i’m sorry but i’m so sick and tired of seeing all the “omg gwen is just like jon, she's so stupid and mean” posts. gwen is NOT like jon. just because they’re both rude and condescending doesn’t mean they’re the exact same.
gwen doing stupid shit and getting herself (and other people) into trouble is not the same as jon breaking the table.
for one, jon broke the table because he actually cared about someone, unlike gwen who only cares about herself.
secondly, i don't understand why people think breaking the table was a stupid thing to do. you didn't know it was stupid until michael said so. none of us did.
it's reasonable to assume that breaking the table would hurt the not!them, jon was working with what little knowledge he had about how the entities worked.
just because you have the privilege of finishing the whole series and seeing how things panned out doesn't mean jon was stupid for not knowing something he wasn't told.
the way gwen treats people around her is also vastly different from jon.
jon hated martin, sure, and it was completely unjustified. but he never used his power or status to control people around him. because he wasn't rich and also because he did respect his coworkers to some extent, especially sasha. even with martin, jon immediately switched up after the worm incident and let martin stay in the archives so he would be safe.
gwen, on the other hand, brought a known cannibal into her office because.. rich people. she used her wealth and status and power to first blackmail lena, then kick her out of her position. gwen shoved her way into a position she wasn't qualified for, and then got mad that no one tried to help her.
and don't get me wrong, i'm not a gwen hater. objectively, she is an interesting character. but she is not like jon in the slightest, and it's honestly insulting to compare two such vastly different characters.
there's a difference between making a mistake because you were kept in the dark about how things work vs making a mistake because you're used to getting whatever you want.
i think people are way too eager to make the protocol cast "archive 2.0" instead of letting them be their own unique characters. if you want more of jon and martin and the rest of tma characters, just LISTEN TO TMA AGAIN. no one is stopping you!!