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"how do you love 2 people at the same time?" It's such a funny line here considering polyamory runs in the family
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"how do you love 2 people at the same time?" It's such a funny line here considering polyamory runs in the family
MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS ● S02E03
Mari Yamamoto as Keiko Randa Wyatt Russell as Lee Shaw
How the Monarch: Legacy of monsters season 2 writers felt after ruining the old trio dynamic with a random cheating sub plot, giving barely any attention to Billy, giving Lee and Keiko zero romantic or platonic chemistry in current day, giving cate a nothing burger character arc with random titan related superpowers involved, killing hiroshi, and completely ignoring catemay’s obvious chemistry except one line said by kentaro that’s never addressed.
(At least May and Tim were given a fun friendship, honestly one of my favorite parts of the season.)
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hi I wrote 4.7k words of Tim/reader smut, pls enjoy 👉👈
i actually cried a couple of times, that was a really good finale and although i already knew kentaro was going to end up parting with cate, i’m glad she never gave up on him. she can at least say that she never did. and i’m glad he finally told cate about hiroshi going through the rift. i have like 3 saved drafts that are mostly old man yelling at cloud about it, but i had a feeling there had to be a better reason than isabel using this to manipulate him. kentaro my dude i really feel for you, i do, and i’m not saying your idea is IMPOSSIBLE but there’s nothing good that can come from something this dangerous in a universe such as this one. it’s not looking good for you my guy. i’m at least glad that he was willing to let his sister come. it means that he’s not totally lost (which the show obviously needs in order to continue the story) but i fear this suicide mission will be his ultimate demise.
the cate and titan x story really paid off in a way i wasn’t expecting and it got me in my feels. i knew that may’s “you looked godzilla in the eye” would come back full circle when i first learned the episode is titled “where we belong” so that was rewarding for me, especially may being in awe of cate. it was nice to see her actually hold back where she wanted to overprotect, that feels like growth, even if it’s rooted in fear and/or respect due to cate’s energy towards her all season long.
and look, i’m not blind, i see where the show is taking cate, kentaro, and may next season. but that’s if the show gets renewed, and although there were a lot of closed plot points from season one just in case i’m super disappointed cate and may didn’t even so much as speak in the finale. i’m really sorry but that is kind of unacceptable to me. i understand if you want to push this storyline to a 3rd season, but to split them up two episodes into the 2nd, have them fighting in 80% of the 5 minutes of screen time they get together all season, and the only time they speak in the back half they’re not even in the same scene? and by that i mean the actresses weren’t even booked together for that episode. again i totally get if you want to lead with this storyline next season on the human side of things, but there was barely a hint of that intention in this what could very well be the last episode of the entire series if it gets canceled. not even a hi? they couldn’t say two words to each other? no? alright. idk you guys, it feels a little deliberate. like for some reason they just decided to pivot away from this completely to what, fan service? i really don’t understand how this gets by a queer story editor. like i super didn’t need this shit in 2026. and don’t get me started with apple tv parading anna and kiersey around on a press tour to kick the season off. wtf was the point if not to dangle them in front of your queer audience?
but okay, say the show gets renewed, which i actually feel is likely. i fucking knew it was going to be those 4 in the end. the opening credits “spoiled” this from the jump. it’s the one thing that’s keeping me excited for a potential renewal. not to be debbie downer but i don’t want to get my hopes up the way this month alone is going. everything i have spent years waiting for hasn’t lived up to the hype so i’ll get excited if they announce season 3. sorry i’m also pmsing but i digress. monarch 2.0 is exactly the reset button this show needs moving forward, and these 4 are perfect to lead it. definitely feels like we’re moving away from the lee/keiko/billy story which, frankly, atp it needs to. i love them too but the show spent so much real estate on that story this season. young lee is already getting his spinoff, we can move on. it also feels like they could be setting up keiko/tim in the future. the pairing seems almost too conveniently set up. cate leading the mission to find kentaro and isabel is the perfect vehicle for some randa sibling triangle drama. they could really take may’s character in a number of directions all leading to the same cycle that billy, keiko, and lee found themselves stuck in. bet on that. listen, i’m here for it! 100% but let’s get a renewal first, and then let’s fucking commit please and thank you.
Do not seperate under any circumstances
Preparing myself for yet again defending my girl Cate because the hate she got last season is about to be doubled. Lord forbit a traumatized girl not acts rationally and makes mistakes