I feel like I should probably start a list of “what I want from season 6.”
So here goes, in no particular order, and to be added to as this show occupies my brain a probably-less-than-healthy amount of time:
• More Charah kisses, obvi
• Canon bi character(s) with bonus points if it’s Jesse
• Sarah officially moves in with Charlie
• Jesse promotion
• Donovan whump. Seriously. The man has escaped whump for five seasons. He’s way overdue.
• Charlie whump, again, obvi
• Return of some villain from a previous season with an actual vendetta (as opposed to some crap they come up with mid-season that the audience has no emotional investment in, because we’ve never met these vaguely threatening “bad guys from the past” before)
• At least one Truong family member. Seriously. I will settle for just one. As a treat. Because FFS, we met previously nonexistent siblings for two major characters in s5, we’ve met Joe’s family, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE MORE SARAH PERSONAL CONTENT I AM BEGGING.
• Something big for episode 100. Like a Charah wedding. (This is where I go on a mini-rant against heteronormative/patriarchal/whatever the word is for “they must get married and have babies” nuclear family bullshit, but then promptly contradict myself by saying that marriage does, in fact, fit each of their character arcs.)
• Okay here’s a thing I don’t want (which I guess could be another list in and of itself but whatever, my blog my rules): The whole team to have workplace romantic pairings. Seriously, I keep seeing the “omg Jesse and Karma” (no) or “Joe and Vanessa yessss” (solid maybe, but they’re not ready yet) stuff on other social media and I cringe.
Why? Because I feel like it’s a bit manufactured to just start throwing all these characters together. And why does this differ from my view of Charah? Because that slow burn was done (mostly) well, and had the time to fully develop. The “Jesse has a crush on Karma” feels forced, and Joe and Vanessa are now going to have to contend with the added dynamic of their chain of command. I do ship Joenessa, I just don’t think they’re there yet.
I’m also angling for Karma having a secret girlfriend, LET ME HAVE MY DREAMS, OKAY?
• While on the subject of Karma (I just think she’s neat) I would like much more Karma. Like regular cast member, in every episode Karma.
• I feel like I need to come up with something for Rex. Another cool adventure through the wilderness? A promotion? A well-deserved vacation?
Okay that’s it for now. I’m sure I’ll think of more.
