basically for the first time since they met and the first thing he says is "can you please stop looking down on Jinshi like he was a bug, it's making him horny af and I don't want me or anyone else to have to deal with his freak".
Like can you PLEASE give that man a break 🙏🏼
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20 years.
I find it so beautiful that this little rat's life has been remembered with love for 20 years and will be hopefully for decades to come. Truly a marvel of the internet.
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I think the problem with this "how could Benedict ask Sophie to be his mistress like it's an honor?" Is that Bridgerton started off as a show set in the Regency era with a fantasy spin on it (no racism yay!) that often blurs the lines between what is historically accurate and what is clearly fiction. The very same thing that I think made most of us fall in love with the show, is what's preventing many from understanding this season's main conflict. To us, living in the 21st century, it doesn't seem like a big deal. Marry the maid if you love her! If the idea of her is far more tantalizing than any fantasy could ever be!
like, hell yeah! what's stopping him?
Well. It's the fact that he is a nobleman. His family, his mother (!!!) drinks tea with THE Queen of England. His brother is a Viscount. And despite that not being the biggest title in the ton (cause it really isn't), his family is full of gorgeous people, everyone likes the Bridgertons! Everyone wants to date them or be their friends, be connected to them in any way! And Benedict has a Duchess for a sister, another is married to an Earl, oh, and they're (in today's currency) billionaires!
And Benedict isn't the fourth son. He is second. Anthony told him once that his reputation matters. Being a second son doesn't exempt him from responsibilities; it merely makes him second. If Antony weren't there, he'd be the head of the family. And damn, he really is, since Anthony spends more time travelling around the world now that he is married than managing the family affairs.
He cannot marry the maid who helps his sisters get ready in the morning. That's not something that's done in his world. It's unthinkable. The people in his world treat their staff with kindness (at most and at best) but largely ignore them.
"But Sophie is the daughter of a nobleman!" yeah, who was born out of wedlock. His mother was a mistress. Children of mistresses are not legitimate. They're seen by the ton as an "error", a shameful mistake that needs to be covered up. It's a scandal. And these scandals are not meant to be talked about.
Remember that odious man in S1? The one "courting" Daphne? The only way they could get rid of him was to dig into his affairs, and what did they find out? That he had gotten a maid (!) pregnant and had an illegitimate child. He had to get out of Society, never to be seen again.
What do you think would be the ton's reaction if a rich, popular, gorgeous Bridgerton (the last eligible bachelor in the family for a while) were to marry a maid? Or an illegitimate child? I don't know much from the books, but my guess is that Society would not welcome Sophie with open arms. And I know Benedict doesn't give a rat's ass about Society and his position, but he still enjoys the perks and privileges that come with it. He might not miss the balls and the debutant season, but his family STILL has to live, lead, and mingle in it. His younger sisters still have to marry and marry well.
A lot is hanging in the balance here. A lot of things to be considered if Benedict were to marry the maid. So yeah, it's not entirely romantic, but Benedict "offered" Sophie the thing he feels is allowed to give/offer. Because of her position. And his.
And I really do think that one of the biggest problems here is the lack of consequences seen in previous seasons. How easily resolved some past conflicts were. In S2, Anthony and Edwina almost got married and every member of the ton was a witness to their wedding fiasco. That was a scandal. They not only embarrassed themselves, they also embarrassed the Queen. If it wasn't because the Queen liked Edwina enough to forgive her, the Sharmas would've been out of London afterwards.
But the ton did shun them. No one showed up to the Bridgertons' ball after. No one wanted to come close to whatever mess that was cooking. And then at the Featherington's ball, everyone saw Anthony and Kate making heart eyes at each other, and only the Queen's words saved theirs and their families' reputations.
There was the Eloise scandal (which was Lady Whistledown's doing btw). I love Eloise, but she shouldn't have been allowed back in Society, and that was quickly swept under the rug, as if nothing had happened. She retreated to the countryside for a year, and next season she was making friends with debuntats.
And then there's the whole Lady Whistledown scandal, which... I will not get into. But I'll just say that it shouldn't have ended with the Queen just smiling and turning around. Wistledown's sheet often defied and mocked the Queen. I'm not much of a historian, but I think there should have been bigger consequences for Penelope and her family.
That's a downside of a romance show: everything gets romanticized.
I do not know how the show will resolve this storyline, but I hope we see real consequences here. I don't want to see Benedict and Sophie miserable (and I don't think they will be), but there has to be a change in the way Benedict is perceived in Society, even if it turns out that Sophie's father made her legitimate in his will. With love comes sacrifice, and I want to see what Benedict gives up to be with the one he loves.
I don't know what I love more: Sophie having the cheek the nerve the gall the audacity and the gumption to basically tell Benedict "You make me too horny, you must leave your own house" OR Benedict responding with "You're absolutely right and I am so sorry, I'll go pack my shit"
Can't let British people have air conditioning because first they'd call it something twee like "the climate fixer" and then in 20 years they'll call it "the climb" or "the climmy"
French kids would call it "le climot", frustrating language officials who would prefer they call it "machine pour le contrôle du climat froide à l'interieure de l'édifice"
This is the most hilariously accurate French joke I've seen in my life