episode 01 [05.30.2020]
"you’re my son and i love you. i will always love you because we’re the same.” - martin whitley
the moment that was said, i knew immediately malcolm wasn’t going to truly be like his father. when you see both ainsley and malcolm all grown up, i got the vibe ainsley was more like him than anything. martin saying he isn’t a monster is a laugh because he won’t see himself that way especially in front of his child and saying that monsters don’t exist is a crock because he knows he’s a monster and so does his son.
the moment malcolm got fucking zapped AND malcolm punched that sheriff:
i mean he was right, the man put down the gun so he could get a response to why he was created, made into the broken man he became because of his circumstances. could he have controlled himself to become a more productive member of society? yes. something heavy must have pushed him over the edge that he felt out of control.
that hair in the 2009 flashback was not doing him any favors my dudes. it didn’t make him look any younger than he actually is in real life. i couldn’t help but laugh. i get it was a nightmare of how his father still has a grasp on him in some way, but still... IT WAS FUCKING TRASH. malcolm doesn’t seem like the type to take a break from something he’s clearly passionate about even if it is rather morbid. ainsley seems to be more cutthroat than her brother and it feels obvious that she isn’t as well put together as her persona may allow her to show.
gil is totally stepdaddy material. he clearly cares about bright (whitley) after what happened since he was the arresting officer in 1998. i enjoy the beginnings of hostile working relationships even if they turn into we’re gonna be friends later on down the line. dani still kind of peeves me even after watching all of the episodes, but she’s grown on me from this episode. i get she’s supposed to be no-nonsense type of woman, reliant, and strong, but it’s rather boring and annoying to see a character go at the way someone does something even if it is human nature to judge anyway.
i’ve said this before, but jessica whitley still gives me mad mellie grant vibes and it really off-putting. i’m not saying that’s where bellamy pulled it from, but there are similarities that i cannot ignore. when she becomes a viper, it sounds like mellie. i have no issues with mellie and none with jessica because both women could tag team me and i would thank them. i’m more likely to be more of a jessica sugar baby than mellie, but i like them both. she feels somewhat warmer in her role as jess than mellie even though mel had those moments, just not enough to pull her from her bitch mask. i want this woman to read me a bed time story, tuck me into bed, and then spoon me... istg.