#mimsey-studebaker-things

[jtdorke]

tiny-king replied to your post: “I have a few messages in my inbox and I just wanted to say that I’m...”:

i hope you feel better soon! :(

mimsey-studebaker-things replied to your post: “I have a few messages in my inbox and I just wanted to say that I’m...”:

Take care of yourself, hon. Messages can wait.

Thank you both! I really appreciate it. :)

[jtdorke]

mimsey-studebaker-things said: I hope you are only momentarily feeling down because you are awesome and one of my favorite bloggers, and it makes me sad that you are feeling blue.

Aww, that's super sweet of you to say, and I definitely love your posts too. Thanks so much! :)

therealsabolish said: Chin up! It can’t be worse than Liberty’s birthday that one year! (seriously though hope you feel okay. Happy birthday!)

Ah, that's a very good point -- poor Liberty! Thank you! :)

getdownliberty said: hey, happy birthday! getting older can be weird but as long as you enjoy yourself, do what you like - that’s all that matters in the end.

That's very true. It can be a strange thing, but I guess we all have to do it! Thank you! :)

Anyway, I think I'm going to head out now. Thanks everyone for the kind words and for putting up with me! You're all lovely.

[jtdorke]

mimsey-studebaker-things replied to your post: “you made a reference in your last review that made it sound like you've been sexually assaulted before? at least that's what i think you were saying. ...:

Rock on jtdorke! Never question whether your feelings are valid. They are your feelings no matter what! (Also, you are awesome.)

Thanks so much! I really appreciate hearing that...and you are awesome too! :)

[baazsironedchinos]

mimsey-studebaker-things replied to your post:

If he was still on the show, what plot would you like him to have?

hmmmm good question. he's such a blank canvas, you could go pretty much anywhere with him. 

i guess i'd honestly just want to see more of his family life. we never saw his mom (does he even have one? if not, an explanation for that), and we didn't see too much of his relationship with his dad. i'm assuming he's an only child, but what if he had siblings? seeing home lives is pretty much my go-to plot for underdeveloped characters, because that's a pretty solid foundation to work off of. 

or we could have more plots about his strive for popularity. a plot about him getting over alli/learning to be a better boyfriend. that everything isn't about YOU, that if you love someone and genuinely care about them, you let them do what they want!! even if it means you have to sacrifice!!

there was also a plot about him being homophobic when the romero & jules thing was going on, and i honestly thought that they were going down the internalized homophobia route, because i feel like they hinted at him possibly being bi and into tristan. degrassi has YET to have a main male character who was bi (and before anyone messages me saying "what about jj?!"- he doesn't count), and they're honestly long overdue for that.

or they could have explored his plans for his future. college? no college? what field of study would he want to pursue? degrassi hasn't had many characters graduate high school without going to college, and it would be cool if they did that with him (or any character, but this is about dave), and they could show the stigma behind that. 

i know these probably were pretty boring for the most part, but i'm really not a fan of overly dramatic plots. i prefer the degrassi where the problems were the everyday variety, things that people could relate to. 

wow this post was long lol sorry

[baazsironedchinos]

mimsey-studebaker-things replied to your post:

I am shocked that someone has the same ranking as me for Alli’s relationships. Loved Bhandurner.

well i'm shocked someone agrees with me! lol. people are already saying bhandallas is their otp but to me so far it kind of has no substance :/ i like that dallas is nice to her, but to be honest, that's the bare minimum, and i'm not going to praise him for that.

but yeah i liked bhandurner a lot, i thought they were really cute! 

[jtdorke]

So if you were in charge of Zig's homelessness storyline, what would you have it focus on? I would love to hear what details you would focus on!

Cool question! :)

First things first, I'd definitely give him an A plot in at least one or two episodes...and this plot would be strictly from his point of view -- not from Maya's, and not in the context of a love triangle + feud with Miles. Maya, Miles, and maybe some other characters (like his various friends: Grace, Tiny, Damon, etc.) could certainly show up in the storyline, but they'd play secondary roles. It would definitely be Zig's story!

I sort of imagine the episode starting with a cold open with Zig perhaps in the house he was squatting in. He's already been kicked out and he's just going about his new routine in there and trying to stay hidden while getting ready for school. Not much needs to be said - it's just creating mood and conjuring up some questions from the audience.

After that, I'm not sure exactly, but I actually wouldn't have a problem with Maya (or some other friend) discovering Zig's secret, but it would still have to remain from Zig's point of view. Not necessarily right away, but eventually I'd like for Zig to share (with whomever he feels comfortable - maybe Grace or Tiny) why he was kicked out. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure what the reason would be. He seemed to have a pretty good relationship with his mom, but beyond that we don't know much about his family situation. Maybe it was some sort of misunderstanding, maybe he got into trouble... I'm not sure. Or maybe he just ran away and disguised it as being kicked out. I could see that too.

I think I'd have Zig squatting and hiding out for a few episodes because while I'd like for it to be resolved, I also don't always like the idea of important topics/plots being resolved so quickly, so I'd stretch it out for a few episodes. The conclusion, I suppose, would either be Zig trying to reach out to his parent(s) (apologizing for anything he might've done wrong, talking to get to a place of understanding, perhaps his parent(s) would apologize too), or maybe someone at school would notice his situation and try to help. 

For some aspects of this whole storyline, I don't even really care about what the particular details would be. It's fun to think of a bunch of different directions it could've gone into, but ultimately I just REALLY wish it would've started off being from Zig's point of view! I'll always think it's weird how they just tucked this whole plot away to the side in order to focus more on a rather bland love triangle (and it's not like this show is exactly in dire need of more love triangles)!

Thanks for the question! If anyone else has any ideas about what changes they'd make for this storyline, please feel free to reply on this post with them! :D