I’m back! And I thought what better way to come back than to send a question to all my besties on here like I used to🥰
What is one thing you wish we could have seen more of in the show from Gallavich’s relationship or Ian/Mickey individually?
- Chey💜
Chey, my dear, so glad to have you back! 💖 Hope you're having a wonderful day, thank you for thinking of me 🥰
Ooh, good question! Lord bless me, I'm about to go off.
I really would have liked to have seen more intimacy between Ian and Mickey throughout the years, both in and out of the bedroom. I feel like we didn't really get this until Noel became a regular during season 4 and we got to see things from Mickey's perspective as well, and even then these moments were few and far in between.
While I can kind of understand this approach during the first 3 seasons due to the plot (and Cam's age), there is no excuse for us not getting this after their reunion in the 4th one. There was no big moment between them following it, not one "I missed you" or kiss on the lips, absolute zilch. Then season 5 rolls around, during which they are freaking boyfriends and Mickey is out, and while there were some tender moments laced with angst, I still can't get over that their (first and last) tender sex scene ended up getting scrapped, and we never got a similar one since. We all know what a huge role physical love plays with these two, and the fact that we were denied a more intimate look at that aspect of their relationship while in the height of its development was such a shame, especially within a show chock-full of sex scenes between other characters that most of the time didn't even serve the plot.
I also would have liked to have seen more domestic, affectionate moments between them in the last two seasons. The fact that we never heard Ian call Mickey a term of endearment except the 'baby' that may or may not have been a general greeting in S11, are you kidding me? You're telling me that Ian 'play what cool' Gallagher hasn't been annoyingly bombarding Mickey with lovey-dovey nicknames for years? Bullshit, John Wells. Bull. Shit. Maybe I'm just a boring person, but I would have killed to have seen these two making dinner together while bopping to music in their new apartment, sexy/sweet-talking each other and getting handsy until they almost burn their meal, but I guess that's what fanfics are for.
Lastly (I know, finally) I'm going to be greedy and also say that, while I'm grateful that season 11 gave us the two of them communicating their feelings in a healthier way, I would have liked more of those moments, too. And, not to turn this into a "Scenes that never should have been deleted" post because that's not what you asked, but cutting the 'You're my husband' camo kiss scene was a crime against humanity that rendered their whole storyline in that episode pointless, and I will not stop barking about this injustice for as long as I live.
To summarize; more intimacy, more meaningful sex and more tenderness without a side order of heartbreak, please and thank you 🤗
