Just coming from your READ about Beth's priviledge/desire for power which btw was SPOT ON and it got me thinking....any thoughts on the line Beth delivers on the bench "Wait your turn, he'll share" [directed at her daughter but obviously applies to her situation]. Apologies if this was already discussed. I just began my GG viewing a few weeks ago lol
Hey! I’m probably not the best person to reply to you on this one bc I literally haven’t watched a second of that show since it ended (if anyone has any input, please feel free lmao). P.s. this is probably gonna be a bit word salad-y because my adhd meds are wearing off 🤣
Anyhoo, I haven’t actually been asked about that line before, so it was interesting to think about! I think it was supposed to be a callback to 2x03 when Marcus wants to go on the monkey bars - Rio turns it into a teachable moment, tells him to wait his turn “when that kid’s done, you’ll get your turn”. This is also when he’s decided to teach Beth and the same episode he gives her the keys to the kingdom.
There’s definitely a difference in how Rio and Beth chose to deliver this message to their kids imo. Maybe it’s me but it feels like Beth’s wording (especially in the context of Beth and crime) was more encouraging her daughter to wait at the table for scraps - she’s banking on this other kid sharing, in the same way Beth wasted her entire life on Dean, hoping he’d amount to something. Whereas Rio was telling Marcus to tough it out for a little while, wait til the other kid was done, and then it’ll be his turn.
Beth, in that final scene, is just peak arrogance. She’s so infuriatingly smug, calling herself Rio’s boss. She probably genuinely believes that the message she’s giving her daughter applies to her situation, that she’s earned her current position. It’s a pretty solid example of her entitlement, across the board, because she truly thinks she’s been patient and now she’s reaping the reward.
It’s a good reflection of how she always used Rio as a surrogate for Dean too. She sat around for 20 years, took care of the kids, the house, Dean etc and sacrificed her own ambitions in the process but Dean never rewarded her for that. Dean squandered their finances, cheated on her and then dumped her but rather than hold Dean accountable, she punishes Rio. That stays consistent throughout the show.
Waiting for Dean to share ended up being a waste of her life, but she still doesn’t see it because Rio is once again paying the price for Dean’s ineptitude. She wasn’t given her turn, she stole it. She shot Rio, burned his cash business, screwed him over in every way possible, then declared herself his boss when they finally got rid of Nick.
You’re the og always! But I just feel like we’ve lost so many of the fun and funny people like where did they go :(
N’awwww!🥹
Honestly, it got super exhausting dealing with a certain group of gg stans and it just took the fun out of tumblr. Life did its thing too and I didn’t have the time or energy for it. I assume that was the case for lots of people on here, which sucks ass.
I’ll probably come back at some point but idk what to post about 🤣
I miss the old fun and hilarious tumblr people that used to be on here, now we’re just left with draining and miserable people who have the personality and sense of humor of a digestive cracker
Damn it’s so boring out here now, are you still here?
Hahahaha it really is. I am? I guess? I still have the app on my phone and check notifications but I’ve not been in much of a tumblr mood lmao. Bitches on here were draining the life outta me (not anyone who still follows me. I got rid of them all, don’t worry) and I just dropped off. Pretty sure I’ve still got like 100 asks I didn’t respond to 🤣
Rewatching scandal, halfway through s2 rn, and I swear to goddddddd I’ll be a fitz hater til I die. Tony and Kerry have amazing chemistry but ugh. Fitz is such a prick lmao
dawn telling buffy to fucking leave in empty places after everyone has ganged up on her, when it’s BUFFY’S FUCKING HOUSE is fucking ridiculous. she has lead them through every apocalypse and come through it, and everyone, her family and friends, have the NERVE to kick her out and strip her of her leadership? she has only EVER sacrificed. anya says that she is luckier than them, that she has never had to work for what she had and never had to earn it, but BITCH HAVE U NOT BEEN HERE? buffy constantly proves herself every single day. she is not just the hero because she is the slayer. she is the hero because she is buffy. she is the most successful slayer in history because of who she is, what she has had to give up, what she has had to work for, and what she has had to do for the greater good. she earns that right every single day, with every battle won, with every life saved, with every day lived. she has saved the world countless times and has lost herself because of it. SHE is the lucky one?? SHE hasn’t earned it?? I suggest you shut your fucking mouth. These people don’t have ANY idea about what buffy has gone through or has had to do. They have no idea what it means to be the slayer. the slayer always fights alone, even with people helping her. the slayer IS the law. only SHE can battle the forces of darkness. it all comes down to her: her sacrifice. i am SICK AND FUCKING TIRED of her own FRIENDS AND FAMILY disrespecting her, undermining her, misunderstanding her and being outright shitty. they rarely ever cut her some slack when they know SHE’S the only one who can make the hard decisions. its easy to be upset at the leader, but WHO ELSE can take that burden? buffy’s very destiny is a burden on her. she has to shoulder the fate of the world, her family, her friends, and everyone’s fucking feelings? all while trying to stay alive, take care of her responsibilities, and be the strategist? and she can’t even do what needs to be done without being ambushed and betrayed by her friends and family? after all that, after everything she has done for everyone, she can’t even have some trust from them?
and like, i love faith and i think she’ll be a great leader, but HOW do buffy’s own friends and family (who have been fighting with her for 7 years) trust FAITH more than buffy??? they barely even know her, and only really know that she murdered people and ruined buffy’s life and has no sense of responsibility. how do they somehow, for the two shorts days faith has been here, suddenly have this great trust in her??
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