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Dirk! Stop with the words.

i think the reason dirk gently resonated so deeply with so many people was that (at least in my case) it answered a need for reassurance. These days, i feel like modern shows think that in order to be taken seriously, they’ve got to have grit and gravelly, stubbly men with colour palettes that look like they’ve been dumped in mud. Which can be extremely captivating when it’s done right - I’m not trash talking the grit, guys. But Dirk Gently shows you can reach people without that. It came to me during a hard time and I could only describe it as a comfort because it told a story that said no matter what happens, you can get yourself through to the end. And maybe things might change and maybe you’ll lose some people along the way but you have a place in the universe and nothing can change that. You’ll make mistakes along the way and nobody will be able to keep you from owning up to that eventually, but people can grow and love.

It’s welcoming in every possible way. Stylistically, it’s charming. Tired of the stubborn, aging homicide detective who’s battleworn and haunted by shadows of his past? Here, have the same angstabilities but wrapped up in a tall, nervous but lovable british guy who wears brightly-coloured jackets that not-so-subtly make up the pride flag. Swap out rainy gutters and black swamps for magical lands, a prince with candy-coloured hair and a homicidal dirt muppet with an inexplicably endearing personality. Story-wise, it’s meticulously detailed. Remember in season 1, where Dirk is driving his stolen car and explaining his holistic thing to Todd and almost runs over Gordon Rimmer who’s holding a bunch of missing dog flyers? And the messages it sends are all so perfect. You’ll find your place in the world so long as you keep fighting. Are you a drug abuser? You can still get yourself on the right track. Riddled by anxiety that threatens your future dreams? You’ll find your crowd and the anxiety won’t hinder any chance of you getting recognised as a universal badass.

Dirk Gently is the first show I’ve loved to this extent and it’s because it’s what I needed and what I still need. It’s a hug with friends and t’s helping a mentally ill girl become a punk witchakookoo and it’s telling the people you love that you love them and it’s saving people. and I love it a lot.

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What happens if Bart gets flowers.

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every episode of dirk gently’s holistic detective agency: 1.04 watkin

“Can you not comprehend how freaking weird this is?”

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dirk gets a hunch that he shouldn’t dip his Oreo into milk again but he does anyways because fuck it it’s an oreo and it fuckign breaks off into his milk