#got ham posting

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season 3 episode 22 pier scene you mean so much to me....

the way oswald says "you were the one time i let love weaken me, and i want you around as a constant reminder to never make that mistake again" then.. > makes that mistake again > makes that mistake again > makes that mistake aga-

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average barkham asylum conversation

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thinking about gotham edward nygma DID/OSDD representation so hard rn and how the show wasn't perfect with it but was on a pretty alright track and probably just needed a single diversity editor who's well in tune with DID/OSDD to make it amazing representation...

i feel like a big thing that people debate about is how "oh, gotham shows negative representation by having ed have an evil alter!!" no no no no. i get it, riddler's brash and not a good person but... ed isn't either? i feel like the babying of season 1 ed is kind of what leads people to have this thought process in the first place. ed is creepy, ed is offputting, ed shouldn't be getting just the reaction of "aww sweet bby who doesn't understand social cues :((". i love the guy and treat him like my sweet little blorbo too, but come on guys. feel free to disagree all you want, but i actually like how the dynamic of ed and riddler is portrayed because NEITHER of them are good people. one isn't the "evil alter" of the other.

the writing was... genuinely trying in this aspect i feel? at some points at least. lines like riddler saying he was "in the driver's seat so to speak" to explain him fronting over ed? perfect! including riddler's need to front because of ed's self destructive and lowkey suicidal behaviors in season 4? amazing!! cmon, more please gotham writing team i beg for more crumbs. sure, season 5 was confusing with who was fronting but.. i feel like its a really realistic experience to not be able to tell who's taken over? fronting is confusing at times, and the guy was literally put under microchip command to destroy a whole safehaven at one point during the season.

another thing, CMS did a PHENOMENAL job at portraying switching, especially in that scene at arkham in season 4. its not erratic, and is really only noticeable if you're looking for it. the slight change in facial expression and the way his hands move? this guy needs to win some award for acting please

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thinking about 3x14 and how fucked up it gets

oswald trying to prove to edward that he rlly does love him. the "does that mean i pass?" in such a shaky voice... telling edward that murdering him will change him because this would be the murder of someone edward loves and edward retorts "i don't love you". oswald's hands, trying to grab edward and edward slapping them away...

oh my god this physically pains me

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the thing that specifically hurts with the nygmobblepot dynamic is how it changes oswald

even when the worst atrocities anyone could ever think of were committed against him by his closest friend, he still forgives him. this is oswald cobblepot we're talking about here. the man who was out for blood and paranoid at the fact that a statue of his mother was destroyed and would probs even kill someone over fucking up a meeting. but… he'd forgive edward for anything, even dragging his father's corpse around and throwing it in a dumpster and responds to that information with "you were angry, i understand, i even forgive you" like.

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it's our birthday!! legally we're 20 yay!!

more importantly.... happy 7 year anniversary to the gayest scene on television. wake up alone scene you mean so much to me....

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all for research... i am researching....