If Your Boats Taking On Water Get A Bucket

Debbie. 19. I love designated survivor and hate my life.

[tsunderees]

uhhh sorry for the wordiness i guess but i want to get awareness up on a chronic behavior that isn’t very well known!! and i haven’t seen anything for bfrb week on my dash at all so

i’m by no means an expert on BFRBs but feel free to send me any questions or stories! (or correct me if i got something wrong)

[hideoussundemon]

If you must die, remember your life

[dailydesignated]

2x01 A Year In

[blogquantumreality]

Emily and Aaron rocking formal outfits in Designated Survivor!

[stormyraincloudsxo-blog]

Can I just say how proud I am of @delphines for talking openly with straight people about her sexuality and not being anxious at all with us. I know how far you've come kate and it's truly amazing. You deserve this every single bit, your beautiful and I'm so happy that your learning to love yourself

[stormyraincloudsxo-blog]

Waking up from a dream about killing my self is ... disturbing

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[mullberry]

this is fucked cuz i’m literally wearing almost all of this rn

[elektranatchios]

Well, I’m working off my sins, aren’t I? Your major sin being that you were loyal to me. That’d be the one.

[penultimatefan]

Goodbye, Homeland.

Dear Mr. Gansa. 

First, let me start by saying that I was a huge fan of Homeland. Honestly, the first two seasons were incredible television. Season 3 had some amazing episodes, and Season 4 was a fantastic stand-alone season. My issues, and please bear with me, start after the major reboot that followed. 

I truly wish Homeland would have continued from the end of Season 4 instead of having a two-year time-jump that launched Season 5. It became a very different show after that. Two-years pass and none of the characters work together anymore, and their roles on the show changed dramatically. In hindsight, to me, this fast forward is what caused the show to jump the tracks.

Carrie lost her identity. So many things changed for her, and we lost the heart of this wonderful character. Carrie is no longer with the CIA and has shifted from a proactive character into a reactionary one. She quit going after the bad guys and started responding to what happens around her. I’m not a fan of this version of Carrie because I don’t know who she is supposed to be. She’s surely not the same character of previous seasons, and Carrie’s not grown or matured for the better, so who is she? I want to watch a show about a kick-ass CIA agent who struggles with bipolar disorder but puts all the pieces of some nefarious plot together and gets one step ahead of the bad guys. That version of Carrie seems to have disappeared. It’s a shame because I liked her.

The new Carrie seems lost and is all over the place. Head of private security? Political Advisor? Consultant? Do the writers know what to do with her? It’s frustrating. I’d like to add that Carrie as a mom seems awkward more so than not because of the midseason hand off of Franny the past few years. Do the writers know what to do with Franny? The handoff is becoming a bit tedious from a viewer standpoint. Why can’t Carrie be a mother and a professional? The writers are making a strong female lead much weaker by portraying her as someone who can’t handle parenthood and a career. 

What about Saul? What does he do? I have no clue. Both Saul and Dar are still in the CIA, but we don’t know in what capacity. Does the CIA matter anymore? Saul still has a lot of connections, and he’s in the mix, but his current position is irrelevant? Who Saul is right now is almost as confusing as the decision to transform Dar into a diabolical black hat who sexually abuses teen boys. That was a bit over the top for me. 

Carrie, Saul, and Dar’s ties to the CIA reflect the problem with Homeland right now because their positions, or lack thereof, in the agency no longer matter. The show shifted from a spy thriller to political thriller, so the writers downplay the CIA. A show about the CIA is no longer about the CIA. Think about that for a moment. Can I ask why the show changed course so drastically?

In addition, can I just say poor Quinn? He was a kick ass agent who struggled with PTSD and was turned into a snuff film victim. I have no other explanation for the relentless torturing of this character during the past two seasons. It was disturbing. Quinn was the only character that I had left to root for, and Homeland tossed him out with the CIA plotline. It’s a damn shame. 

If you combine all of these elements, you have the reason why I decided to stop watching Homeland. It’s no longer the same show, and I have no interest in watching another political thriller. 

On an end note, I do want to say thank you for the first four seasons. It was fantastic television. Good luck with the final two, and I hope this new show is what you want it to be. Honestly, it’s a shame there is such a disconnect between the writers and the fans who love what the show used to be. The original Homeland will be missed

Sincerely, 

Melissa (a former fan)

[tonight-we-are-fantastic-baby-d]

Me: that’s enough, I’m not slipping into one more fandom, I promise Also me:

[stormyraincloudsxo-blog]

@stealinghoneyfrombees

[hellyeahomeland]

HOMELAND, REVISITED | “New Car Smell” | Every Peter Quinn Scene Ever ↳ “I’m not that into her.”

[the-moods-of-lify]

Mood

[we-re-all-shadows]

“Oh my God, wish I was dead Wish I could turn off the noise in my head Oh my God, wish I could breathe Enough air in my lungs to muster a scream Oh my God, wish I was numb The weight on my back didn’t feel like a ton Oh my God, wish I could pray Believe in the words your religions all say Oh my God, wish I could swim Cause I’m gonna drown in depression again”

The Pretty Reckless, Oh My God (via we-re-all-shadows)

[elidiedtomorrow]

[stormyraincloudsxo-blog]

HELL YES

[toomuch-taxing-formybrokenh-blog]

[the-moods-of-lify]

Mood: high on life