okay i want to talk about something
what this show did with the “being a nerd” trope was honestly one of my favorite parts of this season
matt says here that he knows what its like to be the nerd
we all know what he means by that
he was probably bullied and teased just like pidge and empathizes with her situation but tells her that she should keep studying
as of this point the only thing “being a nerd” means to pidge is the rejection and mockery of her classmates
look at her shes crying okay how many times have yall cried in school and not even like in the bathroom stall in the fucking classroom okay that shit is not fun
heck shes not even sitting at the front of the class or with anyone else shes sitting by the window near the back basically by herself in the classic “main character whos different/disconnected from everyone else” anime spot
shes angry and frustrated and hates that part of herself to the point where she says “what’s the point?” which is a statement of defeat
she was ready to (literally) throw that part of her aside because she was tired of all the pain and angry and sadness that came with “being a nerd” (i mean could you even imagine what would have happened if she actually gave up pidge could have given up loving science and technology and would have never gotten into the garrison or done anything remotely “nerd” related because of how much pain this brought her)
her mood is immediately changed shes overjoyed at her brother getting into the Garrison she probably saw him study like a monster and how nervous he was for the test and how hard he worked and then
she goes back and picks up that book
and its an immediate 180 in her attitude towards studying and “being a nerd” because now she sees a reason to keep being a nerd
she didn’t stop being a nerd she made that part of who she was
she saw people in her life who were nerds people who were her role models and her and were proud of it
and i think thats really awesome that matt was able to show pidge that there was nothing to be ashamed of in “being a nerd” and helped her embrace that part of her that was smart and curious and intelligent and who wanted to be like her brother and father and go to space and reach her goals and dreams and become the beautiful little nerd we know and love now
and that’s a message to all nerds - to embrace that part of you even if it brings you adversity because that part of you is incredible and capable of doing amazing things
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