#thump thoughts

[thumphertoo]

Possible unpopular opinion:

We need more scenes with McKay and Santos. Not in a shipping sense, but a mentorship sense.

Hear me out.

First impressions are everything. Al-Hashimi did not leave a good one with Santos, glaringly so. Collins is gone. Mohan is gone. I'm thinking they are going to nurture the fledgling "friendship" between herself and King. Besides, Santos is only 1 year behind her.

And we all know about Langdon.

That really only leaves McKay. I think it's an entirely slept on dynamic:

- McKay is a natural teacher.

- She is patient, kind, nurturing, and knowledgeable. AND won't hesitate to call you out on your shit.

- Santos appears to not respond well to authority figures in general, and (most?) men in particular.

- She loves medicine and it is so obvs she's chomping at the bit to learn, to be taught, to be guided. To be taken under someone's wing. Most importantly, to be taken seriously.

- Once Santos ditches her initial prickly demeanor, I think their energies would complement each other exceedingly well.

- Santos needs to trust someone. Have someone to look up to. To me, McKay is the most stable person in that ER. She fits the bill better than anyone else there.

This is just off the top of my head. I'm sure I could go on lol.

How many scenes have they worked together on a case? I bet less than 5 between 2 seasons 😲

That is a missed opportunity if I ever saw one.

[snakebites-and-ink]

I was thinking about gladiator whump (which I could make a post about just in and of itself. but anyways) what if someone was there willingly, maybe eagerly even, for the thrill or the glory or what have you. And they thought all their opponents were in a similar situation. But then they find out that's not the case. Their rival was forced into this against their will. Forced into the violence, the risks, the public eye, the pain, all of it. And the one who signed up willingly immediately goes into hardcore protecc mode for the person they'd wanted to tear apart only moments ago

[thumphertoo]

Has anyone heard if Briones has seen any fanfic about Santos?

I mean Wyle and Howell have not been shy about the fact that hucklerobby is a certified thing lol.

Asking for a friend...

of course.

[thumphertoo]

This could totally just be me, but does anyone else salivate over the way Isa Briones pronounces her character's name, Santos?

Or how it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to hear Robby say it?

Yes, no, maybe so?

Just me?

Ok.

[thumphertoo]

I will freely admit this song has lived rent free in my head since the finale.

So I was thinking...

Maybe it makes more sense for Santos to call Whitaker "FUNKleberry" when she's pissed at him...?

*hears crickets* Ok it wasn't THAT bad c'mon! 🤣🤣🤣

[thumphertoo]

The space between what is said, what is implied, what is heard, what is processed, and what is filtered through insecurities, biases, paranoia, ego, level of comprehension, and current state of mind...is where a writer's heart truly palpitates.

This list is not exhaustive by any means.

[thumphertoo]

On writing:

I believe words should move you.

To feel.

To act.

To think.

And at the absolute minimum, to learn.

The power of the written word is to inform your lived experience on to the masses.

Use it wisely.

[thumphertoo]

Channeling my inner Mel King aka trying to wake up lol...